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Occupied Equestria - Get Away
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No.169000
Now, on Occupied Equestria: Silver is storming the Ministry building to find a changeling bomb. Posey is making her get away from unknown hostiles after an adventure in the city. Amber is trying desperately to flee the country. All of that, and more
1359 replies and 106 files omitted.
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No.170018
>>170016
>>170017
>>170010
What Posey is proposing is that the ponies storm into the room and exterminate the corporeal undead. She doesn't specify how she rebuked them, but this is an opportunity to attack while they cower in awe.
Does the team comply?
Anonymous
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No.170019
I won't be able to stay up too late tonight.
Anonymous
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No.170020
170021 170023
>>170017
>Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jLRhCPm6aY&pp=ygULaGF1bnRlZCBndW4%3D

The ponies don't seem to have any difficulty obeying these fairly direct orders, moving down the stairs. The ponies speak, seemingly talking to Posey, asking things like "How did you do that?" and "do you mean 'light 'em up' as in shine a light on them, or shoot them?"

The leader, whom Posey ought to have figured out is named "Succored Brave," ask August a question:
"Is Plivy actually dead?"

August answers "He must be" but does not make eye contact with Succored. He instead walks straight towards the door Posey is at. He takes a small gun and places a large cartridge in it as he walks. When he nears Posey, he looks straight at her, and speaks at a volume his comrades cannot hear. The gun is placed to the side, and with magic he grabs his sword.

To this point, Posey has either avoided suspicion, quelled it, or at least, any suspicion has not been worth mentioning. August, however, asks Posey bluntly, unequivocally, and unavoidably,
"Do you intend to use the undead against us?"

Bluff check if necessary.
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No.170021
170022 170024 170026
>>170020
>"How did you do that?" and "do you mean 'light 'em up' as in shine a light on them, or shoot them?"
Posey makes a gesture to indicate that she means shoot.
Reminder that they should have a bonus to attack rolls vs rebuked creatures.
>"He must be"
Yeah, I believed that until the wolves appeared...

>"Do you intend to use the undead against us?"
Full disclosure to GM:
Well, my original plan was to use defiling magic to Still+Silent a summon swarm spell, chalking it up as "unbalance of Harmony", and act inconspicuous as the swarm slowly bled them to death as they helplessly fired their weapons into a swarm of 5000 bats (impervious to weapon damage; they brought electric torches instead of fire, so they'd be screwed).
I was hoping to conceal the rebuking too, or pass it off as turning, but I guess a paladin would know better.
So, Posey hadn't intended to use the undead on them, but depending on the type of these creatures, but she did make those ghost-things (yet to be intensified) were going to be a contingency to incapacitate them when the opportunity presented itself.
But I guess that counts as a yes, so Posey's going to have to do some bluffing
"W-what? I don't even know how I'd do that..."
I would take 10, but this is a combat scenario, so I guess I have to roll. Darn this -2 penalty
[1d20+10 = (3+10) = 13]
>haunted
Now I gotta look up the rules to deal with a Haunting Presence.
Anonymous
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No.170022
>>170021
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Anonymous
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No.170023
>>170020
Sorry I took so long to respond.
Anonymous
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No.170024
170025 170026
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>>170021
August takes a moment to respond, but it's a mere moment.

"Your complete lack of interest in the War; your complete lack of concern that you were meeting up with seven, well-armed ponies; you didn't ask me to use a condom; how you knew there was a vampire lair in the region despite claiming that you knew nothing of Plivy, though his death having been plastered all over the news; that stunt you pulled killing the oak tree; how those enthralled wolves barely harmed you, and the nonsense about autopsies. But what really gave you away, how I knew, was the flavor of your magical aura; your complete lack of love... Your lack of soul."

He shakes his head, and a wide, toothy grin moves across his face. "I knew what you were... I could ignore it so long as you were useful and weren't a threat. Until you had us almost walk past those Spectres, Spectres you just ignored, and called off when it was inconvenient. I don't think you're a full blood, but I take it Plivy must be your uncle. That, or your cousin, for you to want to return here..." He unsheathes his sword, and takes it out.

Please note that August is "on guard" and no surprise round can be gained against him, only initiative.
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No.170025
170027 170028 170034
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>>170024
>you didn't ask me to use a condom
Well that's what I get for doing a guy a favor...
>Your lack of soul
*Ears droop*
>Spectres
Wait, are we talking like, proper nown Spectres? The ones that are as strong as wraiths?

