I hope you post some more soon, Bladedancer. 
BoG'r OOC.
Sun, 2009-09-13 02:38
#2953
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Sun, 2009-09-13 06:28
#2954
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Thanks for sharing Azure, It's knowing things about those that we play with that make this a web community and much deeper than a CRPG.
Sun, 2009-09-13 13:14
#2955
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Nice to see you also again, Azriael.. I hope this game can get it's ass into gear again
Sun, 2009-09-13 13:16
#2956
Re: BoG'r OOC.
And what's happened with all the colours? man, i don't like all this rapidly changing for no good in this site (at least, so it appears)
Sun, 2009-09-13 14:03
#2957
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Sorry for my absence. Lots of real life drama. I should post something tomorrow
Sun, 2009-09-13 14:11
#2958
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Welcome back
Sun, 2009-09-13 18:11
#2959
Re: BoG'r OOC.
No problem Bladedancer, life does not always help us when we want to enjoy nice things... good to see you back anyway.
Tue, 2009-09-15 02:00
#2960
Re: BoG'r OOC.
BS: She did call him "Master Pale." So Ii would (presumably) know his name.
Thu, 2009-09-17 13:44
#2961
Re: BoG'r OOC.
BS: She did call him "Master Pale." So Ii would (presumably) know his name.
So Ii would (presumably) know his name.*cough*
Yes, true, BUT...
"Master Pale" sounds to me as a nickname, not a real one..
Thu, 2009-09-17 23:22
#2962
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Well, some githyanki do just go by titles. Githyanki also have a tradition of modifying or even changing their names after a major life-changing event.
You may have noticed some of the naming conventions I've used (or maybe you haven't) Generally lthe longer the name, the more experience and/or honor of the individual. For example kith'rak Gy-Nath was likely named Nath, Gy'n, Gath, or something like that as a gitwarrior. Du'minh may have been named Minh before his specialized training. And so on.
One exception is the gish caste. They retain , or take on, short names, but always introduce themselves first with their caste, i.e. Gish Nim, Gish Vaash, Gish Xan, etc.
Some githyanki go by more than one name, like Ar'dru Cha'rir. Like him, oftentimes the second name is a self-chosen title or descriptive phrase. In his case Cha'rir means "Hollow Life" in reference to the loss of his queen.
Fri, 2009-09-18 18:56
#2963
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Master Pale is such a good example of why Diplomacy isn't normally a class skill for mages.
He's actually talking to the party as if they were (already) his own undead minions.
Sat, 2009-09-19 01:03
#2964
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Funny thing is, I was waiting for an update, and never got a message from the site for the last 3 messages made here by you 2 (2 ooc and 1 ic.)
weird.
Sat, 2009-09-19 04:47
#2965
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Does Ya'shenn know anything about the Azure Scale? Just wondering.
Sat, 2009-09-19 10:52
#2966
Re: BoG'r OOC.
If anything, all she knows is that the Azure Scales is (was) an order of knights, trained to ride dragons, whose members are (were) drawn mostly from the bands of Azurite, Turquiose, Lapis, and Saphire.
To BS: The various orders of Knights of Vlaakith had intense rivalries that the knights were honor-bound to conceal from other githyanki. Duels, and more subtle means of battle, were common, even encouraged. Advancement within was often a devious affair, since duels to the death were forbidden within an order. However, in battle with any enemy, all knights would be steadfast. These were just some of the traditions that bred individuals of chaotic evil alignment. Unpredictable, utterly ruthless, oftentimes sadistic, charged by the Lich Queen to police githyanki society.
Sun, 2009-09-20 05:16
#2967
Re: BoG'r OOC.
OK, has Ya'shenn by any chance heard of Mist of the Mind? Particularly if Mist is famous, I would guess she might have. (It sems likely that Ya'shenn would have heard of the more well-known/famous githyanki psions.)
Also, Azure, this scene is amusing.
Sun, 2009-09-20 17:06
#2968
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Crap, still no update emails.. what happened with them? have you others problems with them as well?, i do check regularly, but its always nice to receive them and read asap + reply...
Interesting indeed...
Sun, 2009-09-20 17:50
#2969
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Mist is another person inside Pale? or what? am I missing something here? 
Sun, 2009-09-20 17:54
#2970
Re: BoG'r OOC.
