originally he thought dreams only happened when he started to leave NN
now he thinks it's the result of practicing with stones.
dreams have only been happening for a little while
he would have been practicing with stones for longer
I'm happy if you tell me that, on the basis of his analysis, Brand thinks it's the stones...but from the available facts that does not seem to quite add up. It's fins if you say "now it's correlated with stones, before it wasn't"
Another pertinant question is: when did he last use the stones?]]
[[Sorry. Missed the roll. Brand knows nothing of avatars of the Goddess Aieda. As far as he knows, she is just the Moon, the wife of Mithra the Sun.
One interesting thing he does know about the Aiedan sect is they take the fertility goddess aspect of Aieda seriously, to the point that they have monthly orgies on the night of the full moon where the priests and priestesses will couple with any parishioners who attend the orgy.
It is all done with magically guaranteed protection against disease, and masks are worn to hide the identity of the participants. It is also thought that children that come from these orgies are considered blessed of Aieda.
And finally, make another roll to see if Brand can gain some experience.]]
"And how is everybody now?"
[[The enemy has managed to weaponize LSD + MDMA. We are doomed.]]
"Everybody is fine," says Minton, "In fact, many new romances have sprung up based on what happened that day."
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
originally he thought dreams only happened when he started to leave NN
[[Correct. He didn't have the nightmares before going to New Nineveh. He started having them just before he left to come home.]]
dreams have only been happening for a little while
[[He would have sailed back to Engle because of the distance involved and probably not used the stones much while on board to keep them secret. However, if he used the stones, then he had the nightmares.]]
now he thinks it's the result of practicing with stones.
[[He has only just recently come up with that connection since arriving home and using the stones more (I am assuming this is true because of the next point). It also doesn't happen every time he uses the stones, but it is the only thing that he can think of at the moment, assuming the nightmare are being induced by some outside force and not just his own mind playing tricks with him.]]
he would have been practicing with stones for longer
[[Not sure what the above means, but if he has been using the stones more since he arrived back at the estate, then the nightmares have been becoming more frequent.]]
I'm happy if you tell me that, on the basis of his analysis, Brand thinks it's the stones...but from the available facts that does not seem to quite add up. It's fins if you say "now it's correlated with stones, before it wasn't"
[[Not sure why you don't think it adds up. Have I missed something above?]]
Another pertinant question is: when did he last use the stones?]]
[[Yesterday.]]
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
And finally, make another roll to see if Brand can gain some experience.
[[Not sure what I'm rolling for here, so here is:
1d20: 14 (unadorned roll) and another 1d20, in case you need DA: 7 (unadorned roll)
My religion is +3, if that's what is needed...
If the 15(disadvantage) religion roll was a failure, what is the relevant XP roll? Advantage? DA too? Just normal?]]
[[To gain experience for a failed roll, you need to make the same roll under the same conditions and succeed. This hasn't happened, so no experience points gained; it would have only been 5 points anyway because Brand doesn't have proficiency in Religion.]]
"Everybody is fine," says Minton, "In fact, many new romances have sprung up based on what happened that day."
Brand smiles, "That's some remarkable news. How did Nathaniel cope?"
"Master Nathaniel hasn't left his library for a very long time," says Minton with a sad shake of his head. "I don't think he even saw Aieda. Perhaps you should go and visit him when the rain lets up. I'm sure he'd love to have a visitor."
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[Sanity check: Nathaniel was dead in book....this is BEFORE the end of the book?]]
[[This is the basis of the inconsistency:
He started having them {dreams} just before he left to come home
he would have been practicing with stones for longer (meaning, he would have been using them in New Ninevah before he even planned to come back)
=> The correlation is recent, OR he has been having dreams for much longer.
And I may have another misapprehension or assumption that does not accord with reality: I assumed Brand arrived back yesterday: is that correct? So, yesterday, he was practicing with them? Also, he would *not* often practice using the major powers; they take ages to recharge, so he would only do it when he felt quite safe. He might have done that yesterday. Is there a link to major or minor power use? Does any use trigger the dreams?
