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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2010, 08:14:24 PM »
<<Hmm, it almost seems too easy... And I didn't get to shed any blood! Erm, yes, anyway, it seems odd. Sure we swooped in and took most of them out, but the intelligent one seems too ready to leave forever. Oh well. As long as we get some proof of their leaving, we should get what we came for.>>

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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #41 on: January 08, 2010, 08:43:01 PM »
Silently, Ris-Janna moves towards the camp, leaping upwards and using a tree branch as a sort of stepping stone to jump onto a higher branch, up in the canopy. So hidden fromt he goblins on the ground, she starts moving towards the clearing, jumping from branch to branch.

[spoiler]There is no silly Tarzan action involved, however.

Moving 20 ft. and jumping straight up. Jump (1d20+18=25) That's six feet on a high jump.
At the top of the jump, RJ uses Sudden Leap to double-jump jump from another branch or something up into the canopy. Jump (1d20+18=37) *sings* I believe I can fly...
So she can get a total of 15 ft. off the ground and get herself a nice, cozy, thick branch.
And some stealth for this part: Hide, Move Silently (1d20+26=40, 1d20+20=25)

With a second Move action, she moves straight toward the clearing unless she has a reason not to (she is discovered etc.). Jump, Balance, Hide, Move Silently (1d20+18=33, 1d20+16=31, 1d20+26=46, 1d20+20=27) Apply penalties to Hide and Move Silently as appropiate (10 points of penalty to MS for moving quickly are negated).
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #42 on: January 09, 2010, 12:52:58 AM »
As stealthily as a ninja spider monkey, Ris-Janna leaps and tumbles through the tree tops, and up to the edge of the village. Her vantage point lets her see into the open door of the building the psurlon mentioned, and it looks like the goblins are filing in and climbing down a ladder into a pit in the floor. It must be a deep pit, because it looks like they're all going down into it! As she looks, a somewhat charred worg hops down into it as well.
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #43 on: January 09, 2010, 05:33:47 AM »
<<Hmm, it almost seems too easy... And I didn't get to shed any blood! Erm, yes, anyway, it seems odd. Sure we swooped in and took most of them out, but the intelligent one seems too ready to leave forever. Oh well. As long as we get some proof of their leaving, we should get what we came for.>>
<<Don't worry, you still might have a chance to get your dick wet. The idea of letting this motherfucker leave, with his little bitches, hadn't even crossed my mind. No way I gonna let that motherfucking kobold screw us because we're shy too many heads. Keep moving in everyone, but don't attack again yet. Except Hannavrah, you keep singing. I want some better terms out of this shit.>>

"You'll excuse us if we don't take your shit at face value. How do we know you ain't readying some sort of counterattack with this 'pocket' dimension of yours."

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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #44 on: January 09, 2010, 01:46:25 PM »
Alright, Ris-Janna sends to the rest of the group over the psurlon's telepathy, I see the 'portal' now... and I think I know what it is... it's not a portal, it's a hole. You can put stuff in it, then make the opening smaller... and carry the hole somewhere else. He probably wants to get his gobbos in there and go to some other place. Adjusting her position on her tree branch a bit, she continues, Come to think of it... last time I saw one, I heard it was some kind of relic to that kobold god.... we might get some extra reward if we give it to that fucker in town. Or we could keep it, it's pretty useful.
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #45 on: January 09, 2010, 02:08:14 PM »
<<So either way we profit. Perfect. Then, we just have to make sure whoever's leading them won't be a bother.>>
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #46 on: January 09, 2010, 03:40:58 PM »
<<Well Xuuvosic, it'd look mighty unsporting of us to go back on the deal that was just made with them, but then again it was just Raoul who made it; The rest of us never agreed to it.>> You can 'hear' the smugness in the last statement.

<<If we decide to crush these things and they whine about it, we'll just blame Raoul.>>

Cade smirks as he continues his advancement forward, as he has been doing thus far.

[spoiler]Cade never really stopped moving forward (except to avoid hitting trees and such, of course). Also, that was a pretty ok jump Agita, considering you got to double-jump. But I wouldn't want to compete against Cade in the long-jump competition. :D
Of course, since jump distance counts against movement speed, it takes him a while to finish jumping. ;)[/spoiler]

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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #47 on: January 09, 2010, 04:14:41 PM »
"You obviously have the upper hand, and as I said, this area is depleted of prey already, anyway. So why would I want to escalate things with obviously superior foes?

I have nothing to give you but my word, but I don't expect you to trust that, anymore than I trust yours. If you truly are more powerful than us, then you can trust in your own abilities to destroy us if we get out of line. All I can do is rely on your mercy.
"
(This last word is said with obvious distaste, as if the speaker spat it out like one might a bad bit of food.)

"Now please cease your enchantment, so that my followers can return and we can leave, or do you intend to go back on your word to allow us to surrender?"

