MC Koumei representing

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:53 pm

New level! New Gear! New PrC to work towards!

Took the Blue Mage level for the following reasons
1. Although it means another level before I hit the BAB prereq for Storm Blade, and delays gaining all those sweet +6 BAB feat abilities, we have 2 samurai in the party for melee damage, so having the extra cold stuff from Snowscaper 5 and next 6 makes the character more distinct than upping raw combat numbers which monk 2 would
2. Hero! requires 10 ranks in Survival, which is a class skill for Blue Mage. I know Koumei doesn't care, but I've been tracking class skills per level this far so why stop when the 2 additional levels of blue mage I was contemplating gets me there exactly. It may be arbitrary and suboptimal, but I've already explained elsewhere why this is still better than selecting classes randomly.

new stuff in green this time out, just to make sure I updated it all

Crystal Oymyako, Frostblade Maiden
(Empusa Monk 1/Blue Mage 5)
HP 6d8+12 (45 hp)
I need to start remembering to get those +6 Temp HP
Initiative: +4
Move: 30' 60' with combat style, or 75' with combat style and skate
AC: 18 (+4 Dex, +4 armored in life) 22 with combat style
flatfooted AC: 14
touch AC: 18 22 with combat style
BAB: +4 / Grapple: +7
Attack:
Slam +9 melee 1d8+7 bludgeoning and 1d6+6 cold
or mw Bastard Sword +10 melee 1d10+6 slashing and 1d6+6 cold and mw Short Sword +10 melee 1d6+4 slashing and +1d6+6 cold
or Musket +9 ranged for 1d12+1. Range increment 150'
or Coldfire Icebeam +8 ranged touch for 5d6+7 cold out to Long range (600')

Full Attack
mw Bastard Sword +10 melee 1d10+6 slashing and 1d6+6 cold and mw Short Sword +10 melee 1d6+4 slashing and +1d6+6 cold and Slam +4 melee 1d8+7 bludgeoning and 1d6+6 cold

Special Attacks: Fatal Strike, Fighting Style (provides +4 dodge to AC and +30' Insight to movement rate) Coldfire, Pall of Frost (1d6+7 in 10' radius), Brittling (1d6+7 cold, auto-hits, target loses dex for 1 round (2 if cold vulnerable), hardness halved for 1d4 rounds) Sexy (charm person DC 18 1/day), Tiresome (kiss for 1d8+7 { and 1d6+6 cold } and 1 round fatigue, gain 6 temp HP); Frost's Bite (cold ignores resistance, immunity and hardness); Encumber (Su): standard action to attempt to wrap someone in 60 lbs of restricting ice-- encumbering them with the weight, with a Reflex save (DC 19) save for half the weight. Range undefined, but I'm gonna assume Short like create Ice object.

Special Qualities: Armoured in Life, Cold Resistance 6, rendered obsolete by Cold Immunity, Cold Magic, Frozen Heart (add char lvl or Cha to cold damage), Skate at will (as psi-power, may use Skate to cross liquid surfaces. The ice trail still disappears after a round). Create Ice Object (short range, up to 6 objects totaling up to 60 lbs, hardness 19; also may fix Ice objects onto horizontal and vertical surfaces and be sure they'll support a decent amount of weight.) Wings: provide ability to glide and slow-fall: At level 4, the Empusa may fly at 60' (Poor) for a total number of consecutive rounds at a time equal to her Con modifier (2),with a 3 round break in between,. telepathy out to 30' as a constant effect. Ground Freeze (Su): may freeze four 5-foot squares per character levels as standard action. The ice in any square can be thawed using a fire spell. Let it snow (standard action, any or everywhere in medium (160') radius, one foot of snow per round )

Saves: F +9 R+11 W+6
no increase to base saves, but gained wisdom adder and resistance bonus to saves items

Ability Scores: Str 16 Dex 17 (19 with enhancement) Con 14 Int 13 Wis 7 (9 with enhancement) Cha 21(23 with enhancement)

Languages: Common and Infernal I guess.

Skill Totals: Diplomacy +14, Hide +12, Move Silently +12, Spellcraft +2, Survival +4, Swim +7, Tumble +8, Use Rope +11

Skill Ranks: Diplomacy 8, Tumble 4, Swim 4, Hide 8, Move Silently 8, Spellcraft 1, Survival 5 Use Rope 7

Feats: (all Tome) Combat School ( Icicle's Edge, +2 to attack and damage with monk slam, empusa tail stab, short sword , long sword (aka cutlass), and bastard sword (aka katana)),
Two Weapon Fighting. ( attack with offhand weapon at no penalty, get additional offhand AoO per round )
Subtle Cut (+1 damage to everything and may as standard action make weapon attack that reduces victim's movement by 5' per 5 points of damage )

Weapon and Armor Proficiency from classes: Light Armor, sai, the nunchuka, the kama, the shuriken, triple staff, all martial swords and piercing weapons, and any three exotic piercing or slashing weapons. (bastard sword. DMG: Renesaince: Pistol, Musket.)

Gear:
Gear: MW Bastard Sword, MW Short Sword, MW Musket, Musket Ammo, some rope
Magic Items:
1. Ruby Tailring of +1/3 level Enhancement to Dex,
2. Glistening Tiara of +1/3 level enhancement to Cha
3.Orb of Poison (worn as garishly oversized earring): +1/3 level enhancement to Wis and once per day as not-an-action apply apply Poison to a natural weapon (slam) Fort save 15 (10+1/2 HD + Con - right?) damage 1d6 Con/1d6 Con)
4. Eerie Scarfé: (worn as a scarf, eerily enough) +1/3 level resistance bonus to saves and provides 50% miss chance vs. AoOs.

icyshadowlord · Post by **icyshadowlord** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:25 pm

Seems like I've gotten rusty with updating character sheets. I have no idea how to calculate the base saves now that I'm level 6.
(Got two levels of Fire Mage and four levels of Samurai, go figure)

...You Lost Me · Post by **...You Lost Me** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:34 pm

Fire Mage is all good saves; Samurai is good Will.

Will: (2+6)(1/2) + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6
Fort/Ref: (2)(1/2) + 2 + (4)(1/3) = 1 + 2 + 1.33333 = 4.33333

So +6 Will and +4 Fort/Ref. Alternatively, you could be a cheater and just add the values from the class together for +4 Fort/Ref and +8 Will. But then you're a bad person.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:45 pm

Remember that Tome says that when multiclassing, when a class starts with +2 in a save you already have at good from another class, you get +1 instead.

...You Lost Me · Post by **...You Lost Me** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:30 pm

+7 Will, then.

Where does it state that? Is that something in Races of War I missed?

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:32 pm

I believe so. If you have the pdf, it's in the classes section, under multiclassing.

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:33 pm

icyshadowlord wrote:Seems like I've gotten rusty with updating character sheets. I have no idea how to calculate the base saves now that I'm level 6.
(Got two levels of Fire Mage and four levels of Samurai, go figure)

Fire Mage is all good saves, which we can see from the SRD Monk's identical save progression is F+3 R+3 W+3 for level 2
Samurai is poor fort, poor ref, good will , which we can see from the SRD Wizard's identical save progression is F +1 R +1 W +4 for level 4.

In Core, those would just add together for base saves of F +4 R +4 W +7
However, there's a caveat on per page 139 of the Tomes Compiled PDF (version 0.7rev139)

5.5.3 Saving Throws As we all know, characters multiclassing get saving throws that are crazy-go-nuts. The simple fact that the good
save is restarted every time you start a new class (or prestige class into a variant class) means that the maximum save bonus at 20th level is 40, and the minimum is zero. That means that two characters are dierent in their base saves by more than two entire random number generators. And while you can come up with fractional schemes to fix this problem, experience has shown that players actually can't keep track of those. What's needed is something simple that works within the existing D&D rules framework. Our suggestion is to throw down the caveat that if you
start a progression with a good save and you already have at least one level with a good save in that category that you gain +1 instead of +2. It's simple, easy to understand, and pulls in the crazy just enough that you can overlook the mathematical inadequacies of the system and play the game.

which is curiously missing from any of the original Tome threads

So then since you have two classes with Good will progressions, that means the base will save should be one point lower than the above values in a Tome game. for base saves of F+4 R+4 W+6.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:03 pm

yeah, I just had to fix mine.

icyshadowlord · Post by **icyshadowlord** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:42 pm

Thanks for the tips. I also noticed a Disgaea-related Prestige Class Koumei made on another thread (Fallen was the class name), and now I'm in a bit of a predicament since both that class and Carnage Princess fit Kuniko thematically. But...which one should I take? (Also question to Koumei: If the character had no casting abilities before taking the Fallen class, will it get some spells or just not benefit from that at all?)

Edit: Then again, the Delinquent also seems to fit her (if only because she TRIES to have morals in comparison to the rest of the group...and usually fails at it)

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:32 pm

Yes, if you get an improvement to a casting ability you don't actually have, then you can just pick one and gain casting ability from that. So you could go "I have a few levels worth of Sorcery!/Clerical Power!/Wizardry!/Elementalism!"

icyshadowlord · Post by **icyshadowlord** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:33 pm

And considering she's a Shrine Maiden, spellcasting as a Cleric makes sense.

Edit: I don't seem to get tired of editing this post. Anyway, decided to make use of the Fallen level I took and take the Wings of Evil feet. XD

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:09 pm

Just a heads-up, guys: game is still on, but Internet has been a bit spotty. If I suddenly disappear (as in, disconnect, not just "is Koumei afk again?") for more than, say, 30min, assume my Internet got killed.

Fingers crossed, though.

