RP - Age of Darkness
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As the group walks through the horrific plane of horrible horrible sights that can never be unseen a burst of deepest darkness wells up from a crack in the earth and forms into a titanic figure seemingly composed entirely of tentacles. The shadowy figure looms over the party ominously and writhes it's thousand tentacles menacingly.
"Behold my glory and tremble travelers!" The Tentacled mass screeches in a voice like a thousand cats in an out of control trolley car crashing into a fruit stand that is on fire, "I am the guardian of this plane, if you seek to pass through my portal you must defeat me!!!"
The party quails in fear at the mighty creature and despair at their approaching doom. The Tentacled mass explodes into motion and just as suddenly disappitates. Left where it was standing is a short man with a squid for a head.
"-AT CHESS!!!" The illithid finishes. Hubbin and Stubbin blink stupidly at the creature in shock for a moment before Stubbin pipes up.
"Seriously? Chess?" He waves his meaty hand vaguely at the desolate landscape. "All this and the big terrifying challenge is Chess?"
The Illithid cuts him off with a wave of his tentacle. "Did I forget to mention that on the Outerplanes-" the ground rumbles ominously and spontaneously colors itself into a chessboard nearly a quarter mile wide, "-We use Eldritch abominations as Chess pieces?"
From the center of each square in the last two rows on the Illithid's side a burst of black mist coalesces into an Eldritch abomination, each one more terrible than the last. Gnashing teeth and spiked tentacles of unwanted intrusion abound in one horrible macabre mural of pain and suffering.
"Let the Game Begin."
"Behold my glory and tremble travelers!" The Tentacled mass screeches in a voice like a thousand cats in an out of control trolley car crashing into a fruit stand that is on fire, "I am the guardian of this plane, if you seek to pass through my portal you must defeat me!!!"
The party quails in fear at the mighty creature and despair at their approaching doom. The Tentacled mass explodes into motion and just as suddenly disappitates. Left where it was standing is a short man with a squid for a head.
"-AT CHESS!!!" The illithid finishes. Hubbin and Stubbin blink stupidly at the creature in shock for a moment before Stubbin pipes up.
"Seriously? Chess?" He waves his meaty hand vaguely at the desolate landscape. "All this and the big terrifying challenge is Chess?"
The Illithid cuts him off with a wave of his tentacle. "Did I forget to mention that on the Outerplanes-" the ground rumbles ominously and spontaneously colors itself into a chessboard nearly a quarter mile wide, "-We use Eldritch abominations as Chess pieces?"
From the center of each square in the last two rows on the Illithid's side a burst of black mist coalesces into an Eldritch abomination, each one more terrible than the last. Gnashing teeth and spiked tentacles of unwanted intrusion abound in one horrible macabre mural of pain and suffering.
"Let the Game Begin."
It seems the longer we go without other people setting up random encounters the more humorous my attackers become. Someone better start stepping up the enemies before we end up fighting Zombie Clowns.
Maybe once we exhaust the possibilities of this RP I should run my own. Set in Discworld perhaps.
Maybe once we exhaust the possibilities of this RP I should run my own. Set in Discworld perhaps.
Illithid - Psionist, not much for physical attacks but if gets to you while you're incapacitated he can coup de grace you by tearing open your skull and eating your brain. Basic attack is a cone of confusion, shot from his mouth, it causes mental confusion like it's name would imply and makes it difficult to see/attack/walk/defend yourself. Since it's a Psionist by nature it can also turn intangible and phase through obstacles, as well as levitation and Mind Control on the weak minded.
Eldritch Abomination - Big scary hodgepodge of various sea life like squids, octopuses, sharks, fish, clams, snails, and other such creatures. Expect lots of teeth and tentacles. Being exposed to them for too long damages your sanity. Basic attack would be to entagle you with it's tentacles and them tear you into little bits and eat you.
Eldritch Abomination - Big scary hodgepodge of various sea life like squids, octopuses, sharks, fish, clams, snails, and other such creatures. Expect lots of teeth and tentacles. Being exposed to them for too long damages your sanity. Basic attack would be to entagle you with it's tentacles and them tear you into little bits and eat you.
It's starting to get somewhat silly now. I don't want to sound too harsh, but the RP was supposed to make some sense. Since we left the fountain, it's just gotten out of hand, and I've only one idea how to continue the blasted thing. I don't mind you guys taking the reigns and coming up with new encounters and events, but if they don't make sense, it puts people off and I really don't want that.
If we could try and keep it D&D-style once we get out of the plane of existence we've somehow ended up in, I'd appreciate it. It just makes things somewhat simpler to manage. I should point out that I've never actually played D&D, but I have played most of the Black Isle games and that's good enough for me.
