Last time on Maskball Z, the group met Arali, the Water Suli, and found an odd mask! This is all very exciting, so let's just ride in a cart for a while and calm the fuck down.

The Evil Saga! ~ Chapter 11 : Caw Caw, I Am A Human

The Drufle:

Alright screw it, let's start.

Bernard Blackbrass:

And now that it has started I touch the Tekton body.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Over and over.

The Drufle:

Golurk isn't technically joining in a while anyway.

Ezra:

"I object to that!!"

The Drufle:

Well that is disturbing.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Let's see if anything happens to it.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"It's science."

Ezra:

"What are you doing?"

The Drufle:

Ezra!

Bernard Blackbrass:

"He's not using it."

Veilwar:

"SCIENCE! Bwahehehehh"

The Drufle:

Make a Fort save would you.

Ezra:

ah fuck

Ezra:

i knew this would happen

Ezra:

im pregnant aren't i

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+1 => 13 + 1 = 14

The Drufle:

Wow I am incredibly surprised that you remembered that.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"!!!"

The Drufle:

You save.

Veilwar:

what?

Veilwar:

pregnant?

Ezra:

remember that big moth

The Drufle:

If you recall, during the fight with the horrible shadow creatures.

Veilwar:

... You're not serious.

Veilwar:

REALLY?

Veilwar:

Ha!

Golurk has connected.

Ezra:

it almost killed me and it stabbed me with seemingly no effect

Veilwar:

Enter the mothman!

The Drufle:

While Ezra was unconscious, the Gloomwing implanted her.

Ezra:

i forgot about it until i read that log yesterday

The Drufle:

Luckily she's fine for now.

Veilwar:

that is hilarious!

Veilwar:

can that really happen?!

Veilwar:

ahahahaha

The Drufle:

It is quite fortuitous.

The Drufle:

It can, if she doesn't get some help.

Ezra:

i am not okay with this

Ezra:

just so you know

Ezra:

"Ugh, I feel sick."

Bernard Blackbrass:

I am.

The Drufle:

Oh, I am well aware.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Brass is not!

The Drufle:

You'll need to find some way to cure yourself.

Hina Takahashi:

"Are you alright?"

Ezra:

"There's a pain on my side..."

Veilwar:

I wonder if I could detect what's wrong

Veilwar:

hold on

Veilwar:

Knowledge Nature Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeNature + IntBonus = 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 »

Veilwar:

Do I find out what's wrong with her?

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Show us."

The Drufle:

You do!

The Drufle:

Just barely.

Veilwar:

"Hold on."

Bernard Blackbrass:

-Tell me.-

Veilwar:

"No, wait, this.. AHAHAHAHA! PRICELESS!"

Ezra:

thats pretty good considering he's on the other side of the cart

The Drufle:

You recognize the squirming as most likely some sort of Gloomwing egg.

Veilwar:

"You're pregnant, Ezra!"

Golurk:

ewewewewewew

Ezra:

"What?!"

Bernard Blackbrass:

hey. hey golurk

Bernard Blackbrass:

i'm touching tekton

Veilwar:

"Got an ickle baby inside you... Well, more like an EGG."

Bernard Blackbrass:

over and over

Ezra:

"That...moth?"

Ezra:

"That fucking moth!"

Ezra:

"I hate that thing."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yes I think that might have been the problem."

Ezra:

"Well, how do I get rid of it?"

Veilwar:

"If you'd let me, I could try and excavate it... But you might uh, get hurt... :ehehe"

Ezra:

"Magic exists so I'm going to say no to that."

Veilwar:

"Damn, they never let me try surgery. I *am* a medicine man."

* Bernard Blackbrass wanders away to show the zhyens the deck.

Veilwar:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 12 + 10 + 2 = 24 »

Veilwar:

this is a general 'what's going on' check

The Drufle:

What are you looking for?

The Drufle:

Oh.

The Drufle:

Those sure are Gloomwing eggs.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Stealth Check At-Will • Dex (Armor Check Penalty) Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Stealth + DexBonus + ArmorCheckPenalty = 4 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 4 »

The Drufle:

And they are not coming out without some special magic.

Bernard Blackbrass:

This is the stealth check to move ten feet across without being paid attention to.

The Drufle:

Yeah, you fail.

The Drufle:

Everyone notices.

Bernard Blackbrass:

yay!

Veilwar:

"The hell are you doing?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Hey, check out this sweet deck."

Ezra:

CLONK CLONK goes Brass.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Pick a card. Heh heh. It'll tell your fortune."

Urtar:

"What are these things?"

Ezra:

"Don't you dare."

Veilwar:

" 'These' things?"

Oret:

"They seem quite powerful, sir."

Ezra:

"Go outside with that, at least."

