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Savage Worlds Ruleset for Fantasy Grounds II. (c) 2009 Pinnacle Entertainment Group.
Kazuki and Kuutai stop to look at their map, and when they look up to consider the forest again, they find that Daichi and Ikuko have caught up with the group. Hida is nearby, making some yellow snow cones.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): Windows Vista is much more user-friendly than Windows XP. I don't like that - Sheldon, Big Bang Theory
Masakari (Kuutai): Wait, Shedon uses windows? I dont watch the show, but that would disqualify him as a nerd.
Kazemi (Kazuki): "user-friendly" is a relative term, then
Masakari (Kuutai): Oh nick....
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 14]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): Yes?
Feneril (Ikuko): Actually, the nerdiest nerds have so many computers that we run a little bit of everything
Masakari (Kuutai): Sheldon in that show uses windows, true false?
Feneril (Ikuko): I don't know, never watched it
Nick (Hida Sashimi): They were reimbursed when their apt got robbed. He was probably using it to uninstall everything
Masakari (Kuutai): Right, but nick made a quote.....and Im curious so I can call the show TRASH>
Feneril (Ikuko): lol
Masakari (Kuutai): Okay,. Show is trash. gg.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): :( But...they play Talisman in it. TALISMAN!
TADM: Yeah, Big Bang Theory is about as nerdy as diarrhea. Conversation ended.
Masakari (Kuutai): HAHHAHAsdbdbasd pfffft.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): Anyway, moving on
TADM: The only show that is worse that I have ever had the misfortune of seeing at least one episode of is Numbers.
Kazemi (Kazuki): lol
Kazemi (Kazuki): I have a burning hatred for Numbers
The group finds itself standing within the Iceborn Forest. Just within, as the snow plains stretch behind you and the forest thickens up ahead. The trees look like they were once pine trees, but are now covered with a thick layer of ice, creating an almost blinding glare that is annoying to everyone except Ikuko.
Kuutai: There are some that would call this beauty...
Feneril (Ikuko): Haha, blindness to the rescue
Kazemi (Kazuki): Daichi needs to make his save
[TOWER] Daichi -> Notice [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 5]
Daichi is not blinded and figures out a way to cover his eyes.
Feneril (Daichi): eclipse glasses
Feneril (Daichi): Science to the rescue!
Sensei: So, actions or plan?
Kuutai: Smarts [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 5]
Kuutai looks at the map
Kazuki: So, I can scout with my respectible Stealth to find a good way in
Daichi: Stealth seems almost impossible here
Daichi: It is so bright
Kuutai: Damn this accursed light, whats the fastest way to rid my eyes of it....
Kazuki: But there's plenty of trees and ice
Kazuki: So, shall we go in together, then?
Sensei: The goal being to reach the former Hall of Uzume and dispose of Borudaa.
Daichi: I think we should stick together, this place is too dangerous to split up
Kuutai: Come. This map is your only salvation, lest your potions of enviromental protection run out, and your blood freeze.
Kazuki: Well, let's get moving, then
Sensei: So you are following the map to the Hall of Uzume? What is your plan for avoiding the Frost Oni patrols?
Kazuki: We don't know where patrols will be yet...
Sensei: Or would you just like to blunder along and fight several groups of them?
Hida Sashimi: Notice {+1 Def Interest} [1d6+1 = 6]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): for patrols
Kuutai: Smarts [1d10 = 6]
Kuutai tries to plot a course givign maximum tree-cover at the expense of some time
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Notice {+2 Ghost Sight, -6 Blind} [1d4-4 = -1]
Hida does not see any patrols in the immediate area, but both he and Kuutai are certain that several will be encountered. They note several spots on the map marked as "frost oni encampments."
Kazuki: So, let's avoid those
Kuutai spends about 5 minutes studying the map and thinks he can figure out a way around where all the patrols would be, but it will take about 6 hours to reach the Hall of Uzume.
Kuutai: So....All in agreement?
Kuutai: Time for safety.
Daichi: Aye
Kazuki: how long does the Environmental Protection last?
Daichi: I will conceal our tracks as we travel
Hida Sashimi: As will I
Kuutai: We each have lots of potions....Plus my protections....Plus, if we kill Borudaa, we should anticipate the frost he has brought this place will also vanish.
Kazuki: Not necessarily instantly
Kuutai: And we have winter clothes
Kuutai: And...I dont need my potions
Kuutai: Who wants?
Kazuki: I'll take them
Kazuki: But we also don't have much food
Daichi: I still have three left
Kazuki: So we can't just hide for long
Kuutai: its six hours....
Kuutai: We don't really need to play for food.
Daichi: Well, you never know with Hida here.
Kazuki: Plus, how many Frost Oni per encampment?
Kazuki: If we run one over will we save a lot of time?
Daichi: That is a foolhardy plan
Kuutai: Smarts [1d10 = 7]
TADM: You will need to each use 2 potions of Elemental Protection to get there. Please remove them from character sheets. They last 4 hours per potion, and only work against cold.
Your estimate is that there are 6-12 Frost Oni per encampment. Just plowing through one of them will shave a couple hours off the travel time, at the expense of combat and possibly warning others that you are coming.
Kuutai: Meh, not worth it. Who amongst us really wants to see unecessary combat?
