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RPG Superstar 9 Season Star Voter. Organized Play Member. 93 posts (8,460 including aliases). No reviews. No lists. No wishlists. 12 Organized Play characters. 11 aliases.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Fin wrote: "Be right back, Hlao-roo, gonna go ask the door guard if he's seen or heard anything from the space merchant; we could really use those items before we go back to the camp..." Sakitu pulled herself off of Fin's chest to allow him to get up. "You're right. We need those items. I hope they will arrive soon. Go see what you can find out. And you probably need to talk to Quasit too. Earlier Maka said she wanted to talk with me. I don't know what that's about but the sooner I get it over with the better."
She watched Fin head into the other room then went outside to find Maka serving up pancakes.
Maka wrote: "Alright, Saki, we need to talk about you being mad at me about... well, sex and love and all that stuff." Sakitu flushed instantly and looked around to see that no one else heard Maka. She lowered her head, avoiding eye contact, and stepped closer so that they could keep their voices quiet.
"Maka, I'm not mad at you. I mean, not anymore. But..."
Maka wrote: "Look, I don't think you're naive about sex and love because you only want it with one person. Lots of people feel that way, and that's completely fine. Some people don't want it at all, and that's fine too." Sakitu raised her eyes a little bit to watch Maka's face. This wasn't what she thought they were going to talk about.
Maka wrote: "I think you're naive because you see sex and love as something that can be measured or possessed. As if its something with a value that others can affect. Like, because I give it out freely, it somehow makes yours less valuable. Or because you reserve it, it somehow has more worth than mine." Thoughts raced in Sakitu's mind. The first phrase 'I think you're naive' stung. So it was true. There was Maka, the sophisticated, wordly, and knowledgeable epitome of a woman. And then there was poor, pathetic, naive little Sakitu who, thanks to all the gods, the wonderful Maka had felt sorry for enough to pull under her wing. Sakitu's flush deepened with embarrasment and the feelings of shame an inadequacy flooded and overwhelmed her.
Maka wrote: "To me, its more like air or water. It doesn't have a price because its priceless. It's the stuff of life."
Maka took a deep breath, her gaze softening. "But I don't want you to be like me. I never have. I want you to be the best version of yourself. Maybe I came on too strong with my advice. I usually come on too strong. But I don't know what it takes to make a better you. Only you truly know that. I only know what works for me. And I wanted to share that, not change you."
Tears welled up in Sakitu's eyes and her chin quivered. All of Maka's words past that first condemnation were lost on her. She only heard the echo of Maka's judgement and affirmation of her own inferiority. Did Quasit feel that way too? And was that why Bulvi was so friendly to her? Kalchine? Selena? What about Fin? Maybe he only paid attention to her like a mother hen taking care of a chick.
This was too much for her. She covered her face with her hands, spun away from Maka and raced back into the house. The chicken house, none-the-less. She really was a chick seeking comfort from the mother hen.
Maka, sorry to completely ignore your entire speech (that has lots of interesting points in it). :-) My character couldn't help it. This just felt a lot like how Sakitu would react.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu turns away when Chest Thumper starts tearing into the bears' bodies. She knows that he is just a beast and just doing what beasts do but it still it makes her a little sick to see all that blood and torn flesh. She scoots over next to Fin and takes hold of his arm in hopes that paying attention to the conversation he's having will keep her distracted from the squelching sounds Chest Thumper is making.
But she finds that their topic makes her just as uncomfortable. Everyone talking about being naked and, well, intimate things. She has come to accept that Maka is that way -- she's different in lots of ways -- but then Fin's comments start to burn inside her. Does he feel so nonchalant about her own nakedness too? What about their intimate time? Is that so common to him that it isn't special?
"You know, it's not just embarrassment or shyness or shame that makes some people want to conver their nakedness or be more, uh, private, about certain activites. You guys make it sound like a negative thing to be modest. I mean, like it's a personal weakness or something to not be strong enough to be willing to be naked in front of everyone. You act like people who want to keep covered up are repressed or something. Why do you think of it only that way? That's kind of narrowminded, right?
Sakitu pauses a moment. She feels her cheeks flushing but doesn't know if it is because of embarrassment for what she's saying or anger at Fin's attitudes.
"Isn't it possible that someone chooses to not flaunt their nakedness around because, to them, their body is a valuable gift to be saved only for someone special? But now if everyone is just flashing everything all the time, then what is the value anymore? And then it's like that person's special gift is no longer special. How do you think that makes them feel?"
She lets go of Fin's arm and stares down at the ground. In a quieter voice she continues. "I'll tell you how it makes them feel. It makes them feel stupid. Like everything they valued is naïve and immature and childish." She looks up at Fin and makes eye contact. "Is that really how you feel? You feel like our intimate times are no different than everyone else? And I'm just 'hung up' on nudity? You tolerate my old fashioned or immature ideas just because you find me cute? You wish I was more like Maka?"
She looks at the others standing around feeling outnumbered but standing her ground.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
I just know that Sakitu's so much on your mind that even when she's not physically present, you still think she's there.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Quote: They have no other possessions with them. Except heads. They were all carrying a head too, I think...
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu is waving Fin to get closer to her but he seems to not notice. "Fin! You're so blind!" She peeks both ways out of the building and then races across the space between the buildings. When she reaches Fin she puts a hand on his chest and says some magic words. He fades from sight.
"Ok. You are invisible for a little while. Now make sure that you shoot a bunch of those bad guys." She tries to give him a kiss but midjudges where his lips are and finds herself kissing his ear. Then she races back into the building.
Cast Greater Invis. Used my haste to get an extra move to get back into cover.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Speaking of Cyrillic, I don't know how well this will translate to text but I'll try anyway. This is a true story.
The company I work for has an office in Ukraine. I used to visit there a couple times per year. COVID and the Russian invasion put a stop to that.
