[Midnight] Escape from Shadow – OOC

[Dirigible]

Dirigible, what would You say if I would suceed in megalomaniac plot and raise Orc rebellion against One God ? And create Orcy patriarchal faithless kingdom. Black Orcs only of course. Scions of Torak. With immortal, godlike being as their head of state.

I like the way you think

Besides, if I'm not wrong Torak could devolp 9 lvl spells when he hit 10 lvl of Channeler. Unless I didn't understood rules properly ... wich is possible.

Yeah. To cast a spell, your character generally needs to be (spell level x2) or higher. That's a rule from D&D, not unique to MN. However, if you have more Channeler levels than levels in any other class, you get +1 effective level to work out which spells you can cast.

That means, that instad of needing to be 18th level to cast 9th level spells, you only need to be 17th.

 

[Rikandur Azebol]

I like the way you think

That means, that to cast 9th level spells, you need to be 17th.

Thanks buddy. But Torak will have to avoke for this "destiny" over time, and this is only one of options that are before our heroes. Other one, not excluding becoming Emperor Palapatine ... err, wrong example.
Other option, not excluding becaming Midnight equivalent of Genghis Khan, is putting Izrador down for "good". First, imprison him better than mewling Deific opponents. Witch Queen might be of help here. My personal proposal would be ... Soul Trap inside insanely buffed up with Wishes and metamagic feats, directed inwards Circle of Protection from Evil. Later we could, in meantime, devise clever wayof getting off with Izrador for good. To kill the bugger ... Maybe by Reincarnating him as mortal ? By the way ... two of Night Lords can by put low by drowning them, since steel don't hurt them. As far as I read, they are still mortal.

And as for plans for slave ship, let's return to the reality, whatwould YOu say about our team taking it out ? And becaming corsairs, for now ?

 

[hbarsquared]

Wow, I'm gone for two days, and already we have a plan for bringing down the One God! I'm going to have to put some extra effort into making Torak believe that he won't, in fact, get even close.

And thanks for your faith, Dirigible. (By the way, I'm also sylantar over at AtS. Maybe I should try out a couple of ideas I posted over there. Such as the band of Fell halflings with their respective fighting styles from Steel and Shadow . . .)

And now to get back on track.

Dirgible was right about the spell list, sorry I didn't catch it before. Deleting ray of frost and burning hands, replacing with prestidigitation and cure light wounds, respectively, on the character thread.

Anyone have any other changes to make?

And as for character play . . .

No one will know each other to start off and no one will have common backgrounds (except those invented arbitrarily by the DM . . .) Therefore, characters will only know each other by how the players portray them. Rikandur Azebol, if you want Torak to be intelligent, but perceived as a brute, make sure to play him that way.

Teaser will be up soon, as well as the introductory MIDNIGHT post. This will also let you know where your characters are starting off, from where the slave ship has left, and so on.

Check out my Story Hour, too, which I am updating today!

Phew, that's it for now.

 

[hbarsquared]

By the way, Dirigible--

I changed Karita's languages known to Erenlander Pidgin, just because it seems to fit her character. Let me know if you would like me to change it back to plain Erenlander. Thanks!

 

[hbarsquared]

The last reserves of strength

Teaser

Keisha struggled to stay alive in the confined darkness as the thuds from above began to drown out the moans of the others packed into the belly of the slave ship. She heard muffled voices, but could not make out any words, even if she had known the language of the hateful yells and dying screams of the orcs. Her bonds bit deeply into her wrists and ankles, etching scars she knew she would carry for the rest of her life. A life that would be nothing but short, painful, and brutal.

As darkness descended over her thoughts, Keisha forced them away with memories of her home. It had been beautiful, once, and she latched onto that memory.

Another thud above her, and a few yards away a small trapdoor, the door into which she and the hundred other slaves had been shoved and stacked, thrust open. The sudden bright light blinded her and Keisha heard sharp breathes from those around her who had also seen light for their first time in several weeks. The orc growled something in its guttural language, drew out its weapon, and stepped down into the hold with the vardatch held aloft.

