Action, Adventure, Excitement, Part 3 Chapter 2 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 10:29:10 -0400 From: Caprice Subject: Re: AAE 3 - Moving on with the story... X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/645 Shadow wrote: > TNGitNS stops twirling his cane and looks down at Mischief. The cane > disappears, and he tentatively reaches his hand down, ready to back > off if Mischief becomes alarmed. Quietly, he addresses the cat, > "Hello little one. How are you today? I'm John, though I doubt you > can tell me your name," at this he pauses, and scans the group > quickly, "or can you?" Mischief doesn't seem alarmed. She just purrrs cutely, letting John pet her. > He looks at the floor, which seems to be somewhat closer than > expected, and mutters, "I've really got to pay attention to stuff > like that. Oh well, I just hope I wasn't bobbing to the music." Mischief bounds up into John's lap, before her can let himself float up higher again. She curls up adorably, appearently prepared for some serious petting. =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:06:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: AAE 3 - Moving on with the story... X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/647 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Caprice wrote: > Mischief bounds up into John's lap, before her can let himself float > up higher again. She curls up adorably, appearently prepared for > some serious petting. John floats back up to three feet off the ground. He pets the kitten but his mind is elsewhere. He once more surveys the group, "Strange that these people are my only chance to survive. Fortuna, why? Why must I always have to..." At this he chokes off the words. He continues to pet the kitten, calming by degrees, until the guy in the robe walks into the ballroom. =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 09:34:42 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/646 At 06:02 AM 4/16/97 -0700, Driscoll wrote: > Another figure strides into the ballroom, but this time not from the >door to callahan's. He is an old man dressed in multi-colored robes >with a long yellow staff with a black swirling stripe along it. > Driss gestures adn Roscoe vanishes into a shadowy corner. He >gestures again, and it's like a curtain dropping and rising again. >The group re-appears in a much smaller room with no windows. the only >exit appears to be a small circular tunnel about halfway up the wall >with ladder rungs leading to it. A table is filled with hot food and >a small pile of silver coins is next to it. Morgan looks around at their new surroundings, then at her comrads. She pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket, peruses it briefly, then puts it back and goes over to the table and finds something to nibble. "Well, folx, I'm not much good at tactics and strategy, and I'm much better at planning if I can brainstorm in a group with people who are. So, now what?" <*And what do we do about those not in the link?*> [1] Morgan /|\ [1] Another OOC - About the mini-lenses and the link: I don't remember Dhyrclhanc giving one to Caprice, but she's been linking with us so I'm willing to assume he did. She came in same time as Fuzzy, and he got one, so it's a resonable assumption. Crow wasn't with us then, but she's been linking since we got here. I sort of included Kitty without thinking, too. If we need a justification, I suppose Kitty could be linked through Stranger, and Crow could maybe still have one of Silence's 'bracelets'. I'm open to suggestions, folx :-). =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:27:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/648 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > "Well, folx, I'm not much good at tactics and strategy, and I'm much > better at planning if I can brainstorm in a group with people who > are. So, now what?" John resumes standing on the ground. He walks over to the food, holding the kitten in one arm, and proceeds to pick out bits he feels like eating. He tries various dishes on the kitten, ones which he'll think she'd like. Not looking at the group, he says, "All I knew was that the only people who could help me would be at that bar. I will follow the group, helping out where I'm needed, until my, " here he pauses momentarily, "enemies, appear." He continues to either pick at the food or stroke the kitten. > <*And what do we do about those not in the link?*> [1] OOC: Any attempts to send to me telepathically will fail right now unless the other is specifically screened out. Since no one really knows what the other is that means I am out of the telepathic loop for the nonce. =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:07:31 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/649 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > "Well, folx, I'm not much good at tactics and strategy, and I'm much > better at planning if I can brainstorm in a group with people who > are. So, now what?" > > <*And what do we do about those not in the link?*> [1] \ The mini-lens should allow telepathic communication with anyc telepath. Only lens to lens would be truely secure from telepaths we don't want to have listening in. A True Lens can link to any mind and, if the user if broadband enough even to non-sentient creatures as long as they have at least some mind. I can act as a relay point holding the channels to New our Companions. I cannot at this time create additional mini-lenses.\ > [1] Another OOC - About the mini-lenses and the link: I don't > remember Dhyrclhanc giving one to Caprice, but she's been linking > with us so I'm willing to assume he did. She came in same time as > Fuzzy, and he got one, so it's a resonable assumption. Crow wasn't > with us then, but she's been linking since we got here. I sort of > included Kitty without thinking, too. If we need a justification, I > suppose Kitty could be linked through Stranger, and Crow could maybe > still have one of Silence's 'bracelets'. I'm open to suggestions, > folx :-). ttfn Fuzzy =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:17:38 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await Planning X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/650 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > "Well, folx, I'm not much good at tactics and strategy, and I'm much > better at planning if I can brainstorm in a group with people who > are. So, now what?" "Well if we get to them, we have an extra way out, I still have 1 charged chaos-gate talismen, but then I'll want a couple of months somewhere with a decent mana level so I can recharge both of them." Fuzzy stops for a few miniutes to check this worlds avalible energy flux. ttfn Fuzzy =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:25:11 -0400 From: caprice Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/651 Shadow wrote: > John resumes standing on the ground. He walks over to the food, > holding the kitten in one arm, and proceeds to pick out bits he > feels like eating. He tries various dishes on the kitten, ones which > he'll think she'd like. Not looking at the group, he says, "All I > knew was that the only people who could help me would be at that > bar. I will follow the group, helping out where I'm needed, until > my, " here he pauses momentarily, "enemies, appear." He continues to > either pick at the food or stroke the kitten. Mischief nibbles happily, purring at the attention... though some of the foods she likes seems weird... who ever heard of a kitten who like radishes? To Caprice, and through her the rest of the AoL, Mischief comments *nice man. sadscared man. don't know 'bout the other one though. veryold. lotsa magic.* =========================== Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await Date: Wed, 16 Apr 97 20:47:13 +0100 From: Roland X X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/652 >"Well, folx, I'm not much good at tactics and strategy, and I'm much >better at planning if I can brainstorm in a group with people who >are. So, now what?" "For starters, we need those of us skilled in stealth and spying-and familiar with magickal realms-to start gathering some information," Roland notes. "Those of us with practically no skill in either-like me-" Roland grins weakly- "can help by causing trouble for the bad guys, aka hit and run tactics. Oh, good idea mentioning the 'Evil Overlord' list, Morgan; the strike team needs to irritate the Warlord as much as possible." Phoenix pats him on the head. "You're cute, Roland. But if he's as powerful and paranoid as the godling says, he'll expect that sort of tactic. Your strike force should go after things that are genuinely _useful_ to the mortal Darath." Roland grimaces. "Good point." ><*And what do we do about those not in the link?