... So how close are we to being wasted in one round by WBL-omancer's Bane? 
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Goldfish
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Your info is slightly out of date. Viserys' Wisdom attribute has gotten boosted since then, so his base Will is now 25 instead of 24. Also, we got Dany a Lesser Metamagic Rod of Encouraging Spell which hasn't been added to her sheet yet, but will be soon (I got distracted making a sheet for Liomond Lashare or this would have been done already). That will let her boost her Mass Conviction spells used for Persistomancy from +5 to +6. Together, these will raise Viserys' base Will save to 37. It would also increase the bonus from using Moment of Great from an additional +5 to +6.Aye, that's the case.
And our on-demand will save at the moment is 125+1d6
So yeah, we can try to mind-battle an Elder Brain for 1-2 round now
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Assuming Viserys failed the save or his Spell Resistance didn't block it entirely, it would definitely be a solid hit, since Viserys is under the effect of quite a lot of active spells. That spell shouldn't count toward effects generated by magic items, though.... So how close are we to being wasted in one round by WBL-omancer's Bane?
If you only count his persistent spells it's 63 damage on a successful save. Given the number of buffs he's under regularly I wouldn't be surprised if it got up high enough to drop him completely on a successful save if it gets through his SR. Even if it doesn't get quite that high I certainly wouldn't want to deal with that coming from a caster powerful enough to matter in a fight with Viserys. It's not like spamming a level two spell would be hard for someone like that. Hell, maybe that's how Tywin's planning to kill him. Half a dozen people just strong enough to have decent odds of breaching Viserys SR and a carefully timed ambush.
Jack vile Ripper
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Considering our recent run-in with that Worm Devil and the insidious implications... I will agree to any plan that might mitigate this small and semi-consequental problem.
But then again... it's Devils. Tywin, no matter how smart and cunning he is, is not able to level the field to the extent that the Scions of Nessus are capable of.
It's not a huge deal, and honestly you're right in that it's a bigger threat from other parties than it is from Tywin. He just came to mind because while our other enemies have plenty of ways to deal with us, he doesn't.
A level two spell is in his reach, and using money to solve the problem by teaching it to some mercenaries fits his style. Even better for him, it turns our advantages against us in a way that doesn't easily threaten him since he's not juicing on buffs the way we are.
Jack vile Ripper
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He's not that stupid as to arm a bunch of undisciplined and lack of moral restraint peasants with a bunch of spells that could personally raze his holdings and territories, right? Even a simple Prestidigitation spell is enough to cause some unneeded headaches.
Well, it's not as bad as giving them loads of Fireball Scrolls, but still ! ! !
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Eh, if Tywin could actually field enough powerful mages with the ability to cast hard enough for this tactic to feasible, he would be a much more significant threat in general. Just being able to cast a 2nd level spell isn't enough, considering how low the DC would be and the caster level vs Spell Resistance.
Just because Tywin isn't a realistic vector for this threat doesn't mean someone else can't be, however, so I'm gonna add a bunch of slotless Lesser Spell Immunity (Magical Backlash) charms to the crafting schedule once I get back to my computer.
Magical Backlash only does 2 points of damage per spell level per active magical effect. His mages probably don't stack enough buffs to make this the most effective way to kill them to someone who can breach Viserys' SR, and it can't really hurt anything mundane . He also wouldn't be using his peasants since they're not strong enough to make the spell stick. He'd have to import his muscle for this to work out.
Any extraplanar mercenary that he brings on board for such a tactic isn't going to be significantly more dangerous to him with that spell than without it. The real trick would be to find someone Tywin would be willing to trust in his castle that he has no way to force into compliance. Maybe someone stupid or desperate enough to sign on Pact Parchment?
Jack vile Ripper
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I refuse to consider the thoughts of anyone from Baator to sign whatever deals that Tywin has written. For a mere Level 2 Spell availability? Any Outsider worth their salt would be able to do a much better thing, albeit with greater costs.
Hmm, the Abyss and Abaddon is out for OBVIOUS reasons and they will not be keen on any deals whatsoever.
Let's see, the Illithids are out. So is Fey. They have the trustworthiness of slippery wet floor and only a step-up from Demons.
Hmm, Efreeti mayhaps?
The companions must look so gaudy by this point. Even to mortals who get what they are and why he has them the gut reaction would still be based on a low magic upbringing. From that perspective their gear load outs make Tyroshi fashion look tastefully understated.
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We're making 90%+ of all the stuff they wear. Rest assured, their outfits don't look anymore gaudy than they desire them to be. Tyene is a fashionista, so she's probably the one in charge of coordinating this stuff.
It also doesn't hurt that most of them are wearing Glammered armor and everyone has Greater Ribbons of Disguise.
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I was under the impression that anyone with an active True Sight is able to pierce through their illusions. Much like the Erinyes.
That makes it look well put together, but there's only so much you can do when everyone is wearing 3+ rings, anklets, necklaces, cloaks made of endlessly flowing gold coins, and the like.
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Yes, but most beings aren't capable of casting True Seeing or have it as an SLA. 99.9% of people are none the wiser.
The people who matter, those who recognize this kinda of paraphernalia, are the ones who realize they're looking at someone who is probably ridiculously dangerous. It's like those brightly colored little tropical frogs which are super poisonous. Creatures know to stay away from those guys.
Those who don't understand what they're seeing aren't relevant nowadays.
