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Now is the time. Your gear is all checked, the waivers are all signed, the audience are waiting. They've kept you in a waiting room while the teams ahead of you take their shots -- wouldn't want to spoil the surprise. But as Adam the taskmage applies your voice-amplifying enchantments and leads you up towards the arena floor, you can hear the tail end of the last group's run. "...a real shame, Reg, they were going strong right up until Mary lost her footing there!" "In battle, balance is vital! A warrior on his back is meat for the slaughter!" "You got it Reg, and with their mage down for the count, our buddy Orvane was free to make short work of Mr. Grey and the Masked Lancer." The crowd bursts into laughter; they must be showing a replay. "An impressive showing, though; let's have a big round of applause for Team Three!" The ceiling of the entrance tunnel shakes above you as the crowd cheer. Adam checks his watch. "That's your cue, guys. Good luck out there." He gives Betty a wink. "Knock 'em dead." You emerge from the tunnel into scorching heat. Sand crunches beneath your boots, music booms from the speakers, and above you rises a great structure of stone, hundreds of feet high. "Behold, mortals! DJ Frostbite's latest masterpiece, a place of glory -- and death!" roars the announcer. The crowd chants with him: "The Temple of Ruin!" The wastes stretching into the distance are an illusion, of course -- through the haze you can see the audience in their stands, hundreds of eyes gazing down on you in judgement and anticipation. "Haha, yes! Wonderful! Now, let's meet our next team!" The spotlights swing down to you, and the audience go quiet -- now is the time for you to make sure they remember you! Make it count! Introduce yourselves to the crowd! Feel free to roll a skill if you want to! Please include your character sheet in your first post!
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Photine, the Lady of Light Sauntering forward with a grin on her face, Photine soaks up the attention even as she raises her arms and spins around so that her dress flutters in the air and starts to glow. "MY NAMES PHOTINE, I'M THE LADY O' LIGHT. I'M BRIGHT AS A STAR AND I'M READY TO FIGHT." Even as she shouts to the crowd, the light shining off of her grows brighter and brighter, until even the outdoor light pales in comparison. Light Emittance skill: 1d6 1 Welp, my attempt to show off my light is going to backfire terribly. quote:Name: Photine, the Lady of Light chin up everything sucks fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Oct 26, 2016 |
# ? Oct 23, 2016 01:02 |
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THE PHOENIX QUEEN IS HERE "People! The star of the show is here!" As if planned, the Phoenix Queen steps out of the blinding light, wearing a coat of glitter and sequins designed to make it look like she's the source. It's tacky, but X-Crawl is tacky incarnate. Sotto voce, she mutters to Photine. "A good attempt, but you want people to see you. Not a big ball of light. Consider prismatic costuming next time so we can stay on theme~" With a wink, she turns back to the crowd. "From light into fire, the Phoenix Queen will demonstrate the most electrifying moves in sports entertainment! Keep your eyes on the throne!" Stealing the Spotlight: 1d6 6 Bonus: uhhh... all enemies smart enough to understand what just happened are intimidated by moi? quote:Background: Opera Star By Day K Prime fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Oct 24, 2016 |
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Photine's light display is staggeringly bright -- a bit too bright maybe. The audience grunts and averts their eyes from the glare, their cries of annoyance drowning out her sweet intro speech... but they burst into thunderous applause when the Phoenix Queen emerges in full costume (and dramatically backlit)! What great effects! Looks like it's PQ 1, Photine 0 in the diva competition... Photine, how dare they! They - they think you're just her lighting girl! PQ's popularity increases! Photine's popularity decreases! Photine is now Angry! megane fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Oct 23, 2016 |
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Betty smiles and curtsies to Adam as she twirls onstage, scattering a circle of little pellets from her sleeve as she does. The moment they impact the ground around her, they explode into red and blue clouds with a flash, and start twirling around her as she moves about, forming all sorts of elaborate patterns as she shows off. "Hiii everyone~♪", she speaks in a rather chipper tone, "It's Betty Kirlington as Hex, scion of the Kirlington family line! Here to show everybody exactly why my secret family recipes beat all others, hah!" Salesmanship skill: 1d6 3 quote:Name: Betty Kirlington
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Siroko Tuuli The others might need impressive light shows and pyrotechnics to make an impression. When Siroko Tuuli is in the house, you already have all the fireworks you need. While the others are one-upping each other, Siroko walks in like she owns the place. She kneels down and takes a handful of sand, rubbing it in her palm. Then she stands up, and slaps her hands together, sending up a plume of dust. As her theme music kicks in, she points to where her sisters are sitting in the stands, then throws her fists in the air. "Enough fooling around - it's time to tear this place up!" Trash Talking: 1d6 6 Narrative posted:Name: Siroko Tuuli, the Whirlwind Tactical posted:
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There's a nice shower of applause for Betty's demonstration. You'll be getting a few orders of those little smoke pellets, you're pretty sure! But as you finish your intro, you realize something's not right -- pat your pockets -- curses! You must have left one of your tools back in the locker room! Which one was it, and what are you going to have to do to get along without it? Siroko's grandstanding brings a grunt of disgust from up in the announcer's box. DJ Frostbite stomps up to the window, and points one meaty finger down at Siroko with a furious snort. "Foolin' around? Pfah! More like 'enjoyin' yer last breath,' girlie!" He crosses his arms and grins, teeth showing through the bars of that impressive grill of his. "We'll see who's laughin' when you've got half a gallon of ol' Orvane's poison runnin' frough yer veins, now won't we?" That seems to be the signal, and the shaggy figures near the temple entrance spread out to block your approach -- gnolls! Trace the announcer narrates, obviously reading from a pre-prepared description: "Having traveled many days across the burning sands, the adventurers finally stand before the gates of the ancient temple! But the Golden Key will not be theirs without a fight! Can these unlikely heroes overcome the brutal, savage guardians that stand in their path?" The gnolls' leader, a heavily-armored warrior with a long red banner, barks loudly to her followers, and they ready their spears and take up positions at the top of the path. However, it looks like they're hesitating to make the first move: the Phoenix Queen's entrance clearly has them a little unsure of their chances. A pack of gnolls bars the way! What do you do? megane fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Photine Glaring daggers at the Phoenix Queen, Photines hand is raised to strike the older woman in the back when the Gnolls move into view. A sneer crosses her face as she gestures across the room, a wave of light leavimg her hand and somehow sticking to the floor under the gnolls feet. "Alright people, lets see if these beasts can DANCE! Don't throw a hip here hag." Incandescent Dance Floor centered under the closest of the Gnolls. It's a 7x7 zone. Incandescent Dance Floor - Encounter Create a 7x7 zone centered within 10 squares. Each creature in the zone takes 3 damage. chin up everything sucks fucked around with this message at 15:24 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Janine Joplin Right before she can even begin to cut her promo, the DJ jumps in and the game's afoot. Siroko must have hit several nerves with that one. Still, the Wight Trash Hero moves in as her incandescent team mate lays down the light. "Savage? Brutal? These fools don't even qualify." She drags her forefinger across her throat, and the ragged edge of her nail leaves a gash across her own neck. "I am savagery!" With a grand gesture of her hand, Janine points a bloody finger directly at the banner holder. "You die first." Going to wait on anything more for now quote:Name: Janine Joplin
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At Janine's taunting, the gnoll leader grimaces, points at the undead brawler, and then hoists her flag high into the air with an echoing howl! But before her pack can charge, Photine seizes the initiative, searing them all with blazing light! Heaven or Hell! Let's Rock! Roll20 is set up right here! This round you guys can all go before the enemy due to PQ's bonus; Photine still has her move and role actions left. Next round we'll roll initiative. Post your actions here; once you log in to Roll20 I'll assign your token to you and you can move it around yourself. Feel free to ask questions if I forgot to mention something! megane fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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"Hmm, they send us scared dogs as our first foes? How appropriate, OHOHOHOHOHO!" The Phoenix Queen sheds the outer layer of her gaudy outfit, leaving her in the elegant but simple robes of a master martial artist. "Very well, let us neuter these puppies." In a flash, the Queen dashes up the steps and while the lead gnoll wavers on making a decision, promptly puts him in a headlock. She winks at the companion to his right. "Come on, puppy. We haven't got all day here!" Move up to the right of the flag gnoll Shift into Shoot Stance Attack him - he takes 2 damage and is Grabbed. Roll in r20. Mark the spear gnoll to his right. Init 3 - roll in r20
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"Ooh, gnolls!" Betty claps her hands a bit. "That's totally great because their fur can be woven into a variety of charms! Also, the fact that none of the things extracted from them require heat to capture the magical essence, since I totally forgot my mercurial simmerer in the dressing room by accident! Haha, whoops!"