One of the first times I was there I was driving around with my host and I suddenly told him "Misha, I know how to say restaurant in Ukrainian. It's peck-toe-paw." He looked at me like I was crazy but I pointed to a restaurant that we were passing. The large letters were:
PECTOPAH
I said, "See peck toe paw." His eyes got all confused for a second and then we both burst out laughing. You see, in Cyrillic, P is the "r" sound, C is the "s" sound, and H is the "n" sound so really this was:
restoran
Of course I knew that so I was just pulling his leg. But still, it was funny. Misha and I are good friends now and he lives in the US (and works in the same office as me) so we frequently talk about going to the peck-toe-paw for lunch.
It is really interesting that if you learn the sounds that the different Cyrillic letters make, you can read a lot of the signs in a place like Ukraine. For example: ctoπ is "stop" and продукт is "product" like on the outside of a store (imagine that д is like the Greek capital delta and y makes a "u" sound).
Anyway, now you all know the Ukrainian word for restaurant.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
The trees ahead of Sakitu explode. She flinches and crouches down. A moment later she hears popping sounds coming from the troops in the buildings. "This is no good Bulvi. I'm going to do something about it." She puts her right hand on her left arm then slides it down as if she's pushing the blood towards the ends of her fingers. She repeats this a few times then switches to the other arm. All the while she chants what appears to be a nursery rhyme about ice and freezing balls flying through the air. Within seconds the tips of her fingers start to frost over. Then, she throws one of her hands forward in the same motion she would use to throw a stone. A small blue and white swirl of light speeds through the air towards the buildings with troops. As soon as it is right between them, the tiny ball explodes. A blast of cold and icy fragments pummels all the soldiers in the buildings.
Freezing Sphere. It has a 40 foot radius. If I'm calculating right, that means that it can hit both troop swarms. If we were at a face-to-face table I'd get clarification. If it can't hit both troops then I would only do the closest one. The troops take full dmg unless they make a reflex save DC 25. Spell resistance does apply but if you tell me that the troops in a world that doesn't have magic have Spell Resistance I'm going to call shenanigans.
dmg: 13d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 3, 6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 6) = 51
As soon as the spell is cast, she starts moving towards Fin and Quasit again.
Double move due to haste
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Male NG elf Wizard 5 | HP 34/37 | AC: 18 T: 13 FF: 15 CMD: 14 | F +3* R +3* W +5* | Init +8 | Perc +8
Sorry for the delays. Had a family emergency so I spent most of my time in the hospital for the last week. All is good now. Anyway, I can't access the map when I'm on my work VPN (which is now) so I'm not sure what I'm close to. I will probably have a chance to look at the map later today, otherwise tomorrow morning. Also, are we still the same day as the previous encounter?

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
"No! No! No! This is not ok." Sakitu backs away from the spider swarms until she bumps into the wall behind her. She closes her eyes and takes a calming breath. Then, she speaks a few words while working her fingers together in an intricate series of gestures. A cloud of tiny golden snowflakes, the size of gnats, forms around her hands. As she finishes speaking the magical words, she flings her fingers outward and away from her body. The cloud changes into thin and wispy streams that race through the room and swirl around each of her friends. Shining, golden snowflakes blown by an imperceptible wind. The swirl last for only a second before the shining snowflakes alight on each person's skin then melt leaving them with a sudden feeling of speed and energy.
Cast Haste on everyone.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
Sakitu is suddenly overwhelmed. Her insides feel like they've been tossed and swirled around for days. It takes all her focus to keep from vomiting all over Fin's back.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
As they approach the girls' room Sakitu doesn't know how to feel. All day, ever since yesterday, she's been all over the place. It's all been good. Not just good, very good! Her feet haven't touched the ground all day. Having breakfast with Fin, spending the day with Fin, even taking a bath with Fin. And now, she was going to be apart and she wasn't sure she could handle it. Maybe the other girls would let Fin stay in her room. No! That was out of the question. Or maybe she could stay in the boys' room. That might be worse!
None of these thought in her head were resolved when Fin opens the door for her and guides her into the room. She steps in but he stays at the threshold so she turns to face him. "Well, kind sir, what now?" she says while batting her eyes and smiling a knowing, wanting, desiring, teasing smile. "I mean, like, I guess we each have our rooms and there's nothing we can do about that." She lifts up on her tippy toes and kisses him in a way that leaves him breathless. "See you tomorrow morning." She leans back away from the doorway and slowly closes it.
Once the door is closed she leans against it. Her heart beats almost uncontrollably. Isn't that what Quasit told her to do? You can't give the men everything. You have to tease them and make them keep wanting. Well, what about herself? Does she have to keep herself wanting too?
She finally takes a moment to see if any of the other ladies are in the room before she makes her way to her bed and gets in.
On the one hand I feel like there's so much going on that the RP could last for quite a bit longer. But on the other, I wonder if we shouldn't just get the AP moving again. And on top of that, I've been awful at keeping up with the RP pace. RL has has issues for me but that's just an excuse... Hoping to do better.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Lying on her side and with her eyes closed, Sakitu breathes deeply. She feels Fin's warm body wrapped around behind her. The gentle and regular cadence of his breath makes her think that he's asleep. But doesn't Fin always say that he doesn't need to sleep? Maybe this is different. It doesn't matter though. She doesn't want to disturb the absolutely overwhelming feeling of contentment and joy and happiness and even love that she feels. No wonder they call it love-making, she thinks to herself. It was wonderful. The whole experience. And Fin, he was gentle in ways that she didn't even know she needed him to be. It was amazing and unbelievable. A thrill shoots through her body. Chills run down her spine. She presses herself back into Fin a little more strongly and his arms that are wrapped around her instinctively pull her in tighter.
