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Crypt Quest 2 Campfire No.387300[Last 50 Posts]
The party is currently gathered on the second floor of the house with the surviving henchponies. To the north is a wide hallway leading to a closed door and a passage that turns to the left. To the east is a closed and locked door. To the south is a closed door. To the west is the landing, across from which is the burnt hole in the wall and the room full of blood. The party has been in house house for what feels like hours and the ghosts inhabiting are starting to grow restless.
>>387309
It swings open when you push on it. Inside light filters through a grimy old window and reveals a desk covered with old books and stacks of paper. Lining the walls are bookshelves and cases full of bits and bobs. At the back of the room is a small bed surrounded by a privacy curtain so badly moth eaten that it hardly even exists anymore.
>>387310
You see the same things as Brutus does, but you detect a bit a magic in a few of the things inside the cases. You also see a body behind the desk.
It swings open when you push on it. Inside light filters through a grimy old window and reveals a desk covered with old books and stacks of paper. Lining the walls are bookshelves and cases full of bits and bobs. At the back of the room is a small bed surrounded by a privacy curtain so badly moth eaten that it hardly even exists anymore.
>>387310
You see the same things as Brutus does, but you detect a bit a magic in a few of the things inside the cases. You also see a body behind the desk.
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>>387332
The door creaks loudly as you shut it. The door to the east does not budge when you try to open it.
>>387333
Dreamkicker
The door creaks loudly as you shut it. The door to the east does not budge when you try to open it.
>>387333
Dreamkicker
Behind the door you can see a small room with an even smaller amount of light coming in through blackened windows. Inside this room is an old, rotten couch sitting across from a desk with a few papers and several small books on it. On one side of the desk is a bookshelf and on the other side of it is a closed door.
>>387346
>>387347
>>387348
>>387349
>>387350
The lot of you go down the stairs and left to the small room. To the north and west are closed doors. To the south there is an empty doorway that leads to the library. To the east is the grand entry hall.
>>387349
>>387351
One of the henchponies speaks.
"This used to be where the Inquisitors in this city stayed. Most of the traps here were probably their doing."
>>387353
"Most likely."
>>387347
>>387348
>>387349
>>387350
The lot of you go down the stairs and left to the small room. To the north and west are closed doors. To the south there is an empty doorway that leads to the library. To the east is the grand entry hall.
>>387349
>>387351
One of the henchponies speaks.
"This used to be where the Inquisitors in this city stayed. Most of the traps here were probably their doing."
>>387353
"Most likely."
>>387358
>>387359
He looks at you crossly.
"I did not say they made all the traps in here. It is also possible that many of the traps have been perverted by the foul things that have taken control of this place."
>>387360
"The Inquisitors do not believe the armory would be kept in the basement. Most likely, it will be near the barracks."
>>387361
Nope. The door swings open easily. Behind it is a large room that is illuminated well by tall windows that line the walls. The floor is made of old, cracked tiles and rotted wooden benches and other wooden things rest against the wall. In the center of the room is a large pit surrounded by small, rusty spouts.
>>387362
You focus more of your magic on the spell and get a slightly clearer image. Inside the room is a dusty, empty weapon rack and a small slit for spying on the grand entry hall.
Your magical gaze fails to penetrate the door this time, but you remember what you saw last time. Behind the door is what looks like an old guard post meant to watch the front approach to the house. Inside is a corpse with a broken sword.
>>387359
He looks at you crossly.
"I did not say they made all the traps in here. It is also possible that many of the traps have been perverted by the foul things that have taken control of this place."
>>387360
"The Inquisitors do not believe the armory would be kept in the basement. Most likely, it will be near the barracks."
>>387361
Nope. The door swings open easily. Behind it is a large room that is illuminated well by tall windows that line the walls. The floor is made of old, cracked tiles and rotted wooden benches and other wooden things rest against the wall. In the center of the room is a large pit surrounded by small, rusty spouts.
>>387362
You focus more of your magic on the spell and get a slightly clearer image. Inside the room is a dusty, empty weapon rack and a small slit for spying on the grand entry hall.
>>387377
One of the henchponies looks at the ceiling and cocks an ear. Another looks at the large bath in the middle of the room and takes a few steps towards it..
"Who turned on the water?"
>>387378
You can hear running water.
>>387379
>>387380
>>387382
The three of your hear a thump from upstairs.
>>387381
>>387383
You two hear nothing.
One of the henchponies looks at the ceiling and cocks an ear. Another looks at the large bath in the middle of the room and takes a few steps towards it..
"Who turned on the water?"
>>387378
You can hear running water.
>>387379
>>387380
>>387382
The three of your hear a thump from upstairs.
>>387381
>>387383
You two hear nothing.
Dreamkicker (Omniseer) No.387387
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>>387395
The tub is empty save for a small pool of sludge around one of the drains.
>>387396
Brutus
>>387397
He convulses as your lightning bolt hits him, but keeps moving. His fellows start to get angry when they see you attack him, but when they see him continue to move despite the electricity coursing through him they try to grab him.
[4d10]
Roll #1 3, 8, 1, 5 = 17
The tub is empty save for a small pool of sludge around one of the drains.
>>387396
Brutus
You watch as the black water fills the tub. You really want to jump in.
>>387397
He convulses as your lightning bolt hits him, but keeps moving. His fellows start to get angry when they see you attack him, but when they see him continue to move despite the electricity coursing through him they try to grab him.
[4d10]
Roll #1 3, 8, 1, 5 = 17
Brutus [Male Buffalo Knight] No.387403
>>387401
I'll take a few hesitant steps towards the bath, and then shake my head. This is foolish. No one else can see the water except that other inquisitor, and there's something not right about him.
>>387400
"Bruty? That's an interesting nickname. And yes, it's likely ghost water. Compelling ghost water."
I'll take a few hesitant steps towards the bath, and then shake my head. This is foolish. No one else can see the water except that other inquisitor, and there's something not right about him.
>>387400
"Bruty? That's an interesting nickname. And yes, it's likely ghost water. Compelling ghost water."
>>387402
There is no water, just a puddle of sludge around a drain.
>>387403
Foolish, and yet your hooves keep moving you forwards.
>>387401
His comrades are able to restrain him, but during the struggle he manages to throw one into the empty pool.
>>387404
Luckily, you are able to grab him with with your magic and set him back down out side the pool.
>>387408
>>387409
The two of you are able to grab the large buffalo and pull him away from the pool.
>>387410
You, unfortunately, trip and bump noggins with Brutus.
There is no water, just a puddle of sludge around a drain.
>>387403
Foolish, and yet your hooves keep moving you forwards.
>>387401
His comrades are able to restrain him, but during the struggle he manages to throw one into the empty pool.
>>387404
Luckily, you are able to grab him with with your magic and set him back down out side the pool.
>>387408
>>387409
The two of you are able to grab the large buffalo and pull him away from the pool.
>>387410
You, unfortunately, trip and bump noggins with Brutus.
>>387412
He has calmed down and the others have let him up, but are keeping a close eye on him.
"We should get out of here mage, and find that armory."
>>387413
>>387414
Their heads look fine.
>>387417
Deamkicker saved the one that got thrown in.
>>387418
And fine you are. With a shake of your head everything returns to normal, but you find yourself a few steps closer to the bath.
He has calmed down and the others have let him up, but are keeping a close eye on him.
"We should get out of here mage, and find that armory."
>>387413
>>387414
Their heads look fine.
>>387417
Deamkicker saved the one that got thrown in.
>>387418
And fine you are. With a shake of your head everything returns to normal, but you find yourself a few steps closer to the bath.
