>>31446463

You dare bind me and silence me, child you’ve no idea whose patience you try.

“Then tell me. Who are you? Why have you always been in my mind? How come I couldn’t shut you out before, but can silence you now?” your anger with the voice seems like confidence, so you continue lying to yourself that it is.

Her phantom appears before you, as it had when you were pinned on your back beneath the rubble. She floats in the open air above the street as the sound stops and the world aroud you slows to an unnoticeable crawl. Red vibrant hair blown up by some ongoing unseen force, purple dress ripping in the non existent wind. Her skin is a touch gray, and her eyes are wild with long set hatred. Smiling, she spreads her long nailed hands wide in greeting.

Perhaps I’ve come on too strongly. Child, I am Queen Beryl and I’ve always been with y-hurk

This is your mind. This is within your own imagination. Standing straight and proud you stop lying to yourself about the confidence you claim in facing this...disgusting woman intentionally. With a dismissive wave of your arm her arms twist and are held firm behind her back. With this same pressure, you drag her bodily toward you.

All the years you’ve spent carefully locking her out. Trying fruitlessly not to hear her little suggestions and guidances. Knowing it was wrong but still revelling when you started climbing over others to rise socially just to appease it’s constant siren call.
Now, however, now you have the power. Now its time to put her constant call for you to rule to use, on her.

“Well Beryl, from here on out you can call me Queen,” you drop her into the garden beyond the railing and smile as she struggles.

>>31446469

On her knees, she looks up at you with ragged breath. Whatever strength she possessed to become more than your Id this morning is gone, stolen by whatever miracle your prince had visited upon you. You will hurt her. You will crush her and take what you want to know. Her power over you is FINISHED and- she’s smiling.

You became angry and she smiled, her weight on your mind growing with the ebb and flow of your emotions. With a deep breath you calm yourself, so she grows more powerful if you let your anger get the better of you. This is good to know.

Dismissing her presence takes effort this time. Your world resumes in motion and noise. It frightens you, but you aren’t defeated yet. You’ll just need help against her, if you could only find your prince.

End Call Me Queen

>>31446484

Interlude: Coach is Always Right

You bundle yourself for the long walk, it is still several hours before dawn. Today was very important and you would need to be back in time for your morning training, but you HAD to get into town and retrieve your delivery. Slowly you sneak into the living room to leave the house. All you have to do is retrieve your package, get back, and start your workout in less than an hour. If you miss this opportunity then you’ll miss your last chance to read the latest issue before you go to Japan.
If you miss your last imported chapter of Hero Destroyer Rena before the tournament and move to Japan, you’ll be miserable until you’ve made every other competitor in your division bleed. Then, maybe, you’ll be happy again.

With a click, the lights of the room are on. She is sitting there on the couch clad in a red track suit with her old military coat draped over her shoulders, your precious subscription already in her hands. The cover unceremoniously folded around the back as she reads it with no regard
for the state of it’s binding. How, how did she know? How did she get it from town so quickly? Does she disprove? No! You were almost somewhere where your interest wouldn’t been seen as weird or weak! So close.

“Well, well, well, where are you off to so early and so fast? While you do have a lot of work to do, I admit I’m impressed if you’re going for a run in that weather before your routine,” she doesn’t look up at you, the contoured and rough texture of the right side of her face casting terrible shadows in the single source of light on her other side.

>>31446493

This magnificent woman, who lifted you out of hell, has done her level best to keep you in one of her own design to push you harder. To push you to be better. Push you to be strong. Taking in an orphan consumed with anger and teaching him how to mold it into steel. You love your coach, she is your mother in everything but name, and now she disrespects your interests and belittles you in hopes of giving you one last push to succeed at your trials to come.

You would be so lucky if you met a girl who could challenge you half as much as she can, push you half as hard, or inspire in you a fraction of this fear. Gulping, you search for the best response, perhaps denial of your true intention and throwing yourself into more training on top of your morning routine.

“Yes. I’m going for a run. I’m so excited I had to get up early, the tournament is so close,” you continue toward the door, the blizzard outside calling to you as a safe haven for whatever she has planned.

“Three laps around the lake, two sets of pushups, ten minutes on the speed bag,” she continues to read, folding the corner of the page and turning it. Dog earing your corners. It cuts you deeply and you pale. NO, you are strong. Use this, fight on and grow stronger. Turn every weakness into an advantage through will power or trickery. You nod.

“Then, after you have had some breakfast, I will give you time to enjoy your American Funny Book before today’s real regimen begins,” she draws a cigar from the drawer beside her and cuts the end with her free hand, the comic still held aloft in the other.

She chuckles and bites down before fishing for her lighter as you step into the roaring elements beyond your heavy door. You hear her make a comment that implies she’s been reading your books, of course she knew about them despite your efforts. Your coach is the hardest woman on this earth, you were a fool to try and deceive her.

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>>31446521

“Oh, NOW you know what a lesbian is? Feh, foolish child,” she casts your book aside and lights her cigar, “Well? What are you waiting for, GO!”

