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[FR][PBP] Against the Storm Game Thread
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DM_Matt
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In Mulhorand......
The warrior backs towards Akharos and turns sideways. "I'll kill you both if I have to," he says. He apparently has readied actions.
Meanwhile, Wethrin explains..."I don;t know who exactly that wolf was. He may be one of the Fallen, may be of the People of the Black Blood, may be a freelancer. I really don't know." (You guys do not know of either of those groups)
<peeved at Ubaar> I know you drove that one away, but he was strong. I was weakened. By the time I arrived here and killed those other Worgs and goblins, I could barely stand. All he had to do was smack me in the face with a stick that happened to be lying around and I was out. Are you implying that I am not worthy to have been a companion of Hermod?
OOC, as far as abilities, you are unsure, but the gobs and worgs she killed died of weapon wounds and fire attacks.
The warrior backs towards Akharos and turns sideways. "I'll kill you both if I have to," he says. He apparently has readied actions.
Meanwhile, Wethrin explains..."I don;t know who exactly that wolf was. He may be one of the Fallen, may be of the People of the Black Blood, may be a freelancer. I really don't know." (You guys do not know of either of those groups)
<peeved at Ubaar> I know you drove that one away, but he was strong. I was weakened. By the time I arrived here and killed those other Worgs and goblins, I could barely stand. All he had to do was smack me in the face with a stick that happened to be lying around and I was out. Are you implying that I am not worthy to have been a companion of Hermod?
OOC, as far as abilities, you are unsure, but the gobs and worgs she killed died of weapon wounds and fire attacks.
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reapersaurus
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"We could arm-wrassle, if you wanna prove anything to me."DM_Matt said:
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DM_Matt
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reapersaurus said:"We could arm-wrassle, if you wanna prove anything to me."
"Arm-wrestling. pshah! so little skill involved. When we get to Skullport and I get a chance to rest up, how about we try one of those virtual-death arenas that they have there?
(OOC: Arenas where all dmg is subdual but an illusion of real dmg is generated. Ubaar has heard of these places, usually run by mid-level wizards or psions, but has never been to one, as they are limited to large cities that get lots of adventurer traffic.)
dead_radish
Explorer
Elone listens amusedly to the bickering.
"Don't worry, Ubaar. Whatever that foul creature was, it was powerful. It was only by Solonor's will that Alcar and I survived the encounter with its band. This woman does not have such a being watching over her and tending her wounds. I for one do not doubt her prowess."
She turns to the woman. "The Black Blood? The Fallen? Who are these people? Are they followers of Storm and his foul ilk? They sound as though they are beyond Solonor's sight for certain."
She also quietly notes the existence of such an arena for later.
"Don't worry, Ubaar. Whatever that foul creature was, it was powerful. It was only by Solonor's will that Alcar and I survived the encounter with its band. This woman does not have such a being watching over her and tending her wounds. I for one do not doubt her prowess."
She turns to the woman. "The Black Blood? The Fallen? Who are these people? Are they followers of Storm and his foul ilk? They sound as though they are beyond Solonor's sight for certain."
She also quietly notes the existence of such an arena for later.
reapersaurus
Explorer
"That sound like LOTS of fun, Weather-in!DM_Matt said:
I been at places that had Fighting Pits, but they were "To the Death".
That no fun - how you gonna celebrate victory, and have an ale after fighting, if your worthy opponent is dead?!"
Ubaar continues to jog, jostling Wethrin around a bit.
(OOC: I don't know how much of the intro to this campaign is known to Alex, so I hope that all of these questions work in character)
Alex inquires about the state of the war, especially in regard to Storm's forces. He doesn't have anything that he needs Rana to get from the city- as someone on the run, he has learned to keep his important belongings with him (or in his Haversack).
"What is the state of the forces who are fighting against Storm? Is there anyone who can stand up to a fraction of Storm's direct power? What alliances are in place among the forces opposed to Storm (formal, informal or secret)? What prevents Storm from conquering all of the remaining peoples of Toril?
It appears that many of Storm’s spirit allies were banished at Silverymoon, but not destroyed. How many of his supernatural brethren does Storm have left? Several months have passes since the battle at Silverymoon- how much time do we have before the first of them start to reappear (or are they appearing already)? How much time before they all reappear?
Is Storm the post powerful being alive (in existence)? If not, is the most powerful being concerned with the present conflict? Storm could probably bring entire cities to their knees by himself, but he has not done this yet. What prevents him from doing this? Clearly he must be afraid of something. Since Storm has the power of a spirit, does there appear to be a way to kill him? If he would reform with time, like all of the other spirits, would there be a major benefit to be gained from his defeat?
How much dissention is there in the ranks of evil? How strong are Storm’s personal armies, and does he have support from other organizations? If so, how loyal are they- do they contribute troops to his armies of conquest, occupy the lands whose armies he has already defeated, or merely remain indifferent to the events of the world?”
