The Snows of Niflyr Mk 2 (IC)

[Zaydos]

It sounded rather far away, thousands of feet at least.

[Emperor Ing]

Okay I really don't think that thing is real.
Malathot approaches.
((Come at me bro.))

[Zaydos]

How close to the tree do you approach? The dragon is currently 20-ft away from it.

[Emperor Ing]

To within 200 ft of the dragon.

[Zaydos]

It doesn't do anything at that distance. That's barely close enough to even see you clearly.

[Emperor Ing]

100 ft, preparing an action to run away if it moves to attack.
Hello? In draconic.

[Zaydos]

It growls at you. Suddenly two more appear beside it.

There are currently 3 dragons, and 12 of the indistinct beings.

[Emperor Ing]

He backs off slightly. Come on, talk to me.

[Zaydos]

You simply are answered by a chorus of roars.

[Emperor Ing]

Hey! Make 20 of you!

[Zaydos]

They roar once more. The indistinct creatures pull out bows and arrows.

[Emperor Ing]

Are you kidding me? I was hoping that if I could time it right I could get them to roar in a song. He flies away.

[Zaydos]

Arrows fly after you missing.

I'm betting the dragons are illusions Elf says right as you see another one, smaller, though, time flying towards you from directly away from the tree.

-censored-

[Emperor Ing]

I figured that, I think they were instructed or something, the illusions I mean, to roar in response to whatever I have to say. I still wanted to get them to roar a song.

Is it safe to assume he's coming from where the one thousand plus roar was coming from?

[Zaydos]

Yes it is.

It's only about your size, and it does not actively have fire playing on its lips or smoke rising from its nose... yet.

It's about 200-ft away, so DC 9 Initiative. It may or may not be hostile.

[Emperor Ing]

In draconic: PLEASE tell me you can understand me!
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

What are you? It answers in a voice like the rumble of an angry volcano, a noise you know all too well.

[Emperor Ing]

I'm a... he hesitates. White Dragon. And you are a Red Dragon.

[Zaydos]

I know what I am, simpleton. Now what is a "white" dragon?

((Apparently initiative wasn't needed)) Also how do you move during this? You can't hover without crashing.

[Emperor Ing]

He'll land on the closest available landing spot. Hey there's no need to get hostile. I am your counterpart, you are of elemental fire and I am of elemental cold.

[Zaydos]

It circles around you, its air speed apparently much greater than yours. I see no reason for that to be of importance. Why are you here?

[Emperor Ing]

You asked me. Besides, I could ask the same about you. Your kind are supposed to be all dead.

[Zaydos]

Why would we be dead? What foolish brutes think they could have slain us?

[Emperor Ing]

Well it's a permanent winter everywhere else in the world, and you're surrounded by white dragon wyrms.

[Zaydos]

What is winter? The creature's hostility, which had been rising, seems to be ebbing as curiosity gets the better of him.

[Emperor Ing]

Umm, it's when everything is cold outside.

[Zaydos]

Like right now?

[Emperor Ing]

Yes. It's also been cold for a really long time.

[Zaydos]

Cold's not that bad, I mean it's a little annoying but that's all. I mean I prefer when it's a little warmer but how would that let anything equal us?

[Emperor Ing]

You're surrounded by things that look like me, but their heads are larger than your entire body.

[Zaydos]

Hmm, they couldn't kill us.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot rolls his eyes and responds in a sarcastic tone. Oh! I'm sure they tried!

[Zaydos]

But none of this says why you are here

Qfphp

[Emperor Ing]

I'm looking for shiny crystals. Malathot looks around.

[Zaydos]

Shiny crystals? he asks.

[Emperor Ing]

There are supposed to be crystals around here. I want them.

[Zaydos]

Make a Reflex save.

[Emperor Ing]

Please don't be a fail save
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

Suddenly the island you were on submerges into the water, with you on it. As the water falls over your head a swarm of the tiny eel-like fish swim in to attack you. You take 6 damage and must make a DC 16 Fort save or be nasueated.

[Emperor Ing]

Fort save
[roll0]

He then tries to climb out of the water, and fly to solid land.

[Zaydos]

You get out of the water without difficulty. As you fly the 100-ft to the nearest batch of dry land, you can hear the red dragon laughing at your expense.

