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Originally by Slartucker:

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But if you are as frustated as many of you sound, I'd suggest you split the RP right down the middle into two different stories. Because this arguing shows no sign of stopping, and it will drag the RP into the land of the dead.
So, something along the lines of closing the current IC and starting two new threads. One for Nalyd, Lone Flame, Lord Safey, and anyone who wants to join them right where they left off and the other for everyone else after deciding what to keep and what to edit out.

I would be okay with this. I wouldn't be thrilled with it, but I don't think there is an option out there I would be thrilled with.

But this split does mean that anyone who continues their story (and I'm talking mostly to the second group here, because not posting is not the problem with the first group) has to be committed to it. I'm worried that people will just sort of stop posting ICs. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself worrying about that now, but an RP will die quicker from silence than arguing.

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Originally by Goldenking:

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Everything else= Other then the Rhotghroth, (I can't 100% remember) I think they were created independently, and the other side doesn't have access to the knowledge.
The Shapers definitely know how to make rots (you would think they'd be banned for being too digusting, but apparently not) and the rebels are already learning how to make the Shaper's three new creations; Litalia intends to create wingbolts and kyshakks to defend the Freehold and I think Greta makes a wingbolt when testing the Unbound.

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You're not supposed to pillage villages in Avernum. The big, burly guards are able to beat you up for a reason.

Dikiyoba doesn't know anything about rats, but at least you won't start off as a worm in A5.

Edit: Typo.

[ Wednesday, May 23, 2007 09:17: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
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I'm not really sure why you think so many creations would have to be divided up. The only creations that Shapers have banned are drayks, drakons, and gazers. (Well, and spawners, intelligent serviles, and shades, but the PC can't make those anyway.)

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Originally by Excalibur:

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Does this mean another devastating war between the two nations?
No, "dealing" as in diplomacy, spying, scouting missions, and such. You know, adventurer stuff.

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No offense, Mars, but if you want to get a discussion started, you have to explain yourself plainly and clearly, without any frills or fancy phrases. Dikiyoba can't understand what you meant in that post at all.
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I just thought some of you might want to be informed of this potential heretic. in Richard White Games
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What is the punishment for pointless necromancy that induces more spam, oh wise Arancaytar?

Dikiyoba hopes it involves purging all but the first three posts from this thread and locking it so its splendor and glory are restored and never tarnished again.
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[Edit: Beaten to it, but at least it's slightly different information.]

Originally by Renlaan:

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Is it possible to craft in these games? I just downloaded the trial version of Geneforge and was curious about that.
The closest you can get to crafting is the enchanted anvils in G3 and G4 which allow you to create and enchant a few items. That's it.

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Originally by Slartucker:

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Can we all please stop titling stuff in reference to the Star Wars franchise? :P
What do you propose we title stuff after instead? :P

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Originally by IFM:

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Is that good?
Well, you forgot your name and the prior experience usually means scenarios that you've designed or tested...

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I also think I remember something about Jeff not really liking music in games, so we're probably not going to see music in Spiderweb games any time soon.

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Typo.

[ Monday, May 21, 2007 07:02: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
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25AnarhIztok11:

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Where did you get this?
Right here.

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Well, Dikiyoba knows a vlish would, so why not a gazer? :P
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Fourty and Cassius walked toward the city gate. Ordinary travel had stopped and only refugees passed through. Some were leaving, carrying whatever possessions they had. Others were returning, to see if anything of theirs could be salvaged.

Fourty looked at the sky. A brisk wind was blowing a solid layer of gray clouds across the sky. "I suppose it doesn't bother you that with all the chaos, trade has been disrupted."

"It'll get back to normal soon enough. Kuberr will see to that." Cassius shrugged.

"Kuberr? The patron deity of business? What's he doing here?"

"He's helping me out. Or I'm supposed to be helping him. Something like that." Cassius stopped to examine the twisted metal remains of the gate. It had been completely smashed by the golem. Several heavily armed guards watched the pair nervously but made no move to stop them. Cassius waved at them as he passed, making them retreat even further.

Cassius laughed and murmured, "I'll send my own guards in to replace those timid fools soon. I don't want the entrance to my city guarded by such dimwits."

"Anyway, I was mostly referring to food," Fourty said, "Kuberr is unlikely to worry about bringing food into the city when there is more profitable trading to be done. And with winter setting in... well, I suppose you don't care if people starve to death, do you?"

"Not really. You and the priests of Harath can figure it out, if you'd like."

Fourty and Cassius strode across the plains toward the Haunted Forest far faster than any mortal could.

"Then why did you agree to help me so willingly? You don't care about the prisoners, so what's in it for you?"

"Two reasons. First, you now owe me a favor. And in times like these, I want as few enemies and as many allies as possible."

"What do you mean by 'times like these'?" Fourty asked.

