Holes/Session 53
A fragment of the Garden of Remembering
May 20, 2015 11:37AM Apheori (GM): Okay. I just cleared the chat. Apheori (GM) whistls. May 20, 2015 11:38AM Apheori (GM): And the Merr stepped out to get bread. And I should plug this thing in. BUT ANYWAY. May 20, 2015 11:38AM Ganelon: But anyway. May 20, 2015 11:39AM Apheori (GM): Where even were we? May 20, 2015 11:39AM Gaurav: Rhu was making nice with his god. Yes, the large-breasted one. May 20, 2015 11:40AM Apheori (GM): Also bear in mind that I got like three hours of sleep last night, so this may not even be coherent. It was a weird trip full of unexpected customs and stuff. Okay, so Rhu and Hazz are all happy... May 20, 2015 11:41AM Frezak (GM): Rhu is always happy. Nothing but nice things happen to him. May 20, 2015 11:42AM Apheori (GM): Oh, everyone was assaulting Gravy. Apparently. May 20, 2015 11:42AM Gaurav: We were? May 20, 2015 11:43AM Apheori (GM): Well, Amadi and someone were. But he's fine. It had moved onto Rhu now. ASSAULTING RHU. There are chocolate buttons right next to me. o_O May 20, 2015 11:44AM Gaurav: Oh right. Amadi was gazing into his eyes and discovered that Rhu was a walking dead end. Rhu was standing frozen in place hoping she would try to lick his face or something. May 20, 2015 11:45AM Ganelon: ...Hoping? May 20, 2015 11:46AM Gaurav: wouldn't* Err. May 20, 2015 11:46AM Apheori (GM): While this is going on, is anyone paying attention to Greibel? May 20, 2015 11:47AM Ganelon: Radek is probably thanking his squid and hoping nobody else catches him doing it. May 20, 2015 11:47AM Gaurav: Hee. May 20, 2015 11:47AM Apheori (GM): Gravy notices. May 20, 2015 11:47AM Frezak (GM): Gravy notices. Gravy sees all. HAH May 20, 2015 11:48AM Apheori (GM): Yes. May 20, 2015 11:48AM Ganelon: Well I haven't got a smokescreen to deploy or anything of the sort, unfortunately. May 20, 2015 11:49AM Apheori (GM): It's okay. Gravy probably understands anyway. So is Gravy the only one paying attention to Greibel on account of his generally paying attention to everything? I NEED TO KNOW. May 20, 2015 11:50AM Gaurav: Will a passive perception of 25 do it? May 20, 2015 11:50AM Apheori (GM): Sure, whatever. May 20, 2015 11:50AM Gaurav: Probably with a penalty for having an Amadi poking at his eye. May 20, 2015 11:51AM Apheori (GM): Except you're getting godlinged. So you can't easily do much about it. May 20, 2015 11:51AM Gaurav: Yup. Rhu will remain petrified in place &c. What's Hazz' doing at this point? That's probably who Rhu will be watching apart from Amadi. May 20, 2015 11:54AM Amadi: Open your mouth and say "Aaaa." May 20, 2015 11:55AM Frezak (GM): Gravy stands beatifically in the middle of chaos. He is a ROCK in this ocean of MADNESS And not a rock smeared in sirens, mind you. May 20, 2015 11:56AM Ganelon: We could fix that. May 20, 2015 11:57AM Rhu: Aaaa ... look, can you get off my face? Amadi peers into Rhu's ear. May 20, 2015 11:58AM Amadi: No. Keep saying "Aaaaa." Move on to B in a bit. May 20, 2015 11:58AM Apheori (GM): Gravy: You notice Greibel seems to be talking to someone. Except there's nobody there. May 20, 2015 11:59AM Rhu: Aaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbwwwwhaat you are doing? May 20, 2015 11:59AM Apheori (GM): Rhu: You probably notice a bit of this too. May 20, 2015 11:59AM (To Amadi): It's a Gravy-shaped porridge. Amadi pokes Rhu in the nose. May 20, 2015 12:01PM Rhu: Huh. Look, I'm a qualified first aid person and I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself, so if you don't