I think I could still do it. I'd just have to have a scroll of Enervate instead of Truestrike.
Arcane Surge to cast Truestrike on Familiar with Share Spells.
Mythic Initiative to cast Truestrike on myself with a scroll.
Cast Truestriked Enervate.
Have familiar use Scroll of Enervate on it's turn.
More expensive in terms of resources, but still, 2d4 negative levels that don't miss is an encounter-ender. Might be worth it at some point.
Forsten's would suggest giving the fey the following choice/ultimatum (after subduing them and securing the shinies) "We can help you to leave the surrounding lands peacefully (as they will soon be part of our kingdom) and go be someone else's problem, or you can hang around here until you inevitably break some law, and we hunt you down and kill you like your mistress."
They're a bit less dangerous when not augmented by a 7th tier mythic marshal, that's for sure.
Is this the plan?
I like it.
7th tier? wow, glad we didn't have to deal with that :p
So who is going to be making the primary intimidate check?
And yeah, she was overconfident about being able to go home. With an init that can hit forty, decent perceptions and an SU teleport power and a great AC (thanks to mythic dodge), it seemed like she would be.
Grey soaked the mythic dodge and then flat footed and #$%^*ing Prayer meant she got hit.
Bluff I can do. Intimidate and diplomacy, not so much.
Although I can certainly add in some special effects to aid whomever is taking point.
I have a +14 Intimidate bonus. Of the remaining characters I think I might have the highest score.
Everyone ok with me taking point on the check?
Sure thing, Forsten has a -1 due to his charisma and not enough skill points to go around.
Sounds like you've got it Grey.
Ride Horror and I'll let you use it's size.
I'll give you a bonus for the head/body, and a bonus for special effects.
You are going to get a penalty because these Fey don't take humans seriously.
What exactly should I be telling them? I want to make sure I get it right.
You guys want to give me a little Cyrano action here in the discussion section before I try to scare the pants off them? I need some bullet points.
I can summon a janni to enlarge Gray and its Horror (well I think it could work at least) if you want.
If that doesn't work Forsten can cast Enlarge Person on Grey at least.
As to content, what I said before pretty much which boils down to fall in line or get out, further shenanigans will be met with appropriate punishment.
Forsten's would suggest giving the fey the following choice/ultimatum (after subduing them and securing the shinies) "We can help you to leave the surrounding lands peacefully (as they will soon be part of our kingdom) and go be someone else's problem, or you can hang around here until you inevitably break some law, and we hunt you down and kill you like your mistress."
Maybe wave the offer of potential jobs as an incentive?
I didn't get the impression there were a bunch of other fey around during that fight.
GM, do you want to set the scene for me to write a quick scene, or do you want me just to make the check and let you handle the aftermath?
The only other Fae 'here' is Melianse.
Her 'army' is waiting in and around the nearby keep.
That's still a little distance off.
The Fey are in that.
Ok, I think I get it. My evening is a little busy, but I'll try to get the post in tonight. If that doesn't happen I'll have it up tomorrow morning.
Given this check is realistically probably going to represent marching through a bunch of other Fey, how about we assume "The Author" takes some liberties...
Go ahead and cast spells/make aids/make checks guys.
I've left some instructions for this bit.
Feel free to go a bit overboard, but remember the special effects need to be doable in a play...
Sounds great to me. I like the Author as a storytelling device. Really let's is cut the non-critical stuff out in an interesting way.
wow that was fast...
typo in original instructions! Please refresh!
I wonder what Anglon is going to do...oh right!
Anglon casts mythic prayer. +2 to all skill checks and other stuff.
Prep spells: fly on Grey, then solid fog for foreground setting.
Invisibility on Grey to allow for nice entrance.
Lights, sparkles, fireworks from major image, with serious sound & thermal effects which fade over 3 rounds.
Leading to a framed background silent image (think Colbert Report with moving flag background).
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Damnit Anglon, I'm going to get you levelled just so you cast some other damn spell!
Ronald: Nice! Perhaps some entrance music as well? ;P
I'm going to add Enlarge to the list.
Current effects: Mythic Prayer, Major Image, Enlarge, Prestidigitation, Ghost Sound,
Bam.
