Taotie asks about what it'd take to banish the lamia.Ancient History wrote:"His lemans are deadly monsters; the lamia may be banished, but for the other there is little that cannot be done with cold steel."OgreBattle wrote:Taotie will talk to Karanthes on how he lost against the beast women (not even able to land a blow on that damn priest) and how he can overcome them in the upcoming battle, and the nature of the spell on his warfist.
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"I may have strength enough to vanquish the demoness," Karanthes says, "if that is what you will my part to be in this. Failing that, the half of the book you bear contains a potent - though costly - rite of banishment." (If Taotieh chooses to go the latter route, he can learn the Banishment of Yde Etad.)
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I'm up for it
Cuz apparently I gotta break this down for you dense motherfuckers- I'm trans feminine nonbinary. My pronouns are they/them.
Winnah wrote:No, No. 'Prak' is actually a Thri Kreen impersonating a human and roleplaying himself as a D&D character. All hail our hidden insect overlords.
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You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
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Okay. Well, you've got fifteen corpses and 13 virgins to deal with, plus all the requested alchemicals/poisons. Also, Karanthes has arranged for masterwork versions of your current weapons made from Akbitanian steel. On the magic side, he got Neb the staff he wanted and for everyone else an Elder Sign on a bit of string.
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The numbers I posted earlier wouldn't necessarily change (Edit:if the slaves are native Stygians, the Will DC for the Corruption save each hour would be d20+6, with a -2 racial penalty). Having the future-were creatures be virgins adds maybe 1PP/ea, since I had started with "ordinary people" moved up 1 row for having sacrifice feats. With the increased number of victims, and assuming the corpses are raised permanently with the Create Greater Undead spell to get around duration issues, if ritual prep. starts 4 or 5 hours before Kat. arrives both sorcerers would be at maximum with tons of points to spare.
As far as placement, since it's a 2 person stairway, how about Isandro holds the first line, Velasco weaves in and out, Taotie stands just behind ready to jump over the line and choke slam people off the stairwell, Karlus holds the second line at the base of the stairs/murders whoever Taotie is currently throttling, and the skeletons/werewhatever form a throng in the pillared hall?
As far as placement, since it's a 2 person stairway, how about Isandro holds the first line, Velasco weaves in and out, Taotie stands just behind ready to jump over the line and choke slam people off the stairwell, Karlus holds the second line at the base of the stairs/murders whoever Taotie is currently throttling, and the skeletons/werewhatever form a throng in the pillared hall?
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I was thinking about offering the were-crocodile concubines as a gift. Katsetsushet won't take it from Kam or the rest of the group, but perhaps if Nekka brings them, and we have her tell a story about a gift of slaves from some lord to garner favour. Perhaps a story about some minor lord who is just coming into his own and heard the great of his great power. Whether Katsetshuset partakes or not, the women can at least soften the many guards we can expect, if not kill them outright (the giant croc. hit die should be a great help).
After that, hmm... actually.... does anyone in the group have a good disguise check? Conceivably, the concubines could carry the skeletons in with them, and Kamoses could go in disguised, so that he can give a signal and command the skeletons. It would be handy to at least get forces inside so we can attack on two fronts at once.
After that, hmm... actually.... does anyone in the group have a good disguise check? Conceivably, the concubines could carry the skeletons in with them, and Kamoses could go in disguised, so that he can give a signal and command the skeletons. It would be handy to at least get forces inside so we can attack on two fronts at once.
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As far as Karanthes, the suggestion of him dealing with the lamia (who with her fascinate ability might not be stunned with a War of Souls) is probably the best.
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Okay, we're going to start the final part of the game on Monday - if anybody wants to do any last-minute strategizing, trap-crafting, or anything like that, now's the time. Unless Korgan0 gets in touch, I'm going to assume he's forgotten or lost interest in the game; anybody feel free to ping him, he hasn't responded to my last coupel PMs.
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