Wow. You know, with all this darkness and suspense, the next Nal & Co you do should be something light and funny, like everyone trying to find the perfect gift for the Archmage with Everything
Fantastic chapter... Nal being fully, totally himself.
Still wish I knew how Kaeryn's going to make this up to him.
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LadyTevar wrote:Wow. You know, with all this darkness and suspense, the next Nal & Co you do should be something light and funny, like everyone trying to find the perfect gift for the Archmage with Everything
I might second that statement. A light-hearted story would be a perfect sequel.
As for the chapter... it's nice to see Nalifan setting off to avenge himself, it'll be quite the fight scene - I expect. We here at LA need more bloodbaths in our fiction.
Imazael will not be happy to learn of her sister's death. I'm actually glad Nalifan went this one alone, Kaeryn would have just been in the way.
Not only death, but soul-trapping as well
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
There is no word harsh enough for this. No verbal edge sharp and cold enough to set forth the flaying needed. English is to young and the elder languages of the earth beyond me. ~Frigid
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I do have to say, I will pay for your warhammer, and WH40k stories. (RANT WARNING) But why did the dwarfs die early, Although I like the fact they are hard core and true to a dwarven spirit, kudos.
you can ask Comrade Tortoise or frigidmagi, they know my interest in WH and D&D
Keep it coming and I may just have to pay you for the privelige of reading it.
"Sir, are you classified as human?"
"Negative, I am a meat popsicle."
Corbin Dallas - The Fifth Element
So.. was he just too badass a character to let die, or what?
Actually, I go the idea for a story using him while taking a shower and I decided to run with it. Now that he no longer possesses four artifacts, he's much less uber and suitable for throwing into the meat grinder.
It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
"That must have hurt," said Sylvetria. Nalifan met her gaze. "Breaking her word to you in favor of helping strangers must have hurt, but probably not as much as her doubting your assesment of the enemy. She not only thought you were wrong, but that you were so badly wrong that they could win without even your help."
Nice of him to let her think that, when it was more of a choice of Duty over Self. Unlike certain Arch-Magi, a Priestess has to put her Deity over her own wishes. Not like Nalifan needed her help against his killer anyway. She'd have only been in his way.
Pity about the way things are working out between them... they are just too far apart morally. They may not even wind up friends by the time this is over, which would be a damn shame. Still... "Justice for None", as you warned us.
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When it comes to destroying your enemies "Morals" get checked at the door and in every battle/war there will be casualties and if you start worrying about them you will lose before it even starts.
After all is said and done it is then time to resolve any issues and allusions that may be lingering.
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"Forgivness is between them and God, its my job to arrange the meeting."
"I don't want you to kill him -- I just want you to bury him. If he dies in the process, that's his problem."
Staying with Nalifan has made her more 'neutral', but in the depths of her heart, Kaeryn will always try to fall on the side of the celestials. It's just the way she was raised, and her own beliefs that someone has to stand against the evils of the world.
At least she doesn't see all drow as evil, and all paladins as bright & shiny goodness. Believe me, if she could find a way to deliever a live rakshaka to give Nalifan as a pet, she would, and as long as it was out of sight, she'd never think twice about what he did to it afterwards. I still think his study needs a nice fur rug.
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Cats are Man's Adorable Little Serial Killers
Umbras wrote:When it comes to destroying your enemies "Morals" get checked at the door and in every battle/war there will be casualties and if you start worrying about them you will lose before it even starts.
There's a middle ground between being a paralyzed commander who is unable to lead for fear of hurting his men and simply throwing said men into the meat grinder, you know.
"Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils." -- General John Stark
"A fortress circumvented ceases to be an obstacle.
A fortress destroyed ceases to be a threat.
Do not forget the difference."
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed." -- G. K. Chesterton
There is nothing to worry about when said men are able to look after themselves, thats what having competent friends are for.
"Forgivness is between them and God, its my job to arrange the meeting."
"I don't want you to kill him -- I just want you to bury him. If he dies in the process, that's his problem."
"Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils." -- General John Stark
"A fortress circumvented ceases to be an obstacle.
A fortress destroyed ceases to be a threat.
Do not forget the difference."
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed." -- G. K. Chesterton
We didnt get our epic levels handed to us we had to earn every level in the campaigns we played and we did it by using our wits and teamwork even when we were underequiped for some of the encounters .
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"Forgivness is between them and God, its my job to arrange the meeting."
"I don't want you to kill him -- I just want you to bury him. If he dies in the process, that's his problem."
I don't think you quite comprehend the situation. Gaheris' men are quite competent at what they do. Fighting Banites a good six or seven levels higher than they are in straight up combat is not what they do. The Vara'Dome is designed to fight a shadow war against a thieves' guild and chapters elsewhere (like Luskan and Dambrath) are designed to wage a campaign of sabotage against the ruling government. They're not straight up fighters, so when their stealth and secrecy advantages are stripped, they're at a disadvantage. Throwing them into the meat grinder in such a situation would be a profligate waste.
"Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils." -- General John Stark
"A fortress circumvented ceases to be an obstacle.
A fortress destroyed ceases to be a threat.
Do not forget the difference."
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed." -- G. K. Chesterton
War is what you make it, skulking around and making small attacks only cause your enemies to bring down the gauntlet as they clearly have. you would be better of having spent the time gathering resources and learing to handle direct conflicts for when it arises. also morals play a big part in war it can mean the diference of defeating an enemy to allow them to come back again and again or destroying them completely, making them realize that its not worth thier resources and to move to other places with less resistance.
"Forgivness is between them and God, its my job to arrange the meeting."
"I don't want you to kill him -- I just want you to bury him. If he dies in the process, that's his problem."
Rogue 9 wrote:I don't think you quite comprehend the situation. Gaheris' men are quite competent at what they do. Fighting Banites a good six or seven levels higher than they are in straight up combat is not what they do. .
The Banites aren't six or seven levels higher. They are equipped and prepared for straight up fights and that's what is does them in. Short swords, knives, and mail shirts are a serious disadvantage against prepaired warrior-priest stormtroops with maces and plate.
It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
Let's be blunt, guys. Gaheris and Co. just aren't fighting smart. We knew that grabbing these Banites was a trap, yet we sprung it anyway because the Paladin didn't want Lathander's temple to get hit. We should have hit, snatched, and ran.
After this, Vara-dome will be lucky to have two members left alive.
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It's not that Gaheris and Co. aren't fighting smart, its that the other side is also fighting smart, is well organized and unified, and has a lot of resources.
It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
I am glad to see the destruction unleashed by my favorite archmage though :)
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
There is no word harsh enough for this. No verbal edge sharp and cold enough to set forth the flaying needed. English is to young and the elder languages of the earth beyond me. ~Frigid
The Holocaust was an Amazing Logistical Achievement~Havoc
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