Sublime Escape from Korthos Island, Sunday 27 September!

[Lessah]

Hi!

I have rolled a baby favored soul on Thelanis! Anyone wishing to run through Korthos Island (snowy Korthos), please feel free to roll a Permadeath baby and send me a message! I will be playing him from about 8 AM central Sunday until I get everyone who is new to Thelanis and wants to try Permadeath, through the Island!

Thanks and happy hunting!!!!

[enochiancub]

ooooh, sign me up! 8am sunday works perfectly too!

Hmmmm, methinks I shall run a wizard.

Yes yes, I know. Dicey choice for permadeath but I have faith in my fellow players to not let me die the first time a strong breeze whacks me.

[Chai]

I would like to try this out. I dont have any 32 point builds on Thelanis so this should be a challenge.

Are you skipping the tutorial or going through it?

Who do I send the message to?

[Lessah]

I will be going through the tutorial! I repeat! DO NOT SKIP THE TUTORIAL!

This way, anyone who wants to roll a new toon on Thelanis will be welcome to join us! I am holding "baby Morahh" The Bard-barian, there now!!! I will also be announcing this tonight during the DDO cast FPS radio show I am doing with Jerry.

I know how it is to roll a new toon on a new server, it can be very isolating! With any luck, I will have you all level three by the time we are done!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chai]

I actually have a question regarding your guild rules as well. It has to do with not being able to use in game vendors to buy items? Why not?

If I roll up a level 1 and earn a small amount of gold in PnP, I can buy a simple weapon with no enchantment on it, ammo for ranged weapons, simple clubs for beating slimes etc.

In PnP you actually get starter money so its technically easier in PnP than it is in DDO in this respect.

If I decide I dont want to use one of the 6 weapons the tutorial gives me and go buy a regular quarterstaff for instance, is this possible?

It sure makes it alot easier on feats if I am able to decide what I am interested in earlier on.

I completely understand not using the AH, or going to the potion vendor and buying a 100 stack of every single cool potion in permadeath.

[Lessah]

Ahhhhhhhhh good question!
Sublime is different from the hard core PD guilds in that you ARE allowed to use the gold you earn to shop the brokers and the AH.

There are plenty of ways to die, and you can't take the gold WITH you!
Also, you are allowed to use your gold to buy wands or srolls or potions to the extent that you can afford them! At the low levels it keeps you kinda poor, but at high levels my big boy permadeather keeps around 30k plat in the bank all the time.

[Chai]

Sweet, hopefully I will see you guys on Sunday. This is not this Sunday but next Sunday, correct?

I played perma in Neverwinter Nights and have been wanting to try it out in DDO for a while now.

[Lessah]

Sweet, hopefully I will see you guys on Sunday. This is not this Sunday but next Sunday, correct?

I played perma in Neverwinter Nights and have been wanting to try it out in DDO for a while now.

Doh!

Ready for a good laugh? I was thinking the the 20th was actually the 27th! hahaha!
So let's play it this way! Let's do BOTH!!!! I will be online as Morahh the bard-barian starting at 8AM Sunady the 20th and also 8 AM Sunday the 27th! (central time) I can go until 12 noon or longer! I have baby permadeathers at level 3 so after I get you through Korthos, I can swap over to the harbor no sweat! (I just wont finish Misery's with Morahh!)

This way I can play Morahh both weeks!

[Chai]

This Sunday sounds good as well.

[enochiancub]

Aenton Spellstone, Dwarven Wizard is ready and rearin to go come sunday.

Going to do the tutorial now to get it out of the way. See you all sunday mornin!

[Lessah]

Ok,

So For TOMMORROW, I have


Aenton (Dwarven Wizzard)
Chai (He will either be with me this Sunday or Next)
Govt Mule
Xiloscient (He will be on a leash! If he zergs I will ride him through every quest like a rented mule!)

& Me! MORAHH, I'll see ya in the morning!

[enochiancub]

Sounds good to me. One question however. I know this is permadeath, but considering the influx of new players would it be taboo of me to find some random newbie and just dump all my dead toons items and monies on?

