As we join the party for this round of tomfoolery, Infernius is residing comfortably in the Tower. Tay is also, despite a rebuke from Thez, and likewise Torcuil is resting comfortably.
On other fronts, several of Trump's Generals have been burned alive by acid, while others feebly attempt to fend off a dragon with their bows. Trump and Tracy speed in to aid the scenario, while Fae attempts to direct combat and help PCs and NPCs alike to live another day.
Welcome back to the Game, we're in the middle of murder so please don't mind my lack of descriptions/invitations, lets continue shall we?
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How many rounds until melee range?
Tracy is still charging, preparing a ride-by sneak attack on the dragon's wing.
>>27913One.
If you have the ride-by feat, attack it's wing. If not, shoot it after she charges by it.
Ride by? And why the wings when the neck exists?
Would I still be able to do a full round?
>>27905 →Oh? Thread?
>>27907 →IDFK at this point, where do you want him (aside from Troll/dragon-fight)
>>27912 →Fair point
I am kinda sad. I hit the overboard button and seen the nuts and smoked I thought it was a recipie for cooked nuts.
>>27915Get in Melee range. Vanderiem does more than twice as much damage as s long now, and I get attack bonuses for him I don't with longbow. He's an awesome weapon, and the bow is not even remotely close to an equal
>>27917I guess he'll still be at the Tower.
I mean he never left.
>>27916A dragon's wing is it's most vulnerable spot. Her sword isn't doing shit on it's neck.
Also, I hope to prevent it from flying up and covering the whole forest in acid.
>>27919That's what the Ride-by attack is for.
>>27918your welcome to stay and have a good time killing dragons and stuff.
>>27922Alright... I won't have him whistle.
Readies attack with Vanderiem and also has the shield drawn. Smite Evil on first two blows
>>27922You have bite and flaming hooves attack with high strength and everything. Use that
>>27920Thats some funny shit, esp in context.
>>27925Bite w/ fly-by attack is not the best idea
When can we make our attacks?
>>27926What about hooves? If she uses both simultaneously, would they both be sneak attacks?
[8d20 = 74]>>27927You're right, sorry. I took a moment to fun-post
Dice is the most recent volley of arrows. As they fly, the area around the Generals is magically darkened, and at the same time the dragon retreats into the safety of the bog. It is at this point that Tracy and Trump come onto scene, unable to engage but still undetected and at elevation.
>>27931No worries, that was the damage roll for the arrows
>>27932>Darkness SpellYou won't see it. Even Tracy can't see through that. Black Dragons are masters of stealth: he could've already dragged away the bodies by now...
>>27932Fail. Its a particularly murky bog, and one that has been multi-corrupted (per ability) so to be most rank, most stank, and most,... foul (I couldn't think of another word that rhymed).
Reveal self to the group, tell them to gather the dead, and point me to the wounded. And proceed onwards
>>27936>proceed onwardsThere's still a dragon. He could attack again at any time.
>>27937Of course. To the troll encampment. Do you think we'd go home empty handed?
>>27938Then be ready to fight a dragon at any time
>>27939You don't want to try and talk to the Dragon first? For all we know, he could be preparing to collapse a cavern under the trail, and catch all the soldiers in a muddy pitfall.
>>27941or maybe send a soldier for backup?
>>27941It's a fucking black dragon. There is no talking to it. It's a sadistic creature by nature. Just attack it if gives you the opportunity
>>27941A very shrewd analysis, but improbable given the terrain
>>27939So "Fall back and raid the Trolls" is your command?
>>27942>a soldierHe'll die. This thing has holes all over it can attack from.
Wait, I'm confused. Who is who?
>>27944Proceed to Troll encampment is the command. Collect dead first
If Tracy can talk to the dragon though she's welcome
>>27946Blood-red is Infernius, Dark-red is Trump, orange-ish is ???, GM is bright, ur moss-green
>>27949
We have none to give them
>27943
trump change my flag so im easier to tell apart from you guys.
>>27950Meant to delet that.
Anyway, it couldn't hurt to find out its intentions. If it's just hunting, it might just swim off, but if it's looking to prevent anyone from finding its territory, that's a lot more to worry about.
>>27947Falling back (in context) results in a scattering of the Trolls. They weren't really a threat to begin with (most of their males died in the last excursion anyhow), so they're in emergency/damage-control mode anyhow. Doing so gives breadth from the dragon tho.
>>27953Proceed forward. Destroy the encampment and kill all trolls. Escort soldiers. Direct attack dragon if it attacks us.
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>>27953do my psionic powers let me detect the disturbance in the force?
>>27956Youll detect Trumpaladin when he comes back. He'll be running towards you hysterically
>>27957this is why i don't trust restaurants.
I've said it twice already, but I will say it again:
No man is left behind, not living, wounded or dead
Hell, Trumpaladin says that to the men and Fae
>>27957>mfw I'm cooking for people atmI have ~5 minutes before I have to go again, but it's going to be longer after that...
>>27962Yeah, I'm gonna have to make food soon too.