]]
Brand nods, "That sound like a very good idea. But why, after the rain? [[Do I not know the layout of the school...iwould he get wet going to library?]] Also, there are a few other matters I'd like to discuss, if you have time? I heard a rumour that Wamzut was dead. Do you know if there's any truth to this? He always seemed...hard to kill, despite his age. It's just so hard to believe, if true."
[[Minor aside: despite all the negative aspects, wouldn't a man who has heard voices all his life also suffer some substantive disadvantages in and out of social settings? He has *never* had to read verbal or facial cues, never needed to assess the truth of someones statements, never needed to wait for someone to "get to the point", never felt alone (part of the reason for a dog?), and never dealt with direct undetectable deception. At the moment he seems remarkably untroubled: yes, he's hoped for this, but he may not have imagined the reality vs the ideal.
istm that even if he was the most optimisitc person, he would regularly be making awful social gaffes.]]
[[Sanity check: Nathaniel was dead in book....this is BEFORE the end of the book?]]
[[Unfortunately, it seems this world is insane because Nathaniel is still alive—though poorly—in this version of the world. Let's run with it please.]]
[[This is the basis of the inconsistency:
He started having them {dreams} just before he left to come home
he would have been practicing with stones for longer (meaning, he would have been using them in New Ninevah before he even planned to come back)
[[I don't see any inconsistency. He practiced with the stones in New Nineveh, but the dreams only started just before he left to come home. What this tells me is that the nightmares aren't necessarily tied to his being in New Nineveh or his continual practicing with the stones prior to the beginning of the nightmares. What it does suggest is that something happened in New Nineveh just before Brand left that he is not aware of, and this would explain why it took so long for him to make the connection between the use of the stones and the nightmares.]]
=> The correlation is recent, OR he has been having dreams for much longer.
And I may have another misapprehension or assumption that does not accord with reality: I assumed Brand arrived back yesterday: is that correct? So, yesterday, he was practicing with them? Also, he would *not* often practice using the major powers; they take ages to recharge, so he would only do it when he felt quite safe. He might have done that yesterday. Is there a link to major or minor power use? Does any use trigger the dreams?
[[He doesn't know. He has only just come up with the hypothesis that there is a connection and so he would have to experiment to test that hypothesis.]]
[[Also, to avoid confusion about whether he came home via Constantine, he would have probably arranged to leave the ship he was on as they passed by from the south. The estate has its own jetty which is used to load on barrels of wine to ships so as to avoid having to use the port in Constantine.]]
]]
Brand nods, "That sound like a very good idea. But why, after the rain? [[Do I not know the layout of the school...iwould he get wet going to library?]] Also, there are a few other matters I'd like to discuss, if you have time? I heard a rumour that Wamzut was dead. Do you know if there's any truth to this? He always seemed...hard to kill, despite his age. It's just so hard to believe, if true."
[[He would get wet going from the gatehouse to the main building of the School, and possibly moving from building to building, but also maybe Minton just wants to talk longer.]]
"I believe Wamzut is now truly dead," says Minton soberly after a moment's thought. "His continuation on after death was an unnatural thing, and one can only hope that he has now found peace with Donai."
[[Minor aside: despite all the negative aspects, wouldn't a man who has heard voices all his life also suffer some substantive disadvantages in and out of social settings? He has *never* had to read verbal or facial cues, never needed to assess the truth of someones statements, never needed to wait for someone to "get to the point", never felt alone (part of the reason for a dog?), and never dealt with direct undetectable deception. At the moment he seems remarkably untroubled: yes, he's hoped for this, but he may not have imagined the reality vs the ideal.
istm that even if he was the most optimisitc person, he would regularly be making awful social gaffes.]]
[[All the above is likely true, but he would also likely have to have be a very capable and adaptable individual to have not been driven mad in the first place.]]
Also, he would *not* often practice using the major powers; they take ages to recharge, so he would only do it when he felt quite safe. He might have done that yesterday. Is there a link to major or minor power use? Does any use trigger the dreams?
He doesn't know. He has only just come up with the hypothesis that there is a connection and so he would have to experiment to test that hypothesis
Another pertinant question is: when did he last use the stones?]]
[[Yesterday.]]
[[So..what did he do with them yesterday? Major power or just lesser powers?