Still, in her voice, she is proud that you tried.

End Coach is always right.

End Interludes.

QUEST START

You are running, Luna P clutched tightly to your chest as the city burns around you. Mommy is fighting, daddy is hurt, and nowhere is safe no matter how hard you run. Those women and their monsters are coming after you. You want your mommy and you are so alone.

…

Usagi Tsukino won't give you the crystal, so you'll hound her until you do. She's stupid. She's mean. She's a jerk! You need the crystal. You're desperate. You cry out your threats again as you burst from the bathwater, intent on making her understand.

…

Oh no. OH NO! They found you again. You don't have the crystal and they found you again! You're scared. You want your mommy. You want to go home. Wait, Sailor Moon?

…

Moment to moment, the pain and trauma inside of Usagi 'ChibiUsa' Chiba flood your mind. Sights of the world burning, your mother at her worst, the conflict between them. Yet, toward the end you see her as you know her, ending each bad memory with a light of hope and warmth.

…

Your dream is haunted. You can't save mommy and death is coming for your fast. Nothing can save you, no one can help you. It swings and you feel death come close, but its stopped. She looks...so much like the mother you miss.

...

NO ONE LOVES YOU! Wiseman takes your hand, and the darkness consumes you. The small lady is dead, Long live the Dark Lady of the Black Moon.

…

PEGASUS! You have to save him.

...

Their wedding is beautiful. It was hard earned, but you're happy you are here to see it. Yet sad. This isn't how mommy and daddy got married. You've changed too much. Your future is secure, but this world, it won't be your own. You don't belong here.

>>31446532

…

She's being born. You're being born. You don't belong. You don't belong. YOU DON'T BELONG. Jealousy, rage, and despair consume you. When you finally look at her, sleeping so peacefully, you crush those feelings down. You want to stay in this world you don't belong to. You want to make sure she grows up safe and doesn't face the same trials you did. You have to be strong. Be a good big sister.

…

You're weary. Red Alice's attacks grow bolder each week. She's culled her supply of Grimm Monsters and is pulling zeitgeists from all sources of culture and myth. It's unrelenting and draining and you don't know what to do next. You're the leader but how can you lead the Sailor Quartet if you don't know what you're doing.

…

It wasn't home. You belong there but it felt so different this time. Mother understands, and wants you to be happy, but you know the truth. She isn't immortal, and you'll eventually need to stay in your time and on your earth. The crown will beckon, and you fear it.

…

She won't let you into her room. She won't talk to you. Oh sister, what's wrong?

…

Away from home, even with Diana by your side and Helios holding you in his arms at night, you're lonely. No, this is better. Being so far away will help you and her, right?

…

She hung up. You didn't know. What have you done? All of this is your fault, you've ruined her life when you swore she wouldn't suffer like you had. Oh, sister. Dear sister.

…

Your sister hates you, and your love is either dead or turned to the enemy...you boil with suffering and pain as your sister offers you a means to relieve it. To clear your head for what is to come. You accept, and can readily admit as her lips and teeth find purchase on your neck, that you are afraid.

…

>>31446549

Who are you? It doesn't matter. So much pain and power course through your veins. Her silver light burns, but the pain of her emotions feels at home within you. It isn't nourishment, it is self. Who are you? WHO ARE YOU! Are you her? Are you yourself? Are you the silver light?

This is wrong. This isn't right. Its so good and decadent but it isn't right

There is a pulse, from the golden light clutched in your hand. The arm is wrapped around her waist and holding her close as your fangs dig ever deeper into her. Her pulse is strong. Her light is strong.

>Release her. What the hell is going on?!
>Too many memories, I have to get away!
>MORE, take in as much of the self as you can.
>Slow down. Try and figure out who you are.
>Write in

>>31446563
>>Release her. What the hell is going on?!

>>31446563
>Release her. What the hell is going on?!

>>31446563
>>Release her. What the hell is going on?!
Ok, trying to draw from your time-clone is bad.
Particularly a differently powered one.

>>31446724
>>31446734
>>31446933

Will Power Reaction Test s'il vous plaît

1d20+4

Best of 3. 1s & 20s wild. DC 15

>>31446493
>Coach is always right

You know, this might be a good time to to mention that I was actually planning to lobby for Cause Fear at our next spell selection.

Rolled 13 + 4

>>31446998

Rolled 2 + 4

>>31446998

Rolled 20 + 4

>>31447027
Spells, crap. I'd been trying to preplan ideas, but totally forgot spells, been thinking about skills.

>>31446998
Rollin'

>>31447106
Hell yeah.

>>31447157
I just hope it's enough to make the difference. Haven't seen the DC yet and this sound serious.

>>31447106
Hm, If I understand how he's doing it correctly, I think we'll have two 3rd level spells coming and probably an option to change a lower level one.
So that and skills we'll have to worry about.
Unless we gain a mythic thing, which I'm not sure if we actually gain anything other than a larger surge die.

