Vixie of Clan Moondew |
...You know, the irony here is, Vixie doesn't actually have room to "charge."
This is fine :P
Vixie lunges forth, squealing as usual and swinging for the legs!
Trip vs. Flat-Footed? Red: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Adriana Silverleaf |
Adriana remains calm...snakes invokes memories of a night of passion with the Scupltress a medusa prostitute back in Absalom ( a actual world reference). She should free her one day...
"It is okay...it is currently calm...and my guess it has been here before during orgies."
Khalaban |
Khalaban sighed as Vixie...Vixie'd her way into the situation. In fairness, it was most likely simply taking the shortest route to the inevitable.
Strolling up to the other guard, Khalaban summoned his weapon and slammed it down.
To Hit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6) + 4 = 14
Maxilla Dragonspite |
Max moves up and waggles a morningstar threateningly near Khalaban to distract a cultist from attacking him.
Aid Defense(Khalaban): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 +2 to Khala's AC for next attack?
The Cat of Kassen Township |
Khalaban's earthen strike brings the cultist down with ease. The dirt club breaks over the man's head, bowling him over and splattering blood over his buddy.
The prone cultist gasps in horror and curls up into a ball. Total defence.
"SOUND THE ALARM, DAMMIT! RING THE BELLS!" He yells.
Vixie!
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Adriana
You carefully back away to give the oversized snake its space.
Where to next?
Vixie of Clan Moondew |
Vixie glares through the fox mask of her o-yoroi.
"F-FOR MISS SH-SHYLA!!" she squeaks, lashing out and then closing the distance.
Full Attack: Bill: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Full Attack: Shield: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (12) - 2 = 10
She doesn't do particularly well...
Khalaban |
Khalaban winced as he clubbed the first cultist down. Not quite what he had intended, but the second one being so shouty wasn't helpful. "My regrets for the headache," he said simply.
To Hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 = 7
Darned dice roller.
Maxilla Dragonspite |
Max, for their part, keeps waggling their sword and shield to try and help protect Khala since they can't get in close to the cultist who is still standing.
Aid Defense(Khalaban): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Khalaban |
Muttering, Khalaban tried again to silence him. Unfortunately it was with a boot, given his weapon didn't continue.
To Hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Damage (Non-Lethal): 1d3 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
The Cat of Kassen Township |
Holy cow, thank you for your patience!
Khalaban finally manages to land a good stomp on the cultist's face, knocking him out cold.
The other cultist stands there in shock.
Adriana
You approach the other door, and as you do so, you feel the hairs on the back of your neck standing up. There's an aura of magic surrounding the door--one that seems to be proximity-activated.
The sound of hissing comes from behind the throne. "I... wouldn't touch that, if I were you."
Maxilla Dragonspite |
Max gives the remaining cultist a long stare, staring deeply past the feeble mask of the faux god into the very soul of the remaining acolyte.
Venomous Stare (Scalykind Domain Power): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 Nonlethal if the target does not make DC 14 Will save plus Fascinated until Max's next turn.
That is if you're continuing the combat and not allowing us to easily tie up the other guy because he's kind of in shock...
The Cat of Kassen Township |
The cultist meekly complies.
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Adriana
Slithering out from behind the throne is a very large snake with a pattern of grey and brown diamonds in its scales. The snake's yellow eyes blink and its black forked tongue flicks out several times.
The other workers back away from the snake, towards the door leading out.
"That door... isssss ensssspelled with sssssomething quite deadly, I'm afraid." The snake speaks, their voice sounding rather feminine, if raspy.
The Cat of Kassen Township |
Adriana
"Come now, you're a ssssssmart girl." Cassandra lowers her head so she's looking you in the eye. "Do you often ssssee ssssssnakes who can sssspeak?"
"Thosssse... Razmirites... they went to great expenssse to ssssteal me away from my home. And went to even more to awaken me to the wider world." The large snake flicks her tongue at you, brushing against your nose.
"They keep me here. If I leave, then the guard will surely sssssee me asssss a threat."
The Cat of Kassen Township |
Adriana
Cassandra appears to be speaking truthfully, if coldly.
"The Razmirites keep me here for two reassssonssss." The large snake flicks her tongue and snorts.
"One issss to... dissssposssse of nonbelieverssss. Or failuresss. Or thosssse who have ssseen too much." Cassandra looks over your shoulder at the terrified workers behind you. Her eyes briefly flash gold before looking back at you. "The other..."
The giant constrictor looks away. "...for ssssport."
Adriana Silverleaf |
Adriana thinks it over for a moment..."What I told you I am inquisitor of Calistria and I am here to protect these prostitutes, help you to gain vengeance on those who imprison you...and rid this town of this foul cult..." she pauses as if something just dawns on her..." What fo you mean by sport?" she give a mildly angry look at the prostitutes, " No one said anything about being snake food."
Khalaban |
Khalaban bound and tied the cultist. "What can you tell us about this place? We seek certain papers, and artifacts robbed from a tomb near a town some few days from here."
The Cat of Kassen Township |
Topside
"Upstairs. That's where the bosses keep all their papers. Don't know about artifacts--closest things we got are the treasures we keep in the Vault." The cultist whimpers.
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Adriana
The news of the snake being used as an executioner sends more terrified whimpers through the workers.
"S-snake food?"
"Oh, by the gods, so they really--?"
"Lyle, Halli and Roman--they were--"
"I don't want to be eaten!"
Cassandra does not reply to Adriana's question, instead crawling out and uncoiling herself. There are several old-looking scars along the fine brown-patterned scales on her body, some of them resembling claw marks but others looking long and ragged.
"...I mean indignitiessss. Pain. For their amussssement. One of their number wielded magicsss and ssssteel with equal sssskill--and taught a few of the disssciplesss how to do the sssame."
Maxilla Dragonspite |
Upstairs
"Where is the Vault? How do the bosses get into it, do you know? How many people are left on this floor?" Max asks with rapidity as hopefully the new prisoners are brought down to the guards waiting below.
The Cat of Kassen Township |
Topside
The cultist swallows. "It's down below. Basement. South of the Chamber of Decadence. It's behind a couple of secret doors, but it's trapped. Summons an elemental to protect it."
"There's about twelve more people still here on this floor. Don't know where the others are."
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Adriana
Cassandra's tongue flicks a few times.
"You make a compelling casssse, Adriana, Inquissssitor of Calisssstria."
"One thing, though." The snake slithers right up to you, her large-sized head right in your face. "When you meet the masssster of thisssss place, I wish to be the one to crush him."
Adriana Silverleaf |
"I would not have it any other way." She stops herself from putting a hand out to shake on it as that would be pointless and could be insulting, "I don't mean to be insulting....but how do you shake hands with a snake?"
Khalaban |
Smiling, Khalaban asked, "Is there a key or phrase to disarm these traps? We would much rather not disturb it's guardian unless we must. If we must fight it do you know of which element it is from?"
Maxilla Dragonspite |
"Did you have any shorter initiates around here?" Max asks after listening to the information being given out. "Or are they all tallfolks like you?"
Adriana Silverleaf |
Adriana looks to the prostitutes and says, "All right we are going out there. I want you to barricade this door and dont let in one in unless it is me...after we are done with this I will deal with your 'Madamn'."
She looks to Cassandra and draws a concealed dagger and says,"Let's go."