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You were successful in repelling the ghouls attacking the lizards that live below Stone Hall. Isen the Audacious and Tara are their usual energetic, unapologetic, selves.

Convincing the lizard people to come fight for the humans above, in exchange for some promises of equality went easier than you expected. Mostly because it turned out that the leader of the lizard people was a naga, your 'cousin' race. A very very old naga, who told you some interesting things, as she beat the scales off of you, in a painful 'initiation' rite. You vowed to return one day, to learn from the only other intelligent member of snake-woman that you've met...and to return the gifts of the busted nose and tail that 'Granny' gave you. With interest.

Back at the Paladin camp, your news of a way to flank the Ghouls, and extra forces was very welcome. However, Paladin Bobbi Odette tried to convince your 'uncle,' Paladin Julian Graves, to backslide on his promises. Her tongue was as slick and slimy as her greasy black hair. You appealed to Uncle Julian's honor, and the man rose to it. That, along with an interruption by perennial pain-in-the-ass Isen the Audacious, made sure that Paladin Odette's schemes were uprooted before they could flower.

You have hugged your friends, your dear ones, and gave your best of luck to Isen and Tara. You've made your plans on how to get through the city, to the Conclave building. That's where the ghoul's leader the 'Fell King' is based.

The only Light in Stone Hall right now are the fires coming from the corpse piles.

The Dawnbreakers are about to enter The Shit.

Masturbate.

>>23735996
Well then, get started with the plan, I guess. I'm going to have to go remind myself what it was in the previous thread though...

>>23735996
>The Dawnbreakers
No, we don't want to break the dawn! We like the dawn.

>>23735996
Wait, I thought they we were the Dawnchasers?

Okay, going to wait a little for everyone to show up, cause this one's gonna come fast and furious.

If anyone has played a 'chase sequence' in Pathfinder, then this will be familiar to you.

Also, that's my email there. Please feel free to send me any questions, story compilations, art, and other stuff you want to know about or add to Ssen's story and the world of Citadel.

I'll reciprocate as best I can, and I'll take requests.

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DOH! DawnCHASERS...right, Derp. This is what I get for not double checking.

Also, since we have Ssen there in 2nd post and Tricia is in this one, here's some descriptions of the other three. These trump anything I've said before.

Mage: The tallest member of the group. (Not counting Ssen at her full length.) White, ears that stick out, messy dark brown hair, brown eyes, his robes are the green of Ssen's tail with a hem that's the red of her hair. He has a snakeskin shackle on one arm, an iron chain connects the shackle to his staff. The Horn of the Fell Hind is almost as tall as he his, it looks like a pruned tree branch made of iron. At the top, set within the 'branches,' there's a metal ball made of bronze. He most likely has a vegetable with him for a snack.

Peri/Mari: She's black, with black hair in a paige boy cut. She's a quarter-elf, and that shows in her elegant fingers. She dresses in leather armor that's a mix of dark green and dark red. She keeps two blades on her back in an X sheathe, and she has a small crossbow on her hip for Mari to use. When Peri's there, her eyes are hazel, when Mari's there, her eyes are blue, also Mari makes Peri's face look slightly softer, less angular and harsh.

Lea: Middle eastern. Purple eyes. She has light brown hair in a ponytail. From her mouth down she's wrapped in bandages. She wears a white martial arts gi with the stitching along the hem in red and green. She wears leather sandals.

Tara: Pick a minotaur girl fetish picture. (Preferably with clothes on) Any will do. Give her red eyes, and small surgical scars along her mouth, nose, and eyes. Dyed purple hair, and a big ass iron club.

Isen: There's a saying, 'It's fine to be 50, unless you act like your twenty.' For Isen it should be 'It's fine to be an average looking blonde knight...unless you act like you've got the looks of Johnny Depp and the charm of John Barrowman, and can jump into the pants of any girl you see.' Chain mail, sword and shield. His colors are royal blue and gold. A face that launched a thousand slaps...and came back for more.

Julian: Think of the word Paladin, what image comes to mind when you think of that in terms of a male human? Make his hair grey in a tight, small, ponytail, and give him an eyepatch on his right eye. That's Julian. Lots of silver.

Soon the Ghouls will taste the fury of the Dawnlickers

>>23736411
May His light forgive me for the Darkness my error has spawned...ugh.

>>23736425
Okay, this is how the Dawnchaser's mad run to the park is going to work.

There are six obstacles between you and the park. You have to clear all of them. For each obstacle I'll give you two obvious options to take to clear it, each will take a check. You pass it, you move to the next one, you fail it and the Ghouls get a point, and you have to try again. You want the Ghouls to have as FEW points as possible, or you're going to be VERY unhappy when you reach the park.

Here's the extra bits though that might make it easier:
1) Ssen MUST do one option every turn, some options are better suited for her than others and will grant bonuses to your roll.

2)You can assign one of your party members to do the other option. This is totally optional.

3)If you both pass you skip one obstacle. (You'd go from 1 to 3)

4) If there's one success and one fail, you move to the next obstacle, but the ghouls get a point.

5) If you both fail, the ghouls get a point, you have to try again, and someone in the party takes a wound going into the park.

6)Some of your party members are better suited to some tasks than others. For example, if you had to deal with a huge cloud of flies, using Tricia would grant a +5 bonus, using Mage a +1, Mari would get no bonus.

6)You can't use the same companion twice in a row. You can keep using them for the same obstacle though, if you fail.

Any questions?

>>23736567
Oh one last thing, if you come up with your own original solution that I like and would work, you move on automatically, no check needed.

>>23736584
Let's do this and probably roll lots of 1s.

>>23736567
Let's do this.

you mean Lamia Child Quest 8?

>>23736584
sounds good, I will join in a few minutes, gota eat/wake up etc.

>>23736567
Yay, critical thinking problems! I love these! (Milfags do this kind of shit in Basic. It's fun, and surprisingly easy if you can think laterally.)

