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7:14pm  2016-9-28 Smon Has entered the room

7:16pm  2016-9-28 Kjato Ragfoot Has entered the room
7:17pm  2016-9-28 chris107 Has entered the room
chris107: Evening chaps
chris107: Rough day Simon?
7:17pm  2016-9-28 Eliana Has entered the room
Smon: lots of work stress yup
Smon: Hi Eli
*Eliana sneaks in and pickpockets small change and tokens... *
Eliana: (Hi!)
chris107: Eli!
chris107: Long time no see.
*Kjato Ragfoot tries to apprehends Eliana but falls asleep.*
Eliana: Hi Chris...
Kjato Ragfoot: Hallo Eliana
Smon: My new computer arrived which is good, although I had to stay in late for it.
Eliana: (lol)
Eliana: Hi KJ
Smon: It's big and scary - 17" screen, hard to move around.
Eliana: I'm around but fairly busy ... plus very little action in DF Chat... Only one most Evil remains... which is "I"
Smon: My chromebook just stopped working.
chris107: Simon, Kjato and I were chatting and have had an idea. Not sure how it fits with you but here it is....
Smon: ok
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. Eliana, I have not seen you online for ages. We must have switched to completely incompatible schedules.
chris107: Hakeem is approaching 17th (Epuic level), Thuruar knocking at the door of 15th.
Smon: >>Kjato Ragfoot: Hello boy. We are Hakeem, Shieldbiter and Thuruar. Nice to meet you. Kjato Ragfoot: We are looking for the Tigerclaws, are you by chance one? Smon: He nods, wide-eyed. "Aye. I am Tal, of the Tigerclaw, My father was Koltan the Sword Knight, who was slain by Varek the accursed. I welcome you."<<
Eliana: Late evening rarely during day... and for short time.. since nothing happends
chris107: Hakeem needs to visit the elves to study under Aenor, this will enable him to hopefully reforge the Sword of Bondorr.
Eliana: (Please do Play!)
Smon: We shall play a bit
Kjato Ragfoot: (Ah, your late evenings are my extremely early mornings - no wonder we do not meet online)
chris107: at a suitable point would it be possible to break Hakeem away to do this, taking several games off? This will also give Thur time to catch up XP wise and give us both an equal start at Epic level. I'm happy to play a lower level retainer during that time to allow Thur to flourish.
chris107: (Also wasn't Koltan present at Hakeem's Sword Knight ceremony?)
Smon: Yes
Smon: He was there when Hakeem was knighted.
chris107: Anyway it was just an idea we thought we would float with you
chris107: I thought I recognised the name
chris107: "Tal, I knew your father if only briefly. He was a mighty Sword Knight. He will be avenged."
Smon: You wouldn't necessarily have to take real time off, but yes I'm fine with you playing a different PC. Only issue is that Hakeem has tended to drive the campaign so it would depend I think on Thuruar having stuff he wanted to do. He could do a quest for the temple of Athena maybe or with the amazons.
Smon: There's some stuff in "Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor" would work for that but it's a big adventure.
chris107: Kjato?
Kjato Ragfoot: I agree with Simon - Hakeem is the motive behind the campaigns main arc right now. If we wanted to give Thuruar a chance to be in the spotlight (what I would enjoy for a time), we would need a subplot.
chris107: Don't want to throw the campaign out of kilter but we both thought it would be cool to start epic level play together.
Kjato Ragfoot: I greatly like the idea of a Thuruar subplot, but would need to think about something he wants to achieve that could be made into one.
Smon: Alternatively if you are concerned about being different levels I'd be ok with another time jump and just boosting up the other PCs' level to Hakeem's level. I think Thuruar certainly contributes effectively as is but I can see the point re being same level.
chris107: I'm happy with either solution. Would be pretty cool for Thur to take the spot light for a while though.
chris107: I'm happy with either solution. Would be pretty cool for Thur to take the spot light for a while though.
chris107: I'm happy with either solution. Would be pretty cool for Thur to take the spot light for a while though.
chris107: I'm happy with either solution. Would be pretty cool for Thur to take the spot light for a while though.
Kjato Ragfoot: Maybe some quest that weakens the Black Sun's ideological support and placing greater trust in Athena by restoring some relic.
7:31pm  2016-9-28 Smon Has exited the room
Smon: test
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chris107: loud and clear this end Simon
Kjato Ragfoot: While I would not mind Thuruar being in the spotlight for a while, I actually like the support role in this campaign.
