In reply to GM (msg # 348):

Post on monday, had a significant disruption to my home life.

The emojis don't seem to be working.

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This message was last edited by the player at 15:29, Tue 25 Aug 2020.

Any of those strike your fancy fir the golden oasis.


I kinda see Irfan as a bit of a skittish nervous wreck right now.


He been stabbed, posioned, bludgeoned, resigned to die multiple times (saved by Hana) Is facing the bleak future were the horror stories of terrible war returning to his homeland. Sweated bullets jver lying to a kingpriest, and gambled on this Power Arcadian's favor despite being just a commoner.

Hes have tripple thoughts if any of this is worth his life, caught between honoring his word, and needing to resolve the current situation to avoid war.

He plays it Arcadian cool but hes stressed,a lot. He is no fighter, no warrior, no hero. Just a scribe, longing to live more and maybe leave a mark bringing people closer together while exploring the world.

Honestly story be damned, Irfan isn't sure if he wants to stay, but worried about what happens if he doesn't.

What a ride, huh.

It's like getting thrown into into the jaws of glory whether he wants it or not and now he's in it too deep to back out.

I'd say the Golden lake is somewhere between the 1st and 3rd pictures.

So anyway, its your choice on what you want to do next.

This message was last edited by the player at 15:39, Tue 25 Aug 2020.

In reply to Irfan (msg # 354):

Last time you gave exp was either getting to town or surviving the Kwon. I think I came out at 3 and a half, probably at the town with my ice imposition unlock. ee can restart exp whereever you wamt it was a bit of a break.


I think disciplined sounds too formal for Irfan. He gifted and blessed mentally, but organized? He like to keep his affaors in order but everything hes been putuing up is a mix of false bravado mixed with fear of whats in front and behind him. Any appearence of calm has been pure shock, terror, and good old Arcadian Facade/impariality he learn sat work.

He isn't disciplined, not yet, I'd lean towards something more adaptable, like creative or in this case just lack of immediate dread. Any grit he summoned has been beyond him, and for the sake of others.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:54, Tue 25 Aug 2020.

Alright, noted, will edit that part to reflect it more accurately.

Ah yes, much better, that picture is definitely a good example of the Golden Lake.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:31, Tue 25 Aug 2020.

In reply to GM (msg # 356):

Anyway, I am satisfied how this played out. In all honesty the safe route wouldn't have been as exciting nor rewarding. Ok so we have ((800+6400+2400+1200+)x2 for unhallowed zombies and ruins):3 = 7,200xp each level

I'm willing to bet Irfan will be very motivated in getting lore books in Unhallowed sites after this encounter huh?

Lv 4 Scholar: BaB, Will, Reflex go up 1. Gain SCholar's knack (Lightning Rod or Rapid Alchemy),


Honestly at the moment, I think, We might want to hold on off on the next exp drop just yet, given Irfan's alchemist nature. Unless you plan for the side quests during the week to have important significance, lets get the Oasis and any alchemical revelations/properites Irfanpciks up there/along the way, down character wise to help justify it. Irfans recent experiences and insight from the Kwon have him poundering just how.. vital.. magic is in sustaining the curse, It's almost alive, so it has to feed off something, and magic attracts it, and the Kwon know enough about it to know it collects magic and takes it home, even calling that home a nest.  Combine that with how useless Irfan was against the magical servant of the Kwon. The Anti-magic impositions are looking appealing, and a sacred oasis might be a good path to lead him into it, particularly if the place seems to repel the curse to a degree. In universe, that idea that Antimagic or cutting off magic would help fight the curse is simply absurd to anyone with any authority/position pre-bomb, and even dispel magics if they were tried were magic.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:27, Wed 26 Aug 2020.

In reply to Irfan (msg # 357):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PJa8rlWHY

Food for thought. Pompeii sister cities, with different volcanic preservation levels.

Might be good for Ironia content.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:02, Wed 26 Aug 2020.

It is good. Don't think all your ideas are being ignored. You will see them manifest in ways you didn't expect, or entirely expected.

BTW will you actually post roleplay (wast't sure if that was a placeholder for you to edit text in later or not) or should I go ahead and move along to the next leg of the journey?

In reply to GM (msg # 359):

A mix, I'm not sure where you wanted to start exposition, or what circumstances, so i put down what my plans were. So you could pick it up wherever, or i could go back in when i figured out what to do.