Right...Eight...fuck, I was forced to get up early and now I'm paying the price for going to caffeine instead of bed.

>>23736609
>>23736637
Okay! That's what I like to hear!

1: Fallen Arches

The Ghouls have caused a lot of property damage, the road you're running down used to be an elegant row of columns and arches, some with Second Age tiles, now one of those huge marble columns lies directly across your path. There's no way around it. It fills the entire width of the street, and it's wedged into the walls and is as big as a full grown tree.

1) Climb over it.

2) There's enough clearance below to try and get under it.

>>23736352
>Derp. This is what I get for not double checking.

While we're on that topic.
>Lamia Child Quest 7
OP, this is thread 8. There are already 7 archived.

Please keep in mind on archival.

>>23736761
Yeah, I'm a dumbass. I think my irish dna is punishing me and my brain for not being drunk yet.

>>23736736
We're probably the best shot at getting under.
Maybe have Peri try to climb over? She's probably decent at that.

>>23736736
Ssen's snakiness probably makes her well suited for wriggling underneath.

As for climbing over, Lea's very acrobatic, so she could probably clamber over without too much trouble.

>>23736736
Okay, attempting lateral thinking: Marble contains calcium. Maybe we can bite it and make the pillar really weak so we can just smash through. Or maybe that will just hurt our teeth.

>>23736794
We'd want to go over as well, if its a trap it might be rigged to drop on anyone trying to go under.

>>23736809
I don't think we've got enough for a massive marble column.

>>23736819
No traps, honest. Both options are valid ways across, just some are easier than others for some people.

>>23736809
You could try that...and then you'd be visiting the Cups Healers for some extremely severe dental work.

>>23736837
Under it is then, we're probably the best climber. how big is a fully grown tree? how much space is under it?

>>23736837
crawl under it for us.

>>23736809

Don't bite, spit/drip it over it.

>>23736832
We don't need to dissolve the whole thing. Just weaken a section enough to break easily.

>>23736866
We could stretch a bit of leather over the top of a jar and bite into that to fill the jar with poison, and then pour it on the marble. No teeth breakage.
Okay, poisoning the rock is not my best idea ever, I admit.

>>23736890
Okay, so you guys are crawling under. I heard a vote for Peri to jump it and one for Lea to jump it. More for that option, or play it safe?

>>23736936
play it safe, but we can use our tail to help pull others through under it.

>>23736936
We all have to get past it, right? The others seem like they'd have an easier time over than under.

>>23736897
>>23736931
Because our venom is totes gonna work on a inorganic structure.

It won't

>>23736990
It's just one check. Presume that you wiggle through and they all follow after you. Don't worry about getting everyone through every obstacle. You pass and EVERYONE moves on.

>>23736936
I second Lea going over.

>>23737061
Go under. Play it safe.

>>23737020
It dissolves calcium and cartilage and turns your skeleton to mush while completely ignoring flesh and organs and stuff. It's not exactly a normal poison. I don't see why it wouldn't dissolve inorganic calcium just the same. Calcium is calcium.

>>23737154
Even if it does, it's unlikely we have enough venom in our body to melt a significant amount of this pillar. We might pit the surface slightly, I suppose.

>>23737095
Okay, so you're committed to option 2. I'm getting a three-way tie between Peri, Lea, and playing it safe.

Oh yeah, play this on a loop. This is the Battle of Stone Hall chase theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjhCGnoikWc

>>23737154
because there is nothing to spread it around the column, it would be like trying to melt through an engine block with an acid drip, you CAN do it, but it would take fucking forever and would take gallons of acid.

>>23737222
This is the best reason for why the poison idea is not going to be a viable option. Yes, it would work...but it'd take a day or two at least. You don't have that time.

Nice idea though. I wont deny that.

Ssen under, Lea over.

I assume you'll want dice?

burn hand/foot holds into the pillar with the venom?

>>23737278
Now that Lea got 3 votes, yeah.

2d20, add 3 to Ssen's and 3 to Lea's

Rolled 18, 19 = 37

>>23737310

>>23737318

>>23737194
Well, we could also have Mage play artillery and just to through.

>>23737349
That would probably draw an excessive amount of attention.

>>23737318
Fuck yeah!

>>23737363
Didn't say it was a GOOD option, just an option.

Sound suppression spell? Or even better, Rock to Mud.

>>23737185
We've done this bit of the argument already. If we can dissolve a whole skeleton then that's more than just pitting the surface.

>>23737222
Marble is very porous. The venom would soak in and take out one of the main minerals making it up along the way, weakening the structure a lot. Then we smash it. It would still take an awful lot longer than just sliding under it, sure.

Anyway, we appear to be through now. Yay for awesome rolls.

>>23737318
You and Tricia both dive under the pillar, not breaking stride at all. Lea and Peri leap up onto the top, spin around and pull Mage up. They hit the ground and you keep running.

3. Why did the Lamia cross the road?

You run into a little trouble. You have to cross one of the main roads to get to the next side street path. Unfortunately there's a heated battle between the lizard people and the ghouls right in your way.

1) Push your way carefully though the lizards

2) Fight through the ghouls

>>23737484
Fight ghouls

>>23737484
slaughter the ghouls, help our allies.

>>23737484
Can mage fly us over? Probably not, but we should at least check.

Otherwise, let's push through the lizards.

>>23737484
Ssen: Push carefully through lizards.
Mage: Blast his way through ghouls.

>>23737484
Mage; blast a way through the ghouls.
Ssen; pushes through whatever is left.

>>23737557
Why would you want to split up in a combat situation?

>>23737484
Blast through the ghouls. Go for Shock and Awe.

>>23737557
Thats an awful idea.

>>23737746
Maximum offense, Mage blasts we lead with sword and tail whip while Lea and Mari do their thing. Make sure its towards the back of the horde.

>>23737824
Actually I meant Peri, not Mari.

