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Post by Ginger on Jan 31, 2012 13:10:39 GMT -5
What are Bunny's goals? Why is she interested in heading to the rain bird with us? Just because she's an elf and it's fae? Or are there other boons it will grant other than restoration? Does she need restoration?
It seems to me like we should walk to Devonshire and figure things out. The *spoiler* is extremely helpful and will help us figure out how to come up with a plan.
The Deadite plot involves us possibly getting healing waters and possibly getting Epi and Daneus back. The rain bird seems to be the next step on this path, but it also seems somewhat independent.
The Shadowlord plot seems to involve fewer crazy modules and wacky ancient stuff. It will also involve less travel via faerie roads and across the mountains to crazy places. Being closer to home base will make training stops easier.
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Post by venger on Jan 31, 2012 13:37:03 GMT -5
1) What are Bunny's goals? 2)Why is she interested in heading to the rain bird with us? 3) Just because she's an elf and it's fae? 4) Or are there other boons it will grant other than restoration? 5) Does she need restoration? 1) None in particular. 2) It sounds fun! 3) And fun! 4) She's never seen the rainbird before. 5) Who can't use a little restoration? |
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Post by Wolfgar on Jan 31, 2012 13:53:49 GMT -5
It seems to me like we should walk to Devonshire and figure things out. The *spoiler* is extremely helpful and will help us figure out how to come up with a plan. Yeah, I don't know why I thought they were more closely linked. Once everyone else chimes in on how we should travel back to Devonshire we can see what else we can get through on the list. BTW, I am still in favor of leaving some of the magic items (in particular the harp) with the elves. I want to avoid additional entanglements with the Fae. |
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Post by venger on Jan 31, 2012 14:18:40 GMT -5
Off the top of my head:
track1:
Deadites / ruins of ancient civilizations: various / the ghost of Bensarion / Forest Kingdom prophecy / The Horned King / Red Tam's bones, the Lineage of Kings / Princess Katarina & vampires / the Temple of Death / Cathbad von Alderweg / The Gauntlet / Laanhatra / Seat of Immortal Power
track2:
Shadowlord / Denagoth / Ravelthorn the Nighthag / demons / daemons / devils / Queen Istyria / humanoid armies massing / giants of Jotunheim / ettins of Uttinfast / trolls of Trollhight / witches of Pohjola / LotR rip-off - rings of servitude / Forest Kingdom prophecy / the Elven Star / Camla the traitor/ the Elves of Lothenar / Siege of Hadraith Tor redux
offtrack:
Friedrich's Shadow / Sionyl Shadow-weaver / Faerie Roads / Vernal House / the Rainbird / Fenhold / The Inquisition / the Abbot of Cinderham / Cinderella Wolcott's wedding / Damned John O'Crewet / The Averoignian Apostasy / Joan of Averoigne / Stringer Bell / Immortal King
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Post by Ginger on Jan 31, 2012 17:51:49 GMT -5
What do we want to do with Marcus and his sword? We can disable him with spells and then have an unseen servant pry the sword from his hands until we get to Devonshire and can do more research on it.
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Post by Ginger on Jan 31, 2012 17:56:37 GMT -5
Colby will peruse the shadow book specifically looking for instructions for replacing a missing shadow and for anything on using displacer beast hides to create a shadow cloak or something cool like that. If we want a quick adventure, then heading up to bring this book to Sionyl the Shadow-weaver might be good.
He'll also cast comprehend languages and skim the Demonomicon for references to Garzul, Hreke, Skezz, and Astri the Unclean. Also the Whisperer in the Dark.
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Post by Wolfgar on Feb 1, 2012 10:10:19 GMT -5
What do we want to do with Marcus and his sword? We can disable him with spells and then have an unseen servant pry the sword from his hands until we get to Devonshire and can do more research on it. Does he literally never sheath the sword or is it just that he will not let anyone take it from him? Has he taken on a new personality? How did the elves come to be in possession of the weapon? Do they know how to safely remove it from someone's possession? What do the elves know of Spartusia? Does it still exist? I'll ask Marcus if he is in communication with the sword (telepathically?). If so, does the sword require something specific from him? Does it provide instructions for how to accomplish that? Does it provide its wielder with any abilities? If so, what are they? Will he be able to use his other magic sword or the dancing dagger while in possession of the ruby blade? If not would he like to let others use them? |
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Feb 1, 2012 12:45:02 GMT -5
Trommer will use the Helm of Telepathy to eaves drop on the conversation going on in Marcus's head.
