TUW: Boga City

[MacConnell]

Y 0: D 219 - 222: Shiftings 22: Town Business

After greetings, Sannit says to the Mayor... He goes on about the trade and business dealings, being completely honest about the amount for the silk, but leaves out the part about the cattle.

GM: Giodavi and Lyndha are very pleased with the news Sannit presents them, and grateful for the sell of the goods.

Sannit will brag about (the cattle sell) later to the entire tavern.

GM: Being used to Sannit extroverted manner and bravado of exploits, the tavern is entertained by the story of the cattle, although to the Seekers, it is obvious that most think that the tell is bit of an exaggeration.

While in Southroad Fair... San-Bolo encourage travel and trade with the larger city, and tell about the tavern being built by the stone bridge.

GM: As the Seekers return to town, the Glen brother was seen leaving with his newly acquired wagon full of lumber. Clavo is grateful to hear about this much lumber request, and conveys that his crew seem to have non-stop work, which is a boon for the town.

When San-Bolo order their saddles with Raven they ask him to decorate both with two entwined black serpents of the type that provided their boots.

GM: San-Bolo find that not only can Swift Raven and Fallen Leaf comply with their request, the work is exquisite. Having collected the skins from a few small snakes, when the design is added to the stirrup straps, it appears as if two live snakes have entwined to climb toward the saddle.

OOC: The saddles cost 400 clams each. San-Bolo feel they are well worth the cost, and the party can afford it.

 

[MacConnell]

Y 0: D 219 - 222: Shiftings 19 - 22: Town Business, part 2

When Saemund gets back in town the first thing he does is clean Feroz' roost at the guild house. As much as is possible he conveys gratitude to the hawk and lets him know he is free to do as he wishes for four moons and that on the sunrise after the fifth moon the party will leave again. Saemund requests that Feroz accompany them.

GM: Feroz picks around his roost, making minute adjustments to straw and twigs. Understanding that he has some time to himself, he always finds that small rodents are plentiful around town. He eyes the fat chickens scratching about, from time to time, but remembers that they are not to be eaten. He is content with the rodents. It is easier to get the meat anyway, without all those feathers.

Saemund spends time with the horse whom he has named Filo. He teaches the horse mental commands, and will continue as the group travels.

GM: Saemund finds delight in working with his new mount. The beautiful stallion seems rather content with the company. In just the few short days, the horses can already be trusted without a tether.

Saemund also commissions a saddle, it will have the same runes carved into it as the runes that are carved into his axe head.

GM: Like with the saddles commissioned by San-Bolo, the workmanship is exquisite. Saemund is quite pleased with the results.

OOC: Cost: 400 clams.

 

[MacConnell]

Posting for Tellerian Hawke

When the Seekers return to town, Merin and Tor stop by the Tanner and each commission a standard saddle to be made, having not yet decided as to what particular design they would like to have added and knowing that it can be added at a later time.

They will each spend time working with their chosen mounts and some with the colts, just to insure familiarity with the yearlings.

Tor speaks with Giodavi, Clavo, and a few others to see if any minor smithing needs to be done and will repair anything in need that he is able. He enjoys working with the metal and tinkers with trying to actual fabricate a drawing knife, hoping to improve his skill.

Merin looks over the party inventory and discusses with the other Seekers what items should be traded. He will also take some time each day to visit Lyndha and work to improve his literacy with Ansylin. He will also visit the Herbalist Shop to spend some time, in particular, speaking with Indigo's mother and grandfather to improve his knowledge of the Rheini language.

 

[MacConnell]

Y 0: D 219 - 222: Shiftings 9 - 12: Town Business, part 3

When the Seekers return to town, Merin and Tor stop by the Tanner and each commission a standard saddle to be made, having not yet decided as to what particular design they would like to have added and knowing that it can be added at a later time.

OOC: Cost: 200 clams, each

Tor speaks with Giodavi, Clavo, and a few others to see if any minor smithing needs to be done and will repair anything in need that he is able. He enjoys working with the metal and tinkers with trying to actual fabricate a drawing knife, hoping to improve his skill.

GM: Tor is able to make adequate repairs to several tools. Even though he is able to manufacture a drawing knife, he is not yet satisfied with the result.

Merin looks over the party inventory and discusses with the other Seekers what items should be traded.

OOC: All unneeded inventory, including the pack animals, are traded for 1323 clams of town credit.

