DungeonWorld Escape the Slave Pits! (Inactive)

Game Master Vuvu

I'll add the bonds to my profile in a sec too.

Reno catches on to the deception that Sora's trying on the whipmaster and tries to help, himself. He stands in the doorway leading into the room that the orcs are standing in, and points off behind him.

"It was a slave uprising, sir!" he says to the large orc, trying to sound like he used to when he worked as Drazhu's lackey. "A few of the stronger ones rose up against the goblin guards - but I took up arms against them! Can we help you get the rest of them and be rewarded?" he brandishes his hammer and looks eagerly at the big orc.

Lie: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3) + 1 = 6

Damnit!

Hey, I was told I'd already been noticed! If had already been seen where I was, would my actions make it that much more likely that they'd see Nathan if he moved?

ok there are so many posts we are confused. Reno Sora and Nathan are in the whipmaster room. Nathan has not been seen due to No One Looks Up, but since that only applies to him I have said that Sora was seen. Sora and Reno are blabbing about whatever as a distraction.

Meanwhile Nox is off in the killing pit room, while our other heroes are undecided at the moment.

Our fire lady has just arrived on the other end of the whipmaster room.

In that room there are 3 orcs and the whipmaster

Everyone on the same page?

Thanks. It's alright, I'm just not used to GMs being THIS responsive.

Oh, poor Reno, you're doing your best. But you aren't helping here. She flies down and clamps her hands down on his shoulders. "Reno! Where the hell were you? Is THAT what happened? How did they make that glow?" She looks back at the Whipmaster. "Could I help as well? I don't want any trouble because of the rest of them!"

Aid Reno: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2) + 1 = 7

Gotcha covered.

I am still confused on which weapon I have. Mainly, why am I the best one to have Wayfinder?

dunno Nox, that is between you guys

It's not that you're the best to have, just that I was pretty sure Mini said you were holding it. Which, as it turns out as I look, isn't the case.

If we're going by optimising the team, you ought to have grabbed the chain, and I'd have that stick. That would bring us both to a +1 on Hack and Slash.

Edit: If Reno had Wayfarer, I had the pointed stick, and you had the chain, Reno could H&S at +2 and use his shield (though I don't think we have stats for Wayfarer other than 1 load), and we'd H&S at +1 with our respective weapons. Sound fine?

I'll take it if you don't want it! I can use it alongside my shield instead of the two-handed goblin hammer I have right now.

I would rather have my knife and the spikes. I am more about harassing foes from a distance and shenanigans with altering space. The main reason that I am fine with being alone right now is because of my earlier bargain.

What are they doing? They're literally ruining everything. They really never should have followed me. Now we can't do this the tidy way. I could have delivered these guys to them one at a time, dragged them into a kill box. They should have known what I was doing, they're the smart ones. There's no way this is my fault.

Nathan maneuvers over the Whipmaster and drops down, knife in hand, hoping to use the Whipmaster's body to break his fall.
Defy Danger(DEX): 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 5) + 1 = 7
Death From Above: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10
A knife in the dark: 1d8 ⇒ 7
I would like "No one notices you dropping in, and your target doesn't make a sound." but if that 7 gets me spotted somehow, I'd gladly "Kidnap them - you retreat to somewhere nearby, taking them with you" and drag him into the whip-master's chamber. If there's a door, he'll try to close it.

Fair enough then. Add the spikes to your profile if you like, they should be in my gear. I do have to admit what weapon you have might not make so drastic a difference as it would to anyone else though with regard to ranges. Your portals can take your attacks out to the same range you or anyone else could reach with the spikes. As long as your weapon had more range than theirs you could go nuts with that.

Actually, they can attack me back thru my portals. There is an advanced move that grants me armor if they do.

I know. You make it a little harder given the fact you don't put the info for your moves on your profile, but I noticed. I was just saying that didn't matter as much as long as your weapon had a greater range than theirs, since you could probably adjust portal placement to abuse that - tell me if I'm wrong. The chain does reach further than your knife would.

Reno and Sora talk over each other a bit, and while they do not succeed in pulling them out of the room, they do manage to completely distract everyone from Nathan.

Nathan creeps across the ceiling, spider like, and use as he is about to drop down he scrapes his blade on the ceiling causing everyone to look up. He drops down quickly plunging his knife into the whip master, though it is slowed by the armor, and shoves him into the smaller room next door and chases into it. The whip master stumbles and turns as Nathan closes the door, though it does not latch.

The whip master stands all the way across the room reach and he snaps the whip at Nathan it wraps around his neck and begins to cut off his air. if you don't avoid take d8 damage ignores armor

One of two remaining orcs in the room throws his net onto Reno, while another throws his onto Sora. The third moves up and attacks Sora, aiming for the still bloody leg, slamming its club against her avoid the nets or take -1 ongoing on anything requiring a Dex or Str check and Sora avoid the attack or take d6 damage

What do you do?