Daichi: Very wisely spoken Kuutai
Hida Sashimi: Indeed
Daichi: Now, we should get to it. Every second we stand around here we risk detection
Kuutai: I mean, its less PP just to keep us warm than it is to kill things AND heal.
Sensei: Notice checks
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Notice {+2 Ghost Sight, -6 Blind} [1d4-4 = 2]
[TOWER] Daichi -> Notice [1d6 = 4]
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 13]
Hida Sashimi: Notice {+1 Def Interest} [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6+1 = 8]
Kuutai: Notice [1d10 = 19]
Kuutai: Smarts [1d10 = 12]
The group trundles through the snow and forest, the travel is difficult and time-consuming, in some places you are wading through snow more than walking on it.
Daichi attempts to conceal the group's tracks as they travel
Daichi: Survival [1d6 = 4]
Masakari (Kuutai): im saving my idiocy for the later half of the session
Daichi hides the group's tracks.
Hida Sashimi: Survival [1d4 = 6]
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Stealth [1d10 = 6]
Hida hides them even better!
Nick (Hida Sashimi): afk brb
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6+4 = 7]
About six hours later, you have reached a dense spot in the forest and can barely see more than five feet. Then you reach a 12' copper wall covered in a layer of frost. The copper looks like it is made of a single molded block. For the limited space you can see, you spot neither gates, handholds, nor a way over.
Kuutai: Well....
Daichi: Damn, I didn't think to bring a grappling hook...
Daichi looks at the nearby trees
Daichi: Notice [1d6 = 2]
Kazuki: The heck is this?
Kuutai: Any ideas, Kazuki?
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 17]
Daichi: I have a thought, if we can bring down one of these trees, it could fall onto the wall and we could use it as a ramp
Kazuki pulls out a box and peeks inside
Daichi dives for cover.
Masakari (Kuutai): Oh god....
Kazemi (Kazuki): NM MISREAD THAT
Ikuko is grabbed by Daichi as he dives past and pulled to the ground.
Masakari (Kuutai): GET DOWN
Kazemi (Kazuki): Hey, Daichi, want to open this for me?
TADM: Okay...so....if there is a TPK, we know WHO to blame this on.
Kazuki is using a benny
Kazemi (Kazuki): you bastard GM
Kuutai: Spellcasting [1d6 = 5]
TADM: Kazuki rethinks the "open the box" plan.
Kazemi (Kazuki): I'm going to open it up right next to the Oni Lord
Kazuki: So, who gave me this trapped box?
Kazuki: And what did they give to me?
Kuutai begins talking with a tree, while making bird sounds.
Kazuki edges away from Kuutai
Masakari (Kuutai): Nah, you couldnt afford a derp of that magnitude on your rep.
Kazemi (Kazuki): amen
Sensei: So is Daichi and/or Hida going to cut down a tree?
Feneril (Daichi): I was waiting to see if anyone exploded
Daichi gets back up
Kazuki: Wait, Kuutai, why are you talking to a tree?
Daichi: Well done not opening the box
Daichi pulls out his Wakizashi.
Kazuki: Why do you say that?
Kazuki will block with the box
Daichi: Just congratulating you on good decision making
Kazuki: Oh, why thank you.
Daichi finds a suitable tree and begins chopping at it, with the intent of bringing it down onto the wall.
Daichi: Fighting: Wakizashi [1d10 = 7]
Daichi: Wakizashi damage [1d6+1d8 = 12]
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 6]
Kuutai: Im barking mad.
Masakari (Kuutai): ^^;
Kazemi (Kazuki): :|
Daichi walks over to a suitably sized tree (that Kuutai is not talking to) and slashes it with his wakizashi. A tinkling sound begins, then the tree begins vibrating and the sound gets progressively louder. Frozen pine needles begin dropping from it by the hundreds, then thousands. Smaller branches shatter as the tree vibrates. The tinkling sound is getting louder.
Kazuki gets away from the tree
Daichi: That is a bad sound
Kuutai: What have you done?
Daichi: I didn't see you coming up with any bright ideas
Kazuki: He's enacting it
Kazuki: I hope, because we have a time limit now
Kuutai: You are here in one piece. So far my peerless intellect is the only reason your flesh is not satiating frost oni
Kuutai: If you would have just LET me solve the oroblem...we wouldnt have two problems...ugh
Daichi: I told you what I was doing
Daichi: I didn't hear any complaints
Everyone (except Ikuko) sees a small white bird fly out of the tree that Kuutai was talking to and head off back the way the group came from.
Kuutai cries
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 18]
Kuutai: I finally found a friendly animal, and you scared it. Why are you so bad!
Kuutai: At least use your swordsmanship to make a ladder out of that tree
Daichi chops at the tree again.
Daichi: Fighting: Wakizashi [1d10 = 9]
Daichi: Wakizashi damage [1d6+1d8 = 8]
Kazuki: Remember that thing about decision making?
Kazuki: We have to move
Kazuki: They're going to be coming straight here.
Kazuki tosses a stick into the wall
Daichi hits the tree again, the tinkling sound becomes the sound of glass breaking. It is suddently matched by a grinding sound coming from the wall. Then the bark on the tree begins to fly off and pelt everyone around it. The tree shatters from the top down and falls into a pile of frozen wood. The grinding coming from the wall is getting significantly louder.
Kuutai: ....
Kuutai: Whats on its way?