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:48 am

Logpost

(4:13:37 PM) Koumei [Sister_Acac@Nightstar-1b26d20a.bigpond.net.au] entered the room.
(9:37:55 PM) 459AABAIQ: <Iori> Please hold, I have a brief run to make before I am in for real.
(9:38:04 PM) 459AABAIQ is now known as Yuffie
(9:40:22 PM) rabid_schnauzer: !dice 1d99
(9:40:22 PM) Yuffie: rabid_schnauzer : Result of 1d99 : 50
(9:52:52 PM) NSJavaGuest-4114 [NSJavaIRC@Nightstar-86052984.scrm01.sbcglobal.net] entered the room.
(9:53:29 PM) NSJavaGuest-4114 is now known as Nasturtium
(9:53:33 PM) Nasturtium is now known as Prak
(9:53:37 PM) Prak: Hey all
(9:53:48 PM) Quantumboost: sup
(9:54:21 PM) rabid_schnauzer: evening Prak
(9:56:08 PM) Prak: just realized I never finished my cohort
(10:01:28 PM) Prak: hmm... where's the green mage class?
(10:01:59 PM) Prak: nm, found it
(10:02:20 PM) rabid_schnauzer: http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=51 ... c&start=20
(10:04:04 PM) Prak: so... Thaumaturge using normal casting to affect weather if we ever do actual combat from the ship, or Green Mage using special abilities to do so, since Nast. being a net of the pirate kings means weather doesn't adversely affect her ship
(10:04:37 PM) ***rabid_schnauzer is unfamiliar with Thaumaturge
(10:05:15 PM) ***rabid_schnauzer thinks small or tiny green mages with 2wf and juggernaut make hilariously effective meleers
(10:05:54 PM) Prak: I didn't know before i was looking through the classes in Tome, I think it was put on the board as some manner of sorcerer, it has limited spells per day, but knows every spell from the cleric, druid and sor/wiz list
(10:06:20 PM) Prak: it also has bonus metamagic feats, metamagic cost reduction, and sudden metamagic
(10:07:52 PM) rabid_schnauzer: Link?
(10:08:14 PM) Quantumboost: The Trollman/Sulin Sorceror?
(10:09:12 PM) rabid_schnauzer: Oh, pdf page 122
(10:09:41 PM) rabid_schnauzer: Looks like Frank's few spells per day sorc variant
(10:10:36 PM) Quantumboost: That class does come with risk of triggering a dumpster dive during playtime :/
(10:10:50 PM) Prak: yeah
(10:10:56 PM) ***Koumei stretches
(10:11:13 PM) Prak: think I'll switch it over to Green Mage real quick
(10:11:16 PM) Iori [Mr.Scratch@Nightstar-3dd6b3c8.irvnca.pacbell.net] entered the room.
(10:11:26 PM) rabid_schnauzer: Were this my game, or tabletob, I would kick and scream at you to not go thaum
(10:11:35 PM) Prak: lol
(10:12:08 PM) Iori: I can't even remmeber what Thaumaturge did.
(10:12:11 PM) rabid_schnauzer: mainly for complexity issues - but those are less both when someone else is in charge and in online games
(10:12:41 PM) Quantumboost: Iori: Spontaneously cast a couple spells per day from... basically all of the spells
(10:12:51 PM) Quantumboost: entire sor/wiz/clr/dru spell lists
(10:12:53 PM) Iori: I vaguely remember that people liked Mystic Theurge if they could combine it with ur priest cheese, but by then the game is broken anyway????
(10:12:56 PM) Iori: Ah okay.
(10:13:04 PM) Koumei: All of the *PHB* spells
(10:13:33 PM) Quantumboost: It's basically the Trollman/Sulin Sorcerer + metamagic feats and stuff
(10:14:16 PM) Iori: Hmm this is a Tome Thaumaturgist?
(10:14:31 PM) Prak: yeah
(10:14:34 PM) Iori: Ah no wonder.
(10:14:39 PM) Prak: the DMG Thaum is completely different
(10:14:56 PM) Prak: so... basically I have a little wooden effigy that throws wind magic around
(10:14:58 PM) Iori: Why would a PrC like that get into Tome? :|
(10:15:06 PM) Prak: which
(10:15:14 PM) Iori: Thaum
(10:15:18 PM) Prak: Tome Thaum is a base class
(10:15:48 PM) Iori: Like, I thought the whole purpose of the tome was to bring DMFs up to speed with spellcasters, not give spellcasters more things to do to add to the powercreep.
(10:16:19 PM) Icyshadow [Icyshadow@Nightstar-547dd3cc.elisa-laajakaista.fi] entered the room.
(10:16:31 PM) Iori: Or I dunno, I guess I'd have to actually look at the class.
(10:16:41 PM) Koumei: Actually, true DMFs (Dumbass Melee Fighters) are told to fuck off. *Fighters* are brought up to speed.
(10:17:05 PM) Koumei: The Thaum' has very few spells per day, and no non-core spells.
(10:17:07 PM) Koumei: Anyway
(10:17:13 PM) Koumei is now known as Mister_Cavern
(10:17:16 PM) Prak: it doesn't do a lot, it seriously is built to throw down a meagre amount of core spells a day and then sit out
(10:17:24 PM) Prak is now known as Nasturtium
(10:17:28 PM) Icyshadow is now known as Kuniko
(10:17:43 PM) Quantumboost is now known as PrincessSparkles
(10:18:00 PM) PrincessSparkles: Also, cohort is completed, link hear: http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.p ... tid=339004
(10:18:22 PM) Nasturtium: my cohort is being completed
(10:18:42 PM) Kuniko: ( I did mention taking a level in Fallen, right? )
(10:18:46 PM) Iori is now known as Barzini
(10:18:53 PM) Mister_Cavern: ya
(10:19:14 PM) Kuniko: Good
(10:19:42 PM) Nasturtium: does Wall of Air count as weather?
(10:19:55 PM) Mister_Cavern: For what purpose?
(10:20:13 PM) Barzini: Well yeah I meant stuff like fighters monks and so on. And also yeah that doesn't sound so bad. The PHB-only dealie does put some solid caps on one's spellcasting options.
(10:20:19 PM) Nasturtium: for the Net of the Pirate King "you ignore adverse weather to your ship" ability
(10:21:26 PM) ***rabid_schnauzer Crystal
(10:21:39 PM) ***rabid_schnauzer has no plans to acquire leadership or minions
(10:22:27 PM) Barzini: OHhh yeah, that reminds me. Kou you okay with my flying shark?
(10:22:45 PM) rabid_schnauzer: (( "Candygram" ))
(10:23:34 PM) You are now known as Crystal
(10:24:01 PM) Barzini: And to anyone who doesn't know who Johnny Jones is GTFO my lawn you whippersnappers.
(10:24:31 PM) PrincessSparkles: Which one?
(10:24:53 PM) Barzini: The one in the sunken ship.
(10:25:07 PM) Barzini: Who is Mario's BFF.
(10:25:19 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yeah, I'm fine with the shark. And Wall of Air doesn't really seem like weather.
(10:25:36 PM) PrincessSparkles: Ah. I was thinking "Martian Manhunter".
(10:26:03 PM) Nasturtium: aww... I kinda liked the idea of sailing through the air wall my cohort created...
(10:26:17 PM) Kuniko: Heheh
(10:27:11 PM) Mister_Cavern: Anyway, we all ready?
(10:27:32 PM) Nasturtium: is there a specific page that acts as a directory of all the tome stuff on the wiki?
(10:27:34 PM) ***PrincessSparkles salut
(10:27:40 PM) Barzini: Kind of.
(10:28:00 PM) Barzini: http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=50239 <-- I know of this one.
(10:28:40 PM) Nasturtium: thanks
(10:29:35 PM) Nasturtium: pretty much ready here
(10:29:55 PM) Barzini: And yeah, ready. I suppose Barzini and Johnny ran into each other again but were rivals turned friends in the past. SMRPG was a great little game.
(10:30:02 PM) Nasturtium: ...we can only have a single leadership feat, can't we?
(10:30:03 PM) ***Crystal flies off of lawn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jones ... guation%29
(10:30:08 PM) Barzini: ...okay wait this Johnny has INT 3.
(10:30:16 PM) Barzini: So I guess it'll have to be a little simpler than that
(10:31:02 PM) ***Barzini googles
(10:31:21 PM) Barzini: http://www.mariowiki.com/Jonathan_Jones
(10:32:20 PM) Barzini: This one is a little less anthromorphic I guess
(10:32:55 PM) Barzini: So he's just a shark with fin-wings/wing-fins that has a gold tooth. This feels more and more like Disgaea already.
(10:33:51 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, last we left off, the party had infiltrated the hive, abducted the "queen" and gained access to a bunch of stuff. They also fused their shipshiptower with the hive. So they have a shipshiptowerhive. The steel tower the hive used to be built around still stands. But whether you wish to go there or go onwards - going past the archipelago was originally a shortcut - is up to you.
(10:35:48 PM) Nasturtium: "so... loot the tower?"
(10:36:21 PM) Kuniko: "Why not? Also, am I allowed to build a shrine on the ship or do I need to wait for the next upgrade?"
(10:36:46 PM) PrincessSparkles: "I'm for it."
(10:37:32 PM) ***Nasturtium looks over at the massive fortress her ship has become "...sure, why the hell not."
(10:37:52 PM) Crystal: So long as said shrine doesn't cut into my closet space, I'm fine with it
(10:38:11 PM) Nasturtium: "Yeah, no taking space away from the party."
(10:38:30 PM) Kuniko: ( Is there enough room on the ship for a small building? )
(10:39:04 PM) Crystal: Whoi will this be a shrine to?
(10:39:19 PM) Mister_Cavern: It is set firmly into the ground - which only means that future fusioning would require the ship be thrown into it, not the other way round. It is also twenty three storeys high - if the windows are any guide. It has a giant double-door at the front, with a little camera.
(10:39:27 PM) Mister_Cavern: (Kuniko: yes)
(10:39:39 PM) ***Crystal has a really photogenic smile
(10:40:06 PM) Nasturtium: (ok, this is the steel tower, right?)
(10:40:12 PM) Kuniko: "Either the gods I used to worshipped...or myself."
(10:40:21 PM) ***Nasturtium *Ahem*
(10:40:48 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yes, the steel tower
(10:41:03 PM) Nasturtium: (K, just making sure, was confused a moment)
(10:42:20 PM) Kuniko: "I wonder...would I even be able to get followers when the captain becomes an Overlord..."
(10:42:53 PM) ***Kuniko seems completely distracted by her own thoughts.
(10:43:13 PM) ***Nasturtium levels her gun at the lens of the camera above the door "Knock Knock." and fires
(10:44:02 PM) Crystal: Noooo!
(10:44:09 PM) Mister_Cavern: As soon as she steps in front of the camera, the doors slide open. The camera explodes once shot.
(10:44:14 PM) Crystal: They hadn't gotten my profile shot yet!!!
(10:44:35 PM) Mister_Cavern: And now everyone gets to make Ref Saves!
(10:44:37 PM) ***Kuniko snaps out of it as she hears the gunshot, then turns towards the door. "Well, that was unusual."
(10:45:00 PM) Nasturtium: "Sorry Crystal, I'm sure we can get one for you later"
(10:45:05 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+8 ref
(10:45:05 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+8 ref : (5) 13
(10:45:08 PM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+8 Reflex
(10:45:08 PM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+8 Reflex : (19) 27
(10:45:11 PM) Nasturtium: *scowls*
(10:45:17 PM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+10 reflex
(10:45:17 PM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+10 reflex : (7) 17
(10:45:57 PM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+11 reflex
(10:45:57 PM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+11 reflex : (18) 29
(10:46:34 PM) Mister_Cavern: Princess Sparkles? You there?
(10:46:39 PM) PrincessSparkles: !dice 1d20+3
(10:46:40 PM) Yuffie: PrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20+3 : (11) 14
(10:46:47 PM) PrincessSparkles: D:
(10:46:55 PM) PrincessSparkles: Ward on captain
(10:47:53 PM) Mister_Cavern: (Can you use Immediates when flat?)
(10:48:16 PM) Barzini: (No)
(10:48:29 PM) PrincessSparkles: (nvm then :/)
(10:48:46 PM) Mister_Cavern: Okay. Well, the doors start to close almost immediately when the camera is shot. Luckily, nearly everyone is fast enough to jump on in, piling inside like shoppers on Christmas day. The exceptions are Princess Sparkles and Nasturtium, who nearly bump into the doors, moments too late.
(10:48:57 PM) Mister_Cavern: The doors have a steel frame, but are mostly glass, for the record.
(10:49:29 PM) Nasturtium: "Hmmm... what do you think, Sparkles, Fire or Ice?"
(10:50:01 PM) Nasturtium: (cohorts get equipment as a pc of their level, right?)
(10:50:04 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Fire. Always."
(10:50:12 PM) Nasturtium: "Good choice."
(10:50:18 PM) ***Barzini rolls off of Kuniko and has a look at the door from the other side, particularly for any opening mechanisms.
(10:50:28 PM) ***Crystal thinks those two should try to be more graceful
(10:50:44 PM) ***Nasturtium motions for crew to move out of the line of fire, and gives the door a shot from her Scorching Ray Pistol
(10:50:45 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yes. There is a camera inside. Indeed, stepping in a bit further should do the trick.
(10:51:08 PM) ***Crystal makes sure THIS camera gets her good side
(10:51:08 PM) Nasturtium: ...ok I'm going to stop playing by "Shoot first, ask questions later"
(10:51:09 PM) ***Kuniko moves as directed, drawing her sword before-hand while looking around.
(10:51:53 PM) Nasturtium: (Is any of this inspired by Reaper Man?)
(10:51:55 PM) Mister_Cavern: I assume Nasturtium was going to wait for people to in fact get out of the way, meaning we don't get "Door opens, Crystal gets shot"
(10:52:03 PM) Nasturtium: yes
(10:52:05 PM) Mister_Cavern: Potentially :3c
(10:52:20 PM) Kuniko: ( I moved out of the way XD )
(10:52:23 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, the doors slide open, meaning she may not need to shoot anything.
(10:52:25 PM) Nasturtium: Nast, trigger happy as she is, will not fire at her crew
(10:52:34 PM) Nasturtium: ...without good reason, anyway
(10:52:49 PM) ***Nasturtium "Oh." walks in
(10:52:53 PM) Crystal: (( or at least an apple on their heads ))
(10:53:04 PM) ***PrincessSparkles follows after all thems
(10:53:08 PM) Nasturtium: ((mmm. pistol baked apple))
(10:53:55 PM) Mister_Cavern: And so, after more trouble than usual, the party has bypassed THE DOOR!
