Lassara - Shards of Neril - OOC and Signup Thread [In Play / Sign-ups]

[thefluffyone93]

Aww....the walking corpse has a heart after all!

Good night!
nah. too early.

[B-Wing]

Wow, this game has really taken off. Much as I hate to admit it, I really don't think I'm going to be able to keep up with everyone's characters. Not at this pace, at least. I'm going to focus on those in my own character's company and on TLD's posts (since his are obviously going to be relavent to everyone). If any very important developments happen with the other groups, it might be a good idea to post a brief summary in this thread. Even though it's got a lot more posts, they're a lot quicker to read.

BTW, I'm not a big fan of putting words into other characters' mouths, but I've already done so at this point. :P If anyone would like me to edit any of my posts to make them fit their character better, feel free to PM me.

[Visor]

B_Ray, it's fine. He is quite drunk at the moment. And what you said is probably what I would say.

Just a note: In 6 days I will be gone for 5-6 days, I'll be back for a few, then gone for another 4, so my activity will be zero over that period.

[TheLastDays]

Wow, this game has really taken off. Much as I hate to admit it, I really don't think I'm going to be able to keep up with everyone's characters. Not at this pace, at least. I'm going to focus on those in my own character's company and on TLD's posts (since his are obviously going to be relavent to everyone). If any very important developments happen with the other groups, it might be a good idea to post a brief summary in this thread. Even though it's got a lot more posts, they're a lot quicker to read.

BTW, I'm not a big fan of putting words into other characters' mouths, but I've already done so at this point. :P If anyone would like me to edit any of my posts to make them fit their character better, feel free to PM me.

THat's fine, we'll find ways to figure it out. We can drag characters along. Also about the "Putting words into other character's mouth: We will have to do that to keep the story moving.. if aynthing happens during this and the creator of the characte doesn'T agree that his character would say that it will just have to be changed later.

Also Visor, you could give simple orders to me or whoever your character is travelling with so we can move on while you're gone

[Visor]

Before I leave, I'll give orders depending on the situation.

[TheLastDays]

So since Visor and B_Ray did some heavy assuming stuff on Greyblades chars I went with it and assume you guys are pretty much out of the capital right now... if you don't agree with that I can change my post a bit to reflect that but as far as I'm concerned you made your way to the exit and are out, right?

[Visor]

Yeah, I think we'd have gone out of the capital. What Greyblades decides to do next is up to him.

[Diamondeye]

Oh yeah!
Who knew I had a sick and twisted side in me?

Uhm. :curtain:

Also this thread moves at a wicked pace. I was sleeping fer chrissakes.

[Death is yonder]

Sorry DE :tongue:

I'll roll it out shortly, my "holidays" :rolleyes: have been very busy

[TheLastDays]

Uhm. :curtain:

Also this thread moves at a wicked pace. I was sleeping fer chrissakes.

It does... When I went to bed yesterday the story was at post 35ish and when I woke up it aws 60something...

[TheLastDays]

Ok... a little time-framing here... The group around Drax and Alain has now travelled underground to the shores of Lake Birun which should have taken about a day at least and they'll probably be there a bit so Drax, we can keep talking there etc. but we'll have to let the others catch up a bit...

I don't know where Greyblades/Visor/B_Ray wanna move but if you advance towards Lake Birun too you could also skip a day and arrive near us...

DE, DIY if you want to move southward I'd be careful. As mentioned in one of my posts the army will take that route, trying to seize Leon, Vintom and then Anaba so of course your characters wouldn't know but I'm sure they'd soon notice ;)

[shlin28]

I'll change the waiting period from "a few hours" to a whole day, more than enough time for the others to catch up if they want to :)

[Death is yonder]

DE, DIY if you want to move southward I'd be careful. As mentioned in one of my posts the army will take that route, trying to seize Leon, Vintom and then Anaba so of course your characters wouldn't know but I'm sure they'd soon notice

Hmm I guess we'll find out soon enough :tongue:

[Visor]

Moving to Lake Birun sounds good. We can find the sheep.

[naut]

I am excite. NPC is done, finally can join the game.

[Greyblades]

Hmm. I hope I got the other two character's speaking styles right in the last one.

[Amsel]

Yes I am lost. In particular, I'm not sure where everyone is. Is this right?

https://i.imgur.com/hd61T.png

[Greyblades]

Personally I'm surprised noone else in the city seemed to notice Cantun running around shouting about his heir and rising back to heaven, or wherever he went.

[Diamondeye]

What kind of an army?

[TheLastDays]

The aforementioned Alastor was almost human looking although his eyes and the bright red hair could probably give him away as something else. This figure was marching up and down before the Lassaran military right now, most of the army still waiting in front of the capital with no leader to command them. "So it is up to you", Alastor closed his speech "if you want to be traitors, following a little princess that has not even been crowned and obviously is not able to protect her people or if you want to follow the rightful ruler of Lassara, the only remaining consul, Lord Ovyn Boreale." He bowed and waited for a few moments, letting the weight of his words settle in before he looked up, a bright smile on his face as his eyes were gazing at a vast army, all kneeling in loyal surrender.

This one, later mentioned here (Vayne speaking to Boreale):


May I advise to send most of the army down to Anaba, capturing the towns along the way? We can send Alastor and Serak with them to convince the people to follow you.

Also, GB no one else was in the city, except for Visor's and B_Ray's char who were with you at the moment the blinding light occured... The screams and stuff cannot have been heard throughout an entire huge city.

@Amsel: I think it's pretty much correct only thatthe Glungurd, Rugus, Thomas, Gilford group is already outside the city.
Peasnat Phill (NUalla hasn'T posted yet so I'd say it's a better idea for him to start somewhere else other than in the capital.
Guantano and Alyssa are somewhere on the road leading south from Lassara if I understood that correctly and the group with the princess is on the southwestern shore of Lake Birun

[Diamondeye]

So, humans mostly. They can be fooled and reasoned with. Perhaps they'll even take on a couple of sellswords if it gets to that.

[TheLastDays]

Your forgot that Serak and Alastor are going with the army. I wouldn't count on the generosity of them, esp. Alastor would simply use his words to make the two of you part of the army ;)
WHich brings me to the question I haven't really brought up and that's if players can actually join the anatgonists in this story...

[Greyblades]

Also, GB no one else was in the city, except for Visor's and B_Ray's char who were with you at the moment the blinding light occured... The screams and stuff cannot have been heard throughout an entire huge city.
Yeah but There's been alot of white flashes, I would expect to be seeable from outside of the city, like on the bank of the lake or other places. Guantano and alyssa probably was close enough to see some of it as well.

[TheLastDays]

They might have been able to but the thing is the princesse's party was probably underground at that time... we did a little fast forward, we actually walked the whole way to the lake through underground tunnels.

Alyssa and Guantano might have been able to see it but they probably had other things to worry about... or they didn't mention it, those two don't seem like the chatty type...

[Greyblades]

Hmm... Its just in my imagination I thought of the flashes (especially the last two) looking somewhat like this:
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20091104b.jpg

[thefluffyone93]

........
Twokinds?

[Greyblades]

Its surprisingly hard to find a pillar of light on google that isnt some sort of lamp.
Here's a better example of what I thought it looked like
http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cryscresc/gdaHlphDckIjvvbGDsBJhsDGvxDBkJwCCugrGuyDhdryfmabByHvmElpFeuz/media_httpfarm3static_ktCht.jpg.scaled500.jpg

[Death is yonder]

Alyssa and Guantano might have been able to see it but they probably had other things to worry about... or they didn't mention it, those two don't seem like the chatty type...

Well hmm my current idea of the situation is that the two have formed an uneasy companionship, recognizing the necessity of the other but I would suppose one wouldn't talk much if they were fleeing a horde of evil and mind controlled humans at their feet chasing a princess who headed along this way.

DE, I don't suppose you have any immediate plans for the two characters? I'm heading to bed now after I post another update, should be back after that and other stuff in perhaps 11 hours give or take, so don't wait up.

