Session Start: Sat Oct 04 20:25:42 2003 Session Ident: #pvpexaltedrp [20:25] * Now talking in #pvpexaltedrp [20:25] * ChanServ sets mode: +r [20:25] * ChanServ changes topic to '"You are... rrreally good at... pretending yer drunk, y'knowww..." [BARF!] "Mebbe a lil'... Too good." "Nnnot rrrreally." "But you wez suppossd to see... dot we didn' make any pornos..." "Das wuz befffore Diana dumt me." (GoldenH)' [20:25] * ChanServ sets mode: +o GoldenH [20:38] [GoldenH] GoldenH (23), 1, 10, 9, 4, 1, 4, 1, 9, 4, 10, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 9, 1, 7, 10, 7, 10, 7, Successes : 14 [20:38] [GoldenH] !ex 23 [20:38] [GoldenH] GoldenH (23), 7, 2, 1, 5, 6, 6, 3, 6, 4, 6, 8, 10, 1, 9, 8, 3, 4, 7, 4, 8, 2, 9, 6, Successes : 9 [20:38] [GoldenH] !ex 23 [20:38] [GoldenH] GoldenH (23), 7, 1, 9, 3, 9, 4, 3, 1, 6, 8, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3, 7, 2, 10, 2, 6, 1, Successes : 7 [20:38] [GoldenH] !ex 23 [20:38] [GoldenH] GoldenH (23), 4, 3, 4, 8, 5, 3, 9, 9, 7, 10, 1, 4, 6, 5, 1, 10, 9, 4, 5, 2, 3, 8, 9, Successes : 11 [20:38] [GoldenH] !ex 23 [20:38] [GoldenH] GoldenH (23), 9, 4, 3, 5, 4, 7, 3, 9, 1, 4, 3, 4, 3, 7, 9, 9, 1, 7, 5, 7, 1, 6, 5, Successes : 8 [20:38] [GoldenH] !ex 23 [20:53] [GoldenH] GoldenH (38), 10, 4, 2, 10, 5, 4, 4, 4, 8, 8, 6, 6, 3, 7, 9, 4, 9, 5, 6, 7, 3, 1, 2, 7, 4, 6, 3, 1, 6, 10, 1, 3, 3, 3, 2, 9, 10, 3, Successes : 16 [20:53] [GoldenH] !ex 38 [20:53] [GoldenH] GoldenH (38), 5, 4, 8, 1, 8, 6, 4, 10, 3, 9, 9, 7, 4, 3, 4, 9, 10, 5, 1, 1, 8, 3, 2, 8, 7, 1, 2, 10, 2, 10, 5, 10, 10, 5, 10, 7, 9, 6, Successes : 25 [20:53] [GoldenH] !ex 38 [20:53] [GoldenH] GoldenH (38), 9, 7, 3, 4, 6, 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 10, 8, 9, 3, 9, 3, 8, 8, 7, 9, 10, 7, 6, 1, 6, 7, 8, 3, 8, 2, 5, 4, 5, 9, 6, Successes : 20 [20:53] [GoldenH] !ex 38 [20:53] [GoldenH] GoldenH (38), 5, 9, 1, 2, 7, 4, 4, 10, 9, 5, 2, 10, 7, 2, 5, 3, 10, 7, 5, 4, 8, 8, 8, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 9, 2, 6, 5, 6, 8, 8, 3, 6, 9, Successes : 20 [20:53] [GoldenH] !ex 38 [20:53] [GoldenH] GoldenH (38), 9, 8, 5, 4, 1, 7, 9, 3, 9, 3, 10, 1, 8, 7, 1, 8, 9, 9, 3, 9, 4, 6, 2, 10, 2, 9, 6, 5, 5, 4, 8, 10, 5, 8, 8, 5, 1, 1, Successes : 21 [20:53] [GoldenH] !ex 38 [20:58] * Joins: Tabius (~web-Guest@ip68-108-130-149.lv.lv.cox.net) [20:59] * Joins: DarthTom (~ltermac@HSE-QuebecCity-ppp3496795.sympatico.ca) [20:59] * DarthTom is now known as Vanal [20:59] * GoldenH is now known as Storyteller [21:01] * Joins: Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars (Fiat@dialup-67.30.192.24.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net) [21:02] [Storyteller] ok, we can either start, or I can answer questions [21:02] * @Storyteller has the sidereal book [21:02] [Tabius] Oh Oh oh oh......are they really the MA gods of DOOM!? [21:02] [Storyteller] yes [21:02] [Tabius] How much so? [21:02] [Vanal] how many styles ? [21:02] [Storyteller] if I were to make bloom have sidereal MA i would just call the game off and tell you to go home [21:03] [Storyteller] 3 sidereal MA, at least one celestial [21:03] [Storyteller] one of the top level sidereal charms, the spider tree, it's an extra action charm that makes your attack apply to everyone in sight [21:03] [Storyteller] no distance limit [21:03] [Vanal] ........... [21:04] [Tabius] HIgh potential for Calateral damage :-P [21:04] [Storyteller] also the sidereals have prayer strips [21:04] [Storyteller] if they use it they can spend 10 m + 1 WP per round without paying any charm cost [21:05] [Tabius] EH? [21:05] [Vanal] ............ [21:05] [Storyteller] seriously [21:05] [Tabius] I am being dense I think......hows that work? [21:05] [Vanal] I thought siddies were supposed to be weak in combat ? [21:05] [Storyteller] also astrology can make you lose all your WP [21:05] [Storyteller] not really, that was just assumed [21:05] [Storyteller] they were always the MA masters [21:05] [Vanal] actually, it was stated in GoD [21:06] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They have always been the MA asskickers. [21:06] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] In more books than just GoD. [21:06] [Storyteller] Sidereals are like the Immaculate Monks of Yu-Shan [21:06] [Vanal] not MA, general combat... [21:06] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Hence they have really nifty MA. [21:06] [Vanal] heh [21:06] [Storyteller] their general combat charms are nasty too [21:06] [Vanal] stronger than solars ? [21:06] [Storyteller] there is a brawl charm with no prereqs [21:07] [Storyteller] the first one in the tree [21:07] [Storyteller] 5m [21:07] [Tabius] Are the missing the Scene long defense charms? [21:07] [Storyteller] unblockable attack [21:07] [Storyteller] and bypasses armor [21:07] [Vanal] .... [21:07] [Vanal] Seriously...that's um [21:07] [Vanal] Wonky [21:07] [Storyteller] there are tons of scene long charms too [21:07] [Tabius] acht...... [21:07] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars laughs. [21:07] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Powah creeeeep! [21:07] [Tabius] everybody else pretty much didn't have the Scene long coolness..... [21:07] * Vanal thinks thats retarded, actually [21:07] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Scene long charms suck. [21:08] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars hates persistants. [21:08] [Tabius] You hate persistants and perfects...... [21:08] [Storyteller] i like refelxive persistants [21:08] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] The number one reason combat is such a bitch. [21:08] [Storyteller] for DBs [21:08] [Vanal] They've been saying since day 1 'Solars are the ubers...they can kick anyones ass' [21:08] [Vanal] ...and now it seems... [21:08] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] No, they have not. [21:08] [Vanal] well... [21:08] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Read the books again. [21:08] [Storyteller] well, the solars can probably kick the sidereals ass. [21:08] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Solars are the best generalists. [21:08] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They are not the best flat out warriors, you have the Abyssals. [21:08] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They are not the best MAists. [21:09] [Storyteller] also, ahn aru appears naked, but it's not a very flattering picture [21:09] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] What they are is great at everything. [21:09] [Vanal] ..... [21:09] * Vanal ha sALWAYS hear dit described that solars the 'the most powerful' [21:09] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] That's because people are idiots. [21:09] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] The book itself continously describes them as the best generalists and leaders. [21:09] [Storyteller] DBs are obviously the most powerful ;) [21:09] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They have been the most powerful because the books weren't out yet. [21:10] [Tabius] Solar also have the potential to have Die adders give +20 dice (Yes thats 10 PmE allowing for 10 Attribute and 10 Ability) [21:10] [Storyteller] yea but the sidereal can make you have a bad day and can't find your daiklaive [21:10] [Storyteller] and then hit you with an unblockable attack [21:10] [Storyteller] anyhow i'm sure it balances somehow [21:10] [Tabius] Unblockable attackers still fall to HGD and Seven Shadow. [21:10] * @Storyteller can't imagine how it balances but somehow [21:10] [Vanal] But an unblockable, armour-piercing attack as the FIRST CHARM IN THE TREE ? [21:11] [Storyteller] 5 motes, brawl 4 essence 2 [21:11] [Tabius] Oh, I was really wondering how their Essence totals stack up to solar? [21:11] [Tabius] How do you calculate Essence? [21:11] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars shrugs. Dude? [21:11] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Sidereals have no dice. [21:11] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars 'll admit the unblockable armorpiercing is wonky, but eh. [21:12] [Tabius] (*Dodge is good!