(10:54:25 PM) Nasturtium: not enough trouble to warrent the door mage class, though, fortunately
(10:55:11 PM) Mister_Cavern: It appears that you are in some kind of... foyer? It's pretty spacious in here, and there's a receptionist desk. No receptionist is present, however. And the bell to ring for service appears to be broken. There are some couches, though! Along with a pot-plant (plastic), a water-cooler (full!) and a few lifts
(10:55:44 PM) ***PrincessSparkles attempts to heal the damaged service bell
(10:55:54 PM) ***Crystal sashays over to the water cooler
(10:56:05 PM) Nasturtium: "Hmm. We can grab the furniture on the way out. We really need to get a bag of holding, though"
(10:56:12 PM) ***Crystal helps herself to a sno-cone from it
(10:56:42 PM) Kuniko: "Wait...this is part of the ship?"
(10:56:57 PM) Nasturtium: not yet
(10:57:02 PM) ***Crystal attempts to make small talk at the water cooler
(10:57:08 PM) Mister_Cavern: Sparkles: do you have "Mending"?
(10:57:17 PM) Crystal: "So, how about this weather we're having?"
(10:57:25 PM) Kuniko: "I do."
(10:57:30 PM) PrincessSparkles: Yes
(10:57:52 PM) Mister_Cavern: Then the bell does in fact get fixed. All shiny and working. The water cooler doesn't speak.
(10:58:02 PM) ***Barzini snaps his finger and points at the couch, E-Can getting to work looting the sofa.
(10:58:13 PM) ***Kuniko decides to walk over to the water cooler. "I don't think that's how small talk works, Crystal."
(10:58:35 PM) ***PrincessSparkles uses the bell
(10:58:38 PM) Nasturtium: (...I'm thinking gymnos defense makes a ridiculous amount of sense for a wood elemental-bodied...)
(10:58:40 PM) Barzini: (<SD-Barzini & SD-E-Can> *do the Family Guy sketch where they keep trying to rotate the couch to get it through the narrow door*)
(10:58:51 PM) Nasturtium: (especially when it's a green mage)
(10:59:13 PM) Crystal: Oh reallly?
(10:59:33 PM) Crystal: I guess I'm just not used to doing anything.....small
(10:59:49 PM) Nasturtium: "I know I'm not."
(11:01:07 PM) ***Kuniko turns to look at Sparkles as she uses the bell.
(11:01:17 PM) Kuniko: "Oh, you fixed it already?"
(11:01:33 PM) Mister_Cavern: *ding* There is some delay after the bell rings. Eventually though, a bee - of sorts - emerges. He looks much more like a bee-human though, even wearing a cheap suit. He has a mustache, too. "I'm sorry about that, how may I help you fine people?"
(11:02:17 PM) Nasturtium: "...we're pirates here to loot the tower after having seized the hive. ...along with it's queen."
(11:02:21 PM) Barzini: <E-Can> Grab the other end of this sofa, dood.
(11:02:36 PM) Barzini: <E-Can> *drags*
(11:03:34 PM) ***Crystal watches struggling prinny with amusement
(11:03:47 PM) Kuniko: "I do believe we have full righs to that loot."
(11:03:53 PM) Kuniko: ( rights* )
(11:04:01 PM) Kuniko: ( Curse the day typos appeared. )
(11:04:29 PM) Mister_Cavern: "I see... well, I imagine you will want to speak with the manager about looting. Can you please tell the prinny not to rearrange the furniture?"
(11:04:45 PM) Nasturtium: "I believe the Prinny is trying to loot it."
(11:06:09 PM) Mister_Cavern: "I... see..."
(11:07:02 PM) ***Kuniko walks over to help the Prinny with the sofa, frowning. "You make us look incompetent, you know."
(11:07:06 PM) Nasturtium: "But yes, we'd love to speak to the manager about looting the valuables from this tower. By the way, would you mind telling me the actual purpose of this tower?"
(11:09:15 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Certainly, miss. This is the corporate head office of BeeTech Pty Ltd. We aim to provide the highest value bees and bee-related products and services."
(11:09:41 PM) Nasturtium: "Ah, lovely, I imagine that would include blood honey?"
(11:09:45 PM) Barzini: "Uh. So... there's a market for your bees?"
(11:09:52 PM) Kuniko: "Corporate head office, huh? That means the boss resides here too, yes?"
(11:10:08 PM) ***Kuniko decided to stop helping the Prinny with the sofa. He can manage it himself.
(11:14:30 PM) ***Crystal blinks
(11:15:34 PM) Barzini: <E-Can> Dood, that knight can handle the couch.
(11:18:11 PM) ***Crystal contemplates "bee related products"
(11:18:12 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Correct. I would normally direct you to the CEO, but unfortunately she's currently on holiday. So for now, the manager must suffice. You can reach him on the eleventh floor, if you would be so kind as to use the lifts which are conveniently situated just over there.
(11:18:36 PM) Nasturtium: "Why thank you."
(11:18:46 PM) Kuniko: "And here I was hoping I could try out these wings..."
(11:19:06 PM) ***Nasturtium winks at the manager, turning towards the lift, "C'mon crew, we have more npcs to intimi-er, talk to."
(11:19:27 PM) ***PrincessSparkles follows the captain's lead
(11:19:54 PM) Mister_Cavern: The lift doors slide open soundlessly, and then close once everyone is in. There is one button for each floor, and a little LED to let you know where you are.
(11:20:14 PM) ***Nasturtium pushes the button for the 11th floor
(11:20:33 PM) Crystal: Well they're's beeswax
(11:20:39 PM) Crystal: and B movies
(11:20:48 PM) Crystal: and B allzabub
(11:21:32 PM) Nasturtium: *Bee-lzebub
(11:21:36 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Ding" And so, it begins the slow ascent. The speakers start emiting noise... the Belarussian national anthem, it seems.
(11:22:41 PM) Kuniko: "I wonder what the manager looks like."
(11:23:21 PM) Mister_Cavern: After more than a minute, it finally reaches the eleventh floor with a bit of a bump and another "Ding". The doors then slide open, revealing a fairly narrow corridor, lit with fluorescent lights.
(11:24:57 PM) Mister_Cavern: The corridor points in two directions. There is a handy sign though, to make it less of a coin-toss! It says:
(11:25:27 PM) Crystal: Then there's B tniks, who would want those?
(11:25:40 PM) Nasturtium: I hear they're good fried
(11:26:07 PM) Crystal: Silly, that's B fsteak
(11:27:06 PM) Mister_Cavern: <-- Cafeteria|Executive Leisure Facilities|Seminar Hall ... Meeting Rooms|Storage|Executive Trouser Press -->
(11:27:14 PM) Nasturtium: no no, bees in a nice sautee is supposed to be really good
(11:27:21 PM) Kuniko: "I guess we go left?"
(11:27:46 PM) Nasturtium: "Hmm.. well, I suppose we could go capture the executive's trousers and attempt to use them as a bargaining chip before finding him..."
(11:27:46 PM) Crystal: Well that depends whether we've caught them with their pants down
(11:28:20 PM) Barzini: "B nburrito..."
(11:28:36 PM) PrincessSparkles: "None of those look like a place I'd expect a manager to be..."
(11:28:52 PM) Nasturtium: "Er... the Executive Leisure Facilities?"
(11:28:53 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Well, persistently, anyway"
(11:28:56 PM) Barzini: "Let's just hit Storage and see what we can take!"
(11:29:17 PM) Nasturtium: "Barzini, I like the way you think. We can steal the man's trousers on the way."
(11:30:21 PM) Kuniko: "We might actually bump into the manager on the way out..."
(11:30:33 PM) ***Kuniko is fine with the change of plan, despite not having come up with it herself.
(11:31:18 PM) ***Crystal goes blank while a laptop is moved
(11:32:36 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, right it is. In that case, it's a short journey past a few unoccupied meeting rooms, until you reach a larger room that has no windows, and looks less fancy. The door is labelled "Storage"
(11:33:09 PM) ***Nasturtium tries the door
(11:34:16 PM) Mister_Cavern: It swings open - completely unlocked!
(11:34:35 PM) Nasturtium: ((well I'd imagine if we were able to tell it had no windows))
(11:35:54 PM) ***Crystal catches up
(11:36:20 PM) Crystal: So do we let the prinny carry it all?
(11:36:40 PM) Nasturtium: Lets see what's in here first
(11:36:40 PM) Mister_Cavern: Inside, there are several extra tables stacked up - the fold-out kind, similar to what you might chokeslam someone through in the WWE. There are a whole heap of chairs, too. Not the folding kind, all stacked up on top of each other. There is also a cupboard labelled "Stationary and Andrea", a paper shredder, a box full of CAT-5 cables and power cords, and a cupboard labelled "Supplies"
(11:37:43 PM) ***Crystal makes a B line for the cupboard
(11:37:50 PM) ***Nasturtium checks the other cupboard
(11:38:18 PM) Barzini: "Stationary and Andrea?"
(11:38:23 PM) Crystal: "hah, violated your intellectual property rights there with my own B product!"
(11:38:32 PM) ***Kuniko starts grabbing some cables and power cords.
(11:38:38 PM) ***Crystal is totally a pirate
(11:38:54 PM) ***PrincessSparkles gathers up the cords and starts trying to network everyone
(11:39:02 PM) ***Crystal opens the Stationary and Andrea cupboard
(11:40:34 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Stationary and Andrea" reveals... a small, bespectacled, flustered-looking lady falls out in a daze. She blinks a few times. "I say, you don't look like you work here... do you have visitor passes?"
(11:40:55 PM) Crystal: We're Pirates!
(11:41:03 PM) ***Kuniko turns to look as a new person suddenly appears in the room. "We don't have passes, nor do we need any."
(11:41:05 PM) ***Crystal grins
(11:41:28 PM) Barzini: "Uh, why are you being stored in a closet?"
(11:41:33 PM) Mister_Cavern: Meanwhile, from the Supplies cupboard... a very stereotypical, borderline racist portrayal of an Asian bee-man leaps out, nine feet tall and with a very angry yellow face! "SUPPLIES!
(11:41:44 PM) ***Nasturtium facepalms
(11:41:54 PM) ***Barzini groans.
(11:42:00 PM) Kuniko: "What the...?"
(11:42:25 PM) Mister_Cavern: I should mention that he is wielding a ranseur, and looks like he is considering using it.
(11:42:26 PM) Crystal: Isn't it obvious? She's B ing kept in a closet to keep her Stationary, like the sign said.
(11:42:27 PM) ***PrincessSparkles looks up from tying Barzini's and Kuniko's limbs to the ends of a CAT5 cable "...wait, what?"
(11:42:47 PM) Kuniko: "What are you doing?"
(11:43:30 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Establishing a datastream for more effective teamwork, why?"
(11:43:47 PM) Nasturtium: ((Did anyone take flaws for their character?))
(11:43:50 PM) Barzini: "Hey, but the Supplies guy is about to attack..!"
(11:44:02 PM) Barzini: (Ha was that even a legal option)
(11:44:17 PM) ***Nasturtium looks at the asian bee man, hand on gun, "are you?"
(11:44:21 PM) Crystal: (( you mean other than being our characters? ))
(11:44:26 PM) Kuniko: (( Not that I recall. ))
(11:44:28 PM) Nasturtium: (that's kinda my question)
(11:44:29 PM) PrincessSparkles: To Supplies guy: "Put that thing away, you'll just hurt someone or possibly yourself."
(11:44:38 PM) Barzini: (I thought Flaws being b& was standard operation for like every DM ever just about, especially one who's taken the Den's blue pill)
(11:45:01 PM) Mister_Cavern: He responds in typical bee fashion. Also, this game is Flawless
(11:45:05 PM) PrincessSparkles: ((I put Narcolepsy down on my charsheet but didn't take an extra feat or anything for it))
(11:45:10 PM) Nasturtium: ((neh, the ones I play with irl usually don't say much))
(11:45:25 PM) Barzini: (Er, red pill. blue pill. I can't remember which one gets you into the Matrix anymore.)
(11:45:27 PM) Nasturtium: ok, was just curious for cohort
(11:46:23 PM) Mister_Cavern: Blue Pill means you keep on dreaming, IIRC.
(11:46:29 PM) Nasturtium: ((which... I guess is done. http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.p ... tid=340497 ))
(11:46:32 PM) Mister_Cavern: Or you get an erection. It depends.
(11:46:58 PM) ***Crystal scans back and forth between menace of 9 ft tall ransuer guy and Andreas spectacles of bees
(11:47:23 PM) Barzini: (Okay I guess Kuniko and I are now in a Jackie Chan movie unless we have time to untie the cord)
(11:47:26 PM) Mister_Cavern: For the record, I am tallying these bee puns, and using that to determine who gets attacked
(11:47:28 PM) Nasturtium: (I actually completely missed the ranseur and hostile intent)
(11:48:00 PM) PrincessSparkles: (So, always Crystal then?)
(11:48:25 PM) Crystal: Oh no, I'll be playing a B t'emup!
(11:48:30 PM) Mister_Cavern: So. It's the SUPPLIES round, if you're done talking. Which Nasturtium gets to take part in
(11:48:43 PM) Kuniko: ( I can fly. Can you? )
(11:48:47 PM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+1
(11:48:47 PM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+1 : (2) 3
(11:48:58 PM) PrincessSparkles: (I can!)
(11:49:11 PM) ***Nasturtium draws pistols, fires at Bee man twice with each, and uses swift to activate monk style
(11:49:15 PM) Crystal: You can't honestly say you're not BEEmused
(11:49:20 PM) Barzini: (Nope. I got a swim speed though.)
(11:49:31 PM) Mister_Cavern: Psst, Nasturtium, you need to roll Init
(11:49:40 PM) Mister_Cavern: Because it's you AND the bee
(11:50:04 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+2 Initi (I blame the four hours of sleep I got last night)
(11:50:04 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+2 Initi (I blame the four hours of sleep I got last night) : (14) 16
(11:50:20 PM) Mister_Cavern: Blame the other two hours sleep you DIDN'T get instead
(11:50:27 PM) Nasturtium: yeah, pretty much
(11:50:35 PM) Mister_Cavern: And low sleep just makes me cranky. I should mention I didn't sleep much last night.
(11:50:54 PM) Nasturtium: eh, I'm not cranky because good things made me miss sleep
