>LOOK RECAP
You woke up in the city of Thurminham without memories, equipment, or anything remarkable about you. Except, that is, a powerful need to eat--and the ability to acquire traits from the things you ate. Which you proceeded to do both of, in spades. This has attracted its share of notice from various parties, besides decimating the city's cat and bird populations.

You became acquainted with Claire, a fledgling wizard, when she pulled your unconscious self off the street--since then you've been split between eating her and befriending her, but have let her live so far. You started using her place as shelter and her courier service as cover; that changed when revenge-driven adventurers kidnapped her and set an ambush for you there. The trap nearly killed you and managed to burn down the entire building. You escaped, barely, and sought out your attackers on more even terms.

In the course of striking back at the adventurer party, you teamed up with a nameless bodysnatcher, who took over the bodies of other beings by burrowing into their bloodstreams. He seemed to think the two of you had some sort of connection; most curiously, you could not acquire a trait from eating any body he had been in. You parted on good terms after the battle, him leaving in the body of a large human barbarian.

Claire lost a lot of her innocent outlook on life after the kidnapping and torture by the adventurer party, and seems to care a lot less about other people coming to harm. She's currently in the process of copying down maps and information from the library for you.

You've also learned that the sewers are a decent, if dangerous, place to hunt; that there seems to be a war brewing with a lich-ruled nation to the north; and that the country is waging an almost guerilla war with lycanthropes who have a presence in the nearby forest. Oh, and Morsel, the cat you bought, is still missing.

Earlier today, you were found by Karreesa, a member of a cult attempting to bring a being they call the Devourer into the world. She thinks that you are a splinter of this being, and has been generally obeying your orders because of it. She got you a couple members of the local crime scene to eat, and sent word out for a large chunk of the cult to come to Thurminham. The non-essential members should start arriving within a couple days--some of them voluntary meals for the taking. The crucial cult members are busily preparing another ritual to bring the Devourer to the current plane of existence.

And just a moment ago, you received word from Karreesa that the Right Arm of Heironeous was spotted entering Thurminham.

You're in the body of a former city guardsman; you've become a fit, deadly ambush predator; you have several special abilities; and you have acquired some equipment that has proven useful. But that's enough recap for now; if you have questions ask, but I'll post the stat block and we can get this show on the road.

>LOOK STATS
Hit Dice: 4d6+12 HP (28/28 HP)
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+6
Masterwork Knife +7 melee (1d4+4), 19-20/x2 crit
Claws +6 melee (1d4+2)
Bite +6 melee (1d6+4)
Composite Longbow +5 ranged (1d8+2), x3 crit
Longsword +6 melee (1d8+4), 19-20/x2 crit

AC 19 (+3 dex, +4 natural, +2 leather armor)
Str 18, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 14
Fort +6, Reflex +7, Will +4
+7 Initiative
60 foot land speed, 20 foot climb speed, 30 foot swim speed
Membrane for gliding (40 ft (clumsy) in favourable winds)
Scent, Low Light Vision, Darkvision 60ft, Electricity Sense, Trapfinding

Devour, Every Last Bite
Poison: with Bite, DC 14, 1d6 Primary & Secondary Con damage, 3 uses/day
Stunning Shock: 2d8 nonlethal electricity to living opponents, one target w/in 5 feet, DC 14 half
Ferocity
Immunity to Electricity
Language: Common (voices: young boy, man)
Proficiencies, dagger, club, all martial weapons

Sorcerer Casting: Detect Magic 5/day (10% Arcane Spell Failure Chance)

Total skill bonuses (when higher than stat):
Jump +25 (can use Dex)
Balance +17
Swim +14
Hide +13
Listen +13
Move Silently +13
Spot +13
Handle Animal +7
Climb +6 (plus climb speed) (can use Dex)
Use Magic Device +6
Bluff +5
Diplomacy +5
Disguise +5
Escape Artist +5
Knowledge (Local-Thurminham general) +4
Knowledge (Local-Thurminham underworld) +3
Survival +4 (+7 when tracking by scent)

>STATS CONT.
Feats:
- Agile, Alertness, Athletic, Stealthy (+2/+2 skill feats)
- Skill focus: Bluff, Diplomacy
- Weapon Finesse
- Improved Initiative
- Great Fortitude
- Point Blank Shot
- Run
- Endurance
- Track

>LOOK INVENTORY
72 gp, 79 silver, 92 copper
Masterwork Knife, Cricket Bat, Garrote, Sap, Longsword
Composite Longbow (+2 Str), 48 arrows
Leather Armor
Decent Clothes
20 ft + 50 ft rope
8 flasks of high proof alcohol
Potions: Strength
Feather token (bird)
License to carry a longsword and longbow, made out to Soveliss, non-afflicted elf.
Unknown building key
At inn: travelling equipment

>LOOK ALLIES
Claire (human wizard novice)
[No lasting name] (Bodysnatcher. Last seen in barbarian body)
Kareesa (cult lady)

>>11193292
>doppleganger damacy!!!!!

HOLY SHIT FINALLY, THIS BEATS DWARFORTRESS

>I have to leave in an hour.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCC-

>>11193292
>>11193292
>>11193292
JESUS IT'S BEEN AGES, THE HELL HAPPENED?

rolled 12 = 12

>>11193302
SPOT CHECK AREA

THIS IS >>11193338

ALSO ME

>JESUS IT'S BEEN AGES, THE HELL HAPPENED?
Visiting family, lack of internet, moving halfway across the world. I figured that the past month was going to be bad for running a thread, but I didn't figure on it being THAT bad.

>I have to leave in an hour.
Let's make it a productive hour, then.

>>11193382
Damn. Well back on subject: Let us see if we can't find some more dirt on the Right Arm of Heironeous.

rolled 8 = 8

>>11193382
INDEED.

since I only use D&D recreationaly and am not an addict, what is the Right Arm of Heironeous?

if you aren't going to tell us I vote we go and ask a barkeep or beggar about the event.

that thief we ate last session or 2 didn't we take his local knowledge?
hide our faces and check his contacts .

>SPOT CHECK AREA
>1d20+13= 27 Spot
You're in a cult safehouse. Karreesa is standing in front of you. To your right are the bloody remains of a thief formerly known as Young Hardcheese, whom you ate. It's early evening. You detect nobody sneaking up on you.