>>23737824
Okay, so I take it you want to double down on 2 with you and Mage?

>>23737947
I do at least.

>>23737947
yep, Shock and Awe time.

>>23737947
Make it so.

>>23737979
>>23737983
Okay, one roll, you fail it's counts as a double fail, you pass you get a skip. Bonuses added together.

1d20 +5

Rolled 7

>>23738006

Rolled 5 + 5

>>23738006

Rolled 20 + 5

>>23738006

Rolled 15 + 5

>>23738006
Be nice, /tg/ dice.

>>23738027
Goddamnit.

Can we count Archivists since you linked his?

Rolled 2

>>23738019
+5 to a 12. Fail.

You try to charge into the fray and help take on the Ghouls as you push through. Sadly, they're just way way too much for you guys to handle. You end up involved in the fray, wasting precious time.

Worse is that one of you got a nasty stab from a lucky ghoul.

>>23738086
Tricia got hit.

Ghouls have 2 points. (They started with 1)

You want to try again with the same plan, using Mage? Same dice roll of 1d20 +5 unless you want to change it.

>>23738122
Yeah I think so.

Rolled 20 + 5

>>23738075
na, we are plenty strong as it is, and breaks the spirit of the game.

>>23738122
again

>>23738139
That'll do it.

>>23738139
Are you a wizard?

>>23738139
See, I was just predicting the future.

>_>

>>23738139
...Dude. What. I don't even...

Rolled 1

Man, I love Tricia and all, but /tg/dice seem to have it out for her.

>>23738213
And you as well apparently.

>>23738234
Seriously, just mentioning her name causes crit fails.

>>23738213
Good thing we aren't using your roll.

>>23737612
>>23737778
Read the rules laid out. Splitting up doesn't negatively impact us so long as we assign intelligently.

>>23738139
Does this mean we just did something that affects the overall battle for the city?

>>23738139
Mage gets pissed at seeing Tricia hurt. He does his Stone to Mud trick on the road. Half of the ghouls sink into the ground and the other half slip and fall.

You bid the lizard folk a cheery wave as they start into the hapless ghouls and you take off. You've certainly made up for the lost time.

5. FIRE IN THE HOLE!

- - GCS Leviathan, lead ship of the Grand Citadel Armada.- -

"Paladin Odette," Admiral Baker salutes the Paladin coming aboard. "Your orders?"

"We need to start to shell the city." She says.

"What?"

"Just a little, we have found a way inside, but we need to break up the larger groups of the Ghouls, help our forces by breaking their lines." She says.

"Of course, READY THE CANNONS!" He yells.

Odette takes a spy glass from a sailor and looks, she smiles when she sees her target. "14 degrees west, 26 north." She says.

"14 west, 26 north!" The Admiral shouts.

"Fire." She says.

"FIRE!"

- - Back with the Dawnchasers. - -

"Oh shit!" Tricia points. You all see the red hot spheres that are arcing through the air...towards your location.

"INCOMING!"

1) Run like fucking hell.

2) Predict where the shells are going to hit and take cover out of the way.

Rolled 13

>>23738347
That bitch...
Take cover. Cant afford to panic

>>23738347
take cover, shrapnel is a bitch out in the open.

someone is getting an earful when this is over.

>>23738347
Have Meri predict where the shells are doing to hit. She is the sharpshooter.

>>23738347
No point trying to outrun a shelling, let's take cover.

>>23738423
ooh good idea, both us and meri on taking cover.

>>23738423
Also After we are safe, flip her the bird.

>>23738347
I'm not planning to roll after rolling two 1's a 2, and a 13 on d100s last night, but I would like to add a third option, for later consideration:

>3) Give Paladin Odette a hug. A great big one. Until there isn't an unbroken bone in her body.

>literally firing on us instead of ghouls
OH MY GOD YOU CRAZY BITCH THIS IS THE MOST INSANE PLAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE USING RIGHT NOW

>>23738454
The Bitch I mean.

>>23738454
You have NO idea about Paladin Odette's involvement, and anyway that snake has perfect deniability. After all, it was Julian's idea to shell the city from the start.

So, double down with Mari on predict and dodge?

>>23738485
We can still flip the bird in the general direction of the ship, right? Also, She is totally gonna Fall isn't she.

>>23738519
>implying this type of paladin falls
she is going to go FULLZEALOT. Which is similar to falling, but different.

>>23738347
>Stone to Mud
That would have solved the marble column.

>>23738553
>implying marble is stone

EVERYONE KNOWS MARBLE IS TRADEGOOD

>>23738519
>She's totally gonna Fall isn't she?
No. No. No. Let's not bring up that debate.
She can't anyway.

Okay, Mari's actually the optimum choice for that pick, plus your small bonus.

1d20 +6

Rolled 20 + 6

>>23738485

>>23738553
then we would not have been able to use Mage on the ghouls

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>>23738578

Rolled 7 + 6

>>23738579

Rolled 1

>>23738579
Here we go.

>>23738519
If she hasn't already for ordering the shelling.

It seems like the signs of His approval are very subtle: like when people are prevented from overhearing a "true" confession, for example. Subtle enough that I'm not sure anyone who's not a fully Light-approved paladin would ever notice, especially given what she is.

I mean, at least we're only HALF snake.

>>23738591
You are a wizard, I knew it.

>>23738591
holy crap. the dice gods smile on me!

>>23738591
ARE YOU A WIZARD

>>23738553
>That would have solved the marble column.
Yup, it would have. Remember it for next time.

And I should be more clear...only someone who isn't already in the dirt, can fall.

Rolled 12

>>23738609
I couldn't roll that well in that short a period of time if I tried all day.

>>23738591
how! what? I don't... HOW DO YOU DO THIS?!?

>>23738631
Mmm. This is true.

>>23738631
>implying there aren't holes
STRIKE THE EARTH!

Rolled 9

>>23738591
Witch.

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>>23738639
Wizard! I aint gota explain shit!