>>31447265

Pathfinder Feat Progression. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc.

Build point every 4th level.

Spells known progression advances as Favored Soul.

DC listed in initial post.

>>31447106

2 Degrees of success.

You can spend them as follows:

For each 1 spent, you can restore 2 MP

For each 2 spent, you can restore 1 Planet Power

You can spend 2 to restore 1 Stress

You can spend 2 to know who you are.

>>31447429
>You can spend 2 to know who you are.

Lets do this one.

>>31447553
Agreed

>>31447429
Shit, yeah, as tempting as Planet Power is..
>You can spend 2 to know who you are.
Seems important.

>>31447553
>>31447618
>>31447621

Writing.

>>31447401
Huh, Pathfinder has a different feat progression?
I'll have to track Favored Soul down too.

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The fangs retract from her skin with a pop as you stumble back. Pain blooms within your skull and presses hard against all sides. Everything it too tight, everything is too small, everything is too hot. You rip the keffiyeh from your head and pull the gray tunic from your shoulders, struggling to stay on your feet.

She clutches at the phantom pain of her unmarked and looks to you, concerned. Who is she? She's her? No, you're her. ARGH its so confusing.

~What the hell is going on!~ you scream long and loud into the endless sea of drifting mirrors and bubbles of light against every shade of blue you can imagine or remember.

Your head starts to clear, but you still don't understand what happened. You look over at the concerned you who- no. It isn't you. You aren't Usa. You're Mikage.

You are Mikage Chiba. Age 15 second year high school student and formerly the Champion of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon.

These memories, they aren't the glimpses that you got from Kairi. They are sticking, these memories are finding places to stay in your mind but they don't belong to you. Sifting through them, you are able to pull them from fully attaching, you can see the difference between these memories and the one's that belong.

You are Mikage Chiba. You are Mikage Chiba. And you know exactly who you are.

It hurts, your head still feels like its going to explode. Your eyes finally crack back open and you see beams of golden light slipping through the half stone in your hand as your body is wreathed in wispy silver light. Skin is still hot, constricting. Is it going to surge again and make you feel like you're going to burn up?

1/2

>>31447834
2/2

“Mikage!” Usa shouts as she runs to you and lays a hand on your shoulder.

There is a spark, an arc of golden light trailed by silver, and her hand recoils in pain. Gripping her wrist, her eyes focus and become calculating to try and figure out what's happening. They shoot wide and you see why.

The shadows that had been going to and fro in the distance, streams of black smoke and negative emotions, are all careening toward the two of you. Still a ways off, you need to figure out what to do about this overwhelming power first.

>Let it go, Let it go! Release the excess power in all directions.
>Release the power in a focused direction. Where?
>Choke it down and hold it, you CAN do this.
>Try and give it back to Usa and her Silver Crystal; you probably accidentally drained some of it's energy. How?
>Try to use the Golden Crystal Half to draw it out.
>Burn spells until you feel like you won't explode. What spells?
>Try to force the power into the Golden Crystal?
>Write in.

>>31447265
>>31447685
Ok, so we'll just get one 1st level spell.
That shouldn't be too hard to decide on, still have my notes from last time.
This is why I keep a folder named 'Scrap Paper' and save random notepad docs to it when typing stuff. Never know what random thought or data collection you'll find useful again later.

>>31447027
I think Demoralize worked better in that category. Though it seems we can do a fair job of causing fear without a spell.

>>31447851
>>31447851
>>Release the power in a focused direction. Where?
Try to focus, the how we can think about more in a moment, but while we have the shadows attention, let us show them what happens to the moths drawn to the flame.
Focus the energy on the shadows.

>>31447851
>>Choke it down and hold it, you CAN do this.

>>31447851
>Try and give it back to Usa and her Silver Crystal; you probably accidentally drained some of it's energy. How?
>Try to use the Golden Crystal Half to draw it out.

>>31447968
>>Burn spells until you feel like you won't explode. What spells?
Alternatively, we could spam an epic Control Darkness & Shadows and make sure draw them all out. But that does seem a little too Shadow Queen to me.

>>31448037
Aren't we technically Heir of Elysion anyway? So isn't this technically ours?

>>31448067
The silver energy is from Usa and the Silver Crystal though. Which we are technically an heir of as well, but the Golden Crystal would be our heritage on our father's side, and the one we're trying to be more of.
At the moment we've got both trying to go through us after nibbling on Usa.

>>31448067

You previously wielded the Imperium SIlver Crystal when you were sailor moon, but you used it through the crystal as a tool. Right now you absorbed the raw power, the greater energy that Usa can access, from the Silver Crystal from an alternate future.

You just crammed a few gallons into a pint glass, the raw power that Usa channels casually.

>>31448189
This was me.

Deadlock, if there is no change in the next five minutes I will hold a 4 minute final destination.

So, everyone get your refresh ready so all of you can get your votes in.

>>31448044
gonna agree with this

>>31448037
Normally, I'd favor this. But with the shadows coming I favor >>31447968 more.
Picturing that scene where the energy slams the surrounding horde from the Dark Kingdom.

