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Path: usenet.ee.pdx.edu!cs.uoregon.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!hp-cv!hp-pcd!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!news.imag.fr!ciril.fr!muller!julienas!EU.net!uunet!not-for-mail From: tmiller@cimmeria.oit.gatech.edu (Thomas Miller) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.archives Subject: STORY: Adventurers 199 Followup-To: rec.games.frp.misc Date: 29 Jun 1994 15:43:11 -0400 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Lines: 1323 Sender: smm@uunet.uu.net Approved: smm@uunet.uu.net Message-ID: <2usisf$p8d@rodan.UU.NET> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Epic II + + + + + + + + + + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The various characters contained in these writings are + + copyright 1994 by Thomas Miller. Any resemblance to any + + persons or characters either real or fictional is utterly + + coincidental. Copying and/or distribution of these tales + + is permissible only under the sole condition that no part + + of them will be sold or used for profit. In that case, I + + hope you enjoy them... + + + + Thomas Miller + + tmiller@cimmeria.oit.gatech.edu + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + THE PARTY: + + + + Alindyar 15th level dark elven mage (N) + + Arnold 11th level human warrior (NG) + + Belphanior 12th/14th/14th level high elven w/m/t (CN) + + small immaterial wispy thing + + Ged 14th/14th level grey elven priest/mage (NG) + + Lyra 12th level female dark elven mage (N) + + Mongo 16th level dwarven warrior (CG) + + Gorin 7th level dwarven warrior (CG) + + Peldor 18th level human thief (N) + + Bosco 8th level halfling thief (CN) + + Rillen 16th level human warrior (N) + + + + SPECIAL GUEST STARS: + + + + Halbarad 13th level human ranger (NG) + + Zephyr large wild tiger (NG) + + Peyote 11th/12th level half-elf warrior/druid (N) + + Blok earth elemental (N) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Date: 1/18/574 C.Y. (Common Year) + + Time: late afternoon + + Place: the Land of Black Ice, to the far north + + Climate: sub-freezing + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + "There is too much that man does not know. And what + + man does not know, that is the province of the gods." + + - ancient Nordic proverb + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CXCIX. The City of the Gods After roaming the Land of Black Ice for a day, the party had come upon a strange city, buried in high drifts of dark ice and snow. The gleaming metal towers of the place rose above the deep black snowdrifts which nearly concealed it from the outside world. Indeed, if not for Belphanior's magical compass, they would have passed right by the city. Peyote: Dudes! Lyra: (scowls at the half-elf) Ged: An ancient city... Gorin: It's _huge_! Ged: Hmm, we're north of Blackmoor...in the Land of Black Ice...I wonder if this city could be- Peyote: Me too! Mongo: (irritated) What?!? Ged: Legends tell of an ancient city in these parts...the City of the Gods! Peldor: Ah, home at last... Rillen: (considers slapping the thief) Belphanior: (regarding the city ahead) What kind of gods lived in the place? Peyote: No one knows. Alindyar: One would presume that they are long-gone now. Halbarad: One would hope. Bosco: Well, c'mon! Let's explore it! They made their way to the city, though the high snow- drifts made this difficult at best. Finding no main gate, they decided to simply scale the city's wall instead, and avoid the need for a gate altogether. Peldor: Piece of cake, I tell you! (he begins climbing up the smooth metal wall, but slides down after a mere ten feet) Ged: Well-done. Peldor: Bah. (he finds a grappling hook and ties it to a rope) I don't know why these metal walls are slick like grease, but I'll get up there, one way or another. (he tosses the hook up and over the fifty-foot high wall, and gestures to the dangling rope) See? Halbarad: Truly you amaze even yourself. Peldor: It's hard, but I manage. (he begins climbing up the rope) Lyra: (using her boots of flying, she simply floats upward in a matter of seconds) Peldor: (sees that he has been outdone) Dammit. wispy thing: (sails past Lyra, as if to mock her) Atop the wall, there was no ledge - the inner and outer sections of wall simply tapered to a point. The wall's top almost resembled a wide blade, in fact. Peldor: Uh-oh. They'll never be able to climb this. Lyra: (floating alongside) We'll need magical means to get everyone up and over. Peldor: (uses his ring to TK Bosco into the air) Bosco: Hey! Peldor: Relax, little buddy. (he lifts the halfling up and over, and sets him down on the inside of the wall) Bosco: (regarding the strange, circular towers in awe) Ahh...