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Nox stands in the quiet, and hears...nothing. There is absolutely no sound in this room at all. No movement either.

What do you do?

of course those of you who have not picked a room are welcome to enter

That's a whole lot of bad stuff for a 7-9. Admittedly, that's what it'll take to have a chance putting down Nathan. I mean, he's dead as soon as he gets a 6, but until then...

Mirror's Edge: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 2 = 11
Nathan is inside the man's carefully calculated reach before the whip cracks, knife protecting his exposed neck. His feet and free hand pull at the lavishly decorated wall as he corkscrews through the room, gaining speed with each powerful step.
"Avoid or knock aside an enemy attack and keep moving", and either "leap around, over, or through an obstacle or enemy in your path", or "get up somewhere out of reach or out of sight" depending on if you need me to spend a hold to get close and/or above him. He'll lose them in a sec anyway.

Death from Above: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12
Stabbity: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Nathan lifts the whipmaster from the floor as his knife connects with thick armor, and drives the sadist down back into his bed, pinning him down with his knees. "When I get you, you stay got!" Nathan pulls the bits of rope from his belt with his free hand. "Are you gonna make this a fight?"

I'll bet there's nothing but arid desert outside. Not a wall or tree for miles. We'll never see another ceiling again.

correct you are asking a LOT so it's a little harder

Things worked out on some level. Nathan managed to get the Whipmaster out of the area, which is just what she needed. On the other hand they were being attacked by the other orcs, which is decidedly not what she needed. No way. Nooo way.

Sora attempts to evade the net, but her reaction is delayed enough to be caught anyway, leaving her entangled by it.
Leaf on the Wind: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5

For all the net complicated life though, she refused to get hit. Through the tangling of the net, she manages to gust past the blow coming for her, escaping the cudgel and aggravating the orc that thought her easy prey.
Leaf on the Wind: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 6) + 1 = 12
Avoid the attack, and taunt the orc, pulling its full attention.

Dammit, she needed help! Reno and her were in a bad situation. She didn't want that! Maybe...please, don't let her down. "AMMY, PROTECT MEEE! PLEEEASE!"
I'd like it if you could consider that an order. That would be good.

SORA!!! Amaranth rushes in to get the net off her friend.

Unstoppable Force: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5
Using 1 hold to burn away the net. Edit: Never mind then...

Ammy? "When someone you have a bond with gives you an order, you take +1 forward to fulfill that order." Even if you don't have that +1 that would let someone aid you, you still get a hold. Just expect problems when you use it. I feel me telling you to protect me was an order. Am I wrong here?

And seriously, it's worth putting your bonds on your profile. Prime Directive relies on them.

Just in case Prime Directive applies here, giving Ammy a 6:

Sora tries to manoeuvre to make it easier for Amaranth to burn away the net without burning her in the process.

Aid Ammy: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6) + 1 = 11

I might be wrong, but I didn't see anyone claim the goblin spear? Hence, I'll nab that. ;)

"NO!" Kara screams as the lovely winged skyfolk was ensnared and attacked. She rushes in and stabs the goblin that was trying to bash her with the club! "Whatchout!"

Hack and Slash!: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 6) + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Oh for cryin'...
Switching Fulcrum to Sora. Warning Fulcrum of Danger: they take +1 forward against Danger.

Dodge the net! Dex: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Reno, like Sora, is caught in the orc's net when he tries to roll out of the way. "Rrrrraaaarrgh!" he shouts in anger, struggling against its ensnaring coils!

Break free! Str: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7

Back in the killing pit Nox still stands motionless...though he is starting to get a forbidding feeling that by just standing there bad things will happen.

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In the death duel room, Nathan leaps up to the wall, then the ceiling and drops on the Whip Master again, but his blade scrapes off the armor, doing nothing, but it does startle the orc enough for it to back up

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In the main room the chaos continues, everyone gets netted, Kara shows up out of no where and slams her club into the shoulder of an orc, but it deflects off the armor doing nothing, while Reno tears free of his net, but his hulk like move leaves him open to a gash in the ribs from an orc 1d6 damage, reduced by armor

Amaranth charges across the room, starting to burn the net, but she too gets hit for her troubles as she leaves herself exposed 1d6 damage reduced by armor. As she is hit the orc spits Me knew you cause trouble. Me like pee on you later to put you out.

Meanwhile the last orc is full absorbed with following Sora back down the hall a bit.

