FE 37

Sir, 6:32 PM
So, when last we left, you had just escaped from the tower of Galis, after finding what you hope was pretty incriminating evidence in his hoard.  You were led there by Malis, a being who was bound to a huge statue of Tiamat as a 'boon' from the goddess to Galis for the sacrifice of five metallic dragons.

Tiamat, 6:33 PM
((And who put the whammy on Ander))

Sir, 6:34 PM
He did indeed charm Ander to get him out.  But he wants to get out of the pact that Tiamat made with Galis that bound him,

Tiamat, 6:34 PM
((It's still rude))

Sir, 6:34 PM
Very!

Tiamat, 6:35 PM
((Are we still running?))

Sir, 6:35 PM
You featherfalled down to street level.

Kite, 6:35 PM
Kite squeak

Sir, 6:36 PM
And kite is a rat.

Tiamat, 6:36 PM
"We'll get you back in a moment, Kite."

Sir, 6:36 PM
But what you do next is up to you!

Kite, 6:36 PM
Kite nods. It's adorable.

Tiamat, 6:36 PM
Tiamat runs.

Tiamat, 6:38 PM
Tiamat is gonna try and find an alley to duck into

Sir, 6:39 PM
You can do so!  The alleys are huge.

Tiamat, 6:39 PM
((Do I believe I am still being chased?))

Sir, 6:40 PM
You weren't sure you were really being chased to begin with.  Malis disappeared and told you to run, but you never saw Galis chasing you or anything.  Which is good, because featherfalling off a tower is not a good way to escape a dragon.

Tiamat, 6:41 PM
((Fair point))

Tiamat, 6:41 PM
Tiamat will change Daneel and Kite back.

Hank, 6:41 PM
Hank straigtens his hat

Hank, 6:41 PM
so whats the plan now?

Tiamat, 6:42 PM
"...head back and tell Iskander I guess."

Kite, 6:43 PM
Kite nods.

Kite, 6:43 PM
We found proof. … it was horrible.

Bel, 6:43 PM
That seems like the best course of action, yes.

Tiamat, 6:43 PM
Tiamat would like to punch the nearby wall.

Tiamat, 6:44 PM
"OW!  ...yeah...ok...we should go back."

Kite, 6:45 PM
... I am not sure what purpose that served.

Tiamat, 6:45 PM
"Letting off steam.  Don't worry about it."

Sir, 6:45 PM
Howh ard do you punch, Ander?

Tiamat, 6:45 PM
"...pretty hard.  Why?"

Hank, 6:46 PM
Hank will look outside the alley and see if there is any commotion in the street

Sir, 6:46 PM
I mean, that's the DM asking the player, how hard do you punch the wall?

Sir, 6:46 PM
Perception check, Daneel.

Tiamat, 6:47 PM
((...pretty hard...I can roll damage if you want. ^^; ))

Sir, 6:47 PM
Just take one point for drama.

Tiamat, 6:47 PM
((kk))

Hank, 6:47 PM
(( 7 daneel got distracted by wall punching))

Tiamat, 6:50 PM
Tiamat will take a look too.

Tiamat, 6:50 PM
((10, if that helps))

Sir, 6:50 PM
You guys don't notice anything extraordinary commotions.

Kite, 6:51 PM
We should get going.

Tiamat, 6:51 PM
Tiamat nods and gets moving.

Hank, 6:52 PM
Hank follows

Bel, 6:53 PM
Bel tries not to run unless necessary. Running attracts attention.

Tiamat, 6:53 PM
Tiamat will try and head back to Iskander's manor.

Kite, 6:54 PM
Kite sticks with Ander.

Tiamat, 6:54 PM
Tiamat is sulking all the way.

Tiamat, 6:56 PM
"...hey Kite...I wasn't in...I wasn't thinking straight then.  But when we were in the hoard...did Malis seem...when you did your prayer thing, it seemed like it got to him."

Kite, 6:56 PM
It did. Likely the hoard is consecrated to Tiamat.

Sir, 6:57 PM
Gimme perception checks.

Tiamat, 6:57 PM
((8))

Hank, 6:57 PM
((nat 20, 21 total))

Kite, 6:59 PM
((7, dunno what you're talkin' about.))

Sir, 6:59 PM
Both Daneel and Vashti spot a carriage careening toward the group!

Kite, 6:59 PM
Reconsecrating some of its elements to the Song and Bahamut would not have been comfortable.

Hank, 7:00 PM
watch out

Hank, 7:00 PM
Hank indicates the xarriage and looks foe an alleyway to go into

Sir, 7:01 PM
Perception, Daneel.

Tiamat, 7:01 PM
Tiamat draws his sword

Hank, 7:01 PM
((4))

Kite, 7:02 PM
Kite tries to get out of the way.

Bel, 7:03 PM
Bel attempts to get out of the way and help others to get out of the way as well.

Sir, 7:04 PM
The carriage peels up to you and the driver looks down at you.  It's Ven, in an outlandish hat.

Sir, 7:04 PM
"'ey, you lot, why're running?"

Tiamat, 7:04 PM
"...nice hat.  Lose a bet?"

Kite, 7:04 PM
We thought someone was attempting to run us over.

Kite, 7:05 PM
Would you bring us back to Iskandar?

Tiamat, 7:05 PM
Tiamat sheaths her sword.

Tiamat, 7:07 PM
"The party kind of went sideways.  We managed to get out."

Hank, 7:09 PM
I mean the party kind of went to plan I thought?

Tiamat, 7:09 PM
"True, except at the end."

Tiamat, 7:09 PM
"Galis might be onto us."

Kite, 7:09 PM
It was not a good party.

Sir, 7:09 PM
Ven:   What are you talking about.  This hat is brilliant and you're jealous.

Sir, 7:10 PM
She starts driving the carriage back to Iskandar's!

Hank, 7:10 PM
It is a good hat, they just don’t understand hats

Tiamat, 7:10 PM
Tiamat rolls her eyes.

Tiamat, 7:12 PM
No more attacks at the manor?

Sir, 7:18 PM
Ven:  Pretty quiet back home.  Boss still isn't back yet, but he told me to kinda hover around the neighborhood after I dropped you all off.

Tiamat, 7:19 PM
"Smart."

Tiamat, 7:20 PM
"...we heading back to the manor?  We do have some news to give and it might not be smart to give it out here."

Kite, 7:22 PM
Indeed.

Sir, 7:22 PM
Ven:  That's the plan.  You did find somethin', though?

Tiamat, 7:22 PM
"Way more than we expected."

Tiamat, 7:23 PM
"Again, we can discuss it in private when we get back."

Kite, 7:24 PM
Right.

Tiamat, 7:25 PM
"...not to be...this might sound...was there a plan on how to pay us?"

Kite, 7:27 PM
I do not think we require additional money.

Tiamat, 7:27 PM
"No!  That's not where I was going!"

Sir, 7:27 PM
You guys get slammed from one side of the carriage to the other as Ven 'drives'.

Tiamat, 7:28 PM
"No...I-- OOF!  Ok.  I wanted...I want to talk to your boss about other means of payment.  Not money.  When we get back, I need to talk to him."

Kite, 7:31 PM
Kite nods.

Sir, 7:35 PM
Sorry, I need a minute.  Assume you get back to Iskandar's estate unharassed and you have some time to yourselves if you wanna chat amongst yourselves.

Tiamat, 7:35 PM
((S'ok.  Sorry.))

Bel, 7:35 PM
[I hope things are okay. '^']

Tiamat, 7:36 PM
((If this isn't a good night for you, we can move or have someone else DM or whatever you need.  It's up to you, just let us know.))

