fatalchocolate12: well... lol, he's still grappled
WarDragon 1984: heh.
fatalchocolate12: spus, you're up
SpusWidgetwatch: (Well, we only need one prisoner.)
Kai Bahamut: "Get the Gnome too! I have some plans for these two."
fatalchocolate12: there are 3 left
fatalchocolate12: human, gnome, elf
SpusWidgetwatch: (Gnome be easier to grapple though...)
SpusWidgetwatch: I drop the scythe and grab the Gnome.
Kai Bahamut: I thouhgt the human is dead?
fatalchocolate12: no, only 1 died
SpusWidgetwatch: (Does Gnome get AoO?)
fatalchocolate12: I think he might
Kai Bahamut: "Oh, and kill the human. There arent enough of us to really take anymore prisoners."
WarDragon 1984: "Gladly."
WarDragon 1984: yes, he gets an AoO
SpusWidgetwatch: (Give him his roll of 2-6.)
fatalchocolate12: and with that statement, a human woman comes running out and yells/cries, "PLEASE DON'T KILL MY HUSBAND! DON'T KILL MY HUSBAND!"
Kai Bahamut: "Give us a good reason and we will think about it. Quickly though. My friend acts fast."
fatalchocolate12: the gnome stops his attack to watch
OnlineHost: SpusWidgetwatch rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
SpusWidgetwatch: (....)
WarDragon 1984: well, then.
WarDragon 1984: Human's up.
fatalchocolate12: "Please, take this *forks out 3gp* it's all we have!"
Kai Bahamut: Well, rol for critical fumble...
Kai Bahamut: "How much do you owe in back taxes to your lord?"
SpusWidgetwatch: (I should of just tapped him on the shoulder and killed him.)
WarDragon 1984: (actually, he still would have taken the Chill Touch if you'd hit him...)
fatalchocolate12: "I don't know, but if that's not enough I have some information."
WarDragon 1984: "Best make it good, woman."
WarDragon 1984: "Lord Gerren does not deal kindly with those who spurn his generous protection."
SpusWidgetwatch: (It's standard action, I can't have 2 standard actions.)
WarDragon 1984: (the spell was still active, and grappling deals damage as if with an unarmed strike. Touch spells can be delivered with unarmed strikes.)
fatalchocolate12: "My mother who lives in a town a few miles from here said she saw something headed for Lord Gerren's fortress."
Kai Bahamut: "Oh? Do go on."
SpusWidgetwatch: (Duration is instaneous and I'm level 1 and only get 1 1d6 touch.)
WarDragon 1984: (ah. My bad, then.)
WarDragon 1984: "What sort of something, woman?"
fatalchocolate12: "I didn't see it for myself, but she said it was about 10 feet tall, very large and strong looking. It didn't even notice anyone as it walked through town
fatalchocolate12: that was at about lunchtime
fatalchocolate12: Please, leave us in peace!"
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"Hmm...that doesn't explain why you haven't paid your taxes though."
WarDragon 1984: "True, though if this warning is genuine, it may be worth more than gold..."
fatalchocolate12: "But... but... you took my gold and..."
WarDragon 1984: "Tell the rest of your town to pay the Lord his due. If they do not, or this information is false, we will return."
fatalchocolate12: "Thank you. Thank you so much."
Kai Bahamut: "Woman. One more question and some strong rope will buy you and your husbunds life. Listen closely: Are the Deij here?"
WarDragon 1984: (the what, now?)
fatalchocolate12: oh, and for reference it is about 4 pm
Kai Bahamut: (Its the name of the group that killed my fiancee.)
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"Our instructions were to ensure they resume paying your back taxes. If you make us look foolish- your deaths will bemuch more harsh and bloody than the 3 that fell here today."
Kai Bahamut: (or allowed her to die more precisely)
fatalchocolate12: "The Deji? They only exist out of this domain. Wherever did you get a notion like that?"
WarDragon 1984: "Come, comrades. If this thing threatens the palace, we have no time to waste on these scum-eaters. If it does not, well... they're not going anywhere."
WarDragon 1984: I give her a look that says 'you'd better not be going anywhere.'
fatalchocolate12: "Again, thank you. We will pay."
Kai Bahamut: "I am making sure our troubles are local. Now get me some rope now!" I turn to the Gnome. "Surrender and you will live also."
fatalchocolate12: You see a male gnome of about the same age as your target bring out some rope
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza picks up her scythes, and kicks the fallen elf and half-orc in the face as she walks along.
Kai Bahamut: "Good." I use the rope to tie up the elf. "You are coming with us."
WarDragon 1984: "Insurance. Good idea."