"There are far worse threats in the world than me. Sure, I may order an assassination here and cause a famine there, but at least I'm not a horde of demons or some madman with grandiose schemes to save the world."

"Demons? Free in Kalandha?" Fourty stopped short.

"Yes. I've seen their king, or god, or whatever myself."

"But... but... maybe I shouldn't free the ghosts after all. Keep them around to protect... no. Whatever happens, they deserve to find rest. I have no right to..." Fourty trailed off. He sighed. "So. Demons. Right. What's the second reason?"

"I was hoping to question these... ghosts, did you say?... and find out why Harath left and whether he intends to come back."

Fourty quickly explained to Cassius about the ghosts and the wolves, emphasizing the eleven ghosts that would track Harath down. "...and so, we'll know where Harath is and what he intends to do soon enough."

"Hmm. I am a little worried that Harath will try to come back after the ghosts are gone, but by the time he finds out, his following will be broken. With three gods and a clan of vampires, he won't stand a chance."

Fourty and Cassius had reached the spot where the army had turned back. The wolves had fed on the fallen soldiers and now the buzzards, crows, and ravens were feasting on what was left.

Fourty bit his lip and looked away from the sight. He noticed a patch of grass that seemed longer and greener than the rest. He walked over to it and picked up a sword. The hilt was in perfect condition but the blade was heavily pitted and corroded.

"What is that?" Cassius asked.

"One of the soldiers thought the best way to get rid of me was to kill me. It didn't work." Fourty tossed the sword aside.

Fourty and Cassius stepped into the forest. Instantly, the wolves materialized out of the shadows and the ghosts pressed against their minds. Cassius smiled, not the least bit disturbed. The wolves led them to the obelisk again, which Cassius examined. He also glanced over the contract before turning to Fourty.

"Ready?"

"I think so. Do you, well, do you know what to do?" Fourty asked.

"These runes are holding them in, right? Destroy the runes and they'll be gone."

"Yes, that's exactly what I thought. Now, I have one final request for those of you who are controlling the wolves. Take the pack to the mountains, away from people, before you let them go."

We... I can do that. The regular voice said.

Cassius snorted. "Always the conscientious hero, eh?"

"Yes, I... well, I wasn't once. But now I am, and that's all that matters. Now, how do you propose we destroy these runes?" Fourty said.

Cassius muttered a spell that sent a bolt of energy at the obelisk. The energy rebounded and scattered, leaving the obelisk unharmed.

"Well, that's not going to do it. Maybe..." Cassius laid a hand on the obelisk and muttered a powerful curse. The stone under his hand cracked and crumbled, destroying and warping the runes carved into it.

Fourty placed both hands on some runes and hesitantly repeated the curse. Nothing happened.

Cassius smiled. "Looks like there are some things an absurdly benevolent god just can't do. Stay back and start giving me energy when I get tired."

It took several hours for Cassius to destroy most of the runes, with Fourty loaning him enough energy to keep going. Finally, the oppressive atmosphere of the Haunted Forest was lifted. The wolves howled and raced away. The ghosts were gone, most to whatever awaited them in the afterlife, and eleven to go find Harath.

Cassius slumped against the obelisk. "Well?"

Fourty collapsed, breathing heavily. He felt as if he had just run a thousand miles without stopping, or whatever the divine equivalent of mileage was. "Thank... you..."

For one brief moment, Cassius realized he had the opportunity to make a fellow deity suffer. He had a force for good and right on the ground before him, helpless, hardly even able to beg for mercy. It would be so easy...

...but he was exhausted as well, and he needed to get back to Mannik. With his luck, Cannidos would have released another freaking golem. "Fourty, I've changed my mind about that favor."

"Mmm?"

"For this, you owe me two." Cassius teleported away.

Fourty let his head rest on the ground. He could only lie here a moment or two more, and then he would have to get up. He needed to check on Vizoth, on the Forsaken, make sure they were all right, and prepare for more refugees. The tale of the Forsaken's escape would spread, and people who had lost everything due to the golem would come to the forest, would come to him. He had to get up. Had to. Had...

Fourty slept. And while he slept, he dreamt...

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The world is not ready for a sequel to a story about demon muffins. It's just not that interesting.

Also, IFM pretending to die but really teleporting away and then teleporting back was kind of lame. If the brothers knew each other so well, the demon would have been expecting that and prepared for it.

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Typo.

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Having listened to it a few times now, I've decided that it's solid, it's good, but it's not all that memorable, especially for something with such an ambitious title. I don't know what the limitations of your program is, but ten and a half minutes is a long time. In future pieces, mix it up a bit, as much as you can. Experiment more with tempo changes and dynamics. Make entrances and exits more dramatic. Right now it all runs together.

But still, it's good.

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Yes, do the nephilim and nepharim fortresses. They're meant to be done fairly early in the game.