(he begins to wander into the city) Lyra: I'd wait for the others, if I were you. There's really no telling what dangerous monsters lurk in this place... Bosco: Jeepers! (he shuffles his feet nervously) Maybe you'd better get some other people over here with me. Belphanior: (right on cue, he appears over the wall, again thanks to Peldor) Hold your horses, Bosco. (he drifts downward) Shortly, everyone was over the wall, save Zephyr and Blok who were both too heavy for Peldor to move with his ring. Ged: Hmm, a dimension door wouldn't work... Alindyar: A teleportation spell might do the trick, though I'd hate to use one just for this. Rillen: Maybe we should have found the city gate. Belphanior: How about two Reduce spells? Peyote: Yeah, man, that's the ticket! Peldor: (lifts Belphanior back over, so he can cast his spells) This obstacle was soon overcome, and Zephyr and Blok stood with the party, although they remained at their shrunken size. Zephyr: (now about seven inches long) graaar. Blok: (now about nine inches tall) Peyote: Well, dude? Belphanior: What? Peyote: Put them back to normal. Belphanior: Err...I can't cancel the spell automatically. Halbarad: (throws his hands up) Oh. Ged: Hmm, we might need them in battle. Belphanior: No big deal - they'll be okay in about an hour. Peyote: An _hour_?!? Bogus, man. It was decided to explore the city, and use a spell of dispelling magic only if a major battle broke out. Now that they were all over the wall, the adventurers were free to gaze at the city from the inside. Not only were its towers perfectly rounded and smooth as silk, they were also organized in a symmetrical pattern, rather like a circular grid. Some towers were larger than others, either in height or diameter or both; the larger ones seemed to be at the city's center. All were built from the same smooth, grey metal. Mongo: Wonder what that is? It's not adamantite, or even mithril. Gorin: Definitely not iron. Belphanior: Who can know? (he consults his compass) I'd say we should get going. Ged: We can explore this place in more depth as we go. Peldor: Yeah. It looks...weird. Hard to believe that gods lived here. As they marched through the city, it became less and less hard to believe that. The streets of the place were laid out in a pattern consisting of arcs, radiating outward from a central point. They looked like metal, though they felt soft when walked upon, much like a thick rug. Far above the wandering explorers (for some of the towers were well over a hundred feet in height) certain towers were joined by arched walkways, of the same grey metal. A few of the buildings had no visible doors or windows, while others were topped by thin spires of metal. Here and there, dim lights of strange colors could be seen within one tower or another. Belphanior: I still don't detect any souls...(he hands the compass to Rillen for a moment and casts a Stoneskin on himself) Peldor: (scanning the streets ahead) And I don't see any- thing alive here. Alindyar: This city is truly odd. Mongo: No shit... Gorin: Kinda empty. As they followed Belphanior, who followed his compass, they seemed to be moving toward the center of the city. On the ground, translucent tubes ran in this direction, from the outlying regions of the city, like spokes on a wagon wheel. When examined, these seemed to pulsate with some kind of inner light; no sword or dagger tip proved able to penetrate the material from which the tubes were constructed. Mongo: I could bash the thing with my hammer... Ged: No need - there's no telling what the tube is for. Belphanior: (scanning the tube) It's magical, whatever it is. Bosco: (scanning the tube with his x-ray vision) Ow, this hurts my eyes. Alindyar: Some kind of energy conduit, perhaps? Lyra: Seems like it. Ged: Yea, I agree. Rillen: Hmm. As they continued along, the towers grew higher and higher overhead, evidence that the group was nearing the city's center. Shortly, they approached a massive tower, easily a thousand feet in diameter! This tower was the highest of all, towering above the surrounding structures. Arnold: Aaa. Peldor: Wow! That's got to be at least a thousand feet high! Bosco: Let's climb it. Rillen: Ah, how soon they forget... This central tower was the focus of dozens of the pulsing tubes that ran along the streets; they all entered it at the ground level, simply vanishing into the metal of the tower's sides. Alindyar: Most interesting. Ged: I'd assume this place's magic hasn't entirely worn away. Belphanior: (looking at his compass) The Rune's definitely inside that tower. Rillen: (searching for a door) We may have to go around - I don't see any doors. Mongo: (hefts his hammer) Let's make one. Halbarad: No sense in announcing our presence to the whole city. Peyote: Yeah...metal against metal...resounding. Mongo: Huh? Peldor: (ever observant) No windows, either. They