stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. I [OOC]

[stonegod]

Man... Janis is such a sanctimonious beeyatch. Sometimes I feel like taking a shower to wash off the catty mcnastinous she's full of when I'm writing her dialogue, even though I usually end up cutting over half of it. It's so easy, there's something wrong with me.

Ah, but its pure RP gold.

 

[stonegod]

Ireena is addressing all of you, not just Janis anymore, w/ that last question. I realize weekends are a bit slow w/ posts over IC, but do please pipe in.

For the newer folks, I tend to try to wait to give everyone a chance to respond to a scene, even if it is a once sentence 'Bob stared in shock at what happened.' I may type a bunch at times, but you don't have too always.

 

[s@squ@tch]

I think I may have missed something in the IC thread - specifically, what the group knows of Zarovich, if anything.

Khensu, and Marot up to recently, had been guarding the road to the castle, so the party must feel that there is a threat of some kind from the castle, where Zarovich resides.

The fact that Zarovich visits Ireena's home, but doesn't show his face in the town vexes me somewhat. Normally, one would think the local 'lord' would visit with and thank the people who put an end to a plague that was killing off his people.

 

[stonegod]

The fact that Zarovich visits Ireena's home, but doesn't show his face in the town vexes me somewhat. Normally, one would think the local 'lord' would visit with and thank the people who put an end to a plague that was killing off his people.

Long thread, so things get lost. As a reminder:
- According to what the Twelve have put together from old records, the ir'Zaroviches were given domain over this land by Karrn the Conquerer due to the service of one of their scions (a necromancer) to him
- Sometime after that happened, according to the villagers, one of the ir'Zaroviches horribly betrayed his kin in an act so vile it Cursed the valley into what it is today. It is suspected it is the same necromancer as above.
- Over and over again, the party has heard "there is no lord of the castle", suggesting that the town has not had seen nor heard of such in ages. The Castle itself is a dark place, where all who tread disappear.
- A two weeks before the Expedition arrived, a man claiming to be a distant relation to the ir'Zaroviches reentered the valley.
Until the lord revisited Ireena the other evening, as far as you know he had not come back to town (Ireena had suspected he might have been lost in the castle). As no PC has been to the castle yet, no more of that can be said, so his reasons for not showing could be numerous. The lord has been keeping a low profile (the ir'Zarovich name isn't well liked, remember). Khensu and Marot have not seen anyone on the main road from the Castle, however.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Stonegod:

I got my copy of Complete Mage in the mail today, so I corrected a few things that were incorrect on Marots sheet, namely, he doesn't get the +1 Sacred AC bonus until lvl 2 in EnSpirit.

I also changed a least invocation from Spiderwalk, to "Otherworldly Whispers" (pg 124) - +6 bonus to Know Religion/Planes/Arcana, as it seemed a better fit for him. That ok?

 

[stonegod]

Fine by me, you scarer of small, pale women.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Fine by me, you scarer of small, pale women.

His intimidate modifier is amazing!

Might as well try and put it to good use -- like getting the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, from the walking blood dispenser.

 

[Stormwind]

The Lightbringer's zeal comes to the fore once again

 

[James Heard]

I say we stake Ireena and if she turns to ashes she's a vampire, and if she's not a vampire then at least we've got someplace nicer to stay than at the inn.

 

[s@squ@tch]

I say we stake Ireena and if she turns to ashes she's a vampire, and if she's not a vampire then at least we've got someplace nicer to stay than at the inn.

Sounds good to me -- I figure we'll get the drop on her, because she won't be expecting it -- or the spanish inquisition!