>>23738711
but but... but... I wanna be a wizard too...

>>23738591
"Hide There! There! And There! NOW!" Mari yells pointing as she takes her own position.

You snatch Lea out of harms way and flatten the both of you against a wall. Tricia grabs mage and they dive under a fruit stand. The smell of rotting oranges is horrific, but better than death.

The world turns into loud thuds and a lot of smoke, but you and Lea don't even get a pebble tossed at you. You can feel Lea's heartbeat as she holds onto your coil.

"Everyone good?" You hear Mari ask when the dust clears a little and the ringing in your ears stops.

"We're fine." Lea says.

"We're good." Mage says.

"Okay," Peri says. "Let's book!" You all take off.

- - CMS Leviathan - -

"Damn." Paladin Odette says softly. "That's enough Admiral. We've done what we can for now."

Congratulations, you've reached the Park. You can clearly see the Conclave building. Even better is that you got there ver quickly. Only a few ghouls saw you all long enough to figure out where you were headed and get reinforcements to meet you here.

There's two alpha ghouls, they look human-ish, but their leg muscles are grossly over developed, and their faces keep twitching. They have swords. There's also a fleshshaper mage, with a morning star supporting them. Along with a bone bow archer.

Also there are three Converted ghouls. They look like regular citadel citizens, shirt, pants, the woman wears a dress. Their eyes are glazed over and there's bloodstains around their mouths and on their clothes. They've been eating well. They carry kitchen knives and cleavers. They look at you with a mindless hunger.

Roll initative 1d10

Rolled 4

>>23738815
Oh boy

Rolled 7

>>23738815

>>23738815
you know, it's a bit late now, but we should REALLY go into the cups after the battle and see about any kind of cures for ghoulishness. Or at least treatments.

Hopefully we won't have to kill a city full of ghouls again.

>>23738815
Us against Alpha 1, Lea vs Alpha 2, Tricia bug swarm the converted ones, meri/peri on the morningstar and Mage blast the mage

Rolled 8, 5, 4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 5, 10, 1, 5 = 49

>>23738839
You actually recognize the two alpha ghouls. They're the two that ran away when you got jumped at Wendy's caravan! Was that only a month ago? Less? Feels like a lifetime away.

>>23738815

We should kill that mage quick-quick.

Also I made it for Lamia Child Quest tonight is good night!

>>23738815
Shoot the mage. Shoot it in the face. Mage can shoot the mage too. And Mari. Fucking mages.

>>23738955
actually, yea, before the ghouls reach melee have all our ranged try and geek the mage.

Rolled 4, 16, 11, 17, 18 = 66

>>23738911
One of the Converted runs at you, slashing.

Tricia tries to send a fly swarm at the other two Converted.

Mage shoots at the Fleshshaper mage who is using a morningstar.

The swordsman goes for Peri.

The archer shoots at you.

>>23738998
Wow that's... not good.

>>23738998
The converted misses, but your dodge get you stuck with an arrow.

Peri gets slashed by the twitchy sword man.

Tricia has her cloud of flies descend upon the Converted. They're going to be busy swatting the little darlings out of their eyes, or trying to eat them.

Mage nails the fleshshaper with a lightning bolt.

The converted is busy with Tricia's flies.

Your turn

Rolled 10, 6 = 16

>>23739071
Tail slap the archer(try to break an arm)
slash the closest alpha ghoul

Rolled 14

>>23739071
Shift away from the converted that tried to hit us and take a shot(bow) at the fleshshaper ...

Rolled 1, 10 = 11

>>23739071
Tail whip+sword strike

Rolled 11, 6 = 17

>>23739071
The guy trying to slash us gets stab+whipped.

>>23739126
You miss the archer, and the alpha ghoul...twitches...and where you were certain that he was, now he's just to the side.

Peri double slashes at her alpha ghoul.

Your alpha ghoul attacks you.

The fleshshaper swings his morning star. The archer's hands start to tremble and bulge with boils.

Lea goes for the Alpha attacking Peri.

The Converted are still under Tricia's fly swarm.

Tricia tries to keep her swarms focused, and now biting.

Mage keeps assaulting the Flesh shaper.

Peri's alpha keeps attacking her.

The boils on the archer erupt, and this red goo starts to drip from his hands, and all over his arrows. He shoots one at you.

Rolled 19, 14, 8, 15, 11, 5, 14, 19 = 105

>>23739236
And I should roll dice for that.

>>23739246
damn. this is gona hurt alot, esp if that 19 at the end is the poison/diseased arrow

>>23739246
Fuck, we've been poisoned, good thing we're resistant at least.

Rolled 1

>>23739236
that red stuff look like it's not healthy at all, glorious poison resistance

Rolled 9, 18, 17, 17, 15, 19, 5, 18 = 118

>>23739246
Okay, bad news is that Peri got another cut, and you got another arrow.

Worse news is that the stuff on the arrows isn't a poison. It's a paralytic, magically boosted.

Roll 1d20 for saving throw. (It it hit the others they'd be screwed.)

>>23739246
It's really not our day.

Rolled 12

>>23739307
okay I'm done rolling

Rolled 20

>>23739314
come on dice gods, dont desert me now.

Rolled 10

>>23739314
Dice. Dice pls.

>>23739331
okay seriously you've got to be cheating there

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>>23739331
...


>>23739326
...

>>23739331
You, get on the wood pile, time for a witch burning.

>>23739331
Really? I mean really really? That's three and as far as I can tell you aint cheating.

>>23739331
Damn you and your archive magic.

>>23739354
He didn't link, its ok. I think...

>>23739354
sorry.... but hey I didn't link to the reply so technically it's not valid

>>23739351
>>23739364
It's impossible to cheat for a high result, only a low one.

>>23739378
Echo has taken the first linked or not, from what I recall.

>>23739326
You can no longer attack with your tail. It's gone limp and numb.

