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Post by Daos on Jul 20, 2021 13:03:47 GMT -8
Sighing deeply in relief, Daos looks for something to tie the servant up with before his spell ends. "I believe this person is a shapechanger--a fey-touched," he says.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Jul 21, 2021 5:48:10 GMT -8
"A fey-touched?" Typhania says, furrowing her brow. "I thought they were a myth."
"Many myths are more true than you think," Countess Kartop says. "I've encountered quite a few Feytouched in my day."
Meine helps Daos find some rope in the decorations and moves to tie up the paralyzed assassin.
"Why are we bothering capturing her?" grumbles King Leonard. "Stab her through the heart and move on with our lives."
"We need her testimony to figure out who hired her, Father," Meine says.
"That may not be necessary," mutters Count Cryfold, before tackling Daos to the ground, causing the nobles to all gasp.
===================== Roll Initiative, everyone. And I need a Concentration (CON Save) from Daos, to avoid letting the assassin loose.
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Post by Daos on Jul 21, 2021 10:25:11 GMT -8
Daos will struggle to get Cryfold off him then put him under a sleep spell, if all possible.
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Initiative TbKEqlR_1d20+2
Concentration save 1d20+1
Sleep Spell 5d8 1d20+2·1d20+1·5d8
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Post by GravityEmblem on Jul 23, 2021 13:46:30 GMT -8
Daos' spell falls the second Count Cryfold tackles him, and the Feytouched wastes no time jumping up and slashing Selena across the hands.
"Can't cast spells now, can you?" she sneers, holding her dagger up to Serpentine's throat. She shows no sign of fear.
Meine and Qurrak leap out of their seats and push the Count off of Daos, freeing him from the assassin's grasp. He tries to cast a spell to put him to sleep, but he shrugs it off. The nobles start to panic and run from the room.
"No matter," Cryfold says. "As long as we get our target..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Actions for Round 2?
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Post by Igordragonian on Jul 25, 2021 15:17:19 GMT -8
Intiative
3v2i6qBE1d20+2
Qurrak, roar in anger, raise his two shields, lower his head between his shields, and rush toward Cryfold, attempting to stab him on his horns.
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RAGE
Attack
1d20+5
Damage?
1d10+5+shove is possible1d20+2·1d20+5·1d10+5
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Post by Daos on Jul 25, 2021 17:30:03 GMT -8
As Qurrak and Meine seem to have Cryfold in hand, Daos focuses on the fey-touched assassin. It worked before, so maybe it will work again. He tries to paralyze her with a spell of holding. He'll also take a moment to check on Countess Cryfold. Is she running? Preparing to attack? Sitting still?
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Daos casts Hold Person on the fey-touched assassin.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Jul 26, 2021 6:38:00 GMT -8
Countess Cryfold is scattered throughout the room with the other nobles. Like the rest, she observes the battle from afar. Unlike the rest, her expression is one of anger and determination, rather than fear or confusion. The Fey-Touched scowls at him and his companions, which provides Selena an opportunity to begin an incantation that Daos recognizes as Dimension Door. Unfortunately, the Fey-Touched bashes her across the mouth to interrupt her.
"Try another stunt like that, and I may have to settle for cutting your throat before this whole mess is cleared up," she growls, gesturing to the Count. Miss Serpentine, her mouth covered by the assassin's, mutters something that vaguely sounds like Elvish for "an unwise choice."
The Count hurls a dagger at Daos, striking a critical blow. In the confusion following, he kicks up a chair and hides.
"Dammit! I can't find him anywhere!" Meine shouts. (The Count is quite visibly hiding under the table) Qurrak responds by ramming into him, spearing him with his horns and knocking the table over. The marzipan ship lands right on his head, injuring him further. Daos turns around and casts another Holding spell, but the Fey-Touched shrugs it off. She mutters "screw it," stabs Selena in the throat, and leaps onto the adjoining table. The advisor crumples to the floor, but she continues to breath unsteadily.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Miss Serpentine attempts to cast Dimension Door, but is interrupted. Count Cryfold throws a dagger at Daos and crits, dealing 5 damage. He cunningly hides. Meine makes a Perception check. Critical failure. Qurrak hits Cryfold, dealing 7 damage and knocking him back. The marzipan ship hits him, dealing 1 damage. Daos casts Hold Person on the Fey-Touched. She succeeds. The Fey-Touched slits Serpentine's throat, then jumps onto the table. Miss Serpentine is now bleeding out.
[OOC: I didn't remember until halfway through this post that I had been rolling for NPCs publicly. -_- I'll be sure to do so for the next round.]
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Post by Daos on Jul 26, 2021 14:17:32 GMT -8
Daos wasn't sure what to make of any of this. Was this all part of Serpentine's plan? Because it seemed a bad one. Then again, Cryfold's plan seemed just as bad. And why were the royal guard not intervening? Regardless, Daos knew they needed to keep Serpentine alive at all costs.
"Leave the count to Qurrak!" Daos advises Meine. "Help me deal with the fey-changed instead!" He then moves to Serpentine and attempts to patch her up while Meine hopefully keeps the assassin busy.