Veilwar:

"Hm. There might be something in there to help ezra. Maybe we should risk it.. she's useful."

Ezra:

the horses, of course, are on autopilot right now

The Drufle:

You guys aren't moving, you know.

The Drufle:

Hina stopped the wagon when she came back to check on you.

Ezra:

we stuck a carrot shaped rock on the end of a stick

Ezra:

in front of their faces

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Hey guys where's Jenna?"

Veilwar:

"That.. that book. Call that hot chick."

The Drufle:

Good question!

Veilwar:

"The cold one."

Ezra:

"Um... wasn't she in that corner, behind the boxes?"

Hina Takahashi:

"Actually, where is Jenna?"

* Bernard Blackbrass mutters.

Veilwar:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 20 + 10 + 2 = 32 »

Veilwar:

i listen.

The Drufle:

Wow.

Ezra:

"Can't you sense her thoughts, or something?"

The Drufle:

You hear that she is nowhere on the wagon.

Ezra:

brass i mean

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Sense what?"

Veilwar:

"She's not here."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"What am I, psychic?"

Veilwar:

I take the panacea, btw.

Veilwar:

It's like a fun drug, right?

The Drufle:

What for?

The Drufle:

It can do a bunch of different things, yeah.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"HEY! Jenna!"

Veilwar:

'relaxing or entertaining effect'

Veilwar:

Actually ok if it can be useful I save it

The Drufle:

Jenna is nowhere in the sight of the wagon.

Veilwar:

I thought it was literally one of those.. uh.. things

Veilwar:

you know

Ezra:

maybe she's on top

Veilwar:

"CALL ARALI, you fool!"

The Drufle:

Nah, panacea's are pretty useful in combat.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Who?"

Hina Takahashi:

"Why?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

Oh right before I forget I bottle the fires.

Veilwar:

is her name arali?

Bernard Blackbrass:

And

Ezra:

i wanna jump up top of the cart

The Drufle:

It is Arali, yes.

Bernard Blackbrass:

In sequence

Veilwar:

"She might know how to get rid of those eggs."

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+11 => 17 + 11 = 28

The Drufle:

Go ahead then.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I wash myself in the water energy

Bernard Blackbrass:

dry myself off in the wind energy

The Drufle:

Wait, what?

Bernard Blackbrass:

eat some of the earth energy

Ezra:

"Well, no sign from up here."

Bernard Blackbrass:

and bask in the fire.

The Drufle:

You have none of the fires.

Bernard Blackbrass:

back at that lab.

Veilwar:

I have them.

The Drufle:

Veil does, yeah.

Bernard Blackbrass:

This is retroactive, while everyone was chatting.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I wasn't here.

Veilwar:

And I will not let you use them for leisure.

The Drufle:

You should have mentioned if you wanted them!

Bernard Blackbrass:

I wasn't here!

Bernard Blackbrass:

i uh

Bernard Blackbrass:

Veilwar:

Now YOU have the deck... And *I* got the fire.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I crashed.

The Drufle:

Oh, right.

The Drufle:

I forgot that happened.

Bernard Blackbrass:

But that is totally what Brass would have done.

The Drufle:

Alright, I'll allow it.

Veilwar:

Do I still own some specimen?

Bernard Blackbrass:

I can even get the red fire.

The Drufle:

Yeah, you have yours fine Veilwar.

The Drufle:

Ezra: do you want to contact Arali?

Ezra:

"Where would she have even gone...?"

Veilwar:

Do it.

Veilwar:

Get rid of the eggs.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Where did we last see her?"

Hina Takahashi:

"Ezra! Is Jenna up there?"

Veilwar:

Otherwise veilwar will be a very happy wayang.

Ezra:

"Not up there, and I see nothing from the top either."

Hina Takahashi:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 2 + 0 + 0 = 2 »

The Drufle:

Man Hina can't see anything.

Veilwar:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 18 + 10 + 2 = 30 »

Ezra:

"Just after we left Arali's"

Veilwar:

"On another note, Arali might know about Jenna too."

The Drufle:

Veilwar does though.

Veilwar:

"Wait."

The Drufle:

He notices a note pinned to one of the crates.

Veilwar:

"What- a note?"

Veilwar:

wherea re they, back of the cart?

The Drufle:

Yes.

Veilwar:

I pick up the note.

The Drufle:

Alright.

Veilwar:

"Hey, look at this:"

Veilwar:

I read the note out loud, if you would drufle?

The Drufle:

Yep.

Jenna Callahan:

"Dear Companions, I have decided to forgo this whole Majri nonsense and return home."

Golurk:

:O!

Veilwar:

"Hmph. Selfish."

Jenna Callahan:

"I took Arali's teleportation scroll and used it to return to Cosma."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"..."

Jenna Callahan:

"Best of luck to you, Jenna."

