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[Quartz]

Imps can polymorph into ravens, can't they?

 

[Nyeshet]

Imps can polymorph into ravens, can't they?

Very true! That is one way that it might work! Perhaps as a raven he can warn V's mate, pretending to be V's familiar sent there by one of V's new spells! Some ravens are able to speak simple words as I recall, although I admit that the SRD does not mention this for ravens. On the other hand, a wizard's familiar eventually is able to speak with its master, so perhaps - while pretending to be V's familiar - the imp could pretend that V invented a spell allowing his familiar to communicate with others.

Even if s/he cannot hold off the dragon, s/he can at least get the children and go hide in the forest. Amidst the various other other elves in hiding from the dragon they might go overlooked (at least for a time). The ancient black dragon has spells as an 11th level sorcerer, so it is possible she may have spells able to locate them despite their attempt to hide, but at least it gives V's mate and children a chance.

Of course, the 50 lbs of unliving matter might also include a short written letter from V - perhaps including some item of V's that his/her mate would recognize, thus giving more credence to the letter. On the other hand, if V is ready to consider becoming undead (as I sometimes suspect will be his ultimate path in this story, esp if his family is slain), his skeleton (or skull, for that matter) couldn't possibly weigh more than 50 lbs. But then his mate might not be ready to see something like that.

 

[Nymrohd]

You mean there are high level mages (and V's master should be high level) without some form of permanent true seeing?

 

[Wolfwood2]

Varsuvius's optimistic hopes aside, I don't see why there should be time to warn anybody. The dragon has extensively studied his home cottage and she cast Greater Teleport. Presumably she appeared immediately outside, burst through a wall, and immediately began devouring the juicy elf filling within.

I suppose if Varsuvius was able to get his mentor there, the old elf dude might get there in time to prevent the dragon from making the family un-raisable. That's about it, though.

 

[Pbartender]

So...


What are the odds on having an upcoming strip in which Roy meets V's family?

 

[Nymrohd]

Low, elves are unlikely to be LG. Do children even have alignments? I mean don't they get some kind of immunity?

 

[Nightson]

So...


What are the odds on having an upcoming strip in which Roy meets V's family?

If they're soulbound, they won't be making it up to the afterlife.

 

[Pbartender]

Low, elves are unlikely to be LG.

Who says?

If they're soulbound, they won't be making it up to the afterlife.

Soulbound?

 

[Quartz]

If they're soulbound, they won't be making it up to the afterlife.

Not until the dragon dies, anyway.

 

[Pbartender]

Aha! Found the one I was looking for...

Regardless of whether or not they are Lawful Good or "soulbound", Roy could still feasibly run across them in the pre-afterlife. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to talk to Eugene, either.