paizo.com Recent Posts by Zileska Vestalinapaizo.com Recent Posts by Zileska Vestalina2018-03-08T02:17:31Z2018-03-08T02:17:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=57#28322020-03-27T23:20:25Z2020-03-27T23:20:25Z<p>Fare well, Maria's player, and I hope you find something else to enjoy! :D</p>Fare well, Maria's player, and I hope you find something else to enjoy! :DZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-27T23:20:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=57#28262020-03-27T17:15:47Z2020-03-27T17:15:47Z<p>I'm torn between trying a swordsage (from the <i>Book of Nine Swords</i>, if Brainiac will have one) or doing a seascarred (shark skinwalker) ranger.</p>I'm torn between trying a swordsage (from the Book of Nine Swords, if Brainiac will have one) or doing a seascarred (shark skinwalker) ranger.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-27T17:15:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=57#28222020-03-26T23:53:34Z2020-03-26T23:53:34Z<p>Thirded!</p>
<p>And y'know, I thought there would be a lot more recruitments now that people are stuck at home all day.</p>Thirded!
And y'know, I thought there would be a lot more recruitments now that people are stuck at home all day.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-26T23:53:34ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=57#28132020-11-21T07:56:13Z2020-03-24T23:53:46Z<p>So I thought I'd leave a note here about some of the things I really loved about our little ersatz family.</p>
<p><b>Melodie</b> really did a bang-up job of being a mastermind - playing the person who knows how to figure out what makes you tick, and get inside your head (literally). I feel like she always had a plan for everything, and she had a great long-term vision. She really came across as a leader and a coalition-builder. In my head I could always see a slight smirk when nobody else was looking as she deploys sugar or lashings, as appropriate, to get things to go her way. Her story with her hag mother and her occasionally-noted hemophilia made her feel like a fully-realized person with a mysteriously magical background that wasn't all good things.</p>
<p><b>Zhi</b> was our firebrand, the one going out and doing dangerous things and always pushing us forward. At the same time she was a young woman with insecurities and trauma and emotional whiplash! (Also, I never expected an arcane trickster to work as a melee build because of the terrible BAB.) I like how she had a great setup with the missing dad who might or might not have been complicit in his daughter's screwed-up childhood and her own idealization of these old memories, not knowing what to believe in but just clinging to them for comfort, even as she pulled the strings of a ninja network as the world's smallest kunoichi.
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Also, you were probably the most prolific writer among the team, really just crafting lots of scenes and stories to help move things along and create interesting emotional tension!</p>
<p><b>Maria</b> really nailed the hard-bitten inspector angle. I half-expected her backstory to reveal that she was actually a replicant and have a mysterious origami unicorn appear on her bed one day. I liked her late-blooming romance with Safina. She always seemed a bit standoffish compared to the rest of the party, perhaps partly because of her analytical mind. I'm glad that she, too, got an interesting wrap-up with her estranged father in the end!</p>
<p><b>Sara</b>, our departed warrior, was a wild ride. Apparently the proletarian revolution really will be won with love instead of violence. She showed a great ability to put her own welfare on the line to protect other people and to fight what she believed in. I also liked the touch of her enjoying cigars - kind of a shout-out to Marxist philosophers, I guess. The resurrectionist story line was a cool way to have a character gain class consciousness and become aware of their own complicity in the system, literally using the bodies of the dead for her own survival. It made for a neat mid-story character arc to tie that up.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! See you next time!</p>So I thought I'd leave a note here about some of the things I really loved about our little ersatz family.