Veilwar:

"So now WE'RE stranded here?"

The Drufle:

It even has her insignia!

The Drufle:

How thoughtful of her.

Veilwar:

"I will KILL THAT GIRL"

* Bernard Blackbrass says "I think we should go back and check and ask and make and sure and what and the and fuck..." through forced words.

Ezra:

"Huh. Think I'll miss her a little."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Okay."

Veilwar:

"Anyway, contact Arali about them eggs, and then let's go."

Hina Takahashi:

"... Well that's rather annoying of her."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"She'll be back."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yes let's do that."

Veilwar:

"Since you won't let me try surgery."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Turn us around, Takahashi."

Ezra:

I can use the book to talk to her

Ezra:

I have to stand outside though

* Bernard Blackbrass calls out in a loud voice "Hurry before Ezra gets back in the cart!"

Veilwar:

"No, wait, don't"

The Drufle:

Yeah you do realize that Ezra has the communication book right?

Veilwar:

"I.. We, should have the book with us"

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes we do.

* Veilwar still has a crush

Ezra:

I open the book, then.

Veilwar:

the parasite is really hammering his head for it as well

Veilwar:

he hates dependancies

The Drufle:

Write whatever you want, Ezra.

The Drufle:

Arali will see it.

Ezra:

"I guess I just write..."

Veilwar:

"Make sure you mention they are Gloommoth eggs"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Hey can I write?"

Veilwar:

"Don't, he'll just steal the book."

Ezra:

"If you really want to."

Veilwar:

"Don't say I didn't warn ya, ahahahah!"

The Drufle:

Write whatever you want.

* Bernard Blackbrass writes

Bernard Blackbrass:

10

Bernard Blackbrass:

+10

Ezra:

You have to stand outside

Golurk:

draw a penis

Veilwar:

yeah move your damn token

Bernard Blackbrass:

if value = 20 -> goto 10

Veilwar:

what WOULD happen if you drew a penis?

Veilwar:

Would arali just shake her head and leave us for good?

Bernard Blackbrass:

He wrote an infinite loop into the book after Ezra is done.

The Drufle:

Sorry, what?

The Drufle:

Like the actual infinity symbol?

Ezra:

if he's actually writing this then im taking it back

Veilwar:

You can't program into the book in this scene, can you/

Veilwar:

?

Golurk:

f value = 20 -> goto 10

Ezra:

we can't be alienating valuable contacts!

Golurk:

draw a butt. everyone loves butts.

Bernard Blackbrass:

You stop him before he writes the last zero, and go to 1.

Veilwar:

...

The Drufle:

Magic books don't really work by programming anyway.

Veilwar:

this is just

Ezra:

Hrph!

The Drufle:

Ezra, did you actually write your message then?

The Drufle:

What exactly did you write?

Ezra:

I'll write, "Arali, this is Ezra."

Golurk:

"ey gurl asl"

Veilwar:

lol

Veilwar:

I'm curious so I examine Tekton

Veilwar:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 6 + 10 + 2 = 18 »

The Drufle:

Alright.

The Drufle:

He is slowly rotting away.

Ezra:

"Is this working?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

Plus I touched him over and over.

Veilwar:

Also I want to know about his species... so

Veilwar:

Knowledge Nature Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeNature + IntBonus = 12 + 5 + 5 = 22 »

Tekton:

*cough*

Ezra:

"I guess she has to be looking at it."

Veilwar:

"WAH!"

Veilwar:

"That thing coughed!"

Arali:

"Hello!"

Arali:

"I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon."

Veilwar:

"HINA! *sob"

Veilwar:

"That thing coughed."

Ezra:

I write "Ah, yes, I have a small emergancy I thought you might know something about."

Ezra:

except i spell correctly.

Hina Takahashi:

"Oh, quit being a baby."

Golurk:

-2 diplomacy because of typos

Arali:

"Emergency? How so?"

Veilwar:

"What is it anyway?"

Hina Takahashi:

"It's our old teammate's body."

Hina Takahashi:

"We should get around to regrowing him."

Ezra:

"Have you ever heard of a Gloomwing?"

Veilwar:

" 'body' ? it coughed!"

Arali:

"Hm, sounds familiar."

Veilwar:

I edge back towards it.

Arali:

"Could you describe it?"

Veilwar:

And when you're done being arali, I also check if I can 'regrow' as hina said

Veilwar:

Knowledge Nature Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeNature + IntBonus = 1 + 5 + 5 = 11 »

Ezra:

"Large shadow moth thing, it had the ability to confuse us."

Veilwar:

regrow it*

Arali:

"Ah! The shadow creature, yes."

* Bernard Blackbrass writes "I made a cape out of it. Did you notice?"

Arali:

"What about it?"

Arali:

"A cape?"

