okay, time for HARD DECISIONS: the executioning.

Shit, I've gotta decide between this and watching Princess Bride.

>>23830390
princess bride will always be there.
You need to BE HERE to help us with this critical executioning. The plot could get fucked in so many ways if we fuck it up.

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It took some doing, but you were able to rescue your friends from the seductive grip of Citadel's mind control.

You had plans to escape the city the next day, possibly with Isen the Audacious (A.k.a. Prince Itzak Newgate) right after your ceremony inducting you as a Paladin.

That plan fell apart when you awoke to find that Citadel was throwing a giant celebration, the occasion being the public execution of the so-called 'conspirators' behind the assassination plot against Isen.

The people who are about to die are the Fey Court thief-for-hire Robin Goodfellow, the tailor Gregory Garish, the tinker/inventor Barney Pits, and the bookseller/historian Ambrose Trapp. You know that they're innocent. This is just Citadel's way of finally eliminating some of the few people within its walls that have resisted having their wills broken.

Time is running out, and soon they will be lashed to stakes and beaten with an iron bar until dead. Citadel, and all its people, are watching, it might take a miracle to save these poor men.

>>23830319
We waited for you, Echo. We love you. No homo.

Maximum homo

Need to find discrepancies between Bobbi's story and the story of the peps being executed. I'm about to head out, so I'm just putting this out there.

Rolled 24

Man, we're really gonna stick it to this stupid city once we get our party back in order. and begin re expanding Caligo Clairus.

>>23830404
This is what you have discovered so far:

1) King Newgate wants to end this whole affair and feel safe again, he wants someone to blame and their blood. Today.

2) Paladin Odette is on the ropes, her reputation as a Paladin is hanging by a thread due to you not dying and saving Isen's life while she just stood there. The execution HAS to go perfectly, or she's screwed. The stress has gotten to her.

3) Uncle Julian has said that Odette submitted 'classified evidence' to the Conclave that he didn't see. Technically it's a legal move, but he's not happy. If there's a way he can step in, he will.

4) Her Illuminated Self, leader of the Cathedral of Light, isn't happy with this barbaric practice being brought back to Citadel. She's voiced her displeasure, but bloodlust is overriding piety right now.

5) There's an old legend/miracle on the books known as the Mercy of the First Leaf. If an execution fails three times, then the condemned get a second trial/acquitted/exiled.

6) Gregory's sister just began to manifest mage abilities. She's ran off and she took a pistol that Barney had in his pile of inventions. Gregory hired Robin to find her, and the other two were helping.

You have 4 units of time left before the executions begin.

Well shit, missed most of last thread. Was going to suggest kidnapping his royal audaciousness, getting made a paladin then fleeing to the phoenix kingdom.
Then I read about the dream and everything else happening.

Also, thread always running when away. GOD DAMMIT.

>>23830497
Is it 3 miracles per prisoner or 3 for all together?

right, this was my plan from last thread:

Ssen and Lea shall go to the prisoners, using Ssens clout and maybe permission from Isen to get the prisoners confession using the info we overheard earlier then give that and any proof we can dig up using their story.

Tricia and Mage will search for Gregory's sister uysing bugs and magic. They are to try to calm her down.

Tara and Mari\Peri shall go heckle Odette to get her to lose her cool.

>>23830497
Gregory's sister needs to be our next priority. If we fail to remove her as a threat (peacefully) then she can screw up any 'miracles' that we plan to interrupt the execution. We may even be able to get her to help us save her brother and the others.

>>23830497
So our plan from last time includes:

1) Termite to weaken the platform, causing it to collapse. - Miracle 1

2) Grease the bars to slip out of the executor's hands - Miracle 2 (Uhmm... I am not sure if this will work)

3) Find little sis before she kills Isen

4) Make Odette look bad (why are we doing this again?)

5) Get nightmare as it may be part of the three baka's plans

>>23830572
give proof to Julian

I think we'll roll on the Heckle Odette gamble and use the auto-success on the other two.

>>23830607
Then why are we sending two to do these tasks? Auto-win will work just as well with one person.

>>23830619
you need two people to get an auto success in two units of time.

>>23830595
>>23830572
Odette is near to crumbling. People want to push her to advance our agenda.

I believe it is immoral, but I am here to clarify.

>>23830654
I think she will lose her position anyways if the execution fails.

>>23830632
Ahhh Ok.

>>23830654
Let us seriously consider whether we want to do this. This is... somewhat dickish.

Remember, enemies of yesteryears are allies of tomorrow.

>>23830668
which will be her hoisted entirely by her lack of judicial ethics. As opposed to driven into cracking in a public manner.

Like I said though, I am clarifying here. I believe I was the one who first pointed out the possibility last thread, even if I disagreed with it.

So, I'm going to assume everyone in agreement with the Confession plan and the Bug/Magic search plan. But I still am hearing dissent in what Tara and Peri/Mari are doing, bother Odette, or get the Nightmare?

Here's some more info. Remember it's a ways away from the stables to the market. You can send one person to get the Nightmare, no check needed, but they wont get back with it until just before executions start.

>>23830719
how about this, they talk to her, and tell her they know she fabricated evidence/lied to the Conclave to get the outcasts arrested, and the elf is not the assassin.

i really think the Nightmare is a red herring, the only mention is that the elf keeps trying to steal it.

I want to nail Odette to show that she's not an impartial paladin. We weaken the prosecution, we weaken the case against the accused.

Also, if Julien tags along with Tara and Mari/peri and hears Odette's rant, then would that be lucky that we have a trustworthy witness.

>>23830763
yeah, okay. They can tell her we know. It's only fair.

>>23830767
I don't think the crowd cares at this point. Even if the tribunal rules that they are innocent, the crowd wants blood.

I say for Nightmare. If nothing else, it can help us to escape.

>>23830786
yeah, if we're escaping, we need the nightmare and possibly the cart even nearby.

SO. ARE WE ROLLING IT OUT FOR TWO TIME UNITS? We were mulling over doing that last night. Then we use our last two time units for guarunteed success.

>>23830819
We should prioritize our escape over ruining the bitchy paladin's life.

>>23830767
Okay, so...is Tara going to get the nightmare and Mari/Peri tries to heckle, or visa versa? Or are they both going for Odette? Because sending both to get the Nightmare and Wagon aren't going to change how long it'll take.

>>23830572
>>23830595
I don't think we need to go to much trouble about Odette; after all:
>>23830497
> 2) Paladin Odette is on the ropes, her reputation as a Paladin is hanging by a thread due to you not dying and saving Isen's life while she just stood there. The execution HAS to go perfectly, or she's screwed. The stress has gotten to her.

So, if we save the day, she's screwed already. We can talk to her if we need to get information from her, though.

Also, some other possible execution failures:

Red-hot iron bar, too hot to hold.

Sting the executioner with something that weakens muscles to the point of collapse, though not necessarily life-threatening (though, hey, he's an executioner).

I agree with the first two parts of redaeth's plan: Ssen/Lea talk to the prisoners, and Tricia/Mage find Gregory's sister. However, I don't think we should waste time on Odette this round; can we get Julian on our side instead?

>>23830923
If we send just one person to do something, and take the two time units for automatic success, will they still succeed?

Why are we not planning for the three miracles? We clearly need them. And we got none. We can only hope to pray for one.

>>23830953
In the case of they're the only person there because the other is getting the NIghtmare, then yes it's an auto success. But no, you can't split up Mage/Tricia in their search for auto-success.

