<div dir="ltr">...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...<br><br><br>What are the powers of the axe anyway?<br>
<br>-:).<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/6 Lev Lafayette <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lev@mimesisrpg.com">lev@mimesisrpg.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Don't forget HP expenditure 'in-play' costs double :)<br>
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Heheh.. Of course, hitting our friend the Storm Bull with the Zorcam's<br>
axe would be just deserts indeed! :D<br>
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On Sat, 2008-10-04 at 15:12 +0100, Dougie wrote:<br>
> Oh yeah, Karala also has Wilkairtha'a Axe which Swordsinger has been<br>
> tutoring her in (though I haven't got round to sorting out details<br>
> like HP's hmmm...)<br>
><br>
> 2008/10/4 Dougie <<a href="mailto:dougiepunk@gmail.com">dougiepunk@gmail.com</a>><br>
> OOC: my copy of Karala's Character Sheet is on my laptop which<br>
> is on the blink at the mo (Lev, have you a copy?) - Karala has<br>
> quite a lot of persuasive/charm skills...<br>
><br>
> ___________<br>
><br>
> Karala steps forward brandishing one of her boomerangs to<br>
> emphasise on whose side she just entered battle, her slight,<br>
> pretty frame a startling contrast to the aggressive bulk of<br>
> the Storm Bully,<br>
><br>
> "I, Karala-Who-Walks-With-The-Great-White-Wolf, Spirit Seer of<br>
> the the Reindeer Peoples, am the leader of these good men.<br>
> They have told me of how your great leader, the King Sartar<br>
> befriended them and how they loyally guarded him and his<br>
> untill the collapse of your Kingdom to the Lunar invaders.<br>
><br>
> Though they be Predators, these men are of a noble race of<br>
> ancient beast people who would rid themselves of this foul<br>
> curse, and I have been Wierded to help them. You are in times<br>
> of need and for all the ill you and yours have done to them,<br>
> the People of the Wolf have volunteered to fight alongside you<br>
> and die for your cause. If we can lift the Curse then Chaos<br>
> will be lessoned in this world far more that it will by than<br>
> spilling more blood.<br>
><br>
> If you still insist on harming your own cause by perusing<br>
> your petty, blind bigotry, then you will have to fight me. To<br>
> the death...<br>
><br>
> ________<br>
><br>
> OOC: again I can't remember what combat powers Karala has left<br>
> - another fire spirit at least, plus her Wolf (don't know if<br>
> she can bring her Shark Spirit into play here) - meant to pick<br>
> up a couple of elementals back in Esrolia but forgot :( ...<br>
> She does have a lot of unspent HP's to burn as needed....<br>
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> 2008/10/4 Loran <<a href="mailto:aillet_l@yahoo.fr">aillet_l@yahoo.fr</a>><br>
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><br>
> [OOC]<br>
> Dougie, depending on your answer, we can perhaps<br>
> collect various magics to boost Karala if she chooses<br>
> to fight... or perhaps you have another type of to<br>
> do ?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Message d'origine ----<br>
> De : Lev Lafayette <<a href="mailto:lev@mimesisrpg.com">lev@mimesisrpg.com</a>><br>
> À : HeroQuest Glorantha <<a href="mailto:ignorance@mimesisrpg.com">ignorance@mimesisrpg.com</a>><br>
><br>
> Envoyé le : Samedi, 4 Octobre 2008, 4h49mn 05s<br>
> Objet : Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Scene 71:<br>
> Desperate Measures<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 10:39 +0000, Loran wrote:<br>
> > Quite irritated, Azhur remembered the tales of the<br>
> > savagery of the vadruli wolf-pirates and muttered in<br>
> his mother language:<br>
> > - « We can wonder why the bloody lunar empire<br>
> > keeps wanting to conquer such a stupid, violent and<br>
> stubborn population… I know<br>
> > a bunch of people who would only see here the<br>
> effects of heavy consanguinity<br>
> > among isolated mountain dwellers…"<br>
><br>
> Orlanthi country folk?<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wroj0FLvzs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wroj0FLvzs</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> > But he looked at the desperate and famished peasants<br>
> > and then charity made him sigh and soften a little<br>
> his tone:<br>
> > - "… but perhaps anyone in these fearful times will<br>
> > be deaf to his own reason and will let his emotions<br>
> drive him even if the<br>
> > resulting demeanor is fully illogical."<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > He turned to Minaryth Purple and asked him with an<br>
> > icy voice in a simplified version of the western<br>