WarDragon 1984: (btw, anyone have ranks in Sense Motive, just in case they're not on the level?)
Kai Bahamut: "He will either fill our coffers or help get this town in to line. On that note, follower of Nerull, how good are you at gruesome and dratmatic ritual slaughter?"
SpusWidgetwatch: (Nope, just the normal caster 3 and Diplomacy for me.)
Kai Bahamut: (nothing in sense and a negative wis mod)
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"I'm more of one for effinency, but I suppose I can improvise." She smirks.
Kai Bahamut: "Superb." I start talking to the elf. "Behave and theres a better chance i wont let you into her hands. Understand?"
OnlineHost: WarDragon 1984 rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
WarDragon 1984: 6 to Sense MOtive on the woman?
Kai Bahamut: (Ill do a untrained sense motive to help out.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (6 would require her to subliminally say "I'm Lying" every other word to work.
OnlineHost: Kai Bahamut rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Kai Bahamut: and thats at a -1
Kai Bahamut: (Can we tell anything then?)
fatalchocolate12: well, you can say that you don't think she's lying
Kai Bahamut: (Good enough for me.) "Let us make haste to Gerron's hold. Anything 10 feet tall will be a problem."
SpusWidgetwatch: "Also should be horrendously easy to spot..."
WarDragon 1984: "You'd think, but we did pass it on the way, apparently."
WarDragon 1984: "It may have hidden itself in that fog..."
SpusWidgetwatch: (2 of us have negative wisdom modifiers, so we suck at spotting
)
WarDragon 1984: As we leave, I blast one of the corpses, just as a show of contempt.
WarDragon 1984: (don't worry, I've maxed out Spot and Listen)
fatalchocolate12: spot and listen are the best skills
Kai Bahamut: "Damn. He may already be causing trouble. Hmph. There are better servants than we there. They will show that beast what power is." (thank you. When we get back img etting my bunny famliar.)
WarDragon 1984: (no Wisdom, but max ranks...)
fatalchocolate12: ... if you get a bunny familiar in an evil campaign
SpusWidgetwatch: (Bunnies can be evil.)
Kai Bahamut: (I left my bunny at the castle. I wasnt going to risk him on somehting so mundane.)
fatalchocolate12: the only evil bunnie is theh one from monty python and that is epic
WarDragon 1984: (you obviously don't read DungeonCrawlInc., fatal.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (There's those axe wielding bunnies in Suikoden.)
Kai Bahamut: (and the dreaded Vorpal bunny....
fatalchocolate12: isn't that the monty python one?
fatalchocolate12: anyways...
fatalchocolate12: you guys go back to the tower
fatalchocolate12: fortress
fatalchocolate12: I meant fortress
SpusWidgetwatch: I prod our prisoner along with 1 of my daggers.
fatalchocolate12: "Ouch!"
Kai Bahamut: "Dont damage him!"
WarDragon 1984: I'll scout ahead and to the sides of the group as we go.
fatalchocolate12: anyways, you get to the fortress and there are no guards
SpusWidgetwatch: "It's motivating him to keep up the pace. If he doesn't walk slow, he won't be impaled."
WarDragon 1984: "This is a problem..."
Kai Bahamut: "A healthy slave is worth more. Also a healthy elf is more fun to ritually slaughter. Besides things dont look right here."
fatalchocolate12: and I have to eat dinner
WarDragon 1984: I'm going to rush for the Lord's chamber, to make sure he's in no danger.
fatalchocolate12: I propose a 15-20 minute brea
fatalchocolate12: k
WarDragon 1984: (dinner... knew I was forgetting something)
WarDragon 1984: (break sounds good.)
Kai Bahamut: (ok. Cliffhangers are fun.)
fatalchocolate12: (oh yeah, all the guards are out to dinner, that's what they forgot)
fatalchocolate12: (lol)
fatalchocolate12: yeah, so meet back in about 20 minutes
WarDragon 1984: will do.
Kai Bahamut: k
fatalchocolate12: eat well my villains
SpusWidgetwatch: "Minor dagger wounds build character. Or something."
SpusWidgetwatch: (I like this char, Being a homicidal bitch is fun.)
Kai Bahamut: (Its easy to CE.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (NE actually, I don't kill everyone I meet, nor do I plan on going out of my way for/against authority
)
Kai Bahamut: (Im Lawful Evil. Because grand schemes are fun. But before i was Chaotic Good. odd that.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (It's also a little hard to be favored soul of Nerull without murdering anyone
)
Kai Bahamut: (This is true. Im a paladin mostly for Hextor and Vecna. Though Boccob has a special place in his heart.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (Just trying to regulate it so I don't become some sort of clone of BM from 8-bit Theatre)
Kai Bahamut: (Your a divine caster. I dont think you even get Hadoken or any real good blasting spells till much later.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (Meant in attitude in killing everyone who runs into me
)
Kai Bahamut: (oh.)
