A Kingdom of Ashes (Zombies! Pirates! Giant Lizards! Intrigue!) UPDATED 07/01/05!!

[Xath]

Oy! Another story hour gem! This ranks up there with Medallions, We Were Gods Once, Welcome to the Halmae, and Drunk Southern Girls with Guns, even!!

MORE!

Once I find me a really good line, I'm gonna stick this one in my sig.

Look at you, TheUniverse. Getting on up there with the big boys.

 

[The_Universe]

Oh, I love it. You just couldnt *help* yourself with that one, huh?

Indeed, you might say I failed my will save vs. star wars.

 

[ledded]

Indeed, you might say I failed my will save vs. star wars.

Ah, just as I failed the much more obscure will save vs. The Tick in my own story hour .

there was some kind of circumstance penalty in there I'm sure...

 

[AIM-54]

Oh, I love it. You just couldnt *help* yourself with that one, huh?



Finally got the last few pages in, and I'm quite impressed. The story flows very well, and by the comments of your players, it seems like ya'll are having a good ol' time with it. Kudos, to the author and the players.



And I have to say, Kaereth is my favorite so far, but only just so; I played a half-orc monk in a short campaign a year ago that was so similar to him that it is frightening, except that my Brother Mar talked and had mannerisms just like Billy Bob Thornton in Slingblade, much to the annoyance of the first-time GM who ran the sessions . He was one of the most fun characters I've ever roleplayed. Justice has to run a very close second, only because I adore the noble, strong, self-assured and watch-out-for-that-sword female archtype she seems to embody so far. I'm eager to see where you all go from here.

I'm flattered. Coming from an author/participant in some of my favorite story hours, this is high praise indeed.

I don't think Kaereth changes too much over time, but I have become increasingly comfortable with the character, which helps. And thus far no one's managed to get their hands on a Headband of Intellect, like they have often threatened.

Anyway, thanks for reading!

<obligatory whine for an update>

 

[Archon]

Props to my bro

Mr. Universe and Company, just wanted to let you know, i dig the story hour, mostly because it fills me in on all the stuff i missed before i joined up.
also, i'm looking forward to the next update and the eventual inrtoduction of a rogue Talon Justice. or should i say a rogue/fighter/ranger/martyr/shadow champion, Talon Justice.

peice
mik aka "Slayer of the Phoenix Goblin"

 

[Xath]

Bum, ba dum *bump*

Hey The Universe, when's the next update?

 

[The_Universe]

Soon, I hope. My muse is lazy - I'm working on it.

 

[Angcuru]

Have some booze, muse.

 

[ledded]

I'm flattered. Coming from an author/participant in some of my favorite story hours, this is high praise indeed.

I don't think Kaereth changes too much over time, but I have become increasingly comfortable with the character, which helps. And thus far no one's managed to get their hands on a Headband of Intellect, like they have often threatened.

Yeah, that kind of character can be a lot of fun to play. You get to say perceptive things like "I dunno whut dat word wuz dat you jus' sed, but I don't think you do neither..." and complain often over the lack of fresh biscuits.

/boring anecdote

My favorite scene with my Slingblade-talking half-orc Monk, who was quite young and naive, was during an encounter with Centaurs who leapt out onto the road to challenge us all bristling with menace and bows and whatnot, my monk wins initiative...

"Waaagghhh! We gots da help dat man mmm-hmmm cuz dat horse done half-ate 'im!". I then proceeded to take the centaur gently by the wrist and try to pull him out of the horse-beast, the whole time the (1st time) GM is sitting there dumbfounded as my character made soothing noises and promises of imminent release. Yes, stupid I know, but it was fun. As the centaur (and the GM) recovered from his initial shock and started berating me to let him go (I think he was trying to intimidate us and press the importance of the events we were stumbling into, or sell us Amway. My character couldnt tell), I just kept patting him on the head and saying things like "Don' worry sir, I'd be all upset if dat horse beast done half-swallered me too, mmm-hmm", and trying to pull them apart. Also, the joy of improved grapple in 3.5 D&D made it so that he could literally wrestle a horse and unless the horse knew what it was doing, it might just get hog-tied

/boring anecdote off

Anyway, thanks for reading!

<obligatory whine for an update>

Hear hear! I second that!

I'd read more if only the Universe would write it mumble mumble grumble whine

 

[The_Universe]

I'd read more if only the Universe would write it mumble mumble grumble whine

The Universe has the disadvantage of being forced to do most of his writing at work (SHHHHHHHH!!!!). The compounding difficulty is that sometimes he is actually required to work at work!

Now if only they'd pay me to write, I'd be a happy camper.