>Damn. Well back on subject: Let us see if we can't find some more dirt on the Right Arm of Heironeous.
Of course. Do you want to hit the pubs and ask around town? See what the cult knows, or can dig up? Or perhaps get your own eyes on subject--after all, if you want something done right...

>>11193455
I'd say we try a pub, something tells me this dude is exponentially more powerful than us.

rolled 15 = 15

>>11193455
before we leave, give the cultist another name, and tell her to roll dice again and find another thief.

>Since I only use D&D recreationaly and am not an addict, what is the Right Arm of Heironeous?
I do the same. It's unique to the DD setting, you won't find it in sourcebooks if that's what you're asking. Of course, you that doesn't mean you know what it is just yet.

>If you aren't going to tell us I vote we go and ask a barkeep or beggar about the event.
Any random one will do? Or would you like to ask the one who directed you to the sword-for-hire's safehouse?

>That thief we ate last session or 2 didn't we take his local knowledge?
You did.

>Hide our faces and check his contacts.
"There's a few folks who might have the skinny, chief. 'Course, most of 'em ain't gonna be talkin' if it's not my pretty face who's asking. But I got an idea for ya. How's about askin' one of the priests round these parts?"

rolled 15 = 15

>>11193552
then lets go and ask the priest to whom we have been going for healing.

and get the cultist looking for another meal.

>before we leave, give the cultist another name, and tell her to roll dice again and find another thief.
"I will try to fulfill your command, my lord, but forgive this servant, I do not think even the fools we are seizing will continue to be so easily baited when they notice their number missing after speaking with me."

>I'd say we try a pub, something tells me this dude is exponentially more powerful than us.
>then lets go and ask the priest to whom we have been going for healing.
Pick.

rolled 17 = 17

>>11193637
"then find someone to ask the questions for you."

"please pick the crookedest of people to act as contacts, so I won't regret their consumption."

AW YEAH, DOPPLEGANGER DAMACY IS BACK!

>"Then find someone to ask the questions for you."
>"Please pick the crookedest of people to act as contacts, so I won't regret their consumption."
She looks at you with a bit of confusion, before nodding slowly. "As you say, my lord."

>>11193637
Priest it is, I suppose. However, we should make it a point not to visit if the Right Arm is present. Spot check before we enter the building or something.

>Priest it is, I suppose. However, we should make it a point not to visit if the Right Arm is present. Spot check before we enter the building or something.
While Karreesa leaves to do your bidding, you head to the church of Cuthbert.
>1d20+13=23 Spot
Looks like the coast is clear. There's a few people present, but the old priest is there and you don't see anyone who looks like a "Right Arm." Head in?

rolled 8 = 8

>>11193822
wait, doesn't he know 'us', and the voice we don't have that mismatches our body?

>Wait, doesn't he know 'us', and the voice we don't have that mismatches our body?
He might, he might not. The priest of Pelor you met with does, but you don't see him here now.

>>11193877
Well lets approach and politely inquire about this fellow, bluff if necessary.

rolled 2 = 2

>>11193877
good enough, in we go and here we say.

(start with a conversational lead)
have you seen my cat?
(from this steer the conversation to the RAoH)

>Well lets approach and politely inquire about this fellow, bluff if necessary.
The priest laughs at the news. "Last arm of the crippled god's in town, you say? He should know by now to leave the shepherding to us. Pay him no mind, he'll be here looking for some evil he thinks we've missed, and then he'll be gone again just as soon."

rolled 10 = 10

SINCE THE THOUGHT HAS STRUCK ME JUST NOW I MUST SPEAK IT.

I VOTE THAT THIS THREAD IS ARCHIVED, AFTER TEMPDM HAS GONE, SO THE DESCRIPTION CAN BE BETTER TAILORED TO THE THREAD ALLOWING BETTER IDENTIFICATION.

that said let us defeat, eat, and repeat as is our normal tendency.

>>11194019
"So is this right arm guy kinda like the boy who cried wolf?"

rolled 18 = 18

>>11194019
>he'll be here looking for some evil he thinks we've missed,

"any theories about the evil of the month?"
(with a joking face)
"or is he here to smite in general?"

that said, I must depart this thread, good hunting all.

>"So is this right arm guy kinda like the boy who cried wolf?"
"More like the paranoid psycho who sees enemies wherever he goes. At least he doesn't plague us with requests for help on his fool errands. If he's actually ever settled something evil, he never came back to tell us about it--my guess is he found out there was nothing there after all, and went on to the next place to continue his search. Good riddance."

>"Any theories about the evil of the month?" (with a joking face)
He shakes his head, with a slight eye roll. "How about none, unless you count our external troubles? We're very good with assisting the city's guard with keeping the peace. Of course, if this guy had his way, we wouldn't be caring about the law."

>"Or is he here to smite in general?"
"Don't I wish... but that would make it too easy. The moment he steps out of line legally we'll have him in irons. No, he's always here claiming to be looking for something specific."

>>11194213
"Any idea how he got that way? Being vigilant in the name of your god is one thing, but this... I honestly don't know what to make of the guy."

>"Any idea how he got that way? Being vigilant in the name of your god is one thing, but this... I honestly don't know what to make of the guy."
"I never asked. If you're that curious, you can probably find him in a bar, badgering the patrons for info. If I had to guess, I'd say it's something with being the only one serving that god of his. Cuthbert, on the other hand, is reasonable, and both his followers and priests are many."

>>11194373
"Well thanks for humoring my curiousity, I must be going."
Well, now that Don Quixote is on our ass we should make it a point to avoid him completely until he leaves. I'd imagine that being the only follower of his god would net him some very powerful abilities in exchange for being a batshit insane zealot.

We're unusually dead tonight. Should I have started during the week? We haven't gotten that far today, and there's only been 2-3 players by my count; if you guys think it would be better to run it tomorrow, I can let this one die and start again.

>"Well thanks for humoring my curiousity, I must be going."
>Well, now that Don Quixote is on our ass we should make it a point to avoid him completely until he leaves. I'd imagine that being the only follower of his god would net him some very powerful abilities in exchange for being a batshit insane zealot.
"Do take care."

Where to/what do?