She allows herself to indulge in the comfort of his arms for a few more minutes and then she rotates onto her back and turns to look into his face. His eyes are closed but she still can't tell if he's asleep or not. Maybe he's just relaxing. She doesn't want to break the magic of the moment but she has to.
"Fin," she whispers. "We have to get ready for the feast."

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
I totally missed Fin's exit and asking if I wanted to go back with him...
As the tickle fight ends Sakitu sees Fin getting out and ready to leave.
Fin wrote: ”Although I’d rather tarry here longer, Hlao-roo, I’m sufficiently shriveled like a prune for now…I’m gonna go back and get dressed for the celebration, perhaps practice my dance moves, I might be rusty. Do you want to go back with me or stay and play with Maka?" She looks around and sees that Quasit has already left, or she's still behind the screen changing. And Maka seems to be getting ready to leave too. She nods. "Ok. Yeah, let's go back and get ready."
She let's Fin help her step out of the bath and tries to avoid watching his naked body. As task she is not successful at. While he dries off she also wraps herself in a towel and gathers her belonging.
As they leave down the corridor heading back to their rooms she is nervous. It isn't long before they arrive at their rooms. Fin's door is on the left and the door to her quarters is on the right and down the hallway a little further. "Well, I guess we should get ready then." She stands on her tippy toes and leans in for a kiss. When Fin's lips touch hers she almost buckles and she pulls back abruptly. Standing there with Fin half naked and herself barely covered in a towel and undergarments, she can barely manage the strange feelings inside her. "Uh. I guess we'll meet for dinner then." Before waiting for a reply, she races the few steps down the corridor, opens her door, then slips.
Fin wrote: heads back to the room. He hangs up his damp clothes, along with the towel, before going thru his backpack; he retrieves some clean undergarments, dons them, and lays out his grandfather’s court outfit, awaiting Maka to heat out any kinks or wrinkles. As he awaits, Fin quietly goes thru some of the stretches Maka taught him in training sessions; he tries to mentally recall the different dance forms he had learned back in Kyonin and incorporate some of them into his stretches… With the door firmly closed behind her, Sakitu leans against it with her back. She drops her soiled clothes on the floor, closes her eyes, and clutches the towel holding it tightly around her. Her heart is racing and her head is spinning. "This is stupid." she says to herself. "Stupid, stupid, stupid!"
She opens her eyes. Her bag, the one that contains all her clothes, is on the bed. "I'm doing this!" She practically leaps across the room then digs through her bag. She finds clean underclothes and a dress for the evening. Then, before she can talk herself out of it, she returns to the hallway and struts to Fin's door. Still clutching the towel around her and with a bundle of clothes tucked under her arm, she knocks.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Fin wrote: Fin’s eyes go wide and his face blushes dark red as he stammers. ”N-n-no, Hlao-roo, not…exactly…not like that…it’s j-j-just an expression. It means I know how to…p-p-pick…a nice lady…it was meant as a compliment to you…” Almost as soon as she says it, Sakitu realizes that she really stepped in it. She watches Fin turn red and stammer then Maka hollers from the other side.
Maka wrote: "Don't worry, he's good at it. But you don't have to do anything until you're ready Saki." Maka called back in an honest attempt to be helpful. Then Sakitu realizes what she said and her face flushes crimson. She quickly transforms into her vulpine form to hide her red cheeks. "Oh.. Uh.. I see. But like, I didn't mean that. I thought that maybe, you know, being an elf and ..." Sakitu stops when she sees that there is nothing she can do to make this better.
Then Selena piles on.
Selena wrote: "That's not what I heard. Rumor has it, a good man can make a girl like being eaten. Sounds more like an activity of some sort to me, though obviously not literally eating. I think he meant licking or something." Selena remarks, oblivious to the full meaning but enjoying Fin's embarrassment (which she looks away from like it confirmed something to her.). Sakitu turns and buries her face in Fin's chest. "That's so embarrassing," she whispers but still holds onto Fin until the dragonkin arrive.
It doesn't take long for Sakitu to gather her belongings and find a ride.
Fin wrote: Whispering to Sakitu, ”C’mon, Hlao-roo, let’s mount up…we can talk about…this…later…much later, if you like…” She nods. "Yes, I'd like that. But somewhere private." She squeezes Fin's hand. She looks around and no one seems to be watching them so she pulls him down to her and kisses him. All her pent up emotions flow through the kiss. She wants it to linger. She wants it to soak her all up. She wants it to steal her soul. But she can't. Not here. She pulls away and takes a deep breath. "Yes. We must talk later."
As she adjusts in her saddle she spots Kalchine watching her and is perplexed and curious.
.....
She is surprised with how much relief she feels at the sight of Spurhorn.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
"You eat women?" Sakitu looks shocked.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
As the party moves away from the fortress over the course of a couple days, Sakitu finds herself staying close to Fin. The walking is casual and the talking is comfortable and the occasional touch is exhilarating. At times she can't believe how lucky she is to have someone like Fin.
The evenings are nice too. They lay close together when they sleep. She knows that Fin has strong desires but she can't bring herself to getting that close. Not out in the open and in such close proximity to their friends. But she dreams.
Around the middle of the third day, when the party is in the shadow of a small hill, everyone stops for a break.
Fin wrote: He walks over to Sakitu, kissing her lightly before murmuring, "We did it, Hlao-roo…Erastil knows where the hut takes us next though…c’mon, let’s watch the show…" Sakitu settles in on Fin's lap. She rummages in her bag looking for something to eat.
"I don't know about you guys but I'm getting a bit tired of these rations that I'm carrying around. How soon do you think we can call our rides so we can get back to a decent kitchen sooner?"
Her eyes light up when she finds a tiny chunk of chocolate. It must have fallen in her bag several weeks ago when Quasit was passing it around. "Oh! This looks good." She's about to put the small piece in her mouth but then looks to Fin with a tiny smirk. "I have something for you. Do you want a bite?"
