Here's a journal entry from my newest rogue halfling, Rem Stoneybrook. I killed my first pc last night, but since it was drow, and in character, things worked out about as well as they could...Check it out below:

Well, I have to say...I've been fairly open minded about the drow showing up in Daggerdale, until last night...

Glen Eyre and I were returning to the city from an aborted trip to White Chalk Hollow ((it was late for me, and I wanted to log)), and just entered the River Gate. I was looking forward to a mug of ale in the Dagger, and a restful night. As I passed through the gate, I thought to myself: "ahh, it's nice to be within the safety of the walls for a bit of a rest!" But that was not to be.

On the way to the warehouse district, Glen and I came face to face with a drow elf, in full battle dress, with shiny black armor! As we stood in front of him, we asked what he was doing within the walls unescorted. He said since Lord Morn's proclaimation, it's been easier for them to slip in and out of the city. Before I could ask him if he met with the guard or the Councillor's, he drew a greataxe and lunged for Glen!

Thinking quickly, I dropped into the shadows and fired a bolt at the fiend! It found its mark, but failed to drop the foe...But now he was aware of me. His glowing eyes horrifying as he chased me into the warehouse district. Once there, we exchanged blows. I was severely wounded, but as I was struck, so did I pierce the dark elf's hide with another bolt. He fell to the ground; his lifeblood running from him.

"There will be more like me, you cannot stop the Drow!" he said, as he lay there dying. Perhaps, I thought...But I will stop you. Then I drove my dagger into his side. The fight was done, but I trembled still. I was once open minded about having the dark elves enter Dagger Falls, but now I question Lord Morn's wisdom in this decision. Open fighting in the streets of Dagger Falls?!?! Is this what it's come to?

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I gathered the drow's equipment, drank deeply of a potion of healing, and went to report the deed to the guard. Along the way, I met back up with Glen and some others outside the Freedom Fighter's Hall. I told my account of the night's events, to their mutual horror. Kerrick also appeared, with the drow's body in tow.

After hearing the story himself, and tending my wounds, Kerrick and Glen accompanied me to the Councillor's Office, where I waited for Valthor and Salvanus to judge my tale. Valthor appeared, and I gave him a full account of the fight, and the drow's chilling words. "You've done Dagger Falls a great service this day, Lord Morn shall hear of it." he exclaimed at the end of the telling. He also said he would speak to Lord Morn about doubling the guard at the gates...I hope it is enough.

From this night forward, my crossbow will be cocked and ready for action, even within the walls! Tis not safe here any longer...

~The Journal of Rem Stoneybrook
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"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." ~Rem

Dammit! Blackthorne definitely needs to be spending more time with Rem. I should have time tonight and hopefully tomorrow.

So what happened to Glen when the Drow chased you? How come he wasn't there to help?

He ran the other way, and didn't show up until it was over....Come to think of it, I don't think he got a shot off! But, those Drow'll put the fear into you! The devils!

*** I might be able to meet up...I'm going out tonight (I agree with the criticism that I need to meet a girl!!!) Saturday, I'm going to the Scottish games...Unless it's REALLY raining!!! I can only take so much scottish weather! ;) ***

[ May 16, 2003, 16:48: Message edited by: Sir Belisarius ]

Okay, I'm filling out my app. today for ALFA. Get ready to meet a paladin/cleric/fighter/ranger named Mat the Indecisive! :good:

Bel ... why do I still have a tough time seeing you as a halfling??? Half-Oger maybe, but halfling? :lol:

Math...I can't believe you're not already a member!!!!!! I'm telling you, it is a blast! It's like playing PnP DnD, but you see it all happening! It's like being a character in a movie, with everyone playing in character.

When the DM's are on, it makes it even better! New quests are started, and they take over some of the monsters you fight...It gives everything a fresh, new experience - multiplayer/DMing is definitely the strength behind NWN!

As for classes...Cleric's are always welcome. It is the fool that adventures without one! Dude, sign up and get in! It's the best waste of time I've ever had!!!!

