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<blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 3176098" data-attributes="member: 9758"><p><em>Synopsis for 10/23/06 session</em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Bizzaro World!</strong> </span></p><p></p><p>Subtitles: </p><p></p><p><strong>You know, this is all very creepy. </strong></p><p><strong>Can you use the kitchen? I have to use the bathroom!</strong></p><p><strong>Repenting is HARD!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>So the group (except Jahar) are stuck in a room with no exits, no doors, no windows. They decided to talk to the Kitty cat. </p><p></p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em> So, how's your redemption going?</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Ok, I guess. Look, string!</em> </p><p></p><p>Kitty cat plays with Gareth's string much to their amusement. </p><p> </p><p>For some Gabe causes a tangent about making robes out of <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />, literally, and how Gareth could accomplish this, and how it could be used for profit, and how everyone could contribute. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar mostly plays around with the powers of his Manse for a while. Then he decided to find a garden to meditate in, not realizing the rest of the group is stuck. </p><p> </p><p>Gareth pulls out a block of wood and starts whittling a small church. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(Hopeful): <em>You need any <strong>help</strong> with that?</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (Concerned): <em>Are you on drugs? </em> </p><p></p><p>On his way to find a garden, Jahar saw the library of the Manse. Jahar stops, blinks, walks in. Jahar sends his robes elsewhere because they are too opulent, then goes in, and started checking out the books. </p><p><strong>Gabe: </strong> <em>I'm not even going to make the temperance roll, I just go in.</em></p><p></p><p>So a few hours later, the rest of the group starts to get hungry. Jahar however doesn't notice, since he has no need to eat while inside the Manse. </p><p></p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (to Kitty): <em>Umm... is there a way out? Or could we have some food and water?</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong><em> That would be up to the Master.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Could you maybe let the Master know we're stuck in here and would like to get out so we don't starve to death.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty: </strong> <em>Yea, I'll pass that along.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Tiger of course spends time searching the room for exits. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar spends some time reading the titles of every book in the library, finding them to be on philosophy and magical theory, for about four hours. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>If the Sun goes down when we are in here, do we die?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em>No, you're safe now.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>Yea, we completed the challenge.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to Kitty): <em>So what do you know about the Unconquered Sun?</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty: </strong> <em>That he is a great and powerful god. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Do you know what time it is?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em>No.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Do you know how long you've been here?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em> I'm a cat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth </strong>(to A-Dom): <em>Why are you asking Jahar questions?</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> It's tradition...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan:</strong> <em>It's like a David Letterman joke, just keep repeating it. </em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar finally decided to take one book with him, and go looking for the rest of the group. Eventually he is stopped by a mirror. The animated Mirror frame told him people were staring in the Chamber of Redemption. Jahar felt the need to ask if it was the people who came in with him. Jahar is given some basic instructions on how to find the Chamber. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>What do you do here?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mirror:</strong> <em>Mostly, I help people reflect on things.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Do all the objects here speak?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mirror: </strong> <em>Some. Is this important to you?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar is stunned by the question, and spends an hour trying to figure out if the Mirror is trying to somehow trick him. Gareth's church gets smaller and smaller. Tiger tries to use Door Evading Technique, on the wall where Jahar went through... and found the wall to be rather solid. Jahar finally follows the instructions back to the group. As Jahar approaches he sees the wall fade away, but he is on the opposite side of a one way illusion (i.e. the group in the room sees an illusion of a Wall where the wall had been). So Jahar walks through the illusion into the room. Tiger and Jade's Luck are arguing about if it's worth using the power of their Manse to make a portal out of the room. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>It might not be that bad, it might just cause Wyld appear in the Empresses' thrown room. And you know, I'm OK with that.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to Jahar as he enters): <em>Has the cat taking over your soul?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>You're confusing the hell out of me.</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (Enthusiastic and happy):<em> <strong>Yay!</strong> You're the best when confused!</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>How are you doing?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (sad): <em>I ran out of wood.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Oh, I guess you've been in here a while?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>There is no bathroom in here.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan:</strong> <em>It's an RPG who the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> cares about bathrooms?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Oh. Well I haven't found one yet ether. Why didn't you guys leave? Oh well, follow me.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar walks through the illusionary wall. Puts his hand through the wall to wave to the group to follow him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Aren't you coming?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>The hand is talking to us! All hail the Wyld!</em> </p><p> </p><p>The rest of the group follows him into the rest of the Manse. So does the Kitty Cat. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Sorry they only told me that you were stuck in here a little while ago.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>What have you been doing that they couldn't find you?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Reading a book </em>(shows them the book he is carrying) </p><p></p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Where is the Kitchen?</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>I don't know.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (all happy): <em>I'm happy that you don't know. I'm happy about this.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Do you happen to know where the kitchen is?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitten:</strong> <em>What "kitchen"?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck said something to A-Dom. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (Happy):<em> I don't give a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. But I'm<strong> happy</strong> about that.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to A-Dom): <em>Are you ok?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (forced happy):<em> I'm <strong>Happy!</strong></em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger </strong>(to the cat, explaining kitchens):<em> It's like Time. It's a concept you don't understand. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em> Ah, excellent.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The group looks around, trying to find an Exit, and finds there is. </p><p></p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong><em> I <strong>love</strong> this manse, it's the best ever!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>What do you want?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>We have to go find food! Muffins have to be had.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>I guess I should let you out.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Entire group in unison:</strong> <em> YES!</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>And I'm <strong>happy</strong> to put her repentance in front of mine!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck offers to buy A-Dom beer and dinner. A-Dom cheers. Jahar starts leading the group out of the Manse. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(casual): <em>So Tiger, how many people have you assassinated?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>You think I keep count?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to Jahar): <em>Can you turn off the beam? You know, the Death Ray?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (stops in his tracks)<em>: I'm fairly sure, you can't break those rules.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (happy to Jade's Luck): <em>Do you want to go look for muffins... OFF this island? I bet they have better muffins on some of the other islands!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>A-Dom... what do you want to attack?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>YES!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (to A-Dom): <em>What's your problem A-Dom?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (hyper high pitched voice): <em>Nothings wrong. I'm <strong>happy</strong> and <strong>cheerful!</strong></em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Why are you nervous?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (to A-Dom): <em>You know how they have spear fishing? I bet club fishing would be even more challenging!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Tiger, can you make any sense out of this</em>. (waving at A-Dom and Jade's Luck). </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger</strong> (deadpan): <em>Just let us out. The sooner, the better.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar finally gets moving, and opens the wall to the final hallway. Jahar then turns and questions the tree on where the normal front door is. He finds out that the "Front Door" is on the other side of the island. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar </strong>(to Kitty): <em>Do you want to follow us?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em> I don't care. As long as you're alive, I don't have a job to do.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> A-Dom, that last door, you can go and open it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> I don't want to touch it. It looks like part of the manse. If I break a manse the monkeys will get upset and fire and stuff. </em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar goes and opens the door for A-Dom. They walk into the Mayor's office, the mayor looks up from his paperwork. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Are you A-Dom?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Yea.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong><em> May I see your hand for a minute?</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom shows the Mayor his hands. The Mayor examines them closely and then pulls a teeny tiny sliver of wood, from one of his knuckles. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Sir, I'm going to have to place you under arrest for the destruction of Ships.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (kind of happy):<em> O. K. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>How do you know he did it?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Cause he's a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing dragon blood!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> Because this splinter of wood here happens to match exactly this exemplar piece of wood from one of the sunken ships. It proves that this man put his fist through the hull of the Sea Diamond and there is great suspicion that he sunk Hunger's Revenge. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> Does it matter if the Ruler of the Island told me to do it?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em> Was he the ruler of the island when he told you to do it?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Kind of, no, not really. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>I don't think I told you...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Shhhhh!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>We must subject ourselves to the good islands laws.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (forced happy):<em> I'm <strong>happy</strong> to be arrested!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>What are the penalties for that?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Well we have to talk to the captains...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (interrupting): <em>I'm hoping <u>Death</u>!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> A-Dom?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em> There is not a death penalty for destruction of property. Normally it's re-compensation, possibly indenture to the people whom you owe the money. </em> </p><p> </p><p>Group starts laughing like mad. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>You don't want him!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>You really don't want him for an indentured servant. It would be... bad... for all concerned. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>He was abused when he was a servant.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>What was that house? Mnemon? Yea... worked for them for awhile. Didn't go well.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar looks for any signs of recognition of the house name, but the Mayor doesn't have any noticeable response. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor: </strong> <em>Well, Captain Diamond Eye Tor, isn't a member of House Mnemon to my knowledge.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Well we must subject ourselves to the will of the people.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Well yes, I'm going to have to take you to jail now. Then arrange a court date.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>I'm sorry I can't help my group more... If the laws of the land say I have to go to jail... I'll do my best to help you all. From Jail! </em> (Pause, then to the mayor, kind of happy) <em>Will it be a long incarceration?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor: </strong> <em>Well I have to get a jury...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>How long does that take? What's involved? How can I muddy that up?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Well I need to find 10 sober people.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Hmm... free beer for everyone?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar </strong>(completely confused): <em>Will someone please tell me what is going on with him?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Can I bring him dinner?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Sure, I don't care about that. Come on you, going to jail. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (making small talk with the Mayor): <em>You know, I've been to jail on six or seven island now.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (completely confused): <em>Will someone please tell me what is going</em></p><p><em>on?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em> According to our records, you've been to this jail three times.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong><em> You don't remember that either?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Oh no, I remember those. I would wake up there.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (completely confused): <em>What the hell am I missing?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth halls Jahar to the side and explains to try to explain to him... </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Why is he act so crazy?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>It's A-Dom.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>I know he sunk the ship.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The Mayor stops and turns around. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor</strong> (to Jahar):<em> So, you're a witness?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> No, he</em> (pointing at A-Dom)<em> told me.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Oh, so he confessed.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>See, we can skip the whole trial thing.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to A-Dom): <em>You told them in my presence what you did.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor</strong> (to A-Dom, serious): <em>Well that doesn't look good for your trial then Sir. As he</em> (pointing at Jahar) <em>is a very reputable witness at this point. What with owning the Island and all.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (to A-Dom): <em>You need to learn to stop hanging out with Jahar.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to the mayor, extremely happy and upbeat):<em> <strong>Death penalty?</strong> Yes?</em> (Cheesy grin)<em> I'll punch someone!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em> No, I'm sorry Sir. But if you keep this up, you're going to be resisting arrest.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>Come on A-Dom, punch me. You'll feel better.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Don't worry A-Dom, you'll feel better in the morning.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> Nooo.... I need a good six morning, that's what I would need.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A beam of light shoots out from the top of the Manse hits A-Dom in the head and knocks him unconscious. The mayor grabs him before he falls. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar looks for the cat who is back by the door. Jahar looks back and forth between A-Dom and the cat. Jahar goes back to the Manse to talk to the Kitty cat who stopped at the doorway. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>What is he currently serving?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Kitty: A-dom must bring life and civilization to five islands that don't have it. A-dom must have 10 babies with living human women. A-dom must return 5 stolen things to their rightful owner. A-dom needs to fast for a week. A-dom has to save one maiden. A-dom has to help him (Gareth) build churches. A-dom should pray once a month, minimum. A-dom needs to be Helpful and Cheery to his circle for a whole week. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>How long is he going to be out for?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mayor:</strong> <em>Two, maybe three hours.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Lets go get something to eat.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Tiger borrows a few of the Law books of the island to read during dinner. </p><p> </p><p>The Mayor leads A-Dom to the Jail, which seems oddly familiar to A-Dom. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Now I feel bad about trying to drag him to a tavern for food and beer.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>He's scary when he's being cheerful.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom is taken to a small jail, right between a bar and a whore house. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan:</strong> (to Alex) <em>This is all your fault! You're the one who's not suppose to lead me astray! You're the moral compass. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Head. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan:</strong> <em>I thought Tiger was the moral compass of the group.