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
I can cast haste on anyone who needs it. I can also cast greater invis. Maybe we should put that on Quasit so she can get some sneak dmg.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Quasit wrote: "Fin, you are a god." she says after a long, luscious first sip. "Yeah! I know! That's what I keep telling him but he says he's not." Sakitu elbows Fin the ribs. "See?" Then she turns back to Quasit and puts on a lower voice and a serious face, trying to imitate Fin. "No, my little Hlao-roo. I'm just a normal man, just like you, except I live for hundreds of years, don't need to eat or sleep, and can sneak around in the woods like I'm invisible. Oh, and I like to get attacked by monsters and almost die."
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Kalchine wrote: Demonstrating a point he doesn't intend, he then cracks open the shell with his teeth, pulls the meat out and eats it. Sakitu's eyes grow wide in shock and horror. She looks, a little frightened, from Fin to Quasit and back again. They don't seem to be bothered by what they saw. But Kalchine just said that they eat their friends here. That doesn't make sense. She hadn't see anyone doing that.
She nudges herself behind Fin.
The conversation moves to other things but Sakitu can't get the imagery out of her head. She keeps her distance from Kalchine the rest of the evening.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Wow! Glad to hear that you're back home and doing better. I'm afraid that I don't know any healing spells that would help you recover faster. Maybe Kalchine could help. :-)

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu races through the icy chamber as if running on solid earth. She skids to a halt at Fin's side. "You look ok." she says while feeling over his arms and legs and chest and back with rapidly moving hands. "I mean, you've got some wounds but I know that Kalchine can heal those." Just as she says it she sees Kalchine moving in to apply some healing. When he's done Sakitu thanks him and then goes back to hugging Fin.
Fin wrote: Fin shrugs. ”What would you have me do, my friend? I guess I could just stay in the hut the whole time…but that means my friends would be the ones getting hurt…or dying. That I cannot abide; I’d rather it be me as opposed to one of you…” Sakitu scrunches her face. "Finny, it's not one or the other. Oh!" She slaps his arm. "You are so extreme."

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sorry for the delay in posting. You know how it is though, touring pineapple farms, snorkeling submerged volcanic craters, going to luaus, eating shaved ice, etc. These things tend to distract me from my PbP games...
Sakitu picks through the food and drinks only a little. Battles tend to affect her and it takes time for her feelings to straighten out. The anxiety and adrenaline just feels like too much at times. But it is fun watching Quasit and her juggling.
When Fin stands and starts singing, Sakitu covers her eyes and giggles, but as the song progresses, it turns out to be better than she thought it would be. She sneaks a glance at Fin. His head is tilted back while he loudly sings the last line of the song. There's a huge grin on his face; he's obviously having a great time. No doubt the Triaxian liquor is helping. She giggles some more then reaches for his arm, pulling gently.
"Here Finny, come sit by me a bit. That was a lovely song."
They continue to eat and drink and talk for several more minutes then Fin rises.
Fin wrote: He rises, bends over to brush his lips across Sakitu’s, whispering, ”Think I’ll hit the hot baths early, Hlao-roo…I know how you like girl talk…you can join me whenever you’re ready…” Feeling surge up inside her. More anxiety but a good kind this time. She nods, barely, "Yes. That sounds good. You go ahead. I'll be there soon." She pats his arm. The touch of his lips on her leaves them tingling but she let's him go. Her eyes make contact with his and her heart surges again. "Soon. I'll be there real soon." she replies.
After Fin leaves Sakitu slides over to sit next to Quasit. She scooches right up next to her, shoulder to shoulder, smiling. After a moment she nudges her gently with her elbow then leans in a whispers, "Looks like it's your turn for a crush. I mean, Kalchine, right?"

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NG Male Human (Taldan) Oracle 7 | Speed 20 ft. | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 65/65 | Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +7 | Init +3 | Percep +6 | CMD 18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/7 lvl2 0/7 lvl3 0/5 Channels per day used: 0/6 | Conditions: none
Knowledge(religion)@Cult of the Twilight Child: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Knowledge(geography)@Yanmass: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Knowledge(nobility)@Prince Carrius: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
At first, the name Yanmass brings nothing to mind for Thalasou but when Aerith mentions it, he recalls hearing of the city, or is it a region. He only knows it's far away. Bimble confirms with a brief rundown of the travel route. Capricia seems to know a bit about Prince Carrius -- again, someone he's barely heard about.
The smell of the honeycakes on the small table at the side of the room makes Thalasou's stomach rumbles. He gets up as inconspicuously as possible and heads to the table. It looks very fancy. A white table cloth covers it while fine porcelain dishes and platters are placed neatly to present honeycakes and tea.
Thalasou reaches for a couple honeycakes from the platter. Normally honeycakes are a little dry but these ones, no doubt made by the finest bakers in the region, glisten with a sweet syrup saturating the light golden sponge. The cakes stick a little to the plate as he takes a couple and balances them on the fingertips of his left hand, avoiding touching them as much as possible. A couple sticky drops of syrup fall into his palm. He considers for a moment then grabs another of the small cakes and stacks it on top of the other two.
Then he notices the pot of tea. The tray holding the dainty tea cups is on the other side of the table, almost out of his reach. Thalasou stretches and leans over the table. He is barely able to reach a cup and the stack of cakes balanced in his hand wobbles precariously but he manages to grab a small cup and move it to the table in front of him. Taking the tea pot, he starts to pour and as the steaming black tea starts to flow out of the teapot, the lid of the teapot slides and starts to fall. Realizing too late that he also needs to hold the lid while pouring, Thalasou swings his left hand to hold the lid. The sudden action causes the balanced cakes to fall. The sticky cakes hit the edge of the half filled porcelain teacup before splatting on the table. The impact tips over the half-filled teacup, spilling brown liquid all over the white tablecloth.
