sarruth's request(game thread)

[cog_and_taz]

Sorry everyone! I know I wasn't around for a while, let's just say it's amazing what a 10m staircase and hospitalization can do to your posting... well, I'm back now, on with the stuff. ((wow, I watch the blues brothers film waaaaay too many times))

Anyways, greater flyby((no, that does not mean you can fly past more things)) is allowed, as well as the cheapo item crafting, so long as you don't overuse it, consider it a present and compensation rolled into one.

As for being famous with other DMs, congratulations! I sure don't have any players asking for me (though I had a whole lot of applicants), also, I'd like to tell you all how impressed I am with the stuff so far, feel free to go on with it, but I was planning on being the one to tell Es.

since we have yet to have any meaningful combat and I just got complete warrior and arcane, feel free to rewrite yer characters accordingly.

I can't remember... was there anything else?

 

[Lord_Gareth]

[sblock=OOC]Geez, I've BEEN using those books, where've you been
Welcome back Cog, good to see most of you. So, to sum up party feelings as I see them: Es likes Endeca, but despairs that she'll never be free of Mem. Endeca wants to help Es, and REALLY wants to rip out Mem's ribcage and use them to slit her throat. Irthos is siding with the Lawful half of the party. Grendle is MIA.

You know, if Ryfte doesn't show up, I'd be up to running two characters. Not Grendle (I'd never be able to RP someone else's character), but I could run an archer character. Actually, I have a PrC that needs play testing (theoretical design finished) that could fill the slot nicely.[/sblock]

 

[cog_and_taz]

Yeah, maybe. So far, Ryfte doesn't seem to feature much..

By the way, I'm jewish, so the whole christmas thing is rather irrelevant to me, but thanks all the same .

 

[Lord_Gareth]

Well, if you want to look it over, the class is here: Elite Archer (no, I couldn't think of a better name)

 

[Ink]

[sblock=ooc]Very very cool writing LG! After seeing that, wow I wouldn't want to be Mem...wait a second...I am Mem. hahahhaha good thing I have Es to play if Mem should meet an unfortuneate end :\ .

Tiluvias: Yup Es believes herself to be Elan (This can expalin alot rp wise). And with Mem's warped sense self righteousness (and to make things to write) Mem deep down convinced herself of this as a fact as well.

Which will leave Irthos a nice playing card to trump with later on...(assuming he knows...or is curious enough to find out...this is fun)

YO GRENDLE U THERE?????

Hey this is working out quite cool. Everyone writes so well. I'll be posting right after a good night's rest--and some study into cheap magic items.

On a side note: does anyone else need to adjust their original items made. With Cog's approval and the ever handy Psy Reformation she can switch out the feats for basically any item creation. That would give u guys basically 50 reduction in price then another 25% reduction on items price (sorta like 75% off market price but not really) (they also need to be under 11 level (caster/manifester level) to have the price reduction.[/sblock]

 

[Lord_Gareth]

[sblock=OOC] Welcome back Ink, good to see ya! I won't begrudge ya the right to a nap; visiting people is tiring, especially if ya had to fly. Jet lag sucks, I know.

A thought occured to me just now; if Mem can hear through the Psicrystal (unfamiliar with Psicrystal rules, so I might be wrong here), she might already know that Endeca is after her blood. Of course, that will only give a slight advantage. We're talking about a Chaos Mage with summons on steroids and no compunctions about Feebleminding her ass.

And in case anyone was wondering (I know I would be if I didn't write it), the reason that Endeca is so angry isn't just because Es is her friend. As far as she's concerned, Mem has commited an unforgivable sin; she's taken away another sentient's freedom. Murder is less heinous in her eyes than this (because there's an afterlife in D&D).[/sblock]

 

[tiluvias99]

[sblock=OOC]Eliter Archer seems a bit much to me. I like using existing material, like the Deepwood Sniper and such, a lot more than homebrew- but it's alright with me if Cog approves.
(Then again, I'm not sure we have to worry about stuff being overpowered in our group)

Come to think of it, I don't especially feel that we need to have another character if Ryfte backs out. We should be pretty good as we are, with the party that we have. We might be able to make use of a tank based character, considering that we're all spellcasters, but the Sjach and Summons (which we should have a lot of, considering the number of PCs who can summon stuff) should be able to fill that fine. Maybe a full skillmonkey/rogue type would be good.
An actual healer might be useful as well- Irthos can fill that role, but he normally reserves his spells for "Kill everyone" types of things.
(Then again, if we're concerned about roles being filled, Cog could let us all go Gestalt...)
(...Man that would be cool)

Cool on Great Flyby Attack.

