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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>>28524Hey, does that mean stat bonuses?
>>28526>metaphysicsOh, I passed the point of thinking youre nuts long ago.
Put I am too, so eh who cares
>>28526Tbqh desu sempai, I expected a Black dragon to show. I was actually going to tell Trumpaladin's player to wait for the rest of the hunting party before proceeding, and just spam his Detect Evil skill, but I got impatientr and just assumed that the Dragon would appear in front of us. I should've known it would ambush the raiding party: they're like gators..
>>28527What about items with lasting effects when one character fails his/her save, like a Mace of Blood? Cursed items are my favorite kinds of items, desu, because they could potentially to anything.
>>28528It would mean the stat-advancement and skills for said class.
>>28529It wouldn't have ambushed them, I expected it was going to attack Trump and Tracy, but then you mentioned the zephyr shoes and I was like "Well THAT'S out, but the Generals will definitely wake it up"
>cursed item savesI'm not sure what you mean, Are you asking if an empathic link helps to combat the negative effects such as alignment change?
>>28532Yes. In particular, I don't want Trump's player to get bent out of shape if Tracy drags home an item that accidentally turns him evil, or polymorphs him into a snail in the moonlight, or changes his gender or literally anything else a cursed item could do.
>>28533No, anything Tracy uses will only affect Tracy, though the link allows Trump to assist in combatting the effects. He won't get turned into a newt just 'cuz she does, if that's your concern.
>>28534So, was the scene where he was able to breath in the upper stratosphere bullshit for more reasons than several?
>>28535The one where I referenced the Necklace of Adaption; it being an item with a buff affect.
>>28535>>28536Thats an interesting question. The description of the necklace only describes that there is a shell of air around the wearer, but not the size (it could be a few inches, or it could be an aura-sized envelope). I really hadn't thought about it to that degree, since the concept is open to interpretation. Given Tracy's size (esp. when Cauchemar) its conceivable that Trump would fit inside the shell, but its also conceivable that he should have been unable to breathe. That would have made the scene far less comfy had I even thought of it, so in retrospect I would still have gone with the previous situation.
>>28537Alright then.
It that case, I hope it'd probably also make it a bit easier to see/breath when surrounded with volcanic smog.
>>28538If mounted, yes it would help to breathe but it probably wouldn't affect the ability to see.
Also, can cursed items, other than the Specific cursed items on the list, be crafted? There are some very interesting effects there, and some of the Specific items don't even require spells to craft.
>>28539I'll use the smoke a bit more tactfully then, instead of just spamming the cone every turn.
>>28540The description suggests that the smoke is an involuntary thing, but I haven't had it adversely affect anyone (friendly) so far
>>28541When I first read it, it sounded like a voluntary free action to me:
>During the excitement of battle, a nightmare snorts and neighs with rage. This snorting fills a 15-foot cone with a hot, sulfurous smoke that chokes and blinds opponents. Anyone in the cone must succeed on a DC 24 Fortitude save or take a –2 penalty on all attack and damage rolls until 1d6 minutes after leaving the cone. The cone lasts 1 round, and the nightmare uses it once as a free action during its turn each round. The save DC is Constitution-based.Although, I guess its rider doesn't count as an opponent, so the rider should be able to see/breath clearly.
Also, about those cursed items?
>>28542It was the "during the excitement of battle" part that suggests its more of an involuntary thing, like just something they "do" during the heat of battle, in the same sense that when a person is agitated their respiration naturally increases outside their conscious thought.
>>28540>>28543I really haven't dealt with cursed items very much, I'll need a bit to contemplate.
Crossing fingers for spooky cursed items in the dragon's hoard
>>28545So here's what I am getting from the whole of cursed items. Most such items seem to fall somewhere between "Malicious practical joke" and "Intentionally killing/maiming/permanently-handicapping". There are some examples (the Mace of Blood is one) where I can envision the item coming about through a particularly brutal or bloody war, perhaps a betrayal, or some other degree of foul circumstance. A berserking sword is another such example. Aside from those however, the only point to a cursed item
seems to be as a booby-trap against anyone who might attempt to run off with 'whoever's' treasure. Beyond that though, I can think of very few situations where a competent spell-caster would go through the trouble of crafting such an item (except perhaps TO deliberately malign someone), but in such cases its hard (for me at least) to imagine that such an item would be retained and not either destroyed or whatever. That's my initial impression at least.
