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Athamar is not going anywhere</div> <div> Missiledine: Is Jacinta and Miklas in this Bull session?</div> <div> Dukejr01: not initially.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> tacit01: :-(</div> <div> Dukejr01: they should eat and rest a bit. A wants to discuss things with O and G firt, then hammer out hte plan</div> <div> Dukejr01: they can join after their supper and rest.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. To make a long story short. I havea couple questions. the spell Seek earth, how do you define a "significant amount" of a material</div> <div> Dukejr01: ?</div> <div> Missiledine: You know, this question came up once before... I decided it was one of the few Gygaxian things I saw in a Steve Jackson book....</div> <div> Missiledine: Well, I have seen others since, but it was early in my gurps experience</div> <div> Dukejr01: Gygax... hmmph, owe him a debt for popularizing RPGs I suppose, but his stuff is so adolescent.</div> <div> Dukejr01: a pound> half pound? undefined? whatever the caster says?</div> <div> Missiledine: Inane rules that are obtusely written are "Gygaxian"</div> <div> Dukejr01: of course.</div> <div> Dukejr01: hello?</div> <div> Missiledine: Pretty much what the caster defines, BUT, he or she has to specify an amount greater than any KNOWN quantity... For example, if</div> <div> Joe the fighter has a sack with twenty pounds of Gold in it, and the Mage seeks gold, he will have to specify an amount more than 20lbs... I know</div> <div> he can exclude it</div> <div> Missiledine: but it allows some definition and helps exclude the gold ring that the mage missed</div> <div> Dukejr01: i see.... so if I want to track iron, I have to exclude the three pound Broadswords and specify 4 lbs</div> <div> Missiledine: Yes, basicly... </div> <div> Missiledine: Also means you don't have to list all the arrow heads, daggers, spikes, etc</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. well, Athamr has an idea. he can use Seek Earth to track metals, he explains hte limitations, if everyone leaves their money at home he can possibly</div> <div> seek earth the copper or silverthat these guys were paid with, even if he finds their stash and not them, it would give A satisfaction to loot it.</div> <div> Missiledine: Now, you could exclude your fighters plate mail, tthen specify the weight of the next largest item</div> <div> Missiledine: if you follow</div> <div> Dukejr01: another idea is to spike a flask of wine with a sleeping elixier and "accidently" lose it where it is likely to be found by them. it is clearthat as soon as we</div> <div> left the Fangs, they came out of hiding.</div> <div> Dukejr01: I follow</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus nods his understanding..."Hmm, how will it reveal their location?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: third idea. if they typically retreat into the cavern J described. we can simply wall them up inside. hopefully without water. then we let them stew for a</div> <div> couple days</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn likes that idea.... the wine! He chuckles appreciatively</div> <div> Missiledine: "How can we be sure there are no secret exits? I can't believe that they would retreat into a dead end." Gallus says</div> <div> Dukejr01: Seek earth tells A the direction and approximate distance to the earth sought. given that the Fangs are a maze, it will be of limited effectiveness, but if I</div> <div> cast if several times, we can clos in on them.</div> <div> Missiledine: (Have you told Ollyn and Gallus about Miklas' and Jacinta's repost?)</div> <div> Dukejr01: "We already know that there are secret doors. it will be hard to catch these guys. I might have to seal up a lot of passages. even if we can't seal them in,</div> <div> it might help to limit their options for running while we search"</div> <div> Missiledine: report</div> <div> Dukejr01: I assume they are present for it</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: good point</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar really has no secrets from his retainers</div> <div> Dukejr01: He literally trusts them like family</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: <might even become family... ;-)></div> <div> Missiledine: :-)</div> <div> Dukejr01: other ideas: I think smoking won;t work, too damn big.</div> <div> tacit01: <hello?!></div> <div> Missiledine: yes?</div> <div> Missiledine: (Gallus already discovered that)</div> <div> tacit01: <nothing - reflecting on the whole "family" concept></div> <div> Missiledine: ahhh</div> <div> tacit01: <kinda like saying "eek"></div> <div> Dukejr01: The presence of the "demon" is a concern. now. this is a big break in our understading of what is going on, between the list Ollyn found and the demon, it</div> <div> is apparent that the FAngs are most likely a spy post for enemies of the Kingdom. We need to find these guys and interrogate them. A has a couple spells he is eager</div> <div> to try. </div> <div> Dukejr01: A also wonders if the Friar should be aprised of the sighting Miklas and Jacinta made of the winged creature.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "If we could find where the water leaves the place, we could dam it and flood the lower levels</div> <div> Dukejr01: "That is a good idea."</div> <div> Dukejr01: might take a long time. but that would resolve the secret dorr issue</div> <div> Missiledine: "The Church might send some help." Gllus comments</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes. it concerns me that "demons" may be involved, this is certainly larger than Redlun.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "SEveral questions are raised by its presence. How often does it visit? is it daily, weekly, monthly? I would thing at least weekly so that timely troop</div> <div> movement reports are made."