Yet Another ... Rise of the Runelords PBP

Game Master ziltmilt

Hakak Bloody Axe wrote:

Why is it I can just see you in my head sitting on a train actually trying to do it in person?

Heh, more like weaving in and out of 70 mph on the interstate, trying to remember drink the coffee and inhale the cigarette instead of the other way 'round! I started off trying for a Ms. Doubtfire, slid into a Golem, and finally ended up sounding like Prissy from those Foghorn Leghorn cartoons.

Now that's what I call multitasking.

She then clears her throat a little and tries to mimic Erylium's voice, "Drop your weapon and surrender, Korvavu, and the tall ones will let you live, as they have let me live!"

[dice=Bluff]1d20 + 0

Good job! I almost had Lleidr attack you that was so convincing :)

yep - Cha counts

That makes your bluff a whopping 23, sounds to me like you may have hit the right note.

Selia D'Averam wrote:

She then clears her throat a little and tries to mimic Erylium's voice, "Drop your weapon and surrender, Korvavu, and the tall ones will let you live, as they have let me live!"

[dice=Bluff]1d20 + 0

Good job! I almost had Lleidr attack you that was so convincing :)

Haha, well, I'm really hoping this works! I'm not very combat-oriented, so these little diversions give Selia some purpose! Ziltmilt, please don't take this in any way as me not having fun, I'm having a blast in this game :D

Jubrayl holds up a hand in silent protest and then drops it as Selia speaks.

This can only end well.

Sorry for the delay in updating .. i'll put a post up later tonight.

[Mid-day, Catacombs, 4th Day After Goblin Raid]

“Koruvus hears and obeys, milady.” comes the hoarse response. A deformed goblin , large for his kind, shuffles into view. His weapons are lowered, and they fall from his grasp onto the floor.

catacombs

Cool!

Everyone back up and let them come to us - one at a time

Just saw the map... if we go cockly down in to that - a good two rounds of movement away? We deserve whatever ambush we get

Lleidr will take in the sight of the strange goblin. It explains where the skeletons came from but not why they were in those chambers nor what the symbol on the doors was. Also, in my head, this goblin will always be Torgo from Manos: The Hands of Fate.

At Nich's suggestion, Lleidr will move back to the middle of the room, sheathing his dagger and readying his short bow.

Koruvus stands there, blinking in your light, trying to see up the stairs, with a trail of drool snaking out between needle teeth. He shuffles from one foot to the other.

"Milady? Show yourself, that I may see you."

All the while, the ghastly moans coming up from beneath the wooden lids rises and falls, like some chorus of the damned.

Who ever is good at bluff should threaten to harm her unless he comes up

Selia better make a damned good Bluff roll again, or someone needs to run back and grab the quasit's body so we can try a Weekend at Bernie's.

Or we can try Nich's more reasonable suggestion :)

Unless someone has better than +7 Bluff, Lleidr will clear his throat and step back over to the top of the stairs.

"Just leave your weapons and get up here, or the next time you see your mistress, she'll be bleeding out on the floor!"

Bluff: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

This isn't the most honorable way to go about this. Can't stop them now.

Jubrayl sighs and throws his hands up in a gesture that says quite clearly "fine whatever".

Wouldn't it have been better in we had Selia step out so the light is at her back and holds her cloak out so they resembled wings. The light behind her would make her body a silowet and obscure her features and continue bluffing him till he got close enough to take out without a chance of him getting to his sword. Not to mention we could have learned something about what was under those pallets. But if you want to jump right to threatening to kill dead things be my guest.

I am vengeance. I am the night. I. Am. SELIA.

If anyone wants to stop Lleidr, I'm more than happy to rescind his action.

Koruvus nods, and begins climbing the stairs. He stops 5' away from the front of the group. His weapons are scattered about the floor.

"Milady, are you alright?"

Since I'm lazy, i haven't updated the pic yet, but just let me know what you want to do.

Charge him with a trip Hakak?

"Turn around lad, and put your hands behind your back"

Assuming Koruvus complies, Ned will tie his hands behind his back.

