Civilization IV: Officially Over (see latest post)

[Nolandking]

The Black Ruby's Embrace (All players may vote)

Room 1: Getting In: Sneak In
Room 2: Defeating the Guards: Set up a Decoy (this is were the Soul dolls come in play)
Room 3: Silencing the Mages: Use Bloodmute Root
Room 4: Reaching the Central Temple: Look for Alternate Route
Room 5: Dealing with the Leader: Steal and use the Poison Crossbows
Room 6: It's Smashing: Steal the Black Ruby
Room 7: The Great Escape: Just use a Teleport Beacon

Experiments-Too-Much will join in destorying the black ruby. He will bring with him a sling shot and some soul dolls Skrugling Venom-soaked bombs.

[Arch Lich Burns]

Cef

[Davecom3]

The Lidepkanti are an eyesore for the rest of the Zhenkanti, a taboo tribe they'd probably be thankful to be rid of. Further, their presence is likely to cause trouble for Sails and Feathers Freehold, and we're currently not having to have as many troops stationed in Oasis Hearth. Still more, if the Norfs do end up attacking we are more likely to be able to escape the brunt of it if half our goblins are already in place over at Feathers Freehold, and if we make our escape at the right time, we may be able to get one of our enemies to finish off another, allowing us to make an attack on whichever of the two survives.

And, no, Smells-Fishy is absolutely not going to be joining in the raid. His lack of sight would be a massive disadvantage.

[Davecom3]

Jibjib, I think you could find what your power does easily enough by googling "Ring of Free Action" but this basically is what I found:

Wearing a ring of free action gives you the free action extrinsic, which protects you from paralysis.
This immunity includes protection from:

Paralysis container traps
A thrown or quaffed potion of paralysis or potion of sleeping
Paralysis or stunning spells (reduced to one turn)
In addition, protection from the paralyzing attacks of the following monsters:
Floating eyes ("You momentarily stiffen under the floating eye's gaze!)
Gelatinous cubes
Ghouls
Guardian nagas
Shades
Yeenoghu
Free action does not:
Protect you from being "paralyzed" by fear when an enormous ghost appears in a deserted temple, or you chat to a skeleton
Protect you from sleep, except from potions of sleeping
Protect you from stunning, except from spells
Protect you from any grabbing attacks, including drowning
Protect you from bear traps, pits, spider webs, or any physically binding traps
Protect you from stoning
Allow you to move freely on the Plane of Air or Plane of Water
Prevent you from being incapacitated by lightning in clouds on the Plane of Air

[BadgeAddict]

A, B, G

Room 1: Dedicate the Temple to Ol' Mags
Room 2: Steal Food and feed it to swift, the more his IME recovers the better in my opinion.
Room 3: Shatter the Foot's Ankle
Room 4: Take them both (otherwise ignore)
Room 5: Take the Maintenance Chute
Room 6: Try to intimate (AKA - big red swift IME dragon), if that fails ---> Rely on Magic
Room 7: Take the Wolf Potion (otherwise, trade with the rogue)
Room 8: Dispel the Gravestone (or control it)
Room 9: Re-Dedicate it to Ol' Mags
Room 10: Debate vs the Ace of Cups
Room 11: Replace the Gems (try to use the gems from room 4 here?)
Room 12: Loot It
Room 13: Answer its Riddles
Room 14: Try and Enter Normally

[M0rtimer]

Cursed will join in with the black ruby- Acting as a heavy hand in case someone needs a quick whopping, using his newfound technique.

A,B,C

The Sand Dragon's Breadth, Level 4 of 4

Room 1: The Sand Dancer's Hole: Focus on Magic
Room 2: Sand Dervish Throwdown: Sneak By the Dervishes
Room 3: The Reverse Marble Hallway: Take the Marble Path
Room 4: Sultans and Scythetraps: Speak with the "Sultan"
Room 5: Infernal Vault: Loot the Contraband Lockbox
Room 6: Opalescent Shadows: Turn the Shadows
Room 7: Adventurers!: Kill Them In Their Sleep
Room 8: The Beer Statue: Break It
Room 9: The Grotto of the Destroyer: Focus on Defense
Room 10: The Treasure Room: Unlock the Safe

The Black Ruby's Embrace (All players may vote)