Now for the good news! Peri and Mari opened up a can of whup-ass on their alpha, he's still up though. Also, your alpha missed...but so did Mage.

Also, Tricia's still got her flies behaving. The Converted are still overwhelmed, and they suffer wounds from biting flies.

The Converted are busy experiencing an Egyptian facial.

Your turn.

>>23739389
I know but still... this man as been blessed by the dice gods I see no other explanation

Rolled 18

>>23739414
Shoot the shit out of that archer.

>>23739406
Well crap.
And I'm not rolling, my dice suck.

>>23739441
i hope thats enough to kill him.

>>23739471
It's not, would've been great to wrap him.

Rolled 1

>>23739389
You can't really cheat for a low one. You can roll a d1 and make everyone go "oh shit!" for a second but then they just check your email field. And I don't think noko dice works any more but nobody accepted them anyway.

Rolled 1

>>23739513
I think noko dice still work, testing.

Rolled 11

>>23739471
I see you've stopped rolling.

Probably for the best. After all those 20's, things will have to balance out.

Rolled 9, 16 = 25

>>23739441
You whip your sword back and pull out your bow. (Thank GOD for your flexible body, how the hell do the others put up with that rigid piece of impending-crack junk?) You let fly and let the bone archer have a taste of his own medicine.

Peri continues to double slash her alpha.

>>23739527
Guess not.

Rolled 9

>>23739471
An 18 is solid, but not that solid.

>>23739414

I think the archivist's nat 20 was actually the first roll for the paralytic, as the previous roll wasn't linking the paralytic post, but a previous post instead.

>>23739508
Too bad our tail is numb.

>>23739559
see
>>23739406

This is why you don't leave your dice on all the time.

>>23739513
noko dice work, but most dont accept them

this is one of the few quests ive been here since thread 1 though, and the first ive seriously contributed to though, so /tg/ dice gods must be pleased.

>>23739533
i probably could have beat him to the roll, but i dont want to hog all the rolls, and hesitate a few seconds sometimes because of that.

>>23739559
>>23739559
>>23739559
Actually, this.

>>23739590
Had you been earlier, you wouldn't have gotten the 20.

Rolled 17, 19, 11, 18, 20 = 85

>>23739536
Her first slash missed, but she slides the second one straight up into his sternum, and then she twists. She pulls free and the bastard drops.

The alpha bothering you is still trying to kill you.

The fleshshaper gestures, and his body starts to grow fur and his teeth shift. You've seen that transformation before. Mage's uncle. The fleshshaper's eaten troll and is bringing him out.

Lea sees this and goes for him.

The Converted still have Tricia's swarm ruining their picnic.

Tricia tries to keep the shoe-flies bothering them.

Mage shoots a fire bolt at the fleshshaper. He knows what's going to happen too.

The archer shoots another goop arrow at you.

>>23739576

I remember a couple threads back when he went from rolling all of them himself to letting us roll for Ssen/other stuff he said he would take the first linked roll.

That said I don't want to be a stickler because he has been quite flexible (to our benefit) thus far, so if it was actually a mistake I won't make a big deal about it.

Rolled 14, 5, 3, 11, 6 = 39

>>23739649
Okay, good news first.

If you consider the Converted to be the ghouls' 'First Born Children' then the final plague is made incarnate in Tricia. They drop to the ground, flies feasting on them. They twitch and spasm, but they aren't getting up.

You also don't have to worry about the fleshshaper. Lea knocked him back so that his head impacted with Mage's fireball. He's gone.

Bad news, really really bad news.

You're on the ground. You're bleeding heavily. You can't move.

>>23739590
Noko dice work in that they roll dice, but it doesn't hide the email field any more. The post you replied to was noko+dice+1d1.

Rolled 12

>>23739649
that archer is very good with that bow that's for sure

>>23739730
Pray to the Light for assistance, or call Tricia to counteract the paralytic.

>>23739730
Welp. Medic!

>>23739759
I think its more like we got hit with a 19 and a 20 than a paralytic.

>>23739759
Why not both?

>>23739730
>>23739759
also, do our allies frenzy or anything seeing us go down?

>>23739795
we took 3 hits before. first the arrow, then the ghoulslash, then a crit arrow

>>23739809
yes both now that tricia is done with the converted, typed it up and forgot to change the or to and.

>>23739730
Well shit, the dice gods really have it in for Ssen today.

...and we haven't even reached the big fight, this was just his guards.

Rolled 12, 7, 18, 6, 17, 11 = 71

>>23739730
Peri screams and charges at the bowman. Something weird happens too. Peri's left handed. Her right hand pulls out the crossbow and fires at the alpha. Mari's right handed.

The alpha drops his sword and puts his hands around one of your arms, he licks his lips and you see his filed teeth look very sharp.

Lea tackles him, full on berzerk.

Tricia also screams and goes for the alpha. Mage loses it too. He doesn't even cast a spell, he's trying to beat the fucker to death with his staff.

The bowman tries to shoot Peri/Mari, without the Fleshshaper, he's lost his poison.

think we're smart enough for healing spells? We should check in with the cups when we get some downtime to maybe get like, the cantrippiest one they have. If that's how it works.

Rolled 9, 17, 6, 10, 14, 6 = 62

>>23739844
Mari/Peri misses, and so does the bowman. Tricia misses too, but her attack made it easy for the alpha to be double teamed by Mage and Lea.

Roll 1d20 +3 (I know, I forgot about the linking and just took the first one. I'll be more stringent about that. The bonus is my 'I'm a dumbass' apology)

Rolled 5 + 3

>>23739901
Okay.

Rolled 17

>>23739901
let's hope I don't screw up

Rolled 11 + 3

>>23739901
dice gods dont fail me now.

Rolled 18

>>23739901

By His light!

Rolled 15 + 3

>>23739901
For not being paralysed!

>>23739915
Well crap.

>>23739915
well dammit

>>23739915
welp, we're done for

Rolled 9, 12, 7, 5, 16, 19 = 68

>>23739915
Sorry, still can't move.

