Welcome to thread two of AnCap's Epic Pony Adventure.
As we left off last time, the party of ponies and a cow had been teleported away by Discord. They are waking up in the back of a wagon, as a creamy colored pony with a multihued brown mane gazes at them over the wagon's edge.
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>>112357I will need to think about what she would do, which is convenient since our next session isn't until the weekend.
>>112493Completely understandable. Take your time.
>tfw 175 hours of Wildshape per day, but haven't even used 8 of them yet
If the GM could please make a note of what time(s) he would like to run this weekend, so that I can organize my study/work time accordingly, I would really appreciate that.
I've got time, I just need to know when.
Pic unrelated.
>>112591I'd wager it's 5/6/7/8 PM EST until 12 PM EST at the latest, so mornings should be clear.
>>112595I can do earlier, but I'd just need a heads up.
>Planar Shepherd
>Cleric
>Thrallherd
>Artificer
>Swordsage
I think we've got every class niche covered here (probably multiple times). Quite the badass lineup. I think this party could possibly even steamroll a Protean attack, assuming we could incapacitate it before it split into infinite copies of itself. It'd be one hell of a nasty fight though. And assuming everypony showed up to the fight.
>>112619This isn't even my final form
>>112619Going for a love and tolearnce campaign.
>>112622That was my plan from the start.
Fingers crossed for an intensive battle though.
>>112624We gon hug, love and tolerate the living shit outta them monsters.
>>112625As long as its with fists,... er,... hooves
>>112624Just because my character would prefer peace doesn't mean I personally wouldn't enjoy some life-and-death combat.
>>112628Also, being a Dragonborn, a Gatekeeper Inititiate and a Radiant Servant, Sister Ash is religiously inclined to physically remove any evil dragons, Aberrations, or Undead in most circumstances.
High-level Druids are territorial motherfuckers.
>>112629Almost makes one wonder what business a druid has trying to be a protector for anything but nature
>>112629That's a lot of things in the hitlist there.
Poor things will never see it coming. >>112630Sister Ash is a Planar Shepherd of Elysium: she's a guardian of the upper realms in addition to the prime material plane.
I said multiple time in character that she was returning to the mortal realm after centuries in paradise.
I made her a Radiant Servant because it's the class most associated with Pelor, the Lord of Elysium. It also fits her since she's a neutral good Sun Domain Druid. The radiant servant class also says it can be adapted if Pelor isn't in the setting.
Dragonborn was mostly for flavor. I like the aesthetics of platinum scales, and Bahamut is the Lord of all good-aligned dragonkind. She's closer to Tamara in her beliefs, but as a Dragonblood Bahamut would be her patron. Bahamut explicitly allows his adopted children to follow other nonevil gods or sectd and even draw spells from them, so being dragonborn doesn't conflict with any of her other religious obligations, so long as she opposes the spawn of Tiamat. Also, she has a personality very similar to most Dragonborn, so I figured she may as well be one. I think it fits well with the Ascetic aesthetic.
>>112630As Obad Hai taught us: Those who do not destroy or otherwise harm the harmony of nature deserve swift vengeance in an appropriate manner; those who are one with nature, however, have little to fear.
The Gatekeepers were actually a sect of druids in the Eberron campaign setting. It was an age old tradition of xeno-purging established by the first orcish circle, meant to oppose the wicked abominations that poured into the world from Xoriat (basically the far realm).
I actually dubbed her "Sister Ash" as a reference to the Adhbound sect, but role-playing an Ashbound Druid in a pony setting would be kind of obnoxious, because of their particular beliefs being so opposed to arcane magic... I still thought the name was fitting, since one of her defining traits is being a fanatical zealot. She's closer to the Greensingers or Forest Wardens in practice though.
>>112635>>112651>mfw all thisThat wasn't an invitation
>>112668Invitations are a spook. I will shitpost anyway.
Is this game running tonight?
Alright. We're doing this again. Roll call!
>Got Milk?
>Nun without a gun
>Healy Pegasus
>The only non-crystal pony to be named after a gemstone
>The pony who will keep discord's mother company
>Swedish Meatballs
>>112797I'll be available later, for I need to deal with uni stuff.
I'll let Ash take control over her actions for now.
>>112798We can just wait for you, you're the only one who's responded so far.
Should I post my prepared spells to the thread?
I don't prepare them util the next day, but it' a thing I'm planing ahead for.
Well, if I can get one last action in, I'd like to use the last of my turn undead attempts to apply DMM Persist to my Extended Owls's Insight (with Resrves Of Strength),to get a +14 Insight Bonus to Wisdom for the next 48 hours.
>>112304Nothing so far besides the clouds
>>112804WAT
>>112800>>1128022/6 present, and 1 waiting
>>112806I prepared Owl's Insight in a higher level slot to have it extended. This way, I can persist it for 48 hours instead of 24, and thus prepare moar spells.
