Realms of Agartha PbP

Game Master Emperor7

Near the drinks Keaton calls out.

"Do you want anything before we start debating my right to exist?"

Tamrin looks at the other two.

"On a related note, are we doing the 'free will versus instinct' speech or the 'We come in peace - shoot to kill' thing.? I forgot to bring my notes..."

"He's killing people Tamrin. We take him down."

Aananda focuses her energy on the table with the drinks on it, moving her arms slightly as she focuses, slamming the entire table into Keaton with a reasonable amount of force.

"He's killing people Tamrin. We take him down."

"Okay - HOLY...!!!!"

He nods, jumping as Aananda starts to beat Keaton down with the table, despite the fact that she's nowhere near it or him. :)

As the table crashes into him, Keaton stumbles forward.

"Well, that wasn't very nice was it?"

He reaches for his face, and at first it seems like he's going to pull his face off, but instead a mask comes off in his hands. His flesh becomes gray-blue, runes appear on his skin, and his eyes flash to black.

"And I was trying to settle this without killing you. Oh well."

1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

He flings his cloak open wide, and swarms of shadow fly out, attacking those who would wish their master harm.

"Note to self: getting involved in family spats, BAD!!!" Tam cries out as he brings one hand up and a large disc of energy appears, blocking some of the swarm's attack.

Equivalent to a shield spell.

Kannic waits patiently through the dance, trying to stay within 30' of Keaton and switching back to his crossbow. Hopefully the opportunity for a sneak attack presents itself, with penetrating shot.

1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25
+2 magic, If successful, ignore up to DR5, unless untyped 1d10 + 2 + 5d6 ⇒ (7) + 2 + (1, 3, 4, 3, 6) = 26

As Kannic materializes he draws forth a rod, whose head expands into a flaming greataxe

Erm - so where are the nifty dice rolls coming from, by the by...? :)

Erm - so where are the nifty dice rolls coming from, by the by...? :)

(dice)1dx+y(/dice), replacing the () with [] and using real numbers. :)

Erm - so where are the nifty dice rolls coming from, by the by...? :)

Instead of puuting 'ooc' in brackets type 'dice'3d6'/dice'

And the shadows are bat swarms, which ignore AC.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Aananda

Tamrin Sunwake wrote:

Erm - so where are the nifty dice rolls coming from, by the by...? :)

(dice)1dx+y(/dice), replacing the () with [] and using real numbers. :)

Well whadayaknow - neat :P

Let's see...
1d20 ⇒ 10

Shiny :)

Kannic waits patiently through the dance, trying to stay within 30' of Keaton and switching back to his crossbow. Hopefully the opportunity for a sneak attack presents itself, with penetrating shot.

1d20+14
+2 magic, If successful, ignore up to DR5, unless untyped 1d10+2 + 5d6

As Kannic materializes he draws forth a rod, whose head expands into a flaming greataxe

Shot and a miss!

Somehow dodging the bolt, Keaton grins.
"Ah, so my brother had a friend in hiding? Things are getting interesting.

And the shadows are bat swarms, which ignore AC.

Noting that the little darts of darkness are actually living bats, Tam drops his arm (the shield disappearing) as he sidesteps to clear the others from his field of view. That hand goes to his Caster, while the other brings out a shell from his gunbelt. He slams the shell home, quickly aims at the swarm (though not where his allies are) and pulls the trigger. A strange thrumming sound comes from the gun, and instead of a bullet, a spray of greenish liquid blasts out at the swarm, and they start melting and falling to the ground.

Mestil's Acid Breath (30' cone) - the swarm takes 6d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 2, 6, 3, 2) = 17 damage, Reflex 17 for half. Duration is instantaneous, so no lingering damage in following rounds.

Kannic Orefinder wrote:

Kannic waits patiently through the dance, trying to stay within 30' of Keaton and switching back to his crossbow. Hopefully the opportunity for a sneak attack presents itself, with penetrating shot.

1d20+14
+2 magic, If successful, ignore up to DR5, unless untyped 1d10+2 + 5d6

As Kannic materializes he draws forth a rod, whose head expands into a flaming greataxe

Shot and a miss!

