Incon C vable!
Originally shared by Rob Shinn
Victoria Nigar created a poster. I thought it might need a bit of work to make it more convincing, so I've helped her out.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Incon C vable!
Incon C vable!
Originally shared by Rob Shinn
Victoria Nigar created a poster. I thought it might need a bit of work to make it more convincing, so I've helped her out.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Hmm.
Hmm.
Originally shared by null
Alex Bayley writes: "Warner bought Larrikin Records’ assets — two decades of Australian music — not because they want to share the music with the public, but to bolster their intellectual property portfolio, in the hope that one day they’ll be able to sue someone for using a riff or a line of lyrics that sounds somewhat like something Redgum or Kev Carmody once wrote. They do this at the expense of Australian music, history, and culture."
http://saveaussiemusic.org/2011/10/larrikin-vs-australian-music/
Originally shared by null
Alex Bayley writes: "Warner bought Larrikin Records’ assets — two decades of Australian music — not because they want to share the music with the public, but to bolster their intellectual property portfolio, in the hope that one day they’ll be able to sue someone for using a riff or a line of lyrics that sounds somewhat like something Redgum or Kev Carmody once wrote. They do this at the expense of Australian music, history, and culture."
http://saveaussiemusic.org/2011/10/larrikin-vs-australian-music/
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Lessa woke, cold.
Lessa woke, cold.
Farewell Anne McCaffrey, I spent my lunch money on your books in high school and it was well spent.
Farewell Anne McCaffrey, I spent my lunch money on your books in high school and it was well spent.
Monday, 21 November 2011
I was pretty tired, but it was Spaghetti Scene time so basically The Decayed Elf wandered off with his Foundling...
I was pretty tired, but it was Spaghetti Scene time so basically The Decayed Elf wandered off with his Foundling Apprentice Sara, with the Chinese Masterchef's female apprentices in tow as chaperones, and was taught How Things Are Going To Be. All very proper too.
The others discussed visiting St Mary's Axe, and also what to do with the Architect Out of Time, Jonathon. It's been decided that everyone, aside from a couple of apprentices is going to check out 30 St Mary's Axe in the next session. But the party will include Eric and Sara and Jonathon...
There was some amusement had with the walkie talkies, TDE nearly hitting the roof when TES radioed. Then there was a bit of garbled/feedback that no one is sure is feedback, or someone else with the devices elsewhere ie high tech fishmen. Unlikely to be on the same channel, surely?
Usually I will run a session if I'm down a player, but not two. However, the Fakir is going to be the one who's missing, and they kinda might need the services of a master illusionist, as there's been a whole lot of illusioning going on.
Something of a struggle to decide what to do - you've got 5 out of 6 people present one week, and you could run the adventure by playing the player's character or you could wait until next week, and risk other people not being able to make it. This risks the impetus of your game falters, and you and your players, despite the notes forget things. How do other GM's work around it, I wonder.
I will decide on the night, as we might be down players anyway and on Friday night I was too tired to be making sensible decisions anyway by that stage.
Anyway, basically, the London Police came around and asked about the claw marks on the dozen or so Fishmen bodies in the street and were politely shrugged at. Unofficially, the constable was appraised of the situation differently. Subtle like. Whether he got the message that The London Shopkeeper was giving him correctly might remain to be seen.
The Decayed Elf also wants to catch up with Lord Saranathan at The Blue Flamingo but won't have an opportunity to do that until after the affair at 30 St Mary's Axe. Lord Saranathan ASSURED The London Shopkeeper that young Sebastian would come to no harm through him.
They haven't mentioned the fact that apparently there are transdimensional fishmen lobbing across back and forth from their London to another, more future one to the authorities, but whether that's intentional or just a by product of the swiftly moving times, is unclear.
It seems that the Fishmen want Jonathon in order to build a bridge from their London to other London, some sort of magical portal.
There are still missing people.
Nobody was attacked over night, but the Indian Fakir, having shuttered his upstairs window, would probably have been the most likely one attacked, as he lives alone - everyone else was accompanied in some form or other, and the Fishmen were, for the moment at least, probably reduced in numbers, having been severely tigered in the last session. But no one gets past a very annoyed London Boarding House landlady after she's been given a magical fright. Once she sets the newly purchased guardcharms for the night, no one's getting in without severe difficulties, and after that, they have HER to deal with.
The others discussed visiting St Mary's Axe, and also what to do with the Architect Out of Time, Jonathon. It's been decided that everyone, aside from a couple of apprentices is going to check out 30 St Mary's Axe in the next session. But the party will include Eric and Sara and Jonathon...
There was some amusement had with the walkie talkies, TDE nearly hitting the roof when TES radioed. Then there was a bit of garbled/feedback that no one is sure is feedback, or someone else with the devices elsewhere ie high tech fishmen. Unlikely to be on the same channel, surely?
Usually I will run a session if I'm down a player, but not two. However, the Fakir is going to be the one who's missing, and they kinda might need the services of a master illusionist, as there's been a whole lot of illusioning going on.
Something of a struggle to decide what to do - you've got 5 out of 6 people present one week, and you could run the adventure by playing the player's character or you could wait until next week, and risk other people not being able to make it. This risks the impetus of your game falters, and you and your players, despite the notes forget things. How do other GM's work around it, I wonder.
I will decide on the night, as we might be down players anyway and on Friday night I was too tired to be making sensible decisions anyway by that stage.
Anyway, basically, the London Police came around and asked about the claw marks on the dozen or so Fishmen bodies in the street and were politely shrugged at. Unofficially, the constable was appraised of the situation differently. Subtle like. Whether he got the message that The London Shopkeeper was giving him correctly might remain to be seen.
The Decayed Elf also wants to catch up with Lord Saranathan at The Blue Flamingo but won't have an opportunity to do that until after the affair at 30 St Mary's Axe. Lord Saranathan ASSURED The London Shopkeeper that young Sebastian would come to no harm through him.
They haven't mentioned the fact that apparently there are transdimensional fishmen lobbing across back and forth from their London to another, more future one to the authorities, but whether that's intentional or just a by product of the swiftly moving times, is unclear.
It seems that the Fishmen want Jonathon in order to build a bridge from their London to other London, some sort of magical portal.
There are still missing people.
