Hey, Godmodder, I bet I can give you a task you can't perform. But first, please answer some questions.
1. Is there any question I can ask that you won't know the answer to?
2. Is there anywhere I can send you that you won't be able to find your way back?
3. Is there any wish I can make that you can't spoil, twist or otherwise overrule?
Once you answer these questions, perhaps I can give you a task you cannot perform.
The Godmodder politely informs you that the answer to all of those questions is "Yes, technically", but only technically. I wonder what technicality he's using?
I suggest we keep the rock and continue moving to the right. I wanna see if this repetition thing is true when moving to the side as well.
You move further right. There's a skeleton on the ground, and a cyan wisp in armor. it suddenly glows and advances on you. seems like its guarding this place.
The Servitor rushes forwards and attacks the Godmodder. Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry, and the Godmodder kills the servitor with a sickening crack. The shoggoth turns around, and stares in shock. the Servitor, dead... because of him? no! The Basilisk, continues to evolve. The Godmodder smiles smugly. looks sending most-but-not-all of the players into a sidequest wasn't the best of ideas...
Suddenly, you realize something.
The Servitor's health bar represented how strongly it was bound to Acerak. Behind the Godmodder, a flickering,purple light gathers, and the Servitor gets back up. I was getting to that... wait what? Seal Fragment.
[GM]Godmodder: 297 /300 HP Exact location known. Smiling Smugly. [OG?]Sickbay for Injured friends (of booksbooks) 100% entrance stability, 15% intact interior. Seems Exploded... walls have cursed wisdom scores. Rift to Astral plane. [OG?]Celestial Bear 19/19 HP 3 young (Threatened) Protective of young. Glowing cyan eyes. [OG]Blink Dog 1+198/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! 97% sanity. can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[H] Servitor of the outer gods: 45 /70 HP UnBound! Has a crazed look in its eyes. Behind Godmodder. Godmodder unaware. [H-OG] Shoggoth 8 /25 HP Bound to Acerak! Acid skin! crying over servitor's "death"
[A] 100% intact Ballista near master of wolves. still covered in mammoth blood. [OG?]Very convenient Tree 120/120 HP Too convenient. is it a plot by the Godmodder? Now animated, under the control of Erajhan Quivvyre
[AG-Shard]Basilisk: 283 /400 HP Flesh to Stone gaze(weakened)! Real big! is a basilisk! eyes are known to be Red! Low wisdom saving throws. 70.4% Sanity. Disintegrating (10 damage a round.) dominated by Aeisenberg, sitting Turning Grey! Invulnerable.
Action nulled; only one action per round in sidequests [which I'd say is fair, given how often sidequestupdates can come.]
The Guard flashes, and a bolt of lightning-like energy arcs out, dealing 6 damage. given the unconventional and lightning-quick nature of the attack, books does not manage to block it.
I glare at the Skelton-thing, walking up to the minimum range I need to cast dissonant whispers.
you do 1+1+2 psychic damage to the Guard, which is most definitely not the skeleton lying on the ground, and is in fact within a suit of armor and appears to be some kind of energy. the guard also made its save. generating whisper...
"You're a dingusssssss" is what you whispered. i guess it really hates the word "Dingus".
10 damage to the guards armor. The guard flickers for a moment as it fixes some of the mental damage from Aeisenberg. 2 hp healed! due to spending its action recuperating, it is unable to attack with enough force to bypass booksbooks3's readiness.
I teleport a supersonic sound grenade into the room, and command the shoggoth to keep the godmodder from getting ear protection.
The shoggoth is far away, but it tries, desperately flopping forwards towards the GGodmodder: Curse of Repetitiveness. Ah, right, that thing. Trying the same technique a second time will fail without a new, interesting twist. You've already kept the Godmodder from getting ear protection before, so you can't do it again. End of round reactions. The Servitor shanks the Godmodder in the shoulder for 2 damage. the Godmodder, enraged, turns and implodes it into a pile of goo. you won't hearing from this Servitor again. Ever. The Shoggoth starts crying. meanwhile, the Basilisk progresses further, and the Godmodder Codifies the Curse of Repetitiveness to affect everyone, not just him, with his action.
[GM]Godmodder: 295 /300 HP Exact location known. Smiling Smugly. [OG?]Sickbay for Injured friends (of booksbooks) 100% entrance stability, 15% intact interior. Seems Exploded... walls have cursed wisdom scores. Rift to Astral plane. [OG?]Celestial Bear 19/19 HP 3 young (Threatened) Protective of young. Glowing cyan eyes. [OG]Blink Dog 1+198/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! 97% sanity. can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[H] PILE OF DEAD GOOP DEAD/70 HP DEAD. [H-OG] Shoggoth 8 /25 HP Bound to Acerak! Acid skin! crying over servitor's legit death
[A] 100% intact Ballista near master of wolves. still covered in mammoth blood. [OG?]Very convenient Tree 120/120 HP Too convenient. is it a plot by the Godmodder? Now animated, under the control of Erajhan Quivvyre
[AG-Shard]Basilisk: 323 /400 HP Flesh to Stone gaze(weakened)! Real big! is a basilisk! eyes are known to be Red! Low wisdom saving throws. 70.4% Sanity. Disintegrating (10 damage a round.) dominated by Aeisenberg, sitting Turning Grey! Invulnerable.
I examine the skeleton, still holding my quarterstaff.
It looks like it used to be an adventurer like you, until it found took a series of sword strikes to the knee. their armor is decimating, but one of the plates seems to have something carved into it.
