A familiar voiceSilent Wolf says: (4:01:33 PM)
oh my! many messages!
Silent Wolf says: (4:01:34 PM)
hai
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:01:40 PM)
oh yo!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:01:53 PM)
I can summarize them
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:02:00 PM)
If you don't want to have to read them all
Silent Wolf says: (4:02:04 PM)
haha
Silent Wolf says: (4:02:06 PM)
already did
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:02:10 PM)
Fast reader
Silent Wolf says: (4:02:24 PM)
hhe
Silent Wolf says: (4:02:25 PM)
sometiems
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:02:29 PM)
Well, my parents are gone for the day
Silent Wolf says: (4:02:57 PM)
oh cool
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:03:15 PM)
I was debating getting the gaming session going today
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:03:25 PM)
Though I'd be just as down for some Lone Wolf or Resident Evil 5
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:03:35 PM)
If you're up for anything
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:04:01 PM)
If not, I'd understand
Silent Wolf says: (4:04:03 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (4:04:30 PM)
perhaps after i finish this paper work. I've gotten through most of it but i got sent 12 forms i need to fill out, bleh
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:04:41 PM)
ha ha
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:04:43 PM)
wow
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:04:53 PM)
Yeah, that's gonna be me with my grant paperwork
Silent Wolf says: (4:05:57 PM)
ahh
Silent Wolf says: (4:06:07 PM)
its on excel and thats making it a bit of a pain to fill out
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:06:17 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:06:22 PM)
I can imagine
Silent Wolf says: (4:06:25 PM)
Good luck with that grant by the way
Silent Wolf says: (4:06:30 PM)
would be pretty sweet if you got it
Silent Wolf says: (4:06:35 PM)
teaching experience and pay!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:06:45 PM)
I'm neutral about it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:06:49 PM)
It would be awesome
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:06:58 PM)
But I'm not going to plan for it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:07:00 PM)
you know?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:08:08 PM)
well, let me know when you get bored
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:08:11 PM)
I know you will ^_^
Silent Wolf says: (4:08:44 PM)
haha
Silent Wolf says: (4:08:49 PM)
when ever i finish these forms
Silent Wolf says: (4:09:04 PM)
putting them on excel is nice cause anyone can fill them out. .. however, it looks funny <.<
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:12:37 PM)
Well, Ii'll be looking forward to getting you back in the world of Magnamund
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:12:45 PM)
Just let me know when you're done
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:12:51 PM)
I'm gonna... do... something...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:12:55 PM)
Clean my room!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:12:59 PM)
Haven't done that in a while
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:01 PM)
yeah!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:03 PM)
Alright!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:07 PM)
Excitement!
Silent Wolf says: (4:13:08 PM)
haha
Silent Wolf says: (4:13:10 PM)
Sounds fun!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:16 PM)
I won't be!
Silent Wolf says: (4:13:23 PM)
your room is too spotless. Need to mess it up a bit more, not clean it!
Silent Wolf says: (4:13:23 PM)
<.<
Silent Wolf says: (4:13:28 PM)
Plus that is more fun.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:31 PM)
Really?
Silent Wolf says: (4:13:35 PM)
haha
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:36 PM)
You think my room is spotless?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:13:41 PM)
I'm blushing
Silent Wolf says: (4:14:21 PM)
Its much cleaner than mine. . . then again I have too many books so they kinda tend to spill off my shelf and onto my floor. . .so the comparision is like saying "you're a good person compared to Hitler!" but yeah, your room seems clean
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:14:44 PM)
I suppose it is, at that
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:14:58 PM)
I try to keep my little world organized, despite that being a terrible idea
Silent Wolf says: (4:15:51 PM)
How is that a terrible idea? afk one minute so if im slow to respond you dont think i've been eaten by lions
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:16:27 PM)
I've discovered that a lot of life's anxieties and pain comes from trying to control life.
Silent Wolf says: (4:20:44 PM)
well, everything heads to chaos
Silent Wolf says: (4:20:50 PM)
its the second law of thermodynamics
Silent Wolf says: (4:20:51 PM)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:21:01 PM)
By the way, you should check this out. It's a quick link (just a picture, not a movie or anything):
outspaced.fightingfantasy.org/Hosted/Jan_Charv%C3%A1t_Magnamund.pngSilent Wolf says: (4:21:02 PM)
i am such a nerd =\
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:21:36 PM)
Whoops, try this link:
outspaced.fightingfantasy.org/Hosted/Jan_Charv%C3%A1t_Magnamund.pngSilent Wolf says: (4:21:53 PM)
oh shiny
Silent Wolf says: (4:22:05 PM)
thats pretty cool
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:22:28 PM)
Yeah, someone put it together out of all the maps from all the books
Silent Wolf says: (4:26:46 PM)
ah i only have to mail in two of thse forms before monday
Silent Wolf says: (4:26:53 PM)
which is good cause the other forms dont hav directions
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:28:38 PM)
ha ha
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:28:42 PM)
isn't that the way?