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Siroko Tuuli "Spoiler: it's going to be me," Siroko shouts back at the DJ, then turns her attention towards the gnolls. She punches one fist into the palm of the other hand, and leaps up the stairs. She lands just short of Photine's light show. Siroko points at the gnoll furthest on the left. "Hey furball!" The gnoll on the left looks her way, growling. "Yeah, you! I've got a bone to pick with you!" She jerks her hand back, and the gnoll is suddenly jerked across the arena towards her. "Specifically, how my team-mates here are going to shove their boots so far up your rear end you'll be tasting leather for weeks." Rolled a 3 on Get Over Here, used the effect to pull the gnoll adjacement to me. Commence with the beatings.
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Janine Joplin Janine lets her team mates make the first approaches, waiting for a chance to cooperate for maximum damage. Siroko had one of the undergnolls literally right where they wanted it while the Phoenix Queen moved directly for the leader. Janine left the small fry for her team and made her way up the pyramid steps like a freight train. "You die first." It wasn't a boast. It was a statement of fact. Mounting the final step, Joplin took flight. Basement Dropkick off the stairs. The Gnoll's head, locked by the Phoenix Queen's bicep, couldn't even roll with the blow as two boots of undead hoss slammed into it full speed. Like a particularly sanguine vulture, Janine came to rest beneath a bleeding and unconscious foe, who definitely feels a lot better then they look. No need to permanently maim anyone. Still, that claret was flowing like water as the hardcore heroine kipped up to her feet again. "Brutal? NO! BRUTALE!" Somehow her face was already smeared with blood, and her grin is manic as she looks to her next victim. As rolled on Roll20: moved in front of flagged Gnoll Attack with Kidney Shot 1d6=6 6 damage and one ongoing Not taking role action this turn Initiative 2 Mr. Maltose fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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"Ahaha", Betty laughed as she watched two of the brawlers beat down the kobold at the top of the stairs. Not so much to cheer them on, but to use the occasion for yet another pitch. "See, the Kirlington family is good for more than flash! We can do subtle too! Let me demonstrate!" With a deft hand, she retrieved two straw dolls and some needles from her belt (to great flourish so that people could see her doing it), and then proceeded to jab the needles into the dolls, overacting the entire procedure very dramatically. She gave a bow towards the audience as two kobolds gave out pained yelps in unison. As rolled on Roll20: Staying still Attack Kobold still left next to PQ with voodoo 1d6=4 (sliding it 1 tile North) Role action: Sap Strength on the kobold next to Siroko Initiative 4 Theantero fucked around with this message at 00:33 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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"Let the battle commence! Victory shall be wrought in blood!" shouts the announcer as the Phoenix Queen and Janine charge up the steps. Quick as a flash, the martial artist shags ahold of the gnolls' leader, and before she can so much as struggle, Janine lands a staggering blow directly to the kidney! The crowd roars, and the armored gnoll slumps into unconsciousness. "Wow, and an impressive one-two-punch opener from Team Four! That Joplin kid sure has guts!" "I'm not sure the gnoll does anymore, though!" Trace and Reggie roar with laughter. Gnoll Leader annihilated! Janine's Death Mark goes off, damaging all the gnolls and Distracting one of the mages. The gnolls are obviously shaken by the loss of their hero, but they grit their fangs and mount a counterattack! The spearmen slip past everyone, moving to flank the Phoenix Queen. Though dizzy from Betty's hex, one digs its teeth deep into PQ's heel, and the other smashes her to the ground with the haft of its spear! Meanwhile, the mages, cowering behind the statues at the top of the stairs, have been charging their spells. Static crackles throughout the arena as they let loose a voltaic barrage of lightning bolts, sending the party sprawling! "Gnoll vengeance!" "Or is it gnoll mercy, Reg?" Spearman A shifts 3, and CRITS with Spear Strike for 6/2 - 1 = 2. Spearman B moves to flank, and hits with Knockdown for 3-1 = 2. PQ is knocked Prone and will grant an Opportunity to this guy if she stands up on her turn! Mage B misses PQ with a Lightning Bolt! The Mages still do 1 damage on a miss, so she gets singed a little. Mage A catches everyone else in a Thunderstorm, but misses Photine. Siroko, Betty, and Janine all get knocked Prone and take Ongoing 2 damage! ...then I rolled initiative and got a 5, so the gnolls go before all of you Both Spearmen whiff their second round