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan:</strong> <em>No, Tiger's my drinking buddy.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan:</strong> <em>But we never go drinking.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan:</strong> <em>Well that's because there is no good Euphemism for "Killing buddy." </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Paul:</strong> <em> I call them "Adventuring partners." </em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth decides to go to the "nice looking tavern" in hopes of a good meal. Jahar follows him, and sits outside the tavern. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (to Jahar): <em>Why are you just sitting out here?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>I can't afford it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Now... I know you're in a little bit of debt due to paying fines. I wasn't aware you were reduced to pennilessness. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>I've taken a vow of poverty.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>Can I have all your crap now?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Do you want dinner?</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom wakes up in a very familiar looking jail. So familiar, he even remembered the drunk on the cot next to him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>What's your name?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth:</strong> <em>I'm Goldtooth!</em> (Gives A-Dom a smile so he can see his one gold tooth) <em>Hey, you're dom-boy or dom something aren't ya..</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Yea, A-dom.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth: </strong> <em>Haven't seen ya for a few years. How you been.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> I Exalted.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth:</strong> <em>Ya what?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> I'm an Anathema.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth</strong> (confused): <em>Well, umm, good to see a young man like yourself get ahead in the world.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz:</strong> <em>We should just start the cult of the Anathema, and <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> all this Sun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. </em> </p><p> </p><p>The group discusses re-appropriating the word Anathema to become a good word. </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck goes into the tavern and buys food for Jahar. She then goes in and does a A-Dom shadow puppet story. A slightly modified version of the 8 armed demon ape fight. Really only changing it, so A-dom actually wins. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz:</strong> <em> I figure I can prejudice the jury if I have enough time. </em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom: You know, Goldtooth, I always get caught for the really crappy stuff. Never anything like Murder or anything like that. I get caught for stuff that really pisses people off, but is never bad enough to get them to kill you strait out for. So... what are you, a Lunar? </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth:</strong> <em> I don't think so. I got arrested for taking a piss in this guy's breakfast cereal. </em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom breaks down laughing. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth:</strong> <em> It was a bowl, and I had to go.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>It's a need, I'm with ya. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth:</strong> <em>No, if I'd done that I'd be in more</em></p><p><em>trouble. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>You know on any other island, that would</em></p><p><em>get you punched in the tate. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth: </strong> <em>So who's ship ya sailing on now?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>The Grumpy Craftsman.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth:</strong> <em>Never heard of that pirate ship.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (sucking wind noise): <em>Um, ah, no, he's not a "pirate ship" guy. Merchant.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom starts telling stories about how he's sinking ships, starting with the first pirate ship he sank and going from there. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> Hey, you wouldn't be like, a material witness against me would you?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth</strong> (patting himself):<em> I think I'm material. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong><em> I mean like testify against me.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Goldtooth: </strong> <em>Well you could tell on me for the whole breakfast cereal thing. I think we're in trouble together.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Oh yea. I like you. </em> </p><p> </p><p>The jail door opens, and some people come into the jail. A-Dom turns around to see Diamond Eye Tor. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>A-Dom! I hear you sunk my ship!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> It's a Loooooooooong story. Don't worry, I'll fix it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>And, how are you going to do that?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Well, first I'll drag it out of the water. Then we'll patch the hole. Then I'll put it back in the water. I'm an Athama now. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan: </strong> <em>Are you just going to tell everyone now?</em> (Ryan nods)<em> We can not take him to the realm now.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong><em> So, you're a Demon?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>No, not really. We just got a really bad rap. But I met a ship once that was.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom and Diamond Eye Tor have a nice private talk. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe</strong> (yelling into the recorder): <em>Can you use the kitchen? I have to use the bathroom!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (to Tiger): <em>I think we should stay here for a long party week or so. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>Wouldn't that be more like punishment?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em> No he wants to stay in jail for a week or so. I heard him say it. You know, give A-Dom a little vacation. Cause you know, if the mayor can't find 10 sober people to make a jury, A-Dom will be able to stay in jail until we stop getting everybody drunk.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Tiger, Gareth, and Jade's Luck start discussing what is Fun... to A-Dom. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (to Tiger): <em>So, what did you do before you met us?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>Stuff.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Not very helpful.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>No, but it's the truth.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> Do you remember what you did beforehand?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>Yes. Is there some reason I wouldn't? I'm not a drunkard like A-Dom.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>I'm just wondering. Is your mentor the kind of person who would be helpful to all of us? In any way, shape or form?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em> He might be helpful.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>You see, we have this "thing" where we get into trouble on a regular basis, and it might be helpful to have some... connections. And you someone from before, who knows your evil scum anathema, and is OK with that. And isn't a barbarian.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Alex:</strong> <em>Come on, you know Tiger enough that was Evil Scum beforehand.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan:</strong><em> I have never been Evil, or Scum...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>You know how none of my contact want to talk to any of your friends. We know he associates with criminal people. Not that he was evil criminal scum. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe: </strong> <em>You know, Jahar doesn't know how to be humble. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>As much as my mother loves me and everything. I think she would disown me if she found out.</em> </p><p> </p><p>(Long pause in the in-game conversation) </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck expresses some concern about the crew of the Grumpy Craftsman. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>How is it that a island, that firmly </em>(jahar mumbles: Something like "defeats thieves") <em>Has so many affiliated pirates?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Well we're just assuming that they are affiliated.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Well I'm just going on what you said about a potential conflict of interest.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Well A-Dom said things about his drinking buddies might be related to some other kinds of things. And I'm pretty much just going with the theory that anyone we don't know for sure is not affiliated with our merry little band of ex-pirates, it might be easier on </em>(pause)<em> their skulls, if we avoid any potential complications.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> We have to figure out a way around this. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Cause they swore an oath of loyalty to me, but I swore an oath of loyalty to them too.</em> </p><p> </p><p>[GM and A-Dom come out of other room.] </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan: </strong> <em>So is that contracted signed in my blood or someone else's? Will puppies do?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe:</strong> <em> ...mixed with small child.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The group sitting in the tavern, notices there is a commotion off in the distance. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz:</strong> <em>Does it sound A-Dom related?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>GM:</strong> <em>Probably not you know A-Dom is safely in jail.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz:</strong> <em> Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight, it must be A-Dom. </em> </p><p> </p><p>The group (except Tiger, who stays at the Tavern reading his book and eating dinner) goes out to investigate the commotion. They find a boat, walking out of the water. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (waving):<em> Oh hi A-Dom.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom sets the ship down gently on the beach. Then points at Gareth. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(forceful to Gareth): <em><u>YOU</u>!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>What?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>You owe me <strong>BIG</strong>. I want the help with da fixing.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> Why are we fixing pirate vessels?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>So I don't get red hot pokers up the ass.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Diamond Eye Tor:</strong> <em>Umm... you know we don't really do that here.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The rest of the group gets their first look at Diamond Eye Tor. He's a tall and dashing looking pirate, with a large diamond in his empty eye socket. He's got a large captains hat with a big feather in it, and is generally very well dressed. Jahar could not spot any noticeable signs of Dragon-blooded breeding. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (Point at Tor, and the Sky Diamond): <em>Friend of mine's boat.</em> (To Gareth) <em>Come on, you got me in big trouble. You got me arrested. You know, I listened to <u>you</u>...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (angry): <em>I'll fix the bloody boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em>There are two actually.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom then goes into the ocean and carries out the other ship, Hunger's Revenge. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>You want to remove that shark before I get to work?</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom grabs the shark that had been swimming around inside Hunger's Revenge, pets it a little and then tosses it back in the ocean. </p><p> </p><p>The group discusses skeet shooting with the Death Ray. Which leads to: </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I would be</em> (forced happy voice) <em><strong>Happy</strong> not to throw Tiger into the Death Ray.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Alex:</strong> <em>He'd just Dodge it anyway.</em> </p><p> </p><p>There was a large group of people who came down to watch the ships being carried out of the water. So the group decided to play to the crowd. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em> That's A-Dom, isn't he great.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I'm a Solar!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em> I thought you said you were an Anathema.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Well really the name is...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em>...interchangeable?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Yea.</em> </p><p> </p><p>At some point while Gareth is fixing the boats, Jahar goes up to Diamond Eye Tor. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Good Evening Sir. I'm sorry my companion damaged your boat is there anything we can do to make up for it?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (jerks a thumb at Jahar): <em>He's the island owner now.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>Oh, nice to meet ya. And your name would be?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Jahar</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>Nice island ya have here. We likes it quite a lot. But no, A-Dom's taking care of everything. He's getting the boats fixed, and putting them back in the water. We'll drop the charges when he's done with all that.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to Jahar): <em>Yup, it's all good. Impress him with the talk of the family and the business and all that.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar just shakes his head. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> What do you mean, "No" ? But </em>(flustered pause) <em>but with</em> (flustered pause) <em>and the diamond eye</em> (flustered pause) <em>You're the owner of the island! You should be all "<strong>Hey, look at me! I'm great!</strong>"</em> (flustered pause)<em> Unconquered whatever...</em> (talking real fast) <em>He's a member of a big Dragon-Blood family and he's got all kind of power and owns a trading company!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (solemn) : <em>A-Dom... please.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>You are!</em> </p><p> </p><p>There is some murmuring in the crowd, and a few blades being loosened in their scabbards, and a lot of cursing under their breath, at the mention of "<em>Dragon-Blooded family</em>." </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Now would be a good time for a speech on the tyranny of the Dynasts society.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (afraid):<em> You want to make it worse?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> Not me, somebody else</em>. (To A-Dom): <em>I don't think it's a good idea to incite the crowd so much that they all get burned up.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> I just want you would impress my old captain.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to Tor): <em>He use to serve under you?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>Yup.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(Happy): <em>Yea, isn't life Ironic?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (to Tor): <em>Have you ever thought of <strong>not</strong> being a Pirate?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong><em> YES! I have a plan to be a harbor master someday.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to Gareth):<em> I need a Harbor.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>A-Dom is considering installing a "merchant town" on his island.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (whispering to Tor): <em>Don't use the quotes!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>Apparently he has to wait until he owns the whole island. Apparently he's just a prince right now...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>You know there is a Harbor here already.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em>Yes, but this is a "pirate island." Merchants won't come here. A "merchant town" now, merchants would come to that... and buy things. Things that may have been transported from ships that make port here. But they wouldn't know that.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> Have you ever considered a system of privateering?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em>That sir is a dirty word! It's called Piracy! Privateers work for evil governments!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>But what if they prey on evil governments? But not on legitimate merchants...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (forceful):<em> We are<strong> NOT</strong> condoning <u>piracy</u> here Jahar.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> I'm condoning piracy on the Realm ships.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor</strong> (to Jahar): <em>So you’re talking about some kind of... pirates with morals... I guess? I've never had anyone ask me that kind of question.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> Usually when someone asks me that kind of question, I kill them. But.. He's Jahar... so he.. Ya know...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Cause he's so wonderful?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Tor and Jade's Luck get into a side discussion about this. Eventually the crowd calls for an old man. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor</strong> (to old man): <em>What do you call a Pirate, that preys only on government ships?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Old Man</strong> (confused, then a flash of insight): <em>Ethical?</em> </p><p> </p><p>The crowd kind is all impressed by the wisdom of the old man. Lots of "<em>Arr! Ethical..</em>." </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>So that's what your proposing?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Maybe Ethical Pirates are ok? Especially maybe if they ransom prisoners instead of torturing and maiming and killing?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em> Oh... ransoming... does that make you more money?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> Yes, yes it does.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck </strong>(pointing at Gareth): <em>He's a little upset because of his eye.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor: </strong> <em>Oh,</em> (pause) <em>yea, well look on the bright side. It makes you look dashing!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth lifts up his eyepatch revealing his scar. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Cause that's not dashing!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor </strong>(deflated): <em>Oh. Maybe you should get a diamond. Ladies love it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (Happy to Gareth): <em>You are suppose to get married.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar </strong>(to Tor): <em>Could you live with us for a while?</em> </p><p> </p><p>The group sees another ship pulling into the Harbor. Some of them can read it's name: The Artisan's Cargo. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Jade's Luck. This is the time you should start your speech, so the new ship hears it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (confused): <em>Ok...</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck remembered that the Artisan's Cargo was captained by Admiral Blood Sky. She also remembered the name Captain Blood Sky in connection with stories she's heard Gareth tell about losing his Eye. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck </strong>(to Gareth): <em>Umm... Maybe Tiger should be down here for this. Go get him.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth wanders off towards the tavern. