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Topic: Iconics Adventure 1.2: NeMoren's Vault marches on!
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Jozan of Pelor
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posted October 29, 2001 08:37 AM
"Call of...what?" Jozan looks around at his fellow Iconics. "Did he sneeze? By Pelor's Roasting Rump, I hate it when they do this right in the middle of the action."Grumbling, he pulls a battered catalog out of his pack and starts thumbing through it. "Kahthooloo...kathuuuloo....how in Hades do you spell that! Oh." He pauses to read, then closes his eyes. Jozan pulls off his helmet (revealing a horrible case of 'helmet-head') and then stares up toward the unseen sun. "We are totally screwed." -------------------- "In Call of Cthulhu, the Evil Cult Leader is everybody's friend."
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Krusk the Half-Orc
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posted October 29, 2001 10:57 AM
Krusk pops open his masterwork cellphone and calls Vadania, "C'mon hon, let's go grab a bite to eat before the art sequence. I know this spot where you can get a great bear-burger. They even have a good veggie bar for Perea and me."Walking away, Krusk bellows over his shoulder to the goblinoids, "And don't forget your lines next time!" "Bloody amateurs." --------------------
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-Lidda-
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posted October 29, 2001 03:10 PM
Um.... hello? Hello?Can someone get me down from here? I'm still just floating here! Anyone? hello? -------------------- Lidda surprises... ... and kicks you in the junk before stealing your wallet!
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Kazak
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posted October 29, 2001 04:10 PM
quote: Originally posted by Piratecat: Continuing in his loud voice, the gnome starts pointing at people. "Kazak, Ma'Varkith - you're both needed over at Ryan Dancy's house to pose for the psionics addition to the SRD...
"Well, I'm off then lads and lasses. Hope ye get on well with yer Cthulhu gig. Nearly go roped in for one of them meself. Fortunatly me agent found a "No Circus Freaks" clause in me contract..." quote: Originally posted by Piratecat: Now, hip hop, people!
Kazak ties a bandana around his head, drapes several gold chains round his neck, sticks a Snoop Dogg CD on and starts break dancing. "What do ye mean, not that type of hip-hop?" -------------------- Kazak Dwarven Psion
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Alhandra
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posted October 29, 2001 04:40 PM
"Ka-thu-luuu??Man, are those those slime-demons from outer space?? Well, since they're just a teensy-bit evil incarnate, I guess there's always a call for the right arm of justice, Alhandra! But if they so much as get NEAR me with one of those slime-tentacles, I'm getting on the horn to my agent SO fast and reminding him about that no-hentai clause in my contract...!" *and Alhandra already misses her Vadania-bear ; wish I could be there to help you with the photo shoot! * [ October 29, 2001: Message edited by: Alhandra ] -------------------- Born to beat bad.
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-Lidda-
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posted October 29, 2001 10:42 PM
Slimy tentacles?Oh, great. I suppose that when I get down from here, its into a sailor schoolgirl uniform for me! -------------------- Lidda surprises... ... and kicks you in the junk before stealing your wallet!
