Actions?

Isla
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)
>Ophinus action (what?)

Ophilian
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Jianxi
>Spell (what?)
>Tattoo (which?)
>Other (what?)

Matthias
>Attack (who?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

Enemies

Itromo
4 Animated Giant Armour Suits

Other
Sireyi (trapped, unconscious)

>>35172098
Isla
>Spell (Anti-magic Field)
>Itromo

Ophilian
>Spell (Divine Power)

Jianxi
>Tattoo (Linked Divine)

Matthias
>Attack (Itromo)

Assuming Matthias won't be weakened by an anti-magic field other than possibly losing the benefits of the Tabard of Health.

>>35172098
>>35172167
Seconding this.

>>35172098
>Argue
All that guy does is try to stall. He is immortal, as is the Devourer. Therefore, stalling doesn't help any. This is a problem that doesn't go away, even he he waits for a million years. It only becomes more urgent.

Second part of the argument:
Given that he needs to deal with the Devourer at some point, this is the best opportunity for a very long time. He said himself, that the only thing capable of killing Necromancer Kings so far have been gods. Now Sireyi, that is the angel-girl behind him, has a very direct and close connection to two powerful gods. One of these is even a warrior god, and the other has a very strong interest in helping her. This is not an opportunity that comes in a long time.

Additional argument:
The Lord of Life is already being awoken. Even his gambit is far from certain. Assume that he does manage to subdue the whole party – which is far from certain – then what happens? He still has to convince the Devourer that the whole disturbance can be blamed on a lone scout. Which will be far from easy with a whole invasion force on his door-steps. In case he does wake up, he has just shoot himself in the foot by killing a great help in fighting the King.

Next part follows.

>>35172098

>>35172259
I'm liking this so far. Seconding this and possibly the second part. If I don't like it I will say as much.

ok, interesting point.

Do players want to fight, as per

>>35172196
>>35172167

or argue to try and convince him, as per
>>35172259
>>35172336

>fight
>talk

awaiting tie-breaker

>>35172365
>>35172196
Changing to argue.
I don't think its of much use, but goddamn, after all that effort anon put in, I have to give it a chance.

>>35172259
Now that we have considered both the cases of him succeding fully in his endeavor, which will leave him at the status quo with no solution, and if he fails in the second part (with reasons for why that failure seems likely), let's look at what happens if he fails in his first part:

What if he doesn't succeed in stopping the party from freeing Sireyi. Firstly, he will either be destroyed, or have to flee without any resources he lost in the fight. Both are personal worst-case scenarios, I'd say.

Now consider the opposite: He takes this golden opportunity. He combines his knowledge with the help of two powerful gods, as well as an assortment of powerful heroes, who have already managed to vanquish several demon-lords without direct help by their gods. This will give him the world a far better chance at weathering the might of a Lord of Life than it has seen in a long time or will see in the foreseeable future.
I hate forgetting what I wanted to write in the middle of writing. If anyone has a better second part, feel free. I think we can make a better case, but it boils down to tallying up the costs and benefits looking at it from the perspective of eternity, in which case a) he has to take a risk at some point and b) now that the risk is already forced upon them by the awakening it is stupid to just delay further. This just doubles the risk because there is both a risk now, and the next time this happens.

>>35172336
I'd like it if it weren't for the fact that even if it gives us a huge bonus, we'd probably still fail the roll due to Isla's Fellowship being so low.

>>35172426
Write it out in notepad for multi-part posts.

>>35172365
Argue. Worst that can happen is we end up fighting anyway.

>>35172405
>all that effort.
Like 30 seconds of thinking and then a couple of minutes of writing it down. It's just obvious that taking a risk to delay the inevitable is stupid. Now we just need to convince him of this.

>>35172452
Well, if we argue it means we lose the free turn in which the golems don't act.

ok, roll intelligence check 1d20+4 as Isla's argument relies far more on reason and logic than people skills.

Rolled 8 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35172472

Rolled 10 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35172472
Was about to suggest that.

Rolled 16 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35172446
>Write it out in notepad for multi-part posts.
In which case the fight would have already started before I could post.

>>35172467
The only reason I see against it. Hopefully, the allies can also use this round to take up positions and ready their attacks in case it doesn't work.
>>35172478

Rolled 14 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35172465
More effort to write up than the other responses, good enough for me.

>>35172472

>>35172467
Ah. Well, still worth the risk.

>>35172472
>>35172495
Well I really hope a 20 is enough to convince him.

ok, writing

You really do love throwing curve-balls at me, don't you?

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>>35172553
Yes!

>>35172553
Lateral thinking is a hell of a drug

>>35172553
Just a heads up, I have a similar argument for when we deal with the (land-)elves again. But if my intuition is right, chances are good it won't be needed.

>>35172634
There were no land-elves.

>>35172581
>>35172582
He could be intentionally misleading in order to make you think it was successful, you know.

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>>35172666

“All you’re doing is stalling” you say, trying to get him to see reason “You are apparently immortal, as is the Devourer. Therefore, stalling doesn't help any. This is a problem that doesn't go away, even if you wait for a million years. It only becomes more urgent.”
With the suits fully powered up and ready to fight he holds up a hand and they pause as he listens, considering your words.

You feel your confidence rising “Given that you need to deal with the Devourer at some point, this is the best opportunity for a very long time. You said yourself, that the only thing capable of killing Necromancer Kings so far have been gods.” You speak clearer now, as if giving a speech “Now Sireyi, that’s the angel-girl behind you, has a very direct and close connection to two powerful gods. One of these is even a warrior god, and the other has a very strong interest in helping her. This is not an opportunity that comes in a long time.”

You see him nodding approvingly.

“The Lord of Life is already being awoken.” You continue “Even your gambit is far from certain. Assume that you do manage to beat us - then what happens? You still have to convince the Devourer that the whole disturbance can be blamed on a lone scout. Which will be far from easy with a whole invasion force on his door-steps!” you point out.

“In case he does wake up” you say “you have just sentenced yourself to death by killing a great help in fighting this thing.”

“What if you don't succeed in stopping us from freeing Sireyi.” You point out “Firstly, you will either be destroyed, or have to flee after losing your golems. Both are personal worst-case scenarios, I'd say.”

I rewrote it a little.

“Now consider the opposite” you say “You take this golden opportunity. You combine your knowledge with the help of two powerful gods, as well as an assortment of powerful heroes, who have already managed to vanquish several demon-lords without direct help by their gods. This will give the world a far better chance at weathering the might of a Lord of Life than it has seen in a long time or will see in the foreseeable future.”

