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Turrey, of course, is quite at home in the spotlight. He is happy to tell the tale of his, Bellaluna's, Félicité's, and Gregoth's heroic travails. He tells it frequently over the next few weeks, and with each telling it grows more colorful and grander. He stays on in Galt to help ensure the destruction of the blades. When Félicité proposes a guillotine memorial, Turrey is excited about the idea, and suggests that they commission a craftsperson to modify the blade so that it appears to be in the process of transforming into roses. At the dedication of the memorial he sings a new ballad that he's written (with a piano on hand, so that Félicité can accompany him). While he's still working on one about their heroic victory over the worm, this one is something else: a tribute to the spirit of the people of Galt, one filled with conviction that Galt itself shall blossom again with art, beauty, trust, and kindness. He includes a verses about those dead who we must honor, and the first is about Félicité's departed husband Camille. Another sings of his own former flame, Thibeault the potter, whose death brought Turrey to Galt. He stays on for a few more days after the memorial, but eventually hears the call to move on. Before he does, he finds each of his companions and says adieu with a kiss, and his hope to see them again. Then he flies off on his carpet to sing the praises of the Eternal Rose–and to spread his ballad of Galt's budding redemption–across nations of Golarion.
Thanks so much for running this! I had a blast too. In hindsight, I overestimated my knowledge of 2e, and I appreciate all of yours' patience with me. It was fun to bring Turrey to life in this game, and I loved seeing how each of you as breathed life into your characters. Pudding, leading a high level game like this is extraordinarily difficult, and you did a great job at the helm! Thanks so much for leading us through it. No need for PFS for me; I haven't ever played in sanctioned games.
When it dies, Turrey has a stabbing pain in his head and a sickening feeling in his heart and calls out, "Eternal Rose, please protect me!"
...And for a moment he swears that he can feel Shelyn kissing his forehead, and he feels at ease.
Turret again finds himself compelled to sing the a Worm King's praises. Finally, the dissonance between his lips and his heart are too much and he breaks free, sending another arrow toward the monstrous worm.
Turrey feels a stab in his brain, and for a horrifying moment he sees both Shelyn and the worm superimposed as one. Shivering with disgust, he finds his mouth singing out, "O, how much more doth beauty beauteous seem
Gagging at his own deception, he finds that all he has the energy left to do at the moment is to send another two arrows flying...but Shelyn's blessing holds as he manages to send a second arrow into the same foul eye.
Turrey says a quick prayer to the Eternal Rose, hoping that perhaps she can succeed where he fears he's failed to calm Félicité's heart, and then he rushes back to his companions. He sings of stalwart, unassailable walls, and then sends another arrow flying at the worm, aiming for the eye and saying another quick prayer to Shelyn.
Will post later (hopefully tonight) but at any rate I will use my hero point to reroll my Counteract, just in case I can get higher. Then, either way, I guess I'll fly back.
"Oh Félicité, wait!!" Turrey sends one quick arrow at the massive worm. Then he commands his carpet to pursue her, and when he gets close enough he sings out the same Soothing Ballad that had helped her overcome this gripping fear before.
Foresight Maybe that makes it LESS awkward?
Felicite
@Turrey This particular effect cannot be completely removed with anything short of a wish, but I would say a successful counteract would suppress this instance of fear (and fleeing). However Félicité has run past you so far (thanks to haste!) that you can't currently see her. You could run after her (requiring two strides to get within 30 feet) and cast your soothing ballad, or leave her to flee and move into the room so you can attack the kimenhul. If she runs she'll be out of this fight for a while (she'll run for another two rounds and then need 3 rounds to come back), but if you follow you'll also be out of it for a round. It's not clear what the best choice is, so I won't make it for you Is it possible for me to try this again? If so, I'll definitely do it. I know it'll take one or even two of my actions (and that I can't use a quickened action for it) since I'm on my carpet...but I assume that with the carpet's speed it won't take more than that. Please confirm and then I'll post. Thanks!
Re Kenzin, do we know how much time we'd have to stop the worm invading him? If not much time (or we just don't know) we should probably have told him, and tell him to wait right outside the worm's chamber for us, so that we can dispel it before it takes hold.
"While I like to think all life has beauty in it, and hope for growth...in this case I can't argue. First though, let's back up just enough to cast quietly. I want to ensure we enter this fight prepared."
OK, maybe we find a safe place to rest, and I try an L9 Dispel on Kenzin. Then we rest and attack? Are there spells that would protect us from being infectable? (Please roll Spellcraft for me, if needed)
Sorry to be so scarce recently. Nothing major, thankfully...but life's been a bit chaotic and overfull recently.
"Thanks, Bellaluna. I know this whole thing is weird and creepy, but I agree with Gregoth that it might be our best bet."
If I'm supposed to roll: Yikes! Hopefully I _wasn't_ supposed to roll. Depending on outcome, I'd consider a hero point here, yielding...
Turrey sighs with relief as the kimenhul flees. He switches his song to one of defense, in order to bolster Kaldren's chances of recovering, as well as to protect his companions from Kaldren's confused blows. "Yes Kaldren, see if you can slow down and listen to your heart. The kimenhul confused you, but you can shake it off."
Ahhh. Would Dispel Magic potentially free Kaldren?
Kaldren, I think you deserved a Will save to overcome your confusion before you acted this round, and again at the end of it.
I think both Félicité and Kaldren didn't yet roll their end-of-round save to recover from Confusion. I'd love to see if they seem to recover their senses before acting.
