GM Saint Posted November 1, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 1, 2023 @Diofant "The witch admits she did not consider it, that the dwarf and the strange girl would survive a day. She did not even consider they might succeed." Mari is sitting cross legged on her counter, watching the entrance as if waiting for you to arrive. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diofant Posted November 2, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Murdain Shattershield Class: Psion 6 | AC: 14 | HP: 50/60 | Prof: +3 | Init: +3 | PP: 16 | Speed: 30ft ConditionsBlessed |0/3 ☠ 0/3| 6/6d8 HD| 2/2 LR| 1/4 SR| 0/1 LR| 3/10 |💼 InventoryA crowbar A set of dark common clothes including a hood A belt pouch Cloak of Elvenkind, Thieves' tools, Woodcarver tools, 1x dagger(focus) Explorer's pack(backpack, a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin. 50 feet of hempen rope strapped to the side Rapier, light crossbow, 20x bolts Harmonica 2x Healing potion(Minor)(Chargen2+1)(1 used) Ball bearing bag 1gp Chalk/coal 1cp Flasks x 5 10cp Bag of caltrops - 1gp(used, but will re-collect) Insect Repellant 1sp Oil Flask x5 5sp(1 used) Parchment x5 5sp Net x3 3gp Scroll Case 1gp Alchemist Fire x 0(5d8 Fire, nonmagic, Dex15 for half, 5x5 radius) (used) 7 gp, 25sp, 7cp Potion of Heroism x1(1 used) Potion of Ghost Form x1 Studded Leather Armor x1 Horse(Glutton) with saddle x1 (MIA) Wolfskull 'Staff' of Cone of Cold. DC15. Staff of Healing, 10 Charged, 1d6+4 per Dawn. Cure Wounds 1-4, Lesser Restore 2, Mass Cure 5. "I'm 'urt." Murdain made a mockingly wounded face. "Right 'ere, y'know." He tapped his chest on the right side. "Naw, wait, thats my liver. Too much celebrations. Here. Product delivered as promised." He placed the jar with the eyeball on the counter. "Gotta say, the jar you gave me was a tad small iffen ye wanted 'er big eye. So I got ye one of tha little 'uns. Never did specify. So..." He clapped his hands together and rubbed them slightly. "Bout yer end of tha bargain... What limitations'm I workin' with - how many questions, restricted topics, the lot." @GM Saint OOC/Mechanics Action: Bonus Action: Free Action: Move: Reaction: OOC: Edited November 2, 2023 by Diofant (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Healing Staff Charges since other day 7 1d6+4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 2, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 2, 2023 "The dwarf will give this to her patron himself. It is a gift for him, not for her, for he enjoys feasting on the suffering of mortals. When the gift is given, her master has agreed to answer five questions but the dwarf will take many cautions. Her master is not bound to honor and indeed relishes in chaos. If the dwarf tempts him to violence, the master will reward him with violence and a pain that may last a lifetime. The witch would warn the dwarf to avoid inane questions. Wasting the master's time for things a dwarf can easily discover on his own will only annoy him. "So if the dwarf is ready, he should simply step into the circle in the witch's backroom and present his offering and beckon the master by his name, Fraz-Urb'luu" Mari doesn't move to escort you. In her backroom you'll find a circle drawn in a reddish pigment whose nature you quickly intuit. Within the circle is a five pointed star. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diofant Posted November 2, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Murdain Shattershield Class: Psion 6 | AC: 14 | HP: 50/60 | Prof: +3 | Init: +3 | PP: 16 | Speed: 30ft ConditionsBlessed |0/3 ☠ 0/3| 6/6d8 HD| 2/2 LR| 4/4 SR| 1/1 LR| 10/10 |💼 InventoryA crowbar A set of dark common clothes including a hood A belt pouch Cloak of Elvenkind, Thieves' tools, Woodcarver tools, 1x dagger(focus) Explorer's pack(backpack, a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin. 50 feet of hempen rope strapped to the side Rapier, light crossbow, 20x bolts Harmonica 2x Healing potion(Minor)(Chargen2+1)(1 used) Ball bearing bag 1gp Chalk/coal 1cp Flasks x 5 10cp Bag of caltrops - 1gp(used, but will re-collect) Insect Repellant 1sp Oil Flask x5 5sp(1 used) Parchment