The Eye of Anubis: OOC Thread

[NeoTiamat]

I'll put up the spells when I get a chance.

Could everyone send me their character-sheets again? My computer has been dying at a somewhat regular rate these days, so I seem to be lacking the things again

[Kaitou Kage]

Well, with Charles's group over there, it's suddenly very difficult and maybe impossible to completely cut off part of the enemy completely without also completely blocking off our two groups from each other :/ Best use of the wall now seems to be using it to just create a temporary obstacle instead of a permanent division.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

I could, potentially, talk to Lebrecht with Message as soon as he comes back into view. Only problem is, Lia has no reason to talk to him; she'd need be convinced to do it.

[DocBeard]

oh good it all changed.

Okay. Okay. We can still do this.

We do the port thing, try to free Reiner, and when this causes the calamity it is going to cause, Vedarak will have the perfect moment to step out and reveal himself. It's not perfect, but it'll get Reiner free if we play our cards right, and then we can regroup.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

I can go left and set up the wall of force to block 11 squares. If I get enough time, I can slap down the black tentacles next to the wall, covering 8 more squares, leaving the Akiri only 3 to go through.

We need to be sure the Falkovnians don't skewer me while I'm casting, and that they don't provoke the Akiri into running the gauntlet ... But I'm hoping such a narrow passage will dampen their fire. Going through in a mob is one thing, going in small groups and being mowed down is quite something else.
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If I have a lot of enough of time, I could always fill the hole with a silent image of something nasty, like the image of Apep, or Set.

[Kaitou Kage]

Wait, wait, wait. Could someone please explain what of the many plans we're actually following? We've got a lot of ideas but I'd like to see us all on the same page so we don't get another situation like book 8.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

Cavendish wants to start wholesale slaughter. I say we prevent him from doing so. We need as controlled a situation as possible, where the Akiri and the Falkovnians don't get the chance to obliterate each other, and the real Vedarrak can show himself, reveal Cavendish and regain control over his Falkovnians.

I would love to hit Cavendish with every combat spell I have right now, but I think preventing a massacre is more important than indulging my appetite for destruction.

[NeoTiamat]

Chaos... sweet chaos...

[DocBeard]

Well, I thought we couldn't do the blocking off plan anymore.

I dunno man, I do not know the system as well as the rest of you guys. It seems like our situation keeps changing every few hours and that Monday deadline's looming closer.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

Fighting is not an option. Too many lives are in danger, and quite a few of them are moderately innocent.
Retreat is also not an option, because those lives would still be in peril of being snuffed out.

Unless I hear very solid counter-arguments within the next eleven to twelve hours, I'm going to start Lia on her way west on the map, so she can set up the wall of force.

[Kaitou Kage]

Well, if I understand correctly, people actually want to teleport right up to the pyre?

[DocBeard]

I thought that the wall of force plan was out.

If it is not out, fine, let's do it, it's the best idea we have.

[NeoTiamat]

I believe the Wall of Force was removed from consideration of seperating the Falkovnians since it would also put Charles and Otto and the rest on the wrong side of the wall.

These considerations don't apply to walling off the Falkovnians from the incoming Akiri mob. (That's my understanding of the situation, at least)

[Kaitou Kage]

Well it turned out the wall of force is remarkably smaller than what I thought because I am retarded and misread the spell. So it's probably out.

Lia has some ideas for using her blacklight and black tentacles to make a stir but I'll let Rock share those.

If you want to teleport, I can take up to three other people with me. Be advised, though, that you may have to protect me as well as MR since Kuzan is not terribly combat-oriented character. He can do a lot better than MR but he's not really much of an offensive sort.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

The wall won't cover the whole stretch, but I can cover part of the distance it doesn't with Blacklight, making it seem as if only a narrow area is open. (And in this area, I plan to raise the wall high and strong!) I will, however, need some quick talking to make the Akiri afraid to go into the darkness. I could add a Silent Image of something fiendish in front of the darkness.
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It also wouldn't hurt if someone could persuade the Falkovnians not to plow through or try to shoot through the open patch.
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And I'd really rather not get shot wth crossbow bolts. >_< ... Kuzan, can I borrow that Blur to improve my chances at survival? If you say no, I'll understand.

Again, if anyone has a better plan, please hurry and speak up before those five minutes run out and NT does his thing! I'll need every second to get those spells up. I can probably stay under cover to raise the Blacklight and the Wall, but I need to -- wait. I can move inside the darkness and see as clear as day in there. The Falkovnians just need to not pepper the whole sphere of darkness with crossbow bolts ... and if I can stay on the safe side of the Wall once it's up to cast the Black Tentacles and cover the last gap ...
Hot dang, this might actually work! ... So long as the Falkovnians don't charge me, that is.