</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus says, thoughtfully, "Do you think that magic barricade that cut you and Ollyn off from Jacinta and Miklas, was a feature of the</div> <div> Fangs, or an act of the enemy?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr sighs deeply. winces a bit. "How much have we learned of the Fangs layout? do we know the passage that leads to the platform J and M found</div> <div> saw the winged thing land?</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr shrugs. "Hard to say. I lean toward a feature of the Fangs. some leftover Jhensari thing. for two reasons:</div> <div> Dukejr01: first that passage would need blocking off during jhensari times if someone made it into the first courtyard. second, earth magic is the most difficult and</div> <div> stubborn of the elements, using it is tiring, and there was no one CLOSE to the passage, which is even more difficult to pull off. an enchantment would make more</div> <div> sense.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr asks for Jacinta and Miklas to join them</div> <div> Dukejr01: Are there any other likely mercs who show leadership or tactical skill?</div> <div> Missiledine: "No one you saw." Adds Gallus</div> <div> Dukejr01: "True. very true. a spellcaster could have been invisable. which leads to another difficulty in catching them</div> <div> Missiledine: Your three best are Ollyn, Jacinta and, a distant third, Miklas</div> <div> tacit01: :-)</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: <Miklas isn't that great of a tactical leader... still to yoiung, but he has other qualities></div> <div> Missiledine: Everyone is now present</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Athamr appreciates Miklas, sorta like a cousin to him as well.></div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. I assume A is still bedridden?</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, sitting up but in bed</div> <div> Missiledine: "How long do we keep all the girls shut up?" Ollyn asks</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Whew. I don't have an answer for that. I would say that now is the time of greatest danger. The spies know we know of them and know we are</div> <div> afterthem, they made contact with a "messenger", they might stay in the Fangs on duty or they might withdraw. seems to me that they have a plans here. If they leave,</div> <div> that will include kidnapping a girl."</div> <div> Missiledine: <have you kicked Danika out of the room for this meeting? You told her to stay in the room></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Seems they want someone to sell. I would think Danika would fetch a high price siimply for being noble. but it could be any pretty girl they have noticed.</div> <div> tacit01: "but not just any girl, apparently..."</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. as long as she has a guard</div> <div> Dukejr01: "yes. a particular girl"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "any particularly beautiful women in the Village that they might have seen, say, while buying supplies?"</div> <div> tacit01: "... one of noble blood, or ability; Are there any girls with magical ability, perhaps?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "that is another issue. how many strangers come to Redlun? That cask of Wine, where did it come from?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus says, "They could have been after Jacinta yesterday... Cut you (Athamar & Ollyn) from Jacinta and Miklas... Draw them into the</div> <div> Fangs..." He trails off thinking</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods. looks at J</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Good point. especially since she saw someone or something whilealone."</div> <div> Missiledine: "The vintner sells a lot of wine each year... " Gallus says. "Literally hundreds of casks are shipped out. Could have been bought here</div> <div> or Boma, anywhere in a thirty mie range or more."</div> <div> tacit01: J looks thoughtful "There is that"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar wil ask Jacinta to describe what she saw in the water filled room again. (i read it, so I know) "That could ahve been a magically produced</div> <div> illusion. I doubt they have children working for them"</div> <div> Missiledine: mile</div> <div> Dukejr01: Is it a large cask</div> <div> Dukejr01: ?</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "It could have been a bundle of rags and stones ina cloak."</div> <div> Missiledine: 20 gallon</div> <div> Dukejr01: about 80 lbs then</div> <div> Missiledine: more</div> <div> tacit01: "It may not have been human, either"</div> <div> Missiledine: 180</div> <div> Missiledine: "Maybe a halfling." Gallus agrees</div> <div> Missiledine: (About 8lbs/gallon plus cask weight)</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Something that heavy is not going to be humped easily through the woods for the pleasure of a scout. Well, that tis a dead end"</div> <div> Dukejr01: k. I thought water was 3 point something lbs per gallon, but now that I think about it that is way too low</div> <div> Missiledine: "Hmmm, " Says Gallus. "How did it get there? And the furniture? A wapon? Somone would have seen it, or the tracks going up the</div> <div> hill."</div> <div> Missiledine: wagon</div> <div> Missiledine: <What is with my typing tonight!></div> <div> Dukejr01: When Athamar used Earth vision AROUND the hill, he was specifically looking for underground passages going away from the Fangs. there were not</div> <div> any. is it at all possible that somethign like an underground passage could have been missed?