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Post by at on Jun 20, 2014 3:49:51 GMT -5
Xana grins mischievously at George, "you said it would summon Orcus", her voice clearly indicating that she thought the idea was ridiculous, "but don't take the whole twitchy thing personally - the priesthood of Merebas are all fire and brimstone about this kind of thing. Probably amassing an army at the borders of the fell already."
Turning to Vadania, "Parias might know, him and his creepy raven, but i've not seen him months. He went north when the storms started claiming that someone was behind it all. But I know these symbols, they don't summon a being so much as they are used to petition one. What was the symbol you saw?"
(this is 'choose your new adventure' btw - lots of directions to go, the party is officially off the hook for the escaped demon plotline)
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Post by rhinobullet on Jun 20, 2014 9:14:57 GMT -5
Garrot scratches his head and adjusts his goggles into what he thinks is a good look for him and then says "Maybe we should finish looking into this barrel thing, figure out what is in that box our new friend brought with her, and then go find this stormy searcher guy."
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 16:37:55 GMT -5
( george does not like be manipulated and right now he feels she is a new commer and bossing him and has insalted his personality.)
George is silent and a sence of calm in his face, not angry but stowic.
" you have now put a slanted and havr miss use of my meaning out of context. i take all of what you have said personaly and if we are to continue to adventure together you owe my an apology,here and now."
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Post by harknail on Jun 20, 2014 16:42:37 GMT -5
Vadania will try to sketch the symbol she's seen before. Not being a mystic, nor have really studied it, she's sure to make many mistakes.
OOC: Vadania is just trying to bring Xana back to Burrtown before we go off to try breaking a siege. If Xana wants to go with us, she has yet to say so. Also, it seems like her sister Lynette might object to that.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 17:33:53 GMT -5
George does not care, she needs to leave us here and now he will not be around people he cant trust right now u all shown him you cant be trusted right now Hes done not being taken seriously by the party. You never not once have done what hes has asked unless u were already going to do so. even when he has nicely with very good reasoning. He is making his stand very clear.
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Post by at on Jun 20, 2014 17:44:57 GMT -5
Xana crosses her arms at Georges statement seemingly unrepentant, "I know what you said"
Lynette seems less pleased with the turn of events and hisses at her sister, "Xana, cut it out"
(George explicitly stated that the symbol was the work of Orcus when he first saw it, jumping to the conclusion that it was the same as the one from the legends. Still Xana does have a particularly recalcitrant personality regardless of the facts of the matter)
The impasse is broken as Xana and George catch sight of the symbol drawn by Vadania. Similar to the one on the tarp it's a crude reconstruction but Xana answers, "it's the seal of the Savnok, a magical suit of armour. Parias showed it to me. The armour talks at first but it's just a figment, a ritual test so that only those who know it's secret can wield it."
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 17:46:19 GMT -5
She is smiling when talking about summing deamons that alone is a red flag to him, enough to show she is not taking the situation seriously and that is even worse to him. He has now seen his leader never side with him or trust he knows what he is doing. He will not continue unless we do things differently. Side note he is not giving up the syth btw, he swore to protect it and he will, if you ask for him to hand it over then he knows all trust in you all is gone, and no convincing will help you at that point.
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Post by harknail on Jun 20, 2014 18:02:54 GMT -5
Vadania commented, "Too bad, I was hoping we could use that to track the wizard town killer. But just because we see that mark, it doesn't mean that he has been there."
Vadania has a different alignment and a different set of priorities from everyone else in the group. Other than that she's easy going and not easily offended. Which is why she gets along with all the people we meet and can't understand why Ka'lion and George keep getting so offended. As far as doing what George and Ka'lion suggest (or Garrot or Lynette for that matter), Vadania will genuinely consider their suggestions, using her own wisdom to evaluate them. She has gone along with some of Ka'lions suggestions (and is usually surprised when he comes up with good ones). And she'll try to go along with what the others what, which is why we detoured to the Wizards place in the first place (Ka'lion wanted to talk to him). But she has learned that just running away is usually not the answer to problems. That doesn't get rid of the problem, it just leaves it for others to deal with.
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Post by at on Jun 20, 2014 18:14:31 GMT -5
She is smiling when talking about summing deamons that alone is a red flag to him (For clarity can you make sure to indicate which beliefs are Georges in-character thoughts, and which are your own - for instance is it only George that thinks Xana is happy about the idea of summoning demons or did you get that impression? -PM sent)
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 18:25:31 GMT -5
(Sorry its harrder to do that via phone ill try to do better on that. On a nat 20 all he got was it was realated to a deamon and that was a nat 20 mind you. You dont want to gives that info thats fine but he is going off of only what he knows and so his actions are off of the only thing he knows. That being said he reacted to the only info you gave him, realed to a powerful deamon, then call out he is not an expert and insulted by her. He has every right to never think it sounds good when deamons are involved right now given what is going on in the land. Then he sees her simile when she says summing him, ge has wisdom and int to see she is up to something. he has shown he does not trust easily or quickly. she has shown him via her words and actions he can't so its him not trusing her. Me i get she is an npc, but i cant forgo how he feels in this situation.)
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Post by at on Jun 20, 2014 18:45:07 GMT -5
(On a nat 20 all he go was it was realed to a deamon and that was a nat 20 mind you) Ah - ok, to clarify George has heard of a seal like this one that related directly to the plans of Orcus to achieve domination on the material plane.