Smon: I think Thuruar makes a good Merlin to Hakeem's Arthur.
chris107: Hehe
chris107: Well I'm certainly very happy with the game. It was just something Kjato and I were discussing.
Smon: BTW those orcs you fought last week had the same stats as the one that nearly killed Hakeem in his first session
chris107: I'm sure we will both be very happy to take your lead Simon.
Kjato Ragfoot: Let's hope I do not end as the Samuel to his David. ^^
Smon: What happened to Samuel?
Smon: I can't see Hakeem nicking a lieutenant's wife.
chris107: eek
chris107: We have come a long way.
chris107: Shall we try lay Varek to rest, rescue the Tiger Claw and send Hakeem to the Elves with the sword and armour of Bondorr then? Or at least die trying
Smon: >>Maybe some quest that weakens the Black Sun's ideological support and placing greater trust in Athena by restoring some relic.<< I like the idea - any ideas re relic?
chris107: Then decide which direction to take things?
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. True. That would have been more of a risk with our thief.
Smon: The Athena-Ares rivalry might be exploitable to aid you vs the Warbringer.
chris107: That would be cool
chris107: The Warbringer gives me the willies.
Smon: He is a demigod.
chris107: double eek!
chris107: Get your thinking cap on Kjato!
Kjato Ragfoot: Oh. Yes. That is another good idea, and it would actually tie in extremely good with our questline.
chris107: We need all the help we can get
Smon: They're called Empyreans in 5e, basically Biblical Nephilim + 1e Titans.
chris107: And I'm worried about the Death Knight!
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. We need to learn his weakness and we need to neutralize his shield.
Smon: Well Varek < Borritt < Kainos
chris107: quick pee. brb
Kjato Ragfoot: Who is Kainos? I do not recall that name.
Smon: The Warbringer, son of Ares-Bane
Kjato Ragfoot: Ah. I did not know he has a real name.
Kjato Ragfoot: We need a demi-god ourselves... Where is Rej and why doesn't he seduce Hera already?
Smon:
chris107: Hakeem would like to take Kainos' place as a Demi-God, but as Bondorr's Champion.
chris107: suits him better than a worldly king.
Kjato Ragfoot: Eh ... Aren't you born a demi-god?
Kjato Ragfoot: When a god and a mortal like each other very much and so on?
chris107: Hakeem isn't very bright.
chris107: He believes in equal opportunities
Smon: Bondorr was mortal born (legend says) and ascended to divinity.
chris107: And a BIG SWORD
chris107: But that's for the future
Kjato Ragfoot: And I thought you believed in Bondorr.
chris107: There you go
Smon: They say he liberated the Altanians & Ghinorans & Dragonborn from the Orichalan Dragon Lords.
Kjato Ragfoot: And, in the end, we learn that Hakeem was Bondorrs avatar the whole time and Hassan is a demi-god.
chris107: So where do we go from here?
Kjato Ragfoot: Ah. Yes. We found that Orichalan cave near the icefireworm.
chris107: Hakeem is happy to liberate the world but thinks he needs to reforge the sword and armour of his beloved Bondorr to bring this about.
Smon: >>"Tal, I knew your father if only briefly. He was a mighty Sword Knight. He will be avenged."<<
chris107: Hakeem shakes the boys hand warmly
Smon: The youth Tal smiles proudly, straightening his shoulders. He shakes Hakeem's hand.
Smon: "My-my father spoke of meeting you, Chief Hakeem. At the last Clan Moot. He spoke highly of you too."
Smon: Tal looks dubiously at the great wyvern, now slurping up water from the stream. Shieldbiter yawns, scratching his armpit scales.
chris107: "And you Tal, do you revear Lord Bondorr?"
Smon: Tal nods fiercely. "Of course! Hail Bondorr!"
Kjato Ragfoot: (You can pet the wyvern, if you like to. It only bites enemies)
Smon: "I will take you to our chief. It is not far... But there are not many of us left."
chris107: "I hope that I will one day stand for you as a sword knight at the clan moot Tal."
Smon: He regards the wyvern. It looks back, rather hungriy. "Er... no thanks."
chris107: "Now let us lay this Deathwight to rest and save your people!"
Smon: Tal's eyes widen at the thought of Hakeem standing for him as Sword Knight.
Smon: "Th-this way..."
Smon: Tal gestures for you to follow him on foot.
chris107: (If the lad does well I think Hakeem has found a home for the wolf bladde)
Smon: You head through the hills on foot, the wyvern padding along on its two clawed feet.
