Tales of Battle - wineshadow

Cindurion 21-Nov-21 11:07 PM

With your newly acquired cadavers you work through the night, stitching them together to form the framework of two marvellous creations. As you wrap up you get the feeling like you could have done more, if you only had more bodies… Oh well, you will just have to wait until the next night's shipment before continuing. In addition, you have seen in your dreams what needs to be done. The word "Biography" pulses through your mind. You know what must be done! (Either your day-time summary or night-time summary must include the word "Biography" and have something tangentially to do with it.) What do you do for your day-time phase? (edited)

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:12 PM

I know exactly what to do, I’ll make a area trap in my house that will active if a intruder comes and then will distract them while reciting my non existent biography.

Does that work?

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:13 PM

...huh?

All right, so you want a trap, where would you like this trap to be and how does it trigger?

And how does it read something non existent?

(edited)

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:15 PM

Sorry I meant my biography.

Anyway I’ll put it in the ceiling and rafters. And will trigger when someone is in its area.

And by trigger I mean the spell will work as an alarm.

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:37 PM

All right, and in what parts of the house would this trap occur?

Basically, when it comes to traps, there need to be specific triggers and locations so that smart or observant players might work around them. In this case, there would be a magical field that could be noticed and fairly easily dispelled due to the size of it. If you just want a more localized effect that has a more specific trigger it will make it harder to notice and deal with.

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:40 PM

Ok

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:40 PM

Given that all it does is create a sound reading your biography you probably don't need to worry too much about it, but I'm just pointing out how traps work generally speaking in case you make a more deadly trap in the future

But are there any specific rooms you are affecting by this trap or is it basically all the corridors of the house?

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:43 PM

Well putting it like that, I’ll want to specifically put it in rooms that have an exit outside.

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:44 PM

All right, so anyone entering the house would trigger it?

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:44 PM

Yeah.

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:45 PM

Fair enough! Note that this would include you as well, but I suppose you don't mind hearing your own story

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:45 PM

I don’t mind.

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:45 PM

Cool, then I have a good idea on how it would work. I just need some text snippets I can give to people entering the house sneakily!

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:45 PM

If anything it helps with the constant loneliness of working in the lab.

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:46 PM

So if you could give me like 4-5 paragraphs of random information from the biography that I can send to people that'd be great!

Cindurion

Cool, then I have a good idea on how it would work. I just need some text snippets I can give to people entering the house sneakily!

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:46 PM

Ok

I’ll get on that, might take a while.

Cindurion 22-Nov-21 02:48 PM

That's fair! You have until wednesday at 21. You can send it later without having to spend an additional action on it, but the trap won't be active until I've received the text!

Flo Abetz 22-Nov-21 02:48 PM

Ok.

Flo Abetz 23-Nov-21 05:01 PM

I have made my biography, do tell if this is not enough: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15PDnJEXZk9368nxILoVkNmK8BfQr36ESIDPf0F5c_hM/edit

Necromancer biography

1, I, Flo Abetz was born around 45 years ago to a small family of alchemists. We were a hub 2, 3, 4, 5,

Cindurion 23-Nov-21 05:05 PM

Love it, will be hilarious when someone infiltrates your house to send these messages

Flo Abetz 23-Nov-21 05:06 PM

Flo: DO YOU KIDS WANNA HEAR MY BIOGRAPHY?

Cindurion 23-Nov-21 05:10 PM

I'd like to think that it occasionally loops or you go "Oh, where was I again? Right, page 1, here we are..."

Flo Abetz 23-Nov-21 05:10 PM

I can see that.

Cindurion 24-Nov-21 11:11 PM

As night approaches, you eagerly await your contact, but are disappointed to see him only bring a single corpse (rolled a 3 luck check). He tries to explain that with the current situation it’s really hard to find fresh cadavers but that he will redouble his efforts and come back tomorrow with a big batch. Do you accept his word or would you like to talk with him about this? If so, post what your character would say and we can start a mini-scene. Mini-scenes will give CCPs when completed but are entirely optional, you can simply say how you want the interaction to end if you don’t have the time or want to perform the scene. What do you do for your night-time phase?

Flo Abetz 25-Nov-21 02:37 PM

Could I make a perception on him to see that he is telling the truth?

Cindurion 25-Nov-21 03:08 PM

(Go for it!)

Flo Abetz 25-Nov-21 03:08 PM

Cool

Cindurion 25-Nov-21 03:11 PM

You can tell that he is looking quite nervous, given his previous boast the night before, as for whether he is lying you are unsure.

Flo Abetz 25-Nov-21 03:13 PM

question, could one make humanoid like body's using alchemy? (edited)

Cindurion 25-Nov-21 03:14 PM

That's pretty advanced stuff, you only had +1 right? Would be +3 minimum for something like that, at least a functional body

At least if we're talking making a body out of base ingredients

Flo Abetz 25-Nov-21 03:15 PM

i see.

Cindurion 25-Nov-21 03:17 PM

You could enhance your creations without using bodies using alchemy though. Give them stuff like Fire Breath or a temporary skill booster like Bane's venom

Flo Abetz 25-Nov-21 03:17 PM

true.

ill tell my dealer, that instead of getting a bunch of body's, to increase the shipment by two additional body's instead. or replace whats missing with more chemical stuff if body's are out of supply for now.

Cindurion 25-Nov-21 03:52 PM

(Huh? So right now the deal is for him to get as many bodies and alchemical ingredients as possible each night without arousing suspicion, and he says he was only able to procure one body and accompanying supplies for tonight. So do you want the one body he has for you? And do you still have a deal for him to get as many as possible without arousing suspicion?)

Flo Abetz 25-Nov-21 03:58 PM

good point forgot that, yes i do want the one body and i do want to keep the suspicion low.

Flo Abetz 27-Nov-21 07:34 PM

Well, shit. My luck is gonna be the bane of me, But anyway. What have been established so far? I’m a bit confused where we where in the talk.

Cindurion 27-Nov-21 07:43 PM

So the guy has 1 body for you and will do his best to get more for the next day.

Flo Abetz 27-Nov-21 07:45 PM

Ok, let me think, I don’t think he is planning any thing dumb. So I’ll take his word for it.

Well anyway, I’ll save the body for later use. For now I’ll gonna do some alchemy to make my two guys breathe fire.

If possible.

Cindurion 27-Nov-21 08:05 PM

Fair enough, roll me an alchemy. you need 9+ to be able to give both of them fire breathing, otherwise only 1 get it.

Flo Abetz 27-Nov-21 08:05 PM

Cool.

I have made the roll.

Cindurion 27-Nov-21 09:15 PM

Ah, shame, you got an 8

So one of them have the firebreath rule

Flo Abetz 27-Nov-21 09:16 PM

Dam.

Least I got something.

I should give them names.