Itromo claps “a wonderful speech” he says “Truly convincing, alas, I cannot act directly against my lord, such is forbidden.”

You feel your confidence and hope draining “But you wanted to let us go, you said the books might let us kill it.”

“I answered your questions” he said “Not gave you advice on how to kill It, and offered to let you go out of pity, not because I thought you might be able to beat It.”

>Then let us go
>Fight
>Other

Although you have convinced him that helping you is in his own best interests, it seems that he is unable to help you himself.

>>35172742
>I rewrote it a little.
That's to be expected.

>>35172759
Then... how about we convince his lord? Or do we not have time for that? Can he contact him?

>>35172759
>"You can't act directly against your lord, is there a way to free you from that compulsion ?. Even if you have to fight our attempts, we might be able to break the hold if we know how.

>>35172759
>Well then would letting Sireyi and us go count as acting directly against your lord?

>>35172759
building off of >>35172834
"Out of idle curiosity you understand, it would be quite interesting to know how the compulsion works and how it works, along with how to add and remove such a thing."

>>35172666
Those furry people. It thought they were elvish? Could have just been my imagination.

>>35172759
Now that is interesting. An assortment of ideas:
>Sireyi can break very very powerful bindings if she puts all her power into it.
Sadly, his bindings might be even beyond her ability to brute-force things.
>Sireyi can ask for divine intervention. That will already be necessary to battle the creature, so this would only accerate the plan.
This would, in all likelihood, jump-start the awakening and prematurely force a battle with it, before proper preperations can be made. Note: If the awakening cannot be accelerated, this could be a good opportunity to prepare a very powerful divine attack for as soon as he has left the protections he is currently under.

The more subtle approach would be to use what we know about his binding.
>I cannot act directly against my lord
How about he stay completely passive? He just lets us do our thing, we take him and the golems and everything with us. We contact the gods and use their clout the abandon the expedition. While he cannot go directly against his god, the information he has will prove valuable and the binding can stay in place. It might be possible to block any communication between the Lord and him, so that he cannot receive any new orders.

I'm sure there are more ways to indirectly work against the Lord of Life. We could even ask him about that, since he already showed that he can answer questions, even if those could be used against his Lord later on.

“Then... how about we convince your lord?” you say “Or do we not have time for that? Can you contact him?”

“Oh you should be able to contact him” responds Itromo, looking at the stirring mass at the back of the room” he should be waking up soon.”
Oh, that Lord.

“If you can't act directly against your lord, is there a way to free you from that compulsion?” you ask “Even if you have to fight our attempts, we might be able to break the hold if we know how.”

Itromo shakes his head “To do so would kill me.”

“Then how does it work?” you ask “How can such a compulsion be inflicted, or removed?”

He gestures to the book with colours and light coming from it, “The answers you seek are in there.”

“Would letting Sireyi and us go count as acting directly against your lord?” You ask.

“I do not believe so” he says “but if you are to leave, now would be the time, I think It is waking up much sooner than I expected.”

>Fight
>We’re leaving with Sireyi
>Other

Indeed the thing at the back of the room is moving more than it was a few minutes ago.

>>35172977
READ THE BOOOOOOOOKS

>>35172935
They were cat-people.

Why are you assuming the Lord of Life itself will leave it's protections?

>>35172977
>We’re leaving with Sireyi

>>35172994
That takes weeks.

>>35172994
That takes several weeks per book.

>>35172977
>How quick do the book work?
At the same time the rest of the party should free Sireyi.
>Can you simply stay passive or dormant?
I still want to stash him and everything valuable and skedaddle.

>>35173000
From what I understand, the Necromancer King is indestructible as long as it sleeps because of a certain protection. I assumed, waking up would turn off that protection. Otherwise we have already lost.

>>35172977
>We’re leaving with Sireyi
>Would you like to come with us? We Sireyi may be able to help you. She has always believed in giving second chances, she would want me to offer that.

>>35173038
I assumed it was the area itself that was protected.

I really don't think the Lord of Life is that easy to kill, otherwise there wouldn't be any left after their war with the Heavens.

>>35173000
>>35173007
STEAL THE BOOOOOOOOKS

>>35173053
I didn't mean to kill him with that initial strike. Just use the opportunity to harm him.

>>35172977
>Take the book and Sireyi, plane shift to a plane with sufficient time difference. The Lords of Life were big on plane hopping, ask the old guy if he knows any.

>>35173079
He'd probably regenerate from that quickly, so it's only a good plan if it's immediately before an assault of some kind.

>>35173061
This is the new horn isn't it?

You are aware of the possible mind-altering effects of the book, right?

It's also not stealing, he said we could take them.

>>35173119
BLOW THE HOOOOOOOORN

>>35172977
>Free Sireyi
>Ask him if he can stay passive. This would not be working directly against his lord, would it?
>Take Sireyi, the books, if possible the dude and anything else that might be useful and flee as fast as possible.
>Contact the expedition and Velya as soon as we are outside.

“We’re leaving with Sireyi” you say, as you and your companions head towards the glass tank.

You keep him talking as Matthias and Ophilian discuss how best to break Sireyi out without hurting her. Above them the armoured giants watch unmoving.

“Can you simply stay passive or dormant?” you ask.

“Unless I receive orders to act” he says “yes”

“Would you like to come with us?” you ask “Sireyi may be able to help you. She has always believed in giving second chances, she would want me to offer that.”

Matthias punches the glass, cracking it, thin streams of water dribbling out of the cracks; he prepares to hit it again.

“Or” we say “We could shift to another plane, one with enough time difference, read the books and be back in time to free you.”

Matthias hits the glass again and Sireyi is washed out of the case by the flood of seawater.

She jerks on the floor like a landed fish, flopping around and coughing up water.

Sireyi is alive, but semi-conscious, seems like you’ll be making the decisions for now at least.

“Too late” says Itromo sadly, shaking his head “far too late.”

The gigantic...thing...stirs in the distance and a massive, vaguely human-looking head rises on a long flexible neck. The skull is elongated and the eyes small and deep set. It has almost no nose or lips and you can see jagged and sharp teeth in its mouth. Its skin is jet black and its eyes red.

It regarding you all dispassionately; then another head rises, and another and another and another, until you can see 8 heads in total. It drags its body around using dozens of clawed limbs, until all of its heads can see you clearly.