</div> <div> Missiledine: maybe... if it was very deep</div> <div> tacit01: "I'd guess there are other entrances somewhere"</div> <div> Dukejr01: A went down to 50 yards?</div> <div> Dukejr01: that is very deep</div> <div> Dukejr01: well below water table</div> <div> Missiledine: "Or.... Someone in the village is in collusion." Gallus mutters</div> <div> Dukejr01: "That is something I have been concerned about. especially sincee the light J saw"</div> <div> Missiledine: <Deep may mean a shaft down too></div> <div> Dukejr01: good point</div> <div> Dukejr01: "The Jhensari certainly went o a great deal of effort to build that thing. It wouldn't surprise me if they spared no magic to craft a tunnel so deep that my</div> <div> spellcraft wouldn't detect it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "actually, that is not a bad idea."</div> <div> Missiledine: "They may not even realise who or what they are involved with." Miklas points out. "Just doing a little business on the side."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Maybe we should offer a reward and either mercy or immunity for information. Someone having done business with the guys in the Fangs may have</div> <div> been greedy, but not realised the extent of the danger. maybe they threatened family</div> <div> Dukejr01: "They ahve had no one to protect them."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Good point" Gallus agrees</div> <div> Missiledine: "Maybe we can force the enemies hand..." He adds after a second </div> <div> Dukejr01: "Perhaps a matter of this sentitivity should be brought to the Friar and perhaps the Smyth and Innkeeper. Get their input, they know the folk better. Offer</div> <div> forgiveness, protection, or money. The friar in particular, if there is a demon involved,,, this issue is very serious."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr loks at Gallus expectantly.</div> <div> Missiledine: "If we make a show of interviewing all the villagers... The spies will fear that their contact will talk. They may come out to silence him, or</div> <div> her."</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "It could be anyone, even those three."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "And I can use magic to verify answers. Sense Foe to seek enemies."</div> <div> tacit01: "If se suppose there is Cult influence; the cult members would keep their participation secret - a particular cultist may not know who all the other cultists are</div> <div> in the area, and we can harldy protect someone from an enemy none of us can identify"</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus shakes his head... "Bet it won't work... "</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Somehow I don't think its the priest. But I could..." Athamar breaks off, reluctant to start interrogating a priest with spellcraft.</div> <div> Dukejr01: priest = friar</div> <div> Missiledine: "Your spells won't find who ever it is. Not directly anyway." Gallus says</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr looks at Jacinta. "Move them out of the area. See if the Church will grant sanctuary"</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas agrees with Jacinta... </div> <div> Dukejr01: "Mind Search. Tiring, specific. But I can search someone's mind for a specific peice of information. It takes a minute and the subject knows nothing</div> <div> about it unless it goes badly wrong."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar grins "Haven't used it yet"</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus shrugs, "Maybe, but the Inquisitors are masters at this sort of thing. If the villager in question is an active participant, they will</div> <div> have given him some type of protection. If he isn't an active participant, then he won't realise he is an enemy and sense foes won't do any good."</div> <div> tacit01: "The Cult may also have a long arm... the collaborator has little to gain by a confession, but much to lose - at least now. If we knew who the leader was, but</div> <div> needed aid in capturing, that may be different."</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "The leader may be a villager"</div> <div> Missiledine: 'We are assuming that the leader is up in the Fangs.. No reason for that assumption."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I am inclined to play this close. I do not want out hand tipped that we know aboutthe winged creature. The more ignorant the enemy thinks we are, the</div> <div> safer he will feel.:</div> <div> tacit01: "I think we need to keep clearing the Fangs, try to force them to act unprepared - shake the bushes and see what comes out"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods. "They will be better prepared this time."</div> <div> Missiledine: "No house to house searches?" Gallus asks. "Or mass interrogations?"</div> <div> tacit01: "anything else seems to be grasping at straws at teh moment..."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Maybe we should send to Drunmore for the Army...." Miklas says "Put two hundred troops into that rock pile."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "We want the goodwill of the people in redlun. and i doubt seaches will find much. they will have hidden any evidence. perhaps a mass sense foes to rule</div> <div> out active enemies. a few earth visions to look for hidden caches"</div> <div> Missiledine: "They'll be ten days getting here." Gallus points out</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I would likesome proof before askinghe Army to come, only to find the spies bugged out. more importantly, ifthe Army DOES come, they will certainly</div> <div> head for the hills, and we miss a chance to capture enemies of the Kingdom who are probably operating a spy network against the Rivermarch Campaign. if we can</div> <div> roll up the net. We can significantly aid the King.