>>31448299
Seems good then.

>>31447851
Guess I changing my vote to this then.
>Release the power in a focused direction. Where?
Try to focus, the how we can think about more in a moment, but while we have the shadows attention, let us show them what happens to the moths drawn to the flame.
Focus the energy on the shadows.

Rolled 12 + 4

Outpouring power into the horde?

Focus Attuned Perk used.

I'm rolling a mass reflex test roll against 10+your tier+1/2hd+Cha+?

The DC against his is 22. Let's see how the shadows roll.

Best of 3, 1s and 20s wild, tend to that while I dig up an old back up PDF of Deities and Demigods because my physical copy is packed for the move.

>>31448484

Wait...no, I was rolling stuff. You aren't rolling anything. Just...talk among yourselves while I look for that book.

>>31448502
I'm just going to go ahead and cross all the fingers.

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Rolled 6, 10, 4, 10, 8, 3, 10, 1, 3, 7, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1 = 71

Writing with the data from this post.

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This power is going to overwhelm you, and enemies are approaching fast. These shadows, these shadows are part of whatever plot is unfolding around you, whatever plot that's drawn you back into this world.

Yeah, let them come.

Harnessing the familiar power of the Silver crystal that stretches you to your limit, you pull it to your hand with the golden crystal and hold it with both hands outstretched to the converging horde. How many are there? A few hundred rising shadows, yeah, lets do this.

Spreading out into a wicked smile, your fangs extend as you scream and throw the overwhelming force from within yourself and coating you into the sky above. An eruption of silver and gold spreads out and fill the sky, engulfing the shadows in screaming blinding fire.

The light fades, the sea is free of shadows.

Usa lays a tentative hand on your shoulder from behind.

“That was amazing!” she spins you around and into a hug, “What was that!?”

Binary choices. Choose one from both.

>Explain what you think it might be.
>Ignore the question.
>Noticeably clam up about it.
>Write in

&

>Return hug fully.
>Push her away, she's too close TOO CLOSE, you need space.
>Tentative hug, be awkward about it.
>Aggressively smack her away.
>Write in

>>31449082
>Explain what you think it might be.
>Push her away, she's too close TOO CLOSE, you need space.

>>31449082
>>Explain what you think it might be.
>>Tentative hug, be awkward about it.
I uh,, I think I got us a bit mixed together there for a moment.. Are YOU ok? I'm pretty sure that was you and your Silver Crystal's energy mixing with mine and the Gold..
I.. are you sure you're alright? Remembering things like <non-threatening detail she would know that we saw> just fine?
<deep breaths>
I shouldn't do that for you.. it wasn't like doing it for someone else, the flashes of memory became real memories..

>>31449277
seconded

>>31449277
Thirded.

>>31449648
Writing

Sorry for the delay, my wife & mother in law requested I go outside to hold a ladder for my father in law who braced it against the top of a pear tree next to the house to trim it.

He wanted me not to hold the ladder because of falling branches.

Luna called me back in after I got hit, after catching several branches.

Not concussed and no bump, back to writing. Sorry about the delay.

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1/2

Going rigid, you slowly and tentatively raise your arms and bring them over Usa's arms. Carefully you wrap them around her back and with quickened breath lay them down and fail to relax into her embrace. Her heart is beating in time with your own, you feel like you could cry. There is so much you couldn't let go before, and that you aren't ready to let go yet. She's here and she is your sister, so you're going to try.

~I-I think I got us a bit up for a bit, wasn't sure where you ended and I began. Are YOU ok? I'm pretty sure that I overloaded on your silver energy.~

“Well, your discharge cleared out way and I'm feeling perfectly clear headed now. We can do this, side by side,”

~I.. are you sure you're alright? I'm remembering things like you holding me for the first time after I was born like the memory was mine~

You breath deeply, trying to steady yourself and these uncomfortable feelings, confusing memories.

~I shouldn't have done that for you. It wasn't like doing it for someone else, the flashes tried to become my memories, it was overwhelming,~

“I'm fine, I'm fine and I'm ready for anything. Are you?” she pulls back a bit to look you over.

~I'll be fine. I just need a minute~ you steady your breathing and untangle yourself.

>>31450487
2/2

Waiting together she gives you a bit of space and turns, walking on nothing, and stares in the direction the shadows had been coming from. There is a calm about her. Walking up, you take her hand.

~Let's fly,~ the sooner you get to Elysion and confront whatever has taken over Helios's realm the sooner you can wake up and sort things out.

She grips your hand and it pulls on you as she rises. Picking up speed the two of your fly forward and into the endless possibilities of dreams. The sea falls away as she directs the two of you toward a distant point, slowly the blue gives way to roaring black, and she looks serious as the world shatters and falls away, you land in a ruined kingdom of marble and stone. Forests burn, and a castle stands in the distance. She hesitates and looks as though she is about to cry, but swallows it. She releases your hand and strides forward.