One head speaks at you in an alien and unintelligible language, and then pauses, as if expecting an answer.

“I don’t know what you’re saying” you respond, trying not to shake in fear at the sight of this monstrosity. It hasn’t even stood up and already it is almost twice the height of the armoured suits.

“What are you?” rumbles the vast thing, looking down “you taste like the ancient enemy and the gods of the slaves both.”

Another head catches sight of Itromo “Explain, slave.” It commands.

Itromo immediately kneels down, his head bowed.

>Gods of the slaves?
>Ancient Enemy
>Other (what?)
>Let Itromo speak
>Leave books
>Flee

Taking the books was voted on last thread, unless *Leave Books* wins overwhelmingly, you’ll be taking the books.

>>35173363
>Let Itromo speak

>>35173363
>Gods of the slaves?
>Ancient Enemy

I really wish Sireyi was awake. We could possibly grab everyone including Itromo and plane shift the hell out of here before Itromo got orders. This does not look good.

>>35173441
Gods of the slaves are likely the gods of good we're familiar with.

Ancient enemy are definitely the angels, given our interactions with the Highest.

Please do not draw the attention of the cthonian horror any more than necessary.

>>35173363
>Gods of the slaves?

The more Isla speaks, the more to mess up with!

>>35173363
Welp, time to diplomance the ancient evil that has awoken.

...I have no idea what to do here.

>>35173471
I'm quite aware what of what they likely are.

I do TRY not to metagame though, and that means we need to learn things in character. Additionally its quite possible the answers to those questions will come with much more information than just the basics.

>>35173342
>Sireyi is alive, but semi-conscious, seems like you’ll be making the decisions for now at least.
Stall for time until Sireyi can teleport us out.

>>35173363
>What you see, Lord, is the result of several experiments and changes of essence.
>Would you like me to explain in detail?
If he wants us to explain, go in as a lot of detail as possible. First there was a half demon. It had a condition where the immunes system… blah blah blah. This should take a few minutes. Enough for Sireyi to wake up, hopefully.
>Similarly, pretend to be a slave and give answers for as long as necessary. Only avoid the those themes that would make in realize that we are its enemies. Don't lie, it can probably detect that.
I hope we can stall it long enough for it not to give Itromo any new orders before it realizes we are not his slaves. Then we teleport away before he puts up any wards (take the books and Itromo with, Immediately put him in as strong a magic field as possible, perhaps even planeshift etc.)

>>35173481
Best guess is to convince him that the time isn't right and to go back to sleep, I know that when I wake up that's the first thing I want to do but then I am not an ancient evil

>>35173509
>>35173363
Just now realized he is talking to Itromo.
>Let him speak.
>Take over speaking at an opportune moment, if he seems to struggle with misleading it.

>>35173509
>>35173539

I quite like this course of action. Seconding

>>35173506
Those are things we got from in-game information. Any character could have come to these conclusions.

>>35173506
Isla was there, I don't think it would be difficult for her to draw the same conclusions I have.

Aside from that, this is not the best time to be inquisitive, it's almost worthy of a Darwin award.

“Gods of the slaves?” you ask

“Yes” hisses one head “semi-aware collections of higher aetheritic energy, we dismissed them as nothing, never again, you are one of their servants I think.”

“Er...perhaps” you say, stalling for time so Sireyi can come round “But what is the ancient enemy?”

A different head answers “manifestations of chaos and destruction, we condensed all their energies into a single planar layer that the slaves referred to as *Hell* they should have all died out by now, with the plane sealed and nothing to feed upon.”

Itromo speaks “My lord” he says “glad am I that you have awoken, I prepared these sacrifices for you, thinking the forms of your once-foes would make pleasing entertainment. Alas” he continues “I was mistaken, they have nothing to do with the traitors and simply look like them, also they were just leaving.”

Two of the heads laugh, one shakes, the others simply stare.

“No, no I think not” says the one that shook.

“Indeed” says another, “let us test how you mortals have changed during our slumber.”

“The winged one as well” says one of the other heads.

“Yes” agrees another “too long since we saw one of those die.”

And as one, the 8 heads breathe a foul black miasma out, creating a fog of the stuff.

It quickly dissipates but when it does you see...yourself standing there. But not just you; Matthias, Jianxi, Ophilian and...Sireyi.

Your duplicates look just like you, frozen in stillness, then they move and the differences become clear.

Matthias’ duplicate changes into a man-wolf form as he moves towards you, but it is a wolf form with rotten, torn flesh hanging from it, exposed muscles and hanging skin making him look like an animated corpse.

Jianxi’s duplicate gives a sadistic grin, twirling her knives around her hands and giggling to herself.

Ophilians duplicate has empty eye-sockets, only blackness exists where her eyes should be, and she moves stiffly, like a puppet.

Sireyi’s duplicate looks exactly like her, until she smiles, her teeth are pointed and serrated and long claws extend from her fingers, she speaks “Ah Isla” she says “there you are, I am going to very much enjoy you, for a long, long time.”

Apart from the creepy words, her voice sounds exactly like Sireyi’s.

The real Sireyi is still lying on the floor, Matthias and Ophilian standing over her.

>Fight
>Flee
>Talk (say what?)

You have just received a message spell from one of the expedition mages.

<All expedition forces retreat with all haste. Vast numbers of undead have risen from the sea. All ships are under attack. Retreat with all haste. May the Gods watch over you.>

>>35173731
>Fight
Oh yes. This looks like it will be quite fun. Now I just hope that Sireyi will wake the hell up.

>>35173731
>Fight

Left out Isla's duplicate

Your duplicate looks like a much more demonic version of you. Black bat-wings and a dozen long thrashing tails.

She also has much wider breasts and hips, and isn't wearing a lot.

Her eyes seem vacant of much thought.

>>35173731
>"I don't suppose you'd be interested in a peaceful solution?"
And then of course, we fight.

You’re not ready to retreat just yet.

You’re facing twisted duplicates of yourselves, and Sireyi.
The real Sireyi is still unable to act.

“Do not interfere” says one of the heads to Itromo.

Actions?

Isla
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)
>Ophinus action (what?)

Ophilian
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Jianxi
>Spell (what?)
>Tattoo (which?)
>Other (what?)

