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<blockquote data-quote="Jables1987" data-source="post: 6112247" data-attributes="member: 6726182"><p>Hey all, I'm playing in a Way of the Wicked campaign, annnnnd I need a little advice, as a player. If you could try to go easy on spoilers, that'd be appreciated. My party looks like this:</p><p></p><p>- LE Human Anti-paladin of Asmodeus (even if he says he's N, he's not; he's far too dogmatic and rigid)</p><p>- NE Human Wizard (My character)</p><p>- NE Suli Oracle of Urgathoa</p><p>- NE Dwarf Fighter/Barbarian</p><p>- N Bard (don't get excited, he's been slipping since we started)</p><p>- NE Undine Vitalist</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER]That being said, the party ran into (what I feel was rife with stupidity) some strife over the vampiric mist during the trials. When we first encountered it, the DM had it open by speaking in Aklo, which both myself and the Oracle speak. In a flash of desperate inspiration, I called out to it in Aklo, "Eat the bard, we wizards are bad for your health!". The DM asked me for a Diplomacy check, and with my glaring -1 Cha modifier, I burned my "Villain" Point to boost my roll; it netted me a 25. The mist replied that if we let it feed on one person, it would spare the rest of the party. Excited, I informed the party, and in a split second, things became divided. Myself and the oracle wanted to fetch a servant from upstairs and feed them to the mist, so that we could pass easily, and preserve a potentially powerful ally. The anti-paladin, however, demanded that we take the inscription on the door literally, and burn the creature to death. I declared that I wanted nothing to do with what I felt was a stupid, wasteful mistake, and immediately went back up to the mansion to retrieve a servant. My reasoning is that some random human was easier to obtain and mind control than the creature we had at hand. The anti-paladin set about trying to prepare a clever attack involving fire, which our bard (whom I do not have the most shining opinion of) immediately jumped in to assist. Fortunately, I returned before they completed their plan, and after feeding the mist, we were able to pass. Things came to a head, when we returned to the mist's room with the thrice-damned squire in tow (again, our anti-paladin demanded that we take the door's inscription literally, reasoning that by giving us information, the squire had served us well, while completely ignoring that the mist was obviously a potent ally and likely expensive to replace). The squire flipped out when he saw the mist, who wanted to feast on him; I decided to encourage the mist, calling out in Aklo that we had brought it another offering, in the hopes that the mist would at the least manage to kill the squire.</p><p></p><p>Well, that didn't get anywhere. They killed the mist, without my or the oracle's help (we shared the opinion that what the party was doing was foolish). I guess, what I would like to get some advice on, is the following:</p><p></p><p>- Any input or conjecture on how my DM is going to have the Cardinal react to what's going on thus far; the party is stupidly adamant about keeping the squire alive.</p><p>- Without saying why (the oracle and I have both been quite adept at spotting opportunities, and we're not even out of the trials yet), how useful could the mist have been to us?</p><p>- Does anyone have any suggestion on how I can survive this campaign personally? My character doesn't worship Asmodeus (or anyone, really), and he refuses to wear the circlet we've been given unless it's an emergency. He's managed to identify the disguise self portion, and with some serious study, has been able to ascertain that there's a powerful enchantment on the circlet that HIDES another magical effect, which my character and I do not trust at all.[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jables1987, post: 6112247, member: 6726182"] Hey all, I'm playing in a Way of the Wicked campaign, annnnnd I need a little advice, as a player. If you could try to go easy on spoilers, that'd be appreciated. My party looks like this: - LE Human Anti-paladin of Asmodeus (even if he says he's N, he's not; he's far too dogmatic and rigid) - NE Human Wizard (My character) - NE Suli Oracle of Urgathoa - NE Dwarf Fighter/Barbarian - N Bard (don't get excited, he's been slipping since we started) - NE Undine Vitalist [SPOILER]That being said, the party ran into (what I feel was rife with stupidity) some strife over the vampiric mist during the trials. When we first encountered it, the DM had it open by speaking in Aklo, which both myself and the Oracle speak. In a flash of desperate inspiration, I called out to it in Aklo, "Eat the bard, we wizards are bad for your health!". The DM asked me for a Diplomacy check, and with my glaring -1 Cha modifier, I burned my "Villain" Point to boost my roll; it netted me a 25. The mist replied that if we let it feed on one person, it would spare the rest of the party. Excited, I informed the party, and in a split second, things became divided. Myself and the oracle wanted to fetch a servant from upstairs and feed them to the mist, so that we could pass easily, and preserve a potentially powerful ally. The anti-paladin, however, demanded that we take the inscription on the door literally, and burn the creature to death. I declared that I wanted nothing to do with what I felt was a stupid, wasteful mistake, and immediately went back up to the mansion to retrieve a servant. My reasoning is that some random human was easier to obtain and mind control than the creature we had at hand. The anti-paladin set about trying to prepare a clever attack involving fire, which our bard (whom I do not have the most shining opinion of) immediately jumped in to assist. Fortunately, I returned before they completed their plan, and after feeding the mist, we were able to pass. Things came to a head, when we returned to the mist's room with the thrice-damned squire in tow (again, our anti-paladin demanded that we take the door's inscription literally, reasoning that by giving us information, the squire had served us well, while completely ignoring that the mist was obviously a potent ally and likely expensive to replace). The squire flipped out when he saw the mist, who wanted to feast on him; I decided to encourage the mist, calling out in Aklo that we had brought it another offering, in the hopes that the mist would at the least manage to kill the squire. Well, that didn't get anywhere. They killed the mist, without my or the oracle's help (we shared the opinion that what the party was doing was foolish). I guess, what I would like to get some advice on, is the following: - Any input or conjecture on how my DM is going to have the Cardinal react to what's going on thus far; the party is stupidly adamant about keeping the squire alive. - Without saying why (the oracle and I have both been quite adept at spotting opportunities, and we're not even out of the trials yet), how useful could the mist have been to us? - Does anyone have any suggestion on how I can survive this campaign personally? My character doesn't worship Asmodeus (or anyone, really), and he refuses to wear the circlet we've been given unless it's an emergency. He's managed to identify the disguise self portion, and with some serious study, has been able to ascertain that there's a powerful enchantment on the circlet that HIDES another magical effect, which my character and I do not trust at all.[/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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