Session Log 7/9/2000 Log
-- Start log: Sunday, July 9, 2000 9:19:16 am LunaSoft MOO time --
GM says, "*** START SESSION ***"
GM says, "four of the PCs were left in various states of severe injury at the end of last session"
GM says, "corin and joseph are the only two left standing"
GM says, "they bandage up the wounded, which restores 1 hit to renard, bodoni, caralchis and johan"
Corin slips the Miraguntha's dagger into his belt, and then jogs over to the building. "There's a couple of rooms I want to explore in that building before we leave. I'll be right back!"
GM says, "while they work on the others, renard and johan both wake up"
Corin says, "Anyone want to join me looking around in there?""
GM [to Corin]: it takes about 90 minutes to do the bandaging
GM says, "caralchis and bodoni are still unconscious at this point"
Corin [to GM] nod
Renard pushes himself to a crouch, hoarsely saying to Corin,"That place is a witches den! You must burn it down!"
GM says, "i'm going to assume that you've dragged or carried caralchis over to where bodoni lies, or vice versa, so that you are all together"
John tries to stand.
Corin says, "That building on fire will be seen for miles." Corin says as he half-drags Caralchis to Bodoni."
GM [to John]: you are very weak, but you can stand and limp around
GM says, "the building is also stone... a minor problem :)"
Corin says, "heh"
Corin (actually we bring Bodoni to Caralchis. THere must be a better way down then the cliff face)
GM [to Corin]: okey dokey
Corin says, "Just a quick look. Be right back." "
Corin heads for the building.
GM says, "in that case you make camp on the slope leading northeast from the building clearing"
John checks to verify that Renard is OK and tries to orient himself to the situation.
Renard says, "Corin! You're risking your life! Johan, stop him!"
Renard seems quite panicked
Corin looks back.
Corin says, "Why? What was in there that was dangerous?""
Bodoni Doing his best impression of a pile of deadwood (;D)
Corin admires Bodoni's deadwood impression.
GM says, "[Faiseric] i'd like another look at the building as well"
Corin says, "Relax Renard, we'll be fine.""
GM says, "[Faiseric] you wounded can wait here and watch the others"
Renard says, "More demon beasts and evil... knick-knacks! ;)"
Corin chuckles. "We'll yell if we have any trouble."
Joseph says, "I'll go with you Corin"
John struggles to head downstairs.
John says, "I'll be right back, Renard. Prepare the pile."
GM says, "ok, you walk back over to the building and relight your torches"
Corin enters the building and looks down the ladder into the room below.
Renard crosses himself multiple times, looks at the two bodies near him, and says,"You envy our friends Bodoni and Caralchis? You'll end up like them, or worse!
GM [to Corin]: it looks the same as it did before, at least from up above
Corin says, "watch my back.""
Corin climbs down into the room below.
GM says, "John follows"
John looks back and says, "we'll leaving nothing standing here"
Corin pulls out his sword, and places his wooden shield in his left arm.
Joseph follows behind
GM says, "downstairs, the torch that had been lit before is out. the animals are still in their cages, many of them are asleep"
GM says, "Faiseric comes down last"
Corin relights the downstairs torch with their torch.
Corin slowly enters the adjoining room.
GM [to Corin]: the one you went into previously, or the other one?
Corin other one
Joseph says, "draws his sword and whispers a prayer to St. Michael 'Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio..."
GM says, "john walks over to one of the cages and starts to jimmy the latch with his knife"
Corin says, "John, stop!""
Corin says, "What are you doing?""
GM [to Corin]: you look through the doorway and see a free-standing fireplace directly in front of you
Corin (I did nt see John do this?)
GM [to Corin]: to your left is a rough-hewn wooden cot filled with straw and covered with a wool blanket
GM [to Corin]: to the right is another chest and a couple of tables. atop the tables are a mess of papers, some of them are strewn on the floor. everything else is relatively neat, but the tables look ransacked.