(11:51:00 PM) Nasturtium: anyway, I go first?
(11:51:06 PM) Kuniko: ( Well, I don't get much sleep on wednesdays...and I'm sick to boot. >__> )
(11:51:25 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yes, go for it, Nast
(11:51:41 PM) Crystal: draw a B d on 'im
(11:51:54 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+10 ranged touch first scorching ray shot
(11:51:54 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+10 ranged touch first scorching ray shot : (12) 22
(11:52:24 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+5 ranged touch second scorching ray shot
(11:52:24 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+5 ranged touch second scorching ray shot : (5) 10
(11:52:45 PM) Mister_Cavern: Two blasts of FIRE~! lash out and sear him across his face!
(11:52:59 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+8 first Death Whisper Pistol Shot (high cal ammo)
(11:52:59 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+8 first Death Whisper Pistol Shot (high cal ammo) : (5) 13
(11:53:09 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+3 second Death Whisper Pistol Shot (high cal ammo)
(11:53:09 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+3 second Death Whisper Pistol Shot (high cal ammo) : (3) 6
(11:53:34 PM) Mister_Cavern: And one of the high cal bullets hits, bursting through the carapace.
(11:53:36 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 8d6+4 both rays
(11:53:37 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 8d6+4 both rays : 38
(11:53:51 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 3d6 high cal bullet
(11:53:52 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 3d6 high cal bullet : 14
(11:54:54 PM) Mister_Cavern: "...urk" He falls over, thoroughly shot and scorched. Meanwhile, the MC dropkicks the MM2 out the window.
(11:55:37 PM) ***Nasturtium holsters pistols and picks up ranseur
(11:55:43 PM) ***Crystal doesn't get how D fenestration fits the running gag
(11:55:54 PM) Nasturtium: ((ranseur is... martial?)
(11:56:05 PM) PrincessSparkles: (( XD ))
(11:57:06 PM) Nasturtium: "Supplies indeed."
(11:57:07 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yes, martial
(11:59:01 PM) Nasturtium: k, cool
(11/2/2011 12:00:02 AM) ***Crystal shifts focus back to Andrea
(12:00:46 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh my, that was irregular. I didn't expect... any of that, really."
(12:01:16 AM) Crystal: We're pirates!
(12:01:22 AM) ***Crystal grins again
(12:01:30 AM) Kuniko: "Should we take her with us?"
(12:01:46 AM) Nasturtium: "Andrea, what do you do here?"
(12:01:49 AM) Kuniko: "And Crystal, why are you grinning all the time?"
(12:01:57 AM) PrincessSparkles: "...she's Crystal."
(12:03:24 AM) Crystal: There might be more cameras around - it wouldn't do to have them see me without a smile
(12:04:08 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh, I'm just a secretary here. We ran out of staples, so I came here to get some more staples. And well, I seem to have been waylaid at some point by giant ants and stuffed in this cupboard."
(12:04:30 AM) Nasturtium: "...are giant ants a serious problem here?"
(12:04:31 AM) Kuniko: "So you are technically loot. And a damsel in distress."
(12:05:00 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Well not until today they weren't, no..."
(12:05:25 AM) PrincessSparkles: "Hmmm... I think my latest Student of Friendship could use some giant ants to practice on..."
(12:06:30 AM) ***Barzini unties himself, not getting into Jackie Chan hijinks after all. He looks at the label on the door. "So how long did the ants stuff you in there?""
(12:06:52 AM) ***Crystal strikes a pose for the likely nonexistant cameras
(12:07:00 AM) ***Kuniko also unties herself, while thinking about the ants and their relation to the bees.
(12:07:34 AM) ***PrincessSparkles pouts at the removal of her elaborate hardware networking
(12:07:47 AM) Crystal: Sparkles!
(12:07:57 AM) Crystal: Pouting does not B come you.
(12:08:36 AM) PrincessSparkles: "Should I do the watery-eye thing? Would that improve it?"
(12:09:24 AM) Kuniko: "There is no reason to tie me up."
(12:09:27 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Well, you see they are rather large - taller than I am, that's for sure. They explained that it was for my own good, as anyone so OCD as to worry about staples needs time spent confined to calm down and not get excited."
(12:10:12 AM) Nasturtium: "Well I imagine ants would know all about ocd..."
(12:10:19 AM) Kuniko: "How long has it been since they threw you here?"
(12:10:31 AM) Crystal: But we can CURE OCD
(12:10:58 AM) Crystal: We just need to take her to the rapists on the ship
(12:11:03 AM) Kuniko: "Dibs. Just in advance."
(12:11:21 AM) Kuniko: "And you mean therapists."
(12:11:23 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh, it has been three or four hours, I think."
(12:11:37 AM) Barzini: "Gi-Ants coming to the Archipelago of Bees. Do you suppose they burrowed here?"
(12:11:46 AM) Crystal: Yeah, those too
(12:11:54 AM) Kuniko: "Captain, should we go hunt down the ants? Or should we get these supplies to the ship first?"
(12:11:55 AM) Nasturtium: "Y'know, it's getting to the point where we should really start a brothel on the ship..."
(12:12:09 AM) Mister_Cavern: If you wish to look around some more, the stationary cupboard contains paper, staples, pens... stationary. The Supplies cupboard contains a few boxes, all taped up. They have labels. "Instruction books", "Heavy things" and "Minions"
(12:12:11 AM) Kuniko: "A brothel and a shrine?"
(12:12:25 AM) ***Kuniko rushes to grab the minions.
(12:12:30 AM) Nasturtium: "I say we continue looking for the manager to talk to about looting the business"
(12:12:44 AM) Kuniko: "Better grab every follower I can get..."
(12:12:52 AM) Kuniko: ( Even though she has no Leadership feats.)
(12:13:14 AM) Mister_Cavern: Does Kuniko open the box here and now?
(12:13:34 AM) ***Kuniko opens the box.
(12:14:19 AM) Mister_Cavern: Way more creatures than could possibly fit emerge from it. They just sort of pile out, until the whole room is pretty full. And they're all talking at once, trying to shout over one another.
(12:14:29 AM) Mister_Cavern: There is some shoving and jostling, too.
(12:14:49 AM) ***Kuniko seems clearly annoyed, and soon yells out for everyone to shut up.
(12:14:54 AM) Kuniko: ( Do I need to roll Intimidate? XD )
(12:15:00 AM) Mister_Cavern: yes
(12:15:05 AM) Barzini: "Whoa!"
(12:15:08 AM) ***Crystal flits out of room before it progresses to throwing
(12:15:10 AM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+10 Intimidate
(12:15:10 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+10 Intimidate : (4) 14
(12:15:14 AM) Kuniko: ( Fuck. )
(12:15:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: They're minion-level stuff, more than ten is enough. No really.
(12:15:26 AM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+14 Intimidate!
(12:15:26 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+14 Intimidate! : (1) 15
(12:15:31 AM) ***PrincessSparkles grabs the instruction books box to get an idea of its weight
(12:15:36 AM) Barzini: (D'oh)
(12:15:54 AM) ***Barzini looks at what type of minions they are.
(12:15:57 AM) ***Nasturtium takes "Heavy Things
(12:15:57 AM) Mister_Cavern: So both of you shout the crowd into shutting up.
(12:16:48 AM) Mister_Cavern: The minions can be broken down into categories, but basically are "Whatever minions anyone is owed from Leadership feats", as well as "one sabrekitty ("cat kid"), holding a fish in one hand and a katana in the other.
(12:16:58 AM) ***Kuniko looks at the minions, mainly gauging which ones would make good-looking priests and priestesses.
(12:17:00 AM) Barzini: "Wowww! They had all these just sitting in Storage?"
(12:17:10 AM) ***Kuniko focus shifts to the sabrekitty. "Mine."
(12:17:23 AM) Barzini: (I figured as much but the partymates were faaast)
(12:17:50 AM) Mister_Cavern: The box of heavy things is really very heavy. It is filled with paperweights and doorstops. The box of instruction manuals is almost as heavy as the box of heavy things
(12:18:53 AM) Kuniko: "Tell me, Barzon...or whatever your name was...do I look like the kind of person who could become a goddess some day?"
(12:19:02 AM) Barzini: "We'll explain later. For now, just do what the captain says. And do what I say!"
(12:19:05 AM) PrincessSparkles: "Yay robots!"
(12:19:40 AM) ***Barzini blinks, "Huh? But, you're serving another deity aren't you?"
(12:19:43 AM) ***PrincessSparkles gathers up a bunch of robots from the group of minions and goes on an elaborate speech about how it is their destiny to spread friendship, which is the most important thing ever
(12:19:52 AM) Nasturtium: *all my followers are the ship crew*
(12:20:52 AM) PrincessSparkles: !dice 1d20+11 Perform (Friendship Speech)
(12:20:52 AM) Yuffie: PrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20+11 Perform (Friendship Speech) : (18) 29
(12:21:07 AM) ***Barzini gleefully picks up the Minions box, and tosses it into the glowing blue tile that is the party's spawning point.
(12:21:16 AM) Kuniko: "If I cannot convert the people at the ship to worship the spirits, I'll become a goddess for them to worship!! ...sound like a plan?"
(12:21:16 AM) Mister_Cavern: They are very much convinced
(12:21:41 AM) Kuniko: ( Yeah, there's no pantheon so I guess she's just some obscure spirit/deity worshipper)
(12:21:47 AM) ***Nasturtium 's neck elongates "nope."
(12:21:55 AM) ***Crystal is duefully impressed to have friends like Sparkles
(12:22:40 AM) Barzini: "Can demons become goddesses? We get pretty powerful, but..."
(12:22:55 AM) Kuniko: "Are you implying I HAVE to resort to Plan B?"
(12:23:07 AM) Barzini: "What's Plan B?"
(12:23:21 AM) Kuniko: "The goddess plot!! I just said the first plan was to CONVERT people."
(12:24:00 AM) Nasturtium: "My crew worships no officer but me."
(12:24:12 AM) Kuniko: "But..."
(12:24:19 AM) ***Barzini sweatdrops, an answer fortunately provided by Nasturtium.
(12:25:13 AM) Kuniko: "...well, that's the end of Plan A then."
(12:26:10 AM) ***Kuniko is doing her best to hide her frustration right now.
(12:26:16 AM) Nasturtium: "Well... I suppose I wouldn't mind them worshipping nature spirits"
(12:26:38 AM) ***Barzini pulls out a single gold coin, one that is new and clean. "This here is the best thing to worship. Maybe if you were turned to gold you'd be worshipped?"
(12:28:16 AM) Kuniko: "The ancient spirits are tied to nature by default. And besides, it's not like I demand them to make rituals or anything. That's MY job."
(12:28:17 AM) ***Crystal facepalms over having missed both Plan B and B lief conflicts, which they obviously do a bangup job of making in this facility
(12:28:39 AM) Kuniko: "Anyway!! We needed to see the manager, right?"
(12:28:57 AM) Barzini: "Oh yeah! It's time to steal his freshly pressed trousers."
(12:29:01 AM) Crystal: I thought it was the giant ants!
(12:29:25 AM) Barzini: "Let's go, minions! Haaahahahahaha!"
(12:29:28 AM) ***PrincessSparkles instructs the robots to carry the instruction manuals, suspecting there's *something* of value in there.
(12:29:48 AM) Nasturtium: (brb, grabbing dinner)
(12:29:56 AM) ***Barzini gives the 1gp he's holding to Kuniko, in the hopes that will cheer her up. It is shiny and clean and unscratched.
(12:30:31 AM) PrincessSparkles: "We're here to steal his freshly pressed giant ants?"
(12:30:57 AM) Crystal: Maybe the ants were in his pants?
(12:31:22 AM) ***Barzini deadpans, "Those would be some pretty big pants then. How much does the manager weigh!?"
(12:31:42 AM) ***Kuniko takes the coin, smiling just a bit before putting it away.
(12:32:51 AM) Crystal: Well he wasn't in the box of heavy things....
(12:33:49 AM) PrincessSparkles: "Maybe he's just that much heavier. Or maybe he's less dense than helium."
(12:34:22 AM) Kuniko: "Or maybe he isn't here?"
(12:34:40 AM) ***Nasturtium leaves the box of heavy things to investigate later
(12:34:46 AM) Nasturtium: "To the trouser press!
(12:37:22 AM) ***Barzini goes back to the cooridor sign, talking to a couple of ghosts and prinnies a bit, mostly to establish dominance.
(12:37:51 AM) Nasturtium: *just realized Cham/Hobbes isn't here*
(12:39:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: Sorry guys, I'm fading. I can't pay attention on stuff. I think I should call it for tonight.
(12:39:45 AM) Nasturtium: shame, but understandable
(12:40:05 AM) Kuniko: It's alright
(12:40:07 AM) ***Crystal would be bummed, but is having hand cramps making more typing painful
(12:40:45 AM) Crystal: Get more sleep before next session
(12:40:59 AM) Nasturtium: or drink lots of caffeine
(12:41:13 AM) Barzini: (Do what you need to do.)
(12:41:13 AM) Crystal: sleep before, caffeine during.
(12:41:22 AM) Barzini: (I'm now good and caffeinated, but I never have a shortage of things to do either.)
(12:41:26 AM) Kuniko: ...and my knee just made a painful snap.
(12:41:39 AM) Nasturtium: fub
(12:41:42 AM) Nasturtium: *fun
(12:42:03 AM) You are now known as rabid_schnauzer
(12:42:12 AM) Kuniko is now known as Icyshadow
(12:42:12 AM) Mister_Cavern: night guys. Sorry bout this. Been sleeping through the day a lot lately -.-
(12:42:21 AM) Mister_Cavern is now known as Sleeping_Koumei
(12:42:26 AM) Nasturtium: no worries
(12:42:28 AM) rabid_schnauzer: g'night
(12:42:31 AM) Icyshadow: Don't feel sorry. I just hope you'll feel better soon

