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[Zurai]

repair
"Wheels, gears, axles, grease, lumber, canvas, spare cannon, rope, bindings. . . are these copper? Who uses copper bindings anymore? We can't use copper binding on the war ships. They might work for the merchants but they just won't do for us. Take them back to the smith and get some iron ones. . . and hurry up, the first ships will leaving soon and you know how obnoxious the dock master gets when they're rushed."

Just a nitpick, but iron wasn't in favor for use on ships in the medieval times because the salt water spray and sea air rusted it very very quickly. Bronze was preferred because (while it also tarnished very quickly), tarnished bronze is much more useful than rusted iron. Even cannon tended to be made out of bronze until the advent of higher quality steel. Also, I think only the dwarves have cannon in FFH.



Aside from that, a couple more entries:

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_WRAITH:

The lingering darkness that chews away at a man's very soul; the unseen echoes of long-distant cries in the night; the murderous malice of timeless death... Wraiths are ephemeral creatures wrought of the fears and hatreds of Mankind. Only the truly skilled Necromancer can give them form, and only the truly foolish have the will to do so.


TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_TIGER: (2 versions... I couldn't help but suggest the first, given that the author shares my name )

Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

- "The Tyger" by William Blake, in the collection Songs of Experience

Alternately...

Our camp was in ruins before we had even registered the loud, coughing snarl that preceded the attack. A giant tiger - easily six feet long, it was! - leapt out of the brush and was upon us in the blink of an eye. It tore our pack beasts to shreds and the only thing that saved us was my poor old horse Mortimer kicking the beast's head before it savaged him. Slowed it down enough for us to kill it with spears and arrows, old Mortimer did. That's why I'll never trade through those Llosalfar forests, boy. Too damned wild, and the damned Elves like it that way!


TXT_KEY_SPELL_BREATHE_FIRE:

You could see the devestation of Abashi's wrath for leagues in any direction. The great Black Dragon had burned every inch of farmland and forest surrounding the town, then gone back and razed the land again and again until the very soil turned to glass. Abashi left the town itself alone. He had no need to fight the inhabitants, for his vengeance had already sealed their fate. To this day nothing grows in the Fields of Ashen Glass.

 

[Kael]

found temple
"It was dusk when the stonewarden arrived. Few had ever actually seen one in this small village, but I knew his cause full well. The dwarves all made way for him, a few offering cautious greetings. He acknowledged none of them. He stopped in a clearing at the other edge of town and surveyed his surroundings. He then sat down and began to chant. Soon the earth began to shake, and a cloud of dust surrounded the stonewarden. All of the small dwarf children clung tightly to their mothers as the loud scrapping of earth and rock echoed through the village. In just minutes it was over, and jagged edges of stone began to peak through as the dust settled. Centered just where the stonewarden had sat now stood a Temple of Kilmorph. When the next disciple of the earth mother arrived in this village, they would find a more than receptive group of followers."
-recollections of Maros Dzorad, 43rd Treasurer of the Merchants Guild of Kazak


conjure air elemental.
"I can hardly see you when you are still. Are you a shade?"
"I bring no darkness to the light."
"You sound faint and distant. Are you a ghost?"
"I had not life before this form."
"So what exactly are you, then?"
"I am of the wind and the sky and the air."



gift vampirism
"Few organizations offer such rewards to their members, but even less memberships carry such a cost. Induction to the Order of Blood is truly a blessed curse."


repair
"Wheels, gears, axles, grease, lumber, canvas, spare cannon, rope, bindings. . . are these copper? Who uses copper bindings anymore? We can't use copper binding on the war ships. They might work for the merchants but they just won't do for us. Take them back to the smith and get some iron ones. . . and hurry up, the first ships will leaving soon and you know how obnoxious the dock master gets when they're rushed."


loyalty
"I knew what I had to do. The major was hardly the type of man that soldiers would follow on instinct. His father was an affluent merchant who, knowing his second son would be a much better heir to the business, had bought his first son a commission as a lieutenant. By some small oversight, his transfers always seemed to turn into promotions and he now stood on the eve of battle with an entire company at his command. I could tell the major new nothing of the powers of the Overlord's army that lay before him. As he turned to address his men I began my incantation. If, by some miracle, we are victorious, the survivors will have grand stories of brave fallen soldiers. In any case, there will be none who succumb to the enemies tricks this day."

I like all of these except repair. I wish I had good feedback to give (realize most of this is just personal preference, Im not qualified to judge anyones writing). Gift vampirism sint being added just because I think there is a better pedia entry for it out there somewhere.

