Gaming Outpost Discussions

1. 

   Jhiaxus
   Member

   *I take them with me to chop down a tree, I will grab an axe from the keep and drag it back, I should be strong enough to do so, I will use the axe and or the vibrating katana to shear it off to make a new crossbar, So doors closed, new crossbar, as for the portcullis, I should also be strong enough to unbend the Iron in the tracks, I will use a shovel, or otherwise metal piece to help me accomplish this, then I will find a blacksmith hammer and work on the hinges if they are on the walls, if they are on the doors, same thing.*

   Adam

   Thu Oct 7 2010 11:35 pm #
2. 

   M. J. Young
   Moderator

   You select a decent looking tree, and go at it with the axe--and the head promptly flies off into the woods, apparently not having been tightened recently. (Axe heads are tightened on wooden handles by driving metal wedges into the exposed ends to spread the handle; as the wood ages and dries, additional wedges are added.)

   You draw your vibrokatana and activate the vibrations. It cuts through the wood reasonably quickly.

   The men are staring in awe at the weapon.

   --M. J. Young

   Sat Oct 9 2010 12:12 am #
3. 

   Jhiaxus
   Member

   *will get the axe head, not wasting good tools, when we need them. I will trim the branches off while here and let them carry them back for firewood, cooking wood, or repair wood*

   *looks at all them and his Katana*

   "Oh right, it probably looks like magic, it acts like magic. Well if you become trained and I can call you brothers, I will tell you the story behind these katanas, and how they were made. If I told you know, you'd think I was crazy."

   *drag the tree back to the doors to cut it down to size*

   Adam

   Sat Oct 9 2010 12:30 am #
4. 

   M. J. Young
   Moderator

   The men gather up the trimmed branches, once again impressed at your ability to manage the trunk without assistance.

   It takes most of the day to repair the door, between the hinges and the cross brace, but you have it finished before sunset and are able to put together a decent dinner from the stores once again. The men are tired, but as yet they are not grumbling.

   --M. J. Young

   Mon Oct 11 2010 1:40 am #
5. 

   Jhiaxus
   Member

   *During dinner, I will let them know the plan for tomorrow*

   "Tomorrow we are going to take those tree limbs and repair the animal pens as much as possible, gather the animals, and make sure they are taken care of. Animals are pretty good taking care of themselves, but they still need our attention. After that, we deal with the rest of the gore, and then the place will be livable again. We'll all be sleeping by the gates again, we'll use the branches to make a leanto shelter. The inside is not fit for sleeping, just from smell alone."

   Adam

   Mon Oct 11 2010 1:52 am #
6. 

   M. J. Young
   Moderator

   Having been inside, they nod agreement.

   You settle down into your alert rest.

   Sometime in the middle of the night it starts raining. It's not a hard rain, but it's going to awaken the men.

   --M. J. Young

   Tue Oct 12 2010 3:43 am #
7. 

   Jhiaxus
   Member

   *I did mention the leanto shelter, made for things like rain, I know the materials, straw branches are here, and being right behind the gate in a corner, we have three sided protection from the rain, so I'm thinking that they probably will be fine with the percaution I put up*

   *Either way will stick to the plan above, and I will continue my alert rest since I am tired*

   Adam

   Tue Oct 12 2010 3:47 am #
8. 

   M. J. Young
   Moderator

   You are right, and I remember it now that you mention it. The men are under the leanto, and you move in with them and continue your restful watch.

   The rain clears by morning, leaving the area near the gate muddy and the grass elsewhere wet, but the sun is starting to dry everything.

   "So, gov'ner--what do we call you? That name of yours is quite a mouthful."

   "We should start the cleanup in the castle? Or wait--we're going to do the animal pens first, right? Or should we split up, some working at each?"

   --M. J. Young

   Wed Oct 13 2010 7:02 am #
9. 

   Jhiaxus
   Member

   *Thinks*

   "If Jhiaxus is too much, Master is fine, considering I am going to be teaching, and you learning, it seems appropiate. When my wife Geneice arrives, she will be Mistress, since she is my equal in training."

   *Considers*

   "Well we have two jobs to do, but it rained, it will take time to dry out, so let's shift the focus to the inside and deal with the gore, so we can consider sleeping in beds tonight. If we finish early, we do the pens, if not, we did something and we won't be miserable doing it."

   Adam

   Wed Oct 13 2010 10:13 am #
10. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    I believe (although I could be remembering wrong) that you introduced yourself as Ashe Valerin of the Stonefist; I think they would find Jhiaxus acceptable if they can figure out how to pronounce it (I can never remember).

    It's a sizable castle, but the sleeping quarters for most of the men and other servants is the great hall with its central firepit and smoke hole in the roof. There were more comfortable rooms for the family and special guests, warmed by braziers. Everyone, even the children, was rousted from bed during the attack, so there are no ruined beds or mattresses, although there are some pallets and blankets near the fire that will have to be cleaned or destroyed, and a few rugs that are stained beyond recovery.