*> [1] *Roland's telepathy is growing stronger,* Phoenix explains. *He can provide a conduit.* *To anyone who wants one,* Roland adds. *I won't intrude on anyone's thoughts.* *Of course not,* Phoenix relies, exasperated. *I'm sure they know you better than that by now.* >Roland, Stranger, Xzerrion, Knytt, Fuzzy, Caprice, Crow, John (aka >TNGinNS), Roscoe/Log, and as semi-NPC's Squee/Jr., Kitty, Mischief, >Cutter and Leetah, and Phoenix. Did I miss anyone?> (OOC: Roland and SP, present. I'm really having fun with the banter! Though if anyone finds it annoying, please say so now, before it gets worse...) =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:53:20 -0700 (MST) Subject: Aae-confabs and combat. X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/654 Log grows a few feet to better manage the ladder rungs and climbs up and through the hole. He returns a few moments later with a bottle of rum. "Thought I smelled liquor up there. The room is a bolthole. The tunnel leads to a fake wine keg which opens up as the door here. There's a tavern on the other side. From to look of the light outside, it's probably about noon. Lots of time for a drink." Adn with that he pops open the bottle and srinks back down to Dwarf size as he enjoys his refreshment. Driss and Magi appear in the middle of the Enchanted Forest. The rest of the pantheon are already assembled: Dwar, god of the Earth; Qualgi Goddess of the Oceans; Diswan, God fo Death; Dargo, God of dragons and fell creatures, Isala, Goddess of the Storm; Ligi, Godess of the Sun; and of course, Darath, God of the Moon. Darath towered nearly 12 feet tall, clad completely in silver platemail, with a black greathelm, etched with a silver moon over the face. In his hand, he twirled a massive greatsword as if ti were nothing. "It's about time he showed up!" Driss smiles and gave a little bow, "Oh I'm so sorry, I forgot you are old and need your sleep. Or were you afraid Diswan might claim your soul at anytime at such a venerable station in life?" Darath growlled and swung the greatsword at Driss, but had it blocked by Magi's staff, "Not until I say so. Places please gentlemen." Darath and Driss moved away from the rest to face off, well as best they could with Darath being twice Driss's size. Magi gave the call to lay on, and Darath's greatsword swing was true, striking a mighty blow to the spot where Driss had stood. But the ground was all that got injured. Driss had flipped himself up into the trees adn climbed for all he was worth. Darath gave out a yell and with a desparaging remark about Driss's parentage, Darath felled the tree from under the God of Theives. Driss lept to the next one as the first fell, and again and again. Each tree he lept to was in turn chopped down by a singel blow from Darath's massive sword. Finally Driss spotted his quarry and landed next to a gnarled old oak, and cried out, "Oh look at the devestation grand and ancient Treeant! Will you allow this man to slaughter innocent trees unchallenged?" With that, several old trees began to move adn advance on Darath. His slices chopped them apart, but they magic let them regnerate almost as fast as he could chop. He was just about rid of this menace when He felt a sharp pain in his sides, and blood filled his lungs. Driss pulled out his pair of daggers from Darath's sides and stepped over him to approach the others. "well I'm tired now, I'll see you all tomarrow! Rest up Darath!" But Darath's body had already turned to mist and returned to his own realm. =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 20:53:01 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: Aae-confabs and combat. X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/655 At 05:53 PM 4/16/97 -0700, gamer@host.yab.com wrote: > Log grows a few feet to better manage the ladder rungs and climbs up >and through the hole. He returns a few moments later with a bottle of >rum. "Thought I smelled liquor up there. The room is a bolthole. The >tunnel leads to a fake wine keg which opens up as the door here. >There's a tavern on the other side. From to look of the light >outside, it's probably about noon. Lots of time for a drink." And >with that he pops open the bottle and srinks back down to Dwarf size >as he enjoys his refreshment. Morgan walks over to Roscoe and gently places a hand on the bottle. "Before you get too far gone, dear, could you give us an idea what we're dealing with around here? How far are we from where we're assuming Driscoll's brothers are being kept? What are we likely to enounter in the way of populace and constabulary? Just _how_ noticable is our rather unusually mixed group going to be? If it's around noon, we have a few hours to play with to decide what we're going to do. Since this is your home realm, you presumably know more about what we can expect than any of us." She smiles at the dwarf, and, resting her chin in her hands, bats her eyes and says, "So, tell us a story, 'Unca Log'." ;-) =========================== Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 20:56:36 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/656 At 08:47 PM 4/16/97 +0100, Roland X wrote: > (OOC: Roland and SP, present. I'm really having fun >with the banter! Though if anyone finds it annoying, please >say so now, before it gets worse...) =========================== Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 01:58:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: Aae-confabs and combat. X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/657 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > Morgan walks over to Roscoe and gently places a hand on the bottle. > "Before you get too far gone, dear, could you give us an idea what > we're dealing with around here? How far are we from where we're > assuming Driscoll's brothers are being kept? What are we likely to > enounter in the way of populace and constabulary? Just _how_ > noticable is our rather unusually mixed group going to be? If it's > around noon, we have a few hours to play with to decide what we're > going to do. Since this is your home realm, you presumably know more > about what we can expect than any of us." At this John chimes in, "And what are the local fashions?" =========================== Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:27:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/658 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997 gamer@host.yab.com wrote: > "Ok OK OK Magi, I'll send them off., OK everyone, remember just a > few things. Magic is highly regulsted in Misern, if you get caught > using it without a liscence, it's death. I slipped some forged > liscences in your pockets. Also, there is a daytime curfew, anyone > caught by the secret police outside during the day are killed as > traitors to Darath. OK, out of time, I'll check in as soon as I > can." *evil grin* So, these secret police are out in the daytime, are they? I don't suppose they have any standard uniforms for us to, um, appropriate so we can operate freely in daylight? Just because I'm a rogue doesn't meen I *always* have to work in darkness. > Driss gestures adn Roscoe vanishes into a shadowy corner. He > gestures again, and it's like a curtain dropping and rising again. > The group re-appears in a much smaller room with no windows. the > only exit appears to be a small circular tunnel about halfway up the > wall with ladder rungs leading to it. A table is filled with hot > food and a small pile of silver coins is next to it. Xzerrion picks up a few coins, knowing that most of his currency isn't local, and the only money on him that isn't traceable is gemstones. `I take it we're expected to check out that tunnel. Anyone volunteering to be point