Silent Wolf says: (4:33:35 PM)
Indeed
Silent Wolf says: (4:33:44 PM)
its part of some intelligence test
Silent Wolf says: (4:33:53 PM)
answer them wrong and you're considered to slow to take the jorb!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:36:00 PM)
that's awful
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:36:08 PM)
but I don't think they're gonna count you out
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:37:36 PM)
So what are you working on now? Crime record?
Silent Wolf says: (4:38:09 PM)
tax forms
Silent Wolf says: (4:51:54 PM)
So you still wanna hang out for a bit?
Silent Wolf says: (4:52:08 PM)
my mum is taking off with the car so i can prolly get dropped off for a bit
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:53:18 PM)
We could hang out, sure. Or we could play some Lone Wolf.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:53:36 PM)
Whatever you're in the mood for.
Silent Wolf says: (4:53:48 PM)
either is alright, im technically supposed to be home around 7ish
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:54:38 PM)
How about Lone Wolf, then? Then we don't have to worry about when you have to go home
Silent Wolf says: (4:54:41 PM)
I'm in the mood for watching a movie! maybe upsidedown. But lone wolf would sufice.
Silent Wolf says: (4:54:46 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (4:54:49 PM)
Indeed.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:54:49 PM)
Upsidedown? lol
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:55:01 PM)
Well, I can't promise anything quite SO amazing
Silent Wolf says: (4:55:05 PM)
I dunno, have this crazy urge to sit upsidown
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:55:11 PM)
You could play Lone wolf upside down
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:55:15 PM)
Type upside down
Silent Wolf says: (4:55:20 PM)
Would making typing very difficult.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:55:35 PM)
So you're done with the forms, then?
Silent Wolf says: (4:55:56 PM)
yeah basically
Silent Wolf says: (4:56:01 PM)
need my medical history for the rest
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:58:38 PM)
well, cool
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:58:46 PM)
We can start any time you are ready
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (4:59:52 PM)
You still have that die I gave you?
Silent Wolf says: (5:00:07 PM)
Yeah, it's found a home on my desk. Its very happy here.
Silent Wolf says: (5:00:13 PM)
Sorry I'm ready.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:00:24 PM)
lol
Silent Wolf says: (5:01:11 PM)
I just discovered that this webcomic I've been reading I didnt actualyl start at the begining of it. I missed the entier first chapter. No wonder I thought it was so confusing.
Silent Wolf says: (5:01:18 PM)
Anyways ^^
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:01:29 PM)
That's happened to me before
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:01:36 PM)
It takes the oomph out of things
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:01:44 PM)
Alright, so last we left you, you were standing outside the Pick and Shovel, having just been ambushed by a band of... bandits.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:01:53 PM)
(a litter of bandits?)
Silent Wolf says: (5:02:26 PM)
(it is a bit redundant. . .perhaps a pack! or a pride)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:02:36 PM)
(A pride of bandits! I like that.)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:02:46 PM)
We'll call them a "trounce" of bandits
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:04:31 PM)
Anyway, this trounce of bandits has just finished slaughtering your men. You are holding Fritzel in your arms. His dying words were "run for the woods, Lone Wolf."
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:05:17 PM)
The land behind the tavern is steep and heavily forested. It would be hard for an entire troop (trounce) to follow you up there. There is wisdom in Fritzel's words.
Silent Wolf says: (5:06:05 PM)
I'll jump on my horse and gallop in that general direction then, not a good day to die.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:06:36 PM)
No horse. He's on the other side of the inn.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:06:49 PM)
Sorry, I should've re-described the placement of everything
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:07:47 PM)
You came into the inn from the front, leaving your horse outside (naturally). You've left the inn by the back. Chances are your horse is dead or stolen anyway. Or at least driven away.
Silent Wolf says: (5:08:49 PM)
Silent Wolf says: (5:08:52 PM)
Ok off I run then
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:09:03 PM)
You're always losing those horses!
Silent Wolf says: (5:09:50 PM)
I know
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:10:41 PM)
You do have a couple of options here, still. You could run for the heights of those wooded hills, looking to gain distance and difficult ground on the bandits, or you could try to lose yourself in the thick of the woods at the base of the hills, moving along the side of the hill rather than making for the top.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:10:45 PM)
Your call.
