>>10150655
That is perfectly alright with me.

>>10150655
"Very well. In exchange, I demand the ranger. Further, how do you 'eat'?"

>>10150655
"agreed, also there may be a female among them, she has helped me in the past and if she happens to still live, I would request she remains that way"

>>10150655
that's the barbarian right?

>>10150701
>>10150702
seconded like the fist of the northstar

Agree. Gets some immediate help, gives us a chance to gauge exactly what he's capable of, and the biggest guy there isn't of much interest to us.

Grand wait does this mean
ALLY GET?!?!?
if we save Claire we will have two!
also i agree on him having the big guy its the magical guy we want right?

>>10150702
No, might as well kill her and eat her. He likely isn't going to want some outside normal to learn about him.

Plus, she likely doesn't know shit anyway, so he can eat her if he wants.

>We get the ranger, he gets the barbarian, we get the stronger wizard (and hawk), he gets Claire, we get whoever is left, as we found the adventurers first.

>>10150702
Specify that she's a human female. I think they've got a female halfling rogue in the group.

>>10150730
we want the ranger the sorcerer and claire.

>>10150720
IIRC there was:
barbarian
ragner
rogue
wizard

if that's the case then we should take the rogue and ranger, better hunting for both of our favorite types of prey

buy who died at the house?

>>10150759
Agreed. We need delicious sneak attack dice.

>>10150779
sneak attack and whatever favored enemy the ranger has

>>10150752
This.
The sorcerer and ranger are a must. The rogue would have great things too.
Claire is now useless that she doesn't have a house, and would just be deadweight to us. and, as he says, this warlock probably doesn't want anyone knowing about his existence beside us (if even that), so there's no way he'll agree to Claire living.

It looks like his only payment he is asking for is just the barbarian. Don't be greedy but don't offer more than you have to. It sounds like he switches bodies so he may only want one body at a time.

>>10150702
This, only specify that she's a human female.

>"Very well. In exchange, I demand the ranger. Further, how do you 'eat'?"
"He is yours. You have asked a question, and I have given an answer. You are in my debt, and I will answer no more until this has been equalized, per our agreement."

>"There may be a human female among them, she has helped me in the past and if she happens to still live, I would request she remains that way"
"Very well, I will honor this request."

"Now I ask you: what are you currently capable of?"

>>10150791
i was thinking that her int score would be nice seeing that she's a wizard

Accept, but stipulate there is a human you are using to further your cover, likely a hostage of theirs, a female wizard (describe claire). Request that, if possible, we succesfully rescue her, as she could be useful, already being familiar with me. Clarify that this is only a 'would be nice' type thing, successful elimination of the adventurers (and thus going back under-rader, at least for now) is top priority, something he should appreciate.

>>10150817
"I can run fast and hide well"

"you?"

>>10150817
Describe speed advantages for mobility and pouncing, describe sneakiness, and melee attacks. Do NOT mention poison glands, those shall be our ace in the hole.

>>10150817
I can run, hide, and jump quite well.

>>10150852
agreed

>>10150778
We don't know that anybody died. people were just jumping to conclusions, in my book.

>>10150791
we want the ranger's Martial Weapons proficiencies

>>10150852
exactly, hes good at detecting lies, unless he specifically asks if that is everything then those two are all we need to give.

he'll probably reveal two of his major abilities and we can work up a strategy with those

>>10150877
some male was screaming from being on fire from inside that house. there is a good chance that he died.

LOOK STATS

>>10150778
Chances are, Clair got stabbed and died. Don't know, but it's likely.

Regardless, a good plan, if the warlock is any good at combat, would be that we go at the front, thus getting their attention, as they know our face already, then him sneaking from behind to stab them in the backs, more or less. Unless his way of killing automatically eats them....

Anyway, answer with >>10150843 >>10150865 but ask how he eats.

if Claire is dead we shall eat her for her int.

>>10150929
from our first encounter its a safe assumption that he doesn't need to kill them before he eats since his prey was standing.

>Sorcerer
>Rogue
You may choose which to demand reserved for yourself, or leave it up to whomever has the opportunity.

>Describe speed advantages for mobility and pouncing, describe sneakiness, and melee attacks. Do NOT mention poison glands, those shall be our ace in the hole.
>you?
>1d20+5 = 12 Bluff
"I sense there is something you are withholding. My own answers will be similarly truncated as a result. This body is currently proficient in melee combat with armor and weaponry. I am able to take a new body as required."

Action?

STATS INCOMING

Ask him what he can do aswell, ya know to form a plan like he asked you.

>>10150952
Man, I will feel hella' bad about eating Claire. :(

>LOOK STATS
Hit Dice: 3d6+9 HP (22/22 HP)
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+5
Masterwork Knife +6 melee (1d4+4), 19-20/x2 crit
Cricket Bat +5 melee (1d6+4)
Claws +5 melee (1d4+2)
Bite +5 melee (1d6+4)
Crossbow +0 ranged (1d8)

AC 19 (+3 dex, +4 natural, +2 leather armor)
Str 18, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 14
Fort +4, Reflex +5, Will +4
+7 Initiative
60 foot land speed, 15 foot climb speed, 30 foot swim speed
Membrane for gliding (40 ft (clumsy) in favourable winds)

Scent, Low Light Vision, Darkvision 60ft
Ferocity
Poison: with successful Bite, DC 14, 1d6 Primary & Secondary Con damage, 3 uses/day
Language: Common (young boy voice, man voice)
Appearance: Borat

Total skill bonuses (when higher than stat):
Jump +25
Balance +17
Swim +14
Hide +13
Move Silently +13
Listen +13
Handle Animal +7
Climb +6 (plus climb speed)
Disguise +5
Diplomacy +5
Bluff +5
Escape Artist +5
Spot +5
Knowledge (Local - Thurminham) +4
Survival +4 (+7 when tracking by scent)

Feats:
- Agile, Alertness, Athletic, Stealthy (+2/+2 skill feats)
- Skill focus: Bluff, Diplomacy
- Weapon Finesse
- Improved Initiative
- Great Fortitude
- Point Blank Shot
- Run
- Endurance
- Track

>LOOK INVENTORY
Masterwork Knife
Cricket Bat
Dwarven Waraxe (no proficiency)
Decent Clothes
20 ft + 50 ft rope
Leather Armor
88 gp, 78 silver, 89 copper
Scrolls: Calm Animals, Summon Nature's Ally I
Light Crossbow (no proficiency)
4 flasks of high proof alcohol
8 crossbow bolts (2 tipped with knockout poison)
20 silvered crossbow bolts
3 unknown potions

>LOOK ALLIES
Claire (human wizard novice. Unknown status, presumed captured)
[No known name] (Bodysnatcher. Currently in alliance agreement)

>>10150980
If she is already dead it should be us to eat her. she will live on in US!

>>10150964

sorceror

>>10150964
oh great he is going to wait until we have more skills then eat us. because it looks like he get s the skills of the body he is wearing.

>>10150980
second'

>>10150964
Oho? Good at combat, while we're good at stealth? Disregard my first plan, perhaps he can pose as a guard, lure one of them out, then we can take the others in the house.
Regardless, we want both rogue and sorcerer.