Were I to die of course. Which I have no intention of.

[Lessah]

Sounds good to me. One question however. I know this is permadeath, but considering the influx of new players would it be taboo of me to find some random newbie and just dump all my dead toons items and monies on?

Were I to die of course. Which I have no intention of.

Already planning on your death eh? Nice. I like that kind of Optimism!

Here is a cut and paste from our FAQ page!



GUILD CHARTER:

You die, you delete. We do not use Resurrection Shrines.

A cleric or other character which is able to raise a dead person in the party can raise you, otherwise you are gone. You can not bring somebody into the party to raise you, they must have already been there when you died. You may not be raised before reaching level 4.

*PvP deaths DO NOT count
*Deaths to known bugs DO NOT count (listed below)
*Lag deaths DO count
*Death in the city DOES count

When you die you can pass your gear to the survivors in the group. You may pass down one item to your next character (Heirloom item). You also have the option of mailing items to the guild bank 'Hargus' to be used as rewards in the next guild event or sold to purchase rewards for members that reach level 10.

You can only trade items with characters in your level range. We do not accept gifts from or trade with characters outside of the guild. No use of the DDOStore within the quest. Character Slots, Races, Classes, Adventure Packs, Guest Passes, Hair Dye, Containers (quivers/bags/etc..), & Teleport items can be purchased from the DDOStore. Many of the other DDOStore items are available in game through collectables and can be used, just not purchased with Turbine Points.

We do not play in PUGs (Pick-up groups) with our permadeath characters, only with other guild members. You can use Hirelings but they can not take a spot away from a real player.

Don't rush ahead of the group. We stick together and work as a team to try and get everybody through the quest alive. Don't recall from a quest to recover and re-enter at full strength.

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Not tough enough for you? You're more than welcome to place even harsher rules on yourself. Don't pass on an item at death/delete on a bug death/don't accept a raise dead/do not pass go/do not collect $200/etc...

SERVER: Thelanis.

[enochiancub]

Saweet! Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Now to finish out my reports, go home to sleep and i'll see ya'll in the AM!

[cdbd3rd]

Xiloscient (He will be on a leash! If he zergs I will ride him through every quest like a rented mule!)
...

Methinks thy threat may have the opposite effect on reigning in any zergish tendencies... ;)

[Lessah]

This was LOADS of fun! We almost WIPED to Jacoby Drexlehand's Friend's On Elite in the Tavern.

Aenton
Alexei
Xilotheperma
Tuson
Thdude
& Morahh!

Thanks! I had a blast! WIll be doing this again next Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[deadmanet]

I would love to try and get into a PD guild. I have thought about it before. But, my playtimes are really wacky. Sometimes I can play in the morning when I get off work(third shifter) sometimes I play before work. Would it still be possible to at least join you guys? That way if I am on, and the guild needs another to group, I'm there, but if party is full, no worries on my end type of thing?

[Lessah]

I would love to try and get into a PD guild. I have thought about it before. But, my playtimes are really wacky. Sometimes I can play in the morning when I get off work(third shifter) sometimes I play before work. Would it still be possible to at least join you guys? That way if I am on, and the guild needs another to group, I'm there, but if party is full, no worries on my end type of thing?


You bet! I chose Sunday Mornings because that is my best time to play Aggro/ Haggro/ Kid DPS Free!

Send me a PM if You want to start a toon after your third shift sometime, mornings are good for me!

[Chai]

I will hopefully be there again next sunday, and had a blast this time around.

Also had a heart attack or two playing a healer in a perma situation....

I think everyone had less than 5 hp when the one encounter right before Jacoby was played out.

[enochiancub]

I had a blast as well. And have finally gotten it through my head that though I play a dwarf, I am still a wizzy. nine times out of ten i'd rush in ready to swing only to look at my hotbar and go "Oh, right, wizard..."

[Lessah]

I will hopefully be there again next sunday, and had a blast this time around.

Also had a heart attack or two playing a healer in a perma situation....

I think everyone had less than 5 hp when the one encounter right before Jacoby was played out.

