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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: To make a long story short...
The dragon returns to his spot with the fat scroll case and unrolls it, setting several sheets aside and thumbing through the rest. He settles on one, slides it out carefully and rolls it back up.
["Here it is. I would like for you to make a copy of this and get one of them back to me. I like to keep spares. I can sense that your friends are unsure of their place in this and I also get the feeling that this place is not exactly candusive to fair negotiations and clear thought. Therefore, I shall allow you time to think about your roles in this ultimately world changing conflict. I will be in contact with you within two days. As for treasures of such magnitude? I assure you my lord Glodestiven that if I knew where they lay then I would have learned such from my own kind, and then it would be moot because it would not exist there anymore. So you see my need for scouts who can delve into places I cannot. I very much desire to truck business with you, and hope that your desire for riches and adventurer's fame will bring you back to my unglorious hovel."]
With that, he gives Melven the scroll and bids you a safe trip and expresses his wishes to speak again soon. The kobolds clear the way to the exit, although you can tell that some of them harbor some residual resentment at your violent entrance.
Posted on 2008-08-04 at 15:12:40.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: By all means
You are more than welcome to play. I'll pm you the info. I'd rather you make your own character than take over an existing one... creative license and all.
Posted on 2008-07-30 at 20:42:38.
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: To Business
The blue dragon chuckles to himself in a deep gurgle, a sound that sounds more like a mountain clearing its throat, but the twisted muzzle-grin of the wyrm was unmistakable.
["Ah, good Glodanstiven... isn't that a derivation of Glodanstiphenxus Hellshtromphintinus? ... your quick tongue, something that would have the ire of the royal guard in my youth, is actually quite refreshing. My brood do not understand subtle wit. How am I to ever know exactly how much twenty percent would be? Would that be twenty percent of what you tell me you find? I find that quotient fair, although I have my doubts that I will be able to account for my fair share if you do not keep ledgers that are verified by a third party? Such is the life of "adventurer." I will gladly accept what you bring me as twenty percent, provided that you do not raise my suspicions that you are trying to cheat me... but of course the brood children of Glodanstiphenxus are an honorable lot, and if you are indeed heir to that namesake, then I have nothing to fear."]
The dragon rises and half climbs, half slithers over the broken and jagged spikes of rubble and flooring and debris, and his voice echoes through the chamber as he rummages around out of sight.
["As to communication... I have... a spell here... er... somewhere... something that maybe one of you..."]
His head pops up above a tipped corner of marble flooring.
["One or more of you is gifted in the arcane arts? I smell the spice of mortal magic upon you."]
He holds a fat scrollcase over his head and gestures with it as if its importance were paramount.
Posted on 2008-07-30 at 02:14:05.
Edited on 2008-07-30 at 02:15:36 by Shaithis
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: Negotiations
The dragon took a deep breath.
["It is true that I can offer you little reward other than a portion of what you find. Even with your longer life spans afforded by your lineages, you may not be able to see the longer term of this effort. Therefore, I see your point. Return to your villages as heroes, take my silver for your discretion and if you want more money, bring me a solution to my food source problems so we do not have to meet again under such opposite circumstances."]
The female kobold servants enter while K'halen Seithe is speaking, offering to refill travelling supplies. One brings Melven a boarskin filled with fresh pork cuts, still very warm.
Five servant kobold children laboriously drag a handful of sacks filled with what appears to be silver, one for each member of the party.
["Each of these simple boar skin wallets contains five hundred pieces of silver. Your silence depletes my hoard significantly. I should hope that you shall return soon. It may become a smarter option for me to just remove Sodgrove from the map. I pray that will not become necessary."]
The sapphire dragon's mouth twists into what passes for a smile among the scaled.
Posted on 2008-07-26 at 18:28:17.
Edited on 2008-07-26 at 18:29:00 by Shaithis
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: Court of the Dragon Lord?
East of Sodgrove
Southern Eastrose
Ancient Ruins
Thirteenth day of Elmonth
Night
((At this point I take it you enter the dragon's lair... I will describe the room in order of what is noticed.))