>>10150980
You're a damn monster. Throw your empathy away, you bloodless cretin, or you'll kill us.

>>10151004
you know LATER i wonder if we could use the scroll to summon food for us to eat?

>>10151024
the only thing stopping us from using that is the lack of magical ability.

this is all moot hes only goin to take one body. the big one.

Tell him what we know about the house and the adventurers we're going to be fighting. Best if we're on the same page.

>>10151050
fuck that he might reconsider who he wants.

>>10151046
He said that was his FIRST demand. He might want more.

>>10151053
Or he might have a plan that could help us. Seconding it.

>>10150964
IDEA

Re-attempt bluff, reveal gliding ability, for reaching top of building from nearby high point, admit you did not want to reveal your extra means of movement (TOTAL TRUTH).

If bluff fails AGAIN, sigh and admit you can also swim with great speed, but did not mention it partly because it is not relevant, and partly because you have had to use it to escape tracking before, so you'd prefer to keep it quiet (ANOTHER TRUTH)

If both fail... well, you still kept the venom hidden, and maybe learned more.

WORK THAT BLUFFING, BOY

>>10151004
>Crossbow +0 ranged
The fuck?
Is it like a minus 3 crossbow? Or do we not have simple weapon prof? I'd have thought we'd pick that up early.

I think it would be in our best interest to kill this guy along with the adventurers if the opportunity presents itself. He has the potential to grow as we do, and is therefore a much bigger threat than they are.

well lets get going let him go in first and the lets swing in all stealthy and start biteing niggers starting with the sorc

>>10151083
no prof

>>10151072
I like this, but if bluff fails after gliding reveal, don't say anything more, as that'd just make it seem like we're brimming with abilities.

>>10151083
But then, it looks like we're proficient with our melee weapons.

>>10151083
>>10151100
the only reason we use the crossbow so much is it's our only ranged attack.

>>10151072
i kinda like it
2nd

>>10150964
>shitty diplo rolls.

Find a diplomancer and eat him. Be sure to plug up our ears first.

>Tell him what we know about the house and the adventurers we're going to be fighting. Best if we're on the same page.
You tell him the basics of what you've learned in your initial encounter. "That was poorly conducted. They will be watching for your shell now, and you achieved no gain. As an offer of goodwill, I will give you the means to remedy this."

He takes you to a small holding area in the rear of the guard station. It's a mess. There are three slain dogs and a dead guard, with blood splattered on the floors, walls, and ceilings. Alone in a cell is a guard with his head in his hands, who looks up fearfully as you approach.

"Judging by your new body, I feel it safe to assume you will be able to take this one's appearance. We will then have the means to approach this group unhindered."

Action?

>>10151096
Second one is purposely supposed to be a shameful reveal, as in 'shit, this is what kept my ass from dying before, and now I had to reveal it', in an attempt to counteract the fact you are trying to bluff a third time (if conversation gets that far)

>>10151053

So far he's been somewhat agreeable, if he notices we're holding out we're aiming for MAGICAL CONSUMPTION WARS which really kinda sucks.

>>10151135
eat that nigger hard.

>>10151072
Don't bluff further. He's made it clear that he just ate the most recent dude in order to grab his Sense Motive score, which is now presumably excellent.

>>10151085
STOP TRYING TO KILL EVERYONE WE MEET, JEEZ

IF WE'RE ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD THEN WHAT WILL THERE BE FOR US TO EAT?

ALSO POTENTIAL ALLIES ARE RARE ENOUGH THAT WE SHOULDN'T JUST LOSE THEM FOR A MERE SINGLE ABILITY

>>10151135
Oh? Ask the warlock to kill the guard, then you eat him.

>>10151140
Yeah, but if that fails, it'd lead to what I said, and he'll likely want us.

>>10151135
EAT!

>>10151186
Who needs allies when you're a god?

Aww, but we promised Claire we wouldn't eat people anymore. ;_;

Fuck it, CONSUME! All guards must die!

>>10151023
Acting like a soulless monster will get us killed too. We'll blow our cover, and then we'll be hunted down and killed by more than just some itinerant wanderers. We need allies to help us cover our tracks.

Never pass up a warm meal.

>>10151085
might not be so it seems hes has all stats of one body while we have one stat for each body, while this makes us seem like his ultimate prey, the fact that he hasn't eaten us yes is a good sign he's not as much of an asshole as we think he is.

In fact I think a sense motive check may help prove that, would anyone be willing to put some of our +1 bonuses to that?

>>10151092
How do we have all these weapon profs but not simple weapon prof?

rolled 10, 6 = 16

>>10151174
But we rolled shitty the first time, and this gives us (potentially) two more chances to hit a twenty and make him go 'HM, THIS GUY'S LEGIT'.

Plus, it lets us conclusively approach a three strikes scenario, wherein if all three attempts to bluff fail, we probably don;t try again, getting the game to flow better. So no matter the result, GOOD TIMES

Rolling for the bluff, in case TempDM is inclined to take player rolls for it.

>>10151213
I didn't say be a monster, I said throw away your empathy. Play a role, yes, but throw that role away when it is beneficial. Feelings sorry over eating Claire is not becoming.

>wait for TempDM for four hours
>give up and play dwarf fortress for three hours
>browse /tg/ on a whim, TEMPDM IS HERE!

Man that's a pleasant surprise.

>>10151236
we got them from npc's with out pc class levels

>>10151232
i would
must have motive
and really we should of sensed motive on all the things he told us.

Our long term plans coincide well with operating within the bounds of sentients social constructs, due to our ability to acquire the abilities of any consumed creature.

Our ally on the other hand has so far been see solely in human bodies, this may prove to be a point of contention in the future. We should probably ask him if he can inhabit nonsentients in the event that he uses his question.

We need to eat him to save Claire. We will be breaking our promise, but it's either him or her. Kill and eat him.

>>10151135
EAT EVERYTHING, except new ally

>>10151241
Are you telling us to eat her, just like we did with Weasus?

>>10151281
that promise had was not meant to be fulfilled at all

>>10151281
Why "save" the useless? Claire was nothing but a tool, and now that she's outlived her purpose, she serves no use but as food for us, or an offering of goodwill to him, though it's a really meager offering.

>>10151281
claire didn't expect this to happen, killing the evil to save one neutral good.

while its still kinda bad in her eyes, its not like we are human to begin with, we have both instincts and higher thought driving us, we have to oblige both.

>>10151135

Eat all the bodies and the tied up guard.

Eat the tied up guard

Kill the guard, strip him naked, then eat him. Then put his uniform on.

eat the tied up guard and the bodies

Eat the guard. He will be tasty.

>>10151281

She doesn't need to know right now. It'll probably be a problem with her in the future, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Besides, no point in keeping the promise if Claire is dead.

>Re-attempt bluff, reveal gliding ability, for reaching top of building from nearby high point, admit you did not want to reveal your extra means of movement (TOTAL TRUTH).
>If bluff fails AGAIN, sigh and admit you can also swim with great speed, but did not mention it partly because it is not relevant, and partly because you have had to use it to escape tracking before, so you'd prefer to keep it quiet (ANOTHER TRUTH)
>If both fail... well, you still kept the venom hidden, and maybe learned more.
I'm seeing votes for and against. If it's still of interest, first side to three after this gets their way.