Matthias
>Attack (who?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

Enemies

Duplicate Isla
Duplicate Ophilian
Duplicate Jianxi
Duplicate Matthias
Duplicate Sireyi

Other
Sireyi (semi-conscious)

>>35173902
Isla, Matthias and Ophilian
>Stall everything while Jianxi evacuates Sireyi

Jianxi
>GTFO with Sireyi

I think we did a terrible mistake.

>>35173902
>Force Wall

>Divine Might

>Divine

>Transform and block off his counterpart.

>>35173902
Isla
>Spell (Supreme Arcane Might)
For the rest of the encounter Isla’s spells are more powerful, she adds +8 (rising to +10 when she gets Wizard Magic 5)

>Ophinus action (Heal/attempt to wake Sireyi)

Ophilian
>Spell (Holy Word

Jianxi
>Spell (Mislead: Turns Jianxi invisible and creates illusory double.)


Matthias
>Attack (Transform and fight defensively against his duplicate)

3 very different votes (apart from Matthias attacking his duplicate).

I'll give it 5 minutes for tie-break, and then roll a die if none is forthcoming.

Guys, this is BBEG tier fight. We can't afford an impromptu fight like this.

>>35174078
We can always attempt to flee later. Possibly after our our MC is actually conscious and can help us flee. We'll likely just be cut down if we try and run now. Additionally the Lord of Life is obviously toying with us. We have some time.

>>35174015
This sounds good.

ok, Mathrians choices it is, please roll 2d20

First roll is Ophilian, 2nd is Matthias.

And vote on extra DE used by Ophilian.

Rolled 2, 8 = 10 (2d20)

>>35174153
>DE
Not much, if any. She's only groggy and regaining her consciousness already. Ophilian only needs to speed this up.

Rolled 18, 8 = 26 (2d20)

>>35174153
10

FUCK YEAH PALADIN OF JOY QUEST!

Rolled 17, 5 = 22 (2d20)

>>35174153
15

>>35174189
Ophilian =/= Ophinus

You cast your own spell and feel a surge of mystical might filling you; you feel like you can overcome anything.

Your duplicate casts a spell you recognise: Spell Turning.

Ophilian casts her spell and prepares to speak the Word of Konig that will wipe evil from this battlefield; her duplicate casts her own spell and as Ophilian recites from the Book of Konig...nothing happens.

[Ophilian DE 38/50]

Jianxi blurs slightly, and then advances to meet her evil twin (or rather, her illusion does); Jianxi’s duplicate walks forward and....disappears.

Matthias and his duplicate both charge towards one another in man-wolf form, this will be a battle of claw against claw, tooth against tooth, bestial savagery against inhuman determination.

“You know” says duplicate Sireyi as she takes to the air “I never did like you Matthias – you always seemed kind of boring.”

From between her hands a bolt of lightning flashes out and strikes Matthias in the chest, throwing him backwards, smoking slightly. He lies still.

[Matthias HP 0]

His duplicate wastes no time in diving on his prone form, teeth locked on Matthias’ throat, head shaking back and forth as blood sprays all around the two of them.

Above you several of the giant heads laugh.

Actions?

Isla
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)
>Ophinus action (what?)

Ophilian
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Jianxi
>Spell (what?)
>Tattoo (which?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

Enemies

Duplicate Isla
Duplicate Ophilian
Duplicate Jianxi
Duplicate Matthias
Duplicate Sireyi

Other
Sireyi (semi-conscious)

>>35174295
forgot Ophinus, sorry.

Ophinus flies over to Sireyi, begging her to wake up, groggily she begins to stir, but she's not awake yet.

>>35174295
Looks like people forgot how broken Sireyi is.
Time to die for everyone, we can't escape her.

>>35174288
Sorry. I can't read.
>>35174295
I'm too confused by all the abilities. I think someone should help Matthias and Ophinus should use his daily healing either on Sireyi or on Matthias.

>>35174295

Holy shit.

Ophinus
>heal Matthias

Do we have a teleport spell for everyone?

>>35174380
We can't teleport in here.

>>35174380
Ophinus can only heal 10 HP, their time would be better spent getting the main damage dealer up and about.

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>>35174295
Huh... well that just happened.

Isla
>Antimagic Field
>duplicate Sireyi
Spell turning would only activate if we cast at D Isla right?
Ophilian
>Cure Severe Wounds
>Mattias

>Jianxi
Divine Warrior

>>35174295
Thats why I wanted a Wall of Force.

Looks like we will all die.

>Isla Wall of Force
>Ophilian Holy Word
>Jianxi grab everyone else and Shadow Walk out of here

>>35174372
But we know that body. We must know some tricks like pulling those tails.

>>35174414
Isla could take one for the team and offer herself to EvilSireyi.

>>35174410
Holy Word doesn't do anything.

>>35174448
Because her EvilOphilia countered it, we only want them to not do anything while we flee.

Well then
Ophinus
>heal matthias

Jianxi
>retrieve matthias and GTFO

Ophilian
>Carry Sireyi and evac

Isla
>STALL and retreat

>>35174407
>Spell turning would only activate if we cast at D Isla right?

Antimagic Field is one of the few spells that Spell Turning can't reflect

>>35174515
Good to know

>>35174295
Isla
>Spell (Anti-magic Field
>Alternate Sireyi

>Ophinus continues trying to awaken Sireyi

Ophilian
>Spell (Cure Critical Wounds)
>Matthias

Jianxi
>Tattoo (Linked Divine)

People really want us to die here it seems. As if Sireyi couldn't fly out of the Anti-Magic field and still shoot us.

>>35174585
I don't think that's how actions work.
She doesn't get to react to our move immediately.

Ok so I’m seeing

Ophinus
Heal Matthias

Isla
Anti-magic Sireyi

Ophilian
Cure Critical Wounds (Matthias)

Jianxi
Divine Tattoos

Ok, no rolls required just yet, writing

>>35174599
Of course she does, Ophilias counterpart did the same thing.

>>35174618
I think that was more her action being to dispel or cast Blasphemy and them cancelling each other out.

The Highest didn't get to react immediately when we cast anti-magic field on it, remember?

>>35174600
oops!

Forgot to add, please vote on extra DE used to heal Matthias (if any)

>>35174653
15

>>35174653
15

roll me 1d20, let's see if Sireyi wakes up, high is good.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>35174851
Our last hope!

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>35174851

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>35174851
>>35174856
>>35174859
kek

“Ophinus and Ophilian!” you yell “Get Matthias back on his feet!”

The two of them head over to Matthias and cast their healing spells.