I'll probably post again sometime soon -- would just like to know what, if anything, Ya'shenn knows about Mist before replying.
I also had wanted to wait a couple of posts so Ii and Pale could do their Evil Ascendant/quasi-Ascendant Villain bonding for a bit.
Sun, 2009-09-20 18:17
#2971
Re: BoG'r OOC.
I also had wanted to wait a couple of posts so Ii and Pale could do their Evil Ascendant/quasi-Ascendant Villain bonding for a bit.
This made me laugh ,
and also, I am very interested what this Pale can do for us, regarding upgrading etc..
Maybe we could go and catch more Wyverns?(after he has had use of us, he could in return beef our resources "indirectly").
At least enough so that the whole group of us could be mobile, more thinking of 2 per Wyvern actually,
that and the Duthka'Gith can fly by himself..
Sun, 2009-09-20 20:29
#2972
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Not going to happen. Only Ii, as a dragonrider, can control a wyvern. The beast can carry a second rider, and grasp up to two more, and still remain airborne.
Sun, 2009-09-20 20:33
#2973
Re: BoG'r OOC.
never mind, just thinking out loud, you never know 
writing as we speak..
Thu, 2009-09-24 20:19
#2974
Re: BoG'r OOC.
I am all for just skipping the travels to the Northern lands so we can sleep etc.
Though i would not mind using my gather info on the Necromancer, he could come up with useful info.
Rumors and real info for things we are looking for.
Fri, 2009-09-25 01:48
#2975
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Sorry I've been absent guys! Just started at the academy so I've only been checking my emails and since there were no updates I figured nothing was happening. I'll try to catch-up asap but everything's kind of insane atm
Fri, 2009-09-25 04:23
#2976
Re: BoG'r OOC.
@ Azriael, Your not the only one who missed time here because of no update-emails coming after a post had been placed, so no worries
Fri, 2009-09-25 15:18
#2977
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Strangely enough i did get an email just when Azure send me an update of the Wyvern, hmmz,
and on another note, are we skipping the travels or what?
Sat, 2009-09-26 20:36
#2978
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Waiting on Azriael or Bladedancer, I guess. (I've been enjoying the conversation, though.)
Sat, 2009-09-26 23:08
#2979
Re: BoG'r OOC.
I can write a segway, if nobody has anything else to add to this scene....
Sat, 2009-09-26 23:16
#2980
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Zim, you'll need to decide what Ya'shenn will reveal....or rather what details she'll try to hide, since Pale has decided to pick on her for reporting the rrakkma.
(evil) DM will assume default of telling everything from the hive brothel forward, but nothing about Grazz or the other encounters.
Sat, 2009-09-26 23:58
#2981
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Zim, you'll need to decide what Ya'shenn will reveal....or rather what details she'll try to hide, since Pale has decided to pick on her for reporting the rrakkma.
(evil) DM will assume default of telling everything from the hive brothel forward, but nothing about Grazz or the other encounters.
Have you ever met someone who can talk and talk and talk for a long time while actually providing very little meaningful information? Ya'shenn is trained in extracting information, and I'm sure she's figured out how to resist questioning as well. While being outwardly polite the entire time.
She would be much less reticent if seriously threatened with physical torture, death, or mind probing. (We are dealing with an evil necromancer here) Even so, Pale would need to be as specific in his questions as possible, while Ya'shenn is constantly trying to get him to reveal information about himself. Pale surely has a high INT and would probably figure this out eventually; Mist, being a member of the same Order, would figure it out even sooner. (It's common for those of her Order to hold tightly onto information while gathering as much of it as possible; also indicates Ya'shenn doesn't particularly trust Pale at this point.)
We could RP out the entire conversation if you want, but Ya'shenn is determined to make it difficult to extract meaningful information from her. She doesn't want to be tortured or reanimated, though, so there are limits to what she can manage. She's subtly screwing with Pale, to the extent that she can.
Sun, 2009-09-27 00:06
#2982
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Zim, you have an edge on me in that your a psion, but my knight knows the tricks of information gathering also, and is reasonably versed in sense motive, bluff and intimidate.
If Ya'shenn plays with the words, by means of diplomacy and sense motive, Ii'Jyka'Vaar can deduct the useful information probably. But that means we have to work as a team.
food for thought.