GM [to Corin]: oh yes, and there's another chest at the foot of the bed
Corin pokes the cot with his sword, lifting the straw and clothing.
GM [to Corin]: you noticed him jimmying the latch at about the same time you went through the door
Corin (He stopped when i squawked at him I hope?)
John says, "sorry, but I'm going to have to bail in about 15 minutes plus or minus 5"
Corin (ok John, np. Sorry about your great-uncle.)
GM [to John]: ok
John nods.
John says, ""Be free!""
Corin turns at the sound of John's voice, looking in his direction.
GM says, "john manages to get the latch of a birdcage open, and several of them flutter up to roost on his shoulders and head"
Joseph says, "(to John) what are you *doing*?"
John looks back to Corin, "Do what you must now, we must burn this place to the ground."
GM says, "[Faiseric] what the hell are you doing? we have a job to do here."
John says, "These poor animals have been kept here. I will not burn them alive."
Corin kneels at the chest, and tries to open it.
Joseph says, "(to John) good point"
Corin says, "(chest at foot of bed.)"
GM [to Corin]: the chest at the foot of the bed opens easily... inside are various items of clothing
John says, "What is your job here?"
John says, "All of the witch possessions must be burned also!"
Corin rummages through the clothing.
John says, "Right, Joseph?"
GM says, "john gets some bird droppings on his tunic and a light bulb seems to go on in his thick skull... he picks up a cage containing snakes and starts climbing the ladder"
Corin then tries to open the other chest.
GM [to Corin]: this one is locked
Corin takes out his knife, and tries jimmying the lock.
Joseph says, "(to John) I think so... I hoped to find something to show to Father Theudar. Maybe he knows more about this place."
GM says, "Faiseric starts gathering up the papers. "Joseph, you can read, can you not?""
Joseph says, "Yes"
GM says, "[Faiseric] see if you can make out any of this and make sure we get anything important."
GM says, "john continues carrying cages to the surface"
Joseph takes the papers and tries to read them.
Corin says, "hey, this chest is locked! Can anyone open this thing?""
Corin kicks viciously at the chest.
GM says, "[Faiseric] just carry it up and we'll deal with it later"
Caralchis has disconnected.
Corin hefts the chest, feeling its weight.
Corin says, "we could throw it off the cliff, that might open it.""
Joseph tucks the papers into his shirt and helps John with the cages
GM [to Corin]: it's fairly heavy, but the contents shift around pretty easily... sound like metal
John says, "sorry guys - got to go"
John says, "you guys don't let any demons loose out of that chest "
Corin places the chest on the bed, and finishes searching the room. Then he leaves with the chest.
Bodoni (see ya, John. Sorry about yer loss. :/)
John smiles.
Corin says, "(cya next week John)"
John says, ""Leave not a stone stanbing, Renard.""
John nods.
John waves.
GM says, "bye"
John has disconnected.
Corin (we lost Caralchis too)
GM says, "you don't find much else in this room"
Corin climbs up the ladder with the chest and the assistance of the others.
Joseph says, "what's left to set fire to?"
GM says, "[Faiseric] this place is mostly stone, but we can burn the contents..."
GM says, "Faiseric takes a flask of olive oil from the table and pours it over the table, then over the bed, and sets his torch to them"
Caralchis has connected.
GM says, "he proceeds into the other room and fires the tables there in the same fashion"
Caralchis says, "sorry about that, had a power outage due to lightning storms and my server took a while to start working again"
Corin looks at the injured people outside. "We gotta get these people back to Praesus."
GM says, "it would take forever to bring down the stone holding this building up, but you go back up the ladder"
GM says, "and cut it down after you get to the surface"
Corin (you lost me there GM. there is another entrance to below then?)
The housekeeper arrives to cart John off to bed.
GM [to Corin]: no, you came back up the way you went down
GM says, "sorry, i guess i sort of put two ideas into one sentence... my third-grade English teacher wouldn't be happy with me!"
Corin says, "(what was the forever comment regarding the stone?)"
