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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The amount of oil on the floor now amounts to multiple barrels. Certainly it is more oil than diesel that spilled in the cargo hold and on the torpedo boat combined
>>195375
Posey tries to assess the source of this puppeteering
Arcana
[1d20+11 = (6+11) = 17]
In case this is an undead haunt, she takes a full-round action Religion check (DC 20) to force the Haunt to reveal itself
[1d20+13 = (9+13) = 22]
"Reveal yourself!"
Posey tries to assess the source of this puppeteering
Arcana
[1d20+11 = (6+11) = 17]
In case this is an undead haunt, she takes a full-round action Religion check (DC 20) to force the Haunt to reveal itself
[1d20+13 = (9+13) = 22]
"Reveal yourself!"
Posey knocks an arrow and readies an action to release it as soon as any creature appears.
The bunker oil starts to rise, forming four columns, starting to rise six, ten, fifteen feet, taking up much of the free space in the boiler room. By this time, the ponies with the party are fleeing or trying to hide in corners.
The corners come together, to create a form vaguely resembling a quadruped.
The corners come together, to create a form vaguely resembling a quadruped.
>>195387
"Oh, buck this!"
Posey looses her arrow.
Making a shot against its flat-footed AC
Bone bow
[1d20+6 = (14+6) = 20]
[1d10+3 = (10+3) = 13]
Iajutsu Focus
[1d20+8 = (16+8) = 24]
Free Action Demoralize
Opposed Intimidate
[1d20+15 = (12+15) = 27]
This triggers her Dreadful Wrath, requiring another Will save
"Oh, buck this!"
Posey looses her arrow.
Making a shot against its flat-footed AC
Bone bow
[1d20+6 = (14+6) = 20]
[1d10+3 = (10+3) = 13]
Iajutsu Focus
[1d20+8 = (16+8) = 24]
Free Action Demoralize
Opposed Intimidate
[1d20+15 = (12+15) = 27]
This triggers her Dreadful Wrath, requiring another Will save
>>195395
Guess I should do the same. GM, let us know when we should roll initiative!
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
Guess I should do the same. GM, let us know when we should roll initiative!
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
>>195391
>>195395
>>195393
An arrow sticks into its side. The shaft and empennage remains visible, clearly moving upwards and twisting upright as the oil shifts into a more recognizable form.
There is now a giant quadrupedal form made of oil in the engine room that goes up to the railing of the second level catwalk. Its liquid body simply moves around any inconvenient metal. You could say it looks like a giant pony, but really, the shape of the eye-less, mouthless head could just as easily belong to a cow, or a wolf, or a majority of other mammals.
But then its head splits open, forming a black "mouth" made of oil.
It vomits out a great stream of oil directly onto Posey, and then moves its head to Cavaliere
Roll Reflex save
>>195395
>>195393
An arrow sticks into its side. The shaft and empennage remains visible, clearly moving upwards and twisting upright as the oil shifts into a more recognizable form.
There is now a giant quadrupedal form made of oil in the engine room that goes up to the railing of the second level catwalk. Its liquid body simply moves around any inconvenient metal. You could say it looks like a giant pony, but really, the shape of the eye-less, mouthless head could just as easily belong to a cow, or a wolf, or a majority of other mammals.
But then its head splits open, forming a black "mouth" made of oil.
It vomits out a great stream of oil directly onto Posey, and then moves its head to Cavaliere
Roll Reflex save
>>195397
Was it affected by my Frightful Presence or my Demoralize check? I need to know which of my spells are working.
Can I discern it's creature type?
Rolling Arcana
[1d20+12 = (4+12) = 16]
Reflex
[1d20+5 = (10+5) = 15]
Was it affected by my Frightful Presence or my Demoralize check? I need to know which of my spells are working.
Can I discern it's creature type?
Rolling Arcana
[1d20+12 = (4+12) = 16]
Reflex
[1d20+5 = (10+5) = 15]
Is it my turn again? Who goes next in initiative?
I want to get another shot in while it's still flat-footed.
I want to get another shot in while it's still flat-footed.
Now you can roll initiative
>>195398
Cavaliere dodges the vomit of oil
>>195399
Posey moves, but not fast enough, as the oil covers her mane, her coat, her bone armor, and every strand of hair in her tail. But more importantly, it goes down to her hooves, which she finds do not move so easily. She finds herself effectively entangled
>>195399
Closest category is Construct, although it's impossible to rule out that it has the ability to repair itself so long as the oil flows.
