You can see raiding parties regularly bringing in captives and slaves, some are succubi and other demons, some appear to be mortals. Some of the captive parties are large, numbering in the hundreds. You could disguise yourselves as captives and sneak in that way. The captives are examined before going into the keep though, your disguises would need to hold up to that, and the captives likely end up in cages of some sort when in the fortress.

Lastly, the method Hyalia used to escape: The mountains sometimes move and crack the fortress walls, meaning it is in a constant state of repair. There are caves underneath the fortress that are walled off from the fortress itself but there are always places you could squeeze through or break through. Hyalia found plenty of guards down there but the guards were lazy and bored, as only they only encounter the occasional vermin or lost imp, guard duty in the caves is seen as light punishment.

Beside you stand Jal, your double, and Ebonsong, as well as a pair of the demonic dwarven guides.

Jal gives a low whistle as you look at the fortress “well” she says “ain’t gonna say I’m not impressed, but there ain’t no house what can’t be boned.”

Ebby stares in wonder “It’s huge” she says “how will we find your mother, big Sis?”

“Hyalia said that all the important prisoners were kept in a specially-guarded vault” you say “she was never able to get in, but she knows where it is, at least.”

“K” she says in a small, voice, overawed by the fortress.

“Well?” says your double impatiently “Are we going, or what?”

>Go up the pipe
>Pretend to be captives
>Go underground
>Search for other entrance
>Other (What?)

Behind you one of the dwarven guards says to the other one “Think it’ll work?”

“It would take a miracle.” responds the other one.

>>36282220
>Go underground

>>36282220
>Pretend to be captives
>Keep an eye on these dwarves for now

>>36282220
>Go underground

>>36282220
>Go up the pipe

>>36282220
>>Go underground

“We’ll go underground” you say “It’s the safest route.”

“Right” agrees your twin “let’s get going then.”

You all re-enter the cave and make your way to the caves underneath the fortress, as Hyalia said, it’s pretty unstable here – you see several small cave-ins on your way and almost get caught in one yourself.

Eventually you find your way in as Jal spots a black metal wall that’s buckled and cracked, with just enough room (with a little scraping) to get past, as you continue through the caves you see more such walls and the feeling of demonic magic grows stronger, eventually you hear voices up ahead. As you creep closer you can see a half-dozen demons sat lazing around in what looks like it is supposed to be guard post. They’re arguing over whose rat won the last bout – apparently both rats died of their wounds, but it’s not clear which one actually died first.

A little back-tracking reveals an alternative route but the feeling of demonic energies is stronger there, a quick spell confirms that the second route is heavily alarmed. You could try sneaking past the demons – the guard post covers the whole passage but they’re loud and not very aware. Or you could fight them or try to find another way past them. Or you could risk the other route and have to dispel or otherwise fool the alarm spells, or you could search for another route, which could take time.

>Sneak past guards
>Talk way past guards
>Fight guards
>Other method of dealing with guards (what?)
>Dispel wards
>Other method of dealing with wards (what?)
>Find another way

>>36282401
>Sneak past guards
We are all rather stealthy.

>>36282401
>Sneak past guards

>>36282401
>Sneak past guards

Ok, roll me 1d20+1 for stealth (using lowest bonus in group)

Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>36282461

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>36282461

>>36282461
Who only has a +1?

We've got a +10, Jal's a +14, Ebby and our Sister are each +4, assuming Ebonsong is in humanoid form.

Rolled 6 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>36282461


>>36282482
I love you anon

>>36282531
I assumed you were all in draconic form (except Jal) still.

Still, this roll was passed.

Change to human form?

Y/N

This uses your dragon shapeshifting abilities, you ebonsong and your twin would still *be* dragons, just shapeshifted ones.

>>36282541
>I love you anon
Make the most of it, I've just left my computer to walk the dog and my phone can't dice.

>>36282555
>Y
For the moment I guess.

>>36282555
Y

Not that it probably matters with a 20, but it does make sense when stealthing to try and be as stealthy as possible.

You change to a human shape showing just a touch of dragon-bloodand your sister and Ebonsong do the same, you motion the others to follow you quietly and you all start to sneak past the arguing demons, keeping low and in the shadows. Jal easily blending in to the terrain to the point that you can hardly see her, and the rest of you are quiet enough, but you still wince at every noise made as you slowly, so very slowly creep past the demons.

Eventually you are past the demons, who remain oblivious to your presence and then you move onwards into the fortress proper – or at least the lowest levels of it.

“Where to now?” asks your double quietly, as you stand in a deserted corridor on the lowest levels of the fortress.

“Incha mums prison thataway?” asks Jal, pointing “Should be pretty close yeah?”

“The angel weapons should be around here” pipes up Ebonsong “they’d be useful.”

“We can clear this place later” argues your twin “first we should go up and kill Salvastis.”

Thanks to Hyalia, you have a good idea of the general location of all of these, as well as the guardrooms and ordinary prison.

Where to first?

>Special Prison (Mother)
>Special Weapons Vault
>Upwards, find Salvastis
>Ordinary Prison
>Other location (what?)

There is a regular weapons vault, full of demon weapons, you know where that is, and can choose it as a write-in if you want to sabotage stuff.

>>36282615
>Special Weapons Vault
These could be quite useful.

>>36282615
>Special Prison (Mother)
Better to make sure.
Logically killing Salvastis might make sense to
orevent that obvious trap he is planning, but we don't know if he has any failsafes in case he dies. Don't want the castle exploding around us.

>>36282615
>Special Weapons Vault
Mom second, but its easier to sneak around without her I'd assume.

>>36282615
>Special Weapons Vault
Use them to free Mother and then Kill salvastis

ok, writing weapons vault

“We try the weapons vault first” you say “no matter what we do afterwards” you say to your companions “What we find in there will be useful” probably.

The four of you sneak through the demon fortress to the special weapons vault, there are occasional patrols, but they are loud enough that you can easily hear them coming and avoid them. Eventually you arrive at a thick black iron door labelled *Special Weapons Vault: Authorised Access Only*. It has a number of thick bolts and padlocks securing it, like most things in this place it emanates demonic magic.

“Right” says Jal, loosening her fingers and pulling out her lockpicks “Time to go to work.”
“Ah first” you say, getting some distance from the door, casting Arcane Sight and then returning: yup, the door is magically warded, trapped and alarmed, any attempt to pick the locks, get past the door or cast magic nearby it will be detected. Anyone touching the door will get, oooh that one’s nasty and actually trying to pick the locks...ugh, you’ll be seeing that next time you try and eat, you just know it. In short, there’s a lot of magic protecting this place.

[AE 96/97]

“Dispel it carefully” suggests Ebonsong “You can do it without being detected Sis.” True, you could, it would be a delicate task that could take an hour or more, but you could do it.

“Just Disjunction it!” says your double “smash and grab, it’s quick, it’ll work, and they might know we’re here already – this whole place feels like a trap.”

Jal shakes her head “Never smash a box” she says “could damage the goodies inside.”

>Dispel
>Disjunction
>Other (what?)
>Leave (pick another location)

>>36282816
>Dispel
As Jal said, never smash a box.

>>36282816
>Dispel

>>36282816
>>Dispel

Ok, roll me 1d20+18 to dispel.

Use Lightning Halo?

Y/N

No vote for extra Arcane Energy as this is about skill, not power.

Rolled 5 + 18 (1d20 + 18)

>>36282931
>N

Rolled 16 + 18 (1d20 + 18)

>>36282931
N
Don't want to be using angel abilities in the fortress until we get found.

Rolled 20 + 18 (1d20 + 18)

>>36282931
N

>>36282931
Does Lightning Halo count as a clestial ability? Or elemental?

>>36282949
It's a Halo upgrade - which is an angelic ability.

