1/4 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)05:34 No. 859086 ID: 8a947d
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The valves and gauges of the submarine adjust and move as the vessel reaches it's destination. The quickest and easiest way to move here without detection was underwater. The pilot and co-pilot of the submarine look into the back and address the passengers...

2/4 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)05:38 No. 859087 ID: 8a947d
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Pilot: We're heading up to the island right now all of you know what you're supposed to be doing right ?

Co-Pilot: The Azerite supposed to be hidden somewhere it's magic aura won't be easily detected. However, there's supposed to be a very obvious place on the island to look first. The ruins of some large temple hidden away on the island.

The submarine begins to surface near the coast of the island.

3/4 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)05:43 No. 859088 ID: 8a947d
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There's almost no shore to the island, it's like a large cliff submerged underwater.

Pilot: We're not going to be sticking around; we'll be waiting underwater until you find what you came for. After you pick up the Azerite you can call us back and we'll take you back.

Co-Pilot: Hopefully any problem you come across can be handled on your own. There aren't a lot of people that can respond quickly enough if shit hits the fan.

Pilot: You're a well trained bunch aren't ya ? You should be fine.

The submarine descends back into the ocean...

4/4 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)05:52 No. 859089 ID: 8a947d
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Well, now that Joint Task Force-Talon's Grasp has reached their destination they'll need to find the Azerite site as quickly as possible before any complications can arise.

Masked Woman: The only real way we can head is down this path, let's get a move on.

Masked Jackelope: Why'd we bring her ? I though this was a Pagan's only mission.

Cloaked Woman: It doesn't matter as long as we all focus on the task at hand, this is one of the most important missions we'll ever be on.

So who are you milk sops. And what’s yer purpose.

The submarine isn't actually leaving a massive trail of blood, is it? 

Direct route sounds fine, but watch out for a possible ambush or traps, unless you have reason to believe that the enemy can't possibly have this information as well.

try to get the high ground to scout out where the temple is and head in that direction.

>>859089
Woo, it’s time for the fan made characters to show us what they can do!

Guess we should head down the trail and keep an eye out for traps and ambushes.

And remember, just because the people that built the temple aren’t alive anymore, that doesn’t mean that they didn’t leave any traps behind in the temple!

>>859089
woo fan characters!
Okay Talon's Grasp, roll out, scope the area.
Maybe do a quick mental explanation of what you each do or don't do well so you we know how best to assign tasks.

I have a feeling my guy will be useless and annoying...

Oh shit a spin off! Cool!

>>859089
Can we get a summary of abilities?

1/5 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)16:00 No. 859182 ID: 8a947d
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JTF-TG moves out towards the temple.

>>859092
>>859127
>>859098
Morgan "Bower" Kirsch
HP: 20

Skills:
[Tracking 3](+5 on rolls for following others. Skilled at tracking others down and keeping himself hidden, Morgan won't be ambushed if he is tracking someone. Others will though)
[Evoker 2] (+3 on spell rolls.)
[Sniper 3] (+5 on attack rolls made from a long distance. Bullets can pierce weak structures and bodies.)

Traits:
[Death From Above] (Bower is naturally inclined to high places, and excels in sniping. +5 to attacks made from above the target.)
[Conflict Avoidance] (Hates up close and personal conflict. Physical or otherwise. -10 to melee rolls.)
[Spell Sniper] (Bower can infuse his bullets with spells, using the foe's blood to power the spell on impact. Spells can only be used upon the target.)

Abilities:
[Aether Sight] Cost: 10oz, 5 per turn
[Blood Mark] (Makes the target's blood shine brightly, increases all ranged accuracy on wounded foes.) Cost: 5oz
[Ensnare] (Target is trapped using aether energy. Costs blood per turn.) Cost: 10oz, 5 per turn
[Soul Sap] (Only useable with Spell Sniper. Bullets infused with this spell that remain in the victims body drain both blood and add disadvantage to STR and END rolls.) Cost: 10oz

Inventory:
Sniper Rifle (20 Bullets)
Grappling Hook

2/5 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)16:00 No. 859183 ID: 8a947d
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Roberta "Rascal" Raskellina
HP: 35

Skills:
[Shotgunner 3](+5 to using shotguns. Fast reload allows 8 shots at once instead of just 4)
[Brawler 2](+3 to melee fighting)
[Athletic 1](+2 to physical actions)

Traits:
[Hunter] (Rascal's spent her whole life chasing traitors and deserters. +5 to attacks against fleeing targets and +5 to agility when chasing fleeing targets)
[Mental Switch] (When Rascal's health drops below 5 she can activate a mental switch that restore 20 health and heals all debuffs, her Strength and Agility increase by 5.[Mental Switch] lasts until a certain target has been defeated, after this Rascals health drops to 1 and her stats go back to normal. She can only use [Mental Switch] once.)

Abilities:
[Aether Aegis] (Creates a protective barrier around Rascal that absorbs projectiles at the cost of blood instead of hp) Cost:10oz, 10 per shield hit
[Soul Link] (Creates a link with target, any buffs or debuffs effecting Rascal will also effect the target. If the target is a Pagan they can also use up to 30% of her blood to cast their own spells.) Cost: 5oz
[Tectonic Slam] (The caster's strength is increased as the charge forward delivering a devastating punch) Cost: 10oz

Inventory:
[Matador Shotgun] (20 Regular Shells, 10 Sharp Shells)
[Swift Trickster Summon Pack] Made of Tongue, Silk, and Sinew.