Walking alongside her, the castle comes closer to you faster than expected. Standing three across before the gate are the Trio you remember from your childhood dreams and Usa's copied bad memories.

In blue segmented body suit and hair is Fish Eye.

In purple wrapping and hair aflame is Hawk Eye.

Blonde and without a shirt is Tiger Eye.

Their eyes are black, and they are filled with shadow. They stand before you unmoving.

>Advance?
>Attack, how?
>Tactical moot with Usa, ideas?
>Back off and try to find another way in, sneakily perhaps?
>Write in.

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>>31450262
Sounds like he need one of these. Trimming with a ladder can be tricky business.

>>31450507
>>Tactical moot with Usa, ideas?
Can we sense anything from them? Judging from the interlude they were in, I'm guessing they've been infused in some way, rather than being a shadow-double, which may effect our tactics.

Does Usa know any secret way in or out?

Also, find or make a secure place for our half of the Golden Crystal, hate to lose it to something simple like getting knocked out of hand or stumbling.

Do either of us think we can take/cleanse/drain them fast enough not to raise an alarm?

Might consider stealthing around them ourselves, and get the drop on them while she comes from the other side,

>>31450507
>>31450552

What all can these guys even do in a fight?

>>31450772
To clarify; what kind of powers do they have?

I figure Tiger is a bruiser, and with a name like Hawk Eye that dude probably flies and uses a bow.

I can't even begin to guess what Fish Eye does. Looks at us funny?

>>31450736
This seems like a legitimate strategy.

writing

>>31450772
Amazon.Trio crash course.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt4WTspFoY4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTdpgWn3ewg
http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Amazon_Trio

>>31451019
Thanks.

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Man, Fish Eye. He could make me consider switching teams.

>>31451123
I should have known to expect fabulous but somehow it still surprised me.

Even at this distance, you can feel their hearts clouded with shadows. Not their own emotions, but something exerting control over them. Even though they appear human, their own emotions beneath the darkness remind you more of the shadows bear you had been fighting but a few minutes prior.

...the shadows consuming them don't feel bestial...I have no qualms about them.

You grab Usa's arm.

~What can these guys do, normally?~

“Fisheye is a knife thrower, Tiger's Eye uses whips and is very strong, Hawk's Eye is a fire eater,” she recites quickly.

~Do you want to take this head on, or can we try something sneaky?~

“I'm certain I can catch two of them in a purification,”

You mull this over a moment, the three remain unmoving.

>I can sneak up on one of them and you can get the others while their attention is drawn.
>Lets take them head on.
>You can make a distraction while I pick one of them off, then we can get the last two together.
>Write in

>>31451415
>I can sneak up on one of them and you can get the others while their attention is drawn.

We should take one of the ends, that's fish eye and tiger eye right?

Between those two we should take Fish Eye, he should be easier to grapple.

>>31451415
>>I can sneak up on one of them and you can get the others while their attention is drawn.
Now, how to sneak and who to target. Who is on the ends?

If the gate spacing is enough to reach through, I'd say sneak over the wall then reach out tag one of them with Restoration through the gate.

>>31451579

They are on the outside of the gate

>>31451601
He's wondering if they are close enough to the gate for someone to cast a touch range spell on them from inside the castle Artemis.

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>>31451601
Right.
I'm suggesting sneaking over the wall and tagging one through the gate from the inner side.

>>31451656
Restoration takes 3 rounds to cast.

>>31451704
and you are possessed of magic jumping, invisibility, and other nifty powers.

>>31451514
Another alternative might be to Entangle Tiger. Immobilized melee fighter should be reasonably harmless. From there we can mop up the other two.

short delay, cutting apples.

They are standing 10 feet away from the gate.

>>31451704
Right. Thought it was cast then touch, so we go stealth mode, magic jump the fence, sneak up, cast restoration, then tag one from behind.
Avoiding the extended grappling sequence with a stealth sequence.

If this is infeasible, I guess stealth closer and start wrasslin' one while Usa cleans the other two.

>>31451800
>>31451741
>10 feet away from the gate.
Can we jump while delivering a touch?

If not, I guess it's wrasslin' time.

>>31451725
*facepalm*
We have an entangling spell, and it effects an area!
Do this thing, inform Usa of our plans so she can make sure to target anyone not entangled.

>>31451818
>>31451800
Nevermind my gate obsession, we have Eath Magic to wrassle for us.

>>31451725
>>31451859
Can we suppress the thorns effect? Don't need to hurt them so much as just hold them for a few moments.

>>31451415

>>31451859
Damn, I didnt know it had an area. I'm even smarter than I thought. I'd like to change my vote to that then.

my posts were >>31451514
>>31451725

>>31451922
Dunno, but it's only 1d6 per turn, and we have Usa to patch them up. They're tough guys, it'll be fine.

Admittedly, they probably have decent Might or Acrobatics, by if it catches at least one of them, Usa can cleanse the other two and we can close in to restore whomever is left.