Also, I'm assuming you want to keep the rogue and sorcerer up for grabs for either of you. Let me know if that changes, your ally will want the one you don't pick.

>EAT
He unlocks the cell, and in short order the guard is no longer present. Well, he's in your belly. Which means...

CHOOSE ONE
Appearance (as told to choose by your ally)
Simple weapon proficiency
Martial weapon proficiency
Armor proficiency
Shield proficiency
FEATS
Weapon focus: battleaxe
Skill focus: Gather Information

Action?

>>10151193
This is good thinking. Ask the guy to kill the guard for you while you eat the bodies. You get to see him kill, then you get to eat the guard anyway.

>>10151371
appearance

>>10151371
Take the appearance, we really need to get the drop on them.

>>10151372
He could just kill the guard in a mundane way.

*eat dead body: gain simple prof for our crossbow
*eat dogs: gain whatever we still have to get from dogs
* eat live one (I want to see what happens if we don't kill it first): gain appearance.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Doppleganger

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If you're enjoying this, the last thread is archived (and this one will be, I hope). Vote it up.

>>10151371
wait does the guard have a face concealing helmet?

Yeah, go for the Appearance.

>>10151371
The appearance, I suppose. Eat the dead, too.

>>10151393
It'd still show you his weapons, possibly his preferred.

vote for appearance

Guys, we can just tell Claire that we were badly wounded after we got caught in a trap that burned her house down (truth), and that while fleeing while badly wounded, we came across him, and then ate him out of desperation. We wouldn't be able to save her if we were wounded to the point of near-death, after all. Hell, if we phrase it right, it might even sound romantic.

>>10151393
because if he does take armour prof

Appearance, and no to bluff roulette

>>10151428
Stop worrying about Claire, and spend your time coming up with plans for the adventurers.

no bluff happy
we'll deal with him later

>>10151371
Appearance, of course

>>10151366

Fuck, I'm an idiot. If we take the guard's appearance Claire will KNOW that we ate that guy. How else do we get the new look?

Regardless, I vote to take the appearance.

>>10151428
We aren't trying to fuck her. We liked her because she could get us close to some stronger mages. She's homeless now, and all her equipment, money, and items are burnt/destroyed.
Claire is useless human trash.
We can eat her, possibly gain her appearance (which may help in diplomacy against human men), but it'd be better to take her intelligence.

voting for bluff roulette

"A buffet! How considerate of you!"

Appearence of the living guard. Get what we can from the other bodies too.

>>10151462
Who gives a fuck if she knows we ate him. We're saving her life, she won't care. If you must pussyfoot around it, say he was an accomplice of the group.

don't forget we are not the doppelganger she used to know right now. there are two of us right now there is no reason for her to think its her dopple.

>>10151462
1) We'll look like a guard.
2) >>10151467

>>10151467
Eating her is probably the best option now. Though we may want to either wait and eat her away from our new acquaintance to save face, or explain to it that our thought process is complex and we are a tad unpredictable. I don't recommend the latter.

no for bluff

We are a hive-mind of limitless potential.
When the time comes, we will deal with him.

Also, eat dead guard, take martial weapon proficiency. And the dogs too, if they've got anything useful. Like two ranks in Spot and Listen; IIRC our bonus there is all ability score bonuses, racial bonuses, and feat bonuses.

>The appearance, I suppose. Eat the dead, too.
Borat and mustache are lost, replaced by the appearance of the guard's lighter hair and clean face.

The dead bodies prove less helpful. The dead guard and one of the dogs were both drained by your ally, it seems. The other dog leaves you without the benefit of growth as well. Perhaps it was dead for too long? At least, the evidence is removed, and you're fairly full--though an unsatisfying meal it was.

>No bluff
Confirmed.

Your new ally speaks. "Shall we begin? From your information, they could leave at any moment. I have been in this body long enough for it to gall me."

>>10151516
We cannot gain anything from bodies we didn't kill.

>>10151467
a female's appearance and voice next time we are spotted or as our next identity because who could link them with our current shape?

As to our morality, remember Wesus.
We're Neutral-Evil, all about gaining power, IMO.
If someone has a reasonable argument why we should pursue Claire and aim for less-evil, I'd like to hear it. If you don't, then please try to act a little bit in-character.

Ignore the immoralfags. Time to go set off to rescue Claire.

>>10151553
>We cannot gain anything from bodies we didn't kill.

I believe we can, but not bodies that were ''consumed'' by this guy.

>>10151569
she is adventure bait

>>10151569
Because it may be hard to obtain another human ally who would accept our (admittedly whitewashed) true nature.

if Claire is dead: eat her remains
if she is alive, let her live, she didn't immediately turn us in its the least she could do.

and no i have no intention of screwing her or falling in love with her, if she becomes an obstacle then eat her (remember the adventurers have attempted to kill us twice now, we have a good reason to kill them with or without her presence)

No to bluffing him further. Did you all miss the part where he said he'd know we're lying (or something to that effect?)

He likely has a very good Sense Motive.

>>10151569

Because having a wizard as an ally is a very nice thing to have compared to any single trait we could get from her, especially since this setting is 3.5

>>10151543
"Yes, let's get going."

>>10151604
What use is there in an ally that is completely useless, monetarily, socially, politically, in fights, in healing, in trading, in anything whatsoever, save for as a meal?

Stop with your childish crush. It's nauseating.

>>10151467
She may not be as useless as you claim. If nothing else, she could prove a source of information or we could place her in a political position to assist us. Alternatively, we haven't checked the rubble, and what wizard doesn't safeguard their spellbook?

All this just means she's reliant on us for a while, and that breeds loyalty.

Rule #1: Look out for yourself, survive no matter what.
Rule #2: Friends are helpful, keep as many as we can since they're few and far between.

>>10151625
>>10151604
>>10151612
Well these make good sense, I'm now for preserving Claire as an ally if possible. Eating shall remain a backup plan should she decide she is against us.

>>10151645
Now, I'm not arguing for this to become Doppleganger Damacy: The Hunt For A Waifu, I'm just saying that she is more useful to alive than dead.

The Hawk will be our dessert...

>>10151625
Indeed. Gogo caster edition.

>>10151645
Stop with your "I ARE EVIL". We determined already that we're not; we're amoral at worst. That doesn't mean we betray people who have helped us in the past. Not saying we need to help her after this, but eating her for getting us taken care of after poisoning TWICE is poor reward, especially since it's partially our fault her house burned down at all.

Let her live as her thanks.

>>10151569

It's not a moralfag action to save an ally. Evil people can have friends, and even if they don't consider anyone a 'friend', they may still value allies. An evil person might rescue an ally for many reasons. Maintaining a reputation as a valuable ally, because the ally is useful, or because you'd want someone to save your ass if you were in trouble.

if she beacomes a powerful wizard we can use her abilities by means of:
* noming a mind controlling creature
* an equal partnership where you deliver for her and she provides us with potions, spells, and magic items.
* get her to fall in love with us, to the point where she will die for our sake, weather we love her back is irrelevant

>>10151645

Ugh, you're too much into this. You're not talking in character right now, you're just being a dick over the internet.

