[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures
Loran
aillet_l at yahoo.fr
Mon Oct 6 12:03:30 UTC 2008
But Dougie told us in July that Karala was looking for some practice with the axe... So getting the skill is perhaps not just done 'in-play' but since this time... even if not managed in details ?
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De : Dougie <dougiepunk at gmail.com>
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Objet : Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re : Scene 68: The Abiding Book, Nochet and The Dead God
Sounds good - I'll spend a HP on aquiring the skill and build from there...
-:).
2008/7/6 Loran <aillet_l at yahoo.fr>:
Swordsinger has been formerly hired as a sword trainer by Azhur... he could probably be a good weapon trainer to begin with...
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Dougie, I have tried my best ;-)
Loran
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Objet : Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures
Don't forget HP expenditure 'in-play' costs double :)
Heheh.. Of course, hitting our friend the Storm Bull with the Zorcam's
axe would be just deserts indeed! :D
On Sat, 2008-10-04 at 15:12 +0100, Dougie wrote:
> 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....
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 ?
>
>
>
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> 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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