Juno sends another blast of magical energy from her fingertips, this one hurtling toward the paladin in front of Grigori
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The paladin in front of her temporarily dealt with, Juno takes a step back and targets the paladin in front of Grigori.
Juno looks up at the paladin in front of her with a smile, then raises her hands and blasts him with a face-full of bright colors and magic. Concentration (casting defensively) Color Spray (DC 16)
HP: 9/21 Juno moves up to the cart, drawing her dagger, and then casts another sleeping enchantment on the paladins around Grigori. "I'll take care of this one," she says, nodding down at the sleeping paladin at her feet. "Focus on the others." DC: 18
Will Save Juno stumbles back from the cleric's spell, surprised by the force with which it hit them. New HP: 9/21
Juno steps away from the paladins 5 feet and casts Sleep on the pair of them. [ooc]Can probably only hit 1, if that, depending on their HD... but I thought I'd give it a try. If possible, I'll focus the one that Andrezi and Grigori haven't already beat on a bit. Sleep Will DC 18
As the paladins lead the carts down the alley, she moves forward from the side of the building and feigns as if she's going to walk down the alley in front of the paladins. As she reaches L21 (on map), she turns as if to turn south but suddenly spins and faces the paladins. She throws her hands up violently and utters a sudden string of alien words, then a blast of violet light leaps from her hands toward the paladins. Bluff (pretending to be nonviolent, also shielding her face from the paladins' gaze, since they might recognize her from before)
Juno smiles evily as she listens to Andrezi work the paladins over, hiding in the shadows next to Grigori.
"He's up there," Juno cries to the paladins, pointing desperately towards the window with the flames. She struggles to her feet, then rushes into the building. Once she's inside, however, she ducks around behind a person or door and suddenly vanishes , using her few moments of invisibility to lose herself in the crowd and make her way back to the alley to confront the cart. Stealth
Juno lets our an ear-piercing wail and falls on her knees on the side of the street, looking up at the flames that have begun to lick the outsides of some window frames. "My baby!" she cries, "Somebody do something!" She points frantically up at the window, and then turns around as if to look for a savior, then looks at the paladins in the street. As if she only just realized they were there, she yells, "Please, don't just stand there! My baby is going to burn!" And then she "faints." Bluff (w/ Silver Tongue) (+1 if they are attracted to me)
I'd say w/ the spare cart, waiting to ambush.
Yeah, I'm about the same boat as Grigori - finishing up my last year of school hasn't been hard work, but I just get distracted by a bunch of random things all the time. Although, I guess I should warn you all sooner rather than later, but I'm going to have to drop this game (and all of my other games) because I'm going on a graduation trip - will be traveling for six months. I'm leaving on May 17th, and would like to keep playing up until I leave, but if you want to start thinking about a replacement that's totally fine with me, and completely understandable. If they game is still up and there's space, I'll totally look into rejoining sometime in November, if you all would have me xD
Bluff
Juno notes whether or not Aloros follows the procession when it eventually leaves, because he would be able to identify their group and warn the guards before the ambush is fully sprung.
Juno sticks around, browsing some of the local vendors and stores in the area, never participating in the festival but keeping a watchful eye on the scene. Perception When the procession continues, she moves quickly through side streets and alleyways to meet Sidoze. "They are coming, time to start the fire - make it glorious," she says with a sly smile. Then, she returns to the street and wanders casually in the direction of the procession until she can see it coming, then stays ahead of it along its route until they arrive at the burning building.
Juno will follow the procession to the prearranged ambush site, in case anything happens early on, but she does so at a distance, avoiding the clerics and paladins. Stealth
The morning of the heist, Juno wakes up early goes shopping for all the supplies they'll need that day: a cart and camel to pull it, plenty of burlap tarps for covering the cart's cargo, and five Alchemist's Fires. When she meets the gang at their rendezvous, she gives Sidoze four of the Alchemist's Fires and says, "This should get that building going nice and quick. I'll hold onto the other one in case we want to burn the paladin's cart once we've finished with it."
