Okay, now that that soul-crushing emptiness is gone, it's time to let out a favorite spell of mine: Snilloc's Snowball Storm, right on the magnets, channeling my inner Mr. Freeze.
"Hey, stay cool!"
...what even happens to magnets when they get colder? .... As it turns out, most magnets get stronger in the cold. ... huh. Let's roll to see if these are part of that group... and you get lucky with an 83 and so no they are not and they lose 5 base attack.
You see a dark red and black light envelop me, stretching all over my skin. As I scream, you smell burnt meat. I rise into the air as the light is absorbed into me, leaving glowing red runes branded into my skin. As I look over you all you see nothing of the man that once was in this creature's eyes, only burning agony, and a lust for blood.
Wooby has transformed into the |H| Branded One
BLOOD... THE BRANDED ONE REQUIRES BLOOD...
All around you Wooby's minions scream and their blood gushes out of their mouth, eyes, ears, and noses, and the blood rushes away. All of Wooby's minions containing blood are sacrificed to the Branded One, and the rest are now |H|
THIS DOG SHALL BE THE FIRST SACRIFICE
The brands on the Branded One's arm reach out and run the blink dog through, draining its blood into the Branded One.
The Coronal relic is cracked, but being held together by Eishalon bone. A red mist leaks from the largest crack... it looks like it'll last around 4-6 more turns without significantly decreasing in flow. there's no way to retrieve it however- the damage is too great. The Mask grew those bones, without wooby's consent or will. an exoskeleton of such bones has formed, But it does not hinder [The branded one], rather protecting and empowering them. In their left hand floats an Eishaic Scythe, But red, and covered in thorns, formed from accumulated mist. in their right hand is a a staff, shaped as if made of wood but clearly formed of an Eishalon's Starflesh.
They're probably crying blood or something similarly edgy, but there's a mask in the way, so we may never know...! And their action was spent becoming a thing that exists, so they don't get to kill the dog. crusher gets absorbed though.
The shopkeeper shakes his head sadly at the Deva "I'm afraid I'm bound by contract to only give out entities in exchange for player charge. If you can find a substitute for that that can be merged with a proper charge, then you can save up and purchase the entity, but aside from that there's nothing I can do. Well, actually, if you can give me equivalent power of a 2, and a 5, to be expended at a later date, then I can probably work something in using the fine print, but besides that, nothing."
(Thanks for the pointers, and the warm welcome, everybody!)
After taking the time to look around and see what is going on. I head to a place a bit farther away from the chaos in order to prepare something.
Charge for 1/40 (???)
you go somewhere further away! hrm I don't really think much about what surrounds the battlefield... after coming to a random decision I probably won't stick to, you roll a 5 on a random number generator and find a river close by. after crossing it on the nearby bridge, you find some dense woods. Like, Extremely dense woods. it's almost light night-time underneath, and nearly a fifth of the ground has a tree sticking out through it. that's interesting, but at least it's safer then the battlefield.
Imma explain the basics of me being the Branded One, JOE can give me stats later. I have only one post per round. Whenever I kill something its blood is absorbed into me and strengthens me, if it is bloodless it just dies. I am constantly burning from my brands and take damage each turn, so I must kill and use life-drain attacks each round to survive. I randomly decide who I attack each round. (flesh and blood/threats take higher priority) I will fill in more later I don't have time right now.
sure, 1 post. sure, get health from killing things. 320/320 HP, 4 AC, -30 HP per round. It may seem like a lot of HP, but you're pretty much going to be the main target I suspect. ...If you manage to die before 5 rounds pass you'll be force-stuck to AG for a little while so you can feel bad about being so pathetic
the shopkeeper realizes that currently, the only entitys of the field who definitely have blood are the mammoth, the blink dog, and the giant squid. this might not be as amusing as he thinks. (deva's an angel elementals are who knows what bob-ombs are bombs magnets are a magnet...)
I reach a spot that suits my fancy. Looking back into the distance, I can see most of the of the battlefield. Some red sparks catch my attention. From which, someone could be heard screaming.
" Uhh... I should probably avoid whatever that is."
I take out some of my materials from my bag of holding and lay them out.
" Now, I can get to work. This place is perfect for it! Wherever "this place" is."
Charge for ??? is now 2/40
Baring you randomly climbing a tree and using that as your spot, you're probably inside the only old, dilapidated watchtower which peeks slightly above the treeline. That, or you where like "Nope" about the forest and went off in another, random direction, in which case I shall re-randomize your location if you wish.
With a pop, a hiss, and the noise of a large bullfrog, Acerak, disappointing half brother of Acererak, appears in the non-sidequest area!
"What did I miss, my dudes?"
Oh, you didn't miss much. just an entire shard fight. then, just before you arrived, a guy called wooby whos summon finished off the shard decided he should randomly go insane and is now planning to kill everyone. you know, the usual. Well first of all the slime reaper is hostile, so it picks a target to attack. it rolls a 4 and slams into the enormous squid for 20 damage. its slimes, acting separately, roll a 6 and attack the fortress for 38 damage... before taking 20 damage plus 17 from clouded mirror. 7 die and one is wounded. Second of all the mammoth lazes around and the squid makes 2 more tendrils, before attacking the reaper for 18-5 damage.