George doesn't however know exactly what this Orcus seal would look like - this could be that very seal, or it could be entirely unrelated.
(Note that there are no criticals or fumbles for skill checks - despite Georges roll he still fell short of the DC to know an actual seal without training, it's pretty obscure stuff)A sense motive check can be taken to determine Xana's attitude is one of manipulation or genuine disbelief of Georges words.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 19:08:07 GMT -5
( A skill i dont think he has, he never does one unless he thinks person is evil. for simple reason, they have to earn trust. no borthering to allow yourself to be mislead for garrot could bluff his ass off with words, harder to hide actions. so if he does not do so and has actions show him not their words true character of person comes out.so if he thinks nutral and treats everyone the same until they give him reason not too, ka'lion is greatest example.very offten a smile is considered an action and gives humans away like eyes to left or right means two very different things, both gives us away. Her simle is face value and what he uses to go by until he gets to know them, then sence motive if they are acting way odder but i don't think he has skill points to put in for cross class skills.)
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Post by at on Jun 20, 2014 19:32:39 GMT -5
In any event the rain has stopped for now, though it is still several hours to sunrise.
Unless there is anything else the group wants to do at this point or during the night the remaining watches pass without incident and those who pray at sunrise renew their spells.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 19:57:19 GMT -5
He renews it as he sees the roads, or first sunlight on the ground around him.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 20, 2014 20:10:40 GMT -5
" so are you going to give me an apology and send her packing or am i off alone once more"
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Post by at on Jun 20, 2014 20:58:28 GMT -5
Xana reacts incredulously to Georges words, "you fearmongering weasily little furball, that's no more a symbol of orcus than i'm..." Lynette grabs her arm and tries to shout her down, "shut up Xana!"
Her sister isn't finished though, and seems to have a axe to grind, "no! No! It's always the damned priests", she points a finger towards George while continuing to stare down Lynette, "that ape doesn't know the first thing about the seals and yet somehow i'm to blame for his ignorance."
Shaking off Lynettes grip she scoops up the metal box she had taken from Melwyn's house and storms off into the night without another word. Not until she is gone does Lynette turn to George and speaks, quietly and pale, "they burnt her mother to death... knights from Merebas. No trial or charge, their word as law as the word of the gods"
She looks off in the direction of her sisters travel but does not follow.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 21, 2014 2:21:31 GMT -5
He is silent : " her anger will get the best of her if she does nothing about it, its good for her to let it out, she needs to vent her loss not keep it in
I am sorry about her mother, my father was stabbed to death before i turned 14.
not all clerics are evil, nor are they all good. Even the good ones can do missdeads, does not make them right.
my god is very unlike the others, yet she only sees flames and brimstone where i am conserned.
Feerball ha she has to do better cause i have been called way worse.
My goal was to see her true character and her intentions.
Im sorry i pissed her off but i had to see it for myself in my own way. for i could not trust her until i had done so. I regret i had to go to that length
now i can she needs work in coming to grasp the idea of death and loss her anger drives her. I see much intrunal battles in her.
Ask ka'lion when we first meet he did something that pissed me off i let him know, he stomed off that night.
My point in all this she will start to see her own flaws, and then the real work starts."
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 21, 2014 2:40:37 GMT -5
Ignorence was also a missued word, i never said it could not be something different, only dangerious to try to and not to blame for it.
yet she heared only what she wanted to, all i asked was for her to say sorry and for others to trust i could be right.
She was shutting ones mind to other ideas for in hers only she could be right,
common in ones raised with a parent missing or none at all.
For i see my anger i had in her voice and eyes. Yet i faced mine over years but not on the day i saw my dad die, it took a long time to heal but i had to let myself do so.
she has not faced it she cant heal until she does, but does not have to alone as i did.
Right now she has given it power over her and her actions.
i was helpless to do anything about it as was she. Her pain is not at me or you nor her anger. Her pain is in her feeling guilt that she survived but could do nothing.
I had sibblings looking to me to raise them and so i did the best i could but was open to learn, as has she done the best with u.
There is nothing stonger then family. You must learn to work together, nor tare eachother apart.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on Jun 21, 2014 3:18:26 GMT -5
(Also u did say it was first light before and had gotten spells back. Iwas thinking it was the next day and would have waited til it was light out )
"Captain i think you better talk with her, wise words and comfert would maybe help, im not a women so in this case i dont know what is best.
i am sorry i just could not trust her, she has no trust in what i am or why i am here.
i was the same with all of you and ka'lion and he well did the exact same thing at first.
do people wish to fight my help that much? how then do i surve a god that is the god of free choice yet none of u pick a direction that leads anywhere or change your mind every other day.
I made ka'lion a promiss and that is what im holding too.
It wares me out trying to find what the heck each of u wants in this life.
Then you dont tell me until i make u so made you have to storm off, then ask your friends to find out. Then when i do put forth any idea its no.. no you cant... thats a bad idea,
when u do it its well we are going to thats that.
Stop being so contradictory its drives even my god up the wall when people can't decide to do things.
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Post by at on Jun 21, 2014 19:00:05 GMT -5
(Also u did say it was first light before and had gotten spells back.) (Up to you if George demands his apology immediately or waits until dawn - same thing happens either way. No other encounters during the night.)
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