The Liberation of Tenh (updated April 24)

[Piratecat]

Recognizing his cue, Lucius shoots Sir Mathor in the throat with an arrow of human slaying (coated with purple worm poison, just in case).

Holy firking snit.

I only wish I had been there to see this.

 

[(contact)]

Cocrane was also the gnome barrister in the Risen Goddess as well, when Taran, Thelbar, Indy, and Kyreel stood trial in Ratik. It's just campaign continuity.

^ what he said.

Plus, Cocrane is not my NPC. He is right and fully the creation of Heydricus' player, developed on the fly to answer this question: What kind of barrister could Indy find in Ratik willing to represent the Ratik Three non gratis?

Holy firking snit.

I guess that when their saves are as good as his were, you'd better see how many you can force him to make in a single round. I'm sure Sagrio could tell us what the statistical chances are of an enemy rolling a 1 in one try, or in three.

Assassination > human slaying > posion. As it turned out, he missed one of those saves.

 

[dpdx]

I'd add that Heydricus' swearing-in rant is Taran-like in its bluster, almost like both roles were being played by the same actor.

 

[Capellan]

I'm sure Sagrio could tell us what the statistical chances are of an enemy rolling a 1 in one try, or in three.

5% and 14.25%, respectively. In round figures, anyway.

And I played Rolemaster without a calculator, too. What's your point?

 

[(contact)]

5% and 14.25%, respectively. In round figures, anyway.

And I played Rolemaster without a calculator, too. What's your point?

Eh-hexcellent. Thank you Capellan, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

DPDX-- Heydricus' player plays Thelbar. Jespo Crim's player plays Taran. But Heydricus *hates* the Pholtans with an ire deeper than the one he has for Iuz. The Empire of Iuz is an evil tyrranical, oppressing nation-- but the Pholtans are Flan sellouts, who stood by while Tenh was crushed and did nothing (to their political advantage).

 

[KidCthulhu]

I can respect that. Evil conquerors at least have a plan and some ambition. You've got to give them points for the dream. Just sitting by and letting the conqueror do his thing is not only evil, it's lazy.

 

[(contact)]

And in the case of the Pale, they became the only nation of their three-nation group (Pale, Nyrond and Tenh) who did not suffer and/or expend resources during the Greyhawk Wars. Tenh of course, was sacked (and sacked, and sacked, and . . .) while Nyrond spent its efforts fighting the Iuzian/Stonefist hordes.

Meanwhile, the Pale does nothing, and at the end of the war is able to flex its unsapped military strength to begin its own territorial expansion. Very cynical, morally quesitonable, and just about the Worst Possible Choice from Heydricus' point of view.

(Of course, if you are *from* the Pale, you consider Nyrond and Tenh part of your nation anyway.)

 

[Joshua Randall]

Assassination > human slaying > posion. As it turned out, he missed one of those saves.

Holy crap! Does this mean that Lucius is finally going to succeed in assassinating someone?

= = =

BTW - a quick'n'dirty method for figuring out the answer to questions such as, "What are the chances of rolling a 1 (in d20) on 3 consecutive saves?" You can figure this out by calculating the chances of not rolling a 1 on any of those saves, and then subtracting from 100%. So:

chance of not rolling a 1 on d20 = 19/20 = 0.95 = 95%
in three saves = 19/20 * 19/20 * 19/20 = 0.857 = 85.7%
subtract... 100% - 85.7% = 14.3% (as Capellan already said)

14.3% is about a 1-in-7 chance. So, definitely not something you'd want to gamble your life upon!

 

[Morte]

Heydricus has had enough. At Prisantha’s direction, a system of signals had been worked out, so that the Liberators could coordinate their assault, and achieve the initiative. They were subtle and inclusive, simple enough to be readily learned, yet complex enough to convey tactical information. Heydricus has forgotten them.

[..]

Recognizing his cue, Lucius shoots Sir Mathor in the throat with an arrow of human slaying (coated with purple worm poison, just in case).

I think this may actually be worth its weight in rubies. To say I'm eager for more...

 

[the_mighty_agrippa]

Rawk on.