of attacks -- what losers. One Mage zaps PQ for 1 damage and 2 Ongoing (save ends) and the other misses Janine. "Things are looking dire for the Phoenix Queen, folks! Can our heroes pull through?" You guys' turn. Feel free to go in whatever order you like. megane fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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The teeth hurt, but as the gnoll reaches out to trip her the Queen plants her feet, and the spear rebounds as if hitting granite. "I'm afraid you'll have to do much better than that to put me down," she says, patting out the fire on her sleeve from the lightning bolt. "Much, much better. Something more like... this." As the gnoll comes at her again, she sweeps the spear up, pulls the dog in, and entangles spear and fool in her sleeves. Then, she spins and wallops him with a vicious spinning lariat as the motion pulls him in. "PHOENIX WING!" She gestures at the crowd. "When things look tough- when only embers remain- THAT IS WHEN PHOENIXES RISE!" I spend an action point and No Sell the proning attack, ignoring it as if it missed. Siroko grants me healing and an early save. No movement I wallop a gnoll for 2 damage and grab him. I mark the other spearman.
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Siroko Tuuli Siroko suddenly finds herself flat on her back, a fair distance from where she started. "Okay, not cool." She kips back up to her feet and points at the gnolls. "You guys are going down!" She indicates that direction with a thumbs down. "You going to let these losers push you around Phoenix? You going to let them come at the Queen?" Siroko chides her team mate. Phoenix Queen can feel some of Siroko's boundless energy flowing into her. As she urges her comrades on, Siroko raises her hand, a glowing blade of psionic energy appearing in it. She hurls it at the gnoll nearest - but whiffs. She frowns and shakes it off - at least she has the gnoll's attention. Rolls done in Roll20.
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# ? Oct 27, 2016 03:24 |
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Photine "HEY! FUR-HEADS! SHOWY MAGICS ARE MY SCHTICK, GET YOUR OWN!" A rainbow streams out of Photines outstretched hands and towards the three Gnolls at the back, passing just over Janines head before suddenly splitting into separate beams of color, each beam reaching out to spear the nearby gnolls. The red beam just barely avoids the Phoenix Queen as it rams itself through her opponents head and out the other side, but the superheated blood and brains that spew out of the wounds still manage to spray across the wrestlers costume. A brief laugh and a "Ooops, sorry about that" hints that it might not have been totally accidental. Rolled 'cover opponent in blood' unskilled (and got a 4) after using Vicious Rainbows to harm the two mage gnolls and kill the grappled spear-gnoll with a Burst 1 attack.
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Janine Joplin miss points: 1 Standing on shaking legs, Janine feels her muscles clench as the remnants of the electrical shock plays havoc with her body. It hurts. Ducking back and away from the speargnoll in front of her, Janine locks eyes with one of the mages. "You stupid son of a..." Her words are lost as she charges again, aiming to take out the enemy's back line in one glorious explosion of violence. Unfortunately, the mage's natural cowardice gives it quick reactions. They duck back behind a covering wall, and Janine doesn't have time to readjust her momentum before spearing into a brick wall.The wall has a Joplin sized dent and Janine is getting even angrier. "DON'T YOU RUN FROM ME!" Used move action to recover from prone Use role action to shift from spearman Attempt charge, failed without strike Passed save, no more ongoing damage. Mr. Maltose fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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Betty stood up and dusted her pants and coat, trying her very best to force the grimace on her face into a grin instead. She'd had worse, she was telling herself. An alchemist does not come of age without getting their share of far too many completely unnecessary electric shocks. Hmph. She could take it. There was soliciting to be done! "Observe, observe! Something I whipped up just for you all!" She chucked a strange, orange potion with blue swirlies through the air in a wide arc that finally took it right next to Joplin, where it shattered and wreathed the top of the temple in a cracking inferno. Betty laughed. "See, Kirlington's Kold Flame Special! Looks, sounds and smells just like real flame! Feels like real flame too if you get too close, haha! Really, the only difference is the lack of actual burns! All the fun of fire without any off the hassle!" Betty stands on one leg and performs a V pose, whilst quipping at a camera "Fun without hassle, that's Kirlington!" "(Disclaimer: Make sure to write upon the charm provided with the Kold Brew the names of all the people you don't want to feel the sweet lick of flame, like I have done to my dear team mates here! Betty's Brew and Charm Boutique cannot be held liable at event of permanent psychological trauma caused by illusionary feelings of combustion.)" As rolled on Roll20: Using Kold Flame Special on Joplin (that is, between the pillars) Role action: None this turn Rolled 6 on saving throw, no more ongoing damage
