>LOOK STATS
Hit Dice: 4d6+12 HP (5/28 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 14, 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
Improved Grab
Jet, Ink Cloud (in water)
Immunity to Electricity
Language: Common (voices: young boy, man)
Proficiencies: dagger, club, all martial weapons, light armor

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) +6
Knowledge (Local-Thurminham underworld) +5
Knowledge (Local-Cult of the Devourer) +7
Survival +4 (+7 when tracking by scent)

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSILENCCCCCCCCCCCCE WILL FALL

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
92 gp, 79 silver, 92 copper
Masterwork Knife, Cricket Bat, Garrote, Sap, Longsword
Composite Longbow (+2 Str), 45 arrows
Leather Armor
Decent Clothes
20 ft + 50 ft rope
7 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)
Gaul (human paladin, Right Hand of Heironeous)

>LOOK OTHER STUFF
Uncanny Luck points: 1
General Luck points: 0

>Goshujin-sama comes back
>Doppelganger Damacy comes back
What's next? StonerDM coming back?

Are we at a Wat Do?
Try to figure out what the hell is going on, who is screaming at us, why we hurt, et c...

>Okay, head's mostly all there
"Jack! Get up!"
>Yeah, yeah
>Gotta be Gaul shouting. Why are we down here though?
Gaul is getting driven back slowly, trying to keep three armed men in front of him from slipping by. He's holding them, but it doesn't look like he's having an easy time of it.
>Heironeous's only paladin, right, right
>Probably should help him
>I think he's supposed to be a friend
>Ow
>Those guys might be cult members then?
>FUCK, AM I HUNGRY

Time to decide what to do, Jack.

>>18611405
StonerDM has had a super busy schedule for a while, but said he might be dropping some short stories on /tg/ in the near future.

>>18611452
Wat do, indeed.

Feel free to fire away with questions about setting/plot/abilities/whatever, I realize it's been a WHILE.

>>18611458
Eat Cult members, no one ever cares about them.

Move into a flanking attack position to go after the three men facing him. Go for the attack of opportunity, let's start with our poisoned bite and both claw attacks.

Do we have any w

We'll have to end this fight quickly so we can assess the situation. So let's get in there and end it.

>>18611472
So, can we get a refresher on what lead us up to this point?

>>18611481
Slip behind one of them and go for flanking bonus, then apply sword to back.

>>18611499

We are indeed proficient with the longsword. This, and any natural attacks available after the longsword that round, including poisoned bite if possible.

>>18611493
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Doppleganger%20Damacy

has all the old threads. as for more plot exposition, if we can save our friend here then maybe he can tell us what's going on..

If I remember correctly, we can't properly eat dead things. We should consider using our Stunning Shock to bring any wounded hostiles down.

>>18611539
That was things drained of their blood or essence or something. Our fresh kills, we most definitely can devour. and we HUNGER

>>18611493
Well, you woke up in the city one night without any memory of what led you to that point. You then proceeded to eat, and eat, and eat, giving you a much more capable body and mind, not to mention assorted abilities like a poisonous bite and an electrical shock. You've got three people that you figure you can trust in the process: Claire, a human wizard who saved you when you were down; Gaul, the only paladin of Heironeous who was cool about you having done a lot of bad if it meant you were going to turn things around; and, uh, well it didn't have a name per say, but there's a blood-based bodysnatcher who also helped you out, and seems to have some connection to you.

You've been hunted by adventurers, and also had a cult think you were a shard of some being called the Devourer, whom they are trying to bring into the world. Gaul seems to be here to stop them--or something else that smacks of really nasty juju--and you said you'd like to team up with him long-term. Good protection for you, being linked with a super-holy warrior, and the job surely offers a lot of food opportunities.

As for after you said you'd pair up, well, things are a bit hazy.

(Fight post incoming)

Your longsword is on the ground next to you. Snatching it up, you roll underneath the mess of striking blades at arm's level, and apply blade to the easiest target--the lovely unarmored back of the legs.