Peri goes stab happy on the archer.

The alpha tries to get Lea to stop bothering him via sword.

Lea's rebuttal in that debate is to try and punch him in the throat.

Tricia goes to you. "No, no no no nonono." She holds you up. "Okay...okay...I can do this...this is druid 101, and you're...not human...so maybe this will work." She holds you and starts to hum.

Mage is still trying to get his first melee kill.

>>23740011
well mage just killed a "man" by bludgeoning him to death with a magic staff, neat

>>23740011
based Mage/Tricia

Rolled 13, 14, 3, 7, 18, 7 = 62

>>23740011
Well, while Lea and the alpha are unable to either come to a consensus, Mage interjects with his continued application of metal to head. He's splashed with blood and screaming his lungs out...it's not hard now to imagine that he was born a Ghoul.

You fell something though. A surge of energy, and you can move again, also you can see some of your wounds clotting.

"Ah!" Tricia gasps. She looks at you, ears in her eyes. "I did it...I did it! Whoo...dizzy...but I did it!" She kisses you on the lips. Yeah, remember way back when she kissed you and it was nothing? Not this time. But time for that later, trying to not die now.

The archer pulls a dagger and tries to fend off Peri.

Your turn.

>>23740124
now we are hissing mad, constrict and bite the archer.

>>23740124
get in close with the archer, we are not getting splashed with a poisoned arrow again

Rolled 12

>>23740124

Okay we're up charge and barge folks.

>>23740124
The archer misses and I finally remember to erase my fucking dice roll.

Please archive this as Lamia Child Quest 8, not seven, because today I keep fucking up apparently.

>>23740169
working on it

Rolled 8

>>23740124
I've lost track of who's left. Just kill somebody.

>>23740155
No, no biting!

>>23740169
Everyone has those days

Rolled 9, 18 = 27

>>23740167
I'm going to be nice. I'm gonna say that 'fight' with Granny gives you now +1 to constrict rolls. The Archer's in your tail.

Peri sees that you are better and goes for the alpha.

>>23740155
Still no biting., cause it's still retarded to use it in the middle of a battle.

>>23740220
I vote for no biting cause its a ghoul. But I might change my mind in other circumstances.

Rolled 7

>>23740215
And the alpha is down...your friends just keep on hitting him and stabbing him though. The guy is pulped.

This is the archer's chance to escape your coils. If not, he's all yours.

>>23740244
He fails. He's the last enemy, and you have him at your mercy.

Your call.

Rolled 17

>>23740244
Squeeeeeeeze.

>>23740263
Time for *CRACK*

>>23740244
Archive is done, with note saying thread is mis-titled too.

>>23740244
When we're finished with the archer we should really tell our companions to calm down, they're going kind of nuts over there.

>>23738631

Hey! HEY! HEY!!!
I already said that!
>>23737414

>>23740306
Agreed. It won't help if every time we get hit the rest of our party goes berserk.

>>23740266
You tell yourself that you didn't take your time with him when you got the CRACK, that you did it slower than normal so he felt every single bone break in his body one at a time...and you probably didn't...but no one would blame you.

"Guys!" You yell. "I think you got him."

They stop. "He hurt you!" Tricia yells.

Mage is still pounding away, Lea grabs his arm, and he blinks. "Oh...wow...that was...something." He says. "We get 'em?"

She nods.

"Okay..." Mage winces, he pulled somehting during his rage, and everyone else looks pretty banged up too. "This is gonna be really really gross...but hold on." He goes to the fleshshaper and searches him. "I didn't take this from the others, because they're disgusting...but desparate times. Ah...got em." He turns around. He's got some small vials. They're filled with a black substance.

"It's troll blood. A quick fix...healing potions for ghouls. I know how to activate it, too." He looks at you. "There's enough to get everyone in fighting shape again...and it isn't human...and it's just a little blood. There shouldn't be any long term effects at all...but...well, I get it if you want to say no."

>>23740431
Erm, I say go for it. We're pretty beat up.

>>23740431
ask the others if they want to, I'm leaning for yes since we'll need to be at our best to deal with the whatever is next

>>23740431
I vote we do it, we are probably hanging on by a single health, and at least 1 other was hit in that mess, not to mention worn out from the rage.

>>23740431
oh hey didn't even see this. ya I say do it personally and get the others approval if they want it. We got pretty beat up this time

>>23740431
"Eww. But we need fixing up to fight the boss guy."

We really need to look into more savory methods of healing. Bugs and ghoulmagic are gettin' to me.

Dont do it, remember the story of the Hind!

>>23740639
I think this is a pretty different situation from that. We're not doing it out of greed and laziness, we're doing it so we can be in top form to stop a deranged ghoul king from having free reign to convert or murder thousands.

>>23740454
>>23740471
>>23740476
"You guys okay with this?" You ask.
They all look at each other. Lea shakes her head. "I can't. I'm fine anyway...but I could never use Ghoul magic." She nods. "But I understand that you need it." She turns her head so she doesn't watch. "I pray to you in His Light, forgive us our actions in our struggle against the Darkness. They know what they do, and they accept the consequences."

"Okay. Do it, Mage." You say.

Mage passes out the vials, you and the others, save Lea, drink. It's not horrific, but you wouldn't want to drink it regularly.

Mage waves his staff and suddenly...oh in His Light...that's one of the best feeling rushes you ever had. You can feel your body put itself back together. Though...well, while this feels really incredible, and your whole body tingles, Tricia's healing aura felt 'better' somehow.

"Okay," Peri says. "Lets never have to do that again."

"Come on...that was just the opening act." Mari says. She points at the Conclave building. "We've got the big show now."

- -GCS Leviathan- -
Paladin Odette closes her spyglass. "Interesting."