Silent Wolf says: (5:11:21 PM)
I'll take option two, I trust in my ability to hide well
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:12:04 PM)
The going through the thick woods is difficult and the sound of pursuit does not fade far enough behind you for your comfort. Roll the die.
Silent Wolf says: (5:12:51 PM)
ouch 1
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:13:23 PM)
good way to start the new year >_>
Silent Wolf says: (5:13:45 PM)
Lost my luck in mexico
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:14:02 PM)
You are pushing through a particularly dense part of the forest when, as you part the dense foliage, you suddenly topple headlong over the edge of a steep drop and fall with a crash onto a wide forest track below.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:14:16 PM)
(lost my luck in mexico sounds like a great name for a song)
Silent Wolf says: (5:14:26 PM)
(Indeed it does)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:15:14 PM)
Less than ten feet away kneels a bandit examining the hoof of his horse and prising out a sharp stone from the animal's shoe with a long, curved dagger. The noise of your fall alerts him, and he turns with his weapon raised for attack.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:15:38 PM)
(You remember the combat rules I told you about, or you want a refresher course?)
Silent Wolf says: (5:15:56 PM)
(ooo horse! I think I remember them . .. vaugly, a refresher may bea good idea)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:16:12 PM)
There are four "moves" you can use
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:16:53 PM)
Attacks don't affect your combat score unless you roll poorly over multiple attacks. It's just a straight-up "me versus you" that hurts both you and your opponent, depending on the combat ratio.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:17:08 PM)
(of course, you can still get rounds where you don't take damage by rolling well enough)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:17:23 PM)
Defends let you raise your combat score, but you don't deal any damage that round.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:17:48 PM)
Charges momentarily raise your combat score by a lot in order to deal a deadly blow, but then your combat score drops by a lot afterwards
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:18:27 PM)
And maneuvers are designed to try and better your combat score WHILE dealing damage, but they can be risky if you roll poorly.
Silent Wolf says: (5:19:16 PM)
Alright, I think I've got it.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:19:16 PM)
I can either choose an action for you based off your description, or you can tell me your action and then describe it appropriately
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:19:47 PM)
If you don't say what action it is when you post, I'll just assign one by default based on your description
Silent Wolf says: (5:19:59 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:20:06 PM)
First things first, we need a CS roll!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:20:15 PM)
What weapon are you using?
Silent Wolf says: (5:20:30 PM)
Well, since I am a bit shaken from the fall, I'm not in good shape for a charge. . .I'll finish this after roll. . .another 1 yeay luck.
Silent Wolf says: (5:20:56 PM)
Anyways, I am setting up a defense initially, drawing my sword and shield and preparing for the Bandit's attack.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:21:05 PM)
Sommerswerd?
Silent Wolf says: (5:21:17 PM)
Yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:21:28 PM)
Okay, so that puts you at CS 15
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:21:46 PM)
And you're drawing yourself in for a defensive position, got it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:21:48 PM)
Alright, roll
Silent Wolf says: (5:22:03 PM)
wow this is not a good night for this, 2
Silent Wolf says: (5:22:10 PM)
<.<
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:22:22 PM)
Yeah! Wow!
Silent Wolf says: (5:22:35 PM)
(I've got a bad feeling about this upcoming year already <.<)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:22:48 PM)
Oh, I also forgot, you can try to do things like drink potions or use mindblast as a special action, which changes based on the situation.
Silent Wolf says: (5:23:10 PM)
I'll drink my Gallowbrush potion. . . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:23:19 PM)
lol
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:24:00 PM)
Well, the bandit is coming hard, getting in under your defenses with his dagger. You thankfully block enough of his blows to give yourself a chance to get to your feet and get a better position, but you do take damage.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:24:12 PM)
You are now at 13/31 (lost 5 in that attack, ouch)
Silent Wolf says: (5:25:19 PM)
Now that he is in close range I'm going to go more on the offensive, since my defense failed miserably to begin with. I'll try to back up a step and keep him at range with my sword, while slicing at him.
Silent Wolf says: (5:25:32 PM)
Little better, thats a 5
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:25:35 PM)
A maneuver, that sounds like.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:25:59 PM)
And much better, yes
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:27:50 PM)
The bandit keeps lockstep with you, but he soon learns to fear your blade. The Sommerswerd reflects the light of the setting sun through the parts in the trees and swings effortlessly and cooly. Back and forth you and the bandit strike. He is tiring faster than you, but you are more injured and your wounds are bleeding.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:28:07 PM)
Bandit 16/24 SW 13/31
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:28:11 PM)
Next move?