HEY GUISE LETS EAT THE PRIEST LOL

AND EVERYONE ELSE, I'M STARVED

>>11194575
I don't know where all the usual players are, and I'm honestly not in my best thinking mode right now. I suppose you could try tomorrow and see where that takes us.

>>11194588
Check in on Claire.

>I don't know where all the usual players are, and I'm honestly not in my best thinking mode right now. I suppose you could try tomorrow and see where that takes us.
I think that's the best course of action. If you'd prefer, I can leave it here for a little while and see if anyone else shows up, but running a quest for just one player is a nuisance for the rest of /tg/ and I'd sooner not do that.

>>11194718
Its up to you, I'm just glad DD is back.

>>11194718
Another guy, just got here and ecstatic to see it back.

I'd like to go sewer hunting again, but I'm a little confused if there's anything more pressing on us right now.

>>11194731
>>11194887
Two of you then? Arrright, we can make this work.

>Check in on Claire.
Claire is at the library doing copying. You were planning to go there anyways last thread to snatch a bookworm and increase your Intelligence score. It's just before closing time, you'll have to run there to make it.

>I'd like to go sewer hunting again, but I'm a little confused if there's anything more pressing on us right now.
Depends on how you define "pressing."

>>11194976
oh right, forgot about the bookworm plan.

Yeah, let's go with that one.

>Oh right, forgot about the bookworm plan. Yeah, let's go with that one.
You book it to the library, but it looks like the majority of people have left. There's only a single light flickering from inside, and a solitary individual carrying a lantern on his way out.

>>11195089
What does this individual look like?

>>11195089
Walk up to the man, ask him if he's read any good books lately, put your hand on his shoulder, zap him.

It occurs to me that people might be overlooking the thread because of the new pic. You were gone for a fair amount of time, and people may have forgotten that you were planning on using a new one.

>>11195165
Make sure nobody is watching before we drop him.

>>11195165
Excellent plan, then quickly destroy all evidence.

>>11195165
On second thought, he's probably actually a wizard or something annoying.

So make sure we FULL ATTACK.

>What does this individual look like?
As you get closer, you see he is rather rotund, rather short, and rather well dressed.
>Walk up to the man, ask him if he's read any good books lately, put your hand on his shoulder, zap him.
>2d8=15 Electric damage
The lantern shatters on the cobblestones as the man convulses, splashing lit lantern oil everywhere.
>1d20+7=22 Reflex
Luckily, you haven't made it this far by being slow on your feet, and you dart back out of the way of the flames.

The man is slumped over in your hands.

Damn it you guys we should have eaten that priest we were talking to. We need knowledge on religion to gain a better understanding of the cult we are manipulating. Especially since some of us >>11193663 are lousy actors.

>>11195264
OM NOM NOM

>>11195264
Carry him somewhere private, quickly.

>>11195280
There's no one around, and it takes us a few seconds to eat. To be perfectly honest, eating now would be safer.

>>11195273
Right there, in the middle of the street? <sarcasm> Brilliant idea there, I'm sure nobody will notice the massive bloodstain we leave behind.

>>11195319
point taken. Best eat immediately though if someone's coming, so SPOT and LISTEN.

>It occurs to me that people might be overlooking the thread because of the new pic. You were gone for a fair amount of time, and people may have forgotten that you were planning on using a new one.
Bad move on my part. Oh well, this just means we have the people who read the text, instead of just checking the pic.

>Carry him somewhere private, quickly.
>OM NOM NOM
>Not the middle of the street
You pull the corpse away from the flames and into a dark corner. It's not long before he gets in your belly.

CHOOSE ONE
Appearance
Voice
Knowledge: Nobility 3 ranks
Knowledge: Geography 3 ranks
Forgery 2 ranks
Craft: bookbinding 2 ranks
Int 14

>>11195412
INT 14

Like it's a tough decision.

>>11195412
Delicious INT 14

Grab bookbinding.

Not, not really. Int 14.

>>11195450
It's a tougher decision than you think. We could really use more info on things like geography since we are planning on leaving the city.

Hey guys? If we can't get back into the library for more INT related nomming what do you say we prowl the streets for a new face? We have been wearing the face of ?Darren? for a little to long IMHO. Sooner or later it will bite us in the ass.

>>11195506
Geog we can get anywhere, we came here hunting for smart folks.

>Grab bookbinding.

BOOKBINDING 2 RANKS ACQUI--

>Delicious INT 14
>Duh

INT 14 ACQUIRED. No longer are you of merely average intellect, no longer is there that gaping hole in your superiority over the regular human. Some of those thinking-intensive skills are going to be easier to perform as well now.

>>11195555
Was he carrying anything interesting?

>Was he carrying anything interesting?
Thank you for the reminder. The lantern he had is shattered, but you pull off 20 gold, a very nice quill pen, some ink that appears to be multicolored in the inkwell, and a book tucked inside his clothing, written in a language you don't understand.

>>11195583
Grab whatever he has and get inside quick to see what claire has found.

>>11195623
Save the quill ink and book for Claire.

Can we get into the library?

>Grab whatever he has and get inside quick to see what Claire has found.
>Save the quill ink and book for Claire.
>Can we get into the library?
You take his possessions, but as you head up the stairs to the library, you see the doors closing shut and Claire being shoved outside onto the steps before the doors seal with a loud thunk.

>>11195708
Ask Claire for a status update.

>examine door

>>11195708
Make sure our face is clean. Then ask her how things are going.

This member of the monster's gestalt consciousness is going to sleep. Good luck all, try not to eat anyone with tourettes.

>Make sure our face is clean. Then ask her how things are going.
>Ask Claire for a status update.
"Hey, I get an escort and everything! I'm doing fine, other than the whole getting booted out while I was in the middle of transcribing thing. Got a decent amount of work done for you though. Might even have enough time to transcribe one of those scrolls you gave me into my spellbook tonight. Also, I'm starving. You do anything fun while I was here?"

>examine door
The doors are solid, tall, thick, and sealed.

>>11195708

>Claire being shoved outside onto the steps

Wait like, rudely shoved? Like someone's asking to take a tour of a Doppelgangers digestive tract?

We need to find a barbarian at some point. Rage would be handy for those times when Claire's getting pushed around.

>This member of the monster's gestalt consciousness is going to sleep. Good luck all, try not to eat anyone with tourettes.
Take care and thanks for playing.