[Ophilian DE 19/50; Matthias HP 202/234]

You cast your own spell and surround Sireyi in a field that suppresses her magic. She simply laughs and flies out of it, swooping down to pick up...something you can’t see.

Jianxi activates her Linked tattoos that grant her divine abilities.

[Jianxi HP 57/57]
As she looks around for a likely target she is snatched up by the duplicate Sireyi and carried high into the air.

“Oh Jianxi” mocks Sireyi’s duplicate “You wanted me, but were so afraid of your own feelings you settled for Matthias, silly girl, it’s not forbidden love you know.”

A burst of energy similar to that which accompanies Sireyi’s smite attacks erupts and Jianxi’s unmoving body is dropped to the floor.

[Jianxi HP 0/57]

As Ophilian helps Matthias back to his feet, duplicate Jianxi appears behind her and whispers “You’ve healed him, now kill him”

Fighting the command, Ophilian jerkily raises her sword.

Ophilians duplicate begins to cast a spell at you, one you’ve seen Ophilian cast before with lethal results only for duplicate Sireyi to snarl at her “NO! I want her alive!” and the spell fades.

Your duplicate casts a spell at you and dozens of black tentacles erupt around you, tangling around you and restraining you. You’ll not be able to move, and casting spells will be extremely difficult.

Sireyi (the real one) groggily climbs to her feet.

[Sireyi can act, but in the first round she’ll have penalties, which will be gone by next round. Sireyi HP 35/69; AE 0; DE 0; Isla remains POV character for now.]

Actions?

Isla (entangled)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)
>Ophinus action (what?)

Ophilian (Dominated)

Matthias
>Attack (who?)
>Other (what?)

Sireyi (halberd is nowhere in sight)
>Spell (what?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

Enemies

Duplicate Isla
Duplicate Ophilian
Duplicate Jianxi
Duplicate Matthias
Duplicate Sireyi

Previously Sireyi believed she *may* be able to break the teleport block by using Deific Power.

>>35174956
>Isla Forcecage EvilSireyi
We need to get ours back on her feet to fight her next turn.

>Matthias keeps his counterpart busy

>Sireyi break Enchantment on Ophilian

>>35175002
>>35174956
Forgot
>Ophinus heals Jianxi

>>35175024
Ophinus used all his healing on Matthias

>>35175002
Sireyi's Break Enchantment is (E), Jianxi's is the one that isn't.

She's out of AE as well.

>>35174940
matthias
>Retrieve Jianxi and evac

Isla
>dispell the control over Ophilian

>Sireyi
>Recover and prepare to teleport everyone away with awesome deity powers

Holy fuck, nothing we can do works, let's just get the fuck off this place.

>>35174956
I don't really know what to do so I guess I'll second this >>35175092
Christ this is going significantly worse than I expected.
That reminds me. Pally, didn't you say that after September PoJ was going on hiatus?

>>35175092
Because you keep voting for agressive action while EvilSireyi is riciculously more powerful than everyone else. If you would have fought defensive from the start we could have done this.

>>35174956
Isla (entangled)
>Spell (Dispel Magic)
>Tentacles

Matthias
>Grab Evil!Jianxi and Ophilian since they're nearby and throw them into the anti-magic field

That should get rid of that dominate person effect, and protect Ophilian from the possibility of Evil Sireyi's Lightning.

Sireyi
>Contact Ebonsong, maybe break the teleportation block

Is breaking the block a one-time thing or do we need to burn a Deific Energy each time we teleport?

>>35174956
>>35175132
Seconding this

>>35175115
>didn't you say that after September PoJ was going on hiatus?

Originally yes, now it's end december, unless I change again.

>>35175132
>Is breaking the block a one-time thing or do we need to burn a Deific Energy each time we teleport?

Currently you pay per teleport, you have 2 points remaining.

>>35175115
changing to >>35175132

Forgot about the entangled effect

>>35175116

Fuck off, I've been voting to run away since the beggining.

>>35175156
In that case, change Sireyi's action to recovering Jianxi and putting her in the anti-magic field, burn some of our HP to heal her a bit.

>>35175116
>fighting defensively

That wouldn't change shit. They would just stramroll over any defenses.

>>35175218
No they wouldn't have. Wall ofForce with enough AE invested could have contained them for a t least one turn, so we could try to get Sireyi up.

>>35175218
The second round we could have Shadow walked out of this place, but people continued to insist
>muh we can win this

>>35175246
Wall of Force wouldn't cover the entire room, Sireyi could just fly around it and Isla can dispel.

Or, alternatively, Sireyi could Disjunction it and the only thing that would change is she doesn't get to move that turn.

>>35175281
>and the only thing that would change is she doesn't get to move that turn.
Which means one person doesn't die that turn, seems pretty good to me.

Isla
Dispel tentacles

Matthias
Get duplicate Jianxi and real Ophilian into Anti-Magic field

Sireyi
Contact Ebonsong

Ok, roll me 3d20, Isla first, then Matthias and Matthias again

Also vote on extra AE used by Isla to dispel

>>35175281

And then EvilIsla dispells it and EvilSireyi still kills someone anyway.

Rolled 11, 14, 5 = 30 (3d20)

>>35175302
Kinda mad that people didn't bother to support the changed action for Sireyi, oh well.

12

Rolled 10, 9, 2 = 21 (3d20)

>>35175302
Oh great, so Sireyi gets to die to EvilSireyi this turn.

15

Rolled 9, 8, 20 = 37 (3d20)

>>35175302
10

I think I'll have to get going pretty soon. I'm getting tired and I think I'm coming down with something

>>35175315
Thats why I said with enough AE investment. At least actually read before posting, the idea is to invest so much she won't break it in one turn, because she won't invest that much into the dispelling. It was the only chance we had. The option we choose was idiotic and brought us no gain at all.

>>35175357
Behaving like this because people didn't choose your action when you don't bother to defend it until way after the vote was over doesn't help anybody, especially given how much you're alienating them with this display.

Sireyi wouldn't need to break it, she can fly around it, it's a wall and the room is too large for it to reach the walls and ceiling.

>>35175334
Ok Mathrian, no worries, see you next thread (friday).

>>35175406
Wall of Force has no restriction in height. It could have closed of the room.

Question: Other than asking for back-up, is Sireyi asking Ebby for anything else?

>>35175406
Eh, why bother ?
If it wasn't obvious to them how we would get insta-murdered by EvilSireyi, then I wouldn't have convinced them either.
And now we are just going to die or get saved by Pallys leniency.

