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*spams all detection abilities*
Where are the ghosts?
>>34469SPURS HORSE
"If you stand still, then you will only cover an area of 2830 square feet a round, and it will be the smae 2830 feet the next round, and the next round, and the next round. If you move forward at half speed, you'll cover a much larger area
AND IT WILL ACTUALLY BE A DIFFERENT SET OF DARKNESS EACH ROUND"
SPURS MOUNT
>>34472[confused pony noises]
*bolts because sharp spurs*
>>34471DO DO DO DO DO DOO DO DOO DO DE DO
>>34473That works too
>>34474Kek
Detect Evil!
Also, if you actually think we'd encounter Devourers, shouldn't I cast Death Ward? That protects from "negative energy effects" for 16 minutes
Alright, so the (active) party is currently galavanting on the Ethereal Plane which is ahem a misty, fog-bound dimension. Its collection of swirling mists and colorful fogs that border the material plane, which is visible but muted and indistinct. The colors blur into eachother and the edges turn fuzzy. The area is mostly empty of structures and impediments, and there is no gravity making movement difficult to those without self-propulsion (wings, for example).
"You know what this place needs?
Frogs"
>>34477>Moving on your own propulsionPlebian. Mounted travel is the only fit travel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1V3JW4HeBs >>34476Yes
Does Spell-turning turn spell-like abilities?
[1d20+5 = 19]
Listen check again
>>34479Kek, that reminds me of my paintballing days
>>34480Yes
>>34476Several in number, moving fast, and distant
>>34481>listening and spotting on the ethereal planeWEW!
[1d20 = 12]
Torc casts frog swarm as propulsion
Roll for perception check using magic and shit
>>34484Uhm,... frogs appear in the surrounding area, not falling to the ground as would be normal, but just floating in the air with a confused (for a frog) expression on their face.
Frog swarm does not propel.
>>34483Well mother fucker
What size? What intensity?
Ready full round attack Vanderiem
>>34480So just to be clear, where are you going? Just "that way"?
>>34482We found something. Let's figure out if it's what you think it is
>>34488But they are not shot out of the staff, so there's no pushing effect
>>34483b-b-b muh 20...
>severalFug
Hone in on aura using telepathy and Ready self for combat. Approach cautiously
Cast True Strike, and share it with Trumpaladin.
>>34484TOPKEK
>>34485Aww..
>>34487Looking for something to kill
>>34488Ur in the ethereal plane, newton's laws don't apply. Null gravity. Also, the frogs don't fire from ur arse.
>>34492Detect evil what's the hit die on the foes?
>>34482Oh fine, you see darting shapes in the distance moving at high speed. They're moving too fast to make anything out but a blurred face, which appears haggard and lanky, with green skin covering.
>>34495With Detect Evil, what is the approximate intensity of the creatures, and what direction are they going?
>>34495Alert Trump of targets
Observe and prepare to engage
>>34494It varies. Lots are squishy, some are decent, a handful are stronk, and there's a bit of mustard in the mix.
>>34496Oh they've detected the group, and are flying around at range.
>>34497>prepare to engageIf we're going up against soul suckers I want to know so I can cast the spell, and if we are not, I want to wait, so it isn't dried up one minute before we encounter soul suckers
"Fug. I lost them, can you see anything?" Thez says to Torcuil (who has also lost sight of Trump and Tracy)
>>34501Does she show up on Detect evil? By the way, that's being used like a radar now
BTW, Thez WOULD have given back the girdle and Sugoito,... IF Trump and Tracy hadn't taken off like idiots,.... Xp
>>34505>Tracking, on the ethereal planeWhat about vacuous and gaseous plane of nothing don't you get?
>>34504I wanted to go back to the tower, but Tracy dragged me here
Quick Draw Composite Bob's Bow, ready full round attack on creature that comes in range and in clear shot
>>34505Cast spell now?
>>34506Idk... She's got insane survival on other planes.. but I guess that doesn't apply..
>>34508>leprechaunsKek!
>>34508What kinda acid was he taking?
Torcuil flies off, a stream of leprechauns flying out his ass.
