**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Jul 29 18:32:09 2000 --> Kasin (~glennb@pandius.ichr.uwa.edu.au) has joined #rpg2 hi Hi Sophie will be just a moment * Kasin munches on KFC OK. I haven't actually had dinner yet - I'm watching them set up the tall ATM. * Kasin eats a "swarm" of the new KFC fireballs tall ATM? stall There is a hamburger stall by the road in view of my window. --> alamark (~sophie@host88.ichr.uwa.edu.au) has joined #rpg2 greetings Howdie these fireball things are nice Fireballs, eh? Well, hope they're still around over Christmas... *sigh* * Kasin nods Shall we start? OK Give me a sec So, are we going to take out the demon, or do you want to fix up the banshee business first? If you want Luinja to come up with a spell you'll need to give her lots of time. For a start, she needs to build a temple, consecrate an altar, and _then_ start research. * Kasin nods Well, I'm not sure there is any other practical way Even then, I'm not sure this will work at all (ope me?) And the demon? (op me) the demon then I guess Renik: We haven't finished the planning for that. no, we haven't R: We need to figure out how to look after it when it's iced. * Kasin nods It didn't attack us when Coldhin's forces attacked Letnor, did it? some way of pushing it northwards no M: No. M: It may very well not be working with Coldhin. * Kasin nods If it 's a unique... it may be an enemy of hers or just not allied Do ypou think it would have been harmed by Alanndrak's true dweomer at all? no M: Probably not. M: And if it was, then it will have recovered by now. * Kasin nods either thtat or be dead M: Yes. We assume the former of course. Mitsumi, want to do a div about it? M: Whether it's dead or not? sure M: I'll include it in a commune. * Kasin nods sounds good obviously we are going to need magic to shift the demon, either that or a bunch of ships R: Ships don't sound workable. no, they don't but the shifting may take some time, since we presumably can't teleport it we will also have to make sure the ice doesn't melt until it is far enough north M: Almost certainly not. Be above any weight limit anyway. and then keep a watch on it continuously, possibly for years Perhaps if we talked to some druids or sailors, re: currents and prevailing winds? * Kasin nods well, first we need to think up an idea to transport it - over to you mages Kasana: Push it with elementals? how many over how long? Kasana: It will take a long time. I'll have to stay with it and re-cast the ice spell occasionally, I'd think. Renik: We might be better of waiting until winter. Then the ice won't melt. * Kasin nods Yes It's currently the start of the 9th month I think before we do this we really need to know how long the demon will take to die - if ever noting the the demon will eventually break free unless the spell is renewed, or it is unable to move due to the cold M: True. Given how difficult divinations about it have been it may be difficult to get that information, though. * Kasin nods Yes, it will be. Could the divinations clue anyone in as to what we are planning? M: Hmm... possibly. Divinations about divinations are possible. Just not normally done. * Kasin nods I was thinking of gods here they could clue someone in who means us harm although I don 't know of any gods in particular which like this demon M: Like it or not, various gods would have an interest in it defeating us. * Kasin nods Yes well, that's one of the risks we take Yes, even if they don't like it, they might help to cause us trouble opinions of the likelyhood of us giving the game away? M: That depends on too many factors, really. Even a deity would probably not find it easy to "listen" in on divinations. Although probably more easy with mine than most. * Kasin nods M: The fact that there seems to be much activity on a celestial scale at the moment would probably make it more difficult as well. Ok, given that, it's worthwhile asking divinations about it, like it's food requirements, time until death from starvation if at all, that kind of thing agreed M: Very well. How? If I do the spells we may well need a donation. what kind of donation? M: As you know, important divinations often require some