Y 0: D223 - 227: Shiftings 13 - 17: Departing:
Weather:
As a relief from the heat of the Doldrums, there is a persistent breeze coming from the northwest. The days are clear, moderately hot, with no rain.

Travel:
After only a day of uneventful travel, the Seekers discover some large brown spiders using the roadway as a hunting spot. The spiders are barely even an inconvenience, especially since traveling by horseback offers no real food opportunity for the vermin.

After three more days, Feroz cries vehemently from his scouting flight high in the skies. Within seconds a large shadow runs along the ground crossing the line of travel. The shadow does not quite appear to be avian, and in fact, scanning the skies the source of the shadow is discovered making winged passes. The beast is reptilian not avian and a chill runs along everyone's spines as nothing of this sort as ever before been seen.

It's flights is about half way between the ground and the height at which Feroz flies. It's attention appears to be on the trailing colts, and with the size of this monster, it could definitely take one. To make matters worse the beast cries, sounding remarkably similar the the hawk, and a second one flies from the direction of the mountains of the east to join the circling.

OOC: Make new % rolls for any interaction. The beast are definitely a threat and seem fully intent on swooping down at the colts.

 

[Kwargrow]

If San-Bolo are close enough to the colts they will call them to their side and take up a defensive position. San-Bolo will increase their motility with Way.

Sannit will strike with his spear at any of the pair of opponents that comes close enough.

Since these are reptilian, Bolo will reduce the temperature of her arrow heads to freezing and shoot an arrow at her best opportunity.

Turtle will roar back at the winged lizards as if to say, "If I can't eat them, you can't either."

 

[Sylvar B.]

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[redraider629]

Vadin runs back to the colts, and draws his sword ready to defend the them. If the beast gets close enough, Vadin will attack as quickly as possible.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Merin and Tor will ride over to the colts, and draw their bows; both of them remain mounted. Both intend to fire their bows at extreme range, concentrating fire on whichever one takes the lead. If they stay even with each other, or if they split up, both of them will target the one on the right. When they get within Way range, both of them will drop their bows. Tor will then use Thermal attack (cold), while Merin intends to use Thermal (heat) augmented with the Phoenix feather.

 

[MacConnell]

Merin Reacts

[sblock=Bow Range]

Adjustment	+100	+50	0	-50	-100	-200
Range	PB	Short	Medium	Long	Great	Extreme
Recurve Bow	0 - 1	1 - 3	3 - 6	6 - 12	12 - 24	24 - 48
Strength Bow	0 - 2	2 - 4	4 - 8	8 - 16	16 - 32	32 - 64

Distance is listed in paces.
[/sblock]

Merin and Tor will ride over to the colts, and draw their bows; both of them remain mounted. Both intend to fire their bows at extreme range, concentrating fire on whichever one takes the lead. If they stay even with each other, or if they split up, both of them will target the one on the right.

[sblock=Reaction]
Merin: 42(Impetus) + 53(Sequence) + 100(d100) = 195 - 200(bow) = -5
Lizrads: 0(Impetus) + 42(Sequence) + 64(d100) = 106[/sblock]

GM: Merin reacts much more quickly than anyone else. He immediately notices two things: the winged lizards are not quite as large as first expected, but there are 8 of them, not 2. Staring into the bright sky likely caused the initial error. Moving his mount toward the trailing colts, at his first attempt to fire his bow at extreme range, he instantly realizes that the horses are not yet ready for such and quickly dismounts.

[sblock=Attacking]
Merin: 48(Projection) + 53(Trajectory) + 50(Launch) + 100(d100) + 93(luck) - 200(range) = 144
Lizard: 0 (Konokoro) + 16(Defensiveness) + 64(d100) = 80
Damage: 144 - 80 = 64% * 20 = 13 - 14(deflect) = -1: ineffective[/sblock]

GM: With considerable luck, Merin manages to actually hit one of the winged beasts at over 40 paces out (~240'). Unfortunately, the arrow simply bounces off the tough hide. As soon as the arrow makes contact, the lizards separate, making the knowledge of their number unmistakable. Before Merin can draw and fire a second time, the beasts have covered another 32 paces in flight, bringing their distance to 16 paces (~96'), which is still at great range. (penalty - 100)

[sblock=Firing Second Arrow]
Merin: 244
Lizard: 80
Damage: 244 - 80 = 164% * 20 = 33 - 14 = 19
Body: 10 - 19 = -9: incapacitated
Mind: 10 - 9 = 1: severely dazed[/sblock]

GM: As Merin's second arrow takes flight, his luck is still with him and invokes an incredible result. One of the beasts falls from the sky. The rests will have had opportunity to strike before Merin can attempt to manipulate Way. Their speed in flight is about equal to the speed these horses could move upon the ground.

