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Title: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 09, 2009, 11:36:08 pm
*A man with red eyes, and a wolf helm that is presently attached to the back of his belt, is seen planting a sing beside the road*

Be forewarned, if you are entering Hlint, you are entering a town that is hateful of races that is not of their own. If you propose a simple gift, they will insult you, your race and your heritage. Do you really want to provide for such individuals?

*A wolf print is burned into the wood under the message*
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: ShiffDrgnhrt on June 09, 2009, 11:50:52 pm
Tyra jots something across the sign.

Not everyone can like everyone...  Get over it.

She then wanders into Hlint and tosses some coins to some people sitting on the benches.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 12:32:25 am
*A few days later he comes back and simply paint over what was left by the other person*
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: darkstorme on June 10, 2009, 01:27:22 am
Two guards on patrol, walking the road from the Hlint garrison, come across the sign.  With a bit of effort, they uproot it, and carry it with them on their route.

As they walk, one guardsman turns to his partner.

An' they wonder why we don't like adventuring folk around these parts anymore.  Not only do they bring trouble, but one thing don't go their way an' they turn on you, faster'n a snake!

His partner just nods sagely, peering out into the distance in the direction of Fort Llast.

At the end of their patrol, the guards stop by the smithy and feed the fires.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 02:17:10 am
*As he passes by there again, he sees that his sign disappeared, so he goes and plants a new one with the same message, he then looks at a trap he has on himself and the sign but shakes his head..*

It may be for the good of all, but harming them would be wrong
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: lonnarin on June 10, 2009, 03:09:54 am
*Grovel rubs poop on the sign, so that the next people who tamper with it are unpleasantly surprised.  In postscript, he adds*

"It true!  Nezfen whelp is big ninny.  She kick-a-the-gnomes just cause they tiny!"
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Nehetsrev on June 10, 2009, 07:52:17 am
*Amgine comes upon the second sign, still covered in poop from Grovel's visit to it.  For a moment his brow furrows taking on an angry air as he reads the primary, original script of the sign.  Then he reads Grovel's post-script and smirks, his mirth stopped short as the wind changes direction and blows the smelly stench of the poop in his direction.*

"Ugh!  Rotten!," he says as he waves his hand through the air in front of his nose a few times in disgust, "Dirty job, but that's just gonna have to go."

*With a determined grimace he easilly uproots the sign and carries it to someplace it can be burned safely, where of course, he sets it ablaze.  Afterwards, he finds the nearest stream or other source of water and cleans himself and his gear off thoroughly before continuing on into town to do his normal business (mainly buying new shovels), showing his usual polite and friendly manner to all he encounters along the way*
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Fidzy on June 10, 2009, 08:17:59 am
*A druid, resting in the area, witnessed the situation and shook his head*

City dwellers... Always querelling...
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Stug3 on June 10, 2009, 09:09:58 am
*Volga stands by the sign for several hours with a perplexed look on his face. His lips move as he tries to work out the words. Smelling Grovel he looks around hopefuly...Grovel will know what the sign says*
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 11:20:37 am
*For a third time he comes and sees his sign uprooted, this time he takes a more drastic approach. For a few hour's he mines some ore, and then smelt it into a thick cylindrical base with a space in the middle to pass on the stem of the sign, to which he then sets properly with a cross beam to make sure it can be pulled out of the base. Then he smelt a mast for the sing and finally the plaque to which he engraves his message, and heat hammers to the stem of the sign. Finally when that is all completed, he goes back to the road and dig deeply, he then put the sign with the heavy base in the hole he dig of about three feet deep, and covers the whole with the same dirt he had taken out. Anchoring the sign down securely. Finally he sets his trap on it a medium electric trap. His original message now containing a warning*

Remove at your own risk.

*He then thinks to himself*

Now try to remove that one.

*he then leaves, obviously cleaning his own tracks out*


//it's about the same process as anchoring a fence mast into the ground with the exception he uses metal as the base instead of concrete.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: ShiffDrgnhrt on June 10, 2009, 11:56:47 am
Having seen the recent events outside of Hlint, Tyra is amused at another sign having been erected.  Going off into the woods for a few hours, she comes back with enough tinder and kindling to light a small fire under the sign, along with enough rocks to make a fire circle to prevent any accidents.  She then lights some the tinder and walks away as it starts to burn, snickering.  As she walks off she mutters...

I hope Zahid is around here somewhere...  in case that fire gets to big....

Then again, I think he'd find the smoking out of a ...  what's he call it...  Termite Hill...  amusing...

