All Hail the Lich King!

[SonoftheNorth]

GS4-KENSTROM
All Hail the Lich King! on 12/21/2012 10:54 PM EST

Tonight, the Brotherhood of Rooks went about trying to expand their tunnels, with deadly results! A number of scorched and battered bandit corpses were found at a new opening in the Burrow Way tunnels. Many heroes investigated the area, trying to navigate through the cavern darkness. They finally came out in an underground cavern, where they found a gate leading to an dark city called Lich’s Landing, which is filled with hordes of undead and designed to appear like a macabre version of Wehnimer’s! There, the heroes encountered Barnom Slim, who has now become a lich and self-proclaimed king of the area. Despite the trade of barbs, veiled threats and vague information, no further violence was reported.



OOC NOTE:

The Lich’s Landing is the new temporary hunting zones open for the remainder of the storyline! There’s a few minor shops ( nothing special ) and even an undead tavern! There’s 8 different zones, and the entire place ranges from levels 5-120. Enjoy discovering which areas you can survive in!


-GM Kenstrom-
Wehnimer's Landing Guru
Giantmen Guru

[Jhynnifer]

The lower portion of the citadel has 90s level mobs it seems. The upper portion has upwards of 120.
We've got...

a whirling soul wraith - disappears like Ithzir... hurray.
A whirling soul wraith claws at XXX!
AS: +418 vs DS: +400 with AvD: +7 + d100 roll: +59 = +84
A clean miss.

a lumbering hideous shrickhen
Didn't let these live long enough to get anything off them.




a glowing-eyed spirit golem - Looks like these are steroid enhanced soul golems.
A glowing-eyed spirit golem pounds at XXX with its glaes gauntleted left fist!
AS: +430 vs DS: +400 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +37 = +99
A clean miss.

A glowing-eyed spirit golem tries to ensnare XXX in its solid glaes arms!
AS: +450 vs DS: +368 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +58 = +160
... and hits for 4 points of damage!
Impotent blow.

[Kastrel]

The Horrors are also a somewhat lower level, I believe. They seemed to be the weakest enemies around.

The Shricken are stronger than real Shricken, because I could 100% ward them 10 levels ago, and these I only have about a 60% on.

The Apparitions and Death Knights are the tough ones, I can't even ward the Death Knights. They can e-wave, cast fear spells, and apparently, Major E-Wave as well. I'm Commander Shepard, and this is the strongest mob in the Citadel!

[Archigeek]

Important to note that the death knights can disarm as well. Be careful in there. Also, the apparitions carry staffs and have the resulting high DS and block rate of around 50%, but you can't disarm them. Maddening.

[Kastrel]

Ew. Well, I'll be sure to take a weaker weapon in when it comes time.

[RichardCranium]

This is so two expansions ago.

[Liagala]

Anyone find any valkyr yet? Or a giant bone dragon that yells at you to suffer while your pathetic magic betraaaaaaaaays you?

[Jace Solo]

When does the fire split the world and we get a past and present area for Sol Haven? Pre/Post flood?

[Methais]

How do you access this place? And how long is it supposed to be around for?

And uh...what's this storyline about?

[4a6c1]

I don't get it.

Why are you son of the north.

[Methais]

I don't get it.

Why are you son of the north.

Death Knights, which were released with Wrath of the Lich King in WoW, have a skill called Blood of the North, babble babble babble, therefore that's why his name makes sense.

GEEZ DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?!?!?!?!?

[4a6c1]

1) I wonder if that's really it.

2) Again I'm defeated by a vague internet reference that only methias and one billion otakus would understand.

[Methais]

2) Again I'm defeated by a vague internet reference that only methias and one billion otakus would understand.

wut?

[Jhynnifer]

How do you access this place? And how long is it supposed to be around for?

And uh...what's this storyline about?

So... Rooks(bandits) have been tunneling under the landing creating tunnels that access a number of high-profile shops as well as the moot hall. They're trying to take over. They've been trying to extort shopkeepers for "protection" money.

Anyway... undead has also been invading the landing. So yeah.

Well the Rooks accidently burrowed too deeply and found the lich's "kingdom"... which just happens to be a warped and twisted version of the Landing. Its full of undead baddies of all levels. The lich himself turned out to be Barnom Slim, who was once a councilman of the Landing during the Grishom Stone Storyline before he ran off with the town's coffers.