I'm not saying we should do anything about it, just enjoying the juxtaposition of perspectives. It's even better for none companions in some ways. Imagine a serious, down to earth and relatively frugal inquisitor looking down one day and realizing that he's wearing more gold and jewels than the Magister of the township he was born in. Might as well enjoy it while we can, people will get used to it soon enough on their own.
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Interlude DCCCXVII: Of Visitors Unbidden
Of Visitors Unbidden
Sixteenth Day of the First Month 294 AC
The numbers did not look entirely real, Hermetia thought as her eyes slid over her assistant's ornate writing. Not a feeling she thought she would have again after the way Astral Currents had grown, carrying her own fortune from the ranks of the merely respectable to those of truly princely wealth, but this... well you could probably buy small realms with this, maybe not so small realms too. Curious, she had asked for the numbers on all enchantment acquisition for this month, from the shifting plains of Limbo to the jeweled delving of the Opaline Vault. The results had been... humbling.
Lost 1,911,040 IM
Vialesk Enchanted Item Commission (8th day of the 1st month, 294 AC]
- 8 Mind Blank Rings
- 20 +1 Soulfire Mithral Bracers
- 20 Vial of Efficacious Medicine
- 20 Ring of Constant Soul Vault (Slotless)
- 20 Anklets of Quick Reaction (Slotless)
- 20 Ring of Counterspells (Slotless)
- 30 Restorative Ointment
- Permanency Scrolls: 3rd Level (x5)
- 10 Titan's Tool
- 4 Gemcarver's Tools
- 4 Jeweler's Loupe (+10 Competence bonus to Craft [Jewelry])
- 100 Healing Belts
- 50 Handy Haversack
- 100 Earrings of Arcane Acuity
- 100 Rings of Protection from Evil
- 1 Greater Delayed Spell Metamagic Rod
- Single-Use Charms:
- 50 Brilliant Barrier Charms
- 50 Sending Stones
- 50 Teleport Charms
- 50 Plane Shift Charms
- 20 Blinding Glory Charms
- Metamagic Gems:
- 40 Enlarging Amethyst
- 40 Extending Garnet
- 40 Silent Spinel
- 40 Still Amber
- 15 Maximizing Sapphire
- 15 Widening Emerald
- 15 Quickening Diamond
- 20 Gloves of Object Reading
- 3 Slotless Third Eye: Conceal [equivalent to Mind Blank]
- Psionic Tattoos:
- 2nd Level: Detect Hostile Intent (x100), Detect Teleportation (augmented to 2nd level for 130ft range) (x100)
- 3rd Level: Eradicate Invisibility (x40), Time Hop (x40), Touchsight (x40), Ubiquitous Vision (x40)
- Single-Use Crystals:
- 10 Single-Use Crystal Fate of One Charms
- 10 Single-Use Crystal Temporal Acceleration Charms
- 10 Single-Use Crystal Reddopsi Charms
- 10 Single-Use Crystal Null Psionic Field
Could one be humbled by a large enough pile of coin? A question for philosophers no doubt, but not the ones who took up positions at court, she could guess what those would say. Alas that she was not left much longer to her cheerful contemplation of coins and would be wisemen.
The amber-inlaid door opened with a clang as a somewhat worried-looking Kennos of Kayce strode in. Judging by the fact that he had entered her chambers without knocking, it must be quite urgent, though from the lack of armor and sword in hand, she guessed it was not the kind of urgent that stained the carpets red.
"My lady, there's a... mob of tritons outside being quite loud against the King and his interests here in Vialesk," the knight began.
Or maybe it was, the sorceress thought, reaching for the scroll-case she kept beneath her desk. "So they want to burn us all down... right, there isn't enough fire around here to light an incense bundle. They want to tear the embassy down around our heads?"
"No, that is the strange part. They do not appear to be planning anything worse than hurling harsh language at the walls, and perhaps passersby, to hurt the realm's good name..." The Westerlander knight sounded outright bemused, but Hermetia, a daughter of Volantis and somewhat inured to the intrigues of Lys, could see how having a group of people stand by an embassy hurling abuse and demands might cause some damage all on its own.
"What is it about our presence they find so objectionable?" Hermetia asked, pondering who might have put them up to this. The Deep Ones came to mind first and foremost given their interests in the Endless Ocean, but certainly they would not be the only plotters.
"They think us being here would encourage more young tritons to go back to the Garden, back home that is, and get killed fighting Deep Ones. I don't think they like Breath Taker and his lot much, my lady," Ser Kennos replied dutifully. "There were a handful calling them apostates, but most just called them mad. I don't think they like dragons too much either, so one flame feeding into another as it were."
"And this is all legal?" Hermetia checked. It probably was or one of the furies would have seen to notifying the proper authorities before the matter even got to her.
"Yes my lady, as long as they don't hurt anyone," the knight confirmed.
What does Hermetia do?
[] Go out to try to address the crowd
-[] Write in (optional)
[] Investigate who might be behind the protests
-[] Write in (optional)
[] Leave be for now
[] Write in
OOC: Not the sort of intrigues Heremetia was expecting to face, but she is certainly not backing down.
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They are not on strike, seeing as they are not tritons employed by you, they are just protesting outside your embassy.
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That's not going to happen. If we don't deal with them they'll never leave, and we'll probably end up with hurt business prospects.