Oh Boy!
Tuson is a FANTASTIC Cleric! I mean he saved our bacon big time with Jacoby! I thought I several of us were gonna die! Anyone will tell you in PD, deaths roll down like snowballs downhill. They suck momentum and morale out of the group as if someone were opneing an airplane window. It happens FAST! It;s far better not to die!

[Halek]

Hi all...Do you have room for one more for this sunday, or any other day?

[Chai]

Sunday 8am CST - we had more than 6 show up last time so we formed 2 groups. Its not an issue fitting people in, in any case, its just a matter of how many people show up at that time - impacting how the groups are formed.

[Lessah]

I will not turn anyone away! I do have my guild leader Nock showing up to help!
Here's what I have:
1. A few peeps who escaped korthos last week that are ready to conquer the harbor!
2. Some people who are going to roll with me through korthos (snowy) this Sunday in order to *escape!

You are welcome to come! I will fill my group with the first 5 newcomers who show up, and I log in at 10 til 8 central time! I am gathering names now for people who ate contacting me early (like you!).

Please know that I will not garuntee your spot if you are late. (I learned this lesson the hard way from Xilo who showed up THREE HOURS late last week!)
I'll get my list together and update this thread tonight!

[Halek]

Thanks... I am looking forward to it. I will try to figure out what I want to roll up and see you on Sunday

[Lessah]

Here is what I think I have. I have not gotten a solid committment from everyone, but I am prepared if more than my entire group shows up!

Korthos Escapees:
RhadaePD
Halek
Phlor
Stabbity aka TheCavalier Eric
Carlee (maybe)
&Me! Morahh

Deadmanet (maybe?) He Joined Stormreach RP PD on Cannith, not sure if he wants to try Sublime out but he is welcome!


Harbor Graduates:
Tuson
ThDude (Abides)
Aenton
Alexi
Xiloperma? (right! like he will even be awake!)
NOCK, (until yesterday, Guild Leader of The Sublime Permadeath Guild!)


I was thinking about making thnis kind-of like a loose static group after this. Playing most SUndays I can manage it and seeing how far up the Perma-ladder I can get you guys until, well... an Ogre or a troll or a Trog Warlock or a fall in the public area kills you! What do you think?

[Halek]

I was thinking about making thnis kind-of like a loose static group after this. Playing most SUndays I can manage it and seeing how far up the Perma-ladder I can get you guys until, well... an Ogre or a troll or a Trog Warlock or a fall in the public area kills you! What do you think?


Well I will roll-up my toon on Thelanis tonight and post his name. I will see you all on Sunday and it would be nice to have a Static Group on Sunday morning. What classes is everybody making for this Sunday beginning group?

[Chai]

Thinking of making a paladin or fighter this time around. I can also play the cleric later on if needed but he has already run through snowy Korthos, so he will not be elligable for the escape portion.

[Rowanheal]

Hey ya Girly....

The hubby wants to try Perma-death... can you believe it?

So ... a zeff and rowan will be on Thelanis this Sunday... you said 8 am?

*blinks* thats like morning right? *ponders*

Ummm ummm... ok with a lot of Dr Pepper I can make 8 am probably LOL

See ya in Stormreach,

-R

[Lessah]

Hey ya Girly....

The hubby wants to try Perma-death... can you believe it?

So ... a zeff and rowan will be on Thelanis this Sunday... you said 8 am?

*blinks* thats like morning right? *ponders*

Ummm ummm... ok with a lot of Dr Pepper I can make 8 am probably LOL

See ya in Stormreach,

-R


Row,
My group is full! I will make sure I have enough guild officers to run with the extra folks who want to participate,so no worries there! I am glad you and your man want to try this! I hope you like it! (Clanky does not go for Permadeath cause it means he cant just run in and cast blade barrier and he has to heal other people!)
xxooxx
Lessah

[~Zornochio]

Clanky does not go for Permadeath cause it means he cant just run in and cast blade barrier and he has to heal other people!