The deva, fearful in case it counts as having blood, creates around itself a shield of water, refracting a glow of heavenly light. The NO elemental, on the other hand, fears for its life regardless of its efforts. Redrover's fortress won't hold forever, and the enemy is strong. it mentally apologises to Redrover, and opens the Vault. Baring an order from redrover canceling this, players other then the branded one can experiment and use the fortresses materials as they wish. for those who don't remember, the results of the previous experiments are now included with the materials. The NO elemental also casts a strong ward- If the branded one enters the storage area, they will take heavy damage. The goldenrod and shadow crystals glitter in the ward light...
2 of The bomb-oms charge into the negative magnet, dealing 20 damage. the negative magnet then heals the possitive magnet for 15+ 6 health, and the positive magnet, low on options, whacks the slime reaper for 21-5 damage. Lastly, the Godmodder smiles, immunizes himself against blood-theft and blood-based attacks, and sits back to watch the carnage.
[GM] Godmodder: 288 /300 HP1/1 stored action [AG] Giant Bar Magnet (Pos) 140 HP. 15 Attack +5% of health. Linked! Giant Bar Magnet (Neg) -140 HP. -15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!Giant bar magnet (neutral, in middle) 50 HP [AG]Bomb-om Squad 5 HP x5 10 A x5 Suicide attack! +1 member per turn! [A] Mammoth 150/150 HP 20A, Stampede in 2! (unbought) [A] Enormous squid 63/86 HP 10 A git anotha tendril in 1! (unbought) Tendrils 10x4 HP 2x4 A [H-Player] The Branded One 290/320 HP 4 AC -30 HP each turn (1APR, weakening in 4-6, Life theft II, Information corruption I, pain ignorance I, Emotional manipulation II.) [H] Armoured slime reaper 23/130 HP 5 AC 20A. Slime swirl in 2! Basic slimes 5HP x11 +3HP 2A x12 (Ablaze: -15 HP per round ) [Hvn] Deva 20/50 HP fairly confused. [AG-Shard II]Eishalon I - Vessel of grief down and out? [A] Crusher 49 Dead/15 HP 5A, Woobydooby's property. Eishalon(Vessel of grief) proof. Multiply that by the number of times you're tagged in other people's posts [OG]Blink Dog 20+200/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema [OG]Lesser Elemental 1 hp .5 Atk x1 GLOOM [NO]NO ElemenGenertal No/Not Applicable HP. A Smart Wizard Did It! NO! allied to lesser elementals! charged power storage rod! starmaterial-goldenrod staff. [OG] Fortress 175 hp 26.5% done Clouded mirror defence! 44 HP Turret (27-28 retaliation damage in range. 10-10 to things not in range but near fort)! chokepoint (near turret B, scryproof) turret B (10-10 retaliatory damage when in range). [OG] Drill (pointy bit done. stable.) Inside fort! 003.5 power 128 13 151
iron is standard. not particularly good or bad for magic, otherwise like rl iron.Goldenrod: seems unimpressive... it acts like a metal, between iron and gold in strength. it's meh at magic, near as you can tell, and is about as good for building as iron, the main downside being higher rarity. ruby: Strong, angular. acts like a real life ruby. best for small areas under considerable pressure due to small size and higher strength. has a slight magical affinity, towards fire, as well as focusing diffused energy. Test Results for shadow crystals: Relatively brittle, though not so much as to weather away from the elements before this battle's done. much easier to cut along cleavage planes, resulting in thin sheets of crystal if struck with force. has a strong affinity for magic, but most powerful spells will cause it to shatter due to how brittle it is. a bad idea for building due to its many-times mentioned brittleness.Starmaterial is untested, but seems powerful based on the elemental's staff. not Eishalon related.
Shield bubble thingy 25/25 forces attacks to target fortress!(+6.8 per turn!)
[AG?]mushroomy undead (lower half of basilisk! 5 turns of improvement! stunned, unstatted.) mushroom Zambies -1 .8x15 hp .1x15 A.
I passwall through the wall of the trap room and continue through the obstacle course.
OOC: Hi GENE, hope you're not too confused. Basically, everybody but me's fighting the godmodder, and I'm going through a sidequest obstacle course thingy to get another thingy the godmodder left in there that might be of use to us.
you do the thing and you do it right and you don't mess it up, so it works. it just works.
minions police brutality the power armor demon (taking 12 damage and dying), killing it. hatsune and nolegs buff booksbooks. LEGO howard the duck shoots the creation.
[AG]Obstacle course Large wall x1 [Howard]Pillars x1 Wall with climbing rope x1 trapped path x2 room that locks once entered x1 Lava network x1(guarded, 40 HP) [Books]roomba x864 spike pits x5 Final trap x3 [AG] Godmodder's creation 69(10 Regen) HP 8 CP (+4 per turn!) 3/3 Extra Trap / Field Trickery [A] Energy field 308HP (destroys anything it touches!) [P] Booksbooks3 52/100 HP 0,0,6. in obstacle course , electricity proof. [Weird-wooby]Minion Potato police car Ded [A-wooby]Nolegs the cat 50/50 HP 25% dodge 10 BuffA, Cat Dash in 2! [A-wooby] LEGO howard the duck 35/35 HP 8A splash 1(2 A) [A-wooby] hatsune miku 9/10 HP attack-buffing powas.
The Branded One rises up into the air and digs deep into the blink dog's side with its scythe, and the Blink Dog is set alight with burning pain! Because of the burning brands on its skin because the Branded One did that thing! Ow!