Chamomile · Post by **Chamomile** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:12 pm

Well, bugger. The one time I miss the game in weeks is the one time we get something nice and corporate for Hobbes to do. At least he'll still be there for the hostile takeover.

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:30 am

logpost

part1:

(10:56:10 PM) Koumei: So, that's Quantum, icy and rabid. So we're missing half the players, but we can still do game
(10:57:13 PM) Koumei is now known as Mister_Cavern
(10:57:41 PM) Iori [Mr.Scratch@Nightstar-3dd6b3c8.irvnca.pacbell.net] entered the room.
(10:57:57 PM) icyshadow is now known as Kuniko
(10:58:08 PM) Kuniko: ( Where is the other half? )
(10:58:08 PM) Quantumboost is now known as PrincessSparkles
(10:58:47 PM) Iori: (You'll have my full attention in about ten minutes, but until then AFK in and out.)
(10:58:54 PM) rabid_schnauzer: I suspect some folks will be along in an hour ....us ended Daylight stupid time this past weekened
(10:58:55 PM) Iori is now known as Barzini
(10:59:16 PM) rabid_schnauzer: and by us I mean U S of A
(10:59:22 PM) You are now known as Crystal
(11:00:16 PM) Kuniko: ( Okay :3 )
(11:00:30 PM) Kuniko: ( Jesus, I must be really sleep-deprived for using that emote. )
(11:04:08 PM) Mister_Cavern: Okay, so when we last left off, the team were in the storage room, right? They had killed the SUPPLIES! guy, and freed Andrea from a stationary cupboard. They had also found a whole box of minions.
(11:04:53 PM) Kuniko: Some of which Kuniko wanted to convert.
(11:05:36 PM) PrincessSparkles: Some of which are now FRIENDSHIP ROBOT WARRIORS
(11:06:32 PM) Crystal: (( rock-em sock-em friendships? ))
(11:07:30 PM) PrincessSparkles: (( except instead of heads falling off they shoot lasers ))
(11:09:39 PM) NSJavaGuest-3916 [NSJavaIRC@Nightstar-86052984.scrm01.sbcglobal.net] entered the room.
(11:09:53 PM) NSJavaGuest-3916 is now known as Nasturtium
(11:10:00 PM) GX [wintermute1@1AB00B.8F8197.B2F34F.1F88CD] entered the room.
(11:10:12 PM) Nasturtium: (Hey)
(11:10:15 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, what do you wish to do now?
(11:10:23 PM) Mister_Cavern: You have your new friends, after all.
(11:10:33 PM) Mister_Cavern: And there is word of the corporate take-over by the ants.
(11:10:42 PM) Nasturtium: (what have I missed?)
(11:11:00 PM) Mister_Cavern: (nothing)
(11:11:20 PM) Kuniko: "I think we were heading to have a word with the boss around here."
(11:12:14 PM) Nasturtium: "I think we were going to go try to steal his pants first."
(11:12:27 PM) ***Crystal thought the pants were the boss
(11:12:50 PM) Nasturtium: "No, no, the pants are just a possibly handy bargaining chip."
(11:12:58 PM) Kuniko: "I'm fine with that plan."
(11:13:27 PM) Nasturtium: "I mean, if a group of dangerous people made off with your pants, and started making demands, what would you do?"
(11:13:45 PM) ***Nasturtium starts leading the party in the direction of the executive trouser press
(11:14:31 PM) ***Kuniko follows along while looking around a bit.
(11:14:55 PM) PrincessSparkles: "...get new pants?"
(11:15:01 PM) Barzini: (Back.)
(11:15:12 PM) ***PrincessSparkles leads her retinue along after the Captain
(11:16:01 PM) Nasturtium: "Well that's just crazy, Sparkles. It has been proven in other games I've played in, that buying new pants doesn't solve the problem. In fact, it jsut gives the pants theives more pants to steal."
(11:16:35 PM) ***Kuniko was about to point out that the captain isn't even wearing pants (or is she?), but decided to keep quiet.
(11:17:01 PM) ***Crystal believes in miniskirts and leotards
(11:17:10 PM) PrincessSparkles: "But if you get enough new pants you'll saturate the market and the pants theives will go broke."
(11:17:16 PM) Nasturtium: "That's why I do not own any pants. Pants thieves cannot steal skirts and panties."
(11:17:45 PM) Nasturtium: "It's not about the value of the pants to the economy, it's about the value of pants to the person."
(11:18:21 PM) Kuniko: "Speaking of pants, am I the only one here who's wearing any?"
(11:18:34 PM) ***Barzini sweatdrops, as being one of the only other pants wearing party members.
(11:19:04 PM) Nasturtium: "Clearly you two are just the only two vulnerable to pants thieves."
(11:19:09 PM) PrincessSparkles: "...no. I've found that wearing skirts is problematic while flying."
(11:19:36 PM) Kuniko: "Too much detail, Sparkles."
(11:19:39 PM) Nasturtium: "....and I captain a ship with lots of rigging and such in a skirt. your point?"
(11:20:53 PM) Mister_Cavern: So... to the executive trouser press!
(11:20:54 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Not everyone can pull off audacity as well as you can, Captain."
(11:21:22 PM) Nasturtium: "Ah, of course. Of course it's not all audacity, you know, there's also scandalousness and raw apathy."
(11:21:43 PM) Kuniko: "I feel like I should say something..."
(11:22:00 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Naturally."
(11:22:11 PM) Kuniko: "Eh?"
(11:22:19 PM) Mister_Cavern: The journey is short, even if it is filled with conversation. Soon enough, you arrive at a very ordinary wooden door, labelled "Executive Trouser Press". It has no lock.
(11:22:42 PM) ***Nasturtium opens the trouser press
(11:22:54 PM) Nasturtium: *door to
(11:23:02 PM) Nasturtium: I read that wrong at first
(11:23:07 PM) ***Kuniko stands next to the captain, in case someone tries to ambush her once the door opens.
(11:24:48 PM) Nasturtium: (goes to get more dinner
(11:26:00 PM) Mister_Cavern: The door swings open, revealing a reasonably small room, with a few windows showing the bland terrain of the outside world. Also, however, there is a row of deluxe, state-of-the-art Corby Trouserpresses (4161, the executive range).
(11:27:07 PM) Barzini: "Uh. It's not very manly for a badassed pirate to press his trousers, is it?"
(11:27:10 PM) Mister_Cavern: One of them does in fact have a pair of executive trousers being pressed. Your standard grey, hard-wearing trousers, ideal for the modern businessman
(11:27:33 PM) Crystal: Ooooh...fancy machines
(11:27:35 PM) Kuniko: "We don't press them."
(11:29:10 PM) Nasturtium: "Barzini, you may feel free to loot a trouser press."
(11:29:25 PM) ***Nasturtium takes the executive trousers from the press
(11:29:26 PM) Crystal: I wonder if the executive winepresses are nearby....?
(11:30:36 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Why would you press wine? Isn't it incompressible?"
(11:30:56 PM) Nasturtium: "That's water, Sparkles."
(11:31:06 PM) Mister_Cavern: They look like they would fit a normal human. Not, for instance, a giant ant.
(11:31:44 PM) Nasturtium: "Hmm... still, could be useful. If nothing else, I now have a pair of trousers."
(11:31:51 PM) Crystal: Sparkles, you press grapes into wine
(11:32:19 PM) Crystal: So what is it that they are pressing into trousers with these fancy machines
(11:32:25 PM) Kuniko: "Didn't you talk about pant thieves earlier?"
(11:33:00 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Hmm. I guess they'd be pressing spiders into the trousers. They make silk, right?"
(11:33:10 PM) Nasturtium: "Yes, your point? Trousers can be useful."
(11:33:19 PM) Crystal: Oh, that makes sense!
(11:33:39 PM) ***Barzini calls for some minions to steal one, with the hope that the press will at least sell or be tradable.
(11:33:47 PM) PrincessSparkles: "I'm not sure how they'd keep so many spiders though, must be why there's only one pair."
(11:34:21 PM) Barzini: "So now, we'll find the boss when we find the fellow with no pants. Are there any ants in his trousers?"
(11:34:21 PM) Nasturtium: "It takes many spiders to create a single pair of pants."
(11:35:24 PM) Nasturtium: "You can't use the big spiders, they're too tough, and take too long to grow. You need an entire vinyard of spiderplants, and of each harvest, you drop half the spiders so the others grow to the right sugar level."
(11:35:30 PM) Chamomile [chatzilla@Nightstar-fce53f8d.sub-75-220-83.myvzw.com] entered the room.
(11:35:39 PM) Chamomile is now known as Hobbes
(11:35:39 PM) Kuniko: "How do you know all that?"
(11:35:51 PM) Crystal: See, pants are too confusing to wear
(11:35:57 PM) Hobbes: (Sorry I'm late. I had a splitting headache earlier which may or may not return.)
(11:36:16 PM) Nasturtium: "Took a class. Wardrobe Operations. Never was fond of the Pants tasting, though."
(11:36:38 PM) PrincessSparkles: ((status: we've stolen pants and a trouser press and have concluded they are made by pressing spiders))
(11:36:40 PM) Mister_Cavern: The minions grab one of the executive trouserpresses, lifting it up and unplugging it.
(11:37:16 PM) Nasturtium: (I'm actually in a beverage operations class at the moment...)
(11:37:30 PM) Nasturtium: (I mean, not, right this very minute, but this semester)
(11:40:12 PM) ***Crystal struts back to the junction and rereads the sign pointing the other way
(11:40:49 PM) Mister_Cavern: <-- Employee Recreation Room and Function Hall
(11:41:38 PM) Barzini: "No giant ants in sight."
(11:41:45 PM) ***PrincessSparkles flies back to look at the sign Crystal's examining
(11:41:55 PM) Barzini: "Was Andrea getting smart with us?"
(11:41:56 PM) ***Crystal ponders which one matches our current Ants and Pants objective
(11:42:37 PM) Nasturtium: "Hmm... let's try the rec room. If nothing else, maybe they have a copy of spore."
(11:42:48 PM) PrincessSparkles: "If we're doing a hostile takeover, *we'll* be employees, so we should see what sort of recreation we can have."
(11:42:52 PM) Crystal: Neither looks like the way to the manager
(11:43:04 PM) Kuniko: "Recreation room it is, then."
(11:43:40 PM) Nasturtium: "I'm sure I'll have to move the brothel in anyway..."
(11:44:02 PM) Mister_Cavern: And so, a short journey later, everyone finds a junction with two doors. One is labelled "Recreation Facilities", the other "Function Hall". There is some amount of sound coming from the latter.
(11:44:27 PM) Nasturtium: does it sound like ants?
(11:45:09 PM) Mister_Cavern: Have you ever conversed with giant ants?
(11:45:16 PM) Crystal: What do ants sound like again?
(11:45:20 PM) PrincessSparkles: We've *seen* giant ants
(11:45:22 PM) PrincessSparkles: and fought them
(11:45:27 PM) Nasturtium: squeeky?
(11:46:05 PM) Kuniko: "I think I could understand what a giant ant says."
(11:46:09 PM) Mister_Cavern: There seems to be some clicking and tapping, allong with actual speech. There is also buzzing and speaking from at least one other.
(11:46:14 PM) Kuniko: ( I had that magic item that granted Tongues, right? )
(11:46:29 PM) Kuniko: ( No, wait. )
(11:46:40 PM) Kuniko: ( I have Telepathy now anyway. )
(11:47:04 PM) Crystal: That sounds like a poetry slam with a cheap microphone
(11:47:06 PM) Nasturtium: "Hmm... if they're in a meeting, he probably has his pants. We need to find a way to steal the pants he's currently wearing..."
(11:47:49 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Don't we have some ninjas?"
(11:48:14 PM) Nasturtium: "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I don't have invisibility yet."
(11:48:52 PM) Crystal: Well I have the stabbing part down, but I'm not so big on wearing black....
(11:48:54 PM) Hobbes: "Does it still count as theft if we kill him first?"
(11:48:58 PM) Nasturtium: "...though I might be able to rip his pants off of him before he got an action... unless he's also a ninja."
(11:49:07 PM) Kuniko: "Should we use the more common tactic of storming in and taking what we want?"
(11:49:24 PM) Mister_Cavern: Kuniko: you can telepathically tell that there are seven people there making up the board of directors, five of which are bees. And there are also eight ants that are doing the take-over. Apparently the terms of the takeover are being dictated.
(11:49:52 PM) Nasturtium: "Hm, possibly. Then we demand his pants as part of the take over...
(11:49:52 PM) Nasturtium: "
(11:49:54 PM) ***Kuniko takes a moment to think about this, and relays the info to the rest of the party.
(11:50:07 PM) Crystal: That's bad news
(11:50:14 PM) Nasturtium: "Ah ha! Damned ants, barging in on our hostile take over!"
(11:50:19 PM) Crystal: That means the board ISN'T WEARING PANTS!!!
(11:50:31 PM) PrincessSparkles: "But we need the pants as a bargaining chip for the takeover..."
(11:50:35 PM) ***Nasturtium kicks open the door "Cease and desist, this is a hostile take over!
(11:50:37 PM) Nasturtium: "
(11:50:58 PM) ***Crystal bllinks
(11:51:03 PM) Mister_Cavern: {Hmm, wait a minute... I smell MEAT outside! Oh boy, there's a buffet. That's really nice of the hosts, given the situation. We should get this wrapped up soo-AH!} "-AH!"
(11:51:06 PM) ***Kuniko draws her sword before a fight could start.
(11:51:36 PM) ***PrincessSparkles draws her wand before the fight and says "Sparkles Star Power, Make Up!"
(11:51:45 PM) PrincessSparkles is now known as PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles
(11:52:15 PM) Mister_Cavern: So, in there: the board of directors are all tied to their chairs. One of the humans seems to just be wearing leisure pants at the moment. The leader of the ants is in full CEO garb.
(11:52:49 PM) Mister_Cavern: Two of the non-CEO ants are armed with assault rifles, it appears. They are sufficiently surprised for you to all have a surprise round.
(11:52:57 PM) Barzini: (I can't help but envision a David Firth cartoon.)
(11:53:00 PM) Nasturtium: (I would imagine)
(11:53:08 PM) Kuniko: (Rifles? Hot damn. )
(11:53:16 PM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+4 initiative
(11:53:16 PM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+4 initiative : (8) 12
(11:53:22 PM) Nasturtium: (I'm pretty sure this is the kind of thing that pops up in David Lynch stuff)
(11:53:24 PM) Barzini: !dice 1d20+3 init
(11:53:24 PM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 1d20+3 init : (1) 4
(11:53:33 PM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+4 Init
(11:53:33 PM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+4 Init : (16) 20
(11:53:36 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+2
(11:53:36 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+2 : (20) 22
(11:53:36 PM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: !dice 1d20-2 initiative
(11:53:36 PM) Yuffie: PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20-2 initiative : (14) 12
(11:53:38 PM) Hobbes: "Hello. W represent Nasturtium and Associates, and we're here to make you an exciting new offer in the not-getting-your-head-chopped-off industry."
(11:53:41 PM) Hobbes: (We*)
(11:53:50 PM) Hobbes: !dice 1d20+2 init
(11:53:50 PM) Yuffie: Hobbes : Result of 1d20+2 init : (7) 9
(11:54:10 PM) ***Kuniko frowns at Hobbes' greeting. "How very subtle..."
(11:54:12 PM) Mister_Cavern: So... Nasturtium, Kuniko, Crystal, Sparkles, Hobbes, Barzini!
(11:54:32 PM) Mister_Cavern: Remember that you only get a partial action in surprise rounds
(11:54:36 PM) ***Nasturtium fires at each of the assault rifle weilding ants
(11:54:48 PM) Nasturtium: (wait, I do?)
(11:54:54 PM) Mister_Cavern: (yes)
(11:55:10 PM) Nasturtium: (huh, crap. so no full attacking with both pistols?)
(11:55:19 PM) Mister_Cavern: (So that's a Standard action, so one attack with each pistol)
(11:55:33 PM) Nasturtium: (ah. cool)
(11:55:54 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+10 Scorching Ray
(11:55:54 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+10 Scorching Ray : (17) 27
(11:56:03 PM) Mister_Cavern: Yeah, it hits
(11:56:04 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+8 Death Whisper
(11:56:04 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+8 Death Whisper : (20) 28
(11:56:08 PM) Nasturtium: ...
(11:56:16 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+8 roll to confirm
(11:56:17 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+8 roll to confirm : (14) 22
(11:56:25 PM) Mister_Cavern: And the DW confirms!
(11:56:49 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 4d6+2 scorching ray
(11:56:50 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 4d6+2 scorching ray : 18
(11:57:08 PM) Nasturtium: !dice 9d6 death whisper
(11:57:08 PM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 9d6 death whisper : 29
(11:57:54 PM) Mister_Cavern: Both gunwielding ants drop to the ground, blown to bits. Their guns naturally go off, making sparks and a REALLY LOUD noise as they fire wildly. It seems there are no actual bullets though.
(11:58:01 PM) ***Nasturtium looks from her death whisper pistol to the likely sizable hole in the ant and holds it as far from her body as possible
(11:58:04 PM) Mister_Cavern: This leaves five normal giant ants and one CEO
(11:58:18 PM) Nasturtium: *bits, many, many bits
(11:58:33 PM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "Please capture at least one of them alive, I need it for my new assistant!"
(11:58:44 PM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "Unharmed or conscious aren't important though.
(11:58:45 PM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "
(11:58:51 PM) Nasturtium: "So, about that hostile takeover."
(11:58:52 PM) Mister_Cavern: Your turn, Kuniko
(11:58:53 PM) ***Kuniko throws a Fire Bolt at the ant CEO. "This one probably wouldn't want that."
(11:59:13 PM) Kuniko: !dice 1d20+7 Ranged Touch
(11:59:13 PM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 1d20+7 Ranged Touch : (4) 11
(11:59:22 PM) Kuniko: ( Damn you Yuffie. )
(11:59:36 PM) Mister_Cavern: It's a flatfooted touch attack, so guess what? It hits
(11:59:52 PM) Kuniko: Nice
(11/9/2011 12:00:00 AM) Crystal: (that'll teach him not to have size or deflection mods stacked!!)
(12:00:10 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: ( you can't damn ninjas, they don't have souls )
(12:00:15 AM) Kuniko: !dice 6d6+2 Fire!!
(12:00:15 AM) Yuffie: Kuniko : Result of 6d6+2 Fire!! : 19
(12:00:34 AM) Kuniko: ( No, wait. Did I count that wrong? )
(12:00:46 AM) Kuniko: ( *Shrug* )
(12:00:48 AM) Mister_Cavern: The CEO of AntCorp Pty. Ltd. takes a fire bolt to the chest, his suit looking rather ruined now. He staggers back, burning (it smells terrible) and gasping.
(12:01:14 AM) Hobbes: (Ninjas aren't gingers, they're from Japan!)
(12:01:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: Crystal!
(12:01:16 AM) Crystal: "Here, let me cool you down"
(12:01:24 AM) ***Kuniko frowns a bit at the result of her attack. "Ruined a good suit."
(12:01:39 AM) Hobbes: "Take him alive."
(12:01:43 AM) Hobbes: "I want to know who his tailor his."
(12:01:47 AM) Crystal: !dice 1d20+8 Icebeam
(12:01:48 AM) Yuffie: Crystal : Result of 1d20+8 Icebeam : (1) 9
(12:02:14 AM) ***Crystal uses swift to activate monk style and wanders afk to grab food
(12:02:27 AM) Mister_Cavern: Crystal unleashes a bolt of ice that goes right past the CEO's head - so very close! - and freezes the podium behind him
(12:02:37 AM) Mister_Cavern: Sparkles!
(12:02:48 AM) ***PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles calls out "Sparkles Rainbow Beam BLAST!"
(12:03:06 AM) Nasturtium: (I'm pretty sure there was at least one ginger in Naruto...)
(12:03:15 AM) Kuniko: ( Karin? )
(12:03:16 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: !dice 1d20+10 ranged touch
(12:03:16 AM) Yuffie: PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles : Result of 1d20+10 ranged touch : (14) 24
(12:03:18 AM) Nasturtium: (probably sasuke, he must have just died his hair black)
(12:03:25 AM) Kuniko: ( Derp )
(12:03:31 AM) Mister_Cavern: pew pew, it hits!
(12:03:34 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: !dice 1d12 damage type determination!
(12:03:34 AM) Yuffie: PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles : Result of 1d12 damage type determination! : 8
(12:03:42 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: ((wait no))
(12:03:49 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: !dice 1d8 wrong die type
(12:03:49 AM) Yuffie: PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles : Result of 1d8 wrong die type : 3
(12:03:49 AM) Nasturtium: (not sure, honestly, I just make sure to impugne sasuke whenever possible)
(12:04:15 AM) Kuniko: ( By this part, I don't even care about him )
(12:04:22 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: !dice 2d12 electricity damage
(12:04:23 AM) Yuffie: PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles : Result of 2d12 electricity damage : 9
(12:04:46 AM) Nasturtium: (it's been a damned long time since I even tried to keep up with Naruto)
(12:04:48 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: ((leaving him alive but unconscious if I drop him