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Athamar takes his loyalty seriously></div> <div> Dukejr01: How soon will A be out of bed? can healing grass be used twice? once as tea once smoked?</div> <div> Dukejr01: fresh is out of the equation.</div> <div> Missiledine: tea, once per day</div> <div> tacit01: "we need more men" Jacinta mutters</div> <div> tacit01: "Have we the men to effectively secure the Fangs while still protecting the manor?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "We should have the entire place under day and night surveillence. In case they try and get out."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Secure? What do you mean?"</div> <div> tacit01: "In any way - either clear it out, or flood it, or block enough passages so that is no longer of benefit to them'</div> <div> Missiledine: "What if we ask Lord Boma for troops?" Miklas asks. "Or get some of the Sacarium Guard out here?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar sighs. "Gallus. should we send a missive to the Abbot? Is the sighting of a winged creature enough to interest His Reverence?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn shakes his head, "We had everyone we could muster out there today... Got us nowhere."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Presumably."</div> <div> Missiledine: "If THEY are watching US, then they will know that help is coming and will take some action. Clearly they think they can handle what</div> <div> ever we throw at them." Gallus adds</div> <div> tacit01: "it seems that where you found the living quarters and body should connect to the room I heard the voices in, but we have no idea how much a labyrinth lies</div> <div> between the two areas</div> <div> Missiledine: "Of course, they must realise that eventually we will send for someone... so that leaves the question. Why are they sticking around?</div> <div> Surely their activities will be curtailed just by our knowing they are there."</div> <div> Missiledine: "True"</div> <div> tacit01: "to accomplish their objectives - kill Lord Athamar, presumably, and capture the valuable girl"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I think we should trust the Friar. I cannot imagine he wouldn't be loyal, unless the Abbot isn't either. We should tell him what was seen, at least. If we</div> <div> fail, the Church will have some knowledge."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "They intended to kill me, but not as an objective in itself, I gather from what you heard, but becaue I am an obsticle to their goal."</div> <div> tacit01: "unless there is somehing else of value we don't know about; magic, perhaps?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Perhaps, if all they are is spies, then they can pack up and move somewhere else. Unless there is something about the Fangs or in</div> <div> the Fangs that they can't or won't abandon." Gallus says</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I gather that they have something more in mind."</div> <div> Missiledine: "It is said that when Mulgrave and his loyalists retreated, they left hidden stocks of weapons and treasure." Gallus says</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Seek Silver it is..."</div> <div> Dukejr01: :-)</div> <div> Missiledine: "Maybe they are searching for that."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods. "Allright. We have plenty of questions, a little information, and some ideas. Lets hammer out a plan of action for tomorrow."</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I think the Friar should be infromed of what Miklas and Jacinta saw, first off."</div> <div> tacit01: "Well, our immediate concern is protecting Lord Athamar and his siblings; if they atack and we are prepared, that resolves the issue. Second is to pursue</div> <div> them, or determine their motived and intercept them"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Guarding is easy" Ollyn says. "Surround this room with or best people. Put Miklas in charge. Pursuing is tougher."</div> <div> tacit01: "yes" Jacinta nods agreement (to both comments, actually)</div> <div> Dukejr01: "These guys are tricky and deceptive. I would like to pull a few tricks myself. We have greater numbers and can exert local control over any one area.</div> <div> THEY need to avoid US. We need to manueverthem into ground that favors us."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Who guards and who pursues? And how?" Gallus asks</div> <div> Missiledine: "How?" Asks Ollyn</div> <div> Dukejr01: "If we call out the milita and make a big show of searching the Fangs, they will be forced to hide again. we can prepare a few surprises for them. I would</div> <div> like to repeat Miklas' and Jacinta's reconoiter. Move people around, make it confusing to the observer. and leave a handful of men in the Fangs afte making a show</div> <div> of leaving.:</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Drop a tricked wineflask. perhaps set some traps. I like the idea of blocking the water. either DENY them water or flood the place."</div> <div> Missiledine: "We have to assume that the collaborator is in the Militia. " Gallus says</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "Did we get that cask out yet? WE could drug that."</div> <div> Dukejr01: I dunno, did we?</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus shakes his head, "No, we emplied the room."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Also during hthe big search. WE can hunt for their treasure. Unless it is in a mana dead area or magically protected, Seek earth will find it.