Tiamat, 7:37 PM
((We think you're doing great so far.))

Tiamat, 7:37 PM
((But if it's an outside thing, you can resolve that and we'll be here.))

Tiamat, 7:38 PM
Tiamat will be pacing around whatever room we are waiting in, though ((If we're squishing))

Kite, 7:42 PM
Perhaps we ought to have stolen the dragons.

Tiamat, 7:42 PM
"How?"

Tiamat, 7:42 PM
"They were full sized dragon bodies.  You're probably the strongest one here and I don't see you carrying that."

Hank, 7:45 PM
I wonder if the rat thing works on dead bodies?

Tiamat, 7:46 PM
".............that....would've been super weird."

Tiamat, 7:46 PM
"Like...maybe.  If this goes...somewhere maybe we can test that."

Kite, 7:47 PM
I could not even drag a dragon's body. I am not sure turning them into rats would be appropriate.

Tiamat, 7:47 PM
"Malis...who, incidentally, is a fucking asshole who I am totally gonna stab next time we see him, seemed convinced that this would be enough to at least do...something.  And I assume Iskander will know...something?  Maybe.  I don't know.  But at this point...just is, I guess."

Hank, 7:49 PM
Well hopefully it is , if not we kind of wasted whatever distraction Iskander engineered.

Tiamat, 7:50 PM
"It at least lets us know what we're getting involved in."

Kite, 7:50 PM
It will be enough.

Tiamat, 7:50 PM
Tiamat has changed back into his regular robes, fyi

Tiamat, 7:53 PM
"...Daneel, incidentally, pro-tip...if I am fawning that much over some dude we just met...I AM BEING CHARMED!  HELP ME OUT!"

Sir, 7:53 PM
So I need everyone to roll a percentile roll for me.

Tiamat, 7:53 PM
((91))

Kite, 7:54 PM
((84!))

Hank, 7:54 PM
((29))

Kite, 7:54 PM
I am going to do some research into charm prevention.

Hank, 7:54 PM
You seemed fine to me Ander, don’t know what to say.

Bel, 7:56 PM
[32]

Tiamat, 7:56 PM
Tiamat is glaring daggers at Daneel

Sir, 7:56 PM
So!  Daneel collapses.

Sir, 7:56 PM
Daneel, you're at 0 hit points.

Tiamat, 7:57 PM
"OH SHIT!"

Kite, 7:57 PM
... what happened?

Tiamat, 7:57 PM
Tiamat runs over and...checks for a heartbeat, I guess.

Tiamat, 7:57 PM
"Kite, put some healing into him!"

Sir, 7:57 PM
No heartbeat.

Kite, 7:58 PM
Kite lays on hands.

Tiamat, 7:58 PM
((5 medicine, I don't know how to do shit!))

Kite, 7:59 PM
Kite is only slightly better.

Sir, 7:59 PM
It doesn't seem to work, Kite.

Kite, 7:59 PM
... it isn't working.

Tiamat, 8:00 PM
"...Daneel!  Get up!  Now!  You can't just...what?!?"

Sir, 8:00 PM
His body seems completely unharmed.

Kite, 8:00 PM
Kite puts all her healing into him.

Sir, 8:00 PM
No injuries, no problems, it just stopped.

Tiamat, 8:00 PM
"HELP!  SOMEBODY HELP!"

Bel, 8:01 PM
Bel will also attempt to help, but will try to see if there are esoteric shenanigans going on. There almost certainly are, but she has no idea what.

Tiamat, 8:01 PM
Tiamat runs to get help!

Kite, 8:02 PM
Kite checks for extraplanarity.

Sir, 8:03 PM
You can roll Arcana, Vashti.  Lemme look up Divine Sense real quick, Kite.

Bel, 8:04 PM
[12]

Kite, 8:06 PM
Daneel! Daneel?

Tiamat, 8:07 PM
"WHY ARE THERE NO GUARDS AROUND?!?  THIS PLACE IS A FUCKING MANOR!  WHERE IS EVERYONE?!?"

Sir, 8:07 PM
There are guards around.  Sorry, I'm in a couple of different rooms.  The guards gather around but aren't terribly sure of what's going on.  ".... have you tried kicking him?" Suggests a minotaur.

Tiamat, 8:08 PM
((Oh, ok.))

Tiamat, 8:08 PM
Tiamat tries kicking him.

Sir, 8:09 PM
Roll damage.

Tiamat, 8:09 PM
((7 damage :) ))

Kite, 8:10 PM
Daneel?

Tiamat, 8:13 PM
"...ok...ok....ok.....ok.....um....oh gods, ok."

Kite, 8:14 PM
I believe he is communing with an evil entity.

Tiamat, 8:15 PM
"............oh...............that's not better."

Bel, 8:15 PM
Oh. Lovely.

Kite, 8:16 PM
Kite starts pushing his chest in and out, trying to fake-breathe.

Bel, 8:16 PM
Apparently his soul is no longer here.

Sir, 8:16 PM
Daneel gasps and wakes up!

Bel, 8:16 PM
Nevermind?

Sir, 8:16 PM
Daneel, you have a broken rib.

Tiamat, 8:17 PM
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!  WHAT?!?"

Hank, 8:17 PM
(( are my hitpoints at 0 still?))

Sir, 8:17 PM
Oh, yes.

Sir, 8:18 PM
I shall not make the rest of you roll to recognize that Daneel now has horns.

Kite, 8:18 PM
... what were you talking to?

Hank, 8:18 PM
Ow that hurts , who kicked me in the side?

Sir, 8:18 PM
They're scaled dragon-looking horns.

Tiamat, 8:19 PM
"I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!"

Tiamat, 8:19 PM
"Also you have horns now."

Hank, 8:19 PM
So you kicked me?

Hank, 8:19 PM
Hank feels them

Tiamat, 8:19 PM
"I have a limited set of skills."

Sir, 8:19 PM
Daneel, you are no longer a Wild Magic Sorcerer, you're now a Draconic Sorcerer.

Sir, 8:20 PM
You can adjust things for the next time we play.

Hank, 8:20 PM
Well that’s new hopefully my hat still fits

Sir, 8:20 PM
Not very well.

Sir, 8:20 PM
There is a price for power.

Kite, 8:20 PM
... did you make a bargain with Tiamat?

Hank, 8:22 PM
... no

Sir, 8:22 PM
And yeah, you can't get your hat to sit right, Daneel.

Hank, 8:22 PM
(( 10 deception with disadvantage))

Tiamat, 8:23 PM
((..................are you fucking kidding me?  ...I rolled a 9.))

Sir, 8:23 PM
Vashti and Kite don't need to roll.

Bel, 8:24 PM
I'm pretty sure I know what "Mark of the Five Heads" means.

Tiamat, 8:24 PM
".........seriously, Daneel?"

Hank, 8:25 PM
Yeah that would be a giveaway wouldn’t it.

Sir, 8:25 PM
((You can pick which color of dragon your ancestry is Daneel, but it must be chromatic.)

Hank, 8:25 PM
((Ok))

Tiamat, 8:26 PM
"........................What the fuck is wrong with you?!?"

Kite, 8:27 PM
That was not a good idea.

Tiamat, 8:27 PM
"What could she have possibly offered you to make you think this was a good idea?!?"

Kite, 8:28 PM
It was a very bad idea.

Hank, 8:29 PM
I mean whether it was a good idea or not it was helpful.

Tiamat, 8:29 PM
"I just want it noted I turned down offers from TWO malevolent entities!"