[Emperor Ing]

He takes several of the eel things off of himself. What was that for?

[Zaydos]

The zycatyl do that if someone is on their back the red dragon laughs. Now go back to your winter where you belong.

[Emperor Ing]

But I can't. The wyrms are gonna eat me.

[Zaydos]

Why is that? the red says still circling.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot tracks the others' movement. Because they're bad. Really bad. Especially the REALLY big one named Gal.

[Zaydos]

What is bad? the dragon asks; you get a feeling it's not a lack of vocabulary but an inquiry into the philosophy behind your comment.

If they're bad, crush them under claw, grind them in your jaws.

[Emperor Ing]

They're MUCH bigger than me. Their claws are as big as me.

[Zaydos]

If they're bad that shouldn't matter.

[Emperor Ing]

Why don't you try your claw at them? I'm sure they have a weakness to your breath.

[Zaydos]

Because I have no need to fight them. You call them bad, yet you are scared of them, how bad does that make you?

[Emperor Ing]

No, not bad as in poor skills, bad as in nasty. Evil. Well, I might have lied, most of them are bad.

[Zaydos]

Even evil needs a reason to want you dead. What did you do to come running here?

[Emperor Ing]

I walked, and I wandered into their territory.

[Zaydos]

Seems like that one is prone to getting you into trouble the dragon chuckles.

[Emperor Ing]

((Fun fact: Stiekel uses red text :smalltongue:))
I've had enough. What about you? Who are you, and what are you doing here? Why aren't you with the rest of your kind?

[Zaydos]

I? I am Thotal. And this is my land, so I have no need to tell you why I am here.

[Emperor Ing]

And your family?

[Zaydos]

What of your family?

[Emperor Ing]

I asked first. How old are you?
I have the distinct feeling that this is a Red Wyrm.

[Zaydos]

But this is my territory, therefore you should show deference and answer first.

I have the distinct feeling that most dragons are stubborn and abusive of anything that they see as weaker than themselves.

[Emperor Ing]

I could probably take him if I wasn't so injured.
A year ago I did not exist then I did. Now what about your family?
At least, that's what it was like from my persepctive.

[Zaydos]

I wouldn't be sure. He looks at least as physically strong as you are and his speed might give him a major advantage. The question is how far his breath weapon functions from.

I do not know. So fleeing the territory of another you enter mine. Does this not strike you as foolish?

[Emperor Ing]

Damned if I do damned if I don't.

[Zaydos]

Are all the dried lands already filled? The next few years will be fun. And this does not explain why you're looking for crystals.

[Emperor Ing]

The sheer fact that you have absolutely no idea what i'm talking about implies this is not quite your territory. Is there something I would like to know?

[Zaydos]

Why are you looking for crystals?

[Emperor Ing]

Got any good lies?

[Zaydos]

Nope, you know me completely honest.

[Emperor Ing]

Prehaps the same reasons they do not permit you in that particular area. Are you not curious?

[Zaydos]

What area do you think they are in?

[Emperor Ing]

My hypothesis is the very center of this place, if not scattered in the form of those crystal tree things, but I doubt that.

[Zaydos]

So why are you after these things? Or why do you keep avoiding answering that one?

[Emperor Ing]

I have reason to believe there are these creatures called dwarves that plan on doing bad things with them. Bad things along the lines of both of us are as good as dead.

[Zaydos]

Make a bluff check. I know it's partially true, but the idea of altruism is just something dragon's don't trust and they're going to suspect an ulterior motive.

[Emperor Ing]

The Fail Check
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

((he rolled high :smalleek:))

There's more to it than that he says with a sneer. Tell me, now.

[Emperor Ing]

Oh you think so? Consider this. They have slain a wyrm not long ago. It may not mean much to you, but if they can kill that, then they could easily take both of us combined. I have been followed by these dwarves for quite some time. Needless to say, their progress relative to their time and position indicates they are heading in this very direction, and I have ample reason, including the testimony of some prisoners, that they are after what they refer to as crystals.

[Zaydos]

And how do they intend to use these crystals? How do you intend to stop them? If they can slay wyrms which you run from, then you can't stop them.