))
(12:05:25 AM) Kuniko: ( I haven't bothered in a while. )
(12:05:32 AM) Mister_Cavern: He is hit by yellow light, light that crackles with electricity. He looks cartoonishly zapped for a moment, then flops over, knocked out.
(12:05:47 AM) Barzini: (Are any ants lined up in a straight line?)
(12:05:47 AM) Mister_Cavern: Hobbes!
(12:06:35 AM) Mister_Cavern: The way they're set up, you could get two of them in a line from you. The formation is largely circular.
(12:06:43 AM) Hobbes: (How many ants are within range of a single whirlwind from the door, and how many can be positioned for a single whirlwind if I move to them?)
(12:06:52 AM) Hobbes: (Largely circular sounds good.)
(12:07:20 AM) Mister_Cavern: From the door you could get two of them.
(12:08:09 AM) Hobbes: (and all of them if I move to the center of the room first?)
(12:08:14 AM) Mister_Cavern: yeah
(12:09:18 AM) Hobbes: (Eh, I think we're done here. May as well have fun with it.)
(12:09:38 AM) Hobbes: I move to the center of the room and whirlwind all five of the buggers. No pun intended.
(12:10:02 AM) Hobbes: !dice 1d20+11 Whirlwind
(12:10:02 AM) Yuffie: Hobbes : Result of 1d20+11 Whirlwind : (6) 17
(12:10:06 AM) Barzini: (I thought surprise round was only partial?)
(12:10:11 AM) Kuniko: ( brb for a moment )
(12:10:45 AM) Mister_Cavern: Yeah, only a partial
(12:11:21 AM) Hobbes: (And on review, whirlwind is full-round anyway. So I'll just smack one of the two next to me.)
(12:12:59 AM) Hobbes: !dice 1d20+13 Also I am level 6 now
(12:13:00 AM) Yuffie: Hobbes : Result of 1d20+13 Also I am level 6 now : (2) 15
(12:13:29 AM) Mister_Cavern: Dink!
(12:13:43 AM) Hobbes: (Should've intimidated them instead. Oh, well.)
(12:13:47 AM) Mister_Cavern: It hits, but the edge of the blade sort of bounces off the carapace
(12:13:51 AM) Mister_Cavern: Barzini!
(11:15:38 AM) Nasturtium: (hmm... now I want a Transmet Bowel Disruptor Gun....)
(11:15:53 AM) ***Barzini crackles with electricity then makes the room flash white sending a Lightning Bolt into one ant, and hopefully then into another. (DC 18 reflex to halve)
(11:16:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20 Ref Ant 1
(11:16:26 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20 Ref Ant 1 : 3
(11:16:33 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20 Ref Ant 2
(11:16:33 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20 Ref Ant 2 : 4
(11:17:06 AM) Crystal: (clearly making the enemy roll is advantageous with yuffie as dicebot)
(11:17:07 AM) Mister_Cavern: Hahaha. Lightning crackles between them, frying ant synapses and making their limbs twitch about.
(11:17:28 AM) Nasturtium: (*just read a top ten most fun non-lethal guns in fiction list*)
(11:17:40 AM) Barzini: !dice 6d6 lightning
(11:17:40 AM) Yuffie: Barzini : Result of 6d6 lightning : 21
(11:17:47 AM) Barzini: (Wow how did I forget to troll damage)
(11:17:51 AM) Barzini: (*roll)
(11:18:00 AM) Mister_Cavern: And so, the ants are also fried and knocked out.
(11:18:10 AM) Mister_Cavern: Finally, we get to round 1.
(11:18:14 AM) Hobbes left the room (quit: Ping timeout: 121 seconds).
(11:18:23 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20 antinit
(11:18:24 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20 antinit : 18
(11:18:30 AM) Nasturtium: aren't pretty much all the ants dead or unconscious now?
(11:19:00 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: ((I think there's three left))
(11:19:02 AM) Mister_Cavern: Nope, there were 8. 2 dead, 3 knocked out, 3 remaining.
(11:19:09 AM) Nasturtium: ah, ok
(11:19:22 AM) Mister_Cavern: So... Nasturtium!
(11:19:59 AM) ***Nasturtium glares at the remaining ants, and all the hostage executives. "So, about our hostile take over of Bee Corp."
(11:20:15 AM) Nasturtium: !dice 1d20+12 intimidate
(11:20:16 AM) Yuffie: Nasturtium : Result of 1d20+12 intimidate : (9) 21
(11:22:24 AM) Nasturtium: (any circumstance bonus for dropping almost three fourths of the previous hostile take over's forces?)
(11:22:42 AM) Nasturtium: (before anyone else could even ask?)
(11:22:45 AM) Nasturtium: *act
(11:23:06 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+2 resist fear (1)
(11:23:06 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+2 resist fear (1) : (13) 15
(11:23:23 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+2 resist fear (2)
(11:23:23 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+2 resist fear (2) : (12) 14
(11:23:34 AM) Mister_Cavern: !dice 1d20+2 resist fear (3)
(11:23:34 AM) Yuffie: Mister_Cavern : Result of 1d20+2 resist fear (3) : (9) 11
(11:23:42 AM) Nasturtium: lol...
(11:23:51 AM) Kuniko: Heheh
(11:24:01 AM) Mister_Cavern: The remaining ants put their many arms into the air, seemingly surrendering.
(11:24:48 AM) Nasturtium: "Great. So, we're pirates, and we now own this business. Hobbes, mind if I appoint you head of corporate dealings?"
(11:24:57 AM) Kuniko: "That went quite well."
(11:25:22 AM) Nasturtium: "I thought so. Who wants assault rifles!?"
(11:25:33 AM) Kuniko: "I'll pass."
(11:25:55 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "Yes please, they're shiny. ^_^"
(11:26:08 AM) Kuniko: "What does this corporation do even?"
(11:26:19 AM) Nasturtium: "Sells bees and bee related products"
(11:26:29 AM) Barzini: "Hey hey, assault rifles!"
(11:26:33 AM) ***Crystal thought we covered that last session
(11:26:47 AM) Mister_Cavern: Yeah, the assault rifles aren't loaded with blanks, they just... all they do is make sparks and noise. Roughly on par with a Pyrotechnics spell.
(11:27:07 AM) Nasturtium: "Oh, where was that Ant CEO, I think I like the idea of being a ...what the hell's the word for a corporate tyrant?"
(11:27:47 AM) Kuniko: "A corporate tyrant?"
(11:28:05 AM) Nasturtium: "No, there's a word for it, and I spaced on it..."
(11:28:35 AM) Nasturtium: "Neh, no matter."
(11:30:11 AM) Nasturtium: "Hm, well, I'm sure we can sell those rifles at some point... ...really, guys? pyrotechnic rifles? I mean, if it were produce flame or something, I could understand..."
(11:30:28 AM) Kuniko: "Oh, well. Are there any rooms we haven't checked yet?"
(11:30:40 AM) Mister_Cavern: The ants shrug. "They're designed for intimidation. We just follow orders."
(11:31:03 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "I bet we could use them to put *out* fires..."
(11:31:04 AM) Nasturtium: "The rec room. ...oh, and we might want to untie our new employees. Neh, that's fair. How are you on boats?"
(11:31:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Never been on a boat before." They all shrug.
(11:31:48 AM) Kuniko: "And what of the unconscious CEO?"
(11:32:01 AM) Nasturtium: "Well, if you follow orders, we can always use more sailors, and we have plenty of space."
(11:32:13 AM) ***Nasturtium pokes the Ant CEO
(11:34:17 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "I have plans for the CEO, if you guys don't mind."
(11:34:33 AM) Kuniko: "Depends on the plans."
(11:34:34 AM) Mister_Cavern: The CEO twitches a little bit.
(11:35:14 AM) ***Nasturtium asks the conscious ants "Would splashing him with cold water be a bad idea?"
(11:35:23 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "Well, my assistant could use another pet, the mudfish and psychic fox are a bit low-level..."
(11:35:36 AM) Kuniko: "Psychic fox?"
(11:36:41 AM) Nasturtium: "Hey, I still don't even have my cohort..."
(11:37:46 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "It's a little fox thing. That's psychic. With mind powers."
(11:38:22 AM) Kuniko: "I see."
(11:39:17 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: "They're supposed to be hard to get because they teleport everywhere."
(11:39:49 AM) Nasturtium: "Much easier to just start with one, I suppose."
(11:40:47 AM) Kuniko: "I wonder if I should get a pet. And I mean an actual pet, since that Nekomata doesn't count."
(11:42:16 AM) Crystal: As long as you keep it out of my room, go nuts
(11:43:25 AM) Nasturtium: "You'll have to make sure to feed it, clean up after it, and take it on walks, too."
(11:44:11 AM) Kuniko: "Sounds like too much of a hassle...for me, at least."
(11:44:29 AM) Nasturtium: "Well, having a pet means being responsible."
(11:45:13 AM) Hobbes [chatzilla@Nightstar-b1fd35bc.sub-75-249-128.myvzw.com] entered the room.
(11:45:23 AM) Nasturtium: (welcome back)
(11:45:24 AM) Hobbes: (Eek. Computer troubles, back, what'd I miss?)
(11:46:08 AM) Crystal: (( we won and are now quibbling over who gets which one as a pet ))
(11:46:10 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: ((Finalizing corporate takeover, you're Head of Corporate Dealings, and discussion of pokeballing the ant CEO))
(11:46:15 AM) Nasturtium: (well, we dropped a total of five ants, and on my first real turn, I intimidated the remaining three into surrendering)
(11:46:21 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: ((or other distribution of captured resources))
(11:46:27 AM) Nasturtium: (yeah, that.)
(11:46:37 AM) Nasturtium: (because I forgot you dc'ed)
(11:47:04 AM) Kuniko: "I'm responsible for my shrine and anyone who happens to conduct rituals at it. That's enough responsibility for me...once I actually get the shrine built."
(11:48:01 AM) Hobbes: "Where are your headquarters?"
(11:48:19 AM) Mister_Cavern: (who is this question directed at?)
(11:48:33 AM) Hobbes: (The Ant CEO, sorry.)
(11:48:46 AM) Kuniko: ( Would have been hilarious if he had asked Kuniko )
(11:48:49 AM) Nasturtium: (he's unconscious)
(11:49:10 AM) Hobbes: (Oh, is he still?)
(11:49:16 AM) Nasturtium: (yeah)
(11:49:17 AM) ***Barzini smiles confidently, "I'll be fine. I got all these prinnies and undead under my wing now. But I don't have any strong cohorts or sexy vassals like you all do."
(11:49:33 AM) ***Hobbes shakes Ant CEO. "Wake up. I have corporate dealings to do to you."
(11:49:43 AM) Nasturtium: (no one's answered me about whether splashing him with water would be a bad idea or not, that I've seen, anyway)
(11:49:55 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Huhwha?"
(11:49:59 AM) Barzini: (I can cast Quench, but that seems like an expensive way to douse the ant.)
(11:50:22 AM) Barzini: (Considering its a 1/day and you never know when the archipelago will suddenly catch on fire.)
(11:50:32 AM) Hobbes: "I need you to answer some questions; for the good of the colony. Where is your headquarters located?"
(11:50:44 AM) Kuniko: "Wait, that catgirl counts as my vassal now?"
(11:50:58 AM) Crystal: What exactly are the criteria to be a vassal
(11:51:19 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles: (Yes we do, we're the ones who suddenly lit it on fire)
(11:51:22 AM) Crystal: Because I totally have the sexy down!
(11:51:27 AM) Kuniko: ( I think I would later snag a Leadership feat if only to have some actual followers for her once she gets a shrine. If she ever does )
(11:51:31 AM) ***PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles detransforms
(11:51:37 AM) PrettySoldierPrincessSparkles is now known as PrincessSparkles
(11:51:55 AM) ***Crystal grins impishly
(11:52:13 AM) Hobbes: (I'd actually considered donating a zombie to Kuniko's shrine.)
(11:52:29 AM) ***Crystal wonders ginning quasitly would be better
(11:52:30 AM) Nasturtium: (zombie shrine maiden, I like it.)
(11:52:44 AM) Nasturtium: (ginning is always betteR)
(11:54:02 AM) PrincessSparkles: (especially with tonicing)
(11:54:03 AM) Kuniko: ( As long as the zombie behaves. )
(11:55:03 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Uh... well, AntCorp Pty. Ltd. is just a subsidiary company of Evilties Incorporated. The AntCorp HQ is on the Third Level of Baator, but that gets you as far up the chain as Deputy Vice SubAssistant of Evil Affairs. Any higher and you'd need to go straight to Evilties Incorporated Main Office."
(11:55:22 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Mostly they just invest in giant insects as a tax dodge."
(11:56:40 AM) Nasturtium: "Ah, I see. I'm sure we can put the company to much better use. Especially if we continue letting them fund it. Hobbes, make sure we have a competant criminal accountant set up there."
(11:56:56 AM) Hobbes: "I can respect that. Why were you trying to take over the hives? And how much of this netherworld's honey production is this archipelago responsible for?"
(11:56:59 AM) Barzini: "All these insect politics are confusing me."
(11:58:00 AM) Hobbes: "I'll make some calls, Captain. I'm sure I can find someone suitable."
(11:58:07 AM) Nasturtium: "Perfect."
(11:58:14 AM) ***Crystal is confused most of the time
(11:58:35 AM) Kuniko: "Suitable for what?"
(11:58:47 AM) Nasturtium: "I want to make sure we have a lurker in the swarm set up here, too, so we can start exporting blood honey."
(11:59:30 AM) Kuniko: "Aren't those guys necromancers?"
(11:59:58 AM) ***Kuniko makes it clear she doesn't trust magic of that sort.
(12:00:05 PM) Nasturtium: "Yes, but they also can produce powerful, and valuable, narcotics."
(12:00:10 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Technically, I think my spells are supposed to be part of the Necromancy school too..."
(12:00:34 PM) Kuniko: "Your case is different, Sparkles. My vision of the necromancer is a bit different."
(12:00:44 PM) Crystal: So wait, Sparkles can make magic honey?
(12:00:50 PM) ***Kuniko imagines a necromancer...and it looks just like Nerull from Greyhawk.
(12:01:12 PM) Nasturtium: "Wait, Sparkles, you're not a Lurker, are you?"
(12:01:47 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Uh... the takeover was because they were refusing buyout offers from Evilties Incorporated. So we were told to Get Shit Done (TM). We had some amount of success, before running into technical difficulties mere moments ago."
(12:02:12 PM) Crystal: Sweet! We have technique now!!!
(12:02:45 PM) Nasturtium: "Looking for more autonomy and plenty of funding?"
(12:02:49 PM) Barzini: "Sounds like that queen bee had all the worst luck."
(12:02:53 PM) Mister_Cavern: "Certainly!"
(12:03:12 PM) PrincessSparkles: "Uh, no, I don't think I can even match the prerequisites."
(12:03:24 PM) Nasturtium: "Perfect, welcome aboard."
(12:03:43 PM) PrincessSparkles: ((Above = response to "is me a lurker")
(12:03:51 PM) Nasturtium: "Well, no worries, I think my cohort is set up to become one before long. ...assuming she ever shows up..."
(12:04:20 PM) Nasturtium: (note: I did kind of set up in her description that she could come looking for me)
(12:04:35 PM) Kuniko: "What should we do now then?"
(12:04:36 PM) Barzini: "Evilties incorporated. From Baator. Sounds like they're asking for all kinds of trouble."
(12:05:01 PM) ***Hobbes pulls out a cellphone and speeddials a number.
(12:05:10 PM) Nasturtium: "I believe trouble is their employee base"
(12:05:59 PM) Crystal: Well, as soon as the Cap'n and Mr. Pumpkinhead finish sorting this out, we have a Wreck Room to scope out
(12:06:28 PM) Hobbes: "Lilith, it's Hobbes. Are you still in touch with Mr. Grimm's old accountant? Oh, really? Well, good for him, what about the other one, is he still evil? Well, is he an evil zombie accountant? Good enough for me, tell him I've got a new job for him."
(12:08:26 PM) ***Kuniko listens on to the conversation in silence.
(12:08:55 PM) Barzini: "..."
(12:09:30 PM) Mister_Cavern: (Okay guys, I need to head out for my job fairly soon.)
(12:09:57 PM) Nasturtium: (damn. But congrats on getting a job [that's new, right?])
(12:10:22 PM) Kuniko: ( I have the worst luck. XD )
(12:10:38 PM) Kuniko: ( Every time I stay out of work the game ends early )
(12:10:46 PM) PrincessSparkles: (much props for getting a job, Koumei ^_^)
(12:11:06 PM) Mister_Cavern: (I tried to get the daily stuff done, but it rained. It's new, yeah. Delivering pamphlets to letterboxes for $20-40 per week. Same number of houses each week, but different number of pamphlets per house, so pay varies between "pathetic" and "a fucking joke")
(12:11:38 PM) Kuniko: ( Darn... )
(12:11:44 PM) PrincessSparkles: (bummer)
(12:11:51 PM) Nasturtium: (huh. well, work's work. keep looking)
(12:12:05 PM) Kuniko: ( Well, telemarketing is almost as bad. )
(12:12:17 PM) Kuniko: ( 700 euros a month. >_> )
(12:12:22 PM) Mister_Cavern: (I don't expect you guys to wait for my return. You can go to bed or whatever.)
(12:12:26 PM) Hobbes: (But if theoretically some of the employees were to find exciting new opportunities in cemetary-related industries, you'd have more houses and, thus, more money, right?)
(12:12:36 PM) Nasturtium: (wait, how long will you be gone?)
(12:12:42 PM) Mister_Cavern: (about an hour)
(12:12:50 PM) Nasturtium: (fuck, I'll still be here.)
(12:12:50 PM) Hobbes: (I've got that long and then some.)
(12:13:14 PM) Mister_Cavern: (well, if people happen to still be here, I'll continue game. How's that sound?)
(12:13:16 PM) Kuniko: ( I am not sure if I could wait that long, given the reasons why I did take the day off. )
(12:13:17 PM) ***Crystal can probably be around in an hour, but not a whole lot longer
(12:13:40 PM) Kuniko: ( I'll head to bed. But I am sure the others can continue )
(12:13:45 PM) ***PrincessSparkles doesn't have anything pressing
(12:13:47 PM) Nasturtium: (sounds good to me. This is why I make sure I get tuesday's off)
(12:14:05 PM) Kuniko: ( Sorry I couldn't stay longer. I hate time zones now. XD )
(12:14:14 PM) Kuniko: ( See ya guys next time )
(12:14:15 PM) Nasturtium: (they do kinda suck.)
(12:14:20 PM) Nasturtium: (see ya Kuniko)
(12:14:27 PM) ***Kuniko icyshadow
(12:14:30 PM) Kuniko: (Oops. )
(12:14:36 PM) Kuniko: ( I keep making that mistake. )
(12:14:36 PM) Hobbes: (Y'know, all these new laws of physics are more trouble than they're worth.)
(12:14:41 PM) Kuniko is now known as Icyshadow
(12:14:47 PM) Hobbes: (We should lobby the president of physics to make the world flat again.)
(12:15:11 PM) Icyshadow left the room (quit: [NS] Quit: HydraIRC -> http://www.hydrairc.com <- Go on, try it!).
(12:15:27 PM) Nasturtium: (...or we could just globalize, use a single clock, and some people just have to get used to operating at night...)
(12:15:46 PM) Hobbes: (I would totally be okay with that.)
(12:15:54 PM) Hobbes: (Regardless of what schedule I end up with.)
(12:16:09 PM) PrincessSparkles: (I don't think the Technocracy is down with that sort of drastic change...)
(12:16:14 PM) Nasturtium: (I'd consider moving to a time zone where it's dark during business hours)
(12:16:57 PM) Hobbes is now known as Chamomile
(12:17:07 PM) Chamomile: I think we're officially in non-game mode until Koumei is back.
(12:17:07 PM) Nasturtium is now known as Prak
(12:17:18 PM) Chamomile: What's a good comedy name for a president of presidents?
(12:17:35 PM) Prak: ...Jesus?
(12:17:49 PM) Chamomile: No, like Extra President or something.
(12:17:50 PM) You are now known as rabid_schnauzer
(12:17:53 PM) Chamomile: Although.
(12:18:04 PM) Chamomile: The idea of the world being run by the Jesus is kind of entertaining.
(12:18:04 PM) PrincessSparkles is now known as Quantumboost

