Spectacular Spell Failure

[msconstrew]

Heh, I tried to Planar Shift the other day and ended up summoning a demon in IceMule. I thought I'd post a partial log here so everyone could see how it happened. Please note - I forgot to log it, so this is someone else's log of the event with my name X'd out.

>dust circle
You dust off a summoning circle.
Julesia studies a page of her leather book for a long moment before drawing five runes around the edges of a summoning circle and a solitary rune at its center with some fine crystalline chalk.
Julesia's crystalline chalk disintegrates!
J>l
[Icemule Trace, Town Center]
The bustling town comes together in this square. Halflings dressed in varying fashions stand about, some chattering happily, others reclining on cloaks laid on the ground. One ancient halfling leans against the base of the large ice statue of a mule, snoring blissfully. A feeling of community pervades the area, putting you immediately at ease. You also see a summoning circle, a spring badger, the Trishabelle disk, a corroded brass strongbox, a battered steel coffer, the Naitalya disk, the Dreaer disk, the Issirum disk, a braid of cracked wheat bread, some manna bread, a blanket of snow and a carved ice bench with some stuff on it.
Also here: Julesia, Lord Dargius, Sperro, Zannhart, Trishabelle, Lady Volfe, Torverner who is sitting, Lord Basmeran who is sitting, Rizzir, Weebey, Issirum, Naitalya, Quildor, High Lord Shize
Obvious paths: north, east, south, west
Julesia begins drawing a faint, twisting symbol as she utters an arcane invocation in hushed tones...
Julesia gestures at a summoning circle.
A small shadowy rift begins to take form before your eyes. Suddenly, a small black void floats out of the rift and stops directly over Julesia!
... 60 points of damage!
Chest heaves, lungs rupture ruining an otherwise good day!

* Julesia drops dead at your feet!

The white light leaves Julesia.
The very powerful look leaves Julesia.
The air calms down around Julesia.
The deep blue glow leaves Julesia.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Julesia.
A shadow seems to detach itself from Julesia's body, swiftly dissipating into the air.
Julesia becomes solid again.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Julesia suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The light blue glow leaves Julesia.
The bright luminescence fades from around Julesia.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Julesia.

A strong gust of wind blows away the chalky outline of a summoning circle.

The rift begins to waver lazily and suddenly implodes upon itself in a large plume of soot-filled black smoke. When the rift clears, a lithe black abyran'ra is standing around, surveying the surroundings.
J>gawk jule
Sperro cringes.
You gawk at Julesia.
The spirit of Julesia sighs softly, raising the hairs on the back of your neck.
J>l
[Icemule Trace, Town Center]
The bustling town comes together in this square. Halflings dressed in varying fashions stand about, some chattering happily, others reclining on cloaks laid on the ground. One ancient halfling leans against the base of the large ice statue of a mule, snoring blissfully. A feeling of community pervades the area, putting you immediately at ease. You also see a lithe black abyran'ra, a spring badger, the Trishabelle disk, a corroded brass strongbox, a battered steel coffer, the Naitalya disk, the Dreaer disk, the Issirum disk, a braid of cracked wheat bread, some manna bread, a blanket of snow and a carved ice bench with some stuff on it.
Also here: the body of Julesia who is lying down, Lord Dargius, Sperro, Zannhart, Trishabelle, Lady Volfe, Torverner who is sitting, Lord Basmeran who is sitting, Rizzir, Weebey, Issirum, Naitalya, Quildor, High Lord Shize
Obvious paths: north, east, south, west
Zannhart pokes Julesia to see if she will move.
J>hold nait
You leave Naitalya's group.
Naitalya is already leading a group.
Sperro says, "That'll ruin yer day."

A lithe black abyran'ra scythes its talons back and forth as it hisses a sibilant invocation.


It then killed a bunch of people, of course.

[zhelas]

Welcome to the club!

Since the spell has been released there has been less then 10 incidents of this happening.

I wish you had the log of it attacking the folks in town!

I would leave your name in. I know I took great pride unleashing the demon on Teras when I had that type of failure.

This is Sorcerery Science!

[Androidpk]

No log of the demon wtfpwning people? Sad.

[msconstrew]

I'll see if I can find someone who has it and post it, if I can.

Later, I got lectured by several people for "letting it loose" on the town, and someone told me I owed them a deed.

[BriarFox]

So much fun.

[audioserf]

Damn it I want to see the log of it murking people. I saw the Teras log and it was so awesome. I need to get an 8x blessable just so that if one of these little bastards ever shows up, I can have a shot at it.

[waywardgs]

This sort of thing should happen more often, if for no other reason than to add some random spice.