>1d20+3=17 Tumble
>1d20+6-2=10 Longsword HIT
>1d8+4=12 Damage

The pressure is relieved from Gaul considerably and immediately, as one of his foes plunges to the ground with a scream. Blood start spurting out of an artery in a tremendous spray. You've still got it.

Gaul takes advantage of the relieve to slice open one man's left arm. One of the two turns toward you with a curved blade, but despite your awkward position you just barely manage to turn it aside into the wall.
>And I do mean just barely

Action?

>>18611679
>Gaul takes advantage of the relieve
>Gaul takes advantage of the RELIEF

That didn't take long. Let's hope it's not a sign of things to come...

>>18611679

Just one guy? Can we use his curved blade as a sort of lightning rod and shock the one attacking us?

>>18611694
This. Let's try to stay out of his reach and give him a jolt.

If the guy we just downed starts getting up, though, we should go in for the coup de grace.

>>18611694
There's one going after you, and one continuing to fight Gaul. That last one doesn't have great odds, seeing as how Gaul was managing to hold off all three with a more defensive fighting style.

I do believe the 3.5 rules give a +3 to electrical attacks if using metal in that manner.

>>18611745

Alright then shock the guy and if he does not get knocked out from it then we can stab him afterwords.

>>18611694
Can we lightning rod him while also hitting him with our sword?

>>18611768
Good question.. if so we should try that. No sense holding out when we're so hurt.

Oh, shit. I had forgotten that some idiots willingly blew our cover with that paladin.

Alright, I guess we could try the shock. I can't recall us actually using that ability very much given the lethality of our bite/claw combo attack.

>>18611831
Hit him with every option that's convenient, there is no kill like overkill.

>>18611768
Nope, that's two standard actions. You can certainly shock him though, and that seems to be the consensus.

>Lightning Rod
Quick as a snake, you grab the dull back of the curved blade and dump electricity into it. The sparks zip right up the blade faster than you can see, the sword's blade channeling it straight into your foe's hand with almost no chance to avoid it.

>DC 17 save... failed
>2d8 = 4 nonlethal damage

Not quite as much as you were hoping, but when Gaul shoves his sword with a sickening splortch into his opponent's gut, the one you just fried turns and flees full tilt through a doorway.

>Withdraw action, double move, no Attack of Opportunity

Action?

>>18611864
And THAT, is why we never use that ability. If we had a bunch of shock lizards with us it might actually be useful. But we don't.

I say pursue. We seem to have lost some time, but I'm thinking it would be a good idea to prevent that goon from closing and locking the door he just went through. With our movement speed there's no way he's getting away.

>>18611936
Yeah, only you noticed that we're at 5 HP? That's not a lot of room for any fuckups. He gets even one lucky hit in, he could drop us.

"Gaul... you might want to look away for this part..." We manage to rasp before falling on the freshly dead, gorging ourselves with an almost reflexive gluttony.

Once we regain some semblance of lucidity, we turn to Gaul and speak through bloody lips.

"This is what I am, who I am, all I know. If you can accept this, perhaps we can find the real reason you were led here, and even do something about it. But first, you must answer my questions for my memory is a bit.. Hazy. Where is Claire? What's happening in this city? Who were those men? Are we still in Thurminham? Please tell me quickly, because I fear we most move soon or regret not doing so."

Search through the possessions of the dead while talking to Gaul as well, and try a detect magic on it for good measure.

>>18611966
What? Shit, no i didn't notice that!

Okay, first we eat what's died, then we pursue. Why the fuck didn't we grab any healing potions before this assault.

>>18611966
but ferocity could keep us moving, no?
then the paladin could heal us afterwards

>>18611864
We're weak right now. Does eating people heal us? If so, I say we drop and eat these dudes on the ground before they get cold.

Man, I never did read the threads that I missed.

>>18611991
Dude, just give orders like the rest of us, trying to write in character dialogue makes reading this confusing.

>>18611999
Moving where, after what? We're more than half dead and have no idea what we'd be rushing in to.

Better to take a moment and get our bearings.

Besides, did you forget the HUNGER?

>>18611999
There's that too. However I will put forward that we may be able to absorb some useful info about the number and organization of the cultists ahead from one of these guys.

