Meikali shrugs off the arrows effects and gets close enough to unleash a torrent of flame from her outstretched fingers.
The baykok twists in midair, trying to evade Mwikali's fan of flames, but is caught fully in the blast! YYEEOOOWWW!!
Ihrin turns and heads up the stairs after the others, daggers in hand as she feels better about unchaineding the woman. Looking at abe she speaks."Thank you, for healing and for aiding that woman. I hope if we finish here that you might wish to come with us, but first let us slay these beasts and free these people" she winks and continues confident in her skills.
Princess Dracula reaches the top of the stairs just as Mwikali scorches the baykok with a fan of witchfire...
The baykok snarls a threat at Mwikali in sepulchral Japanese: I will fill you with my arrows, witch, and devour your soul!Is sitting on its shoulder,
"Boo!"He then scoots down between its armor and the body.
Then fires colour spray at its backside.
Light streams out from gaps in its armor.
As the Fey Lord appears on the baykok's shoulder and shouts, "Boo!", for a change, it is the baykok that is suddenly startled! GAH!! WHAT IS IT!? GET IT OFF OF ME!! AAAGH!!
When the sprite slides down under the baykok's bone breastplate, the undead monster shrieks in alarm! GGNNAAAAAA!! IT'S IN MY BREASTPLATE!! GET IT OUT!! GET IT OOOOUUUUTT!!
Then, rainbow-hued light bursts in the baykok's skull-like face!
The baykok shakes off the Fey magic, but seems to be revolted by the wiggling fairy inside its breastplate! UUUGH!! IT'S STILL IN THERE! AAAAGH!!
Toshiro, still red faced, attempts to act nonchalant. "It is my duty to aid those in need, and protect them from monsters like the former shogun. And this...creature." he says upon spotting the Baykok.
Toshiro clasps his hands together as if in prayer, and closes his eyes for a moment.
"I am sorry, little plants," he says to the decorative vegetation around the palace interior "But I need your help removing this abomination, and laying its spirit to rest. Will you lend me that power?"[b] he asks, and waits a moment for the response.
Apparently, he gets it, because he nods his head sharply, and abruptly unleashes a blast of pure, white energy from between his now-outstretched palms, briefly illuminating the tower in its passing.
Any plants within 45 feet of Toshiro wither and die as they willingly give their life energy to fuel the spell.
There are seven nearby plants--four bonsai trees on wooden shelves, and three potted bamboo plants--which willingly sacrifice their lives for honorable Toshiro Sensei to blast the abominable baykok!
As the plants shrivel and wither in Toshiro's divine light, the baykok screams in agony, smoking from the holy radiance that envelops it!
[B]YYYEEEEAAAARRRGGHHH!!!
Close to destruction, the baykok drops its skeletal bow and frantically tears off its bone breastplate (a human ribcage) to get the wiggling fey (Lord P) off of it... It then flies like a howling comet toward the south ricepaper wall, tearing through it in a panic normally seen in undead only when a powerful servant of a holy divinity turns them with positive energy...
To Johann in accented English: You and your friends are very formidable, Bear San... You made underworld imperial dragon disappear, so you have powerful fairy magic on your side... and I saw Ashikaga Yoshinori Shogun fly up through the floor from below, badly wounded... He awaits you higher up in the tower now, regenerating his wounds back to full health... I would not wish to be the next victim of your efficient and exceptional violence... I will stand aside and be no hindrance to your quest, whatever it may be, if you will kindly spare me, noble gaijin!
Lord P hangs in the air as it feels from it.
"HAHHAAHA, 戻ってきて、私はあなたの白い肋骨氏の骨の上の曲を再生したい"
"HAHAHAHAHA, come back I want to play a tune on your white ribs Mr bones"
Then he flies over to Mwikali and drops his wand of CMW into her hand.
"Well if he is healing then let us as well"
the he Looks at the Ninja,
"We are not evil black clothed one, if you will stand aside then I for one will not harm you. But I would like to know, how you walk with now sound. For even I would not hear you"
He says flying down to look at the Ninjas footware.
Lord P hangs in the air as it feels from it.
"HAHHAAHA, 戻ってきて、私はあなたの白い肋骨氏の骨の上の曲を再生したい"
** spoiler omitted **
Then he flies over to Mwikali and drops his wand of CMW into her hand.
"Well if he is healing then let us as well"
the he Looks at the Ninja,
"We are not evil black clothed one, if you will stand aside then I for one will not harm you. But I would like to know, how you walk with now sound. For even I would not hear you"
He says flying down to look at the Ninjas footware.
