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1---START--- 
2DM
3The three of you emerge onto the plains, overlooking Ethnos' hive, a rectangular thing with multiple pens and.... agitated animals. 
4There is a salamander and a white carapacian in plated armor, standing on the second floor balcony. 
5Ethnos
6Ethnos blinks. Looks around. Frowns slightly. "..it Appears i have the wrong Orwell." 
7"...and my Hive has been Invaded. ..right." 
8@Harurken_Oruweru
9“Well, hang on, I haven’t had the opportunity to hit on anyone yet.” 
10Ethnos
11She shoots him a weary look. 
12DM
13The two of them are armed, the salamander with two pistols and an overslung rifle, and the carapacian with a claymore and crossbow. They notice you, then go back to their conversation. 
14Ethnos
15"have. ...have they made themselves at Home?" It's uncertain whether she's more affronted or confused at the moment. 
16DM
17They have the bored look of guards on the graveyard shift. 
18ⓘ Harurken_Oruweru is now known as Harken 
19DM
20.....maybe. 
21@Harken
22Ezra are you even really 
23Ezra_Rabbit
24"We sh<>uld g<> ask 1f they'll 1nv1te us 1n!" Ezra decides. 
25Ethnos
26Blink. Stare. "...it's My Hive." 
27Ezra_Rabbit
28((Sorry, a little scattered, I'll get back in the swing of things as we go)) 
29Ezra_Rabbit
30"1t l<><>ks l1ke 1t's the1rs r1ght n<>w th<>ugh!" 
31Ethnos
32Hesitation. "...or it certainly Looks like my Hive." She eyes up the enclosures from their safe distance. "the same Beasts in the same Locations and everything. it Seems the Roof has been Fixed. that's nice." 
33DM
34Indeed they are. The trunkbeast especially, waves at you with its trunk. The two on the rooftop take note, but continue to metaphorically shoot the breeze. 
35Ethnos
36Trunkbeast bro. ;u; 
37Ezra_Rabbit
38"1 d<>n't really even kn<>w h<>w 1 g<>t here! S<> maybe we sh<>uld just ask them what's happen1ng! 1'm sure they'd be n1ce en<>ugh t<> help us!" 
39@Harken
40I scream rather loudly, attempting to show off for the girls 
41Ethnos
42"i Doubt that, Armed as th-" Aaand she covers her ears. 
43Ezra_Rabbit
44"Are y<>u <>k, Harken?!" 
45DM
46The salamander falls over onto the rooftop floor, startled. The carapacian points and laughs. 
47Ezra_Rabbit
48"D1d s<>meth1ng scare y<>u?! 1 c<>uld g1ve y<>u <>ne <>f my an1mals 1f 1t w<>uld help!" 
49@Harken
50“Why are they laughing? I’m clearly in distress.” 
51* Ezra_Rabbit helpfully offers a stuffed puppy. 
52DM
53The salamander grumbles and gets back up, shooting a mean glare at Harken. 
54The carapacian sarcastically claps in your direction as well. 
55Ethnos
56"one of my Animals might Trample you if you Shout at them like that." She warns. 
57DM
58"Take the puppy, you vagabond. It's fluffy." he says. 
59Ezra_Rabbit
60"1 th1nk he was laugh1ng at the salamander, n<>t y<>u!" 
61@Harken
62I gratefully accept the stuffed puppy. 
63DM
64The carapacian continues laughing. "Ah, yes, are you here for the duel as well?" 
65@Harken
66“A duel? First I’ve heard of it. I came for the girls.” 
67Ethnos
68"Duel?" 
69Ezra_Rabbit
70"...Are y<>u a vagab<>nd Harken?!" 
71Ethnos
72"..." She elbows Harken. Hard. 
73@Harken
74“I am a total scoundrel.” 
75Ethnos
76"...how Familiar are you with Harken, exactly?" 
77DM
78He gets his laughter under control. "The duel. After the disgrace that was the chariot race three days ago. Alas, you'll be disappointed either way. The duelists are poisoned, and the seconds are spineless tarts!" 
79Ezra_Rabbit
80"1 th1nk he's G<>d, <>r s<>meth1ng!" 
81@Harken
82“God?” 
83Ethnos
84"...oh goodness." 
85@Harken
86“Hol up 🅱️! I getta be god?!” 
87Ethnos
88It's unclear whether she's referring to this deal with the chariots, or the idea of Harken being heralded as a deity. 
89@Harken
90“Ya gotta tell me more! How do I be God?!” 
91DM
92"The only god we worship is the equestrian, mate." 
93The carapacian looks bemused. "None of you know what I'm talking of, do you?" 
94Ethnos
95"not the slightest Clue, no." She admits. 
96DM
97"Oh my god that isn't you, can we be done with this already?!" the salamander semi-yells. The stripebeast perks up at that. 
98Ezra_Rabbit
99"1 d<>n't kn<>w, 1t was all really vague and unclear! Y<>u d1d a terr1ble j<>b <>f expla1n1ng 1t!" 
100DM
101"You there! The one in the hat! How's your aim?" he asks Harken. 
102@Harken
103“Fuck! Foiled again by my own worst enemy!” 
104“My aim’s probably okay. 5/7 with rice, maybe?” 
105Ethnos
106"frankly, i'm Inclined to Assume you are Poachers and Invaders and-could we Determine this Deity thing later?" 
107DM
108The carapacian palms his face at the inanity within which he currently finds himself. "We are not poachers. We were told there is a doctor here." 
109Ethnos
110Ethnos facepalms in turn. 
111DM
112"Instead, we find an empty lab and several animals. Possibly that of a poacher. Who keeps a bear indoors?" 
113Ethnos
114"...he had been Scaring the Longneck." 
115@Harken
116“‘Doctor’ is prolly a little strong...” 
117Ethnos
118"also Inaccurate." 
119→ vampsquirrel has joined 
120DM
121The salamander makes a gesture, like strangling the air with his bare hands. 
122Ethnos
123"is there someone Wounded with you?" 
124DM
125"Oh my god I don't care! You feel like you're quick with a gun there, puppy-lover?" 
126ⓘ vampsquirrel is now known as Ezra_Rabbit_ 
127← Ezra_Rabbit has quit (Quit: http://www.kiwiirc.com/ - A hand crafted IRC client) 
128DM
129"Not quite wounded, but our duelists are poisoned and unable to fight." 
130@Harken
131“Yeah, haven’t you guys been paying attention?!” I shout at my teammates. “Who poisoned the poor sons of bitches?!” 
132DM
133"No idea. But the seconds are spineless, and honor dictates we don't leave till someone's blood is on the floor." he shrugs. 
134Ezra_Rabbit_
135"Y<>u d<>n't leave Ethn<>s' h1ve?!" 
136"Why d<>es y<>ur h<>n<>r spec1fy her h1ve?!" 
137Ethnos
138"..your Sense of Honor aside, let us have a Look at the Afflicted, then." 
139DM
140The carapacian suddenly has a great interest in those birds flying overhead. 
141The salamander shakes his head. "Yeah, fine, do whatever. Come inside. Not our house anyway." 
142* Ezra_Rabbit_ is sad her question is going unanswered 
143DM
144"It just does." the carapacian answers. Somewhat shiftily. 
145Ethnos
146She hesitates, then glances to the others. "..i'm going in. will you Cover me?" 
147@Harken
148I awkwardly volunteer a pat on Ezra’s head, then begin covering Ethnos, lazily putting a hand on the butt of my revolver. 
149*covering Ethnos instead 
150Ezra_Rabbit_
151"Hey, are y<>u tw<> plann1ng <>n d<>1ng anyth1ng t<> Ethn<>s when she g<>es 1ns1de?!" Ezra asks. 
152DM
153The two stare at each other. 
154".....no?" they say. 
155Ezra_Rabbit_
156"Thanks!" Ezra gives Ethnos a thumbs up. 
157DM
158Make an Insight check. 
159Ethnos
160Ethnos blinks. Supposing she never considered just asking the invaders if they wouldn't invade. 
161Ezra_Rabbit_
162!roll 1d20+1 
163Kaiserbot[Dice]
164rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=13 ] | {14} 
165@Harken
166!roll 1d20+4 
167Kaiserbot[Dice]
168rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=18 ] | {22} 
169* Ethnos cackles as Vamp is immediately set to roll wis. 
170* Harken coughs up blood 
171DM
172The salamander just wants this day over with and regrets his life choices that'd led him here. 
173Ethnos
174!roll 1d20+6 
175Kaiserbot[Dice]
176rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {7} 
177DM
178The carapacian doesn't expect to see any of you ever again after today. 
179Ezra_Rabbit_
180BAAHAHAHAHAHA 
181Ethnos
182.... 
183Alright. 
184Let the record show I gave the dicebot a shot. 
