This thread begins the next leg of the game, where GM (likely unsuccessfully) teaches of the wonders of rare-meat. Yes, I know Trump IRL likes his steak well-done, and to me that alone is evidence of controlled opposition. I still support the man, but dammit. Rare meat is the finest you can ever taste, satisfying immediate/basic hunger needs better than well meat, but also satisfying more primal urges and evolution. Remember, meat is only unsanitary if it is old or processed through a slaughter-house with poor quality control.
Enough about meat, lets get back to the game. Infernius is attempting to Leeroy Jenkins at the orcs, except that he has to climb a rope ladder to do so (cloven hooves = slower climbing). Tracy mulls about a very closed for business city that has cannons on the south-face, not yet realizing that unless she wants to go Nightmare (and thus ethereal but also glowing-in-the-dark) she's SOL.
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>>24263>>24264This. Nice try though.
Leaping out the entrance (I assume) Infernius calls on Uatchit, who surf-boards him to the outer perimeter of the stalls. It never occurred before, but the stalls are situated so there is no immediate access to the center.
The bald-guy runs up to Infernius. "Yes Habibi, I see you are hurried. What can I help you with today?"
Tracy get's up goes to order the materials for a cloak.
>>24270He slaps you on the back, disturbing your concentration.
"Habibi! Are you alright? You started muttering to yourself and you lost focus!"
>>24272"me look for a quick coin any jobs around here, sexy?
im trying to make him distracted lets hope this dont backfire.
>>24274>sexy"Whoa there Habibi! I don't know what you're thinking but noooooo. That is bad juju!"
>>24275"sorry me bad at engrish me just simple minotuar what me say?"
>>24276"I understand. (he doesn't) Can I interest you in some cookware?"
>>24277"look man i dont have time in fact.can i ask you some questions about a interesting topic?"
*flashes sheriff swastika*
>>24278"I see you are busy, I will leave you then," he defers.
Aside from some background conversation, nothing strikes Infernius as immediately interesting or significant.
>>24279"hey come back here i need your help."
>>24281"Yes of course Habibi, I only wish to be of assistance. What can I help you with?"
>>24282"have you seen anything suspicious around here? any strange knife ears?"
>>24283"Suspicious? Oh no, nothing like that. Knife ears? Do you mean cuttings of ears with knife? That sounds very bad, I know of no knifing of ears."
>>24284"okay thanks for your cooperation, and just so you know i dont think your sexy."
after that i go to one of the stalls kinda close but not too close to the mad arabs stall then i cast detect evil and detect magic, after that i go to the police station and get a posse for assistance.
>>24285There's bits of magic immediately detectable from your position at the bazaar, and a number of 'pings' on the ebil radar. Then you go to the police station, which is happy to help. "Just say the word"
Thez <whooof> is back in the stables, leaning against one of the eggs. "This is nice."
>>24287i have them detain the ebil chars.
and i have the stealthy one watch the arab.
then i cast find the path to find the location i saw in muh vision.
>>24288*still in a daze, cheeks flushed red*
"~Hmmmmm.. I know, right.."
>>24289Okay now, easier said than done. You cast detect evil and detect magic, THEN went to the police station. All you would have gotten is the impression that there was some magic and some evil in the area (the efficacy of detect magic depends on how many rounds spent casting/concentrating, which with an immediate contrary action leads me to conclude "Not much".
So, before leaving to the police station, I have Infernius getting only the briefest confirmation that - yes - there is both magic and evil intermixed among the bazaar. Locating and tracking either will take more time, effort, and coordination in/with the police, if Infernius really wants to start rounding up.
>>24291i have my men form a perimeter around me then i concentrate on detecting the evil guys.
[1d20 = 2]>>24292There's fewer than there were before.
"Habibi! There you are! What is the meaning? I am told there is a police force preventing customers from entering!"
>>24291>>24293"the bazar is under investigation. you will be compensated." my pc decided to update. sorry
Does the library have any books on soccer?
Can I Cleave Sneak Attacks?
I wanted to rank up religious knowledge ranks and find potential clues to an ebil artifact though..
>>24300Fae can dispose of it alongside the tarasque remains
>>24301Then she'd better rank up her knowledge in the area too, because some of those thinks can have catastrophic effects if not disposed of properly.
Tracy decides to quit reading, and splays herself out across the egg-bed, sighing in contempt as she finally begins to relax and doze off (after like three nights of insomnia).
>>24309After a lengthy search through the bazaar very little is found that is against any laws or regulations, and of those the police are unable to determine anything related to the missing gold.
Find the path leads toward the middle of the bazaar, but no apparent leads to where the gold has gone (its been moved, and hastily at that, but there's so many magic signatures in and around the area that its impossible to narrow in on this or that).
>>24311Fairly easily, there are no real "walls" to the bazaar, only pseudo-structures of blankets and skins. The middle was never 'off limits', it was just 'blocked' by tables and booths and visual obstructions.
>>24312are there any clues on the direction they were headed?
>>24314The only clue is that they didn't pass through the perimeter, and that they were gone by the time Infernius made his way to the center. That alone suggests coordination and efficiency.
[1d20 = 1]>>24315any trapdoors or hidden passages i can find?
