Friday, March 21, 2008

The Emmisaries convene at the Temple of the Tree

Place: Temple of the Tree, On the border of North and South Dakota

Cast

PCs Drago,Null, Sparticus, MAGE
NPCS Valen (mutters about 11), 200 rabble who were picked
Tiri Claw(bright) is lead by Brother Rockwell

5 Remain at Temple as guards.

20 Men went to Vosburg and were never heard from again
Ohtar Claw (warrior) is lead by the pale-skinned Brother Gerome

20 Women and Children Remain at home guarded by TiriClaw & Tinechor guards
4 Live Cousins Visit Fergus Falls, Andria. Find all inhabitants dead from Blackdeath or …gone. Very few bodies. They managed to steal 2 Trucks and a shotgun, 20buckshot shells. They came under fire at the hive edge and one truck was disabled. The cousins really want to go get it but fear the Xiticix. One is dead in the truck.
Tinechor Claw (sheild) is lead by Sister Agatha

talks about how good it was that we checked on Andria, Fergus Falls, and Vosberg, make sure they dina get carried off as well…” pop150(ts1p123,ts5 p54) on patrol of trade roads vs bandits,
“and I suppose we should let tha mayor know about the incursion to his lands…he might give us a reward or something” (she cackles doubtfuly) New Wilmar is the capital of the Wildwoods Barony.pop 50k (ts5p99)

She has 5 scouts with her and Valen as a guard. 10 scouts went to New Wilmar. 10 guard the Temple.
The New Wilmar scouts have yet to have checked in but last they reported the ruins of Ortonville were overun with some sort of nightmarish demons. Since all radio contact has been lost, but they were last headed South past Ortonvills ruins towards New Wilmar.

When they do make it out of New Wilmar, only 5 scouts remain but they have horses.

They report that Baroness Carol Marshall, ruler of New Wilmar has accepted their delegation with open arms.

Valen wont come out of his chambers again, a young girl Sister Gwen is writing this letter she gives the group:
“My Dearest Baroness Carol Marshal,

It is with great pleasure that I come to know of you and that you were spared the wrath of Styphon. As you well know the plague is coming, the rumors are true. Should you wish to discus matters of great philosophical as well as pragmatic relevance to your very survival, I suggest you send a envoy to my temple to discuss them. We can be found 50miles west of the Fargo Hive at these coordinate 100x.300s

Yours In honor and Truth, Kymnarkmar’s Blessings Upon Thee and all thy subjects , Valen “


Valen will want this delivered to New Wilmar personally.

The group heads out in the Direction of Ortonvil/New Wilmar, passing a catus person on the road. He says hes going towards the temple of Dragonwright he has heard of.

They find a weird seal outside of town with some

Null finds an abandoned wagon with 2 9mms and 2 10rd clips.

7am load damaged wartroll from Sparticus into Behemoth explorer

745 leave for ortonvill.

10 pass through the abandoned ruins of Ortonville. Noone seems alive.

Drago takes 1 Cask of Wine and 1 Cask of Grain he finds in an abaoned wagon into the Behemoth.

Finaly they arive in New Wilmar.
The baroness a middle aged attractive woman in a format suit stands at her balcony surrounded by security and talks with the group. p99ts5

Barroness of New Wilmar, Carol Marshald meets with the Emmesaries of Dragonwright, Drago Mage and Null.

She says the following:

“My city is heavily bombed.

It seems the Jagged Fang bandits demanded tribute for crossing west on trade routes.

Failing to pay it, the Fangs have bombed part of New Wilmar in retaliation.

Its almost like they knew right when to invade. When we are weak from the Plague.

The black death claimed my outposts up to 5 miles outside the city. she says fearfully. All those men…dead.

then they swept in, claiming lands not theirs, feasting upon our dead and looting our border outposts.

Orcs this brazen must have a leader of some sort. I need you to go in and find this hoards leader ,and slay it. Then they should get confused and flee.

If you do so I will pledge my kingdom’s support in your work and send men to holy place if you wish it.

My pesants think its just a Coalition plaugue, but I don’t know how much longer I can keep them from fleeing my holdings for safer work. I know it is something worse, if you know anything you must tell me… I will reward you greatly if your work can relieve this horrible plague.”