>>36282949
Elemental abilities all count as Angelic.

“Let’s try the quiet option first” you say to your double “Keep an eye out would you? This is going to take all my concentration.” With a shrug your double takes up a lookout position, Jal and Ebonsong joining her. You sit down in front of the door and stare at it, hard. You can do this, you and Isla practised stuff like this, just in case.

You cast your spell to dispel the magic, releasing the arcane energy slowly, so very slowly over several minutes so as not to alert the wards, and then you use the focused thread of magic to begin picking all the magic apart.

[AE 95/97]

It feels like you are sat before that door for days, picking apart the spells on it, alarms first, then look for spells triggered by removing the alarms, then alarms linked to other spells, then scan for hidden alarms, then work on the traps and wards, then look for spells triggered by removing them. It is a painstaking process and by the end of it sweat is dripping down your brow, but you are finally sure, after the last five minutes of doing nothing but looking for any hidden spells or spells you missed that you got them all.

Finally you slump down “Ok Jal” you say hoarsely “Your turn”.

“Gotcha” she says, kneeling in front of the door, it takes her only a few minutes to undo all of the locks.

“You make it look so easy” you say with a tired smile, coming to your feet.

“I’ve got magic fingers” she says to you with a grin and a wink, waggling her fingers at you suggestively. Ah it’s good to have the old teasing Jal bac- and then you’re back in the dwarven hall, holding Jal down as she screams, blood everywhere, begging, begging you to- no, NO! You shake your head, can’t get distracted now.

“Let’s go” you say, walking through the door. Inside the vault is split into several sections. The largest is labelled *demon* and you spot a smaller section with three locked doors labelled *angel* as well as other sections labelled *mortal*, *giant*, *undead*, *elemental*, *fae* and *unknown*.

Your companions follow you in, Jals eyes light up with greed at all the small locked doors in different sections. Ebby stares around in wonder and your double focuses on the Angel section, starting towards it.

With your arcane sight you can tell that each section is protected by magic: each has a number of alarm spells on it, but no other magical defences you can see. Still, each section you want to explore will take time, maybe as much time as it took to open the main door. A half-hour for each section does add up...

Which sections to explore?

>Just the angel one
>All of them
>Some (which?)

>>36283091
>All of them
I want all the loot!

>>36283091
>Just the angel one
Let's not waste any more time than necessary.

>>36283091
>>Just the angel one
Could we get someone to plant traps in the armory?

Just an idea I had (it's more something our double would come up with) but we could loot the regular weapons vault and give it to the ordinary prisoners to make chaos for Salvastis.
>>36283091
>Just the angel one
for now

>>36283132
Cast a Contingency: Disjunction on the main door after leaving with the trigger being someone opening the door or casting magic nearby, maybe?

>>36283091
>Just the angel one

“We’re just here for the angel weapons” you remind Jal, as you approach the section with your double, and carefully unpick all the alarm spells. Damn that takes some focus, finally you are free to see what you’ve got.

“Aww c’mon” whines Jal “Just a peek, yeah?”

“No” you say as you touch the first vault “you can come back for the others late-” Oh, oh wow...

For the first time in weeks, the first time since you can to Hell, you can feel not demonic magic, but angelic. It soothes and refreshes you, reminding you of your mother, of the angels back home, you feel like you could get lost in this feeling...you snap back to yourself with a shake of your head.

The first two items are fairly simple, you examine them with your arcane sight: a potion that confers some sort of damage resistance and a circle of Celestial Iron that looks like it’s meant to be worn on the arm – it increases the wearers strength. Disappointingly you feel that neither is powerful enough to have a large benefit for you, but could greatly benefit someone weaker than you. You could determine their exact effects but it could take an hour or so.

The last holds a longsword made of celestial iron, as you reach for it a voice says “I wouldn’t do that if I were you?”

“What?” you say, almost dropping the other potion and the armband.

“So sorry” says the voice, it’s the sword, looking hard at it you realise there’s an angel bound into the sword. It keeps talking “I really wouldn’t hurt you if I can avoid it, but the demons tampered with my abilities, it could be very dangerous for a mortal to touch me now.” It’s talking at a normal volume, echoing in the large vault.

>Ok (leave sword, for now)
>I’ll risk it (pick it up)
>Who are you?
>Why dangerous?
>Be quiet! (no more talking)
>Other

>>36283338
>Why dangerous?

>>36283338
>I'm half angel and a saint.

>>36283338
>wrap something around it and carry it without touching.

>>36283338
>Who are you?
>Why dangerous?
I'm not exactly mortal..

>>36283338
>Why dangerous?
>Mention disguise if it's safe.

>>36283380

>blowing cover before first sentient weapon

>>36283380
>>36283452
>Trusting sentient artifacts, ever.

“Why would it be dangerous?” you ask.

“Ah well that’s a bit embarrassing” says the sword “You see, some of my abilities originally required a bit of energy from my wielder. As they were angels or paladins, this wasn’t too difficult. But thanks to the demons tampering, now all of my powers require some of my wielders energy, and if they don’t have enough magical energy I’ll start draining their lifeforce, at least, I think that’s how it works” it says almost conversationally “The only time they tested this I killed three of their cultists that they ordered to pick me up, but all of them had some sort of demonic power, so it *might* be safe for you to hold me.”

“How about I wrap you in cloth?” you say.

“Excellent idea!” it congratulates you, “but then you can’t use me.”

Hmm, well it doesn’t sound like it could hurt *you* but it might hurt another wielder.

>Leave sword
>I’ll risk it (Sireyi picks it up)
>Some else picks it up (who?)
>Cloth carry
>Who are you?
>What powers do you have?
>Actually I’m not an ordinary mortal I’m...(what?)
>Other

Also, please roll an unmodified 1d20, because.

>>36283452
>>36283464
Yes I trust an angel not to screw us over when we plan to save its owner/our mother, I am the too trusting.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>36283504
>Cloth carry
We don't need it yet
>How long ago was this?

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>36283504
>Who are you?
>What powers do you have?
>How long ago was this?
>Cloth carry

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>36283512
>Fallen angels don't exist
>things disguised as angels don't exist
Yes, you are too trusting.

>>36283504
>Cloth carry
>How long ago was this?

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>36283504
>Cloth carry
>Who are you?
>What powers do you have?
>I’ll risk it (Sireyi picks it up)

>>36283619
>Picking mutually exclusive options

>>36283619
>>36283629
Whoops. I'll risk it isn't supposed to be on there.

Something that just occurred to me. We still are using the same damn weapon we've been using since day 1. We should probably have gotten a celestial iron weapon at the very least. This sword could be very useful.

>>36283685
Largely because we barely ever use our weapon.

You pick the sword up using a spare shirt and wrap it up until it is completely covered “So how long have you been here?” you ask.

“Perhaps 100 years?” says hesitantly, as if it’s not really sure. Oh, so it’s not your mothers weapon.

“Who are you?” you ask

“Oh very sorry” it says “Where are my manners? I am Sirion Haltith Gemyael, Archon of Konig.” You know from your own angels that Sirion is an angelic rank, roughly equal to a major, and Haltith would be his angelic regiment.

“A mighty angel indeed” you say “What powers do you have?”

“Quite a few” says Gemyael “I can enhance a paladins ability to smite evil; I am quite deadly against demons; my wielder is very difficult to charm or control; I can create a sanctuary around my wielder; my wielder is resistant to magic and can break spells and...ah the last one I’m not supposed to reveal to anyone but a worthy wielder, sorry.”

“Shiny” says Ebonsong “Sis can I have it?”

“No” you say, “it could be dangerous.”

“Right” says Jal “Which vault is next?”

“We need to go” says your double “only a matter of time before we are discovered.”