mind ... rolling d20+3 athletics check to push Amadi off ( 13 )+3 = 16 May 20, 2015 12:01PM Frezak (GM): I think Greibel talking to nothing we can see is pretty normal, though. May 20, 2015 12:02PM Apheori (GM): Is Kyrule there? I totally forgot. May 20, 2015 12:02PM Gaurav: I don't think she came back from Midnight with Amadi and Gravy. May 20, 2015 12:02PM Ellemerr: What's that against? May 20, 2015 12:02PM Apheori (GM): Frezak, Gan. Halp. May 20, 2015 12:03PM Ganelon: It's not a normal rules situation. But I'd say fortitude. May 20, 2015 12:03PM Frezak (GM): I think Kyrule stayed back in Concept Land May 20, 2015 12:04PM Ellemerr: It hits fortitude. Amadi falls over. Rhu is surprised at his own strength. May 20, 2015 12:05PM Rhu: Oh, oops, sorry ... here, let me help you up ... May 20, 2015 12:05PM Ganelon: Remember that Amadi is light as a feather. May 20, 2015 12:05PM Gaurav: Oh, right. I keep forgetting. May 20, 2015 12:06PM Ganelon: Radek's an old man and he could probably juggle several copies of her. May 20, 2015 12:06PM Gaurav: The canteen I'm in has inexplicably filled up with children and it's very weird. May 20, 2015 12:06PM Apheori (GM): Would you like several copies? May 20, 2015 12:06PM Ganelon: No. Squirrel peers curiously over Radek's shoulder. May 20, 2015 12:06PM Ganelon: One is quite enough trouble. May 20, 2015 12:06PM Apheori (GM): Uh, too bad. May 20, 2015 12:06PM Gaurav: btw, logs confirm that Kyrule didn't return. It's apparently why Hazz' is sticking around. Amadi is helped up. She continues to crawl onto Rhu's shoulder, inspecting his hair. Rhu gives up and lets Amadi do what she likes, batting at her when she starts fiddling with his face. May 20, 2015 12:09PM Apheori (GM): Right. Radek is holding his tablet. Complex diagrams fill the screen. He slowly turns his head in Squirrel's direction, narrowing his eyes menacingly. May 20, 2015 12:09PM Apheori (GM): She just sat down for some reason. Amadi starts braiding the hair. May 20, 2015 12:09PM Apheori (GM): I wish I knew what was going through that lady's head. She's a real finn sometimes. May 20, 2015 12:10PM Radek: ...Yes? May 20, 2015 12:11PM Frezak (GM): Gravy peers over Squirrel's should. *shoulder thing May 20, 2015 12:12PM Squirrel: You should tilt it. rolling 1d20 + 10 arcana to make sense ( 4 )+10 = 14 May 20, 2015 12:12PM Apheori (GM): It's nonsense. May 20, 2015 12:13PM Ganelon: Obviously, these diagrams plot the chemical balance of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in an attempt to understand its addictive effects upon children below the age of 13. He's getting close to figuring it out. May 20, 2015 12:14PM Frezak (GM): Dammit, Radek. I thought you were a scienceman May 20, 2015 12:14PM Ganelon: I'm joking, man, it's actually more Hole stuff. May 20, 2015 12:15PM Frezak (GM): JOKES? I don't know you any more. Radek swats at Squirrel with his free hand. May 20, 2015 12:16PM Radek: Begone. Your advice would be unnecessary even if it wasn't utter nonsense. May 20, 2015 12:17PM The Gravedigger: She could be saying something metaphorical that's actually very wise and smart, just beyond our natural scope of language. The Gravedigger squints. May 20, 2015 12:18PM The Gravedigger: Wait, no, that's the red one. Forget it. May 20, 2015 12:18PM Squirrel: The squirrels live in the tree and only walk from place to place as needed. They fall out sometimes. May 20, 2015 12:18PM Radek: Mm. Radek nods. May 20, 2015 12:18PM Ganelon: That was directed at Gravy. Amadi and Dawn are occasionally insightful, it's