Kite, 8:30 PM
It is not likely to be helpful.

Hank, 8:30 PM
She has taken her protection from Galis

Kite, 8:30 PM
I may need to get special dispensation in order to continue working with this.

Sir, 8:31 PM
Give me a charisma saving throw, Daneel.

Hank, 8:31 PM
((20 unnatural))

Bel, 8:32 PM
Be on your guard. Something is happening.

Sir, 8:32 PM
Daneel, you take no actual damage but are wracked with the strangest, most intense pain you've ever felt.

Hank, 8:32 PM
OOOW!

Hank, 8:32 PM
Ok that hurts

Tiamat, 8:33 PM
"Oh suck it up.  I didn't kick you that hard."

Hank, 8:34 PM
This is something else

Sir, 8:34 PM
Iskandar comes in.  "Why does it sound like a halfling is dying in here?"

Hank, 8:34 PM
Hank is curled up on floor in pain

Kite, 8:35 PM
One almost did.

Hank, 8:36 PM
It’s ok it should pass in a minute apparantly.

Bel, 8:36 PM
Apparently "paracausal re-editing"?

Kite, 8:37 PM
I am not sure what that means.

Tiamat, 8:37 PM
"........this is so far outside of my skill set."

Sir, 8:37 PM
The pain ends!

Bel, 8:37 PM
That makes at least three of us.

Hank, 8:38 PM
Hank gets up and dusts himself off

Hank, 8:38 PM
Hank goes back to trying to get the hat to fit

Sir, 8:38 PM
With the horns, it's tough, it just keeps ending up hanging awardly off the top of one or the other horns.

Tiamat, 8:38 PM
"Dude, the horns curve back.  Just slide the hat under them first."

Sir, 8:39 PM
Iskandar:  …. what did I miss?

Hank, 8:39 PM
It’s been an eventful night shall we say

Sir, 8:39 PM
Iskandar:  Let's say more.  In a way that has facts and details.

Hank, 8:40 PM
Oh I was going to leave that to the others.

Sir, 8:41 PM
Iskandar:  I am almost entirely certain you didn't have horns when I left.

Hank, 8:41 PM
I mean we should probably start with the dinner and what we found in galis house

Tiamat, 8:41 PM
"Kite can probably help a lot with the details."

Tiamat, 8:42 PM
"Basically, we learned that Galis had sacrificed five other dragons as part of ritual to gain Tiamat's favor and some of her power."

Sir, 8:42 PM
Iskandar:   Gross.

Bel, 8:43 PM
Five metallic dragons whose corpses are still in his hoard.

Sir, 8:43 PM
Iskandar:  That sounds promising.  Did you see the corpses?

Kite, 8:43 PM
Yes.

Tiamat, 8:44 PM
"And Kite got some of their scales."

Tiamat, 8:44 PM
"Also, I found a statue that apparently holds some entities bound to his service."

Tiamat, 8:44 PM
"Useful, but major jerks."

Kite, 8:45 PM
Kite shows the scales.

Sir, 8:45 PM
Iskandar:  Even better.

Sir, 8:45 PM
Iskandar takes them.  "You mean his creepy servants with rhyming names?"

Hank, 8:46 PM
Yes apparantly that’s part of the deal.

Tiamat, 8:46 PM
"Yeah.  Not sure what they are, but one of them got shook when Kite was purifying some of the hoard."

Kite, 8:47 PM
I am extremely concerned.

Tiamat, 8:47 PM
"Oh, and maybe now Daneel can tell you about his little addition."

Hank, 8:48 PM
You know I am getting glared at a lot tonight.

Tiamat, 8:48 PM
"You earned it!"

Sir, 8:48 PM
Iskandar:  It's probably the horns.

Sir, 8:48 PM
Iskandar:  Sudden horns put people off.

Kite, 8:49 PM
He made a bargain with Tiamat.

Sir, 8:49 PM
Iskandar:  Oh, brilliant.

Hank, 8:49 PM
It removes Tiamat protection from Galis

Hank, 8:50 PM
One little tidbit, I kind of apparantly need Galis to stay alive though

Tiamat, 8:50 PM
"And binds you to the queen of evil dragons!"

Tiamat, 8:50 PM
".....................I'm sorry, what?"

Sir, 8:51 PM
Iskandar:  Why did she make this deal with you?

Hank, 8:51 PM
I don’t know just woke up in the void and she said how Galis disappointed her.

Sir, 8:52 PM
Iskandar:  And that wasn't a warning sign that you shouldn't go down the same path as he did?

Tiamat, 8:53 PM
"Yeah, what exactly do you think will happen when you disappoint her?"

Hank, 8:54 PM
But see that’s not now right now, we can deal with Galis right now... I will deal with an angry goddess when it comes to that.

Tiamat, 8:55 PM
".......so, your plan, at any given time, is to just keep fucking up in the hopes that, at some point, you can magically fuck up right out of all the other fuck ups?"

Hank, 8:56 PM
Or I die because of the fuck ups yes, it’s gotten me this far hasn’t it?

Tiamat, 8:57 PM
"......................you know what?  Whatever.  It happened.  It's a thing that happened.  Good news is, probably good for Iskander."

Kite, 8:58 PM
I am extremely upset.

Sir, 8:59 PM
"Yeah.  You're gonna love this one, hat-guy, you sold your soul to Elder Sister right before I dragged you all to visit the temple of Bahamut.  This should be fun."

Sir, 8:59 PM
He stows the scales.

Hank, 9:00 PM
.... oh joy.

Tiamat, 9:00 PM
"...can he even go in there now?"

Sir, 9:00 PM
"I guess we'll know when we see him burst into flames."

Hank, 9:01 PM
Actually that has happened to me before this deal so you know

Tiamat, 9:01 PM
"........I am so...I don't even know where to begin with all this."

Tiamat, 9:04 PM
"...let's just...do it.  Are we leaving now?  I can leave now."

Sir, 9:04 PM
Iskandar:  Come on, we'll fly.

Tiamat, 9:05 PM
"Of course we will."

Sir, 9:08 PM
He heads outside and turns into a dragon.

Kite, 9:08 PM
Kite follows him.

Tiamat, 9:09 PM
Tiamat does too

Hank, 9:09 PM
Hank follows as well

Sir, 9:09 PM
"All right, let's get going."  He lets you guys get on him!

Kite, 9:10 PM
Kite does.

Tiamat, 9:10 PM
Tiamat does so, but does not look comfortable with it.

Hank, 9:10 PM
Hank climbs on as well.

Sir, 9:11 PM
He beats his wings and takes off, heading toward a huge temple at the edge of the city.

Sir, 9:13 PM
He flies inside through huge openings at the apex of the temple clearly meant for dragons flying in and out.  Daneel!  Gimme a Wis save.

Hank, 9:13 PM
((... that’s a 9))

Sir, 9:14 PM
You take 12 pts of radiant damage.

Hank, 9:15 PM
(( did my hitpoints ever reset it I am still at zero when I take that damage?))

Sir, 9:15 PM
Did anyone heal you?

Hank, 9:15 PM
((Nope not once concious))

Kite, 9:16 PM
((I said I used all my magic before when he was out cold.))

Sir, 9:16 PM
((It didn't work then, would Kite have done it once he was awake?))

Tiamat, 9:17 PM
((If Daneel goes out, Ander will dump his last healing potion into him.))

Tiamat, 9:19 PM
((Party has one last 2d4 + 2 potion from way back when.))

Tiamat, 9:19 PM
((Or at least I do.))

Kite, 9:19 PM
((I WOULD have if I had any left, but I did not.))