"And to think, I was accused of being a mary sue"
>>112813It grants an Insight bonus to Wisdom equal to half the users's caster level.With Reserves Of Strength, my caster level become 28.
https://dndtools.net/spells/spell-compendium--86/owls-insight--4619/ >>112817The text suggests that its a buff you apply to someone else and not yourself
>>112817That raises her effective Wisdom score to 60 for the next 4 days. 36 natural (31, +5 inherent), +10 Enhancement, +14 Insight.
Could probably get it higher i had some magic prayer beads, but that wouldn't be the ascetic way.As per how the chart scales in the PHB, you get a single bonus Xth level spell at +X and for each +4 more, another one, so hat should come out as..
+7 1st level spells, +6 2nd-5th level spells and +5 6th-9th level spells.
I need to add those to my prepared spells. I'll post them in a bit.
>>112828It's a touch-range spell. You can touch yourself, just like with Owl's Wisdom.
>>112832It says touch range in the text. The italicized line is just flavor and it doesn't appear in the original printing of the spell.
Also, if you check the terminology for spell-casting in the PHB, you are considered to be an allied creature for spells and effects that affect allies. That's why bards are decent at melee at low levels with Inspire courage.
>>112840It doesn't exclude touching yourself.
If you couldn't cast touch range spells on yourself, potions of cure light wouldn't wouldn't work, because the imbiber is considered to be both the subject and the caster. And we know Clerics can heal their own wounds.
Heck, even teleport is a touch spell
>>112843>Touching yourselfI don't think clerics and paladins can do that
Also re: Teleport
>Range: Personal and Touch
>>112846Why would Paladins get Bull's Strength and Eagle's Splendor if not to use it on themselves? Assassin's get cat's grace, to use on themselves.
>>112849So they can buff their allies
>>112853There is no rule in the handbook that says you cannot touch yourself when casting a touch range spell.
>>112854And there is nowhere that says you can. Trust me, I looked
>>112859>>112856>>112854I think that settles the matter then.
¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Ready to do some abasic actions and RP.
>>112856It says you can touch a creature, any creature in your reach. You are a creature.
And do you really think that, or are you just saying it now because you think the spell's effect is too strong? I'll tell you right now that this is not the most powerful buff in my arsenal.
>>112859whups...
>>112862I'm ready when you are.
>>112859Was there any issue with Gating in Topaz's believers?
>>112867I mean, she did grasp Midnight with her crab claws pretty hard.
>>112866Nope
>>112869Midnight is still reeeeing in pain from that.
So, did the party ever decide to do something?
>>112871Go for dragon lands to get the orange gem, but Ash is currently trying to transpprt my believers into this dimension.
>>112872Carry on then, we're still waiting on 2 members
>>112871Sister Ash just opened a persistent gate that brought ~2000 poners into this smol village.
And if possible, she'd like to speak to the ruler/creator o the demiplane.
>>112874*Intended to
That was all outside of gametime
>>112876GM just said there was no issue.
>>112878No, he asked if the part ever decided to do something. Put it in context. He wasn't asking "Did anyone have a list of actions that they hoped to lump in when game was suspended".
You're welcome to go ahead now though, I assume.
>>112871>>112872On second thought, i'd rather just go to the dragonlands too. I asume the believers an take care of themselves in the mantime.
Would anypony object to being turned into a bird?
Alright 2 votes for the dragonlands, any objections?
>>112880Dude, can you please just mind your own character?
>>112883Legendary Eagle. I'm using Feathers.
>>112886Let it be. This is not the time for drama from mere appliance of rules and regulations.
You can pet Phospy if you want to.Or Diamond, but he's way less uninteresting. Actually wait. That'd take hours. I have Stormwalk prepared, which is better. It'll cause a ruckus, but we'll get there faster.
On the start of he next day, once everypony is prepared, Sister Ash claps her hooves together, causing the sky to go dark and clouds to brew overhead.
"I've made all of my preparations. Shall we be off now?"
>>112891Who's telling the story now?
>>112891Topaz nods.
"I think I am ready."
Phospy lazily rolls himself to a standing position and proceeds to be at the unicorn's side.
Diamond stoically awaits on Topaz's other side.
I teleport affect 14 creatures with this.
https://dndtools.net/spells/stormwrack--87/stormwalk--3337/"Everyone gather round, please."
Also, posting today's spells here so i don't forget again.