>>18612027
Hell no man that's bland as hell. I have more fun writing it up that way, and besides TempDM can use it or not, consensus can invalidate it or not.

>When in doubt
>EAT!

The departed can wait. The dearly departed can't. You grab the one you hamstrung, whose sprays of blood are subsiding, and tuck in with gusto.
>+2 HP, 7/28 HP

CHOOSE ONE
>Voice
>Appearance
>Weapon Proficiency: all simple weapons
>Weapon Focus: Scimitar
>Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 1 rank

It dulls both the hunger and the pain, but your eyes quickly dart over to the one collapsing onto the floor, and you grab his outstretched arm out of reflex. This one takes even less time.

>+1 HP, 8/28 HP
CHOOSE ONE
>Voice
>Appearance
>Weapon Proficiency: all simple weapons
>Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 2 ranks
>Tumble 4 ranks

Gaul looks on with a steady expression.

"Let's go."

>>18612119
If we take weapon focus scimitar and swap out our longsword that will give us an extra plus on our to-hit right? And 4 rank in Tumble will also add 1 to our AC? Or is that a different edition?

>>18612119

>Simple weapon prof
>Knowledge local sewers. (2)

>Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 2 ranks

Would be useful right now. Really useful.

>Weapon Proficiency: all simple weapons
and
>Tumble 4 ranks

ask for a rundown of what's happening while you two are chasing the 3rd man

>>18612156
>If we take weapon focus scimitar and swap out our longsword that will give us an extra plus on our to-hit right?
Yes, though your weapon damage will decrease to 1d6+4 and it will be a light weapon, so no power attacking (not that you have the feat for that). Your chance for a crit will go up by doing that as well.

>And 4 rank in Tumble will also add 1 to our AC? Or is that a different edition?
5 ranks in tumble gives you +3 AC when fighting defensively, instead of +2. Doing that means you take -4 to hit. (It's the poor man's Combat Expertise.)

>>18612160
We already have proficiency with martial weapons, is simple really all that useful?

>>18612192
It would mean we could use almost anything at hand, barring exotic or improvised weaponry.

>>18612177
>>18612160
What does simple weapon Prof. get us?

>>18612192
well, we're decent with that masterwork knife, i assume cause it's really good quality, so i figured training in simple weapons would really improve our attack with it

>>18612192

As long as we always have a martial weapon it is not needed. However I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Then again we can get it anywhere, so if they have some thing we really need I am more than willing to let it pass for not.

>Weapon Focus: Scimitar
>Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 2 ranks

Let's chase down the third, and then we can get our bearings.

>>18612220
Well. I don't know about "really need" But the extra +1 to our to-hit bonus and an increased crit range would be nice, even if we are sacrificing 2 points of max damage.

>>18612219
We have proficiency in daggers.

Hey, I don't see tumble in our list of skills. Did TempDM leave it out?

>>18612264
>>Total skill bonuses (when higher than stat):

I vote Weapon Focus: Scimitar and Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 2 ranks

>>18612264
No, I don't think we ever had any to begin with. The +4 would probably be a better choice overall but the knowledge of the sewers would be better right now, especially since there are some Very Nasty Things down there, as I recall.

>Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 2 ranks is locked in
>Simple Weapon Proficiency and Weapon Focus (Scimitar) are tied for second
Narrow down that last one, /tg/

oh cool this is back. Weapon Focus: Scimitar and Knowledge (Local-Sewers) 2

>>18612302
And we do a lot of hunting in the sewers on our down time.

>Simple Weapon Proficiency

>>18612302
We could always take the +1 sewer knowledge to get the tumble

>>18612284
>>18612314
And don't forget to pick up a scimitar.

>>18612311

>Simple Weapon Proficiency

>>18612317
>>18612361
Well shit. I guess SWP has it.


Anyway, are we in the sewers right now? Can we use our newly acquired knowledge to better lead us to our goal, and maybe avoid traps?

