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<blockquote data-quote="Erf" data-source="post: 1359465" data-attributes="member: 16663"><p><strong>Vincent's theories and proposals</strong></p><p></p><p>As far as Vincent's concerned, we need to know what the heck is going on before we can do any more. The recent "test" that Our Heroes performed was quite successful, and resulted in the (rather lucky) destruction of the Bone Devel. However, while it told us about how far the Baron and/or Daros are willing to go to enforce their recent law crackdown, it told us little about what's actually going on.</p><p></p><p>First of all, here's Vincent's take on things... First of all, odds are low that both the Baron and Daros are equally in charge, and Vincent's putting his money on Daros; the Baron is likely either under some kind of direct mind control, or some threats or similar. Even so, there's the question of whether Daros himself is actually running the show, or if there's some greater being for whom Daros is but a minion. </p><p></p><p>The Bone Devil could fit either of those two theories. It might have been the creature Daros (or whoever) made some kind of deal with, to act as enforcer to lend weight to his little coup. Or, it might have been sent here by whatever devil (or other entity) is <em>really</em> in charge. Right now, we don't have enough information to tell one way or the other.</p><p></p><p>Vincent isn't sure which option would be more frightening. If the former, then "all" we have to worry about now is Daros. But that means that Daros is very very powerful in his own right, if he's able to make some sort of deal with an Osyluth <em>and</em> brainwashed the entire contingent of "hippie" nature-god followers to attack his temple. If the latter, then we have some sort of extra planar being to deal with, whose motives and powers are pretty much alien -- all bets are off as to why this is happening or how many layers of intricacy are involved. On the other hand, there do exist protocols for dealing with extra planar beings (even if Vincent isn't himself powerful enough to execute them), and there's at least a chance that an equally powerful Celestial being might have something to say about it all.</p><p></p><p>So here's Vincent's proposals:</p><p></p><p>- First of all, we need information. I plan to give him Clairvoyance/Clairaudiance, which will help somewhat in finding out what's going on, but it's no substitute for proper reconnaiscance. Vincent figures the only proper solution is for somebody to sneak into both Daros's temple and the Baron's castle (or whatever it is), and do some poking around. Vincent can't do this himself, even with invisibility: he'd get caught, and that wouldn't help anybody.</p><p></p><p>- Second, and this may overlap somewhat with the first, we should see about contacting somebody on the Celestial Plane. Vincent will be doing some research into this (corresponding to all the ranks in Knowledge: Planes that he's about to get <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ), and perhaps Those Who Hear can lend a hand. In any case, if there really is a major Devil of some kind involved, odds are some sort of Celestial will be interested in hearing about it and be eager to lend a hand (either in helping us, or acting directly; Vincent isn't picky). And if there isn't, maybe we can make a deal of some kind to get information, magic, or other assistance. (Yes, I'm basically talking about "selling my soul to an angel" here. Vincent tends to think outside the box. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> )</p><p></p><p>Vincent is of course encouraging other suggestions, but he hasn't heard any yet, and between the Bone Devil and the blood red pillar of flame he's getting somewhat concerned about the magnitude of the problem we're facing...</p><p></p><p>What do you all think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Erf, post: 1359465, member: 16663"] [b]Vincent's theories and proposals[/b] As far as Vincent's concerned, we need to know what the heck is going on before we can do any more. The recent "test" that Our Heroes performed was quite successful, and resulted in the (rather lucky) destruction of the Bone Devel. However, while it told us about how far the Baron and/or Daros are willing to go to enforce their recent law crackdown, it told us little about what's actually going on. First of all, here's Vincent's take on things... First of all, odds are low that both the Baron and Daros are equally in charge, and Vincent's putting his money on Daros; the Baron is likely either under some kind of direct mind control, or some threats or similar. Even so, there's the question of whether Daros himself is actually running the show, or if there's some greater being for whom Daros is but a minion. The Bone Devil could fit either of those two theories. It might have been the creature Daros (or whoever) made some kind of deal with, to act as enforcer to lend weight to his little coup. Or, it might have been sent here by whatever devil (or other entity) is [i]really[/i] in charge. Right now, we don't have enough information to tell one way or the other. Vincent isn't sure which option would be more frightening. If the former, then "all" we have to worry about now is Daros. But that means that Daros is very very powerful in his own right, if he's able to make some sort of deal with an Osyluth [i]and[/i] brainwashed the entire contingent of "hippie" nature-god followers to attack his temple. If the latter, then we have some sort of extra planar being to deal with, whose motives and powers are pretty much alien -- all bets are off as to why this is happening or how many layers of intricacy are involved. On the other hand, there do exist protocols for dealing with extra planar beings (even if Vincent isn't himself powerful enough to execute them), and there's at least a chance that an equally powerful Celestial being might have something to say about it all. So here's Vincent's proposals: - First of all, we need information. I plan to give him Clairvoyance/Clairaudiance, which will help somewhat in finding out what's going on, but it's no substitute for proper reconnaiscance. Vincent figures the only proper solution is for somebody to sneak into both Daros's temple and the Baron's castle (or whatever it is), and do some poking around. Vincent can't do this himself, even with invisibility: he'd get caught, and that wouldn't help anybody. - Second, and this may overlap somewhat with the first, we should see about contacting somebody on the Celestial Plane. Vincent will be doing some research into this (corresponding to all the ranks in Knowledge: Planes that he's about to get ;) ), and perhaps Those Who Hear can lend a hand. In any case, if there really is a major Devil of some kind involved, odds are some sort of Celestial will be interested in hearing about it and be eager to lend a hand (either in helping us, or acting directly; Vincent isn't picky). And if there isn't, maybe we can make a deal of some kind to get information, magic, or other assistance. (Yes, I'm basically talking about "selling my soul to an angel" here. Vincent tends to think outside the box. :D ) Vincent is of course encouraging other suggestions, but he hasn't heard any yet, and between the Bone Devil and the blood red pillar of flame he's getting somewhat concerned about the magnitude of the problem we're facing... What do you all think? [/QUOTE]
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