Sir, 9:20 PM
((No, I'm gonna say that you still had all your healing, it just didn't work earlier so it like.... didn't go anywhere, you still have all your Lay on Hands.))

Sir, 9:21 PM
((I'm just verifying that Kite did not withhold healing.

Kite, 9:22 PM
((Oh gosh no.))

Sir, 9:22 PM
Okay, how much hp is that total?

Kite, 9:23 PM
((I have no idea.))

Tiamat, 9:24 PM
((If we're level 6, I believe she could've dumped 30 hp back into him))

Sir, 9:24 PM
((Yeah, 30.))

Sir, 9:25 PM
So you have 18 hp at present, Daneel, as Isk comes to a landing.

Hank, 9:25 PM
Ow , yeah the temple doesn’t seem to like me unsurprisingly, maybe I should wait outside.

Tiamat, 9:26 PM
"You want me to wait with you?  If shit goes down, you'd be awfully defenseless out here alone."

Sir, 9:27 PM
Iskandar:  I need you all here.

Hank, 9:28 PM
... ok if the temple kills me you are like fourth on the list of people I blame for that Iskander.

Hank, 9:29 PM
Let’s do whatever this is quick then

Kite, 9:29 PM
Clearly I have not been an adequate role model.

Tiamat, 9:29 PM
"Pretty sure Daneel's beyond your help, Kite."

Sir, 9:31 PM
Iskandar:  I need you to tell the people here what you saw and need as many people to corroborate as possible.  I didn't anticipate you making a deal with Dragon Devil.

Kite, 9:32 PM
We can tell them.

Kite, 9:33 PM
... I am not sure what you were thinking, Daneel.

Hank, 9:35 PM
Let’s tell them what we saw... and we can do the lectures and recriminations when a building ISNT TRYING TO KILL ME

Tiamat, 9:35 PM
"...I'm not gonna lie, I am kind of enjoying this.  Instant karma."

Sir, 9:36 PM
Iskandar takes on his half-elf form and heads toward a large silver dragon.  "Pran!  It's me again.  These are the people I told you about."

Kite, 9:37 PM
Kite just shakes her head.

Bel, 9:37 PM
Bel waves. Awkwardly.

Tiamat, 9:37 PM
"...Kite, this ain't on you."

Tiamat, 9:40 PM
"You're not responsible for what we do."

Kite, 9:41 PM
Still.

Tiamat, 9:42 PM
"...still what?"

Sir, 9:42 PM
((So I think I'm gonna end here for now, but you can keep squishing.))

Kite, 9:43 PM
Still. I feel I ought to have prevented this.

Tiamat, 9:44 PM
"How?  He got pulled to another dimension by a god and made a deal.  There was nothing you could've done."

Tiamat, 9:44 PM
"...when Malis got me, you told me to remember it wasn't my fault."

Tiamat, 9:44 PM
"And you were right."

Tiamat, 9:45 PM
"So, I'm telling you now, this is not your fault."

Tiamat, 9:48 PM
"...and maybe Daneel is right.  It depowers Galis and maybe Daneel will find a way to shake Tiamat before things go too far sideways."

Kite, 9:48 PM
Maybe.

Kite, 9:49 PM
She is a very powerful evil entity.

Tiamat, 9:49 PM
"Not our first."

Kite, 9:50 PM
No. But the first we have lost someone to.

Tiamat, 9:50 PM
"He's not lost yet...probably...I think."

Tiamat, 9:50 PM
"...I hate everything here.  I hate all of this."

Kite, 9:51 PM
I feel I would like it if we were not in this circumstance.

Tiamat, 9:52 PM
"Maybe they'll cleanse him in the temple."

Hank, 9:53 PM
It would probably hurt our testimony if they find out one of us is somehow connected to Tiamat.

Tiamat, 9:53 PM
".....I think they're gonna notice, Daneel."

Tiamat, 9:54 PM
"...you have horns."

Hank, 9:54 PM
... this is true.

Tiamat, 9:56 PM
"...I would hate it here, even if we weren't doing all of this.  Everything's too big."

Hank, 9:56 PM
It is very big and open here.

Kite, 9:56 PM
It is extremely large. I did not realize how difficult that makes things. I will try to make an effort to make things easier for you and Daneel in the future.

Tiamat, 9:57 PM
"...don't worry about it."

Tiamat, 9:58 PM
"...this is totally unfair, you realize that?  I die, I come back as this little shit.  You die and get badass horns."

Hank, 9:59 PM
... I died?

Kite, 9:59 PM
And an obviously evil aura.

Tiamat, 9:59 PM
"Your heart stopped beating."

Hank, 10:01 PM
... ok did not know that, most people don’t kill you to have a chat.

Kite, 10:01 PM
She is not a good deity, Daneel.

Hank, 10:02 PM
Yeah, I get that, but this hopefully puts Galis at a disadvantage... he is still a dragon.

Hank, 10:03 PM
And clever enough to cover up at least five murders

Tiamat, 10:03 PM
"...I appreciate what you tried to do, Daneel...but next time, maybe talk with us before jumping in like that."

Hank, 10:05 PM
...ok

Tiamat, 10:06 PM
"...........granted, you were dead so...I don't know"

Tiamat, 10:07 PM
"I hate all this magic shit.  When can we get a simple mission where I punch a bad guy in the face?"

Hank, 10:08 PM
That’s what the fighting thing was for... before a wizard crashed an other dimensional monstrosity into it.

Hank, 10:08 PM
Bright side the arena should be running by time we get back

Tiamat, 10:09 PM
"Hopefully."

Tiamat, 10:09 PM
"......do they hurt?  The horns?"

Hank, 10:10 PM
Not really they feel strange but not painful.

Tiamat, 10:10 PM
"They do look really cool.  Like, they're not dinky little stubby horns.  They're the full on badass horns."

Hank, 10:12 PM
That’s cool , kind of makes it worth not being able to wear a hat

Tiamat, 10:12 PM
"...maybe you could hook it on one of the horns?"

Hank, 10:14 PM
I will figure something out, that might work

Kite, 10:14 PM
I do not think hats should be our major concern at this time.

Tiamat, 10:15 PM
"...is there something more to do this, Kite?"

Tiamat, 10:17 PM
"Like...yeah, it was stupid.  It will undoubtedly come back to bite him in the butt...but it does help us.  And you didn't get like this when I got my evil hand thing."

Kite, 10:17 PM
I had hoped we had learned from that.

Tiamat, 10:19 PM
"Well...we'll go over it again."

Bel, 10:21 PM
The way things are going, it'll probably be me next. I'm going to guess it'll involve fey.

Tiamat, 10:21 PM
"...I hate to say it, but in his shoes, I probably would've done the same thing."

Tiamat, 10:22 PM
"Needs of the group over his own.  ...that's admirable."

Kite, 10:23 PM
That is not something we need. It will create more problems in the long run than it solves.

Tiamat, 10:24 PM
Well...too late now.  We'll just have to deal with those when they happen.

Kite, 10:24 PM
If we could at least all agree not to do it again, that might help.

Tiamat, 10:25 PM
"That sounds fair to me."

Tiamat, 10:25 PM
"New agreement.  No pacts with unknown magic folks without consulting everyone first."

Bel, 10:26 PM
Alright.

Kite, 10:27 PM
Particularly evil ones.

Bel, 10:29 PM
If I suspect a mysterious creature is evil, I will at least try to stall as long as I can while searching for fine print.

Bel, 10:30 PM
Then I'll turn them down, after having wasted their time.

Bel, 10:30 PM
At least I'll die petty.

