Don't you *love* it when...

[Elrond]

Round 2:
* A powerful surge of negative Nevernal energy washes over your foe
@ Enemy loses 100
* The Ring of Mayhem vibrates as it unleashes a powerful wave of negative Nevernal energy against your enemy...
@ Enemy loses 15
* You execute a stroke worthy of your Archmaster level of mastery in Weaponry: Staves...
@ +66 MR for this round.
* You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 12

* You've SLAIN your foe!

Too bad that was against an ant instead of something more powerful...

Sorry for the late comment; but that's what they call "disproportionate use of force!" I don't think there was anything to clean up after that fight!

@ Spencer: congrats on your lucky Tarn Orbs run!

[Young Ned]

Sorry for the late comment; but that's what they call "disproportionate use of force!" I don't think there was anything to clean up after that fight!

Is that the current military jargon for what they used to call "overkill"? (Which was also military jargon originally.)

But yeah, what was left of that ant could have been cleaned up with a spatula and a paper towel (and you wouldn't have needed more than one paper towel)... :)

[Elrond]

Is that the current military jargon for what they used to call "overkill"? (Which was also military jargon originally.)

But yeah, what was left of that ant could have been cleaned up with a spatula and a paper towel (and you wouldn't have needed more than one paper towel)... :)

The "DUoF" might be more technical than "overkill." And DUoF does not have to necessarily result in a kill (technically speaking).

[thingirl]

Must... Resist... big... orange... off-topic... flagging...

... When your Youth Pastor asks you to preach on Jonah? (Not kidding, this is gonna be fun.) And you have the rest of today and tomorrow to get your sermon together and a little bit of Sunday to read over it and fix stuff before you meet with him to go over it together? Thankfully, I'm not actually preaching until at least next week.

[Oldschool]

You log on to find a spate of announcements including this tidbit.


The new game server is well-equipped to handle our ever-growing population of adventurers.


Good for the GM. And I sincerely hope they all go AG and "donate me down" the ranks.

[racey]

You get....

Your eyes suddenly spring open, at almost exactly the moment the sounds of the world once again rush in to fill your ears.

You're both startled and relieved to find yourself standing just outside the tall, crumbling arch through which you entered the ruined city.

You hear something rattling about amongst your possessions.

Well done, Trent! Your successful and complete exploration of the upper sections of Tarn, and the first of its lower levels, is a feat worthy of a master adventurer. You will soon be able to delve further into the lower reaches of the ruined city, where you will do battle with the Tarn-Hurn and his deadly minions...

XP +512 You've been awarded a total of 512 Experience...
512 xp applied to general...

XP +128 You've been awarded 128 Experience...
128 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

XP +1,088 You've been awarded a total of 1,088 Experience...
1,088 xp applied to general...

Thankful to have explored the upper ruins (and the first of the lower levels) of Tarn and lived to tell about it, you take a few moments to check over your equipment and get your bearings before turning and setting off on your way.

After getting a 128 then 2 straight 64's on Saturday, 3 straight 64's on Sunday and 3 straight 64's again today and on the first 2 I only got an orb after not going to the lower level. Yeah 128!!!!

[shadowblack]

Success: You'll need to pick a number greater than or equal to 75 to succeed.
Total Bonus: 75

:D

[Oldschool]

Mega Kudos to Havoc for a friendly "reminder".

Versus a specific foe.....

Esoteric (after a blast from one BOG, hence the "stunned" text).....


* Your Black Steel Axe flies from your hand and spins into your undead foe...your enemy has been annihilated! The axe rapidly returns to your hand.
@ Enemy loses 1834
* You hack at your enemy with the Black Steel Axe
@ Enemy loses 2
* Your enemy is unable to attack this round...

* You've SLAIN your foe!
Virago.....


* Your Black Steel Axe flies from your hand and spins into your undead foe...your enemy has been annihilated! The axe rapidly returns to your hand.
@ Enemy loses 2955
* You execute a stroke worthy of your Grandmaster level of mastery in Weaponry: Hacking...
@ +36 MR for this round.
* You hack at your enemy with the Black Steel Axe
@ Enemy loses 5

* You've SLAIN your foe!
Voltan.....


* Your Black Steel Axe flies from your hand and spins into your undead foe...your enemy has been annihilated! The axe rapidly returns to your hand.
@ Enemy loses 3030
* You hack at your enemy with the Black Steel Axe
@ Enemy loses 0

* You've SLAIN your foe!