Silent Wolf says: (5:28:41 PM)
I'll head in for the attack this time, seeing that he is tired. I'll pres a harder attack.
Silent Wolf says: (5:28:46 PM)
4
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:30:05 PM)
The events of the day are wearing on you. Also, you fear that the bandits friends may catch up to you soon. You overstretch your defense in order to get a strike on the bandit's side. With your blade and skills, it is a wound that will never heal properly for him, but he also carves his own mark on your outstretched arm.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:30:15 PM)
Bandit 9/24 SW 11/31
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:30:22 PM)
(phew, this is a close one!)
Silent Wolf says: (5:30:39 PM)
(indeed!)
Silent Wolf says: (5:31:07 PM)
Letting my nerves get the better of me, this time I press a hard attack (charge) hoping to finish the bandit off before his friends have a chance to show up
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:31:14 PM)
Alright, roll!
Silent Wolf says: (5:32:03 PM)
yeay luck at last 9
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:32:16 PM)
I think you just like to play it close
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:32:26 PM)
That's a very nice roll.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:32:39 PM)
You want to describe your exact attack...?
Silent Wolf says: (5:33:56 PM)
I try to slam him with my shield and knock him back, leaving him open for an attack, at which point I throw off my defenses and stab at his chest
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:35:26 PM)
As silent as your namesake, you enact your strategy. The move works better than you had even hoped. The force of your shield push shoves the bandit into a gather of brambles and he becomes caught up in their large thorns. Before long, the thorns are red as roses from his blood and you are pulling the Sommerswerd from his chest.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:36:07 PM)
You are at 11/31. The bandit is dead, though you hear the sounds of pursuit and a cry saying that someone heard something "over there."
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:36:14 PM)
It is time to leave.
Silent Wolf says: (5:36:23 PM)
Horse still around?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:36:46 PM)
He took off during the fighting. You could try an animal lore check or tracking to see where he went.
Silent Wolf says: (5:36:53 PM)
(yes I am horse obsesed)
Silent Wolf says: (5:37:16 PM)
Naw, I'll jump into the bushes and try to hide from the upcoming bandits
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:37:51 PM)
Okay
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:38:34 PM)
You part the bushes, taking care not to get caught on the same large brambles that held your bandit "friend." As you are parting the bushes, you spot a means of escape from this trap.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:39:21 PM)
Hidden by the bushes is an old mine entrance. With your skills of camouflage, you could dissapear into this entrance and cover your tracks well enough that it would be hours before the bandits found them.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:39:42 PM)
(you want a map check real quick?)
Silent Wolf says: (5:39:55 PM)
Sure
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:40:19 PM)
You still have the link?
Silent Wolf says: (5:40:34 PM)
no, i forgot to bookmark it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:40:36 PM)
www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/04tcod/map.htmSilent Wolf says: (5:40:49 PM)
oh that map, i have not the big map you send before
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:41:20 PM)
Oh for now all you need is the small map
Silent Wolf says: (5:41:29 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:41:37 PM)
You see Eshnar?
Silent Wolf says: (5:41:41 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:43:13 PM)
That's where you were when you were attacked. You fled south into the woods around those mountains. Those woods are the Ruanon forest. Those ore-rich mountains are where Ruanon got its fabled riches. Chances are, this mine leads eventually to Ruanon. All the mines were connected to the main Ruanon mines.
Silent Wolf says: (5:44:09 PM)
I'm sure there is quiet the network of caves down there, I dont think I want to wonder around in them very much with out some sense of direction. .. that kinda seems dumb <.<
Silent Wolf says: (5:44:21 PM)
I'll end up bck in Kalte
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:44:32 PM)
Your tracking should help you more here than in Kalte, though
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:44:51 PM)
You could probably make a quick path towards Ruanon using your kai skills
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:45:15 PM)
The mines definitely hold their dangers, but then so does crossing the wildlands alone, without a horse.
Silent Wolf says: (5:45:27 PM)
Yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:45:31 PM)
Either way, though
Silent Wolf says: (5:45:31 PM)
I'll take to the mines then
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:45:41 PM)
As always, you have the decision, here
Silent Wolf says: (5:45:43 PM)
try to get in a ways then get some rest
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:45:57 PM)
I can promise you that both ways hold their dangers and excitments
Silent Wolf says: (5:46:04 PM)
Indeed ^^
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:46:11 PM)
So are you entering the mines?