The party enters the main audience chamber. The first surprising feature is that the chamber is square and clad in iron beams. The rusty beams have a roughly triangular cross section and are lain horizontally, spaced every five feet or so, supporting the wall and probably the dirt and rock behind them. This takes us to the next most surprising thing.
The chamber is tall, some hundred feet, with a jagged rusty opening in the "ceiling". The structure is not above the canopy of the forest, as the undersides of the trees can be seen above. As the eyes slowly work their way back down the walls, there are broken and jagged ledges spaced regularly all the way down to about twenty feet above you, indicating that the structure used to have multiple levels.
At the bottom of the chamber, the floor is broken and at odd angles, as if the new floor is made up of the broken pieces of the floors above. You see in some spots there are kobolds toiling away, clearing rubble from the room in the places that they are able.
The middle of the huge chamber is cleared out and covered over and piled up in rich tapestries and rugs, forming a very large nest of the softest material. Around the nest stand tall banners and pennants, and possibly the most shocking revelation strikes you: the banners are royal banners of Eastrose, specifically the Seithe family banner, the personal house flag of Antagony, the Wight Queen.
Beneath the banners, reclining nobly, lays a vibrant blue dragon, immaculately clean, healthy and strong, but no more than six or seven feet long. His torso is adorned with a tabard bearing the Seithe family crest in gold thread. His neck and fingers are jeweled. His horns are covered in gold.
The phalanx of kobold royal guardsmen assemble in front of the nest and form a physical barrier in the event the party proves more dangerous. The dragon gestures to the other pile of rugs.
["Please, make yourselves comfortable. Without my court chamberlain, I am forced to introduce myself. Please accept my apologies for this breach of etiquette. I am Crowned Prince K'halen Diri Seithe, affectionately appeled "Sizzle". I do not believe I shall answer to that any longer."]
He pauses, and takes a deep, slow breath. His small body produces a large presence of voice in this chamber.
["I have been exiled from my house along with the rest of my brood, my brood uncles and the other, older broods. I am the youngest living descendant of the Queen Antagony Eila Dulon Magakka Seithe, before the Shade Lord... destroyed her soul. I barely escaped with my life, and my older siblings.... I do not know of their fates. Initially, I ran and hid, narrowly avoiding capture several times. I made it here about ten years ago. Since I have been attempting to consolidate power in the shadow of my mother's castle. My position here is precarious, and I must admit that I need help. And now you also see why I must have your agreement that you are never to tell anyone that you have seen me."]
Posted on 2008-07-21 at 14:50:43.
Edited on 2008-07-21 at 14:56:55 by Shaithis
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Topic: Blatantly Obvious Lies
Subject: just cause
Its a test to see if you get freaked out when they yank your hair.
Why are there different numbers of hot dog buns in a pack than hotdogs in a pack?
Posted on 2008-07-18 at 00:40:56.
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Topic: The Would You Rather Game
Subject: Holy Crap
That's awful.
Chamber pot. At least its just my mess. No pun intended.
Axe or hammer?
Posted on 2008-07-18 at 00:27:51.
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Topic: I wanna run something...
Subject: I wanna run something...
...but I don't know what.
I have a few ideas, but I don't want to open a new game that no one will want to play. So... feedback is welcome.
a) I could run D&D, but I'm already running Shade Lord, and its open recruitment, so join that one.
b) I could run a Marvel or Heroes based freeform. I'd say DC, but all I care about is the Joker.
c) I could run Warhammer Fantasy or 30K... freeform for the 30K.
d) I could run Chill. That would rock socks.
e) I could attempt Car Wars or Battletech... hmmm...
f) Suggestions welcome.
If I can get three to five folk to agree on something, I'll run it.
Posted on 2008-07-17 at 22:27:07.
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Topic: There's No Place Like Rome
Subject: Should I...
...post my character here?
Posted on 2008-07-17 at 22:10:58.
