Soneillon. Part 1 (Updated 6/15)

[Jeremy]

Anyone else see the new title to this thread, the author, and then figure there was a whole Sep thread they missed?

Ok. So I'm an idiot. I'm optimistic!

 

[Kalanyr]

Well at least I ain't the only one that thought that.

 

[Lela]

Anyone else see the new title to this thread, the author, and then figure there was a whole Sep thread they missed?

Ok. So I'm an idiot. I'm optimistic!

Well, it showed up in my e-mail and, for the life of me, I couldn't remember ever reading a Story Hour with that name.

Which isn't so odd I guess, considering how many Story Hours I read. But still.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Well, it showed up in my e-mail and, for the life of me, I couldn't remember ever reading a Story Hour with that name.

Which isn't so odd I guess, considering how many Story Hours I read. But still.

That is, almost word for word, pretty much my experience.

 

[Cheiromancer]

Sepulchrave,

How far behind is the story hour from what the party is currently up to?

And (in real time) has Nehael been rescued yet? Is it close?

 

[Morte]

I'd also love to see something about Nwms staff. Where did he get the Orb of Storms? How did you (Sep) come up with a cost to combine the Orb with the Staff? I guess I'm assuming that Nwm made the thing during play, and didn't start out with it.

I think Sep inherited the characters from another DM somewhere around level 13 or so. Nwm already had the orb, they got it from a dragon they'd killed earlier.

 

[Noir]

Another thing, don't nerf the spells, I love to see Mostin rule all.

 

[grodog]

Anyone else see the new title to this thread, the author, and then figure there was a whole Sep thread they missed?

Heh. Jeremy, even after reading your post, and the various follow-up posts, I somehow missed the fact that the thread had been retitled until this morning. Not one of my more observant few days

Eridanis, thanks for editing out the emails of Alex and the others; I'll post my "sent" updates in a similar manner from now on: stopping spam's always a good idea!

Fimmtiu, shoot me your preferred email and I'll send you the files with my next batch tonight or tomorrow. Remember: the largest files are about 850K in size, so please direct me to non-hotmail, etc. accounts which can handle that kind of filesize

Lastly, another deep and difficult question for Sep A little while ago, you mentioned that you didn't want to elaborate upon/reveal too much about the whole idea of the Q1 planes being demiplanes in Wyre vs. alternate Prime Material Planes in Q1. So, my question is, do some of the sects within or outside of Oronthonian orthodoxy address this query? From what you've revealed, it would seem quite plausible for some sects (perhaps very conservative Heterodox sects, if such exist) to espouse an Zelanzy/Amber-like Wyre-centric view of creation, and for other such sects to counter these claims (perhaps the Transaxiomatic philosophy, the Irrenite Heresy, and/or the Urgic Mysitics?). Basically, I'm asking if Oronthonism addresses the uniqueness of life/creation, and how the ramifications of that truth (Truth?) are applied within game/rules setting in which other gods, planes, demons, and non-divine philosophies/forces can power divine spells, planar energies, etc. (Does that make sense?).

 

[Plane Sailing]

For anyone who uses iSilo as a reader on a palmpilot, I've compiled grodogs files into a single iSilo file for fun and compact reading on the train (I'm currently into Heretic, and enjoying it immensely).

The PDB file comes to about 725k, so you might need a memory card or lots of spare space to install it. Zipped up it comes to 709k.

I'll be happy to send a copy to anyone who would like to carry the storyhour around with them.

Cheers

 

[Sepulchrave II]

Sepulchrave,

How far behind is the story hour from what the party is currently up to?

This is February/March of this year - December and January were pretty 'dead' as far as the game went. I was working my @ss off, and adjusting to a new schedule.

And (in real time) has Nehael been rescued yet? Is it close?

It's a secret

A little while ago, you mentioned that you didn't want to elaborate upon/reveal too much about the whole idea of the Q1 planes being demiplanes in Wyre vs. alternate Prime Material Planes in Q1. So, my question is, do some of the sects within or outside of Oronthonian orthodoxy address this query?

I'm uncomfortable with the distinction of 'alternate prime' vs 'demiplane' as I think its kind of artificial. From the Oronthonian perspective, there is only one 'World of Men', together with Heaven, Hell, the Abyss, and a myriad of 'limbos' - of which Afqithan would be considered one. This is Orthodox dogma, but is not necessarily the view of Oronthon himself - or his celestials. The ambiguity is intentional, as various belief paradigms view the cosmos differently, and I'm reluctant to categorize any of them as being 'correct.'

From what you've revealed, it would seem quite plausible for some sects (perhaps very conservative Heterodox sects, if such exist) to espouse an Zelanzy/Amber-like Wyre-centric view of creation, and for other such sects to counter these claims (perhaps the Transaxiomatic philosophy, the Irrenite Heresy, and/or the Urgic Mysitics?). Basically, I'm asking if Oronthonism addresses the uniqueness of life/creation, and how the ramifications of that truth (Truth?) are applied within game/rules setting in which other gods, planes, demons, and non-divine philosophies/forces can power divine spells, planar energies, etc. (Does that make sense?).

Most of the mystical sects would prefer not to categorize the Truth at all - such is the inclination of mystics generally. Both Urgic Mysticism and the Transaxiomatic philosophy can be viewed as necessary precursors to saizhan - if you were to take an 'historical' view of the way that religion has developed in Wyre, and cosmogonic speculation is not something that saizhan favours precisely because it seeks to categorize the Truth in black-and-white terms. If you were to ask a saizhan adept about the origins of the universe, and the existence of other deities, he would simply say that you are asking the wrong questions.

On the other hand, Orthodox tradition has a very linear conception of reality: cosmogenesis - > the world unfolds according to Oronthon's design -> eschatological climax. It does not deny the existence of other deities - or at least powerful beings which have worshippers, grant spells etc. - but does not grant them the 'absolute' status which it affords Oronthon. As Oronthon is responsible for the creation and maintenance of reality, any other entities must have been created by him - there is no 'self-arising' or 'independence' of Oronthon's will. They are ghosts and phantoms which must be overcome by the devout. Ultimately, the World of Men is a testing ground, where those deserving of Oronthon's grace are wheedled out from the others.