Daichi: I have never seen a tree do that
Hida Sashimi: I think we should make like a tree and leave
Kuutai: ....
Kazuki: I've never seen a 12' tall frozen wall of copper that makes grinding sounds
Daichi: I agree
Kazuki: Get moving
Kuutai: to where?
Daichi: Anywhere would be preferable to here
Kazuki: I'm assuming that the wall is going to open and something is going to come out
Kazuki: Hide and ambush, or run
Kuutai: Hrm, the former sounds like a plan.
The grinding ceases and the wall begins to pulse a bright red for about 3 seconds. Then a 10' section of the wall vanishes.
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Stealth [1d10 = 17]
Sensei: Okay, at this point, everyone gets 2 actions.
Sensei: Then the next thing happens.
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Agility {+1 Pool Effect, +2 Acrobat} [1d6+3 = 13]
Hida Sashimi Attempt to hide, then Notice
Kuutai takes a defensive position/cover/away from the wall
Kuutai: Notice [1d10 = 5]
Daichi moves Ikuko away from the wall section and draws his Katana.
Hida Sashimi: Agility [1d4 = 5]
Kazuki dives behind a tree that is near the entrance
Kazuki does not touch the tree
Hida Sashimi: Notice {+1 Def Interest} [1d6+1 = 6]
Kazuki dives for cover and somehow becomes partially invisible in the snow. Everyone else takes cover and looks around. Hida and Kuutai both spot six metallic tigers sniffing at the air and moving towards the opening in the wall. They are big tigers...imagine giant robotic saber toothed tigers with amber for eyes.
Tiger sniffs and waves at the others with a paw, then gestures towards where the humans must be hiding.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): EEEEK!! Underwater Ninja Tigers!!! But, on land. And that failed their Stealth rolls
Kazuki o.O
Tiger #2 responds in some language that no one understands.
Kazemi (Kazuki): Stealth doesn't even matter if they have scent
TADM: Actually, robotic ninja tigers who don't consider you enough of a threat to use stealth.
Kuutai: Hrm...well.....
Tiger: Actions?
Sensei: Bad tiger!
Sensei: Actions?
Masakari (Kuutai): Daichi and Hida should engage in melee, they caused most of this
Feneril (Daichi): Daichi always engages in Melee.
Tiger #3 suggests something, and he runs off out of sight with tigers #4 and #5.
Tiger #1, #2, and #6 continue forward, pretending to be oblivious.
Daichi draws his bow.
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 15]
Daichi fires at a tree a couple dozen yards away.
Daichi: Shooting: Daikyu [1d6 = 15]
Kuutai: Spellcasting [1d6 = 8]
Masakari (Kuutai): Mo'dakka!
Daichi: Unskilled [1d4 = 3]
Masakari (Kuutai): ooooi. can' it 'ave mo dakka?
Daichi shoots a tree, the arrow sticks in the tree. There is a slight tinkling noise, but not the same effect as the wakizashi.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): Which tiger looks the bounciest? Because we all know, Tiggers are made out of springs
Masakari (Kuutai): =****(
Masakari (Kuutai): lol
Round 1
Dealing cards...
Daichi
Daichi attacks Tiger #6
Daichi: Fighting: Katana [1d10 = 2]
Hida Sashimi
Hida Sashimi Attempts to hit #2 with chopsticks
Hida Sashimi: Throwing [1d6 = 5]
Sensei: Okay, that will actually hit
Nick (Hida Sashimi): Uh...wow. What's dmg?
Kuutai: What a catastrope.....
Sensei: Your normal chopstick damage
Hida Sashimi: Chopsticks, iron damage [1d4+1d6 = 5]
Sensei: The chopsticks bounce off the tiger.
Ikuko
Kuutai: at least these things will probably fight fair. I'd hate to think if they were clockwork cheetahs.
Hida Sashimi: My guess is they're all named Tony. After all, we're surrounded by frosted flakes
Ikuko: Intimidation {+5 Dealthy Pallor, -2 Blind} [1d6+3 = 8]
A streak of black tendrils flies out of Ikuko's hand and into Tiger #2. It pauses for a second, then you swear you hear mechanical laughter coming from it.
Kuutai
Nick (Hida Sashimi): I don't know. That laughter could be forced. Sounded tinny to me
Masakari (Kuutai): Naw its just in a bad Mewd
Kuutai 1pt bolt. water infused. Lets see if they like water, expanding to ice in their joints.
Kuutai: Spellcasting [1d10 = 6]
Sensei: Roll damage
Kuutai: Bolt damage [2d6 = 8]
Masakari (Kuutai): On #1
Tiger: Strength [1d8 = 2]
Tiger #1 is knocked prone and shaken by Kuutai's attack.
Kazuki
Kuutai: Did that make you paws?, Tiger #1?
Tiger #1 growls and plans on disemboweling Kuutai, since Kuutai is not likely to summon Widowmaker to disembowel himself.
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Stealth [1d6 = 9]
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Agility {+1 Pool Effect, +2 Acrobat} [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6+3 = 6]
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Fighting CRITICAL FAILURE {+1 Sig Moves} [1d10+1 = 2]
Kuutai Hax. You mechanical, made in Konoyo piece of junk.
