MC Koumei representing

[Prak]

No worries, man, just figured I'd make the suggestion.

[icyshadowlord]

Not sure if I can attend this this week. Sleep cycle's been kinda fucked up, but I'll make sure that won't be a problem next week.

[Koumei]

I understand about sleep cycle problems.

Today's session - and note, the alcohol benefits apply to anyone who partakes, so if you weren't there but figure "My character would have, yes" then it applies still, because the characters weren't locked in the stationary cupboard for the whole thing.

[13:51] <Mister_Cavern> When last we left off, the team had just explained their hostile takeover plans to the CEO of Boozecorp... via a KO. It was a tough battle, and the corporate office is in tatters, but they now stand victorious.
[13:51] <Nasturtium> "Well, lets go meet the new staff."
[13:52] *** Iori (Mr.Scratch@Nightstar-6c16eccc.irvnca.pacbell.net) joined
[13:52] *** Yuffie (yuffie@Nightstar-6c16eccc.irvnca.pacbell.net) joined
[13:52] *** Iori changed nick to Barzini
[13:53] * PrincessSparkles picks up the quarterstaves dropped by the mage Eryngi. "And the people working for us too."
[13:53] <Barzini> (What I miss?)
[13:53] <PrincessSparkles> ((Session intro))
[13:55] <Mister_Cavern> Indeed, now you run BoozeCorp Pty. Inc. Though it is unlikely that the workers are yet aware of this fact.
[13:56] <Nasturtium> Well, the orcs in the warehouse were told
[13:56] <Nasturtium> given their boozing, this is of course different from knowing
[13:59] <Mister_Cavern> Indeed
[13:59] <Nasturtium> So, to the warehouse!
[13:59] <Nasturtium> We have boozing to be a part of
[13:59] * Crystal Looks suddenly alert
[13:59] <PrincessSparkles> Boozings we're a part of are teh best boozings
[14:00] <Crystal> Where's this warehouse?
[14:00] <Mister_Cavern> The elevator happily carries you all down to the ground floor, playing its merry music. It arrives with a "ding!" and the doors slide open. The receptionist is still at the desk. "How was the meeting?"
[14:00] <PrincessSparkles> "Extremely successful for all parties who are us."
[14:00] <Mister_Cavern> "I trust it was one of an enjoyableness, or did things sadly prove themselves to be of an otherwise natu- oh, that is wonderful!"
[14:00] <Nasturtium> "We own the place, the former CEO is dead/captured/someone's bitch"
[14:01] <Crystal> Wherewarewere?
[14:01] <Mister_Cavern> "Well, what name should I have engraved on the CEO Office door?"
[14:02] <Nasturtium> "Nasturtium and Assorted Marauding Bandits"
[14:06] <Mister_Cavern> "I will have that arranged so it will be complete within the day. I hope further corporate ventures prove themselves to be gorgeous for you."
[14:07] <Nasturtium> "Thank you. Hm... I'll need to know you name... and if you could tell me of any issues of which you're aware..."
[14:07] <Mister_Cavern> (sorry if I'm slow to respond, I found a site that is translating the KissxSis mango, and that's one of my favourite animu... I know that's a terrible excuse)
[14:07] * Crystal ( is also multitasking.....but with a hammer :p )
[14:08] <Nasturtium> (for a moment I thought you were talking about that terrible Transformers thing where molesting school girls replaces energon)
[14:09] <Mister_Cavern> "My name is Stapler... I would recommend against using the random name generator." She dabs a tissue to the detector lense that serves as an eye, as though tearful. "You might need to do some fast talking to explain the situation to any guard patrols. I will inform any who wander through here."
[14:10] <Barzini> "Stapler..." he looks at her crotch, then up at her chest. "How functional are you? ... Uh, on second thought with a name like 'Stapler' do I want to know!?"
[14:10] <Nasturtium> "Thank you. Er... have you considered changing your name? Or perhaps your hair colour? Also, are there any problems with employee performance, currently?"
[14:11] <Mister_Cavern> "...oh, actually, I can officer one piece of advice. Sergeant AAAAAAAAAAAA, a big bulky guard type fellow? He is partial to stockings, so a fight can probably be avoided... I probably should change my name, yes. And... functional? I am pleased to report that I have suffered zero malfunctions so far, blessed sir~"
[14:11] <Mister_Cavern> (No, not a Transformers thing. Two girls are crazy for their stepbrother. Ecchi comedy that sometimes toes the line between that and actual porn.)
[14:13] <Nasturtium> "Barzini, you can examine her for fully functionality at the Meet the New Boss party. About Sergeant AAAAAAAAAA.... to... stockings?
[14:15] <Barzini> "Does he like wearing stockings, or does he like demons wearing stockings?"
[14:16] <Mister_Cavern> "He likes stockings. I imagine if you provide him with a pair, or show that you are wearing them, he will forget any aggression. Or is that considered inappropriate for the workplace? Any way, there have been an alarming number of fatalaties in the warehouse, but they assure us that is typical for that type of job."
[14:16] <Nasturtium> "Well, it's certainly typical for orcs moving crates of alcohol..."
[14:16] * Nasturtium looks around at the group's legs
[14:17] <Nasturtium> "Umm... hrm..."
[14:17] <PrincessSparkles> "I'm sure we'll be able to eliminate the immediate cause of several of the current warehouse fatalities."
[14:17] * Crystal is barelegged
[14:17] <PrincessSparkles> "Oh, hang on, I got this."
[14:17] * Barzini is wearing leggings and boots.
[14:17] <Nasturtium> "Leggings are.... kinda like stockings..."
[14:17] * PrincessSparkles calls out "Sparkle Disguise Pen, make me myself but with stockings!"
[14:17] * PrincessSparkles suddenly has stockings
[14:18] <Nasturtium> "Ah, quick thinking Sparkles!"
[14:18] <PrincessSparkles> "I'm proactive!"
[14:18] <Barzini> "Great, the security will be pleased."
[14:20] <Mister_Cavern> "If you wish to examine the warehouse, you can use the doors that are situated just over there for Magogg's sake and it's right in there. Be careful of the forklift and stay lovely~"
[14:20] * Crystal rushes through doors
[14:21] <Barzini> (I'm suddenly reminded of that epic German forklift safety video...)
[14:21] * Nasturtium follows to make sure Crystal doesn't hurt herself
[14:21] <Nasturtium> or drink all the booze, for that matter
[14:21] * PrincessSparkles glides after them all what is going to warehouseland
[14:22] <Mister_Cavern> Fortunately, the forklift is not active. The orcs are all setting up some crates and moving the barrels over so they can begin drinking.... well, continue drinking. "YEAH *snort* THEY'RE HERE!"
[14:22] <Nasturtium> "Hello, my new employees!"
[14:24] <Mister_Cavern> "New wazzit? We got sacked and rehired?"
[14:24] <Nasturtium> (....so. just saw the trailer for the GI Joe seque. wow.)
[14:24] <Mister_Cavern> "Does this mean we need to renegotiate our contracts?"
[14:24] <Nasturtium> "No, just your boss got sacked."
[14:25] * Barzini blinks.
[14:25] * Crystal spins around and giggles
[14:27] <Mister_Cavern> "Which boss? You mean foreman Recliner? Or CEO.... whatsername... sugartits or something?" "Or the director of EvilCorp Pty. Ltd. Inc.?"
[14:27] <Nasturtium> "The CEO. She's been killed/defeated/made someone's bitch"
[14:28] <PrincessSparkles> "We're working on the latter though."
[14:28] <Nasturtium> "Oh, yes, we have our sights set on the weapon and sex toy company next"
[14:29] <Nasturtium> "And hopefully, weaponized sex toys"
[14:29] <Mister_Cavern> "Oooh... that sounds fun. Well, drink up! We can celebrate the new leadership of the companyyyy!"
[14:29] <Mister_Cavern> The barrels are split, and indeed, it smells like a powerful booze
[14:30] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+4 Swim
[14:30] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+4 Swim : (5) 9
[14:30] * Nasturtium grabs a barrel "So, tell me about this Sergeant AAAAAAAAAAAAA, I've been hearing about."
[14:31] * PrincessSparkles starts a-drinkin'
[14:31] * Crystal finds the barrel a mite too small for swimming
[14:32] * Barzini pulls out one of the straws he got from tea time and starts sipping at his.
[14:35] <Mister_Cavern> The orcs are mighty keen on drinking from the barrel Crystal is in. Still, as you all drink, you notice the strong effects of the booze - not just the alcohol, but the fermented magic. It does give a rush, and is quite invigorating.
[14:35] <Mister_Cavern> You all actually feel lighter after just a small amount
[14:35] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 3d6
[14:35] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 3d6 : 8
[14:36] * Crystal is naturally bouyant!
[14:36] <Mister_Cavern> 8lbs lighter, to be precise.
[14:36] <Nasturtium> "....I am so merging the ship with a mushroom field..."
[14:36] <Mister_Cavern> And not from the erosion of bone/muscle/fat/brain matter, but just by dint of magic air power
[14:37] <Mister_Cavern> The strength of the alcohol, for the record, is somewhere between port and tequila. So not totally crazy, but it still has a firm kick to it.
[14:38] * Crystal starts to sing Tiny Bubbles
[14:38] <Mister_Cavern> "So, Sergeant AAAAAAAA? He is a... what are those things? They have the legs, sort of move all... wobbly. And big arms. And those eyes, never fugget those eyes... he has two of them."
[14:38] <Barzini> "So light and airy! We'd better stop before we wound up dragged away by Oompa Loompas."
[14:39] <Barzini> (Only now realizing this is totally the Willy Wonka factory but for booze.)
[14:39] <Mister_Cavern> "I think he's a... human, that's the one! Yeah!" "And he always has those cuties with their boobs, following him"
[14:39] <Mister_Cavern> hahaha
[14:40] <Barzini> (Giant Bee honey, distilled magic, hurricane mushrooms...)
[14:40] <Mister_Cavern> Incidentally, everyone gains a permanent ability which is not a magic item: you can cast Swift Fly at will. That's the one that is a Swift action and lets you fly for the rest of the round. Doing it causes a "WHUSH!" noise.
[14:40] <Nasturtium> "And apparently has a thing for stockings?"
[14:40] <Nasturtium> awesome.
[14:41] <Nasturtium> minions too?
[14:41] <Mister_Cavern> "Yeah, stockings! He likes them. Those ladies that go wiv him? They always wear stockings." "Pretty harsh group if you ask me"
[14:41] <Nasturtium> "Harsh how?"
[14:41] <Mister_Cavern> If the minions drink it, then yes. This even includes Cannonball
[14:42] <PrincessSparkles> Swift Fly for everybody!
[14:42] <Barzini> <E-Can> *tipsy*
[14:42] <Crystal> (( now you can launch him without a cannon !! ))
[14:42] <Barzini> (Alas Johnny is not here... but he can fly anyway.)
[14:42] <Nasturtium> <Rammy> *soaks in a barrel*
[14:42] <Mister_Cavern> "Well always beating people up for things like being in the wrong area - like if we go to the cafeteria outside break time, or if someone from marketing comes here, of if we go to the women's washroom..."
[14:44] <Nasturtium> "You need a special invitation for that last one"
[14:45] <Nasturtium> (also, now I just need a burrow speed....)
[14:47] <Mister_Cavern> "Oh right. But yeah, they get pretty violent."
[14:47] * Crystal forgets the verse that comes after "..in my gin..."
[14:51] <Nasturtium> "So, how much booze actually makes it through the warehouse for sale?"
[14:55] <Mister_Cavern> "Um... some?" "Yeah, some." "Lessee... we normally deliver by boat. And every... that thing where you have maybe seven breakfasts? Every one of those, we deliver a full boatload. And every day we have two or three barrels between us." "Maybe four or five." "Okay perhaps ten."
[14:55] <Nasturtium> "How many barrels is a boatload?"
[15:00] <Crystal> We could stay here until the next shipment to see <hic>
[15:00] <Nasturtium> "When's... how many breakfasts have you had since the last boatload went out?"
[15:05] <Mister_Cavern> "Um... lots. More than I can count." "At least as much as we drink until the next boatload. Probably two times." "Or three I think." "Uh... five?"
[15:05] <Mister_Cavern> "Yeah, five breakfasts. Days, that's the thing."
[15:06] <Nasturtium> "Hm, I don't really want to wait around for two days. Though we do need to start actually running these businesses properly... Wish Hobbes hadn't gone cardboard again."
[15:06] <PrincessSparkles> "Don't worry, we'll just have a business training montage or something."
[15:07] <Nasturtium> "Well, still, we need someone we can trust in charge, who knows what they're doing... I suppose I could probably set something up with my ship quartermaster, similar jobs and all. We just need a magic dragon or something."
[15:07] <Mister_Cavern> The doors from the factory suddenly burst open, and in walks... a bigger orc. Probably the foreman. "WHAT? YOU STARTED WITHOUT ME?"
[15:08] <Mister_Cavern> "Magic dragon? Like Puff? There's a Celestial Dragon lives in the factory brewery thing itself. Rumour has it he's on the Immorality Committee of EvilCorp"
[15:09] <Nasturtium> "Take it easy, Foreman, they started with the CEO"
[15:09] <Nasturtium> "Can his breath send and receive mail?
[15:10] <PrincessSparkles> "Hang on lemme check something."
[15:10] * PrincessSparkles pulls out Epimille's Pokedex. "Yep, Abras can cast Greater Teleport at will. We could have ours pass notes around if we want."
[15:11] <Nasturtium> "Ok, that could be useful, assuming my quartermaster is up for becoming a corporate admin."
[15:12] <Mister_Cavern> "Send and receive... mail? What kind of dragon does that?"
[15:12] <PrincessSparkles> "Teleporting dragons maybe?"
[15:12] <Mister_Cavern> The Foreman rushes over to dip a large tin cup into one of the barrels, keen on making up for lost time
[15:12] <Nasturtium> "Baby ones?"
[15:14] <Mister_Cavern> "It's from a Celestial Plane, it probably breathes... holy? Or holly? Heaven Magic or something."
[15:15] <Nasturtium> "Does it drink?"
[15:19] <Mister_Cavern> "...yep"
[15:20] <Nasturtium> "have you invited it to the disposal of the over fermented product?"
[15:21] <Mister_Cavern> "We would, but..." "We don't want to cross Sergeant AAAAAAAA"
[15:22] <Nasturtium> "Ah, well, I'm sure Sergeant AAAAAAAAA can be handled by us. Sparkles, care to join me in meeting a dragon?"
[15:24] * Crystal wobbles tipsily
[15:24] <PrincessSparkles> "It would be my pleasure as our Diplomatic Officer."
[15:25] <PrincessSparkles> "Or whatever my title is."
[15:25] <Nasturtium> "Official Welcom Committee Receiver. Let's go accidentally piss off a dragon!"
[15:25] <Barzini> "But, Sparkles is wearing stockings so we don't piss it off!"
[15:26] <PrincessSparkles> "That's someone else."
[15:26] <Nasturtium> "No, no, that's Sergeant AAAAAAAAA, the dragon we're just going to invite to our boozing, but, well, it's a dragon"
[15:27] * Crystal is slightly more confused than normal
[15:27] <Mister_Cavern> The doors are wide open from being kicked in by the foreman. So it's a clear path into... the brewery.
[15:29] * Nasturtium takes a mug of booze and heads towards the brewery
[15:29] * PrincessSparkles follows BY YOUR COMMAND
[15:30] * Crystal attempts to drag fresh barrel along
[15:30] <Mister_Cavern> It looks more like a traditional factory inside - grated metal walkways with chain-link barriers, high heat, a lot of noise... there are giant pressure cookers, it seems, and many pipes with release valves. There also seems to be a giant vat of brew, with a mechanical stirring rod slowly whirling it about.
[15:31] <Mister_Cavern> Spot checks
[15:31] <Barzini> "Oh. I'm still a little buzzed..."
[15:31] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+11 Spot
[15:31] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+11 Spot : (11) 22
[15:31] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+1
[15:31] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+1 : (9) 10
[15:31] <Crystal> !dice 1d20-1 Fido
[15:31] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20-1 Fido : (7) 6
[15:32] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+1 Rammy
[15:32] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+1 Rammy : (17) 18
[15:33] <PrincessSparkles> !dice 1d20+10
[15:33] <Yuffie> PrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20+10 : (20) 30
[15:33] <Mister_Cavern> So, Barzini and Princess Sparkles both see it: something swimming about. It's smaller than a human, bright green, and sort of lizardlike. It is swimming lazily through the vat of booze.
[15:34] * Barzini peers into the vat.
[15:35] <Nasturtium> "What do you see?"
[15:35] <Mister_Cavern> It looks like it might possibly be the dragon that was mentioned? It's... not exactly a magestic beast though.
[15:35] <PrincessSparkles> "There's some... reptilian thing swimming around down there."
[15:36] * Nasturtium peers inside
[15:36] * Crystal slowly realizes this vat *is* big enough to swim in....
[15:40] <Crystal> You want I should dive in and try to talk to it? <hic>
[15:40] <Nasturtium> "Lets try calling it up"
[15:40] * Nasturtium looks around for a walk way
[15:40] * Crystal tries calling
[15:41] <Crystal> "Here fishy fishy fishy."
[15:41] * Crystal makes funny kissy noises
[15:41] <Mister_Cavern> There is no walkway *into* the vat, but it does go around the vat, so it's possible to leap in. The dragon looks up, upon hearing that. "?"
[15:41] <Mister_Cavern> "...What precisely are you doing, miss?"
[15:41] <Nasturtium> "Hi, we just took over and are celebrating with the orcs over the too fermented booze, want to join us?"
[15:43] <Mister_Cavern> "Oooh... that sounds rather excellent. But... would it really be that amazing? I mean..." he sighs, "I am immune to poison."
[15:43] <Crystal> Pity that
[15:44] <Nasturtium> "Well, we would like to talk to you about the business, you seem more clear headed than the orcs"
[15:45] <Mister_Cavern> "That isn't hard, I suppose. Er... though before we discuss things, I would look behind you."
[15:45] <Nasturtium> "Sergeant AAAAAAA, I presume?"
[15:46] <Mister_Cavern> There is a rough, booming voice. "THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU TRESPASSERS DOING HERE?" A more feminine voice giggles, "I guess we'll have to... punish them! <3"
[15:47] * Nasturtium turns around, "I'm the new CEO, and I'm discussing an employees place in the company."
[15:48] <PrincessSparkles> "And I am the Official Welcoming Committe Receiver. Also, I am wearing stockings."
[15:49] * Crystal giggles
[15:50] <Mister_Cavern> Turning around, you can actually see them. Sergeant AAAAAAAA is obviously a Heavy Knight, because he looks like one. He seems to be clad in adamantine armour, with a tower shield and a warhammer. At the mention of stockings, he blushes and blood spurts from his nose.
[15:50] <Mister_Cavern> The two ladies next to him are both empusae. One is wearing dragonscales, a stylish hat, and stockings, while holding the biggest syringe ever. The other is just wearing what appears to be a swimsuit and stockings.
[15:51] <Barzini> "Yum."
[15:52] <PrincessSparkles> ((...oh Chaos I have to do this now))
[15:52] * PrincessSparkles glares at the Sergeant, yells "PERVERT!", and hits him with a warhammer summoned from apparently nowhere.
[15:52] * Crystal blinks
[15:52] <Mister_Cavern> clonk!
[15:53] <Mister_Cavern> "WH-WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? MINIONS, WE MUST TEACH THEM A LESSON!andtheni'lltakethosestockings"
[15:53] <Barzini> "Hey, he really IS a pervert!"
[15:54] <Nasturtium> "Huh. Welll, I guess I should refrain from killing him... he may be useful..."
[15:56] <Nasturtium> "Or you could just not risk your life fighting the people who just finished a hostile takeover of the company..."
[15:56] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+12 Intimidate
[15:56] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+12 Intimidate : (10) 22
[15:56] * PrincessSparkles activates the Disguise pen to assume her Super Sailor form, complete with Nerd Glasses and accessory stockings.
[15:57] *** PrincessSparkles changed nick to PrettyNerdgirlPrincessSparkles
[15:57] <Barzini> "Megane, stockings, schoolgirl! The most fiendish transformation yet, he couldn't possibly resist that!"
[15:57] <Mister_Cavern> He is immune to fear, so ignores the mention of risking his life, but... "What? A hostile takeover?"
[15:57] <Nasturtium> also absolute zone
[15:58] <Nasturtium> "Yes. Decidedly hostile"
[15:58] <Mister_Cavern> And then he sees the transformation-with-implied-nudity. Followed by the megane, stockings, schoolgirl, absolute zone combo. And turns red again. "Ulp"
[15:58] * PrettyNerdgirlPrincessSparkles turns on the Angel Aura just for good measure as well.
[15:59] <Mister_Cavern> He is left unable to comment, but the two "minions" flutter forward. "Mm? You really defeated CEO Suratis?"
[15:59] <Nasturtium> "And sat on her for lack of a chair. Yes."
[15:59] * Barzini nods, particular to the swimsuit empusa's rack. "Sure did. We're the new owners."
[16:01] <Mister_Cavern> "Well, that's a bother. I guess that means you're allowed to strut around like you own the place... seeing as you do. So you're not trespassers. That's troublesome."
[16:01] * Barzini further explains to the swimsuit empusa's chest, "It wasn't easy, that Alraune kept getting in a bunch of cheap shots! But we got her, we got her, we're the toughest pirates you'll ever meet!"
[16:02] <Nasturtium> "We're also gathering harems, and always accepting applications"
[16:02] * Crystal attempts to look piratical
[16:04] <Mister_Cavern> "Hmm, harems? What does that... entail?" biyon-biyon~
[16:05] <Mister_Cavern> "And what would you do for guards here?" biyon~
[16:05] <Nasturtium> "Lots of lying around, being ravished, and adorning the arm of famous pirates"
[16:05] <Mister_Cavern> By now, the Nudity Buffer (TM) has already kicked in, so her body is basically mapped out in Barzini's mind. She's definitely a D-cup, and bouncy.
[16:05] <Barzini> "Don't fret the details. Turn in your stockings to AAAAAAA and come with me; I've got a great position for you on my staff."
[16:06] <Nasturtium> "For guards around here... well, we do have an amazing entourage between us all..."
[16:07] <Mister_Cavern> "Well, that seems to make sense." They shrug. Biyon~ The stockings are then draped over AAAAAAAA's head, and they move to the party. [Miss Raspberry has joined the party!] [Miss Strawberry has joined the party!]
[16:07] * Nasturtium sidles over to dragon scale girl, "So what do you do with that needle?"
[16:07] <Nasturtium> "Coming, Mr.... er, Dragon?"
[16:07] <Mister_Cavern> "...I jab people with it. I give them a love-love injection~ of hydrochloric acid."
[16:08] <Mister_Cavern> The dragon rises from the alcohol, and settles onto the walkway. "Sure thing. I still find this whole situation rather odd, to say the least, but this is interesting."
[16:08] * PrettyNerdgirlPrincessSparkles grins widely, and a barely audible undertone that sounds like "friendshipfriendshipfriendship" starts humming in the area
[16:09] <Nasturtium> "Do you have any other jabbing devices?"
[16:10] <Mister_Cavern> "Others... no, just the syringe."
[16:10] * Barzini orders E-Can to carry Strawberry, and suggests to Sgt AAAAAAAAA that there are lots of demons on board the ship that can be outfitted with the things he likes... quietly failing to mention that under his current authority all he can offer AAAAAAAA right now are zombie stockings.
[16:10] <Nasturtium> "Well, we're headed for the Martial and Marital Aids company next."
[16:11] <Nasturtium> (hey, there are some hot zombies out there)
[16:11] * PrettyNerdgirlPrincessSparkles transforms back to regular form
[16:11] *** PrettyNerdgirlPrincessSparkles changed nick to PrincessSparkles
[16:11] <Crystal> That sounds fun....or painful if you get them mxed up
[16:12] <Nasturtium> "Or awesome if you combine them just right"
[16:12] <Mister_Cavern> "Others... stockings... I humbly request permission to join your ship as a guard."
[16:12] <Nasturtium> "Think you could keep your mind on your business?"
[16:13] <Mister_Cavern> "OF COURSE! DO NOT WORRY, I SHALL KEEP ALL UNWANTED GUESTS OFF THE SHIP!"
[16:13] <Barzini> "He's loud and scary, he ought to make fantastic security."
[16:14] <Nasturtium> "Oh, very well then. We could use some more security. There's another Heavy Knight on the ship too, I think. Sir Benchworthy."
[16:15] <Mister_Cavern> "SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD MAN. WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE MANY COUNTER-ATTACKS!"
[16:15] <Barzini> "He can introduce you to Patiki too, who he served before us. She has cat ears."
[16:16] * Barzini holds curled fingers over his head for good measure.
[16:16] <PrincessSparkles> "That reminds me, I wonder if we could adapt the overbrewing process to make the ship levitate..."
[16:16] <Nasturtium> "Sparkles, you just gave me a wonderful idea.... we need to fuse the ship with a distillery!"
[16:17] <Barzini> "We weren't going to do that!? If we do that, we won't need to worry about clean water while we're on high seas!"
[16:17] <Nasturtium> "Well, you might not.... I do need some water..."
[16:18] * Barzini blinks, "Can plants absorb grog through their roots?"
[16:18] <Nasturtium> "Yes."
[16:19] <Crystal> Silly - they can't do it through their leaves
[16:19] <Nasturtium> "And in fact, it's can be rather bad to try...
[16:21] * Nasturtium leads the new party members back to the, well, party
[16:21] * Barzini scratches his head, "I don't know anything about plant biology... anyway, if we put the distillery on the ship, we still need to protect the mushroom crop."
[16:22] <Nasturtium> Hmm... I'm sure we could find some protected space in the ship... but certainly. We need a new demon goat."
[16:23] <Crystal> Demon goat?
[16:23] <Nasturtium> "that Rejrak or whatever it was that Epimille caught?"
[16:24] <PrincessSparkles> "We could feasibly leave that one here, but that would require training time since it's way too powerful for her to actually boss around yet."
[16:24] * Crystal nods as if she has any recollection what Nast is talking about
[16:24] <Nasturtium> "Well, I don't want to deprive her of the catch... though it didn't seem particularly trained... so maybe?"
[16:24] <Crystal> Ooooh, right. That one....
[16:25] * Barzini ponders suitable security for the mushroom patch but just winds up staring at Strawberry blankly.
[16:26] <Barzini> "Uh. What about the bees?"
[16:26] * Crystal finally catches on
[16:26] <Barzini> "They're pretty weak, but they can fly and make a lot of noise."
[16:26] <Mister_Cavern> Strawberry tilts her head at Barzini. "Eh?"
[16:27] * Crystal glares at Strawberry Shortcakes
[16:27] <Nasturtium> "Hm, that could be good
[16:27] <Mister_Cavern> She then tilds her head at Crystal. "Huh?"
[16:27] <Barzini> "Ah, nothing Miss Strawberry, I was just thinking about your orientation. ...I mean, how to defend the mushrooms."
[16:28] <Nasturtium> (so what does Miss Raspberry look like, beyond the dragonscales and syringe?"
[16:28] <Nasturtium> *)
[16:28] <Crystal> Ooooh, right. Sure you were Barzcumber.
[16:29] <Barzini> "We don't have that goat anymore, and we can't just leave poor AAAAAAAAA without any morale to stay loyal to us!"
[16:29] <Nasturtium> "AAAAAAAAA is coming with us on the ship."
[16:29] <Barzini> "Yeah! So, who will watch over our shrooms?"
[16:30] <Nasturtium> "We're thinking the bees"
[16:30] <Barzini> "We had more than one hive. We could leave a couple here then."
[16:30] <Barzini> "Uh. We can un-install things on the ship, right?"
[16:30] <PrincessSparkles> "That would also make it easier to transport some of the honey to the brewing vats..."
[16:30] <Nasturtium> "Hell, they may have a new queen or two ready to start their own hive."
[16:31] <Mister_Cavern> (Strawberry is the one with the swimsuit and D-cups, not the dragonscales and syringe. Her hair is long and excessively curly, and lavender in colour, and she has two small horns. Her face seems perpetually cheerful, and she is carrying a small flask.)
[16:31] * Crystal straightens her back and sets her shoulders back in an effort to fill her top out more
[16:31] <Mister_Cavern> "You... want bees to guard the place? I suppose that could work..."
[16:32] <PrincessSparkles> "They're very smart bees."
[16:32] <Nasturtium> (right, you never described Raspberry beyond dragonscales and syringe)
[16:32] <Crystal> (( she did too, fancy hat :p ))
[16:32] <Barzini> (I thought that was Raspberry's desc, but then I'm making the connection between raspberry=purple and strawberry=red)
[16:33] <Nasturtium> "Plus we're thinking of producing mead, and possibly some other honey based products, once we have access to more than normal honey"
[16:33] <Nasturtium> (ah yes, and hat)
[16:33] <Mister_Cavern> "Oh!" Strawberry says, now "understanding everything". "I get it, it's like this..." she uses telepathy to project a mental diagram. [Crystal's face] <--LOVE LOVE--> [Barzini's face] <--STEALING--[Strawberry's face]
[16:34] <Mister_Cavern> (Raspberry, on the other hand, has blonde hair, a C-cup, and yes, swimsuit (as in, the high school/"imouto appeal" kind), and a stylish... bowler hat. It doesn't quite work, perhaps. And yes, the massive syringe.
[16:35] <Mister_Cavern> er... I just managed to confuse myself.
[16:35] * Barzini sweatdrops, "Huh?"
[16:35] <Mister_Cavern> Strawberry has swimsuit. Raspberry has dragonscale armour)
[16:35] * PrincessSparkles suddenly glances between Crystal and Barzini, her expression shifting into the manic visage of horror that can only be described as "shipperface".
[16:36] <PrincessSparkles> "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE you two make such an adorable couple!"
[16:37] <Barzini> "W-wait, what?"
[16:37] * Crystal storms off in a huff
[16:37] <Nasturtium> (Ah, for some reason I had assumed a pettanko/buxom dichotomy)
[16:38] * Crystal mutterd something under her breath that includes cutthathussyinhalffreezehertitsoff
[16:39] <Barzini> "Ah, geez! What kind of mental projection did you just show us?"
[16:40] <Mister_Cavern> "...I thought that was how it was. Is that wrong?"
[16:40] * Nasturtium says to Miss Raspberry "This is why I prefer harems."
[16:41] <Barzini> "I don't know! This is the first I've heard of it!"
[16:44] * Crystal is too steamed to realize she has no idea where she is storming off to, nor recollection of which way the ship is
[16:44] <Barzini> "I finally get my hands on a scrumptious vassal before the captain does and then she goes and shows everyone a glamer like that. This isn't the first time Strawberry has dealt with people like us before, is it?"
[16:44] <Mister_Cavern> And so, the party has a booze party, with Crystal in a huff thanks to the (innocent?) Strawberry. Things look like they could be taking an unexpected turn for the worse...
[16:45] <Mister_Cavern> What will the future hold for the team? Will they be all friends-friends again? Will Crystal be heartbroken or just tsundere? Will anyone die of alcohol poisoning? And what of their next destination? What dangers will it hold for them?
[16:46] <Mister_Cavern> Find out in the next exciting episode of Tengen Toppa Friendship Punch!