scou, or did that just become my job?' =========================== Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:29:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/659 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > [1] Another OOC - About the mini-lenses and the link: I don't > remember Dhyrclhanc giving one to Caprice, but she's been linking > with us so I'm willing to assume he did. She came in same time as > Fuzzy, and he got one, so it's a resonable assumption. Crow wasn't > with us then, but she's been linking since we got here. I sort of > included Kitty without thinking, too. If we need a justification, I > suppose Kitty could be linked through Stranger, and Crow could maybe > still have one of Silence's 'bracelets'. I'm open to suggestions, > folx :-). BTW, I don't have a mini-lens either. I believe my only link is through the bracelets and an empathic connection to Crow. =========================== Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 21:53:04 -0400 From: Caprice Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/660 Roland X wrote: > Phoenix pats him on the head. "You're cute, Roland. > But if he's as powerful and paranoid as the godling > says, he'll expect that sort of tactic. Your strike force > should go after things that are genuinely _useful_ to > the mortal Darath." > Roland grimaces. "Good point." Caprice looks at one of the forged licenses. "Information gathering... that sounds like me... I'll need the coin of the realm... silver is good, but copper attracts less attention... Assuming this world follows the money standards of most... Clothes I may need some advice on from a native... dark grey/off black preferred especially since this will be night work. Weapons... Would carrying a hand-and-half sword be unusual? Same question for knives, and chainmail... Nothing new, all would need to be broken in, but in good shape, and not so much as a whiff of magic on them. What I'm wearing now might pass as native... then again, it might not." Caprice pauses, sipping her water, realizing that this is much more than she has said before in this company. "I, ahem, have done things like this before." She returns to drinking her water, trying to fade into the woodwork. =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:54:40 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Aae-confabs and combat. X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/661 On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > She smiles at the dwarf, and, resting her chin in her hands, bats > her eyes and says, "So, tell us a story, 'Unca Log'." ;-) Log sighs and sets aside the bottle. "well, I'm _not_ going to tell you exactly where they are and chance fouling up the timeline, but I'm not completely sure where we are supposed to go from here either. I was kinda busy on my own side right now. After night falls, this city will become packed with all kinds of people. Mostly Human, but there are a large number of Drow, Orcs, Lizardmen and other... distastful races? No offense Xzerrion. Strangers will be viewed with suspicion, but times are hard under Darath's rule, and silver makes people friends fast. But _don't_ ever offer anyone gold here. You won't find any gold anywhere in the kingdom. Not in coins, jewelry, dishes, cloth, nothing. They believe gold is a metal created in the sun and given to Quaren by Ligi, therefor holy to her temple, and illegal here." Taking a swig from the bottle for his parched throat, "As I remember, the guard here, the secret police incuded, wear silver and red uniforms, and are almost completely either Drow, undead or Orcish. Oh yeh, Driss forgot to mention, among his other traits, Darath is also a necromancer and is rumored to be a vampire himself." "So, if I remember right, we're in the town of Zag, near the border between Dorwil and Misern. We should be able to fit in alright if we convince them we snuck over the border for some reason. Smugglers and Mercenaries usually are the norm for border crossers, but everyday adventurers cross too. It's much easier to get into Misern than out again. Into, you just have high taxes on everything you bring in. Outof, you have Guard in skimmers and foot partols who don't care to hear any excuses or pleas." "Border crossers can account for our clothing too until we buy something more fitting for southern Misern. People don't get to hear much about their neighbors to the north, and the south and west are bordered by the Shadowrealm, the untamed wilds. Posing as northerners, they will just think of our clothes as the current fashion. Further south, you begin to see more arabic styled clothing like The Stranger's, and west, over the mountains and into the desert, you need that clothing. This side of the mountains is much more tropical, but west of the mountains is a vast wasteland about a hundred miles long. And somewhere in the middle of it is the old capital city where Darath's castle is." =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:49:38 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: AAE: Planning X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/662 At 05:27 PM 4/17/97 -0700, Xzerrion wrote: >*evil grin* So, these secret police are out in the daytime, are they? >I don't suppose they have any standard uniforms for us to, um, >appropriate so we can operate freely in daylight? Just because I'm a >rogue doesn't meen I *always* have to work in darkness. "And even if the rest of us wouldn't pass as secret police, I think it would be to our advantage if Xzerrion had a uniform or whatever." And at 05:29 PM 4/17/97 -0700, Xzerrion wrote: >BTW, I don't have a mini-lens either. I believe my only link is >through the bracelets and an empathic connection to Crow. =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 03:49:29 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/663 On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > *evil grin* So, these secret police are out in the daytime, are > they? I don't suppose they have any standard uniforms for us to, um, > appropriate so we can operate freely in daylight? Just because I'm a > rogue doesn't meen I *always* have to work in darkness. "Are the secret police licensed to use magic...." "While we have time waiting for night fall, I will arrange a few surpises" digging a roll of coin out of a pocket, Fuzzy prepares to do a little magic... While he was digging in his pockets Fuzzy's clothes fade to Neutral Gray. The roll when opened proves to contain small True Silver coins. Fuzzy separates the coins into four piles of 10... Leap Lock Luck Blood Then he digs out 4 pieces of Gold. Sun "When these are ready, touch 1 telepathiclly and it will identify itself" "Leap one use only, then the coin is gone. if stepped on the next step will be 7 fathoms. if activated telepathiclly, the activator has control. and the bearer leaps upto 7 fathoms." "Lock Duration about 8 hours. Once activated telepathiclly: Any non-magical lock touched by the bearer will Glow then Unlock. When the bearer lets go of the lock it will Glow then Lock. The Bearer will not see the Glow in either case. if the Bearer can contact the coin telepathiclly the glow can be supressed." "Luck Duration about 6 days. Once activated telepathiclly: The bearers Luck will alternate Radicaly, Very Lucky, Very Unluck from moment to moment." "Blood Duration about 2 days. Once activated telepathiclly: Everyone who touches it will hear 'I am Blood Money' and get an image of the person who had it when it was activated. The person who had it when it was activated will hear nothing." "Sun Duration about 1 second. Once activated telepathiclly: A flare of Bright light rich in UV. If the symbolizism works as I expect, It will Be a Flare of Brightest Sunlight Until activated these will appear to be iron." "Unfortunately they will only respond telepathiclly to contact and commands that come thru a lens of mini-lens, That does however make sure that only we can activate them. When each coin's charge is used up the coin will cease to be." "Any other minor magics you people can think of that might come in handy this way? Anything to powerful would take too long to setup. These won't be technicly enchantments, just a bound spell charge." Fuzzy Continues his preperations... ttfn