Kazuki charges the Tiger all sneaky-like
Kazuki sneaks up on Tiger #1 and tries to destroy it while it is prone and distracted by Kuutai. Then he pulls out his kusari-gama, trips on the chain, and falls face first in front of the tiger, with his head resting nicely in the tiger's open jaw. History is not quite sure which of them is more surprised by this turn of events.
Kazuki is using a benny
Kazuki: Fighting {+1 Sig Moves} [1d10+1 = 3]
Kuutai: NOM
Kazuki: Fighting {+1 Sig Moves} [1d6+1 = 6]
Sensei: Wait...there is a strange change of events....
Masakari (Kuutai): lol
Kazuki wraps the chain around the tiger's neck, slices through it with his Kusar-gama, and braces himself against its legs to decapitate it
Kazuki: Kusari-gama damage (+4) [2d6+4 = 12]
TADM: Sigh. Fine, but I liked my description of the CRITICAL FAILURE.
Masakari (Kuutai): KS'ed
Tiger #1's head falls off and bounces away. The body twitches for a few seconds, then stops moving.
Kazuki: Stealth [1d10 = 17]
Kazuki: You saw nothing
Kuutai: puurfect execution.
Kazuki vanishes
Hida Sashimi hears "Thundercats" theme song in the background as they move to kill Kuutai
Tiger #2 charges at Kuutai to kill the mage and thereby remove the biggest threat.
Tiger: Fighting (+4) [1d8+4 = 7]
Tiger: Bite/Claw damage (+4) [1d6+1d8+4 = 9]
Tiger runs up and rakes Kuutai, but the Void Onmyoji manages to dodge and is not seriously injured.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 5]
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} [1d6+4 = 12]
Round 2
Dealing cards...
Kazuki was dealt the Red Joker! Go whenever you want this round. You also get: Joker Trait/Damage Bonus [2]
Kazuki
Kuutai: What, they have some pride, of course there's more of them!
Kazuki: Agility {+1 Pool Effect, +2 Acrobat} [1d10+3 = 6]
Tiger: Agility [1d8 = 9]
Kazuki leaps onto the Tigers back, gets the chain around it's neck, and tries for Decapitation #2
Kazuki: Agility Trick! {+2 Acrobat, +1 Pool Effect, +2 Shadow Arts} (-2) [1d10+3 = 8]
Kazuki: Fighting {+1 Sig Moves} (-1) [1d10 = 5]
Tiger holds its paw up, grabs the kusari-gama, and flings Kazuki into the trees.
Kazuki is using a benny
Kazuki: Agility {+1 Pool Effect, +2 Acrobat} [1d10+3 = 11]
Kazuki: Kusari-gama damage (+2) [2d6+3 = 10]
Tiger #2 almost, but not quite, manages to grab the kusari-gama.
Kuutai (shaken)
Kuutai: Spirit [1d6 = 5]
Masakari (Kuutai): Durr. I recover.
Ikuko
Ikuko: hold
Tiger: Spirit [1d6 = 11]
Tiger #2 attacks Kazuki.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 6]
Sensei: ...and misses
Kazuki: Counterattack! {-2 Counterattack, +1 Signature Moves} [1d6-1 = 10]
Kazuki: Have at thee!
Kazuki: Kusari-gama damage (+2) [2d6+3 = 11]
Tiger gets destroyed by Kazuki.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 2]
Tiger: Fighting [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d8 = 1]
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 11]
Kazemi (Kazuki): I would like to adopt Total Defense
Sensei: Negative...
Sensei: Two miss, one hits with a raise.
Kazuki: WHERE DID YOU COME FROM!
Sensei: Bite/Claw damage [1d10+1d6+1d8 = 15]
Tiger mauls Kazuki for Shaken + 2 wounds.
Masakari (Kuutai): What?
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 4]
Tiger paws at Daichi, but he manages to dodge and parry away the blows.
Masakari (Kuutai): Hey, you can't blame me for this encounter.
Hida Sashimi
Kazemi (Kazuki): No, we can blame Daichi
Nick (Hida Sashimi): And done. Can't move very fast. Sorry
Daichi
Daichi attacks 6 again
Daichi: Fighting: Katana [1d10 = 9]
Sensei: That hits
Daichi: Katana damage (+1 (Fervor) +1) [2d8+3 = 12]
Daichi stabs the Tiger in the throat as it lunges at him and the head shatters into multiple pieces.
Round 3
Dealing cards...
Tiger goes for the finishing move on Kazuki.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 4]
Tiger misses.
Kazuki: Counterattack! {-2 Counterattack, +1 Signature Moves} (Wound Penalty -2) [1d10-3 = 4]
Tiger goes for Kuutai.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 5]
Masakari (Kuutai): noooo
Tiger: Bite/Claw damage [1d6+1d8 = 8]
Masakari (Kuutai): nooooo
Tiger gently pats Kuutai on the head, leaving the onmyoji dazed but otherwise unharmed.
Masakari (Kuutai): good kitty.
Tiger goes for the finishing move on Kazuki.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 7]
Tiger: Bite/Claw damage [1d6+1d8 = 6]
Tiger munches on Kazuki's arm, leaving large nasty bite marks.