[icyshadowlord]

Wait, what?

I might be too tired to comprehend it, but what just happened to Crystal? She jealous of Strawberry or what is going on? XD

Edit: I looked through the posts again, and I think I get the picture now. Oh, and Kuniko's probably been spaced out the whole time (or busy doing something like prayers), though got to drinking when the others did. I am pretty sure she will want to say something about this new messy relationship chart that's starting to form around the crew.

[Koumei]

If everyone wants to mention who their characters are attached to and how (including Rivalry, Deadly Enemies etc.), I'd be happy to draw up one of those charts you often see in the front cover of romantic comedy manga.

...and yes, I just finished reading all 55 chapters of KissxSis.

[icyshadowlord]

I like the idea, though Kuniko has only interacted much with Nasturtium, Hobbes and Patiki so far.

The three possibilites I see is a crush on the captain, a tsundere attitude towards Hobbes (who still outdoes her in damage, much to her frustration), or a thing for trying to gather attendants in preparation for that shrine (or all three combined!!). This whole mess with Barzini and Crystal sort of helps (she might plot to snatch Strawberry, which would help Crystal and herself as well). Been a while since she's actually been plotting anything.

Edit: Okay, here's more or less what I formed in my head.

- Nasturtium: Implied crush (?), absolute loyalty (?)

- Hobbes: Rival, grudging respect, implied crush (?)

- Sparkles: Neutral, though her cheery disposition is nice. Then again, she drinks too often.

- Crystal: Neutral, also seems to drink too often. She also seems a bit absent-minded.

- Barzini: Neutral, probably the most sane person she can talk with

If that's too much or too little, just tell me. Then again, I might be worrying for nothing since I just gave Kuniko out for that chart of yours.

[Chamomile]

Apologies for missing the session. Oddly enough, my sleep schedule was also doing some gymnastics this week.

I like the idea of a relationship chart, even if Hobbes is probably going to be one of the outlier characters (granted, I haven't read the last session, yet, but I can't imagine he's been the object of anyone's affections when he's not even there to interact with).

Nasturtium: An undying but (probably) platonic loyalty. Hobbes' whole "Plant Power" shtick comes solely from the fact that both he and his latest employer are plants. He isn't lying about it, though, his ideology will genuinely transform based on who's writing his paycheck. Regardless, he'd gladly take a bullet for the Captain, at least until his contract expires. I'm not sure "employer" carries the proper amount of weight, given that, but it would be literally accurate.

Kuniko: Hobbes has actually gotten bored with the rivalry and is now mostly apathetic towards Kuniko's efforts to match him, though he's amused by her frustration. There might be something of a weird sort of crush there. Hobbes very insistently pretends that romance and sex don't even exist, so it's kind of hard to tell. So "mutual(?) but unacknowledged crush" would probably be the most accurate way to put it.

Sparkles: Hobbes is actually mildly irritated by her relentlessly shiny personality, but every team needs a white mage. In this case literally. I'd label this one "irked by."

Crystal: Hobbes finds her competent and entertaining, which basically makes them best friends as far as he's concerned.

Barzini: He's focused. He's professional. He's evil. Hobbes wishes he had more co-workers like Barzini. So maybe label it "respects."

[Josh_Kablack]

If everyone wants to mention who their characters are attached to and how (including Rivalry, Deadly Enemies etc.), I'd be happy to draw up one of those charts you often see in the front cover of romantic comedy manga.

Nasturtles - Crystal respects and owes fealty to the Captain - and Crystal takes this more seriously than she takes anything else. Crystal sometimes wonders at Nast's apparent lack of standards (slimes? really? eww) but only shows this with the occasional sarcastic remark.

Sparkles - Crystal regards as close friend, sees the two of them as sisterly. It hasn't registered that Crystal owes Sparkles her life - but even if it did, that wouldn't change Crystal's attitude here. Notably, Sparkles is the only person in existence whose name Crystal can reliably and consistently keep straight.

Hobbes - Although she wouldn't admit it, Crystal is actually a little afraid of Mr. Pumpkinhead, as she really doesn't understand his all-business attitude. While she respects his ruthlessness and weapon skills she has no clue about efficiency nor why it should even matter. Regardless, she tries to be polite and usually friendly to him, even if it is more due to his intimidating and inexplicable demeanor than actual friendliness.

Kuniko - Crystal thinks Soda Nose is wound way too tight and needs to relax. Crystal is also baffled by her obsession with building a Shrine and thinks she should just learn to make do with a fez and a go-cart.

Barzitone - Has had a crush on since first sight at tea-time in Andromarius's tower. Unfortunately, Crystal is bad at flirting, and the few decent opportunities (picking out Barz's room on the ship, attending the Ogre wedding, partying with the Orcs) were interrupted by other PC antics and/or FREE BOOZE!.

And then the rest of the assorted hangers-on:

Normal ship crew - Crystal ignores as much as possible - which likely isn't very much when under sail but a lot when docked.

Robotic Maids - Crystal is kinda creeped out by them.

Sand Witch - Crystal just tries to avoid her, because discussions about sand are sooo boooorrring.

Barry and Rodders - Crystal is both amused and annoyed by, she's more amused when they are annoying Hobbes and more annoyed when they are haggling directly with the Captain.

The Empusa Therapists, led by Miss Puff-Puff - Crystal is friendly and regards as business partners.

Six Kunnoichi - Crystal ignores so hard that she pretends they don't actually exist. Especially so when they are making loud noises from the Captain's room and/or complaining about violation of the sodomy-free day contract and yelling for help.

Sabrekitty Butler - Sooo cute!!! Crystal gives random surprise hugs and carries him around the ship, then gets easily distracted and puts him down elsewhere.

Patiki the Nekomata - Usually forgets she's on board, but remembers to despise this lousy liar when their paths cross.

Sir Benchworthy of Orangetown - disdainful of his ungraceful clankyness.

Beeeeeeees - Crystal avoids due to dislike of bee-ing stung.

Queen BeeMoth - Crystal avoids due to dislike of having any of her few clothes moth-eaten.

Hank Snively [Executive Pedal Assistant] - Regards as contemptously beneath her notice.

Johnny the Shark - Crystal thinks he's kinda cool. Remembers to never wager against a pool shark.

Rammy - indifferent

Lillith - indifferent

Epimille the Bouquet - still thinks she's a cocktail onion.

Sgt AAAAAA - regards his fetish for clothing rather than the legs under them as a horrible perversion. May soon attempt to get therapists to fix that.

Strawberry - Jealous, murderous rage.

Raspberry - Hasn't really noticed yet due to above rage.

[icyshadowlord]

Oh, crap. More reason to edit my earlier post. Or should I just edit this one with an updated list?

Fuck it, I'll edit this one. (and steal Josh's format while I am at it, because I'm evil)

Normal ship crew - Largely indifferent to them.

Robotic Maids - They're useful, but nothing more at the moment.

Sand Witch - Kuniko hasn't even noticed her.

Barry and Rodders - Not familiar with these guys either.

The Empusa Therapists, led by Miss Puff-Puff - Mix of intrigue and fear. Partly because Kuniko herself is in need of therapy (and might have gotten some while nobody was looking).

Six Kunnoichi - Tried to claim at least one for herself (captain might have denied that later), and generally would wanna see if any of them might be interested in her religion.

Sabrekitty Butler - "We had one of these too?"

Patiki the Nekomata - Has mostly taken time in whipping this traitorous nekomata, though tries not to overdo it. Also considered converting her (brainwashing or Stockholm syndrome are options she has considered)

Sir Benchworthy of Orangetown - Respected for his strength.

Beeeeeeees - Can't stand the buzzing sound.

Queen BeeMoth - Not sure what to say.

Hank Snively [Executive Pedal Assistant] - Neutral as the normal crew.

Johnny the Shark - Same as with Hank, though she regards him with suspicion.

Rammy - "Who?"

Lillith - Hasn't noticed her yet, but will most certainly fly into a jealous rage if she gets close to Hobbes.

Epimille the Bouquet - Kuniko would have wanted the bouquet for herself, but that plan failed earlier so she probably stopped giving a damn.

Sgt AAAAAA - Another man to be respected for his strength. Able to ignore the fetish he has, since she wears no stockings (and honestly couldn't care less)

Strawberry & Raspberry - They seem compliant and look pretty darn good. If given the chance, she just might try to snatch the former for herself (helping Crystal in the process) if not also the latter.

[Chamomile]

Oh, I suppose I should do the rest, too. Omitted the ones that Hobbes is indifferent towards and which would thus not really need to be connected to him at all.

Barry and Rodders - Undying hatred

The Empusa Therapists, led by Miss Puff-Puff - Mostly, they're just his coworkers, but Hobbes is intrigued by the ability to rewrite someone's personality by going inside their head and killing the traits you don't like.

Six Kunnoichi - Ever since the captain grew her harem to the point that she started sharing a few of these around, Hobbes has occasionally taken some of them into his cabin with a bizarre array of items (and, occasionally, animals) when off the clock. Both he and they refuse to talk about what exactly transpires during this time.

Patiki the Nekomata - Likes to throw her the occasional menacing glare, both to help Kuniko's reeducation efforts along and to reassert that the shrine maiden is not nearly the scariest person on this ship.

Sir Benchworthy of Orangetown - Hobbes treats most of his inferiors more like fixtures than actual people, but this guy moves so slowly he actually gets him confused for a literally inanimate object sometimes.

Beeeeeeees - Of all the minor characters, Hobbes likes the beeeeeeeeees better than practically everyone else, even most of the Grimm Operations team. Of course, that's not saying much, since he values the beeeeeeeees the way you might value a really nice computer.

Queen BeeMoth - Being a sort of middle management type, Hobbes doesn't see this one as completely beneath his notice. The two are friendly coworkers for the most part.

PresidAnt - Hobbes respects this guy quite a bit for his corporatist bent.

Hank Snively [Executive Pedal Assistant] - It's nice to see the proles taking to their rightful position with some enthusiasm, for once. Putting down the rebellions quickly becomes a chore when they don't.

Johnny the Shark - This guy's a little too street for Hobbes' tastes. He's not sure how literally he should be taking the "pool shark" bit, but being a competent "salesman" would certainly win him points.

Rammy - I forget, who is this guy?

Lillith - The foundation of Hobbes' and Lilith's relationship is the same as the one between him and the rest of his minions; fear. Like with all his minions, Hobbes likes to take time to reinforce this fear every now and again, but unlike the others, Lilith doesn't seem terribly averse to it herself. Hobbes feigns indifference towards her, but being simultaneously feared and adored by someone who is also a competent and mostly reliable asset is very nearly the perfect storm for earning Hobbes' strange affections.

Epimille the Bouquet - Mental note: Acquire trainer at soonest convenience. Level doesn't matter. That Pokedex is very useful.

Sgt AAAAAA - Here is a man who needs to be introduced to the concept of an indoor voice.

Strawberry&Raspberry - Hobbes can't even tell these two apart, but he knows that the swimsuit one has caught Barzini's affections and the same one has earned Crystal's ire. This is an issue.

[8headeddragon]

Well well, I should pay more attention to this thread. Not going to do all of them (at least not right now) but this is the kind of thing I like to see developed in campaigns. Let's see:

Nasturtium: Barzini respects the captain for being the kind of pirate he wants to be and the kind of pirate he wants to work with. However, on the issue of the next Overlord, he has his own ideas...

Kuniko: Having grand plans of his own, Barzini empathizes with Kuniko's ambitions, even though he doesn't particularly understand them. He was not sure if it meant anything when Sparkles later tried to literally tie him to Kuniko.

Sparkles: Barzini finds Sparkles to be a strange one for being a student of Flonne and remains oblivious to the fact that she's actually a celestial. If he discovers this, mischievous teasing may ensue. Although considering that she handles the healing, he'll probably have a lesson to learn quite quickly about Friendship.

Crystal: Okay to be honest the player isn't even sure who or what Crystal is, as I can't find her sheet anywhere and when Barzini joined Crystal didn't introduce herself or anything like that. I am vaguely aware that she has funky ice powers. Up until the end of the previous session, that was most likely Barzini's opinion of her too.

Hobbes: Barzini respects Hobbes as a like minded demon. Powerful, focused, has his mind on the loot and the loot on his mind.

Emergency Cannonball: E-Can dreads the day he will have his job position actualized. Being a particular prinny that Barzini recognizes and has had on hand the longest amount of time though, will Barzini really be able fire the emergency cannonball should the time come?

Johnny: Even though they've had some terrible fights in he past Barzini feels the need to watch Johnny's back, having had his own life saved by Johnny more than once.

Kunoichi: Barzini has probably been eyeing them greenly, seeing the rest of the crew having so much fun with them but coming aboard too late to have any access to their services. Addressed as so to lead to...

Strawberry and Blueberry: Barzini was thrilled to snatch up one of the pretty demons before the captain did for once and was all set to start his own collection. And then, things happened the way they did. Barzini thinks that these empusae are no strangers to what the company takeover entails and that this is their way of covering their asses, so to speak.

Minions: He looks out for his assortment of prinnies, ghosts, and zombies as part of his leadership, but also isn't afraid to feed a zombie to a demonic goat if that's what it takes to capture the loot and servants.

[Prak]

Well, Nasturtium essentially has the Dragon/Cat outlook (that's mine. That too. Using that? Too bad, it's mine.), but I'll give it a shot:

On a side note... I'm actually at a loss because I haven't really thought about how she feels about the others. And thinking further, I realize I've never thought about how a character feels about the people they're adventuring with. I, um, may have to apologize to my friend for so vehemently denying that I see my characters as little more than what they can do...

Crystal - "I'm really not sure whether "sharp" is the appropriate term, given Crystal's, at times, distant relationship with the world. She is certainly quick though, and given the line of business, quick is more important than sane. I guess I consider her a good part of the crew, especially when she's making enemies easier to hit."

Sparkles - "Always useful to have a crew member who will distract the angry town guards while I make my esc-, I mean, get the drop on them. She's a bit out there, but she's never failed me, and does an admirable job of patching the crew up. The disguise pen she uses is amazing, and she's well-earning her keep."

Hobbes - "I'll admit that the thought of dalliances, given his like-wise vegetable make up, has crossed my mind, but not seriously. I'm very glad to have someone who is interested in all this business stuff now that we're looting entire corporations. So, basically, another relationship link of 'I approve of this employee of mine."

Kuniko - "Still not certain what to think of Kuniko. She seems to spend a lot of time as a cardboard cutout hauled around by Barry and Rodders. Bit wary of the whole shrine thing, especially on my ship. Maybe I can find a floating rock and gifting it so that the shrine isn't part of the ship but will follow."

Barzini - "Fun chap when he's not so boorishly distracted by some rack. We'll have to have a chat when we get to that whole overlord thing. Maybe I'll let him have the land..."

Normal ship crew - "They're my family. Seriously. They raised me when Da' died, and I didn't even know him, save for the stories they tell me. All faithful hands before the mast. All earn their keep. The ship's still in harbor when I get back, and my cabin hasn't been ransacked. Good enough for me. ...come to think of it, I need to spend more time around them, I think. With this new party and harem, I haven't talked with my actual crew much... Shame, that."

Robotic Maids - "Where the hell have they gotten off too? They're still doing their tasks aboard the ship, right? Long as their stuff is being taken care of, and I don't have to worry about a robot uprising, we're good."

Sand Witch - "Oh yeah... Hm... wonder if she could help me get that burrow speed I need to complete the set. She, well, she was a bit of a rough fight, but defeat means friendship and all that. Glad she was amenable to becoming crew. Haven't interacted with her much."

Barry and Rodders - "*long string of expletives you didn't even know existed, many of which of numbers of syllables you didn't even know expletives could contain*-TEAMSTERS!" *smiles* "But not bad looking for fishmen."

The Empusa Therapists, led by Miss Puff-Puff - "Who? Oh, right, the people who had the other ship. They're still around? Hm... I suppose I do need to thank them for showing me how to loot *thoughts*"

Six Kunnoichi - "Fun girls, once you do a full cavity search with dragonskin gauntlets. Might train them to be more than just my harem if I can lead more powerful followers."

Sabrekitty Butler - "Useful. Though I do somewhat question the loyalty of people we've stolen from other masters. ...hold on, I just got an idea and need to see if we have any cream in the galley..."

Patiki the Nekomata - "Lying bitch who I'm glad we beat the shit out of. Otherwise, she's Kuniko's. I think. I have her throne."

Patiki's Throne - "It's love. Can you marry furniture? Can Furniture combine with future furniture?"

Sir Benchworthy of Orangetown - "Big strong man, limitless stamina, decently strong. A million uses about town and in the cabins at night when the grunts and squeals can disturb the crew the most. What's not to like?"

Beeeeeeees - "I see them as potentially future drug producers for us, assuming I can get Rammy some levels in Lurker in the Swarm." (secretly slightly turned on deep within her plant-brain-thing. She can't even comprehend how that instinct works and she isn't sure she wants to know.)

Queen BeeMoth - "If she knows anything about running a business, or can coordinate the bees we leave to guard the Booze fields, I love her."

