Our goal was to stop him from continuing to kill out guy, just because he made the save doesn't mean our new friend here couldn't have followed up while he was incapacitated or something.
Age of Ice and Blood: A Pathfinder System Heroic Fantasy Quest
- Thread starter DragonParadox
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- Original Fantasy
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- pathfinder open voting
- Location
- Argentina
The Fey didn't come out of the water until we talked to him.
If he wanted to murder him, the best moment was when he was choking to death. The second best moment is now. Notice about how he talks about forgiving transgressions, but not about sparing his life.
I mean, I'm totally into turning this into another quest, but because we want to. And this involves going back and telling the shaman in chief of this place what we saw.
Snowfire
Polyglot of Chimera
- Location
- Wordcats
I think the solution here is to continue using our diplomatic build and poke at the swiftness with which the spirit changed its tune. That or just accept for +spirit opinion and tasty loot.
But I think checking first would be more in character now that our man is out of immediate danger.
But I think checking first would be more in character now that our man is out of immediate danger.
- Location
- Germany
One way lies loot and XP won by killing men that we are reasonably certain we can kill.
On the other way also lies loot and XP, but we'd have to fight a fey that can retreat into the water, be invisible and use powerful compulsions to draw us to our death.
On the other way also lies loot and XP, but we'd have to fight a fey that can retreat into the water, be invisible and use powerful compulsions to draw us to our death.
We should be careful about the exact bargain we make yes. The only point I was trying to make is that the fey wasn't deceiving us by pretending to stop attacking our idiot, he actually did stop even if Jean still saved against the last bit of his first attack.
I doubt this fey is going to immediately try to kill him after making a deal, since it apparently wants us to do something for it and killing our people will make us uncooperative.
- Location
- Germany
No, they are about three leagues away, or four and a half over the actual terrain.
It's right there in the update.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
We need more information before we make any kind of Fey bargain. We're also here investigating the site for Ohun, so the more we learn, the more we'll be able to share with him when we report the situation.
[X] Ask more questions. If the creature seems displeased with the questions, explain that you will not lead your men into battle ignorant of the enemies they face, not if you can help it.
-[X] How long has it been since the invaders committed this crime?
-[X] For what purpose would the invaders seek to steal and defile the skulls of your kin? Need we worry about their wrathful spirits being turned against us by these invaders?
-[X] Three may yet live, but how many were originally in their party? And while only three remain living, are there any Undead among them? If so, how many?
-[X] All of this is likely tied in with Ohun's quest, so the more we learn the better. We might need to gather reinforcements from the city if the threat is beyond our small party. Bargains can be fulfilled in more ways than one, after all, and rousing the port city's defenders against hostile invaders could serve just as well as slaying them ourselves.
[X] Ask more questions. If the creature seems displeased with the questions, explain that you will not lead your men into battle ignorant of the enemies they face, not if you can help it.
-[X] How long has it been since the invaders committed this crime?
-[X] For what purpose would the invaders seek to steal and defile the skulls of your kin? Need we worry about their wrathful spirits being turned against us by these invaders?
-[X] Three may yet live, but how many were originally in their party? And while only three remain living, are there any Undead among them? If so, how many?
-[X] All of this is likely tied in with Ohun's quest, so the more we learn the better. We might need to gather reinforcements from the city if the threat is beyond our small party. Bargains can be fulfilled in more ways than one, after all, and rousing the port city's defenders against hostile invaders could serve just as well as slaying them ourselves.
when you're right, you're right. I missed that, but what I said still applies. we know for a fact that it's messing with us somehow and we should find out how before we say yes.
[X] Goldfish
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[X] Ask more questions. If the creature seems displeased with the questions, explain that you will not lead your men into battle ignorant of the enemies they face, not if you can help it.
-[X] How long has it been since the invaders committed this crime?
-[X] For what purpose would the invaders seek to steal and defile the skulls of your kin? Need we worry about their wrathful spirits being turned against us by these invaders?
-[X] Three may yet live, but how many were originally in their party? And while only three remain living, are there any Undead among them? If so, how many?
-[X] All of this is likely tied in with Ohun's quest, so the more we learn the better. We might need to gather reinforcements from the city if the threat is beyond our small party. Bargains can be fulfilled in more ways than one, after all, and rousing the port city's defenders against hostile invaders could serve just as well as slaying them ourselves.
-[X] How long has it been since the invaders committed this crime?
-[X] For what purpose would the invaders seek to steal and defile the skulls of your kin? Need we worry about their wrathful spirits being turned against us by these invaders?
-[X] Three may yet live, but how many were originally in their party? And while only three remain living, are there any Undead among them? If so, how many?
-[X] All of this is likely tied in with Ohun's quest, so the more we learn the better. We might need to gather reinforcements from the city if the threat is beyond our small party. Bargains can be fulfilled in more ways than one, after all, and rousing the port city's defenders against hostile invaders could serve just as well as slaying them ourselves.
These guys are apparently close by, so my bet is that they committed this crime recently and that's part of the reason he's so quick to change his tune.
If we do take the deal then we should probably head out to kill them immediately so they don't make it back to civilization and make performing the hit more complicated.
If we do take the deal then we should probably head out to kill them immediately so they don't make it back to civilization and make performing the hit more complicated.
- Location
- Chicago
[X] Goldfish
I will always vote for gathering more intel.
I will always vote for gathering more intel.
Well you know thanks to making that roll that he is being deceptive, you do not know how and you could not begin to know why.
My bet is that the deception is related to convince us that forgiveness is worth risking our lives in a fight.
