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I do hope we don't lose John/Shinon, they have contributed a lot. Guys, I just got done with my first week of college and I'm starting work alongside it next week. Between that stuff and homework I really don't think I'm going to have much time to myself, and what time I do have, I'd rather spend offline getting to know people. So unfortunately, I'm going to have to withdraw from this game. (It's not you guys, I'm doing it for every game). I apologize and I wish you all the best.
I have a touch-screen phone, it drives me crazy trying to type posts from it, especially formatting the bold dialogue because I have to hit Symbol, then Shift for the [, then ABC and b, then symbol+Shift, then ], same for dice rolling, makes me so mad because if I miss one button I screw the whole thing up...
Shinon turns to see a tiefling standing on the table in front of him. And then the dog to his left...not good. Shinon nods to himself tightens his focus. He taps his feet on the ground, feeling his body loosen up. He's still light on his feet. Good. He's going to need to be careful to not get hit by anything.
I was on most of yesterday but real life must have hit the players. It happens. I'm self employed so I have liberal access to the computer most the time. I have started attending my university full time (starting yesterday) and I will start working part-time as well next week. I will definitely still make 1-2 posts per day, but I will not be nearly as active as I have been over the summer.
I'm amazed at Andrea's healing magic, since apparently it can give her temporary hit points as well. (27/25)
Shinon groans and ducks into the tower, drawing a potion in his off hand.
He glances back at Andrea. "Thanks for that. Are you alright?"
Shinon glares at the crossbowman in the belltower. "Why you..." He draws an arrow and fires it at the man, then turns and glares at the roof. Shinon calls loudly to them, "Anyone who dares to attack the human maiden has to answer to me!"
They do? +1 Hit/Save vs. fear? I thought they didn't since you stopped singing during the goblin battle when I used bless. They didn't in 3.5. I corrected him, privately. Pathfinder changed Inspire Courage specifically so it would stack with most spell-based buffs.
Shinon keeps his eyes peeled behind him, searching for any sign of enemies, his arrows sharpened and ready for slaughter.
Shinon narrows his eyes. "We don't need their help. Give us a ram and as much oil as you can possibly spare. I'll handle the rest."
I've got an audition, be back in an hour or so. Eh? You an actor in real life too, Orsino? How'd it go?
Shinon stares at the head and narrows his eyes. "Janiven..." he whispers. Right now, a woman was in danger. Not just any woman, but a beautiful, caring woman who was dedicated to protecting innocent people and helping others in need. A woman who was concerned for orphans, for the wronged in the city, and whose only mistake had been volunteering for a mission that should have been as simple as walking up to a door and leaving a note. And because she had volunteered, she could be dead or worse at this moment. A deep, deep anger wells up inside Shinon. A rage he hasn't felt in years. He calmly snaps the rest of the broken string off his bow and restrings it, testing the new wire. "Killing these people is too good for them," Shinon says quietly. Unlike his normal, energetic and rushed voice, he speaks slowly, purposefully, taking a brief pause between each few words in order to choose his phrasing carefully. "There is still...information...we need from them. This is not...Jospuph's...head. We find them. We figure out which one...is the leader. We tie the rest of them...together with some rope, and get the leader...and Janiven...out. Then we burn the temple to the ground, with the criminals trapped inside it. Even if...they have some kind of...resistance to the flame, from their hellish...blood, the building will...collapse upon them. Meanwhile, we stand...outside. And we make...their leader...watch. Watch...and listen...to their screams for...help. His help. And when he tries to go to them...we hold him back. We hold him back...until the last moment. Then...we let him go. Just so he can run...to his friends' aid...in time to see the entire thing fall down upon them. After that...his spirit...what's left of it...will be a simple task to break. Leave that...to me. Jopuph is...my problem." Shinon is literally shaking with anger. His eyes are cold and cruel, and he's clutching the arrow in his off hand so hard that it cuts into the skin of his palm and blood starts to trickle down his wrist.
I started playing League of Legends around 6 last night, and then I looked up and it was 2:30 in the morning. So...yeah. That happened. Belated congratulations to you, Duncan. I'm not in that stage of my life yet, but I do have a younger sister who just turned 5 and she's only gotten even more adorable since she was born.
Shinon nods and positions himself in the trees on the opposite side of the temple's Bow and Arrow slit. He will hide in the shadows and cover, and ready himself to deal with any problems.
Shinon frowns. "I don't know...I don't know if that's such a good idea. All of these kids along with you might attract some unwanted attention and if it's just you you might not be able to protect them all. No offense to your skill, Janiven, but you can't be everywhere at once." Scratching his chin and thinking hard for a moment, Shinon nods. "Okay. Duncan and I never got a chance to really scout out the temple yesterday. So why don't we split into two groups? Fiosa, John and Orsino can go with Janiven and take care of the kids, while Andrea, Duncan and I will scout out the temple and do our best to discover some entrance or any information that might help us. Then when you all finish you can meet with us near the temple and we'll strike them down as a group."
As the darkness rolls in and Shinon's eyesight fades, he nods to Duncan and lays down in the corner of the room, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Shinon sheathes his bow and draws his longsword.
Shinon frowns, seeing the devil's skin seal up the instant it is struck, and turns his focus to the elemental instead, launching an arrow at it.
Shinon adjusts his aim too quickly and he tugs back the bow hard, snapping his string. Shocked, Shinon grits his teeth and steps back away from the devil.