Thalasou freezes for a second and his face flushes red immediately. He stares at the mess on the table and then glances side to side to see if anyone noticed what he did. He tries to cover it up as best as possible then retreats back to his seat without any cakes or tea. Maybe no one will notice.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Fin, I'm a published poet too! I won second runner up for my poem in my university's student-published book of poetry in college. I'm so proud of my poem. I even got to perform it in a reading. I've remember the poem to this day. If you're interested, I've posted it in a spoiler below. Beware, it is very profound.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Wow Quasit. As always, such great writing. I wish that even half the books I find at the bookstore were at least half as good as what you write.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Fin wrote: The Elf bends down and brushes his lips lightly across hers, then smiles shyly, murmuring, ”I’ll catch up with you a little later, Hlao-roo…” Sakitu lifts on her tippy toes to press her lips a little more firmly on Fin's for their brief kiss. Will she ever get over the dizzy feelings that threaten to overwhelm her? She smiles at him and waves. "Ok. See you later."
When he leaves she turns to find Quasit and Maka staring at her. Quasit grabs her hand and yanks her to the bed.
Quasit wrote: "I take it things went well! He kissed you right in front of us and the gods and everyone! And he was hlao-roo-ing you! You little minx, I told you you had nothing to worry about!" Sakitu glances as Quasit and Maka, feeling a fierce blush rising on her cheeks, then turns her gaze into her own lap. "Yeah, I mean, I think so. I mean, I was trying to talk to him and then he said stuff and then the next thing I knew he was kissing me. And, I mean, wow. I've never felt anything like that before. You know, where your insides start tingling and then it was like my heart was going to burst and then all I could think about was how he smelled and his warm lips and... I don't know. It's all so amazing!"
She looks up and her eyes glisten with excitement and happiness.
Leaving room for a response before Bulvi comes in.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Getting right to the point, I see.
Fin wrote: he turns to Sakitu, flashes a grin, asking, ”Quite a view isn’t it, Saki?” He was looking at her when he said that. Sakitu can't tell, did he mean the 'vista was quite a view' or 'she was quite a view'. Oh. This was just hard and killing her with anxiety. She giggles. And turns her gaze outword. "Yes, it is a great view." She steals a glance back at Fin's handsome face. She did mean that he was a great view. Surprisingly, Fin also looks nervous. Before Sakitu can say anything else he starts speaking again.
Fin wrote: Saki…I get the feeling you’d like to talk with me…about…something. And I think I can sense you might be…anxious…about it. Forgive me for being forward…but…do you…like me?” Oh! Well! Straight to the point. Her eyes grow wide and she is paralyzed for a moment or two. A few heartbeats later, the flood of hormones through her brain calms enough for her to reply.
"Well. I mean, yeah. I did have something I wanted to talk about. And, well, you kinda already guessed it." She fidgets with her hands and drops her chin, unable to look Fin in the eyes. "I mean, you're so handsome and strong and mysterious and perfect. I can't help it."
She covers her face with her hands to hide her embarrassment.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
"Bulvi? No, he wasn't in the room. I don't know where he is." There's a flash of anxiety in Sakitu's chest but then she remembers how well Bulvi is able to take care of himself. It calms her a little. "I'm sure he's fine though."
At Fin's touch, her shoulder tingles and a new surge of emotion washes over her. She stammers a bit. "Oh. Fin. It's ok. I mean, well. Yeah, I'm still a little hurt from that fight but I mean. It's ok. Cause, you know, just being with you makes me feel better. Uh. I mean you all. Right? Not you, like just you. Being alone with just you wouldn't make me feel better. Uh. I mean. It's not like I don't want to be with just you. But, well, I was... I mean. Like, at the baths. Everyone was there and that was nice and made me feel better. It's not like I was saying that if it was just me and you alone in the baths that that's what I meant because that would be what I wanted or something but that's not what I meant and it would be ok. But. I mean..."
Without meaning to, Sakitu's form slipped from vulpine to human, revealing a furious blush, then back to vulpine a few seconds later.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu's eyes go wide at Quasit's invitation. "A communal bath? You mean where everyone is in it together? Naked?" She shakes her head vigorously and blushes at the thought. He blush grows even redder when she considers that Fin would be there and he'd see her naked. "No. Sorry, I can't."
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NG Male Dwarf Druid 8 | Speed 20 ft. | AC 20, T 11, FF 19 (fort armor) | hp 71/71 (Kobu: 73/73)| Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +11 | Init +1 | Percep +15 | CMD 19 (18 fl) | Spells used: | Conditions: none
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
"Fighting styles? I think my style is 'not fighting'. I like that one best." Sakitu glances at Maka. "I mean, no offense Maka. I know you like fighting. But enough fighting talk for me. We're sleeping here tonight, right? There doesn't seem to be a lot of room. And did anyone bring food? I'm hungry."
Fin wrote: I’m gonna hit the hay…I only need a couple hours of sleep and then I can stand watch the rest of the night, if you think it’s needed. G’night… Sakitu watches Fin move to a corner of the room. The thought of putting her own bedroll close to his flits through her mind. She feels the heat of a blush rising on her cheeks and once again she is glad for the fur covering her skin.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu gasps. "Watch out Bulvi! Don't let that thing eat you!" She moves to get a little closer but also to find a spot where she can shoot at the creature without hitting Bulvi. The plant is all vines and snapping mouths. Sakitu gestures in its direction and five magic missiles fly towards it.
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
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NG Male Human (Taldan) Oracle 7 | Speed 20 ft. | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 65/65 | Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +7 | Init +3 | Percep +6 | CMD 18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/7 lvl2 0/7 lvl3 0/5 Channels per day used: 0/6 | Conditions: none
Thalasou looks a little shocked at Sara's suggestion. "You want to cut my rope up into pieces. But... but. Then it wouldn't be fifty feet long anymore. What if we need something that long?" His objections peter out as he realizes that it doesn't really matter. He can always buy another rope.