We don't know the situation yet, let's smash through these adventurers and see if she is a liability or not. A loyal ally is ever useful, and this girl has a good head on her shoulders and may be very valuable as developed. I'm fairly certain that most of the city will not be as open to our existence as dear old Claire here. Let's not throw away this asset just yet, hm?

If Claire is alive, do not eat. Instead get her on feet and finance in order to have an eventual wizard in the pocket. Ignore all waifu attempts, power and access to it is what drive our conspicuous consumption.

>>10151729

There is nothing to fall in love with, appearance and demeanor change constantly as we absorb and gain new abilities.

An ally is worth more than a single trait. That's all.

>Time to go set off to rescue Claire.
You approach the house, having snagged badges and several copies of the city's generic warrants of search. The hawk is back overhead, and the man you saw before comes to the door. Seeing clear authority figures, he blanches and ducks back inside. Well now. Didn't look like he took the time to notice if there were a pair of dogs at your sides. His loss.
>1d20+13=26 Listen
There's some loud voices coming from inside. You're approaching the door quickly.

Action?

ok, we are wasting time with this discussion

strategy:
bluff our way to the door, mention a crazy borratish looking fellow who told the guards an insane story about a nightmare creature chasing him and you two guards are asking door to door if anyone else has seen this?

>>10151782

Although I disagree with romance in this quest, even with the changed appearances our personality is retained, I think it's feasible as long as our partner can come to terms with it.

>>"My first demand for this assistance is the largest and most vigorous body present for myself."

We aren't larger than all the adventurers, are we?

Also what should we ask him about next? I say ask him how he knew it was us.

Why are all you faggots arguing instead of responding to TempDM's post?

>>10151543
>>Your new ally speaks. "Shall we begin? From your information, they could leave at any moment. I have been in this body long enough for it to gall me."

"Yes, best we get to work. If you can handle the guy out the front, I'll find another way in."

>>10151797
Because if nothing else, an ally is extra actions and the ability to be in more than one location at a time. It's very, very rare to find a trait that can do the same.

>>10151809

Sounds good, let's get this moving.

Walk up to do, bluff our asses off, then launch a surprise attack.

>>10151809
This, don't mention the screams, we don't want to tip our hand too early. Perhaps spring that on him to throw him off guard

>>10151848
>Up to door

>>10151809
This sounds good.

>>10151805
reach house, look in window
hide check, move silently is useless since they are shouting
have ally go to the front door.

Do we have an emblem of the city guard? Can we bluff our way in?

is +5 bluff alot? I'm unfamiliar with the system.

>>10151809
This.

>>10151870
It's about first level status.

>>Do we have an emblem of the city guard? Can we bluff our way in?

See:
>>You approach the house, having snagged badges and several copies of the city's generic warrants of search.

That would be a yes.

>>10151868

We have the uniform on I believe, as well as some copies of warrants.

>>10151870
Not really, no. Better than being totally untrained in it, though, and if they're not trained in Sense Motive, they've got a pretty good chance of being snookered.

>Bluff our way to the door, mention a crazy Borratish looking fellow who told the guards an insane story about a nightmare creature chasing him and you two guards are asking door to door if anyone else has seen this?
>1d20+5=8 Bluff
The mage reappears at the door. "Is there a problem, guardsman? A bumpkin with a terrifying creature chasing him? No, no I'm afraid... we haven't... where are your dogs?" His eyes begin to widen.

Action?

>>10151870

It's average at best. Bluff is opposed by the other person's Sense Motive. In both cases, you roll a d20 and add your total skill value.

We add a 5. We can lose against someone with 0 Sense Motive, we just have a slightly better chance than they do.

Since our ally is also appearing as a guard I say bluff and search, they won't expect us to have an ally of similar abilities after all. At least I hope they won't.

>>10151929
Bite and if possible, claw as well

>>10151929
>eyes begin to widen
grab your cricket bat

>>10151929
We're in melee range; full attack unless we're getting cues otherwise from our new partner.

>>10151929
pull him outside and bite him, preferably on the head/neck for quicker results.

>>10151929

>My partner has the dogs and he is searching the area.

>>10151929

Shortage. They said we didn't need them as I patrol with a partner.

we should try to bite his throat out

>>10151929
Cover his mouth, stab his lung from the side. In the same motion, if we can pull it off. We really need him not to be able to let them know exactly what's up.

>>10151977
THIS! No fighting until we have more info on the situation!

>>10151977

I like this better.

>>10151977
This, but specify that the shortage is a result of lots of dogs being murdered and consumed, to let him know that you are taking this monster claim very seriously.

>>10151977
That actually sounds decent, but I think our capacity to kill him in melee is greater than our ability to bluff.

>>10151977
This makes sense. Lull them into a false sense of security. Then when their back is turned, we shall strike.

>>10152025
switching my "grab my cricket paddle" option to this

>Shortage. They said we didn't need them as I patrol with a partner.
>1d20+5=25
"I see. My apologies, I tend to jump at shadows," he says a little too smoothly. "Is there any other way I can assist you, or will that be all?"

Action?

>>10152009
>>10152010
>>10152025
>>10152031
squishy caster in melee range and you want to talk?!

>>10151977
>>10152025
They are bound to have taken precautions after our last attempt. We need to keep them at ease until the most opportune moment.

>This, but specify that the shortage is a result of lots of dogs being murdered and consumed, to let him know that you are taking this monster claim very seriously.

Adding this retroactively since it's excellent. Also, between that and the great original Bluff reason, you'd actually have more like a 29 total Bluff result.

>>10152053

It's killing time!

>>10152053
Just long enough to know that biting him won't get us immediately met with an arrow through the head and a knife in the back.

>>10152046
He doesn't buy it! Stifle his mouth and stab open his gut!

>>10152046
What are you doing in this abandoned house?

>>10151870
Ask about the screaming that's been heard coming from the shack.

>>10152046
HA! Bluff Crit!

This segues into >>10152025.

We have to check the premises because this apparent monster loose in the city is a very serious matter.

>>10152046
"yes, is that thing yours?"
point to an area side of the house where he cant see from his perspective to lure him outside of the door frame, between you and your ally.
>delicious flanking

>>10152063
Where is our "partner" and what is he doing?

>>10152060

We should also try to split them up. one-on-one I think we have a very decent chance of taking any of them down, especially the caster.

>>10152063
Flash the warrant and ask if you could look around inside, explain you don't actually suspect him, but it's a formality
>"I know it's a hassle, but we have to follow up on these claims, you know, it's just procedure."

>>10152063
Does he still say it [his response] a little too smoothly, or does he react differently with the extra information?

>>10152093
I like this but it needs fleshing out to make a proper bluff. Anyone have ideas to lure him out?

>>10152110
like i said in the last thread horror movie massacre

Also, we should wait until our partner makes his move before we make ours. In our case, grappling is probably a good idea since it'll make it a lot more difficult for him to cast spells, while we can easily murderize him with our natural weapons and our dagger.

>>10152113
>>10152113
this sounds legitimate

Whatever we do don't let him out of melee range, he fucked us over earlier i don't want him to do that again

>Where is our "partner" and what is he doing?
He is standing next to you. Your strike, your lead. Once combat starts he's going to be doing his own thing though.