>>387460
>>387465
You two go inside. At the north end of the room you can see several crumpled bedframes stacked on top of each other against a wall. One of the henchponies looks at you and scrunches.
"Can you feel it too? Hurry up and shift those beds."
>>387462
Oh but you are talking to me, my little goat. You even wanted me to do something for those ponies in that room, didn't you?
>>387465
You two go inside. At the north end of the room you can see several crumpled bedframes stacked on top of each other against a wall. One of the henchponies looks at you and scrunches.
"Can you feel it too? Hurry up and shift those beds."
>>387462
Oh but you are talking to me, my little goat. You even wanted me to do something for those ponies in that room, didn't you?
>>387468
Fun? Well why didn't you say so, billy? This won't be easy though, so you are going to owe me one."
>>387470
>>387469
All of the bedframes in the room, with the exception of the ones piled against the wall at the end of the room, rise into the air and throw themselves at you and the henchponies.
Roll to dodge.
[1d5]
Roll #1 2 = 2
Fun? Well why didn't you say so, billy? This won't be easy though, so you are going to owe me one."
>>387470
>>387469
All of the bedframes in the room, with the exception of the ones piled against the wall at the end of the room, rise into the air and throw themselves at you and the henchponies.
Roll to dodge.
[1d5]
Roll #1 2 = 2
>>387474
You keep moving and let the beds bounce harmlessly off your side.
>>387476
And you stay safe in your buffalo bunker.
>>387475
One of the henchponies doesn't react in time and is missed completely by the flying beds. Three of the others try to dodge and are hit by flying beds, but don't take much damage.
>>387477
The last one, however, dives to the side and is struck a nasty blow to the side of her head. There is a loud crack as the heavy bedframe splits her head open and sends her sprawling across the floor. Her body starts to shrivel as a larger than normal amount of blood pours out.
>>387478
Too late, little goat. It seems only three of your friends were smart enough to play my game though. Oh well, live and learn. Remember our deal, Pommy.
You keep moving and let the beds bounce harmlessly off your side.
>>387476
And you stay safe in your buffalo bunker.
>>387475
One of the henchponies doesn't react in time and is missed completely by the flying beds. Three of the others try to dodge and are hit by flying beds, but don't take much damage.
>>387477
The last one, however, dives to the side and is struck a nasty blow to the side of her head. There is a loud crack as the heavy bedframe splits her head open and sends her sprawling across the floor. Her body starts to shrivel as a larger than normal amount of blood pours out.
>>387478
Too late, little goat. It seems only three of your friends were smart enough to play my game though. Oh well, live and learn. Remember our deal, Pommy.
>>387480
One of the ponies lifts her up and carries her out of the room as you charge at the pile of beds. It shifts as you hit it, but stays in place.
>>387481
You don't hear much, but a pony nearly runs into carrying a body out of the room.
>>387483
You pluck the emaciated body off the pegasus's back and lay it gently on the floor. Blood pouring out of a large wound on its head.
>>387484
After the pegasus runs out of the room with the wounded pony on his back you peak into the room. You can see Brutus collide with a pile of beds while the henchponies in the room with him stand guard.
>>387485
The pegasus shouts at you.
"I tried that! Regular magic won't work, do whatever you did to fix the one that got kissed by that ghoul!"
One of the ponies lifts her up and carries her out of the room as you charge at the pile of beds. It shifts as you hit it, but stays in place.
>>387481
You don't hear much, but a pony nearly runs into carrying a body out of the room.
>>387483
You pluck the emaciated body off the pegasus's back and lay it gently on the floor. Blood pouring out of a large wound on its head.
>>387484
After the pegasus runs out of the room with the wounded pony on his back you peak into the room. You can see Brutus collide with a pile of beds while the henchponies in the room with him stand guard.
>>387485
The pegasus shouts at you.
"I tried that! Regular magic won't work, do whatever you did to fix the one that got kissed by that ghoul!"
>>387487
She nearly chokes on the potion and coughs it back up.
>>387488
You quickly mix up a slave and rub it into the gash on her head. The wound festers instantly, but the puss soon washes away as more blood comes out. Before long the wound has scabbed over and her body no longer looks like all the blood was sucked out of it. She opens her eyes and tries to stand up, but the pegasus stops her.
>>387488
You crash through the beds this time and into a small room. Lining the room are racks full with various weapons on them. There are more weapons scatter across the floor.
She nearly chokes on the potion and coughs it back up.
>>387488
You quickly mix up a slave and rub it into the gash on her head. The wound festers instantly, but the puss soon washes away as more blood comes out. Before long the wound has scabbed over and her body no longer looks like all the blood was sucked out of it. She opens her eyes and tries to stand up, but the pegasus stops her.
>>387488
You crash through the beds this time and into a small room. Lining the room are racks full with various weapons on them. There are more weapons scatter across the floor.
>>387510
You see a dusty old party cannon sitting in the corner next to a barrel full of party cannon ammunition.
>>387511
>>387515
A gun would need to be rolled for.
You spot a slingshot lying on the ground next to some small rocks.
>>387511
You grab the nonglowing shield and a few swords.
>>387513
All the weapons and most of the ammunition in here is magical.You spot a crossbow that looks to be the equal of yours on a rack next to a quiver full of bolts.
>>387514
You find a bunch of bolts and a knife.
>>387516
A holy boomerang is hanging on a peg on the wall.
You see a dusty old party cannon sitting in the corner next to a barrel full of party cannon ammunition.
>>387511
>>387515
A gun would need to be rolled for.
You spot a slingshot lying on the ground next to some small rocks.
>>387511
You grab the nonglowing shield and a few swords.
>>387513
All the weapons and most of the ammunition in here is magical.You spot a crossbow that looks to be the equal of yours on a rack next to a quiver full of bolts.
>>387514
You find a bunch of bolts and a knife.
>>387516
A holy boomerang is hanging on a peg on the wall.
The party and the Inquisitorial henchponies all stand inside the cramped armory with their new weapon. It took them a while to get there, but they eventually braved the bloody room and were rewarded for their heroism. With their new, magical weapons they will hopefully feel safer as they search for a way to disable the magical shield surrounding the estate and let the Inquisitors in.
Players, please state what weapons you chose from the armory.
Players, please state what weapons you chose from the armory.
>>395118
"Hornbeard, do you wish for a weapon as well?"
What can I find?
Rolling to see if I can find a nice sword or a new ring to put on my staff.
Roll #1 8 = 8
"Hornbeard, do you wish for a weapon as well?"
What can I find?
Rolling to see if I can find a nice sword or a new ring to put on my staff.
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>395129
"It would probably be in the head inquisitor's room."
>>395131
"Yes, Mistress."
He looks around the armory and takes a dagger. You find both a sword and some rings to put on your staff.
>>395130
"We already have weapons as good as these."
>>395136
You make a couple of bright green glowing potions. You have no idea what they will do if drunk.
"It would probably be in the head inquisitor's room."
>>395131
"Yes, Mistress."
He looks around the armory and takes a dagger. You find both a sword and some rings to put on your staff.
>>395130
"We already have weapons as good as these."
>>395136
You make a couple of bright green glowing potions. You have no idea what they will do if drunk.
>>395145
"Maybe? It seemed a little small to be the head inquisitor's room."
>>395141
"No idea."
>>395139
They are infused with magic. This allows them to damage incorporeal and ethereal enemies.
>>395147
You rolled twice. Of course, now that I go back and look at it I realize that was two skill rolls.
>>395147
You find a perfect copy of his hat.
"Maybe? It seemed a little small to be the head inquisitor's room."
>>395141
"No idea."
>>395139
They are infused with magic. This allows them to damage incorporeal and ethereal enemies.