185Let the record also show: dicebot still hates me. 
186@Harken
187((Elle prefers to use her own physical dice)) 
188Ethnos
189((BECAUSE DICEBOT HATES ME.)) 
190Ezra_Rabbit_
191((BAAHAHAHAHAHA)) 
192DM
193Inside the hive, you see two white carapacians in foppish uniforms lying on the ground, near the.... cholarbeast cage. On the other side of the room, near the jars, two figures see you come in. A crocodile with more guns, and a carapacian in a fluffy white robe. 
194"This is wh— oh hello!" the fluffy robe carapacian says. 
195@Harken
196“>foppish” I say, unironically greentexting irl 
197Ethnos
198...This is one of Ethnos' odder days. And she's been a part-mink ghost in some cases. 
199DM
200They look like blokes who don't do much besides sip tea, watch the opera, and chant "rabble rabble rabble" at parilamentary meetings. 
201Ethnos
202"hello. ..we've Heard there were Wounded. would i be Correct in Assuming..?" She gestures to the fops. 
203DM
204"Yes, those two over there! We think it was something in their lunch." 
205Ethnos
206Rakish cads though they are. 
207DM
208"We weren't sure if the cage was locked, so we put 'em there." the crocodile says. "If it gets out, they'll eat them first." 
209Ethnos
210She glances at Harken and Ezra, shrugs, and mutters "keep both Eyes Open." before going to have a look. 
211@Harken
212“I resent that remark.” 
213Ezra_Rabbit_
214"S<>, d<> y<>u kn<>w what the sense <>f h<>n<>r has t<> d<> w1th Ethn<>s' h1ve?!" Ezra asks the fluffy robed man. 
215Ethnos
216Ethnos smiles to herself as she flips a flipfop on his back to check him over. 
217DM
218Both carapacians seem to have a severe case of food poisoning..... almost like just plain poison, actually. Might be better if it's the latter, you could probably whip up an antidote for that. 
219The lab certainly has the ingredients. 
220The fluffy robed carapacian looks at Ezra. 
221Ethnos
222"i don't Suppose you have any Remains from their Lunch?" 
223DM
224"Sense of honor? The Blue chariot team decided we should have it here, since they were the ones affronted by the last race." 
225The crocodile lazily picks up a piece of a sandwich 
226And quickly puts it back down. 
227"Uhhh." 
228He presents to you a few bites left of what seems like a BLT. "Here." 
229@Harken
230“Ew, no.” 
231DM
232Harken, make a Perception check. Where the hell are those seconds the carapacian was talking about? 
233Ezra_Rabbit_
234"Really?! 1s 1t a s<>rt <>f t1me h<>n<>red trad1t1<>n f<>r y<>ur duals t<> be f<>ught here?!" Ezra asks, intrigued. 
235Ethnos
236She takes it, eyeing it dubiously. 
237DM
238"The tradition is that the offended team gets to choose the place of duel, and the committee approves it." 
239Ethnos
240"if it is, it would be News to me." 
241DM
242The sandwich is... Uh. You don't think that's avocado. 
243@Harken
244I whisper to Ezra: “Who is the committee?!” 
245Except the whisper isn’t really a whisper 
246Ezra_Rabbit_
247"<>h, there's a c<>mm1ttee! S<> c<>uld we talk t<> them and ask them t<> change the l<>cat1<>n?!" 
248Ethnos
249Investigation to find something fishy in the BLT, aside from avocado? 
250DM
251"Yes, actually!" the robed one says. "The other one— Yes, roll Investigation for that and to figure out what the not-avocado is— went out to get an emissary!" 
252"He's taking an oddly long time." 
253Ethnos
25413+9=22 
255Ezra_Rabbit_
256"W<>w, y<>u have a really <>rgan1zed system f<>r duels! Where 1s the c<>mm1ttee?!" 
257DM
258You've seen it before. Blue merigold. Easy poison, you can grind it up from wildflowers in any temperate valley if you know what to look for. 
259"Back in the capital. Ever bee there? it's such a glorious place to be!" 
260The crocodile couldn't care less about all this, and now he doesn't even have his sandwich to distract him. 
261Ezra_Rabbit_
262"N<>pe! 1 have n<> 1dea where 1 am, s<> 1 d<>n't kn<>w what cap1tal y<>u're talk1ng ab<>ut!" 
263Ethnos
264"they could Use a better System for Food Safety. these.. 'Soldiers' were Poisoned." She starts flipping through her journal to figure out what to do about an antidote. 
265DM
266The robed one looks at Ezra strangely. "I see." he says, not seeing. 
267The crocodile points a finger at the robed carapacian. "Called it. Pay up." 
268The carapacian grumbles, reaches into his robes, and pulls out a ten-boondollar bill. 
269'Can you heal them?" he asks as he pays the crocodile. 
270@Harken
271“Capital? Like money? Can I have some money?” 
272Ezra_Rabbit_
273"Are sc<>undrels supp<>sed t<> ask f<>r m<>ney l1ke that?!" Ezra asks Harken inquisitively. 
274DM
275Ethnos' journal states that the antidote requires easy ingredients. The ingredients are easily found, she already has them in her lab. The actual process, though.... needs a Medicine check and a few minutes to make. 
276The two of them look at Harken. "Why do you need money?" 
277@Harken
278“I want it?! Why do you not?!” 
279DM
280The crocodile snickers. "I'll give you this ten if you can find where the hell those slimy seconds went off to." 
281Ethnos
282"most Likely." She tells the carapace. "...and Because he has the Attention Span of a Flea. Harken, do be on your best Behavior." She heads to a cabinet to find the components she needs. 
283DM
284Let's see. Aqua fortis. Or was it regis. No, fortis. Some compounds here, a formula there— no, not a formula. Huh. Ok, let's keep looking.... 
285* Ezra_Rabbit_ pats Harken reassuringly "1t's <>k, Harken! 1 th1nk y<>u have the attent1<>n span <>f a really smart flea!" 
286Ethnos
287"i don't Think there is a Wide Margin." She calls over her shoulder helpfully. 
288@Harken
289“I’m proud to be autistic” x_; 
290DM
291Harken, make a Perception check if you want a chance at those ten boondollars. 
292@Harken
293!roll 1d20+4 
294Kaiserbot[Dice]
295rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=6 ] | {10} 
296* Harken coughs up blood 
297Ezra_Rabbit_
298"L1ke the tr<>ll Albert E1nste1n <>f fleas!" 
299Ethnos
300BOTH EYES OPEN! 
301@Harken
302“Einstein had autism?” 
303Ezra_Rabbit_
304"1 d<>n't kn<>w, 1'm fr<>m Japan!" 
305DM
306You look around. Cough up blood. You don't see much. The cholarbeast. Stripebeast and longneck. The striped hoofbeast in the back. A rider and some weirdly shaped figures in the distance. 
307No seconds anywhere. 
308Ethnos
309"Harken, have you ever actually been Diagnosed with Autism?" 
310@Harken
311“No, but no doctor has ever told me I *don’t* have autism, so it’s good enough for me.” 
312DM
313You can feel time freeze slightly as the crocodile, carapacian, and the universe itself tries to understand what Harken just said. 
314@Harken
315I do a kawaii pose 
316Ezra_Rabbit_
317"See, l1ke the aut1st1c tr<>ll Albert E1nste1n <>f fleas!" 
318Ethnos
319Ethnos doesn't even blink. "that.. that's not how this Works. that's not how Any of this Works." Then she does to a lab table and gets to work. 
320@Harken
321“So yo hol up, is this one of those things where we have to defend a teammate while they do shit?” 
322“Are we finna get attacked?” 
323DM
324!roll 1d20+2 
325Kaiserbot[Dice]
326rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=9 ] | {11} 
327DM
328!roll 1d20+1 
329Kaiserbot[Dice]
330rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=19 ] | {20} 
331DM
332The crocodile is still dazed, trying to understand what Harken said. The robed one understands perfectly, though. 
333"Oh!" he says, looking outside. 
334Ethnos
335And for medicine.. Rolled a 2, but FUCK YOU, SPECIALIST, so 8+9=17. 
336@Harken
337“Ezra, get ready to be attacked.” 
338DM
339"I think that's them now!" he says, pointing at the.... another carapacian in the same armor as the one on the roof, on a horse, followed by four... those are underlings. 
340Ethnos
341"i don't Think they mean to Attack us, don't be Ridiculous." 
342@Harken
343I realize that that probably sounded REALLY bad, so I say: “uh, by someone else, who isn’t me.” 
344DM
345The medicine is coming along nicely! 
346Ethnos
347Not looking up from her work. 
348Ezra_Rabbit_
349"Why w<>uld y<>u attack me, Harken?!" 