Hank Snively [Executive Pedal Assistant] - "Valued employee. I like a man who knows a decent opportunity when he sees one, no matter how demeaning."

Johnny the Shark - "I'm wary, but I haven't interacted with him much."

Rammy - "She's my ship, near as I can tell. Always served me well, and my closest companion for much of my life. I always wondered if the ship was alive, or had been sentient before it was turned into timber and then a ship. Wish we got a bit more of a chance to talk."

Lillith - neutral

Epimille the Bouquet - neutral, but considers her pokedex very useful.

Sgt AAAAAA - "I already have a boy toy with limitless stamina, and one who doesn't get nosebleeds at the mention of leg coverings. Hell, I don't even have legs... If he keeps the ship safe, he's good."

Strawberry - "I hope she doesn't start being a constant distraction to Barzini. Just an occasional one, like when I've had time to make popcorn."

Raspberry - "She'd be cuter with a smaller chest, but I'm not complaining at all. Maybe I should stop treating my harem like random fuck buddies and learn about this 'relationship' thing people keep telling me about..."

So, that was kind of helpful actually. ...also, I totally had to go over logs to remember stuff. We're hilarious, by the way.

[Quantumboost]

Here's a start, willl put up the specs on the secondary cast later.

Nasturtium - "The Captain's given me the best officerial position on the ship, what with me being basically the Diplomatic Officer... when we actually do that. I trust the Captain with my life. Orifices... not quite as much."

Crystal - "Best Friend Forever For Forever. She's a bit in the clouds even when she's not literally flying, but as loyal and honest a friend as I could want."

Hobbes - "Creepy. Pretty sure he likes it that way, too. I'm keeping an eye on him, but no problems as long as he's working to the benefit of Friendship."

Kuniko - "She's rather obsessive with her spiritual duties, and this is coming from a Celestial. I get the feeling she's been damaged at a pretty deep level. I'll have to figure out what's wrong and see if I can help her with it, if she wants to be helped."

Barzini - "I wouldn't really trust Barzini alone in a room, given his stated opinion of angels. But he's been reasonably polite to me so far, so I don't know what all is up with that. Maybe he's just watched too much Evangelion, so he doesn't recognize what angels look like if we aren't in our Apocalypse Forms? Maybe he's taken with me? Anyway, I am totally completely shipping him with Crystal now. So many adorable demon babies."

[Koumei]