I'm not sure what the purpose of the practice is; hes had them for a while...what does he do? Happy if there are things he can now do with the stones that are quite hard (eg. lock picking, brain mangling), or if it is part of getting more frequent/better use, or that if I ask basic questions I can just get an answer, not "do it in game"...or is it like weapon practice in your mind. Just curious what it gets him, if nothing more than to determine how I should prioritize it]]
[[I just used the 'posts' link under your name to try to fins a post, and saw a bunch of Guillame posts. Is there any way for you to prevent this? I'd like to be able to use it if possible?
ISTM that PBEM is perfectly suited to multi-group play, so not having such a feature is weird. I posted a few suggestions here, with zero responses:
Also, he would *not* often practice using the major powers; they take ages to recharge, so he would only do it when he felt quite safe. He might have done that yesterday. Is there a link to major or minor power use? Does any use trigger the dreams?
He doesn't know. He has only just come up with the hypothesis that there is a connection and so he would have to experiment to test that hypothesis
Another pertinant question is: when did he last use the stones?]]
[[Yesterday.]]
[[So..what did he do with them yesterday? Major power or just lesser powers?
[[According to a die roll: both.]]
I'm not sure what the purpose of the practice is; hes had them for a while...what does he do? Happy if there are things he can now do with the stones that are quite hard (eg. lock picking, brain mangling), or if it is part of getting more frequent/better use, or that if I ask basic questions I can just get an answer, not "do it in game"...or is it like weapon practice in your mind. Just curious what it gets him, if nothing more than to determine how I should prioritize it]]
[[I'm okay with the idea of Brand trying to achieve the effects of other 1st level spells (e.g., the Catapult spell for the Stone of Far Reaching instead of just Ray of Sickness) and being able to manipulate locks is probably something that would require significant practice on a variety of locks. Which means he could have been practicing those things. However, the relevant thing is that Brand now thinks that there might be some connection between his nightmares and the use of the stones. FYI, rolls for manipulating things with the Stone of Far Reaching are based on Brand's Intelligence ability.]]
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"That is sad news indeed, can you tell me what happened?"
"When did he die, and where?"
"Well," starts Minton, "I am not sure I understand all of it... Did he ever tell you that he came from another world? You would think that anyone who said that was delusional, but not Wamzut..."
At this point, he turns and looks briefly at a bookcase in the corner before turning back to Brand.
"His body was apparently destroyed by fire while travelling between worlds somehow. He believed that he was attacked by someone. Someone who sent creatures of spirit chasing him as his astral form fled back to this world."
For a moment he is quiet in thought, and then he says, "You wanted to know when he died, well... his physical body was destroyed well over a month ago, perhaps two... His spirit? Well that is complicated. After returning to his world, he apparently possessed the body of a young woman—yes, it's shocking, I know. Possession is a foul crime that smacks of the restless and is against the will of Donai."
After waiting for Brand to recover from this shocking revelation [[ ;-) ]] he continues, saying "But, she wasn't actually fully human, she was a half alfaren woman; have you heard of them? They're very rare, and can only be found in Gont as far as I know, no doubt some highly magical creation of the Coloured Court."
"But I am getting sidetracked... Where was I... He apparently survived in her body for quite a while, but I haven't seen him since a couple of days before Aieda healed me. And, from what I have heard, the woman, Attina, was somehow involved in death of a Seeker of the temple of Donai... A Seeker Harlan, an odious man from all account, but still a servant of the temple."
After another pause, he continues more sombrely. "In some ways, I'm glad he hasn't come back... I've been having thoughts about what happened to him, and I can't help but wonder if he is defying the will of Mithra and Donai by remaining amongst the living..."
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[I'm okay with the idea of Brand trying to achieve the effects of other 1st level spells ...]]
[[Sounds good.Does he get proficiency with these as well? I think you said he did for the attack.
1. He was able to levitate stuff he was touching before (eg. if he sat in a chair, he could levitate it as well. More useful for lifting weapons, freinds, bags etc). Any chance he could try levitating things he's NOT touching? Perhaps inanimate and/or small (but more than 10lb)? Ultimately I'd like to try levitating uncooperating people, but small steps...
2. I like the catapult idea!
3. Scanning spells, I wonder if any or all of these might be possible in the future:
Tensers Floating Disk (Levitate stone, concentration? Or instead of fly?)