>>395147
You rolled twice. Of course, now that I go back and look at it I realize that was two skill rolls.
>>395147
You find a perfect copy of his hat.
>>395244
>>395246
>>395249
>>395251
>>395255
>>395262
All of you follow the Inquisitors back into the bloody barracks. After setting hoof in the room the smell of flesh blood fills your nostrils even as you can feel the stickiness of it on the floor. A terrible ringing noises bores its way into all of your heads. All in all, it's the same as what happened last time you came through here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGGEc5iMovQ
Roll.
[5d10]
Roll #1 3, 10, 4, 5, 9 = 31
>>395246
>>395249
>>395251
>>395255
>>395262
All of you follow the Inquisitors back into the bloody barracks. After setting hoof in the room the smell of flesh blood fills your nostrils even as you can feel the stickiness of it on the floor. A terrible ringing noises bores its way into all of your heads. All in all, it's the same as what happened last time you came through here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGGEc5iMovQ
Roll.
[5d10]
Roll #1 3, 10, 4, 5, 9 = 31
>>395176
Oops. Horbeard takes a bow and some arrows.
Nearly a dozen shrieking, pale forms burst from the walls, floor, and ceiling. Once ponies, these translucent banshees have too-large mouths and sunken pits where their eyes once were. Their legs and bodies are torn and stretched and their ghostly innards are visible. They swarm around and through the party and the henchponies. Three of the henchponies cry out in pain, but one slashes with his blade and strikes a passing ghost.
>>395274
One the the ghosts sticks you with a spear as it passes. you can faintly feeling it dig into your skin as it passes through you.
>>395275
Candied horseradish. Yum yum.
>>395276
You are struck in the face with a ghostly axe. It feels as if your skull were split apart, but the pain fades quickly and a drop of blood falls from your nose.
>>395277
You jump over a ghost as it rushes you with an immaterial sword.
>>395278
Your connection to the spirit world gives you a split second warning before the ghosts arrive. You throw yourself to the ground and pull down Hornbeard with you.
>>395288
A ghost grazes you with a see-through arrow.
>>395290
A ghost slashes at you with a sword. The pain of it is real but no wound manifests.
>>395304
Not thinking, you raise your silver dagger to parry the blow, your silver dagger catches the ghostly blade and turns it, saving you from getting hit.
The henchponies really and attack.
[5d10]
Roll #1 2, 8, 2, 9, 1 = 22
Oops. Horbeard takes a bow and some arrows.
Nearly a dozen shrieking, pale forms burst from the walls, floor, and ceiling. Once ponies, these translucent banshees have too-large mouths and sunken pits where their eyes once were. Their legs and bodies are torn and stretched and their ghostly innards are visible. They swarm around and through the party and the henchponies. Three of the henchponies cry out in pain, but one slashes with his blade and strikes a passing ghost.
>>395274
One the the ghosts sticks you with a spear as it passes. you can faintly feeling it dig into your skin as it passes through you.
>>395275
Candied horseradish. Yum yum.
>>395276
You are struck in the face with a ghostly axe. It feels as if your skull were split apart, but the pain fades quickly and a drop of blood falls from your nose.
>>395277
You jump over a ghost as it rushes you with an immaterial sword.
>>395278
Your connection to the spirit world gives you a split second warning before the ghosts arrive. You throw yourself to the ground and pull down Hornbeard with you.
>>395288
A ghost grazes you with a see-through arrow.
>>395290
A ghost slashes at you with a sword. The pain of it is real but no wound manifests.
>>395304
Not thinking, you raise your silver dagger to parry the blow, your silver dagger catches the ghostly blade and turns it, saving you from getting hit.
The henchponies really and attack.
[5d10]
Roll #1 2, 8, 2, 9, 1 = 22
>>395343
"Do not let yourselves be blinded by fear! Only what they have done is real, your pain is a manifestation of their trickery!"
Swing and strike one down.
Roll #1 4 = 4
"Do not let yourselves be blinded by fear! Only what they have done is real, your pain is a manifestation of their trickery!"
Swing and strike one down.
Roll #1 4 = 4
>>395343
One of the henchponies is hit by two ghosts and goes down. Another takes a beating but remains on his hooves. Two of the henchponies manage to strike the ghosts attacking them. The fifth one convulses as a ghost sneaks up behind him and jumps into his body.
>>395347
The ghost dodges out of the way at the very last second with a gravity defying flip.
>>395351
The ghost you are aiming for floats backwards and another strikes you from behidn with what feels like a mace.
>>395352
A ghost punches you in the stomach from below and throws off your aim. Your bolt impacts harmlessly with the ceiling.
>>395357
A large ghost with a greenish tint stretches its mouth open and swallows the cannon's shot.
When you cleave tell me how many you will be attacking.
>>395360
Hornbeard, unused to combat in a living body, trips. A ghost seizes the opportunity and dives into his body.
>>395361
One of the ghosts strikes you with a whip as you try to sing. It stings but does little physical damage.
>>395364
You fire into the swarming mass of ghosts and fire. Your arrow glows as it punches a hole through a ghost.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 1, 9, 9, 9 = 28 / Roll #2 9, 5 = 14 / Roll #3 6, 5 = 11
One of the henchponies is hit by two ghosts and goes down. Another takes a beating but remains on his hooves. Two of the henchponies manage to strike the ghosts attacking them. The fifth one convulses as a ghost sneaks up behind him and jumps into his body.
>>395347
The ghost dodges out of the way at the very last second with a gravity defying flip.
>>395351
The ghost you are aiming for floats backwards and another strikes you from behidn with what feels like a mace.
>>395352
A ghost punches you in the stomach from below and throws off your aim. Your bolt impacts harmlessly with the ceiling.
>>395357
A large ghost with a greenish tint stretches its mouth open and swallows the cannon's shot.
When you cleave tell me how many you will be attacking.
>>395360
Hornbeard, unused to combat in a living body, trips. A ghost seizes the opportunity and dives into his body.
>>395361
One of the ghosts strikes you with a whip as you try to sing. It stings but does little physical damage.
>>395364
You fire into the swarming mass of ghosts and fire. Your arrow glows as it punches a hole through a ghost.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 1, 9, 9, 9 = 28 / Roll #2 9, 5 = 14 / Roll #3 6, 5 = 11
>>395395
"Hornbeard! Control!"
Right…
I should be able to do something here. I'm.. an exorcist, right!"
Commune!
Commune with the ghost in Hornbeard's body and scream at it to leave! BEGONE!
Roll #1 3 + 2 = 5
"Hornbeard! Control!"
Right…
I should be able to do something here. I'm.. an exorcist, right!"
Commune!
Commune with the ghost in Hornbeard's body and scream at it to leave! BEGONE!
Roll #1 3 + 2 = 5
>>395395
Two henchponies rush their attackers and overpower them, forcing the ghosts away and leaving them to float helplessly through the air. The third strikes a ghost with a savage blow and it vanishes with a loud, but quickly diminishing, wail. A ghost divebombs another henchpony and disappears inside even as a ghost rockets out of another henchpony.
>>395407
You charge at the wall of wailing ghosts and they split apart, but one is not fast enough and bounces off your shield.
>>395409
You aren't able to make contact with the spirit in him before one grips your horns and pulls in two different directions, causing you a fair bit of pain.
>>395415
You charge at the ghost and pass right through it, leaving you felling very cold.
>>395416
A ghost charges you. Right before you release your magic it collides with you and vanishes. you can feel yourself roughly shoved into a corner of your own mind as the ghost takes control of your body.
Roll 2d10 for six rounds. First roll is DC8 to break free and the second is to attack your friends.
>>395420
You heal Dreamkicker of his Hits.