[TheLastDays]

WEll you'll have to decide if you wanna get mixed up with the "evil ones" and join their army or if you keep running. If you keep running you'll have to think about either following the road and trying to be faster than the army or taking another route, probably towards our group...

[thefluffyone93]

M'kay then....
Once everything gets sorted out in the forest, it is possible we could meet up with Alyssa and Guantano...
I still don't know how the sleepwalker is going to get anywhere; someone has to get Birun.....

[Greyblades]

I think I can sort that out, Birun's a port so I'll have to go there to get back to tar cantun.

[Death is yonder]

WEll you'll have to decide if you wanna get mixed up with the "evil ones" and join their army or if you keep running. If you keep running you'll have to think about either following the road and trying to be faster than the army or taking another route, probably towards our group...

Probably will grab a horse first, I'll leave it to DE to post that scene if he wants to. Makes the idea of running away faster a bit more sensible.

Although it'll make more sense to head to Leon, to "find out more" which is the characters' current plan, maybe you can provide some gamelore over there at the visit to the learned professor, either that or just pass along information which you are okay with giving out and then me/DE can post it.

From there who knows, perhaps a meet up with the happy tree friends or a boat ride to Birun followed by a short track to Lake Birun itself.

[shlin28]

Hmm, another way for the Capital Crew to get together is to get either the Princess' group or the Potato Thing group to fall into/foil the trap set by DiY/DE. I don't really mind - any ideas?

[thefluffyone93]

Probably will grab a horse first, I'll leave it to DE to post that scene if he wants to. Makes the idea of running away faster a bit more sensible.

Although it'll make more sense to head to Leon, to "find out more" which is the characters' current plan, maybe you can provide some gamelore over there at the visit to the learned professor, either that or just pass along information which you are okay with giving out and then me/DE can post it.

From there who knows, perhaps a meet up with the happy tree friends or a boat ride to Birun followed by a short track to Lake Birun itself.

Ha ha, I just got an idea!
How about you think my character is said learned professor?
Of course, that would mean we would have to get to Leon quickly....

[Greyblades]

I'm not so sure, seeing as my character is now lucid he's going to want to find his father, there's probably a family home in the city where he left most of his equipment so there's that too... Realy I dont think my character is likely to leave the city yet unless something drastic happens.

[Death is yonder]

Ha ha, I just got an idea!
How about you think my character is said learned professor?
Of course, that would mean we would have to get to Leon quickly....

Hey that sounds quite good actually :D

It won't be that quick of course, there will have to be the encounter that I've set up, and probably some on the way banter :laugh4:

Should be fine really.


Hmm, another way for the Capital Crew to get together is to get either the Princess' group or the Potato Thing group to fall into/foil the trap set by DiY/DE. I don't really mind - any ideas?

We're quite far in front of the capital group for one :O

And whoever is coming is pretty close already. Although it would be hilarious if B-Ray would post a scene of the Odglok learning how to handle a caravan/teamster wagon followed by speeding down the road!

Anyway, back in around 11-12 hours. G'Night.

[Amsel]

I still don't know how the sleepwalker is going to get anywhere; someone has to get Birun.....

Oh don't worry, no-one has to go to Birun. I has a plan.

[B-Wing]

OK, I'm a little confused at the moment. Once the Capital group makes it to Lake Birun, what are we supposed to do there? And Greyblades, what just happened to Thomas Targryn with the light and sword? I haven't figured out what the deal with the angel and the multiple magical swords was all about. Perhaps I need to refresh myself on the history of Lassara.

[TheLastDays]

Actually the history won't help very much there as it was something that came from GB ;) - well, I think it would be good to get all characters together for a "meeting" of some sort, it makes sense to split up from there but at least they should be able to exchange what they know and then kind of get to a point where they actually decide what to do... Since the group around Thomas is on its way to Lake Birun they could meet the group of the princess there... Also GB don't worry there'll be reasons to stick with us...

don't know about the Happy Treefriends... remember the army is on its way to seize Leon so maybe Alyssa and Guantano could decide the risk is too high to get caught up in that and they stay outside of the town, meeting you guys in the woods.

[Greyblades]

Hrm... I guess I wasn't realy very good at explaining it.

Cantus was a holy warrior and I assumed that he joined the gods in the afterlife, when he saw his old enemy (Vayne) was back he would try to interviene so he used the one link he had to the real world: his holy sword. He came back by using the shard in the sword as his vessel and planned to protect his people and especially his successors I.E. the royal family, thats what the "where is my heir" was about, but ran into vayne before he found her.

When he was beaten he had to make sure such a powerful artifact like the sword, even a small part of it, wouldnt be taken by his enemies so his last act was to return it to the sword's current owner: Thomas.

[TheLastDays]

Just to make this clear, the roal guard will have guards during the night so when the group around Thomas arrives at Lake Birun you can't just stumble over the little hiding place. The guards will probably lead you there though as soon as they see you and recognize you as a member of House Targryn. they might make you hand over your weapons though ;)

[Greyblades]

The head of house targryn has probably already fled with his household guard, I think we would meet them up long before we catch up with the princess.

[TheLastDays]

The question is how would you know where they have gone, or if they're still alive?

[thefluffyone93]

Great.
Now the princess is going to Leon.

I'm sure she won't notice me......

[Greyblades]

The question is how would you know where they have gone, or if they're still alive?
I hope they're not dead, way too cliche, personally I dont want to have a "you killed my father" moment.

[thefluffyone93]

I hope they're not dead, way too cliche, personally I dont want to have a "you killed my father" moment.

How about this?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwExDG7n7Zg

[Greyblades]

Wha... how the heck did a lich manage to produce a kid?

[thefluffyone93]

Wait.....

I was just making a suggestion of having an antagonist be your father!
FOR TEH LULZ.

Now stop putting bad images in my head!

[Seon]

magick.

[thefluffyone93]

The answer to everything.

Magic, or Jeebus.

[TheLastDays]

He wasn't always a lich... ;)

ah well as I said I think just for coordination it would make sense for all chars to meet at one point, or at least most of the chars... how else can we tie the happy tree friends into the main storyline?

[Greyblades]

Wait.....

I was just making a suggestion of having an antagonist be your father!
FOR TEH LULZ.

Now stop putting bad images in my head!

Ovyn?... I think he has even less capability to produce offspring.

[Greyblades]

He wasn't always a lich... ;)

ah well as I said I think just for coordination it would make sense for all chars to meet at one point, or at least most of the chars... how else can we tie the happy tree friends into the main storyline?
Here's and idea: a call to arms. My character's father being the most powerful noble left will send out messangers to tell all the other lords to accumilate troops and sail to Tar Cantun or march to some other place, the other characters could join or follow the numerous armies and all end up in one place with a huge army.

[TheLastDays]

the problem is there is no huge army... and it would kinds beat the game if we suddenly have a grand army... but a call to some place is not a bad idea... and someone who has already been in touch with nobles, like thomas' father would be great for that I guess. Well since this is a story and there's always "destiny" involved, you could find your father and then together with him come to Lake Birun where all there agree to make this call, subtly of course, only to those people of whom theys know they are still loyal... the happy tree friends group could somehow hear of it and make their way there too... voila! ^^ just there'd be no armies... a few nobles with knights, a few royal guardsmen and our chars...

[Greyblades]

Well that's odd, we have a perfect idea to give fluffy the oppertunity to raise an undead army and your going to waste it? What are we going to do when a whole flying castle full of demons attacks us? And what happened to the world in 800 years to prevent armies being raised?

[TheLastDays]

I somehow don't get that post...

fluffy's char has lost the ability to raise dead, he has that in his profile
I don't get the thing about the world in 800 years... the army has been raised and was in Lassara. It is now under control of Ovyn...
We'll have to find ways to deal with it but our characters will surely find a way, the thing is they really should find out what exactly the situation is and that's hard bein scattered about everywhere.

the thing is that basically the army is in control of Ovyn, marching towards Leon and the cities beyond to take them with little there to resist them. Vron (one of Vayne's guys) is on his way to bring the eastern part of the kingdom under Ovyn's control and the flying fortress will shortly be on its way to Tar Cantun.
So there's not really going to be much help coming from these places...