x5 5sp Net x3 3gp Scroll Case 1gp Alchemist Fire x 0(5d8 Fire, nonmagic, Dex15 for half, 5x5 radius) (used) 7 gp, 25sp, 7cp Potion of Heroism x1(1 used) Potion of Ghost Form x1 Studded Leather Armor x1 Horse(Glutton) with saddle x1 (MIA) Wolfskull 'Staff' of Cone of Cold. DC15. Staff of Healing, 10 Charged, 1d6+4 per Dawn. Cure Wounds 1-4, Lesser Restore 2, Mass Cure 5. Murdain slowly put the jar down on the counter and narrowed his eyes. "That... Was not the deal we struck, Mari." What exactly was she thinking? She'd never been the most... well-balanced individual, but she wasnt an insane doomsayer cultist type, neither. Business deals always held true through all the years he'd worked with her, and she's always been careful to stick to the rules - refusing to disclose client identity and so on. Information brokering had always hedged on some manner of mutual trust. If that was broken... "Your offer was for one eye of the Chaos Beast, which you 'intended to craft into something worthwhile'. Aint my business what you do with it, course. I initially refused, then you said gotta be eye, and patron would need to be beseeched. My reply was 'if you're willing to negotiate with them for me'." He raised an eyebrow. "Even iffen ye tell me 'well I already did, thats why you get 5 questions', still dont answer the rest of the contract. You know the rules, Mari. I took the risk of the kill, you were, by yer own admission, to 'take the risk of negotiation'." @GM Saint OOC/Mechanics Action: Bonus Action: Free Action: Move: Reaction: OOC: Edited November 2, 2023 by Diofant (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 3, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 3, 2023 "The witch is going to turn quite the profit, she assures you, for she indeed took a great risk. Her master is not beseeched lightly, nor without some great offer for his attention. The dwarf is welcome to keep his prize if he feels cheated." Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diofant Posted November 3, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 3, 2023 Murdain Shattershield Class: Psion 6 | AC: 14 | HP: 50/60 | Prof: +3 | Init: +3 | PP: 16 | Speed: 30ft ConditionsBlessed |0/3 ☠ 0/3| 6/6d8 HD| 2/2 LR| 4/4 SR| 1/1 LR| 10/10 |💼 InventoryA crowbar A set of dark common clothes including a hood A belt pouch Cloak of Elvenkind, Thieves' tools, Woodcarver tools, 1x dagger(focus) Explorer's pack(backpack, a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin. 50 feet of hempen rope strapped to the side Rapier, light crossbow, 20x bolts Harmonica 2x Healing potion(Minor)(Chargen2+1)(1 used) Ball bearing bag 1gp Chalk/coal 1cp Flasks x 5 10cp Bag of caltrops - 1gp(used, but will re-collect) Insect Repellant 1sp Oil Flask x5 5sp(1 used) Parchment x5 5sp Net x3 3gp Scroll Case 1gp Alchemist Fire x 0(5d8 Fire, nonmagic, Dex15 for half, 5x5 radius) (used) 7 gp, 25sp, 7cp Potion of Heroism x1(1 used) Potion of Ghost Form x1 Studded Leather Armor x1 Horse(Glutton) with saddle x1 (MIA) Wolfskull 'Staff' of Cone of Cold. DC15. Staff of Healing, 10 Charged, 1d6+4 per Dawn. Cure Wounds 1-4, Lesser Restore 2, Mass Cure 5. "Why would me breakin' tha contract be any better than you breakin' it?" Murdain raised an eyebrow. "Naw, lets step back a bit. We each took a lethal risk t' get what we want. Me, answers. You, the eye. Thats the deal. Yer sayin' you already did yer part, and fer all the years of cooperation an' dare I say friendship, I'm willin t' trust ye, Mari." The dwarf held out his palm upward, a reasoning gesture, balancing the jar with the eye in the other. "If yet asking me to take a second risk, also possibly lethal - by yer admittance - risk fer me to get my answers, then its on ye to compensate me fer it, no? Business relationships like ours work based on trust an' good will. No matter if both parties are thieves, murderers, or what 'ave you, cooperation is reachable as long as both profit. Goes beyond the 'old laws'." @GM Saint OOC/Mechanics Action: Bonus Action: Free Action: Move: Reaction: OOC: Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 3, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 3, 2023 "The witch has done her part. She doesn't know what the dwarf wants. He wishes to scribble five questions onto parchment and for a witch to ask them of a demon. When the demon asks for context, she will have none. When the dwarf asks for context or nuance on the answers, she will have none. The witch will ask and the dwarf will settle for the answers she relays." She pushes an ink bottle over ob the counter. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 You step into the circle and things immediately go even further off expectations. The room disappears and you arrive in a beautiful clearing in a vibrant, noisy forest somewhere. The clearing is blanketed with flowers in full bloom and the woods are alive with chirping and singing. You flinch for for a moment as something cries out briefly before being silenced, a reminder of the full beauty of the wild. It's not how you imagine the Aby- "She told you she would send you to face a demon prince of suffering and that he might well just torture you for an eternity as actually answer your questions... and you came." The voice comes directly into your mind. The forest shifts, trees creak as something very large begins to approach, but the forest itself remains lively; nothing here is worried about this entity. Emerging from the forest eventually is a massive beast, fifteen feet tall as it stands there. A wolf with silver fur so shining it practically glows as the moon and two heads. It has a very real, soft silver glow around it. The voice is psychic but feels feminine. "She's laughing quite hysterically right now. I fear she may fall from the counter... she is a very... touched woman." Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) It is currently 2:18pm est on Sunday the 5th of November. Let's see if this timestamp goes wild. Edit for the admins who might see my report post. It's not this post, it's ^^^^^ that one up there. It reset itself again. Its back to 1 hour ago, maki g it more recent than this post. Edited November 5, 2023 by GM Saint (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diofant Posted November 8, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 8, 2023 Murdain Shattershield Class: Psion 6 | AC: 14 | HP: 50/60 | Prof: +3 | Init: +3 | PP: 16 | Speed: 30ft ConditionsBlessed |0/3 ☠ 0/3| 6/6d8 HD| 2/2 LR| 4/4 SR| 1/1 LR| 10/10 |💼 InventoryA crowbar A set of dark common clothes including a hood A belt pouch Cloak of Elvenkind, Thieves' tools, Woodcarver tools, 1x dagger(focus) Explorer's pack(backpack, a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin. 50 feet of hempen rope strapped to the side Rapier, light crossbow, 20x bolts Harmonica 2x Healing potion(Minor)(Chargen2+1)(1 used) Ball bearing bag 1gp Chalk/coal 1cp Flasks x 5 10cp Bag of caltrops - 1gp(used, but will re-collect) Insect Repellant 1sp Oil Flask x5 5sp(1 used) Parchment x5 5sp Net x3 3gp Scroll Case 1gp Alchemist Fire x 0(5d8 Fire, nonmagic, Dex15 for half, 5x5 radius) (used) 7 gp, 25sp, 7cp Potion of Heroism x1(1 used) Potion of Ghost Form x1 Studded Leather Armor x1 Horse(Glutton) with saddle x1 (MIA) Wolfskull 'Staff' of Cone of Cold. DC15. Staff of Healing, 10 Charged, 1d6+4 per Dawn. Cure Wounds 1-4, Lesser Restore 2, Mass Cure 5. Murdain sighed. If Mari was willing to take his place, then there was little actual danger, or she wanted a chance to die. To the logical-minded dwarf, it made no sense to kill someone who paid and who could be used to turn a profit. Still, best dissuade her. "Your sincerity is enough." He waved away the ink and walked down the hall and stepped onto the symbol with a disgusted look on his face. The imagery that he found was.. pleasant. Even for someone like him, who found the wilds less acceptable than a warm hearth, what with the insects and biting and stinging things... This was tranquil. The voice was silent. "Huh." 