Just trying to play Thalasou here having a bit of a sad attitude about his rope. He's not angry and he's not selfish. He's just a little naive and sometimes gets a little narrow visioned and doesn't see the bigger picture.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu listens and lets Quasit talk and talk and talk. Sometimes it's best not to interupt and just let someone let it all out. That's what Quasit needed now. As she finishes, Sakitu leans back onto the ground to match her friend. She stares up at the sky along with her.
"One day last summer, at home, my dad took me for a walk along side the small stream near our home. We went there frequently but this time it seemed like he had something important he wanted to say. That was how my dad was. He always had some wise words to tell me. I still don't understand most of it but he always tells me 'When you get older, it will make sense.'."
"But on this one day, after walking nearly a mile along the stream, just talking about inconsequential things, we reached a calm spot on the stream. Upstream from us was a small cluster of rapids but then the water spilled into a wide open area where the water moved slowly. He sat down on the bank so that we could watch the smooth water. He was silent. In a few moments I saw a yellow leaf, about the size of my hand, floating slowly in the pool, carried by the gentle current. The leaf was spinning, still recovering from the trip through the rough water. My father then said, 'What do you see there, little whisker?' The only thing he could possibly talking about was the leaf so I told him so. 'Yes, it's a leaf and what's it doing?'
'Floating down the river,' I replied. 'And I guess turning slowly as well.'
My dad smiled, one of those knowing smiles that shows that he's thinking more than he's saying. 'And why is it going that way?' He pointed downstream.
The answer seemed obvious. 'The current?' I asked.
He nodded. 'But what if the leaf doesn't want to go downstream?' He didn't let me answer before he continued. 'You see, that's not just a leaf. It's a life, a soul. Where will it end up? No one knows exactly, but it will be down there somewhere. And the leaf, it is just carried on the stream, with no ability to change its course. Do you see? That is the path of life, or, as some call it, Fate.'
I was puzzled. It seemed like just a leaf but my dad seemed to be telling me that it was some lesson about the nature of the world. A slight breeze ruffled the surface of the pool and hit the leaf scooting it across the pond where it came to rest in a slow swirl of water caught behind a large boulder in the water. I pointed at it. 'Ah. Dad. See, that wasn't the current that moved that. And now the leaf isn't going to go downstream. It's going to stay here -- at least for a while. Are you saying that the wind is fate too?'
My dad closed his eyes and smiled. 'No, my little whisker, the wind is not Fate. The wind is Spirit. It is the Will of the leaf. The leaf cannot change the overall course of its life but by exerting its Will, it can maybe alter the path, slightly.' He paused for a longer time. Eventually he stood, without speaking of the leaf again and we headed home.
I'm sure that my dad thought I understood his lesson but I really didn't. Not then. But I think I do now, Quasit. You are the leaf floating on the stream of life. That's Fate, right? We're all in it. But we're not helpless. We can make wind and blow ourselves around on the stream. Maybe we can direct ourselves down a smoother channel to bypass the worst of the rapids. Or, if the wind is strong enough, maybe it can lift us out of the stream entirely. I don't know. Maybe I'm saying that it's both Fate and choice. They work together. Maybe that's what my dad meant."

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu is a little surprised at Fin's approach. Not because of Fin but because... well, because of Fin. He's so handsome and regal and exotic. Sakitu's heart flutters. A dance with him? She is too nervous to accept but too thrilled to decline so she stops thinking and lets herself be guiding by Fin.
He pulls her to her feet and soon she's floating over the ground, her skin tingling in each place where Fin touches her.
After countless moments that go by as fast as if they were one Fin says.
Fin wrote: "You dance well, Saki; have you danced much before?" Sakitu giggles. "Uh. Well, at home. Yes. But never like this. I mean like never with a man, uh, elf, as handso... I mean like you." She stumbles over her words and then smiles at Fin. Her eyes sparkle as she blinks.
Maybe the ambience is getting to Sakitu too...
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu just sits and relaxes while the others are discussing baths and minks and oysters. Fin was obviously embarrassed about the oysters but Sakitu doesn't understand why. Back home there were oyster beds not too far down the coast. People there liked to eat them quite frequently.
As for the baths, her only concern is people leaving and getting separated. She pipes up. "I don't know if I want to get in a bath. Not here, but I don't want to be left behind either. If you guys go, let me know. Even if I drift off to sleep here. Be sure to wake me."
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu is about to jump in and give Fin magical resistance when Selena beats her to it. She glares at the back of Selena's head for a moment or two before she folds her arms across her chest then steps to the other side of the pit to see what happens.
... Fin comes back up with the key ...
"Fin. That was so good. I can't believe how fast you can fly. And, well, uh. Was there any bad magic there? Are you ok?"
Before Fin can answer Jadrenka appears before them and Sakitu slinks back. The gold nugget must be another part of the key but Sakitu isn't going to touch it. She reaches forth with her magical sense to see if there the nugget is imbued with any magic.
Detect Magic on the nugget
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NG Male Dwarf Druid 8 | Speed 20 ft. | AC 20, T 11, FF 19 (fort armor) | hp 71/71 (Kobu: 73/73)| Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +11 | Init +1 | Percep +15 | CMD 19 (18 fl) | Spells used: | Conditions: none
"I don't know Erond. We don't want to make those guys inside jumpy. That might make it worse for Cordwin and Feywen. Hey, I just noticed. They're the two 'wins'." Druamin chuckles at his own joke.