3/5 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)16:00 No. 859184 ID: 8a947d
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"Lady"
HP: 25

Skills:
[Alchemist 3](+5 to chemistry and potions, Can create potions quickly and without and without an alchemy station)
[Brawler 2](+3 to melee fighting)

Traits:
[Potion Resistant](Lady's built up an immunity to the potions she makes, She doesn't suffer withdrawal but only gets about half of their effect)
[Crossroads Alchemy](Lady's poisons and potions come from another world, they can't be used against her or her allies but can't be used in summoning)

Abilities:
[Weak Brew](Lady creates a weak concoction that gives a small buff or debuff (+/- 2-3) to any stat that lasts for 2 turns. Only one potion can effect anyone at a time.)
[Strong Brew](Lady creates a stronger concoction that gives a large buff or debuff (+/- 5-8) to any stat that lasts for 3 turns, these take longer to make and after. Once stronger buffs wear off they leave a random Withdrawal symptom)
[Astral Venom](An otherworldly poison that temporarily forces the soul out of somebodies body leaving it dormant, if the soul is hit again it will kill it)


Inventory:
Predator Blowgun (10 Darts, can be crafted from sticks)
Glass Bottles

4/5 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)16:00 No. 859185 ID: 8a947d
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Kego "Biter" Sheng
HP: 10

Skills:
[Summoning 3](+5 to rolls involving summoning. Replace 1 reagent in a summon with 10oz of blood (Cannot be the catalyst))
[Knives 2](+3 to rolls involving knives)

Traits:
[Cute](Biter's scars don't diminish his looks too much, Biter can still interact with others with his mask off despite his scars.)
[Small Body](Biter's harder to catch and harder to hit, +5 to Agility when being chased or attacked. But his small body means less blood to use, only has access to 38oz of blood to use.
[Big Surprises](Biter's Summons are much larger than average making them stronger and more durable, however he can only summon one at a time)

Abilities:
[Summoning]

Inventory:
Hunting Knife
5 Throwing Daggers
2 Roaming Gluttony Summon Packs
2 Demon Flagellum Summon Packs

5/5 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)16:00 No. 859186 ID: 8a947d
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Skills:
[Survival 3](+5 on rolls for navigating or living in the wilderness, can craft simple tools and medicines from plants and wildlife)
[Blood Caster 2] (+3 on rolls concerning ritual spells)
[Stealth 1] (+2 on rolls to move unnoticed)

Traits:
[Parasite Arm] - (The Parasite arm is a potent reach weapon, strong and flexible, but makes any interaction with non-pagans incredibly difficult. (she fails any interaction with non-pagans while the parasite arm is exposed))
[Blood Battery] (The Parasite can consume more blood than it immediately uses, allowing it to act like a blood battery but must be fed with blood regularly (any blood works), lest it start feeding on Gwyneth herself, causing her to become weak and unable to use ritual spells. (cannot summon))
[Survivalist] (Gwyneth has no patience for anything that cannot be made or relied upon when alone in the wild. (-5 to rolls with technology or guns) (+5 to rolls with simple thrown or melee weapons and tools))

Abilities:
[Blacklance] Long range projectile of piercing energy, lesser effectiveness at close ranges.
[Numbing Dart] (Fires a small paralytic projectile, small and silent. Takes a minute or so for total paralysis. Ineffective through clothing or armor.)
[Aether Sight]
[Galvanic Aura] (Caster becomes charged with lighting, anything coming into contact with them gets shocked (can be channeled through held items))

Inventory:
Bowie Knife
2 Smoke Grenades

>>859186
Shouldn't these abilities have blood costs?

>>859203
Abilities:
[Blacklance] (Long range projectile of piercing energy, lesser effectiveness at close ranges.) Cost: 10oz
[Numbing Dart] (Fires a small paralytic projectile, small and silent. Takes a minute or so for total paralysis. Ineffective through clothing or armor.) Cost: 5oz
[Aether Sight] Cost: 10oz, 5 per turn.
[Galvanic Aura] (Caster becomes charged with lighting, anything coming into contact with them gets shocked (can be channeled through held items)) Cost: 15oz, 5 per turn.

Yeah the should

Gwynet should lead the group while Morgan scouts ahead.

1/2 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)19:20 No. 859245 ID: 8a947d
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Bower continues ahead to scout the surroundings while Wanderer leads the group to follow him.

Rascal: Hey Voodoo lady! You're lagging behind.

Lady: I'm just looking at all of the plants here. Even though the tree's are all dead there are plenty of flowers still growing.

2/2 Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)19:31 No. 859248 ID: 8a947d
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Bower spots something from up in the trees while scouting ahead. A broken down tower structure not to far from his location; it doesn't seem like it's where you're supposed to look, but it does look like a part of the rest of the ruins. The sight must be close by.

Bower gets down from the tree to discover very deep footprints in the dirt, Bower rushes back to the rest of the group to tell them about what he found.