[Greyblades]

What.
Your seriously telling me they pulled out all thier levies, thier mercenaries, all thier conscripts and borderguards, all thier troops save for a smattering of home guard units and brought the all into one city for a coronation?... Thats just... Wow... I take back what I said, let my dad rot I hope all the nobles were slaughtered if they were that incompetent.

[TheLastDays]

sure there are still levies and guardsmen that could be called but as I explained, the enemy is pretty much attacking every direction right now so whatever these cities can muster they will need to defend themselves and it is rather questionable that they will succeed.

maybe this will make it clearer:
https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1686/blazcs.jpg
Give it up for MS Paint :D

[seireikhaan]

Alright, happy tree friends, lets get this party back up and running.

[Chaotix]

I would post, but I think Fluffy has a better lead-in to your last one. Frijyk would wind up thinking the "creature" Kyran mentioned is the tiger. And that wouldn't be good.

[Greyblades]

...Ok, guys new plan.
We gotta get a way to restore fluffy's necromancy and get an army together, I propose happy tree friends go to lassaria and go after rashid, group potato will grab the princess then try to call the still loyal bannermen into action, Guantano & alissa (now known as group grabass) follow the army and shank alastor at the earliest oppertunity, the rest of you go looking for shard pieces and maybe try to get any hedge wizards, knights, magic items, artifacts whatever you can find.

[TheLastDays]

That's the thing... we have heavily discussed this ooc and it's not even a bad plan but the characters have no motivation to do just that. That's why I think they'd need to come together and talk about thing. Most of the characters wouldn't know that shards of something could help. Most won't even know wtf just happened. Of our chars only Thomas and Gilford were present in the throne room when the guys from the Void showed up. Only fluffy's char seems to have a decent grasp on what they could actually be, etc... we need to make this work ingame not ooc... see it more as a story than as a game you try to win as fast as possible...

[Greyblades]

I was kinda joking with the last post.

...I dont suppose Oglocks have telepathy or rufus is an esper in disguise?

[thefluffyone93]

I posted.
Next!

[Amsel]

https://i.imgur.com/M2IJz.png

[Greyblades]

Oh that reminds me, visorslash, B_ray do you guys want me to spend a post having my character explaining what happened, have me skip it and have it assumed the explanation happened off screen or do you want to write the next bit?

Edit: oh dear I seem to have misread b_ray's character sheet, I've been assuming he was a 10 foot troll instead of a 4 foot thing... kinda makes the whole carrying thomas around thing funnier now that I think about it.

[shlin28]

I reckon the Princess/Captain would have enough political knowledge to know where to rally their supporters. In my story post I suggested that the southern colonies are very loyal and we know there are several elf tribes there. There is also a huge mountain range/forest splitting the continent nearly into half, so quite defensible if we secure various alliances Dragon Age-style (which incidentally would be awesome!)

Edit: Yikes, went to get a cup of tea whilst writing and got crossposted so many times...

[B-Wing]

Oh that reminds me, visorslash, B_ray do you guys want me to spend a post having my character explaining what happened, have me skip it and have it assumed the explanation happened off screen or do you want to write the next bit?

I think it's safe to assume that it would have been discussed while traveling. I suppose Visor's character probably doesn't much care about either side anyway, and mine won't be that concerned either. Rufus is just looking for fun and excitement, and Glungurd is basically along for the ride.


Edit: oh dear I seem to have misread b_ray's character sheet, I've been assuming he was a 10 foot troll instead of a 4 foot thing... kinda makes the whole carrying thomas around thing funnier now that I think about it.

That's alright; I thought the description in your last story post was pretty humorous. :laugh4: He's somewhat stronger than most men even with his short stature, just very unbalanced.

So after assessing the situation, it seems that several characters are going to be headed for Leon, which is not far from where our party currently is. Amsel's character, whose posts are very entertaining but completely isolated, is in nearby Birun. I think we should find a way to meet up with her by the lake and then work our way to Leon.

[TheLastDays]

I agree...

also I love the recurring theme with the sheep. I can picture the final battle with Ovyn facing whoever he'll be facing and all of a sudden Glungurd walks up to the consul "I lost my sheep, have you seen them?"

[Greyblades]

I just had a thought: As long as we don't go around saying "we're after the villians blood" and I hide my holy sword we might be able to run around the world unmolested, I dont think the villians even know we are good guys yet and while they arent bothered about casualties none of the real bad guys are actually killing randomly, as long as we dont run into the alistair guy we could be running around under the villians noses allmost indefinitely.

[B-Wing]

we are good guys

Speak for yourself! Visorslash and I are of ambiguous alignment. :yes:

[Greyblades]

...
I just had a thought: As long as we don't go around saying "we're after the villians blood" and I hide my holy sword we might be able to run around the world unmolested, I dont think the villians even know we are the slightly less bad guys yet and while they arent bothered about casualties none of the real bad guys are actually killing randomly, as long as we dont run into the alistair guy we could be running around under the villians noses allmost indefinitely.
Happy now?

[TheLastDays]

I just had a thought: As long as we don't go around saying "we're after the villians blood" and I hide my holy sword we might be able to run around the world unmolested, I dont think the villians even know we are good guys yet and while they arent bothered about casualties none of the real bad guys are actually killing randomly, as long as we dont run into the alistair guy we could be running around under the villians noses allmost indefinitely.

That's correct for now it can be pretty easy to lay the foundations for kind of an "underground movement". If Leon surrenders quickly to the army most of the army will probably move on and Leon will be OVyn's territory but for now it'll be pretty easy to "blend in".

[TheLastDays]

Speak for yourself! Visorslash and I are of ambiguous alignment. :yes:

So far Glungurd seems rather nice to me :D

Visor's char is... different ^^

[Amsel]

Amsel's character, whose posts are very entertaining but completely isolated, is in nearby Birun. I think we should find a way to meet up with her by the lake and then work our way to Leon.

If all goes as planned (and it should because she's the only one in Birun) she's actually getting out of Birun in the next bit of narrative (haven't started writing it yet), by unorthodox means.

(The idea is that the person whose house she was just forced into either is, or is related to, the archmage mentioned in Ser Gilford Millicent's backstory, the one who created the 'teleport Thomas to me' horn. Also notice that she has no magical items on her person currently, having used up her entire vial of enchanted sand.)

Either way, you don't need to go anywhere near Birun. I get the feeling, from shlin's story, that Birun isn't a place you want to be going to at the moment anyway.

Also, I agree with TLD about loving the sheep sidequest. Heck, forget 'sidequest'. Finding the sheep is the true goal of this party. I reckon Boreale gets defeated in the first third of the book, and then the rest of it is SheepQuest. Boreale gets written out completely in the movie adaptation.

[thefluffyone93]

Pheh....
I wonder what your character would say if he met Morangul....
and if he was still escorting the princess......

[TheLastDays]

Where are my sheep?

[TheLastDays]

Pheh....
I wonder what your character would say if he met Morangul....
and if he was still escorting the princess......

Actually I don't think they'd have that much of a problem if we can come to an agreement that we need to work together through this...
You don't really like clerics though, right?

[B-Wing]

LOL, that's great. :beam: But trust me, I'm not gonna try to drag the story in that direction; it's just a running gag and a realistic fixation of Glungurd's sheltered mind.

OK, so it is OK with everyone else in the capital if our group gets on out of there? Amsel, you don't need us to rescue you anywhere?

[Greyblades]

"...You know glungurd if you help me restore my family to power I could buy you new sheep."

[thefluffyone93]

Meh.....its more Paladins actually....
With clerics, I just laugh at them and bad mouth their gods.
You know, pointing out that I was able to...nearly...wreck Lassara.

But, Paladins have those nasty pointy swords.
And they're normally blessed.

[Seon]

what if the cleric casts "turn undead?"

[Greyblades]

But, Paladins have those nasty pointy swords.
And they're normally blessed.
Uh... would you ignore the young noble holding a holy sword?