Sun, 2009-09-27 00:16
#2983
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Edit: Actually, I'm not sure if you're proposing that Ii relate the tale of the rrakkma or proposing that Ya'shenn work together with the knight to stall and provide minimal information to Pale. 
Sun, 2009-09-27 02:36
#2984
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Ya'shenn realizes, though Ii should NOT, that they are also dealing with Mist of the Mind.
Sun, 2009-09-27 05:06
#2985
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Edit: Actually, I'm not sure if you're proposing that Ii relate the tale of the rrakkma or proposing that Ya'shenn work together with the knight to stall and provide minimal information to Pale.
Actually the second bit, in that they should work together to get some info from Pale.
Ya'shenn realizes, though Ii should NOT, that they are also dealing with Mist of the Mind.
Nah, she wasn't ever thinking that, maybe she thought he is a necro-psion-multi-thingy, but she has no idea about the specifics.
Sun, 2009-09-27 20:54
#2986
Re: BoG'r OOC.
(evil) DM will assume default of telling everything from the hive brothel forward, but nothing about Grazz or the other encounters.
Nothing prior to the hive brothel.
Ya'shenn won't volunteer that the party was recently in Git'riban/Sigil, though she will say so if asked. (seems fairly likely)
She will provide a general overview of what the party is capable of -- enough that Pale would have a good idea of how to use them in battle, but not so much that they don't have any surprises of their own. She won't volunteer that one of the party members is a Rish-i-Chal (though I wouldn't be surprised if the Rish-i-Chal were to reveal that anyway), nor would she mention Gy-Nath's disintegrate ability.
She won't reveal what she knows/guesses concerning the political leanings of the other party members.
Will not volunteer that she can disguise herself (though would answer this if asked directly).
Will not mention the illlithid bard's lyrics.
Is not interested in volunteering anything concerning Will, Sigil's internal illithid politics, githzerai, the Razor of Tyrants, etc.
Will not volunteer the special properties of any weapons found in the hive brothel (though will answer if asked directly).
I'm not sure if the party still has the gold that Ii was carrying, but if they do, Ya'shenn won't volunteer that.
I doubt she'd reveal that at least one of the illithid heads from the rrakkma is in Ii's bag. She's not opposed in theory to a necromancer casting a spell on it; she just doesn't want Pale to be the one to do that.
There may be some other things, but I'd have to go over the posts of the rrakkma and think about it. Assume a fairly bare-bones account compared to lots of detail and description.
(Just wondering -- does Mist take part in the conversation, or just lurk menacingly?)
Mon, 2009-09-28 00:18
#2987
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Excellent!
... and interesting ...
The fact they struck out from, and mostly in, Sigil will be hard to hide. The party is obviously from off-world, since they are not Kirath's Cultists, Na'rai's Jade Heartforce, nor Apocalytes. Ya'shenn might be able to deceive, since this world has a great many internal portals (more than most), but not without eventually having to lie or be too evasive. So, I think she would, wisely, mention their city of origin very early on, since it also explains many things, including their present marooned state.
As for the last bit in your post;
After a while, Ya'shenn should be able to tell that certain questions come from Mist rather than Pale. She's not controlling him, but rather just telepathically 'advising' him. The tenor of their questions is different. Ii might notice too, that Pale acts a bit strange, and sometimes talks to himself.
Pale wants to know
-Battle capabilities, including , yes, weapons. Nothing stowed away need be even mentioned, but he will ask about visible weapons. Assuming all party primary weapons, plus the mace of disruption.
- Political affiliations. However, when he first starts to pry, Mist will steer him away.
Mist wants to know
-Political affiliations, and chain of command. She's far more subtle than Pale, though. She'll steer him away from directly asking bloc affiliation, since she knows it'll just rile him up. Meanwhile, she'll glean far more than he will ... and he's pretty smart too. The fact that Gy-Nath was party leader will come up, but Pale will continue to question Ya'shenn anyway.
- Impetus behind the rrakkma. She expects the party to be operatives of the Silver Eyes. She will be a bit confused when they don't seem to be, and will begin to pry. Saying they got their intel from 'a source' will satisfy her, as would mentioning the name Schaaz-Khaal at any point.