"Well fug," Thez says, and takes off after him. "DO you even know which way they went?" she calls after as he continues to fly, propelled by leprechauns. Leprechauns. Seriously? Oi.
>>34510Deathward.
"The subject is immune to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and any negative energy effects"
>>34512How far away are the targets?
>>34513Holding in a circle moving around us, "distant," but have spotted the group
>>34511Hey, Trumps the one to mention frogs coming out of asses.
"FUCKING HELL, I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF HOW TO CONTROL THIS"
[1d8 = 6]>>34513Too far to make anything out, but shapes can still be seen moving about
>>34515Yeah, ya should
>>34516Shit
Activate Robe and start phuming smoke like crazy
>>34519Moving enough to keep sense of the targets, but treading more carefully now.
[1d20 = 1]>>34517Can't, theyre touching his lucky charms on the way out
Control check
>>34520Stand still and wait for them to come? Charge them? Go closer and shoot with bow? Should I ready a bow or a sword? Should I cast death ward or some other spell or wait?
>>34519Is it possible to shoot any of them with a bow - that is, are the targets clear enough and close enough?
>>34523>'Well... We get in range.. and then we stab them..">>34525Find first; then get in shooting range.
Shoot first, then make ride-by attacks
*follows whateverthefuck*
>>34521fukking kek
Well, my my calculations (and thats per a dice roll, since Torcuil TOTALLY moffed his control check (not that he got one for ass-leprechauns)) Torcuil is heading in a completely different direction than Trump and Tracy, and he has no control. Thez is keeping pace.
>>34526You can shoot, in fact range rules are less applicable,... but its almost like the moving shapes know that too. They're maintaining a perimeter, analyzing the pair. There are some watching the flying-leprechaun-scotsman, but thats more from disbelief and curiosity than aggressive strategy.
[1d20 = 1]>>34528Check to shove a cork in ti
>>34529OH FUCK THIS GODDAMNED FUCKING PEICE OF CUNT SHIT
[4d20 = 42]>>34528Shoot Full Round with Compisite Bob's bow at smaller target, chose the one closest and clearest
>>34528What are the stats on Bob's bow? Wasn't it a +2 bow? And what is the damage roll?
[3d20 = 28]>>34528*unleashes chain and sends it to attack*
It can attack... three times?
>>34533Well, because you didn't advance to level 15 rogue you really should only have two attacks
>>34534An Everwhirling Chain is a chain of speed too.
[1d20-8 = -8]>>34529This shit writes its self
So Torcuil continues to shoot off, propelled by ass-leprechauns, well distant from Tracy and Trump (who seem to have become stationary). Thez is close behind.
>>34531>No manyshot featTrump fires a single arrow, at an elusive target, that is moving, and is partially obscured.
>>34537Fuck it then
Readies Vanderiem for when something get's within melee distance
>>34540That'll work
>>34541The leprechauns are long gone, and went in a completely different direction. Remember, Tracy sped off - spurred by Trump's "Chad charge" - before Thez and Torcuil even GOT to the ethereal plane, and they went in a different direction. Good move btw.
>>34542"I'm never doing drugs again"
>>34539Is it not?
Spirited Charge. Make 3 ride by attacks when in range.
I suggest Trump does the same.
>>34542OR
We could meet up with the rest of the group...
Let's do that.
>>34544Make up your mind
>>34542Are you being sarcastic with the good move or what?
Either way, he has a readied full round sword attack for an enemy within range
>>34546
The great Erwin Rommel told his troops "In the absence of orders, find something and kill it." I suggest we do the same
>>34545Does she sense the rest of the party?
You're the rider, you steer.
>>34544>when in rangeOkay, I'll let you know
>>34545>sarcasmYes
Uhm,... spoiler alert, these enemies aren't going to LET you get in range
Hold on, I'll paint a picture.
I have shit to do... techinicaly now today, and yesterday was a steaming pill of shit so I'm going to sleep, see you faggots tomorrow
>>34550Idk what these are. Devourers are slow, and Marauders aren't ebil..
