HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- R1 John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma ?? Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma R1 Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma -- Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....NormalFaerry Fe Do David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma R? J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog), Game Web Site - http://www.funport.com/longshot/pbem Public posts/actions to pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl (mailing list) Private emails (not public actions) to longshot@darktech.org Game Update #86 in sequence (file #461) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: Some minor numbering issues with last update and some website links. Should be fixed. I somehow skipped from 50s to 80s in numbering. So this update should fix the number system for the updates and web links should all be fixed. I hope. If not let me know. ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] From Fremea: [Re: Actions] "Being that I have been in flight, it would not be something I was looking at and it radiated no magic. It sounds important to check out, as there have not been very many other places. Who would like to come with me?" GM: Ack. I got this after I sent out the last update. It fit in there and appreciate the comment. Thanks. But too late to post now. :< -------------------------- From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions] Ben'Dar rushes the statue from the side or behind, leaps up onto its back as he would a horse, and flings his fur cape/cloak over the statue's head, covering its eyes. If it can't see, it can't shoot that blasted magic! GM: Ack. Good job. -------------------------- From Arawn: [Re: Actions] In regards to the items, Arawn will allow others to take the Fine Rope and split the Parchment in half with Kiet. GM: Ack. -------------------------- From Unali: [Re: Actions[ Unali will let Kiet have the fine rope. if there is some other light but sturdy rope left, she takes in the order of 20' of that. Otherwise she has no great need at the moment. GM: Ack. -------------------------- From Raban: [Re: Actions] Startled and Upset, Raban moves (leaps?) to smash the Statue Trap, as its first act chose to target one of the Ladies with a lethal looking spell. Hopefully it takes a little time before it can fire again. GM: Ack. Wine. Check. Joke yes, Caladan wanting to be killed quick by Ben'dar if Arawn tried talking to him like h did with Kiet. :) No didn't see the DL attack on Z'leyra so your right there. -------------------------- From Kiet: [Re: Actions] And Kiet would be happy to let the rope go...it's just rope. "Thank you Arawn for sharing the parchment." Kiet : "I have lots of rope and, assuming we survive this, I should have plenty of money with which to buy as much rope as my little pierced heart desires. I wasn't expecting anybody else would bother with it." GM: Ack. -------------------------- From Chion: [Re: Actions] Chion will cast a water to stone spell on the head of the statue in order to attempt to destroy the ward/casting ability it has. He will not try to do anything "offensive" magic wise, lest he be attacked by some "anti-spell". He hopes that this "kind" of spell won't enact any guard runes and will work to destroy the statue's ability to cast at people. If successful, he will say "Surf's up Mr. Griffin." with a smile on his face. If it fails he will say "Ben'Dar, Raban try to take that thing's head off if you can. Everyone else best hide behind something if they can." GM: Ack. Great idea. If the stone existed. I know we talked in email and clarified that the statue is metal. Great idea though to clog up the head and would then make it easy to smash. :) Oh well. Sorry. -------------------------- From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions] Z'leyra will run towards the statue to throw her rain slicker over the statue's head. Though it has been proven that she is susceptible to the Dark Lightning she still believes that she likely has the best chance in the party of not being affected by such spells. If after the head has been covered any in the party are being affected by Dark Lightning she will attempt to dispel it casting through her staff - while telling others to break the head in order to hopefully break the spell. GM: Ack. -------------------------- From Arawn: [Re: Actions] Arawn replied to Kiet- "Your welcome, Kiet. As for the rope, you or Unali seem to have more need of it than me so I leave it between you two. I just thought to grab it as who knows how long we'll have up here and what might lie ahead. I'd rather have an item handy then wish that we had brought it along when we actually need it." ----------------------------------------------------------- Arawn sensed the sudden gathering of magical energy before the statue 'attacked' but his call came too late to warn the others. As some rushed the statue he attempted to move behind cover as searched through his gear for