In a flash, Turrey suddenly has a new song come to him: A magnificent song, unlike any other. It's a song composed entirely of arrows, and his heart leaps as he rushes to share it with the world.
After seeing that he's helped Félicité regain her center–at least for the moment–Turrey, flies back into the the brawl. He shoots once with his bow, and sends a soul-piercing scream directly at the monster's face.
Ahhhh, quite right! (And worth it, but I hope that doesn't turn a hit into a miss for anyone)
Thanks for the clarification. So if I understand then: Turrey R2:
Turrey R3
...or were those my R3 and R4 actions?
In case I confused things by pausing for Turrey, ...and it's kind of you to phrase it like that, but you're doing a STELLAR job of making gameplay clear, and I love it. Thanks for helping us understand where we're at and what taking my sometimes-mistaken posts and making them fit the rules. ;-)
Turrey turns and realizes that his own magic has hastened Felicite's departure. He sighs, and runs after her.
Turrey's face falls as he sees Félicité begin to run. "Oh Félicité, no." He shifts his song, attempting to sooth his ally's troubled heart. As he does, he looses two arrows at the monstrosity, with lightning speed.
Soothe?:
Thanks for walking me through that. Definitely ambiguous. And I respect wanting to err on the side of the players when the rules are unclear! Everyone (starting on Turrey's turn): You're Hasted!
Hmmm, ALL yall know 2e better than I do, but I looked up the rules to follow along, and I'd certainly rule that improved grab functions in the midst of the flurry. Here are the things I read:
don’t cost you any of your actions per turn, nor do they cost your reaction. A free action with no trigger follows the same rules as a single action (except the action cost), and a free action with a trigger follows the same rules as a reaction (except the reaction cost). You can use only one single action, activity, or free action that doesn’t have a trigger at a time. have triggers, which must be met for you to use the reaction. You can use a reaction anytime its trigger is met, whether it’s your turn or not. The monster can use Grab as a free action triggered by a hit with its initial attack Taken together, here's my reading: * Triggered free actions take place (at the creature's discretion) anytime they are triggered (even on someone else's turn, or when interrupting an action in progress).* Improved Grab is a triggered free action, so follows the Reaction rules * Reactions are not constrained by the Simultaneous Action rule. (I'm very happy with whatever ruling, and please feel free to use this as an opportunity to help me learn 2e better.) ;-) ----EDIT---- If we go with the ruling that it couldn't grab, Turrey would have cast Haste instead of Liberating Command (and then wouldn't have been able to shoot with his bow)
Turrey starts a familiar inspiring melody, with a particular word of encouragement for Bellaluna, and then takes aim with his bow.
Turrey is caught off guard by the decidedly reasonable words, coming from that hideous creature. Shelyn's beauty can take root in the strangest of soils, despite appearances–and the dubious place we encounter him–perhaps I'd best reserve judgement a moment.
"Félicité, do these two look unusual to you? I'm not sure I trust the labels."
Turrey switches to a more offensive song, and continues to send arrows singing through the air in time with his rousing melody.
Bellaluna, thanks for sharing all of that. I love that you caught it. Fun easter eggs! I appreciate Poe but beyond a few poems and stories, I wouldn't have caught any of the things you say (though in hindsight, the talking raven is certainly a nice touch).
Turrey weaves new magic into his melody, hoping to drain the worm-priestess of her energy, and then turns to the red priestess to see if he'll have any better luck hindering her with his bow.
Turrey sings out a blast of pure sound to disrupt the huge priestess' very soul, and then follows it with two quick arrows.
Turrey sings a song to raise his allies' spirits and to speed their hearts and hands.
Turrey nods. "If we can get you to Nellibet, I agree that that's the safer course."
Turrey gives their host a rueful smile. "Thank the Eternal Rose, it's a miracle you survived that ordeal. Truly, you're made of sturdy stuff. And I'm afraid your dream was correct. There's a horrid wurm that these cultists are attempting to summon. "I'm not sure what the safest course is for you now...but perhaps you should just come along 10 paces behind us? Hopefully, we'll deal with any foe before they can get to you."
Oh Bellaluna, so sorry to hear!
Turrey gasps in pain as the pendulum nearly bisects him. I'm not sure I could take another of those. Time to end this! He attempts to fly above the reach of the blades on his trusty flying carpet, considers how much arcane might he needs to dispel these, and then sings out a song to disperse their magic.
Bellaluna, I wonder if there's anything a keen eye can do to anticipate where the next one will swing, and make sure noone's in it's way. DM, would Turrey have a way to know what level of spell he needs to dispel here? (Maybe as the result of a Felicite Arcana check?) If it wouldn't be reasonable to know, I'll just make a guess!
As Kalder prepares toleap, Turrey pull out the priceless violin, and proceeds to play a soaring violin solo. [/ooc]Woot! That might be a +4?[/ooc]
Turrey says, "Hold on a moment," and then begins to sing. "O fair auroral skies—O morning dew upon the grass!
After spending ten minutes composing the beginnings of a hopefully melody, and an hour of Félicité's ministrations, Turrey feels himself again.
A dry gasp escapes Turrey's mouth, as he struggles to keep singing in the face of the banshee's life-sucking wail. Using all he's got, he attempts to overwhelm the hateful sound with Shelyn's beauty. He continues to sing of courage, and makes one more attempt to damage the banshee with an arrow.
Turrey continues to sing of hope, as he shoots twice at the unconcealed banshee.
Turrey sings a song of courage, attempting to inspire his companions to victory. As he does, he weaves in a thunderous shout, aiming to disrupt the banshee that's attempting to conceal itself.
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