Kazuki (shaken)
Kazuki: Spirit (Wound Penalty -3, +1) [1d6-2 = 6]
Hida Sashimi
Masakari (Kuutai): nice try tho
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 2]
Ikuko
Ikuko: holding
Daichi
Daichi throws Kazuki back from the tigers and attacks #5
Daichi: Strength (-2) [1d8-2 = 4]
Daichi: Fighting: Katana (-2) [1d10-2 = 9]
Daichi: Katana damage (+1 (Fervor) +1) [2d8+3 = 11]
Daichi shoves Kazuki out of the way and then stabs a tiger.
Kuutai (shaken)
Kuutai: Spirit [1d6 = 5]
Ikuko: oh you poor thing.
Ikuko pats Kazuki on the head.
Masakari (Kuutai): I become unshaken.
Round 4
Dealing cards...
Hida Sashimi
Hida Sashimi: okay. let's try this again
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 7]
Sensei: That hits
Hida Sashimi: Chopsticks, iron damage [1d4+1d6 = 7]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): Not nearly as impressive
Tiger is dazed by the ferocity of the iron chopstick.
Kuutai
Kuutai: HRM....
Kuutai pulls out the mini gong, and gives it a light tap.
Masakari (Kuutai): that was given to us by trust worthy beings, for our use, not reverse-pick-pocketed
The sound echoes through the trees and off the wall. The tigers do not seem to be fazed by it.
Masakari (Kuutai): I was thinking that it was going to be robot bane....but apparently not....
Tiger looks at Hida and thinks, "Now that is a tasty looking meal for a couple weeks."
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 3]
Tiger bites Hida, but evidently misses everything vital.
Tiger: Spirit [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 1]
Tiger: Spirit [1d6 = 7]
Tiger #4 remains Shaken.
Tiger #5 recovers and attacks Daichi.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 5]
Tiger: Bite/Claw damage [1d6+1d8 = 7]
Tiger hits Daichi, but not hard enough to stun him.
Ikuko
Ikuko: holding
Kazuki
Kazemi (Kazuki): #3
Kazuki: Fighting {+1 Sig Moves} (Wound Penalty -3) [1d10-2 = 5]
Daichi
Daichi attacks #5 again
Daichi: Fighting: Katana [1d10 = 4]
Round 5
Dealing cards...
Masakari (Kuutai): lol
Borudaa: WHAT IS THIS NOISE?
Kuutai: oh ffs...
Borudaa: OH! You again. Let us finish this!
Kazuki: Oh, hey, how's your arm doing?
Masakari (Kuutai): Lets hope hes NOT the robot fake...Kazuki....
Kazemi (Kazuki): Well, the real one hasn't seen us yet
The walls extend around the group and close. The group finds itself in a courtyard that looks much different than the snowy expanse that they could see from the exterior of Uzume's Hall.
Tiger #5 attacks Daichi.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 4]
Tiger: Spirit [1d6 = 5]
Tiger #4 recovers.
Tiger #3 attacks Kuutai.
Tiger: Fighting [1d8 = 13]
Masakari (Kuutai): dammit.
Tiger: Bite/Claw damage [1d10+1d6+1d8 = 12]
Tiger mauls Kuutai for Shaken + 1 Wound.
Kuutai is using a benny
Kuutai: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME!} [1d6+1 = 11]
Masakari (Kuutai): DENIED.
Kuutai
Kuutai Multi Action. 1 pt void bolt on the close tiger
Kuutai notices a few things about this place. The statues along the walls look very metallic. The lava pits are hissing and bubbling. The fountain in the middle is strangely frozen in place, which is completely at odds with the lava pits. Also, there are a lot of corpses lying around here, and they are corpses of more than just humans.
Kuutai: Spellcasting [1d10 = 3]
Kuutai: figures....
Sensei: Kuutai is also so busy noticing all that he fails to properly cast a spell.
Kazuki: Isn't this rather warm for a Coldsmith?
Hida Sashimi
Kuutai: but but...multi action.
Masakari (Kuutai): lol
[TOWER] Kazuki -> Notice {+2 Trapsense, +2 Alertness} (Wound Penalty -3) [1d6+1 = 6]
Sensei: Okay, then multi-action away. :)
Kuutai: Spirit [1d6 = 7]
Ikuko
Hida Sashimi on 5
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 5]
Sensei: That hits
Hida Sashimi: Chopsticks, iron damage [1d4+1d6 = 8]
Hida stabs the tiger and it gets stunned.
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Intimidation {+5 Dealthy Pallor, -2 Blind} [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6+3 = 11]
A stream of black vapors flies out of Ikuko's hand and strikes Borudaa in the chest. He laughs and swats it away like it is nothing more than a wispy cloud.
Daichi
Ikuko: We are being decieved, this isn't Borudaa
TADM: It's a TARP!
Kazuki: Well, duh
Daichi attacks #3
Daichi: Fighting: Katana [1d6 = 5]
Sensei: That hits
Daichi: Katana damage (+1 (Fervor) +1) [2d8+3 = 9]
Kazuki
Kazuki (Agility Trick on #4) gets #5 with a chain to knock it into #4
Kazuki: Agility Trick! {+2 Acrobat, +1 Pool Effect, +2 Shadow Arts} (Wound Penalty -3, Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d10 = 15]
Masakari (Kuutai): D D D D DOMINATION
Kazuki attacks #5
Tiger #4 smashes into #5.
Kazuki: Fighting {+1 Sig Moves} (Wound Penalty -3, Multiaction Penalty -2, +1) [1d10-3 = 6]
Tiger: That hits
Sensei: Yes, yes it does, on you.
