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<blockquote data-quote="Esme" data-source="post: 1881308" data-attributes="member: 26505"><p><strong>Clarification</strong></p><p></p><p>>I'm having a hard time putting my finger on it, but 'something' is bugging me about how Jebeddo, Esme and Ketherian so completely disagree with Noelani. It's like, why are >they not giving her any support at all? She is their fellow Player, and they are all flat-out contradicting her.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps I should offer some clarification to my previous posting, in light of the preceding remark from a poster (thank you all by the way for your various insights. Our game seems to be the matter of quite the discussion! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I totally understand and sympatise with Noelanie's point of view. It was a big dissapointment to loose the artefact, after thinking we could trust the gnomes. It's disheartening and frustrating. I died and game back to recover the item. Noelanie has every right to feel the way she does. Earlier in the campaign, the group tried and failed to stop the demon-worshiping faction of performing an evil ceremony. It stung for a while to have failed but we moved on to bigger chalenges. And we REALLY hate that faction now <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I can see Noelanie's pont of "another challenge failed, another challenge to difficult for us". </p><p></p><p>However, after the shock wears off I see the potential for the story to go forward and for it to be interesting and challenging. While Ambrus' decision might have been harsh, it was neither cruel, which implies malice and forethought, nor gratuitous, as demonstrated by his concern by our reaction. I think he is an impartial and fair judge of events. In this situation, events just got the better of the party. But I will not blame anyone in the group for feeling the way they do. it's only human. </p><p></p><p>*Esmé hugs Noelanie*  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>Oh but those gnomes have no clue who they pi**ed off!  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p>Esmé</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Esme, post: 1881308, member: 26505"] [b]Clarification[/b] >I'm having a hard time putting my finger on it, but 'something' is bugging me about how Jebeddo, Esme and Ketherian so completely disagree with Noelani. It's like, why are >they not giving her any support at all? She is their fellow Player, and they are all flat-out contradicting her. Perhaps I should offer some clarification to my previous posting, in light of the preceding remark from a poster (thank you all by the way for your various insights. Our game seems to be the matter of quite the discussion! :) I totally understand and sympatise with Noelanie's point of view. It was a big dissapointment to loose the artefact, after thinking we could trust the gnomes. It's disheartening and frustrating. I died and game back to recover the item. Noelanie has every right to feel the way she does. Earlier in the campaign, the group tried and failed to stop the demon-worshiping faction of performing an evil ceremony. It stung for a while to have failed but we moved on to bigger chalenges. And we REALLY hate that faction now ;) I can see Noelanie's pont of "another challenge failed, another challenge to difficult for us". However, after the shock wears off I see the potential for the story to go forward and for it to be interesting and challenging. While Ambrus' decision might have been harsh, it was neither cruel, which implies malice and forethought, nor gratuitous, as demonstrated by his concern by our reaction. I think he is an impartial and fair judge of events. In this situation, events just got the better of the party. But I will not blame anyone in the group for feeling the way they do. it's only human. *Esmé hugs Noelanie* ;) Oh but those gnomes have no clue who they pi**ed off! :] Esmé [/QUOTE]
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