>>31452004
Aye, it isn't a deal breaker, but if we have the option to suppress that part of the mythic bonus I'd say we take it, otherwise yeah, we'll patch them up.

Gotta call the game for today here guys. Sorry.

Discuss things etc.

>>31452442
Stuff came up? It's cool.

>>31452442
Ok- Thanks for running Artemis!!

>>31452442
Sadness. I hope things are ok on your end.

>>31452530

>>31452530
Everything is fine.

>>31453231
Well that's good. I guess we'll resume tomorrow?

>>31453502
Nope, and my intended Hamtaro Quest one shot will be derailed. Yard work has been requested of me tomorrow.

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>>31454285
Ah, the bane of responsible adults. Responsibility.

>>31454663
Life & such.

Well, I guess we could start arguing over what to do when the next level comes.
Look like we will have a 1st level spell and a feat to choose, along with 8 training points (assuming same as last time).
If I recall right, CQC, Lucid Dreaming, and Thievery were available to us now as well.

I'd say the easy choices are putting a point into Acrobatics and Stealth, keeping them maxed (also up to 5 which may or may not unlock anything).

I'd suggest putting more into Melee and/or CQC, since we seem to be mixed up in close fights and Kanari is better than we are out of rage.

>>31455899
I'd actually say throw 5 into Melee, one into CQC, one into Thievery and one into either Stealth or Arcane Lore.

I say 5 into Melee because of this:

Melee - Replaces Base Attack Bonus for Melee combat.

Just a thought.

As for feat, Quicken Spell. It just increases the MP cost and we have the MP to spare with the Shintennou.

>>31455955
And then CQC and Thievery net us Sneak Attack.

>>31455974
I thought it was Stealth and Thievery, or was that something else?
Either way, I'm not entirely sold on it. At least not enough to dump all our points into it.

>>31455955
>>31455974
As for the spell, I'd say I'd need a closer look at what a lot of the Sailor Moon named spells actually do. e.g. Lunar Light Beam and Moon Tiara Action. I'd probably go with Lunar Light Beam over Moon Tiara action, since we might be able to do the Unlimited Ray Works stuff with the right metamagic feats.

>>31456165
Melee? It brings from Cleric BAB to Fighter BAB. Considering how melee heavy we've been, that's a really good thing. And if we dump all our points into it now, we only need one upkeep point on it per level later.

>>31456215
On top of that it stacks with CQC when we're doing combat maneuvers. So if we max out Melee this level and CQC next level, we'll have a +12 base bonus to grapple, disarm, trip, drag, dirty trick, reposition, and sunder.

>>31455974
That would be 10 points to get to that.

Meanwhile I'm curious to see what might unlock bringing our social skills up to 5.

>>31456174
We got rid of Tiara Magic, and Mikage used to have Lunar Light Bean as Sailor Moon, but we don't have the mythic beam spam path that she had then.

>>31456215
No, I'm not sold on Sneak Attack and Thievery.
Melee we need more of, though I wouldn't go extreme with it. At least 2 points, I'd say, to even it out compared to others.

>>31456215
Max would be 5 next level.
5 is also when skill perks start to appear.

I'd favor sticking to our core of acrobatic sneaking and word-fu, with a nod toward melee.

>>31455899
We should put at least a point into Academic Lore (Magic & Geomancy) and read Ami's book, there some good information there to work with. Particularly once we go Node hunting.
..I wonder if we'd get a bonus to spells if we got that up to 5?

>>31456368
Do we need to max out thievery? I mean can we just drop a point in it to net ourselves Sneak Attack.

Name one reason not to get Sneak attack if just having points in both CQC and Thievery is enough to unlock sneak attack. That's an extra 3d6 damage at level 5 on a flat footed opponent. Considering we have Surprise Strike, which is automatic sneak attack damage? There is literally no reason not to.

Secondly on Melee as a skill, You noticed the part where it said, replaces BAB for melee attacks right? It's not in addition to, it's instead of. There's not reason to get it if we're not going to max it out and keep it there.

As for the Magic stuff, apart from Lunar Light Beam I can't really find any first level spells that would be worth taking with the current build, the shadow spells are woefully lacking in choices, and the Earth Spells we already have all the relevant spells, and Psychic doesn't have anything that would be in character.

>>31456595
>Do we need to max out thievery? I mean can we just drop a point in it to net ourselves Sneak Attack.
It was 5 points into the skills, and two different skills to unlock sneak attack.

>>31456595
>There's not reason to get it if we're not going to max it out and keep it there.
That's a very wrongheaded statement. We aren't the heavy hitter, we're the support crew, and that eats into our points big time. I'm Ok with putting some points into it to keep from being too out matched, but it isn't our focus, we've got rage to help even that playing field when we have to.

>>31456755
>Replaces Base Attack Bonus for Melee combat.
Except to unlock CQC why would we take that unless we were going to max it out to offset cleric BAB?