Generally speaking I don't understand what is going in the heads of my companions, or how they react to things. 90% of my guesses will be wrong, unless i have sound logic.



Heres what i'm thinking right now.

lv4 Scholar Knack: Lightning Rod (gain electrical blast attack, electrical absorption/damage reduction)
lv5 Martial imposition: Salt (anti-magic circle, dispel flashbangs)


Cold (ammonium nitrate Imposition) + Magnets  = super magnets/condutors.

Craft a trick staff capable of storing, generating, and discharging strong electrical blasts.


Level 5:  Combine static electricity with the electromagnetic properties of sand and salt to create energize/statically charged salt that interferes with magic energies and signals (dominate person).
This message was last edited by the player at 02:00, Thu 27 Aug 2020.

Actually Irfan feels back with how bad this is going to Hurt Abal's pockets loosing 5? camels and a skilled caravaner, all these skimmer parts for free. The worst part is it's all Scratch my back I'll scratch yours stuff, which is moderately uncomfortable given Arcadia runs more off barter trading then good faith. He's done a lot of damage, that last thing he wants is to be left in debted over all this, though that could very well be one angle Abal is working towards, or he could still be judging Irfan as a potential threat trying to gauge his character/motivations.

Loki as a foreign dignitary is the last person Abal or Irfan want near the mine, though he could probably Ace half the problems they could of ran into. As Long as Abal holds his secrets, that is not a option for Loki.

The idea of making Cruilla in the same time it would take to repair the skimmer is interesting, but doesn't feel like the right move here, given it could reach it in one days journey with more comfort.

Again Sending Loki towards the C-Bomb elements is a terrible idea, well probably just a problematic idea. It's pretty much a given Loki should remain here and rest/recover/prepare/train the best way he can think of, Hence Irfan looking into procuring him Pilot materials (probably written and left by Ironia forces) which cover combat and other manuevers the skimmers were designed to make, and maybe even some combat notes/correction/observations by them.

That is all true, but Abal also knows how dire the situation is as well. Papa Wingheld at his back, Kwon at the front, war brewing on the horizon, too much attention being drawn near the source of all Ironian wreckage and his source of wealth. He was there when Shambala, his inheritance got blown to high heaven by the C-bomb and now the same could happen to the seed he has planted to regain or recreate that Arcanian heritage.

If this was any other time you know damn well he wouldn't have so much as given you a single camel.

Though Loki is obsessed with finding Elena right now, you know he was a very ambitious man before that (what with the whole Grasslandian kingpriest living half his life under Wingheld tutelage) not to mention he has a chip on his shoulder for being the least of the 3 remaining kingpriests. If something as valuable as "anything that gets swallowed in Arcania resurfaces here" gets out you damn straight Grassland, Ironia and Wingheld will be interested in it. Which would put Arcania back on the map (which Arcanian's don't want since that means outsiders coming in and telling everyone what to do). And in all honesty, the Kwon foothold isn't all that far away. If they decided to throw their hat in the ring...

Don't forget that the C-bomb's "radiation" also affects the mind (as what happened with Irfan's dad) in addition to magic so how wise would it be to send recently-stabilized-but-naturally-unstable Loki in the proximity of one. Alone. So good call on that one.

EDIT: What about the kitsune and Horus? Are you not ganna take them (or at least one of them) with you to the spring and lake?
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:01, Fri 28 Aug 2020.

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This message was last edited by the player at 08:54, Mon 07 Sept 2020.

Irfan is starting to think the kitsune is taking predator/prey too far into sadistic, just a bit. He hasn't hurt anyone though. Is Irfan's background as a scribe enough to be passingly familiar with animal messenger?

So so many role playing options for Irfan to pursue here, I can think of 8 thinks in 5 seconds that Irfan should/can/Would be able to do help with around here. First thing he needs to do is assess the problem, and then chat with Old Teller. Things are moving in the world, best he knew as the 'foreman'.

Follow up post incoming within 12 hours.


Can i get a bit of OOC detail going on about the Old Tellers office space, and about the mine set up.

You said they were using a large sand skimmer as both a mine entrance, shelter, and hideout?

