Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
Blackadder
is up first with MenoOrder Of Initiative
0 - Meno <====
1 - Hui
2 - Valeren, Monsoon
3 - Aleuva
4 - Gervesin
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Sidereals in Creation
- Thread starter Sherwood
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Blackadder
is up first with MenoOrder Of Initiative
0 - Meno <====
1 - Hui
2 - Valeren, Monsoon
3 - Aleuva
4 - Gervesin
Blackadder
Inquisitor Ordo Hereticus
Meno took simple walking strides towards the demon lord named Gervesin. That name had sounded familiar enough to his ears to make the male demon his choice of target. It would seem rather silly to advanced so lazily seeming. While waving his hand about the place. Except that hand held the power of the four main magical materials, and so, curving with fate and mutability itself, Gervesin found himself cut at by glimmering slashes that appeared from the left, right and his rear, but never the front.
Using Blade of the Battle Maiden, 5 personal motes, 1 WP.
Meno is going to move towards Gervesin and flurry three attacks. Using the stunt reward to refund that WP.
His combined attack traits are:
- Speed 4, Accuracy 17, Damage 14B/L, Parry DV 9, Rate 4, Tags: Overwhelming 3, Piercing
Can appear from anywhere within 25 yards, -2 to enemy PDV, ignores cover.
And Monsoon made it all aggravated, of course and adds an additional +1 for the extra dot of Martial Arts.
Flurry 1: 17D10 = [8, 9, 4, 7, 4, 5, 4, 1, 7, 10, 3, 4, 7, 4, 4, 1, 2]
7 successes.
Flurry 2: 16D10 = [7, 9, 8, 9, 1, 8, 10, 8, 4, 7, 1, 5, 7, 10, 7, 3]
13 successes.
Flurry 3: 15D10 = [1, 10, 6, 2, 9, 4, 10, 5, 2, 1, 1, 7, 4, 3, 6]
6 successes.
WP: 6/8
Personal: 4/20
Peripheral: 51/51
Meno is going to move towards Gervesin and flurry three attacks. Using the stunt reward to refund that WP.
His combined attack traits are:
- Speed 4, Accuracy 17, Damage 14B/L, Parry DV 9, Rate 4, Tags: Overwhelming 3, Piercing
Can appear from anywhere within 25 yards, -2 to enemy PDV, ignores cover.
And Monsoon made it all aggravated, of course and adds an additional +1 for the extra dot of Martial Arts.
Flurry 1: 17D10 = [8, 9, 4, 7, 4, 5, 4, 1, 7, 10, 3, 4, 7, 4, 4, 1, 2]
7 successes.
Flurry 2: 16D10 = [7, 9, 8, 9, 1, 8, 10, 8, 4, 7, 1, 5, 7, 10, 7, 3]
13 successes.
Flurry 3: 15D10 = [1, 10, 6, 2, 9, 4, 10, 5, 2, 1, 1, 7, 4, 3, 6]
6 successes.
WP: 6/8
Personal: 4/20
Peripheral: 51/51
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Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
The demon tries to evade your strikes, but only manages to evade one of the three.
1st hit with 1 success,
2nd hit with 7 successes
Soak is 17L/19B, so go ahead and roll your damage.
JayTee
is up with Hui, and
Blackadder
has some hurtin' to do to the bad guy.
Order Of Initiative
0 - [Meno]
1 - Hui <====
2 - Valeren, Monsoon
3 - Aleuva
4 - Gervesin, Meno
5 -
1st hit with 1 success,
2nd hit with 7 successes
Soak is 17L/19B, so go ahead and roll your damage.
JayTee
is up with Hui, and
Blackadder
has some hurtin' to do to the bad guy.Order Of Initiative
0 - [Meno]
1 - Hui <====
2 - Valeren, Monsoon
3 - Aleuva
4 - Gervesin, Meno
5 -
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JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
While Meno attacked Gervesin from every other direction, Ironhand Hui moved to live up to his namesake, leaping in to the air and crashing down on the demon with overwhelming force, launching and flurry of blows to overwhelm his defenses.
Dice formula = Dex 5 + Martial Arts 5 + Punch 1 + Fist of Iron 2 + Shadow Finger 3 + Infinite Mastery 10 = 26 dice for...
11 successes on attack 1
13 successes on attack 2
11 successes on attack 3
17 successes on attack 4 (FoI rate buff)
Base damage for each attack is 12B (str + Orichalcum bracers + Shadow fingers + punch damage), turned Lethal.
Solar Hero form doubles damage in step 7 for 1m, which I will be spending for each attack, remaining mote neutral per the 2 die stunt rule.
11 successes on attack 1
13 successes on attack 2
11 successes on attack 3
17 successes on attack 4 (FoI rate buff)
Base damage for each attack is 12B (str + Orichalcum bracers + Shadow fingers + punch damage), turned Lethal.