</div> <div> Missiledine: "They don't know that we know what they are doing up there." Gallus points out. "Assuming we really do know. " He adds under his</div> <div> breath</div> <div> Dukejr01: "We can assume they are hostile..." Athamar brushes his wound.</div> <div> Missiledine: "But they may not curtail their spying, on the assumption that we don't know about it."</div> <div> tacit01: to gallus "I think we've seen each others reflections - we both know we're there, and up so something, but neither side can tell what"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Uhm, I have a question." Ollyn says</div> <div> Dukejr01: "They operate at night,.. we are an inconvenience."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar looks at Ollyn</div> <div> Missiledine: "If they are spies watching the troop movements along the Lendalfoot river, why are they here? Almost twenty miles from the river. And</div> <div> how are they getting information about what happens twenty miles away? Uh, I guess thats two questions."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <troy wants me to give him my best "yes, underling?" look></div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Were the lights Jacinta saw pointed in the direction of the river? maybe there is a realy of sorts."</div> <div> Dukejr01: relay</div> <div> Dukejr01: "If so. maybe we can capture them....</div> <div> Missiledine: no, at the village (you think) but the river is the other direction</div> <div> tacit01: "or our winged friend"</div> <div> Missiledine: "If that THING is their eyes, why do they need to be here?" Gallus asks</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Unless there is an invasion planned and WE are the objects of the survellence"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I want these guys. badly. Alive."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Mmmmm" Mutters Ollyn</div> <div> Missiledine: "There must be an Agent in Boma... Or somewhere along the river." Gallus says</div> <div> tacit01: "could teh winged thing bring the information here - then someone relays it via the flashing light ot an unknown contact in the village, who passes it to</div> <div> whomever? it is cumbersome, but keeps the contacts from betraying each other."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I have been thinking. Danika has an invitation to stay with Lord Merren's family,. perhaps she should be sent there for safekeeping, and a message of</div> <div> warning sent to him."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Maybe. But it would seem that the Thing is the securest link."</div> <div> tacit01: "maybe they don't completely trust IT, either"</div> <div> Missiledine: Everyone is thinking about Athamar's suggestion</div> <div> Missiledine: "If there is an agent in Boma, Danika may be exposed there too." Ollyn says</div> <div> Missiledine: "Then there is the trip TO Boma." Gallus adds. "Unless.... "</div> <div> Missiledine: "If they THOUGHT Danika was going to Boma, maybe they would move to take her on the road."</div> <div> tacit01: gow big is Danika compared to, oh, say, Jacinta?</div> <div> Missiledine: A bit smaller, but not much</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I like that idea. the escort would need to appear weak, and they would need backup."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Weak?" Grunts Ollyn "Send Militia."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Need a couple we can trust"</div> <div> tacit01: "militia, and perhaps Miklas, with me disguised as Danika - 2 good swords, looking like 1 good sword - tempting target, I'd think"</div> <div> Missiledine: "By now they know that we know that they want a particular girl. The informant will have passed it on. They will not be suprised to see</div> <div> you get Danika out of the area.,,, Actually, if we can convince the villagers that it is Danika, the informant will pass it along. Might be able to catch</div> <div> all the fish in one net."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Use a wagon, hide a couple guards"</div> <div> Dukejr01: perhaps have the guards jop in somewhere along the route.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Don't screen the Militia, let the informant have a chance to get into the group."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Good. lets do that plan.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Screen them afterwards"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Why not have me cst spells on them anyway? they wouldn;'t know and we would ID the traiter."</div> <div> Missiledine: <Which variation?></div> <div> tacit01: "and we'd have to secure Danika away at the same time, VERY carefully, so only we know where she really is"</div> <div> Dukejr01: send a wagon with a couple militia. have JAcinta in back pretending to be Danika. maybe she hides in the wagon "in fear"</div> <div> Missiledine: "You are assuming that the informant is just some dumb dirt farmer doing this out of fear or greed. What if he is a mage or a cult</div> <div> priest? They might recognise what you are doing."</div> <div> tacit01: "then we can still get a message to Merren, perhape secure a few more good troops"</div> <div> Missiledine: "There is a coach in the stables." Miklas says helpfully</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods. "Trouble on the road then. BUT, whould they not expect me to use spellcraft to ensure my sister;s safety?"</div> <div> tacit01: "course, we are also assuming Danika is the target"</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus thinks about that..."Hmm, good point."</div> <div> tacit01: Yes, do the spells - it must look realistic</div> <div> Dukejr01: Is the coach useable?</div> <div> Missiledine: hang on a sec</div> <div> tacit01: Do Jacinta's and Danika's hair and eyes look similar?