OOC: EwtF

[Rotipher of the FoS]

Rotipher you mentioned Nevuchar Springs in one of your posts. Out of curiosity, this game has also been to Darkon? Any other Domains?

Prior to meeting Serd and Dadrag there in January, Crow also met with Kingsley in Nevuchar Springs in late December. He'd previously conned Buchvold into assisting him in faking his own Fraternity membership -- my PC not being a member, but a spy working undercover for the Van Richten Society -- and Buchvold had a brief cameo in Nevuchar Springs as well, to help my bard fool Lana's Kingsley.

After Nevuchar Springs, Buchvold hired Hiro to help retrieve a long-lost magical item from a tomb in Sithicus. Moral Machivelli hasn't told the rest of us what this item does -- or even that his PC has it -- yet.

Kingsley spent some time in libraries in the western Core, and met with Lady Karla -- an NPC who's here at the Souragne meeting -- for advice on how to break through the "glass ceiling" and become the FoS's second full Sister. (The Fraternity of Shadows, true to its name, is not at all welcoming of women, and many members object to admitting nonhumans or bards either.) Lady Karla's advice wasn't very palatable, but what do you expect from the FoS? To quote the FAQ: "We're evil, remember?"


FYI, the overall "mission" of the campaign -- aside from conspiring and conning one another, that is -- is to track down and destroy Erik Van Rijn, who betrayed the Fraternity in the 2006 marathon Halloween weekend game and burned the old Richemulot cell's Manoir de Penombre to the ground. Now a lich, Van Rijn is being tracked both in this game and in the metaplot of the Surveys available on this website. He fled the Manoir with plans for the Doomsday Device which slew Il Aluk, and it's a campaign-arc goal for us to retrieve the plans before he can use them (or destroy the documents outright, for my token 'good guy' PC's goal).

[Rotipher of the FoS]

It would depend on how long Ive been in Souragne to have regained some or all of my memories.

Looking back at your posts, you've already had George/Seaven thinking about his old life in the Underdark, so he must remember his previous life by now, if in fact he'd ever forgotten about it. Besides which, a drow who lost his memories to "the Darkon effect" probably wouldn't feel any hereditary drive to slaughter elves, because drow as a subrace aren't indigenous to the Ravenloft setting, so his false memories wouldn't recall any history of drow vs elf war and hatred.

[steveflam]

Yes you are most correct at that. Thanks for the info on the storyline. A lich, sounds like a party! NOT!

It would depend on how long Ive been in Souragne to have regained some or all of my memories.

Looking back at your posts, you've already had George/Seaven thinking about his old life in the Underdark, so he must remember his previous life by now, if in fact he'd ever forgotten about it. Besides which, a drow who lost his memories to "the Darkon effect" probably wouldn't feel any hereditary drive to slaughter elves, because drow as a subrace aren't indigenous to the Ravenloft setting, so his false memories wouldn't recall any history of drow vs elf war and hatred.

[steveflam]

So all the Frat members know of this, what about Coan and Dadrag, as I presume BUchwold, Draxton,Gertrude are Brothers/Sisters as it were .

Rotipher you mentioned Nevuchar Springs in one of your posts. Out of curiosity, this game has also been to Darkon? Any other Domains?

Prior to meeting Serd and Dadrag there in January, Crow also met with Kingsley in Nevuchar Springs in late December. He'd previously conned Buchvold into assisting him in faking his own Fraternity membership -- my PC not being a member, but a spy working undercover for the Van Richten Society -- and Buchvold had a brief cameo in Nevuchar Springs as well, to help my bard fool Lana's Kingsley.

After Nevuchar Springs, Buchvold hired Hiro to help retrieve a long-lost magical item from a tomb in Sithicus. Moral Machivelli hasn't told the rest of us what this item does -- or even that his PC has it -- yet.

Kingsley spent some time in libraries in the western Core, and met with Lady Karla -- an NPC who's here at the Souragne meeting -- for advice on how to break through the "glass ceiling" and become the FoS's second full Sister. (The Fraternity of Shadows, true to its name, is not at all welcoming of women, and many members object to admitting nonhumans or bards either.) Lady Karla's advice wasn't very palatable, but what do you expect from the FoS? To quote the FAQ: "We're evil, remember?"


FYI, the overall "mission" of the campaign -- aside from conspiring and conning one another, that is -- is to track down and destroy Erik Van Rijn, who betrayed the Fraternity in the 2006 marathon Halloween weekend game and burned the old Richemulot cell's Manoir de Penombre to the ground. Now a lich, Van Rijn is being tracked both in this game and in the metaplot of the Surveys available on this website. He fled the Manoir with plans for the Doomsday Device which slew Il Aluk, and it's a campaign-arc goal for us to retrieve the plans before he can use them (or destroy the documents outright, for my token 'good guy' PC's goal).

[Rotipher of the FoS]

So all the Frat members know of this, what about Coan and Dadrag, as I presume BUchwold, Draxton,Gertrude are Brothers/Sisters as it were .

Buchvold, Draxton, and Gertrude know the overall situation, although not necessarily what each other are up to. All of these PCs are Frat members and were there for the Manoir game, as was Crow.