Nobody was attacked over night, but the Indian Fakir, having shuttered his upstairs window, would probably have been the most likely one attacked, as he lives alone - everyone else was accompanied in some form or other, and the Fishmen were, for the moment at least, probably reduced in numbers, having been severely tigered in the last session. But no one gets past a very annoyed London Boarding House landlady after she's been given a magical fright. Once she sets the newly purchased guardcharms for the night, no one's getting in without severe difficulties, and after that, they have HER to deal with.
The Ice Worm Cometh • Damn Interesting
Originally shared by Rob Masters
http://www.damninteresting.com/the-ice-worm-cometh/
http://www.damninteresting.com/the-ice-worm-cometh/
Thursday, 10 November 2011
All about the Swancon Quiz tomorrow night. I'll be there, Rob will be there.
All about the Swancon Quiz tomorrow night. I'll be there, Rob will be there.
Will YOU? And if so, will you be on our table? Please join us! Let me know!
So in summary:
When: Friday 11/11/11 - 7:11pm (11:11 am GMT)
Where: UWA Tavern, Hackett Drv, Crawley
What: Really, you don't know yet?
Who: You and 5-7 quizmates
Why: QUIZ!!! Also raising money for Swancon! Also Spiritual Protection!
How: RSVP to tieryn.coman (at) gmail.com or fb message Chris Coman.
How Much: $80 per table ($11 per ticket, + $BIN(11) for the table organiser)
Will YOU? And if so, will you be on our table? Please join us! Let me know!
So in summary:
When: Friday 11/11/11 - 7:11pm (11:11 am GMT)
Where: UWA Tavern, Hackett Drv, Crawley
What: Really, you don't know yet?
Who: You and 5-7 quizmates
Why: QUIZ!!! Also raising money for Swancon! Also Spiritual Protection!
How: RSVP to tieryn.coman (at) gmail.com or fb message Chris Coman.
How Much: $80 per table ($11 per ticket, + $BIN(11) for the table organiser)
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
OK - even at that price, I'd be interested in the 7" version...
Originally shared by Rob Masters
OK - even at that price, I'd be interested in the 7" version...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/07/the-panasonic-toughpad-a1-a-droppable-everything-proof-10-inch-tablet-coming-spring-2012-for-1300-7-inch-b1-version-coming-fall-2012/
OK - even at that price, I'd be interested in the 7" version...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/07/the-panasonic-toughpad-a1-a-droppable-everything-proof-10-inch-tablet-coming-spring-2012-for-1300-7-inch-b1-version-coming-fall-2012/
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
http://www.lympago.com/leece_galleries/ClassicPaddle2011/index.html for photos of the before, during and after the...
http://www.lympago.com/leece_galleries/ClassicPaddle2011/index.html for photos of the before, during and after the race.
The Classic Paddle is done and dusted. There's a couple of more days to get your donations in if you've a mind to, to http://classicpaddle.gofundraise.com.au/page/RobertMasters or https://classicpaddle.gofundraise.com.au/page/AliciaSmith but in the meanwhile, have a look at some of the photos we - and Aussies In Action took of us along the way.
Thank you to all our sponsors!
http://www.lympago.com/leece_galleries/ClassicPaddle2011/mq/img-11.jpg
The Classic Paddle is done and dusted. There's a couple of more days to get your donations in if you've a mind to, to http://classicpaddle.gofundraise.com.au/page/RobertMasters or https://classicpaddle.gofundraise.com.au/page/AliciaSmith but in the meanwhile, have a look at some of the photos we - and Aussies In Action took of us along the way.
Thank you to all our sponsors!
http://www.lympago.com/leece_galleries/ClassicPaddle2011/mq/img-11.jpg
Monday, 7 November 2011
Australia, more than meets the eye
Originally shared by Lori Friedrich
Australia, more than meets the eye
An Aussie friend posted this on FB and it looked so lonely there, that I had to share here :)
Friday night the gamers came around, and the players were strolling along, to hopefully find The Scary Voiced Greek...
Friday night the gamers came around, and the players were strolling along, to hopefully find The Scary Voiced Greek Guy at the kebab shop when they realised that they were one player short. The Decayed Elf's blackened and wizzened heart had been shifted (I won't go so far as to say 'moved') by the homeless girl Sara, so he went hunting for her to try to offer her a better life.
Sara is suspicious, but elves are good guys right? "Are you a bad elf?"
"I've lied, I've murdered and killed, but I've never hurt a woman that way"
"so.......you're gay?"
"No...no...no I'm not gay"
Surprisingly, given his previous presentation, she agrees - after some rather good rpging by the player in question, and they rejoin the party who has just made contact with The Scary Voiced Greek Guy at the kebab shop, and after some discussion of who and who shouldn't be going, the entire party, including Sara and Jonathon the architect activate the Echidney stone, and arrive back at Harry the Fixer's shop.
Here they learn that the place is surrounded by fog - and that Sebastian has plunged out into it. They start their best fog dispelling, while TSVGG's idea of throwing fireballs blindly out into it is vetoed strenuously.
They soon discern that the fog is getting thinner, and blowing away and the normal flow of traffic and people is starting to resume, complete with police whistles and exclamations.
They also see the body of a fishman, eviscerated by some great claws, and tiger prints around it.
Luckily no fireballs were thrown because Lord Saranathan from the Blue Flamingo steps into the shop, and indicates that any differences between the players and he "Can be put aside by all when it comes to extermination of this verminous offal of the ocean".
TSVGG makes a friendly 'hello' which is rebuffed with a hiss, as one would expect, and the Decayed Elf is greeted warmly. He reacts politely to everyone else and takes his leave.
There's some discussion of the chaperonage and education of young Sara, and we wrapped.
I've had a very event filled weekend since then, so I would be delighted if you were to add your own version of events or pick up on any points I may have forgotten.
Sara is suspicious, but elves are good guys right? "Are you a bad elf?"
"I've lied, I've murdered and killed, but I've never hurt a woman that way"
"so.......you're gay?"
"No...no...no I'm not gay"
Surprisingly, given his previous presentation, she agrees - after some rather good rpging by the player in question, and they rejoin the party who has just made contact with The Scary Voiced Greek Guy at the kebab shop, and after some discussion of who and who shouldn't be going, the entire party, including Sara and Jonathon the architect activate the Echidney stone, and arrive back at Harry the Fixer's shop.
Here they learn that the place is surrounded by fog - and that Sebastian has plunged out into it. They start their best fog dispelling, while TSVGG's idea of throwing fireballs blindly out into it is vetoed strenuously.