Update~

[14:13] <Mister_Cavern> When last we left off, Crystal had stormed off vaguely shipwards in a huff during the drinksies party, mostly thanks to Miss Raspberry catching Barzini's attention and being too... succubussy?
[14:14] * Crystal Crystal is also storming off in a jealous fit
[14:14] <Barzini> (kay-O.)
[14:14] <Nasturtium> And Nasturtium was plying Miss Strawberry with flattery and inquiry
[14:15] <Mister_Cavern> People in general were pretty drunk by the end of it, especially given the alternate breath weapon of the Elysian dragon is "cone of alcoholic fumes, causes drunkenness" (Dragon magazine~)
[14:15] * Crystal is also thoroughly drunk
[14:16] <Barzini> (Heh, empusa too. Clearly, the solution is to throw Strawberry into Crystal to make a 2x empusa.)
[14:16] <Mister_Cavern> So do people intend on further investigating the brewery, sleeping it off there, or making their way back to the ship to sleep it off/onward sailing?
[14:17] <PrincessSparkles> (Doesn't work with PCs sadly D:))
[14:17] * Nasturtium is floating around, drinking, groping Miss Strawberry
[14:17] <Mister_Cavern> (as of Disgaea 4, that works. They would end up as a GIANT EMPUSA)
[14:17] <PrincessSparkles> ((Leveling up would be so much easier))
[14:17] <PrincessSparkles> ((omg))
[14:17] <Barzini> (Oh we have more to investigate?)
[14:17] <Nasturtium> (can you give us an idea of what more there is to investigate?)
[14:18] * Crystal stormed off with nary a clue where she was headed
[14:18] <Mister_Cavern> Well, in the brewery, all you did was head in, find the dragon and guard patrol, then head back. So, there are actually a couple more paths in the brewery you could have taken. With more boilers and steam whistles and pipes and stuff.
[14:19] <Mister_Cavern> Crystal, on the other hand, is going in A DIRECTION!
[14:19] <Mister_Cavern> 1d12 O'Clock
[14:19] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d12 O'Clock
[14:19] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d12 O'Clock : 4
[14:19] <Nasturtium> further investigation does sound goog
[14:19] <Nasturtium> good even
[14:20] <Mister_Cavern> Okay, so Crystal is almost going in the /opposite direction to the ship/. Which means trampling through mushroom fields. These fields seem awfully shredded.
[14:21] * Crystal takes an angry slash or two against any mushrooms which are not sufficiently shredded
[14:21] * Crystal hiccups
[14:21] * Barzini leans towards the swimsuit clad minion, drop of sweat on his forehead. "Trying to worm your way out of being my vassal by embarrassing the rest of the crew?"
[14:22] <Mister_Cavern> As for further investigation: basically, heading along forward leads to the giant brewing cauldron (where the dragon was found). And from there it splits into "straight ahead" (there's a door at the end. Closed.) and "to the right" (leads to ANOTHER CORNER!)
[14:22] <Mister_Cavern> "Ara? Not at all~ I just thought I had summed the situation up. Aw, was I confused about something there?"
[14:23] * PrincessSparkles flits off after Crystal
[14:23] * Hobbes glances back and forth between the rest of the crew and Crystal.
[14:23] * Hobbes shrugs.
[14:23] * Hobbes flips a coin.
[14:23] * Barzini groans and summons forth a zombie to escort the empusa back to the ship, with special instructions not to let her talk to any kunochi or any lawyer-wannabes, and heads for the mushroom patch.
[14:24] <Hobbes> !dice 1d2 Heads!
[14:24] <Yuffie> Hobbes : Result of 1d2 Heads! : 2
[14:24] <Barzini> (or, no. A ghost. Make it a ghost.)
[14:24] <PrincessSparkles> "Heee~eeeey"
[14:25] <Hobbes> "Guess I'm staying here. Have we talked to middle management about lifting restrictions on what kind of booze we sell?"
[14:25] <Mister_Cavern> "O-kaaay~" She flits off after the ghost, humming and bouncing all the while.
[14:28] * Crystal mutters something about fruits, fungi and fates being aligned against her
[14:28] <Mister_Cavern> The others (those who follow Crystal) can catch up with her easily enough.
[14:28] * Barzini murmurs to Nas, "Captain, if it comes down to it we'll have to do some trading, huh..."
[14:29] <Mister_Cavern> In fact, about the time she encounters a guard patrol... a former guard patrol. On the grounds that they have been sliced multiple times. Possibly shredded or mauled.
[14:29] <Nasturtium> "Well, we do still have to worry about supplies, so yeah, we should.
[14:29] <Nasturtium> "
[14:29] <Mister_Cavern> For those doing investigating?
[14:29] <Nasturtium> Straight ahead
[14:29] <PrincessSparkles> "...uh, okay, that isn't good."
[14:30] <Barzini> (One of their's, or one of our beeeeees?)
[14:30] <Mister_Cavern> (One of theirs. A bunch of eryngi with spears)
[14:31] <Mister_Cavern> The door is unlocked, which is handy. It saves having to kick it open. The room contains... well, it used to contain a few crates, but they've been smashed. There are a few coins scattered about, suggesting there used to be money here. There's also a screen, showing the main brewery, and another one showing the storage area. So probably a security room.
[14:32] <Hobbes> "Someone's beat us here."
[14:32] <Mister_Cavern> There is a hook, with a metal jacket (not the bullet type), and another one, with... stockings.
[14:32] <Nasturtium> "Hrmmm.... someone get me AAAAAAA, he has some answers to give..."
[14:33] <Mister_Cavern> "Oh," Miss Strawberry says, "this was the security base. But there used to be stacks of cash there. I guess someone..." she puts on some sunglasses, "...isn't feeling very secure~"
[14:33] <Mister_Cavern> AAAAAAAA eventually makes his way in. "YES? WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE- FUCK, OUR MONEY!"
[14:33] <Barzini> (I think our empusae just pulled a switcharoo.)
[14:34] <Nasturtium> "Any clue what happened to it, AAAAAA?"
[14:34] <Mister_Cavern> Everyone inside there can make a Search check if you want to scavenge for coins or clues or whatever
[14:34] <Mister_Cavern> "I IMAGINE SOMEONE STOLE IT ALL"
[14:34] <Barzini> (Last session strawberry was the swimsuit one and raspberry was the nurse. I don't mind the switch to the blonde haired one though!)
[14:35] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+4
[14:35] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+4 : (9) 13
[14:35] <Mister_Cavern> ...this is what I get for naming them both after similar fruits
[14:35] <Hobbes> !dice 1d20+1 worth a shot
[14:35] <Yuffie> Hobbes : Result of 1d20+1 worth a shot : (14) 15
[14:35] <Nasturtium> (ok, I thought Raspberry was the nurse...)
[14:35] * PrincessSparkles attempts to investigate the bodies of the dead eryngi guards
[14:35] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+1 to see what AAAAA is yelling about
[14:35] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+1 to see what AAAAA is yelling about : (8) 9
[14:36] <Barzini> "Hey, what are you running off like that for? We haven't finished scouting our new brewery."
[14:36] <Mister_Cavern> The bodies appear to be covered in triads of slices. As though someone were holding three daggers in each hand or using Cat's Claw weapons. There are many many injuries.
[14:37] <Mister_Cavern> Also, you wouldn't have thought mushrooms had pockets, but it turns out they do. And they're turned inside out, as though looted. The spears, being MW, were not taken.
[14:37] <Mister_Cavern> Nasturtium manages to find a handful of Hell
[14:37] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 2d6
[14:37] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 2d6 : 4
[14:37] <Mister_Cavern> Hobbes, on the other hand, shoves some ruined stuff out the way and discovers a massive hole in the wall.
[14:37] <Nasturtium> sweet
[14:38] <Nasturtium> I can get...coffee?
[14:38] <Hobbes> "Has this always been here?"
[14:38] <Mister_Cavern> "NO, WE HAVE A STRICT NO-HOLES-IN-WALLS POLICY, IN OCCORDANCE WITH OHSW"
[14:38] <Crystal> "So are you quite done staring at that floozie's rack now?"
[14:38] <Hobbes> "Oh, good. Filling out the forms for OHSW compliance is such a hassle."
[14:39] <PrincessSparkles> "I see. A case of multiple fungicide. EPIMILLE!"
[14:39] * Hobbes steps through the hole, looking for other signs of a trail of destruction to try and find the culprit.
[14:39] * PrincessSparkles also relays this information to the rest of the party via Abra
[14:40] <Barzini> "Uh. It's back to the mission for now."
[14:40] * Nasturtium moves to the hole, turning to say "AAAAAA I want you to see about beefing up our walls so this doesn't happen again."
[14:40] * Crystal looks even more upset
[14:41] <Crystal> "Oh, I see, it's JUST BUSINESS to you!"
[14:41] <Crystal> "I expect that attitude from Pupkin Helmet."
[14:42] <Mister_Cavern> "UNDERSTOOD!"
[14:42] * Crystal turns away and starts to sob
[14:42] * Nasturtium looks at Hobbes, then down "....pumpkin helmet?"
[14:42] <Hobbes> ((Aren't we in different locations?))
[14:43] <Mister_Cavern> It's hard to say what caused the damage to the wall, really. ((yes))
[14:43] * PrincessSparkles sets her cohort to the task of tracking down the culprit, with her actually having the Track feat.
[14:43] * Nasturtium has ridiculously good fourth wall hearing
[14:43] <Barzini> "I didn't know you felt that way! But it's alright. If it means that much to you, I know how to get this straightened out."
[14:44] <Mister_Cavern> "Aye-aye!" Epimille says, setting out on the trail. "Hmm... all the weird Eri-eri scents make this hard, but I know I can- atchoo!"
[14:44] <PrincessSparkles> ((Far as I know, Crystal, Barzini, and I are at the place where the eryngi guards are deadified))
[14:44] <Mister_Cavern> "Muaaa... is there a cat here? I'm allergic to ca-atchoo!"
[14:44] * Crystal hiccups again then goes back to sobbing
[14:44] * Barzini rustles in his vest, and then reaches his hands around Crystal's neck from behind, doing something she can't see, but can certainly feel.
[14:45] <PrincessSparkles> "...that is unfortunate given some of our crew. It *would* explain the wounds on the bodies, however."
[14:45] <Mister_Cavern> "I guess it makes it easy to track..."
[14:45] <Mister_Cavern> And so Epimille wanders off, sneezing as she goes. "Why is it always shedding season for cats?"
[14:45] <PrincessSparkles> "Clearly this is the work of someone skilled in the Ultimate Martial Arts Technique! The Cat Fist!"
[14:45] * Barzini finishes fastening a leather collar around Crystal's neck. "After we're done here, I'll talk to the captain about getting it all sorted out."
[14:46] <PrincessSparkles> "...or just a Nekomata."
[14:46] <Hobbes> ((That didn't go where I thought it was going.))
[14:47] <Crystal> "sob", "hic", "Nasty Roots? Whaddya want HER for?" *hic*
[14:48] * Crystal turns around and tries to look accusatory, but ends up looking teary eyed and hiccuping again
[14:49] <Mister_Cavern> So, those in the security room?
[14:50] <Nasturtium> yep?
[14:50] <Mister_Cavern> Whatcha' up to now?
[14:50] <Nasturtium> going through the hole?
[14:51] * Hobbes is trying to find whatever made the hole.
[14:51] <Mister_Cavern> It leads... outdoors. Indeed, having received the message, it's quite possible that the killer of the guards caused the hole, and is lurking inside at this very moment
[14:51] <Barzini> "I'm going to talk to her about you becoming my new minion, of course! I'll give Strawberry back to AAAAAAA and you can take uh, take her place."
[14:51] <Hobbes> "Find whoever decided to put the security room on the outer wall and fire them."
[14:52] * Barzini tugs on part of Crystal's collar with his finger, "See, this metal hoop here is for the leash I'll attach when we get this all sorted out. Now, why don't you dry those eyes and get moving, new vassal?"
[14:53] <Nasturtium> "First let's find who broke in, stole our money and killed our guards. We need to either kill them or hire them."
[14:54] <Hobbes> "Or both. People tend to become more compliant once zombified."
[14:54] * Crystal HUGGLECRUSHES Barzstool
[14:54] <Mister_Cavern> (hahaha)
[14:54] <Nasturtium> "But do they make good security afterwards?"
[14:54] <Mister_Cavern> (demons in love~)
[14:54] <Barzini> "W-whoa!"
[14:54] * Crystal hiccups again, kinda painfully
[14:55] <Mister_Cavern> Fortunately, they aren't in the security room. There just isn't the room for it. So they're probably elsewhere. Either on that other path, or already... in the... warehouse... with... the orcs...
[14:55] <Crystal> ((OOC: Ultimate Cat Fist, like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbfRtAju5Bg ? ))
[14:56] <PrincessSparkles> ((May cause Dissociative Disorders, Ailurophobia, and Clinical Lycanthropy))
[14:57] <Hobbes> "I'd recommend searching the warehouse first. That sounded like foreshadowing."
[14:57] <Nasturtium> "Are inebriated orcs good fighters?"
[14:57] * Crystal attempts to whisper in Barzletini's ear all sultry-like
[14:57] <Nasturtium> (brb)
[14:57] * Barzini finds himself blushing a little. "Wow E-Can was never this excited to be domina... okay okay let go!"
[14:58] <Hobbes> "If I find a lot of raw pork in that warehouse, there'd better be a pleasant surprise waiting with it."
[14:58] <Crystal> "You'll need better than a *hic* leash for me, I expect *hic* solid gold chains and *hic* big frosty diamonds and *hic*"
[14:59] <Barzini> "It's weird to suddenly be master over one of the crew. But I've got to get used to it if I'm going to get... ahem. Let's go, new vassal!"
[14:59] * Barzini heads inside to regroup, quietly wondering if any of this will stick when Crystal sobers.
[15:00] <Mister_Cavern> There seems to be noise in the warehouse. And upon arrival... yeah. There is a fight. "WATATATATATATATATATA- ORYA!" A nekomata, looking rather familiar to Hobbes, is unleashing a mega-flurry on the foreman. The other orcs are simply cheering. "Kya-hya-yayayayayaya!" And one final dragon kick "Nyan~"
[15:00] <Hobbes> "Oh, good."
[15:01] <Nasturtium> "Hobbes, do you know this pussy?"
[15:01] <Hobbes> "Intimately."
[15:01] <Crystal> "Hey, wait, we're not done *hic* here yet *hic* *hic* *dryheave* comeback!"
[15:01] <Nasturtium> "Good man, that's the best way to know one"
[15:02] <Hobbes> "Lilith. You're wrecking company property. Bad kitty."
[15:04] <Nasturtium> "Yeah, stop killing my new employees."
[15:04] * Hobbes stalks towards the nekomata. Somehow, his grin seems to widen slightly.
[15:04] <Hobbes> "Oh, right. Them too."
[15:06] * Crystal staggers drunkenly after Barzstormer
[15:06] <Barzini> "That's who killed the guards?"
[15:08] <PrincessSparkles> ((Would I show up around now from the tracking?))
[15:08] <Mister_Cavern> ((yeah, pretty much))
[15:09] <Mister_Cavern> Lillith pauses, halting before delivering a final punt to the skull. "Nya?"
[15:09] <Hobbes> "I knew I should've kept Mister Grimm's spray bottle."
[15:09] * PrincessSparkles flutters in, sees Lillith, and looks around. "Uh, so, things are under control now?"
[15:10] <Mister_Cavern> "Hobbes-sempaiiii~!" She leaps over, affectionately using him as a scratching post. "It's so good to see you! How have you fared since the buy-out of Grimm Enterprises?"
[15:10] <Mister_Cavern> Also, she's carrying a large briefcase. Bulging with contents.
[15:11] <Nasturtium> her briefcase, eh?
[15:11] * Crystal thought those were usually kept in tables
[15:11] * Hobbes non-chalantly grabs the briefcase and flips it open to examine the contents. "Employment has been hit and miss until recently."
[15:12] * Crystal blacks out for a few minutes as her inner monologue wanders afk
[15:15] <Mister_Cavern> The case is full of cash. Coins and notes. "Yeah, same here, nyan~. I had to resort to simple banditry just to survive..." There is more than "enough to survive" in the case, that's for sure.
[15:16] <Hobbes> "You just bandited the property of the only solid chance at avenging Mister Grimm I've seen in years."
[15:17] * Hobbes examines the briefcase for anything that might actually be longterm valuable.
[15:17] <Mister_Cavern> "Ehhh? What are you talking about? This was bought out by EvilCorp. Co. Pty. Ltd. Inc. LLC nya~"
[15:18] * Hobbes closes it back up and tosses it to AAAAAAAA in the event he can't find anything.
[15:18] <Mister_Cavern> Sadly, it's only money
[15:18] <Hobbes> "There's been a change in management."
[15:18] <Mister_Cavern> "...to who?"
[15:18] <Nasturtium> "It was just hostilely taken over by Captain Nasturtium and her roving marauders. With bullets."
[15:19] <Mister_Cavern> "Oh... that sounds good then. But... hey! What are you doing with my money?"
[15:19] <Hobbes> "Did we settle on Nasturtium and Accomplices, Inc. as the official name? NASDAQ symbol ROB?"
[15:19] <Nasturtium> "Yeah, that sounds good."
[15:20] <Hobbes> "Or possibly THEFT. You can have up to five letters."
[15:21] <Crystal> (( 'turtium and associates would give TnA ))
[15:22] <Hobbes> ((Heh.))
[15:22] <Nasturtium> ((a notable number of our party have neither, however.))
[15:24] <Hobbes> "We should probably explore the rest of the brewery."
[15:24] * Hobbes is ignoring Lilith's question.
[15:25] <Nasturtium> "Yeah, is AAAAAAAA patching that hole up?"
[15:25] * Nasturtium gets a lightbulb over her head "....I'm going to need a bunch of iron knights and a wizard with many wands of temporal stasis."
[15:26] <Mister_Cavern> It didn't take him long to patch up: he used the planks from the broken crates to fix it up short-term, and left a post-it note saying "Replacement needed"
[15:26] * Hobbes grabs a sharpie and adds "please do not burgle" as an emergency fix.
[15:26] <Barzini> "Pretty resourceful, AAAAAAAA."
[15:26] * Crystal eventually catches up, sucking on an icicle to try to get her hiccups under control
[15:26] * Nasturtium facepalms, "anyone? anyone know of a wizard with Temporal Stasis?"
[15:27] <Mister_Cavern> The empusa who was not led away mentions "There's a surefire way to cure hiccups, you know. Just name ten bald men except for Duncan Goodhew"
[15:28] * Crystal has zero clue who Duncan Goodhew is
[15:29] <Mister_Cavern> (A bald English swimmer from the '80s)
[15:30] <PrincessSparkles> "Hmmmm... would hiccups be counted as a disease?"
[15:31] <Mister_Cavern> "Can you transmit them?"
[15:32] <PrincessSparkles> "Sometimes?"
[15:32] * Hobbes heads towards the unexplored parts of the facility, gesturing Lilith to follow.
[15:33] * Nasturtium leads the way to the corner
[15:33] <Mister_Cavern> "Oh, down this way... yeah, there's a stairway to the basement. I already took everything except for the boiler."
[15:34] <Hobbes> "We'll grab that on the way out."
[15:34] * Hobbes turns and head back towards the ship.
[15:34] * Nasturtium glares at her, "Hobbes, can you let me know the next time one of your old mates is coming so I can steal everything first?"
[15:35] <Hobbes> "I haven't counted all the ancestral spirits lately, but I'm pretty sure the rest of my old mates are incorporeal at the moment."
[15:35] <Mister_Cavern> [Lillith has been recruited into the party!]
[15:35] <Nasturtium> "Does that mean they can't steal my shit?"
[15:35] <Hobbes> [Hobbes pretends to be apathetic.]
[15:35] <Hobbes> "Not unless you've got spirit treasure in the holds."
[15:36] <Crystal> But we just took over a DISTELLERY full of SPIRITS!!!
[15:36] <Nasturtium> "Rammy, any ghosts below your decks?"
[15:36] <Mister_Cavern> "Only those that belong to Mister Barzini"
[15:37] <Nasturtium> "Are they behaving?"
[15:37] <Mister_Cavern> "Yeah, they're all asleep. Ghosts are a bit like that."
[15:38] <Nasturtium> "Good. I don't think i've gotten around to clearing the cobwebs out of you yet..."
[15:39] <Mister_Cavern> Rammy blushes at this
[15:39] <Nasturtium> ...how does wood blush?
[15:39] <Hobbes> Sap.
[15:40] <Nasturtium> that's an entirely different reaction
[15:40] <Crystal> (( like a rose in bloom ))
[15:40] <Mister_Cavern> The same way it talks, I guess
[15:40] <PrincessSparkles> Variable Chloroplast cells?
[15:40] <Nasturtium> ha, fair enough
[15:42] <Nasturtium> "Speaking of which, we need to remember to give your wood a good polish too. Don't want you losing those Gymnos Defense benefits."
[15:43] <Mister_Cavern> "Aye... captain..."
[15:43] <Mister_Cavern> So, did everyone follow Hobbes to the ship?
[15:43] <Nasturtium> yeah, I guess it's time to head out
[15:44] <Nasturtium> and to introduce Miss Raspberry to the interesting relationship of captain and, well, ship.
[15:44] * Crystal was still drunkenly persuing Barzellroll
[15:44] <Hobbes> ((Do a Barzellroll!))
[15:45] <Barzini> "If you're going to be my minion you can't be drunk all the time like this!"
[15:46] <Mister_Cavern> Well, onwards! To glory, and loot! The ship sets sail, towards Havoc Island, which is to the not-that-mysterious near-East! The weather is a bit rough, with strong waves - nothing to hamper a proper ship like Rammy, but enough that being in a small yacht or lifeboat would be unpleasant.
[15:46] <PrincessSparkles> "Isn't being drunk all the time in our contract?"
[15:46] <Mister_Cavern> (And brb, I need to use the lavatory)
[15:47] <Nasturtium> (I wish Nast. were a spellcaster, now. She could have fun putting Raspberry and Rammy in a situation like this http://www.oglaf.com/cumsprite/6/ )
[15:47] <Barzini> "If she's crew. If she's a minion that's a bit different. We'll know when she sobers up."
[15:49] <Nasturtium> "Yes, Crew get drinking privileges minions don't. Mostly by being closer to the alcohol when it comes out and thus having a better chance to get to it."
[15:50] * Barzini moans, hands folded behind his head, "Captain, she just agreed to be my vassal from now on, but she's also falling down drunk."
[15:51] * Crystal is going to have a hard choice to make when she sobers up then
[15:51] <Nasturtium> "Well, if she's your minion, she's your responsibility to straighten out."
[15:51] <Hobbes> ((Well, good, that romantic drama was resolved way too easily.))
[15:52] <Barzini> "Got any whips, and ropes or handcuffs I can borrow?"
[15:52] <Nasturtium> "We're headed to the marital and martial aids place, you can pick someout then."
[15:52] <Mister_Cavern> (I return)
[15:53] <Hobbes> "I'll check my quarters on the way. I need to speak with Lilith about stealing company property anyways."
[15:53] <Nasturtium> Crystal's going to have a hard *something* when she wakes up, anyway...
[15:53] <Barzini> "Miss Strawberry is so much better behaved, if a bit devious."
[15:56] * Nasturtium takes Raspberry and Rammy off to her cabin with a big bucket of deck polish
[15:56] <Mister_Cavern> As you sail, pieces of flotsam and derelict float along the surface. It looks like maybe something got smashed on the rocks
[15:57] * Crystal realizes that she must have gotten smashed herself upon awakening
[15:57] <Nasturtium> ...at the foot of Barzini's bed
[15:58] <Mister_Cavern> Indeed, a bit later, it looks like some giant chunks of shipwreck are floating along. A lesson to all pirates who don't watch out, perhaps? Or maybe the results OF piracy.
[15:59] * Nasturtium stumbles out of her cabin with a sheet wrapped around her lower half, "Do we need to switch to rowboats?"
[15:59] <Mister_Cavern> Rammy (being the ship) can make a Spot check, as can anyone who is above deck
[15:59] * Barzini has a round of light drinks with AAAAAAA to discuss what he knows about Strawberry, and what he thinks about putting Crystal in stockings.
[16:00] * Crystal flits around the ship yelling for SPARKLES!!!
[16:00] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+1 Rammy's spot
[16:00] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+1 Rammy's spot : (19) 20
[16:00] <Mister_Cavern> AAAAAAAA thinks Crystal would be awesome in stockings, but only really classy ones of course. He goes into perhaps a bit too much detail discussing them.
[16:00] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+1 Nast's spot
[16:00] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+1 Nast's spot : (13) 14
[16:00] * Hobbes is still taking twenty on an intimidate check against Lilith belowdecks.
[16:01] <Crystal> !dice 1d20-1 to Spot where the PC with the hangover cure is hiding
[16:01] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20-1 to Spot where the PC with the hangover cure is hiding : (16) 15
[16:01] <Mister_Cavern> "Nyaaaan~"
[16:01] <Mister_Cavern> Crystal, her head throbbing, and tummy feeling icky, does luckily manage to find Sparkles - in time, even!
[16:01] * Nasturtium hands Crystal a bottle of rum
[16:01] * PrincessSparkles gets up and yawns "Hmmm?"
[16:02] <Mister_Cavern> Rammy: "Captain, the smashed ships are moving through stuff at the edges like they're sort of incorporeal."
[16:02] <PrincessSparkles> "Oh. Right."
[16:02] * Crystal looks at the Rum as if Nastortoise was pointing a loaded gun at her
[16:02] * PrincessSparkles hits Crystal up with some Delay Poison/Lesser Restoration/whatever appropriate spell
[16:02] <Nasturtium> "Like the ship bits are incorporeal, or the rocks are?"
[16:02] <Barzini> "Okay okay that's enough about Crystal's feet, geez! What about Strawberry... ah forget it, I'll find out myself!"
[16:03] <Crystal> Wow, what did we get into last night?
[16:03] <Mister_Cavern> Delay Poison could probably do the trick, yeah
[16:03] <PrincessSparkles> "...overfermented mushroom beer?"
[16:04] <Mister_Cavern> "Like the ship bits are. But ghost ships aren't actually incorporeal, are they? And they don't come out in the day. But who makes illusion ships? That's even dumber."
[16:04] <Crystal> Just beer? Well that's embarassing then
[16:04] <Nasturtium> ((point of order that's been nagging me, technically you can't over ferment beer.... beer's ABV is right around the point that kills yeast anyway
[16:04] <PrincessSparkles> "Possibly distilled. I'm not sure how exactly their fermentation setup works."
[16:04] <Barzini> (Sparkles for the sake of exposition kindly note that someone put a leather collar around Crystal's neck tht wasn't there before)
[16:04] <PrincessSparkles> ((Earth-yeast, yes))
[16:04] <Nasturtium> ((could actually detail spirit making thanks to class this semester))
[16:04] <PrincessSparkles> ((If you can create a magically modified yeast strain that has Immunity to Poison, though...))
[16:04] <Nasturtium> (and fair point))
[16:05] <Nasturtium> "So we definitely need to watch out for the rocks?"
[16:05] <Mister_Cavern> "There are only a few, but they're real, I think."
[16:05] <Barzini> (Wouldn't that be nonalcoholic beer?)
[16:06] <Barzini> (Or a close equivalent.)
[16:06] <Nasturtium> ((no, it'd be really yeasty beer with a ridiculously high alcohol content))
[16:07] <PrincessSparkles> "...um, Crystal, what's with the domination collar thing?"
[16:07] <Hobbes> ((The kind of stuff a person with a CON score of 25 would need to get drunk.))
[16:07] <Crystal> What collar, where?
[16:07] * PrincessSparkles points to Crystal's neck
[16:07] <Nasturtium> ((yeast produces alcohol by eating the sugar in the mash, eventually it basically suffocates itself with it's own excretions))
[16:08] <Crystal> You mean the Eerie Scarfe I got from the fake bee queen?
[16:08] <PrincessSparkles> ((Where "suffocates" means "drowns in its own shit"))
[16:08] * Crystal slowly notices collar
[16:08] <Nasturtium> ((pretty much))
[16:08] <PrincessSparkles> "...no, the other one."
[16:08] <Crystal> Oh, Bad Overlord, did I think I was a dog...
[16:08] <Crystal> again?
[16:09] <Barzini> (Ah)
[16:09] <Mister_Cavern> As the possibly-ghostly-or-illusory wreckage gets close, right adjacent to the ship, in fact, there is a red flash, and the wreckage is gone. Rather, the illusory disguise is gone, and in its place... a smaller pirate ship, with an iron skull on the front.
[16:09] <Mister_Cavern> [Skull Pirates have appeared!]
[16:09] <PrincessSparkles> "I... don't know. I think Barzini may have had something to do with it?"
[16:09] <PrincessSparkles> "I don't remember you going into Inu-ken this time around."
[16:10] <Nasturtium> "OOH! Ship to ship combat! Rammy! Prepare for skullfucking!"
[16:11] <Mister_Cavern> "Aye-aye, captain!"
[16:11] * Barzini is in the middle of having Strawberry feed Johhny when he sees the red ship. "Prepare for..."
[16:11] <Crystal> I don't remember much, except a hatred of berries...you're sure this was *Mushroom* beer.
[16:11] <Crystal> Uh-oh!
[16:12] * Crystal draws swords and rushes full tilt to topside at captain's alert of combat
[16:12] <Mister_Cavern> On the other ship, there are four guys standing in a row: a human in red, with a skull mask. A corn-cob in green, with a green skull painted on his face. A vampire in blue with a skull mask! And a human in sort of yellow, with a skull mask.
[16:12] <PrincessSparkles> "Well there were a lot of mushrooms. Also there was that one berry girl hitting on Barzini."
[16:12] * PrincessSparkles extends her AT-field around the ship ((Instant Ward on the ship itself))
[16:13] <Mister_Cavern> "We are the skull pirates! Everything you own will become our possessions!"
[16:13] <PrincessSparkles> "...Skulls?"
[16:13] <Barzini> "Oi, you guys have the most irritating voices I've ever heard."
[16:13] <PrincessSparkles> "Perhaps for a throne thereof?"
[16:14] <Barzini> "Johnny, what did it look like under the water before that ship rebuilt itself?"
[16:14] <Nasturtium> "Sparkles! That's a great idea! I want a skull throne now!"
[16:15] <PrincessSparkles> "Yay!"
[16:15] <PrincessSparkles> "Glory to Chaos!
[16:15] <PrincessSparkles> "
[16:16] <Nasturtium> "Glory in the hole!"
[16:16] <Barzini> "Three cheers for glory holes!"
[16:16] <Mister_Cavern> Johnny splashes to the surface, giving the skulls a bit of a fright. "Looked like a wreckage to me, boss!"
[16:16] * Hobbes opens the door to his quarters with a creak and stalks on deck. "Glory to death in the highest, and on Earth, strife and bloodshed for men. Who're the pirates and why aren't we killing them yet?"
[16:17] <Nasturtium> "Because we're busy making dirty jokes and plans for what to do with the bodies."
[16:18] <Barzini> "I'm feeding my share of the bodies to Johnny, those awful voices!!"
[16:18] <Hobbes> "Would anyone mind terribly if I started with the murder and let the rest of you catch up whenever it's convenient?"
[16:18] <Nasturtium> "I just want the skull."
[16:19] <PrincessSparkles> "Okay, so, should we combine with their ship and then duke it out in a no-holds-barred bloodfest?"
[16:19] <Nasturtium> "You mean like this?" (offhand ninja round)
[16:19] <PrincessSparkles> "Or should we do the combining afterward?"
[16:19] <Crystal> Dibs on killing up the fruity one? Or is corn a fungus? I can never keep that straight.
[16:19] <Mister_Cavern> If that seems to be the plan, then I would call for Initiative ro- indeed, Ninja'd round. And then Initiative
[16:20] <Barzini> "Combine with their ship! We've gotta have them outnumbered!"
[16:20] <Hobbes> !dice 1d20+2 Hobbes initiate!
[16:20] <Yuffie> Hobbes : Result of 1d20+2 Hobbes initiate! : (10) 12
[16:20] * Mister_Cavern ponders... corn is... a grain?
[16:20] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+11 scorching ray against the corn cob
[16:20] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+11 scorching ray against the corn cob : (9) 20
[16:20] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+4 initiative
[16:20] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+4 initiative : (15) 19
[16:20] <PrincessSparkles> !dice 1d20-2
[16:20] <Yuffie> PrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20-2 : (6) 4
[16:20] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+3 init
[16:20] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+3 init : (20) 23
[16:20] <Hobbes> !dice 1d20 Lilith, initiate!
[16:20] <Yuffie> Hobbes : Result of 1d20 Lilith, initiate! : 2
[16:20] <Nasturtium> ((yes, corn is a grain. There's a fungus that grows on it which is a delicacy))
[16:21] <Hobbes> ((Guess she's still kind of out of things from her talk with Hobbes.))
[16:21] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+1 Johnny init! (although I'm so used to pets just going on my turn...)
[16:21] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+1 Johnny init! (although I'm so used to pets just going on my turn...) : (9) 10
[16:21] <GX> (mmm, barbecued corn)
[16:21] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+11 Fire Trap bullet against the vampire
[16:21] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+11 Fire Trap bullet against the vampire : (3) 14
[16:21] <PrincessSparkles> !dice 1d20+2 Pokeballer
[16:21] <Yuffie> PrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20+2 Pokeballer : (7) 9
[16:22] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+3 init.
[16:22] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+3 init. : (5) 8
[16:22] <Mister_Cavern> Both of those shots hit (in the case of the vampire, barely)
[16:22] <Nasturtium> !dice 4d6+2 fire to corn
[16:22] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 4d6+2 fire to corn : 14
[16:23] <Nasturtium> !dice 2d6+2 normal to vamp.
[16:23] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 2d6+2 normal to vamp. : 9
[16:23] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d4+9 fire to vamp.
[16:23] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d4+9 fire to vamp. : 11
[16:23] <PrincessSparkles> ((For the record, as the only two controllable pokeymans, Frederic the Mudkip and Charlotte the Abra will be out somewhere on the ship))
[16:24] <PrincessSparkles> ((So telepathic relay is up and running))
[16:24] <Mister_Cavern> So, several kernals pop on the Children of the Corn, but he's still standing. The vampire wavers a bit, but is still up. Slightly. Now... their Initiatives
[16:24] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d20 I'll add modifiers separately
[16:24] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20 I'll add modifiers separately : 13
[16:25] <Nasturtium> also, how far is the ship from us?
[16:25] <Mister_Cavern> Initiative Order: Barzini, Crystal, Star Skull, Green Skull, Red Skull, Blue Skull, Hobbes, Johnny, Pokeballer, Nasturtium, Sparkles, Lillith
[16:26] <Mister_Cavern> Their ship is about 10' away from the edge of yours. You could make the jump, yes.
[16:26] <Nasturtium> rammy goes on my initiative, notably
[16:27] <Mister_Cavern> So, Barzini is up first
[16:28] * Barzini tries to line up as many Skulls as he can and unleashes Lightning Bolt. "I don't have mute, so I'll have to silence your grating voices this way!"
[16:29] <Barzini> !dice 6d6 DC 16 reflex for half
[16:29] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 6d6 DC 16 reflex for half : 19
[16:30] <Mister_Cavern> The best he can manage is to get a sort of angle and clip two at once. So Red and Green, Green and Blue, or Blue and Star?
[16:31] <Crystal> Aww, it's acute sort of angle!
[16:31] <Barzini> (Blue and Star I suppose.)
[16:31] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d20+6 Vampire Refle-hahaha he goes down anyway!
[16:31] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+6 Vampire Refle-hahaha he goes down anyway! : (18) 24
[16:32] <Mister_Cavern> So the vampire does a ninja backflip, still gets smacked by half the lightning, takes 10 damage and drops to -8.
[16:32] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d20+2 Star Ref
[16:32] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+2 Star Ref : (20) 22
[16:32] <Mister_Cavern> Wow. Crazy reflexes! Not that he has many HP, so the Star Mage is left in pain.
[16:32] <Barzini> (Done.)
[16:33] <Mister_Cavern> Crystal!
[16:33] * Crystal takes swift action to activate monk style
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[16:34] <Crystal> !1d20+10 Bastard Sword attack
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[16:34] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+10 Bastard Sword attack
[16:34] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+10 Bastard Sword attack : (20) 30
[16:35] <Sister_Acacia> (I DCed after the monk style. Anything else happen?)
[16:35] <Nasturtium> dayum
[16:35] <PrincessSparkles> * Crystal uses style movement bonus plus empusa innate fly to take 90' single move to circle around and doublestabble Green Skull Fruitygrain from upside his all-body ear
[16:35] <PrincessSparkles>
[16:35] <Barzini> (So many 20s tonight. Don't say the bot hates you!)
[16:35] <Nasturtium> Just me
[16:35] <Sister_Acacia> hahaha, thanks
[16:35] <Hobbes> ((Props to Yuffie. Yuffie is awesome tonight.))
[16:35] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+10 to confirm on that
[16:35] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+10 to confirm on that : (9) 19
[16:35] <Sister_Acacia> He is not crit-proof. Just saying.
[16:35] <Sister_Acacia> And that confirms
[16:35] <Crystal> well then
[16:36] <Crystal> !dice 2d10+12 slashing and
[16:36] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 2d10+12 slashing and : 24
[16:36] <Crystal> !dice 1d6+6 cold damage to him
[16:36] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d6+6 cold damage to him : 12
[16:37] <Sister_Acacia> At -28 HP, he is now a chunk of frozen corn. Or two chunks, bisected by the bastardwork mastersword.
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[16:37] <Crystal> and then offhand shortsword at him if he's still up, or at whoever else is nearest otherwise
[16:37] <Mister_Cavern> That'd be Red Mage
[16:37] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+10 short sword attack
[16:37] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+10 short sword attack : (13) 23
[16:37] <Mister_Cavern> Yeah, that will hit
[16:38] <Crystal> !dice 2d6+10 combined slash and cold
[16:38] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 2d6+10 combined slash and cold : 19
[16:38] <Mister_Cavern> It hurts him very much, but is not enough to put the mage away, it seems!
[16:39] * Crystal yells SUCH IS THE FATE OF ALL FRUIT WHO CHALLENGE CRYSTAL OYMAKO!!!
[16:39] * Crystal is done go
[16:39] <Mister_Cavern> Skulls!
[16:40] <Barzini> "Oymako..?"
[16:40] <Mister_Cavern> The star skull glares at the party in a baleful manner - targeting Barzini, Crystal, Nasturtium and Johnny. They all get to make DC 17 Fort Saves!
[16:40] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d8+7 Star Damage
[16:40] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d8+7 Star Damage : 9
[16:40] * Crystal cannot even quite remember her own last name :p
[16:40] <PrincessSparkles> !dice 1d20+8
[16:40] <Yuffie> PrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20+8 : (9) 17
[16:40] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+6 fort
[16:40] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+6 fort : (16) 22
[16:41] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+7 Johnny fort
[16:41] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+7 Johnny fort : (18) 25
[16:41] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+3 crap.
[16:41] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+3 crap. : (20) 23
[16:41] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+9 fort
[16:41] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+9 fort : (3) 12
[16:41] <Nasturtium> yes!
[16:41] <Mister_Cavern> So, that's 5 untyped damage for ev- for everyone except Crystal, who takes 9
[16:41] * Crystal does not even care
[16:42] <Mister_Cavern> He then goes "Haha, woosh!" and uses Quicken SLA to do it a second time.
[16:42] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d8+7
[16:42] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d8+7 : 13
[16:42] <Mister_Cavern> Fort 1/2
[16:42] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+9 Fort again!
[16:42] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+9 Fort again! : (15) 24
[16:42] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+6 fort
[16:42] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+6 fort : (18) 24
[16:42] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+7 Johnny fort
[16:42] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+7 Johnny fort : (5) 12
[16:42] <Nasturtium> !dice 1d20+3
[16:42] <Yuffie> Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+3 : (3) 6
[16:42] <Nasturtium> damnit
[16:42] <Mister_Cavern> Johnny and Nasturtium take 13 each, the others take 7 each
[16:43] <Nasturtium> "Crap. Sparkles!?"
[16:43] <Barzini> (26/38, Johnny 51/69)
[16:44] <Mister_Cavern> That's his turn done. Green Skull spends his turn being dead. Blue skull wishes he were awake enough to spend his blood points on healing, but it is not to be. Red Skull...
[16:44] <Crystal> (( Can be glad Captain America isn't here /nerd ))
[16:45] <Mister_Cavern> He steps 5' back from Crystal, before shouting "Your opponent is ME, hussy!"
[16:45] <Mister_Cavern> He sticks one arm out, unleashing a bolt of flame, and with the other arm, pulls the trigger and unleashes a bullet.
[16:45] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d20+9 RTA
[16:45] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+9 RTA : (12) 21
[16:45] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d20+10 not a touch attack
[16:45] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+10 not a touch attack : (10) 20
[16:45] * Crystal has a TOUCH ac of 22 with Combat Style up...gogo lingerie fighting
[16:46] <Mister_Cavern> Both shots are just off, so they don't manage to do what needs to be done...
[16:46] <Mister_Cavern> Hobbes, go!
[16:46] <Crystal> "Very well, then I shall consider you a Fruit as well"
[16:47] * Hobbes jumps the gap between the ships and scythes at Johann Schmidt.
[16:47] <Hobbes> !dice 1d20+11
[16:47] <Yuffie> Hobbes : Result of 1d20+11 : (16) 27
[16:48] <Mister_Cavern> That very much hits. Is Schmidt the Star or Red Skull?
[16:48] <Hobbes> ((Johann Schmidt is the secret identity of Marvel's Red Skull. /nerd))
[16:48] <Mister_Cavern> Oh
[16:48] <Hobbes> !dice 2d4+6
[16:48] <Yuffie> Hobbes : Result of 2d4+6 : 11
[16:49] <Mister_Cavern> I never read Captain America. That said, 11 is enough to cut him down.
[16:49] <Hobbes> ((Neither did I. He was in the movie.))
[16:49] <Mister_Cavern> ah
[16:49] <Nasturtium> ((Red skull is german, that's all that really needs be known))
[16:49] <Mister_Cavern> HERE'S JOHNNY!
[16:51] <Crystal> (( point of nerd order: Red Skull is actual Nazi with extended lifespan / mind transference / clone body/ etc, not merely German ))
[16:51] <Barzini> <Johnny> *jumps out of the water in an arc, coming down on the Star Skull*
[16:51] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+11 CHOMP
[16:51] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+11 CHOMP : (15) 26
[16:51] <Mister_Cavern> Needless to say, that's a hit
[16:51] <Barzini> !dice 2d6+9 Improved Grab, begins grappling the star mage
[16:51] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 2d6+9 Improved Grab, begins grappling the star mage : 12
[16:51] <Barzini> !dice 1d20+17 Grapple
[16:51] <Yuffie> Barzini : Result of 1d20+17 Grapple : (4) 21
[16:52] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 1d20+1 yaaaay
[16:52] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+1 yaaaay : (4) 5
[16:52] <Barzini> (Johnny done)
[16:52] <Mister_Cavern> Uh, yeah. he's grabbed. Also, the 12 damage is enough for the KO
[16:53] <Mister_Cavern> [Skull Pirates] have been defeated!
[16:53] <Mister_Cavern> [Skull Prow] has been gained!
[16:53] * PrincessSparkles starts healpoking everybody
[16:53] <Nasturtium> [Rammy] comes forward on deck with a cannon ramrod strapped to her "Aww... am I too late?"
[16:54] <Crystal> !dice 1d20+8 Tumble for victory dance routine
[16:54] <Yuffie> Crystal : Result of 1d20+8 Tumble for victory dance routine : (3) 11
[16:54] <Hobbes> "That wasn't even worth interrupting our conversation."
[16:54] <Barzini> "Way to go Johnny! Strawberry, did you like that?"
[16:54] <Mister_Cavern> At least they had good loot, maybe?
[16:54] * Crystal has flexibility, but no rhythm
[16:54] <Mister_Cavern> "Ah! That was amazing! Well done, everyone~!" Biyon biyon
[16:55] <Hobbes> "Lilith, loot the ship. I'm going to go reset all the traps."
[16:55] * Nasturtium Holsters her guns, pulling Rammy to her in one arm, "Well, shall we go loot the enemy ship and their skulls, everyone?"
[16:56] <Mister_Cavern> Johhny finishes eating the Star Skull, blood clouding the water. He then spits a crystal ball out onto the deck. It's a Wisdom Orb. It boosts Wisdom in the usual way, and allows one Augury per day.
[16:56] <Mister_Cavern> Lillith leaps onto the enemy ship. "Aye! Nyan~" The mast is used as a scratching post, and she then starts stealing anything that looks valuable.
[16:57] * Barzini grins, blowing imaginary smoke off his fingertip. "Let's!"
[16:58] <Mister_Cavern> Red had a Mirrormask (Deflection bonus, 360 degree vision somehow), MW scimitar and MW .45
[16:59] <Crystal> He also had horrible aim :p
[16:59] <Mister_Cavern> Green had The Magic Stick (magic staff), once per day it casts Suggestion [Stand there and let me hit you again!] on someone it bops.
[16:59] <Mister_Cavern> And Blue Skull had the Moon Blade: a magic katana covered in moon runes. By consulting the moonrunes on it you can read any language.
[17:00] <Nasturtium> dibs on Moon Blade
[17:00] <Hobbes> Seems like Kuniko could benefit from that.
[17:00] * PrincessSparkles initiates standard drill-based acquirement of the other ship's assets
[17:00] * Crystal will happily trade this fruity stick for that shiny sowrd
[17:00] <Hobbes> She already has the language token.
[17:00] <Barzini> (Hah I would've thought that would have Kuniko's name all over it)
[17:00] <Nasturtium> I need a weapon to dual weild with my cutlass
[17:00] <Hobbes> Plus, in terms of mechanics, she's wielding a katana already.
[17:01] <Mister_Cavern> Further looting provides, yes, the Skull Prow, which is just a ship decoration - and if FUSION POWAAAA! is used, it is now on your ship. Also there's a chest full of "dubloons and booty" (see: money)
[17:01] <Nasturtium> Fuse and loot
[17:01] * Barzini has his prinnies all over the skull ship collecting the shinies.
[17:02] * Barzini meanwhile eyes the chest... but has a zombie open it.
[17:03] <Mister_Cavern> Strawberry ponders. "But... those pirates must be really lost if they're not in the item world. Waa! What if this really is one big item world and we're all just denizens of it?!?"
[17:03] <Mister_Cavern> The zombie is not harmed - there is no trap to the chest, fortunately.
[17:03] <Mister_Cavern> Presumably they never thought they'd be beaten. Well, who ever does?
[17:03] * Crystal doesn't understand why whe's so irked by Barzoo eyeing a chest again
[17:03] * Nasturtium also loots the skulls
[17:06] <Crystal> Seriously, who wants to trade for this fruity stick of re-bopping?
[17:06] <Nasturtium> we could sell it?
[17:06] <Crystal> Okay then
[17:06] <Crystal> Who wants to BUY this fruit stick of re-bopping from me?
[17:07] <Crystal> You guys can start bidding any time now....
[17:07] * Crystal taps her foot in mock impatience
[17:08] <Nasturtium> Wait, minions don't get loot....
[17:08] <Mister_Cavern> You have a contact in RozenQueen...
[17:08] <Nasturtium> and they can probably pick up from pretty much anywhere.
[17:09] <Hobbes> We can use the Abra OnLine to telepathically communicate with each other at pretty much any time he's around, right?
[17:09] <Mister_Cavern> yeah
[17:09] * Barzini sweatdrops at Nas bringing it up front like that, "Uh, yeah. Crystal, while you were drunk you said you wanted to be my minion. But you don't really want to be dominated, right?"
[17:10] <Crystal> MINION! ME!!! Are you crazy?!?!?
[17:10] * Hobbes would disapprove of Barzini's asking permission if he were present. Never stoop to your minions' level!
[17:11] * Hobbes also telepathically instructs his minion to nab the mirror mask from Schmidt.
[17:11] <Barzini> "Okay, just clearing that up! Can I have that collar back then?"
[17:11] <Crystal> Waitaminute
[17:11] <Crystal> Did you spike my drink(s) with something?
[17:12] * Barzini deadpans, "Eh?"
[17:12] * Crystal pronounces the () around that s somehow
[17:12] <Nasturtium> "nah, you were just drunk and jealous, as far as I can tell."
[17:12] * PrincessSparkles sweatdrop
[17:13] <PrincessSparkles> "How do you spike distilled-like alcohol?"
[17:13] <Nasturtium> drugs
[17:14] <Crystal> You devious devil, you, you tried to drug me and take advantage of me.....
[17:14] <Mister_Cavern> ...telling a tsundere she's jealous is never a good plan
[17:14] <Hobbes> ((Although the deflector shield would have to go to Lilith and not Hobbes, since he already has one. Maybe take the Wisdom Orb instead, to boost Hobbes' Will save...))
[17:14] <Crystal> and then you tried to talk me out of my share of booze and loot.....
[17:15] * Barzini 's deadpan expression levels up, "In the middle of our raid while we were discovering dead bodies..?"
[17:16] <Crystal> Even *I* have to admit that's a pretty sly set of moves to pull when nobody would expect it
[17:18] * Barzini gets the blue lines on his face to go alongside the deadpan expression.
[17:18] * Hobbes settles on the mirrormask and instructs Lilith to nab it for herself while everyone else is bickering.
[17:19] * Nasturtium takes the Moon Blade, replacing the Curstree, and moving the club towards the back of her belt
[17:19] <Mister_Cavern> Lillith wears it with glee, enjoying the all-around vision and wondering if people just see themselves when they look at her face. They don't. They kind of see their reflections in the mask, as you would with a normal mirror.
[17:19] <Nasturtium> so magic blade means Magic blade, right?
[17:20] <Mister_Cavern> Yes, Magic as in +1/3 HD
[17:20] <Nasturtium> sweet
[17:20] <Nasturtium> *starts making a new sheet for the extra weapons....*
[17:20] * Barzini shrugs in exasperation, "It sounds like everything is back to normal, captain. I've got to go pick out some more suitable attire for my new secretary."
[17:21] <Barzini> (How much gold did we find?)
[17:21] <Nasturtium> "Fair enough. Let's continue on to the next company to take over."
[17:21] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 3d12 base number
[17:21] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 3d12 base number : 20
[17:22] <Mister_Cavern> !dice 6d6 multiplier
[17:22] <Yuffie> Mister_Cavern : Result of 6d6 multiplier : 17
[17:22] <Mister_Cavern> Times 10 is 3,800 Hell
[17:22] <Crystal> (( sweet, bank error in our favor ))
[17:23] <Mister_Cavern> ...3400, good point
[17:23] <Barzini> (Split 7 ways that's 543 each. Unless we're taking icy's share and its six ways.)
[17:23] <Mister_Cavern> The chest itself is worth 400
[17:23] <Nasturtium> probably should count him...
[17:23] <Hobbes> ((Wait, six? Nasturtium, Hobbes, Barzini, Crystal, Sparkles, Kuniko, that's six...Am I missing someone?))
[17:24] <Mister_Cavern> There are 6 PCs, only 5 present
[17:24] <Crystal> Captain, I think I need to keep a close eye on that one so he doesn't try another stunt like that anytime soon
[17:24] <Barzini> (d'oh. Okay even better)
[17:24] <Barzini> (634 for all)
[17:24] <Hobbes> ((Ish. There's some decimals involved.))
[17:24] <Nasturtium> "So I take it you're the one who'll be needing the whips and chains, then, Crystal?"
[17:25] * Crystal follows Barezbones back to his quarters
[17:25] <Hobbes> ((Bugger, I've entirely forgot how much Hell I had already. How much did we all have when we went on that shopping spree? I got two minor magic items there, so I can calculate my current funds from that.))
[17:26] * Crystal winks ambiguously at Naterrairium's question
[17:26] <Mister_Cavern> So yes, during the rest of the journey, people seriously can use the ship's phone to call up RozenQueen and trade assorted magic items in for other stuff. There's no massive guarantee they'll have what you want in stock, but "Magic [weapon/armour that isn't too out-there]" or "[stat] booster" are within reason.
[17:27] <Hobbes> So long as we've got time to kill, I want to know if these guys have any connections or if they're just pirates.
[17:27] <Mister_Cavern> I should point out I haven't been keeping track of your Hell
[17:27] * Crystal ((has zero idea what her fundage or shares are ))
[17:27] <Hobbes> I was hoping someone else remembered, since we all had the same amount at the time.
[17:27] <Barzini> (I have 6,034gp and have spent none of it, aside from 1gp I gave to Kuniko.)
[17:28] * Crystal (( I think I posted a log of that session ))
[17:28] <Hobbes> ((Is that after the latest looting?))
[17:28] <Barzini> (Yeah, that's with our 634 added)
[17:28] <Nasturtium> crap, I don't have mine on my sheet...
[17:28] <Hobbes> ((Oh, right, that's totally why we have the logs.))
[17:28] <Hobbes> ((5400 sounds about right, but I'll check.))
[17:28] <PrincessSparkles> ((Don't think I've spent anything either.))
[17:28] <Nasturtium> I know I bought something from the vending machine...
[17:28] <Mister_Cavern> ((Exactly, so I can delete baddies after you kill them, and don't need to worry about digging up the loot they had!))
[17:29] <Nasturtium> maybe not?
[17:29] <Nasturtium> I think all my stuff is looted/reward
[17:29] <Barzini> (And I have a grip of mundane items I haven't sold or given back/out to the lesser demons)
[17:29] <Nasturtium> so... I guess I have 6,034 too
[17:30] <Mister_Cavern> The Skull Pirates didn't seem to have any business cards or other signs of membership to any organisations. Not even to PirateCorp Inc.
[17:30] <Barzini> (Pirate...Corp...)
[17:30] <Mister_Cavern> Could they really be freelance?
[17:30] <Barzini> (An organization of hipster pirates?)
[17:30] <Hobbes> May as well shanghai them into service if they are.
[17:30] <Nasturtium> um....
[17:31] <Nasturtium> I was harvesting their skulls
[17:31] <Nasturtium> to go towards my skull throne
[17:31] <Mister_Cavern> Oh, not just the skull masks?
[17:31] <Nasturtium> nope
[17:31] <Nasturtium> Sparkles gave me the idea
[17:31] <Hobbes> ((So we had 5400, minor magic items are 2500 per (I think?), that left me with 400 before and 1,034 now, correct?))
[17:31] <Mister_Cavern> ((Sounds good to me))
[17:32] <Crystal> "(2:42:06 AM) Barzini: (I had. We have 5400gp. Or, at least I do.)
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:42:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: ^
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:42:32 AM) Crystal: (( a lot of people who aren't frank rule that stuff costs more ))
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:42:36 AM) Mister_Cavern: Nasturtium: yeah, you got that one earlier, when you got Rozenqueen gifts
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:42:51 AM) Nasturtium: ok, wasn't sure
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:43:56 AM) Hobbes: Official MC ruling on how much BoG stuff costs?
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:44:11 AM) Mister_Cavern: Hrm. I figure 2K for a simple bonus, 6K for a Minor quality, Mediums will sometimes be 15K, sometimes 15,001
[17:32] <Crystal> (2:44:20 AM) Mister_Cavern: Depending on availability etc. "
[17:32] <Hobbes> ((Great.))
[17:33] <Hobbes> ((That means I'm actually put over the threshold for buying another magic item by the latest loot.))
[17:34] <Mister_Cavern> It's only another day of sailing before Havoc Island will be in sight - and from there... martial and marital aids, exotic weapons and exotic dancers! Who knows what you may discover? Expect empusae! Nekomata! Drills! And the Museum of Secret Treasures!*
[17:34] <Mister_Cavern> Find out in the next exciting episode of Tengen Toppa Friendship Punch!
[17:34] <Nasturtium> fun
[17:34] *** Hobbes changed nick to Chamomile
[17:34] *** Barzini changed nick to Iori
[17:34] <Mister_Cavern> *Museum of Secret Treasures is one of two ways the term can be translated from Japanese
[17:35] <Mister_Cavern> Now, I called it early for three reasons:
[17:35] <Mister_Cavern> 1. Because you all gained a DING! (a level) So that should be in order before the raid
[17:35] *** Crystal changed nick to rabid_schnauzer
[17:35] <Nasturtium> yes!
[17:35] <Iori> Hooray
[17:35] <Chamomile> Excellent.
[17:35] <rabid_schnauzer> woo, leveling and buying items!
[17:36] <Mister_Cavern> 2. Because the dog is making "Take me for a waaaaaaaalk" noises, so I should do some deliveries and take him with me. And 3: so that there's a week for you guys to decide if you do want to buy items/trade stuff
[17:36] <Mister_Cavern> Like "that stupid fruity stick"
[17:36] <rabid_schnauzer> Well since none of the PCs want it, I will totally sell it, cool though the effect may be
[17:37] <Mister_Cavern> Because of the good terms, you can actually get a 100% cashback on undamaged magic items you sell. So it can directly convert to 6K/another Minor Item
[17:38] <PrincessSparkles> so totally immune to negative energy now
[17:38] <Mister_Cavern> And yes, it references "the magic stick", from... that song? "I got the magic stick, I know if I (can? or get?) hit once, I (???) hit twice, I hit the baddest chicks (what? what?), maaagic (what? what?)
[17:38] <Iori> I suddenly find the magic items dropped a lot more interesting.
[17:38] <rabid_schnauzer> totally sweet, so Crystal picks up a level of blue mage and a pair of magic swords with minor qualities for next session
[17:38] *** Mister_Cavern changed nick to Koumei
[17:39] *** Nasturtium changed nick to Prak
[17:39] <Prak> I.... get yet another Armoured in Life
[17:39] <Iori> Hrm. This level I get DR.
[17:39] <Koumei> They have all sorts of generic swords with magic bonuses and the like, and random effects. Such as... *makes some shit up* THE FEATHERBLADE! Looks like a giant, razor-sharp raven feather. Magic Great Sword, can be wielded as a Light weapon, increases Flight category by one type (for non-flyers: constant Featherfall)
[17:40] <Prak> yep, I thought that was the reference
[17:40] <Koumei> That makes you guys... level 7, right?
[17:41] *** PrincessSparkles changed nick to Quantumboost
[17:41] <Chamomile> I get omnislash.

