Adventures in Sigil - OOC - Part III [4E]

[Hzurr]

I'm not going to lie, I'm really enjoying the party trying to rules-lawyer each other to stop/continue signing, all while screaming at the wizard to save them.

It's beautiful. That being said, now Eltain, Mando, and Shep have used their actions this round, which means that the enemies will get to go before you all can escape. Things are going to get interesting...

[Nai_Calus]

Mreh, I've been convinced this will end in TPK since the beginning, so when you do it I won't be surprised.

Also, technically, they were going to go before we could escape anyway. ;)

Did you fix where Eltain is at the table? Hard to check on phone

[DSCrankshaw]

Dang, I haven't been getting the IC post email notices, so I'm just now seeing that things have gotten interesting. I'll post something tonight.

[Hzurr]

Originally Posted by Nai_Calus

Did you fix where Eltain is at the table? Hard to check on phone

Is it actually important which side he's on? If it makes a difference, consider him on the other side. I'll update the map the next time I post an update.

Originally Posted by DSCrankshaw

Dang, I haven't been getting the IC post email notices, so I'm just now seeing that things have gotten interesting. I'll post something tonight.

Yep, I hate it when the forum decides "No, no more emails for you!"

[Nai_Calus]

Yes. Sitting where your handedness will interfere with someone else is just rude.

[Haberdashery]

So very very tempting to reply to that with, "So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye?"

Only it makes no sense to say it.

[dariathalon]

I'm having a really difficult time deciding what to do right now. Pavick only really has one action, and there are three things he REALLY wants to do.

1. Run over and grab onto Shep's leg, trying to convince him not to do it.

2. Smack that b**** for what she did to Slick, (and not stop until she wished she was only missing her wings).

3. Create the portal that everyone is screaming for.

Unfortunately, (against all sanity) I think that's probably the priority list as well. Pavick is not thinking at all clearly at the moment! So unless anyone can think of a way to handle a few birds with one stone, it might be a few rounds before that portal is created.

Hmm... Maybe if I create the portal, someone else can bull rush Shep and Zorella through it before Shep and sign and she can escape. Anyone else have any thoughts?

[Orsik Vondal]

Ash was thinking about teleporting behind Jabba and stabbing him for kicks. That might buy us a few seconds of confusion. It also negates Ash's ability to retreat through a recently opened portal quickly. Which probably means he will be a victim of the almighty saarlak.

[Hzurr]

Originally Posted by dariathalon

I'm having a really difficult time deciding what to do right now. Pavick only really has one action, and there are three things he REALLY wants to do.

1. Run over and grab onto Shep's leg, trying to convince him not to do it.

2. Smack that b**** for what she did to Slick, (and not stop until she wished she was only missing her wings).

3. Create the portal that everyone is screaming for.

Yep, all legit choices. The biggest issue now is that Pavicks escape card has been made very public, so your action this round could have severe consequences.

[DSCrankshaw]

I'm . . . kind of confused. Are we fighting? Talking? And if I'm confused, you can be sure that Lucan is. I'll delay until I've seen a few others go.

[Hzurr]

Originally Posted by DSCrankshaw

I'm . . . kind of confused. Are we fighting? Talking? And if I'm confused, you can be sure that Lucan is. I'll delay until I've seen a few others go.

So people who are acting (Shep signing, Aramil making opportunity actions against paper, Eltain trying to arm wrestle Shep) are acting in initiative.

People who are just talking (like Asheroth, or Shep's responses) are just spending free actions talking.

So if you want to do something, cool, you can, it'll happen in init order. If you just want to speak, you can do that as much as you wish.

[DSCrankshaw]

I think I'll wait to see what Pavick does. A lot depends on that.

[dariathalon]

Sorry, I didn't post again last night. I decided to sleep on Pavick's action. I'll go post now. In the end, logic had to win out. A big part of getting Shep to change his mind is providing him with other options. Hopefully someone will drag Zorella along for the ride so that Pavick will have a chance to show her the proper care and treatment of a snake.

[Hzurr]

Out of curiosity, Where is Pavick opening a Portal to? If I remember correctly, the ones you got a sigil sequence of is Hestavar, Arvandor, Celestia, the City of Brass, and some of the portals on the first layer of the Abyss.

Quick reference, for those who wish to avoid wikipedia:

Hestavar - "the Bright City", home of Erathis and Ioun

Arvandor - Similar to the Feywild. Forests, hunting, all that jazz. Home of Corellon & Sehanine

Celestia - a range of mountains in the Astral Sea, dominion of Bahamut, Kord, & Moradin. Near everyone's favorite island, the Tangle.

