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[Vortigern]

Oh, you should totally keep going. If you want Varin to survive that's fine with me, I'll just slightly redesign my plan for the rest of the chapter. What say you, Taralom?

[Taralom]

Ah, well, if you could let him live, than that would be fine.
I just need to think of some motive for him to keep rolling with the rest of the group.

Edited by Taralom, 03 June 2010 - 02:26 PM.

[Vortigern]

There'll be a new group, and hopefully more than one. On top of which, the Umbar no longer exist, so he can totally reinvent himself. Maybe he had an epiphany at some point in the three-year interval and did some badass stuff, like becoming more evil, becoming good or learning shitloads of new magic. Maybe he could join one of the magical orders or found his own. There are lots of options.

Which reminds me, Mike, if you could send me a description of your Reformed Order of the Stricken Hammer, that'd be great.

[Taralom]

Well, I was thinking of having him lead a tiny group of mercenaries, with Azuvas and two others whom I have yet to decide. They could pop up out of nowhere and get along with the group, or serve as a side-group to perform other "missions" to support the main group.
How's that?


Actually, I do have an idea for one of those two. I was thinking of a flexible Binding Spell that could set a rule upon a person. It would derive them of magic of whatever, as long as that spell is in place. However, there are several major limitations, to make it serve as a more supportive power than a front-line power.

Edited by Taralom, 03 June 2010 - 06:20 PM.

[Vortigern]

Hang on, the battle outline definitely had Azuvas dying. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense without, or at least involves Zhar being massively OP, which I am not in favour of. Think you can manage without him?

Actually, that idea is a very good one. See the description of the Embaru and you'll understand why. (Can't remember where it is, but look around. Probably the Tome of Librera.)

[some_weirdGuy]

All of those links redirected me to their homepage, think you can host them at imageshack or whatever or just put them up in here?

ok, take 2 then:
http://soulcalibur.w...LizardmanSC.jpg
http://soulcalibur.w...izardman-01.jpg
http://soulcalibur.w...4-lizardman.jpg

(or any of the alter alternate looks for lizard man here)

Wait, I thought we were going to have Varin die? And, SWG, I think after a big magical battle like Zhar and Varin would have, I don't think Zhar would hesitate a moment in shoving his kriss right in Varin's face.

How i remember it Varin was going to escape, seen as he was taraloms main character and all. And it wasn't that Zhar has a problem with killing him, just how we had it planned it never came to that, as Varin escaped (pretty sure that was in the outline)

And try this link for my big new post. If you can see the forum called 'Arsencian Archive' you should be fine with this. Otherwise I'll have another fiddle around with ACP.

yeah, i can see the archive now(wasn't there before), and that link works.
And why have you made Vayu lose his body now? I thought it was suppose to be his spiffy new thing what with its young looks and regeneration and stuff, he didn't keep it very long

[{IRS}Athos]

I'm back, sirrahs!

I've decided to keep my three characters. Just need to make a few adjustments...

[Taralom]

Hang on, the battle outline definitely had Azuvas dying. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense without, or at least involves Zhar being massively OP, which I am not in favour of. Think you can manage without him?

Yeah, I just read the thing again and you're right. He was going to die. You can kill him off, if you want. The only change it will make is the amount of people in that mercenary group.


As for the rest of your post, I will look into it as soon as i've had my driver's lesson for today.

[Vortigern]

Vayu wasn't ready to compete with Zhar. He knew he would have lost there, so he escaped instead. His strength was drained from having called the melds, bombarded the city, and all his other bits and pieces of the day. Zhar, on the other hand, had been fulfilling a supervisory role and leeching power from the other magi, because that's just the kind of guy he is. And Vayu doesn't really care about his body, seeing as he knows it only a replica anyway. And now he has somebody else's body, so it's all good as far as he's concerned. It's all part of the plot, you'll see. And it'll be awesome.

Yeah, I'd forgotten to change the permissions for the Archive.