>Ask about your mother
>Any other angel weapons?
>Actually I’m not an ordinary mortal I’m...(what?)
>Search other vault (which?)
>Leave (vote for other location in next post)
>Other (what?)

And another 1d20 roll please

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>36283786
>Ask about your mother
>Any other angel weapons?
>Actually I’m not an ordinary mortal I’m...(A saint)
Trusting the angelic weapon GO!

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>36283786
>Leave (vote for other location in next post)
Time to get out.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>36283786
>Ask about your mother
>Leave (vote for other location in next post)
>>36283796
Despite your good rolls, no anon.

>>36283786
>Ask about your mother
>Any other angel weapons?
>Leave

>>36283796
Nothing in that speech would indicate he isn't fallen and/or a very good imitator.

>>36283786
can I change>>36283805 to
>Any other angel weapons Y/N? Then run.

“Do you know an angel by the name of Syberis?” you ask the sword, placing it in your pack as you lead your allies from the vault. You've not been detected, so far.

“Ah yes” says the sword, “I met her about a thousand years ago at a party, she played an excellent game of chess, would have made a good archon.”

“She’s held captive here” you whisper as you sneak on to your next location “I’m here to rescue her.”

“Any help I can give to help another angel I will of course” says Gemyael “But I don’t know where she is, I had no idea she was here until you told me.”

“I was hoping you might know where her weapon was stored” you say “I thought it might be in the vault with you.”

“There was another sword held with me” says Gemyael “An intelligent one, but not containing an angel – just awakened metal, alas it was removed only a few hours after being placed in the vault, that was 20 years ago – I don’t know where it went.”

“Worth a try anyway” says your double as you head towards the...

>Special Prison (Mother)
>Upwards, find Salvastis
>Ordinary Prison
>Other location (what?)

>Ask Gemyael other questions (what?)

Another 1d20 roll please.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>36283957
>Special Prison (Mother)

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>36283957
>Special Prison (Mother)

Is it Syderis or Syberis? You've spelled it both ways before.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>36283957
>Special Prison (Mother)
I assume those are our rolls for flipping our shit due to hell poisoning?

>>36283983
Guess that means we've been found out?

>>36283972
>>36283976
>>36283983
We're about to find out it looks like.

>>36283976
>Is it Syderis or Syberis?
b rather than a d, sorry for the mispelling.

>>36283957
>Special Prison (Mother)
We can live with a 7 right?

“Ok” you say “time for a prison break” and you lead your companions towards the prison that houses your mother. The area it is in is more heavily patrolled, and has several guard check points, you double back and dodge patrols, focused on avoiding the large, brutish and noisy demon guards.

Just as you’re about to reach the prison block you round a corner only to run smack into a smaller demon coming the other way, you both fall back a step in surprise and the demon cringes as if expecting a blow.

The demon in question looks like a demon-blooded human with a lot of demonic blood, perhaps 12 years old and carrying a satchel filled with scrolls. You’ve seen messengers like him running through the fortress halls but you were so intent upon listening for guards he escaped your notice.

With his arms up in front of his face he peers at you in fear, then confusion, before asking “Hey who are you?”

There’s dozens of guards within earshot, if you make a lot of noise here, you’ll have a big fight on your hands.

Your sister steps forward with a determined look in her eye, eve as Jal starts to sidle around the messenger.

What’s the plan?

>Bluff him: you’re on important business (or other story)
>Persuade him not to raise the alarm
>Let your double handle it
>Let Jal handle it
>Grab him and cover his mouth
>Run
>Other (what?)

>>36284091
>Let your double handle it

>>36284091
>Let your double handle it

>>36284091
>Let your double handle it

>>36284091
>>36284091
>Let Jal handle it

>>36284091

>Bluff him: you're on important business

You hang back, time to let your double take the lead. She swiftly steps forward and grabs the demon child by the throat, picking him up and squeezing so he can’t yell out. With her other hand she grabs the satchel so it doesn’t fall, he struggles in her grip but can’t escape, in a few short moments his struggles get weaker, and weaker and he goes limp.

Ah that was quick thinking on her part, now you just need to hide the unconscious kid and...wait, why does she still have him by the throat? Why isn’t she letting him go? She’s just holding him up by the throat, a look of determination on her face.

>Trust her
>That’s enough, let go
>Other

>>36284252
>Trust her
Demons are pretty sturdy, she probably know sbetter than us how much they can take.

>>36284252
>Other
walk over and see what she's doing

>>36284252
>Trust her

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>36284252
>Ask her why she isn't letting him go now that he's unconscious

>>36284266
On the other hand, maybe we aren't the only one getting corrupted by Hell.

2 for wanting to know what's going on
2 for trust, awaiting tie-breaker, next vote has it.

If none I roll in 5 minutes

>>36284323
I did mean to trust her in >>36284278 just be able to step in if we need to.
OK not "trust" but you know.

>>36284323
>trust

trust her it is, writing.

>>36284349
I interpreted that as getting ready to intervene. Sorry if I misinterpreted.

>>36284393
>Sorry if I misinterpreted.
No you didn't. I wanted ready but let her do her thing if that makes sense. My bad.

You decide to trust your double, after all she’s you right? She’ll let go, won’t she?

She’s not letting go, the boy, no the body, in her hands gives one last twitch and goes still.

“Right” she says, turning to you “just give me a few moments to hide this and we’re good, I think I saw a closet back there somewhere.”

“You, you just...” you say, stunned “you murdered him!”

“Keep your voice down!” hisses your double.

Ebby is backed up against the wall, away from your double, and Jal looks conflicted.

“He was just a child and you murdered him!” you repeat “How could you?”

Your twin gives you a flat look “Ok, you want to do this now? Sister we are infiltrating a huge fortress in Hell, we cannot be discovered otherwise there’s going to be a lot of deaths – probably including our own, one life against that, I can live with.”

“You could have just knocked him out!” you protest.

“He would only wake up in a few minutes and raise the alarm” you double insists, handing the satchel to Jal to hold and taking a firmer grip on the body and walking away to hide it “Unless you want to risk being discovered by putting him to sleep with a spell. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

>On with the mission
>No, this isn’t ok, we talk about this now
>Other

>>36284463
Yeah no. Best option was in fact to kill him.

>>36284463
>On with the mission

>>36284463
>On with the mission
We WILL talk about this

>>36284483
That doesn't make allowing such a thing any more in-character, sociopath.

>>36284463
>>36284483
>On with the mission
In case that wasn't clear

>>36284463
>On with the mission
>>36284483
It was, but I can't really see Sireyi being okay with it.

>>36284463
>No, this isn’t ok, we talk about this now

Sigh. This was obvious, guys.

>>36284497
>>36284505
We did promise to be more hard hearted when needed.

>>36284497
>>36284505
Eh, I can see her being super upset and disgusted by it. While still recognizing the necessity of such a course of action.

>>36284463
Are we able to cast spells in the area we're in without being detected automatically?

To be clear, I mean spells as in Arcane only, not Divine or Angelic.

>>36284553
Go away.

>>36284551
Which is why I voted to go on with the mission.

>>36284572
We already did, so its kind of a moot point now.

>>36284572
>Are we able to cast spells in the area we're in without being detected automatically?

You don't see any alarms or other methods of detection near you. But casting (except *very* slowly) in the fortress is always a risk.

>>36284553
It's not necessary, he'd wake up in a few minutes, we'll free our mother and alert the entire fortress in a few minutes, they're aware of us either way.

And we could've chosen to talk our way out of it, wouldn't have even been that hard.

>>36284551
That doesn't mean we abandon our morality and are suddenly okay with killing a child and condemning their soul to an eternity in Hell.