Melodie really did a bang-up job of being a mastermind - playing the person who knows how to figure out what makes you tick, and get inside your head (literally). I feel like she always had a plan for everything, and she had a great long-term vision. She really came across as a leader and a coalition-builder. In my head I could always see a slight smirk when nobody else was looking as...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-24T23:53:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=57#28072020-03-21T22:21:59Z2020-03-21T22:21:59Z<p>Indeed, this is our great reward at the end!</p>Indeed, this is our great reward at the end!Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-21T22:21:59ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=57#28042020-03-21T22:14:34Z2020-03-21T22:14:34Z<p>I think I've done my bit. Maria?</p>I think I've done my bit. Maria?Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-21T22:14:34ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70332020-03-19T22:05:28Z2020-03-19T22:05:28Z<p>Zileska says, <b>"It's fine. Nothing terrible. I'll just have Marci bring me some tea or water or something."</b> At that, the nurse nods and shuffles off completely silently to fetch a beverage.</p>
<p>Zileska smiles tiredly as Zhi kisses her on the forehead. <b>"You're welcome, Zhi. It seems you've wanted this most of your life and I'm glad that I could help make it happen."</b> She happens to glance down at her goddess' handiwork and then says in a startled tone, <b>"Goddess, Zhi! I'm going to nickname you 'the Juggernaut' now."</b></p>
<p>Pushing herself up on her elbows, the priestess says, <b>"I'm sure I'll be fine in a minute, I'm just a little disoriented. You two should go home - you'll need to do a lot of clothes-shopping, I think."</b></p>Zileska says, "It's fine. Nothing terrible. I'll just have Marci bring me some tea or water or something." At that, the nurse nods and shuffles off completely silently to fetch a beverage.
Zileska smiles tiredly as Zhi kisses her on the forehead. "You're welcome, Zhi. It seems you've wanted this most of your life and I'm glad that I could help make it happen." She happens to glance down at her goddess' handiwork and then says in a startled tone, "Goddess, Zhi! I'm going to nickname you 'the...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-19T22:05:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70302020-03-19T19:41:14Z2020-03-19T19:40:48Z<p>Once the miracle is over, Marci towels off Zileska and helps her back into her bed.</p>
<p><b>"Feels like I've been worked over in the dungeon - the kind at the Calistrian temple,"</b> she mutters as she slides under the covers like an invalid, one hand pressed to her forehead. <b>"That's a heck of a hangover. I don't really remember it. Hope it all worked out all right."</b></p>
<p>She thrusts her tongue out and champs her mouth a few times, then says, <b>"Well, it tastes like <i>someone</i> had a good time."</b></p>Once the miracle is over, Marci towels off Zileska and helps her back into her bed.
"Feels like I've been worked over in the dungeon - the kind at the Calistrian temple," she mutters as she slides under the covers like an invalid, one hand pressed to her forehead. "That's a heck of a hangover. I don't really remember it. Hope it all worked out all right."
She thrusts her tongue out and champs her mouth a few times, then says, "Well, it tastes like someone had a good time."Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-19T19:40:48ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27932020-03-19T09:16:53Z2020-03-19T09:16:53Z<p>Thank you! I hope it was worth the wait!</p>
<p>So... what's next?</p>Thank you! I hope it was worth the wait!
So... what's next?Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-19T09:16:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27902020-03-19T02:36:09Z2020-03-19T02:36:09Z<p>Sent draft to DM, awaiting edits.</p>Sent draft to DM, awaiting edits.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-19T02:36:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27882020-03-17T19:00:53Z2020-03-17T19:00:53Z<p>I know. I'm working on it. It's tough with the pandemic stuff going on, since I have to adjust to changing job circumstances and my wife getting laid off from all of her jobs.</p>I know. I'm working on it. It's tough with the pandemic stuff going on, since I have to adjust to changing job circumstances and my wife getting laid off from all of her jobs.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-17T19:00:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27852020-03-14T02:36:03Z2020-03-14T02:36:03Z<p>It was good to have that little funny scene regardless, Maria. Thanks. :)</p>It was good to have that little funny scene regardless, Maria. Thanks. :)Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-14T02:36:03ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70272020-03-13T23:34:28Z2020-03-13T23:34:28Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Working up the <i>miracle</i> sequence, then will send to the DM for input/revision, then back to you two.</span></p>[Spoiler omitted]
Working up the miracle sequence, then will send to the DM for input/revision, then back to you two.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-13T23:34:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70232020-03-13T22:32:57Z2020-03-13T22:32:57Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p><b>"Congratulations to both of you,"</b> says Zileska as she wipes down her hands and starts cleaning up the aftermath of the delivery. <b>"Especially you, Zhi. Some of the hardest work you've done but with the best payoff."</b> The priestess takes a step back to let the happy parents enjoy their new arrival.</p>[Spoiler omitted]
