(IR) 4th ooc-thread of the 5th IR

[Edena_of_Neith]

TO ALL IN THE IR

(grins evilly)

Remember now, folks, that the Drow Consolidation hasn't happened yet, since the Turn has not started.
That means, the Rampage of Iuz has also not happened yet.
Both actions have been declared, but they haven't happened yet.

Now, nobody is going to know about the Drow Consolidation (Eclavdra and most of the drow departing for the Great City under construction) until after it has started, and well underway.
Once it is known, your power might act on it.

Once the Drow Consolidation is complete, consider this:

There are going to be all those drow cities, intact, sitting down in the Underdark.
Somewhere between 5% and 25% (my best guess as to the range) of the drow will still be there, along with ALL of their possessions, weapons, armor, magic, spellbooks, and treasure. Read: LOTS of treasure, and little if any force to protect it. Sorta like an unguarded dragon hoard, as it were. (Yes, Eclavdra and the majority of the drow left with the majority of the treasure, but what's left is still enormous!)

And just think of all those mithril and adamantine mines that will still be there, unguarded.

And of course those drow cities make the perfect place to set up FORTRESSES DIRECTLY UNDER other players' powers. (For a complete list of where all my cities are, just take a look at my roster ... it was public knowledge IC then, and is public knowledge IC now. But forget the cities in Hempmonaland under the Yuan-ti Empire ... Eclavdra has those cities obliterated and the caverns collapsed, excepting only the one city that will become the Great City.)

Getting the picture yet?

So yeah, the drow are leaving. The drow are going away to that Great City of theirs to be built.
And yeah, Iuz intends to rampage through the drow cities, and take all that treasure for himself, and so on ...
These are now public declarations of what I and Rikandur intend to do with our powers.

Now, I must wonder what YOUR powers will do, in public, and in secret, concerning all those cities.
We shall find out on Turn 1, won't we?

 

[Anabstercorian]

Oh, man. This just got a whole lot more interesting.

 

[Kalanyr]

William
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The people of the Miranda Alliance wish to sign into the Treaty of Ekbir. (Sorry not long or wordy but I'm kind of tired).
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[William Ronald]

KALANYR:
Spoiler:
[sblock] The Malkuvah Baklunim, the restored Baklunish Empire, gladly welcomes the Miranda Alliance into the Treaty of Ekbir. We humbly request to sign the Treaty of the Miranda Alliance, and discuss matters of mutual concern. (I had a long day as well.)

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[Kalanyr]

William
Privae
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The Baklunish are welcomed into the Miranda Pact.
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[Kalanyr]

Serpenteye what happens in the following situation ?

Acerak (Epic PL 5) is attacked by a force of other epic beings totalling PL 5, lets say they roll well enough to do 1 PL of damage to Acerak. What happens ? Does Acerak become PL 4 (and if so does this hold even if he flees before he can be destroyed ? or does this reset if he escapes rather than risk annihilation ? ) or does he remain PL 5 effectively but is destroyed when he takes a total of PL 5 damage ? or does it require PL 5 damage in a single round to destroy him ?

 

[Creamsteak]

For PCs, I could understand the "5 PL damage in a single round to destroy", but 5 PL damage total forces you out of combat for the rest of the turn. Damage being cumulative across all battles during a turn.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

To Creamsteak (Private):

[sblock]Arch-Merchant Glu'boise makes his way to the antechamber of Yugthulgon, taking precaution to only arrive when The Illithid has finished dinner. "News from the surface."

"Dessert." The mercane says as he offers Yugthulgon a brain of a once-potent arcane spellcaster in a tidy crystal jar. "I am here to represent the Empire of Lynn. We are aware of jist of your plans on the Prime. We also understand however, that while your forces are unparalleled in terms of might, it is currently short on the necessary power to maintain a steady amount of growth on its own. That is the reason why we think you will deal with us. We can offer you a substantial amount of industrial power you might find enticing. I am here to see if you are interested, and to see what you can offer us in return for our financial backing."[/sblock]

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

To Radiant (Private):

[sblock]My PC, Arch-Merchant Glu'boise will attempt to establish contact with the Claw Mercenary Company about information as to their average costs for their help. Specifically, he asks for the costs for them to attack an enemy and the cost to get them to defend one of his territories, he furthermore questions them to see if they have a code on the anonymity of their employers if they were hired to attack someone, and if not, if that has a price as well. An OOC explanation for about how much PL you'd be willing to send for what price would be nice. Depending on your faction's reaction he may have a specific job within the next 6 months.[/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

To Sollir: (Private)

[sblock]"How nice, a meal with a meal." Yug thinks into the air around him. His mind quickly turning to the strange fact that something has managed to make it past his guards without being brutally ripped apart and then quite possibly devoured. Especially such a non-illithid creature. If, perhaps, one of the more powerful illithid overminds had escaped their execution... perhaps they could have performed such a feat... but none would have been so foolish.

Yug continues eating, only vaguely paying attention. "So, what does the non-illithid have to say for itself? You bring food, you come when I am finishing a meal, and you come into my home. You are suicidal, whether brave or not. What is to stop me from eating you now?" Yug ponders... the inquiry, and rolls it over in his mind at the speed of thought, only much faster.

"So, your offering me... power in exchange for what? Destruction? You mock me to think that I wouldn't just take everything you have without a thought." Yug ponders reading his mind. He decides that any foe, nomatter how powerful, is no match for yugs mind. He quickly takes in what knowledge 'of the surface' this creature brings into his domain. "Yes... I was mostly aware of the news you bring. There is one on the surface who thinks they are better than myself. That is unnacceptable. They are inferior afterall, and inferior beings should not ever risk being greater than their masters unless they... wish to challenge their seat of power. I know what to do... I need only a bit more power in order to destroy them..."

"I can offer you the wealth of my enemies. With the power at my beck and call, and your... vast wealth... I could indeed destroy my enemies and leave their most valuable resources behind for your taking. You know who I wish to kill now, as I have gleaned the information from your own mind. I will see to it that this one is stopped from growing in power. I see you are well aware that they possess some great wealth. While I destroy them... you could do as you please. That is acceptable to me. I will annihilate, and you will steal what is left over... that does not bother me."

"You should be gone before my hunger returns. I will return here when the act is done. You can... recieve your final rewards in this very room. I imagine you can see yourself out? The guards could lead you out, but they are... vastly powerful and ferociously hateful of you lesser creatures. Beholders are quite powerful, even if they lack my true clarity and the path of ilsensine."
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