SpusWidgetwatch: ("Hi." "I stab him in the face!")
Kai Bahamut: (As a PoT im not allowed indiscrimanate slaghter.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (And as a Paladin of Slaughter you have bad class initials.)
Kai Bahamut: PoS?
SpusWidgetwatch: (I'm a PoS. Not a positive way to introduce yourself.)
Kai Bahamut: Is saying your PoT much better? Especially if you meet some rastafarians cultists?)
SpusWidgetwatch: (That'd work if you weren't forced to be lawful
)
Kai Bahamut: (What i mean is they would attack, roll me in paper and light me on fire.)
WarDragon 1984: back
Kai Bahamut: wb
WarDragon 1984: for the record, I'm LE as well.
WarDragon 1984: you may have guessed already.
Kai Bahamut: yah
SpusWidgetwatch: I still should of went with the Favored Soul of Heironeous with 4 wisdom.
Kai Bahamut: Oo
WarDragon 1984: my family's been serving Lord Gerren since the start of his reign, and I'm darn proud of it!
WarDragon 1984: and that would have been funny..
SpusWidgetwatch: Would just have to convince her that killing the commoners is a good thing
WarDragon 1984: heh
WarDragon 1984: maybe something like "The master's good, they don't like the master, they must be evil?"
SpusWidgetwatch: Would have to be ditzy as all hell to just say "OK!"
Kai Bahamut: Ive been serving lord Gerren ever since i heard he didnt like the Deji much either.
fatalchocolate12: back
Kai Bahamut: wb
SpusWidgetwatch: I guess I'd just say my char is a recent hiree, looking for work since she moves around alot. People tend not be cool with the ritual murder thing.
Kai Bahamut: Except when called for. Are we ready to start back up?
fatalchocolate12: yeah
fatalchocolate12: ok, so we are at the fortress and no guards are posted
WarDragon 1984: yup
Kai Bahamut: "Damn. It must have already been here." i look around for bodies or signs of struggle
fatalchocolate12: do you look inside the fortress?
WarDragon 1984: Eldan doesn't say a word, but runs straight for the Master's chambers.
fatalchocolate12: i feel the need to explain the fortresses layout
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza sheaths her dagger, to the relief of the elf hostage. She proceeds to enter the fort and look about.
WarDragon 1984: ok...
Kai Bahamut: go ahead)
fatalchocolate12: the whole complex is rectangle shaped, and there are many hallways connecting the various rooms
fatalchocolate12: however, in the middle there is a large arena
fatalchocolate12: no roof on that, and much larger than the master's quarters
Kai Bahamut: I grab the elf captive and tell him to keep his eyes and ear open. "Whatevers here is big and probably like to eat elves."
WarDragon 1984: "I've never understood why so many things like to eat Elves. You'd thnk the monsters would like something with more meat on it."
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"I hear elves taste like vanilla ice crea,. Wouldn't know, I find cannibalism icky."
fatalchocolate12: I hear that they are very tasty
SpusWidgetwatch: cream*
WarDragon 1984: "But enough small talk. We must make sure the Master is safe."
Kai Bahamut: "I think its because they are like veal. soft and tender. But yes let us check."
WarDragon 1984: (what's the Elf's face look like?)
fatalchocolate12: Homer the cannabal: "Mmmmmm... elf.."
Kai Bahamut: (Hows it matter? He may not be with us for long.)
fatalchocolate12: he looks distinctly elfish
WarDragon 1984: (Just curious as to what kind of expression all this talk produced)
fatalchocolate12: oh, well he looks slightly queasy
Kai Bahamut: (If he wasnt id be scared. lets go check on our boss now.)
WarDragon 1984: Indeed. Eldan leads the way, taking 10 on Hide and Move Silently.
Kai Bahamut: I do the same)
WarDragon 1984: (that's 16 on each)
SpusWidgetwatch: (Can you do that untrained heh?)
WarDragon 1984: (I wouldn't know. Can he?)
fatalchocolate12: ok, you near the entrance to the arena, and see a leg coming from around the corner, lying on the ground
fatalchocolate12: I think so
Kai Bahamut: (i have a result of 12)
Kai Bahamut: I cast mage hand and try and move it.
