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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9598941" data-attributes="member: 42856">Then, maybe they are not corrupted. They are still faithful to Bob Dylan, but they were somehow convinced (failed Insight check) that he has appointed Pazuzu (failed Arcana check) as his spokebirdman, didn't notice the discrepancy between the former credo ("thou shall protect the meek") and the new ("thou shall oppress the meek")  (failed Religion check). After that, they are probably trained to obey their leaders. Maybe they took all their non-weapon proficiencies in Underwater Basketweaving?Metatext reading makes me guess that it isn't Pazuzu but a mere creature called  a pazuzeus.Which is 100% correct. It is absolutely logical that the druid would defend their religion influence over the locals by sabotaging the effort of the Archclericy to spread the <s>True Faith</s> belief in Dylan. Which is the reason they came here in the first place.That's on the paladins. Pazazu didn't mention that. He told them to spread the faith, they retorted with cries of murder and violence. The evil was already present in their heart, and they pervert the words of the Holy Pazuzu, Spokebird of Bless Dyan -- which makes me think they'd have opposed Landor when he acted against "corrupt priest" that in the past tried to convert locals forcefully. Dalris called them corrupt priests, aknowledging that the local Kandian have no problem with regular priests converting people peacefully by preaching. We didn't had clashes with the paladins before because they were busy guarding the six gnolls in Seagate's swamp.Which is, again, 100% truthful. He can sense Garrrn, who stopped being a member of the elite guard and is currently plotting against his former friends, and Dalris, who is daugther to a leading religious figure opposing Dyan.An order which can only be understood as a call to violence by the most wicked audience. There is no doubt that Blessed Dyan, through Pazuzu the Honest, as he is now called, wanted them to search the cathedral and the city so the paladin couul spill holy water on the path the unholy three trod, to wash away the sins we commited.At no point so far did we get a proof that Pazuzu is a fraud. After all, he has free will, therefore he could have atoned from his depiction in the MM and embraced the cult of Bob Dylan.Yup.Indeed. He is either into custody and a bona fide nice guy, or is just very happy to delegate things while he meditates on how to implement the peaceful orders of Pazuzu in a way that doesn't involve the mindless violence that is propagated by his own troops.That would be a great plan. We emerge behind the altar, where noone in the room can see us, two meters away from Arno, then we jump on him, yell "remember sixth grade" and touch him with the bulbous end of our rod and flee before anyone can react.Too bad you insisted that we couldn't take our rod inside.I'd suggest the Hairy cantrip.If that's not an option, Pazuzu is currently a small wooden statue. Burning Hand or Fireball would be appropriate.What demon lord? What we have seen is a clever use of Ventriloquism and maybe an animated mannikin.I beg to differ.MAPMAKING MODE (in which you'll understand why I use AI to draw instead of using a brush).Sky view.[ATTACH=full]397834[/ATTACH]Front view of the church's chair with Arno sitting:[ATTACH=full]397837[/ATTACH]Instead that in this image, the altar is in front, not besides the chair. It is totally possible to emerge behind the chair, and be in front view of the audience just before striking and get back behind the chair before the paladin (who were not described has having ranged weapons) can react.We will be hidden by the chair, this is a mighty huge chair, fitting for an average Archcleric.(The original photography is apparently 15m high and 7m wide, so we would have to run roughly 3 meters in the open after emerging from behind the chair).WIS 3, they are.We have at least 10 spells that could be used. But I am pretty sure you'll rant when the book gives us 3 ineffective choices in order for us to have a funny but totally avoidable death.</blockquote>

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