June 13th, 103PA goats liver

June 14th Emmisaries converge

Sparticus buys 100 SDC Bushman armor he has 1mil 230k left

Drago has 1 20000credstick, Jewlery credstick 1450 cs 1250 tolkeen creditchips

Blackmarket credit of 1.5mil

Null has 920k in a secret tolkeen bank account

MAGE The Eye of Eylor BioBorg 7th Level Ley Line Walker And Emissary 1 (50065 needs 50921 )

+125skills +100 beer +200 showin up +100 meeting Baroness of New Wilmar +200rp
(50790 needs 50921 )
Drago the 6th Level Renegade Hatchling (39325 needs 50000)

+200 skills, +100 equip +100 beer +200 showin up+100 meeting Baroness of New Wilmar +100 healing 2 8yr oilds with sores all over body +200rp
(40325 needs 50000)
Null the 4th Level Techno Wizard Emmisarie of whaaaaa?(10875 needs 18401)
+50 skills +100 meeting Baroness of New Wilmar +100 getting hit on by squaw woman of indian tribe again on outskirts of tree. +100 beer +200 showin up +200 rp (11625 needs 18401)
Sparticus the Emissary of Truth 4th Level Zapper (9725 needs 16501)

+75skills +200 equip +200 showin up+100 meeting Baroness of New Wilmar
+100 eating +200 rp
( 10600needs 16501)

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Drago meets up with MAGE in tolkeen

Mage sends Drago a magic pigeon form Tolkeen. Drago teleports back to Tolkeen from the tree to visit MAGE. Room service knocks at MAGE’s ritzy Hotel room door. Drago suspects danger, MAGE wont let the room service in, DRAGO teleports outside the room and sees two men in suits talking to a girl MAGE was just entertaining prior to Dragos arrival.
MAGE mystic portals to the hotel garage while Drago teleports outside the room looking for himoutside.

MAGE gets the mountaineer and starts driving to the front of the hotel. Suddenly his vehicle is hit by 4 explosive mini missles from an unknown holographicaly cloaked opponent ontop of the garage.

Before he can react MAGE’s vehicle is again hit with four minimissles.

Drago tries to get to MAGE and magic nets the shooter.

The net slides off the leg of some sort of robot, MAGE mystic portals out of the ruins of his moutaineer back into the garage.

Drago battles the robot with energy fields to block its missle attack. After some fighting Drago gets hit with autocannon, plasma and pulse weapon fire and takes some damage, hiting the Robot with a wall of ice and carpeting it to the ground.

MAGE sees the valet who brought his vehicle to him standing next to a guy in a suit. The guy draws and fires on MAGE who returns fire with his Triax rail gun cutting down the Valet and the Man with a hail of railgun pellets.

MAGE then sneaks back to Drago who is battling the carpeted Robot.

The robot uses heavy jet thrusters to take off trailing chunks of ice and cobblestones carpeted to it. MAGE slows it down with negate mechanics to a thruster but it still escapes out of range.

MAGE flees to the bar “Goats Liver” while drago teleports to the tolkeen mall to spend some of the 200k MAGE gave him.

Drago spends 5k and registers his application fee with the Tolkeen School of magic, then looks into scrolls at the mall…

June 11th, 103PA

Drago the 6th Level Renegade Hatchling (38425 needs 50000) +250 rp +100 daring fight against Robot, +100 defeating robot (it fled), +500 actively pursuing magic at the College of Tolkeen +50 good idea buying scrolls (protection circle simple, for 175k+swirling lights scroll in trade +100showin up (39325 needs 50000)

MAGE The Eye of Eylor BioBorg 7th Level Ley Line Walker And Emissary 1

(49590 needs 50921 )

250 rp 50 mystic portals to flee bomber room service, 25 killing minor menace, toll man, 50 killing medium menace, man in suit with pistols, 50 surviving robot attack on mountaineer (its totaled ) +100 showin up
(50065 needs 50921 )

Friday, March 14, 2008

Drago's Tolkeen College of Magic Student Application

1) Name

Drago
2) Race

Great Horned Dragon

3) Magical proficiency level:116

4) Age 14 years old

5) Chosen Program of Study and Tuition:

[X] accelerare privatus scholaris 5,000,000 credits, time optional
6) Are you a tolkeen Citizen yes [X] no[] (unofficially)

7) The Tolkeen College of Magic is a public university. That said our great College was built for the benefit of the people of Tolkeen. If admitted how will you use this knowledge to help the Kingdom of Tolkeen?

I will use this knowledge as I have used my knowledge over the last several months… fighting the Coalition States, The Vampire Intelligence, and Xitixics that have threatened our small corner of the world. Only two moons ago I helped save Pure Spring, friend of Johnny Cardinal, from the diabolic subterfuge of Ixyotl. A few weeks earlier I stopped the wanderings of a 300+ deep vampire caravan led by “Esteban” - single handedly. I also have intimate knowledge of a pending unheralded doom which may soon render Tolkien and potentially Earth in dark shadow indefinitely…among other distinct lurking evils that threaten our space.