Mat, sounds great! I have a few characters I'm preparing (after all, I probably will die once or twice :( ) -- Garret Thorngage (human cleric), Kahraman Hayat (human paladin -- my all-time favorite character), Toril Stedfast (dwarven fighter/cleric?), an as yet unnamed tinkering gnome (mage/thief I guess), and perhaps Kyrie Eleison (female elven paladin -- not sure if I can play a female or not though). So as you can see, I have trouble deciding too! :D

Don't worry Math - you'll have plenty of opportunity to play different characters once you get into ALFA :)

Capstone: Go ahead and play a girl - there is a noticeable dearth of females at most times (seems to be about 1:5 ratio). One thing is for sure: female characters get noticed much more often ;) I played a female half-elf ranger with a very high CHA for a while who was quite popular - she usually had to choose between vying parties. Too bad her foot got caught under a rock while hunting goblins :(

Great to see interest growing! Now, if I can only find more time to actually play.

Heh, it's the "interest" thing that has me worried; other than that, I think I can handle the female psyche. I just don't know how much I would want to roleplay a romance with a guy. :D

Well, Cynedra never did have any romances - although there were a few offers she 'declined' ;) But it was very entertaining to see how other characters went out of their way to help her out. Although, I think I caught a few players off guard a couple of times when I mentioned OOC that my wife needed her computer back :p

her foot got caught under a rock while hunting goblins Are DM's really implementing that level of reality??? :eek:

My app is in for a cleric of Tyr. Cross your fingers and I'll be online with you all soon!

No, I would guess that's Gnolyn's way of roleplaying his character's death due to lag :)

Heh, Mat, that's what I put in for... haven't decided completely on a server yet, either Daggerdale or Arabel. Where are you going?

Footnote: still haven't received NWN!@!! Come on Amazon!

Well, not quite lag actually, but close ;) Every once in a while a moving object, such as a character or a NPC, will get 'stuck' in another immovable graphic, such as a tree, wall or door. From the computer's point of view part of the character, or the entire character, is 'inside' the other graphic. Usually if this happens to your character you can get another PC (or DM controlled NPC) to bump into your PC and 'knock' them out of it. It happens very rarely, but does seem to occur more often when there is lag on the server and PC movement is staggered.

Unfortunately, this happened to my character in the midst of a battle: her leg got stuck in a rock :nolike: It was a tough fight and the rest of the party started to flee - but I couldn't move, and no one was able to 'bump' me. One other PC did come back to help her, but it was too late and both our characters bought it.

I'll be joining you all very soon. Pehaps eve tommorow already. If not tommorow then in the monday :)

Which server would you all recommend for a begging?


Poor Gnolyn ;)


EDIT: Yup, i AM joining you all today :grin: . I just got a message telling me a packet is waiting for me at the post office :eek:
Go get it me!

[ May 23, 2003, 13:32: Message edited by: Gothmog4230 ]

Bel and I have been playing on Daggerdale; it was a real blast last night. Spawn from the Underdark, Drow, Zhents and a Balor! Unbelievable!

Here's my journal entry for last nights fun, to give you an idea of what BTA is talking about:

"Biggest damned thing I ever saw!" Rem exclaimed as he slumped in his chair. "First the hook horrors and the little beasties, then the bloody drow! And as if that weren't enough...A full blown demon from the Abyss!

The battles were fierce down in the Crypts of Lathander! Wave after wave of the curs-ed little nightshades and Hook Horrors broke like waves on a rock as they fell to Falin's axe. Oti, Glen, Rwn, Alen and I supported his charge with volleys of arrows and bolts, even Bita and the Freedom Fighters helped to stem the assault!

But then it got worse...A globe of darkness began to engulf the Temple of Lathander, the herald of even more terrible things to come. The drow! Light armored scouts, deadly archers and even powerful mages rained arrows and flaming death upon our group, but we stood fast...Until that horror of horrors came down upon us - A demon from the Abyss!