[spoiler]You can all continue to advance. This back and forth dialogue, and the goblins piling into the pit, will take at least a few rounds, which should be enough for everyone to get to whatever location they want. Most of you are still invisible, except the ones that have attacked. (Ris-Janna, Marlowe, the harpy, and the yuan-ti are not. Rauol was rehidden.)

Also, unless Xuusovic tells them otherwise, his followers are free to attack as soon as they are in range, according to his standing orders. The weretiger in particular will start mauling goblins immediately if not called back.[/spoiler]


The sirloin says through the link "Master, the smart one and the 5 goblins and worgs with it have moved outside of the building."
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?

Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
...thanks
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #48 on: January 09, 2010, 06:43:58 PM »
"You DO realize you're speaking to a party comprised in its majority by demons, don't you? Though again, I suspect you're one, yourself." Raoul pointed out with a grin that somehow made itself present in the way he spoke.

"Then again, they DO have a point. You see, we might have considerable trouble getting what we want without proving you will not be a bother. You didn't honestly think we came all the way here to murder your little posse for kicks, did you?"

With a brief pause, the cambion continued, "Therefore, the onus of the proof lies with you. I don't feel like dirtying my hands beyond the absolutely necessary - but I cannot speak on behalf of my entire entourage."

[spoiler]Raoul will cast Fly and move in closer. Will my magic crap out? (1d100=18) Awww, fuck.[/spoiler]
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #49 on: January 09, 2010, 06:52:22 PM »
[spoiler]You win some, you lose some. :D Also, barghests, while not true devils, are lawful evil. So they're probably not all that fond of demons, actually. Devils on the other hand, they might like a bit more. :P I don't think they're involved in the blood war, or are even natives of Baator, though. So I'll leave out any undue prejudice against demons for now. Just be mindful that the terms demon and devil are not interchangeable in standard D&D cosmology, or FR.

Edit: I guess you guys hadn't confirmed that it actually was a barghest yet, had you? Whoops. :P [/spoiler]

"No, I did not realize that... All the more reason for me to not trust your word. Demons don't usually take prisoners... Although, they don't usually offer terms of surrender either...

I have no idea what you came here for. I suspected that you were a bunch of do-gooders initially, here to punish us for our "crimes", but I see now that that is not the case...

What exactly are you after? Maybe we can come to an agreement...
"
« Last Edit: January 09, 2010, 07:02:04 PM by PhaedrusXY »
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?

Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
...thanks
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #50 on: January 09, 2010, 07:15:53 PM »
"Information, primarily. You could prove just as good a source as the ones we're trying to squeeze." Raoul replied simply. "Are you at all familiar with something called 'Lochnar'?"

"And as for us being do-gooders, would good people get hungry from the smell of roasted goblin?"

[spoiler]Gotcha. I can't ever remember which is which. Succubi are on the chaotic evil side, right?[/spoiler]
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #51 on: January 09, 2010, 09:40:44 PM »
You hear a snarling, hyena-like laugh, and the voice says "No, I can't say I've ever heard of... whatever you said... I might know someone who would, though. Well... more like something."
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?

Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #52 on: January 10, 2010, 02:23:58 AM »
"Again, it's all about the facts." Raoul pointed out. "Might is likely not enough to move our cold, stone hearts."
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #53 on: January 10, 2010, 02:53:20 AM »
Cade pipes up, not wanting to be lumped in with the 'cold stone heart' remark.

"I believe what our associate is saying is, if you're going to refer us to another party, perhaps you might give us some details rather than keeping it cryptic. Neither of us has reason to trust the other, but I warn you not to test us. Not all of my companions are so level-headed."

Cade continues forward to the village, but holds off on attacking any goblins unless there's a reason to.

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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #54 on: January 10, 2010, 04:46:26 AM »
"Khammeck! chill, they fucking surrendered!", Xuuvosic continues telepathically, <<Back to the same old shit orders, except get to the enemy leader and cut his ass down if he tries to leave, closes the pit Ris-Janna described, or orders his fuckers to attack. Raoul, if you wanna try to get information from this motherfucker that's cool. But, you need to stop giving him information right this fucking instant.>>

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<<Well Xuuvosic, it'd look mighty unsporting of us to go back on the deal that was just made with them, but then again it was just Raoul who made it; The rest of us never agreed to it.>> You can 'hear' the smugness in the last statement.

<<If we decide to crush these things and they whine about it, we'll just blame Raoul.>>
<<Shit! I might've been cool with letting the leader go. But fucking Raoul just told the motherfucker, a motherfucker with a god damned kobold relic, about the Lochnar. There's no fucking way we can afford to be sporting.>>

<<So once this fucking shit is in hand, are you willing to help enforce some discipline on the fool? If Raoul feels free to shoot his idiot mouth off to every fucking enemy we run into, he's gonna get us fucking killed.>>


Note: In transmitting this message Xuuvosic tells the Psurlon to direct the message only to Cade. If it would require an action to have Cade's reply go only back to X., he'll caution not to reply yet because it would be overheard.[/spoiler]

