[satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into the depths, yet again]

  • From: "Pete" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "tadcastervalentino@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
  • To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 09:42:35 -0700

Bad Ideas r Us


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> From: Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>Sent: 
>Subject: [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into the 
>depths, yet again]
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>…and before we get off track again:
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>In the absence of any anything even approaching real leadership, Cynfred will 
>agree with the shivery passage plan - even though I think it’s a spectacularly 
>bad idea.
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>On 3 Sep 2014, at 08:08, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>8 bit games graphics are very popular with the kids these days.
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>On 3 Sep 2014, at 00:15, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>these are hacked iPhone pictures of printouts of Claris Works documents with 
>>maps originally drawn on a Newton and imported into my Powerbook Duo shortly 
>>after i left Insignia...
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>>so vintage, yes
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>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>gah - there it is!
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>>>looks like it's of a certain vintage that one...
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>>>:)
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>>>I like the sound of the 'shivery passage' - anyone for that one?
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>>>>________________________________
>>>> From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>Sent: 
>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into the 
>>>>depths, yet again]
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>>>>everyone stunned by the first mattlebat in a while?
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>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>holding ...
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>>> From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into 
>>>>>>>the depths, yet again]
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>swamp follows the crabsters out of the tunnel. they turn left as one, 
>>>>>>>and go charging up the tunnel at full bore for about 50m or so, before 
>>>>>>>taking a rapid left turn into a dead end cave littered with crabster 
>>>>>>>shells. the live ones vanish into a small hole in the wall ahead.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>swamp manages to stamp some stragglers and declares the battle won, but 
>>>>>>>the war still going.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>backtracking, he discovers another tunnel offshoot, sloping downward a 
>>>>>>>little. something about the air in this tunnel gives him a little shiver.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>hold on, mattlebat coming through...
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>>>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>arfa takes off in pursuit of the cast of crablets. a few seconds after 
>>>>>>>his torch fades off to the left there is the distinctive sound of chitin 
>>>>>>>cracking.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>search of the cave reveals nothing at all beyond scorpion man detritus. 
>>>>>>>>if he lived here, he owned nothing.
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>>>>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>so that didn't work...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>search the cave with the dead scorp-man in it for clues - troll 
>>>>>>>>>footprints and the like
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>tracking?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>>>>>> From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>>To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent 
>>>>>>>>>>into the depths, yet again]
>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>what is the exact thing you're trying to assume?
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>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>do I have a 'sense troll' skill?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>if not, I'll take a guess using mapmaking
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent 
>>>>>>>>>>>>into the depths, yet again]
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>well since you volunteered that Hadarim was in the caves, the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>assumption was that the trolls might be here too... somewhere
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>so we are looking for the remains to two dead trolls - or we are to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>find them in jail somewhere ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>and we chose to explore some caves for some reason...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lets gather moss
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>into the depths, yet again]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:-)
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all hail the mighty Stan!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ok so... tl;dr... Humph took some dark root beer up to the grogge 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>shoppe, and was imprisoned when someone sensed chaos on it. the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>party went up there to argue his case, and mostly succeeded 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>thanks to their Mapmaking skills. the deal with the trolls is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>that they will release him on receipt of quality information as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to the fate of two trolls who were accompanying Hadarim the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lhankor Mhy priest from Crabtown back to Alone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(Hadarim was originally imprisoned with you when SW started, and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mysteriously died shortly thereafter in the tunnel before the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>fight with Karvik.)
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ring any bells? thought not.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Pete 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>><dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Stanworship
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>into the depths, yet again]
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>So Humph is in a jail in crabtown (where it took us around 4 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>years to wrestle a troll) - and we have to do something to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>prove he is innocent of the chaos beer I think?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I flippantly said something about moss earlier but wasn’t there 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>something about moss used to flavour the beer? Should we scrape 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>some off then head back?
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I’ve tried dredging the Stanworship archives but it’s about 90% 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>trying to debug Pete’s mail and then most of the the rest is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>kittens dressed as Cuthulu.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>r
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On 2 Sep 2014, at 17:51, Pete (Redacted sender 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"tadcastervalentino@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>cat sized then?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>or cow sized
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'd suggest cow sized for a herd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>So Humph is in a jail in crabtown (where it took us around 4 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>years to wrestle a troll) - and we have to do something to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>prove he is innocent of the chaos beer I think?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>close?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [satanworship] Re: descent into the depths, yet again
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>they *are* larger, so they're a herd
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>if they were *even* larger, they'd be a club-sized gig
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>And if they were larger?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>r
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On 2 Sep 2014, at 15:54, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>if they were smaller, they'd be a swarm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Pete Ford 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Do insects come in herds then?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On September 1, 2014, at 4:18PM, Jason Proctor  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the second left turn goes round a sharp right-hand corner 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and gradually starts to slope downward. as you carefully 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>proceed, the air becomes drier, and the stench of ripe 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>chaos fruit begins to give way to another, much fainter 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but no less putrid aroma - rotting flesh.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>fortunately the party's ace Mapmaking skills confirm that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the smell is faint because it's distant in time rather 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>than space, and shouldn't get much worse. these skills 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>also allow Chump, Splut, and Arfa to assume that the cave 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>at the bottom of this slope is the site of the defeat of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the scorpion man guard during the original incursion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>after some discussion you decide to proceed slowly. beyond 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the torches, the blackness is total. beyond heavy 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>breathing and the occasional forced fart from Chump to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lighten things up, the silence is similarly absolute. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>after a few minutes of cautiously edging down the passage, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the floor levels out.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>eventually the torches illuminate the crushed and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>splintered body of a scorpion man in the small cave at the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>foot of the passage. his chest has been caved in by a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>succession of blows from a blunt instrument, and he is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>missing several legs. the expression on the remains of his 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>face is one of anger and frustration.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>as the torch grows nearer, a herd of smallish shiny 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>multi-legged insects rapidly abandons the corpse.
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