Once we find our way through this, we'll arrive about an hours march from Ravendale and if you guys don't mind, I'd like to take the reigns back for a bit. I've a few plot elements I'd like to sow in the hope that they flower further along the line of this increasingly strained metaphor.
And if you were to start a Discworld RP Limos, I'd be there like a shot. Awesome idea.
If we could try and keep it D&D-style once we get out of the plane of existence we've somehow ended up in, I'd appreciate it. It just makes things somewhat simpler to manage. I should point out that I've never actually played D&D, but I have played most of the Black Isle games and that's good enough for me.
Once we find our way through this, we'll arrive about an hours march from Ravendale and if you guys don't mind, I'd like to take the reigns back for a bit. I've a few plot elements I'd like to sow in the hope that they flower further along the line of this increasingly strained metaphor.
And if you were to start a Discworld RP Limos, I'd be there like a shot. Awesome idea.
'Might I borrow a quill from you?' he asked, his voice strained. After a second, Stubbin managed to turn his gaze from the sight before him and reached into his clothing, pulling one out and handing it to Kris.
Doing some quick mental calculations, Kris then crouched down on the floor and drew an 8x8 grid. Taking some of his coins from his purse, he proceeded to place them on the grid in lieu of actual pieces, marking each one as he placed it. After a few minutes, Kris had a replica chess board drawn on the floor.
'Right,' he said, looking up at the others. 'here's what we're going to do. If the creature wants to play chess, then we shall play chess. We'll take it in turns to see what moves he makes, and we'll replicate the moves on the board I've drawn. Then we'll figure out our move collectively before telling it what we've decided. We're an intelligent group - we can do this.'
This looks pretty cool, I like the world you've made El Chicken, it's awesome.
Thekt, not being of a strategic nature, was angered by this sudden change of scene.
"Chess? CHESS? Ach, it's an old man's game! Let's simply bash our way through!" Thekt ran at the Illithid, axe raised, when suddenly the Thekt's mind spiralled out of control. He couldn't see, hear, or even feel, and stumbled about for a few moments before regaining his balance and stumbling back over to the rest of the group.
"Chess it is then...."
Thanks curly, its sweet eh? Sorry marsden, its just that i thought it would be a good idea and by all means go ahead. Theres one thing i dont understand about this game of chess though, you put up the details of the enemies and this baffles me a bit. Do we move the demons as if they are chess pieces, or do we fight against the chess pieces but with roughly the same rules?
You'd have to ask Limos, he's the one who set the challenge. I'm just making sure we can rise to it, is all. I've no idea how we play the damned thing.
And I don't have a problem with your idea, it's just that not only has it gotten rather hard to follow, it doesn't really fit with the overworld, so to speak. But then this is a different plane of existence, so maybe I'm just overreacting. Either way, I don't think any of our characters will be in a hurry to re-use the portals in a hurry
And for a cookie, can anyone tell me who we're supposed to be after without going back and checking? 'cause I can't. :O
And I don't have a problem with your idea, it's just that not only has it gotten rather hard to follow, it doesn't really fit with the overworld, so to speak. But then this is a different plane of existence, so maybe I'm just overreacting. Either way, I don't think any of our characters will be in a hurry to re-use the portals in a hurry
And for a cookie, can anyone tell me who we're supposed to be after without going back and checking? 'cause I can't. :O
Esinder!Darth Marsden post=362.73260.824874 said:You'd have to ask Limos, he's the one who set the challenge. I'm just making sure we can rise to it, is all. I've no idea how we play the damned thing.
And I don't have a problem with your idea, it's just that not only has it gotten rather hard to follow, it doesn't really fit with the overworld, so to speak. But then this is a different plane of existence, so maybe I'm just overreacting. Either way, I don't think any of our characters will be in a hurry to re-use the portals in a hurry
And for a cookie, can anyone tell me who we're supposed to be after without going back and checking? 'cause I can't. :O
Really it's only Chess from the Illithid's point of view, their whole culture is based around mind controlling lesser races. So he is levitating above the battlefield and moving his Eldritch abomination chess pieces around. For us it's just a battle.
We aren't really going to be playing Chess, the Illithid is playing Chess, but he's playing it by commanding lots of horrible monstrosities as if they were pieces. If he was playing against another illithid then they would both have slaves and would hover above the field commanding their pieces.
Just kill the abominations and try to beat the illithid.
By the way Illithid is the real name for Mind Flayers. Which is a DnD thing. It's the closest thing in the DnD world to the Cthulhu mythos.
