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- | ==== Voyager68 - 23 December 2005 - The Trials ==== | + | ===== Voyager68 - 23 December 2005 - The Trials |
+ | //Upon a secret journey\\ | ||
+ | I met a holy man\\ | ||
+ | His blindness was his wisdom\\ | ||
+ | I'm such a lonely man// | ||
- | Upon a secret journey | + | //You will see light in the darkness\\ |
- | I met a holy man | + | You will make some sense of this\\ |
- | His blindness was his wisdom | + | And when you've made your secret journey\\ |
- | I'm such a lonely man | + | You will find the love you miss// |
- | You will see light in the darkness | + | ==== Outline ==== |
- | You will make some sense of this | + | |
- | And when you've made your secret journey | + | |
- | You will find the love you miss | + | |
+ | * I. The Trial of [[Vincent]] | ||
+ | * II. The Trial of [[Bria]] | ||
+ | * III. The Trial of [[Bigby]] | ||
+ | * IV. The Trial of [[Roderick]] | ||
+ | * V. Godsland | ||
- | Outline: | + | === Names to use (as needed) === |
- | == I. The Trial of Vincent == | + | * Danskel |
- | == II. The Trial of Bria == | + | * Laryn |
- | == III. The Trial of Bigby == | + | * Samhunt (or simply " |
- | == IV. The Trial of Roderick == | + | * Burol |
- | == V. Godsland == | + | * Rynther |
+ | * Kaliss | ||
- | + | ==== I. The Trial of Vincent (see map " | |
- | Names to use (as needed): | + | |
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- | Danskel | + | |
- | Laryn | + | |
- | Samhunt (or simply " | + | |
- | Burol | + | |
- | Rynther | + | |
- | Kaliss | + | |
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- | Details: | + | |
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- | == I. The Trial of Vincent (see map " | + | |
The setting is a tavern known as Pauvel' | The setting is a tavern known as Pauvel' | ||
Maps: Inns and Taverns). | Maps: Inns and Taverns). | ||
teenager, but this is the year 1086, two years before he was born. The party | teenager, but this is the year 1086, two years before he was born. The party | ||
- | will arrive at local sunset and Vincent' | + | will arrive at local sunset and [[Vincent]]'s first impression from outside is |
that the place has been cleaned up and a new sign has been put in place. | that the place has been cleaned up and a new sign has been put in place. | ||
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long or asks too many weird questions, they will make their escape. | long or asks too many weird questions, they will make their escape. | ||
- | Inside, the place looks about the same as Vincent remembers, although he | + | Inside, the place looks about the same as [[Vincent]] remembers, although he |
won't recognize any of the patrons - or even the bartender. | won't recognize any of the patrons - or even the bartender. | ||
- | the original owner, Pauvel, died before Vincent first visited the place. | + | the original owner, Pauvel, died before |
A quick scan of the patrons reveals that there are about 50 in the main room. | A quick scan of the patrons reveals that there are about 50 in the main room. | ||
Half appear to be farm laborers or other commoners, while the other half | Half appear to be farm laborers or other commoners, while the other half | ||
- | appear to be mercenaries - which is a high percentage from Vincent' | + | appear to be mercenaries - which is a high percentage from [[Vincent]]'s |
perspective. | perspective. | ||
- | 1) A table with 3 wealthy, older men (Mercantylers) | + | - A table with 3 wealthy, older men (Mercantylers) |
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Behind the bar is Pauvel, and while he is quite busy, he seems to notice | Behind the bar is Pauvel, and while he is quite busy, he seems to notice | ||
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Pauvel: | Pauvel: | ||
- | | + | * Are you here to fight the goblins? |
- | Most of the men are hired mercenaries. | + | |
- | They were hired by the baron - but he doesn' | + | |
- | Talk to Polos if you want the work | + | |
Kal' | Kal' | ||
- | | + | * Nobody goes into the private rooms without paying. |
- | The far room is occupied. | + | |
- | The near room is 1 gold for the evening, drinks not included. | + | |
- | Don't make me get rough! | + | |
- | { Note: If Kal' | + | |
Polos, the mercenary leader: (#4 from the list above) | Polos, the mercenary leader: (#4 from the list above) | ||
- | | + | * Mercenary work is not for everyone. |
- | The pay is quite good - if you survive. | + | |
- | 4 sp per day - half to your heir if you don't survive - None up front! | + | |
- | We're waiting here for the knights - if they show! | + | |