Fuzzy =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:17:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/664 On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Caprice wrote: >> "For starters, we need those of us skilled in stealth >> and spying-and familiar with magickal realms-to start >> gathering some information," Roland notes. "Those of us >> with practically no skill in either-like me-" Roland >> grins weakly- "can help by causing trouble for the bad >> guys, aka hit and run tactics. Oh, good idea mentioning >> the 'Evil Overlord' list, Morgan; the strike team needs >> to irritate the Warlord as much as possible." Xzerrrion smiles. `I have a bit of experience in stealth, spying, and double-dealing. Compared to the mechinations in Undraeth, the humans of this realm should be amateurs. I recall Driss meantioning something about drow agents assisting the Controller? Perhaps I should, um, offer my services. If nothing else, that could allow me to get therest of us close enough without arousing suspicion, maybe as agents I've recruited. I could also provide illusionary disguises for those likely to be recognized.' > Caprice looks at one of the forged licenses. "Information > gathering... that sounds like me... I'll need the coin of the > realm... silver is good, but copper attracts less attention... > Assuming this world follows the money standards of most... Clothes I > may need some advice on from a native... dark grey/off black > preferred especially since this will be night work. Weapons... Would > carrying a hand-and-half sword be unusual? Same question for knives, > and chainmail... Nothing new, all would need to be broken in, but in > good shape, and not so much as a whiff of magic on them. What I'm > wearing now might pass as native... then again, it might not." `Dark clothing should fit in almost anywhere, I would expect. As far as your armor, well, if it's unusual for the area, light chain can be concealed under a tunic, and the same applies for small pointy things like knives and poniards.' Xzerrion pauses, looking at his equipment. `I'll probably be radiating a great deal of magic to those sensitive to such things, though I would expect that since they have contact with drow elves, the people of the area expect them to be carrying such things. If not, I need to get to work disguising a few of the more obvious dweomers.' > Caprice pauses, sipping her water, realizing that this is much more > than she has said before in this company. "I, ahem, have done things > like this before." She returns to drinking her water, trying to fade > into the woodwork. Xzerrion wonders over and informs Caprice, over a private link. <* Such work is nothing to be ashhamed of. I've worked with others with skills of both sneak thieves and assassins, and have practiced such myself. It's only natural for those with knowledge that could help us to speak up in this group. You brought up a few things I wouldn't have thought of. *> =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:21:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-confabs and combat. X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/665 On Thu, 17 Apr 1997 gamer@host.yab.com wrote: > Taking a swig from the bottle for his parched throat, "As I > remember, the guard here, the secret police incuded, wear silver and > red uniforms, and are almost completely either Drow, undead or > Orcish. Oh yeh, Driss forgot to mention, among his other traits, > Darath is also a necromancer and is rumored to be a vampire > himself." `As far as the secret police, do they all know each other, or is someone in one of their silver and red uniforms assumed to be one of them? If the latter is the case, it would be a great deal easier to move about with uniforms and disguises.' =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:28:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/666 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: Interesting. > "Any other minor magics you people can think of that might come in > handy this way? Anything to powerful would take too long to setup. > These won't be technicly enchantments, just a bound spell charge." `Most of what I do is not permanent magic. However, I can produce house sigils, as from AAE1, which can greatly enhance the user's magical talents, if any. (Think golden torcs, from Pleocene Exile fiction) However, use comes at a price.The power is drawn from dark magic, and struggles to use the mage as the mage tries to use the power, which can get ... interesting ... if the user is feeling weakened or does not have a strong will. Does anyone wish to use one of these items, while I have the free time to produce some?' =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:49:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/667 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > `Most of what I do is not permanent magic. However, I can produce > house sigils, as from AAE1, which can greatly enhance the user's > magical talents, if any. (Think golden torcs, from Pleocene Exile > fiction) However, use comes at a price.The power is drawn from dark > magic, and struggles to use the mage as the mage tries to use the > power, which can get ... interesting ... if the user is feeling > weakened or does not have a strong will. Does anyone wish to use one > of these items, while I have the free time to produce some?' John looks up from the table, where he's been trying a little of everything, "I'd like one." The cane rematerializes in his hand and he taps it against his leg, lost in thought. Those close to him can hear him murmer, "That's it! With that I can take mmmm, " he seems to fumble over whatever he had been trying to say and finishes with, "him." The cane disappears as he refocuses on Xzerrion, "Is it a one time usage or is the enhancement spread over a period of time?" =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:15:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/668 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Shadow wrote: > John looks up from the table, where he's been trying a little of > everything, "I'd like one." The cane rematerializes in his hand and > he taps it against his leg, lost in thought. Those close to him can > hear him murmer, "That's it! With that I can take mmmm, " he seems > to fumble over whatever he had been trying to say and finishes with, > "him." The cane disappears as he refocuses on Xzerrion, "Is it a one > time usage or is the enhancement spread over a period of time?" Xzerrion reaches under his black tunic, producing a silver amulet set with a larger onyx in the center surrounded by eight small rubies. `Those who founded my house designed the enhancement to be such that it continues as long as power is concentrated through the amulet. *However*, there is a price to this. The power is drawn from the magical eminations of the Underdark, and I *know* that those eminations originate from the presence of demonic creatures. Use of this for prolonged periods will attract unwanted attention, for example, attempts at possession. Use this item with caution.' Xzerrion stares into his amulet for a moment, muttering a short incantation. His eyes and the rubies on the amulet start to glow an evil red. Shortly, a second amulet appears in his hand, and Xzerrion staggers back, shaking his head, to clear it. `Does anyone else require one of these, before I put mine away?' =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:21:00 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/669 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: >> "Any other minor magics you people can think of that might come in >> handy this way? Anything to powerful would take too long to setup. >> These won't be technicly enchantments, just a bound spell charge." "I forgot to note: Anyone can plant or pass the coins, then let one of the team members with a lens know to activate it." > `Most of what I do is not permanent magic. However, I can produce > house sigils, as from AAE1, which can greatly enhance the user's > magical talents, if any. (Think golden torcs, from Pleocene Exile > fiction) However, use comes at a price.The power is drawn from dark > magic, and struggles to use the mage as the mage tries to use the > power, which can get ... interesting ... if the user is feeling > weakened or does not have a strong will. Does anyone wish to use one > of these items, while I have the free time to produce some?' '/A useful motto is, Never close the door a possible advantage, and Never trust it until proven/' "I'll take one, and hold it in reserve, also I would like to study the process when we have the time, I don't know how to make any generic boosters in under a month, not even temporary ones with an attitude" ttfn Fuzzy =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:24:00 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/670 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > Xzerrion reaches under his black tunic, producing a silver amulet > set with a larger onyx in the center surrounded by eight small > rubies. `Those who founded my house designed the enhancement to be > such that it continues as long as power is concentrated through the > amulet. *However*, there is a price to this. The power is drawn from > the magical eminations of the Underdark, and I *know* that those > eminations originate from the presence of demonic creatures. Use of > this for prolonged periods will attract unwanted attention, for > example, attempts at possession. Use this item with caution.' "Ok, Continued use Hmmm, I'll set a small illusion thru it, and appear to be Drow I think" ttfn Fuzzy =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:41:30 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Sigil's Dark and Light X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/671 "Has someone still got that Sigil of Law, that was seen in Arcadia? If not does anyone remember it well enough to sketch it for me?" "Xzerrion, The power source for the house Sigil would be Chaotic/Evil right? ttfn Fuzzy =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:50:34 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/672 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > "Are the secret police licensed to use magic...." Log cocks his head and looks at Fuzzy, "And exactly _who_ would arrest _them_ if they used magic? I'm pretty sure a magic liscnce goes with the uniform." > "Any other minor magics you people can think of that might come in > handy this way? Anything to powerful would take too long to setup. > These won't be technicly enchantments, just a bound spell charge." Junior stands up on the table of food, a cookie seeming monsterous in his tiny hand. "I know something! I was taught it before we left! Ok OK OK I can do this ummm I think. Ummm Letsee.. Oh yeh, Listren, Fristen, Krebbel yab, Okk." Junior gerstures over a bowl of mints. Picking one up, he pops it in his mouth and then with a horrified yelp from Log, Jumps off the table, bounces off the floor, into a wall, off the floor again and back up onto the table. His landings need work though as the table flips, dumping a large amount of the food on the floor. "Oops, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that." Junior sniffles as he retrieves what mints ha can find that didnt' break apart. Finding about 15, he offers his 'Bouncy-mints" to everyone. Another crash is heard, but this one seems to be from ouside the room, past the tunnel/keg. Muffled voices are alse heard, but exact words can not be made out. =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:55:39 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Aae-confabs and combat. X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/673 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > `As far as the secret police, do they all know each other, or is > someone in one of their silver and red uniforms assumed to be one of > them? If the latter is the case, it would be a great deal easier to > move about with uniforms and disguises.' As Fuzzy is making his preparations Log replies, "I don't know. I am sure ti depends on the area. The Guard of a small town would naturally all know each other, being a smaller force. a LArge city, they may not all know each other because of the larger numbers of them. I think this city boasts 300 or so. A large number for a city as small as this, but it's also near the border, so more heavily partolled." =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:05:23 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/674 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997 gamer@host.yab.com wrote: > Log cocks his head and looks at Fuzzy, "And exactly _who_ would > arrest _them_ if they used magic? I'm pretty sure a magic liscnce > goes with the uniform." "Religious Law and Secular Law don't always have the same enforcers. It was worth asking, incase we could maybe get the two chaseing eachother" > Another crash is heard, but this one seems to be from ouside the > room, past the tunnel/keg. Muffled voices are alse heard, but exact > words can not be made out. Excluding Junior from the link momentarily / I think we first should make Sure Junior doesn't keep any of those, and Log of you could make sure he doesn't make any more/ "Why thank you Junior, I couldn't make anything like that" Fuzzy accepts a few of the 'Bouncy-mints' for safe keeping. /I have a few miniutes left to do on these coins/ Spilling a few drops of his own blood on both the 'Blood' and 'Sun' Stacks. ttfn Fuzzy =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:00:44 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Sigil's Dark and Light X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/676 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > "Has someone still got that Sigil of Law, that was seen in Arcadia? > If not does anyone remember it well enough to sketch it for me?" > > "Xzerrion, The power source for the house Sigil would be > Chaotic/Evil right? if I rememebr right, Roland threw it at the battery, and it was a Sigil of Order, not Law exactly. Plus it was enchanted to Undo things like magic items. I don't think it would work to reverse alignments. =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:02:50 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Sigil's Dark and Light X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/675 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997 gamer@host.yab.com wrote: > if I rememebr right, Roland threw it at the battery, and it was a > Sigil of Order, not Law exactly. Plus it was enchanted to Undo > things like magic items. I don't think it would work to reverse > alignments. Your right, I mis-remembered Sigil of Order it was, I was wanting to study it and see if between what I can learn from it, and what I can learn for Xzerrion's House Sigil, I could come up with other Varients later. Which is more the opposite of Chaos, Law or Order? ttfn Fuzzy =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 18:02:59 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/677 At 11:17 AM 4/18/97 -0700, Xzerrion wrote: >If not, I need to get to work disguising a few of the more obvious >dweomers.' "Can you do anything about magic items on the rest of us." Morgan smiles as her hand goes to her torc. "I'm rather loathe to take this little bauble off." And at 12:15 PM 4/18/97 -0700, he wrote: >Xzerrion stares into his amulet for a moment, muttering a short >incantation. His eyes and the rubies on the amulet start to glow an >evil red. Shortly, a second amulet appears in his hand, and Xzerrion >staggers back, shaking his head, to clear it. `Does anyone else >require one of these, before I put mine away?' Morgan looks extremely thoughtful. Reaching a decision, she takes a deep breath and says, "Go ahead and make me one. I suppose I should give it a brief try now while we have time and space to gauge my reaction, but I think I'll probably hold it in reserve for emergencies." Then at 04:50 PM 4/18/97 -0700, gamer@host.yab.com wrote: > Another crash is heard, but this one seems to be from ouside the >room, past the tunnel/keg. Muffled voices are alse heard, but exact >words can not be made out. TBC.... :-) =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 18:46:12 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Sigil's Dark and Light X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/678 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > Your right, I mis-remembered