made their way around the base of the huge tower, and their efforts were rewarded: about ten minutes later they found a massive circular hatch. The thing was about a foot off the ground, and measured perhaps twenty feet in diameter. It blended perfectly with the surrounding tower wall; only a faint seam was visible. In the center of the hatch (if it was that) was an inch- deep depression, in the shape of a three-fingered claw. The claw-print was about eight inches long, and a human hand could have fit in it with much room to spare. Belphanior: I'd say that thing's shut tight. Bosco: (jumping up and down, trying to get his hand in the claw-print, which is about ten feet above the ground) Rillen: Give it up. Ged: (casts Knock upon the hatch, to no avail) By Boccob! The thing's held fast! Alindyar: (tries a Dispel Magic, to no avail) Mongo: Hmph. (he stashes his hammer in his belt loop and begins pushing the circluar hatch) Ungh! Arnold: (tries to pry the hatch open with his sword-point) Aaa. No good. wispy thing: (flies up to the seam, and regards it with curiosity) Pfffffs? (it vanishes into the seam) Belphanior: Hey! Peyote: Whoa! The little dude's gone! Lyra: Gone, but not forgotten. Bosco: (looking around, trying to figure out what he just missed) Belphanior: Well, let's blast this thing open. Alindyar: That might not be an effective course of action. Ged: We need to scry the thing...see what it's all about. Peldor: Hmm. (TKs himself up to the claw-print, while the others talk, and places his hand in the depression) There was a soft hissing sound, and the circular hatch slowly slid to the side, out of sight. Ged: (absolutely stupefied) How?!? Peldor: It's a god thing. You wouldn't understand. Bosco: (leaps over the foot-high bottom jamb of the big hatch, entering the tower) C'mon, guys! wispy thing: (floats within, and regards the adventurers with amusement) Sspee! They entered the tower, amazed by what they saw within. The _entire_ interior of the massive central tower was but a single chamber, horizontally at least; it was almost a thousand feet wide and well over two hundred feet high. The floor, walls, and ceiling were a pale white in color, but more interesting were the odd protrusions that hung from the ceiling. Each was perhaps a hundred feet wide, shaped like a cylinder and imbedded with disks along its whole height. The things stretched down from the huge chamber's roof, but didn't quite reach the floor, stopping about twenty feet above it. The disks on these cylinder- things shimmered with dim, yet constantly-changing, colors; the cylinders' center cores themselves were transparent. There were eight rows of two cylinders each, radiating out from the center of the tower, for a total of sixteen; they were spaced symmetrically, and in a circular fashion. The whole series of cylinders resembled an eight-pointed star pattern. Bosco: Upside-down towers! Of the pulsing translucent tubes, there was no sign here inside the tower. In the exact center of the place loomed an opaque column, about fifteen feet in diameter; it rose all the way to the ceiling. Alindyar: It appears to be made of glass. Mongo: (with Belphanior, he leads the others toward the center of the tower/chamber) Gods, but this is weird. Belphanior: (watching his compass as well as the strange cylinders) The Rune's toward the center there...and above us. Lyra: (studying the upside-down towers, as Bosco called them) What can those _be_? Belphanior: (gazing at the cylinders, his eye glowing) Pretty damn magical. Alindyar: Perhaps an energy source... Ged: Fed by those tubes outside, maybe? Arnold: (simply taking in the unusual view) Aaa. Gorin: Yeah... Peyote: (likewise) Gnarly...this place is...unnatural. Halbarad: Agreed. wispy thing: (hovering near a cylinder) Pssssoo? Rillen: (looking around warily) We're exposed out here in the open like this. Peldor: Yeah. (he goes invisible) Bosco: (using his x-ray vision, he looks around, all but hypnotized) Whee. About this time, Zephyr and Blok returned to their natural sizes and weights, much to the relief of the tiger, at least. Zephyr: (glaring at Belphanior) Grr... Belphanior: What?!? (points at Halbarad) It's his fault! As they approached the center of the tower, they noticed that one of the cylinders, closest to the glass column, was not scintillating dimly. Unlike the other seven, it seemed to be fully-charged with whatever magical energy powered the cylinders, for it glowed brightly. Belphanior: (scanning the cylinder) Holy...I need to get up there. (he begins casting a Fly spell upon himself, and hands the compass to Ged) Here, hold onto this while I check that thing out. Mongo: Err...is this wise? Rillen: No. Ged: Bah. I, too, wish to see what's up there. Alindyar: As do I. Lyra: (also watching expectantly, she flies up