>>195398
Cavaliere dodges the vomit of oil
>>195399
Posey moves, but not fast enough, as the oil covers her mane, her coat, her bone armor, and every strand of hair in her tail. But more importantly, it goes down to her hooves, which she finds do not move so easily. She finds herself effectively entangled
>>195399
Closest category is Construct, although it's impossible to rule out that it has the ability to repair itself so long as the oil flows.
"Stay here, they said. It is dangerous to leave now, they said." Posey groans
"Nowhere on this ship is safe so long as that thing can constantly summon new monsters underneath our hooves."
>>195401
>Construct
Well, absolutely none of my attacks work against those... I might just sit this one out.
Rolling Arcana to identify what specific kind of construct this is:
[1d20+12 = (6+12) = 18]
What action do I need to take to unentangle myself?
"Nowhere on this ship is safe so long as that thing can constantly summon new monsters underneath our hooves."
>>195401
>Construct
Well, absolutely none of my attacks work against those... I might just sit this one out.
Rolling Arcana to identify what specific kind of construct this is:
[1d20+12 = (6+12) = 18]
What action do I need to take to unentangle myself?
>>195403
It's a petroleum construct. More specifically, bunker oil. Probably Bunker... B? It's not as bad as Bunker C. Closest analogue is animated object, if perhaps imperfectly. Strength or Escape Artist check
It's a petroleum construct. More specifically, bunker oil. Probably Bunker... B? It's not as bad as Bunker C. Closest analogue is animated object, if perhaps imperfectly. Strength or Escape Artist check
>>195404
>animated object
Okay, still dangerous, but I was afraid it was something much nastier. How big is it?
Escape check
[1d20+4 = (17+4) = 21]
>animated object
Okay, still dangerous, but I was afraid it was something much nastier. How big is it?
Escape check
[1d20+4 = (17+4) = 21]
>>195405
After escaping, Posey uses her remaining movement to move as far away from the oil as possible.
"Why is this thing even here? It did not appear when we were fixing the boiler for the past hour. What could its motive be?"
After escaping, Posey uses her remaining movement to move as far away from the oil as possible.
"Why is this thing even here? It did not appear when we were fixing the boiler for the past hour. What could its motive be?"
Oh, are we on pause for Silver's player. Okay then.
Goodnight.
Here's a pic of a corrupted high level astral Construct made of oily black ectoplasm siphoned from the nightmares of a mad shaper, from the old web archive subpsionics article. This fight kind of reminded me of it.
Goodnight.
Here's a pic of a corrupted high level astral Construct made of oily black ectoplasm siphoned from the nightmares of a mad shaper, from the old web archive subpsionics article. This fight kind of reminded me of it.
>>195410
Yes, I want to be told "hey here's this spoopier thing." Why do I bother? What am I doing here?
Why make a monster of oil? Why not just light all of the oil on fire? That would honestly be scarier than a monster made of oil. It would be more dangerous than a monster made of oil. Maybe it's more inventive than a monster made of oil. Maybe that's what I should be doing instead. I had this idea planned since back in November. Why am I committed to an idea I made half a year ago when there is an obvious, better opportunity here?
I need to rethink things. I should redo this encounter
Yes, I want to be told "hey here's this spoopier thing." Why do I bother? What am I doing here?
Why make a monster of oil? Why not just light all of the oil on fire? That would honestly be scarier than a monster made of oil. It would be more dangerous than a monster made of oil. Maybe it's more inventive than a monster made of oil. Maybe that's what I should be doing instead. I had this idea planned since back in November. Why am I committed to an idea I made half a year ago when there is an obvious, better opportunity here?
I need to rethink things. I should redo this encounter
>>195414
Actually I'm kind of liking this idea. I think it might be better than the other two ideas I had for how to end this
Actually I'm kind of liking this idea. I think it might be better than the other two ideas I had for how to end this
>>195415
This is way cooler than a petroleum monster. You've seen corrupted astral constructs and high level clerics than can summon outsiders before. That's boring. That's lame. You've also seen teleportation into dimensions that resemble the real world and so forth and whatever else I thought of before. What you haven't seen yet is being trapped on a small, very flammable boat that is both on fire and sinking simultaneously. That's exciting and new. That's something you'll remember.
This is way cooler than a petroleum monster. You've seen corrupted astral constructs and high level clerics than can summon outsiders before. That's boring. That's lame. You've also seen teleportation into dimensions that resemble the real world and so forth and whatever else I thought of before. What you haven't seen yet is being trapped on a small, very flammable boat that is both on fire and sinking simultaneously. That's exciting and new. That's something you'll remember.