That excuse doesn't work anymore now that we have Favored Souls, he needs to create a PD character or come up with something better :D

[Lessah]

That excuse doesn't work anymore now that we have Favored Souls, he needs to create a PD character or come up with something better :D

I will tell him this and he will laugh!
He will say: Favored soul smavored soul!
Then I will say: But honey! The Favored soul can raise dead and cast Blade Barrier!
He will say: Wha???


looking forward to seeing everyone in the morning! Remember, I will look for the names I already have first and ten fill your spot if you are too late.. and by too late I mean.. ten minutes. I do not like to waste valuable questing time! *cracks whip*

[enochiancub]

Hey folks, wont be making this weeks meeting. Brother in laws b-day is tomorrow and he's demanding brunch instead of the usual dinner.

Bossy bossy.

Just lemme know what quests you run so's I can run em later on with Aenton!

Have fun and no dying!!

[Clankenbeard]

I will tell him this and he will laugh!
He will say: Favored soul smavored soul!
I did laugh. But then I said "Favored Soul Shmavored Soul" with an "H" in "Shmavored". So you were wrong. Don't slander me woman!

Somehow, I killed three of my characters and two of my remaining Wishing Cake Genies by submitting this post. :eek: Permadeath is not for The Clank. You guys go right on ahead without me.

[Lessah]

Today was LOADS of fun! Thanks to everyone who participated!!!!!

[Chai]

Tusn died while jumping into the end fight in "come out and slay" - the last quest in the coin lord vs crime lord quest.

If we are doing this next weekend I will remake the cleric. If you are just going to continue on as level 3 graduates, I will remake him during the week and get him to the right level to keep grouping with the people I ran with during the escape.

[Halek]

Well the Warforged Cleric was a little slow following, but I still had a great time. Is there any plans to go next weekend or during the week?


Thanks

[ZEFFLON]

For you Lessah lol the story

"Well met,

My name is Zefflon the Bard and I have a tale for you. On the 27 Day of Sep in the year of the White Dragon, I having beguiled the lass I met the day before teamed up with some adventurers struck with the same disaster as I, they must have been riders on the ship I was on, coming to Stormreach. To remember the ship was lost at sea after being attacked by a vicious white dragon. I thought to be the only survivor but others must of survived and awash on the shores of this island. My new companions dressed in the linen shifts we were asleep in and besought of our items and coin, looked for employment in the village of Korthos.

My companions are myself, a lass I met outside that Sahuagin filled grotto, named Rowanfists Paks, a brawny lass that had some special unarmed fighting capability, Morahh Ismorah A halfling bard/barbarian who must have hailed from the north, Halek Dragonsbane, a warforged left over from the wars who had to be a healer and follower of his robotic gods, Rhyzzo Hagglebot, a fellow spinner of stories even though he be but 3 feet tall, and the scoundrel Rhadaepd, another halfling of dubious background. Morahh who had been here longer directed us to the barkeep Sigmund who said there was plenty of work for people who would assist the local villagers in exchange for some coin. So off we went.

We came to a Heyton family crypt and was asked by Sigmund’s daughter Kaja to find out what the strange noises coming from inside were. We ventured in seeking fame and fortune and a way off this blasted island. We discovered that something has awakened the undead! Spiders large as a dog attacked around every corner, and zombies of the heyton family followed of every move, but after some fancy moves of Rowanfists, and some death dealing blows of Morahh, who wielded an axe as large as I, amazing feat for a halfling, we vanquished these foes, to only find the Sahuagin has infested this crypt. We easily dispatched these horrors to the deeps of the hell, and found the way blocked by a magical force. Some quick intuitive powers of our group easily overcame this as we discovered that the key to this force was a series of three crests hidden in a trio of altars. We came across the source of the undead a Sahuagin priestess which we quickly destroyed. Our rogue had found a chest left by the heyton family and was trapped to believe it. He quickly neutralized the trap and we thought since the dead have no need of worldly possessions we emptied the chest. We returned to Kaja to inform her that the dead were asleep in the long silence again and she rewarded us with a magical ring.

