Jon Potter
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Very intiguing! And Very, VERY weird!
I mean that in a good way, of course.
I mean that in a good way, of course.
The Band of Four (The Village of Oester)
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Hairy Minotaur
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Jon Potter said:Very intiguing! And Very, VERY weird!
I mean that in a good way, of course.
Yes, very interesting alarm system.
What would someone keep locked behind a door like that? Unfortunately Tharhack is just too impatient to listen to the clues.
Hairy Minotaur
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Alriand stares the creature down, it's black eyes ignore the elf, and intently watch the respiration of Gothmog. Alriand looks on the ground around Gothmog, looking for her dagger that was lost when the two hit the ground. Unable to locate any weapon, Alriand turns back to the creature, only to find it has disappeared once again.
Alriand scans the area, looking behind her, she sees Gothmog's body rising off the ground. Looking up Alriand sees the creature hovering in the air, black tongue licking the breeze. Alriand leaps up, and grabs a hold of Gothmog as he continues to rise. Alriand's heart pounds as she climbs onto Gothmog, and stands on his chest, looking up at the creature. Alriand clenches her fists waiting for the right moment to spring upon the beast. Alriand's elongated and supernaturally hardened nails dig into her palm, creating a small drip of blood onto Gothmog's chest. Licking her new incisors, Alriand's mouth waters with the promise of fresh blood, as she eyes the creature above her.
"What in Kord's name has been done to you?" Tharhack questions the man
"Oh, she was beautiful, so beautiful." The man answers
"Who was?" Tharhack asks
"Her hair it was like a swollen sun melting on the horizon." comes the reply
"This isn't getting me any nearer to helping you, how can I break your curse?" Tharhack asks
"A living flame, impossible to resist. Burning me deep with every stare from her lips." The man answers
Tharhack grabs the man's head, "Who are you?!" Tharhack demands
"I am haunted." The man replies, waits a moment and then continues "by her"
"Who or what put you here?" Tharhack asks getting more impatient
"From the window panes, a green mist swirls, is it a shadow of reflection? This apparition in moon beams bathed. A voice like wind through trees beckons, an odor fills my presence, of a freshly dug grave and death and night. These things are her essence, she is lust incarnate." The man answers staring blankly.
"You were weak, and you were seduced in more ways than one. Who did you betray?" Tharhack asks
"She'll invade your sleep with tumescent intentions, Hades I'm sure must be missing a demon." Comes the reply
"Once again, you're not helping." Tharhack states
"I hate the morning." The man answers
Tharhack grabs the lever
"Hey! Don't touch that." The man shouts
"What is this place?" Tharhack demands
"Some call it the greatest treasure, others call it pure hell. Either way, when you're done reflecting, you'll be a new man. You'd probably enjoy the experience, they tried to get her to do it, but she was too quick for them. Now they stew and marinate within themselves, getting closer to the truth, but farther away from reality." The man answers
"Can I help you?" Tharhack asks
"In order to see you must blind the head. Only in the blackness of dark, will she come." The man responds
Tharhack pulls the lever down, the doors groan in protest again, and the man screams in pain. His body is stretched to it's limit, and when the skin can no longer maintain it's composure, it tears. The sound of ripping skin echoes in the small entryway, arterial blood pumps out onto the doors and ground beneath the man, his aorta is yanked from his heart like a plug. The last bit of flesh tears off as his screams die away into silence. Tharhack walks through the shallow pool of blood, and through the opened doors.
The room beyond, is shaped like a the interior of a mouth. The ceiling is ribbed shaped with a decline running the length of the ceiling from "teeth" to a ladder resting against the far wall. There are no other exits from this room, nor is there any sound.
"Hello?" Tharhack's voice echoes off the walls
A sound, like the scamper of little feet on stone, starts from just behind Tharhack and travels along the floor on the room above him. It sounds like the person is running, all the way to the opening above the ladder, some fifty feet from where Tharhack stands. Whatever lives here now, apparently is curious, or maybe devious. Tharhack stares at the ladder, watching for signs of movement. Watching, waiting, hoping, alone.
Alriand scans the area, looking behind her, she sees Gothmog's body rising off the ground. Looking up Alriand sees the creature hovering in the air, black tongue licking the breeze. Alriand leaps up, and grabs a hold of Gothmog as he continues to rise. Alriand's heart pounds as she climbs onto Gothmog, and stands on his chest, looking up at the creature. Alriand clenches her fists waiting for the right moment to spring upon the beast. Alriand's elongated and supernaturally hardened nails dig into her palm, creating a small drip of blood onto Gothmog's chest. Licking her new incisors, Alriand's mouth waters with the promise of fresh blood, as she eyes the creature above her.
"What in Kord's name has been done to you?" Tharhack questions the man
"Oh, she was beautiful, so beautiful." The man answers
"Who was?" Tharhack asks
"Her hair it was like a swollen sun melting on the horizon." comes the reply
"This isn't getting me any nearer to helping you, how can I break your curse?" Tharhack asks
"A living flame, impossible to resist. Burning me deep with every stare from her lips." The man answers
Tharhack grabs the man's head, "Who are you?!" Tharhack demands
"I am haunted." The man replies, waits a moment and then continues "by her"
"Who or what put you here?" Tharhack asks getting more impatient
"From the window panes, a green mist swirls, is it a shadow of reflection? This apparition in moon beams bathed. A voice like wind through trees beckons, an odor fills my presence, of a freshly dug grave and death and night. These things are her essence, she is lust incarnate." The man answers staring blankly.
