HT Aliaver/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- R1.John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma ??.Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma --.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma R1.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma NPC...................Captain.Lin.......Warrior.Normal/Human..Ma Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar, Game Web Site - http://www.furvert.net/longshotgm/pbem/index.htm Public posts/actions to pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl (mailing list) Private emails (not public actions) to longshotgm@netzero.com Game Update #185 in sequence (file #1266) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: None. ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] From Will: [Re: Chaos] YEA!! I love surprises... for the other guy that is. GM: Ack. From Arawn: ]Re: Actions] Taking in the numbers of the various teams Arawn spoke up after Farseeker was done. "I would prefer to help the prisoners but are you comfortable... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Regardless of which group he ends up with Arawn will offer a Battle Mind spell to the group. He can add two to the Battlemind. If anyone would like to be included please let me know. Also, just before the group teleports out he'll discuss positioning and strikes with the members of his group so that when the pop in from the teleport that they will automatically be in position to flank and coordinate strikes in the (hopefully) surprise phase. GM: Ack. From Will: [Re: Actions] Remind me again you have to remain within a certain distance for it to remain in effect. So probably unless we were in the same group it wouldn't be effective. GM: Ack. From Arawn: [Re: Battle mind] Yes, right now the radius is 60 feet but since we'll be scattered out a bit you're right, it probably will only be handy if you're in Arawn's group GM: Ack. ----------------------------------------------------------------- [New Stuff] [Augado 10th, 1634TH] [Location: Middle Katai Plains] [ Mountains west of Pamau] [Time: 1:22:03 pm] Taking in the numbers of the various teams Arawn spoke up after Farseeker was done. "I would prefer to help the prisoners but are you comfortable with just the four of you holding the front? I will join you there if you need the support." Farseeker shrugs, "this is why you're in the second group." Arawn offers a Battle Mind spell to the group he is in. But it seems no one is interested. Lin just looks confused by the whole subject and hesitant. Arawn suggests tactics for the group before teleporting. Caladan nods, "plans are good up to a point. Then it all breaks down. But if we go back to back we can do good in covering up each one's backs." Arawn casts Battle Mind upon himself in hopes it might give him an edge. He wonders why folks don't want a easy bonus to their fighting. He can understand Captain Lin but the other veterans? Fremea can notice a bit of an orange aura around him now. Hoping that the Armor spell will add him, Arawn casts a decent Armor spell upon himself. Upon casting the spell, Fremea can see a green hue around his scale male. It grows with magical light to her eyes. Arawn smiles and knows the spell is active. Now he has better armor than plate and almost as good as a banded shield. Course he knows odd things happen. One can still die if done in some strange fashion. While Arawn does his own spells, Fremea warns the others she will teleport above them. She will use a concealing mist to block view from herself. But it should be well over their head so they can still see. She then casts the spell just before the teleports begin. Strie'bog, Will and Chion then teleport their groups in one organized group to their designated spots. ----------------- [Time: 1:25:03 pm - Turn 1: Phase 1] Fremea appears above the group below about 20 feet giving the mist to cover her position but high enough not to block the vision of those below. The arrow flies from her elven bow and hits the Shaper in the right chest doing 10 points of damage. Near the main entrance Strie'bog raises his bow and fires at the Voxyen, the multi-legged animal beast. The arrow impacts onto the ground missing. Raban lunges forward toward the Shaper. He knows the Orb has to be destroyed. But being at first sight of the Shaper he doesn't have time to style his initial attack. He lunges for her back and tries to swing at her head but hits her in the right shoulder doing a massive 12 point blow. The Orb on that shoulder seems to be still in place as if connected by some strange way to her shoulder. Unali from the entrance moves toward Vong #1 and draws her daggers. The magical dagger hits the Warrior in the neck doing 11 points of severe damage. The normal dagger hits the Vong in the right chest doing a light 1 point of damage only. Farseeker charges toward Vong #2 nearby and swings his great sword doing 22 points to the Vong's neck. It is such a massive blow to the neck the sword slices off half of the Vong's head off and he falls dead from the extra damage. Chion charges toward Vong #3 guarding the prisoner area. He swings his sai but fails to strike the warrior. Back at the entrance, Ben'dar glances to the side and sees Farseeker decapitate one Vong. Turning forward he sees Unali in combat with another. So Ben'dar charges the Voxyen and impales the spear onto the ugly dog-beast. The spear hits the creature in the right chest and does a massive blow killing the beast instantly. Arawn is eager to help those in what might be the prisoner areas so charges forward to help Chion against Vong #3. Arawn thrusts his magical sword but fails to hit. Kell now moves forward to help Arawn and Chion. Flanking Chion on his right the trader stabs his magical spear at the surprised warrior and does 3 points in a minor wound to his left chest. Captain Lin sees the others in battle near Chion and decides to move north and east toward the Shaper and Outcasts. Now all the Vong react at the same time. Vong #1 pulls up his amphistaff and swings at Unali but fails to make contact. Vong #3 turns slightly to Arawn and thrusts his amphistaff but fails to make