>>36284577
I was responding to
>It was, but I can't really see Sireyi being okay with it.
Sorry but exact tone of someones point and only text don't mix.
>>36284631
Fair point.

>>36284631
>okay with killing a child
You forget that there are no demon children. He "looked" like one, but demons are spawned as larvae. So the chances of him being a actual child are pretty slim.

>>36284668
He looked like a half-demon child. It's possible he was a full demon, but, as far as I can recall, no weak demons appear to be human.

>>36284691
Hard to tell. But Sireyi probably would assume its actual child until proven otherwise, so I guess its not really elevant to how bad she feels about it.

>>36284631
> condemning their soul to an eternity in Hell.
He lives here and would have died here. That is very much not on us in the slightest.

>>36284631
>we'll free our mother and alert the entire fortress in a few minutes

I don't think any of us actually have any idea how far away her prison is. And unless we smash and grab, it will take hours to dispel the enchantments behind her prison. Also, I not a single person voted for persuasion or bluff. So yeah.

You close your eyes, pinch the bridge of your nose and take a moment “Ok” you say “This is the wrong time to have this talk, but we will be having it at some point.”

Your double shrugs “Any time you want” she says. She wanders off and is back a few minutes later.

Ebby seems shocked into silence but Jal whispers to you “I seen a lot o’ hard stuff onna streets” she says “But if ya wan’ me ter pink ‘er wi’ me knives, jus’ say”

“Not right now Jal” you say “We’ve got other stuff to worry about.”

The four of you approach the special prison section, like the last place you visited the first defence is a huge iron door with a lot of nasty spells and alarms on it.

“Huh” says Jal “No guards, funny, a clink wi’ no guards.” Ebby is still silent.

“Ok” says your double “Now this is an ideal time for a smash and grab, unless you want to take more time slowly picking this one apart?”

>Disjunction (quick, obvious)
>Dispel (slow, subtle)
>Other (what?)

>>36284750
>Dispel (slow, subtle)

>>36284736
Didn't need to rob him of the years he'd have before eternal damnation.

Except for the guy that voted for Bluff, you mean.

We just entered the prison block, shouldn't take us long to find our mother, and we're going to alert them either way, since we know that Salvastis is using our mother as bait and it wouldn't be too much of a leap for Sireyi to assume the same thing.

>>36284750
>Dispel (slow, subtle)
We still don't know if she is actually in there.

>>36284763
Sorry, I forgot about the 1 guy who voted ~10 minutes after everyone else.

Well it looks like, unless with go with Disjunction, it'll take an hour or so to dispel. Guess we did need that time.

>>36284750
>Disjunction (quick, obvious)
It's irrelevant, there's no way that Salvastis doesn't have some non-dispellable thing setup to alert him when Syberis is freed, and we're going to go kill him immediately after this.

>>36284800
Stop trying to justify it, murdering a child is not okay.

>>36284822
Looks like Jal was fine with it. And it being okay has nothing to do with it being the course of action that we needed to take.

>>36284843
We will have to justify it to Ebby though.

>>36284800
Get some rope and a cloth, same result, no dead child.

Or we could've opted to not allow the sociopathic party member to do whatever she pleases and tried actually using our fellowship score, that would've worked too.

>>36284843
>Jal was fine with it
She offered to kill our double for us, I wouldn't call that fine with it.

>>36284857
>Get some rope and a cloth, same result, no dead child.
We don't have rope and cloth.

>>36284889
It's a prison in Hell, there's probably some lying around. Failing that, I'm sure they have some way of gagging and binding prisoners.

>>36284750
>>Dispel (slow, subtle)

would you all shut up and stop arguing, and vote instead?

>>36284910
Things we would have to search for while keeping the struggling captive in our hands?

>>36284925
I already voted and no.

>>36284928
People don't usually struggle that much when they're unconscious, which he would've been for a few minutes, and it wouldn't so much be a search and looking in the first empty cell.

>>36284942
>and it wouldn't so much be a search and looking in the first empty cell.
So you assume.

>>36284956
It's a demon prison, anon. Not that big of an assumption. We also have a pretty good roll for finding things at +17.

>>36284967
Its a pretty big assumption a demon prison will have convenient rope and gag lying around.
They usually like screams.

>>36284967
We find Razor wire and stringy cord that has the texture of flesh. It slowly ungulates and constricts when placed on another living being.

>>36284995
We could just tear off part of our clothing to serve as a gag.

I also fully expect the demons to have bondage gear in their prisons, because demons.

>>36285006
The cord would probably make a decent enough rope, depends on if it restricts to the point of breaking bone or just being really uncomfortable, probably the latter if it's deliberately flesh-like.

Once again you sit down and slowly pick apart the magics on the door, not stopping until you are satisfied you got all of them.

[AE 94/97]

You notice there are a number of antimagic fields around the prison – particularly covering the walls. Makes sense you suppose, stops people from just bypassing the door. The door itself is not in an antimagic field, though the walls, ceiling and floor around it are.

Then Jal goes to work on the locks, expertly opening all of them. You push open the heavy door only to see a long corridor ahead of you, leading deeper into the prison, along this corridor are a number of thick brass and iron doors, probably the jail cells, looks like Salvastis has a lot of *special* prisoners, the doors all have numbers, not names. You’ll need to find some sort of list to find your mother, unless you want to start releasing random prisoners.

Jal gives the door a shove as your double and Ebby join you in the prison corridor. Jal then pushes the door back the other way, muttering.

“What’s wrong?” you ask Jal

“Door’s too stiff” she says “Sumfink wrong wi’ it.”

“C’mon Jal” says your double “Keep up” and she starts to walk down the corridor “Damn” she steps back “Antimagic field, hidden one” She’s right, although hidden from your arcane sight, a few steps down the corridor magic stops working.

Jal
>Stay with her as she examines the door
>Let her examine it on her own
>Keep her with you

Antimagic field
>Disjunction
>Walk into it
>Other

Prisoners
>Start letting them out (could get very noisy)
>knock on the doors, talk to the prisoners (noisy)
>Look for a book or list or something
>Other

>>36285073
>Stay with her as she examines the door
Who wants to bet it's a non-magical method of alarming Salvastis?

>>36285073
Jal
>Stay with her as she examines the door
This could be important

Antimagic Field
>Disjuction

Prisoners
>>Look for a book or list or something

>>36285073
>Stay with her as she examines the door
>See if our familiar bond works within the AM field, let our Twin and Ebby stand outside if it does, so she can cast disjunction if necessary
>Look for a book or list or something

Why don't we grab the kid's corpse and ressurrect him later?

>>36285174
Because then we would have to carry a corpse around?

>>36285174
I was going to suggest Soul Bind earlier, but by the time I came back and saw OP's reply to my post, he had already updated.

>>36285174
Why? Sure, killing him was "wrong" by Sireyis standards, but realistically he was a demon in hell, he was evil. There was pretty much no way he survived unless he was.

>>36285073
So here what is the problem with using Disjunction?

>>36285261
Its definitly going to attract notice.

>>36285253
>demon in hell
Far as we know, half-demon child.

>There was pretty much no way he survived unless he was.
Or he survived by running errands and staying out of the way.

>>36285261
We're detected instantly if we use that spell, it's too obtrusive to not notice.

>>36285283
>Far as we know, half-demon child.
Still inclined to evil. And his society definitly didn't foster the positive parts.
Besides, wthere is a lot of reasons why it might not work. His soul belonging to hell, he might already be a larvae by this point, or he might simply not agree to be ressurected by his murderer.

>>36285316
>Still inclined to evil.
Judging people for their blood is bullshit.

>And his society definitly didn't foster the positive parts.
You still have evil people in good and neutral societies; a runt like him would probably be more neutral than evil.

Definitely.