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to Jade's Luck):<em> The more people that hear the speech the better. Now is the perfect time to start.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (grabs Jahar and whispers into his ear): <em>That's Admiral Blood Sky, he took his </em>(nod's to Gareth)<em> eye.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Well whatever you think is best. But I think...</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck starts her speech about how the Dynasts and the Realm are bad, and explaining that Jahar may be from a Dynast family he does not support their rule. During her speech, the third ship's crew comes along the dock and stops to watch the speech. Then after the speech. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em> A-Dom, come and meet my friend, Admiral Blood Sky!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth's gets to the Tavern (also known as the good inn). Goes in sits down next to Tiger, and starts bitching about how this night can't get any worse. </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom, meeting Blood Sky, gets the distinct impression that he is a Dragon-Blood from his breeding. Green hair, blue skin. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> Hi.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Blood Sky: </strong> <em>Hello, </em>(to Tor) <em>Who's this?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em>This is my good friend A-Dom.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Blood Sky: </strong> <em>You the fellow that was lifting the boats?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong><em> Yea, </em>(pointing at himself)<em> Anathema.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Blood Sky</strong> (cheerful):<em> Well, good for you! Looking for work?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>No, no, got a whole Solar, Conquering the world thing going. I already have a whole island.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tor:</strong> <em>And he's working on this whole "ethical piracy" idea thing.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Yea, we're just trying to destroy the Realm. We're OK with the Dragon-bloods being around and all. We just think the world should be organized different. Of course, everybody feels that way.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom and Jahar get into a short and totally incoherent argument. </p><p> </p><p>Admiral Blood Sky, gets confused, then says to Tor: I need a Beer. Then he wanders off into town. Going of course towards the good inn in town. A-Dom, watches them leave, realizes where they must be going, so he goes running past them as fast as he can. A-Dom gets to the good in, runs inside, picks up the stool that Gareth is sitting on and runs out of the Tavern with him on it out the back door. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to bartender):<em> I'll bring back the stool!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar tries to humbly teach the pirates about the Unconquered sun. He does very poorly, as he expected he would. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(to Gareth who he is still holding up): <em>You know, you probably don't want to use that inn.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth </strong>(angry):<em> Why not?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> I hear people pee in the breakfast cereal there... </em>(pause)<em> and maybe other stuff.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The front door of the Inn opens and Admiral Blood Sky walks in along with a large number of his crew. They all sit down. As it happens Blood Sky ends up sitting very near to where Tiger is sitting. Tiger recognizes a few things about him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>You know, I'm having a progressively bad day. You want to put me down.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I, I, I will put you down.</em> (Really cheery voice) <em>I am also having a very bad day you know. I was in jail for a while. I almost you know... very much... made a good person... angry with me. Once... I would <strong>LOVE</strong> to cook you dinner!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Do you have <strong>ANY</strong> cooking skill what so ever?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>No. But I may find a cook, and ask them nicely. How about, we go back to the Manse? Yes? No? I'll then bring you your food and we can hang out. Away from the pirates. I know this great game with a stick and a ball. It's called "stick ball." And we'll hang out, and tell stories...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Why can't we do this back at the inn?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Because there are pirates there. And I know you don't like pirates.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> You know, this is all <strong>very</strong> creepy.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>It's not my fault. I have to <strong>help</strong> or else I'll fall down and poke my other eye out. I have to be <strong>Cheery</strong> and <strong>helpful</strong>.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>You could just smile some more.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom smiles in a very frightening way. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Ok then...</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck finds A-Dom and Gareth, with A-Dom still holding the stool in the air with Gareth on it. About a block away from the inn. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Do you want me to go to the Inn to...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (interrupting, in his forced happy voice):<em> I was thinking we could use the Manse, away from the inn and all the uncomfortable pirates. </em>(Long pause)<em> Maybe we could talk to the Trees! </em>(Very fast)<em> The Trees seemed to have a lot to say!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Why don't I go get some food and wrap it up and bring it along to you.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (to A-Dom): <em>You need to spend less time with Jahar. Seriously.</em> (To Jade's Luck) <em>We're going back to the Manse because A-Dom just did a very scary smile.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom puts Gareth on his shoulders, then hands Jade's Luck Gareth's mug and stool. Jahar wanders around town, looking for a temple. He doesn't find one. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em> A-Dom? Are you eating or fasting?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Fasting.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Then I probably shouldn't bring you a dinner. I'm Sorry.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I could always give it to Gareth.</em> (To Gareth who is still slung over his shoulder. Happy voice<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><em> Have two dinners, please!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>I know why he's being aggressively nice. We'll I don't, but I think I do.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan: </strong> <em>It's called a Compassion 1 trying to be Compassion 5 and skipping 2, 3, and 4. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe: </strong> <em>This is why Jahar doesn't know how to be humble.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck goes back to the inn, puts the stool down in the empty spot on the other side of Tiger. She then found "portable food" to take to Gareth. She put it in a basket for Gareth, and took it out to him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth </strong>(still over A-Dom's shoulder): <em>I know why he's acting like this. Why are you acting like this?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>She always acts like this. But that's a good thing.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em> I'm suppose to be nice to everybody too... and make muffins. I can't make muffins yet. Also I'm a little worried about you, as you seem a little... anxious about things on this island.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>And I'm suppose to make you cheery.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>What? It's my fault that killing Pirates is a stress relief?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan:</strong> <em>YES!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Well really there was only that <u>one</u> time that we got to kill pirates. So you must be tense all the time.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> YES!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>You really do need a wife!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Hey, now that you're prince, you could probably find him a really nice wife.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (very happy): <em>Yes!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>No that's OK.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>How many wives do you want?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan:</strong> <em>Just ask if you can knock them up first. </em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth just shakes his head. </p><p></p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (kind of sad): <em>Well, OK, if you don't want a wife, that's fine. You can just get visited by your Grandmother... again. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan</strong> (whispering to Ryan): <em>Ask 'em if he wants a Husband instead.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Come on, we'll hang out at the Manse. Maybe we can get Captain Humble to open the door... just need to find Jahar so he can open the door.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom wanders around town, carrying Gareth, looking for Jahar. Luckily their brotherhood spell makes it easy to find each other. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong>Jahar! (Points at Gareth) <em>We're... with the not... With the finding and the pirate killing and the not being grumpy... and wanting people to be <strong>happy</strong>... I know your doing the whole thing your doing here. But could you let us into the manse, so not with the stabby and the death and the whole pile of ashes thing and the reincarnation.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Well I would not want to inconvenience you, so I will go with you.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Note: They would have to walk to the other side of the island to use the other door. As the door in the Mayor's office can only be effectively used by Jahar (to make the walls fade out of the way). </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I appreciate it. Would you like dinner?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>No. However I wish you would eat it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I CAN'T. I'm fasting. You know... the whole not eating. I'm sorry.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>That's quite alright. Ok lets go.</em> </p><p> </p><p>As they walk along. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Maybe later we can do the whole stick and ball game. Where you put the stick in the ground, then you throw the ball at it. If your good you get them to stay together, because you use a sharp ball.</em> </p><p> </p><p>GM breaks at the comment "sharp ball." </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Do you know what you are saying?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(happy voice): <em>I know exactly what I'm saying, always. And I'm happy to do it. Because you know... you were expecting the stick to be sharp.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck finds them to ask about getting permission to enter the Manse. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong><em> I could give you permission, but then you would have to use the far door. And I would not want to inconvenience you by making you walk all the way over there. So please come with me.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth falls asleep. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck: </strong> <em>Well it might be good if we had permission to use the manse... without you around.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> I don't think there are any issues with you moving about inside the manse. As long as you don't use this door.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong><em> This door, is the trappy door. </em> </p><p> </p><p>The group heads into the Manse. Jade's Luck heads off somewhere else. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to the Tree inside the Manse): <em>So do you know anything else about the Unconquered Sun? You know, other then what we...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (interrupting):<em> A-Dom! Don't pester the poor tree. It's rude.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (cheerful): <em>You're absolutely right!</em> (To the tree): <em>Would you like to throw fireballs at me?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tree:</strong> <em>Yes!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>You can put me down now.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom stands there taking fireballs to the face until he is partly wounded then asks the tree to stop. Puts him self out. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to the Tree): <em>Are there any rooms where I possibly might attire myself?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tree:</strong> <em>Oh yes, there are a number of rooms where you can get dressed. Usually off the living rooms.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Perhaps you have a Map in here?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tree:</strong> <em>Nope, no map. Just wander around. It's your house.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> Are the others free to wander around without being injured?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(annoyingly cheerful)<em>: Where would you like to eat Gareth?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Well I doubt any of the kitchens have any food left in them.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar wanders off to find a dressing room to store his good cloths in. He realizes that all the clothing that was left in the manse has rotted away. As the Manse apparently has not been lived in for a long time. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan: </strong> <em>There is a giant "bat-moth!"</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom notices that Gareth is holding the basket of food that Jade's Luck gave him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Oh the food has arrived.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Yes, I made it magically appear.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Do you have a charm to make food appear? </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Yes... but it only works when Jade's Luck is around.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>I'm glad you've learned this new charm.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>It doesn't cost any essence ether.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>WOW!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar finds A-Dom and Gareth. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to Jahar): <em>Whenever Jade's Luck is around he can make a basket of food appear.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The next day. Jahar goes to town and trades his good clothing for more "humble cloths." </p><p> </p><p>Ryan goes off on a tangent about destroying Creation. The group starts arguing if Creation would be destroyed if the 5 Elemental Dragons were killed. </p><p> </p><p>Apparently Jade's Luck and Tiger spent the night at the Inn, or at</p><p>least they started having this conversation the next day. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck </strong>(to Tiger): <em>So should we be sucking up to these pirates?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger</strong> (deadpan):<em> If you want. Knock yourself out.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck</strong> (enthusiastic): <em>I think not killing people is an excellent start.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar goes to the Mayors office to look at the Laws. He looks specifically for Eye loss, and for crimes committed off the island. Strangely, the laws only pertain to crimes committed "on the island." Also there was no specific punishment for causing "Eye Loss." Jahar then went to the Library of the Manse, to try to find out "What humble is." Jahar then tries to figure out if a Humble individual would tell Gareth about Admiral Blood Sky. Jahar decides to tell him. Jahar shaves his hair off. Then he goes to find Gareth. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar finds Gareth still asleep, sits down, and stairs at him, waiting for him to wake up. A-Dom walks past. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Jahar... What are you doing?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth wakes up to Jahar and A-Dom talking. Then makes hand gestures at Jahar questioning his lack of hair. They then start discussing the Manse's magical plumbing and how interesting it is. </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck and Tiger start discussing the laws. Notably there is no mention of Piracy, gambling, or similar things in the laws of the island. Most of the Laws are related to the Mayor and what he needs to do to keep the island running. They also found that the Mayor can make temporary laws for the public good. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to Gareth): <em>Want to take a walk. I would like to speak to you privately.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> I guess so.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Can I come with?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>I feel that it is most honorable that Gareth can talk to me alone.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I <strong>happily</strong> agree.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar and Gareth go to a room alone. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Gareth I feel you should know that the last ship that sailed into harbor last night is captained by Admiral Blood Sky. So I want you to remember there is no violence, ON the island.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>So?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>There is no violence ON the island. Just wanted to remind you of that.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> I'm heading back to the ship.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> I'm going to go meditate.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth wanders around until he finds the other door. It's only five miles away. Which took some time to find. Then once outside, he figured out the ship was about 3 miles away from the door, and headed there. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar meditates, then practices martial arts (because Immaculate Monks are humble, and do martial arts, so he must do martial arts, to be humble). Then he goes to the library. </p><p> </p><p>Later in the day, Jade's Luck goes to the front door and knocks. Jahar is in the library at this point. The kitty cat walks up to him and informs him that someone is knocking at the front door. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Do you know who it is?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em>I'm not a door Sir!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Does the door know who it is?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em> No, the door is kind of shy.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>I probably have to introduce people to the door. Don't I? Might I impose upon you to lead me to the door. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Kitty:</strong> <em>Oh, sure.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar and the Kitty cat eventually find the front door. Of course, the cat doesn't lead him in a totally strait line. Jahar can sense where members of the circle are, so he knows it's Jade's Luck on the other side of the door. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar </strong>(to the door): <em>Hello</em> </p><p> </p><p>The door which is ornately carved on this side waves back with a pair of small arms near the bottom of the door. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>I understand that a friend of mine is on the other side of this door. Would you mind opening up for her?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door</strong> (sad-ish): <em>Oh, I guess not.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The door uses its little arms near the floor to grab the cracks in the floor and slowly and painfully drag itself open by clawing it's away along the floor. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe:</strong> <em>Oh my god, I feel bad for the door... I help him.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>So you know in the future, this is Jade's Luck.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck waves to the door who says hello back. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to Jade's Luck):<em> Come on inside.</em> </p><p> </p><p>After Jade's Luck gets inside, the door starts pushing himself slowly closed. Jade's Luck helps him get himself closed. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door</strong> (to Jade's Luck): <em>Sorry, I don't have a face on the outside, side.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>How do you know when someone is outside?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door:</strong> <em>It's kind of like someone breathing on the back of your neck.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Do you know who it is?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door: </strong> <em>If they come often enough, I can tell what they are like.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> I would like you to be able to identify my circle mates so they can get in.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door </strong>(to Jahar): <em>Well you're easy to spot. You smell like cherries. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em> I hope there are other reasons you know me as well.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door: </strong> <em>Yea, but the cherry smell is so easy to notice.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar tries to lead Jade's Luck to the Library by a different route. However he finds A-Dom instead. A-Dom is playing with the plumbing by walking in and out of the bathroom to make the "magic bowl of water" flush. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> It's cool! And it's drinkable too! It's not putrid or nothing.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Are you ok?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>YES! Yes I am. Watch this!</em> *flush* </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>I could find the library but we found you instead.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>That's not sad at all. </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>The front door is three miles away.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>My legs </em>(pause) <em>are brown.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Can I help you with anything?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Can you help me smell like the Wyld?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>I don't think I can answer that. Very well... the library is this way!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I'll be in the bathroom!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>You might want to keep an eye on Gareth.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(very force happy voice):<em> I'd be happy too.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom waders around until he finds the door out. The door says hello to him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Hi, I'm A-Dom, I'm <strong><u>incredibly</u> miserable</strong> right now.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door:</strong> <em> Really, tell me about it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Well I'm forced to be<strong> nice </strong>to these people want to smack around some times.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door: </strong> <em>Oh and the whole non-violence thing?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>That's not even the half of it. I've been charged by an agent of my god to be "Nice and cheery" for a whole week! Otherwise my other eye is going to get poked out or my genitals fall of or something.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door:</strong> <em>Oh. You ever just.... consider going off and having a few hours to yourself?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Yea, but they can still find me.</em> (Pause) <em>Anyway, thanks for listening to me bitch. Now, get out of the way.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door:</strong> <em>All right.</em> </p><p> </p><p>The door starts slowly clawing his way along the floor to open himself. The door, not going fast enough for A-Dom, who slams it open, then slams it closed behind him. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Door</strong> (Softly from the other side): <em>Ow... my spine...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe:</strong> <em>Maybe I should make him exercise. Three opens and three shuts a day.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz: </strong> <em>Oh god the poor door!</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom wanders down to the ship to check on Gareth. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth </strong>(way to excited): <em>Ah, good A-Dom. We're going to need some of your "little friends."</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (confused): <em>Circle members?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth</strong> (sounding like a used-car salesman): <em>How do you feel about making a spine chain?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>But... but... bu...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> Go find us some nice sharks. You can make a spine chain out of sharks!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>That's a surprisingly good idea... </em>(Pause)<em> But if I make these, with the specific purpose of killing specific people... won't be <strong>happy</strong>... with the... thingy... and the pile of dust. While I'm getting there. I think I'm ready for reincarnation.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Who said we're doing this on the island?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I think sharks won't work well because they are mostly cartalige.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Group then discusses spine chains, and that they are more zombie then skeletons. Hence, sharks should actually work disturbingly well. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>We can improve that. I have faith in you.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom's face goes into slack jawed amazement as he can not believe the words that are coming out of Gareth's mouth. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar decides to use the power of the Manse to look around through the light of the lighthouse. So he takes a look at the ship, and sees Gareth and a stunned A-Dom standing on deck. The entire ship lights up under the light of the lighthouse, even though it's in the middle of the day. A-Dom notices. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(to the Manse): <em>Umm. <strong>NO! Sorry!</strong> We'll stop thinking about ideas like that now.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar blinks when he sees A-Dom apparently trying to talk to him, even though he can't hear him. The spotlight goes off and on. A-Dom breaks down and starts crying. Jahar stops looking and goes back to reading his book. So the light goes off. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz </strong>(about A-Dom):<em> At what point does he have to roll valor because "the world hates ME?" </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (whispering to Gareth): <em>We can't talk about this stuff! We're going to get fried! I'm <strong>happy</strong> to be fried... </em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Come on, we've got work to do!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I'm going to go below decks and lie down.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom goes into the Hull, and tries to find a barrel to hide in, near where Skelly died. Looking in the first barrel he sees, he finds one of the "ex-pirate" crew hiding in it. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew member:</strong> <em>Hey, this is my hiding spot! Get your own!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>You're not a demon are ya?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew member:</strong> <em>Noooo.... but did you hear the way the Captain was talking?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Wow! I know for a fact that you are not a demon because your head didn't melt. That's cool.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom finds another barrel... one full of water. He just gets in regardless. Gareth decides to let A-Dom have a five minute rest. Gareth then goes to get him. But when he finds A-Dom hiding in a water barrel, he decides to give him another five minutes. </p><p> </p><p>Gareth goes off and searches the bay looking for "bones" for A-Dom to animate. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan:</strong> <em> I don't think he really knows how this works...</em> </p><p> </p><p>Tiger (reading the laws) has figured out that Demon summoning is illegal, but that there are no rules for Necromancy. </p><p> </p><p>Gareth decides to go and search the island for bones, since there was a significant lack of them in the bay. </p><p> </p><p>Gareth managed to triple botch his roll to search for bones. </p><p> </p><p><strong>GM:</strong> <em>I have to think up a good triple botch for "searching for dead bodies."</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar starts making a daily schedule for being humble. </p><p> </p><p>Wake, wash, Martial Arts, Wander among the people, Lunch, Meditate in the woods. Explore the manse or the library. Wander among the people again. If I find anyone who's likely to be dying, I'll offer to take them to Skullstone. Sleep. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gabe:</strong> <em> Is it bad that I'm writing my daily schedule on the back of the yozi oath?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth finds an area with some disturbed ground. Following the</p><p>disturbed ground he finds a sea cave, and spots a few men (4 total) inside carrying torches, and they have with them a large chest. One of them... looks kind of familiar... But couldn't really remember where. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz: </strong> <em>He would look more familiar to your other eye...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Blood Sky </strong>(Noticing Gareth): <em>You there! Get away from here. This is our cave! (Pause) You look familiar. Hmm... (pause) can't quite place it. Maybe if you snivel!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth ignores the pirates and starts examining the structure of the cave. Gareth determines the exact point that is the structural keystone of the cave. He then gets his sword from elsewhere, jumped up to the center of the ceiling and drove his sword into the keystone area, collapsing the entire cave, then sliding out hole that was caused by the keystone getting destroyed so he was safe. The Cave collapsed down upon the pirates. Everyone on the Grumpy Craftsman hears a earth shattering kaboom. </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom continues to stay in his bucket of water, treating it like a very small bath tub. Have a good time, not investigating. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (to the crew in the barrel next to him): <em>You! Get out of Skelly's barrel!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew Member:</strong> <em>What?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Out! NOW!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Crew member gets out of the barrel. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew Member:</strong> <em>Where am I suppose to hide?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Next barrel over.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew Member:</strong> <em> It's full of apples...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>Start eating! Apples prevent scurvy! Or go hide under Fatty!</em> </p><p> </p><p>The crew member decides to just hide behind the barrel. A-Dom breaks the barrel the crew member just climbed out of. "Skelly's barrel." </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Skelly says no!</em> </p><p> </p><p>The crew who are hiding in the hull, start getting very nervous. Fatty goes up on deck and talks to Gareth when he gets back. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Fatty:</strong> <em>Sir. I thought you should be made aware of this. A-Dom appears to be going insane. He's scaring the men.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>I'll go down and have a talk with him.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Fatty:</strong> <em>Maybe you could have the talk with him, up here. Where less of us are likely to get hurt.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (screaming):<em> Nobody touches Skelly's barrel! I declare this Skelly's barrel now!</em> (Crashing noise as apples go flying when A-Dom smashes the barrel.) </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>A-DOM!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>What?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Are you OK?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom </strong>(very stressed out voice):<em> I'm <strong>happy! </strong>Aren't you <strong><u>happy</u>?</strong></em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>It's OK not to be happy.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (Angry): <em><strong>No!</strong> It's <strong>NOT! </strong>I have to be<strong> happy! </strong>This one's Skelly's barrel now!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz:</strong> <em>Oh god, this is Paranoia and A-Dom is the Happiness officer!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Ok, lets get something to write "skelly's barrel" on. Then only you can touch it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>No!</em> (A-Dom breaks that barrel too, tar goes spilling all over.) <em>That's Skelly's Tar! He collected it and nobody cared!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>You cared.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (little angry kid voice):<em> I cared and I'm <strong>happy</strong>. I have to make a spine chain out of</em> (pause) <em>spiders, so I can be fried to a crisp. Then you</em> (pointing at Gareth)<em> can be <strong>happy!</strong></em> </p><p> </p><p>At this point Alex is laughing so hard, Gareth can't respond. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I know! We'll spine chain boats together, then just run over everyone!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> I don't think that will work.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> I know, we can spine chain Pirates! We'll have one big pirate, made out of little pirates, connected at the ass!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew:</strong> <em>We'd prefer not sir!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Yes, most of them don't but I do it anyway!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> You know, if I thought it would work... </em>(Pause) <em>A-Dom you should go lie down.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I'm <strong>happy</strong> to lie down!</em> </p><p> </p><p>The crew by this point has left the hull area for their own safety. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (ranting like a madman): <em>I have to be helpful, and <strong>helpful</strong>, and cheerful, and helpful... Do you need help? I'll <strong>help!</strong> I'll kill somebody for ya right now! I know! I'll go under the island and destroy it and it will sink and we'll all die! Will that <strong>help?</strong></em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>I think you would be most helpful with your wife right now.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz: </strong> <em>That's just evil. His poor wife...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (still crazy ranting): <em>I know! I'll dig a hole right in the middle, and that will sink the island. That will work. You'll be <strong>happy</strong> then!?! <strong>Won't you?</strong> Maybe I'll go kidnap an Earth Elemental! I can put blood in my eyes and I can see things!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz </strong>(sounding like A-Dom):<em> Hi Dad! I'm in Jail! I'm calling you from JAIL!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Just because Gabe asked what was the Design Spirit doing, he was up on deck with the pirate crew saying things like "So... attached at the ass... might not be that bad for all of you..." </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>How about you stay right here. I'll be back.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (Happy voice): <em>Would that make you <strong><u>HAPPY</u></strong>? Cause if I'm not there, I can't <strong>help</strong> you.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Guard the boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (crazy voice): <em>Yessss... Guard the boat.... Am I in charge then? <strong>I'M CAPTAIN A-DOM!</strong></em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth hears a lot of splashing noises as the entire crew of the grumpy craftsman jumps overboard and swims for shore. </p><p> </p><p>Jahar decides to look again through the lighthouse. He looks at the boat at the exact time that the crew is leaping off the boat in terror. Jahar turns off the light. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>This is Skelly's Boat!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>We can make Skelly his own boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Noooooo this boat belongs to Skelly!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar double speaks the kitty cat into getting the various intelligent objects in the manse to find Jade's Luck and Tiger, to tell them that there may be a problem onboard the Grumpy Craftsman, probably caused by A-Dom. He also asks if the kitty cat wants anything, and the cat says "string" so Jahar unravels about 20ft of string off his humble robe. </p><p> </p><p>A skull in the Mayor's office suddenly lights up and starts talking. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Skull</strong> (to Tiger): <em>Hey, hey you!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger </strong>(like this is totally normal): <em>Yea?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Skull: </strong> <em>The owner of the manse says some guy named A-Dom is having problems on a boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>What boat?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Skull</strong> (thinks about it for a minute): <em>His boat!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em> Ok, thanks!</em> </p><p> </p><p>The kitty cat then tells Jahar that Tiger is on his way. Jahar then turns himself into a flock of birds with a spell and flies as far as he can, which got him outside of the manse, but not all the way to the ship. </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck also gets the message, but just runs off towards the ship. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>You there! Design Spirit! You're my Second Mate!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Design Spirit </strong>(with enthusiasm):<em> Aye Aye Captain!</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom starts laughing like a maniac. The Design Spirit pulls out a pastel tri-quarter hat and puts it on. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em> You guard the... Pointy end! I'll guard the big end!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Design Spirit:</strong> <em>Aye!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (crazy rant): <em>Don't let Skelly in! Cause he's Dead! <strong>DEAD</strong> dead!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Design Spirit: </strong> <em>Riiiiiiiiiiight.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth heads to the island to find the group, not knowing they are coming. At this point, A-Dom decides to guard the most vulnerable part of the ship. The bottom of the boat. So he dives into the water, and "ties" himself to the bottom of the ship. When we way "tie" we mean he wraps himself up with rope because he has chosen to be crazy at this point. For the record, A-Dom can not breath under water. </p><p> </p><p>Tiger reaches the beach near ship first. He sees a very wet and kind of scared looking Gareth standing on the beach with most of the crew nearby. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>So, what's going on?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Apparently being happy and cheerful, has caused A-Dom to snap. He's currently guarding the... </em>(very long pause while Gareth tries to figure out how to explain it. Then he just gives up.)<em> He's under the water. I think he needs to be knocked out.