[Taralom]

Vort, are those Embaru "enslaved" by magical powers?
If yes, I wasn't referring to enslaving people by binding them, more like limiting them. Restraining them from moving could be an example of what I mean.

[Vortigern]

No. Any Embaru with magical ability are adopted by the ruling families, but all others are enslaved. The lizardmen are also slaves. All the normal folks are held in check by the Embaru nobility, who operate a feudal system kept in place by their magic.

[mike_]

I think we'll need to define the power of Runes at some point in the near future - I've noticed several of the newer members giving their characters 'runed' weapons, but what do these do? What is the point of them?

I'm guilty of giving them to some of the 'supporting cast' - Harald Hardada's extensive tattooing of Varangian defensive runes, for example, as well as those on Murad's Janizar's gear to immensely strengthen their bows and give added defense to their lamellar armour, just to say.

Who first invented runes? What are their connections to magic? Are there different languages of them? Who can inscribe runes onto something? How expensive and widespread is it to do so? These are the kinds of questions I would like answered

[some_weirdGuy]

I think Runes are a dwarvern weapon smiths thing. They enchant the weapon, most commonly in a utility type way (eg. never blunting) it seems.

I think that actual combative type enchantments from runes, or the most powerful, should be restricted to dwarves only, have it like a rule that they don't sell their best stuff to outsiders, but are slowly becoming more liberal in what they will sell. And then you'd get your cheapo' copies that aren't as good as the real thing, but anyone can buy them.

That or more the powerful rune enchantments just be very expensive. Meaning that in areas near dwarvern cities weak rune weapons are fairly common(such as the before mentioned never blunting enchantment), and for the right price some of the more powerful things are for sale, while in other parts only the weak runed equipment is available and even this is more rare.

Also, seen as its already been established how Dwarves weapons are destroyed when they die, it could be that thats what happens with powerful rune weapons, they are bound to their owner. Maybe thats part of the reason why they won't give outsiders their most powerful rune weapons (asides from not wanting to give away all their good stuff) because it either won't work on non-dwarves, or they are against binding a weapon to a non-dwarvern soul.

[Vortigern]

Most of what SWG just said is correct. Except that dwarves are the only folks who can use runic magic. It's part of the smithing process. Humans and others have made weapons with runes on, but if they're not dwarven runes they don't actually do anything, they just look pretty. And the bit about powerful runes only working in conjunction with the dwarf for whom they were forged is also correct. I guess I should update the part about Dwarven smithing magic in the Tome.

[Vortigern]

Ladies and gentlemen, good news! I have decided to start things off a few days earlier than planned, seeing as it all seems to be in place. I have posted two threads in the History and Lore section, and you are welcome to join either. Or both, if you have more than one character. You are also welcome to kick off your own thread(s) as and when.

Let's get this (these) show(s) on the road(s)!

[mike_]

Are you going to finish Chapter Three soon? I sure hope so, because it was great fun reading

And by the way - "We're back!"

[Vortigern]

I shall indeed finish it soon. I'm in the process of writing the rest of it in between revising for my exam on the 8th, and after that I'll be writing it in between being obscenely drunk.

By the way, SWG, I seem to recall you were planning to have a character that wasn't Zhar. If you still intend that to happen, I would suggest you start by creating them.

[mike_]

I'll let you take over from there, Vort - I've got to go, but I should make another post or two this evening. Hope I didn't mess your continuity up too badly

[Vortigern]

Nope, that's all good. So Naian has heard of Morion, eh? Has he gained some notoriety these past few years? Anyway, I'm also heading out for a few hours, so we may carry this on when I get back. Awesomesauce.

In other news, the next post of Chapter 3 is up, and it ends on a cliffhanger!

[some_weirdGuy]

By the way, SWG, I seem to recall you were planning to have a character that wasn't Zhar. If you still intend that to happen, I would suggest you start by creating them. tongue.gif

oh, i have been. I was waiting till i was finished the history before i posted it up, but seen as you're asking I'll post up what i have now.