>Gained: Simple Weapon Proficiency
>Gained: Knowledge (Local--Thurminham sewers) 2 ranks

No great changes to your body, though right now that seems like it's more of a relief. Your ability to handle the simpler weapons that start every warrior's training--and for many, the weapons that end their warrior training--is now complete. Nearly anything you pick up you have the muscle memory to employ

You had some knowledge of the sewers yourself, but it was merely short forays in--you knew to beware of crocodiles, and that there were definitely a wide variety of things taking residence below.

But you didn't quite realize how extensive and deep the network of tunnels and drainage was. You can vaguely pull a sense of 'home' from the images whirling and settling into place in your head, but more easily accessed are the memories of fear--places of death, places of silence, and a place where you'd be dead before you had time to scream. There are things in the sewers, deep down... things that screech, things that hiss, things that strike from hiding, their whole body quick as a snake's strike.

Also, you know about the tripwire five steps past the door.

Action?

>>18612460
Disable the tripwire and pursue the fleeing morsel! Get some info from our bud on what the hell is going on while in pursuit.

>>18612460
Obviously we use our new found knowledge to act as a scout would and we warn Gaul of the various traps as we continue towards wherever it is we are going. What kind of trap does the tripwire trigger?

>>18612429
>>Anyway, are we in the sewers right now? Can we use our newly acquired knowledge to better lead us to our goal, and maybe avoid traps?

Yes, and yes. Will require rolling for most.

Going after the guy immediately, or talking to Gaul and/or healing up first?
Still taking the scimitar?

Lets use our scent tracking ability to follow the runner. If he heads towards the trip wire avoid it and tell Gavin about it.

Take the Scimitar. At this point the fleeing guy probably has a significant head start on us, but we do have some knowledge of our surroundings now so we should be able to pursue him rather than stumble blindly into a trap.

Let's go after him.

>>18612509
Don't think there's much of a need for the scimitar without the corresponding feat. And if we can pick up that feat later, chances are the guy we get it from will also be carrying a scimitar.

A 8 HP it might be a good idea to heal up and get our memory straight. But the longer we take to pursue the more chance there is of increased danger. Tough call.

>>18612582
Even if we can't use, we could always sell it later. No real reason not to take it.

>>18612548
Eh, we could probably catch up to him, but I doubt Gaul could keep up with us. But I guess we should keep going.

And if any rats cross our path they're snacks.

>>18612509
Take scimitar. Take careful single move actions toward guy 3, while healing up and talking to Paladin-friend.

It's a razor tripwire. No trap triggered, it'll just slice your lower leg down to the bone. Easier to just step/hop over the thing carefully.

"What are we doing down here, Gaul?"
"We are attacking the cult based on the clues you found of this hideout. Are you okay?"
"I'm not sure. Head's still hurting."
Gaul grabs your head, which makes it really hurt instead of just 'hurt'. You can see his eyes roll back slightly and it's almost as if there's a strange presence in the air.
Your head has stopped hurting so much.
>18/28 HP
"Don't expect too much more of that, not after earlier."
"Earlier? Screw it, we need to get moving before that guy gets away. Watch out five steps past the door, or you'll need more of that yourself."
You head for the door, Gaul behind you.
"Don't grab him right away. We'll use that nose of yours to stay on him, and have him lead us to the rest. With luck we can catch up before he alerts them."

(cont but you can keep suggesting stuff)

MY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

My dreams came true. So glad I didn't go anywhere else.

>>18612620
Ask about earlier while in pursuit.

>>18612676
This, and get our longbow out with our arrows readied. When we see him, we take our shot and close to attack.

>>18612620
You follow your nose toward a cultist-flavored surprise. There's a lot of smells down here, but fear is a smell that stands out in its own special way.

Gaul moves surprising fast for a man in armor, but even still you have to continue waiting for him. It gives you plenty of time to scout ahead and report... and to engage in a light manner of hunting. A pair of rats too foolish to clear out of your way have their lifespan measured in moments after you notice them. One even thought to intimidate you with a tiny hiss. If Gaul notices, he says nothing.
>20/28 HP

The air gets colder as you get closer. Your quarry has slowed, but you aren't sure why. You feel a little on edge, however.

"What's wrong?" Gaul whispers quietly.
"Not sure... he's slowing. Maybe there's something ahead."
"Keep going? Or slow down ourselves? He might just be tired."

