Conversation with #dkap_amber
Conversation with #dkap_amber on Wed 26 Jan 2011 10:08:52 AM EST:
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(08:26:07 PM) Mistress_Janice [~chatzilla@pool-108-20-74-103.bstnma.fios.verizon.net] entered the room.
(08:26:40 PM) Mistress_Janice: Nobody else?
(08:26:55 PM) Mistress_Janice: I've been outside shoveling.
(08:26:57 PM) dkap: Sorry ... snow delay.
(08:27:02 PM) dkap: I should poke the others.
(08:27:47 PM) Cagliostro [~sgorton@c-66-31-32-142.hsd1.ma.comcast.net] entered the room.
(08:28:02 PM) Cagliostro: hello hello
(08:28:13 PM) Cagliostro: Stormy, are you caught up with last week's festivities?
(08:30:37 PM) Mistress_Janice: No, I guess I should go read.
(08:30:37 PM) dkap: If not, you should look at the log, it's up on the website.
(08:31:16 PM) Cagliostro: short form: we followed the scout, who was fighting some woodsperson
(08:31:32 PM) Cagliostro: quiet fighting, pressing her hard, but she was staying alive
(08:31:53 PM) Cagliostro: I bubbled them both, the scout switched to sorcery, you blocked his magic, and eventually he killed himself
(08:32:03 PM) Cagliostro: with an earthshattering kaboom - grabbing some object around his neck
(08:32:22 PM) Cagliostro: said kaboom was not nearly as earthshattering as the one from the army in greater arden
(08:32:56 PM) Cagliostro: we followed the rescuee back to rest and eat, since you were worn out from shadow tracking
(08:33:08 PM) Cagliostro: they were a family that guarded Julian's armor as a hereditary trust.
(08:33:17 PM) Cagliostro: all things considered, they took it well when we told him he was dead.
(08:33:26 PM) Mistress_Janice: ...Doesn't Julian usually guard his armor, by wearing it?
(08:33:34 PM) Cagliostro: apparently he's been playing with math
(08:33:45 PM) Cagliostro: not that Cagliostro is familiar with math. Not sure about Janice.
(08:33:53 PM) Cagliostro: he has multiple sets of armor, each one of which is the only one.
(08:33:54 PM) Mistress_Janice: Math is hard.
(08:34:00 PM) Cagliostro: the armor is as real as, possibly realer than, Dalkantyr
(08:34:17 PM) Cagliostro: it has also been frobbed to kill anyone not-Julian who tries to wear it.
(08:34:43 PM) Cagliostro: (Perhaps we have found Julian's price for working with Gwen)
(08:34:56 PM) dkap: Not as real as Dalk, but on the order of that reality.
(08:35:10 PM) Cagliostro: We trumped Zach to ask him about the armor, and he was sorely pressed by enemies so he came through
(08:36:18 PM) Cagliostro: talked to the family, was quite shocked in a good way to find -anyone- who thought highly of Julian and was sorrowful to see him dead, and is leading the group, including the woodswoman, who is coming with us to tell him what she knows of the old tales of Julian
(08:36:30 PM) Cagliostro: the armor was left there, more or less untouched.
(08:36:54 PM) Cagliostro: we were just gating from that place to the Greater Arden battle site at the end of last game.
(08:37:10 PM) Mistress_Janice: Was that where the trail ended, then?
(08:38:02 PM) dkap: Well ... since the trail-breaker was killed, in front of you, yes.
(08:38:04 PM) Cagliostro: the first trail ended at the scout who blew himself up
(08:38:12 PM) Cagliostro: the second trail crossed the army's path and is unfollowed
(08:39:10 PM) Mistress_Janice: Once I've rested a bit, should we go check that out?
(08:40:51 PM) dkap: I believe that was the plan. The Woodswoman (I believe prefers the title of "Ranger") should be on in a few moments, I believe.
(08:41:45 PM) Cagliostro: she even has a name ;)
(08:43:00 PM) dkap: Indeed, I believe it is Elisabella.
(08:43:37 PM) Cagliostro: yes, I think so.
(08:45:02 PM) Mistress_Janice: So claims the log.
(08:46:38 PM) dkap: *grin* Indeed. Our memories are all sharp and bright this evening.
(08:48:41 PM) Mistress_Janice: Who are you again?
(08:49:47 PM) dkap: Me? I'm the fellow behind the curtain.
(08:50:54 PM) Mistress_Janice: Ah, Aahz.