Gwyneth: Somebody else is here ? Do you think they're after the Azerite as well ?

Lady: For all we know they could just be squatters living in the ruins.

Rascal: Regardless we still need to get to the ruins and find the Azerite. If it is someone after the Azerite we shouldn't wait too long, what's our next move ?

hm. Tough choice. Bower can either take residence in the tower after it's been swept by Biter and Rascal or he can follow the tracks with Wanderer.

I think we should sweep the tower, get the lay of the land and then follow the tracks later.

We can't be certain, for now presume the worst.
The game just begin and the location was indicated by a god, so it's very likely the church would receive a similar tip and investigate at the same time we would.

Now that we have a trail Rascal can guide and Bower move at medium distance either ahead or behind to give support. Better deal with whoever is roaming around earlier rather than latter.

>>859248
>Bower gets down from the tree to discover very deep footprints in the dirt
Alright, Bower, tracking is your thing, so let’s follow those footprints.

>>859253
Alright let’s have the main gang head towards the tower, Bower if you think this is a good position take up your gun and take the sniper position. If there are any hostiles in that the main group will engage and draw them out and Bower can snipe them. If the area is clear of hostiles then we can set a up base camp at the tower.

Heretic 2018/01/17(Wed)21:51 No. 859285 ID: 8a947d
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Rascal, Biter, and Wanderer head toward the tower to clear out whatever may be inside. It's completely empty, whatever containers or chests inside are busted up or empty. From the top Bower see's the rest of the ruined building down a slope near the tower. From up there he can see more footprints leading inside. The tower does have a good view of the outside of the temple, and if needed Bower can grapple hook to a different vantage point; Bower can shoot through some of the weak structures in the temple too but he'll have to use Aether Sight to see inside. Being so high up will activate Bower's [Death From Above] in combat.

The team regroups at the top of the tower.

Wanderer: Right, that's where the Azerite's supposed to be.

Rascal: We outta consider the worst here. I doubt anyone else on this island so far out and so close to Azerite is friendly.

Bower: Anthills always look small from the outside, We never notice how big they are until a swarm starts to rise...

Biter:...What's that supposed to mean ?

Bower: I mean...The ruins look pretty small, but I'm sure if it's supposed to be hiding something as important as Azerite there's gotta be more to it. Traps maybe, something like that.

Rascal: We still need to get inside, no matter what's inside...

rolled 2 + 15 = 17

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>>859285
This is a fucking AMAZING sniper perch. Bower gets to stay here and cover the others as they investigate the other building. What other vantage points are there to grapple to?

Okay plan is to sneak up to the other building and scout it out without being seen. Wanderer is the best at sneaking so he should do that.
...actually that's not true, Biter is better since sneaking is an agility roll and he's got a smaller profile to boot.

I guess they could both go up there? Wanderer can lag behind a little so he doesn't have to sneak as carefully.
How far away can Lady hit with her Blowgun? That'd be a good thing to use if we can find someone alone. Astral Venom someone then hit the ghost for a silent kill.

rolled 12 + 15 = 27

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>>859309
Here, let me help you with that.

>>859245
So either a plague or similar event killed off the trees but left everything else unharmed, or something killed off all the plants in the past year or so and it’s just starting to grow back.
If this wasn’t a fantasy world I’d say a forest fire.
Maybe have someone see if there are more dead vegetation and leaf litter than there should be or burn marks on the trees?

If there isn’t that much dead plants either it just killed the trees or something went by and ate the dead plants but doesn’t eat wood.

rolled 18 + 10 = 28

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>>859309
You want two people scouting? I think Biter should go alone, if Wanderer have to follow let me try to roll for her.

Excellent nest but can we get closer to the ruins? Do they appear to go underground? Because if they do Bower should probably get closer to the entrance while the rest go in.

Also do we have communication devices?

Heretic 2018/01/18(Thu)18:56 No. 859544 ID: 8a947d
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>What other vantage points are there to grapple to?
From the Tower Bower can grapple to a large sturdy tree to the right of the ruins and a low fortress to the left of it.

> Also do we have communication devices?
Each member of JTF-TG is equipped with a compact communicator allowing them to talk to each other from a long range.

>>859321
Tree's have a hard time growing anywhere, the ones that do grow are skeleton trees. They hardly ever bear fruit and tend to die soon after growing. The tree's being this way are normal sadly.

>rolled 12 + 15 = 27
>rolled 18 + 10 = 28

Wanderer and Biter head towards the ruins to scout for possible hostiles or traps. Statues line the front of the building. The structure is damaged in a lot of places: there are holes in the front of the top floor, one on the side of the bottom floor, and the top floor has a large hole in it leading straight down to the bottom one. From the look of it there are no people inside, and there don't seem to be any traps inside. There doesn't appear to much of anything inside save for what looks like a cellar door in the back of the room, there must be more underground.

Wanderer: The inside of the buildings nothing but wreckage, there might be more underground after all.

Rascal: Hold on Wanderer...Bower's hearing people approaching...He says they're coming towards the temple from behind! There's supposed to be six of 'em coming in from the north!