//If a DM deems this as abusing "AI" as it were, or deem it should merit consequences, I accept responsibility for Tyra's fire.  :)
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Nehetsrev on June 10, 2009, 01:15:55 pm
*Amgine passes by the site of the third sign, seeing it still smoldering from someone else's administrations, the thought dawns on him that perhaps the sign is on private property and that the owner of the property is going through expense replacing the sign, however inciteful of hate it may be.*

*He decides to ask at the Hlint realestate office if the land in question is in fact owned by any residents of the area, and who they might be.  He approaches the real-estate agent in as friendly and polite manner as he can muster...*

"Exscuse me, Miss.  I apologize for bothering you but I've noticed of late several signs appearing on the land along the road between here and the goblin wastes to the west.  I was wondering who might own that land, and if they might have some sort of grudge against the town for any reason you'd know of?  If the land lies outside the area granted to Hlint by the Kingdom of Trelania's rulers, who might I contact within the kingdom to inquire further?  It just seems to me that if whoever's putting up those signs doesn't own the land, they're likely some Corathite hate-mongers or something trying to stir up trouble for your fine town, and I'd hate for that to continue if there's something I might do within the means of the law to stop it."

*smiling pleasantly he waits for a response*
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 03:01:59 pm
// as the sign was made out of metal, all the fire did was to make it glow. An open camp fire doesn't have enough heat to make metal melt. It is also, as stated in the first post, at the edge of the gobling waste land, which means it is at the end of the IG map, before going into the fort llast road. But it is facing outward so the people that comes from The road to Fort Llast, can read it before getting into hlint.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: jrizz on June 10, 2009, 03:28:07 pm
*wren passes by and looks at the workmanship of the now smoldering and charcoal covered metal sign. He kicks a few things around a sees the metal base planted in the ground. He takes out his pick and shovel and gets to work digging up the whole thing. When Hlint guards come by to enquire on what he is doing he tells them he is cleaning up a mess someone made. After he gets all the parts he take the metal sign and the metal pole it is attached to and goes to the smithy where he changes the engraving. He then puts out word for his friend Elgon to join him. While he waits for Elgon he collects as many large rocks from around the areas as he can. When he has a large pile of them he proceeds to make the hole where the sign was much much wider and deeper, keeping the dirt and grass in piles nearby. He puts the metal post with the sign in the middle of it and uses four ropes to tie it off so that it will stay upright in the middle of the hole he then fills the hole with the rocks right up to a bit below the ground line. When Elgon shows up he shows him the sign and askes him to use his natural powers to turn the rocks into mud and then back into rocks. Reading the sign Elgon agrees to help and calls on the powers of nature to aid him. The rocks turn to mud flowing together and then back to stone forming a large solid mass. Wren covers the area with the rest of the dirt and puts the grass back as well as he can as Elgon passing his hands over the ground makes the grass take root and flowers grow. They step back to look at their handiwork shakes hands and go their own way.*

*The sign now reads:*


ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 03:40:00 pm
// lmao alright this just made my day :D
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: stolen on June 10, 2009, 03:45:17 pm
Upon finishing Wren with his project, Elgon shifts into a bear and sits next to the sigh for the next 2 days giving the evil eye to all who pass.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 04:01:53 pm
*As Fehriel passes again, he looks at the bear then reads the sign and starts to chuckle*
 
 I don't suppose you could tell me what happend to the sign I had put here before?
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Minstrel on June 10, 2009, 04:14:10 pm
A white-haired young man approaches the area with the sign in, apparently lost and whimpering fearfully.

Upon spotting the person talking to the bear, he shrieks and runs away, getting even more lost in the forest before finally running back into the city, once more covered in mud and exhausted.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Nehetsrev on June 10, 2009, 04:20:37 pm
//Your first post - no mention of the exact positioning of the sign other than "beside the road".
Quote from: Hellblazer
*A man with red eyes, and a wolf helm that is presently attached to the back of his belt, is seen planting a sing beside the road*

Be forewarned, if you are entering Hlint, you are entering a town that is hateful of races that is not of their own. If you propose a simple gift, they will insult you, your race and your heritage. Do you really want to provide for such individuals?