>Wait like, rudely shoved? Like someone's asking to take a tour of a Doppelgangers digestive tract?
Like rudely shoved. You didn't see who or what did it, with Claire blocking your limited view inside.

>>11195817
We don't need rage to utterly wreck someone's day.

>You do anything fun while I was here?"

"Nah, not really. Little adventuring, little looting. I found a book <show her the book> you want it?

>>11195780
Check with Clair why she just got kicked out, and how to fix the situation.

I suggest we scour the city, and eat some people. We NEED to change our appearance.

>"Nah, not really. Little adventuring, little looting. I found a book <show her the book> you want it?
"I guess? Why not."
>Check with Claire why she just got kicked out, and how to fix the situation.
"Because they're apparently very precise about their closing time. No 'just a minute' for them, nor any politeness from them on the matter. Come back tomorrow, I guess?"

DEAR LORD THAT SOME DD? MY GOD IF I WASN'T RUNNING A CAMPING ONLINE.

>>11195920
Well, that's not really an eatable offense, and if she can come back tomorrow...

Might as well head back to base for tomorrow, I suppose.

Also: we need higher INT.
14 is all good and well, but. . .

>>11195942
yeah, but the targets that would have REALLY high INT would probably have better things to eat

>Come back tomorrow, I guess?"

Well, sure. <smile> Unless you want me too bust in there and steal the book you were working on.

Check back in with the Karreesa.

>>11195973
>>11195932
These.

>>11196007
Aww, but I wanted to eat more librarians!

>Might as well head back to base for tomorrow, I suppose.
>Check back in with Karreesa.
You send Claire back to the inn, and head back to the safehouse. Karreesa does not look pleased. "My lord, forgive me, your worthless servant was unable to fulfill your decree yet, for the rats of the streets have been spooked! I can only offer you information on the Right Arm of Heironeous that we have gleaned."

>>11195932
If we are escorting Claire home first then make sure we give her the book. Give her the ink and quill too I suppose. Say we found it at a flea market or something.

>>11196055
The information. Quickly then!

>If we are escorting Claire home first then make sure we give her the book. Give her the ink and quill too I suppose. Say we found it at a flea market or something.
She's aware of how you acquired it. Doesn't take a wizard to figure that out, and she is one.

>The information. Quickly then!
"Devourer, forgive me, but the Right Hand of Heironeous is the sole individual empowered and commanded by the maimed god. He is a resourceful, crafty, and dangerous adversary, with an uncanny ability to locate those who oppose the tenets of Heironeous. He has come here searching for something, though my watcher did not get close enough to hear what before reporting."

>>11196176
So... not Don Quixote?

>>11196176
Okay, this is the second time we've heard about Heironeous being a cripple. That isn't true in standard D&D fare. Find out what's up.

>>11196241
I keep telling you guys we should eat a priest (or several) and take ranks of Knowledge: Religion

>>11196176
Could he be coming after us? And if he were, how would we best prepare to meet him?

>Okay, this is the second time we've heard about Heironeous being a cripple. That isn't true in standard D&D fare. Find out what's up.
"My lord, does your splinter not know? When the forces of Heironeous and his allies pushed to wipe out their opposites from the world, Heironeous himself battled with his brother Hextor, slaying him but becoming terribly crippled in the process. His power now is but a droplet of its former amount, and he has concentrated it on a single mortal servant."

>>11196296
...Wait

Did somebody say EMPRAH?

>>11196296
Gah, my connection has been going nuts recently. That's me.

>Could he be coming after us? And if he were, how would we best prepare to meet him?
"My lord, he could indeed be seeking you. I do not know how best you fight, but if you saw him yourself, perhaps you would know? Or if not, please tell this servant how to proceed."

>Did somebody say EMPRAH?
Any similarities are strictly coincidental, as I neither play nor follow 40k.

>>11196336
Try to get whatever other knowledge might be useful. What he looks like, where he is now, a vague idea of the nature of his powers.

>>11196372
seconding this

also FUCK YEAH DD IS BACK

even though we'd probably know exactly where he was when we heard "STOP THERE EVILDOER *crunch*"

>"My lord, does your splinter not know?

See, there it is again. Splinter. We need those ranks of Knowledge religion. This isn't the kind of thing we can ask about without blowing our cover.

>>11196336
"Do you know how powerful he is?"
I want levels dammit

>>11196453
Personally< I'd say if we're going after priests, it'd be better to go for their healing.

As a matter of fact, why haven't we done that yet? Unless it would take several NOMs to get the right combination of aspects to use any healing spells.

>Try to get whatever other knowledge might be useful. What he looks like, where he is now, a vague idea of the nature of his powers.
"My lord, he was reported to me a rugged looking man--he had not shaved in days, and his shield had many chips and scratches in the wood. He was last in a tavern in the southern part of the city, getting drinks after walking here, and while we have not seen ourselves what his god has bestowed upon him, our sources say that he was a formidable fighting man even before doing Heironeous's bidding."

Damn my connection.

>>11196468
I say if he's 4 levels or lower, we jump him. We could use that divine mount ability paladins have :D

>>11196501
Define formidable. Are we talking can hold his own against a couple hobgoblins, or dragonslayer, or somewhere in between?

>"Do you know how powerful he is?"
"He is well known as a skilled melee combatant, and is said to have several tricks up his sleeve for the unwary, besides the protection of his god. We have heard he can heal with a touch, and walk among the sick without pause."

>Define formidable. Are we talking can hold his own against a couple hobgoblins, or dragonslayer, or somewhere in between?
"Dragonslayer! My lord, your wit is matchless. All on his lonesome? Only in legends. Forgive me, I meant no distraction, my lord. He is said to be one of the top human melee combatants in the country."

>>11196515
See
>>11196501
>>after walking here

Okay a plan: We find him while stealthing around and make sure he doesn't see us. If he doesn't notice us, detect magic and see how wicked awesome his shit is. If he's not just bursting with magic, we shoot him with an arrow from far away and see how he reacts. If he looks like a pussy, we keep peppering him with arrows and rape his ass. If he turns into Norris, we haul ass out of there.

sage for yet another spamquest

not sure if he is a paladin, sounds more like fighter/cleric to me

>>11196642
wait nvm just read this

>>11196642
Okay, 3rd level minimum, thats a bit of metagaming, but i'm assuming i'm supposed to figure that out since she can't exactly say "He's a 3rd level pally with 14 str"

>>11196683
i like this plan. seconded

>>11196683
We should hit a church first. Priest healing spells and Knowledge religion as well as whatever we can find.