I'll acquiesce to Booksbooks' suggestion, and scan the runes.
(OOC: I also saw that you had forgotten the 0, but Booksbooks beat me to asking. It made me laugh a little, though. "Your cure wounds spell feels a little off. probably because they're bleeding out, but you're not sure".)
The runes appear to be a link to a page on the ientierknot. upon the page is a diary. you don't have the time to read all of it, but the last page says "I Figured it out. This area is a graph, not a grid. Just have to take that into account. ~~~01010010 01100101 01100100rove01110010 00111001 00111001 00111000 00110010" (OOC: heh. that sounds funny, I'll use that as flavour text if I ever get a chance later :) )
The page's data (Background, text font, etc) seems somewhat corrupted, and most other entrys have characters being replaced with binary somewhere within them. The guard returns to the field and looks around in confusion, then focusses on you. gosh darn it, it even regenerated a bit while it was gone!
[P] Booksbooks3 100/100 HP +3 / 1,+2,0. skeleton+guard area. holding quarterstaff.
[?] Guard 5/5 HP, 20/20 armor HP. +3/1,+2,0.
The Basilisk, continues to evolve. The Godmodder smiles smugly. looks sending most-but-not-all of the players into a sidequest wasn't the best of ideas...
I was getting to that... wait what? Seal Fragment.
[OG?]Sickbay for Injured friends (of booksbooks) 100% entrance stability, 15% intact interior. Seems Exploded... walls have cursed wisdom scores. Rift to Astral plane.
[OG?]Celestial Bear 19/19 HP 3 young (Threatened) Protective of young. Glowing cyan eyes.
[OG]Blink Dog 1+198/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! 97% sanity. can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[H-OG] Shoggoth 8 /25 HP Bound to Acerak! Acid skin! crying over servitor's "death"
[OG?] Very convenient Tree 120/120 HP Too convenient. is it a plot by the Godmodder? Now animated, under the control of Erajhan Quivvyre
I teleport a supersonic sound grenade into the room, and command the shoggoth to keep the godmodder from getting ear protection.
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
I advance slowly, readying my quarterstaff.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
[P] Booksbooks3 94/100 HP +3 / 1,+2,0. skeleton+guard area. holding quarterstaff. combat ready I.
[?] Guard 5/5 HP, 20/20 armor HP. +3/1,+2,0.
I fire bolt it.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
The guard flickers for a moment as it fixes some of the mental damage from Aeisenberg. 2 hp healed! due to spending its action recuperating, it is unable to attack with enough force to bypass booksbooks3's readiness.
[P] Booksbooks3 94/100 HP +3 / 1,+2,0. skeleton+guard area. holding quarterstaff. combat ready I.
[?] Guard 3/5 HP, 10/20 armor HP. +3/1,+2,0.
OOC: Feel better!
I cast banishment on the glowing thing.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
[P] Booksbooks3 94/100 HP +3 / 1,+2,0. skeleton+guard area. holding quarterstaff. combat ready I.
[?]
Guard 1/5 HP, 10/20 armor HP. +3/1,+2,0.Returning in 2!I examine the skeleton, still holding my quarterstaff.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Ah, right, that thing. Trying the same technique a second time will fail without a new, interesting twist. You've already kept the Godmodder from getting ear protection before, so you can't do it again.
End of round reactions.
The Servitor shanks the Godmodder in the shoulder for 2 damage. the Godmodder, enraged, turns and implodes it into a pile of goo. you won't hearing from this Servitor again. Ever.
The Shoggoth starts crying. meanwhile, the Basilisk progresses further, and the Godmodder Codifies the Curse of Repetitiveness to affect everyone, not just him, with his action.
[OG?]Sickbay for Injured friends (of booksbooks) 100% entrance stability, 15% intact interior. Seems Exploded... walls have cursed wisdom scores. Rift to Astral plane.
[OG?]Celestial Bear 19/19 HP 3 young (Threatened) Protective of young. Glowing cyan eyes.
[OG]Blink Dog 1+198/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! 97% sanity. can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[H-OG] Shoggoth 8 /25 HP Bound to Acerak! Acid skin! crying over servitor's legit death
[OG?] Very convenient Tree 120/120 HP Too convenient. is it a plot by the Godmodder? Now animated, under the control of Erajhan Quivvyre
+guardarea. holding rapier.[P] Booksbooks3 100/100 HP +3 / 1,+2,0. skeleton
+guardarea. holding quarterstaff.[?]
Guard 1/5 HP, 10/20 armor HP. +3/1,+2,0.Returning in 1!I think I should stand guard while Aeisenberg uses his scan ability on the runes.
OOC: Did you forget a 0 on my health bar, or did something go terribly wrong with Aeisenberg's spell?
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Forgot a 0, sorry.
/NotanOopdoot.
"I Figured it out. This area is a graph, not a grid. Just have to take that into account.
~~~01010010 01100101 01100100rove01110010 00111001 00111001 00111000 00110010"
(OOC: heh. that sounds funny, I'll use that as flavour text if I ever get a chance later :) )
The guard returns to the field and looks around in confusion, then focusses on you. gosh darn it, it even regenerated a bit while it was gone!
+guardarea. holding rapier.[P] Booksbooks3 100/100 HP +3 / 1,+2,0. skeleton
+guardarea. holding quarterstaff.[?] Guard 4/5 HP, 10/20 armor HP. +3/1,+2,0. R