- Party knowledge of their current situation. Mist knows a LOT about what's happening on this world, but doesn't want to clue the PCs in. Instead she wants to gauge what they know about the situation (not much), about Kirath ( again, not much ), and especially Na'rai and the Heartforce (even less).
Mon, 2009-09-28 00:40
#2988
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Has the diceroller been fixed now or what?
And colours in the posts?
(and reading whats being said)
Mon, 2009-09-28 23:48
#2989
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Pale wants to know
-Battle capabilities, including , yes, weapons. Nothing stowed away need be even mentioned, but he will ask about visible weapons. Assuming all party primary weapons, plus the mace of disruption.
- Political affiliations. However, when he first starts to pry, Mist will steer him away.
Ya'shenn emphasizes the sheer ***-kicking ability of Ar'dru, Ii'Jyka'Vaar and Du'minh in particular, as well as her favorable opinion of Du'minh as a tactician. She describes what she knows of the party's visible weapons (though she's probably not the most knowledgeable in this area -- I don't think she'd know about a Rish-i-Chal's bond with his weapon). She doesn't want to be known as the one with an undead-slaying sword while aboard a ship absolutely brimming with undead, but she'll mention if it asked specifically about it.
Mist wants to know
-Political affiliations, and chain of command. She's far more subtle than Pale, though. She'll steer him away from directly asking bloc affiliation, since she knows it'll just rile him up. Meanwhile, she'll glean far more than he will ... and he's pretty smart too. The fact that Gy-Nath was party leader will come up, but Pale will continue to question Ya'shenn anyway.
- Impetus behind the rrakkma. She expects the party to be operatives of the Silver Eyes. She will be a bit confused when they don't seem to be, and will begin to pry. Saying they got their intel from 'a source' will satisfy her, as would mentioning the name Schaaz-Khaal at any point.
- Party knowledge of their current situation. Mist knows a LOT about what's happening on this world, but doesn't want to clue the PCs in. Instead she wants to gauge what they know about the situation (not much), about Kirath ( again, not much ), and especially Na'rai and the Heartforce (even less).
If questioned closely about her own power bloc affiliations, Ya'shenn attempts to convey (without being blunt) the following impressions:
Ya'shenn hints at Unifist leanings. While she's doesn't use this choice of words, the Ascendancy itself is divided among three candidates after all, and she is currently in "wait and see which way the wind blows" mode (uncommitted). Not wanting to bet on the wrong horse (though she wouldn't use that precise metaphor). She attempts to seem at least moderately receptive to the faction within the Ascendancy that Pale represents.
(Of course, Ya'shenn's real opinions are quite different. She despises the Ascendancy.)
Ya'shenn is mostly accurate in describing the chain of command. She doesn't mention that Ii was last in the order that Gy-Nath provided, and essentially elevates the knight rather more than was really the case.
Impetus behind the rrakkma: 'a source'
Ya'shenn is mostly ignorant of the current situation with regard to Abeir-Toril and the githyanki groups on it, and says so.
Ya'shenn (politely) asks a few open-ended questions while Pale is in "Mist" mode: She would like to know more about the situation on Abeir-Toril (and its various githyanki groups). She would like to know if Pale/Mist have any knowledge of portals leading elsewhere. (She's clearly not thrilled about being marooned) She would like to know what Pale/Mist know about the situation elsewhere in the githyanki empire: on the Astral, the Incursion worlds, etc. (Not about the Queen, as Pale already addressed that -- she's trying to find out more about which warbands/cities are aligning with which power blocs.)
She also sends the following missive to Mist and Mist only:
~Ha'kana is a deserving warrior. [Ya'shenn summarizes his good points] A githwarrior can do little enough against poison, and it was venom that took his leg, not the sword of some graith. I feel a certain responsibility to him, as I was not in a position to cure it for him or I would gladly have done so. I would be... distressed if someone were to transform him into a zombie against his wishes.
A few things Mist might pick up on:
Ya'shenn really doesn't care for Pale. He very much rubs her the wrong way.
Ya'shenn is wary of Mist but has more innate respect for her (not least because Mist is a highly famous psion).
The psion does not much like Cultists either, but has refrained from openly agreeing with Pale on this point because she doesn't want to alienate the Cultists at this stage. She respects Kirath's abilities in combat.