>His soul belonging to hell, he might already be a larvae by this point
No? Souls are trapped, tormented and devoured; they aren't turned into demonic larvae. Also why I wanted to use Soul Bind.

>he might simply not agree to be ressurected by his murderer.
It would at least ease my (and Sireyi's) conscience. Also don't think he can refuse if he's in a soul gem.

Resurrected.

>>36285261
>So here what is the problem with using Disjunction?

Kills all magic in the area - using it to crack an antimagic field also kills any spells suppressed by the field as well as any hidden spells, in short it's not subtle and it wipes out everything in the area.

>>36285374
>Definitely.
Not definitly, if you meet a demon-blooded in hell, if he is anything but evil its a one in a million thing.

> they aren't turned into demonic larvae.
The spawning pools from which larvae arise are fed with mortal souls. Its a change from the usual, but mortal souls still get fed into the process of making larvae.

>>36285374
Its pointless by now anyway, because its too late to trap his soul.
His soul belongs to hell now. And we can't ressurect it for the same reason we wouldn't be able to ressurect our companions if they died here without protection.

>>36285427
Thanks Pally. Now if only more than 3 people would vote

>>36285459
If the third person would at least vote on the disjunction issue we wouldn't have a problem.

>>36285073
>>36285118
seconded

You trust Jal not to jerk you around, you’re currently revising your view of your double “I’m staying with Jal” you say, as your double turns to you, her hands on her hips, looking impatient.

As Jal pokes at the bottom and top of the door you say to Ebby “Can you take a few steps into the antimagic field, I need to know if it blocks our bond or not.”

“K” she nods and walks into it, counting in your head as she does so -1, 2, 3- yep, the numbers break off just as she gets past your double end enters the antimagic field, so much for that idea.

“That panel” says Jal, pointing to one of the interlocking metal plates making up the ceiling “can yer pry it off?”

“Jal” you say in exasperation “is this really the time?”

“Please?” she asks, a serious look on her face. You shrug and become more draconic, looking like a half-dragon you fly to the ceiling, a good five feet above your head and pry the panel off “Now what?” you ask.

“Now lemme see in it.” Says Jal, you head back down, pick her up and get her to the ceiling, she pokes her head through the hole then quickly comes back saying “love we gotta leave, right now.”

“What?” you ask “Why?”

“This whole place” she indicates the prison “Is a maze-maker.”

“A what?” you ask, looking to your double, who just shrugs in confusion.

“A maze maker!” says Jal urgently “You train thieves ter find their ways into places but yer can’t build a new house or maze every time so yer build a place wi’ moving walls, a place that can change as yer need it ter’!” her eyes are wide and her skin pale in fright “love angel this whole place can be shaped around yer ter create any type o’ box or trap they want. Don’t” she pleads “go down that corridor.”

>>36285428
>Not definitly
I mean that it was *spelled* definitely, you're spelling it definitly, you need an e between the t and the l.

Whether he was evil or not is irrelevant, he's a child, which means that I'm going to hold circumstance responsible rather than just saying "he's evil, there's nothing we can do about it, not our problem".

Especially because we've redeemed evil people before, and two of our friends are half-demons from a lost prime, one of whom was actively trying to make it a better place in spite of her blood.

The souls themselves aren't made into larvae, they're just food for larvae.

Same reason you don't say babies are made out of baby food.

>>36285444
It's 'resurrect', not 'ressurect'.

It being too late isn't going to stop me from being upset about it.

>>36285474
Fine, fine.

>>36285073
Seconding >>36285118

“Jal” you say, lowering the both of you to the floor “I need to rescue my mother, I’ll be careful I just need to find a list or a book or something to find out where she is.”

“Are you coming?” asks your double, standing on the edge of the antimagic field and ready to walk further down the corridor and into it. Jal and Ebby watch you anxiously.

Go?
>Follow your twin
>Stay here

Antimagic?
>Leave the antimagic field alone
>Disjunction the antimagic field

Other?
>Do nothing about the maze-maker
>Try to find a way to break the maze-maker
>Other

>>36285522
>Follow your twin
>Disjunction the antimagic field
>Try to find a way to break the maze-maker
I'd rather not be trapped here forever

>>36285522
>Try to find a way to break the maze-maker
>Disjunction the antimagic field
>Follow your twin
Only in that order.

>>36285545
This guy

This order >>36285564

>>36285505
It's meant to be upsetting.
So looks like Pally did a good job.

And I really couldn't care less about the spelling errors that still leave the words legible

>>36285505
>he's a child
That doesn't prevent him from being evil, and "child" is pretty vague, at age 12 he he can definitly have become evil by his own merit.
Circumstances are always at fault.

>>36285522
>>36285564
seconded

>>36285601
I guess, but it was more upsetting to me that some anons didn't seem to care, and even seemed to be encouraging that sort of pragmatism, which is why I wanted to prove it wrong.

>Spoiler
I'm autistic.

>>36285620
There was a better path. Even if he was evil, something we can't prove either way, it's still not justified, and it can never truly be justified.

>>36285676
If it's any consolation I'm totally new here have no idea what's going on and think the twin has her head on straight.

>>36285676
>it's still not justified, and it can never truly be justified
No one justified it, we all, I think, agreed Sireyi would find it upsetting and feel bad about it.
It being the most expedient option, doesn't make it right.
But it was still the most sensible thing to do in that moment, its the kind of thing we have our twin around for afterall, so she can make those decisions Sireyi couldn't make.

>>36285676
>why I wanted to prove it wrong.
You failed at that. Sorry anon. And I've justified it. D Sireyi has justified it, and I am 100% certain that Jal would have done it, and felt justified, if the demon had tried to give us away.

>>36285714
Poor Ebby though. I feel bad for her.

Me >>36285714

>>36285713
Just want to point out. Justifying it doesn't mean it was "right." At least not in the way I was saying it.

>>36285714
>Jal would have done it
>“I seen a lot o’ hard stuff onna streets” she says “But if ya wan’ me ter pink ‘er wi’ me knives, jus’ say”
She is offering to kill our twin here, unless I've misunderstood due to her accent.

Seriously, there's no way she'd have done it.

>>36285734
I won't argue that it was the 'correct' course of action, but it still feels wrong and it's definitely not something Sireyi would approve of.

I feel bluffing or persuasion would've been better paths overall.

>>36285693
Kinda, but there's still no way that Sireyi would approve of this, even if it is the most practical option.

“First” you say to your double “we break this damn thing.” The two of you, Jal, and even Ebby take turns in poking your heads through the removed ceiling panel and examining the gearing above. You also pull up a floor panel and examine the gearing below. A lot of it is currently moving, but slowly.

“We can break it” says your double “But that will make one Hell of a noise.”

“Any other options?” you ask Jal hopefully

“I could disable it quietly” she says and you smile, happy that Jal has the solution “if you give me 3 days and half the thieves in Dornmer.” Your heart sinks, thanks Jal.

“What’re you going to do?” ask Ebby, breaking her silence.

>Break it (noisy)
>Leave it alone
>Other

It is assumed we will then continue with the existing plan as per >>36285564
Unless anyone objects and wants to change the plan.

>>36285775
>Seriously, there's no way she'd have done it.
She totally would have, I'm fairly sure she said that to Sireyis benefit, because she knows it upsets her.

Otherwise we all agree, at least I wouldn't have voted for Sireyi to kill him.
But we promised our Twin we would try to be harder and take her so she can be hard for us if we falter. And this is pretty much that kind of situation.
When it comes down to it, DSireyi was willing to kill that kid to make Jal and Ebby absolutely safe. While Sireyi would have taken that risk, and possibly regretted it.

>>36285808
>Break it (noisy)
Yeah, whatever, smash and grab time.
Not much point running into the trap.