>>23830923
>>23830936

Tara get the Nightmare and wagon, Peri/Mari to tell Julian that the outcasts employed the elf to find the missing sister.

>>23830936
Julian is on our side. The prisoners wouldn't talk about what they hired the elf for, which is KEY to this case.

Send the last two members to go talk to julian and tell him we overheard what they were hiring the bandit for, recovering an item that was taken from him. We can describe it, or even name it if we know it's a pistol.

Sound good?

>Remember it's a ways away from the stables to the market. You can send one person to get the Nightmare, no check needed, but they wont get back with it until just before executions start.

Guys, Lea is the only one the Nightmare wont give any trouble. If it decides to be uncooperative with one of the others it could take a fair bit longer to get back.

>>23830497
>3) Uncle Julian has said that Odette submitted 'classified evidence' to the Conclave that he didn't see. Technically it's a legal move, but he's not happy. If there's a way he can step in, he will.

Very likely the information about the pistol, claimed part of the conspiracy against Citadel.

>4) Her Illuminated Self, leader of the Cathedral of Light, isn't happy with this barbaric practice being brought back to Citadel. She's voiced her displeasure, but bloodlust is overriding piety right now.

Hmmm, is she around? Could we talk to *her*, or are we better off talking to Julian? Or can we get the two together and talk to them both at the same time (ideal)?

>>23830977
>>23830985
yeah, we need to tell julian about the story with the sister. Not the gun, we don't quite know that yet IC.

>>23831008
we know its something dangerous, and it was taken, thats enough.

>>23830987
>Guys, Lea is the only one the Nightmare wont give any trouble. If it decides to be uncooperative with one of the others it could take a fair bit longer to get back.

Don't worry about that. You dedicate one person to getting the horse, it'll arrive.

>>23830998
>Hmmm, is she around? Could we talk to *her*, or are we better off talking to Julian? Or can we get the two together and talk to them both at the same time (ideal)?

Yes, HIS is here, and you can try for an audience, to get the two together would take some doing, even before you gave your argument.

>>23830977
This, though I'm still unclear why we need the Nightmare and wagon. That whole line of thinking started because we guessed that the thing the prisoners or others were looking for might be the Nightmare, which turned out to be false, and then we kept it going on the theory that we might want an escape plan. If things go right we don't need an escape plan, and if things go wrong they'll go wrong enough that running out of town won't help.

>>23831045
> Yes, HIS is here, and you can try for an audience, to get the two together would take some doing, even before you gave your argument.

Getting Her Illuminated Self to come to where Julian is seems non-trivial, but Julian trusts us; any reason it would be hard to get him to follow us over to where HIS is?

Pray tell, anons, what is our plan for the prisoners? Even if we give the evidence to Julian, the crowd will want to kill them all.

No, we need the miracles.

Clarification: we're sending Tricia and Mage to find *and help/stop* Gregory's sister, not just to find her. Wouldn't want to end up with 2 time units left and all we've done is *find* the sister.

>>23831062
>any reason it would be hard to get him to follow us over to where HIS is?

Her Blue Occuli bodyguard. Same reason it took time to talk to Isen.

>>23831095
>Clarification: we're sending Tricia and Mage to find *and help/stop* Gregory's sister, not just to find her. Wouldn't want to end up with 2 time units left and all we've done is *find* the sister.

Ah, no. You don't get Find AND Stop. You JUST get Find.

>>23831075
We absolutely need the miracles to win over the crowd. However, we can win over Julian and Her Illuminated Self, and that'll make things much smoother when we need to stand up and cry miracle.

>>23831099
So, we can definitely take 2 and get through to her; can we take 2 and get Julian to her, or does that expect too much of an auto-success?

>>23831112
Oh joy. OK, find then. Let's hope we can pull off "stop" in the last two time units.

>>23831075
I really think the order should be this.
Executioner weakening
Iron Bar heating
and all the while the termites work on the platform.
The confusion from the first two would give the mites enough time to do it while being subtle.

>>23831131
Agreed. Start the executioner weakening right *now*, if Tricia can kick that off in parallel with going to find the sister. Get Mage thinking about how to toast the bar. And ask Tricia if there are termites around, but don't start them until next action.

>>23831129
>So, we can definitely take 2 and get through to her; can we take 2 and get Julian to her, or does that expect too much of an auto-success?

Take 2 and you'll secure an audience with both of them. Then next turn you'll be able to make your case.

>>23831162
If we take 2, can we get an audience with HIS alone, and still have time to actually talk?

And, would that take two people or one to do?

>>23831144
>Agreed. Start the executioner weakening right *now*, if Tricia can kick that off in parallel with going to find the sister. Get Mage thinking about how to toast the bar. And ask Tricia if there are termites around, but don't start them until next action.

You've already dedicated her to finding Sophie. If you want to drop it down to just one turn with both of them looking, you'll have to roll, but you'll get a bonus.

>>23831181
>If we take 2, can we get an audience with HIS alone, and still have time to actually talk?
>And, would that take two people or one to do?
Yes.
Two people, unless you're doing the Nightmare clause.

>>23831162
Wait. So we are betting whether Mage can roll high enough on his love roll to convince Sophia?

This is bad. Perhaps we should just roll to find her and use the 2 to convince her.

>>23831189
I don't think we want to chance failing to find Sophie; we need this 2 to find her and next 2 to stop her. Of course, if Tricia takes part in both the finding and stopping, that'll cause problems for her ability to help with buggy miracles. Likewise Mage and hot iron bar miracles.

Things we need to do over the next 4 time units (2 guaranteed success actions):

Find Sophia (ideally needs Tricia and Mage)
Help/stop/whatever Sophia (takes whoever went after her, and they probably can't multitask much if at all).
Three miracles (right now we have 2 possibilities involving Tricia and bugs, and 1-2 involving Mage)
Possibly convince Julian and/or HIS to help us or at least go along with whatever we pull off.
And doing *that* may require talking to the prisoners.
Optional: Nightmare.
Optional: Get information from Odette.

Anything I missed?

Now, how can we get the critical paths on all of these done within 2 guaranteed successes?

>>23831268
If we are going to use 2, why not stick Mage and a random party member on it, freeing up Tracia for miracle work?

>>23831207
>This is Bad
We almost need a diagram to keep track of who needs to go where for this operation. It may not be Ocean's Eleven but we should make sure to get this right.

/tg/. Totally incapable of making a work schedule.

OK, Mage's hot iron bar theoretically doesn't require any actions during the 4 remaining time units; he just needs to heat the bar at execution time. So he and anyone can take 2+2 to find and talk to Sophia. Tricia and anyone could prep her two buggy miracles in the next 4 time units, taking two for each. And that leaves two other people to either prep backup miracles or talk to Julian/HIS.

I assume, here, that we can't have one party member find Sophia and the other one stop her.

Mage and Anyone: Take 2 to find Sophia, take 2 to stop/help Sophia.

Does Tricia need a partner to guarantee success at prepping two miracles in the next 4 actions? If not, let her do that alone?

Then we can have one preparing backup miracles and two talking to HIS/Julian.

>>23831321
A step up from being totally unable to decide on what dress to wear.

>>23831321
Oh, you guys are amazingly efficient compared to my old group when I put them in a similar scenario. They created their own threats, and there was a near table flip.

It didn't help that I was playing a cd with a clock tick on it in the background.