You all cautiously approach the Conclave building...the front steps are covered with Ghouls, Savages, converted, alphas, and a few Leaders. They're...waiting for you. They stand on the steps, looking at you, and they form an aisle, leading up to the front doors.

An alpha who keep running his tongue across his lips steps up. "The Fell King will take audience with you." He says, and gestures for you to go on inside.

"Ssen, you know that's probably the stupidest thing we could do, right?" Mage says.

>>23740680
well crap, a paladin just saw Mage do ghoul magic.

>>23740710
Julian already knew he was a ghoul anyway.

Rolled 11, 18 = 29

>>23740680
Stab the alpha in the throat, repeatedly. Just start killing them.

>>23740723
But it's the act of not only using it but using it on are selves.

>>23740723
being a ghoul, and doing/using ghoul magic are probably two very different things.

>>23740680
When you say the steps are covered in them, how many do you mean?

Would a fight here be suicide?

>>23740723
But Julian wouldn't use the information to try and have us all killed.

>>23740680
Well, good to know that our element of surprise was utterly wasted...

>>23740748
There's 30+ of them. Also, they were there the whole time. They aren't hunting people or fighting the soldiers. This is the Fell King's guard.

"I think they want to try to convert us." Mage whispers. "They saw us prove our strength by killing the ones who tried to stop us. That makes us a step up in their eyes."

>>23740795
Seconded.

Is there any way to call down a shelling? would that help?

>>23740830
This is... Very bad.
What are our chances of killing the king suddenly and then booking it?

Would it be possible to signal the shelling? I'm not sure how you would outside a bright flare or miscolored smoke and hoping they fire on the location...

>>23740830
How many lizards we got?

>>23740830
Bugger that.

>>23740863
We've got none.

>>23740863
none right now, they are providing a distraction.

>>23740862
this if possible.

>>23740794
The queen bitch might.

Then again, all we know is that we had a mission, we had just nearly gotten killed by a friendly artillery barrage, and we ourselves nearly got killed. Plus I'd assume if we brought up the fact that we nearly got shelled, Julian would talk to the Admiral, the Admiral would report that Bitchicus Maximus was calling the shots, and then her attempt to kill us and our party would be made clear.

So I'm kind of hoping she tries something, because our explanation would end up implicating her in an attempt to murder us.

>>23740863
>>23740881
The plan was to assassinate the fell king all on his own. We hadn't really planned for a full honour guard.

>>23740856
"This is... Very bad. What are our chances of killing the king suddenly and then booking it?" You ask.

"Provided that we manage to kill him...then..." Mage frowns and knits his brow. "We actually might have a chance...Father and Ester have them under control by his Will and Ester's magic...we kick that out, odds are good that the Ghouls will start to look for the new dominant leader. I'll give you three guesses as to how they do that, and the first two don't count." He sighs.

>>23740862
Shame mage can't make a giant flashing neon arrow pointing to this spot saying "BLOW THIS THE FUCK UP, NOT US DAMNIT."

>>23740915
Lets go in then.

>>23740915
"Eating each other, eating each other, and eating each other. That's all my guesses."

Its our best bet. Lets go in.

Does mage still have stone-to-muds, and what is the AoE on that, and can he mud-to-stone?

>>23740951
"Eating each other, eating each other, and eating each other. That's all my guesses." You say.

"Since the first two don't count, you got it on the first try. Well done." He says. "Also, we might still be able to surprise him...maybe. It depends on how much he's listening to Ester.

"Also, he probably thinks that we're going to say yes to the conversion." Mage sighs. "You could walk right up to him, if you said the right things."

>>23740915
"I am guessing they kill each other until there is only one left, and he is the new ghoul king."

"That is very good news. Lets go kick his ass then."

What would I need to say?

>>23741051
"What would I need to say?" You ask.

"Well, start by showing your fangs. He'll like those. Then, I don't know, tell him about how you ate a tiger, or a shark, or a Swords Guild master. Something imposing. Saying that you eat babies and kittens aren't going to impress him."

>>23741020
Well, lets go inside then, I don't think we can escape.

>>23741020
depending on how we feel about tricking him, or what we have to say to get close.

"I dont know if I could stomach sucking up to the Ghoul King."

>>23741106
Well, I did eat a wolf once.

>>23741106
Well, we did eat a wolf that one time.

Mostly whole.

While it was still alive.

>>23741106
Walk in and start singing "I want mah baby back, baby back, baby back... ribs." Over and over again.

>>23741313
>Saying that you eat babies and kittens aren't going to impress him."
That and theres no chili's in lamia world.

>>23741133
You all start to walk up the steps to enter the Conclave. The Ghouls are kind enough to open the doors for you.

"I dont know if I could stomach sucking up to the Ghoul King."

"Well, focus on the idea of sticking a sword into his stomach." Mage says.

It's a horror show inside the Conclave. The alphas and leaders are cooking using long spits that they turn very carefully and slowly.

The fires they use are made from them burning the books from the library. Lea's hand clenches. "These are not people." She mutters. "His Light guide us through the Darkness, and show us the strength to brave the things that dwell within."

"I'm never going to be able to sleep again." Tricia says. "Even the roaches here are frightened of what's going on."

The Fell King's court is in the grand lecture hall, now refitted into a throne room. He sits upon a chair that looks like the same one Overseer Trivalon had, only this one is brown. Desks and chairs are piled up behind him haphazardly. A huge fire has been built out of the center of the room. Books, desks, and you can even see bones crackling and burning within the fire. The walls are covered with red sigils, none of which you recognize.

"Always considered yourself the artist, didn't you Father?" Mage sighs. "He always thought that the Ghouls needed a logo."

The Fell King himself isn't as imposing as you thought he would be. Oh, he's a big guy, make no mistake, but just 6' 11''. He's muscular, but not overly or disformed like his followers. He's wearing light brown trousers, and a stag's skull on his head.

He's cradling a baby in his arms. The little one is sucking on a thumb...not her own.

He looks up. "Joshua." He says in a calm and level voice. "Welcome to your new home."