Sigil of Order it was, I was wanting > to study it and see if between what I can learn from it, and what I > can learn for Xzerrion's House Sigil, I could come up with other > Varients later. > > Which is more the opposite of Chaos, Law or Order? I would say it depends on your use of Chaos; as in Evil, Law. Chaos as in disruptions which can be either evil or good, as in my NPC, Order. The controller was Chaotic Evil, but he was corrupted Order which is why Roland decided he couldn't use the Sigil against him. =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 18:49:37 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/679 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > Excluding Junior from the link momentarily > / I think we first should make Sure Junior doesn't keep any of > those, and Log of you could make sure he doesn't make any more/ Log responds, [I'll try my best. I haven't exactly been a parent very long and it's tougher than I thought it would be.] Moving over to his adopted son, he takes the rest of hte Junior Mints and pockets them. =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 22:47:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/684 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > '/A useful motto is, Never close the door a possible advantage, and > Never trust it until proven/' > > "I'll take one, and hold it in reserve, also I would like to study > the process when we have the time, I don't know how to make any > generic boosters in under a month, not even temporary ones with an > attitude" Xzerrion smiles. `Probably has to do with the power source. These use borrowed energy, rather than personal energy, and it's tapped from extra-planar beings. That's what makes these dangerous, as well as simpler to make than most focuses.' With that explanation, Xzerrion focuses through his amulet to produce any other house sigils CAoL members request. =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 22:53:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Sigil's Dark and Light X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/685 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > "Xzerrion, The power source for the house Sigil would be > Chaotic/Evil right? Precisely. The power itself is demonic in origin. =========================== Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 22:59:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/686 On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > "Can you do anything about magic items on the rest of us." Morgan > smiles as her hand goes to her torc. "I'm rather loathe to take > this little bauble off." Xzerrion raises his hands, producing a violet glow, which momentarily shimmers around Morgan's torc. Shortly, the torc cannot be seen by ordinary vision or mage-sight. `One of the nice things about being an illusionist.' > Morgan looks extremely thoughtful. Reaching a decision, she takes a > deep breath and says, "Go ahead and make me one. I suppose I should > give it a brief try now while we have time and space to gauge my > reaction, but I think I'll probably hold it in reserve for > emergencies." `That would probably be a good idea, to avoid contingencies like the last one. I don't need to warn a druid about the possible affects of overusing this type of power.' =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 01:14:56 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/688 At 10:59 PM 4/18/97 -0700, Xzerrion wrote: >Xzerrion raises his hands, producing a violet glow, which momentarily >shimmers around Morgan's torc. Shortly, the torc cannot be seen >by ordinary vision or mage-sight. `One of the nice things about being >an illusionist.' She nods a 'thank you', then remembers something about illusionist spells. "Is this limited to when you can keep some attention on it?" >`That would probably be a good idea, to avoid contingencies like the >last one. I don't need to warn a druid about the possible affects of >overusing this type of power.' She accepts the sigil with a formal gesture of thanks, knowing that these amulets were originally intended only for family. The Greywolf looks around, deciding what to do to try to test her enhanced powers. "I suppose someone should put up some shielding. If what we've already done hasn't alerted someone to the use of magic here, a person unfamiliar with this boost might just send up flares." "OK, something small and simple." She focuses on the medallion, and, cautiously, summons the same energies she did when the group first arrived in Arcadia, seemingly a lifetime ago. But, whereas in Arcadia she created a small handful of apples, the table now looked like someone had dumped a bushel basket. Looking slightly flushed, eyes shining perhaps too brightly, Morgan swept her gaze over the males in the room with the look of a hunter selecting the next prey. She took a sudden deep breath, and all but dropped the sigil on the table. "Holy Mother...." A few more deep breaths return her countenance to normal, and she gingerly picks the sigil back up. "Unless I have a chance to practice controlling that, I'd better save it for dire circumstances. Whew!" Cutter and Leetah nuzzle at her hands, making sure she's all right. "I wasn't sure how my 'dark side' would manifest. From that little taste, I'd say my - the anti-Morgan, for want of a simpler term - takes being an adrenaline junkie to new heights. Or depths. There was an absolute rush of... I seriously wanted to go after one of you and either try to kill you or...." She blushes, unable (or unwilling ) to find appropriate words to finish the thought. She looks at Xzerrion, and at the sigil. "Believe me, Brother, I will be _very_ careful with this." Morgan /|\ =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 01:58:23 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/690 Fuzzy Finishes His Spell casting, and is ready to distribute the coins. "These should be nearly indetectable until activated, Who has use for what..." On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > The Greywolf looks around, deciding what to do to try to test her > enhanced powers. "I suppose someone should put up some shielding. If > what we've already done hasn't alerted someone to the use of magic > here, a person unfamiliar with this boost might just send up > flares." "One Magical Faraday Cage Coming-Up" As the walls go flat black. "Whoops, this lens is getting to be a pain, I am going to need practice time one of these days soon or I'm going to fry things I only want to put to sleep" [Snip one object lesson] > She looks at Xzerrion, and at the sigil. "Believe me, Brother, I > will be _very_ careful with this." I also will exersize Caution, In the Extreme... :-| Regards and Thanks Xzerrion =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 13:04:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/691 On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > Fuzzy Finishes His Spell casting, and is ready to distribute the > coins. > > "These should be nearly indetectable until activated, Who has use > for what..." John finishes his study of the amulet and slips it over his head. He studies the five types of coins and says, "The only ones I could use are the leaping ones. If you could let me have whatever is left over when everyone else is done, I would be most grateful." > "One Magical Faraday Cage Coming-Up" > As the walls go flat black. > "Whoops, this lens is getting to be a pain, I am going to need > practice time one of these days soon or I'm going to fry things I > only want to put to sleep" [Snip of object lesson] John watches the test with narrowed eyes. {For those who aren't focused entirely on Morgan's little test} When Morgan is looking around the room a faint blue sheen can be seen to appear around him. At the end he makes one comment, "Good." =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 12:57:17 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/692 Morgan tucks the sigil safely away, then looks at the gathered Callahanians. "Well, it seems about time we should decide on and execute some kind of plan. My first suggestion is we name someone to function as, for want of a better term, 'party leader'. My suggestion would be Xzerrion, if he's amenable. Being a