Dark Flame Discussion Thread III (no spam)

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 6:22 pm

Good call T...

BTW @all, it's becoming rather difficult to find the relevant posts in this thread (not to say spam is bad, but...). all I'm saying is that I'm finding less and less reason to check in here, as it seems to have been hijacked.

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 6:38 pm

Reading over the past several pages, it seems to me there is a large chamber which we are now in, with an antichamber leading to the pool, which now has a small island and a horse on it.

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It seems also there are at least two or three tunnels leading off of the main chamber. There have been several mentions of rock formations, but they seem to have been ledges, or outcroppings, and no drip formations,so I am assuming that other than the pool, it is a dry environement. Gwally hads said most likely vocanic, with some artificial modification, not limestone, as in Carlsebad or the like... Is this anyone elses perception?

Mysteria · Post by **Mysteria** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:48 am

If anybody feels artistic, he/she could get out a pen, draw a little map, scan it in and attach it to a post.

(I'd volunteer ... but no scanner right now.

)

I think that would work best. Surely better than using NWN for it ...

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 1:56 pm

Hmm...ok, it is extremely crude and may not work, but here is my idea anyway. I am open to criticism, of the art and the idea

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 2:00 pm

Hmmm...I see some of the text has not come out too clearly, and I am way too idle to do anything about it this weekend - if you need clarification, or want a copy emailed that can be loaded in Image Preview (where you can read when enlarged) let me know

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 2:19 pm

Originally posted by Aegis
BTW @all, it's becoming rather difficult to find the relevant posts in this thread (not to say spam is bad, but...). all I'm saying is that I'm finding less and less reason to check in here, as it seems to have been hijacked.

You mean you will deprive us the benefit of all your wordly wisdom and knowledge should we continue to run amok through this thread sporting flak jackets and weilding shurikens?

*dons camauflage gear and equips weaponry*

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 2:37 pm

Originally posted by dragon wench
You mean you will deprive us the benefit of all your wordly wisdom and knowledge should we continue to run amok through this thread sporting flak jackets and weilding shurikens?

*dons camauflage gear and equips weaponry*

Nah, just having to wade through the spam in order to find something story relevant is becoming increasingly difficult...

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 2:51 pm

@ Mysteria I meant the mapping utility that went with NWN not the whole scripting thing

There was a utility I downloaded that allows you to quickly "sketch out" an area on the computer. They had called it a preview of the NWN program but I don't know how accurate that name was. I don't have a scanner and it seems difficult to scan something so that the text is readable. This would also allow us an approximate size and the ability to scale the tunnels appropriately

Chanak · Post by **Chanak** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 3:24 pm

Originally posted by T'lainya
@ Mysteria I meant the mapping utility that went with NWN not the whole scripting thing
There was a utility I downloaded that allows you to quickly "sketch out" an area on the computer. They had called it a preview of the NWN program but I don't know how accurate that name was. I don't have a scanner and it seems difficult to scan something so that the text is readable. This would also allow us an approximate size and the ability to scale the tunnels appropriately

Hi T'lainya.

Perhaps that was the Beta version of the toolset?

Are we being surrounded in the cavern by foes, or are they generally approaching from one definite direction? I admit to being rather fuzzy on this.

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 3:25 pm

Ok Ysh, so according to your map, the cavern with Eldaths pool and Scaydes horse

connects to the abomination lair? I assume the archers are the drow archers?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 3:41 pm

@T, this was just my own interpretation

I envisaged that T'lainya stumbled into a quieter corner of the Aboms lair (south east) not at the north end where I have placed the drow party and spiders. My thinking is that the drow archers were deployed after T'lainya left the lair

I am thinking maybe a DF contingent might take this route...another might head through the cavern where Shalimare appeared (to the east of Thantor & Ysh) and take that route. The orc may head directly south into the main cavern (and the skull trap) to be fought there, and BS, Thalimon and Nippy would head north to meet the spiders and the drow suicide squad. I am happy to go with whatever, these are just my thoughts

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 3:43 pm

OK

I was just trying to clarify things for myself

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:02 pm

Originally posted by T'lainya

OK I was just trying to clarify things for myself

Alright

Like I said, these are only my ideas, and I wouldn't suggest the DF fragment too much. I was thinking that maybe we could fight them on two fronts at a time, ie the spiders and the orcs, then the drow and the archers. This would bring the party into the Aboms lair from the north and the south.

Thoughts anyone?

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:08 pm

Originally posted by T'lainya
Ok Ysh, so according to your map, the cavern with Eldaths pool and Scaydes horse connects to the abomination lair? I assume the archers are the drow archers?

Hey now...maybe we should fix that a bit.I wouldn't want Hunter to get caught in the cross fire

Realy good job Ysh *HUG* Thanks

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:18 pm

LOL We'll work something out Sis

I'm going to print this at work tonight so I can do some scaling and I'll see if i can't do a rough map tomorrow with the tunnel sizes more readily apparent

(No offense Ysh, you did a good job but I like to see relative widths

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:22 pm

Originally posted by T'lainya

LOL We'll work something out Sis I'm going to print this at work tonight so I can do some scaling and I'll see if i can't do a rough map tomorrow with the tunnel sizes more readily apparent (No offense Ysh, you did a good job but I like to see relative widths

LOL!

no offence taken

I only spent 15 minutes on it, just to sketch ideas, not to draw to scale. I had no graph paper anyway

By all means show us your ideas, mine - I know - is only one of many visualisations

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:24 pm

Originally posted by Scayde

Hey now...maybe we should fix that a bit.I wouldn't want Hunter to get cought in the cross fire

Realy good job Ysh *HUG* Thanks

I think that maybe Hunter can find the cavern where A-c dropped in and escape from there?

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 6:14 pm

Nice map Ysh

Just a quick check here. In the coming battle, is it gonna be a mostly defensive thing with repulsing several waves, of are we gonna be trying to move forward while fighting?

From what I read in Thans eariler posts was assuming that there would be several waves, with the fodder first, followed by drow warriors and spider, then a force of drow clerics and such. Just trying to get things clear in my head...

And since we're dealing with Drow, and they are so , well, drow like, what would anyone think of once we are engaged on a front, a contigent of drow portaling in behind where the fighting was taking place, kind of a flanking manuveur? Just a thought

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 6:32 pm

Ok this is a quick draft of Yshs map with a scale at the bottom. I'll do a better job when I have more time and when we've fixed up the details. like Yshs map the lettering is small so use paint or image preview to zoom in. The rock fills are to show solid space not caverns

@ BS very likely they will

@ Scayde..I was going to suggest a portal to the surface on the island but i'm thinking a secret or hidden tunnel to the surface for your horse

Chanak · Post by **Chanak** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:07 pm

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
Nice map Ysh

Just a quick check here. In the coming battle, is it gonna be a mostly defensive thing with repulsing several waves, of are we gonna be trying to move forward while fighting?

From what I read in Thans eariler posts was assuming that there would be several waves, with the fodder first, followed by drow warriors and spider, then a force of drow clerics and such. Just trying to get things clear in my head...

And since we're dealing with Drow, and they are so , well, drow like, what would anyone think of once we are engaged on a front, a contigent of drow portaling in behind where the fighting was taking place, kind of a flanking manuveur? Just a thought

I would expect something like this, BS. It would be likely the House elite would do this...