[OOC] House Millithor in City of the Spider Queen

[Endur]

Narcelia's Whip of Fangs

To Hit Rolls: 13 and 17 plus modifiers
Django's flat-footed AC: not high enough
Narcelia hit Django twice, for no damage, but Django must make two saving throws

Django saving throw rolls: 8,9
Dwarf bonus vs. poison +2
Whip Fort DC: 19
Django's fort mod is not enough and fails both saving throws and suffers agonizing pain.

Django suffers a -8 on all attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for 6 rounds (2d4 rounds).

 

[Endur]

Power Level in the Underdark

TWK wrote:
Meanwhile, he tries to gauge their power relative to his family's through reading their body language and carriage.

OOC: Is there any way (possibly involving a skill check) that Marck can hazard a guess as to the power of the spirit nagas?


Power level is difficult to judge in the Underdark. The best ways to judge power level are by: 1) actual experience (i.e. watching somebody in action); 2) reputation (either of the individual or the race); 3) other indicators, such as valuable possessions or wealth; 4) attitude.

Taking the Tavern drinkers as an example, the reputations of the abberations, the Illithids and the Spirit Nagas is such that they are probably the most powerful creatures in the tavern. The Duergar, Shield Dwarves, Grimlocks, Goblinoids, Quaggoths, and humans, while capable, do not have the raw magical and mental power of the Illithids and the Spirit Nagas. You don't yet have any knowledge of the personal reputations of any of the NPCs.

In terms of wealth and possessions, the Illithids and some of the Duergar sitting at Django's table seem to be the wealthiest (i.e. best equipped) individuals in the tavern.

The least well equipped individuals in the tavern are the Shield Dwarves, the Goblinoids, the Quaggoths, and the Spirit Nagas.

The Grimlocks appear to be enslaved guards for the Illithids. The Quaggoths appear to be filling a similar role for the Spirit Nagas.

In terms of attitude, Narcelia's whip and Django's whistling are impressive displays of attitude. Other people in the room with attitude would be: The Illithids, the Spirit Nagas, and the four Duergar sitting at Django's table.

In terms of actual experience, the fact that Django is lying senseless on the floor, covered in alcohol and with a puffed up face, would seem to indicate that Django is not very powerful.

In practical terms, Marckarius would probably think he could take anybody in the tavern in a swordfight. Whether or not he could resist mind control from the Illithids or the Spirit Nagas is a different question.

 

[Endur]

Exposure to the Outside World?

All of the characters are graduates of the Meznoberanzan educational system for nobles (Arach-tinilith, Sorcere, and Melee-Magthere). As part of that educational system, your character would have made at least one raid to the surface world to fight against the surface elves. You also would have made several patrols into the Underdark.

In the last thirty years, Menzoberanzan has been involved in three major wars with other cities. The war against Mithril Hall was a major defeat for Menzoberanzan. Menzoberanzan conquered the Deep Gnome city of Blindenstone a few years later. Menzoberanzan also successfully defended itself against an invasion from the Drow city of Sschindylryn.

If your character was part of any of these three wars and visited the opposing city, I'd like to know about it in the OOC thread. It could have an impact on your knowledge and whether or not you know other NPCs.

If your character was part of the failed invasion force against Mithril Hall (detailed in RA Salvatore's Siege of Darkness), your character could have been part of the force that fought in the tunnels or the character could have gone outside in Berg'inyon Baenre's flanking attack force. (i.e. please specify)

Your character could have been part of the conquest of Blindenstone (which basically consisted of the Priestesses summoning a horde of demons, watching Blindenstone's defenders get slain, and then moving in and enslaving all those who didn't die or flee).

If your character fought in the successful defense of Menzoberanzan against the invaders from Sschindylryn, your character could have done most of your fighting in Menzoberanzan, or you could have gone through a portal and actually fought in the drow city of Sschindyrlryn.

 

[Thels]

Being rather experienced in combat, I take it Dariel would probably have fought in at least one such wars. The war against the dwarves would be nice, cuz it's a good explenation for having Dwarves as his racial enemy Dinin Baenre's flanking attack force seems more like sneaky people to me, so I'll go with them.

Not involved against Blindenstone. Against Sschindylryn Dariel probably did some fighting, but only defending Menzoberanzan.

 

[Radiant]

Being rather experienced in combat, I take it Dariel would probably have fought in at least one such wars. The war against the dwarves would be nice, cuz it's a good explenation for having Dwarves as his racial enemy Dinin Baenre's flanking attack force seems more like sneaky people to me, so I'll go with them.

Not involved against Blindenstone. Against Sschindylryn Dariel probably did some fighting, but only defending Menzoberanzan.

I'd say Narcelia was there too since the attack on Mithril hall is the only one i read so far so I at least know what happened there.

 

[Endur]

FR year

"Siege of Darkness" (the attack on Mithril Hall) occurred in 1358, right after the Time of Troubles.

WOTC hasn't announced the current year for the War of the Spider Queen, however, I'm guessing it will be DR 1374 or DR 1375 or somewhere around there. Dale Reckoning 1375 or three years after the FRCS was written or 17 years after the events in "Siege of Darkness" and the raid on Mithril Hall.

Let's assume that DR 1375 is the current year unless I retroactively change it (after receiving more information from WOTC).

 

[Raurth Snowfang]

Krecil, if the timing is correct, will probably have been involved in all 3 in some shape or form... in the attack on Mithril Hall he most liokely would have realised what a big failiure it was going to be and stayed out of most of the fighting... in the defense of menzobarrenzan he would have been one of the drow who would have gone through into the other city and performed assassinations and the like... in the attack of blindenstone Krecil would have been used to eliminate important members of the gnomish council and power military figues...

 

[Endur]

Yasarra's absence

I know that Kat/Yasarra has some RL issues that have interfered with her ability to post for the last week or so. The last time I saw her on line, she said she would make a post soon, but I'm not sure when soon will be.

So, I made a post on Ki'Willis's behavior in response to the "Django incident" based on her last known instructions on her character's goals. Yasarra can modify her response retroactively the next time she makes a post.

My making a post on an absent character's behalf advances the plot and allows us to move forward with the game and not have everyone wait around for someone who is busy with RL issues.

 

[Endur]

War of the Spider Queen novels

In case anybody is reading the series, at this point in the timeline, we are finished with the first novel Dissolution. The first novel covers the slave revolt in Menzoberanzan.

The second novel, Insurrection, covers an expedition to Ched Nassad and what the protagonists find there.

 

[Thels]

Quertus will cast Haste and (using the partial action gained) also cast Summon Monster V and conjure a Celestial Dire Lion to attack (charge & pounce) the Balor if Matron orders offensive. If she doesn't, Quertus will cast Mirror Image.

This message made me think, are we using 3.0 or 3.5 rules (since we're using the 3.5 classes). In 3.0 rules, Quertus could cast Mirror Image after he cast Haste, but not Summon Monster, since it's a full round spell and thus cannot be cast as a partial action. In 3.5, he can't cast either.