GM says, "the point is, you can't realistically destroy the building"
Corin says, "ah :)"
Bodoni (afk, fas. brb!)
GM says, "but you do set fire to the burnable parts below, and get back to the surface"
GM says, "john is opening the cages, releasing rare birds"
Joseph says, " (to GM) could we make travois to help get the wounded back home? "
Corin says, "John, wait. We may be able to sell those birds.""
GM says, "a few of which perch on him, and a few others remain in their cages. the rest fly away."
Bodoni (not to worry, bak! ;D)
Joseph says, "(to Corin) no, I think John's doing the right thing."
GM [to Joseph]: by the time you finish searching the building, caralchis is slowly getting to his feet
Joseph says, "(to GM) I was thinking more of Bodoni"
Bodoni (um...are you sure Treverus is HERE? I thought we left him back in town?)
Renard says, "either kill the birds or let them free -- if you try to sell them, some other witch will buy them for her magiks""
GM [to Joseph]: he's still out. the standard technique is to tie him to his horse and carry him back that way.
GM [to Bodoni]: TRAVOIS, not treverus
Corin heads down to the water, looking for a back way to the cliff.
Corin (do we have any horses up here?)
Bodoni (Okay...normally, I'm always on top of things info wise..but..who??)
GM [to Corin]: the horses are down below
Caralchis asks someone who's near to fill him in on what happened and what is currently happening
GM [to Bodoni]: a travois is like a stretcher carried behind a horse... an american indian thing
GM [to Bodoni]: like a sledge
Bodoni (LOL!! Oh, it's an item!!! ::hits self in head with heavy book:: Heh..heh..me smart.. ;D)
GM says, "john is releasing a cage full of snakes now"
Corin searhes near the water looking for a back entrance to the cliff bottom.
GM says, "the birds sitting on his shoulders twitter in fright as he approaches the snakes, and fly away"
Joseph says, "I hope John is far away from us when he's releasing the snakes"
Corin (oh good, venomous snakes being let loose.)
Bodoni (I'm in favor of kncoking John out, and tying him to the bak of a horse, before he gets us all poisoned! ;D)
GM [to Corin]: the hillside curves around within the forest
Corin follows the curvature of the hillside, looking for where they left the horses.
Corin wonders where Godfriedel has been all this time."
GM [to Corin]: as it curves around it steepens to a cliff face and you arrive back at the trail where you left the horses
Corin gathers the horses and retraces his footsteps.
GM says, "you haven't seen godefridel since soon after you made it up the cliff"
Corin (do I have any problem getting the horses back to the group?)
GM [to Corin]: no prob, you bring the horses around to your makeshift campsite
Corin (it is still night time?)
GM says, "the snakes john is releasing mostly just slither off into the forest... none attacks anyone, at least not immediately"
GM [to Corin]: oh yeah, it's maybe 2am... you're all quite tired, incidentally
Corin (just munching on that pile of dead wood called Bodoni.)
GM says, "after the snakes, john opens the cage of the catlike creature and it goes bounding away immediately"
Corin helps the others get Bodoni and the other injured people up on their horses.
Corin tries to tie the chest to his horse.
GM says, "smoke is pouring out of a small stone-rimmed hole in the ground behind the sheep pen next to the tower"
Corin says, "that smoke will be seen for miles. Lets get out of here.""
GM [to Corin]: at night?
Corin says, "never mind :)"
GM says, "all except bodoni can ride"
Corin (did we search the tower?)
GM [to Corin]: yeah, tower=building
Corin (gotcha)
GM [to Corin]: well, you didn't check to see if there was anything on TOP of the tower, but there's no obvious way up there
Corin looks up at the tower, wondering what is up top.
Joseph says, "I guess we're taking Faisilde back with us"
GM says, "so you're going back tonight rather than waiting until morning? (just to clarify)"
Corin (how far a ride was it to here?)
GM says, "[Faiseric] yes, i will bring her with me"
GM [to Corin]: it's going to be a good 2 hours getting back in the dark
Corin says, "I dont think any of us want to camp here tonight. Am I correct?""
