"The manners on these guys..." Shakur says under his breath as he opens the door. "The least you could do is greet your guests without squinty eyes! I ain't that ugly!"
[A] Open door
"You all should be ASHAMED!"
[AA] Shakur casts 3rd level Fear, targetting all the baddies (If he can see and/or target the newcomer, he will.)
Jevar pulls out his aeon stone—while the light from the stone only seems to annoy the cannibals downstairs , it completely blinds Dashed Red, who sees it from the top of the stairs!
Hastened by Jevar’s magic, Kolgradd goes all-out on the cannibals! Blue takes the first hit straight to the chest, but the second one knocks the cannibal out! Green then takes the third attack to the chest, but is otherwise still standing.
Boodiddly continues his harmonization.
Shakur opens the door and sends a wave of pure fear over the cannibals! But when the cannibals see the Pharasmin casting a spell, they all hiss and growl as they make strange hand movements and hold up strange fetishes against the cleric.
The cannibals are all shaken by the strange magicks of the newcomer—Green being particularly so! Green practically stumbles over himself as he rushes away, going up the stairs and out of sight!
The cannibals do not take kindly to Jevar’s strange magical light, and completely ignore Kolgradd in favor of swarming the wizard!
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Jevar manages to dodge away from the cannibals’ bites, but Red manages to catch the wizard off-guard as he digs his jaws deep into Jevar’s arm that is holding the aeon stone—only minusculely lessened by Boodiddly’s song!
Round 3
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Boodiddly
Shakur
Kolgradd {Hasted: Round 0 of 10}
Dashed Red {Blinded until end of turn}
???
Jevar (-38)
Red {frightened 1; dazzled}
Yellow {dazzled}
Green (-23) {frightened 2; dazzled}
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"Woah, Jevar! Uhh..."
Shakur throws healing magic to the wizard. "Throw the rock?"
Shakur then uses Jealous Hex on Red.
[AA]Heal [A]Jealous Hex
Jevar laughs sheepishly as Shakur replenishes him.
Hehe, thanks for the assist. We've got a party going on over here...
Let's see how their willpower is...
Failure For the first action on its next turn, the creature must use a single action to do as you command.
Critical Failure The target must use all its actions on its next turn to obey your command.
He commands "drop to the ground!"
He then looks to the other savage. How about you? You want some next?
He waves his hand in its face in a taunting manner that is very unnatural to the mage.
Success Your foe is fooled, but only momentarily. The target is flat-footed against the next melee attack that you attempt against it before the end of your current turn.
Critical Failure Your feint backfires. You are flat-footed against melee attacks the target attempts against you until the end of your next turn.
Boodiddly continues his song from outside, happy to not be anywhere close to the angry bitey people.
Kolgradd takes full advantage of his enhanced speed, hammering the cannibals into paste with attack after attack; a whirling blur of hammer and beard. He starts with the one who looks the most affected by Shakur's mind-magics
Shakur heals Jevar then hexes Red. In response, Red presents some kind of tribal fetish to ward off the Pharasmin’s hex.
But the cannibal’s superstitions do not help as his strength is sapped away!
Boodiddly continues his harmonizing music.
Kolgradd slams his hammer into the two cannibals next to him, knocking them unconscious with two swings each of his maul!
More cannibals run down the stairs, clawing at their eyes as they are exposed to Jevar’s blinding aeon stone! Only Dashed Red has enough within him to actually make an attack when he makes it downstairs.
Dashed Red’s eyes adjust to Jevar’s light, but the other cannibals aren’t so lucky.
Round 3
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Boodiddly
Shakur
Kolgradd {Hasted: Round 1 of 10}
Dashed Red {Dazzled}
Dashed Yellow {Blinded until end of turn}
Dashed Green {Blinded until end of turn}
Dashed Blue {Blinded until end of turn}
Dashed Cyan {Blinded until end of turn}
Jevar
Green (-43) {frightened 2; dazzled}
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The wizard spent a brief moment imagining his next moves. He thought he'd try that nifty command spell again and see if he could control the savages like playthings. Perhaps he'd even get up in another's face and distract it for Kolgradd! When he snaps-to from his zoned-out daydream he sees that those savages are gone, and an entire new row of them has formed in front of the Dwarf.