Next employer was Linus Weir who wanted our help retrieving a series of scrolls old man Heyton left in the village warehouse. Seemed a simple enough task and we set forth, to find the warehouse besieged by a spiders and rats. After easily dispatching these we came to a complex locked door, and not knowing how to open it, set about looking for a key. We found yonder key in a crate, must of been hidden there by old man Heyton to guard his scrolls. Once we picked up the key we found that our presence was sensed by a Sahuagin who had built a lair behind a secret door in the warehouse. Morahh, Rowanfists easily dispatched this creature back to the briny deep, and we discovered he had accumulated a little stash of treasure which we distributed to the party. Finally I can eat tonight. We opened the door to discover that old man Heyton wasn't to trustworthy not only did he lock the door but he had placed the scrolls under some protective magic that was attuned to a complex puzzle. Rhadaepd and Rhyzzo quickly discovered the correct placing of the floor tiles and we returned to Linus with the scrolls and he rewarded us with a magical belt.

Realizing it was still early morning and we had plenty of time on our hands we went forth looking for some more employment and Sigmund led us to Baldar the Bold who returned to Korthos with a Cannith Crystal, a magical device which powers the magical items in and around Korthos. He said the Devourer cult would come back to the village tonight to destroy the crystal and wanted to know if we would guard the crystal. We agreed. We ventured in to the Korthos Hall and soon after we set up were placed upon the followers of the Devourer cult. Some quick work by our team easily sent these misguided devout cultist to the hell they spawned form and we saved the crystal from damage. The cult must have suspected a group to guard the crystal as the even send a Sahuagin priestess to assist in the raid. We dispatched them all and returned for another magical item.

At this time Sigmund had no more work in the village for us, but passed on some secret whispering he heard about a collaborator amongst the villagers and that they may be meeting here in the inn tonight. We hid ourselves in the dark of the common room and awaited the evil to come. A man entered named Jacoby Drexelhand and we found him to be the collaborator. We quickly dispatched his conspirators of the cult as they came to meet him but Jacoby escaped into the cellar. Now where could he be going? We chased after him and found a secret passage the tavern keep must not have known existed. We followed it down into the damp murky caves below the village to find a series of cultist awaiting us around every corner, but finally we tracked Jacoby down and he was discussing the end of Korthos with a Sahuagin warrior. We dispatched them both and Sigmund praised our victory with ale and food. He told us the Mayors daughter had been taken by the cultist into the wilds surrounding the village and that we should seek him out.

The following morn we spoke with the mayor and he asked if we would be willing to go rescue the girl. We agreed and spoke to other villagers who and some similar job in the wilds surrounding the village. A fisherman named handsome wilm, who wasn’t too handsome to me but Morahh took a liking to him. He was looking a noble form house d’Jorasco who was taken by the cultist and Ursa Jernsvard a local militia member who wanted us to find old man Heyton who ventured out into the wilds to discover the source of the cultist’s power.

We ventured out into the wilds and found a ranger out there named Gunnar who wanted our help to stop the Sahuagin from awaking a horrible beast to aid the cult. We jumped into the lagoon and found the entrance to the giant device controls and were we encountered Sahuagin and ice mephitis. Our rogue played a unique role in here as we came across some nasty traps set to keep others away from the magical device. We quickly found our way to the giant device and armed it to keep the nasty beast asleep for a few hundred years or more. He rewarded us with a magical hat.

We found a noble Sahuagin, if you were to believe that, that called himself Vekz. We dispatched him and returned to Korthos for some well needed rest. I befriended a fellow bard named Braij who told me some stories to pass on and the ability to discover secret doors. Having rested and needing to move on to Stormreach, we ventured out into the wilds to see if we can find Mistress d’Jorasco, and she was taken and locked in a cell in the Decrepit Catacombs. We dispatched the guards placed there to guard her, and then we found that Jacoby was not laid to rest but returned as a ghoul. The cult must have rewarded him with unlife for his failure in the conspiracy of theirs. We dispatched him and a powerful skeleton and returned Madame d’Jorasco to the village. We soon discovered a rather large ice mephit who whispered his name as Zeer, guarding the entrance. We dispatched back to the hell it was brought from and quickly found what had happened to the missing villagers. Sahuagin had taken them all. We easily freed them all, and defeated the cultist and Sahuagin that guarded them, and lastly found the mayor’s daughter fixing to be sacrificed to their gods. Halek by this time had proved his devout worship of his gods by keeping us alive with some well timed healing powers. We returned the villagers back safely to their home and were recognized as heroes in the village.