Its head nearly bumping the ceiling of the Temple, wreathed in a flame that danced about him as he lunged for Bita with his huge sword. She fought valiantly against his onslaught, but fell in the end. His skull of a face smiled in twisted glee as he rent her body. The balor turned to our group and commanded us to flee or face his wrath! Our company wisely chose to flee, because none of our weapons even nicked the hide of the great beast from the Abyss.

As the demon chased my comrades from, the huge beast blocked the exit to the Temple, so I stuck to the shadows and waited for my chance. As I cowered alone in the darkness, the balor summoned another foul tanar'ri; a succubus! Well, that was all I needed to see! I skulked from the Temple and ran to see Lord Morn."

Rem slumped further into chair and slurped a bit of ale. "Dark days are a coming my friends, mark me well. Dark, dark days..."

********

"And what of this Satish?" Rem grumbled to himself. "I first heard only dark rumor of her foul deeds, but after meeting her, I know she is not one to be trusted. Her tale do be twisted and evil, or I am as tall as a hill giant!"

"When we returned to the Temple with Kerrick to investigate the balor more closely, all we found was a dark and foul seeming woman named Satish. She squirmed and twisted a tale of being a poor worshiper of Lathander, and evaded questions of her deeds and whereabouts during the nights' madness.

She grudgingly agreed to go before Lord Morn to account for herself. Is was there that most of her story was told by Oti of her dark deeds in the Hall of Heroes crypts. Seeing that she was discovered, she fled the Freedom Fighters Hall and disappeared into the streets of Dagger Falls. I doubt that is the last we'll see of her."

Rem peered into his mug thoughtfully, then looked up. "Be wary in your dealings with that one" he warned. "When she appears, Zhents, Drow, and even shadowspawn from the Abyss are not far behind...."
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"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." ~Rem Stoneybrook

Dang Bel! What level is Rem now???

I still haven't been accepted into ALFA. Its been a whole 2 days! ;)

I'm still only level 2...Why do you think I ran?!?!?

Come to Arabel: it's not over populated like Daggerdale, but it's just a short 'walk' away if you care to visit ;) Lots of orcs and goblins, desperate bandits wander the roads, rumours abound of Drow entering the region, and ghostly visages can be seen on dark, moonless nights.

Seriously, Gothmog (and any other new players), try another server like Arabel or Scarsdale. Both are in the same region and Daggerdale is getting a little too crowded. In Arabel (can't say for Scarsdale) there is almost always a DM on. I notice that you're from Slovenia, so you should try to find a server that has European DMs and players, or at least one that has activity when you would be playing.

My little gnome Gnevin has advanced to second level. Yay! I feel like super-gnome :p He's currently trying to help a down-trodden man discover the fate of his family, however things are rarely as easy as they seem. Twice he has ventured out, only to find that their last known location has been razed to the ground, and the ghosts of the fallen townsfolk wander the streets at night. On his last journey to that tagic place, he found his path blocked by a large band of wild men. So now he's seeking a few brave souls to help him in this quest.

Edit: Sir Bel and BTA, I highly recommend a visit to the Vast Swamp at some point. Preferably when you're another level or so higher ;) If you've never been, the scenery alone will knock your socks off.

[ May 24, 2003, 05:34: Message edited by: Gnolyn Lochbreaker ]

I have a story to tell too :D


I was on a quest to light a welcoming light for a incoming caravan. I went to the place where i could do this and had a Animal companion beside me(bear).
I entered the caves and explored them a bit. I came to the place where i could lit the lights but i could not yet as i didnt know how. Becouse of that i wandered a bit further exploring the caves.
I entered the room with some bones lying on the floor. I run to those bones not noticing a Wraith charging at me. When i do notice it its a bit late already. The bear attacks him and so do i but he already damages me very criticaly and another one runs at us from the shadows. As i turn to run away from them the first one attacks me again and hits. *BOM* and i'm dead.