Silent Wolf says: (5:46:15 PM)
Yeah
Silent Wolf says: (5:46:17 PM)
Sure
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:46:28 PM)
And then taking a quick nap some ways in?
Silent Wolf says: (5:46:33 PM)
YEah
Silent Wolf says: (5:46:44 PM)
I'm hurting I need some healing
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:47:06 PM)
DOn't forget you also have your potions of laumspur
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:47:10 PM)
Three, to be exact
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:47:15 PM)
One of them distilled, no less
Silent Wolf says: (5:47:19 PM)
yeah i kinda wanna save those
Silent Wolf says: (5:47:38 PM)
maybe i can make use f both, if my healing roll sucks as bad as my other rolls have
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:47:46 PM)
You examine the mine entrance. You know that if you can find a major passage, you could trace your way to Ruanon itself. At the entrance, you find a discarded wooden crate, containing six Torches and a Tinderbox. The mines are dark and you will need to use at least one Torch to light your way. You can take as many as you wish but remember each Torch counts as one Backpack Item.
Silent Wolf says: (5:48:25 PM)
I'll take two
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:49:12 PM)
Okay, mark them
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:50:18 PM)
One of the torches you light immediately and begin to head into the mines.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:50:23 PM)
It is a good thing you have tracking.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:50:46 PM)
Many are the passages that lead off in various directions, but always you are able to keep your bearings and head in the direction of Ruanon.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:51:11 PM)
Your trek through the mines has its share of beauties and wonders.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:53:22 PM)
Glowing mine flies dart around in the darkness, occasionally rising in swarms like a floating cloud of light. Bats swoop out of the wooden rafters and through the clouds, feeding on the insects. You recall your trek through Kalte and are happy to find this journey already filled with more life and less death. You reflect that Kai and Ishir have built a beautiful and mysterious world and...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:53:31 PM)
... once again acknowledge your duty to protect it from evil.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:54:05 PM)
You eventually reach a chamber where a small wooden hut has been built against the wall. This is the best place you have seen so far to get some rest.
Silent Wolf says: (5:54:27 PM)
I'll check it out then
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:55:42 PM)
The hut is small and empty and seems to have been some kind of supply shack for miners. Shovels and picks and wheelbarrows are lined up against the wall. There is also a large axe. You can take any of these (except the wheelbarrow). The shovel and pick each take up two backpack slots. There is also a cot for sleeping on.
Silent Wolf says: (5:56:01 PM)
oh sleepy time
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:56:07 PM)
So I guess when I said the hut is empty, I meant of life. There isn't even a spider to disturb you here.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:56:19 PM)
You'll need to eat a meal now, before you can sleep
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:56:27 PM)
so erase your meal
Silent Wolf says: (5:57:47 PM)
Done
Silent Wolf says: (5:57:56 PM)
sorry took me a while to respond
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:58:00 PM)
Alright, make a die roll. 10's count as 0's. Add 5 to the roll and heal that much.
Silent Wolf says: (5:58:12 PM)
haha
Silent Wolf says: (5:58:16 PM)
my luck continues to rise 14
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:58:27 PM)
It's always interesting playing with you
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:58:42 PM)
You're the "bi-polar roller'
Silent Wolf says: (5:58:47 PM)
haha
Silent Wolf says: (5:58:53 PM)
today at least
Silent Wolf says: (5:59:01 PM)
the two 9s make up for the two 1s
Silent Wolf says: (5:59:02 PM)
><
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:59:17 PM)
I think you're just bizarely equalized.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:59:25 PM)
You're very uh... stable...
Silent Wolf says: (5:59:40 PM)
I don't hear that about myself very often -.^
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (5:59:48 PM)
So that brings you up to 25. Drinking a potion or are you good?
