8.30.2005
Back In Durth, Part II
Things change. When the word gets out that the MoPs have Grunna, people freak out. Sure, you might think that the clerics of Odin would go flamestriking up the mountain to get back the Valkyrie, but... nope.
Father Lars, High Priest of Odin: "So, what you're telling me is that these guys basically disbelieved in your priest spell."
Dave: "That's what I'm telling you."
The priests of Odin all look around at each other.
Lars: "You mean, they just have really good saves."
Dave: "No, I'm telling you that even before they rolled their saves, they got like a bogus fucking WI check to have the spell have no effect at all. And then they got to make a save."
Lars: "Uh..."
(A priest gets up and takes down the new poster of Odin hanging on the wall that reads: 'ODIN is... The Violator! Have YOU paid your 50% tithe today, mortal?')
So you can count the clerics out.
The word spreads. Pretty soon, avatars and oracles throughout the Durth mountains close up shop. Brogg, within days you hear that the Oracle of Gryss has gone into hiding, and no one knows where he is.
The wave of media attention makes Mysterious X and Primus rush their book into publication. Before long, you can see one of those big cardboard cutouts at participating Durth Barnes and Nobles of Mysterious, waving and grinning. Yeah, there's a big pearly white grin shining out from within the cloak hood. The book is called "No Gods Allowed: How You Can Learn to Live and Love Without Divine Intervention", and it's bound to be a hit.
...
So there you have it, for better or for worse, a conclusion to "C2: Against the Grand Master of Flowers!" I'm not going to tell you the title of the next module as it sort of spoils the surprise; you'll hear it later. Anyway, no need to train, what's the next move, brave adventurers?
Father Lars, High Priest of Odin: "So, what you're telling me is that these guys basically disbelieved in your priest spell."
Dave: "That's what I'm telling you."
The priests of Odin all look around at each other.
Lars: "You mean, they just have really good saves."
Dave: "No, I'm telling you that even before they rolled their saves, they got like a bogus fucking WI check to have the spell have no effect at all. And then they got to make a save."
Lars: "Uh..."
(A priest gets up and takes down the new poster of Odin hanging on the wall that reads: 'ODIN is... The Violator! Have YOU paid your 50% tithe today, mortal?')
So you can count the clerics out.
The word spreads. Pretty soon, avatars and oracles throughout the Durth mountains close up shop. Brogg, within days you hear that the Oracle of Gryss has gone into hiding, and no one knows where he is.
The wave of media attention makes Mysterious X and Primus rush their book into publication. Before long, you can see one of those big cardboard cutouts at participating Durth Barnes and Nobles of Mysterious, waving and grinning. Yeah, there's a big pearly white grin shining out from within the cloak hood. The book is called "No Gods Allowed: How You Can Learn to Live and Love Without Divine Intervention", and it's bound to be a hit.
...
So there you have it, for better or for worse, a conclusion to "C2: Against the Grand Master of Flowers!" I'm not going to tell you the title of the next module as it sort of spoils the surprise; you'll hear it later. Anyway, no need to train, what's the next move, brave adventurers?
