Githyanki attack imminent
Steve McCullough
Ok, I need some advice...
My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
priest, and another level 8 fighter.
Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
will too, maybe) and be hasted.
What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
they will attack.
Thanks,
Steve
Noah Dowd
One strategy yon plunderers should consider is giving back the sword.
If ye value yer lives, that is.
-Noah
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I'll pluck its weave and make it breathe. -Jaron the Spinster
Paul MacKenzie
Steve McCullough wrote:
>
> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
> Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
> person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
> fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
> will too, maybe) and be hasted.
I suggest adding as many "non-detection" type spells as you can find.
Either that, or move permanently to Arborea. Githyanki don't give up
very easily...
Cheers,
Paul
Brian Corbett
> > wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> > (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> > level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> > priest, and another level 8 fighter.
> >
> > Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
> > person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
> > fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
> > will too, maybe) and be hasted.
> >
> > they will attack.
> One strategy yon plunderers should consider is giving back the sword.
> If ye value yer lives, that is.
I believe if the person carrying the sword is wearing a Medallion of
Indetectable Location (or whatever it is), can't he (she) avoid the
Githyanki from finding him in the first place??? Sorta like Alias in FR.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.
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In article <329B30...@bnr.ca> Noah Dowd <no...@bnr.ca> writes:
>Steve McCullough wrote:
>> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>> wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>One strategy yon plunderers should consider is giving back the sword.
>If ye value yer lives, that is.
Better yet, destroy it, so it can't be used for evil.
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Greg Bernath gber...@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu
Mormegil of Ket (C. Walker)
> Ok, I need some advice...
>
> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
> Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
> person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
> fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
> will too, maybe) and be hasted.
>
> What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> they will attack.
I dealt with a situation like this once as a DM. The party came into
possession of a Gityanki blade. Knowing that Githyanki always come for
their lost blades, the players kept it anyways. They did an admirable job
preparing tactics and what not, but every warrior has to sleep
sometime...The players were killed as they slept. They never knew what
hit them. You may think this to be unfair, but in the end the players
learned to have healty respect for astral-psionic using entities.
Powerful cretures like the Githyanki should never come at you face to face
for a stand up fight. How stupid is that? Wouldn't your characters use
devious methods? My advice is to ditch the sword and pray that they don't
hold a grudge.
--
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woodelf
> Ok, I need some advice...
>
> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
> Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
> person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
> fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
> will too, maybe) and be hasted.
>
> What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> they will attack.
well, for starters, don't sleep. always keep the group in a defensive
circle, facing outwards, without enough space between you for someone to
materialize. hide in a bag of holding (you can't get to or from the astral
within an extradimensional space). and, whatever you do, *don't* trust
*any* of your fellow party members. a gith psionic could dominate one of
them at any moment, and you might not even realize it until it's too late.
if you actually want to survive, drop off the sword as close as possible to
where you took it, with an extremely apologetic note, and the head of the
person who actually nabbed it. they *might* consider this good enough, and
let the rest of you live. if you're really gutsy (read: stupid) and there
weren't any survivors, tell some githzerai where you've left the sword.
maybe the githyanki will assume that the githzerai killed the original
warparty. if you use this last option, you can forgo the
head-on-a-platter, and perhaps the apologetic note.
woodelf
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Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens
again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out. - Ivanova
]dne Brunborg
In article <329B03...@eaves.math.utk.edu>, Steve McCullough <ste...@eaves.math.utk.edu> writes:
>Ok, I need some advice...
>
>My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>wonderful +5 vorpal sword.
[snip]
>
>What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
>they will attack.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve
You know, giving back the sword could prove to be the smart thing to do. I
know, a +5 vorpal blade is very hard to give up but how high do you value
your lives?
And besides, as the Githyanki (IIRC) value combat skills and courage
highly, so by giving back the sword you might make them not so angry with
you, and who knows, you might even get some high-powered non-enemies
(calling them friends or allies would be too much).
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Christian Groff
Why is it that everyone says that if you get a githyanki silver sword
and decide to keep it,it is the same as jumping into a pool of green
slime intentionally? Is it because of the great power of the githyanki
(they are masters of psi and magic)? Maybe because they can wait until
you have let down your guard? Or probably because the only way to prevent
the gith-guys from hell from getting back the sword is to destroy their
lich queen??! Throw "Into the Silver Realm" at them.