Thinking he could make quick work of this, he steps over and sends a bolt of electricity through the well-formed line.
As the only one able to see it coming, Dashed Red makes several hand signs to ward off Jevar’s magic.
The cannibals are hit hard with the bolt of lightning—Dashed Cyan being knocked completely to the ground in a convulsive fit!
Running down the stairs comes none other than Green, still affected by Shakur’s magic slightly. The cannibal runs straight in front of the door and stares menacingly at Shakur!
Round 4
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Boodiddly
Shakur
Kolgradd {Hasted: Round 1 of 10}
Dashed Red (-40) {Dazzled}
Dashed Yellow {Blinded until end of turn}
Dashed Green {Blinded until end of turn}
Dashed Blue (-20) {Blinded until end of turn}
Jevar
Green (-43) {frightened 1; dazzled}
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Boodiddly’s tempo increases slightly as he spots the hulking figure in the doorway, his eyes widening to match.
Shakur stares at the brute in front of him and laughs nervously.
"Uhh...Hi?" is all he croaks out before slamming a dagger into the cannibal's face.
[A]Casting True Strike
[AA]Casting Telekinetic Projectile at Green
Hope a 32 is a nice crit.
Kolgradd smashes the most injured looking cannibal , desperate to clear out some of the monsters before they overwhelm his allies.
He continues hammering in a blur, moving on to try to help Jevar as quick as thought as soon as any stop moving.
His hands are slick with sweat and blood and he almost loses his grip on the maul.
Easy lad, take your time
Boodiddly continues harmonizing.
Shakur launches a dagger at Green, which embeds itself into the cannibal’s neck and sends him flying into unconsciousness!
Kolgradd slams his hammer into Dashed Red and manages to utterly decapitate the cannibal from doing so! He then hits Dashed Yellow twice and staggers the cannibal, but he is still standing.
Dashed Yellow, barely standing, bites at Jevar, whom he heard casting right next to him.
The cannibal chomps into the wizard and tears off small bits of flesh! The cannibal digs Jevar’s flesh chunks out of its teeth with its tongue and swallows them! He then bites at Jevar again!
Dashed Blue likewise bites at Kolgradd!
Dashed Blue likewise tears off some of the dwarf’s flesh and devours it! He then bites again!
Dashed Green bites at Shakur from around the corner!
But Shakur dodges away.
All of the cannibals’ sights adjust to the light so that they are not completely blind.
Round 4 —> 5
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Boodiddly
Shakur
Kolgradd (-13) {Hasted: Round 2 of 10}
Dashed Yellow (-26) {dazzled}
Dashed Green {dazzled}
Dashed Blue (-14) {dazzled}
Jevar (-18)
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"Woah!" Shakur shouts when dashed green suddenly appears. "Half-elf don't taste too great. Promise!"
Shakur throws up a quick shield before taking the dagger from his previous foe's neck and trying the same with dashed green.
The gnome's song is getting frantic now, the volume spiking suddenly each time the cannibal's teeth appear from around the corner.
Oww! Alright, okay... the wizard is not a snack!
He backs up and tries to burn his biter.
"Are you animals or people?!"
Not having the time to spare to peer into the eyes of the cannibals and wonder how they came to be this way, Kolgradd fights back as best he can. he strikes at the one who bit him, more than a little annoyed at the violation.
Still, at the back of his mind he's worried that they've been corrupted by something, something he might have to face himself.
Shakur sends a dagger at Dashed Green and cuts him in his side!
Boodiddly Harmonizes.
Jevar steps away and throws a mass of flame that misses.
Kolgradd slams his maul into Dashed Blue, knocking him to the ground! He follows up by slamming the maul into the now-prone cannibal’s head, mashing it into bits! He follows up by hitting and knocking out Dashed Yellow!
Dashed Green Steps into the doorway and bites at Shakur!
But the cannibal’s eyesight causes him to miss! So he bites again!
Round 5 —> 6
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Boodiddly
Shakur
Kolgradd (-13) {Hasted: Round 3 of 10}
Dashed Green (-14) {dazzled}
Jevar (-18)
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Boodiddly almost jumps visibly as the man's teeth come together with an audible clack. The tune has reaches a rather frantic pace now, notes slurring together without time for articulation or separation.