[Emperor Ing]

They have a use for it, and I intend to find out what that is. If that fails, I will take them.

[Zaydos]

And you have no idea what this use would be, or how they function?

[Emperor Ing]

Oh no, I have a good idea how they work, I just don't have the means to get them to work to my desires on me. And there is no question in my mind the dwarves do.

[Zaydos]

And how would this be?

[Emperor Ing]

They took a tome that contains the secrets to working the crystals from me. If you don't believe me find the dwarves and ask them about it.

[Zaydos]

So what are these crystals supposed to do?

[Emperor Ing]

Something about amplifying the user's power. If I didn't know any better i'd say it unleashes the user's full potential, essentially giving the user the power of gods.

[Zaydos]

And these books have the tome to use it?

[Emperor Ing]

...what? Yes.

[Zaydos]

((meant dwarves... not books :smallredface:))

Then why don't you just take it from them?

[Emperor Ing]

Do you have any suggestions on how to do so?

[Zaydos]

With force.

[Emperor Ing]

Yes, I know that. But pretend for a moment that force is not a viable option.

[Zaydos]

Then why are you going to the crystals? Only to be an easier target for when your enemies are stronger?

[Emperor Ing]

...Because the souls of thousands upon thousands of dragons reside in me, and the crystals will cause you spring a new head onto your body, each one a formerly deceased dragon.

[Zaydos]

Make a bluff check for that one. At least you aren't claiming altruism (chaotic evil dragons have a hard time believing altruism from presumably chaotic evil dragons).

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot actually doesn't care if this fails or not, but i'm rolling in the ultra-rare chance that this could achieve hilarious results.
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

He laughs. You've got guts, he says before blowing a line of fire from 50-ft away at the square next to you. But I want the truth.

[Emperor Ing]

He withdraws slightly from the flame. I know you do, but you can get to it faster if you don't ask questions i've already answered.

[Zaydos]

What's the purpose of getting to the crystals first? If you can get there and the dwarves die on the way, you're stronger and can just crush them and take what you want. If they do get there, they'll just be able to kill you without even bothering to hunt you down when they have obtained the power. What's the point?

[Emperor Ing]

Well obviously I want to be stronger so I have to get there first. Let's say I have a plan.

[Zaydos]

Tell me your plan.

[Emperor Ing]

Aww, why can't I have a secret?

[Zaydos]

You're in my territory.

[Emperor Ing]

The current plan is to locate them, and see when they have difficulty with the locals. Then strike. Hard and fast.

[Zaydos]

Then why not follow the dwarves? If you're at the crystals you'll have to have already cleared whatever problems the dwarves would have encountered when they got there. You'll just make things easier for them.

[Emperor Ing]

Not all of them! A large number of them I just avoid completely.

[Zaydos]

Still the one where you could strike while they were disorganized and weakened you would lose. Besides you fight many of their battles for them at least, what benefit is this to you?

[Emperor Ing]

It sounds like you have a good idea. I'm listening.

[Zaydos]

Find them. Follow them. If you cannot gain what you wish with power, do so with stealth.

[Emperor Ing]

If I can get to their destination first, I can more easily find them.

[Zaydos]

But they'll have to face less challenges.

[Emperor Ing]

Then how am I supposed to find them? Are you going to point, or am I supposed to follow you to their location?

[Zaydos]

Use your brain. Do you know where they are coming from?

[Emperor Ing]

In what direction? No.

[Zaydos]

How many are they?

[Emperor Ing]

Roughly two or three.

[Zaydos]

That few? the dragon says.

[Emperor Ing]

Yyep. Malathot replies.

[Zaydos]

Are you sure you're a dragon?

[Emperor Ing]

Actually no. The only things that make me a dragon are that I am scaly, can fly, can make things cold by breathing on them, and can cast spells. My mother and my father may be dragons, but I never had the chance to check. My strong resemblance to dragons has served me well thus far. Everything keeps saying i'm a dragon, so I have to say that I am, but if there was a big gathering of something where a bunch of...things wrote down a list of what it is that makes a dragon a dragon, I was neither at that meeting nor did I recieve that list.

[Zaydos]

If you're a dragon you have no reason to fear two or three lesser creatures.

