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Hi all, my real life schedule is getting worse, not better, so I'm going to have to go ahead and drop out of the game. I hate to do it as Obed is a really fun character to play but I just don't have any time right now to keep up with gaming. Thanks for the good times and good gaming!
Chuul is coming to get you...Chuul is coming to get you all, Obed mutters once the monster heads down the stairs. Obed grabs the keys and uses them to open the property room. He'll grab any items that belong to the crew as well as anything else that looks valuable.
Obed hears the noise from downstairs. He grasps the necklace and calling upon the powers of the Deep Ones twists reality in such a way that what was once there is now here. Ripped from its home in warm salt water of the Southern Ocean, a fearsome Chuul appears in front of Obed and swings its eyestalks at Obed with obvious hatred for being forced to appear on dry land. "Kill all those that you find down the stairs. Do not stop until either you or they are dead," Obed commands using the power of the necklace to force obedience from the massive creature.
Chuul info: Your worst seafood nightmare come to life. A vicious sort of half-man half-crawdad, cursed with primal intelligence and blessed with a pair of razor-sharp claws. Strange things lurk in the stinking pools in caverns best forgotten and the chuul is one of them. If you spot one, your best hope is a heavy mace to crack its shell and maybe a little garlic butter. Mmmm. Instinct: To split
HP: 10 Armor: 4 Attack: Claws
Setting: depths Moves
Lockdown at the prison where I work. Afraid there will be delays in posting until tomorrow. I sincerely apologize! Sure, you 'work" there... Seriously, be safe.
Obed gives the captain a mocking bow and mutters "As you wish Sir" before moving into the property room...before grabbing the party's belongings he does a quick search of the room to see if there is anything else of value.
Hmm...this battered journal looks like it may have useful information.
Obed wishes you a happy holiday...
Obed grabs the bottle of rum and quickly soaks one of the padded chairs with it. He drags the chair to the door that the pirates had come through, shuts the door and props the chair against it. He then takes a torch and jams the handle of it into the space between the top of the door and the door frame. When the door is pushed open the torch should drop onto the chair which should catch fire quite handily and vigorously slowing down the pursuit a bit (and possibly setting that area of the barracks on fire.) Obed then asks the captain "Which way, up or down?"
Human, you are already a dead man but you just don't know it yet, Obed thinks as he pulls himself to his feet and follows after the Captain.
Obed looks for something to use to slow down the pursuit...maybe a pot of bubbling gruel that he can throw on the floor to make it slippery or a bottle of alcohol that can be ignited using the nearby torch and a chunk of cloth turn from his tunic...
Obed does his best bullfighter imitation as he tries to dodge the on-rushing Grool.
Seeing the woman being held by Numeo slump in his arms following the Captain's blow, Obed decides he should make sure that she won't be able to raise an alarm. Obed whacks the woman on top of her head as hard as he can with his makeshift club.
No worries...you're doing a wonderful job of making this a ton of fun. Don't get burned out before Obed has a chance to sacrifice Numeo ;-)
Obed feels a backlash coming through the veil. He only has a split second to decide...he can either hold the veil open long enough to heal the Captain but suffer his own pain or close the veil quickly which would eliminate the chance to heal the Captain. Almost without thought, Obed closes the hole in the veil and thus doesn't heal the Captain. Looking at the odd trio in front of them, Obed comes up with a strategy. "Let's charge 'em and cut their throats," Obed suggests with real enthusiasm.
"Speaking of injured, Captain hold still for a moment as you're in need of a bit of healing yourself," Obed says in a pleasant (for Obed) voice. Grasping the captain by his injured arm, Obed calls forth the power of Father Dagon. Please grant me your healing power so that I can keep this fool alive to bring me more people to sacrifice in your honor.
Obed again fails in his effort to pierce the veil to reach his god.
In the seaside village that Obed grew-up in the glittering eel was considered a delicacy but unfortunately had been hunted to the point of extinction near the hamlet. However, the old timers still told tales of hunting the glittering eel and the dangers of temporary blindness if someone was stung with the shocking stinger and the various treatments that were used.
Feeling invigorated by Dagon's touch, Obed tells the elf to hold perfectly still...he then pokes a flipperly finger into each eye, eliciting a grunt of pain from the elf. "Hmmm...definitely looks interesting...too bad Quelthas is blind, he'd been fascinated to see this phenomenon. Of course, sometimes the shocking sting of the glittering eel has been known to cause temporary blindness. I think I may have read about a folk cure..."
"By the way, I'm pretty sure that the cure is very painful and probably leaves some scarring..."
Good ol' Obed Marsh the kindly healer... +1 drive (didn't get to kill quite as many as hoped but getting there)
I think that gets Obed to 15 XP...spend 8 for the level up move...leaving 7 XP (so, the poor misunderstood cleric is only 2 points from level 3). Chose a new advanced move
Chooseoneofyourstatsandincreaseitby1(thismaychangeyour
Obed will increase his Constitution score to 16 (increasing HP by 1) Obed feels the unfeeling gaze of Father Dagon turn to him as he gets in his little verbal jab to Numeo. Normally Dagon is beyond care of such trivial occurrences but the evil god has actually taken some interest in the interplay between his chosen one and the so-called prophetic one. Obed suddenly feels healthier than ever before and he realizes that calling on Dagon to heal with his special searing brand of pain is actually a quite trivial task as the words and power to do so lodges in his soul.