Alright, sounds like we're set to go.
"Here you are, thank you so much again. My family will be so proud!" Juno says, handing the gnome 40 gold and nodding at Grigori as he picks up the robes.
"Well aren't you something special - you don't miss a thing, sweety! Yes, I think we can manage some magic for you, depending on the spell, and if you could get us five prototypes that would be splendid." Juno smiles sweetly, although internally she's concerned that their guise as everyday average citizens had been so easily seen through.
Juno frowns thoughtfully, "Oh, pity. I was hoping you could have them ready by the day after tomorrow - my parents are coming to visit and I wanted to show them. Do you think you could rush the order any way? We could pay you extra, of course." Diplomacy
"Well, in particular, we were looking for some original Abadarian robes for our servers during the ceremony and meal. Do you happen to have any on hand?"
"Mr. Aloros. Do you know him? My fiance sees him from time to time at the Happy Harpy, and when we asked him about vestments for the wedding he sent us to you." Bluff
"Maybe most of us should stay outside?" Juno says as they approach, arching an eyebrow, and then ducks into the tent to greet the gnome. "Hello dear - I was told by a cleric of Abadar that you could help my fiance and I get some Abadarian vestments for our weddings' servers and performers! Have we come to the right place?"
Juno takes the time while they walk to fill Quill in on the details of their plan. "Hopefully this Quai will be able to fill our order in time, but if not we might have to improvise. She might already have some of the vestments made if an Abadar sect put in an order for them recently."
"Grigori's got the right idea. Let's get over there quick - time is precious, and we're working for a deadline."
I'm back, whoo level! I'll do it right away. Level in Sorcerer! (Sorcerer 3, Rogue 1)
Let me know if I missed anything...
"Then we'll pay her a visit, I suppose. Well, you have been very helpful, sir, and I believe now my fiance and I will give ourselves a tour of the shrine - pay our respects to Abadar, and such." Juno smiles again and departs with Sidoze by the arm, signaling to Grigori and Andrezi to follow. Once they're away, she speaks to them quickly, trusting that they overheard the conversation she'd had with Aloros. "So, I'd be willing to give this Quai character a try, that priest seems to think highly of her. But if it doesn't pan out, we could try to take this place by force - they wouldn't expect it, but we might have to get their vestments bloody. Personally, I'd go with subtlety, but I thought I'd run things by you."
"That would be wonderful!" Exclaims Juno with a sincere smile, squeezing Sidoze's arm for added effect. "But, excuse my pestering, how soon could we get our hands on some prototypes? My parents are visiting very soon, and it would be a wonderful surprise to show them how far along in the planning process we've made it without them!" Turning to Sidoze, she says loud enough for Aloros to hear, "They always told me we'd never manage without them, but I bet they won't see this one coming - isn't it exciting!?"
Heads up: I'm going on a frisbee trip w/ my team to Vegas this weekend, and I won't have reliable internet access (if any at all) from this coming Thursday evening through Monday evening!
Sense Motive Juno follows along, listening politely to Sidoze and Aloros converse. When they seem to have finished, she feigns sudden excitement and grabs Sidoze's arm, jumping slightly up and down in glee. "Oh, Dear, I just thought of something for the wedding! You know how we couldn't settle on a color theme? Well, what do you think of this?" she points directly to the purple cloak Aloros is wearing. "It's a good blend of the red and blue we were looking at, and it would make your parents so happy to have Abadar's influence present on our wedding day." Bluff (another Silver Tongue use) Turning to Aloros, "Have you ever heard of such a thing? Would it be just awful of us to use Abadar as a symbol like that in such a selfish way--for our wedding?" Diplomacy
Yeah, hopefully this heist goes off well, then we'll be set for a while to go off on some other projects ;) I've been posting slower lately, but my classes picked up again and I've got to settle into a groove before I'll be as active. I'm enjoying things very much, though, and I'm excited to keep playing.