Silent Wolf says: (6:00:02 PM)
yea I'll drink one of the regular potions for now
Silent Wolf says: (6:00:13 PM)
and ill take the pick
Silent Wolf says: (6:00:35 PM)
it may be handy since i am in a mine
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:00:43 PM)
Ha ha, I can just see you swinging that around as a finishing move
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:00:54 PM)
Or taking out a support structure
Silent Wolf says: (6:00:55 PM)
Also sounds fun
Silent Wolf says: (6:01:06 PM)
I'll pick axe someones face eventually
Silent Wolf says: (6:01:13 PM)
I just hope it isnt my own. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:01:59 PM)
Well, your night goes well. You feel you reach a greater understanding of your healing powers that night, in fact, as you calm your mind of its fears and trepidations and find an inner peace that allows you to heal your wounds much more quickly than usual.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:02:50 PM)
You are able to keep your mind clear and calm even as you witness amazing things such as your wounds closing before your eyes or bruises losing their yellowish sheen and turning back to regular healthy skin.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:03:38 PM)
Finally, you pass into a quiet slumber and awaken the next morning completely refreshed. A breakfast of laumspur puts you back on your feet and you actually feel eager heading out of the hut and into the mines for another day of exploration. You somehow feel sure that you will not spend much longer in these mines.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:04:35 PM)
In Ruanon surely you will be able to regroup. The Overlord there is a friend to the crown and will no doubt give you aid in finding Captain D'Val.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:05:22 PM)
Outside of the hut, two paths lead further into the mines. With your tracking, you can tell one heads West and the other South, though you sense that both paths wind enough that either one could bring you to Ruanon.
Silent Wolf says: (6:05:46 PM)
I'll head south, that is the general direction I need to go
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:08:30 PM)
The tunnel runs straight for a while and then turns west, so it ends up being exactly how you need to go. However, you soon arrive at a collapsed section of the tunnel. A wide rift has appeared in the floor, and a makeshift bridge has been thrown across it. There are many gaping holes in the bridge, but you could probably still make it across if you are careful.
Silent Wolf says: (6:09:28 PM)
I'll work myway carefully across
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:09:45 PM)
Roll (hunting would probably make this an automatic success)
Silent Wolf says: (6:09:59 PM)
6
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:10:19 PM)
That's sufficient, good job
Silent Wolf says: (6:10:23 PM)
yeay
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:11:02 PM)
You follow the tunnel for three hours before arriving at a great hall where several tunnels, all at different depths, meet up. A series of wide stone ramps connect each tunnel to those immediately above and below. Four levels below you, teams of ragged looking men are pushing wagonloads of ore. Others, dressed in red armour, stand guard over the wagon-pushers and urge them on with whips and curses
Silent Wolf says: (6:11:52 PM)
Can I use sixth sense or anything to try to get a better idea of who these fellows are? like normal miners or maybe evil miners of doom
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:12:14 PM)
Definitely and a fine use of the ability it would be.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:12:28 PM)
The results are in...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:13:40 PM)
... evil miners of doom. Especially one particular fellow approaching the group from a north running tunnel. He is dressed all in black and has the handsome features of a Sommerlending. His voice is a monotone, halting, tone that you believe you've heard before...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:13:57 PM)
(this guy ringing any bells?)
Silent Wolf says: (6:14:42 PM)
(Parsons! or something like that)
Silent Wolf says: (6:14:48 PM)
(I lost my names sheet
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:15:07 PM)
(at least you know who it is, I give you full credit)
Silent Wolf says: (6:15:17 PM)
(just a random note but a composit note books make a horrible sketch book, argh)
Silent Wolf says: (6:15:20 PM)
*haha
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:15:30 PM)
(lol, I know!)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:16:29 PM)
Indeed, it is the man who once tried to kill you on the road to Port Bax. Parsion, who disguised himself as a priest and was only foiled by your decision to steal a horse and make a run for it.
Silent Wolf says: (6:16:48 PM)
(giggle)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:16:58 PM)
(a girlish giggle?)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:17:04 PM)
(those are the best giggles)
Silent Wolf says: (6:17:06 PM)
I silently wish I had a bow and good aim
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:17:12 PM)
(lol, nice)
Silent Wolf says: (6:18:19 PM)
I want to try and get a look at what is going on down here, I am definatly very curious, and maybe I'll get a chance to pay my old buddy a visit (though honeslty I dont have a deep seething hatred for him like I did vonotar, since he simply tried to kill me like once and failed miserably)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:18:45 PM)
Parsion is talking in his unmistakable voice to the men in the armour. Concentrating, you can make out his words as they drift up to you on your high perch.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:19:59 PM)
"The girl will be coming this way," he says. "The incompetents finally found her trail leading into the mines from an area far north of here. I'm making myself a new belt out of their scalps. It's not quite long enough yet, so don't fail to bring me the girl, eh?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:21:50 PM)
"When you're done," Parsion continues. "Make sure you join the garison heading for Ruanon. Barakka wants the fortress to fall this night. He is not pleased that you've been defeated by such a small number of Sommerlending troops. It would not do to displease him again."
