Strange Aeons: In Search of Sanity II [IC - Group #2]

[BuckGodot]

But it has my voice... Björns holds for now...

[lostsole31]

R6T15-19: But it has my voice... Björns holds for now. Gaye likewise delays ...

R6T14.5: Zoo, you are exhausted. What do you do?

Bogey unknown, everyone else is delaying ...

[SwordChucks]

Zoo huffs as he takes in deep breaths but otherwise does nothing.

Spoiler: Tepe

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"I don't want to sound defeatist, but this thing is in too good of a position. We need it to leave it's hidey hole or we need to fill that doorway with enough fire that it can't survive."

Spoiler: Combat

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Delay until a target appears.

[lostsole31]

Everybody is now in a delay status, and this thing is making no moves to come out, so you need to figure out what you want to do.

Remember, Haru is not part of the collective, and the following voices have been stolen from the characters: Bjorn, Gaye, Corbin, and Zoo.

[digiman619]

Flair tepes to the group "I think I can throw my ropes in there and pull it out. until I do, everyone stay back. If you think you have a shot, take it, but otherwise wait for me to get it in range I We need to fight this thing smart, and getting it its striking range probably won't help."

Spoiler: OOC

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Attack it with the tether; If I can get a hold, I'll pull it out; if not, I'll motion for everyone else to make a ranged attack and try again.
(1d20+4)[11]
(1d6)[2]

[lostsole31]

That was a big fail. In the meantime, the sobbing sounds dissipate until you hear nothing.

[BuckGodot]

Reaching into his pouch, Björn pulls out a flask and aims for a spot just inside the door beyond the darkness, pitches the flask.

Spoiler: Burn, baby, burn...

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Alchemist's Fire:

Attack: (1d20+5)[8]

Damage: (1d6)[4]

[digiman619]

Flair tepes to the party. "Zoo, try to talk. If it still has your voice, we need to stop it."

[SwordChucks]

Zoo tepes back:

Spoiler: Tepe

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"I would if I could Flair. Dog tongues aren't great for speech and if I shift back into a human and can't talk, I won't be able to cast."

[digiman619]

Flair immediately tepes back "I don't mean words; try making noise at all. If you've lost the ability to make verbal communication at all, that would be really bad!"

[SwordChucks]

Zoo gives a doggy nod and tries to let out a loud bark.

[lostsole31]

R6T14.5: Zoo huffs as he takes in deep breaths but otherwise does nothing.

Spoiler: Tepe

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"I don't want to sound defeatist, but this thing is in too good of a position. We need it to leave it's hidey hole or we need to fill that doorway with enough fire that it can't survive."

Flair tepes to the group "I think I can throw my ropes in there and pull it out. until I do, everyone stay back. If you think you have a shot, take it, but otherwise wait for me to get it in range I We need to fight this thing smart, and getting it its striking range probably won't help."

End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T26-25: Flair tries to use his energy tether, but fails again. Meanwhile, it sounds like the sobbing dissipates until you hear nothing.

R7T23: Reaching into his pouch, Björn pulls out a flask and aims for a spot just inside the door beyond the darkness, pitches the flask. From the sounds of things, he may have been off by 10' as the flask is heard a lot more distantly than expected, with no visible flash or splash beyond the darkness on the heroes' side.

Flair tepes to the party.

Spoiler: Collective

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"Zoo, try to talk. If it still has your voice, we need to stop it."

And Zoo tepes back.

Spoiler: Collective

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"I would if I could Flair. Dog tongues aren't great for speech and if I shift back into a human and can't talk, I won't be able to cast."

Begin Round 8 ...

Spoiler: Collective (not Haru)

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Flair immediately tepes back "I don't mean words; try making noise at all. If you've lost the ability to make verbal communication at all, that would be really bad!"

R8T14.5: Zoo gives a doggy nod and tries to bark, but finds he has no voice to do so!

Everyone (including Björn) is effectively back in delay status ...

[digiman619]

Flair tepes to the party. "Fanculo! Hit it with anything you got!" He tries his tether once again.

Spoiler: OOC

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[roll]1d20+4[/roll] [roll]1d6[/roll]

[lostsole31]

R9T25: Flair tepes to the party and tries his energy tether again (failing to hit anything).

Spoiler: Collective

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"Fanculo! Hit it with anything you got!"

Everyone (except Flair) is effectively back in delay status ...

[BuckGodot]

Spoiler: Collective sigh...

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Vlad Björn Tepes to the collective: Someone needs to tell Haru we cannot speak... We must get our voices back...

[lostsole31]

Collective members with their voices still intact are Flair, Corbin, Jens, and Maeni.