>>36285808
>Break it (noisy)

>>36285808
>Break it (noisy)
We didn't need that mom alive anyway.

>>36285808
>Break it (noisy)
Alwasys trust Jal.


>>36285775
>Seriously, there's no way she'd have done it.
Pally, I'm curious. Is there anyway you can tell us whether or not she'd have killed the demon? I'm of the opinion that she would have, but you never know I suppose.

Also, you can totally do something you hate yourself for doing because you know you need to do it. I feel like you are arguing something that doesn't even make sense. We all know Sireyi is happy about it, no one is saying that she is.

>>36285866
>We all know Sireyi is happy about it
What a typo.
Dubs confirm Sireyi secretly enjoys people being killed

>>36285903
On that note, I can't get that suspicion of Jal having been secretly a succubus all this time out of my head.
Its compelling, not sure if want.

>>36285926
>Do
>Want

Choose two.

>>36285866
>Pally, I'm curious. Is there anyway you can tell us whether or not she'd have killed the demon?

Metagame so spoilers

Jal would have grabbed the kid from behind and put a knife to his throat and threatened him into staying quiet. Only if it became clear he was not going to be quiet would she have killed him, and then she'd have a had a bit of a breakdown.

Of course, Jal hadn't thought beyond that, so once she took him alive and threatened him into submission you would have had a choice of tie him up, knock him out or kill him.

>>36285962
Pretty much what I would have expected, sans the breakdown

>>36285962
Ooooh interesting. Thanks Pally

>>36285926
If you aren't sure whether or not you want something, you probably don't want it.

If Jal was a succubus, Viviken would've been half-demon.

That or succubus biology is able to mimic the genetics of whatever species they're shapeshifted into.

But then, why would she need to get a tattoo for the tentacles? Or for the 'blessing of the forest', if she went through with that.

>>36285981
Jal isn't as tough as she pretends to be.

Underneath the tough street kid exterior is a very sappy girl. She thinks of you as *love angel*

>>36286015
>But then, why would she need to get a tattoo for the tentacles?
To have a excuse to use them of course, her disguise must be perfect!

>>36282220
FUCK YEAH, PALADIN OF JOY QUEST AND THE PRINCESS BRIDE REFENCE

“Well” you say “we couldn’t stay hidden forever” to your double you add “Lets wreck it!”

In short order the two of you have broken cogs, bent bars of metal and generally wrecked enough of the machine that it won’t work, at least not on a large scale, small parts of it may still be functional. In the distance you can hear bells ringing.

“Time to run” yells your double, putting action to her words as she pelts down the corridor, you follow her only a moment later as you summon your arcane powers and rip apart the antimagic field.

You sense...an awful lot of powerful evil demons in those cells, and it seems they noticed the effect of your spell as well. You hear fists and limbs slamming against the doors of the nearest cells. Of course your Disjunction spell only cleared a short section of the corridor – you keep having to recast it as you run, as you do so more and more of the inmates start to attack their doors. You’re going to have a lot of angry evil monsters in the corridor with you soon.

[AE 74/97]

Finally your double locates a cell without a demon in it, you pull back the viewing slot to see a tall angel woman inside, she starts a little as light pours into the cell from the tiny slot “Who are you?” she asks “And what’s going on?”

“Syberis?” you breathe out.

“Yes” she responds regally, beautiful despite the rags and chains she’s wearing “Who are you?”

>Tell her
>No time, we need to get out of here

The door is locked and pretty sturdy, but between you and your double you can probably break it.

>Break it
>Jal, unlock it
>Teleport in
>Other

>>36286286
>No time, we need to get out of here
We can explain later, and there is a good chance she won't believe us
>Jal, unlock it
Better safe than sorry

>>36286286
>No time, we need to get out of here
>Jal, unlock it

>>36286286
>No time, we need to get out of here
>Jal, unlock it

>>36286286
>Jal, unlock it
Oh man, first impression Jal gives her future mother-in-law of her is her nimble fingers, just like she would want it.

>>36286286
>No time, we need to get out of here
>Break it

Give her the sword too?

>>36286353
She is probably down on energy right now, not a good idea until she is back in power.

>>36286286
I know we got constantly True sight on, but I still find this suspicious, could we cast Arcane Sight while Jal opens the door?

>>36286286

Do we have any way of confirming that this is actually our mother, and not some sort of illusion?

In any event
>No time, we need to get out of here

In the spirit of that, would it be faster to bust the door, or let Jal open it?

>>36286386
If we can cast Arcane Sight, then this part of the prison was in the AoE of one of our Disjunctions, which means that all magic in the area has been destroyed or disrupted.

>>36286389
True Seeing would reveal if it was an illusion, and that's on permanently.

>>36286419
It might have been renewed since then.

>>36286496
We kept recasting it due to it's limited area-of-effect, and the spells wouldn't 'renew' from a Disjunction - it destroys them utterly.

>>36286286
>tell her
Oh man this is good. Y'all didn't pick what I would've picked for some things I think it worked out for the better because of it so great job guys!!!!!!

>>36286527
No, I mean they could have been cast again.
If we are dealing with some sort of natural shapeshifter, which would be the obvious pick for this job, it put on its very possible it put on its disguise between now and the last disjunction

>>36286496
Then the Anti-magic field would be on and we can't cast Arcane Sight anyway.

>>36286531
>Y'all
>Typing out your accent

>>36286554
>Then the Anti-magic field would be on
How would a spellcaster casting spells on himself require the AM field to be on?

>>36286554
Or a shorter version of typing out you all or you guys

>>36286552
Then talk to her in the angelic language, no way a shapeshifter could mimic that.

>>36286570
Check the post time, I didn't see your other comment before posting.

I thought you meant the spells on the prison itself.

>>36286596
>Then talk to her in the angelic language
Thats a good idea, we should do that.
Unless its a fallen angel, I guess, but we can only do so much.

>>36286286
I'll second saying
>No time, we need to get out of here
in the angelic language

>>36286286
>>36286624
Lets do that if it isn't too late, it would reassure her too if she is the real deal.

>>36286639

Ferreting out a shapeshifter is gonna need something more robust than that. You'd need an extremely specific command like "rub your belly and pat your head" otherwise they could just nod and fool you.

“Unlock it” you say to Jal, wondering if making a crack about Jal demonstrating her skilful and nimble fingers is a good idea, then dismissing it.

Jal goes to work on the lock, and the door is open in short order. Which is good, because the others doors around you are starting to buckle; the inhabitants preparing to tear their way free. Around you an alarm starts to sound and there is a horrible grinding as gears in the floor and ceiling jam, grating against one another.

“No time to explain” you say to your mother as she steps falteringly out of her cell, your True Sight picking up no illusions or falsehoods, it really is her.

“Who are you?” she asks suspiciously.

“We need to get out” you say “We don’t have much time.”

She tilts her head “Gemyael” she says “Is that really you?”

“It is Syberis, truly” answers the sword in your pack

“What can you tell me about these dragons?” she asks

“We need to go now!” you say urgently, she stands her ground.

“Not much” he says apologetically “I sense no evil on them, but they have demonstrated powerful sorcerous might, they could easily hide their true natures from me, what I have witnessed is the one on the left of the one who holds me killing a part-demon child, when she could have restrained him or my holder could have used her magic to trap him.”

“That’s not-” says your double, her eyes wide.

“I couldn’t-” you say at the same time.

“Gemyael to me!” says Syberis and the longsword flies from your pack into her hand, with a smooth, fluid lunge she stabs your double straight through the heart and turns to you, sword in hand, she advances on you as Jal and Ebby scramble out of the way. Doors crack and split around you as monsters start to emerge. You see your double kneeling on the floor, staring at the hole in her chest in surprise, blood pouring from it – with her healing powers that’s probably not fatal, but still, bad form mother.