'Empyria Silver.' Concluded Murdain, looking up at the large, two-headed wolf. "Not sure what she's doing on the counter but..." The dwarf cocked his head. "...You dont look much like a..." He checked his arm with furrowed eyebrows. "For'key-Blue." He attempted. Of course, all of this was just an attempt to re-focus his thoughts. There was quite a lot going on that wasnt as planned. "I'd like to be polite and ask for your name properly, Elder One, though I have a suspicion I know it already, I do not wish to attempt it - I dont know if you belong to it, and it may be impolite... And I was also told I only have five questions unless that was part of her prank." In other words, he was certain this was the very wolf on Aaliyah's shield, and the one he and Souris spoke of - but calling this being by a wrong name would be impolite and dangerous. Best not to make assumptions. He also wasnt sure if he could even make questioning statements in regular conversation as those might 'count' as one of the five, so he took a neutral tone. "As I am a visitor paying respect to the host... My name is Murdain. Before my exile, I was part of clan Shattershield, and am the son of Gadaron and Karora." The dwarf bowed respectfully. Mari might have just given him a far greater gift than he could have imagined. "I was... told I am to present this eyeball to you as a 'gift'. Unsure if that was a prank." @GM Saint OOC/Mechanics Action: Bonus Action: Free Action: Move: Reaction: OOC: Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 8, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) "I am Silver, child of Luna," comes the psychic answer. The wolf begins walking through the clearing, sniffing at different spots until they find a spot to sit down and loom over you a little less. "I only wanted proof that profane creature was dead. One of her spawn nearly killed one of my favorite birds. I woke the forest and sent blights but they couldn't be controlled and just attacked anyone nearby." "Tell me, Murdain, son of Gadaron and Karora, what have you come here for? Answers as I understand it. I'll do my best. We can talk until the sun on my fur threatens me with a nap." Edited November 8, 2023 by GM Saint (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diofant Posted November 9, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 9, 2023 Murdain Shattershield Class: Psion 6 | AC: 14 | HP: 50/60 | Prof: +3 | Init: +3 | PP: 16 | Speed: 30ft ConditionsBlessed |0/3 ☠ 0/3| 6/6d8 HD| 2/2 LR| 4/4 SR| 1/1 LR| 10/10 |💼 InventoryA crowbar A set of dark common clothes including a hood A belt pouch Cloak of Elvenkind, Thieves' tools, Woodcarver tools, 1x dagger(focus) Explorer's pack(backpack, a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin. 50 feet of hempen rope strapped to the side Rapier, light crossbow, 20x bolts Harmonica 2x Healing potion(Minor)(Chargen2+1)(1 used) Ball bearing bag 1gp Chalk/coal 1cp Flasks x 5 10cp Bag of caltrops - 1gp(used, but will re-collect) Insect Repellant 1sp Oil Flask x5 5sp(1 used) Parchment x5 5sp Net x3 3gp Scroll Case 1gp Alchemist Fire x 0(5d8 Fire, nonmagic, Dex15 for half, 5x5 radius) (used) 7 gp, 25sp, 7cp Potion of Heroism x1(1 used) Potion of Ghost Form x1 Studded Leather Armor x1 Horse(Glutton) with saddle x1 (MIA) Wolfskull 'Staff' of Cone of Cold. DC15. Staff of Healing, 10 Charged, 1d6+4 per Dawn. Cure Wounds 1-4, Lesser Restore 2, Mass Cure 5. "Empyria Silver." He nodded respectfully. As he thought, at least he didnt call her by that abyssal name... Unless it was a translation of it. The dwarf quickly checked the position of the sun to try and estimate how long he had. "The creature is dead..." He began. "But we have been told that it was the result of a wild surge turned inward by the shadow. We discovered the Chaos Beast was a half-elf sorceress, Sylvania. Whatever she was before, she sought only vengeance and massacre after. I thought that she was forced into this, but a Sola Priest somehow learned that a hag told her about this amulet, and it caused the transformation. Frankly, the hag hates him, and he despises her, so their words arent neutral. I tried to identify it, but it reveals 'transmutation magic' and nothing else. Dormant magic. I do not know where it came from, but Mari said some man came to her shop to buy things three years ago, and he it - or one just like it, and spoke of the wild surge transformation." The dwarf took a breath. "My question is... This