I like the conversation with an Air Elemental best, because its an unusual way to approch the spell description and it tells a lot about the situation in very few words. I also like the inhuman sort of responces from the elemental, which seem appropriate.

Checked in Loyalty, Conjure Air Elemental and Found Temple.

 

[Kael]

Just a nitpick, but iron wasn't in favor for use on ships in the medieval times because the salt water spray and sea air rusted it very very quickly. Bronze was preferred because (while it also tarnished very quickly), tarnished bronze is much more useful than rusted iron. Even cannon tended to be made out of bronze until the advent of higher quality steel. Also, I think only the dwarves have cannon in FFH.



Aside from that, a couple more entries:

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_WRAITH:

The lingering darkness that chews away at a man's very soul; the unseen echoes of long-distant cries in the night; the murderous malice of timeless death... Wraiths are ephemeral creatures wrought of the fears and hatreds of Mankind. Only the truly skilled Necromancer can give them form, and only the truly foolish have the will to do so.


TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_TIGER: (2 versions... I couldn't help but suggest the first, given that the author shares my name )

Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

- "The Tyger" by William Blake, in the collection Songs of Experience

Alternately...

Our camp was in ruins before we had even registered the loud, coughing snarl that preceded the attack. A giant tiger - easily six feet long, it was! - leapt out of the brush and was upon us in the blink of an eye. It tore our pack beasts to shreds and the only thing that saved us was my poor old horse Mortimer kicking the beast's head before it savaged him. Slowed it down enough for us to kill it with spears and arrows, old Mortimer did. That's why I'll never trade through those Llosalfar forests, boy. Too damned wild, and the damned Elves like it that way!


TXT_KEY_SPELL_BREATHE_FIRE:

You could see the devestation of Abashi's wrath for leagues in any direction. The great Black Dragon had burned every inch of farmland and forest surrounding the town, then gone back and razed the land again and again until the very soil turned to glass. Abashi left the town itself alone. He had no need to fight the inhabitants, for his vengeance had already sealed their fate. To this day nothing grows in the Fields of Ashen Glass.

I'm adding your Summon Wraith and Summon Tiger (your version) entries. I like the Breathe Fire text but Im worried it will confuse players since it describes something the spell cant do.

 

[Zurai]

Hmm. Maybe move it to Scorch then? Abashi can't actually cast it, but in "reality" there's no reason he couldn't doing exactly what's described Could maybe just change it from Abashi to <insert intelligent evil creature/person here>.

 

[QES]

This is a great idea, Im going to have to look through my calvin and hobbes stuff for a fitting quote. I assume thats what inspired this.

Yes, but alas i could not myself find a decent quote, so I ad-libed. Twas the best i could do.
-Qes

 

[QES]

TXT_KEY_SPELL_GIFT_VAMPIRISM

He Watched. He watched the entire time. Where once I would sing in a great hall, now I sing only alone in the night. My throat is too parched to make music, my thirst strangles my joy. My thirst grows like a storm from within, and he knows. That's why he watches. He came to me, as an aristocrat, as a gentleman. He said he'd teach me, show me the world. Bring the beauty of my voice to the people. He said I would be able to sing forever. Ha, forever. He gave me the gift of thirst, he drank of my soul, and now watches as I must succle upon the soul's of others. Every victim I take, he watches me as i take their lifeblood. He watches me be the very deamon he created. It was a gift.......a gift unto himself.
-Yosef Trinklen, Former Bard of the House Glandro

 

[QES]

TXT_KEY_SPELL_TSUNAMI

"The wall of water comes crashing down,
crashing down
crashing down
The wall of water comes crashing down
and splits your house in two!

The wail and the whale will sing their songs
sing their songs
sing their songs
the wail and the whale will sing their songs
and hope is gone for you!

The bloated bodies float out to sea
out to sea
out to sea
the bloated bodies float out to sea
but not my mommy or me!
-Children's Song in the city of "Logash" after a mighty Tsunami.

-Qes

EDIT: Think "the wheels on the bus" for tune.

 

[QES]

Yet More:

Spoiler :

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_DJINN
"You summon me hence, what is thy bidding?"
"I want three wishes"
"...My summoner does not understand, I have come under spell and binding to do the bidding of my summoner, what is thy wish?"
"Ah ha! So I do get wishes."
"If they wish is for thine enemies to be destroyed by the hand of this Djinn, then yes. If thy wish is for the guaridanship of thy house, then yes."
"I wish I was having 'stuffed-turtle' right now."
- Adept Lorn Svekla upon summoning a Djinn for the first and last time, before being found dead with a turtle stuffed in his mouth.