It's also worth noting that the first thing he mentioned to us was our steel equipment. He might not have a way to tell that it isn't Cold Iron (if in fact extra-dimensional steel doesn't have enough oomph to sub for it).
From his perspective this might not be a very sure fight at all, especially if he's already expended resources today fighting another group.
"Tricking" one problem into solving another without actually having to risk anything would be a nice deal for him.
[X] Goldfish
[X] Goldfish
Vote closed.
Arc 2 Post 23: Of Menace and Mirth
Of Menace and Mirth
The Twenty Fifth of Elnu-hamba [Elnu Descendent] Year 1348 A. L. (After Landfall)
"I have more questions before I can say yea or nay," you reply at length.
Alas, the well spirit does not take the answer well. "Questions, questions, mortals always have more of them, especially when they think they can get answers and not pay for them. Know then that I am not minded to reward thee for thine impertinence, man of iron."
"I asked that you should spare my man despite his faults, yet what would it serve me to see one armsman spared only for all the rest of my company to suffer from battle taken up in rank ignorance?" You keep your tone even, but your gaze does not waver. You swore that you would dance to no man's strings when you took ship from Egypt and you are not minded to let this thing change that simply because it might not be wholly a man.
The spirit sighs, the sound like onto wind on silver harp strings playing. "Ask then but be quick. If you wished for an oracle you should have come with offerings."
What offerings... No, now is not the time to be distracted from your purpose. Instead you ask how long it had been since the invaders committed their crime.
"They stole the skulls two hours past noon," comes the quick reply. Quick but odd just the same. It had been more than two days since Ohun had asked you to scout the stones for some disturbance, so the this could not be the cause. The dead tree must have been there for longer as well, even if magic made the rot swifter you do not think it would turn hours into weeks.
"What do they seek to do with the remains?" you press.
"The dance of souls and the song of death is not something which can in a moment be revealed, even if I was of a mind to do so." The spirit turns one too-bright eye on Inge and says. "They seek to use death magic by relic and ritual cast, is the prospect frightful enough for you to move the Man of Iron to the task?"
"Ilfa never taught me that sort of magic," the girl admits hesitantly, speaking French you assume so as not to reveal her words to the guardian. "But I do know there are precious few good uses for it. It's like tools. If you make a jug from clay, what it is most suited for is carrying water. You could roll it to mash grain to feed the hungry, but it would not be fit for the task."
"And death magic..." you trail off, not wishing to give voice to dark suspicions.
"Will make things like you saw on the island, dead that wander in the land of the living," the girl replies grimly.
Hearing this you turn to the sweat-voiced spirit and ask bluntly. "You said there were three yet living of the foe you wish us to strike down, but how many were there before and are there any who are dead yet can still move and fight?"
At this the guardian tosses his head and laughs, the sound so entrancing, so infections, that it makes Nico laugh only for the boy to snap his mouth closed with a look of horror on his face as he looks to his fallen comrade. Not that the spirit pays him any mind, when his laughter abates he simply says. "A cleverer question than I thought you might ask mortal. No, there are none untimely summoned from Beyond the Pale of the world with them and the trespassers once counted their numbers at five. Have I answered all that you wished to know?"
It is clear which answer he wished to hear, but perhaps you have amused him enough to give the other.
What do you reply?
[] Yes
-[] And you shall make the vow
-[] But you are not minded to make pledges to one who would set a dagger to your throat (Write in plan of attack)
[] No, you have more questions
-[] Write in
[] Write in
OOC: I have to say this flowed really well, hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it.
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[X] Yes
—[X] You shall make the vow, but not unconditionally.
—-[X] You shall make a true effort to hunt down the trespassers, but pointedly won't provide a schedule for that return or swear to ensuring the condition of the items retrieved.
—-[X] In the event of a failure after all reasonable efforts have been made a material recompense will be negotiated at a later date, but will not surpass a cost equaling what might be done by three mortal men in three mortal days.
We don't want to get pinned with technical oath breaking by failing to deliver on a specific time table, or if a skull gets crushed in the fight.
We also want an escape clause that stops this guy from remotely cursing us if we fail. Not sure about the one I wrote, but we definitely need something.
—[X] You shall make the vow, but not unconditionally.
—-[X] You shall make a true effort to hunt down the trespassers, but pointedly won't provide a schedule for that return or swear to ensuring the condition of the items retrieved.
—-[X] In the event of a failure after all reasonable efforts have been made a material recompense will be negotiated at a later date, but will not surpass a cost equaling what might be done by three mortal men in three mortal days.
We don't want to get pinned with technical oath breaking by failing to deliver on a specific time table, or if a skull gets crushed in the fight.
We also want an escape clause that stops this guy from remotely cursing us if we fail. Not sure about the one I wrote, but we definitely need something.
[X] Yes
—[X] You shall make the vow, but not unconditionally.
—-[X] You shall make a true effort to hunt down the trespassers, but pointedly won't provide a schedule for that return or swear to ensuring the condition of the items retrieved.
—-[X] In the event of a failure after all reasonable efforts have been made a material recompense will be negotiated at a later date, but will not surpass a cost equaling what might be done by three mortal men in three mortal days.
—[X] You shall make the vow, but not unconditionally.
—-[X] You shall make a true effort to hunt down the trespassers, but pointedly won't provide a schedule for that return or swear to ensuring the condition of the items retrieved.
—-[X] In the event of a failure after all reasonable efforts have been made a material recompense will be negotiated at a later date, but will not surpass a cost equaling what might be done by three mortal men in three mortal days.