OK... THE BRANDED ONE TRIED TO KILL YOU LAST TIME BUT APPARENTLY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. WELP... YOU'RE DEAD NOW.
(OOC: The watchtower will do since it would give a reason why I can see the battlefield relatively clearly. But I'm calling it out now that it'll be knocked down at some point, this isn't even a jinx. Also, hi Books! Thanks for the welcome :))
I am still looking out the window I can see the battlefield from.
" I should probably go around gathering intel and who is who, but..."
I turn my head back to my things and slowly smile.
I summon forth my poker buddies to assist me! (1d4 dimensional shamblers)
"Leland! Carl! Lenny! Ronald! Unite to assist me and form the SUPER ROBOT!"
you roll 4d100 treshold 1 is 75, threshold has 1/3 of the difference between the rolls and it added to it Roll 1, 62, treshold is now 79, Roll 2, 96. shambler summoned, threshold is now 73. 56, treshold is now 78, roll 4 and you get 28. It looks like only one of your poker buddies is willing to risk their lives for you, but no matter! Carl the lamma with a hat summoned!
The Branded One rises up into the air and digs deep into the blink dog's side with its scythe, and the Blink Dog is set alight with burning pain! Because of the burning brands on its skin because the Branded One did that thing! Ow!
OK... THE BRANDED ONE TRIED TO KILL YOU LAST TIME BUT APPARENTLY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. WELP... YOU'RE DEAD NOW.
you gain 39 HP! strangely, the blink dog, which should have just lost 39 (or, 50-11) HP, still has 18 HP.
eh, whatever. you got health. maybe the mask is healing easy targets so you can keep stealing blood?
(OOC: "Magnets get stronger with the cold." ...Well, at least that turned out well in the end.)
I first join everyone in staring at the one formerly known as Wooby's transformation and saying "What."
then, I refocus myself, and snap my figners, having gotten inspiration for a dumb idea, which is casting polymorph on one of the magnets and trying to make it a Chicken.
"What's wrong, magnets? That... transformation... thing... making you feel chicken?"
The magnets are all technically one being! they proceed to make a saving throw three times... and fail every time! they are now a chicken, incapable of doing much for now. Until the chicken form starves to death, at any rate.
(OOC: The watchtower will do since it would give a reason why I can see the battlefield relatively clearly. But I'm calling it out now that it'll be knocked down at some point, this isn't even a jinx. Also, hi Books! Thanks for the welcome :))
I am still looking out the window I can see the battlefield from.
" I should probably go around gathering intel and who is who, but..."
I turn my head back to my things and slowly smile.
" Haha, I just can't help myself, can't I?"
??? is charged to 3/40
I don't actually have any plans for it to get knocked down. but it might, I guess.
as for intel, as long as it was in the main thread at some point, finding it is a free action.
you do the do. The armored slime reaper randomly reaps the fortress. it cares not about the counterattack. it will likely die this round regardless, and so it does 44 damage, and due to its AC, survives the turrets with 13, before the clouded mirror hits for 18, and kills it. reaper down, but its slimes remain. The mammoth idles again, and the squid slaps the remaining basic slimes, killing 4. The Deva builds a ceramic... flowerpot??... The NO Elemengenertal looks at the crumbling fortress in despair, and does his best to bring it back together. +4% completion and like 40 hp? The Godmodder decides the players will be quite busy with The Branded One, so he starts a charge. Do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage 1/5 The branded one gains 1 AC upper bound.
[GM] Godmodder: 288 /300 HP1/1 stored action 1/5 Do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage? [AG] Chicken currently! 30 HP, starving by 6 a round! Giant Bar Magnet (Pos) 140 HP. 15 Attack +5% of health. Linked! Giant Bar Magnet (Neg) -140 HP. -15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!Giant bar magnet (neutral, in middle) 50 HP [AG]GIANT HYDROGEN BOMB 60 HP (Exploding in seven!) [AG]Bomb-om Squad 5 HP x6 10 A x6 Suicide attack! +1 member per turn! [A] Mammoth 150/150 HP 20A, Stampede in 1! (unbought) [A] Enormous squid 63/86 HP 10 A git anotha tendril ready! (unbought) Tendrils 10x4 HP 2x4 A [H-Player] The Branded One 290/320 HP 4-5 AC -30 HP each turn (1APR, weakening in 3-5, Life theft II, Information corruption I, pain ignorance I, Emotional manipulation II.) [H] Basic slimes 5HP x8 8 2A x8 [Hvn] Deva 20/50 HP shielded, building ceramic flowerpot [AG-Shard II]Eishalon I - Vessel of grief down and out? [OG]Blink Dog 181/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema [OG]Lesser Elemental 1 hp .5 Atk x1 GLOOM [NO]NO ElemenGenertal No/Not Applicable HP. A Smart Wizard Did It! NO! allied to lesser elementals! charged power storage rod! starmaterial-goldenrod staff. [OG] Fortress 165 hp 25% done Clouded mirror defence! 44 HP Turret (27-28 retaliation damage in range. 10-10 to things not in range but near fort)! chokepoint (near turret B, scryproof) turret B (10-10 retaliatory damage when in range). [OG] Drill (pointy bit done. stable.) Inside fort! 000.3 power 9 unsorted 128 13 151
iron is standard. not particularly good or bad for magic, otherwise like rl iron.Goldenrod: seems unimpressive... it acts like a metal, between iron and gold in strength. it's meh at magic, near as you can tell, and is about as good for building as iron, the main downside being higher rarity. ruby: Strong, angular. acts like a real life ruby. best for small areas under considerable pressure due to small size and higher strength. has a slight magical affinity, towards fire, as well as focusing diffused energy. Test Results for shadow crystals: Relatively brittle, though not so much as to weather away from the elements before this battle's done. much easier to cut along cleavage planes, resulting in thin sheets of crystal if struck with force. has a strong affinity for magic, but most powerful spells will cause it to shatter due to how brittle it is. a bad idea for building due to its many-times mentioned brittleness.Starmaterial is untested, but seems powerful based on the elemental's staff. not Eishalon related.