[scout1idf]

Don't you love it when you are forced to retreat in a MP battle and you look up and see....


____SP: ____|____ -12____



Talk about good timing with the Dragon Breath......

[spencer]

You get three FOD bands in four rounds fightin' ole Xarry :)

[scout1idf]

When you see.....


Guest | 9 min ago | Registering

I hope it's an old timer coming back to us....

[spencer]

Your eyes suddenly spring open, at almost exactly the moment the sounds of the world once again rush in to fill your ears.

You're both startled and relieved to find yourself standing just outside the tall, crumbling arch through which you entered the ruined city.

You hear something rattling about amongst your possessions.


Well done, Spencer Lionking! Your successful and complete exploration of the upper sections of Tarn, and the first of its lower levels, is a feat worthy of a master adventurer. You will soon be able to delve further into the lower reaches of the ruined city, where you will do battle with the Tarn-Hurn and his deadly minions...

XP +1,024 You've been awarded a total of 1,024 Experience...
1,024 xp applied to general...

XP +256 You've been awarded 256 Experience...
256 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

XP +1,088 You've been awarded a total of 1,088 Experience...
1,088 xp applied to general...


You've been awarded a rare and valuable Battle Marker! Be sure to SAVE YOUR GAME right away!

ITEM You've acquired: Battle Marker

Thankful to have explored the upper ruins (and the first of the lower levels) of Tarn and lived to tell about it, you take a few moments to check over your equipment and get your bearings before turning and setting off on your way.

Please continue...

And, it was orb #3!!

[spencer]

Followed immediately by this



The bright glow rapidly fades, and you're left feeling exhilerated and rejuvenated in its wake...

XP +768 You've been awarded 768 Experience...
768 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

You curiously note that the three blue orbs you placed in the impressions on the idol are gone.

ITEM You're no longer carrying: Blue Stone Orb

Please continue...:D

[Elrond]

Not a bad combo, Spencer! Congrats.

[Oldschool]

Considering my own penchant for forum mishaps and keeping the people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones saying in mind I'll probably pay in the proverbial spades but what the heck.

Typos did someone say typos......?

Hmmmm....... Is "little sister" rubbing off on "big brother" or vice versa? :cool:

Not a back combo, Spencer! Congrats.

Welcome to the forum and back to the game Voncritic.

According to the GM all the Startup Scenarios will eventually be put in game. Not sure of anymore than that or if they'll be added as AG only or both.

I think the following is a typo by TG but since I no longer maintain a non AG account I can't say for sure.


You can get 4 skills from Startup. I would recommend Horsemanship/Diplomacy/Thivery/Unarmed combat. What? No Arcana? How am I going to identify objects? The Sage in Hawklor is not available to non-AGs.


A while back Elumyr the Sage in Hawklor became available to non AG but it could've been switched back as TG has a non AG account. But I'm thinking it's a typo and should read noW especially based on the context of Thingirl's post.

Oh and I almost forgot :rolleyes: - congrats Spencer. :)

[Ankhmahor]

...when you return to Sryth and discover wondrous updates and just when you find out (from the Wiki) that the Startup Scenarios are gone and you feel sad... and then you stumble on them! :eek:

Then you find that Tarlaro has a drink that bumped my fledgling adventurer to 30% all over.

Hi all. Tis a good week for new beginnings :)

[thingirl]

Welcome to the game and forum, Ankhmahor!!! Nerdy question: which Pharaoh is that in your avatar?

Don't you love it when something someone wrote has you laughing so hard no sound comes out and you stand there clapping like a retarded seal?

LOL, Oldschhol!!!

[Oldschool]

Welcome back Ankhmahor.

Thingirl I was wondering if you saw that. ;)

And after reading your post I was wondering the same thing about Ankhmahor's avatar. Googling Ankhmahor should answer your question.

EDIT: Had to do some necrothreading.

Key up the eerie music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVSRm80WzZk) especially since I just posted about what you can remember vs. what you can't.

I fairly recently posted about the Hawkblade and recalled Ankhmahor was one of the posters in that thread. Link to the old forum thread is at the bottom of this post, http://www.srythforum.com/showpost.php?p=38237&postcount=5 And I like your avatar from the old forum as well Ankhmahor.

[Ankhmahor]

First things first.
Don't you love it after two years of (okay with some interruptions :p ) grinding Axepath I finally got the the Care(Bear) Blade! I can hardly believe it.