[zhelas]

Glad you added your name to the log!

[Asha]

It would be awesome if the sorcerer didnt die and the demon gave them mad respect for unleashing them and then annihilated everything leaving the sorc alive.
Or if it possessed them or something.
Sigh

[Sam]

So who stopped the demon? I've been waiting a long time to rape one with my 9x maul.

[Asha]

Needs to be blessed weapon right?

[Sam]

8x blessed i believe. Mine's permablessed.

[zhelas]

8x blessed i believe. Mine's permablessed.

When the demon first appears it needs to be 8x blessed as Brute mentioned.

If a sorcerer can phase it, you only need a 4x blessed weapon.

The longer the demon is in the realm, the enchant required to hit the demon will drop from 8x to 4x.

[zhelas]

I was wondering. Did you get arrested afterwords? I am assuming you didn't. Icemule allows minor demons from spell 725 to wander without an illusion cast on it.

Zhelas was fined on Teras for 1 count of demonic summoning. I believe that was due to letting his demon permit expire.

[zhelas]

Later, I got lectured by several people for "letting it loose" on the town, and someone told me I owed them a deed.

To be honest they need to take it up with their mayor or council.

Icemule allows demons to roam freely without an illusion masking it.

You didn't "let it loose". The demon decided it needed to pay Icemule a visit.

[Asha]

To be fair, the sorcerer did play a major role in setting the demon loose.
I definitely think the sorcerer should be held accountable in at least some respect. They know the risks and it's up to them to make sure they take their chances in an area they're aware is heavily populated to get the maximum death count possible upon extreme failure.

[Fallen]

One count of demonic summoning, regardless of the circumstances, is appropriate for the release of an Abyran'ra into the town.

[zhelas]

One count of demonic summoning, regardless of the circumstances, is appropriate for the release of an Abyran'ra into the town.

I am not complaining that Zhelas got arrested. To be honest I was shocked that it was only 1 count of demonic summoning about a 48k fine. The demon that Zhelas released killed 2 folks and attacked two others. I expected endangering the public, 2 assault and murder charges. Didn't happen.

This is why I asked if she got arrested.

[zhelas]

To be fair, the sorcerer did play a major role in setting the demon loose.
I definitely think the sorcerer should be held accountable in at least some respect. They know the risks and it's up to them to make sure they take their chances in an area they're aware is heavily populated to get the maximum death count possible upon extreme failure.

I am sure you would have demanded a 6x composite bow as compensation :)

[rolfard]

its more entertaining to release a demon in TC for certain.
my sorcerer always uses the summoning chamber in a local guild for the long trips, its probably only a slight bonus and yes if i unleashed a demon there wouldn't be any fun.

[Murkshev]

What I am wondering is why she is failing so often. Cause she is trying to travel so far, so often. The other night Julesia was coming to Icemule from Illy and the rift killed her.
I have been killed by my own rift or injured but have yet to unleash a demon.
Also, is it only possible to unleash on long distance travel?
Never thought about using the summoning chamber to travel, I aways use town center nodes.
How much fun would it be to fail to rift from the outside the North Gate and and watch the youngings die left and right.

[BriarFox]

What I am wondering is why she is failing so often. Cause she is trying to travel so far, so often. The other night Julesia was coming to Icemule from Illy and the rift killed her.
I have been killed by my own rift or injured but have yet to unleash a demon.
Also, is it only possible to unleash on long distance travel?
Never thought about using the summoning chamber to travel, I aways use town center nodes.
How much fun would it be to fail to rift from the outside the North Gate and and watch the youngings die left and right.


Miscasts have potentially disastrous consequences. Sorcerers are urged to use caution, as rumor has it that failures can lead to unleashing an enraged demon upon Elanthia. Study in the lores of demonology can reduce the chance of mishap. Inter-realm teleportation has a base failure rate of 10%, reduced by 1% per every 12 demonology ranks

Probably the reason.

[msconstrew]

Heh, to answer some of the questions:

1) I was not arrested for unleashing the demon, and I assume it's because demons are legal in IceMule;

2) I would have paid for that person's deed right up until the point where he told me he "expected" me to pay for it;

3) Quildor and Shize did the heavy work of killing the demon; and

4) Briar Fox, she's level 49 and has 49 ranks of Demonology Lores, which translates into a 4% reduction, or what should be a 94% success rate. Yet I've failed on quite a few casts lately. I'm wondering if encumbrance and/or frequency factors into the equation somehow. And I don't attempt to Planar Shift in summoning chambers for a specific reason, to wit: if I die in there, ONLY a Sorcerer can come get me because it's in the Guild and there may not be a Sorcerer willing/able to come get me. Therefore, I take the risk of Shifting from nodes rather than the risk of decaying. Selfish? Probably.