[Emperor Ing]

Oh yes, I can see this being the case. If I had to choose between being cowardly, smart, and alive, and being brave, stupid, and rushing into battle against three creatures with completely unknown capabilities, whom I might add are likely prepared to fight someone like me whom is twenty times my size, I would choose the former. I could care less if that makes me less of a dragon, I never asked for this.

[Zaydos]

So you don't know where they are. Think they're prepared to specifically kill you. And seem to think that they can pass through these wyrms you fear so. How do you think you can stop them at all? Wouldn't it be best to find a wyrm and watch him fight them and then kill the winner if they are weak enough for you to harm them?

[Emperor Ing]

Not only does it seem the wyrms don't want to come into here as they reference this place as the Forbidden...place (the term constantly changes) but they are none too pleased at my presence. Furthermore, I know I cannot harm a wyrm. Believe me I tried, at their direction I might add.

[Zaydos]

Will the wyrms let these creatures pass through their territory unapposed?

[Emperor Ing]

Maybe they already have. I don't know, ask them. Now then I want to ask you something.

[Zaydos]

Ask, ye who is on a fool's errand.

[Emperor Ing]

Where did you come from? PLEASE tell me you aren't a Red Wyrm.

[Zaydos]

I do not come from anywhere; this is my territory if I "come" from anywhere it is here. As for being a wyrm? There are others much larger than me.

[Emperor Ing]

Other red dragons larger than you? Where?

[Zaydos]

It points deeper into the woods.

[Emperor Ing]

Hmph, figures. Let's try and reach a diplomatic solution shall we? Are you on good terms with any of them?

[Zaydos]

A dragon trying to go into their territory won't be.

[Emperor Ing]

I think that your people should at least be aware of the dwarf threat.

[Zaydos]

I can inform them. Should you not try to find your enemies and strike them down yourself?

[Emperor Ing]

If I thought it were that easy I would have already done so. Though we went over this, I prefer being cowardly and alive than brave and dead.

[Zaydos]

A coward does not run face first into unknown dangers, only a fool does. Stop the fool's flight. There are things that will destroy you in there, the dragon says still circling 60-ft away from you.

[Emperor Ing]

Bigger, angrier trees?

[Zaydos]

Me the dragon states simply. Continue your intrusion of my territory and I will reduce you to cinders. The trees aren't angry, they just squash intruders.

[Emperor Ing]

Yes, because nothing at any point has ever just "passed through." Tell me then, what should I do?

[Zaydos]

Dragons are never "nothing". If you want to go deeper? Go half a mile that way points to your right, and angle that way for a bit longer and go around. Honestly, though, I'd say live your life. If you can't handle the dwarves there's no point in pushing through another's territory and fighting their battles for them.

[Emperor Ing]

Easier said than done, especially when it seems the whole world is opening its maw to try and swallow you. Not fun. He'll start heading in the indicated direction.

[Zaydos]

The red dragon follows you for the indicated distance.

[Emperor Ing]

He'll then attempt to move around the indicated territory.

[Zaydos]

The red dragon follows, and watches for a little bit, before breaking off.

[Emperor Ing]

So Malathot will try and make his way around the dragon's territory.

[Zaydos]

How much longer do you fly? Land seems to be getting more and more scattered.

[Emperor Ing]

Until he can find a place that's actually not a freakin' pancake.

[Zaydos]

How will you verify if some place is or is not going to sink on you?

[Emperor Ing]

How big was the one place that did sink relative to this one?

[Zaydos]

It was a fairly small island, like most of the ones around here. Maybe about 20-ft diameter.

[Emperor Ing]

So Malathot looks for significantly larger islands.

[Zaydos]

It takes you a few hours but you do find one. It has five trees growing on it.

[Emperor Ing]

He looks to see if they move at all, keeping a distance of 40 ft.

[Zaydos]

Make a spot check then; at -8 for distance (unless the dragon class gets Keen Senses which would halve the penalty).

[Emperor Ing]

[roll0]
EPIC fail check
:O

[Zaydos]

You see one tree twitch.

((:smalleek: Nat 20))

[Emperor Ing]

((It will never happen again. (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80629773/)))

Malathot will use his breath attack routine on the tree from 40 ft away.

