Tales of Battle - wineshadow

Cindurion 12-Dec-21 06:26 PM

Daytime Phase day 5. Body Count: 45 After working hard on your creations, you are now confident in their eyesight being quite good at detecting intruders. And while it is a difficult process getting these dead bodies to have good hand-eye coordination, you are making quite a bit of progress in that area. What do you do for your daytime phase?

Flo Abetz 12-Dec-21 09:21 PM

well ill send my undead with the breath attack and go to the Housing Sub-district of Hudson Green. and get the stuff. will use my house upgrade to control and see my undead.

Cindurion 13-Dec-21 01:04 PM

(All right, so during the day action you head to the housing sub-district of Hudson Green using your mind-possessed undead then?)

Flo Abetz 13-Dec-21 01:14 PM

yes.

Cindurion 14-Dec-21 04:50 PM

Your monstrosity makes it to Hudson Green and everything looks fairly normal as it unsteadily walks around the streets, attracting the attention of many onlookers, but who quickly do what they can to get away from any perceived trouble. Some time later you notice there appears to be a signal coming from another Mage or Servant in the area. Try as you might, you can't see them though. Do you do anything at this point?

Flo Abetz 14-Dec-21 04:51 PM

what do you mean by signal? (edited)

Cindurion 14-Dec-21 04:54 PM

(So when you do a scout action using your actual character you get the benefit of something called "Mage Sight", which allows you to confirm if there are bases or magic users in the zone. It doesn't give you their exact location, but you can be fairly certain there's something in the same zone as your monstrosity)

Flo Abetz 14-Dec-21 04:55 PM

oh, shIt.

ok, i will do nothing. and continue towards my goal. (Sacrifices must be made)

Cindurion 14-Dec-21 04:59 PM

(Fair enough, noted!)

Cindurion 14-Dec-21 11:44 PM

Aside from the signal you noticed earlier, nothing seems to be occurring during the day phase. Will your monstrosity return to base or does it remain in the area?

Flo Abetz 14-Dec-21 11:45 PM

Let me think.

No,it will remain in the area for tonight.

Cindurion 15-Dec-21 05:34 PM

Nighttime Phase day 5. Body Count: 50 Your Monstrosity, unable to detect any signs of magic aside from the elusive signal you noticed earlier, waits in the district as night falls. Your contact arrives during the night, adding an additional 5 bodies to your corpse pile.(Have already been included above) *What do you do for your nighttime phase?

Flo Abetz 15-Dec-21 11:00 PM

Is it possible for my monstrosity to go meet the guy at the Hudson green (the guy in the newspaper), if not I’ll have him head back.

Cindurion 16-Dec-21 01:16 AM

(You may wanna re-read the article) (edited)

Flo Abetz 16-Dec-21 03:17 PM

sorry read that wrong, ill have the monstrosity look for the drop, if it cant find it ill have him head back.

Cindurion 16-Dec-21 08:31 PM

(And you're controlling it directly still?)

Flo Abetz 16-Dec-21 09:04 PM

Yes.

Cindurion 17-Dec-21 10:45 AM

suddenly, a beam of purple light descends from the skies. It hits quite far away from your monstrosity. It seems like something is coming down from the top of the beam. What does your Monstrosity do?

Flo Abetz 17-Dec-21 03:20 PM

it will go to that beam, and ill hope for the best.

Cindurion 17-Dec-21 03:31 PM

As your Monstrosity starts shambling its way to the beam of light, all of a sudden it is attacked by a hooded figure, its cloak concealing a non-humanoid form barely staying together as the movement within it reveals a multitude of disgusting creatures all sharing one form. (The surprise attack was noticed, so you are capable of defending, either using a Dodge, Block or Brace. The attack roll was a 19 so if you Dodge or Block you will need to roll a 19 or higher to defend, otherwise if you Brace you have a chance of reducing the damage somewhat to a max of half damage.)

Flo Abetz 17-Dec-21 03:37 PM

It will brace. (edited)

Cindurion 17-Dec-21 03:39 PM

(Ooof, you rolled a 3, increasing the damage you take by an additional 10. Do you have any CCPs you can spend to re-roll, and if so, would you like to?)

Flo Abetz 17-Dec-21 03:39 PM

no, ill keep it.

how much damage did it take?

Cindurion 17-Dec-21 03:44 PM

(Fair enough! Your abomination takes 30 damage from the strike. I do believe it is time for a fight. Would you be available to have a 30 min-hour fight sometime this weekend? If so, which days and times work for you?)

(Could you do it sometime tomorrow?)

Flo Abetz 17-Dec-21 03:46 PM

i could do it tomorrow, but it would be at the evening since im gonna have to do Christmas cleaning.

Cindurion 17-Dec-21 03:46 PM

(Cool, around what time would you guess you would be available?)