>>31456755
>>31456828
Well....as a compromise we could do,
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Stealth
+2 Persuasion
and +4 CQC (I'm pretty sure we get access to CQC from one of the Shintennou as a tutor)

>>31456828
Why do you keep talking about BAB?
There is no BAB, at all. There is no BAB to 'offset'.
If we take 0 Melee/CQC, then we only have our Agility to hit in melee. If we take 0 Ranged we have only our Agility and Ranged Perk.

>>31457627
I'd been under the impression that we were using a hybridized pathfinder system. Obviously I was mistaken.

>>31457664
We are, one of those hybrids are training based attack bonuses, rather than BAB.
That, along with no base saves, seems to be why we have a pile more training points than the skillpoints we'd see otherwise.

Huh, I never thought about it before, but I would have to bet there are save related skills as well.

>>31455899
I like:
+1 Stealth
+1 Acrobatics
+2 Persuasion
+2 Deceive
+2 Intimidate

Spell: Demoralize or Chameleon

Feat: Quicken is a fair idea, though I think I recall Art suggesting he was going to offer a feat relating to rage and spell casting, so that could be good too.

Anyone understand Mythic enough to know if we get anything if we go up a tier?
..Also, can we select Mythic feats only from tiers, or can we get them as regular feat selections if we meet the reqs?

>>31457796
Alright. Honestly I think that means we need the melee skill even more then ever. I'd honestly go with.

+1 Stealth
+5 Melee
+2 CQC

Then next level:

+3 CQC
+5 Thievery

>>31458147
Unless Sneak Attack is unlocked with Stealth and CQC, I can't remember if it was Thievery and CQC or Stealth and CQC. Stealth and CQC makes more sense than Thievery and CQC.

If it's Stealth and CQC, then:

+1 Stealth
+5 CQC
+2 Intimidate

>>31458147
That ignores a lot of what we've been calling our core skills.
The Scouts have the heavy hitting part down, we need to fill out the rest.

I'm more toward +4 Streetwise, +2 Melee/CQC, +1 Acrobatics, +1 Stealth.

Or instead of Streetwise bump Deceive and Persuasion up to 5.

>>31455955
Oh boy, Thievery

I like where we are building to so far.

Plus it's unlocking the potential for sword duels later.

>>31458212
Actually scratch that, I like Stealth and CQC more so far. The bonus to intimidate isn't anything to scoff at either.

We seem to do that an unprecedented amount.

>>31458270
I honestly think we need a good look at good look at what perks/class features are unlocked by what skills. Maybe the ability to get more skill points. But the primary reason I want Sneak Attack is that allows us to hit hard enough where we can function independently of the scouts, which, as our stated goal of solving problems before they become problems, is an important thing that we need. Once we actually have Sneak Attack, I'm all for bumping up the social skills and street wise.

Like, ideally, Sneak Attack would be unlocked by a combination of Stealth and Melee (I'm pretty sure it's not this one).

In which case I'd advocate

+1 Stealth
+5 Melee
+1 Acrobatics

At level 6 it would be:

+2 Persuasion
+2 Intimidate
+4 Streetwise

5 in just stealth will net you your choice of Sneak Atk or Skirmish.

I teased it as a two skill req a while back, but have since revised.

The rest are surprises.

Wow, our character sheet has grown a lot since I last looked at it. I would be the worst player ever if I was actually controlling a character by myself, because I just can't stomach all that crunch. I think I'll just continue to keep my focus on what we should do in general and leave it to the crunchy players to talk about specifically how.

>>31458731
>Skirmish
Nice with that we'd just have to stay in motion instead of needing a flank.

>>31458731
Well, with that I'd lean toward the spread here >>31457943
But drop one of the social set for CQC.

..Are there any feats that give like 2 extra points a level? That would be great.

>>31459244
Open Minded: Immediately Gain 5 skill points.

>>31458731
I revise my slot choices
Feat: Open Minded

Trainings
+1 Stealth (Netting Sneak Attack)
+1 Acrobatics
+2 Intimidate
+2 Deceive
+2 Persuasion
+5 Melee

>>31457943
Well, that would bring our 'core set' up to 5 ranks and whatever perks that may bring.
Though that means we'll need to focus on activities like those rather than fighting until we get another level to balance that out.. Which I'm in favor of, actually. We've got a lot of footwork that needs doing.

>>31459293
Single use seems like a waste though.
..Is there a Mythic Open Minded?

>>31459293
>>31459353
Nah, feats are too valuable for that.

Feat suggestions when you level based on what you guys are interested in:

Quicken Spell
Sudden Quicken
Righteous Wrath (BoED rage feat)

>>31459519
I'd be leaning toward Quicken. I will say, I'm glad to be using Pathfinder for this part, 3.x Quicken's hate-on for spontaneous casters never made much sense to me.

Righteous Wrath, doesn't grab me as much as Sacred Strike and Purify Spell do. Increased die-size for sneak attacks and spells could be a nice bump.

Nymph's Kiss would be great for us. Prereq is a bit tricky..

