The Caress of Steel

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Welcome brave heroes, horrific min-maxers, drunkards, brethren and wenches!
Stay a while and listen to a story of four heroes, each mighty in their own sadistic manipulations of rules and other such maniacal methods.

1. Jeremy = Joseph Eisenfaust = Half-Minotaur Half-Human Fighter
2. Leo = = Sheet hidden due to DM discretion
3. Jeff = Bonovox = Wizard
4. Himmy = TBA

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Before we begin, I'd let to set out some format guidelines. More might be added as we go on, so please pay attention.
Rolls* - [Total roll, Dmg Done**] = [# Rolled] + [Modifer] *first thing on post **If this was an attack
Taking Damage* - {Current HP / HP total} *first thing on post after being attacked
Speaking in character - "text here"
Speaking out of character - //text here
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Combat Map:
Through the magic of ASCII, a simple combat map can be created at will to fit any size room or encounter.
1-4 = enemies
A-C = Initial of your character.

|1|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|2|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|4|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|3|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|A|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|B|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|C|_|

Post this map AFTER rolls and dmg counter.
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Sample Post:

Attack 1 - [26,15] = [18] + [8]
Attack 2 - [18,10] = [15] + [3]

HP - {47 / 51}

|1|_|_|
|_|A|_|
|_|_|_|

//I take a full-round action to attack |1| twice with my weapon.
"RP RP", *RP RP*
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That should be all for now, enjoy the campaign!

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Jeremy - A long hard trek from your homelands has taken you to many places; The large city of Willowdale is merely your next destination on a charge of the highest order from your master. You find yourself near the outskirts of the outlying plains, about half a day from the entrance of the city. There is some fear amongst these parts of your appearance, but your hopes are that the large city shall be able to cope. Luckily, during one of your previous escapades, you were able to snag a Hat of Disguise from a rogue who mistakenly "ran" into you at a bad moment. (add a Hat of Disguise to your inventory) How do you proceed?

Jeff- Currently staying at one of the more prestigious inns, your duties of the Arcane Order have led to Willowdale in order to check up on the council there. Your job, almost finished, was to check up on the different aspects of the order and make sure that everything is working efficiently and up to standards. Other than a few clerical errors, you find that the time here would have been wasted, if not for an old friend you found whom you had much discourse with over matters of arcane sorcery (copy an extra spell free to your book). You're just coming back from this meet when you chance upon a large crowd gathering around a small creature. What do you do?

Leo - Hark! The word of your church is little, and your emergence into this world is still new! A young kobold on his path to sainthood has too been driven to Willowdale by the virtue and passion of his god, Pun-Pun. Speak out amongst the crowd of people you have "enticed" into listening to your oratory skills, and see what the future holds.

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disguise check. 10+10 = 20
Gather information: 12 + 0 = 12.

disguise is: hat covering horns, otherwise making me look I dunno, giant humanish? skin = skin, not fur. If people ask about who/what the hell I am, I'm this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Beaupr%C3%A9
(add plate armour and such, and you've pretty well got me.)

Otherwise,
see if I can't find some information on Sirus. ring up the local pubs (get a table as a chair if necessary for alcohol consumption) --> go to market place, etc.

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Jeremy - You journey up to the gate and are not noticed by the guards allowing entrance into the city. The huge layout of the Western District is somewhat confusing at first, and your attempt to find the local pubs and taverns is met with a bit of bad luck. The ones you do find are either completely empty, or have few patrons of interest. You do try to buy a few mugs of ale for some of the patrons, but the name Sirus rings no bells. You venture out into the streets again. (Make a Listen and Spot check)

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Being of the curious sort, I head toward the crowd and attempt to use my size to my advantage to push my way to the front.

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spot: 16+12 = 28
Listen: 6+12 = 18.

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Jeremy - You noticed that many of the bars had been empty, in fact much of the District here had been devoid of the regular crowd of people during the market hours. Following a few slips of the tongue from some pub patrons, you appear in a middle of a square full of a great mass of people. Strangely enough, people closer to the source of the commotion seem far more entranced and interested in what's occurring than those at the edge who are almost fanatic in their rage and anger.

Jeff - Being of the small sort, your knowledge of getting through crowds is immense. Your trusty dagger prodding left and right allows you quick passage into the front of the line. (Roll a Will save)

//Ignore the ** marks for actions, this works perfectly fine as is by description. Everything else stands for now though, thanks!

//Err at this point, I'd hope Leo might step in soon, as it's basically leading up to his part. If you guys don't mind waiting until he gets a chance, that'd be great. Just to get things flowing :p

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Will Save 18 = Roll[10] + Will[+8]

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Standing atop a small soap-box costing NO MORE THAN 1GP, Nup-Nup Susej begins his speech which he has practiced obsessively during his travels.