I could just swing my axe at his head.

Bit hard to talk to him afterwards unless you do a really good ventriloquist act

Ventriloquist? So where does his hand go?

My apologies!!! This was the absolute worst time for a pesky weekend...

Selia, with her cloak held tight around her, speaks again, "The humans, they have done this to me..." She turns to Hakak and gives a subtle head shake. "Korovus, please surrender to them so this can end without bloodshed."

To convince Korovus that Selia has been transformed by the humans (build trust?)
Bluff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

To convince Korovus to peacefully surrender
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

I just want to clarify that at this point, Selia doesn't want to blame the goblins for what has happened with Father Tobyn's body. She understands they were used as pawns, and doesn't wantonly want to shed their blood until necessary. I suppose this fits right in with my current diplomatic skillset!

I am vengeance. I am the night. I. Am. SELIA.

If only I had a shapeshifting ability! I am going for a bird/wind theme with Selia, so it kinda fits!

"uhhh, good humans," Koruvus nods with some reluctance. He stands before you unarmed, with his weapons lying on the floor at the bottom of the stair.

"I am at your mercy" the words are stilted and awkward, as if so much recent speech has overtaxed his mind. His deformed limbs lurch, and his body drops into an uneven kneel.

Whats down stairs making all that noise?

"Our prisoners, stuck in pits" he grins. The echoes of that ghastly chorus still ring in your ears.

Did he submit to Ned tying his hands?

Yes. I wasn't 100% if that was definitely what you would try or not.

The moans from the room below rise to a fever pitch.

Speak Imp! What is down there?

Will channeling work THROUGH coffin lids?

Yep, Ned will tie his hands

Jubrayl wastes no time waiting for the little fiend to answer any questions. He immediately makes haste for the source of the noise.

Hakak will step up with his axe drawn and growl to make the little goblin quiver in his boots and hopefully answer more truthfully.
Intimidation check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

As Hakak starts to intimidate the creature, Selia backs away, her part done. She appears eager to follow Jubrayl, but feels that her presence will make Koruvus easier to speak with.

Nicholae will push past Ned and the now mute goblin and follow the Paladin.

[Mid-day, Catacombs, 4th Day After Goblin Raid]

Koruvus snarls, “They’re my prisoners. Where is my mistress?”

Between the cracks in one lid, you catch a glimpse of a human figure, composed of rotten flesh hanging on yellowed bones. Eyes meet your own, and another moan rises from the creature’s pit.

Koruvus’ weapons lie in a pile near the middle of the room.

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Iomadaes bless'ed sword - they're undead!.

Will channeling work through these coffins ?

K. Religion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Jubrayl will try to determine what manner of creature it is.

Will channeling work through these coffins ?

Given the shoddy construction of the lids, you think channeling would get to them just fine.

Will wait for the others to act then do a double whammy unless Jubrayl thinks there is another option.

Hakak will leave Koruvus in Ned's capable hands and collect Koruvus's weapons, looking them over to see if there are any of good quality besides his magic longsword.
Could I use a Craft (Weapon) to check the quality of the weapons?

Say whut?

I ment could I do a Craft (weapon) check to assess the quality of the weapons that Koruvus dropped.

O' Iomadae... Clean that which is unclean, he calls out, channeling divine energy to harm the undead.

1d6 ⇒ 6

DC14

Ned will keep hold of Koruvus' arms and ask, "What manner of captives are you keeping down there?"

Selia watches Hakak go to the sword and other items. She figures that Ned may need some help dealing with the goblin and she steps back in. "Koruvus, your mistress has been... captured, in a way. Depending on how you answer my friend's question, you may or may not get to see her again."

Koruvus spits a wad of drool and grunts: Enemies of my Empress, mighty Elyrium. I hope the lot of you rot in these pits as her prisoner soon. heh

The weapons are very high quality.

The zombies trapped in their pits wither under Nicholae's holy light. Several crumple to the ground and are inert. Three shake their lids in anger, vainly trying to cast them aside. They seem to be all that remain.