[Zaydos]

Are you sure you want to? You aren't sure how far these trees can reach, the last one could reach further than your breath and these are bigger.

[Emperor Ing]

Is there any where on the island that is beyond 50 ft of the tree?

[Zaydos]

Of that tree? Yes. Of all five, yes. The exact center is about 65-ft away from each tree.

[Emperor Ing]

So Malathot moves to the exact center of the island, digging to make sure that it isn't just a big living island thing.

[Zaydos]

How deep do you dig? Or do you simply scratch at the surface? In the latter case roll damage.

[Emperor Ing]

[roll0]
Claw attack (because who eats dirt?) treated as doing damage as a primary attack

[Zaydos]

There's no reaction, except that you would expect from scratching at the ground.

((you; for most of your trip here))

[Emperor Ing]

((Oh, right. :smalltongue:))
He tries to dig himself a burrow with Prestidigitation, fully expecting the island to sink. He prepares an action to jump into the air at the first sign of sinking, and to fly.

[Zaydos]

You dig about three inches before you encounter roots of the trees. If you try and dig through them, you do not know how they might react.

[Emperor Ing]

He tries putting rocks over the hole and padding it with dirt. Don't want to disturb them any more than necessary.
He'll then try and sleep for the night.

[Zaydos]

As usual make a Wisdom check when you go to sleep.

[Emperor Ing]

The Fail Check
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

You sleep well and awaken in the morning undisturbed.

[Emperor Ing]

In the morning he'll wake up, a bit suprised he hasn't been strangled by a tree. He'll then fly up deeper into the island, his main priority looking for edible foodstuffs
((Why do I have the feeling this whole place is a Genius Loci?))

[Zaydos]

As you take to the air you notice something is wrong. For one you're fairly sure you were in the middle of some gigantic lake, not a river, and for another you're fairly sure you couldn't see the sky at all. A mere 60-ft from the trees you can make out the sky through gaps in their branches. The sky is grey. The land on either side of the river, grey. The trees even, bright and sickly yellow-brown before with brilliant neon green leaves, have taken a grey pallor that dulls their bright hues. The river below is a deep black.

[Emperor Ing]

Uhh...what just happened? Was I moved?
He lands on a riverbank to explore the surrounding area.

[Zaydos]

You land and somehow even the ground beneath you feels grey, dull and uninteresting without some vital force that you had come to expect.

Pthwip pq qrrr the symbiot seems to say within your mind as you scan the barren landscape. Ahead of you two goblinoid figures can be seen. One wears loose robes, and the other seems to have a second skin of metal. The metal-skinned one points at you with a sword. They're about four to six hundred feet away.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot backs away slightly, trying to address them in Common. Uhh, hello?

[Zaydos]

How loud do you yell? They're approximately 1/10th of a mile away and wide open (which is bad for carrying sound far), it'll be rather hard for them to make out anything you say. Make a Con check.

[Emperor Ing]

[roll0]
Can you hear me now good check.
edit: Hell-*hack, cough cough*

[Zaydos]

They seem to be approaching towards you. You're not sure if they're doing so quickly or cautiously, though, as you're unfamiliar with the species and its movement.

[Emperor Ing]

Um, a little help?

[Zaydos]

How close do you let them get before you say that?

[Emperor Ing]

200 ft. A bit close?

[Zaydos]

For them to actually make out your words? Not necessarily. With that Con check a bit far :smalltongue:

They seem to look at each other. One looks like he might be an elf. The other has metal skin and is somewhat taller and noticeably broader. He wears a shield on one arm and carries a sword in the other. The elf seems to be moving slowly so that he can stay beside, and slightly behind, the metal one. They continue forward, a little more cautiously you think.

[Emperor Ing]

No, really. Where are you?
He talks to them again. Talk to me!

[Zaydos]

Qapplf

They continue approaching slowly. How close will you let them get before taking to the air.

[Emperor Ing]

100 ft.
Come on! Let's be reasonable!

[Zaydos]

At 100-ft (that was the golden number) the possible elf says, in draconic, Why are you here? I did not expect to see one of your kind in this place.

[Emperor Ing]

He responds in draconic. I...don't even know. This whole place literally changed overnight.

