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Questioning chirine ba kal

Started by Bren, June 14, 2015, 02:55:18 PM

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AsenRG

#5955
April 15, 2017, 02:11:05 PM
Quote from: Hrugga;957416Thank you Uncle. Any particular clans know for their adeptness at this sort of thing...?

H:0)

Ksarul worshipping-ones are bound to pop up in the answer to this, for is he not the one who deals in Secrets:)?
Also, I suspect, the priests of Karakan would be there. If you're not going for total slaughter, spies are the way to ensure you have all the tactical advantages you'd ever need;).
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Hrugga

#5956
April 15, 2017, 02:14:06 PM Last Edit: April 15, 2017, 03:26:47 PM by Hrugga
Quote from: AsenRG;957417Ksarul worshipping-ones are bound to pop up in the answer to this, for is he not the one who deals in Secrets:)?
Also, I suspect, the priests of Karakan would be there. If you're not going for total slaughter, spies are the way to ensure you have all the tactical advantages you'd ever need;).

Lord Asen,

Thanks...

H;0)

AsenRG

#5957
April 15, 2017, 03:00:36 PM
Well, that's just my interpretation, mighty Hrugga, but I find it fun to try and see how often it would match the "canonical" one;)!
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Hrugga

#5958
April 15, 2017, 03:29:29 PM
Quote from: AsenRG;957424Well, that's just my interpretation, mighty Hrugga, but I find it fun to try and see how often it would match the "canonical" one;)!

Very Logical...That is always fun!!!

H:0)

chirine ba kal

#5959
April 15, 2017, 05:03:19 PM
Quote from: Hrugga;957416Thank you Uncle. Any particular clans know for their adeptness at this sort of thing...?

H:0)

No really; they all do it, and don't announce it to everyone. Me, I'd tend to agree with Asen, and go to the Ksarul clans, but then you'd be worried abut being able to trust them...

chirine ba kal

#5960
April 15, 2017, 05:04:01 PM
Quote from: AsenRG;957417Ksarul worshipping-ones are bound to pop up in the answer to this, for is he not the one who deals in Secrets:)?
Also, I suspect, the priests of Karakan would be there. If you're not going for total slaughter, spies are the way to ensure you have all the tactical advantages you'd ever need;).

Like I say, everybody does it. Some are more trust worthy then others, though.

Gronan of Simmerya

#5961
April 15, 2017, 05:26:03 PM
Quote from: chirine ba kal;957411Same as it has been done for centuries, with eyes and ears on the ground to find out what's going on and report back. The vast majority of what's referred to as 'tradecraft' does not need or require either sorcery or other things - if anything, these take the place of what are called 'technical means'. Especially as these are also pretty limited in range, unless you're an Undying Wizard. The vast majority of information gathering work in the Five Empires involves sending people to meetings, cultivating contacts, and information from sources. (Remember Lady Tsahul?) If you want to know more about this kind of thing, try Tom Clancy's Red Cardinal sub-series inside the Jack Ryan series. Quite a lot of very good tradecraft in there, and quit a lot of which we used over the years in Phil's campaign.

Espionage requires a deft and subtle touch to succeed, and a lot of very thoughtful thinking on the part of the players and GM.

* takes off helmet and rubs temples * Chirine, have I ever said how much I hate covert ops?...
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

chirine ba kal

#5962
April 15, 2017, 05:30:15 PM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;957445* takes off helmet and rubs temples * Chirine, have I ever said how much I hate covert ops?...

Why yes, you have, my General, right about the moments that Jajal and Origo came screaming back over the hill with the objects of their 'covert' missions in Very Hot Pursuit... :rolleyes:

Shemek hiTankolel

#5963
April 15, 2017, 07:02:09 PM
Quote from: chirine ba kal;957447Why yes, you have, my General, right about the moments that Jajal and Origo came screaming back over the hill with the objects of their 'covert' missions in Very Hot Pursuit... :rolleyes:

Go on please. Do tell what exactly was in pursuit...

Shemek.
Don\'t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

chirine ba kal

#5964
April 15, 2017, 07:25:37 PM
Quote from: Shemek hiTankolel;957452Go on please. Do tell what exactly was in pursuit...

Shemek.

Well, let's see...

Yan Koryani, Mu'uglavyani, Salarvyani, Tsolyani, Livyani, Milumaniyani, Pechani, Mihalli, Killumaniyani, Ssu, Hlyss, Haida Pakallans. This is not the entire list, just what I can think of off the top of my head.

Gronan of Simmerya

#5965
April 15, 2017, 08:08:36 PM
The noise of their passage would have waked the dead, were they not bringing up the rear.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Hrugga

#5966
April 15, 2017, 09:23:59 PM Last Edit: April 15, 2017, 09:29:09 PM by Hrugga
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;957445* takes off helmet and rubs temples * Chirine, have I ever said how much I hate covert ops?...

Which is worse? Covert ops or deserts...?

H:0)

PS Glorious General what then is good in life...?

Dulahan

#5967
April 18, 2017, 02:50:26 PM
Quote from: chirine ba kal;956490Yes, we did. Bednjallan times, Engsvanyali times, and Classical Tsolyanu - about 500 years before present - are all ones that spring instantly to mind.

No, it hasn't really come up, before.

Such a shame there's not a Bedjnallan History tome equivalent to the Engsvanyali one.  

Of course, I love the histories, so I devour that stuff.

chirine ba kal

#5968
April 18, 2017, 05:22:11 PM
Quote from: Dulahan;957959Such a shame there's not a Bedjnallan History tome equivalent to the Engsvanyali one.  

Of course, I love the histories, so I devour that stuff.

Agreed. There's a lot of the history that we'll never know for sure.

Dulahan

#5969
April 18, 2017, 05:55:37 PM
A different observation.  It's weird how views and understandings change with time.  I've been trying to research Sarku's temple more carefully due to prominent potential NPCs in my game, and finding that... wow, I'm sorta 'getting' Sarku a lot more.  Like enough that I can definitely see the appeal of his worship amongst the common folk outside of the typical "Woohoo I wanna be undead" sorts, and indeed, ignoring ever doing that.

My initial impressions were definitely formed by first reads of the novels, sourcebook, and Mitlanyal back in college.   But over a decade later, it's definitely different.

Of course, reading the novels again might change that right back when Dhic'hune shows up...
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