Solar Hero form doubles damage in step 7 for 1m, which I will be spending for each attack, remaining mote neutral per the 2 die stunt rule.
Blackadder
Inquisitor Ordo Hereticus
Gervesin's armored aggravated soak is 15A-4 for Piercing = 11A
First attack: Shadow Fingers bonus, plus successes = 18A - 11A = 7d10
Damage: 7D10 = [3, 5, 8, 2, 8, 10, 8] = 4 successes
Second Attack: Shadow Fingers bonus, plus successes = 24A - 11A = 13d10
Damage: 13D10 = [6, 7, 6, 10, 5, 9, 10, 7, 2, 2, 6, 8, 7] = 7 successes.
First attack: Shadow Fingers bonus, plus successes = 18A - 11A = 7d10
Damage: 7D10 = [3, 5, 8, 2, 8, 10, 8] = 4 successes
Second Attack: Shadow Fingers bonus, plus successes = 24A - 11A = 13d10
Damage: 13D10 = [6, 7, 6, 10, 5, 9, 10, 7, 2, 2, 6, 8, 7] = 7 successes.
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
With the damage done to the demon earlier, the combined attacks of Hui and Meno on Gervesin manage to incapacitate him and he slumps to the floor.
Red Shadow Claws
and
Psychie
are now up
Order Of Initiative
0 - [Meno]
1 - [Hui]
2 - Valeren, Monsoon <====
3 - Aleuva
4 - Meno
5 -
6 - Hui
Red Shadow Claws
and
Psychie
are now upOrder Of Initiative
0 - [Meno]
1 - [Hui]
2 - Valeren, Monsoon <====
3 - Aleuva
4 - Meno
5 -
6 - Hui
Red Shadow Claws
Six Thousand Club
Victorious Monsoon was confident in the group's ability to handle these foul demons.
As he strode towards Alveua, he called out to her "Like a Creature of the Night you dared tresspass into Yu-Shan, and like one, you have sealed your fate in doing so."
As he reached her, his fists seemed to shoot forward of their own accord, blows so perfect that the demon had no chance to escape. One fist connected with her face, while the other struck her just on her chin.
As he strode towards Alveua, he called out to her "Like a Creature of the Night you dared tresspass into Yu-Shan, and like one, you have sealed your fate in doing so."
As he reached her, his fists seemed to shoot forward of their own accord, blows so perfect that the demon had no chance to escape. One fist connected with her face, while the other struck her just on her chin.
spending 18 motes on Unobstructed Blow, and 8 motes and 2 wp on Fateful MA Excellency. Am using both on each of the two attacks.
Doing a 2 punch flurry.
With a 2 die stunt, I have 23 dice on the first attack, and 22 on the second attack.
Due to Unobstructed Blow, both attacks are unblockable and undodgeable, and have the Piercing tag.
Due to Fateful Excellency, all my attack dice are converted to successes.
So 23 successes on first attack, and 22 successes on second attack
Base damage per attack is 12.
So I have 35 dice to damage on first attack, and 34 dice to damage on second attack, reduced by her Soak - 4.(Piercing)
Doing a 2 punch flurry.
With a 2 die stunt, I have 23 dice on the first attack, and 22 on the second attack.
Due to Unobstructed Blow, both attacks are unblockable and undodgeable, and have the Piercing tag.
Due to Fateful Excellency, all my attack dice are converted to successes.
So 23 successes on first attack, and 22 successes on second attack
Base damage per attack is 12.
So I have 35 dice to damage on first attack, and 34 dice to damage on second attack, reduced by her Soak - 4.(Piercing)
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
The demon is helpless against your terrible onslaught. As your punches hit, you can feel bones breaking beneath your hands, dispelling the creature from Malfias before she can even scream in pain.
The way is now clear for you to advance into the main meeting room, and when you do, you walk into a scene of pure horror. Bodies are lying across the room, some of them obviously ripped apart by claws, others were chopped to bits by bladed weapons, and still more were blown to pieces by a series of explosions that tore through the room. The blasts have started several fires, and the smoke is now pouring out of the hole that was ripped into the ceiling. The chamber itself shows signs of a massive battle having been fought, and you can see a half dozen bodies up on the main stage that seem to have been able to last longer than the rest; at a glance you can see the broken forms of Ayesha Ura and Chejop Kejak, both quite dead and mutilated in their final moments.
Nailed to the wall in the very front of the room is a body of one of your newest members of the Fellowship, a young man named Duncan. Other than the spear pinning him to the wall, he looks remarkably intact, and after a moment, you can see a flicker of movement and hear a low moan of pain. It would seem that he is still alive!