Thanks guys, tis good to be back. :)

Thingirl, I was fairly sure I knew who was on my avatar. Until you asked and I started doubting. So it is not Ramses II nor his dad Seti I, it just doesn't have the the family nose. Then I went with Amenhotep III and started grinding Axe... er... google images and I found:

http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/detail-gilded-coffin-of-tjuyac2a0-dynasty-18-reign-of-amenhotep-iii-1390-1353-bcc2a0-gilded-wood-photo-sean-martinfield-2.jpghttp://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/gilded-coffin-of-tjuya-photo-mcmillan-group.jpg

As result my avatar is Ms. Tjuya, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390-1353 BC). *sigh* Why didn't I notice the hair length.... :confused:

I was about to go with Fester (see my profile) as a pic but I need to resize it and I don't have the time to start fiddling with gifs. Grinding awaits! :D Or... Perhaps I should consider something from Ankhmahor's tomb. But if most of the images there are at the very least mildly disturbing for any man. ;)

Oldschool,
Yesterday, while snooping around for my old avatar, I too stumbled upon that Hawkblade thread... I don't even remember posting in it. :D

And now:
*grinding noises*

[Oldschool]

Hmmmm..... mention of myself, Thingirl and Fester. Where's Scout as I'm having another one of those deja vu moments. The starting post (just give it time to load and scroll properly) and the next few minus one that follows.....


http://www.srythforum.com/showthread.php?p=7241&highlight=fester#post7241

[shadowblack]

Don't you just LOVE it when THIS happens against a 15+ enemy:
Round 1 You've Rolled 12 Attack: Normal

* The blade of your weapon cuts mercilessly into your foe
@ Enemy loses 78
* You slash at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 3

* You've SLAIN your foe!

The unlucky opponent was one of the Shadow Creatures.

[Elrond]

When you flee an MP with 2 SP's left!!!!!!!!!

[Ankhmahor]

When you flee an MP with 2 SP's left!!!!!!!!!

I was just about to post something in the same sense. May our luck continue! :D

[qwertyweezel]

Don't you LOVE it when you are sick of doing Ogredom for gems of blood, and get 3 successfully in one run?

[Oldschool]

The Hale Blade shimmers brightly as you are healed by its magic.
@ 181 Stamina Points have been restored to your total.

......... 'nuff said. :D

[texlaw1992]

... you survive against Talderus Redborn for five rounds with 1 SP, unable to use a QS heal the entire time because he keeps stunning you, yet he never connects and you still make it to "forced to retreat."

[jimyred]

When you are doing the LoO for BoB gems, get one, and when you step through the portal, instead of getting another level, you get ANOTHER portal, and thanks to QS heals, are able to get a gem on that run too? Two gems in one LoO run! I was stoked!

[Oldschool]

When you look at the forum's "What's Going On?" and see,

Welcome to our newest member, Blackcrowe :D

[Blackcrowe]

Dont you love it when...you disappear practically forever but can come back and feel like you've hardly been away.

Dont you love it when...the people you enjoyed spending so much time with are glad to see you once more.

Dont you love it when...you see the previous post.:D

[shadowblack]

You discover the following items...
Take ? Axe (common)
Take ? Two-Handed Sword (common)
Take ? Cutlass (common)
Take ? Ring Belt (common)
Take ? Two-Handed Sword (sturdy)
Take ? Padded Cap (sturdy)
Take ? Leather Sleeves (well-crafted)
Take ? Bone Greaves (sturdy)
Take ? Banded Helm (sturdy)
Take ? Banded Sleeves (sturdy)
Take ? Scythe (superior)
Take ? Padded Shirt (unmatched)
Take ? Two-Handed Sword (exceptional)
Take ? Splint Greaves (superior)
Take ? Plate Boots (unmatched)


I love those dark caves! Sadly, the only items that are better than what Teara had are the unmatched Plate Boots and the superior Splint Greaves (total gain from the two - +5 SP). But the rest will fetch some nice gold. :)

[Oldschool]

Deja vu anyone :)

You look at "What's Going On?" on the forum main page and see,


Welcome to our newest member, Dustbinbag


:D

[Doolipalally]

Don't you love it when you wander off to explore the realms at random, purely as a quick way of finding out how many QS 20s you have stored at the moment, and happen on a gem which gives you 512 xp... :D

[summermoon2]

. . .thanks to my Shadowfire Sword I come out of a fight with MORE SP than I had going in!

[thingirl]

*bump*

Take ? Aldvarian Artifact (legendary)

:D

[mahansolo]

I got 2 portals in a row to the Silent Temple once.

