Gfunk-JollyDoc Crossover Story Hour [Updated 4/30]

[Lela]

Don't think that the irony of Noir. With his home finally reclaimed, even if shattered, she is no longer welcome. To think, had she maintained her grace just a few months longer she may have succeded in her ultamate quest.

And yet, the story continues. I look forward, once again, to reading the tails of Entropy and, perhaps, Jochiam. Most of all, though, I can't wait for Noir to show up again.

 

[gfunk]

Thank you everyone for your positive comments!

Some specifics:

1. NWK -- You'll have to ask our DM when he wants to pit Entropy and Joachim against one another again. But, right now, it looks like they have their own problems. However, with the advent of the 3.5 changes to Shapechange I don't think it'll be much of a contest

2. Tallarn -- thanks, though I would have liked to have destroyed the continent with the Far Realms portal. Oh well. At least I can take comfort that I will hand the current party a TPK sooner or later.

3. Lela -- Yep, Noir got screwed, no question about it. However, she did pick up Ammet's whip (artifact: Helltongue) and has taken EWP (Whip) so she should become a force to be reckoned with.

 

[Joachim]

That was a pretty fantastic effort by Gfunk and Jollydoc. I am pretty impressed with the results here. All in all, the way the campaign ended is why I play the game, for fun stuff like that. This was a great ending to a fantastic campaign.

Based on our characters in the Shackled City, it appears (for the time being) that the Gfunk vs. Joachim rivalry may not return, but I must say the back and forth was fun. Even if Joachim always seemed to catch the worst end of it.

When Joachim and Entropy were on the same page and all pistons were firing, they were terrible to behold and great foils for each other. Entropy was an offensive dynamo (all y'all reading this can figure that out), while Joachim was the strongest on defense (super-high AC, virtual unending hit points, pass most saves on a "2"). I will miss seeing them in action together.

That being said, Gfunk and myself have branched out, trying to play something that has not been done in any of our previous campaigns. We have never had a Celestial before, and we have never had anyone play a barbarian that stuck with it past level 2 (I plan on taking all Barbarian levels...we shall see if its worth it).

Again, kudos to Joe and Gautam (RL names) for this Story Hour. My hat is off to you boys.

 

[Serpenteye]

Great story,I love what you've done with the setting You (all of you) really made the game come alive. I didn't quite get what happened here, though.

In fear, she looked up at her new mistress and saw instead a grey-fleshed, hairless humanoid with an elongated skull-like head, noseless face and white empty eyes. Before she could register the shock, she too fell dead.

Pretty insane even for Entropy to be killing her own servants. On the other hand... :shrug: I have a few guesses of what might have happened but none of them make much sense. Maybe I'm just suffering from sleep deprivation.

 

[gfunk]

Great story,I love what you've done with the setting You (all of you) really made the game come alive. I didn't quite get what happened here, though. <Quote Snipped>
Pretty insane even for Entropy to be killing her own servants. On the other hand... :shrug: I have a few guesses of what might have happened but none of them make much sense. Maybe I'm just suffering from sleep deprivation.

Hey, thanks for the praise.

Basically, I have been trying to play Entropy's slow descent into insanity. This was manifested (at first) as a reckless disregard for netural creatures, then good creatures, then her own companions, then her own interests. At this point, she is pretty well-nigh cuckoo. However, that's the price you pay for being the most powerful Alienist on the planet. It's kind of like that song "Battery" from Metallica:

Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower
Battery is here to stay

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the Battery
Pounding out aggression
Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the Battery
Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me
Battery

Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers
Never ending potency
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity


That pretty much describes Entropy in a nutshell right now. That doesn't mean she can't form rational plans, mind you, just that she is mentally unstable.

In the particular quote you cited, Entropy Shapechanged into a Bodak and with her death gaze (DC 28 Fort), killed all the drow wizards and the final Matron Mother of Erheli Cinlu. Since she truly despises Lolth, I didn't see why I should give quarter to any of her former worshippers, so I teased them with a bit of hope before killing them off.

Also, Entropy had a plan (never executed) to convene a meeting of her Haven for Extraplanar Learning and Lore [HELL] right before the war. On paper, this was to be a war-time organizational meeting. However, what she really wanted to do when all the most powerful Alienists in Toril were present was the following:

1) Cast Mordenkainen's Disjunction
2) Cast Wail of the Banshee

Thus ensuring everyone was stripped of their magical protections and killed outright.

What can I say except this,

Entropy doesn't like competition.

 

[Lela]

She really is evil. A lot.

 

[Jeremy]

*big Grin*

 

[SpaceBaby Industries]

In the particular quote you cited, Entropy Shapechanged into a Bodak and with her death gaze (DC 28 Fort), killed all the drow wizards and the final Matron Mother of Erheli Cinlu. Since she truly despises Lolth, I didn't see why I should give quarter to any of her former worshippers, so I teased them with a bit of hope before killing them off.

Help me out on this one if you would. The Bodak entry in my MM (admittedly 3e not 3.5e) has the Fort save of DC15. Is the difference because the creature was ramped up during the revision, or from assuming the save DC was CHA driven, and Entropy's stat is significantly higher? Thirteen points higher DC means +26 higher than the Bodaks's 12 in the stat. I'm wondering if even the Eeeevil Alienist has a CHA of 38.

 

[gfunk]

Help me out on this one if you would.

Sure, my pleasure.

In both 3.0 and 3.5, DCs for supernatural abilites are calculated according to the following formula:

10 + 1/2 creature's HD + appropriate ability modifier

In the case of Shapechange your HD, Int, Wis, and Cha scores remain the same. Entropy has 21 HD and a Cha of 26 (+8).

Therefore, the DC should be

10 + 10 (1/2 of 21) + 8 = 28 Fort DC

 

[JollyDoc]

Sure, my pleasure.

In both 3.0 and 3.5, DCs for supernatural abilites are calculated according to the following formula:

10 + 1/2 creature's HD + appropriate ability modifier

In the case of Shapechange your HD, Int, Wis, and Cha scores remain the same. Entropy has 21 HD and a Cha of 26 (+8).

Therefore, the DC should be

10 + 10 (1/2 of 21) + 8 = 28 Fort DC

You forgot to add something..."Eat It"