[Josh_Kablack]

Levelling up Again and buying new gear. A lot of numbers go up here, a few go way up, but the real crazy of iteratives and +6 BAB feat abilities and Storm Blade is still one level off, and the crazy-beyond-crazy of layering Hero! atop that is still three levels away.

new stuff in cyan this time around, just to make sure I updated it all

Crystal Oymyako, Frostblade Maiden
(Empusa Monk 1/Blue Mage 6)
HP 7d8+14 (52 hp)
I really need to start remembering to get those +7 Temp HP from Barz
Initiative: +5

Move: 30' 60' with combat style, or 75' with combat style and skate
AC: 21 (+5 Dex +4 armored in life, +2 Deflection) 25 with combat style
flatfooted AC: 16
touch AC: 21 (25 with combat style)
BAB: +5 / Grapple: +8
Attack:
Slam +10 melee 1d8+7 bludgeoning and 1d6+7 cold
or
NINJA SWORD +13 melee 1d10+9 slashing plus 1d6+7 cold and B.o.B.B.B +13 melee 1d6+7 slashing plus +1d6+7 cold[/color]
or Musket +10 ranged for 1d12+1. Range increment 150'
or Coldfire Icebeam +9 ranged touch for 6d6+8 cold out to Long range (640')

Full Attack
NINJA SWORD +13 melee 1d10+9 slashing plus 1d6+7 cold and B.o.B.B.B +13 melee 1d6+7 slashing plus +1d6+7 cold[/color] and Slam +5 melee 1d8+7 bludgeoning plus 1d6+7 cold

Special Attacks: Fatal Strike, Fighting Style (provides +4 dodge to AC and +30' Insight to movement rate) Coldfire, Pall of Frost (1d6+8 in 10' radius), Brittling (1d6+8 cold, auto-hits, target loses dex for 1 round (2 if cold vulnerable), hardness halved for 1d4 rounds) Sexy (charm person DC 20 1/day), Tiresome (kiss for 1d8+8 nonlethal { and 1d6+7 cold } and 1 round fatigue, gain 7 temp HP); Frost's Bite (cold ignores resistance, immunity and hardness); Encumber (Su): standard action to attempt to wrap someone in 70 lbs of restricting ice-- encumbering them with the weight, with a Reflex save (DC 20) save for half the weight. Range undefined, but I'm gonna assume Short like create Ice object. Freeze (Su): may bind someone or something up with ice. Treat as a non-mind-affecting Hold Monster with a Reflex save (DC 20)

Special Qualities: Armoured in Life, Cold Resistance 7, rendered obsolete by Cold Immunity, Cold Magic, Frozen Heart (add char lvl or Cha to cold damage), Skate at will (as psi-power, may use Skate to cross liquid surfaces. The ice trail still disappears after a round). Create Ice Object (short range, up to 7 objects totaling up to 70 lbs, hardness 20; also may fix Ice objects onto horizontal and vertical surfaces and be sure they'll support a decent amount of weight.) [/b]Never-melt Ice (Su):[/b]ice creations are immune to all fire and won’t melt unless the Snowscaper allows it or the Snowscaper dies. Wings: provide ability to glide and slow-fall: At level 4, the Empusa may fly at 60' (Poor) for a total number of consecutive rounds at a time equal to her Con modifier (2),with a 3 round break in between,. telepathy out to 30' as a constant effect. Ground Freeze (Su): may freeze four 5-foot squares per character levels as standard action. The ice in any square can be thawed using a fire spell. Let it snow (standard action, any or everywhere in medium (160') radius, one foot of snow per round )

Saves: F +11 R+13 W +9

Ability Scores: Str 16 Dex 17 (20 with enhancement) Con 14 Int 13 Wis 7 (10 with enhancement) Cha 21 (24 with enhancement)

Languages: Common and Infernal I guess.

Skill Totals: Diplomacy +15, Disguise +14 Hide +13, Move Silently +13, Spellcraft +2, Survival +10, Swim +7, Tumble +9, Use Rope +12

Skill Ranks: Diplomacy 8, Disguise 0 Tumble 4, Swim 4, Hide 8, Move Silently 8, Spellcraft 1, Survival 10 Use Rope 7

Feats: (all Tome) Combat School ( Icicle's Edge, +2 to attack and damage with monk slam, empusa natural weapons, short sword , long sword (aka cutlass), and bastard sword (aka katana)),
Two Weapon Fighting. ( attack with offhand weapon at no penalty, get additional offhand AoO per round )
Subtle Cut (+1 damage to everything and may as standard action make weapon attack that reduces victim's movement by 5' per 5 points of damage )

Weapon and Armor Proficiency from classes: Light Armor, sai, the nunchuka, the kama, the shuriken, triple staff, all martial swords and piercing weapons, and any three exotic piercing or slashing weapons. (bastard sword. DMG: Renesaince: Pistol, Musket.)

Gear:
Gear: MW Bastard Sword, MW Short Sword, MW Musket, Musket Ammo, SOLD! some rope, combat lingerie, empty rum and wine bottles, leather collar.
Magic Items:
1. Ruby Tailring of +1/3 level Enhancement to Dex,
2. Glistening Tiara of +1/3 level enhancement to Cha,
3.Orb of Poison (worn as garishly oversized earring): +1/3 level enhancement to Wis and once per day as not-an-action apply apply Poison to a natural weapon (slam) Fort save 15 (10+1/2 HD + Con) damage 1d6 Con/1d6 Con)
4. Eerie Scarfé: (worn as a scarf, eerily enough) +1/3 level resistance bonus to saves and provides 50% miss chance vs. AoOs.
5. NINJA SWORD: Magic Bastard sword Katana - grants 1 Ki Jutsu point as though the wielder were a Ninja
6. Blade of Bursting Bewitcher's Bubbles: Magic Short sword of Dispelling ( Anything struck that fails a Willpower Save (DC 20) is targeted by a targeted dispel magic, with a dispelling check of d20 + wielder's character level: 7 (no cap).)
X. INACTIVE: Boots of Elvenkind: Black thighhigh boots grant competence bonus to Move Silently and Woodland Stride (as Druid class feature)
7: Padded Brazierre (Bonus to Disguise checks, Fascinate 3/day (DC 20)),
8: Ruby Corset. It is made of solid rubies, granting a Deflection bonus to AC. Anyone who touches you suffers the effects of walking through the Red layer of a Prismatic Wall (Deals 20 points of fire damage (Reflex 20 half).- including the basic blindness chance for creatures of low HD (However, any other creature with less than 8 HD that is within 20 feet of the wall is blinded for 2d4 rounds by the colors if it looks at the wall. " Basically, it's Ref negates Blindness (closing eyes quickly), and it's just when touching, yeah. The Ref Save also halves the fire damage")
0: "a permanent ability which is not a magic item: you can cast Swift Fly at will. That's the one that is a Swift action and lets you fly for the rest of the round. Doing it causes a "WHUSH!" noise."
[/color]

Coming Soon Future build plans and proto-math to make potential future levelups quicker (plans subject to change based on game events and whims) :

• Level 8: +1 Cha from levelup, Empusa Flight Upgrades to (Average) all the time and Storm Blade 1 gives +d8 HD, +1 BAB yielding iterative attacks, +1 to Ref and Will, 4+1Int Skill points - likely all dumped into Craft (Ice Sculpture or something silly),, Silver Flash (add Cha Mod (starts at +7) to melee weapon damage, may make one attack as swift action each round) Poetry (scribe 1st level spells, +1 to perform (poetry)
• Level 9: New feat TBD but will not involve any minions; Ninja 1 adds +d6 HP, +1 BAB, +1 to Ref and Will, 6+1 Int skills, auto-max ranks in Bluff, +1 to Armoured in Life, Jutsu Use, Too Fast By Half base movement multiplier, and Surprise to trigger AoO off of snowscaper Brittling.
• Level 10: All enhancement bonuses scale to +4. Hero!1 adds +d10 HD, +1 BAB, +1 to Fort and Ref, 4+int Skillz and Signature style to increase threat range of Style weapons by Cha bonus -- which will mean 11+ threat range on swords, 12+ on Slam and gain +3 dodge to AC after swording and auto-Edge against any higher CR opponents.
• Level 11: Hero! 2 provides+d10 HD, +1 BAB, +1 to Fort and Ref, skillz, Signature move lets her trade fatigue for chance to stagger no-save target as well as bonus [Combat Feat] or +1 to armored in life and a new monk style (which might just be adding Con damage to weapon attacks)
• Level 12: New Feat TBD. +1 Cha, Hero! 3 provides +d10 HD, +1 BAB, +1 Will, Mad skills yo! and Most Useful providing +5 aardvark bonuses to crank Cha bonus to +11, for increased doubled melee damage and crit range and raises all other numbers somewhat less. Also base speed doubles (on top of ninja +50%), so walk of 90 + 30' Style + 15 Skate or Fly of 180' (average) + 30' Style
  
  

[icyshadowlord]

Can I take the Army of Demons feat from Tome of Fiends? I'd just claim that Kuniko's new demonic powers have started to attract followers, so she'd at least get slightly ahead with her goal. And yeah, next week I'll go to sleep earlier so I can stay up at the game. It'll be nice to see Kuniko's reaction to the new Nekomata on board.

Edit: I asked a stupid question.

[Koumei]

No problems here.

And at a glance, Crystal seems right.

[Chamomile]

My attendance next week is questionable, thanks to holidaying and such.

