(4th IR) What does your character write?

[Tokiwong]

Misha will make a journey to the Outer Planes to meet with the Avatar of the Gods, and perhaps build a plan to tear down the Gnomish league, and destroy Lantan... and destroy these Enchanted Printing Presses, he will begin with Corellon his own deity, and work from their... enlisting all deities who wish to bring an end to such mandess...

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

The phaerimm, declare openly that the gnomes are warmongers trying to take over the world.
The phaerimm, demand that everyone do something about the gnomes ... now.
The phaerimm, state there will be Hades to pay by everyone, if the gnomes are not dealt with ... now.

The gnomes state that the phaerimm are, and have always been, aggressors and destroyers - they created Anauroch.
The gnomes, call for a war against the phaerimm.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

(goes offline for now)

 

[Creamsteak]

Creamsteak, their terms to you: They want you to talk about how disgusting, how terrible, humanoids (especially orcs) are. How Mulhorand suffered at the hands of these beasts. How orcs should be wiped off the face of Toril.
They also want, if you become a great ruler, to co-share power with them, to espouse their religion over all others, and to see that their items and creations are forcibly foisted off on everyone else.
Anyone who opposes the gnomish revolution must be swept aside!

Gustav, with one quick Iron slash, rips the gnome in half and is done with it. "You have the wrong idea about me."

 

[Mr. Draco]

To: Bugbear

Tanirth Daiwo writes back,

"Indeed, such a work should well be done, as the people of this world deserve no less than to choose their own fortunes and paths in life. They however, should also be granted the power to enact their choices, even when faced with the opposition of those who control the forces of magic or steel.

I will cooperate with you on this venture. You have my word."

And Tanirth Daiwo begins work on a new book, titled "Weakneses of a false strength: Defending yourself against magic"

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As for the gnomish offer.

"Ahh, fair gnome, you present me with the power to spread thoughts and knowledge throughout the minds of the world. Yet you give me no restrictions on my usage of this power. I accept your offer, but know this, I will use it to further the wisdom and understanding of the people, should your nation come under attack, I will do what I can to assist you."

"As for this newspaper I believe this idea has promise."

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Tanirth Daiwo then begins the journal "Path of Inner Peace" with the gnomish magical enchantments. However, it is not used to influence the minds of the people reading it. The gnomish enchantments are used so that anyone reading this journal will immediately comprehend the knowledge therein, and will be able to take advantage of it by methods of their own choosing.

The journal catalogs the mental and physical techniques of the monks.

Now, proper mindsets that took years to perfect can be understood and mastered in only a day or two of reading by a farmer.

Martial arts techniques that took many long weeks of practice to perfect are now learned in hours by the peasants in the fields.

Most importantly, the journal emphasizes the importance of choosing your own path, and making your own, just, descisions.

 

[Bugbear]

POSTED BY BUGBEAR:

As the first Gnomish Mind-control books hit the streets, I shall aquire several copies.
Then with the greatest possible care I shall attempt to understand the enchantments placed upon them, how these magicks effect the reader, and investigate means in which the suggestions can be undone and/or the books can be made harmless.

FROM EDENA_OF_NEITH

If you start working now, there is a counterspell that could be produced in about another 200 posts.
The Counterspell would have to be contagious, spreading from one person to another, until it infected most of the people on the Continent of Faerun, making them immune to the Gnomish domination and suggestion magic.
The Counterspell, would require Faerie support (there is someone out there with the Faerie as a Sponsor, I would note) in order to work ... magic of a level necessary to counter the ingenious gnomish magic needs to come from the innately magical Faerie. (At least, if you want your Counterspell in time to do any good. You could not use the help of the Faerie, but it will take much longer then. Of course, the Faerie must AGREE to help you first.)

The Gnomish magic is based on their Printing Presses.
The actual enchantments of Domination (9th level), Suggestion (9th level), and Tongues (9th level) are all on the Printing Presses, which have been specially built out of rare materials for this purpose.
The Gnomes have somehow made the enchantments Permanent and Contagious, so that every book that is produced on those printing presses, bears the lethal enchantments.
The books then spread their enchantments to any readers.

Based on your understandings, you realize that it IS possible to duplicate what the gnomes have done.
It would take 200 posts worth of effort, and a major nation would have to sponsor it, but it could be done.

Any of the Gnomish books can be easily destroyed, of course.
The enchantments on them can be broken by Dispel Magic, Anti-Magic Shell, Mordenkainen's Disjunction, or any other antimagic dweomers or psionics.
Unfortunately, the enchantments must be broken one book at a time, and there are a lot of Gnomish Books.
That is why a Contagious Counterspell is in order.

I will begin work on the Contagious Counterspell imediatly, asking Lichenhart and tokiwong to do the same. Also, I will contact the Fearie, via Lichenhart.

I will use a sending to Inform the phaerimm that I am working on a means to disrupt this psychic disease that the Gnomes have inflicted of Faerun, and ask them for their support in this matter.

Will the combined efforts of myself, Lichenhart, Tokiwong, the Fearie, and the phaerimm (assuming that they all agree to help) speed up the process of developing the Contagious Counterspell?

 

[Tokiwong]

I will begin work on the Contagious Counterspell imediatly, asking Lichenhart and tokiwong to do the same. Also, I will contact the Fearie, via Lichenhart.

I will use a sending to Inform the phaerimm that I am working on a means to disrupt this psychic disease that the Gnomes have inflicted of Faerun, and ask them for their support in this matter.

Will the combined efforts of myself, Lichenhart, Tokiwong, the Fearie, and the phaerimm (assuming that they all agree to help) speed up the process of developing the Contagious Counterspell?

Misha Koldun will assist in the effort and will bring this idea before his patron god, and those who support his ideals of breakin the strangelhold that the gnomes are creating...

 

[Mr. Draco]

Tanirth Daiwo's next magical (gnome magic) enchanced tome will be a catalog of alchemy and technology (up to iron-age smithing). Again, the gnomish magic is not used to influence the mindset of the readers, but rather to help them comprehend and master knowledge and techniques which would have taken years of study otherwise.

In non-magical writing, the book proclaims the virtue of knowledge and understanding of all peoples. Tanirth Daiwo suggests that the people should strive to be informed and to make descisions for themselves, rather than have their opinions decided upon by others.

 

[Bugbear]

I shall send a copy of my notes concerning the art of reason to Tanirth Daiwo. The Art of Reasion, first mentioned in my last book "Religion in an age of reason" is a system of thought, which teaches logic, the pricipals of Scientific Theory, and importance of understanding the consiquence of one's actions.

By appliing the Art of Reason to one's life, one can objectivly look at any argument or situation, and come to a clear understanding of it, so as to make the best possible decision.

 

[Mr. Draco]

ATTENTION: Lichtenhart

"I, the monk Tanirth Daiwo, wish to participate in your gazetteer. Would you be willing to grant me a collum with which to discuss the mindset of my art, that of peacefull existance and choosing one's own path for one's self. I believe it would provide a refreshing change of pace were the people to make knowledgable descisions themselves, rather than being forced to swallow the opinions of others"

"Also, I have heard of efforts beginning to counter-act the mind-compulsion magic in the gnomish books. You have my support in the development of these means so long as the magic in my factual texts is not disturbed. I use that power to teach things that would normally take years, in minutes; not to influence the thinking processes of the people. Perhaps my knowledge of the art would be able to help the progress of this counter-magic however. Also, if you wish, I can provide you with several pages of the magically enchanted paper with which to experiment."