sort of donation related to the importance. Given the scale of this task... * Kasin waits for Mitsumi to continue M: Of course, I'm sure that the powers I'm contacting _want_ us to ask... M muses. M: Hard to say. I assume we want to give money rather than items or pledges of services? Well, if it's money, it will have to be a lot to mean anything M: True. But items weaken us. R: (sighing) Service? But we want to have rest... (cash statement: Renik, Mitsumi, Alamark, and Luinja (at least) have 4m gp each. Kasin has 3.2m. Not sure about Alandrak) (to R) Rest? We had rest last night. Today is a new day. (Alandrak is keeping her money anyway - unless you want to pay for her research from now on?) (Not sure who got a share basically) R nods slowly, not looking happy. service as in quest i assume M: Yes. * Kasin pats R on the shoulder --- GM gives channel operator status to alamark --- GM gives channel operator status to Kasin M: A service has the added advantage that the powers judge the difficulty based on what we ask. We needn't do it. Well, a service is always worth doing anwyay Perhaps we should ask if there is anything we should be doing anyway, apart from the service? M: True While we can refuse the service, I'd feel at least somewhat obligated to at least try and do it ...but, service is not something which weakens us, and is for a good cause L: Unless the task is especially relevant I will not be coming. Fairy 'nuff * Kasin nods M: I suggest that Kasana not go either. * Kasin cocks her head to the side Kasan looks questioningly at M. M: Well, if Kasana is needed against the demon... and any service is likely to have at least some risk of loss... Well, ok. But the risk of loss is there for all of us K: Besides, I can teach the spell to Alamark. * alamark nods First Mitsumi, how about casting a spell to see if we are being idiots and not doing soemthing which we should, before the service divs M: Will do. M casts a spell. M: A service is our best option. The next-best would be purchasing information in Waymeet, and that has its own risks. * Kasin nods ok, what service then? Ask? M: I will cast the divinations and ask for a service. As usual I expect we'll get the information after we've completed the service. * Kasin nods M will head off to the chapel. (mutters under her breath) ..a turn or so passes... --- GM has changed the topic to: In the castle. M returns. M: We've been asked to take out a mage. * Kasin nods M: It seems there's a rather nasty mage on another prime doing fairly much what we're doing. Uniting the place... M: ..but in his case, it's not because he's nice. Enslaving the place might be a better way to put it. * Kasin nods oh M: We have a few options for this quest... * Kasin nods M: ...the mage has a prisoner. I don't have many details but the prisoner is from the upper planes. M: Getting him or her out would give us enough information to get by. :) * Kasin nods So how are we supposedf to get to another Prime? Yes, this will be difficult unless we have been there before M: The mage apparently has also enslave a local race that originates from the elemental plane of water. If we free them, we may be able to get help moving the demon. thats good M: Actually, that's easy. I was given the formula for the fork. oh, thats handy M: Of course, if we take out the mage then we get information and the thanks - most likely considerable - of the creatures there. M: Now for the bad news... * Kasin groans M: The mage is very well protected - of course - so I wasn't able to get much in the way of information. Unoh M: I was told enough however to assume they may be a vampire. Or at least some undead that life-drains. M: They are apparently also a little difficult to kill permanently. So possible a vampire or a lich. may be a necromancer M: Quite likely, yes. R: Another necromance? M: And of course that means that there may well be other life-drainers around. vampire monks, arrghhh M: Now, here's the best part... Kasana groans softly. M: ... the mage doesn't have a party. Apparently doesn't let others get powerful enough to challenge him. great, just great M: So there won't be lots of help, but one really nasty mage. well, thats good