[Josh_Kablack]

Wow, scantily clad Ice-mages have gained even more traction on Google image search since I started in this game. I blame credit Fairy Tail:

These are all probably work safe, but spoilered for bandwidth and in case of any hotlinking hijinks

[Josh_Kablack]

And the logpost:

(11:18:14 PM) Koumei: Okay... Moon Prism Power.... MEIK APPU!
(11:18:23 PM) Koumei is now known as Mister_Cavern
(11:18:24 PM) icyshadow: Oh hi Kou.
(11:18:26 PM) prak is now known as Nasturtium
(11:18:31 PM) icyshadow is now known as Kuniko
(11:18:39 PM) You are now known as Crystal
(11:18:42 PM) Iori: The numbers icy was giving seemed "normal", but then again everyone and their mom wants to live where I am.
(11:18:53 PM) Iori: while simultaneously not wanting to live in the hood.
(11:18:58 PM) Iori is now known as Barzini
(11:19:18 PM) Nasturtium: I'd live in the hood if it meant I could afford rent
(11:19:41 PM) Mister_Cavern: Nasturtium Star Powaa! Kuniko Star Powaa! Crystal Star Powaa! Barzini Star Powaa! Sparkles Star Powaa! ...MAKE UP! (cue transformation sequence stock footage)
(11:20:01 PM) Nasturtium: ((because it's sure as shit better than living in a 9'x12' room in my parent's house))
(11:20:11 PM) Quantumboost is now known as PrincessSparkles
(11:20:13 PM) Nasturtium: ((my catholic parents' house, mind you))
(11:20:27 PM) Kuniko: (( I just imagined the horribly embarassed look on Kuniko's face if she did go through some transformation sequence. ))
(11:20:33 PM) ***Crystal has grog - well without the water added
(11:20:48 PM) Nasturtium: ...so, rum
(11:20:54 PM) Nasturtium: with maybe some citrus
(11:21:09 PM) ***Kuniko does not have grog.
(11:21:29 PM) ***Nasturtium has rum under desk
(11:22:00 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, last we left off, the party had just beat the sass out of the Skull Pirates.
(11:22:14 PM) Nasturtium: and collected their skulls
(11:22:17 PM) Nasturtium: and their masks
(11:22:28 PM) ***Nasturtium needs food badly...
(11:22:29 PM) PrincessSparkles is now known as Sparkles
(11:22:32 PM) Nasturtium: one sec
(11:22:33 PM) Mister_Cavern: And some people did some phone commerce with RozenQueen
(11:22:38 PM) Crystal: (( note to self: buy mixers before next session ))
(11:23:08 PM) Kuniko: Wait, I missed out on a battle?
(11:23:14 PM) ***Kuniko seems to have no recollection of this.
(11:23:28 PM) Barzini: (Many!)
(11:23:29 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yes. Pirates attacked the ship when you left the brewery you took over.
(11:23:54 PM) Crystal: It's wasn't much of a battle, more of us slaughtering those foolish frooty pirate wanna-bes
(11:24:45 PM) Kuniko: I see...so, I guess I wouldn't have been needed that much anyway.
(11:25:07 PM) ***Kuniko looks around a bit, noticing a few new faces on board the ship.
(11:25:28 PM) Mister_Cavern: And now, the boat is cruising along, with a giant metal skull on the front to scare debris away, towards Havoc Isle!
(11:26:20 PM) Nasturtium: oh, did the corn guy have a skull?
(11:26:41 PM) Mister_Cavern: His was just painted on
(11:26:54 PM) Nasturtium: no, I mean inside
(11:27:03 PM) Mister_Cavern: Oh right. No. Just a cob.
(11:27:07 PM) Nasturtium: thought so
(11:27:09 PM) Nasturtium: damn
(11:27:20 PM) Nasturtium: so just three bone skulls harvested?
(11:27:36 PM) Kuniko: How many pirates were there?
(11:27:51 PM) Crystal: Can't trust those fruits
(11:28:04 PM) ***Barzini asks E-Can if Strawberry has her new uniform yet.
(11:28:29 PM) ***Kuniko suddenly appears behind Barzini. "Who is Strawberry?"
(11:29:23 PM) ***Kuniko seems to have forgotten that she has Telepathy, since she hardly ever seems to use it.
(11:29:24 PM) Barzini: "Hey, you've been so quiet it's like I didn't even notice you were around! Strawberry's my new secretary."
(11:29:38 PM) Mister_Cavern: There were four pirates, and three skulls harvested, yes. E-Can looks over the tally, which isn't exactly detailed or anything. "Sure has, dood. What do you want done with the swimsuit Sir Dood?"
(11:30:28 PM) ***Nasturtium is fitting the skulls to her golden throne, on on the front of each arm rest and one on the backrest
(11:30:28 PM) Kuniko: "So everyone's been gathering followers around here..."
(11:30:29 PM) Barzini: "She was wearing a swimsuit with stockings when she was working under Sgt. AAAAAAA, but that's not the message we want to be sending, so I picked out something more appropriate."
(11:30:47 PM) Kuniko: "Swimsuit and stockings?"
(11:30:51 PM) Barzini: "What do I want done with the swimsuit? Uh... she can do whatever she wants with it."
(11:30:54 PM) Nasturtium: "... how is that not the message we want to be sending?"
(11:31:04 PM) ***Crystal hopes that a pegleg is more appropriate
(11:31:08 PM) Nasturtium: "What do you change it to, swimsuit and stockings with spikes?"
(11:31:24 PM) Nasturtium: depends on what you do with the pegleg
(11:31:28 PM) Kuniko: "I would say a shrine maiden outfit like mine, but she isn't MY secretary."
(11:31:34 PM) Mister_Cavern: And so, Strawberry, now wearing her sailor uniform, flies up to the mast, and adds a second... flag? The swimsuit.
(11:31:57 PM) ***Kuniko decides to talk to Crystal with Telepathy. "Why suggest a pegleg?"
(11:32:13 PM) Nasturtium: ((there's a joke in that...))
(11:32:23 PM) ***Barzini deadpans at the new flag. "Well I guess AAAAAAA will be happy about that..."
(11:33:46 PM) ***Crystal replies telepathetically with a noncommittal sneer of derision.
(11:33:57 PM) Kuniko: "I wonder if we're taken seriously with a flag like tha-"
(11:34:19 PM) ***Kuniko frowns at the reply she got, and walks over to glare at Crystal personally. "What's your problem all of a sudden?"
(11:34:32 PM) Barzini: "Daisy Dukes and underboob. Good job team, she is ready for our long days at sea."
(11:35:14 PM) ***Sparkles lands on the deck from scouting out ahead, now with her priest-robes and new collar modified into a somewhat different sailor outfit.
(11:35:59 PM) ***Sparkles looks over Strawberry's getup. "Hmm, the basic style is good, though I probably wouldn't wear that particular... model... myself."
(11:36:11 PM) Crystal: This has nothing to do with you, Soda-Nose.
(11:37:14 PM) Kuniko: "I would prefer the crew not having internal problems. Just tell me what's wrong, so I'll deal with the problem for the captain."
(11:38:00 PM) ***Kuniko sees an opportunity here.
(11:38:02 PM) Barzini: (So Sparkles doesn't look like Evangelion's monster of the week right now?)
(11:38:07 PM) ***Crystal ignores Kuniko and flits towards Sparkles
(11:38:16 PM) Crystal: "So, how far to Have-a-Kyle?"
(11:38:19 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Woooooo~ Woooo~" It's not a siren as such, it's just Rammy making a vague siren-like noise. Possibly deadpan or sarcastic. "Land detected ahead. And a fortress. All hands combat-ready."
(11:38:23 PM) Sparkles: ((No, that comes with the Fiend Feat when I get my second level of Fallen))
(11:38:34 PM) Barzini: ('k)
(11:38:49 PM) Sparkles: "About that far away I guess."
(11:39:11 PM) Barzini: "Land already? We've been busy."
(11:39:12 PM) ***Kuniko frowns again, sits down and contacts the captain her with Telepathy. "Crystal's acting strange all of a sudden..."
(11:39:18 PM) Crystal: Any more fungus pirates lurking in illusions?
(11:40:18 PM) Mister_Cavern: There don't seem to be any pirates or illusions. That said, people can make Spot and Listen checks if they feel like it, to see what's happening nearby.
(11:40:31 PM) Nasturtium: (ok, hold on, I'm still confused over who Crystal calls Soda-nose"
(11:40:32 PM) Nasturtium: )
(11:40:35 PM) Sparkles: !dice 1d20+14 listen
(11:40:36 PM) Mister_Cavern: There was a Dire Barnacle that tried to attach itself to the ship, but it was eaten by giant shark.
(11:40:36 PM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d20+14 listen : (10) 24
(11:40:36 PM) Kuniko: ( Me )
(11:40:41 PM) Nasturtium: (ah, ok)
(11:40:55 PM) Sparkles: (("Sora no Kuniko" -> Soda Nose))
(11:41:10 PM) Nasturtium: ((um, ok then))
(11:41:15 PM) Sparkles: ((In Crystal-ese))
(11:41:16 PM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+4 Spot
(11:41:16 PM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+4 Spot : (19) 23
(11:41:18 PM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+12 Spot - Mostly looking for the new land but ready to spot anything interesting as of such
(11:41:18 PM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+12 Spot - Mostly looking for the new land but ready to spot anything interesting as of such : (8) 20
(11:41:30 PM) Kuniko: (( I need to put more skill points in that. ))
(11:41:54 PM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+0 Spot
(11:41:54 PM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+0 Spot : 7
(11:42:15 PM) ***Nasturtium thinks back at Kuniko "Don't worry about it, it's something to do with Barz."
(11:42:25 PM) Mister_Cavern: Princess Sparkles manages to hear some kind of noise similar to an explosion. Kuniko and Barzini, on the other hand, spot the isle and the fortress, and indeed the cannons.
(11:42:41 PM) ***Crystal is obviously looking for the isle from the wrong side of the ship
(11:43:06 PM) ***Kuniko notices the island, the fortress and the cannons on it, informing one person at a time with Telepathy.
(11:43:08 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+1 belated spot
(11:43:09 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+1 belated spot : (5) 6
(11:43:16 PM) Barzini: "Oi. Who's navigating the ship? We're being shot at."
(11:43:26 PM) ***Sparkles sweatrdrops "I think they're firing now."
(11:43:36 PM) ***Crystal hadn't noticed
(11:43:49 PM) Kuniko: "We are?"
(11:43:51 PM) ***Crystal surmises that this means they have lousy aim
(11:44:27 PM) ***Nasturtium yells at the crew "Return fire!"
(11:45:03 PM) Mister_Cavern: There is a sudden "BOOM!" as a shell hits, exploding into a cloud of pink mist. Reflex Saves, everyone who is on deck! (except Crystal, who was at the back, looking away from the island)
(11:45:22 PM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+11 reflex
(11:45:22 PM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+11 reflex : (15) 26
(11:45:33 PM) ***Nasturtium also uses the ability tied to Capt. Sparrow's Hat to summon a pair of medium Snapping Turtles to ward off any possible fire ships, or other water based attacks, and generally cause grief for the other ship
(11:45:34 PM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+8 reflex
(11:45:34 PM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+8 reflex : (19) 27
(11:45:53 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+11
(11:45:53 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+11 : (14) 25
(11:45:59 PM) Kuniko: "Turtles?"
(11:46:06 PM) Crystal: all the way down
(11:46:10 PM) Sparkles: !dice 1d20+11 (warded)
(11:46:10 PM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d20+11 (warded) : (12) 23
(11:46:11 PM) Nasturtium: "Sea turtles, mate."
(11:46:30 PM) Barzini: "Is that how they started calling you Nas-turtles, captain?"
(11:46:51 PM) Nasturtium: "No, this is a new ability."
(11:47:09 PM) Crystal: First the nickname, then the summonings, DUH!
(11:47:22 PM) Kuniko: "Either way, let's return fire already."
(11:47:30 PM) Kuniko: ( Can I throw a fire bolt? XD )
(11:47:38 PM) Mister_Cavern: Everyone in the area manages to dive out of the way, not inhaling the strange powder. Fortunately, it looks like the cannons need time to reload, and the snapping turtles are rushing ahead, ready to take out mines or the like
(11:47:52 PM) Mister_Cavern: (What's the range?)
(11:47:54 PM) ***Barzini rubs his chin thoughtfully, "Hmm, 'Barzelbub'..."
(11:48:11 PM) Kuniko: ( 50 feet, if I counted right. )
(11:48:22 PM) ***Barzini uses the power of his mind to persuade a fly to do as he commands.
(11:48:24 PM) Kuniko: ( Might be longer since I hadn't updated it in a while )
(11:48:31 PM) Barzini: "..."
(11:49:06 PM) Barzini: "...wait what I'm I doing we're being shot at!"
(11:49:07 PM) Kuniko: ( I can also ignite stuff from a range of 150 feet. )
(11:49:48 PM) ***Barzini heads for the nearest siege engine on board, dragging a horrified E-Can behind him.
(11:49:57 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Dooooooood!"
(11:49:59 PM) Crystal: "Wait? What happened? Where are they hiding?"
(11:50:28 PM) ***Kuniko looks at the cannons in the distance and snaps her fingers, trying to see if she can Ignite one from the range she was at.
(11:50:59 PM) Kuniko: ( Wouldn't that make firing the cannon a bit risky? Or am I really sleepy again? )
(11:51:12 PM) Mister_Cavern: The ship draws nearer and nearer to the island, and once they're in range... "BOOM!" One of the cannons seems to have misfired, and there is a cloud of purple mist emanating from that firing slot.
(11:52:23 PM) ***Kuniko looks over to Crystal as she speaks, conveying a message Telepathically. "They're over there on the island, where the cannons are firing from..."
(11:52:45 PM) Crystal: "Oh, the island!"
(11:53:04 PM) ***Crystal immediately jumps overboard aft
(11:53:12 PM) ***Nasturtium has her guns trained on the island fortress, waiting for something to come into range
(11:53:31 PM) ***Kuniko strikes her face with her palm before snapping her fingers again, aiming at another cannon with Ignite.
(11:53:46 PM) ***Sparkles yells to Crystal "The other forward!"
(11:54:06 PM) Barzini: (Heh what does the ship have in the way of siege engines? Ballistae? Catapults? And if cannons I have no idea where the cannon rules are)
(11:54:37 PM) Nasturtium: cannons, I think we're just using sized up musket stats from DMG
(11:54:43 PM) Barzini: (kay-O)
(11:55:32 PM) ***Crystal Crystal uses Skate's ability to cross liquid surfaces to circle around the ship until she sees an island or at least a cannon without a prinny in t
(11:56:42 PM) ***Barzini has Johnny help the patrol, an ominous fin circling the ship.
(11:56:49 PM) ***Kuniko starts spreading her wings and moving towards the island, sending a message to the captain. "I think we should jump in by now."
(11:57:28 PM) ***Sparkles readies her AT-Field and flies off toward the fortress after Kuniko
(11:57:46 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, are you ramming the fortress?
(11:57:57 PM) Kuniko: ( With what? Ourselves? :U )
(11:58:05 PM) ***Crystal will use long (640') range Icebeams, possibly alternating with Medium (160) range Brittling on cannons
(11:58:07 PM) ***Nasturtium climbs down the side of the ship, and calmly walks/slithers towards the fortress over the waves, tell the crew to take the ship back to a safe distance
(11:58:09 PM) Barzini: (With Rammy and our skull, of course.)
(11:58:33 PM) Nasturtium: Rammy: uses the swift flight ability from the mushroom booze to follow
(11:59:45 PM) ***Barzini could Swift Fly, but instead has Johnny leap, then himself leaping onto Johnny and trying to balance on him like a surfer to get to the fort.
(12/29/2011 12:00:22 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+3 DEX (Balance)
(12:00:23 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+3 DEX (Balance) : (14) 17
(12:00:57 AM) Crystal: (( did he just jump the shark? ))
(12:01:01 AM) Mister_Cavern: Cannons fail to send shells of toxins at the ship as they shatter and explode, depending on whether it's fire or ice. And defenceless like that, it now waits as the party swim... or surf... towards the shore.
(12:01:20 AM) Crystal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymVxcLQVT8
(12:01:20 AM) Nasturtium: and walks
(12:01:34 AM) Nasturtium: Also, the sea turtles now actually have stats...
(12:01:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: There are no mines, no spike traps on the beach, nothing like that. Clearly they had hoped the cannons would be enough. Or the giant steel walls.
(12:01:53 AM) Crystal: Oh, how silly
(12:02:02 AM) Sparkles: or fly
(12:02:20 AM) Crystal: They obviously wanted the steel giant walls, but got duped into buying the giant steel ones instead
(12:02:40 AM) Nasturtium: "Does anyone have some more of that mushroom booze? Flying sea turtles seems like a good idea right now."
(12:03:03 AM) ***Kuniko soon lands near the captain, looking at the steel walls. "So this is the only thing in the way?"
(12:03:15 AM) Nasturtium: "Looks like it."
(12:03:55 AM) Barzini: (Ha, bad time for unannounced AFK. Yeah, Barzini totally jumped the shark. For his next act, he will nuke a fridge.)
(12:04:30 AM) ***Crystal Barefoot waterskates to Nazaproxin's other side and giggles
(12:05:07 AM) ***Crystal throws a Brittling at the nearest section of wall and gestures to Soda-Nose
(12:05:12 AM) Kuniko: "I wonder if my flames can melt steel..."
(12:05:20 AM) ***Barzini crouches low on his flying shark as they do their best Megaman + Rush impersonation as he catches up with Nasturtium.
(12:05:23 AM) Crystal: (auto-hit, hardness halved for 1d4 rounds)
(12:05:47 AM) Sparkles: (ANTIPODE BOMB)
(12:05:47 AM) Kuniko: ( Can Kiai! be applied to walls? )
(12:05:57 AM) Kuniko: ( Or should I just throw a fire bolt? )
(12:06:01 AM) Barzini: (Technically it creates crits)
(12:06:16 AM) Mister_Cavern: Objects are crit-proof, so I wouldn't Kiai it
(12:06:34 AM) ***Kuniko looks at the Brittled wall, moves over to a good position and throws a Fire Bolt at it.
(12:07:03 AM) Kuniko: !dice 7d6+2 FIRE damage
(12:07:03 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 7d6+2 FIRE damage : 27
(12:07:10 AM) Kuniko: " .... "
(12:07:35 AM) Mister_Cavern: A big old hole is melted into it - not all the way through, but clearly it's working.
(12:07:36 AM) Barzini: (Wow I wonder how effect fire damage will be against the wall. I ain't got nothing, but if we can really burn our way through I got plenty of Eldritch blasts)
(12:07:46 AM) Barzini: (And so my question is answered)
(12:08:02 AM) Kuniko: "You mind giving a hand, Barz..."
(12:08:13 AM) Barzini: "Piece of cake."
(12:08:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: So over the next few rounds, between brittling, eldritch blast and fire bolt, the team basically do a cutting laser or oxytorch impression and create a new entrance.
(12:08:16 AM) ***Kuniko seems quite irritated with how weak the fiery blast was.
(12:08:39 AM) Barzini: !dice 5d6+5 - Hellfire Eldritch Blast - nonelemental damage
(12:08:40 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 5d6+5 - Hellfire Eldritch Blast - nonelemental damage : 23
(12:08:50 AM) Barzini: (oh wait it's half fire half non)
(12:09:06 AM) Barzini: (But bypasses fire res)
(12:09:52 AM) Crystal: (but not hardness, which is halved, nor object innate fractional damage from elemental types, so uh let's just go with what Koumei said and save a bunch of pointless math)
(12:10:04 AM) Barzini: (yes)
(12:10:17 AM) ***Sparkles pokes the wall with her fingers around the edges to even things out
(12:10:40 AM) Kuniko: ( I guess Army of Demons doesn't have any effect this time around? :U )
(12:11:19 AM) Kuniko: ( Got nine ranks already, but I dunno... http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Army_of_De ... 5e_Feat%29 )
(12:11:54 AM) Barzini: (Any effect on what?)
(12:12:38 AM) Kuniko: ( On anything. Like, if Kuniko suddenly attracts demonic followers or anything. )
(12:13:01 AM) Barzini: (Oh. I guess the MC will give her a box of minions soon then.)
(12:13:03 AM) Kuniko: ( I don't care enough to min-max, but I just wonder if I should start making some NPCs too then o_o )
(12:13:05 AM) Nasturtium: (not really, followers typically just run around in the background right now, though I suppose we could send our army in to take care of enemy mooks)
(12:13:38 AM) Barzini: (Got that feat too. Is where Johnny came from.)
(12:13:41 AM) Kuniko: ( Sounds fine with me )
(12:13:55 AM) ***Crystal gestures to the hole we slagged in the wall
(12:14:04 AM) Nasturtium: (I'm pretty sure we all have a leadership feat)
(12:14:09 AM) Crystal: "So, Captain, are you leading from the front this time?"
(12:14:19 AM) Kuniko: "I'll go first."
(12:14:27 AM) ***Kuniko goes past everyone else to scout ahead.
(12:14:41 AM) Nasturtium: "Hey, if we have a volunteer, I can work with that"
(12:14:52 AM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+4 Spot to look around inside the fort.
(12:14:52 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+4 Spot to look around inside the fort. : (9) 13
(12:15:02 AM) Barzini: (Hmm is the MC AFK?)
(12:15:04 AM) Kuniko: "Is it just me, or is it dark in here?"
(12:15:05 AM) Mister_Cavern: Inside, there is a corridor. It's kind of narrow, and doesn't go that far without turning a corner.
(12:15:13 AM) Barzini: (Guess not)
(12:15:21 AM) Kuniko: "Seems safe."
(12:15:34 AM) Crystal: Guess we should back her up then?
(12:15:36 AM) Mister_Cavern: The lights are all fluorescent, so there's plenty of lighting. But there doesn't seem to be much in there so far.
(12:16:25 AM) ***Kuniko walks forward a bit, though seems concerned about the rest of the crew not following her.
(12:16:39 AM) ***Nasturtium carefully approaches the corner
(12:16:53 AM) ***Crystal extends her hand to Bazippy
(12:17:08 AM) ***Sparkles turns on her Angel Aura and Brightest Day so there's *definitely* enough lighting
(12:17:31 AM) ***Barzini pulls Crystal aboard Johnny.
(12:17:34 AM) Crystal: Come on, before they get the good loots!
(12:17:37 AM) ***Kuniko turns to the corner and walks past the captain, scouting ahead again.
(12:18:05 AM) ***Sparkles follows after the everybody
(12:18:06 AM) Nasturtium: "Keep a fair bit back, crew, I'm going to give us some cover."
(12:18:28 AM) ***Kuniko nods at the order and moves behind the captain.
(12:18:29 AM) Crystal: That's odd, usually the Captain gives us uncover.
(12:18:37 AM) Kuniko: "Does it matter?"
(12:18:38 AM) ***Nasturtium moves to 20' ahead of crew and activates Blackbeard's heir
(12:18:43 AM) Sparkles: "Maybe she's branching out."
(12:19:10 AM) Nasturtium: acrid smoke emanates from her hair
(12:19:32 AM) ***Kuniko looks on in a confused manner.
(12:19:45 AM) Mister_Cavern: So there is light and smoke everywhere?
(12:19:51 AM) Nasturtium: yes
(12:20:00 AM) Crystal: Is she on fire?
(12:20:09 AM) Nasturtium: nope, just smoking
(12:20:15 AM) Kuniko: Smoking hot?
(12:20:17 AM) Nasturtium: in a 15' radius
(12:20:41 AM) Crystal: So you don't need me to freeze you?!?
(12:21:01 AM) Mister_Cavern: Fair enough. One useful thing about the floor here is people can't hear your footsteps. Which is handy, as you sneak up on a guard patrol: two ninjas.
(12:21:02 AM) Nasturtium: nope
(12:21:09 AM) Nasturtium: http://www.teachshole.com/blackbe1.jpg
(12:21:21 AM) Kuniko: "Dibs on the ninjas."
(12:21:27 AM) Mister_Cavern: They are dressed in NINJA garb, and have grey hair and blue eyes. Wait, sorry, grey eyes. But their backs are turned so you can't see that.
(12:21:32 AM) ***Kuniko said that Telepathically.
(12:21:43 AM) Crystal: (( heh ))
(12:21:53 AM) Crystal: (( lemme see that sheet ))
(12:21:53 AM) Kuniko: (( Holy smokes that hair. ))
(12:22:01 AM) Mister_Cavern: They are wielding three-part-staves
(12:22:23 AM) ***Nasturtium is weilding her pistols
(12:22:45 AM) ***Crystal has a new sword that's +9 against ninjas
(12:22:57 AM) ***Barzini hops off Johnny and gets ready to do the fiery pointy eared demon thing.
(12:23:23 AM) Mister_Cavern: (brb, need to pay the dog some attention)
(12:23:38 AM) Kuniko: ( I considered getting a pet ferret. )
(12:23:50 AM) Kuniko: ( But I heard they're a hassle to take care of.
(12:23:51 AM) Kuniko: )
(12:24:15 AM) ***Crystal follows Bazapper off the shark and wanders afk for chaser refill
(12:24:21 AM) Nasturtium: (ok, so, Nasturtium has total concealment from the crew, and the ninjas, until they're five feet away from her or closer)
(12:24:37 AM) Barzini: (I'd wanted a ferret too, but they're illegal in this state.)
(12:24:43 AM) Kuniko: ( Darn )
(12:24:46 AM) Nasturtium: the crew should likewise have cover until the ninjas get past Nast.
(12:24:58 AM) Kuniko: Inb4 Igniting one of them.
(12:25:16 AM) Nasturtium: but I think the ninjas have cover from everyone except Nast until the groups close
(12:25:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: okay
(12:25:26 AM) Kuniko: Oh.
(12:25:38 AM) Kuniko: ( Misread that. Sorry XD )
(12:25:39 AM) Nasturtium: depends on how MC rules
(12:26:25 AM) Mister_Cavern: I guess the smoke would give the ninjas concealment, yes. So let me know when someone decides to do something.
(12:26:57 AM) ***Kuniko waits for the captain to make her move.
(12:27:08 AM) ***Nasturtium shoots the ninjas, one attack each
(12:27:30 AM) Mister_Cavern: Okay, so Nasturtium needs to roll Init, because the Ninjas act in Surprise Rounds
(12:27:40 AM) Nasturtium: ah, right
(12:27:42 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+6 inish
(12:27:42 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+6 inish : (13) 19
(12:27:51 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+4
(12:27:52 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+4 : (8) 12
(12:28:39 AM) Mister_Cavern: The first one tries to hit Nasturtium in the head with his staff.
(12:28:49 AM) Nasturtium: so he moves in?
(12:29:42 AM) Mister_Cavern: Oh right, they're out of range. In that case, they'll both spend Ki to make Suggestions - "I suggest you drop your guns!" "I suggest you surrender now!" (that's a pair of DC 15 Will Saves~)
(12:30:04 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+5 keep guns
(12:30:04 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+5 keep guns : (5) 10
(12:30:11 AM) Barzini: (ohshit.)
(12:30:14 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+5 not surrender
(12:30:14 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+5 not surrender : (11) 16
(12:33:05 AM) Nasturtium: ok, wait, I'm confused...
(12:33:27 AM) Nasturtium: having +1 BAB means I can draw (or pick up) as a free during a move?
(12:33:35 AM) Mister_Cavern: Yes
(12:33:44 AM) Nasturtium: so I can't pick up my guns and attack in a surprise round?
(12:33:53 AM) Mister_Cavern: That is correct
(12:34:09 AM) Crystal: (( youd have to partial charge monk slam or something ))
(12:34:47 AM) ***Nasturtium will just target them with entangle
(12:35:06 AM) Nasturtium: DC 17
(12:39:07 AM) Mister_Cavern: okayyy
(12:39:23 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+7 Ref 1
(12:39:23 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+7 Ref 1 : (8) 15
(12:39:30 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+7 Ref 2
(12:39:30 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+7 Ref 2 : (1) 8
(12:39:50 AM) Nasturtium: ((...I love playing an Alraune))
(12:40:01 AM) Mister_Cavern: So both of them find themselves entangled and bound in the cables that suddenly sprang loose from the walls. "Kuso!" "Shimatta!"
(12:40:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: And now everyone else can roll Initiative and the actual fight starts
(12:40:32 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+5
(12:40:32 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+5 : (13) 18
(12:40:32 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+3 init
(12:40:32 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+3 init : (18) 21
(12:40:38 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+1 Johnny Jones init
(12:40:38 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+1 Johnny Jones init : (9) 10
(12:40:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: Minions/Cohorts can just use your own die roll modified by their own number
(12:40:41 AM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+4 Init
(12:40:41 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+4 Init : (10) 14
(12:40:42 AM) Nasturtium: ((what does shimatta mean?))
(12:40:46 AM) Barzini: (Oh ok)
(12:40:53 AM) Mister_Cavern: Shimatta ~= Damn/Shit
(12:41:08 AM) Nasturtium: ((ok, I only knew Kuso))
(12:41:23 AM) Kuniko: (( I've heard Shimatta pretty darn often :U ))
(12:41:35 AM) Mister_Cavern: For the record, these are male ninjas. Weird, I know.
(12:41:36 AM) Barzini: (I can't help but think of GGXX story mode where Chipp says "Burrshit! God damn!" in hilarious Engrish.)
(12:41:36 AM) Sparkles: !dice 1d20-2
(12:41:37 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d20-2 : (14) 12
(12:41:52 AM) Nasturtium: ((male? kinky.))
(12:42:03 AM) Sparkles: ((Epi's at 16))
(12:42:18 AM) Barzini: (Johhnny is at 19)
(12:42:26 AM) Nasturtium: Rammy's at 11
(12:44:20 AM) Nasturtium: ((just saw the Chuck Testa commercial songified. "You probably thought this
(12:44:38 AM) Nasturtium: [whatever] was alive" nope, because you suck at mimicking animal movement))
(12:45:40 AM) Crystal: (( see, you people and your minions have caused our initiative processor to lag ))
(12:45:56 AM) Mister_Cavern: Barzini 21 Ninjas 19.5 Johnny 19 Crystal 18 Kuniko 14 Nasturtium 12.5 Sparkles 12
(12:46:08 AM) Mister_Cavern: So Barzini, go!
(12:47:26 AM) ***Barzini wells up classic Eldritch Blast in his hand and fires it at one, since ninjas are not the bad boys one wants to be giving Reflex saves to.
(12:47:43 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+8 ranged touch
(12:47:43 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+8 ranged touch : (7) 15
(12:47:54 AM) Barzini: !dice 7d6+5 fire
(12:47:54 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 7d6+5 fire : 37
(12:48:55 AM) Mister_Cavern: The ninja... is flat-footed thanks to entanglement, so is in fact hit square in the face by the blast of flames. It's enough to knock him out, too!
(12:49:54 AM) Barzini: (Done)
(12:50:33 AM) Mister_Cavern: However the other ninjas is not concerned. He somehow manages to lower his mask... revealing a beautiful face, the true face of a man, as his silver hair shines in the light. Will Saves vs. Fascinate (everyone)
(12:50:59 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+4
(12:50:59 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+4 : (7) 11
(12:51:06 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+9 Will
(12:51:06 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+9 Will : (3) 12
(12:51:17 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+3 Johnny Will Save
(12:51:18 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+3 Johnny Will Save : (6) 9
(12:51:18 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+9 Will
(12:51:18 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+9 Will : (7) 16
(12:51:21 AM) Sparkles: !dice 1d20+14
(12:51:21 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d20+14 : (20) 34
(12:51:54 AM) Nasturtium: (If I were six levels higher, I'd have just the thing for these two...)
(12:51:55 AM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+9 Will
(12:51:56 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+9 Will : (16) 25
(12:53:27 AM) Mister_Cavern: Kuniko, Crystal and Sparkles are unimpressed by his bishounen looks. The others are Fascinated... even as two more ninjas run up from behind! The team is sandwiched in!
(12:53:40 AM) Mister_Cavern: Johnny is fascinated... Crystal, go!
(12:54:06 AM) ***Crystal uses swift action to activate monk style
(12:54:29 AM) Nasturtium: which... gives us all new saves against fascinate...
(12:54:45 AM) Barzini: "How does he get his hair to stay that way..."
(12:54:58 AM) Nasturtium: and if they drew on us, it immediately snaps us out of it
(12:55:22 AM) Nasturtium: sorry, I just looked it up to see what I could do
(12:55:22 AM) ***Crystal draws nifty new NINJA SWORD and in one smooth move turns to attack ninjas coming from behind with it
(12:56:01 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+13 NINJA SWORD
(12:56:01 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+13 NINJA SWORD : (17) 30
(12:56:11 AM) Mister_Cavern: Well, others get to make new saves, which can be attempted once Crystal finishes her turn. They're unarmed... and one of them is potentially unheaded too
(12:56:23 AM) Nasturtium: okies
(12:56:29 AM) Mister_Cavern: That's a very hit
(12:56:38 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d10+9 slashy slashy plus
(12:56:38 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d10+9 slashy slashy plus : 10
(12:56:46 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d6+7 cold
(12:56:46 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d6+7 cold : 9
(12:57:18 AM) ***Crystal swings with not-quite as shiny new shortblade
(12:57:22 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Hurk..." he gasps, watching as his breath turns to ice... and collapses
(12:57:32 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+5 new save
(12:57:32 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+5 new save : (1) 6
(12:57:35 AM) Mister_Cavern: The other one was adjacent though, so can be attacked
(12:57:36 AM) Nasturtium: ...
(12:57:46 AM) Nasturtium: c'mon Yuffie, I'm a ninja too...
(12:57:55 AM) Kuniko: ( Is this a new will save? )
(12:57:56 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+13 B.o.B.B.B
(12:57:57 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+13 B.o.B.B.B : (6) 19
(12:58:11 AM) Sparkles: ((You're from a rival clan))
(12:58:16 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+9 Will save part deux
(12:58:17 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+9 Will save part deux : (11) 20
(12:58:24 AM) Nasturtium: (ah yes, the Pirate clan)\
(12:58:27 AM) Crystal: !dice 2d6+14 combined damage
(12:58:27 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 2d6+14 combined damage : 22
(12:58:29 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+3 Johnny Will save
(12:58:30 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+3 Johnny Will save : (9) 12
(12:58:34 AM) Nasturtium: lol
(12:58:58 AM) Nasturtium: Barzini: "His hair is so shiny.... *smacks self* boobs! You like boobs!"
(12:59:02 AM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+9 Will
(12:59:02 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+9 Will : (9) 18
(12:59:07 AM) Mister_Cavern: The ninja manages to dodge the attack, even as Barzini snaps out of it