Orisons (6)
>Create Water>Dawn>Stench>Foraging Charm>Fire Eyes>Mending1st level (12)
>Blockade>Faerie Fire>Summon Fey (KoK, 188)>Instant Of Power>Powersight>Snowshoes>Sun Father’s Face>Omen Of Peril>Vision Of Punishment>Wall Of Smoke>Regenerate Light Wounds>Traveler’s Mount>Impeding StonesSecond Level (11)
>Blinding Spittle>Bone Talisman (x4)http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20040721a>Kelpstrand>Nature’s Favor>Snake’s Swiftness, Mass>Rockburst>Nature’s FavorThird Level: (11)
>Alter Fortune>Stone Shape>Whispering sands>Forest Voice>Hammer of Righteousness>Plant Growth>Venomfire>Sleet Storm>Speak With Plants>Entangling Staff>Wall Of FungusFourth Level: (11
>Boreal Wind>Celestial Fortress>Giant Vermin>Feathers>Friendly Fire>Lay of the land>Scrying>Perinarch>Wall Of Salt>Primal Sense>Elemental GuardianFifth level (11
>Animal Growth>Baleful Polymorph>Call Avalanche>Blizzard>Commune With Nature>Control Winds>Death Ward>Inquisition>Plant Body>Bite Of The Weretiger>Choking Sands6th level (10)
>Antilife Shell>Curse Of Spilt Water>Energy Immunity>Fey Ring>Find The Path>Liveoak>Mudslide>Stormwalk>Gate Seal>Owl’s Insight (Exended)7th level (10)
>Scry Location>Master Earth>Rain Of Roses>Greater Scrying>Control Weather>Whiteout>Constricting Chains>True Seeing>Windalk>Unicorn Heart8th level (10)
>Frostfell>Leonal’s Roar>Reverse Gravity>Unearthly Beauty>Word Of Recall>Mindblank>Animal Shapes>Fimbulwinter>Flashflood>Speak With Anything9th level (10)
>Summon Elemental Monolith>Shadow Landscape>Shambler (2x)>Tsunami (2x)>Undermaster>Nature’s Avatar>Cometstrike>Deathward, Mass>>112892Should've objected sooner, boyo. We're going lava swimming.
>>112894We're still waiting for two players mind ye
>>112894The trio does as insctructed.
>>112896Oh right. I suppose we should at least position ourselves into standing near Ash for when the others want to go, lest we risk a stdetrack.
>>112892Sister Ash's body visibly crackles with lightning as the winds pick up.
"Miss Sonata, will you be joining us?" She says, beckoning
>>112896Oh...
Well shoot, I guess we'll just have to wait then...
>>112900Yep.
Topaz decides to strike up a small conversation to pass time.
"Yoy are one of those magic users, right? My dispelling powers didn't work on the chocolate milk raining clouds."
>>112901"Why yes I am. You could say weather magic is a bit of a specialty of mine."
>>112904Topaz nods, making mental notes.
"Interesting. To be honest, I never found such a strong weather magic caster. I read Phospy can affect weather, too, when he gets older."
Phospy only lets out steam from his nostrils.
"I assume they mean making rain and such, considering what he exhales out."
Oh shoot, I forgot Sticks To Snakes. Here's my actual, real spell list
Orisons (6)
>Create Water>Dawn>Stench>Foraging Charm>Fire Eyes>Mending1st level (12)
>Blockade>Faerie Fire>Summon Fey (KoK, 188)>Instant Of Power>Powersight>Snowshoes>Sun Father’s Face>Omen Of Peril>Vision Of Punishment>Wall Of Smoke>Regenerate Light Wounds>Traveler’s Mount>Impeding StonesSecond Level (11)
>Blinding Spittle>Bone Talisman (x5)http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20040721a>Kelpstrand>Nature’s Favor>Snake’s Swiftness, Mass>Rockburst>Nature’s FavorThird Level: (11)
>Alter Fortune>Stone Shape>Whispering sands>Forest Voice>Hammer of Righteousness>Plant Growth>Venomfire>Sleet Storm>Sticks To Snakes>Entangling Staff>Wall Of FungusFourth Level: (11
>Boreal Wind>Celestial Fortress>Giant Vermin>Feathers>Friendly Fire>Lay of the land>Scrying>Perinarch>Wall Of Salt>Primal Sense>Elemental GuardianFifth level (11
>Animal Growth>Baleful Polymorph>Call Avalanche>Blizzard>Commune With Nature>Control Winds>Death Ward>Inquisition>Plant Body>Bite Of The Weretiger>Choking Sands6th level (10)
>Antilife Shell>Curse Of Spilt Water>Energy Immunity>Fey Ring>Find The Path>Liveoak>Mudslide>Stormwalk>Gate Seal>Owl’s Insight (Exended)7th level (10)
>Scry Location>Master Earth>Rain Of Roses>Greater Scrying>Control Weather>Whiteout>Constricting Chains>True Seeing>Windalk>Unicorn Heart8th level (10)
>Frostfell>Leonal’s Roar>Reverse Gravity>Unearthly Beauty>Word Of Recall>Mindblank>Animal Shapes>Fimbulwinter>Flashflood>Speak With Anything9th level (10)
>Summon Elemental Monolith>Shadow Landscape>Shambler (2x)>Tsunami (2x)>Undermaster>Nature’s Avatar>Cometstrike>Deathward, Mass