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"I've never even heard of any Midnight Prince, why worry about someone I've never heard of? Without waiting for a reply, Icero allowed himself to be led up to the deck. the midnight prince of not of this world. he is but my patron god i was raised to worship. he governs suffering, envy and loss. Yamiko said, grudgingly heading up deck.
if you assist me in delivering my judgement, the midnight prince might spare you an eterinity of pain.
i guess i will follow this crew in their little game until i develop the strength to develop swift justice on these gold hungry riffraff.
if it weren't for my employer being slain by random adventurers, i wouldn't be here. why must i be mocked by the gods in such a cruel way? Pirates? i used to lock up several dozen bandits a week for execution in the cells of Korvosa. a pirate is merely a bandit of the sea. Yamiko Exclaimed, Still miffed at being exiled from Korvosa by the random adventurers whom had slain Queen Ileosa, a wish spell from thier wizard had stripped her of the power she bore as a member of the Kuthite inquisition and Ileosa's dog. forcing her to live like the bandits she once locked up by the dozen.
Shuriken Here. i hope you don't mind my bit of backstory as a former agent of Queen Ileosa before being exiled when her majesty was overthrown.
awakening, was a woman of Tian origin clad in a heavyweight black kimono with a fair hint of Sakura print. she was fairly pale with medium length black hair and reddish hued eyes. she noticed her equipment had been stolen with the exception of her clothing when she had reached for a knife. What in the name of Queen Ileosa is going on here?
i edited Yamiko's equipment. including a few monk weapons from ultimate combat listed in the PRD under the eastern weapons section. the Bich'hwa is basically a flurryable dagger the Kusari-Gama is essentially a flurryable spiked chain that trades a step in damage for 10 ft reach/threaten adjacent and a better crit range. it's normally used as a double weapon, but i am using the 2hander route with it instead (an option with most double weapons) and i decided to reskin the brass knuckles as external boot plates (moved to feet) for kicks that count as cold iron. i figure that my feet will be my primarily used unarmed strike.
the abyssal essence idea sounds interesting. i could probably throw in some split personality RP there. i found a solution to the spiked chain issue. there is a monk weapon from UC called the Kusarigama, it has 10 ft reach threaten adjacent, it loses one step in damage dice, but it's the closest thing to the 3.5 spiked chain i could find. and since it's a chain weapon, one can wear it wrapped around thier body for the chain devil appeal.
i guess that takes the spiked chain off my list of plans. Yamiko is a former follower of Irori who converted over to Zon-Kuthon early in life and meshes some of the teachings of the 2. she has an autistic level of obscession with order (to the point she is lawful evil) and what started as developing masochism as a coping skill eventually caused the coping skill to overtake most of her life. she doesn't fit in with most religious sects. people see her as a bloodthirsty lunatic and she is fine with that. not caring. her obscession with order got her recently recruited with the police force (or equivalent) and one of her goals is to climb her way up the legal ladder. she has a scar on her body for every major milestone or signifficant mistake in her life. there isn't much time that she doesn't spend without bandages, a cast, or something similar. she doesn't like the strong pains that go away because they dissapear too quickly, she likes the slow lingering variety. and her feelings of ecstacy improve the closer to death she is while still being alive. she isn't quite suicidal, she just wants to see how close she can get to the border without actually crossing it. and she doesn't engage in acts that would hinder her ability to function (like severing her own limbs for example). she also has obscessive compulsive tendencies about her appearance and her hygiene. in essence, she's a masochist with aspergers (explained by her low charisma), but she is not stupid. her dagger is more for scarring herself than it is for actual combat.
i have a few questions for later, would you allow eventual use of flurry of blows with a spiked chain? and do you allow the 3.5 version of the spiked chain with 10 foot reach/threaten adjacent?