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Fin wrote: Fin's grin turns to a frown as he moves close to the pull. Clearly disappointed, he says. "It's a pool of blood? Erastil's Antlers, I swear it looked like water when that creature arose from it. Bloody hell! My kingdom for a bath..." Sakitu looks shocked. "Fin? You have a kingdom? You're a king?" She turns to Quasit. "Did you know this?" She eyes Selena as well. "So I guess you're not the only noble here, right? And notice how Fin doesn't make us all feel bad for it?" She sighs. "Sorry Selena. I'm trying to be nice. But sometimes you make it really hard. But I'll try harder."
For the record, I know "my kingdom for a ..." is not literal. But Sakitu, she's a bit naïve and gullible sometimes.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu lets the troop of monkeys disappear back into wherever they were summoned from. The excitement, and not a good excitement, of the moment still has her nerves on edge. Only now, she is able to get a better look at the room. The sight of the gutted and strung up giants causes Sakitu to gag. The odor in the room is nearly unbearable. She notices Maka and Quasit sitting and moves to join them, listening quietly to their conversation. She quickly figures out that Maka has been blinded but Tez comes over and heals her. She was made deaf, Maka was made blind. All in one day. The only thing that would make this any good is if something could make Selena mute. Sakitu chuckled to herself. That wasn't nice. Sure, Selena was all 'high and mighty', but she was still a person. She didn't deserve to be treated in a way that made her feel bad.
After a moment Sakitu recalls something that she heard Fin saying. She stands and walks over to him. "Fin. Wait! Did you say that you wanted to take a bath here? In this room? With those things hanging here?" She points to the giant corpses. "Really?"
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Male Dwarf Fighter/8 | HP: 60/73 | AC: 25 T: 12 FF: 23 (+4 vs. giants, +4 mobility) | CMB: +12 CMD: 24 | Fort: +10 Ref: +4 Will: +3 | Init: +3 Perc: +5
Balmir watches as Mouser searches the room. When he sees the pile of round stones in the corner his eyebrows raise. [b]"Wow Mouser. Those are some big balls!"

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There seems to be a lot going on in the manor. I went back through the postings since we arrived here and made some notes. Maybe you will find these helpful.
Foxglove Manor
Investigating the Manor to find out about the ghouls and find Aldren
B27 -- storage room. A bunch of rats
B28 -- wine cellar. Nothing here but some broken glass. Erond finds a secret nook with 800gp of wine.
B29 -- basement room. Two stained glass windows. One shows a man drinking green potion. The other shows the same man, dead but alive, being sucked into the box (see B4). The man turned into a lich.
B25 -- kitchen
B26 -- bunk room. No dust or mold. The mold is in a strange step-like pattern. The monkey head is magical, hungry decapitant. Pull the rope and it shrieks.
B3 -- main floor hallway. strange monkey mummy head. dark mold on floor
B4 -- dining room. East wall is stained glass. Monster rising from a seven-sided box.
pictures in stained glass: gnarled tree with enraged face (treant),
immense hook-beaked bird with blue and gold plumage (roc), a winged
centaur with a lion's body and woman's torso (sphinx), deep blue
squidlike creature with evil red eyes (kraken)
Cordwin indicated that the monsters were being sucked into the box.
Watch out for the box!
B9 -- library. Attack scarf! Likely a haunt. Some unresolved anger inhabits the scarf. Result of a murder.
B8 -- drawing room. Unaturally damp and moldy. (we didn't look at the window)
B2 -- main entrance hall. Smells of burning hair and flesh. The stuffed manticore comes to life momentarily on the second entrance into the room.
B5 -- couch room. White fungus. Eddies of dust but no wind noticeable. Looks like someone pacing. (we didn't check the windows here)
B6 -- washroom. Contains a tub with strange scratching noises.
B7 -- parlor.
B10 -- stairs leading down to the main floor
B11 -- child's bedroom. Faywen went pale here but didn't tell us about it.
B12 -- sitting room. More stained glass.
These windows depict a diverse array of animals and plants-from
north to south are a large pale and ghostly scorpi on, a gaunt
man holding out his arms as a dozen bats hang from him, a moth
with a strange skull-like pattern on its wings, a tangle of
dull green plants with bell shaped flowers, and a young maiden
sitting astride a well in a forest while a spindly spider the
size of a dog descends along a string of webbing above her.
B13 -- dark green, blue, black mold. Trox gets itchy. For a moment he thinks his face is covered with tumors.
B14 -- bathroom. iron tub, the floor sags under it.
B16 -- locked
B15 -- master bedroom. Room has been torn up. Painting of Iesha Foxglove is turned backwards. Druamin sense sadness. Rene, a wave of fear. Erond dizzy. Druamin hears a womans' voice saying "What do you get up to down in the damp below..."
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Male Dwarf Warpriest 6 | HP 57/57 | AC: 23 T: 15 FF: 20 | CMB: +8 CMD: 23 | Fort: +8 Ref: +5 Will: +9 | Init: +2 Perc: +8
Kakrish swings his sword at the water elemental in front of him.
greatsword@elemental: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
confirm: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
dmg: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 1) + 6 = 13
crit dmg: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 6 = 8
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu reaches over and touches Fin's bow. It is quickly covered with frost yet, surprisingly, it is not cold to the touch. "There Fin. That should help." Sakitu then moves along the edge of the pool towards the cloud.
Frost property on up to 50 arrows or four rounds.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Which spoiler should I read to learn about the shadow thing?
By now, the group has a fairly regular morning routine. Tez finds a quiet place to meditate, or something. Fin runs off to wash, when there's water. And Quasit can always been seen with her toothbrush. Bulvi and Maka seem to busy themselves around the camp chopping wood, in Bulvi's case, or burning wood, in Maka's case. Sakitu's job in the morning is to sit bundled in her bedroll until the last possible moment. That moment inevitably comes before she wants it to.
