From: Jhez Salin (Jhez_at_wanadoo.dk)
Date: Sun Jan 18 2004 - 21:13:37 GMT
"As far as your reasoning as to Karma Rituals - yes it does, to a point. I
still disagree with you. We were easily loud enough to attract anything
within hearing range already. If something was going to attack us, it would
have by then. We were 11 persons in an elsehow abandoned part of a dungeon.
The noise we made could wake the dead. Still, the decision is not yours to
make, but ours as a group."
"Do you care to comment on the other part of the question? Do you consider
yourself the leader of this group? And by what right?"
Illyana is still as calm and unemotional as an Obsidiaman. Her eyes meets
T'sunamis without blinking and she holds his stare.
On 18. januar 2004 21:55, David Dankel [SMTP:stgdankel_at_gmx.net] wrote:
> "That is two distinct questions," the warrior replies, "and it would be
> easier to address the second first and the first second."
>
> "The decision to forego Karma Rituals was done so because the potential
was
> not worth the risk involved. I'm not certain everyone fully realized the
> dangers of being trapped the catacombs beneath Parlainth with no way of
> knowing when or how we'd be able to return to the surface.
>
> "As I said this morning, in a place such as that, the best chance of
> surviving a fight with the corrputed denizens of Parlainth is to avoid it
in
> the first place. That means moving quickly and quietly - getting out
> without being found. Waiting around for everyone to spread out, find
space
> for their Rituala, do what is required, recover their breath if
necessary,
> and then regroup was time that could be better spent finding a way to the
> surface. As long as we stayed, it was quite possible something had
detected
> our presence. There was no reason to remain in one place any longer than
> necessary to find out.
>
> "I have not seen your personal Ritual, but I've seen Rafenye's. She
would
> have been bounding about the entire room, sword flailing wildly, shouting
> insults at every shadow and stone in the chamber for the entire Ritual.
The
> worked stone passages beneath the Parlainth would have carried echos of
her
> Taunts, or any loud noises made by anyone, far and wide, letting anyone -
or
> anything - nearby know of our presence if they didn't already.
>
> "All for what? Unless someone here has been less than truthful, no one
has
> yet completed their Apprentiship. First and Second Circle Adepts have
> hardly mastered the art of the Karma Ritual enough to draw a large amount
of
> magic to their patterns. Had any of the ruins' inhabitance been drawn by
> the commotion, any Karma drawn would have likely been expended driving
them
> off. Add to that the wounds that would be suffered, if we even survived,
> and you would have lost far more than gained.
>
> "No, the risks of performing Karma Rituals far outwieghed the possible
> rewards. There was no reason to risk the entire pary for what little
> benefit they would have resulted in. I had given my abbreviated reasons
> twice this morning, and they were not heeded. I interrupted you because
it
> was the quickest way to end the stalemate. You may consider my actions
> rude, but protecting the lives of the group takes precedent over
'ettiquite'
> in situations such as that. It is because we moved quickly, we have the
> time, now, to sit in the safety of this inn and discuss the situation
> further.
>
> "As for the dangers of the Karma Ritual - I won't pretend to have
> experienced anyone's Ritual but my own. Pehaps I am closer to my
Discipline
> than most, but my Ritual has always been accompanied by the rush of
energy
> into my pattern, invigorating it and me as my essence is strengthened.
The
> sensation is not unlike swimming deep beneath the Serpent - the energy
> washes around - and through - me like a current, wrapping around me as I
> draw nearer to my Discipline. Through my Talents I can tap this energy
and
> draw it into myself, harnassing it for later use.
>
> "I am no magician, but it is my understanding this Astral flow is not
unlike
> the casting of a spell. Obviously it is not the exact same - the energy
is
> stored instead of used to force a spell into existance - but the
> similarities are there regardless. I assume we all know of the
magicians'
> Matrices - the astral constructs they use to protect themself from this
> energy, but unfortunately the rest of us can not benefit from similar
> protection.
>
> "The only methods we have of perfecting our Ritual and ensuring our
safety
> is through practice. Our methods are sloppy compared to the Wardens of
our
> Disciplines. There exists a clear margin for error, one which very well
may
> have a high price.
>
> "Obviously this is all speculation based on conversations held with my
> ship's elementalist. While we could not conclusively prove the theory
that
> a Karma Ritual can be dangerous, he did agree it was a definite
possibility.
>
> "Astran has already voiced his disagreement, and under different
> circumstances I would feel compelled to discuss it further, and perhaps
ask
> him to watch the Astral reflection of our rituals to determine if it is
the
> case. However given the combat with the ghouls, we must consider the
> possibility his opinion in these matters is... compromised. I consider
the
> question as to if something may possibly taint a Namegiver one to be
posed
> to a Wizard whom we can be certain would give an 'unbiased' opinion.
>
> T'sunami reached for his mug, signalling he was finished. "Does that
answer
> your questions?" he asked before downing its contents.
>
>
> > > > > > [ o o c ] < < < < <
> I've been trying to send this damn thing since 1:00 (-600 GMT). My
internet
> connection is fading in and out for some reason - hopefully everyone will
> recieve it before I'm 30.
>
> Yeah, I'm 24 now.
>
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