[dungeoncrawl] Re: Tuesday talk
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:30:54 -0500
I wanted to agree with Jim on this Monday night and got
sidetracked. I'm also very surprised that the party escaped Monday
night. I have no idea of escape was in the original plans that Damon
had, but I didn't expect it. I figured that the group would end up
captured and we would go from there. So I agree with Jim that the
outcome was very neat.
jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Damon, thanks for putting that
> together! I still think that the first
> fight was pretty neat, mostly because
> the characters succeeded in turning the
> tables on their captors. It doesn't
> always work out that way.
>
> I'm really curious next week to see
> where they are, and to find out what's
> been going on with the exotic foes
> they're facing -
>
> > Last night started out with the party
> being pushed, in their bubbles, deep
> > underwater. The party was
> unconscious for most of the journey and
> it seemed
> > to have taken a few days to get where
> they were going, because when the
> > characters woke up, their wounds had
> crusted over and the blood had dried
> > and caked onto their skin and
> clothing.
> >
> > The bubbles were pushed to the bottom
> of the ocean, where they were then
> > escorted into a large opening,
> through a natural tube-shaped cavern and
> > eventually up into an air filled
> chamber. Waiting for the group was a
> Mind
> > Flayer, flanked by two creatures, the
> likes of which, the party had never
> > seen before. As the bubbles floated
> to the top of the water, the group
> > could see a group of adventurers and
> sailors being led down a corridor. The
> > only one exiting the chamber.
> >
> > After a fight with the Illithid and
> other creatures, the group had a
> > bomb-shell dropped on them. Kage
> decided that his time as leader of the
> > Sigil had passed. A discussion
> ensued and at this point, the group has
> no
> > official leader, although Cullen
> spent the rest of the evening "making
> > suggestions" on what he thought would
> be good courses of action for the
> > group to take.
> >
> > The party moved into the corridor
> that left the chamber and eventually
> found
> > themselves facing a shorter passage
> that veered to the left. Tori heard a
> > creature breathing from somewhere
> beyond the opening. After some scouting
> > by Alturo, they found that the
> creature was a sleeping Basilisk. The
> party
> > came together and formulated a plan
> of action. They put it into motion and
> > teleported the creature out with no
> altercation.
> >
> > My take on last night was, as I said
> last night, that the role-playing, as
> > always, was great! The fight in the
> beginning lacked tension and focus.
> > The players were distracted at that
> time and the fight wasn't enough to
> > bring them back into it. However,
> after that bit of fighting, the group
> > came together and I felt that the
> role-playing at that point was some of
> the
> > most "real" for the characters in a
> long time. Everyone participated with
> > either one or both characters and it
> was just a great time.
> >
> > I loved Kage's line, "Tori...if that
> is your name..."!! That was classic!
> > Tori had great moves in combat,
> especially on the Illithid. Using
> several
> > of her Mystra granted abilities, all
> in the same round to devastating effect
> > on the Mind Flayer was very cool.
> Neiris had a great shot to start off his
> > combat, piercing one creature right
> in the eye! That paved the way for it
> > to be taken down by someone else.
> The of course, Whilce's smashing of the
> > creatures face as his critical
> demolished him was awesome.
> >
> > I thought there were some cool scenes
> in the combat, as I just mentioned,
> > but what always strikes me about this
> group is how the interact with each
> > other. It was completely Jim's idea
> to have Kage step down as leader. That
> > move began a big role playing portion
> of the evening. I didn't have to do
> > anything and the group was occupied
> for a good amount of time. Very, very
> > cool.
> >
> > Damon Kline
> > Legal Systems Technician
> > Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
> > 5035 Ritter Road
> > Suite 700
> > (717) 795-2028
> > damon.kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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