Piratecat's Updated Story Hour! (update 4/03 and 4/06)

[Piratecat]

Thanks, Zustiur!

So, PC, I recall once upon a time that you asked a question in a thread that doesn't exist about treasure... would the fruits of that hypothetical thread finally be making an appearance in the story as part of the epilogue?

I ask because I kind of find it weird, knowing that a thread from November of 2003 will finally show up in the story hour. I can't believe it's been so long!

Yup, on its way! I know the delay is weird.

 

[KidCthulhu]

So, PC, I recall once upon a time that you asked a question in a thread that doesn't exist about treasure... would the fruits of that hypothetical thread finally be making an appearance in the story as part of the epilogue?

Yes, the cheese is coming. Be patient.

[grumble]Stupid magic cheese[/grumble]

 

[Enkhidu]

...So when I asked him if the sunlight was a power nexus, and he said yes, and I asked if the Corpse was a power nexus and he also said yes, that was outside the scope of the rules I'd written. So the big YES was when I asked if I could anchor to both at the same time, and he improvised it brilliantly-- especially since I felt like I was putting one over on him....

You know Wulf, I vaguely remember (from his comments in one thread or another) P-Kitty being just short of a fanboi over the Elves book primarily because of ley lines. While I can't imagine him setting things up purposefully to for you to take advantage of the nexii, it doesn't surprise me that he would grab hold of such an idea with both hands if a player headed down that road.

Bits like this aside, I do have a question for the freebooting feline: exactly how long do you let your players take to declare combat actions (and do you allow use of the mindlink as a free action to facilitate kibitizing throughout combat)?

 

[Krafus]

The Ivory King is definitely similar to a creature in the MMII. Piratecat could confirm for us if he chose, but I think he used that critter and added abilities appropriate for a godling.

A beastie from MMII, eh? Looks like I'll have to add it to my shopping list.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Hrm, are we still throwing out guesses as to who KC is now playing?

Well, looking at Sialia's storyhour, I'm just going to give a random shout in the dark and throw in my guess that KC is playing one vampire (former human) rogue/diviner (arcane trickster perhaps?) by the name of Dylrath

Lol, very doubtful, but I think it'd be funny if Dylrath showed up in this storyhour somehow

 

[Sialia]

Far as I can tell, Dylrath is about two posts from the permanent end of his story.

I finished his story over a year ago. It's had a lot of time to sit, and I've had a lot of time to think about it. I've been thinking about it a lot this week.

There might be a short epilogue, if I can think how to write it. Time in Piratecat's world goes on, regardless of what happens to individual storyarcs and characters. I know some of what happens after this story ends, but it isn't part of the story.

But I've been thinking for over a year, and I haven't come up with it.

hmm. Or maybe I just have.

 

[Piratecat]

Lol, very doubtful, but I think it'd be funny if Dylrath showed up in this storyhour somehow

Heh. You don't always see him, but Dylrath is always in this story hour.

It's really interesting how each player has put his or her stamp on my world. They're all there, although it isn't always obvious, and they all have an impact on what's happening or what's going to happen. It's a neat little form of pocket immortality. What's that they say, that you never truly die as long as someone remembers you, as long as you're continuing to affect the world you left behind? In that regard, any campaign world where the DM lets the PCs' actions continue to affect the shared game world has some very long-lived characters indeed.

 

[Sialia]

Well.

I paused a few days before putting up the nearly last post because I wanted to go back and re-read the whole darn saga to make sure I hadn't lost track of where I was going with this, or forgotten to connect the dots for you.

The original thing looks like a patchwork--all bits and pieces, in a nearly random order.

So I, uh, compiled it. And rearranged and cleaned it up a little. The whole Dylrath and Teliaz story, from beginning to end in one glorious fat pdf: 779 KB, 67 pages of text and illustrations.

Really might be more than you want to know, if you're not already an Early Years fan. If you think you might be, but haven't read the preceeding posts already, may as well wait to get the good version. I'll make it available in a day or so.

You don't have to know the rest of the Early Years stuff to get the last chapter "Passage of the White Swallow." It was designed to be readable by people who only read Piratecat's storyhour, and it's a toss up whether it belongs in that thread or this. It's a trim little 434 KB, ~20 pages. (All the illustrations are in these last 20 pages).

Soon as I finish posting the last bit and the epilogue, we'll stick it in here.

 

[Kelvin L. Melton]

Hi Piratecat this story is great. This is my first post on this board and just had to say how great this story is.

 

[KidCthulhu]

Yep, you know it's cold when the Canadian retrievers are lookin' around for something to burn for heat. Oh, and the frozen water in the dog bowl. That's a big hint.

Don't worry. We may have to morgage the cat, or sell a kidney to pay the electricians, but the power will be back soon. At least I'm at work, where there's heat and lights (and computers). Poor PC is stuck at home in the freezin'.