    It still takes the better part of the day to get it all removed.

    You have probably fifteen private bedrooms, including the adjoining two that appear to be his and hers for the lord and lady of the place and one that is the nursery in which several children and a governess or nanny probably slept. That leaves you a dozen adult bedrooms apart from those. It is, again, apparent that most of the defenders of the castle and the workers in it slept together in the smokey great hall near the firepit.

    --M. J. Young

    Thu Oct 14 2010 2:47 am #
11. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    ((It's Gee-axe-us, I did give them Ashe first, which I was surprised they were unable to pronounce Ashe, which is Ash, and the last name is as it sounds. To me Jhiaxus is harder to pronounce, and Ashe should be easier since well it sounds like the tree))

    *looks around at the great hall, knowing he will need to make bunk beds to support the kind of numbers he is looking for, there is plenty of wood, it's just the manpower and time, but it on the list of things to do.*

    "Well let's have dinner, and we get to sleep inside tonight, I will call Horace to him, and see if he can sleep during the day inside and keep watch at night. If not I will let the men sleep, and I will construct a leanto on the upper walls of the castle and alert rest the entire night, I want to see people getting in and people leaving, like the men with the treasure. I would rather not sleep than sleep if Alert Rest doesn't work."

    *Tomorrow it's the animals*

    "Ok I need two teams, one team of three to round up the animals, and the other two repairing the fences and gates. I want three since animals are often not wanting to go back to confinement, and three people gives them less room to run. Once we finish that, that's all the hard repair work we have, and we go into training as soon as my wife arrives with the help. I also want to look for a good place outside the walls for a grove, to make sure both Merlin and the wolves have a place to contact him at."

    Adam

    Thu Oct 14 2010 10:27 am #
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    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Ah, but is it GEE-ax-us or gee-AX-us? That's the part that throws me--that, and I so often get an extra H in it, gee-HAX-us, which obviously is wrong.

    But it wasn't that Ashe is difficult. It's that Ashe Valerin of the Stonefist is two mouthfuls, and peasants are generally named "John" and "Will" and "Mary", and anyone whose name is longer than that is shortened by them to "M'Lord" or "M'Lady". It would be inappropriate for them to call you "Ashe", but rather difficult for them to remember all of "Ashe Valerin of the Stonefist" every time they addressed you.

    Hawks are inherently diurnal, and although you can keep him awake in the dark, he can't see in the dark and so will sleep at night if you're not keeping him awake. He will only sleep in the day if he's exhausted.

    You could use magic to change that, I'm sure, but it's not something you can persuade him to do of his own.

    The men build a fire in the firepit, and the main hall becomes smokey, but it's apparently what they expect. They sleep on the floor, finding blankets and pallets from the previous owners.

    It's easiest to move your lean-to from the entry area to the battlements if that's what you want, although if you want to build a second lean-to that's certainly reasonable.

    From your description, I'm assuming you're sleeping on the top of the tower, which is about four stories up. The alternative is that you're on the battlements of the outer wall, which is about two stories high and maybe eight feet wide. Both have crenelations that are about three feet up from the floor at the low point and five feet at the high. The outer wall has them only toward the outside; the inside wall is about three and a half feet high, to reduce the risk of falling off into the bailey.

    I'm not certain where exactly you are positioned or which way you are looking; it sounds to me as if you are on the top of the toward looking toward the gate. Is that correct?

    --M. J. Young

    Fri Oct 15 2010 12:10 am #
13. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    ((Hmm it's gee-AXE-us))

    *Might be something to think about, we'll let him keep me company on a perch up here while we rest. I would want to be on the top and looking toward the gate. I'll let the men sleep, they have been working hard.*

    Adam

    Fri Oct 15 2010 12:14 am #
14. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Sometime near midnight you hear a soft metallic chink from the direction of the gate.

    A moment later you see a man pull himself over the battlement onto the wall, and look cautiously around.

    --M. J. Young

    Sat Oct 16 2010 1:56 am #
15. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *Wait for him to start moving around and try a mind reading on him to see if I can get that to work here, if not wait till he gets further in and start moving silently following him*

    Adam

    Sat Oct 16 2010 3:03 am #
16. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    You watch him for a moment and then zero in on his mind, connecting solidly. You have a very strong connection here, likely to last quite a long time.

    He is under the impression that the castle is abandoned; he has no clue why. He figures someone left in a hurry, and that means they will have forgotten something--maybe the silver in the dining room, or the wine in the larder, or something in the treasure room or even jewelry in the bedrooms. He's thinking he has several quiet hours to search for it.

