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#21 Guest_Silrana_*

Posted 01 April 2002 - 10:24 PM

> That's the twit who stole the hoard of a dragon who died from old age

> (IIRC), right? The one who's monopolizing the hookers because no one else

> listens to him?

We have a winner!

> Go for it!

*grin*

> A shame. I love the taste of that stuff, myself.

I like it, too, but I know some people who can't stand it.

> *whacks Jarran on the head*

> Don't jinx it, boy. That'll happen soon enough.

Jarran: Ouch! What did I say?

> *mutters something incomprehensible but clearly non-flattering*

Danno is in love, and that makes people do weird things.

> This is another example of how you inject life into these stories. Just a

> few sentences, but they can make a real difference.

Thanks. I try to make the people as real as possible, not just game constructs.

> *resumes muttering darkly*

Local politics can be strange.

> I second that.

Don't we all!

> Mazzy is not what you'd call a typical halfling, is she? Her mother's

> reaction to that is another of those nice details.

No, she's not, and most parents get nervous when their kids go off the beaten path.

> Will renew?

Oops.

> Uh-oh.

> *hisses* This is sick. I only hope the acid or whatever this is didn't get

> in his eyes.

Don't worry, he's all right.

> Poor guy. :) Hmm, isn't there an old high-level adventure with the goal to

> help Waukeen regain her former status?

I think there was a module or novel or something, but I don't remember what.

> breathe

Oops again.

> Aww. Well said, Mazzy! :)

Thanks!


#22 Guest_Silrana_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 12:54 AM

> I knew you would have Jarran feel this way. The simplest little acts of

> kindness and thankfulness are truly the most treasured:)

And it's nice when people can enjoy a moment of friendship before going on their way.

> Awwwwwww...this was so sweet:)

*grin* Awws are always appreciated.

> I liked the way Jaheira responded here.:) I think both Jarran and

> Jaheira's relationship could only grow stronger with this kind of

> foundation.

It still will have some bumps along the way, though.

> I think so too!

It's tickle Jaheira time!

> Everytime Patrick is mentioned I get all choked up. *Sobs*

Poor Patrick. Jaheira losing Khalid gets a lot of play, but poor Mazzy's loss gets ignored in the game, except for the halflings in the Five Flagons. I thought it weird that her own mother didn't say anything about Patrick when I played this part.

> I really admire Mazzy for having the strength to take the path in life

> that she feels is best for herself. Her mother will never stop worrying

> about her, but she will realize that it makes Mazzy what she is, and that

> will be comforting in a way to her:)

It's hard when someone breaks the mold. You have to deal with a lot of puzzlement from people, even family. For instance, my husband is a stay-at-home dad, and some of his relatives occasionally ask him when he is going to get a 'real' job.

> Good descriptive scene!

Thanks!

> Hey, Jan saves the day! *happy sigh*

He does come in handy sometimes. :)

> I'm so "HAPPY" Pala is going to be alright! Danno will be so

> relieved too and very grateful:)

Yup, she'll be fine. A bit cheesed off at Danno, but fine.

> Jarran always knows just the right things to say!

He does when he's concentrating on the person. I find it fun to play with his high charisma but only average wisdom. He's very good at empathizing with people, but he is sometimes a little dim about noticing things when he's not thinking about that person. For instance, he was rather thick about noticing that Aerie had feelings for him.

> This chapter was truly worth waiting for.:)I thank you for that:) I really

> liked it.:)

Glad to hear it! I aim to please.



#23 Guest_Silrana_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 01:05 AM

> I just felt all warm and cozy all of a sudden. Isn't it nice to find good

> friends on the road of adventure for a change? Very nice.... :)

Sometimes I just have to put in some warm and fuzzy moments.

> Yes... and they can be the easiest to forget. Thank you for reminding me

> of that too, Silrana. :)

I always take the greatest comfort in the little joys, like a hug from one of my girls.

> Awwwww... :)

*grin*

> My feelings exactly. :)

She certainly needs something to lighten her spirits.

> A good transition, in my honest opinion. :D

Thanks. Making the linking bits smooth is sometimes rather difficult. I'm glad you thought I did a good job.

> Ouch, my ears!

*snicker*

> Weak, eh? Oh yes, *very*...

Well he thought it was. Next time maybe he'll be more careful.

> Right to the point! Well, I'd probably do worst if my brother lay in a

> coma....

At least she started out polite.

> Aghh, Talona. I'm currently *dragging* through one of Salvatore's novels

> (hmmm, what's it called... The Cleric Quintet. Can't say I'm enjoying that

> much...), and he has Talona as the evil goddess of the story. She has

> caused a bad impression on me already, and it's getting worst.

She's definitely nasty.