Somehow dodging the bolt, Keaton grins.
"Ah, so my brother had a friend in hiding? Things are getting interesting.

Kannic curses, "Thrice damned vampires and their luck."

He moves in for HtH with Keaton

+1 flaming greataxe

Pulling a card from his his cloak, Ryo holds it in front of him.

"Guardian, come forth to fight!"

Before him now stands the armor-clad warrior seen once before.

As both Ryo's Card and Kannic advance on him, Keaton leaps back and lands on one of the pillars, a beam of dark energy lancing at The Guardian.

"I remember when I first saw that warrior. He saved me when we saw the Ivory Disk. Do you remember that night Ryo, the reason why I am like this now? Perhaps a little show to refresh your memory?"

He claps his hand on the pillar, and between each pillar an image appears. Most show a younger Ryo playing with Keaton. But in one, Ryo can be seen from a doorway holding a card. Suddenly, fire leaps from the card and lights all the candles used for divinations in the room. Ryo turns, a look of shock and awe on his face. He draws another card and colors swirl in the room as a phantom wind surges throught the room. Now they are out in the open, strange plants surrond them and seem to reach for the pure white disk above, which is itslef surronded by tiny gemstone-like lights.

Tamrin knows that the illusion shows the night sky.

As the warrior approaches Keaton, Kannic tries to position for a flank.

"Huh - good to know there's more than one way to get in and out of this place potentially," Tam says to himself, watching the scene playing out between the pillars. He looks around, trying to figure out why all of this racket hasn't brought the owners of the home running yet.

Ryo roars in anger as he watches the illusion.
"Stop trying to use his memories against me!"

His hand dives into his cloak as he screams, pulling out another card.

"Fire, burn it down!"

White hot fire surges toward Keaton, and seems to hit him directly. He drops to the ground, abandoning the now melting stone. He stands up, and you realize he isn't on fire, but his armor is. A huge mual appears in his hands, cloaked in shadows and emanating evil.

"They're my memories, I can use them however I want. Hit me with all you have, I won't fall."

"Um, guys - are we sure we aren't setting some nice, innocent rich person's house on fire here? Maybe we should try to take this outside at least...?!" Tam yells out over the flames as he makes a more concerted effort to make sure nobody else is around now.

A soft voice wafts through Tamrin's mind.

"You needn't worry sir, I know what is happening. I offered my home for this fight because I am interested in these two brothers. I wonder, who is stronger?

The voice fades away.

Aananda studies the room carefully as she plans her next move carefully.

She's gonna see lots of sparkly mites everywhere that there's magic present. Also, I'm looking for any loose furniture, walls, etc to exploit.

Aananda studies the room carefully as she plans her next move carefully.

She's gonna see lots of sparkly mites everywhere that there's magic present. Also, I'm looking for any loose furniture, walls, etc to exploit.

There are four points on each pillar(two on both sides, one at the top and bottom) that are covered in sparkly mites(they are the illusion's source). Keaton is covered in them. There are chairs and tables in the corners, and there is the big table with food on it. Banners hang from the ceiling, and streamers float seemingly on there own.

Aananda runs and jumps up, making an impossible leap to reach one of the banners, pulling it down with her as she swings towards Keaton, throwing the banner out ahead of her and guiding it to entangle him.

Aananda runs and jumps up, making an impossible leap to reach one of the banners, pulling it down with her as she swings towards Keaton, throwing the banner out ahead of her and guiding it to entangle him.

Hoping that Aananda has provided some distraction Kannic flips a small silver MW throwing dagger from his sleeve at Keaton's back.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

EDIT: boo!

A soft voice wafts through Tamrin's mind.

"You needn't worry sir, I know what is happening. I offered my home for this fight because I am interested in these two brothers. I wonder, who is stronger?

The voice fades away.

"Needn't worry?!" Tam yells out to nobody in particular. "Aw man, this is starting to smell rotten...." as he looks for an opening, then slams another shell home and shoots at Keaton.