    --M. J. Young

    Sun Oct 17 2010 8:11 pm #
17. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *smiles keeping the hold on him, waiting for him to get close before hopping down to confront him*

    "Greetings, you are the second person or group to think this castle is abandoned. I am Jhiaxus, consider me Regent of this castle. The other men who thought as of you were given an offer. The were told that if they helped with the cleanup and fixing of the Castle, I would train them to be knights. Under that arrangement, they would have a warm place to sleep, fed three times a day, and generally be taken care of well. There is also the fact that they will probably be the best trained Knights this country has seen, but that's just a bonus. I have looked inside your mind, and I know you want the silver in the dining room, the wine in the larder, or something in the treasure room, or even the jewelry in the bedrooms. Unfortunately you did not have several quiet hours to search for it. I hope I have demonstrated that I speak the truth, and have the power to do as I offer. I extend the same offer to you."

    Adam

    Mon Oct 18 2010 2:31 am #
18. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    I won't post the first word out of his mouth.

    Nor the second.

    Nor the third.

    The fourth is "A" and the sixth is "wizard", but we'll omit the fifth as well.

    There is also an odor that was not present a moment before, suggesting that your burglar may need to clean up a bit before he is presentable.

    --M. J. Young

    Wed Oct 20 2010 2:00 am #
19. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *grins*

    "I'll take that response as a definite maybe, so let's get you cleaned up and put into a nice warm cell, and maybe a few days of three meals a day and a place to sleep, will give you a change of mind. I already have 4 other would be robbers, agreeing to be trained and fight, I think I will have a fifth in due time."

    Adam

    Wed Oct 20 2010 2:44 am #
20. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    "Beggin' your lordship's pardon, an' all, you're quite within your rights to lock me in a cell, and put me in the stocks, too, I'd wager. But if you're thinkin' I'm of the stuff of which knights are made--well, you bein' a lord an' a wizard an' all on top o' that, I don't think I should say more'n that."

    You point him to a bathing trough in the yard. Reluctantly, he begins removing his soiled clothing and washing both himself and them.

    --M. J. Young

    Thu Oct 21 2010 12:30 am #
21. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *smiles not watching as he bathes but it's a good time to talk to him*

    "I don't care about your outlook now, what I care about is that you would want to be in a position to where you don't have to steal to make a living. If you were able to defend yourself and others, and learn trust and brotherhood. That's worth more than any noble blood could give. I am not looking for nobles, I am looking for the common man and woman who wants to be more than what he was born into. You are lucky, not just for the opportunity, but that the evil in the night didn't find you and snatch you up. There are evil, supernatural things in this wood, and they almost took down Camelot without some intervention. You almost became a snack for them, wandering around at night. I offer you the ability to empower yourself and be more than what you came here as."

    *pauses*

    "You can spend the time in a cell, or you can get a meal, a warm bed, and help the rest of us protect this country of yours. It's worth more than any measly coin or bauble to have that kind of ability, don't you think?"

    Adam

    Thu Oct 21 2010 12:39 am #
22. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    "Well, guv'neh, it all sounds enticing, but I don't think you've got the right man. The only thing I was ever good at was burglin', and I'm pretty good at it--first time I've ever been caught, and shame on me for not thinkin' that someone else might be on watch from the battlements, and that without lights. No, you certainly caught me fair and square, but no one but a wizard would think to do as you've done--and how many wizards are there out there?

    "Put me in your cell tonight, in the stocks t'morrow, and then send me on me way, if that's all the same t'you. I'm not strong enough for fightin' nor smart enough for lead'n', an' it would be a shame to give up the one thing I can do t'try t'become somethin' I'll never been good at."

    --M. J. Young

    Thu Oct 21 2010 11:43 pm #
23. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *shrugs* "It's your choice, after you clean up you may leave. Do not mention this place to anyone under any circumstances, and don't let the vampires, ghouls or werewolves eat you."

    *will make sure he goes and will go back to my position for Alert Rest*

    Adam

    Fri Oct 22 2010 12:55 am #
24. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    "Wait--the what? Do what?"

    --M. J. Young

    Sat Oct 23 2010 2:18 am #
25. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *Smiles*

    "Why do you think I am organizing people including people who aren't knightly material? There are things out there, do you see those recently dug graves *points to the area*. A week back 3 Vampires and 30 ghouls murdered, ate, and drank the people of this castle. I was part of the group who stopped them before they would have done the same to Camelot. You may not be a hand to hand fighter, but I bet you could strike from the shadows with knifes or a sword, break into locks, climb walls. If you combined combat skills with your current burglar skills, you would be a force to be reckoned with. I should know, I do it myself, as well as magic. I am Ashe Valerin of the Stonefist, and I would rather you not be killed and ripped to pieces. You are VERY lucky to be wandering at night and still be alive. If you believe nothing else I have said, believe that.

    *I figure that's about as good of a pitch I can make, self interest is a good motivator.*

    Adam

    Sat Oct 23 2010 2:31 am #
26. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    He laughs nervously. "Right. Vampires and ghouls. Do you really believe those things? I thought the church had proved they didn't exist."