actually the one is always at a disadvantage against the many, if the many work together M: It means we'll probably end up having one big confrontation rather than a series of running battles. Yes, over nice and quick M: It does mean that the mage would not likely come after us personally if we have to retreat ... no-one to trust back home. with luck, we could even just go in there and attack in a stand-up fight we will want to discover what we can before we see the mage of course, perhaps from the natives M: Yes. I can't get anything else from here though. We'll need to go to that plane and start nosing around. * Kasin nods unfortunately we have things to do here... M: Yes. M: And if we stay there for any length of time we risk tipping off the mage. yes perhaps you could go and investigate? M: Gladly. you are likely to uncover almost all of what the entire group would anwyay Well, how abou getting to work on the fork and the rest of us will, do our usual stuff? and you like doling out the information too How long do you think it will take to create? M: The fork won't take long, the formula is the hardest part and I've got that. A few days maybe. ok. do you want to get started on that then? M: Gladly. (OK, so time passes?) in the meantime, the rest of us can go back to your normal business for a while (yes) (Sophie?) * Kasin will show the new ones around and start them on the language, plus her normal stuff Samer as before - other window What other window? * Kasin waits * Kasin waits What about people _they_ can recommend, ie. not necassarily from the order? Whoops! * Kasin grins The hamburger stand is set up and running, so I think I'll pop out and grab one. I'll be about five minutes or so. ok I should be able to eat with one hand and type with the other... :) ok hmmm, anything which needs to be rp'ed out individually with Kasin? Nothing I can think of I'll just go grab a drink then back * Kasin wobbles back * Kasin waits * alamark grooves reading a CS parody site, very funny how long is this going to be? I might reboot and start playing CS/TFC I don't know. Can you do something on another computer? not really I can get back on irc after I reboot anyway tho If you want. ok, be back soon Depends on whether Hannes and I can come to a middle ground on something ok **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Jul 29 20:22:50 2000 Session Start: Sat Jul 29 20:26:54 2000 [20:26] *** Now talking in #rpg2 [20:26] *** Topic is 'In the castle.' [20:26] *** Set by GM on Sat Jul 29 19:24:48 [20:27] I assume you haven't finished yet? [20:27] Should be there soon. [20:27] Oh, something I just noticed - Letnor doesn't have 7000 troops (anymore). Now has 5500. [20:27] OK. [20:28] Huh? [20:28] How come? [20:28] casualties agqainst the demons [20:28] I'm about 2 or 3 session worth of XP before I get to 3.75 million and 20th level [20:28] That was OOC [20:28] Ah [20:28] was 7000 troops, 1500 dead, 4000 wounded (1000 of which would never fight again without magical aid) [20:29] As in regeneration? [20:29] as in magical healing generally [20:29] which they received [20:29] OK [20:30] other survival rates (if you are curious): Elan 12/100, Tanet 0/40, maret 1/1 :) [20:31] K'narr 100+27/100+30, Santonia: 900/1000, alterns 970/1000, elves 99/100, dwarves 19/20, dragons 22/100 [20:31] hmmm, the letnorians would have ahd to be manning the guns at the end I guess [20:32] Nope... those guns just didn't fire anymore. [20:33] Letnorians aren't going to try to use the guns, and the gnomes don't want to let them. [20:33] The Knarr - I'd comnpltely forgotten their help [20:43] OK... time passes. (3 days) [20:44] Yep [20:44] Glenn, are you on or shooting terrorists? [20:44] *** GM sets mode: +o kasin [20:44] Sophie, can you tell Glenn we're back? [20:45] done [20:45] I'm baaaaacck [20:45] shooting fat guys with big guns [20:45] ok, time passes [20:45] Hmm... OK. [20:46] So what happens after 3 days? [20:46] Mitsumi has finished her fork and is ready to go. [20:46] cool [20:46] wave her goodbye :) [20:46] That was quick. [20:46] OK. [20:46] make a time she should report back by [20:46] (Normally it takes ages - to research the fork. Making it isn't too bad.) [20:46] OOC: I'm going to nip off to the bathroom. BRB. [20:47] She'll come back in a week. [20:47] (a week to the bathroom? wow) [20:47] (Failed the save badly.) [20:48] (looking at Kasin's old equipment list - soem good, some bad, some amusing) [20:49] (eg: compound bow, steel helmet, rocket launcher with 2 HEAT anti-vechicle warheads...) [20:50] BTW, I will have to finish relatively on time (ie around 10:30) tonight. Had a orientation party last night and had to take someone to the doctor (as a result) this morning. Translation: not enough sleep. [20:50] ok [20:51] * GM casts "Summon Sophie". [20:51] anything else with the new people? [20:51] Not really. Wilder will be raising eyebrows though. [20:52] oh? [20:52] Well, he is rather unconventional. Of course Beorn's presence doesn't help. [20:53] unconventional all right [20:53] Especially when he does things like concinve Beorn that the rod is "hiding the real him" ... until Bruin finally unconvinces him a day or so later. [20:54] whew! [20:54] (hmmm, whew! is right I suspect) [20:54] * GM scowls. "This spell has a long casting time." [20:54] :) [20:55] *** Disconnected Session Close: Sat Jul 29 20:55:38 2000 Session Start: Sat Jul 29 20:56:22 2000 [20:56] *** Now talking in #rpg2 [20:56] *** Topic is 'In the castle.' [20:56] *** Set by GM on Sat Jul 29 19:32:51 [20:56] closed the wrong window :) [20:56] :P [20:56] The new about Beorn was that shocking, eh? [20:57] * alamark is away since 8:56:59 PM - automagically set away after 10 min idling. Msglog [ON] [20:57] :) [20:58] * kasin has been thinking of havng a miltary academy at some stage [20:59] (For some reason this brought "Police Academy" to mind.) [20:59] :) [20:59] * alamark is back [20:59] I had forgotten about Wilder [21:00] I would hope not! [21:00] No...what happens/ed [21:00] I hadn't. *wicked grin* [21:00] More like "phew!" :) [21:00] Anyway, we have the fork and Mitsumi leaves? [21:01] Well, Mitsumi takes the fork with her. [21:01] ok [21:01] We wait for a week. [21:01] You know what I meant [21:01] But yes... [21:01] ? [21:01] In the meantime Wilder and Bruin want to take a trip to Tanet to check out some druids... [21:02] excelent idea [21:02] Kasin will be "checking out" the knights from Tanet [21:02] Just do a sending if you want them back. [21:02] Beorn will go too, BTW. [21:03] OK [21:03] ok [21:03] How's the temple of Lyca going, btw? [21:03] Slowly. It doesn't have the same sort of history as the others, and not as clearly defined goals either. [21:04] ("bash the bad guys" "protect people" "get smashed (shut up Beorn!)") [21:05] I'd like to use the oppportunity to rebuild to make it even more beatiful than the last one, but with the emphasis on the natural beauty of the moon, of course. [21:05] Need to find some more mithril. Hmmm... [21:06] A week passes ... and the DM reaches for his dice. [21:06] * kasin waits [21:07] ...a week has passed. Mitsumi has not returned. [21:07] Sending? [21:07] doh! [21:07] sending? [21:08] You cast one? [21:08] althogh not much will get through if she is on another plane [21:08] which she is [21:09] try it anyway? [21:09] Alamark? (the only mage available) [21:10] * kasin waits [21:10] (again) [21:10] Are you OK? Are you OK? Are you OK? What's happened? What's happened? What's happened? Please respond. Please respond. Please respond. Alamark Alamark Alamark. [21:10] Is that 25 words? [21:10] (A "yes" would have done - since it fails.) [21:10] Bugger [21:11] doh [21:11] Well, I guess we know, sort-of, that sendings to other Primes will probably fail altogether [21:11] well, anyone else get the spell at all? [21:11] Someone want to do a divination? [21:11] Renik will do a divination with his crown. [21:12] else we wil be in a right royal fix of trying to get to her [21:12] Exactement. [21:13] * kasin waits for div result [21:13] Renik: She is alive and in trouble. [21:13] ok [21:13] in big trouble, or don't know? [21:13] Dammit! [21:14] Battlestations! [21:14] Renik: And no, I don't get Planeshift. And I wouldn't think we have the time to make another fork anyway. [21:14] R: Don't know. [21:14] OOC: Listening to the Star Wars Imperial Death March ATM. :) [21:15] we need to find someone with