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em> Oh, that again. Couldn't you just touch him and make him happy?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth explains that A-Dom has been declaring things to belong to Skelly, then smash it. Jahar gets there, to see Tiger walking towards the ship. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar </strong>(to Gareth): <em>What going on?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>A-Dom snapped. Apparently being helpful and cheerful doesn't agree with him. He needs to be knocked out. Tiger is going to go "talk" to him.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Where is he?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Under the boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>How is he going to talk to him under the water.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>I have no clue.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>Why don't we leave him there until he passes out?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em> Because that can't be good.</em> </p><p> </p><p>It turns out A-Dom can hold his breath for 4 minutes. Then starts taking damage. </p><p> </p><p>Tiger goes into the ship to get a beer. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Liz:</strong> <em>This is A-Dom! Not Campan!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck finally arrives while Tiger is searching the boat for beer.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Well I picked the right boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>A-Dom snapped. Tiger is dealing with the situation.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck looks horrified at the words "<em>Tiger is dealing with the situation.</em>" </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jade's Luck:</strong> <em>Where is he?</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Under the boat. He's guarding the boat.</em> </p><p> </p><p>Tiger then jumps into the water with the mug of beer. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger </strong>(yelling through the water): <em>Hey A-Dom! Beer!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, A-Dom just hears Tiger yelling something incoherent, then "<em>Beer!</em>" A-Dom's response is to throw a "happy fish" at Tiger, while yelling "<em>Happy fish!</em>" Unsurprisingly, Tiger dodges it. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Alex</strong> (to GM): <em>Why did you bring Paranoia into your Exalted game?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck dives into the water and can see that A-Dom is "tied" to the ship. He is also turning blue. Jade's Luck decides to flash her boobs at him. </p><p> </p><p>At this point A-Dom botches his conviction roll to drown himself to death. So he goes blasting to the surface for air. On his way up, he sees Jade's Luck. </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom bursts out of the water, touches the boat and monkey leaps away from "the boobs of scariness!" A-Dom ends up landing on the beach next to Gareth and Jahar. He breaks down and starts crying. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>A-Dom, calm down!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom: </strong> <em>I lost the ship! I can't find it. There were scary thing there!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth:</strong> <em>Calm down, we are going to take you back to your island.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>No, I'm here. I'm <strong>HAPPY</strong> to be here.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>Yes, but you'll be <strong>happy</strong> to be there.</em> </p><p> </p><p>One of the crew members tried to sneak up on A-Dom with a blackjack. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to crew member):<em> Don't do that!</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom noticed the crew member, swings and hits the crew member with his fist while screaming the battle cry "<em>Rhyme it!</em>" A-Dom however managed to do no damage on the attack. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Ryan:</strong> <em>Oh my god! He'll be famous! He got hit by A-Dom and lived!</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth stood between the pirate and A-Dom. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>You rhyme it! Rhyme with Skelly!</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom tries to dig a hole on the sand of the beach to burry himself. Tiger walks up. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger: </strong> <em>A-Dom, you're not being helpful. Why don't you go be by yourself for a while.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar: </strong> <em>A-Dom it would be very helpful for us if you would relax.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>I have to be <strong>HELPFUL!</strong></em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>You can be happy and helpful by going and doing whatever you want to do, where ever you want to do it.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em>Like in the forest, by yourself.</em> </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom, starts to swim to his island. Through the sand. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom:</strong> <em>Not working! The water is hard!</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar:</strong> <em>Would you like to be alone for a little while?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Gareth picks A-Dom up and throws him into the water, where upon A-Dom starts swimming off as fast as he can. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jahar</strong> (to Gareth): <em>I don't think he has the stamina to make it back to his island. He was blue and twitching...</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger</strong> (to Gareth): <em>What did you do to set him off?</em> </p><p> </p><p>Jade's Luck gets a few crew into a row boat, to chase after A-Dom at a distance. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crew </strong>(to Jade's Luck): <em>We don't like this idea, but we have to follow your orders.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gareth: </strong> <em>All I did was talk about creating a few things.</em> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tiger:</strong> <em> For the purpose of? </em> </p><p> </p><p>Jahar starts calming down the crew and "<em>treating them like valuable human beings</em>." Which the group all finds to be a strange idea. </p><p> </p><p>Gareth notices Jade's Luck has rowed off with a few of the crew chasing A-Dom. Gareth's conviction towards A-Dom wins out, and he gets everybody to get onboard the Grumpy Craftsman to chase after them. </p><p> </p><p>A-Dom finally fails a few dozen miles away from land. The crew in the row boat grab him and pull him in, and wait for the Grumpy Craftsman to pick them up. The crew then strongly suggests A-Dom be chained up for safety reasons. Mummification of A-Dom with chains and ropes happens as nobody stops the crew. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A-Dom</strong> (mumbling in his sleep): <em>Repenting is <strong>HARD!</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ao the Overkitty, post: 3176098, member: 9758"] [i]Synopsis for 10/23/06 session[/i] [SIZE=6][b]Bizzaro World![/b] [/SIZE] Subtitles: [b]You know, this is all very creepy. Can you use the kitchen? I have to use the bathroom! Repenting is HARD![/b] So the group (except Jahar) are stuck in a room with no exits, no doors, no windows. They decided to talk to the Kitty cat. [b]Kitty:[/b] [i] So, how's your redemption going?[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Ok, I guess. Look, string![/i] Kitty cat plays with Gareth's string much to their amusement. For some Gabe causes a tangent about making robes out of :):):):), literally, and how Gareth could accomplish this, and how it could be used for profit, and how everyone could contribute. Jahar mostly plays around with the powers of his Manse for a while. Then he decided to find a garden to meditate in, not realizing the rest of the group is stuck. Gareth pulls out a block of wood and starts whittling a small church. [b]A-Dom [/b](Hopeful): [i]You need any [b]help[/b] with that?[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (Concerned): [i]Are you on drugs? [/i] On his way to find a garden, Jahar saw the library of the Manse. Jahar stops, blinks, walks in. Jahar sends his robes elsewhere because they are too opulent, then goes in, and started checking out the books. [b]Gabe: [/b] [i]I'm not even going to make the temperance roll, I just go in.[/i] So a few hours later, the rest of the group starts to get hungry. Jahar however doesn't notice, since he has no need to eat while inside the Manse. [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (to Kitty): [i]Umm... is there a way out? Or could we have some food and water?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b][i] That would be up to the Master.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]Could you maybe let the Master know we're stuck in here and would like to get out so we don't starve to death.[/i] [b]Kitty: [/b] [i]Yea, I'll pass that along.[/i] Tiger of course spends time searching the room for exits. Jahar spends some time reading the titles of every book in the library, finding them to be on philosophy and magical theory, for about four hours. [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]If the Sun goes down when we are in here, do we die?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i]No, you're safe now.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]Yea, we completed the challenge.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (to Kitty): [i]So what do you know about the Unconquered Sun?[/i] [b]Kitty: [/b] [i]That he is a great and powerful god. [/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Do you know what time it is?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i]No.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Do you know how long you've been here?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i] I'm a cat.[/i] [b]Gareth [/b](to A-Dom): [i]Why are you asking Jahar questions?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] It's tradition...[/i] [b]Dan:[/b] [i]It's like a David Letterman joke, just keep repeating it. [/i] Jahar finally decided to take one book with him, and go looking for the rest of the group. Eventually he is stopped by a mirror. The animated Mirror frame told him people were staring in the Chamber of Redemption. Jahar felt the need to ask if it was the people who came in with him. Jahar is given some basic instructions on how to find the Chamber. [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]What do you do here?[/i] [b]Mirror:[/b] [i]Mostly, I help people reflect on things.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Do all the objects here speak?[/i] [b]Mirror: [/b] [i]Some. Is this important to you?[/i] Jahar is stunned by the question, and spends an hour trying to figure out if the Mirror is trying to somehow trick him. Gareth's church gets smaller and smaller. Tiger tries to use Door Evading Technique, on the wall where Jahar went through... and found the wall to be rather solid. Jahar finally follows the instructions back to the group. As Jahar approaches he sees the wall fade away, but he is on the opposite side of a one way illusion (i.e. the group in the room sees an illusion of a Wall where the wall had been). So Jahar walks through the illusion into the room. Tiger and Jade's Luck are arguing about if it's worth using the power of their Manse to make a portal out of the room. [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]It might not be that bad, it might just cause Wyld appear in the Empresses' thrown room. And you know, I'm OK with that.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (to Jahar as he enters): [i]Has the cat taking over your soul?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]You're confusing the hell out of me.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (Enthusiastic and happy):[i] [b]Yay![/b] You're the best when confused![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]How are you doing?[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (sad): [i]I ran out of wood.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Oh, I guess you've been in here a while?[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]There is no bathroom in here.[/i] [b]Ryan:[/b] [i]It's an RPG who the :):):):) cares about bathrooms?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Oh. Well I haven't found one yet ether. Why didn't you guys leave? Oh well, follow me.[/i] Jahar walks through the illusionary wall. Puts his hand through the wall to wave to the group to follow him. [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Aren't you coming?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]The hand is talking to us! All hail the Wyld![/i] The rest of the group follows him into the rest of the Manse. So does the Kitty Cat. [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Sorry they only told me that you were stuck in here a little while ago.[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]What have you been doing that they couldn't find you?[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Reading a book [/i](shows them the book he is carrying) [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Where is the Kitchen?[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]I don't know.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (all happy): [i]I'm happy that you don't know. I'm happy about this.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Do you happen to know where the kitchen is?[/i] [b]Kitten:[/b] [i]What "kitchen"?[/i] Jade's Luck said something to A-Dom. [b]A-Dom[/b] (Happy):[i] I don't give a :):):):). But I'm[b] happy[/b] about that.[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (to A-Dom): [i]Are you ok?[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (forced happy):[i] I'm [b]Happy![/b][/i] [b]Tiger [/b](to the cat, explaining kitchens):[i] It's like Time. It's a concept you don't understand. [/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i] Ah, excellent.[/i] The group looks around, trying to find an Exit, and finds there is. [b]A-Dom:[/b][i] I [b]love[/b] this manse, it's the best ever![/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]What do you want?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]We have to go find food! Muffins have to be had.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]I guess I should let you out.[/i] [b]Entire group in unison:[/b] [i] YES![/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]And I'm [b]happy[/b] to put her repentance in front of mine![/i] Jade's Luck offers to buy A-Dom beer and dinner. A-Dom cheers. Jahar starts leading the group out of the Manse. [b]A-Dom [/b](casual): [i]So Tiger, how many people have you assassinated?[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]You think I keep count?[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (to Jahar): [i]Can you turn off the beam? You know, the Death Ray?[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (stops in his tracks)[i]: I'm fairly sure, you can't break those rules.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (happy to Jade's Luck): [i]Do you want to go look for muffins... OFF this island? I bet they have better muffins on some of the other islands![/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]A-Dom... what do you want to attack?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]YES![/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (to A-Dom): [i]What's your problem A-Dom?[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (hyper high pitched voice): [i]Nothings wrong. I'm [b]happy[/b] and [b]cheerful![/b][/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Why are you nervous?[/i] [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (to A-Dom): [i]You know how they have spear fishing? I bet club fishing would be even more challenging![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Tiger, can you make any sense out of this[/i]. (waving at A-Dom and Jade's Luck). [b]Tiger[/b] (deadpan): [i]Just let us out. The sooner, the better.[/i] Jahar finally gets moving, and opens the wall to the final hallway. Jahar then turns and questions the tree on where the normal front door is. He finds out that the "Front Door" is on the other side of the island. [b]Jahar [/b](to Kitty): [i]Do you want to follow us?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i] I don't care. As long as you're alive, I don't have a job to do.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] A-Dom, that last door, you can go and open it.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] I don't want to touch it. It looks like part of the manse. If I break a manse the monkeys will get upset and fire and stuff. [/i] Jahar goes and opens the door for A-Dom. They walk into the Mayor's office, the mayor looks up from his paperwork. [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Are you A-Dom?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Yea.[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b][i] May I see your hand for a minute?[/i] A-Dom shows the Mayor his hands. The Mayor examines them closely and then pulls a teeny tiny sliver of wood, from one of his knuckles. [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Sir, I'm going to have to place you under arrest for the destruction of Ships.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (kind of happy):[i] O. K. [/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]How do you know he did it?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Cause he's a :):):):)ing dragon blood![/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] Because this splinter of wood here happens to match exactly this exemplar piece of wood from one of the sunken ships. It proves that this man put his fist through the hull of the Sea Diamond and there is great suspicion that he sunk Hunger's Revenge. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] Does it matter if the Ruler of the Island told me to do it?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i] Was he the ruler of the island when he told you to do it?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Kind of, no, not really. [/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]I don't think I told you...[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Shhhhh![/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]We must subject ourselves to the good islands laws.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (forced happy):[i] I'm [b]happy[/b] to be arrested![/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]What are the penalties for that?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Well we have to talk to the captains...[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (interrupting): [i]I'm hoping [u]Death[/u]![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] A-Dom?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i] There is not a death penalty for destruction of property. Normally it's re-compensation, possibly indenture to the people whom you owe the money. [/i] Group starts laughing like mad. [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]You don't want him![/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]You really don't want him for an indentured servant. It would be... bad... for all concerned. [/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]He was abused when he was a servant.[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]What was that house? Mnemon? Yea... worked for them for awhile. Didn't go well.[/i] Jahar looks for any signs of recognition of the house name, but the Mayor doesn't have any noticeable response. [b]Mayor: [/b] [i]Well, Captain Diamond Eye Tor, isn't a member of House Mnemon to my knowledge.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Well we must subject ourselves to the will of the people.[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Well yes, I'm going to have to take you to jail now. Then arrange a court date.[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]I'm sorry I can't help my group more... If the laws of the land say I have to go to jail... I'll do my best to help you all. From Jail! [/i] (Pause, then to the mayor, kind of happy) [i]Will it be a long incarceration?[/i] [b]Mayor: [/b] [i]Well I have to get a jury...[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]How long does that take? What's involved? How can I muddy that up?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Well I need to find 10 sober people.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Hmm... free beer for everyone?