They soon discern that the fog is getting thinner, and blowing away and the normal flow of traffic and people is starting to resume, complete with police whistles and exclamations.
They also see the body of a fishman, eviscerated by some great claws, and tiger prints around it.
Luckily no fireballs were thrown because Lord Saranathan from the Blue Flamingo steps into the shop, and indicates that any differences between the players and he "Can be put aside by all when it comes to extermination of this verminous offal of the ocean".
TSVGG makes a friendly 'hello' which is rebuffed with a hiss, as one would expect, and the Decayed Elf is greeted warmly. He reacts politely to everyone else and takes his leave.
There's some discussion of the chaperonage and education of young Sara, and we wrapped.
I've had a very event filled weekend since then, so I would be delighted if you were to add your own version of events or pick up on any points I may have forgotten.
Guy floating up and down Cottesloe, slope soaring.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
Guy floating up and down Cottesloe, slope soaring. Gave us a wave as he went by several times, most times just keeping the same position like a windhover. The rig he had looked quite comfortable. There was a conventional hang glider too, but I didn't catch that before it landed.
Rob and the STS Leeuwin II at Port Beach, Fremantle.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
Rob and the STS Leeuwin II at Port Beach, Fremantle.
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Rob and the STS Leeuwin II at Port Beach, Fremantle.
Rob and the STS Leeuwin II at Port Beach, Fremantle.
Guy floating up and down Cottesloe, slope soaring.
Guy floating up and down Cottesloe, slope soaring. Gave us a wave as he went by several times, most times just keeping the same position like a windhover. The rig he had looked quite comfortable. There was a conventional hang glider too, but I didn't catch that before it landed.
Friday, 4 November 2011
Just for us GURPS gamers reference, really, it's a link to all my entries about the Alternate Victorian Game in case...
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
Just for us GURPS gamers reference, really, it's a link to all my entries about the Alternate Victorian Game in case you ever need to refresh your memory about things, whether in the Lake District or in London.
http://leecetheartist.dreamwidth.org/tag/alternate+victorian+england+gurps+rpg
http://leecetheartist.dreamwidth.org/tag/alternate+victorian+england+gurps+rpg
Just for us GURPS gamers reference, really, it's a link to all my entries about the Alternate Victorian Game in case you ever need to refresh your memory about things, whether in the Lake District or in London.
http://leecetheartist.dreamwidth.org/tag/alternate+victorian+england+gurps+rpg
http://leecetheartist.dreamwidth.org/tag/alternate+victorian+england+gurps+rpg
Such an awesome game tonight.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
Such an awesome game tonight. It could have all gone so badly for my gamers tonight, in my Alternate Victorian London Gurps game, but instead they showed leadership and alacrity and saved someone from a nasty fate. They don't really know how close it was…because, surprisingly, they made a cascade of correct decisions.
Such an awesome game tonight. It could have all gone so badly for my gamers tonight, in my Alternate Victorian London Gurps game, but instead they showed leadership and alacrity and saved someone from a nasty fate. They don't really know how close it was…because, surprisingly, they made a cascade of correct decisions.
An interesting and quite a light hearted night which is quite bizarre considering where the characters ended up.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
An interesting and quite a light hearted night which is quite bizarre considering where the characters ended up. Steveg has been excluded from this entry for now as his characters are unaware of what has gone on.
Firstly, Orthrus gets a note from Prince Convruth apologising for his and "Lord Setanta's" absence - they are pretty much both grounded while Lord Setanta recovers, they'll probably be able to resume the sightseeing on the day after.
Meanwhile the papers are full of the Dead Fishman on the Thames report.
Some broadsheets suggest that there's been as many as 10 people killed by the beast before it was killed by the brave mudlarkers!
Orthrus goes to report Convruth's note to Harry, and furthermore regales him with tales of fishmen tunnelling up from the bowels of London to invade, and that they should go and kill them.
Harry takes this with a grain of salt, and Orthrus goes off to stir the Decayed Elf, Lord Fingolfin, who also rejects immediate action on account of his lady friend's presence.
Orthrus does a little shopping, scaring Wilkes the weaponsmith, who eventually consents to sell him a sabre. He also runs into one of The Chinese Master Chef's apprentices, who arranges for some spices and herbs to be sent to Orthrus's workshop, as he hopes, (as I understand it, this was early in the session and I might have remembered wrong, and it's bloody 1 am now) to either try cooking them himself or to get Sung Pao in to show him how or just to cook generally. He also tells the apprentice of the note from Prince Convruth.
People get themselves together and off everyone went to the Crystal Palace, to see if the captive fishman there was still captive. In goes Kuval and Harry, but to their, and the Crystal Palace owners eventual dismay, Kuval discovers that not only is the fishman display an illusion - chillingly - so is Lawrence, his owner.
They go back outside to where Fingolfin and Orthrus are eating pies and waiting impatiently for the chance to go and kill some fishmen, and inform them. At this point there's something of an argument. Harry and Kuval want to go to the Society, alarmed that the Fishman body there being dissected is actually a masterful illusion cast on Lawrence's live or dead body.
These two go there, and meet Terry Alcyone, a miniture engineerest and some sort of relative to Mrs Alcyone. He directs them to Dr Cuthbert, who is in the middle of dissecting the Fishman corpse. Everyone keeps their lunches, except the Fishman whose last meal appears to be the hands of at least two individuals, a child and a woman, perhaps. Harry is horrified, he's missing a messenger. And Mrs Alcyon isn't around.
Kuval and Harry instruct that Mrs Alcyone be checked to make sure she's real, and leave to meet the others who meanwhile....
Have returned to above where Lord Tan was found. Orthrus looks around - "Can I see a bit of solid wood?"
Yes, there's a door lying over there...no handle though...he picks it up and to his surprise there's a hole underneath. Of course he and Lord Fingolfin wander down it, at least having the sense to leave chalk marks.
Orthrus begins to hear a familiar voice calling him. He tries stuffing his ears but it seems to be coming from in his own head. He tries to ignore it, with some success.
The passage they're in is bricky and earthy, not very damp. It doesn't at first seem to relate to the area where they found Tan...leaving chalk marks they find some tracks, but then Fingolfin has a vision through the floor of massive gates, a dark, dark river and an amazing three headed snake furred dog howling. Not having a Classical Education, he has no idea what this means.
Orthrus proclaims that he will drink a potion to turn himself into a two headed dog (apparently he's working on the third) and Fingolfin says, beauty, tracking!