*) [21:12] [Storyteller] ok [21:12] [Storyteller] tabius, look up the solar essence equation [21:12] [Storyteller] the sidereal essence equation is.... [21:12] [Tabius] (*I know it by memory*) [21:12] [Vanal] and for the record...straight from GCG: 'They're the msot powerful charactet type in the game, and central to the story of the world.' [21:12] [Storyteller] what is it then [21:12] [Storyteller] personal : [Essence*2] + WP [21:13] [Tabius] WP+PmE*3 = Personal [21:13] [Storyteller] peripheral : [Essence*6] + WP + all Virtues [21:13] [Vanal] That's from the little 'making of exalted' book that came with the limited edition...thus the reason i maintain 'solars are the world-stompers' [21:13] [Tabius] WP+(Total Virtues)+PmE*7 = Perip [21:13] [Storyteller] so... solars have 2*ess more than sidereals [21:14] [Tabius] 2 essence per PmE less....... [21:14] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars shrug. Guess what, DT? [21:14] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Things changed. [21:14] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Dramatically. [21:14] [Vanal] No kidding... [21:14] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Most powerful does not mean best at everything, anyway. [21:14] [Storyteller] Lunars were supposed to be the allies of the fair folk [21:14] * @Storyteller finds that amusing [21:14] [Tabius] I thought it would be some wacky way of calculating, but they just stuck it close to solar and went with it. [21:14] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] It means the best overall. [21:14] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] The solars are the best overall, and surpassed in certain areas by specialist Exalts like the Sids and Abyssals. [21:15] [Vanal] Hm, that's a better explanation... [21:15] [Tabius] Except for the Abyssals, Solar are still the only Exalt that has access to Solar level Sorcery, correct? [21:15] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Also correct. [21:15] [Vanal] question...how much *defense* do Siddie shave ? [21:15] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] And.. well, the abyssals don't get it. [21:15] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] The DEATHLORDS do. [21:15] [Storyteller] well [21:15] [Storyteller] they have HGD [21:15] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Abyssals don't have acess to Solar Sorcery. [21:16] [Vanal] ... [21:16] [Storyteller] they just have to roll 3 sux on dex + melee [21:16] [Vanal] oh [21:16] [Tabius] How many Deathlords will Take Solar Sorcery over Void though, they are mutualy exclusive? [21:16] [Vanal] not for a deathlord [21:16] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They aren't for Deathlords. [21:17] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Deathlords get both. [21:17] [Tabius] Well DL's are rather up to the ST to make, but having both is sick and wrong! [21:17] [Storyteller] wpah [21:17] [Storyteller] the dodge charm.. [21:17] [Storyteller] if they activate it in the first two turns of combat, the combat ends and never happened. [21:18] * Vanal BLINKS [21:18] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars laughs! [21:18] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] "He won init! No combat!" [21:18] [Tabius] Thats sick! [21:18] [Vanal] *major* power creep [21:18] [Storyteller] it's reflexive and costs 2 motes [21:18] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] That has got to be the best idea ever for driving people insane. [21:19] [Tabius] They better get nice Dox for that one :-P [21:19] [Storyteller] no, none of the dodge charms suffer dox [21:19] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Charms != dox. [21:19] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Colleges = dox. [21:19] [Tabius] :-P should :-P [21:19] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Nah. [21:19] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] What charm adds limit? [21:19] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Go on, find one. [21:20] [Vanal] Limit ar e'dox aren't the same thing though [21:20] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They are. [21:20] [Vanal] *and 'dox [21:20] [Storyteller] i didn't see any dox... [21:20] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] They are both the 1-10 problem the exalt type suffers. [21:20] [Storyteller] but the top level healing lets you give lunar-style regeneration to other people. [21:20] [Storyteller] you have to keep some essence committed though [21:21] [Tabius] Can they soak Agg? Do they have anything that lets you take a hit and nothing happens like the Solar Resistance charm? [21:21] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Anyway, how about game start? [21:22] [Storyteller] they can soak agg with sid MA [21:22] [Storyteller] you guys want to start? [21:22] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars notes that there is days when the game is not scheduled to ask tons of Sid questions. [21:22] * @Storyteller doesn't see Werlynn, but that's not a big deal, and I guess Cicada can be NPC'd [21:22] [Storyteller] or worse... [21:22] [Vanal] ...time to get our asses kicked [21:22] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Bah. [21:23] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars actually hit him! [21:23] * Vanal cransk up Land of Confusion- Genesis [21:23] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] it took 19 sux to do it, but eh. [21:23] [Storyteller] ok... Jynaru! one of your attacks hit. 3 extra sux. the first one. [21:23] [Vanal] TELL me it was the uber-combo [21:23] [Storyteller] he has.... 19L [21:23] [Vanal] ... [21:23] [Vanal] riiiight [21:23] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Not really. It was just an arrow shot. [21:23] * Retrieving #pvpexaltedrp info... [21:23] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] He now has.... 10L! [21:24] [Storyteller] ok roll your damage! [21:24] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] And how much of that is armor? [21:24] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Because, you know, he's sucking down poisoned adamant. [21:24] [Storyteller] it's magic armor [21:24] [Storyteller] he got all his stuff taken away by the DBs [21:24] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] 19 Agg soak? [21:24] * @Storyteller nods [21:24] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Son of a bitch... [21:24] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] He has no stamina soak? [21:24] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] How odd. [21:25] [Storyteller] he's a minor NPC [21:25] [Vanal] MINOR ? [21:25] [Vanal] with a 19l soak ? [21:25] [Tabius] (*BOGGLES*) [21:25] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] !exm 5 [21:25] [Storyteller] Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars (5), 10, 2, 7, 9, 1, Successes : 3 [21:25] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] And poison! [21:25] [Storyteller] Storyteller (8), 3, 9, 4, 1, 10, 6, 1, 6, Successes : 3 [21:25] [Storyteller] !ex 8 [21:25] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Awww.... [21:25] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] only 2L and -3 dice. [21:25] [Vanal] good enough [21:25] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] that' -8 dice to people who are not me, and 5 HL damage. [21:26] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars awaits to parry the pissed off solar man. ^_^ [21:26] [Storyteller] the solar stops to look at his wound.... [21:27] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars spits. [21:27] [*Blasphemous*] "I promise you, whoever you are, that that arrow is the only one that will land..." [21:27] * Vanal reaches for his sheathed blade.... [21:27] [Vanal] "That's fine...I've got a ver ynice sword here." [21:27] * Vanal hunkers down low... [21:28] [Storyteller] He explodes in combo-essence! a ring of radiant golden light explodes from him, knocking everyone prone..... [21:28] * Tabius sits on the stone next to the other Solar Princess waiting for the small amount of snow to melt in a thimble. [21:28] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Hah! Punk. [21:29] [Storyteller] of course they just stand up again, 2m charm in the athletics tree, you know the one. [21:29] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars fights just fine from prone positions anyway. [21:30] [Storyteller] The solar unsheathes the glowing daiklaive of essence from his side and points it at the