> And you end this chapter with a pledge. Powerful.

> Another story I simply loved, Silrana. Great work! :D

> -Sandalwood

Thanks!



#24 Guest_Mutant Mike_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 02:58 AM

> “Very few who are not of our people have a true appreciation for ardei. I

> am sorry that I cannot teach you how to cook our dishes, but I am sure

> that you will discover many ways to use it. The seeds are for the day when

> the road no longer calls to you.”

I would have thought that this statement might have received more of a reaction from Jarran. After being 'on the road' since leaving Candlekeep - a year or so prior - I wonder if he wouldn't give more of a double take to her words. Just a thought. :

> Jarran smiled as he packed away the spice and seeds, and relaxed with a

> bowl of what Rinin called mamaliga, a sort of cornmeal porridge. Sometimes

> the littlest things brought the greatest joy.

Gruel, Jarran (Garion)... Gruel. They can call it porridge, oatmeal, cream of wheat... It's all the same thing: gruel.

> Jaheira sat down at his side with her own bowl of porridge. Jarran glanced

> at her nervously, unsure of what to say.

So, how about them Yankees?

> She saw his uncertain expression, and faintly smiled. “You needn't worry.

> I am in less of a mood now.”

Whew! Does that mean I can take my plate mail off to eat breakfast?

> Jarran smiled and said, “Does this mean you are going to stop watching to

> see if I turn into a demon?”

Only if he does so at the correct time! ;D

> “Ah, no matter how serious I try to be, you always find a way to make me

> laugh. I… I need to laugh more.”

"... So a horse walks into a bar, and the bartender says, 'Why the long face?'"

> When the group was finally ready to leave, they wished their hosts a safe

> journey and set off for the city gates. The guards watched their approach

> with stony glares. One of them barked, “Halt, strangers. What business do

> you have here?”

Easy there... Easy. Sit! Stay! Good boy... Here's a milk bone.

> Mazzy stepped forward. “Surely you recognize me, Toran?”

Not with these glasses!

> The older halfling turned and stared at Mazzy's

> companions with a frown, seeming to suddenly realize that they were

> strangers.

...and somewhat taller!

> “Wallace!” Mazzy barked. “I am not interested in your baubles and trifles.

> I am only interested in the potion you sold to Danno.”

Easy, Mazzy... Sit! Stay! Here's a - WHACK - OWWW! My kneecaps!

> “Mother loves me dearly, as I do her, but she has never understood my

> calling. Pala and Danno will settle down peacefully and present her with

> grandchildren, while I bring her nothing but worry. With Patrick gone, I

> know that she renew her pleas for me to return to Trademeet.

??? Do you mean '...I know that she'll renew her pleas...'?

> They carefully went through his possessions. Jan held up a book with a

> triumphant cry. “Ha! I knew it. Anyone brewing poison would be a fool not

> to have an antidote handy in case he had an accident. Here's the book with

> all his recipes.”

There are times when I forget that you have Jan in your party, as silent as he is... I'm used to Weyoun's Jan - a story around every corner. Of course, I think Weyoun may be Jan in a crossover visit rom the FR. ;p

> The halfling placed her hand on his arm and said gravely, “You have my

> gratitude for helping my sister. In return for your assistance, I will not

> rest until your own sister has been freed. This I swear by Arvoreen.”

Go, Mazzy! Great to see that she's going to stick around for a while.

Sorry if some of my comments were a little... over the top this time. I guess you might say that I'm in a mood. (We just signed papers today for our new house... I'm going to miss these passed few months of not having a monstrous mortgage payment!)

The Mutant Homeowner...


#25 Guest_Anonymous_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 03:13 AM

> Gruel, Jarran (Garion)... Gruel. They can call it porridge, oatmeal, cream

> of wheat... It's all the same thing: gruel.

Ah! Another David Eddings reader! I thought that exchange was with Errand, not Garion.



#26 Guest_Oyster Girl_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 03:32 AM

> There are times when I forget that you have Jan in your party, as silent

> as he is... I'm used to Weyoun's Jan - a story around every corner. Of

> course, I think Weyoun may be Jan in a crossover visit rom the FR. ;p

And Jan is, of course, a tinker gnome from the DragonLance world in disguise.

> Sorry if some of my comments were a little... over the top this time. I

> guess you might say that I'm in a mood. (We just signed papers today for

> our new house... I'm going to miss these passed few months of not having a

> monstrous mortgage payment! )

So, should I congratulate you or offer sympathies?


City of Sorrows

#27 Guest_Silrana_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 04:01 AM

> I would have thought that this statement might have received more of a

> reaction from Jarran. After being 'on the road' since leaving Candlekeep -

> a year or so prior - I wonder if he wouldn't give more of a double take to

> her words. Just a thought. :

Well, I think his happiness *was* the reaction. The idea that he would one day settle down with a nice little garden was a very pleasant one.