</div> <div> Missiledine: sorry</div> <div> Missiledine: Coach needs a good cleaning, minimal tack maintance</div> <div> Missiledine: Uhm, your hair is auburn, hers is light brown almost blonde</div> <div> Dukejr01: "WEll, get on that first thing in the morning. actually, that would be a good excuse for the coach to leave a little late, so it is not so far away from the</div> <div> manor before stopping for the night. Give the bad guys a chance to intercept"</div> <div> Missiledine: will need a hood or dye</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Dye. AND use a hood. Keep her away from the militia to 'preserve her delicate sensibilities'" Athamar rolls his eyes.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Put someone on the tack and harness maintance right now." Ollyn says. He will tell Miklas to go get the harness and start going over</div> <div> it for parts that need replacement.</div> <div> tacit01: <I'd think there's some method to bleach hair at this TL, similar to bleaching cloth - tho it'd wreack havok, all kinds of split ends :-) ></div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus snorts, mutters something about. "Those that she hasn't rolled already..."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Allright. do we leave Jacinta and Miklas to handle this themselves, or risk operational security by ending backup after them?</div> <div> tacit01: We'll also need a cover for Jacinta - that she's sick, or some such, unable to leave her room for a few days</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar sighs. What a family he has... where did he go wrong?</div> <div> Missiledine: < Let Danika be Jacinta!></div> <div> Dukejr01: LOL. </div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar laughs. "DAnika will love this."</div> <div> tacit01: <how long will that last - hs she ever wielded a sword?></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Nah, she is on guard duty."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Lock her in one of the basement cells. "Ollyn growls</div> <div> Dukejr01: "under suspician?"</div> <div> tacit01: "If you send backup, are there enough people left to protect you - (expecially if no one comes after us)?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Those two are always under suspicion of something."</div> <div> Dukejr01: which way does the secret entrance go? is it near the road?</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn grins, "Going to be interesting seeing Jacinta in one of Danika's gowns!"</div> <div> Missiledine: No, otherside of manor house along river</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus clears his throat but keeps a straight face... "Gonna be a bit tight all around..."</div> <div> tacit01: :-*</div> <div> Dukejr01: damn. okay. "How about having Danika very publicly get into the coach. then as she is leaving she demands that the coach stop so she can pee. Miklas</div> <div> escorts her behind a tree where Jacinta replaces her. then danika returns to the manor via secret entrance."</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: Jacinta and another guard or two will be needed to wait in the woods."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Your right, Danika is going to LOVE this!" Ollyn says</div> <div> Missiledine: "I don't think that uis needed." Gallus says</div> <div> Dukejr01: the confusion of hte fangs search covers the absense of a couple guards</div> <div> Dukejr01: "too complex?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Athamar has been reading too many trashy novels></div> <div> tacit01: perhaps a bit much...</div> <div> Missiledine: "Jcinta can walk out the front door, dressed in a gown and wrapped in a cloak, hair dyed. Get right into the coach with her luggage</div> <div> and the coach drives out the gate and meets the militia waiting outside."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar sighs. "Well... I suppose that will work.... " He grins.</div> <div> Missiledine: "They will see 'Danika' in the coach and head on down the road</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Unless they cast spells"</div> <div> Missiledine: "If they have a major spell caster, the whole plan is for shit anyway." Says Ollyn</div> <div> Dukejr01: Well, nothing for it. sipmpler is better</div> <div> Dukejr01: simpler</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Jacinta. Are you up to it?"</div> <div> tacit01: "if you insist on being tricky - she raises a fuss, storms into one of the empty rooms in the old tower and closes the door behind her - I am waiting in the</div> <div> secret passage, we switch places, and someone is sent in to escort "Danika" to the waiting coach"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Nah, i had my fun"</div> <div> tacit01: Yes, I'm up to it"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Will Miklas and Jacinta be enough? Especially if one of hte escorting militia or more are collaborators?</div> <div> Missiledine: <I don't know if we are going to get this done tonight guys! Bit involved.></div> <div> Missiledine: <For midnight here></div> <div> tacit01: "Perhaps not, but we must cut it close for the plan to work"</div> <div> Dukejr01: True. AND We haveanother exploration of the Fangs involved</div> <div> Dukejr01: especially if Athamr is up and uses Seek Earth.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Although for some reason, I am think A seek spell won;t hack it....</div> <div> Missiledine: <I am available Sunday night... but you guys aren't... right?></div> <div> Dukejr01: nope. gone to Oh-What-a-towna</div> <div> tacit01: Oh, yah, sure, you betcha</div> <div> Dukejr01: Troy, you work monday?</div> <div> tacit01: hopefully not</div> <div> Dukejr01: oh,so when do you travel?