"My name is Nup-Nup Susej, the mouth of Pun-Pun the Broken and speaker of the truth. I have come to you today with a message of deliverance. A message of hope. A message that will free you from the shackles of oppression. That message is the truth.

Your Gods are using you. They need you to keep their tyrannical power up on high. They use their faith and powers to bully you into servitude. Their slaves perform miracles of power, not because they do it out of the goodness of their heart, but to tighten the metaphorical leash they have placed around your neck. Those that claim that they are good do so because it suits their purposes. Those that claim otherwise do so because it also suits their purposes. The Gods you believe in are extra-dimensional parasites that are sucking you of your lives.

I am the mount of Pun-Pun the broken, the one being who has achieved God-hood; who has stolen God-hood! He is testament that we do not need these parasites in our lives! Follow his example and do not believe in your parasites! Do not believe in the lies that their servants have been spouting! Believe in the example of Pun-pun, that even the layman can achieve God-hood! Believe in me, who's words will shatter the shackles of your oppressors, who believes in you!"

Diplomacy = 14 + 26 = 40

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Jeff - You notice that as you get closer to the source of interest, the racket and temperament amongst the city-folk has died down to almost a hush. You witness the oratory works of what seems to be a kobold, preaching a message of truth and hope. As this is going on, you do not notice that you have inherited the same calm state of mind as those around you, and are almost transfixed by what he is saying.

Jeremy - You're coming close to the edge of the crowd, how do you proceed?

Leo - Your oratory skills are almost exemplary, bringing to you a sizable crowd of suitably impressed civilians. In their faces you can see an eagerness to help you with your cause, and the knowledge that your message will be spread quickly around the city by the end of the day.

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Well, I guess I'm just going to stay and listen for a while!

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Gather information: NATURAL 20 + 0 = 20.

Eh, I guess just walk up to crowd WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYONE. View what the center of the comotion is, begin uttering mishearings of whatever the hell the guy is saying, IE, blessed are the shoemakers! and so on.
Or, better yet,
YOUR DOGS ARE USING YOU. GUN GUN IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ACHIEVED GODHEAD. DO NOT BELIEVE IN ISRAELITES.
In the end, start talking to random people to see whether or not any of them have heard of Sirus. if not, begin moving onto the next town.

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*Looks at newcomer angrily*

"Oy, musta! We can't catch a chip of the gummerton over 'ere! Put youah wikkers in a tip, or go follah a bangerdoo!"

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DO YOU MIND?! I CAN'T HEAR A BLOODY THING, BIG NOSE! What'd he say about cheesemakers?

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Jeremy - You start verbally accosting some of the members of the crowd, and they begin to turn around and look at you with a sense of annoyance. You attempt to mention Sirus, but no one is bothering to answer your questions, as they're bothered at your apparent blasphemy of the preacher in the middle of the crowd. As you go to move away, you get surrounded and pushed closer into the crowd, and a particularly strange halfling begins to blabber at you. (Make a Will save) (Make a Int. check)

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Will save: 20 + 4 = 24 (wow, I can't believe my luck)
Int check: 8 + 0 = 8.

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"Ya, spanky. Not a pit 'ere can give a lump about no 'Seeeerius,' so I suggest ya have a bit of a pliner, and don't take the timper. Else, I'm gonna back you a poik in the dumms."

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Jeremy - You're not sure if it was the strange incomprehensible babbling from the halfling, or your proximity to the source of the crowd, but the previous peevish attitude you held towards the speaker and his words seems to have sloughed off. Your large stature gives you ample height to look past the throng of people and see a lone kobold chanting and speaking of his deity's ways. His ideas seem to make sense, but they're not really in alignment with your current goals of the master.

Leo - While you're speaking, you notice that there are two in the crowd that do not hang off of every word you say. One of them, the halfling, is engaged in speaking with a larger, more stoutly fellow. You attempt to bolster your performance, but to no avail, as the two are now arguing amongst each other.

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Attempt to intimidate roll: 14+12/16 = 26/30. (group intimidate)
(conditional modifier vs. all medium creatures: +12, against small: +16)
BACK OFF YOU INCOMPREHENSIBLE WHELPS.

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// Jeff and Jeremy - You're under the effect of Calm Emotions
// Should have made it more clear, my apologies.
// You're going to have to rethink that action Jeremy, as you attempt to yell but nothing happens.

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uhh... ok then.
--> I don't do that. I start leaving the area. whistle "hulk running away theme."
move off towards the pub to drown away my sorrows.

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Leo - You notice two guards approaching from the main street towards you. As they start passing by people in the crowd, they seem to almost part without thought for the two to pass through. What do you do?

Jeff + Jeremy - (Roll a Spot check)

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Spot check: 3+12 = 15.
blarg

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Spot check 2 = Roll[3] + Spot[-1]

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