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The team repeat their deadly strategy: the Phoenix Queen latches onto one unlucky gnoll, and Photine's dazzling light spray puts an end to him -- in a spectacularly gory fashion. The Phoenix Queen's outfit is drenched in blood! "Yes! The pale one's bloodthirst is strong!" "Ahaha, don't worry folks -- I'm... sure he'll be all right!" Spearman executed with inpunity! Siroko and Janine fail to find purchase, but as Betty's concoction explodes into ghostly flames, the gnollish wizards suddenly find themselves surrounded by fire, and with a furious wight hurtling right towards them! They make the tactical decision to get the hell away. One calls forth a mighty gust of wind, hurling Janine backwards -- and off the edge of the staircase! She hits the desert sand with a thud, swearing bloody vengeance. The other mage tags Siroko with a searing lightning bolt to the arm, and then they both retreat out of the spreading flames. The last remaining warrior is beaten, winded, and threatened on all sides, but he's not giving up yet. With a cruel grin, he dodges nimbly away, barely ducking out from under the Phoenix Queen's grasping fists, and buries his spear into the side of poor Siroko! The crowd gasps. "And the whiz-kid from Portland goes down! What a fight!" Mage A casts Push and gets a 3, pushing Janine off the ledge (she misses her save to hold on). Janine takes 2 damage from falling! Mage B CRITS Siroko from 2 damage and 2 Ongoing (save ends). Siroko takes a Strike for getting bloodied. The last Spearman shifts 2 and hits Siroko for 4! PQ gets an Opportunity and hits him for 3 damage. Siroko is KOed (she's not Taken Out until -5 HP; she's just unconscious). Siroko takes 2 more Strikes for getting KOed for the first time. Oh no! megane fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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Betty gasped as Siroko hit the floor. Wasn't she supposed to be the prodigy? Well, even the very best faltered sometime. Like her mam, bless her soul. But anyways, this could not be allowed to stand. Who knows what the kobold would do next to the downed Siroko. Betty needed to get it away from her ally to prevent a coup de grâce, but she doubted she had the firepower to instantly do it. Hm. Well, she still hadn't shown off all her goods, might as well take this chance to do something new. "HOI, YOU FLEABITTEN SACK O CRAP" Betty hollered, and the irritated glance by the kobold, that momentary eye contact was all she needed as she wiggled her fingers dramatically and slammed the kobold's mind with some of her best mind affecting charms, causing the thing to falter and reel as she scrambled its psyche like eggs at breakfast. "I think that mage friend of yours getting strangled there needs some help! Better get to it dontcha think?" Betty smirked to herself as she scrambled for cover on her right. No reason to give the mages a clear line of fire. As rolled on Roll20: Using Hypnotic Charm on the lone spear kobold (Rolled 4, Lure square is the one directly west of the western kobold wizard) Role action: Sap Strength on the lone spear kobold Using my Controller Boost to Slow the Spear kobold Moving one square North and four squares East into cover Theantero fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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Photine "Oh no! Siroco! I've got you!" Photine shouts as she dramatically raises her hands again, this time shooting a rainbow out of each of her hands. One impales the speargnoll standing over the poor innocent tryhard, while the other one lanced out towards the Gnoll in the Phoenix Queens grip. Vicious Rainbows with MultiBeam Targeting Boost, dealing 2 damage to the spear gnoll and another 2 to the gnoll in the PQ's hands. Attempted to 'cover opponent in blood' again and rolled a Twist.
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As Photine's ray pierces her opponent, the Phoenix Queen valiantly forges on, ignoring the blood. Privately, she thanks someone up there for the choice of deep red for her color. As the dazzled gnoll reels toward her, she grasps it in a firm hand and suplexes it into the floor. "PHOENIX DIVE!" As she rolls back to her feet, her blood stained visage through the burning flames presents a clear message as she points to the remaining gnoll. You're next. Move to left gnoll, BACK DROP Mark other gnoll.