She couldn’t see; dozens of dirty bodies, some already dead, blocked her view. But she heard the scream, the scream of mortal fear cut all too short. More screams. But not all in the hold feared death, many had become resigned to it, and so she was still able to hear the smallest whisper of air as an arrow sunk into the death-dealing orc’s side. She would live for at least a few more hours.

Keisha closed her eyes and waited.

 

[Rikandur Azebol]

Wow, I'm gone for two days, and already we have a plan for bringing down the One God! I'm going to have to put some extra effort into making Torak believe that he won't, in fact, get even close.

Phew, that is easy to accomplish DM. Kill legates, destroy Black Mirrors, disable/kill Night Lords ... imprison Big Dude and tinker the way to destroy him. Wrestle orcs from his worship and give them something to belive in. It's easy to say from Player perspective, but unfortunately Torak belives that Izarador is out of his reach.

As I say, Torak is not focused. For now he is in deep despair, predending stupid cave-orc in slavery, for the sake of safety. Currently his higest goals are warm meal and good sleep without fear of "accident".

And bigger issue is forging his own empire, when he will hit 8-10 lvl ... with such great power he might start playing with the thought of becaming something more than just orc magician.

And seriously, if Torak ever reach high lvl ... would You consider at least giving him chance to try and do what he intends ? Izrador is probably smart enough to predict most of his moves and even thoughts, anyway. When he will became aware of this threat, of course.

Dirgible was right about the spell list, sorry I didn't catch it before. Deleting ray of frost and burning hands, replacing with prestidigitation and cure light wounds, respectively, on the character thread.

No problem, still ... I could just take Acid Splash, it's Lesser Conjuration in newest spell list. But ... Ray of Frost I could imagine how he might devolp it. Frost resistance and all, I thought it to be characterful. Burning Hands, well I were going to use it as difficulty proof campfire igniter. Will Prestidigitation suffice for igniting fire as Dirigible suggested ?

And all this megalomaniac rambling was devised as mental exercise. World of Midnight is as deadly as Chaos Wastes from Warhammer. I'm aware that chances of surviving, let alone brewing any major plot, are small at best. But, from the other hand, if we succed against such odds ... That would be worth something, at least story hour, don't You think ?

And as for character play . . .

No one will know each other to start off and no one will have common backgrounds (except those invented arbitrarily by the DM . . .) Therefore, characters will only know each other by how the players portray them. Rikandur Azebol, if you want Torak to be intelligent, but perceived as a brute, make sure to play him that way.

Stupid and ugly brute is just a disguise, Torak is waiting for spark of inspiration to raise from the depths of utter despair.

 

[Rikandur Azebol]

Pit of Despair.

Chained orc was thirsty and hungry ... in fact, it dimly remembered when it wasn't hungry. And doesn't bothered even with worrying about it's meaningless life ... All it felt was numbness, cold void instead of heart. Even thought of stopping to breath and killing himself was meaningless and futile, for he lacked strenght to do it. And then it heard something that warmed his blood and refocused his fractured mind on something familliar. Screams of dying orcs ... Black orc smiled, remembering these emotions and himself from before.
"I'm ... Torak."
He whispered to himself and opened his eyes, to witness slaver slaughtering slaves with his vardatch. He grunted, hating anonymous orc with all his heart. If he weren't in chains ... He would die like orc, not like animal. Orc fell to arrow from nowhere, and Torak opened his eyes widely on this sight. He reached for the vardatch of the fallen orc, only to hear his chains ringing. This reminder of his real status was like bucked of cold water and Torak closed his eyes again, mumbling.
"I'm ..."

 

[Dirigible]

Status: Alive

Well, that's a relief.

edit: Though in Midnight, not a given. I want my mummy.

 

[hbarsquared]

Rikandur Azebol - Remember, that was only a teaser, not an actual game post. The game itself will start on Monday. If you want to post anything Torak does before the above scene, such as when he went aboard the slave ship, you can now over at the Main Thread

 

[hbarsquared]

Well, that's a relief.

edit: Though in Midnight, not a given. I want my mummy.

Just wait until you see this:

Status: Ungral