>>24316Heh, no. Even with a decent roll, you'll find nothing. The bazaar stands on top of a well-paved section (not like modern pavement, but well-packed stone and dirt)
>>24316>that rollI think only rogues can do that
ok i go back to the Arab and ask him (cast discern lies before i talk to him) "do you know where the drow went?"
>>24319"Drow? I have heard no mention of Drow, Habibi" - True
>>24320"do you know where the gold is?"
>>24319The Bazaar area is still under police control, and a crowd has gathered outside of it, wondering what is going on. Thez arrives on scene, and begins talking to apparently random citizens in the surrounding crowd.
>>24323"I don't understand Habibi, we have many items and wares that are gold." False - True
Trumpaladin looks into a mirror and says "I can do this"
Returns to the stables with a fire iron and oven mittens. He taps Tracy with the fire iron until she wakes
"Tracy? Tracy?"
>>24325"me think you know something about my missing gold is that true?"
[1d20 = 20]>>24329"Missing gold? You have missing gold?"
Infernius detects that he's sweating. He definitely knows something, and his use of asking questions is a stalling technique, allowing him to avoid making false statements.
>>24333"On top of random eggs? That randomly appeared in the stables? What are you doing?"
>>24332>>24331"look me see how much you sweat me know you know something, now this can go a couple ways and only a few of those result in you keeping life and buisness."
>>24335"I'm sitting on them to keep them warm. Their mother isn't around, so I thought I'd take them in."
*steam rises*
>>24336The bald guy steps back, his expression slowly transitioning from shock and dismay to clever amusement. His voice and his speech shift, into something of a sly english villain. "Well, this won't do at all."
D> smokebomb, chameleon power
He throws down a smokebomb, and the immediate area is clouded.
>>24339"thez!!!! i found him!!!!!!!!"
>>24338*shrugs*
"..I dunno. When I sit on these eggs I just feel.. warm.."
*steam rises off of blushing pony*
>>24340A <whoof> sound can be heard nearby. "Where! Oh gawd, what is this? I can't see a damn thing!"
Not good enough, the bald guy can be felt brushing past, knocking over a table and causing increased commotion in the area as bored and tired and otherwise idle vendors who are waiting to be released are upset by some asshole,...
>>24341"Stop it, it's disturbing me. You realize you are not these random eggs' mother right?"
>>24342"smoke bomb"
>>24344"GEASTAPO STOP THE ARAB!!!!!!"
>>24345*steaming stops*
"... but.. their mommy isn't around.. Who's going to take care of them?"
[sad pony noises]
"Fug, get to the perimeter!" Thez shouts, before <whooof>
>>24346Thez <whooof> to one end of the perimeter as Infernius calls out to the Gestapo, and she confirms Infernius' order. "This side is ready! Get to the other side!"
>>24347"You know the tower is heated, right? And that this species lives in cold areas of mountains, right? So heating these eggs now is unnecessary? Why are you spending all of your time on this?"
>>24351Infernius emerges to face the guard, still a little surprised by the order, but ready. Moments after, Infernius emerges from the crowd to face an adjacent section of the guard, but ready.
"Stop that man!" Infernius says, pointing at Infernius. The guards appear confused.
For clarification, 'Infernius' just ordered the guard to stop Infernius.
>>24354i rip my horn off
"that faggot is knife ear in disguise."
>>24352How does he know what the species it is?
"... I don't know.. I just kind of acted on instinct.. I could feel they needed.. sitting."
*trembles like a pressure-cooker from suppressed steaming*
>>24356That'll work. The guard, having seen Infernius' transition from horns to no horns to one horn, quickly determine that something beyond the norm is at work, and quickly take 'Infernius' in hand.
"Well well, this is a surprise. You're not quite the bunch of fools that was first anticipated." True - True
>>24355>>24358"hold out his hands."
*infernuis says with a toothy smile*
>>24359Yeah, but he gave the Gestapo a quick rundown when bringing them over. Also I haven't commented on the Trump/Tracy exchange 'cuz the thing with Infernius and the bazaar, but that shit is fuggin' adorable.
>>24360"Sigh, very well. I should warn you though, I'm only going along with this because I'm a good sport," baldy says condescendingly.
>>24357Size of the eggs
Trumpaladin shrugs in a clear 'fuck it'
"Alright then, if that is your choice. Be mother hen if you want to be mother hen to someone else's eggs. But if you want to be mother of your own child, you can come find me."
He turns around, and leaves
>>24363>fuggin' adorableGlad to see my efforts are showing.
>>24364*chop off his right hand*
"no one steal from the people of port barry or infernuis. now how about you tell me where that gold is?"
>>24365REEEEEEEEEEEEE! Come take the ring.[confused pony noises]
*watches door close, rubbing her abdomen*
"........ Can't I be both..?" she wonders glumly after a while, to nobody in particular
*steaming slowly resumes*
>>24367"Oh dear, you're not a good sport at all are you?" from the sleeve of the chopped off hand falls another smokebomb, again concealing the area.
D> Throw line, 2nd story.
Due to proximity to baldy, Infernius hears a squeaky voice as the area is filled with smoke, followed by baldy mutter something.
>>24368Trollestia taps Tracy on the back, and nods for her to go after Trump.