Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9470303" data-attributes="member: 1282">IBHEA beholds the runic circle and its captive. A sound escapes his lips, more hoarse croak than cackle. "Fitting, isn't it, that Delban's black flames given life must free this creature, this elemental from its imprisonment. Seethe not, Dawnflame, your freedom is nigh, and together we shall burn Our Lord's enemies into so many piles of like ash." He gestures around the empty chamber."Xin Mae," the warlock continues, "which litany is it that The Shadowed Sun prescribes for the breaking of bindings?"Sweat beads the scrivener's brow. "The Litany of Void Drops, Messenger. Surely you recall; it begins:'One by oneThe Void Drops fallWearing the bindingsOf shackle or wall...'"His voice trails off.Arunny immediately interjects herself. "Ibhea, can you not see the malevolence of this creature? It oozes it. The whole chamber is filled with the shards of mustard seed and lavendar petals. Look, they float on the streams of fetid song."Ibhea gives his comrade a brief glance of something like pity. And then he approaches the circle, chanting the Litany of Void Drops in full. He removes one of the brass lockpicks he has carried since his youth. Touches it gently to one of the glyphs inscribed on the stone floor. Shuffles to another glyph to repeat the process, chanting the Litany sotto voce. "Blessed Maba of the Heofoncandel, I release into your hands..." Arunny's voice filters in from Ibhea's periphery. Ibhea tunes her out."Mother Sun," the warlock prays, "bring your power to bear here in the efforts of Your Son's servants. You gave birth to flame, and in breaking these bindings, flame is brought forth into the world yet again.""Maiden and Consort, sharpen our senses. Calm our nervous confusion. Soothe our arrogant misconception. Bring us perspective to pierce through the darkness of unknowing," Arunny's competing prayer rings out.Ibhea rises, his eyes glowing with the task completed.[HR][/HR](1) Arunny uses one of her Interfere checks to hinder Ibhea's consultation of the needed knowledge to break the magic circle, using Diplomacy as her Primary Skill check, r4+9=13 vs 17 DC. Fails. Ibhea receives a +1 bonus to his ensuing Primary Skill check.Xin Mae uses History as a Secondary Skill, +16 vs 16 Easy DC = autosuccess for +2 bonus to aid Ibhea's Primary Skill History check, r14+12+2+1=29 vs 22 Moderate DC. Success.(2) Arunny uses a second Interfere check to hinder Ibhea's attempt to undo the circle, Religion Primary Skill check, r1+8=9 vs 17 DC. Fails. Ibhea receives a +1 bonus to his ensuing Primary Skill check.Ibhea uses Thievery as a Secondary Skill, r4+13+2 thieves' tools=19 vs 16 Easy DC for a +2 bonus to his Primary Skill Religion check, r7+21+2+1=31 vs 31 Hard DC. Succeeds.</blockquote>

Verification