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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: A Family Legacy ; Katrien
« Last post by minerva on January 12, 2024, 10:33:57 pm »
“If I never have to deal with another pompous , mule headed , narrow minded politician again it will be too bloody soon !” Kat fumes at the other redheaded woman in the room.  “I am getting too old for this Toranite trash”.
“This issue dear mother is not that you're too old, its that they're too young.  All those passages through the blinding stone and you don't look a third of your age.  Those arrogant asses forget what you did, the sacrifices that you made” the second redhead replies.   “You're a better woman that me, I'd just tell them to shove it where Isare don't look and  Xeen might”

Kat wanders over to a large window.  It overlooks the harbour, though the house is well away from the seedier sections of Port Hempstead's docks.  The magnificent visage of three and four masted sailing ships crowd the waterways and throngs of people can be seen scurrying about the dockyards either unloading trading ships or passengers boarding them.   

“You want to be out there again don't you?”

“No, yes, damn it I don't know Lisse”  She sighs.   “Too much time has passed.  Too much water under that proverbial bridge.  Most of my allies are gone gods know where.  I lost touch with your Uncles decades ago and I never thought that would happen.”

“Meh” Lisse gestures with her hand.  “Make new allies.  Find some new faces.  When is the last time you shouted at orcs or goblins instead of senators?”

Another long sigh from Kat.  She absently tucks a stray curl back into her placid bun.  Her advanced age and not even a grey hair showing.  Her distinct features mark her as human but the way she has aged?  She turns her gaze from the window to a wall of portraits.  There is a small one low on the wall of a fierce looking man in hide armor standing next to her with younger Lisse in front of them.  She reaches out to it and traces her face in the frame.

She turns.  “And speaking of senators, the merchants in Lor are expecting that shipment of aid supplies. Can you handle things in the warehouse for a while?”

Lisse snaps a fake salute. “Sure thing m'lady.  Should I have Franklin open up the old section of the warehouse, you know the one you used to use when you screamed at more than the senate?”

“Cheeky wench”

“You know it” she teases “Hey, maybe you can go snooping in the Rift , find dear ol' father and relive some old times.  This time you stick the knife in HIS back”  The later she calls from the hallway as she leaves the room.

When she is gone, Kat opens a large trunk in the room. Quite ornate, at first glance appears just a decoration.  Inside there is polished yew short bow sitting atop neatly folded garments, some fancy boots, belts and a collection of magical bags.  Tucked inside the lid are a rather plain looking rapier, dagger and short sword.  She fingers the bow, then aggressively takes it up, positions and fake fires an arrow across the room while she lets loose a string of magical curses.   This causes her mouth to turn up in a wide smile.  As the bow lowers something tucked into the side of one of the bag catches her eye.  She places the bow down and reaches for it.  In a velvet bag there is a manuscript, a bound book and small silver flute.   She takes the flute in hand and pulls out the bound book.  It seemly falls open on its own to a blank page.  As she watches, shocked, the words “BEGIN AGAIN” appear on the first empty page.
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Bought Boots of Hardiness +3 @47400T
Paid 47400T to the chest

~Jebediah Kovaluu~
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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: A Family Legacy ; Katrien
« Last post by minerva on January 06, 2024, 05:40:04 pm »
placeholder and journal finder
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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: Jacee's Journal
« Last post by minerva on January 06, 2024, 05:04:17 pm »
place holder, journal finder - there has to be more somewhere This bit is wayyyyy out of date - nevermind   Jacee wandered in to the sunset about then.  (She was deleted)
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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: Tia'Sar'ru Musings and Letters
« Last post by minerva on January 06, 2024, 05:00:48 pm »
Placeholder and Journal finder and OMG the horrible formatting
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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: Sophia;The Three Tomes : The Blood Tome
« Last post by minerva on January 06, 2024, 04:57:50 pm »
Place Saver and journal finder
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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: Sophia; The Three Tomes : The Dark Tome
« Last post by minerva on January 06, 2024, 04:56:41 pm »
Place saver and Journal finder
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Development Journals and Discussion / Re: Sophia: Light Tome translation
« Last post by minerva on January 06, 2024, 04:55:21 pm »

  Sophia shoves solidly on the heavy wooden door.  With a loud creak that could almost be mistaken for a moan it slowly opens.  The servants in the corridor behind her stop their tasks, startled, before  haltingly returning to their duties.  As she steps into the room, a diminutive serving gnome skulks  behind her and two large human males stand at guard either side the door in the passageway.