(08:51:29 PM) dkap: Nah, he was a pervert.
(08:51:35 PM) dkap: Per-VECT. Sorry.
(08:53:53 PM) Cagliostro: so presumably Zach also wants to check in with his army
(08:54:03 PM) Cagliostro: and we'll introduce Elisabella to a few of the rangers
(08:54:10 PM) Cagliostro: and give her a brief Jagermonster briefing.
(08:55:09 PM) Mistress_Janice: I'd like to hear that, too, at least OOCly. :D
(08:55:44 PM) dkap: *grin* Yes, the Jager are ... special.
(08:59:11 PM) Mistress_Janice: I am also amused to see the name of the new player - the char I play in the Weds night game is Stephanie.
(09:00:33 PM) dkap: *grin* Steph'll be out here, soon enough, so you can meet her.
(09:00:43 PM) dkap: We might even have some Face To Face games, perish the thought.
(09:00:50 PM) Mistress_Janice: ...Is that allowed?
(09:02:25 PM) dkap: It is.
(09:02:56 PM) Mistress_Janice: B-but... My face! My FAAAA-A-A-AAACE!
(09:03:29 PM) Cagliostro: that could be fun.
(09:04:48 PM) Cagliostro: I think the briefing focuses on Auricle
(09:04:53 PM) Cagliostro: and their loyalty thereof
(09:04:56 PM) Cagliostro: and their fondness for hats
(09:05:05 PM) Cagliostro: and tendencies towards violence and human-eating
(09:05:10 PM) Cagliostro: and their recent appearance on the scene
(09:06:15 PM) Mistress_Janice: Oh, DKap, entirely OOC - where's the printer?
(09:10:28 PM) Mistress_Janice: AFK FAM
(09:10:43 PM) dkap: Is that anything like Oxfam?
(09:11:09 PM) Cagliostro: I guess if there's downtime, Cagliostro will check in with Jodo, but otherwise he doesn't have much of anything to do before we continue.
(09:11:15 PM) Cagliostro: and Zach's leading, so we don't have tow ait too long.
(09:23:42 PM) Mistress_Janice: BAK
(09:29:31 PM) dkap: Indeed.
(09:29:42 PM) Mistress_Janice: So, where did we get Stephie?
(09:30:46 PM) dkap: Well ... she's a left-coast girl migrating this way.
(09:30:56 PM) dkap: One of the partners of one of my good friends.
(09:31:25 PM) Mistress_Janice: Coolness.
(09:32:36 PM) Cagliostro: excellent.
(09:35:24 PM) dkap: Ahh ... sleeping beauty has awoken, and will be with us, post haste ... *grin*
(09:35:34 PM) dkap: Apparently the sandman visited.
(09:37:08 PM) Mistress_Janice: And sapped her.
(09:40:44 PM) Stephie [~Stephie@cpe-76-94-137-134.socal.res.rr.com] entered the room.
(09:40:55 PM) dkap: Right then.
(09:41:05 PM) dkap: I believe, the curtain rises ...
(09:41:07 PM) Mistress_Janice: Eeeeeek!
(09:41:20 PM) Mistress_Janice: Err... I mean... Hello, Stephie!
(09:41:21 PM) Stephie: apologies!! a cuddly nap lasted far too long >_<
(09:41:30 PM) Stephie: Hi, Mistress_Janice!
(09:42:11 PM) dkap: The newly created gate ... as folks are stepping through.
(09:43:17 PM) dkap: The components of this madcap adventure have been augmented with Zach, son of The Julian, and a rather delightful Ranger named Elisabella.
(09:44:08 PM) Stephie: Delightful, even! :D
(09:44:09 PM) dkap: And, somewhere along the way, the Princess has ... become interested in some other endeavor, and seems to swiftly and silently absented herself.
(09:44:44 PM) Mistress_Janice: She doesn't like us anymore.
(09:45:37 PM) Cagliostro: if we're still alive, she still likes us ;)
(09:45:47 PM) dkap: Indeed, a good indicator.
(09:46:33 PM) Stephie: The Princess?
(09:47:03 PM) Mistress_Janice: Yah.
(09:48:15 PM) Cagliostro: you haven't met her yet.
(09:49:07 PM) dkap: Probably much to your delight, had you even known, but I believe there was a Jager introduction in the wings?
(09:51:37 PM) dkap: Cagliostro, I believe the floor is yours ...