>>195401
Okay, sorry about that. The dangers of working a morning shift when you're usually an evening shift person is that sometimes you just fall asleep because of lack of sleep.
Silver's Initiative: [1d20+4 = (6+4) = 10]
Strength: Kira stays out of the fight in the meantime, trying her best to close the valve that's causing the flow of oil. "COME ON! MOVE!"
[1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12]
Okay, sorry about that. The dangers of working a morning shift when you're usually an evening shift person is that sometimes you just fall asleep because of lack of sleep.
Silver's Initiative: [1d20+4 = (6+4) = 10]
Strength: Kira stays out of the fight in the meantime, trying her best to close the valve that's causing the flow of oil. "COME ON! MOVE!"
[1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12]
>>195414
>Yes, I want to be told "hey here's this spoopier thing."
I was just afraid it would be one of those golems with DR 20/Adamantine immunity to spells. As I heard of a semi-solid construct my first fear was a modified clay golem, and I didn't believe our party would be able to defeat that and that we would have to abandon the boiler to flee while it destroyed it.
The Astral Construct is actual CR 1 (or more depending on the power of creator). The art piece just reminded me of this encounter.
>Yes, I want to be told "hey here's this spoopier thing."
I was just afraid it would be one of those golems with DR 20/Adamantine immunity to spells. As I heard of a semi-solid construct my first fear was a modified clay golem, and I didn't believe our party would be able to defeat that and that we would have to abandon the boiler to flee while it destroyed it.
The Astral Construct is actual CR 1 (or more depending on the power of creator). The art piece just reminded me of this encounter.
>>195434
I run into this problem all of the time GMing. It just happens, especially with PbP games.
>Surprise
Imo, the only thing I really would have done differently is that I would have made the monster appear as soon as we entered the room, instead of as we were getting ready to leave. Posey made those bluff checks because she was trying to draw out any monsters she believed were damaging the boiler, but nothing appeared. Just my opinion though.
I run into this problem all of the time GMing. It just happens, especially with PbP games.
>Surprise
Imo, the only thing I really would have done differently is that I would have made the monster appear as soon as we entered the room, instead of as we were getting ready to leave. Posey made those bluff checks because she was trying to draw out any monsters she believed were damaging the boiler, but nothing appeared. Just my opinion though.
>>195436
Bluffs don't work against mindless creatures which is what we've been fighting against. They're all just puppets. This situation is still tense and I don't see the need to change anything, Posey's attempts at analysis notwithstanding.
Bluffs don't work against mindless creatures which is what we've been fighting against. They're all just puppets. This situation is still tense and I don't see the need to change anything, Posey's attempts at analysis notwithstanding.
>>195438
>Bluffs don't work against mindless creatures
Bluff is not Mind-Affecting. You can trick or bait zombies, giant bugs and golems the same way you would trick or bait animals or any other creatures that do not understand speech.
>which is what we've been fighting against
Mind-controlled is not mindless. The fact that enthralled sailors have been capable of using feats like Precise Shot is proof that they are not mindless.
They do seem to be immune to fear and charm effects though.
>This situation is still tense and I don't see the need to change anything
Yeah, let's just fight the monster. I was only rolling to confirm that it could at least be damaged by our attacks, because constructs can be borderline invincible if you're not prepared.
>Bluffs don't work against mindless creatures
Bluff is not Mind-Affecting. You can trick or bait zombies, giant bugs and golems the same way you would trick or bait animals or any other creatures that do not understand speech.
>which is what we've been fighting against
Mind-controlled is not mindless. The fact that enthralled sailors have been capable of using feats like Precise Shot is proof that they are not mindless.
They do seem to be immune to fear and charm effects though.
>This situation is still tense and I don't see the need to change anything
Yeah, let's just fight the monster. I was only rolling to confirm that it could at least be damaged by our attacks, because constructs can be borderline invincible if you're not prepared.
>>195440
>You when
>You when
You are comparing out of character commentary with in-character dialogue. That's apples to oranges.
Posey was speculating, because she was trying to discern the enemy's motivations. She's still speculating: >>195406
>"Why is this thing even here? It did not appear when we were fixing the boiler for the past hour. What could its motive be?"
She's speculating because she is trying to discover a method to the madness, because she is trying to figure out how to defeat it. This is a normal way to approach a monster that she is trying to defeat. She's also talking down to it because she wants to believe that she is smarter than it because of her own pride; that may be unfounded, but it is who she is.
She's speculating. Why does that even matter?
