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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7383272" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 48, Part One - the painstaking round by round edition</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Surprise Round</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Only Gupta notices Nicodemus, and turns to him as he arrives. “In Methia, you were founded in <em>secret</em>?” she asks – a magical question designed to perplex the target. Nicodemus might have been frozen in his tracks, but the spell is intercepted by one of the ghosts that swirls around him. It is sloughed off like a layer of skin.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">His ampoules land and fill the central chamber with blinding, poisonous gas. Nicodemus plunges straight into the cloud, grabs hold of Kasvarina and flies out of the south doorway to hover in mid-air.</li> </ul><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gupta and Sly Marbo stumble out of the gas, blinded. Leon tries to teleport but his spell fizzles out!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outside they hear Nicodemus speaking with Kasvarina: “Kasvarina, I know they’ve tried to make us enemies, but please try to think before it’s too late.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uru, who has been lurking in a corner and hasn’t been hit by the gas, slinks out onto the west balcony from where he can see his target, and applies a deadly necrotic poison to his shuriken.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">With deliberate precision, Quratulain loads a vendetta bullet with Nicodemus’ name on it. She is not troubled by the gas.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Korrigan shrugs off the stinging vapours and stomps onto the south balcony. “Nicodemus, let her go!”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“Stay back, or I will kill her,” says Nicodemus. Borne, looming over the scene from the south-east, growls. “Borne, don’t act rashly and get your mother killed. My body might not be familiar, but you know who I am. I am Nicodemus. Grappa was your father and Kasvarina was your mother, but I am the god who decreed your creation.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The radiance of the Arc affects Borne too and the golem loses its grip momentarily.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rumdoom disperses his entourage and follows Korrigan outside.</li> </ul><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Blinking away the effects of the gas, Gupta joins Uru on the west balcony and studies Nicodemus’ protective ghosts for any kind of advantage. Three of them remain.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leon, still blind, steps out of the gas and rubs at his eyes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus talks more to Borne: “You have been raised for a single purpose: to enact the grand design and reshape the world. Your father turned from that plan and betrayed your mother. He stole her memories and twisted her into a coward. He stole your memories and left you to wander the world.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heedless of the danger to Kasvarina, Uru lets his shuriken fly. It strikes with the precision of a true assassin and Nicodemus cries out in agony and is surrounded by an impenetrable cloud of smoke. He lets go of Kasvarina, but his ghosts still hold her. Borne unleashes a cry of rage that shakes the whole tower.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unseen by most of his foes, Nicodemus flies out of the cloud to just beyond the east balcony, dragging Kasvarina with him. She begins to shake off the effects of the arc. Nicodemus turns to Borne again. “You see that we are surrounded by enemies. I have come to give you a chance to fulfil your destiny, and they seek to stop us. Are you with me, Borne?”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Borne nods.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sly turns invisible and tries to pick his way towards a vantage point without entering the gas.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quratulain isn’t sure where Nicodemus has gone and tries to find him in the chaos.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Korrigan uses his canary in a coalmine pendant to fly across the Lance towards Nicodemus, telling Kai in the sling on his back to hold on tight. Rumdoom, earthbound, risks the gas and runs after him too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicodemus goes on: “And because I am merciful, I am giving your mother one last chance to come back to us. Kasvarina, don’t throw five-hundred years away. Look into my eyes and tell me you are with me.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After a slight pause, Kasvarina says, “Of course I am with you, my love,” and kisses him. (“Ew!” says Kai.) Nicodemus is taken aback but his surprise turns to anger as her ‘frost touch’ kiss spreads ice across his face. At once, the ghosts drop her and she plunges.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seeking any potentially hostile target in defence of his master, Borne swipes at Korrigan, who ducks out of the way and cleverly uses the slipstream of the enormous hand to fly after Kasvarina.</li> </ul><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leon dashes out onto the east balcony and throws himself off too. Now three figures are plunging earthward!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Andrei’s body visibly regenerates, spitting out Uru’s shuriken as the wound heals. Nicodemus declares: “For our enemies, there will be no escape. The body I wear is disposable, and the tower on which you stand on will crumble as soon as the power of the lost Arc fades. Borne, these people turned your mother against us. They must not be allowed to live!” Borne gives another thunderous cry.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thinking better of trying to kill Nicodemus, Uru dashes to the west portal and turns it. (Gupta, also on the west balcony, meditates momentarily to improve her defences.) Disoriented, Sly heads west too and ends up blinded again. Quratulain patiently stalks after Nicodemus, following the sound of his voice and the shouts of her allies.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As he plunges, Korrigan says to Kai, “I need you to show me that acorn trick.” Kai knows what he means – the trick he uses to pluck acorns out of the highest branches. Their filigree markings glow in unison and Korrigan flies after Kasvarina even faster.