Hank, 10:30 PM
Ander did that and still ended up with an evil hand

Kite, 10:31 PM
Temporarily.

Tiamat, 10:31 PM
"Yeah, but we fixed that."

Bel, 10:31 PM
Fair enough, though.

Tiamat, 10:32 PM
"Also, the offer that thing was making was way better than yours.  He was basically offering me my life back."

Tiamat, 10:33 PM
"You jumped at a really small solution to a problem we were half-way solving to begin with."

Kite, 10:33 PM
The point is that neither is a good bargain.

Tiamat, 10:34 PM
".........."

Hank, 10:38 PM
Also probably worth mentioning that there might be more than the horns... apparantly she made it so one of my ancestors was a dragon.

Tiamat, 10:39 PM
"...................that raises so many questions."

Tiamat, 10:39 PM
"Also, what did you mean when you said you needed to keep Galis?"

Hank, 10:40 PM
Oh that, yeah he has to stay alive.

Tiamat, 10:41 PM
"...not saying we won't keep him alive but...why?"

Hank, 10:41 PM
She wants him to suffer and apparantly he won’t if he is dead.

Tiamat, 10:42 PM
".............ok...see....that's why we're concerned."

Hank, 10:42 PM
To be fair she added that bit at the very end

Sir, 6:33 PM
So then.  You were in the temple of bahamut and DAneel was ever so slightly smoldering from discomfort and Kite's disappointment.

Tiamat, 6:34 PM
"...ok...so...new rule, no one makes a deal with any god-level folks without consulting us first."

Kite, 6:35 PM
Agreed.

Tiamat, 6:36 PM
"Especially evil ones."

Kite, 6:37 PM
I wonder what else she chose to change.

Tiamat, 6:38 PM
"...you mean about Daneel, or just in general?"

Kite, 6:38 PM
Either. One relatively minor change of ancestry may have had ripple effects.

Sir, 6:39 PM
Iskandar:  Time magic is always messy.

Sir, 6:39 PM
Iskandar:  Even for dragons, so that means it's just inherently messy.

Hank, 6:40 PM
Well that’s very reassuring

Tiamat, 6:40 PM
"...it's nice to see that dragons have a real sense of modesty about themselves."

Tiamat, 6:41 PM
"...how long exactly do we have to wait here?  I am kind of worried Daneel might burst into flame at some point."

Hank, 6:42 PM
Only got hit once when we entered so far. But yes I would prefer not to burst into flames.

Sir, 6:44 PM
Iskandar:  I'll find a cleric, hold up.

Tiamat, 6:44 PM
"Thanks."

Kite, 6:45 PM
Kite shakes her head.

Tiamat, 6:48 PM
"...Daneel, can you do me a favor?"

Hank, 6:49 PM
Depends on the favor , but probably

Tiamat, 6:49 PM
"Say the words 'I promise not to make these kinds of deals again without talking to us first'."

Hank, 6:51 PM
Would it mean anything though, let’s be honest you know I have lied to you and this group in the past.

Hank, 6:51 PM
Would you actually trust my word for anything?

Kite, 6:52 PM
… I am concerned.

Tiamat, 6:53 PM
Tiamat stands at his full height (as Daneel is the only one who's maybe shorter than he is) and tries for a withering look to match Kite's.  "Then actually mean it.  And understand if you break that promise I will find you and you will understand why I was once very scary to a LOT of people tougher than you."

Tiamat, 6:54 PM
((I will roll intimidation, if you want this to come down to numbers))

Sir, 6:55 PM
That's up to Caleb, I think, if he wants to leave it to rp I'd let him.

Hank, 6:57 PM
Hank will look Ander straight in the eye “and I haven’t gone by my word or consistently told the truth in quite a while so excuse me if I am trying to be better than I have been and failing sometimes.”

Hank, 6:58 PM
I will do my best to not make deals with entireties without the groups approval

Hank, 6:58 PM
That’s the most real guarantee I can give you at this time.

Tiamat, 6:58 PM
"........ sigh Well, that's better than nothing."

Tiamat, 6:59 PM
"...I guess."

Sir, 6:59 PM
Iskandar comes out with a fairly breathtakingly beautiful woman with dark skin and dark hair, wearing silverly vestments with the sigil of Bahamut on them.

Sir, 6:59 PM
Iskandar:  Anyway, this is them.

Tiamat, 7:00 PM
"...we're them."

Sir, 7:01 PM
She eyes Daneel, but doesn't say anything about that whole situation.  "I understand you have some remains?"

Tiamat, 7:02 PM
Tiamat looks to Kite for that.

Kite, 7:02 PM
Kite offers them up to her.

Kite, 7:02 PM
There are others left behind, but we did not find them. I am sorry.

Tiamat, 7:04 PM
"Also, we couldn't carry all the remains.  So, most of the remains are still in the hoard."

Sir, 7:05 PM
(How many scales did you end up with?  Two or three?)

Tiamat, 7:05 PM
((I think two.))

Kite, 7:05 PM
((Two.))

Tiamat, 7:06 PM
((From two different dragons))

Sir, 7:06 PM
((Right, was just trying to remember how many dragons you turned up.))

Sir, 7:06 PM
Isk:  I'm going to leave you with Kaleene here while I retrieve a magistrate.  Then she'll do the truth spell thing, and you can report what you saw.

Kite, 7:07 PM
Yes.

Sir, 7:07 PM
Kaleene:  I'm High Priestess Kaleene, by the way.  He's terrible at introducing.

Kite, 7:07 PM
Kite.

Tiamat, 7:07 PM
"I noticed.  He doesn't seem good with things that aren't him."

Tiamat, 7:08 PM
"I'm Ander."

Sir, 7:08 PM
Iskandar:  How dare you.

Kite, 7:08 PM
((Or attractive.))

Tiamat, 7:08 PM
Tiamat smirks

Hank, 7:09 PM
Hank ducked behind Kite the second she mentioned high priestess.

Tiamat, 7:10 PM
"........she noticed you the moment she came over, Daneel."

Hank, 7:11 PM
Fair enough

Kite, 7:13 PM
I am not sure how it can be fixed.

Tiamat, 7:14 PM
"One thing at a time, guys.  Kaleene, what's gonna happen here?"

Tiamat, 7:14 PM
"Like...what should we be expected to do?"

Sir, 7:17 PM
Kaleene:  Well, when Iskandar returns, I'll cast a zone of truth and you can tell them what you saw in Galis' hoard.

Tiamat, 7:19 PM
"...no one's gonna smite Daneel, right?  He was trying to do the right thing...in his own profoundly stupid way."

Sir, 7:20 PM
Kaleene:  I'll inspect the scales magically -- if what Isk was saying you were saying is true, we should be able to tell the magic used to taint and consecrate the hoard.

Kite, 7:20 PM
Smiting would be counterproductive in any case.

Sir, 7:20 PM
Kaleene:  Being an adherent of Elder Sister isn't illegal on it's own.  I'm a bit surprised to see him just walk in the temple, but as long as he's not murdering anyone, it's fine.

Tiamat, 7:21 PM
"...I'm not sure 'just' walk in is the right word, but good to know."

Tiamat, 7:21 PM
"Trust us, he's not gonna murder anyone."

Hank, 7:22 PM
Nope , no murder just testifying and leaving.

Sir, 7:23 PM
Kaleene:  If you say so.

Sir, 7:23 PM
Kaleene:  Can I get you some tea?

Kite, 7:24 PM
Yes, please.

Tiamat, 7:24 PM
"Sounds good, thank you."