Kolgradd's had enough of these cannibals. He steps up to the remaining one biting at Shakur, takes a hand from his hammer and wraps his arm around the cannibal, rolling him over his hip to topple him to the ground.
He then puts his hand back on his hammer and draws it back.
"I'm sorry son"
Shakur croaks a simple, [b]"Thanks" as Kolgradd knocks the cannibal prone.
[AA]Telekinetic Projectile
If the man is somehow still alive, Shakur intimidates.
Jevar looks around at the carnage. The floor of this small room is covered in parts.
I suppose this would've been a feast for them... ironic.
Kolgradd trips the final cannibal and bashes his brains in!
The amnesiacs search the rest of the building—including the mass bedroom upstairs—but all they find is an unlocked trap door in the northeast corner of the room where they fought all of the cannibals. They choose to stick with the devil they know rather than the one they don’t and leave the trapdoor for later.
The amnesiacs make their way to the closest entrance to the main building: Iris Hill Manor.
This room is furnished with a big table, eight chairs, and a glass-paned cupboard. The room smells of smoke from the fireplace, and a few dirty dishes, an emptied wine bottle, and used cutlery testify to a recent meal consumed at the table.
Standing at the ready with rapiers drawn are three more noble-esque humans. When the amnesiacs open the door, one of them turns to the rest and says ”I told you those savages were louder than normal! Get them!”
Just as the amnesiacs are about to rush forward, black smoke rises from the steps of the nearby stairwell. The smoke wisps up and eventually dissipates, but there is still a faint black mist in that small area. . Suddenly the smoke—or something near the smoke—echoes a low, growly incantation as the are becomes surrounded in the telltale visual manifestations of magic.
The nobles stare at the stairs, confusion and worry in their eyes. ”Did Melisenn say anything about…?” The other nobles respond by shaking their heads, not breaking their gaze from the stairs. ”Well…it’s got to be on our side if it’s here…right?”
Round 1
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???
Kolgradd
Jevar/Shakur
Boodiddly
Red
Green
Blue
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"Don't go charging in there this time!" Boodiddly orders quickly before Jevar can do something foolish again. "Their companions used rapiers - and a fan, I suppose - so keep your distance and throw things at them!" The gnome begins whistling a more-relaxed tune than before and reaches down to pick up a rock from the ground. Hefting it a few times, he tosses it at the furthest fancypants.
"That's right, stay behind me. Any idea on that smoke?"
Kolgrad grasps his hammer, speaks a word of defence to protect himself against the barrage of attacks he's expecting, and steps forward to strike.
Shakur steps in behind Kolgradd. "No, but I'd assume you're in for quite an unpleasant series of stabs." Shakur adds before casting Heroism on the dwarf .
Hey! I didn't "charge in!" My... shield just arrived a little late. He remarks, glancing at Kolgradd.
Jevar steps up to the door and takes aim at the noble in the South half of the room.
Boodiddly echoes his music then sends a rock at one f the nobles, barely missing the man.
Kolgradd slams his maul into the noble and knocks him to the ground. The noble only manages to squeak out a ”Huh?”
Jevar sends forth a mass of flame at one of the nobles and hits them.
Red looks up at the menacing Kolgradd and simply says ”Probably unwise to stand…” So he swishes his rapier at the dwarf!
He then makes another attack.
Missing Kolgradd twice, the noble hunkers down close to the ground.
Green advances on Kolgradd and does his own Noble’s Ruse.
Unable to fool the man, Green simply attacks.
Blue likewise moves forward, but does a Noble’s Ruse against his assailant: Jevar.
Missing his follow-up, the noble attacks again.
Suddenly, a growling incantation emanates from the stairs as something casts a spell. At that same moment, black smoke appears right in front of Kolgradd, rising out from the corner where the wall meets the floor. Kolgradd hears heavy panting as it is clear that something is now there that wasn’t there before!
The noble on the ground loses every and all semblance of a courtly and sophisticated persona as he simply looks up in terror and screams ”WHAT THE F*CK IS THAT?!?!”