As i'm lying there dying in my last moments i see my bear kill off both of them and then getting beside me. As he arrives to me i die.

Then his rather considerable inteligence (for an animal) comes in... He leaves this place and goes to look for a friend of mine Tania Vendura.
When he finds her he gets her to follow him, pushing her with his snout if she's too slow. Slowly they both advance toward the caves where i fell. They beat a beastman before the entrance, who was really at the wrong place at a wrong time ;)
As she sees my body she picks it up and carries me to the temple where i can be ressurected.

So ended a foolish adventure of a newbie who though he can take care of liting the light himself. :rolleyes: NEVER adventure alone when in Daggedale. Thats the first lesson you learn while adventuring there.

Actually, as long as you can beat the beastmen outside, it's easy to light the way by yourself. Just have a few oil flasks on you to do the lighting, and don't open any doors.

I saw you on yesterday, but I don't think I ever ran across you...

This is a long one...The end of a quest that began 3 weeks ago (IRL), or 3 months ago (In Game Time). It is the Darksteel quest for those familiar with the story. For those that aren't, you'll get the general idea from my story...Enjoy!

***Sir Falin and the Return of the Ironstar Clan***

Rejoice! All good folk of Daggerdale! Not all is dark in the land! A great evil has been put down, and a strong ally has been gained!

Rem put down his mug of ale with a clang as the patrons of the Broken Dagger looked at him with wonder. The rotund hin sat back in his chair thoroughly pleased with himself as he thought of the events from the past few months.

"Aye, I saw most of the assault on the mines..." Rem said with a grin. "Many good folk from Dagger Falls assisted in the effort, and quite a few did not return. Indeed, none would have returned had it not been for the efforts of Falin Ironaxe, the stout D'Tarig dwarf, and local hero Kerrick Mac'Larian."

"It took three full assaults by brave adventurers from Daggerdale to finally throw down the the evil Duergar." Rem waved his hand dismissively. "No, no, good folk. I'll not tell the blow by blow story of each foray into the mines! Suffice to say, all manner of horrors faced the companions as the crept deeper into the mines; closer to the goal and the secret: Darksteel."

Rem took another draught of his ale as he continued. "The Duergar were unyielding in their defense of the mines. They fought fiercely, giving no quarter, and asking for none. The skillful gray dwarf mages, clerics and warriors drove at the party at every turn. And each time, Kerrick and Falin, at the forefront of the attack, turned the duergar back. Oh yes, there were others, Ruben, Drago, Ariana, and I, brave hin with the love of adventure, helped in the assault. Either scouting ahead of the group, or supporting the brave warriors in front of us with volleys of arrows and bolts aimed at the evil dwarves."

"Healers, priests and druids braved the depths to oust the gray dwarves from the mines to find the secret of Darksteel." The brave Jastra, who fell before the quest could be completed, Otiben; the forester, Yuki, the fair priestess, and even some of the Wind Walker company helped to cleanse the mines. All uniting to defeat the denizens of the mines: Duergar, Hook Horrors, and Umber Hulks. Even a goblin named Kardakel formed an unsteady truth with Falin to gain the ultimate prize!" Rem grinned as the shock of the goblin ally sunk into the collective crowd.

"Tis true, fellows! Strange allies, in strange times. But all would have been for not, had the companions not had this assistance. ((Others, feel free to add to the story here...I missed the part where Kardakel helped the party - I'd like to hear it myself)) But in the end, All fell before the determined assault of the Daggerdale adventurers, and the mines were finally won! The glowchamber; the source of the secret of Darksteel was back in dwarven hands! The promise of the riches of darksteel were close to being realized."

"The remaining companions gethered as Mark Tourbadour entered the mines for the first time in ages. As he walked through the mines, I could see that he knew his way, that the knowledge of memories almost forgotten. As he came to the door to the glowchamber, he stopped and admired the workmanship and magical runes on the door. Tears welled in him as he turned to the group. As he spoke, the party was shocked again, as Mark told his tale."