Action?

I thought we were shoadowing him until he reaches home. So we can get them all.

Lets keep pace with him. slow down slightly so we can keep an eye out but still try and close in on him.

>>18612756
Slow down, make sure to match his pace.

Can we tell if he knows we're following him?

>>18612756
Knowledge check he might be trying to lead us close to one of those sewer hazards. The other guys should also have known if something was ahead.

>>18612756
Slow down ourselves. Keep a decent distance until we can figure out what all's going on. Knowledge is power.

>>18612676
Gaul looked to be focusing on keeping up and avoiding terrain hazards, but you can ask him now if you'd like. You walk and run /really/ fast in comparison to any person.

>>18612752
Your longbow is out now, arrow notched. For the record, you also grabbed the scimitar.

>>18612789
This. Try not to act suspiciously.

Do a little scouting ahead, hide/move silently/listen and try to figure out why he's slowed. Very cautiously.

If we're trying to shadow him we shouldn't let him detect us, but if we're trying to take him before he can get back and warn everyone about us we should rush him.

>>18612792

This and keep Gaul informed of the movements.

>>18612789
This is the best idea, followed by this >>18612792

>1d20+4=7 Knowledge Check
>You are in the sewer! You know some things about this place.

You can't be sure that this particular area has anything dangerous--so you'll have to assume it does. You tell Gaul to hang back, and that you'll step ahead. Slowly.

Your caution seems vindicated as you close in. The cold air gets markedly colder quickly, to a chill breeze. It seems to be radiating from a large blue-green mass of tendrils in the center of the room, waving slightly. Some form of plant? You can't be sure. You can be sure, however, that your quarry skirted a wide path around it, and was moving quite slowly given how much scent has lingered here. In fact... his isn't the only human scent you notice. Hmmm. He might be getting close to the cultist's base. If you pressed on alone you could probably catch him at this point, but Gaul might assume you need help and charge in here unaware. You might also find more trouble than you want to handle alone. Then again, you might let your quarry get the alarm raised. What to do...

Action?

>Stupid flood detection, let me post!

>>18612969
Snag Gaul and bring him. Strong backup is likely more useful than getting a round or two of actions on the guys.

Also, attack roll vs. flood detection.

>>18612969

No risk no reward. Try and chase the guy down before he can raise the alarm.

Possibly while humming "Don't Stop Me Now"

>>18612969
Can we leave a note for him, or call back? We should probably gut that cultist before he raise the alarm. We can smell the others now, it's not like we need him anymore.

Also, remember where this tendril thing is. Might make a good dinner later.

>>18612969
Bloody shit rolls.

Get Gaul, I bet those tendrils have a deceptively long range and they probably sense motion or something, which is why the guys slowed down.

I kinda want to know if it's edible, but we just don't have the time or the proper equipment to check.

>>18613005
I'm with this, let's catch the guy before he can alert his friends and trust Gaul to be cautious enough not to charge into whatever that freezing *thing* is. Whatever it is, it looks tasty...

Would there be a point to rolling a Spot check to see if there's anyone else hiding in this room? Like, if this thing senses movement or sound then you could make it a trap by having someone shoot at the person crossing the room or even just throwing a rock near them if the creature uses sound to detect its prey.

>>18613048
If we catch him alone, don't kill him first. Pump him for info, then eat him.

You have never tried to eat a plant before and the thought of it does not seem especially appealing. You could always give it a shot, but there wouldn't be the delightful feel of the warm, bloody flesh between your teeth... maybe plants can just be avoided entirely, come to think of it. You've never eaten your veggies and you feel no problem with that.

Half for alerting Gaul, half for not, hmmm. Will wait for a bit more on that. Leaving a note would take about as much time as getting him, though.

>>18613084
I'll generally do a passive Spot check. There's pretty clearly nobody else in here with you. Unless the (plant?) counts.

We really need the element of surprise if we're planning to take the hideout, let's go after the third guy and then go back and get Gaul after.

Lets go get Gaul, he needs to know about how to deal with the plant and we're already far enough behind that reaching him before he touches home is chancy at best.