(09:52:03 PM) Cagliostro: hm, yes
(09:52:21 PM) Cagliostro: first, we wanted to introduce Elisabella to a copule of Zach's rangers
(09:52:46 PM) Cagliostro: and Cagliostro doesn't know the other rangers.
(09:52:57 PM) Cagliostro: we have the one with us, I think, but she may not realize they're a thing.
(09:53:21 PM) Stephie: i was unaware of any Thing :)
(09:53:55 PM) Mistress_Janice: "Why, thank you, thing..."
(09:56:42 PM) Cagliostro: heh
(09:56:53 PM) Stephie is now known as Elisabella
(09:56:55 PM) Cagliostro: the Rangers are Zach's troops that protect and patrol the forest of Arden
(09:57:03 PM) Cagliostro: a forest that may in fact look familiar.
(09:57:26 PM) dkap: Well ... Elisabella's is actually better cared for, and less wild ... the game more varied.
(09:58:56 PM) dkap: So ... introductions, yes?
(09:59:18 PM) dkap: Are you going to call over a few? Ask Zach to? Ask the distracted Zach for his captains?
(09:59:23 PM) Cagliostro: yes. If a ranger that Cagliostro is familiar with is free, we'll introduce them to Elisabella.
(09:59:43 PM) Cagliostro: I was interacting with them after Zach disappeared, so I should know a few.
(10:00:03 PM) Cagliostro: this is more of an icebreaking thing than any particular other goal.
(10:00:39 PM) Elisabella: right
(10:01:31 PM) dkap: Yes, the several you know are available. I believe they semi-assigned themselves to you, so as soon as word circulates that you are back (about 10 minutes) they do show up to see if you need anything, in particular.
(10:02:18 PM) Cagliostro: Just that I wanted to introduce around Elisabella, a representative of an allied group from the area.
(10:02:33 PM) Cagliostro: and leave her exact details vague, while implying that Zach knows them.
(10:03:16 PM) Elisabella: A pleasure *bows, politely*
(10:04:28 PM) dkap: They are dressed similar to you, and the ranger you already met.
(10:04:46 PM) dkap: They seem to brief each-other with a few knowing looks and what looks like a flash of finger-speak.
(10:04:49 PM) Elisabella: right, with my fancy new equipment package
(10:05:01 PM) Elisabella: do i understand their signs?
(10:05:28 PM) dkap: Nope.
(10:05:34 PM) dkap: Although you do notice it.
(10:08:02 PM) Elisabella: I'll keep an eye on them, especially to see if there is anything that could get me into the group's graces. We need to work together here, not keep secrets...
(10:08:55 PM) dkap: And your new clothing fits like the clothing made for you, so you've barely noticed a change.
(10:11:20 PM) Cagliostro: we'll go ahead and start with a brief jagermonster briefing in front of the rangers, who may be able to add details.
(10:11:35 PM) dkap: Excellent.
(10:11:39 PM) dkap: Call a Jager over.
(10:11:45 PM) Cagliostro: oh, hell no.
(10:11:53 PM) dkap: Oh, right.
(10:11:55 PM) Cagliostro: the briefing does -not- happen in hearing distance ofa jager.
(10:12:02 PM) Cagliostro: Cagliostro, not Caelin. ;)
(10:12:04 PM) dkap: That can work, too.
(10:12:07 PM) dkap: *grin*
(10:12:45 PM) Cagliostro: The Jagermonsters are creatures of Auricle, and are loyal to her. Auricle is a friend and ally of Zach, and also other things, which Cagliostro does not fully understand.
(10:13:10 PM) Cagliostro: they are both organic and construct, are very attached to their hats, and are credible fighters.
(10:13:42 PM) Elisabella: Hah, I see..
(10:14:14 PM) Mistress_Janice: (Yeah, Caelin's gotten trapped in another of DKap's games, he's not here...)
(10:14:58 PM) Elisabella: so what constitutes a jagermonster briefing? i don't follow
(10:15:30 PM) Cagliostro: the jagermonster briefing involves telling Elisabella aboout the jagermonsters...
(10:15:37 PM) Cagliostro: which I just did. Put some quotes around that. ;)
(10:15:40 PM) Cagliostro: and pointing them out to her.
(10:16:02 PM) Elisabella: gotcha; the within-earshot part had me confused
(10:16:07 PM) Cagliostro: they look like this: http://girlgenius.wikia.com/wiki/J%C3%A4germonster
(10:16:21 PM) Cagliostro: oh, that was clarifying that we aren't going to call a Jager over and then explain them -in front of them-
(10:16:27 PM) Cagliostro: that's rude. and probably unwise.