> tongue:<br>
> > - "Well this is obviously the so self-praised but<br>
> > hardly rumored generosity of the Orlanthi.<br>
><br>
> Minaryth seems to share Azhur's concerns... "Well", he<br>
> tries to explain,<br>
> "they do have a reputation to maintain."<br>
><br>
> > I wonder what you were really<br>
> > meaning when you told us that we will not succeed to<br>
> go through Dragon Pass<br>
> > alone ? Were you implying that your wild people will<br>
> assault us without any<br>
> > respect for the common hospitality rules? If the<br>
> wind people respect only strength,<br>
> > remind them that red is also the color of everyone's<br>
> blood here, that anyone<br>
> > attacking us will deserve a swift countermeasure<br>
> from our side and that our<br>
> > western magic still works… "<br>
> ><br>
> > While Minaryth was trying to think about a way to<br>
> > translate these angry words into a more acceptable<br>
> message. Azhur turned to his<br>
> > men.<br>
><br>
> Minaryth continues to try to make the Orlanthi see<br>
> reason; he is having<br>
> some success among the cautious, but the Storm Bull,<br>
> who seems to have<br>
> some leadership among the refugees, will have none of<br>
> it. The Telmori<br>
> are tainted by chaos and all chaos must be destroyed.<br>
><br>
> > To his squire, he asked:<br>
> > - "Othor, do we have some rations left that we can<br>
> > share with the weakest ones of the crowd?"<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> The ever-loyal Othor, from good peasant stock, nods<br>
> and brings out the<br>
> rations. One cannot help but suspect that he is<br>
> bringing out more than<br>
> he can afford.<br>
><br>
><br>
> > To his weapon trainer, who was from<br>
> > Dragon Pass (score 13), he asked:<br>
> > - "SwordSinger, do you fell comfortable enough to<br>
> translate my word to the leaders of this<br>
> > angry mob?"<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> The eloquent SwordSinger is a far superior debater<br>
> than the Storm Bull,<br>
> and describes the Telmori as victims of the taint of<br>
> chaos who have<br>
> decided to fight alongside the Orlanthi in the hope of<br>
> removing their<br>
> taint of chaos. This sways the rest of the Orlanthi -<br>
> except for the<br>
> belligerent Storm Bull who demands to engage in single<br>
> combat with the<br>
> protector of the Telmori. He says he would prefer to<br>
> die under Lunar<br>
> rule than ally himself with such an offense to the<br>
> world itself.<br>
><br>
> (success, 13 vs failure 18, minor victory)<br>
><br>
> > An finally to the knight Aarolin, he remarked:<br>
> > - " By the way, Aarolin, have you seen our vegetal<br>
> > companion, Icthya, since her arrows were flying in<br>
> the sky?"<br>
><br>
> "Aye", says Aarolin sadly. "The Lunars took her; we<br>
> gave chase but they<br>
> formed a wall and used their magics to escape. We know<br>
> not where she<br>
> is."<br>
><br>
> (success 8 vs failure 18, minor victory)<br>
><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > [OOC]<br>
> > Befriend and pacify angry barbarian peasants<br>
> > - From "Befriend Farmer Caste" 17 (perhaps modified<br>
> > because they aren't exactly from a malkioni farmer<br>
> caste ?)<br>
><br>
> I'll be generous and let you have that at -5<br>
><br>
> > Augmented with :<br>
> > - "Mix Easily with Other Castes" 17/+2 (Ok<br>
> barbarians<br>
> > aren't an 'other caste', but at least Azhur isn't<br>
> stuck in simple scheme of<br>
> > reaction as any other malkioni caste member could<br>
> be)<br>
><br>
> No to that one.<br>
><br>
> > - "Command Inferiors" 18/+2 (Clearly here: peasants<br>
> > on foot against noblemen on horses)<br>
><br>
> OK<br>
><br>
> > - "Convince others" 15/+2 ("We aren't lunars")<br>
> > - "Protect the Poor" 13/+1 (They seem miserable)<br>
> > - "Charitable" 17/+2 (Azhur is sincere)<br>
> > - "Honorable" 17 (Azhur will keep his word)<br>
> > - "Intrepid" 19 (Azhur is bold enough to<br>
> > dare speaking to them)<br>
> ><br>
> > and perhaps a bonus if some bread can be found by<br>
> Othor?<br>
><br>
> A bonus based on wealth<br>
><br>
> OK; 1W3 all up. Roll 8, failure, but bumped to<br>
> success. Resistance<br>
> (suspicious of strangers, hate chaos etc, roll 2,<br>
> success, marginal<br>
> victory to the Orlanthi opposition).<br>
><br>
> Whilst most are swayed at this point to go along with<br>
> you (these are<br>
> desperate times and you are the presence of one of the<br>
> members of the<br>
> Iron Ring), they also approve of the call of their<br>
> Storm Bull leader.<br>
> They want to see the fight between the Storm Bull..<br>
><br>
> ... and Karala, leader of the Telmori.<br>
><br>
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