[digiman619]

"I hate to do this" Flair spoke, remembering that not everyone was in the collective. "But I think that it won't stay manifested unless there's someone close enough to hit, but if it hits you, it takes your voice. We need someone to stand next to the door so it will stick around. But be warned; if it hits you, it takes your voice"

[SwordChucks]

The Zoo-dog limps over to the corner of the door and waits for Flair to connect.

Spoiler: Tepe

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"I'll take the hit, just get this thing into the open."

Spoiler: Combat

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Standard action: Ready an action to bite the thing when Flair hits it.

[lostsole31]

Anyone else?

[BuckGodot]

Björn will also move back into position...

Spoiler: Tepe

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"But what if it's not interested in those whose voice it already has?"

[SwordChucks]

Spoiler: Tepe

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"Unfortunately I know of only one way to find out Björn."

[silphael]

Maeni tries to position herself so that her fire rays can hit the creature when it appears without hitting her allies.

Spoiler: OOC

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So, trying to be on a spot where :
1) the creature can't hit me
2) I can throw a ray at the creature without hitting anyone else.

Once done, preparing an action to throw that ray when the claw appear to attack.

[lostsole31]

R9T23: Björn tepes.

Spoiler: Björn >>> Collective

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Vlad Björn Tepes to the collective: Someone needs to tell Haru we cannot speak... We must get our voices back.

R10T25: "I hate to do this" Flair spoke, remembering that not everyone was in the collective. "But I think that it won't stay manifested unless there's someone close enough to hit, but if it hits you, it takes your voice. We need someone to stand next to the door so it will stick around. But be warned; if it hits you, it takes your voice."

R10T15: The Zoo-dog limps over to the corner of the door and waits for Flair to connect.

Spoiler: Zoo >>> Collective

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"I'll take the hit, just get this thing into the open."

R10T14: Björn also moves back into position.

Spoiler: Björn >>> Collective

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"But what if it's not interested in those whose voice it already has?"

Spoiler: Zoo >>> Collective

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"Unfortunately, I know of only one way to find out Björn."

R10T13: Maeni tries to position herself so that her fire rays can hit the creature without hitting one of her allies, but for now she has to make do with having to deal with Björn's massive frame in her way to act as undesired cover.

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R11T26: There is a fast patter of feet, as if something is quickly running at the entrance. The strange small, object - like an animal skull of some sort, darts out just briefly to again bite Zoo (only 1 NL, soaked up by Jens' protection), just as the sobs and whimpers (Gaye, Zoo, Björn, and another, like a small child) are heard as if they just suddenly started. It is a thing which is quite demoralizing to you all. The claw, unlike before, does not come out - which is what Maeni was waiting for.

R11T25: Flair, what do you do?

Everyone has readied actions or is still delaying ...

[digiman619]

Flair readies for its next strike, broadcasting to the collective as he does so.

Spoiler: tepe

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Zoo, if you feel you have soaked up all the damage, you can stand, give word and someone will relieve you with drawing it out. Everyone else, ready yourselves for when it strikes again; in whatever form that may be.

Spoiler: OOC

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Continue to maintain totem; ready tether for when it next attacks.

[lostsole31]

R11T25: Flair readies for its next strike, broadcasting to the collective as he does so.

Spoiler: Flair >>> Collective

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"Zoo, if you feel you have soaked up all the damage, you can stand, give word and someone will relieve you with drawing it out. Everyone else, ready yourselves for when it strikes again; in whatever form that may be."

R11T14: Björn, what do you do?

Everyone is readied/ delaying, bogey on deck ...

[BuckGodot]

Björn is willing to entertain one last attempt... So he will hold his action, readying to strike also as soon as the beast appears...

[lostsole31]

R11T14: Björn is willing to entertain one last attempt... So he will hold his action, readying to strike also as soon as the beast appears.

R11T13: Maeni resets her readied action as before.

End Round 11, Begin Round 12 ...

R12T26: The bite comes again on Zoo for 2, which removes the last of Jens' protection and goes right to pain. Flair fires off his energy tether, but doesn't seem to connect with anything. Zoo balks on his intended action because Flair never actually hit the creature. Though the creature doesn't "appear," yet the appearance of the strange biting skull is enough to give Björn a sense of where it is ... until he misses. The claw attack never comes, which is what Maeni was banking on.

R12T15: Zoo, roll a Fort save. Your readied action did not go off (Flair didn't hit it). What do you do?

Maeni on deck (her readied action did not go off), bogey in the hole ...

Gaye/ Corbin/ Jens/ Haru delaying ...

[lostsole31]

Zoo, overcome by exhaustion, drops to the deck, apparently unconscious.

Maeni, what do you do?

Does anyone currently on delay do anything?

[BuckGodot]

Björn will try to grab Zoo and drag him back.

[lostsole31]

It is not Bjorn's turn, but I'll keep that in mind.

Maeni ...?