I should have gone with a Third Circle Demon! lol
The way is now clear for you to advance into the main meeting room, and when you do, you walk into a scene of pure horror. Bodies are lying across the room, some of them obviously ripped apart by claws, others were chopped to bits by bladed weapons, and still more were blown to pieces by a series of explosions that tore through the room. The blasts have started several fires, and the smoke is now pouring out of the hole that was ripped into the ceiling. The chamber itself shows signs of a massive battle having been fought, and you can see a half dozen bodies up on the main stage that seem to have been able to last longer than the rest; at a glance you can see the broken forms of Ayesha Ura and Chejop Kejak, both quite dead and mutilated in their final moments.
Nailed to the wall in the very front of the room is a body of one of your newest members of the Fellowship, a young man named Duncan. Other than the spear pinning him to the wall, he looks remarkably intact, and after a moment, you can see a flicker of movement and hear a low moan of pain. It would seem that he is still alive!
Psychie
Princess Psychie
Val has to stop herself from just rushing in to save the man nailed to the wall. "Be careful! It may be a trap, designed to lure in another!" She drifts slowly through the room, looking for signs of attackers hidden in the pile of bodies or other explosives that have not gone off. If she finds nothing by the time she gets to the wounded Duncan, she tries to calm him. "Don't worry; we'll get you down and get you help." Using the most gentle touch possible, she grabs the spear pinning him to the wall and pulls it to let him down onto the ground. Val looks up, "We will need a healer to keep him from bleeding out when the spear is pulled from his chest."
Blackadder
Inquisitor Ordo Hereticus
Meno let her focus on the task, draw by the horrific obliteration of the Five-Score Fellowship. And Nazri, he was looking to see if his mentor was brought into Saturn's arms. Whatever force achieved this, was more than two Second Circle demons. But their presence hinted at the source. "The Yozis. Somehow they've pulled one on us all. And if they could do this - they can and will be doing more."
Psychie
Princess Psychie
Valeren nods, still focused on the wounded man. "Or someone has gone to a lot of trouble to make it look like it was them. Either way, we have an eye witness to the . . . slaughter . . . here. If Duncan dies, we lose that. Where is that damn healer?! We need to get this spear out of him!"
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
Even as Valeren is calling for help, various functionaries, lesser gods, and Celestial Lions are making their way into the chamber, all responding to the fires and destruction that was wrought in the Great Hall. Three of these responders come running up to where Valeren is kneeling next to Duncan and begin to frantically treat his wounds. With their healing powers and the various Artifacts available to them in Yu-Shan, he is expected to live.
A total of ten Celestial Lions and over a dozen Lion Dogs are there, acting as security for the firefighters and medics looking through the bodies for other survivors. Several of them come up to your group. "Noble Exalted, would you please come with us? We need to ask you some important questions about your involvement in this, and find out as much as possible as to what happened here. Will you comply?"
A total of ten Celestial Lions and over a dozen Lion Dogs are there, acting as security for the firefighters and medics looking through the bodies for other survivors. Several of them come up to your group. "Noble Exalted, would you please come with us? We need to ask you some important questions about your involvement in this, and find out as much as possible as to what happened here. Will you comply?"
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
"You likely know as much as we do right now." Said Hui. "When we arrived, two demon princes were leaving the area. We dispatched them and went on to find... this." He said, waiving his hand around the room. Hui had no intention of being uncooperative, but what he could provide them was limited.
Psychie
Princess Psychie
Valeren delivers a glare to the Lion doing the talking. "Its not like we were even here for this. The four of us were in Creation when all of this destruction took place. The one you need to question is Duncan, since he was actually here during all of this. In fact, if he lives, I would like to ask him some questions of my own."
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
"That does beg the question of just why you were in Creation and not here with your fellow Sidereals. We are aware that the entirety of the Fellowship was summoned to Yu-Shan some time ago. Why did you not respond sooner?" The implication is quite clear; that you had some kind of advanced notice of the attack and that is why you were not there.
Psychie
Princess Psychie
Val stands there for a moment in silence before answering, obviously trying to control her anger. "We were directed by one of the Maidens not to return to the Celestial City before we did at the cost of our lives. Other than that message, we would have been here for whatever happened in the chamber." Knowing that her own word would not be enough to convince the Lion, she produces the letter and shows it to him. "As you can see, it is from Jupiter herself. Why we were singled out, I cannot say."
Red Shadow Claws
Six Thousand Club
The carnage was unbelievable to Monsoon. He has witnessed death before, many times. But never before has he seen so many Exalted dead. For ones like Ayesha and Chejop to die, would definitely take more than the two demons they faced to kill. And how would these demons even make their way into Yu-Shan?
He was lost in thought when the others were busy with Duncan. But the questions of the Celestial Lions caused him to stir.
"As my friend here told you, we were told by Jupiter to stay clear. But not less importantly, why is it that only now you guys appeared when a group of Demons had managed to find their way into Yu-Shan? How did they infiltrate the city with your kind guarding the entrances?"