halfway, via her boots of flying) Bosco: (wanders toward the glass pillar in the center of the cavernous chamber, whistling) Halbarad: (goes after Bosco, then stops halfway) Arnold: (bored, he simply wanders the room, looking at the various cylinders) Aaa. Peldor: (invisible somewhere) Belphanior completed his spell, and flew up to the bottom of the glowing cylinder. He was about five feet away when he felt a tug at his belt. Suddenly, Blackrazor tore free from its sheath, and dropped to the chamber's floor. Belphanior: What the hell...? Peyote: (tries to pick up the sword, but can't lift it more than five feet or so above the floor) Whoa, it's like the cylinder repelled it. Alindyar: Intriguing...most intriguing. Ged: (wondering if this would be a good time to rid the party of Blackrazor) Hmm, maybe not. Deciding to worry about his sword later, Belphanior turned his attention back to the cylinder's bottom, examining it carefully. He was bathed in bright lights, and felt strange tingling sensations throughout his body. Against all common sense, he reached into a hollow space in the center of the bottom of the cylinder... Instantly, the elf was blown away from the cylinder, and fell to the floor, hard. In his wake rained a shower of glowing sparks, which burned themselves out within seconds. The elf lay unmoving, his hair singed. Rillen: Serves him right. Ged: Maybe. Zephyr: (growls uneasily) Grrr. Belphanior: (stirs, and then shakes his head) Wha...what hit me? Alindyar: Yonder inverted pillar- Belphanior: Never mind, it was a rhetorical question. (he stands up shakily) Ow. Ged: What did you find? Belphanior: Nothing...I didn't even get to touch the thing before it blasted me. Maybe we'd better leave it alone. Alindyar: (trying to think of other experiments to try, he comes up with none) Hmm. As they pondered these recent events, Rillen noticed that Bosco was examining the glass column at the room's center, about a hundred feet from the party. Rillen: We'd better join the small one, before he gets into trouble of some sort. Ged: Yea. (they all head over to the glassy central pillar) Peyote: (returns Belphanior's sword to the elf) Here, man. All yours. Peldor: (invisible, follows silently) The halfling had found something strange on the far side of the glass column. It resembled some variation of an iron golem, though it was less detailed than most such automatons tended to be. The huge form was lying prone on the floor, and spanned twenty feet from head to toe. About ten feet wide, the golem-like thing had massive limbs, which were jointed, much like those of humans and humanoids. Its head contained two narrow eyes and a thin slit of a mouth; this latter orifice was covered by a grille of fine metal wire. The metal man didn't move or show any signs of life, even when Bosco began prodding and poking at it. Bosco: C'mon, wake up! Mongo: Uh... Rillen: Could the thing come to life? Peyote: Let's hope not. That's one big metal dude. Belphanior: It's got vague traces of magic...very vague. No traps, though. wispy thing: (studying the thing) Bsssp. (it grows bored, and flies away) Gorin: Who can tell if it's alive or dead? Alindyar: Indeed, who can define such conditions? Arnold: (confused) Bosco: (squinting) Hey, my x-ray vision can't see through this metal! Lyra: That's odd. (she examines the metal, which is dull grey and cold) Hmm. Ged: (notices some wires and gears smashed beneath the huge form) Hey, what's this? Let's turn the thing over. Mongo: (reluctantly sets his hammer down, and uses his giant strength to roll the metal form over) Ungh! The thing rolled over with a loud metal <clang>, and the adventurers could see that a plate in the metal man's back was missing, revealing a one-by-one foot square of exposed wires, gears, and other arcane components. The magi tinkered with these things for a few minutes, but had no luck in causing anything to happen. Ged: (regarding the opaque column next to the metal man) Time to get up there... Halbarad: But how? Belphanior: Hmm. (touches the glass, and finds it to be immaterial) Hey...! (he steps into the pillar, and immediately floats upward, not rapidly but not slowly either) Whee! Mongo: What the hell? (he follows the elf, and also floats upward) Rillen: (leading the others into the column, he looks up as he begins to float, and readies his bow, on a hunch) I sense danger ahead... Belphanior: But the Rune! The Rune of Time! Its power will be ours...ahh. Ged: (regarding the other elf with concern) Alindyar: (removes a translucent crystal wafer from within the metal thing's exposed body, and pockets it) Ah. (to Lyra) For further research, at some later time. Lyra: I see. (they enter the opaque pillar, and rise up, after the others) Peldor: (still invisible, he goes last, in order to get a good look up