>>34551>Torc is blasting off again >>34549If the horse does a charge then he's in range
>>34551Poor Torcuil's faggot. Goodnight
>>34552Hellhounds? What lives on the Ethereal plane?
This is a rough sketch of the inherent trajectories. As you can see (given the time differential) neither group (Trump/Tracy OR Torcuil/Thez) had the chance to really analyze where the other was going. Each pair is kinda on their own at this point.
>>34551'Night! You won't die, Thez is with you.
>>34549The chain is 60 ft, and she charges fast.
How fast are these things moving?
>>34554>hellhound>etherealAnything with the ability, I guess...
>>34556Shouldn't Trump be able to detect Thez because her class ability designates her as an Outsider?
>>34554Lots of things, and even more venture to it.
>>34553You might be surprised
>>34550There are approximately 16 signatures, of varying intensity. The stronger intensity signatures are more distant and stationary, while the less intense signatures seem to be the ones whirling around and darting to and fro.
>>34557>Something about hellhounds obviously not being etherealNigger I have no idea what is on the ethereal plane. I don't want to be here. I'd rather advance towards a group goal like killing off the Cardishore Globalists or interrogating Darkie, going to the Drow, murdering them all, and then taking their stuff. Or if you want to go hunt random monsters, go north or far to the east to kill dragons, which leave 3x treausure, unlike Devourers that leave none at all. If you want to kill something on the Ethereal plane, find something and kill it
>>34559A couple masters with controlled fiends I'll bet
>>34557Good point. Trump can't detect anything, because
everyone is out of range.
>>34559>>34561Goddammit, just fucking charge forward until we're in range to do
something.
>inb4, they're intelligent, peaceful creatures >>34562Also, activate the Ring of Spell turning on the Hand of Glory.
GM sighs and rests his chin on his hand, watching Trump and Tracy speed off to their doom.
>>34565When you say that, I lose all confidence...
>>34563Or we could pop back into the material realm. Where we have some vague idea of what is trying to kill us
>>34569So, wanna go through woods looking for monsters or talk to darkie, or go to cardishore?
>>34571Gotta figure out where we are first...
>>34572>>34571Both materialize,... alive,... on the golden X in pic relted.
For the record, you would have both died, have woken up in the entertron, with no equipment. You're welcome.
[1d20 = 7]>>34572We were not charging for very long, and movement in the Ethereal plane is half as fast as the material. We'll be fine.
Search check surroundings, as if Trumpaladin could tell one strand of trees from another
Future note, don't run off like an idiot. Strategy (which ur opponents had in spades) can defeat ANY level opponent.
>>34573Shit... I didn't realize they'd gone that far.
*chill runs down spine*
*stops*
>>34573>>34572Fuck yeah! Dragons!
>>34575I'll repeat what I said to Tracy's faggot to you
">Something about hellhounds obviously not being ethereal
Nigger I have no idea what is on the ethereal plane. I don't want to be here. I'd rather advance towards a group goal like killing off the Cardishore Globalists or interrogating Darkie, going to the Drow, murdering them all, and then taking their stuff. Or if you want to go hunt random monsters, go north or far to the east to kill dragons, which leave 3x treasure, unlike Devourers that leave none at all. If you want to kill something on the Ethereal plane, find something and kill it"
>>34574>Movement 1/2Why would you think that?
>>34576Oh calm down. We're in great hunting territory. Wish I had Fae though. Can she get here quickly?
>>34579Do you think you're in range for empathic link?
>>34578>>34578Because that's what the wiki page says
>An ethereal creature is invisible, insubstantial, and capable of moving in any direction, even up or down, albeit at half normal speed.http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/etherealJaunt.htm>>34580When you call a mount, they appear the next round right next to you from the celestial plane
[3d20 = 10]
Alright
Spot, Search and Listen
Wtf are we?
[1d20 = 16]>>34581What is the biome we are in?
Spot check
Detect Evil
>>34584What a shitty fucking roll that was.
>+5 on spot and listen >>34585Detect Good, because why not?
[1d20+19 = 26]
Rolling to Hide
>>34590Why? Also can you outrun a dragon?
>>34591Well, she could out-maneuver one, if it didn't just breath fire at them..