SpusWidgetwatch: (8. Go check penalty!)
fatalchocolate12: it doesn't move, it just lies there
WarDragon 1984: (probably due to the 5 pound limit)
fatalchocolate12: yeah, might have somethin to do with that
Kai Bahamut: I whisper "Its probably a body. not just a unconnected leg."
WarDragon 1984: I'll try to see if it's attached to anything, while hopefully staying out of grapping range.
Kai Bahamut: ( I was doing that to check to see if it was by itself or if it was a trap.)
WarDragon 1984: hmm... Search check?
fatalchocolate12: ok, so you peer around the corner into the arena, and see at least 50 corpses
SpusWidgetwatch: (Can I throw a dagger at the leg without it breaking or something?)
WarDragon 1984: "That's not good..."
Kai Bahamut: "Our those our guys?"
fatalchocolate12: and beyond, you see Gerren fighting something about 10 feet tall
WarDragon 1984: "Master!"
Kai Bahamut: "GODAMN!"
fatalchocolate12: it looks somewhat like an owlbear, but it has on a helmet
Kai Bahamut: I load up my crossbow and start moving to shoot at it.
WarDragon 1984: I'll run towards them, and take a shot at the 10ft. critter.
Kai Bahamut: Im running around the edge of the arean, but not in the arena.
WarDragon 1984: should I roll attack, or initiative?
Kai Bahamut: Like in the stands so to speak.
fatalchocolate12: just attack
Kai Bahamut: Infact i move until im behind the thingy.
OnlineHost: WarDragon 1984 rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
SpusWidgetwatch: Toss a Lesser Orb of Fire at it.
WarDragon 1984: I'm guessing that's a miss.
fatalchocolate12: super miss
Kai Bahamut: I fire a arrow at it from behind it.
OnlineHost: Kai Bahamut rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
fatalchocolate12: bonus?
Kai Bahamut: +3
fatalchocolate12: nope
Kai Bahamut: wha?
OnlineHost: SpusWidgetwatch rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
fatalchocolate12: nope
SpusWidgetwatch: that's a miss.
Kai Bahamut: I dont like the looks of this
WarDragon 1984: (damn you, AIM dice.)
fatalchocolate12: ok, now we roll initiative
OnlineHost: Kai Bahamut rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
OnlineHost: SpusWidgetwatch rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
OnlineHost: fatalchocolate12 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 20
SpusWidgetwatch: 16.
OnlineHost: WarDragon 1984 rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
WarDragon 1984: 15
Kai Bahamut: 5
fatalchocolate12: master has 22, thing has 21
Kai Bahamut: Chalk it up to shock my best shot didnt do crap.
WarDragon 1984: NPCs are on the ball tonight...
Kai Bahamut: This still looks very bad.
Kai Bahamut: on a total attack of 19 i did jack.
fatalchocolate12: ok, Gerren sees you and then runs to the side and around the big guy
fatalchocolate12: making sure that he doesn't get AoOed
fatalchocolate12: He is bleeding badly in a few places, and looks very tired
fatalchocolate12: "My god! It's a monster! How can we beat it?!?"
Kai Bahamut: "Master! Leave now! We shall cover your escape!"
WarDragon 1984: "Priestess, the Master needs healing! Help him!"
WarDragon 1984: "We'll hold this beast off!"
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"Healing? Oh yes....I forgot, I can do that."
Kai Bahamut: "You did ask for healing spells right?"
fatalchocolate12: Gerren starts to run, but the giant makes several complex hand motions, and the master falls over backward, as if he got closelined
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"I can heal, I just don't do it very often."
Kai Bahamut: "Magic! Dammit! It casts spells everyone!"
WarDragon 1984: I mutter "Nothing that big should have magic, it's just not fair..."
fatalchocolate12: it then closes in on Gerren
Kai Bahamut: "Quit your whining and be ready to drag his body away here in a moment!"
WarDragon 1984: "If you don't help him, and that thing doesn't kill you, I'll kill you myself!"
fatalchocolate12: ok, so who goes next?
WarDragon 1984: (and it's your turn, Spus)
Kai Bahamut: "I will! Just be ready when the time comes! Youll know when...." I say as i put away my crossbow
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"Alright, I'm getting to it!"
SpusWidgetwatch: (Can I reach Garren?)
fatalchocolate12: yes
WarDragon 1984: (the threat was at Riza, btw)
SpusWidgetwatch: Move to him, cast Cure Light Wounds.
OnlineHost: SpusWidgetwatch rolled 1 8-sided die: 8
SpusWidgetwatch: 9.