Coan and Dadrag each know what their respective employers have told them, which isn't very much. Hiro doesn't seem inclined to question his employer's motives beyond what's necessarily to do his job, FWIW. He and Dadrag are both starting to put together the pieces about this "secret society" their bosses are a part of, but I don't think either knows a thing about Van Rijn yet.

[Nathan of the FoS]

FYI, the overall "mission" of the campaign -- aside from conspiring and conning one another, that is -- is to track down and destroy Erik Van Rijn, who betrayed the Fraternity in the 2006 marathon Halloween weekend game and burned the old Richemulot cell's Manoir de Penombre to the ground. Now a lich, Van Rijn is being tracked both in this game and in the metaplot of the Surveys available on this website. He fled the Manoir with plans for the Doomsday Device which slew Il Aluk, and it's a campaign-arc goal for us to retrieve the plans before he can use them (or destroy the documents outright, for my token 'good guy' PC's goal).

Why, you ask, did the Fraternity keep the plans? And why are they not asking for help in finding them now?

Let's go to the tape:

PRESIDENT MUFFLEY (cont)

What's that?...Yes, I'm listening...Uh-huh...
Uh-huh...a hundred thousand megatons...Cobalt-
Thorium-G casing?...What's that for?...Uh-huh
...Uh-huh...Irrevocable and automatic?...Uh-
huh...Why didn't you let us know?...Sure I know
the Party Congress is next week...Certainly I
understand..but what are we supposed to do about
it now?...Right...Okay, well, how long will it
take for you to get back to your office?...Right,
well call me back as soon as you do...Bedlock 3-
3333, extension, 2497...If you forget, just ask
for me...Right...Bye-bye.

Hangs up phone.

PRESIDENT MUFFLEY
(to AMBASSADOR DE SADE)
The Premier says that you've got a Doomsday
Machine that can kill all human life on earth-
is that true?

55 INT. WAR ROOM

All eyes are directed to AMBASSADOR DE SADE.

AMBASSADOR DE SADE
(shaking his head)
It was to have been announced at the party
congress next week. I did not know the
fools would make it operational until then.

[Nathan of the FoS]

That has nothing to do with the plot, BTW--it's just a case of failing to announce you have a Doomsday Machine, when, really, people ought to know this kind of thing.

[VAN]

He'd previously conned Buchvold into assisting him in faking his own Fraternity membership -- my PC not being a member, but a spy working undercover for the Van Richten Society -- and Buchvold had a brief cameo in Nevuchar Springs as well, to help my bard fool Lana's Kingsley.

Crow has managed to fool all Fraternity members twice since he was
at the halloween meeting and at this one? I thought that he was actually both a Frat memeber and a VRS spy. Where has he found the Fart ring?

[Rotipher of the FoS]

Crow successfully fooled the Fraternity members at the Manoir because they hadn't yet been betrayed, so security was rather lax at the time. He stole a bunch of books from the Library, ironically while in the process of helping the Frat battle Van Rijn's monsters and rescue the other books. He later conned Buchvold into lending him a ring which the Borcan had inherited from a deceased FoS member, and used it (via UMD) to bluff his way into the present gathering in Souragne.

Note that at least two Frat officers (Roeccha and [eek! ] Shadowcloak) are aware that Crow's 'cover story' for not being known to other members -- that he'd been in the highly-secretive Il Aluk cell, but was elsewhere during the Requiem and has lain low until recently -- doesn't actually check out. However, they've opted to let the bard continue snooping around until they can figure out who he really works for.

Crow knows his story isn't perfect and realizes he might be getting played for a sucker (a hazard of the profession), but given how terrible a threat to innocent people the DD plans pose, he's stuck to his mission anyway: the Frat (aside from Kingsley) makes him sick, but it's his only lead to finding the lich before it's too late.


Really, those of you who missed out on the Halloween game ought to take a peek at the Sticky threads that recount events that happened at the Manoir. It's a really cool scenario, in spite of some technical difficulties at the end. Or, if you don't have time to read all that, look at the Epilogue thread that shows what happened in the immediate aftermath of the last gathering, and the month or so to follow.

[Moral Machivelli]

Just so as you guys know, I'm not going to be around for a bit. I've been busy organizing a trip to China, and tomorrow, I'm off. I'll be back for Wednesday.

[Pamela]

Wow, that's a short trip! Do enjoy it though, and we look forward to your return.

[steveflam]

Since it has been a while( my ex wife threw out my D&D books a while ago- yes all the 2nd edition ravenloft books and boxes, 1st edition PHB and DMG as well ) and I do remember some things, others no, is RIchemulot the wererat Domain? Jacqueline Reneir is or was the DarkLord? Just babbling I guess LOL.

[VAN]

Exactly, Jacquline is the DL of Richmulot, the wererat domain!

[VAN]

Just so as you guys know, I'm not going to be around for a bit. I've been busy organizing a trip to China, and tomorrow, I'm off. I'll be back for Wednesday.

A trip to China! That's sounds fantastic!

We will wait you Moral, we actually haven't done anything particular, Gert has gotten a guide and Dadrag follows Buchvold and Hiro to their way towards Buchvold's inn.

[Coan]

Just so as you guys know, I'm not going to be around for a bit. I've been busy organizing a trip to China, and tomorrow, I'm off. I'll be back for Wednesday.

Work related?

I only tend to travel for work these days.