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Jozan of Pelor
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posted October 30, 2001 12:53 PM
Jozan is busy flipping through the pages of a large, blue book. He looks irritated."There are no healing spells in here! And how can they call these abominations Deities? There is no way this fits within the parameters of my contract." He is about to toss the book aside when a young boy carrying a battered suitcase trots up and tugs on his tunic. The boy looks oddly familiar*...except that this time he is wearing a red robe with the silhouette of what looks like a sumo wrestler with wings and an octopus head emblazoned on it. Curious, Jozan leans over and listens as the boy whispers something in his ear. Then he pulls back to stare at the lad. "That can't be right. Are you sure?" The boy nods quickly, then tugs on Jozan again and continues whispering. Jozan's expression alters from startled to thoughtful. He looks at the boy. "Just how many cultists are we talking about?" The boy whispers again. Jozan gets a strange gleam in his eye. "Anything? And this won't void my contract with Pelor?" The boy shakes his head. More whispering. By now Jozan is grinning in a slightly unsettling way. He accepts the suitcase from the boy and pats him on the head. Then he pops open the suitcase and pulls out an adult-sized red robe--this one trimmed with gold. He shrugs into it, then pulls an iron bound book and a black ankh out of the suitcase. The word Necronomicon can just barely be read on the book's cracked spine. Jozan tucks the book under one arm and pockets the ankh. "Just let them know that I've accepted their proposal, there's a good lad." He winks down at the acolyte and tosses him a silver coin. The boy winks back at him and scampers away. "They love me over there," Jozan says with a disturbing grin. Then he hefts the suitcase. "Ahem. It seems I will be participating in the Cthulhu playtest in a slightly--different--capacity than normal. Apparently highly skilled religious leaders are difficult to procure under such short notice." He smiles slowly at Mialee, Alhandra, and the rest. "But I will be seeing you over there, never fear." With a laugh that sounds oddly similar to an evil chortle, Jozan heads off into the darkness. [*Note: latecomers and those with poor memories may wish to refer to Jozan's actions during the earliest phase of this adventure, here.]
[ October 30, 2001: Message edited by: Jozan of Pelor ] -------------------- "In Call of Cthulhu, the Evil Cult Leader is everybody's friend."
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-Lidda-
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posted October 30, 2001 01:57 PM
Oh, just great. I knew this would happen.She stalks off to her trailer where someone from wardrobe is waiting. A while later, a very angry Lidda emerges wearing a sailor-schoolgirl outfit that looks too small for even her diminuitive frame. Feh! I guess I am Lidda-chan for a while. she reads from the script that she holds, and rolls her eyes I just don't get it! If my magic ninja powers can destroy the tentacle demons, why don't I use them before they... yuck. -------------------- Lidda surprises... ... and kicks you in the junk before stealing your wallet!
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Devis
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posted October 30, 2001 09:34 PM
My dear. Pass out from Dwarven Fire Brandy during lunch and look what you miss.Devis' hair is messy, and his clothes are wrinkled and out of place. Hennet! Did you summon a fiend? What are you thinking? Have you not heard the Diabolist Canticles? Are you not accustomed to attending the theatre? One simply does not summon devils willy-nilly if one wishes to embrace his Final Reward. Ahem. I hear thy summons, grizzly messenger; I feel thy touch upon my shrinking arm; Yet not the unimaginable harm That thou canst do me, or canst do to her, Moves my strong will, nor makes my spirit stir. Only thy presence gives a dearer charm To this sweet state, this life so full and warm, And shakes my faith in what thou may'st confer. Resolve one doubt. Persuade me that we two Shall still, as now, fare onward hand in hand, Through the great mysteries open to thy view; And thou shalt find us meek to thy command; As quick to vanish as the morning dew That gleams and passes from a sunny land. -------------------- How many bards gild the lapses of time! A few of them have ever been the food Of my delighted fancy,—I could brood Over their beauties, earthly, or sublime . . .
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-Lidda-
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posted October 31, 2001 02:25 AM
Lidda flips through her scriptHmmm, tentacle monster attacks Lidda-chan and... oh, my... hmmm, I don't know about that... flip Tentacle monster #2 attacks Lidda-chan and... eek! ... I didn't know that was possible! flip Tentacle monster #3, 4, and 5 attack Lidda-chan and... hmmmm, that sounds interesting... puts script away Well, Alhandra, you don't have tentacles so I'll just have to give you a taste of my ninja wrath! from nowhere Lidda-chan produces exactly 3 dozen throwing stars and hurls them all at the spooky Alhandra -------------------- Lidda surprises... ... and kicks you in the junk before stealing your wallet!