>>23831321
We've spent most of this time gathering information. I hope I'm not the only person picturing game-tree search here. :)

>>23831385
>Does Tricia need a partner to guarantee success at prepping two miracles in the next 4 actions? If not, let her do that alone?

Nah, anyone can be with Tricia to serve as a lookout while she and her friends do her thing.

>>23831390
True.

>>23831402

Echo you are just mean to your group.

>>23831385
I like this.

>>23831434
Will the collapse of the execution area stall us for more time? Because the most overt will be the hot iron bar. It might be cutting it close but...

>>23831458
>Will the collapse of the execution area stall us for more time?
Yes, but there's a difference between a stage collapsing, and a stage collapsing when an executioner steps upon it to kill an innocent man.

>>23831458
Good point. A weakened executioner and a collapsed stage could happen naturally, and people will overlook them at first. A red-hot iron bar is clear intervention. Let's do that one last, and then we jump straight into our big crowd-control speech.

>>23831488
I assumed we were going to "perforate" the stage, so that it looks normal but collapses the moment someone steps on it.

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>>23831402
>MFW my DM did the clock trick to our group once.

Is it bad I am seriously considering spending time praying for a miracle?

>>23831506
Ah, well...that would stall things, yes. I thought you mean that at Turn 2 the eniter stage just collapses.

It'll buy you a little more time, but the execution will still be happening as soon as whomever falls into the hole pulls themselves out.

>>23831488
Aye, but what I'm thinking is in the confusion mage can target the bar. Since it has to be done last he can't really prep it, this SHOULD give him enough time to take care of the girl

>>23831547
Okay, so...in the hopes to keep this moving, this is what I'm seeing so far.

Ssen and Lea get an actual confession from the prisoners.

Mage and Peri/Mari find Sophie

Tricia and Tara sabotage the stage.

You're taking the double turn to make sure that everything goes through.

Is this right?

>>23831546
We should for our last miracle.

>>23831575
I like it.

>>23831575
Yes on all counts. Tricia and Tara need to make sure that it won't collapse under the prisoners, just under the executioner. Think carefully about who will be where on the stage.

>>23831581
The Light helps those that help themselves; let's pray, but let's also plan at least three miracles that require no genuine divine intervention (other than perhaps holding off Citadel's malicious intervention).

>>23831639
That is my plan as well. It is our forth miracle.

>>23831575
Yes. we need to SECURE a REAL confession from the prisoners, so we can get julian in on this shit. My god I hope we have enough time. We also need to find the runaway sister to convince her to corroborate.

The miracles, I hope, work.

>>23831795
My only concern is Echo's cryptical warning that using up time will be bad for us. I feel like something is going to blow up in our face soon. However, what needs to be done needs to be done.

Let us just get on with the story.

>>23831820
well goddamnit this is the first time anyone asked me to do THREE miracles in under TWO hours.

Even my clerics get three hours!

>>23831620
"Now, you know the executioner will, umm, be standing there, right?" Tara points.

"Yes, I know." Tricia whispers, "He'll also be carrying a big iron bar. A very heavy iron bar. Just make sure no one's looking at us."

"Everyone's watching the play, it's the one where the two girls who are bakers are up lat-"

"I've seen it." Tricia says as she blushes. "Come on little guys, hurry up."

* * *
"I don't see her, Mage!"

"You're supposed to be our deadshot, Mari!"

"Well, I can't see a target that isn't there!"

"Look, I can sense the mana pulses off of her, and I'm telling you, she's over there!"

"She's not!"

"Well, she's going all crazy with magic, maybe she's doing an illusion, or changed into an animal, or flew up in the air, I don't know!"

At the 'flew up into the air' bit, Mari looks up. "There!" She points at the roof of a bakery that overlooks the square.

Sophia is sitting against the chimney, the pistol in one hand, and both arms wrapped around her ears, sparks of blue light are coming off of her. She's rocking back and forth, shaking her head and muttering 'stop it, stop it, stop it' over and over again.

"Good, now how do we get to her?" Mage asks.

"That flying idea still an option?"

(More coming)

>>23831855
It means you are not researching theology enough!

>>23831861
"Everything was fine, until a few weeks ago." Gregory says. "She's always had headaches, and those little zaps happen all the time to tailors. I never though those were mage-signs." He sighs. "That's supposed to show up when you're a baby!"

"She started having Nightmares, poor girl." Barney said. "Came to ask me for earmuffs and other noise blockers. Claimed that 'He wasn't protective anymore, now that she was old enough that He wanted her too..." barney cleared his throat. "So, after Gregory and I had a 'discussion' and I found out she wasn't talking about him,"

"Which took two torn jackets and a black eye."

"What was I supposed to think?!" Barney said. "We went to see Ambrose if he could help, when we got him back to Gregory's, little Sophie had run off."

"I was the one who thought of hiring Robin." Ambrose sighed. "I had seen him in Widdy's store, buying things a while ago. I asked him why an elf went to the worst fruit seller in town..."

"Widdy's things are fine. The smell's not his fault at all." Gregory says.

"Anyway, I asked him and he laughed and said he prefered a place that smelled as bad as he thought Citadel was. We became friends."

"I told him I was a hunter and a tracker." He sighed. "I was nursing my wounds at a tavern when Barn runs in looking for me. He takes me back and Ambrose tells me what's happening. Greg's coin is good, and I'm not gonna let a kid be in a lurch, so I put your job on hold and went to look for the kid."

"We were comparing notes on our search, when the door bangs open, that crazy lady storms into my shop," Barney says. "Grabs two of my models, and has us arrested! They weren't even important things, much less dangerous. A water pump and my card maker!"

>>23831861
>At the 'flew up into the air' bit, Mari looks up. "There!" She points at the roof of a bakery that overlooks the square.

Echo, you are a master of "No battle plan survives contact with the enemy".

>>23831878
He protected her?

The fifth?

>>23831820
If we don't find Sophie soon, she'll kill the king (or if the citadel assumes control, which is probably unlikely, Isen). Everything goes to shit. Basically, we have less time then we think.

>>23831910
If a kid is under age then she's helpless and defenseless and needs to be protected...and then when she comes of age...well Citadel's priorities shift on what a girl's role is.

>>23831861
Anons, remember, if we come up with a great dialogue choice, Echo will give us a free pass on the roll.

>>23831926
Ahhh thanks.

>>23831878
>odette confiscated WATER PUMP and PRINTING PRESS
>submitted as CLASSIFIED EVIDENCE
>evidence was ACCEPTED
Is she in on it? SHE MIGHT BE IN ON IT

>>23831983
We can tell uncle Julian about how ridiculous this is. If we have to face down on a shouting match with Odette we can use it.

>>23831878
so... they're telling this to ssen? yeah? They just volunteered the information?

Why didn't they volunteer it... before?

>>23831983
She definitely has her own interests in this, which at the moment align with Citadel's.

>>23832030
oh, duh, I'm stupid, because that would have gotten the sister implicated in this murder plot. Duh.

>>23832010
Okay, so...

The Stage is Sabotaged.

You know what 'evidence' Odette used. She must have put the gadgets in front of the Conclave and lied.

Sophie's on the roof of the bakery, she's not having a good time.

You have 2 turns left before the executions start.

>>23832057
Okay. We need to stop sophie and get her to julian.

We need to tell julian of our findings and get him to stop this madness.

We also need to work on a miracle to stop this madness because julian won't be able to.

>>23832057
Okay, so Mage and Peri/Mari do their little flying trick to get to Sophie and try to talk her down.

