[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures
Dougie
dougiepunk at gmail.com
Mon Oct 6 11:59:37 UTC 2008
...hmm... well, I did talk about taking axe lessons some time ago although
I've been slack in putting my HP's where my mouth (er, keyboard?) is...
What are the powers of the axe anyway?
-:).
2008/10/6 Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com>
>
> 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 ?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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