"Congratulations to both of you," says Zileska as she wipes down her hands and starts cleaning up the aftermath of the delivery. "Especially you, Zhi. Some of the hardest work you've done but with the best payoff." The priestess takes a step back to let the happy parents enjoy their new arrival.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-13T22:32:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70212020-03-13T01:05:08Z2020-03-13T01:05:08Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-13T01:05:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70192020-03-12T22:43:20Z2020-03-12T22:43:20Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-12T22:43:20ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27832020-03-12T22:31:19Z2020-03-12T22:31:19Z<p>I am also... a little sad that things didn't wind up going in the direction of Zileska sleeping with Maria and <i>then</i> revealing that she'd slept with Maria's dad. Because drama. ;)</p>I am also... a little sad that things didn't wind up going in the direction of Zileska sleeping with Maria and then revealing that she'd slept with Maria's dad. Because drama. ;)Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-12T22:31:19ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27802020-03-12T22:01:32Z2020-03-12T22:01:32Z<p>Sure, I'd be happy to apply.</p>Sure, I'd be happy to apply.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-12T22:01:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27782020-03-12T21:19:02Z2020-03-12T21:19:02Z<p>So once this is over, what's next?</p>So once this is over, what's next?Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-12T21:19:02ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27692020-03-11T20:39:49Z2020-03-11T20:39:49Z<p>That was an enjoyable ride and the first time I've been in a campaign on the boards that made it successfully to the conclusion.</p>
<p>Zileska was a difficult character for me to play, because normally I have no interest in playing the Chaotic Neutral alignment. My experiences with other people playing that alignment have been almost universally bad. The major hurdle with Zileska was that she was whimsical and devoted to apparently random impulses, but <i>also</i> that as someone with a very high Wisdom she ostensibly has a strong will, good insight, and a lot of sense, which is tough to reconcile with a character whose religious principles are to do whatever makes you feel good, and take out your frustrations on anyone who crosses you. </p>
<p>My only dissatisfaction was with my own bad luck, which made me feel useless at several points. Part of this was due to the poor design of the social system, in which if a character couldn't participate due to bad rolls, there was no alternative way to engage. Thank you for at least giving me something to do in the end!</p>
<p>I enjoyed the other members of our team and feel a bit sad that I didn't have more interactions with Maria. Would happily play with any/all of you again.</p>
<p>Side jaunts were amusing too. Characterization was good, although I occasionally got lost in the roster of NPCs (which is to be expected for a sprawling political drama like this).</p>
<p>Glad to apply for whatever opportunity comes up next with DM Braniac.</p>That was an enjoyable ride and the first time I've been in a campaign on the boards that made it successfully to the conclusion.
Zileska was a difficult character for me to play, because normally I have no interest in playing the Chaotic Neutral alignment. My experiences with other people playing that alignment have been almost universally bad. The major hurdle with Zileska was that she was whimsical and devoted to apparently random impulses, but also that as someone with a very high Wisdom...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-11T20:39:49ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70162020-03-11T05:21:27Z2020-03-11T04:21:31Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-11T04:21:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70142020-03-11T03:15:51Z2020-03-11T00:06:28Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-11T00:06:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70062020-06-11T18:44:28Z2020-03-09T22:37:59Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-09T22:37:59ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=141#70042020-03-09T20:46:12Z2020-03-09T20:45:51Z<p>Zileska's return sees her visiting the Baron once more, then retiring to her academy in Stachys. Now well under construction, the school has a well-kept horticultural garden, a large green, and several buildings, including a tiny chapel dedicated to Calistria obscurely hidden away in the hinterlands of the estate's grounds. Zileska herself is just a contributor and sometime visitor - she has picked a headmistress for the school, one Peretta de Chambrun, a minor noblewoman with some skill in swordplay and etiquette who serves as headmistress, public face, and mentor to the youth who attend the school. Of course, behind the scenes, the academy does offer certain inducements for students to pursue unconventional academic goals, and Zileska also puts up the funds to guarantee a mentorship program so that the academy can admit some select students who show talent from among families that otherwise do not have the wealth for such a place. The academy proves to be an egalitarian place for teens to visit from across Taldor to receive a broad education with the chance of learning more than just dancing and history.</p>
