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kingdomsofrain2026-01-17 02:26 pm
onefellswoop) wrote in kingdomsofrain2026-01-17 02:26 pm
shitlords!
placeholder title above! hmmmm
1) Prelude: Ill-Natured Shrubbery.
2) The Party Gathers: If a Tree Burns in the Forest...
3) Death House Pt. 1: Family, If You Wish It.
4) Death House Pt. 2: Onward and Downward.
5) Awich: The Dead All Know, The Dead All Go.
6) Awich: Investigations.
7) Awich: After the Battle.
8) Loch Bien: Complications, Concerns, Frogs.
1) Prelude: Ill-Natured Shrubbery.
2) The Party Gathers: If a Tree Burns in the Forest...
3) Death House Pt. 1: Family, If You Wish It.
4) Death House Pt. 2: Onward and Downward.
5) Awich: The Dead All Know, The Dead All Go.
6) Awich: Investigations.
7) Awich: After the Battle.
8) Loch Bien: Complications, Concerns, Frogs.
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[note: Rin Messages 16 [ Wow go piss your pants coward. ]
16 salutes with his middle finger.
Loras is going to make for RIn and Multiattack. Both attacks miss.
[note: Rin. Grins. With far too many sharp teeth.]
Loras makes a very angry snarling noise as the second one misses. Annnd Bly is directing 9 to shoot that "fucking bird.” 9 misses. 12 takes a shot at Liv, and hits for 3 points.
[note: She takes it in stride >:C!! Dima is not PLEASED. And is hissing under his breath something about tearing every last one of these fucks to pieces.]
Bly is going to snatch 9's crossbow and take aim, hits for 6 points.
FAE IS NOT PLEASED.
[note: Dima has now progressed to loudly, LOUDLY SNARLING THAT HE “WILL FUCKING FLAY YOU SHITS ALIVE AND FEED YOU TO YOUR MASTER.”]
And all three of the thugs are moving away from the sphere.
Golems up! Moloch is going to do a bit of a rampage here and dash. Makes a slam attack on 9 and crits, so that guy's basically mashed potots. Moloch swings both fists inward at 9's head and smashes it like a fucking watermelon. And then almost carefully throws the body away from the river.
Golem by Fae is going to move toward the bridge. The other golem is going for Loras— And rolls a crit fail. As the golem attempts to swing an arm to slam Loras, the arm. Falls. Off. These are not the FRESHEST golems. And it looks so hurt that this happened.
Sen calls out, "It's all right, you have a second one!"
The golem nods bravely. But that does end their turn.
Which brings us to an infuriated Faolan. He’s going to move 5 feet, Misty Step 30, move five more and attack Bly. He swings his flaming scimitar at Bly for a total of 14 damage. With his offhand, he swipes at Bly with his dagger, hits for another 4 points. Which ends his turn.
<.>
Nerys coming out of stealth to attempt a hit on Bly with the rapier, hits for 23 points. That is it for Bly, and Nerys is going to Shade Step out of there.
<.>
Sen is going to cast Tasha's Hideous Laughter on Loras— Who rolls a 20 on his save.
<.>
Rin Messages Sen that this guy just doesn't have a sense of humor. >:c
And Rin is going to begin by using their bonus action to Disengage. They’ll move away from Loras and take a shot with their shortbow. With Inspiration from Sen, they hit for 10 points. Rin will be blowing Sen an air kiss and using the rest of their movement, the ned.
Dima is livid. And also far, far away—
[note: The wolf is going to, at Fae's command, teleport Dima 15 feet closer. (!!Fae and wolf thank you!)]
Dima fixes sight on 12 aka the fuck who shot Liv, and on one hand, Dima knows Dima is low on spell slots. But. On the other. He. Is. Livid.
He does know there are more fucks around somewheRE, and Liv is telling him to shhh, shh. So Dima will do the smarteR thing, and cast Chill Touch on 12. Hits for 8 points with Inspiration, and Dima snarls aloud, “Feel it eat your flesh, shitheel.” A nice little creepy hand is now clinging to 12!