Irfan just kinda assumed the sand it'selfpushed things up, and got blow away. Kinda like putting toys in a ant farm and watching the heavy toys sink to the bottom when you shake it (in reverse).

He ambushed the ambushers (or at least 1 of them), but when things were settled peacefully he just let the guy go. With his usual whimsicalness.

Speaking of which, my reaction to how you settled the situation was similar to the prison guard's in this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lma4TOUYx-0

I originally thought this would end up in a fight since we haven't had one in a while, but that was pure genius. Not only did you very successfully announce your presence (they've grown lax in keeping watch due to nothing happening since...ever. But they would have noticed you eventually unless you successfully went ninja on them), but you had the good sense of mind to stay put and let them come to you (and not just find you sneaking/strolling around, but standing and waiting for them) and you said all the right things to diffuse the situation. You correctly assumed what they'd think, how they'd react and just breezed through the entire encounter flawlessly. I am genuinely impressed. I can't think of a better way this could have unfolded.

And yes, as a guild scribe you do know a thing or two about messenger birds. First, there are no long distance flight birds in the desert. Staying out in the open for too long is a great way to get eaten by something. And desert birds in general are of the miserable carrion variety with very foul tempers. When using messenger birds the Arcanians train imported birds (which stand out, which would explain the sparse communication), and even then don't generally use them for long distance communication due to the same reason outlined above. The only reason the whole messenger bird business sprang up was because those in the business of magical communication (due to the relative scarcity of magic users in Arcania) were WAY overcharging, and because occasionally it can be difficult if in-between the two locations is an area that has been C-bombed.

Given Alba's desire for secrecy, the only reason you could think of why he'd use a messenger bird (one that has to be even further trained to fly straight up in order to clear the localized tornado) instead of magic was because he couldn't. It wasn't a matter of resources or access to magic users (he was fairly rich and had some such people under his wing) so it had to be something else.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:06, Mon 07 Sept 2020.

looking at the old maps you have noticed that the movements of the Cruel one had changed a little,

By that Irfan Meant the older maps of the Arcadia lying around, but that is fine too, can see why you'd get the impression. This is a place of archaic things.



Irfan spent a hour looking for things that could be influencing the exalted (why is uranas' orbit tilted like that, something must be pulling on it.


Only to realize, that nothing was affecting them, or rather they weren't acting strange, just active, scary active.

I guess you can tell the post was rushed and the 1st draft. The impression you got was that they were restless, rilled up ya like when your dog is napping and suddenly there's a lot sound outside or another dog barks. Your dog wakes up, goes to the window, barks but doesn't immediately go back to napping after that. It spends some time at high alert.

In reply to GM (msg # 367):

Why inform Irfan of cool things to play with if not to let him play with them?


Kwon sandskimmer tech sounds like a amazing way to introduce https://www.wired.com/2014/10/...cs-hendo-hoverboard/

Hover Jet vs Hover Magnet

Electrostatic Levitation seems like the first step towards Irfan's Lighting Rod, particularly combine with magic weapon components.

:)

I have my reasons.

Last time I checked his alignment wasn't lawful. How badly does he really want it? And what way would he go about getting it if he really wants it bad enough?

In reply to GM (msg # 369):

Well pathfinder put stealing as a Evil thing, and as far and my alignment goes NG respects just laws.

How Irfan would go about this is try to gain access by overriding the guards by appealing to Old Teller. It's not breaking the law if the higher ups ok it. He certainly wouldn't harm the guards to get at it, but he might try circumnavigating them if he really wants to.

I'm liking the idea of finding and tweaking some of Old teller's work.

As a wise man once said "Smart people don't break the rules. They just bend them a little" - Sgt. Bilko 2 January 1959

And as another smart man also said "I don't make the rules and I don't break the rules. But I will use them to my advantage" - TFM
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:20, Thu 17 Sept 2020.

Irfan would qoute:

"Rules are there for a reason, understanding the reason lets you know when to apply them."


Liv would qoute:
"Rules Rules Rules, their just there to make everything harder. Well that and stop Pete from going weeks without a bath."
This message was last edited by the player at 00:13, Fri 18 Sept 2020.

In reply to Irfan (msg # 372):

https://youtu.be/jtBq4vUP6E8?t=34


next second or two look familiar?
This message was last edited by the player at 18:39, Sat 19 Sept 2020.