- | Sersit knows more about the campaign. | + | |
Sersit, the money man: (#1 from the list above) | Sersit, the money man: (#1 from the list above) | ||
- | | + | * The baron calls the shots - I'm just the " |
- | We all have a vested interest in reclaiming our lost land. | + | |
- | We're waiting for the knights from House Wagner | + | |
- | If Baron Marcus doesn' | + | |
- | Tydele is in there now negotiating { glances at back room } | + | |
Tydele, the baron' | Tydele, the baron' | ||
- | | + | * { Note: Will have to get past Kal' |
- | { In the room is Tydele, 2 scribes, and Jaes of the House Wagner } | + | |
- | { Tydele is annoyed by any interruption - negotiations going poorly } | + | |
- | House Wagner is asking too much for their help. | + | |
- | Mercedes may have to abandon the hinterlands completely | + | |
- | We need an army to clear out the goblins | + | |
- | Worse, we have no idea how many goblins there are | + | |
- | Without reconnaissance, | + | |
Yengo, the thespian, and his assistant, Darkim: (#2 from the list above) | Yengo, the thespian, and his assistant, Darkim: (#2 from the list above) | ||
- | | + | * { Darkim is a thief who usually works the crowds when Yengo performs } |
- | We're just here to entertain the brave soldiers. | + | |
- | No, really. | + | |
- | { Actually, they are spies for the goblins! } | + | |
Tek and Serdra, a confused young couple: (#5 from the list above) | Tek and Serdra, a confused young couple: (#5 from the list above) | ||
- | | + | * We don't want any trouble. |
- | We just want to be left alone. | + | |
- | We are eloping. | + | |
- | { These poor kids are way out of their element } | + | |
Quelor, the Ourai: (#6 from the list above) | Quelor, the Ourai: (#6 from the list above) | ||
- | | + | * { The two Telemi don't talk } |
- | We are here to fight the goblins. | + | |
- | My people were enemies of the goblins long before you people arrived. | + | |
Eurynome {ue-rin' | Eurynome {ue-rin' | ||
- | | + | * { She has 2 glasses of water and a third that is empty } |
- | { She is ethnically Greek - quite different from a typical Telemi } | + | |
- | { She is also fantastically beautiful - but supremely competent } | + | |
- | I'm not the one you want to talk to. | + | |
- | Go ask Pauvel. | + | |
- | I lost my sister, Leuce, to a madman' | + | |
- | { Eurynome is an Oceanid, one of the daughters of Oceanus } | + | |
- | { She was sister to Leuce - who was turned by Hades into a white poplar } | + | |
After all these conversations, | After all these conversations, | ||
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Don't forget the half-fiend' | Don't forget the half-fiend' | ||
- | Zhazing will become interested in Vincent and after the combat has progressed | + | Zhazing will become interested in [[Vincent]] and after the combat has progressed |
- | for awhile, he will try to use his Vampiric Touch on him. If he succeeds, he | + | for awhile, he will try to use his //Vampiric Touch// on him. If he succeeds, he |
will say, "I know your blood. | will say, "I know your blood. | ||
- | Once the half-fiends are killed, Eurynome will provide Vincent with the | + | Once the half-fiends are killed, Eurynome will provide |
forehead touch to erase his psychic mark. If the party left members back at | forehead touch to erase his psychic mark. If the party left members back at | ||
Pauvel' | Pauvel' | ||
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When she removes the mark, she will say the following: | When she removes the mark, she will say the following: | ||
- | | + | //"You follow your blood, while your cousin follows his heart.\\ |
- | | + | The majesty of the gods is shown in the pattern of your life."// |
- | + | ==== II. The Trial of Bria (see maps " | |
- | == II. The Trial of Bria (see maps " | + | |
The party arrives out of the fog on the lower edge of the map called | The party arrives out of the fog on the lower edge of the map called | ||
- | TrialBriaCavern1.jpg. Up ahead in the main cavern is the Drow encounter from | + | Trial[[Bria]]Cavern1.jpg. Up ahead in the main cavern is the Drow encounter from |
"Wrath of the Abyss" (Dungeon Magazine #119, February 2005, p.44-46). | "Wrath of the Abyss" (Dungeon Magazine #119, February 2005, p.44-46). | ||
addition, there is a Mind Flayer in the cavern located at the top of the map | addition, there is a Mind Flayer in the cavern located at the top of the map | ||
- | called | + | called |
In the Mind Flayer' | In the Mind Flayer' | ||
react to any character with psionic powers and it is obvious that it is a | react to any character with psionic powers and it is obvious that it is a | ||