Ignore the name, it isn't his anymore. He is Mage.

Alright we need to get closer. So approach. How many people are close to him.

>>23741380
"Say hello to your big brother, Abel." The Fell King says. Then he hands the baby to a woman who disappears as quick as she had appeared. He motions for you all to come closer. "Let me see you, boy. The progress of the prodigal."

Mage gawks and shakes his head. "What? No...how?" He looks at the rest of you. "This can NOT be my Father."

"That is an unkind thing to say." The Fell King takes off his skull crown. There's no doubting it, the nose, the eyes, and the ears that stick out. Family resemblance is an absolute. "I am your father, Joshua."

"That's not my name." Mage says through clenched teeth.

"Yes. It is." The Fell King says.

"How?" Mage says as you slowly approach. You can see two people standing in the darkness. They're both Leaders, and one of them is wearing the robes of a flesh shaper. "You...you can't be the same person."

"Why not?" He asks.

"Because you were nine feet tall covered in calluses, and conversed by way of violence or rape!" Mage says.

He nods. "Yes, I know...that was before I was given a second chance. My body and my mind were renewed and I saw the great Fell Hind before me." He nods. "He spoke to me, told me to gather our people, and take this city. Behold! Look at what I have done." He gestures. "Mighty Grand Citadel has lost."

>>23741548
{spoilers] Other issues call, I'll be back in an hour or two. Apologies. [/spoiler]

>>23741548
look for where the kings mage(forgot her name) is, the one converting the locals.

>>23741577
Archived to this point

Rolled 9

>>23741548

Slowly inch towards the Fell King without anyone noticing.

>>23741619
I seriously doubt we can pull that off in a lit room from in front of him.

Let's go with Mage's suggestion and use bragging to get closer.

>>23741663
Although at this point, Mage seems surprised that he's capable of coherent thoughts, so we might need to re-evaluate our approach.

>>23741761
Still just slaughtered an entire city.

Slither right up and stab him in the face!

>>23741978
we still probably need to stab him, yeah.

BUUUUT

he was restored by a dark source. He might not need his face any more. Or his head. Prepare for the worst.

>>23741978
>Implying he'll die from one stab
Slither up and constrict.

>>23742021
Constrict and stab in the face.

>>23742021
>>23742043
though, let him talk some first. It is considered rude to interrupt a monologue of a villain.

>>23742043
Constrict and cut off head. After biting.

Oh and watch out for that mage woman they told us about.

>>23742019
>he was restored by a dark source
He was restored by those dramatae idiots, who wanted him to lose, so he can't be *too* bad.

>>23742071
Paladins don't wait for gloating, they trudge right in and give no fucks, and stab the bbeg with either their sword, or their dick, and we aint got a dick.
>>23742095
No biting.

This sounds like a time or venom is warranted.

>>23742095
Hopefully, she can be talked down by Mage. If she is the sister.

>>23742123
I thought paladins listened to the gloating, passed judgement, and THEN smote?

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>>23742100
>He was restored by those dramatae idiots, who wanted him to lose, so he can't be *too* bad.

Or they pulled a:
>"Computer create a sherlock holmes story and a character capable of defeating Data."

>>23742124
Not really, as far as we know it takes too long to take effect, we'll fight him to the death after biting him and his bones will dissolve five minutes after he's dead.

>>23742123
Aww, please? Just a little? Just in case?

He is the BBEG for the moment~

>>23742100
they expected him to lose, but instead he won and crushed whoever was supposed to win.

I think they restored him too much, and he became too strong for them to control.

>>23742123
thought we agreed bites where for the strong enemes, ie a ghoul king.

>>23742144
afaik it was slow, but not THAT slow, probably starts to work within 1 or 2 swings, and fully dissolves em after about 10 rounds. any slower and there really is no reason we would have venom.

>>23742183
It's still not something a paladin should use.

>>23742234
imo, not being allowed to use it at all is rather Lawful Stupid paladin.

>>23742234
But it's not actually evil, its just kinda gross. So I think its ok.

No matter how you play it death and combat is ugly. Honor is needed yes but when you fight you fight with everything you have. If you have your coils you use them. Poison is no different.

As long as we don't eat him afterwords its just one more weapon.

>>23742344
actually, we're just worried it's not worth using them in combat at all.

We should check with the naga or a biology book to see if our fangs regrow. If they do, then poison would suddenly be viable.

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>>23742453
I'm sure if our fangs get damaged they can be healed like any other injury by the amazing magic doctors.

>>23742344
this, by the "no using venom" arguement, we wouldnt be allowed to constrict.

That is just as bad of a fate to have the life literally crushed out of you, snapping all of your bones in the process, hell just look what we did to the archer, or our first kill.

There is nothing evil about using our completely NATURAL venom bite in a combat situation.

Coating our sword/arrowheads in the stuff, eating our intelligent enemies afterward, or using it out of combat, I would however probably consider to be an evil action.

Just because we are a paladin does not mean we need to are a Nice Guy(Girl). Combat is always ugly, holding back because the kill is 'nasty' is something that gets people killed.

>>23742582
>Combat is always ugly, holding back because the kill is 'nasty' is something that gets people killed.

So is attacking with your face vs someone with a weapon.

we're literally snake-quick when it comes to biting someone. MOst people won't have time to react.

>>23742678
Most of the things we're fighting aren't normal people. Sticking our head out to bite someone when we have no idea of their capabilities is a good way to get decapitated.

By that reasoning we shouldn't be wrapping things in coils either... but it works regardless.

As an anon who just catch up today, I don't want us to bite a fucking ghoul

>>23742749
We can survive an attack to the tail a lot easier than one to the head.

>>23742704
not really.
-they swing-
-we strike as they recover from the swing-

i really dont think you realize how absurdly fast a snake can strike. real world equivalent, puff adder takes a fraction of a second to go from coiled, to already bit you and is coiled and ready again.