If he has an opportunity, Beppo will see if there is a way to release his companions from the Beast, preferably without injuring anyone or dumping acid on the crowd.
"The point is not that we've done this thing before. The point is that we do a lot of things that we've never done before.", Devil says calmly. Hoping to leave his companions more time for their own preparation, he tries to comfort Calseinica with diligent, intelligent preparation.
"Firstly, remove, your stockings, sleeves, anything absorbent and tight to the skin. A sandal may be a bare foot, but it is not a foot in a jar..."
"So is a complete set of toes to fill them. Fine, keep them. But when the curtain falls, be rid of all that is acid-sodden. And remember, you are a daughter of Fire; Rage and Passion burn in your heart. You need not fear the beast, it needs fear you."
When your inside that thing you'd best hope you don't pass out from the fumes, acid in that quantity is as noxious as anything and if you slip into unconsciousness they'll never find a trace of you let alone your shoes.
He suddenly sees the dawning horror on her face at his completely inappropriate, though sound, summary of events.
So, you know... hold your breath. Ahem... you'll be fine I'm sure.
Bemused at this insensitivity, Devil returns to detailing plans as a calming meditation. "Calseinica.", he summons her attention, "If you mean to hold your breath after, rage loudly before, breathe deeply before, rant to the beast, you are not a stone in its gizzard, you are a bone in its throat, a hook in its mouth... you are its poison!" He meets her eyes. "And breathe deeply, between."
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Let's go!
You go out and perform the fourth act as written.
Performance checks by everyone.
Near the end of this act, a huge and curious sculpture of iron, polished wood, and green glass is wheeled onto the stage from behind the back curtain. The sculpture is that of a vast serpent, it’s mouth large enough for a Medium creature to slip inside, its belly made of transparent but very thick glass. The “Beast’s” tail is raised high and its head kept low so that a person on the stage can climb in easily.
I need to know what order you all climb into it. Only one person can fit in per round.
The dwarf trips over his bagpipe, his crimson wig falling from his head, skittering beyond arm's reach. As one or another move to help him up, he pretends to be belting up his kilt, and whispers, "Strongest on the bottom; strongest in first", under his crimson beard.
Tessai steps forward, again assuming the arrogance and aggressiveness of her character at least decently as she approaches the others with a wicked smile - "I go in first... It is my turn to step up..."
Brandon cavorts around stage half heartedly, his eye constantly drawn back to the imposing metal contraption.
Someone is going to pay for putting us through this.
True enough, Brandon whispers to Correllon when he is able. I'm going in. Wish me luck.
Aemon jumping about the stage upping the excitement for the beast that has just entered, takes his final steps towards its mouth and steps in third.
"The jaws of a beast we make our selfs, I've been here before...
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Tessai took off her armor before the performance.
So, Tessai goes in first, then Brandon, Aemon, Corellon and Calseinca.
The glass belly is half filled with acid—As you expected as you clamber into the Beast’s maw and slide down into its transparent belly,
Once all five actors are in the belly, stagehands dressed as lemures lumber out and tug on the sculpture’s head and tail, which wheel about on a set of rollers around the transparent belly so that the tail hangs low and the head rears high.
Out first is to resolve the situation of our brave heroes as they went into the belly. Tessai went in first, and has been waiting the longest. It takes one round for the lemur's to position the head and tail. That means that so far, each hero has spent the following amount of time in the acid.
Tessai: 6 rounds
Brandon: 5 rounds
Aemon: 4 rounds
Corellon: 3 rounds
Calseinca: 2 rounds.
For each round, each of you must make a DC 12 Fort Save first. If you fail, you are sickened for the rest of the act and do not make further fort saves. Sickened characters takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Furthermore, each round, the acid in the creature’s belly inflicts 1d6 points of acid damage—a DC 15 Reflex save is enough to scramble and avoid acid damage for 1 round. Please use a format similar to below to show your rolls. Again, once you fail a fort save, you no longer do them. Please summarize your condition at the bottom.
Woot!
Calseinca is sickened. She took 3 points of damage total. (10/13 Left)
After you've posted that, post your suggestions for how to get out of this beast. You can post OOC discussion in the discussion tab. A round will pass at 12 noon EST or when all actors have posted, whichever happens first (oh, and if I happen to be at the keyboard!)
Aemon is sickened. He took 5 points of damage total. (17/28 Left)
Aemon moving about in the belly of the beast dodges the acid but get's caught out when he becomes sickened from the acid and get burnt.
Tessai feels claustrophobic and trapped inside the gigantic contraption - she tries to avoid the acid as best as possible while she patiently waits for the others to leave the thrice damned hell hole... But she isn't very successful at her attempts.
As she spews out from the monster's "mouth" she looks haggard and burned in many places, flesh exposed here and there, her eyes gleaming with a mix of pain and anger.
She has no will nor disposition to perform for their audience, wanting simply to tilt the construction over to bathe their blood lusting audience in the acid that has just assaulted her body.
Tessai takes 17 points of acid damage > 9 hp left?
The clownfish dwarf, his wig reclaimed, capers about the stage, worrying in the fashion of a mime, with wringing hands and overdone expression, the latter hidden by his costume beard. Finding himself among the lemures, he struggles with cowardice and woe, and no small fear of the ghostly minders of the great beast.
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As the head locks into a position about 10 feet above the floor, and you hear a solid click. A number of small gears whirl about as it does so.
Without sufficient engineering knowledge, you are unsure what will happen if you substantially damage or apply substantial force against the contraption. Remember, it has a vat of acid large enough to have 5 medium creatures swimming in it, and the orchestra pit is only a dozen feet away.