This isn’t how you imagined your reunion going. Your mother advances on you, a golden halo forming above her head, six white feathered wings spread out behind her. Her eyes are molten steel and her skin gold. Waist-length silver hair dances around her in an unseen wind, a holy sword in her hand pointed at your heart.

>Tell her who you are
>Use Angelic Language
>Show her who you are
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Angelic Language suggestion came too late, included in this posts options.

>>36286826
>Use Angelic Language
>Show her who you are

>>36286826
>Use Angelic Language
>Show her who you are
Time for subtlety is fucking up

>>36286826
"Mother stop!"

>>36286826
>Tell her who you are
>Use Angelic Language
>Show her who you are
I think after her little display we can forget stealth anyway.

>>36286826
>Show her who you are

Pretense is over. Time for the great reveal.

>>36286826
>Cry

>>36286808
>when she could have restrained him or my holder could have used her magic to trap him.
This sword is getting melted in for giving shit observations like that, unless he is omniscient enough to know what items were available at the time.

>>36286826

I don't see any way this doesn't go loud at this point. May as well reveal ourselves, and focus on trying to gtfo, right?

>>36286808
>I sense no evil on them
Thats actually really surprising, I would ave thought our twin would register as evil.

>>36286874
He's a Konigite or Konig type angel, isn't he? They seem to be renowned for being judgmental assholes.

Forgot to ask, in showing her, use Apotheosis (full angelic form)?

Y/N

N assumes you'll be using your regular half-angel shape.

>>36286902
Still need to kill Salvastis.
We just have to be fast now.

>>36286929
Y

>>36286874
He's not wrong, we have a number of spells that could've restrained him indefinitely.

The problem would be the loss of subtlety, also that we didn't realize our double wasn't going to let him go until he was already dead in the narrative.

What he *should've* done is mention that we were noticeably upset after our twin had killed the child.

>>36286929
Y

>>36286929
Y

>>36286929
>N
First half-Angel
Can't reveal our trump card

>>36286939
>>36286949
>>36286952
Damnit guys, you spoil the big reveal against Salvastis.
I wanted to finally get to give the "final form" speech.

>>36286929
>N
She expects a Half-Angel kid, and its a lot less immediatly attention bringing as the full wrath and judgement costume.

>>36286959
>>36287005
Fair points.

>>36286929
Changing >>36286949 to N.

>>36287005
anon makes a good point. Also I do also want to do the final form speech, if we don't decide to get going while the goings good.

Changing my vote to N
I'm not sure I'm
>>36286939
or
>>36286952

>>36286826
I'm unsure Pally, Soul of Light is technically a transformation isn't it? Could it be confused for a magical disguised, since it isn't our natural form?

>>36287037
and 4chan says I'm
>>36286939

>>36286929
N

>>36287037
>get going while the goings good.
Can't, part of the reason we came here is because Sally is plotting to invade our realm, taking his angel stuff and our mother with us would probably just make him want to invade us more.

We have to kill him.

>>36287043
The Angelic Form is our natural form, at least at this level.

Or rather, both of our forms are natural.

Angels are weird.

>>36287037
Nah, I am pretty sure I am >>36286952

>>36286979
But yeah if we can pull a "final form" thingy when we fight salvastis then I am all for changing it to N instead

I'm looking forward to the
>"I'm your daughter!" "Then who is she?" "Äh, she is also your daughter, look,I know a lot of kids say that, but you have no idea how complicated my life is"

>>36287063
>The Angelic Form is our natural form
Thats why I'm unsure, it makes sense to me, but I wasn't really "certain" it works like that.

Well, it seems the time for subtlety is over. In an instant you drop your disguise resuming your natural, half-angelic form; it’s what your mother expects to see after all.

“Stop mother!” you say in the angelic language “It’s me, Sireyi!” you hold your hands out towards her “Stop please!”

She lowers the sword “Sireyi, is it, can it really be you?” she takes a faltering step towards you and then stumbles as your double jumps her from behind. Your double has also shed her disguise and looks her blue-skinned demonic self.

“Get out of here!” your double yells at you, attempting to restrain your mother she hisses in her ear “Well, this is really going to add to my mummy issues, isn’t it?”

“Demon!” yells your mother, peeling your twin off her easily and holding her up in the air by her throat, pulling her sword arm back “It seems I’ll need to take your head to truly kill you.”

All Hell continues to break loose as most of the inmates join the fun, most fleeing for the exit but several jump Jal and Ebby. Ebby and a catlike demon form a ball of snapping jaws, hissing and claws as they roll around the place. Another demon that looks like a pile of scorpions in a humanoid shape grabs Jal, only for a dozen tentacles to emerge from her and restrain him, as she jams blessed blades into his eyes, from his screams he really doesn’t enjoy the experience.

More freed demons head for Jal and Ebby, they all avoid you and your mother. Ebby and Jal can handle their current dance partners, but perhaps not those looking to join them.

Who do you help first?

>Double
>Jal
>Ebby
>Multiple (who?)

And how?
>Separate combatants
>Spell (What?)
>Other (What?)

>>36287192
>Double
>Let her go mother, we need to go now, I swear I explain everything later. You would really regret killing her.

>>36287192
I don't even no how to vote on this.
im scared.

>>36287192
>Double
"She is here to help take down Salvastis mother! Let's her go we have to go now!"

Then we just rush the ones going after Ebby and Jal. A few seconds to tell her that should not be take all that much time.

>>36287192
>>36287220
seconded

>>36287192
>Time for Sanctuary
>Double
>Seperate combatants
>Mother, stop she was trying to help, you would very much regret hurting her, we need to get to Salvastis

>>36287192
Seconding these two

>>36287283
>>36287298

>>36287192
>>36287298
Can we have our Sanctuary not affect people?
I'm worried it might work against our double.

>>36287314
>Can we have our Sanctuary not affect people?

Nope, not yet anyway, possible for a future peripheral

>>36287192
>>Multiple (who?)
>All

>>Other (What?)
>Full Angelic Form
>Say; "Now is not the time mother, I will explain later." Turn to the copycat. "And we, dear sister, have more pressing concerns than our mommy issues, right now."

>>Spell (What?)
>Chain. Fucking. Lightning.

>>36287192
>>36287298
Okay no Sanctuary then

>>36287339
>>Chain. Fucking. Lightning.
Lightning Storm is probably better, both would hit our allies.

If you're going to use it, turn on Eye of the Storm first and get our allies within it's range - it gives them immunity to Electricity damage.

Jesus, Sireyi's mother is a real bitch.

>>36287379
Fair point.

I should probably check the pastbin for applicable skills, but, my basic point is that now is not the time to fuck around.

We should go full angelic, if no other reason than it'll intimidate a good number of demons, and utterly hack them to bitty little bits while conserving our Smite Juice for the Duke.

>>36287427
Angels. Warped sense of right and wrong. No grey areas.

>>36287428
>We should go full angelic, if no other reason than it'll intimidate a good number of demons
They are already plenty intimidated by us.
> they all avoid you and your mother
And we get recover our smite juice every hour when we want

>>36287428
Our mother's already gone full angelic, six wings and everything.

>>36287441
Not in this universe, get those preconceptions the fuck out of here.

They do have a bit of an inhuman viewpoint, though.

>>36287427
She's really confused right now, and the sword told her that the dragon which was revealed as a demon murdered a child.

Our double didn't help when she grabbed our mother from behind and started trying to restrain her.

>>36287427
She was prisoner of a demon lord for two decades.
Its pretty understandable she has no patience for bullshit right now.