What do you all do? This could be going better for our intrepid heroes, but at least you are gaining XP

One - am I still considered netted? Two - Kara actually has 2 piercing. I think she took the goblin spear too, though she hasn't added it to her profile yet. I don't think she even HAS a club. Anyway, regarding piercing, check Adaptive Shielding on her profile.

Anyone know what happened to Elena?

Nods to what Sora said. I was waiting to confirm if someone else already had the spear, but I guess I have it now! ^_^ And ya, I have 2 piercing. I'd be a better fighter if I had a head for numbers. >.<

no idea on elena, people often disappear, its why i was taking up to 8. It is up to Amaranth if she takes your pleading as an order. If she does then you are free if she doesnt you aren't. Goblin spear is just reach, so no piercing..but now i see. helpful if folks put that they have piercing in when you make your attacks. I will mark the damage on my notes, but not retcon the post above,

You hear that, Kara? You hit an orc with a non-existent club! YOU HAVE SUPERPOWERS/UNTAPPED MAGIC

Ammy, did you consider that an order? I could really do with knowing. I mean, you'd have a hold either way, but if you did you have another hold, and if not I'm probably going to get burned if you didn't.
Relevant - "On a 7-9, hold two. On a 6-, hold 1, but when you spend it, the GM will add a complication."

No effect to "Kidnap them - you retreat to somewhere nearby, taking them with you"? Not even for narrative fluff? I'm sorry I didn't reference the line directly, but with that 12, I would get two actions.

Wherever they are, Nathan, knife in teeth, uses his long limbs, freedom of movement, and strength (and the fact that he's well inside the range of any described weapons) to grapple the whipmaster into submission and begin tying him down.
Defy Danger(STR): 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 2 = 10

yea...im not as versed as mooshy, if you don't reference it, Im probably not going to get it Nathan. I have never DM'd this system before, pretty much exclusively pathfinder so it will take some time for me to get used to it.

In any event you should make another roll if you are going to try to grapple the fella, im reading that as using STR to bat aside any attack that comes your way, as you don't know but I do, that his particular whip has a range of hand, close and reach.

Yeah, we should be all anime-style with calling out our abilities and describing them as we use them. That'll help Thunk-GM. ;)

e.g. "I use...POT OF GREED! It allows me to draw two cards from my deck!" -Yu-gi-oh

Narrate our actions to ridiculous levels. Got it.

But seriously, even if it's just ooc text, I agree with Reno. We should really make explicitly clear what we're doing here, until GM-Thumpy gets the hang of things at least. I hope you don't mind if we chime in from time to time...like, for example, how you can use a whip practically in a whip-y fashion when the target is just about within arm's reach. As far as I recall, that's what hand is as ranges go. It might be worth leaving this here for reference. Just because you can hit something further away doesn't necessarily mean it's practical when closer than that. It really wants a bit of common sense.

he has a magic whip:) HA take that logic! Seriously it really is-one of th few magic items the "module" has in it. If he gets to use it i have an idea how to fluff it.But yes i will appreciate all of it.

Ahhh, magic. "Suddenly, as you get close, the whip's tail starts coming for you of its own accord!" Bypasses so many logical issues as long as you have a proper description.

What would the complication be, may I ask, if Amaranth *doesn't* consider that an order? As I read the move she was using, she still gets to do something from the list, but you get to throw a spanner in the works. It's not just as if they didn't use it.

Even if that just means acknowledging what they did and replacing the issue with something worse.

Edit: Yep, something worse. Dammit.

it wont burn all the way through this round. You have some burning net next to you. probably easier to break out of, and will probably burn through next round, but might also burn you, and ou are still stuck for the moment

Defy Danger(STR): 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 1) + 2 = 8

EXCELLENT!!!

Kara realizes the in her excitement at striking back at the MAN she was using the wrong end of the spear. She turns it around and gets a firm two-handed grasp on it. She charges silently at the goblin following Sora, but at the last moment, for some reason, she yells "Sneak attack, B+~%*!"

Hack and Slash!: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 2) + 2 = 10
Damage, Pierce 2!: 1d6 ⇒ 4

I'll consider it an order. And spend the hold to burn the net

Sweet. Time to wing it. You should have another hold.

With the assistance of the best guard ever, Sora finds herself free of the net as it burns away with a satisfying *fwoosh* of flame. "Thanks, Ammy! Now scorch that idiot orc following me! I have you covered!" Normally Sora wouldn't talk to people like this so much, but she knew it helps Amaranth work better if she has clear directions. Better to help her out.

Sora attempts to flutter around her orc's advances, but fails to fully notice just what her adversary is doing as that happens.
Leaf on the Wind: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6
Totally setting up for some help here, Kara.

As she does, she uncoils her new chain, and lashes out at the orc targeting Amaranth. "I think a pissant like you has bigger problems!"
Hack and Slash: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5) + 2 = 12
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8
Niiiiiice. You know what would make this better though, Kara? ATTACK OF OPPORTUNITY!