something useful to smash the head with, reaching for the recently acquired shovel and preparing to hand it to any of the stronger members if they wished to use it or else use it himself. If Raban or someone else is lacking a bludgeoning weapon to attack the statue with Arawn will offer the shovel, for lack of a better item like a hammer. If no one takes it Arawn will attempt to smash the head of the statue once he's gotten the shovel from behind cover. GM: Ack. ----------------------------------------------------------------- [New Stuff] [Ma 2nd, 1633TH. 5th Day of Adventure #4. [Location: Chaos domain, Dark Lands, 9 Miles up, Flying Island] [Earlier: Storage room.] Kiet: "Thank you Arawn for sharing the parchment." "I have lots of rope and, assuming we survive this, I should have plenty of money with which to buy as much rope as my little pierced heart desires. I wasn't expecting anybody else would bother with it." Arawn: "Your welcome, Kiet. As for the rope, you or Unali seem to have more need of it than me so I leave it between you two. I just thought to grab it as who knows how long we'll have up here and what might lie ahead. I'd rather have an item handy then wish that we had brought it along when we actually need it." --------------------- [Time: 10:58am] [The statue attacks and sends its dark lighting toward Fremea but does not do any damage to her due to her Angelica defense boost. The party goes into reflex mode and begins to act.] [Chion spins around and looks at the statue and notices the stares at the statue and Fremea. He figures the statue just sent some kind of spell out. He considers a smart spell to stone up the head itself by turning the water to stone but then realizes no such spell exists. then he realizes unlike the other two statues this griffon is metal so turning the head into water wouldn't work either. Then he comes up with another idea to turn the base of the stone fountain into water causing the entire statue to shift and fall. But he realizes he has to get close so he boosts the spell a bit to get the range in mind by casting it at a slightly higher level. He begins to speak the words and casts the spell while pointing to the base of the statue which is stone and in water.] [Fremea twirls and takes to the sky high above the fountain to plan her next move and check for any damage.] [Raban charges and leaps over the rim of the statue and lands with a splash into the cold water. With his flying ability and grace of a dancer he swings up and over the griffon's left wing onto the statue's back. He growls at this evil statue and prepares to take his head off literally. As his large legs grasp the body of the wet statue he tries to remain in place. It almost looks like a giant trying to sit on a duck. His hands flail out toward the eyes and head but as he does he feels something funny happen. He looks down to see a debris cloud of gray white form around the base and suddenly he finds himself pitching forward. He realizes maybe he should cut down on meats when the statue shifts slowly forward and Raban's eyes bulge with surprise as he finds himself being thrown down with it. The head of the statue hits the rim of the west edge with a "thang" noise. The nose of the griffon breaks off with a shard of metal. The right wing hits the north edge of the fountain with a clang and some of it chips off as well. Raban rolls to the south off the wing and into the wet water with a surprise.] [Unali turns to see the statue pitch over and heads toward the couch for cover in case this is a good chance for more attacks while the party is distracted. She keeps her eyes sharp and alert.] [Ben'dar drops his pike and rips his cloak off his back as he charges toward the fountain. He leaps into the water and slips as best he can on a wet surface onto the side of the statue. As the statue is now at about 20 degrees slant he covers the statue with his cloak and holds it tight as he turns to grin at the flailing Raban who seems to big to topple the statue.] [Arawn drops his gear bags and digs for his shovel. He finds it and stands. He sees Raban in the water and tosses it toward the fountain and it splashes near him. Raban catches Arawn's eyes and nods.] [Caladan looks for a rock in the garden he might find to help smash the statue's head.] [Kiet figures out what to do but knows the two tough ones seem to have things in hand. Maybe they'll just rip it apart. Maybe he can lend some rope to them?] [Raban stands and grabs the shovel. Now all wet he motions for Ben'dar to move back as he raises the shovel up and bashes down onto the statue's head. He impacts hard and the statue pitches forward another few degrees closer to the ground. The shovel begins to bend under the first impact.] [Ben'dar begins to try to shove down the neck of the statue with his strength to get the statue's head under water.] [Soon the party realizes that Ben'dar and Raban have things under control. It is unsure if the statue fires the dark light anymore as it is covered and it can't penetrate or has been stopped by Z'leyra's