OOC Kingdom of Ashes VI (Welcome to the Springer Dimension)

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I'd say that the Penny thing is a little unfair - we don't even have anything about her means of communication determined. Think we should have the opportunity to determine what forces she had with her, what equipment, etc... and, if possible, play THAT out.

But, you're the DM. If, for the story, the orb needs to get stolen, then I won't object. You're the boss.

 

[Laurel]

Two things: Um... Penny's not going to like us AT ALL after this one.... Good thing we weren't worried about her not showing up on time nor made any attmepted to find her. Plus as Liz said made sure we had absolutly no contact with her or the shadows to Hywrl somehow....
We knew it wasn't going to be easy, reason we sent shadows with her, but no * so....

She's been tortured and probably has serious mental, physical, and emotional issues. We need to have a meeting with her. Use the rings so we can talk to her. Make sure Randell is around as she will definetly want/need his father type support. Have L'Aurel or someone else with good hide/sleight of hand use the true seeing eye to make sure it is her, no shadow path, no funny magic. We would talk to her and ask her questions.

The other: When you say Lord Arrendor in the timeline is this AA or AB? Both are lords of sorts as one has title and the other is married to the Queen. Just don't want to assume something incorrectly.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Two things: Um... Penny's not going to like us AT ALL after this one.... Good thing we weren't worried about her not showing up on time nor made any attmepted to find her. Plus as Liz said made sure we had absolutly no contact with her or the shadows to Hywrl somehow....
We knew it wasn't going to be easy, reason we sent shadows with her, but no * so....

She's been tortured and probably has serious mental, physical, and emotional issues. We need to have a meeting with her. Use the rings so we can talk to her. Make sure Randell is around as she will definetly want/need his father type support. Have L'Aurel or someone else with good hide/sleight of hand use the true seeing eye to make sure it is her, no shadow path, no funny magic. We would talk to her and ask her questions.

The other: When you say Lord Arrendor in the timeline is this AA or AB? Both are lords of sorts as one has title and the other is married to the Queen. Just don't want to assume something incorrectly.

So - if we can find someone to cast it, I think Penny deserves a little Regeneration:

(from the SRD)

Regenerate
Conjuration (Healing)

Level: Clr 7, Drd 9, Healing 7

Components: V, S, DF

Casting Time: 3 full rounds

Range: Touch

Target: Living creature touched

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: Fortitude negates (harmless)

Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)

The subject’s severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, or even heads of multiheaded creatures), broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. After the spell is cast, the physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 2d10 rounds otherwise.

Regenerate also cures 4d8 points of damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +35), rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue, and eliminates all nonlethal damage the subject has taken. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead).

 

[The_Universe]

I'd say that the Penny thing is a little unfair - we don't even have anything about her means of communication determined. Think we should have the opportunity to determine what forces she had with her, what equipment, etc... and, if possible, play THAT out.

All of that was taken care of during the session, before we started to montage. Penny is a capable spellcaster, and she had (at least) a dozen shadows with her, as well as an Apectan Cleric, in case healing was needed.

I had you all make spot checks before you left the broken tower of Khaz Barok (no one noticed anything out of the ordinary), and I even had Archonus make an extra search check, since he declared that he was still searching the area.

You had no reason to suspect foul play, and proceeded as such.

Penny could have alerted you (had she been able) with any number of spells, and even if she had been given some more mundane messengers (carrier pigeons?) news would not have reached you until Penny does.

It has been suggested that Justice could have cast Status on Penny before she and the group parted ways - assuming that the spell was still prepared (if it ever was prepared) after finally winning free of Khaz Barok.

Assuming that even all of that happened despite your initial declarations, Penny travels normally for 16 hours, and then the spell winks out, normally. She's almost halfway there, and nothing has happened

Make no mistake - this is not the repercussion for a poor decision on your parts. It was perfectly reasonable for the PCs to be focused on more immediate concerns over the orb, which was (at best) a side issue. Had you chosen instead to focus on the orb, many of the other events of the past few months would have progressed in a different way (a great many of them not good).

 

[The_Universe]

Two things: Um... Penny's not going to like us AT ALL after this one.... Good thing we weren't worried about her not showing up on time nor made any attmepted to find her. Plus as Liz said made sure we had absolutly no contact with her or the shadows to Hywrl somehow....

Penny could have contacted any of you with any number of spells, had she been able. Further, you probably did send out search parties when Penny did not arrive, and it is reasonable to assume that magical means were attempted to contact her. She did not respond, nor could her location be pinpointed with them. In fact, it's probably reasonable that she be considered dead, until her reappearance at Sylvanus.

Penny probably doesn't harbor any additional ill will towards you, though you'd have to ask her (and, of course, figure out a way to make it so that she could talk, again, etc.).

We knew it wasn't going to be easy, reason we sent shadows with her, but no * so....

Yep - and once you can get figure out a way to get Penny talking, you might learn something important.

She's been tortured and probably has serious mental, physical, and emotional issues. We need to have a meeting with her. Use the rings so we can talk to her. Make sure Randell is around as she will definetly want/need his father type support. Have L'Aurel or someone else with good hide/sleight of hand use the true seeing eye to make sure it is her, no shadow path, no funny magic. We would talk to her and ask her questions.

These are all excellent ideas, although healing magic may do a great deal to restore her physical injuries.

The other: When you say Lord Arrendor in the timeline is this AA or AB? Both are lords of sorts as one has title and the other is married to the Queen. Just don't want to assume something incorrectly.

As Archonus Bluestar would emphatically (though not happily) point out, there is only one Lord Arrendorr. There is only one son of Aramus in existence, and he is your Archonus.

Archonus Bluestar retains his name, even after married to the Queen, though she does not take his. His status as a noble of your kingdom is somewhat blurred, though it is clear that he will not takethethrone (legally, anyway), unless the situation alters so drastically that he is in position to take it by force. If Jaine cannot be raised, some other ruler will have to be chosen.

 

[The_Universe]

So - if we can find someone to cast it, I think Penny deserves a little Regeneration:

(from the SRD)

Regenerate
Conjuration (Healing)

Level: Clr 7, Drd 9, Healing 7

Components: V, S, DF

Casting Time: 3 full rounds

Range: Touch

Target: Living creature touched

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: Fortitude negates (harmless)

Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)

The subject’s severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, or even heads of multiheaded creatures), broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. After the spell is cast, the physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 2d10 rounds otherwise.

Regenerate also cures 4d8 points of damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +35), rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue, and eliminates all nonlethal damage the subject has taken. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead).

Yep - Regeneration is just what the Doctor Ordered for poor Penny. Who can cast it? Looks like just Preston and maybe Dorn, huh?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Yep - Regeneration is just what the Doctor Ordered for poor Penny. Who can cast it? Looks like just Preston and maybe Dorn, huh?

It's 7th level Cleric/9th Level Druid - so, either Preston, Dorn, or the old Regent of Hyrwl.

 

[The_Universe]

It's 7th level Cleric/9th Level Druid - so, either Preston, Dorn, or the old Regent of Hyrwl.

The regent's only like 11th level. Preston's the only one that can cast it normally.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

The regent's only like 11th level. Preston's the only one that can cast it normally.

Okay - well then, hopefully he'll be able to spend the spell that day in order to do it. Or, maybe we'll have to wait on a scroll or something.

 

[The_Universe]

Preston can prepare it the day after, and will cast it on Penny on AD+38. If you want other information sooner, you can use the rings, or some lesser healing magic.

Is Penny to remain in Sylvanus, or are there arrangements to bring her to Hyrwl/New Oceanus?