Shield bubble thingy 25/25 forces attacks to target fortress!(+6.8 per turn!)
[AG?]mushroomy undead (lower half of basilisk! 6 turns of improvement! stunned, unstatted.) mushroom Zambies -1 .8x15 hp .1x15 A.
Almost to the halfway point. Also, all my creatures are dying and I've lost track of which ones died when, so RIP the post-mortems I guess. Shame really those were fun to do.
YOU KNOW, GODMODDER, THE PCS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BRANDED ONE. A 1 WAS ROLLED. THAT MEANS YOU.
The end of the Branded One's staff glows red, and a glowing brand appears on the end of it. The Branded One pokes the Godmodder in the face with it. Then he does it again. And again. And again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again.
The GM's face is basically just a mass of branded flesh now. But then it goes back to his normal face. Because Godmodder powers. But anyway, the damage is done. Hopefully.
(OOC: Darn it! So it was a jinx after all. Also, I'm ging to switch to the third person and see how that turns out.)
Gene is now hunched over the materials she had set out, seemingly fussing over various vials and other raw materials, while chuckling inaudible mumblings to herself.
??? is now charged 4/40
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Yes, I did chose this username to be the punchline of a joke.
Almost to the halfway point. Also, all my creatures are dying and I've lost track of which ones died when, so RIP the post-mortems I guess. Shame really those were fun to do.
YOU KNOW, GODMODDER, THE PCS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BRANDED ONE. A 1 WAS ROLLED. THAT MEANS YOU.
The end of the Branded One's staff glows red, and with a purple pulse from the mask, a glowing brand appears on the end of it. The Branded One pokes the Godmodder in the face with it. Then he does it again. And again. And again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again an- The branded one feels a sudden, stabbing pain in their back,along their arms as well. they continue, and pokes the godmodder again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again.
The GM's face is basically just a mass of branded flesh now. But then it goes back to his normal face. Because Godmodder powers. But anyway, the damage is done. Hopefully.
Wait... but brands are the source of your strength, so... this must be intended as a blessing, to an extent! 3 Damage to the Godmodder, but he gains three magical brands he can call upon once each. it seems no matter what you do, he will gain...
Brand of emotions - Inflict gloom on 3 targets Brand of the statstral - place colorful facades to replace other text. Brand of Corruption - corrupt something, or grant a unit limited powers of corruption.
Scanning... A player gone mad, this being draws power from his brands and attacks with insanity, burning brands and molten cuts. >Semi-unit: 1 post per round, with increased power >Eishalon Mask: Buffs in general, varying with time. Has some unknown drawback. cannot be removed. major buffs this round compared to last. >Coronal Relic: A sphere containing a bloodied thread, glinting in a loop with its symbol displayed proud. cracked nearly in half, but held together by eishalon bones, it fuels the health and life of the branded one. it seems like it will slacken in its release of mist in a few rounds. >Eishaic Scythe (Red): A scythe formed by the relic. one of the simplest Eishaic weapon types, born from a single scale straightened out against a rigid spine. because of its everpresent nature throughout history, some murmurs of history speak of the scythe being a tool for change, good or bad. >Staff: a magical staff you can describe, for magic people. seems to be made of a similar material to the eishalon's flesh. there because the branded is magishan. >Eishalon bones: Growing along the branded one's body regardless of will, they serve many purposes, reinforcing the flesh (rising AC), holding the relic together, and even slightly raising attack power. some of them seem to be tunneling into the branded's flesh, starting to interface with and replace his normal bone structure. >Brands: channel the power, and deal DOT to the branded one.
(OOC: Darn it! So it was a jinx after all. Also, I'm ging to switch to the third person and see how that turns out.)
Gene is now hunched over the materials she had set out, seemingly fussing over various vials and other raw materials, while chuckling inaudible mumblings to herself.
??? is now charged 4/40
Well, it might still not happen. a query- would you like your flavour text and such to have any effect, or do you just wish to calmly charge one point at a time, text ignored?
The slimes randomize their attack again, with only 10 attack remaining.... and slappeh the bombah.
The mammoth decides the chicken looks tasty, and tries to eat it. 20 damage. the squid makes new tendrils. The deva puts a stick inside the flowerpot, and fastens it in place with some clay. woo? only 1 turn left before they finish... whatever it is. The NO elemengenertal looks around... nobody wants the materials? sad about the lack of protection, it starts trying to build a golem to protect it instead, using some of their massive pile of goldenrod and maybe a few rubies here and there. The bomb-oms idle, the bomb ticks down, and the chicken dies starves a bit inside. The Godmodder, annoyed by the damage he's just taken, charges. the branded one gains 1 AC lower bound, And his buffs rise Significantly for his next round's action. Life theft V, Information corruption bonus action, brand magic IV, and emotional manipulationi IX (though the Godmodder is immune), as well as a general buff to power. he rolled a 99 on his roll for this round.