oncoming wave of blooded... [21:30] * Vanal is right back up, using the momentum of the charm to propel him forward his blade leaving its sheath in a razor-edged arc of red steel cutting a beautiful glitterign uppercut across his foe [21:30] [Vanal] 's throat [21:30] [Storyteller] hmm... +2 [21:30] [Vanal] (1 attack....saving 2 parries) [21:30] [Vanal] !ex 19 [21:31] [Storyteller] Vanal (19), 9, 2, 7, 3, 1, 6, 5, 5, 4, 9, 10, 5, 3, 6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 7, Successes : 6 [21:31] [Storyteller] Storyteller (13), 4, 7, 9, 5, 9, 8, 8, 6, 3, 10, 3, 5, 9, Successes : 8 [21:31] [Storyteller] !ex 13 [21:31] [Vanal] aw, come ON [21:31] [Storyteller] Storyteller (9), 2, 6, 3, 9, 6, 5, 8, 4, 9, Successes : 3 [21:31] [Storyteller] !ex 9 [21:31] [Storyteller] parry the 3 sux counterattack! [21:31] [Vanal] !ex 17 [21:31] [Storyteller] Vanal (17), 6, 8, 6, 7, 1, 3, 3, 3, 9, 6, 3, 3, 1, 7, 5, 8, 4, Successes : 5 [21:31] * Vanal smirks [21:31] [Vanal] "Not bad, for an old man." [21:31] [Storyteller] "I'm just warming up...." [21:32] [Storyteller] as the rest of the DBs advance on him he flickers and dissapears.... they keep charging! [21:32] [Vanal] "I'm breathless with anticipation" [21:32] [Storyteller] he reappears 5 yards ahead of you, almost right on top of jynaru..... [21:33] [Storyteller] The transperant ray of light that serves for his daiklaive slams into him, throwing him into the line of rushing DBs [21:33] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Hmm... is that a parryable attack? [21:33] [Storyteller] yes [21:33] [Storyteller] Storyteller (18), 5, 6, 5, 9, 10, 5, 6, 8, 2, 3, 2, 8, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 6, Successes : 8 [21:33] [Storyteller] !ex 18 [21:33] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] I have stunt. [21:34] [Storyteller] stunty [21:36] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars blinks in minor surprise, swinging his legs around and up, spinning his way up to his feet as he pushes the bow out at the ray of light, sliding along it as his legs flick out and bringh him up to the Solars body, riding the momentum of the stab to the ground as he slams a foot into the Solars elbow, hauling back with his full strength on the bow as the arm bends the wrong way and [21:36] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars suddenly snaps with a sickening crack that resounds off the mountains around them. He flips away from the solar, avoiding the jet of gushing blood that follows him as he lands on his feet. [21:37] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Let's see if I can make diff 5 MA roll. [21:37] [Storyteller] hmm.... [21:37] [Storyteller] +2 [21:38] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] !ex 17 [21:38] [Storyteller] Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars (17), 8, 4, 7, 8, 1, 10, 1, 6, 7, 2, 9, 7, 3, 5, 8, 4, 3, Successes : 9 [21:41] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] Parried anyway, but now with broken arm goodness. [21:41] [Storyteller] Allright.. he's lost his right arm.... the other DBs don't look too confident anyway... [21:41] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars gives a mocking little bow. "Who needs arrows?" [21:41] * Tabius walks over to Cicada and hands her a silver thimble full of water, "Throw this at him, make sure it hits, and think of a hampster." [21:41] [Vanal] (Hamsters of the unconquered sun ?( [21:42] [Storyteller] Cicada takes the thimble and throws it at him! [21:42] [Storyteller] Storyteller (35), 3, 4, 8, 5, 10, 4, 4, 4, 7, 1, 5, 8, 1, 3, 3, 8, 10, 4, 4, 6, 9, 6, 5, 2, 7, 1, 1, 9, 7, 8, 8, 1, 8, 1, 9, Successes : 16 [21:42] [Storyteller] !ex 35 [21:42] [Storyteller] Storyteller (34), 4, 6, 9, 6, 3, 3, 1, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9, 2, 4, 4, 8, 8, 1, 8, 3, 4, 9, 3, 6, 7, 8, 2, 5, 4, 4, 2, 9, 10, 3, Successes : 11 [21:42] [Storyteller] !ex 34 [21:42] [Storyteller] it hits! he turns into a hampster...and dives into the snow [21:43] [Storyteller] there's a big glowing trail of essence, and then the hampster runs into a crack in the mountain [21:43] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars blinks. [21:43] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] "You. Did. NOT." [21:43] [Storyteller] there's a trail of blood in the snow too... [21:44] [*Firey_Aspect*] "Allright... we'll take it from here..." he looks at Tabius. "How long will that last?" [21:45] [Tabius] (*THanos asks the ST, "How long does it last"?) [21:45] [Storyteller] (how long you think it should last?) [21:45] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars twitches, attempting to avoid massive killination. [21:45] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] "Vanal? Tell me I didn't just see that." [21:45] [Tabius] (*a day at most*) [21:45] [Storyteller] (sounds good) [21:46] [Storyteller] "Allright.... he shouldn't be able to get away with us." [21:46] [Vanal] "...this must be what going insane feels like." [21:46] [Tabius] "Thank you Cicada. That will last no longer than a day" [21:46] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] "You turned a Solar into a gerbil." [21:46] [Storyteller] Cicada nods and looks at Sanyet... he's glowing strangely [21:47] [Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars] "A Solar I shot with an arrow and broke the arm of. Into a gerbil." [21:47] [Storyteller] He nods to the others and the wood aspect leaps into the air, crawling up the mountain.... except for the fire aspect, the rest all seem to be trying to circle the mountain so that the solar cannot escape. [21:48] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars looks at Vanal. "Did you slip the hard drugs into my coffee?" [21:48] * Jynaru_Hitter_of_Solars is now known as Jynaru [21:48] [Vanal] "Jyn...WHY would I have drugs in the first place ?" [21:48] [Storyteller] "Don't worry.... this happens all the time." [21:48] [Tabius] "Perhaps I should have said a giant slug or something, but it was the first non-violent thing that came to mind.: [21:49] [Jynaru] "I didn't say you had them, I said you slipped them into my coffee." [21:50] [Vanal] "...CAN you go into withdrawl from alcohol....2 years after giving it up ?" [21:50] [Storyteller] The fire aspect watches you two talking... nobody seems to notice that Sanyet is covered in a boiling water anima... [21:51] * Jynaru sighs, drawing his braid around and chewing on the end with frustration. [21:51] * Tabius looks around at all the carnage. [21:52] [Tabius] "Well ladies and ah-hem gentlemen, lets get out of here shall we?" [21:52] [Storyteller] "Thank you very much for your help... your strategies are very different from what we are used to." [21:53] [Vanal] "That's why they work so well." [21:53] * Vanal winks [21:53] [Jynaru] "I could have killed it, you know." [21:53] [Vanal] "You've got a big enough tally." [21:54] [Storyteller] "He was just toying with us.... Did you see how he dissapeared like that?" [21:54] * Joins: Mayumi (Mayumi@62.79.91.108.adsl.gl.tiscali.dk) [21:54] [Jynaru] "I also broke his arm when he disappeared." [21:54] [Vanal] "Yup." [21:54] * Vanal shrugs [21:54] [Jynaru] "He'd have been 42...." [21:54] * Jynaru points at Tabius. "You owe me an Anathema." [21:54] * Mayumi is now known as Cicada [21:55] * Tabius points at Jynaru, "I owe you nothing of the sort, this fight should never have happened, at least with us involved." [21:55] [Tabius] "General, shall we move out on a cloud or by foot? [21:56] [Jynaru] "An Anathema, AND a horse!" [21:56] [Vanal] "Cloud." [21:56] [Vanal] (brb) [21:57] [Storyteller] if you had horses, they didn't ide [21:57] * Jynaru curses under his breath, retrieving arrows. [21:57] [Storyteller] die [21:57] [Cicada] (horse Cic killed) [21:57] [Cicada] (years ago, remember?) [21:57] * Tabius looks at Jynaru like he is a fool and not worth bothering to talk to any more and proceeds to cast Cloud Traspeze [21:58] [Storyteller] (yea... but didn't he give you a new horse yet?) [21:58] [Storyteller] Storyteller (5), 7, 8, 8, 4, 5, Successes : 3 [21:58] [Storyteller] !ex 5 [21:58] [Storyteller] Storyteller (5), 9, 7, 6, 1, 10, Successes : 4 [21:58] [Storyteller] !ex 5 [21:58] [Storyteller] Storyteller (5), 2, 10, 6, 4, 2, Successes : 2 [21:58] [Storyteller] !ex 5 [21:58] [Storyteller] Storyteller (5), 8, 3, 8, 10, 5, Successes : 4 [21:58] [Storyteller] !ex 5 [21:58] [Storyteller] Storyteller (5), 4, 9, 2, 8, 4, Successes : 2 [21:58] [Storyteller] !ex 5 [21:58] [Storyteller] surprisingly all your arrows are in good shape [21:58] [Jynaru] (We then almost immediately got thrown to the island, and then we've been running around like idiots chasing bloom.) [21:59] [Jynaru] (Besides, it's amusing.) [21:59] [Jynaru] (I'll send him a bill after the Bloom fight to tally up everything he owes me. ^_^ ) [21:59] [Storyteller] (heh...) [22:00] [Storyteller] Allright... Tabius gets the cloud up and everyone gets on.... [22:00] [Storyteller] 6 months pass.... [22:00] [Storyteller] the anathema is long gone...... [22:00] [Tabius] (*EH?.....that is a lot of time!