Alex inquires about the state of the war, especially in regard to Storm's forces. He doesn't have anything that he needs Rana to get from the city- as someone on the run, he has learned to keep his important belongings with him (or in his Haversack).
"What is the state of the forces who are fighting against Storm? Is there anyone who can stand up to a fraction of Storm's direct power? What alliances are in place among the forces opposed to Storm (formal, informal or secret)? What prevents Storm from conquering all of the remaining peoples of Toril?
It appears that many of Storm’s spirit allies were banished at Silverymoon, but not destroyed. How many of his supernatural brethren does Storm have left? Several months have passes since the battle at Silverymoon- how much time do we have before the first of them start to reappear (or are they appearing already)? How much time before they all reappear?
Is Storm the post powerful being alive (in existence)? If not, is the most powerful being concerned with the present conflict? Storm could probably bring entire cities to their knees by himself, but he has not done this yet. What prevents him from doing this? Clearly he must be afraid of something. Since Storm has the power of a spirit, does there appear to be a way to kill him? If he would reform with time, like all of the other spirits, would there be a major benefit to be gained from his defeat?
How much dissention is there in the ranks of evil? How strong are Storm’s personal armies, and does he have support from other organizations? If so, how loyal are they- do they contribute troops to his armies of conquest, occupy the lands whose armies he has already defeated, or merely remain indifferent to the events of the world?”
DM_Matt
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Wethrin tells of the Fallen and the Black Blood.
Ever wondered what would happen if a druid, or a ranger, or a worshipper of nature of any sort, whose entire life is dedicated to harmony with the natural world, were to be turned into a vampire, suddenly becoming a thoroughly unnatural creature of darkness? How about if they are inflicted with lycanthropy, and become a bit too natural, too feral, too uncontrolled? What about a metallic dragon who is hated and abused by the forces of good for one lone selfish act, and ostracized, hunted? Is it not conceivable that many such beings as I have described would lose their sanity completely and turn to the darkness for solace? It is such beings who join the Fallen. They are based somewhere in the High Forest, living under the protection of their patron Shar, who augments their already considerable powers. If the Fallen are integrating themselves into Storm's army, then Tiamat's forces are consolidating faster than we were expecting.
The People of the Black Blood, on the other hand, are a group of lycanthropes who worship Malar the beastlord, god of wild beast and hunting. It he is of the People, it means that Storm has at least temporarily allied himself with Malar and his considerable resources. He actually may be a logical ally for Tiamat herself, being that they share similar goals. If that is the case, things may be about to go from bad to worse.
Hopefully, <Wethrin is starting to fall asleep, and barely manages to get out the rest of the sentence> he's just a freelancing lycanthrope who got hired by Storm's men...
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Jonathan's pursuer knows that he is trapped. "We'll get you another time, Jonathon." We are always watching." He suddenly disappears into thin air.
jonathan curses. "Damn you! You were supposed to kill him. What kind of soldier are you who cannot obey orders? Thanks to your hesitation, he got away. Now he very well may know our destination, and next time he will bring backup. Perhaps lots of it."
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Rana gradually broaches all of Alex's points. Storm's opposition is currently only powerful enough to hold him back. All the free people's of the North are openly allied, under the leadership of the Lords of Waterdeep and Queen Amruil of the Elves. Their cohesion is relatively strong, but the centralized authority of the secretive Council no longer exists because so many of its prominent members were slain at Silverymoon.
<Meanwhile, Rana drinks wine until it makes her wound stop hurting (That would be quite a lot)>
One problem with Storm is that we are unsure of his true power and he knows it. He is very cautious. This has been millenia in the making, and he is not going to suddenly become impatient and show his hand. We destroyed most of the spirits' forms at Silverymoon a few months ago, but we do not know how ling it will take for them to reform or return, or even how or where this is accomplished. We do know this, however: those we lost at Silverymoon are gone forever, but the Spirits will return. They are powerful, but they CAN be defeated in combat. Storm is the most powerful spirit, but he too can theoreticaly be slain.
Unfortunately, we are no sure just how powerful he is. An ogre mage that fought publicly and was thought to be Storm has since proven to be a fake.
His armies are mostly loyal purely to him or to leaders with planer blood who are biologically compelled into loyalty to Tiamat. Some of the collaborators are manipulated, charmed, or opportunistic, though.
<Rana is now a bit drunk and continues on further than she should have>
There are theories, though. About how to stop him. Many think that a researcher who defeated from the Council with many secrets regarding Storm may have completed the last pieces of the puzzle, using what the Council had already gleaned from those who had tried and failed in the pastsomething about the creation of humanity and a strange metal from space...<getting angry>...gods I hate that bitch...slut...Ace should have been mine, damnit....Oh, well....no matter now <suddenly sullen> He died with all the others.
Then there's Kirstin....The little girl that we brought back through time with us, from Netheril....Us, funny term....precious few of US still live. Only me and Hermod...and that bookish bitch....(sullen again)....the others are all gone now...perhaps it was fate paying us back...Kirstin should have died young, before becoming powerful...when she came onto the scene, the powerful forces of good were all but wiped out...perhaps there is some sort of unseen balancing hand at work or something....