Tiamat, 7:26 PM
"...Kite, if we're gonna be waiting a bit, can I talk to you?"

Kite, 7:26 PM
Certainly.

Tiamat, 7:27 PM
Tiamat would like to go off with Kite, if that's ok.

Tiamat, 7:27 PM
((I am hoping it won't take long))

Sir, 7:29 PM
Ander and Kite go off, and Kaleene looks over at Daneel.  "So.  What brought you to the worship of the Adversary?"

Sir, 7:29 PM
"Mommy issues?  Daddy issues?  Self-esteem?"

Sir, 7:30 PM
Kaleene:  Have you ever thought about worshiping a deity that isn't evil?

Hank, 7:30 PM
I mean this is fairly new as in it happened about an hour or so ago.

Hank, 7:30 PM
Still haven’t really processed it.

Sir, 7:31 PM
Kaleene:  Wait, what?

Hank, 7:32 PM
After we got back from galis hoard she confronted me in a void for messing with what was hers and took Galis protection and gave it to me.

Sir, 7:32 PM
Kaleene:  … What, what.

Sir, 7:32 PM
Kaleene:  You spoke to her.

Hank, 7:33 PM
Apparantly I was dead when that happened.

Sir, 7:33 PM
She squints at you.

Sir, 7:33 PM
Kaleene:  What did she give you?

Hank, 7:34 PM
She made my great great grandmother a dragon

Sir, 7:36 PM
Kaleene:  … why?

Hank, 7:38 PM
Power and control, I haven’t said anything but other than the horns my magic feels different.

Hank, 7:39 PM
Haven’t cast a spell since the change but the magic used to be chaotic uncontrolled on a base level, now it feels more a part of me and more primal.

Tiamat, 7:39 PM
Tiamat heads back

Tiamat, 7:39 PM
"You two having fun?"

Hank, 7:40 PM
No smiting yet.

Kite, 7:41 PM
No.

Kite, 7:41 PM
I am going to have to write an affidavit as to why I am spending significant time with someone who worships an evil deity.

Sir, 7:41 PM
Kaleene:  Have you thought about praying to Bahamut?

Kite, 7:43 PM
Kite assumes this is addressed to Daneel.

Hank, 7:44 PM
I am kind of afraid of immediately pissing off Tiamat. But I am also afraid of this temple killing me before I leave.

Hank, 7:44 PM
I will try after the testimony before we leave.

Sir, 7:44 PM
KAleene:  That is inevitable, you know.

Sir, 7:44 PM
Kaleene:  Look at Galis.  She made a pact with him and apparently abandoned him.

Tiamat, 7:45 PM
((...this has become a Christian Evangelist movie all of the sudden.  We shall pray the devil away.))

Tiamat, 7:45 PM
(( :) ))

Sir, 7:46 PM
(Shhh.  It's deeply coded.  Like how Aslan is secretly a Jesus analogue in NArnia.))

Kite, 7:48 PM
((SO not a secret.))

Tiamat, 7:48 PM
"...you wanna give it a go, Daneel?  You just confessing that Tiamat said she had Galis is probably good for our case."

Tiamat, 7:48 PM
"...and then you don't go to dragon hell, which I am betting is one of the worst hells."

Hank, 7:51 PM
Ok I will try now and hopefully not get struck dead by either of them.

Sir, 7:52 PM
Kaleene:  Of course.  A dragon goddess would be the best at making the worst hell.

Tiamat, 7:52 PM
"...wow, so you all do that, huh?  Ok."

Sir, 7:53 PM
Kaleene: Do what?

Tiamat, 7:54 PM
"...don't worry about it."

Tiamat, 7:54 PM
((Ander's dump stat is CHA. :) ))

Tiamat, 7:55 PM
"...so...is this how you get all of your followers?"

Sir, 7:57 PM
Kaleene:  No.  But I figured if he's open to worshiping one dragon god, maybe he could try the other non-evil one.  Also if for whatever reason Tiamat would deign to speak to him personally, maybe Bahamut would take an interest too.

Kite, 7:57 PM
… are they likely to fight over him?

Hank, 7:59 PM
Hank will sit down in a corner and attempt to pray to bahamut.

Tiamat, 7:59 PM
Tiamat snickers.

Tiamat, 8:00 PM
"Sorry, just...thinking about gods fighting...over Daneel."

Kite, 8:00 PM
He is a sorcerer.

Tiamat, 8:01 PM
"He was super excited last week cause he finally figured out how to fix his hat."

Kite, 8:01 PM
… because often when he tried, it exploded. You see the issue.

Sir, 8:02 PM
Okay!  How genuinely are you trying to pray, Daneel?

Hank, 8:07 PM
(( as genuinely as he can as someone who knows nothing about either god and has never prayed before))

Hank, 8:07 PM
(( so not very genuine))

Sir, 8:08 PM
I mean, like... is he praying in the 'close my eyes and mumble to get these nerds off my back' or the 'I don't know how this works but I'm trying if it'll get me out of this jam' sort of way.

Kite, 8:08 PM
((There are no atheists in foxholes and he is in the foxiest of holes right now.))

Hank, 8:08 PM
(( the second))

Sir, 8:13 PM
Give me a religion check, then!

Hank, 8:13 PM
((... 7))

Kite, 8:17 PM
((Nice knowin' ya!))

Sir, 8:20 PM
You have... no idea how to go about this.  You've never even... what is the word, 'prayered' before.

Tiamat, 8:20 PM
"...how do we know if it works?"

Hank, 8:21 PM
Do you have a pamphlet or instructions on how to pray?

Tiamat, 8:23 PM
"...isn't it...like...asking...but like...with passion?"

Kite, 8:23 PM
Concentration helps.

Hank, 8:24 PM
So concentrate and ask with passion?

Tiamat, 8:24 PM
"...is it like meditating?  ...cause sometimes we light some incense at the temple to help with that."

Kite, 8:25 PM
A bit, yes.

Kite, 8:25 PM
I often sing mine.

Hank, 8:26 PM
Ok any other advice?

Tiamat, 8:27 PM
"...focus on your breathing?  ...I taught Kite a couple meditation exercises I can show you, but those are about controlling your energy and emotions.  ...not getting a hold of a god."

Hank, 8:28 PM
Hank is going to find a statue or carving of bahamut near us and looking at that try again using the advice he just got.

Kite, 8:31 PM
Kite sighs.

Sir, 8:32 PM
((Sorry, hold on.))

Hank, 8:32 PM
((Np))

Sir, 8:45 PM
((Okay, sorry about that.))

Tiamat, 8:45 PM
((S'ok))

Sir, 8:45 PM
Roll again with advantage.

Sir, 8:45 PM
Religion again.

Hank, 8:46 PM
((12 ))

Sir, 8:48 PM
Everyone give me a con save.

Sir, 8:48 PM
The candles in the area all go out and you feel a chilling breeze pass through this room with no windows and a closed door.

Tiamat, 8:48 PM
((.....natural 1.  Total of 3.))

Hank, 8:48 PM
((17))

Sir, 8:53 PM
Kite?

Kite, 8:53 PM
((ACK SORRY))

Kite, 8:53 PM
((Also, everyone within 10 feet of me gets um...))

Kite, 8:54 PM
((A +6 bonus? … that can't be right, you can't go above 20 in this game.))

Kite, 8:55 PM
((OH! No, a +3.))

Kite, 8:55 PM
((Sorry, I was looking in the wrong spot.))

Kite, 8:55 PM
((So I rolled a 10.))