Let the paladin know

You remain a moment torn by indecision, then finally slip away from the room, back the way you came.
"There's some sort of plant up ahead. From the way the scent trail goes through there you'll need to move slowly, and stay far from the plant. I think we're really close to the lair."
"Let's go, then. Soon as we get out of the danger area, don't wait up, take the guy down. Alive, if you can."
You don't answer that.

The tendrils seem to wave slightly more as you move through the room, but that might just be your imagination. As soon as you're out of its sight, you take off at a run, and just hope the stream of thoughts you acquired will let you know of any problems ahead in time. You're getting closer, you can smell it.

Close now... slowing just slightly, you notch another arrow, when you're tackled from the side and crash onto the ground. It's your prey--clever little bastard must have doubled back around, and you're barely keeping his dagger from opening you up.

Action?

>>18613316
Now THIS is a job for stunning shock.

Shock to get him off you!

Bite him. Its something most humans don't expect and its gives you the advantage of keeping his knife away from you with your 18 strength

>>18613350
Grapple! We need him alive!

>>18613387
And stunning shock does nonlethal damage!

>>18613387
Stunning shock is nonlethal!

Why are we shouting!

>>18613406
Cause we just got bitch tackled!

>>18613406
>>18613404
But a successful grapple would prevent him from attacking us if we can't take him out in one shot. Also we have an ability that boosts our chance for success. Also he stays conscious for interrogation.

>>18613441
Also we are immune to the electricity of our own zap. Can we use it while grappling?

>>18613469
Action economy, man. We only get one.

how about grappling him and then shock when he is in our grasp?

>>18613316
Would a listen check to try and hear if he has backup prevent us from making another action?

>>18613493
Grapple then. We should be able to out-grapple him.

>>18613503
Agreed.

>>18613486
but with natural weapons we can use multiple attacks per round? like bite/claw/claw?

wouldn't that be more damaging than just slash with longsword, on average?

>BZZZZZZT
>DC 14 save... passed!
>2d8/2=16/2=8 nonlethal electrical damage

All his hair is standing up, but somehow he's still holding on enough to draw the dagger across the inside of your arm.
>19/28 HP

>BZZzzzZZZzzzzZZZzzzZZZT
>DC 14 save... failed!
>2d8=12 nonlethal electrical damage

Oops. That might have been overdoing it. Well, he's still breathing faintly at least, though there is the awful smell of burnt hair in the air, and his eyes are very tiny looking right now.

Action?

>>18613542
>>18613542
We don't have Improved Unarmed Strike or whatever it's called, so we take an AoO when we close to do that attack.

>>18613591
Shit. Told you guys we should have grappled.

I guess we should drag him back to Gaul.

>>18613591
First, check to see if he had friends.

Then, get the Paladin.

>>18613542
Unless they have damage reduction, generally yes.

>>18613628
This

>>18613598
Those are natural weapons though, not unarmed.

The big thing is that the longsword is better if we only get one attack (especially since we can two-hand it for 1.5x str bonus), but the claw/claw/bite is better if we can full attack.

>>18613591
drag him back and see if we can pry anything out of him

and if not, delicious noms.

You spend several long moments listening for any sign of trouble.
>1d20+13=14 Listen
You don't hear anything.

You sling the man over a shoulder and head back, then toss him down rather unceremoniously when you see Gaul.
"He's alive."
"So I see. It'll be a while before he's able to answer any questions, from the look of it. If you're sure you got him before he raised an alarm, this might be a good chance to take a breather... maybe see if he wakes up."

Looks like it's your call. Action?

>Bring him in alive
>Eat him

Yeah, just tell him he got the drop on us and we had to end him. Unless this guy has some badass lie detecting.

>>18613765

Is there any way we could just eat him and instead of taking a skill we just take his knowledge? Could save us some time.

Don't Lie To The Paladin. Anyway, lets take that breather.

>>18613797
Mention this to Gaul. Its his call whether we eat a living man or not.

>>18613772
Bad. Wrong. Red Light.

>>18613765
Short rest.

Find some sewer water to throw on this guys face, might wake him up.