>>395426
Your arrows are all dodged by the agile ghosts.
>>395428
While he is possessed I will roll for him.
[5d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 4, 6, 7, 4, 2 = 23 / Roll #2 3, 5 = 8 / Roll #3 6, 10 = 16
Two henchponies rush their attackers and overpower them, forcing the ghosts away and leaving them to float helplessly through the air. The third strikes a ghost with a savage blow and it vanishes with a loud, but quickly diminishing, wail. A ghost divebombs another henchpony and disappears inside even as a ghost rockets out of another henchpony.
>>395407
You charge at the wall of wailing ghosts and they split apart, but one is not fast enough and bounces off your shield.
>>395409
You aren't able to make contact with the spirit in him before one grips your horns and pulls in two different directions, causing you a fair bit of pain.
>>395415
You charge at the ghost and pass right through it, leaving you felling very cold.
>>395416
A ghost charges you. Right before you release your magic it collides with you and vanishes. you can feel yourself roughly shoved into a corner of your own mind as the ghost takes control of your body.
Roll 2d10 for six rounds. First roll is DC8 to break free and the second is to attack your friends.
>>395420
You heal Dreamkicker of his Hits.
>>395426
Your arrows are all dodged by the agile ghosts.
>>395428
While he is possessed I will roll for him.
[5d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 4, 6, 7, 4, 2 = 23 / Roll #2 3, 5 = 8 / Roll #3 6, 10 = 16
>>395448
Two more henchponies get struck, one by their possessed comrade. The other two strike at the helplessly floating ghosts and each of them vanish with a long, drawn-out wail.
>>395450
You nearly break the bonds holding you in your mental prison, but the ghost catches on and forces you back down. You can only watch what the ghost does with your body.
>>395456
The ghost slips around your shield then forces its way up your nose, into your ears, and down your throat. You can feel the ghost controlling you like a puppet on strings.
>>395457
Hornbeard rears up and headbutts you. Years of healthy living let you horns take the force of his blow with letting you take any damage.
>>395460
You miss again.
>>395466
Pomelo wheels around and frys you with a bolt of magic. The pain sends you to your knees in front of him.
>>395468
A ghost slams into your side as you try to load the stone into your sling. You can only watch as your body weighs the stone in its hoof, then loads it and starts to swing your sling.
Remember, if you are possessed roll 2d10
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 4, 3, 4, 9 = 20 / Roll #2 6, 2 = 8 / Roll #3 4, 3 = 7
Two more henchponies get struck, one by their possessed comrade. The other two strike at the helplessly floating ghosts and each of them vanish with a long, drawn-out wail.
>>395450
You nearly break the bonds holding you in your mental prison, but the ghost catches on and forces you back down. You can only watch what the ghost does with your body.
>>395456
The ghost slips around your shield then forces its way up your nose, into your ears, and down your throat. You can feel the ghost controlling you like a puppet on strings.
>>395457
Hornbeard rears up and headbutts you. Years of healthy living let you horns take the force of his blow with letting you take any damage.
>>395460
You miss again.
>>395466
Pomelo wheels around and frys you with a bolt of magic. The pain sends you to your knees in front of him.
>>395468
A ghost slams into your side as you try to load the stone into your sling. You can only watch as your body weighs the stone in its hoof, then loads it and starts to swing your sling.
Remember, if you are possessed roll 2d10
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 4, 3, 4, 9 = 20 / Roll #2 6, 2 = 8 / Roll #3 4, 3 = 7
>>395503
three of the henchponies continue to take blows from the ghosts even as they dodge their comrades attacks. One collapses, but the unicorn mare rushes to his side and helps him back to his hooves while healing him with her magic.
>>395511
Your mentail scream scares the ghost and forces it out in front of your party cannon. you fire, and the ghost vanishes while another is peppered with party shrapnel.
>>395512
Unable to get free while the ghost is monitoring you, you can only watch as it zaps Pomelo again.
>>395513
You are unable to do anything as Brustus jumps up and slams you against the ceiling. Luckily his dense fur provides some protection.
>>395517
Only because that's a 12.
You slip a small talisman of Nature into his mouth and the ghost flees from him.
>>395520
The ghost, safe inside Hornbeards flesh, is immune to your healing magic.
>>395523
You are almost able to break free, but the pull of the strings is too much and you feel yourself jump into the air and impact with the ceiling.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 9, 1, 3, 9 = 22 / Roll #2 10, 8 = 18 / Roll #3 7, 6 = 13
three of the henchponies continue to take blows from the ghosts even as they dodge their comrades attacks. One collapses, but the unicorn mare rushes to his side and helps him back to his hooves while healing him with her magic.
>>395511
Your mentail scream scares the ghost and forces it out in front of your party cannon. you fire, and the ghost vanishes while another is peppered with party shrapnel.
>>395512
Unable to get free while the ghost is monitoring you, you can only watch as it zaps Pomelo again.
>>395513
You are unable to do anything as Brustus jumps up and slams you against the ceiling. Luckily his dense fur provides some protection.
>>395517
Only because that's a 12.
You slip a small talisman of Nature into his mouth and the ghost flees from him.
>>395520
The ghost, safe inside Hornbeards flesh, is immune to your healing magic.
>>395523
You are almost able to break free, but the pull of the strings is too much and you feel yourself jump into the air and impact with the ceiling.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 9, 1, 3, 9 = 22 / Roll #2 10, 8 = 18 / Roll #3 7, 6 = 13
>>395562
One henchpony hits a ghost with his sword and sends it drifting helplessly. Another is attacked but once again brought back to his hooves by the female unicorn. The possessed one forces the ghost out of his body, but it hops right in to another one of the henchponies.
>>395569
The ghost tries to make you jump again, but quickly shifts its focus to keeping you upright when you almost fall over.
>>395572
You quickly turn your rope into a set of reigns and loop it through his mouth. You can now keep him from attacking if you roll higher than him.
>>395577
You get back to your burnt, crispy hooves.
>>395579
His skin is burnt and and crisp. There are small patches where you ca see the muscle underneath. You fire off a shot distractedly and miss the ghosts.
>>395580
While you are setting up your ruse a ghost strikes you with a flail.
>>395583
Another ghost strikes you in the same spot and once again you find yourself a prisoner inside your head.
>>395611
Unfamiliar with the weapon, you miss your target. At leas the boomerang returns to you.
[4d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 10, 3, 1, 7 = 21 / Roll #2 6, 9 = 15
One henchpony hits a ghost with his sword and sends it drifting helplessly. Another is attacked but once again brought back to his hooves by the female unicorn. The possessed one forces the ghost out of his body, but it hops right in to another one of the henchponies.
>>395569
The ghost tries to make you jump again, but quickly shifts its focus to keeping you upright when you almost fall over.
>>395572
You quickly turn your rope into a set of reigns and loop it through his mouth. You can now keep him from attacking if you roll higher than him.
>>395577
You get back to your burnt, crispy hooves.
>>395579
His skin is burnt and and crisp. There are small patches where you ca see the muscle underneath. You fire off a shot distractedly and miss the ghosts.
>>395580
While you are setting up your ruse a ghost strikes you with a flail.
>>395583
Another ghost strikes you in the same spot and once again you find yourself a prisoner inside your head.
>>395611
Unfamiliar with the weapon, you miss your target. At leas the boomerang returns to you.
[4d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 10, 3, 1, 7 = 21 / Roll #2 6, 9 = 15
>>395618
One of the henchponies charges his sword with magic and blasts one of the ghosts. It's flickering form drifts away from the fight. The possessed henchponies strikes one of his friends before the ghost leaves his body. He starts to apologize, but is stop by the unicorn who heals him. The last henchpony gets possessed.
