[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures

Sat Oct 4 14:12:16 UTC 2008

Oh yeah, Karala also has Wilkairtha'a Axe which Swordsinger has been
tutoring her in (though I haven't got round to sorting out details like HP's
hmmm...)

2008/10/4 Dougie <dougiepunk at gmail.com>

> OOC: my copy of Karala's Character Sheet is on my laptop which is on the
> blink at the mo (Lev, have you a copy?) - Karala has quite a lot of
> persuasive/charm skills...
>
> ___________
>
> Karala steps forward brandishing one of her boomerangs to emphasise on
> whose side she just entered battle, her slight, pretty frame a startling
> contrast to the aggressive bulk of the Storm Bully,
>
> "I, Karala-Who-Walks-With-The-Great-White-Wolf, Spirit Seer of the the
> Reindeer Peoples, am the leader of these good men. They have told me of how
> your great leader, the King Sartar befriended them and how they loyally
> guarded him and his untill the collapse of your Kingdom to the Lunar
> invaders.
>
> Though they be Predators, these men are of a noble race of ancient beast
> people who would rid themselves of this foul curse, and I have been Wierded
> to help them. You are in times of need and for all the ill you and yours
> have done to them, the People of the Wolf have volunteered to fight
> alongside you and die for your cause. If we can lift the Curse then Chaos
> will be lessoned in this world far more that it will by  than spilling more
> blood.
>
>  If you still insist on harming your own cause by perusing your petty,
> blind bigotry, then you will have to fight me. To the death...
>
> ________
>
> OOC: again I can't remember what combat powers Karala has left - another
> fire spirit at least, plus her Wolf (don't know if she can bring her Shark
> Spirit into play here) - meant to pick up a couple of elementals back in
> Esrolia but forgot :( ...  She does have a lot of unspent HP's to burn as
> needed....
>
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> 2008/10/4 Loran <aillet_l at yahoo.fr>
>
> [OOC]
>> Dougie, depending on your answer, we can perhaps collect various magics to
>> boost Karala if she chooses to fight...  or perhaps you have another type of
>>  to do ?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Message d'origine ----
>> De : Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com>
>> À : HeroQuest Glorantha <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
>> Envoyé le : Samedi, 4 Octobre 2008, 4h49mn 05s
>> Objet : Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re :  Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures
>>
>> On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 10:39 +0000, Loran wrote:
>> > Quite irritated, Azhur remembered the tales of the
>> > savagery of the vadruli wolf-pirates and muttered in his mother
>> language:
>> > - « We can wonder why the bloody lunar empire
>> > keeps wanting to conquer such a stupid, violent and stubborn population…
>> I know
>> > a bunch of people who would only see here the effects of heavy
>> consanguinity
>> > among isolated mountain dwellers…"
>>
>> Orlanthi country folk?
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wroj0FLvzs
>>
>>
>> > But he looked at the desperate and famished peasants
>> > and then charity made him sigh and soften a little his tone:
>> > - "… but perhaps anyone in these fearful times will
>> > be deaf to his own reason and will let his emotions drive him even if
>> the
>> > resulting demeanor is fully illogical."
>> >
>> >
>> > He turned to Minaryth Purple and asked him with an
>> > icy voice in a simplified version of the western tongue:
>> > - "Well this is obviously the so self-praised but
>> > hardly rumored generosity of the Orlanthi.
>>
>> Minaryth seems to share Azhur's concerns... "Well", he tries to explain,
>> "they do have a reputation to maintain."
>>
>> >  I wonder what you were really
>> > meaning when you told us that we will not succeed to go through Dragon
>> Pass
>> > alone ? Were you implying that your wild people will assault us without
>> any
>> > respect for the common hospitality rules? If the wind people respect
>> only strength,
>> > remind them that red is also the color of everyone's blood here, that
>> anyone
>> > attacking us will deserve a swift countermeasure from our side and that
>> our
>> > western magic still works… "
>> >
>> > While Minaryth was trying to think about a way to
>> > translate these angry words into a more acceptable message. Azhur turned
>> to his
>> > men.
>>
>> Minaryth continues to try to make the Orlanthi see reason; he is having
>> some success among the cautious, but the Storm Bull, who seems to have
>> some leadership among the refugees, will have none of it. The Telmori
>> are tainted by chaos and all chaos must be destroyed.
>>
>> > To his squire, he asked:
>> > - "Othor, do we have some rations left that we can
>> > share with the weakest ones of the crowd?"
>> >
>>
>> The ever-loyal Othor, from good peasant stock, nods and brings out the
>> rations. One cannot help but suspect that he is bringing out more than
>> he can afford.
>>
>>
>> > To his weapon trainer, who was from
>> > Dragon Pass (score 13), he asked:
>> > - "SwordSinger, do you fell comfortable enough  to translate my word to
>> the leaders of this
>> > angry mob?"
>> >
>>
>> The eloquent SwordSinger is a far superior debater than the Storm Bull,
>> and describes the Telmori as victims of the taint of chaos who have
>> decided to fight alongside the Orlanthi in the hope of removing their
>> taint of chaos. This sways the rest of the Orlanthi - except for the
>> belligerent Storm Bull who demands to engage in single combat with the
>> protector of the Telmori. He says he would prefer to die under Lunar
>> rule than ally himself with such an offense to the world itself.
>>
>> (success, 13 vs failure 18, minor victory)
>>
>> > An finally to the knight Aarolin, he remarked:
>> > - " By the way, Aarolin, have you seen our vegetal
>> > companion, Icthya, since her arrows were flying in the sky?"
>>
>> "Aye", says Aarolin sadly. "The Lunars took her; we gave chase but they
>> formed a wall and used their magics to escape. We know not where she
>> is."
>>
>> (success 8 vs failure 18, minor victory)
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > [OOC]
>> > Befriend and pacify angry barbarian peasants
>> > - From "Befriend Farmer Caste" 17 (perhaps modified
>> > because they aren't exactly from a malkioni farmer caste ?)
>>
>> I'll be generous and let you have that at -5
>>
>> > Augmented with :
>> > - "Mix Easily with Other Castes" 17/+2 (Ok barbarians
>> > aren't an 'other caste', but at least Azhur isn't stuck in simple scheme
>> of
>> > reaction as any other malkioni caste member could be)
>>
>> No to that one.
>>
>> > - "Command Inferiors" 18/+2 (Clearly here: peasants
>> > on foot against noblemen on horses)
>>
>> OK
>>
>> > - "Convince others" 15/+2 ("We aren't lunars")
>> > - "Protect the Poor" 13/+1 (They seem miserable)
>> > - "Charitable" 17/+2 (Azhur is sincere)
>> > - "Honorable" 17 (Azhur will keep his word)
>> > - "Intrepid" 19 (Azhur is bold enough to
>> > dare speaking to them)
>> >
>> > and perhaps a bonus if some bread can be found by Othor?
>>
>> A bonus based on wealth
>>
>> OK; 1W3 all up. Roll 8, failure, but bumped to success. Resistance
>> (suspicious of strangers, hate chaos etc, roll 2, success, marginal
>> victory to the Orlanthi opposition).
>>
>> Whilst most are swayed at this point to go along with you (these are
>> desperate times and you are the presence of one of the members of the
>> Iron Ring), they also approve of the call of their Storm Bull leader.
>> They want to see the fight between the Storm Bull..
>>
>> ... and Karala, leader of the Telmori.
>>
>>
>>
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