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1A. 2G. Zybourne Clock fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 11, 2013 21:37
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:1. B Voting ditto. edit: changed vote in later post. Deadly Ham Sandwich fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 11, 2013 21:38
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:Interesting that they're looking confused and afraid. Is it like they're waking up from, or being in a spell? Lanky Coconut Tree posted:What do our senses tell us about the behaviour of the beasts? Lanky Coconut Tree posted:What about the behaviour of the Zepathian army? Uberwill posted:1. B You still have 6 meals a day and it has been almost THREE hours since you ate! How hungry are you? If you have eaten minotaur, you are unaware of it. It is not as if such meat is common.
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Sep 11, 2013 22:01
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the_steve posted:1. A - Hell yeah, got caught up in the moment Voting this. And if I had known this, Diogines posted:A number of youths who watched from the city walls are starting to climb down. Actually, can we tell how old those youths are?
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Sep 11, 2013 22:06
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A B B
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Sep 11, 2013 22:06
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EL HA MELECH KOL HA OLAM! Roughly translates to El is King of the world. Literally translates as God, The King, All The World. AAA
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Sep 11, 2013 22:06
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Voting for A, A, B.
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Sep 11, 2013 22:14
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edit: vote changed.
dyzzy fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 11, 2013 22:15
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Use this opportunity to devour Danal's heart to gain some element of whatever his father has. But seriously, it's nice to see this game on track and firing on all cylinders now. I'm fine with most everything we do here, but I'd like to try to play something on our flute to commemorate the battle and what the King did this day. Not the magic one, the real one.
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Sep 11, 2013 22:16
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1:B 2:E As much as it might seem enticing to join the battle, we told Tudiya we wouldn't. More importantly, however, is that voice in the back of our head. Is it ours? Something seems fishy about this whole setup, and, finely attuned to, and suspicious of, supernatural shenanigans as we are, this is setting off alarm bells. The minotaur are acting suspicious, fleeing when surely they must have known what awaited them, and who knows what could be reaching into our head; why, any moment we could find ourself flying through the air to be devoured. Nope, grab Danal. If he asks, tell him this doesn't seem right, something's wrong. And try to see what Bareen and her monster-hunters are up to. Trying to catch a minotaur? Why? Awfully convenient.
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Sep 11, 2013 22:21
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Absum posted:Voting this.
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Sep 11, 2013 22:24
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Theglavwen posted:1:B Seconded And FWIW I enjoy the names. I like checking out the new names and seeing if I can puzzle out their origins and any possible hints (Og/King Og, Naomi/Naomi, Enkindal/Enkindu, Danal/Daniel, Tudiya/Tudiya, etc etc etc). Sometimes they match up with little hints of what's to come, other times they don't. Either way it's an extra layer of fun for my not-so-inner nerd.
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Sep 11, 2013 22:33
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Diogines posted:You feel a small voice in the back of your mind telling you that just about the greatest thing in the world, EVER, would be to chase those minotaurs this very moment. This voice is easily ignored if you decided to, but why would you want to? Does this voice "sound" familiar. We've heard voices several times in the past, does it sound like any of them. Or similar to any of them? Does it "sound" like a part of ourself or does it sound like it is being added by someone else?
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Sep 11, 2013 22:53
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Theglavwen posted:1:B I assure you there's nothing fishy going on... sadly.
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Sep 11, 2013 23:03
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Theglavwen posted:1:B Uhh, they just saw their best guy get nearly effortlessly torn to pieces by our best guy. That's not good for morale. It seems pretty reasonable for them to be on the verge of breaking at this point. They'll probably route as soon as our line meets their line. And it's entirely possible that Diogenes was using a literary turn of phrase, not saying that we're actually hearing a voice in our head that shouldn't be there.
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Sep 11, 2013 23:09
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LLSix posted:Does this voice "sound" familiar. We've heard voices several times in the past, does it sound like any of them. Or similar to any of them? Does it "sound" like a part of ourself or does it sound like it is being added by someone else? Perhaps it is a part of your psych, your own desire? Or not. But boy, it sure would be pretty swell to go chase those fleeing overgrown cows...
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Sep 11, 2013 23:11
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Theglavwen posted:1:B Going all in on this one!
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Sep 11, 2013 23:15
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A. Caught up in the moment, But recovering: F say: I cannot stop you from going, but I promised your father so I cannot go. I ask that you stay here with me as a friend. I know it is hard. It is hard for me too, but I ask this of you as a brother and a friend. What say you? And look to see if anything else is occurring at the edges of the field and other directions.
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Sep 11, 2013 23:18
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YSogol posted:A. Caught up in the moment, Also we need to get some minotaur meat to chow on.