"Do you know where specifically I can find him? And what sort of fighters do we have in the family here? Anyone who could give me assistance while I dine on the Arm of a GOD?"

>>11196642

Hmmmmm. . . Either Cleric or Paladin.

I say we go, we watch, and wait for an oppourtunity. . .

Also, we really need to eat a bunch more people to "mix" our appearance, look less like the dead guard.

Also: new voice. GET IT.

>Pic Unrelated

>>11196683
If he's too tough we should see if we can find the Bodysnatcher. You know it would be interested in the body of someone who was tough enough to be considered among the top melee fighters even before he was the chosen of a God.

>>11196809
Hm true. Even if we can't eat the body, it'd be nice to have this guy dead.

>Okay, 3rd level minimum, that's a bit of metagaming, but I'm assuming I'm supposed to figure that out since she can't exactly say "He's a 3rd level pally with 14 Str."
I've no problem with metagaming.

>"Do you know where specifically I can find him? And what sort of fighters do we have in the family here? Anyone who could give me assistance while I dine on the Arm of a GOD?"
"Our watcher can take you to him directly, Devourer. We have only one warrior of any skill with us currently, but when the rest of our number begin to arrive there will be more."

>Okay a plan: We find him while stealthing around and make sure he doesn't see us. If he doesn't notice us, detect magic and see how wicked awesome his shit is. If he's not just bursting with magic, we shoot him with an arrow from far away and see how he reacts. If he looks like a pussy, we keep peppering him with arrows and rape his ass. If he turns into Norris, we haul ass out of there.
>We should hit a church first. Priest healing spells and Knowledge religion as well as whatever we can find.
Vote on it.

>>11196809

No, don't get him in this just yet.
We want to EAT this mofo.

>>11196683

And I like you thinking, good sir!
Sneaky, we can do!
And running away is always a good backup plan.

>>11196839
Church first. The Arm isn't going anywhere immediately.

>>11196867
I agree. To a church, then to the Arm. What churches are around?

>>11196839

No, we don't eat the clergy just yet.

We eat them just before we leave town.
People would notice their abscense QUICKLY.

And don't forget: sneaky fighting is SAFE fighting!

>>11196847
runnin away is kunninly brutal

casting vote for the sneaky shooting plan

>>11196884
This. Hit him directly so he can't get warning.

One more suggestion: test the viability of putting or own poison on our arrows.

>>11196884
We'll get just as much attention on us by eating clergymen as by attacking the legendary champion of a wounded god

>>11196911
I like it!

>>11196911
i think that's a cool idea, but how? we gonna get claire to milk the venom for us or what

>>11196930
yeah, but SHITLOADS of people want to kill this champion probably

so we wouldn't be number one on this list

>>11196930
hmmm good point

>>11196930
I'd rather put the pussy clergy on alert than the divine warrior. I'm changing my vote to attacking the pally.
"Take us-er me to him posthaste."

>>11196930

Ahhh, but People might believe that the Arm just decided that there was nothing worthy of his attentions here, and thus left!

Not so much with clergy. People miss them.

>>11196930
Yeah but we won't have HIS attention, which is what worries me.

>>11196893
>>11196884
>>11196901
Guys, Ranks in Knowledge Religion could provide us with valuable information on the Right Arm of Heironeous. Church first.

Why bother risking yourself?
Get a petty archer to attack him to judge his strength.

This is what you use a cult for.

Don't do dirty work yourself.

>>Okay a plan: We find him while stealthing around and make sure he doesn't see us. If he doesn't notice us, detect magic and see how wicked awesome his shit is. If he's not just bursting with magic, we shoot him with an arrow from far away and see how he reacts. If he looks like a pussy, we keep peppering him with arrows and rape his ass. If he turns into Norris, we haul ass out of there.
Karreesa lights a particular candle on her shelf, and shortly after a young girl runs up, breathing hard. Karreesa wastes no time addressing her: "Take him to the Arm, and be quick about it. Follow any order he gives you." The girl nods and catches her breath waiting for your say so.

Leave now, or any final preparation/orders?

>>11196963
why dont we go to the church and omnomnom some kindly old lady who looks like she knows about religion, instead of killing someone with healing skills we may well need after the next fight

>>11196975
Fine, if we MUST go ourselves, don't do the actual attacking. Be located in the opposite direction, and have this girl attack him from afar.
If she's not able due to lack of skill, get a replacement cultist while you're still with Karreesa.

>>11196975

TEST POISON ON ARROWS.

As to how. . .

>>11196936

We should be able to milk it ourself.
All it takes is a bottle, or jar of some sort.

Trust me, it's not hard.

>>11196963
Yeah, but what kind of knowledge would significantly change our battle strategy. Some knowledge (religion) would be nice for more stuff, but it's not urgent.

>>11197004
i know that, im just wondering whether *we* do.
although TempDM did say he had no problem with metagaming...

>>11197004
Bottle + a skin over it. An animal hide would probably work fine, you just need something to bite though.

>>11196987

Not sure if this is a good idea. . .

If he ISN'T badass, he'll probably run, and draw attention to himself.

If he IS badass, then we just pissed him off and alerted him to our presence!

Either way, we need him dead, and in our belly.

>>11196975
"Young girl! Find a bottle and MILK ME!"

OH FUCK YES I FOUND IT WOOO

>>11197065

>>11197061
Did you not read what I said?

The girl shoots him from one direction, on the roofs, or where ever, and we hide in the direct opposite direction from her, with him in the center.
We get to spy on him, but if he is badass, he'll know where the arrow came from, and chase the girl.

Thinking on it. . .

Even though he serves a maimed god, this maimed god is probably pouring all his power into him.

Even if this power would be nothing compared to the original power of the god, it would be a SHITLOAD for one mortal.

Guys, this Arm-fella might be Epic level.

Well, at least 10-15 range. . .

>>11197120
thats why we're using the girl as bait

>>11197120
If he was epic level, I think it would be a bit harder to hide that fact. He's a pally, not a rogue. If the most badass thing he flaunts is not getting sick, then he's not a high level.

