[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures
Lev Lafayette
lev at mimesisrpg.com
Mon Oct 13 11:31:57 UTC 2008
With the axe of Talor's Fellowship in hand, Karala instead lets it lie
limp by her side. She speaks with a voice of peace, claiming that the
Telmori are victims of an injustice and appeals to the Storm Bull's
senses that cleansing the Telmori as a whole is far more effective than
a few individuals. (Charismatic Presence 17 + Beautiful +2 , Inspire
Love +1, Telmorifriend +1 = 1W1, roll 4, failure bumped to success).
The Storm Bull roars in frustration knowing that he has been bested, not
by skill at arms, but by words. (Hate Chaos 1W3, Duty to Clan +2, roll
15, bumped to success, Karala marginal victory). "Fine. For now they
live; but they are my prisoners and they shall be leashed as such. I
take them to the Iron Ring. And your claim that you can remove the
entire taint of Chaos from these foul beasts best be true."
On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 13:27 +0100, Dougie wrote:
> (using all her Beautiful, Inspire Others and Inspire Love)
>
> "But surely, to remove the Taint from the entire race is a cause more
> useful to you than the killing a a few individuals. I have heard that
> you followers of the Bull are like our Bucks - strong but stupid. I do
> believe that!!! You are a Man - you can think!. Do it!!!"
>
>
> -:)
>
> 2008/10/6 Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com>
>
> Yep I still have your character sheet (attached).
>
> The Storm Bull roars at Karala's speech. "Petty bigotry?
> Listen to the
> sound of bull woman of the primitive wastelands. Did not your
> elders
> tell you of the days when The Devil walked upon Genert's
> garden? During
> the Great Darkness chaos creatures walked upon the land and
> befouled it.
> The entire universe was to be destroyed. The Celestial Court
> did not
> fight back, and the Cosmic Mountain was destroyed..and the
> Devil walked!
> An insult to Creation itself! And in the great battle on the
> plains of
> Prax, who was it who pinned the Devil to the ground with the
> Spike of
> the Cosmic Mountain? It was the Bull! There is nothing petty
> in what we
> seek; the total and utter removal of Chaos form Glorantha
> itself; it
> must be wiped clean! And here you stand before me, protecting
> creatures
> of the Taint! Well, if they are not willing victims, let them
> taste my
> axe and I'll remove the curse from them!"
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2008-10-04 at 12:43 +0100, Dougie wrote:
> > 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 ?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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