true. May 20, 2015 12:19PM Radek: Are you well, Gravedigger? I understand that you died for a moment, there. Radek keeps his attention on the tablet. May 20, 2015 12:20PM The Gravedigger: Transcending the bounds of mortality is a piddling feat when one has bisected reality itself. Oooh, lunchtime. May 20, 2015 12:21PM Radek: You should try to avoid doing that. Leads to situations like this one. May 20, 2015 12:21PM The Gravedigger: Sandwich lady! Lunch! May 20, 2015 12:21PM Apheori (GM): Meanwhile Greibel seems to be getting into a relatively heated argument with the... whatever he's talking to. It involves a sentence with more than one clause in it. I mean, he uses one. May 20, 2015 12:22PM Frezak (GM): What, he's discussing legal contracts? May 20, 2015 12:22PM Apheori (GM): No, I mean he phrases a sentence different... nevermind. Rhu will walk up to Greibel and listen in. May 20, 2015 12:22PM Apheori (GM): HE ALMOST SOUNDS SERIOUS. But only almost. Or something. Nevermind. Greibel holds out a pile of drugs. May 20, 2015 12:24PM Gaurav: To Rhu? Or to the nothing he's talking to? May 20, 2015 12:25PM Ganelon: Either way you oughta be like "For MEEEEE?" May 20, 2015 12:25PM Apheori (GM): To the nothing. It might be vaguely in your direction, though. May 20, 2015 12:26PM Rhu: Um, thanks? Rhu pockets the drugs. May 20, 2015 12:28PM Rhu: (to Hazz/Midoriki) Should we keep going, then? May 20, 2015 12:29PM Apheori (GM): When you take the drugs, the shadows surrounding your bubble of leap out at you and attack. Everyone do an intitiative. There's only going to be one round here; whatever you do will either count or not, or REALLY not, which could be hilarious. Rhu quickly tries to hand the drugs back. May 20, 2015 12:30PM Rhu: rolling d20+6 initiative ( 11 )+6 = 17 May 20, 2015 12:30PM Amadi: rolling 1d20 + 3 ( 19 )+3 = 22 May 20, 2015 12:30PM Apheori (GM): rolling 1d20 + 3 squirrel ( 7 )+3 = 10 May 20, 2015 12:31PM Frezak (GM): rolling 1D20+3 ( 1 )+3 = 4 Wheeeee May 20, 2015 12:31PM Ganelon: rolling 1d20+3 ( 16 )+3 = 19 May 20, 2015 12:31PM Frezak (GM): I'm thinkin' about lunch, darnit. May 20, 2015 12:31PM Apheori (GM): Lunch? O_o You have all those sausages! May 20, 2015 12:32PM Frezak (GM): Dying makes for a fearsome hunger! May 20, 2015 12:33PM Gaurav: How many shadows tried to jump us? Or is it just a large vague approaching mass of shadow? May 20, 2015 12:33PM Apheori (GM): Do surprise rounds work the same way here as they do in pathfinder? May 20, 2015 12:33PM Frezak (GM): It's one action. May 20, 2015 12:34PM Apheori (GM): Okay. I totally just nearly zonked out. rolling 1d20 + 9 vs rhu fort ( 6 )+9 = 15 May 20, 2015 12:37PM Gaurav: My fort is 15, so that's a ... miss? May 20, 2015 12:38PM Frezak (GM): A tie hits. May 20, 2015 12:38PM Gaurav: ... hit. May 20, 2015 12:39PM Apheori (GM): Rhu got attacked by a shadow and his shadows fade. This does some stuff and things. I'm going to get some soup and rephrase that. May 20, 2015 12:40PM Gaurav: With everything that's happened to him, it's a wonder he has any shadows left. May 20, 2015 12:42PM Apheori (GM): What I should have said is there is a horrible tearing at his soul and Rhu is, uh, slowed or something. For a few rounds. May 20, 2015 12:42PM Gaurav: Any damage? May 20, 2015 12:43PM Apheori (GM): Oh, right. Attacks usually do damage. Uh. rolling 1d4 + 2 ( 3 )+2 = 5 THERE. DAMAGE. That was pitiful. May 20, 2015 12:44PM Gaurav: Weak shadows. May 20, 2015 12:45PM Apheori (GM): ACTUAL ROUND BEGINS NOW. Order: Amadi, Hazz, Radek, Shadows, Rhu, Squirrel, Gravy. You