"This is a great day, my friends...For the King has Returned!" Mark exclaimed to the wonder of the group. "I am Markis Ironstar, king in exile of the Ironstar Clan, and today, I come home. What we have lost has been reclaimed, the secret and power of Darksteel has been found, and the Ironstar Clan is reborn!" Rem waited for the magnitude of this to sink into his audience.

"Mark spoke to the ancient dwarven guardian defending the glowchamber entrance and proclaimed himself the rightful heir to the Ironstar Clan. He bade the guardian take his eternal rest and led the party to the glowchamber, and opened the long closed doors of the great forge."

"The chamber was immense! Ancient dwarven runes and their fabeled craftmanship showed throughout the chamber. The heat beating against the companions' faces as they followed Mark into the glowchamber. Surrounded by molten lava, the forge and anvil, the centerpiece of the great forge."

"Mark pounded his hand on the anvil and roared with glee: I am home!" His eyes sparkled as he imagined the glory to come. Then, he turned to the party. Proclaiming himself King of the Ironstar Clan, he made his first proclamation." Rem paused for another drink.

"Falin, step forward and take a knee." Mark said in a commanding tone. This day could not have happened without your help, and the help of those you brought on this quest. For your efforts, I give you the Ironstar Mace to continue the fight in my stead, since I will be remaining here. You will be my first knight of the Ironstar Clan, for your bravery and honor has restored my throne.

Falin took the mace and rose to his feet. Knight and guardian of the Ironstar Clan, his eyes misty ((it's true, I swear they were!!)) as he held the mace proudly in his hand. Mark went to each companion next, beginning with the first among them, Kerrick. He presented each companion with a medallion, proclaiming them dwarf-friend and honored guest of the dwarves; the highest honor any non-dwarf can receive!

"You have my eternal thanks, my friends. I am deeply in your debt. I have much work to do, to get the mines and forges going again. But if you ever need me, you can find me here. I'll not leave these chambers again. Fear not for me, for I am happy with this." Mark said as he bid us farewell.

Rem sat back in his chair, feeling fully satisfied with his tale, and the story of the regaining of the secret of Darksteel. Yet one sceptical human looked at him with contempt. "How do you know all this hin?!? I think it's just a lie, told by a drunken halfling, and no of this has happened! What do you think of that, little one?" the tall man said as he towered over Rem Stoneybrook.

Rem's smiled widened even more, and he winked at the surly human. as he did so, his hand reached for something on a chain under his shirt. The human tensed until he saw the glint of a golden medallion emblazoned with the mark of the Ironstar Clan. "Because I was there...I was there" Rem smiled as he caressed the medallion thoughtfully.

~Rem Stoneybrook
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Well written Bel!

heh, want to write my ALFA application if my first one gets turned down? ;)

Sure, but as a lawyer, I charge $200/hour for my services ;) Gotta pay for thos lap dances, you know! :lol:

Good luck with the bar exams Sir Bel, although with 18 Int they should be a cinch! Hope to see you back in Alfa soon.

Thanks Erran...I'll still be around (I am addicted) I just need to limit my playing to just a few hours on the weekends.

Are you playing on a server now? Or working on Phlan? I've been to Arabel with my character, but I usually stick close to Dagger Dale.

Rem is knocking on the door of 4th level...A fair feat for ALFA!

I just got re-accepted into ALFA! Give me time to reinstall the game, read the rules, and I'll be online any day!!!

:good:

GREAT

Anothe SP-er on ALFA...

Post your character onto "How many ALFAns are there?" on this board so we'll know who are you in-game.


Congratulations :grin:

A taste of my second night on ALFA ...

Altga was weary as she unrolled her bedroll near the campfire. She had run and walked the lengths of Daggerdale, from the edge of the Lonely Voices, to the bridges far down the road.