Arali:

"That seems unusual."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"That's what it gets."

* Veilwar thinks 'sure takes them a long time to portray an emergancy'

Ezra:

"Anyway, it seems to have implanted an egg in me."

Veilwar:

Several.

Arali:

"Ooh, fascinating!"

Ezra:

"It's slightly worrying me."

Arali:

"Well, I suppose that could be an issue."

Bernard Blackbrass:

To Ezra: "She sure is chipper about this."

Veilwar:

are there seeds on Tekton's body?

Ezra:

"Do you know of any kinds of magic that could cure such a thing?"

Veilwar:

how do I regrow you golurk

The Drufle:

Ezra has the seed.

Veilwar:

oh.

Ezra:

"I'd rather not have Veilwar cut it out of me."

Veilwar:

I'll have to find out about it later.

Arali:

"Of course, of course."

Ezra:

"He says he's a doctor, but I'm not sure."

Arali:

"I'd imagine any simple cure disease spell would work."

Arali:

"Since they are technically just a big infection."

Veilwar:

I looked, I didn't have an appropriate extract

Veilwar:

"Ezra, did you find out anything?"

Ezra:

Hmm, I wonder if we have a scroll for that?

Ezra:

"Okay, thanks for the info."

Ezra:

i wonder if we should mention that scroll

Arali:

"Of course!"

Veilwar:

I couldn't hear this written conversation right?

The Drufle:

No.

Veilwar:

juuuust checkin

The Drufle:

Also Ezra: there is actually a Remove Disease scroll in the chests.

Ezra:

Out loud: "Well, we can cure it with a bit of magic, apparently."

Veilwar:

"Magic that we have?"

Ezra:

"Maybe."

Veilwar:

I check the boxes

Hina Takahashi:

"Well, I hope so."

Ezra:

"Look for Cure Disease."

Veilwar:

"Cure disease eh? A scroll or something like that?"

Ezra:

do they just have the names on them i bet they do

Veilwar:

Looks for the scroll.

Ezra:

in comic sans

Golurk:

barcodes

The Drufle:

They are labelled, actually.

The Drufle:

Helps when you need to sell them.

Veilwar:

good, then I don't need to check.

Golurk:

you need to find a temple of walmart

Veilwar:

just to get it.

Golurk:

to obtain barcode scanner

Veilwar:

which I do.

The Drufle:

Yep.

The Drufle:

In one crate you find a few Remove Disease cleric scrolls.

Ezra:

Okay, who has the best UMD

The Drufle:

Jenna.

The Drufle:

Oh, wait.

Ezra:

mine is +7

Ezra:

I imagine Veil or Brass must have

The Drufle:

Veil and Ezra are tied.

Veilwar:

"Looks like you're in luck. Sigh, let's heal you then. I would've had so much FUN!"

The Drufle:

You both have +7.

The Drufle:

Brass, surprisingly, only has +2.

Ezra:

"Save the cutting for the enemies."

Ezra:

Can he assist me, then?

Ezra:

Veil, I mean

Veilwar:

"I don't usually cut them, the dagger's for cutting plants. Anyway, here:"

Veilwar:

I perform the incantation frmo the scroll.

Ezra:

I'll assist you then

Veilwar:

no wait

Veilwar:

together is better

The Drufle:

You could, yes.

Veilwar:

"Ready?"

Ezra:

Do I just roll as well then

Veilwar:

is it a heal roll?

The Drufle:

It's a UMD roll.

The Drufle:

Use Magic Device.

Ezra:

It's Use Magic Device

Ezra:

yours is +7

Veilwar:

Use Magic Device Check At-Will • Cha Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + UseMagicDevice + ChaBonus = 7 + 5 + 2 = 14 »

Veilwar:

that's my one then

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+7 => 20 + 7 = 27

The Drufle:

Whelp.

Veilwar:

you're fine.

Ezra:

what'd he get i can't see it

Bernard Blackbrass:

What do you mean +2?

The Drufle:

The pain in Ezra's side sizzles a bit, then dissipates.

The Drufle:

He got a 14.

Veilwar:

"Good as new... And I always wanted a pet gloommoth."

Veilwar:

"Such a shame"

The Drufle:

Which is too low, but you auto-succeeded anyway.

Ezra:

"Personally I find them annoying. I bet they're messy too."

The Drufle:

I can imagine so.

Veilwar:

mothdust yeah

Hina Takahashi:

"Well, I'm glad that's done with."

Veilwar:

"Anyway, off we go."

Hina Takahashi:

"Yeah, let's keep going."

Veilwar:

"I'm gettnig bored here and he- I- I mean, I'm getting bored."

Ezra:

"Brass, come on, we're leaving!"

Veilwar:

he's gone isn't he

Ezra:

I get out my lasso

The Drufle:

Nah, he's fine.

