[PBP] Tholestia Chapter 1: Minotaur trouble and a failed ambush

[takew]

OOC: We have a hut?!?

OOC: Since when is it that Tristan is supposed to be the sidekick of Roland. I really thought that I was allowed to have a character with an opinion… So Tristan judged the situation differently from Roland and he definitely doesn’t take orders from him. (We are all equals you know.) IMHO paladins aren’t the natural leaders. They could be the silant type that just tags along to rid the world of evil. So that is why Roland isn’t that much of a leader in Tristan’s opinion. BUT WHO CARES??

Sorry Ilan and Mr.7, but I still have a mission to complete… J
So I have to ask you to come with me so that we can inform our Lord who send you on this mission about everything that happened. And we can tell him that it is not within our powers to do something about it. I will also put in a good word for you two, since especially Ilan has put much effort in this investigation.
And yes, if you are than allowed to go freely, I myself would like to accompany thee on you quest through the other parts of this world.

Murmers to himself: Cause in Amstrad it definitely isn’t to be found…

 

[Ilan]

Ron

I wouldn’t have attacked the Elf if I was playing the Paladin. (honestly) I think it is a great loss to the campaign that Jeroen retired Roland. I gave him a good way out, I surrendered, since in my mind I have nothing to fear as an Elven Lord, who’s only crime it is to disagree with a Paladin about how to deal with a band of Minotaurs.

It is true that I wanted some more freedom to play my character and I thought this was the best way to go for that. I wanted to force the Paladin to see that not everything can be explained in his lawful line of thinking. I thought I used a good example. Do you chose to help the village (chaotic good) or do you follow in the path of our mission before it is to late and we lose all the tracks and clues of the four knights (lawful good, maybe lawful neutral) (I use the handbook terms so I can explain it better.) The way Jeroen played Roland I couldn’t predict how he would respond. It didn’t matter to Ilan which path he would have chosen, because both ways would provided Ilan with something to hold over the head of the Paladin and would give him the means to influence the Paladin and the rest of the party more.

I enjoyed the roleplaying very much and I didn’t guess it would end like this, especially since we gave Roland more than one way to make a choice and he had made his choice, to arrest me. Since I surrendered I didn’t foresee a problem to play along like we did. I also enjoyed Jeroens way of roleplaying. But I do have to agree with Matthys (hey just like ingame) thought that jeroen didn’t respond to the last posts made by us but already made his mind to quit playing with Roland (and altogether with our party as I hear)

You are right about the way I want my characters to be, by the way. Rather with a limp and his moment in the spotlight than some guy who yells “SMASH”

karsten

 

[Ravellion]

It didn’t matter to Ilan which path he [Roland] would have chosen, because both ways would provided Ilan with something to hold over the head of the Paladin and would give him the means to influence the Paladin and the rest of the party more.

Which was option A, which I hoped.

(and altogether with our party as I hear)

For a while, yes.

Play ball!

Oh, Tristan wasn't supposed to be the sidekick of Roland, but I think that when push came to shove, you would have sided with a paladin as opposed to two convicts (which you even called names the first time you saw them - in game time just a few days ago).

And you didn't post much anyway.

 

[Deepwinter 7]

Tristan is a paladin as well?

 

[takew]

OOC: And you didn't post much anyway. Right... What is that supposed to mean? I never played my character as Lawful Stupid/Slavish. He thought that the mind of our "friend" just worked in mysterious ways. So have sex with him.

 

[Ravellion]

What that was supposed to mean was that when you don't post much people start to assume things. People don't know what kind of character you are when you don't show it often enough. DW7s post shows just how much people know about your character: Don't necessarily post more often (you post most next to me) but post a bit more... well... long! .

You had to say OOC what you actually think of Roland! Why don't you state it through roleplaying? In Character, DW7, Ilan, Wulf and Diactum still don't really know where you stand in the issue (although your last post clarified a bit). You, as a priest of Heironeous, have slightly more leeway in these things, but you are still Lawful Good. And if you do not act as such, you will lose your domain powers. Which is the prerequisite for a lot of your characters abilities - so in a way, your character is exactly as hindered as a paladin except that as opposed to a code of conduct, you just have certain beliefs... those are, however, the beliefs of Heironeous, which are still quite strict (though not as strict as a paladin).

 

[takew]

OOC: The biggest problem was that Ronald and Tristan were supposed to go way back with there friendship. But if Ronald commanded Tristan the way he did in his last post and only than, their friendship wouldn't have lasted this long. So sorry that I came this late with this characteristic, but I never before had to react on a situation like this. Second, IMHO Lawful Good and Heironeous don’t mean that Tristan is supposed to jump when a pally says so. He has a mind of his own you know. A can’t recall a situation in witch Ilan did anything that strokes with my beliefs. So there was no need for an arrestment (stupid isn’t evil or chaotic. It is just stupid (in Tristan’s point of view that is)).

 

[Ravellion]

[Heiroenous hasn't forsaken you yet now has he? I boldfaced something in one of my previous posts. That's the last I want to hear about this]

On with the show!

Tristan Said:

Sorry Ilan and Mr.7, but I still have a mission to complete…
So I have to ask you to come with me so that we can inform our Lord who send you on this mission about everything that happened. And we can tell him that it is not within our powers to do something about it. I will also put in a good word for you two, since especially Ilan has put much effort in this investigation.
And yes, if you are than allowed to go freely, I myself would like to accompany thee on you quest through the other parts of this world.

Murmers to himself: Cause in Amstrad it definitely isn’t to be found…

 

[Spellsword]

OOC/ My opinion can be summarised in three words: bunch of bollocks!
seriously, ask yourself this question:
you are surrounded by a group of strangers half of them cool guys, half of them beautiful girls. They ask you what was your latest business...and you know it was posting a reply on this thread..would you say something in line of: well, I ....expressed my opinion in an argument with my other 20+ friends about a game of er..D&D...ehm...beacuse the paladin this and role playing that....and do not forget metagaming....


most likely you would be laughed at so hard that you would sponteously combust and burn to a crisp.....(like it happens in cartoons)


The point I am obviously trying to make is come to your senses, play an enjoyable game and do noet treat it like life depends on it........and jeroen, please join, you were one of the main driving forces of our game!..../OOC

 

[Bacter]

allright Tristan, well spoken, you reflect my opinion as well. Let's head back to the governor and explain to him why we will probably not go on with this mission. We have to tell him that Roland has left us to go his own way and that we have reasons not to engage the minotaurs: They might not at all be involved in the disappearance of the tax-collectors and more importantly, as Ilan has reported back from his reconnaissance-mission, there are too many of them.

Therefore, if everybody agrees, let's head back to town and show our case to the governor! And afterwards: let us drink huge amounts of C2H5OH containing fluids to adress our gods for better fortune in the future! says Diactum with sparks of longing in his eyes.