Now with less salt!
The party has had a good talk, after nearly ripping its self to pieces. They may still rip each-other to pieces, but in spite of it all the Game will go on.
The nerd and his pet are still in the stadium, kind of like in vidya RPG's where the villain is clearly occupying a particular space but the player wanders off to do side-quests and meta shit.
The tower had been filled with frogs, salt, and vitriol, but all have been cleared out and things seem to be leveling out, as both players and characters sort their differences rather than figuring out how to cause the GM to have an aneurysm or go an hero on the whole thing. Also there's kittens.
Whew, this is what you get when you mix games and the paranormal!
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>>17821"No, I came from another world," thinks for a moment, "Faerun it was called, but,... that was never my home, this is. I've been forced to leave it twice, but I'll always come back to it."
Does Trump have Vandereim on hand?
>>17822"Can we leave the atmosphere?"
>>17820I think Tracy is just barely big enough to be in the "medium" category, so no additional points for that. Does an incomplete Breast plate still limit dexterity bonus? If so, that's a 19 AC for her, and if not, that's a 20.
I forgot I also have a +2 strength modifier on attack rolls. So a 2 or 3 to land on the first attack, a 7 or 8 for a second, and a 12 or 13 for the third
What is Trumpaladin's AC? His main armor has never been specified, but Full Plate makes most sense. That would be a +8. If the ring shield is called up, that's +4. The D&D rules say that armor bonus stacks, which I think means I can claim the magic chain mail bonus too... is that a plus 7 or what is it?
>>17820>Friends"So long as I am convinced I cannot slay you, you can call me a friend"
>>17823"Always"
>>17824"Maybe. You haven't even been outside yet have you? This tower we're in is a giant floating crystal, capable of all sorts of energy fields. I'd have to ask Lenos
you'll meet him before too long, but with the place's level of design, it shouldn't be impossible."
>>17824"We need to conquer this planet first"
>>17825Or maybe it doesn't stack. I don't know
>>17826>>17827Where is this lennos fellow?
>>17825+8 for the plate, +4 for the shield, another +8 for the suit
As for the dex bonus/penalty, yes
"Why don't ye tell them the whole story ye craven wench, I'd like to hear it meself!" Vandereim taunts.
>>17829"He's usually milling about downstairs in the forge, but with all the naked he's probably monitoring from the top of the main staircase at the control interface."
At the sound of Vandereim (Trump has an intelligent sword), Thez breathes a deep and heavy sigh.
>>17830Damn. That's a lot of points.
>>17829"Usually in the forge. That or in the cockpit"
>>17832e_e "Vandereim, an insufferable, loud-mouthed, drunken bastard."
"Say it right ye monkey-bitch!" Vandereim retorts.
"Trump, hold me up for a moment will ye?"
As Trump lifts Vandereim, the sword calls out "I am Vandereim! The Masterful, Mystical, Messianic, and Metaphysically Most-Magnificent Bastardsword!" a light shines down from somewhere and a sound of "Ahhhhh" can be heard from the periphery.
>>17837Trump Basks in this as well
>>17839"I dunno lass, are ye,... evil?"
>>17840You said before only a Paladin can wield him
>>17840"I like to think of my self as good challenged."
>>17841Yes, but anyone can hold him, except evil characters (they take damage)
V> "Oi, lad! Why are ye bathing in blood? Gone SOFT on me have ye?!"
>>17845"I wanted to be accommodating to our new guest, then left after the suspicion of where the hell the Blue One got it from became too great"
>>17845What kind of advanced technology allows it to talk?
>>17847"I don't know. Seems to be Scottish"
>>17847V> "I'm magic lass! I was once the proud weapon of a great elven prince who like yerselves came to this world from another," he glares knives at Thez.
>>17850"NO. He's my Demon-killer. He and I have slain many a Bolshevik. Cut limbs."
>>17852Thez looks at you like you just said something completely absurd.
>>17852"I was hoping an afterlife didn't either. Yet here we are"
>>17855Thez leans closer, still with a baffled look on her face. "What do you mean 'magic doesn't exist'? Of COURSE magic exists!"
>>17854"Why would you hope for that?"
Footsteps can be heard approaching. "Wait, wait,... did she just say magic doesn't exist? Wew!"
Entering the room is a 2' tall fellow with gold and black striped hair, wearing an ornate robe and a man-sized, curved bladed dagger slung over his back, and an intricate cylinder hanging from his belt.
>>17857"I've suffered enough"
>>17858"Yeah. My magic shield has +2 AC versus steel, for instance"
>>17859"Hey Lenos"
>>17858"Yeah, as a matter of fact you can. Magic is measured by the intensity of spell and the degree of effect," the little fellow says drawing closer.
"This is Lenos. Lenos, this is Taylor," Thez offers.
>>17860Maybe your not here to suffer but to thrive and become better?
>>17862"I am here to free this land and spread the Glory of Football. That is my purpose. I don't know if that is why I was brought here, but I've made it mine"
>>17863"Well hell, I can do that. Name something specific"
>>17863L> "Math? You're looking at it all wrong. For some magic is a matter of combining attributes of items, words, gestures, and symbols. For others like me," his expression sharpens, he focuses on the ceiling and stretches out his hands in a triangular shape. Like a flamethrower, a huge gout of flame gushes forward splaying all across the ceiling (not catching fire, its glass-ish), "its a matter of inherent ability," he concludes.