Liv goes multiattack. Beak hits for 9, talons hit for 11, and that fucker is down.
<.>
Thugs up. Loras is going to make an attack on the golem. First hits for 5 points, second is a crit and hits for 10 points. And Loras is going to disengage.
Golems are up, and this one's mad and is going to run at Loras. Swing its not-attached arm by the wrist and try to bludgeon him with it— Annnnd misses.
[note: Rin calls out that it was a great try!!]
Moloch is noticing the flaming sphere and Fae's sword. All three of the golems will be refusing to move towards that.
Fae is going to make an attack on 7 there, hits for 20 points. Second attack with the dagger hits for 3 points. And as a bonus action, he's moving the flaming sphere. 7 and 16 both fail their saving throws; 16 takes 9 points damage, 7 takes 8 and is fuckin dead.
<.>
Nerys goes stealth more with his very nice Expertise bonus.
[dm: He just winks the fuck out of existence.]
Stealths up to 13 with his rapier, hits for 25 damage. And since I don't thiiink he's bonus actioned? He'll Shade Step the fuck away.
<.>
Sen will give it a shot with one more Dissonant Whispers. “O LORAS YOU FUCKED UUUUP.”
Loras takes 9 points. Sen is maD.
...BUT also Sen is seeing a golem staring at him that he doesn't recognize and shouting, “WELL? COME FUCK THIS GUY UP, YOU SHIT.”
As he says that, the golem slumps. Sen momentarily stiffens, then makes a gagging sound, and as a bonus action, is going to make a melee attack on Loras.
A ten foot tentacle rises from the ground, water swelling through the mud at its base. It slams down on Loras, hits for 7 points of damage and slows Loras.
<.>
RIN IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH SEN. SOMETHING JUST HAPPENED?
[note: SEN DID STUPID THINGS WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG SEN. But he can make tentacles.]
Rin’s going to dart a look over make sure Sen is??? Standing?? Not disintegrating???
And they’re going to run closeR to Sen at least and take their shot at Loras with the shortbow, hitting for 8 damage. With that, Rin’s going to engage Dodge.
[note: Sen is now shouting, "A LITTLE HELP HERE???”]
Dima casts Chill Touch on Loras, hits for 5 damage and a clingy little hand— And that does it for Loras.
Dima. Looking at Sen. "Is that better." Blink.
Before immediately looking for Fae.
<.>
Sen, a Golem, Rin, and a tentacle are standing around Loras's body. Staring at Dima. Giving the shithead salute.
<.>
Dima returns that middle finger to the group, though his focus is on looking over at Fae.
<.>
The golem starts to fold back the fingers of its disembodied arm.
And holds it up.
With a two-finger salute.
[note: Rin now wants this golem to tend bar thanks. Sen wants to keep it too. ;.; That golem will absolutely be offered a position. Which, as it is one of the fighting pits golems, it would like.]
<.>
Liv goes for a multiattack on 16; both hits miss. She’ll take her flight off and away.
<.>
The remaining thugs are up, and both of them will begin converging on Fae. Both have multiattack. Both miss with their first attack, then hit with their second for a total of 5 points damage. Fae did succeed on saving throws against the shield bashes, but is down to 15 hit points.
The golems are still avoiding the fire.
That'll bring us to Fae and the wolf. Fae attacks 16 for 9 points, then another 2 points with his offhand dagger. As a bonus action, he moves the flame sphere.
The wolf is going to use fiery teleportation to get him out of there. 16 fails the save and takes 8 points, 13 succeeds and takes 1 point.
<.>
Nerys goes in for a rapier attack on 13. Hits for— Plenty, and 13’s out. Nerys Shade Steps the fuck away/
<.>
Sen is going to try and make his way up to the fight somehow. He'll use a bonus action to send that tentacle across as a present for 16.
[note: Dima just giving him A Look.]