350DM
351The crocodile looks out the window too. "Hol' up. That.... what in tarnation?!" 
352@Harken
353“I wouldn’t!” 
354Ethnos
355"he is a Cruel and Vengeful God." She snarks dryly. 
356@Harken
357“I still need to figure THAT out.” 
358DM
359"Hey!" he yells up the stairs. "Y'all get down here, we got unwelcome-like visitors!" 
360Ezra_Rabbit_
361"He was a really n1ce G<>d, actually! N<>t l1ke the <>ther <>ne!" 
362Ethnos
363Oh shit, we do? She looks up and around. 
364DM
365A gunshot, then the salamander yelling. Then some squishing noises. 
366Ethnos
367"..." She pauses. "...excuse me, what was your Name again? 
368" 
369@Harken
370I draw my gun. “Alright! Something I’m good at: mindless murder!” 
371Ezra_Rabbit_
372Ezra looks around, confused and slightly offended at the fact that everyone's resorting immediately to violence 
373DM
374"This is a duel!" the robed one says. "This is unacceptable!" 
375The plated carapacian on the roof comes down the stairs, sword hand with a few dots of blood. "Well hello." 
376"What did you do?!" the crocodile says, rifle drawn. 
377Ethnos
378"..if i had to Guess?" 
379DM
380"This is a place of honorable combat!" the robed one says. "We cut each other up by the books!" 
381Ethnos
382"he Poisoned your Duelists, then Stabbed your other Guard in the Back just now." 
383* Ezra_Rabbit_ gasps! 
384DM
385The carapacian was about to say something, then notices what Ethnos said. "Wait, what?" 
386@Harken
387“BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD” i howl, running to the source of the violence 
388DM
389"Who poisoned them?" 
390Ethnos
391"to be Fair, i am Drawing Conclusions h-Oh For Pity's Sake Harken!" 
392DM
393.... the crocodile looks at the carapacian shiftily. Then wide-eyed as Harken.... charges right into the carapacian? What'd he do again? 
394@Harken
395“Just tell me who to immediately and thoughtlessly kill without questioning the edict” 
396DM
397The crocodile and the carapacian immediately point at each other. 
398"Him." Both say simultaneously. 
399Ethnos
400Ethnos tries to hide a snicker. 
401DM
402They wait for Harken to make a decision, crossbow and rifle aimed at each other. Meanwhile, Ethnos' medicine creation bears fruit. 
403You now have a vial of antidote that's enough for both of them and two other people. 
404Ezra_Rabbit_
405"Th1s 1s s<> c<>nfus1ng!" Ezra huffs. "W<>uld y<>u b<>th put d<>wn y<>ur weap<>ns s<> we can d1scuss th1s peacefully?!" 
406DM
407Ezra, make a Persuasion check. 
408Ezra_Rabbit_
409!roll 1d20+11 
410Kaiserbot[Dice]
411rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=10 ] | {21} 
412Ethnos
413She rushes to administer the antidote to both fops before things get inevitably shooty, then calls to Ezra. "would you Help me get these Two into a Cell for Safekeeping?" 
414DM
415The two of them suddenly look very ashamed of themselves. Must be Ezra's tone. 
416They both put down their weapons. 
417@Harken
418“Aw shit, this is the part where I don’t getta kill stuff, isn’t it?” I huff, leaning against a wall. 
419DM
420The antidote goes down their throats with some difficulty, but it goes down nonetheless. Should take a minute to take effect. 
421Ezra_Rabbit_
422"1'm g<>1ng t<> help Ethn<>s, and then we'll f1gure th1s <>ut!" Ezra says, before going to assist Ethnos in moving them. 
423Ethnos
424They can nap it off in a nice cozy cell. 
425DM
426"So what now?" the crocodile asks. 
427Ezra_Rabbit_
428How far away are the underlings and the rider? 
429Ethnos
430"now, what Happened to the Salamander on the Roof?" 
431DM
432Good that you asked! They're— hoo boy. 
433They'll be there in about thirty seconds. 
434The plated carapacian makes a slicing motion with his finger to his throat. 
435"Supposed to get rid of you guys." 
436Then he looks at Ezra. 
437"I don't know." 
438Ethnos
439"right. so then my Assumption was Accurate." 
440Ezra_Rabbit_
441"Please d<>n't try t<> get r1d <>f us!" 
442DM
443All three conscious non-players in the room recoil a bit at that. 
444@Harken
445“Oh, no, please don’t try to get rid of us.” I say sarcastically. 
446DM
447"We won't, we won't!" 
448Ethnos
449Ethnos hesitates, then points to the plated guy. "...Harken, if you would Like to be Violent.. Restrain him." 
450DM
451The plated guy takes a moment to get what Ethnos means, "...oh right." 
452He runs back up to the roof. 
453Ezra_Rabbit_
454"Thank y<>u!" Ezra says cheerfully at their acquiescence. 
455"<>h darn 1t!" 
456DM
457"I'm sorry!" he says as he runs back up. 
458Ezra_Rabbit_
459"Wa1t, c<>me back! 1f y<>u run he's just g<>1ng t<> try t<> sh<><>t y<>u!" 
460Ethnos
461"sorry does not Uncull someone!" 
462@Harken
463“Hey, do you still have any of The Old Man’s cigarettes around?” 
464DM
465Harken can take a surprise round and inflict some good ol' bullet-shaped violence if he wishes..... the robed one and the croc look at each other. 
466Ethnos
467"...i have his Lighter." 
468DM
469The croc takes out some off-brand, NOT The Old Man cigarettes. "I got this." 
470Ezra_Rabbit_
471Can I take a surprise round? 
472@Harken
473“Works. Gib.” I say to the croc. 
474Ethnos
475"there will be no Smoking in my H-no no no!" She about snarls, rushing to try and snatch the pack before this gets out of hand. 
476DM
477Absolutely Ezra can take a surprise round as well. 
478The croc throws Harken a carton of... hand-rolled cigarettes, it seems. 
479Ethnos, make a Sleight of Hand check to intercept it if you wish. 
480Ethnos
481Ethnos shoots the Croc a look that implies he's dead to her either way. 
4825+4=9, sadly. 
483DM
484You know what, let's make it opposed. Harken, make a Sleight of Hand check too. 
485@Harken
486!roll 1d20+5 
487Kaiserbot[Dice]
488rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=15 ] | {20} 
489Ethnos
490Cursed nicotine. 
491DM
492No such luck. Harken catches the cigarettes. 
493Ezra_Rabbit_
494"F1ne, y<>u leave me n<> ch<>1ce!" Ezra says, drawing her stuffed animal. "Please st<>p!" She cuddles it to her and uses cuteness overload on the running carapacian. 
495!roll 1d20+11 
496Kaiserbot[Dice]
497rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=4 ] | {15} 
498Ezra_Rabbit_
499Reliable talent knocks that up to an 8+11=19 
500DM
501The carapacian falls to the ground, making.... noises you wouldn't expect to hear from a tall, broad-shouldered carapacian in full plate armor. 
502The croc and robe guy look at each other. And step back a pace or four from Ezra. 
503Ezra_Rabbit_
504"Thank y<>u!" Ezra says cheerily, approaching his prone form. She switches out the animal for a pair of knitting needles, and uses tight sweater on him to bind him. 
505!roll 1d20+11 
506Kaiserbot[Dice]
507rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=9 ] | {20} 
508Ethnos
509Ethnos glances from the downed carapace to Ezra and back a few times. Then, impressed, utters, "..very nice." 
510DM
511He can't struggle very well in such heavy armor. He's now snugly bound in a fluffy sweater that looks like his grandmother knitted it for him over a month with love and care. 
512Ethnos
513She frowns, thoughtful. How close are those underlings again? 
514DM
515The rider and underlings reach the house, standing about.... say, 50 feet from the walls. A second plated carapacian on a horse, two... eerily glowing, imp-like things with shackles and scars, and a pair of not-quite-imps with toy peashooters. 
516DM
517.... oh boy. 
518Ethnos
519...Good enough. "right." She clears her throat. "you two." She points to the croc and robed guy, "if you would Kindly move your former Ally to a Cell, that would be Beneficial. Harken? please keep Watch. ..miss.. Rabbit, was it?" 
520DM
521The peashooter-toting imps lie down on the ground, the toy peashooters slowly telescoping out into long-barreled rifles that don't look like toys anymore. 
522Ezra_Rabbit_
523"Ezra Rabb1t!" She affirms, "Ready f<>r fr1endsh1p!" 
524DM
525The carapacian just smirks and.... waits. For something. 
526Ethnos
527"might i Borrow your Skills with those Needles for a Moment?" She asks, digging for her component pouch. 
528Ezra_Rabbit_
529"Sure! 1 l<>ve mak1ng th1ngs f<>r my fr1ends!" 