[Zaydos]

He says something in a language you don't understand and then turns back towards you, A lost traveler, well if possible I'd seek a way to return quickly if I were you.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot looks around. What makes you say that?

[Zaydos]

I don't think this place is safe even for a dragon, the elf says.

[Emperor Ing]

I think it just got safer actually. Though i'm wondering. Yesterday, what did this place look like to you?

[Zaydos]

We just got here today, I'd expect the same of you. Actually I'm rather surprised to see such trees growing in the River Styx, you'd expect them in the Abyss but not here.

((OOC: Do you as a player know what happened?))

[Emperor Ing]

((No :smalltongue:))
Malathot appears confused. Sticks river? What abyss? What?

[Zaydos]

You obviously don't know where you are. This is Hades, the land of sadness.

[Emperor Ing]

Oh, that's pleasant. Literally yesterday it was Summer, the land of Red Dragons and life and stuff.

[Zaydos]

Do you mean the Summer Court of the Fey? I have never heard of a realm called Summer associated with red dragons. Or was it a realm on your Prime?

[Emperor Ing]

I don't know, to be honest I don't know what half the stuff you're saying is. This place was in summer, there was living stuff everywhere, and there were red dragons... he realizes something. Where did you come from? Your people are extinct.

[Zaydos]

Extinct? We're one of the most common races on the planes. You must come from an interesting Prime. Even so it seems we have no business together, so let us both go our own way. I warn you, though, that you should probably find a way to escape this place. Hades is no place for any creature to live.

[Emperor Ing]

You must have an idea how to get out of here.

[Zaydos]

Find a portal.

[Emperor Ing]

Huh, okay. By the way I do not believe we have had a proper introduction.

[Zaydos]

The metal one says something, and the elf holds his hand up and turns to talk to him for a few moments.

I am called Ilthor, but we must be upon our way. It is dangerous to dally overlong here.

[Emperor Ing]

Hmm, fine. Goodbye. He'll part from them, and begin his search for a portal.

[Zaydos]

Where do you look? Which way do you go? How would you recognize one if you found one?

[Emperor Ing]

He visualizes it as being similar to the threshold of an open cavern or doorway. He'll try moving in the same direction he was heading as if he didn't end up in this...place.
You're awfully quiet.

[Zaydos]

That would be following the river.

Pgloopf! Llllllp! Grwphh!

Elf makes no response.

[Emperor Ing]

He follows the river, and continues looking around for either a portal or something that looks edible besides the ground.
Seriously, helloooooo?

[Zaydos]

There is some grey colored grass in sparse clumbs. It is straight and large bladed, and looks rather hard. Elf makes no answer, but the symbiot continues its string of sounds. How long will you walk?

[Emperor Ing]

Until he starts to get tired.

[Zaydos]

So you'll walk hours 8 away from the island (32 miles)?

[Emperor Ing]

Ya. He'll be actively looking for things.

[Zaydos]

Make a spot check.

[Emperor Ing]

aww. Success Check
[roll0]

edit: Go optimism!

[Zaydos]

You don't see them till they're about 80-ft away, and you have no doubt they saw you from further how your white scales stand out against this endless, tedious grey.

They're both about goblinoid in size but that's the only familiar thing about them.

The first has four arms, short and thick ending in thick bony knobs. Its feet seem to stretch out with every step giving it inhuman strides and end in large suction cups. It has back-like wings and a long barbed tail. Its teeth are like saw-blade.

The second has two arms, like the trunk of an elephant but ending in sharp barbs. It's legs are like the others but splayed hooves adorn the bottoms. It seems hunched over, and drags a tail along behind it ending in a heavy bone-breaking knob. Tusks jut from its porcine face which resembles that of the beast whose gaze could kill.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot, not Stiekel flies 40 ft away from them, firing off two Magic Missiles at the winged one.
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

Your spell fizzles and fails, but the creatures charge forward. One runs 40-ft forward, the other flies 100-ft towards you.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot uses a run action to fly 160 ft up. Yeah. Having crappy movement speeds suck.

[Zaydos]

The winged one flies after you catching up with you. The other is left far behind on the ground.