The Sentacle hits, and that'll be it for 16; the Sentacle wraps around his throat and kind of swings him off his feet, then slams him into the ground.
The board is now clear of everyone but! The boss!
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Everyone makes their way across the river towards the structure that seems to have once been a temple. The golems still hang back, pacing the river's edge and watching Fae's scimitar with fear.
Fae calls out, "If anyone else is here, show yourselves. We don't want to kill you. We're just looking for the girls."
<.>
Rin is currently resisting a very strong impulse to shout something lewd in Calabra's voice. They're also walking close with Sen just. Keeping an eye on him because Sen u okay??
<.>
Sen has a hand on Rin's arm to reassure them, but he also keeps having odd twitching movements; his eyes glow and then return to normal and his face spasms until he snaps, "Stop that!"
From behind the ruined temple's walls, there's a sound of laughter, ugly and low. The meek-mannered valet they met in the tavern emerges, his footfalls heavy. Visento is armored as a gladiator, with studded leather and a heavy sword and shield. Though prepared for combat, he sneers down at the group and calls back, "It's just you and me, I'm afraid."
With that, his smile becomes a snarl of bared teeth; he pounds his sword's guard against his shield, then lets out a roar that echoes through the ruins.
[WIS saving throw
d: 5
r: 20
liv: 20
f: 16
s: 18
golems 1 + 2: fail
nerys: fail]
Dima, Liv, and Nerys are all currently Frightened. The golems turn tail and flee.
And with that, everyone roll initiative.
[INIT
d: 14
r: 19
f: 20
s: 14
nerys: 7
visento: 8]
Fae begins by casting Entangle right on top of Visento. Grasping vines and weeds sprout from the rubble and begin to snake their way at the manservant— Who does succeed on his saving throw, but he is in Difficult Terrain, which will affect his movement. And Fae is going to start moving that way.
The wolf casts Flame Seed; misses. And that'll be their turn because Fae is telling it to stay on Dima.
<.>
Rin takes a shortbow shot, misses. Uses their bonus action to Dodge.
Dima shakes off the fear effect. He doesn't know what came over him; what it was that allowed fear to sink its claws deep. It doesn't linger long, though, and with a look to Faolan's wolf, he feels his agitation settle, then turns to stare down Visento.
Speaking with sharp enunciation, "You. All of you. Have calculated very fucking poorly."
And Dima is going to cast Mind Spike. Visento makes the save and takes 8 damage.
[note: Dima is now out of spell slots. The DM points out here that there are corpses with weapons scattered around. Checking would require either going to each corpse and checking, or rolling a perception check and then going to X corpse.
PERC, d: nat 1
dm: From where he's standing, he can't tell what those two bodies have. He'll have to go check each one.]
Liv shakes off her fear. Goes in for multiattack. First would hit, but Visento uses his reaction to Parry, raising his AC and warding off the attack. Second attack misses. And Liv flies off.
<.>
Brings us to Sen, who, seeing what just happened, is going to cast Dissonant Whispers. Visento makes the save, takes 5 damage.
And onto Visento, who uses his movement to approach Fae and multiattack. Sword hits for 5 points, shield bash hits for 3 points, and Fae is knocked prone.
Standing over Fae, Visento lets out another roar, triumphant and primal.
[WIS saving throw—
r: 14
d: …5 again
liv: …nat 1]
Everyone is now frightened. Except the wolf, so there’s that.
<.>
Nerys doesn’t shake fear; he has had A Very Long Day, alas.
He does use Shade Step to blip out of Visento’s sight, and uses this opportunity to Hide and go stealth mode.
<.>
Fae is going to use his action to stand, then use his bonus action to Misty Step away. And using his movement, he's going to back up just a little more.
The wolf is staying on Dima and Fae is ordering it to Dodge unless Dima needs teleporting.
<.>
Rin shakes their fear, and is going to cast Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, sending Sen a backward air high-five as they attempt it.
[dm: Visento fails the save, and is now on the ground, prone, and alternating between laughing and snarling angrily. And Frightened is now removed from everyone.]