*A wolf print is burned into the wood under the message*

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//Your 2nd post - No mention of the position of the sign at all.
Quote from: Hellblazer
*A few days later he comes back and simply paint over what was left by the other person*

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//Your 3rd post - Again, no mention of the exact placement of the sign, readers are left to assume the new sign shares the same location as the first though.
Quote from: Hellblazer
*As he passes by there again, he sees that his sign disappeared, so he goes and plants a new one with the same message, he then looks at a trap he has on himself and the sign but shakes his head..*

It may be for the good of all, but harming them would be wrong

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//Your 4th post - Still no mention of the exact location of the third sign.  But yes, it is stated the third sign is made entirely of metal.  However, though I described the sign as 'smoldering' in my post it doesn't mean I missed the fact it'd been made of metal, or even assumed the metal sign had been melted by the fire.  It simply implies my character found the sign while smoke still drifted up from the sight which had been set ablaze.
Quote from: Hellblazer
*For a third time he comes and sees his sign uprooted, this time he takes a more drastic approach. For a few hour's he mines some ore, and then smelt it into a thick cylindrical base with a space in the middle to pass on the stem of the sign, to which he then sets properly with a cross beam to make sure it can be pulled out of the base. Then he smelt a mast for the sing and finally the plaque to which he engraves his message, and heat hammers to the stem of the sign. Finally when that is all completed, he goes back to the road and dig deeply, he then put the sign with the heavy base in the hole he dig of about three feet deep, and covers the whole with the same dirt he had taken out. Anchoring the sign down securely. Finally he sets his trap on it a medium electric trap. His original message now containing a warning*

Remove at your own risk.

*He then thinks to himself*

Now try to remove that one.

*he then leaves, obviously cleaning his own tracks out*


//it's about the same process as anchoring a fence mast into the ground with the exception he uses metal as the base instead of concrete.

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//Your 5th post - This is the first instance in which the location is clearly stated as being on the opposite side of the goblin wastelands from Hlint, nearer Fort Llast.  As an aside, homes in Fort Llast are still sold through the Hlint real estate office, so Amgine's still going to the right place to inquire of whether anyone holds title to that section of land, or if it's government owned.
Quote from: Hellblazer
// as the sign was made out of metal, all the fire did was to make it glow. An open camp fire doesn't have enough heat to make metal melt. It is also, as stated in the first post, at the edge of the gobling waste land, which means it is at the end of the IG map, before going into the fort llast road. But it is facing outward so the people that comes from The road to Fort Llast, can read it before getting into hlint.


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//Now, when a GM has time I'd still like to hear the response given by the real estate agent regarding Amgine's inquiries.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Dorganath on June 10, 2009, 06:49:13 pm
The halfling real estate merchant explains to Amgine that where he's describing is beyond the town's boundaries and quite a ways away from the farthest farm that considers itself part of Hlint, and as far as she knows, that land is solely owned by the Kingdom.

"I can't imagine why anyone would hold a grudge," she says cheerily. "It's such a nice place, don't you think?"
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 07:36:08 pm
// @ nehetsrev, it`s in the tittle!.. ''at the edge''.. I think it was pretty evident? you can't be at the edge if you are near the town.
 
 //edit, if I wanted to say at the edge near the town, that is what I would have written, but that is not what I wrote. It`s simply at the edge of the goblin waste land.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Dorganath on June 10, 2009, 09:53:48 pm
// BTW, did Fehriel happen to smelt that sign in Hlint after he vowed to take his business elsewhere? ;)
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Script Wrecked on June 10, 2009, 10:13:46 pm
Quote from: Hellblazer
// @ nehetsrev, it`s in the tittle!.. ''at the edge''.. I think it was pretty evident? you can't be at the edge if you are near the town.


// Any boundary is an edge. Where Hlint meets the Wastelands is a boundary, and therefore an edge of the Wastelands is near the town. //

Quote from: Hellblazer
//edit, if I wanted to say at the edge near the town, that is what I would have written, but that is not what I wrote. It`s simply at the edge of the goblin waste land.


// Unfortunately, what you wrote, "the edge of the goblin waste land" is not exclusive of the edge in immediate proximity to Hlint, whatever your intentions. //
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Nehetsrev on June 10, 2009, 10:24:54 pm
Quote from: Hellblazer
// @ nehetsrev, it`s in the tittle!.. ''at the edge''.. I think it was pretty evident? you can't be at the edge if you are near the town.
 
 //edit, if I wanted to say at the edge near the town, that is what I would have written, but that is not what I wrote. It`s simply at the edge of the goblin waste land.


//There are TWO edges of the goblin wasteland that the road between Hlint and Fort Llast passes through though, and which one the sign was installed in wasn't specified until your 5th post in this thread.  Shame on me for assuming you meant the edge closest to Hlint itself, as that in my mind made the most sense given the situation.
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*Amgine continues to smile to the Halfling and answers*

"Yes Miss, I do quite like this town.  It's quiet, and has always been a safe refuge for me in my many travels through the area.  Thank you for the information too.  Perhaps I'll see about contacting officials at Blackford Castle to see if they know more, and whether they might want such a sign removed and the persons responsible for it brought in for slandering a fine town within their enlightened kingdom.  Since I live in Blackford msyelf, it shouldn't be too much trouble for me.  Thank you for your time, and may you have a wonderful day."