My characters would laugh in their faces by melting the swords down and
making a silver statue of them. By the by,what happens when you destroy a
gith sword? My guess: If they capture you(and by golly,they will!),you
will be tortured for eternity.
EPOCH DRAGON
Christopher Beattie
Steve McCullough wrote:
>
> Ok, I need some advice...
>
> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> priest, and another level 8 fighter.
[strategy snipped]
> What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> they will attack.
Personally, I reccomend finding a nice open field, taking the sword
shoveing it into the ground and then walking away. Don't look back.
Oh maby you can stop the first wave, if you defeated a group that
had a supreme leader with that infamous sword, and maby you can
stop the second wave. But what happens after the fifth wave?
And they will fight to the death, because if they don't succeed,
they will die! They don't let their swords fall into the hands
of the enemy, well at least not for long.
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j...@interconnect.net
In article <329B03...@eaves.math.utk.edu>,
Steve McCullough <ste...@eaves.math.utk.edu> wrote:
>Ok, I need some advice...
>
>My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
>level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
>priest, and another level 8 fighter.
SNIP!
>What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
>they will attack.
My advice (speaking from experience, before and behind the screen)...
1. Get rid of the sword.
2. Invest in Non-Detection spells.
3. Retire, go your seperate ways, and never stay in the same place for more
than two days.
4. Roll up new characters.
5. Make damn sure these new characters never so much as TOUCH a githyanki
vorpal sword. Just LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR, MAN!
Thank you, and good luck!
Grins...
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mad...@interconnect.net @8)
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JB
Steve McCullough <ste...@eaves.math.utk.edu> wrote:
>Ok, I need some advice...
>My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
>level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
>priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
>person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
>fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
>will too, maybe) and be hasted.
>What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
>they will attack.
>Thanks,
>Steve
I'm trying to be practical here. Okay! Since you already defeated gith
to begin with, and fought and killed them, there _is no going back_.
You cannot succeed just by giving them the sword. Besides why would
they _want_ to spare your lives? Why would you want to be on the good
side of gith?
That said, if you nab a githyanki sword, you need help, padre.
Literally.
So go get some! Since you are dealing with highly evil creatures,
you'd better find some powerful good allies, and fast. Gold dragons
are nice. ;) So are devas, agathinon, ki-rin, and other 2nd ed good
guys that would be glad to help protect you. After all, if you wound
up fighting githyanki in the first place, obviously, you're in the big
leagues, and need some big-league protection. Githyanki are not
invincible. (How close they are to invincible is a subject best
avoided :)
The important thing to remember is that the party to be sent against
you will have two main features. High power, and high numbers.
I _strongly_ suggest your 9th level priest starts praying non-stop.
You never know - against such powerful evil, miracles (and "gate"
spells) do happen.
JB
Nick Meeth
Steve McCullough wrote:
> =
> Ok, I need some advice...
> =
> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> priest, and another level 8 fighter.
> =
> Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
> person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
> fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
> will too, maybe) and be hasted.
> =
> What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> they will attack.
> =
> Thanks,
> =
> Steve
> >
> > There is nothing at all you can do short of artifact/demi-god intervent=
ion
> > that can prevent your party being slain in any plausible outcome. Unles=
s
> > you come up with resources similar to those of say, the Matron Mother o=
f the
> > First House in a large Drow city, the fight will be "cake" for the gith=
yanki.
> > -Nick Meeth-
-- =
RIFFd=90
Todd Schmuecker
Steve McCullough <ste...@eaves.math.utk.edu> wrote in article
<329B03...@eaves.math.utk.edu>...
> Ok, I need some advice...
>
> My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> (probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
> Our strategy consists of having "rock to mud", "confusion", "hold
> person", and "dispel magic" as ready spells. And of course, the best
> fighter wields the vorpal. They will probably have stoneskin on (and we
> will too, maybe) and be hasted.