[/i] [b]Jahar [/b](completely confused): [i]Will someone please tell me what is going on with him?[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[i] [/i][/b] [i]Can I bring him dinner?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Sure, I don't care about that. Come on you, going to jail. [/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (making small talk with the Mayor): [i]You know, I've been to jail on six or seven island now.[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (completely confused): [i]Will someone please tell me what is going on?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i] According to our records, you've been to this jail three times.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b][i] You don't remember that either?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Oh no, I remember those. I would wake up there.[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (completely confused): [i]What the hell am I missing?[/i] Gareth halls Jahar to the side and explains to try to explain to him... [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Why is he act so crazy?[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]It's A-Dom.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]I know he sunk the ship.[/i] The Mayor stops and turns around. [b]Mayor[/b] (to Jahar):[i] So, you're a witness?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] No, he[/i] (pointing at A-Dom)[i] told me.[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Oh, so he confessed.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]See, we can skip the whole trial thing.[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (to A-Dom): [i]You told them in my presence what you did.[/i] [b]Mayor[/b] (to A-Dom, serious): [i]Well that doesn't look good for your trial then Sir. As he[/i] (pointing at Jahar) [i]is a very reputable witness at this point. What with owning the Island and all.[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (to A-Dom): [i]You need to learn to stop hanging out with Jahar.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (to the mayor, extremely happy and upbeat):[i] [b]Death penalty?[/b] Yes?[/i] (Cheesy grin)[i] I'll punch someone![/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i] No, I'm sorry Sir. But if you keep this up, you're going to be resisting arrest.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]Come on A-Dom, punch me. You'll feel better.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Don't worry A-Dom, you'll feel better in the morning.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] Nooo.... I need a good six morning, that's what I would need.[/i] A beam of light shoots out from the top of the Manse hits A-Dom in the head and knocks him unconscious. The mayor grabs him before he falls. Jahar looks for the cat who is back by the door. Jahar looks back and forth between A-Dom and the cat. Jahar goes back to the Manse to talk to the Kitty cat who stopped at the doorway. [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]What is he currently serving?[/i] Kitty: A-dom must bring life and civilization to five islands that don't have it. A-dom must have 10 babies with living human women. A-dom must return 5 stolen things to their rightful owner. A-dom needs to fast for a week. A-dom has to save one maiden. A-dom has to help him (Gareth) build churches. A-dom should pray once a month, minimum. A-dom needs to be Helpful and Cheery to his circle for a whole week. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]How long is he going to be out for?[/i] [b]Mayor:[/b] [i]Two, maybe three hours.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Lets go get something to eat.[/i] Tiger borrows a few of the Law books of the island to read during dinner. The Mayor leads A-Dom to the Jail, which seems oddly familiar to A-Dom. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Now I feel bad about trying to drag him to a tavern for food and beer.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]He's scary when he's being cheerful.[/i] A-Dom is taken to a small jail, right between a bar and a whore house. [b]Ryan:[/b] (to Alex) [i]This is all your fault! You're the one who's not suppose to lead me astray! You're the moral compass. :):):):) Head. [/i] [b]Dan:[/b] [i]I thought Tiger was the moral compass of the group.[/i] [b]Ryan:[/b] [i]No, Tiger's my drinking buddy.[/i] [b]Dan:[/b] [i]But we never go drinking.[/i] [b]Ryan:[/b] [i]Well that's because there is no good Euphemism for "Killing buddy." [/i] [b]Paul:[/b] [i] I call them "Adventuring partners." [/i] Gareth decides to go to the "nice looking tavern" in hopes of a good meal. Jahar follows him, and sits outside the tavern. [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (to Jahar): [i]Why are you just sitting out here?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]I can't afford it.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Now... I know you're in a little bit of debt due to paying fines. I wasn't aware you were reduced to pennilessness. [/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]I've taken a vow of poverty.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]Can I have all your crap now?[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Do you want dinner?[/i] A-Dom wakes up in a very familiar looking jail. So familiar, he even remembered the drunk on the cot next to him. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]What's your name?[/i] [b]Goldtooth:[/b] [i]I'm Goldtooth![/i] (Gives A-Dom a smile so he can see his one gold tooth) [i]Hey, you're dom-boy or dom something aren't ya..[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Yea, A-dom.[/i] [b]Goldtooth: [/b] [i]Haven't seen ya for a few years. How you been.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] I Exalted.[/i] [b]Goldtooth:[/b] [i]Ya what?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] I'm an Anathema.[/i] [b]Goldtooth[/b] (confused): [i]Well, umm, good to see a young man like yourself get ahead in the world.[/i] [b]Liz:[/b] [i]We should just start the cult of the Anathema, and :):):):) all this Sun :):):):). [/i] The group discusses re-appropriating the word Anathema to become a good word. Jade's Luck goes into the tavern and buys food for Jahar. She then goes in and does a A-Dom shadow puppet story. A slightly modified version of the 8 armed demon ape fight. Really only changing it, so A-dom actually wins. [b]Liz:[/b] [i] I figure I can prejudice the jury if I have enough time. [/i] A-Dom: You know, Goldtooth, I always get caught for the really crappy stuff. Never anything like Murder or anything like that. I get caught for stuff that really pisses people off, but is never bad enough to get them to kill you strait out for. So... what are you, a Lunar? [b]Goldtooth:[/b] [i] I don't think so. I got arrested for taking a piss in this guy's breakfast cereal. [/i] A-Dom breaks down laughing. [b]Goldtooth:[/b] [i] It was a bowl, and I had to go.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]It's a need, I'm with ya. :):):):).[/i] [b]Goldtooth:[/b] [i]No, if I'd done that I'd be in more trouble. [/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]You know on any other island, that would get you punched in the tate. [/i] [b]Goldtooth: [/b] [i]So who's ship ya sailing on now?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]The Grumpy Craftsman.[/i] [b]Goldtooth:[/b] [i]Never heard of that pirate ship.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (sucking wind noise): [i]Um, ah, no, he's not a "pirate ship" guy. Merchant.[/i] A-Dom starts telling stories about how he's sinking ships, starting with the first pirate ship he sank and going from there. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] Hey, you wouldn't be like, a material witness against me would you?[/i] [b]Goldtooth[/b] (patting himself):[i] I think I'm material. [/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b][i] I mean like testify against me.[/i] [b]Goldtooth: [/b] [i]Well you could tell on me for the whole breakfast cereal thing. I think we're in trouble together.[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Oh yea. I like you. [/i] The jail door opens, and some people come into the jail. A-Dom turns around to see Diamond Eye Tor. [b]Tor: [/b] [i]A-Dom! I hear you sunk my ship![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] It's a Loooooooooong story. Don't worry, I'll fix it.[/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]And, how are you going to do that?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Well, first I'll drag it out of the water. Then we'll patch the hole. Then I'll put it back in the water. I'm an Athama now. [/i] [b]Dan: [/b] [i]Are you just going to tell everyone now?[/i] (Ryan nods)[i] We can not take him to the realm now.[/i] [b]Tor:[/b][i] So, you're a Demon?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]No, not really. We just got a really bad rap. But I met a ship once that was.[/i] A-Dom and Diamond Eye Tor have a nice private talk. [b]Gabe[/b] (yelling into the recorder): [i]Can you use the kitchen? I have to use the bathroom![/i] [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (to Tiger): [i]I think we should stay here for a long party week or so. [/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]Wouldn't that be more like punishment?[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i] No he wants to stay in jail for a week or so. I heard him say it. You know, give A-Dom a little vacation. Cause you know, if the mayor can't find 10 sober people to make a jury, A-Dom will be able to stay in jail until we stop getting everybody drunk.[/i] Tiger, Gareth, and Jade's Luck start discussing what is Fun... to A-Dom. [b]Gareth[/b] (to Tiger): [i]So, what did you do before you met us?[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]Stuff.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Not very helpful.[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]No, but it's the truth.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] Do you remember what you did beforehand?[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]Yes. Is there some reason I wouldn't? I'm not a drunkard like A-Dom.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]I'm just wondering. Is your mentor the kind of person who would be helpful to all of us? In any way, shape or form?[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i] He might be helpful.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]You see, we have this "thing" where we get into trouble on a regular basis, and it might be helpful to have some... connections. And you someone from before, who knows your evil scum anathema, and is OK with that. And isn't a barbarian.[/i] [b]Alex:[/b] [i]Come on, you know Tiger enough that was Evil Scum beforehand.[/i] [b]Dan:[/b][i] I have never been Evil, or Scum...[/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]You know how none of my contact want to talk to any of your friends. We know he associates with criminal people. Not that he was evil criminal scum. [/i] [b]Gabe: [/b] [i]You know, Jahar doesn't know how to be humble. [/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]As much as my mother loves me and everything. I think she would disown me if she found out.[/i] (Long pause in the in-game conversation) Jade's Luck expresses some concern about the crew of the Grumpy Craftsman. [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]How is it that a island, that firmly [/i](jahar mumbles: Something like "defeats thieves") [i]Has so many affiliated pirates?[/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]Well we're just assuming that they are affiliated.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Well I'm just going on what you said about a potential conflict of interest.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Well A-Dom said things about his drinking buddies might be related to some other kinds of things. And I'm pretty much just going with the theory that anyone we don't know for sure is not affiliated with our merry little band of ex-pirates, it might be easier on [/i](pause)[i] their skulls, if we avoid any potential complications.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] We have to figure out a way around this. [/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Cause they swore an oath of loyalty to me, but I swore an oath of loyalty to them too.[/i] [GM and A-Dom come out of other room.] [b]Ryan: [/b] [i]So is that contracted signed in my blood or someone else's? Will puppies do?[/i] [b]Gabe:[/b] [i] ...mixed with small child.[/i] The group sitting in the tavern, notices there is a commotion off in the distance. [b]Liz:[/b] [i]Does it sound A-Dom related?[/i] [b]GM:[/b] [i]Probably not you know A-Dom is safely in jail.[/i] [b]Liz:[/b] [i] Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight, it must be A-Dom. [/i] The group (except Tiger, who stays at the Tavern reading his book and eating dinner) goes out to investigate the commotion. They find a boat, walking out of the water. [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (waving):[i] Oh hi A-Dom.[/i] A-Dom sets the ship down gently on the beach. Then points at Gareth. [b]A-Dom [/b](forceful to Gareth): [i][u]YOU[/u]![/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]What?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]You owe me [b]BIG[/b]. I want the help with da fixing.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] Why are we fixing pirate vessels?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]So I don't get red hot pokers up the ass.[/i] [b]Diamond Eye Tor:[/b] [i]Umm... you know we don't really do that here.[/i] The rest of the group gets their first look at Diamond Eye Tor. He's a tall and dashing looking pirate, with a large diamond in his empty eye socket. He's got a large captains hat with a big feather in it, and is generally very well dressed. Jahar could not spot any noticeable signs of Dragon-blooded breeding. [b]A-Dom[/b] (Point at Tor, and the Sky Diamond): [i]Friend of mine's boat.[/i] (To Gareth) [i]Come on, you got me in big trouble. You got me arrested. You know, I listened to [u]you[/u]...[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (angry): [i]I'll fix the bloody boat.[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i]There are two actually.[/i] A-Dom then goes into the ocean and carries out the other ship, Hunger's Revenge. [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]You want to remove that shark before I get to work?[/i] A-Dom grabs the shark that had been swimming around inside Hunger's Revenge, pets it a little and then tosses it back in the ocean. The group discusses skeet shooting with the Death Ray. Which leads to: [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I would be[/i] (forced happy voice) [i][b]Happy[/b] not to throw Tiger into the Death Ray.[/i] [b]Alex:[/b] [i]He'd just Dodge it anyway.[/i] There was a large group of people who came down to watch the ships being carried out of the water. So the group decided to play to the crowd. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i] That's A-Dom, isn't he great.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I'm a Solar![/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i] I thought you said you were an Anathema.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Well really the name is...[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i]...interchangeable?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Yea.[/i] At some point while Gareth is fixing the boats, Jahar goes up to Diamond Eye Tor. [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Good Evening Sir. I'm sorry my companion damaged your boat is there anything we can do to make up for it?[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (jerks a thumb at Jahar): [i]He's the island owner now.[/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]Oh, nice to meet ya. And your name would be?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Jahar[/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]Nice island ya have here. We likes it quite a lot. But no, A-Dom's taking care of everything. He's getting the boats fixed, and putting them back in the water. We'll drop the charges when he's done with all that.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (to Jahar): [i]Yup, it's all good. Impress him with the talk of the family and the business and all that.[/i] Jahar just shakes his head. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] What do you mean, "No" ? But [/i](flustered pause) [i]but with[/i] (flustered pause) [i]and the diamond eye[/i] (flustered pause) [i]You're the owner of the island! You should be all "[b]Hey, look at me! I'm great![/b]"[/i] (flustered pause)[i] Unconquered whatever...[/i] (talking real fast) [i]He's a member of a big Dragon-Blood family and he's got all kind of power and owns a trading company![/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (solemn) : [i]A-Dom... please.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]You are![/i] There is some murmuring in the crowd, and a few blades being loosened in their scabbards, and a lot of cursing under their breath, at the mention of "[i]Dragon-Blooded family[/i]." [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Now would be a good time for a speech on the tyranny of the Dynasts society.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (afraid):[i] You want to make it worse?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] Not me, somebody else[/i]. (To A-Dom): [i]I don't think it's a good idea to incite the crowd so much that they all get burned up.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] I just want you would impress my old captain.[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (to Tor): [i]He use to serve under you?[/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]Yup.[/i] [b]A-Dom [/b](Happy): [i]Yea, isn't life Ironic?[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (to Tor): [i]Have you ever thought of [b]not[/b] being a Pirate?[/i] [b]Tor:[/b][i] YES! I have a plan to be a harbor master someday.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (to Gareth):[i] I need a Harbor.[/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]A-Dom is considering installing a "merchant town" on his island.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (whispering to Tor): [i]Don't use the quotes![/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]Apparently he has to wait until he owns the whole island. Apparently he's just a prince right now...[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]You know there is a Harbor here already.[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i]Yes, but this is a "pirate island." Merchants won't come here. A "merchant town" now, merchants would come to that... and buy things. Things that may have been transported from ships that make port here. But they wouldn't know that.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] Have you ever considered a system of privateering?[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i]That sir is a dirty word! It's called Piracy! Privateers work for evil governments![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]But what if they prey on evil governments? But not on legitimate merchants...[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (forceful):[i] We are[b] NOT[/b] condoning [u]piracy[/u] here Jahar.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] I'm condoning piracy on the Realm ships.[/i] [b]Tor[/b] (to Jahar): [i]So you’re talking about some kind of... pirates with morals... I guess? I've never had anyone ask me that kind of question.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] Usually when someone asks me that kind of question, I kill them. But.. He's Jahar... so he.. Ya know...[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Cause he's so wonderful?[/i] Tor and Jade's Luck get into a side discussion about this. Eventually the crowd calls for an old man. [b]Tor[/b] (to old man): [i]What do you call a Pirate, that preys only on government ships?[/i] [b]Old Man[/b] (confused, then a flash of insight): [i]Ethical?[/i] The crowd kind is all impressed by the wisdom of the old man. Lots of "[i]Arr! Ethical..[/i]." [b]Tor: [/b] [i]So that's what your proposing?[/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]Maybe Ethical Pirates are ok? Especially maybe if they ransom prisoners instead of torturing and maiming and killing?[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i] Oh... ransoming... does that make you more money?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] Yes, yes it does.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck [/b](pointing at Gareth): [i]He's a little upset because of his eye.