>>11197092

And if he chases the girl, He'll capture her, question her, and find out about our cult!

>Fine, if we MUST go ourselves, don't do the actual attacking. Be located in the opposite direction, and have this girl attack him from afar. If she's not able due to lack of skill, get a replacement cultist while you're still with Karreesa.
The girl is just that, a young girl who's being indoctrinated, likely with family members already in the cult.
"Shall I get one of the more expendable members? He is doubtful to accomplish much, but perhaps you can use his efforts to judge your adversary's skill."

>TEST POISON ON ARROWS.
Er-
>"Young girl! Find a bottle and MILK ME!"
Ha. Alright, just for that the milking process can be figured out, though >1d3 = 1 doses of venom are wasted in the attempt. The venom is very fluid and runny, but you smear it on the arrowheads as best as you can, where it dries. You have 1 dose left in your venom glands.
>1d20+2=8 Craft: Poison

>>11197144
And if he chases us, he'll capture us, and kill us.
Really, though, these are CULTISTS. Not thugs that wanted to join a supa supa kewl club. They worship the very ground you walk on.
They won't give in so easily.

>>11197144
so we shoot her and run for it
no way he can catch us

>>11197142

What I meant more than that was that he might be alot tougher than us.

We just need to be wary of that.

>>11197166
the latvian speed-knitting team is a lot tougher than us, but we can run LIKE A BOSS
we just need to continue to use that to our advantage

>>11197120
If he was epic level, the guys in the bar wouldn't have been so dismissive of him.

>>11197208
That was a priest of St. Cuthbert, who was said in some previous thread to probably be at least somewhat badass himself.

>>11197150

Either way, eyes open.

TempDM might be dicking with us.

>>11197208

YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT WOULD YOU TEMPDM?

Right?. . .

OH MY SHIT. I think I just realized this guys wayyy far out of our league. He was a warrior BEFORE he started working Mr Not-So-Almighty. Which means he probably has fighter levels alongside his pally levels.

Lets continue the plan, but I'm likin the extreme caution.

>>11197208
They all knew who he was. The dismissiveness could be because of a poor social reputation.

Could we hire a party of adventurers/assassins to soften him up?

Here's what we do. We dig a pit trap. We cover it up with leaves. We open up wide. Someone guides the paladin over the pit.

Sinkhole snack.

i think i just came up with a plan.
all we need, right is a 60 foot pit and a vat of industrial-strength hydrofluoric acid...

Getting seriously tired on my end. Changing time zones like this has left me wiped. I'll run until up to the point where you enact your plan, but then I'm going to stop there so I give you guys the best quest that I can. Of course, hiatus month is over, and more DD will show up regularly again.

>TempDM might be dicking with us.
I'd have to hang up my DM hat the day I stopped doing that.

>>11197255
This damn it!

I kept saying we should go get knowledge Religion so we would understand what this guy was all about but NOOOO. You all want to go rushing in. Like, what could possibly go wrong

Ask the cultist/Claire for advice on what to do.

>>11197275

No.

No motherfucking adventurers.

They'll just come in, kill everything, take anything they can carry, and shit up the economy.

Y'know.

Like Mexicans.

But worse.

>>11197296
And by that I mean up to where you've done all prep and are about to reach the tavern.

>>11197283
>>11197282
Pit mind.

>>11197296
you have a DM hat?
pics?

>>11197310
Hey now! Adventurers are just taking the jobs that us regular folk dont want to do anyways

>>11197314
Yeah, but only one of them feeds us delicious stats.

You're all annoying.

Of course he's going to be unbelievably tough, but since that is just speculation, getting a cultist to try and assassinate him for us will allow us to judge his strength. Even if the cultist dies trying, it's no skin off our nose, as we know what he can stand.

And if he does die, kudos! All that worrying was for naught!

He won't die, though, so at the very least, we'll be able to see how he reacts to an arrow from the dark, as well as how he deals with poison.

But do not attack him personally, even if we're a better shot than the poor cultist.

>>11197296

Alright, fine.

Let's fucking do this.

>>11197354
sounds like a plan

I just missed it! :(

>>11197379
i just caught it
i have to leave in 20 mins anyway

>>11197296

You might have better luck reverting to the old picture. I played this every time it was up (usually right before work for me) but nearly missed it.

Glad you're back! We missed you!

>>11197322
Since I don't, have this instead.

>Ask the cultist/Claire for advice on what to do.
She said to check him out personally. Claire is sleeping.
>Cultist with poison first
>No warning or alerting him of the cult
Vote. First to three.

>>11197371
Indeed, don't forget about the detect magic when we're in sight of him.

He'll yeah it's back!

>>11197406

>No warning or alerting him of the cult
What?

>>11197406
Detect magic first no matter what. I say attack him personally with poison arrow and don't risk alerting him to the cult.

>>11197406
I chose another option. I chose...

>Wrangle beasts with handle animal, whip into frenzy, have paladin deal with them

>>11197395
but did you notice the lack of LOLKILLCLAIRE and saging? i think it's a fair tradeoff, but that's justlike my opinion man

>You might have better luck reverting to the old picture. I played this every time it was up (usually right before work for me) but nearly missed it.
Everyone who didn't remember or see it before will get the heads up when reading the archived thread, and I think it's too cool that it was made to not use it.

>Glad you're back! We missed you!
Good to be back. Apparently, people were saying I died in a car wreck?

>>11197406
Do use detect magic, but have the cultist shoot the arrow. I have faith in the fervent to not give away their secrets so easily.

>>11197418
as in we just leave him the hell alone

>>11197424
Oh god, you're one of those that wants Claire to be your waifu.


>>11197428
Even if they do, it's just a cult that might not even have a connection with us.
There's no real lose to us, just the lose of a benefit.

>>11197406
most excellent hat there dude

>>11197406

Fuck it.

Give the cultist the arrow, detect magic first, and then FUCK HIS SHIT UP.

Or run away, if he turns out to be too powerful.

>>11197418
Since there weren't any votes for either yet:
>Get an expendable cultist, provide poison, watch result
>Plan as originally stated, no changes, so that the cult's presence isn't revealed

>>11197475
The first.