Now visible standing over Red is a hunched quadrupedal beast. The beast has dark skin, spikes growing off its back, and a pair of murky glass orbs for eyes that glow with a baleful light. The creature is surrounded by black smoke—the ends of its tail and tongue dissipating off into the smoke!
The beast looks past the dwarf and starts growling and moving its legs in specific motions as it casts a spell!
Kolgradd is unsure how to properly explain it, but when his maul approached the beast, the hammer’s geometry starting…fluctuating. Shifting shapes of his hammer becoming more and more polygonal, then more spherical, then back again, like the geometry of a video game glitching . By the time his hammer hits the beast, it leaves the most minor of marks. When he pulls his hammer away, though, it returns to its regular form.
In the blink of an eye, the beast vanishes, and next to Jevar black smoke start emanating from where the wall of the manor meets the ground. The smoke coalesces into the shape of the beast’s claw and slices at the wizard!
But it narrowly misses the wizard thanks to Boodiddly’s song. The rest of the beast coalesces from the smoke to be right next to Jevar!
Round 2
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Black (-11 from “1” attacks [before resistances])
Kolgradd (-12) {Heroism}
Shakur
Jevar
Boodiddly {Lingering Defense: Round 1 of 3}
Red (-38) {prone; greater cover vs ranged}
Green
Blue (-12)
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Boodiddly swallows a yelp before he sounds too much like the nobleman inside. "Uh, that's not normal..." he stutters.
"...oh." Boodiddly's face grows pale. "Everybody, outside! It's dependent on sharp angles in the environment to move and function! Get to flat ground!" The gnome demonstrates his advised course of action by moving away from the building and hiding behind a conjured shield of force.
"Dependent on angles to move?! Are you feeling alright?"
Despite his skepticism, Kolgradd moves out, but not before he gets in a swing on the prone enemy.
One out, he tries to think of if he's heard of anything like Boodiddly is talking about, and particularly if he knows what might hurt it if not his maul.
Jevar completely forgets about the nobles, backing away from the door and the very odd "dog".
Sharp angles... fascinating he remarks at Boodiddly's comment.
He squints at it, and tries something a little different on it.
Success The target becomes enfeebled 1.
Failure The target becomes enfeebled 2.
Critical Failure The target becomes enfeebled 3.
Shakur just stares at the smoke-creature and eyes it for a moment before throwing a Jealous Hex at it. He then quickly closes both doors in front of him, readying to heal himself. "Go. Run further. Save yourselves!" he shouts, mockingly dramatic about it.
[A]Jealous Hex [A]Close door 1 [A]Close door 2
Boodiddly shouts about angles and protects himself.
Kolgradd smashes the head of the noble and moves outside.
Jevar shoots an enfeebling ray, but the creature dodges away from it.
Shakur sends a hex at the creature then closes the doors.
As you stare into the beast’s eyes, you see endless infinities of all that is, was, and will be. Your mind unconsciously attempts to make sense of these infinities, your body gives way to stop you from trying to understand; bloodless-yet-painful wounds rip open on your body, distracting you from comprehending the infinities in the beast’s eyes—perhaps for the best of your sanity.
The “hound” once again growls incantations as it casts a spell and disappears into smoke!
Smoke billows out from the corner where the wall meets the ground right next to Jevar and Shakur, and the head of the “hound” climbs out from the angle and bites at Shakur!
The creature bites into the Pharasmin then turns towards Kolgradd and growls once more, casting a spell at Kolgradd! Boodiddly knows this spell immediately—he knows the spell, after all—it’s slow!
As time momentarily slows around the dwarf, the “hound” swipes at Jevar with its claw!
The creature cleaves straight into Jevar, causing a massive wound to open up on the wizard’s body!
”Risi was saying stuff about Melisenn’s weird-looking pet; this is probably it!”
Blue opens the door and does a Noble’s Ruse at Shakur.
Blue then desperately tries not to look at the “hound.”
Green dashes forward and does a Noble’s Ruse in an attempt to finish off the wizard!
Green doesn’t feint Jevar, so he tries to just hit him.
Green, likely thinking that the hound is on his side, does not care about the hound, and looks directly into its eyes as bloodless wounds burst open all over his body! Blue likewise unconsciously peeks over at the creature, lesser wounds opening on his body!