As she was walking into the pub, she met a gentleman who proceeded to tell of a bandit hunt and a rather large purple worm on the loose. Intrigued, Altga met him by the River Gate to find out more.

There she met a group of powerful adventurers. The mighty cleric Kira, the bow-wielding Tania, the mystic Gaedylln (sp?), the foreign Katarna, and the undisciplined Brillian. Banding together, they journeyed out into the night, seeking the bandit in black.

Katanga took the lead, sulking from hill to tree, scouting for danger. It was a slow process, but not a drop of blood was lost due to her diligence.

After hours of creeping in the woods, we came to the bridge where the bandit was said to ambush travelers. Staying well back, we all drew bows, and at Kara's command, let loose.

Many shafts pierced that bandit's breast, but Tania's was the killing blow. I snuck forward to examine the body and see if more associates lurked about. The coast was clear, and the party began to go their separate ways. I had offered Tania the loot, as she dealt the final blow, but she seemed uninterested, so Kira and I sold and split the cash.

Soon after I was contracted to help rid a Berrypatch of a thief ... a large, rabid bear of a thief! Sneaking to the top of a hill in the middle of the berrypatch, I saw the bear standing over the corpse of a half-orc. A shiver ran through my spine, I had met a kind half-orc druid in the market just before this.

Keeping my perch on high ground, I notched an arrow and fire. The enrage beast shrugged the wound off, but could not seem to find me. I continued to seek cover while peppering arrows down on him. I hit 4 out of 4 arrows, and with a great roar, the beast fell.

Rushing down the hill, I found that the corpse was, indeed, the body of my friend Grumsh the Druid (droooid as he says). I gathered his belonging, but could not bear his enormous corpse back to town. Kneeling next to him in prayer, I sprinkled dirt on him, and left him to become one with nature.

As I returned to the Freedom Fighters headquarters to close my contract, I had a most unusual encounter ...

(formal post on the next encounter)

Altga walked over to the campfire by the River Gate, and stood in silence as the others bantered around her. Waiting for a break in the conversation, she hesitantly began to speak.

"I just encountered a drow in the heart of Daggerdale." That seemed to get their attention.

"I was walking into the Freedom Fighter's headquarters, when I noticed a man dressed in black entering the keep. He had taken his helm off, and to my horror I saw that he was a drow."

"Valor ruled over my common sense, and I followed him into the keep. Seeing he had no weapon in hand, I drew my two rapiers and demanded to know what business, foolishness or trickery brought him to our city. There is talk of the evil beasts invading ... had I encountered a scout?"

"He calmly turned to face me, his hands staying well away from his weapons. The door was opening and a large half-orc druid began to stomp in. He whispered, "If your curious and want more information on the drow invasion, meet me at the Red Rock." With that he brushed passed the large druid, into the night."

"I stood bewildered. The druid offered to help, but I thought coming armed with a party might trigger a bigger trap. It would be easier for me to sulk in, detect an ambush, and flee if I was alone."

"The Red Rock are was heavily patrolled by Freedom Fighters. Keeping my steel in hand, I circled the drow, looking for others of his ilk. Satisfied, I approached him. "Don't mind the steel, but I'm the cautious type. You had information on the invasion?"

"We continued the conversation in the inn. Alone at the bar, he took off his helm and I stared across the table into a set of red eyes right out of the stories that brought me home before curfew as a child."

"He tried to be pleasant, which caught me a bit off guard. There was little of the drow arrogance I've heard so much about. After a few long pulls off my wine flask, I asked him to begin his tale."

"To know of the invasion, you have to know the whole cast. There are four main groups. First, the citizens of Daggerdale. You know them well."

"Secondly," I countered, "The hordes of the underdark ... with whom I am drinking."

The drow chuckled. "Actually, we are not united in this. The main group, faithful to Loth (I had to spit and make a sign to protect from evil at that cursed name) has no wish to conquer your lands. We find it hot, infested with bugs, and plagued by a sun that seeks to turn us into ash."

