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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 3203740" data-attributes="member: 198">In an online game, the PCs are passing through a planar battlefield with a weird magical effect that sometimes teleports them back to the start. Along the way, they run into four tiefling grave robbers, who are apparently powerful worshippers of Wee Jas.Before battle can begin, my gnome beguiler Kylian steps up to spin a completely made-up tale about how he and his followers are working for the pit fiend involved in taking over the area (he knew there was one), and are supposed to eliminate anyone messing with the battlefield before his lord can harvest all that's there. The tieflings start getting worried, and then the damn teleport kicks in and removes all Kylian's allies, leaving him alone with the four tieflings.This was my response:Kylian turns back and grins, only amusement showing in his smile. "Not to worry," he says calmly. "They can take care of themselves. They also tend to be a little ... well, more bloodthirsty than I am, so they wouldn't have been that keen on my preference to not start ripping your heads off immediately. Did you notice my buddy with the metal face? He's just ugly when he's in a foul mood. Saw him rip a succubus's spine out through her ass one time. Still, he - and the others - know better than to cross me, so they won't touch you for the time being. At least not as long as you don't do anything foolish." He purses his lips as if in thought, and then says, "I should warn you, however, that I can't really control what they do when I'm not around. So, once you get out of the field, move fast, okay? And if you see any of them without me, run like Hell is behind you. It might as well be.""Wait!" This is said loudly, and then Kylian turns his head slightly, and speaks, as if addressing an invisible speaker. "Yes, master! No, there is no problem here. We've encountered...," his eyes flicker to the group and he gestures for them to be quiet, "...two groups and eliminated them so far. No, we don't need the reinforcements to teleport to me. Yet. Please send them only if I'm hurt. Yes, I know you will. Thank you."Kylian stares in the same direction for a moment, and then turns back to the woman, with a friendly smile. "Don't worry. He, or they, to be more precise, can't see anything around me when that happens, but can only pick up sound. Lucky for you."Kylian calmly turns his back on the group, stares up into the sky, and stretches. "Aaah, pretty day, isn't it?" Then he turns around, pulling a wand from his belt, and looks up, as if puzzled, at the woman. "Oh, you're still here?"Mechanically, the above was a DC 60 Bluff check (he'd just thrown up a Glibness). Completely taken in by his attitude and story, the tieflings skedaddled.</blockquote>

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