Lyra's cloak) Huh? (mutters to himself) Black underwear? Curses, foiled again... They rose for about a minute, at which time they moved right through the chamber's ceiling, entering a massive, hemispherical chamber fifty feet in radius. The ceiling/ wall of this room glowed bright white, and arcs of energy danced away from it, hitting the floor with loud popping sounds. The aura of power emanating from the energy-dome was almost tangible. The adventurers stepped out into this large room, but quickly realized that they weren't alone. To one side of the chamber stood a skinny, red-skinned figure. The thing was some kind of demon, for pointed ears and sharp facial features complemented darting, beady eyes. Small wings sprouted from its back, and a pointed tail flicked back and forth. The creature watched the adventurers with great malice; in one hand it held a small black sphere, within which flickered tiny dots of light. A shimmering globe of energy surrounded the demon. Ged: Look! A demon! Lyra: Any fool can clearly see that. Bosco: I can clearly see that. Hey, wait a- Alindyar: (muttering) A Globe of Invulnerability...this is a powerful foe indeed. Halbarad: Demon, we have come for the Time Rune. demon: Ah, it's about time you showed up! (it waves the ebon sphere) Belphanior: The Rune of Time! demon: Aye...and I see that you've brought me the Rune of Water. Mongo: Fuck you! We didn't bring you anything! (he, as well as some of the others, charges the demon) demon: How nice of you - I was hoping for some other fools, with some other Rune...perhaps the Rune of Fire. (sighs) But...one has to be content with what one has, and all of the other Rune-bearers will come in time... most of them are on their way, actually - you just got here first. Ged: Forget it, fiend! The Rune will be ours! demon: I think not. (it brandishes up the Rune of Time) Prepare to meet your doom, dolts. Instantly, a tiny ball of electricity appeared in the demon's hand, and quickly grew ominous, numerous bolts of lightning swelling rapidly within. Before any of the adventurers could do anything, forked bolts arced forth in their direction. Mongo: (prominent in the front rank, he gets blasted, and falls to his knees, his beard and hair singed) ARGH! Belphanior: (also blasted first, he is knocked back ten feet, a large black burn on his chest) Aaaargh! Halbarad: (hit by another lightning bolt, he is knocked back about twenty feet, coming to rest near one of the energy-walls) Argh! Rillen: Urgh! (bowled over by yet another bolt, he rises to his feet, bow in hand) Peyote: (being a druid, he is injured more seriously by the lightning, and is stunned as well as knocked back) Blok: (at the rear of the party, it is hit by a bolt of lightning, but doesn't stagger as chunks of rock are sprayed in every direction) Zephyr: (blasted by lightning, the big cat is stunned, but moves to protect Halbarad as he gets to his feet) Gorin: (knocked back a bit as he gets hit by a lightning bolt, he collides with Mongo, and both topple to the ground) Whoa! Arnold: (in his metal armor, he gets two bolts, staggers, and watches bolts dance toward those in the rear of the party) Aaa! The electricity wreaked terrible havoc among the party. Alindyar, Lyra, and Bosco were rendered unconscious, perhaps worse; Ged was stunned, as was Peldor, who became visible as he staggered into Rillen. The warriors still stood, shakily, but they were seriously wounded now. They either charged the demon or prepared distance attacks, as the demon cackled and danced in glee. demon: Hah! Now for something else...a fireball, perhaps. Rillen: No! (he draws, nocks, and releases a golden arrow that he's carried for some time now) demon: (struck in the heart, it screams as blackish blood spurts from the wound) NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo....(the demon falls, and the Rune hits the floor, bouncing, and rolls toward the dome of blazing energy) Ged: No! Don't let- Suddenly, as the Time Rune contacted the energy field, everything went white; the last thing the adventurers saw was an all-encompassing glow of purest light. An indeterminate time later, the stars left their eyes, and they saw that they were now in a darkened alleyway, whose end opened onto a noisy street of some kind. Those who had been most grievously wounded in the battle - the drow and Bosco - were still unconscious. Ged: (looking around) Boccob! Belphanior: Ugh...what now? Mongo: We've got a problem... Indeed, from the original group, only Alindyar, Arnold, Bosco, Belphanior, Ged, Lyra, Mongo, Peldor, and Rillen remained - all the others had vanished! Peldor: Or maybe _we_ vanished... wispy thing: (not to be discounted, it appears from underneath Peldor's sitting form) Rillen: We have other problems. (points to the busy roadway nearby, a