Ssen and Lea confront both Julian and Odette about her "evidence."

Tricia and Tara prep getting the executioner stung and weakened.

>>23832114
We need a wordsmith to make a great argument to calm Sophie down.

>>23832114
I agree with this. But we need details on how we can do both Odette and Sophia scene.

>>23832057
OK, we have one miracle: a collapsing stage. We need at least two more, preferably three or four more. Mage can pull off another miracle at execution time, with a red hot iron bar, or perhaps one that floats away into the sky, or becomes slippery, etc; we don't need to spend time on that right now, except that Mage needs to start thinking about which possibilities have the best shot at success. Tricia, with Tara as backup, needs to start on the third right now: weakening the executioner. Ssen and Lea should go to either Julian or Her Illuminated Self with everything we know about this situation (we only have time for one, and I don't know which it should be; Julian is more likely to believe us but not quite as powerful to help once he does). Mage and Mari/Peri need to get up to Sophie *and* stop whatever out-of-control magic is happening, perhaps with magic, or perhaps with the magic of romance; we need a reliable way for them to get up there, though. Any obvious way Sophie got up there?

>>23832125
>>23832134
well, get to writing suggestions. I'm currently deleting things at a rapid rate in my attempts. Fuck. Shit. It's all garbage.

>>23832148
I like it. And finally, we will be praying to the Light and hopefully it will give us a fourth miracle.

Okay. What do we have on the sister? Someone mentioned romance? Could you explain that to me? Who, why, when, what for...

>>23832125
Words will help, but remember that His Light does a really good job of keeping Citadel at bay as well, and Citadel is causing much of the problem with Sophie right now. As for words, I think we need to get to her, see how she reacts to us showing up and starting a conversation, and then tailor our response accordingly.

>>23832057
Do we even have control over our allies' actions now? I mean the ones who aren't near us. We're Ssen and no one else. We can only control our team by speaking to them to give orders. All we can do is deal with Odette and Julian.

>>23832183
Mage and Sophie, during the three months we were out:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/23809094/#p23813228
> Tricia winks at you. "Remember Gregory's sister? The 19 year old girl? Guess who's got a cruu-uush!"

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>>23832183
Not necessarily romance, but Mage had to deal with the exact same magic shit she's dealing with right now.

Plus, he can tell her that WE know they're innocent and we're trying to save them right now, but the pistol is not the answer.

"Believe in Ssen."

>>23832198
Ssen is not the only source of ideas, and the rest of the party is capable of thinking for themselves too. Tricia and Tara know they need miracles and presumably talked about what to do before going off (we certainly laid out a plan beforehand). Mage and Mari/Peri know they need to stop Sophie.

Oh, idea: Mari/Peri also has a good way to talk to Sophie: she's both a young girl and an adult woman simultaneously.

>>23832198
>Do we even have control over our allies' actions now?

Assume you regrouped and then split up again

>>23832125
Mage needs to be there, as does Ssen. Ssen to bless her with the light's protection, Mage to get her back in gear. We don't have time for an autosuccess here.

As for words: Explain to the king that the Dramatae have basically gone nuts and are corrupting the Citadel. Purple Sands, Stone Hall, his own son. They're trying to force a Lightbringer to appear by creating false enemies and disasters. It's the Dramatae who caused this, it's THEY who need to die.

With that confession I think Lea and Peri can go present the evidence to Julian . That should get him working on getting this farce of a trial done with.

Ssen and Mage should deal with Sophia. Ssen to help ward off Citadels influence and Mage for trust,

The rest, I think can continue to brainstorm miracles. Maybe Tara will have an insight we haven't thought of

>>23832245
Got it
>>23832244
Mage should work the sympathy angle, starting with, "I know you're not crazy, and I know you're scared, but I've been there, etc."

>>23832237
Yeah, intentional action with the pistol should be easy to stop: "We know they're innocent; they were just looking for you, and got mistaken for doing something against Citadel. We're going to save them, but if you do anything with that pistol then we can't save them."

The bigger problem is getting through to her, and helping her control her magic. That's where Mage comes in. He's been there, he has had powers he couldn't easily control, he has the staff that will hopefully help, and it takes serious effort for him to be vegetarian as a Ghoul.

>>23832261
look back to the previous thread at the list of our group's abilities. Mage had some spells I know we still have not used.

>>23832254
>As for words: Explain to the king that the Dramatae have basically gone nuts and are corrupting the Citadel. Purple Sands, Stone Hall, his own son. They're trying to force a Lightbringer to appear by creating false enemies and disasters. It's the Dramatae who caused this, it's THEY who need to die.

No. This is a terrible idea. We're just asking for Citadel to shank us in the back.

>>23832261
Oh, if we can have a different group go after Sophia, then definitely Ssen and Mage.

Tricia still needs to weaken the executioner, and whoever we send with her should be someone who could start on another miracle of their own.

And yeah, Lea and someone else could go to Julian or HIS. But which?

>>23832276
I like it. Also throw in a trust in us. Just as we trusted your father when we walked into your shop, trust in the Light that watches over us.

>>23832254
Really should be namefagging, we need all the rerolls we can get.

>>23832302
Mira got a smart brain on her. She should be able to figure something out. Something historically important and poignant, that evokes the rich history of Citadel, that calls out to the heart of the people.

>>23832302
I think Julian would be better at working the legal angle. HIS is a spiritual leader and wouldn't really have much say in the matter.

We need to get Julian and Odette together, and press Odette that we know the whole thing is a farce and use the confessions as proof. In her stressed out state. Worst case, she does something desparate and stupid that will mess up her credibility and Julian can step in. Best case, Julian gets the evidence he needs to stall or call off the execution.

>>23832342
Then we will use the next turn to approach HIS.

Is HIS different from the dragon daughter?

>>23832354
I believe so. But Citadel probably has strong influence over her.

As form miracles, we have tricia, mage, and ssen. Tricia has weakened the stage, may find a bug to weaken the executioner. Mage can heat the rod, possibly weaken. Ssen can pray.

>>23832354
Okay, so Ssen and Mage to get to Sophie and talk her down.

Tricia and Tara to give the executioner a nasty little sting.

So we have Mari/Peri and Lea left, and you're still discussing.

Is this correct so far?

To get her attention, just call out "Sophie?"

We need two lines of conversation: one to deal with the pistol and one to deal with the magic. Start with whatever one seems most urgent (the pistol if she seems like she'll intentionally use it, the magic if she just seems out of control, panicked, Citadel'd, etc).

For the pistol:
>>23832308
requoting to put it all in one place:
>"We know they're innocent; they were just looking for you, and got mistaken for doing something against Citadel. We're going to save them, but if you do anything with that pistol then we can't save them."

For the magic, I just realized something possibly important: what if she's the female Lightbringer we keep seeing visions of?

In any case:
"I know what it's like to feel all that power and not be able to control it. You had a comfortable life before it came along, and Citadel felt warm and inviting and happy. But then something changed...". (And if it turns out Citadel is pushing her towards romance, which it wants any girl to do in its story, Mage should play along and oblige, *if* that's what Sophie wants.)

Mari/Peri and Lea should head to Julian to present our findings. With that evidence he should be able to get the ball started on shutting this thing down.

>>23832391
I think general consensus is to have Lea and Mari/Peri get Julian and Odette together and confront Odette about submitting fake evidence and using the confessions as new evidence.

As we go about our business, like while slithering around, we should take just a second to give our medallion a squeeze and ask ourselves, "Father, is this the hard part? Because it sure feels like it."