>>11197455
derp forgot my pic

>>11197452
and no, im one of the one's that doesnt believe in needlessly wasting resources

>>11197475
First option.

When he rushes up to kill the cult member we run in for the kill.

>>11197426
>Good to be back. Apparently, people were saying I died in a car wreck?

I don't remember that. But someone was saying you'd been permabanned along with a bunch of avatarfags for something or other.

>>11197475
first option

Seriously, guys. Let's get this bitch on our own. We've got enough stuff ready to get him hard first turn and nobody can really keep up with us on foot. We're insanely fast, remembah?

>>11197475

Give a cultist a poison arrow, detect magic, cultist fires arrow, we watch, we wait for an oppourtunity. . .

>>11197475
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY CONNECTION IS LIKE THIS

>Cultist expenditure = 1 please!
"Allow me to summon him, my lord. He will retrieve a crossbow from a cache on the route. Give him half and hour and he will be ready for your orders," Karreesa says, before she goes and lights another candle.

>>11197535

Am i the only one who things the lighting candles to summon people thing is utterly awesome?

>>11197535

Don't forget: he uses the poison on the Arm!

Then we run in and rape.

>>11197549
no sir you are not

Ah, DD. I'd hoped i could be here for this. Pity I'm here near the end.

I can't wait for the next session.

I just hope it doesn't go tits-up. . .

A half hour goes by, the girl playing some sort of clapping game with her hands against the wall to pass the time before Karreesa yells at her to knock it off.

An older man shows up, crossbow in hand. He slips the girl a piece of candy before standing in front of you proudly. "My lord, I am ready to do my duty! Let me know what I must do!"

As you may not have contact with him later, detail your plan as you wish him to follow it.

>>11197613

"Arright, mate, here's how it goes down:
"You go wit on the roof in front of [tavern].
"When Mr. Arm comes out, you pop him with a bolt dipped in THIS [hand him poison].
"If he goes down; good.

"If not, I get him. Simple, right?"

"Shoot the paladin with the poison crossbow bolt, then run and hide."

Aim for the head with the arrow, aim for the groin with your foot.

Also, you guys know that we're going to have to flee town after this fails, right?

>>11197694

If we even survive. Otherwise, our best hope is to nom on a peasant and change our appearance.

>>11197613

>I want you to shoot this Arm with some poison. Do it from a safe vantage point, close enough to hit him. And you must hit him. Pierce the skin, so the poison can take effect. However, because you are a very important member of our society, do try to not die. As soon as you fire, leave. Whether you scurry away quietly or run with all your might is up to your discretion, but save your own life. We will be watching how he reacts to best judge his strength. Do not fail me, for if you miss your shot, you will dealt with most harshly, if not by him, then by me. And if you get caught by him, he will no doubt try to torture information of us from you. Do not get caught, and if you do, kill yourself if you do not trust that you can hold your tongue under pressure. If you lack to guts to kill yourself, do not get caught.
>Any questions?

Can we get info on the nearest town with this cult?

>>11197694
That's just one more reason we should have hit a church first.

>>11197694
If we don't do it personally, he won't see us, and we won't have to leave as soon.

>>11197784
we can eat on the run, right?

Yeah we're using this one, on virtue of good writing.
>I want you to shoot this Arm with some poison. Do it from a safe vantage point, close enough to hit him. And you must hit him. Pierce the skin, so the poison can take effect. However, because you are a very important member of our society, do try to not die. As soon as you fire, leave. Whether you scurry away quietly or run with all your might is up to your discretion, but save your own life. We will be watching how he reacts to best judge his strength. Do not fail me, for if you miss your shot, you will dealt with most harshly, if not by him, then by me. And if you get caught by him, he will no doubt try to torture information of us from you. Do not get caught, and if you do, kill yourself if you do not trust that you can hold your tongue under pressure. If you lack to guts to kill yourself, do not get caught.
>Any questions?
"One, my lord. How do we bait him outside?"

>Can we get info on the nearest town with this cult?
Remind me next thread. Keep in mind the majority of the members are headed to Thurminham.

Get another cultist to do it. Like that little girl.

>>11197821

Either wait for him to leave, or get the girl to ask him to come see "something weird" outside.

If he doesn't fall for it, she runs for it.
He'll follow, and *BAM.*
CROSSBOW'D

>>11197854

I LIKE HOW YOU THINK GOOD SIR.

>>11197854
>>11197870
What if he has Divine insight and can detect lies and such.

>>11197821
That is a very good question that I was hoping you'd not have him ask.

Well, the way I see it, there are a few options:
1) Go in the bar (unwise) as a customer, and...
>1a) ...watch and wait until he leaves.
>1b) ...have the cultist shoot from a window.
>1c) ...have the cultist make a ruckus, calling out the Arm for being a weak worshiper of a pathetic god.
>1d) ...have the girl cultist do a variation (1c) (acting as a rioter, of sorts) while the guy cultist waits on the roof. When the guy fires, the girl can run away screaming about an assassin, trying to play innocence.
>1e) ...wait for arm to come out.

2) Stay outside on a roof, away from the guy, and...
>2a) ...have the cultist shoot from a window.
>2b) ...have the girl cultist do a variation (1c) (acting as a rioter, of sorts) while the guy cultist waits on the roof. When the guy fires, the girl can run away screaming about an assassin, trying to play innocence.
>2c) ...wait for Arm to come out.

>>11197904
Ah, the bar isn't the type that lets him sleep, is it? He might have a room that he'll stay in to sleep there. In which case, we should find his room and see if it has a window.

>>11197904
1d. We need the closest vantage we can get.

>>11197904
We could have the cultist snipe from the roof and we rip somebody/thing apart and throw a bloody body part through a window, using our speed to escape before the arm gets outside.

>>11197904
#1

>>11197926
>>11197904
Oh, we could also set fire to the place if his room (if he has one) is one without a window vantage point to shoot him from. It will definitely ensure he gets out, upon which the cultist can shoot him. Only downside is that there will be other people out there too, but they'll likely stop panicking and either (a) stare at the flames, or (b) work together in a human line to put them out, both of which gets them orderly and out of the crossbow's way.

>>11197940
>throw a bloody body part through a window
Oh, that's very good.