The Drufle:

Hina takes the reins once more.

Ezra:

all wrangled up!

The Drufle:

Nobody wants to draw any more cards, right?

Veilwar:

Not currently, for myself.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Do you?

Ezra:

I don't.

The Drufle:

And I can't draw for Hina.

Veilwar:

I don't have enough of an incentive.

The Drufle:

Really?

The Drufle:

That's surprising.

Ezra:

besides brass going 'cmon do ittttt'

Veilwar:

I could die!

The Drufle:

Oh come on.

Veilwar:

I nearly avalanched us all.

Bernard Blackbrass:

psh

Veilwar:

OH ALLRIGHT

Bernard Blackbrass:

that was in the cave

The Drufle:

In the deck there is a 35% chance of a bad card.

Bernard Blackbrass:

you're not in the cave bro

Ezra:

My only incentive is so I can draw more pictures.

The Drufle:

That too, yeah.

Veilwar:

"Hey, big fella... Still got that deck?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Sure here you go."

Ezra:

Do it outside, okay

Veilwar:

No.

Veilwar:

The Drufle:

Oooooh.

Ezra:

yes!

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes!

Veilwar:

Hmm

Veilwar:

I am torn

Veilwar:

do I kill us all

Veilwar:

or just myself?

Veilwar:

gee I wonder.

Ezra:

all our stuff is here

Bernard Blackbrass:

no just kill Oret

Veilwar:

I pull a card outside.

The Drufle:

Alright!

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Focus!"

Ezra:

right well i assume they're a fair distance

Veilwar:

NO

Veilwar:

I am near the cart

Veilwar:

got that?

The Drufle:

Oh right, are you going to use a hero point?

Veilwar:

near it.

Ezra:

not actually right next to the damn cart

The Drufle:

Or just not.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I AM ALSO NEAR THE CART

Veilwar:

no, no hero point...

The Drufle:

Everyone is near the card, dummy.

Ezra:

THIS ISNT CANON

The Drufle:

Alright then.

The Drufle:

Let me get my cards once more.

Bernard Blackbrass:

yyyyaaaay

Veilwar:

You're gonna hate me aren't you.

Ezra:

"This toy's going to be the end of us, isn't it?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

I already don't!

Hina Takahashi:

"Oh dammit are you really doing this again?"

Ezra:

"Well, fine, have it your way."

Veilwar:

"C'mon, it might be a good'un!"

Veilwar:

WAIT

Veilwar:

"If you pay me, I won't."

Hina Takahashi:

"I'll just stay over here."

Hina Takahashi:

"Pay you? No, go ahead."

Ezra:

"Pff, what would you do with gold out here?"

Veilwar:

"Who mentioned gold? Heheh"

Ezra:

"There's no shops, or anything."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I'll pay you to draw two."

The Drufle:

Oshit

Veilwar:

m?

Veilwar:

what's up?

The Drufle:

That's quite an offer.

Veilwar:

twice the risk though

The Drufle:

True.

The Drufle:

Just one card?

Veilwar:

I'm still considering

Ezra:

I'm just watching with interest now.

Veilwar:

"....NO. CARD. THANKS."

The Drufle:

aw

Veilwar:

(that's how teh parasite speaks"

Veilwar:

remember he takes over veilwar

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I'll sweeten the deal and draw one if you take two."

Ezra:

"Eh?"

Veilwar:

"No. Card."

Hina Takahashi:

"Wait, really?"

Veilwar:

"Not. Now."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Here you go!"

* Bernard Blackbrass holds out the deck just enough.

The Drufle:

TEMPTATIONS

Veilwar:

"No. Card. Now."

Veilwar:

"Later."

The Drufle:

Man, I had the deck out and everything.

Veilwar:

keep it out

Ezra:

"Disappointed?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

I draw one.

The Drufle:

Oh.

Veilwar:

oh dear.

The Drufle:

Sure, why not.

The Drufle:

Hero point?

Bernard Blackbrass:

no

The Drufle:

Very well.

Veilwar:

Why is Bernard so interested in disaster? there's something useful in the cards he wants?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Bernard is

The Drufle:

He enjoys power!

Bernard Blackbrass:

Bernard is

Ezra:

I've walked away, thinking he was done with it.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I don't fucking know. He /wanted/ to get sent to Malor.

The Drufle:

Ooh, interesting.

Veilwar:

I watch with interest.

The Drufle:

The card Brass pulls has a picture of a wide, open sky on it.

Veilwar:

Parasite won't let me take a card

Veilwar:

but I do like the scent of power

The Drufle:

There are scattered clouds, and a few birds here and there.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I eat the wide open sky card.

Bernard Blackbrass:

wait no

Veilwar:

youwot!