Kazuki: Kusari-gama damage [2d6+1 = 9]
Tiger: Suck.
Tiger #5 drops to the ground and the limbs and head pop off.
Kazuki: AHAHAHA I AM SLAYER OF ROBOT---OH SHIII---
Borudaa uses his Konobo on Daichi.
Borudaa: Fighting [1d8 = 7]
Borudaa: Konobo damage [2d12+3 = 14]
Borudaa only manages to crush Daichi for Shaken + 1 Wound.
Masakari (Kuutai): thats what she said.
Ikuko is using a benny
Daichi: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME} [1d6+1 = 16]
Masakari (Kuutai): UNSTOPPABLE!
Sensei: Daichi has clearly had worse from mosquitoes.
Round 6
Dealing cards...
Kazuki
Ikuko
Masakari (Kuutai): Hey guys, I say we be smart, and try and knock him into the lava.
Kazuki tries to knock #4 into the fake Boruuda
Kazuki: Agility Trick! {+2 Acrobat, +1 Pool Effect, +2 Shadow Arts} (Wound Penalty -3, Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d6 = 11]
Borudaa: Agility [1d6 = 13]
Borudaa dodges.
Masakari (Kuutai): Bob-Saget!
Kazuki: Fighting {+1 Sig Moves} (Wound Penalty -3, Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d10-4 = 4]
Daichi
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Streetwise {+2 Most High, -5 Deathly Pallor, +4 Very Attractive, +2 Fine Attire, -2 Blind, +2 Charismatic, +1 Cultured} [1d12+4 = 13]
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Intimidation {+5 Dealthy Pallor, -2 Blind} [1d8+3 = 8]
Daichi: Also, Daichi attacks fake-Borudaa
Daichi: Fighting: Katana [1d10 = 5]
Borudaa dodges Daichi's attack.
Borudaa moves over and swings his Konobo to attack Daichi, Kazuki, and Ikuko at the same time.
Borudaa: Fighting [1d8 = 10]
Sensei: Hmm...
Borudaa: Konobo damage [2d12+1d6+3 = 18]
Borudaa crushes Ikuko for Shaken + 2 Wounds.
Masakari (Kuutai): lol, yall didnt move and asked to get cleaved.
Borudaa: Konobo damage [2d12+3 = 25]
TADM: HOLY....
Borudaa flattens Daichi for Shaken + 3 Wounds.
Ikuko is using a benny
Daichi: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME} [1d8+1 = 5]
Masakari (Kuutai): LOL
Borudaa: Konobo damage [2d12+3 = 36]
Kazuki DIES
Masakari (Kuutai): I see. there entire party has gone clubbing together.
Borudaa smashes Kazuki into the next dimension...for Shaken + 9 Wounds.
Kazuki: So...is anyone willingn to Nom that, or am I making 9 vigor checks?
Masakari (Kuutai): G_G
Feneril (Ikuko): NOM
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (Wound Penalty -3) [1d6-1 = 4]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = -5]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = 12]
Masakari (Kuutai): OH LAWD
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = -5]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = -7]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = -2]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = -6]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [1d6-10 = 1]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6-10 = -7]
Kazuki: Vigor {+1 BATH TIME, +1 Survived Death} (-12) [Critical failure!] [1d6-10 = -9]
Kazemi (Kazuki): FROSTING ON THE CAKE OF LIES
Masakari (Kuutai): im screen shotting this. Hilarity.
Sensei: Well, if he wasn't dead before, he is now.
Masakari (Kuutai): Why does this feel like a game of HoN. Everyone just clumps up and get hit by an area attack. G_G
Kuutai
Borudaa reduces Kazuki to a paste.
Kuutai: Wait....
Kazemi (Kazuki): Wait, I was carrying a lot of that explosive stuff. Does the contact with my blood explode me?
Masakari (Kuutai): TIME FOR HEROICS
Kazemi (Kazuki): Also, what about the broken box?
Ikuko: Smarts (Wound Penalty -2) [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6-2 = 1]
A single top flies out from what used to be Kazuki and rolls to Kuutai's feet. It's got an image of a bamboo forest on it.
Kuutai: Spellcasting (Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d10-2 = 6]
Kuutai: Fighting (Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d4-2 = 0]
Kuutai is using a benny
Kuutai: Fighting (Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d4-2 = 1]
Kuutai is using a benny
Kuutai: Fighting (Multiaction Penalty -2) [1d6-2 = 5]
Masakari (Kuutai): Wait, with gangup, does that hit?
Sensei: Actually yes, that last one does.
Kuutai: SCORE
Kazemi (Kazuki): Victory!
Sensei: Roll damage - 2d6
Daichi gets very angry
Kuutai: [2d6 = 14]
Kuutai: Drink deep, ravenous blade....
Kuutai rushes forward and picks up the black-bladed Wakizashi from Kazuki's corpse and with a snap of his wrist flings himself and the blade into Borudaa's chest. The wakizashi glows bright red as it plunges through the metal like a katana shredding crepe paper and there is a shriek of tortured metal. Borudaa topples backwards and gears begin grinding and snapping. The robotic Borudaa's limbs begin rotating in ways that would be truly painful to a living creature.
Tiger: Spirit [1d6 = 7]
Kuutai: Bloody hell!
Tiger #3 shakes itself for a second, then runs back towards a pair of large iron doors, howling and roaring.