<p>The priestess herself becomes something of a reclusive figure - though she still sees petitioners and clients, she spends a great deal of her time pursuing some sort of mysterious higher calling toward communing with her deity. The granting of a <i>miracle</i> is, after all, a display of the highest order of trust, faith, and power, and it has had some kind of revelatory effect upon the cleric - changing the scope of her investigations, perhaps, into how she pursues the abstract concepts of <i>desire</i> and <i>vengeance</i>.</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>Zileska's return sees her visiting the Baron once more, then retiring to her academy in Stachys. Now well under construction, the school has a well-kept horticultural garden, a large green, and several buildings, including a tiny chapel dedicated to Calistria obscurely hidden away in the hinterlands of the estate's grounds. Zileska herself is just a contributor and sometime visitor - she has picked a headmistress for the school, one Peretta de Chambrun, a minor noblewoman with some skill in...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-09T20:45:51ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69982020-03-05T19:53:58Z2020-03-05T19:53:58Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Did I just completely waste a <i>miracle</i> spell?</span></p>Did I just completely waste a miracle spell?Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-05T19:53:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69952020-03-03T00:14:06Z2020-03-03T00:14:06Z<p><b>"Very well then."</b></p>
<p>Zileska sinks to her knees and holds her hands outward along her sides in supplication.</p>
<p><b>"Calistria, long have I served the creed of desire. Many times have I wrought poetic vengeance upon those who have done wrong. Great now is our bequest, that this child struck down in hatred by his own father might live beyond the short span of his appointed years and know the mortal days that would otherwise be denied to him. That he would come to see a life fulfilled by vengeance upon those who plotted against him. That he would reclaim his very soul and have the chance to make his own peace in the world, and earn his place in the afterlife."</b></p>
<p><b>"I ask with all the strength that my heart can muster that you take this matter in hand and draw forth this young man, cut down before his time, and return him to the living world, hale and whole, ready to face the trials of life once more, his spirit restored and his future unwritten."</b></p>"Very well then."
Zileska sinks to her knees and holds her hands outward along her sides in supplication.
"Calistria, long have I served the creed of desire. Many times have I wrought poetic vengeance upon those who have done wrong. Great now is our bequest, that this child struck down in hatred by his own father might live beyond the short span of his appointed years and know the mortal days that would otherwise be denied to him. That he would come to see a life fulfilled by vengeance upon...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-03-03T00:14:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27652020-02-29T20:13:26Z2020-02-29T20:13:26Z<p>Oh yeah, forgot we lost someone!</p>Oh yeah, forgot we lost someone!Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-29T20:13:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=56#27592020-02-29T08:44:27Z2020-02-29T08:44:27Z<p>Just letting everyone have a chance to speak!</p>Just letting everyone have a chance to speak!Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-29T08:44:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69932020-02-28T08:49:36Z2020-02-28T08:49:36Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I feel like drama demands that we let each party member have their statement. :)</span></p>I feel like drama demands that we let each party member have their statement. :)Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-28T08:49:36ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69902020-02-27T23:51:32Z2020-02-27T23:51:32Z<p><b>"This will complicate succession a bit - even if Carrius says he wants nothing to do with the throne, the same people we've been fighting this whole way will use him as an excuse for their sedition,"</b> says Zileska. <b>"Not that this should stop us; just remember that it's a problem we'll have to deal with."</b></p>
<p><b>"<i>Everyone</i> must agree if we're going to try this. I will literally beseech Calistria to take a <i>personal hand</i> in events. She might just laugh and ignore it - she can be fickle in her whims. But she might, just might, touch us with her grace for this one request, shifting the very nature of reality. This kind of thing would put her into conflict with Pharasma, so it's a big request."</b></p>
<p><b>"For starters, if we do this - I would imagine that <i>at the very least</i>, Calistria's religion must be recognized, not necessarily as an 'official state religion,' because screw laws and rules, but as one that is protected and a trade that is not subject to harassment and scrutiny by the authorities, <i>nationwide</i>."</b></p>"This will complicate succession a bit - even if Carrius says he wants nothing to do with the throne, the same people we've been fighting this whole way will use him as an excuse for their sedition," says Zileska. "Not that this should stop us; just remember that it's a problem we'll have to deal with."