>>23832410
oh, no. It's when we FUCK THIS UP that is the hard part.

>>23832408
For extra irony, we have Julian submit the confessions as additional "confidential evidence".

>>23832391
>Tricia and Tara to give the executioner a nasty little sting.

Not something acute like a stinger; that would have to wait until right before the execution. And that's actually a good idea as another backup.

We need some kind of muscle weakening toxin, or paralytic, or *if* those aren't available then harsher things (he's an executioner, and I can't summon up the sympathy to do more than *try* to come up with a plan that won't hurt him much).

>>23832409
Yes, this. But talk to Julian first and present the details.

>>23832423
>We need some kind of muscle weakening toxin, or paralytic, or *if* those aren't available then harsher things (he's an executioner, and I can't summon up the sympathy to do more than *try* to come up with a plan that won't hurt him much).

Tricia can come up with something. Don't worry about that. It will take up the rest of her time, of course.

>>23832440
OK. Tricia and Tara work on the second miracle, then. Mage and Ssen stop Sophie (Ssen for prayer and to get them up to the roof if needed, and Ssen and Mage for talking), and Mage starts running through spells in his head to decide what miracle to pull off. Mari/Peri and Lea present evidence to Julian and possibly the three/four of them go to Odette or HIS (based on what Julian says).

>>23832393
Hahahaha. I feel so bad for mage if she is the female light bringer.

>>23832419
I like it.

One more alternative: Ssen can always offer to take a confession, if Sophie seems receptive.

And we can tell Sophie about the miracles; we don't have to say we're involved.

Oh, and last: if we absolutely have to, and we're short a miracle at the last moment, we could always shoot the executioner and claim he was struck down by a bolt from the clear sky. :)

>>23832517
No. Bad idea.

Oh, I just remembered a key spell that Mage can cast reliably: transmute! He already used it to collapse a mountainside. I can see any number of ways to use that to stop the execution.

>>23832544

Transmute the bar of steel into something symbolic and dramatic. Or cause it to rust at an alarming rate until it corrodes away into nothingness.

>>23832517
Okay, so...

Ssen and Mage go up to talk to Sophie.

Lea and Mari/Peri do the Phoenix Wright thing.

And Tricia and Tara poison a guy for just doing his job.

Right?

>>23832589
Yes, that's the plan.

>>23832544
one miracle: The iron bar becomes heated and the executioner drops it...

another: he picks it back up after a few awkkward moments of unease in the crowd and it becomes a serpent (or similar radical transformation. Not aware of the bounds of the transmute spell)

>>23832603
Okay, you'll have to talk Sophie down, but the other two first. Long posts coming.

>>23832589
Yup, this.

>>23832609
>Not aware of the bounds of the transmute spell)

Mage can reliably and easy do Stone To Mud.

>>23832620
Ah, argh. OK, what other spells can Mage cast reliably, and what can he cast somewhat reliably?

(The 0-time-left miracle implementations will be where we burn any rerolls we have to.)

>>23832589
We can cure him later.

>>23832620
When en route to Sophie, do we have a moment to ask him how quietly/from how far away he can cast that spell?

>To liquify the cobblestones beneath the stage unevenly, throwing the executioner and crowd off balance.

>>23832658
That's also assuming Tricia can't come up with something non-permanent to begin with.

>>23832667
If the stage collapses when he does that, that'll burn two of our miracle preps for only one miracle.

>>23832620
How about Iron to Rust?

>>23832675
not if he does it after the hole-in-the-floor bit.

>>23832609
"So, what kind of a bug was that?"

"That Tara, was a Citadel Whistling Moth, a Risialotta Lepidoptera Insectica. A beautiful creature known for the soft whirring that it can make when feeding on its diet, wool and other fibrous plants, it also has one of the most agitating secretions known to man. I have him land on the man's bare neck and let it shed just a little. The resulting histamine reaction will be extremely potent, and it wont take effect instantly. Plus, while the effects are dramatic, they're non-lethal, and the swelling will go down eventually once all the pus drains."

"Oh. Okay." A pause. "So...what kind of bug was that?"

(More coming)

>>23832678
Or for that matter, how narrowly does stone-to-mud define "stone"? Because trying to hit someone with a bar of mud doesn't work so well either.

>>23832706
Poor Tara, Poor Tricia.

>>23832706
Echo, you write the best NPC banter.

>>23832706
OK, that's two miracles down, some vague plans for Mage to pull off a magical miracle but no specific spell nailed down yet, and Ssen praying for a true miracle from both His Light and any reformed dragons or close relations in the area. Can we come up with anything else?

Right now, Stone to Mud on the road seems most likely. In Stone Hall, that was enough to actually sink ghouls down into the road and incapacitate them, so that ought to work.

>>23832706
"And you're saying that these devices are harmless novelties?" Julian asks.

"Yes, here...one of them makes these." She shows him the card. "The other is apparently just an ornate water pump."

"Odette has no idea what they're for. They were conspiring, yeah, but to find Gregory's kid." Mari says. "And if the child was acting as irrationally as they said, they didn't want to risk Occuli getting hurt, or hurting her."

Julian nods. "It does make sense. But, how are you so certain that they're telling the truth?"

"Ssen asked them to." Lea said.

There's a pause. Julian nods. He turns to his Red Occuli. "Go get Paladin Odette's 'weapon evidence.' I want to see these things myself."

"Sir, they're supposed to be kept classified so the Conclave can inspect them before dest-"

"That is an ORDER, boy!" He barks. "If they aren't here by the time that this is over, you will find out how hard I swing the iron bar of justice!"

The man gulps, salutes and runs.

"Ladies," He nods. "Thank you for informing about this..." He looks at the scene. "I'll see what I can do." He heads towards the Newgates.

* * *

"This is not what I had in mind, when I said that I'd be willing to do anything." Mage grumbles as he hangs onto you, with your tail wrapped around his ankle.

You are shimming up the second chimney of the bakery, it being low enough for you to climb up and then wrap around. Pulling Mage along for the ride.

You both walk over to Sophie, she's huddled into herself. "Don'twannadon'twannadon'twanna..." She looks up and points the gun at you and Mage, alternating back and forth between you. The blue sparks increase.

"No! No nononono! It told me what happens...you rescue me, and help me, and make me feel safe, and train me with my magic, and you're strong and support me, and I need you and like you so then i...then I..." She shakes her head. "No no no nonononono! I don't want that! Please...make it stop telling me what I have to do to make you happy!"

also pray for that executioner at some point.

He's going to be having a bad day.

>>23832779
WHAT IS AN OCCULI MEDALLION MADE OF!?

STONE

Have Odette's badge of office melt right off her lying, unworthy neck the moment she opens her mouth to give false testimony.

>>23832882
Someone give this anon a medal, made out of something other than stone. That's brilliant. Whether we do it for a miracle or not, that's so incredibly fitting.

>>23832882
I love it.

>>23832882
Fucking genius. 10/10.

>>23832874
>"No! No nononono! It told me what happens...you rescue me, and help me, and make me feel safe, and train me with my magic, and you're strong and support me, and I need you and like you so then i...then I..." She shakes her head. "No no no nonononono! I don't want that! Please...make it stop telling me what I have to do to make you happy!"

>Make you happy
>You

Citadel is shipping Sophia and mage is it?

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>>23832874

>>23832940
that is EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING oh my god

>>23832940
Now I am confused.