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_CHAOS_MARAUDER
"What does it do?"
"It....Maraudes things. Chaotically."
"You dont know, do you?"
"Look it says in the book, cast - then demand - then run."
"But you cast, then ran, and now demand..."
"Right. Do YOU want to go back and tell it what to do?"
"It looks mad."
"No it looks chaotic, go talk to it. Tell it we need it to sack a city."
-Kuriotate Adept-brothers Lars and Kobe Lort before the sacking of 2 Kuriotate settlements and a Cabalim Stronghold.

-Qes

 

[QES]

MMm....Flavortext.......ahahhahhhahh....

Spoiler :

TXT_KEY_SPELL_HASTE
"She said to run. Run home, run and warn them. Run and protect them. So I ran. And I ran with whatever speed my body would give me. I looked back, and saw her glowing and chanting something. The horde was coming up on her quickly, they would reach her in a matter of moments. And just as i thought to turn back, I felt my feet lighten, and i seemed to fly across the field like lightning. She had said to run. And so I did."
- Olbar the Hero of Brasintok, after warning Brasintok of a barbarian attack.

TXT_KEY_SPELL_ENTANGLE
"You tree-hugging blaggard! I'll ring your throat and cast lots with your eyes...youll be the end of olumphgabllgggahhhhhhh!"
-Miscillanious Soldier making his last threats to the druid Solmos.

TXT_KEY_SPELL_METEOR_SWARM
"They have reverence for the sky, they see the stars as portents of their divine future. They believe the gods will rescue them from this seige. And that the fire of their destinies is aligned with the heavens and the earth. I will show them that they are wrong.....and the only destiny they have is to be burned by the fire-soaked earth that the heavens rain upon them. Their gods turned against them....they will turn to us. And we will conquer."
-Archmage Lazurus Long at the Seige of Evermore.

-Qes

 

[QES]

TXT_KEY_SPELL_VITALIZE
"And I stood in the valley, as I was commanded, and sang the songs of rebirth. I sang until I slept. And upon waking I sang once more. Water and food were brought to me, and I slept beneath the stars. I sang the songs of old. And I sang the songs of new. After two-hundred days in the wastelands I looked down and saw something green. Something grew in those days, and I sang for 200 more.
-Druid Yu Po on revitalising the Jusli Desert

 

[Kael]

Im going to steal Vitalize and Summon Chaos Marauder. The others are okay (well, except Tsunami ) but I think those two are the most origional.

 

[QES]

Im going to steal Vitalize and Summon Chaos Marauder. The others are okay (well, except Tsunami ) but I think those two are the most origional.

Lol whatever you like, im just trying different styles out. I wanted something creepy for the Tsunami. It reminded me of the "nightmare on elm street" carrol. Heebie jeebies. Or like 'Ring around the rosie'. Which refers to the black death.
-Qes

EDIT: THe chaos Marauder was the fastest thought of/ most liked by me of the last grouping.

 

[Sureshot]

Yet More:

Spoiler :

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_DJINN
"You summon me hence, what is thy bidding?"
"I want three wishes"
"...My summoner does not understand, I have come under spell and binding to do the bidding of my summoner, what is thy wish?"
"Ah ha! So I do get wishes."
"If they wish is for thine enemies to be destroyed by the hand of this Djinn, then yes. If thy wish is for the guaridanship of thy house, then yes."
"I wish I was having 'stuffed-turtle' right now."
- Adept Lorn Svekla upon summoning a Djinn for the first and last time, before being found dead with a turtle stuffed in his mouth.

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_CHAOS_MARAUDER
"What does it do?"
"It....Maraudes things. Chaotically."
"You dont know, do you?"
"Look it says in the book, cast - then demand - then run."
"But you cast, then ran, and now demand..."
"Right. Do YOU want to go back and tell it what to do?"
"It looks mad."
"No it looks chaotic, go talk to it. Tell it we need it to sack a city."
-Kuriotate Adept-brothers Lars and Kobe Lort before the sacking of 2 Kuriotate settlements and a Cabalim Stronghold.

-Qes

the chaos marauder one is great

 

[QES]

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SPIRIT_GUIDE
"Homer find your soul mate."
Johnny Cash as homer's spirit guide on "the simpsons"
-DONT DO THIS ONE...i just thought it was funny.