Flo Abetz 17-Dec-21 03:47 PM

probably at 17-18 if nothing happens.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 03:16 PM

(Hmm, I'm guessing you won't be able to fight tonight either then?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 03:17 PM

Yeah.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 03:18 PM

(Do you think you could do it over text? Might be a bit slower that way but we should be able to have it done by tomorrow then?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 03:19 PM

I can do it by text, but I’m gonna have to do it on the phone then.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 03:20 PM

(Sure, I'll set up the scene then!)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 03:20 PM

Cool.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 04:30 PM

(You're currently viewing your abomination at Hudson Green. The strange creature in front of the abomination is within melee range, having just struck your abomination. The enemy beat your initiative roll, so it goes first.) The creature merges its limbs into one and strikes down hard at your abomination. (You are attacked with a powerblow. Attack roll is 7. If it hits it will cause you to lose your action or be unable to defend for 1 round. How do you defend?) (edited)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 04:32 PM

I’ll use its dodge to attempt to dodge it.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 04:33 PM

(You succeed with an 11! Do you want to move since you successfully dodged?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 04:33 PM

Yes.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 04:34 PM

(In any particular direction or just away from it? The beam of light is at long range from you.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 04:35 PM

If I can I would like to get closer to the beam light.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 04:36 PM

(Very well! It is now your turn! What does your abomination do?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 04:37 PM

I’m gonna spit fire at him.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 04:38 PM

(All right! Just so you know, this would cost 20AP, of which he has 50, so you can only do one more before you need to do an AP recover)

(You got a 13! Nice.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 04:39 PM

Ok cool, tell me if it hits.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:26 PM

The creature expertly dodges and closes the distance with ease. It attempts to envelop your Monstrosity. (Grapple check is 13, need to roll Evade or Guard to prevent it from occuring)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:27 PM

Oh god, I’ll do an evade then.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:28 PM

(Holy moly, you got a natural 19, so a 14! You actually succeed somehow! I'm guessing you dodge towards the beam of light again?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:29 PM

Oh god yes, also yes I’ll get closer to it.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:37 PM

(Well then, you're up once again! Your monstrosity can see something being lowered through the beam of light, it looks like it will come down at the end of your next turn. In addition, you can see a swarm of pigeons and a swarm of cockroaches in the area.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:38 PM

Ah, shit here we go, tell me, are the cockroaches and pigeons coming towards both of us or just “me”? (edited)

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:41 PM

(They are just in the area, you noticed them)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:43 PM

Cool, well, I’m gonna do a fire spit against the guy again.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:50 PM

(Oh geez, defender rolled a nat 1. So it counts as a crit!)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:50 PM

Fu(k yeah.

Just curious, how much damage did it take?

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:52 PM

(Normally it would take 25 damage from this attack, but in this case it would have been 50. However, the way it reacts suggests it might've taken more.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:53 PM

Cool, can I talk though the undead?

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 05:54 PM

(Sure)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 05:55 PM

Ok, I’ll say: This is what happens when you mess with professionals.

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:05 PM

Im gonna eat those words aren’t I?

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 06:19 PM

The creature screeches out in pain as it is engulfed in the flames. many rats, roaches and other Vermin desperately try to scatter from under the hood while on fire, but most of them don't make it very far. The creature looks diminished. Not many beings seem to be left from under the hood, but then the swarm of roaches approach the strange creature, and merge with its form, and it looks revitalized. They send out a small swarm towards your abomination, but you accidentally trip and fall, incidentally crushing the small swarm that was headed for you! The pigeons are approaching the beam of light and are fluttering near it. What do you do?

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:21 PM

I going to the beam of light and take a ap recovery.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 06:21 PM

(Oh no, you rolled a nat 2! No AP is recovered.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:22 PM

Shit.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 06:37 PM

The hooded "creature" swarms you and attempts to grapple you. How do you defend? (They rolled a nat 20, so you also need a nat 20 to succeed. The question is which stat do you want IPs for if you roll high enough. Guard or Evasion?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:50 PM

Well I try evasion.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 06:51 PM

The abomination succeeds in keeping the creature from enveloping it... (Somehow. Nat 20!) In addition, it can see the pigeons opening the chest. Inside it are various trinkets and smaller items, as well as a sword. The pigeons quickly grab what small trinkets they can and fly off. Would you like to stop them, and if so, how?

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:52 PM

Well, is there anything in the chest left?

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 06:52 PM

(They are currently flocking the chest, attempting to pick up the smaller items and fly away with them)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:54 PM

Well I’m not gonna try to stop them, instead I’ll try to take something my self, like the sword.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 06:54 PM

(Fair enough. You can easily grab it. What do you do at that point?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 06:56 PM

Well so I know what the sword does? If not I’ll just try to leave with it.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 07:00 PM

Fair enough. You successfully get away as the creature only seemed interested in the trinkets.

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 07:01 PM

Cool, I’ll make sure no-one Is following me and then head back.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 07:01 PM

As you inspect the sword at your lair, you realize that it it not only a very sharp sword, but it also is shaped by the will of its wielder. What this essentially means is that you get to design what it does yourself!

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 07:03 PM

Mwhahahah, evil negative energy cane sword it is.

I hope I can pull this off with it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6TIjzyLXdrI&feature=share

Turtledovers

When you get the Sun Blade In Curse of Strahd

How good is it otherwise?

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 07:06 PM

(Interesting, so basically a lightsaber but instead of plasma, it deals negative energy damage?)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 07:06 PM

Yes.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 07:08 PM

(Fair enough! It is magical, deals 40 damage and in this case I would say that is permanent, meaning even if they get away they need to do a de-curse action to be able to recover that health.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 07:08 PM

I’m gonna call it the Cainhurst. For no reason…

And I’ll have myself (actual pc) equip it.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 07:11 PM

Fair enough!

(Do remember that your strike is -6 though)

(Can probably do some training actions, but yeah...)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 07:13 PM

Well shit, but I’ll keep it to myself for now anyway. I’ll train my self when I’m done with my two undead.

Cindurion 18-Dec-21 07:29 PM

(Would you want it to also heal undeads? Since it is negative energy damage. If it did you could use it to heal your abominations, but it would also work the same for any other undeads you may face.)

Flo Abetz 18-Dec-21 07:29 PM

I would say yes.

Im not goons try to fight the pirate dude anytime soon.