Now we can't play the romance part. Unless Mage really do love her.

>>23832882
you. I like you.

>>23832874
Repeat the prayer you told before when you were telling your group about the basics of what is going on. The one about those of malice hearing only the teachings of the Light and seeing nothing Then state she is under your protection now and she doesn't have to make you happy, just be safe. If she wants to live a life of peace away from all that what we do then we will make it so. You swear in the name of the light. You will take her to learn control and nothing more if that is what she wishes. Then she can return to her brother in peace. It is her decision NOT anyone elses.

>>23832963
Yes, and the trust in me part above.

>>23832874
>"No! No nononono! It told me what happens...you rescue me, and help me, and make me feel safe, and train me with my magic, and you're strong and support me, and I need you and like you so then i...then I..." She shakes her head. "No no no nonononono! I don't want that! Please...make it stop telling me what I have to do to make you happy!"

>>23832963
This, and in addition:
"Don't think about us or that feeling in the back of your mind. Think about your brother, Gregory, who loves you with all of his heart. We know that he and his friends did nothing wrong; they were just looking for you. We're going to save Gregory, but we can't do that if you use that thing or hurt anyone. Come with us to see Gregory He's down there right now, and even now he's more worried about you than about himself."

>>23832874
It's going to be okay. I can make that voice be silent. We know what you're going through. If you hold onto this," hold up father's medallion, "you can have some peace and quiet. Will you put down the pistol and take my hand so i can help you figure this all out?"

>>23832963
Okay, I'm looking for that prayer, can anyone else find it?

Oh, and anon? You don't get a reroll, that's too awesome an idea not to work. You'll see.

>>23833011
>Okay, I'm looking for that prayer, can anyone else find it?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/23815898/#p23817161
>Make sure they all touch their representations of the medallion, and get Tara to hold yours with you. "May the Light blind the eyes of malice, and may its ears hear only his Teachings."

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>>23833011
Stop, you'll swell my already chunky head. Uguu~

Am I the only one who feels like they're about to have a heart attack or pass out or something? All this DRAMATIC TENSION

>>23833081
That's just the glass scorpion toxin. That shit stays in your artieries longer than a McRib

>>23833026
You touch your medallion.

"May the Light blind the eyes of malice, and may its ears hear only His Teachings." You say.

Sophie's hands slowly drop from her ears. "How?" She asks.

"Sophie, you're safe now. I don't want you to think about us or that feeling in the back of your mind. Think about your brother, Gregory, who loves you with all of his heart. We know that he and his friends did nothing wrong; they were just looking for you." You say.

"He's in trouble, because of me." She says.

"No one's mad at you Sophie, and we're going to save Gregory, but we can't do that if you use that thing or hurt anyone. Come with us to see Gregory. He's down there right now, and even now he's more worried about you than about himself."

Sophie looks at the thing in her hands. "I saw Mr. Pits use it. It made a loud noise and broke a bottle..." She sniffs and puts it on the ground. "It's scary, but it made me feel safe when I held it."

"Most dangerous things are usually like that." Mage says as he grabs the gun.

Sophie shakes her head. "I can still hear it. Why does it make me want to do all those...those things?"

>>23833081
not currently, but dear god the ball scene, as soon as Citadel got angry... I was literally pacing behind my chair until the thread finished

>>23833120
So I am not alone then.

>>23833106
>Sophie shakes her head. "I can still hear it. Why does it make me want to do all those...those things?"

There are powers beyond our comprehension. There are evil powers that tell you these things, but there are also powers of the Light to resist them.

>>23833145
Trust in the power of the Light. It will bring you through. It will carry you home.

>>23833152
Ok, that was terrible. Anons, come up with something actually moving please.

>>23833106
Because it thinks everyone has a place and they must do it in the way it has always done so. Your brother goes against this as does Mr Pits and his friends. Thats why they do not seem as content as the others and accidents happen around them. The Light however wishes us to follow what we wish and thus it opposes this... thing.

It is strong here in Citadel but it weakens with distance. If you wish I can help try to convince your brother to leave.

>>23833106
>Sophie shakes her head. "I can still hear it. Why does it make me want to do all those...those things?"

"It's powerful, but it's not an adult like your brother Gregory; it's like a spoiled child, like some of the ones that come into Gregory's tailor shop with their parents and throw a fit when they don't get what they want. It wants to be entertained. It wants to put on a play, with you as the actor, and it wants you to go along with the story. But you don't have to. You have your own life."

>>23833178
I like it.

>>23833106
"Because it wants to tell your story.

But you should tell your story."

>>23833106
Smile gently and sigh a little, "There is no good reason for those ideas; if there were reason to them, then they wouldn't be bad and downright silly ideas. Everyone has thoughts like that sometimes, some of us more often than others; there is nothing to fear in this, however, and nothing to be ashamed of, for dismissing the bad ideas for what they are is the mark of a mind as strong as it is creative."

>>23833190
Perfect.

>>23833145
It thinks it knows what's best for people. But it is misguided and becomes angry and forceful when it is checked.

Trust the Light, it can still save you.

>>23833188
>>23833178
These two; drop the last sentence of mine and the "Because" of redaeth's, and they go together nicely.

>>23833190
Nailed it.

>>23833190
>>23833178
>>23833188
Can we use all three? It is just too good.

>>23833190
"Because it wants to tell your story. But you should tell your story." You say as you slide up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Trust in the Light, it will Guide you to safety."

"Will you help me?" She asks in a quiet voice. The sparks have stopped.

>>23833224
Only if you want me to.

I rescind my proposition of >>23833194 and cast my lot in favor of >>23833190.

>>23833230
This.

>>23833224
Yes.

>>23833199
>>23833211
>>23833223
I actually rewrote that about five times before that post.

Fuck.

>>23833230
"Only if you want me to."

She hugs you, and doesn't let go until you slide your way back down to the ground.

"Now how am I supposed to get down?" Mage yells from the roof.

>>23833249
Fly?

>>23833224
"If you want my help, I'd be honored to give it." Smile as warmly and motherly a smile as we can manage.

>>23833249
"You have magic. Think of something!"

>>23833255
Yes. Troll him a bit.

Then tell him to jump and we will catch him half way up.

>>23833267
Oh yeah, "and no landslides this time, please!"

>>23833271
No, no taking chances with one of our two miracle-workers.

>>23833249
Sigh exasperatedly, then slither briskly back up to the roof, grab mage's collar with our teeth (not secreting venom to be safe, obviously) and then carry him down like a mother cat.

>>23833291
That image is killing me. Perfect for the little kid brother image.

>>23833255

"Fly?"

"You know...I really regret the day I..." Mage grunts as he starts to shimmy down the chimney himself. "Was rescued from my cannibal uncle and...umph...conscripted into a group of crazy, exceptionally dangerous, women." He lands next to Sophie. "Honestly, you know all those Citadel stories that start like that? Turns out it isn't so great."

Sophie laughs.

Mage blushes.

And then you notice that the four men are being led up onto the stage to be lashed to the poles.

time to enact the first 'miracle' And time to pray for a true one.

>>23833304
"Tell us the story of Mage's Angels later, all aboard the snake train, hustle!"

>>23833304
(Long posts coming)

>>23833291
Darn, it was too late.

>>23833313
Three miracles. We have to do three miracles.

And then the fourth miracle will be
the arrival of the evidence and Julian stopping the execution

All 6 time blocks are up?

>>23833337
yes, now pray those 'miracles' work.