Some shenanigans occurred in RR which I think he had something to do with, I was not playing during this time.

Hope that helps.

[Methais]

So... Rooks(bandits) have been tunneling under the landing creating tunnels that access a number of high-profile shops as well as the moot hall. They're trying to take over. They've been trying to extort shopkeepers for "protection" money.

Anyway... undead has also been invading the landing. So yeah.

Well the Rooks accidently burrowed too deeply and found the lich's "kingdom"... which just happens to be a warped and twisted version of the Landing. Its full of undead baddies of all levels. The lich himself turned out to be Barnom Slim, who was once a councilman of the Landing during the Grishom Stone Storyline before he ran off with the town's coffers.

Some shenanigans occurred in RR which I think he had something to do with, I was not playing during this time.

Hope that helps.

So how do you access this area? I'm intrigued, but not enough to do any actual research.

[Kastrel]

So how do you access this area? I'm intrigued, but not enough to do any actual research.

You go first to Burrow Way, the undertunnels in the Landing. There are a ton of entrances and twice as many exits. Most popular seem to be from the trapdoor in Helga's back alley or the trapdoor in the Fishing shack. Here is a somewhat outdated map of the Burrow Way (I'll be updating it soon)
http://www.krakiipedia.org/w/images/c/c1/WL-Burrow_Way.jpg

From the central nexus, there is NOW a 5th path going west (its not shown on the current map). Following this will lead to a dark path which you have to sort of stumble through, and lead out to Lich's Landing. Its layout is vaguely similar to the Landing, in that it has the Gate-TSC areas, and a few branches leading out from there. The outside is inhabited by low level undead, maybe like low level Graveyard? 5-10? There are a few shops which actually sell products.

Then, there are the larger buildings and a side road, each of which has higher level enemies of various levels. It will be a pretty viable hunting ground for a lot of level ranges for the time it is there.

I'm going to try to have a map up of Lich's Landing by tomorrow if I can. I've made a general map of all areas but the Barracks (because of its dark areas), and will try to refine it, though it takes a while.

[Kastrel]

Alright, here is a more up to date version of the Burrow Way map. http://www.krakiipedia.org/w/images/archive/c/c1/20121223063123%21WL-Burrow_Way.jpg

Then, here is a map of Lich's Landing. I don't have a creature list, but the Banshee Tower, Barracks and Citadel are the higher end locations. http://www.krakiipedia.org/w/images/9/91/WL-Lich%27s_Landing.png

[Middian]

Thanks much!

[FlayedAngel]

Anyone have any estimates on hunting levels in the Lich's Landing yet? I heard the AS of the critters in the Barracks was around 200, but I've not done any research myself yet. :D

[Middian]

Here is some quick information that I found down in the tunnels. In the Lich’s Landing area there are some basic shops, which I listed below. I am 75 and found exp in the Banshee tower; I would guess they are around 80 there. In addition, the Death Giants in the barracks gave some exp and they are probably around 75. Lastly, I lasted 2 seconds in the citadel, quite deadly in there.

Lich’s Landing:

An ambling red-eyed skeleton swings a dagger at you!
You evade the attack with ease!

A shambling putrid ghoul claws at you!
With blinding speed, you dodge the attack!

[The Spirits]
Swathes of elven, dwarven and human hides decorate the walls of this establishment like macabre tapestries. A narrow bar shaped out of a giant ribcage stretches across the room, its top set with bleached bone plates as a makeshift counter. Behind the bar roams an eyeless giantman zombie, spilling more drinks than filling them. A row of hide-covered wooden stools provide a place to rest and drink.
Obvious exits: out

>sit on stool
You settle yourself on the wooden stool for a moment's rest.

s>look on bar

On the bone bar you see a shot of bright red whiskey, a bottle of Dreadful drought, some bubbling Afterlife ale, a flute of murky red wine and a flagon of amber Lich liquor.

[Shield of the Shrickhen]
Bits and pieces of bone-inlaid armor adorn the walls, while shields hang upon another. Scraps of metal and bone are littered across the floor, while a misshapen and grotesque shrickhen scrambles about, restocking the supply. You also see a scratched wooden counter with some stuff on it.
Obvious exits: out
>look on counter
On the wooden counter you see a suit of blood red brigandine, a dented and bloodstained breastplate, some steel leg greaves, some dark steel bracers, a red-horned black steel helm, a bone-edged grey steel shield and some dark steel bone-inlaid plate.