Soul of Light Transformation

Stats
(t)Strength - 37 (+13), Soul of Light 45 (+17)
Agility - 30 (+10), Soul of Light 38 (+14)
(t)Constitution - 45 (+17), Soul of Light 53 (+21)
Intelligence - 24 (+7)
(p) Willpower - 34 (+12), Soul of Light 46 (+18)
(p)Fellowship - 32 (+11), Soul of Light 44 (+17)
Angelic Speed – Your running speed is eleven times that of a normal human
Wings – You can fly, you can move about 100 times as fast as a human can walk, with about the same amount of effort expended (i.e. you can fly all day at approximately a slow 200mph, or ‘sprint’ approximately 1,000mph for short distances)

Other
Adds +6 to any d20 roll to use angelic powers
Increases Halo's Bonus/Penalty by +6
Hit points 406
Divine Energy 178
Arcane Energy 109

That is a hurt machine. I mean.

>>36287466

Herp derp imma look a gift horse in the mouth and threaten my saviors in a lengthy way even as a demon lord's fort is going into full alert mode and waste time judging people in the worst time possible. I mean she could at least wait until they were outside.

>>36287504
>Herp derp imma look a gift horse in the mouth
She was imprisoned by a demon lord known for his trickery and deceit, yes she has very good reason to look a gift horse in the mouth.

>>36287502
For sheer hurt, Seraphic Dragon is better, Soul of Light kills it when it comes to smiting with lightning. Thats going to be amazing.

>>36287521

Fair enough. It's just frustrating that we are being thrust into a situation where the person we're here for is putting everyone we care about in life-threatening situations.

>>36287546
Honestly that more our twins fault, it wouldn't have to be so problematic if she wouldn't have launched herself at our mother.

>>36287532
We seem to favor lightning a lot, I'll give us that. In this situation, what with (R) spells, I dunno how it'd fly, now that I think on it.

>>36287568
She just did get blasted in the chest.

Man, everyone's going full retard right now.

>>36287575
I suspect Salvastis will have lightning immunity.

Your rush to your mother and your sister, grabbing your mother by the arm “Mother please!” you say “Trust me, you would very much regret killing her, and you” you say to your double “Sireyi, get a hold of yourself, we don’t have time for this!”

You mother drops your double “Sireyi?” she says, clearly confused, as your double drops to the ground, the hole in her chest healing “What is-” She turns to you only to see you sprinting towards Jal and Ebby “Sorry mother!” you yell back “I need to rescue my sister and one of my fiancées!”

“What!?” the strangled cry on confusion follows

“My life is very complicated right now!” you yell as you grab Ebby and Jal firmly and physically drag them away from their fights, heading back to your mother as the demons pause, trying to decide if they want to take on a full angel or not. At the same time a powerful dispel effect blankets the whole place, dismissing your arcane sight, as well as a few magical effects created by the demons too, burning claws and fearsome visages disappear.

A demonic looking mouth appears in mid-air part way down the corridor, not a full face, just a mouth “Return to your cells” it drones unemotionally “and you will not be punished, resist and you will suffer, the Dukes forces are on their way, do not attempt escape, escape is futile.”

Your mother and your double glare at one another, Ebby spits out a mouthful of cat fur as Jal says with feeling “fuck scorpions.”

Before you stands a demon horde of escaped prisoners who have no love for Salvastis. With you stand your allies and your mother. On their way are probably a lot of demonic guards.

What’s the plan?

>Smash through demons, escape
>Try to ally with prisoners
>Teleport away
>Other (what?)

>>36287428
Should it really be called Smite Juice at this point?

We usually use it for our Lightning abilities.

For reference, the damage formula on Lightning Bolt is 18d6 + Willmod * 6 + 4d6 for every extra point of DE we put into it with a base cost of 3 DE.

Lightning Storm is 10d6 + Willmod * 4 + 2d6/DE.

>>36287502
Best part is it's not even at half strength.

>>36287575
One of the main benefits of (R) spells is we can use one of them and our Lightning on the same turn.

>>36287598
Probably through some kind of artifact, yeah.

>>36287608
>Teleport away
Let them sort it out, I don't think any of these guys are people we would like to see free.

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners
We are awesome with convincing people of shit. This is a whole shit load of mooks who we don't care if die. Would be mighty helpful in fighting Salvastis

>>36287608
If we can teleport the party + mom out I'm all for it.

>>36287666
you can get everyone with the same spell, yes

>>36287608
Assuming we want to murder-bone the Duke:
>Apotheosis
>Angelic Voice
>Speech about fuck the Duke, help me kill him and you may go free

Assuming not:
>Teleport the fuck out

Or
>Planeshift

>>36287608
>>36287666 - this is me.
>Teleport away

>>36287608
>>36287637
On second thought, changing this to
>Try to ally with prisoners
And with "ally" I mean, send our twin to organize them to fight the guards and then leave them, because fuck demons.

>>36287608
>Arcane sight to see if our teleportation would be diverted.
>teleport

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners
We kinda still need to kill Salvastis.

>>36287608
>>36287700
Secondd

>>36287700
Aracne sight can't see that. because the spell might be on the location we teleport to.

>>36287700
Seconded

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners
Send them against the guards and leave through the fighting, I don't trust teleportation in this place

So has everyone just forgotten that Salvastis is planning to invade our realm and this isn't going to deter him, or are we passing up this opportunity to kill him for some reason I'm not seeing?

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners
your cue sis

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners

>>36287760
I assume most "teleport" outs are for teleporting within the fortress.
Which is risky for its own reasons, mind, but there it is.

Build alliance it is

Roll 1d20+26 to persuade.

Angels Voice?

Y/N

>>36287608
What dangers could be involved in teleporting and could they be avoided with DE?

Rolled 20 + 26 (1d20 + 26)

>>36287803
>Y
Of course!

>>36287608
>Try to ally with prisoners

>>36287813
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Rolled 1 + 26 (1d20 + 26)

>>36287803
>Y
Our "alliance" beginns and ends in this prison vault.

>>36287608
Yes

>>36287803

>>36287824
Fuck you.

Rolled 17 + 26 (1d20 + 26)

>>36287803
Y not?

>>36287811
Lots, no.

Rolled 19 + 26 (1d20 + 26)

>>36287813
>>36287824
Ahahaha!
Ok lemme try
>>36287803

Rolled 5 + 26 (1d20 + 26)

>>36287803
Y

>>36287835
Our roll is 20+26+10, his nat1 doesn't change anything, don't worry.

>>36287854

You have convinced the demons to ally with you.

A number of them come up to you and declare that they are interested in hearing more about Velya.

>>36287869
That would have been a crit.
Of course, we could spend a DP to get a crit.

>>36287877
It wouldn't have been a crit, you need two or three twenties for that.

>A single 1 is of no consequence, it’s just a number and has no special effect.
>If 2 out of 3 rolls are 1’s then the action is an automatic failure and may have other negative consequences.
>Three 1’s indicate catastrophic failure.

>A 20 is a great roll! But it’s just a number and confers no special bonuses.
>Two 20’s are an automatic success and may have additional (beneficial) effects.
>Three 20’s are as good as it gets and will always include a special bonus/effect of some kind.

>>36287877

Wonder what a triple 20 would've looked like?

Would the any demons in earshot just burst into holy flames and be reborn as powerful Angels?

>>36287891
Yes, which is why spending a DP to get another 20 would make it a crit, since we already have one?

A 20 in play.

Use a single point of Deific Power to convert to a critical success?

Y/N

>>36287908
Y

Can we do it twice?

>>36287900
Last (and only) time we got three consecutive twenties, it was just outside of a roll and resulted in OP giving us a chance to get the Storm Node earlier than planned, which we succeeded at.

>>36287903
Ah, I misread your post, I thought you meant that it would've been a crit if not for that nat1.

>>36287908
Oh hell yeah

Y