Smon: /roll d6
chris107: hakeem touches his silver trinket. "Bondorr help me to lay Varek's soul to rest."
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
Smon: After a couple miles you top a rise and enter a small sheltered valley, low cliffs with several caves, from two of which come the smoke of cooking fires.
Smon: Altanian scouts watch you from the clifftop as Tal leads you to the nearest cave, a hide pushed back to let in the warm breeze and afternoon light.
Smon: Inside a dozen or so men, women & children of ragged and half-starved countenance.
Smon: A grizzled and battered war chief, who Hakeem recognises as Kalgol, sits atop a bone throne, hands resting on orc skulls, while an ancient Wise Woman, the famous Mama Kala, reads portents in the fire.
Smon: The wyvern stays outside.
Smon: Kalgol rises as you enter. "Chief Hakeem! Wise Thuruar! Welcome! Women, bring food and drink for our guests!"
Smon: Mama Kala spits purple dust into the fire, it blazes up eerily, casting multicoloured shadows on the cave wall.
chris107: "Thank you Tal. Remember my words. Stay loyal to Bondorr and we shall meet again in glory."
chris107: Hakeem adresses them. "This boy has served you well. I am Hakeem, the Slayer. I am here to destroy Varek."
chris107:
Smon: The flickering light seems to create images of characters battling, killing and dying - here a skull-warrior, there an enormous 20' tall figure wielding spear & shield...
Kjato Ragfoot: Thuruar waves them, still looking a bit haled by the fight with the icefireworms.
Smon: ooc need to break soon to get Bill to bed.
chris107: no probs, Is he well?
Smon: Kalgol nods: "Well done, Tal."
Smon: Bill's well, just asked him to get online & say hello
8:05pm  2016-9-28 DESTROYERBILL Has entered the room
chris107: Hey DESTROYERBILL! How are you?
DESTROYERBILL: hello cris and kjato
DESTROYERBILL: im good
Smon: >>Smon: After a couple miles you top a rise and enter a small sheltered valley, low cliffs with several caves, from two of which come the smoke of cooking fires. Smon: Altanian scouts watch you from the clifftop as Tal leads you to the nearest cave, a hide pushed back to let in the warm breeze and afternoon light. Smon: Inside a dozen or so men, women & children of ragged and half-starved countenance. Smon: A grizzled and battered war chief, who Hakeem recognises as Kalgol, sits atop a bone throne, hands resting on orc skulls, while an ancient Wise Woman, the famous Mama Kala, reads portents in the fire. Smon: The wyvern stays outside. Smon: Kalgol rises as you enter. "Chief Hakeem! Wise Thuruar! Welcome! Women, bring food and drink for our guests!" Smon: Mama Kala spits purple dust into the fire, it blazes up eerily, casting multicoloured shadows on the cave wall. chris107: "Thank you Tal. Remember my words. Stay loyal to Bondorr and we shall meet again in glory." chris107: Hakeem adresses them. "This boy has served you well. I am Hakeem, the Slayer. I am here to destroy Varek." chris107: Smon: The flickering light seems to create images of characters battling, killing and dying - here a skull-warrior, there an enormous 20' tall figure wielding spear & shield... <<
Kjato Ragfoot: Hello Bill.
chris107: How is school going?
DESTROYERBILL: im just saying hello hi kajato ittill thers fighting
chris107: Good for you Bill
Smon: Mama Kala peers into the flames: "You will face Varek soon - very soon..."
chris107: "It is my destiny revered mother."
Smon: ooc think better break there
chris107: cool
DESTROYERBILL: schools fine really exited for kings wood withe archery qaid biking and trampleaning im only hear when thers fighting
DESTROYERBILL: brb if fighting
chris107: Kjato, I like your idea of a quest to secure artifacts
chris107: sounds like an excellent school Bill.
8:09pm  2016-9-28 DESTROYERBILL Has exited the room
chris107: Have fun
chris107: In an epic level quest to defeat a demigod I think we will need them.
Kjato Ragfoot: Definitely.
chris107: Badaboskar sounds like fun too
chris107: While H learns how to smithy Bondorr's stuff.
Kjato Ragfoot: But I am getting extremely tired. Good night everyone!
chris107: G'night Kjato
8:12pm  2016-9-28 Kjato Ragfoot Has exited the room
Smon: ok will cut it short tonight.
Smon: goodnight