Rin does find thiS pretty funny tbh. They call out, “Thanks, Vinnie!” and engage Dodge.
Dima, while he’s not frightened and can approach, is going in for Burning Hands.
[note: FAE IS SHOUTING AT HIM DON'T GET CLOSE DIMA.
Sen is shouting at him as well, but it's hard to hear over Visento]
Look Dima will back up as much as he can after, but he is frustrated. And with Burning Hands— Wulp. He went in there and hit with all of 7 damage. Dima maybe is going to have Some Regrets. But right now. It feels nice to burn something.
[dm: As Visento takes fire damage from Dima's spell, Tasha's Laughter ends. He's still prone but no longer laughing. And he is stARING at Dima.]
Dima still does not Regret. Yet.
And he will back up those five feet.
Liv’s going in for another multiattack attempt. She misses with both. Liv and Dima both Off Any Game They Ever Had.
<.>
Sen’s up. And he's taking the opportunity to shout, "I TOLD YOU NOT TO HURT HIM YET"
[note: He's getting a backwards-flipped finger.]
He's going to use a level 2 spell slot for Dissonant Whispers. Visento finally fails his fucking save, and takes 18 damage.
Sen moves the Sentacle; it misses.
It sure is Visento’s turn now. He's going to use his action to get up. And he's going to use his wonderful bonus action to start pounding his shield and roaring.
[WIS saving throw—
f: fail
s: fail
n: succeed!
d: 15
liv: 10
r: 12]
Dima passes; Liv and Rin do not. Sen, Liv, and Rin need to attempt to put 60 ft between them and Visento. And so they do.
[note: Rin is upset their laughter ended. :c]
<.>
Nerys, in his stealth zone, is going to move, use Shade Step, and attempt a rapier attack. Hits for 34 points piercing damage.
<.>
Fae remains Frightened, oh no. He can’t do anything from this distance, but would like to have the wolf use Fiery Teleportation to get Dima away from Visento—
But Dima. Unfortunately is in I Am Angry mode. Which in this case means he wants to stay.
Fae is not happy with this. But that’ll end his turn.
<.>
Rin shakes off their fear. They move and take a shot with the shortbow; they miss. Rin will stay where they are and Dodge.
Onto Dima!
[dm: He is staring down a very big man with a sword.]
He is going to KEEP staring down this very big man with a sword. I do not argue that this is a gooD thing he is doing. But. It is a Dima thing.
Dima's plan right now is to stand his ground and go full authoritative daddy trash
cold-eyed stare. Folding his hands behind his back, little head tilt. And give Visento The Full Bullshit. In an attempt to, god only knows, try to throw him off his game, scare hiM, or at least keep Visento's attention away from the people who haVe more at hand to use. So.
Dima stands, back straight, shoulders relaxed. Probably bleeding from a number of wounds. And speaks, "It's funny, isn't it.
"I know what your Master has planned with Kettering Wrothrun. What he's planning for Morovsk. Do you think my family hasn't been watching?
"Do you believe I don't know.
"Why on EARTH do you think I'm here?
"I know what he has planned for me— And I know what waits for you, Visento.
"My body may well end up at the bottom of a canal, but yours will be beside me, Torrio's dagger in your chest."
And that’s it. That’s Dima’s attempt.
Liviana is thinking about strangling him.
[INT, d: 13
visento: 5]
<.>
Visento doesn't blink at the name, but there's a moment where Dima's words strike through very, very hard; he falters, seeming to go a little slack in his stance; his head turns just slightly as though to say, How -
But then with renewed fervor, he raises his shield and bares his teeth; he doesn't roar, but he growls angrily, clearly thrown by this - and has disadvantage on his next attack.
[dm: You can take with you the knowledge that SOMETHING Dima said was accurate enough that it worked.]
<.>
Dima he will remain standing precisely where he is.