The Drufle:

The card is labelled "The Big Sky".

Veilwar:

man this is insane

The Drufle:

And no, you can't eat cards.

The Drufle:

They return to the deck.

Bernard Blackbrass:

would you tell a tarrasque tactician

Veilwar:

alright then are we dead?

Bernard Blackbrass:

it couldn't eat the deck

Bernard Blackbrass:

would you drufle

The Drufle:

Nobody is dead, no.

The Drufle:

Well you can eat the deck, sure.

The Drufle:

Just not a single card.

The Drufle:

Anyway, I have to actually tell Brass about this one.

Bernard Blackbrass:

You're a brave man Drufle!

Veilwar:

If he tries to eat the deck, I roll reflex to snatch it before he does.

The Drufle:

This is a CG card!

Veilwar:

CG?

The Drufle:

Chaotic good.

Veilwar:

Ah.

The Drufle:

Once per day, Brass may freely add +10 to his CMB or CMD.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Look at how manly I am!"

The Drufle:

For a single round.

The Drufle:

However.

The Drufle:

If he chooses to do so, the nearest metallic object shatters.

Veilwar:

I.E BRASS!

The Drufle:

He isn't metallic.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Can I pick the object?

Veilwar:

no, the sword

The Drufle:

No.

Veilwar:

his sword!

Bernard Blackbrass:

Does it have to be my axe?

The Drufle:

Well, actually.

Veilwar:

Do you have an earing?

The Drufle:

It says "a piece of metal in close proximity"

Veilwar:

oh man

Bernard Blackbrass:

this is something aelita would adore really.

The Drufle:

So I suppose you could choose.

The Drufle:

I would have the final say, however.

Bernard Blackbrass:

k.

Veilwar:

don't let him pop my dagger aight?

Veilwar:

"Well. That was anticlimatic. Are we done?"

The Drufle:

That's his choice.

Ezra:

"Did you pull a card?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

Once a day huh.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yep."

Ezra:

"What was it?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Eee hee hee."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"The Big Sky."

Veilwar:

Did Veilwar see the card?

* Bernard Blackbrass shows it.

Hina Takahashi:

"This doesn't make you double poisoned, does it?"

Veilwar:

He WAS watching.

Veilwar:

I guess it don't matter now."

Ezra:

"Looks pleasent."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"If someone tries to knock me down or do something strange, I break their metal weapon!"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yeah it's great."

Hina Takahashi:

"Well, that's dangerous."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Come at me sis."

Ezra:

"Right, well, we've delayed enough."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"mmk boss."

Hina Takahashi:

"Are we going to have any more card shenanigans or can I go now?"

* Bernard Blackbrass sweeps himself back up into the cart.

Hina Takahashi:

"Good."

Veilwar:

"Don't look so smug, big boy. Ahaha"

The Drufle:

Hina pulls the reins once more, and the gemsteeds begin again.

* Veilwar smirks at brass

* Bernard Blackbrass smirks at Veilwar.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Hee hee."

Veilwar:

to majri!

Bernard Blackbrass:

"To Majri!"

Ezra:

I'm just admiring my new stone sword.

The Drufle:

Alright, we're going to have a bit of time pass.

The Drufle:

Not a lot, maybe a few hours.

Veilwar:

remember my mutagen.

Ezra:

I'm guessing you have all that already.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I work out how to extract poison from myself into jars Veilwar can keep.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Somehow.

Bernard Blackbrass:

We psion it out.

Veilwar:

You're not poisoned anymore are you?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Of course I am.

Veilwar:

I thought touching you made that go away

Ezra:

It's permanent.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I think it's permanent.

Veilwar:

also, I'm poison resistant

Bernard Blackbrass:

I didn't look.

Veilwar:

not by much

Ezra:

LATER...............

* Veilwar yawns

Veilwar:

"This cart is so bland, someone add some color.'

Bernard Blackbrass:

Add a big red carpet in the middle.

Veilwar:

"And YOU stay away from me, you rascal!"

Ezra:

I made a fort out of boxes.

The Drufle:

Sorry, I got called away.

Veilwar:

:| he's chasing me

The Drufle:

Right, so.

Hina Takahashi:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 14 + 0 + 0 = 14 »

The Drufle:

Nope.

Veilwar:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 10 + 10 + 2 = 22 »

The Drufle:

Yep.

Veilwar:

'Course.

Veilwar:

+12!

Bernard Blackbrass:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 10 + 4 + 3 = 17 »

Bernard Blackbrass:

Knowledge (Psionics) Check At-Will • IntBonus Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + MiscSkill2 = 7 + 9 = 16 »

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+4 => 3 + 4 = 7

Ezra:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 10 + 4 + -2 = 12 »

The Drufle:

Ok, so only Veil notices.

Bernard Blackbrass:

You should really do those privately somehow.