here is Yamiko's first Draft. Essentially, she was bullied during her childhood at a Temple of Irori, Developed Masochistic tendencies as a coping skill, Got Exiled from the temple because of the coping skill in question, wandered her way to the nearest civilization, got kidnapped by strange cloaked figure and sold as a servant to the Nearest Church of Zon-Kuthon, where the lord of Suffering Rewarded her and chose her as a divine agent. she doesn't fit in any of the churches, so she wanders and murders the opposition with her divinely imbued feet.
of course, but then there are also martials that cast spells and attempt to combine the 2 into a seemless art. these 'martials' may not deal the damage of an optimized fighter or barbarian all day long. but they do have moments where they temporarily become better. such examples are every magus, most inquisitors, some alchemists, and certain bards. they may take a little more bookeeping, but it's harder to fail with them. a fighter or barbarian is easier to account for, but it's harder to make mistakes with an inquisitor or magus.
heck, Am Barbarian owes me some brutal foreplay and a few broken bones.
i am a divine agent of the lord of suffering. maybe you can break a few of my bones for me whilst engaging in some brutal foreplay. *brandishes an unholy symbol of Zon-Kuthon and resumes her creepy smile*BARBARIAN AM GETTING ALL THE LADIES, ALWAYS!! i figured you were the best candidate for this escapade because you looked like you would be brutal enough to actually break a few bones. *Cuffs self to torture rack*
i am a divine agent of the lord of suffering. maybe you can break a few of my bones for me whilst engaging in some brutal foreplay. *brandishes an unholy symbol of Zon-Kuthon and resumes her creepy smile*
but does the barbarian enjoy pain as much as i do? *creepy smile*
Any squishy casters looking for a bodyguard? i'll gladly help. unlike these silly martials, i actually enjoy pain and i won't complain if i get a little beat up. *brandishes unholy symbol of Zon-Kuthon*
Yamiko says, we should take Senjin to recieve some healing. and we don't want to be here when the city watch comes. i shall gladly hold his bardiche. she then prepares to help the group leave. assuming the group is ready to leave, she will accompany them. and possibly escort them to sweet sweet Tomoe and ask her for a pre initiation favor.
i have a position within the Korvosan legal system. i could say to them that Lamm was likely slain by the very children he tortured. and push to find new homes for these helpless youths. and maybe push for someone to nudge them into learning the skills of a more honest trade. the tools of justice vary from situation to situation Yamiko says, her laughter progressively calming down as she licks the last drop of Gaedrens blood from her chain. this building should not be burned down, it should be kept as a memory to remind the city of Lamm's mistakes and how much harm it brought to the people. a painful memory it may be, but it can serve as a lesson to future generations. maybe it may prevent the chance of another man wearing Lamm's boots.
assuming the fight is over Yamiko will attempt to use the application of pressure to stabalize senjin's wounds. after she wraps her chain back around her upper body.
her application of pressure may have stabalized the bleeding shoanti male. she will also guarantee that the crocdile will never stabalize and will bleed to death slowly and painfully. and she will make this same guarantee of Lamm as well. that both die a bloody horrible death. she will smear Gaedren's blood all over chain and enjoy licking every last drop of it, just as she promised she would do. in a fashion most vile and demonic. Lamm, how much do you like lying in darkness? devoid of any senses? devoid of all but your vile beast to serve as your companion? answer me Gaedren, do you appreciate this fate? Yamiko then enters a phase of psychotic maniacal laughter.
i can attempt to relieve his bleeding but i fear we are going to need further help. i'm sure i can probably ask Tomoe for a pre initiation favor. while her sweet and tender side is still remaining. i figure she will be a lot less cooperative after i initiate her.
Yamiko will Attempt A Coup De Grace on the sleeping Crocodile with her chain.
her chain wraps around the beasts neck as she attempts to tear it's head off from it's sockets. there seemed no way that the bloody beast could survive this lucky hit.