roadway that is looking more and more alien every second) Look! Through the street strode numerous demonic figures, of every color and disposition. Fierce, oversized heads and strange plumages were visible as the demons in the street began to peer into the alleyway, taking notice of the new arrivals... next time : Uh-oh! Where the hell are they? ftp site : ftp.cs.pdx.edu in /pub/frp/stories/adventurers notes : Okay, you've been asking for this...it's again time to release the adventurers' complete stats and item lists. The last time this was posted was episode #125, 1.5 game years ago (9 months real- time) Actually, you should thank one of your fellow readers, Alice Cameron - she reminded me that the time had once again come. I've included stats for non-active members of the party, for your edification. + + +++ +++ + + Alindyar 15th level drow mage male, 5'6", 101 lbs, black skin, white hair, violet eyes 178 years old al true neutral STR 9 INT 20 WIS 16 DEX 17 CON 15 CHR 13 COM 13 ac 3 hp 45 thac0 17, staff, 1-6/1-6 other: permanently susceptible (-3 on saves) to paralyzation unaffected by 1st & 2nd level illusions items: cloak of protection +4 infinite spellbook mirror of mental prowess bag of holding Infinite Spellbook This book has more pages than should be physically possible, and is capable of holding any 99 mage spells. + + +++ +++ + + Arnold 11th level human barbarian warrior male, 6'3", 270 lbs, white skin, light brown hair, light brown eyes 24 years old al neutral good STR 18/99 INT 8 WIS 8 DEX 14 CON 17 CHR 13 COM 14 ac 0 hp 87 thac0 4, 2H sword +3, (2/1) 1-10/3-18 +10 items: 2-handed sword +3, Frost Brand dagger +2 plate mail +3 cloak +3 helm of brilliance boots of water walking ring of health ring of proof vs. poison ring of protection +1 potion of water breathing potion of extra-healing potion of invisibility Ring of Health Renders wearer immune to any diseases and sickness save those caused by divine sources. + + +++ +++ + + Belphanior 12th/14th/14th level high elf warrior/mage/thief male, 6"1", 117 lbs, white skin, light brown hair, black eyes 123 years old al chaotic neutral with evil tendencies STR 18/09 (18/00 with gauntlets) INT 17 WIS 10 DEX 17 CON 16 CHR 9 COM 10 ac 1 hp 69 has permanent intimidation effect & red eyes due to potion thac0 3, longsword +3, (3/2) 1-8/1-12 +9 items: Blackrazor bracers of defense ac4 gauntlets of ogre power staff of power wand of acidic spheres wand of lightning wand of foam wand of wonder wand of fireballs lightning rod Book of Beasts Eye of Elik Dark Ring Trumpet of Doom Kiel's compass well of many worlds boots & cloak of elvenkind folding boat cube of force dice of chaos ring of wizardry periapt of proof vs. poison potion of skeleton control potion of poison potion of gaseous form Blackrazor (Belphanior) CN longsword +3 Int 17 Ego 16 purpose: to suck souls slay foe w/soul to gain levels and full hp for [levels] turns each 3 days unfed, ego gets +1 until a killing happens speech & telepathy (Common + wielder's languages) detect souls 60' haste (10 rounds) 1/day 100% resistance to charm and fear Book of Beasts (Belphanior) Protection from Good & Evil, 10' radius when held Dismissal, Ensnarement, Banishment, Binding, Gate Monster Summoning I-VII all can be reused once/week apiece from the book Dark Ring (Belphanior) renders invisiblility to undead, upon concentration allows wearer to animate dead once/month as a 12th level priest Eye of Elik (Belphanior) NE disembodied eye continually has: infravision, ultravision upon concentrating, has: true seeing, detect magic & traps darkness 3/day hold monster 1/day vision 1/day bones/exoskeleton/cartilage of opponent turned to jelly 1/day eye glows red upon use of any power small fires extinguished upon use of major power -1 to CHR -3 to permanent hp total must have free eye socket, or gouge one user's alignment shifts toward evil Kiel's Compass (Belphanior) Upon command, will point toward a named person, place, or unique item. Trumpet of Doom (Belphanior) Once/day, winding will summon some random undead. The summoned undead are not under the control of the user. other property/holdings: small building in Greyhawk's Old City section iron golem, Angus + + +++ +++ + + Ged 14th/14th level grey elf priest/mage of Boccob male, 5'8", 101 lbs, white skin, golden hair, green eyes 111 years old al neutral good STR 11 (19 with girdle) INT 20 WIS 20 DEX 17 CON 16 CHR 16 COM 16 ac -8 hp 53 thac0 5, morningstar +4, 2-7/2-8 +11 other: immune to: Cause Fear, Charm Person, Command, Friends, Hypnotism, Forget, Hold Person, Ray of Enfeeblement, Scare items: Lightbringer (morningstar +4) elven chain mail +4 medium shield +5 wand of colorless fire wand of conjuration ring of water elemental command torus/talisman of pure good belt vs. normal missiles Boccob's Blessed Book