Game 7 (12/7/06)

Game 7 (December 16th, 2006; First reported in the e-mail "Jeff Killed a Siamese Leader")

ATTENDEES:
Izzimon.... Alan
Gareth....... Terry
Titus.......... Jeff
Honshu...... Darren
Wyld Barbarian Pygmies, A Snake in a Tunnel, a Terrestrial "Solar Sympathizer", and an Army.... Mark

We are near halfway to our destination in the outback where we seek information regarding the weapons with the symbol of the Golden Lion. We've reached the jungle and (presumably) where Jim's character would set up a castle. It's a proper, livable spot. We rest a few days and then head into the jungle, creating a path as we go.

However we get word that scouts are starting to disappear. To quell the fears of the soldiers, the Exalted themselves set out to investigate. (In retrospect it probably is too menial a task for them, but it worked out for the best because our mortals would have had a lot of trouble with these guys.) Honshu uses an investigatory charm to discover the direction they were taken. Soon we are the target of blow-darts, which pretty much ring off of our armor. Titus steps into a pit and falls 30ft, Honshu air-walks down to get him out. Meanwhile, up top, Gareth is playing hide-n-seek with the hideous green pygmies that look essentially like malformed green babies with sharp teeth.

Why do so many of our enemies in games have baby features? What are you trying to tell us, Mark? Gareth manages to carve/burn one up while the others flee.

Further along our travels we find bodies like this all cut open and exposed in a grisly manner, their innards left exposed on their chests while they die very slowly. First bodies we find are our scouts. Then we find animals. Looks like they're sending a message to the wildlife too!

Then comes the ambush! Pygmy armies decide to attack our troops. Next couple hours involve a mass combat between the 4 talons of Titus's troops and the many units of pygmies. Some of the Talons fare better than others (The one Mastovo was running took lots of damage before they even had a chance to act) while others did well right off the bat (Gareth's badly damaged an opposing unit and Titus's moved up and combined with the damaged unit of Mastovo, making a tougher force). The pygmies are eventually put down, but not without claiming a few soldiers.

During our continued travels, Jeff's mortal falls into the a hole and is attacked by a snake. Someone (Izzimon?) remembers there's a cave at the bottom of the hill to which we can probably gain entrance so we run down and enter and kill the snake rather quickly.

The first village we come across is full of people who take cover when we hit town. Unable to elicit a response from the most prominent house in the village, we kick in the door and question the occupants. It seems the Hetman lives here and he has seen the symbol of the Golden Lion. In fact, he produces a knife with a similar symbol. In questioning he tells us that there is the village of (Uh-ny-uh) from which they purchase such weapons. Izzimon decides to purchase the weapons here in this town so that we don't raze the place.

No villagers were harmed in the departing of this town.

We reach ah-nuy-yuh, and find that it is militarily fortified with a wooden palisade and the populace appear to be armed. We take a scale of soldiers and walk down to the gate. Honshu calls for someone to come forth and give information. The guy who comes out is less than pleasant, snide about a magistrate of the realm being all the way out here he believes the law does not hold sway. After a short argument against Honshu, Gareth, and Izzimon, the man says that while we're talking Titus' troops are dying. A glance at the distant hillside does reveal that a fight is going on.

We join combat here. First ones off are Gareth and their leader. Unfortunately, he's got an ability that allows him to feint, tricking Gareth into striking Honshu twice, taking him out of the combat in round 0 and sending him below incapacitated. The others are not without their tricks too, being equivalent of our "heroes", only more experienced and better equipped. Izzimon swoops in and drags Honshu out of the battle, else he die in about half a minute.

There are a few big factors in this one: First, auras. The players whose animas flare become a real danger to Titus' mortal troops. Second, Gareth is setting people on fire on our side because of their leader's ability to redirect his swings. It's when their leader is incredibly low on essence due to the heavy use of his charms and Izzimon rejoins the battle that things start to swing our way. But by then, their leader has redirected Titus' swing so that it hits Mastovo, who has been taking great care to stay away from the guy and is 3 yards away. The blow almost kills Mastovo outright; He's got 5 "ticks" to live, which, since he's a mortal, nearly go by without any assistance. At the last second, a life-saving attempt is made, which would have to yield a "legendary" result, but just misses that. Mastovo is dead.

Their leader goes down when Izzimon blows his entire bundle on a massive series of attacks. The foe runs out of essence to defend himself and now, completely spent and very damaged is easy prey.

Titus' soldiers on the hillside win, with casualties.

We clear the town of the Golden Lion's "perfect" items and, rather than lug them around further, destroy them here. Use of the items, because they were a BIG bonus to our enemies in combat, is discussed, but not only don't the Immaculate and the Magistrate like the idea, but the troops would not touch them because they've been told so much that these are the cursed creations of an Anathema.

Interrogation of captured troops tells us that these items have come to Ah-ny-uh from the location where leaders gather. Izzimon's scouting of that area yields that there are loosely scattered encampments full of, not soldiers, but shaman! It's a thaumatergist gathering. Further discussion later yields that they are gathered together to summon something... Something big and nasty. And it will likely come within 8 days.