530DM
531Harken, make an Occult check. Something ain't right with those scarred imps. 
532Ethnos
533"...close enough. i would Like a new Welcome Mat." Gonna hand over one of my reagents to combine: magnesium flash powder. 
534@Harken
535!roll 1d20 
536Kaiserbot[Dice]
537rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=11 ] | {11} 
538Ezra_Rabbit_
539"1 d<>n't kn<>w what that 1s, but alr1ght!" 
540DM
541Poltergeists. Those scarred, not really imp like things are being possessed. 
542Ezra_Rabbit_
543Ezra takes the reagent, and begins knitting a welcome mat. 
544@Harken
545I produce a bible and then begin reciting scripture 
546Ethnos
547"...Harken what are you Doing?" 
548@Harken
549“Exorcising these wretches.” 
550DM
551Hmm. Let's do something out of left field here. Harken, what scripture you gonna read? 
552Ethnos
553"i Thought you weren't Religious?" 
554@Harken
555“This is probably in the Grubslinger field manual” 
556Ezra_Rabbit_
557"Can a G<>d n<>t be rel1g1<>us?" 
558DM
559The existence of Malal, god of atheism, is highly debated. 
560Ezra continues knitting a welcome mat with the flash magnesium. Should be a dazzling welcome. 
561@Harken
562Can I Roll charisma to exorcise these creatures? 
563DM
564...Performance. Do it. 
565Ethnos
566Pretty sure Malal don't exist none in the Grubslinger circles. They got one god, and he gets a capital G. 
567@Harken
568!roll 1d20+8 
569Kaiserbot[Dice]
570rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=5 ] | {13} 
571* Harken coughs up blood 
572DM
573The flayed ones shake, but nothing happens. Seems God is busy.... elsewhere. If He even exists. Or maybe He doesn't think you need the help. 
574The carapacian stares at the door, concerned. Like he expected something else to happen besides have his minions exorcised. 
575"Hello? Are you there?" 
576@Harken
577Because I got a gun 
578Ethnos
579Ethnos coughs politely. "..if it Helps, i don't Think that would have Worked for your Ancestor either." 
580@Harken
581“If you’re talking to God, Why then yes, I am here” 
582DM
583The gunslinger saints are not watching, it seems. Or perhaps you are one yourself. 
584Ethnos
585Don't encourage the guy. 
586Ezra_Rabbit_
587"All d<>ne, Ethn<>s!" Ezra says, holding out the explosive mat. 
588DM
589You can hear a distant 'oh shit' from outside. 
590The mat is wonderful and really makes you feel welcome. It also makes you sad to have to wipe your feet on it, though. 
591Ethnos
592"ah, yes thank you!" She seizes the mat, runs to the door, opens it, and plops the mat outside before shutting the door again. 
593It's not the most graceful execution, but.. "...i would Advise you all to Shield your Eyes when they come Knocking." 
594DM
595The carapacian dismounts. "Stay here!" he yells at the ones with rifles. 
596Ethnos
597"when you See the Flash, Shoot." 
598DM
599The crocodile nods. The robed one is hiding in the corner. 
600Ezra_Rabbit_
601"1 d<>n't have a gun! But <>k!" 
602DM
603You hear the shuffling of feet outside. 
604"What's this?" the carapacian says. 
605Ethnos
606She stands back and shuffles her inventory as she waits for the flash. 
607DM
608Attack roll! Do it! 
609Ethnos
610.... 
611@Harken
612!roll 1d20+9 
613Kaiserbot[Dice]
614rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=14 ] | {23} 
615DM
616Wait, that's how it works, right? Attack roll vs Fort? 
617Ethnos
618Heh. What do I do with all this crit? 
619DM
620You use the crit and make this fight even easier. 
621@Harken
622“MMMM BEEN WAITIN TO SHOOT SOMETHING ALL DAY LETS GO” I shriek 
623Ethnos
624Everything in a 100 foot radius gets blasted with light. ...Not sure how you want to rule those inside, however. 
625DM
626You can hear a shriek as the carapacian and all the underlings are blinded by the light. 
627Unfortunately, the crocodile forgot the part where he was supposed to shield his eyes, instead watching for the flash. 
628The clattering of plate indicates to you that behind the closed door, outside, the carapacian is prone on the ground. 
629Think it's a good time to roll for initiative. 
630Ethnos
631"right. Now!" 
6326+4=10. ...Which is actually quite fortuitous, as they're only blind until the end of my turn. 
633Ezra_Rabbit_
634!roll 1d20+2 
635Kaiserbot[Dice]
636rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=9 ] | {11} 
637@Harken
638!roll 1d20+5 
639Kaiserbot[Dice]
640rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=14 ] | {19} 
641DM
642Two nat 1s for initiative so far. Those Remings are really loving life. Continuing to roll. 
643Let's say the flash is till start of Ethnos' next turn. 
644Since it was a crit after all. 
645Ethnos
646On the bright side, if they live they'll get to see during their t-WELP SUCKS TO BE THEM. 
647DM
648And also cause the plated guy rolled another nat 1. 
649Ezra_Rabbit_
650I just feel bad at this point... 
651Ethnos
652Do us a favor and do not attempt skydiving in the next 24 hours. 
653DM
654Turn Order: Harken, Ardent/Polt 1, Ardent/Polt 2, Ezra, Ethnos, Reming 1, Reming 2, Royal Guard. 
655Harken, you're up! 
656Ethnos
657> ardent 
658DM
659Oop, one mistake, forgot the Croc. Doesn't matter, cause they rolled a 4. So they'll be after Ethnos. 
660@Harken
661Hm. One moment 
662@Harken
663I’d like to shoot the royal guard then dive for cover. He’s a bad guy, right? I haven’t really been following the MM creation all that intensively. 
664So you’re using names like “Ardent” and “Reming” and imma just have to trust they’re bad guys 
665Ethnos
666You could ask for descriptions of whatever's out there. 
667DM
668Even if they're not, they're still trying to kill you, so. 
669Ezra_Rabbit_
670The only thing on our side is the croc. 
671DM
672Remings are the gunners, Ardents are the scarred ones, both have yet to be approved. Royal guard is not for MM approval, it's something from my own. 
673And the croc is also blind cause he didn't look away like a dummy. 
674Ethnos
675Hey now, we got that guy in the robe! 
676DM
677He's also whimpering in the corner. 
678@Harken
679Alright. Cut off the head of the snake and the body will surely die; I make an attempt on the royal guard with my revolver. 
680Ezra_Rabbit_
681He is on our side though. 
682@Harken
683!roll 1d20+9 
684Kaiserbot[Dice]
685rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=15 ] | {24} 
686@Harken
687Alright. I make no assumptions; does that hit? 
688Ezra_Rabbit_
689((don't forget they're blind)) 
690Ethnos
691((Go for crit on a crit!)) 
692@Harken
693!roll 1d20+9 
694Kaiserbot[Dice]
695rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=3 ] | {12} 
696DM
697...I made a mistake and made it harder. The royal guard is also prone, so disadvantage for ranged attacks— wait, no. He's right outside the door. 
698@Harken
699Except he’s blind, so it cancels anyway 
700DM
701Could say Harken opens the door, guard is right outside the door and within 5 feet. So yeah, advantage, then he runs for cover. 
702Ethnos
703Yeah you could walk right up and bip the guy. 
704DM
705Prone disadvantage only applies if they're not within 5 feet. So still advantage. 
70624, it hits. Roll for damage. 
707@Harken
708I put a bit of pizazz in the shot, using panache 
709!roll 2d8+5+5 
710Kaiserbot[Dice]
711rolled 2d8+5+5 --> [ 2d8=6 ] | {16} 
712Ezra_Rabbit_
713((don't forget close and personal)) 
714@Harken
715 19 if close and personal procs 
716DM
71719 damage, then. The bullet bips the carapacian in the chest. Though you suspect that won't kill him. 
718The two Ardent/Poltergeists spend their turn standing in place, rubbing at their eyes. 
719Though they do get into half cover behind the walls. 
720Ezra, you're up! 
721Ezra_Rabbit_
722Yay! 
723I go ahead and knit the presumably not quite dead royal guard a sweater to match his buddy's. 
724!roll 1d20+11 
725Kaiserbot[Dice]
726rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=5 ] | {16} 
727Ezra_Rabbit_
728Up to 8+11=19 thanks to reliable talent. 
729DM
730It works! Clearly they didn't expect a savant knitter here. The guard is restrained! 
731Ethnos
732And cozy! 
733DM
734If nothing else, Ethnos is up! 
735Ezra_Rabbit_
736I'll go ahead and use my minor action to talk to them. "Hey! 1 kn<>w y<>u want t<> attack us, but y<>ur leader 1s t1ed up and bleed1ng pretty bad! W<>uld y<>u g1ve up please?!" 