"Everyone must agree if we're going to try this. I will literally beseech Calistria to take a personal hand in events. She might just laugh and ignore it - she can be fickle in her whims. But...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-27T23:51:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69872020-02-27T21:43:44Z2020-02-27T21:42:53Z<p>Zileska says, <b>"You'll have a reward fitting a prince. I'm glad you got to see your sister one last time."</b></p>
<p>Turning away from the lad with some regret, she busies herself with healing up her teammates.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Get some heals if you need it.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Cure moderate wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 = 9</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Cure moderate wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4) + 3 = 10</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Cure moderate wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 = 11</span></p>
<p><b>"There is one last possibility,"</b> says Zileska as she busies herself with healing the team. <b>"I can... ask Calistria to intercede. I can ask her to take a personal hand in the fate of a young prince who was denied his chance at a full life."</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I was saving my <i>miracle</i> for something else specific, but we can use it here if the team agrees <i>and</i> Carrius wants it. Because it's coming from the goddess of desire, has has to <i>really want it</i>.</span></p>Zileska says, "You'll have a reward fitting a prince. I'm glad you got to see your sister one last time."
Turning away from the lad with some regret, she busies herself with healing up her teammates.
Get some heals if you need it.
[dice=Cure moderate wounds]2d8+3[/dice]
[dice=Cure moderate wounds]2d8+3[/dice]
[dice=Cure moderate wounds]2d8+3[/dice]
"There is one last possibility," says Zileska as she busies herself with healing the team. "I can... ask Calistria to intercede. I can ask her...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-27T21:42:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69792020-02-26T21:25:37Z2020-02-26T21:25:37Z<p>Zileska is quite annoyed that the flying swords are chopping away at her hypobolic armor. She points and commands Gennarius to halt.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Concentration:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 39</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><i>Command</i> spell, Will save DC 16 - but he has that -8 penalty from Zhi stabbing him. If this works he will not be able to take any actions next round.</span></p>Zileska is quite annoyed that the flying swords are chopping away at her hypobolic armor. She points and commands Gennarius to halt.
[dice=Concentration]1d20+23[/dice]
Command spell, Will save DC 16 - but he has that -8 penalty from Zhi stabbing him. If this works he will not be able to take any actions next round.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-26T21:25:37ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69732020-02-23T20:24:46Z2020-02-23T20:24:46Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Will save:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip disarm, <i>haste</i> bonus:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 17 + 1 = 25</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip disarm <i>haste</i> extra attack, <i>haste</i> bonus:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 17 + 1 = 35</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip iterative disarm, <i>haste</i> bonus:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 12 + 1 = 27</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip iterative disarm, <i>haste</i> bonus:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19</span></p>
<p>Zileska snaps out her whip in a series of spinning, cracking maneuvers, trying to yank away the various swarms of swords flying around Gennaris.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Each disarm takes the place of an attack. I can't be forced to drop my whip as a result of a failed disarm due to my Greater Whip Mastery feat.</span></p>[dice=Will save]1d20+17[/dice]
[dice=Whip disarm, haste bonus]1d20+17+1[/dice]
[dice=Whip disarm haste extra attack, haste bonus]1d20+17+1[/dice]
[dice=Whip iterative disarm, haste bonus]1d20+12+1[/dice]
[dice=Whip iterative disarm, haste bonus]1d20+7+1[/dice]
Zileska snaps out her whip in a series of spinning, cracking maneuvers, trying to yank away the various swarms of swords flying around Gennaris.
Each disarm takes the place of an attack. I can't be forced to drop my whip as a...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-23T20:24:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69622020-02-20T17:24:12Z2020-02-20T17:24:12Z<p>Zileska drops her whip momentarily to free up a hand so that she can cast <i>banishment</i>.</p>Zileska drops her whip momentarily to free up a hand so that she can cast banishment.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-20T17:24:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69572020-02-19T22:37:38Z2020-02-19T22:37:38Z<p>Zileska draws her wand with her free hand and moves to assist Safi.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Cure moderate wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 4) + 3 = 15</span></p>Zileska draws her wand with her free hand and moves to assist Safi.