planeshift, then make another fork, oir fins some other way [21:15] Colour pools? [21:15] Perhaps we can go to Waymeet and see what we can do. [21:15] perhaps we could astrally travel there [21:15] If we can find out which Prime she went to, it would make things easier. [21:15] R: We could wish ourselves there. [21:15] Renik, want to ask which Prime she went to? [21:15] Agh [21:16] And if she then dies, we'd have to wish ourselves back. [21:16] Renik: The crown divination can only done once per week. And I don't have one memorised. [21:16] we could [21:16] I do [21:16] Well, let's ask the other priests [21:16] I don't see how that is going to help to get there however [21:16] Renik: No, we could go Astral from there. Or even risk a teleport. [21:16] *** GM sets mode: +o kasin [21:16] if we can find which colour pool we can go through to get there... [21:17] we can get the right continent and then scry on her and teleport to her [21:17] I think we need to get Mitsumi a bodyguard in future. *sigh* [21:17] Shall I try a divination? [21:17] R: Doesn't work, remember. Astral travel only takes you to primes you've been to. [21:17] I don't understand your previous words then [21:18] Orbit: Well, the bad news is that I can't reach her mentally either. [21:18] Orbit: I can faintly feel some wards. Never found wards against contact before. [21:19] so the only way of getting there is teleport? [21:19] R: We don't know where we're teleporting to. [21:20] but is that the only way? [21:20] R: Short of a wish, yes I believe so. [21:21] Remember Mitsumi is a member of the order of the sun, they're going to be mentally shielded to some degree for security reasons [21:21] ok, so a divination about a location could allow us to risk a teleport as well [21:21] Orbit: I've been able to talk to her before though. Although she might have some spell up now. [21:21] We can ask at Waymeet - they're experts on plane travel and other impossible things. [21:21] R: Yes. A very risky teleport, though. [21:22] either that, or a wish. or waymeet, but I don't think they can help. [21:22] yes, risky [21:22] R: Waymeet has its own risks, time being one of them. [21:22] if enough of us go, we can use the power of the ritual to hopefully prevent a mishap however [21:23] I'd prefer not to use wishes, but if there's no other way... [21:23] I meant with the teleport [21:24] I'd prefer not ti use a wish - I imagine you wouldn't want to cast it either Alamark [21:24] R: Ask for teleport co-ordinates of an unwarded area of that plane. [21:25] Exactement. [21:25] * kasin nods [21:25] ok [21:25] * kasin goes away and casts a divination [21:26] (with that question) [21:27] * kasin waits [21:28] brb [21:28] *** Disconnected Session Close: Sat Jul 29 21:28:14 2000 Session Start: Sat Jul 29 21:28:42 2000 [21:28] *** Now talking in #rpg2 [21:28] *** Topic is 'In the castle.' [21:28] *** Set by GM on Sat Jul 29 19:24:21 [21:28] I dropped [21:28] ? [21:28] missed all after "(with that...) [21:29] With that? [21:30] Did you get SOphies brb? [21:30] * kasin goes away and casts the diviantion [21:30] back [21:30] (with that question) [21:30] Ah, we didn't get that. [21:30] OK... you get an answer. [21:31] * alamark waits [21:31] ok [21:31] we need to go with enough people to hopefully prevent a mishap, or have the smallest number go and them hopefully come back [21:31] (OOC: I will only allow one re-roll of teleports. Makes them too nice for random travel otherwise.) [21:32] R: Alamark, do you happen to have a teleport lock memorised? [21:32] What about burning personal CPs if a group one fails? [21:32] (I was assuming we could use the "reroll anything" CP, but not the others) [21:32] hold on [21:32] yep [21:32] (I was wondering whether I'd allow it at all - but the reroll anything would work, yes.) [21:32] and 2 teleport w/o errors [21:33] R: OK, do we want to get Bruin and the others? [21:33] Where are they again? [21:33] (Tanet) [21:33] Ah, yes. [21:33] How did they leave? [21:34] need to use more teleports for them then [21:34] (I assumed that you teleported them.) [21:34] (Or Kasin did) [21:34] Bugger. Do a sending to them explaining the situation and say we'll be there ASAP. [21:34] get Orbit