>WhyWhy not?
>>34582See, here we're in a pickle. The rules listed by Ethereal Jaunt describe an individual who is otherwise non-ethereal, moving at base speed. When one considers that Tracy was spurred, she can be assumed to be moving at greater than 'base' speed. In addition, I disagree entirely with the rulebook on movement speed in the ethereal plane, with regard to self-propulsion, which Tracy has. I'm of the mind that self-propelled characters/entities - given that there are no obstructions or landscape to deter - would move at
twice their base movement rate.
>>34593>would move at twice their base movement rateWow, add a run check to that and she could move... really fast.
Don't worry, Thez and Torcuil will find themselves in equal a pickle.
>>34593There's no block on something like a road. If anything it should be the same, since there's air resistance in both apparently
>>34596But there's no air resistence in the ethereal plane, hence the accellerated (in my design) movement
>>34597You said a few posts ago that wings work. They wouldn't do anything with no air resistance. But whatever, I'll argue about this when it becomes an issue later
>>34599The kind that gives treasure
I hadn't planned it, but for now the party's biggest issue is finding their way back to Port Barry
>>34598Hmmm, you're right, thats contradictory. One moment
>>34601Well, if we encounter a dragon, and it is small enough to kill, then we can take it's treasure. I think a lot of monsters and barbarians give treasure. You wanted to grind xp, well, you're in precisely the right place to do it
>>34603>small enough to kill>in the mountainsYou mean babies/teenagers?
Sure, that's something to do.
It's getting close to 2:00AM...
>>34604You got like a 140 HP don't you? I think we could take on up to a full adult. And if we encounter something larger... you can move at 3x speed right? If nothing else, Ethereal Jaunt
K. Trump is right, wings would not work. Since however, no one is using wings (or air resistence) as a propulsion method, its a moot point. The 2x speed is still in play, and Torcuil and Thez will find themselves approximately 166% the distance Trump and Tracy crossed, except to the east rather than the north.
Also, I think now is a good time to adjourn this "casual" weekend Xp
>>34529>>34521and i thought i was bad at roiling.
Figured out the easy way out. I still think the hard way may be more fun
>>34612Are you talking about the teleporting helmet?
Is there a machine at the tower that assembles golems/constructs?
>>34611Seriously, I had to check the script to make sure that wasn't a 1d1 troll.
>>34615There might be, you'll have to wait until you're not ~150 miles away to check tho. ^_~
>tfw you move so fast you don't realize you're speeding all the way across the continent right into the jaws of doom
>>34618You wheren't the one with leprechauns spewing out your anus
>>34618It wasn't the speed that would have done you in, it was the opponents and their methods. Some opponents do and will make it a practice to kill things much bigger and badder than them
>>34619If it's any compensation, that shit was fucking hilarious.
>>34620I wonder what they were... Idk what kind of creature moves faster than Tracy and can use Ethereal juant..
Oh well, time will tell.
>>34621Not gonna lie, those rolls had be in tears
>>34621I won't spoil it, they'll be back eventually, but they didn't use ethereal jaunt. They made their way to the ethereal plane from another plane (not the material). Also it wasn't that they move faster (they don't) but they were maintaining a distanced formation. They were sizing you up.
>>34623Alright
I'm going to have to work for several hours..
Here's a rough depiction of the new locations, Tr/Tr in gold, To/Th in blue.
>>34627Neat. What is the biome, and what is the scene from Trumcy's perspective?
>>34627Are all the area-names on the map accurate?
"huh where everyone go!?"
>>34633*Bends over, and hugs horsey*
>>34630For simplicity, yes, though they may have more colloquial names when ventured to, and don't assume that the name necessarily correlates to the dynamic and local structure (though it may). Also, there are no names on the world, so technically that info is not known to characters
>>34634[affectionate pony noises]
Is he still small?
>>34635>that info is not known to charactersDid Tracy learn anything about the local geography from the atlases she read in the library?
>>34636No, much as those mini-memes made me kek
>>34638It certainly wasn't planned, but it will (hopefully) be resolved before too long (which with this lot, means next tuesday Xp)
>>34636I do not know"I know it may not seem like it at times, but I really do love you Tracy. And I cannot stop loving you. I want
you Tracy"
>>34639can i go talk to the drow?