OOC: San-Bolo and Turtle react next.

 

[MacConnell]

D 227: Shiftings 17: San-Bolo React

If San-Bolo are close enough to the colts they will call them to their side and take up a defensive position. San-Bolo will increase their motility with Way.

Turtle will roar back at the winged lizards as if to say, "If I can't eat them, you can't either."

[sblock=Reaction Time]
Sannit: 31(Impetus) + 53(Sequence) + 98(d100) = 182 - 100 = 82
Bolo: 38(Sequence + 50(Sequence) + 98(d100) = 186 - 100 = 86
Turtle: 0(Impetus) + 43(Sequence) + 98(d100) = 141[/sblock]

GM: Turtle roars as San-Bolo call the colts toward them. San-Bolo touch and effect 1 colt each.

[sblock=Stimulate
Range: Touch
Effectiveness:

• Essence + Cohesion +
• Mind + Knowledge + Will +
• Collegiate + Academic / Theologic

This active task increases the natural rate of recovery for the loss of Motility or can temporarily increase the effective Motility, if performed on the uninjured. The duration of such is one minute per cumulative Health ability.
[/B]Sannit: 60(effect) + 98(d100) + 34(luck) = 192
Bolo: 69(effect) + 98(d100) + 34(luck) = 201[/sblock]

GM: Sannit is able to augment the motility of one of the colts by 292%, which will last for 20 minutes. Bolo is able to augment the motility of one of the colts by 301%, which will last for 19 minutes. At these speeds the two colts can easily out maneuver the threat.

Since these are reptilian, Bolo will reduce the temperature of her arrow heads to freezing and shoot an arrow at her best opportunity.

[sblock=Cool
Affect / Range: Essence + Confluence
Effectiveness:

• Essence + Confluence +
• Mind + Knowledge + Will +
• Collegiate + Academic

This active task causes the intended target to lose body heat unnaturally, thereby causing physical harm (loss of Body). This can also be used to extinguish a medium size fire.
Bolo: 67(effect) + 98(d100) + 34(luck) = 199
Lizard: 30(Conditioning) + 84(d100) = 114 * 2(cold blooded) = 228[/sblock]
[sblock=First Arrow]
Bolo: 38(Projection) + 50(Trajectory) + 58(Launch) + 98(d100) + 34(luck) = 278
Lizard: 0(Konokoro) + 16(Defensiveness) + 84(d100) = 100
Damage: 278 - 100 = 178% * 15 = 27 - 14(deflect) = 13
Body: 10 - 13 = -3: incapacitated
Mind: 10 - 3 = 7: dazed[/sblock]

GM: By the time Bolo is able to ready and fire her first arrow, the lizards are already within short range. Her arrow flies true, taking one of the beasts from the sky.

Sannit will strike with his spear at any of the opponents that comes close enough.

GM: With the colts being called into the group to better protect them, one of the winged lizards swoops in near enough for Sannit to thrust his spear at it. Just before closing enough for Sannit to strike, the lizard sprays a stream of spit at him from a gland under its tongue.

[sblock=Dementia]
Lizard: 60(effect) + 84(d100) = 144
Sannit: 29(Skeptic) + 31(Tranquility) + 98(d100) + 34(luck) = 192[/sblock]

GM: Sannit feels no effect from the toxic saliva. His mare beside is not so fortunate. Being fully overcome with dementia, it will being to wander away aimlessly.

[sblock=Attacking]
Sannit: 32(Fury) + 53(Lethality) + 77(Spear) + 98(d100) + 34(luck) = 294
Lizard: 0(Konokoro) + 16(Defensiveness) + 52(Defend) + 84(d100) = 152
Damage: 294 - 152 = 142% * 22 = 31 - 14(deflect) = 17
Body: 10 - 17 = -7: incapacitated
Mind: 10 - 7 = 3: dazed[/sblock]

GM: As the lizard closes, Sannit, ignoring the spray, thrust his spear deeply into the beasts underside, turning with the direction of the flight, he is pleased to deposit the threat upon the ground with the single blow. As soon as it lands on its back, Turtle clamps his might jaw upon its neck, instinctively making sure it is dead.

[MENTION=6861789]redraider629[/MENTION]
Vadin reacts next.