TG506

Bombs Away

Episode Number: (TG506)
Original Airdate: 12/2002

Sendant and Arlemis escape from the clutches of the Oracles. While Arlemis rests in a healing sleep, the rest of the party learns that Karilon has been banished for ordering the party's raid on the Ironpass Library. When they find out that Karilon is planning to set off a Tasan in the middle of Ironpass to pre-emptively stop their foreseen aggression, several party members try to stop him. Initially unsuccessful, they return in greater numbers and are able to get the Tasan away from him.

Watch For

• Moral ambiguity

Plot Points

• Sendant immediately tried to get rid of the Tasan when learning of Karilon's plan.
• Tierney tried to talk Karilon out of his plan.
• Timus did not appear to have problems with the plan.
• Gryffid eventually went with the group to stop Karilon a second time, albeit grudgingly.

Unanswered Questions

• What happens now?

Analysis

It is easy to say that Sendant made the immediate good choice, but Sendant also has a brother living in Ironpass. As for the rest, it seemed to be fairly murky:

• Karilon believed that Ironpass was behind the civil unrest in the Demonwood Towns.
• The party knows that the Ta'bar'pur are actually responsible for that -- but has been unable to convince Karilon that the Ta'bar'pur exist.
• Timus believes that the Ta'bar'pur could be working for Ironpass.
• Ironpass is a good-sized city, and most of the citizens are likely Neutral.

It came down to discussions of whether it was worth it to get rid of the Evil elements of Ironpass by killing a bunch of innocent civilians as well. Some people thought it was okay. Others did not.

Notable Quotes

Tierney: (scorched and frazzled) Guess what? Karilon has a hammer that shoots lightning bolts!
Gryff: That's something I'd like to see.
Tierney: Not really.

Emcee: Tierney, I'm so glad you came. Speaking of which...

Mike: (looking at spell selection) Hmm... This is much harder when there's no evil here to smite.

DMP Speaks

I really promise, next week, OBVIOUSLY EVIL CREATURES.

But it was interesting to see what people of similar alignments did differently in a tough moral dilemna.

Tim Speaks

OK, so it all worked out for the best, I guess. It easily could have not...and for what? To save a bunch of scheming Simons? I mean I'd be sorry for Emcee and Sendant and all, but really... there's the greater good and all. If I have to pick between Twingate and Ironpass... I'll pick Twingate. I wonder what that note we got out of Arlemis' head while he was sleeping will say when Jazen is done decrypting it. Hmm.

Arlemis Sleeps

Zzzzzzz.

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