psionic item. However, to activate it requires a Concentraton DC25 roll. | psionic item. However, to activate it requires a Concentraton DC25 roll. | ||
- | As Bria is the only psionicist in the group, she is the key here... | + | As [[Bria]] is the only psionicist in the group, she is the key here... |
- | If activated, it will show Einerk, the dwarf, and an unknown female Elf | + | If activated, it will show [[Einerk]], the dwarf, and an unknown female Elf |
- | sneaking through a Drow temple. | + | sneaking through a Drow temple. |
because he is carrying his axe. (When the party met him, he was a long-dead | because he is carrying his axe. (When the party met him, he was a long-dead | ||
- | ghost). | + | ghost). |
the room is a Drow priestess holding the Smoke crystal. | the room is a Drow priestess holding the Smoke crystal. | ||
into the crystal and thus demonstrates a new power available to the party. | into the crystal and thus demonstrates a new power available to the party. | ||
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As the party watches, the Elf sneaks silently across the room and steals a | As the party watches, the Elf sneaks silently across the room and steals a | ||
teleport chain from a platform. | teleport chain from a platform. | ||
- | in Einerk' | + | in [[Einerk]]'s tomb. However, the Drow spots her! She hands the chain over to |
- | Einerk and the two flee. Outside the temple, the Drow appears to use psionic | + | [[Einerk]] and the two flee. Outside the temple, the Drow appears to use psionic |
- | powers to attack the two. The elf falls. | + | powers to attack the two. The elf falls. |
then activates some kind of magic item and disappears. | then activates some kind of magic item and disappears. | ||
- | pool will shut off. Activating it again will not locate Einerk. | + | pool will shut off. Activating it again will not locate |
Beyond these caverns, the tunnel merges with hewn corridors and the party | Beyond these caverns, the tunnel merges with hewn corridors and the party | ||
will find themselves in an upper level hallway with frequent balconies | will find themselves in an upper level hallway with frequent balconies | ||
overlooking a massive cavern. | overlooking a massive cavern. | ||
- | approached by Einerk (the ghost). | + | approached by [[Einerk]] (the ghost). |
- | | + | //"Kera saved my neck on more than one occasion. |
- | | + | there to save hers when she needed it."// |
Then he will remove her psychic mark and the fog will reappear. | Then he will remove her psychic mark and the fog will reappear. | ||
- | The " | + | The " |
Keraerareth = Ker (spell) + aera (Singer/ | Keraerareth = Ker (spell) + aera (Singer/ | ||
- | + | ==== III. The Trial of Bigby ==== | |
- | == III. The Trial of Bigby == | + | |
Setting is his shop in the Southlands. | Setting is his shop in the Southlands. | ||
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Myth target: p.67 - Gehenna | Myth target: p.67 - Gehenna | ||
- | + | ==== IV. The Trial of Roderick | |
- | == IV. The Trial of Roderick == | + | |
Will meet Djinn whom he summoned way back a long time ago. Djinn will tell | Will meet Djinn whom he summoned way back a long time ago. Djinn will tell | ||
of Shadow' | of Shadow' | ||
that Shadow is learning from Prison Plane 121 about how to imprison " | that Shadow is learning from Prison Plane 121 about how to imprison " | ||
- | The Djinn will also reassure Rod about Matchitisiu and explain that it is the | + | The Djinn will also reassure Rod about [[Matchitisiu]] and explain that it is the |
Lord of Chaos who came to him in the desert. | Lord of Chaos who came to him in the desert. | ||
Myth target: p.143 - Rakshasas, Rama, Ramayana, Ran (Norse), Rashnu, Ravana | Myth target: p.143 - Rakshasas, Rama, Ramayana, Ran (Norse), Rashnu, Ravana | ||
+ | ==== V. Godsland ==== | ||
- | == V. Godsland == | + | When the party emerges from [[Roderick]]'s trial, they will come out of the |
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- | When the party emerges from Roderick' | + | |
underworld caverns and emerge into the sun of Godsland. | underworld caverns and emerge into the sun of Godsland. | ||
- | unable to plane shift home, but will be visited by Matchitisiu in a more | + | unable to plane shift home, but will be visited by [[Matchitisiu]] in a more |
direct form than ever before. | direct form than ever before. | ||
- | + | ==== Miscellany | |
- | Miscellany: | + | |
The Police - Secret Journey | The Police - Secret Journey | ||
- | Upon a secret journey | + | //Upon a secret journey\\ |
- | I met a holy man | + | I met a holy man\\ |
- | His blindness was his wisdom | + | His blindness was his wisdom\\ |