As it'd probably diminish the moral of the guy cultist if we use that girl he's fond of, so we'll have to get a random peasant, but it would work very well, provided he isn't a Neutral Evil type of worshiper (doubtful) that knows it's a trap to get him outside and refuses to take the bait.

>>11197821
After a minute's reflection, I'm giving him a +1 morale bonus to his shot for that speech.

>That is a very good question that I was hoping you'd not have him ask.
And be remiss in my DMing duties?

>1d) ...have the girl cultist do a variation (1c) (acting as a rioter, of sorts) while the guy cultist waits on the roof. When the guy fires, the girl can run away screaming about an assassin, trying to play innocence.
"As you say, my lord. It is a good plan. You will see both his strength, his will, and his patience laid out plainly before you. There is only the smallest danger for Ella. I will not fail you!"

You depart, Ella leading the way, for your confrontation with the Right Arm of Hieroneous.

>>11197974
Wait, why are we throwing pieces of people? I don't understand.

>>11197938
If he has detect evil, or some variation, it could be very dangerous for us like that.
If he somehow detects our presence despite our being on rooftops, we can still get away, but if we're in a close quarter with him in the bar, we're stuck. And likely dead if his crippled god gave him powers to detect, what the priest said, his "specific" creature.

>>11198034
Here's the kicker, something we've been debating for threads now: are we evil? If not, then we're safe from that detection.

>>11198061

And if we are, hey, we'll know for sure now.

>>11198033
If he is a paladin, it is uncharacteristic for him to ignore someone throwing pieces of people inside the bar, especially since it's an extremely blatant bait to get him outside. But if he's a paladin, he cannot ignore that someone, not only murdered someone solely to bait him out, but that they desecrated their corpse as well.

At least, that's what I gathered.

>>11198061
Even if we're not evil, though, we may be the very beast the Arm wants to hunt, in which case, it's very likely that his crippled god gave him some power to detect if this specific creature was nearby.

If he's asking people for hints about this creature of us, he likely has no magical ability to track, but that does not rule out the possibility that he has the magical ability to detect this creature of his within an unspecified radius around him.

As far as we know, as soon as we scurry on the roofs and get close to the bar, he may come running out because he detected our species through his Holy God's powers.

>>11198033
The Arm is looking for an evil of some sort. A bloody leg thrown through a window would seem to be a pretty fair sign of evil, right?

>Here's the kicker, something we've been debating for threads now: are we evil?
I don't know--are you? You tell me. This is probably something you want to have decided before the next thread (may be pretty important, depending), and it's up to you. But whatever you decide, we'll be sticking to it unless there's good cause for a switch. You've had enough memories and experiences at this point to decide where you stand--or if you don't care about morality at all.

>At least, that's what I gathered.
Not confirming or denying any speculations, but you're good at figuring things out and noticing details.

>>11197904
2b) would be best

We all know that this is what we want to get to.

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A better question is if we're truly sentient, and therefor responsible for our actions

>>11198212
We aren't evil. We're hunger personified. There'd be some pretty severe consequences if we tried starving ourselves I bet.

Thinking about it, throwing a body part into the bar might not be the best idea, as it would likely cause people to call for the guards, making it even more difficult to get away. Not to mention that the bar might happen to have other experienced fighters that would come out with the Arm, making it more likely to be spot by their 2 or more pairs of eyes, than the Arm's one pair.

Does the bar offer beds to sleep in? If not, we can wait until he comes out on his own, but if it does, I, personally, favor my fire strategy. Though, (2b) is also good, provided the girl's acting abilities are well enough to get the Arm outside to defend his god. That's really the only variable in that plan, and I don't like not knowing how high a success rate that has. If nothing else, the Arm may ignore the banter as a petty woman talking rot and continue with his drink.

Though, I suppose there's nothing wrong with having back up plans....
In which case, I, personally, think that going through with (2b) would be nice, but if it fails, as previously stated, waiting a time and going through with either (3a) - wait for him to come out or (3b) set the place on fire would be good too. We still have those bottles of alcohol.


>>11198212
Thank you for your praise.

If I remember right in the first thread the one thing we knew for sure upon waking was that we were a creature of limitless potential.

>Archiving thread 11193292
Thanks for the archive.

>A better question is if we're truly sentient, and therefore responsible for our actions
I'd say you've eaten enough minds at this point to have ACQUIRED SENTIENCE, but I'll leave that up to player decision.

About time for me to head out. We'll ease into the ambush next thread.

Also, I'm on a new time zone, way different from the last, so while this week at least I'll be doing the same thread schedule, this may not last. I'll try to ease into that too.

>>11198295
>>11197904
>>11198007
We already told the two cultists 1d is the plan, which was stated to be good.

>>11198391
Yes, but it isn't a very big change to say, "We'll be going inside the bar to watch" to "We'll wait outside on a different roof without you knowing what roof it is, so you don't accidentally give us away by glancing at our roof."

>>11198411
I'm just worried for our life, really. If you want to go ahead with (1d), be my guest.

>>11198411
We should wait until we see if there's a good vantage point before making that change. If we can't see inside, then inside we go. Recon is our main goal here.

>>11198436
That's great, but the plan is to get him outside.
Also, while our main goal is recon, surviving our recon mission is also of importance.

As far as the sentience thing goes I'd say we are still very immature in terms of personality. We expect to be able to take what we want, when we want, how we want. But at the same time we can be surprisingly zealous in protecting the things we get attached to, evne when there's bo real reason to be. Like here >>11195784
>>11195878 Claire gets shoved a bit and suddenly we're all "eat the bastard, that'll learn 'im some respect!"

I'd say we're definitely Chaotic aligned but I'm not so sure about the good neutral evil axis

>>11198473
I'd say chaotic neutral. We care little for petty justifications like good or evil, we eat because we are hungry and we kill so we can eat.

>>11198473
Wow, that's deep. Well done, sir.

I was just going to say CN since we're neither going out of our way for thrilling heroics (short of rescuing Claire, but even that wasn't purely altruistic), but we don't have really evil motives. We aren't trying to enslave or destroy or corrupt. We're just hungry and want to grow to our maximum potential, while keeping ourself safe.

Agreement seems to be on us being CN, or at least not evil.

>>11198730
I prefer us being Chaotic Hungry.

This may be the shortest Doppleganger Damacy I have seen.

And of course, I missed it.

Bump, because BUMP.