Bower: Aether Sight's registered them as hostile. They're approaching you two fast!

rolled 11 + 10 = 21

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Do they seem to know about us? Hopefully not, but even if they do we can use that to our advantage. Unless they have a magical detection like we do they were likely only capable of identifying our two scouts, so the rest of the team can still rely on the element of surprise.
We want the fight to happen in an open area that give Bower ample opportunities, an at the same time close enough to obstacle like trees that allow Rascal to approach undetected (Lady can try but with her agility I wouldn't count on her). I assume Bower is facing the front of the temple, so I suggest that Wanderer and Biter hide near the entrance. If the enemies circumvent the building those two can strike a surprise attack and block the entrance at the same time. If the enemy enter the back of the temple Bower can warn Wanderer and Biter and they can hide near the debris instead.
Assuming we get a sneak attack Wanderer should start the combat hitting someone with her Numbing Dart and Biter should summon a Flagellum. Rascal should try to sneak closer and shoot at the enemies after the combat start, I'm rolling for her stealth. Lady could do the same, but someone else will have to roll for her.

>>859544
Alright regroup in the temple and prepare an ambush, except for Bower. He should hold his fire until the hostiles are about to get to the temple, that way they will try to take cover in the temple and get ambushed by our forces there.

Get summons out before the hostiles arrive. Roaming Gluttony first instead of a tentacle, as Gluttonies are good at drawing enemy fire.

>>859576
This.

>>859576
Solid plan.

1/2 Heretic 2018/01/20(Sat)01:55 No. 859835 ID: 8a947d
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Wanderer and Biter rush to the inside of the ruins to hide. Bower ducks down into the tower to make sure he won't be seen. Lady and Rascal try to regroup with Wanderer and Biter but are cut of by the party walking up to the front of the ruins. The blue fabrics each of them wear shows their affiliation with the Regent Church. Three foot soldiers trail behind what look like two priests and a cloaked figure...

2/2 Heretic 2018/01/20(Sat)02:15 No. 859837 ID: 8a947d
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Cloaked Figure: Do I seriously have to wear this cloak all day ? I dress my best for a reason and here I am hidden away!

Tall Man: I'm sorry Rossman, it's just that nobody can stand to look at such an affront against all gods that allow us to exist on this earth! Besides you aren't dressed all that well anyway.

Rossman: Floyd! Don't say that with such a matter of fact tone! Nikki say something!

Nikki: These statues are so well crafted! The workmanship is so remarkable the majority of them have stood here for years! I hope there are more inside...

Floyd: I hope there's anything inside, this whole islands been nothing but dead trees and old poison ivy. If there's nothing here I'm tempted to just tell the brass we found nothin' instead of continuing to look.

Rossman:fine, just ignore me. You hired me for this and you still treat me like crap. This better be worth it...

The group look into the hole in the side of the building. Floyd sends two of the foot soldiers to the front by the main entrance while the rest of them begin to enter through the side of the wall. Wanderer and Biter await hiding inside, Biter has summoned a Roaming Gluttony which lies in wait with them.

>>859837
I wonder how many turncoats are of the "woke up in the morning and found out they had to join
their enemy or risk being erased from existence" variety. Could be a Pagan, prophet, voodoo guy, or some other caster.

Well, you might as well tear into them and give the survivors a chance to defect.

Prepare a sniper assault. "Overkill" is your standard.

Alright, prepare sniper assault, and once they retreat into the ruins for cover Biter and Wanderer get them from behind, maybe even prepare a surprise beforehand. While they deal with that, Lady and Rascal come in to surround them and melee the shit outa them.

rolled 18 + 10 = 28

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Is it perception for the sniper shot or intelligence for the blood mark? I guess it's perception since the spell only trigger on impact. Bower, do your thing.

Snipe Floyd first.

I say we try to avoid killing Rossman, he's just a mercenary and won't be loyal to the church.

I'd say shoot for the cloaked figure first.
Non-priest, so he might actually die in one shot, plus they clearly need him there as apparently, he's a non-human.

rolled 11 + 13 = 24

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>>859837
As soon as the enemy run inside to get away from Bower’s sniper fire, Wanderer should use Blacklance on an enemy when she sees them! It’ll catch them off guard, since they won’t be expecting us to already be in the ruins!

>>859837
>>859937

Solid plan.
In addition, the Giant Gluttony should try and position above the entrance (gluttony sort of floats doesn't it?).

Wanderer should set up behind cover as far from the blue's entry point as she can manage, with any luck they'll line up and she can injure more than one with the spell.

After she fires, the Giant Gluttony can get the literal drop on the blues.

1/4 Heretic 2018/01/21(Sun)18:55 No. 860287 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 18 + 10 = 28

Bower takes out a foot soldier at the front of the building before turning his scope towards Floyd. Floyd puts a fist up to block his head, The bullet rolls off of his glove and hits the ground instead.

Floyd: Oh perfect, okay everybody inside.

Floyd Rossman, and the third footsoldier head inside the ruins. Nikki seems to be inspecting one of the statues at the front of the ruins oblivious to whats going on around her...

2/4 Heretic 2018/01/21(Sun)19:01 No. 860290 ID: 8a947d
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As the three enter, the Giant Gluttony drops from its position above the hole to attack them. Floyd is the first one to notice and acts quickly.

Floyd: Oh! Heads up, everybody!