[/i] [b]Tor: [/b] [i]Oh,[/i] (pause) [i]yea, well look on the bright side. It makes you look dashing![/i] Gareth lifts up his eyepatch revealing his scar. [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Cause that's not dashing![/i] [b]Tor [/b](deflated): [i]Oh. Maybe you should get a diamond. Ladies love it.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (Happy to Gareth): [i]You are suppose to get married.[/i] [b]Jahar [/b](to Tor): [i]Could you live with us for a while?[/i] The group sees another ship pulling into the Harbor. Some of them can read it's name: The Artisan's Cargo. [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Jade's Luck. This is the time you should start your speech, so the new ship hears it.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (confused): [i]Ok...[/i] Jade's Luck remembered that the Artisan's Cargo was captained by Admiral Blood Sky. She also remembered the name Captain Blood Sky in connection with stories she's heard Gareth tell about losing his Eye. [b]Jade's Luck [/b](to Gareth): [i]Umm... Maybe Tiger should be down here for this. Go get him.[/i] Gareth wanders off towards the tavern. [b]Jahar[/b] (to Jade's Luck):[i] The more people that hear the speech the better. Now is the perfect time to start.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (grabs Jahar and whispers into his ear): [i]That's Admiral Blood Sky, he took his [/i](nod's to Gareth)[i] eye.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Well whatever you think is best. But I think...[/i] Jade's Luck starts her speech about how the Dynasts and the Realm are bad, and explaining that Jahar may be from a Dynast family he does not support their rule. During her speech, the third ship's crew comes along the dock and stops to watch the speech. Then after the speech. [b]Tor:[/b] [i] A-Dom, come and meet my friend, Admiral Blood Sky![/i] Gareth's gets to the Tavern (also known as the good inn). Goes in sits down next to Tiger, and starts bitching about how this night can't get any worse. A-Dom, meeting Blood Sky, gets the distinct impression that he is a Dragon-Blood from his breeding. Green hair, blue skin. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] Hi.[/i] [b]Blood Sky: [/b] [i]Hello, [/i](to Tor) [i]Who's this?[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i]This is my good friend A-Dom.[/i] [b]Blood Sky: [/b] [i]You the fellow that was lifting the boats?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b][i] Yea, [/i](pointing at himself)[i] Anathema.[/i] [b]Blood Sky[/b] (cheerful):[i] Well, good for you! Looking for work?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]No, no, got a whole Solar, Conquering the world thing going. I already have a whole island.[/i] [b]Tor:[/b] [i]And he's working on this whole "ethical piracy" idea thing.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Yea, we're just trying to destroy the Realm. We're OK with the Dragon-bloods being around and all. We just think the world should be organized different. Of course, everybody feels that way.[/i] A-Dom and Jahar get into a short and totally incoherent argument. Admiral Blood Sky, gets confused, then says to Tor: I need a Beer. Then he wanders off into town. Going of course towards the good inn in town. A-Dom, watches them leave, realizes where they must be going, so he goes running past them as fast as he can. A-Dom gets to the good in, runs inside, picks up the stool that Gareth is sitting on and runs out of the Tavern with him on it out the back door. [b]A-Dom[/b] (to bartender):[i] I'll bring back the stool![/i] Jahar tries to humbly teach the pirates about the Unconquered sun. He does very poorly, as he expected he would. [b]A-Dom [/b](to Gareth who he is still holding up): [i]You know, you probably don't want to use that inn.[/i] [b]Gareth [/b](angry):[i] Why not?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] I hear people pee in the breakfast cereal there... [/i](pause)[i] and maybe other stuff.[/i] The front door of the Inn opens and Admiral Blood Sky walks in along with a large number of his crew. They all sit down. As it happens Blood Sky ends up sitting very near to where Tiger is sitting. Tiger recognizes a few things about him. [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]You know, I'm having a progressively bad day. You want to put me down.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I, I, I will put you down.[/i] (Really cheery voice) [i]I am also having a very bad day you know. I was in jail for a while. I almost you know... very much... made a good person... angry with me. Once... I would [b]LOVE[/b] to cook you dinner![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Do you have [b]ANY[/b] cooking skill what so ever?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]No. But I may find a cook, and ask them nicely. How about, we go back to the Manse? Yes? No? I'll then bring you your food and we can hang out. Away from the pirates. I know this great game with a stick and a ball. It's called "stick ball." And we'll hang out, and tell stories...[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Why can't we do this back at the inn?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Because there are pirates there. And I know you don't like pirates.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] You know, this is all [b]very[/b] creepy.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]It's not my fault. I have to [b]help[/b] or else I'll fall down and poke my other eye out. I have to be [b]Cheery[/b] and [b]helpful[/b].[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]You could just smile some more.[/i] A-Dom smiles in a very frightening way. [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Ok then...[/i] Jade's Luck finds A-Dom and Gareth, with A-Dom still holding the stool in the air with Gareth on it. About a block away from the inn. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Do you want me to go to the Inn to...[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (interrupting, in his forced happy voice):[i] I was thinking we could use the Manse, away from the inn and all the uncomfortable pirates. [/i](Long pause)[i] Maybe we could talk to the Trees! [/i](Very fast)[i] The Trees seemed to have a lot to say![/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]Why don't I go get some food and wrap it up and bring it along to you.[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (to A-Dom): [i]You need to spend less time with Jahar. Seriously.[/i] (To Jade's Luck) [i]We're going back to the Manse because A-Dom just did a very scary smile.[/i] A-Dom puts Gareth on his shoulders, then hands Jade's Luck Gareth's mug and stool. Jahar wanders around town, looking for a temple. He doesn't find one. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i] A-Dom? Are you eating or fasting?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Fasting.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]Then I probably shouldn't bring you a dinner. I'm Sorry.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I could always give it to Gareth.[/i] (To Gareth who is still slung over his shoulder. Happy voice:)[i] Have two dinners, please![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]I know why he's being aggressively nice. We'll I don't, but I think I do.[/i] [b]Ryan: [/b] [i]It's called a Compassion 1 trying to be Compassion 5 and skipping 2, 3, and 4. [/i] [b]Gabe: [/b] [i]This is why Jahar doesn't know how to be humble.[/i] Jade's Luck goes back to the inn, puts the stool down in the empty spot on the other side of Tiger. She then found "portable food" to take to Gareth. She put it in a basket for Gareth, and took it out to him. [b]Gareth [/b](still over A-Dom's shoulder): [i]I know why he's acting like this. Why are you acting like this?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]She always acts like this. But that's a good thing.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i] I'm suppose to be nice to everybody too... and make muffins. I can't make muffins yet. Also I'm a little worried about you, as you seem a little... anxious about things on this island.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]And I'm suppose to make you cheery.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]What? It's my fault that killing Pirates is a stress relief?[/i] [b]Dan:[/b] [i]YES![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Well really there was only that [u]one[/u] time that we got to kill pirates. So you must be tense all the time.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] YES![/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]You really do need a wife![/i] [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Hey, now that you're prince, you could probably find him a really nice wife.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (very happy): [i]Yes![/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]No that's OK.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]How many wives do you want?[/i] [b]Dan:[/b] [i]Just ask if you can knock them up first. [/i] Gareth just shakes his head. [b]A-Dom[/b] (kind of sad): [i]Well, OK, if you don't want a wife, that's fine. You can just get visited by your Grandmother... again. [/i] [b]Dan[/b] (whispering to Ryan): [i]Ask 'em if he wants a Husband instead.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Come on, we'll hang out at the Manse. Maybe we can get Captain Humble to open the door... just need to find Jahar so he can open the door.[/i] A-Dom wanders around town, carrying Gareth, looking for Jahar. Luckily their brotherhood spell makes it easy to find each other. [b]A-Dom: [/b]Jahar! (Points at Gareth) [i]We're... with the not... With the finding and the pirate killing and the not being grumpy... and wanting people to be [b]happy[/b]... I know your doing the whole thing your doing here. But could you let us into the manse, so not with the stabby and the death and the whole pile of ashes thing and the reincarnation.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Well I would not want to inconvenience you, so I will go with you.[/i] Note: They would have to walk to the other side of the island to use the other door. As the door in the Mayor's office can only be effectively used by Jahar (to make the walls fade out of the way). [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I appreciate it. Would you like dinner?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]No. However I wish you would eat it.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I CAN'T. I'm fasting. You know... the whole not eating. I'm sorry.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]That's quite alright. Ok lets go.[/i] As they walk along. [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Maybe later we can do the whole stick and ball game. Where you put the stick in the ground, then you throw the ball at it. If your good you get them to stay together, because you use a sharp ball.[/i] GM breaks at the comment "sharp ball." [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Do you know what you are saying?[/i] [b]A-Dom [/b](happy voice): [i]I know exactly what I'm saying, always. And I'm happy to do it. Because you know... you were expecting the stick to be sharp.[/i] Jade's Luck finds them to ask about getting permission to enter the Manse. [b]Jahar:[/b][i] I could give you permission, but then you would have to use the far door. And I would not want to inconvenience you by making you walk all the way over there. So please come with me.[/i] Gareth falls asleep. [b]Jade's Luck: [/b] [i]Well it might be good if we had permission to use the manse... without you around.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] I don't think there are any issues with you moving about inside the manse. As long as you don't use this door.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b][i] This door, is the trappy door. [/i] The group heads into the Manse. Jade's Luck heads off somewhere else. [b]A-Dom[/b] (to the Tree inside the Manse): [i]So do you know anything else about the Unconquered Sun? You know, other then what we...[/i] [b]Jahar[/b] (interrupting):[i] A-Dom! Don't pester the poor tree. It's rude.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (cheerful): [i]You're absolutely right![/i] (To the tree): [i]Would you like to throw fireballs at me?[/i] [b]Tree:[/b] [i]Yes![/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]You can put me down now.[/i] A-Dom stands there taking fireballs to the face until he is partly wounded then asks the tree to stop. Puts him self out. [b]Jahar[/b] (to the Tree): [i]Are there any rooms where I possibly might attire myself?[/i] [b]Tree:[/b] [i]Oh yes, there are a number of rooms where you can get dressed. Usually off the living rooms.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Perhaps you have a Map in here?[/i] [b]Tree:[/b] [i]Nope, no map. Just wander around. It's your house.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] Are the others free to wander around without being injured?[/i] [b]A-Dom [/b](annoyingly cheerful)[i]: Where would you like to eat Gareth?[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Well I doubt any of the kitchens have any food left in them.[/i] Jahar wanders off to find a dressing room to store his good cloths in. He realizes that all the clothing that was left in the manse has rotted away. As the Manse apparently has not been lived in for a long time. [b]Ryan: [/b] [i]There is a giant "bat-moth!"[/i] A-Dom notices that Gareth is holding the basket of food that Jade's Luck gave him. [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Oh the food has arrived.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Yes, I made it magically appear.[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Do you have a charm to make food appear? [/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Yes... but it only works when Jade's Luck is around.[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]I'm glad you've learned this new charm.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]It doesn't cost any essence ether.[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]WOW![/i] Jahar finds A-Dom and Gareth. [b]A-Dom[/b] (to Jahar): [i]Whenever Jade's Luck is around he can make a basket of food appear.[/i] The next day. Jahar goes to town and trades his good clothing for more "humble cloths." Ryan goes off on a tangent about destroying Creation. The group starts arguing if Creation would be destroyed if the 5 Elemental Dragons were killed. Apparently Jade's Luck and Tiger spent the night at the Inn, or at least they started having this conversation the next day. [b]Jade's Luck [/b](to Tiger): [i]So should we be sucking up to these pirates?[/i] [b]Tiger[/b] (deadpan):[i] If you want. Knock yourself out.[/i] [b]Jade's Luck[/b] (enthusiastic): [i]I think not killing people is an excellent start.[/i] Jahar goes to the Mayors office to look at the Laws. He looks specifically for Eye loss, and for crimes committed off the island. Strangely, the laws only pertain to crimes committed "on the island." Also there was no specific punishment for causing "Eye Loss." Jahar then went to the Library of the Manse, to try to find out "What humble is." Jahar then tries to figure out if a Humble individual would tell Gareth about Admiral Blood Sky. Jahar decides to tell him. Jahar shaves his hair off. Then he goes to find Gareth. Jahar finds Gareth still asleep, sits down, and stairs at him, waiting for him to wake up. A-Dom walks past. [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Jahar... What are you doing?[/i] Gareth wakes up to Jahar and A-Dom talking. Then makes hand gestures at Jahar questioning his lack of hair. They then start discussing the Manse's magical plumbing and how interesting it is. Jade's Luck and Tiger start discussing the laws. Notably there is no mention of Piracy, gambling, or similar things in the laws of the island. Most of the Laws are related to the Mayor and what he needs to do to keep the island running. They also found that the Mayor can make temporary laws for the public good. [b]Jahar[/b] (to Gareth): [i]Want to take a walk. I would like to speak to you privately.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] I guess so.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Can I come with?[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]I feel that it is most honorable that Gareth can talk to me alone.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I [b]happily[/b] agree.[/i] Jahar and Gareth go to a room alone. [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Gareth I feel you should know that the last ship that sailed into harbor last night is captained by Admiral Blood Sky. So I want you to remember there is no violence, ON the island.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]So?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]There is no violence ON the island. Just wanted to remind you of that.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] I'm heading back to the ship.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] I'm going to go meditate.[/i] Gareth wanders around until he finds the other door. It's only five miles away. Which took some time to find. Then once outside, he figured out the ship was about 3 miles away from the door, and headed there. Jahar meditates, then practices martial arts (because Immaculate Monks are humble, and do martial arts, so he must do martial arts, to be humble). Then he goes to the library. Later in the day, Jade's Luck goes to the front door and knocks. Jahar is in the library at this point. The kitty cat walks up to him and informs him that someone is knocking at the front door. [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Do you know who it is?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i]I'm not a door Sir![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Does the door know who it is?[/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i] No, the door is kind of shy.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]I probably have to introduce people to the door. Don't I? Might I impose upon you to lead me to the door. [/i] [b]Kitty:[/b] [i]Oh, sure.[/i] Jahar and the Kitty cat eventually find the front door. Of course, the cat doesn't lead him in a totally strait line. Jahar can sense where members of the circle are, so he knows it's Jade's Luck on the other side of the door. [b]Jahar [/b](to the door): [i]Hello[/i] The door which is ornately carved on this side waves back with a pair of small arms near the bottom of the door. [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]I understand that a friend of mine is on the other side of this door. Would you mind opening up for her?[/i] [b]Door[/b] (sad-ish): [i]Oh, I guess not.[/i] The door uses its little arms near the floor to grab the cracks in the floor and slowly and painfully drag itself open by clawing it's away along the floor. [b]Gabe:[/b] [i]Oh my god, I feel bad for the door... I help him.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]So you know in the future, this is Jade's Luck.[/i] Jade's Luck waves to the door who says hello back. [b]Jahar[/b] (to Jade's Luck):[i] Come on inside.[/i] After Jade's Luck gets inside, the door starts pushing himself slowly closed. Jade's Luck helps him get himself closed. [b]Door[/b] (to Jade's Luck): [i]Sorry, I don't have a face on the outside, side.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]How do you know when someone is outside?[/i] [b]Door:[/b] [i]It's kind of like someone breathing on the back of your neck.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Do you know who it is?[/i] [b]Door: [/b] [i]If they come often enough, I can tell what they are like.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] I would like you to be able to identify my circle mates so they can get in.[/i] [b]Door [/b](to Jahar): [i]Well you're easy to spot. You smell like cherries. [/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i] I hope there are other reasons you know me as well.[/i] [b]Door: [/b] [i]Yea, but the cherry smell is so easy to notice.[/i] Jahar tries to lead Jade's Luck to the Library by a different route. However he finds A-Dom instead. A-Dom is playing with the plumbing by walking in and out of the bathroom to make the "magic bowl of water" flush. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] It's cool! And it's drinkable too! It's not putrid or nothing.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Are you ok?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]YES! Yes I am. Watch this![/i] *flush* [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]I could find the library but we found you instead.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]That's not sad at all. [/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]The front door is three miles away.