	Game 7 (December 16th, 2006; First reported in the e-mail "Jeff Killed a Siamese Leader")
ATTENDEES: Izzimon.... Alan Gareth....... Terry Titus.......... Jeff Honshu...... Darren Wyld Barbarian Pygmies, A Snake in a Tunnel, a Terrestrial "Solar Sympathizer", and an Army.... Mark We are near halfway to our destination in the outback where we seek information regarding the weapons with the symbol of the Golden Lion. We've reached the jungle and (presumably) where Jim's character would set up a castle. It's a proper, livable spot. We rest a few days and then head into the jungle, creating a path as we go. However we get word that scouts are starting to disappear. To quell the fears of the soldiers, the Exalted themselves set out to investigate. (In retrospect it probably is too menial a task for them, but it worked out for the best because our mortals would have had a lot of trouble with these guys.) Honshu uses an investigatory charm to discover the direction they were taken. Soon we are the target of blow-darts, which pretty much ring off of our armor. Titus steps into a pit and falls 30ft, Honshu air-walks down to get him out. Meanwhile, up top, Gareth is playing hide-n-seek with the hideous green pygmies that look essentially like malformed green babies with sharp teeth. Why do so many of our enemies in games have baby features? What are you trying to tell us, Mark? Gareth manages to carve/burn one up while the others flee. Further along our travels we find bodies like this all cut open and exposed in a grisly manner, their innards left exposed on their chests while they die very slowly. First bodies we find are our scouts. Then we find animals. Looks like they're sending a message to the wildlife too! Then comes the ambush! Pygmy armies decide to attack our troops. Next couple hours involve a mass combat between the 4 talons of Titus's troops and the many units of pygmies. Some of the Talons fare better than others (The one Mastovo was running took lots of damage before they even had a chance to act) while others did well right off the bat (Gareth's badly damaged an opposing unit and Titus's moved up and combined with the damaged unit of Mastovo, making a tougher force). The pygmies are eventually put down, but not without claiming a few soldiers. During our continued travels, Jeff's mortal falls into the a hole and is attacked by a snake. Someone (Izzimon?) remembers there's a cave at the bottom of the hill to which we can probably gain entrance so we run down and enter and kill the snake rather quickly. The first village we come across is full of people who take cover when we hit town. Unable to elicit a response from the most prominent house in the village, we kick in the door and question the occupants. It seems the Hetman lives here and he has seen the symbol of the Golden Lion. In fact, he produces a knife with a similar symbol. In questioning he tells us that there is the village of (Uh-ny-uh) from which they purchase such weapons. Izzimon decides to purchase the weapons here in this town so that we don't raze the place. No villagers were harmed in the departing of this town. We reach ah-nuy-yuh, and find that it is militarily fortified with a wooden palisade and the populace appear to be armed. We take a scale of soldiers and walk down to the gate. Honshu calls for someone to come forth and give information. The guy who comes out is less than pleasant, snide about a magistrate of the realm being all the way out here he believes the law does not hold sway. After a short argument against Honshu, Gareth, and Izzimon, the man says that while we're talking Titus' troops are dying. A glance at the distant hillside does reveal that a fight is going on. We join combat here. First ones off are Gareth and their leader. Unfortunately, he's got an ability that allows him to feint, tricking Gareth into striking Honshu twice, taking him out of the combat in round 0 and sending him below incapacitated. The others are not without their tricks too, being equivalent of our "heroes", only more experienced and better equipped. Izzimon swoops in and drags Honshu out of the battle, else he die in about half a minute. There are a few big factors in this one: First, auras. The players whose animas flare become a real danger to Titus' mortal troops. Second, Gareth is setting people on fire on our side because of their leader's ability to redirect his swings. It's when their leader is incredibly low on essence due to the heavy use of his charms and Izzimon rejoins the battle that things start to swing our way. But by then, their leader has redirected Titus' swing so that it hits Mastovo, who has been taking great care to stay away from the guy and is 3 yards away. The blow almost kills Mastovo outright; He's got 5 "ticks" to live, which, since he's a mortal, nearly go by without any assistance. At the last second, a life-saving attempt is made, which would have to yield a "legendary" result, but just misses that. Mastovo is dead. Their leader goes down when Izzimon blows his entire bundle on a massive series of attacks. The foe runs out of essence to defend himself and now, completely spent and very damaged is easy prey. Titus' soldiers on the hillside win, with casualties. We clear the town of the Golden Lion's "perfect" items and, rather than lug them around further, destroy them here. Use of the items, because they were a BIG bonus to our enemies in combat, is discussed, but not only don't the Immaculate and the Magistrate like the idea, but the troops would not touch them because they've been told so much that these are the cursed creations of an Anathema. Interrogation of captured troops tells us that these items have come to Ah-ny-uh from the location where leaders gather. Izzimon's scouting of that area yields that there are loosely scattered encampments full of, not soldiers, but shaman! It's a thaumatergist gathering. Further discussion later yields that they are gathered together to summon something... Something big and nasty. And it will likely come within 8 days.