>Does he still say it [his response] a little too smoothly, or does he react differently with the extra information?
He reacts the same. Likely, he's trying to cover for seeming so suspicious.

>"Yes, is that thing yours?" -- Point to an area outside of the house where he cant see from his perspective to lure him outside of the door frame, between you and your ally.
>Pull mage outside with simple question for quick flank
>Flash the warrant and ask if you could look around inside, explain you don't actually suspect him, but it's a formality -- "I know it's a hassle, but we have to follow up on these claims, you know, it's just procedure."

Vote. First to three.

>>10152170
Point to thing outside

>>10152170
1st choice, we should lure him out.

Separating them increases our chances for success. Make sure that we are in melee range to initiate grapple if we fail our bluff.

>>10152170
voting to pull him out

>>10152170
Flash the warrant, check the premisis

>>10152170
1st choice

>>10152203
>>10152194
>>10152188
That's three for lure.

>>10152158
Draw him outside with the question, then flanking surprise attack.

>>10152170

The third. I'm not sure how it might turn out though. I'm hoping he surrenders to make our job a little easier. (Not that we're going to let him live, of course.)

>>10152212
lure him out

>>10152170
i vote for the lure him out, put two of our bonus +1's for a little security

we don't know if the others are aware of us so there may be a chance to silently slaughter him.

if he shows any sign of resisting, pull him out and have your partner waste him.

either way the mage is dead, giving us a much better chance.

inb4 fail bluff and adventurer ambush

>>10152227
if they where planing to ambush us they wouldn't have had the mage do the talking.

>"Yes, is that thing yours?" -- Point to an area outside of the house where he cant see from his perspective to lure him outside of the door frame, between you and your ally.
"Is what mine? I don't have anything out here, what are you talking about?" You ensure as you say it that you shift so that he has nowhere to step but between the pair of you. And he does.

>1d20+7=12 Init you
>1d20+6=7 Init ally
(Doing this in advance)

Action?

>>10152244
Yeah, most likely the mage is the one with the most int, so he's the party face.

>>10152245
If we've got bonus dice us em.
grapple and bite!

>>10152245

Do a quick nod to our ally as a sign to attack, then full attack on him.

>>10152245
CLAWS, BITES, WHATEVER YOUR ALLY DOES FOR KICKS

>>10152170
Lure him out. But more something like 'Is that anything to do with you? Because if it is i'm going to want an explanation.' Get him as pre-occupied as possible with the ruse, keep him distracted.

>>10152257

Seconded, burn 2 points to add to our damage roll. Natural weapons and dagger strike.

>>10152245
The moment of truth! Put all our bonus dice into stabbing his lungs through the back (between the ribs, y'know). Might want to stifle his mouth too. We need the element of surprise for this raid to work.

>>10152264

Him being the mage.

go for the throat. you can't cast if you can't speak

>>10152256
but if they where planning to attack, they wouldn't put the caster in harms way.

RIP AND TEAR

Full attack. Grapple attempt. Deny him his Dex bonus to AC against our ally. Then bite him, or at least try to.

>>10152289
unless it was a really well thought out ambush.

Does anyone know if the mage can cast illusions?

>>10152330
He scared us off with one last time.

>>10152330
The spell he cast on us earlier struck me as being Illusion-ish, but I could be wrong.

>>10152342
I think that was a fear spell, not an illusion.

>>10152330
he did do some sort of fear thing on us, But he is definitely not a minor illusion, if this is a really good illusion then we are already dead.

>>10152349
ah my bad, disregard>>10152342

>>10152342

Fear is necromancy usually.

>>10152370
it was probably Scare the 2nd level necro spell

>>10152363

In the 3.5 phb only Phantasmal Killer and Weird are Illusion fear effects, and those are both save or die (and much higher level than this loser wizard is capable of casting, I'm sure.)

It was a fear spell, meaning this guy is at least a 7th level wizard (or an 8th level sorcerer). This seems to also hint that he was the one who cast the explosive runes. This means that if we can't bring him down before he can act, we will die.

>Do a quick nod to our ally as a sign to attack, then full attack on him.
>Use bonus dice--dice? You've got a +1 to a d20. You use that though.
Your nod is returned. Your claws flick out, and your maw opens in a savage grin.
>1d20+5=17 Claw
>1d4+2 = 3 damage
>1d20+5=19 Claw
>1d4+2 = 5 damage
>1d20+6=26 Bite
>2d6+8 = 15 damage
>JEEZ DEM ROLLS

The mage is torn to ribbons without ever knowing what happened, the merest gasp escaping his lips. Above, his hawk familiar lets out a eerie wail upon its master's death--then a sharp, short cry as its heart explodes out of its chest.

Action?

>>10152398
I delete what you are quoting after looking at the srd and seeing this >>10152393
.

>>10152403
Devour him.

>>10152403
quick listen to hear if the others saw/heard it?

>>10152402
>>10152393
Could have been Cause Fear, a level 1 spell. Distance seems to indicate it.

>>10152403
Nom nomnomnom

>>10152403
FUCK YEAH
How quick can we eat him? If it'll be a bit, better to just leave him, we can split the meals later.

>>10152403
If they didn't have a clear view of what happened from inside, ask another one of them to step out and help with this.

Hey, it's worth a shot.

>>10152403

OM NOM NOM NOM NOM

>>10152403
listen checks while eating please

That wail is going to alert the rest of them, we can eat later, let's get in there and get busy. low and fast.

>>10152430
I don't think they'll all file out for some keystone cops devouring. After all, there's blood everywhere.

>>10152447
if we can eat quickly we can get something useful.

>>10152429
Comsuuuuume!

if its obvious that they are alerted kill, if we are in the clear eat

>>10152424
you're right as he was at most a 3rd level srocerer

>>10152447
let our ally go in first

>>10152464
this

>>10152470
thirding

How long does it take to consume?

>Devour him. Nom nomnomnom
Even for you, it takes a bit of time to eat. In the case of this scrawny fellow, about 6 seconds.

CHOOSE ONE
- Appearance
- All simple weapon proficiencies
- Charisma 16
- Concentration 4 ranks
- Spellcraft 4 ranks
- Knowledge (arcana) 4 ranks
- Summon Familiar
- 0-level sorcerer spells (5/day), choose one known of: Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost
- 0-level sorcerer spells (1/day), all known: Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost
FEATS
- Toughness
- Combat Casting

>Quick listen to hear if the others saw/heard it?
Oh, that's evident. You're pretty sure people heard that hawk from blocks away, or more. And judging by the shouting and clattering inside, they did too. Any surprise you had is gone by now. Your ally darts into the building while you begin to devour.

have our ally go in then we climb in a second story window

Is spellcraft what we were needing so badly?

>>10152521
that or casting

Also, note where the familiar landed after it died. We'll want to go and nom it to gain Improved Evasion once this is done.

>poison
>uses per day
The fuck is this shit?

>>10152534
this

spellcraft

now we can use the summon natures ally scroll
(i think, i havent played 3.5 in ages, my groups a 4e one)

>>10152505
I vote for 5/day detect magic. The spells are the only thing we should consider, the rest we can get from others.

hell if we summon famil wont we be able to eat it and summon it again?