are... surrounded by 8 shadows. May 20, 2015 12:46PM Gaurav: Yes, good, let the gods go first. May 20, 2015 12:46PM Apheori (GM): All coming in from the border of the light. The nearest two are by Rhu/Greibel. I'll, uh, put them on the map. May 20, 2015 12:51PM Gaurav: What is the porridge's initiative? May 20, 2015 12:51PM Apheori (GM): We don't know. May 20, 2015 12:53PM Frezak (GM): The speed of oats. Amadi takes a bowl of soup out of her pocket and throws it at a random shadow. May 20, 2015 12:53PM Amadi: rolling 1d20 + 6 ( 6 )+6 = 12 Amadi misses wildly. May 20, 2015 12:54PM The Gravedigger: (In slowmo) Mmmmyyyyy luuuuuunch May 20, 2015 12:55PM Gaurav: Ha! May 20, 2015 12:56PM Apheori (GM): Amadi 's soup hits Hazz in the bakc of the head. Amadi snickers. May 20, 2015 12:57PM Apheori (GM): Hazz very deliberately reaches up and wipes the soup off . Then he grabs the shadow next to him nad hurls it at Amadi's face. What happens next is, uh, entirely up to you. Amadi attempts to catch and eat the shadow. May 20, 2015 12:59PM Amadi: rolling 1d20 + 10 ( 7 )+10 = 17 May 20, 2015 12:59PM Apheori (GM): Amadi catches the shadow and winds up shredding it in an attempt to eat it. May 20, 2015 12:59PM Ellemerr: Aaaw May 20, 2015 12:59PM Apheori (GM): Radek: You're up. May 20, 2015 1:00PM Ganelon: One sec. ...Quite a lot of these things, huh? May 20, 2015 1:08PM Apheori (GM): They seem to be fairly weak. OR something. It's all relative. May 20, 2015 1:09PM Ganelon: I'll just do a regular rifle shot on... this'n. (Rifle Weapon Attack 17) May 20, 2015 1:09PM Apheori (GM): Miiiisses. Wait, no, that hits. Sorry, I can't think. May 20, 2015 1:10PM Ganelon: rolling 1d10+7 ( 5 )+7 = 12 And if it's still alive, next person to attack it gets a +2. To hit. May 20, 2015 1:11PM Apheori (GM): It splits into two shadows. May 20, 2015 1:11PM Gaurav: Um. May 20, 2015 1:12PM Frezak (GM): Goody! May 20, 2015 1:13PM Apheori (GM): They're each like half size. Anything else? May 20, 2015 1:13PM Ganelon: Nah. May 20, 2015 1:14PM Apheori (GM): Shadows, then. The two split shadows try to recoalesce and explode with a loud pop. Amadi starts fizzing. May 20, 2015 1:15PM Gaurav: Eeks! May 20, 2015 1:15PM Frezak (GM): SHE IS LEMONADE May 20, 2015 1:15PM Apheori (GM): Shadows next to Rhu attack him. 1d20 + 10 vs ac rolling 1d20 + 10 vs ac ( 9 )+10 = 19 rolling 1d20 + 10 vs ac ( 13 )+10 = 23 May 20, 2015 1:18PM Ellemerr: Please play quicker. I'm watching Athyria falling asleep on my couch and that doesn't seem good. I mean, it's a nice couch an all. Sheep'd. May 20, 2015 1:18PM Apheori (GM): Guarav isn't responding, so Rhu gets knocked over and takes some damage. May 20, 2015 1:18PM Ellemerr: It's the right place to fall asleep. May 20, 2015 1:18PM Frezak (GM): IS SHE IN MY SPOT? May 20, 2015 1:18PM Gaurav: Eeks sorry May 20, 2015 1:18PM Ellemerr: But I'm not sure it's the right time. Yes, Frezak, she kinda is. May 20, 2015 1:19PM Apheori (GM): Other shadow moves up to invisible person Greibel was talking to. May 20, 2015 1:19PM Frezak (GM): DAMN YOU NAAAAAMES May 20, 2015 1:19PM Apheori (GM): Horrible noises ensue as the shadow is devoured. Apheori (GM) collapses on Frezak. May 20, 2015 1:19PM Frezak (GM): ... I hope that's not an actual thing you do. May 20, 2015 1:20PM Apheori (GM): Two other shadows attack Radek and Squirrel. It's all lungy and stuff. May 20, 2015 1:20PM Frezak (GM): You'll end up with perforations. May 20, 2015 1:20PM Gaurav: I gave Rhu -5 damage. Hope that's okay. May 20, 2015 1:20PM Apheori (GM): rolling 1d20 + 9 vs Radek fort ( 8 )+9 = 17 May 20, 2015 1:20PM Ganelon: Hits. May 20, 2015 1:20PM Apheori (GM): Radek is sickened or something. Squirrel helpfully pukes on him. The remaining shadow lunges for hazz and gets blasted. Well, not blasted. Moth on a bugzapper. You know. May 20, 2015 1:21PM Frezak (GM): 'Zot' May 20, 2015 1:22PM Apheori (GM): Rhu, turn. Go. May 20, 2015 1:22PM Gaurav: Move action: stand up. Standard action: Sequestering strike against the shadow next to Greibel. It's a melee attack so no attack of opportunity. rolling d20+10 vs AC ( 19 )+10 = 29 May 20, 2015 1:24PM Apheori (GM): Totally. May 20, 2015 1:24PM Gaurav: rolling 4d6+5 damage ( 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 )+5 = 23 Hee. Is it still alive? May 20, 2015 1:25PM Apheori (GM): It goes splat. Literally. You're splattered with bits of shadow. They feel like candy. May 20, 2015 1:25PM Gaurav: Darnit. It has a nice teleport thing, but I don't suppose there's anything left to teleport. It -> the attack oh well May 20, 2015 1:25PM Frezak (GM): Shadowguts. May 20, 2015 1:25PM Gaurav: No, I attacked the other one. The one next to Greibel. Minor: Oath of enmity against the shadow next to me And done. May 20, 2015 1:28PM Apheori (GM): Squirrel turns into a gaint crabby thing and claws the one next to her to shreds, then turns around and pukes on Radek some more. May 20, 2015 1:28PM Gaurav: Poor Radek. May 20, 2015 1:28PM Frezak (GM): Could be worse. May 20, 2015 1:28PM Ganelon: Siiigh/ May 20, 2015 1:28PM Apheori (GM): Now he's got godling puke and demonic godling puke. May 20, 2015 1:28PM Frezak (GM): At least it's not singing puke. May 20, 2015 1:29PM Apheori (GM): The puke starts singing. May 20, 2015 1:29PM Frezak (GM): Yes! Gravy harmonizes May 20, 2015 1:30PM Gaurav: Such wonderful music. May 20, 2015 1:30PM Ellemerr: Amadi joins in, doing the... I wish I knew English singing terms now. I don't think it's called the "other voice". It's not the harmony, though; it's another track. May 20, 2015 1:32PM Frezak (GM): Barbershop... triad. May 20, 2015 1:32PM Apheori (GM): Uh, Gravy, do stuff. More stuff. Awesome stuff. THE GRAVE GOD. May 20, 2015 1:33PM Frezak (GM): Gravy directs the singing into a blast of discord, and tries to scrub the shadowthing from this reality. Via the application of a shovel. rolling 1D20+11 ( 18 )+11 = 29 AC I'll assume that's a hit. rolling 2D10+6 ( 1 + 3 )+6 = 10 May 20, 2015 1:34PM Frezak (GM): And the shadow has... -5 to melee attacks. May 20, 2015 1:35PM Apheori (GM): The shadow turns inside out and doesn't split or die. May 20, 2015 1:36PM Frezak (GM): Also it's marked. And Gravy ends his turn. Still humming a malevolent tune. May 20, 2015 1:46PM Apheori (GM): Ellemerr is your new dm. Enjoy. Apheori (GM) passes out. Amadi leads the song into a violent climax, making the shadows shimmer and grow. And grow... and grow... Eventually, they become a sort of dark cloud hanging over everything. Then it starts raining. Amadi pulls a large umbrella out of her pocket, opens it, and motions for everyone to gather 'round. May 20, 2015 1:46PM Gaurav: Good night, Apheori! Rhu gathers around. May 20, 2015 1:47PM Frezak (GM): Gravy... sort of crouches to get under the 'brella. May 20, 2015 1:47PM Gaurav: We could stick the umbrella on one of Gravy's horns May 20, 2015 1:47PM Ellemerr: Wonderful. You have all done well. Keep standing under the umbrella. We'll be back in a week. Have fun. Sweet nightmares y'all. May 20, 2015 1:48PM Gaurav: Sounds like a plan. Good night, Ellemerr!