Veilwar:

"Hey..."

Veilwar:

what do I notice?

The Drufle:

I am doing them privately!

The Drufle:

You can't see them at least.

Bernard Blackbrass:

We see them!

Bernard Blackbrass:

We see they're happening in the first place.

The Drufle:

I could, I suppose.

The Drufle:

Anyway, Veilwar sees a small black figure walking out in the sands.

Veilwar:

"Who's that?"

Veilwar:

"Look!"

* Veilwar points

* Bernard Blackbrass peers over Veilwar's head.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Right over him.

Ezra:

"What's up?"

Veilwar:

I should stop wobbling that molar before I lose it

Hina Takahashi:

"Is that a person?"

Veilwar:

"There's this figure over there!"

Veilwar:

"Stop the cart some distance from it"

Ezra:

oops

* Bernard Blackbrass leans forth. "Wha"

Golurk:

drufle pls

The Drufle:

I said further right!

The Drufle:

That is far too close.

Ezra:

We're having some technical difficulties folks

Ezra:

please bear with us

Ezra:

did golurk forget his lines

Bernard Blackbrass:

best buds

The Drufle:

The party sees a small black figure further out.

Ezra:

"Erm, should we talk to him?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"No."

Veilwar:

"You go,"

Ezra:

"Or...her?"

Veilwar:

"I'll uh, sit on the crates."

Ezra:

Let's just observe him for a bit.

Veilwar:

Sense Motive Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + SenseMotive + WisBonus = 17 + 2 + 2 = 21 »

Veilwar:

also

Veilwar:

on figure

Bernard Blackbrass:

Knowledge Local Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeLocal + IntBonus = 14 + 0 + 5 = 19 »

Bernard Blackbrass:

Same

The Drufle:

Veilwar doesn't really know what it is, or what it's doing.

The Drufle:

And Brass isn't really sure if he's ever seen something like it.

Veilwar:

I eat the keen senses

Veilwar:

and observe

Veilwar:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 13 + 10 + 2 = 25 »

The Drufle:

It's heavily veiled, and its face isn't too clear.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Let's add it to the collective.

???:

CAW CAW

Ezra:

"Hello?"

Hina Takahashi:

"... what?"

???: (( i should ))

Veilwar:

"Caw?"

???: (( do something ))

???:

"People!"

Veilwar:

"Or something similar to people anyway, who are you?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

oh shit a tengu

Ezra:

"Yes! ... Um...a bird?"

Ezra:

"I'm kind of a bird."

???:

"Where am I??"

Veilwar:

"In this lovely place called MALOR, AHAHAHAH!"

Ezra:

"Middle of nowhere as well."

???:

"Malor?"

Veilwar:

"Yes, Malor. You know, where the planes align?"

???:

"Which part of Chronis is that?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Where bridges kill you."

Ezra:

"It's uh...near the bottom, I think?"

Veilwar:

"Chronis! AHAHAHAHAHAAAA"

* Veilwar is on the floor laughing

The Drufle:

Veilwar, you don't know what Chronis is.

Ezra:

"I'm not that good at geography."

Veilwar:

oh

The Drufle:

Unless you've been talking to the others.

Ezra:

you need a Man for that kind of thing

Veilwar:

I thought..

Bernard Blackbrass:

- nope

Veilwar:

the continent?

Ezra:

"Do you recall how you got here?"

The Drufle:

It is a continent, but I'm not sure why you would know about it.

Veilwar:

YOU told me about it

Veilwar:

but I guess you didn't tell Veilwar

The Drufle:

Yes!

Veilwar:

so I retract

???:

"It was... a trap."

Veilwar:

my statement never happened

Bernard Blackbrass:

Telepathically, I ask Hina -Who is this guy.-

???:

"I need to go back..."

* Hina Takahashi replies "I have no clue."

Veilwar:

"Well, you're not gonna do that standing in the middle of the wasteland."

Ezra:

"He's right, there's nothing for miles here."

Veilwar:

"And where's Chronis anyway?"

Ezra:

"Except, you know, terrible monsters."

Veilwar:

oh my, there's lightning outside

???:

"What kind of carriage is this"

???:

"It looks like a house"

Ezra:

"Well, it kind of is, I suppose."

Veilwar:

"It's pretty cosy, and there are girls, does sound quite like a house."

The Drufle:

Badumtish.

Ezra:

What's Brass thinkin

Ezra:

mind talk to me brass

The Drufle:

He's probably contemplating.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Brass Is Thinking

The Drufle:

Called it.

???:

"by the way does anyone know what ducks eat"

Veilwar:

Knowledge Nature Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeNature + IntBonus = 12 + 5 + 5 = 22 »

Veilwar:

Does veilwar realise they eat small animals in the water?