to do it [21:35] Orbit: OK, but trying to reach Mitsumi has gotten me tired. This should be easy though. [21:35] Good idea [21:35] * kasin nods [21:36] Orbit: OK. Do you want them to come back now? [21:36] I'd say yes [21:37] Orbit: Right. They'll be TPing to the temple of Lyca. [21:37] they should be here soon then [21:38] R: So who is going? [21:38] I am [21:38] I imagine Alamark is going as well [21:39] Yep [21:39] who else? [21:39] Are they TPing themselves, or do I need to do it? [21:39] Orbit: Beorn said they'd do it. [21:40] * kasin waits [21:41] OK [21:41] Do you send for Reben? [21:41] Where is he ATM? [21:41] (With the army, most likely.) [21:41] Renik: (to Kasin) Should I go? I want to, but I'm not sure if I should. [21:42] (other window??) [21:42] No. If time passes vastly differently, we want at least one of you here. [21:42] Otherwise yes. [21:42] * kasin nods to Renik [21:43] Kasana: I will go. [21:43] Maybe a better question - who is staying? [21:43] We could ask Zortash to do a div re: time difference. [21:44] anyone staying a6t all? [21:44] (No-one will volunteer.) [21:44] ok.... [21:44] I have an Alter Occurrence in case anything goes wrong, btu that's it. No wishes. [21:44] Alanndrak? [21:45] so we have, Kasin, Shotan, Viv, Elenil, Renik, Alamark, Kasana, Luinja, Reben, Wilder, Beorn, Bruin. Have I missed anyone? [21:45] (Allandrak is not present. She's in spell research ATM for the army.) [21:45] ok [21:45] Luinja is also not present. She's in Maret. [21:45] Dragons? [21:45] ok then [21:46] dragons? [21:46] They are going. [21:47] teleport lock anyone? [21:47] Quick Q: What has Stilcheck been doing all this time? Helping Alanndrak? [21:47] (Yes.) [21:48] does anyone have a teleport lock??? [21:49] OK. I cast TP Lock then. then TP w/o error. [21:49] ok [21:49] OK... shall I roll or do you start the dicebot? [21:50] I have some real dice ATM [21:50] 41 [21:51] dicebot starting [21:51] *** GM sets mode: +o kasin [21:51] on channel dicerolls [21:52] OK, you appear on a low ridge overlooking a moderate sized river. Behind you is a forest. On the other side is grasslands. [21:53] I wonder where we are [21:53] There is no sign of intelligent life. [21:53] now we need to find Mitsumi [21:53] who can scry? [21:53] Bruin doesn't have the spell in memory. [21:53] That leaves Orbit. [21:54] * kasin nods [21:54] Does someone want to fly up and have a look around? [21:54] Kasana will do so. [21:54] ok [21:55] Kasana casts a quick spell and turns into an eagle. [21:55] She flies upwards. [21:55] * kasin smiles [21:56] Orbit: Can't find her. And trying is tiring as anything. I think we're in an area that you can't scry _out_ of. [21:56] out of [21:56] this could prove painful [21:56] how are we going to find her without scrying? [21:56] Renik: Could this be some sort of trap? [21:57] We could ask around, assuming there is anyone here at all [21:57] it could be. fairly innocous trap [21:57] Orbit: No-one makes inside-out scrying wards. And I couldn't even see the things. [21:58] Kasana comes swoping back down. [21:58] How about, one of us goes out of sight, and you try and scry on them as a quick test [21:58] * kasin looks to Kasana [21:58] Anything? [21:58] Kasana turns into a largish dragon with black scales. [21:59] Kasana: There is a town not too far away. [21:59] (Largish compared to the other dragons in the party, BTW) [21:59] * kasin frowns [21:59] well, perhaps we could ask at the town? [22:00] Kasana: I'll stay overhead as an eagle. [22:00] * kasin nods [22:00] Lets go? [22:00] (gesturing with one claw) The town is that way. [22:00] Kasana turns back into an eagle and flies up again. [22:00] (And you head off towards the town.) [22:00] (quote: war doesn't determine who is right. War determiens who is left") [22:01] * kasin heads off, keeping pace with the party [22:01] OOC: Interesting... [22:01] Anyone have Tongues? [22:01] I don't [22:01] It will actually take you guys a while to get to town, given that you're going through forest for some of the way. [22:02] Renik, Bruin and Wilder do. [22:02] As you approach the town you can hear the distant sounds of wood-felling. [22:02] Bruin and Wilder don't look happy. [22:03] Hey, isn't