*) [22:00] [Storyteller] (yea... hey, bloomfight has been put off long enough :) [22:01] [Storyteller] Sanyet apparently has exalted as a water aspect.... [22:01] [Tabius] (*heh*) [22:01] [Cicada] (tell me... Cic still pregnant?) [22:01] [Tabius] (*Is twitterpated, where did the Sid go?*) [22:01] [Storyteller] (up to you) [22:01] [Storyteller] (What sid?) [22:01] [Storyteller] (if you used the box, you're not pregnant anymore) [22:02] [Jynaru] (He's faking! Faking, I say!) [22:02] [Cicada] (didn't) [22:02] [Storyteller] (ok you're still pregnant then) [22:02] [Vanal] (back) [22:02] [Storyteller] (WB) [22:02] [Cicada] (so she is still plain miserable) [22:02] [Cicada] (wonder how Sanyet can take it) [22:03] [Storyteller] (the regent lets her sit on a fluffy magical pillow of not-being painful all the time) [22:03] [Tabius] (*Thought Sanyet was a Sid?*) [22:03] [Storyteller] (Well it looks like he's a water aspect... thats what he's claiming anyhow) [22:03] [Storyteller] Vanal.... the 5 Legions are assembled! [22:03] [Vanal] 5 legions, wha ? [22:04] * Jynaru practices his matchmaking skills, keeping a couple of hours a day for training beyond that. [22:04] [Jynaru] I threatened the Regent into giving us more armies. [22:04] [Jynaru] Don't complain. [22:04] [Tabius] (*Is confused, this week and today have been rather aggrivating, busy, and confusing.... :-( *) [22:05] [Storyteller] Yes... technically, the other four legions are subject to your commands.... but you're still just a legion general. [22:05] [Vanal] Ah [22:05] [Vanal] I see' [22:05] * Vanal blinks [22:05] [Vanal] "Jyn..." [22:05] [Vanal] "I have my hands full with *one* Legion..." [22:05] [Cicada] (Sanyet will be made to explain in *much* detail in private) [22:05] [Jynaru] "You'll get better." [22:05] [Vanal] "Whose are these, anyways ?" [22:06] [Vanal] "I doubt my dad, as well as we get along, woudl be willing to take orders from me." [22:06] [Jynaru] "The Regent's private Legion..." [22:06] [Vanal] "Right." [22:06] [Jynaru] "Ummm.... *looks at a list of the names* The 7th." [22:06] [Vanal] "Isn't that a Sesus legion ?" [22:06] [Jynaru] "Not now." [22:07] [Jynaru] "And... the 16th." [22:07] [Vanal] "Just *tell me* there's no former Mnemon ones ?" [22:07] [Vanal] (that's 4) [22:07] [Jynaru] "And.... the 9th." [22:07] * Vanal rubs his tmeples [22:07] [Vanal] "Figures." [22:07] [Jynaru] "The Ninth is only 20% Mnemon controlled..." [22:08] [Vanal] "I hate Mnemons, you know that Jyn." [22:08] [Jynaru] "Then focus on the other 80." [22:09] [Vanal] "Right." [22:09] * Vanal sighs [22:09] [Vanal] "Well, time to get on with this." [22:09] [Jynaru] "Look, I got you 4 more legions. Be happy." [22:09] * Vanal arches an eyebrow... [22:09] [Jynaru] "Who knows, maybe I an talk the Regent into letting you keep them." [22:09] [Vanal] "No..." [22:09] [Storyteller] what do you want to call your new army? [22:09] [Vanal] Hammer's Slammers ? [22:09] [Vanal] Rico's Roughnecks ? [22:10] [Tabius] Vanal [22:10] [Jynaru] Vanal's Victors? [22:10] [Tabius] Vanal's Vanquishers! [22:10] [Vanal] gyah, no [22:10] * Vanal was JOKING [22:10] * Vanal ponders... [22:10] [Storyteller] VanaliaVictrix? [22:10] [Vanal] the fighting 69th ? [22:10] [Jynaru] Pax Draconis? [22:10] [Vanal] Pax Draconis works [22:10] [Cicada] Pretty in Pink? [22:11] [Jynaru] The Great Waaaaagh? [22:11] [Vanal] Vanal is not an Ork, and we're not invading Scarrus [22:11] * Jynaru is amused by calling a 5 legion force "The Dragon's Peace." [22:11] [Vanal] It's the ironic name [22:11] [Vanal] anyways [22:12] [Storyteller] so, Pax Draconis? [22:12] * Vanal is now likely in his office, behind a veritable mountain of paperwork [22:12] [Vanal] Pax draconis [22:13] [Storyteller] Fortunately, you have been assigned a entire office of the thousand scales.... the Greater Resplendant Anathema Defense Berau for Faithful Command and Logistic Purity [22:14] * Jynaru is currently telling them to send Vanal a daily report on the progress of the Pax. [22:15] [Storyteller] there is sitll a mountain of paperwork, but you only have to sign the form on top, not read through each piece [22:15] * Vanal rubs his temples [22:15] [Vanal] "Bureaucrats..." [22:15] * Vanal sighs [22:15] [Vanal] "I hate paperwork." [22:15] [Storyteller] there's a knock on the door... [22:15] * Jynaru also uses the Bureacratic powaaahs of the bureau to start lining up primary school appointments for his kids. Might as well abuse power while I have it, right? [22:15] [Vanal] "Enter." [22:16] * Vanal uses those links, too [22:16] [Storyteller] It's Ari... she looks worried... "Vanal!" [22:16] [Tabius] (*Vanal needs to get that first level Lore charm that lets you study for 1 day and its as good as a week*) [22:16] [Storyteller] (it wouldn't work on paperwork :P) [22:16] * Vanal looks up form his papers "Hey." [22:17] [Vanal] "Hon...the next time I say I should've taken a nice safe job in the scales ?" [22:17] [Tabius] (*If he just has to read it......he can approve it from a stack at the end of the day?*) [22:17] [Vanal] "hit be very hard." [22:17] [Storyteller] Ari smiles.... [22:17] [*Ari*] "Vanal... I haven't seen you in weeks... you've been working so hard." [22:18] [Vanal] "I know, the amount of bureaucracy this many troops brings is INSANE." [22:18] [Storyteller] "Can't you just take a few days off? Even Miren is getting worried...." [22:19] [Vanal] "These legions are in sorry shape...fuckin' pencil pushers and their budgets cuts reamed them to oblivion." [22:19] * Vanal sighs [22:20] [Vanal] "I SHOULD take a couple fo days off, but I'm not sur eif I CAN. [22:20] [Storyteller] Ari smiles.. "Just have Jynaru do it... I'm sure he wouldn't mind. He's your friend, right?" [22:21] [Vanal] "THERE'S a thought...it's his fault I'm IN this situation." [22:21] [Storyteller] Ari laughs, covering her mouth with a lacy hankerchief.. she's still the sly demoness you remember. [22:21] * Vanal scratches his goatee pensively [22:21] * Jynaru is somewhere fishing, and plotting how to cook manta ray. [22:22] [Vanal] "Yeah. Jyn can sign these papers for a bit." [22:23] [Storyteller] Ari smiles... "I'll have someone fetch him..." [22:23] [*Ari*] "Come on, then, Vanal." [22:23] * Vanal shrugs and gets up...and winces [22:23] [Vanal] "Fuck, OW." [22:23] [*Ari*] "You need to catch up on your sleep." [22:24] * *Ari* puts an arm around Vanal and leads him from the room.... [22:24] [Storyteller] Jynaru! [22:24] [Jynaru] Yeessss? [22:24] * Vanal 's legs seem reluctant to move from the sitting position [22:24] [Storyteller] you are surrounded by a dozen ninjas in a black suit! [22:24] * Jynaru holds a hand up, watching the fishing line intently. "Shhhhh." [22:25] [Storyteller] the ninjas look at you.... and then each other. their knives are already drawn [22:26] * Jynaru jerks the line, beginning to pull in the whatever he has just caught. "So, what is it this time?" [22:26] [Storyteller] roll app + presence [22:26] [Jynaru] !ex 8 +wp [22:26] [Storyteller] Jynaru (8), 10, 3, 10, 1, 2, 5, 2, 7, Successes : 6 [22:26] [Jynaru] yay. [22:26] [Storyteller] one of the Ninja commits seppuku! the other run away. [22:26] [Storyteller] You find a note tied around his neck [22:27] [Tabius] (*LOL*) [22:27] * Jynaru pulls it off, along with the hood, and ponders if ninja make good fishbait. [22:27] [Storyteller] maybe.. you've never tried. [22:27] [Storyteller] The note is from Cynis Ari..... [22:27] [Vanal] ... [22:27] [Storyteller] she says that Vanal is taking the week off, so please stand in for him [22:27] [Vanal] I really must talk to her about her use of