Next we sought old man heyton and found him in the old Cannith Manufactory. We came across some of the war dogs left over from the war, those robotic types. There grease proved to be difficult for us, but we ended their unnatural life, as Halek looked on and mumbled about us “meatbags”. We soon found our way blocked by a complex series of valves and crystals, but once again our leader Morahh quickly discovered the key and we dispatched them and found old man Heyton who had locked himself in a safe spot awaiting an onslaught of Sahuagin. They came from the depths and we dispatched them all with a little help from Heyton and his bodyguard Alagram. He told us we need to discover the power behind the cult and sent us into the white dragon lair itself. To think us a simple group of young adventures can penetrate the lair of a dragon, but he promised we would have help.

He was right the cleric form the grotto was there with her rogue and sorcerer friend. We split between two paths and fought our way through zombies, ghouls, cultists and ice spiders to see the cultist spawn an Ice flenser. We made it past him and the magical blocks they put in our path to find the true source of their power a mind flayer bent on controlling the dragon. At the crucial time we quickly destroyed the crystal that was assisting the mind flayer in bending the dragons will to him, and the dragon ended the mind flayer’s life for us. Heyton send us back to Korthos were we discovered the unnatural cold for this time of year had dissipated. Rinaar d’Thuranni the captain of the Sojourn welcomed us on his hip for the being the heroes of Korthos and took us to Stormreach.

We found ourselves on the dock of the harbor of Stormreach and soon realized how big the famous city was. My fellow bard got himself a gig in the local tavern the Leaky Dinghy, and left our group. The rest of us wanted to explore the city some and we found a drunk wandering the harbor named Durk. He not only was drunk but in my humble opinion a little deranged as well. He kept mentioning a secret. He sent us into the sewers were sought after his secret to find in infested with Kobolds and troglodytes. We were joined in our exploration by Ustiago Potter a favored soul of the Silver Flame. We dispatched the infestation and found a duo of kobold warriors that were brother led this ragtag group of vermin. The city walls itself seemed to dispatch oozes a many to end our heroic exploration. We found no secret and returned to the drunk to confront him. He rewarded us for finding nothing and sent us on our way were we came to Mistress Alhurra. She told us of the test of all heroes the butcher’s path. A series of underground sewers infested with an all sorts of monsters. We thought us capable but soon found ourselves not. Our robotic friend needed to go oil himself and we recruited a Paladin of the silver flame Kasquick the mighty. In the task of proving ourselves worthy of being labeled heroes of Stormreach harbor we fought spiders, more oozes, kobolds, troglodytes, and many a wicked shaman. At this time I must recall with a fond thought of our leader Morahh the barbarian singer of songs, who lost her life in this place. She will live on long in my songs. A solitary adventurer seeking fame came to us his name being Lessahd another favored soul. Remember those shaman well it wasn’t pretty but one of them almost ended my life, with a nasty fireball. But some quick footed handy work on my part and the awesome healing of Lessahd, and Ustiago saved me form an untimely end. However I divert from the tale and we quickly returned to the harbor being victorious in the Butcher’s Path.

After many a harrowing escapes we thought to take room at the local inns of Stormreach and I found myself a nice cozy place where you find me today, The Wayward Lobster. Here you can drink, eat, and be merry or if you wish to test your skills in battle can even fight fellow citizens of Stormreach. I look forward to reuniting with my group in the days to come. May Kelemvor guide your soul Morahh, and for those listening to my tale may he judge you fairly when you approach him in death.

Zefflon”

[ZEFFLON]

Had a blast and brought back some ofthe danger of the game. Lookin for some more this weekend.

Zeff

[Jhorwynn]

I joined the first 'escape attempt' on the 20th and had an absolute blast. During the week, I lost my character, so I jumped on the Island Escape bus again on the 27th and had as good if not a better time. This has sold me on Perma Death.

J.

Player of Rhyzzo