City of Brass - Largest known metropolis, ruled by efreeti in the Elemental Chaos.

The Abyss - Where the demons run and play!

[Nai_Calus]

We know what Eltain's vote is for, but he didn't make the portal.

So what is everyone actually doing, anyway?

[Hzurr]

Ok, just to clarify on who has acted this round:

Shep - has acted (attempted to sign)
Eltain - has acted (tried to Arm-wrestle Shep)
Pavick - has acted (created a portal to somewhere)
Aramil - only took an opportunity action, so he's still good to act
Zyrr - has only spoken, I'm assuming he delayed his action to see what Shep did
Asheroth - has only spoken
Lucan - hasn't acted.

So we're waiting to see what Aramil, Zyrr, Ash, and Lucan are going to do.

[Nai_Calus]

Technically I still have a move and a minor.

Which Eltain will use to stand angrily and curse the Medusa just in case.

[Orsik Vondal]

Originally Posted by Nai_Calus

So what is everyone actually doing, anyway?

Ash is about to try and stab Jabba and then teleport into the portal.

[dariathalon]

Oh yeah. I guess that sort of detail is kind of important. I was posting in a hurry before work this morning. I guess I'll send it to Arvandor (just for you, Nai). Also, Pavick's get out of trouble free card does have the limitation that the location has to be on the current plane, which would eliminate a few of those options. Another detail that might be important, Pavick is opening it in the square immediately behind his chair.

I probably should be keeping track of all of the teleportation circles Pavick knows the sequences for. Here is a quick list by plane of the ones I can remember right now. I'm sure I'm missing some (probably many!), so I'll have to add more later. If anybody else can think of any please let me know. Once I've got a good list I'll probably add it to the notes section of my sheet.

Natural World
Fallcrest Septarch's Tower - Home sweet home
Tradegate (?) - a city that also has a portal to Sigil

Astral Plane
Hestavar - "the Bright City", home of Erathis and Ioun
Arvandor - Similar to the Feywild. Forests, hunting, all that jazz. Home of Corellon & Sehanine
Celestia - a range of mountains in the Astral Sea, dominion of Bahamut, Kord, & Moradin. Near everyone's favorite island, the Tangle.

Elemental Chaos
City of Brass - Largest known metropolis, ruled by efreeti in the Elemental Chaos.
The Abyss - Where the demons run and play!

Feywild
Printempest Estates - Aramil's home
Mythrassar - A large eladrin city
Ryandez - An old Eladrin city not far into the Feydark, long abandoned.
That abandoned drow city we got the location of from the oracle.
I'm sure there's others...

[Nai_Calus]

If nothing else, we can eventually drown our sorrows in hot dead Eladrin wenches and dudes.

Eltain is very sad about leaving Kosalram and the crew and hopes they can make it out somehow. Frank is still summoned and still on the 'jammer, by the way, so if Kosalram has sense he can try to make out on Frank.

[dariathalon]

When skimming through old threads looking for more portals, I ran across Shep, Lucan, and Oedipus' game of go fish and laughed out loud. I'd forgotten all about that. I need to go back and look over our old threads more often.

[Mando Knight]

I'd say Celestia or Arvandor should be our target. Devils won't dare follow us straight there, and we can inform the people who are able to do something about the fiendish threat.

[Hzurr]

Originally Posted by Mando Knight

I'd say Celestia or Arvandor should be our target. Devils won't dare follow us straight there, and we can inform the people who are able to do something about the fiendish threat.

The real question is, will Aramil take this opportunity to stab an archdevil in the face?

*watches IC thread with anticipation...*

[Orsik Vondal]

I say Aramil helps push Zorella through the portal.

[DSCrankshaw]

Originally Posted by dariathalon

When skimming through old threads looking for more portals, I ran across Shep, Lucan, and Oedipus' game of go fish and laughed out loud. I'd forgotten all about that. I need to go back and look over our old threads more often.

I'd forgotten about that too. That was a fun game.

[Nai_Calus]

Speaking of watching the IC thread, hasn't everyone acted now?

[Hzurr]

Originally Posted by Nai_Calus

Speaking of watching the IC thread, hasn't everyone acted now?

Just waiting on Aramil.

[Mando Knight]

Quick question: where, exactly, is the portal?

[Nai_Calus]

Pretty sure it's in C8 from dariathalon's description.

[Hzurr]

Originally Posted by Mando Knight

Quick question: where, exactly, is the portal?

Yep, directly behind Pavick in C8