part 2

(1:35:20 AM) ***rabid_schnauzer1 is in places at once
(1:36:07 AM) ***rabid_schnauzer thought he typed a 2 there
(1:36:21 AM) rabid_schnauzer left the room.
(1:36:37 AM) Prak: *things learned with the Smoking Gun Time Waster: If someone's smiling in their mug shot, they're the one whose crime was violent.*
(1:36:40 AM) Koumei: Cohorts can't have Cohorts, no. Anyway, I'm okay with continuing just a bit, but not much
(1:36:51 AM) Prak is now known as Nasturtium
(1:36:55 AM) Koumei is now known as Mister_Cavern
(1:36:58 AM) Chamomile is now known as Hobbes
(1:37:01 AM) Nasturtium: well, we have that rec room to check out
(1:37:12 AM) Nasturtium: ...also we still have a man's pants...
(1:37:26 AM) ***Nasturtium looks to the man in leisure pants "are these your trousers?"
(1:37:35 AM) Iori is now known as Barzini
(1:38:00 AM) Quantumboost is now known as PrincessSparkles
(1:38:08 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Yes, those are mine. And about the honey thing? That's complicated."
(1:38:17 AM) You are now known as Crystal
(1:38:28 AM) Hobbes: "Explain."
(1:39:03 AM) Nasturtium: "Ok, good to know."
(1:39:33 AM) Mister_Cavern: "You see, we don't produce honey. We produce evil essence which is supplied to bees, thus making the bees monstrous. And they produce the honey. So... the hive that used to be around the building makes bees. We produce what makes the bees big. Then the bees make lots of honey."
(1:40:15 AM) Nasturtium: "I see. Do we at least have a monopoly on giant bee serum?"
(1:40:41 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh yes, we have all of it. It's patented, even."
(1:40:49 AM) Barzini: "Evil makes bees big..?"
(1:41:04 AM) Nasturtium: "Does it work on other things?"
(1:41:30 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Well it's a special evil serum. It turns arthropods into Giant Monstrous Arthropods, changing them into Vermin"
(1:41:58 AM) Nasturtium: "Hmm... I see..."
(1:42:03 AM) Crystal: They aren't vermin when they're tiny?
(1:42:22 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Don't be silly, they're arthropods. Vermin are rats and things, normally."\
(1:42:44 AM) PrincessSparkles: "Also horrid constructs created by Elder Things from before time."
(1:43:26 AM) Nasturtium: "...I have a sudden urge to invest in crab and lobster traps... What allows for control of the vermin?"
(1:44:11 AM) Crystal: ((oh giant giant isopods ))
(1:44:23 AM) Mister_Cavern: "The way to produce the serum is rather complex, too, so I feel we're safe with the monopoly." "Huh? Oh, chemical scents, generally. Or mind-control remote devices."
(1:45:04 AM) Nasturtium: "Do we make the mind control devices or chemical scents?"
(1:45:41 AM) Mister_Cavern: "We have the scents, yes."
(1:46:25 AM) Nasturtium: "Good."
(1:46:41 AM) Nasturtium: "What do you do here, Mr. Leisure Pants?"
(1:47:42 AM) Mister_Cavern: "My job is to be the director of inter-departmental communication relays."
(1:48:25 AM) Nasturtium: "...Sir, we are but simple pirates. What do you *do*?"
(1:48:50 AM) Nasturtium: "...don't tell me you're a mailboy..."
(1:48:56 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh. When someone has a message for someone else, they ring a loud bell. I run over and they tell me the message, and then I run over to the recipient to explain it to them."
(1:49:56 AM) Mister_Cavern: "It's annoying, lately. These days people just want to tell each other jokes or inane stories."
(1:49:59 AM) Nasturtium: "I see. Well, seeing as how such job can be done by large insects with tubes attached them... would you like a promotion? It comes with a uniform and impressive title."
(1:50:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh, certainly! What is my new position?"
(1:50:33 AM) Nasturtium: "You're my new foot stool and massager."
(1:50:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: (inb4 "Corpse" *blam*)
(1:51:26 AM) Mister_Cavern: "I... see... Is that the role, or the impressive title? Also is that [Foot Stool] and [Massager] or Foot [Stool and Massager]?"
(1:51:44 AM) Nasturtium: [Foot Stool] and [Massager]
(1:52:00 AM) Nasturtium: "That's the role, the title is Executive Pedal Assistant."
(1:52:14 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Very well, then I will gladly accept the role of Executive Pedal Assistant"
(1:52:25 AM) Hobbes: "With enough work, you could get promoted to Chief Executive Pedal Assistant."
(1:52:30 AM) Nasturtium: "Perfect. the uniform is no pants."
(1:52:50 AM) Mister_Cavern: "I say, that doesn't sound very businesslike"
(1:52:59 AM) ***Nasturtium holds out the hand not holding pants
(1:53:04 AM) PrincessSparkles: "Pirates."
(1:53:17 AM) Nasturtium: "It's in the corporate manual, I'm sorry, but I'm powerless to change it.
(1:53:18 AM) Nasturtium: "
(1:53:27 AM) Mister_Cavern: Knowing better than to argue, he sighs, removes his leisure trousers and hands them over.
(1:53:41 AM) Nasturtium: "Thank you."
(1:53:59 AM) ***Nasturtium sits down in a handy chair, "Can you start immediately?"
(1:54:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: He sits down so that her feet can rest upon his shoulders
(1:54:55 AM) Nasturtium: "Come now, do the job properly..."
(1:56:10 AM) Mister_Cavern: And so he lifts her feet up onto his shoulders, facing away, so that he can reach up to massage her planty green feet. "That's quite a lot of tension. Are you getting the right kind of soil?"
(1:56:39 AM) Nasturtium: "You know, now that you mention it, I'm not"
(1:56:51 AM) ***Nasturtium has vines, hence why the title is impressive
(1:59:02 AM) Mister_Cavern: (So, Nasturtium is getting a massage, what about everyone else?)
(1:59:10 AM) Barzini: "Corporate life must be the pits."
(1:59:22 AM) Hobbes: "It depends on the job."
(1:59:27 AM) Nasturtium: "Not if you're on the top, amirite, Hobbes?"
(1:59:40 AM) ***Crystal sings "The life of a pirate for me!"
(1:59:55 AM) Hobbes: (The Ant CEO is still around, isn't he?)
(1:59:59 AM) Hobbes: (I should probably talk to him more.)
(2:00:32 AM) Nasturtium: (yeah, maybe this could be an important merger that lets us take on Baator)
(2:00:37 AM) ***PrincessSparkles goes to investigate the recreation center while the others are discussing business matters
(2:00:52 AM) Crystal: But now that the cap'n has it settled, off to the wreck room!
(2:03:42 AM) Mister_Cavern: The rec. room! First thing first, there is a massive watercooler, as well as tea and coffee making facilities. There is also a fridge, but it's empty. There is a nice comfy couch, as well as a pool-table (not coin-activated). There are also two vending machines: one for snacks (accepts Hell), one for Rozen Queen products (accepts Hell for cheap crap, Raw Mana Power for good stuff).
(2:04:19 AM) Mister_Cavern: A girl who appears to be made of wood is currently breaking off, while her opponent, a giant shark, watches on.
(2:04:56 AM) Crystal: Oooooh, they have an actual pool shark!
(2:05:14 AM) Barzini: (That could make her a dryad or a marionette...)
(2:05:17 AM) Crystal: I've never seen one up close before!
(2:05:31 AM) Nasturtium: (actually, I'm pretty sure that's my cohort.)
(2:05:43 AM) Barzini: (Now that you mention it, I could say the same.)
(2:06:11 AM) Barzini: (And if that's so... she's naked then isn't she...)
(2:06:18 AM) Sister_Acacia [Sister_Acac@Nightstar-1b26d20a.bigpond.net.au] entered the room.
(2:06:22 AM) Nasturtium: (am I in a rolling chair?)
(2:08:21 AM) Mister_Cavern left the room (quit: Ping timeout: 121 seconds).
(2:08:22 AM) Sister_Acacia is now known as Mister_Cavern
(2:08:28 AM) Hobbes: "So. Evilties Incorporated. How big are they? What are their key industries? How high level a board of directors are we looking at?"
(2:08:36 AM) ***Hobbes is talking to President Ant.
(2:09:04 AM) Mister_Cavern: (I missed everything from "they have a pool shark!" to "(am I in a rolling chair?)")
(2:09:28 AM) PrincessSparkles: <Barzini> (That could make her a dryad or a marionette...)
(2:09:29 AM) PrincessSparkles: <Crystal> I've never seen one up close before!
(2:09:29 AM) PrincessSparkles: <Nasturtium> (actually, I'm pretty sure that's my cohort.)
(2:09:29 AM) PrincessSparkles: <Barzini> (Now that you mention it, I could say the same.)
(2:09:29 AM) PrincessSparkles: <Barzini> (And if that's so... she's naked then isn't she...)
(2:10:05 AM) ***Nasturtium is telling the Executive Pedal Assistant to tow her into the rec room if she's in a rolling chair, trusting Hobbes to deal with corporate stuff, and her ability to yell into the other room as needed
(2:10:10 AM) Mister_Cavern: Anyway, yes, Nasturtium. Rolling chair. Also I'm glad someone got the pool shark bit.
(2:10:46 AM) Nasturtium: sweet
(2:11:37 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Pretty big. They basically rule the Dark Senate these days, what with there not being an Overlord. They currently have real control over the 2nd to 5th layers of Hell... inclusive. Key industries? Evil. In all its forms. Monster production, Mana hoarding, Assassinations, Leaving prank calls on answering machines..."
(2:12:24 AM) Mister_Cavern: With a sigh, he tows her into the room. So basically the third thing she notices is all the stuff!
(2:12:50 AM) Hobbes: "Really? That big, are they? ...Tell me, have any of their subsidiaries ever had any dealings with Grimm Operations? Particularly about, say, eight months ago?"
(2:12:53 AM) Mister_Cavern: The second thing she notices is HOLY SHIT GIANT SHARK! And the first thing she notices is a wood-skinned naked girl bending over the end of the pool table to take a shot
(2:12:56 AM) Nasturtium: "Oh don't sigh so. Sure I'm using you, but I'll pay you well."
(2:12:59 AM) Nasturtium: third?
(2:13:05 AM) Nasturtium: ah
(2:13:06 AM) Nasturtium: nice
(2:13:31 AM) Mister_Cavern: "As for the level? To be honest, I have only met a few, but they were level 8 and 9 respectively. Word has it they go up to level twelve."
(2:13:54 AM) Barzini: "Baator is messing with the Netherworld! They-- hey, that's no pool shark..."
(2:14:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Grimm Operations? Hard to say. I did notice there was a lot of corporate restructuring around that far back, so there must have been some kind of big event. As for the specifics and whether Grimm were involved? I don't know. They don't tell me much."
(2:15:10 AM) Hobbes: "Hmmm. Who would know?"
(2:15:11 AM) Mister_Cavern: The shark chalks up the end of his cue... then eats the chalk.
(2:15:29 AM) ***Nasturtium checks out the wooden girl. "Ni-where have you been?"
(2:15:32 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Probably the Board of Directors."
(2:16:24 AM) ***Barzini approaches the OMFG GIANT SHARK with his arms folded and a calm demeanor, cracking a half grin. "Hey ya salty ol' bastard, don't tell me The Man has you working for him!"
(2:17:23 AM) ***PrincessSparkles stirs a cup of tea with a wooden stick before sipping it. "Friends of yours?"