messengers [22:27] [Jynaru] Hmph. [22:28] * Jynaru sticks the note back on the ninja and kicks it into the river, watching a while to see if any fish bother with it before cleaning and cooking his fish. [22:28] [Storyteller] she promies that if you do she'll keep that pretty islesi girl away from your bedroom all week. [22:28] [Jynaru] I'll be half a day late. [22:28] [Storyteller] no being late [22:28] [Jynaru] But... [22:28] [Jynaru] I've never had manta. [22:29] [Storyteller] manta or pervy islesi girl [22:29] * Jynaru won't be late, then. I'll run. [22:29] [Storyteller] you'll have to run really fast... [22:29] * Cicada can keep the girl away too. Rather want that? [22:29] [Vanal] let me be blunt [22:29] [Vanal] he can fill in... [22:30] [Jynaru] I'd rather owe the Cynis a favor than you. ^_^ [22:30] [Vanal] or Vanal will fidn the msot amourous lout in the ranks... [22:30] [Vanal] and have him waiting in Jyn's room one evening [22:30] * Jynaru is only a couple of minutes late. I stopped for some ice cream. [22:30] [Storyteller] Hmm.... she lets you slip, this time. [22:31] [Jynaru] Yay! [22:31] * Jynaru fills in for Vanal, and makes sure to lock his windows. [22:32] [Storyteller] roll int + beuracracy [22:32] [Jynaru] Wow! [22:32] [Jynaru] I have... one die! Cool. [22:32] [Storyteller] uhoh [22:32] [Vanal] if need be...ask Gehn for help [22:32] [Jynaru] What's the virtue to roll for self preservation? [22:32] [Tabius] (*at least Tabs has 1 in Buro....... even though he is not around*) [22:33] [Jynaru] !ex 4 [22:33] [Storyteller] Jynaru (4), 10, 2, 9, 7, Successes : 4 [22:33] [Jynaru] Yaaay. [22:34] [Storyteller] huh, that's pretty good [22:34] [Tabius] (*THATS AWSOME!*) [22:34] [Tabius] (*MOJO IN THE HOUSE!*) [22:34] [Vanal] (Beginner's luck) [22:35] [Storyteller] ok you manage to last the week signing papers and getting rid of annoying people.... unfortunately, Ari keeps Vanal and proposes to him... a week before the armies are supposed to march for Sion. [22:35] * Jynaru survives the week! [22:35] [Jynaru] ... I'ma kill her. [22:35] * Jynaru even figures out how to bring in a shipment of manta and a good chef to cook it for him somewhere along the way. Mmmmmmm..... [22:36] * Vanal blinks...well, they WERE supposed to get married sometime ANYWAYs...so why not [22:36] [Storyteller] Everyone except Jynaru is invited, since he is standing in for Vanal in the office. [22:37] [Vanal] for the wedding ? [22:37] [Storyteller] yeap [22:37] [Vanal] or for the proposal ? [22:37] [Vanal] oh [22:37] [Storyteller] for the wedding [22:37] [Vanal] ... [22:37] [Vanal] Jyn's not invited ? [22:37] * Jynaru sends a cardboard cutout holding a very nice box of cigars. [22:37] [Vanal] that ain't right... [22:37] [Storyteller] Well, he has to be in the office... [22:37] [Vanal] point [22:37] [Storyteller] somebody has to be [22:37] * Vanal saves him some of the cake [22:37] [Storyteller] By the end of that time, Jynaru has set up a grill in Vanal's office, next to the icebox [22:38] * Cicada stands in for him in the office if need be. [22:38] [Cicada] Practicing those all new Bureaucracy abilities, you know. [22:38] * Jynaru attaches a note to the cutout: "Do not let Cicada magic this." [22:38] [Storyteller] Jynaru, will you let Cicada stand in for you in the office? [22:39] [Jynaru] hmmm... what's her arguement? [22:40] [Cicada] Go to your friend's wedding or I will make you sorry. [22:40] [Vanal] for the recor,d Gehn is the best man [22:40] [Jynaru] You'll make me sorry if I do go. [22:41] * Cicada is still moody pregnant, her eyes brook no disobeidience. [22:41] [Cicada] Less sorry than here... [22:41] * Jynaru goes anyway, leaving the cardboard cutout at the office. [22:41] [Jynaru] I take the cigars, though. [22:42] [Storyteller] Cicada.. you find the cardboard cutout on your door, and a bunch of frozen manta in the icebox [22:42] [Storyteller] you've never had frozen manta before... [22:43] [Cicada] "Hmmm...." [22:44] * Cicada is amused and gets both work and food, and husband visit (poor guy is good for lifting blocks of forms) [22:44] * Jynaru sends Ari a note promising vengeance for putting him in debt to Cicada. [22:44] [Storyteller] you notice sanyet has an annoying habit of leaving romantic poems everywhere [22:45] [Storyteller] Unfortunately for Tabius, it turns out that Miren and Ghen get paired up at the wedding.... [22:45] * Cicada is half amused, half desiring to strangle husband. Desire of strangling resulting from lack of ability to do that which she really wants to do to him. [22:47] * Jynaru tries to figure out why women hold such stock in this sort of ceremony. [22:48] [Storyteller] Actually, in the Realm, it's men. [22:48] [Storyteller] An immaculate presides over the ceremony... [22:48] * Jynaru tries to figure out why other guys hold such stock in this sort of ceremony. [22:48] [Jynaru] I think it's the gifts. [22:49] [Storyteller] You think it has something to do with them being more in touch with their sensitive side, since they weren't constantlly being trained to hit hard [22:49] * Jynaru 's sensitive! I can feel the rushing air off an attack at three paces. [22:49] [Vanal] ...what does tha tmake Vanal ? [22:49] [*Ari*] "Cute" [22:50] [Jynaru] Trained to understand people and how to make them most effective? [22:50] [Vanal] but he hit slike a triphammer [22:50] [Jynaru] Wanna compare hits? [22:50] [Vanal] sure...without charms *g* [22:50] [Jynaru] Or swords. [22:51] [Jynaru] Anyway, we move. [22:51] [Jynaru] on, even. [22:51] [Jynaru] Is it a teary ceremony? [22:51] [Vanal] a Vanal ceremony...TEARY ? [22:52] [Storyteller] The Immaculate pronounces Vanal and Ari man and wife, after a long, actually good and spiritually uplifiting sermon about how beautiful the harmony of the dragons are, and how close the instituition of marrige approaches that harmony. [22:52] [Jynaru] Or are there a bunch of drunk revelers stumbling around staring at the bride's chest? [22:52] [Storyteller] If you fail your temperence rolls you will be reserved and philosophical for the next week, as you ponder the monk's words. [22:52] [Jynaru] !ex 2 [22:52] [Storyteller] Jynaru (2), 10, 1, Successes : 2 [22:52] [Jynaru] heh. [22:53] [Vanal] !ex 2 [22:53] [Storyteller] Vanal (2), 7, 6, Successes : 1 [22:53] [Jynaru] Now I know how to resist cicada. [22:53] [Jynaru] Get her to spout sermons at me. [22:53] [Cicada] (yeah, like that is happening anytime soon...) [22:55] [Storyteller] Jynaru, do you try to stick Cicada with the job for the rest of the week? [22:55] [Jynaru] I get back as soon as the hangover relents. [22:55] [Storyteller] because Vanal and Ari take a few days off for a short honeymoon before it's time to move. [22:56] [Vanal] ...so does this make Van Cathak Cynis Hennig Vanal ? [22:56] * Jynaru 's not letting Cicada hold any more than a couple of days over him. [22:56] [Storyteller] naah... you don't take your wife's name. [22:56] [Storyteller] you have the rank [22:57] [Vanal] ah, good [22:57] [Storyteller] Ari's father is just happy that you stuck with your vows instead of running down some high-bred mnemon floozy or something [22:58] [Tabius] (*LOL*) [22:58] [Vanal] "Trust me on this one, that wasn't going to happen." [22:58] [Jynaru] mmmmm... high-bred mnemon floozies. [22:58] [Storyteller] "You're a good man, Cathak Vanal." [22:59] [Storyteller] Ari smiles and plays with the buttons on your vest [22:59] [Vanal] "Thanks..." [22:59] * Vanal smiles [22:59] * Jynaru wonders whether Tabius or hiself will be the last to marry... [23:00] [Tabius] (*One way or the other Tabs will get hitched after the Bloomage gets taken down.......