[Quarrels and Quivers]
Panels of old, rotted wood covers the walls, stained with blood and gore. Shelves seem to grow from the wood, their surfaces holding a number of merchandise. An assortment of bows hang from hooks along a wall. You also see a long wooden shelf with some stuff on it.
Obvious exits: out
>look on shelf
On the wooden shelf you see a bundle of black crossbow bolts, a bundle of black wooden arrows, a bundle of frost-tipped bolts, a bundle of frost-tipped arrows, a carved yellow bone-inlaid crossbow, a dark sinew-wrapped longbow and a bone-set black leather quiver.

[Weapons Wight Away]
The interior of the shop reveals all manner of bladed weapons, from daggers to twohanded swords. Most of the weaponry is wrought of dark steel, each wrapped with old leather or sinew. A gnarled zombie ogre weaponsmith shambles behind a long wood counter.
Obvious exits: out
>look on counter
On the wooden counter you see a jagged pale steel dagger, a large sinew-wrapped warhammer, a bone-hilted dark steel greatsword, a bone-hilted red steel handaxe, a bone-hilted grey steel broadsword and a bone-hilted black steel longsword.

[Dress the Dead]
All manner of clothes are piled high on a long flat table, each garment tattered, torn, frayed or mismatched. Flies buzz around the head of the goblin zombie shopkeeper, who tends to himself in a corner, sewing patches on a pair of tattered pants.
Obvious exits: out
>look on table
On the flat table you see a moth-eaten brown sack, a stained grey leather bag, a tattered ebon doublet, an old discolored tunic, a pair of ragged old gloves, a torn black leather longcoat, an old hole-covered hat, a threadbare russet brown cloak, some toeless brown leather boots, some green patch-covered pants, some frayed black leather pants and a pair of tattered brown pants.
>inspect bag
You carefully inspect a stained grey leather bag.

You estimate that a stained grey leather bag can store a medium-sized amount with enough space for any number of items.

You determine that you could wear the bag, attaching it to your belt. The bag appears to serve some purpose.
>inspect doublet
You carefully inspect a tattered ebon doublet.

You determine that you could wear the doublet around your chest.
>inspect sack
You carefully inspect a moth-eaten brown sack.

You estimate that a moth-eaten brown sack can store a medium-sized amount with enough space for any number of items.

You determine that you could wear the sack, attaching it to your belt. The sack appears to serve some purpose.
>inspect tunic
You carefully inspect an old discolored tunic.

You determine that you could wear the tunic around your chest.
>inspect gloves
You carefully inspect a pair of ragged old gloves.

You determine that you could wear the gloves on your hands.
>
>inspect longcoat
You carefully inspect a torn black leather longcoat.

You estimate that a torn black leather longcoat can store a large amount with enough space for any number of items.

You determine that you could wear the longcoat, hanging it from your shoulders. The longcoat appears to serve some purpose.
>inspect hat
>
You carefully inspect an old hole-covered hat.

You estimate that an old hole-covered hat can store a very small amount with enough space for one item.

You determine that you could wear the hat on your head. The hat appears to serve some purpose.

>inspect cloak
You carefully inspect a threadbare russet brown cloak.

You estimate that a threadbare russet brown cloak can store a large amount with enough space for any number of items.

You determine that you could wear the cloak, hanging it from your shoulders. The cloak appears to serve some purpose.
>inspect boots
You carefully inspect some toeless brown leather boots.

You estimate that some toeless brown leather boots can store a very small amount with enough space for one item.

You determine that you could wear the boots on your feet. The boots appear to serve some purpose.
>inspect pants
You carefully inspect some green patch-covered pants.

You estimate that some green patch-covered pants can store a very small amount with enough space for a couple of items of very small size.

You determine that you could wear the pants on your legs. The pants appear to serve some purpose.
>inspect pants
You carefully inspect some frayed black leather pants.

You estimate that some frayed black leather pants can store a very small amount with enough space for a couple of items of very small size.

You determine that you could wear the pants on your legs. The pants appear to serve some purpose.
>inspect pants
You carefully inspect a pair of tattered brown pants.

You estimate that a pair of tattered brown pants can store a very small amount with enough space for a couple of items of very small size.

You determine that you could wear the pants on your legs. The pants appear to serve some purpose.

Barracks:

A huge death giant pounds at you with its fist!
AS: +370 vs DS: +447 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +83 = +44
A clean miss.

