Indigo Veil
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seasong said:
*breathes a sigh of relief*
Oh, goodie. =^^= I didn't think it was too likely either, but once the suggestion was in place, I got all carried away and started to worry. ^^;;;
seasong's Light Against The Dark (FEB 06)
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*breathes a sigh of relief*
Oh, goodie. =^^= I didn't think it was too likely either, but once the suggestion was in place, I got all carried away and started to worry. ^^;;;
seasong
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The Broken Temple
Merideth was hot to go get torches, but Greppa was unwilling to leave the cave "just... open like that". Finally, Athan agreed to stay at the cave while the other two ran for torches.
After Greppa and Merideth had left, Athan settled down into a nice spot, rested his butt on the ground and his head on a spear, and watched the cave.
For a while, he just spent time thinking about his two compatriots. He'd grown fond of them, and very protective... and both were intent on chasing mad dreams in the very dangerous wilderness. He didn't mind that so much, as just worry for them.
Merideth was fragile enough, and couldn't fight her way out of a paper bag, but Greppa! The boy was skinny enough for an orc to use him as a tooth pick, and while he was handy enough with the spear in tournaments, could barely push the head through a straw target, much less a shield or bone.
Athan sighed and shook his head, keeping himself awake. He felt like he'd left off watching out for his younger siblings to start covering for a pair of new ones. Still, Merideth seemed to have a nose for trouble, and Athan had discovered within himself a deep and abiding love for trouble.
He chuckled about that, knowing he'd never admit to it with the others, and began fantasizing about dead orcs piling up beneath his spear...
When his eyes finally drooped, six hours later, a pair of man-sized, brown-furred spiders quickly scurried toward him from the shadows. It wasn't a good decision.
Athan scrambled to stand up as they attacked, taking two ferocious bites but failing to slump or fall. Instead, in almost a single motion, he stabbed one and decapitated the other with the head of his spear.
"Yeah! Come on, ur pashin aknah! Come and get me!"
He continued to insult them, but no more braved the space outside the cave. Athan grinned, and began cleaning off his spear. Orc was a damned fine tongue, whatever he might think of the tribes personally.
More Orcish
ur = you, in orcish, with kind of a "You! Over there!" to it
pashin = as mentioned earlier, this means wuss, wimp, pansy, etc. In old orcish it was 'clean ear'.
aknah = crawler, or 'low belly'; used to refer to most insects, but also to cowards who are petitioning you for mercy.
Merideth was hot to go get torches, but Greppa was unwilling to leave the cave "just... open like that". Finally, Athan agreed to stay at the cave while the other two ran for torches.
After Greppa and Merideth had left, Athan settled down into a nice spot, rested his butt on the ground and his head on a spear, and watched the cave.
For a while, he just spent time thinking about his two compatriots. He'd grown fond of them, and very protective... and both were intent on chasing mad dreams in the very dangerous wilderness. He didn't mind that so much, as just worry for them.
Merideth was fragile enough, and couldn't fight her way out of a paper bag, but Greppa! The boy was skinny enough for an orc to use him as a tooth pick, and while he was handy enough with the spear in tournaments, could barely push the head through a straw target, much less a shield or bone.
Athan sighed and shook his head, keeping himself awake. He felt like he'd left off watching out for his younger siblings to start covering for a pair of new ones. Still, Merideth seemed to have a nose for trouble, and Athan had discovered within himself a deep and abiding love for trouble.
He chuckled about that, knowing he'd never admit to it with the others, and began fantasizing about dead orcs piling up beneath his spear...
When his eyes finally drooped, six hours later, a pair of man-sized, brown-furred spiders quickly scurried toward him from the shadows. It wasn't a good decision.
Athan scrambled to stand up as they attacked, taking two ferocious bites but failing to slump or fall. Instead, in almost a single motion, he stabbed one and decapitated the other with the head of his spear.
"Yeah! Come on, ur pashin aknah! Come and get me!"
He continued to insult them, but no more braved the space outside the cave. Athan grinned, and began cleaning off his spear. Orc was a damned fine tongue, whatever he might think of the tribes personally.
More Orcish
ur = you, in orcish, with kind of a "You! Over there!" to it
pashin = as mentioned earlier, this means wuss, wimp, pansy, etc. In old orcish it was 'clean ear'.
aknah = crawler, or 'low belly'; used to refer to most insects, but also to cowards who are petitioning you for mercy.
incognito
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The beauty that is Cleave rears hit's head in yet another story hour.
Go Athan! (you big brute).
I'm waiting for Greppa to bust out the unarmed attacks. Hooowhaaaa! (we call him Greppa-Li, jokes Athan)
Oh, and seasong, not to rain on the parade, but the dragon can't breath and land and sweep, raining gory death on those poor Orcs all in the suprise round - you big brute (not that they'd have a chance in a "regualr round, mind you).
A am starting an anti-seasong/preserve seasong's orcs foundation. Or A.S.P.S.O.F. for short. Membership fees are quite reasonable, apply within.
seasong
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Surprise Round: You're right. The big lug should have only had a partial action, not a standard action. My bad. On the other hand, that delayed their inevitable death by only ~3 seconds. It would have been "land, spears poke into hide, breath, claw & tail". Same thing. I'll do better when there are PCs involved.
Greppa: Greppa has been studying Hurath's books, and has a bunch of new spells he's itching to try out. Earth's Strength was only the beginning.
Light Spell: The funny thing is, they went and got all these torches, and then when they went in and faced a big room that the torches didn't entirely light, Greppa went and cast daylight. Open mouths all around. Greppa's excuse? "The fire is more important against the spiders than the light."
Greppa: Greppa has been studying Hurath's books, and has a bunch of new spells he's itching to try out. Earth's Strength was only the beginning.
Light Spell: The funny thing is, they went and got all these torches, and then when they went in and faced a big room that the torches didn't entirely light, Greppa went and cast daylight. Open mouths all around. Greppa's excuse? "The fire is more important against the spiders than the light."
seasong
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I have started a Rogue's Gallery thread for the PC's stats.
This will follow them down through the levels.
This will follow them down through the levels.
Occam's Nail File
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I finished the whole thing!
Woo! The entire thing, I read it! Finally! ...you'd be more impressed if you knew how hard it is for me to stay on one topic that long.
Seriously though, neat story Thomas. I have to agree with Indigo, those orcs are just adorable. When presented as a barbaric culture with a heavy collective gambling addiction they're a lot more interesting than the usual slavering-horde model.
Anyway, now I get the dubious honor of joining the throng clamoring for updates.
Woo! The entire thing, I read it! Finally! ...you'd be more impressed if you knew how hard it is for me to stay on one topic that long.
Seriously though, neat story Thomas. I have to agree with Indigo, those orcs are just adorable. When presented as a barbaric culture with a heavy collective gambling addiction they're a lot more interesting than the usual slavering-horde model.
Anyway, now I get the dubious honor of joining the throng clamoring for updates.
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