</div> <div> tacit01: I was planning on Friday and Sunday</div> <div> Missiledine: Well, we can run this next Thurs</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. well, I can be available Sunday night. Tho I was planning on staying til monday.</div> <div> Dukejr01: will e be split?</div> <div> Missiledine: what?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Seems to me Troy will be off on his own for awhile</div> <div> Dukejr01: will we be split</div> <div> Missiledine: oh! We can do it that way if you want... No helping each other, cavalry to the rescue as it were, doing it that way</div> <div> Missiledine: Even if I run you on seperate screens you can potentially scream loud enough to get help!</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm... that brings up the question of what signal can be used? will we send troopies into the woods to hang near the stopping place? </div> <div> Dukejr01: especially, if A casts a cont light on a bolt the can shoot into the air</div> <div> Dukejr01: in fact. have an extra Xbow in the coach loaded up</div> <div> Missiledine: Hmm, what a hundred, hundred and fifty feet up... </div> <div> tacit01: if you can spare the men, sure</div> <div> Dukejr01: if it is night, we can possibly see it.</div> <div> Missiledine: How will you know where to hide them? And (as Gallus points out) They will have to be our people, not militia</div> <div> Dukejr01: chose a spot on the road to stop for the night. a rendeveous</div> <div> Missiledine: Can't trust the militia not to have the spy who gives away their presence</div> <div> Missiledine: "What if they don't wait till dark?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yell loud"</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: if the morning is used to refurbish the coach, we will have time to get men in place.</div> <div> Dukejr01: we can publicaly say that we are giving up the search of the Fangs. too big. the baf guys probably ran away in the night anyway</div> <div> Dukejr01: bad</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: should someone else ride int h coach with Jacinta?</div> <div> Dukejr01: the extra weight could be masked by empty chests and other bricabrack that she would take</div> <div> Missiledine: like who? The other female merc comes to mind</div> <div> Missiledine: Oh, secretly</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. the only problem is relieving herself.</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. secretly</div> <div> Dukejr01: how big is the other female merc?</div> <div> Missiledine: She could go along publicly as 'chaperone' no one would question the need</div> <div> Dukejr01: the point is to surprise them with te presence of another sword. how big is the otehr merc compared to Gen and Dea?</div> <div> Dukejr01: One of them could go along with danika, but be replaced by the other merc.</div> <div> Missiledine: Those girls are only 14... The female merc is in her twenties</div> <div> Dukejr01: danika is only 13</div> <div> Dukejr01: I am just wondering what any resemblance might be</div> <div> tacit01: J looks young for her age</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: nevermind then</div> <div> tacit01: nigh on angelic, in fact O:-)</div> <div> Dukejr01: yeah....</div> <div> tacit01: a cherubim</div> <div> Dukejr01: I don;'t recall spent points for appearance.</div> <div> Missiledine: well, if you put a loyt of makeup on, keep the hood up, wear a veil....</div> <div> tacit01: didn't - I'm babbling, making fun, yankin your chain, blowin smoke, being facist</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. we have a plan.</div> <div> Missiledine: crouch, suck in...</div> <div> Dukejr01: yeah yeah</div> <div> Dukejr01: who are the best rangers of the mercs?</div> <div> Dukejr01: big beefy woman, i expect</div> <div> Missiledine: uhm, I think Jacinta is one... there is another... </div> <div> Dukejr01: I was jsut wondering who would be best for the support crew, assuming we want one</div> <div> Missiledine: how many guards are you publicly sending?</div> <div> Dukejr01: we want to appear weak, maybe jsut miklas and a handful of militia?</div> <div> Dukejr01: perhaps a mounted escort for part of the way.</div> <div> Missiledine: how big a handful?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar looks at Ollyn and Gallus. this is their forte.</div> <div> Dukejr01: three? four?</div> <div> tacit01: I'm thinkin 4 or 6</div> <div> Dukejr01: how many are too many for the bad guys to tackle?</div> <div> Missiledine: 4 is the minimum,,, she is your sister</div> <div> Dukejr01: what plan would they use? attack with a shitload of men? drug the food?</div> <div> Missiledine: Otherwise it'll look like you WANT her to get grabbed... hmmmm</div> <div> tacit01: dunno - let's have the bad guys line up for a head count :-)</div> <div> Missiledine: "Oh Danika.... Want to go for a carriage ride?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: or we could act careless. make a big show of trying to get these guys and need every man we have to do it?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Your shipping her out because your afraid she will get grabbed... even if you don't say it, everyone will think it</div> <div> Dukejr01: true. maybe in sending a light escort, i am thinoing that she will be safe as soon as she is out of Redlun</div> <div> Dukejr01: thinking</div> <div> Missiledine: four men, Miklas driving... other female merc as chaperone... ought to cover it</div> <div> tacit01: 6 militia and 1 or 2 henchmen is a pretty good pecentage of your fighting force, expecially if the perceptionis they are going all the way to Boma and back</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: lets hope that is weak enough to attract tehir attack, but strong enough to take it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay, we have a plan, do we publically abandon the search of the Fangs?