contact. Vong #4 and #5 see action at the entrance and move in that direction. Vong #6 and #7 do not see what is going on at this point as they are looking toward the south-west. Vong #8, 9 and 10 see the sudden sight of the Mist in the north and notice enemy appear. They quickly move toward the direction of the Shaper under attack in the north. Vong #11 sees the Shaper near Fremea's group under attack a pulls up his amphistaff and charges toward that direction. Vong #12 sees his Shaper under attack and picks a random target. He charges Zhou and swings his amphistaff but fails to strike. Vong #13 near the second Voxyen notices the mist and is unsure what to do at this time. He yanks the animal beast's leash and tries to figure out his next move. Vong #14 and #15 at the top north section of the cave do not notice anything at this point so stand in position. Vong #16 sees Ben'dar kill the first Voxyen and charges forward to attack this new threat from out of the blue. Z'leyra passes Arawn to enter the first prisoner area to see what threats await there. Caladan moves behind Lin to help attack the nearby Shaper in the distance. Kiet pulls back a bit too close to the Vong #12 and tries to place himself to protect Zhou. Will and turns to attack the Shaper Raban is trying to subdue. He thrusts his Tulwar and hits for a minor 4 point wound in her left lower abdomen below her ribs. Now the Shapers all react at the same time. Shaper #1 finds herself attacked by a arrow, Raban and now Will. She realize her situation is desperate. It would take time to provoke the Orb. But she can at least take one with her. She draws her hidden coufee and tries to thrust backward onto Raban's face but fails to make contact in the wild swing. Shaper #2 south of the entrance notices the sudden attack. She draws her coufee from her dress gown and considers her options. Shaper #3 in the south end of the pit doesn't notice anything a miss yet as she is staring at the pit. Shaper #4 sees Lin and Caladan charges. She pulls out a item from her robe-gown and with her left hand opens a bag to her belt. She orders a few orders to the two outcasts near her. The only remaining Voxyen pulls at his leash as he senses strange things going on. It barks and scratches at the dirt ground eager to do something but his master pulls him back. Outcast #1 in the south is moving toward the spot the party used to hide where Lin's friend was found. He seems to regard the dark spot as something to investigate. Outcasts #2 and #3 listen to the Shaper. They are dismayed at the Shaper's order to shield her. They are confused by this as they are unarmed and have no armor. What can they do? Yet their role in society is defined. They must obey or suffer. Human near the Shaper south of the entrance is hopeful that this sudden event will save him and the others. But he knows the Shaper is dangerous. He remains still for now. Human #2, #3 and #4 suddenly see the Shaper under attack by a giant and a man in leathers. They stop their movement and are a bit dazed by the action. All three are unsure what to do at this point. Finally Zhou swings his sword at the attacking Warrior and hits but doesn't penetrate his thick crab armor. He is a bit annoyed that Kiet is trying to protect him again. Actions? Comments? Next Update....Friday... GM: Group 1 - Farseeker, Strie'bog, Unali, Ben'dar to Entrance Group 2 - Chion, Kell, Z'leyra, Lin, Caladan, Arawn to prisoner area Group 3 - Fremea, Kiet, Will, Zhou, Raban - to Kill shaper GM: Only 1 phase. This one took 2.5 hours. Didn't have time to phase 2. Most of it was prep work and chart setup. But once that is done should get faster. Remember, unless you state more specific actions I'll assume some default weapons and actions. Targets will be random to attack. Will work on phase 2 maybe if time phase Wednesday and/or Thursday. GM: It is that time again - Vacation time. While I will not have as much as would due to hospital stay I will have just about every Thursday off so giving me a 3 day week (Tue-Thur). This will give me a couple extra hours to work on a update Wednesday night if I can. But still early bed night on Thursday so will try to get updates out if able. GM: Map should be updated. But keep in mind some symbols may be duplicated. I'll try to keep position coordinates accurate so you can figure things out. As always use the web to view the map that may mess up in email due to tabs. If questions let me know. GM: Will do experience chart updates when I can and update it on the website. Right now the spells are updated on the site but the above combats yet. 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Minor lichen allows some light from below. There are maybe 100-150 bodies. There are three times that in estimated body parts. @ - Perch like area, 20 feet off ground, possible wall ladder below A, B = Possible mini cave areas C = Possible doorway? '['= Door % = Rock wall, cave wall Ceiling = 60-80 feet above pit top. + = Torch B38, D18, G45, K5, K45, R46, W18, W39 Torches are about 15 wide light areas so about 3 rows or 6 columns V = Vong Warrior clearly with weapons, armor O = Vong outcast? No armor so must be them. S = Shaper females, gown so no full length armor H = Humans ` = Voxyen animals I7 Each V,S,O, H is a single Vong or Human on the map Vong Warrior V - D43 - #1 - V - F45 - #2 - Dead V - E10 - #3 - V - K43 - #4 - V - Q44 - #5 - V - T36 - #6 - V - T37 - #7 - V - U11 - #8 - V - V12 - #9 - V - W13 - #10- V - O6 - #11- V - L7 - #12- V - H6 - #13- V - B22 - #14- V - B34 - #15- V - E39 - #16- V - ??? - #?? - Unknown others Vong Shapers S - M6 - #1 - S - I42 - #2 - S - U34 - #3 - S - E20 - #4 - Voxyen + - I7 - #1 + - - Dead Outcasts O - W34 - #1 O - E18 - #2 O - E19 - #3 Humans [Sex/Age estimates] H - J42 - #1 [ Male c40s] H - N6 - #2 [Fenale c20s] H - N7 - #3 [ Male c20s] H - N8 - #4 [ Male c30s] Player Positions A - Arawn [F9 ] B - Ben'dar [E42] C - Caladan [F13] H - Chion [H10] F - Farseeker [F44] K - Kell [F11] E - Kiet [M8 ] R - Raban [M5 ] S - Strie'bog [F43] U - Unali [E43] W - Will [M7 ] Z - Z'leyra [E8 ] L - Lin [F14] O - Zhou [M8 ] [Off map, sex area as Kiet] f - Fremea [M7 ] [Off Map, above ground, flying]