737!roll 1d20+6 charm 
738Kaiserbot[Dice]
739rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=12 ] | {18} 
740DM
741The Ardents consider it. You think. They're repeatedly intoning "mlep" as they wander around blind. Maybe they'll run? 
742Ezra_Rabbit_
743Alright, that'll end my turn, I suppose. Though I'd really have appreciated a definite answer. 
744DM
745Unsure on Charm. What's the effects of that again? 
746Ezra_Rabbit_
747Minor action, persuasion opposed by insight, -5 penalty if an ally has dealt damage in the last round. If you succeed, the enemy seriously considers your proposal. 
748DM
749Hmm. One moment, rolling insight. 
750Ezra_Rabbit_
751exact wording on the effect "If you succeed then the enemy considers your proposal, and is likely to agree with you, assuming your proposition is reasonable." 
752DM
753Ardent 1 remains in cover. Ardent 2 dazedly sits down, trying to get a grip on itself. 
754Ezra_Rabbit_
755Anyways, that's my turn. 
756Ethnos
757Eth'll step up to the doorway, spot one of those remings, and using her rifle, fire off a sleep dart. 16+7=23 to hit fortitude, and that's with advantage. 
758DM
759Broke resistance easily. Roll 2Td10? 
760Ethnos
7617+4+1+4=16. 
762That enough to put him down for a nap? 
763DM
764It is not. 20 hp. 
76520 hp on the Remings, 45 on the Ardents, Guard is down to 57. 
766Ethnos
767Alright. No need to tell me, by the by. Part of why I did it was to try and gauge their HP. 
768DM
769The crocodile stays in place, complaining about his eyes. Ah, understood. 
770Ethnos
771With her minor, she's going to grab the top item from her sylladex-a bag of marbles. 
772She drops it over the sweater bastard, scattering marbles everywhere as she ducks back behind cover. 
773DM
774That'll be a nasty surprise when they can see again. 
775The Remings stay in place, their sniper rifles drawn but unable to fire. 
776Ethnos
777Or when they CAN'T see yet! =D 
778DM
779The guard attempts to break free of the lovingly knitted sweater. 
780!roll 1d20+4 
781Kaiserbot[Dice]
782rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=10 ] | {14} 
783DM
784Sorry, just reading through the rules. Lots of the specibi here are new to me. 
785Ezra_Rabbit_
786No worries, that should be exactly enough to break it. 
787Ethnos
788Take your time. Part of the reason we dug into some of the lesser used specibi. ^^, 
789"...i Know you cannot See it, but just Know that Destroying that Garment was quite a Shame." 
790DM
791((I didn't give the guard Athletics OR Acrobatics proficiency, rip)) So that'd be 10+3=13, which isn't enough, Ezra's DC for that is 15 it seems. 
792The guard struggles against the wool, but fails to break through it. He continues to be restrained. 
793Ethnos
794... *would be quite a Shame. 
795DM
796New round. Harken, you're up! 
797@Harken
798I throw out an empty, figuring I’ll just blow a decent portion of my resources attempting to kill this guard. I use Kill with Your Heart, spending 3 LP because that’s probably a more efficient use of my LP anyway right? 
799“Omae wa mou shindeiru.” 
800DM
801In the distance, a tiny "Nani?!" is heard. 
802@Harken
803!roll 5#1d20+9 
804Kaiserbot[Dice]
805rolled 5#1d20+9 -->  | [ 1d20=15 ]{24}, [ 1d20=18 ]{27}, [ 1d20=18 ]{27}, [ 1d20=14 ]{23}, [ 1d20=16 ]{25} 
806@Harken
807Wew lad, look at those rolls 
808DM
809Every single one of those attacks hit. Roll for damage. 
810Ethnos
811...Alright fine, you can be god. 
812Ezra_Rabbit_
813Yay! Ezra's a prophet! 
814@Harken
815!roll 10d6+3+5 
816Kaiserbot[Dice]
817rolled 10d6+3+5 --> [ 10d6=34 ] | {42} 
818Ethnos
819"where did you even Learn this?" 
820@Harken
821Not one crit. Damn 
822“Anime.” I reply without missing a beat. 
823DM
824The guard is riddled with bullets, but clings onto life. Just barely. 
825Ardent 1 moves towards the source of the noise. 
826@Harken
827Did I calc that right? 2d6*5 plus cha plus p? 
828DM
829Right onto the marbles.... 
830Ethnos
831Wheeeee! 
832Ezra_Rabbit_
833Oh, are we using the higher base P? 
834Ethnos
835.....Well, shit. 
836DM
837!roll 1d20+1 
838Kaiserbot[Dice]
839rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=3 ] | {4} 
840Ethnos
841That would be my bad. I completely forgot we'd made that tweak in Harken's session and didn't roll it back. 
842DM
843Ardent 1 falls over, right next to the guard. 
844Ezra_Rabbit_
845Damn, that was almost a +2 to performance and persuasion. 
846DM
847It gets back up, but ends its turn right there, at the entrance of the door. With three players and a crocodile staring it down oh boy. 
848Ardent 2 stays sitting down, charmed into not having to fight if it doesn't have to. 
849Ethnos
850Good boy. 
851DM
852Ezra, you're up! 
853Ezra_Rabbit_
854Where abouts are the remings? 
855DM
85650 feet away, prone on the ground. And still blind. No advantage or disadvantage. 
857Ezra_Rabbit_
858Aight, thanks. 
859Well, since he was so nice to come near me, I'll knit Ardent 1 a sweater as well! 
860!roll 1d20+11 
861Kaiserbot[Dice]
862rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=12 ] | {23} 
863DM
864And a third sweater! They look so cute together. If you ignore all the blood coming from the guard. 
865Ethnos
866It's like an extra pattern for it. 
867If you squint. 
868DM
869Ardent 1 is restrained. Anything else? 
870Ezra_Rabbit_
871And I'll use minor action charm again, this time on the boss. "Please g1ve up! Y<>u're alm<>st dead and 1 really d<>n't want y<>u t<> d1e f<>r n<> reas<>n!" 
872!roll 1d20+6 
873Kaiserbot[Dice]
874rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=4 ] | {10} 
875Ezra_Rabbit_
876Up to 8+6=14 
877DM
878!roll 1d20+4 
879Kaiserbot[Dice]
880rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=16 ] | {20} 
881DM
882.....the guard continues feebly struggling in the sweater. 
883Ezra_Rabbit_
884Welp. The irony that rolling higher was worse for him. 
885I'll end my turn then, sad he didn't listen. 
886DM
887He was given the offer. Ethnos, you're up! 
888Ethnos
889You know what might help him listen? A good ol' drugging. What will I need to roll to plug a sleep dart into this prone, restrained, and still just this side of blinded guy at my feet? 
890DM
891AC 19, 15 hp, you have advantage to hit. 
892@Harken
893Ah, I missed this pattern 
894Ethnos
89512+7=19, and that's against Fort. Still a hit? 
896DM
897Fort 18, so yep, hit! 
898Ethnos
8995+8+1+5=19 as well to send him for a nice snuggly nap in his nice snuggly sweater. 
900DM
901The guard falls asleep, snoring and somehow immediately drooling. 
902The crocodile looks at all this, nonplussed. 
903Looks like he finally got over the blindness. "Should I even try, or y'all got this?" 
904Ethnos
905"that's him Sorted. now then.." She uses her minor to pull an item out of her inventory again. A flashlight. 
906Ezra_Rabbit_
907"Thanks, Ethn<>s! He just l<><>ked s<> sad bleed1ng all <>ver h1s sweater!" 
908Ethnos
909"sometimes they are too Dense for their own well being." 
910DM
911The croc seems hesitant to try anything with Ezra knitting sweaters in six seconds flat, Eth shooting out darts to put people to sleep, and Harken just riddling the guard full of holes. 
912He puts his guns away and goes to cower in the corner with the robed carapacian. 
913The Remings are no longer blinded. 
914Ethnos
915"that may be for your own Good." She approves. 
916DM
917!roll 1d20+7 
918Kaiserbot[Dice]
919rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=8 ] | {15} 
920DM
921A shot from one of the Remings bounces off the table Eth is hiding behind. 
922!roll 1d20+7 
923Kaiserbot[Dice]
924rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=7 ] | {14} 
925DM
926You don't even know who the second shot was aimed for, but it misses. 
927!roll 1d20+3 
928Kaiserbot[Dice]
929rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=8 ] | {11} 
930DM
931Wait no, disregard that last one. Guard is out of the fight. 
932New round. Harken, you're up! Both Remings are 50 feet away, prone. Ardent 2 is still alive, but sitting down, doing its best to keep its head low. 