But all that aside, do we fight a monster now, or do we change scenes? What is happening?
>You when
>You when
You are comparing out of character commentary with in-character dialogue. That's apples to oranges.
Posey was speculating, because she was trying to discern the enemy's motivations. She's still speculating: >>195406
>"Why is this thing even here? It did not appear when we were fixing the boiler for the past hour. What could its motive be?"
She's speculating because she is trying to discover a method to the madness, because she is trying to figure out how to defeat it. This is a normal way to approach a monster that she is trying to defeat. She's also talking down to it because she wants to believe that she is smarter than it because of her own pride; that may be unfounded, but it is who she is.
She's speculating. Why does that even matter?
But all that aside, do we fight a monster now, or do we change scenes? What is happening?
>>195213
He leans slightly forward, raises his left eyebrow, places his right hoof on the table and his left leg up on it. His mouth forms a slight smile
"Maybe a waitress?"
Mustard Trim eats a vegetable off of his plate, as only the vegetables remain.
He leans slightly forward, raises his left eyebrow, places his right hoof on the table and his left leg up on it. His mouth forms a slight smile
"Maybe a waitress?"
Mustard Trim eats a vegetable off of his plate, as only the vegetables remain.
>>195457
Amber leans back and nervously smiles at the colt. "I mean, I asked if they wanted me to help with serving tables too. I reckon I've been added to the roster."
Amber leans back and nervously smiles at the colt. "I mean, I asked if they wanted me to help with serving tables too. I reckon I've been added to the roster."
>>195458
He moves his head in a weak, half nod
"So they have."
Mustard swallows, and also leans back. He moves a hoof over and touches Amber's back, evident about to wrap a leg around her back. Evidently he decides against it, and the hoof moves away.
Mustard Trim
"Yeah, she's learning quite a bit. She'll be ready to join me on the wait staff soon."
The filly on the other side of Mustard speaks
"Oh, back off of her Storm. We've heard enough of your work at the shop, anyways."
He moves his head in a weak, half nod
"So they have."
Mustard swallows, and also leans back. He moves a hoof over and touches Amber's back, evident about to wrap a leg around her back. Evidently he decides against it, and the hoof moves away.
Mustard Trim
"Yeah, she's learning quite a bit. She'll be ready to join me on the wait staff soon."
The filly on the other side of Mustard speaks
"Oh, back off of her Storm. We've heard enough of your work at the shop, anyways."
>>195459
Mustard can feel Amber's back shudder at the touch. She glances at him briefly, then looks back at the tableside ponies as if nothing happened.
To the filly's annoyance perhaps, she asks Storm, "You wouldn't happen to take the same shop classes Mustard attends, would you?"
Mustard can feel Amber's back shudder at the touch. She glances at him briefly, then looks back at the tableside ponies as if nothing happened.
To the filly's annoyance perhaps, she asks Storm, "You wouldn't happen to take the same shop classes Mustard attends, would you?"
>>195461
She shrugs noncommittally, before turning to the filly on Mustard's other side. "What about you? Do you have a job around here?"
She shrugs noncommittally, before turning to the filly on Mustard's other side. "What about you? Do you have a job around here?"
>>195462
The deep purple filly, now more visible with Mustard Trim leaning back, says
"Oh, no. I do look after my sisters, though."
The deep purple filly, now more visible with Mustard Trim leaning back, says
"Oh, no. I do look after my sisters, though."
>>195463
Amber smiles warmly and flicks her ears with interest. "How many sisters do you have?" she asks.
Amber smiles warmly and flicks her ears with interest. "How many sisters do you have?" she asks.
"Nuh uh," she replies with a shake of her head. "I'm on my lonesome out here 'cause my family has to look after the farm, but the harvest wasn't too good. Here I can earn a little bit of money to help them get by.
>>195466
"Oh, so you really are a country girl. Sort of like Trimmy here. You say you just got here?"
"Oh, so you really are a country girl. Sort of like Trimmy here. You say you just got here?"
>>195467
She blinks her purple eyes at the unexpected nickname for Mustard. "Uh, just last week. Yeah, I guess we have something in common," she says with an awkward smile towards her coltfriend. "He's more of a small-town colt I'd say. I'm what some ponies would call a hillfilly, though it ain't a polite term."
She blinks her purple eyes at the unexpected nickname for Mustard. "Uh, just last week. Yeah, I guess we have something in common," she says with an awkward smile towards her coltfriend. "He's more of a small-town colt I'd say. I'm what some ponies would call a hillfilly, though it ain't a polite term."
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