- | I'm such a lonely man | + | I'm such a lonely man// |
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- | And as the world was turning | + | |
- | It rolled itself in pain | + | |
- | This does not seem to touch you | + | |
- | He pointed to the rain | + | |
- | You will see light in the darkness | + | //And as the world was turning\\ |
- | You will make some sense of this | + | It rolled itself in pain\\ |
- | And when you've made your secret journey | + | This does not seem to touch you\\ |
- | You will find the love you miss | + | He pointed to the rain// |
- | And on the days that followed | + | //You will see light in the darkness\\ |
- | I listened to his words | + | You will make some sense of this\\ |
- | I strained to understand him | + | And when you've made your secret journey\\ |
- | I chased his thoughts like birds | + | You will find the love you miss// |
- | You will see light in the darkness | + | //And on the days that followed\\ |
- | You will make some sense of this | + | I listened to his words\\ |
- | And when you've made your secret journey | + | I strained to understand him\\ |
- | You will find the love you miss | + | I chased his thoughts like birds// |
- | You will see light in the darkness | + | //You will see light in the darkness\\ |
- | You will make some sense of this | + | You will make some sense of this\\ |
- | You will see joy in this sadness | + | And when you've made your secret journey\\ |
- | You will find this love you miss | + | You will find the love you miss// |
- | And when you've made your secret journey | + | //You will see light in the darkness\\ |
- | You will be a holy man | + | You will make some sense of this\\ |
+ | You will see joy in this sadness\\ | ||
+ | You will find this love you miss// | ||
+ | //And when you've made your secret journey\\ | ||
+ | You will be a holy man// | ||
- | The Timeline for Aramil & Vincent: | + | ==== The Timeline for Aramil & Vincent |
- | Apr 1081 - Teir, a farmer under Baron Conrad of the House Mercedes, dies, | + | * Apr 1081 - Teir, a farmer under Baron Conrad of the House Mercedes, dies, leaving his family in poverty. |
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- | Jan 1083 - Aramil born (actual date unknown, later assumed to be Sep 1082) | + | |
- | Nov 1083 - Sesyi, wife of Teir, dies; Waran decides to leave to seek his | + | |
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- | Dec 1085 - Goblins invade farmlands in Mercedes' | + | |
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- | Jan 1086 - Waran, Areno' | + | |
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- | Dec 1086 - The badly beaten Waran staggers into the Mercedes barony and is | + | |
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- | Sep 1087 - " | + | |
- | Mar 1088 - Vincent born. | + | |
- | Oct 1102 - Ourai uprising. | + | * Oct 1102 - Ourai uprising. |
- | Dec 1104 - Dark Mage's zombie armies march. | + | |
- | Sep 1105 - Ourai revolt finally put down. Aramil is 23, Vincent is 17. | + | |
- | Jan 1108 - Both at the resort. | + | |
- | The story that Perdel tells Aramil: | + | The story that Perdel tells [[Aramil]]: |
You look so familiar that I was sure we met before. | You look so familiar that I was sure we met before. | ||
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Do you know a man named Areno? | Do you know a man named Areno? | ||
- | { As Aramil has not heard this name, I assume he responds in the negative } | + | { As [[Aramil]] has not heard this name, I assume he responds in the negative } |
You bear such an amazing likeness to this man, that you must be his brother | You bear such an amazing likeness to this man, that you must be his brother | ||
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should see that the Baron pays for this cowardice! | should see that the Baron pays for this cowardice! | ||
- | { Aramil has heard of House Mercedes as that is Vincent' | + | { [[Aramil]] has heard of House Mercedes as that is [[Vincent]]'s family. ([[Vincent]] |
- | uses his surname whenever he wants to impress people - although Aramil has | + | uses his surname whenever he wants to impress people - although |
never been impressed by such pomp). | never been impressed by such pomp). | ||
- | than what Vincent has told him since it was a long day's ride away from where | + | than what [[Vincent]] has told him since it was a long day's ride away from where |
- | Aramil was raised and he never had good reason to visit. } | + | [[Aramil]] was raised and he never had good reason to visit. } |
Feel free to ask questions... | Feel free to ask questions... |
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