933Ethnos
934His run went off in his pocket? >>' 
935*gun 
936DM
937It actually went in the other direction. Narrowly missed a swallow flying in the air a few hundred meters behind them. 
938@Harken
939I light a cigarette, taking a quick puff, then throwing it into a pile of oil that may or may not exist as my dramatic pose, replenishing 2 LP. As a part of this pose, I use gunslinger’s reload to top off my magazine. Then I calmly walk towards the enemy, unfazed by the possibility of getting shot. 
940My heels strike the ground with purpose: “alright loves: who wants the first cavity search?” 
941End turn. 
942Ezra_Rabbit_
943"1 d1dn't kn<>w y<>u were a dent1st, Harken!" 
944DM
945The two Remings share a glance, faces contorted in the universal language for "This is gonna suck." 
946Ethnos
947"...he's not. and No Smoking, Harken!" She scolds like a mother verbally slapping a child's hand away from a cookie jar. 
948Ezra_Rabbit_
949"He's ly1ng t<> them ab<>ut be1ng a dent1st?! He 1s a sc<>undrel!" 
950@Harken
951“Ezra, dentists don’t get to do butt stuff. I do butt stuff.” 
952Oh, I have a minor 
953Can I Roll intimidate as part of that? 
954DM
955Take advantage on it too. 
956Ethnos
957"you aren't a Proctologist either!" 
958@Harken
959!roll 2#1d20+5 
960Kaiserbot[Dice]
961rolled 2#1d20+5 -->  | [ 1d20=12 ]{17}, [ 1d20=5 ]{10} 
962@Harken
963Feh. 
964Ezra_Rabbit_
965"D<>ubly a sc<>undrel!" Ezra exclaims reproachfully. 
966DM
967The Remings are shaking in their.... whatever it is they have for feet. 
968-1 to their to-hit. 
969If they last that long. 
970Ezra, you're up! 
971Ezra_Rabbit_
972I turn to the sweatered Argent, and use charm as a minor. "1f y<>u just lay d<>wn next t<> your boss and give up, 1 bet Harken w<>n't 1nv<>lve y<>u 1n whatever he's ab<>ut t<> d<> t<> them! Please d<> that!" 
973!roll 1d20+11 
974Kaiserbot[Dice]
975rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=3 ] | {14} 
976Ezra_Rabbit_
977Up to 8+11=19 
978DM
979!roll 1d20+6 
980Kaiserbot[Dice]
981rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=19 ] | {25} 
982DM
983..... 
984No luck. The Ardent alternates between glaring at you and at the other one that's just sat down like the coward that it is that damn traitor 
985Ethnos
986Steely determination. 
987Ezra_Rabbit_
988"F1ne!" I exclaim in exasperation, furiously knitting. "Then at least th1s w1ll keep y<>u c<>mpany!" 
989I use magic of friendship to make a little stuffed poltergeist puppy, and place it on the restrained ardent. 
990Ethnos
991.....That may be one of the better sentences I'll read today. 
992Ezra_Rabbit_
993I return to cover in a huff, and end my turn. 
994DM
995Ah, right. Ethnos, you're up! 
996Ethnos
997Okay, question for you. As Eth switches on that flashlight, what action would you assign to pointing it at the scopes those Remings are looking down in an attempt to make it hard to aim? 
998DM
999Minor action. 
1000Ethnos
1001Neat. Then before we go do that, she's going to set the flashlight down just long enough to fire her last shot at one of the remings with her major. Assuming disadvantage for prone, will 6+7=13 happen to hit the little guy? 
1002DM
1003Attacker breaks ties, so yes. That hits. 
1004DM
1005Ah right yes, roll for damage if you're taking the hit. Odds are Harken's gonna ventilate them if  you don't. 
1006Ethnos
1007I'll spend one EP to apply Stunning Attack to this one, but first.. 4+1+4+8(battlemaster bonus)=17 damage, and then a resounding 18+7=25 against Fort to daze them. 
1008...Unless that also takes the disadvantage buff, which it just occurred to me may be the case. 
1009In which case I rolled another 6+7=13 vs fort. 
1010DM
1011Think so, but doesn— yeah, that still beats their Fort. Reming 1 is now almost dead, can't aim down its sights, and Dazed on top. 
1012That's a major and minor. Done with your turn then? 
1013Ethnos
1014Then with her move and minor, she'll step out of cover, grab the flashlight back up, and try to aim the light at the scope of the other reming. 
1015DM
1016Hmm. It's a flashlight, so.... Make an attack roll, but without disadvantage. 
1017Ethnos
1018I've improved to a 9+4(assuming I'm not proficient in flashlight)=13. 
1019.....Go 13s, I guess. 
1020DM
1021That works. Reming 1 is almost dead, Reming 2 can't aim down its sights anymore. 
1022Ethnos
1023And that's turn for me. 
1024DM
1025The Remings' guns turn back into those toy-like peashooters you saw from earlier. 
1026Both of them get up, fire at Harken, then run back 30 feet. 
1027Ethnos
1028"...Fascinating." 
1029DM
1030!roll 1d20+4 
1031Kaiserbot[Dice]
1032rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=13 ] | {17} 
1033DM
1034roll !1d4+3 
1035!roll 1d4+3 
1036Kaiserbot[Dice]
1037rolled 1d4+3 --> [ 1d4=4 ] | {7} 
1038DM
1039!roll 1d20+4 
1040Kaiserbot[Dice]
1041rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=14 ] | {18} 
1042DM
1043!roll 1d4+3 
1044Kaiserbot[Dice]
1045rolled 1d4+3 --> [ 1d4=2 ] | {5} 
1046DM
1047They finally start putting up a fight. Harken takes 12 damage as the peashooters fire bullets slightly punchier than peas. 
1048They are now 50 feet away again from Harken, and 80 feet from Ezra and Eth. 
1049And the guard is now asleep, so. 
1050New round! Harken, you're up! 
1051@Harken
1052Alright lemme do some bookkeeping 
1053Ethnos
1054> accountant wants to do bookkeeping 
1055> mfw sgonna b gud 
1056@Harken
1057So the most efficient way I can see to replenish LP would be to approach, use Kill with your heart, and then go fishing with an empty 
1058DM
1059Possibly? Kill with your heart's a pretty damn strong burst. LP regain is beyond me right now. 
1060@Harken
1061If the attack roll is 10 higher after mods, I restore an LP, see? 
1062DM
1063Ah right, that or crit. Yes, that. 
1064@Harken
1065I push in and do that. I just use the 1 LP version because I don’t need to target each of these dudes with like 5 shots (that’d deadass do it tho I bet) 
1066Ethnos
1067He's a bursty burst and he likes LP. My item design philosophy is subtle and nuanced. 
1068@Harken
1069“Say your goodbyes lardass because you’re already deaAAAAAH” 
1070First guy: 
1071!roll 3#1d20+9 
1072Kaiserbot[Dice]
1073rolled 3#1d20+9 -->  | [ 1d20=1 ]{10}, [ 1d20=15 ]{24}, [ 1d20=3 ]{12} 
1074@Harken
1075O-ouch 
1076DM
1077First guy. So the almost dead guy? 
1078@Harken
1079Y- yes 
1080Ezra_Rabbit_
1081Huyperu ruaru 
1082DM
1083Actually, only one of those hit. But you get the 1LP for that one. 
1084Roll for damage. Let's see how badly you blow them up. 
1085@Harken
1086!roll 2d6 
1087Kaiserbot[Dice]
1088rolled 2d6 --> [ 2d6=10 ] | {10} 
1089@Harken
1090+3 is 13 I think 
1091Then 
1092Second guy: 
1093!roll 3#1d20+9 
1094Kaiserbot[Dice]
1095rolled 3#1d20+9 -->  | [ 1d20=15 ]{24}, [ 1d20=12 ]{21}, [ 1d20=3 ]{12} 
1096DM
1097Two of those hit, one of those restores 1 LP. 
1098@Harken
1099!roll 4d6+3 
1100Kaiserbot[Dice]
1101rolled 4d6+3 --> [ 4d6=10 ] | {13} 
1102@Harken
1103Wtf is with these d6s 
1104Ethnos
1105...Ow. 
1106@Harken
1107Well, that having been done: “Little sloppy but interesting technique.” 
1108DM
1109You clip the first Reming in the head as it runs. Or rather, what used to be its head. 
1110The second one is riddled it bullets, but it continues hobbling away. 
1111Ethnos
1112Ethnos winces. 
1113DM
1114End of turn, Harken? You got 'em good. One of them, anyway. Other might need one last shot. 
1115And of course, the Ardent still in the doorway with the ball bearings, with the plush Ezra put on it. 
1116@Harken
1117Let me pretend to examine my revolver so I can juke them next turn. 