Real Ideas:

Spoiler :

TXT_KEY_SPELL_CONTAGION
"It swept through us like fire in a dry field.... It..it started with the elderly..and the children. There would be this...this rash. At first they'd cough and weeze, soon they'd be paralysed and unable to speak, or eat, or even move. I watched my family die. I watch a hundred families die. I did everything i could....healed what I could. But it wasnt enough, nothing was enough. I am paying the price for my arrogence. They called me healer! They called me teacher! But in my vainity i brought this plauge, this cacophony of misery and pain down on my people! It is for my pride that we suffer...I said I could heal anyone. But none can cure this contaigon. I mocked the gods, and they have punished me."
- Doctor Falen Ridgebold, on being the sole survivor of the "rosenfall tragedy".

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_KRAKEN
"It left me alive. Why? Why does the sea take one and not another? Why destroy life and hope? Why? Because the ocean is cold, and life is cold. And in the end, everything returns to the sea."
- Crewman Gregory Longfellow, sole survivor of "the Tigress".

TXT_KEY_SPELL_COURAGE
"Ok, we're trapped."
"Yeah, looks like it."
"What do they got?"
"Crossbows, magic wands, and lots of steel."
"Alright, and what do we got?"
"I think I saw an ogre."
"I need you to focus...what do we got?"
"A lead pipe, chewing tabacco, and my nice hat."
"Alright, lets do this."
- Simon and Synol Craigstaff, just before excaping Lich Yormal's castle.

TXT_KEY_SPELL_HEAL
"What's with the new adept? Is he trying to get himself killed?"
"No, some archmage told him that the only way the heal spell works is if you punch your intended target in the face while yelling 'heal'."
<Heal!>
"...The troops arent going to tollerate that for long."
"That depends, it seems to be working."
-General Tolda to his aide, on the eve of his victory at Galadune pass.

More as they come.
-Qes

 

[QES]

Spoiler :

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SUMMON_KIKIJUB
"As we traveled through the wood, each of us was passing the boredom in their own way. Kelio was restringing his bow, Maltoth was pickin his teeth with his axe, and Jorgen was silently struming his intrument. We all needed rest after the rescue, and the princess would be home soon, and all our purses would be fatter. Everything was going well. THough for someone just rescued, you could have sworn that our dear princess Teela was anything but happy. She kept rocking back and forth next to the fire, murmring something. And occasionally would dart her eyes around. She screems like bloody murder in the night, and we have to gag her for our own safty. She told me once, 'it is coming, it is coming for me...and it will come for you.' I still dont understand what she meant."
-Last page of Nordmo Killjoy's diary, found at an abandoned camp in the Sillistine woods.

TXT_KEY_SPELL_SPIRITUAL_HAMMER
"Its going to kill us all!"
"Quick! Tell that scripture thumping half-wit dwarf to cast his 'hammer'"
"Dordok, cast your hammer!"
"Dordok is peaceful, Dordok use hammers on nails"
"Funny you should mention that, big ugly over there is named 'nails'."
"DORDOK SUMMONS HAMMER OF GRIMFAL!"
- Dordok Stormbringer and troop at the Slaying of Naelzud the Green Dragon.

Eh, i think im out? Well it was fun.
-Qes

 

[QES]

Kael, in general I keep looking back at the origional post for concepts that still need flavor text. And while im betting youd be willing to read every last post (cause your crazy) and deciding on continued entry as to what you want to keep in the end. I would suggest removing that which you are 100% certain your going to use already. If you KNOW your going to use something, remove it from the list, so many of us dont repeat attempts at it. Yes, if your not certain keep it up, so you can continually evaluate. But for things you know your going to keep, take them off the origional post please.
-Qes

 

[Jono]

I thought you were "out" ^^ ... but then again, I thought I was going to sleep and more than an hour's passed since my first attempt

 

[QES]

I thought you were "out" ^^ ... but then again, I thought I was going to sleep and more than an hour's passed since my first attempt

Well im out cause i dont want to repeat things that wont get used. Granted its a fun exersize in creative futility, but still. Once i know whats "left" I might be able to be creative. Until then im just gonna hang my hat up.
-Qes

 

[Teg_Navanis]

Last edited by Kael : Jul 28, 2006 at 05:24 AM.

Kael is regularly editing the first post and removing the spells he's already got a text for. So I guess you can safely tackle any of the remaining ones. Your 'Heal' text cracked me up btw

 

[Mahatmajon]

Nice Kraken QES (~5 posts up). I like the quote-y ones quite a bit for the flavor they add to more desriptive ones.