(12:59:30 AM) Crystal: But if he started adjacent, I get Slam as 3rd attack
(12:59:35 AM) Mister_Cavern: yep
(12:59:50 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+5
(12:59:50 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+5 : (13) 18
(1:00:17 AM) Mister_Cavern: Again, he dodges - like a ninja!
(1:00:31 AM) ***Crystal uses NINJA SWORD ability to allocate Jutsu to Saves
(1:00:35 AM) ***Crystal is done, go
(1:00:36 AM) Mister_Cavern: Kuniko, you're up!
(1:01:19 AM) ***Kuniko picks one of the ninjas that is still up, and throws a Fire Bolt at it.
(1:01:31 AM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+8 Ranged Touch.
(1:01:31 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+8 Ranged Touch. : (7) 15
(1:02:19 AM) Mister_Cavern: That can be the entangled fascinating one, meaning it hits him. In the face.
(1:02:43 AM) Kuniko: !dice 7d6+2 Fire.
(1:02:43 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 7d6+2 Fire. : 27
(1:03:03 AM) Mister_Cavern: Completely scorched, he topples over.
(1:03:12 AM) Nasturtium: ((does shooting him in his stupid pretty face give everyone a new save?))
(1:03:28 AM) Kuniko: (( Why did Hide and Seek start to play in my head? ))
(1:03:28 AM) Crystal: (( pretty sure dropping him ends the effect ))
(1:03:46 AM) Nasturtium: ((hide and seek?))
(1:03:47 AM) Mister_Cavern: Everyone snaps out of it now that he's dead. One ninja remaining. Nasturtium!
(1:03:56 AM) Nasturtium: how many ninjas left?
(1:04:01 AM) Barzini: "He ain't pretty no more."
(1:04:06 AM) Mister_Cavern: one left
(1:04:49 AM) ***Nasturtium draws her swords, charging at the remaining ninja, and slashing at him till he drops
(1:04:55 AM) Mister_Cavern: ((Nasturtium: by Imogen Heap. "Mmm watcha saaaaaay, mmm that you only meant weeeeeell, well course you did~" See: the OC, SNL parodies, AMVHell 4))
(1:05:14 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+12 Moon Blade
(1:05:14 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+12 Moon Blade : (3) 15
(1:05:23 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+12 Cutlass
(1:05:23 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+12 Cutlass : (18) 30
(1:05:38 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+7 second moon blade attack
(1:05:39 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+7 second moon blade attack : (2) 9
(1:05:52 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+7 second cutlass attack
(1:05:52 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+7 second cutlass attack : (7) 14
(1:05:53 AM) Crystal: That blade won't hit them - it's not a NINJA SWORD!
(1:06:34 AM) Mister_Cavern: Only the cutlass manages to hit, and even then only once
(1:06:43 AM) Nasturtium: "Better than that, one pirate, one samurai"
(1:10:21 AM) Mister_Cavern: Going to roll damage?
(1:10:37 AM) Nasturtium: I completely missed the hit report, sorry
(1:10:53 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d6+3 ...
(1:10:54 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d6+3 ... : 6
(1:11:02 AM) Nasturtium: damn evasive ninja
(1:11:19 AM) Nasturtium: "... where the fuck are my guns!"
(1:11:30 AM) Nasturtium: (....completely forgot +2 from charging, damnit)
(1:11:37 AM) Kuniko: "You dropped them earlier."
(1:12:11 AM) Mister_Cavern: The ninja has been hurt, but not slain. Princess Sparkles!
(1:12:16 AM) Sparkles: SPARKLES RAINBOW BEAM BLAST
(1:12:20 AM) Sparkles: TIMES TWO
(1:12:44 AM) Sparkles: !dice 1d20+11 ranged touch
(1:12:44 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d20+11 ranged touch : (9) 20
(1:12:47 AM) Crystal: DOUBLE RAINBOW ALL THE WAY!!!
(1:12:49 AM) Sparkles: !dice 1d20+11 ranged touch
(1:12:49 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d20+11 ranged touch : (16) 27
(1:13:06 AM) Mister_Cavern: The second one hits!
(1:13:11 AM) Sparkles: !dice 1d8 color check
(1:13:11 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d8 color check : 6
(1:13:15 AM) Sparkles: !dice 1d8 color check
(1:13:15 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 1d8 color check : 4
(1:13:40 AM) Sparkles: !dice 2d12 sonic
(1:13:41 AM) Yuffie: Sparkles : Result of 2d12 sonic : 17
(1:13:49 AM) Sparkles: wait poison
(1:13:53 AM) Nasturtium: "that's it, I'm getting a bedazzler. I can only conclude fate has a distinct contempt for my attacks because they're not sparkly and shiny enough."
(1:14:03 AM) Sparkles: also, he's dazzled for a minute
(1:14:25 AM) Mister_Cavern: He's also comatose for a lot longer than a minute, having been taken out by RAINBOWS
(1:14:40 AM) Kuniko: "Mine are on fire, and it seems to do enough. Oh, and I called dibs."
(1:15:31 AM) Crystal: Fine by me, but with the way Barzinger here was looking at that one, he might object
(1:15:36 AM) ***Crystal teases
(1:15:46 AM) Nasturtium: "If only I had my Kraken."
(1:16:08 AM) Barzini: "Hey... he had really nice hair, okay?"
(1:16:16 AM) Kuniko: "And the face?"
(1:16:23 AM) Crystal: Never knew you had a thing for grey-haired guys before.....
(1:16:31 AM) Nasturtium: ((*smacks* Boobs! You like boobs!"))
(1:16:50 AM) ***Crystal jiggles for good measure
(1:17:06 AM) ***Kuniko steps back as the two seem to be having a moment.
(1:17:23 AM) Nasturtium: ((no one watches the Nostalgia Critic, I take it?))
(1:17:29 AM) Barzini: "... he took good care of his complexion too." He flails, "Look, he just had nice hair, I wondered what he was doing to it!"
(1:17:41 AM) Kuniko: (( I do ))
(1:17:51 AM) Nasturtium: ((Independance Day review))
(1:17:54 AM) Kuniko: (( I think I recall that one...faintly. ))
(1:17:57 AM) Kuniko: ( Aaah, yeah. )
(1:18:10 AM) Kuniko: ( I usually remember the dog. What was his name? )
(1:18:10 AM) Nasturtium: ((I don't really watch him, but I saw some of that one))
(1:18:19 AM) Nasturtium: ((From ID4?))
(1:18:24 AM) Nasturtium: ((I can't remember))
(1:18:33 AM) Kuniko: "Too bad for you. He's mine now."
(1:18:37 AM) Kuniko: "And so is his hair."
(1:18:53 AM) Crystal: (( his name was "you have a name, we'll shout it so you can survive the fireball which kills all the unnammed characters in the tunner"" ))
(1:19:01 AM) Barzini: "You can have him Kuniko. But uh, ask him what kind of hair care products he uses."
(1:19:31 AM) Nasturtium: "Keep him alive until we hit level 13"
(1:19:45 AM) Kuniko: "I'll ask if I bother to remember."
(1:20:01 AM) ***Barzini blinks at that reply.
(1:20:38 AM) Crystal: But I thought shrine initiates had to shave their heads?
(1:20:48 AM) ***Kuniko suddenly turns to glare at Barzini while pointing at Crystal. "By the way, your friend here decided to be rude with me because of you. Start fixing things."
(1:20:57 AM) Crystal: Or was that their legs?
(1:21:11 AM) ***Kuniko then turns her attention to Crystal. "Never heard of such."
(1:21:18 AM) ***Crystal shrugs
(1:21:27 AM) Nasturtium: "You can have him, but I think I want to make him less pretty..."
(1:21:37 AM) Crystal: Maybe it was just the pits...
(1:21:47 AM) Kuniko: ( I see what you did there. )
(1:21:52 AM) Mister_Cavern: According to anime, shrine maidens only have to shave their v-*nearby shrine maidens clamp hands over her mouth*
(1:21:55 AM) Barzini: "Again..."
(1:22:24 AM) Nasturtium: "... and I just got an idea that calls for a troll. They can regenerate their heads, right?"
(1:22:29 AM) Kuniko: "I wonder where that useless pumpkinhead ran off..."
(1:22:47 AM) Nasturtium: "He better not be making a mess on Rammy."
(1:22:48 AM) Kuniko: "...trolls?"
(1:23:04 AM) Nasturtium: "...I need skulls for the skull throne..."
(1:23:11 AM) Nasturtium: "...that I'm building..."
(1:23:18 AM) Kuniko: "If he does anything stupid, I'll gladly do the task of punishing him for it."
(1:23:25 AM) Crystal: Oh I'll bet he's holding one of his efficiency seminars
(1:23:28 AM) Barzini: "I thought we had therapists aboard the ship..."
(1:23:30 AM) ***Kuniko grins with sadistic glee.
(1:23:32 AM) Nasturtium: "also, enemies with skulls but no eyes..."
(1:23:53 AM) Mister_Cavern: (SO THIRSTY)
(1:24:00 AM) Kuniko: "I heard of these cave men with no eyes once...grimlocks, were they?"
(1:24:32 AM) Nasturtium: (shame that king didn't live in D&D land... or think to plug up the eye sockets....)
(1:24:58 AM) Nasturtium: (ooh! ooh! temporal stasis to make a throne of blood!)
(1:25:16 AM) Mister_Cavern: (For the record, those 3-part-staves are magical, in case someone is proficient or you want to pawn them off)
(1:25:29 AM) Nasturtium: (monk weapon?)
(1:25:33 AM) Mister_Cavern: ya
(1:25:42 AM) Nasturtium: ...dual weapon, right?
(1:25:47 AM) Mister_Cavern: ya
(1:25:51 AM) ***Crystal just upgraded weapons, thanks
(1:25:51 AM) Nasturtium: I'll take one
(1:26:11 AM) Kuniko: "I can throw these two ninjas to the ship, right?"
(1:26:59 AM) Nasturtium: "I think the Abra can take them."
(1:27:12 AM) Nasturtium: (staves are just magical, or have a quality?)
(1:28:19 AM) Mister_Cavern: (basic magic items, no qualities)
(1:28:37 AM) Crystal: (( still worth gold ))
(1:29:11 AM) Sparkles: * Charlotte teleports in, picks up whatever items aren't being used, and teleports back to the ship with them.
(1:29:12 AM) Nasturtium: ((kk))
(1:30:09 AM) Mister_Cavern: The two that you snuck up on seemed to be guarding a door. It's locked, but they both had keys, so...
(1:30:51 AM) Mister_Cavern: Aside from that, the corridor still goes in two different directions. There are so many choices!
(1:31:04 AM) ***Kuniko picks up a key and casually opens the door.
(1:31:46 AM) Kuniko: ( More like looted a key. )
(1:35:14 AM) ***Crystal blinks
(1:36:35 AM) Kuniko: ( >_> )
(1:36:59 AM) Mister_Cavern: The door opens to reveal... a communications room, it seems. There is a row of telephones, along with a map of the complex, a list of emergencies (with the numbers to call in those cases and what to do), a list of corporate contact numbers...
(1:38:06 AM) Barzini: "These ninjas were operators?"
(1:38:08 AM) ***Kuniko walks in to look through the list of emergencies out of curiosity.
(1:38:51 AM) ***Nasturtium studies the map
(1:39:39 AM) ***Crystal looks for the "Pirate Invasion" emergency directives
(1:44:00 AM) Mister_Cavern: Emergencies include Invasion, Power Outage, Riot, Robbery, Assassination, Fire, Bomb Threat, Can't Be Fucked Working Today and Out of Drugs
(1:44:23 AM) Kuniko: "Seems like a rather plain list."
(1:44:37 AM) ***Kuniko walks over to look at the map Nasturtium was eyeing at.
(1:45:08 AM) Mister_Cavern: The map shows where you all are, and lists the places of interest: Headquarters, Museum of Hidden Treasures, Dance Floor, Armoury, Chemical Testing Laboratories and Cafeteria.
(1:45:35 AM) Sparkles: "Wow, we're already four of those by ourselves."
(1:45:43 AM) Sparkles: ((DANCE BATTLE))
(1:45:47 AM) Kuniko: "Hidden treasures, eh? I wonder why that sounds suspicious."
(1:45:51 AM) Mister_Cavern: Invasion: call (emergency number), state Invasion and type of enemy. Issue a full lock-down and set guards on patrols. Wait for army to arrive.
(1:46:09 AM) ***Crystal skips ahead to Out of Rum
(1:46:35 AM) Kuniko: ( "Why's the rum gone?" )
(1:46:48 AM) Crystal: Wait, those were keys you looted?
(1:47:17 AM) Mister_Cavern: Out of Drugs: call (number) and declare what it is you are out of. Flip the Klaxon switch so everyone knows about the emergency. Shake passers-by down for any they might have, and wait for a Dark World Rep. to swing by.
(1:47:46 AM) Crystal: And those guards were on Patrol?
(1:47:53 AM) Mister_Cavern: yeah
(1:48:01 AM) Barzini: "So all this time we could have called an operator when we were out of rum!?"
(1:48:19 AM) Crystal: So this room was locked
(1:48:35 AM) Barzini: "Lawful land lubber types don't know how good they've got it."
(1:48:41 AM) Crystal: Which means there's a whole army on the way!
(1:49:01 AM) Nasturtium: "Hmm... fortunately we have several armies of our own on the ship."
(1:49:03 AM) ***Crystal jumps up and down excitedly
(1:49:16 AM) Barzini: "Good thing we have a whole bunch of cannons on this island."
(1:49:30 AM) Sparkles: "Wait is this the cannon control room?!?!?!?"
(1:49:36 AM) Crystal: Oh...island.....right
(1:49:43 AM) ***Crystal looks dejected at that
(1:49:56 AM) Kuniko: "Can this island be fused with the ship?"
(1:50:04 AM) ***Kuniko grins again, though for a different reason this time.
(1:51:01 AM) Nasturtium: "Oh, hey, if I run out of rum, I can have turtles bring more."
(1:51:25 AM) Crystal: I sure hope their delivery service doesn't have the same flaw as their defense plan. Anybody see the Klaxon switch ?
(1:51:43 AM) Kuniko: "You're seriously gonna hit the switch??"
(1:52:02 AM) Crystal: Well, yeah, they'll bring us drugs
(1:52:04 AM) Sparkles: "I bet we could combine with the fortress at least... could be a huge upgrade to our armaments."
(1:52:17 AM) Nasturtium: "...but then people will shake us down for drugs"
(1:52:20 AM) Kuniko: "And more room..."
(1:52:43 AM) Mister_Cavern: There is a klaxon switch in the room, yes.
(1:53:04 AM) Crystal: I thought you liked a good shaking down, Nasturpeth
(1:53:53 AM) Nasturtium: "Usually I prefer to do the shaking down"
(1:53:55 AM) Kuniko: "She does?"
(1:54:03 AM) Nasturtium: "Though I never say no to a cavity search."
(1:54:19 AM) Kuniko: "...should I even ask?"
(1:54:39 AM) Crystal: If you need to, then no
(1:55:00 AM) Nasturtium: "I'll show you when you're older, Kuniko."
(1:55:10 AM) Kuniko: "What's that supposed to mean?!"
(1:55:17 AM) ***Kuniko seems to be suddenly offended.
(1:55:55 AM) Nasturtium: "It means if you have to ask about cavity searches, you're not old enough for one."
(1:56:47 AM) Kuniko: "I was more on the lines of asking for one."
(1:56:52 AM) Kuniko: "Wait, forget I said anything."
(1:57:15 AM) ***Crystal blinks audibly
(1:57:20 AM) Barzini: "The captain really, really loves the crew..."
(1:57:30 AM) Kuniko: "You don't?"
(1:57:34 AM) Nasturtium: "Well, I only have vines, but that's close enough to tentacles, right?"
(1:57:48 AM) Barzini: "I haven't given any cavity searches yet!"
(1:57:58 AM) Kuniko: "Give one to Crystal, Barzini."
(1:58:38 AM) Kuniko: "I used to cut down any tentacles in the way..." *Sudden pause* "...what the hell has happened to me?"
(1:58:56 AM) Nasturtium: "You're slowly being corrupted"
(1:57:51 AM) Nasturtium: "....where the hell are our drugs?"
(1:57:53 AM) Kuniko: "Should I be worried about that?"
(1:57:56 AM) ***Barzini grins at Crystal, "Well Crystal, Kuniko wants to probe you. Hiding anything good?"
(1:58:00 AM) Sparkles: "...wait, slowly?"
(1:58:28 AM) Kuniko: "Well, these wings didn't grow THAT fast, and- ...WHAT?!"
(1:58:31 AM) Nasturtium: "She hasn't run into the landscape, gibbering"
(1:59:10 AM) Crystal: If you want *Good* that'd be Sparkles, what I'm hiding is *Awesome*
(1:59:27 AM) ***Crystal sticks tongue out at Barzanizbar
(1:59:49 AM) Sparkles: "...suddenly my choice of outfit doesn't seem such a good idea."
(2:00:37 AM) Kuniko: "I think I'd be content with letting the captain trying out her vines and then going back to whipping Patiki."
(2:00:41 AM) Nasturtium: "And I'm not hiding anything."
(2:01:04 AM) Nasturtium: "...Kuniko, when we get back to the ship, report to my cabin."
(2:01:12 AM) Kuniko: "Okay."
(2:01:38 AM) Kuniko: "Anyway, wasn't there an army or something headng this way?"
(2:01:46 AM) Crystal: Nope, that's impossible
(2:01:49 AM) ***Kuniko tries not to think only of what will happen in the cabin.
(2:02:19 AM) Crystal: No army can get to an island
(2:02:19 AM) Barzini: "The pirate ship is branching out into security..."
(2:02:24 AM) Nasturtium: "I think our mega-army is probably holding them off."
(2:02:34 AM) Crystal: Because then they would be a NAVY!
(2:02:40 AM) Kuniko: "Holding them off? I would imagine them brutally killing those guys by now."
(2:02:50 AM) Nasturtium: "That's what I mean."
(2:03:05 AM) Nasturtium: "I mean, what with all the zombies, ghouls, pirates and monsters..."
(2:03:18 AM) Nasturtium: ((There needs to be a pokemon leadership feat...))
(2:04:48 AM) Barzini: "We've got Benchworthy, AAAAAAA, and a ton of bees. It'll be fine."
(2:04:48 AM) Sparkles: "And robots. And robot Friendship Priest."
(2:05:15 AM) Nasturtium: "when did we get robots? or are you talking about those maids?"
(2:05:33 AM) Nasturtium: ((new character idea. Earth mage based on Ke$ha.))
(2:05:45 AM) Sparkles: "I got robots. During that one corporate takeover."
(2:05:52 AM) ***Barzini looks up the way to the Chemical Testing Lab.
(2:05:53 AM) Nasturtium: "Huh."
(2:06:02 AM) Sparkles: "They've just been working on the Epoch Project."
(2:06:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: Chemical Testing:
(2:06:33 AM) Kuniko: "Either way, should we head to hunt for treasure?"
(2:06:34 AM) ***Crystal isn't really hiding much in a getup something like this: http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs24/f/2007/ ... sByEve.jpg
(2:06:49 AM) Kuniko: ( Delicious )
(2:07:04 AM) Barzini: (And she flies around like that)
(2:07:10 AM) Mister_Cavern: Upon leaving the room, it's to keep going in the direction you were going, past three intersections, then turn right on the fourth one. After that you keep going to the end of the corridor and it's the door on the end.
(2:07:11 AM) Nasturtium: (argh. I really need to use a different interface for this game...)
(2:08:18 AM) Barzini: "Who wants to check out what kind of science lab these operators were running?"
(2:08:20 AM) Kuniko: ( I recall linking the sketch of Kuniko once. So her outfit shouldn't be a surpirse )
(2:08:33 AM) Kuniko: "I'm not interested in such stuff. You can go there if you want."
(2:08:39 AM) Nasturtium: How close is the lab to the cafeteria?
(2:09:04 AM) Nasturtium: ...wow
(2:10:26 AM) Barzini: (Barz is vaguely a mismash between Laharl and Mid-Boss, but more piratey. Long blue hair, but no cool pointy bits.)
(2:11:10 AM) ***Crystal (( finds many many more slinky-dressed ice mages with google image search, apparently the meme from Fairy Tail has spread since I made the character ))
(2:11:31 AM) Nasturtium: ((I know I've posted up a rough pic of Nast.))
(2:11:40 AM) Barzini: "I'll go. For science! Let's go Johnny."
(2:11:44 AM) ***Crystal (( still should do actually character sketch at some point ))
(2:11:56 AM) Sparkles: ((me too...))
(2:12:09 AM) Kuniko: (( Should commission someone. ))
(2:12:24 AM) Nasturtium: ((I'll take a commission))
(2:12:44 AM) ***Crystal follows Barzbecue closely
(2:12:56 AM) ***Nasturtium will follow her crew
(2:13:08 AM) ***Nasturtium has turned off Blackbeard's heir
(2:13:12 AM) ***Kuniko follows despite not really giving a damn.
(2:13:19 AM) Mister_Cavern: The way to the cafeteria is a bit of a hike from the science lab. A few left and right turns and a couple of doors
(2:13:31 AM) Nasturtium: Oh, that's good
(2:13:38 AM) ***Crystal ((can't quite afford either Bleys or my brother's commison rates currently ))
(2:13:42 AM) Nasturtium: it's always a bad sign when those are next to one another
(2:13:50 AM) Nasturtium: what are their rates?
(2:14:53 AM) Kuniko: (( I need to put more cash to Paypal before I can commission anyone. ))
(2:15:16 AM) Nasturtium: ((*nod* I need to figure out what a proper commission rate would be))
(2:16:29 AM) Crystal: (( if you're serious I'll get quotes for next time - it depends on current work volume and intricacy of request ))
(2:16:32 AM) ***Barzini has a look inside the lab.
(2:16:55 AM) Nasturtium: ((right, so mine would be a bit lower, since I have no demands))
(2:19:42 AM) Mister_Cavern: It doesn't take too long to reach the lab - no more guard patrols so far. And when there...
(2:19:55 AM) Nasturtium: We didn't get shaken down for drugs?
(2:19:56 AM) Nasturtium: huh
(2:20:27 AM) ***Crystal got interrupted before she pulled klaxon
(2:20:55 AM) Mister_Cavern: There are beakers and vials and test tubes, and large machines that seem to be humming away. Giant glass cabinets have vapours in them, slowly condensing down tubes for liquid to form. Ovens seem to be baking bricks of powdery porcelain.
(2:21:21 AM) ***Nasturtium looks for a book of lab notes
(2:21:48 AM) Kuniko: "What the hell are they baking?"
(2:23:29 AM) Mister_Cavern: Eventually, such a book can be found. It seems to have recipes, and little comments added, along with research notes on the various experiments.]
(2:23:59 AM) ***Barzini looks at the most recent entry for insight into the bricks and distillations.
(2:24:08 AM) ***Nasturtium pages through looking for info on what's in the room now
(2:29:32 AM) Kuniko: "I see nothing of interest here..."
(2:30:04 AM) Mister_Cavern: The bricks seem to be a solid mixture of various catalysts and residue and the primary drug, a paralytic. It will later be mixed with acid and then evaporated so that only the drug remains.
(2:30:31 AM) Mister_Cavern: The distillations are different - hypnotic drugs, aphrodesiacs and hypersensitivity powders
(2:30:42 AM) Barzini: "Drugs with a delivery service. Now that is how you do business."
(2:31:11 AM) Kuniko: "Drugs? So that's why I felt uneasy about all this..."
(2:31:22 AM) Nasturtium: "Let's get the abra to teleport some of our more intelligent followers in here to start working with this."
(2:31:44 AM) Sparkles: "I don't think it can teleport other beings. Just objects."
(2:32:11 AM) Nasturtium: "Seriously?"
(2:32:16 AM) Nasturtium: "damn. What about robots?"
(2:32:27 AM) ***Barzini tells E-Can to rally the mooks to start plundering the lab - and no getting high!
(2:32:40 AM) ***Sparkles seems to be concentrating, as if communicating telepathically.
(2:33:08 AM) Sparkles: "I think it's just inanimate objects."
(2:33:15 AM) Sparkles: "Not sure if even things like intelligent swords count."
(2:33:45 AM) Barzini: "Captain, would you want this drug lab put on the ship?"
(2:34:02 AM) Kuniko: "It's part of the fortress, why would it not be included?"
(2:34:03 AM) Nasturtium: "Alright, we'll have to get the crew in here normally. And... I'm thinking about that."
(2:34:07 AM) Barzini: "If we take the whole lab... then maybe all we need to plunder instead are the scientists that are making this stuff?"
(2:34:41 AM) Barzini: "But if we start selling drugs then we're going to get attention from all kinds of freaky foreign fiends."
(2:34:53 AM) Barzini: "The decisions one has to make when stealing!"
(2:34:59 AM) Kuniko: "So what? We're not the most friendly types either."
(2:35:05 AM) Nasturtium: "Good attention or bad attention?"
(2:35:33 AM) Barzini: "More than EvilCorp will be pissed off if we start selling drugs."
(2:35:35 AM) Sparkles: "We'd probably have to fight them, so... good?"
(2:35:47 AM) Crystal: We wouldn't have to *sell* anything, we could just keep the good stuff for ourselves
(2:35:53 AM) ***Barzini shrugs and tells E-Can to only move on Nasturtium's decision.
(2:36:11 AM) Kuniko: "Keep that stuff? ..."
(2:36:15 AM) Nasturtium: "Weaponry. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Selling would be... well, profitable, at least."
(2:36:37 AM) Nasturtium: "E-Can, bring some crew in to see what we can make use of."
(2:36:50 AM) Barzini: "But it's a bunch of aphrodesiacs and hypersensitivity powders. All we'd be doing with this stuff is... um."
(2:37:11 AM) Crystal: The same thing the Captain does every night
(2:37:16 AM) Nasturtium: "Well, there is the value of distracting the enemy."
(2:37:24 AM) Kuniko: "What's an aphrodesiac?"
(2:37:25 AM) Nasturtium: "Try to take over the world, right."
(2:37:30 AM) ***Kuniko does not honestly seem to know.
(2:37:47 AM) Nasturtium: "makes people horny."
(2:37:50 AM) Sparkles: "Lust potion."
(2:37:55 AM) Kuniko: "Ohhhh..."
(2:38:06 AM) Kuniko: "...maybe this place isn't that bad, after all."
(2:38:21 AM) Barzini: "The aphrodesiacs might come in handy when claiming new vassals."
(2:38:35 AM) Nasturtium: "Hey, Shrine of Lust."
(2:38:41 AM) Barzini: "We will be the sexiest pirates on the seas!"
(2:38:55 AM) Sparkles: "...wait."
(2:38:57 AM) ***Barzini poses against bright pink background with stars and bubbles?
(2:39:05 AM) Nasturtium: "I don't know about you, but..."
(2:39:06 AM) Sparkles: "We *aren't* already the sexiest pirates on the seas?"
(2:39:12 AM) Kuniko: "Wait, that shrine would need to be dedicated to something..."
(2:39:21 AM) ***Kuniko starting to think of the possibilities.
(2:39:22 AM) ***Crystal jiggles
(2:39:24 AM) Nasturtium: "Lust and wealth?"
(2:39:29 AM) Nasturtium: "Shrine of boobs!"
(2:39:45 AM) Kuniko: "If that's case, I would need lots of busty attendants.
(2:39:48 AM) Nasturtium: "Hey, what about that dick festival I hear they have in your land, Kuni?"
(2:39:54 AM) Barzini: "Shrine of boobs? Kuniko why didn't you say that's what you were doing sooner!?"
(2:39:56 AM) Kuniko: ...and I wouldn't know how to tell my sister about all this."
(2:40:14 AM) Kuniko: "We do NOT talk about that festival."
(2:40:14 AM) Nasturtium: "That depends, what kind of tits does she have?"
(2:40:19 AM) Barzini: "You will have no trouble recruiting followers to your cause if you tell them about that part!"
(2:40:32 AM) Kuniko: "My sister's almost flat."
(2:40:51 AM) Kuniko: "She's my younger sister, after all."
(2:40:53 AM) Nasturtium: "Then tell her I'm starting my own Pettanko shrine. In my cabin."
(2:41:08 AM) Kuniko: "...I am not sure if I want to do that to her."
(2:41:27 AM) Nasturtium: "I'll be gentle. ish..."
(2:41:34 AM) ***Crystal silently wonders what the captain wants with bread crumbs
(2:41:43 AM) Nasturtium: ((lol))
(2:41:51 AM) Kuniko: ( Why did I suddenly think that Mariko would be a follower soon enough. )
(2:41:55 AM) Kuniko: ( Mariko = Kuniko's sister )
(2:42:24 AM) Kuniko: ( Follower as in cohort / follower due to the feat. )
(2:42:28 AM) Nasturtium: (hey, there's a thought, between magic mushroom beer and drugs maybe we have an, er, enhancement potion somewhere)
(2:42:56 AM) Barzini: (The beer, the drugs, and the wenches is quickly making our ship the Moulin Rouge.)
(2:43:01 AM) Sparkles: ((Buxomize pill?))
(2:43:19 AM) Nasturtium: (and don't forget the constant oriface intrusion)
(2:43:48 AM) Nasturtium: ( http://www.oglaf.com/goodbehavior/2/ )
(2:44:17 AM) Kuniko: ( I think Kuniko would be really protective of her untainted sister. )
(2:44:38 AM) Nasturtium: (don't worry, we'd taint her soon enough.)
(2:44:58 AM) Sparkles: ((We get our taint in everything eventually))
(2:45:11 AM) Nasturtium: ((it's airborne by this point))
(2:45:39 AM) Mister_Cavern: ...
(2:46:06 AM) Kuniko: "Anyway, I think the shrine ideas need to be thought about. Anyway, what's the next room to go through?"
(2:46:21 AM) Nasturtium: "Anyway, lets get this place conquered so we can move on to the sex toys place"
(2:46:58 AM) Kuniko: "There was a place for those too?"
(2:47:07 AM) Crystal: Wasn't the Cafe right next to the lab?
(2:47:16 AM) Nasturtium: "It's another EvilCorp company"
(2:47:46 AM) Barzini: (Actually... there's a Dance Floor on this place. Yeah we are definitely going to be the Moulin Rouge)
(2:47:48 AM) Mister_Cavern: The cafe was a bit of a wander from the lab, so as not to contaminate burgers with paralytics
(2:48:57 AM) Nasturtium: on to the cafeteria
(2:49:45 AM) Sparkles: "Ooh, can we go to the Dance Floor next? Nothing like a good Dance Battle."
(2:50:09 AM) Kuniko: "I don't think I want to dance."
(2:50:16 AM) Nasturtium: "hmm... we should have taken the map with us..."
(2:50:28 AM) Barzini: "Aren't shrines all into dances?"
(2:50:48 AM) Crystal: You should try it, you might like it
(2:51:20 AM) Kuniko: "I haven't tried it in a long time..."
(2:51:43 AM) Mister_Cavern: So it was a left, then another left, then a hard right... a U-turn... then through the double-door and here you go! The cafeteria!
(2:52:22 AM) Nasturtium: so... the same place?
(2:53:01 AM) Mister_Cavern: No. The corridor actually bends in a hair-pin at one point.
(2:53:20 AM) Nasturtium: ...weird
(2:53:33 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Welcome!" a service lady declares. More like a fan-service lady, in her skimpy costume. "New customers it seems, so have a look around the cafeteria! Is there a cuisine you have your hearts set upon? Or perhaps you are interested in the Couples' Eating Contest?"
(2:54:12 AM) Nasturtium: "Well, none of us are exactly a couple, but... we could stand to hear more."
(2:54:12 AM) Sparkles: "Barzini, I bet you and Crystal would love to join the Couples' Eating Contest!"
(2:54:15 AM) Kuniko: "...do you have a menu, or do you intend to distract me?"
(2:54:36 AM) Barzini: "We want real food! We've been eating a bunch of preserved stuff all the time."
(2:54:47 AM) Crystal: I think eating couples is more up Narturnip's alley
(2:54:49 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Yes indeed, we have menus right here! Just look at the board~"
(2:55:54 AM) ***Kuniko finds herself staring at the lady instead of the menu for a moment, but then does look over to the board.
(2:55:56 AM) ***Nasturtium glances at the board, then back to the fanservice lady
(2:55:59 AM) Mister_Cavern: There are cuisines not just from all over the world, but from various other netherworlds as well.
(2:56:07 AM) ***Sparkles telepathizes to Crystal "I think it means a contest where you, as a couple, eat. But best to check."
(2:56:44 AM) ***Crystal has a look of confuzzlement
(2:57:03 AM) Crystal: Can you explain the eating couples contest?
(2:57:40 AM) ***Kuniko turns to stare at miss fanservice after looking through the menu.
(3:00:25 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh, certainly! Couples pair up and then we bring out servings of food. The last couple remaining after the rest tap out is the winner, gaining a wonderful prize, the Accidental Executioner!"
(3:00:47 AM) Barzini: "Accidental Executioner?"
(3:00:59 AM) ***Crystal blinks
(3:02:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Yes, the Accidental Executioner! It's a magic weapon, specially made to comemorate the release of the boxed set of Accidental Executioner Kabuki-Chan on DVD! We are also offering said boxed set to the top three winning couples!"
(3:02:20 AM) ***Kuniko sends a telepathic message to Nasturtium. "Dibs."
(3:03:07 AM) Kuniko: "Wait, so it's an actual contest we could take here and now?"
(3:03:10 AM) ***Nasturtium sends back "Meh, I pretty much have magical weapons coming out my ass, go ahead."
(3:03:44 AM) ***Kuniko sends another message. "Got a spare magic sword?"
(3:03:50 AM) ***Sparkles glitters at the prospect of the DVD boxed set
(3:04:14 AM) Nasturtium: <<"Spare? not really... I'm a dual-weilder."
(3:04:30 AM) Mister_Cavern: "That is correct. We have some other contestants waiting as well, but the more the merrier! The event gets televised on ETIN (Evil TV Interplanar Network)!"
(3:04:50 AM) Nasturtium: ((So, I qualify for like $5500 of financial aid grant. Yay?"
(3:04:51 AM) Nasturtium: ))
(3:05:02 AM) Kuniko: "Wait, televised?!"
(3:05:03 AM) Mister_Cavern: ((yaaaay!))
(3:05:06 AM) Crystal: So it's a free meal, and my face on TeeVee?!?
(3:05:07 AM) Nasturtium: "Sure, Rammy and I will enter"
(3:05:12 AM) Kuniko: (( Cheers ))
(3:05:25 AM) Kuniko: "Wait, who does that leave me with?"
(3:05:37 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Yes, a free meal, but do your best~"
(3:05:38 AM) Nasturtium: ((especially since I'm in my last semester. And likely to take a hit to my work availability with a work experience class))
(3:05:40 AM) ***Kuniko looks at Sparkles, and sweatdrops.
(3:05:52 AM) Barzini: <Johnny> *standing right behind Kuniko*
(3:05:52 AM) ***Sparkles turns to Kuniko with a very, very, VERY wide grin
(3:06:22 AM) ***Kuniko feels someone standing behind her. "Alright, who is it?"
(3:06:26 AM) Sparkles: ((Emo Shrine Priestess + Relentlessly Cheerful Laser Angel. Win.))
(3:06:41 AM) Kuniko: (( It's like magnets. ))
(3:06:53 AM) Sparkles: ((More like protons and antiprotons, but sure.))
(3:06:59 AM) Kuniko: (( CLOSE ENOUGH. ))
(3:07:31 AM) Barzini: "Kuniko, you and Sparkles can do it!"
(3:07:32 AM) Kuniko: ( http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwop6 ... o2_400.jpg )
(3:07:50 AM) Kuniko: "...sure?"
(3:07:54 AM) Sparkles: "Nothing can defeat the power of Friendship! ...or, wait, aren't we more of acquaintances?"
(3:08:17 AM) Kuniko: "I haven't gotten to personally know you yet. Though I'd rather not call crewmates mere acquaintances."
(3:08:21 AM) Nasturtium: "Quick! Get friendly with each other!"
(3:08:38 AM) Kuniko: "How? I'm not the most social person in the crew."
(3:08:53 AM) Nasturtium: "Sparkles should know how."
(3:09:04 AM) ***Kuniko turns to look at Sparkles. "Well?"
(3:09:16 AM) Mister_Cavern: So, the party seem to be intent on engaging in this potentially deadly Eating Contest. Will this make their friendship stronger and empower the bonds between them, or will it cause rivalries that drive them apart? Who will walk away with the Accidental Executioner? And weren't they busy raiding this place? And didn't I promise the Museum of Hidden Treasures* last time? Tune in next week, for the next episode of Tengen Toppa F
(3:09:40 AM) ***Sparkles starts ramping up on a Friendship speech
(3:11:20 AM) ***Kuniko has no idea what to expect.
(3:11:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: In other words, it's a bit past 7PM, and I really should take the mutt out for walkies, and do some shopping perhaps. But next session can start with the Couples' Eating Contest!
(3:11:53 AM) Sparkles is now known as Quantumboost
(3:11:55 AM) Mister_Cavern: And no I did not just suddenly get the idea then, while reading the Freezing manga.
(3:11:58 AM) Mister_Cavern is now known as Koumei
(3:12:01 AM) Barzini is now known as Iori
(3:12:05 AM) Nasturtium is now known as Prak
(3:12:19 AM) Prak: and when do we get to the sex toys and weapons factory?
(3:12:24 AM) Quantumboost: Kuniko has no idea what she's in for. And neither do I.
(3:12:36 AM) Kuniko is now known as Icyshadow
(3:12:40 AM) You are now known as rabid_schnauzer
(3:13:01 AM) Icyshadow: So Kuniko's in for Friendship speeches and Vine sex.
(3:13:15 AM) Iori: I was going to have Johnny help Kuniko out since he's Large and can eat a lot, but we'll see the power of Friendship get them through this instead.