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I think the demons are our main story arc now. One of them, anyway. We won't solve the demons until much later (if this RP survives, but I think it still can). Help Seoth with K. and the demon siege, or escape back to Kirwood to raise help or something else that helps your cause without delivering a direct blow against the demons. There are too many of them for you and your friends to handle at the moment, after all. Fight the demons one small step at a time, not by blasting them back to hell where they came from.

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Originally by Frozen Feet:

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Currently, I'm working on The Big, meaningless fluff-post, part 2. I'm going to further dig into the nature of afterlife and the gods of death, as well as few other things. I will also post a big OoC explanation of said post, to further mess things up.
It's not meaningless. It's given Dikiyoba quite a few ideas, should Dikiyoba ever have an opportunity to use them.
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If you don't like the topic, ignore it and stop posting in it. Sheesh.

Honestly, I have seen far worse writing.

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Okay, IFM, four things about this chapter.

1. Where did the final teleportal come from?
2. Describe the item that Iffy gave the adventurers.
3. All mutations of Iffy's name should be easily pronounced, like someone would actually say it. So "Infertal Flmmin" doesn't cut it.
4. The FAR SIGHT joke just wasn't funny. It didn't make any sense.

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Dikiyoba will take a look at it. Or you could just post your idea in this thread. Whichever seems best to you.

Edit: Typo.

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The Haunted Forest was in plain sight now, but so was the holy army of Harath. The Forsaken were traveling as fast as they could, dead tired and yet driven on by panic. Rab had shouted himself hoarse, giving encouragement and urging everyone on. He was the only reason people hadn't thrown off their packs and fled, leaving the less able to fend for themselves.

"Fourty, we're not going to make it. They've spread out and begun to encircle us. We're going to be trapped. And if they don't intend to capture us, we're almost within arrow range. What do we do?" Vizoth asked.

"I am aware of that. And I am prepared." Fourty said, more calmly than he felt. Ready?

Yes! The angrier and more reckless spirits had control over the wolves now. Fourty could sense them, eager to charge, to kill.

Good. Fourty turned to Vizoth. "I will be back shortly. Don't let the Forsaken falter now."

"But..." Vizoth sighed. Fourty was gone again.

Fourty reappeared next to the commander and standard bearer, marching in formation. The black banner rippled in the breeze, making the white wolf on it appear to run.

"Call the attack off." Fourty said.

Only when he spoke did the captain notice him. His reaction was instantaneous. He drew his sword and buried it in Fourty.

Fourty winced but stood steady. "Call... the attack... off." He pulled the sword out and placed his hands over the wound. The wound quickly healed. "Harath... is gone. You have no justification for this. Any killing you do today is murder." Fourty was surrounded by angry soliders with their weapons drawn on all sides, but he had only distracted one small section of the army. The rest were still marching.

"Who are you?" the commander asked. He raised a hand. The archers aimed their bows at Fourty and the rest of the soldiers backed off.

"Last chance. Call the attack off." Fourty said calmly, preparing to teleport away. The sword thrust had been bad enough; he didn't intend to get stuck with arrows.

The commander dropped his hand. The archers fired. But the arrows buried themselves in the ground; Fourty was marching next to Vizoth again.

Now! Fourty ordered. The wolves charged out of the forest, snarling and baying. The Forsaken's march ground to a halt, and they cried out in terror.

"Wolves! Wolves! Harath's symbol! We're doomed!"

"Now what?"

"We never should have followed him in the first place." The speaker pointed at Fourty accusingly.

"They are not coming for us," Fourty said flatly, "Keep moving."

"You want us to move towards something that's coming to kill us?"

"I said, they're not coming for us!" Fourty bellowed.

Suddenly, the standard bearer screamed as she threw down the banner. It had burst into flame.

The soldiers had cheered when they saw the wolves. But their elation faded as quickly as it came. The wolves veered away from the Forsaken and tore into the soldiers.

The Forsaken stumbled toward the forest again. The soldiers not fending off the wolves wavered, torn between following orders and the portents in front of them. Things might have gone either way when there was a massive explosion. Everyone stopped and looked around. Smoke rose from the direction of Mannik.

"Back to the city! Back to the city!" the commander ordered.

One of the soldiers stepped forward as the rest marched off and shouted at the Forsaken. "Heretics! Traitors! Rebels! Demons! Whatever you are, this is only a temporary escape! We will be back for you!"

Several wolves lunged for him.

"Stop! Let them go!" Fourty commanded.

The wolves halted and the soldiers fled back towards Mannik. The Forsaken halted at the edge of the forest, unwilling to step into it.

Vizoth leaned close to Fourty. "Did you recognize that soldier?"

"No. Should've I?"

"Never mind. What's happening back in the city?"

"Cassius," Fourty hissed, "Get everyone into the forest and settled down. I'm going to have a talk with him."