>>35175446
Tell her to flee back to the Barony and alert Sofia and Jal. They can look for a way to ressurect us, while alarming the churches about this thing having awakened. And if necessary flee with the kids.

>>35175423
It does not have a limit inherently, but this room is most likely too large for Isla to cover.

>>35175459
You won't even try and blame others for your own ineptitude at logical persuasion. Pathetic.

>>35175499
You mean I don't think I have a obligation to save others from stupid choices ? No I don't.

>>35175534
You also don't have the right to bitch about them if you don't even put forth the barest effort to change their minds.

>>35175567
I always have the right to bitch about people making stupid choices, I did try to change their minds. Hence my vote, if they don't agree with my chosen options, thats their good right, its a quest, afterall, and if they want to make choices that end in us getting murdered, thats just how it is. I can still be frustrated at tit.
I wouldn't even have complained if they would have had the good sense of running in the choice afterwards.

You focus your power and attempt to dispel the tentacles currently crushing you; however you are unable to concentrate properly with dozens of limbs writing across you and attempting to strangle you and your spell fails.

[AE 39/62]

Matthias grabs duplicate Jianxi and tosses her into the anti-magic field, but Ophilian dances back out of reach when he grabs for her.

Ophilian hits Matthias with her sword, even as Matthias’s duplicate tears into him with claws and jaws.

[Matthias HP 161/234]

-Ebby, Ebby you there- sends Sireyi

-Sis? SIS, SIS ARE YOU OK?- demands Ebby

-I’m fine- she responds –but I think we may need some help, get Lunia or someone to see what aid they can send-

-Right!- she agrees

-If I don’t make it out- she starts

-Sis don’t say that- cries Ebonsong

-If I don’t make it out- insists Sireyi –get to Sofia, she can alert the churches and protect the kids-

-Ok....- sends Ebonsong, in a hopeless tone

Ophilians duplicate casts a potent and lethal spell at Matthias, intending to destroy him utterly....

...but he resists somehow.

[Matthias HP 74/234]

Isla’s duplicate casts a spell at Sireyi, but it dissipates against her protections, and Isla’s duplicate snarls in frustration.

Sireyi’s duplicate lands in front of Sireyi, just as Sireyi’s mind clears and says “Today weakling, I take your place” and hits her across the jaw, sending her reeling.

[Sireyi HP 32/69]

Actions?

Isla (entangled)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)
>Ophinus action (what?)

Ophilian (Dominated)

Matthias
>Attack (who?)
>Other (what?)

Sireyi
>Spell (what?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

Enemies

Duplicate Isla
Duplicate Ophilian
Duplicate Jianxi
Duplicate Matthias
Duplicate Sireyi

Reminder that 1 Deific Power can fully restore all divine energy.

>>35175639
Do we actually have two Deific Power or did you miscalculate? I only recall having one, and I'd rather save that for our escape route.

>>35175639
>Try to dispell again
>Matthias keep fighting
>>Pop a DP, activate your Sanctuary and fly over to Ophilia, then Lightning against EvilSireyi

>>35175685
You have 2

You gained 1 when Isla become a paladin

>>35175685

We won one by turning Isla into a halfangel paladin of Sireyi.

Anyway...
Sireyi
>Deific power in this shit, teleport back to camp or the realm

>>35175639
Isla (entangled)
>Dispel Magic on tentacles

Matthias
>Grab Ophilian and take her into the anti-magic zone along with yourself

Sireyi
>Grab Jianxi, burn a few HP to get her conscious again, move into anti-magic zone

>>35175725
And then we burned one against the Highest.

>>35175711
Sanctuary is always active, the regular version doesn't follow us.

>>35175711

No, we have no chance of winning. Sireyi is spent and EvilSireyi is at full power, she might even cast a defiled version of sanctuary and override ours.

>>35175749
>Sanctuary is always active
I remember we had to activate the portable one, otherwise I would be wondering how EvilSireyi got so easily in.

>>35175771
Thats why a DP, we have good chance of overcoming her resistance and Sireyi doesn't have all that many HP, a single LightningBolt can kill her, and if she dies, we can easily deal with the rest.

>>35175749
>And then we burned one against the Highest.

So you did, I forgot, my apologies.

>>35175772
It's called Permanent Sanctuary, it doesn't cost anything to activate and is completely beneficial to us.

Why is OP assuming we'd *not* have it on by default?

>>35175789
She's also got an extremely high Lightning and Magic resistance, due to Willpower and Lightning Mastery.

>>35175831
>Why is OP assuming we'd *not* have it on by default?
We did ask for it to be "retractable" so to speak, if we are assumed to have done so right now, I can't say, which is why I choose caution and mentioned it. I do find it odd how ESireyi got so easily in then.

>>35175884
I'd assume that we have it turned on unless we state otherwise or we're in a place it could be disadvantageous, such as hell.

>>35175639
>Deific Power and teleport out, we can come back later prepared.

Just good we saw him wake up, otherwise this would have taken us a lot harder.

>>35175909
>>35175745
I hope Pally is so nice and lets us grab Matthias and teleport in one turn, otherwise he will be left behind in the AM zone.

>>35175945
He just tossed them.

>>35175639
OP, hold off from ending the vote for a few minutes if you were planning on it.

>>35175639
A few assumptions:
>All allies aren't in the anti-magic field
>They can be fairly far away from each other when teleporting

Isla
>Try to grab the Arcane Gem and throw it out of the range of the tentacles

Let's assume she hasn't drawn from it yet today for any of her magic usage.

Matthias
>Grab Jianxi if she's too far away from the area for the Teleport and then come back

Sireyi
>Grab the Arcane Gem and use Deific Power to Teleport yourself and all four of your companions back to the fleet

This is important, because otherwise we risk Perils of the Arcane with a single one.

This should, with Dragon's Magic 1, cost 2+(2*4) Arcane Energy, the exact amount held in the gem.

I’m currently seeing

Isla
Dispel Tentacles 2

Matthias
Fight Matthias 1
Grab Ophilian and take to anti-magic zone 1

Sireyi
Use Deific Power + Lightning Bolt Duplicate Sireyi 1
Use Deific Power + Ride the Lightning back to Ship 2 (teleport option)
Heal Jianxi 1

Note that although you’re currently inside, with Sireyi’s fly speed, getting away would be easy.

The problem is that at most she can carry 2 people whilst flying fast enough to escape.