Round 3
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Black (-11 from “1” attacks [before resistances])
Green (-11)
Blue (-17)
Kolgradd (-18) {Heroism; Slowed 1: Round 0 of 1}
Shakur (-26)
Jevar (-42)
Boodiddly (-6) {Lingering Defense: Round 2 of 3}
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Shakur curses under his breath. "Jevar, further back this time!" he says, throwing a healing light towards the wizard before retreating.
Right... thanks for the heal. he replies sluggishly to Shakur.
This time Jevar simply turns and runs. When he gets a ways away he stops, and still facing away from the action begins an incantation drawing an acid arrow into existence. He spins and releases it towards the "hound," continuing and facing the nobles after.
Shakur heals the wizard and Jevar summons an arrow of acid which strikes at the "hound"!
Round 3
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Black (-23 from “1” attacks [before resistances]) {1d6 persistent acid}
Green (-11)
Blue (-17)
Kolgradd (-18) {Heroism; Slowed 1: Round 0 of 1}
Shakur (-26)
Jevar (-7)
Boodiddly (-6) {Lingering Defense: Round 2 of 3}
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”I said to get away from corners!” Boodiddly yells desperately. ”That includes where the building meets the ground!” The gnome stoops down and grabs a rock from the ground, then hurls it at the terrible creature. ”Now come and get us!”
Kolgradd slowly steps up to the nobles coming out of the house, and swings a powerful but slow strike toward the nearest one
The hammer's good for one thing at least!
Fortitude, ID vs DC 25: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 = 33
Boodiddly crit succeeded
Jevar is too far away
Kolgradd succeeded
Success
Boodiddly throws a sharp rock at the “hound,” but as it reaches the creature, the rock’s geometry starts going wonky like Kolgradd’s maul before it.
Kolgradd attacks the noble and slams his maul into him, knocking him to the ground!
The hound once again teleports, this time over to Kolgradd and attacks the dwarf with tooth and nail!
It then incants once more as it tries to teleport away from Kolgradd.
The hound teleports over closer to Shakur and Boodiddly then is burned by Jevar’s acidic arrow.
”Okay…maybe it’s not on our side…”
Green Stands up and Steps over to put Kolgradd between him and the hound, then does a Noble’s Ruse.
Blue moves out of the building and likewise positions himself with Kolgradd between him and the hound. He likewise does a Noble’s Ruse at Kolgradd.
Failing his ruse, Blue just stabs at Kolgradd.
Round 4
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Black (-66 from “3” attacks [before resistances]) {1d6 persistent acid}
Green (-39)
Blue (-17)
Kolgradd (-48) {Heroism}
Shakur (-33)
Jevar (-7)
Boodiddly (-6)
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Boodiddly starts to say something as Kolgradd ends up next to another building, then closes his mouth and begins to wordlessly whistle. And throw another rock for good measure.
Is it gone yet? the wizard asks about the "hound," decidedly not looking to find it again.
He turns to the nobles. Perhaps if I cook them, the dog will get hungry and leave us alone.
"I've got these dandies, you get that thing!"
Kolgradd attempts to smash the smug look from green's face.
Then watching them move away from the thing and not have their bodies torn apart by alien geometries, he tries the same idea and strides away from it.
Boodiddly throws a rock and knocks Green unconscious.
Jevar throws a spell and misses, then pulls out a bomb.
Kolgradd slams his hammer into the remaining noble, knocking him out! He then moves away from the “hound.”
Shakur casts telekinetic projectile then moves away from the hound.
Once again, the geometry of the thrown dagger does wonky as it hit the “hound” for less damage than expected.
The hound once more disappears and appears out of the angle near Kolgradd and attacks the dwarf!
It then attempts to teleport away.
The “hound” is then hurt by the clinging acid.
Round 5
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Black (-84 from “4” attacks [before resistances]) {1d6 persistent acid}
Kolgradd (-62) {Heroism}
Shakur (-33)
Jevar (-7)
Boodiddly (-6)
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So... the wizard starts, looking over at Shakur and Boodiddly.
If we all just stay over here it can't easily get to us?
Jevar approaches Boodiddly so that he can get in range to chuck his bomb at the beastly hound. He quickly turns to lob it and then completes the full revolution, so that he ends looking away from it.