Ranged Attack against Touch AC: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (4) + 25 = 29

Caster level check to penetrate SR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Damage: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 2, 4) = 17 electric (shocking grasp)

Wrapped up in the banner, Keaton struggles for a moment to free himself. Kannic's dagger glances of his neck, not even leaving a scratch, and Tamrin's shot hits with less effect than it should have.

DR5/silver and magic, electricity resistance 10.

Ripping out of the banner, Keaton's grins as the runes enscribed on his flesh begin to grow. A thin mist begins to emanate from them...

Spell-Like Ability: Kelgore's Grave Mist. 20ft high and wide, causes fatigue and a 1d6 of cold damge to every living creature in the mist, no save throw, SR to ignore the fatigue. The mist is too thin to hamper vision. Since Kannic threw a dagger, he should be in the mist.

1d6 ⇒ 5

Within the mist, a shadowy form begins to appear. A lithe panther roars silently as it moves to distract Kannic.

Hexblade Variant Ability: Dark Companion. You automatically know it is an illusion. It bestows a -2 to your AC and saves while it is next to you. It can be dispelled.

Keaton says a word in the Dark Speech, and though the mist vanishes, nothing else seems to have happened. He stands there and keeps grinning.

Wrapped up in the banner, Keaton struggles for a moment to free himself. Kannic's dagger glances of his neck, not even leaving a scratch, and Tamrin's shot hits with less effect than it should have.

DR5/silver and magic, electricity resistance 10.

Ripping out of the banner, Keaton's grins as the runes enscribed on his flesh begin to grow. A thin mist begins to emanate from them...

Spell-Like Ability: Kelgore's Grave Mist. 20ft high and wide, causes fatigue and a 1d6 of cold damge to every living creature in the mist, no save throw, SR to ignore the fatigue. The mist is too thin to hamper vision. Since Kannic threw a dagger, he should be in the mist.

1d6

Within the mist, a shadowy form begins to appear. A lithe panther roars silently as it moves to distract Kannic.

Hexblade Variant Ability: Dark Companion. You automatically know it is an illusion. It bestows a -2 to your AC and saves while it is next to you. It can be dispelled.

Keaton says a word in the Dark Speech, and though the mist vanishes, nothing else seems to have happened. He stands there and keeps grinning.

Not too surprised at his throw missing the mark, Kannic shivers as the cold mist wafts over him. Lacking a way to dispel the irritating panther, he moves in to flank Keaton with the flaming greataxe, hoping the black warrior draws the vampire's attention and creating an opening for him.

"Okay - that's a big 'NO' to fire and lightning," Tam warns the others. "This is going to get a little obnoxious - sorry!"

Tam adjusts his position to get a clear shot as he loads another shell, and when the mist clears he takes the shot.

Spoilered to save some space :)

Tamrin's shot strikes true... and rips through Keaton, tearing a huge hole in abdomen before he blinks out of existence.

Aananda feels the fatigue wash over her, but is able to shake off most of it thanks to her training.

She narrows her eyes. The panther is covered in mites, almost looking like it was made of them. She tumbles past Keaton and delivers a strong kick to the panther.

She still can't run or charge as per the fatigued condition, but is using her psi abilities to offset the str and dex penalties.

Edit: And she then blinks in disbelief as Keaton just disappears.

Tamrin's shot strikes true... and rips through Keaton, tearing a huge hole in abdomen before he blinks out of existence.

Illusionary companion goes too?

Kannic curses as the vampire blinks away. The flask he gave Ryo may yet come in handy, but now they'll have to find some way to Dimensional Anchor the slippery sucker.

".............Oops?" Tam says, lowering his arm and blinking.

"Is everybody okay? Do we need to get to a healer?"

".............Oops?" Tam says, lowering his arm and blinking.

"Is everybody okay? Do we need to get to a healer?"

"Nothing major here but this definitely didn't start out well."

"What in the Devil's Forge did we step into?"

He scans the room for hidden threats, and maybe a few valuables. He keeps his axe at the ready, but loosens his gunbelt.

assuming the panther frollicked away...