    --M. J. Young

    Sun Oct 24 2010 8:04 pm #
27. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *Looks at him serious*

    "Believe, I've met dozens, killed dozens more, those were just ghouls. Vampires I've met 6 and killed 4. Werewolves don't bother me, since we kill the vampires and the ghouls. Yes I believe since I have killed them with my own eyes. The church is going to say what it needs to, to keep the people calm. Would you still be going to church and giving money if you were scared and barricaded in your home? I think not."

    Adam

    Sun Oct 24 2010 9:06 pm #
28. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    "Well, your grace," he swallows, "assumin' what you say is so, I guess it wouldn't hurt me none to sign up. After all, if you're right or wrong I'll prob'ly know soon enough, an' in the mean time I might pick up somethin' useful from the guy who caught me sneakin' into his castle.

    "But if there really are all those things out there, maybe the lockup's the safest place."

    --M. J. Young

    Tue Oct 26 2010 11:32 pm #
29. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *smiles*

    "That is fine, as for the safest place, they battered down the doors, and killed everyone in here. No there is no safe place, but they can be killed, and I have killed them. With that said, that is why I keep watch where I do, I can see the comings and goings. If it makes you guys feel better, I can put my spear in front of the door to the inner keep. It is holy and protected against undead. In either case, I would be glad to have you aboard, and hopefully within a few months, you will think of yourself as a warrior who has the ability to sneak or break into things as needed. Let me show you to a bed, my wife and the helpers should be here soon, it has been a few days. Once they come, we can begin training. We are almost done with the odd jobs around, I think the animals are the last on my list to be repaired."

    *I take him inside to where one of the rooms are and get him settled. I know these men aren't the best of men, but I think when push comes to shove, they will take to the training.*

    Adam

    Tue Oct 26 2010 11:41 pm #
30. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    If I understand correctly, you're putting the new guy in one of the "family/guest" rooms upstairs, not in the common room with the other men. Is that correct?

    After that, the rest of the night passes uneventfully.

    --M. J. Young

    Thu Oct 28 2010 4:11 am #
31. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *Till they meet, get to know each other, then they will all be in the common area. Explaining to tired men tonight about an addition is more problems then it is worth. I will introduce all to each other, prepare breakfast and deal with the animals today. I figure my lovely wife will be here soon, and if all the chores are done, she will be a happy woman.*

    Adam

    Thu Oct 28 2010 4:16 am #
32. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    You settle your thief in a private room and secure the door. Come morning you roust him along with the others--none of them have been morning people to this point, as they tend to work nights, although the first bunch are more opportunists than thieves.

    You hear nothing from Geniece; it's the second day since you've asked her to bring staff.

    --M. J. Young

    Fri Oct 29 2010 5:00 am #
33. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Nudge?

    Sat Oct 30 2010 7:49 am #
34. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    ((I will do the math here, I got here day one, contacted Geneice for help as soon as I saw the condition, buried dead bodies, night of day one 4 thieves, day 2, cut down tree, repaired main gate, sleep, day three raining, so had thieves and myself clean the core on inside, night of day three, another thief comes, Day 4 is this morning, so I'm going to say it's been 3 full days since asking, closer to 4 days. This place is 4 days south of Camelot))

    *smiles and wakes everyone*

    "Ok we had a new visitor last night, he will be joining our crew, he has some valuable skills in terms of stealth, climbing, and burgling. Let's all get acquainted, we are going to be spending a lot of time with each other. I'm going to make breakfast, after that we round up the animals and repair their pens."

    *I try a mental telepathy to Geneice*

    "Morning beloved, new recruits found me, and the castle is almost fixed, so when you arrive, it will be livable, and we can start training. I miss you."

    *I will also goto the window to call Horace*

    "Everyone this is Horace, he is my eyes and ears in the sky."

    *will give him some extra jerky for being a good boy*

    *After breakfast, will work on gathering the animals, and repairing the pens, we will have two of the 5 repairing initially, while three of us round up the animals. Once we have them in their pens, all of us will assist repairing. I did have all those extra branches from the tree, that ones shaped would be perfect fencing material.*

    *At night everyone is in the common room, as there is built up trust, and they all know to keep their things safe from each other. Hopefully through time, that won't be necessary.*

    Adam

    Sat Oct 30 2010 2:32 pm #
35. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Everything runs smoothly. The animals seem happy to have their pens restored, the men find the feed and get it all organized, and the first four are incorporating the new guy in their camaraderie, as well as getting more comfortable with you. Horus impresses them, and they don't ask what you mean when you say he's your eyes.

    The one thing that does not work is you do not find Geneice out there--you cannot make contact with her mind.

    --M. J. Young

    Mon Nov 1 2010 2:05 am #
36. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Everything runs smoothly. The animals seem happy to have their pens restored, the men find the feed and get it all organized, and the first four are incorporating the new guy in their camaraderie, as well as getting more comfortable with you. Horus impresses them, and they don't ask what you mean when you say he's your eyes.