[GM] Godmodder: 285 /300 HP1/1 stored action 2/5 Do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage? Brands (emotion, statsteral, corruption) [AG] Chicken currently! 4 HP, starving by 6 a round! Giant Bar Magnet (Pos) 140 HP. 15 Attack +5% of health. Linked! Giant Bar Magnet (Neg) -140 HP. -15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!Giant bar magnet (neutral, in middle) 50 HP [AG]GIANT HYDROGEN BOMB 50 HP (Exploding in six!) [AG]Bomb-om Squad 5 HP x7 10 A x7 Suicide attack! +1 member per turn! [A] Mammoth 150/150 HP 20A, Stampede ready! (unbought) [A] Enormous squid 63/86 HP 10 A git anotha tendril in 1! (unbought) Tendrils 10x6 HP 2x6 A [H-Player] The Branded One 260/320 HP 5 AC -30 HP each turn (1APR, weakening in 2-4, Life theft V, Information corruption II [bonus action], Brand magic IV, Emotional manipulation IX.) [H] Basic slimes 5HP x5 8 2A x5 [Hvn] Deva 20/50 HP shielded, building something? [AG-Shard II]Eishalon I - Vessel of grief down and out? [OG]Blink Dog 181/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema [OG]Lesser Elemental 1 hp .5 Atk x1 GLOOM [NO]NO ElemenGenertal No/Not Applicable HP. A Smart Wizard Did It! NO! allied to lesser elementals! charged power storage rod! starmaterial-goldenrod staff. building goldenrod-ruby golem. [OG] Fortress 165 hp 25% done Clouded mirror defence! 44 HP Turret (27-28 retaliation damage in range. 10-10 to things not in range but near fort)! chokepoint (near turret B, scryproof) turret B (10-10 retaliatory damage when in range). [OG] Drill (pointy bit done. stable.) Inside fort! 007.1 power 9 unsorted 128 13 151
iron is standard. not particularly good or bad for magic, otherwise like rl iron.Goldenrod: seems unimpressive... it acts like a metal, between iron and gold in strength. it's meh at magic, near as you can tell, and is about as good for building as iron, the main downside being higher rarity. ruby: Strong, angular. acts like a real life ruby. best for small areas under considerable pressure due to small size and higher strength. has a slight magical affinity, towards fire, as well as focusing diffused energy. Test Results for shadow crystals: Relatively brittle, though not so much as to weather away from the elements before this battle's done. much easier to cut along cleavage planes, resulting in thin sheets of crystal if struck with force. has a strong affinity for magic, but most powerful spells will cause it to shatter due to how brittle it is. a bad idea for building due to its many-times mentioned brittleness.Starmaterial is untested, but seems powerful based on the elemental's staff. not Eishalon related.
Shield bubble thingy 25/25 forces attacks to target fortress!(+6.8 per turn!)
[AG?]mushroomy undead (lower half of basilisk! 7 turns of improvement! stunned, unstatted.) mushroom Zambies -1 .8x15 hp .1x15 A.
Hmmm...You know what, I like the sidequest now. I like it very, very much. I continue through the obstacle course. How close am I to finishing it?
it would really be rather preferable if you mentioned how you continue, but oh well. you distract the roombas and sneak past about half of them.
Nolegs and hatsune continue as they are wont to do. howard does 8 damage to GC, which then uses Extra trap and 12 CP to give all the roombas ahead of books dueling harnesses, slingshots... and make them hostile to intruders. drat.
[AG]Obstacle course Large wall x1 [Howard]Pillars x1 Wall with climbing rope x1 trapped path x2 room that locks once entered x1 Lava network x1(guarded, 40 HP) roomba x432[Books]Battleroombas x432 (20A) spike pits x5 Final trap x3 [AG] Godmodder's creation 71(10 Regen) HP 0 CP (+4 per turn!) 1/3 Extra Trap / Field Trickery [A] Energy field 308HP (destroys anything it touches!) [P] Booksbooks3 52/100 HP 0,0,6. in obstacle course , electricity proof. [A-wooby]Nolegs the cat 50/50 HP 25% dodge 10 BuffA, Cat Dash in 2! [A-wooby] LEGO howard the duck 35/35 HP 8A splash 1(2 A) [A-wooby] hatsune miku 9/10 HP attack-buffing powas.
....
As it turns out, most magnets get stronger in the cold.
...
huh.
Let's roll to see if these are part of that group... and you get lucky with an 83 and so no they are not and they lose 5 base attack.
GODMODDER: What.
NO Elemegenertal: What.
Crusher 49: WhAAAAAAAAAAAAIIEE
Deva: What.
Oooooookay then.
The Coronal relic is cracked, but being held together by Eishalon bone. A red mist leaks from the largest crack... it looks like it'll last around 4-6 more turns without significantly decreasing in flow. there's no way to retrieve it however- the damage is too great. The Mask grew those bones, without wooby's consent or will. an exoskeleton of such bones has formed, But it does not hinder [The branded one], rather protecting and empowering them. In their left hand floats an Eishaic Scythe, But red, and covered in thorns, formed from accumulated mist. in their right hand is a a staff, shaped as if made of wood but clearly formed of an Eishalon's Starflesh.