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Post by venger on Feb 1, 2012 14:08:57 GMT -5
Colby will peruse the shadow book specifically looking for instructions for replacing a missing shadow and for anything on using displacer beast hides to create a shadow cloak or something cool like that. Not so much. He'll also cast comprehend languages and skim the Demonomicon for references to Garzul, Hreke, Skezz, and Astri the Unclean. Also the Whisperer in the Dark. It's an incredibly dense, heavily annotated volume. It contains lurid descriptions of the lower planes and their myriad denizens, deep philsophical musings into the underpinnings of infernal existence. Some of the complex arcane diagrams & formulae look a lot like those found in the wizard Feldspar's notes. It is not a quick read, nor is it skimmable. Does he literally never sheath the sword or is it just that he will not let anyone take it from him? Has he taken on a new personality? No one has attempted to take it from him. He didn't have much of a personality before, but now he seems really pro-Spartusia. How did the elves come to be in possession of the weapon? Do they know how to safely remove it from someone's possession? What do the elves know of Spartusia? Does it still exist? The elves explain that after the fall of the Spartusian Empire they were entrusted with custodianship of the strong-willed sword to maybe help curtail additional human imperialism. Like that ever works. Mostly it sat in a glass case and gathered dust. Spartusia was like any human empire: riven by civil strife, aggressively militaristic, corrupt, rotting from the inside out ... a pattern the elves have seen repeat itself in every human civilization, throughout the ages. The last remnants of the Spartusians fled to Essuria, which crumbled to aeons ago. I'll ask Marcus if he is in communication with the sword (telepathically?). If so, does the sword require something specific from him? Does it provide instructions for how to accomplish that? Does it provide its wielder with any abilities? If so, what are they? Will he be able to use his other magic sword or the dancing dagger while in possession of the ruby blade? If not would he like to let others use them? He indicates he is not in "communication" with the sword. The sword doesn't require anything, it's just a sword. And, no, he really wouldn't care to let anyone else use his other magic weapons. Trommer will use the Helm of Telepathy to eaves drop on the conversation going on in Marcus's head. There is some kind of loud Spartusian national anthem playing, over and over. |
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Post by Ginger on Feb 1, 2012 14:16:10 GMT -5
What does Marcus explain when told that last week he'd never heard of Spartusia? Will he not turn it over for Colby to admire it's beauty?
And "Descended from the High Kings of Thracia, tracing their lineage all the back to ancient Cynecedia"
I'll assume that the word lineage was not casually dropped here.
Colby would love either the broadsword or the dancing dagger. Or both, he's happy to fight 2 handed!
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Post by venger on Feb 1, 2012 15:16:52 GMT -5
What does Marcus explain when told that last week he'd never heard of Spartusia? Will he not turn it over for Colby to admire it's beauty? He regards you with an expressionless stare. |
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Post by Friedrich on Feb 1, 2012 16:03:36 GMT -5
Colby should take Marcus' old broadsword as his primary weapon. Somebody must have a magic dagger for his off hand weapon. I doubt Marcus will give up his dancing dagger. But Colby, you don't really want to fight two-handed, do you?
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Post by Ginger on Feb 1, 2012 16:23:36 GMT -5
I don't think we can do this out of game, but we should Stinking Cloud/Hold Person him and then have an unseen servant remove the sword.
That prompts a wholly unrelated question, but if you cast slow on a guy in a stinking cloud, is his recovery time also slowed? I'd imagine he coughs at half the rate, so it takes twice as long to expel the foul gas from his lungs. I suspect a hold person would work at a normal rate, though.
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Post by Wolfgar on Feb 1, 2012 17:30:59 GMT -5
I am not going to worry about Marcus. Let's just wait for him to get to low hit points and see what happens when the sword takes him over.
Anyone have a problem with the overland route as opposed to the faerie road? We still have a lot of the list to cover.
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Post by Ginger on Feb 1, 2012 17:47:29 GMT -5
If the Princess suggests we take the overland route, then I definitely agree.
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Post by agesilaus on Feb 1, 2012 20:35:52 GMT -5
Fin sez:
1. Effusive, culturally-appropriate and borderline fawning thanks to the elves and the Princess for the help, the information, and the chain mail. "Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo" Fin will also load up on arrows, to the tune of 40.
2. Agree we should leave a few...ahem...less than seemingly useful magic items with the elves, along with best wishes for their escape and gee whiz we'd like to help with Denagoth and all that, but what with my bad back and my rheumatiz and Friedrich's halitosis, well...you get the idea.
3. Like the overland route to Devonshire. Much invisibility, much sneakin' about, opportunities for not a few judiciously-placed backstabs on no-doubt well-deserving orcs.
4. Marcus, Shmarcus...like Paavo sez, let him get to null HP and then we can take what we want off him. (Fin thinks to himself, does not utter in Paavo's hearing: and perhaps Marcus could be helped along in 'shuffling off this mortal coil' should a suitable opportunity to practice backstabbing were to appear).
5. If Bunny is interested, Fin has some engravings he'd like to show her.
6. Like the Deadite track. Fin points out (again, and not without a little elven ennui at this seeming human unwillingness to confront reality) that we have a pretty pissed off vampire princess gunning for us. Fin likes his blood right where it is, thanks very much.
7. Are we still here?
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Post by agesilaus on Feb 1, 2012 20:37:38 GMT -5
"Loud Spartusian national anthem" - heh.
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Post by Bolo on Feb 1, 2012 23:21:34 GMT -5
The overland route to Devonshire is fine. Better late than dead. perhaps Marcus could be helped along in 'shuffling off this mortal coil' should a suitable opportunity to practice backstabbing were to appear If you backstabbed a sleeping Marcus with your magic longsword for triple max damage, mostly likely he would still have enough HP left to wake up and shred you. |
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Post by agesilaus on Feb 2, 2012 20:20:20 GMT -5
Nah. Never happen. Why would I go after him when he has full HP? Fin's mama didn't raise no dummies...none that lived, anyway.
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Post by Wolfgar on Feb 4, 2012 16:32:46 GMT -5
Do the elves know anything else about the Sword of Sylaire? The Deadites wanted it for some ritual. Any idea why?
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Post by agesilaus on Feb 5, 2012 13:02:35 GMT -5
I thought Fin asked them that as well? Oh, well, they say with age your memory is the first thing to go. Second is....um.....
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