Liv is, to begin with, mentally shouTing at Dima for being a fucking dumbass. SHOUTING AT DIMA WHILE TRYING NOT TO BE SCARED.
Liviana does shake off her fear, and swoops o Sen, wing-brushing him with a cast of Guidance.
Liv thinking very loudly HELP THAT IDIOT. Realizing also that Sen. Is ALSO prone to Bad Decisions. But you work with what you have! And she'll move back a littttle bit and be done!
<.>
Sen shakes fear, and he is going to move in and cast Dissonant Whispers at level 2 again. Visento fails his save and takes 13 damage.
Sen relocates the sentacle, which does not hit.
And now it’s Visento.
First thing he's doing is attempting his roar, and instead of disadvantage for him, everyone else gets advantage.
[WIS saving throw—
s: succeeds
wolf: succeeds
nerys: fail
liv: 16
d: 19
r: 8
ROGUES SCARED! Nerys just cowering in the temple. Rin ZOOMING past Fae.]
Visento looking at Dima and grinning. JUST ME AND YOU NOW.
[note: Dima. Blinks back. Bring it. Who knows Visento; maybe Dima will enjoy it.]
Sword hits for 2 points. Shield attack hits for 6 points. Dima does make his saving throw and isn’t knocked prone.
[note: Dim’s bleeding profusely but still standing VisentO. MAY HAVE LOST THREE QUARTERS OF HIS HEALTH but Dima is Very Calm rn.]
<.>
Nerys remains Very Scared. And so remains very cowering. He does attempt and manage to Hide.
[dm: He is very well hidden.]
<.>
Fae shakes off his fear, and he is going to shout at Dmitri after watching him do this STUPID THING—
“IS THAT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ABANDON ME, TOO?”
<.>
Dima.
Very suddenly. Looks aghast.
Self-possession goNe just staring over at Faolan, suddenly processing what he-himself just did.
He’s going to be replaying all of that for a good while.
<.>
Fae is going to try to get closer, and he will use Scorching Ray. Crits on two of the rays, rolls a 17 for the third?!?!
He is not even remotely fucking around. And that’s 37 points total damage.
SO FAOLAN.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS OTHER THAN MAKING DIMA REGRET EVERYTHING.
Faolan takes a run up the platform, terrified after witnessing what just happened to Dmitri, and casts three rays of fire at Visento, whose attention is fixed on Dima; the gladiator has no time to react, and the force and heat of the rays quickly engulf him in flames.
The heat leaves very little of his flesh behind, and the speed of the assault gives him no time to do more than scream a single, pitiable note before he falls.
And Faolan lets his hands fall to his sides, his eyes on Dima. He looks like he might cry.
Faolan shakes his head and turns his attention to untying the head from his belt; he tosses it to the ground and steps off the platform.
<.>
Dima has registered Visento's disintegration— But only barely.
Mostly what he sees is Faolan. And what he feels is cold, and the seep of his own blood.
He tries to speak, to stop Faolan. Doesn't think far enough to Message, and what Dima does get out is a soft, strangled, “Fae—“
And, after a moment's mental stammer: [ Please. ]
Rin, meanwhile, suddenly very much NOT afraid and remembering how to be honest fucking funny it was when Visento fell down laughing, THEN remembering how not at all funny it was when something happened with Sen and that Moloch spirit whatever, is going to start dashing over to Sen.
Liv is going to fly down and give the wolf spirit a nudge of her beak before flitting over to Faolan, circling him, then landing near but not oN and not precisely looking at Dima.
Dima has eyes and mind for one point of focus, one very wounded Faolan, and notices approximately none of this.
<.>
[ XP awarded means everyone has reached level 5!
As for loot: Searching the bodies, Rin and Sen manage to find:
the light crossbow Dima ignored
a ring on Indir's hand
a stone embeded in Visento's sword
2 potions
a die carved from bone on Loras's corpse
a strange key on Bly's corpse
around 54 GP in various denominations
several weapons of varying types (mace, swords, maul, heavy crossbows, shields) ]