>
> What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> they will attack.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
Taking a +5 sword from the Githyanki tends to cause more trouble thans its
worth. My magic user is a survivor of a githyanki attack. The Gityanki
assaulted us head on and we did well. The Githyanki hired a group to track
us. Two months passed and we felt safe. One morning we found 2 party
members dead in the alley a few blocks away. We thought they had been
robbed (bad rolls). The next night we got jumped.The watch managed to make
a loud sound before he died. Two githyanki wizards cast fireballs. Half of
the party is down. I had 4hp left. I turned into an owl and flew off. The
monk managed to run away. My advise is to trade the sword away for magic.
Tell everyone that you did that and hope they don't want to bother you. And
then there is psionics....
Christophe...@massey.ac.nz
Paul MacKenzie wrote:
>
> Steve McCullough wrote:
> >
> > My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> > wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
Give it back. Or die.
--
Chris
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Ubiquitous
>My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
>level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
>priest, and another level 8 fighter.
You might want a couple dispel magic spells on hand to immediately
cast on them and (hopefully) take care of some their previously cast
protective magics...
==============================================================================
"I dyde shyte thre grete toordes." Fables of Aesop,
Caxton translation,
V15 1484
Simon Jones
> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
>
> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> >they will attack.
>
>
> 1. Get rid of the sword.
>
> 2. Invest in Non-Detection spells.
>
> 3. Retire, go your seperate ways, and never stay in the same place for more
> than two days.
>
> 4. Roll up new characters.
>
> 5. Make damn sure these new characters never so much as TOUCH a githyanki
> vorpal sword. Just LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR, MAN!
>
> Thank you, and good luck!
>
> Grins...
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Afreau Madde "Stark Raving Sane Since 1972"
> mad...@interconnect.net @8)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Give it to githerazi if you can find any , that's always fun. Then run
really fast from the Githrazi who think your Githyanki agents and hide.
Now when they find you and they both finish slaughtering you, you'll have
some concillation in knowing that they will kill each other after they
finish :)
and on a side note does anyone know what the Githerazi are meant to be
by being CN?
spag...@worldnet.att.net
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>j...@interconnect.net wrote:
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>> In article <329B03...@eaves.math.utk.edu>,
>> Steve McCullough <ste...@eaves.math.utk.edu> wrote:
>> >Ok, I need some advice...
>> >
>> >My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
>> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
>> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>>
>> SNIP!
>>
>> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
>> >they will attack.
>>
>> My advice (speaking from experience, before and behind the screen)...
>>
>> 1. Get rid of the sword.
>>
>> 2. Invest in Non-Detection spells.
>>
>> 3. Retire, go your seperate ways, and never stay in the same place for more
>> than two days.
>>
>> 4. Roll up new characters.
>>
>> 5. Make damn sure these new characters never so much as TOUCH a githyanki
>> vorpal sword. Just LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR, MAN!
(snippity snip)
>and on a side note does anyone know what the Githerazi are meant to be
>by being CN?
First off, I read a few posts back in this thread two distinct ideas of
destroying the sword. Personally, I can't really think of many ways you might
accomplish this without killing yourself with the resulting spellfire
explosion (or whatnot) from such a potent item. Now, supposing you did manage
it, would the MASSIVE amount of experience gleened from this action get
devided among the contributing PC's, or would they all get the full amount?
Now would that not be enough to boost at least one character in a level or
two? Perhaps that would be enough to help you survive in your touchy
negotiations with powers or maybe the githerazi, so you can survive the yanks,
who coincedentally will see your waste of their property as adding insult
injury.
As to the Githerazi being CN? Well, the ones in sigil are either
unpredictably out for themselves, or undeniably insane. Now in Limbo, where
they come from, they are merely varying shades of lunatics (come on, look at
their realm, ruled by four insane Slaad powers <Powers and Proxies Manuel,
which I don't know the exact, proper title to>).
Pilgrim X
Aleksandar Andric
On Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:19:02 eastern, spag...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>>> >My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
>>> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>>> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
>>> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
>>> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>>> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
>>> >they will attack.
>>>
>>> My advice (speaking from experience, before and behind the screen)...
>>>
>>> 1. Get rid of the sword.