"There is, however, a group who worships Vhaerun, Loth's twisted offspring. This group of renegades is banding together and seeks to conquer both the land above the crust of the earth and the land below.

"These renegades are headquartered in the northern city of Cormanthor, near the ruins of Myth Drannor in the Great Forest.

Recently, they have begun to steal from the followers of Loth, and are planning to destroy a surface-trading post that the Loth-drow have establish.

The core of these renegades is called "The Sons". This group seems to be the hand that aims the bow, and is beginning to seek targets in Daggerdale.

To make matters worse for us, according to this drow, the Sons have formed an alliance with the Zhents. Both parties wish the destruction of Daggerdale for their own fell reasons, the enemy of my enemy ...

Altga's voice trailed off. "I don't know if I was duped. I have no powers to detect lies, just my gut. But my gut said to trust him. The Loth-ites sent him to seek out the Sons' headquarters. It may be in the sewers, or deep in Zhent territory. From what he says, once this stronghold is established, he will bring from the underdark the most powerful magics Farun has seen to equip us, aiding us in the destruction of the Sons."

"This seems far too self-less of the drow, but then he reminded me that these worshippers of Vhaerun are stealing for the drow, and the saying is that the drow always do what's right ... for the drow. The need help to pull this thorn from their own side, a thorn that threatens us as well."

"I have no way of contacting him directly, his race keeps him hiding. However, he has also told his tale to Ariel Sunstream, and Varc'cirn the Ranger. If you see them, they can collaborate.

It wasn't until I was leaving his company that I thought to ask his name. It is Taj'mirri Tlabbar, Third Son of the Third House of Mezzoborum (sp?)j

I don't know where you stand on this, but I say, what harm is it to seek this drow stronghold. Destroying it, and any drow-harboring Zhents, will only benefit Daggerdale.

As for me, I will lend my bow to this quest, and seek to destroy the Sons.

*snort* Not such an easy task to destroy a Drow stronghold. I think for one such as I, still new to adventuring, it would be suicide.

Coward.

Luck be a Lady!

~Rem

*snicker* If Rem is so eager to die, I will mourn his loss, and then loot his body for some nice equipment! :lol:

Nice equipment? Don't go spreading that around...People'll start gunning for me.

I am just a poor businesshin trying to make a living in the Dale...

Haven't you realized why Rem is still alive? Because I go first. Always. The enemy never kills the scout! They let him pass to draw in the main body!

Tactics 101

Bah! Rem is alive because his friends resurrected him! :lol:

Bah! Rem is alive because had enough gold on his body to be resurrected!!!!

Tehehe. Money does you no good if you're dead and nobody knows it, or cares :)

The money on that dead half-orc sure came in handy for me!

Glad you had a good time Math. Although, it was a bit of overkill the five of us taking on that poor 'ol bandit ;) And I wouldn't call Kira mighty....yet :p

What do you mean? 1Xp + 13 GP in bootie...that was worth it! :rolleyes:

Darn Kat-woman

You only got 1xp for the whole encounter and the quest? That's not right....your PC should have got 1xp when the bandit died, and then 30xp when we went and told Lent in the Freedom Fighters HQ. That 30xp should have been rewarded with the gold :confused: If not, we should mention it to Mem.

Sometimes multiple people in the party have to talk to Lent before everyone who deserves it gets the reward. Mat, if you didn't get the reward from Lent try talking to him again. If you still don't get it, why, you have the grand opportunity to kill the bandit again!

Oh, one other thing... Had you gotten the contract from Lent before you went?

Thistler sat up quickly, cursing herslef for deciding to camp out in the wilds... The most idiotic mistake she'd made so far...
With rumours of Drow flying throughout the Dales, being in the wilds at nightfall was not good for your life span.
Quickly shoveling her items into her pack, she hide in the shadows, and started the quick walk back to Dagger Falls. Thistler was lucky, there was little activity on the roads at this time of night, and she was quickly able to reach the gates into Dagger Falls.