The journey in the morning is the same as previous days but Sakitu's thoughts keep going back to Fin's sad song. A dark and melancholy mood overcomes her. Her own problems at home seem minuscule compared to what he has gone through. And Quasit has also hinted at some big hurts in her past. A flush of embarrassment rises in Sakitu's cheeks. Her complaint was what? She was bored? None of the boys liked her? She was ugly? What stupid little problems. She was just a stupid girl.
Sakitu's face continues to fall and she keeps her gaze at the ground. She doesn't notice that everyone has stopped before the open plains until she runs into Maka. "Oh. Sorry," she says in a barely audible voice.
She glances up and out across the boggy plain. The hills on the far side draw her interest. She turns to Erdija. "Is that where we're going?"
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Sakitu dances in circles with Quasit, laughing at her silly song. When Quasit finishes her stanzas Sakitu jumps in with her own.
While all the fun was afoot
And we laughed at the chicken-legged hut
Tez sat alone with his books
And Selena kept giving him looks
Like she wanted a kiss on his beak
But then she thought he might squeak
Of course that wouldn't be noble
So instead she decided to ... uh, I guess turn into an ugly old lady...
Sakitu's song petered out at the end but it didn't matter. She was laughing too hard to continue.
Eventually she joined Maka and Quasit and snuggled into bed. "Well, my two best friends ever. This has been the best night ever."
Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Looks like Fin beat me to it but I'll post anyway.
This reminds me of an old joke I heard many years ago.
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One day a group of scientists got together and decided that humanity had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and said, “God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We’re to the point where we can clone people, manipulate atoms, build molecules, fly through space, and do many other miraculous things. So why don’t you just go away and mind your own business from now on?”
God listened very patiently and kindly to the man. After the scientist was done talking, God said, “Very well. How about this? Before I go, let’s say we have a human-making contest.” To which the scientist replied, “Okay, we can handle that!”
“But,” God added, “we’re going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam.”
The scientist nodded, “Sure, no problem” and bent down and picked up a handful of dirt. God wagged a finger at him and said, “Uh, uh, uh. Put that down. You go find your own dirt.”
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Whether Gary Gygax acknowledged it or not, his outstanding creation (D&D) was only able to flourish because Tolkien proceeded him and created fertile ground in which D&D could grow and engendered a generation of people with an appetite for the sorts of fruit the D&D tree would produce.

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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
Tolkien. My all time favorite author. Ever.
He was the first fantasy I read (around 12 years old). Started with The Hobbit and then burned through LotR. Reading those books opened my eyes to language (the invented languages) and concepts that I had not really known before. It is hard to overstate the impact this has had on my for my whole life. I won't bore you guys with the details.
Next after Tolkien was Narnia. After that I read the Prydain books, a good number of the Xanth books, some Robert Aspin (Myth books), basically, all the fantasy I could find in my small school library.
There was non-Conan fantasy before Tolkien but it wasn't well know. There was George MacDonald's Lilith and Phantastes. There was also the stuff by Lord Dunsany. These works were all proto-fantasy but some of the beginnings of the fantasy staples were there.
One could argue that the very first "English" fantasy work was Beowulf. (BTW, I wrote a paper in college British Lit that showed the correspondence between The Hobbit and Beowulf. Did you know that the scene where Bilbo enters Smaug's Lair while being invisible is almost a direct copy from a similar scene in Beowulf? The descriptions of the room and the treasure are almost identical. No surprise, Tolkien was a Beowulf scholar. Anyway, my paper got a gigantic A and totally blew away my professor who, prior to that, had turned her nose up to 'popular fiction'.)
If you go further back, there is the Greek author Lucian's "A True Story" (2nd century AD). But even further back is Homer's Odyssey. We're still borrowing material from that. But wait, there's more. The oldest known written work, written in 1500 years before Homer, is called the Epic of Gilgamesh. It's a story of heros, gods, quests, etc. Sounds very much like fantasy: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/summary
Back to modern times, the guy who finished the Jordan books was Brandon Sanderson. If you haven't read his Stormlight Archive books, you are missing out. That will probably lead you to read his other books which are all good too. Be warned, he writes long books. Each Stormlight book is between 1000 and 1200 pages. It is a 10 book series and he's only written the first 3. The 4th comes out this November.
An interesting note about Tolkien and D&D, BTW, is that Gary Gygax was not a fan of Tolkien at all. He claimed that Tolkien had very little influence on D&D and that he found Tolkien's writings to be boring and tiresome.
I could write about this topic forever...
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NG Female Kitsune Sorcerer 14 (human) | Speed 30 ft. | AC 19, T 14, FF 17 | hp 99/99 | Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 | Init +2 | Percep +4 | CMD 20/18 | Spells per day used: lvl1 0/9 lvl2 0/8 lvl3 0/8 lvl4 0/8 lvl5 0/7 lvl6 0/6 lvl7 0/4 | Conditions: none
I've been totally lost for a while and honestly was almost frustrated to the point of giving up on the game. Something I can hardly believe I considered doing!
I'm super determined to stay with things so I went over to my local Dollar Store and bought a composition book then went back to the posts starting just before the hut hop. I've carefully reread all of the posts and filled about 10 pages of notes in my new notebook.
Now I feel I'm ready! And this notebook isn't leaving my hands.
And, I really like the story, now that I know what's going on. :-)
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NG Male Dwarf Druid 8 | Speed 20 ft. | AC 20, T 11, FF 19 (fort armor) | hp 71/71 (Kobu: 73/73)| Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +11 | Init +1 | Percep +15 | CMD 19 (18 fl) | Spells used: | Conditions: none
Seems that things have stagnated a bit here. Maybe some more RP will liven things up.
Druamin watches Trox insert a coin and then the door open. "That's nice. I agree Faywen. Would have thought it would be more involved. I wonder why Nualia and her group never figure this out."
He pats Erond on the shoulder as he walks by and into the secret room. "Well, my friend. There's only one way to find out what those other defenses are. Right?"
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