[thefluffyone93]

Uh... would you ignore the young noble holding a holy sword?
Chances are Morangul would realize what it is before the rest of the Happy Tree Friends (that name is staying).
If it wasn't one of the only ways to destroy Vayne, he wouldn't like it all.

@Seon: Pheh! That measly spell only works on the mindless, souless undead, like zombies and other such undead I used as my minions!

[Greyblades]

You know, considering you have the staff of worms you could still have some minions. Sure they'd drop dead afew minutes later but still...

[B-Wing]

Greyblades, according to your character description, your family is based in Tar Cantun, right? I think it's logical we will end up there at some point. Presently, I think we should at least run into the princess and her protectors. TLD, they are somewhere on the edge of Lake Birun, correct?

[thefluffyone93]

You know, considering you have the staff of worms you could still have some minions. Sure they'd drop dead afew minutes later but still...

I could find away to recharge it....
But if I find a large enough magic source I could create another phylactery, regain my necromantic powers, and recharge my staff!

The first two are more important however.

[TheLastDays]

Greyblades, according to your character description, your family is based in Tar Cantun, right? I think it's logical we will end up there at some point. Presently, I think we should at least run into the princess and her protectors. TLD, they are somewhere on the edge of Lake Birun, correct?

Correct, southeastern shore... just stumble around there, one of the sentries will notice you and since you have a mmeber of House Targryn with you they'll lead you to the hideout...

Also, fluffy, the way I know Amalia (and I know her pretty well since I kinda invented her) she'll be happy to point out that you nearly wrecked Lassara :yes:

[Diamondeye]

Speak for yourself! Visorslash and I are of ambiguous alignment. :yes:

Some of us are more than just ambiguous. I am having a hard time seeing Alyssa as a (willing) do-gooder :tongue:

[thefluffyone93]

Correct, southeastern shore... just stumble around there, one of the sentries will notice you and since you have a mmeber of House Targryn with you they'll lead you to the hideout...

Also, fluffy, the way I know Amalia (and I know her pretty well since I kinda invented her) she'll be happy to point out that you nearly wrecked Lassara :yes:

Yea....but it weren't cuz of of a durned cleric....

Just a Paladin....who happened to have one of the weapons forged from neril.

[TheLastDays]

Well we could always pay her if that helps...

[Diamondeye]

Well we could always pay her if that helps...

Yeah. And on the other hand I am also having a hard time seeing her join up with people who command demons and wreck cities for fun. So there. The lesser of two evils is probably to be a do-gooder, although she won't like it one bit.

[Greyblades]

Well we could always pay her if that helps...
I'm starting to think if it wasnt for my sword my entire role in this party would be "daddy's wallet".

[TheLastDays]

It's actually a question we'll have to adress, can we have characters join Boreale? I've played both kind of FRPGs with and withouth player controlled antagonists and I have to say from experience the ones with antas didn't work out that well...

[TheLastDays]

I'm starting to think if it wasnt for my sword my entire role in this party would be "daddy's wallet".

A good role though, since most of the royal treasury might be inaccesible right now... although the guard probably has some hidden sources of money

hey most chars bring less to the party so cheer up :yes:

[Seon]

Oh, by the way guys, Alaria looks like a child, not like a woman :p

[TheLastDays]

Well to be fair Morangul hasn't seen a woman in centuries, give the lich a break :D

[thefluffyone93]

Well to be fair Morangul hasn't seen a woman in centuries, give the lich a break :D

I wasn't the one describing her as a woman.....
right?

[TheLastDays]

Honestly I don't remember and I didn't look it up but hey, Chaotix' char is barely learning the language so give him a break :D

Now you'll probably tell me it's khaan... but he's a druid... and... well talk to khaan about it :P

[Diamondeye]

It's actually a question we'll have to adress, can we have characters join Boreale? I've played both kind of FRPGs with and withouth player controlled antagonists and I have to say from experience the ones with antas didn't work out that well...

I can't see why anyone would want to join Boreale, to be honest... Alyssa might enlist as a sellsword if she bumped into the army (but only because the alternative would probably be death or rape), but I imagine she'd leave/desert if given the opportunity once she realizes what is going on (remember, nearly nobody knows what is happening. She might very well enlist in the army without even knowing that they are led by the same people who commanded demons, I think...)

[thefluffyone93]

Honestly I don't remember and I didn't look it up but hey, Chaotix' char is barely learning the language so give him a break :D

Now you'll probably tell me it's khaan... but he's a druid... and... well talk to khaan about it :P

At least there are no more paradoxes....

[TheLastDays]

I can't see why anyone would want to join Boreale, to be honest... Alyssa might enlist as a sellsword if she bumped into the army (but only because the alternative would probably be death or rape), but I imagine she'd leave/desert if given the opportunity once she realizes what is going on (remember, nearly nobody knows what is happening. She might very well enlist in the army without even knowing that they are led by the same people who commanded demons, I think...)

I wouldn't know either, definitely Alain wouldn't but that's rather obvious. I don't know all hidden agendas your characters might have ;)

EDIT: this thread should be called ninja-practice or something like that...

[Greyblades]

LOL, that's great. :beam: But trust me, I'm not gonna try to drag the story in that direction; it's just a running gag and a realistic fixation of Glungurd's sheltered mind.

OK, so it is OK with everyone else in the capital if our group gets on out of there? Amsel, you don't need us to rescue you anywhere?
Can we do some looting first? There's got to be an abandoned bank around the market somewhere.

[Visor]

My character may not like siding with the princess, nor the demons... Maybe he'll strike out by himself. (Or with Glungard)

[TheLastDays]

I guess Rufus wouldn't have a problem with it. Glungurd would probably think that's normal among humans and the buildings with the many shiny coins, so I guess it's up to Gilford if he would let the squire rob a bank secure funds in a way that's slightly illegal.

[TheLastDays]

My character may not like siding with the princess, nor the demons... Maybe he'll strike out by himself. (Or with Glungard)

Your char is ex-army, right?

[Visor]

Your char is ex-army, right?

Army (Scouts) turned bandit/soldier for hire.

He wouldn't have a problem robbing a bank. But if he finds out that Thomas is a noble.....

[Greyblades]

Doesnt he allready know he's a noble?

I guess Rufus wouldn't have a problem with it. Glungurd would probably think that's normal among humans and the buildings with the many shiny coins, so I guess it's up to Gilford if he would let the squire rob a bank secure funds in a way that's slightly illegal.

He'll probably consider it "more gold for us means less gold for the enemy". Honestly I'm abit concerned that with the new overlords my accounts could be suspended or worse put on the "Alert authorities if he tries to withdraw" list.

[TheLastDays]

Possible... at least if Thomas' father doesn't side with Boreale... you never know... or you would know but we don't ^^

[Visor]

He thinks you two are knights, not nobles.

[Greyblades]

Possible... at least if Thomas' father doesn't side with Boreale... you never know... or you would know but we don't ^^

Eh, I'm going to leave his fate up to you.

[thefluffyone93]

"I'm Hungry" doesn't sound like any location on the country.....
Where the sleepwalker end up now?

[seireikhaan]

Hey fluffy, were you planning to announce to chaotix you're a lich?

[thefluffyone93]

Eeehh....
I was planning on letting it just slip out on its own.

Which it did.
Now what is your character going to do about it?

[seireikhaan]

Eeehh....
I was planning on letting it just slip out on its own.

Which it did.
Now what is your character going to do about it?
You'll see. :wink:

Just wanted to double check.

[thefluffyone93]

PARADOX!!!!!
I healed you already while you were asleep, seon!

*black hole opens*

NOOOOOOOOO............

[Seon]

She's not completely healed :tongue:

*pushes fluffy into the void*

There, no more paradox.

[Chaotix]

Btw, happy tree friends do know my name. I was the first one to announce it. I am perfectly fine with Frijyk having no idea Morangul is a walking skeleton. It'll make things more interesting when he finds out later. Much later.

[B-Wing]

Hey Psychonaut, where are your characters right now?