[dice=Cure moderate wounds]2d8+3[/dice]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-19T22:37:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=140#69522020-02-18T21:52:07Z2020-02-18T21:51:54Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip lash:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip lash, iterative:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip lash, second iterative:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25</span></p>
<p>Zileska sticks to flicking out her whip at the apparition of Stavian I, though he's too canny a fighter for her to land a hit.</p>[dice=Whip lash]1d20+17[/dice]
[dice=Whip lash, iterative]1d20+12[/dice]
[dice=Whip lash, second iterative]1d20+7[/dice]
Zileska sticks to flicking out her whip at the apparition of Stavian I, though he's too canny a fighter for her to land a hit.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-18T21:51:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69442020-02-18T01:59:00Z2020-02-18T01:59:00Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Channel Energy: Healing:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">9d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 1, 3, 3) = 35</span></p>[dice=Channel Energy: Healing]9d6[/dice]Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-18T01:59:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69402020-02-17T23:10:11Z2020-02-17T23:09:35Z<p>Zileska applies her dwindling older wand to help Melodie and says, <b>"Good thing I have <i>communal protection from energy</i> prepared."</b></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Cure moderate wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Cure moderate wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 2) + 3 = 8</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Who all needs healing, and how much?</span></p>Zileska applies her dwindling older wand to help Melodie and says, "Good thing I have communal protection from energy prepared."
[dice=Cure moderate wounds]2d8+3[/dice]
[dice=Cure moderate wounds]2d8+3[/dice]
Who all needs healing, and how much?Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-17T23:09:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69352020-02-17T10:12:26Z2020-02-17T10:12:26Z<p><b>"No, Carrius, we've always looked out for you - saving you from the cult, working hard to give you back your life. It was Stavian who killed you in the first place, remember,"</b> says Zileska soothingly.</p>"No, Carrius, we've always looked out for you - saving you from the cult, working hard to give you back your life. It was Stavian who killed you in the first place, remember," says Zileska soothingly.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-17T10:12:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69282020-02-13T22:15:01Z2020-02-13T22:15:01Z<p>Zileska aborts her other plans to deliver a <i>heal</i> spell to Melodie.</p>Zileska aborts her other plans to deliver a heal spell to Melodie.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-13T22:15:01ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69242020-02-13T15:36:53Z2020-02-13T15:36:53Z<p>Zileska looks a bit annoyed at having her whip gambit fail, so she falls back on simply trying to paralyze one of the foes.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><i>Hold person</i>, Will save DC 18. Ideally on someone who's taking a penalty thanks to Zhi's stabbing, if possible, though it looks like no such luck.</span></p>Zileska looks a bit annoyed at having her whip gambit fail, so she falls back on simply trying to paralyze one of the foes.
Hold person, Will save DC 18. Ideally on someone who's taking a penalty thanks to Zhi's stabbing, if possible, though it looks like no such luck.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-13T15:36:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69142020-02-11T22:25:28Z2020-02-11T22:25:28Z<p>Figuring that Zhi could perhaps use a little help, Zileska unfurls her whip again and lashes out - but instead of snapping it in the face of one of the Ulfen Guard, she instead spins in a coil and loops it around the unwitting guardsman.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip grapple:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>The rules seem to support that using Greater Whip Mastery to grapple lets you add your relevant bonuses from Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus, enhancement, etc.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Assuming this beats his CMD, which is unlikely but possible, he is treated as grappled. For now that's just 2 points off his AC, but if I can beat 'im again next round, I can switch to pinning, which is really bad news.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Note that while grappled he can't perform an action that requires two hands - not sure if he's using a two-handed weapon, but if so, he can't attack with it while grappled. </innuendo></span></p>Figuring that Zhi could perhaps use a little help, Zileska unfurls her whip again and lashes out - but instead of snapping it in the face of one of the Ulfen Guard, she instead spins in a coil and loops it around the unwitting guardsman.
[dice=Whip grapple]1d20+18[/dice]
The rules seem to support that using Greater Whip Mastery to grapple lets you add your relevant bonuses from Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus, enhancement, etc.
Assuming this beats his CMD, which is unlikely but possible, he...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-11T22:25:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69082020-02-11T20:41:53Z2020-02-11T20:41:53Z<p>Zileska makes a coquettish turn and says, <b>"If you won't kneel from awe, there are... other motivations."</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting <i>waves of ecstasy</i>, DC 23 Will save.</span></p>Zileska makes a coquettish turn and says, "If you won't kneel from awe, there are... other motivations."