A rage was buulding inside him. Someone planned this. And it was likely just a phase in a plan set in motion. Time to find out who is behind this, and what their plan is, and then work to thwart that plan. Whoever went for such an action had better be prepared for Heaven to come after them. But they might now know that some Sidereals still exist.
He was lost in thought when the others were busy with Duncan. But the questions of the Celestial Lions caused him to stir.
"As my friend here told you, we were told by Jupiter to stay clear. But not less importantly, why is it that only now you guys appeared when a group of Demons had managed to find their way into Yu-Shan? How did they infiltrate the city with your kind guarding the entrances?"
A rage was buulding inside him. Someone planned this. And it was likely just a phase in a plan set in motion. Time to find out who is behind this, and what their plan is, and then work to thwart that plan. Whoever went for such an action had better be prepared for Heaven to come after them. But they might now know that some Sidereals still exist.
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
The question of just how the demons got past the Celestial Lions catches the one you are speaking to off guard. The possibility that the gate guardians could have been in any way culpable is not one that the Lion wants to entertain. "At this time, I don't know how that was possible. It will take some time investigating in order to come up with a viable theory. I can say this, though. Other than an inside helper, I don't see it being possible for any demons to get past the gate guardians."
As you are talking, one of the security staff comes up. "It would appear that the Exalt found on the wall will live. His injuries, while extensive, were not life threatening. It is almost as if he were meant to be a witness and tell us what has transpired. It will be some time before he is able to talk, but it is a start."
"What about the rest? Any other survivors?"
"None. We are getting a body count now, trying to see if there are any other members of the Sidereal Fellowship that were not present during the massacre. It will take some time, as some of the remains are badly torn up."
A deep sigh slips from the Lion in front of you. "This is a dark day for us all." He looks to Valeren. "You will be allowed to speak to the survivor as soon as he is alert enough to communicate. It is imperative that the truth of what happened here today is discovered, and he is the only witness we have."
As you are talking, one of the security staff comes up. "It would appear that the Exalt found on the wall will live. His injuries, while extensive, were not life threatening. It is almost as if he were meant to be a witness and tell us what has transpired. It will be some time before he is able to talk, but it is a start."
"What about the rest? Any other survivors?"
"None. We are getting a body count now, trying to see if there are any other members of the Sidereal Fellowship that were not present during the massacre. It will take some time, as some of the remains are badly torn up."
A deep sigh slips from the Lion in front of you. "This is a dark day for us all." He looks to Valeren. "You will be allowed to speak to the survivor as soon as he is alert enough to communicate. It is imperative that the truth of what happened here today is discovered, and he is the only witness we have."
Red Shadow Claws
Six Thousand Club
Monsoon interjects once more. "Do not worry. He WILL speak the truth. I can guarantee that.But while he recovers enough, perhaps it is time we try to speak to the Maidens. Something happened here that was unthinkable, and we need to get to the bottom of this, and possibly alert the entire Celestial Bureaucracy to keep their eyes and ears open."
Psychie
Princess Psychie
Valeren looks up, "I have a spell that will allow all of us to see what Duncan remembers without having to put the poor man through the trauma of retelling the story over and over again."
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
"Very useful." Hui said. "I suggest we make use of it immediately."
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
The Lion says, "Very well. I will have you escorted to the infirmary so you can perform your spell upon the surviving Exalt." He calls over two of the assembled Celestial Lions to go with you. "Will all four of you go together to see this memory?"
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Hui nodded. This was a massive breach in heavenly security,, and he had no intention of being left behind.
Sherwood
Luna's Concubine
The four Exalts are escorted by four Celestial Lions to the hospital where Duncan was taken to be worked on by the most advanced healing magics and technology available. By the time you get to the hospital, he has already come out of surgery and is currently recovering in a private room under the watchful eye of several security guards and doctors.
Looking him over, you can see that Duncan has been bandaged up well, and is awake for you to talk to as you enter his room. He looks ragged; not too surprising, since he was recently nailed to a wall by a spear after witnessing the wholesale slaughter of the Sidereals.
He looks up at the four of you as you enter, tears streaming down his face. "Gods, why didn't they kill me, too? I would rather be dead than deal with the memories of this day."
Looking him over, you can see that Duncan has been bandaged up well, and is awake for you to talk to as you enter his room. He looks ragged; not too surprising, since he was recently nailed to a wall by a spear after witnessing the wholesale slaughter of the Sidereals.
He looks up at the four of you as you enter, tears streaming down his face. "Gods, why didn't they kill me, too? I would rather be dead than deal with the memories of this day."
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Hui hung back, knowing that there was, at best, a fifty fifty chance that this Sidereal would try to blame him for all that had happened. As much as he disliked passivity, he knew it was best to let his star chosen allies handle this.