All simple weapon proficiencies

>>10152505
spellcraft or proficiencies

>>10152538
we have poison glands

>>10152505

I'm thinking

>0-level sorcerer spells (1/day), all known: Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost

But I'm not very savvy with this system.

>>10152555
familars cant be re-summoned for a year and a day

>>10152559
>>10152557
Using this body for weapon proficiencies would be a waste, there'll be plenty of adventures we could get it from.

the toughness feat will be more immediately useful, but getting spell-casting ability will allow us to climb the ladder.

0-level sorcerer spells (1/day), all known: Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost
I vote variety pack.

>>10152557

Remember we have another adventurer on the list of potential noms. This is the first caster we've eaten, and they look to be pretty rare. I vote we get caster abilities of some sort.

>>10152505
Spellcraft or Detect Magic 5/day.

>>10152557

Likely if we live long enough to kill another adventurer we can get proficiencies from that one. I'd take the 5/Day Detect Magic. The familiar would be amusing (and a great scout) but I could see it becoming a liability.

>>10152552
Vote this

I'm really thinking we could use some kind of magical firepower, given the nature our current ally-who-may-want-our-body

>>10152589
spellcraft

>>10152505
Detect Magic 5/day

>>10152599
if he wanted it he would have already taken it

>>10152585
Yeah, I change my 5 detect to this.

>Have our ally go in then we climb in a second story window
As stated, this is only a single story building. Also, the windows appear to be shut with heavy wooden shutters.

AND BEFORE ANYONE ASKS (I hope): The magic absorption is keeping in line with the original DM's method, which he detailed and I agree with entirely. Namely, you can't pluck spells of higher level until their previous slot levels are owned.

>poison uses per day
>The fuck is this shit?
Like a snake, where you got the poison, you don't have infinite amounts of venom in your venom glands. For game purposes, this is translated into uses per day, with your body replenishing the poison in the meantime. l2Biology.

>Also, note where the familiar landed after it died. We'll want to go and nom it to gain Improved Evasion once this is done.
Already saw that, and would like to note that familiars revert to being a normal animal upon their master's death--without their master they are no longer a magical creature. That said, +8 racial to spot is nothing shabby.

What does spellcraft do exactly?

>>10152620
After grabbing Detect Magic 5/day (or whatever) head into the building.

I'd like the 1/day of every spell

>>10152620
is the 1/day 1 cast of each spell or 1 spell cast a day?

>>10152623
http://dnd.wikia.com/wiki/Spellcraft

not that good, cuz we arent a wizard

>>10152623
Spellcraft (Int, Trained Only) Use this skill to identify spells as they are cast or spells already in place.

>>10152623
It lets you identify spells and magical effects.

>>10152653
i think that this is an important question

Not like it matters, since Detect Magic 5/day has won it.

>>10152623

Allows you to identify spells as they are being cast, to scribe scrolls, used with Detect Magic to identify spell schools, to decipher scrolls, etc. Basically, whenever "Is this magic? The fuck is it?" is your question, Spellcraft can help answer.

>What does spellcraft do exactly?
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/spellcraft.htm

>is the 1/day 1 cast of each spell or 1 spell cast a day?
1 spell cast per day. Note that sorcerer spells follow all spell requirements--you need 8 hours of rest the night before, and spells with somatic components will make wearing armor give them a failure chance.

>Spellcraft 4 ranks
>Detect Magic 5/day
>0-level sorcerer spells (1/day), all known: Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost
>Simple weapon proficiencies
Vote. First to four.

>>10152683
detect magic

>>10152683
Detect Magic 5/day. We can pick up the other spells later; that has the most use by far for now.

>>10152683
>Detect Magic

>>0-level sorcerer spells (1/day), all known: Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost

>>10152683
Detect magic

>>10152683
Detect Magic 5/day. We can get weapon proficiencies from mundane people.

Just not spellcraft.

>>10152683
0th level spells

>>10152683
I vote for Prestidigitation, Flare, Detect Magic, Ray of Frost, the flexibility will be more valuable in the long run I believe.

>>10152683
detect magic 5/day

its the most practical for us

>>10152683
detect magic

>>10152683

Detect Magic 5/Day.

>>10152688
>>10152696
>>10152698
>>10152703
>>10152704
>>10152708
>>10152711
looks like detect magic won

Let's get inside and see if we can't find another victim.

I say we look at our ally, and tell him. "Halfling first. I grab her, you hit her. Then we pick our chosen targets, and whichever of us wins first helps out the other."

also once we get detect magic use it

we dont want any more exploding rune traps

>Detect Magic 5/day
Well now. This is an odd feeling. You're not quite sure how to describe it. But you're able to see the world a little differently now. Like someone gave you a new sense. Like you could only move in the second dimension, and life was in a box; but now someone gave you a ladder, and you climbed it to a place where you could jump.

Your happy buzz is cut short by a bolt whizzing out the door and smashing into your arm.
>1d8+1d6=9 damage

There's the sound of combat inside.

Action?

>>10152754
Move inside cautiously

look in get a good view of the situation

>>10152754
Climb up the building, get in a window. We still need to rely on ambushes and surprise. Let out ally handle the straight fight.

>>10152754
can we see that rogue?

grab and eat dead familier than duck in side to see situation

>>10152767
the building is one story

>>10152767
No, see
>>10152620

>>10152754
If detect magic won't use up a full action, use it.
Move inside, maximum speed and if we're about to run into a wall, climb it. If we're running into Claire or "ally", dodge, if we're running into an enemy then tackle.

>>10152754
Get in there. That rogue has a date with your stomach.

we need to end that 1st or 2nd level rogue

>>10152776
I picture us eating the familiar like popping a piece of popcorn into our maw.

Head back, maw open... we toss, we succeed! And /tg/ goes wiiild!

Don't eat the rogue, we want the ranger

if...
rogue is in combat-> next priority is ranger
rogue isn't anywhere to be seen-> spot check

>>10152799
What's he got? Survival? Favored Enemy (bastard doppelgangers)?

>>10152814
the rogue just shot us

>>10152564
Exactly.
So what the fuck's with
>uses per day

That's not how poison works.
I guarantee you we did not get that poison from an animal with uses per day

>>10152799
We can have both, if our ally only wants the fighter.

>>10152754

Try to get in without attracting attention. See if we can get a backstab in (do you have to be a rogue to do that?) or at least getting into melee without getting further perforated.

>>10152815
Worse, a feat...
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.
.
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.Ambidexterity.

>>10152826
i think that it's a balance thing

go for the rogue!!!
get sneak atack
also rogues have high INT and a lot of skills...

>>10152826

Venom glands produce venom at a certain rate. There are people who "milk" venom from snakes and they have to give snakes a break after milking. Damn straight the animal IRL has "uses per day."

>>10152826
animals have glands that produce poison, these glands aren't always full

for example: masturbate 12 times in one day, you should be cumming a few drops by 12.

>If detect magic won't use up a full action, use it.
Standard action, with chance of spell failure from armor.

>Move inside, maximum speed and if we're about to run into a wall, climb it. If we're running into Claire or "ally", dodge, if we're running into an enemy then tackle.
>Grab and eat dead familiar
>Get in there. That rogue has a date with your stomach.
>Try to sneak in without attracting attention.
>Look in from the door
Can I get a second on one of these?

