Trilobite Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Aye aye!Heh. That was really well done, Kirby.Starburst, you've put just the right level of confusion, the unexpected, and the uknown into this scene. It's not too much, like a totally arbiatrary situtation or a sudden surreal mindtrap with no forewarning, but it's just enough to create a feeling of urgency and being on edge. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'll go along with being confused! But yeah, kudos for weird dreaming-scene!Though for a moment, i was *really* confused, cause you said "She's here!" and then Bramble came in ... it took a moment before I realized it was Bramble speaking, not being spoken of. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Mindflayers. Dear God, why did you have to say Mindflayers? Starburst really is trying to kill us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 inorite? Here's hoping they're the mindflayer's retarded little cousins ... cause we're waaaay too low level for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 That's what a critical hit looks like. XP..Though it didn't have much HP in the first place. It was only a CR 1 critter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 That I couldn't step on. Remind me to hate this thing I named after a TF2 hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Which hat?Also, I'm penalizing you for meta-game knowledge Curtain call. "Still keeping both blades close, he motioned to the chair that sat what apparently was wickedness incarnate."Ironmane learned about what was in the chair through her paladin ability, and hasn't shared that information with anyone in the group yet. She alone knows the alignment of the things, although you might have some small idea of what the small slug was capable of, you have no idea what exists in the chair until you look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Objection! Curtain's first target all along was the chair!Whatever was here, they were paying much more attention to their studies than the backstabber slinking his way past the door and behind the chair. They were such a terrible design, he thought. No peripheral vision. He held position once in the world's best blind spot and played the waiting game for a little while longer, letting his senses take in as much as they could before he delivered what could be an alpha strike.Saving himself from a mental attack from a creature eradicated by a Paladin's magic would make him paranoid about everything in the room!Also this: http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Triboniophorus_Tyrannus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 True, Bramble's pretty much the only one who hasn't been focused on the chair since they walked into the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I really like how we're working together as players and as characters--especially the latter, since it's clear we're still just a little rough on the teamwork, but have tremendous potential.Also, my inner Ironmane is doing a happy little trotting dance--critical hits at dramatic moments are teh bestor for cool story!And if I may speak on Kirby's behalf, it's possible that Ironmane's hilariously dramatic 'turning pages' line might have tipped him that something wicked that way sat. I of course abide by your wise decisions, O Mighty One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I am best lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Pfft.In your dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Wait ... did all of us take damage from the rat, or just Ironmane? I wasn't quite clear on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ironmane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I'm totally thinking major headache, nausea, dizziness, bloody nose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I'm totally thinking major headache, nausea, dizziness, bloody nose?Its up to you how it manifests. I just told you what manifested damage wise. :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Aw, man, this sucks. damage *and* it keeps us from being able to do an action! Well, just keep trying... have a +6 will save, gotta succeed eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Sit down and watch American Idol. You will know her pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I never said anything about it preventing you from taking an action.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Ironmane and Bramble had both declared actions - the rat got an action, but neither Ironmane nor Bramble's actions happened. so ... I'm confused? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starburst Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Ah. Spellcasting ruined by failed concentration check. Also, we're waiting on Trilobite to post Put simply, the horn power for 10 pounds of horse doesn't outweigh the clinginess of the rat. Horn telekenisis is about the equivalent of mage hand. So its like resisting someone grabbing you and pulling away, I rolled concentration versus the psionic rat, and you lost. Psion's can concentrate well, even psionic creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Oops! I wasn't very clear, was I? Ironmane's action was to attempt to pull the rat off with her magic. I thought I would be posting my next action sometime after Curtain Call's attack resolved--I'll put up one right now (essentially holding an action until she sees the results). Please forgive me for being muddled. I has a tiny brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I have always been a fan of the tiny brain leech. They come in many flavors, in regards to what the host sees, if anything. My favorite has always been the kind that shows beauty, to make the host want to wear it. So it reads the mind, finds the heart's desire and then rides the hero around like a go-cart. The Black Mercy, for instance. Creatures like this are great flavor. Good show, Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I concur! And thus far, nicely pitched. A serious threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Hey all, I gotta go dark for a day or two. Like MacArthur, I shall return (when it's safe and there's a good photo op). Please feel free to play Ironmane in the meantime, whoever would like to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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