Hmm, not a bad idea, but somehow, I would be sorry to let go of such a
sword. Try using a sword as a bait, and contact Mind Flayers and ask
them for help. Hire an illusionist to foil their divinations. Next
time the githyanki come they're sure to be in for the surprise.
alek
woodelf
In article <32a0d594...@news.tel.hr>, aleksand...@zg.tel.hr
(Aleksandar Andric) wrote:
> Hmm, not a bad idea, but somehow, I would be sorry to let go of such a
> sword. Try using a sword as a bait, and contact Mind Flayers and ask
> them for help. Hire an illusionist to foil their divinations. Next
> time the githyanki come they're sure to be in for the surprise.
>
out of the frying pan, into the fire. what, you couldn't think of anybody
else who would be *less* likely to stick their necks out for the PCs? not
to mention rather disinclined to deal with non-illithid as anything other
than food. illithid will not go looking for the githyanki, and they tend
to run at the first sign of trouble, while the gith will fight to the
death. not a very helpful ally.
The universe is already mad. Anything else would be redundant. - Londo
Molari
Christian Seitz
> On Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:19:02 eastern, spag...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> >>> >My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> >>> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> >>> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> >>> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> >>> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
> >>> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> >>> >they will attack.
> >>>
> >>> My advice (speaking from experience, before and behind the screen)...
> >>>
> >>> 1. Get rid of the sword.
I would be carefull with that sword. It might/should be intelligent. This
will be a LE sword with a very high ego. The main goal of this sword might
be "deafeat enemies of the githyanki" - this includes the new wielder.
Destroy or get rid of this weapon very fast and then seek a hiding place
in an upper plane.
Christian Seitz
Robert Moore
Aleksandar Andric wrote:
>
> On Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:19:02 eastern, spag...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> >>> >My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> >>> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> >>> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> >>> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
> >>> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>
> >>> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> >>> >they will attack.
> >>>
> >>> My advice (speaking from experience, before and behind the screen)...
> >>>
> >>> 1. Get rid of the sword.
>
> sword. Try using a sword as a bait, and contact Mind Flayers and ask
> them for help.
Oh Sure.
This sounds like an EXCELLENT idea. PC brains for lunch!
rdit...@forest.drew.edu
In article <329FC5...@southwest.com.au>, Simon Jones <Sim...@southwest.com.au> writes:
> j...@interconnect.net wrote:
>>
>> In article <329B03...@eaves.math.utk.edu>,
>> Steve McCullough <ste...@eaves.math.utk.edu> wrote:
>> >Ok, I need some advice...
>> >
>> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
>> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
>> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a level 9
>> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
>>
>>
>> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
>> >they will attack.
>>
[wise advice on fleeing snipped]
Basically, with the githyanki's knowledge of astral travel they
can indeed attack you just about anywhere they please. This pretty much
leaves you with two options.
1. Build an astral proof stronghold and stay in it for the rest of your
natural lives.
2. Live lives of constant fear knowing that they will never give up and just
send larger and larger groups at you until you die.
On a more serious note, you best bet is to stay out of sight. Have your
characters research and implement every means of foiling magical and astral
scrying. Get the sword and yours yourselves as magically buried as you
can get. Pick your battlefield. Stick to buildings covered in ivy, as I
recall astral forms cannot penertrate living things. Otherwise the
githyanki race is pretty much human with odd facial features and a radical
mind set. No real weaknesses to exploit. Just be on guard and hope for
the best. Good luck.
> Give it to githerazi if you can find any , that's always fun. Then run
> really fast from the Githrazi who think your Githyanki agents and hide.
> Now when they find you and they both finish slaughtering you, you'll have
> some concillation in knowing that they will kill each other after they
> finish :)
>
> and on a side note does anyone know what the Githerazi are meant to be
> by being CN?
Answering a side note, I believe the CN is meant to reflect the
xenophobic nature of the githzerai race and the fact that after centuries
of domination their race is devoted to staying free of outside influence,
especially that of the githyanki.
-- Rick
Jason Chandler
There's a really good fleshing out of the githyanki and githzeri in an
adventure in Dungeon magazine...
I'll try to check the # tonight...anyone interested, email me...