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Sep 11, 2013 23:25
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Sogol posted:A. Caught up in the moment, Edit: (I haven't had downtown NYC shawarma in over 7 years. Mmm.) Edit2: My current vote here includes the following rationale: "Do what I promised, even if it means Danal will be unhappy and may eventually mean ill for me in the future. The honorable road is more important than the self-serving road." OhYo fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 11, 2013 23:37
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1.  It is right to praise El after a great victory. Reminds me of the way Narod would direct the praise and worship from victories to Denziroh in the other game.2.  I don't see any great options here.
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Sep 11, 2013 23:44
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A) We can permit ourselves one small exhaltation. C) Little brother it is time you learned a lesson about something called Honour. Any coward can chase down a broken enemy and stab them in the back, a true hero fights in the vanguard or nowhere at all. A man of honour faces his enemy in the field of glory and lets El decide the victor. And if it is not your day to die you do not take trophies, you do not strut. You clean your sword, tend your wounds, give thanks to El for your fortune and return home to your family. This is Honour, this is what it is to be a hero. And if you ever want to be a hero; look to the example of your father, not to these urchins, scrabbling to claim the flesh of foes slain by better men. Being a Hero will take practice, let us practice together. D) Spar with Danal on the roof, in a way that would be awesome if it were set to the kind of montage music that does not yet exist in ancient not-mesopotamia.
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Sep 11, 2013 23:44
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EDIT: Changed vote see below!
HiHo ChiRho fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 11, 2013 23:46
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the_steve posted:1. A - Hell yeah, got caught up in the moment This. Pretty much exactly what I was thinking - we're caught up in the moment. Let's go grab some loot! Try to stay out of actual battle but let's get a little closer.
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Sep 12, 2013 00:18
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Danal's love of all things related to heroic stories, warfare and combat rivals your own and your own lust for such things is pretty great. While Danal finds "King Stuff" boring and dull, you voluntarily choose to spend large amounts of time trailing after Tudiya as he does "king stuff". You know that Danal is more enthusiastic about heroics, fighting and war than you are. You know that this is very probably the most exciting thing to occur so far in his life. You might convince him or even force him to stay, but you are unlikely to change how he feels about the exciting events he knows are occurring, but which are distant. He may be unhappy or unhappy with you if you hold him back. He saw Tudiya and the Mighty Men fighting a few monsters on the way from Athar, but he is 8 and that was 3 years ago... there are... a great many more monsters out there. He is a person, just like you, it is tough to say how he will feel and how he will react, but it is likely to be a very big disappointment if he has to stay here, unable to clearly see all the fun. Brief relevant IRC quote posted:OhYo He who dares, wins; he who stays safe, lives. Diogines fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 12, 2013 00:34
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Sogol posted:A. Caught up in the moment, I copy you a lot. I'm doing it again.
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Sep 12, 2013 00:54
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Changing my vote to this: 1. Did you yell out "El!" with everyone else? A. YES! EEEELLLLL! 2. As Danal starts to climb down you... A. Hell yeah! I WANT to get where the action is! I climb down with him and we go. 3. If you voted to leave in #2, you want to.... D. Something else. We watched from afar the battle, and how Tudiyah handled it. Danal wants to get closer, and so do we. Turn this into another lesson on patience and virtue. We get closer to the battle, but note how Tudiyah handles himself in the minotaur rout. Also note the prestigious household guard, of them Tudiyah trusts the most to protect his home, his family and possessions. Do they leave their stations in a moment of triumph? That being said, Danal listened to us and our command when necessary. Praise him for this acquiescence and his wisdom in overcoming his urges. In return we walk closer to the action, play fighting along the way. See if someone will help Danal get a trophy for his efforts in protecting the city.
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Sep 12, 2013 00:59
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1A 2A/F? 3C We yell ELL! with everyone else! Taken by the moment! We're slightly worried about going to the wall, Tudiya is strong in our mind, but we know how upset Danal will be if we don't go and mentally use that as an excuse. Plus it seems pretty safe now! They're all running off! To balance it, we stay on the wall, don't go onto the battlefield, keep our kid safe.
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Sep 12, 2013 01:05
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1.  2.  "The minotaurs that are fleeing, flee because they fear your father. If you approach the battle, he will abandon it to go protect you. What happens then? The army and the city will be in grave danger as the minotaurs regroup. You will earn no glory, no trophies, but only the scorn of the survivors. Even if he doesn't notice you, and don't think he won't, what then? Do you have any magic powers? Do you have the strength to wrestle a minotaur and rip off its leg? Or do you only wish you did? In time that wish may come true, but for now, you are a normal boy with normal weapons. You will be no more distinguished than a common foot soldier. As the son of a king, you must be bigger than that. If you want to earn real praise and honor instead, there is still a way. By watching the entire battle from here, we can scout for ambushes and surprise attacks. Perhaps some of the minotaurs that run are only making a show of being afraid, so that we won't expect it when they circle around for the next strike. If that happens and we send out a warning, everyone will be grateful that you saved many lives. Not by taking the path of a soldier, but by taking the path of a king. By relying on your wisdom and putting your people first."