>>23833337
yup, we did everything we could to prepare. Julian is revisiting the evidence. Miracles are a go. Sofia is safe and not going to shoot anyone.

>>23833363
We got the bugs under the executioner's clothes, the rotten away stand, the heated pole, and the transmogrified holy symbol. Rigght?

of course we just have to wait for something to blindside us since we missed two hints at the start of this.

OK. Possible miracles, which we need to put in order:

Executioner stuck in the mud. But not permanently, because if they switch executioners our stinging doesn't work.
Executioner collapses.
Stage collapses.
An attempt at transmuting the iron rod directly.
A sting by something fast-acting, if we have to.
Odette's medallion melts into mud, but that only works as a miracle if people are looking at her. If we have to, we could draw the crowd's attention to her ("Look at that, it's a sign!"), but that's really forcing it.
Ssen's prayer for a real miracle, from His Light, the dragon, or the dragon's daughter, whoever is listening.

>>23833367
Also, we should raise sofia up above the crowd on our shoulders and call out to Gregory. We want the crowd to see the relief in a "guilty" man's eyes when he finds his little sister is safe and sound. We want them all to see his lack of concern for his own life.

>>23833386
Er, not "executioner collapses"; just swells up and recovers. So that'll be fine any time before the stage and sticking in the mud.

>>23833386
Not the dragon's daughter. Dragon is with the Light, and you don't pray to angels.

>>23833401
I like this.

>>23833401
I am behind this man.

>>23833401
Yes, this! If Mage can do it, let him, otherwise have Tara do it. (Ssen could do it, but she'll need to be free to work the crowd.)

>>23833422
Yeah, we'd be the best for it, what with height and strength, but we have other tasks to which we must attend. Tara is strong though, and taller than Mage (I think).

>>23833441
Tara duty for this, then, until we can rescue Isen.

>>23833422
Tara would be best for this as she is probably stronger then us, mage has to be casting remember.

>>23833447
Also, she has handlebars.

>>23833447
Yeah, one issue for later: if these aren't the assassin, then Isen's assassin is still out there, so he'll be under even tighter guard until we (heh) stop Peace.

>>23833454
Oh, right, I'm an idiot. Yeah, Tara.

>>23833461
I so want art of this.

>>23833322
You reach the others as the last of the men are lashed. You can see Julian yelling at the Blue Occuli, they're refusing to let him through to King Newgate...and you also notice that they have a glassy look on their faces, like they aren't totally there, but know to NOT let Julian to the King.

The men see that you have Sophie and Gregory relaxes for a moment. Then he remembers that he's about to be beaten to death and finally starts to look worried about himself.

Lea holds onto Sophie tightly as she tries to get to her brother. "Trust in His Light, things will work out...and he works in mysterious ways. But not deadly ones, I hope." She looks at Tricia.

"Of course not! What kind of person do you think I am?"

Lea raises an eyebrow.

"Okay, fair enough." Tricia sighs. "But don't worry. It'll just look bad."

Odette walks up to the stage. She shoots you the nastiest, most vicious, smile that you've ever seen cross her greasy snake-like face.

Too bad the little viper just messed with a Queen Snake.

"BEHOLD THE FATE OF TRAITORS!" She yells.

The crowd cheers as the Executioner steps forward, holding the metal rod up above his head. He takes one step towards Robin...and crashes through the floor of the stage. The rod landing with a CLANG.

There's some gasps, and some laughter. A little bit of murmuring in the crowd.

Paladin Bobbi Odette looks at you with a glare. You just calmly look back at her. She goes to help the executioner up from the pit.

The large man in the leather hood get back to his feet, and collects the iron bar. He hefts it again, and the crowd applauds a little. It's not as loud as it was before though.

He walks up to Robin and takes a position. Readys himself for the first blow, and then drops the bar as he drops to his knees trying to claw at the back of his neck.

He rips off his hood to reveal that all of the back of his head is red, swollen, and oozing pus. He's clawing hard enough to draw blood.

>>23833469
OK, that's two.

Get up in front as fast as possible, point at Odette, and:

"Hold! It's a Miracle! Praise His Light!"
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0fuYY39Tmrl
(Thanks to the current Vocaroo thread for the help.)

Then Mage turns her medallion to mud.

>>23833487
That's sort of obvious. and sinister.

Actually really sinister.

Does Ssen just always sound sinister? Should I be reading her lines sinisterly?

Now we pray

>>23833469
This gona be good.gif

>>23833502
Yes.

>>23833487
wait. the hot rod comes next.

then we, in the wake of the 3rd miracle, propose the men's innocence and demand Odette clarify the charges. as she stands before the crowd to do so, THEN her medallion melts.

>>23833487
Too obvious, we may as well just get up on stage and demand a stop to this execution.

>>23833510
I like this, but we should pray as well.

>>23833510
We don't know that we *can* heat the rod, though Mage should certainly try.

And Ssen should start praying now, yeah.

>>23833518
What if we fail, and the Light intervenes?

>>23833469
Cock an eyebrow at Odette.

>>23833407
>Not the dragon's daughter. Dragon is with the Light, and you don't pray to angels.
Not directly, but angels are pretty effective at carrying out the results. We'll take what we can get.

>>23833518
We ought to pray for the men who hold back Julian, for they know not that they are acting against the Light they seek to serve. Pray that their minds be cleared.

>>23833469
Lea give Tricia a look. Tricia shrugs. "Non-fatal! Blood's his fault!"

"It is a sign! it is a sign!" Her Illuminated Self cries out. "Stop this! Stop this now! This is an act unseemly in His Light! Stop this now!"

The crowd mentality has splintered. You can hear a bunch of different conversations and a lot of murmuring. A few people have gotten to their knees to ask for forgiveness. Some still want the execution to continue, but most are a little nervous and are looking towards Odette.

You see that Julian has gotten through the Blue Occuli and is taking to King Newgate. The king seems very disturbed by what has happened. He's nodding at Julian's words.

"No...no, no..." You see Odette mutter under her breath. She glares at you. "This is your doing...you..." She pauses and tilts her head. "Yes...yes. I hear you! I HEAR YOU, PRAISE IN YOUR GLORIOUSNESS!" She screams she grabs the metal rod and runs up to Gregory. "I SHALL DO THIS IN YOUR NAME! I SHALL SAVE CITADEL! MAY THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY IT BE MADE CLEAR, AND SUFFER IN HIS LIGHT!" She screams as she raises the bar.

"Ssen!" Mage says. "I have an idea!"

>>23833547
Hahahaha. I am going to enjoy this one.

Do it

>>23833547
"Whatever it is do it NOW!"

>>23833562
I am actively not enjoying this so hard

SO HARD

Oh god oh god oh god I hope this shit works

>>23833568
This, but quietly; things would go badly for us if anyone heard that.

>>23833569
/tg/ surprises me sometimes.

>>23833569
"I am actively not enjoying this so hard" -- Old Citadel Motto, before the Return of the Caligo Clarus

>>23833547
>MAY THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY IT BE MADE CLEAR, AND SUFFER IN HIS LIGHT!
Thanks for writing your own eulogy, Odette.

>>23833547
It's sad, she tried to help the paladins, but couldn't stop manipulating. She abandoned the light for the citadel.

"Do it Mage. She's cracked."

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The wait is killing meeeee!

>>23833628
Don't rush him!

Just writhe and gnash silently like me!

