The Heretic of Wyre - Part II

[Horacio]

Horacio has arrived and after reading the wonderful updates, waits for more

 

[Jarval]

Another bump. This is staying on page 1 goshdarnit!

 

[Krellic]

I thought things had gone quiet on the original thread! Ha! Back to epic tales in a pre-Epic campaign.

I cannot help but wonder how many times the Great Injunction has been enforced, especially with a mage of Mostin's power - and downright trickiness.

High politics and low-dealings, you can't beat them!

 

[Cheiromancer]

I'm sure Sepulchrave doesn't need any ideas, but I suspect that Mostin is going to start to get some funny dreams. The dream spell is a one way communications, but I suspect his fellow wizards will have a lot to say to him. And there is no saving throw against a dream. For brief communications, they can use a sending

Then will come a demand or six, that he turn himself in. There is a saving throw, but if enough come, he will fail one eventually. Other wizards can throw some nightmares into the mix. I wonder if a gate can be opened to his sanctum?

I argued before that the Injunction is unenforceable. Now I'm not so sure.

 

[Sepulchrave II]

I remember the name [i.e., Demogorgon] from 1E, but that's about as far as my knowledge of him, goes. Any chance you can post your version of him in the Rogues Gallery?

I haven't statted Demogorgon, or the Adversary. They are Intermediate Powers, and far above the rest of the Demons & Devils.

E.g. Satan's encounter with Chaos, Night, Demogorgon etc. in "Paradise Lost."

With loudest vehemence: thither he plyes,
Undaunted to meet there what ever power
Or Spirit of the nethermost Abyss
Might in that noise reside, of whom to ask
Which way the neerest coast of darkness lyes
Bordering on light; when strait behold the Throne
Of Chaos, and his dark Pavilion spread
Wide on the wasteful Deep; with him Enthron'd
Sat Sable-vested Night, eldest of things,
The consort of his Reign; and by them stood
Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name
Of Demogorgon ; Rumor next and Chance,
And Tumult and Confusion all imbroild,
And Discord with a thousand various mouths.

As has been mentioned before, Milton and Blake inform Oronthonian cosmology.

What level did these characters start? How long have you been playing the game? Also, do you have Mostin's spell descriptions?

Nwm, Ortwin and Eadric all started at 1st level, but I was not the DM. I retrofitted all three into my campaign world when they were around 10th level. Mostin was custom built at 15th level to replace another character that Dan had previously played but had been killed - a monk called Skaddius. Around 6 months of real time passed during which Dan was not playing. Mostin's backstory is pretty extensive, though - his player put a lot of effort into it.

Skaddius was killed by the Nalfeshnee, Cerothumulos.

Wrt Mostin's spells: yes. Keep pestering me, though, or I'll forget to get the full descriptions from Dan.

Anyway, I just want to er....ask (or reask I should say) if you could tell us a bit about 'what has come before.'

It would take a long time, and I'd have to reconstruct too much from memory - I haven't got any notes at all for the period prior to the Despina crisis. I'm afraid that it's unlikely...although, inevitably things will 'pop up' during the course of this thread which hearken back to previous sessions.

The dream spell is a one way communication

Ahh, great minds and all that...

 

[tleilaxu]

you said you'd tell us the story of how eadric found contundor

I'm also curious how ortwin found dread githla and mostin got his mirror of mental prowess....

 

[Talaysen]

I don't bump that often, but this thread is beginning to fall off the main page, so...*BUMP!*

Can't wait for the next update, Sepulchrave. This tale gets more interesting with every post - and now that the Curia has shown how blind they can be, I imagine things will really be heating up.

 

[Riekhan]

bump

 

[starwolf]

*tsk*tsk*...musn't allow the Heretic to fall off the first page...

*bump*

(this thread deserves a "sticky")

 

[drothgery]

I seem to have joined the legion of Heretic-bumpers.