[Koumei]

So, the Couples' Eating Contest minigame:

Every "round", a dish will be given to each couple, consisting of some amount of units worth of food. A Medium creature has 5 units worth of Hunger. +1 unit per size larger (including shit that makes you count as a size larger), -1 unit per size smaller.

The team can decide to divide the units of food however they want, but the important thing is it has to actually get eaten. You can use a Sleight of Hand check (opposed by Spot) to cheat, of course.

At the beginning of each round, everyone who has filled any of their Hunger units can roll a d6. On a 6, one Hunger unit is emptied as you rapidly digest it or your stomach finds extra space or something.

Once you have filled your Hunger gauge, if you want to try to eat any more, you need to make a Fort Save, DC 15, +2 for every unit of food you are attempting to consume in this round, +2 for every unit past your maximum you are already at. Failure results in not being able to eat for the round - if your partner can't cover for you, you are eliminated.

A teammate can, as not-really-an-action (so, whether they eat or not), be encouraging to their own teammate. This requires a DC 15 Charisma check. Passing it means the ally gets an Aid Other bonus of +2 to their Fortitude Save. If you make 20+ then they can also re-roll their digestion d6.

Last team standing wins.

[Prak]

Couples' contest... encourage....whether eating or not...

yeah.

[icyshadowlord]

Now I have an unusual situation here. One of my pals wants to spectate in the D&D games we have going on here, after I told him we probably don't have room for new players (he first wanted to join this campaign). I dunno if it's okay with you guys to let him sit and watch, since he's sort of an outsider in this and all...not wanting to sound like I'm being a dick towards this guy, I just wouldn't want him joining if it'll just piss someone off here.

[Koumei]

Prak: wha? I missed the meaning in your post. Is it a bad idea?

Icy: I have no problems with this.

[icyshadowlord]

Alright, so this evening after work (which isn't going too well because I'm tired as hell) shall go with reading some Lovecraft (because I haven't been reading much of anything lately and a friend whined about that) and telling a guy how to use IRC if he doesn't already know. Also, I think Prak is just having lots of perverted thoughts again.