Floyd catches the Gluttony with one hand and keeps it held above his head.

Floyd: Geez this place is more lively than I thought! If there are pagan's here there must be something we're interested in.

3/4 Heretic 2018/01/21(Sun)19:02 No. 860291 ID: 8a947d
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Wanderer emerges from her cover and charges Blacklance. [Wanderer:68oz ==> 58oz]

4/4 Heretic 2018/01/21(Sun)19:09 No. 860293 ID: 8a947d
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Floyd gets hit square in the chest with Blacklance. he drops the Giant Gluttony and is sent flying out of the hole back into the exterior of the ruins [Floyd: 45hp ==> 40hp]. The Roaming Gluttony falls back to the ground and attacks the foot soldier inside swallowing him whole.

Floyd: Okay...I think I'm a little upset now...NIKKI! Where are you!?

Nikki: Don't worry I'm safe! I don't think I can get shot from here.

Floyd: Not what I was worried about but okay. Rossman go somewhere, don't care where just stay out of our way.

Floyd gets up off of the ground and heads back inside of the ruins.

rolled 11 + 15 = 26

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Two narrative meat shields down! Delightful.

Floyd is both tough and fast. To guaranty hits we will need to attack from multiple locations.

Are Lady and Rascal in range? I think they could stack their bonus by Soul Linking each other, using Strong Brew on Rascal and attacking Floyd simultaneously using Tectonic Slam.
Guess that would be a strength roll for Rascal. +3 from brawler +2 from athletic.

Can we use the two soldiers as blood bags for Wanderer and Rascal?
The one swallowed by the roaming gluttony can feed the blood battery and the one outside is used to hit Floyd with a tectonic slam?
If so buff Rascal with anything Lady can give and pummel away!

Bower, reposition so that you can continue to shoot at these guys through the holes in the ruins!

rolled 18 + 20 = 38

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>>860393
Oh, right, I forgot to roll.

(d20 + 10 from Perception + 5 from Sniper 3 Skill + 5 from Death From Above Trait)

Huh, seems like Rossman wasn't hired for combat, figure that.

Bower, if you change positions try to make a few decoys to mask your position. We don't know what their abilities are yet and we're trying to finish this before we get a chance to find out, but they're priests and we're not that lucky.

>>860984
>We don't know what their abilities are yet and we're trying to finish this before we get a chance to find out...
That is pretty concise resume of all my inputs in every interactive media I ever got in contact with.

1/5 Heretic 2018/01/23(Tue)19:56 No. 861162 ID: 8a947d
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>>860393
>rolled 18 + 20 = 38

Bower grapple hooks to a large tree facing the hole in the side of the building. He takes a shot a Floyd from behind. The bullet his him in the left shoulder [Floyd: 40 ==> 25hp] Floyd falls over to the floor, his breath ragged and his body shaking. He curses under his breath but continues to walk forward toward Wanderer and Biter.

Floyd: Goddammit...I'm sick of this shit already.

2/5 Heretic 2018/01/23(Tue)20:01 No. 861163 ID: 8a947d
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Lady uses Strong Brew and alchemizes a strength-enhancing potion to use on Rascal who uses Soul Link to share the enhancement with her. Rascal and Lady gain +5 Strength for 3 turns. [Rascal: 68 ==> 63oz]. Rascal charges Tectonic Slam [Rascal: 63 ==> 53oz]...

3/5 Heretic 2018/01/23(Tue)20:04 No. 861164 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 11 + 15 (+5) = 31

Rascal rockets forward towards the hole in the wall and collides with what feels like two large hunks of rock. She completely demolishes the first one and knocks a huge chunk out of the second one.

Rascal: The fuck?...

4/5 Heretic 2018/01/23(Tue)20:07 No. 861165 ID: 8a947d
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Lady: Those statues moved in front of you!

Rascal: That priest girl did this didn't she?

The second statue still manages to stay standing despite missing a large part of its torso...

5/5 Heretic 2018/01/23(Tue)20:10 No. 861166 ID: 8a947d
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It slashes Rascal with its spear despite her best attempt a dodging the attack [Rascal: 35 ==> 30hp].

Nikki and Rossman are nowhere to be seen. Floyd is getting angrier...

rolled 20 + 20 = 40

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Alright, snipe Floyd again, this time with Soul Sap.

rolled 15 + 5 = 20

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Nikki will give us a lot of trouble if she keep summoning minions and hiding like a nom combatant pagan. The best we could do against her would be mark her with Bower's Blood Mark, but since she is specifically hiding from his line of sight I'm not so hopeful.
Wanderer should use Aether Sight to locate Nikki,throw a Smoke Grenade to cover her movements and aim a Numbing Dart at the priestess. Biter should use the smoke cover to get outside, far away from Floyd.
For those actions I guess Wanderer will benefit from Agility and Perception. I'm rolling for perception.

>>861169
OHHH SHIT!

Someone’s about to get rekt

rolled 14 + 20 = 34

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>>861166
Rascal, destroy that statue’s head with a Shoryuken!

(d20 + 10 from Strength + 3 from Brawler 2 Skill + 2 from Athletic 1 Skill + 5 from Lady’s Strong Brew)

Since Lady is with Rascal they can double team the statues and the enemy. One protects and the other attacks.
She could also buff their defences or debuff enemies in sight.