The young halfling sighed with happiness, at the sight of a warm capfire, she collapsed down under the cover of a tall oak tree, soon she was joined by another adventurer, they chatted for a while, until a tall woman walked past, by the name of Snenka, offering the promise of free breakfast at he Broken Dagger, as any self respecting adventurer would, we were quick to accept. And so, at dawn we were to make our way to the tavern as soon as dawn broke.

*gosh, this is turning into a novel*

Later we were joined by two other adventurers, Arinna and Larmach (sp?) Together, all four of us ventured into town for our free breakfast. *literally we roleplayed breakfast for an hour. RL. 0.o* During our brekfast conversation, the Innkeep came over and asked how we were, and the subject of darts came up. (Arianna metioned trying to use Rem as a dart board, but he moved to quick. Don't know what to think about that)

Later helped another adventurer with the Berry patch contract.

I was on for three hours straight last night :DAnd I actaully managed to get back to Dagger Falls before having to quit this time.

I wish they made a great multi-player game like NWN to the IE engine. My cpu is too lousy to take NWN into it and I wants to play online and the IE games suck on this.

I basically bought a new computer so NWN would run better! How crazy is that?

Very crazy. The only good thing about NWN is ALFA, the rest skúcks.

I agree. The single player is mediocre. Unless you play modules you've made yourself (which I haven't quite mastered yet) or played some of the custom mods out there.

There are other decent online worlds out there. But I agree, ALFA is by far the best!

Sir Bel, I'm doing virtually the same thing (buying a new computer for just one game)

I had a spiffy new PC when by the time NWN came out in the UK anyway.

Having a go at making my own Modules, but I'm not doing very well...

I must agree that single player is quite poor, I end up spending a lot of time browsing through multiplayer servers and on ALFA.

Last night was GREAT !!!

I'm so happy i can play on ALFA again.

We were a witness to a boy who sneaked out of the White Chalk Hollow (a village near Orcs). Well actualy his mother told us when she was looking for him outside the village.

Our group censisted of 6 members. We flew through osme orcs on our rescue mission, tore them apart and continued :D
Eventualy we met some Zhentarims who seemed like priests, and an altar with small bones on it. We knew what befell the boy. We killed the Zhents when a freedom fighter arrived with two guards and accused us of killing the boy. It turned out he was his father. One of us went to the altar and studied it (he was a wizard). He couldnt decipher anything.
A minute later a Tiefling appeared. We all backed off a bit, ready for a fight. But she didnt look like she'd going to attack us instantly so we tried to speak to her. No effect. Our wizard theorised that the Zhent must've summoned her using the child as a focus. She didnt like tha guards around her so she killed all of them in one attack each.
Those of us who were a bit more wise than our wizard backed off a bit more, in case she attacked. He boldly went right beside her and demanded that she told him what he wished to know. Death-wish it seemed.
But then she just dissapeared, but not without telling us that she'll doom our precious Daggerdale. :eek:

Well, we could do little else than go back the way we came to the White Chalk Hollow to report our failure ot save the boy to her mother. Even more, she asked us if we saw her housband who was a freedom figher who also went looking for her boy. We told him he's dead too. :p

Then i suggested we all just sit down in a tavern and get something to drink at last. Surely enough our dwarf took it instantly and we went in. Another of our party was a bit more righteus and went to report all this to authorities. We just let him, while we sat in nice warm tavern each with a mug of ale in his hand, telling each other stories of heroics. Surely enough there was already dark outside and it started raining again, so we were all quite happy about where we were.

And most importatly none of us fell.


And i got a extra XP award for good role-playing. Damn am i proud of that :grin: :grin:

You get rewards for good roleplaying? That's just so Übercool.

Roleplaying rewards are not consistently applied across all of ALFA, so it's generally up to the DM who's running that particular event. Generally, DMs will reward good roleplaying (to some extent) or, roleplaying that advances a goal or objective. I prefer the later to the former myself ;)