Try not to pee yourselves little feylings...
I don't often use this phrase, but LOL!
I showed this to some people here - wow! Really well done.
Checking to see if you're offering to let them keep killing people, or are going to offer to make the Forest a national park or something...
They can keep killing people, and we will retaliate. Or they can stop killing people. Its pretty simple really.
Forest under fey who answer to us? Yes I am satisfied with that aarrangement.
heh, cool scene :) needs more theremin.
Hmmm - the defining thing for this group is their wanting to kill humans.
If you're banning that, and not giving them something similar, I'm afraid I don't think many are going to fall in line - you'd get the borderline cases like Melianse I think.
You would get the option you were actually after though, #3: these guys are going to bolt every which way and they (or at least the enemy kingdom) will become someone else's problem.
Holding off posting in case I'm missing something.
Sounds about right. May come back to bite us later, but that's Future Runelords problem.
Yeah, that's fine with us. Pushing them out of our territory and only keeping the cooperative ones is pretty much the best option for us. It means they'll be causing problems for our neighbors and that's actually good for us.
Happy that you'll get the treasure, including the "quest item" (the herbs for reincarnate).
I'm assuming the plan is
Give herbs -> Check on Farm -> Back to Stronghold -> Enhance Statue -> Kingdom turn?
Sounds good to me.
PS: Happy Thanksgiving!
Mmm turkey!
So...
Give herbs -> Check on Farm -> Back to Stronghold -> Eat Turkey -> Enhance Statue -> Kingdom turn?
;P
Happy thanksgiving guys!
Sounds great to me.
Thanksgiving with the runelords would be interesting.
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Sounds like a 60s sitcom: "Thanksgiving with the Runelords!"
"Wait Grey, did your servants prepare this?" (Laugh track)
"Forsten, do you want to carve the turkey?" "Great. Now we need a new turkey... and a new table..."
"Denat: Can you conjure something up?" "Damnit man, that's not a turkey!"
"Let us Pray..." "NO ANGLON! STOP HEALING THE DINNER!"
"This desert is great Ronald, are you sure it's fat free?" "I'm pretty sure illusory desert is EVERYTHING free..."
:P
So, Grey ...any ideas about roasted turkey and animate dead ?
Reminds me of Dorkness Rising.
Well, I'm certainly not going to let all those bones go to waste.
Between Restore Corpse and Purify Food And Drink we could probably eat the same turkey every year.
That is disgusting!
In all seriousness though, is everyone okay with the plan I outlined? I've got one aye so far.
I could even animate it so that it's one job is to annually cook itself. It would eventually die in the oven, but it until then it would baste itself in there and would taste like it was freshly killed. Probably pretty tasty. Then after the meal I just Restore Corpse, add Oil of Timelessness, animate it again and have it spend the next year slowly marinading itself.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Both plans (the DM's one and Grey's one about the turkey of course) looks good to me.
oh, err... who are we giving herbs to and why? rest of it sounds good.
I don't think anything made with necromancy would taste good.
Why not? Necromancy is death magic. When was the last time you ate something that wasn't dead?
Necromancy and cooking aren't that different. :)
Okay: Treasure
Dancing Lady's Herb Collection (for Tiressia)
Gloves of Arcane Striking
Origami Swarm
Iron Rope
There's also 2 CP in miscellaneous 'treasure': axes, swords (1 masterwork longsword, 1 cold iron longsword), bows, arrows, armour, clothing, loose coins, simple jewellery, backpacks, minor potions, camping gear etc.
Nothing to write home about; looks like she was ransacking her victims. Also looks like she didn't know she had magical items in her horde.
Quick note: The herbal collection is in a box hidden inside a small extradimensional space in a mirror that is built into the wall. Sadly there is no way to get into it without breaking the enchantment. Will take you a while to find it and confirm that, but given you've driven the Fey off that's not a problem.
Hmmm, now I really need to get Arcane Strike. If anyone else can use the gloves then go ahead, but otherwise I'd like to hold onto them.
nothing comes to mind I wanted to do, but it has been a while since we've been in town :p
Can't really think of anything.
I'm ready to move forward. Nothing special to do before the kingdom turn.