    The one thing that does not work is you do not find Geneice out there--you cannot make contact with her mind.

    --M. J. Young

    Mon Nov 1 2010 2:06 am #
37. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *I call Horace to me during they day and I communicate to him to please go out and search for Geneice, I am worried for her, but I cannot leave these men unless I know she is unable to defend herself*

    *I work with them all, at a crucial stage of bonding, we are almost done, and I need to start figuring out how to start their training.*

    Adam

    Mon Nov 1 2010 2:30 am #
38. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Horus says he will. He can sense two directions, one toward the rising sun and the other toward the cold wind.

    With another day's work you should have everything orderly but for a few smashed doors inside the castle. Doors being rare and expensive, there weren't many to break, and not all of them were broken; but you probably won't have much need of them.

    --M. J. Young

    Mon Nov 1 2010 7:40 pm #
39. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *I pet his head*

    "I don't know which is which, but if they are separated, that is bad, but they are both still here. Pick one, fly back I will have food and water ready, and then the other. If one is Geneice and she is not responsive, come back right away and I will go out with the men."

    *I will work on what I can, if it is just removing the doors, fine. We can make new ones when we have time. As long as the defenses and animals are taken care of, I'm pretty happy.*

    Adam

    Mon Nov 1 2010 8:21 pm #
40. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Horus agrees, and flies away.

    "You don't keep a hood and tassels on your hawk?" one of the men observes. "He must be well trained."

    I wouldn't say you have to remove the doors--they've been splintered. You probably will want to remove the fragments, though.

    By the end of the day you've got the castle habitable and the animals attended. It will require a few man-hours per day to make sure that all of the animals are properly tended, not including exercising the horses, but you've got six of you at present so you might be covered for that.

    As you sit around the fire in the common room and the men finish eating and start wrapping themselves in blankets for the night, the one who seems to have been the leader of the original group says, "All right, boss--I mean, your lordship--what's next?"

    --M. J. Young

    Tue Nov 2 2010 11:44 pm #
41. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    *Grins*

    "Horace is a trusted friend, much more than any normal hawk could be. He is my eyes and ears, and right now is on an important mission."

    *Smiles*

    "I am not either, but there are six of us, after we tend to the animals we start training, and teach you a hand to hand style, and some weapons. I am true to my word, the place is cleaned up, so time to live up to my end of the bargain."

    *Will train the following:
    2@2 Ku Fung B7@1 Fast Defensive Weapon-adverse Punch style -20 def sit-mod, -10 def damage mod, RF2, -10 att sit-mod (PENALTY), Body Part: Hand
    3@10 Panoramic Awareness B7@2
    3@9 Muscle Blocking B7@4
    3@10 Solid Punch, B7@3 intensified damage: damaging, standard attack success required, -10 sit-mod.
    3@10 Disarm weaponless B7@5
    3@10 Great Jump B5@6

    *Waiting for Horace as well*

    Adam

    Tue Nov 2 2010 11:55 pm #
42. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    O.K., we need to give your five men identities. Thus far all we know is that the fifth is a professional burglar and the other four are opportunistic ruffians, one of whom emerges as the leader. They're all going to be Welsh or Saxon, and my supply of Welsh names is pretty slim--I think Liam and Lewellyn are about the extent of it. (Of course, I'm not above that old Monty Python gag, where the random string of letters spins past the station sign window on the train, and when it stops the conductor attempts to pronounce whatever combination of letters appears; but it would be better to give them real names.)

    Any suggestions?

    I'm also assuming that you're teaching those skills one at a time over several weeks (the way you learned them originally, I expect). Do you intend to space the new skills by time, or by advancement in the skills already known? (E.g., you can make it one skill a week, or you can make it that whoever reaches 1@2 in any skill learns the next one on the list.)

    --M. J. Young

    Thu Nov 4 2010 3:06 am #
43. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    Just got back from Ubercon, got to play a lot so that is always nice.

    Let's see, I made the training program, each time they all reached 1@2, I taught them a new skill, that will be listed below. I named the five: Liam the leader, Duncan, Conner, Ian and Sean the Cat Burgler.

    Horace came back, said he found Merlin, and is heading North, this was about 5 days, he was back and forth from the north in about 2, said he found Geneice, and she was locked in the basement of the Inn, said she was fine, needed to recover. I got the men ready to go, we traveled there, didn't get attacked in the night and I recovered Geneice and cured her Brain Burn with a 1@3 Cure Minor Mind and Brain Disorder P6@8. While here, got a not that good GE roll, got a Butler, a Husband and Wife farmer, and a Animal Caretaker that wanted to go. I left word with the Inn Keeper, to send anyone who wanted to either fight, run a farm, or be part of a castle staff to go two days south to the keep. I ended up buying a wagon, four draft horses, and filling it with supplies to bring back to the keep.

