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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #450 on: January 19, 2015, 04:33:16 pm »
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« Reply #451 on: January 19, 2015, 04:40:35 pm »
Dog learned many combat commands and not to shy away from the smell of blood or the sounds of fighting.
(Gold -350, Dog becomes a Warhorse)

It was a long trip. We would need horses for the rest of the party.

We were forced to walk at their slow pace.

It wasn't nearly as enjoyable, walking instead of riding at a normal pace, but we didn't have much choice. It also cost us a lot of money in food, travel gear and renting rooms at inns.
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We left Tornassa with no trouble, heading due east. Princess Emily had done well; the king never knew she had left, so nobody chased us. We hadn't traveled far before running into trouble, when a group of bandits surrounded us on the king's road itself. This was no small band of stupid kobolds, but instead a pack of 20 well-armored and well-trained criminals. It was another sign of the deteriorating state of the kingdom.

I rode Dog past the bandits.

A regular horse wouldn't have been able to do it, but my well-trained mount had no trouble breaking through their front ranks and scattering them out of the way. The rest of my party weren't mounted, but my distraction proved successful in allowing them to escape as well. We got away from the bandits, and Princess Emily was very happy with the decision to flee since it had caused no bloodshed.
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The remainder of the trip to the Alderheart went smoothly, and the enormous ancient forest loomed up all around us as we entered. The path we took looked to be little more than an animal run, but Princess Emily assured us that it was the correct way. We traveled for a few hours; the feeling of being observed was very strong.

"Halt," a voice said from above.

I looked up to see a dozen elves in the trees, many of them holding longbows. I suspected that there were even more that we couldn't see.

I greeted them using the appropriate formalities. (Needs 30 Diplomacy)

I knew the proper words and customs. The elves were happy to see someone knowledgeable about their heritage, and they came down out of the trees and escorted us to their city.
(Elf Faction +20, Diplomacy +10)

The elven city was beautiful to behold; the trees themselves were enormous and ancient. I had never seen anything like it. They were thicker than a man was tall and had shimmering silver leaves. Wooden bridges and spiraling walkways connected platforms high above us, and everywhere I looked I saw beautiful elves.

"Greetings, and welcome to Oneiduin," the Elf Queen said graciously in Elven.

"Thank you," Princess Emily said, surprising me with her Elven language skills. "I am eternally grateful for your hospitality."

The queen escorted the princess to her new home, and we were taken to a set of rooms to stay in. We stayed in Oneiduin for several weeks while the princess settled in.

1) I spent the days talking to the elves and learning about their ways.
2) I spoke with the elven spell-binders, learning about their magic.
I snuck around the elven city, stealing everything that wasn't nailed down. (Needs 30 Thievery)
3) I spent the days hiding in my room and studying my magic; I didn't want anything to do with the elves.

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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #452 on: January 19, 2015, 05:22:48 pm »
2! more magic is always good.
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #453 on: January 19, 2015, 05:34:21 pm »
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #455 on: January 19, 2015, 07:20:58 pm »
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Oooooooo. I know. ClF3. That should be a fun surprise.

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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #456 on: January 19, 2015, 07:29:29 pm »
The way they worked nature into all aspects of their magic was fascinating. They were impressed with my own magic, which was growing very strong through all of my studying.
(Alchemy +5, Healing +5, Summoning +5, Transmutation +10)

Near the end of my stay with the elves, I found Princess Emily alone in one of the gardens. The flowers were in bloom, and she looked very pretty, though a bit melancholy as she sat on a wooden bench amongst the green foliage.

I flirted with the princess. (Needs 40 Personality)
1) I talked to her and tried to cheer her up.
2) I called her a coward for leaving the kingdom.

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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #457 on: January 19, 2015, 07:32:34 pm »
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #458 on: January 19, 2015, 08:35:23 pm »
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« Reply #459 on: January 19, 2015, 08:54:50 pm »
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<Dakkan> There are human laws, and then there are laws of physics. I don't bike in the city because of the second.
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #460 on: January 19, 2015, 10:04:23 pm »
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In a hole in the ground there lived a dwarf. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a dwarf fortress, and that means magma.
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #461 on: January 19, 2015, 10:07:12 pm »
I chatted with her and tried to cheer her up. We spent a few hours together in the garden and became friends.
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One day, I was approached by the Elf Queen herself. She had heard that my village had been one of those attacked by the elves, and she wanted to explain why.

"It started with a band of kingdom loggers," she explained in her melodious voice. "They were plying their trade too deeply into the Alderheart. We sent messengers to King Norbert, but he refused to do anything about it. Numarri, an elf-lord, was the one who led the attacks on the kingdom without my consent."

"To make matters worse, I later learned that King Norbert had been lied to by one of his dukes; he never knew just how deep the logging had been. The duke was executed and Numarri was stripped of his titles. The king and I were both ashamed over the incident, but we have since put it behind us."

"The logging boundaries not only protect our forests but also the loggers themselves. That particular incursion had come perilously close to intruding upon a magical moon glade of enormous power."

The conversation continued in other directions after that. Naturally, my wizardly mind returned to the concept of a mystical glade of great power.

1) My curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to see this glade with my own eyes.
2) I hated the elves for what they had done to my village, so I decided to go to the glade and see if I could damage it in some way.
3) I decided to stay away from the glade.

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« Reply #462 on: January 19, 2015, 10:27:16 pm »
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #463 on: January 19, 2015, 10:30:27 pm »
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If there hasn't been an execution in a hundred years, how was a duke executed? I guess the queen is lying, there is a discontinuity in the story, or I'm confused.
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Re: Let's Choose in Life of a Wizard!
« Reply #464 on: January 19, 2015, 10:34:42 pm »
That's a really good catch, I never noticed that. It's probably just a discontinuity in the story.
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