Yamiko will prepare the touch of a cure light wounds before she enters the room, 1hand on her chain the other removed for the touch,she will move 20 feet towards the fallen Shoanti warrior and touch him with the touch she currently lingering on her hand. after touching him, she will put her removed hand back on her chain and readjust her grip. cure light wounds on senjin
DM cloud: free action, take 1hand off chain, standard prepare cure light wounds on readied hand, hold charge move, move up and touch senjin with the charged spell free action, place hand back on weapon
Yamiko will draw her barbed chain and mutter a short series of prayers to Zon-Kuthon before she enters the room where Lamm was slain, noticing the crocodile appearing to avenge the vile fiend's death. vile beast in service of lamm, vile beast who perverts the pleasure behind pain, your end comes soon, lord of misery, i ask for your blessing, to help me send this vile abomination to the very abyss from whence it came. she cannot enter the room just yet but she will soon. DM Cloud: Judgement (the to hit bonus increasing one) and Magic weapon. Increasing her attack bonus by 2 and her damage bonus by 1 with her barbed chain.
"i say we should put the children on trial after we take Lamm's life. i'm sure the legal system could help in finding them new homes." Yamiko says, then she continues, "i don't want to be late for Tomoe's Iniitiation." she approaches the party with her barbed chain drawn. if she is within eyesight of the children, she will attempt to intimidate them into a state of panic through use of a wicked smile and a bloodthirsty look in her eyes.
round 1 Retcon If there is no nearest enemy, then yamiko will not make the attack and will move as far as she can into the complex with her spiked chain drawn. (double move if possible)
Yamiko will draw her spiked chain and approach the nearest foe. if she can get an attack (10 ft rch) then she will perform said attack
Yamiko draws her spiked chain as she approaches Rutter as closely as possible while making as little noise as she can.
Yamiko will also observe the enviroment with Copper and Senjin. preferably from the shadows.
it turns out Yamiko found no shadows to hide between for her cautious observation. cursing her inability to hide an beneath her breath, wishing she had a mithril cuirass beneath her kimono instead.
Lamm Shall be slain and his blood licked off from the barbs of my chains. i say we find him as soon as possible. the sooner he dies, the faster i can try to get strings pulled. Yamiko says as she plans the best way to kill Gaedren within her own mind. No more shall that man harm the life of another youth.
"i'm sorry for the grotesque ritual. i have not the best of filters. i just got the idea from a counseling session performed by an acolyte of Zon-Kuthon. a 14 year old tian female named Tomoe. it feels disturbing that i have been tasked to perform her initation next week. i know how that goes. it's best not to describe it. i'll just say that it inflicted a great deal of physical and emotional pain when i went through the rite." Yamiko says, trying to hide any signs of exitement. i would like a harrowing as well
DM Cloud, this spoiler contains explicit content, do not read the ritual if you have a weak stomach: Said initiation ritual involves the newly appointed initiate losing thier Virginity while strapped onto the Torture Rack. whilst being stretched painfully. Poor Poor Sweet Tomoe will never be the same again. and the ritual has to be performed around a minimum of 10 other witnessing members of the kuthite clergy who may join in if desired and cannot be denied. Yamiko had to go through the exact same ritual at a much younger age.
"that is why you are lucky to have me alongside you. since i work within the legal system as a jailer. i could technically get a few strings pulled to cover up Gaedren Lamm's murder. the opinion of the citizens may become more favorable towards Queen Ileosia as well. but i too was wronged by him." Yamiko announces. she pauses into a moment or few of deep thought from when Gaedren sold her to a temple of Zon-Kuthon as a servant, and the grotesque carnal acts of lust that followed. as she re-enters reality, she tells the group, "i'm in, and i will try to make arrangements for strings to be pulled for each of us to cover up Lamm's murder. i want to smear his blood over the barbs of my chains and lick it off slowly. it shall bring quite the moment of ecstacy to perform this ritual of dominance."
Yamiko reveals her card, the queen mother. "i think that our benefactor beleives he has a sense of humor. he sent me a slanderous depiction of queen Ileosia, but the queen is the very person i happily thank for the life i live today. she paid for my education and gave me a position within the legal system. she also paid for all the tools i utilize in my profession as a jailer."