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Siroko Tuuli Siroko takes a big hit and goes down hard, tumbling in the dirt. For a moment she doesn't move, then slowly pushes herself back up, head still hanging. Then she looks up, bloody and bruised, her expression hard. "I'm not going down like that." She leaps back to her feet, a new blade of psychic energy materializing in her hand. As she rushes towards the final gnoll, Siroko fakes a move right, the goes left. She kicks off the pillar to get some elevation for her signature move, flipping to perform a headscissors takedown on the gnoll, whipping them over in a somersault to slam down underneath her as she brings her psiblade down for the coup de grâce. Managed to take down that last gnoll with a crit. Technically I also stood Janine from prone with Tactics, but combat is over anyways. Also fluffed that as hitting the gnoll with Siroko's finisher, Cloudburst.
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Victory! With a devastating flourish from Siroko, the last gnolls go down, and the crowd burst into applause. "A hard-fought battle for our heroes! Let's hear it for Team Four!" The big screen overhead shows some highlights of the fight: Janine's vicious sucker-punch, Siroko's finisher, a suplex from the Phoenix Queen, and the ghostly explosion of Betty's concoction. W-wait, is that it? Photine, they left you out again! What assholes! However, the screen above suddenly switches to a view of DJ Frostbite up in the announcers' booth, chowing down on popcorn and watching a replay of Siroko getting speared. He chuckles, rewinds it, and plays through it again. The audience snigger along with him. "Ooh, that looks painful, girlie, ya sure yer all right?" Frostbite whips out a microphone and steps out onto the landing to point at you. "No shame in admitting ol' Frostbite's dungeons' a bit tough for a little newbie like yerself, Ms. Tuuli!" There are a few boos from the audience, which he laps up with glee. "In fact, here:" He pulls out a healing potion and dangles it over the arena. "How's about I give ya a little help? All ya gotta do is ask!" There's that smug grin again... Meanwhile, the stone gates of the Temple of Ruin slowly grind open, revealing a dimly-lit antechamber dominated by a large, square pool of dark water. Statues of gnoll maidens pouring water from vases keep it full, and the ripples send weird patterns of light across the sandstone ceiling. Very high-production-value stuff. In the center of the pool is a tiny island topped by a heavy, iron-bound chest; other than that, the room seems empty. Siroko is Exhausted. But the gnolls are toast and the way into the temple is clear!
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Photine Photine finds one of her immaculately shaped eyebrows twitching after the replace, a strained smile covering her face as she strides into the next part of the dungeon. "They had to show the people who got hurt. That was the failure camera, I didn't want to be on it anyways. Not all screentime is good screentime, not all screentime is good screentime..." she can be heard muttering under her breath as she walks into the antechamber and turns her glow up so that everyone can see. Going to use my complication Literally Glowing here, she's going into the antechamber in front of everyone else.
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# ? Oct 30, 2016 00:02 |
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Betty cocked an eyebrow at the DJ's proclamation. "Wow would you look at that smuggo. Hey Siroko, if you need a lil' get you up then I'm pretty sure I packed something to help you out! Or you know, at least something that will help you to ignore the pain until we get out of here, hehe!" Betty rummaged through her packs, without really waiting for an answer, her altruistic outburst only slightly marred by her desire to once again showcase the superiority of her recipes to whatever mass-produced swill the announcer was offering. I'll roll 'A hundred potions and charms' if Siroko is receptive to aid. No point in offering balms or potions if she wont take them after all
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# ? Oct 30, 2016 02:21 |
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Siroko Tuuli Siroko's response to the DJ consists entirely of a rude gesture roughly translating to 'Up yours!,' which she emphasizes by also giving him the finger. "I'm fine," Siroko says, somewhat unconvincingly as she tries to hide a bit of a limp. "Second rate dungeon like this isn't going to stop me." "Speaking of, let's get in there before Photine gets herself ambushed." Gonna lean into that Thick Headed complication.
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# ? Oct 30, 2016 06:08 |
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"That girl." The Phoenix Queen shakes her head. "You have to read the flow of the crowd, not just make yourself the brightest." She sighs. "I suppose I can let her go in ahead this time."