Gust (TK, the second two effects seem to be no-brainers)
Shield (possibly without the Magic Missile protection)
Ray of Enfeeblement (messing with brain/heart/nervous system) using TK?
[[Nice. And fun to read. It's good I can compartmentalize less!]]
"Well," starts Minton,...
...I can't help but wonder if he is defying the will of Mithra and Donai by remaining amongst the living..."
Brand ponders for a long moment, wondering what he can say, wondering what he should say, and idly thanking the gods that Minton does not have his powers at the current time.
"I think it's a complex business -- it seems that anything to do with Wamzut is. When I look at what I saw him do in the few months I knew him, of all the lives he saved, I can not help but think his continued presence in this world would be a boon to all."
Brand smiles, a distant look in his eyes. "He could be damned annoying, though. I'd potentially even ask myself if he somehow annoyed Donnae by saving all those lives!"
"Be that as it may, I would not prejudge him until I heard his side of the tale which, sadly, it sounds like I never shall. To me, he never seemed one to harm others who had not first tried to harm him. Perhaps this elf attacked him for some reason?"
[[If it's at all likely he would know this:]]
"And -- this should probably go no further than between you and I -- Seeker Harlan was an abusive and obnoxious prat, who probably deserved to be closer to Donnae: far more so than Wamzut, certainly."
[[End if]]
Brand shakes his head. "It does seem life is getting stranger by the day; plots in the city, my friends still missing, Wamzut dead. And I've been having these very uncomfortable repeating dreams."
Brand looks at Minton with renewed intensity, "They haven't been back, have they? Melitta and Dworkin?"
[[As an aside, I am thinking part of Brand's rebellious years might have also been the rejection of the (seemingly) very devout mother's beliefs. I'm sure he is by no means atheist (hard to be when they do exist), but his experiences with Venuss and to a lesser extent the Temple of Tauron, would probably have led him down a path more akin to "most people seem to be out for what they can get, why expect any different of the gods".
He is, I think, quite aware of the pervasiveness of the religion -- and the power of potentially mendacious gods -- so would not broadly express these views. His sense of "are gods good or bad" is probably managed on a case-by-case basis. He probably doesn't like Donnae because of Venuss' treatment, and now because of Wamzut.
Is this plausible and acceptable from your view?]]
[[I just used the 'posts' link under your name to try to fins a post, and saw a bunch of Guillame posts. Is there any way for you to prevent this? I'd like to be able to use it if possible?
[[Not that I can see from my settings. You could use the 'Threads' tab and search only within your forum thread, that would avoid you seeing anything from Guilliame's thread.]]
ISTM that PBEM is perfectly suited to multi-group play, so not having such a feature is weird. I posted a few suggestions here, with zero responses:
[[I'm not surprised. I use the forums in a different way than most referees, who run groups of players in the same thread so they can easily interact without the referee being involved. I think it unlikely that they would make changes to accomodate an outlier.]]
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[Just a quick correction in Minton's long monologue: "... Possession is a foul crime that smacks of the restless dead and is against the will of Donai." I left out the word 'dead' and 'restless dead' is a reference on the world site, if you haven't already seen it.]]
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[I'm okay with the idea of Brand trying to achieve the effects of other 1st level spells ...]]
[[Sounds good.Does he get proficiency with these as well? I think you said he did for the attack.
[[His ability for using these features of the stones would be his Intelligence. I will allow him to use his proficiency bonus for things he has practiced with, but not for something new he wants to try.]]
1. He was able to levitate stuff he was touching before (eg. if he sat in a chair, he could levitate it as well. More useful for lifting weapons, freinds, bags etc). Any chance he could try levitating things he's NOT touching? Perhaps inanimate and/or small (but more than 10lb)? Ultimately I'd like to try levitating uncooperating people, but small steps...
[[As yet, he has not had any success using the stone of uplifting to lift anything he is not in touch with. As to whether this can change will be done in play.]]
2. I like the catapult idea!
3. Scanning spells, I wonder if any or all of these might be possible in the future:
Tensers Floating Disk (Levitate stone, concentration? Or instead of fly?)