Tiamat, 8:55 PM
((That brings me up to a 6, but I crit failed, so I don't know if that helps))

Hank, 8:56 PM
(( hopefully Daneel praying didn’t kill anyone))

Tiamat, 9:01 PM
(( Dead?  You still with us?))

Sir, 9:02 PM
So!  The three of you find yourselves in a black featureless void.  Kite and Ander, you have 1 hp.

Kite, 9:02 PM
… ng.

Kite, 9:02 PM
Kite takes a knee.

Tiamat, 9:02 PM
"......this is getting.......so old."

Hank, 9:03 PM
This is not going to be good

Tiamat, 9:04 PM
"...what are the odds that Bahamut and Tiamat both contact via voids and hurting?"

Kite, 9:04 PM
She is an evil deity.

Kite, 9:04 PM
None.

Sir, 9:06 PM
You guys hear a voice that you kinda feel in your bones echo out of the darkness.  "Are you already spurning my gifts?  I am very offended."

Sir, 9:06 PM
Voice:  It doesn't matter.  You're where I want you anyway.

Sir, 9:06 PM
Perception checks!

Tiamat, 9:07 PM
((................another natural 1.  3, total.))

Hank, 9:07 PM
((15 ))

Kite, 9:07 PM
((14.))

Tiamat, 9:07 PM
((Seriously, wtf Roll20?))

Kite, 9:08 PM
((Now we know where Arakas's luck went.))

Sir, 9:08 PM
So the darkness seems thick, like it's more of a black fog than a void, and Kite and Daneel feel something coming out of the darkness toward you.  Daneel, you cannot move.

Sir, 9:09 PM
Or, you can move your arms and stuff, but you can't move your legs.

Hank, 9:10 PM
Fine I made a mistake but you can let the other two go you have no reason to punish them.

Sir, 9:12 PM
Voice:  … oh, it's true.  You're not alone.  But it doesn't matter.

Tiamat, 9:12 PM
"Bitch, you ain't even the first evil god asshole I've met in a void!  Quit playing and get out here where I can deck you!"

Sir, 9:14 PM
A huge shape comes out of the darkness in front of ander!  It's a huge green scaled dragon's head whose neck recedes into the ashes.  It igornes Ander and starts slithering toward Daneel.  Kite, give me a Religion check.

Kite, 9:14 PM
((8.))

Sir, 9:15 PM
I'm gonna have you guys roll intiative, even if it isn't necessarily a combat scenario just to determine an order.

Hank, 9:16 PM
((22 ))

Tiamat, 9:16 PM
((19))

Kite, 9:18 PM
((15!))

Sir, 9:19 PM
Daneel!  You're first.  this head is coming toward you.  You cannot move away.  It's 60 feet away -- what do you do?

Hank, 9:22 PM
Hank will stare straight at the head “let the others go I am the one that screwed up as you knew would happen eventually”.

Hank, 9:22 PM
That’s it

Sir, 9:23 PM
Tiamat:  I'm not the one that brought them here.  It doesn't matter, though.

Sir, 9:23 PM
The head slithers forward.  It's 30 feet away, headed right toward Daneel.

Sir, 9:23 PM
Ander!

Tiamat, 9:24 PM
((It went past me, right?  So I am by it's neck?))

Sir, 9:24 PM
Yep.

Sir, 9:24 PM
It is completely ignoring you.

Tiamat, 9:24 PM
Tiamat will take Skara and try to decapitate the fucking god monster dragon.

Tiamat, 9:25 PM
((............not sure if this matters in the slightest...but I rolled a nat 20))

Tiamat, 9:27 PM
((...did...did I break the DM?))

Tiamat, 9:27 PM
((Canto's just like "I did not think he'd be that stupid."))

Sir, 9:27 PM
((No, my mom keeps coming in to ask me things.))

Tiamat, 9:27 PM
((Oh, sorry.))

Sir, 9:27 PM
It's a hit, roll damage for the crit.

Tiamat, 9:28 PM
((...I am gonna make it a deft strike.))

Sir, 9:28 PM
What does that mean?

Tiamat, 9:29 PM
((so it is 22 damage total, if I am allowed to do that.  If not, it's a 12))

Tiamat, 9:29 PM
((Deft Strike allows me to add damage equal to my martial arts die))

Sir, 9:29 PM
((oooh, okay.  Why wouldn't you be able to do that?))

Tiamat, 9:30 PM
((I wasn't sure if I called it too late or not.  So, then it's 22 damage with the critical hit.))

Sir, 9:31 PM
That's fine!  You cut into the neck.  It's like it's hollow, almost... you almost sever it.

Sir, 9:31 PM
Another head starts to come out, closer to kite, this one is red.   It starts slithering, it is 60 feet away from Daneel.

Sir, 9:32 PM
The green one is also still approaching.  Kite!

Tiamat, 9:33 PM
(( Kite we are now fighting Gheddora.))

Kite, 9:34 PM
((Hmm.))

Kite, 9:35 PM
((PMing some questions.))

Kite, 9:37 PM
Kite draws her sword and points it at the red head. "I will not play this game with you."

Sir, 9:40 PM
The red head seems to shrink back, and start retreating into the darkness again.

Sir, 9:40 PM
DAneel!

Hank, 9:42 PM
Seeing Ander attack Daneel will join in

Hank, 9:43 PM
Hank will cast scorching ray 1 at green two at red

Sir, 9:43 PM
How do you attack?

Sir, 9:43 PM
Red is gone.

Sir, 9:43 PM
There's just green.

Hank, 9:43 PM
3 at green then

Hank, 9:45 PM
((17, 5 , 12 to hit))

Sir, 9:45 PM
Two hit!  Roll damage.

Hank, 9:45 PM
(( 12 damage total))

Sir, 9:49 PM
So your damage seems to heal the green head of a lot of the damage that Ander did.

Sir, 9:49 PM
Ander!

Tiamat, 9:50 PM
Tiamat will slash at it again!

Tiamat, 9:50 PM
((10 to hit, not great))

Sir, 9:51 PM
That still hits.

Tiamat, 9:51 PM
((9 damage))

Tiamat, 9:52 PM
Tiamat will then use step of the wind to move 70 feet in a turn and try to get between the advancing head and Daneel.

Tiamat, 9:52 PM
"BACK THE FUCK OFF!"

Sir, 9:53 PM
Once you get in front of it, it seems to notice you and just strike out at you with its massive jaws.  Does a 19 hit?

Tiamat, 9:54 PM
((It does))

Tiamat, 9:54 PM
((And I am at 1 hp, right?))

Sir, 9:58 PM
Yep.  The head strikes Ander and they poof out of the weird shadow realm.

Sir, 9:58 PM
So that leaves Kite and Daneel there.

Sir, 9:58 PM
Ander, you wake up on the floor of the temple.

Tiamat, 9:58 PM
((...........oh shit))

Sir, 9:59 PM
Kite and Daneel are laying there, seemingly unconscious with Kaleene hovering over.

Sir, 9:59 PM
Kite, it's your turn.

Sir, 9:59 PM
The green head is still bearing down on Daneel, it'll get there by next turn if it isn't stopped.

Kite, 10:01 PM
Kite points at the green head. "Depart."

Sir, 10:03 PM
It slithers away!   (I have rolled a 1 on their saves both times.)

Tiamat, 10:03 PM
Tiamat is running over to try and shake them awake, btw.

Sir, 10:05 PM
Kaleene:  They're not home.  This one is trapped by Elder Sister, and this one got pulled there by Bahamut, I think.  You too, before you came back.

Tiamat, 10:05 PM
"SO WHAT DO WE DO?!?"

