Wed Oct 22 13:25:21 2008

At 12 o'clock AM, Day of the Moon, 35th of the Month of the Winter Wolf
on the Theran calendar Ardfil perished, never to return.

Race:	arial
Class:	warrior
Level:	51
Alignment:	Good
Ethos:	Neutral
Cabal:	FORTRESS, the Fortress of Light
Age:	28
Hours:	151

I liked our fights. You were pretty tought. And then poof...you just stop apearing.

man that sucks! where did you go? I loved ardfil. you even made it into my role :(

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(outdoor)> sa Now that we could.
You say 'Now that we could.'

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(outdoor)> sa But first, let's see if we can give the Cardinal kittens.
You say 'But first, let's see if we can give the Cardinal
kittens.'

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(outdoor)> hold deck
You stop using a phoenix-hilted dagger.
You hold the Deck of Fate in your hands.

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(outdoor)> eq
You are using:
<worn on finger> a signet ring engraved with a phoenix
<worn on finger> a signet ring engraved with a phoenix
<worn around neck> something.
<worn around neck> a Gaidin medallion
<worn on body> the hide of the Ancient Blue Dragon
<worn on head> a silver-gray basinet
<worn on face> a steel avian mask
<worn on legs> a pair of black breeches
<worn on claws> a pair of steel-taloned boots
<worn on hands> some studded leather work gloves
<worn on arms> a phylactery of potence
<worn on wings> a pair of silver-tipped feathered ribbons
<worn about waist> the belt of strength
<worn around wrist> the Bracelet of Charms
<worn around wrist> a braided silver bracer
<mainhand wielded> (Glowing) a phoenix-hilted dagger
<held in hand> the Deck of Fate

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(outdoor)> exam fate
You do not see that here.

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(outdoor)> ope deck
You open the Deck of Fate.
You draw the card of The Tower from the Deck of Many Things.
Looking at the face of the card, you feel walls closing in around you...
Cell of the Condemned
This ten by ten chamber is cold and unfurnished. The mortared stone
walls are damp to the touch and the floor reeks of dung and urine. A
small iron door to the south prevents your from leaving. Inspirational
quotes are carved into the walls here and there by those that never left
this realm.

]
A few splintered bones lie scattered across the floor.

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> eq
You are using:
<worn on finger> a signet ring engraved with a phoenix
<worn on finger> a signet ring engraved with a phoenix
<worn around neck> something.
<worn around neck> a Gaidin medallion
<worn on body> the hide of the Ancient Blue Dragon
<worn on head> a silver-gray basinet
<worn on face> a steel avian mask
<worn on legs> a pair of black breeches
<worn on claws> a pair of steel-taloned boots
<worn on hands> some studded leather work gloves
<worn on arms> a phylactery of potence
<worn on wings> a pair of silver-tipped feathered ribbons
<worn about waist> the belt of strength
<worn around wrist> the Bracelet of Charms
<worn around wrist> a braided silver bracer
<mainhand wielded> (Glowing) a phoenix-hilted dagger
<held in hand> the Deck of Fate

<848/848 77/608 903/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(7 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> gt Hah, there we go
You tell your group 'Hah, there we go'

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> gt Straight to Hell
Isendor tells you 'Imprisoned?'

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> gt Straight to Hell.
exam You tell your group 'Straight to Hell.'

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> exam desk

Synoria tells the group 'Hmm?'

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> You do not see that here.

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> exam deck
This is a small box containing a deck of cards. The backs
are decorated with a blue field with a yellow symbol of each
of the four suits of the minor Arcana of the Tarot deck:
Swords, Staves, Cups, and Coins.

The deck of fate is a container, made of paper, and weighs 1 pounds 0 ounces.
It is closed.

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> ope deck
You open the Deck of Fate.
You draw the card of Temperance from the Deck of Many Things.
Looking at the card, you suddenly feel average and mundane.

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> aff
You are affected by:
Commune: 'crusade' modifies save vs spell by -12 for 51 hours.
Commune: 'crusade' modifies hit roll by 6 for 51 hours.
Power: 'mantle of the phoenix' for 48 hours.
Power: 'mantle of the phoenix' for 48 hours.
Skill: 'sharpen sight' for 21 hours.
Commune: 'holy strength' modifies strength by 4 for 6 hours.
Skill: 'warcry' modifies save vs spell by -13 for 6 hours.
Skill: 'warcry' modifies hit roll by 7 for 6 hours.
Physical effect: 'flight' for -1 hours.
Power: 'eyes of flame' for -1 hours.