Actually...

The panther ignores Aanada's kick(which passes right through it), and moves over to heckle Tamrin.

It needs a name. Hm, what would be a good name for the shadowy feline? :p

Actually...

The panther ignores Aanada's kick(which passes right through it), and moves over to heckle Tamrin.[/i]

It needs a name. Hm, what would be a good name for the shadowy feline? :p

Wendell.

What? Not awe-inspiring enough...? ;D

He scans the room for hidden threats, and maybe a few valuables. He keeps his axe at the ready, but loosens his gunbelt.

Nothing truly valuble is in the room. The drinks would have been nice, but they are all over the floor now...

".............Oops?" Tam says, lowering his arm and blinking.

"Is everybody okay? Do we need to get to a healer?"

"I'm fine. Something doesn't feel right. Did it flee or die?"

Wendell.

What? Not awe-inspiring enough...? ;D

I should name it Shadow Pelt and have it bite a sensitive area... But at least I won't name it Guen! ;)

Tamrin Sunwake wrote:

".............Oops?" Tam says, lowering his arm and blinking.

"Is everybody okay? Do we need to get to a healer?"

"I'm fine. Something doesn't feel right. Did it flee or die?"

"I think the only thing I did was relocate his spleen - I don't think I killed him," Tam says as he dances out of the way of the big black cat.

"Besides - whatever this spell is would've gone away if he had been. Stop following me! Shoo!!" as he loads another shell into his Caster.

Tamrin Sunwake wrote:

Wendell.

What? Not awe-inspiring enough...? ;D

I should name it Shadow Pelt and have it bite a sensitive area... But at least I won't name it Guen! ;)

You keep that overgrown hairball factory away from my peculiars - bad touch!!! ;D

"I think the only thing I did was relocate his spleen - I don't think I killed him," Tam says as he dances out of the way of the big black cat.

"Besides - whatever this spell is would've gone away if he had been. Stop following me! Shoo!!" as he loads another shell into his Caster.

Flee the Scene: Short-range D. Door and leave behind a major image.

Tamrin hears a thud from behind him, as Keaton drops from the shadows near the ceiling, bringing the mist with him.

"That won't work." he says as he places a hand on Tamrin's shoulder.

Touch Attack and shocking grasp damage:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 5d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 4, 4) = 19

Mist damage:1d6 ⇒ 3cold and you are suffering from fatigue.

Also, since he touched your shoulder(a natural attack), he drains 2 levels from you.

Kanninc turns at the thud, drawing his pistol in one fluid motion. He fires at the vampire.

Single attack, Point Blank if <30', Penetrating Strike, flaming bullet(1d6 fire), possible sneak attack/flanking optional

1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19
Damage:1d8 + 3 + 1d6 + 5d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (4) + (2, 6, 3, 3, 1) = 25

"Aaachh!!!!" Tam yelps out at the triple-whammy of pain and drain. He lurches to the side (hopefully to allow Kannic to flank), dumping the shell in his caster to the ground as he slams another in and fires at Keaton again.

Ranged Touch Attack Roll:1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30

Acid Arrow(No Spell Resistance or Save allowed)

Damage this round: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

Kannic just can't seem to hit AC27, can he?

Though Kannic's bullets misses, Tamrin's hit hime and causes Keaton to hiss in pain.

"Arrow, pierce it's body!"

Above Ryo, a single arrows shoots upwards. As is begins to come down, it splits into several arrows, all aimed at Keaton. Most of the arrow hit, but some just bounce off his armor and skin.

100th post for Ryo! Woohoo!

2nd round of acid damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

Kannic just can't seem to hit AC27, can he?

Though Kannic's bullets misses, Tamrin's hit hime and causes Keaton to hiss in pain.

Tell me about it. Two 5's and an 11!

The first shot going wide, Kannic fires twice more, using the flank for all it's worth.

1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Two 3's?! I suck!

Tam moves within arm's reach of Kannic and quickly casts a spell, then touches him on the shoulder.

Kannic:

EDIT: Timed either before Kannic's two shots, or right after for the next round.