*) [23:01] [Tabius] (*If he survives, and if either 2 potentials survive as well*) [23:01] * Jynaru does manage not to fall asleep during the ceremony, though. Yaaay! [23:01] [Storyteller] Miren dances with Ghen the whole time... it's almost like she's forgotten Tabius [23:02] [Vanal] (poor Gehn...) [23:02] [Storyteller] Ghen doesn't seem to realize his peril [23:02] [Vanal] (He *is* happily married and in love with his wife, you know) [23:03] [Storyteller] (of course, but the best man and the bridesmaid have to put on a little show ;) [23:03] [Vanal] (true) [23:03] [Storyteller] Ghen's wife instead harasses Jynaru [23:03] [Vanal] Heh [23:04] * Jynaru should have gone to sleep... [23:04] * Vanal just soaks up the wedding party [23:04] * Cicada promised to show up for the party at least. By she is missing. [23:04] [Storyteller] now you get to listen to all of Ghen's accomplishments.. you can't help but be amazed that Ghen has never once, in his entire life, killed an anathema [23:05] [Jynaru] Awwww... [23:05] [Jynaru] I'll make sure to take him with me on a hunting trip some time. [23:06] [*Ghen's_Wife*] "What?! Are you crazy? Are you trying to get him killed?!" [23:07] * *Ghen's_Wife* slaps Jynaru [23:07] [Jynaru] "It'd only be a little Anathema..." [23:08] [Jynaru] "Besides, it sounds really good at this sort of thing." [23:08] [*Ghen's_Wife*] "A little anathema?! Those are the worst kind! Haven't you heard the Legend of the God Gerbil?" [23:09] [Jynaru] "Metaphorically little." [23:09] [Vanal] "Jyn, give it up." [23:09] [*Ghen's_Wife*] "If he even have one little scar when he comes back..." [23:10] [Vanal] "Trust me on this one, Jyn." [23:11] [Jynaru] "It's something everyone should do at least once before they're thirty! Like skydiving, or eating manta." [23:12] [*Ghen's_Wife*] "Isn't Manta Ray poisonous?" [23:13] [Jynaru] "I thought you could cook that out if you did it right." [23:13] [*Ghen's_Wife*] "I don't think so..." [23:13] [Jynaru] "Poor Cicada... I had some delivered to me, and a grill set up before I left... [23:14] * *Ghen's_Wife* looks worried... "That must be why she isn't here..." [23:14] * Vanal lights up a cigar [23:14] * Vanal looks insufferably pleased right now [23:15] * Jynaru winces. "Oh, maaan. She's gonna be pissed." [23:17] [Storyteller] the hairs rise on the back of yours, vanal's, and tabius' neck [23:17] * Vanal scowls [23:18] * Jynaru would welcome it, only he's afraid if he turns around, it'll be Cicada... [23:19] * Tabius turns around in the rocky fortress near the center of the Blessed Isle wondering why the hairs on the back of his neck have raised. [23:20] [Storyteller] nobody's there.... [23:21] [Jynaru] "This is not good." [23:22] [Storyteller] Well, actualy, there are people there [23:22] [Storyteller] this IS a wedding... [23:22] * Tabius gets up to see if anybody is at the door to his room in the family stronghold. [23:23] [Storyteller] doesn't seem like it.. unless there should be someone there... [23:24] [Storyteller] Anyhow.... Vanal... [23:24] [Storyteller] er... [23:25] [Vanal] yes ? [23:25] * Tabius goes back to studying the most interesting White Cyrstal stones in a magnificant wood case. [23:25] [Storyteller] Vanal goes on his honeymoon... [23:25] [Storyteller] where do you go? [23:25] [Storyteller] you only have a few days... [23:25] [Vanal] errr [23:25] [Vanal] well, I'm sure there's a ncie quiet little resort somewhere nearby [23:25] [Vanal] on a lake or something [23:25] [Cicada] (waaaaaater) [23:25] [Storyteller] well this is the imperial city... plenty of nice quiet little resorts nearby [23:26] [Cicada] (there *are* volcanoes around, you know) [23:26] * Joins: L_Jynaru (Fiat@dialup-67.30.192.81.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net) [23:26] [Vanal] or a hot springs spot, [23:26] [Cicada] (mmm... hot springs..) [23:26] [Storyteller] (mud baths?) [23:27] [Storyteller] (just activate the fire aspect ability ^_^) [23:27] * Quits: Jynaru (Fiat@dialup-67.30.192.24.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net) (Ping timeout) [23:28] [L_Jynaru] so, was the secret of the neck-hairs revealed? [23:28] * L_Jynaru is now known as Jynaru [23:28] [Storyteller] Well, you do find out... [23:28] [Storyteller] when you go to the office the next day... [23:29] [Storyteller] Cicada is breast feeding a baby girl! [23:29] * Cicada is humming happily to herself for the first time in months, doing paperwork speedily with her free hand. [23:30] * Jynaru blinks. "Umm... Hi." [23:30] [Cicada] "Goodmorning, jynaru! How was the wedding?" [23:30] * Cicada laughs as she asks. [23:30] [Jynaru] "Weddingy. Gehn's wife doesn't want me to take him Anathema hunting, the married couple is happy, and there were no ninjas." [23:31] [Cicada] "Then all is good. Here, meet little Arianna." [23:31] [Storyteller] Arianna smiles and waves at Jynaru! [23:31] [Cicada] "Arianna, this brutish, lovable meanie is Uncle Jynaru." [23:32] * Jynaru shakes his head, trying to get used to the sight of Cicada minus the bulging belly. "Hi... Again. The box?" [23:32] [Cicada] "The box." [23:32] * *Arianna* goos and tries to grab Jynaru [23:33] * Jynaru is not likely to be that close to Cicada, and thus is ungrabbed. [23:33] [Cicada] "It's incredible. She's already like a year old." [23:33] * Jynaru heads over to the icebox and checks it. Manta still there? [23:33] [Storyteller] Instead, Arianna grabs your favorite pen. It's the only one on the desk that works. [23:33] [Storyteller] I don't know... how hungry was Cicada? [23:33] [Cicada] "And, no, I do not want to even contemplae what happened to all the times she should have had her diapers changed in all that time." [23:33] [Jynaru] "Well, yeah. You were pregnant for almost two years, so I guess she kept developing." [23:34] * Jynaru looks at the cardboard cutout. Did it survive? [23:35] [Storyteller] kinda... [23:36] * Cicada is so radiantly happy the office seems lighted up in midsummer. [23:36] [Storyteller] you do notice that somehow, her in box is almost empty [23:36] [Jynaru] Define kinda. [23:36] [Cicada] "Oh the cardboard thingie?" [23:37] [Cicada] "Well, I think Arianna already has a thing for you..." [23:37] * Cicada says crypthically. [23:37] [Jynaru] "Hmmm?" [23:38] * Jynaru continues the circuit, lucky there is enough shiny things so as not to look at Cicada. [23:38] [Storyteller] it's haaard not to look at cicada [23:38] * Cicada whistles a happy tune, ignoring Jyraru as she finished the paperwork of the morning. [23:39] [Jynaru] "You seem to have things well in hand. Should I let you continue to finish this week, or would you like a break?" [23:40] [Cicada] "I would very much like a break. Can't keep a girl from her newly made father too long." [23:41] * Jynaru nods. "I'll take over then. Anything I should be aware of?" [23:41] * Cicada and Arianna both finishes, and Cicada closes her blouse. Then gets up. [23:41] [Storyteller] Sanyet walks in... he has what looks like a blue scar running down from one eye.... the beginnings of a DB castemark [23:41] [Storyteller] He's also carrying a picnic basket.. odd timing. [23:43] * Cicada goes by Jynaru. "All yours, then. Oh, and, thanks." [23:43] [*Sanyet*] "Have fun, Jynaru." [23:43] * Cicada reaches up and kisses Jużnaru. [23:43] [Cicada] "See you." [23:43] * Cicada says and waves. [23:44] [Storyteller] Sanyet smiles and takes Cicada's arm, waving as he escorts Cicada away [23:44] * Jynaru waves goodbye, sitting down, staring kinda blankly at the papers. [23:44] [Storyteller] the papers kinda smell like cicada [23:44] [Vanal] ...that is *so* wrong [23:44] [Storyteller] Fast forward! [23:45] * Jynaru escapes the week with sanity intact! [23:45] [Cicada] (don't worry, Vanal. It is not really the papars. It is everything. The fragnace is in his own nostrils, see?) [23:46] [Storyteller] Vanal.. you and Ari are coming back from the honeymoon... she's sitting on your lap as you ride your giant steed... you meet Jynaru and Tabius and Cicada & family on the road... everyone's riding a horse... the legions are waiting for the command to move, as planned... [23:46] [Vanal] "Back to work..." [23:46] * Vanal sighs [23:46] [Vanal] "Right." [23:48] [Vanal] "Okay, time to make Bloom wish the pit sof hell had never spat him out." [23:48] [Tabius] "I have something everybody, I think." [23:48] * Cicada pats Vanal on the back and congratulate both him and Ari on the marriage. [23:48] [Jynaru] "Yay. Does it include countermagic grenades?" [23:49] * Tabius starts handing people in the party small hearthstone sized white crysals. [23:49] [Tabius] "That was not possible in the time frame that I had." [23:49] [Vanal] "What's this ?" [23:50] [Tabius] "This is something you put into a Hearthstone setting of an attuned item and if you get hit by something that would kill you it kills the crystal instead of you." [23:51] * Tabius everybody can see that there is one of these in what was previously a normaly empty HS setting in Tabius;s bracers. [23:51] [Jynaru] "I'm more worried about his sorcerous defenses. I don't anticipate