It was worth using a kepbekk elixir or two to clear 36 traps in a row.

(Of course every other experience in that &%*$ trap room would have to go in the "Don't you hate it when..." thread. Can I get a witness?)

[scout1idf]

Arabel fighting the CHR's parting gift.....

Your Black Steel Axe flies from your hand and spins into your undead foe...your enemy has been annihilated! The axe rapidly returns to your hand.

[Oldschool]

Hawk after getting slain and forgetting to reequip Trielra's for specific xp reasons....

* The blade of your weapon cuts mercilessly into your foe
@ Enemy loses 90
* You spot an opening in the defenses of your enemy and unleash a truly devastating attack!
* You slash at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 79
* The savage wolf beast mercilessly attacks you with tooth and claw
@ You lose 0

[shadowblack]

It's been a long time since I have found any sort of unmatched item, much less 2 at once:
Mace (common)
Studded Leather Helm (common)
Padded Gloves (well-crafted)
Battle Axe (well-crafted)
Plate Belt (well-crafted)
Hide Gauntlets (unmatched)
Scale Greaves (unmatched)

The above is from one of the Dark Caves, Sadly, only the greaves are better than what this secondary had. The gauntlets are as good as my unmatched Leather Gauntlets, and the rest is worse.

[spencer]

You get the snowman on the first exploration three times in a row and the third time even earns you a silver bell :cool:

[texlaw1992]

... you need a 75 or better to find something in your new library and ...

your bonus is 74!

[scout1idf]

... you need a 75 or better to find something in your new library and ...

your bonus is 74!
Just love those "can't miss" rolls.....

[Tetracapillactomist]

They were my favourite in 'LoO,' while collecting gems for the 'BoB,' dancing around those traps... :rolleyes:

[scout1idf]

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-forum/bump.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[shadowblack]

< 1 minute ago ... Shadowblack, wielding (Shimmering Silver Longsword) dealt 1783 points of damage to The ancient dusk dragon and left the fight slightly wounded.... <-no BOGs
< 1 minute ago ... Shadowblack, wielding (Shimmering Silver Longsword) dealt 3326 points of damage to The ancient dusk dragon and left the fight moderately wounded.... <-BOGs

That 1783 is probably my best non-BOG round against an MP boss. For the record, I did not use ANY items, just Battle Rage, damage from items, and maybe 1 Quickstone 20 (I'm not sure about the last one).

[shadowblack]

1 minute ago ... Shadowblack, wielding (Shimmering Silver Longsword) dealt 1087 points of damage to The ancient dusk dragon and left the fight moderately wounded....
2 minutes ago ... Shadowblack, wielding (Shimmering Silver Longsword) dealt 1262 points of damage to The ancient dusk dragon and left the fight slightly wounded....
3 minutes ago ... Shadowblack, wielding (Shimmering Silver Longsword) dealt 1129 points of damage to The ancient dusk dragon and left the fight moderately wounded....

Now watch her kill me three times in a row as payback...

[dman2life]

I just *love* it when I talk to my friends and confuse them with Sryth refrences.

[dman2life]

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1483/sryth2.png

Having the advantage... It just gives me a warm, happy feeling.

[scout1idf]

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1483/sryth2.png

Having the advantage... It just gives me a warm, happy feeling.
I assume that this is what you wanted to show.

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1483/sryth2.png

And yes, yes it does....

[dman2life]

.-. And then it got ruined, sadly, with the death of my ally and Hawklore being taken over by those Oak monster things that randomly gain MR to make you die easier. Now it's winter again too.

[shadowblack]

At the end of a dark cave:

An exhaustive search of the cave turns up the following...

You discover the following items...
Take ? Rapier (common)
Take ? Cudgel (common)
Take ? War Axe (common)
Take ? Bone Sleeves (common)
Take ? Aldvarian Artifact (common)
Take ? Padded Boots (sturdy)
Take ? Longsword (common)
Take ? Banded Belt (well-crafted)
Take ? Splint Helm (well-crafted)
Take ? Splint Breastplate (well-crafted)
Take ? Chain Helm (exceptional)
Take ? Hide Breastplate (unmatched)
Take ? Plate Breastplate (sturdy)

You find 35 gold tokens here.

You discover 4 valuable trinkets with a total value of 48 gold. The gold value for these trinkets will be reflected in the total below.

GOLD + 83 You've acquired 83 gold tokens.

After making certain you haven't overlooked anything, you check over your equipment before preparing to make your way out of the cave...