Kiel's sky balloon box of preserving decanter of endless water figurines (golden lions) harmonica of gravity amulet of the planes small quantities of Gorka root & cloud dragon powder Lightbringer (Ged) NG morningstar +4 Int 15 Ego 26 purpose: to slay undead disintegrates undead upon successful hit (-4 to save) detects undead within 60' speaks Common + wielder's languages continual light 3/day sunray 1/week fly 1/day Kiel's Sky Balloon (Ged) Flies at up to 36" for maximum of 40 hours/week; can carry up to 3000 lbs. of cargo while in flight. Sueloise Fire Wand (Ged) Wielder commands nine powerful fire-related powers: other property/holdings: castle and land outside of Greyhawk stone golem other hirelings: Deryck (ranger) (in charge of castle in Ged's absence) Scotty (engineer) (has the lyre of building) Calvin (page) (just a lad) + + +++ +++ + + Halbarad 13th level human ranger of Elhonna male, 5'10", 186 lbs, tan skin, brown hair, grey eyes, prominent facial scar across left eye 30 years old al neutral good STR 16 (18/00 with gauntlets) INT 14 WIS 14 DEX 17 CON 18 CHR 11 COM 11 ac -2/1 hp 100 thac0 1, battleaxe +3, (2/1) 1-8/1-8 +8 2, dagger +2, (2/1) 1-4/1-3 +7 3, longbow +3, (2/1) 1-8/1-8 +6 items: battle axe +3 dagger +2 longbow +3 of accuracy 9 arrows +1 leather armor +5 gauntlets of ogre power ring of animal friendship ring of truth gem of seeing cloak of comfort horn of blasting potion of fire resistance potion of speed ranger abilities: priest spells: 5/2/1 @ 6th level of ability hide in shadows 85% move silently 99% tracking 5 enemy = orcs animal empathy (-5 on their rods save) Zephyr (wild tiger) ac 6, hd 5+5, hp 40, thac0 15, dam 2-5/2-5/1-10+2-8/2-8, size L (9') + + +++ +++ + + Lyra 12th level drow mage female, 5'4", 90 lbs, black skin, white hair, pale violet eyes 99 years old al true neutral STR 7 INT 18 WIS 14 DEX 16 CON 12 CHR 14 COM 17 ac 1 hp 32 thac0 12, dagger +5, 1-4/1-3 +5 items: cloak of protection +3 ring of protection +4 boots of flying earrings of power infinite spellbook blanket of warmth staff of striking dagger +5 2 potions of extra-healing Infinite Spellbook This book has more pages than should be physically possible, and is capable of holding any 99 mage spells. + + +++ +++ + + Mongo Thunderhead 16th level dwarven warrior male, 4'0", 164 lbs, brown skin, black hair w/beard, black eyes 72 years old al chaotic good STR 18/71 (22 with girdle) INT 12 WIS 12 DEX 14 CON 19 CHR 13 COM 11 ac -2 hp 120 thac0 -4, warhammer +5, (5/2) 2-5/1-4 (x2 if hurled) +17 items: Stormcrest (hammer +5) plate mail +3 shield +1, +4 vs missiles girdle of fire giant strength helm of life ring of fire resistance (actually fire elemental control) ring of regeneration portable hole necklace of adaption amber bee of feather falling orb of fate cadeucus hell cube horn of siege cornucopia of endless food rod of lordly might jug of extra-healing x4 potion of flying potion of sweet water Stormcrest (an ancient dwarven artifact) purpose: to slay giants and giant-kin hammer +5, dwarven thrower (180' range, double damage dice, returns to thrower) merely a hammer +1 for anyone not a dwarven warrior requires 20 or higher strength to wield hammer affects giants as does a hammer of thunderbolts; this is the only time it generates a thunderclap can generate a lightning bolt of 10d6 power (2/day) bearer may become extremely ill and weak when not on land for more than one week bearer is compelled to attack all giants bearer becomes prone to fits of both rage and sullen gloom, due to occasional and vague empathic flashbacks and visions of ancient dwarven times Orb of Fate Once per day, this crystal sphere will answer aloud any one yes/no question. Cadeucus This powerful item of Good, when touched to a wounded mortal of non-evil alignment, will cure all wounds and diseases, blindness, deafness, feeblemind, and paralysis provided the recipient makes a successful system shock roll; failure indicates that that mortal can never again be helped by the rod. This item will only cure the same individual once in any given week. Hell Cube This powerful item of evil has unknown powers of a summoning nature. Horn of Siege This horn, when winded, causes a powerful earthquake (at the 25th level of magic use). It can be winded but once per month. Cornucopia of Endless Food This item never fails to be full of plenty of tasty, nourishing fare, provided that it is in the hands of a Good individual. Gorin 7th level dwarven warrior male, 3'10", 150 lbs, brown skin, brown hair w/beard, brown eyes 46 years old al chaotic good STR 17 INT 12 WIS 10 DEX 13 CON 17 CHR 12 COM 12 ac 2/0 hp 68 thac0 9, battleaxe +3, (2/1) 1-8/1-8 +6 items: battleaxe +3 chain mail +3 large shield +1 + + +++ +++ + + Peldor 18th level human thief male, 5'11", 161 lbs, white skin, brown hair, moustache, brown