Tiger: Spirit [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 1]
Tiger #4 drops to the ground and several limbs fall off. The glow coming from its amber eyes vanishes.
Hida Sashimi
Nick (Hida Sashimi): trundle trundle
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 2]
Sensei: That actually hits, between gang-up and the fact that he is prone.
Hida Sashimi: Chopsticks, iron damage [1d4+1d6 = 4]
Round 7
Dealing cards...
Kuutai
Kuutai: Blood-forged abomination! Face the judgement of the heavens!
Kuutai: Fighting [1d4 = 2]
Kuutai: Bo damage [1d4+1d6 = 13]
Sensei: And sadly, that still hits.
Masakari (Kuutai): (celestial staff)
The Celestial Staff hits the robotic Borudaa in the chest and a gong sounds. Then the giant metal body breaks apart, leaving it as nothing more than a pile of gears and metal plates.
Kuutai: Blasted thing.
Tiger runs to the door and claws and howls at it.
Hida Sashimi
Kuutai: Get ready. 'ere comes the main event.
Masakari (Kuutai): lol
Nick (Hida Sashimi): lol
Hida Sashimi looks for loot
Hida Sashimi: Notice {+1 Def Interest} [1d6+1 = 4]
Hida sees a large number of metal gizmos, gears, and plates that would probably be worth a considerable amount of money to any ganso or kikai maker.
Daichi (shaken)
Masakari (Kuutai): wait...there are actually kikai makers besides oni?
Daichi: Spirit (+1 (Command) +1) [1d6+1 = 10]
TADM: Yes there are.
Ikuko (shaken)
Kazuki: They're not quite as good as the originals, though
Ikuko: Spirit (Wound Penalty -2) [1d10-2 = 1]
Ikuko is using a benny
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Streetwise {+2 Most High, -5 Deathly Pallor, +4 Very Attractive, +2 Fine Attire, -2 Blind, +2 Charismatic, +1 Cultured} [1d6+4 = 15]
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Persuasion {+4 Very Attractive, -5 Deathly Pallor, +2 Most High, +2 Fine Attire, -2 Blind, +2 Charismatic, +1 Cultured} [1d6+4 = 9]
Kazuki (shaken)
Kazuki: Spirit (Wound Penalty -12, +1) [1d6-11 = -6]
Kazemi (Kazuki): nope
The strange trapped box that Kazuki was fiddling with earlier flips open and an unearthly howl fills the air. A white cloud forms around Kazuki's body and gets sucked into the box, which then closes with a belch. A few seconds later, Kazuki's body (what remains of it) and all the corpses in the area begin shaking and rattling, before they slowly rise into a standing position. The skin, clothing, and equipment sloughs off Kazuki's corpse and his bones blacken. Then he gestures to the other skeletons, who form black spectral bits where needed to fill out their bodies. They turn in unison and bow to Ikuko. The strange black box lying on the ground near Kazuki chuckles and emits another belch.
Masakari (Kuutai): Oh dear....
Masakari (Kuutai): lol
TADM: (POLL) End Tonight before it gets worse?
Kazemi (Kazuki): lol cannot get worse
Kazemi (Kazuki): Bennies cannot save me now
The massive doors swings open, with the unfortunate side effect of crushing the mechanical tiger as they do.
Masakari (Kuutai): cinematic.
Kazemi (Kazuki): Well, there goes my replacement character...
There is an intake of air and the group gets forcibly pulled forward through the doors, bringing all their skelebuddies with them as well.
Masakari (Kuutai): Skelebuddies(TM) the all new cartoon and line of action figures!
Round 8
Dealing cards...
Kazuki (shaken)
Masakari (Kuutai): Skelebuddies! Oh no it never fails when they're involved, whatever's wrong get's solved, SkSkSkellibuddies!
Borudaa: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Masakari (Kuutai): Nice Maps, btw.
Borudaa: The forces of Anoyo have some to my doorstep!
Borudaa: CELESTIALS AID ME! THE VILLAIN KNOWN AS KUUTAI AND THE QUEEN OF THE UNDEAD COME TO KILL YOUR FAVORED SON!
Masakari (Kuutai): .....lol?
Daichi
Daichi charges across the room while yelling
Ikuko
Kuutai: Spirit [1d6 = 5]
Ikuko orders Kazuki and the other skeletons to split into two groups and flank to the sides
Kazuki: :(
Sensei: The skelebuddies move forwards with Daichi to attack Borudaa.
Feneril (Ikuko): Not my fault you died
Kuutai
Kazuki: I blame you
Feneril (Ikuko): Diachi even tried to save you, and I NOM'd you
Kuutai Action has been attempted or in progress.
Sensei: Kuutai begins speaking with the wakizashi in his hand.
Hida Sashimi
Hida Sashimi: Agility [1d6 = 3]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): just to make sure i could even get there
Hida Sashimi: huff huff... hate...... running
Borudaa moves to there and swings waits for someone to get in range.
Masakari (Kuutai): wait, why are Hida and Daichi so close? Short term memmory?
Borudaa: Come forth and defend your favored son from the forces of Anoyo!
Round 9
Dealing cards...
Kazuki (shaken)
Hida Sashimi
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 3]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): damn
Borudaa: Notice [Critical failure!] [1d8 = 1]
Borudaa: Hmmm....