>>861272
Yes. Roll for it.

rolled 3 = 3

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>>861272
Weak brew for endurance should do for now.

Thats everyone except for biter, I suppose he skulks around with a knife as long as the gluttony is still there?

>>861288
Crap

>>861288
Who are you targeting with that?

Are you targeting an ally with a buff? Or are you targeting an enemy with a debuff?

Just remember that Lady can’t buff Rascal again, since she’s already under a potion effect.

>>861291
Lady and Rascal are under [Soul Link], which I understood means they can share a potion buff for each person, so I wanted to add a Endurance buff to their pool.
I also fucked up the syntax for the +5 potion bonus, but couldn't correct that without fudging the result.

>>861310
Soul Link only shares buffs that originate from Rascal. Only one buff allowed in the pool. Doesn't keep Lady from drinking a potion herself of course.

1/4 Heretic 2018/01/24(Wed)12:16 No. 861360 ID: 8a947d
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>>861173
Wanderer uses Aether Sight to locate Nikki [Wanderer: 58 ==> 53oz] At first glance there's nobody around but after more scanning Wanderer realizes that there are two hostile entities underneath the ruins. Rossman and Nikki have somehow found a way to get beneath the ruins.

>rolled 20 + 20 = 40
Bower takes another shot at Floyd from his perch and scores a hit right between the eyes [Floyd: 25hp ==> 0hp].

Despite the lethal attack, however, Floyd doesn't fall...

2/4 Heretic 2018/01/24(Wed)12:19 No. 861361 ID: 8a947d
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Floyd sways back and forward before catching himself and turning to face Bower.

Floyd: You wanna play too huh? Fine, you're really starting to piss me off...

[Floyd: 0hp ==> 30hp].

3/4 Heretic 2018/01/24(Wed)12:22 No. 861363 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 14 + 20 = 34

Rascal demolishes the attacking statue completely crushing its head. The statue continues to move but without the ferocity and speed, it did before, making it a nonthreat for now. Rascal is so focused on her fight she doesn't have time to react to Floyd moving with frightening speed into the tree Bower is sitting in.

4/4 Heretic 2018/01/24(Wed)12:26 No. 861366 ID: 8a947d
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Floyd strikes Bower with one strong punch knocking him down from the tree and onto the ground [Bower: 20 ==> 8hp].

Hey what about the Soul Sap?

>>861367
Sorry I forgot to write that in

Floyd's Strength and Endurance have decreased from Soul Sap however his increase in power from Rage makes the decrease in physical status minimal. The draining blood doesn't seem to affect him very much either, but can still be used by Bower to cast more spells.

rolled 10 + 10 = 20

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Well Bower should immediately activate Ensnare on Floyd. Then Lady should use Astral Venom to knock his soul out. Not sure what rolls to use there exactly? I guess I'll roll for Lady.

You know shit got serious if a character has both the eyes AND the mouth drawn in the face.

>>861366
[Ensnare], then GTFO out of melee range(rage?).
Can't have Rossman and little miss golem run around unattended, so have Wanderer and Biter go down and keep them busy.
I don't know if it'd be better to split Raskal and Lady right now, but Lady should get to Bower and heal him some after that hit. The roaming Gluttony should help with Floyd, if it can.

Did the scan before show where the last soldier went?
There only seem to be two people downstairs.

rolled 15 + 20 = 35

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>>861366
This is Rascal‘s last turn with the boost from Lady’s Strong Brew, so let’s make it count! This time, let’s add in a Tectonic Slam! She’ll hit Floyd this time!

>>861370
Yeah, Ensnare to hold him still long enough for Lady to shoot him with a dart coated with her Astral Venom from her Predator Blowgun.

And while his soul is out of his body, hopefully my roll will allow Rascal to smash in the face of his dormant body!

>>861385
>The roaming Gluttony should help with Floyd, if it can.
I think the Gluttony should stay with Wanderer and Biter to help them take out Nikki! And we should definitely take her out fast because I’ve got a feeling the big statues here: >>859544 , are going to start moving pretty soon!

rolled 10 + 13 = 23

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>>861415
Since the point of Soul Link was that Lady would also attack Let's see what she can do. Same target.
5 strength +3 from brawling +5 from strong brew

Not sure if forcing the soul out of Floyd wil do any good when he's frenzied like that.
He looks pretty much posessed.

1/4 Heretic 2018/01/27(Sat)20:54 No. 862561 ID: 8a947d
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Bower Ensnares Floyd in place as he grapples back to the safety of the tower, He uses Spell Sniper to draw blood from Floyd. Lady hits Floyd with her Astral Poison to disconnect his soul from his body for just a little bit. Instead of collapsing Floyd's body instead writhes around much more frantically then it did before. Entirely consumed by the rage in his body Floyd is much more dangerous in this state, Luckily him being ensnared keeps him from being any more of a threat for now.

2/4 Heretic 2018/01/27(Sat)20:55 No. 862562 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 15 + 20 = 35

Rascal rushes in and charges the ensnared Floyd with Tectonic Slam [53oz ==> 43oz]. [Floyd: 30hp ==> 10hp] After which Floyd's rage seems to grow as he almost but not quite breaks free from his demonic restraints. Rascal backs up upon seeing this, Floyd at this level of damage and with the absence of his soul has become almost animalistic in nature and fury.