[Emperor Ing]

Malathot goes into full attack mode, unloading his...full attack on the creature.
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]
[roll8]
[roll9]

edit: This is gonna hurt...

[Zaydos]

((I'll assume you landed after your flight, otherwise you'd crash; also it rolled bad damage))

You strike once, annoying the creature. It strikes you with three of its bony arms for 13 damage.

[Emperor Ing]

((LOW damage? Crap, i'm skrewed. Did I mention I only started the fight with half my hp?))
He tries to run away.

[Zaydos]

That'll provoke an AoO, are you alright with that?

((min damage is 4 per hit; max is 6))

[Emperor Ing]

((1d3 damage lol))
And yes I am. 1d3 damage lol

[Zaydos]

That'll be 7 damage and it runs after you.

[Emperor Ing]

((min damage is 4 per hit; max is 6))


7 damage
ಠ_ಠ
Fortunately I still have positive HP. Albeit not a lot.
He continues running.

[Zaydos]

ಠ_ಠ
Fortunately I still have positive HP. Albeit not a lot.
He continues running.

((added wrong strength modifier; that should be 6))

It will hit you again if you run? You'll have to survive 9 more attacks before Con checks start being made. Are you sure you want to do this?

[Emperor Ing]

((well...lessee...I have two options. One, submit myself to the mercy of the D20 for the CHANCE of KOing this thing, or do automatic 24 damage to it but pray that it doesn't land a hit against my atrocious AC.))
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]
[roll8]
[roll9]

This is going to end very very badly

[Zaydos]

((it ran last action; it's at -2 AC because it lost its Dex bonus; you're lowest attack roll was 15... that -2 saved you))

You tear into the creature with a ferocity and leave it, barely, unconscious. The other is still coming, though (only 20-ft away now).

[Emperor Ing]

((oh...wow...))
Malathot flies 50 ft away from it vertically.

[Zaydos]

((poor maneuverability; max height gain is 50% and going up is at double cost. Not that it matters as this creature lacks ranged capability and therefore is a non-challenge))

You can easily get away from the landbound, and projectile lacking, enemy.

[Emperor Ing]

He breathes minty freshness on it.
[roll0]

[Zaydos]

Knowing the battle is lost, it begins to flee (runs 80-ft).

[Emperor Ing]

He flies after it with a move action (40 ft) and blasts it with magic missile
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Emperor Ing]

Scratch this post.

[Zaydos]

Your spell fails again, it's as if you don't have any sorcerous energy remaining. A similar feeling as to when you've already expended it all through use of spells.

[Emperor Ing]

He watches the creature run. He'll then look at the thing he just eviscerated, and try to take a bite out of it.

[Zaydos]

It doesn't taste good, or bad. It doesn't really taste much at all. It's like the rest of this world, bland; although it might be that something is sapping your senses making everything blander.

Yyyyqph!

[Emperor Ing]

((Spy sappin' mah dragon!))
Malathot looks around, and resumes eating.

[Zaydos]

You see nothing of note or interest.

Make a spot check (remember the +4 from the symbiot).

[Emperor Ing]

[roll0]
The unoffical success check
I seriously hope it's a deadringer spy.

[Zaydos]

You see nothing of note.

((success would have just let you see an enticing, but ultimately suicidally dangerous place in the distance full of powerful daemons))

[Emperor Ing]

((Sooo...Blood for the Blood God?))
After finishing the suprisingly bland tasting creature, Malathot continues up the river.

[Zaydos]

The landscape continues as a dreary waste for several more hours. Make a Spot check.

[Emperor Ing]

[roll0]
'ere we go!
(If I paint Malathot red, will he go fasta?)

[Zaydos]

The landscape is just a waste of grey. Your body is beginning to grow tired from traveling in this expanse.

[Emperor Ing]

(No wait, paint Malathot Blue, to make him lukky.)
He goes to rest.

[Zaydos]

((it would only attract the attention of the Chaos Gods))

Wisdom check (as always)

Will save (cause I'm evil)

[Emperor Ing]

((No, Red makes it go fasta, blue makes it lukky.))
[roll]1d20-1[roll]
The Fail Check
[roll0]
The OTHER fail check (will save)

[Emperor Ing]

Because I failed the fail check...
[roll0]