>>10152861
Go in, fast & low. We don't need anymore attention on ourselves, let the ally handle it.

>>10152861
rogue rogue rogue

3. Move in, grapple rogue.

>Move inside, maximum speed and if we're about to run into a wall, climb it. If we're running into Claire or "ally", dodge, if we're running into an enemy then tackle.

>>10152861

As the guy who suggested stealth entry, I vote for going in sneakily.

I don't think there is enough cover for sneaking. It's broad daylight and we're talking about the front door.

Go in, ready to gut that rogue

>>10152889
There's nowhere to enter sneakily! All the windows are shut, with shutters! At best, we could try to bust our way through one of those, but that's hardly being sneaky.

full speed hit rogue if can

we already got shot we can't get sneaky now... fuck

is our ally inside already?

>>10152905

They aren't even looking at you, just capitalize on that. Try not to make noise as you come in, that's it.

>>10152929
we got shot by a sneak attacking rogue of course they are looking at us

we cant sneak in:
no where to hide
we got shot by a bolt meaning its was either the rogue or the barbarian and i doubt it was the barb
there a battle going on, its loud, move silently is useless

>>10152906
>>10152904
>>10152881
That's three for going in and getting the rogue.

also auto sage

>>10152952
there is a sneak attack die in that damage roll of course it was the rogue

wreck the rogue

>>10152962
didn't notice, my bad

use one of our poison bolts on rogue.

>Get in there. That rogue has a date with your stomach.
This.

>Move inside, maximum speed and if we're about to run into a wall, climb it. If we're running into Claire or "ally", dodge, if we're running into an enemy then tackle.

You sprint inside and trip over the halfling who steps out for another shot from the door. The two of you roll across the floor in a heap, as your arms snake out to nab the slippery little bugger.
1d20+5=19 Grapple
Got him!

Meanwhile, your ally isn't doing too hot against the madman with the massive sword--as you watch, this is punctuated by the bastard sword the nutso is wielding being driven deep into your ally's gut. He looks over with a wan smile, and begins staggering over toward you.

Then his capillaries start to pop and blood comes rushing out of his body in force, flying through the air until it strikes the halfling you've tackled. It's halted a moment, and then it drives down into the halfling through the mouth and streams into other cuts and nicks you've given him. The halfling's body shudders, then speaks.

"Excellent teamwork."

Action?

it's a lvl 2 rogue.
less than 20hp

>>10152994
Arrg that bastard, we'll be eating the ranger now, look for him.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Doppleganger

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/10150655/

Voting time. Let's do TempDM proud.

team up on the guy with the sword

>>10152994
If we can't spot the ranger, help take down the gigantic guy. Play it cautious though.

big guy next: i suggest one of our poison bolts

>>10152994

Dibs on barbie? Have our ally shoot bolts at the Barbarian while we try to get behind him, or at least to his side.

>>10152994
How wounded does the huge guy look?

Let him go, draw dagger, go after the elven ranger.

>>10153046
nope that was his price for helping us

Use a poison bolt on the barbarian if he isn't in melee yet, if he is then bite him and inject poison.
If he's standing the next round we follow up with whichever one wasn't used.

what's the dc of the poison on the knock out bolts?

>>10153070
i dont think we are privy to that

>>10153046
just don't eat him, our ally called "largest and most vigorous body present for myself." Which I assume is the barb

>>10153086
It had better be the barb, otherwise it's us.

I don't think we want to poison the barbarian if our ally is going to be taking his body. Bad manners, that. Go after the ranger, if we can find him. If not, grapple the fighter or barbarian or whatever he is, so the bodysnatcher can take his body and we can both go after the ranger together.

>>10153100
>grapple the fighter or barbarian
I'm a little skeptical about the success rate on this

he might actually need the target alive for his ability so the knockout bolts are perfect for us to use on him.

>Arrg that bastard, we'll be eating the ranger now, look for him.
You look for him, but he's already spotted you. And it's his turn in initiative.
1d20+5=13 Arrow
1d20+5=23 Arrow
1d8+2 = 4 damage
Stuck again, OW. 9/22 HP remaining. You're up next, then barbarian, then ally.

>What's the dc of the poison on the knock out bolts?
You're not sure about that. They worked on you before, and on a horse once...

>Attack barbarian
>Attack ranger
>Poison dart
>Melee
Vote.

>>10153100
we know a good priest

>>10153100
Make sure to inflict some supeficial cuts and scrapes for our allys convenience

>>10153064
dude he's a barb and our poisons will only have something like 50/50 chance of winning.

We're not proficient with crossbows, dude. Our chance of hitting him is between "slim" and "none". Hence why I say we go after the ranger, and leave the fighter to our ally. He probably has a plan of some sort.

Hit the Barb

Our ally hijacks him and then cleaves the ranger with that bastard sword the barb is swinging around

kill the ranger!!!

>>10153119
Draw dagger, move up and bite. More damage for now, then we can full attack next round.

Wow, this is still going on? Sweet

>>10153162
Move up and bite the ranger.

ranger time

>>10153137

Our ally is inhabiting the body of a rogue, it's reasonable that he/she can sneak attack. I say get him flank and begin full defensive fighting (higher ac, lower hit chance) and hope to stay alive long enough to pick off our enemies one by one.

>>10153175
seconded

Our ally can handle himself, yes?

Ranger.

Get the ranger!

BITE AND TEAR! BITE AND TEAR!

>>10153182
Maybe if we take another hit. We've still got enough HP we can probably survive one more.

>>10153208

One hit from a bastard sword can very easily do 9 points of damage, a crit can kill us instantly.

I say we move in and attack full force.

>>10153221
we can still fight until -10 hp

>>10153230
not that i think that its a good idea.

>>10153230
fuck yeah boar time

>>10153221
I doubt the ranger's got a bastard sword; he's probably just got a longsword and a shortsword.

>>10153230

I must've missed where we got Diehard. I still disagree even knowing that, but let's just see how it turns out.

>>10153249
We got Ferocity when we ate the boar. Yeah, we're not in too much danger at the moment.

>>10153249
we have Ferocity (Ex)

A boar is such a tenacious combatant that it continues to fight without penalty even while disabled or dying.

Go for the ranger, try and garrote him with his bow.

>Move up and bite the ranger.
You scramble to your feet and do a partial charge at Soveliss. Of course, with your speed that's still quite the distance covered.
>1d20+7=16 Bite
Your teeth just barely miss his throat--you were but a hair's breadth away. He drops his bow and pulls out a longsword, attempting to go to town on your vitals.
>1d20+4=20 Longsword
>1d8+3=4 damage
His blade twists a line across your side instead as you twist out of the way. Current HP 6/22.

Meanwhile, your ally manages to pop a bolt into the maniac's back while he's busy retrieving his sword from your ally's old body.

Action?

>>10153263
full round action on ranger, two claws and bite, dont be afraid to use one of our poison charges.

fell him quickly so you can deal with biggie.

>>10153263
full atack
claws, bite, claws, bite, claws, bite, claws, bite, claws, bite, claws, bite, claws, bite, claws, bite, claws

>>10153263
full attack and try to poison him

>>10153291
seconded

>>10153291
yes. everything we have.