Fenrir and Donatello...I will probably work out a way to get you out of this puzzle now that everyone else is about to arrive in Skullport. Things would be much better (as will your XP tallies), if you can think your way out of this, though.
Ever wondered what would happen if a druid, or a ranger, or a worshipper of nature of any sort, whose entire life is dedicated to harmony with the natural world, were to be turned into a vampire, suddenly becoming a thoroughly unnatural creature of darkness? How about if they are inflicted with lycanthropy, and become a bit too natural, too feral, too uncontrolled? What about a metallic dragon who is hated and abused by the forces of good for one lone selfish act, and ostracized, hunted? Is it not conceivable that many such beings as I have described would lose their sanity completely and turn to the darkness for solace? It is such beings who join the Fallen. They are based somewhere in the High Forest, living under the protection of their patron Shar, who augments their already considerable powers. If the Fallen are integrating themselves into Storm's army, then Tiamat's forces are consolidating faster than we were expecting.
The People of the Black Blood, on the other hand, are a group of lycanthropes who worship Malar the beastlord, god of wild beast and hunting. It he is of the People, it means that Storm has at least temporarily allied himself with Malar and his considerable resources. He actually may be a logical ally for Tiamat herself, being that they share similar goals. If that is the case, things may be about to go from bad to worse.
Hopefully, <Wethrin is starting to fall asleep, and barely manages to get out the rest of the sentence> he's just a freelancing lycanthrope who got hired by Storm's men...
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Jonathan's pursuer knows that he is trapped. "We'll get you another time, Jonathon." We are always watching." He suddenly disappears into thin air.
jonathan curses. "Damn you! You were supposed to kill him. What kind of soldier are you who cannot obey orders? Thanks to your hesitation, he got away. Now he very well may know our destination, and next time he will bring backup. Perhaps lots of it."
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Rana gradually broaches all of Alex's points. Storm's opposition is currently only powerful enough to hold him back. All the free people's of the North are openly allied, under the leadership of the Lords of Waterdeep and Queen Amruil of the Elves. Their cohesion is relatively strong, but the centralized authority of the secretive Council no longer exists because so many of its prominent members were slain at Silverymoon.
<Meanwhile, Rana drinks wine until it makes her wound stop hurting (That would be quite a lot)>
One problem with Storm is that we are unsure of his true power and he knows it. He is very cautious. This has been millenia in the making, and he is not going to suddenly become impatient and show his hand. We destroyed most of the spirits' forms at Silverymoon a few months ago, but we do not know how ling it will take for them to reform or return, or even how or where this is accomplished. We do know this, however: those we lost at Silverymoon are gone forever, but the Spirits will return. They are powerful, but they CAN be defeated in combat. Storm is the most powerful spirit, but he too can theoreticaly be slain.
Unfortunately, we are no sure just how powerful he is. An ogre mage that fought publicly and was thought to be Storm has since proven to be a fake.
His armies are mostly loyal purely to him or to leaders with planer blood who are biologically compelled into loyalty to Tiamat. Some of the collaborators are manipulated, charmed, or opportunistic, though.
<Rana is now a bit drunk and continues on further than she should have>
There are theories, though. About how to stop him. Many think that a researcher who defeated from the Council with many secrets regarding Storm may have completed the last pieces of the puzzle, using what the Council had already gleaned from those who had tried and failed in the pastsomething about the creation of humanity and a strange metal from space...<getting angry>...gods I hate that bitch...slut...Ace should have been mine, damnit....Oh, well....no matter now <suddenly sullen> He died with all the others.
Then there's Kirstin....The little girl that we brought back through time with us, from Netheril....Us, funny term....precious few of US still live. Only me and Hermod...and that bookish bitch....(sullen again)....the others are all gone now...perhaps it was fate paying us back...Kirstin should have died young, before becoming powerful...when she came onto the scene, the powerful forces of good were all but wiped out...perhaps there is some sort of unseen balancing hand at work or something....
Fenrir and Donatello...I will probably work out a way to get you out of this puzzle now that everyone else is about to arrive in Skullport. Things would be much better (as will your XP tallies), if you can think your way out of this, though.
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Paragon Badger
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Alcar appears concerned by Wethrin's information.
"The Fallen I've not heard of till now, but they sound quite formidable. However, I've had encounters with the followers of Malar in the past. If they are in league with Storm then indeed all of Faerun approaches dire straits."
Alcar will quicken his pace slighty to pull away from the group. He will appear deep in thought. He will attempt to mediate on the situation and what his course of action should be.
"The Fallen I've not heard of till now, but they sound quite formidable. However, I've had encounters with the followers of Malar in the past. If they are in league with Storm then indeed all of Faerun approaches dire straits."
Alcar will quicken his pace slighty to pull away from the group. He will appear deep in thought. He will attempt to mediate on the situation and what his course of action should be.
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