Sir, 10:06 PM
Kaleene:  What did you see?

Sir, 10:06 PM
Meanwhile, in the void, a white head emerges and starts toward Daneel.

Sir, 10:06 PM
Daneel!  It is 60 feet away from you.

Hank, 10:07 PM
Hypnotic pattern on it

Hank, 10:07 PM
((16 wisdom save))

Sir, 10:09 PM
It seems to get faster, and now it's 20 feet away.

Sir, 10:10 PM
Give me an intelligence check, Daneel.

Hank, 10:11 PM
((8))

Sir, 10:12 PM
Kaleene:  I'm.... not sure what we can do.  It's up to him, and apparently her.

Tiamat, 10:13 PM
"........yeah, no.  I don't do that.  Find a way to put me back in."

Sir, 10:13 PM
Kaleene:  Try praying.  IT's what started all this.

Tiamat, 10:14 PM
Tiamat will go off and try it.  She will try using meditation practices to get there.

Sir, 10:14 PM
Straight wisdom check!

Tiamat, 10:14 PM
((5, we are not having a good night))

Sir, 10:15 PM
It's a very tense moment, it's hard to find the clarity to get there.

Sir, 10:18 PM
Kite and Daneel, give me a wisdom check.

Sir, 10:18 PM
Perception, I mean.

Hank, 10:18 PM
((21 ))

Kite, 10:18 PM
((16. not my strong point but I was lucky!))

Sir, 10:21 PM
You both notice that whenever Daneel uses his magic, the shadows in this place get thicker.

Kite, 10:23 PM
Stop using your magic.

Hank, 10:24 PM
What do we do then?

Kite, 10:25 PM
Either stand behind me, or... punch it in the face?

Sir, 10:25 PM
What do you do, Kite?  IT is still your turn.

Sir, 10:26 PM
the white head is almost to Daneel.

Kite, 10:27 PM
Kite points her sword at it and says "Perhaps it is time for you to give up."

Sir, 10:33 PM
This time, it does not do anything, as it makes its save.

Sir, 10:33 PM
Tiamat:  Now, Daneel, was it?  Just let it happen.  Most of you will be left afterwards, it's fine.

Sir, 10:34 PM
What do you do, Daneel?

Hank, 10:34 PM
That seems ominous

Hank, 10:35 PM
How close is it?

Sir, 10:36 PM
It's just about on you.  It's in melee range.

Hank, 10:36 PM
Try and slash it with a dagger then

Hank, 10:37 PM
(( 20 to hit , 3 damage))

Sir, 10:41 PM
You notice, Daneel, that your dagger seems to be made of platinum.

Sir, 10:43 PM
You hit it, and the head vanishes.

Sir, 10:43 PM
Tiamat:  This is getting tiresome.

Sir, 10:44 PM
A black and a blue head come out of the shadows.

Sir, 10:45 PM
The shadows are, you notice, not as thick as they were a moment ago.

Sir, 10:47 PM
Tiamat:  Tell you what.  Here's the door.  You just go through it and wake up, and we'll forget this little thing happened at all.

Sir, 10:47 PM
A door appears before you!

Kite, 10:48 PM
I feel we ought to prove our point.

Hank, 10:48 PM
And why should I trust the door anymore than anything else that has happened here?

Sir, 10:48 PM
Tiamat:  Oh now you ask questions.  Boring.

Hank, 10:48 PM
Hank fires a light crossbow at the black head.

Tiamat, 10:49 PM
((YEAH!  FUCKING GET EM!))

Sir, 10:49 PM
That weapon is also made of platinum.

Hank, 10:49 PM
(( 9 probably misses though ))

Sir, 10:50 PM
It does not.  It hits the black head unerringly.

Kite, 10:51 PM
((I mean it is a dragon. It's not so difficult to hit, the tricky part is surviving the riposte.))

Sir, 10:52 PM
The black head vanishes.

Sir, 10:52 PM
Only the blue remains!

Hank, 10:52 PM
Hank fires on the blue head.

Sir, 10:53 PM
Another head down!

Sir, 10:53 PM
The shadows clear up, and you're in a very pleasant meadow that reminds you of home.

Sir, 10:54 PM
There's another voice now, but this one is much more pleasant to the ear.  "There.  That's better now, isn't it."

Hank, 10:55 PM
It is.

Tiamat, 10:55 PM
Tiamat is having a fit right now out in the real world, for the record.

Tiamat, 10:55 PM
Tiamat is convinced you guys are dead.

Kite, 10:55 PM
She is not a kind deity.

Sir, 10:56 PM
Voice:  No.  Now, I can't undo what was done.  She rewrote your history to amek you a fitting vessel, so you're going to have to carry that.

Sir, 10:56 PM
Voice:  But, you've effectively severed her direct connection with her.

Hank, 10:57 PM
That is what it is, you helped prevent whatever punishment she had planned.

Sir, 10:57 PM
Voice:  Only to a point.

Sir, 10:59 PM
Voice:  Sorry to pull you into this, miss Kite.  He needed the help.

Kite, 11:00 PM
I have no objection. But why not Ander?

Sir, 11:01 PM
Voice: I pulled you both, but Ander got bounced out.  Just remember, Daneel.  You have dragon blood now, no matter how it happened;  that means you're one of mine.  I'll be watching what you get up to with it.

Hank, 11:01 PM
Better you than the alternative.

Sir, 11:02 PM
Voice:  I'm going to send you on back, though, your friend is throwing a bit of a fit.

Sir, 11:02 PM
You guys wake up!

Tiamat, 11:02 PM
"...YOU SEND ME BACK RIGHT NOW OR I WI-- GUYS!"

Tiamat, 11:02 PM
Tiamat runs over and gives you guys a hug.

Kite, 11:03 PM
Kite sits up.

Kite, 11:03 PM
Kite does hug back, though.

Hank, 11:04 PM
Hank sits up and returns the hug a little awkwardly.

Kite, 11:06 PM
I hope you have learned your lesson. … I may have become my mother.

Tiamat, 11:06 PM
Tiamat pulls away

Hank, 11:06 PM
I think I have

Hank, 11:07 PM
Hank feels for the horns.

Sir, 11:07 PM
You still have scaled, but the horns have gotten noticeably smaller.

Tiamat, 11:07 PM
"Hey, you can wear your hat again."

Hank, 11:08 PM
Nothing like having to face down a giant dragon head with a dagger to teach a lesson.

Kite, 11:08 PM
Truly, we are blessed by the gods.

Hank, 11:09 PM
Hank puts his hat on.

Tiamat, 11:09 PM
"By the way, clerics here, fucking useless.  God shit is happening all over the gods damn place and you're sitting there, DOING NOTHING.  KALEENE!"

Sir, 11:09 PM
Kaleene:  Your friend knocked over a shelf of votive candles.

Tiamat, 11:10 PM
"I have my own methods for problem solving!"

Kite, 11:10 PM
Kite sighs.

Kite, 11:10 PM
Where is the mop?

Sir, 11:11 PM
Kaleene:  No, Ander will clean it, or pay for it.

Tiamat, 11:11 PM
Tiamat turns beet red in rage...but does go to pick up the candles.

Kite, 11:12 PM
Kite does help, as they never said she had to do it alone.

Hank, 11:12 PM
Hank helps as well

Sir, 11:13 PM
Will stop there.  Sorry we ran long.

Tiamat, 11:13 PM
((Fighting an imaginary god takes a while))

Sir, 11:13 PM
I wanted to get to an okay stopping point and would like someone else to run next week.

Hank, 11:13 PM
Np thanks for running it got a little crazy