Shando speaks the truth, yet we do not want to antagonize this man, especially if he has valuable information. she thinks to herself, taking her hand off her mace and leans against the bulkhead, looking relaxed, even unconcerned. The truth of the matter is, she is very alert and almost on a hair trigger. She knows that if she kept her hand on her mace, she might do something she'd regret, so she's forcing herself to 'settle' down a mite.
Heroes, Inc., Day 1: Mysterious Strangers
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Hawkeye said:
All of these are good questions. They are also irrelevant ones. But the longer you stand here complaining that you were chosen to be the saviors of this city, the hour of its destruction draws nearer and nearer.
What we have does seem to tell the location of the event and something that triggers it. We do know that the spell itself will bind the demon. Well, it is more an incantation with an accompanying incantation than a spell. It is written in Druidic, so certainly at least one of your number can read it.
"The hour does draw near for us as well as you. What makes you think that you can escape this demon even if we do not buy your scroll? Wouldn't this creature know of the location of the very thing that can stop him and seek to destroy it and whoever holds it? Demons don't differentiate between good and evil. It tastes the same going down to them." she smiles humourlessly. "You cannot act as if this doesn't affect you. If you do, it will leadeth to your doom." her eyes glowed at that, almost in response to the intensity of her emotions.
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interjecting little hints of her aasimar heritage, as she doesn't much look like a 'typical' aasimar.
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interjecting little hints of her aasimar heritage, as she doesn't much look like a 'typical' aasimar.
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kirinke said:
We have traveled halfway across the world and back, located and vanquished the numerous guardians of the Lost City of Tell-Maru, and defeated the ancient necromancer Al-Hulath. We fear not from the likes of you, aasimar. Besides, our defense shield should prevent even the demon from entering. If you do not buy the ritual, we will sell it to him and leave.
Alethia laughs, dispelling the tension. "I wouldn't be worried about me either. I'd be more concerned if the demon will negotiate with you. Their idea of negotiation is to ask whether you'd like to be slow roasted for eternity or skinned alive over and over again for eternity." she grins, holding out her hands miming a balancing gesture to drive home the point.
"And that's if they're in a good mood. After being imprisioned for gods only know how long, said demon is gonna be rather cranky. Besides, they don't have to enter this place to destroy you. There are other ways and I'm sure something that long lived knows them all."
"If you could show me this prophesy? I may be able to give you a more accurate translation." she asks Garan.
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She's trying to get them to lower the price down a few notches, hoping they'll see reason. If they're smart, they'll know that she's speaking the truth. They may be powerful, but the demon is probably going to be mighty irritated at being imprisioned and it isn't going to be willing to negotiate. If said demon is feeling generous, he might let them live. These guys are being dangerously overconfidant. Oh and she has on the amulet of Comprehend languages and read magic on.
"And that's if they're in a good mood. After being imprisioned for gods only know how long, said demon is gonna be rather cranky. Besides, they don't have to enter this place to destroy you. There are other ways and I'm sure something that long lived knows them all."
"If you could show me this prophesy? I may be able to give you a more accurate translation." she asks Garan.
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She's trying to get them to lower the price down a few notches, hoping they'll see reason. If they're smart, they'll know that she's speaking the truth. They may be powerful, but the demon is probably going to be mighty irritated at being imprisioned and it isn't going to be willing to negotiate. If said demon is feeling generous, he might let them live. These guys are being dangerously overconfidant. Oh and she has on the amulet of Comprehend languages and read magic on.
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DM_Matt said:
I am not complaining, merely being cautious. I am curious and my questions aren't irrelevent. After all, how can we be sure that the incantation doesn't give the demon more power or even free a more terrible evil?
OOC: My Diplomacy skill is +11. I am sure that there are others with better. Who "here" has the highest score, so I can assist them?
OOC #2: Duh! Just realised that I ahve enough ranks in Sense Motive that I get a +2 synergy bonus to diplomacy, so that is +13 and not +11. DM: Sense Motive +12 on these guys to get an idea if these guys are trustworthy.
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Hawkeye said:
When you receive the incantation, you are of course free to analyze it to try to determine how it functions, If you are uncomfortable with it, you could opt not to use it. But enough of this babbling. You have our offer, now what will it be?
You are pretty sure they are not lying to you. They might be hiding something though.
Hypersmurf
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"A moment to confer," Fin says to Goran, and draws his companions away to speak privately.
"It's a lot of money," he states simply. "It could be a trick... though I don't think it is. It could be a mistaken prophecy, in which case it's money wasted. It could be for real, but the city might take down a demon with or without an ancient binding spell. Or it could be that this is the only thing that will keep some overfiend from wiping Waterdeep off the map."
"My instinct is to buy it. What are your thoughts?"
"It's a lot of money," he states simply. "It could be a trick... though I don't think it is. It could be a mistaken prophecy, in which case it's money wasted. It could be for real, but the city might take down a demon with or without an ancient binding spell. Or it could be that this is the only thing that will keep some overfiend from wiping Waterdeep off the map."
"My instinct is to buy it. What are your thoughts?"