As Sora rises, Kara notices the Orc's gaze follow her up, up, up. When the skyfolk's chain lashes out for the orc's head, his hands go up...leaving his legs exposed.
"Opportunity Strike, B@~~+!" Kara yells, running for the orc's side and stabbing at the vital femoral artery.

Flanking Maneuver: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10
damage, Pierce 2: 1d6 ⇒ 1
When your Fulcrum attacks and deals damage, you may make an Opportunity Strike.

Just for future reference - I'm pretty sure the roll isn't needed. An Opportunity Strike is just free damage once triggered, since you're abusing what to you is a fairly big opening. Flanking Maneuvre and Reprisal are just the trigger conditions - none of the moves called here ask for a roll. Looking at my LotW roll, you might trigger Reprisal in a moment.

The chaos continues in the main room, Sora draws a chain and slams it across the face of the orc who spins right into Kara's spear that pierces its neck, it falls in a heap, then in a moment of oddness she screams Sneak attack! and plunges the spear into the corpse again. Those paying attention notice that the chain flashes for a moment as Sora uses it.

Amaranth manages to burn the net off of Sora, meanwhile another slave, Himnon wanders in from the opposite direction to see an orc fall, and two others continue to attack the slaves.

You run! The two orcs say as they start to back up

What do you all do?

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Nathan tosses the Whipmaster to the bed and moves in to grapple with him, and as he gets close the whip seems to move on its own snapping out and then back as it gashes her back, it feels as if it is striking his naked back 1d8 damage, ignore amor

I am going to make a rug out of your skin he spits in Nathans face

What now?

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Nox stands in silence and suddenly something big and horrifying leaps out of the pit, a spider bigger than you can imagine in your nightmares. It sprays you with web -1 on STR or DEX checks ongoing until removed

What do you do?

Reno looks down at his shabby armor, his cobbled-together weaponry. "Running sounds like a good idea," he observes to the others, as the battle rages on elsewhere.

"Run? Now? You turned chicken, Reno?" All of a sudden, Sora feels uncharacteristically self-assured. In her mind, her fears are as strong as ever, but there's a sudden surge of confidence and assurance. She had no intention of falling here, or letting those orcs run off and cause problems. There were bigger plans here. And suddenly, her visions made sense, even if she still found them loathsome. How could he be so lucky? Why choose that bastard Nathan? It didn't matter. She had a job to do now.

She smiles as she spots Himnon entering the room. "Hey there Himnon! We're going to be free! Care to join us?" She tosses her big stick over toward Himnon. It wasn't a great throw, but it was enough for it to be reached. The fresh blood now armed, she whirls over the orcs to cut them off, landing at her full range away from them.
Take to the Skies: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 2 = 12

Sora shakes her head, tutting at the orcs. This is REALLY strange for her. The only other time she's looked like this was before the freakout that landed her down here in the first place. She wants blood. "The hell do you think you're going? Scared, are you? You better be. And it's only getting worse from here." In a lightning motion, the chain lashes out again, rushing for the neck of the orc that was chasing her. Her face is covered by a sadistic smile. "Hey, Ammy! Kill the other one for me! We're going to have problems with getting out as long as he's alive!"
Hack and Slash: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 2 = 11
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Kara stabs the corpse a few more times, just to be sure, before running off and keeping the fight going!

Sora flips over the orc, cutting off his escape, then attacking with her chain of DOOM. As the orc turns to defend against this threat, Kara's spear flicks out, stabbing him from behind as Sora's chain strikes!
Flanking Maneuver Damage, Pierce 2: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Ha! Taste our STEEL!" Kara takes a firmer grip on the spear and lines up a proper lunge, trying to finish the orc.

Hack and Slash: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5
...but she over compensates, and the speartip goes wide of it's mark.
Marked XP for my incompetence. ^_^

So, after successfully defying the danger of being attacked, and getting a 7-9 on an attempt to grapple (and possibly tie up) the whipmaster, I take damage (the thing I successfully avoided) and, what? They're still not bound? I don't understand what I gained from one and a half successful rolls. If he's bound, can he effectively use his armor? I may still be at risk for repercussions from the living whip with a hack and slash, but it would be fairly easy to find a joint in his armor, or stab him in his neck from up close if he can't move.

Thank you sir may I have another: 1d8 ⇒ 4
12 HP as of this post.

Hack and Slash: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 = 9
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

You have grappled him. And closed the distance. You closed to grapple range and defied the danger of closing that gap. Then you initiated a grapple with him. You succeeded but didn't get a 10 so you took damage. Had you rolled 2 7-9's you would have been hit twice