And their action was spent becoming a thing that exists, so they don't get to kill the dog. crusher gets absorbed though.
57 68 79 20 64 6f 20 49 20 62 6f 74 68 65 72
Like, Extremely dense woods. it's almost light night-time underneath, and nearly a fifth of the ground has a tree sticking out through it. that's interesting, but at least it's safer then the battlefield.
...If you manage to die before 5 rounds pass you'll be force-stuck to AG for a little while
so you can feel bad about being so patheticWell first of all the slime reaper is hostile, so it picks a target to attack. it rolls a 4 and slams into the enormous squid for 20 damage. its slimes, acting separately, roll a 6 and attack the fortress for 38 damage... before taking 20 damage plus 17 from clouded mirror. 7 die and one is wounded.
Second of all the mammoth lazes around and the squid makes 2 more tendrils, before attacking the reaper for 18-5 damage.
Lastly, the Godmodder smiles, immunizes himself against blood-theft and blood-based attacks, and sits back to watch the carnage.
[GM] Godmodder: 288 /300 HP 1/1 stored action
[AG] Giant Bar Magnet (Pos) 140 HP. 15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!
Giant Bar Magnet (Neg) -140 HP. -15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!Giant bar magnet (neutral, in middle) 50 HP
[AG] Bomb-om Squad 5 HP x5 10 A x5 Suicide attack! +1 member per turn!
[A] Mammoth 150/150 HP 20A, Stampede in 2! (unbought)
[A] Enormous squid 63/86 HP 10 A git anotha tendril in 1! (unbought) Tendrils 10x4 HP 2x4 A
[H-Player] The Branded One 290/320 HP 4 AC -30 HP each turn (1APR, weakening in 4-6, Life theft II, Information corruption I, pain ignorance I, Emotional manipulation II.)
[H] Armoured slime reaper 23/130 HP 5 AC 20A. Slime swirl in 2! Basic slimes 5HP x11 +3HP 2A x12 (Ablaze: -15 HP per round )
[Hvn] Deva 20/50 HP fairly confused.
[AG-Shard II] Eishalon I - Vessel of grief down and out?
[A] Crusher 49 Dead/15 HP 5A, Woobydooby's property. Eishalon(Vessel of grief) proof. Multiply that by the number of times you're tagged in other people's posts
[OG]Blink Dog 20+200/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[OG] Lesser Elemental 1 hp .5 Atk x1 GLOOM
[NO] NO ElemenGenertal No/Not Applicable HP. A Smart Wizard Did It! NO! allied to lesser elementals! charged power storage rod! starmaterial-goldenrod staff.
[OG] Fortress 175 hp 26.5% done Clouded mirror defence! 44 HP Turret (27-28 retaliation damage in range. 10-10 to things not in range but near fort)! chokepoint (near turret B, scryproof) turret B (10-10 retaliatory damage when in range).
[OG] Drill (pointy bit done. stable.) Inside fort! 003.5 power 1 28 13 15 1
Leathco: GLOOM.
Aeisenberg: Flex tape rapier (minor attack buff)
[AG] Obstacle course Large wall x1 [Howard] Pillars x1 Wall with climbing rope x1 trapped path x2 room that locks once entered x1 Lava network x1(guarded, 40 HP) [Books]roomba x864 spike pits x5 Final trap x3
[AG] Godmodder's creation 69(10 Regen) HP 8 CP (+4 per turn!) 3/3 Extra Trap / Field Trickery
[A] Energy field 308HP (destroys anything it touches!)
[P] Booksbooks3 52/100 HP 0,0,6. in obstacle course , electricity proof.
[Weird-wooby] Minion Potato police car Ded
[A-wooby] Nolegs the cat 50/50 HP 25% dodge 10 BuffA, Cat Dash in 2!
[A-wooby] LEGO howard the duck 35/35 HP 8A splash 1(2 A)
[A-wooby] hatsune miku 9/10 HP attack-buffing powas.
I summon forth my poker buddies to assist me! (1d4 dimensional shamblers)
"Leland! Carl! Lenny! Ronald! Unite to assist me and form the SUPER ROBOT!"
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
The Branded One rises up into the air and digs deep into the blink dog's side with its scythe, and the Blink Dog is set alight with burning pain! Because of the burning brands on its skin because the Branded One did that thing! Ow!
OK... THE BRANDED ONE TRIED TO KILL YOU LAST TIME BUT APPARENTLY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. WELP... YOU'RE DEAD NOW.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
The shop keeper realizes that wooby's freak out might incur some loss of custom and makes a note to charge his account if he kills the squid.
11.55/35 for Dragonfire
Stored credit:
GENE: 2
Books: 1.4
Redrover: 1
Aeisenberg: .75
Wooby: 0.3
Shop items:
Mammoth: 7 charge
Giant Squid: 7 charge
(OOC: The watchtower will do since it would give a reason why I can see the battlefield relatively clearly. But I'm calling it out now that it'll be knocked down at some point, this isn't even a jinx. Also, hi Books! Thanks for the welcome :))
I am still looking out the window I can see the battlefield from.
" I should probably go around gathering intel and who is who, but..."
I turn my head back to my things and slowly smile.
" Haha, I just can't help myself, can't I?"
??? is charged to 3/40
Yes, I did chose this username to be the punchline of a joke.
I summon forth a colossal hydrogen bomb 10 feet in the ground under the battlefield, set to explode in 7 rounds, without fail.
