The rear portions of the SSRS Kostroma have been cleared. The Boiler room draws near. Still that sound persists. Calling them.
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>>195850Vaguely caniform. But that's the thing that growled at her. She can't see what shot at her at all. That came from a completely different direction, as hostiles are on multiple different sides of her
>>195851>Vaguely caniform."Awww, this one is kind of cute..." Posey says, calming down somewhat
Posey has 60 ft Darkvision. She should be able to see most creatures that can see her. Can she at least tell how far away the shot is?
>>195852Presumably ~35 feet down the hallway
>>195853But then there is a third figure a bit closer than that
>>195853They're 35 ft away, but she can't see them? Are they invisible?
Well, if I can't see them, I can't see them.
Posey focuses on this new special doggo.
Rolling Arcana (free action), to see if it bears any similarities to any worldly creatures.
[1d20+11 = (12+11) = 23] >>195855It does not. It is likely either a hellhound, or a creation similar to it. Or at least, it's a canine with bat-like features.
>>195856>hellhound>it's a canine with bat-like featuresPosey's eyes go wide
"You remind me of the hounds my aunt used to keep."
She pulls a bone off of her armor and wags it in the air, speaking softly in Infernal
[r]"~Who's a good boy?"[/r]
Diplomacy
[1d20+10 = (5+10) = 15]Forgive me for shitposting, but I have no idea who's turn it is right now, or what yo do next so that the party can act.
>>195857Behind her, a shot rings out
[1d20+4 = (10+4) = 14][2d8 = 3]To her side, a shot rings out
[1d20+4 = (1+4) = 5][2d8}
The hellhound lunges at Posey
[1d20+6 = (16+6) = 22][1d8+1 = (5+1) = 6] [1d6 = 5] >>195858Posey is bitten and burned
"Bad boy!" she snarls
She makes a full attack against the hellhound
Sword
[1d20+6 = (6+6) = 12][1d8+4 = (1+4) = 5]Touch
[1d20-1 = (14-1) = 13][1d8+2 = (4+2) = 6]Slam
[1d20-1 = (19-1) = 18][1d6+3 = (5+3) = 8]Bite
[1d20-1 = (15-1) = 14][1d4+3 = (1+3) = 4] >>195859Oh yeah, free action Demoralize
[1d20+15 = (7+15) = 22]And DC 22 vs Frightful Presence (it should affect at least one shooter too)
Resolve this before determining if those attacks hit
>>195859Posey hurts it with her slam. It may occur to Posey that should she get what she wants - a fight alone against Light Water, his summons, the Traveler's creations, and also the dozen+ Petrushkas still on the ship - she would be completely surrounded and flanked with no ability to be helped by any allies.
>>195860Sure
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25] >>195861>>195860>>195859It isn't frightened. It bites at Posey again
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20][1d8 = 3] [1d6 = 2] >>195861That's the situation she finds herself in already. Since she cannot out run a hellhound (gonna advocate for 40-50 ft land speed for ponies again) she has to at least shake off her melee assailant before she can retreat.
>>195862Posey is burned
Posey makes another full attack, fueled by the pain
[1d20+8 = (8+8) = 16][1d8+6 = (6+6) = 12]Touch
[1d20+1 = (3+1) = 4][1d8+4 = (5+4) = 9]Slam
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13][1d6+5 = (6+5) = 11]Bite
[1d20+1 = (9+1) = 10][1d4+5 = (4+5) = 9] Wait a minute. I just realized that Posey's entire body is covered in the "Na" in
Napalm. This fight should be going much, much worse for her
>>195863She hurts it
>>195864Sure, though I think if it passes once it passes for 24 hours?
[1d20+5 = (7+5) = 12]>>195865Frightful Presence is a separate ability from demoralize. Demoralize is an Intimidate check.
The enemy adds their HD to the saving throw vs intimidate.
>>195867Meanwhile, Kira continues to gently pet the white pony's mane, while Silver looks over at Zara. "Were those your crewmates?"
>>195867Posey makes a Charnel touch attack, as a primary natural attack
Boop
[1d20+5 = (13+5) = 18][1d8+3 = (3+3) = 6]Bite
[1d20 = 8][1d4+4 = (1+4) = 5]Slam
[1d20 = 11][1d6+4 = (5+4) = 9] >>195869Posey's boop - and only Posey's boop - lands. With that, the hell hound explodes into black, thin smoke that vanishes soon enough.
>>195868Zara:
"The, the, the brown griffin..."
The white pony is pet
>>195872Actually, good point, Silver goes to check if the brown griffon is alive or not.
>>195871Posey gently pets the doggo on the snoot as it disappears.
Then she turns to run back in the direction she came from.
>>195869>>195870At the other end of the hall, Posey sees that there are three petrushkas where before she only saw one. Two have rifles, and the third has an improvised explosive device - a molotov cocktail, with a lit flare. She can see them in plain light. She can, presumably feel that every square inch of her body is covered with that Naptha substance that the Byzantines called "Greek Fire," their secret incendiary weapon against the Saracens, and the same substance that powers every battleship on the ocean.