Room 1: Getting In: Sneak In
Room 2: Defeating the Guards: Poison Their Food
Room 3: Silencing the Mages: Use Bloodmute Root
Room 4: Reaching the Central Temple: Focus on Fighting the Enemy
Room 5: Dealing with the Leader: Steal and use the Poison Crossbows
Room 6: It's Smashing: Smash The Damn Thing
Room 7: The Great Escape: Just use a Teleport Beacon

[Aegis J Hyena]

Jibjib, I think you could find what your power does easily enough by googling "Ring of Free Action" but this basically is what I found:

Wearing a ring of free action gives you the free action extrinsic, which protec...

That from Nethack? It's been a long long time since I've played a Roguelike.

But yeah, it just means you can't be magically Held, Slowed, or anything that would restrict movement. Contrary to Dave's note, it -will- stop things like serpent constriction, grapples and the like.

[Arch Lich Burns]

Should I do anything with my ma? Not sure what to do.

[Feytala]

Uhm... Try to restore parts of you to clockwork ?^^

[Arch Lich Burns]

Why do that?

[Feytala]

Well, because it is entirely possible that you will die/ not be able to interact with the world anymore or similar things ?

[Arch Lich Burns]

I won't die, I'd be kinda like how fury was.

[Davecom3]

Well, probably any work Smells-Fishy does after this point will be without the library or with a partner, seeing as we've not got a language for the blind, and I'm not sure an animal companion could read.

[Jibjib]

ABG


SD'sB


Room 1: Focus on melee
Room 2: Focus on defense
Room 3: Take the granite path
Room 4: Trigger the scythes
Room 5: Loot the contraband box
Room 6: Turn the shadows
Room 7: Kill Them In Their Sleep
Room 8: Dedicate the Altar to Ol' Mags
Room 9: Call down Ol' Mags Pride
Room 10: Unlock the safe

Black Ruby's Embrace:

Room 1: Fight your way in
Room 2: Poison their food
Room 3: Use Bloodmute Root
Room 4: Focus on sneaking
Room 5: Steal and use the poison crossbows
Room 6: Steal the black ruby
Room 7: Just use a teleport beacon

SA: Waves will spend the month studying to create a charm which will oxygenate water around the target's head to a sufficient degree that it's breathable.

[Feytala]

You are one of our head Druids, in an emergency, we will give you an NPC-Goblin, that just has to read the books to you, you tell him. Problem solved.^^

[Davecom3]

Oh, and Aegis, Beats is healed of his injury but still has a broken leg. I think you might have intended to remove that bit. Along with the fact that two of us made it home but are still reportedly in the OP.

And since it's permanent, I assume blood eye drops won't work for his eyes. Reaches might try it, but I doubt Smells-Fishy would have suggested it as it would require giving a wound to Obsidian.

[madmartin26]

B, C, G(It's better than F, so...)

Sails talks to Reaches

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"Thank you for the support Reaches, but despite there being far more enemies here than i would have expected, we are not likely to be attacked immediately. I will miss talking with your daughter, she is growing into an intelligent and powerful young woman, but i understand that your connection with her is far more important than my talks with her. I will do everything in my power to take care of our problems here so you may concentrate on your problems at the Hearth, and hopefully in time we can take care of the enemies facing us and get some peace to follow our own endeavors."

After some hard thinking, Sails has decided to stay good friends with the Yoodles himself no matter what is decided. The Yoodles are an aquatic race who can help him in his sea travels once his ship is built, and while he is not exactly a saint(And definitely isn't pacifistic), he thinks the Lidepkanti are assholes, especially due to their belief that the Yoodles aren't even sentient. Also, he has felt connected to the Yoodles by at least friendship since they gave him the stone, making him the only one who could talk to them(Other than casters using Tounges, of course). As a result:

SA: Sails spends much of the next month talking to the Yoodles, eager to learn more about them, from what technology and magic they have to their history and why they are pacifists. He does concentrate on any knowledge they may have about sailing ships for personal reasons(Even if they don't use them they may have seen them, and anything that could help him build a ship is important to him), but as an explorer/adventurer(In the non D&D sense) he is eager to learn and see what he can.