>initiative
Posey let's out a long, fake sigh (she does not breath)
"It was fun while it lasted, August."
As part of Initiative, Posey invokes a duel of wills, using an Intimidate check, against her most deadly opponent, August.
[1d20+9 = (19+9) = 28]
https://dndtools.net/skills/tome-of-battle-the-book-of-nine-swords--88/intimidate/
I take it August isn't the type to submit or ignore the challenge?
He should roll opposed.
Initiative
[1d20+9 = (13+9) = 22]
Anonymous
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No.170026
170029
>>170021
>>170024
He holds for a moment, but only a moment, before his ears move back, and he pulls back a couple feet. He yells,

"She's a half-Vampire! She's been controlling the undead and will use them to kill us! Kill her! Now!

Posey wins the initiative, however
Anonymous
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No.170027
170028
>>170025
>proper noun spectres
No. More like shades
Anonymous
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No.170028
170030 170031 170032
>>170025
>Obvious win in initiative
Posey moves with blinding speed, her golden eyes flash with a predatory gleam, black veins pulse around her limber hooves as she moves into full cowabunga mode.
Posey opens with a telepathic demand to her controlled spectres (Standard action
>"Take the others from the rear. Ensure that none escape. Focus fire on the leader, but the Paladin is mine."
Since Rebuking is considered an attack, this activates her Frightful Presence, which should affect everypony in the room who is not immune to fear (save DC 17)
Posey then takes a move action to move further into the room, goading August to follow him.
>>170027
Wait, shades? That's even better.

Also, I am now reminded of the fact that DNs have Undetectable Alignment as a lvl 1 spell, but I was too retarded to cast it.
Anonymous
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No.170029
170034
>>170026
With a Standard action and a move action, Posey's turn is over.
Anonymous
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No.170030
>>170028
*To follow her
Anonymous
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No.170031
170032 170033 170035
>>170028
>shades
No, just like thralls that can fight with weapons but are incorporeal and thus easily missed

August choses to take this time to move even more feet backwards. Closer to the exit, away from potential hidden undead, away from her so his comrades can shoot her without penalty, and so that August may buff his teammates more easily. August switches from his melee weapon, his sword, to his trench gun, a combo ranged/melee weapon.

[1d20+1 = (16+1) = 17]
[1d20+1 = (18+1) = 19]
[1d20+1 = (5+1) = 6]
[1d20 = 13]
[1d20 = 15]
[1d20 = 16]

[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]
[1d20+4 = (15+4) = 19]
Anonymous
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No.170032
170037
>>170028
>>170031
[1d20+2 = (5+2) = 7]
[1d20+1 = (14+1) = 15]
[1d20 = 8]
[1d20+2 = (13+2) = 15]
[1d20+1 = (6+1) = 7]
[1d20 = 3]
Anonymous
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No.170033
170036 170038 170039 170040
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>>170031
Posey's AC is 22
Thank Orcus for undead mastery.
Posey supernaturally dodges most of the bullets, or blocks them with her dastana.
The 22 hits though.
Anonymous
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No.170034
170035
>>170025
>>170029
Flaring Lamp is the first to have his rifle up, pointed at Posey, and discharged at Posey
[1d20+2 = (4+2) = 6]
Anonymous
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No.170035
>>170031
Oh wait, was that initiative
>>170034
I might be in trouble...
Anonymous
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No.170036
170037
>>170033
There are rifle shoots, and the clanging of steel, but not from the soldiers, as the undead minions move in to attack Succored Brave

[1d20+3 = (11+3) = 14]
[1d20+5 = (14+5) = 19]
Anonymous
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No.170037
170038
>>170036
>>170032
The Bullet fails to penetrate, but the sword hits
[1d8+3 = (8+3) = 11]

He shoots back
[1d20 = 6]
[1d20 = 5]
[1d20 = 6]
[1d20 = 18]
[1d20 = 12]
Anonymous
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No.170038
170039
>>170037
[1d2 = 1]

>>170033
Four more soldiers follow, shooting at Posey
[1d20+2 = (20+2) = 22]
[1d20+1 = (5+1) = 6]
[1d20 = 3]
[1d20 = 4]
Anonymous
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No.170039
170041
>>170038
>>170033
Confirming, and damage
[2d8 = 11]

One bullet hits the ghost of the crusader
[2d6 = 10]
Anonymous
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No.170040
170043
>>170033
Posey's turn again
Anonymous
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No.170041
170042
>>170039
Are these bullets magical silver?
-5 Damage reduction, if not.
Anonymous
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No.170042
170043
>>170041
>-5
She has -2
Anonymous
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No.170043
170044 170045 170046 170048 170056 170059
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>>170040
Posey takes out the big guns
She defiles
She defiles to cast a Quickened Spectral Hand, which she casts by using two lvl 1 slots with versatile spellcaster.
She conjures the spectral hand right in front of August's nose.
She takes a move action to fast (g)raze, as she attacks the open wound of the world, increasing her Defiling Radius by 30 ft, increasing her caster level by 2, and causing all living creatures within her defiling radius to take a -1 penalty to all rolls for 1 round.
She then spends her standard action to cast Bestow Wound on August, at 9th caster level, she further defiles to make the spell Empowered, then maximized.
She defiles further to omit the 10 gp cost of the spell
And just for the fuck of it? Heighten it to 9th level for maximum deforestation.

