AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[Silver Moon]

OOC: I was just about to start the climax battle. I'll be making those posts this weekend as I will be around alot (and my weekly Sunday night game has moved to Monday night due to the holiday). What is the preference for gaming venue? Should we continue the game here in the ENWorld thread or move it back to CM?

 

[Silver Moon]

OOC: Okay, this will be the home for the remainder of the module. Post away!

 

[orchid blossom]

Neferka says, "Ah, so you Americans also contributed to the goddess's arrival. You truly underestimate your positive influence. Priestess Sabah's name will be remembered alongside that of Princess Nafita, the Bast Priestess and daughter of Pharaoh Ussarken II. She hosted the goddess during her prior visit to Egypt."

"Queen Neferka, I don't underestimate the reach of what we did here. But we failed at one very important part of our mission, at least one that was very important to me. We foiled one plot against the lives of your family, but we missed the other. I deeply regret that. And I regret that the Priestess Sabah had to act as she did. But I'm also weary and confused. I'm sure after a good night's sleep I'll see what we accomplished with much more satisfaction."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Queen Neferka, I don't underestimate the reach of what we did here. But we failed at one very important part of our mission, at least one that was very important to me. We foiled one plot against the lives of your family, but we missed the other. I deeply regret that. And I regret that the Priestess Sabah had to act as she did. But I'm also weary and confused. I'm sure after a good night's sleep I'll see what we accomplished with much more satisfaction."

Neferka says, "There is only so much that a small group of people can do when enemies are spread over a large area of land."

The Chariot of the Winds has been flying west for around five minutes, and has already covered the distance to the Nile River. Neferka has it turn southwards, in the direction of Cairo and Gizah. Looking back, Abigail notices something a on the river a few miles to the north, namely a large geyser of water splashing upward and also moving south along the river at a very fast pace.

 

[orchid blossom]

Looking back, Abigail notices something a on the river a few miles to the north, namely a large geyser of water splashing upward and also moving south along the river at a very fast pace.

"Oh @*!*," Abby said quietly. Then she raised her voice. "Ruby, we're not done yet! Queen Neferka, get this thing away from the river, now! I think someone's going to use the water to knock us from the sky."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Oh @*!*," Abby said quietly. Then she raised her voice. "Ruby, we're not done yet! Queen Neferka, get this thing away from the river, now! I think someone's going to use the water to knock us from the sky."

Neferka calls for the chariot to turn further south and slightly east, still parallel the river but a quarter mile further east of it, while also rising higher than their current 200 foot height.

Mina hold out her right hand and says "Scope". The ring on her ring-finger vanishes and in her hand is now a telescope. She eyes the distant disturbance on the water and says "It is a metal boat, around forty-feet in length, moving at a speed far faster than any boat has ever traveled to my knowledge. I would estimate its speed to be between 100 and 130 knots, that would be the equivalent in miles of between 110 and 150 miles per hour. That geyser of water appears to just be a side effect of whatever magic is being used to propel the craft, possibly a water elemental."

Neferka replies, "Then they will not catch us, the Chariot of the Winds can travel faster."

Mina smiles and says, "Yes, but we may want to catch them. There are six people on the boat and two of them are Daguerre and Chevruel." She waves her hands and says an incantation, then replies "There. They did not appear to have seen us yet, so I cast an "Invisibility-ten-foot-radius around myself. That will keep us hidden for now, although those wizards are both powerful enough to see through my spell if I we were to do anything to draw their attention to us."

 

[Queenie]

"It's going to be difficult to defeat them. Magically, they are much more powerful than we are and they also have magical protections - and we don't have a lot of magical ammunition to get through it. We're going to have to get creative here. Any ideas?"

 

[Queenie]

"Of course, I do have one thing that makes a very big boom. I don't want to blow up this beautiful land but it may be our only option. I could try hitting the boat. If I can't hit the boat, I CAN hit the water in front of it, that should make for a bumpy ride. Or the fire could turn that elemental into steam..." Ruby shook her head. "I don't have many charges left in it though. But it should be enough to get this job done."

OOC: I didn't look at my sheet but she should have somewhere around 15 charges left in the Mexican Fire Rod.

 

[Silver Moon]

"Of course, I do have one thing that makes a very big boom. I don't want to blow up this beautiful land but it may be our only option. I could try hitting the boat. If I can't hit the boat, I CAN hit the water in front of it, that should make for a bumpy ride. Or the fire could turn that elemental into steam..." Ruby shook her head. "I don't have many charges left in it though. But it should be enough to get this job done."

OOC: I didn't look at my sheet but she should have somewhere around 15 charges left in the Mexican Fire Rod.

OOC: I think it's a little highter than that, somewhere in the 20's, but it would take a fair amount of research to calculate.

Mina says, "We're low on spells, but so are they, otherwise they'd have used transport spells rather than a boat. If we still have the element of surprise that gives us many options, given the speed and abilities of magical carpet as well what Freya can do." Lieutenant Colonel Hassan points out that his primary concern is Neferka's safety.

 

[orchid blossom]

"Lieutenant Colonel, you are absolutely right. But bear in mind these men were in the dirigible that held the Queen and her husband. They are now in a hurry to go somewhere. If we try to capture or stop them now, we choose the time and place. If we let them go, they choose it.

That said, unless someone can throw me down there so I can go hand to hand with them, there is nothing I can do from up here. I find going hand to hand with them disturbingly appealing."