Continued...
When the others arrive in Alliance, Dirk and Thunderheart find the guard station and talk with Private Warder. He doesn't tell them much, except where to find Captain Smithtok. When they arrive at Betty Lou's, a massage parlour that does more than massage, they talk with the Captain through a curtain. The Captain pretty much brushes them off, trying to concentrate on his massage and Betty Lou, but tells them to file a report with Private Warder, his inept Brother-In-Law. He also says something about his sister.
Meanwhile, Roger goes to Drew's looking for Pete. He is told that Pete is down by the river. Roger than goes to find Pete. Roger pays close attention to the gate as he leaves town. He sees nothing out of the ordinary. He continues his walk until he reaches the beach where he was told he would find Pete. Roger sees Pete, he is about knee deep in the river and Roger can hear some mumbling come from Pete's general direction. Pete then notices Roger and then leaves the river and approaches Roger. Roger hears a noticeable splash after Pete was already out of the river. They talk about the oncoming doom of the Simvan Riders and Pete becomes noticeably angry when Roger tells him that the others have informed the city of Alliance. Pete brushes this off and tells Roger to contact him in two days, he will have the information Roger requires at that time, no sooner. Pete then goes back into the river and Roger leaves.
The group then reconvenes at Drew's and they all get something to drink. At this precise moment, Dirk concentrates on the events and has a glimpse of the future. Whether he tells the group what he saw is up to him. As far as the group knows, he is tired and has a blanck look on his face.
Thus concluding our second session.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
War on the horizon
(New addition: Matt C.'s character is Dirk)
We next pick up where we left off;
Ralph, Roger, Thunderheart, Buttercup and the Palmino are trudging north on their way to Sandy Top where Roger's elemental told him to head. On the way there, they encounter Dirk on his way back to Alliance. Dirk tags along in hopes he will find some more magic to learn, he is a Mystic afterall. Their trip takes them to the base of the mountains where Roger senses another elemental. He looks around and finally spots an Air Elemental about 50 feet above him. Roger does some hocus pocus and a diameter of earth raises into the air. It is big enough to accomodate the whole party, however, Buttercup and Ralph jump on at the last second. Roger then expands the diameter to make everyone a little more comfortable. They raise up the 50 feet and Roger than talks to the Air elemental. The talk is interesting and everyone else in the party think he's flew off his rocker because as soon as the conversation started, it ended just as fast. Without missing a beat, Roger then propels them on the disk of earth towards one of the mountains that seems to have a flat top and no snow on it, which in itself is odd, but the mountain is surrounded by other mountains that are not as tall and they are snow-capped.
When they reach the mountain, they find to their dismay that there is no where to set down the disk at their current elevation. Roger spots a small clearing about 30 feet down the mountain and decides that that is a perfect place to set down. They arrive in the clearing and find that they will not be able to take their horses with them. Buttercup volunteers to watch Thunderheart's Palimino while the rest of them climb up the mountain. The climbing is treacherous due to loose rocks and large boulders with small shrubs growing sparcely around them. They make it to the top and see that the top is nothing but a large sandbox with a few boulders around the edges. Dirk and Thunderheart rest on the boulders while Roger goes forward. He walks no more than 20 feet when a large mound of earth errupts from the sand. The others keep their cool, but notice the mound nontheless, it seems to unsettle Dirk a little more than the others.
Roger however starts mumbling to the mound of earth, Thunderheart hears him, but is unable to decipher the language. The earth elemental talks to Roger, as Roger is translating to the others. They find out that there is a war coming and that there is a Simvan army gathering in the south. This news unsettles the group and they believe it wise to go and warn the two tribes and the city of Alliance. The group then climbs down the side of the mountain, with a few of them catching themselves while Dirk takes a nose dive. Lucky he was wearing his armor, he takes no bruises or scratches. The group arrive at the clearing wear the horses have been waiting. They see a trench surrounding the Palmino and no Buttercup. Ralph approaches and looks into the trench. The trench is about ten feet deep and Buttercup is blurring around it and making it deeper. After Buttercup jumps out of the trench, she tells them that to her, the trench was the only thing she could think of that would protect the other horse from predators and such. Everyone blows this off, thinking that she is mentally challenged; they also learn that she has no recolection of her past. Apparently, her memory starts when she woke up in the Stables.
With time against them, Buttercup with Ralph on her back, jump off the clearing and race down the mountain. They visit the tribe of Thunderheart where Ralph meets Grey Eagle and his secretary. Ralph informs them of the Simvan gathering, Grey Eagle informs Ralph that he knew about this from some Earth Spirits. With that, Ralph leaves and races on the back of Buttercup to his own tribe. He meets with his elders and they aren't surprised at the knowledge of the Simvan army either, though they have a genuine look of confusion and shock on their faces. The elders tell Ralph of Old Crazy Snow. Ralph then hurries, with Buttercup beside him, to Alliance where he was to meet the others. They aren't there yet, so he and Buttercup recharge from their exhaustive chase.
To be continued...
We next pick up where we left off;
Ralph, Roger, Thunderheart, Buttercup and the Palmino are trudging north on their way to Sandy Top where Roger's elemental told him to head. On the way there, they encounter Dirk on his way back to Alliance. Dirk tags along in hopes he will find some more magic to learn, he is a Mystic afterall. Their trip takes them to the base of the mountains where Roger senses another elemental. He looks around and finally spots an Air Elemental about 50 feet above him. Roger does some hocus pocus and a diameter of earth raises into the air. It is big enough to accomodate the whole party, however, Buttercup and Ralph jump on at the last second. Roger then expands the diameter to make everyone a little more comfortable. They raise up the 50 feet and Roger than talks to the Air elemental. The talk is interesting and everyone else in the party think he's flew off his rocker because as soon as the conversation started, it ended just as fast. Without missing a beat, Roger then propels them on the disk of earth towards one of the mountains that seems to have a flat top and no snow on it, which in itself is odd, but the mountain is surrounded by other mountains that are not as tall and they are snow-capped.