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Topic: Howdy.
Subject: Welcome!
These guys are awesome.
I've been here since december. Great site, great folks, don't feed the Grugg.
Posted on 2008-07-17 at 21:32:58.
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Topic: D&D 3.5: Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: Open Recruitment
Legacy of the Shade Lord has recently lost a couple of good players. They will be missed. However, the game continues, and there are openings if anyone wants to join.
Normal character generation for 3.5, 3rd level, available books are listed in the Q&A section. All PC characters have draconic lineage... somewhere between a 16th and a 64th draconic. This should not affect your stats, but good backgrounds may be grounds for negotiation.
Check this recruitment thread, the Q&A and of course the main thread.
Posted on 2008-07-16 at 04:02:05.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: Welcome
We lost Snowlily and Tellanth.
I think I should dust off the recruitment thread.
Your friends are welcome to join.
Posted on 2008-07-16 at 03:56:48.
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: Negotiations
The wyrm takes a long slow deep breath.
["As for the items I require:
1. A stable food supply for myself and my brood... something that is not managed by my brood. They have no concept of saving for a rainy day.
2. A decent income. I cannot hope to stand against my enemies unless I can amass buying power.
3. Magic. Books, tomes, items, scraps of rumors. I want anything I can find.
As for my enemies, take a step into my parlor here and see for yourself why I require absolute secrecy."]
Posted on 2008-07-16 at 03:54:01.
Edited on 2008-07-16 at 03:54:57 by Shaithis
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: Party Line
As far as I can tell, we lost Tellanth and Ixion. Snowlily's been busy (she is a friend of mine), Manuhol is on hiatus, and Torigad hasn't spoken in a minute. I'm not going to say whether they are truly gone, I have just assumed them to be in the area but not readily available.
I calls it the "Blue Funk". Whenever a player drops out for a while, they go into a place where nothing can happen to them, but they are always dramatically nearby, in case they want to come back in later. This also means new players can come in from outside too... if you know anyone who wants to come in, then I'd be happy to get them in, much like Melven has joined.
Posted on 2008-07-13 at 21:41:36.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: Ok
So, I'd like to clear a couple of things up that may not be readily apparent.
They know T'puuli's not related to them, they would be able to tell. She's a charcoal grey, they are vivid sapphire blue.
They are also interested in Torigad, but he has been strangely silent, so I have been hesitant to address his background yet.
Melven's lore knowledge makes him more or less the expert on Draconic cultural issues, although Knowledge: History, Draconic or Knowledge: Cultural, Draconic skills or similar skills would be useful.
The dragon seems to be interested in hiring the party, and does not seem to want a No for an answer. Hmmm... I wonder how they're gonna talk their way out of this one?
Posted on 2008-07-13 at 20:06:33.
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: Parley
There is a pause; as if the dragon in the chamber beyond were considering T'puuli's words...
["I do not wish to part with the bovine; however, I do not desire to see the rest of my brood slaughtered. While I am certain I can fell the lot of you, it is obvious that your disappearance would arouse more suspicion. Therefore, I must offer terms for my secrecy to continue."]
The wyrm slowly takes a deep breath and continues.
["I can allow you to return the food I have taken, albeit the food is tribute; I will need compensation in some alternate manner to prevent my further depredations into their territory. In other words, I can offer you payment for the following: Employ under my banner, hunting for me those things which I need and those people to whom I am enemy; and second for your silence as to yoru knowledge of my whereabouts. Unfortunately for us both, I cannot accept refusal on this matter, so your acceptance would be mandatory... the only negotiable matter is what your services are worth."]
Kobold females, obviously occupying the socially lowest rung, carefully edge themselves towards the party, offering refreshments. They seem to favor T'puuli, as she is the most obviously like them. They carry trays laden with various cutlets of wonderfully smelling meats. Some bring pitchers of water, and a few females team up to bring wooden crates for the group to sit while parleying with the "Nest Father."
Posted on 2008-07-13 at 20:00:38.