Gust (TK, the second two effects seem to be no-brainers)
Shield (possibly without the Magic Missile protection)
Ray of Enfeeblement (messing with brain/heart/nervous system) using TK?
Arcane Hand (Level 5) (TK, major)
Telekinesis (Level 5) (TK Major)
[[Not impossible, but this will have to be developed in the course of play.]]
[[FYI, Something that Brand has probably discovered during his time with the stones: they do not appear magical to people who can see the arcane. You have to actually physically touch them to understand that they have any power at all.]]
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AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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[[While is's fresh-ish in both of our minds...
I'm happy if you tell me that, on the basis of his analysis, Brand thinks it's the stones...but from the available facts that does not seem to quite add up. It's fins if you say "now it's correlated with stones, before it wasn't"
Another pertinant question is: when did he last use the stones?]]
"Everybody is fine," says Minton, "In fact, many new romances have sprung up based on what happened that day."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[Not sure what I'm rolling for here, so here is:
1d20: 18 (unadorned roll)
and another 1d20, in case you need DA: 9 (unadorned roll)
My religion is +3, if that's what is needed...
If the 15(disadvantage) religion roll was a failure, what is the relevant XP roll? Advantage? DA too? Just normal?]]
Brand smiles, "That's some remarkable news. How did Nathaniel cope?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Master Nathaniel hasn't left his library for a very long time," says Minton with a sad shake of his head. "I don't think he even saw Aieda. Perhaps you should go and visit him when the rain lets up. I'm sure he'd love to have a visitor."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[Sanity check: Nathaniel was dead in book....this is BEFORE the end of the book?]]
[[This is the basis of the inconsistency:
=> The correlation is recent, OR he has been having dreams for much longer.
And I may have another misapprehension or assumption that does not accord with reality: I assumed Brand arrived back yesterday: is that correct? So, yesterday, he was practicing with them? Also, he would *not* often practice using the major powers; they take ages to recharge, so he would only do it when he felt quite safe. He might have done that yesterday. Is there a link to major or minor power use? Does any use trigger the dreams?
]]
Brand nods, "That sound like a very good idea. But why, after the rain? [[Do I not know the layout of the school...iwould he get wet going to library?]] Also, there are a few other matters I'd like to discuss, if you have time? I heard a rumour that Wamzut was dead. Do you know if there's any truth to this? He always seemed...hard to kill, despite his age. It's just so hard to believe, if true."
[[ Outstanding questions link ]]
[[Minor aside: despite all the negative aspects, wouldn't a man who has heard voices all his life also suffer some substantive disadvantages in and out of social settings? He has *never* had to read verbal or facial cues, never needed to assess the truth of someones statements, never needed to wait for someone to "get to the point", never felt alone (part of the reason for a dog?), and never dealt with direct undetectable deception. At the moment he seems remarkably untroubled: yes, he's hoped for this, but he may not have imagined the reality vs the ideal.
istm that even if he was the most optimisitc person, he would regularly be making awful social gaffes.]]
[[ Outstanding questions link ]]
"I believe Wamzut is now truly dead," says Minton soberly after a moment's thought. "His continuation on after death was an unnatural thing, and one can only hope that he has now found peace with Donai."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"That is sad news indeed, can you tell me what happened?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Re Dreams:
[[So..what did he do with them yesterday? Major power or just lesser powers?
I'm not sure what the purpose of the practice is; hes had them for a while...what does he do? Happy if there are things he can now do with the stones that are quite hard (eg. lock picking, brain mangling), or if it is part of getting more frequent/better use, or that if I ask basic questions I can just get an answer, not "do it in game"...or is it like weapon practice in your mind. Just curious what it gets him, if nothing more than to determine how I should prioritize it]]
Adding to this:
"When did he die, and where?"
[[I just used the 'posts' link under your name to try to fins a post, and saw a bunch of Guillame posts. Is there any way for you to prevent this? I'd like to be able to use it if possible?
ISTM that PBEM is perfectly suited to multi-group play, so not having such a feature is weird. I posted a few suggestions here, with zero responses:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/d-d-beyond-feedback/49082-simple-quality-of-life-improvements
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Well," starts Minton, "I am not sure I understand all of it... Did he ever tell you that he came from another world? You would think that anyone who said that was delusional, but not Wamzut..."