[thefluffyone93]

Paradoxes......I must...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5p2DaHsyI&feature=feedu

[seireikhaan]

Tell ya what, I'll just delete my post. I'm not very happy with it anyways.

[thefluffyone93]

Oh...I thought I averted the paradox....
But if you want to delete yours.....

[seireikhaan]

Oh...I thought I averted the paradox....
But if you want to delete yours.....
:laugh4:

Was already done. Oh well.

[Visor]

Gimme the sword Greyblades. :laugh4:

[TheLastDays]

Ok I assumed pretty much of your reactions, if I haven't done your characters justice and if they had reacted any other way let me know and we can put an arrow through Rufus' throat change it.

[Visor]

Damn it. I liked my betrayal. :P

[Greyblades]

If its any consolidation the sword would probably have fried you if you tried to use it anyway.

[Visor]

I probably wouldn't have used it until a lot later. Like a demon or something.

[Greyblades]

I can see it now. "Die foul demo-" *BZZZZZZZT*

[Visor]

Why would I be fried, out of curiousity?

[TheLastDays]

I don't know, I don't see any reason for it either... but now we won't find out anyway, huh? :P

[Greyblades]

Depowered though he might be Cantun's ghost is still linked to the shard, I'd think he'd be pretty pissed if someone tried to steal it.

[Visor]

Doubt he'd be able to stop me stealing or using it though.

@ TLD

Grrrrrr..... :P

[TheLastDays]

The gods or Cantus can't really stop anyone from using the shards jsut as the gods of the Void can't stop Ovyn from using Dargantas sword...

Anyway... the whole backstory of Rufus gives me a little headache as picturing a grand House like Targryn giving out free reign to kill Lassaran military si somewhat difficult... what I could see is a group of nobles that was looking for glory and got a bit carried away but I can't really see that sanctioned by the chief of House Targryn... who doesn't even hold teh power to sanction such acts anyway...

[Greyblades]

Stop poking holes in the premis of my *** pulls will you? :P

Doubt he'd be able to stop me stealing or using it though.
Are you kidding, he b**** slapped a time mage's beast form through a wall.

[Visor]

It's a powerful house. I'm sure he could bribe the army commander, especially if he is corrupt.

It's the second powerful house right? I don't see it getting there and being noble and honourable. I bet he's done bad deeds. In my eyes, the major houses would do this. And they'd cover up the evidence. They're like mafia.

[Greyblades]

Still doesnt explain why he would order the deaths of his own soldiers.

[Visor]

They're not his soldiers, they're Lassaran soldiers. Bottom rung cannon fodder at that. I'm sure the commander could be swayed to look the other way. A few measly scouts that a just bare recruits won't be missed. Especially the fact that none of them are high born. (Though I will change it if I have to.)

[Greyblades]

Then you're blaming the entire house on something an uncle or cousin did? I guess that makes sense but why go after someone who was way too young to have been one of the nobles who did it?

[Visor]

Yes, he's blaming the house on something a member of the house did. He went after Thomas because he was part of the house and was probably the best chance he'd ever have for revenge for the act that (He sees) Targryn house did to him.

[TheLastDays]

What you forget is that House Targryn was the second house in the realm from the beginning and sure, along the way through the centuries some nobles will have done shady things to protect or further theor power and influence but they would do not-so-noble things for a reason not to give some stupid young ones target practice... I can see these guys getting wild and attacking a group of scouts in the desert and then the head or some high person of the house covering it up by calling the scouts bandits and so on... what I can't see is that they were allowed to attack the lassaran military from the beginning ;)

[Visor]

Right. Will edit it a bit then.

[Greyblades]

Not exactly well versed in inter-house politics is he? That works I guess, but why should I let him live? Even ignoring the whole trying to kill me thing, noone in the group will think its a good idea to keep the guy with a grudge against nobility in the same camp as the most important noble of all, i.e. the princess.

[Visor]

He wouldn't be. He's been an outlaw for ten years. :P

He didn't try to kill you. He wanted to take almost everything away from you and leave you to whatever fate you have.

He'll probably leave the camp. After stealing the sword.

How are you going to decide whether th let him live though? When do you have a say in it?/What say do you have in it?

[Greyblades]

Well he's the only one able to hold the magic sword for one (seriously he's linked to the sword; read the bit about when he picked up the swordm particularly the bit about the warm feeling on his hand, I've been planning this since I got the go ahead to take it) Thats going to reign in some points in the groups decision making process.

[Visor]

So you and only you is the only person that can wield the sword? I hope not. Why only you?

Surely the Lich could use it (If he wanted to).

[Secura]

Hmmm, I'm going to have to spit it out and say that I'm not really used to this style of roleplaying.

I used to roleplay alot in MMOs like World of Warcraft, and was used to a quite strict set of rules regarding actions (or emotes as they are in WoW) against other characters; you'll notice that I'll never put words into your character's mouths unless they've already been said by you, nor will I assume that because I fire an arrow at you it hits the target, like how I allowed Fluffy to decide what happened when Tah fired at him.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's in my interests to relay how my character responds to you, whether that be with word or weapon, just as I love to see how you respond to Tah's actions; only you guys know your characters, and the same applies to me with Tah/Raina.

This kinda leads me onto the HTF posts I read just now, which I enjoyed but kinda found a gripe with; I guess that I have a problem with the notion that Raina would leave her fallen mistress' side to protect the fey... if Tawariell was in fine health then the aistar would probably protect the fey without a second thought, but otherwise it just wouldn't happen.

I don't mind Raina being used in the manner that Seon has (he probably has most cause for roleplaying with her, as someone who can talk to beasts), but I'd like y'all to be mindful of her characterisation as much as Tah's; the current situation leaves me with a problem of how to proceed with my next post, as Tah/Raina were going to slink away while the others were engrossed with one another.

[Visor]

Does your post only apply to the Happy Tree Friends, or to the Capital Crew as well?

[Greyblades]

So you and only you is the only person that can wield the sword? I hope not. Why only you?

Surely the Lich could use it (If he wanted to).
I've been thinking of a way for that to make sense for a while, this is what I came up with:

It's a magic sword that links itself to the first person who uses it and was only useable by the wielder until he died, its been passed down the royal family over the generations and after the last king died it was supposed to be linked to the princess when she came of age, but she fled before taking it. When thomas took it it linked to him instead by accident. Basically you'd have to kill my character to use it otherwise it gets violent.

[Secura]

@Visor How do you mean?

[Visor]

@ Greyblades

That can be arranged.

@ Secura

Is that problem you have with the posts about Thom, Rufus, Glungard, etc or the Lich, you, Seon's thing, etc. Or both?

[Greyblades]

@ Greyblades

That can be arranged.


Heh, this'll be fun.

[Visor]

I'll just go tell the Demon's where you are, who you are and that I want you all dead. :D

[Secura]

Is that problem you have with the posts about Thom, Rufus, Glungard, etc or the Lich, you, Seon's thing, etc. Or both?

It's a general qualm, really.

I just think that it's your character, why should someone else be deciding what you say or do? How can they even determine how you'd respond to their questions or actions? Thankfully, nobody has really done that in relation to my character yet; I didn't mind the tendrils or nightmarish visions because they furthered the storyline, and nobody's been putting words into Tawariell's mouth just yet.

Raina is a different matter, but I can discuss her characterisation with Seon so he can perfect her when Allie/Raina converse.

[Greyblades]

I'll just go tell the Demon's where you are, who you are and that I want you all dead. :D
If you do that you'll make glungurd cry.

[Visor]

Well, B_Ray did my guy spot on. So I was happy with that.


If you do that you'll make glungurd cry.

He's coming with me. Then he can have all the sheep he wants.

[Secura]

I just think that it's your character, why should someone else be deciding what you say or do? How can they even determine how you'd respond to their questions or actions?

I thought that I'd elaborate that this isn't a problem per se, just something that I've picked up on; for the record, I think that this post (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?136239-Lassara-Shards-of-Neril-Story-Thread&p=2053330686&viewfull=1#post2053330686) from DiY is fantastic, definitely the way to go if you want to be encorporating the actions/words of other characters in your posts.