The Tian pulls out a card from one of her sleeve pockets as she walks through the door, My name is Yamiko Kurogetsu, and i too have recieved one of these cards. Yamiko then takes a seat at the table. having wine and bread with everyone else. as she was announcing herself, it was obvious that she wasn't big on social interaction. either due to shyness or nervousness. she felt intimidated trying to introduce herself to a group of individuals that she wasn't torturing.
Walking up to the door, noticing several other strange fellows indoors at the address written on the card. she opens the door. what you see, a Tian female barely over 5 feet in height (61 inches) and of extremely slight build and soft features (101 lbs). her eyes were kind of a golden hazel-like color and her hair was black. if it weren't for the sound from a suit scale mail thumping beneath her black, printless kimono and the rattling of 15 feet of barbed chain worn over her obi, one would mistake her for a child. but most individuals involved in the prison system would be very familiar with her. whether as an inmate, warden, or officer.
Yamiko then heads to the address on the card. feeling satisfied that she got her queens opionion on the matter. she was trying to be as quiet as possible and hoping to avoid unwanted attention from certain shadier groups that could interfere with her arrival.
nobody in the party uses a meteor hammer, i just mentioned it as an example to help me case. but it was player's guide, core rulebook, APG, and maybe other things case by case. meteor hammer is in another pathfinder sourcebook but it is basically a 3.5 spiked chain with a bigger base weapon damage die.
i beleive that since the meteor hammer, elven curve blade and falcata exist, the spiked chain should be given back it's 10 foot reach/threaten adjacent ability it had in 3.5. the meteor hammer still has it, elven curve blade and falcata are amazing DPR enhancing weapons for 2handed power attacking builds. it also doesn't make sense that 15 feet of barbed chain wouldn't have 10 foot reach (with 5 feet devoted to grip). i also promise that if you allow the 3.5 spiked chain, i won't disruptively abuse the privelege with a lockdown build. i took the background, deity, alignment, and "ask the original dm" taxes. the original dm approved the 3.5 version.
just giving the spiked chain back it's reach/threaten adjacent will save you loads of trouble with early adaption and will make the spiked chain worth the feat rather than being a misplaced martial weapon. the problem wasn't that the 3.5 spiked chain was overpowered, it was that most of the other exotic weapons were not worth the feat tax. we could always come up with multiple variations as well. based on how many links you add. i promise i won't make a broken lockdown build in this game if you allow the 3.5 version. the only 3.5 builds that utilized the spiked chain were tripping based lockdown fighters.
Yamiko here. i thought i'd offer up my pc for review by the new DM. DM Amethyst approved her. and allowed the use of the 3.5 version of the spiked chain.
Spoiler: before Yamiko heads to the address on the card, she will report the slanderous image she found to queen Ililosa Herself. as she reports the card, sounding honestly offended that someone would dare to insult her sponsor, her queen, and her mistress. she will ask the address for permission to investigate the address on the card.
Diplomacy Check (to not accidnetally offend the queen hwen she reports the offensive image.)
i beleive everyone should level together as well. i went for kind of an anti hero type. i can guarantee a post once per day almost every day except thursdays and saturdays. i could go either way with combat/npc interaction though i would like a little more of the latter (my saturday gm covers most of my combat needs) i have another question, do spiked chains have 10 foot reach in your game? (like they did in 3.5 edition) i would reccomend giving them the reach anyway because they are an exotic weapon and need some kind of benefit. it will also save you some trouble adapting the adventure path (i heard that a certain npc has 10 foot reach with one) i would also recomend adapting the treasure to the pcs. especially primary weapons on boss encounters and specific magic items that party may not benefit much from using should be swapped for ones that actually benefit the party. multiple smaller items is better than one big item and don't feel too constrained to the wealth by level chart. i live in rancho cordova california. pacific time. and may have to do a few chores first from time to time.
i transferred my inquisitor to this alias.
So, do we have a character roster yet, Kurt? heres the alias for the catgirl ronin's younger NPC sister. (A.K.A. the tagalong child) the one i have arranged with Kyrt for Kyrt to control. |