> Gruel, Jarran (Garion)... Gruel. They can call it porridge, oatmeal, cream

> of wheat... It's all the same thing: gruel.

*grin*

> So, how about them Yankees?

*snicker*

> Whew! Does that mean I can take my plate mail off to eat breakfast?

Beware the wrath of Jaheira!

> Only if he does so at the correct time! ;D

You know, in my Silrana game I didn't rest in Spellhold so for the longest time I had no clue what people were talking about when they mentioned the lover-attack.

> "... So a horse walks into a bar, and the bartender says, 'Why the

> long face?'"

*Must control Fist of Death*

> Easy there... Easy. Sit! Stay! Good boy... Here's a milk bone.

*bares teeth*

> Not with these glasses!

*groan*

> ...and somewhat taller!

Well, I always imagined her party as being a mixed group, not just all halflings.

> Easy, Mazzy... Sit! Stay! Here's a - WHACK - OWWW! My kneecaps!

Mazzy: Do not make me hurt you again!

> ??? Do you mean '...I know that she'll renew her pleas...'?

I left out the word 'will'. Oops.

> There are times when I forget that you have Jan in your party, as silent

> as he is... I'm used to Weyoun's Jan - a story around every corner. Of

> course, I think Weyoun may be Jan in a crossover visit rom the FR. ;p

Right now Jan is a little afraid of Valygar! But he'll see a bit more action in the near future. And I've had that suspicion about Weyoun myself. :D

> Go, Mazzy! Great to see that she's going to stick around for a while.

Yep, I like her so I'm keeping her. :D

> Sorry if some of my comments were a little... over the top this time. I

> guess you might say that I'm in a mood. (We just signed papers today for

> our new house... I'm going to miss these passed few months of not having a

> monstrous mortgage payment! )

> The Mutant Homeowner...

Congratulations... I think (says she who needs a new dryer).



#28 Guest_Mutant Mike_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 04:29 AM

> Ah! Another David Eddings reader! I thought that exchange was with Errand,

> not Garion.

I'm thinking it happened with both, but I mainly remember Silk telling Garion.

I'll have to ask my wife... She's read both series, Polgara, Belgarath... basically everything on the series.


#29 Guest_Mutant Mike_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 04:32 AM

> And Jan is, of course, a tinker gnome from the DragonLance world in

> disguise.

> So, should I congratulate you or offer sympathies?

Congrats, until the first payment is due... :D

But hey, at least this way I can have a party at the house and have enough room for everyone... and their characters! (Except Hyperbole... I may have to put a limit on extra personalties at the door.)



#30 Guest_Mutant Mike_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 04:40 AM

> Well, I think his happiness *was* the reaction. The idea that he would one

> day settle down with a nice little garden was a very pleasant one.

A nice garden, picket fence, cottage... and a DRUID GUARDING THE DRIVEWAY!

> *grin*

> *snicker*

> Beware the wrath of Jaheira!

Gods tremble when she is in full PMS mode.

> You know, in my Silrana game I didn't rest in Spellhold so for the longest

> time I had no clue what people were talking about when they mentioned the

> lover-attack.

You didn't rest?!?!?! Sheesh, I rested any time I used a healing spell... Of course, I had a boatload of healing potions by the end of TOB. ;

> *Must control Fist of Death*

So, when you go elephant hunting, do you take the tusks?

No... Except in Alabama, where the Tuscaloosa...

> Mazzy: Do not make me hurt you again!

:D

> Yep, I like her so I'm keeping her. :D

I had her in my party in my first game... I must say that I much prefer her dialogues to many of the other 'fighter'-types.

> Congratulations... I think (says she who needs a new dryer).

Dryers, at least, aren't as expensive as washers or fridges.

(...and thanks!)


#31 Guest_Winter_Bloom_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 04:42 AM

> I'm thinking it happened with both, but I mainly remember Silk telling

> Garion.

> I'll have to ask my wife... She's read both series, Polgara, Belgarath...

> basically everything on the series.

I think it was Silk telling Errand that when he asked what Polgara was cooking. Hmm, I can't remember if that was before or after the meeting with Zandramas in dragon form...


#32 Guest_Mutant Mike_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 08:24 AM

> I think it was Silk telling Errand that when he asked what Polgara was

> cooking. Hmm, I can't remember if that was before or after the meeting

> with Zandramas in dragon form...