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woodelf
In article <1996Dec4.125941.152344@forest>, rdit...@forest.drew.edu wrote:
> can get. Pick your battlefield. Stick to buildings covered in ivy, as I
> recall astral forms cannot penertrate living things. Otherwise the
that's ethereal. no such protection against astral.
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of
arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need
for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies can
not stand....Though it take a thousand years, we will be free. --G'Kar
Michael R. Bastian
rdit...@forest.drew.edu wrote:
>
> Basically, with the githyanki's knowledge of astral travel they
> can indeed attack you just about anywhere they please. This pretty much
> leaves you with two options.
>
> 1. Build an astral proof stronghold and stay in it for the rest of your
> natural lives.
>
> 2. Live lives of constant fear knowing that they will never give up and just
> send larger and larger groups at you until you die.
>
> On a more serious note, you best bet is to stay out of sight. Have your
> characters research and implement every means of foiling magical and astral
> scrying. Get the sword and yours yourselves as magically buried as you
> recall astral forms cannot penertrate living things. Otherwise the
> mind set. No real weaknesses to exploit. Just be on guard and hope for
> the best. Good luck.
>
Or just create an Amulet of Proof Against Detection and Location.
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In article <32A84D...@cs.byu.edu>, "Michael R. Bastian"
<mich...@cs.byu.edu> wrote:
> rdit...@forest.drew.edu wrote:
> >
> > Basically, with the githyanki's knowledge of astral travel they
> > can indeed attack you just about anywhere they please. This pretty much
> > leaves you with two options.
<stuff about the might of the githyanki snipped>
The githyanki don't get enough credit these days. They were, without a
doubt, the best monster in the much (well-deservedly) maligned Fiend Folio.
I still look over my shoulder every so often, just in case the prow of a
Githyanki battle-barge plows through a rift in the planar fabric and the
sky is filled with their howls of venegance.
Eric
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In article <nbarmore-ya023380...@144.92.88.10>, nbar...@students.wisc.edu (woodelf) says:
>In article <1996Dec4.125941.152344@forest>, rdit...@forest.drew.edu wrote:
>> can get. Pick your battlefield. Stick to buildings covered in ivy, as I
>> recall astral forms cannot penertrate living things. Otherwise the
>
>that's ethereal. no such protection against astral.
I vaguely recall from the MoP that high magical activity
interferes with astral pools.
Nana Yaw Ofori
In article <seitz-03129...@2krick133.krick.com>, se...@krick.com
(Christian Seitz) wrote:
> In article <32a0d594...@news.tel.hr>, aleksand...@zg.tel.hr
> (Aleksandar Andric) wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:19:02 eastern, spag...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> >
> > >>> >My party of 5 defeated a githyanki group recently and acquired the
> > >>> >wonderful +5 vorpal sword. We know that they will be coming after it
> > >>> >(probably with even more than before). We have a level 8 fighter, a
> > >>> >level 10 thief (who can now read scrolls), a 7/7 fighter/mage, a
level 9
> > >>> >priest, and another level 8 fighter.
> >
> > >>> >What other strategies should we consider. We don't know when or where
> > >>> >they will attack.
> > >>>
> > >>> My advice (speaking from experience, before and behind the screen)...
> > >>>
> > >>> 1. Get rid of the sword.
>
> I would be carefull with that sword. It might/should be intelligent. This
> will be a LE sword with a very high ego. The main goal of this sword might
> be "deafeat enemies of the githyanki" - this includes the new wielder.
> Destroy or get rid of this weapon very fast and then seek a hiding place
> in an upper plane.
>
> Christian Seitz
Yeah, I pretty much agree here...
If the DM rules that the Githyanki are tracking the sword itself, place
the sword someplace remote, and get as far away from it as possible.
If the DM rules that the Githyanki are tracking you...well then, You're
probably up sh*t creek. My suggestion would be, that if you, by some quirk
of fate, manage to defeat the first Githyanki raiding party, leave one of
them alive, give _him_ the Silver sword (and any other Silver Swords that
you may have acquired), let him Planeshift back to the Astral, and hope to
High Heaven you never see the Githyanki again.
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