eyes 22 years old al true neutral STR 18 INT 17 WIS 9 DEX 18 CON 17 CHR 18 COM 17 ac -2 hp 76 has permanent persuasiveness effect due to potion thac0 7, longsword +4, 1-8/1-12 +6 6, daggers +3, (2/1) 1-4/1-3 +5 items: Nightfang (longsword +4) two daggers +3 of throwing smoky glass dagger leather armor +2 ring of telekinesis ring vs. insects eyes of the eagle luckstone rope of climbing hat of disguise necklace of obscurity boots of striding and springing adamantine meteorite pouch of accessibility everburning green torch bell of healing ten feather tattoos large bean Daern's instant fortress dust of sneezing and choking scepter of the winds potion of longevity potion of extra-healing potion of feather falling potion of acid potion of treasure finding magical feather tattoos Each of the feathers has some magical power; after some owner has had a particular feather for nine days straight, the item vanishes from physical existence. The owner will find a small tattoo on his person, a feather tattoo of the color that his or her feather was. Henceforth, the powers of the feather are his or hers to command. And they are: white.........feather falling silver........invisibility (as the ring) yellow........regeneration (as the ring) orange........+3 on saves red...........fire resistance (as the ring) green.........+3 protection gold..........wish (1/year) blue..........cold resistance purple........haste (3/day) black.........poison resistance Necklace of Obscurity (Peldor) The wearer of this simple-looking necklace cannot be scried, sought, or otherwise detected by any spell or magical device. Nightfang (Peldor) N longsword +4 of sharpness wieldy and light as a dagger for initiative and melee purposes only a powerless +1 sword in the hands of a non-thief purpose: to aid and abet rogues (namely, its owner) grants nine lives to worthy wielder, via teleportation to nearest safe point at moment of death Bosco 8th level halfling thief male, 2'9", 40 lbs, tan skin, light brown hair, light brown eyes 20 years old al chaotic neutral STR 8 INT 13 WIS 7 DEX 17 CON 14 CHR 13 COM 13 ac 1/4 hp 37 thac0 13, shortsword +4, 1-8/1-6 +4 items: leather armor cloak +3 shortsword +4, defender winged boots ring of water walking ring of x-ray vision potion of speed potion of storm giant strength (1/2) potion of extra-healing + + +++ +++ + + Peyote 11th/12th level half-elf warrior/druid of Obad-Hai male, 5'6", 132 lbs, white skin, brown hair, brown eyes 46 years old al true neutral STR 18/06 INT 10 WIS 17 DEX 17 CON 13 CHR 17 COM 15 ac 0/3 (hides = 7, no shield) hp 66 thac0 6, bastard sword +3, (3/2) 2-8/2-16 +6 4, javelin +3, 1-6/1-6 +6 items: bastard sword +3, frost brand 2 javelins of lightning net of entrapment ring of protection +4 ring of earth elemental command rose ioun stone (grants +1 protection) pale lavender ioun stone (absorbs up to 4th level spells) scroll (1/2/3/4/5/6 level druidic spells) scroll (4/4/4/5/5/6 level druidic spells) potion of dimunition potion of super-heroism jug (4 potions) of healing druidic abilities: spells 8/7/6/3/2/2 from All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Weather +2 on saves vs fire and electricity druidic cant identify plants, animals, pure water pass w/o trace +10 woodland languages immune to woodland creatures' charms shapechange (1/day each: reptile, bird, mammal) property: Blok, a 16HD earth elemental (hp 128) + + +++ +++ + + Rillen 16th level human monk/warrior male, 6'6", 250 lbs, black skin, black hair, black eyes 25 years old al true neutral STR 18/51 INT 14 WIS 11 DEX 17 CON 17 CHR 14 COM 14 ac -6 hp 111 thac0 -1, staff, (5/2) 1-6/1-6 +8 -3, longbow, (2/1 + doubling) 1-6/1-6 +8 items: quarterstaff +3 longbow +3, of doubling 14 arrows +2 red arrow javelin of piercing bracers of defense ac3 robes of protection +4 amulet of life protection charm vs wounds boots of speed gloves of missile snaring ring of djinni summoning ring of feather falling bronze horn of Valhalla wand of illumination Laertes' ointment blue crystal pyramid (loaned to Tenser) figurine of wondrous power - onyx dogs scroll of protection from undead potion of water breathing + + +++ +++ + + Rob 15th level human high priest of Trithereon male, 5'10", 171 lbs, pale white skin, blond hair, blue eyes 23 years old al lawful good STR 11 INT 17 WIS 19 DEX 15 CON 15 CHR 14 COM 14 ac -1/3 hp 70 thac0 9, footman's mace +3, 2-7/1-6 +3 immune to: Cause Fear, Charm Person, Command, Friends, Hypnotism items: footman's mace +3 chain mail +2 medium shield +2 ring of x-ray vision necklace of prayer beads Spells: 9/8/7/8/4/2/1 + + +++ +++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- Thomas Miller tmiller@cimmeria.oit.gatech.edu Systems Support Specialist II Georgia Tech Network Services "What good is being a hammer when you can't find a deserving nail?"