We aren't really going to be playing Chess, the Illithid is playing Chess, but he's playing it by commanding lots of horrible monstrosities as if they were pieces. If he was playing against another illithid then they would both have slaves and would hover above the field commanding their pieces.
Just kill the abominations and try to beat the illithid.
By the way Illithid is the real name for Mind Flayers. Which is a DnD thing. It's the closest thing in the DnD world to the Cthulhu mythos.
Hubbin pulls out his club and Stubbin fingers his ingredients as they charge into the fray. The first abomination to come in range lashes at the ettin with it's fanged mouths. The club sweeps out and connects solidly with the creature's rubbery body, sending it flying back several squares at the other creatures. A second creatures comes at them from the left side and is met by the vammpiric touch of Stubbin's brand new spell.
The Ettin clamps his hand on to the Abomination and the creatures shrieks once before withering away to a husk of it's former self. Several scratches and gashes on the ettin's arm seal up as the abomination's life force is absorbed.
"Now's you've gone and killed one of my pets." Hubbin and Stubbin whirl around to find the Illithd has levitated behind them, the creature unleashes a stunning blast directly into their upturned faces and the Ettin's fall to their knees as their minds are overwhelmed with crushing mental force. The Illithid laughs it's bubbly laugh and levitates toward the Stricken ettin to wrap his tentacles around Stubbin's skull and begins to probe.
Hubbin shakes off the force and sees the Illithid poking Stubbin's skull, he swipes with his club but the Illithid goes intangible and sinks out of sight. "Oh my, that was unpleasant." Stubbin say's shakily.
I guess this is what happens when we go to another dimension and then give me control over the challenge, especially when I already established that we had traveled into the Cthulhu mythos. Weird shit goeth down.
Authoros looked onwards at the incoming wave of abominations. He held his sword in a defensive stance and brought his sword across in a horizontal arc upon the nearest of the creatures, resulting in extreme pain for the unfortunate being as there was now a deep gash in its chest from which thick, oily blood seeped down from. It put a webbed claw over its vicious wound before keeling over and was granted death by authoros' blade.
He prepared his blade for another hideous victim and cleaved open another of the advancing abominations. The demon had just decapitated another of the beasts before the illithid materialized in front of him. Then with a strange maneuver from the ghastly creature, Authoros' vision and hearing were now impaired and each movement required a lot of effort. In a final attempt to keep the beast away, Authoros swung his sword wildly albeit slowly and without the lethal effiency he previously had.
He prepared his blade for another hideous victim and cleaved open another of the advancing abominations. The demon had just decapitated another of the beasts before the illithid materialized in front of him. Then with a strange maneuver from the ghastly creature, Authoros' vision and hearing were now impaired and each movement required a lot of effort. In a final attempt to keep the beast away, Authoros swung his sword wildly albeit slowly and without the lethal effiency he previously had.
Cookie for you!curlycrouton post=362.73260.824897 said:Esinder!Darth Marsden post=362.73260.824874 said:You'd have to ask Limos, he's the one who set the challenge. I'm just making sure we can rise to it, is all. I've no idea how we play the damned thing.
And I don't have a problem with your idea, it's just that not only has it gotten rather hard to follow, it doesn't really fit with the overworld, so to speak. But then this is a different plane of existence, so maybe I'm just overreacting. Either way, I don't think any of our characters will be in a hurry to re-use the portals in a hurry
And for a cookie, can anyone tell me who we're supposed to be after without going back and checking? 'cause I can't. :O
Ducking under several tentacles, he sliced them off before plunging both sword and staff straight at the creature. Not knowing, or caring, which was doing damage, he then tore the two apart to the side, splitting the body of the thing wide open. An unearthly howl echoed from the creature as Kris moved on to the next foul being.
Suddenly, without warning, he collapsed, his every nerve screaming in agony. The shock was so much, it was a struggle to stay concious. Despite this, in between moans of pain, Kris uttered one of the few spells he knew. 'Toranis... ugh... Filema... agh... Cidrama... ech... Eterna...' As he finished, a light seemed to shine from him. The pain lessened, and he stood, retrieving his weapons. Looking round, he saw another creature nearby. He charged at it.
"Guess that make us the Knight, then" said Krolk to Rhino, glad that he had regained his usual colour and thickness.
Skirting the edge of the board the Gnoll untangled his rope supply and set about attaching a knife to his broom. When he had made a primitive harpoon he tied a knot to one end and speared an eldritch monstrosity through the eye, or at least one of the six it possessed. Rhino broke into a gallop and the screeching nightmare of tentacles and scales was pulled along behind. Krolk grinned and then looked over his shoulder, his expression quickly changing to a grimace.
"It's pulling itself towards us along the rope" he whispered to his mount.