Orthrus turns into a two headed, snake tailed dog, 8 feet high.
http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/L3.1B.html
They follow the tracks which appear to be that of a human fleeing a Fishman, and after a brief distraction and dead end - although Orthrus had a nice dig in a fresh pile of earth with bones! bones! bones! and came away with a nice beef bone out of it - they turn torward the damper tunnel which suddenly opens out onto a huge cavern and a dark river flowing.
Far out on the water a dark ship floats, and comes towards them.
The Ferryman who has a nice wide hat and a pleasant manner, greets Orthrus in a friendly fashion and says his brother is after a chat. Orthrus starts fretting about change for Fingolfin. The right change. The ferryman is insistant that Fingolfin shouldn't wander away from Orthrus, "If he's your mate, if he's with you."
Lord Fingolfin has never, of all places, been to Greece and knows nothing of Hades. He's just enjoying the trip and Just Can't Understand why Orthrus is so concerned that he has the right change. He's also thinking that this is a big river to be serviced by just one boat. They need some competition around here! Another ferry at least. But there's something funny about this place, that everyone else knows about, which annoys him, (the values of a classical education) and he doesn't. He gets on the Boatman's good side by offering him some pork pie.
Kuval and Harry turn up on the shore of the great subterranean river which is probably the Acheron or maybe the Styx. (Kuval - of course we know dogs are into sticks!) On the boat, the passengers and the ferryman become aware of them, and after a great deal of worrying about whether there's enough matching coins to get them there and back, goes and picks them up, before they Wander Off - definitely not a good thing to happen here! But they'll be all right if they stick with you.
They are ferried across into Hades proper, to the descent to the Gates. There they meet the 20 foot high fire breathing snake tailed and furred, black, red and white Cerberus http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html, who has a chat to Orthrus about Certain Other Matters, who definitely gets on his good side by submitting the beef bone to him. Cerberus seems very well disposed toward Orthrus who he names as his brother in the hearing of the other characters.
Kuval's snake charming skills allow the characters to discern that Lawrence, the owner of the captive fish man is still alive - Kuval's music buys them the information from the snake who know all who pass the various multi afterlives doors.
After expressions of good will all around, although Cerberos looks askance somewhat at the perplexed Decayed Elf, the party turn their backs on the gates of Hades. Going down is easy.
There are some rather uneasy jokes about Charon being a pickpocket and noone having any change to get back with.
Fingolfin starts to look back, but finds his way blocked by a concerned 8 foot dog who says "It's traditional not to look back". Just in case.
http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html
An interesting and quite a light hearted night which is quite bizarre considering where the characters ended up. Steveg has been excluded from this entry for now as his characters are unaware of what has gone on.
Firstly, Orthrus gets a note from Prince Convruth apologising for his and "Lord Setanta's" absence - they are pretty much both grounded while Lord Setanta recovers, they'll probably be able to resume the sightseeing on the day after.
Meanwhile the papers are full of the Dead Fishman on the Thames report.
Some broadsheets suggest that there's been as many as 10 people killed by the beast before it was killed by the brave mudlarkers!
Orthrus goes to report Convruth's note to Harry, and furthermore regales him with tales of fishmen tunnelling up from the bowels of London to invade, and that they should go and kill them.
Harry takes this with a grain of salt, and Orthrus goes off to stir the Decayed Elf, Lord Fingolfin, who also rejects immediate action on account of his lady friend's presence.
Orthrus does a little shopping, scaring Wilkes the weaponsmith, who eventually consents to sell him a sabre. He also runs into one of The Chinese Master Chef's apprentices, who arranges for some spices and herbs to be sent to Orthrus's workshop, as he hopes, (as I understand it, this was early in the session and I might have remembered wrong, and it's bloody 1 am now) to either try cooking them himself or to get Sung Pao in to show him how or just to cook generally. He also tells the apprentice of the note from Prince Convruth.
People get themselves together and off everyone went to the Crystal Palace, to see if the captive fishman there was still captive. In goes Kuval and Harry, but to their, and the Crystal Palace owners eventual dismay, Kuval discovers that not only is the fishman display an illusion - chillingly - so is Lawrence, his owner.
They go back outside to where Fingolfin and Orthrus are eating pies and waiting impatiently for the chance to go and kill some fishmen, and inform them. At this point there's something of an argument. Harry and Kuval want to go to the Society, alarmed that the Fishman body there being dissected is actually a masterful illusion cast on Lawrence's live or dead body.
These two go there, and meet Terry Alcyone, a miniture engineerest and some sort of relative to Mrs Alcyone. He directs them to Dr Cuthbert, who is in the middle of dissecting the Fishman corpse. Everyone keeps their lunches, except the Fishman whose last meal appears to be the hands of at least two individuals, a child and a woman, perhaps. Harry is horrified, he's missing a messenger. And Mrs Alcyon isn't around.
Kuval and Harry instruct that Mrs Alcyone be checked to make sure she's real, and leave to meet the others who meanwhile....
Have returned to above where Lord Tan was found. Orthrus looks around - "Can I see a bit of solid wood?"
Yes, there's a door lying over there...no handle though...he picks it up and to his surprise there's a hole underneath. Of course he and Lord Fingolfin wander down it, at least having the sense to leave chalk marks.
Orthrus begins to hear a familiar voice calling him. He tries stuffing his ears but it seems to be coming from in his own head. He tries to ignore it, with some success.
The passage they're in is bricky and earthy, not very damp. It doesn't at first seem to relate to the area where they found Tan...leaving chalk marks they find some tracks, but then Fingolfin has a vision through the floor of massive gates, a dark, dark river and an amazing three headed snake furred dog howling. Not having a Classical Education, he has no idea what this means.
Orthrus proclaims that he will drink a potion to turn himself into a two headed dog (apparently he's working on the third) and Fingolfin says, beauty, tracking!
Orthrus turns into a two headed, snake tailed dog, 8 feet high.
http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/L3.1B.html
They follow the tracks which appear to be that of a human fleeing a Fishman, and after a brief distraction and dead end - although Orthrus had a nice dig in a fresh pile of earth with bones! bones! bones! and came away with a nice beef bone out of it - they turn torward the damper tunnel which suddenly opens out onto a huge cavern and a dark river flowing.
Far out on the water a dark ship floats, and comes towards them.