He really encapsulates Alyssa's attitude and battle prowess without taking DE's character and determining everything she does, while the post is still all about Guantano, leaving DE room to respond and perhaps elaborate on Alyssa's thought process before she fired the second arrow. T'is a great post. :3

[Diamondeye]

I can see what Secura means. You should pay attention to the opening post; TLD stated that it's allowed to coordinate with other players what happens with their characters, sort of like what Seon and Flufffy did in the beginning, I think. Otherwise, be very careful about assuming behaviour... So far, I think Secura's the only one who's felt stepped on her toes, but... I'd be angry if someone did the same to my character. The point of this is not a railroaded hack-and-slash. We should not necessarily bump into the main plot at once (as far as we can avoid it, I mean it's enveloping the land) - sure, it would affect our characters, but I don't think such a gathering of people would just come out and go "hey we should save the world" right away... Do I make sense? I don't want this to be like Neverwinter Nights in that no matter what kind of character you are you are forced into the main plotline and to "fight the bad guys".

[Greyblades]

Now that you mention it, visor was there anything wrong with how I portrayed your character earlier?

[Visor]

Rufus doesn't care about the world. He cares about himself, and now to an extent, Glungard.

Who says I will fight the bad guys? :P

@ Greyblades

About my character and what you said....


"What? Are you insane!" replied Rufus "There are demons flying around and you want to go shopping?!"

Probably not something I imagine him saying. I imagine him shrugging.


“Fine but take too long and we’re leaving, right Glungy?”

Again, he doesn't care. More of a shrug.

I didn't expect Glungard to carry Thomas.

He seems a bit... too eager the way you portray him. (IMO)

Did I do your characters right?

[Secura]

Oh yes, I agree on that too, which is why Tawariell and Raina were going to depart from the little gathering in the woods; there's no current character motivation for them to stay around such a large group, particularly as they all appear to be magic practitioners in some form or another.

I guess I'm just a bit 'gah' in seeing Raina's portrayal, but that's perhaps my own fault for not elaborating on the aistari particular well; I can talk this over with Seon so he gets her behaviour down to a 't'.

[TheLastDays]

Exactly as been said here it's a thing of coordination. Seon and fluffy did this very well, planning their encounter in PM before writing it out in the storyline, you can plan dialogues this way so you don't have to do one-line posts where a person responds. I've put words into other character's mouth a bit in this storyline too, although nothing drastic, I think I let Drax nod and say his name once... It's difficult because you want to proceed on the one hand but you also don't want to "take over" someone else's character.

I usually posted here afterwards, asking if anyone wanted something changed, for example with the ambush on Rufus just a few posts ago. I hope that's fine, I assumend they would put down their weapons and come along... of course they could have acted different but they didn't have much of a choice that's why I did it...

There is definitely more "Posting for others" in this RPG than I am used to so it might be a good idea to keep in touch with each other and plan a bit and if it doesn't work any other way just go ahead and do a rather short post and wait for the response...

[Greyblades]

Did I do your characters right?
For the most part, I dont think thomas would have said "it was nice being able to buy anything I wanted" a tad too arrogant.
Honestly, I've found it hard to think of what the character's would do without thinking "what would I do?" Thomas is easy to write for as he's pretty much my author avatar (and yeah I know I'm going overboard on the special powers, I'll work on that) and Gilford's abit one dimentional. Rufus I thought of as acting alot like bronn from Game of thrones for some reason and I found it hard not to make glungurd speak like "small man gave glungurd apple, me like small man".

[Visor]

Rufus would probably put his weapons down. Then kick Thomas. :P


"it was nice being able to buy anything I wanted" a tad too arrogant.

I was trying to imply he said it as a joke. Considering Rufus is covered in blood still and his armour isn't in pristine condition like Thomas's might be..

[TheLastDays]

Well what I tried is do identify what these gus value... FOr Rufus there's probably not much more than his own life but that's something. It means that under the given circumstances he put down his weapons as he doesn't have a deathwish or anything of the like...

Visor, if my char asks for Rufus' name will he give it to him? Just for my next post ^^

[Visor]

@ TLD

Rufus is quite fond of Glungard now.

Depends why your guy (Alain?) asks for.

[Greyblades]

I was trying to imply he said it as a joke. Considering Rufus is covered in blood still and his armour isn't in pristine condition like Thomas's might be..
Ah. Thomas was pushed through a window and rolled down a hill earlier so he isnt in such great shape either.

[Visor]

Well then it would be a joke for both of them considering the situation they're in.

I think.

[TheLastDays]

Right, Glungard. Then again my character wouldn't be the person to use another's (Glungards) life to pressure Rufus

about the question I'll PM you

[Death is yonder]

Thank you secura :bow:

Hmm, I think that overall, there's no problem putting words in other player characters' mouths, if its just a short blurb or if its just playful banter, as long as one stays clear of characterizing the other fellah in a manner that he/she/it hasn't been portrayed as before.

However, there's still room for flexibility, and if one isn't sure whether it crosses a line or not, what I thought was the best way to proceed was to read previous IC posts and the background story of the character in question.

In any case, I remain wary of linking up and traveling in a big group to save the world. Perhaps until the characters in question are convinced of the dire necessity (probably somewhere closer to the end) could such an action be taken. Best to ask I suppose.

Fluffy, do you want us to wait up for you as the learned professor? I'd estimate at most 2 scenes (arrival included) before Guantano/Alyssa reach Leon and the library/study in question (unless they get sidetracked of course, but with no demons yet I'd be hard pressed to come up with anything to seriously deviate them from their course).

On a random note, it seems like our story of Lassara remains in perpetual daylight :tongue:

[TheLastDays]

WEll our group is way into night 1 already ;) So you guys need to speed things up a bit :P

[thefluffyone93]

I made the jump ahead with some long story telling.
Be back in a few hours!

[Secura]

I made the jump ahead with some long story telling.

Gah! I don't really see the need to have done that, Fluffy; none of our posts had explicitly mentioned the sun or anything, so it could have simply turned to night while everyone was doing their own thing, such as Morangul's meditating, Kyran meeting Frijyk, Allie and Tah being out cold.

Tawariell would not have given you her name, nor sat around for hours listening to you talk; how am I meant to respond now? :/

[Amsel]

Just FYI, whenever it is Meghghan actually catches up with any of you, feel free to write as much dialogue for her as you want. She's not a particularly complex character.

She can pretty much pop up anywhere now. Anyone got room for one more? :grin2: I think time-wise I'm about level with the Alain/Drax team, but she can always turn up later (she doesn't have to fall on top of you).

[TheLastDays]

Well anywhere you'd particularly want to go? ^^

@Secura: I haven't read the post yet but from your post here it seems that it doesn't go well, in that case I'd suggest fluffy edits his post, esp. since it's true, there's ben a lot of marching around and stuff like that with your group so it could easily be nightfall... and the groups don't have to be completely "timed" - it's just something to keep in mind when you wanna meet characters that are somewhere else...

Sorry if my post created pressure to catch up it wasn't meant to do that

[Chaotix]

Gah! I don't really see the need to have done that, Fluffy; none of our posts had explicitly mentioned the sun or anything, so it could have simply turned to night while everyone was doing their own thing, such as Morangul's meditating, Kyran meeting Frijyk, Allie and Tah being out cold.

Tawariell would not have given you her name, nor sat around for hours listening to you talk; how am I meant to respond now? :/

I don't think this poses much of a problem.

We can just tell Fluffy to delete the implied part in parentheses, and then we are right back where we were before.

Then the rest of the post works. You hear what Morangul's saying about sticking around, decide not to if that is how you are so inclined, and run off into the woods without looking back. Kyran can still decide whether or not to tag along. Frijyk is probably going to go with Morangul and Alaria, as he sees it as an opportunity to make himself stronger and more capable.

Though I must admit I'd be sad if us Happy Tree Friends could no longer be friends any more...