Obed luxuriates in the feel of the rainwater pelting down onto his hide. First time I've been wet enough in a few days. Obed slinks through the rain until he catches up with the captain and Nuemo...finding them talking he joins in the conversation. "Shame about that little goblin inventor isn't it Nuemo? Just fell right out of the balloon to his certain death. You remind me of him in some ways." Obed grabs the bandages from the captain with a grunt of gratitude and uses both to heal 8 points of damage.
Obed obediently holds out his hands for the manacles looking innocent (as innocent as he can) even while again calling on Father Dagon's help to expose the will of this new guard to the compulsion to be his friend. He grasps the man's wrist and projects his will into the man.
The second guard's will is more difficult to influence but by calling for a large influx of power from Father Dagon, Obed is able to charm the second guard. However, he can feel a bit of a backlash from Father Dagon to again to be called on without an appropriate sacrifice of a human. "I have to run my friends. Good luck with the crocodile. I have faith in you," Obed says and gives a small evil chuckle at his words even as he breaks into a run to follow the captain.
Charm Person Level 1 Enchantment ongoing The person (not beast or monster) you touch while casting this spell counts you as a friend until they take damage or you prove otherwise.
Obed reaches a hand out and grasps the most senior guardsman around his ankle. Calling on Father Dagon and his unworldly powers, Obed rips a small slice of the veil away from the man's mind and inserts his will through the opening.
Feeling the man's will crumble under his assault, Obed quietly says to the man "I am not the one you are looking for. I can move along. You need to protect the city by destroying that beast." With a slightly unnatural tone in his voice, the man tells his squad mates "this is not the one we are looking for. He can move along. We need to protect the city by destroying the beast." The guardsman then bends down and helps Obed to his feet.
Even as Obed abandons the balloon he is busy wacking the goblin about his head and shoulders with his makeshift club but he is unable to connect with a solid blow.
However, the goblin has a different idea...he uses his whacking stick to speed Obed's fall so that instead of landing gracefully on his feet, Obed impacts with a sickening thump on top of another guardsman. Luckily for Obed the guardsman took the brunt of the damage but Obed still is a bit hurt himself by his rapid descent.
Obed coughs as smoke fills the balloon's passenger compartment. Taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the concealing smoke, he grabs one of the goblins and throws it at the crocodile like beast.
Unfortunately, the smoke filling Obed's vision has blurred his vision so that the goblin misses the crocodile and instead smashes into one of the guards who were brave enough to confront the beast knocking him unconscious. Even worse from Obed's point of view, he sadly underestimated a goblins ability to see in a smoky environment and thus did not realize the the last goblin had witnessed his treacherous act...did not realize until he was struck in the back by a goblin whacking stick.
Obed's brain kicks into high gear seeing the soft underbelly of the beast exposed. Even though the weird flying contraption he's piloting has begun to smoke, he reverses all of the knobs and levers determined to lift the beast off the ground making it an easy target.
Unfortunately, the line holding the beast tethered to the balloon gives way with an audible snap...even as the balloon engine begins to pour out smoke and the balloon begins to move up and down in a random manner.
Obed winces as he sees his commanding patsy trying to slide down onto the beast. Humans are so stupid Obed rapidly twists some knobs and pulls levers trying to move the balloon lower so that the captain doesn't sail directly into the monster's mouth.
As the unseen stalker moves ever closer to them Obed decides to try to distract it from its chase. He stumbles 'accidentally' into Filligree and his massive bulk unfortunately knocks the goblin right over the railing and into the path of the chaser. "Oops"
Obed hops into the balloon's gondola as soon as the Goblin indicates it's okay to do so. "Must get away from the hunter in the ground." As soon as the others clamber aboard, Obed undoes the lines holding the balloon to the ground. Once Filigree has the balloon off the ground Obed rudely shoves him away from the controls and turns the balloon in the direction of their objective. He's stunned to see Quelthas running In the air!. "Get on board elf! he shouts as he wildly tucks on the levers that somehow activate the machine to move forward.
Something lured whatever that was away. Obed stands on his perch for a full minute waiting to make sure that nothing was going to come leaping out of the ground at him. He attempts to aid the captain in aiding the goblin being highly motivated to get off the ground as quickly as possible.
However, he quickly undoes the positive aid that the captain was providing as his clumsy hands manage to knot the wrong ropes together somehow.
That sounds excellent. Obed for one is happy in a grim world :-)
Obed quickly scrambles on top of a box trying to get as high off the ground as possible and yells out to the others "Something's coming...through the ground...it's bad.". Obed tightens his grip on his makeshift club and waits to see what happens.