dealing with bronze skin and body arsenals." [23:51] [Vanal] "Huh." [23:51] * Vanal pops it into a slot [23:51] * Jynaru sets it in one of the slots in his bow, checking the balance. [23:51] [Tabius] "Well its going to come down to me casting Sapphire Countermagic as often as I can while one of his crornies sends it back at me. [23:51] * Cicada looks around for an empthy slot... [23:51] [Storyteller] it fits well [23:52] [Vanal] "And pray his doesn't use any solar stuff ?" [23:54] [Tabius] "If he does, we have 9 seconds to hit him so hard it ruptures the spell, unless he can get them off faster than previously recored. [23:55] [Jynaru] "Nine seconds is eighteen arrows. HOw's that?" [23:55] [Tabius] "GOOD!" [23:56] [Vanal] "At least a half dozen-hits from my angle." [23:56] [Tabius] "Anybody want some shapeshifting silver thimbles that I had Cicada use on the other Solar?" [23:57] * Jynaru shakes his head. "Hands full enough already." [23:57] [Vanal] "Not my bag, but thanks." [23:57] [Jynaru] "I'd advise changing things into something that can't run away, though. Like a fish." [23:58] [Tabius] "Fish, excellent idea. Must have been a creativety black spot for me." [23:59] [Vanal] "Specify the kind of fisdh...I don't want a thrashing siaka biting my head off." [23:59] * Jynaru rolls his eyes. "I think you just wanted to watch a solar run on one of those little wheels." [23:59] [Tabius] "Was thinking of a rainbow traut." Session Close: Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 2003 Session Start: Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 2003 Session Ident: #pvpexaltedrp [00:00] [Cicada] "mmmm... tasty." [00:01] [Vanal] "I'd prefer a nice salmon or mahi-mahi..." [00:01] [*Kylara*] "Make sure to make it fish on a stick." [00:03] [*Kylara*] [to Vanal] "Lord Cathak.... are you ready to move out?" [00:04] [Vanal] "Hell yeah." [00:04] * Cicada turns to Sanyet, giving him a long hug, then spends a last moment saying goodbye to little Arianna. [00:04] [Vanal] "Time to end this. [00:06] [Storyteller] Sanyet talks to Cicada... the aspect marking is running from both eyes, now... it isn't long and he's gone, riding away into the night... Kylara nods at Vanal's order, and lights a arrow with her torch.... shooting it up into the night sky, you see one after another flick into the sky, signaling the armies to move... [00:06] [Storyteller] a moment later the very ground begins to rumble under the combined footsteps of the Pax Draconis [00:07] * Jynaru grins at that. "Vanal? You're keeping these guys if I have to do twice the paperwork." [00:07] * Vanal chuckles [00:08] [Storyteller] And you're off! [00:08] [Storyteller] do you want me to do the introduction to Sion? [00:08] [Vanal] eh...if you want [00:08] [Tabius] Nah, lets get Tala here as well for that next week? [00:09] [Tabius] Do we know if she will be here? [00:09] [Storyteller] hmm i dunno [00:09] [Tabius] or is it a she for the player, I can never differentiate.... :-( [00:09] [Storyteller] Werlynn is the player, he's a guy [00:09] [Jynaru] Might as well do the intro. [00:10] [Storyteller] Allright.... [00:10] [Storyteller] the legions march south.... [00:10] [Storyteller] no effort is made to hide their movements; the purpose has been obvious for months... [00:10] [Storyteller] and there's no way Bloom would miss it anyways [00:11] [Storyteller] Sometimes you come across deserted cities, without a sign of life... populations fleeing before the mighty force [00:11] [Storyteller] other times they cheer you on as you walk through the streets... [00:11] [Storyteller] and more than a few try to heft pickforks and old, rusty swords and follow along to the battle. [00:12] [Storyteller] The first sign that there will be a real resistance is when you arrive in the prefecture of Sion and find that all the fields have been stripped bare... [00:12] [Cicada] "Damn..." [00:12] [Storyteller] These Villages have clearly been systematically evacuated.... not a single person or animal is left... [00:13] [Vanal] "Shit...." [00:13] [Storyteller] except for birds in the trees and the odd spirit or elemental that somehow is managing to survive [00:13] * Jynaru is not surprised. "This is actually less damage than I expected..." [00:14] [Vanal] "Well, we're in for a fight." [00:14] [Tabius] "Yes, yes we are Vanal. The advantage is his for the time being, but soon that will change." [00:14] [Storyteller] Three days into Sion without seeing a single sign of life, you come to the home city itself..... a massive wall, stretching all around the city itself.... beyond those walls would be the most prosperous fields, and the homes of those who worked in the city itself.... [00:15] [Storyteller] The walls stretch in a circle.. there are only two, though. [00:15] [Storyteller] This wall.... and the castle itself. [00:15] * Vanal exhales [00:15] [Vanal] "Well...here we are. [00:15] [Storyteller] All along the walls you can see a single line of helmets.... [00:15] [Storyteller] flying scouts show that every man, woman and child inside those walls is armed... [00:15] [Storyteller] there are daily exercises [00:16] [Storyteller] but no sign of the supernatural.... [00:16] * Jynaru draws out an arrow and launches it into the stone wall, marking where he's going to tear that son of a bitch down. [00:16] [Storyteller] it's almost like Bloom picked up camp and left... [00:17] [Storyteller] but the strange lights that pervade the battlefield at night suggest otherwise. [00:18] [Storyteller] golden whisps, curtains of light, flying through the sky seemingly at random... but beautiful nonetheless... [00:18] [Vanal] "This is it folks... [00:18] [Storyteller] it seems safe, as the legions move to encircle the walls... five legions is enough for that.... the army seems content to wait for you to come to them. [00:19] [Storyteller] Still, you have the sense not to pitch your tents in arrow range. [00:19] * Vanal will need some time to ponder his plan of action [00:19] [Storyteller] and put up proper sentires, remembering the ambushes that happened last time you went up against the anathemas [00:20] [Storyteller] The generals await your orders... all wise, experienced, and powerful beyond your years.... not a one of them believing you have what it takes, no matter how insistant the Regent was... but the troops at least, believe.... [00:20] [Jynaru] "Plan of action? I tear down their wall and we rush them." [00:21] [Vanal] "And w elose half of our men in the process." [00:21] [Jynaru] "Or we sit back and let Bloom unleash the rain of doom." [00:21] [Vanal] (I thought we wer ejsut introing it tonight, anyways ?) [00:21] [Jynaru] "And whatever else he feels like whipping up in the middle of his castle safe from harm." [00:21] [Vanal] "Jyn..." [00:21] [Vanal] "I've said it once, I'll say it again." [00:22] [Vanal] "Are you the general here ?" [00:22] * Cicada looks up at the walls in silence. [00:22] [Jynaru] "No. I'm the guy who knows more about Anathema than most Anathema." [00:23] [Jynaru] "I won't pretend to be able to handle the day to day running of an army. But I'll be damned if I'm going to sit back and assume Bloom doesn't have something horrible waiting for us if we DON'T move." [00:23] [Vanal] "Yes, the anathema concerns me...so does the fact that everyone on the other sid eof those walls is armed to the teeth,,,training or not, you throw enough numbers at someone, you rack up a shitload of casualties." [00:23] [Storyteller] (just introing it, but you guys are part of the intro of course :) [00:23] [Jynaru] "They'll break." [00:24] [Vanal] "Maybe." [00:24] [Tabius] "Not likely if any charms or magic are used to bolster them." [00:24] [Jynaru] "Barring the Anathema there leading them, they can't stand up to the magic and overwhelming force we have. And if the anathema are there, we can drown them in bodies." [00:25] [Vanal] "...Drown them in bodies...." [00:26] [Tabius] "It would so much better if we could do things the old way. Champions of each side fight it out in the center of the two encampements and the winner takes all." [00:26] [Tabius] "Or well if the defender is the winner then the army of the attacker goes home." [00:26] [Jynaru] "I'm not here to minimize damage. I'm here to destroy the threat to the realm. It has to be done, no matter the cost." [00:27] [Cicada] "Bloom... is not likely