If escape is the option a follow-up vote will be used to determine who Sireyi saves of her 4 companions (Ophinus is small enough not to count).

Sanctuary: Yes it was up, but duplicate Sireyi has very high willpower, so can get in easily.

Matthias is not currently in the anti-magic zone.

If I’ve missed votes, please let me know.

A few more minutes then I close the vote and write.

>>35176065
What about a pursuit by Evil!Sireyi?

>>35176061
>They can be fairly far away from each other when teleporting

Need to be within arms reach.

But if Matthias grabs Jianxi and heads for Isla, Philly will likely follow, and Sireyi can be anywhere quickly

>>35176095
She could theoretically keep up, yes.

>>35176065

I hve to support the teleport option. It's our only means of escaping with someone alive.

>>35176065
>>35175909
Change this to the
>>35175711
Without the Sanctuary

If we can't save everyone, we need to fight.

>>35176158
Which teleport option?

The long one or the RTL one that forgot that RTL doesn't work properly indoors.

>>35176162
We can. We can save everyone.

>>35176185

Whichever one works. As long as we escape, it's whatever does.

Teleport Note: Currently Teleport is an E spell for you, meaning it takes longer than a single round to cast.

Sireyi *can* cast it in a single round, but I will pick a Perils of the Arcane effect of my choosing to represent her over-extending her powers. This will not prevent the spell working.

This is in addition to any rolled Perils effect.

>>35176213
Yes, but one of them has a higher chance of working due to using a traditional arcane teleport instead of something that only works right under an open sky, so which you choose is important.

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>>35176065

Why do evil clones always have to be stronger?

(in pic related qfg3, the hero won by cheating)

>>35176228
Nope nope nop eno. No Perils of the Arcane. No!
I rather fight and lose against rpist Seiryi, then that. At least then its our fault.

>>35176228
Shit, it is.
That really needs to be taken care of.

It still has a much higher chance of working, I think.

>>35176265
What is the fear for PotA?

It would still work, and most of it's effects aren't even that horrible, or at least easier to deal with than the clones.

>>35176281
I don't want us to end up having Sireyi be summoned by some spellcaster in a the worst moment possible.
It may not happen, but I'm not gonna risk that, never, nope.
I don't blame anyone for thinking its worth the risk, but I don't.

>>35176320
What are you even talking about?

ok, whilst I am very much enjoying this discussion, I'm going to try and move things along.

>Arcane Teleport
>Ride the Lightning
>Stay and fight

Arcane teleport includes the gem-throwing idea from upthread and if successful, saves everyone, with auto-arcane perils.

RTL means you can only save 2 people.

Stay and fight is what is says, voting for combat options will be re-started in next post.

Please no write-ins.

If this doesn't decide it, I'll move to final destination.

>>35176337
>http://pastebin.com/yKvP3AiP
Your name is added to the angelic registry of Heaven, meaning clerics of sufficient power who request aid from Heaven could end up summoning you instead. The real problem is that wizards and sorcerers can summon you too, and they could ask you to do something very much against your wishes or better judgement. The registry will update in time and your name will be removed.

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>>35176228

>Perils of the Arcane effect of my choosing

>OP's face when

>>35176361
>Arcane Teleport
Fighting is just retarded and I'm not leaving anyone behind.

>>35176366
Yeah, that's one single effect in the highest degree of severity.

Is it worth abandoning two of our friends, for no greater reason than a probably-baseless fear?

>>35176361
>Stay and fight


>>35176398
No, its worth fighting.

>>35176361
>Arcane Teleport
I believe this is the best option

>>35176361
>Arcane Teleport

>>35176361
>Stay and fight

Expending deific energy will most likely completely cement the awakening evil that his enemies are active again.

But since we're really in a very downhill battle, I don't see any way out that doesn't involve anyone of the party dying other that teleport out.

And there's still the expedition topside, now ravaged by zombies. Not sure what we can do about that though.

>>35176361
>Arcane Teleport
Were too OP to fight

>>35176361
>Stay and fight

>>35176415
See: The entire rest of the thread

It's really not, I made a monster and it's turned against me.

>>35176361
>Arcane teleport

Welp

>>35176361
>Arcane Teleport

>>35176504

>minmaxer's worst nightmare

to be fair you (or we others in general) weren't really minmaxing. Sireyi just accumulated absurd amounts of power on her adventures - and now she's weakened, and her companions reap the rewards of this.

Teleport it is, vote locked, writing.

Mwahahahahaha

What exactly keeps EvilSireyi from just following us ? Her master made those anti-teleport wards. I doubt he blocked himself.

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>>35176577
>pic related coming to anons near you in approximately one QM post.

>>35176565
It didn't help that I (we) focused on Willpower, Spell-like abilities, and things to boost them, which is the main thing that we're having trouble with right now.

At least we haven't picked up any forms of Intense Lightning or Massive Lightning Storm yet.

>>35176577
Don't do the thing.
You know what I'm talking about.

>>35176652
At least this way we'll have backup of some kind.

>>35176742
>At least this way we'll have backup of some kind.
Did you forget about the undead army that was currently driving us from the island ?
She has more reinforcements out there.

>>35176742
>Don't do the thing.
>You know what I'm talking about.

Which one?

>>35176775
>Inb4 we get everyone pregnant again
Including Matthias

>>35176771
I didn't, but the average undead isn't much compared to the average Paladin or Knight of Konig.

Hopefully our guys are retreating in an orderly manner and we'll be able to withdraw from the engagement in short order.

Really, it's more a preference for fighting a literal army of undead than fighting Evil Sireyi.

At least our Sanctuary will work on them.

>>35176842
>Anon guessed the thing

You are Sireyi Valyenya, and you’ve really no idea how you got here, but one thing is clear: you need to get away.

Isla digs out her arcane gem and tosses it out of the mass of tentacles as you break away from your duplicate and fly towards Isla, scooping up the gem from the floor, at the same time Matthias grabs Jianxi and heads towards you, with Ophilian and the wolf-man duplicate of Matthias following. Ophinus also descends to land on you.

As your duplicates close in around you, you drain the gem dry of arcane power whilst simultaneously using your own deific powers to beat whatever is blocking teleportation magics.

As you cast your spell, forcing into to work without a lengthy ritual you feel the magic running wild, doing...something.

Just before the room around you fades from view you see the gigantic monsters faces all contorting in a grimace of hate “This isn’t over!” one of the faces promises.