The large room is chilled and grey.  Heavy drapes cover the windows. There are various pieces of furniture but a fine layer of dust covers everything in the room.  Vials and beakers are stacked on the  long stone covered bench beside burners.  The fireplace in the corner is unlit, its cauldron cold and grey in the shadows.   The desk sits bare in the other corner and against the back wall, the cages lay barren, empty.  Gleaming metal shackles dulled with the layer of neglect hang dangle beams above.

The gnome scurries over to the fireplace and quickly gets a blaze glowing before she turns her attention to removing the layers of dust from the room.  She eyes the cages warily and then her mistress but Sophia seems not to notice.  Her attention is on the desk and the bookcase beside it. Sophia waves a hand over the desk, a soft incantation passing her lips. The air shimmers, the once bare desk reveals the implements of study.   Ledgers, quills and various gadgets covering the surface.

Moving behind the desk, Sophia sits in the large chair and with a finger, flips the page in the top ledger to reveal a blank page. She dips a quill in ink, pensively using its ornate feathered end to caress her cheek as she considers for a moment then scratches on the vellum.


Returned to Leringard  this day. 

Will have to procure subjects to extend my research here.  The dreams are back. Sleep is fleeting at best.  WHO is HE darkly underlined

Jharl is gone, no word of his passing or location.  Haven house abandoned but stocked. Perhaps he plans to return. Is it worth the search or shall I look anew?

So much has changed, but so much remains

“What to do, what to do” she mutters before continuing

New allies will be needed, time to check out the neighbors.

She places the quill in its holder and reaches behind her to the bookshelf.  A decanter of blood red wine has somehow appeared while she was writing.  She pores a glass.  The gnome has opened the curtains and she gazes out over the city of Leringard , sipping from her glass.  Her look is contemplative.


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24993T of credit so far
Dropped off the following:
31x Cranberry Juice @150T each = 4650T
39x Pear Juice @125T each = 4875T
3x Thistle @30T = 90T
27x Skullcaps @60T  = 1620T
90x Ginseng @150T = 13500T
6x Walnut @60T = 360T
7x Hazelnut @75T = 525T
5x Almond @60T = 300T
R.G's Cloak; 18 Spell Resistance, extra spell slot Paladin circle 4 @6090T
E.R's Cloak; extra spell slot Paladin circle 2 @291T
H.W's cloak, +1 AC Deflection +1 dexterity @3630T
U.L's robes, extra spell slot Ranger circle 4, +3  Heal @3888T
B.E's cloak, +2 AC Deflection +1 Intelligence @7680T
F.F's robes, +1 Dexterity @2160T
A.M's boots; extra spell slot Bard circle 3, +1 wisdom, immunity Paralysis, Fire Resistance 10/, +2 Persuade @27588T
V.G's boots; 5/ electrical resistance, +1 intelligence +2 Fortitude saves @6039T
Boots of Hardiness +3 @47400T
F.G's boots; +2 Intelligence @5226T
R.S's helmet; extra spell slot Bard circle 6, +1 Search @2602T
C.T's belt; spell resistance 14, +2 AC Deflection, extra spell slot Cleric circle 8 @38253T
S.V's bracers; extra spell slot Bard circle 6 @2295T
U.N's gauntlets, +1 Wisdom +2 Perform @1554T
P.Y's gauntlets, +1 Wisdom @1080T
R.H's gauntlets; +2 Intelligence @5226T
P.M's ring; extra spell slot Cleric circle 3, +2 Strength @18603T
S.T's ring; extra spell slot Cleric circle 3, +1 Wisdom, +1 Reflex saves @11208T
R.T's ring; +2 Constitution, +1 AC deflection, spell resistance 14  @29640T
F.C's chain shirt; extra spell slot Ranger circle 2, 5/ electrical resistance @1464T
Darksteel Full Plate armor @278562T
E.T's studded leather; Mind Immunity @13509T
Total: 539908T
539908T + 24993T = 564901T

/Markyl Hufvudsson\
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General Discussion / Re: Character Development - State of CDQ and WLDQ
« Last post by miltonyorkcastle on January 04, 2024, 10:09:11 pm »
Given that there isn't a major world plot happening right now, I would definitely say that there are other ways of going about showing a character to have an impact on the world. These ways can of course include everything from journals and RP logs to any manner of quest involvement to CDQs designed to build toward something bigger. I would also definitely say being active in the community (which you are, Chuck) is a factor.

And let's face it. We do this stuff for the love of the characters and the world they inhabit, and subsequently for the stories that our characters both make and take part in. So any chance we get to play at those stories, I definitely vote that we take them.

For my part, at the end of February, I catch a break from coaching for about four months, so I plan to schedule and run some quests, and I'd just as soon build those quests around one of your character's ambitions as anything else.
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