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]My legs [/i](pause) [i]are brown.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Can I help you with anything?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Can you help me smell like the Wyld?[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]I don't think I can answer that. Very well... the library is this way![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I'll be in the bathroom![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]You might want to keep an eye on Gareth.[/i] [b]A-Dom [/b](very force happy voice):[i] I'd be happy too.[/i] A-Dom waders around until he finds the door out. The door says hello to him. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Hi, I'm A-Dom, I'm [b][u]incredibly[/u] miserable[/b] right now.[/i] [b]Door:[/b] [i] Really, tell me about it.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Well I'm forced to be[b] nice [/b]to these people want to smack around some times.[/i] [b]Door: [/b] [i]Oh and the whole non-violence thing?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]That's not even the half of it. I've been charged by an agent of my god to be "Nice and cheery" for a whole week! Otherwise my other eye is going to get poked out or my genitals fall of or something.[/i] [b]Door:[/b] [i]Oh. You ever just.... consider going off and having a few hours to yourself?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Yea, but they can still find me.[/i] (Pause) [i]Anyway, thanks for listening to me bitch. Now, get out of the way.[/i] [b]Door:[/b] [i]All right.[/i] The door starts slowly clawing his way along the floor to open himself. The door, not going fast enough for A-Dom, who slams it open, then slams it closed behind him. [b]Door[/b] (Softly from the other side): [i]Ow... my spine...[/i] [b]Gabe:[/b] [i]Maybe I should make him exercise. Three opens and three shuts a day.[/i] [b]Liz: [/b] [i]Oh god the poor door![/i] A-Dom wanders down to the ship to check on Gareth. [b]Gareth [/b](way to excited): [i]Ah, good A-Dom. We're going to need some of your "little friends."[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (confused): [i]Circle members?[/i] [b]Gareth[/b] (sounding like a used-car salesman): [i]How do you feel about making a spine chain?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]But... but... bu...[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] Go find us some nice sharks. You can make a spine chain out of sharks![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]That's a surprisingly good idea... [/i](Pause)[i] But if I make these, with the specific purpose of killing specific people... won't be [b]happy[/b]... with the... thingy... and the pile of dust. While I'm getting there. I think I'm ready for reincarnation.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Who said we're doing this on the island?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I think sharks won't work well because they are mostly cartalige.[/i] Group then discusses spine chains, and that they are more zombie then skeletons. Hence, sharks should actually work disturbingly well. [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]We can improve that. I have faith in you.[/i] A-Dom's face goes into slack jawed amazement as he can not believe the words that are coming out of Gareth's mouth. Jahar decides to use the power of the Manse to look around through the light of the lighthouse. So he takes a look at the ship, and sees Gareth and a stunned A-Dom standing on deck. The entire ship lights up under the light of the lighthouse, even though it's in the middle of the day. A-Dom notices. [b]A-Dom [/b](to the Manse): [i]Umm. [b]NO! Sorry![/b] We'll stop thinking about ideas like that now.[/i] Jahar blinks when he sees A-Dom apparently trying to talk to him, even though he can't hear him. The spotlight goes off and on. A-Dom breaks down and starts crying. Jahar stops looking and goes back to reading his book. So the light goes off. [b]Liz [/b](about A-Dom):[i] At what point does he have to roll valor because "the world hates ME?" [/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (whispering to Gareth): [i]We can't talk about this stuff! We're going to get fried! I'm [b]happy[/b] to be fried... [/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Come on, we've got work to do![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I'm going to go below decks and lie down.[/i] A-Dom goes into the Hull, and tries to find a barrel to hide in, near where Skelly died. Looking in the first barrel he sees, he finds one of the "ex-pirate" crew hiding in it. [b]Crew member:[/b] [i]Hey, this is my hiding spot! Get your own![/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]You're not a demon are ya?[/i] [b]Crew member:[/b] [i]Noooo.... but did you hear the way the Captain was talking?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Wow! I know for a fact that you are not a demon because your head didn't melt. That's cool.[/i] A-Dom finds another barrel... one full of water. He just gets in regardless. Gareth decides to let A-Dom have a five minute rest. Gareth then goes to get him. But when he finds A-Dom hiding in a water barrel, he decides to give him another five minutes. Gareth goes off and searches the bay looking for "bones" for A-Dom to animate. [b]Ryan:[/b] [i] I don't think he really knows how this works...[/i] Tiger (reading the laws) has figured out that Demon summoning is illegal, but that there are no rules for Necromancy. Gareth decides to go and search the island for bones, since there was a significant lack of them in the bay. Gareth managed to triple botch his roll to search for bones. [b]GM:[/b] [i]I have to think up a good triple botch for "searching for dead bodies."[/i] Jahar starts making a daily schedule for being humble. Wake, wash, Martial Arts, Wander among the people, Lunch, Meditate in the woods. Explore the manse or the library. Wander among the people again. If I find anyone who's likely to be dying, I'll offer to take them to Skullstone. Sleep. [b]Gabe:[/b] [i] Is it bad that I'm writing my daily schedule on the back of the yozi oath?[/i] Gareth finds an area with some disturbed ground. Following the disturbed ground he finds a sea cave, and spots a few men (4 total) inside carrying torches, and they have with them a large chest. One of them... looks kind of familiar... But couldn't really remember where. [b]Liz: [/b] [i]He would look more familiar to your other eye...[/i] [b]Blood Sky [/b](Noticing Gareth): [i]You there! Get away from here. This is our cave! (Pause) You look familiar. Hmm... (pause) can't quite place it. Maybe if you snivel![/i] Gareth ignores the pirates and starts examining the structure of the cave. Gareth determines the exact point that is the structural keystone of the cave. He then gets his sword from elsewhere, jumped up to the center of the ceiling and drove his sword into the keystone area, collapsing the entire cave, then sliding out hole that was caused by the keystone getting destroyed so he was safe. The Cave collapsed down upon the pirates. Everyone on the Grumpy Craftsman hears a earth shattering kaboom. A-Dom continues to stay in his bucket of water, treating it like a very small bath tub. Have a good time, not investigating. [b]A-Dom[/b] (to the crew in the barrel next to him): [i]You! Get out of Skelly's barrel![/i] [b]Crew Member:[/b] [i]What?[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Out! NOW![/i] Crew member gets out of the barrel. [b]Crew Member:[/b] [i]Where am I suppose to hide?[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Next barrel over.[/i] [b]Crew Member:[/b] [i] It's full of apples...[/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]Start eating! Apples prevent scurvy! Or go hide under Fatty![/i] The crew member decides to just hide behind the barrel. A-Dom breaks the barrel the crew member just climbed out of. "Skelly's barrel." [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Skelly says no![/i] The crew who are hiding in the hull, start getting very nervous. Fatty goes up on deck and talks to Gareth when he gets back. [b]Fatty:[/b] [i]Sir. I thought you should be made aware of this. A-Dom appears to be going insane. He's scaring the men.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]I'll go down and have a talk with him.[/i] [b]Fatty:[/b] [i]Maybe you could have the talk with him, up here. Where less of us are likely to get hurt.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (screaming):[i] Nobody touches Skelly's barrel! I declare this Skelly's barrel now![/i] (Crashing noise as apples go flying when A-Dom smashes the barrel.) [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]A-DOM![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]What?[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Are you OK?[/i] [b]A-Dom [/b](very stressed out voice):[i] I'm [b]happy! [/b]Aren't you [b][u]happy[/u]?[/b][/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]It's OK not to be happy.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (Angry): [i][b]No![/b] It's [b]NOT! [/b]I have to be[b] happy! [/b]This one's Skelly's barrel now![/i] [b]Liz:[/b] [i]Oh god, this is Paranoia and A-Dom is the Happiness officer![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Ok, lets get something to write "skelly's barrel" on. Then only you can touch it.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]No![/i] (A-Dom breaks that barrel too, tar goes spilling all over.) [i]That's Skelly's Tar! He collected it and nobody cared![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]You cared.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (little angry kid voice):[i] I cared and I'm [b]happy[/b]. I have to make a spine chain out of[/i] (pause) [i]spiders, so I can be fried to a crisp. Then you[/i] (pointing at Gareth)[i] can be [b]happy![/b][/i] At this point Alex is laughing so hard, Gareth can't respond. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I know! We'll spine chain boats together, then just run over everyone![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] I don't think that will work.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] I know, we can spine chain Pirates! We'll have one big pirate, made out of little pirates, connected at the ass![/i] [b]Crew:[/b] [i]We'd prefer not sir![/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Yes, most of them don't but I do it anyway![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] You know, if I thought it would work... [/i](Pause) [i]A-Dom you should go lie down.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I'm [b]happy[/b] to lie down![/i] The crew by this point has left the hull area for their own safety. [b]A-Dom[/b] (ranting like a madman): [i]I have to be helpful, and [b]helpful[/b], and cheerful, and helpful... Do you need help? I'll [b]help![/b] I'll kill somebody for ya right now! I know! I'll go under the island and destroy it and it will sink and we'll all die! Will that [b]help?[/b][/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]I think you would be most helpful with your wife right now.[/i] [b]Liz: [/b] [i]That's just evil. His poor wife...[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (still crazy ranting): [i]I know! I'll dig a hole right in the middle, and that will sink the island. That will work. You'll be [b]happy[/b] then!?! [b]Won't you?[/b] Maybe I'll go kidnap an Earth Elemental! I can put blood in my eyes and I can see things![/i] [b]Liz [/b](sounding like A-Dom):[i] Hi Dad! I'm in Jail! I'm calling you from JAIL![/i] Just because Gabe asked what was the Design Spirit doing, he was up on deck with the pirate crew saying things like "So... attached at the ass... might not be that bad for all of you..." [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]How about you stay right here. I'll be back.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (Happy voice): [i]Would that make you [b][u]HAPPY[/u][/b][u][/u]? Cause if I'm not there, I can't [b]help[/b] you.[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Guard the boat.[/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (crazy voice): [i]Yessss... Guard the boat.... Am I in charge then? [b]I'M CAPTAIN A-DOM![/b][/i] Gareth hears a lot of splashing noises as the entire crew of the grumpy craftsman jumps overboard and swims for shore. Jahar decides to look again through the lighthouse. He looks at the boat at the exact time that the crew is leaping off the boat in terror. Jahar turns off the light. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]This is Skelly's Boat![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]We can make Skelly his own boat.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Noooooo this boat belongs to Skelly![/i] Jahar double speaks the kitty cat into getting the various intelligent objects in the manse to find Jade's Luck and Tiger, to tell them that there may be a problem onboard the Grumpy Craftsman, probably caused by A-Dom. He also asks if the kitty cat wants anything, and the cat says "string" so Jahar unravels about 20ft of string off his humble robe. A skull in the Mayor's office suddenly lights up and starts talking. [b]Skull[/b] (to Tiger): [i]Hey, hey you![/i] [b]Tiger [/b](like this is totally normal): [i]Yea?[/i] [b]Skull: [/b] [i]The owner of the manse says some guy named A-Dom is having problems on a boat.[/i] [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]What boat?[/i] [b]Skull[/b] (thinks about it for a minute): [i]His boat![/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i] Ok, thanks![/i] The kitty cat then tells Jahar that Tiger is on his way. Jahar then turns himself into a flock of birds with a spell and flies as far as he can, which got him outside of the manse, but not all the way to the ship. Jade's Luck also gets the message, but just runs off towards the ship. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]You there! Design Spirit! You're my Second Mate![/i] [b]Design Spirit [/b](with enthusiasm):[i] Aye Aye Captain![/i] A-Dom starts laughing like a maniac. The Design Spirit pulls out a pastel tri-quarter hat and puts it on. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i] You guard the... Pointy end! I'll guard the big end![/i] [b]Design Spirit:[/b] [i]Aye![/i] [b]A-Dom[/b] (crazy rant): [i]Don't let Skelly in! Cause he's Dead! [b]DEAD[/b] dead![/i] [b]Design Spirit:[i] [/i][/b] [i]Riiiiiiiiiiight.[/i] Gareth heads to the island to find the group, not knowing they are coming. At this point, A-Dom decides to guard the most vulnerable part of the ship. The bottom of the boat. So he dives into the water, and "ties" himself to the bottom of the ship. When we way "tie" we mean he wraps himself up with rope because he has chosen to be crazy at this point. For the record, A-Dom can not breath under water. Tiger reaches the beach near ship first. He sees a very wet and kind of scared looking Gareth standing on the beach with most of the crew nearby. [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]So, what's going on?[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Apparently being happy and cheerful, has caused A-Dom to snap. He's currently guarding the... [/i](very long pause while Gareth tries to figure out how to explain it. Then he just gives up.)[i] He's under the water. I think he needs to be knocked out.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i] Oh, that again. Couldn't you just touch him and make him happy?[/i] Gareth explains that A-Dom has been declaring things to belong to Skelly, then smash it. Jahar gets there, to see Tiger walking towards the ship. [b]Jahar [/b](to Gareth): [i]What going on?[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]A-Dom snapped. Apparently being helpful and cheerful doesn't agree with him. He needs to be knocked out. Tiger is going to go "talk" to him.[/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Where is he?[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Under the boat.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]How is he going to talk to him under the water.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]I have no clue.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]Why don't we leave him there until he passes out?[/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i] Because that can't be good.[/i] It turns out A-Dom can hold his breath for 4 minutes. Then starts taking damage. Tiger goes into the ship to get a beer. [b]Liz:[/b] [i]This is A-Dom! Not Campan![/i] Jade's Luck finally arrives while Tiger is searching the boat for beer. [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Well I picked the right boat.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]A-Dom snapped. Tiger is dealing with the situation.[/i] Jade's Luck looks horrified at the words "[i]Tiger is dealing with the situation.[/i]" [b]Jade's Luck:[/b] [i]Where is he?[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Under the boat. He's guarding the boat.[/i] Tiger then jumps into the water with the mug of beer. [b]Tiger [/b](yelling through the water): [i]Hey A-Dom! Beer![/i] Unfortunately, A-Dom just hears Tiger yelling something incoherent, then "[i]Beer![/i]" A-Dom's response is to throw a "happy fish" at Tiger, while yelling "[i]Happy fish![/i]" Unsurprisingly, Tiger dodges it. [b]Alex[/b] (to GM): [i]Why did you bring Paranoia into your Exalted game?[/i] Jade's Luck dives into the water and can see that A-Dom is "tied" to the ship. He is also turning blue. Jade's Luck decides to flash her boobs at him. At this point A-Dom botches his conviction roll to drown himself to death. So he goes blasting to the surface for air. On his way up, he sees Jade's Luck. A-Dom bursts out of the water, touches the boat and monkey leaps away from "the boobs of scariness!" A-Dom ends up landing on the beach next to Gareth and Jahar. He breaks down and starts crying. [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]A-Dom, calm down![/i] [b]A-Dom: [/b] [i]I lost the ship! I can't find it. There were scary thing there![/i] [b]Gareth:[/b] [i]Calm down, we are going to take you back to your island.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]No, I'm here. I'm [b]HAPPY[/b] to be here.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]Yes, but you'll be [b]happy[/b] to be there.[/i] One of the crew members tried to sneak up on A-Dom with a blackjack. [b]Jahar[/b] (to crew member):[i] Don't do that![/i] A-Dom noticed the crew member, swings and hits the crew member with his fist while screaming the battle cry "[i]Rhyme it![/i]" A-Dom however managed to do no damage on the attack. [b]Ryan:[/b] [i]Oh my god! He'll be famous! He got hit by A-Dom and lived![/i] Gareth stood between the pirate and A-Dom. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]You rhyme it! Rhyme with Skelly![/i] A-Dom tries to dig a hole on the sand of the beach to burry himself. Tiger walks up. [b]Tiger: [/b] [i]A-Dom, you're not being helpful. Why don't you go be by yourself for a while.[/i] [b]Jahar: [/b] [i]A-Dom it would be very helpful for us if you would relax.[/i] [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]I have to be [b]HELPFUL![/b][/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]You can be happy and helpful by going and doing whatever you want to do, where ever you want to do it.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i]Like in the forest, by yourself.[/i] A-Dom, starts to swim to his island. Through the sand. [b]A-Dom:[/b] [i]Not working! The water is hard![/i] [b]Jahar:[/b] [i]Would you like to be alone for a little while?[/i] Gareth picks A-Dom up and throws him into the water, where upon A-Dom starts swimming off as fast as he can. [b]Jahar[/b] (to Gareth): [i]I don't think he has the stamina to make it back to his island. He was blue and twitching...[/i] [b]Tiger[/b] (to Gareth): [i]What did you do to set him off?[/i] Jade's Luck gets a few crew into a row boat, to chase after A-Dom at a distance. [b]Crew [/b](to Jade's Luck): [i]We don't like this idea, but we have to follow your orders.[/i] [b]Gareth: [/b] [i]All I did was talk about creating a few things.[/i] [b]Tiger:[/b] [i] For the purpose of? [/i] Jahar starts calming down the crew and "[i]treating them like valuable human beings[/i]." Which the group all finds to be a strange idea. Gareth notices Jade's Luck has rowed off with a few of the crew chasing A-Dom. Gareth's conviction towards A-Dom wins out, and he gets everybody to get onboard the Grumpy Craftsman to chase after them. A-Dom finally fails a few dozen miles away from land. The crew in the row boat grab him and pull him in, and wait for the Grumpy Craftsman to pick them up. The crew then strongly suggests A-Dom be chained up for safety reasons. Mummification of A-Dom with chains and ropes happens as nobody stops the crew. [b]A-Dom[/b] (mumbling in his sleep): [i]Repenting is [b]HARD![/b][/i] [/QUOTE]
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