Completed Play-by-Post: In Search of the Sorcerer

[nikolokolus]

"Does the name Pelagia mean aught to you? One of our comrades, a paladin, was searching for someone of that name."

Aphrodisias shakes her head, "No. I can't say it does, but it's a common enough name."

"We did speak to a Koren that was not our Koren. He was a younger mind, so his descriptions were dated. Curious how such magics were performed, but I'm no mage."

Aphrodisias twists the corners of her mouth looking a little uncertain how to proceed, "Uh . . . I don't know everything Koren did in his researches, but he once told me he had discovered certain 'contingencies' and that he thought he'd found a way to cheat death without necromancy. I never pressed him and he never revealed much more about it."

 

[Grimgravy]

"He did day he sent a 'call' to his apprentices. He was concerned and surprised none of answered the call directly. Djivan sent me in his stead with scant information as to what to expect."

 

[nikolokolus]

She nods, "I felt a pull, but nothing I couldn't resist and Ymae's magic compelled me to stay in any case. How Djivan subverted Koren's geas is beyond me though . . . that should not have been possible. Perhaps Abazion did something?"

 

[Grimgravy]

"That's possible considering he killed Koren. I dound this scroll on a burned corpse outside the tower. Maybe you or Urash could decipher it. It gave me a head ache." Rhenmyr shows the scroll from the bone case.

 

[nikolokolus]

Ymae takes it and unfurls it, "It could take me some time to decipher it, but if you wish I can try."

Spoiler

New rules apply here on the deciphering of magic texts and other arcana. No more "read magic," it's a process of study that can take weeks. This is because there is no longer a magical language; every sorcerer writes notes and formulae to help them understand the spells they know that is highly personal, see pg. 100 in the rules, but this summarizes the process:

• You must know the language the spell is written in. This requires a language roll.
• For every three weeks of study roll INTx1% to see if the spell is deciphered.
• This process doesn't erase the spell, but transcribes it to your grimoire

Reading a written spell directly from whatever it is written on, to "cast it" is different than transcription.

• Roll a language roll to understand the words (if written in a language less than 60 percentiles)
• Roll INTx3% to ensure proper interpretation of the symbology and hidden meanings buried in the arcane writing.
• This casts the spell and wipes it from the written surface.
• It consumes your magic points. If this drops you to zero you are knocked unconscious for an hour

 

[nikolokolus]

"Now then, what's this I hear about Fidach and Oona dead? What happened?"

 

[L'ennui]

"We left them behind when we ventured into the den of Blaidd Mawr. Our comrade here (Urash points at Rhenmyr) had a vision... it did not bode well for Fidadh and Oona. It spoke of terrible death."

 

[Grimgravy]

"I believe I saw through Oona's eyes. Fidach was torn apart by two wolf men, Uvan and Rashid I presume, and Oona captured."

 

[nikolokolus]

Aphrodisias narrows her eyes and purses her lips, "Sometimes a vision is of what may come to pass, not always what has come to pass. But . . . there may be a way to find out. I'm far too weary today to attempt any magicking, but come back tomorrow. If somebody can fetch something of Oona's -- something personal that would have meant a lot to her, or even better a hair, a nail clipping, etc. -- then I can be much more specific and learn a great deal more."

"Now then . . ." She stands up and rubs her temple with a forefinger, "It's been a very eventful day, and I'm very, very tired. If you absolutely have anything else you'd need to ask me now that can't wait until the morning then speak. Else, I'm going to bid you good afternoon, good evening and good 'morrow."

 

[L'ennui]

"Actually... before you retire, I would appreciate your appraisal of this artifact. It is a mystery to me... perhaps less so to you?"

Urash takes out the floating black orb from the pool in Blaidd Mawr's cave and shows it to Aphrodisias.

 

[Grimgravy]

"I imigine Ru's feather cloak can wait until the morning."

 

[Siveon]

Spoiler

Hey give me a second!

Marcán raises his eyebrows. "Well, Oona gave me this. It might help." Marcán places the infinity-shaped knot into the bowl before bidding the mage farewell.

 

[Wayward Son]

Mab bids all a good night and goes to find a place to sleep off the past few days.

 

[L'ennui]

Urash stuffs the orb back into his sack.

"I will return after you rest, then. Perhaps I will also be able to assist you with the scroll, we shall see."

 

[nikolokolus]

Aphrodisias nods and motions to a wooden bowl on a small table. "Leave it if you wish; that too will take some study and I suspect I'll need your help as well."

She notes the infinity knot given to Marcán by Oona and smiles faintly, "very well, that might be just the thing."

CODA

And with that, an end to Swords & Wizardry and a continuation with Chaosium's Magic World (Stormbringer/Elric!) rules.

 

[L'ennui]

Spoiler

Fare thee well, Swords and Wizardry. We hardly knew ye.

 

[nikolokolus]

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