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Sep 12, 2013 01:10
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paragon1 posted:Uhh, they just saw their best guy get nearly effortlessly torn to pieces by our best guy. That's not good for morale. It seems pretty reasonable for them to be on the verge of breaking at this point. They'll probably route as soon as our line meets their line. And it's entirely possible that Diogenes was using a literary turn of phrase, not saying that we're actually hearing a voice in our head that shouldn't be there. Possible, yup, but possibly not; the suspicion might largely just be from thinking the minotaur are acting oddly, but suddenly finding ourselves drawn to run with abandon after the fleeing horde, while we've previously been set against it, might make us paranoid. I figure the kid is pretty acutely aware of the possibility of being hosed around with by supernatural forces now. Maybe it is, of course, just a random urge, caught up in the moment, but being safe doesn't hurt. And sure it's not nice seeing your champion torn apart, but hell, it was just one guy, they're a whole horde! And surely they must have expected something, they were marching against a city of known monster-slayers and supermen. The second they see a monster-slaying superman they start questioning their purpose? Just seems pretty oddly abrupt. Either they're a slavering horde that didn't realize what it was getting into, driven by rage to attack, in which case I see them either charging forward or backward rather than dithering about, or they're a composed, intelligent force, who knew what they were up against, and who shouldn't be so surprised. Or maybe it's just a horomonal urge and they're freaked out by Tudiya being tougher than they imagined. I figure Og is maybe a bit paranoid of supernatural goin-ons and wants to know what's happening.
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Sep 12, 2013 01:23
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1. A 2. A 3. C
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Sep 12, 2013 01:29
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1C: "Danal! This is amazing; we need to get a closer look!" 2F: "Then again, your dad said we had to keep his chair at home and that we're not allowed to go to the battle. But... all of Zepath is our home, so... we can go anywhere as long as we keep the chair with us? Danal! We need to get your dad's chair first!" 3C: Watch from the walls, closer go the action. But we have to bring/protect Tudiya's chair, too.
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Sep 12, 2013 02:04
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Sogol posted:A. Caught up in the moment, What the hell, this looks fine. Voting this. I gotta admit, though - even if Danal sticks around we're probably going to cop a bitching out by frantic guards that don't know where Danal is. Hell, even odds that the moment Danal climbs down some guard is going to show up running around the corner yelling "THERE you are! Get the...fruit back inside the house!"
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Sep 12, 2013 02:11
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ABB Go with the flow.
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Sep 12, 2013 02:17
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Sogol posted:A. Caught up in the moment, I vote this.
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Sep 12, 2013 02:19
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Changing my votes to: 1. B Sogol posted:2. F say: I cannot stop you from going, but I promised your father so I cannot go. I ask that you stay here with me as a friend. I know it is hard. It is hard for me too, but I ask this of you as a brother and a friend. What say you? I just enjoy any option that allows Danal and Enky to be best bros.
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Sep 12, 2013 04:19
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Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:Changing my votes to: Danal is what, 9? He's still ruled by emotional impulses at that age. It's not like this logic and appeal to friendship are going to change his mind when he's clearly got his whole heart fixed on going to see the battle. Perhaps if we took him there and showed him the empty murder first hand he might change his mind. Keeping him away from the battlefield will only ensure that idealization of war and battle in his young mind continues.
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Sep 12, 2013 04:39
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1.A 2.A 3.A Lets get some.
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Sep 12, 2013 06:20
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1. B. Something feels a little off. (Perhaps I'm being paranoid. I don't like strange voices, thoughts, in the back of my head.) 2. Sogol posted:F say: I cannot stop you from going, but I promised your father so I cannot go. I ask that you stay here with me as a friend. I know it is hard. It is hard for me too, but I ask this of you as a brother and a friend. What say you? Changed vote on 2 to G. Vavrek fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 12, 2013 07:23
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Diogines posted:Ishamal says to one of his drinking buddies "Show off", they all laugh and then sit down on the dirt and drink, one pulls out a pair of dice. Diogines posted:A hundred or more horns are blown with a deafening roar That's a a lot of noise. And among all this we could make out this: Diogines posted:You might notice that Bareen and her small number of veteran adventurers cry out "Ganal!" and not El as they run, what are they carrying all that rope for? Diog, can you confirm that Enkidel can actually hear/see these details?
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