>>28529If you believe there is a particular danger from something like a dragon PLEASE do not keep that secret
Seriously, what did the dialogue in
>>28405 mean? What was the purpose of that question?
But seriously, does anyone else want to build a Mar-a-Lago resort on the Dragon's bayou?
>>28548I gather Tracy was asking "How many doods per day do you eat?", but I'm not sure. The dragon was essentially indicating that it doesn't have to eat doods, and another source of food was plentiful, it would consider it.
>>28549I feel like the rational response is "hell no," but given just how damned expensive of a shaggy dog hunt that was, and since I was intending on starting a resort at some point, we may as well use the conquered land
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GM what does Torc put up with when leading the dragon?
>>28551>>28549Mar-a-lago is essentially an ebin palace. It wouldn't be cheap, that's for sure.
>>28548It was just a crude joke about feeding her douches we don't like.
Yeah, I'll make sure to speak up again later. I'm just a little shy about telling characters what to do, because I dislike being told what to do, but I'll give any advice I have in the future.
In the future, spam your Detect Evil in any place you could envision a surprise encounter.
>>28547I was actually going to request being able to turn my heavy mace into a Mace of Blood by mercilessly genociding the trolls, but it didn't go as planned... I've been under the notion that she's been pouring her fiendish blood over the hilt for four days, but it'll still take a while to craft
Especially since I was hoping to eventually stack its effect with a Mace of Terror.As for the subject of cursed items, i like them mostly because they're like practical jokes, especially since some could end up being useful, at some ridiculous condition/cost.
>>28550Basically this.
>>28551If killy ever gets outed by the local Bronze Dragons, she could be the manager/guardian after development. Torc could be our Steve Irwin.
>>28553This is part of the reason I wanted to help Tay craft her Lyre of Building.
If three or more characters collaborate on a craft, could it be completed faster?
>>28552"Put up with"? Aside from being entirely suspicious of everything its experiencing, but otherwise realizing it is dealing with a group that is capable of murdering it if they really wanted (dragons are painfully aware that they're more valuable to a variety of creatures dead than alive) not much. Its not trying to >rape him if that's your question.
>>28556Thats a releif.
So I assume they are still flying weast, towards the ocean?
[1d100 = 60]Since a Summon Monster I wand only costs 750 shekels, Tracy crafts one of those.
Rolling for Eggs hatching, because why not?
>>28556>dragons are painfully aware that they're more valuable to a variety of creatures dead than aliveThis.
It was exactly the right size to make Tracy an ebin suit of armor in her full-sized form and still have leftovers for all the rest of the group. I just felt sorry for it though...
>>28557Flying, it wouldn't take them
that long, you can assume that they've arrived. Oh hey, you know there's a whole
bunch of bodies right there in Durpistan that could sustain her for
months now that I think about it,....
>>28558Fun fact, that's why Lenos died in
his previous life, was cuz somebody wanted black-and-gold striped dragon plate.
>>28555That makes sense, though Tay is a long way from being skilled enough to use such an item.
>local Bronze Dragons, she could be the manager/guardian after development. Torc could be our Steve Irwin.
What?
>>28562A paladin actually, he felt justified because even with gold stripes "black dragons is ebil"
>>28560>Thanks for reminding meTorc some how signals for (dragons name) to land.
"First, a quick break. I'm not used to this.
Second, I just remembered a place where you could get some food for a while. Me and some friends went on a genocidial rampage a while ago. We never really cleaned up, so there would be plenty of food."
>>28554>>28561Crikey mate, look at that giant ass terraquese.
I'm gonna pet it
>>28561Beaches/Oceans are Bronze Dragon territory. It's a potentially fragile ecosystem.
I just thought of the image of Torc doing tricks in front of a crowd with a massive Black Dragon snapping at him to be hilarious.
>>28563Well, that doesn't sound very Lawful to me.. I sense ulterior motives..
>>28564Steve Irwin was basically an irl Ranger.