Will Save
Juno smiles warmly as she approaches Aloros. "Indeed, we actually ran into some of the shambling fiends, but luckily our bodyguards here," she gestures to Andrezi and Grigori, "kept us safe. A genius idea you had, dear," she says, looking at Sidoze. As she approaches, she slips her arm into the crook of Sidoze's elbow and, with a knowing look to her partner-in-crime that says "Just play along with it," she leads the group of them up into the shrine to speak with the priest. "Good morning, sir, we are the soon-to-be Lorick family: my name is Molly and this is my fiance Kirk," she says, gesturing to Sidoze. "We decided a long time ago to make this pilgrimage before we were wed: we wanted to see this marvelous piece of our great city's history as a reminder of the dangers that linger near us daily, and the dangers that the holy Judge of Gods keeps us safe from. We wanted this before our wedding, and so here we are. The journey here was frightening indeed, but I am eternally glad that we are here now, safe, in the dignified hands of Abadar and his servants. Tell me, how is it, living here in seclusion and constant danger? You must be very brave for accepting a post so far removed from the rest of the Church." Juno inspects her surroundings as she speaks. Bluff (using the Silver Tongue bloodline ability, giving a +5 bonus)
"Thanks, Quill, I'd hate for our arrangement to be ruined by an unsightly appearance." Juno spends a minute to make sure the party is cleaned up with prestigitation, and then says to Sidoze, "You're right, let's get going."
Juno flails out with her dagger-hand, hoping to at least attract the zombie's attention as her friends finish it off. Attack
Her dagger in one hand, Juno moves over to Andrezi's side while pulling a familiar wand from her waist. Touch Attack
"Multipurposeful, this thing," she says as she tries to duck and weave through the combat and touch one of the zombies. [ooc]1 use of decompose corpse wand. Decompose Corpse spell description: Using this spell, the caster rapidly decomposes the flesh from a single corpse of size Huge or smaller, leaving behind a perfectly cleaned skeleton. If it is cast on a non-skeletal corporeal undead, the creature takes a –2 penalty on all rolls and to its Armor Class and CMD for 1 minute.
Juno, ignoring the rapier she carries mostly for show, draws her much higher-quality dagger and says to Andrezi and Quill, "Let's move around them slowly, try work around and surround them!"
Round 1 Juno draws one of the wands hanging at her waist and, with a flick of her wrist, she touches Grigori daintily on the shoulder. "Smash them hard, Grigori, if you would be so kind."
spell description from srd: This spell causes instant growth of a humanoid creature, doubling its height and multiplying its weight by 8. This increase changes the creature's size category to the next larger one. The target gains a +2 size bonus to Strength, a -2 size penalty to Dexterity (to a minimum of 1), and a -1 penalty on attack rolls and AC due to its increased size.
A humanoid creature whose size increases to Large has a space of 10 feet and a natural reach of 10 feet. This spell does not change the target's speed. If insufficient room is available for the desired growth, the creature attains the maximum possible size and may make a Strength check (using its increased Strength) to burst any enclosures in the process. If it fails, it is constrained without harm by the materials enclosing it--the spell cannot be used to crush a creature by increasing its size. All equipment worn or carried by a creature is similarly enlarged by the spell. Melee weapons affected by this spell deal more damage (see Table: Medium/Large Weapon Damage). Other magical properties are not affected by this spell. Any enlarged item that leaves an enlarged creature's possession (including a projectile or thrown weapon) instantly returns to its normal size. This means that thrown and projectile weapons deal their normal damage. Magical properties of enlarged items are not increased by this spell.
Perception
When they enter the deserted part of the city, Juno slows her pace and allows herself to drift toward the middle of the group. "So when we reach the shrine, Quill, I assume you'll hide somewhere nearby as we talk to the clerics?" She glances around, "You know... it might not be too unusual for a shrine's staff to simply disappear out in this wasteland. It could be passed off as some sort of supernatural attack, I'm sure. If we needed to, of course."
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