But in front of her is the stairwell that will take her down to the crew deck.
>>195874Awwww
>>195873The brown griffin is not. He has taken too many bullets.
>>195875The oil-covered Silver tries to find a way to hug the poor zebra mare without completely covering her in oil.
>>195875Posey leaves, crestfallen hanging returned with no griffon head
>>195877In fairness, she is 1. already covered in lubrication oil, and 2. is protected by a thick jacket.
>>195878>>195879She is shot at by multiple sources now
[1d20+4 = (13+4) = 17][2d8 = 11][1d20+2 = (20+2) = 22][2d8 = 2][1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17][2d8 = 13][1d20+4 = (13+4) = 17][2d8 = 11] >>195880Silver hugs the poor zebra mare, before looking up at the returning and currently under fire Posey. He's forced to let Zara go so he can man the LMG and cover her retreat.
>>195881Posey has moved so far away from the main party that that covering her retreat is completely impossible
>>195880>nat 20>2 dmg"NEEEEEEIIIIIGH!"
Posey gets shot right in the butt, which does no damage thanks to her lich body, but does wound her ego.
>>195883As she goes down to the crew level, she is again shot at by unseen attackers
[1d20+4 = (19+4) = 23][2d6 = 9][1d20+4 = (12+4) = 16][2d8 = 8] >>195882Ah, I thought she was being shot at as she was nearing the group again. Silver in that case continues hugging the zebra mare. "I am sorry, Zara..."
Kira decides to ask the white pony in her clutches, "Are you actually lucid, or are you just completely possessed? The red griffon sounded like he was at least halfway in control, so are you the same?"
>>195884Ow
Posey is now down to half health, which triggers her fast healing 1
She takes a run action and behind full gallop, forfeiting her Dex bonus to AC in favor of speed.
>>195885The poor little zebra mare is hugged
squeakyShe sniffles
The white pony looks into Kira's eyes. His eyes are milky, and his mouth is dry.
>>195886Posey runs towards the stairs that takes her back onto the storage deck, and soon enough, towards the party.
Oh wait, the hellhound's bites count as magic, and bite attacks are bludgeoning, Posey is actually at lunch lower health, fuck.
Posey runs.
>>195887Silver uses his magic to wipe away any tears or snot coming from the poor crying mare. "We will stop Traveler, and we will save whoever else we can. I promise."
Kira boops the possessed pony. "Okay, so you're fully possessed. But don't worry, we'll help you!"
>>195888*much lower
>>195887Posey arrives severely damaged, but thankfully obscured by her glammer spell.
She addresses the herd on shaky legs
"H-h-he got away... There are hostiles in the corridor ahead. A monster too, but I barely managed to defeat it." she says
She takes a couple minutes using her Charnel Touch to address her wounds
"The e are also hostile flinging Molotov cocktails... I want a bath..." Posey whines
>>195890Blackheel:
"You made it back."
>>195889snifflesThe white pony snorts, and tries to flick his tail.
>>195891Starfire
"You look fine to me"
Stained Sand:
"There is very little you can do about it. Some soaps and detergents may help, but that stuff is not coming off in water."
>>195890>>195891Kira looks over at Posey, a pony in her grasp. "Aren't cocktails drinks? What's so bad about drinks?"
Silver looks over at Posey, a zebra in his grasp. "They are firebombs made using alcohol or gasoline filled glass bottles."
Kira grimaces in response. "Oh...so we need to get this oil off of us. Dang, that Traveler is cunning, summoning an oil monster and then arming his puppets with fire!"
>>195892>"There is very little you can do about it. Some soaps and detergents may help, but that stuff is not coming off in water."Posey pouts with her lower lip trembling, like she wants to cry
>>195894Blackheel comes closer to Posey, and extends a hoof, evidently wanting to hug or pet her. He does not actually make contact.
>>195893Silver is noticeably making Zara's jacket oilier
>>195895Oi, Blackheel is a Wizard right, he knows Prestidigitation, right?
Rolling Diplomacy to see if he will take pitty on me and use his magic to remove this oil.
[1d20+10 = (12+10) = 22] >>195895>>195894Silver releases the zebra mare before he completely soils her jacket, going up to Black Heel and Posey. "What do you remember of their positions and ambush spots? Can we potentially go around them, or take them out without being attacked?"
>>195897"They attacked from all around. Somehow they could shoot me but I was not able to see them. They might be invisible."
>>195898>>195895Kira waves at her from her hanging perch. "If you guys can make sure this pony is safe and secure, I can try to get all sneaky-beaky like and check out what's going on."
>>195896I'm genuinely torn on this one. On the one hoof, a modified 22 is pretty good and Posey's last interactions with Blackheel before she ran off were positive. On the other hoof, she has kind of gone out of her way to piss him off the entire adventure.
>>195899Stained Sand moves up, ready to aid as necessary
>>195900Kira leans down, and hands off the white pony like a baby to Stained Sand. She then crawls down and goes up to Black Heel to also beg him, "Could you also do me? You know, just in case they try to throw one of those molly tov things?"