it ok to fell wood, provided it's replaced? [22:03] You soon find a group of people (they look human) felling trees. [22:03] Hey, we're not here for that. Besides, you don't know they aren't. [22:03] Wilder yeah, but who ever replaces it? [22:04] * kasin shrugs [22:04] Well, I don't. Of course, I don't recall ever felling a tree in my entire life. [22:04] The lumberjacks will back off, holding their axes cautiously. Other workers will move behind them. [22:04] * kasin smiles in a friendly way [22:04] Yes, but you did threaten to burn down an entire forest once... [22:05] Bruin will make some motions indicating talking and spell-casting, but pause to turn on Kasin. [22:05] B: What? [22:05] B: Some other time. [22:05] Bruin turns back to the lumberjacks and repeats his pantomime. [22:05] * kasin shrugs [22:06] It was the only way to get a particularly um "stubborn" dryad to um "release" Renik and myself from her... "servitude." [22:06] * kasin smiles at the lumberjacks [22:06] Bruin then casts a spell. The lumberjacks back away, obviously frightened... [22:06] * alamark attempts to look non-threatening [22:06] Bruin starts to talk to them, they babble back... and Bruin frowns. [22:06] Bruin: My tongues spell didn't work. [22:06] Can you understand them? [22:07] oh [22:07] does the language sound similiar to anything we know? [22:07] Orbit, can you understand them? [22:07] English, Japanese? [22:08] Orbit: Yeah, they're asking who we are. They're also saying that they mean no harm and don't want to fight us. [22:08] I make motions of us walking for a long time, and that we're thirsty and want to buy a drink. [22:08] (You know enough languages that it probably sounds vaguely similar to at least one of them. Nothing certain, however.) [22:08] (I take it the language isn't similiar then) [22:09] This is where we need face-to-face. I'll have to go on intelligence and charisma, I guess. [22:09] * kasin nods and smiles [22:09] OOC: Probably just that the occasional word is familiar eg. say Russian and Greek have some words exactly the same, but only a few [22:09] (welkl, alamark has both) [22:10] One of the lumberjacks will very carefully bring forwards a skin with liquid in it. [22:10] Well, I do the yellow pages sign for walking, pant like I'm thirsty, show that I'm looking, jingle my pouch, then make drinking motions. [22:10] Damn, I wwas afraid he'd do that [22:11] I point towards the town [22:11] while trying to politely refuse his offer [22:11] They nod repeatedly, motioning to the town. [22:11] how big is the "town"? [22:11] The person with the skin will take it back. [22:11] You can only see some houses, doesn't look too impressive. [22:12] Does anything look inn or tavern like? [22:12] Not from here. Want to head over? [22:13] yes [22:14] OK, bow slightly and wave politely, then leave, making sure the druids leave too. [22:14] OK, the town has about 40 to 50 houses, and about the same number of shacks and shanties. [22:15] A pier stretches into the river, and a galley is moored at it. [22:15] A galley? [22:15] Does anything resemble an inn or tavern? How many roads lead off the town main street? [22:15] Ah, a port. Guaranteed to have a tav. :) [22:15] There are not so much roads as spaces between houses ... sometimes filled in by shanties. [22:16] And yes, there seem to be a number of dive... umm... taverns. [22:16] :) [22:16] Anything resembling a temple or place of government? [22:16] looks look for the best looking place [22:17] There is a big building smack in the center of town. Will that do? [22:17] yep [22:17] What sort of colouring do these people have, btw? [22:17] that looks like the place [22:18] Moderate. Average Australian, say. [22:18] You head through town? [22:18] Actually...this is probably as good a place to leave it as any. [22:19] * kasin sighs [22:19] ok [22:19] when shall we have the next session? [22:19] Have 16k XP. [22:19] xp? favour? [22:19] Tuesday night? [22:19] -5 favour [22:19] ok by me [22:20] Good night. [22:20] * GM waves. [22:20] see you tuesday [22:20] * kasin waves [22:20] * kasin bows [22:20] Yep. [22:20] *** GM has quit IRC (Leaving) [22:20] *** Disconnected Session Close: Sat Jul 29 22:20:53 2000