[zhelas]

I personally think you are just having a run of bad luck. 94% chance of success is quite good.

When the game wants your blood there is nothing you can do about it.

I know there will be some folks screaming that it wasn't fair that you didn't get arrested. This might be true. But the spell came out in what 2005? And since that time there have been approximately what 8 or so incidents of epic failure? Not a common occurrence.

[Loyrl]

So the 8x weapon part.. does it have to be a full +40 or will an off enchant metal like imflass work?

[msconstrew]

Well, here's the log (and thanks to Shize and Quildor for helping me get it!):




Julesia just arrived.

Julesia removes some fine crystalline chalk from in her dark purple satchel.

Julesia uses her crystalline chalk to outline a large circle upon the ground.

Dreaer dusts off a summoning circle.

Julesia studies a page of her leather book for a long moment before drawing five runes around the edges of a summoning circle and a solitary rune at its center with some fine crystalline chalk.

Julesia's crystalline chalk disintegrates!

Julesia begins drawing a faint, twisting symbol as she utters an arcane invocation in hushed tones...

Julesia gestures at a summoning circle.

A small shadowy rift begins to take form before your eyes. Suddenly, a small black void floats out of the rift and stops directly over Julesia!
... 60 points of damage!
Chest heaves, lungs rupture ruining an otherwise good day!

* Julesia drops dead at your feet!

The white light leaves Julesia.
The very powerful look leaves Julesia.
The air calms down around Julesia.
The deep blue glow leaves Julesia.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Julesia.
A shadow seems to detach itself from Julesia's body, swiftly dissipating into the air.
Julesia becomes solid again.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Julesia suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The light blue glow leaves Julesia.
The bright luminescence fades from around Julesia.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Julesia.

A strong gust of wind blows away the chalky outline of a summoning circle.

The rift begins to waver lazily and suddenly implodes upon itself in a large plume of soot-filled black smoke. When the rift clears, a lithe black abyran'ra is standing around, surveying the surroundings.

Sperro cringes.

Dreaer gawks at Julesia.

The spirit of Julesia sighs softly, raising the hairs on the back of your neck.

Zannhart pokes Julesia to see if she will move.

Sperro says, "That'll ruin yer day."

A lithe black abyran'ra scythes its talons back and forth as it hisses a sibilant invocation.

Dreaer just went north.

The ghostly voice of Julesia says, "It certainly did."

A lithe black abyran'ra swiftly raises its arms and slashes its talons at Naitalya!
CS: +410 - TD: +159 + CvA: -18 + d100: +68 - -5 == +306
Warding failed!
A pall of silence settles over Naitalya.

Sperro gently rolls the lifeless body of Julesia over.

Dargius winces.

A lithe black abyran'ra tries to sink its curved fangs into Naitalya!
AS: +480 vs DS: +194 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +5 = +316
... and hits for 47 points of damage!
Respectable shot to the back.
She is stunned!

Naitalya lets out a loud snarling growl and goes berserk!

Naitalya shakes off the stun and begins frothing at the mouth!
The berserker's rage leaves Naitalya's eyes.

The ghostly voice of Julesia asks, "What in the world?"

Sperro screams!

Issirum grabs Naitalya and drags her north.

A lithe black abyran'ra tries to sink its curved fangs into Dargius!
AS: +480 vs DS: +344 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +3 = +173
A layer of shifting stone shatters!
... and hits for 47 points of damage!
Left leg mangled horribly.
He is knocked to the ground!
He is stunned!
A spring badger suddenly lets out a loud squeak as he glares about.

Sperro exclaims, "Kill it kill it!"

Rizzir asks, "Anyone healing?"

>ready weapon
You remove a vicious black double-bladed horseman's axe from in your bear skin back sheath.
(Change your default item by selecting ready list.)

>stance offensive
You are now in an offensive stance.

Lord Basmeran just went east.

You are now targeting a lithe black abyran'ra.
>mstrike target

You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
You explode into a fury of strikes and ripostes, moving with a singular purpose and will!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +176 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +24 = +383
... and hit for 78 points of damage!
Slash along the black abyran'ra's lower back.
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +176 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +67 = +426
... and hit for 89 points of damage!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +176 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +50 = +409
... and hit for 89 points of damage!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +174 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +51 = +412
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Glancing slash to the black abyran'ra's shield arm!

Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you winded and out of position.
Roundtime: 9 sec.