    We got to nightfall on the road, found a cave to sleep in, and got a 27 GE roll ((this number will be a common GE roll for the rest of this post, with one more, and a 26)), so when the sun set and we were setting up in the cave, bats flew out, and a man came walking out as well. He smiled and said something smug, I warned him off, and he tried to attack Liam with inhuman speed. I stole initiative cocked my finger like a gun, and fired, and taught myself a 1@2 Disintegrate, and he was ashes on the ground. I scooped up the ashes into a bag, knowing they are a spell component. Seeing this man more with inhuman speed was enough to convince the five that there was something supernatural out here.

    We got back, and Geneice and myself went out to the farms to clean out the bodies and bury them, but there weren't too many. The men helped unload the wagon, and got the horses to the animal pens. The animal caretaker was pleased, the pens were good for him to work, without having to do anything with them. We determined it was summer, and there were crops out there waiting to be harvested. We took the men and the farmer couple, and the four draft horses and took care of, harvested, and planted for the second planting. Later in the summer another 27 GE roll, so there was no rain, as soon as this started I made a 1@3 Create Rain M9@5 spell +38sm, and saved the crops and had plenty to fill the stores with, trade with people, sell, while giving the farmers their share. We got enough workers to staff 5 of the 11 farms, as well as Lou Ellen of Cartiff and Waylen.

    Lou Ellen is a third son of a noble, and wanted to be trained while getting his own room and preferential treatment. I said if he could best be in a swordfight, he could have it. He drew his sword, and I said I was ready. He attacked me and I disarmed him weaponless, and before the sword hit the ground, I TKed it to my hand. I explained how we don't go by noble birth here for rank, but by skill. I got him on board with the program and started training.

    I wanted to up my Body Bias out of game, but MJ said the skills I wanted I would have to figure out a way to accomplish that. After about a half hour around the table with Naruto fans, I decided to change my eyes to the Sharingan so I have access to the skills Kyler and I worked on in the other thread. MJ said it was a 1@2 Permanently Alter Shape Spell M15@6 with a +50 SM, since it only changes eyes I have on my person to the Sharingan. I put the skills on hold, since it was spring, and got a merchant in. I had a good GE roll, and that means I have a metal worker in the keep (not a weapon or armorsmith tho), and the merchant was a weapons and arms merchant. I bought all his inventory of fine weapons and armor (I suspect Spanish made, since I am close to a seaport), enough to equip the keep for a hundred men ((very good GE roll, 6 I believe)), and all the recruits have fine weapons and armor to wear. The rest put in the armory. I has also discussed with MJ to teach Snowbeard and Horace 5 or 6 skills including a style, that I would have to adapt to their situations.

    I told the merchant, spending the night on the roads to make it to Camelot would not be prudent. He agreed to sail back to Londonium and spend his money there, and also telling merchants to come here, and I will buy what they have to sell to Camelot, so they will not have to make the journey. I contacted Merlin by Telepathy, told him my concern with merchants having to spend a night on the roads to Camelot, and he agreed inbetween teaching Arthur, to get a plan to put some type of man made outpost. He also agreed to talk to the Packmother, as a show of good faith and working together, to watch over men on that part of the road unseen, so that this alliance has a chance to work.

    During this time, we got more farmers and staff coming in, all the farms are in operation in the spring, with the first couple taking charge, of who should be running, and who should be working on the farm. Things are going well. The summer GE roll was a 26, and 50 or so Bandits attacked the keep. I ordered the men to make a half circle around the door, while Geneice and I talked to the Bandits. I engaged them with talk, they wanted us to part with some of our money. I responded to that with offering him terms of surrender, saying he was outmatched. He laughed and said I thought I just gave terms to you. I asked him, which guy was the biggest, baddest, murdering rapist that they all inspired to be like. They all pointed to One-Eye. I cocked my finger at him disintegrating him at long range for a new use, and the men started to flee. I taught myself a 1@1 Illusionary Enemy M8@7, +20 SM, to show a hundred knights coming from the forrest behind them, they tried to escape by the right wall, more knights, and left wall, more knights to hem them in. I gave them terms to spare their lives to throw down their weapons, and dismount their horses. I gave the orders for my men to open the gates and tie the men to their horses and walk them in. The leader tried to make a break for it. I taught myself 1@2 Heavy TK P4@3 to lift him off the horse, so the horse escaped, he did not. I had the right amount of horses for the men, and led them inside to the dungeon.

    I took the leader out, and after some back and forth about the deal to be trained for the common good, and for their own well being about supernatural creates about ((brought in my men to confirm I was not lying)), both the leader and myself convinced most of the men to follow his example and take the good offer. 10 out of the 45 men did not, and we gave them a horse, and a day's rations and sent them on their way, knowing they would spread word of this place, what it is about, which is a good thing. That is where we left off, with the next post, with additions, adjustments and training for the men.

    Adam

    Sun Nov 7 2010 9:55 pm #
44. 