Drow, he should fit in around here better than the rest of us. No offense to anyone else, we have more than enough people that are qualified, that was just the first idea off the top of my head." "Anyone have any other suggestions? Sitting here in this little hole is starting to bug me. I much prefer places with more than one exit, expecially when in hostile territory." Morgan /|\ =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 13:24:33 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/693 On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Shadow wrote: > John finishes his study of the amulet and slips it over his head. He > studies the five types of coins and says, "The only ones I could use > are the leaping ones. If you could let me have whatever is left over > when everyone else is done, I would be most grateful." "correction 'The only ones you can arrange for activation of without assistance" "Also, Beware the leap without control will be 7 fathoms, you can pick direction by stepping, but you can't cut it short. =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 23:14:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/694 On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > She nods a 'thank you', then remembers something about illusionist > spells. "Is this limited to when you can keep some attention on it?" `Since I was working greater illusion, it can remain without my immediate attention. Most likely, it would only fail if I were somehow incapacitated or forced to use a *lot* of power for other purposes.' > She accepts the sigil with a formal gesture of thanks, knowing that > these amulets were originally intended only for family. Xzerrion nods gravely, his face momentarily shadowed remembering the final destruction of his house. > But, whereas in Arcadia she created a small handful of apples, the > table now looked like someone had dumped a bushel basket. Looking > slightly flushed, eyes shining perhaps too brightly, Morgan swept > her gaze over the males in the room with the look of a hunter > selecting the next prey. She took a sudden deep breath, and all but > dropped the sigil on the table. `Good choice. That type of magic shouldn't get too heavily tainted.' > Cutter and Leetah nuzzle at her hands, making sure she's all right. > "I wasn't sure how my 'dark side' would manifest. From that little > taste, I'd say my - the anti-Morgan, for want of a simpler term - > takes being an adrenaline junkie to new heights. Or depths. There > was an absolute rush of... I seriously wanted to go after one of you > and either try to kill you or...." She blushes, unable (or unwilling > ) to find appropriate words to finish the thought. Xzerrion grins at Morgan. `Not now, m'Lady, I have a headache.' More seriously he continues. `I know how that works. It's almost like the demonic sources of this energy are trying to possess you.' > She looks at Xzerrion, and at the sigil. "Believe me, Brother, I > will be _very_ careful with this." `That would be wise. This power has consumed house mages and priestesses in the past.' > Morgan /|\ > accepting the gift of that sigil is tantamount to becoming at least > an honorary member of House Ril'lynttar> `So it was, though I hope not *all* the practices of a drow family will be followed to the letter,' Xzerrion notes, recalling absolute matriachy in most cases, and, at least in house Do'Urden (sp?) some serious incest. =========================== Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 23:22:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/695 On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > "Well, it seems about time we should decide on and execute some kind > of plan. My first suggestion is we name someone to function as, for > want of a better term, 'party leader'. My suggestion would be > Xzerrion, if he's amenable. Being a Drow, he should fit in around > here better than the rest of us. No offense to anyone else, we have > more than enough people that are qualified, that was just the first > idea off the top of my head." `If the others are agreed, I have no objections. Just keep in mind that I do often operate well alone, so there should be at least one other leader-type around. Frankly, I'm more suited to small scale stealth operations than conventional tactics. Fortunately, at least for retrieval of Driscoll's family, that seems to be what is called for. I would suggest, after we find precisely where they are held, a diversionary assault somewhere near the prison to attract the attention of most of the forces. This should make it easier for a smaller team of irregulars to slip into the prison area.' > "Anyone have any other suggestions? Sitting here in this little hole > is starting to bug me. I much prefer places with more than one exit, > expecially when in hostile territory." `Agreed. I've grown used to being in areas with more than one direction to run, and I'd rather not throw up any short-range gates if I don't have to.' =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 03:40:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/696 On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, fuzzy wrote: > "correction 'The only ones you can arrange for activation of without > assistance" John turns a coin over in his hand. "I see. So only commands from those little lens tuh.. things will activate them? Not very useful then, is it? Well, to me anyway." The coin glows blue briefly, then fades back to it's usual color. "Interesting spell. I guess I'll make some of my own then." > "Also, Beware the leap without control will be 7 fathoms, you can > pick direction by stepping, but you can't cut it short. At this John looks startled, "You don't really think I'm going to use these on myself?" He says this as if it would be the height of folly. John hands the coins back to Fuzzy, then walks over to the table and picks out about eight local coins. He pockets them with a small smile and says, "I'll have to do them later." =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 03:56:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/697 On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > `Agreed. I've grown used to being in areas with more than one > direction to run, and I'd rather not throw up any short-range gates > if I don't have to.' "Speaking of running and nowhere to go, did anyone ever check out that racket out there earlier? It'd be such a shame if the secret police are waiting to ambush us when we come out." =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:03:31 -0400 From: Caprice Subject: Re: Aae-challenges await X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/698 Caprice looks longingly at the sigils that Xzerrion has made, but for some reason doesn't ask for one. -- Caprice - doing some catchup here =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:06:52 -0400 From: Caprice Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/699 Shadow wrote: > "Speaking of running and nowhere to go, did anyone ever check out > that racket out there earlier? It'd be such a shame if the secret > police are waiting to ambush us when we come out." Caprice smiles oddly, "Perhaps I should? Unless anyone else would care to join me?" =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 09:43:06 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/700 At 11:06 AM 4/20/97 -0400, Caprice wrote: >Shadow wrote: >> "Speaking of running and nowhere to go, did anyone ever check out >> that racket out there earlier? It'd be such a shame if the secret >> police are waiting to ambush us when we come out." > >Caprice smiles oddly, "Perhaps I should? Unless anyone else would >care to join me?" "I think it might be a good idea for Roscoe to go, too. At least until the rest of us have a chance to get a feel for this world, having the native along might just save us from making any stupid-newby mistakes." Morgan looks at Roscoe. "I know it's been a long time since you were here, and that you were only marginally familiar with this area, but you still know the little unspoken sorts of things better than any of us, and that could make a big difference." =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 14:18:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Shadow Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/701 On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, L.J. Wolfe wrote: > I said had happened _before_ the noise, but that I hadn't been able > to post in time. Now that that's done....