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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6165095" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p>Ha ha. Yes. That's what it's like with this player sometimes, driven by a sense of curiosity about where even deadly-looking threads might lead. Here's how the conversation went*:</p><p></p><p><strong>Me: </strong>So it looks very much like you're being summoned to serve this 'Ekossigan', whoever or whatever he is.</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Okay. Let's get going then.</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>(<em>A</em><em>fter a surprised beat</em>) You're actually going to follow him?</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Yeah. I wanna find out who this guy is and what he's up to.</p><p><strong>Malthusius: </strong><strong>(</strong><em>Who really shouldn't be chipping in at this point, but I make believe it's Uru's conscience</em>) How do you know that's what's going to happen at the other end?</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Okay, I'll quickly send Malthusius a message telling him where I'm going.</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>I'm glad you said that because you quickly discover that you can't. That's when you realise that there's a degree of compulsion in this. Ellik turns around and says, "No, no. No whispering of secrets. We are us now. They are them."</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Right, well I guess I'll just keep following him then.</p><p><em>(Other players fidget and shake their heads in disapproval, having been warned not to say anything else.</em>)</p><p><strong>Me:</strong> Okay. Well, to save time, it might be better if you hand your character sheet over now and think about generating another for next week. (<em>Clearly subtlety was never going to work.</em>)</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Wait. What...?</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>Of your own free well, you're joining the other side.</p><p><strong>Malthusius: </strong>Like when I was offered the chance to be mayor of the Nettles, but if I took it 'd have to give up adventuring.</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>Kind of. Only worse. Malthusius could at least have resigned. You can feel this compulsion growing stronger with every step, and pretty soon, you're not going to be Uru anymore. It's emanating from your <em>regalia</em>.</p><p><strong>Uru</strong><strong>: </strong>Because I'm a member of the Unseen Court, or whatever?</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>Maybe.</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Well, I don't want to lose my membership. I worked hard for this!</p><p><strong>Malthusius:</strong> You mean you killed that ettercap and stole its stuff. </p><p><strong>Matunaaga: </strong>Maybe you could kill another one.</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>(<em>Shrugs in an 'it's your decision/funeral' kind of way.</em>)</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Agh! Well, can I... is it too late now? Can I do something about this?</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>You've got about ten seconds before I roll an attack against your Will that could be quite final. As Uru, you feel your options dwindling to a single one: follow Ellik and obey Ekossigan.</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Right. Okay, I pull off the regalia and throw it on the ground.</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>So you react instinctively once the alarm bells start ringing, and the moment you renounce your title in that fashion, Ellik hisses like a feral cat, calls you a turncoat and disappears as completely as you might do.</p><p>(<em>Pause as the dust settles.</em>)</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>So I lost my title, huh? That's just great. Screw them. I'm going to set up my own court. The <em>Unheard</em> Court, that's what I'll call it.</p><p><strong>Me: </strong>I look forward to seeing how that progresses.,</p><p><strong>Uru: </strong>Whoever this Ekossigan is, I'm gonna...</p><p><strong>Other player: </strong>(<em>Interrupts</em>) Shouldn't you not be talking now? As a founding member of the Unheard Court I think you're making too much noise.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>*Kind of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6165095, member: 79141"] Ha ha. Yes. That's what it's like with this player sometimes, driven by a sense of curiosity about where even deadly-looking threads might lead. Here's how the conversation went*: [B]Me: [/B]So it looks very much like you're being summoned to serve this 'Ekossigan', whoever or whatever he is. [B]Uru: [/B]Okay. Let's get going then. [B]Me: [/B]([I]A[/I][I]fter a surprised beat[/I]) You're actually going to follow him? [B]Uru: [/B]Yeah. I wanna find out who this guy is and what he's up to. [B]Malthusius: [/B][B]([/B][I]Who really shouldn't be chipping in at this point, but I make believe it's Uru's conscience[/I]) How do you know that's what's going to happen at the other end? [B]Uru: [/B]Okay, I'll quickly send Malthusius a message telling him where I'm going. [B]Me: [/B]I'm glad you said that because you quickly discover that you can't. That's when you realise that there's a degree of compulsion in this. Ellik turns around and says, "No, no. No whispering of secrets. We are us now. They are them." [B]Uru: [/B]Right, well I guess I'll just keep following him then. [I](Other players fidget and shake their heads in disapproval, having been warned not to say anything else.[/I]) [B]Me:[/B] Okay. Well, to save time, it might be better if you hand your character sheet over now and think about generating another for next week. ([I]Clearly subtlety was never going to work.[/I]) [B]Uru: [/B]Wait. What...? [B]Me: [/B]Of your own free well, you're joining the other side. [B]Malthusius: [/B]Like when I was offered the chance to be mayor of the Nettles, but if I took it 'd have to give up adventuring. [B]Me: [/B]Kind of. Only worse. Malthusius could at least have resigned. You can feel this compulsion growing stronger with every step, and pretty soon, you're not going to be Uru anymore. It's emanating from your [I]regalia[/I]. [B]Uru[/B][B]: [/B]Because I'm a member of the Unseen Court, or whatever? [B]Me: [/B]Maybe. [B]Uru: [/B]Well, I don't want to lose my membership. I worked hard for this! [B]Malthusius:[/B] You mean you killed that ettercap and stole its stuff. [B]Matunaaga: [/B]Maybe you could kill another one. [B]Me: [/B]([I]Shrugs in an 'it's your decision/funeral' kind of way.[/I]) [B]Uru: [/B]Agh! Well, can I... is it too late now? Can I do something about this? [B]Me: [/B]You've got about ten seconds before I roll an attack against your Will that could be quite final. As Uru, you feel your options dwindling to a single one: follow Ellik and obey Ekossigan. [B]Uru: [/B]Right. Okay, I pull off the regalia and throw it on the ground. [B]Me: [/B]So you react instinctively once the alarm bells start ringing, and the moment you renounce your title in that fashion, Ellik hisses like a feral cat, calls you a turncoat and disappears as completely as you might do. ([I]Pause as the dust settles.[/I]) [B]Uru: [/B]So I lost my title, huh? That's just great. Screw them. I'm going to set up my own court. The [I]Unheard[/I] Court, that's what I'll call it. [B]Me: [/B]I look forward to seeing how that progresses., [B]Uru: [/B]Whoever this Ekossigan is, I'm gonna... [B]Other player: [/B]([I]Interrupts[/I]) Shouldn't you not be talking now? As a founding member of the Unheard Court I think you're making too much noise. *Kind of. [/QUOTE]
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