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When he catches her she is already turning about in mid-air. “Thank you, Baldrey, but I am quite capable,” she says. “Although it’s been a long time.” Using long-forgotten flight powers, she heads upwards, drawing her blade. Caught in the radius of her spell, Leon finds he can fly too and – his heroism somewhat undermined – flies after her along with Korrigan.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Back up top, on the east balcony, Rumdoom tries to issue a fiat to Borne, who is bringing his fist down on the east balcony. In the nick of time, Rumdoom realises Borne cannot physically ‘miss’ and throws himself clear just as Borne’s fist strikes and causes the very stonework to crack.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7383272, member: 79141"] [b]Session 48, Part One - the painstaking round by round edition[/b] [B]Surprise Round[/B] [LIST] [*]Only Gupta notices Nicodemus, and turns to him as he arrives. “In Methia, you were founded in [I]secret[/I]?” she asks – a magical question designed to perplex the target. Nicodemus might have been frozen in his tracks, but the spell is intercepted by one of the ghosts that swirls around him. It is sloughed off like a layer of skin. [*]His ampoules land and fill the central chamber with blinding, poisonous gas. Nicodemus plunges straight into the cloud, grabs hold of Kasvarina and flies out of the south doorway to hover in mid-air. [/LIST] [B]Round 1[/B] [LIST] [*]Gupta and Sly Marbo stumble out of the gas, blinded. Leon tries to teleport but his spell fizzles out! [*]Outside they hear Nicodemus speaking with Kasvarina: “Kasvarina, I know they’ve tried to make us enemies, but please try to think before it’s too late.” [*]Uru, who has been lurking in a corner and hasn’t been hit by the gas, slinks out onto the west balcony from where he can see his target, and applies a deadly necrotic poison to his shuriken. [*]With deliberate precision, Quratulain loads a vendetta bullet with Nicodemus’ name on it. She is not troubled by the gas. [*]Korrigan shrugs off the stinging vapours and stomps onto the south balcony. “Nicodemus, let her go!” [*]“Stay back, or I will kill her,” says Nicodemus. Borne, looming over the scene from the south-east, growls. “Borne, don’t act rashly and get your mother killed. My body might not be familiar, but you know who I am. I am Nicodemus. Grappa was your father and Kasvarina was your mother, but I am the god who decreed your creation.” [*]The radiance of the Arc affects Borne too and the golem loses its grip momentarily. [*]Rumdoom disperses his entourage and follows Korrigan outside. [/LIST] [B]Round 2[/B] [LIST] [*]Blinking away the effects of the gas, Gupta joins Uru on the west balcony and studies Nicodemus’ protective ghosts for any kind of advantage. Three of them remain. [*]Leon, still blind, steps out of the gas and rubs at his eyes. [*]Nicodemus talks more to Borne: “You have been raised for a single purpose: to enact the grand design and reshape the world. Your father turned from that plan and betrayed your mother. He stole her memories and twisted her into a coward. He stole your memories and left you to wander the world.” [*]Heedless of the danger to Kasvarina, Uru lets his shuriken fly. It strikes with the precision of a true assassin and Nicodemus cries out in agony and is surrounded by an impenetrable cloud of smoke. He lets go of Kasvarina, but his ghosts still hold her. Borne unleashes a cry of rage that shakes the whole tower. [*]Unseen by most of his foes, Nicodemus flies out of the cloud to just beyond the east balcony, dragging Kasvarina with him. She begins to shake off the effects of the arc. Nicodemus turns to Borne again. “You see that we are surrounded by enemies. I have come to give you a chance to fulfil your destiny, and they seek to stop us. Are you with me, Borne?” [*]Borne nods. [*]Sly turns invisible and tries to pick his way towards a vantage point without entering the gas. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Quratulain isn’t sure where Nicodemus has gone and tries to find him in the chaos. [*]Korrigan uses his canary in a coalmine pendant to fly across the Lance towards Nicodemus, telling Kai in the sling on his back to hold on tight. Rumdoom, earthbound, risks the gas and runs after him too. [*]Nicodemus goes on: “And because I am merciful, I am giving your mother one last chance to come back to us. Kasvarina, don’t throw five-hundred years away. Look into my eyes and tell me you are with me.” [*]After a slight pause, Kasvarina says, “Of course I am with you, my love,” and kisses him. (“Ew!” says Kai.) Nicodemus is taken aback but his surprise turns to anger as her ‘frost touch’ kiss spreads ice across his face. At once, the ghosts drop her and she plunges. [*]Seeking any potentially hostile target in defence of his master, Borne swipes at Korrigan, who ducks out of the way and cleverly uses the slipstream of the enormous hand to fly after Kasvarina. [/LIST] [B]Round 3[/B] [LIST] [*]Leon dashes out onto the east balcony and throws himself off too. Now three figures are plunging earthward! [*]Andrei’s body visibly regenerates, spitting out Uru’s shuriken as the wound heals. Nicodemus declares: “For our enemies, there will be no escape. The body I wear is disposable, and the tower on which you stand on will crumble as soon as the power of the lost Arc fades. Borne, these people turned your mother against us. They must not be allowed to live!” Borne gives another thunderous cry. [*]Thinking better of trying to kill Nicodemus, Uru dashes to the west portal and turns it. (Gupta, also on the west balcony, meditates momentarily to improve her defences.) Disoriented, Sly heads west too and ends up blinded again. Quratulain patiently stalks after Nicodemus, following the sound of his voice and the shouts of her allies. [*]As he plunges, Korrigan says to Kai, “I need you to show me that acorn trick.” Kai knows what he means – the trick he uses to pluck acorns out of the highest branches. Their filigree markings glow in unison and Korrigan flies after Kasvarina even faster. [*]When he catches her she is already turning about in mid-air. “Thank you, Baldrey, but I am quite capable,” she says. “Although it’s been a long time.” Using long-forgotten flight powers, she heads upwards, drawing her blade. Caught in the radius of her spell, Leon finds he can fly too and – his heroism somewhat undermined – flies after her along with Korrigan. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Back up top, on the east balcony, Rumdoom tries to issue a fiat to Borne, who is bringing his fist down on the east balcony. In the nick of time, Rumdoom realises Borne cannot physically ‘miss’ and throws himself clear just as Borne’s fist strikes and causes the very stonework to crack. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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