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Another short post as I'm on the road.
12.55/35 for Dragonfire
Stored credit:
GENE: 2
Books: 1.4
Redrover: 1
Aeisenberg: .75
Wooby: 0.3
Shop items:
Mammoth: 7 charge
Giant Squid: 7 charge
I add a charge to the auction
Yes, I did chose this username to be the punchline of a joke.
56, treshold is now 78, roll 4 and you get 28.
It looks like only one of your poker buddies is willing to risk their lives for you, but no matter!
Carl the lamma with a hat summoned!
Until the chicken form starves to death, at any rate.
The armored slime reaper randomly reaps the fortress. it cares not about the counterattack. it will likely die this round regardless, and so it does 44 damage, and due to its AC, survives the turrets with 13, before the clouded mirror hits for 18, and kills it. reaper down, but its slimes remain.
The mammoth idles again, and the squid slaps the remaining basic slimes, killing 4.
The Deva builds a ceramic... flowerpot??...
The NO Elemengenertal looks at the crumbling fortress in despair, and does his best to bring it back together. +4% completion and like 40 hp?
The Godmodder decides the players will be quite busy with The Branded One, so he starts a charge. Do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage 1/5
The branded one gains 1 AC upper bound.
[GM] Godmodder: 288 /300 HP 1/1 stored action 1/5 Do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage?
[AG] Chicken currently! 30 HP, starving by 6 a round!
Giant Bar Magnet (Pos) 140 HP. 15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!
Giant Bar Magnet (Neg) -140 HP. -15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!Giant bar magnet (neutral, in middle) 50 HP
[AG] GIANT HYDROGEN BOMB 60 HP (Exploding in seven!)
[AG] Bomb-om Squad 5 HP x6 10 A x6 Suicide attack! +1 member per turn!
[A] Mammoth 150/150 HP 20A, Stampede in 1! (unbought)
[A] Enormous squid 63/86 HP 10 A git anotha tendril ready! (unbought) Tendrils 10x4 HP 2x4 A
[H-Player] The Branded One 290/320 HP 4-5 AC -30 HP each turn (1APR, weakening in 3-5, Life theft II, Information corruption I, pain ignorance I, Emotional manipulation II.)
[H] Basic slimes 5HP x8 8 2A x8
[Hvn] Deva 20/50 HP shielded, building ceramic flowerpot
[AG-Shard II] Eishalon I - Vessel of grief down and out?
[OG]Blink Dog 181/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[OG] Lesser Elemental 1 hp .5 Atk x1 GLOOM
[NO] NO ElemenGenertal No/Not Applicable HP. A Smart Wizard Did It! NO! allied to lesser elementals! charged power storage rod! starmaterial-goldenrod staff.
[OG] Fortress 165 hp 25% done Clouded mirror defence! 44 HP Turret (27-28 retaliation damage in range. 10-10 to things not in range but near fort)! chokepoint (near turret B, scryproof) turret B (10-10 retaliatory damage when in range).
[OG] Drill (pointy bit done. stable.) Inside fort! 000.3 power 9 unsorted 1 28 13 15 1
Leathco: GLOOM.
Aeisenberg: Flex tape rapier (minor attack buff)
Chugalugaglug
14.55/35 for Dragonfire
Stored credit:
GENE: 3
Books: 1.4
Redrover: 1
Aeisenberg: .75
Wooby: 0.3
Shop items:
Mammoth: 7 charge
Giant Squid: 7 charge
Hmmm...You know what, I like the sidequest now. I like it very, very much. I continue through the obstacle course. How close am I to finishing 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!
Almost to the halfway point. Also, all my creatures are dying and I've lost track of which ones died when, so RIP the post-mortems I guess.
Shame really those were fun to do.
15.55/35 for Dragonfire
Stored credit:
GENE: 3
Books: 1.4
Redrover: 1
Aeisenberg: .75
Wooby: 0.3
Shop items:
Mammoth: 7 charge
Giant Squid: 7 charge
YOU KNOW, GODMODDER, THE PCS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BRANDED ONE. A 1 WAS ROLLED. THAT MEANS YOU.
The end of the Branded One's staff glows red, and a glowing brand appears on the end of it. The Branded One pokes the Godmodder in the face with it. Then he does it again. And again. And again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again.
HEH. POKE. POOOOOKE. POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE. PPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE.
The GM's face is basically just a mass of branded flesh now. But then it goes back to his normal face. Because Godmodder powers. But anyway, the damage is done. Hopefully.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Trust me, that bomb isn't there to damage the godmodder
I summon forth Peterson, my personal dimensional shambler butler. If possible, I shift Carl to a demiplane for later use.
6 rounds 'til kaboom
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
(OOC: Darn it! So it was a jinx after all. Also, I'm ging to switch to the third person and see how that turns out.)
Gene is now hunched over the materials she had set out, seemingly fussing over various vials and other raw materials, while chuckling inaudible mumblings to herself.
??? is now charged 4/40
Yes, I did chose this username to be the punchline of a joke.
I WOULD write a postmortem of the king slime, angry peasant and minion potato cop car, but I'm not feeling good right now.
16.55/35 for Dragonfire
Stored credit:
GENE: 3
Books: 1.4
Redrover: 1
Aeisenberg: .75
Wooby: 0.3
Shop items:
Mammoth: 7 charge
Giant Squid: 7 charge
I blast the basic slime with a shotgun
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Brand of the statstral - place colorful facades to replace other text.