>>28564Torcuil, please don't bring it to Durpustan, because then it can't be trusted not to attack the people we send to rebuild the mine. Then I'll HAVE to kill it. It can't stay there long anyways. Take it south to the sea on the other side of the continent so we don't have to encounter it again
>>28564Kiynen (Kih-yee-nen)
>>28565Kek
As far as good and evil races/characters are concerned, often times the distinction between good and evil is a matter of interpretation by the surrounding societies. Shrek is a perfect example, as well as others (both in and out of D&D), where the determination of "evil" or w/e is a matter of reputation and misunderstanding by (often) ignorant groups to something that they simply don't understand. The concept of "evil" conventionally regarded as "Service to Self" rather than "Service to Others", but an individual can be entirely focused on STS but without being so at the expense of others, or as in the case of Kiynen, is so because of an absence of a suitable alternative.
>>28566Idk, m8. Black dragons aren't retarded enough to malign parties that could kill them, and we've got a LOT of dead bodies to clean up with only ~15 workers before they begin to attract/turn-into monsters.
>>28565i'll be the Steve Irwin for the party
>>28566Why would it attack though?
>>28568And this, we don't want a second zombie attack
Why the hell was everyone so ready to kill alleged communists without even bothering to check that they actually believed in the tenets of communism? Why did no one think "maybe we can convince these people to be capitalists, or at least enslave them for our mine"? Why does a man eating black dragon get all sorts of pity and is talked to and everything, but the Durpistanis who never harmed anyone get nothing but contempt?
>>28568This. I don't want to have to get too preachy, but one of the underlying themes of the game is that most things can have/find a purpose that benefits both themselves and those they encounter/interact with (kinda like the whole Natsoc concept)
I gtg for an hour
See you later
>>28570The answer to that question lies in understanding the dynamic of Cardishore and the Capital City desu. It hasn't come up yet, but it will.
>>28568>>28569It's a chaotic evil dragon. They don't keep covanents well. Why take the risk? Like why? Just send it south since you'll have to do that anyways
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>>28569It was a place of a communist massacre: I canb think of a dozen monsters that could be attracted/created from those circumstances.
>>28570My character wasn't there, but the reasonable course of action would've been to at least knock and ask questions, instead of just attacking like that... I felt sorry for those guys...
>>28572See you then
>>28570>>28576As a teaser explanation, are you familiar with the natural behavior patterns of say, hamsters, vs. the behavior patterns of
inbred hamsters?
>>28574Think of it as waste-disposal service: she can carry her luggage away as she flies off.
>>28569From an event like that, zombies are the least of concerns from what'll come of that cesspool. Shit like that attracts all sorts of spooky stuff.
>>28573So you're telling me "no one here knows, and it's very complicated geopolitical blah blah blah. That's not an answer at all. That does not explain why no one did even due diligence to make sure the people were communists, could not be converted, or that they were even at the right city before attacking, yet now everyone is getting moralistic about a man eating dragon. The Durpistani's never harmed anyone
>>28577No, but I'm going to repeat that an answer to this question should have been sought before killing innocent miners and not long after
>>28578I still think we should have killed that dragon. I still think we should have taken its hide. I would have tried to kill it if Torcuil weren't there, and I regret letting Inferius Thez and Torcuil come.
Also, I just have a soft spot for Black dragons because they remind me og gators. I'm a Floridian; sue me.>>28579Quite honestly this. We Durpistanies didn't even get a chance to speak/express their alleged degeneracy. They just scattered like cockroaches while they were slaughtered without resistance or even knowing what was going on. Evil creatures should at least get the chance to show themselves for what they are, and then have the chance to do good before being attacked, so that the players can at least know who they're fighting...
>>28583The Durpistanis*
>>28582If it were just Trumpaladin and Tracy, it would've been a perfect encounter, and I had pre-written lines for Tracy to get excited for the battle once the brawl actually started. Bringing-in more players for a dragon equivalent to a 19 year old just dilutes the excitement though, since it basically stops being an actual battle there... A young black dragon is only a level 9 encounter.
>>28584If it hadn't hidden underwater for so long, it probably would've been killed without second thought.