GM says, "[Faiseric] we must return quickly. i have important business to take care of and cannot delay."
Caralchis says, "I'm not keen on sleeping so near to such evil"
Corin nods.
Joseph says, "The sooner the wounded get proper attention, the better"
Bodoni (concurs with others by remaining totally still ;D)
Corin wonders if he could climb that tower.
GM says, "alright then, you get everyone packed away"
Corin (lol Bodoni)
GM [to Corin]: the side is vertical, but it's rough-hewn stone so there are plenty of handholds
GM [to Corin]: the top is maybe 20 feet above the ground
Corin (how high?)
Corin says, "(ah)"
Corin (does it look like there may be something up there?)
GM says, "[Faiseric] come on, boy, there's nothing more to see here."
GM [to Corin]: the upper edge is partly damaged, but other than that you can't see much
Corin says, "You guys walk ahead, I'll take the rear.""
Renard reaches over and yanks Corin -- come back here on your own, boy, if you must - I don't care...
Joseph says, "(to everyone) what should we do about the witch? just leave her in the field?"
GM says, "[Faiseric] she doesn't deserve a proper burial"
GM says, "[Faiseric] perhaps her pets will make a decent meal of her"
GM says, "riding order for the return trip?"
Corin says, "You ride on, I will catch up with you." Corin kicks his horse and gallops over to the tower. Leaping off, he begins to climb the tower."
Bodoni (witch flavored wolf-chow? Ewwwwww. :P :))
GM says, "[Faiseric] impetuous youth... very well, he'll be trailing us"
Caralchis assumes the wounded would go near the middle
GM says, "[Faiseric] i will lead us back"
GM [to Caralchis]: reasonable assumption
Joseph says, "I'll take the rear"
Corin calls to the others, "Follow the curve of the hill. It will bring you to the foot of the cliff."
GM says, "let's say it goes Faiseric, Renard/John, Caralchis, Joseph/Bodoni.... Corin eventually"
Renard says, "wait, you must burn her!"
GM says, "[Faiseric] what? who, the witch?"
Renard [to GM]: are the cow-pyres burned out?
Corin continues to climb the tower.
GM [to Corin]: you reach the base of the tower
GM [to Renard]: yes
Corin ties his horse off before climbing.
Renard says, "Witches are to be burned -- otherwise..."
Corin looks around at the top of the tower.
Renard shudders
GM says, "[Faiseric] otherwise what?"
Renard says, "... who knows what the Devil can do? Her spirit may possess some other young girl, or I know not what!"
Corin finds nothing of interest, and begins to climb back down.
GM says, "[Faiseric] doesn't burning release the spirit?"
Renard looks exasperated -- well then, dismemberment! Something must be done to destroy her!
GM says, "[Faiseric] *heaving a heavy sigh* very well, then, renard, go deal with her body as you see fit... we will wait five minutes and no longer!"
Corin (renard is a necrophiliac)
GM chuckles
Corin (we know that is one of his disadvantages :P)
Corin climbs back on his horse, and trots over to the group, noticing they still have not left.
Renard shakes his head violently, "No no! I cannot - you must... one of you must do it!
Corin looks confused. "Do what?"
GM says, "[Faiseric] you must be deranged from your injury, renard!"
Bodoni (Maybe Renard's a necroPHOBE?)
GM says, "[Faiseric] we did not come here to do your bidding or pander to your womanish fears!"
GM says, "[Faiseric] now i have important business that must be begun promptly... IF there is nothing else, we ride now"
Renard quiets for a moment, somewhat composes himself, and gives an angry look at Faiseric, turns to get on his horse, mumbling
Caralchis is dreaming of his bed back in Praesus, and thinking of sleep
GM says, "not waiting to see if you are following, Faiseric mounts up and kicks his horse into a slow walk"
Bodoni (Bodoni, shows his stoicism by remaining utterly still, and allowing himself to be tied to his horse or whatever. ;D)
Corintakes the reign of Bodoni's horse and follows.