[ MStrike Cooldown: +0:01:00, 0:01:00 remaining. ]

A lithe black abyran'ra tries to sink its curved fangs into Dargius!
AS: +470 vs DS: +278 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +55 = +281
... and hits for 108 points of damage!
Weapon arm removed at the shoulder!

* Dargius drops dead at your feet!

Dargius becomes solid again.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Dargius.
Dargius seems a bit less imposing.
Dargius appears somehow different.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Dargius suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The bright luminescence fades from around Dargius.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Dargius.
Dargius no longer bristles with energy.
The deep blue glow leaves Dargius.
The shimmering multicolored sphere fades from around Dargius.
Dargius returns to normal color.
The dim aura fades from around Dargius.
The powerful look leaves Dargius.
The light blue glow leaves Dargius.
The serpents upon a lithe black abyran'ra's head writhe and undulate in exultation!

Bellatrex just arrived.

The ghostly voice of Dargius exclaims, "What the hell was that?!"

>ready shield
You remove a vultite handaxe from in your bear skin back sheath.
(Change your default item by selecting ready list.)

A lithe black abyran'ra scythes its talons back and forth as it hisses a sibilant invocation.

>mstrike target

You are still a bit winded from your last flurry of attacks, but you focus to push the strain in your muscles from your mind.
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
You explode into a fury of strikes and ripostes, moving with a singular purpose and will!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +225 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +51 = +361
... and hit for 78 points of damage!
Slashing blow to chest knocks the black abyran'ra back a few paces!
Your vultite handaxe is repelled by the chaotic forces surrounding the black abyran'ra!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +83 = +396
... and hit for 91 points of damage!
Knocked sideways several feet by blow to back.
Your vultite handaxe is repelled by the chaotic forces surrounding the black abyran'ra!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +13 = +326
... and hit for 57 points of damage!
Bones in left arm crack.
Your vultite handaxe is repelled by the chaotic forces surrounding the black abyran'ra!
You swing a vicious black axe at a lithe black abyran'ra!
AS: +509 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +14 = +327
... and hit for 65 points of damage!
Your vultite handaxe is repelled by the chaotic forces surrounding the black abyran'ra!

Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you winded and out of position.
Roundtime: 9 sec.

[ MStrike Cooldown: +0:01:00, 0:01:00 remaining. ]

A lithe black abyran'ra swiftly raises its arms and slashes its talons at Volfe!
CS: +410 - TD: +354 + CvA: +12 + d100: +80 == +148
Warding failed!
Volfe screams in rage.

Sperro exclaims, "Kill it faster!"

Quildor chants a reverent litany and clasps his hands while tightly focusing his thoughts...

Great Lord Aduial just strode in, his group following close behind.

Shiffti just arrived.

Great Lord Aduial strides away moving west, his group following close behind.

A lithe black abyran'ra lashes its tail at Volfe in a whip-like fashion!
AS: +440 vs DS: +174 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +62 = +370
... and hits for 140 points of damage!
Right hip pulped, severing the leg.
Volfe screams and falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg!
She is stunned!

Great Lord Aduial just strode in, his group following close behind.

Great Lord Aduial strides away moving north, his group following close behind.

Quildor channels at a lithe black abyran'ra.
Particles of dust and soot rise from the ground at Quildor's feet as he releases a pulsating, platinum ripple of energy toward a lithe black abyran'ra!
CS: +524 - TD: +449 + CvA: +25 + d100: +75 == +175
Warding failed!
The black abyran'ra is cloaked in a blinding platinum light and assailed for 150 points of damage!
... 50 points of damage!
Wreath of energy burns away the black abyran'ra's hair and leaves skin blackened!

A lithe black abyran'ra's coils whip around frantically as it falls to the ground and dies.

R>store shield
You put a vultite handaxe in your bear skin back sheath.
(Change your default item by selecting store list.)

Sperro just went west.

>get my vultite axe from my greatcloak
You remove a bone-handled vultite ice axe from in your white greatcloak.

Suddenly, Blueboney appears in the area holding onto a ring she has just placed on her finger.
You currently have no valid target. You will need to specify one.
>loot
You search the black abyran'ra.
It had nothing of interest.
The black abyran'ra's body bleeds with a shadowy blackness that seeps across its flesh as it melts away into nothing.

[Murkshev]

Dreaer dusts off a summoning circle.

I say this was sabatoge. And this person should know not to mess with someones circle.......... I sure hope he reads this too. Cause if he's there and messes with a circle I draw and this happens.

Very lucky to have people that are as prepared as Shize and Quildor. Could have been worse if no one was paying attention or were all asleep.