>>23833611
Perhaps, but I don't believe Citadel could outright create a bigot out of someone without hate in their heart to begin with.

>>23833628
You're telling me, I think I feel a tension headache coming on.

>>23833638
And I think it takes a better person than ssen to have no hate in their heart.

It's how you respond to the hate.

>>23833628
>>23833637
>>23833644
let's all just...

put the theme on infinite loop...

and chill a bit. It kinda works for me?

http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=YvGRl1_I-no&p=n

>>23833638
Let us pray for Odette that, through this trial may she be broken in all the bent and twisted places of her soul and that, with the patience and forgiveness of those around her, she may grow strong in the broken places.

>>23833562
"Do it!" You yell over Sophie's shrieks.

No one's looking at Mage as he taps his staff on the ground. They're all looking at Odette.

That's why they all see Odette's medallion bubble and hiss upon her chest, melting into mud and staining her armor.

Odette drops the bar in shock.

Almost the entire crowd is on their knees now. HIS is openly praying for forgiveness and mercy.

Julian's Red Occuli are advancing on to the stage.

"No, no...this...it's a trick! All of it! I'm telling you!" She points at you. "It's HER! SHE'S DOING THIS! THE SERPENT IS TRYING TO FOOL YOU!"

"Are you accusing the Hero of Citadel, the woman who saved my life, of being a fraud?" Isen says as he stand up from his seat. "I see a shining Medallion upon her neck! You I only see black, dark, mud...and only someone trutly wretched could make mud on a lady totally unbecoming."

Odette back away. "No...no...wait...wait...I can hear Him...tell me...tell me what you want! I am here to serve you! I have always been here to serve you! Tell me! Tell me what's going on?! What's been causing everything to go so wrong?"

The Red Occuli seem uneasy upon approaching the crazy paladin with the sword.

"Yes...yes...I will. I WILL! The Tainted Order shall be destroyed! They shall be no more!" She laughs as she runs off of the stage. The crowd parts to let her pass as she runs through, drawing her sword and screaming.

"SAVE CITADEL! KILL THE CALIGO CLARUS! I'LL DESTROY THEM ALL! FOR HIS GLORY, HIS LIGHT, FOR CITADEL!" She screams as she runs towards the Cathedral.

Everyone looks at Mage.

"Hey, I only melted the amulet. I didn't do anything to her brain." He says.

>>23833654
Oh, absolutely. This farce of justice is mostly Citadel, with Odette as the instrument. But that little speech we overheard from Odette, against elves, dwarves, us, and anyone not human? I think that was more her than Citadel. And at Stone Hall, when she wanted Julian to break his word given to the lamias as a Paladin? That was all her.

>>23833681
oh no oh shit oh fuck

We just bellyflopped into a thick soup of beesnests and beartraps.

>>23833681
Pray for her. Then approach her calmly.

/tg/, should we use the Light to save her from Citadel's voices?

Pray for Odette. Pray that she will be safe in His Light.

Then wrap her once she is close enough. Don't kill. No one shall die today.

>>23833681
YOU SAVE THAT LADY

YOU SAVE THAT LADY THIS INSTANT

>>23833701
If you want to do that, you'll have to catch her first. She's booking towards the Cathedral, screaming about destroying the order.

>>23833701
>>23833703
Yes. She is lost in darkness, afraid and panicking. She's not our real enemy and we know that.

>>23833681
Stop her, she will probably attempt to destroy Father's Statue, the Caligo Clarus book etc if she reaches the cathedral

>>23833681

Could she be heading toward the "Upper Cloister" in the Cathedral to demolish the statues?

While it's a vastly symbolic gesture, I have a feeling that allowing this to happen might have negative consequences. Should Ssen & Co. give chase, along with any other willing Paladins?

>>23833681
Tackle her.

>>23833703
This (with the prayer that drove out Citadel's influence before), except that she isn't running towards us, she's running towards the cathedral. And she's talking about destroying the Caligo Clarus. I think she's going to destroy something crucial, like the book and statue.

oops, misread that last bit yes go catch her.

>>23833681
Welp, it looks like she's off to demolish our father's statue...

Let's make sure Julian and Isen can handle things from here. Drop some suggestions that they commute their sentence to exile and then lets go save Odette from herself.

>>23833716
Quick prayer as we run. Silently. This is not a time to show off how devout we are. It is a time to truly seek the Light's favours.

>>23833701
>Implying a Paladin might ever choose -not- to offer their hand to one in need.

NO ONE is every utterly beyond redemption. Love her, forgive her her faults, and lament the goodness she discarded over her life while cherishing that which remains and nurturing that which she may regain.

>>23833723
>Could she be heading toward the "Upper Cloister" in the Cathedral to demolish the statues?

Yeah, she didn't exactly understand the message that she got from Citadel. So she's going to 'destroy the Caligo Clarus' and she doesn't see YOU as a Paladin, of course. So...

>>23833716
"She needs to be stopped! Preferably unhurt!"

>>23833738
You have a way with words anon.

>>23833716
Get Mage to stone-to-mud the road under her, the cathedral door, anything to stop her.

Ssen, after her! Maximum Lamia Speed, tackle, and wrap. Pray Citadel out of her head when she's immobilized.

>>23833739
After her! With haste!

We don't have to stop her, but we have to get her to stop herself!

>>23833739
That's it! "ODETTE! We ARE the Caligo Clarus! Stop US, if you will!" That'll hopefully get her coming after us.

>>23833739
Chase her down with the utmost alacrity. use Granny's trick to slap the blade out of her hand.

>>23833740
"She needs to be stopped! Preferably unhurt!" You shout at the others.

Sophie has run up onto the stage to hug her brother.

Julian is ordering his men after Odette, but they seem to be having trouble understanding his orders, or they look dizzy.

You can feel it, in the sparks and the shadows. It's reeling in confusion, and...not pain...but it's upset and hurt that its not getting what it wants.

Roll 1d20 to try and catch up with the crazy bitch.

>>23833681
>"I see a shining Medallion upon her neck! You I only see black, dark, mud...and only someone trutly wretched could make mud on a lady totally unbecoming."

Isen, never change.

Rolled 2

hmm

Rolled 18

>>23833773
LIGHT GUIDED DIE

Rolled 18

I think now would be a good time for that reroll hah.

Rolled 7

>>23833773

>>23833773
>>23833776
Time to spend a reroll.

But also, call after her. Make it clear we *are* the Caligo Clarus; get her after us.

>>23833776
>>23833786
>>23833789
Oh come on.

yes definately... damn mocking dice

>>23833762
Mmmm, maybe not announce this yet, anon.

It's the first LINKED post, right? Right?

>>23833789
>>23833792
Oh, wait, no need; your 2 didn't reply to Echo. :)

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>>23833776
mfw redaeth rolls for anything even vaguely important.

>>23833800
Who even knows anymore

Guys, we don't need to catch her. I don't think we do.

We can just reach her as she is attacking the statue. It's just a statue. The book is just a book. She is a person. We need to talk to her.

>>23833800
could be. at least I hope so

>>23833739

Citadel's micromanaging skills and APM leave much to be desired.

>>23833803
:D - MFW I realized redaeth didn't link his post, either time, and an anon rolled 18.

>>23833813
please stop that before any more drama than the drama I am making by pointing out you are doing that happens.

I am already about to faint with all this excitement, I can't take emoticons.

you know I once had good rolls. its just the dice are punishing me... I don't know why.

>>23833812
It needs an advisor to tell it you can't cut transit budget.