(10:18:40 PM) Mistress_Janice: I don't know, I don't that they'd've objected to anything you said...
(10:19:16 PM) Elisabella: ... yeah, i'm not going to be rude to zombie-demon's that shop at hugo boss
(10:19:50 PM) Cagliostro: indeed.
(10:19:59 PM) Cagliostro: gm, how long until Zach is ready to continue?
(10:25:12 PM) dkap: Umm ... continue where?
(10:25:22 PM) dkap: I've lost track, and tried to check the logs.
(10:26:03 PM) Cagliostro: we want to follow the second shadow trail
(10:26:16 PM) Cagliostro: left by the person that was mistaken for Cagliostro, when he ran past the army
(10:27:04 PM) Mistress_Janice: That we ignored to follow the older one, that led to Elisabella.
(10:27:20 PM) Elisabella: i'm glad i won the coin toss!
(10:29:29 PM) dkap: *grin*
(10:29:31 PM) Cagliostro: right
(10:29:42 PM) Cagliostro: and Zach had volunteered to lead this time, where Janice led last time
(10:30:01 PM) dkap: Right, right ...
(10:31:07 PM) dkap: So, again, bereft of Jager (are you going to introduce the new Ranger to them before you go?) you are wandering forth, after the "familiar" individual.
(10:33:34 PM) Cagliostro: if Zach is free, then no
(10:33:40 PM) Cagliostro: if Zach is delayed, then yes
(10:34:07 PM) Cagliostro: we will mention to Zach and Elisabella that this persona pparently has an enchantment that makes him look like someone trusted
(10:35:34 PM) Elisabella: Oh my. Is there any distinguishable difference? Can we look for odd mannerisms?
(10:36:57 PM) ***Mistress_Janice begins to giggle.
(10:37:18 PM) Cagliostro: "We only have indirect evidence, and I believe that several of us will be able to overcome the enchantment."
(10:37:48 PM) Cagliostro: "If you see us attacking someone that you would normally trust, but who has no reason to be in the location we are in, the situation should now be clear."
(10:39:20 PM) Cagliostro: gm: so is Zach ready to go after the ranger introductions?
(10:39:40 PM) dkap: Yes.
(10:40:35 PM) Cagliostro: okay, then we go!
(10:40:46 PM) Cagliostro: and skip the in-person jager introduction
(10:40:55 PM) Cagliostro: and this will be Elisabella's first shadow-walk
(10:41:48 PM) Mistress_Janice: At least, that we know of.
(10:42:37 PM) Cagliostro: true
(10:42:41 PM) Elisabella: I've rarely strayed from my family's ancestral home
(10:44:22 PM) dkap: And you begin your walk, along the path so laid.
(10:44:27 PM) dkap: Zach in the lead.
(10:44:45 PM) ***Mistress_Janice will show him where the paths diverged.
(10:47:34 PM) dkap: You take a few steps along the path, and Count, something is _really_ out of place. You aren't sure what, but you know something is horribly wrong.
(10:47:45 PM) ***Cagliostro holds up a hand
(10:47:50 PM) Cagliostro: "Something is wrong."
(10:47:54 PM) ***Cagliostro stops.
(10:48:02 PM) Cagliostro: gm: can I place it?
(10:48:42 PM) Cagliostro: you know what, pop up a ward while we're stopped.
(10:49:41 PM) ***Elisabella keeps her eyes peeled, on her companions as much as the surroundings
(10:51:32 PM) dkap: About 40 seconds into the ward, some high-speed projectiles (similar to crossbow bolts) ping off of it.
(10:51:53 PM) dkap: There is a feeling of "trap" all around you.
(10:52:16 PM) Cagliostro: "We were anticipated. Excellent."
(10:52:24 PM) Mistress_Janice: "So, not *just* a red herring..."
(10:52:42 PM) Elisabella: "Those darts you were looking for, Cagliostro?"
(10:53:20 PM) Cagliostro: gm: are they?
(10:54:57 PM) dkap: Nope (took me a minute to cross-reference the thorns).
(10:55:09 PM) dkap: They are just wooden bolts, as if from a tripped crossbow.
(10:55:25 PM) dkap: No obvious tripwire, though.
(10:55:38 PM) Elisabella: somehow that's a bit of a relief :)
(10:56:57 PM) Cagliostro: gm: is the sense of doom continuing?