3/4 Heretic 2018/01/27(Sat)20:55 No. 862563 ID: 8a947d
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As Rascal backs up she hears the sound of grinding stone. From behind her, two more statues have come to life from the interior of the ruins, one holding a sword and shield and one holding a bow and a quiver of arrows.

4/4 Heretic 2018/01/27(Sat)20:59 No. 862564 ID: 8a947d
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Wanderer and Biter along with the Giant Gluttony circle back around to the side of the ruins where they find a large hole in the ground busted open. Ancient gears and mechanisms are buried underneath rusted over and chipped apart over the years. This must've been what Nikki and Rossman used to enter the sub-level. The Duo enters the tunnel in pursuit of the pair of church henchmen.

Rascal's strength buff from Strong Brew wears off, she suffers from Withdrawal for 2 turns!
[Withdrawal: Head Rush](Strength and Intelligent swap stats).

Ensnare wears off of Floyd, he is free to act next turn.

rolled 8 + 20 = 28

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>>862562
Well shit that's a terrible withdrawl symptom. Can we get rid of that with another potion? If not... well, at least the symptom is being shared with Lady, giving her 10 strength. I'm thinking Rascal should swap to shotgun and fire off a shot at the statue with the melee weapons, while Lady rushes into melee to destroy the archer's weapon or otherwise interrupt its attack.

Bower can snipe Floyd to finish him off.

Rolling for Bower.

rolled 18 + 13 = 31

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We should finish Floyd quickly and rush toward the subterranean tunnels.
>>862570
I hope that is enough to finish an immobile opponent. I would hate to prolong this even more but also don't want to be hit by arrows for concentrating the efforts on a restrain enemy.
Rolling for Lady's punch. Down with the archer! 10 strength +3 from brawling

rolled 20 + 10 = 30

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I know those statues are dangerous, but Floyd is a bigger threat. So for the sake of Rascal not getting slugged and having her Mental Switch Trait trigger while surrounded by enemies, I’m going to roll for her to blow Floyd’s head off his shoulders with her Matador Shotgun with the Regular Shells ammo!

(d20 + 5 from Perception + 5 from Shotgunner 3 Skill)

Is that a glint of charmwood I spy in Floyds right eye?
Is there a way to remove that from him?
I'd hate to see that there's another stage to that rage of his.

Lady heals Bower cause he really can't take another scratch like that.
Rascal switches to her shotgun for the time being, are there any int basedrolls we can do with her right now?
Bower keeps attacking from afar.

What do I need to roll for any of this?

Could someone roll stealth for Wanderer and/or Biter to sneak up on Nikki and/or Rossman? Or roll Perception to check for traps? Or just have Wander use Aether Sight?

1/5 Heretic 2018/01/30(Tue)04:24 No. 863254 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 20 + 10 = 30

Rascal: Shit...I ain't feelin' too hot. Doesn't matter, I'm still strong enough to hold a shotgun!

Rascal's current lack of strength doesn't affect her aim. She takes her Matador Shotgun and pumps three well-aimed shots right into Floyd's chest. Any normal person would be deader than dead after this but, of course, Priests are much trickier than any normal person...

2/5 Heretic 2018/01/30(Tue)04:29 No. 863256 ID: 8a947d
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Floyd's clothes and flesh get shredded up by gunfire [Floyd: 10hp ==> 0hp], but almost immediately after it looks seems like his flesh weaves itself back together as holy energy sparks out of his wounds.

Floyd: Oh Furoraje, God of Rage, give me strength through my anger. As my blood boils so too may the fiery depths that my enemies will soon lie in...

His stitched eye glows. The wooden charm eye in his socket giving of large amounts of energy...

3/5 Heretic 2018/01/30(Tue)04:31 No. 863257 ID: 8a947d
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Floyd: I want this to be OVER! I'm so SICK of this mission!

[Floyd:0hp ==> 20hp]

4/5 Heretic 2018/01/30(Tue)04:37 No. 863258 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 18 + 13 = 31

Lady: Jeez I feel dizzy! You're such a lightweight Rascal, it's like you've never drunk a potion before.

Lady: At least it's not all bad...

Lady rushes the Archer Statue and chops it down with a few swift punches and kicks.

>rolled 8 + 20 = 28

Bower fires at Floyd, but he leaps into the air and completely dodges the bullet. Floyd comes down right on top of Lady smashing her right through a weak patch in the ground and down into the catacombs of the ruins.

5/5 Heretic 2018/01/30(Tue)04:47 No. 863260 ID: 8a947d
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Floyd and Lady land on a platform in the catacombs [Lady: 25hp ==> 10hp] Lady leaves the range of Rascals Soul Link.

In the catacombs, Wanderer and Biter along with Nikki and Rossman witness the beating as the light from above floods the dark clockwork tunnels.

Wanderer: LADY!

Rascal: Wanderer! You need to watch out for Floyd! That giant asshole's hard to kill and only get's stronger each time we try!

Lady: Eye...charm...

>healing others
Lady is capable of healing others with Weak and Strong Brew. Strong Brew still leaves a Withdrawal symptom after 3 turns, but the healing from it will remain.