> > "I think it might be a good idea for Roscoe to go, too. At least > until the rest of us have a chance to get a feel for this world, > having the native along might just save us from making any > stupid-newby mistakes." > > Morgan looks at Roscoe. "I know it's been a long time since you were > here, and that you were only marginally familiar with this area, but > you still know the little unspoken sorts of things better than any > of us, and that could make a big difference." John bows toward Morgan, a grand, sweeping bow that looks very intricate, with a feathered hat appearing in his hand as he sweeps it toward the floor. "I too, would wish to go, milady." There is a half smile on his lips, he seems to be enjoying himself. "That is, if no one has any objections?" He looks around at the rest of the CAoL. "Besides, we might as well _all_ go. The only question is who should go first. I, for one, would like to stay in a place more.." he searches for the right word, "escapable." =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:23:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/702 On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Caprice wrote: > Caprice smiles oddly, "Perhaps I should? Unless anyone else would > care to join me?" Xzerrion replaces his sigil under his tunic, and draws Frostbite. `One of us should probably join you, to avoid situations like in Arcadia, where one person got seperated and attacked. I'll join you, as I have about eighty years experience in keeping silent.' =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:27:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/703 On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Shadow wrote: > "Besides, we might as well _all_ go. The only question is who should > go first. I, for one, would like to stay in a place more.." he > searches for the right word, "escapable." `In case it *is* their secret police, perhaps I should take the lead. After all, drow can be easily impressed by one self-confidently demonstrating noble rank and superiority, and I can play that game fairly convincingly. Orcs, which as I remember were the other portion of the secret police, will typically back off at harsh words from the drow.' =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 14:42:23 -0400 From: caprice Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/704 Paul Campbell wrote: > `In case it *is* their secret police, perhaps I should take the > lead. After all, drow can be easily impressed by one > self-confidently demonstrating noble rank and superiority, and I can > play that game fairly convincingly. Orcs, which as I remember were > the other portion of the secret police, will typically back off at > harsh words from the drow.' > >leader.> Caprice doesn't say a word, but simply adjusts her clothing and posture a bit as she steps behind, and slightly to one side of Xzerrion. Somehow, however, the whole person she is seems to have changed... The woman standing there now is obviously a bodyguard, and might have duties other than that, though most would feel a strong urge NOT to ask. Especially as torturing people for m'lord's amusement might be involved. She gives Xzerrion a small, deferrential bow as he looks at her. =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:50:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Campbell Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/705 On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, caprice wrote: > Caprice doesn't say a word, but simply adjusts her clothing and > posture a bit as she steps behind, and slightly to one side of > Xzerrion. Somehow, however, the whole person she is seems to have > changed... The woman standing there now is obviously a bodyguard, > and might have duties other than that, though most would feel a > strong urge NOT to ask. Especially as torturing people for m'lord's > amusement might be involved. She gives Xzerrion a small, > deferrential bow as he looks at her. Xzerrion maintains a straight face, but can be heard chuckling over the telepathic link. Setting a stern expression on his face, he confidently climbs up the ladder and steps forward into the room above, moving aside for Caprice to take her place. He glares about the room, displaying the approximate expression a phenomenally rich noble would use on seeing several homeless taking up residence in his great hall. =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:44:40 -0700 (PDT) From: fuzzy Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/706 On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Paul Campbell wrote: > Xzerrion maintains a straight face, but can be heard chuckling over > the telepathic link. Setting a stern expression on his face, he > confidently climbs up the ladder and steps forward into the room > above, moving aside for Caprice to take her place. He glares about > the room, displaying the approximate expression a phenomenally rich > noble would use on seeing several homeless taking up residence in > his great hall. > > Fuzzy follows Caprice, wearing his drow illusion and flat grey clothes. =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 15:35:28 From: "L.J. Wolfe" Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/707 At 02:18 PM 4/20/97 -0400, Shadow wrote: >"Besides, we might as well _all_ go. The only question is who should >go first. I, for one, would like to stay in a place more.." he >searches for the right word, "escapable." And at 01:44 PM 4/20/97 -0700, fuzzy wrote: >On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Xzerrion wrote: >> Xzerrion maintains a straight face, but can be heard chuckling over >> the telepathic link. Setting a stern expression on his face, he >> confidently climbs up the ladder and steps forward into the room >> above, moving aside for Caprice to take her place. He glares about >> the room, displaying the approximate expression a phenomenally rich >> noble would use on seeing several homeless taking up residence in >> his great hall. >> >> > > Fuzzy follows Caprice, wearing his drow illusion and flat grey > clothes. Morgan gestures to Roscoe that maybe he should move to the front as well, in whatever form seems appropriate. <*Xzerrion, if it seems like it would help, could you make the rest of us look like we belong in your retinue? And warn us what they're supposed to be seeing so we can act accordingly?*> She takes John's arm and does her best impression of an 'ornament'. <*I agree we should all go. Getting separated now probably isn't a good idea. And, I think, a woman accompanying someone will draw less attention than one alone.*> Morgan /|\ =========================== From: gamer@host.yab.com Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 18:43:43 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/708 On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Caprice wrote: > Caprice smiles oddly, "Perhaps I should? Unless anyone else would > care to join me?" Log speaks up and hefts a warhammer no one noticed a few minutes ago, "I'll give you some backup if someone will keep an eye on Squee...I mean Junior." =========================== Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 21:08:41 -0500 From: Michael Jon Knight Subject: Re: AAE3: moving on X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/709 At 06:43 PM 4/20/97 -0700, Log wrote: > Log speaks up and hefts a warhammer no one noticed a few minutes >ago, "I'll give you some backup if someone will keep an eye on >Squee...I mean Junior." Grabbing some coins and a few pears, figs and grapes from the floor where the table crashed, Knytt slips them inside his pack quickly. He then holds his golden staff out and closes his eyes. The gold ripples and shimmers as rainbow hues are reflected inside the room. The staff shrinks to pen size and Knytt slips it in an inside pocket of his vest. "Ill keep an eye on Junior. Let's get this show on the road." To Junior, "I tend to travel fast, do you want to ride, or try to keep up on foot?" ===========================