The Hide Breastplate was better than what Sheara had (+8 vs +6), so she ended up gaining +2 SP. Too bad such generous rewards are rare...


EDIT: And in another dark cave:
An exhaustive search of the cave turns up the following...

You discover the following items...

Take ? Cutlass (common)
Take ? Dagger (common)
Take ? Battle Axe (common)
Take ? Flail (common)
Take ? Flail (common)
Take ? Spiked Club (common)
Take ? Scale Belt (common)
Take ? Halberd (well-crafted)
Take ? Padded Greaves (sturdy)
Take ? Halberd (sturdy)
Take ? Bone Gauntlets (superior)
Take ? Longsword (well-crafted)
Take ? Padded Sleeves (well-crafted)
Take ? Hide Gauntlets (unmatched)
Take ? Studded Leather Sleeves (unmatched)
Take ? Banded Greaves (well-crafted)
Take ? Banded Boots (unmatched)
Take ? Chain Sleeves (unmatched)

You find 66 gold tokens here.

You discover 9 valuable trinkets with a total value of 92 gold. The gold value for these trinkets will be reflected in the total below.

GOLD + 158 You've acquired 158 gold tokens.

After making certain you haven't overlooked anything, you check over your equipment before preparing to make your way out of the cave...

EDIT2: And a third one:
An exhaustive search of the cave turns up the following...
You discover the following items...
Take ? Flail (common)
Take ? Rapier (common)
Take ? Cudgel (common)
Take ? Dagger (common)
Take ? Scythe (common)
Take ? Mace (common)
Take ? Spiked Club (sturdy)
Take ? Splint Belt (sturdy)
Take ? Padded Cap (well-crafted)
Take ? Rapier (sturdy)
Take ? Studded Leather Helm (superior)
Take ? Ring Helm (superior)
Take ? Splint Sleeves (superior)
Take ? Chain Gauntlets (unmatched)
Take ? Scale Gauntlets (unmatched)
Take ? Scale Helm (unmatched)
Take ? Splint Belt (unmatched)

You find 81 gold tokens here.

You discover 7 valuable trinkets with a total value of 83 gold. The gold value for these trinkets will be reflected in the total below.

GOLD + 164 You've acquired 164 gold tokens.

After making certain you haven't overlooked anything, you check over your equipment before preparing to make your way out of the cave...

What is with dark caves today?

[Memory King]

The Hale Blade shimmers brightly as you are healed by its magic.
@ 183 Stamina Points have been restored to your total.

[psychoadept]

A Haunting in Dursig has loved on me the last two characters I've put through it. I've got both the items I wanted on the first try: Breastplate for Psychoadept and Nimble Plate Boots for "Nobody". (Knock on wood for future runs...)

I've wondered if the GM didn't tweak it so that only the "desirable" items come up now, but I don't feel like testing it this time around.

[Scarbrow]

A Haunting in Dursig has loved on me the last two characters I've put through it. I've got both the items I wanted on the first try: Breastplate for Psychoadept and Nimble Plate Boots for "Nobody". (Knock on wood for future runs...)

I've wondered if the GM didn't tweak it so that only the "desirable" items come up now, but I don't feel like testing it this time around.

Nope, I just went through it with Test. Took a good amount of rerolling to get the Breastplate

[psychoadept]

And now Creyn Blade on the first Axepath run - no reloads! I'm on a roll!

[Tetracapillactomist]

No kidding! Congrats - I still only see 250+ gold every 8th to 12th run, I think... 8 to 12 reloads when you're an early character... Forget that - no matter when, that can wear your patience thin. :-)

[scout1idf]

And now Creyn Blade on the first Axepath run - no reloads! I'm on a roll!

Congrats on your luck!!!


It took Scout about 3 months before he got his.....

[Terran]

Can you believe I got it, then I went on to the tomb of the seven ghouls and died...and there by lost the creyn blade...and haven't seen it again since! :(

[Tesability]

That would fall under "Don't you hate it when...", Terran.

Speaking of Axepath, ya know the trap between Creyn and the rest of the dungeon? You need to roll a 100+ to escape unharmed...

...and my bonus-to-roll on that's 110. XD Even if the game glitched and rolled a 0, I'm not missing that roll.

[Terran]

I assumed since it was *love* on the thread title, that *love* was sarcastic...but perhaps not?

[Oldschool]

I think at one time (old forum?) that may have been the case, but now we have the alternative threads and other related ones.

Anyhoo.... been there done that Terran - have a sympathy rep and good luck on getting it sooner than later on the next go round.