TURTLEDOME!: Battle Bone (DM: KenHood, Judge: Lord S.)

[fireinthedust]

[sblock=Kenhood and Hadarai]

[sblock=fireinthedust]Good idea on the joke. You can either apply it as a success or provide Hadarai with a +2 bonus on his skill check when he uses his turn.[/sblock]

I'll give him the bonus and hope it counters any situational penalties for massive unpopularity
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[KenHood]

In a Chest in an Undisclosed Location

[sblock=Drivan Only]

Acrobatic check = [9,5] = (14) Guessing that fails

Nope!

You manage to drag the hood most of the way off your head. The rope wrapped around your eyes has moved up to your forhead, increasing the pressure on your throat and arms by a noticeable amount. Part of the hood is still caught under the rope, but even so, your vision is no longer obscured.

There isn't much to see.

You're obviously in a small, enclosed space. A chest, if Olivia is to be believed. You can see a little light leaking through a gap between the lid and base of the chest. As your eyes adjust to the gloom, you can perceive cobwebs and rat droppings. There is the animal smell of old urine.

(You are lying on your side. The gap is above your shoulder. You would have to struggle against your bonds to raise yourself to a point your might be able to see through the gap.)

Footsteps approach.

"What?" a male voice snaps, "I'm in the middle of preparing spells."

"Sorry, Larry. The wizard says that the Legion of Bone uses radiant energy to multiply. They eat it."

The male snorts. "That's stupid. And you're stupid for even considering it."

Something hard bangs against the side of the chest several times. "Listen, and listen well," says Larry, "Keep your mouth shut, or I'll have one of my companions cut out your tongue."[/sblock]

 

[Atanatotatos]

[sblock=FitD,Ken]ooc: ok... thanks, Fitd... I'm going to hope in situational bonuses...

You take your place on the stage, just as every banner in the room turns into a close-up of Hadarai's face, saying in a VERY LOW voice, "What amazes me is that the only stranger I don't wish to stab right now is a skeleton with three heads."

Ned, Ted, and Fred snicker as the Skull Lord steps back and makes an extravagant bow, giving you the floor.

Hadarai mumbles walking to the stage: I suppose I should change my mind then...*. He stops before the stage, and turns to face the crowd. He looks the people in the first row straight in the eyes for a few seconds. What is it that you think that makes us different? he asks, with a firm voice. Maybe you think it's this? and the Eladrin disappears, only to reappear a split second later a few meters behind, on the stage.**
Again he pauses, glancing at the spectators. Or baybe it's my armor? Or my money?! his voice grows more powerful, as he shakes a small purse full of gold pieces in fron of him. Or maybe it's this??! he shouts, unsheating his sword with a sudden movement and keeping it high over his head with his arm extended.
Again, he pauses. The crowd, impressed, stays silent in awe.***

ooc:* I soooooo knew this was going to happen
**Fey step, of course.
***At least, I hope so. Diplomacy:21(including the +2 from Emral)... Not sure Diplomacy is the right skill to impress a crowd, but I suppose Rhetoric=Diplomacy is fine.[/sblock]

 

[KenHood]

On the Stage in the Pavilion outside TURTLEDOME!

[sblock=Emral and Hadarai Only]

Or maybe it's this??! he shouts, unsheating his sword with a sudden movement and keeping it high over his head with his arm extended. Again, he pauses.[/color]

The crowd, impressed, stays silent in awe...

Until a heckler in the back shouts, "Or maybe it's that you're an arrogant *****, who thinks the common folk are idiot sheep!"

Suddenly, the crowd erupts into cries of outrage and fist-shaking. The Approvalometer dives into the red.

Then, you notice that heckler is the Skull Lord, waving at you from the back of the pavilion! It blows you a kiss and vanishes.

Success 1 of 8; Failure 0 of 4​

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[fireinthedust]

[sblock=Ken & Had] Emral throws his hands in the air, and cries out along with the crowd. Booooo! (wait, not helping) Waaaaaait a minute... Sheep?! I have never been told Hadarai thought we were sheep, and I've fought monsters with the guy. You all saw that. Sure, he's not the friendliest guy in the world. Sure, he's a bit... angry, all the time and sometimes for no good reason. And broody. And alright, *alright* I have no idea why he's upset with Marco, that whole fight sailed right over my head.
These are great reasons to hate Hadarai. But I've fought alongside him, and he's a good wingman. And I've never felt like he thought I was a sheep. I grew up common, right here in Daunton, the best city in the world(!), and I can tell you I wouldn't put up with anything like that from anyone, let along my teammates!

[sblock=Diplomacy roll that... Um, Ken, you don't really need to see this roll, do you? I mean, considering what I wrote and all I should just get the success, right?] 1d20+4=9 [/sblock] [/sblock]

 

[Reklaw]

[sblock=Kenhood]"Sorry Larry did I offend your delicate ego? With a mother like your's I'd think you'd have a little thicker skin... I mean, the things I've heard about that whore..." Drivan chuckles dryly.

"I bet you couldn't even hold your own in a little wizard battle could you? You probably just stand back and let your meat shields do all the work. No offense to any of the meat shields in hearing distance, I understand you're just doing your job. Not your fault you have an uneducated wanna be wizard who hasn't even researched the Valley of Bone's history properly."

"Do you even know how the Legion of Bone came to be? Or who created them??"
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[KenHood]

[sblock=Reklaw]Give me some kind of check to go along with that. Bluff is probably the best, since you're trying to work him up, but I'll also accept Diplomacy or Intimidate.[/sblock]

 

[Reklaw]

[sblock=Kenhood]Diplomacy roll=[15,6] = (21)[/sblock]

 

[KenHood]

In a Chest in an Undisclosed Location

[sblock=Drivan Only]You hear an exasperated sigh.

"Very well," says Larry the Mage, "I'm listening, but please stop the childish attempts to stir me to wrath. All I have to do is have one of my companions shove a sword through the chest to make your life...shorter. Think of it as stage magic, but with more blood."

To continue lying to Larry, you'll have to perform Bluff checks.[/sblock]

 

[KenHood]

[sblock=Emral and Hadarai only]

And I've never felt like he thought I was a sheep. I grew up common, right here in Daunton, the best city in the world(!), and I can tell you I wouldn't put up with anything like that from anyone, let along my teammates!

"Boooo! Boooo!"

A woman stands up and shakes a fist. "Yah! You'd be a-sayin' that! Yuir an 'venturer, joost lahk him!"

Skill Challenge Progress: 1 Success, 1 Failure​

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