The Ferryman who has a nice wide hat and a pleasant manner, greets Orthrus in a friendly fashion and says his brother is after a chat. Orthrus starts fretting about change for Fingolfin. The right change. The ferryman is insistant that Fingolfin shouldn't wander away from Orthrus, "If he's your mate, if he's with you."
Lord Fingolfin has never, of all places, been to Greece and knows nothing of Hades. He's just enjoying the trip and Just Can't Understand why Orthrus is so concerned that he has the right change. He's also thinking that this is a big river to be serviced by just one boat. They need some competition around here! Another ferry at least. But there's something funny about this place, that everyone else knows about, which annoys him, (the values of a classical education) and he doesn't. He gets on the Boatman's good side by offering him some pork pie.
Kuval and Harry turn up on the shore of the great subterranean river which is probably the Acheron or maybe the Styx. (Kuval - of course we know dogs are into sticks!) On the boat, the passengers and the ferryman become aware of them, and after a great deal of worrying about whether there's enough matching coins to get them there and back, goes and picks them up, before they Wander Off - definitely not a good thing to happen here! But they'll be all right if they stick with you.
They are ferried across into Hades proper, to the descent to the Gates. There they meet the 20 foot high fire breathing snake tailed and furred, black, red and white Cerberus http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html, who has a chat to Orthrus about Certain Other Matters, who definitely gets on his good side by submitting the beef bone to him. Cerberus seems very well disposed toward Orthrus who he names as his brother in the hearing of the other characters.
Kuval's snake charming skills allow the characters to discern that Lawrence, the owner of the captive fish man is still alive - Kuval's music buys them the information from the snake who know all who pass the various multi afterlives doors.
After expressions of good will all around, although Cerberos looks askance somewhat at the perplexed Decayed Elf, the party turn their backs on the gates of Hades. Going down is easy.
There are some rather uneasy jokes about Charon being a pickpocket and noone having any change to get back with.
Fingolfin starts to look back, but finds his way blocked by a concerned 8 foot dog who says "It's traditional not to look back". Just in case.
http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html
So, during our last session we find The Chinese Masterchef informed of Lord Tan's convalescence.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
So, during our last session we find The Chinese Masterchef informed of Lord Tan's convalescence. Being the civic minded chap he is, he decides to bake some delicious pastries and deliver them to the doorstep of the Irish delegation. But, along the way the London crowds start acting a little strangely, diverted by a Stranger In Their Midst.
This stranger, wearing a odd round hat, wearing a suit of compelling closeness and a stupendously fine weave, but with no waistcoat, and a phenomenally light umbrella is well aware of the attention he is receiving, and is trying to ignore it. The crowd is sure there's a show going on.
A Dapper Young Lord About Town enjoying the freedom recently experienced by the end of his incarceration at school (Hitherto ADYLAT) is arrested by the sight of two Chinamen -(The Chinese MasterChef and his apprentice) perhaps there's a carnival somewhere - and keeps an interested eye upon them.
TCMC bows his head politely as he passes the Stranger, who desperately - and perhaps fancifully detects a degree of sympathy in his character. Having spent some years in Singapore he greets the chef with "Ni hao ma." TCMC is pleased to hear good Mandarin anywhere and they chat a little, the Stranger, Jonathon Williamson, revealing that he is astonished by finding himself where he is, and that the centaur cabbies and the stink of London reveal that he is not at home, although he admits that he lives in London.
TCMC quickly establishes a visit to Harry the Fixer might be in order for the gentleman, and they are trailed by a curious ADYLAT who has nothing better to do.
After an exchange with one of 'arry's watchers, they are informed that 'ee wen' orf wiv dat Greek fella.
TCMC, despairing of getting his pastries to the Irish delegation, then decides that the Royal Society is the place to go.
On their way along the river, just where the Embankment is due to be put in some years time, ADYLAT gets a funny feeling, and warns the group ahead as the waters in the river near them roil, this warning allows them to get clear of the ensuing attack as a hail of stones rise from the water and pelt at them.
ADYLAT is wounded in the ensuing melee as two Fishmen rise from the river and hurl themselves at the suddenly beknifed CMC and his apprentice. Jonathon is instructed to get behind them. ADYLAT moves to intercept, drawing his sword cane.
Meanwhile, in the Underworld, Harry the Fixer the London Shopkeeper and Lord Fingolfin AKA The Decayed Elf and Kuval Rathmanapanathan find themselves bereft of the company of Mr Orthrus, the Scary Voiced Greek Guy.
It is a lot harder getting back without him, but they manage it by helping each other, and particularly with Kuval's help with the more wriggly aspects of climbing a cliff entirely made of snakes. They emerge on the proto-embankment, and assist with the putting down of the Fishmen.
Centaur cabbies are summoned to take them back to Harry the Fixer's shop, along with the body of the dead fishman (the other having been er...thrown back in the river, I think...what happened there?) I know the Cabby is actually charging to get the body back to Harry's, as, geez, getting the stink and blood out of the upholstery is bloody murder.
The heads, however, have been left on spikes As A Warning by The Decayed Elf. The Decayed Elf and ADYLAT have found in each other kindred spirits in delighting in mayhem and destruction. This can only lead to no good for The Long Suffering GM.
Jonathon's postcard of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe is handed around and the characters establish that this is the same building that appeared in the vision of Orthrus's seed pods.
Johnathon is bouncing between wonder, excitement, very weak denial (reenactments just don't smell like this, and hello, centaur cabbies) dread and slight hysteria. And dammit, he's an architect not a historian! What shocked him, perhaps, the most, is the way all of the PC's stopped and looked at him in wonder at his mention of the concept of parallel alternate worlds. He wonders whether he is changing history by chance comments like this, but is somewhat reassured by Harry's statement, this is clearly not his history. It is also established that he is not enchanted in any way.
What will the PC's do next?
A trip to the Royal Society? A trip to 30 St Mary Axe?
What's with the Fishmen? How many are there and why do the newspaper reports contradict themselves? Why were there no policemen down at the river after the fight, usually you can't sneeze without some copper breathing down your neck.
And where the hades is Mr Orthrus?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
So, during our last session we find The Chinese Masterchef informed of Lord Tan's convalescence. Being the civic minded chap he is, he decides to bake some delicious pastries and deliver them to the doorstep of the Irish delegation. But, along the way the London crowds start acting a little strangely, diverted by a Stranger In Their Midst.
This stranger, wearing a odd round hat, wearing a suit of compelling closeness and a stupendously fine weave, but with no waistcoat, and a phenomenally light umbrella is well aware of the attention he is receiving, and is trying to ignore it. The crowd is sure there's a show going on.
