OOC Discussion for A Kingdom of Ashes (The Battle of the Alder's Forest, and Beyond)

[Laurel]

I don't think I was clear before--you only get to level after you rest. Just wanted to get that out there.

So can I be leveling L'Aurel just in case and creating a new character just in case on Sat, while the fight continues Each person minus me makes the choice and I for once am staying out of the choice part, since really a limp body has no choice

 

[The_Universe]

I think we should take the 4 hours to rest and the like-- but, after that, we should continue to fight the battle until it's DONE.

To what end? You are bruised, battered, beaten, and have stood on death's doorstep, hollering to be let in no less than twice in the past hour. Although you can rejoin the troops on the wall after your rest, you have done more than your parts, here. There's very little more you can do, other than stand with them, and be an extra body on the wall.

The circle is first... but, we can't just leave in the middle of battle...

We can fight until the end and still have L'Aurel ressurected... and, I think that's what we should do.

You actually don't know if L'Aurel can be resurrected if you wait too long. Resurrection magic is so uncommon that it is an utter mystery--assume nothing.

Besides, character deaths should be a big deal, as should any potential resurrections. Just as I would not wish to rob L'Aurel of the spectacle of her death, I will not rob her of the same in her return to life. Life cannot be bought for a few thousand gold pieces, nor can it be simply returned with a wave of the hand. The only man who's done it in recent memory was insane, driven mad by dark powers of unimaginable origin. The time before, it took the intervention of a Demigod.

Bear that in mind.

 

[The_Universe]

um... she did help distract it, and did get a few rounds off..... then she died, so it's not like she was out the whole time, just most of it.

Exactly. That's why I'm inclined to let her have the XP.

 

[The_Universe]

Yes--you can level her to 13. But, because of the negative level that almost all resurrections give the character involved, you'll be stuck at the beginning of 13 while nearly everyone else is at the cusp of 14. :\ Sorry!

 

[The_Universe]

Also XP for the undead was 12350 for those that don't have it.

Thanks, man!

 

[Xath]

If the group doesn't want to leave the city before the battle is over, Xath can always take L'Aurel herself to Caer Maelyn. The ressurection is going to take some serious negotiating, something at which Xath excels, but which I know the others in the party are not too keen on. Limiting the number of party members traveling to Caer Maelyn eliminates the need to sneak off to the portal stone. However, leveling also eliminates the need to sneak off to the portal stone.

Characterwise, I'm a little iffy about the party leaving the city during the battle, but I also know that L'Aurel needs us, and were I she, I'd want to be in that waiting room for as little time as necessary. L'Aurel has always been there for Xath, and now is one time Xath can be there for her. So Xath will be going to Caer Maelyn in four hours. And she'd go sooner if she could.

 

[Archon]

below a calm surface

how does Archonus deal with grief?
the answer is simple. alone.
Archon wants nothing more the L'Aurel's return to life. but going to Caer Melyn would leave him with too much time to think and hurt, and right now all he wants to do is fight. fighting the draconids will help him fight with all the emotions he's feeling right now.
so, expect Archon to head to the wall to fight as just another grunt. killing as many of the enemy as possible and taking the pain of as many as he can to save lives.
he might of failed to save L'Aurel but he still might have a chance to save others.
it might seem cold. and it might seem like L'Aurels death means little to him, but nothing could be further from the truth. this is how he deals. he doesn't want to think of the possibility of her never comming back. he doesn't want to think at all. he just wants to make others feel pain for once.
mik

 

[The_Universe]

If the group doesn't want to leave the city before the battle is over, Xath can always take L'Aurel herself to Caer Maelyn. The ressurection is going to take some serious negotiating, something at which Xath excels, but which I know the others in the party are not too keen on. Limiting the number of party members traveling to Caer Maelyn eliminates the need to sneak off to the portal stone. However, leveling also eliminates the need to sneak off to the portal stone.

Characterwise, I'm a little iffy about the party leaving the city during the battle, but I also know that L'Aurel needs us, and were I she, I'd want to be in that waiting room for as little time as necessary. L'Aurel has always been there for Xath, and now is one time Xath can be there for her. So Xath will be going to Caer Maelyn in four hours. And she'd go sooner if she could.

Just a quick note:

Remember that you have an eternal oath of alliance to each other, but no formal commitment to the battle here. If you're all utilitarians, then there is no question...stay here, and hope you can bring L'Aurel back, later. However, if morals can be judged on something other than a scale of the good fo the many vs. the good of the few, or the one, then perhaps some urgency should be felt, despite the situation the city is in.

None of it is *bad* but remember that there are lots of ways to measure *good.*

And, of course, that you have an oath.

Also, as you ought to have learned by now--SPLITTING UP IS A BAD IDEA.

 

[The_Universe]

how does Archonus deal with grief?
the answer is simple. alone.
Archon wants nothing more the L'Aurel's return to life. but going to Caer Melyn would leave him with too much time to think and hurt, and right now all he wants to do is fight. fighting the draconids will help him fight with all the emotions he's feeling right now.
so, expect Archon to head to the wall to fight as just another grunt. killing as many of the enemy as possible and taking the pain of as many as he can to save lives.
he might of failed to save L'Aurel but he still might have a chance to save others.
it might seem cold. and it might seem like L'Aurels death means little to him, but nothing could be further from the truth. this is how he deals. he doesn't want to think of the possibility of her never comming back. he doesn't want to think at all. he just wants to make others feel pain for once.
mik

Great character analysis.

However, every minute you stay in New Ocaenus potentially leaves L'Aurel further and further from a return to life. :\

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

So, here's the deal-- Justice has very few relatives in this world-- she wants to see L'Aurel's wishes fulfilled just as much as anybody... but, we do need to assess the entire sitaution.

Liz's instincts say that we should stay and fight. However, Justice has a connection to L'Aurel that she doesn't have with any of the other players. Realistically, if one individual is attempting to take L'Aurel anywhere, she will want it to be her... in fact, she will probably fight to make it so... So, it's probably best to avoid that option as a whole.

In the end, what do your characters feel is most important? The battle or the circle?