I would make food but I think my mom through away my cooking pot the last time she was here
>>27964>>27965>>27966well shit i guess ill go get some mcdonalds.
>>27964I can try
>>27966RIP
>>27965Bye
>>27967Ha, already ate now I don't need to leave
>>27968Don't act like I'm crossing the ocean, I'll be done in like 10 minutes
Last night only took a while cuz I was barbeque-ing and ran out of propane and hadda switch to the oven to finish
>>27969Well fuck, he went across the ocean. We'll never see him again
>>27971Back, rdy 2 go but waiting a bit 4 Tracy
>>27972I'm still doing shit, but I can play here and there.
So as I see it there are a few ways to proceed on this:
Have Tracy go ethereal to look in the water and ground for the hiding spot of the dragon
After everyone else is in the non-bog area, come back on Fae and hope the dragon attacks
Do the same as above but on Tracy, making loud noises to get the dragon to attack
>>27975>loud noisesBlack dragons aren't fish: they know better than to take that kind of bait. Also, it can spray us from hiding.
If you want it to expose itself, you're going to need something irresistible.
>>27976Like troll corpses while remaining ethereal? What are your suggestions?
>>27976If Tracy wants to offer the dragon a large stock of gold coins for safe passage back through the swamp, she is welcome to do so
>>27977I imagine it would eat that, but you need something to get it to expose itself. They're more clever than the average hoo-man.
Maybe try saying something? At least distract it long enough for the soldiers to get away. What's your Diplomacy level?
>>27978That could easily work, but it might want proof.
I still have an Acid-resistance potion on me I recieved from Tracy before the Kefka fight
>>27978Tracy has a large stock of gold coins? Oh yeah, Tracy DOES have a large stock of,....
>>27980That'd be QUITE useful desu
>>27979Diplomacy is +29
>for the soldiers to get awayThis isn't about the best way to cut and run
>>27981>>27982has trump made iy back to the tower yet?
>>27982You say that, but you've got 16 hit-dice. Deaths (even reverseable ones) can have an impact on morale,....
>>27985This,
It could have a legit impact on Leadership if you lead them to their dooms.
Best to protect the troupe first.
>>27983Newp, he brought some troll-hunters to a dragon-fight
Get it? Like, bringing a knife to a gunfight? Well, the path back is covered in acid AND has a dragon watching it.
Wut do? is there another way back to the Port? (he might be watching that too though)
>>27987do i sense that anything is wrong or out of place?
>>27987>>27986>>27985>>27984>impact on moraleDo you honestly believe I do not know that?
The plan is escort the troops to the other side away from the bog, have them kill the trolls, then come back and figure out how to get the Dragon to fight us
Peace With Honor
>>27988Fly high, look for alternative routes around
[1d20 = 18]>>27990Who's going to carry the bodies?
>>27991On it.
Fly up while Ethereal until out of Acid Range.
Search Check for alternate paths.
>>27992No. Do not go ethereal around the soldiers. The dragon will notice and attack again. It will not attack now if it knows we are there. Escort the troops forward along the known route
[1d20 = 12]>>27993>It will not attack now if it knows we are there.That's a big assumption. It'll suck if her legs get melted off.
>Do not go ethereal around the soldiersWhy?
>>27993The troops are falling back toward the Troll encampment
>>27995>no etherealNo bully, but that one confuses me too
>>27995>why not go etherealBlack dragons are cowards. They are more likely to attack 10 soldiers with no paladin and cauchemar than 10 soldiers with a paladin and cauchemar. The only way to go is forward, and we'll look for ways around the swamp when the are out of range of the big, where the dragon is at the moment. Stay next to the bog so the dragon knows we are on it
>>27996Have them attack the trolls. Fae should attack as well, hunting down any that try to run off
[1d20+5 = 16]>>27997>cowards>thinking it gives a shit about a hoo-man on a flaming hoersThey're also cruel. They'll torture anything they're powerful enough to harm easily.
>go deeper into the swamp"Whatever you say, Flashy."
Spot check for signs of where skullface will pop-out next.
[1d20 = 19]
Search check for safer paths through the forest
Also, ignore the Trolls. They probably scrambled when they heard the Dragon.
>>27999Well hopefully it thinks we're weak enough to harm easily
>>28001NO. We're not quiting this empty handed. Never. Never.
>>28003Didn't we determine that the Troll civilization was nearly kill anyway?
>>28004That's not what we're telling the people when we get back. We're killing all of the trolls and bringing back souvenirs. If at all possible, we're killing the dragon too. Then resurrecting dead soldiers in the entertron.
>>28005>That's not what we're telling the people when we get backWhy? Tell them we finished them off.
So, what's the plan? Burn what's left of the troll camp and then find a way to bring the soldiers back?
How many bodies were recovered?
>>28005fuck you, your not killing that nigger dragon without me.
>>28008Because five soldiers died on this mission. To say that it was unnecessary, and to go back with nothing, is a slight to honor that is worse than death. No. Never. The remaining trolls must be killed, and the dragon must be at least swiped at.
Sorry, on spooder-patrol for a few