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Medicine check to stabilize Serpentine re6I4RnA1d20+6 1d20+6
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Post by GravityEmblem on Jul 29, 2021 6:48:16 GMT -8
The Count dashes forwards, swiping at Qurrak with two strikes of his shortsword before somersaulting backwards. The blade practically bounce off the minotaur's thick, rage-empowered skin. Despite this, he shows no sign of fear. Meine responds to Daos with a curt nod, snatches up the dagger Cryfold threw at him, jumps onto the table and stabs the Feytouched. The assassin growls at her, and is about to strike back when Qurrak hurls an overturned table in their direction. Meine ducks under it, while the Feytouched leaps into the sky and grabs onto the chandelier. Meine mutters an Orcish curse as the assassin pulls out a hand crossbow.
The table barely misses Daos as he bandages Miss Serpentine's wounds. Curiously, they're not to severe for a stab straight to the throat--the advisor is still conscious, in fact. She pushes herself up into a sitting position as he finishes.
"Xarka dahl tohn, things have gone absolutely pear-shaped," she says in a weak voice. "Where are the royal guards? Picked off quietly, I suppose." She shook her head. "What happened? The plan was to draw them into attacking in my room as 'I' slept. They've started an all-out brawl in the middle of the castle. Who benefits from this?" She sighs. "Actually, what's the benefit of murdering me in the middle of a ball? Did they feel threatened and exposed by your presence? Or my announcement? Is this the quality of Night's Breath Agents they have these days? They're supposed to be unstoppable killing machines, not idiotic, short-sighted thugs. Well, I suppose it'll cause the organization to collapse in due time....good on her, then..." she mutters, flexing her hands. "...no, I'm liable to reopen the wounds if I cast a Somatic spell. I suppose fighting them off is your responsibility. Shouldn't be too hard, from what I've witness. Dear Tiamat..." she says, shaking her head.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Miss Serpentine seems oddly fine. Count Cryfold attacks Qurrak with a shortsword, dealing 4/2 (rage) 2 damage. He attacks again, missing. He cunningly disengages. Meine hits the Feytouched with a dagger, dealing 3 damage. Qurrak throws a table at the Feytouched, missing. Daos makes a Medicine check to stabilize Miss Serpentine. Success. The Feytouched cunningly disengages and makes an Acrobatics check to jump ~10 ft onto the chandelier. Success.
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Post by Daos on Jul 29, 2021 13:02:29 GMT -8
"None of this makes any sense," Daos agrees. "Maybe we can piece it together when it's over." Standing up, he points at the assassin and chants a spell, flinging three purple beams of energy unerringly toward them.
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Daos casts Magic Missile at the fey-touched assassin. MceAD0eK3d4+3 3d4+3
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Post by GravityEmblem on Jul 30, 2021 6:26:28 GMT -8
"Yes, hopefully," Selena grunts, taking a few steps back. The Count whips out a crossbow and dips its bolt in a small jar of what can only be presumed as poison. He aims it at Miss Serpentine and promptly misses, leaving her sighing. Meine, meanwhile, rushes at him with his own dagger, an attack he manages to dodge.
Qurrak, roaring with anger, hurls his hand axe at the fragile glass chandelier. It hits the Feytouched in her arm, right after smashing through the chandelier, spraying glass everywhere and causing it to crash to the floor.
("MY PRICELESS DWARVEN-MADE CHANDELIER!!" the king cries in anguish)
Cut by glass and battered by the floor, the assassin takes one look at the angry minotaur and decides to pick an easier target. She stabs Daos in his chest, and before he gets the opportunity to cast a spell, she twists it out of him, growing the wound further. Try as he might, he falls to the floor, unconscious.
"Nothing standing in the way of killing you now, Selena," she smugly says.
"Except your own idiocy, apparently," she replies, eliciting a growl from the Feytouched. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Miss Serpentine slowly backs away from the battle. Count Cryfold applies poison to his crossbow and misses Miss Serpentine. Meine attacks Count Cryfold with a dagger and misses. Qurrak hurls his hand-axe at the Feytouched, hitting and dealing 7 damage. He destroys the chandelier, too. The Feytouched takes 2 damage from glass cuts and 3 from falling. The Feytouched hits Daos with two shortsword attacks, dealing 11 damage. Daos is now bleeding out.
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Post by Daos on Jul 30, 2021 17:09:49 GMT -8
Death Save H5wAg|b_1d20 1d20
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Post by Igordragonian on Jul 31, 2021 20:20:15 GMT -8
"I am." Qurrak answer shortly, panting, his nosrils widen and squinted as he rush again, lowering his head to stab the entity that hurt someone who belong to him. "RAAAAGH!" ----
Attack lzSSWMlo1d20+5
damage
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shove is possible1d20+5·1d10+5
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 1, 2021 7:19:51 GMT -8
Count Cryfold slashes at Meine, but she blocks both attacks and retaliates by stabbing him in the chest. Qurrak, roaring, smashes into the Feytouched, launching her across the room. She growls and rushes at him.
"No, you fool! Get Serpentine!" Cryfold cries, but she ignores him, slicing into Qurrak with expert precision...and doing almost nothing. She gulps.
(Serpentine, meanwhile, discreetly starts ruffling through Daos' bag for some medical supplies.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Count Cryfold strikes at Meine twice, missing. Meine hits Cryfold for 2 damage. Qurrak hits the Feytouched for 6 damage and shoves her away. The Feytouched hits Qurrak twice, for 4/2 2 damage and 5/2 3 damage. Daos is looking slightly better than before. Slightly.
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Post by Daos on Aug 1, 2021 16:18:18 GMT -8
Death Save oPl|9WqJ1d20 1d20
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