>>34641*hugs horsey again*
"Of course. I am happy to see you, I miss you when you're away. I love the feel of your soft blue fur and I love your adorable pony noises and jump scares. I see how devoted you are. You'll make a great mother to my son, I'm glad he has you. I'm glad I have you"
>>34643[happy pony noises]
".. Tha.. th-that makes me feel better..."
>>34644*tries to look into horsey eyes, or at least eye from the angle*
*rubs horsey neck fur*
"You feel better? Well that's not enough for me.What can I do to make you feel complete?"
>>34646i walk to where he is.
"hows it going knife ear?"
>>34645>what can I doHelp her kill Trollestia.And Fae (optional)She'll love that.".... I... I'm not really sure.."
[confused pony noises]
>>34647"Oh good god. What do you want? Decided to amuse yourself at my expense ay?
he gets more cockney when he's agitated Well go on then, its not like I've got anything better to do."
>>34648kek
>>34649It's serious though.Can we get a glimpse of where we are?
>>34650You mean aside from the maps? I'm assuming you're at an elevated position, so more ground-based details depend on getting a closer look. It's at the border of a mountainous area and a plains area with some not too distant forest.
>>34648I'll help her kill Trollestia if she's not pregnant. My loyal attack football kitty is entirely off the table though"I do want you to be happy, little pony"
>>34649"ugh what that smell?"
"me came to alleviate your boredom, me a doctor me know it not good to be left alone this long."
>>34650"Take us down horsey. Let's see what's worth our while in this area"
>>34653"Oh what, you leave a man in a steel body-cast and you expect poupurri? Suddenly you're concerned about my well being is it? If you're not here to let me out, be a good lad and sod off!"
[1d20+20 = 27]>>34652Better do it before bothering to find out. It's all going down the tubes if that's the case.>>34654*descends slowly and stealthily as possible* (for a horse in mid air)
Roll to Move Silently
[1d20+20 = 29]
Hey, when it says that Empathetic link gives the paladin and the mount the same connection to a place or item, does that also apply to worn items? When Tracy wears her cloak of charisma, does Trump look Equally fabulous by proxy?
>>34657"Oh, you're a right prick now aren't you, all pleased with yourself. You wouldn't be smiling if we the shackles were off, I'll tell ya that!"
>>34658No
>>34656Wha..."Why stealth? The last time we used stealth we failed to activate a dragon attack we could have taken. How are we going to clear the area of monsters if they don't know we're here?"
>>34658Now what does she need that cloak for?
*sad paladin noises*
[1d20+21 = 40]>>34661She was going to give it to him, but then you asked for a Spell resistance cloak.
How does the item-synch work then?
>>34661>Why stealth"I don't want to get shot before engaging"
Listen check to sense nearby creatures.
[1d20+21 = 30]
Follow up with a Spot check
>>34661>How are we going to clear the area of monsters if they don't know we're here"We'll make noise once we're ready for combat."
They could both make mounted Sneak Attacks together, if he fell. [2d20 = 18]>>34659If you want to get back to interrogate the Drow right now, I've figured out several different ways of using the helm that I think I can argue that would get us there in one or two jumps>>34663I'd like some numbers on these cloaks. Depending on stats and the like, it may make sense to switch. What is she wearing in the robe cloak category?
>>34655Detect evil. Spot Check. Search Check for anything civilizational
>>34662"Oh a comedian now are you, here to have a laugh? If you're expecting me to beg I
won't. I just hope I get a crack at your cheeky ass at some point."
>>34663>item-synchIt means that divination, or other types of items are and can be shared (visual-empathy). Please note, the rules were not designed for
character-based-awakened-pony-cauchemar-murderer-paladin-mounts.
>>34669It would take more than that, but it would help speed your return,... except you have no compass, and the area is unfamiliar, meaning you can't be sure which way is 'back'.
[1d20+21 = 40]>>34669>1Rolling for compensation search.
>>34669Helm would never work on a Drow Assassin.