>>395621
You get hit in the guy by two ghosts this time, and end up shooting the floor.
>>395624
A ghost dances around your swings before whacking you on the head. you are starting to feel dizzy.
>>395629
You are unable to break free and watch yourself shoot Happyhorn with a rock.
>>395630
You jabber on and on about parties to try and fill Bessy with strength.
>>395633
A rock hits you in the side of the head and Brutus slams you against a wall.
>>395637
The ghost slams your body, and Happyhorn, against a wall.
>>395643
You miss again but catch it. These boomerangs sure aren't as easy to throw as they look.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 1, 6, 10, 2 = 19 / Roll #2 9, 2 = 11 / Roll #3 10, 9 = 19
One of the henchponies charges his sword with magic and blasts one of the ghosts. It's flickering form drifts away from the fight. The possessed henchponies strikes one of his friends before the ghost leaves his body. He starts to apologize, but is stop by the unicorn who heals him. The last henchpony gets possessed.
>>395621
You get hit in the guy by two ghosts this time, and end up shooting the floor.
>>395624
A ghost dances around your swings before whacking you on the head. you are starting to feel dizzy.
>>395629
You are unable to break free and watch yourself shoot Happyhorn with a rock.
>>395630
You jabber on and on about parties to try and fill Bessy with strength.
>>395633
A rock hits you in the side of the head and Brutus slams you against a wall.
>>395637
The ghost slams your body, and Happyhorn, against a wall.
>>395643
You miss again but catch it. These boomerangs sure aren't as easy to throw as they look.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 1, 6, 10, 2 = 19 / Roll #2 9, 2 = 11 / Roll #3 10, 9 = 19
>>395651
A ghost dives into one of the henchponies as one attacks a ghost and sends it floting away while the other heals him. While they do that another henchpony gets mauled by a ghost. The last one forces the ghost out of his body, as the Hornbeard.
>>395653
Empowered by Pomelo's holy party words you cast the ghost out of your body.
>>395654
You slam into the wall again.
>>395655
You feel something inside you break as you are caught between the wall and some of Brutus's armor.
>>395657
There is no lead ghost here, but can see waves of evil rising up from beneath the mansion. There must be a basement.
>>395663
You heal all the brunch and scars on your body, regrow your goat, and even make your horns a bit bigger without ruining your cuteness.
>>395667
You strike one of the floating ghosts with your boomerang and it vanishes. the boomerang returns to you.
[4d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 3, 5, 3, 2 = 13 / Roll #2 3, 1 = 4
A ghost dives into one of the henchponies as one attacks a ghost and sends it floting away while the other heals him. While they do that another henchpony gets mauled by a ghost. The last one forces the ghost out of his body, as the Hornbeard.
>>395653
Empowered by Pomelo's holy party words you cast the ghost out of your body.
>>395654
You slam into the wall again.
>>395655
You feel something inside you break as you are caught between the wall and some of Brutus's armor.
>>395657
There is no lead ghost here, but can see waves of evil rising up from beneath the mansion. There must be a basement.
>>395663
You heal all the brunch and scars on your body, regrow your goat, and even make your horns a bit bigger without ruining your cuteness.
>>395667
You strike one of the floating ghosts with your boomerang and it vanishes. the boomerang returns to you.
[4d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 3, 5, 3, 2 = 13 / Roll #2 3, 1 = 4
>>395695
The possessed henchpony trips over his hooves and falls down. The other henchponies get swarmed by ghosts. Two remain standing, but the unicorn mare and a pegasus stallion go down.
>>395698
Your focus is broken too soon as a ghost runs a spear through your gut. Holes appear on your sides, but your guts stay in place even as you collapse helplessly.
>>395699
The ghost runs from the stone and vanishes through a wall before reappearing a few feet to the left.
>>395707
Your horns glow and you can feel the strength return to Happyhorn.
>>395709
The ghost stays in your head but a monumental effort by Happyhorn is able to keep you from hurting anyone.
>>395712
The ghosts dodge your bolts.
>>395714
You grab the rope tight and steer Brutus between your friends and the henchponies.
>>395719
You chase after them and feel your limbs grow heavy as a ghost phases through your back. Without you ordering it, your body readies your silver spear.
[4d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 1, 4, 10, 2 = 17 / Roll #2 1, 4 = 5
The possessed henchpony trips over his hooves and falls down. The other henchponies get swarmed by ghosts. Two remain standing, but the unicorn mare and a pegasus stallion go down.
>>395698
Your focus is broken too soon as a ghost runs a spear through your gut. Holes appear on your sides, but your guts stay in place even as you collapse helplessly.
>>395699
The ghost runs from the stone and vanishes through a wall before reappearing a few feet to the left.
>>395707
Your horns glow and you can feel the strength return to Happyhorn.
>>395709
The ghost stays in your head but a monumental effort by Happyhorn is able to keep you from hurting anyone.
>>395712
The ghosts dodge your bolts.
>>395714
You grab the rope tight and steer Brutus between your friends and the henchponies.
>>395719
You chase after them and feel your limbs grow heavy as a ghost phases through your back. Without you ordering it, your body readies your silver spear.
[4d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 1, 4, 10, 2 = 17 / Roll #2 1, 4 = 5
>>395744
huh that's weird, I just need my hooves for this, pull happy horn away. '1d10'
Roll #1 10 = 10 / Roll #2 3 = 3
huh that's weird, I just need my hooves for this, pull happy horn away. '1d10'
Roll #1 10 = 10 / Roll #2 3 = 3
>>395744
A ghost possesses a second henchpony as the other one tries to stand up.The standing henchpony takes a further beating while the floored unicorn mare cries out in pain. The pagasus stallion stands up and attacks the ghost attacking him. It is thrown back and floats away.
>>395746
You charge right into the downed unicorn amre and can feel her bones crack beneath your hooves as the ghost leaves you. She coughs up blood and whimpers in a way that does not match with her warrior looks and behavior.
>>395748
The ghost vanishes into the floor, which your lightning bolt scorches, and reappears behind you. It hits you with a large, ghostly axe and sends you to the ground, helpless.
>>395750
The ghost is chased away by a loud snarl inside your mind.
>>395752
You are unable to get up, but Hornbeard keep you safe.
>>395753
You take you time to line up a shot, then hit one of the ghosts. your arrow punches a large hole in it and it drifts away.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 10, 4, 1, 4 = 19 / Roll #2 9, 4 = 13 / Roll #3 1, 4 = 5
A ghost possesses a second henchpony as the other one tries to stand up.The standing henchpony takes a further beating while the floored unicorn mare cries out in pain. The pagasus stallion stands up and attacks the ghost attacking him. It is thrown back and floats away.
>>395746
You charge right into the downed unicorn amre and can feel her bones crack beneath your hooves as the ghost leaves you. She coughs up blood and whimpers in a way that does not match with her warrior looks and behavior.
>>395748
The ghost vanishes into the floor, which your lightning bolt scorches, and reappears behind you. It hits you with a large, ghostly axe and sends you to the ground, helpless.
>>395750
The ghost is chased away by a loud snarl inside your mind.
>>395752
You are unable to get up, but Hornbeard keep you safe.
>>395753
You take you time to line up a shot, then hit one of the ghosts. your arrow punches a large hole in it and it drifts away.
[4d10]
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 10, 4, 1, 4 = 19 / Roll #2 9, 4 = 13 / Roll #3 1, 4 = 5
>>395774
I really don't want to have to go wolf in front of these inquisitor guys.. use the boomerang again.
Roll #1 8 = 8
I really don't want to have to go wolf in front of these inquisitor guys.. use the boomerang again.