Silent Wolf says: (6:23:50 PM)
Now I think I need to either find a way of getting to Ruanon before these fellows, or find a way to sabotage them and prevent them from making their way there. Perhaps there is some unstable beams and I can cause a minor mining accident or something
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:24:42 PM)
Unfortunately, nothing like that. Considering their numbers, it's probably best to try to get to Ruanon before them, as per your first plan. That's a sound plan.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:27:02 PM)
The tunnel in which you now stand is on the highest level. You realize that the only way you can proceed is by descending the ramp to a tunnel on a lower level. This ramp is guarded, but
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:27:16 PM)
... guarded by two men, but...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:28:20 PM)
... they are laughing and giggling and pointing at an empty wine flagon that lies at their feet. After watching them for several minutes, you decide they are probably drunnk enough that you could sneak up on them and silence them without alerting any other guards.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:28:31 PM)
And camouflage will help here.
Silent Wolf says: (6:29:41 PM)
Sounds like a good plan to me
Silent Wolf says: (6:30:14 PM)
U'll try to get behind them and dispose of them before anyone is any wiser
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:30:36 PM)
Oh, and we should probably douse your torch now
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:30:57 PM)
After all, there are lights in the tunnels ahead and... well... it's not very sneaky to approach someone with a full torch going
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:31:21 PM)
Anyway, that torch was almost out. I'd erase it from your backpack.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:32:02 PM)
So, once you've done that, make a camo roll
Silent Wolf says: (6:32:11 PM)
6
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:32:31 PM)
And camo adds 4, so that puts you at 10
Silent Wolf says: (6:32:35 PM)
k
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:32:38 PM)
I think you've got this one beat
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:33:56 PM)
Your cuts are so silent and quick that for a moment one of the guards doesn't even realize he's been slashed. He continues to drink from his jug of wine, the wine pouring out of the fresh cut in his throat along with his blood.
Silent Wolf says: (6:35:29 PM)
I get a slight tightness in my gut when I realise how efficient I've become at killing. But I decide its best to continue before anyone notices some dead bodies.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:35:40 PM)
(yeah, how old is Silent Wolf now?)
Silent Wolf says: (6:35:51 PM)
(17?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:36:06 PM)
(this is the same year you went to Kalte, right?)
Silent Wolf says: (6:36:21 PM)
(Yeah I think it was pretty much right after I left?)
Silent Wolf says: (6:36:29 PM)
(the winter I got back)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:36:45 PM)
(Yeah, so she's 17 and an accomplished assasin)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:36:57 PM)
(don't mess)
Silent Wolf says: (6:37:26 PM)
(Indeed!)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:37:37 PM)
You slip past the guards and enter the tunnel unseen. It is wide and illuminated by a line of wall torches, whose guttering flames crackle and splutter noisily. You soon arrive at a junction where the tunnel narrows and divides in two., left and right.
Silent Wolf says: (6:38:28 PM)
(what direction am I headin? or do I know since I am underground. . .)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:38:37 PM)
(you can use tracking, if you'd like)
Silent Wolf says: (6:39:09 PM)
(I shall!)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:40:03 PM)
Your senses got a bit turned around after killing the guards, as you were moving very quickly, so you're not exactly sure which direction you are headed in, though you think it is south and west still, towards Ruanon. Your tracking tells you also...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:40:36 PM)
... that the right hand tunnel is newly excavated and therefore probably isn't finished yet. Most likely it leads to a dead end, while the left tunnel will lead you towards your goal.
Silent Wolf says: (6:41:29 PM)
I shall go left then
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:41:44 PM)
The tunnel soon emerges into a large chamber divided by a deep mine shaft. A dark-skinned warrior in tatty leather armour stands guard at the entrance to the wooden bridge spanning the shaft. He is whittling a block of wood and grumbling to himself about how unfair it is that he is given the most boring duties...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:42:07 PM)
... On the far side of the chamber a tunnel disappears into the west wall. You know that if you are to reach the tunnel, you must get past the guard and across the bridge.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:42:15 PM)
www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/04tcod/small29.gifrunawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:43:19 PM)
There are a number of options for getting past this guard, especially with clever uses of your myriad kai skills. I'll let you come up with a plan.
Silent Wolf says: (6:44:41 PM)
I'll rely on my abilities to blend in and pretend I am his replacement (I also know people like to mistake me for a man so maybe I really can pull it off). I'lll walk plainly towards him, not sneaking or anything and try to act serious yet unenthiused to be relieaving this guard of his duety (I do also plan on stabbing him in the back cause I know once he finds the dead guards my cover is blown. . .)
Silent Wolf says: (6:44:48 PM)
(I
Silent Wolf says: (6:44:52 PM)
m such a good peson)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:45:07 PM)
Okay, I would make a camo roll here.