I guess I had better go back and read the thing again... It was Silk talking to Eriond, possibly in the Mallorean, according to my wife. :D



#33 Guest_Anonymous_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 10:29 AM

> Congrats, until the first payment is due... :D

> But hey, at least this way I can have a party at the house and have enough

> room for everyone... and their characters! (Except Hyperbole... I may have

> to put a limit on extra personalties at the door.)

Heh - Mimi isn't allowed, Cae would cause too much trouble, Kali would just giggle, Mich can be a party on her own & Arroc is too busy writing a new play & Hala tends to be shy so you'd only have to cope with Narri throwing peanuts (hoy veh!).



#34 Guest_Anonymous_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 12:21 PM

> Poor Patrick. Jaheira losing Khalid gets a lot of play, but poor Mazzy's

> loss gets ignored in the game, except for the halflings in the Five

> Flagons. I thought it weird that her own mother didn't say anything about

> Patrick when I played this part.

I thought it weird too! I'm just glad you added a little sentiment from her mother in your story. It helped make it feel a little more realistic and motherly.:D

> It's hard when someone breaks the mold. You have to deal with a lot of

> puzzlement from people, even family. For instance, my husband is a

> stay-at-home dad, and some of his relatives occasionally ask him when he

> is going to get a 'real' job.

I needed to comment on this response. My husband lost his business when our daughter was four years old. He was a stay-at-home dad for two years until she entered first grade, back then, we received enormous guilt and grieve from both sides of our families and some of our friends. Now, that our daughter will be going off to college soon, he reflects back at those hard times and says it was one of the most memorable and best things he has ever done. I think it takes a very special kind of father, to not conform to the quote *mold*.

With my sincere support,

Kara



#35 Guest_Oyster Girl_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 02:02 PM

> Congrats, until the first payment is due... :D

I know the feeling.

> But hey, at least this way I can have a party at the house and have enough

> room for everyone... and their characters!

*watches the stampede headed west*

Be sure you have plenty of pizza for Yoshi, and stock up on the Peeps for Anomen. I'm sure you already have a good supply of appropriate munchies laid in for Jeala. :D


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#36 Guest_Ursula_*

Posted 02 April 2002 - 11:55 PM

Another episode of A Cappella. [Pumps arm] Psych!

> “He was skinny, with red hair and blotchy freckles. I had seen him before,

> hanging around the tents. He likes to brag about the monsters he's killed,

> but he doesn't look like an adventurer. That's why I laughed.”

Eeep, didn't quite get that detail while playing. ;-)

> The skald swore. “Just once I'd like to come across a perfectly normal

> problem that can be solved in an ordinary way. Let's go track down this

> Wallace person.”

Amen!

> “I hope so. Pala does not deserve… she is the quiet one, the sweet one.

> The one my mother understands.”

Ah, another characteristic she shares w/ Anomen: being the *other* sibling.

> The priest gave her a rather rigid smile. “Ah, Goodlady Fentan, how is

> your mother?”

And this is another aspect of your story that I enjoyed, the interaction that the Fentan family has w/ the folks of Trademeet. Chee, in the game Mazzy has more conversations w/ folks in Athkatla (Ribald & Thunderburp spring to mind) than in her own hometown.

> As they approached, the injured man gasped out, “For Mistress Talona… may

> her black glory….” His eyes slowly lost focus, and a thin line of blood

> trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Nifty revamping of Barl's chastisement.

> They carefully went through his possessions. Jan held up a book with a

> triumphant cry. “Ha! I knew it. Anyone brewing poison would be a fool not

> to have an antidote handy in case he had an accident. Here's the book with

> all his recipes.”

Poor Jan...

Would love to see some more. ;-)


#37 Guest_Silrana_*

Posted 03 April 2002 - 01:20 PM

> Another episode of A Cappella. [Pumps arm] Psych!

*grin*

> Eeep, didn't quite get that detail while playing. ;)

Hehe, artistic license.

> Amen!

They never can let things be simple, can they?

> Ah, another characteristic she shares w/ Anomen: being the *other*

> sibling.

At least Mazzy's mother is a lot more supportive than Cor. She may not understand Mazzy's life, and she may try to influence her to change to a safer one, but she would never interfere.

> And this is another aspect of your story that I enjoyed, the interaction

> that the Fentan family has w/ the folks of Trademeet. Chee, in the game

> Mazzy has more conversations w/ folks in Athkatla (Ribald &

> Thunderburp spring to mind) than in her own hometown.

I felt the same way. Trademeet is where she should feel at home, but that really wasn't reflected in the game. People knew her name in Imnesvale, but not where she lived.

> Nifty revamping of Barl's chastisement.

I wanted to do something a bit different than the usual battle scene. Besides, battles aren't my strong point.

> Poor Jan...

He'll get a bit more coverage soon.

> Would love to see some more. :D

Soon, I hope, but RL has been busy lately.






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