Room 1: Getting In: Sneak In
Room 2: Defeating the Guards: Ambush and Assassinate
Room 3: Silencing the Mages: Use Bloodmute Root
Room 4: Reaching the Central Temple: Focus on Sneaking
Room 5: Dealing with the Leader: Lead him into a Trap
Room 6: It's Smashing: Steal the Black Ruby
Room 7: The Great Escape: Just use a Teleport Beacon

Question: Does Sails(and the other PC's) have the thick skin and/or bioluminescence? If we can choose, I would like Sails to have the bioluminescence, but mostly I'm just curious to know.

Request: If it wouldn't be too difficult, would you mind moving the Talon information to Feathers Foothold since Sails intends for it to be the new home of the Talon(Or maybe just add 'home base of the Talon' to the description). I'm planning on using a SA to build a home building for the Talon(A barracks building on the cove shore that will also hopefully hold all the equipment and treasure the Talon have for/from their land and sea explorations), but i can't do it this month because i'm already using an action.

[Davecom3]

It applies to the entire tribe, though I'm not sure it applies to anybody who wasn't there at the time.

[Aegis J Hyena]

Oh, and Aegis, Beats is healed of his injury but still has a broken leg. I think you might have intended to remove that bit. Along with the fact that two of us made it home but are still reportedly in the OP.

And since it's permanent, I assume blood eye drops won't work for his eyes. Reaches might try it, but I doubt Smells-Fishy would have suggested it as it would require giving a wound to Obsidian.

Actually, Obsidian's blood MIGHT work, because it's a "divinely granted familiar". It's something that could be tried. Beats has the option to stay right where he is and keep on fighting, or he can head home.

[Feytala]

Ah, screw it. Reaches relies much on the thoughts and words of Sails after all... My third vote goes to G.

Also, Reaches will try to heal Smells with Obsidian-blood (I doubted it'll work, as it is not really a physical wound, but why not trying it.^^). While she doesn't hurt her familiar on a regular basis, she sees was Smells did for the tribe - And a cure minor or light will take care of the strong dire wolverine.

[D34dlock]

B,D,G

The Sand Dragon's Breadth

Room 1 Parley with the Lamia
Room 2 Focus on Offense
Room 3 Take the Sandstone Path
Room 4 Disable the Xorn's traps
Room 5 Loot the Contraband Lockbox
Room 6 Turn the Shadows
Room 7 Kill Them In Their Sleep
Room 8 Dedicate the Altar to Ol' Mags
Room 9 Focus on Offense
Room 10 Unlock the Safe

The Black Ruby's Embrace

Room 1 Sneak In
Room 2 Poison Their Food
Room 3 Use Bloodmute Root
Room 4 Look for Alternate Route
Room 5 Steal and use the Poison Crossbows
Room 6 Steal the Black Ruby
Room 7 Just use a Teleport Beacon

SA
Gathers Rocks begins Writing down her knowledge of rocks so as to make things easier for others to learn. The books & maps will be added to the library.

[CroverusRaven]

Beats did not come all the way to this Valley just to be sent home with a pair of fancy-schmancy gloves and a "So sorry but you didn't cut it" line. He's had to deal with minor failures to many times. He re-enters himself into the Valley to show up everyone that goblins are tougher than anyone gives them credit for.

[Feytala]

A) 4 (Davecom3, Badge, M0rtimer, Jibjib)
B) 6 (Feytala, Badge, M0rtimer, Jibjib, Martin, D34dlock)
C) 5 (Davecom3, Feytala, Burns, M0rtimer, Martin)
D) 1 (D34dlock)
E) 1 (Burns)
F) 1 (Burns)
G) 6 (Davecom3, Feytala, Badge, Jibjib, Martin, D34dlock)

[kida]

A) 4 (Davecom3, Badge, M0rtimer, Jibjib)
B) 7 (Feytala, Badge, M0rtimer, Jibjib, Martin, D34dlock,kida)
C) 6 (Davecom3, Feytala, Burns, M0rtimer, Martin,kida)
D) 1 (D34dlock)
E) 1 (Burns)
F) 1 (Burns)
G) 7 (Davecom3, Feytala, Badge, Jibjib, Martin, D34dlock,kida)

[Arch Lich Burns]

Ma: swift tries to get used to his body, and figuring out all it can do.