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>395774
One of the henchponies charges two ghosts that have drifted too close together and destroys them both. Another gets struck by the last ghost as it passes him. The last ghost in the room dives into the trampled unicorn mare. One of the possessed henchponies gets to his feet and the other falls over.
>>395785
At least, it tries to possess her. You slam it with your shield, then slam it again. the ghost vanishes under your assault.
>>395782
You are in too much pain to get up.
>>395788
You hit one of the floating ghosts and pop it.
>>395791
You get up and Hornbeard attacks a floating ghost, destroying it.
>>395799
There are no ghosts that are not currently possessing somepony. Luckily, the lack of danger means you catch the health potion after dropping it.
>>395812
There is nothing left, unless you want to shoot a possessed pony.
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 6, 2 = 8 / Roll #2 3, 6 = 9
One of the henchponies charges two ghosts that have drifted too close together and destroys them both. Another gets struck by the last ghost as it passes him. The last ghost in the room dives into the trampled unicorn mare. One of the possessed henchponies gets to his feet and the other falls over.
>>395785
At least, it tries to possess her. You slam it with your shield, then slam it again. the ghost vanishes under your assault.
>>395782
You are in too much pain to get up.
>>395788
You hit one of the floating ghosts and pop it.
>>395791
You get up and Hornbeard attacks a floating ghost, destroying it.
>>395799
There are no ghosts that are not currently possessing somepony. Luckily, the lack of danger means you catch the health potion after dropping it.
>>395812
There is nothing left, unless you want to shoot a possessed pony.
[2d10]
[2d10]
Roll #1 6, 2 = 8 / Roll #2 3, 6 = 9
>>395797
You help Dreamkicker up then heal him and Olga back to full health.
>>395815
The last standing henchpony is able to hold off the two possessed ponies.
>>395824
You flood the mind of a possessed pony with holy words, weakening it.
>>395825
You stun the other one.
>>395834
And you drag him into the hallway and force him to the ground with you magic. He won't be getting up easily.
>>395831
>>395831
>>395838
The two of you bring her back to full health and Bessy hands out potions to the others.
>>395833
But the blood in the room does something to the magic and you floor her.
You help Dreamkicker up then heal him and Olga back to full health.
>>395815
The last standing henchpony is able to hold off the two possessed ponies.
>>395824
You flood the mind of a possessed pony with holy words, weakening it.
>>395825
You stun the other one.
>>395834
And you drag him into the hallway and force him to the ground with you magic. He won't be getting up easily.
>>395831
>>395831
>>395838
The two of you bring her back to full health and Bessy hands out potions to the others.
>>395833
But the blood in the room does something to the magic and you floor her.
>>395896
>>395897
>>395898
>>395899
All of you, plus two henchponies, dispatch the last ghost and leave the blood room. The henchponies all sit down outside, but keep their weapons ready.
"That was a close fight. With any luck, that was most of the ghosts here. After we take a breather we find the shield generator, turn it off, then let the Inquisitors in and take out those trees. Once that's done we make a strongpoint and sweep the grounds in the morning."
>>395897
>>395898
>>395899
All of you, plus two henchponies, dispatch the last ghost and leave the blood room. The henchponies all sit down outside, but keep their weapons ready.
"That was a close fight. With any luck, that was most of the ghosts here. After we take a breather we find the shield generator, turn it off, then let the Inquisitors in and take out those trees. Once that's done we make a strongpoint and sweep the grounds in the morning."
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The party and the henchponies accompanying them sit at the top of the stairs overlooking the entrance hall below. After the two cleric henchponies regain their strength they made their way among their companions and then among the party checking for any lingering injury, possession, or taint and doing their best to remove any fatigue. To the party's left is the side of the mansion with the bloody barracks and looted armory. To the party's right is the side of the mansion with the study and the dark reception room behind a locked door. While you all rest the house is unusually silent. The frequent creeks and thumbs coming from other parts of the house have gone silent. After finishing a drink one off the henchponies screws the lid back onto his canteen and stands up.
"Is everyone ready? We should hurry and complete our objective while the evil in this place is still reeling from the blow we gave it."
"Is everyone ready? We should hurry and complete our objective while the evil in this place is still reeling from the blow we gave it."
>>398393
"The sooner we have this place purged, you mean."
>>398394
"Unless we pick up the pace we will be spending the night here."
>>398395
>>398397
"Find the thing that controls the magical shield surrounding the mansion's ground and lower it long enough for the Inqusitors to enter, then raise it to keep the things in here from escaping our justice. The control object should be in the head Inqisitor's office which would be a study of some sort, and may have a room or two separating it from the rest of the mansion."
Puffs of sweet smelling smoke poof out of three vials, one of which starts to glow faintly. The other two remain inert.
"The sooner we have this place purged, you mean."
>>398394
"Unless we pick up the pace we will be spending the night here."
>>398395
>>398397
"Find the thing that controls the magical shield surrounding the mansion's ground and lower it long enough for the Inqusitors to enter, then raise it to keep the things in here from escaping our justice. The control object should be in the head Inqisitor's office which would be a study of some sort, and may have a room or two separating it from the rest of the mansion."
Puffs of sweet smelling smoke poof out of three vials, one of which starts to glow faintly. The other two remain inert.
>>398403
"There are two rooms on the right side of the mansion that looked promising. The mage said that one resembled a small library and had a corpse in it and the other was dark and locked."
>>398405
"On the north side of the mansions there are three or four rooms we haven't checked if the map I'm holding in my head is right. On the side we are on there is one room to our left and two to our right."
>>398409
"Please do not touch the books unless you are trained in handling ancient documents."
"There are two rooms on the right side of the mansion that looked promising. The mage said that one resembled a small library and had a corpse in it and the other was dark and locked."
>>398405
"On the north side of the mansions there are three or four rooms we haven't checked if the map I'm holding in my head is right. On the side we are on there is one room to our left and two to our right."
>>398409
"Please do not touch the books unless you are trained in handling ancient documents."
The light from the party's lamps is enough to reveal the entire room. On the left side of the rectangular room are three bookshelves with old, dusty books and scrolls. On the right side are glass display cases each containing a different item. In the center of the room is an old desk covered with papers, books, inkwells, quills, and scrolls. At the back off the room, to the left of a grimy window, is a small bed and chest off drawers that was once separated from the room by a hanging curtain that long ago fell to the floor.
>>398412
Two Heal potions and a crit Heal potion added to inventory.
>>398413
Dreamkicker
>>398414
"The bull is right. These books are very old. Some of the manuscripts may even be so old the slightest touch could turn them to dust."
>>398417
>>398418
"Please do not let him eat the books. The Inquisitors will insist on pumping his stomach."
Everyone roll.
>>398412
Two Heal potions and a crit Heal potion added to inventory.
>>398413
Dreamkicker
Each of the cases containing magical items have basic magical traps to deter anyone that might try to open them without permission. It will take a magical touch to disarm them.
>>398414
"The bull is right. These books are very old. Some of the manuscripts may even be so old the slightest touch could turn them to dust."
>>398417
>>398418
"Please do not let him eat the books. The Inquisitors will insist on pumping his stomach."
Everyone roll.
>>398430
You notice nothing. Maybe you were paying too much attention to the books or the glass cases.
>>398429
>>398432
>>398434
The three of you notice a ghost drop out of the ceiling and drift quickly downwards towards the area hidden behind the desk. The three of you have just enough time to act against it.
>>398435
You notice the ghost and have a chance to act against it with a +1 roll.
You notice nothing. Maybe you were paying too much attention to the books or the glass cases.
>>398429
>>398432
>>398434
The three of you notice a ghost drop out of the ceiling and drift quickly downwards towards the area hidden behind the desk. The three of you have just enough time to act against it.
