[OOC] House Millithor in City of the Spider Queen

[Xael]

Uhh, how serious do you want me dead? His armor's way better than mine, meaning I'm just taking extra damage.

Bah. You've got way better dex (I think), so he hasn't got that much of a lead in ac (hopefully). You also (very probably) get to act first. Levitate is probably the "best" option. Maybe I should have lent you my boots and belt, but frankly, I'm a bit too fond of them...

Quertus could always cast Hold Monster and (possibly) let Dariel have fun with sneak attacks, but as our Lady Matron has denied it...

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Is their anyway we could swap Dariel out? Like have him fake a sprained ankle before the fight even starts?


You should have hired a Ringer.

 

[Seonaid]

Just to clarify, when I was suggestion the cohort I was thinking like 2 on 2.

I know; it would still make us look weak. I think the only way to do this and not look weak (which would be a Bad Thing, even if no one knows about Lloth's Silence) is through trickery of our own. Admitting anything would be wrong. Magic should definitely be used; I'm sure the paladin will be using some of his own.

Would Laral and/or Lady Yyssiriryl side with us, should things turn ugly? Did any of us get any sense? I suppose if it was a drow v. the world thing, Yyssiriryl would (gotta keep the lesser races under control), but Laral seems to be a wild card.

 

[Xael]

Is their anyway we could swap Dariel out? Like have him fake a sprained ankle before the fight even starts?

Quertus could chance to a hot drow babe, run down there, and kick him in the groin.

But I don't think he will...

 

[Serpenteye]

I've got the feeling Laral would probably side with us.
1. He's nervous
2. There's an Army in the arena
3. Laral doesn't posess the forces necessary to defeat that army
4. And at such a dangerous time he goes to visit us personally, taking his two most powerful servants with him.

If he intended to turn against us he wouldn't be in our box personally, he'd either send his goons or simply let the dwarves kill us. He doesn't know just how powerless we are, he might have come to us so that he would have the political protection of House Milithor and the power of our weapons on his side.
Or maybe he's just nervous because he doesn't want to be crushed between Menzoberranzan and Grackstulgh, and he's trying to show his friendliness to both sides, in which case he won't take sides at all.

 

[Pyrex]

Quertus could always cast Hold Monster and (possibly) let Dariel have fun with sneak attacks, but as our Lady Matron has denied it...

Serpenteye, would the Matron care to revise her opinion on us casting spells before/during the fight?

Hold Monster might work, but he probably has a pretty good will save. That's why I recommended Evards Tentaclesj above.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I've got the feeling Laral would probably side with us.
1. He's nervous
2. There's an Army in the arena
3. Laral doesn't posess the forces necessary to defeat that army
4. And at such a dangerous time he goes to visit us personally, taking his two most powerful servants with him.

I agree on one threw 4 but your forgot
5. If the dwarf loses he makes a serious profit, if Dariel loses he's probably out 100,000 GP, I'm going with that amount based upon are bets being 230,000 and the rest of the arena being 70,000... That's allot of money for anybody when you think about it.

My numbers maybe off but the fact remains that he would rather make money than lose money.

Also if he gets the felling that the dwarfs are going to destroy his arena and his lifestyle, effectively removing his profits, then he's going to sale us out.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I know; it would still make us look weak. I think the only way to do this and not look weak (which would be a Bad Thing, even if no one knows about Lloth's Silence)

Yeah and having a “sub race” doing your arena fighting isn’t going to make you look very strong either… I might as well grab a set and watch this one out... Who knows maybe I can callange the victor. [J/K]

I would suggest making it so that no one can challenge the victor... Theirs far more dwarves than family members and I can see a huge pile forming on the arena floor before either stubborn side admit defeat.

 

[Serpenteye]

Serpenteye, would the Matron care to revise her opinion on us casting spells before/during the fight?

Hold Monster might work, but he probably has a pretty good will save. That's why I recommended Evards Tentaclesj above.

Only if there is only a small chance noone who bet on the other guy would notice it. Hold Monster and Tentacles are far to apparent. The Dwarves would attack us and the entire city would go to hell.
We can only risk spell-casting if Dariel looks certain to lose, then we can try to get him out of the arena, preferably try to steal the 400'000 gp chests in the betting area, and get out of there.

Perhaps you could cast a dispell on Endur, but only from outside the luxury box, and only in disguise.

Does anyone have the means (spell or item) to either make Carcelon invisible or shange her shape? Could anyone protect her identity from divinations?

 

[Xael]

I would suggest making it so that no one can challenge the victor... Theirs far more dwarves than family members and I can see a huge pile forming on the arena floor before either stubborn side admit defeat.

Quertus is an expert on taking care of hordes of enemies.

Only if there is only a small chance noone who bet on the other guy would notice it. Hold Monster and Tentacles are far to apparent. The Dwarves would attack us and the entire city would go to hell.
We can only risk spell-casting if Dariel looks certain to lose, then we can try to get him out of the arena, preferably try to steal the 400'000 gp chests in the betting area, and get out of there.

Dariel could pretend to be casting the spells, I doubt that the duergar boost too many wizards in their ranks. Others might not care, most have bet on Dariel.

If all goes like hell, Quertus can blow a hole to the arena with Disintegrate, the other males can secure the money chests, and then Quertus (hopefully having killed half of the dwarves at this point) can cast Shadow Walk to get us hell out of there.

But he'd rather deal with the problem by some other way.

Perhaps you could cast a dispell on Endur, but only from outside the luxury box, and only in disguise.

Quertus has Disguise Self, and Dispel Magic.

Does anyone have the means (spell or item) to either make Carcelon invisible or shange her shape? Could anyone protect her identity from divinations?

I doubt it.