Ezra:

do i even know what a duck is

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Man I could go for some beef stew. With bits of sand in it. Also who the hell is this guy."

The Drufle:

Veilwar does not know what a duck is.

The Drufle:

He lived in the shadow plane, fool.

???:

shadow ducks

The Drufle:

Ezra might, yeah.

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+2 => 12 + 2 = 14

Veilwar:

I don't know anything.

Ezra:

Lore(Ducks)

Bernard Blackbrass:

I know you don't.

Veilwar:

Even though I'm somehow familiar with all sorts of natural extracts.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Brass Is Thinking

The Drufle:

Ezra figures that ducks eat like

???:

"this thing has been trying to bite me since I first picked it up"

The Drufle:

fish or something.

Veilwar:

they eat small animals and grain yeah

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Cards cards cards gotta draw a card just one more just one card"

Ezra:

"Well, they live in water."

Veilwar:

insects also

Ezra:

"So probably fish."

* ??? points to the duck

Ezra:

???

???: (( i should make a duck pog ))

Veilwar:

We don't know his name

The Drufle:

You do not, no.

Ezra:

"Oh. A duck?"

Veilwar:

"What is THAT?!"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"You got a name, sunshine?"

Veilwar:

"Ugh, that is vile!"

???:

im a heartbreaker

Veilwar:

no, not that far, solshine, you moron, you want to listen

???:

"my name... seishi"

Ezra:

"Oh..."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Okay that rules out memory loss."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Where are your friends?"

Veilwar:

"Not necessarily. Could be maigcally implanted memories."

Veilwar:

"Us shadow folk haev a sort of prank... eheheh"

Ezra:

"Well, that's just convoluted."

Veilwar:

"Ugh, that thing is staring at me."

Ezra:

great duck

The Drufle:

Look, a duck!

Bernard Blackbrass:

great duck!

Veilwar:

btw, if it goes quack, veilwar will panic.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Quack"

Veilwar:

I can't vouch for what that means.

Ezra:

It's the same size as Veil

Ezra:

pffft

???:

"Just one, I suppose."

The Drufle:

I figure ducks are small, yeah.

The Drufle:

Maybe tiny?

Veilwar:

no

Bernard Blackbrass:

Go! Veilwar!

Veilwar:

dude they're like half a toddler

Bernard Blackbrass:

Veilwar use Magnet Bomb

Veilwar:

Nah, I'm too scared.

Veilwar:

I've never seen a duck before.

Bernard Blackbrass:

pokeball go

???:

"By the way..."

Bernard Blackbrass:

damn it

???:

"You there"

???:

"Ninja"

???:

"From where did you train?"

* Veilwar wonders why they keep running into horrid things whenever they're on the way to something

* Bernard Blackbrass thinks -Make up a lie.-

Veilwar:

but only to himself

Bernard Blackbrass:

I heard that.

Veilwar:

you're psychic?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Maybe.

Veilwar:

read the duck!

The Drufle:

That's not how it works.

Veilwar:

Oh right

Veilwar:

animal

Veilwar:

I forgot

Ezra:

"Erm.."

Ezra:

"In the mountains, north of Tungli."

duck:

quack

Veilwar:

"WAAAAAAAH

Veilwar:

"YOU TWO! DEFEND ME!"

Ezra:

Brass, get the flank!!

Bernard Blackbrass:

I try and add the duck and the what's his name to the Collective.

Bernard Blackbrass:

wait what

???:

"Hmmm... sadly I do not know of such a place."

Ezra:

I'll use my forbidden technique!

Veilwar:

no no I was talking to the small ones

Ezra:

hadoken

Veilwar:

you're too far

The Drufle:

The duck does not work, and Seishi doesn't seem to be thinking much at the moment.

The Drufle:

Very distraught.

???:

"Why are you here?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

Oret and Urtar could totally take Veilwar

???: (( time for pathfinder weekly gossip hour ))

Veilwar:

currently he's imploring them to attack the duck

Veilwar:

I doubt it's working

Ezra:

"We're all former prisoners, and were sent here as our sentence."

Ezra:

"They expected us to die, I suppose."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yeah we bad."

???:

naniiiiiiii

???:

"!!!"

Oret:

"Master shadow, we do not think this new one is a threat."

???:

"criminals you say..."

???:

i mean

???:

prisoners

Veilwar:

"You... you're sure? Look at it, it's more evil than me!"

???:

whatever

Ezra:

"Well, criminals according to the courts."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"No trouble."

Veilwar:

parasite takes over.

* Veilwar loses all fear

Bernard Blackbrass:

"We're just moving according to Mother Fate."

???:

by the way by the voice alone you determine im a women

Ezra:

"But that's not to imply we're completely innocent, heh."

The Drufle:

Yes, Seishi is female.