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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 2140195" data-attributes="member: 8835">Here's the synopsis I wrote up for my players after their last game:The Cast:Commander Darwin DeWare, captain of the Maiden's SpearsoonLt. Cmdr. Jean Pierre Latour, 1st officer, paladin of VerunLt. Viktor Sluchesk, in charge of ship's Marines, archerMarie Giavani, Ship's Wizard, Circle of Magic registeredKevin, ship's cleric, newly assigned to replace Sindael, who was transferredMarie got a lead on information about Darwin's sword.  It tookawhile, but Darwin finally got orders that took him to near to where heneeded to be.  Basically, command didn't mind him investigating his sword (it'sgood to know about one's weapons, but they weren't going to pay for astraight shot trip). So he and the crew headed to the island Haraka, to meet awizard named Haraka.  The wizard was visibly evil and had a thing forblades. So evil was he, that the paladin (who had a bad feeling about this)went blind in his presence.  The party spent the night in his tower. Though nothing bad happened to them, it was a hard to sleep in the disarmingplace. The next morning, Haraka made them an offer.  Fetch some tar from anearby island in exchange for the information.  Darwin accepted.  JeanPierre refused to help Darwin on this errand.  So much so, he sent aletter of resignation to the admiralty.So Jean Pierre watched Viktor, Darwin, Kevin and Marie go ashoreand get attacked by a ettin.  They were nearly overwhelmed so JeanPierre hopped in another launch and rowed over to help them.  His aid surelysaved the day, though Viktor's arrows took the beast down.  Jean Pierre agreed to help them if Kevin's Augurygave a positive sign.  Kevin had to wait until morning to cast it.  Sothey all went back to the ship and rested.  Kevin cast his spell and gota positive sign.  So Jean Pierre accompanied the others back to shore, andViktor stayed aboard and watched the ship.The 4 found a tunnel, explored it, got the tar, set the volcanoto erupt (the tar was acting as a plug, once the surface tension wasbroken, the gases caused a chain reaction.  The party ran back down the tunnel,and all hell broke loose halfway down the tunnel.  They had passed a chamberwith a flooded floor earlier.  Kevin suddenly put the everburning torchout by dropping it in the water.  He then began attacking Jean Pierreand Marie, who had slipped in the water.  She cast a Flaming Sphere to shedsome light, just as some tentacles dove into the water.  They were notalone.  She then watched as Jean Pierre and Darwin ran past the other exit fromthe chamber, as if it weren't there.  Jean Pierre then had some prismatic glowingsphere around him, and he quit doing anything.  Darwin began feeling his way back along the wall, at Marie's encouragement.   Once he found the exit, Darwin had to race backand drag Jean Pierre, while Marie ran from Kevin, into the exit.  Soon lava beganpouring into the room, and the 3 ran, with Kevin chasing them.When they got to the rowboat, Jean Pierre punched Kevin,knocking him out.  The 4 then rowed back to the Maiden's Spear and headed back toHaraka. Kevin seemed to be normal again, it was unclear what had causedhis confusion.  Darwin and Jean Pierre went together to see Harakaone last time, to make the exchange.  Darwin learned that his sword wouldimprove as its wielder improved.  It would eventually provide someprotection from fire (which would have been helpful earlier), among other things. Haraka had built it as "insurance" and all indications were that the swordwas not evil in nature.  Haraka approached Jean Pierre and claimed to curehim of his blindness.  Jean Pierre no longer had the ability to detectevil, the ability seemingly burnt out by Haraka's strong evil presence. Jean Pierre insists that it was Darwin's fault and that it was a waste oftime to research the weapon.Tune in next time, to see what happens to Darwin and JeanPierre.  Has a friendship been ruined forever?  Will Jean Pierre leave theMaiden's Spear?</blockquote>

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