A Dapper Young Lord About Town enjoying the freedom recently experienced by the end of his incarceration at school (Hitherto ADYLAT) is arrested by the sight of two Chinamen -(The Chinese MasterChef and his apprentice) perhaps there's a carnival somewhere - and keeps an interested eye upon them.
TCMC bows his head politely as he passes the Stranger, who desperately - and perhaps fancifully detects a degree of sympathy in his character. Having spent some years in Singapore he greets the chef with "Ni hao ma." TCMC is pleased to hear good Mandarin anywhere and they chat a little, the Stranger, Jonathon Williamson, revealing that he is astonished by finding himself where he is, and that the centaur cabbies and the stink of London reveal that he is not at home, although he admits that he lives in London.
TCMC quickly establishes a visit to Harry the Fixer might be in order for the gentleman, and they are trailed by a curious ADYLAT who has nothing better to do.
After an exchange with one of 'arry's watchers, they are informed that 'ee wen' orf wiv dat Greek fella.
TCMC, despairing of getting his pastries to the Irish delegation, then decides that the Royal Society is the place to go.
On their way along the river, just where the Embankment is due to be put in some years time, ADYLAT gets a funny feeling, and warns the group ahead as the waters in the river near them roil, this warning allows them to get clear of the ensuing attack as a hail of stones rise from the water and pelt at them.
ADYLAT is wounded in the ensuing melee as two Fishmen rise from the river and hurl themselves at the suddenly beknifed CMC and his apprentice. Jonathon is instructed to get behind them. ADYLAT moves to intercept, drawing his sword cane.
Meanwhile, in the Underworld, Harry the Fixer the London Shopkeeper and Lord Fingolfin AKA The Decayed Elf and Kuval Rathmanapanathan find themselves bereft of the company of Mr Orthrus, the Scary Voiced Greek Guy.
It is a lot harder getting back without him, but they manage it by helping each other, and particularly with Kuval's help with the more wriggly aspects of climbing a cliff entirely made of snakes. They emerge on the proto-embankment, and assist with the putting down of the Fishmen.
Centaur cabbies are summoned to take them back to Harry the Fixer's shop, along with the body of the dead fishman (the other having been er...thrown back in the river, I think...what happened there?) I know the Cabby is actually charging to get the body back to Harry's, as, geez, getting the stink and blood out of the upholstery is bloody murder.
The heads, however, have been left on spikes As A Warning by The Decayed Elf. The Decayed Elf and ADYLAT have found in each other kindred spirits in delighting in mayhem and destruction. This can only lead to no good for The Long Suffering GM.
Jonathon's postcard of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe is handed around and the characters establish that this is the same building that appeared in the vision of Orthrus's seed pods.
Johnathon is bouncing between wonder, excitement, very weak denial (reenactments just don't smell like this, and hello, centaur cabbies) dread and slight hysteria. And dammit, he's an architect not a historian! What shocked him, perhaps, the most, is the way all of the PC's stopped and looked at him in wonder at his mention of the concept of parallel alternate worlds. He wonders whether he is changing history by chance comments like this, but is somewhat reassured by Harry's statement, this is clearly not his history. It is also established that he is not enchanted in any way.
What will the PC's do next?
A trip to the Royal Society? A trip to 30 St Mary Axe?
What's with the Fishmen? How many are there and why do the newspaper reports contradict themselves? Why were there no policemen down at the river after the fight, usually you can't sneeze without some copper breathing down your neck.
And where the hades is Mr Orthrus?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
Friday and what happened to the London Crew.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
Friday and what happened to the London Crew.
The Scary Voiced Greek Guy, lost in a maze of hostile traffic, talks to a homeless London inhabitant who promises to take him to someplace he can shelter, an apparently abandoned warehouse. Naturally he attacks TSVGG as soon as he gets him into a dark alley and a fight ensues.
TSVGG wins, but has been wounded in the fraca. Sick due to magical complications, and bleeding, he seeks shelter in a pile of cardboard boxes and passes out. When he wakes up, one of his heads (he is transforming in reaction to...things) is being stroked by an 11? 12? year old girl - Sara, who has run away...from somewhere and doesn't seem to mind that he's a two headed snake tailed monsterdog. Sara has had bad experiences in life and is walking a very shaky line of reality because of it. TSVGG gives her some money he was keeping in one of his mouths and she goes to get them both some food.
While they're eating, there's a scream and, leaving Sara calmly eating (she thinks about 15 people have been killed in this burnt out wasteland, but who knows what really has happened. She may have been dissociating at the time.) and finds two Fish men killing a woman. TSVGG attacks them - too late to do anything for the woman, alas, and isn't doing too well until Sara, having finished the first hot food she's had for a month, comes and stabs one of the Fish men who also dies.
TSVGG finishes off the other Fishman and decides that he wants some Greek food, but Sara insists that he comes with her. Sara is surprised other people can see this dog...but Londoners are notoriously unfazeable and they make it to the kebab shop alright. Sara, unwilling to go in, is surprised when TSVGG goes in and starts talking to the proprietor. Whilst negotiating food and advertising and a place to sleep, TSVGG turns to include Sara, but she is gone, taking his money with her.
The kebab guy leaves TSVGG to mind the shop, it's closing time for him.
Meanwhile, the rest of the crew, sans Sebastian and various apprentices, have arrived at The Isle of Dogs with Jonathon the modern/nonmagical London Architect. He buys them all tickets, pops them on the train and chivvies them to his penthouse apartment in a skyscraper in Canary Wharf.
There he makes them tea / coffee according to their tastes, and learns of The Decayed Elf's uneasiness away from his usual...suppliers. The Chinese Masterchef is introduced to the kitchen, and Jonathon makes everyone some microwave chicken and rice. He might be a rocking architect, but his cooking skills are nothing like TCMC when confronted with an unexpected bunch of people dropping in.
The Indian Fakir strolls up to the glass wall 300 metre high building and enjoys the view. Jonathon's penthouse comprises a very simple open plan skyhouse, with very few walls, and comfortable furnishings. He's an architect and this is a place he's designed for himself to be comfortable in and to have friends and rellies over. The PC's enjoy the thick carpet and the lounges, but the wonder that intrigues them most is the lounge that turns into a bed, even more so than the moving pictures and the skyscrapers! My players are doing wonderfully at the sense of wonder that their characters are experiencing. Jonathon assures them that they are coping far better than he did in his tour of their London.