[TheLastDays]

OK, I just read the post and I think it's easy to solve.. just consider whatever fluffy wrote in parentheses as non-existent so the last sentence Morangul speaks is that about getting things sorted out and he'll tell you all he knows... Now your character can respond any way she wants and there's been no fast forward in time

EDIT: got ninja'd again...

[Secura]

We can just tell Fluffy to delete the implied part in parentheses, and then we are right back where we were before.

Yeah, when I re-read the post it seemed that if one ignored the OOC part, then it wouldn't be a problem to continue from there, and it leaves Fluffy some scope for storytelling when he returns.

[Amsel]

Well anywhere you'd particularly want to go? ^^

Dunno. There are probably enough Happy Tree Friends without adding even more people. She might be a bit out-of-place in the testosterone cauldron that is the Capital Crew. And 'I am hungry' probably rules out landing in the desert with Samson and Limira.

So maybe she ends up in Leon. At some point she might be able to meet Alyssa and Guantano there... that is where you're all going, right?


Though I must admit I'd be sad if us Happy Tree Friends could no longer be friends any more...

I will also be sad if Tah and Raina 'leave the band', because they fill both the 'Tin Man' and 'Cowardly Lion' roles. (Alaria is Dorothy. Morangul is the Scarecrow, the man without a brain. Kyran and Frijyk can take turns at being Toto.)

[Seon]

It would be hilarious if "I'm hungry" takes her to the top of the Great Eagle's back.

[thefluffyone93]

Yeah, when I re-read the post it seemed that if one ignored the OOC part, then it wouldn't be a problem to continue from there, and it leaves Fluffy some scope for storytelling when he returns.

Removed it.
I was thinking of just making a long line of "............"
to represent the time it took to tell all Morangul knew.

But yeah, it would be better for everyone else to speak before that happens.
Or for it to not happen at all.

[Greyblades]

Uh I'm not sure what to write beyond "they told the story", you want to carry on TLD?

[TheLastDays]

Sure I can do that, I'll write the next post when someone else has posted to avoid double posting...

[thefluffyone93]

Seon....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0lbMWbfkY

[Visor]

Just gonna say:

A) You didn't do a thorough check, and only Rufus knows he had daggers.
B) You did only send one guard.
C) I didn't kill anyone. :P

[Greyblades]

Does anyone have a problem with me assuming we managed to find an apothercary in the city?

[Visor]

Why would there be a problem?/ Why do you need to find an apothecary?

[Greyblades]

You'll see...

[Visor]

Well I may have a problem then. Seeing, my guy has taken by surprise, you four and has a dagger to Alain's throat. What is your guy going to do?

[TheLastDays]

@GB: Sure you can have found an apothecary

@Visor: There you go, I hereby give you permission to kill my character but yours will die if you do so, there is no way around it. This camp is heavily guarded, your hut not being the only one, the hut with Thomas in it has at least to hidden sentries posted too. Anyway, you can kill Alain but if you do Rufus is going to die too ;)

[Visor]

Rufus has no intention of killing Alain. He does want to get out of here. I told you he would fight for his freedom. Though he does have a backup plan....

[TheLastDays]

And I told you what your options are, letting you run just now is going to endanger the princess and that's something Alain won't do. You either kill him and get killed in the process or you don't and stay for the night to talk things over in the morning... What your display just did is that he will probably think twice before forcing you to do anything (which he probably wouldn't have done anyway) as you'll simply betray them any time you can

[Greyblades]

In respone to the magic sword bit he would have to have it in a nonconductive bag, it shocks people who try to use it.

[Visor]

Read Greyblades PM.

But otherwise, would I be able to escape if I held him hostage and walk out?

[TheLastDays]

He doesn't have the sword and it is being guarded.

About the hostage part: Nope, they'll simply kill you and him if necessary.

I'll answer to the PM now ;)

[Visor]

So it's either surrender and possibly die, or don't surrender and die anyway....

Or the third option.

[TheLastDays]

You definitely won't die by surrendering as the rules clearly state I cannot kill your character if you don't give me permission like I just did, although with the condition to get your permission too if you kill my character ;)

[Visor]

Rufus was never going to kill Alain though. He only wanted to use him to get him and Glungard (who may want to stay anyway) out of there.

[Secura]

So Rufus isn't allowed to leave the camp? O_O

[TheLastDays]

I understand that now but considering the reactions AND the fact that Glungard wasn't held captive it might not have been a smart move if his only goal was to get Glungard out :P

[Visor]

We're discussing. :P

Though I think I have a chance if I shove Alain through the back of the hut and bolt out. :P

@ TLD

He thought Glungard was held captive, IIRC he (Rufus) was separated from the others.

[TheLastDays]

So Rufus isn't allowed to leave the camp? O_O

Ingame he isn't. We are currently working on a solution that'll make sense ingame so he gets away...

[Visor]

Edited my last post. Hope it is satisfactory. :bow:

[Greyblades]

Uh, TLD I think you might want to delete that last one, I kinda started writing before you posted and now there's another paradox.

[TheLastDays]

I'll edit the beginning and post it again after your post...

[Visor]

Didn't think he'd be hit by a flying projectile of some kind after he surrendered....

[TheLastDays]

Didn't think so either... *sigh* nobles...

EDIT: Shouldn'T change the outcome though, in the morning he'll be up and we'll sort this out with him either coming along or leaving...

[Secura]

Didn't think he'd be hit by a flying projectile of some kind after he surrendered....

Looks like it was a potion bottle; I found it jarring too... I'm not sure Tah would react favourably to these Lassara types, what with their forcing people to stay against their will and attacking them even after they've surrendered. :laugh4:

[TheLastDays]

Hey, the lassaran troops have not attacked him that was the noble guy... plus Rufus was the attacker in the first place so don't get things mixed up here :P

Also, their (the royal guard's) main concern right now is to keep the princess safe. THis guy first attacked a Lassaran noble and got taken as a prisoner for that. Then he attacked Alain and now they simply can't let him go just like that because they can't really trust him and he could betray their position to anyone... I think given the circumstances it's rather nice he's allowed to stay alive :P

[Visor]

Greyblades might've visited an Apothecary, but he got ripped off. :D

And he only threatened the both of them. He never attacked them. :P

[TheLastDays]

As he was roughly dragged to his hut and searched he remembered what they were. Well that put a dent in his escape plan.

Hey you are being gently carried not roughly dragged :P We are the nice guys here... nice move about staying awake though ;)

[Greyblades]

I just thought it would be a way to make sure he survived the night. Oh who am I kidding I did it because it seemed funny and I didnt want to waste the potion idea.

[Visor]

It allows Rufus to learn more about the events so far, instead of being kept in the dark. Rufus probably won't escape soon just to be killed by the other side. But if a different situation arises....


I just thought it would be a way to make sure he survived the night. Oh who am I kidding I did it because it seemed funny and I didnt want to waste the potion idea.

I thought it was quite good. Though my counter works well in the long run.

[TheLastDays]

I just thought it would be a way to make sure he survived the night. Oh who am I kidding I did it because it seemed funny and I didnt want to waste the potion idea.

Your profile doesn't state anything about Thomas having a clue about potions though so I'd say Visor's move was alright. ANd I kinda like this resolve

[Visor]

He bought them from an apothecary, though knowing nothing about potions he was ripped off. THat's why my guy didn't go unconscious. Seeme a decent explanation?

[TheLastDays]

As I said it's fine with me, since Thomas isn't exactly an expert on potions he wouldn't know what he's throwin at Rufus and I like this turnout of Rufus learning something about what's really going on. At the moment my character had no motivation to tell him but it'll give Rufus a better understanding to base his decisions on...

[Greyblades]

He bought them from an apothecary, though knowing nothing about potions he was ripped off. THat's why my guy didn't go unconscious. Seeme a decent explanation?EH? No, Gilford slavaged them from an apothecary when we were leaving lassara. I made a small post just to make sure he didn't get off fully.

[Chaotix]

More or less waiting on Secura to make a move here (stay or not?)

Then we can actually decide what to do.

