[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Scene 71: Desperate Measures
Lev Lafayette
lev at mimesisrpg.com
Mon Oct 13 11:25:20 UTC 2008
Rikku's prosaic healing skills remove the minor wounds which Karala has
suffered (resistance 14, roll 11 vs First Aid 15, roll 8)
On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 22:59 +1100, Damien Bosman wrote:
> Rikku quickly looks over Karala to see for any cuts, bruises etc, and
> if he finds any, he applies first aid (15). He looks toward the Storm
> Bull and mutters....."ah....good luck with that". Rikku walks away
> from Karala and continues reading The Abiding Book until he feels his
> mighty magic may be needed.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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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