After instruction in the art of telephoning, the internet and television and waving aside mostly Harry the Fixer's low tech epiphanies about it all, Jonathon takes TDE shopping for clothes and accompanies The Chinese MasterChef for a walk to orient himself. It's amusing that his local pub is still going, largely unchanged!
And there we more or less left things. I have been given additional instructions by the Chinese Masterchef. I also need to get Sebastian's player and the Chinese Masterchef's apprentices' player together somehow because things are going to happen at Harry the Fixer's shop whilst they're away.
Friday and what happened to the London Crew.
The Scary Voiced Greek Guy, lost in a maze of hostile traffic, talks to a homeless London inhabitant who promises to take him to someplace he can shelter, an apparently abandoned warehouse. Naturally he attacks TSVGG as soon as he gets him into a dark alley and a fight ensues.
TSVGG wins, but has been wounded in the fraca. Sick due to magical complications, and bleeding, he seeks shelter in a pile of cardboard boxes and passes out. When he wakes up, one of his heads (he is transforming in reaction to...things) is being stroked by an 11? 12? year old girl - Sara, who has run away...from somewhere and doesn't seem to mind that he's a two headed snake tailed monsterdog. Sara has had bad experiences in life and is walking a very shaky line of reality because of it. TSVGG gives her some money he was keeping in one of his mouths and she goes to get them both some food.
While they're eating, there's a scream and, leaving Sara calmly eating (she thinks about 15 people have been killed in this burnt out wasteland, but who knows what really has happened. She may have been dissociating at the time.) and finds two Fish men killing a woman. TSVGG attacks them - too late to do anything for the woman, alas, and isn't doing too well until Sara, having finished the first hot food she's had for a month, comes and stabs one of the Fish men who also dies.
TSVGG finishes off the other Fishman and decides that he wants some Greek food, but Sara insists that he comes with her. Sara is surprised other people can see this dog...but Londoners are notoriously unfazeable and they make it to the kebab shop alright. Sara, unwilling to go in, is surprised when TSVGG goes in and starts talking to the proprietor. Whilst negotiating food and advertising and a place to sleep, TSVGG turns to include Sara, but she is gone, taking his money with her.
The kebab guy leaves TSVGG to mind the shop, it's closing time for him.
Meanwhile, the rest of the crew, sans Sebastian and various apprentices, have arrived at The Isle of Dogs with Jonathon the modern/nonmagical London Architect. He buys them all tickets, pops them on the train and chivvies them to his penthouse apartment in a skyscraper in Canary Wharf.
There he makes them tea / coffee according to their tastes, and learns of The Decayed Elf's uneasiness away from his usual...suppliers. The Chinese Masterchef is introduced to the kitchen, and Jonathon makes everyone some microwave chicken and rice. He might be a rocking architect, but his cooking skills are nothing like TCMC when confronted with an unexpected bunch of people dropping in.
The Indian Fakir strolls up to the glass wall 300 metre high building and enjoys the view. Jonathon's penthouse comprises a very simple open plan skyhouse, with very few walls, and comfortable furnishings. He's an architect and this is a place he's designed for himself to be comfortable in and to have friends and rellies over. The PC's enjoy the thick carpet and the lounges, but the wonder that intrigues them most is the lounge that turns into a bed, even more so than the moving pictures and the skyscrapers! My players are doing wonderfully at the sense of wonder that their characters are experiencing. Jonathon assures them that they are coping far better than he did in his tour of their London.
After instruction in the art of telephoning, the internet and television and waving aside mostly Harry the Fixer's low tech epiphanies about it all, Jonathon takes TDE shopping for clothes and accompanies The Chinese MasterChef for a walk to orient himself. It's amusing that his local pub is still going, largely unchanged!
And there we more or less left things. I have been given additional instructions by the Chinese Masterchef. I also need to get Sebastian's player and the Chinese Masterchef's apprentices' player together somehow because things are going to happen at Harry the Fixer's shop whilst they're away.
11 November · 19:00 - 22:00 is the Swancon Quiz Night, who would like to attend our table?
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
11 November · 19:00 - 22:00 is the Swancon Quiz Night, who would like to attend our table? Gaming won't be on that night. I have invited Poss.
11 November · 19:00 - 22:00 is the Swancon Quiz Night, who would like to attend our table? Gaming won't be on that night. I have invited Poss.
Due to The Scary Voiced Greek Guy's absenteeism, we could not follow his adventures in present day London.
Originally shared by Alicia Smith
Due to The Scary Voiced Greek Guy's absenteeism, we could not follow his adventures in present day London.
Instead, The Chinese Masterchef and The Decayed Elf go shopping with Jonathan the Architect, for weapons for them, and technology for him. They also visit the buildings where The Royal Society were housed in their time. The Chinese Masterchef chalks up messages to the missing SVGG.
They are contacted during this by a concerned London Shopkeeper and the Indian Fakir back at Jonathan's penthouse - some one is knocking at the door - and looking through the peephole, it's a young man with a bunch of flowers.
It's soon established it's no one Jonathan knows - anyway, he says, they'd send chocolate if anything. Puzzled that they've bypassed security Jonathon absently waves off concern that his neighbours might be in danger. "No, that's alright, I haven't rented out the rest of the floor to anyone else yet, I have no neighbours"
Pound signs light up in The Decayed Elf's eyes K-CHING K-CHING K-CHING! his player mutters, not very softly.
Jonathon, who is not stupid, and has had a very realistic illusion demonstrated by him by the able Fakir, in (quite literally) the past, asks - "Well, is it an illusion?"
And it seems that it is, 5 fishmen are at Jonathan's door with ill intent.
The Indian Fakir counters with an illusion of his own, he is now apparently a hatstand and The London Shopkeeper a table. The Fishmen, emboldened by the lack of response from outside start trying to get in. Jonathon is gratified that his security is working, his first alarm rings him to let him know that the door is being abused. He decides not to call the police or security at this point.
The others rush back and a short battle proceeds. The Fishmen are completely surprised and are made pretty short work of. Unfortunately one of them teleports away.
To his startlement, even though he didn't think he should have succeeded that well in the spell, The London Shopkeeper is able to understand the dying fishman, and interrogates him. He's left with a confused image of another 30 St Mary's Axe, built in their time, with a shimmering bridge like connection between them. They need Jonathon for it, though.