We are taught to walk like a cat, Fairy San.
Her footwear is black silken shoes with big toe enveloped.
Bypassing the poisonous kunoichi in the antechamber , the reunited party advances as one into the master bedchamber , opulent with a large canopy bed with silken canopy at the center, a dozen silk pillows piled on the bed.
Ten silken tapestries on the walls depict oni, yokai, and kami in wilderness scenes, or samurai battling ninja, or hunters cornering a tiger, etc.
The room is fresh and redolent of flowers...
Hearing more distress cries echoing throughout the Ghost Tower, Jorogumo gets more and more nervous and irrate.
Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!... Can't a woman-spider get knocked up in peace in the bloody Shogun's flipping Ghost Tower!? What the hell!?...
I will go see what is the matter, my darling, don't worry at all... I will be right back to ki--iss you, after I take care of whatever these second rate samurai and new-fish ninja can't seem to handle... I told Yoshinori Shogun, you get what you pay for...
Turning to wink at the Ogon Fox, she reinforces her suggestion to stay right there with a suggestion spell-like ability...
Lord P is not happy that he is still ill, and works to heal himself
Once he has done this he heads up to the rooms
Bed room
Then the silk
Lord P is not happy that he is still ill, and works to heal himself
Once he has done this he heads up to the rooms
Bed room
Then the silk
INITIATIVES:
PUSINBOOTS
BONE DEVIL
DIRE BEAR JOHANN
OGRE MAGE YOSHINORI
LORD PERPIREEN MCGIBEL
THE OGON FOX
JOROGUMO
ALGORAL THE DRUMMER
IHRIN ARDLEAN DRACUL
ABE NO TOSHIRO
MWIKALI & KIKU
HABIBA AL-SAHIM
BATTLE IN THE BEDCHAMBER!! ROUND 1!! FIGHT!! EEEEK!!
PUSINBOOTS!
OGON FOX!
JOROGUMO!
BONE DEVIL!
DIRE BEAR JOHANN!
OGRE MAGE ONI!
LORD PERPIREEN!
ALGORAL!
HABIBA!
MWIKALI!
IHRIN!
TOSHIRO!
OOH OOH AH AH AH AHHH!!
In one acrobatic movement, the Cat slashes through the silk canopy, pouncing on the invisible oni lying on the bed!
Sortir! Sortir! Où que tu sois! HEE HEE HEEE!!
In one acrobatic movement, the Cat slashes through the silk canopy, pouncing on the invisible oni lying on the bed!
Sortir! Sortir! Où que tu sois! HEE HEE HEEE!!
** spoiler omitted **
*OOF!!*... (whimpering)
Halfway around the world, in the arid desert that colonists will call Arizona, the King of Kaiju is finally able to awaken his old playmate/nemesis Anguirus...
After much stomping about the arid desert and blasting canyons in it with his atomic breath weapon: BREEEEAAAAAARRRRRKKK!!! BREEEEAAAAARRRKKKK!!!
Halfway around the world, in the arid desert that colonists will call Arizona, the King of Kaiju is finally able to awaken his old playmate/nemesis Anguirus...
After much stomping about the arid desert and blasting canyons in it with his atomic breath weapon: BREEEEAAAAAARRRRRKKK!!! BREEEEAAAAARRRKKKK!!!
Unable to ignore the incessant and repetitive honking of his king any longer, Anguirus awakens with a grumpy roar! BOO-WOOOOMP!! BOO-WOOOOOMMPP!!
Burrowing up out of the desert sands, the great spiky kaiju Anguirus eyes Gojira angrily!
Still under the jorogumo's thrall, the Fox reclines on the bed obediently.
The jorogumo scuttles swiftly on her eight giant spider legs, throwing wide and passing through the sliding ricepaper doors to make her way downstairs and investigate the commotion...
A large, insect-like, skeletal devil suddenly appears in the bedchamber, next to the canopied bed, and hisses... SSSSSS-S-S-S-SSS
A large, insect-like, skeletal devil suddenly appears in the bedchamber, next to the canopied bed, and hisses... SSSSSS-S-S-S-SSS
The Cat, detecting but immune to the devil's fear aura, scoffs: Votre ami osseux ne me fait pas peur, monsieur Shogun!
Lord P
From out of his magic bag a cannon ball drops, but dose not hit the ground, it moves up and at the face of the bone demon.
Lord P
From out of his magic bag a cannon ball drops, but dose not hit the ground, it moves up and at the face of the bone demon.