amulet, really. It worries me that more of this creature could be created, and I know nothing of it, its origin, use, and if there are more out there." @GM Saint OOC/Mechanics Action: Bonus Action: Free Action: Move: Reaction: OOC: Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 9, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 9, 2023 "You should stop calling it the Shadow before the Dark Lady takes exception to it and reveals to you the true depths of entropy. I doubt my aunt had anything to do with this." Silver stretches in a non-threatening way, one of her heads yawns which caused the other to yawn. It's hard to be sure what her body language means but her psychic tone implied she didn't actually care if you decided to blame Umbra or her followers for this debacle. "Mari's sense of time is a warped thing. She favors certain mushrooms... the man came to her a year ago. I watched the leylines flicker as he enchanted that thing, watched them twist when she killed him and activated it. Watched them warp and bend out of shape as her magic surged out of control. I would have come and destroyed her myself but couldn't be bothered to walk that far. It doesn't work anymore. It's just... magic with no cause." Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diofant Posted November 10, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Murdain Shattershield Class: Psion 6 | AC: 14 | HP: 50/60 | Prof: +3 | Init: +3 | PP: 16 | Speed: 30ft ConditionsBlessed |0/3 ☠ 0/3| 6/6d8 HD| 2/2 LR| 4/4 SR| 1/1 LR| 10/10 |💼 InventoryA crowbar A set of dark common clothes including a hood A belt pouch Cloak of Elvenkind, Thieves' tools, Woodcarver tools, 1x dagger(focus) Explorer's pack(backpack, a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin. 50 feet of hempen rope strapped to the side Rapier, light crossbow, 20x bolts Harmonica 2x Healing potion(Minor)(Chargen2+1)(1 used) Ball bearing bag 1gp Chalk/coal 1cp Flasks x 5 10cp Bag of caltrops - 1gp(used, but will re-collect) Insect Repellant 1sp Oil Flask x5 5sp(1 used) Parchment x5 5sp Net x3 3gp Scroll Case 1gp Alchemist Fire x 0(5d8 Fire, nonmagic, Dex15 for half, 5x5 radius) (used) 7 gp, 25sp, 7cp Potion of Heroism x1(1 used) Potion of Ghost Form x1 Studded Leather Armor x1 Horse(Glutton) with saddle x1 (MIA) Wolfskull 'Staff' of Cone of Cold. DC15. Staff of Healing, 10 Charged, 1d6+4 per Dawn. Cure Wounds 1-4, Lesser Restore 2, Mass Cure 5. "Mm. I quoted Mari - I wasnt certain if your... aunt had anything to do with it. Her priests certainly wanted the monster dead, they even gave us a bit of help with that... scent jar." The dwarf frowned; it was good to have confirmation. Mari's sense of time was a bit concerning, given the information he got from her was usually time-sensitive. Was she really not worth much as a contact? She did put him in the current, very valuable, situation, though... "So the man that came here made this amulet. Who killed the man - Mari? The hag?" He processed the answer. "The amulet will never work 'gain, then, no matter what's done to it, so its just... a bauble now, or should I still hide it an' keep it safe?" Murdain really wanted to ask about the hag's link to Aaliyah, and how it could be broken. But throwing too many questions at once would be impolite, and given who he spoke with... Then there were still a few others things he really wanted to ask but was working up the courage to. OOC/Mechanics Action: Bonus Action: Free Action: Move: Reaction: OOC: Edited November 10, 2023 by Diofant (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Saint Posted November 11, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) @Diofant "I don't know, I wasn't there when he died. I just felt the death, the blood magic. I could sense what was happening. We don't care what hags get up to. It is the nature of people to want and some are willing to sacrifice everything to sate that want. Those too stupid to know not to deal with such creatures get what they deserve and the world goes on." Edited November 11, 2023 by GM Saint (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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