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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#276: Jul 2nd 2012 at 7:21:17 PM

[up][up]Yikes, man. Get better. I hope you don't think I'm so demanding that you had to post from a hospital bed [lol]

Also, if no with a character in the town posts soon, I guess I'll skip things forward. Again.

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#277: Jul 2nd 2012 at 8:07:54 PM

Well, I was just waiting for someone to go help search for the hammer, as that's really the only thing left to do before moving forward. Jian Yu is obviously no help there, of course, so not a lot I can do right now.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#278: Jul 3rd 2012 at 12:29:27 PM

Alright, so does that mean no one wants their characters to say a witty one-liner, ask a question, make a comment, or do anything else? If so, I'll just zip things right along.

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#279: Jul 3rd 2012 at 5:15:29 PM

Proceed, I guess. I've run out of witty one-liners.

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Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#280: Jul 4th 2012 at 9:09:41 PM

I humbly suggest to my fellow players that Zerithor's briefing as to the leprechaun incident takes priority over his scolding for gross insensitivity.

That's not to say that both shouldn't happen, though.

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#281: Jul 4th 2012 at 9:21:45 PM

[up]You know, you can have your character run outside if you want. Maybe a "what's the commotion" thing. I don't really know what else to do for all the new characters at this moment.

edited 4th Jul '12 9:22:11 PM by nman

Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#282: Jul 4th 2012 at 10:14:21 PM

I don't know I'd have anything to post, either, save for something like, "And Laeven was there, too." :/ 'S kinda past one, besides. Sorry; I'm going to sleep.

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Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#283: Jul 6th 2012 at 3:10:11 AM

Okay, now all new characters can start commenting on the commotion.

Also, I fear I may have written ourselves into a corner by assuming that the reason for the Captain's panic was that Core Gem + Anti-Magic Orb = Open Dimensional Rift. If needed, nman, I'll retcon it away if that wasn't your intent.

edited 6th Jul '12 3:10:25 AM by Pyrite

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Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#284: Jul 6th 2012 at 4:22:58 AM

Zerithor and Roland are kind of in a conversation now, and I don't think any of the newbies are well enough informed to even ask anything Karin and Roland haven't already asked. It's all you guys, unless another member who was at the incident wants to repeat the question again.

Or make a suggestion, which seems unlikely to me; I don't know if there's anybody present who's worked with anti-magic items before.

edited 6th Jul '12 4:26:37 AM by Artemis92

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Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#285: Jul 6th 2012 at 4:25:22 AM

Hmmm. Well, if you're worried about disrupting the flow of the narrative, you could throw in an introspection post - something like commentary - if you wanted, although it's really up to you. No pressure.

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Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#286: Jul 6th 2012 at 4:33:25 AM

...Wait a minute; I think I just thought of something useful to ask.

They're just outside the walls of the keep, right? Maybe there's a sort of ward up around the keep that Zerithor's worried about, and the orb can put a hole in it. Otherwise, I really can't see what all the yelling's about.

edited 6th Jul '12 4:49:19 AM by Artemis92

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#287: Jul 6th 2012 at 11:29:47 AM

Nah, it's cool, Pyrite. All your characters are supposed to be green at this whole business, and everyone else takes for granted that they're supposed to already know some things, so them jumping to conclusions is perfectly in-character.

[up]And yes, the PCs are a ways outside of the walls. Also, no one ever has their characters talk to each other.tongue There's no taboo stopping your characters from asking Daltar's character, or hell, anyone else, what happened to make that last crater.

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#288: Jul 6th 2012 at 11:39:46 AM

I still don't know what triggered the first one off, to be honest. Was it the tainted sword, or simply Karin getting too close to the keep before they could lower the defences?

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#289: Jul 6th 2012 at 11:50:48 AM

Hmm, well I was referring to the time before that, when Karin ran off ahead and something secret happened (hence why you would have to have your characters ask her), but... hmmm... you can make your characters remember from this post that there's some sort of automated defense that would have done something very bad if Felix brought that sword too close. *

Now, since the keep's going through all that trouble for simple dark magic, you could probably infer that something similar would happen if it detected anti-magic.

Also, for the near future, you know what? I think I'll use all those player characters that dropped as NPCs, and they can all conveniently get left behind picking up the slack when the current player characters leave to go adventurin', so that works out nicely.

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#290: Jul 6th 2012 at 12:06:50 PM

Sounds like a plan.

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#291: Jul 6th 2012 at 2:05:33 PM

Also, this seems like character interaction time, so unless I'm interpreting the situation wrong, I'll wait until everyone's finished saying everything to each other before making an NPC add to the current conversation.

And since Test Your Might hasn't been active on the site for a while, if this current encounter finishes and he doesn't show up, we can assume that, at some point, Zerithor asked Antonio "Who the hell are you?" and then figured things out.

edited 6th Jul '12 2:58:04 PM by nman

Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#292: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:01:34 PM

Bwomp.

Family over. Will look for something to post anyway.

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#293: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:17:06 PM

(Doubleposting in case somebody's waiting for me from their watchlist)

This is what I get for writing who I know; I got nothing to say. :/ Looks to me like the GM does, though; we're kinda waiting to see what happens when Zenithan wakes up. I suppose Rime or somebody might be of a temperament to help that along, but... -shrug-

edited 14th Jul '12 4:20:35 PM by Artemis92

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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
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#294: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:25:11 PM

<double shrug>

Beats me. I just made a bit of a hook so the newer players could introduce themselves. No one took the bait. (Why am I making so many fishing metaphors?) tongue

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#295: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:27:23 PM

Derp. Sorry; I didn't see it. Well, Laeven's introduced himself already anyway... :/

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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
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#296: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:32:21 PM

Well, you did your introduction before my hook post, so it's all good. cool

Which leads me to wonder where the rest of the people are...

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#297: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:36:51 PM

I'm just here, like always, waitin' for people to post.

I'm also wondering why neither of you aren't posting.tongue I'm not very strict in this RP, so it's not like you can't just have your characters start yelling questions at one of the NPCs. I mean, they're all just standing around there at the moment[lol]

Also, I usually just fish around, so to get a bit metagamey here, if one of you tried to have your characters wake up Zerithan, I'd probably make it work. Hell, I was curious why no one tried to wake him up back in the townsurprised

edited 14th Jul '12 4:38:47 PM by nman

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#298: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:39:10 PM

Well, I'm not posting because my last post was a question aimed at the second group of recruits. I don't want to step on their ability to meet and greet with the first group. But none of them answered...

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#299: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:40:38 PM

Like I said, not very strict. If none of them are posting, and you want to have something else happen, just make your character say something to someone else. It's one of the perils of roleplaying online.

Also, I really want to emphasize that I will*

make the npcs throw out tons of crap that they assume your characters know, and they won't stop to baby anyone unless you make your character ask something. I can count at least... pssh... five things in this latest encounter someone could ask about.

edited 14th Jul '12 4:44:29 PM by nman

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#300: Jul 14th 2012 at 4:55:53 PM

Eh, I figured I'd wait for someone else to start asking questions. I'm already hogging half the responses.

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