[Nightmares of the Second Age] The Daily Scribe

[Esbilon]

No, but he says he has

 

[JayTee]

You'll find out that you went into stasis just under a year before the Usurpation, and wake up takes place the standard 5 years after the Empress disappears into the arms of her hubby.

Huh. Tiger Sage was born roughly 300 years before the Usurpation. Depending on how long this game gets, it might be entirely possible for me to hit Essence 7. Neat.

...he has arms?

He has everyone's arms. Ever.

 

[Sherwood]

Something that I want to make sure you guys pick up on in my opening post for the story, you were only supposed to be asleep for about a hundred years. So, when you wake and see the room you are in all covered in dust and crumbling from age, you can act surprised at the amount of damage done over 'just a hundred years'.

 

[Esbilon]

Rose has a Resplendent Personal Assistant (Artifact wrist watch). The description says that it tells time, but not whether that's just time of day, or if it's exact date. If it tells the correct date, that might pull a bit of that punch.

 

[MrSerious]

Dude that can't be right. Your artifact must be defective no way we've been asleep for that long

 

[Esbilon]

Maybe it was a second Time of Cascading Years thing.

 

[Sherwood]

And here comes the opening story post!

 

[Arynne]

Whee!

 

[JayTee]

Oh, so we flat out know about the Usurpation. That's an interesting twist.

 

[MrSerious]

I wouldn't have minded starting in my Manse. Oh well

 

[Esbilon]

Will you be writing opening pieces for the rest of us as well, or do we infer it from the firstbtwo?

 

[Sherwood]

They were just the ones with the highest Stamina, so they woke up first. The rest of you will rouse soon enough, or the two that are awake can speed things up by giving them a little nudge.

 

[Arynne]

Maybe I should retcon my post?

 

[Sherwood]

Your post seems fine to me. Change it if you'd like, but be quick.

 

[Myllinnia]

Nice first posts thus far. ^^

 

[Arynne]

Whose pod is closest to mine?

 

[Sherwood]

Tiger Sage is to your left, and Shiroyama Rin is to your right.

 

[Arynne]

Rin get the nod, on account of shared Northern blood.

 

[Feantari]

Poor gender confused Rin, is a female. :-P

 

[Arynne]

I've been asleep for fifteen hundred years, what do you expect?

 

[MaHaSuchi's700]

Holy monkeys batman! I disappear for a few hours, and I've already missed the intro thread opening and 3 pages of OOC. @_@

 

[Feantari]

Ok I guess Aurora is awake, but we'll pretend Rin didn't notice. :-P

 

[Feantari]

Ok, based on suggestions here is the finalized version of Rin's custom artifact for consideration:


Peerless Lightning Accelerator ●●●


Base Stats for Jade Sling of Deadly Prowess: Speed 4, Accuracy +2, Damage +4L, Rate 2, Range 200, Attune 3


Lightning damage: Piercing tag, no ammo required


The Peerless Lightning Accelerator is a sling of Rin's own design. It appears as a normal sling of deadly prowess except for a concentration of blue jade on the back of the sling pouch. As the sling spins the minute blue jade filaments on the back of the pouch gather an increasing static charge. For each tick of aim taken the damage is increased by 2L, to a maximum of 6L or the wielder's essence whichever is lower.

 

[JayTee]

Don't forget the minimum damage!

 

[Feantari]

Right right, and that