Edited on 2008-07-13 at 20:01:36 by Shaithis
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: Revelations
The child gets dragged away by his mother with a quickness, receiving a scathing admonishment for talking to 'biggies'.
The kobold who spoke earlier speaks again.
["we know you have different Nest Father... but you kill Nest Father's brood. We say again..."]
The kobold warrior is cut off by a deep voice echoing from the chamber beyond... speaking in perfect draconic. The powerful and noble voice rings with the clarity of a true blue dragon.
["That will be enough, Kulumen. They are clearly not from Eastrose. Although... I smell Silver in someone's blood...]
The kobolds fall to one knee when they hear the voice ring out.
Posted on 2008-07-10 at 20:57:19.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: Kobold child logic
T'puuli is obviously draconic. Her heritage stands out. Her lineage does not allow her to cosmetically hide how draconic her features are.
Perhaps the child was referring to the similarities in heritage to their patriarch.
Posted on 2008-07-10 at 20:44:45.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: Alrighty
I assume that the majority of you know at least a smattering of Draconic...
I think that previously I knew who knew draconic and who didn't. But it seems to be missing, that little tidbit of info. So I am going to assume that you all understand it at least...
But speak up.. if you know your character doesn't speak it or understand it, let me know.
Posted on 2008-07-08 at 17:50:05.
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Topic: The Legacy of the Shade Lord
Subject: A Child's Eye
Movement from the left catches the eye of the party. A small kobold, no bigger than a small to medium sized dog, climbs out of one of the holes. Its scales are still soft, but the color is a rich vibrant blue. It clambors up onto the stone tongue that the party is warily assembled and toddles towards T'puuli, ignoring the frantic whispered protests of a female voice from the darkness.
The phalanx of kobold warriors tenses up.
The kobold child chitters something in draconic,
"[This one looks like the Nest Father.]"
There is a visible gasp of surprise that passes through the chamber. The kobolds appear shaken.
Posted on 2008-07-08 at 17:45:30.
Edited on 2008-07-08 at 17:47:57 by Shaithis
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: EvolutionJ
Why yes, yes they are. You could hit them all.
Posted on 2008-07-06 at 22:32:42.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: No problem
I can have your character slip into the "blue funk" until you return.
It seems we lost a couple. We'll continue from here.
Posted on 2008-07-06 at 22:31:49.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: As I was saying...
Anyway. Had to go to the store.
I was fast forwarding through the tunnels because I had already determined that these kobolds aren't really going to be a challenge for you, even split up. I also figured that the entrances all led to the same place eventually anyway. I decided that what happened in the tunnels would slow the game down enough that it would be better to just gloss over it. However, it did take away a perfect opportunity for people to develop relationships within the party. I see that perhaps I made a mistake in trying to move on. My rationale was mostly that I don't want this whole game to encompass just this one hill of measly kobolds.
So, I want to know what you guys think.
Should we go back to the entrance mounds and see what happens from there, or do we continue from this point? I want you guys to enjoy this as much as you can, and I think I've been too tightly reined in on how things go. So let me know what you think.
Posted on 2008-07-04 at 16:56:19.
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Topic: Legacy of the Shade Lord Q&A
Subject: Game Play
Sorry about the last delay guys, I was studying for a killer Calculus test. I was also making sure everyone had said everything they wanted to say before continuing. Thanks for your patience.
It has been brought to my attention that my last in character post did not follow what had already been established in previous dialog. In other words, the storyline overran the players' roleplay time. In the interests of moving the story forward, the players were not given an opportunity to make their own decisions regarding entry into the lair.
This online play is not a new experience for me, but I've not seen one go farther than a certain point just past the first scene. Also, in previous attempts, players were separated by thread based on where they were. So, I am unaccustomed to how exactly the best approach to take with the motion of the thread.
more in a minute...
Posted on 2008-07-04 at 15:51:32.
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Topic: There's No Place Like Rome
Subject: Roman names
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/nomina.html
Posted on 2008-07-02 at 13:57:47.
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