She then makes a touch attack with the spectral hand, targeting Augusta snoot. She uses Charnel Touch to increase the damage of bestow wound.
[1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
Save DC 23

Posey accumulates 18 Defiler points, putting her at 20. If she tries a stunt like this again she'll become an NPC.
All vegetation within a 370 ft radius crumbles into toxic defiler ash.
>>170042
She has DR from being a half-vampire too. Silver or Magic
Anonymous
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No.170044
>>170043
............
I realize that I misread the description for bestow wound, and most of that was completely unnecessary and wasteful. You can't empower or maximize bestow wound.
Anonymous
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No.170045
>>170043
Anyway, rolling damage for the charnel touch
[1d8+1 = (2+1) = 3]
Anonymous
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No.170046
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>>170043
I can't believe I typed all that for a spell that'll deal a maximum of 8 damage
Anonymous
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No.170047
170051 170060
Posey realized that she is not as smart as she thinks she is.
Anonymous
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No.170048
170049
>>170043
August is booped by the spectral hand, and scrunches intensely.

He levels his gun, and shoots at Posey
[1d20+6 = (12+6) = 18]
Anonymous
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No.170049
170050
>>170048
Posey black, barely.
Anonymous
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No.170050
>>170049
*Blocks
Anonymous
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No.170051
170052 170054 170055
>>170047
Flaring Lamp shoots at Posey
[1d20+2 = (11+2) = 13]

The undead attack Succored Brave
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]
[1d20+5 = (10+5) = 15]
Anonymous
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No.170052
170054
>>170051
The bullet finds him, the sword does not
[2d8 = 6]
Anonymous
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No.170053
Posey heals the amount of damage she dealt with Bestow wound. It should bring her up to full.

My golly, that was the dumbest complex turn I ever took in d&d.
Anonymous
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No.170054
170055
>>170051
>>170052
But he's still up, and shoots at the crusader again
[1d20 = 17]
[1d20 = 15]
[1d20 = 7]
[1d20 = 14]
[1d20 = 14]
Anonymous
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No.170055
170056 170057
>>170054
>>170051
The other four shoot at the crusader
Anonymous
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No.170056
170058 170061
>>170055
>>170043
>She has DR from being a half-vampire too. Silver or Magic
No. She has 10 more HP than our other fighter, and more than any NPC. She has vastly more AC than any other player character or NPC in the setting. She's damn near immune to any kind of melee or ranged weapons as is. When I okayed the character sheet, it was with DR/2, which I was aware of and that was what was written on the sheet. This is a level 5 campaign.
Anonymous
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No.170057
>>170055
[1d20+2 = (6+2) = 8]
[1d20+1 = (10+1) = 11]
[1d20 = 17]
[1d20 = 12]
Anonymous
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No.170058
>>170056
Okay...
Anonymous
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No.170059
170061 170063
>>170043
Posey's turn again
Anonymous
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No.170060
>>170047
I didn't really think that attacking was the best choice, but she may be able to tank through it
Anonymous
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No.170061
170062 170064
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>>170056
For the record, it was a sliding bar. I should have made that clearer. My bad.
>>170059
Posey clears her head from the enormous, environmentally-devestating brain fart she just had, and begins fighting defensively, for +2 AC
Her spectral hand boops again
[1d20+4 = (4+4) = 8]
Anonymous
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No.170062
170063 170064 170065
>>170061
And she misses a touch attack. Great.

Posey moves, looking for any source of cover or half cover in the room.
Anonymous
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No.170063
170064
>>170062
>>170059
Posey looks for any cover in the room.
Anonymous
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No.170064
170066 170067
>>170061
Posey does not hit
Okay, now I see why you think that she's fucked
To be honest I thought she'd try to make a deal or something, hence why when August told her he knew he didn't immediately attack her or announce it to the room

>>170063
>>170062
Cover is... not great, unless she wants to take her chances in the other room.

To both the left and the right, there are bookshelves. As these are up against the wall, they may offer partial cover.
Anonymous
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No.170065
>>170062
Flaring Lamp shoots at Posey
[1d20+2 = (9+2) = 11]
Anonymous
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No.170066
170068 170074
>>170064
Posey moves near the door of the other room
Anonymous
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No.170067
170068
>>170064
Posey didn't expect mercy from a Paladin after being exposed. It's not what members of the Dread League would be told.