"You were weak, and you were seduced in more ways than one. Who did you betray?" Tharhack asks
"She'll invade your sleep with tumescent intentions, Hades I'm sure must be missing a demon." Comes the reply
"Once again, you're not helping." Tharhack states
"I hate the morning." The man answers
Tharhack grabs the lever
"Hey! Don't touch that." The man shouts
"What is this place?" Tharhack demands
"Some call it the greatest treasure, others call it pure hell. Either way, when you're done reflecting, you'll be a new man. You'd probably enjoy the experience, they tried to get her to do it, but she was too quick for them. Now they stew and marinate within themselves, getting closer to the truth, but farther away from reality." The man answers
"Can I help you?" Tharhack asks
"In order to see you must blind the head. Only in the blackness of dark, will she come." The man responds
Tharhack pulls the lever down, the doors groan in protest again, and the man screams in pain. His body is stretched to it's limit, and when the skin can no longer maintain it's composure, it tears. The sound of ripping skin echoes in the small entryway, arterial blood pumps out onto the doors and ground beneath the man, his aorta is yanked from his heart like a plug. The last bit of flesh tears off as his screams die away into silence. Tharhack walks through the shallow pool of blood, and through the opened doors.
The room beyond, is shaped like a the interior of a mouth. The ceiling is ribbed shaped with a decline running the length of the ceiling from "teeth" to a ladder resting against the far wall. There are no other exits from this room, nor is there any sound.
"Hello?" Tharhack's voice echoes off the walls
A sound, like the scamper of little feet on stone, starts from just behind Tharhack and travels along the floor on the room above him. It sounds like the person is running, all the way to the opening above the ladder, some fifty feet from where Tharhack stands. Whatever lives here now, apparently is curious, or maybe devious. Tharhack stares at the ladder, watching for signs of movement. Watching, waiting, hoping, alone.
Hairy Minotaur
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Question for the readers
Would you like/prefer that I post any new monsters/bad guys/NPCs that the group meets, and assume it's wanted, or would you prefer I wait until there's a request for such a posting? The two creatures fought in the past couple of updates are updated from 1st Ed (non-TSR) DnD. There will be another "creature" met soon, that is from a non-D20 source (but still a fantasy source).
I just wanted to know if I should go ahead and place them in the Rogue's Gallery, or not. I didn't know if the handful of readers cared one way or another.
I can do the monsters in stat block form, for those of you that wish to use them in your games.
Thanks for reading.
H.M.
Would you like/prefer that I post any new monsters/bad guys/NPCs that the group meets, and assume it's wanted, or would you prefer I wait until there's a request for such a posting? The two creatures fought in the past couple of updates are updated from 1st Ed (non-TSR) DnD. There will be another "creature" met soon, that is from a non-D20 source (but still a fantasy source).
I just wanted to know if I should go ahead and place them in the Rogue's Gallery, or not. I didn't know if the handful of readers cared one way or another.
I can do the monsters in stat block form, for those of you that wish to use them in your games.
Thanks for reading.
H.M.
Jon Potter
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What MichaelH said. Every word of it.
I'll add that I would like to see the stat blocks for possible integration into my own game. Maybe we can get a little Story Hour synergy going.
I'll add that I would like to see the stat blocks for possible integration into my own game. Maybe we can get a little Story Hour synergy going.
Ed Cha
Community Supporter
Hairy Minotaur said:
LOL!
Superb link between homebrew and published material. This is one thing that separates good and great GMs-- the ability to tie things together well. Very nice!You've done an especially fantastic job with Raziel making her far more interesting and colorful than anything I'd imagined myself! She is both venomous and comedic.
Excellent dialogue on all the characters so far, by the way.
Ed Cha
Community Supporter
Hairy Minotaur said:
Funny thing is, Tharhack appears to be one of the most intelligent characters in the story.
I really like his interaction with other characters as he seems to develop a relationship with each one in different ways. I'm kind of sad Alriand is gone now. She was hilarious!
How often are the PCs killed? It seems like your players don't mind starting new characters.Is Gothmog a PC? I think I must have missed something there. His entry is definitely one of my favorites.
The Rebrey dialogue was amazing. Very inspiring stuff. I'll have to do something like that, too, sometime. Are you mixing pantheons though? If so, is there a specific cultural background that you are using most often? Can you tell more about your campaign setting, in general?
Keep up the good work. This is reading like a real fantasy novel!
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Hairy Minotaur
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Ed Cha said:I'm kind of sad Alriand is gone now. She was hilarious!
Is Gothmog a PC? I think I must have missed something there. His entry is definitely one of my favorites.
The Rebrey dialogue was amazing. Very inspiring stuff. I'll have to do something like that, too, sometime. Are you mixing pantheons though? If so, is there a specific cultural background that you are using most often? Can you tell more about your campaign setting, in general?
Keep up the good work. This is reading like a real fantasy novel!
Alriand's not "dead" although some "things" see her as that way. Gothmog is Bimbar's/Xanoniel's replacement.
I use Norse vs. Greek in that they hate each other. Then there are the non-commited (the PHB gods, and a few select ones from the Norse and Greek myhos). While using a homebrew pantheon has much advantages, I used a background that was already there, and tweaked it.
I'm not even the best DM I know, I got the chance to play in a game on Dec. 29th, and I was just in awe of the DM and some of the players. I just try to learn as much as I can and use that to better my game.