As the others climb in, Beppo stands to stage left, looking like a frightened gypsy prince, , and examines the "beast" carefully.
Brandon takes a gasp of the foul acid-filled air and starts heaving but despite this remains nimble enough to dodge most of the acid.
HP=27/30
He tries to give a boost to whoever is climbing out of the beast first.
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The belly seems to be made out of very thick, hardened glass. Even a full swing with a blunt weapon would have a hard time with it. If it were to break, you believe there is a decent chance most of it could end up in the pit. It definitely has enough acid to cause major issues for the orchestra, and perhaps other issues you do not foresee.
Finally, the thing is very large, and very heavy. Topping it over does not seem viable.
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Performance is now 402
Status
Beppo (31/31 ),
Corellon (18/18 Larazod, 2 CON dmg (3 hps), Sickened),
B Devil (25/25 ),
Kyle (20/20 ),
Aemon (23/28 Drovalid, Sickened),
Edmond (27/30 Tybsin),
Tessai (9/26 Dentris, Sickened),
zCal (Perfect, Sickened, ),
As the beast locks into it's upright positions, you see that the way out, the throat is smooth and impossible to climb, save for a series of tiny hooks that hang from the sides—these allow a Climb check (DC 20) to escape (one person at a time). Failure by less than 5 indicates that the climber makes no progress—failure by 5 or more indicates the climber takes 1d6 points of slashing damage from the spikes. A character at either end (perched in the Beast’s mouth or still within its belly) can aid another character climbing in the throat by making DC 10 Climb checks. There’s only room for one person in the Beast’s mouth at a time, though, and as a character clambers up into the mouth, anyone already there must either slide down into the throat or drop to the ground 10 feet below (1d6 points of falling damage; DC 15 Acrobatics check negates).
As one of you suggested, you may also balance on another's shoulders to reach the maw. To form such a tower, each one in the tower must make an Acrobatics check (DC 15); the failure of any check results in that character falling, taking anyone above him down as well. (Thankfully, it should only take two). You all can lift up to twice their maximum load (a character with 10 Str can therefore lift 200 pounds); however, a Strength check (DC 10) is required to keep hold in the sweaty and damp acidic conditions.
To summarize, each player inside has three choices.
If you wish to climb out on the hooks, it's a DC 20 Acrobatics. If you roll a 15 or less, you fall back into the acid and take d6 of damage. If you succeed, you must roll another DC 15 to land outside, otherwise you take another d6. Only one person can get out per turn.
If you wish to be the base of the pyramid, You roll a DC 15 acrobatics AND DC 10 Strength. If you fail, you've simply wasted your turn (and spend more time in the acid).
Assuming someone succeeded in being the pyramid base, and you wish to climb on someone to get out, It's a DC 15 check. Failure means you take 1d6 of damage. Success means you got out. Remember, only one person can get out per turn.
If you are outside and you want to aid another
Someone has to declare (and succeed the checks) to be the base of the pyramid. The 2nd person must climb on him/her (DC15 Acrobatics or take 1d6 falling) and then make a DC 10 Climb to aid the people inside trying to get out (giving them a +2 on their succeeding rolls).
So, please post what you wish to attempt to do. If you want to be the base of a pyramid (either inside or outside to help them get out), you must roll an acrobatics 15 and str check 10. Once someone is established as the pyramid bottom (either inside or outside), the next person can get to the 'top' with an acrobatics 15. If you fail it, you fall (1d6 damage).
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Beppo moves toward the beast, hollering Egads! The beast will eat anything, but not himself! He turns to the crowd: Discuss.
Beppo takes a closer look at the locking mechanisms as he approaches the beast. He hesitates momentarily to see what Devil and Kyle are going to do.
Beppo moves toward the beast, hollering Egads! The beast will eat anything, but not himself! He turns to the crowd: Discuss.
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One final thought, you're basically STANDING on their shoulders too...in order to get high enough to where you can actually reach in and pull someone else up. Wow...just thinking about it...there's so many ways for that to go wrong! Ouch.
Beppo stands in as the base.
oof.
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Hmm...a reminder here (not that I think it would help in this round)...if Beppo or Devil is willing to 'aid another' here, they can give you a +2 on one or both those rolls (Basically helping to stablize and support you). After all, you only need one of you to climb on top...
I just need to know what the people inside the beast are doing now.
Status
Beppo (31/31 ),
Corellon (18/18 Larazod, 2 CON dmg (3 hps), Sickened),
B Devil (25/25 ),
Kyle (20/20 ),
Aemon (23/28 Drovalid, Sickened),
Edmond (27/30 Tybsin),
Tessai (9/26 Dentris, Sickened),
Calseinica (Perfect, Sickened, ),
Rushing from all about the beast room, the three uneaten supporters of Larazod all collide in the finest tradition of Stoogish Slapstick.
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Err, wait a minute...a STR check is not needed for the people OUTSIDE the beast...only inside because of the conditions.
He had to roll, BD, because his armor is still on, imposing a -1 penalty to Acro check (For a 14 on take 10). And if the person going on him still had their armor on, they may be too heavy for his 11 STR.
Brandon continues to avoid the acid and, seeing how badly burnt Tessai is, hands her an extract of CLW.
Drink it! Or you won't live long enough to climb out of here!
Aemon, make a base. Help everyone out!
Aemon keeping out of the acid attempts to get him self in position for people to climb out over him.
"I'm going to form a base for people to climb out, lets move!"