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> sc
Ardfil Cloudraker the Skyborn Arrow of Light
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Level : 51 Sex : male Race : arial
Ethos : Neutral Align : Good Class : warrior
Practices: 5 Trains : 0 Hometown : Voralian City
Exp : 512900 To Level : 24350 Sphere : Combat
Age : mature, 28 years old (148 hours)
Hit Point: 848 /848 Mana : 114 /608 Move : 972 /981
Str : 18(19) Int : 18(19) Wis : 18(18)
Dex : 18(25) Con : 17(17) Chr : 17(18)
Carry # : 31/39 Weight : 218 lb 7 oz (Max 352 lbs)
Gold : 4 Silver : 61 Copper : 67
Wimpy : 400 hp Morale : Resolute Position : Resting
Hitroll : 34 Damroll : 31
AC pierce : -133 Divinely armored AC bash : -113 Divinely armored
AC slash : -133 Divinely armored AC magic : -62 Heavily armored
AC element: -121 Divinely armored
vs Spell : Heavily protected vs Paralysis: Well protected
vs Breath: Barely protected vs Mental: Not protected
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Summon : You can only be summoned by players within PK range.
Corpseguard: You attempt to guard corpses from lower level looters.
Rescue : You allow others to rescue you.
Give : You allow things to be given to you.
Trust : You trust your group and your cabal with questionable spells/supplications.
Follow : You accept followers.
You are definitely hungry.
You have 0 weapon specializations.
You have 0 legacy choices.
You are specialized in dagger.
You are specialized in spears and staffs.
You see your foes better than they do through Striking the Shadow's Footfall.
You move from one strike to the next with the speed of the Whirlwind of Steel.
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You are affected by:
Commune: 'crusade' modifies save vs spell by -12 for 51 hours.
Commune: 'crusade' modifies hit roll by 6 for 51 hours.
Power: 'mantle of the phoenix' for 48 hours.
Power: 'mantle of the phoenix' for 48 hours.
Skill: 'sharpen sight' for 21 hours.
Commune: 'holy strength' modifies strength by 4 for 6 hours.
Skill: 'warcry' modifies save vs spell by -13 for 6 hours.
Skill: 'warcry' modifies hit roll by 7 for 6 hours.
Physical effect: 'flight' for -1 hours.
Power: 'eyes of flame' for -1 hours.

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> ope deck
Synoria tells the group 'You just refuse to listen, don't you.'

<848/848 114/608 972/981 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> ope deck
You open the Deck of Fate.
You draw the card of Death from the Deck of Many Things.
The figure of Death seems to rise from the card and beckon you.
You feel a sharp, stabbing pain in your chest...
You are no longer resistant to lightning.
You have died, but the Carrion Fields are not finished with you yet!
Your soul is returned to the realms in the form of a ghost.
You will return to your corporeal state in a short while.
Be careful, for even a ghost should fear some dangers!
You feel some of your vitality drain out of you with this death.
The Deck of Many Things fades out of existence.

<1/818 1/598 951/951 24350tnl(-26.49%)(8 PM)(civilized)(indoor)> sta
You stand up.



Synoria, you are a far wiser player than I am. I'll PM you when you delete ;)

This is a character I planned to imm with. Except two crazily coincidental things went so completely wrong I had to accept it was fate telling me not to imm. I'm not a religious person, but i'm affraid I am a big believer in Fate irl.

1. I wrote a role about a constantly failing arial, who somehow succeeded. Just never in ways he imagined. Ie: he set out to be an awesome assassin, and ended up a really deathly warrior with zero stealth skill and a habit of screaming things.

2. I got the worst draw on the Deck of Fate possible. Seriously. That is an epic 3 cards to pick. The only way it could have been worse is if you switched the last two draws around :D

Then I decided that I was unhappy with spec/legacy choices. It wasn't that I didn't want to play a warrior who wasn't OP but it's the fact I've played only 3 warrior heroes in my CF career. I really wanted to feel I'd played their height before devoting a lot of time to imming. I think it's after this I realised despite an exceedingly diverse character list, in character and builds, I still had far too much I wanted to try. So I chickened out and just let it auto instead of going the awesome fix-my-character-plz route. Thanks to the forties all the same for putting up with Ardfil's damn-it-I'm-going-to-succeed attitude. Unfortunately, I knew OOC that he was going to fail. It was his role to be a spectacular but inspiring failure whenever he tried to distinguish himself :P

Yhorian

Why the hell would you roll a Yhorian character that was a Baer sphere but worshipped SHokai?? Why!? Meannie.

Come back to the Fort again.

You could have asked me to fix your Temperance'd crap. I would have quested you for it.

It was like I said. I didn't need a reason NOT to try imming, I have some very serious reasons I want to. But I am a huge sucker for Fate in general, and for some reason it actually felt like the character was telling me he was going to be a huge success of a failure. Or a failure of a success. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing myself, i think that's why i loved the character idea. Anyway, point is, stuff seemed to be telling me 'Not now.' so I listened and will try again another day. I really love wearing a character, but like any disguise it can get old if it doesn't fit perfectly.

Enjoy!

You'd be surprised who/how I killed with those stats :) They were The irony being that I spent five minutes bemoaning how ####ty I was going to be against x,y,z - I then went out and killed y and z, sending x fleeing for the hills. The lesson here is that you would be surprised how little you lose by taking away certain aspects of the game. I'm not saying having those aweful stats wasn't a great drawback - x,y and z should have technically pwned me - but CF is a diverse and random world. Even a double defensive shifter has a chance to kill a lich with the right attitude and a lot of perserverance. It made me learn that PKing is never straightfoward - and given time and patience anyone can kill an uber character.

DONT #### WITH THE DECK OF MANY THINGS. EVER. EVER EVER EVER.

Silly Yhorian :P