1118I’d like to roll bluff in this fashion against the remaining Reming 
1119!roll 1d20+5 
1120Kaiserbot[Dice]
1121rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ] | {7} 
1122@Harken
1123O- oh 
1124DM
1125Bluffing. That Deception or Intimidation? 
1126@Harken
1127Deception 
1128Ezra_Rabbit_
1129Deception. 
1130@Harken
1131It doesn’t matter tho 
1132DM
1133Might. Gave Remings disadvantage on Insight against Intimidation. 
1134!roll 1d20-1 
1135Kaiserbot[Dice]
1136rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {0} 
1137Ezra_Rabbit_
1138It's vs will. 
1139DM
1140Ah. 
1141Ezra_Rabbit_
1142O- oh. 
1143Ethnos
1144...It done did a Devaux. 
1145Ezra_Rabbit_
1146;-;' 
1147DM
1148Let's say you get +2 to your attack roll next turn, for that crit fail. 
1149@Harken
1150H- haha, thanks x_;’ 
1151DM
1152The Ardent moves more slowly through the marbles, careful to not slip over. 
1153It runs for Ezra. 
1154And raises a clenched fist, glowing red and purple. 
1155!roll 1d20+5 
1156Kaiserbot[Dice]
1157rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=5 ] | {10} 
1158Ezra_Rabbit_
1159Isn't it still restrained? 
1160DM
1161Is it? I thought the other Ardent was oh shit it is. 
1162No, you're right, it's restrained. Rolling to see if it breaks out. 
1163!roll 1d20+3 
1164Kaiserbot[Dice]
1165rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=19 ] | {22} 
1166Ezra_Rabbit_
1167Welp. 
1168Ethnos
1169Rrrrrrrrip 
1170@Harken
1171Welp 
1172DM
1173It breaks free, runs towards Ezra more cautiously, ends up within melee range of her. But because that was a major action, the Ardent does nothing else. 
1174Ezra_Rabbit_
1175"N<>! The sweater!" 
1176@Harken
1177REACQUIRING TARGET. 
1178DM
1179The sweater rests in pieces on the ground, among the marbles. 
1180May it... rest in pieces this was alraedy said. 
1181And it ends up right in front of Ezra right before she takes her turn. 
1182Ezra, you're up! 
1183Ethnos
1184Ethnos dearly wishes she weren't constrained by turn order, because she has a feeling she'd want to grab her notebook to document whatever's about to go down. 
1185Ezra_Rabbit_
1186"Th1s 1s y<>ur last chance!" Ezra draws her stuffed rabbit threateningly, "G1ve up, <>r or else Snuggle-bun-kun will get y<>u!" 
1187DM
1188The Ardent glares at Ezra, fed up with everything. It's been tripped on marbles, put into an excessively frilly sweater, it's had it! 
1189@Harken
1190I die at the use of the honorific. “Kawaii ga!~” 
1191DM
1192The Ardent does nothing but stare, unfortunately, for the same reason as Ethnos. That damn turn order. 
1193Ezra_Rabbit_
1194"F1ne!" Ezra raises snuggle-bun-kun, and casts eldritch blast, empowered. 
1195!roll 1d20+10 
1196Kaiserbot[Dice]
1197rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=6 ] | {16} 
1198Ezra_Rabbit_
1199That's vs AC, with a +1 from the polter-pup. 
1200DM
1201It hits! Roll for damage. 
1202Ethnos
1203(Still gonna hold Care Bear Stare is the best reflavor for this one. I mean, Imma let you finish, Ezra, but.) 
1204Ezra_Rabbit_
1205I fulfilled a dream casting it, which I shatter to activate Shock and D'awwwwwww! 
1206!roll 2d10+14 
1207Kaiserbot[Dice]
1208rolled 2d10+14 --> [ 2d10=17 ] | {31} 
1209DM
1210And +3 to that for its perpetual Bleed (3) effect on it, so that's 34 damage. Good lord. 
1211@Harken
1212“W- are you single?” 
1213Ethnos
1214......Fuck the turn order, Ethnos sneaks her notebook out. Because that stuffed animal just melted a guy's face off. 
1215DM
1216The Ardent withers under the bunny's all-seeing glare! 
1217Anything else with your turn? If not, Ethnos is up. 
1218Ezra_Rabbit_
1219Nope, that's me done, though I cuddle snuggle-bun-kun for a job well done. 
1220Ethnos
1221..As one does. 
1222Ethnos
1223Ethnos' turn(once she's snuck her notebook back into her pocket) is going to be somewhat simple-major to reload her gun, 35 feet of move action in Harken's direction, moving more cautiously over the marbles. How close will she be to him and the last poor reming by the end of that? 
1224DM
1225She'll be 15 feet away from Harken, 45 feet from the Reming. 
1226Though I feel like I didn't say it clearly enough, the Ardent's not dead yet. 
1227If that affects your actions any. 
1228Ezra_Rabbit_
1229Yeah, was wondering about that. 
1230Ethnos
1231Darn, too far to launch an item. And nah, Eth's determined whatever the fuck Ezra's done, she can handle herself alright. Harken's kinda bloody though. I'll-oh wait, I could launch an item at the ARDENT. Duh. 
1232Minor to launch her top card: will a 13+4=17 hit, I assume? 
1233DM
1234Yes. 
1235Ethnos
1236In that case, an ashtray is flung at the ardent, colliding with it and probably sending some ashes and stale butts flying. "...i Forgot i had that.." She murmurs, embarrassed. 
1237Ethnos
1238If we're willing to assume that's a small object, it's worth about 1d2 damage. So.. 2. 
1239DM
1240Was looking that up, actually, yes. You bonk it on the head for 2 damage, spreading ash and old cigarette butts on the Ardent.... and a bit on Ezra and her bunny as well. 
1241Ethnos
1242"my Apologies." 
1243Ezra_Rabbit_
1244"Ethnos!" Ezra squeaks reproachfully. 
1245DM
1246Nothing a cycle in the washer won't take out. 
1247Ethnos
1248"i would like to pass Blame to the Grubslinger i Confiscated that from." 
1249DM
1250Or, rather, you may want to tell that to Ezra and hope it's true. 
1251Right! Reming 2 considers whether to stay and probably die, or run and hope it can outrun Harken's bullets. 
1252.....it Dashes and runs away. It is now 75 feet away from Harken, and 105 feet from Ethnos. 
1253New round. Harken, you're up! 
1254....wait. I think I made a mistake. Ethnos still went out through the doorway with the marbles on it? 
1255Ethnos
1256Yep, then fired the ashtray backward. 
1257@Harken
1258I move and attack the Reming 
1259!roll 3#1d20+9 
1260Kaiserbot[Dice]
1261rolled 3#1d20+9 -->  | [ 1d20=10 ]{19}, [ 1d20=7 ]{16}, [ 1d20=16 ]{25} 
1262DM
1263All three attacks hit, one restores 1 LP. 
1264@Harken
1265Oh, that needs disadvantage 
1266!roll 3#1d20+9 
1267Kaiserbot[Dice]
1268rolled 3#1d20+9 -->  | [ 1d20=18 ]{27}, [ 1d20=11 ]{20}, [ 1d20=17 ]{26} 
1269Ezra_Rabbit_
1270Wow, every one of those was better. 
1271DM
1272All three still hit. Gain 1 LP. Roll for damage. 
1273Assuming that's disadvantage and going in order, that's still going with the first set of rolls for all three. 
1274@Harken
1275!roll 6d4+3 
1276Kaiserbot[Dice]
1277rolled 6d4+3 --> [ 6d4=16 ] | {19} 
1278DM
1279Didn't dash far enough. Harken pops it in the back, and it falls to the ground, motionless. 
1280Ezra_Rabbit_
1281I think it's a little out of close and personal range. 
1282DM
1283Well, before it bursts into grist crystals. 
1284It is, yes. 
1285Though the 3 damage is negligible in this case. Would've killed either way. 
1286Everyone outside is either pacified and snugly wrapped up in sweaters, or dead. Anything else? 
1287@Harken
1288“PLAY. OF THE GAME.” 
1289I then recount in detail that part where I shot that guy five times 
1290“BUUUUM BUM BA BA BUMMMM!” 
1291DM
1292Hopefully he leaves out the part where it didn't actually kill said guy. Makes for a better story without it. 
1293Ethnos
1294Everyone in sweaters or sitting about dazed gets thrown into the slammer (read: a large cell). For added fuck you, they get to be next to the cholarbear. 
1295DM
1296The Ardent, finally able to attack, decides to lash out at Ezra with a broken shackle, not at all looking forward to being put in a cell with the cholarbear. 
1297!roll 1d20+4 
1298Kaiserbot[Dice]
1299rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=11 ] | {15} 
1300DM
1301And whiffs the attack. One suspects the bunny is at play. 