When they reach the mountain, they find to their dismay that there is no where to set down the disk at their current elevation. Roger spots a small clearing about 30 feet down the mountain and decides that that is a perfect place to set down. They arrive in the clearing and find that they will not be able to take their horses with them. Buttercup volunteers to watch Thunderheart's Palimino while the rest of them climb up the mountain. The climbing is treacherous due to loose rocks and large boulders with small shrubs growing sparcely around them. They make it to the top and see that the top is nothing but a large sandbox with a few boulders around the edges. Dirk and Thunderheart rest on the boulders while Roger goes forward. He walks no more than 20 feet when a large mound of earth errupts from the sand. The others keep their cool, but notice the mound nontheless, it seems to unsettle Dirk a little more than the others.
Roger however starts mumbling to the mound of earth, Thunderheart hears him, but is unable to decipher the language. The earth elemental talks to Roger, as Roger is translating to the others. They find out that there is a war coming and that there is a Simvan army gathering in the south. This news unsettles the group and they believe it wise to go and warn the two tribes and the city of Alliance. The group then climbs down the side of the mountain, with a few of them catching themselves while Dirk takes a nose dive. Lucky he was wearing his armor, he takes no bruises or scratches. The group arrive at the clearing wear the horses have been waiting. They see a trench surrounding the Palmino and no Buttercup. Ralph approaches and looks into the trench. The trench is about ten feet deep and Buttercup is blurring around it and making it deeper. After Buttercup jumps out of the trench, she tells them that to her, the trench was the only thing she could think of that would protect the other horse from predators and such. Everyone blows this off, thinking that she is mentally challenged; they also learn that she has no recolection of her past. Apparently, her memory starts when she woke up in the Stables.
With time against them, Buttercup with Ralph on her back, jump off the clearing and race down the mountain. They visit the tribe of Thunderheart where Ralph meets Grey Eagle and his secretary. Ralph informs them of the Simvan gathering, Grey Eagle informs Ralph that he knew about this from some Earth Spirits. With that, Ralph leaves and races on the back of Buttercup to his own tribe. He meets with his elders and they aren't surprised at the knowledge of the Simvan army either, though they have a genuine look of confusion and shock on their faces. The elders tell Ralph of Old Crazy Snow. Ralph then hurries, with Buttercup beside him, to Alliance where he was to meet the others. They aren't there yet, so he and Buttercup recharge from their exhaustive chase.
To be continued...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Red Sonja
I just saw Red Sonja for the first time, awesome. Sorry James, but Paul Smith looks just like you in that movie. I had no idea. Paul played Falkon. LOL.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Tuesday Night Game
Well, tonight didn't happen due to an unknown passing of a kidney stone. Apparently a large one. Our sympathy is with you. Was looking forward to gaming on Tuesday, but alas, no game. However, I will be running my Rifts game next Tuesday, hopefully he is all healed up by then. Regardless if James shows up, I will be running my Rifts game, so James and Matt need characters, if you show up early, we can do character creation. Early means like 5pm, so eat before you get here. Anyways, I look forward to running my Rifts game next Tuesday.
Finally done with the Scepter Tower of Spellguard
We wrapped up the game finally, most of us are glad. It went better than we expected. I missed sixth level by this much. That was the only sucky part. I guess we will won't be doing Monday Night LFR anymore due to scheduling conflicts and that I really need it off in order to get my homework done.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Superbowl 2009 Previews
First, I loved the direction that the Fast and Furious people went, the return of Diesel is huge along with some of the original cast, frickin' awesome. The preview looks like its going to be one hell of a movie. Definitely on my movies to watch at theatre list and buy on Blu-Ray. Second, the G.I. Joe trailer was awesome, good cast and definately a must see. I grew up on G. I. Joe, loved G. I. Jane and they picked the right guy for Cobra Commander. I so want to see this movie in the theatre and buy it on Blu-Ray. Thirdly, Star Trek, looked good, but I hope they kinda don't screw the pooch like some other producers did. Fourth, Year One, looks funny, but I'll wait for it on DVD. Fifth, Angels and Demons, don't know, loved Davince Code, the book was better, but it was close. I thought Angels and Demons came before the Davinci Code chronologically, but if I am mistaken, let me know. Warrants a second glance in the future, to early to make a judgement call on this one. Sixth, and I can't believe I almost forgot, Transformers 2, definitely a theatre and Blu-Ray exclusive. Oh Yeah, hope they do an awesome job, trailer looked spectacular. Seventh, Monsters vs. Aliens looks like an awesome kids flick. Definitely a must see, don't know if I'll go to the theater though. Eigth, Land of the Lost, looked interesting, but not a huge fan of Will Ferrell, dude just isn't that funny. Ninth, Up, looked interesting and original, definitely worth a second glance. Tenth, Race to Witch Mountain, a remake of a classic, looks like a lot of fun, definitely a must see. Looks like the Rock, the only sports figure I know that actually knows how to act, is making another appearance in another awesome looking movie. Loved him in Get Smart, hilarious. Well, that's it for now, I'll continue on this the next time I see some new trailers for new movies, either on rentals, new purchases, or commercials. Until next time, goodbye.
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