>>17861GM, you never stated Tracy's actual stats while in the Cauchemar form. You did say that she only counts as "large" and not the regular" huge. Are we going by Druid wildshape rules where equipment is melded into the new form?
Also, how is Tracy able to make three attacks? I see that a level 15 rogue can do it. But a level 13 can't.
>>17867No, nor are we going by Cauchemar OR Nightmare stats. She gets three when she's got two blades in hand.
>>17868Um... what math should I use?
>>17866>You're looking at it all wrongMath is absolutely the correct way to look at it
>>17866>>17865Thats obviously not magic. There is a scientific explication for everything.
>>17870We're talking conceptually. Characters don't perceive magic by + values, that's a meta game, player thing.
>>17871Thez and Lenos both look at Tay like she just said something silly.
L> "How about this then?"
Lenos pulls out his rod
no pun and pushes a button along its surface, sending forth a short (this time) stream of about 40 more kittens.
>>17871"It's really all the same to me. I don't understand computer programming for instance. And what difference does it make if a magic force levitates an object, or if a magnet does?"
>>17873"Not sure if that violates conservation of mass. Also see if that is where Tracy is getting blood from"
>>17872That's what magic means for me though. Math in the D&D rules
>>17873Thats obviously some sort of advanced technology.
>>17874I get you, I'm just describing it how Lenos - a sorcerer - would.
>conservation of mass40 kittens from essentially a full-size mag light? After earlier spraying hundreds from the same mag light?
>>17877Listen short stuff Magic does not exist.
>>17876Teleportation, pocket dimension, compression of the kittens into an area of smaller volume but equal mass. I don't know. Star Trek has done similar. Of course Star Trek pretty much had magic. All I am sure of is that we now have to look out for the welfare of more kittens.
>>17878"consider it sufficiently advanced technology"
Lenos sighs, looks over to Tay's axe and casts Animate Object. The axe springs to life and starts bouncing around.
"Sick 'em," he says. The axe growls and starts chasing the kittens, which start hissing and running away. The axe chases them out of the room.
>>17881>>17880Obviously nano bots connected some sort of ai to my guitar
Lenos looks over at Trump and Thez. "I think this one's a little slow. Pretty though," he shrugs, walking out of the room.
>>17884>>17885Im not just a pretty face you know, and lennos im probably smarter than you.
Thez gets up out and stretches for a moment. "Well I'll leave you two three technically, I forgot Infernius never left, my faggot needs to sleep. Lovely to meet you Tay, we'll have lots of fun tomorrow I'm sure," she waves before vanishing with a <whooof>.
>>17886"I bet. I can't wait to see what your knowledge, intelligence, and training brings to the group"
>>17886>smarter than LenosThat
would be impressive, he's the smartest protagonist in the group. Anyway, night all.
>>17888Id like to see where this goes.
>>17890"So... Want to fuck while Tracy is asleep?"
>>17891Sure I dont have anything else to do.got a condom?
>>17893"uh... No. Do I need one?"
>>17895"How about just withdraw?"
>>17897"Oh yeah. At least so long as that pony was clean."
>>17901"No no, she should have been clean when she woke up in new body, and clean since. It's all good"
>>17902STDs don't follow you to the afterlife
>>17902"Thats not the reason im passing its a sisterhood kinda thing im sure you know what i mean right."
>>17904"What do you mean? I think she would appreciate a fan and I getting along"
>>17905"Its just you know tracy is super cool and i dont wanna step on any toes if theres anything between you two ya know?"
>>17906"I don't see why she would mind. She likes you. Besides, even if it did that would just make it edgier. And Tracy more than anyone can appreciate edge"
>>17907"I've seen the Japanese animus i know shes a j-ander, i know what happens when a woman crosses the line"
>>17908"Eh, let's just keep it secret. We might die tomorrow you know. That beast that mage guy has is tough"
>>17909"And if we dont tracy kill me anyway ja"
>>17910"Nah, she actually has a soft side to her. There was this unicorn I thought she was going to kill, but I found out later she actually befriended. She's got a soft side to her. You two will be as sisters, believe me. She respects your edge, and she can respect the edge in taking her husbando"
>>17910"You saw how she summoned a bathtub of blood from... Somewhere, for you"
>>17910"We're all gonna get along great. That I can tell you"
>>17912>>17911"I dont know man ive seen the memes on 4chin"
>>17911>>17912>>17913"whats going on over here?"
>>17914"Well, if you're really unsure, we can just ask her tomorrow. But I tell you she'd be completely okay with it, especially
you, since she likes how you appreciate her edge. Nothing wrong with multiple waifus.
>>17915"Hey Inferius! Glad to see you woke up. Tay and I have been talking. Thez is asleep."
>>17914"I'm serious though that I think you could really add to the team. Hearing what you said about Erde... It really made me think of what we could all accomplish. Together. And damn are you beautiful when you sing. Well, you're always beautiful, but I mean your performance is powerful. I hope it is put to good use tomorrow"
>>17916"Alright we'll ask her, ill,inspire you all tomorrow trust me!"
>>17917"Good night, and good luck"
>>17918"Same too you, extends arm like pic related"
*laying in his bed, Trumpaladin realizes why Joseph Smith went through the effort of founding a new religion*
>>17919"we're gonna kick this nerd's ass. And we're going to have a proper bath of hot blood"
*shakes hand*
>>17921"Thats not frowend upon by ...Footbal was it