>>18613797
That's possible, but difficult--generally you've just tried to grab something general from a person's mind, not pulling specifics while you're in the middle of eating them. You could roll a straight d20 to try, success on 15+, but if you fail you'd have only the healing from eating him.

Also, that would be murder instead of defense, Gaul might have some issue with that; though he's been pretty good about killing cultists so far. And going into someone's home then killing them when they attack you, well...

Looks like a rest, then?

Don't eat him, try splashing water on him

I say we let Gaul take a break and we scout ahead. The fact that he was waiting for us could mean he passed a message on to another cultist that was standing guard.

>>18613863
Mehhhh, as much as eating him might be nice, let's just keep him prisoner. Gaul can interrogate him.

"Right. Since I'm not actually positive of that, you can splash water on his face or something while I go take another look."
"Fair."

You head back along your previous path, going much slower than previously. Near the ambush site you notice something you'd missed in the excitement previously--a flicker of light. Drawing nearer to the tucked away source, you see it's a candle.

You remember that Karreesa, a minor leader in the cult of the Devourer, used a particular candle to send messages to other members. You also remember eating her, which is a much more enjoyable memory.

This candle looks really similar. And it's lit. Crap. You're not sure exactly how it works, or if the guy back with Gaul had time to do much with it... but it's lit. Crap.

Action?

>>18613983
Maybe Gaul will let us eat him when he's done.

>>18614092
We have really shitty luck at impersonating anything. And I don't think we even know how to use one of these candles. I think we should stealthily check further down. See where the smells go.

>>18614092
Bring back the candle and hope that the cultist is lucid enough to talk!

>>18614092
Use detect magic I guess? It's not like we ever use it. At least find out if it's really that type of candle and maybe I can tell us something about how they work regarding range, target, complexity of messages delivered...

>>18614249
Now that's good use of our abilities. Nice.

You don't usually use magic, but when you do, it's to see if there is other magic around. There certainly is in this case. You don't actually know about the various schools of magic, but this candle does something that makes an active change to something, you know that much. Not especially powerful, either.

Best to bring it back to Gaul and the captive. You carefully make sure it doesn't go out as you bring it back--no clue what that would do.

Gaul is just barely getting the cultist out of shock when you get back.

Action?

>Getting really sleepy here, I'm currently on Euro time so it's a bit late. Will be wrapping up soon.

>>18614358
Tell Gaul about the candle but let him handle the interrogation (at least for now).

>>18614358
Time for some interrogation!

>>18614358
>currently on Euro time
So you're not from europe but on that timezone right now? Where you at potentially fellow eurobro?

>>18614488
Sorry, bro. You're probably a cool dude but posting my location on 4chan? No dice. I put an email in the field though, you can reach me there if you really like.

>Interrogation
Looks like I know exactly where to start next thread with! Because writing that up will take a while. Anything else before I hit the hay?

>>18614547
I was actualy only expecting a broad area like I dunno "Germany" but okay.

>>18614547
While Gaul does the interrogation we should be hidden. If the cultists were warned and come to deal with us we can ambush them.

>>18614547
We could take some time to have Gaul fill in our splotchy memory.

>>18614663
That's actually a good idea. I dunno if we've tried that yet but we could ask him about the time before our arrival in the city. Like if anything had happened that they, that night, the week before or something like that.

>>18614574
Nah, based on what I've said on with this name/trip before, I think more than "Europe" is enough for someone to come closer to tracking me down than I'd ever want. AND ON 4CHAN YOU CAN NEVER ASSUME SOMEONE WON'T TRY.
Rampant paranoia aside, feel free to toss an email my way if you're bored.

>>18614602
>>18614663
I'll tuck that into the writeup. And I'll check the archived thread for anything else people mention before I start the next one.

Well, that's it for tonight for me. Take care, everyone. Thanks for letting things pick up mostly where they got left off, that's the kind of treat you can't ever hope to get as a GM.

Oh God yes! I've waited so long for this. You've completely brightened my day TempDM.

Is this ...
Is this real?

>>18617424
Check the trip to the last one TempDM posted before vanishing. Writing style is the same too. It's real.