[dungeoncrawl] Re: Tuesday...evening review
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:03:41 -0400
I think Damon hit on something cool, and something that I hadn't really been
able to vocalize. This group of Riders has been fighting huge threats, and have
been finding themselves reliant on NPCs to save them. In the battle with Rig,
they were saved by the Lady of Pain (well, except Valeria). In the fight for
the sword last week, they were helped by the guy in armor. Granted, the party
gave it their all, and I think they can be proud of their accomplishments, but
in the end, they needed the help of others to finish things. This past week
they defeated the githyanki on their own, and in fact, helped to save the NPC
instead of the other way around. That's a great feeling.
Damon Kline wrote:
> Well I had a lot of fun on Monday night. I don't have a whole lot of time
> to respond, but I wanted to say that it was neat getting to move to
> different parts of Sigil, then to go to the Astral plane was really cool.
> Even though it was relatively featureless, the idea that you will yourself
> to do everything is fascinating. On top of that, the party actually managed
> to kick some butt last night! After the initial, small fight, Kilian cast
> warp wood on the Githyanki ship's mast, which pissed off their apparent
> leader. She came up and fireballed the group, but she wasn't expecting to
> be hit with two flamestrike's, a cone of cold and a steam breath in the same
> round!! We took her down in one round and the second flame strike wasn't
> even needed. Personally, it gave me a very good sense of victory for this
> group who has really seemed to struggle through combat in the past. Usually
> they either have to be rescued by the NPC's or they just barely make it
> through.
>
> I thought the plot with Sonya was very cool and I look forward to seeing
> what Matt is going to do with her.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnathan Detrick [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:28 PM
> To: Riders II
> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Tuesday...evening review
>
> I'm working late tonight, and I thought I would take a few minutes
> to comment on last night. I need the break!
> Ok, the group had retrieved the evil dagger/sword and now needed to
> proceed to the next step in their quest to rescue the soul of Sonya.
> They had been instructed to seek out the corpse of an old power from the
> Realms, whose name again slips my mind, but used to be a Sun god in the
> Netheril Empire. They were not exactly sure what they were seeking,
> just that it was as bright and shiny as the sword was black and dull.
> They knew the deity's corpse was on the Astral Plane, and so they needed
> to navigate that.
> They turned to a group called the Athar, who believe that the "gods"
> are only powerful (and arrogant) mortals. The Athar managed to hook the
> group up with some githzerai as guides through the Astral Plane for a
> price. Thurgall, the sentient skull Quincy carries with him, was
> summoned back to Master Lothar, the powerful lich of Sigil, who
> apparently created him. Thurgall agreed to go, and the group left for
> the Astral Plane.
> Their githzerai hosts led them through the Astral Plane aboard one
> of their huge ships. The party spent some days traveling in this manner
> until they were attacked by a githyanki ship. The group helped to repel
> the invaders, and even took on one of the most powerful githyanki
> spellcasters when they could have allowed her to escape. Impressed with
> the group's aid in a time of need, the githzerai doubled their efforts
> to help the party. Soon they found the deity they were searching for.
> They disembarked from the ship, and as soon as Sonya touched the
> flesh of the deity, it seemed to stir it from it's slumber. It
> destroyed the githzerai ship and the group quickly made it's way through
> the body of the giant. They soon found an altar to the deity, with a
> glowing golden scepter resting on it. Sonya grasped it, and was
> transformed, her body and hair bathed in yellow, and her armor changed.
> The radiance faded, as did the scepter, although the new look did not.
> Before much could be discussed, the god was ripped apart as the
> guardian, the god Anubis, confronted the group for defiling the body of
> a deity. When he saw that Sonya had a mandate from another deity to do
> what she did, he allowed the group to depart. They returned to the
> Green Mill Inn. Sonya now has her soul back, and the group can turn to
> the task of finding Sinjen's lost honor.
>
> Last night was quite enjoyable. The new Riders did something that
> they had not yet been able to do. They kicked butt and looked good
> doing it! The fight with the githyanki went very well, with no real
> injuries, and all of the group being able to participate. I think it
> was just a good night for rolling hits and damages, but it was nice to
> see them appear powerful for once.
> It's also nice to finish with the plot of Sonya's soul. Jim has
> given Matt the chance to change some of Sonya's feats, ability scores
> and skills, to reflect her being infused with the glory of the deity.
> I'm not sure what Matt will do, but I hope it revitalizes what has been
> a flagging interest in his part for the character. I'm not sure if Matt
> wants to make her a cleric or not, but he has the chance to play around
> with her a little and give her character a little more focus.
> I'm also quite excited to see the group move onto the plot to regain
> Sinjen's soul. First of all, it gives us a chance to focus the light on
> Sinjen, which should be keen. The group is also (rumored) to be heading
> back to Toril for this, which is welcome. Not only do the characters
> need the break (Kilian and Ilana especially), but I admit that I have
> missed Toril myself.
> However, next week we are moving to the group of powerful Riders, as
> they seek out their chance at godhood. I'm not really sure where this
> is going to go, but it should be interesting.
> In other news, on my way home last night, the heat shield fell off
> my car. How hot can plastic get anyway? So, I didn't get home until
> after 10pm, and I got little sleep, and I had to be in here early
> because of training, and I didn't get anything good for going up a
> level, and I'm going to be here for another hour or so. Phooey.
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