to want to spare ... his people..." [00:27] [Storyteller] "He won't." [00:27] * Cicada shakes her head sadly. [00:27] * Vanal pinches the bridg eof his nose [00:27] [Storyteller] It's Cicada's dad! [00:27] [Jynaru] "We don't have time to play at cautious sieges, because nothing we have matches his sorcerous potential." [00:27] [Cicada] "None of her people. [00:27] [Vanal] "Did I say we shoudl siege ?" [00:27] [Cicada] (his people) [00:28] [Jynaru] "You either siege, or you rush. I wouldn't stake this on a tricky plan that could easily fail." [00:28] * Vanal turns to Cic's dad "You've been in there, I imagine." [00:28] [Vanal] "And you mena like you rlittle blooded commando strike on the island, Jyn ?" [00:29] [Storyteller] "I helped build what you're going up against.... He always said that he would save our people... but no matter how much he schemed, I always knew the truth.... Do not be alarmed, Jynaru, if he is willing to sacrifice every man, woman and child you see before you.... the real challenge will be what awaits you in the castle." [00:29] * Vanal nods [00:30] [Vanal] "If you hleped build it, you know its weak points." [00:30] * Jynaru considers. "You're saying there's another way in than over a pile of corpses?" [00:31] [Storyteller] "I may have helped build it... but I don't know what he's planning. He never told us everything he was doing.... but some things.. I found out for myself." [00:31] [Vanal] "I see." [00:32] [Cicada] (so dad is here. He has been introduced to Arianna I suppose?) [00:32] [Storyteller] "There are things in there that are like horrible legends come to life.... friends, he always claimed... but they were darker than he was.... and the others like him he has turned to his service..." [00:32] [Storyteller] (maybe... he's probably been in jail) [00:32] [Cicada] (then she has been taken to see him) [00:32] * Quits: Tabius (~web-Guest@ip68-108-130-149.lv.lv.cox.net) (Ping timeout) [00:32] [Storyteller] (He was overjoyed then...) [00:34] [Storyteller] "I think they might not even serve the same master.... Expect all manner of trickery..." [00:34] [Vanal] "Yeah..." [00:34] [Storyteller] he looks at Cicada momentarily... and then his eyes flicker back to the castle [00:34] [Storyteller] "Even the dead may come to haunt us." [00:34] [Vanal] "Oh, wonderful." [00:35] [Vanal] "Look, right about now, I'm worried more with how to get as much of this army in there as possible." [00:35] [Vanal] "So if there are any structural weak points or traps in that wall, now's the time to tell me." [00:36] [Storyteller] "Not really... just hit it, Vanal. Hit it hard." [00:36] [Vanal] "Right." [00:36] [Vanal] "So we go with the blitz." [00:36] * Cicada looks down and away at the mention of the dead. The memory of diving after her mother suddenly vividly fresh. [00:36] * Joins: Tabius (~web-Guest@ip68-108-130-149.lv.lv.cox.net) [00:37] [Storyteller] "It's the only way." [00:37] * Vanal turns to an aide [00:37] * Jynaru cracks his knuckles. "How's the wall partitioned?" [00:37] [Vanal] "I want the heavy firepower built, prepped and ready as of yesterday. You, get the troops ready for the attack." [00:37] [Vanal] "And get me Eleanor." [00:37] [Storyteller] "Each section should be able to hold itself... it's only brick and mortar, though, so breaking through it won't be much of a problem... some of them have demons bound inside, so you'll have to be careful about that." [00:38] [*Aide*] "Sir!" [00:38] * *Aide* goes to spread the orders..... the other generals watch Vanal cooly [00:38] [Jynaru] "How are they connected? If I set up a nice continous reverb, how will it spread across the wall?" [00:38] * Vanal looks at the other generals [00:38] [Vanal] "Do you folks have a problem ? " [00:38] [Vanal] "If not, get to your duties." [00:38] * Tabius and preperations get underway to make the assult everybody feels the harmony of the dragons in their mulscles in their souls. [00:39] [Storyteller] The generals sit around for a few minutes more, and then go to do their thing with the armies.... [00:39] [Storyteller] and.... [00:39] [Storyteller] we can end it here ^_^ [00:39] * Jynaru hums a little tune. For those about to die... [00:39] [Storyteller] Welcome to the castle of blooooom! [00:39] * Storyteller is now known as GoldenH [00:39] * Vanal is now known as DarthTom [00:40] [DarthTom] and I am hitting the sack [00:40] [Jynaru] Castle's going down. [00:40] * Jynaru can hit the wall 5 jillion times. [00:40] [GoldenH] heh [00:40] [GoldenH] g'night [00:40] * Cicada is silently contemplating the wall and the fluttering banners on it. [00:40] * Quits: DarthTom (~ltermac@HSE-QuebecCity-ppp3496795.sympatico.ca) (Quit: "Locusts and honey... not since John the Baptist has there been a voice like that crying in the wilderness. Every man knows he is a sissy compared to Johnny Cash. -- Bono"') [00:41] * Jynaru places a hand on her shoulder. "This won't be so bad... and then it will be over." [00:42] * Cicada shudders, thne places her hand over his. "Thank you Jynaru, thank you for everything." [00:42] * Quits: Tabius (~web-Guest@ip68-108-130-149.lv.lv.cox.net) (Quit: Leaving) [00:42] * Cicada rests her head on his shoulder. [00:43] [Cicada] "I love you. You know that, don't you?" [00:43] [Cicada] "Sorry, I just had to say it... before... before..." [00:44] * *Cicada* smashes jynaru's brains with a giant goremaul [00:44] * Cicada sighs and straighten up again. [00:44] [Jynaru] Close enough. [00:45] * Jynaru shakes his head. "There'll be an after. And maybe then I'll be able to say something in return without tripping over my own tongue." [00:46] * Cicada turns to look into Jynaru's eyes with her own deep crimson orbs, imploring him. "Yes, Jynaru. There will. I promise it. Remember that, I promise it. You better promise too." [00:47] [Cicada] "Now, can you step a few meters away, please?" [00:47] * Jynaru does so. Apparently his legs still work. [00:48] * Cicada suddenly springs into motion, gestulating and forming iceblue arcane sigils around her, her voice thundering with an incarnation of power. [00:49] * Cicada is lifted from her saddle by a sudden torrent of wind and without any pause sppeds towards the wall surrounded by its torrents. [00:50] [Jynaru] Gah! [00:50] [GoldenH] dundun dun! [00:50] [Jynaru] This is just sickening... [00:50] [Jynaru] Now I have to kill Bloom AND save Cicada? [00:50] [GoldenH] heh [00:51] [GoldenH] you guys ruin part of my plot and fall into the rest of it. [00:51] * @GoldenH 's just glad I can use the same setup for the scenes :) [00:52] * Cicada leaps the wall and lands on the other side of the gate, surrounded by astonished spearmen. Calmly putting her cloak back in order, but still surrounded by a small tempest she eyes the spearpoints surrounding her. "I am here to see Red Bloom... Tell him that duty and heart commands yet again his servant." [00:52] [Cicada] I think we can end it here. :) [00:54] [Cicada] Unless Jynaru has a passing comment. [00:54] [Jynaru] Beyond an obscenity or two? [00:54] [GoldenH] only two? [00:54] [Cicada] Aww... no sincere promise? [00:55] [Cicada] Or are they obscene promises? :) [00:55] [Jynaru] It's sort of late for that. [00:55] [Cicada] Hey, you can mutter to my friend, the wind. [00:56] * Jynaru 'll just babble when the healers come for you after the Bloom fight. [00:56] [Cicada] Heh. [00:56] [GoldenH] heh [00:57] * Cicada is now known as Mayumi [00:57] * Jynaru is now known as FiatVictrix [00:57] [Mayumi] Maybe copy this last bit and post it on the newsgroup? [00:57] [GoldenH] naaaah [00:57] [GoldenH] we can revisit it at the beginning of the game [00:57] [Mayumi] Okay. [00:58] [FiatVictrix] We're going to do this AGAIN?! [00:58] * FiatVictrix 's sanity can't take it! [00:58] [GoldenH] yea, and you have to pretend it didn't happen [00:58] * Mayumi crackles insanely. [00:58] [Mayumi] Hey, you get a week to think of a fitting promise. ;) [00:59] [Mayumi] [Jynaru] "I promise not to wipe out your bloodline completely." [00:59] [GoldenH] heh [01:00] [FiatVictrix] But...... damn. [01:00] * FiatVictrix had so planned on that, too. [01:00] [FiatVictrix] Arianna, last of the whatevers. [01:06] * Quits: Mayumi (Mayumi@62.79.91.108.adsl.gl.tiscali.dk) (Quit: I fall. Like the sands of time. Like some broken rhyme. At feet no longer there.) Session Close: Sun Oct 05 01:06:38 2003