Shinon was it you who mentioned it makes no sense why a aperson ahs to kill a devil rather than a demon to qualify as a hellknight. I totally agree...seems like a demon would be more appropriate. Yes, that was me. I thought it was just kind of weird how you could just kill the creatures that gave you power, especially when the class itself offers absolutely no benefits against the devils' revenge (except fire resistance/immunity at levels 9-10).
Here is john's chance to qualify for Hellknight! No good, it has to be witnessed by someone of the Order.
Hooray! I hit for 6 damage! So, as long as the ukobach's DR is only 5/Silver, I actually deal 1 point of damage. This is the extent of what I can contribute to this combat situation.
Shinon grits his teeth. "Damn beasts of Hell. Why is it here?" He jumps back to H5 and launches an arrow at the beast. ""
Shinon groans and leaps over to the window, drawing his arrow and narrowing his eyes. He glances over to Duncan and nods, beckoning him over to the window as well. Shinon readies an action to fire an arrow at any creature who enters his line of sight and line of effect through the window.
Shinon glances up curiously, trying to spot the source of the sound.
Shinon stands at the bottom of the stairs, vigilantly keeping his bow drawn and an arrow knocked, aiming right at the door and ready to loose the arrow as soon as any creature gets through.
As the night goes on Duncan casts CREATE WATER to at least keep the kids refreshed and the skinsfull. He grabs some sleep and takes the graveyard shift, being the only one with Darkvision it made sense. He uses the time to mentally berate himself for being so stupid today.
That would be incredibly difficult, as the magus only gets up to 6th level spell slots and the Quicken Spell feat has a +4 metamagic adjustment.
Shinon groans. "Well, alright...just don't drop me." Shinon will climb up on Ermolos's shoulders and attempt to nail the door closed.
Shinon winces. "Hey now!" he says, quickly standing up and putting his hands up. "Listen, we're not going to hurt you!" he quickly tries to reassure the children, before walking over to Ermolos and glaring at him. "Not in front of the kids, okay? Put that away until you need it." Shinon will join him and examine the entrance.
Shinon frowns and stands up, walking over and kneeling next to Janiven, whispering in her ear. Janiven Only: "These kids say that the shadow beasts haven't gotten in here yet, but it still wouldn't hurt to set up a watch of some kind. We should let Andrea and Orsino rest, and I wouldn't be surprised if Duncan's running low on fuel himself. Are you tired? If you want, I can take first watch, or if necessary I can stay up half the night and John can cover for me afterwards."
Shinon chuckles at the offer. "That's very nice of you," he says kindly, smiling at the young girl. "But we all just ate! Right everyone! We had a nice dinner ourselves. So, go ahead and eat." Shinon wishes he had some food to offer the kids but to be honest, until two days ago he was living on rats just like them and he still wasn't comfortable enough with the house in Grulios to try and take food from it with him yet.
Wow, we just might be adopting some kids as well. :) Good for you and Fiosa! It's about time you two settled down, started a family. ;)
Shinon grits his teeth as he looks around. "Damnit...why? Why are these kids forced to live here in this shack? I've got to do something about this...before they turn out..." He looks down at his own hands, thinking about all the blood he has spilled. Even innocent blood now, misunderstood though it was. "Before they turn out...like me," he finishes solemnly. Shinon nods to himself. Maybe he can appeal to Traine about this. Traine's got money to burn, obviously, if he's backing that moron Thesling's play. He'd definitely be willing to take care of these kids on his estate, right? Even if he put them to work as butlers or chefs or servants of some kind when they got older, that would be better for them than staying out here. Shinon clenches one fist and burns the location of this place into his mind. He will be back soon.
Shinon nods. "We go. Whatever's over there can't be worse than what's waiting out here after the sun goes down." Shinon rushes over to the window. "How do we get inside?" he calls to the owner of the hand.
Shinon frowns. "Well, what about a roof? If we climb a building, will that stop the beasts from hunting us? It's not trespassing or anything to just crash on someone's roof for the night."
Shinon frowns. "If we break into the wrong place, we might not wake up," he mutters seriously. "I vote for getting out of the city for the night."
When I conceptualized that last segment, I thought a 7 versus 2 odds would create a diplomacy moment. That didn't workout. Oh, well...things will certainly be interesting now. It'll just add another layer of intrigue. Against any other combination of our party members, it would have. But not the 5 Charisma inquisitor and the hot-headed vigilante.
Shinon frowns and quickly rushes into the alleyway, hiding behind whatever cover he can find and holding his breath, doing his absolute best to stay unseen.
Shinon nods. "Thank you. Have a good day." After the man leaves, Shinon nods. "Right. Well, breaking into an empty building isn't a good idea. And we want to avoid the gate. Guess the only thing left is for us to try and get out of the city before nightfall. The surrounding area might be a bit dangerous, but I'll take my chances with wild animals and thieves before those monsters in the shadows any day."
LOL.. this is based on the Scarred Land's DM.. he needs to be adjusted..like I said he's not ready to play as yet. There is no ambidexterity trait.. that is a DM's house rule. I'm working on the proper modifications for standard Pathfinder now... Oh...Now I'm sad. I was really excited about the Ambidexterity trait. I was going to put that on every rogue I built ever.
How is SUNAMBER's damage bonus from Intense Spells +2? He's not a 4th level evoker. Also, that Ambidexterity trait looks awesome. What book is it in? I've got to ask my next DM to let me take it.
Ah, I see. I wasn't aware of the existence of that item. It's pretty nice. Okay then.
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