Kai Bahamut: sweet roll
WarDragon 1984: nice.
fatalchocolate12: allright, you see him feeling a little better, and some of the bleeding has lessened
WarDragon 1984: and my turn. Another blast of black-and-purple fire (my EB) streaks towards the big thing, as I move to draw it away from Gerren.
OnlineHost: WarDragon 1984 rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
fatalchocolate12: fail
SpusWidgetwatch: (It doesn't really make sense for a Nerullite to be healing, but hey)
WarDragon 1984: #$%^
fatalchocolate12: was that a touch attack?
Kai Bahamut: Yeah
Kai Bahamut: Its a blast
WarDragon 1984: 1 is still auto-fail
fatalchocolate12: and you actually had a chance of getting it too
Kai Bahamut: yep
Kai Bahamut: Is it my turn?
fatalchocolate12: yeah
Kai Bahamut: I cast magic missle and while i do it i begin yelling to get his attetion. "Yo Fugly! You can beat up the elderly just fine, but try me you little bitch! Magic Missle!"
OnlineHost: Kai Bahamut rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
Kai Bahamut: OO
WarDragon 1984: what was that for?
SpusWidgetwatch: (MM is auto hit.)
WarDragon 1984: you just wasted a 20 on something that doesn't need an attack roll...
Kai Bahamut: damn
fatalchocolate12: haha
SpusWidgetwatch: (Hmm....can Orb spells critical?
)
fatalchocolate12: ok, how much damage?
Kai Bahamut: Anyway the plan is you get him out of there while he foucses on me
WarDragon 1984: (yes. anything that needs an attack roll can crit.)
OnlineHost: Kai Bahamut rolled 1 4-sided die: 1
WarDragon 1984: *blink*
Kai Bahamut: +1 equals two
WarDragon 1984: (the dice are mocking us.)
Kai Bahamut: Damn them.)
fatalchocolate12: ok, he takes 2 damage, but as far as you see, nothing happened
WarDragon 1984: ...it doesn't have SR, does it? Please tell me it doesn't have SR.
Kai Bahamut: Despite the lackluster blow i keep taunting him. "That was a warning shot. Do you wanna see what my full power can do?"
fatalchocolate12: yeah, it has SR
fatalchocolate12: but I think the 20 bypassed that
WarDragon 1984: ah
Kai Bahamut: Yeah. That 20 did something good.
WarDragon 1984: so, Gerren, then the beastie.
fatalchocolate12: ok, Gerren is super dazed from the closelining, and just kinda lies there and moans
fatalchocolate12: giant's turn
Kai Bahamut: ...So our boss is out of it? Dammit.)
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"Get up and fight old man, or did I just waste my time!?"
WarDragon 1984: (watch your mouth, or you get my next blast.)
Kai Bahamut: "Do it again. Ill give you as much time as i can."
WarDragon 1984: "I'd like to see you take that hit and keep breathing!"
SpusWidgetwatch: Riza:"I'm encouraging him!"
WarDragon 1984: "HEAL him!"
fatalchocolate12: "Exaler Baleus Garren," the creature says in a harsh metallic voice, " for corrupting magic to the use of unnaturally altering your lifespan, your sentence is death."
Kai Bahamut: "Healing him works better!"
fatalchocolate12: then it attacks
Kai Bahamut: (now i recognize what were fighting. And good lord are we screwed.)
OnlineHost: fatalchocolate12 rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
fatalchocolate12: hit
OnlineHost: fatalchocolate12 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 5 1
WarDragon 1984: (so do I. we should run.)
SpusWidgetwatch: (Not Good. And I'm right next to him.)
WarDragon 1984: any chance a Knowledge (the Planes) check would tell me in-character?
Kai Bahamut: (Youd be doing it untrained.)
fatalchocolate12: yeah, he punches at garren who is on the ground, and his fist sinks about a foot in. then it continues to make an electrical explosion and you don't even have to look to tell that Garren is dead
Kai Bahamut: (But im willing to give it a shot.)
WarDragon 1984: (no, I wouldn't. Class skill for warlocks, 2 ranks)
OnlineHost: Kai Bahamut rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
OnlineHost: WarDragon 1984 rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
WarDragon 1984: "MASTER, NO!"
Kai Bahamut: I dont know anything, you might though
WarDragon 1984: (19?)
fatalchocolate12: doesn't succeed
SpusWidgetwatch: (Guessing Arcana wouldn't work.)
Kai Bahamut: "Dammit. PULL OUT EVERYONE!" I take out my crossbow and get it ready.
fatalchocolate12: and as soon as the big guy kills Garren, he falls apart, collapsing into thousands of gears, dials, and other metallic parts
Kai Bahamut: "Uhhhh.... what?"