The cannon ball thumps the osyluth twice, without seeming to harm it!
"Well that is not good
Algoral flies into the room sees the devil and plummets to the floor staying about 15' from it. As he impacts with the floor a cone of deafening sound leaps out at the devil.
Sonic DC 18 fort for half
Mwikali will cast trail of Acid and Fire on the invisible Shogun.
Ihrin sees these things and curses under her breath in Romani. As she does she slips her daggers away and draws the Katana.
She then when in position takes a slash at the Devil.
Algoral flies into the room sees the devil and plummets to the floor staying about 15' from it. As he impacts with the floor a cone of deafening sound leaps out at the devil.
thundering drums sonic DC 18 fort for half
Mwikali will cast trail of Acid and Fire on the invisible Shogun.
[dice=Fire]1d6
[dice=Acid]1d6
Ihrin sees these things and curses under her breath in Romani. As she does she slips her daggers away and draws the Katana.
She then when in position takes a slash at the Devil.
[dice=+1 Keen Katana]1d20+8-4
[dice=damage]1d8+2
As sharp as the samurai sword is, it isn't driven with the force necessary by Ihrin to cut the diabolical bone of this osyluth...
A deep, inhuman, disembodied voice cries out from the bed under PusInBoots: Why are you here!? Who sent you!? What do you want from me!?
Nope
A deep, inhuman, disembodied voice cries out from the bed under PusInBoots: Why are you here!? Who sent you!? What do you want from me!?
Aitreni sillicembi! Mauqmun mutem erednetso mucimini!
Flying from the bedroom out a window and up to the penthouse love nest of jorogumo, Orpheus Thrush tweets earnestly to the Ogon Fox:
Oh, Mister Fox! Mister Fox! Do not go softly into that good night! Rage! Rage against the dying of the light! Your noble friends now seek to make wrongs right! So go not softly into that good night! But Rage! Rage against the dying of the light! Good Bear Sir Johann, more noble than any knight, dost dare to climb the Ghost Tower's dismal height! And fair witch Mwikali, and her birdy too, dost dare to risk the Tower's perils for you! And brave Toshiro, speaker with the spirits, won't let you die! I tell you, he won't hear it! Habiba, with her mind thrusts and ego whips, turns your persecutors into babbling sloppy-slips! Even the Dragon's Daughter joined the party, to see that Mister Fox stays hale and hardy! Algoral and Little Lord Perpireen are sure to soon make quite the scene! So do not go gently into that good night! Rage! Rage against the dying of the light!
The Cat is clearly grappling an invisible opponent two (or three) times his size, on the bed, causing silken pillows to fly off the bed as if on their own accord!
Unveil to zee ozers, or I pluck out your eyeballs, Monsieur le Shogun!
The Cat seems to know (or think he knows) where the invisible oni's eyes are, as he poises Cat's Paw menacingly...
The Fox's ears twitch slightly as he hears the voice of Orpheus...but his mind is still overcome. He waves away the thrush lazily, saying, "No, no, I am relaxing here, awaiting my love..."
ROUND 1
[dice=fear aura]d20+7
Johann feels no fear, but instead bounds forward and tries to wrap the bound bone devil in a bear hug.
[dice=grapple]d20+23
[dice=Will]1d20+6-2-2-1+4
The Fox's ears twitch slightly as he hears the voice of Orpheus...but his mind is still overcome. He waves away the thrush lazily, saying, "No, no, I am relaxing here, awaiting my love..."
[dice=0invisible opponent?] d100
GGNNNAAAAGGH!!
Bear bears down on the invisible oni in the bed, helping PusInBoots pin him... He does not resist, for now, seeking a diplomatic parley...
What do you want!? Why do you assail me in my castle!?
The witch's spell causes the invisible oni to cry out in pain and alarm: My flesh burns!! AAAAAAIIEEE!! MAKE IT STOP!!
The witch's spell causes the invisible oni to cry out in pain and alarm: My flesh burns!! AAAAAAIIEEE!! MAKE IT STOP!!
Disgusted by the Shogun's show of weakness, the bone devil snarls:
Silibaresim! Diuq oge, iuq ouqe ererem tnerebed; cis sumrifni tse airisim!?The bone devil attempts to summon another of its kind to help destroy the invaders! It chants evil words of infernal conjuring... Fortunately for the heroes, the osyluth's call goes unheeded...
The jorogumo continues to move through the palace, getting closer to the source of the uproar...