Skirting the edge of the board the Gnoll untangled his rope supply and set about attaching a knife to his broom. When he had made a primitive harpoon he tied a knot to one end and speared an eldritch monstrosity through the eye, or at least one of the six it possessed. Rhino broke into a gallop and the screeching nightmare of tentacles and scales was pulled along behind. Krolk grinned and then looked over his shoulder, his expression quickly changing to a grimace.
"It's pulling itself towards us along the rope" he whispered to his mount.
Thekt swung his axe at an abomination, bringing it crashing down on one of them, and it was crushed beneath the mighty weight. Thekt then produced his musket, firing shot after shot into the vile creatures, smiling to himself as he heard the bullets slamming into the creatures. A creature suddenly latched itself onto him, its claws sinking into his back and wrapped its gaping jaw around his head. Flailing wildly, Thekt had a lucky strike and managed to cut off half the creatures body, but its head was still attached. With a muffled roar, he prised open its jaws and threw it to the ground. His face and hair was now covered in a slimy green substance, not really visible due to his skin colour, but it was sticky, obscuring Thekt's sight and slowly suffocating him. He produced his lighter and in a wild gesture set fire to the goo. It erupted in green flames and fizzled into green dust on the floor.
"Ha!" Thekt cried, slamming yet another blow into an abominations head.
"Ha!" Thekt cried, slamming yet another blow into an abominations head.
When Authoros had regained his senses he was suprised to see that the cowardly creature had fled from the scene. Again. He raised his head high and let out a furious battlecry before once again plunging his blade into the scaly flesh of one of the abominations. It let out a final ghastly wail as the blade erupted from the creature's rear, then the creature collapsed onto his sword and he dislodged it forcing the spiny edge of the blade to leave a huge hole where most of its chest had once been.
It seems that there may be not too many left since our butchering has probably left about five more enemies to deal with (not sure about the ones that we shot at) and the illithid, Unless its a whole chessboard of them which in that case we have got a lot more choppin' to do.
As far as I can tell we have killed 8 abominations. Kris killed one. I killed one and wounded another. Krolk's is still alive. Thekt killed 2 and wounded a bunch. Authoros killed 4. That means we have 7 from the back row, and the Illithid itself. So I place the numbers at 8 remaining enemies. Several of which have musket wounds, one is stunned from being launched by Hubbin, and one may have a large gash from Authoros that is not immediately fatal.
The Illithid is a boss so he's not going to go down easy.
The Illithid is a boss so he's not going to go down easy.
Swish Once more the club passes harmlessly through the insubstantial form of the Illithid. "Stop doin that!" Hubbin shouts at the elusive squid creature. "Just let me hit you!!" Swish The Illithid hits the Ettin with another mental blast, almost casually, and the Ettin is driven to his knees by the confusion.
This time Stubbin is the one who resists the effects and he lashes out with a magic missle which stings the Illithid and forces it away. Even so it isn't effective enough to really hurt the creature. "Pardon me fellows." Stubbin yells. "But I could use assistance."
Nope, It died inside the post. Ok an illithid boss, i was thinking of chopping his arm off but now you told me i'll change that. Thanks for telling meEl Chicken post=362.73260.825212 said:
Luckily Rhino was more decisive than Krolk. While the Gnoll watched the approaching monstrosity and failed to think of any way to fight it, now he'd lost knife and broom, the cow had worked out their only course of action. He came to an abrupt stop and the velocity of the tethered abomination catapulted it over their heads. A barbed tentacle snaked out and cut Krolk's cheek open; he dropped the rope with a whimper of pain. However, this would be its last attack, it flew a couple of meters and then barrelled into another squid monster. Both were mashed by the impact and Krolk could finally retrieve his broom.
I believe we are here because Authoros decided we would go through a gate of some kind, I then added a description to the place giving it a Lovecraftian theme and then Authoros decided we needed to have a random encounter before we left.
So I obliged with the Illithid and abominations. Once we kill the Illithid we can pass through the plane and go on our merry way. Authoros' specter of life and death (or time and death or something) said we needed to defeat the guardian so that is our task. Kill the Illithid.
So I obliged with the Illithid and abominations. Once we kill the Illithid we can pass through the plane and go on our merry way. Authoros' specter of life and death (or time and death or something) said we needed to defeat the guardian so that is our task. Kill the Illithid.
Thekt knew they had to work together to defeat the Illithid, problem was, he wasn't really a great thinker, as are most of orc-dwarf kind.
"I cannae kill this thing on my own, anyone got any ideas?"
"I cannae kill this thing on my own, anyone got any ideas?"
Let's think of a really cool way to kill this thing.