>>31459519
Also, if you'd like to suggest relevant spells/powers, I am open to suggestions.

>>31460578
Well, you know a space elf.

>>31460615
True.. maybe if we just nibble on him a bit.

>>31460674
Peaches grow on trees.

>>31460579
Shadowstrike feat could be handy.
Know the Shadows (2nd level spell) would be handy if it didn't strangely insist on attacking from hidden not denying dex,
..I swear I found an ability of spell for summoning a weapon made of shadow now I can't find it.
A bunch of ToB maneuvers and stances.
There was more, but I think my brain just gave out on me. z.z

>>31460802
What if he tastes a bit fruity?

>>31465199
If he looks like a fruit, smells like a fruit, and tastes like a fruit, then he's probably a fruit. We like fruit.

>>31459439
Feats are too valuable for a +5 to melee attacks?

>>31466237
Correct.

Things i would like to see us train
Performance (locked for flute mores the pity)
First drawn strike
Stealth
Acrobatics (adds to our ac)
Pilot motor vehicles (easily learned from Nephrite)
As for melee, ranged, cqc...
I generally dislike combat manuevers. I haven't seen what paizo has done with them, but i can't imagine they've become more useful.
I say since we have two excellent throwing weapons available that we level ranged.
Class features i'd like to see include anything that lets us cast while raging, or provides bonuses to spellcasting while raging.
As far as feats go nymphs kiss is a good one. But id prefer quicken spell.
Still looking at spells

>>31467675
>First drawn strike
Sounds neat.. what's it do?

>>31468655
>http://dndtools.eu/skills/iaijutsu-focus/

>>31468953
Ah, can't say I'm opposed.
We need more skills.

>>31468655
If you meet the Buddha, you will cut the Buddha.

>>31468953
So it's similar to a sword draw attack?

>>31467606
I would 100% disagree with that. It not only nets us a +5 bonus to melee, but a maxed out melee skill that we need only to upkeep, possibly a perk, probably functioning as a base unlock for other perks. If that's not what the Open Minded feat was destined for, I don't know what is.

New thread, soonish. Shortish, gotta wrap before 7

>>31471654
In fact, the only other feats I'd really be suggesting over this are Metamagic feats, such as Quicken Spell, Still Spell and Silent Spell.

>>31471703
And even then, we don't really have the MP pool yet to truly take advantage of those. So in effect, Open Minded into melee is one of our best feat choices.

>>31471722
>>31471654
You make a very convincing argument

I'd like to hear the counterpoints before I finally decide though

>>31468953
I would like to have this so much.

We kind of lack the weapon to do it with though, don't you think?

>>31471741
If it helps push it over the edge, +5 to a melee attack is a whole degree of success if we succeed on the roll with just our ability and dice rolls.

>>31471779
My god, that would be glorious with short sword and sneak attack. Mayhaps if we get to keep the Golden Crystal we can infuse it into our dagger and it turns into a wakazashi when we go into our regalia.

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>>31472049

How Quickly we forget.

>>31472099
I thought we didn't have that anymore?

>>31472113

We don't know that Usagi-mama has it.

>>31472147
Didn't we eavesdrop on that conversation?

>>31472155

Only the last part of it, that the Flute was on the table was in the preamble during an interlude.

>>31472049
And I mean, shit, once we hit like level 11 or so we could pick up Mythic Skill Focus First Draw Strike and spend a mythic power to take a twenty on it. Assuming we have it maxed out, that's a 40 First Strike Draw. That's an extra 7d6, plus the 6d6 we get from sneak attack at that level. That's a total of 13d6 extra damage.

>>31472210
Wait, looking at the actual wording for Mythic Skill focus, we don't even need to spend a Mythic Power. And on top of that, we could potentially True Strike that shit. With a two uses of mythic powerexpenditure of mythic power we move up, cast empowered true strike, and sudden strike, for a +33 attack on a flatfooted opponent that bypasses all damage reduction that's 1d4+3+13d6 with a potential ungodly amount of degrees of success.

>>31471741
Well, with Quicken, we could do things like Restoration a lot faster, which seems to be an important spell for us. With that and Subtle Magic we could quietly take out shadow taint in the field without an extended hug or grapple.

>>31472049
Might be better to go Skirmish instead with that, dashing by with a draw strike.

>>31472480
Having played a skirmisher a couple times, Skirmish can be a lot harder to pull off than it looks, especially in a city environment, Sneak Attack is better, especially considering we already have Sudden Strike.

>>31472790
Fair point, and focusing on Sneak Attack tactics means we don't have to dump as much into melee since we're focusing on hitting them flatfooted.

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>>31472790
Alternatively depending on how Arty wants to run it, we could take Swift Ambusher and potentially get access to both. But for our purposes, because we have Sudden Strike, we have the Shintennou, who can flank, and we have Vanishing move, there is no reason for us to take Skirmish over sneak attack.

>>31472904
Shitennou can't flank, the Dark Companion they are based on can only distract, can't count as threatening for a flank (since they can't actually do anything to them)