>>28579You're right, that's
not an answer, it is an assurance that there
is one though, and I would readily give it if advance knowledge of the geopolitics didn't involve spoiling a HUGE chunk of the story yet to be told.
>>28580I concede your point on that. IIRC Infernius made the initial suggestion cuz bolshevics, Thez (having dealt with them in previous Games) was all-too willing to go along with it, and Torcuil was triggered for reasons I can't recall at the moment, except that they reminded his character of his own back-story.
>>28583Also conceded. I guess you'll have to take my word for it then, that wiping the Durpistanis out wasn't as bad a decision as it seems, even if it was a bit hasty/premature.
The absence of children in the Durpistani civilization did send a chill down my spine though. Reminded me of a "race" of cultivated brainless humaniods grown by demons in large fields, from a book I read once. I'll make my judgement to how it was handled after I the details are revealed.
GM if I can be a faggot for one moment, can I get a ballpark estimate of how long it'll take these eggs to hatch? I can't find any sources to figure it out..
>>28588If the dice don't favor the idea in the next couple of weeks, it will happen independent of the dice, probably during the week so there's nothing imminent or pressing going on.
Tl:dr merry christmas faggot
>>28577So they where west virginians?
All, Hi I'm back
I don't know, I'm still salty
>>28587Yeah, that was very weird>>28586Nah, He wasn't triggered IIRC, he was just bored and they wanted him to come.
But my memory sucks so IDK
>>28594>Sodium Chloride intensifies >>28592I was more thinking rural Washingtonians, but sure, that works too. WB
>>28594Understandable, no fault there
Please note, I'll be unavailable for the overwhelming majority of tomorrow (from 10a~6p).
>>28596So, continueing the game.
How does Kiynen respond to a city of meat?
>>28597Okay, thanks for letting us know.
Now, where is a stingray so Torc can really be the party's Steve Irwin
>>25998 →Why couldn't you have done the honorable thing and burned the bodies of the dead? Leaving them to rot is an unnecessary disrespect to people who drew shirt straws when they were born and have had very difficult and cruel lives.
>>28598"Holy crap, I've never seen so much food. It's awfully fresh though,...."
>>28599Not much game-time had passed since the massacre, and with only 15 (less IIRC) of the Gestapo working on it, they would only have had time to pile the bodies and not yet have burned them. It takes alot of heat and time to burn a body
just ask the nazis lol let alone hundreds.
>>28531>>28528we have a dragon fucker, a horse fucker, and a devil fucker.
>>28602Not to mention a handful of rapists
>>28602Torc fufills two of those criteria
>>28600"You prefer....
'Aged' meat?""
>>28604Black dragons are like that.
They're lick gators: they leave their food underwater for a while to soften-up before eating it.
They also have a fondness for Fae. >>28603I'm in that category now, aren't I?
>>28607*Growls, sharply and fiercely, like a dog whose tail has just been stepped on*
>>28604Torc changes back to human form
"I guess we could try and move the meat since we have no other way of disposing it, and then you could have ot for later."
>>28612Truer words have never been spoken
>>28607At the risk,... what's that from?
>>28613"No need, I don't mind fresh meat, but I do prefer it when its had time to 'properly' ferment."
>>28606Not to my recollection. Just cuz Trump was forceful and didn't ask for consent, doesn't mean that Tracy did or would have denied it.
>>28614"Ah, okay. If you'll excuse me, I am goin to find a meal of my own."
Torc looks around to see if there is any food in the town.
>>28616I had a sword to her neck in one instance...
>>28616You can't >rape the willing
>>28618So he almost committed murder, that's a totally different sort of depravity.
>>28621thats what i was telling you before.
>>28621Huzzah! I remain pure!
>>28622You're probably thinking of when I put the sword to her heart the night before - that was a separate instance. Also I attacked her with sword two other times, but let's not get into that. I mean when the sword was to her face and then neck as part of a sex act
>>28622"its gonna be okay gilly,i promise."
>>28624Meh, that's just kink
>>28625"Why are you telling me that?"
>>28626"im not talking about your arm."
>>28620Thats what I said, sodiun chloride.
>>28624>sword for sexOh, okay then