Brand of Corruption - corrupt something, or grant a unit limited powers of corruption.
A player gone mad, this being draws power from his brands and attacks with insanity, burning brands and molten cuts.
>Semi-unit: 1 post per round, with increased power
>Eishalon Mask: Buffs in general, varying with time. Has some unknown drawback. cannot be removed. major buffs this round compared to last.
>Coronal Relic: A sphere containing a bloodied thread, glinting in a loop with its symbol displayed proud. cracked nearly in half, but held together by eishalon bones, it fuels the health and life of the branded one. it seems like it will slacken in its release of mist in a few rounds.
>Eishaic Scythe (Red): A scythe formed by the relic. one of the simplest Eishaic weapon types, born from a single scale straightened out against a rigid spine. because of its everpresent nature throughout history, some murmurs of history speak of the scythe being a tool for change, good or bad.
>Staff: a magical staff you can describe, for magic people. seems to be made of a similar material to the eishalon's flesh. there because the branded is magishan.
>Eishalon bones: Growing along the branded one's body regardless of will, they serve many purposes, reinforcing the flesh (rising AC), holding the relic together, and even slightly raising attack power. some of them seem to be tunneling into the branded's flesh, starting to interface with and replace his normal bone structure.
>Brands: channel the power, and deal DOT to the branded one.
You now possess Caaaaaarl in item form, as well as a butler.
The mammoth decides the chicken looks tasty, and tries to eat it. 20 damage. the squid makes new tendrils.
The deva puts a stick inside the flowerpot, and fastens it in place with some clay. woo? only 1 turn left before they finish... whatever it is. The NO elemengenertal looks around... nobody wants the materials? sad about the lack of protection, it starts trying to build a golem to protect it instead, using some of their massive pile of goldenrod and maybe a few rubies here and there.
The bomb-oms idle, the bomb ticks down, and the chicken
diesstarves a bit inside. The Godmodder, annoyed by the damage he's just taken, charges. the branded one gains 1 AC lower bound, And his buffs rise Significantly for his next round's action. Life theft V, Information corruption bonus action, brand magic IV, and emotional manipulationi IX (though the Godmodder is immune), as well as a general buff to power. he rolled a 99 on his roll for this round.[GM] Godmodder: 285 /300 HP 1/1 stored action 2/5 Do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage? Brands (emotion, statsteral, corruption)
[AG] Chicken currently! 4 HP, starving by 6 a round!
Giant Bar Magnet (Pos) 140 HP. 15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!
Giant Bar Magnet (Neg) -140 HP. -15 Attack +5% of health. Linked!Giant bar magnet (neutral, in middle) 50 HP
[AG] GIANT HYDROGEN BOMB 50 HP (Exploding in six!)
[AG] Bomb-om Squad 5 HP x7 10 A x7 Suicide attack! +1 member per turn!
[A] Mammoth 150/150 HP 20A, Stampede ready! (unbought)
[A] Enormous squid 63/86 HP 10 A git anotha tendril in 1! (unbought) Tendrils 10x6 HP 2x6 A
[H-Player] The Branded One 260/320 HP 5 AC -30 HP each turn (1APR, weakening in 2-4, Life theft V, Information corruption II [bonus action], Brand magic IV, Emotional manipulation IX.)
[H] Basic slimes 5HP x5 8 2A x5
[Hvn] Deva 20/50 HP shielded, building something?
[AG-Shard II] Eishalon I - Vessel of grief down and out?
[OG]Blink Dog 181/220 HP -11 to incoming damage! can blink!notLoyal to NatureWriter Mastema
[OG] Lesser Elemental 1 hp .5 Atk x1 GLOOM
[NO] NO ElemenGenertal No/Not Applicable HP. A Smart Wizard Did It! NO! allied to lesser elementals! charged power storage rod! starmaterial-goldenrod staff. building goldenrod-ruby golem.
[OG] Fortress 165 hp 25% done Clouded mirror defence! 44 HP Turret (27-28 retaliation damage in range. 10-10 to things not in range but near fort)! chokepoint (near turret B, scryproof) turret B (10-10 retaliatory damage when in range).
[OG] Drill (pointy bit done. stable.) Inside fort! 007.1 power 9 unsorted 1 28 13 15 1
Leathco: GLOOM.
Aeisenberg: Flex tape rapier (minor attack buff)
Acerac: Caaaaarl (.5 AP), Dimensional shambler butler (1AP)
[AG] Obstacle course Large wall x1 [Howard] Pillars x1 Wall with climbing rope x1 trapped path x2 room that locks once entered x1 Lava network x1(guarded, 40 HP) roomba x432[Books] Battle roombas x432 (20A) spike pits x5 Final trap x3
[AG] Godmodder's creation 71(10 Regen) HP 0 CP (+4 per turn!) 1/3 Extra Trap / Field Trickery
[A] Energy field 308HP (destroys anything it touches!)
[P] Booksbooks3 52/100 HP 0,0,6. in obstacle course , electricity proof.
[A-wooby] Nolegs the cat 50/50 HP 25% dodge 10 BuffA, Cat Dash in 2!
[A-wooby] LEGO howard the duck 35/35 HP 8A splash 1(2 A)
[A-wooby] hatsune miku 9/10 HP attack-buffing powas.