Given the ease with which the Fishmen are moving in this time and technology, and with the possibility that English is at least some of theirs' native language it has serious implications.
Jonathon grimly assists with clean up of the bodies, once they're dehydrated.
Some powerstones are recovered and are welcomed by the party.
People are feeling the magic pinch.
There's also some argument about what is actually required to bring TSVGG home. Only time will tell. Do they need everyone who went to touch the stone?
Whilst the magic users rest, Jonathon serves tea/coffee and bikkies. He switches channels and checks the internet for fishmen, and is disgusted by all the hits, and then somewhat concerned. Someone tells him to look for two headed dogs.
Jonathon, protesting the limitations of the technology, says "You can't just Google two headed dog in London and expect it to immediately come up on Twitter or somewhere".
He proceeds to demonstrate the opposite. People have tweeted Mr Othrus with convenient street locations not far away in London. They decide to check out the nearest Greek food place.
Jonathon "It's about a kilometre from the nearest kebab shop".
Everyone looks at him blankly. "That what from the what?"
Jonathon "Look, don't people from the magical past understand words that start with K?"
It's decided that Jonathon should accompany them - it's possible that the Fishmen may try to nab him, and it's not certain whether he's needed for the activation of the stone.
The party come across Sara, the abused runaway who TSVGG accompanied for a time. She is very upset with him (despite the fact she actually ran away from him...but it's complicated by her mental instabilities). The London Shopkeeper has a really good try of helping her, assisted a little by the Chinese Master Chef, but they're both severely hampered by The Decayed Elf's blundering offers of money and shelter. Given her history, not the best move. Jonathon, a little more educated in psychology realises that a young girl like that isn't going to go off with 3 Strange Men and an Elf, all of them male.
They do manage to give her a laugh though, when the Decayed Elf lights up The London Shopkeeper's fog ball in an attempt to prove magic - alas, sucking up more of their precious mana.
"Magic - it WORKS, bitches!" She crows.
They do manage to confirm that they're on the right track - and that Orthrus was last seen at the kebab shop. So they head there. Whether he's still there or not, I don't know. Hopefully we shall find out the week after next, because gaming is cancelled next week due to TIF, TCMC and TDE's players all being absent.
Due to The Scary Voiced Greek Guy's absenteeism, we could not follow his adventures in present day London.
Instead, The Chinese Masterchef and The Decayed Elf go shopping with Jonathan the Architect, for weapons for them, and technology for him. They also visit the buildings where The Royal Society were housed in their time. The Chinese Masterchef chalks up messages to the missing SVGG.
They are contacted during this by a concerned London Shopkeeper and the Indian Fakir back at Jonathan's penthouse - some one is knocking at the door - and looking through the peephole, it's a young man with a bunch of flowers.
It's soon established it's no one Jonathan knows - anyway, he says, they'd send chocolate if anything. Puzzled that they've bypassed security Jonathon absently waves off concern that his neighbours might be in danger. "No, that's alright, I haven't rented out the rest of the floor to anyone else yet, I have no neighbours"
Pound signs light up in The Decayed Elf's eyes K-CHING K-CHING K-CHING! his player mutters, not very softly.
Jonathon, who is not stupid, and has had a very realistic illusion demonstrated by him by the able Fakir, in (quite literally) the past, asks - "Well, is it an illusion?"
And it seems that it is, 5 fishmen are at Jonathan's door with ill intent.
The Indian Fakir counters with an illusion of his own, he is now apparently a hatstand and The London Shopkeeper a table. The Fishmen, emboldened by the lack of response from outside start trying to get in. Jonathon is gratified that his security is working, his first alarm rings him to let him know that the door is being abused. He decides not to call the police or security at this point.
The others rush back and a short battle proceeds. The Fishmen are completely surprised and are made pretty short work of. Unfortunately one of them teleports away.
To his startlement, even though he didn't think he should have succeeded that well in the spell, The London Shopkeeper is able to understand the dying fishman, and interrogates him. He's left with a confused image of another 30 St Mary's Axe, built in their time, with a shimmering bridge like connection between them. They need Jonathon for it, though.
Given the ease with which the Fishmen are moving in this time and technology, and with the possibility that English is at least some of theirs' native language it has serious implications.
Jonathon grimly assists with clean up of the bodies, once they're dehydrated.
Some powerstones are recovered and are welcomed by the party.
People are feeling the magic pinch.
There's also some argument about what is actually required to bring TSVGG home. Only time will tell. Do they need everyone who went to touch the stone?
Whilst the magic users rest, Jonathon serves tea/coffee and bikkies. He switches channels and checks the internet for fishmen, and is disgusted by all the hits, and then somewhat concerned. Someone tells him to look for two headed dogs.
Jonathon, protesting the limitations of the technology, says "You can't just Google two headed dog in London and expect it to immediately come up on Twitter or somewhere".
He proceeds to demonstrate the opposite. People have tweeted Mr Othrus with convenient street locations not far away in London. They decide to check out the nearest Greek food place.
Jonathon "It's about a kilometre from the nearest kebab shop".
Everyone looks at him blankly. "That what from the what?"
Jonathon "Look, don't people from the magical past understand words that start with K?"
It's decided that Jonathon should accompany them - it's possible that the Fishmen may try to nab him, and it's not certain whether he's needed for the activation of the stone.
The party come across Sara, the abused runaway who TSVGG accompanied for a time. She is very upset with him (despite the fact she actually ran away from him...but it's complicated by her mental instabilities). The London Shopkeeper has a really good try of helping her, assisted a little by the Chinese Master Chef, but they're both severely hampered by The Decayed Elf's blundering offers of money and shelter. Given her history, not the best move. Jonathon, a little more educated in psychology realises that a young girl like that isn't going to go off with 3 Strange Men and an Elf, all of them male.
They do manage to give her a laugh though, when the Decayed Elf lights up The London Shopkeeper's fog ball in an attempt to prove magic - alas, sucking up more of their precious mana.
"Magic - it WORKS, bitches!" She crows.
They do manage to confirm that they're on the right track - and that Orthrus was last seen at the kebab shop. So they head there. Whether he's still there or not, I don't know. Hopefully we shall find out the week after next, because gaming is cancelled next week due to TIF, TCMC and TDE's players all being absent.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
This is a great booktrailer for a great book by a local author. Highly recommended.
This is a great booktrailer for a great book by a local author. Highly recommended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYaIQw3PUcg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYaIQw3PUcg
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
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