A shimmering phantom warrior swings a tarnished flail at a huge death giant! (Fades in and out)
AS: +372 vs DS: +210 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +53 = +255
... and hits for 112 points of damage!
Great shot penetrates thigh and shatters bone!

A decaying bone soldier thrusts with a splintered lance at you!
AS: +361 vs DS: +701 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +54 = -245
A clean miss.

The Darkness With Inn:

A menacing fleshy ghoul swings a blackened claidhmore at you!
AS: +224 vs DS: +467 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +92 = -125
A clean miss.

A bloated krolvin corpse strides in, her weapon at the ready!

Up Staircase in Inn:

An emaciated golden-eyed wight gestures at you!
CS: +227 - TD: +287 + CvA: +15 + d100: +11 == -34
Warded off!

Corpse Row before Banshee Tower:

A moldering human zombie tries to bite you!
AS: +299 vs DS: +457 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +33 = -105
A clean miss.

A rotting elven cadaver swings a ball and chain at you!
AS: +364 vs DS: +691 with AvD: +23 + d100 roll: +91 = -213
A clean miss.

A tortured dark spirit swings a closed fist at you!
AS: +337 vs DS: +447 with AvD: -7 + d100 roll: +54 = -63
A clean miss.

Banshee Tower:

A thin moaning banshee claws at you!
AS: +405 vs DS: +681 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +70 = -187
A clean miss.

Blacksmith Area:

A yellowed bone golem tries to ensnare a fiery-eyed spectral blacksmith in its bony arms!
AS: +174 vs DS: +182 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +73 = +90
A clean miss.

A fiery-eyed spectral blacksmith gestures at you!
CS: +131 - TD: +307 + CvA: +15 + d100: +4 == -157
Warded off!

A tormented dark shade swings a handaxe at you!
You move slightly, letting the attack pass harmlessly by!

Citadel:

A lumbering hideous shrickhen screams furiously and points at you!
A wave of formless black ripples moves outward from a lumbering hideous shrickhen.
You are buffeted by the formless black waves, and knocked to the ground.
You are pinned in place, unable to move.
Roundtime: 19 sec.
... 60 points of damage!
Internal organs erupt outward spraying violently and you die horribly!

[Ardwen]

Citadel is 90s lower level, post cap up top

[Whirlin]

As an FYI on the banshee tower:


A towering flesh construct shudders as a green miasma seeps from numerous cracks and orifices in the construct and forms a huge noxious cloud that wafts directly towards you.
Before you can move out of the path of the cloud, it envelops you from head to toe. Straining, you hurriedly back out of the toxin filled vapors, only catching a small whiff of the horrid gases.


A thin moaning banshee claws at you!
AS: +794 vs DS: +522 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +11 = +318
... and hits for 52 points of damage!
Large gash to your left arm, several muscles torn.
You return to normal color.
You become solid again.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
You feel less confident than before.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves you.
A faint silvery glow fades from around you.
The bright luminescence fades from around you.
The shimmering multicolored sphere fades from around you.
The powerful look leaves you.
Abruptly, everything you see and hear comes into better focus. Your personal temporal reality has rejoined the true flow of time.
You no longer bristle with energy.
Your SIGN OF SWORDS is no longer effective.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around you.
Your SIGN OF SHIELDS is no longer effective.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
You feel your extra magical awareness leave you.
Your SIGN OF WARDING is no longer effective.
The brilliant, rapidly shifting aura around you shimmers and bursts in a bright flash!
Your SIGN OF DISSIPATION is no longer effective.
The dim aura fades from around you.
Your SIGN OF STRIKING is no longer effective.
Your SIGN OF DEFENDING is no longer effective.
You feel less confident.
Your SIGN OF SMITING is no longer effective.
Your SIGN OF DEFLECTION is no longer effective.
You feel your extra strength departing.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The silvery luminescence fades from around you.
The focused look leaves you.
Your senses are no longer as sharp.

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 16 mins...



Apparently random +300 AS boost...



A thin moaning banshee emits a low, unearthly moan!