>>398435
You notice the ghost and have a chance to act against it with a +1 roll.
>>398441
The magic only lets you hit hit nonphysical enemies like ghosts, water elementals, animated shadows, etc.
The ghost sees your shield coming and slides to the side quickly. Your shield continues past it and slams into the far wall, becoming embedded.
>>398443
>>398444
The ghost opens its mouth wide enough to swallow a small pony and screeches at you. The sounds makes the window at the back of the room crack slightly.
>>398445
You fire your cannon ant the ghost. It is too busy mocking Pomelo to have any chance to move out of the way, but luck is on its side. The spread of party shrapnel spat out by your cannon passes around the ghost and decorates the far wall by the bed.
>>398446
While Bessy fires her cannon, you fire your crossbow. The bolt flies true and strikes the ghost in the center. It passes through and leaves a trail of ectoplasm behind it before thunking into the wall below the window.
>>398447
It's probably that ghost hovering over where you saw the dead body.
Happyhorn's shot staggers the ghost long enough for the henchponies to react.
"Kill it!"
"For the Inquisition!"
"The Sun and Moon!"
[5d10]
Roll #1 4, 4, 1, 4, 9 = 22
The magic only lets you hit hit nonphysical enemies like ghosts, water elementals, animated shadows, etc.
The ghost sees your shield coming and slides to the side quickly. Your shield continues past it and slams into the far wall, becoming embedded.
>>398443
>>398444
The ghost opens its mouth wide enough to swallow a small pony and screeches at you. The sounds makes the window at the back of the room crack slightly.
>>398445
You fire your cannon ant the ghost. It is too busy mocking Pomelo to have any chance to move out of the way, but luck is on its side. The spread of party shrapnel spat out by your cannon passes around the ghost and decorates the far wall by the bed.
>>398446
While Bessy fires her cannon, you fire your crossbow. The bolt flies true and strikes the ghost in the center. It passes through and leaves a trail of ectoplasm behind it before thunking into the wall below the window.
>>398447
It's probably that ghost hovering over where you saw the dead body.
Happyhorn's shot staggers the ghost long enough for the henchponies to react.
"Kill it!"
"For the Inquisition!"
"The Sun and Moon!"
[5d10]
Roll #1 4, 4, 1, 4, 9 = 22
>>398452
Only the female unicorn reacts in time to strike at the ghost, but the rest of you are faster.
>>398453
There is a loud CRACK as a bolt off lightning sears its way through the air from the tip of your horn to its center of ghostly mass. The light caused by the lightning strike causes the ghost to disappear for a few seconds. When it reappears it hangs in the air, stunned.
>>398455
>>398456
A bolt and a rock strike the stunned ghost at the same time and it bursts like a bubble. Shimmering green bits of aether float through the air before growing dim and vanishing.
>>398454
By the time you draw your sword the fight is over.
Only the female unicorn reacts in time to strike at the ghost, but the rest of you are faster.
>>398453
There is a loud CRACK as a bolt off lightning sears its way through the air from the tip of your horn to its center of ghostly mass. The light caused by the lightning strike causes the ghost to disappear for a few seconds. When it reappears it hangs in the air, stunned.
>>398455
>>398456
A bolt and a rock strike the stunned ghost at the same time and it bursts like a bubble. Shimmering green bits of aether float through the air before growing dim and vanishing.
>>398454
By the time you draw your sword the fight is over.
>>398459
With one mighty tug you pull the shield out of the wall and brush off the bits of rotting wood that stuck to it.
>>398461
It's foal's play. The magical spells used to guard some of the books on display at the Canterlot library are obviously based off of the spells used here. After disarming them you reconfigure the spell so that you can set who is and is not allowed to access the contents of the cases.
>>398462
You pull your bolts out of the soft wood of the walls.
>>398464
Her nose doesn't look like its hurt too bad.
"Good work, all of you. Search the room for the thing that controls the shield. It will be some kind of enchanted item. It might be something symbolic like a key or an actual shield, but for all we know it could be a magic block of wood."
The henchponies spread out over the room and start examining items on the bookshelves, by the bed, on the table, andd in the cases.
With one mighty tug you pull the shield out of the wall and brush off the bits of rotting wood that stuck to it.
>>398461
It's foal's play. The magical spells used to guard some of the books on display at the Canterlot library are obviously based off of the spells used here. After disarming them you reconfigure the spell so that you can set who is and is not allowed to access the contents of the cases.
>>398462
You pull your bolts out of the soft wood of the walls.
>>398464
Her nose doesn't look like its hurt too bad.
"Good work, all of you. Search the room for the thing that controls the shield. It will be some kind of enchanted item. It might be something symbolic like a key or an actual shield, but for all we know it could be a magic block of wood."
The henchponies spread out over the room and start examining items on the bookshelves, by the bed, on the table, andd in the cases.
Happyhorn [Dark Hunter] No.398469
>>398465
"Next time I go in a haunted house, remind me to make sure I know what for next time…"
Does anything in here look suspicious?
Roll #1 5 + 2 = 7
"Next time I go in a haunted house, remind me to make sure I know what for next time…"
Does anything in here look suspicious?
Roll #1 5 + 2 = 7
>>398466
Inside the chest is the pistil of a very large flower. After opening the case you are hit with an intense smell of rotting flesh. It's like a grave of fresh plague victims was just opened inside the room.
>>398467
On top of the desk are a bunch of delicate looking books, papers, and scrolls covered in an old version of the local language. Ignoring those you instead rummage through the draws. Inside them you find find books, papers, stoppered jars of ink, cobwebs, dust, mold, old coins that look like they could be valuable, and a key.
>>398468
Under the bed is a ton of dust and some dead rats. Roll to not sneeze.
>>398469
Suspicious? The cases are strange, and you've not yet seen a sleeping area here that has not been defiled either, so the bed might be worth checking out.
>>398470
There are six cases. The one that Dreamkicker opened contains a flower pistil that smells like Death farted. The other five are closed and contain a goat's horn, a smashed banjo, a dark orange unicorn horn, a mace made of dark and gnarled wood, and a large iron helmet that looks like it might have fit a buffalo before it was crumpled like a paper cup.
Inside the chest is the pistil of a very large flower. After opening the case you are hit with an intense smell of rotting flesh. It's like a grave of fresh plague victims was just opened inside the room.
>>398467
On top of the desk are a bunch of delicate looking books, papers, and scrolls covered in an old version of the local language. Ignoring those you instead rummage through the draws. Inside them you find find books, papers, stoppered jars of ink, cobwebs, dust, mold, old coins that look like they could be valuable, and a key.
>>398468
Under the bed is a ton of dust and some dead rats. Roll to not sneeze.
>>398469
Suspicious? The cases are strange, and you've not yet seen a sleeping area here that has not been defiled either, so the bed might be worth checking out.
>>398470
There are six cases. The one that Dreamkicker opened contains a flower pistil that smells like Death farted. The other five are closed and contain a goat's horn, a smashed banjo, a dark orange unicorn horn, a mace made of dark and gnarled wood, and a large iron helmet that looks like it might have fit a buffalo before it was crumpled like a paper cup.
>>398472
>1
You projectile vomit loudly and fill the case with mostly-digested mush left over from your breakfast. A hoof collides with the side of your head and causes your legs to turn to jelly. You collapse into a rapidly growing puddle of vomit as your stomach finishes emptying itself. The mess in the case glows as a unicorn lifts the barf out and shoot it out the door while another starts using magic to clean off the flower.
"Be careful with these, idiot!"
>>398474
Roll.
>>398476
You pocket them and a pegasus henchpony starts to look through the drawers.