Rascal dodges an attack from the Warrior Statue. Bower has no clear shot on anyone aside from the Warrior Statue from his current position.

rolled 8 + 23 = 31

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The opening on top would be a grate place for Bower to rain death on Floyd, but unfortunately there are a few statues and a guard around the area. Still, he can make one trick shot with Rascal giving him cover. Let's try Soul Sap on Floyd.
That should be Perception 10 + 5 from Death From Above + 5 from Sniper + 3 from Evoker. If it's not Perception please clarify.

>>863256
>His stitched eye glows. The wooden charm eye in his socket giving of large amounts of energy...
I knew that was going to happen! That’s why I told Rascal to shoot Floyd’s head off!

>>863257
>[Floyd:0hp ==> 20hp]
Well, on the bright side of things, he regained 10 less hp than he did last time he hit 0. So if he hits 0 again, he should only regain 10hp and then he’ll die and stay dead the time after that!

>>863260
>Lady leaves the range of Rascals Soul Link.
That means that Lady’s stats are back to normal and Rascal still has her Strength and Intelligent stats swapped for 1 more turn!

>>863261
We were already told that Bower doesn’t have a clear shot on anyone aside from the Warrior Statue from his current position! He’s not going to be able to hit Floyd!

rolled 16 + 13 = 29

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>>863277
I though he could walk toward the edge... Nevermind.

Instead Wanderer can use her Numbing Dart. Luckily for us Floyd is shirtless, without cover, facing the other way and at a lower level than Wanderer.
I gonna re-roll. If you think that is unfair just use my original result. The dice is the same previously used for Blacklance.

Don't think paralytics and debuffs are gonna work on Floyd anymore, ensnare only worked because it was physically restraining him and Bower is a pretty good caster.
If we want to stop him, we need to do something drastic, like removing his charm.
Another possible way to deal with this is to exploit his frenzied state and sick him on Rossmann and Nikki.

There were three soldiers with the priests and Rossman, we killed two, what happened to the last one?

rolled 19 + 5 = 24

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Biter, attack Floyd with the Giant Gluttony!

"You can end the mission right now if you kill your companions and rip out your eye!"

Soul Link with Floyd!
Gain his strength buffs!

>>863605
[Soul link] shares buffs and debuffs only one way, but if we can get Rascal close enough it'd be funny to see Floyd suddenly get hyper intellectual under [Head Rush].

Otherwise we can get him to attack his companions, or cause a cave in (after getting Lady to the stairs, of course) while he's out of his mind.

>>863313
>>863506
>>863661
>Trying to make Floyd attack his teammates.
Guys, he’s pissed off, not stupid. Being pissed off doesn’t make him dumb enough to attack his own allies.

It would be different if he was in a blind rage, where he attacks everyone, but he’s not.

1/2 Heretic 2018/01/31(Wed)21:23 No. 863732 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 16 + 13 = 29

Wanderer fires a Numbing Dart at Floyd [Wanderer:53oz ==> 48oz].

Its effects don't take hold right away but soon enough it'll start to drain Floyd's speed and strength, hopefully fully paralyzing him. While he's distracted the dart the Giant Gluttony charges him and pushes him off of Lady, Floyd has the Gluttony locked in a grapple.

>There were three soldiers with the priests and Rossman, we killed two, what happened to the last one?

Bower scans with Aether Sight real quick [Bower: 68oz ==> 63oz]. It would appear the missing Soldier is hiding scared after seeing two comrades be killed in front of him, he is not making any attempts to call reinforcements or help and only seems interested in not dying.

2/2 Heretic 2018/01/31(Wed)21:30 No. 863734 ID: 8a947d
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Wanderer attempts to move forward to help Lady but a large pillar of stone juts up from the ground and cuts her! [Wanderer: 20hp ==> 15hp]. The Warrior Statue hops into the hole to help Floyd fight the Giant Gluttony.

Nikki: Don't help or anything Ross!

Rossman: To be fair, Floyd did tell me to stay out of the way...

Nikki: Floyd's off his rocker right now! Just listen to me and be ready!

>>863506
>>863313
Floyd isn't frenzied enough to be attacking allies, but that doesn't mean you can exploit his rage somehow. Maybe he'll become frenzied enough after he takes enough damage?

Rascals Withdrawal wears off!

rolled 16 + 10 = 26

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>>863734
Rascal, jump down into the hole and shoot the Warrior Statue with the Regular Shells ammo!

rolled 19 + 18 = 37

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Biter, attack Nikki with your knifes.

Geez, where is everyone? Barely anyone has suggested anything!

rolled 9 = 9

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>>863911
Playing with an entirely new party right from the start of a mid-level side-campaign is too complicated, we're not as eager to play.

Wanderer, do whatever.

>>863977
Rude.

Playing with a different party is what makes it fun! Especially since these guys were all fan made characters!

Biter, prop up your cloak and mask as a makeshift scarecrow and use it as a distraction to attack nikki and rossmann from behind (throw it and stab the ones that turn their back). Wanderer can probably help with that.

rolled 16 + 5 = 21

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Lady should brew an endurance debuff potion an apply it to Floyd via blowpipe.