    Jhiaxus
    Member

    Changes/Additions to my sheet:

    Psi Bias: 15@2
    Mag Bias: 15@6

    1@4 Operate Kinetic Blaster T11@3

    1@8 Train: Acrobatics P1@0
    1@2 Heavy TK P4@3
    1@3 Cure Minor Brain Disorders P6@8
    1@2 Disintegrate P9@10

    1@5 Religion: Norse
    1@1 Illusionary Enemies, M8@7, +20 SM
    1@3 Create Rain M9@5, 10 acres worth +38 SM
    1@2 Permanently Alter Shape Spell M15@6 with a +50 SM

    1@10 Fall Shock Absorption B4@6
    1@8 Evasive Tumbling B4@8
    1@9 Balance Beam Contact Stunts B6@2
    1@9 Bars & Ropes Basic B6@2
    1@8 Bars & Ropes Contact Stunts B6@3
    1@9 Balance Beam Non-contact Stunts B6@4
    1@10 Tightrope Walking B6@4
    1@8 Bars Non-contact Stunts B6@5
    1@9 Tightrope Contact Stunts B6@5
    1@10 Balance Beam Speed B6@6
    1@9 Rope & Trapeze Transfer B6@6
    1@8 Tightrope Non-contact Stunts B6@7
    1@9 Tightrope Speed B6@8

    Geneice

    Psi Bias: 11@3
    Mag Bias: 12@8

    1@8 Training: Marital Arts P1@0

    1@8 Quickstand B4@4
    2@1 Steal Initiative "Leaf on the Wind" B7@1
    1@8 Quickdraw Katana B7@1
    1@9 Quickdraw Knife B7@1
    3@1 Ku Fung B7@1 Fast Defensive Weapon-adverse Punch style -20 def sit-mod, -10 def damage mod, RF2, -10 att sit-mod (PENALTY), Body Part: Hand
    3@10 Nunchaku B7@1
    1@9 Parrying Blade B7@5 advanced parrying uses one attack and one weapon for the full minute (that weapon may not be used for any other purpose in this minute if the roll is successful) to parry all martial attacks in that minute B7@5
    1@10 Weapon Breaker, follows rules for disarming attacks B7@5
    1@8 Immobilizer B7@5
    2@5 Improvised Cloth Weapon B7@6
    1@10 Control Resistance B7@9

    Geniece and myself have been cross training with the seven months we have been back, if we are taking a break from magic while training the first generation of rangers, figure might as well shore up our weaknesses like I planned in why spy.

    Ok here is the training order for everyone, then I will break it down: Ku Fung B7@1, Solid Punch B7@3, Alert Rest B10@2, Muscle Blocking B7@4, Missile Escape B7@4, Great Jump B5@6, Disarm Weaponless B7@5, Panoramic Awareness B7@2, Fighting Blind B7@2, Weapon Breaker B7@5, Fall Impact Absorption B4@6, Haste P4@1, Sword B7@1, Chow En Lai B7@1, Cat Burglar Package B0@6, Training: Martial Arts P1@0, Quickdraw Sword B7@1, Steal Initiative, B7@1.

    Duncan
    Str 1@6
    Agl 1@7
    Will 1@5
    Bod Bias 10@2

    2@4 Ku Fung B7@1, 2@5 Solid Punch B7@3, 2@2 Alert Rest B10@2, 2@2 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 2@2 Missile Escape B7@4, 2@1 Great Jump B5@6, 2@1 Disarm Weaponless B7@5, 1@10 Panoramic Awareness B7@2, 1@9 Fighting Blind B7@2, 1@8 Weapon Breaker B7@5, 1@7 Fall Impact Absorption B4@6, 1@6 Haste P4@1, 1@5 Sword B7@1, 1@6 Chow En Lai B7@1, 1@5 Cat Burglar Package B0@6, 1@3 Training: Martial Arts P1@0, 1@2 Quickdraw Sword B7@1, 1@2 Steal Initiative B7@1.

    Conner
    Str 1@6
    Agl 1@5
    Will 1@5
    Bod Bias 10@2

    2@4 Ku Fung B7@1, 2@4 Solid Punch B7@3, 2@2 Alert Rest B10@2, 2@2 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 2@2 Missile Escape B7@4, 1@10 Great Jump B5@6, 1@10 Disarm Weaponless B7@5, 1@9 Panoramic Awareness B7@2, 1@10 Fighting Blind B7@2, 1@9 Weapon Breaker B7@5, 1@7 Fall Impact Absorption B4@6, 1@6 Haste P4@1, 1@5 Sword B7@1, 1@4 Chow En Lai B7@1, 1@4 Cat Burglar Package B0@6, 1@4 Training: Martial Arts P1@0, 1@3 Quickdraw Sword B7@1, 1@1 Steal Initiative B7@1.