I'll probably make use of being able to use Complete Arcane- Iejir will probably recieve a bit of a rewrite in terms of mechanics. Speaking of which, what books do you have, Cog? Can we use any more besides SRD/CK/Complete Warrior/Arcane?

For Mem using Item Creation- Are we assuming that Mem an use magical item creation in addition to psionic item creation, and also that she has access to magic spells?
Currently, Iejir has been the Item Crafter for Irthos and his companions, but his abilities are limited.

Irthos isn't going to neccessarily side with Mem- he just wants to avoid the conflict, and if Endeca strikes first, then Irthos probably won't side with her.
And yes, Irthos does have a trump card about Es being a construct . He doesn't, however, know that Mem believes Es to be an Elan too.
Damn that'll be an odd confrontation, if it happens.
"How do you know that she's just a machine?"
"Dead people told me."
"But she's my daughter!"
"Dead people told me."

Speaking of which, Irthos has plans for Es. Not gonna fill you in on those yet, but he'll be giving her a "gift" some time in the future- and I bet she'll be quite surprised when it happens.[/sblock]

 

[Lord_Gareth]

[sblock=OOC]Hey, if you have an idea/suggestion/complaint/critique/soul-scorching reaving for the Elite Archer, feel free to pop over to the thread and comment on it. Until it gets playtested (you'd be amazed how many DM's say no right out, just because it ain't in a book), it's still in theoretical design.[/sblock]

 

[cog_and_taz]

another char: now that you mention it, maybe it is unnecessary, seeing as everyone is so awfully powerful as is. And gestalt? I'm sorry, I have to draw the line somewhere...speaking of which, the elite archer seems over the top, darkwood something or the other perhaps? Order of the bow initiate?

Books: no, only SRD/CK/CWar/CArc. I have those two books and the core three, that's all (and the core are 3.0, damn low budgets )

hmm... so, mem actually believes that garbage? I guess I get to surprise several people, in the fullness of time ofcourse (mwahahaha etc.)

 

[Ink]

“No, no!” Es glanced around the street anxiously. For a simple construct devoid of emotions she appeared truly terrified. Her voice is that of a child pleading with her only friend, a whimper and an echo.

“Please, you do not know Mother. She is not what she seems.” Es glimpses around, in one flowing motions she stands. Endeca in her rage does not observe how exposed the alluring adolescent’s body truly is, how sleek and perfect her shape, how unclothed her form.

Es’ every glance uneasy, every glimpse disconnected. “Endeca, I see how you feel, but you cannot know the danger of what you say. Mother could be watching us!” Endeca in her magic perhaps does not hear or perhaps does not care. “I too want to be free, but the cost would be too great. Endeca can’t you hear me??? Don’t you see you are my friend? She will not kill you. She will humble others for your actions. She will not strike you if she saw you had no wrong, but Mother would defend herself, and use others to carry out what she deems justice. She would find all those you held dear and place them in your path. In your power you would kill her and Mother would return before the next dawn…She would not hunt you, she would judge you and all that you hold dear. She has lived ten times the life of any dragon or elf, there is a power in that, a horror that you cannot in one lifetime understand. If we are friends then trust me, it is not so simple a task as you would reason. Don’t you feel her? In the street, in the air? Look at me Endeca, in all your travels am I not as pretty as any princess you have seen? Yet, I am in a city of thousands, a land of millions, I have not one suitor, can you not see Mother’s authority is beyond even flesh? In the darkness, when I hide, at night in my dreams, there is the texture of her watching me, watching you, watching the entire city. I think she might be here, she might be there. I know you think I am being silly, how could she be here, she, never leaves home, you think I over imagine her power or I make up the weight of Mother’s influence. You say you there will be a reckoning, but what if the reckoning is not on my Mother. Do you know who will pay? It will not be you Endeca, you are too strong for that, but are all those guilty of ever siding with you as strong. Are you strong enough to watch even one of them suffer on your behalf? I tell you I am not. I do not want anyone, especially you to suffer because of me…I am so sorry I told you…I know I shouldn’t have shared but I wanted to… It was selfish of me but please listen to me now. I hate the idea, but what do you think would really happen? Would she sit at home waiting for you? I hate the thought of Mother watching over us, listening to us, of someone hearing in on even our thoughts. But what if Mother heard you? What if she did?

“Yes, what if I did,”

And Es’ pupils turn more lifeless than grey could ever be.