spell.] [Raban bashes down a second time and the head cracks under the cloak and pitches forward another few degrees. The head begins to just touch the rim of the fountain itself.] [With another grunt Ben'dar heaves with his weight and pushes head onto the rim of the fountain and tries to begin to move it off the base of the fountain to get it under water.] [With a 3rd bash the shovel head breaks in half under the damage it has taken and the head splits open and breaks into tiny shards and scatters into the water.] [Eight seconds after the attack the head seems destroyed and now floating in pieces in the fountain. One part of an eye is seen floating but doesn't seem to shoot anything more out.] [Two seconds later it seems the danger is past and Raban hands the broken shovel to Arawn with a sly sheepish grin.] [Caladan goes over to the rim and with his foot pushes the stone sprout that set the stairs in motion back the other way and the stairs down reverses and closes.] Caladan: "That was fun. Now that Raban has his frustration out. I think it might be best before we go down to check out that locked room. Nice to see you join us Z'leyra. Shall we go use those keys you found?" [Ben'dar grabs his drenched cloak and tries to get the water out and smirks at Raban. After another minute to ensure no guards are storming down the courtyard stairs the party moves out the door Z'leyra came in. Fremea takes the keys and a plan is formed.] [Time: 11:01am] [Caladan and Arawn head through the main room and through the secret door into the sentry room. Caladan returns to the main room and Unali at the north east door of the main room. That way if anyone or anything exits the south locked door Arawn can relay it to Caladan to Unali and the others. As Fremea inspects the lock for magic but finds none she inserts the first key. As she does Z'leyra standing to the east side of the door more near the latrine room hears a tap on the window and notices a snow white form at the far window. Knowing it has to be Corona she heads to the window to let the eagle in.] [Fremea unlocks the door and hears it click. She quietly and easily opens the door a crack and looks into a dark room. She notices a shadow of a candle behind the door. As the door opens inward she continues to open up but sees no one but a tiny room. As the door opens to about half way she begins to see 2 candles lighting the room on the west wall of the room. On her left, east side of the room are boxes and lockers. No one seems in the room. As she glances back at the candles she notices they are flickering a bit crazy like a wind. She opens her senses and realizes she detects magic from them at least 2 auras. As she begins to close the door a flicker of flame shoots toward her and just over her head impacting on the carpet behind her catching it slightly on fire. She slams the door closed and shakes her head wondering why she is the target of these things.] [The relay informs the others the room is empty and the group stands outside in the outer hallway to plan their next move. Corona drenched enters through the window and Z'leyra helps to get it dealt with. Caladan informs her there are some towels in the room they explored - the latrine next to where she is. As the others plan their next move she helps Corona dry off.] Actions? Comments? Next Update...Monday... GM: Treasure Claims - As of this update Storage Room - Kiet - 21' Fine Rope Leather Strap, Keg of Oil, Oil Lantern Fine Bottle of Wine Whistles (2) Parchment (5 sheets) Quills (5) Bottle of Ink (2) Leather Bag (1) Raban - Fine Bottle of Wine Arawn - Skin I [4] Wicks [5] Cord [1001] Grappling Hook (1) Iron Spikes (5) Soothing Herbs [1 - Keg I] Burn Ointment Flask (1) Shovel (1) Flask of Salt (2) Rope - no amount stated? Roll Bandage Healing Herbs Healer's Kit (1) Parchment (5) Ink Jar (2) GM: Item Conflicts - None GM: Fast update. Didn't have much time after some email clarifications. I wanted to get to the next 'even' so moved the party toward this new room that was skipped. Hope it is all right. :) Good job with the statue guys. GM: The Room Fremea saw was empty about 10 x 8 feet. Here is a rough map. Stone floor. STone Walls. Metal Doors. Lighting only done by 2 candles on west wall. A rough map. 1234567890 I---/\-----I Scale - 1 row/1 column = 1 foot I## ###IA I## IB Doors open inward into the room south I @@IC and north. I` @@ID I IE ` Candle location - on wall about 5 I## @@IF feet up on a hook stand. 2 candles I## @@IG ## - Lockers I___/\_____IH @@ - Cabinets/chests GM: Happy Halloween! Due to the economic situation in the USA I had to lay off 2 of the 3 Dwarves. They are out looking for Troll abaodned bridges to scare travelers for money. So no halloween jokes these years. Sorry. I hope you guys go out and vote next year. The fate of the free world will depend on your vote! For those outside the USA your lucky you don't have to figure out who to vote for. :) Sorry for those who didn't get much action in. I didn't have posts so didn't know for sure what you'd do. It was over quick at any rate.