1302Its turn is finished. Ezra, you're up! 
1303Ezra_Rabbit_
1304Ezra squeaks indignantly as she is attacked. 
1305"1 d<>n't kn<>w why y<>u're st1ll f1ght1ng, but f1ne! 1'll have t<> put y<>u t<> sleep!" 
1306Ezra then promptly begins singing a lullaby. 
1307* Ethnos quietly sneaks out her notebook again. 
1308Ezra_Rabbit_
1309!roll 1d20+11 
1310Kaiserbot[Dice]
1311rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {12} 
1312Ezra_Rabbit_
1313Reliable talent pulls through and makes that an 8+11=19 
1314DM
13152Td8, go for it. Put the angry one to sleep. 
1316Ezra_Rabbit_
1317!roll 4d8 
1318Kaiserbot[Dice]
1319rolled 4d8 --> [ 4d8=24 ] | {24} 
1320Ezra_Rabbit_
1321"G<> t<> sleep! G<> t<> sleep! G<> t<> sleep l1ttle p<>lterge1st! W1th y<>ur p<>lterpuppy, wh<><><> l<><><>ves y<>u! Yes he l<><><>ves y<>u, s<> much!" 
1322DM
1323Ezra's melodious words have a strong effect on the Ardent. It wavers as it attempts to remain awake. 
1324And then falls over, asleep in a heap. 
1325All combatants are down or pacified, the Strife is over. 
1326Ethnos
1327"...." Right, in the cell with him, too. 
1328Ezra_Rabbit_
1329Ezra grumbles something at the sleeping poltergeist, and gathers the scraps of its old sweater to make it a new one. 
1330((alright, I gotta go eat dinner.)) 
1331DM
1332((strife's over. should we call it here? it's a training thing, after all.)) 
1333Ethnos
1334I think we've roughly covered the bases. 
1335DM
1336Right. So. 
1337Ezra_Rabbit_
1338Alright, I'm off then. 
1339Ciao y'all 
1340DM
1341---END--- 
1342Ethnos
1343A nice little stress test in your case, with a bunch of variant playstyles. 
1344DM
1345Right, have a nice dinner, yeah that's something people say, right? 
1346Ethnos
1347I think it is. 
1348Go feed, Vamp. 
1349Thanks for helping out. 
1350DM
1351Yeah, you guys completely bypassed a chunk of the fight with the sleeping instead of killing. 
1352So.... how'd I do? 
1353Ethnos
1354Not bad. You rolled with the punches, made a few calls on the spot, kept combat moving along. 
1355← Ezra_Rabbit_ has quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) 
1356DM
1357So has this proven to be a good way to training future DMs then? Or needs a lot of tweaks? 
1358Ethnos
1359Though yeah, with the various trickery used, you could have pushed something harder or more plentiful on the group. But nobody died, and it was an interesting fight where more than just straight 'i hit u' 'u hit back' was a thing. 
1360DM
1361I'll be honest, I forgot one of the more basic rules of DMing. I didn't expect shenanigans of this level. 
1362Ethnos
1363That might depend. In your case, this might not be the most vital training you need. You already knew the basics, so it was more of a 'hey, lets see how hard we can push.' 
1364A better question might be-do you think you learned anything from this practice round, which you can capitalize on later during your actual session? 
1365DM
1366Keeping track of everyone, and making sure I know what everyone can do. 
1367Cause originally I intended for the duelists that Ethnos healed to join in the fight. But I forgot about them. 
1368Ethnos
1369Ahaha, I was wondering about that. 
1370DM
1371And the Ardents, they were possessed by Poltergeists. The latter were supposed to pop out once you took down the former for a second round. 
1372But then Ezra put them to sleep instead of releasing them. 
1373Ethnos
1374As it was, keeping the NPCs out of the fight was probably a good move as it became clear the PCs had it covered. 
1375Those darn snuggle sweaters. 
1376DM
1377And of course, Harken just popping five rounds into the guard. He was supposed to be the heavy hitter, and he never got a chance to fight. 
1378Ethnos
1379....I've felt this pain before. 
1380DM
1381But that's on me for not reading through everyone's gear more thoroughly. 
1382Ethnos
1383The exact same pain. Harken can empty like a bastard and I've been burned on that before. 
1384DM
1385Time might be a bit of an issue, though. It took four hours, (and yeah, I could've definitely sped up the beginning), that's a pretty sizeable chunk of time. 
1386Ethnos
1387Vamp and I found our loopholes in specialist's features, paired up with abilities: you saw how potent his performance rolls were, and I would have hit the same stride if Ethnos had needed to start making medicine rolls left and right. 
1388IRCs can definitely drag. Though imagine the same fight carried on in pbp. 
1389DM
1390That's another one. The Ardents were also able to inflict Bleed, Ethnos was going to be able to use her Medicine checks to get rid of it. 
1391Ethnos
1392Ooo baby. 
1393DM
1394If this same fight were carried out in PbP with the same people, it'd take a fair bit of time, true. 
1395Ethnos
1396If all else fails, and you aren't spoiled for time? Roll in a few extra mobs that showed up late to the fight. 
1397'Oh look-some guys snuck in through one of the back enclosure doors while you weren't looking!' 
1398DM
1399I should've, yes. Though I stuck with just these five since I've run bigger battles in PbP, and it's grueling. 
1400Not to mention if it drags on, the fight's just.... eh. 
1401Ethnos
1402Right. Not saying 'why didn't you?' but more 'this is an option if you're getting severely steamrolled.' 
1403DM
1404Yeah. I'll take it into account. It'll be a good base to figure out how to scale multi-player encounters, if nothing else. 
1405Where does Ezra get so much yarn so quickly?! 
1406Ethnos
1407~Magic of Friendship~ 
1408Ethnos
1409Anyway, I think, when I'm trying to write up a proper 'lesson plan' for this, I'll stress working to the student's needs. For you, you didn't need a schooling in the basics, but stress testing you with challenges was helpful. For a newer DM still nervous about calling shots, throwing three wacky PCs at their heads will be overkill for showing them the ropes. 
1410DM
1411Right, so keeping combat going, be able to improv, and don't be afraid to push players more for DM training, keep track of alchemy and NPCs better for myself. 
1412Stress testing's certainly a thing we could do, yeah. 
1413Ethnos
1414On a basic level, the fight incorporated status effects, maneuvering around the environment(specifically, cover and using the door as a barrier), and introduced some difficult terrain. 
1415Ethnos
1416I missed out on releasing some animals from pens, but that was sort of unnecessary with the ambush you brought to bear. 
1417DM
1418I wasn't sure what you'd do, so I statted them out just in case you released them and let them loose. 
1419Ethnos
1420...Nice planning ahead. 
1421It was something on my mental checklist, yeah. See how you'd react, so on. 
1422DM
1423When we figure out/rework the psionics thing on the MM and we need beasts, I have a fair few stat blocks we can use. 
1424Ethnos
1425Oooo. 
1426DM
1427Anything on the checklist I didn't hit? 
1428Ethnos
1429Aside from the animals? Nothing that comes directly to mind. It was more a case of seeing that I presented a bunch of options that varied combat so the student could see them in play and how they worked. 
1430That you brought a lot of those elements in yourself is a good sign. 
1431DM
1432What comes after this? There's still an exploration IRC, and you said two that could be done one on one. I assume one's like, the Land creation/description thing? 
1433Ethnos
1434Exploration is what I had in mind next, and I think I have a base scenario I can pull together for you. I'll be carrying on with Ethnos, and will present you another basic layout and a rough goal. Your task will be to occupy, modify, or change the layout to create whatever hazards, puzzles, or obstacles to her goal that you see fit. 
1435Ethnos
1436Third will be a mock alchemy session. Which yeah, won't need to be an IRC, but just us discussing options and ideas for building items. Again, I'll stick with Ethnos throughout, so you have a basis and general familiarity with the subject built up after two IRCs. 
1437Ethnos
1438Then last.. Yeah, talking about overall plot choices for a character you're DMing. Which involves 'how would you create a land/quest for this character?' and 'how would you assign a role to this character?' 
1439Ethnos
1440My plan is to get your ideas, then dig into reasoning, mixing with advice and tips. 
1441DM
1442Understood. Alchemy and plot choices I can do whenever I'm on, exploration just let me know what I have to work with and a time to do it. Though it'll have to be after next week. Final exams are coming up for a fair bit of the players/DMs. 
1443Ethnos
1444I figured as much. I'll put together a map for you, then we can talk about times when you're more available. 
1445The conversation deals I'd rather have after the IRCs, since that experience with the character is what I'm hoping to build on for driving choices. 
1446DM
1447Of course. 
1448Ethnos
1449Stress the whole 'get to know/understand the character before plonking a class and aspect on them' thing for newbies.