She seems undecided on the Apocalytes at this stage.
Also: Sense Motive on both Pale, to see how he's reacting, and Gy-Nath, to see if he reacts in any way to the conversation. (Is he stoic? Fairly comfortable with the situation? Worried that he might end up as a zombie? Does he react to the mention of any power bloc? Ya'shenn knows that Gy-Nath generally seems wise.)
Tue, 2009-09-29 06:27
#2990
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Cool post Zimmy!!!
Though I wish I could add more then just a cheerleader kinda post
Tue, 2009-09-29 18:05
#2991
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Hmm... now what to do about that...
Sat, 2009-10-03 12:53
#2992
Re: BoG'r OOC.
N'ach't, interesting name Azure.
Nacht in my language actually means: night
Sat, 2009-10-03 21:33
#2993
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Ja. Ich spreche Deutch. Kein Niederlandisch, aber sie sind ... um ... similar. I never said I spoke it WELL.
Sun, 2009-10-04 07:50
#2994
Re: BoG'r OOC.
If you really think their similar, then hmmz (I personally hate it when people think that) but i understand also, as they are both Germanic, but that is really where the similarity ends.
Sun, 2009-10-04 09:55
#2995
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Well, there are some common words, anyway. But what can I say? I speak English, which has words in it from EVERYWHERE.
I read somewhere that English has a bout three times as many words as most languages.
Sun, 2009-10-04 10:15
#2996
Re: BoG'r OOC.
To Zim: A few clarifications about what Ya'shenn told Pale/Mist.
- Pale/Mist questioned K'tch too, concerning his groups' activities. Pale knows of Jhank'kor, and at his name basically takes the attitude of 'Well, the githyanki warlock did all the work, you Git'ribani are little better than pirates'. This infuriated Sark'ja even more because it is true to a degree. Full invested, Jank'kor has a LOT of REALLY powerful spells and items, and he kicked squid butt. Of course, Sak'ja, Kitiir, and Ha'kan'a all shived their own illithid, so to disregard their skills is an insult.
-How much, if anything, did she say about assassinating the spies in Git'riban? Mist would be very interested in the marked, and somewhat interested in the array, but technically that wasn't part of THIS rrakkma.
Sun, 2009-10-04 11:51
#2997
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Well, there are some common words, anyway. But what can I say? I speak English, which has words in it from EVERYWHERE.
I read somewhere that English has a bout three times as many words as most languages.
LOL< true, very true about English.. hehe..
Sun, 2009-10-04 16:55
#2998
Re: BoG'r OOC.
-How much, if anything, did she say about assassinating the spies in Git'riban? Mist would be very interested in the marked, and somewhat interested in the array, but technically that wasn't part of THIS rrakkma.
She wouldn't have mentioned anything prior to the Hive Brothel. Their information source was "a source." While she's less inclined to dislike Mist of the Mind than Pale, Ya'shenn doesn't trust either of them at this point.
How does K'tch react to Pale? (Ya'shenn has been wondering about which power bloc the bard serves)
Sun, 2009-10-04 19:51
#2999
Re: BoG'r OOC.
How does K'tch react to Pale? (Ya'shenn has been wondering about which power bloc the bard serves)
With fear. Pure, deep-seated terror.
Pale shuts him down with a look when he tries to clarify a point Pale asked Ya'shenn. He's doing his best not to shake after his own report to the necromancer. He can't stop himself from sweating, though, so it's rather obvious.
K'tch is, if anything, a Unifist. He was absolutely gung-ho when Gy-Nath (an older warrior) gave the green light to him and his friends to rrakkma. Note: Though the Git'ribani (and Jhank'kor) took the full number of illithid heads as a group to make a full rrakkma, K'tch did not make a kill.
Heck, he couldn't beat a Yuan-ti. Sark'ja mercilessly teases him about it for the next week or so.
Sun, 2009-10-04 20:07
#3000
Re: BoG'r OOC.
Imagine how Ya'shenn is feeling.
Sun, 2009-10-04 20:29
#3001
Re: BoG'r OOC.
A bit moist?
Have a nice day Azure. + PM send to Archduke, and copie of that to Azure. Now on to get some bearing in the game, with the DM steering it forcefully into some vague direction
I saw Bladedancer briefly here, but no post from him, hmmz...