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In Mannik, Fourty made himself invisible and walked through what was once the marketplace. The carnage was terrible. He shuddered. Whatever had come through here had destroyed everything and everyone it could. Fourty began to doubt that Cassius was responsible for it. But then what was?

There were still several people left alive in the wreckage. Fourty could sense their presence, hear their cries of pain. He was so tired, but he didn't have time to rest. He was needed now, not later. Cassius probably wouldn't like it, but Fourty didn't care. He began sorting through the wreckage for survivors, gently removing them from the debris and healing their most critical injuries. The work was incredibly draining but Fourty had to do it. He was the only one in the area who could. That knowledge gave him the strength to keep going.

---

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Fourty and Vizoth teleported to the middle of the Forsaken camp. Everything was packed up, but no one was moving to leave.

Talsh sighed in relief. "See? I told you he'd be back."

"I take it everyone is willing to follow me to the Haunted Forest?" Fourty asked.

"I'm not sure reminding them that it's the Haunted Forest is the most inspiring thing to do," Vizoth whispered.

Talsh looked around. "Most people are. It was one of the harder decisions we've ever made. Several people are reluctant, especially Bucklar, but we have to stick together."

"Right!" Toby said. Bev bleated in agreement.

Fourty looked around. "Where is Bucklar?"

"Well, he's, um..." Talsh looked around the camp again.

"He's gone." Meeka said, pointing to a set of footprints leading away from camp, "I don't know how long he's gone, but it looks like he's headed straight for Mannik. The holy army will know we're headed for the Haunted Forest sooner or later and will try to cut us off."

"G... gone? But... but... no! He's gone... he's gone..." Talsh muttered.

"What are you all waiting for? Move!" Rab yelled, "Come on, get your packs on!"

The Forsaken scurried about, putting on packs and making sure nothing was left behind. Vizoth took Bucklar's abandoned pack wordlessly and stood next to Fourty. Within five minutes, they were on the march.

Several hours later, Rab called for a brief rest. He was breathing heavily, having just helped push the cart out of a rut. "Another fifteen minute break, and then we'll move again. Drink some water and eat a little bit. I know it's been a long day already, and that we don't usually travel nearly so hard or fast, but we have no other choice. If all goes well, it's only an hour to an hour and a half to the Haunted Forest."

Many people had already thrown off their packs and collapsed with a sigh of relief before Rab had finished speaking.

"My feet are killing me!"

"My old bones aren't up to this sort of activity any more."

"My pack is so heavy."

"It could be worse. At least you were on your own two feet, instead of being jostled in the wagon all day." An elderly woman looked over the back of the wagon. "And with her!" She pointed to Noname, who giggled and crawled out of the wagon.

Fourty scanned the horizon idly. Being immortal, the march hadn't tired him at all, but he knew that some of the Forsaken were utterly exhausted and the rest tired. Vizoth sat slumped over on his pack with his sandals off.

"Tired?" Fourty asked.

Vizoth nodded. "I've gone soft. This would have been nothing back during the days when I was a member of the holy army."

"You were part of the army?" Fourty asked quietly, "Why did you change your mind?"

"I helped put down the rebellion. I have blood on my hands."

"So you're helping the Forsaken to redeem yourself?" Fourty asked. Then he stared towards the city and stiffened.

"Yes, I... what's wrong?" Vizoth asked.

"The army. They're coming. I don't know if we can make it," Fourty said.

Rab had been listening in. Now he jumped up. "Break's over. Get up. We're moving again. Now!"

"But..."

"No buts! Get off the ground and get your pack on!" Rab grabbed a shaft of the wagon to help the others at the wagon out.

Fourty secretly examined the wagon and made adjustments. It would run much lighter and smoother now and get caught on things less. The Forsaken were on the move. Fourty walked in the back, constantly checking the army's progress. They were gaining ground quickly.

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Edit: Dikiyoba can't keep names straight.

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Just ignore it, IFM. The more you react, the more you'll be a target for these sorts of things.

Will Dikiyoba get smacked silly if Dikiyoba asks for an update?
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Don't throw the towel in just yet, Ephesos. Take a break if you need to, and go a day or two without looking at it, but don't leave. Sliros only just woke up; he isn't ready to fall back asleep again.

I'm waiting on Safey's answer to Frozen Feet as well, and I am hoping to see some progress made in reducing Geltor and the demons down to manageable size, but if worst comes to the absolute worst, we can pointedly ignore or nullify Safey's more obnoxious posts. I don't want to see that done, but if it comes down to it, then that's what has to happen.

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Sorry about not having any songs yet so far, Frozen Feet. Not much of my music has lyrics, and without lyrics there's not much to go on. I'll take any information on the original pantheon or the afterlife that you want to give me, if you want suggestions for your fluff post.

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Typo.

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