The Rape of Morne [Final Update]

[grodog]

An excellent point on which to end the tread, Sep! I sent this post to a friend who I've been trying to persuade to read this for some time: I think this post will do it!

I find it most curious that Eadric's encounter with Titivilus didn't involve any obvious temptations. The title of the tread evokes that best: "Interlude with The Confuser" (vs. the Tempter....). That said, Titivilus' offer to consel/tempt seems to me to be a temptation in and of itself, as it plays upon Ed's pride as well as his doubts in his current position/role for Oronthon: two of his greatest strengths and weaknesses. Just because you can invite the devil into your heart doesn't mean you should (perhaps). By conversing with Titivilus, Eadric has already exposed himself to vast taint and possible future corruption; I'm also not sure that knowing the truth of the devil's words via the Eye is a true advantage: truths can be equally deadly as lies, moreso when you don't know how to interpret them (or you are handed a corrupt interpretation).

More as I ponder more....

 

[Avarice]

Amazing. Truly freakin’ amazing. I couldn’t have possibly guessed that Eadric’s temptation could be so cruel. What can you do, when the one trying to draw your soul down to the nine hells is, in effect, a tool of your own god? Yeesh. Very, very nicely done, and my complements to Lombard for standing up to it as well as he did. That was some awfully inspired role playing on both of your parts. Their discussion leaves me with so many questions, though. Please correct me if I’m radically misinterpreting anything here:

What is Oronthon, if compassion and revelation are not unidentical?

What does this mean, then, if revelation equates (as it would seem to) to a confrontation with evil? Is the suffering and death that may come from such a confrontation a part of that compassion? Is the torment of some justifiable if it will lead to the enlightenment of others? And if so, and Oronthon is truly the embodiment Lawful Good, what now does it mean to be a paladin? Will the exemplars of the faith be required to let evil go unchecked to promote the spiritual growth of the masses?

I am beginning to see why the devils might have fallen. Another thing: Is the person who lacks the will or the wit to confront the darkness (or understand the kius), but who still does his best to follow the will of Oronthon as he understands it somehow less blessed, less loved, for his lack of enlightenment? If so, does this lead to some sort of caste system amongst the faithful? And who then is responsible for this lack of capacity, if not Oronthon? Does the god himself desire to exclude some from the light of reason?


Well, I’m sure I’ll come up with more later, but right now my head (much like Eadric’s) is still spinning a bit. Thanks Sepulchrave!

 

[grodog]

use modules in Wyre campaign?

Hey Sep---

Have you used/adapted many modules for use in the Wyre campaign? Obviously most of the action you have outlined in the Story Hour threads hasn't been dictated by module, but have you used any in the past?

If so, which ones?

Thanks for sating my curiosity

 

[Mytholder]

And I thought I was being vaguely clever by suggesting the Temptation would be Nehael's rescue...

Wow.

Genuinely stunned here- not faux message-board "that was slightly surprising I'll exaggerate for humourous effect" stunned, but 2x4 to the forehead stunned. Absolutely amazing.

Sod "Best storyhour ever". This is in the running for "best game ever". Period.

 

[Suldulin]

this soooooooooooooooooooooo needs to be turned into a book. . .

 

[Jarval]

This isn't just gaming any more, this is art...

 

[Fade]

That was amazing.

Titivilus is good at this.

How many philosophy degrees do you have round your table?

 

[tleilaxu]

a nice birthday present to me. some inspiration on how to use devils.

the greatest manipulator bar one? greater than mephistopheles even?

 

[Lela]

This isn't just gaming any more, this is art...

Thus gaming as it should be.

 

[Soledad]

Inspirational. Truly.

In fact, you've both tempted and shamed me into ending my self-imposed retirement from the game - after a ten year hiatus. In the near future I'm going to have to drop an indeterminate amount of cash on a new set of rulebooks and begin the arduous task of locating a group of strangers with whom to once again attempt to make the ruleset live up to the visions in my head: a project at which I had previously failed utterly. I don't know whether knowing that it's possible makes things better or worse.

But in either case, I greatly look forward to the continuation of this story. You have made the last few days much more enjoyable, though much, much less productive.