(10:56:59 PM) Cagliostro: or abating?
(10:57:02 PM) Mistress_Janice: Anything here? Any feel of the trail - does it continue?
(10:57:23 PM) dkap: Not a sense of doom, you just identified what was out of place.
(10:57:30 PM) dkap: The trail does continue.
(10:57:33 PM) Cagliostro: ah, excellent
(10:57:38 PM) ***Cagliostro wants to investigate the trap
(10:57:48 PM) Cagliostro: "But after that, let's continue."
(10:58:58 PM) dkap: Indeed.
(10:59:51 PM) dkap: The investigation leads to a hastily rigged trap, with a timer.
(10:59:58 PM) dkap: Like someone set it up, expecting to be followed.
(11:00:03 PM) dkap: And didn't want to leave a tripwire.
(11:00:05 PM) ***Cagliostro raises an eyebrow at the timer
(11:00:11 PM) dkap: There are three more shells set to go at various times.
(11:00:20 PM) Cagliostro: hm, interesting
(11:00:32 PM) dkap: Acid triggered, so there isn't even much noise of warning, or mechanical things to go wrong.
(11:00:33 PM) Cagliostro: disassemble the trap, after checking for traps related to disassembling
(11:00:42 PM) Mistress_Janice: How many went off before we got here?
(11:00:43 PM) dkap: No traps related to the dissassembling.
(11:01:06 PM) dkap: Yours was the first.
(11:01:52 PM) Mistress_Janice: So, if we'd followed this path immediately, we might've missed this.
(11:02:01 PM) dkap: Indeed.
(11:03:09 PM) Mistress_Janice: Does the trail lead to it/through it? Did the one we're chasing set this?
(11:03:25 PM) dkap: Yes, and probably.,
(11:05:35 PM) Elisabella: We should proceed with caution, but quickly: if this was set hastily, our prey may not have had time to leave us any other gifts
(11:06:04 PM) ***Mistress_Janice notes that they came through a while ago, while we pursued, rather literally, other ends.
(11:07:12 PM) Cagliostro: gm: what are the shells?
(11:07:58 PM) dkap: They are just ... outward layers ready to launch, not literally shells.
(11:08:46 PM) Cagliostro: ah, I gotcha.
(11:08:52 PM) Cagliostro: pretty impressive deal, then.
(11:08:58 PM) Cagliostro: but yes, we should continue.
(11:10:39 PM) dkap: With the shield up, I presume?
(11:10:47 PM) Cagliostro: that does seem prudent, if possible
(11:11:11 PM) dkap: Excellent.
(11:11:40 PM) dkap: So, you are traveling further along ... Elisabella, the terrain is ... changing in subtle ways.
(11:11:59 PM) Elisabella: How so?
(11:12:05 PM) dkap: When you look back or forward, it's not the same as it was, but ... you didn't notice anything as abrupt as the magical gate you were just introduced to.
(11:12:30 PM) Elisabella: Do I recognize any of the flora? Is it natural?
(11:12:49 PM) Elisabella: I suppose the bettert question is, is it in any way unnatural?
(11:14:33 PM) dkap: It is ... somewhat different from what you know, but it doesn't look out of place in it's environment.
(11:14:46 PM) dkap: It's just that that environment is ... different than it was 10 paces back.
(11:15:47 PM) Elisabella: "Stay alert, this forest is playing tricks... We could easily get lost in here"
(11:16:32 PM) Mistress_Janice: "This isn't the same forest."
(11:18:46 PM) Mistress_Janice: "I think you may be reacting to our method of travel..."
(11:22:32 PM) Mistress_Janice: And I think we're losing RL momentum./
(11:23:04 PM) dkap: Indeed, we might be.
(11:23:09 PM) dkap: Shall we hang it here?
(11:24:41 PM) Elisabella: I'm about to fix dinner; it's alright with me. I'm so sorry for the late start
(11:24:45 PM) Elisabella: I'll be on time next week
(11:26:33 PM) Mistress_Janice: Works for me. :)
(11:26:42 PM) Cagliostro: that works
(11:26:45 PM) Cagliostro: until next week!
(11:27:06 PM) Elisabella: goodnight folks, those in boston: try to stay warm :)
(11:27:19 PM) Cagliostro left the room (quit: Quit: Leaving.).
(11:27:31 PM) Mistress_Janice: Take care - and good to meet you!
(11:27:52 PM) Elisabella: nice to meet you as well :)