Obed looks around suspiciously as the feeling of being watched returns. He reaches out to touch the veil that connects all things and lays a mystical hand upon it trying to discern what or who is watching.
What should I be on the lookout for? Who’s really in control here? What here is not what it appears to be?
The bored looking goblin assistants points a hand at the goblin working on the complicated piece of equipment in response to the Captain's question. Obed walks casually up to the distracted goblin and places his hand on the small goblin's shoulder as he calls on the power of Father Dagon.
As Numeo works on his concoction and the other Landlings talk about the plan, Obed settles himself back into his quiet corner and calls on Father Dagon for guidance. Father Dagon, your humble cleric beseechs you to provide him your Divine Guidance on the easiest way for him to successfully take the small boat. Your servant promises to sacrifice one guard in your honor during the foray into the guardhouse. During his communion, Obed concentrates to remember the Charm Person spell instead of Cause Fear.
"Kill them all and take the boat," Obed suggests to the Captain. He then grins a bit and adds "our alchemist must have a trick or two up his sleeve to be able to distract guard while the rest of us slip inside. I have complete faith in him."
Obed will shamble around the room and grab something he can use as a club.
Obed's wheezy breathing continues and then he looks at the Captain. "It is your call, you know that all I care about is taking care of my crewmates.". He turns his dead eye gaze on Numeo and adds "After all we are just like family," with a sharky grin.
Obed listens to the humans talk without expression on his ichthyoid face. The membranes over his eyes slowly open and close as he watches their 'Savior.' His black eyes never move as he stares straight ahead. However, when Melisande mentions Earth's Pure snatching of the brinie's he bares the shark-like teeth that fill is oversized mouth. "Where can I find these Earth First scum and their leader Slade?" he asks Melisande in a phlegmy voice.
Obed will take the least outlandish looking outfit from Grimsly and pull it on. He finds the darkest part of the area (likely where the cots are) and curls up on the floor to commune with Father Dagon.
After communing and eating his fill of fish (preferable raw, most preferable still alive), Obed speaks up. "Wench, why do you fear magic so? What happens if I call on my powers back in your warehouse?" Then turning to the others, "the Landlings of this town owe us a debt that can only be cleansed by blood. I say we go back and take our vengeance on what's left of their constables. The rest of you can recover your stolen gear at the same time."
I'm playing in that one with Froggy. My character is a Lovecraft inspired Deep One Hybrid evil cleric that the pirate captain tolerates for his healing abilities. People are using a lot of alternative classes in that campaign (alchemist, fanatic, swashbuckler, etc.). So far it's a lot of fun despite me consistently rolling poorly (I already have 6xp and Froggy doesn't have any).
Obed: I'm glad you were keeping track of your xp. I noticed that your number was different than mine and did a quick check back through your posts. And sure enough, I had missed one (plus the free one) and should be all caught up. Well, they are coming fast and furious. I suspect that the alchemist slipped me a drug that's interfering with the spell casting.
Obed bends down and places a deformed hand on Kaph's head and again tries to reach Father Dagon. "Hng'uathua ngrlg'ngh t'krghu fteghn'uiangh-ikh'raghn."
However, once again the veil is twists and turns away from his ability to grasp it. In fact, it seems to be getting more difficult as if another force was opposing his attempts.
Obed leaps in front of Kaph and tries to knock him down with a head-butt to the running man's face
Unfortunately Kaph gets in a sold shot on Obed before going down.
Obed listens with disgust as the old man tries to rally his crew. If I didn't need you Landling, your speech would be enough to make me cut your throat. Obed follows the woman even as he sees Numeo sniffing the air like a dog. "Good work Numeo, keep it up. You're a valued addition to the crew," he lies as he moves past the alchemist. Too bad that one doesn't need healing, his wounds may have been too much for my kind and gentle god to heal, Obed thinks to himself as he continues to lumber along.
Obed lumbers into the building, looking around for a useable weapon, a place to hide and to try to figure out what may happen next.
Even as he stares suspiciously at Numeo, Obed reaches out to Father Dagon to try to get guidance about which direction they should go to best meet Dagon's needs. Once again he finds piercing the veil is beyond him.
"We must get back to the ship as soon as possible. My ability to protect and care for each one of you, my dear friends, is becoming more difficult with each passing moment," Obed says with a smile, meeting everyone's eyes in turn except the Captain's.
Yesss Landlings...increase my power even faster so that Father Dagon can destroy you all, Ha, Ha, Ha... Thanks, that's great!
Obed sniffs the air and detecting the smells of the harbor being in the same direction that Numeo is heading will lumber after him, his weird, misshapen feet making odd flap, flap, flap sounds as he runs.
Obed grasps the Captain before the group flees. "Father Dagon still has need of you," he croaks as he holds onto the Captain and croaks out a series of syllables that seem to twist and turn even as they are pronounced..."Hng'uathua ngrlg'ngh t'krghu fteghn'uiangh-ikh'raghn." The Captain feels the painful bite of Obed's style of healing which is followed by some of his cuts and bruises fading away.
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