Regular OOC stuff[spoiler]X. uses his actions to give Khammeck, Siphsis and Oaxool the updated orders. Assuming Khammeck can pounce in this terrain here are his attack numbers: To hit (1d20+13=14, 1d20+13=15, 1d20+13=31, 1d20+8=22) damage (1d8+9=17, 1d8+9=12, 1d8+9=15, 2d6+5=9)[/spoiler]
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #55 on: January 10, 2010, 12:38:58 PM »
[spoiler]Sorry. Didn't mean for him to be cryptic. Just haven't had time to post anymore than that. :P[/spoiler]
"I was first called to this world by a dark elven wizard, who instead of bargaining with me for temporary services as is the custom, enslaved me for several years using his magic. Eventually the fool made a mistake, and accidently included me in a Magic Circle spell, temporarily freeing me. I took my opportunity and he killed him, and eventually escaped the Underdark.

The wizard used to consult with an aboleth, a great fish-like creature that knew all kinds of things. When I made my escape, I traded my old "master's" items to it for knowledge of the way to the surface. If you seek obscure lore, I can tell you how to find this creature. In exchange, all I ask is that my people and I are allowed to leave.
"
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?

Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
...thanks
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #56 on: January 10, 2010, 01:09:43 PM »
<<Works for me. Not like I intended to let him live after he gave us the information we wanted. But hey, we got the next best thing.>>

"I suppose that would be acceptable. If you wouldn't mind guiding us to this aboleth, then we have no trouble setting you free. As I mentioned before, you're a means to an end." Raoul pointed out unpleasantly.
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #57 on: January 10, 2010, 01:47:53 PM »
[spoiler]Bluff check, please, since you have no intention of setting him free.

Umm... ok... unless you have an unholy bluff check, he probably knows you're full of crap.

Sense Motive: 1d20+16=36[/spoiler]"A means to an end, eh? Then what reason would you have for... setting me free... when our deal is done? No... forgive me if I don't trust your good will.

I have no intention of returning to the Underdark. Ever. I will tell you how to find the aboleth. Nothing more, nothing less. And I will not do it while you are all here threatening me and my followers.

You will allow my followers to leave, and all but one of you will also leave. Once everyone is gone but us two, I will tell this one the location of the aboleth, and then we will both leave peacefully.

As a show of good faith, and so you can know that I'm not lying, I will go ahead and tell you where I came out of the Underdark, and where you should enter to find the aboleth. If any of you are at all familiar with the local geography, you should have an idea of whether I am bluffing or not.

To the east of here, on the other side of the forest of Lethyr, is a group of standing stones called the Mucklestones. These stones are highly magical artifacts of a lost age, and each one acts as a portal to a different part of Faerun. One of them in fact leads to and from a location in the Underdark. Each of the stones is marked with a unique symbol, which I'm told is in druidic. In exchange for my freedom, I will write down the symbol on the Mucklestone that you need to enter to find the aboleth.

His lair is not far from where you'll exit the portal. There is an underground river that you'll have to swim down into, and there you'll find an underwater cave that will open up into a series of caverns in which he makes his lair. You should have no problem finding him from there.
"

[spoiler]Knowledge: Local DC 10 to have heard of the Mucklestones.[/spoiler]
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?

Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
...thanks
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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #58 on: January 10, 2010, 08:48:46 PM »
"You have your reasons, we have ours. I presume you're not strong or capable enough to fell any of us even should you be left alone - but I am not the spokesperson, I just happen to have a faster mouth." Raoul implied.

"I think we might consider compensation for your display of good faith. But that's a stretch."

<<Well kiddies, I think this might actually turn out to be a better shot than going back with some charred goblin heads.>>
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Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
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My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Katana of Enlightenment.
Get yours.[/SPOILER]

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Re: Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls
« Reply #59 on: January 10, 2010, 09:11:38 PM »
Cade thinks back to the creature providing telepathy, first asking that the message be directed only to its master's mind.
@Xuuvosic/HeadofVecna:
[spoiler]<<Raoul needs to learn the arts of subtlety. "A means to an end?" Who is going to respond well to being told they are a means to an end? He may as well be broadcasting that we intend to kill the creature and all its allies regardless of its actions! He is getting cocky, and that is not going to help our plans. You lot may think of me as a mere brute due to my natural size and strength, but even I know when to still my tongue and when to lash it.

Regardless, what now? Do you trust Raoul in there alone with the beast when gaining the information we seek?>>

[spoiler]Raoul may be more intelligent and more charismatic than Cade, but Cade is much wiser and still rather intelligent and charismatic. A better balance, I'd say. :D[/spoiler]
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Now, to everyone, Cade thinks,
<<Hmm. It's possible we may need not gain entry into Telflamm at all, if the beast is even telling the truth. I'm somewhat familiar with the area, but I've never heard of the Mucklestones being magic portals. Still, we already knew seeking out an aboleth was a good idea, so it looks like this is the closest thing we've got to a clue regardless of whether we trust this thing or not.>>

[spoiler]Knowledge Local: 1d20(10)+5=15
Knowledge Arcana: 1d20(32)+5=8
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