Silent Wolf says: (6:45:19 PM)
ahh my die ran away let me go find it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:45:27 PM)
lol
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:45:35 PM)
in the mouth of a kitty?
Silent Wolf says: (6:45:35 PM)
6
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:45:38 PM)
Mine sometimes do that...
Silent Wolf says: (6:45:56 PM)
naw I went to grab it and it got frightened and jumped off my desk
Silent Wolf says: (6:46:15 PM)
gah speaking of kitty i now have one in my lap. you jinxed me
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:46:22 PM)
lol, take that!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:46:33 PM)
I command your kitty from afar!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:46:39 PM)
As for the guard...
Silent Wolf says: (6:47:22 PM)
(was kinda funny cause it was rolled on a 6 on the ground under my desk, but i rerolled it anyways and it came back a 6 anyways. 6 must be my destinay for this roll)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:48:06 PM)
... your plan starts off well enough. The man seems naturally suspicious of you when he sees you approaching, but soon relaxes when you mention Parsion and Barakka by name and tell him that you are here to relieve him. However, a gust of underground wind shooting up from beneath the bridge betrays you, as if the mountain itself is against you...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:49:16 PM)
... the wind blows back the hood of your cloak, revealing your brown hair and feminine features. It also reveals the crystal star pendant hanging around your neck and the silver helm you wear from Kalte. Bandits may not be the smartest of men, but they learn to recognize the armour of their fellows and to desire it. This bandit has never seen anything this fine on his fellows.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:49:30 PM)
However, you have a chance to get a first strike in before he can react to your presence.
Silent Wolf says: (6:50:09 PM)
I'll use my kai abilities to blast this poor fellow's mind, hopig for a result similar to my last encounter on a bridge
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:50:27 PM)
Okay, roll CS and then roll Mindblast.
Silent Wolf says: (6:50:39 PM)
CS 2
Silent Wolf says: (6:50:42 PM)
(urgh)
Silent Wolf says: (6:50:47 PM)
MB 5
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:52:32 PM)
You send a thought of fear out of your mind, hoping to use it to force the man backwards towards the dangerous precipice. Your ploy works, and does some damage besides, but the bandit stops short of falling to his doom and draws his sword. What weapons are you drawing?
Silent Wolf says: (6:53:47 PM)
The Summerswerd and my shield. I'll rush forward follwoing the mindblast and try to slam the guy with my shield and finish knocking him over the edge
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:54:16 PM)
ALright, roll it
Silent Wolf says: (6:55:07 PM)
ooo
Silent Wolf says: (6:55:08 PM)
10
Silent Wolf says: (6:55:14 PM)
My luck is coming back
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:55:26 PM)
Oh yeah, you mess him up something bad
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:57:19 PM)
In one smooth motion you lower the visor of your silver helm, throw back your cloak and grip the Sommerswerd and in the next movement you are rushing the guard. With one slash you send him arm spinning over the edge, still holding its sword. With the next, you smash your fist into his face and then give a mighty push. The man's screams reverberate through the chamber as he tumbles into the dark
Silent Wolf says: (6:58:43 PM)
I decide follwoing that scream that it is best to start moving quickly, so I rush across the bridge as head out of the cavern, listening to if I hear any signs of puruist
Silent Wolf says: (6:58:52 PM)
and then i must go, making some soups for dinner
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:59:01 PM)
Okay, we'll stop there.
Silent Wolf says: (6:59:08 PM)
hehe
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:59:09 PM)
If you're up for more later tonight, let me know
Silent Wolf says: (6:59:11 PM)
that was kinda fun
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:59:11 PM)
I'll be around
Silent Wolf says: (6:59:13 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:59:24 PM)
Yeah, you're getting those bandits back
Silent Wolf says: (6:59:33 PM)
I'll be done with the cooking in like 20 so unless i get distracted by some shiny object I'll be back soon
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:59:49 PM)
I think we're discovering that you work best as an assasin, striking with first strikes and from the shadows
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (6:59:57 PM)
You also have an advantage on bridges...
Silent Wolf says: (6:59:57 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (7:00:02 PM)
lol
Silent Wolf says: (7:00:03 PM)
Ineed.
Silent Wolf says: (7:00:06 PM)
Indeed. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:00:13 PM)
You need bridges...?
Silent Wolf says: (7:00:21 PM)
I like bridges. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:00:23 PM)
lol
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:00:29 PM)
Alright, I'll be here
Silent Wolf says: (7:00:37 PM)
ok ill be back later