>>10153263
We're probably stronger than him, try and grapple.
Hold his sword arm away from his body, and mock his pitiful attempt at stopping us as we tear out his throat.
"Shame it has to end like this, you may have stood a chance if you had another warrior."

>>10153306
>>"Shame it has to end like this, you may have stood a chance if you had another warrior."

SHHHH!!!! YOU'LL JINX US!

>>10153306
> mock his pitiful attempt
Bad End.

Have we seen Claire?

>>10153306
OH YOU DICK, I love it!

Let the bastard know it was us
(hopefully the barbarian is already using his rage, that line may provoke him to rage if he isn't already)

>>10153306
No no no, 6 hp is not the time to be gloating!

>>10153291
Nah, full attack, dagger/bite/claw. Marginally better chance of doing damage that way.

>>10153324
>>10153322
What could go wrong? We've won already.
TempDM isn't harsh enough.
We're Invincible!

Ideally I'd be under a ladder breaking a mirror while tripping over a black cat right now.

>>10153306
No.
We don't say anything. We are not egocentric villain, no need to say dumb speeches.

>>10153352
fool...

>>10153357
true

>>10153352
you moron TempDM is know for not being afraid to kill player Characters

>>10153352
>won already
>gm fine with Bad Ends

>>10153306
The moment that gets said we find out that in the time we were gone the turned Claire over to their side, and we get blindsided

>>10153369
>>10153373
>>10153364
trollface.jpg
I'm just fucking around, though I did think the speech was clever it was intended to be spoken to someone rapidly losing consciousness for the last time.

>>10153407
Even then. The seconds used to say that should be spend to rush to help our ally or something else that benefits the battle.

>>10153428
talking is a free action

>Full round action on ranger, two claws and bite, don't be afraid to use one of our poison charges.
>1d20+5=15 Bite
>1d20+0=17 Claw
>1d4+2=5
>1d20+0=19 Claw
>1d4+2=6
The elf blocks your bite with his sword and your jaws clack hard against the blade, but his victory is short lived as your claws gouge out deep furrows into his belly. Nice, deep cuts. His face shows that he's feeling it.
>1d20+4=24 Longsword
>2d8+6=9 damage
Current HP: -2/22

Then he proceeds to sever your arm down the length.

From your peripheral, you see the maniac swat your ally's small body into the wall like a rag doll.

Blood clouds your eyes. You ought to be dead. But you're not dead, not yet. You've got a mission to complete. You came here to save your ally, and you'll be damned if this chump can stop you. That blood in front of your eyes? It's making you furious. It's enough to keep you on your feet despite the burning pain. Enough to keep you in the fight despite the loss of blood. Enough for a final push, now.

Action?

>>10153428
You make a good point. If talking isn't a free action then exnay on the peechsay

>>10153447
I'm stupid, what do you mean by "down the length"?

Well guys, withdraw and try to nom someone FAST for healing, or try and finish him while hoping the barb doesn't kill us?

Full attack again. We've got to hurry this up; we only have eight more rounds to live, assuming he doesn't kill us first.

>I'm stupid, what do you mean by "down the length"?
From the shoulder to the hand.

>>10153447
attack again

>>10153447
full round attack: dagger bite claw
*USE ALL THE BONUS +1'S WE HAVE EARNED*

>>10153488
second

Ahh, fuck

Man we're going to get killed by a barbarian unless that deadweight ally comes through for us right about now.

>>10153488
We're out of bonuses.

>>10153488
agree

>>10153488
How many have we anyway?

We do still have 3 unknown potions...

>>10153510
5 i think
three in bite, one on claw, one on dagger
kill this ranger NOW

>>10153514
no can do don't want to give that ranger an AoO

>>10153526
Very true. We'd probably want to down them after we nom him, if our ally hasn't finished off the other guy yet.

>>10153521
No bonuses.

Grapple ranger, bite followup, poison to be sure. As we're tearing his throat out, tell him: "You shouldn't have made her scream."

>>10153514
negative -2 says we cant afford to waste actions.

yes there is a good chance one is alchemist fire, but grabbing it would provoke an opportunity attack.

Hey TempDM, if we die please tell us that the potions were all helpful things which would have saved us, so we can rage properly.

>>10153544

Taunting and boasting when we're losing? Huh.

>Hey TempDM, if we die please tell us that the potions were all helpful things which would have saved us, so we can rage properly.
So, just like a standard game of Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup? Can do.

Going to wait a couple more minutes for consensus.

>>10153544
Ah dammit, stop with melodramatic speeches. It does not fit our character.

>>10153544
He'd lose his Dex mod then, wouldn't he? This might work...

>>10153554
>>10153571
Hardly a speech. And Lord Quest proved that the dice are suckers for roleplaying.

>>10153571
no speeches, full attack

>>10153570
Thanks. Eat the Ranger's face in a violent manner. Maybe try to kill him too, I dunno.

>>10153571
agreed, we aren't in any position to do one liners.

still going for
>>10153521
and
>>10153488

So, our ally got smacked down by the barb, but how is he actually doing? If he's doing badly could we give up on chowing don on the ranger and have him swap bodies again. Then double team the barb

>>10153593
Yup. And adding me makes three.

>>10153596
leaving ranger provokes an attack of opportunity, one good sword swing and we are dead.

>>10153593
Let's do it.

really there is no choice left but attacking the ranger.

Well, whatever we do, use our bonuses

>>10153648
you mean the ones that are used up?

>>10153659
when did we use them?

>>10153670
ages ago and no one is drawing up new ones

>>10153695
If we have any bonuses, we'll use them; if not, we'll just full attack and hope for the best. Sound good?

If we take out ranger, the barbarian should not be much of a threat to us even if he fell our ally. I am not saying we should fight barb, but with our speed and jump we can just outmaneuver him and retreat.... Unless he can throw things.

isnt there a dead hawk outside, maybe some quick nomming for emergency health. Still have to worry about AoO though.

>End session.

And thus ends the awesomeness of DD quest.

>>10153713
This is true. Especially if we get Martial Weapon proficiency, and we've gotten enough time to grab the ranger's bow and arrows after we nommed him.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/10141231/images/1275189210550.jpg

any bonus from this?

>>10153744
oh come on

You have no bonuses remaining.
>full round attack: dagger bite claw
>1d20+0=1 Claw
>1d20+0=12 Bite
>1d20+6=20 Dagger
>1d4+4=5
Your sliced arm flops uselessly as you try to attack with it, and the ranger is evidently more than prepared for the teeth and claws of a foe.

What he isn't prepared for is the dagger thrown into his eye. His mouth moves wordlessly as he drops to his knees.

Your moment of victory is cut short as the madman hurtles your way with a shout and swings a high arc with his sword at you, slamming the tip down into the floor.

The maniac's roar is followed by a high pitched shouting as your ally sprints after him and the little body explodes into a flying stream of gore, pouring forcefully into the bolt hole and surging through the large man's body. "He'll do," the former barbarian says with a grin.

Action?

>>10153744
>>10153754
Well, it IS funny, what with Pacman being an insatiable ravenous maw and whatnot.