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# ? Oct 31, 2016 05:43 |
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Janine Joplin The undead brawler watches Siroko trying to hide the hitch in her step. "Lead on, boss." Advice or admonishment were for after the cameras look away. Tuuli was far from green, but Janine had seen a lot of hungry talent get permanently shelved by going beyond their limits. Probably keep another half of an eye on her for the run, just in case. Joplin fell in with the others and followed after the glowing diva.
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# ? Nov 1, 2016 22:22 |
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The DJ shrugs expansively. "Have it yer way," he snorts, and then chugs the potion himself and grins. "Ahh, delicious." He makes sure to turn the bottle so that the camera can get a good look at the label on the side. Wonder how much he got paid for that? But there's no time to quip back at him, as Photine sweeps into the temple, heedless of danger and gleaming brightly! ...and there is an ominous click under her heels. Whoops! A section of floor gives way underneath her, and she's sent plummeting inelegantly downwards. The audience gasps, but then their surprise turns to laughter as she lands with a thump one floor down. "Bahaha, the devious pit trap claims yet another foolish victim! Excellent!" Photine, as you dust yourself off, you find yourself in a twisting stone corridor which would probably be pitch black if not for your own illumination. The walls down here are made of sandstone and covered in faux-ancient mosaics: images of what look like famous X-Crawlers from the past, strange beasts, and the NXCA logo (of course). Maybe six feet over your head, the trapdoor hangs open, and you can see your beloved comrades peering down at you. The air has a weird, funky smell to it -- ick! The rest of the team enter the temple safely. Inside the stone walls, the sounds of the crowd are muffled, but you know they're watching you via big screens, magical scrying, and so on. The announcer's voice comes from overhead; there must be a speaker somewhere: "Having fought their way into the accursed halls of the Temple of Ruin, our heroes seek out the object of their quest: the long-lost Chalice of Kings! But their trials are only just beginning..." Dramatic-sounding incidental music rises in the background. If you're not too distracted looming over poor Photine, you'll soon notice that aside from the pool, chest, and trapdoor, this room has two obvious exits, through heavy wooden doors on the side walls. However, both are firmly shut; perhaps there's some locking mechanism? Each one bears an inscription in some presumably-arcane language. Siroko and Photine get an AP each for using their complications! Photine's Winded but otherwise okay; remember that Winded goes away if you get a drink and a few minutes to rest. What do you do?
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# ? Nov 6, 2016 08:37 |
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Betty gingerly places down a little box of bandages next to Photine, before making her way towards the doors. "Ah! Magical scripture! And it just so happens that I know several and can say 'Hi!' and 'Goodbye!' in several others! Hah!" Betty sticks out her tongue and squints her eyes comically as she leans in to inspect the strange markings. Languages skill: 1d6 2
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# ? Nov 6, 2016 09:37 |
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Siroko Tuuli "You guys check out the doors, I'll see about getting Photine back up here." She goes over to the trapdoor and drops down onto the floor so she can reach down towards her team mate. "Hey Photine! Quit screwing around down there. Is it a way through or do I need to pull you back up?"
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# ? Nov 7, 2016 03:06 |
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Photine Standing up and brushing off her dress, Photine gives a cursory look around with her nose scrunched up cutely. "Ugh, it's some kind of tunnel and it smells terrible! Get me out of here!" Will use Siroko's assistance to climb out Climb (disadvantage): 2d6 keep lowest 3 chin up everything sucks fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Nov 7, 2016 |
# ? Nov 7, 2016 05:44 |
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Siroko Tuuli Siroko grabs Photine's arm and tries to pull her out. Got a 3 on roll20.
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# ? Nov 7, 2016 06:00 |
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"I did say..." The Phoenix Queen evaluates the doors quizzically. "Hmm... that looks like ancient mumbles quietly. Based on that, it appears we should... open the chest. The contents will help us open the doors." She strides up to the chest and begins matching word to action. "Observe! Bravery will win us this day!" Fake Ancient Languages: 1d6 3 A twist! Also, leaning on Pursuing a True Self to refuse to admit she has no idea what to actually do here except try and take the spotlight again.
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# ? Nov 7, 2016 14:54 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 10:47 |
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Janine Joplin Joplin takes a moment to work out a kink in her shoulder while the rest of the team spreads out. Surely her compatriots are more than able to get business done here. Yeah. Totally under control.
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# ? Nov 16, 2016 20:48 |