[TheLastDays]

EH? No, Gilford slavaged them from an apothecary when we were leaving lassara. I made a small post just to make sure he didn't get off fully.

Oh guys stop quarrelling... GB you should rather answer my character's question than hitting Visor's char yet again ;)

[Secura]

More or less waiting on Secura to make a move here (stay or not?)

Hahaha, I've been waiting for Kyran and Frijyk to start talking with the lich... a meaty conversation like that is the perfect cover for sneaking away. :laugh4:

[TheLastDays]

Hey Greyblades, please edit that last storypost ;)

Also, I've reactivated my MSN screenname so you can contact me there if you need to get a hold of me... it's in my profile

[Greyblades]

Oh guys stop quarrelling... GB you should rather answer my character's question than hitting Visor's char yet again ;)
Oh come on! You think it was worse than his glass ball of water story?

[TheLastDays]

It's probably worse than that but the bottom line is we need to go on instead of reevaluating something that happened. first it's a potion, then it's water, then it's a potion that works bad when applied to the skin... if you really need to leave it in but make your character answer my question ;)

[Greyblades]

I just did.
Look I think the problem was that I said "small orb" instead of potion, I thought of a potion that looked like this:1339 pretty rotund no? The idea being it was a sleeping potion, when he said it was water I was annoyed, so I added a bit to say rufus thought it was just water but found out later while it was not a sleeping potion it definitely not water.
It was a mistake that started because I wasn't specific enough.

[TheLastDays]

I still don't get it because there could still be water inside that thing... but it doesn't matter anymore so let's not worry about it

[B-Wing]

This is the craziest game I've ever played. :dizzy2: Rufus is still with the Lake Birun group, right? I'm not sure how my character would react to all this in-fighting, so I'll hold off posting until necessary. And where are we going from here? I'm guessing we'll be heading east to stop... oh, what's his name? The big axe guy.

[TheLastDays]

Rufus is still with the group but he doesn't know if he's going to stay with it. It's currently night there and the decision is delayed until it dawns... two of the group (that's acutally one player, but two chars, THomas and Gilford) want to go to Tar Cantun and the princess wants to go to Leon. We'll see.

Duno where Rufus is headed if he doesn't stay with us...

[thefluffyone93]

So, when I tell the back-story to the Happy Tree Friends, can I just make a "........." to imply
I told the story, while adding in parentheses to just read the history TLD posted?
I do believe he made a shortened version of it somewhere.......
so could just copy and paste that if I had too.....

ANYWAYS......OUR THEME SONG!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNR2AY7b6kI

[Greyblades]

Why do I get the feeling that when we meet up with them at least 2 of them will be dead? And one will have been dismembered?

...Huh, it's wierd that the feeling is so specific.

[thefluffyone93]

I would post one of the scenes from Happy Tree Friends....but then I get ban-hammered.

[Chaotix]

Why do I get the feeling that when we meet up with them at least 2 of them will be dead? And one will have been dismembered?

...Huh, it's wierd that the feeling is so specific.

Well, one is already dead, so we're basically halfway there. :clown:

[Secura]

Couldn't leave my BFFs HTF's waiting now, could I? :P

[thefluffyone93]

Secura, would your character at least be willing to stay and listen to Morangul
explain what has happened?

[Amsel]

Are nightmares going to be a recurring theme?

[Chaotix]

Nah let's just let it play out and see what happens.

It's like a game. (Actually, it is a game.)

She tries to leave, and we try to get her to stay. And we won't know who wins until it's over!

EDIT: Amsel, what the :daisy: would one of Meghghan's nightmares look like?

[Secura]

Secura, would your character at least be willing to stay and listen to Morangul
explain what has happened?

Ummmm... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQJzK3QQl4k)

Seriously though, it wouldn't really be in her character; she's in the company of a human (however much he doesn't look like the ones she is used to), an elf with command over the forest, a fey who is still causing her immense pain... and a lich. In addition to the nature of the company, there's also the fact that she's in company to begin with; she's used to being alone with her feline friend and she much prefers it that way, currently.

If she does depart, as intended, then it's not as though it's a permanent thing or anything; I joined the game to be part of the story, not strike out entirely on my own. :3

[thefluffyone93]

I don't know whether or not if I should go on with the story telling,
or if I should try to convince Tah to stay.

If Morangul tried to use his magic to heal her, Tah wouldn't be very happy anyways.
What of the aistar?
Can she convince her to stay somehow?


EDIT
Smoooooth, Chaotix, real smooth.
I'll post after Secura accepts or not, m'kay?

[Chaotix]

I was under the impression the tiger tended to follow her lead, not the other way around.

Yeah, fluffy, you would probably get her to leave faster if you did anything. :laugh4:

Frijyk is having a sudden and unexpected bout of altruism...

[thefluffyone93]

Yet the aistar went to the fey on its own volition, right?

.......right?

[B-Wing]

Haven't been keeping up with the Happy Tree Friends very well, but Chaotix, didn't your character just refer to Secura's character as Kyran? That's issaikhaan's character, who is a dude. :laugh4:

[Secura]

I'll post after Secura accepts or not, m'kay?

I'll work on something now, then. :3


I was under the impression the tiger tended to follow her lead, not the other way around.

There's no real lead to follow, per se; aistari always hunt in pairs, forming close bonds that last until death... due to their reverence of the beasts, Bacilnan elves copy this into their own lifestyles and thus Tah/Raina gel together pretty well. This isn't a mistress-beast relationship, but a mutually beneficial companionship between the two.


Yet the aistar went to the fey on its own volition, right?

With Tah being on the ground, holding her head, having just awoken from the nightmare... Raina wouldn't have left Tah's side under any circumstances. I decided to handwave the fact that she did, just this once, because I really enjoyed Seon's post; she would recognise Allie as a being of nature and would be respectful and such, but would only leave Tah's side if she was in good health, which she is not.

As for the other characters; she'd be neutral towards Kyran, recognising him as being one of Tah's race, but she'd be pretty frosty towards Frijyk and Morangul (see what I did there? :P).

[thefluffyone93]

I saw it.
And I approve.

[Chaotix]

Haven't been keeping up with the Happy Tree Friends very well, but Chaotix, didn't your character just refer to Secura's character as Kyran? That's issaikhaan's character, who is a dude. :laugh4:

No, but I guess it kind of looks like that.

He was talking to Kyran and then he looked past him and saw Tawariell.

--

I'm surprised Tah started speaking Common so quickly- I was expecting the derisive snort to come there, and then for her to answer in Elven and leave immediately. Now that the Happy Tree Friends know you speak it, you can't use that excuse unless you deliberately want to seem snarky.

But the tiger is still a big obstacle, and one that Frijyk does not deem worth getting into trouble with.

[Secura]

I'm surprised Tah started speaking Common so quickly- I was expecting the derisive snort to come there, and then for her to answer in Elven and leave immediately. Now that the Happy Tree Friends know you speak it, you can't use that excuse unless you deliberately want to seem snarky.

Gah, give me some credit, it's 2am and I've not recovered from yesterday's twelve hour shift before I start another at 8.30! xD

EDIT: There, I added some Lammirna in. :laugh4:

[thefluffyone93]

I just used TLD's shortened history to save me a lot of writing. YAY.

Secura, is it possible for your character to at least have eavsdropped on my history lesson when she left?
Having a lich say she will meet worse should have made her a tad bit curious, no?

[Chaotix]

Gah, got a little paradox there, but I think it works if you just take it to mean more about Vayne specifically.

[Secura]

Secura, is it possible for your character to at least have eavsdropped on my history lesson when she left?
Having a lich say she will meet worse should have made her a tad bit curious, no?

Way ahead of you, treacle. :P

[Chaotix]

I think if we can just get a good post from khaan with him deciding what he wants to do, we have a good transition-to-morning with Fluffy's bedtime story.

EDIT: Wrong thread for that, Fluffy!

[thefluffyone93]

I say, if we do have to fight vayne, I will use my most powerful spell! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0&feature=related)

[seireikhaan]

Have it up in just a second. ish.