(2:17:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Huh? Where have I been? Working here... in the bee industry. Why?"
(2:17:42 AM) Hobbes: "Hm. I guess I'll have to put that on hold. It was a personal matter anyway. Do you know if they have any other assets within a week's sailing distance?"
(2:17:58 AM) Nasturtium: "Hmm... that's not the background I wrote up for you..."
(2:18:09 AM) Nasturtium: (I love disgaea games...)
(2:18:14 AM) Crystal: Barztleby? You know this shark?
(2:18:47 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Hyahaha! Well you know what it's like, Bar-stard, I did a stint as a news anchor - they thought it funny, given I'm underwater a lot... get it, anchor? Maybe you saw my lovely smile on the telly? But then that went downhill so I ended up here doing desk work."
(2:19:48 AM) Barzini: "Johnny tried to eat me half a dozen times, and got away with it twice! But he's saved my hide a few times since then, and eaten some rotten people who needed being eaten by a giant shark."
(2:21:12 AM) ***Crystal looks confused
(2:21:16 AM) Mister_Cavern: The wooden girl scratches the back of her head and laughs. "Eh, I didn't read it. I mean, someone else did, and I could hear them dictating it, but I was more concerned with the stuff I was looking for, and then someone pointed a gun at my face and told me I had a job to do over here and the person dictating was just sort of left standing there and..."
(2:21:56 AM) Nasturtium: "Huh. well, you're here now, I guess."
(2:21:58 AM) Crystal: Why would he eat rotten people? Aren't the fresh ones tastier?
(2:22:41 AM) Nasturtium: "The flavours mature nicely when they're allowed to age"
(2:22:48 AM) Barzini: "Johnny, I found a new crew, lead by that woman getting the footrub, and we a big tower-hive-ship full with a cat girl and an armored knight and a bunch of squealing ninjas! Let's blow this joint! ...uh, after you settle your game with the exhibitionist over here."
(2:23:12 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Other assets, you kidding? The whole Netherworld basically consists of off-shore accounts and things. What are you interested in... heh, 'investing in'? Wildlife charity/Monster production? Alcohol? Exotic weapons and dancers? Martial/Marital Arts?"
(2:23:45 AM) ***Nasturtium yells into the other room "YES!"
(2:24:03 AM) Mister_Cavern: Johnny shrugs. "It's not like I know the rules anyway." and eats the 8-ball
(2:24:33 AM) Crystal: That's one way to avoid accidentally sinking it
(2:24:58 AM) Hobbes: "Hm. This could be bad. By the sound of things, the only thing stopping the head of the board from declaring himself the new overlord or setting up a puppet is the fact that none of them have the pre-requisites for the class. Yet."
(2:27:37 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Well, some of them might be a bit weaker, make good stepping stones? I dunno, I'm like a CR 3 or 4, so the kind of curb-stomping I get... yeah"
(2:28:14 AM) Barzini: "Hey, yeah, we can't let Baator control our Overlord, ESPECIALLY not while we're pirates."
(2:28:20 AM) ***Nasturtium looks down to the executive pedal assistant "what is your class, anyway?"
(2:29:02 AM) Nasturtium: "Hell, I'm not planning on letting anyone *I* don't control becoming Overlord"
(2:29:05 AM) Barzini: "We'll be up to our necks in customs officers."
(2:29:44 AM) Hobbes: "Good to know the Sorting Algorithm of Evil is working out properly. I should probably discuss the details with the rest of the crew, but look into booze and M/MA."
(2:29:55 AM) Hobbes: *let's look into
(2:29:58 AM) PrincessSparkles: "And they'd probably try to tap out the Strategic Friendship Reserves."
(2:29:58 AM) Mister_Cavern: He turns back to face her, then remembers what is at eye-level and turns back. "Er, I'm an Expert. One level of Expert, I'm afraid."
(2:30:34 AM) Nasturtium: "Ah, well, always room to improve."
(2:31:48 AM) Nasturtium: (we need to inventory our looted people at some point...)
(2:32:11 AM) ***Crystal heard a mention of booze
(2:32:37 AM) Crystal: We should seize those assets first
(2:32:43 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Well, past this archipelago? A sharp Eastward turn can lead to a small cluster of isles, the middle of which is their own AlcoLOL Corporate HQ. They take care of the various boozes."
(2:32:56 AM) ***Barzini introduces Johnny Jones to Nast, and explains how helpful he can be when making bilge rats walk the plank.
(2:33:30 AM) Hobbes: "We have at least one crew member that would appreciate the opportunity to combine with an alcohol factory."
(2:33:49 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Also, I'm good at making people pay back their loans!" Johnny helpfully adds
(2:33:56 AM) ***Nasturtium is pleased to meet the shark
(2:33:58 AM) Mister_Cavern: :3c
(2:34:31 AM) Nasturtium: "Ah, but how are you on making people pay forward their loans? Which is to say, give us their money?"
(2:34:31 AM) Barzini: (AlcoLOL HQ... gods I envision a skyscraper plastered in 4chan Awesomeface logos.)
(2:34:53 AM) PrincessSparkles: (and shaped like a bottle of gin)
(2:34:58 AM) Mister_Cavern: "Oh I can do that too, don't you worry"
(2:35:17 AM) Nasturtium: "Good good, welcome aboard, this is the Executive Pedal Assistant"
(2:36:48 AM) ***Crystal is getting very sleepy
(2:37:36 AM) ***Nasturtium isn't sure there's much more we can do tonight except give the MC a direction to plan in
(2:38:03 AM) Mister_Cavern: Well, if you want, we can wrap it up - this way everyone now has their new corporation and minions, and next session we can start with some player-driven "I want to go take over _____!"
(2:38:09 AM) Mister_Cavern: (Apparently starting with booze)
(2:38:22 AM) Nasturtium: booze is always a good place to start
(2:38:25 AM) PrincessSparkles: and end
(2:38:28 AM) ***Hobbes buzzes for a bee to await the arrival of Lilith and the ex-Grimm people, and to have thirty-seven standard-size gears, fifty-eight corkscrews, seven axles, fifty feet of rope, a standard ten-foot pole, two plush dolls, and a bathtub full of blood honey ready for her arrival.
(2:38:37 AM) Mister_Cavern: (I have so much booze at the moment, for the party this weekend)
(2:38:38 AM) Nasturtium: how do those vending machines work, exactly?
(2:39:29 AM) Nasturtium: I have a bottle of fireball whiskey downstairs...
(2:39:31 AM) Mister_Cavern: Snacks: you just have snacks. Other: pre-wish-economy stuff can be bought for actual money, seeing as cash is still relevant. Oddly enough the vending machines are magical, so breaking them doesn't reveal prizes, it just breaks them
(2:39:49 AM) Nasturtium: ah, ok
(2:39:56 AM) Nasturtium: how much actual money do we have?
(2:39:58 AM) ***Crystal still has http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q142 ... /Booze.jpg
(2:40:38 AM) Mister_Cavern: You have around 6,000 Hell each.
(2:40:42 AM) Nasturtium: cool
(2:40:46 AM) Hobbes: I didn't realize we were tracking cash.
(2:40:54 AM) Nasturtium: neither did I
(2:41:00 AM) Mister_Cavern: (I vaguely track it in case you guys ask)
(2:41:06 AM) Hobbes: Works for me.
(2:41:26 AM) Hobbes: How do you calculate prices of Book of Gears magic items?
(2:41:38 AM) Nasturtium: did I ever actually pick up an amulet of "keep your ninja'd ability?"
(2:42:02 AM) Crystal: Frank's price suggestions are in this thread: http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=51771
(2:42:06 AM) Barzini: (I had. We have 5400gp. Or, at least I do.)
(2:42:15 AM) Mister_Cavern: ^
(2:42:32 AM) Crystal: (( a lot of people who aren't frank rule that stuff costs more ))
(2:42:36 AM) Mister_Cavern: Nasturtium: yeah, you got that one earlier, when you got Rozenqueen gifts
(2:42:51 AM) Nasturtium: ok, wasn't sure
(2:43:56 AM) Hobbes: Official MC ruling on how much BoG stuff costs?
(2:44:11 AM) Mister_Cavern: Hrm. I figure 2K for a simple bonus, 6K for a Minor quality, Mediums will sometimes be 15K, sometimes 15,001
(2:44:20 AM) Mister_Cavern: Depending on availability etc.
(2:45:17 AM) Mister_Cavern: Also, I'll make a post with the various NPCs you guys have hanging around, to the best of my memory. I'll probably forget a few things though.
(2:45:27 AM) Nasturtium: how much for a scroll of gate?
(2:45:43 AM) ***Crystal has to log out and sleep now, cya

Chamomile · Post by **Chamomile** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:36 am

Inventory of kidnapped crew members (I may have missed some):

One Sand Witch
Unknown number of maids? I wasn't there for this one.
Six kunoichi
One cat-girl
One adamant knight
One Executive Pedal Assistant
One President Ant
Various and sundry cohorts and followers

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:16 am

So...

The current ship consists of:

The Ship!
+Another ship, The Jolly Rogered
+A Massive Tower
+A Beeeeeeee Hive

NPCs that hang around you guys:

Normal ship crew
Robotic Maids
Sand Witch
Barry and Rodders
The Empusa Therapists, led by Miss Puff-Puff
Six Kunnoichi
Sabrekitty Butler
Patiki the Nekomata
Sir Benchworthy of Orangetown
Beeeeeeees
Queen BeeMoth
Hank Snively [Executive Pedal Assistant]
Assorted Minions from Leadership Feats
Johnny the Shark
Rammy the ship
Lillith (catgirl minion)
Epimille the Bouquet~
Emergency Cannonball
Empusae: Strawberry (swimsuitsailor outfit) and Raspberry (nurse outfit)
AAAAAAAA the heavy knight, obsessed with stockings

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:10 am

Note, my minions are the normal ship crew.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:52 am

character illustration for Nasturtium (B&N's lighting sucks for photography):

Chamomile · Post by **Chamomile** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:49 am

The image isn't loading for me.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:59 am

yeah, fixed now. I was working from my phone and couldn't get the image url on the Opera browser.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:26 am

I'll be late to/absent from tomorrow night's game on account of getting sex. I'm pretty sure no one can blame me for that...

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:31 am

What was the consensus on starting time again?

...

And for all of the single players in the game, I would like to remind Prak that it's only polite to bring enough for everyone.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:39 am

hey, I'm single too. this is just random sexings. that started with waking up to a pic message from the person in question of her modeling lingerie.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:23 am

Totally understand, Prak. Enjoy.

Starting time: see the time this message was posted? 8 hours and 20 minutes ago. Then forward one day. So from now, 15 hours and 40 minutes.

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Being pedantic for the sake of clarity.