Borudaa is using a benny
Borudaa: Fighting [1d6 = 4]
Borudaa swings at Hida and misses. (After using a Benny to avoid the Crit Fail.)
Daichi
Daichi: AWEGAWHRASGRGWH!!!!
Daichi attacks Borudaa
Daichi: Fighting: Katana (+2 (Berserk) +2, +1) [1d10+3 = 10]
Sensei: That hits with a raise.
Daichi: Katana damage (+2 (Berserk) +2, +1 (Fervor) +1) [1d6+2d8+5 = 15]
Borudaa is using a benny
Borudaa: Vigor [1d10 = 16]
Borudaa laughs off Daichi's attempts to stab him.
Ikuko
Ikuko orders the skeletons to stay back from Borudaa and form a perimeter against any other forces that approach
Kuutai
Kuutai: Hida, Daichi, dont forget the salamander goo!
Kuutai has been awarded a benny
Kuutai toss a void bolt at him.
TADM: Well thanks for making sure this wasn't a TPK.
Masakari (Kuutai): (id think they'd remember, being the melee)
Kuutai: Spellcasting [1d10 = 9]
Kuutai: Bolt damage [2d6 = 17]
Sensei: That hits with a raise.
Masakari (Kuutai): pew
Borudaa rears back in pain and glares at Kuutai.
Round 10
Dealing cards...
Kazuki (shaken)
Masakari (Kuutai): THE GOO! MAN!
Suddenly a small girl appears behind Borudaa. She is wearing nothing more than a cotton funeral wrap and carrying a kusari-gama.
Kuutai
Kuutai: Notice [1d10 = 19]
Ikuko
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Intimidation {+5 Dealthy Pallor, -2 Blind} (Wound Penalty -2) [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6+1 = 4]
[TOWER] Ikuko -> Spirit (Wound Penalty -2) [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6-2 = 0]
Kazuki has been awarded a benny
TADM: That pic is totally benny worthy.
Ikuko flies backwards and howls as she smashes into a wall.
Hida Sashimi
Masakari (Kuutai): lol icon
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 3]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): grrr
Sensei: That misses, benny?
Hida Sashimi is using a benny
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 4]
Sensei: Well, a 5 would have hit.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): gang-up?
Borudaa: Spirit [1d6 = 3]
Sensei: That includes the gang-up.
Nick (Hida Sashimi): oh
Borudaa recovers from Shaken but does not act.
Daichi
Daichi: AWRGHRHWGA!
Daichi: Fighting: Katana (+2 (Berserk) +2, +1) [1d6+3 = 11]
Sensei: That hits with a raise, thanks to Hida distracting Borudaa.
Daichi: Katana damage (+2 (Berserk) +2, +1 (Fervor) +1) [1d6+2d8+5 = 14]
Round 11
Dealing cards...
Hida Sashimi was dealt the Red Joker! Go whenever you want this round. You also get: Joker Trait/Damage Bonus [2]
Hida Sashimi
Sensei: Woohoo! Here comes the Oni-Lord kill for the big guy!
Hida Sashimi: Fighting [1d6 = 8]
Sensei: That is a hit with a raise.
TADM: Good, because you'd lose money.
Hida Sashimi: Chopsticks, iron damage (+2) [1d4+2d6+2 = 27]
Sensei: Hmm....
Hida Sashimi: This is how you kill something properly!!
Kuutai: .....
Kuutai: Wow.
Hida Sashimi: Intimidation [1d6 = 4]
Nick (Hida Sashimi): aww:(
Sensei: Crap. I was not joking.
Sensei: Meh, it's late, I won't blow the GM bennies.
Hida lunges forward and drives his chopsticks into Borudaa's gut. As he does the jar of Salamander fat that he completely forgot about explodes and drenches both of them. Borudaa howls and staggers backwards, grabbing Hida and dragging him backwards. He spins around, clearly with the intent of smashing Hida into the ground and crushing him when he catches sight of the little girl standing there. Borudaa screams out, "NO! What have I done to become forsaken?" He drops Hida to the ground and looks at the big man as blood pours out of his wounds and an acidic vaopr rises from where the salamander fat touches his blood. "I cannot hate you, Hida Sashimi. I cannot despise you for what you have done. Even if you fight for the wrong side." He clenches his hands and points a finger at Ikuko. "But her, she bears my curse! An undead abomination of Anoyo shall know only terror and dread for the rest of her existence." Borudaa slumps forward on the bridge and stops moving.
Masakari (Kuutai): Grats!
The small girl clad in a funeral shroud explodes into a thousand tiny shooting stars that fly out through the doors and into the night sky.
Okay, here is where we call it a night.
Masakari (Kuutai): O OOOOOO NI KILLLLLL
Kuutai: wait....
Masakari (Kuutai): OH GOD IM IN A PICKLE>
Masakari (Kuutai): NOOOOOOOOO
Kazemi (Kazuki): lol
Masakari (Kuutai): <- Is going to go to soul-debtors prison
Sensei: The box must be given to Yukiko, and she will know what to do.
Sensei: Well Hell, see, even I can miss the whisper command.
Kazemi (Kazuki): Meh, it's not that bad in here.
Sensei: And yes, Kuutai is going to soul-debtors prison.
Feneril (Ikuko): I was there first, I just took certain precautions
Masakari (Kuutai): JOY!