*with that he prepares to leave as politely and pleasantly as he came*
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Dorganath on June 10, 2009, 10:39:43 pm
*the agent waves and smiles cheerily*

BYE!
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 10:45:05 pm
Quote from: Dorganath
// BTW, did Fehriel happen to smelt that sign in Hlint after he vowed to take his business elsewhere? ;)

Nope, unless I absolutely have to, I do all my crafting at Hempstead now.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 10, 2009, 10:46:32 pm
Quote from: Nehetsrev
//There are TWO edges of the goblin wasteland that the road between Hlint and Fort Llast passes through though, and which one the sign was installed in wasn't specified until your 5th post in this thread.  Shame on me for assuming you meant the edge closest to Hlint itself, as that in my mind made the most sense given the situation.
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*Amgine continues to smile to the Halfling and answers*

"Yes Miss, I do quite like this town.  It's quiet, and has always been a safe refuge for me in my many travels through the area.  Thank you for the information too.  Perhaps I'll see about contacting officials at Blackford Castle to see if they know more, and whether they might want such a sign removed and the persons responsible for it brought in for slandering a fine town within their enlightened kingdom.  Since I live in Blackford msyelf, it shouldn't be too much trouble for me.  Thank you for your time, and may you have a wonderful day."

*with that he prepares to leave as politely and pleasantly as he came*

//well really if you were going to put a sign that would slander in some ways, a town would you really do it infront of the guards? He might be abrupt and of low cha, but he is surely not stupid.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: ShiffDrgnhrt on June 10, 2009, 10:52:57 pm
//Okay, I'm gonna play the parent role here and break up the kiddies, and ask that this get locked now...  It's becoming a nit pick fest and thats not the point, and it seems to have ended its usefulness...

OR Hellblazer and Nehestrev can just walk away from it forget about the sign...

Cause Tyra will do worse with the next one  :P
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Dorganath on June 11, 2009, 12:48:24 am
Right, this is getting a little silly and overly force-emotey.

Consider the point made, and I won't ask how Fehriel transported a couple hundred pounds of smelted sign thousands of miles from Port Hempstead to the Goblin Wastelands in anything resembling a timely fashion ;)
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Hellblazer on June 11, 2009, 02:05:19 am
//hehe it's called ox and bulls strength ;)
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Xaltotun on June 11, 2009, 04:29:28 am
Quote from: Script Wrecked
// Any boundary is an edge. Where Hlint meets the Wastelands is a boundary, and therefore an edge of the Wastelands is near the town. //



// Unfortunately, what you wrote, "the edge of the goblin waste land" is not exclusive of the edge in immediate proximity to Hlint, whatever your intentions. //


Sure SW, but we all knew where he meant. If Hellblazer had meant the edge near Hlint, he'd have said that.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Xaltotun on June 11, 2009, 04:38:39 am
The sun shining nicely and the birdsong in tune, Xaltotun approaches Hlint, passing the remnants(?) of a sign.

He looks at it, and thinks for a little on it.

Everyone is entitled to their points of view, he muses. He wonders if it is worth the effort of dismantling it, or destroying it, or reporting it. Coming to a conclusion and with a slightly heavy heart, he casts a spell of invisibility onto the sign and then goes to find a guard and pass the whole sorry mess into their hands to deal with.

He has quite forgotten how long his spell will last as he forgot about small details like that so, so long ago.
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Script Wrecked on June 11, 2009, 05:35:27 am
Quote from: Xaltotun
Sure SW, but we all knew where he meant.


// How can you possibly say "we all knew" when at least one person obviously didn't. "We" doesn't mean "everyone except". It means all. //

Quote from: Xaltotun
If Hellblazer had meant the edge near Hlint, he'd have said that.


// As he meant the "edge on entering the Wastelands from the west", why didn't he say that? "The edge" is not explicit enough when there are at least two possible candidates. Sorry, you don't give meaning by what you don't say. //
Title: Re: At the edge of the Gobling waste land
Post by: Nehetsrev on June 11, 2009, 07:31:27 am
*Passing by the site of the sign on his way toward Blackford Castle, Amgine sees it appears to be gone once more (due to the invisibility spell cast upon it).  He shrugs his well-muscled shoulders and decides to continue to the castle to at least make a report of the two signs he's seen so that the proper authorities can decide what, if anything needs to be done.*