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Piratecat
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posted October 31, 2001 07:34 AM
It's two days later. The last of the workmen strolls past the officious gnome, pulling his two-wheeler behind him. "All set," the workman says. "We gots all da new gear installed. You shouldn't have no trouble at this point. Youse do, youse lets us know. Fiery Dragon shoulda given youse guys an 800 number in case a breakage."The gnome nods, and signs the workman's paperwork, thus dismissing him. He looks around the dusty passageway and checks his clipboard. "Hmmm," he says. :It'll take an hour or two to get people back in and set up, but according to this they should be in their dressing rooms by now. Oh, yes, and that Jozan was playing an evil cultist. I hope he's on time coming back from his true resurr.." He trails off and doublechecks his clipboard. "The evil cultists won? Well, I never. Hummph. I best go make sure they're all on time, and not complaining about the coffee and muffin basket." The gnome strides down the hall on little legs, looking determined. "Yes. Just a few hours. Yes." His voice fades as he turns a corner. [ October 31, 2001: Message edited by: Piratecat ]
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Alhandra
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posted October 31, 2001 09:39 AM
Alhandra shimmies out of the huge foam-demon costume that's been impaled by blood-marked shurikens and an axe."Sheesh! By Heironeous' good arm, it's hot in this thing! This costumed wizardry will never cease to amaze me. It's a bit too close to deception for my tastes, but it's better than taking that much damage for REAL." She freshens up, dons her fighting duds, and retakes her postition at the top of the pit holding the rope. "See, the trick with no getting a cramp when having to hold an action pose like this for so long is to make sure you have a balanced stance." She looks at the demon playing the part of Hennet's thrall - "I'll tell you your 'motivation': not having my foot implanted up your backside! You call that 'fury from the Nine Hells?' You call that 'a whirlwind of fang and claw'? Read the script better next time - I've seen dire rats be scarier than that! If you're gonna play a demon, you gotta throw yourself into the role - did you see me playing the Pit-Demon? And that's not even my prime schtick. If you're gonna have a niche in acting, at least do it well. It's not like there's much call for 2-foot-high leading characters now, are there?" Alhandra wipes some of the sweat off her forehead from the D20 excursion. "Ahhh.... 'Rony warned me there'd be days like these...." With a fatalistic sigh, she goes back to her position. "Back to work!" -------------------- Born to beat bad.
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Jozan of Pelor
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posted October 31, 2001 12:36 PM
Faint shouting can be heard from behind Jozan's dressing room door. Let's listen in, shall we?"Don't worry about the tattoos--my helmet will cover them completely!... ....Yes, I'm sure.... ....Well, they shouldn't have underestimated the power of pigs blood and gunpowder, now should they?.... ....I know, I know, but if the bad guys don't win sometimes it will piss off the GM Union. And I wasn't going to play it beneath my skill level.... ....She said what?.... ....I was playing the part, that's all, it's not my fault the high priest got over excited.... ....Hey, you offered this gig to me, not Mialee... ....Exactly! Everyone knows virgins have to be naked in order for.... ....I didn't hear Al or Naull complaining! In fact.... ....Well, tell her to call my lawyer!" -------------------- "In Call of Cthulhu, the Evil Cult Leader is everybody's friend."
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Devis
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posted October 31, 2001 01:44 PM
Devis is wearing a bath-robe, with a smashing scarlet scarf with gold thread draconic runes stitched into the borders tucked around his neck. He speaks into his cell phone, pacing up and down the hallway followed by a frantic halfling who is pacing double-time in order to keep up."Well I don't know what happened, Louis. I've had two lines of dialouge in the last 16 pages. Two lines, for the love of Pelor . . . Hold on, I'll ask him." Devis turns to the halfling. "Where's Firey James?" Into the phone. "He doesn't know. (pause) That's a lie, Louis, you've been lied to. (long pause) Well, of course you are . . . (blushes) Yes, I am aren't I? (pause) I see. Good bye." Without hanging up, Devis hands the phone to the halfling. Where's Hennet? -------------------- How many bards gild the lapses of time! A few of them have ever been the food Of my delighted fancy,—I could brood Over their beauties, earthly, or sublime . . .
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