Casting waves of ecstasy, DC 23 Will save.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-11T20:41:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=139#69012020-02-10T03:11:35Z2020-02-10T03:11:35Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Diplomacy:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 29 ⇒ (7) + 29 = 36</span></p>
<p>Zileska adds, <b>"Besides... this isn't exactly how to be known as an incorruptible guard force for the Emperor, standing by while one would-be Emperor murders the existing one."</b></p>[dice=Diplomacy]1d20+29[/dice]
Zileska adds, "Besides... this isn't exactly how to be known as an incorruptible guard force for the Emperor, standing by while one would-be Emperor murders the existing one."Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-10T03:11:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=55#27492020-02-07T21:43:23Z2020-02-07T21:43:23Z<p>Zhi, I've knocked off a <i>heal</i> spell for ya.</p>Zhi, I've knocked off a heal spell for ya.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-07T21:43:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=138#68922020-02-07T17:23:06Z2020-02-07T17:23:06Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">d'Valois Mai Zhi wrote:</div><blockquote> <span class=messageboard-ooc>Hopefully Zileska will be able to bestow some healing on Zhi before we head out - she's currently at 16 HP.</span> </blockquote><p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I'm happy to cast <i>heal</i> on Zhi, it's just hard to target her in combat when she's invisible and I can't see her.</span>d'Valois Mai Zhi wrote:Hopefully Zileska will be able to bestow some healing on Zhi before we head out - she's currently at 16 HP.
I'm happy to cast heal on Zhi, it's just hard to target her in combat when she's invisible and I can't see her.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-07T17:23:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=138#68782020-02-06T01:01:33Z2020-02-06T01:01:33Z<p>Zileska re-applies her poison and lashes out at the ape again.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Apply poison as a move action with no chance of poisoning self, then attack.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip attack:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d3 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (5) = 12</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>The last 1d6 is electrical.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Another DC 26 Fort save or lose 1d3 Strength. Note that dragon's bile has no "cure" entry. The ape must save every round for 6 rounds, no matter how many times it succeeds, and loses 1d3 Strength each time it fails.</span></p>Zileska re-applies her poison and lashes out at the ape again.
Apply poison as a move action with no chance of poisoning self, then attack.
[dice=Whip attack]1d20+17[/dice]
[dice=Whip damage]1d3+4+1d6[/dice] The last 1d6 is electrical.
Another DC 26 Fort save or lose 1d3 Strength. Note that dragon's bile has no "cure" entry. The ape must save every round for 6 rounds, no matter how many times it succeeds, and loses 1d3 Strength each time it fails.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-06T01:01:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=138#68762020-02-05T21:48:10Z2020-02-05T21:48:10Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Sorry, been quite a time lately.</span></p>
<p>Zileska unfurls her whip and cracks it at the ape.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip attack:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Whip damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d3 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (6) = 11</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>The last 1d6 is electrical.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Carries poison: DC 26 Fort save or take 1d3 Strength damage, save once per round for 6 rounds.</span></p>Sorry, been quite a time lately.
Zileska unfurls her whip and cracks it at the ape.
[dice=Whip attack]1d20+17[/dice]
[dice=Whip damage]1d3+4+1d6[/dice] The last 1d6 is electrical.
Carries poison: DC 26 Fort save or take 1d3 Strength damage, save once per round for 6 rounds.Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-05T21:48:10ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 DiscussionZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/discussion&page=55#27422020-02-03T20:00:06Z2020-02-03T19:59:37Z<p>Nope, guess I'm legitimately wrong. I've never seen them with hooves.</p>
<p>Oh well, useless again!</p>Nope, guess I'm legitimately wrong. I've never seen them with hooves.
