Aftermath - Campaign after the War
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Rybaer
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Rurik said:
Like I said...the players are *very* passionate about this particular villain.
Of course, Rurik is also expressing his sentiments from the perspective of where the players are currently, not just where this storyhour is. Since this first encounter, they've fought him again and then learned that he snuck into a dwarven stronghold and murdered an elder cleric/lore keeper.
That's all yet to come.
-Rybaer
Here is why I think we are passionate about getting the Shadow... We had just had a frustrating encounter with Thrindle-jerk. Someone who was obviously abusing his power; someone we couldn't do anything about. Now we run into this Drow Elf who thinks thievery and rape is "okay". Well, we CAN do something about this. We were also very suprised by the encounter and most of us were very low on hit points We almost got him on the next meeting...
Dragons
Amblin here, just to cover the dragon incident. I, infact fall on my butt, shock and fear combined to immoblize me. Probably this saved my fate point. As for my puppy I recall having to knock him out and carry him because I didn't like the idea of a dragon clawing my baby. Also at Thrindel Bob's some first noticed my compulsion to dust the corners of clean homes. As in put dust in the corner. All in all it was good to be back with my friends.
Amblin here, just to cover the dragon incident. I, infact fall on my butt, shock and fear combined to immoblize me. Probably this saved my fate point. As for my puppy I recall having to knock him out and carry him because I didn't like the idea of a dragon clawing my baby. Also at Thrindel Bob's some first noticed my compulsion to dust the corners of clean homes. As in put dust in the corner. All in all it was good to be back with my friends.
For those of you scratching your head due to Amblin's post, let me clarify. (like butter, but not...)
Amblin was raised by what, in normal society, would be called an abusive care-taker. Beatings, cleaning the house, re-thatching the roof, piling rocks, etc. were a normal part of everyday life. Amblin took this in stride, partially out of respect, but mainly because of the beatings.
He has taken to putting a pile of dust in the corner of a very clean room. He figures it is like giving him something to find so that he will miss something else. I guess that is some kind of perverse logic, but it works.
Amblin was raised by what, in normal society, would be called an abusive care-taker. Beatings, cleaning the house, re-thatching the roof, piling rocks, etc. were a normal part of everyday life. Amblin took this in stride, partially out of respect, but mainly because of the beatings.
He has taken to putting a pile of dust in the corner of a very clean room. He figures it is like giving him something to find so that he will miss something else. I guess that is some kind of perverse logic, but it works.
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Rybaer
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I don't think I'd go so far as to call Amblin's caretaker abusive. There were chores...lots of them. They were, of course, life lessons. The lessons they taught, however, were often unclear at best and more often unfathomable. His master, Chelis, also never bothered to explain anything.
In their house, cleanliness was more than a virtue, it was a lifestyle. Amblin took to rebelling in his own little way by sprinkling a pinch of dust in some obscure corner of any freshly cleaned space...mostly for spite.
Amblin's childhood was like working for Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid...only there was no going home at the end of the day, it lasted for 13 years, and there was never an explanation of how or what he was being taught. However, now that he's been out on his own and finding all manner of trouble, Amblin realizes just how many skills he has at his disposal.
-Rybaer
In their house, cleanliness was more than a virtue, it was a lifestyle. Amblin took to rebelling in his own little way by sprinkling a pinch of dust in some obscure corner of any freshly cleaned space...mostly for spite.
Amblin's childhood was like working for Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid...only there was no going home at the end of the day, it lasted for 13 years, and there was never an explanation of how or what he was being taught. However, now that he's been out on his own and finding all manner of trouble, Amblin realizes just how many skills he has at his disposal.
-Rybaer
Nigel Notes
Amblin and dust… don’t remember if it was in character or not, but I do remember hearing why he leaves dust in a corner: If the only thing his master can find fault with his cleaning is the dust, then Amblin has done a perfect job. His test is to see if other housekeepers pay enough attention to find the dust in the corners that he leaves.
Eh. Who understands Humans.
To defeat the shadow, we will NEED a strategy.
The only strategy Nigel has for the Shadow is to make him look like a friggin porcupine with all the arrows sticking out of him. And once he’s dead, the Flaming Longsword comes out.
I will withold further comments on the Shadow until a later time, for reasons that will become obvious then.
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Amblin and dust… don’t remember if it was in character or not, but I do remember hearing why he leaves dust in a corner: If the only thing his master can find fault with his cleaning is the dust, then Amblin has done a perfect job. His test is to see if other housekeepers pay enough attention to find the dust in the corners that he leaves.
Eh. Who understands Humans.
To defeat the shadow, we will NEED a strategy.
The only strategy Nigel has for the Shadow is to make him look like a friggin porcupine with all the arrows sticking out of him. And once he’s dead, the Flaming Longsword comes out.
I will withold further comments on the Shadow until a later time, for reasons that will become obvious then.
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