At this point, he turns and looks briefly at a bookcase in the corner before turning back to Brand.
"His body was apparently destroyed by fire while travelling between worlds somehow. He believed that he was attacked by someone. Someone who sent creatures of spirit chasing him as his astral form fled back to this world."
For a moment he is quiet in thought, and then he says, "You wanted to know when he died, well... his physical body was destroyed well over a month ago, perhaps two... His spirit? Well that is complicated. After returning to his world, he apparently possessed the body of a young woman—yes, it's shocking, I know. Possession is a foul crime that smacks of the restless and is against the will of Donai."
After waiting for Brand to recover from this shocking revelation [[ ;-) ]] he continues, saying "But, she wasn't actually fully human, she was a half alfaren woman; have you heard of them? They're very rare, and can only be found in Gont as far as I know, no doubt some highly magical creation of the Coloured Court."
"But I am getting sidetracked... Where was I... He apparently survived in her body for quite a while, but I haven't seen him since a couple of days before Aieda healed me. And, from what I have heard, the woman, Attina, was somehow involved in death of a Seeker of the temple of Donai... A Seeker Harlan, an odious man from all account, but still a servant of the temple."
After another pause, he continues more sombrely. "In some ways, I'm glad he hasn't come back... I've been having thoughts about what happened to him, and I can't help but wonder if he is defying the will of Mithra and Donai by remaining amongst the living..."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[I'm okay with the idea of Brand trying to achieve the effects of other 1st level spells ...]]
[[Sounds good.Does he get proficiency with these as well? I think you said he did for the attack.
1. He was able to levitate stuff he was touching before (eg. if he sat in a chair, he could levitate it as well. More useful for lifting weapons, freinds, bags etc). Any chance he could try levitating things he's NOT touching? Perhaps inanimate and/or small (but more than 10lb)? Ultimately I'd like to try levitating uncooperating people, but small steps...
2. I like the catapult idea!
3. Scanning spells, I wonder if any or all of these might be possible in the future:
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[[Nice. And fun to read. It's good I can compartmentalize less!]]
Brand ponders for a long moment, wondering what he can say, wondering what he should say, and idly thanking the gods that Minton does not have his powers at the current time.
"I think it's a complex business -- it seems that anything to do with Wamzut is. When I look at what I saw him do in the few months I knew him, of all the lives he saved, I can not help but think his continued presence in this world would be a boon to all."
Brand smiles, a distant look in his eyes. "He could be damned annoying, though. I'd potentially even ask myself if he somehow annoyed Donnae by saving all those lives!"
"Be that as it may, I would not prejudge him until I heard his side of the tale which, sadly, it sounds like I never shall. To me, he never seemed one to harm others who had not first tried to harm him. Perhaps this elf attacked him for some reason?"
[[If it's at all likely he would know this:]]
"And -- this should probably go no further than between you and I -- Seeker Harlan was an abusive and obnoxious prat, who probably deserved to be closer to Donnae: far more so than Wamzut, certainly."
[[End if]]
Brand shakes his head. "It does seem life is getting stranger by the day; plots in the city, my friends still missing, Wamzut dead. And I've been having these very uncomfortable repeating dreams."
Brand looks at Minton with renewed intensity, "They haven't been back, have they? Melitta and Dworkin?"
[[As an aside, I am thinking part of Brand's rebellious years might have also been the rejection of the (seemingly) very devout mother's beliefs. I'm sure he is by no means atheist (hard to be when they do exist), but his experiences with Venuss and to a lesser extent the Temple of Tauron, would probably have led him down a path more akin to "most people seem to be out for what they can get, why expect any different of the gods".
He is, I think, quite aware of the pervasiveness of the religion -- and the power of potentially mendacious gods -- so would not broadly express these views. His sense of "are gods good or bad" is probably managed on a case-by-case basis. He probably doesn't like Donnae because of Venuss' treatment, and now because of Wamzut.
Is this plausible and acceptable from your view?]]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[[Just a quick correction in Minton's long monologue: "... Possession is a foul crime that smacks of the restless dead and is against the will of Donai." I left out the word 'dead' and 'restless dead' is a reference on the world site, if you haven't already seen it.]]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.