Joseph follows
GM says, "joseph is leading bodoni's horse and keeping with his dad"
Caralchis follows as well
Corin (hey, I found out how to remove the space after your name! Double colon)
Corin's is very excited.
Bodoni (gives Corin an odd look.. it's gonna be okay, man. ;D)
Corin grins.
Corin (ok Corin takes the rear then.)
GM says, "after a seemingly endless ride through dark, scary-looking forest, you break out of the forest and into the fields"
Corin says, "Almost home now, men!""
Caralchis droops a bit in his saddle
Corin prods Caralchis. "Dont fall out now."
GM says, "Faiseric agrees to drop most of you in Praesus and then ride back to Benecortum alone, considering that you are closer to Praesus here"
GM says, "you took the northern trail, of course, rather than the western one that leads to the main road"
Corin (we get to Praesus then?)
GM says, "only a couple of hours before dawn, you arrive home in Praesus"
Corin says, "I must visit my mother. Meet at Garomach's in the morning?""
GM says, "Faiseric says only "I will be in touch very soon" and kicks his horse into a gallop as he returns to Benecortum"
Bodoni (and I'm the only poor sod, slumpped over his horse? How Embarrasing! ;D)
GM says, "he forgets entirely about the chest Corin is carrying, for example"
Corin says, "(lol)"
Joseph says, "I'll take Bodoni home. Is Garomach back from Benecortium already?"
Corin (it is about 4:00am when we get to Praesus?)
GM says, "Joseph gets Bodoni home, and Dorinia (joseph's mother, bodoni's wife) greets you tearfully at the door"
GM says, "you don't KNOW if Garomach is back or not, but you last saw him flat drunk about 8 hours ago... in Benecortum"
GM [to Corin]: that's about right
Corin (no action for bodoni tonight)
Renard and Johan head home for R&R
Caralchis says, "(would there be somewhere I'd go to my wounds looked at, or would I just go home and sleep them off?"
GM says, "Corin sneaks into his home and tries not to wake his mother"
Bodoni (heh...doubt he'd want any...guy's missing half his neck.. ;))
GM [to Caralchis]: tomorrow you can look into that, for tonight you'd just want to sleep
Corin (that does put a damper on things. Maybe some neck scars from this?)
Caralchis says, "(alright)"
Caralchis heads home and gets some much needed sleepage
Corin carries the chest into his room also.
GM says, "ok, i'm going to dole out XP now... this is basically a stopping point"
Bodoni (Dunno? GM? do I need to make HT roll to avoid permenate vocal damage or loss of appearance, etc??)
GM [to Bodoni]: you weren't really hurt any worse than the others, it's just that you already had injuries from earlier, so overall you're worse off
Bodoni (oh.. okay, then. That's alright. :))
Corin (wolf-man Bodoni)
Bodoni (Awwwwwwwwwooooo!! ;D)
Renard [to GM]: let's play out the recovery period -- what Garomach and Faiseric tell us, etc...
Caralchis says, "we have to spend the cp right away?"
Corin says, "can you remind us how xp works again for you?"
GM [to Caralchis]: you'll need to spend xp 'right away', but that doesn't have to mean within the next hour
Caralchis says, "ok :)"
Corin says, "can we spend it on anything? or only on skills used?"
GM [to Corin]: you can spend xp on skills used or attempted, or on stats or advantages or to buy off disads... naturally, everything is subject to approval
Corin says, "after hitting Renard, and jsut missing Faisilde, I may improve my bow skill :)"
GM says, "i confess that while i have a general outline in mind of what happens next, i haven't really detailed it yet"
Corin says, "np James, this is good stopping point. Will you be ready by next Sunday?"
GM says, "let's end the session here and talk for a few minutes about how things are going so far"
GM says, "*** END SESSION ***"
-- End log: Sunday, July 9, 2000 10:58:02 am LunaSoft MOO time --