    Liam (First four leader higher Int)
    Str 1@6
    Agl 1@5
    Will 1@5
    Bod Bias 10@2

    2@3 Ku Fung B7@1, 2@5 Solid Punch B7@3, 2@2 Alert Rest B10@2, 2@1 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 2@2 Missile Escape B7@4, 1@10 Great Jump B5@6, 1@10 Disarm Weaponless B7@5, 1@10 Panoramic Awareness B7@2, 1@9 Fighting Blind B7@2, 1@7 Weapon Breaker B7@5, 1@6 Fall Impact Absorption B4@6, 1@6 Haste P4@1, 1@6 Sword B7@1, 1@5 Chow En Lai B7@1, 1@4 Cat Burglar Package B0@6, 1@5 Training: Martial Arts P1@0, 1@3 Quickdraw Sword B7@1, 1@1 Steal Initiative B7@1

    Ian
    Str 2@1
    Agl 1@5
    Will 1@5
    Bod Bias 10@2
    BRA: 2@1

    2@5 Ku Fung B7@1, 2@4 Solid Punch B7@3, 2@2 Alert Rest B10@2, 2@1 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 1@10 Missile Escape B7@4, 1@10 Great Jump B5@6, 1@10 Disarm Weaponless B7@5, 2@1 Panoramic Awareness B7@2, 1@9 Fighting Blind B7@2, 1@8 Weapon Breaker B7@5, 1@6 Fall Impact Absorption B4@6, 1@6 Haste P4@1, 1@6 Sword B7@1, 1@5 Chow En Lai B7@1, 1@4 Cat Burglar Package B0@6, 1@3 Training: Martial Arts P1@0, 1@2 Quickdraw Sword B7@1, 1@2 Steal Initiative B7@1.

    Sean (Burglar)
    Str 1@7
    Agl 1@9
    Will 1@7
    Bod Bias 10@2

    2@3 Ku Fung B7@1, 2@3 Solid Punch B7@3, 2@2 Alert Rest B10@2, 2@3 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 1@10 Missile Escape B7@4, 1@10 Great Jump B5@6, 1@10 Disarm Weaponless B7@5, 1@9 Panoramic Awareness B7@2, 1@8 Fighting Blind B7@2, 1@9 Weapon Breaker B7@5, 1@7 Fall Impact Absorption B4@6, 1@6 Haste P4@1, 1@6 Sword B7@1, 1@5 Chow En Lai B7@1, 1@4 Cat Burglar Package B0@6, 1@3 Training: Martial Arts P1@0, 1@4 Quickdraw Sword B7@1, 1@3 Steal Initiative B7@1.

    Llewelyn of Cartiff, Third Son of a Noble
    Str 1@7
    Agl 1@7
    Will 1@9
    Bod Bias 10@2

    1@9 Ku Fung B7@1, 1@7 Solid Punch B7@3, 1@4 Alert Rest B10@2, 1@5 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 1@3 Missile Escape B7@4, 1@2 Great Jump B5@6, 1@2 Disarm Weaponless B7@5

    Waylen
    Str 1@6
    Agl 1@5
    Will 1@5
    Bod Bias 10@2

    1@8 Ku Fung B7@1, 1@6 Solid Punch B7@3, 1@4 Alert Rest B10@2, 1@4 Muscle Blocking B7@4, 1@4 Missile Escape B7@4, 1@2 Great Jump B5@6, 1@1 Disarm Weaponless B7@5

    35 Bandits and 1 Bandit Leader, no stats, just got their service today.

    Training For Horace:

    Ku Fung Fast Defensive Weapon-adverse Claw style -20 def sit-mod, -10 def damage mod, RF2, -10 att sit-mod (PENALTY), Body Part: Claw
    Solid Claw, same as solid punch but instead of a damaging fist attack, does a damaging claw attack -10 to hit
    Wing Blocking, same as muscle blocking, but uses his light bones, and his flying to reduce impact of a blow
    Missile Escape, same as normal
    Panaramic Awareness, same as normal
    Steal Initiative, same as normal
    Fall Impact Absorption, same as normal
    Alert Rest, same as normal

    Training For Snowbeard:

    Ku Fung Fast Defensive Weapon-adverse Claw style -20 def sit-mod, -10 def damage mod, RF2, -10 att sit-mod (PENALTY), Body Part: Claw
    Solid Claw, same as solid punch but instead of a damaging fist attack, does a damaging claw attack -10 to hit
    Muscle Blocking, same as normal
    Missile Escape, same as normal
    Panaramic Awareness, same as normal
    Steal Initiative, same as normal
    Fall Impact Absorption, same as normal
    Alert Rest, same as normal

    Adam

    Mon Nov 8 2010 12:37 am #
45. 

    M. J. Young
    Moderator

    Note: the nobleman's name is "Llewellyn". Yeah, it's Welsh. I'm less concerned about the spelling of "Waylon", but that's how I'll be spelling it.

    Good summary. I remembered a few details that were missing, but not which were important.

    What next?

    --M. J. Young

    Wed Nov 10 2010 3:14 am #

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