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Anonymous
NcwMp
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No.27910
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?
877 replies and 44 files omitted.
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28528
28530 28602
>>28524
Hey, does that mean stat bonuses?
>>28526
>metaphysics
Oh, I passed the point of thinking youre nuts long ago.
Put I am too, so eh who cares
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28529
28532 28548
>>28526
Tbqh 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..
>>28527
What 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.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28530
28531
>>28528
It would mean the stat-advancement and skills for said class.
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28531
28602
>>28530
Hmmmmm
What stats you thinking?
Anonymous
NcwMp
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No.28532
28533
>>28529
It 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 saves
I'm not sure what you mean, Are you asking if an empathic link helps to combat the negative effects such as alignment change?

Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28533
28534
>>28532
Yes. 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.
Anonymous
NcwMp
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No.28534
28535
>>28533
No, 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.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28535
28536 28537
>>28534
So, was the scene where he was able to breath in the upper stratosphere bullshit for more reasons than several?
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28536
28537
>>28535
The one where I referenced the Necklace of Adaption; it being an item with a buff affect.
Anonymous
NcwMp
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No.28537
28538
>>28535
>>28536

Thats 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.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28538
28539
>>28537
Alright then.
It that case, I hope it'd probably also make it a bit easier to see/breath when surrounded with volcanic smog.
Anonymous
NcwMp
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No.28539
28540
>>28538
If mounted, yes it would help to breathe but it probably wouldn't affect the ability to see.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28540
28541 28544
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.
>>28539
I'll use the smoke a bit more tactfully then, instead of just spamming the cone every turn.
Anonymous
NcwMp
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No.28541
28542
>>28540
The description suggests that the smoke is an involuntary thing, but I haven't had it adversely affect anyone (friendly) so far
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28542
28544
>>28541
When 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.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28543
28544
Also, about those cursed items?
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28544
28545
>>28542
It 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
>>28543
I really haven't dealt with cursed items very much, I'll need a bit to contemplate.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28545
28547
>>28544
Alright then.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28546
Crossing fingers for spooky cursed items in the dragon's hoard
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28547
28554
>>28545
So 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.
Anonymous
dLgR+
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No.28548
28550 28554
>>28529
If 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?

Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28549
28551 28553
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But seriously, does anyone else want to build a Mar-a-Lago resort on the Dragon's bayou?
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28550
28554
>>28548
I 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.
dLgR+
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No.28551
28553 28554
>>28549
I 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
\r
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28552
28556
GM what does Torc put up with when leading the dragon?
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28553
28555
>>28551
>>28549
Mar-a-lago is essentially an ebin palace. It wouldn't be cheap, that's for sure.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28554
28564
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>>28548
It 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.
>>28547
I 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.
>>28550
Basically this.
>>28551
If killy ever gets outed by the local Bronze Dragons, she could be the manager/guardian after development. Torc could be our Steve Irwin.

Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28555
28560
>>28553
This 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?
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28556
28557 28558
>>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.
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28557
28560
>>28556
Thats a releif.
So I assume they are still flying weast, towards the ocean?
MEa/D
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No.28558
28559 28560
[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 alive
This.
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...
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28559
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>>28558
>mfw increasingly nervous of getting off of these eggs, because every day that goes by increases the chance of them hatching while she's away.
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28560
28562 28564
>>28557
Flying, 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,....
>>28558
Fun fact, that's why Lenos died in his previous life, was cuz somebody wanted black-and-gold striped dragon plate.
>>28555
That makes sense, though Tay is a long way from being skilled enough to use such an item.
Anonymous
dLgR+
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No.28561
28564 28565
>local Bronze Dragons, she could be the manager/guardian after development. Torc could be our Steve Irwin.
What?
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28562
28563
>>28560
>cuz somebody wanted black-and-gold striped dragon plate
Kikes.
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28563
28565
>>28562
A paladin actually, he felt justified because even with gold stripes "black dragons is ebil"
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28564
28565 28566 28567
>>28560
>Thanks for reminding me
Torc 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
>>28561
Crikey mate, look at that giant ass terraquese.
I'm gonna pet it
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28565
28567 28569 28609
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>>28561
Beaches/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.
>>28563
Well, that doesn't sound very Lawful to me.. I sense ulterior motives..
>>28564
Steve Irwin was basically an irl Ranger.
Anonymous
dLgR+
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No.28566
28568 28569
>>28564
Torcuil, 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
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28567
>>28564
Kiynen (Kih-yee-nen)
>>28565
Kek
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.
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28568
28569 28571 28574
>>28566
Idk, 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.
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28569
28574 28576 28578
>>28565
i'll be the Steve Irwin for the party
>>28566
Why would it attack though?
>>28568
And this, we don't want a second zombie attack

Anonymous
dLgR+
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No.28570
28573 28575 28576 28577 28612
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?
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28571
>>28568
This. 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)
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28572
28577
I gtg for an hour
See you later
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28573
28579
>>28570
The 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.
dLgR+
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No.28574
28578
>>28568
>>28569
It'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
\r
Anonymous
j7EYG
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No.28575
>>28570
>shrug
It was fun
Mrs. Sentry
MEa/D
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No.28576
28577
>>28569
It was a place of a communist massacre: I canb think of a dozen monsters that could be attracted/created from those circumstances.
>>28570
My 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...
Anonymous
iUOcG
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No.28577
28580 28592
>>28572
See you then
>>28570
>>28576
As a teaser explanation, are you familiar with the natural behavior patterns of say, hamsters, vs. the behavior patterns of inbred hamsters?