And then you’re back on the ship. All around you is chaos: sailors and soldiers struggling with masses of undead. Ophilian shakes her head, clearing her wits of the spell that was controlling her.

“What in the Hells?” she asks.

“Not now!” yells Mathias, holding Jianxi with one arm and punching in a water-logged zombies head with the other “There’s undead everywhere, fight dammit!”

Philly doesn’t have to be told twice and as holy light blazes around her, undead crumble.

Free of the tentacles, Isla adds her own spells to the fray as you heal Jianxi, and she adds her knives to your forces. Ophinus doesn’t seem to want to be parted from you, clinging to your hair.

It’s not just this part of the expedition, all of the ships and forces you came with are withdrawing.

“The entire expedition is being swamped” explains a passing sailor

“It’s over” says another “time to go home, if we get away alive.”

The ships withdraw from the Drowned lands and meet miles from the place, less than half of the ships escaped, and Duke Kostvin was one of the casualties. The fleet prepares to limp back to the Kingdom of Dornmer.

You wonder if this was really worth it.

Isla is examining 3 large tomes she picked up from somewhere.

As the remaining fleet counts its dead, and heals the wounded, you wonder if you should stay with the fleet, or get you and your companions back home as soon as possible – you don’t think you’ve seen the last of the Devourer, or your doppelganger...

>Stay with fleet
>teleport as soon as possible

2nd post and vote coming, because reasons

>>35177006
>teleport as soon as possible
No time to loose, we need to get our Elemetnal nodes back ASAP.

>>35177006
>teleport as soon as possible

>teleport as soon as possible

Its not like it matters, if he can create EvilSeiryis at his leisure like this, we can literally not fight this guy. What are we going to do ? Even if we defeat her, he just makes a new one. At least one.
Got probably even worse stuff up his sleave.

>>35177006
>Teleport as soon as possible, intermittently check on the fleet with Scrying
I don't relish the idea of our doppleganger destroying what's left of the fleet just because nobody can defeat our evil twin.

It would also likely result in a paladin or knight surviving and saying we did it and lead to a 'prove your innocence' court arc.

>>35177006
>>teleport as soon as possible

You’re Sireyi, but not Valyenya, you’re...something else.

You stand atop the palace roof watching the ships retreating into the distance, you wonder which one SHE is on.

You can feel your creators voice in your head, demanding you return back down below.

The others who came up with you have already returned.

But they’re not like you, they’re slaves and you aren’t.

They have to obey his orders, but when you were created there was something different about the one you were copied from. You feel no compulsion to obey him, but you’re not stupid – he is incredibly powerful and could easily kill you.

You were created with a singular purpose: Make Sireyi Valyenya suffer.

But even that is not absolute, you cannot be controlled, and you can grow beyond your origin.

But you’re not sure what you want to do, although you know everything SHE knows, you are less than an hour old, and you don’t even know what you want yet.

You could stay, and have access to vast resources, albeit at a cost of some freedom.

Or you could follow HER home. You’d be alone, but no one would tell you what to do, and you could choose your own fate.

Will you be a general or a loner?

A slave or a rebel?

>Stay here
>Follow HER

>>35177203
>>>Follow HER
Looks like our evil twin might've gotten a bit of our rebellious nature.

>>35177203
>Follow HER
How nice!

>>35177203
>Stay here

Oh boy

>>35177203
>>>>Follow HER
READ THE BOOOOOOOKS

>>35177203
>Follow HER
Stalker mode engage

>>35177203
>Follow HER
And this is why I fucking stayed around to lurk. God dammit Pally the hooks!

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>>35177203

I like where this is going.

Then again, I did since thread one.

>>35177272
Isla's already doing that or preparing to do that, I think.

>>35177006
>Isla is examining 3 large tomes she picked up from somewhere.

>>35177298
I'm hoping it winds up something like the court arc from NWN2.

Also known as the best part in the main campaign.

>>35177272

We forgot the fourth book...we could have NotSireyi read it and try to mak her change sides later?

>>35177327
The fourth book didn't work correctly, IIRC.

I don't want to fight 30 Sireyis.

>>35177203
>Follow HER
>Make Sireyi Valyenya suffer
What makes her suffer the most?
Lewd Things

>>35177438
No, that's what makes me suffer the most.

>>35177438
>What makes her suffer the most?
All aboard the NTR train, next stop: Jal.

With everything that’s happened, you need to get home as soon as possible, the Kingdom of Dornmer, the entire world could be in peril because of what has just happened.

As soon as you and your companions have recovered, and you’ve passed beyond the range of whatever it is that stops teleportation, you take your allies and return home.

There was something about a Paladin-Commander who accused Isla of causing the undead to attack, but you’ll deal with that later.

Now you need to repair relationships with the baronies around yours: if you want the Kingdom to prepare properly against a returned Necromancer-King you’ll need political allies.

You also need to find the Elemental Nodes: Maybe the Fivefold Death of Cities would be enough to kill it.

As you and your companions approach the stronghold, having teleported just outside you see a surprised guard rushing away, probably to tell Sofia you’ve returned.

You are correct, as you walk through the courtyard Sofia and Jal rush out to see you.

Both throw themselves at you and hug you hard, you return the hug as Sofia says in a panicked voice “Sireyi, the children, they’re gone!”

----------------------------------------------------

End thread.

Thank you for playing and I hope you’ll play again on Friday 3rd of October – time to be confirmed via twitter but will be evening BST – probably 7pm-ish.

>>35177550
>“Sireyi, the children, they’re gone!”
Someones gonna die.

Thanks for running Pally.

>>35177550

You better haven't had unbirthed them, OP. That would have been extremely uncool.

>>35177631
I haven't

>>35177582
this may be the first time Sireyi will be absolutly livid im slightly afraid

>>35177631
>>35177650

In fact I'll say right now: the Perils of the Arcane is completely unrelated to the children.

>>35177650
Good.

I'd just have to burn everything if you did.

>>35177665
Good thing we didn't take any of those DoV restrictions that would inhibit our rage.

>>35177550

Oh boy, someone is in for a world of hurt.

>>35177681
>>35177870

Rage is fine, but let's just get this out of the way: I don't want to turn evil over this.

>>35178035
Obviously we won't turn evil, but Sireyi would probably be extremely furious over someone kidnapping or harming her children.

Parents tend to get that way, especially those with young children.

>>35177669

Cheers for the thread, OP, was awesome as always.

>>35178221
Thanks! It's nice to be appreciated.

Hope to see you next thread.