A thin moaning banshee claws at you!
AS: +413 vs DS: +442 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +70 = +76
A clean miss.
>
A shrilling pale specter swings a short sword at you!
AS: +425 vs DS: +442 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +36 = +52
A clean miss.
>
A thin moaning banshee claws at a shrilling pale specter!
AS: +794 vs DS: +430 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +92 = +497
... and hits for 119 points of damage!
Brutal blow to the neck sends head flying!
The head floats up and settles back in place as easily as a hat.
What is this, a haberdashery?
The pale specter is stunned!
>;chat woah... thin moaning banshee just whacked me with a 794 AS
A towering flesh construct pounds at you with its huge swollen right fist!
AS: +411 vs DS: +462 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +18 = +9
A clean miss.
A towering flesh construct pounds at you with its huge swollen left fist!
AS: +411 vs DS: +462 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +30 = +21
A clean miss.

[Kastrel]

Yeah, saw three or four people who got tagged by this. Even some capped characters who were just playing around and got suddenly owned. I'd say Banshee Tower is almost as dangerous as the Citadel for this very reason.

[Whirlin]

Yeah, I was substantially not amused... I came back to the landing to try to have a decent hunting alternative to the aqueducts in OTF... but then got rocked... they didn't hit particularly hard.

[Archigeek]

The death knights in the citadel also have this "feature". Very Troll Kingish.

[Kastrel]

The Banshee's had their AS flares reduced to +100 AS. Should be a bit safer.

In other news, the lower Citadel creatures are now roaming the streets. Be wary.

Further question: To those who used or liked my maps, (Burrow Way being my 2nd ever and Lich Landing being my 3rd), should I continue making them? I rather enjoyed it, and I don't know if I have any potential at all. If there are any people want to see made, I can test my skills out on particular maps. Either way, I'm open to feedback.

[Whirlin]

The map was perfect... There are still many of the areas of the game that are not mapped! I think there's a couple hunting grounds in Vaalor, and maybe some sections of Rivers Rest as well. Plus, I think a lot of the old maps could use an update for the most recent decade.

[Kastrel]

The map was perfect... There are still many of the areas of the game that are not mapped! I think there's a couple hunting grounds in Vaalor, and maybe some sections of Rivers Rest as well. Plus, I think a lot of the old maps could use an update for the most recent decade.

Name me a location, and I will map it, or die trying.

I know that Ravelin and Sorcerer's Isle were mapped, as well as the new path to Ta'Illistim and the maps are on Krakiipedia. I can't think of anything else in Vaalor that needs work.

I've spent very little time in RR, but I believe the same has occured there. But yeah. I actually like mapping, and I know I need to improve on my skills to a degree. I thought the Lich Landing map was really cramped, I haven't quite mastered "spreading everything out" the way Tsoran and others have done, because I don't like making the squares quite so small, but that may be part of learning the ropes.

[everan]

Thanks Kastrel for your safe passage into this shadow town.

Are there any nodes here? Is there a place where people are gathering, for healing and such?

[Kastrel]

Well, I myself (and a handful of others) would occasionally linger in Shade Square, but it is not a sanct, and I don't think its a node. The lack of sanct was fine before, but now that level 90 creatures are roaming the streets, its not safe there.

I haven't tested it empirically, but I never saw any creatures in any of the shops. The Spirits, the dark equivalent of Helga's, might make for an interesting hang out, if it is actually safe.

I've requested that SSC be made into an unsancted node, but I don't know if it ever happened, or if it will.

[Whirlin]

Just hunted banshees... they got buffed! They got a substantial level and DS boost. Their elemental TD is still relatively low, and they gained access to other banshee tricks... Anti-Magic shell, dissipation. So while their random AS boost was reduced, overall, they got buffed. They successfully gave me a minor fear at 82

[Drakefang]

Hell yes, please. Keep making the maps. This one has been a tremendous aid to my navigation of the invasion area. I think the map was elegantly simple and easy to use.

[Kastrel]

Hell yes, please. Keep making the maps. This one has been a tremendous aid to my navigation of the invasion area. I think the map was elegantly simple and easy to use.

Any suggestions? I'd be interested in a good project that isn't just retreading old Tsoran maps, but actually provides benefit. I understand a lot of locations have changed, but I don't frequent most of them enough to really know where its needed.

[LimChori]

Banshee Tower

A towering flesh construct lifts its fat fleshy foot and tries to stomp on you!
AS: +415 vs DS: +564 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +11 = -94
A clean miss.

A thin moaning banshee focuses her glare on you and looses a ghastly, keening wail!
You are frightened into immobility!
A thin moaning banshee claws at you!
AS: +405 vs DS: +394 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +36 = +84
A clean miss.