Oh well, useless again!Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-03T19:59:37ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DM Brainiac's War for the Crown: Table 1 GameplayZileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMBrainiacsWarForTheCrownTable1/gameplay&page=138#68612020-02-03T19:27:15Z2020-02-03T19:27:15Z<p>Zileska scrawls numbers on pieces of parchment and puts them in front of the cup, purely for player organizational purposes.</p>
<p>1. A golden cup with a scallop carving, decorated with brilliant rubies
<br />
2. A silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds
<br />
3. A golden cup with a hippogriff carving, decorated with pink pearls
<br />
4. A copper cup with an eagle carving and no gems
<br />
5. A silver cup with a unicorn carving, decorated with pink diamonds
<br />
6. A platinum cup with a naga carving, decorated with expensive jade</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Emperor Beldam wrote:</div><blockquote>"Let's see.. The poison cup is next to either a silver cup or a platinum cup."</blockquote><p><b>"This clue doesn't exclude the eagle-marked cup, because it's next to the <i>silver</i> unicorn-marked one,"</b> notes Zil, pointing to #4 (copper eagle) and its neighbor #5 (silver unicorn). <b>"But it <i>does</i> exclude the silver dragon cup, because it's between two gold cups, and it's not 'next to' itself."</b>
<p>1. A golden cup with a scallop carving, decorated with brilliant rubies
<br />
<s>2. A silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds</s>
<br />
3. A golden cup with a hippogriff carving, decorated with pink pearls
<br />
4. A copper cup with an eagle carving and no gems
<br />
5. A silver cup with a unicorn carving, decorated with pink diamonds
<br />
6. A platinum cup with a naga carving, decorated with expensive jade</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Emperor Beldam wrote:</div><blockquote>"If the poison cup has feathers, then it is exactly two cups to the right of a golden cup."</blockquote><p><b>"This helps because the two that have feathers are the golden hippogriff (#3) and the copper eagle (#4). The golden hippogriff is two cups to the right of the golden scallop (#1), so it's a possibility - but the copper eagle (#4) is two cups to the right of the silver dragon (#2), so it's out."</b>
<p>1. A golden cup with a scallop carving, decorated with brilliant rubies
<br />
<s>2. A silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds</s>
<br />
3. A golden cup with a hippogriff carving, decorated with pink pearls
<br />
<s>4. A copper cup with an eagle carving and no gems</s>
<br />
5. A silver cup with a unicorn carving, decorated with pink diamonds
<br />
6. A platinum cup with a naga carving, decorated with expensive jade</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Emperor Beldam wrote:</div><blockquote>"Hmm, let me think, let me think... If the poison cup does not have scales, then it has hooves. And I know I did not poison the naga cup. Too obvious."</blockquote><p><b>"So we know it's not the platinum naga. Down to three!"</b>
<p>1. A golden cup with a scallop carving, decorated with brilliant rubies
<br />
<s>2. A silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds</s>
<br />
3. A golden cup with a hippogriff carving, decorated with pink pearls
<br />
<s>4. A copper cup with an eagle carving and no gems</s>
<br />
5. A silver cup with a unicorn carving, decorated with pink diamonds
<br />
<s>6. A platinum cup with a naga carving, decorated with expensive jade</s></p>
<p><b>"And we know that if it <i>doesn't</i> have scales, it has hooves. Put another way, we know that it has <i>either</i> scales <i>or</i> hooves. I'm pretty sure that scallops have shells and valves, while hippogriffs and eagles have feathers and claws. That means it has to be either the silver dragon, or the silver unicorn, because those are the only ones with scales or hooves."</b></p>
<p><s>1. A golden cup with a scallop carving, decorated with brilliant rubies</s>
<br />
<s>2. A silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds</s>
<br />
<s>3. A golden cup with a hippogriff carving, decorated with pink pearls</s>
<br />
<s>4. A copper cup with an eagle carving and no gems</s>
<br />
5. A silver cup with a unicorn carving, decorated with pink diamonds
<br />
<s>6. A platinum cup with a naga carving, decorated with expensive jade</s></p>
<p><b>"But we previously eliminated the silver dragon, because it's between two gold cups, and we know that the poisoned cup is next to a silver or platinum cup."</b></p>
<p>The priestess picks up the silver unicorn chalice.</p>
<p><b>"Which leaves only this."</b></p>
<p>She turns and holds the cup out. <b>"Anyone want to check my work?"</b></p>Zileska scrawls numbers on pieces of parchment and puts them in front of the cup, purely for player organizational purposes.
1. A golden cup with a scallop carving, decorated with brilliant rubies
2. A silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds
3. A golden cup with a hippogriff carving, decorated with pink pearls
4. A copper cup with an eagle carving and no gems
5. A silver cup with a unicorn carving, decorated with pink diamonds
6. A platinum cup with a naga carving,...Zileska Vestalina (alias of Jesse Heinig)2020-02-03T19:27:15Z