[Asha]

I am sure you would have demanded a 6x composite bow as compensation :)

Ohhhh you little bitch! :(

[Drunken Durfin]

Sperro exclaims, "Kill it faster!"

:rofl:

[zhelas]

Two thumbs up on the log capturing the destruction!

:up:

[Fatsix]

Rizzir asks, "Anyone healing?"


Heh.

[zhelas]

Heh.

I think your signature is a form of hypnosis......follow the bouncing booty.... give me you silvers, armor and weapons.

[Gallows Thief]

The bad luck in Icemule continues. Failed the cast this evening. Departed quickly and warned everyone. Svardin tracked it down and took care of it.



You begin drawing a faint, twisting symbol while softly intoning the words for Planar Shift...
Your spell is ready.
>cast at summ circ
You gesture at a summoning circle.
A small shadowy rift begins to take form before your eyes. Suddenly, a small black void floats out of the rift and stops directly over you!
... 35 points of damage!
Bones in left hand shatter violently leaving behind a bloody stump!
You are stunned for 4 rounds!

A strong gust of wind blows away the chalky outline of a summoning circle.

The rift begins to waver lazily and suddenly implodes upon itself in a large plume of soot-filled black smoke. When the rift clears, a lithe black abyran'ra is standing around, surveying the surroundings.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
(Forcing stance down to guarded)


[Commerce Burrow, Bazaar]
The sights and sounds of this bustling bazaar almost overwhelm you. Stands are set up all through this area selling various wares. A group of halflings wander past, heading straight for the nearest food stand. You also see a lithe black abyran'ra, a gnomish contraption with a small sign on it, a gnome barker and a large grey tent with a ten-foot long rat tail on top.
Obvious paths: east, west
!S>
A lithe black abyran'ra tries to sink its curved fangs into you!
AS: +480 vs DS: +344 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +82 = +252
... and hits for 77 points of damage!
You hear several snaps as your neck is broken in several places.
You sense that your attunement to the minds of others has ceased.
The powerful look leaves you.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
You feel less confident than before.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves you.
A dark shadow seems to detach itself from your body, swiftly dissipating into the air.
The silvery luminescence fades from around you.
The very powerful look leaves you.
The white light leaves you.
The bright luminescence fades from around you.
The air calms down around you.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around you.

It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...

You mentally give a sigh of relief as you remember that the Goddess Lorminstra owes you a favor.

...departing in 10 mins...
A lithe black abyran'ra undulates its coils in exultant victory!
DEAD>
DEAD>
A lithe black abyran'ra slithers east!
!

[DoctorUnne]

Are you guys sure it's 8x? I've always been able to hit demons with a 7x weapon, as you can see in the log.

[zhelas]

The bad luck in Icemule continues!

Bad Luck?!? I beg to differ! Oh and congrats!


Are you guys sure it's 8x? I've always been able to hit demons with a 7x weapon, as you can see in the log.

8x has always been the rule of thumb from past demon invasions.

[msconstrew]

The bad luck in Icemule continues.!

Bad luck! The only bad luck was that I left just before this happened!

Please tell me you kept the rest of the log.

A.

[Murkshev]

I would like to know what other demons have been summoned in the past. So far the same type of demon has shown up in the same town, from two differernt people. A lithe black abyran'ra. For both Julesia and Berrigan.

[Fallen]

I've seen a rift creature summoned. Not sure which one. It was in Ta'Illistim (saw a log). They put it down fast. It would be great if someone pulled a Vathor.

[zhelas]

I would like to know what other demons have been summoned in the past. So far the same type of demon has shown up in the same town, from two differernt people. A lithe black abyran'ra. For both Julesia and Berrigan.

The rift begins to waver lazily and suddenly implodes upon itself in a large plume of soot-filled black smoke. When the rift clears, a lithe black abyran'ra is standing around, surveying the surroundings.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds

That was on Teras.


I believe Sereg had brought a Csetairis of some kind into Illistrim.

[zhelas]

Sereg went to fight the one on River Rest. He normally has an abyran'sa for his demon. Apparently the abyran'ra tried to break his link with his demon and it suffered nerve damage.

[Makkah]

Have they increased the frequency of this lately? I remember we went years without this happening. It happened in Zul one time like 2 years ago and a csetairi was summoned, but it just sat there bugged. Wouldn't attack or anything. But that was the only instance I had heard of for years.

[msconstrew]

Have they increased the frequency of this lately?

I've wondered about that too, but haven't seen any official reports. Maybe I should have posted mine on the official boards instead of just showing you guys.