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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:00 am
by Spoonweaver
The silver dragon stepped forward then. "HA HA!" the dragon boomed, attempting to seemed lighthearted. "An excellent idea! Perhaps we should speak in another room, away from the others. What do you think Kalar?" The dragon sent a large wink in Kalar's direction and then whispered, "Kalar, your idea is valid, but we should get him out of this room. If we open that door and attack, he's likely to see and perhaps join the battle against us."
Kalar was distracted by the dragon. Too much to focus on his search for who thought of killing him. The dragon seemed to be thinking of taking the giant on himself and wanted enough free room to do so. He noticed that the dragon was thinking his it's own voice. Kalar then realised that the voice that had thought of killing him had not been the voice of anyone in the room.
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:31 am
by Master K
Lynda crosses her arms.
"We're running on a fairly brisk schedule and it's already quarter past tea time. The water's going to go mild at this rate and it's a chore to boil another pot." Lynda tuts. "What shall you gentlemen be doing?"
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:06 am
by BMR
"An excellent idea. So, what say you, good giant, shall we move elsewhere to find a better place to converse? We would not want to disturb any meetings with our chatter, and there is much I would discuss with you. I give you my word that I truly wish to converse with you, and I am Kalar Kess, my word is iron."
Also true, Kalar does indeed wish to converse with him. He does leave out why he wishes to converse though.
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:53 am
by Gizmog
Harvey swirls up out of Dan's pants pockets and looks around, trying to figure what everyone's talking about. Teatime? Peeking into other rooms? The slime's going on in here?
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:39 pm
by Spoonweaver
"Ok," said the stone giant. "I think the large swarm of bugs was moved out of the sky room over here. Let's talk there." The stone giant then floated towards the door to the east of the room. It began to slowly open. The door to the west of the room remained open to the cave room and the door to the north remained closed, promising a meeting with the avatar of the lord of the seventh level of hell.
The door to the east fully opened then. It revealed nothing but sky. There were no walls, or floor to be seen. The stone giant floated in, still smoking his large pipe.
"Maybe you should stay here," the silver dragon said to Kalar as he moved to follow the stone giant.
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:23 am
by Master K
"Ah, majestic!" Lynda exclaims. She turns to the group.
"Well, I suppose now we should move along. I do believe in being fashionably late, but now we are really pushing the envelope!"
Lynda slowly approaches the door, as if waiting for someone elses cue.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:07 pm
by Spoonweaver
A scratchy voice entered Lynda's mind then.
The beholder will betray you. You need to deal with that problem before going forward.
"I actually have something private to discuss with you first, Sir Stone Giant," boomed the silver dragon. The dragon then rudely pushed Kalar back. Caught off guard by the sudden strength of the dragon's push, Kalar was unable to react before the silver dragon had closed the door behind him, cutting the dragon and the giant off from the rest of the group.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:20 pm
by BMR
"Well. It looks as if we are committed then."
Kalar turns to everyone and says:
"This is it then, the final battle. If anyone has anything to say or do, best get it over with before we enter. It might also be a good idea to prepare yourselves. Pull out all the stops, we're going in fighting. Rob, if at all possible, I suggest you use that wish of yours to strengthen us and improve our chances. Perhaps grant all of the spellcasters renewed spellcasting ability, or create a powerful ally for us."
With that said, Kalar rummages through his pack, retrieving various potions and oils, applying them to himself and his equipment. He also casts a spell on himself, then retrieves a scroll from his pack and casts another spell.
Potions drank:
- Potion of Shield of Faith +2
- Potion of Resist Energy 20
- Potion of Jump
- Potion of Remove Fear
Oils applied
- Oil of Bless Weapon
- Oil of Magic Weapon (On javelin)
Spells Used
- Scroll of Divine Power
- Zone of Revelation
Kalar current stats:
HP: 185/133
Longsword +3 Attack: +20/+15/+10 (1d8+6) (weapon is good-aligned)
Javelin Attack: +18/+13/+8 (1d6)
Fort 23
Reflex 14
Will 25
+2 on all saves versus spells/spell-like abilities of evil creatures
Resistance:
Cold 5
Electricity 5
Fire 25
Plus the other resistances from that one spell cast by one of the other characters
All invisible creatures (as well as those on the ethereal plane or the plane of shadow) within 5 feet of Kalar are made visible, no save.
Spell resistance 25 (all other party members have this as well)
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:49 pm
by Gizmog
Harvey returns to his human form, but not before fogging himself over to somewhere his reformation won't be embarassing.
"If there's a wish left to be had, why waste it now? When we open that door we might all wish we weren't on fire or covered in scorpions and no amount pre-wishing can fix that."
Giz Note: I don't remember if Harvey gave the time travel potion to anyone. Does he still have that?
"From what I've gathered, the last group who came through had some last second.. disagreements. Perhaps we should all get on the same page before we go through? I mean, do we negotiate? What's our price? What's our terms?"
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:08 pm
by Bob the Hamster
To Kalar, Rob says "Yes, I'll be ready to use the Wish to our advantage, but I think I want to wait at least until I have seen the exact circumstances under which we will have to fight"
To Harvey, Rob says, "I know the choice is not up to me alone, but I vote that we should not negotiate. If we could be enough of a threat to negotiate terms that were to our benefit, then we would be strong enough to defeat him outright--- and I pray that we will be."
as he talks, Rob eats a bite of his Toadstool of Reduce Person, making himself a smaller target for whatever they are about to face through that door.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:11 pm
by Master K
"Um, guys, I think we should hold on for a second." Lynda says. "There's something I need to address before we enter all gung ho and whatnot."
Lynda puts her hand to her temple, takes on a look of concentration, and then reaches in to her mind.
"Who are you and what do you mean? You could be making me kill a valuable party member. Unless you're my bedazzling goddess, I don't take kindly to having my mind probed. There's nothing for you to find but vanity, egocentricism, and cheap lies, among other things." she thinks to herself.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:15 pm
by Gizmog
Harvey nods to Rob. "Killin this guy's good for business. I'm gonna get a sign made and everything. Bunch of devils runnin around killing everybody, not even having the common decency to mail someone a bill for it... that's not good for business at all."
His confusion at Lynda's antics is obvious. "What do you figure she's doing? Can she..." Harvey strikes his own psychic pose "...too?"
Is Lynda speaking out-loud or is she just thinking? Keeping it vague either way.
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:21 am
by BMR
"Saving the wish until we open the door might not be a good idea. It could be too late by then. I would rather gamble on general preparation rather than a specific counter. We know the first will prepare us, but we do not know if we will have the time to use the second."
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:42 am
by Spoonweaver
The scratchy voice, now much more lady like and booming spoke again in Lynda's mind.
The beholder is beginning to suspect something. Your words put the whole group in danger. Take those you trust aside and plot against it before it strikes.
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:16 am
by Master K
"I must admit you put effort in to sounding bedazzling, disembodied voice." Lynda thinks. "Quite in character."
"My goodness..." Lynda says, holding her head and acting like she's dizzy. "I suddenly feel very unwell..."
She stumbles towards Kalar, tripping. "Oh my!" She then leans in close to him.
"There's a voice in my head insisting we deal with the beholder, or else it will betray us and attack. It wants us to plot against it. I don't think it's my goddess, and I don't quite trust it."