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, you have a plan</div> <div> Missiledine: then there would be no reason not to send a bigger escort</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr will use spellcraft on the militia. </div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: righto. we seatch for them. also makes them hide out again for the day</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. are we calling it here?</div> <div> tacit01: perhaps guard the fangs, some searching, but not a full blown dungeon delve like before - 1 team up top and 1 team searching</div> <div> Missiledine: might as well</div> <div> Dukejr01: anything else we can settle before the plan goes into effect?</div> <div> tacit01: calling it is good for me</div> <div> Dukejr01: or shall we start out in the morning?</div> <div> Missiledine: <I love it when a plan comes together!></div> <div> Dukejr01: I ain't takin no plane!</div> <div> Dukejr01: I hate planes!</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: what a bad show</div> <div> Dukejr01: hundreds of round expended every episode and not so much as a ding on anyone</div> <div> Missiledine: <Ten clips at full auto... no one gets hurt!></div> <div> Missiledine: It was a cartoon]</div> <div> tacit01: I'm sure Dave and I will hash over the plan this weekend, too</div> <div> Dukejr01: true true</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> tacit01: it was the 80's</div> <div> Dukejr01: Do we tell Danika in the morning or now?</div> <div> tacit01: or 70's - it's all kind of a blur...</div> <div> Missiledine: we will probably run into each other on IM too</div> <div> Dukejr01: beforethurs, probably. this weekend, no</div> <div> Dukejr01: Mike has no internet <gasp!></div> <div> tacit01: as late as possible - we want her to act normal, and not blab to anyone</div> <div> Dukejr01: true. how disciplined is she?</div> <div> tacit01: no internet! how shall we survive!</div> <div> Missiledine: tell her what? Your not going, stay here, give me one of your gowns...</div> <div> Dukejr01: nevermind, she can't act. We tell her that she is going to Boma tomorrow.</div> <div> Missiledine: is not</div> <div> Dukejr01: Well, My charactor knows her better than I do. tell her now or later?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Jacinta will need help pouring into her gown and dying her hair</div> <div> Missiledine: now</div> <div> Dukejr01: now it is. A calls her into the room so she can get in on the "plan", she will like that</div> <div> Dukejr01: she is important</div> <div> Dukejr01: actually, tass should kno too</div> <div> Missiledine: she may whine, but what is she going to do about it?</div> <div> Dukejr01: whine about what? this is intrigue!</div> <div> Missiledine: up to you</div> <div> Missiledine: about not getting to go on the adventure herself</div> <div> tacit01: yah, but she's stuck at teh manor -the fun part of intrigue is being the bait!</div> <div> Dukejr01: Tass will find out soon anyway. best make sure he doesn't blow it</div> <div> Missiledine: "I can take care of myself!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: she is really whining?</div> <div> Missiledine: "I want to go!"</div> <div> Missiledine: <What did you expect? She's a disadvantage.></div> <div> Dukejr01: "No. we want to kick their asses, Jacinta will be a surprise for them."</div> <div> tacit01: "And I want you to live - now help me with my hair"</div> <div> Missiledine: "I should be in the carriage, Jacinta can lead the rescue party!"</div> <div> Missiledine: "I know how to fight!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Help Jacinta look like you. there will be no rescue party,. they are on their own, for the most part."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Want me to prove it?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Okay, kick Jacinta's ass:</div> <div> Missiledine: "I can kick yours, dear brother!"</div> <div> tacit01: Jacinta looks at Danika, expectantly</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I am not going. I you can beat Jacinta. You can go"</div> <div> Dukejr01: If</div> <div> tacit01: <and here I was packing up for the night></div> <div> Missiledine: She looks Jacinta up and down, then storms out of the room</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I think I should entomb her tomorrow"</div> <div> Missiledine: LOL</div> <div> tacit01: Jacinta follows - have to make sure she doesn't do anything foolish</div> <div> Missiledine: "There are still those cells." Ollyn points out</div> <div> tacit01: <heh heh></div> <div> Dukejr01: besudes you need your hair done.</div> <div> tacit01: and I need to find a dress - I have NOTHING to wear!</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Entomb will do nicely. I think"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "What do you think, Tass?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Entomb is cool... Can I have her allowance? When are you going to pay it anyway?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar rolls his eyes.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Disadvantages!></div> <div> tacit01: <if you want another 5 points, you can take twins></div> <div> Missiledine: <Emphasise on DIS></div> <div> Dukejr01: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. what else to settle?</div> <div> Dukejr01: anyone have any questions?</div> <div> Missiledine: nope</div> <div> tacit01: <can J have Danika's allowance?></div> <div> Missiledine: Think we are set</div> <div> Dukejr01: Okay. make sure a guard is set for the night. Athamar gets some rest.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar thanks everyone for a hard days work.</div> <div> Missiledine: okay, wrap it up here</div> </td> </tr></table></body>