Dragons are creatures of magic known to travel the Megaverse in search of knowledge, power, and wealth. If admitted to the Tolkien College of Magic I, Drago alleged heir to a throne, will swear not only to fight the evils which threaten to annihilate Tolkien, but also to stimulate lucrative commerce, exchange of ideas, and prosperity for all. Also see #11
8) Current and former addresses for the last 5 years.

North America near or in Tolkien. Tolkien since unofficially joining Ronin and Mage about six months ago. Mercer Estate.

9) List 3 References who are Tolkeen Citizens, names and contact info and how you know them.

Mage

Ronin

Pure Sprin & Johnny Cardinal

10) Scholaris is the first type of degree offered by the College.
Students who prove themselves are invited into our Magister program. If allowed the choice to research any one magical spell for your final project, which one would you choose and why?
Temporal. I have anniahalted an evil adult dragon, Neaderthal, to save a helpless village and ressurected a fallen cybernight from battle, but there is no other nonlegendary magic more powerful than Temporal Magic. With this knowledge I can save nations and create mass long lived elation in the dark shadows of evil.

11) Please list other notable achievements, associations and knowledge.

- Honorary Cyber Night via the Frankenton Nights of The Holy Guard

- Overcome Balrog 1 month ago and young Xitixic queen about 2 months ago

- Caught the Vampire intelligence funneling humans to their doom by the thousands only a couple days ago in a near-by town.

- Single handedly quelled a rifting swarm of Xitixic within a day of Tolkien at the age of 9.

- Saved thousands of innocent human lives every few years.

- Moderate knowledge of one quiet revolutionary group.

- Possibly condierable knowledge on a son of Styphonal.

- Have a powerful well motivated circle of friends and a growing contingent of followers.

- I am friend and caretaker to Valen, only known remaining priest of Kymnarkmar on Earth. He has fortold and I have experienced a wave of death that has killed miles of wild life without exception like at the rate of a brisk wind.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

What is the Third Age of Dragonwright Rifts? FAQ

Q. What urls used to go to your pages?

http://roo.unixnet.org/~ambience/index.htm  was my original All Original Rifts homepage from 1997 onward.  Then unixnet.org shutdown and i moved to my isp host:

http://www.vbe.com/~mnkr/index.htm   then vbe.com got shutdown

Later I created http://node13.shacknet.nu/rifts/ as linux server.  This ran my wordpress blog and the first 3rd age webpage

Currently I use http://3rdageofdragonwright.blogspot.com/  because blogger is just too good to ignore anymore.




Q. Is any of this up to date?
A. No.

Q. What is the Third Age of Dragonwright Rifts?

A. A semi-monthly rifts game.

Current group is called the "Emissaries"
unofficialy lead by MAGE, a 7th Level Line Walker BioBorg
who tries to focus the insane wanderings of Drago, 6th lvl Dragon Hatchling, and Dameon 5th level Highwayman Bandit and Sparticus, CS Excon 4th level Zapper and Powerarmor pilot.� Drago is friends with Null (4th level Technowizard) who often moves the whole group around in his giant robot bohemoth explorer. After the last adventure Drago and Ronin, 6th Level Cyberknight had a confrontation. The cyberknight may or may not be in the next session as ronin and Drago may fight to the death next time they meet...
So all those are played by REAL people, some or all may show when we game.

Q. But what about the 2nd and 1st ages?

A.� This is a pun.� Since I've had 3 versions of my rifts page over the last 10 years, I figured the 3rd edition should tie into my game somehow.� And it does, for the 1st age and 2nd age are plot devices in my game, as the players unlock the history of Rifts earth.

Q. What are the Seals?

A. Valen claims the Seals are 13 protective marks put in the skin of Rifts earth by Kymnarkmar in the 1st age. Worshiped as holy places and often magical hotspots in their own right, the Seals fell into disrepair in the second age with most of Kymnarkmar's followers falling to Styphon's faction of Dragonwright cultists.� Valen refers to this as the "fallen age of Dragonwright".� During the second age the church was corrupted by Styphon and failed to respect all 4 Dragon gods equally as Valen believes it originally did on Palladium, rumored birthplace of Kymnarkmar.

Q. What are all these places I keep hearing about?

A.

The Emmissaries currently have 3 homebases:
1) Temple of tree, north dakota (Dragos home)
2) Mercer Family Estate, Tolkeen (MAGE's family estate & Rumored Faerie Mound)
3) Tolkeen Civil Defense Central (headquarters outside tolkeen, Ronin, MAGE are longtime members and have fine quarters, Dameon and Sparticus have guest passes for the public barracks for un-initiated members and conscripts.

Q.� Why do I keep seeing SDC totals?

A.� We use a conversion system to bring MDC and SDC into balance.

Q where are the seals?

a players know about seal 11 in fargo ND, and seal 7 in atlantis, possibly another unknown seal is in ohio