>>398477
>>398478
You suppress a sneeze but are unable to find anything better than a dustbunny.
>>398479
Sort of. The area where you and Brutus are is the one with the corpse.
>1
You projectile vomit loudly and fill the case with mostly-digested mush left over from your breakfast. A hoof collides with the side of your head and causes your legs to turn to jelly. You collapse into a rapidly growing puddle of vomit as your stomach finishes emptying itself. The mess in the case glows as a unicorn lifts the barf out and shoot it out the door while another starts using magic to clean off the flower.
"Be careful with these, idiot!"
>>398474
Roll.
>>398476
You pocket them and a pegasus henchpony starts to look through the drawers.
>>398477
>>398478
You suppress a sneeze but are unable to find anything better than a dustbunny.
>>398479
Sort of. The area where you and Brutus are is the one with the corpse.
>>398485
There is a loud flash and crack when your hoof touches the cases and you feel the muscles in your leg constrict until the bone they are attached to snaps painfully.
>>398486
The runes are yours to command. You don't need to roll to change who does and does not have access to the cases.
>>398489
You leave the room and a henchpony follows you. The key fits easily through the keyhole, but the lock itself is rusty. Putting more effort into it you feel the key start to bend, but the lock clicks open before the key snaps.
>>398490
Roll to not get covered in unicorn barf.
There is a loud flash and crack when your hoof touches the cases and you feel the muscles in your leg constrict until the bone they are attached to snaps painfully.
>>398486
The runes are yours to command. You don't need to roll to change who does and does not have access to the cases.
>>398489
You leave the room and a henchpony follows you. The key fits easily through the keyhole, but the lock itself is rusty. Putting more effort into it you feel the key start to bend, but the lock clicks open before the key snaps.
>>398490
Roll to not get covered in unicorn barf.
Dreamkicker (Omniseer) No.398496
>>398491
Okay, well, make sure it's set to me.
"I've figured out how to get past these traps. But I can't stop them from affecting the rest of you."
>>398492
"That means no touching, Bessy."
>>398493
"Er, yes."
Try to clean myself up a bit.
'1d10'
Okay what's in these cabinets?
'1d10+2'
Roll #1 8 = 8 / Roll #2 9 + 2 = 11
Okay, well, make sure it's set to me.
"I've figured out how to get past these traps. But I can't stop them from affecting the rest of you."
>>398492
"That means no touching, Bessy."
>>398493
"Er, yes."
Try to clean myself up a bit.
'1d10'
Okay what's in these cabinets?
'1d10+2'
Roll #1 8 = 8 / Roll #2 9 + 2 = 11
>>398493
You end up splashing it onto your legs and underside as you try to jump out of the puddle.
>>398495
>>398494
One of the henchponies by the cases speaks.
"She tried to open a case without dispelling the spell meant to keep its contents safe."
>>398496
One of the unicorns looks at you.
"Are you sure? These spells should be easy enough for a competent mage to get rid of."
It might just be your imagination, but the way he said the word competent sounds insulting. Inside the cabinets are a flower pistil that smells like rotten death, a goat's horn, a smashed banjo, a dark orange unicorn horn, a mace made of dark and gnarled wood, and a large iron helmet that looks like it might have fit a buffalo before it was crumpled like a paper cup.
You end up splashing it onto your legs and underside as you try to jump out of the puddle.
>>398495
>>398494
One of the henchponies by the cases speaks.
"She tried to open a case without dispelling the spell meant to keep its contents safe."
>>398496
One of the unicorns looks at you.
"Are you sure? These spells should be easy enough for a competent mage to get rid of."
It might just be your imagination, but the way he said the word competent sounds insulting. Inside the cabinets are a flower pistil that smells like rotten death, a goat's horn, a smashed banjo, a dark orange unicorn horn, a mace made of dark and gnarled wood, and a large iron helmet that looks like it might have fit a buffalo before it was crumpled like a paper cup.
>>398496
Dreamkicker
You clean yourself off of the vomit, but the faint smell remains.
Each off the items have an imprint from the person that used to possess them. None of them seem to do anything very useful or very harmful, but without touching them you cannot tell what does what. Whoever collected them did so because they were curios.
>>398503
"Once we finish searching this room. Thank you, buffalo."
>>398504
"The mage had an accident."
>>398505
The pain causes you to grab the battle too hard and crush it. Glass splints bite into your other hoof.
>>398510
Her leg and your horns glow pink as her leg straightens out and the bone mends.
>>398512
"Hours? It's hard to tell."
>>398513
You do so and a henchpony follow you.
Dreamkicker
You clean yourself off of the vomit, but the faint smell remains.
Each off the items have an imprint from the person that used to possess them. None of them seem to do anything very useful or very harmful, but without touching them you cannot tell what does what. Whoever collected them did so because they were curios.
>>398503
"Once we finish searching this room. Thank you, buffalo."
>>398504
"The mage had an accident."
>>398505
The pain causes you to grab the battle too hard and crush it. Glass splints bite into your other hoof.
>>398510
Her leg and your horns glow pink as her leg straightens out and the bone mends.
>>398512
"Hours? It's hard to tell."
>>398513
You do so and a henchpony follow you.
>>398516
"I am too violent to be a priest, and my morals are too loose for me to be a Paladen outside of the Inquisition."
>>398517
Dreamkiccker
>>398519
You carefully pull out the glass shards and bandage her hoof after healing it with a bit of magic.
>>398520
You try to encourage Bessy with a hoofbump to her bandaged hoof.
"I am too violent to be a priest, and my morals are too loose for me to be a Paladen outside of the Inquisition."
>>398517
Dreamkiccker
As you hold the old, dark wood mace in your hoof you feel a deep connection to Nature. You can sense the grass that grows under your hooves and hear the sun as it shines down on your back. The savanna breeze carries news from far away places that can be herd only by the devout. Every muscle in your body feels as hard and gnarled as the mace itself.
>>398519
You carefully pull out the glass shards and bandage her hoof after healing it with a bit of magic.
>>398520
You try to encourage Bessy with a hoofbump to her bandaged hoof.
>>398523
>>398525
"I can do those sorts of things as a warrior for the Inquisition. If I do well enough and live long enough I might even become one myself."
>>398524
Dreamkicker
>>398525
It's not.
>>398530
Pomelo
>>398525
"I can do those sorts of things as a warrior for the Inquisition. If I do well enough and live long enough I might even become one myself."
>>398524
Dreamkicker
You give the mace to Pomelo and the feeling instantly leaves you.
As you pick up the goats horn your eyes dart over everyone in the room. You see them not as they are, but how they could be and how to make them that way. Bessy and Pomelo are a pair of murderous tricksters serving the Changer with their every breath. Andelia is at the same time both a pony and a wolf who cares for nothing but her self and will kill anyone that gets in her way. The henchponies are all either criminals or peaceful members of the clergy of one church or another. Your vision returns to normal as you put down the horn.
After picking up the banjo you cannot help but laugh at joke you just thought up. You can see the henchponies for what they really are under their armor, symbols, and attitudes: Ponies. They live, they love, they laugh, they have hopes and dreams. The desire to keep them happy is safe while you are with them is the third most important thing in the world to you after doing the same for your friends, and your love. You place the banjo back into the case and, just before your hooves break contact, feel a pair of lips kiss you on the cheek. The sensations vanish.
The smell of smoke enters your nose as soon as you pick up the horn. The buzz of electricity is forgotten as the roar of fire fills your body. Your body grows hotter, and hotter, and hotter, until you are sure you must burning hotter than a fire, a volcano, and eventually the sun itself. The need to organize the group you are with and make them focus on the task at hoof rises the forefront of your mind as you hurry to droop the horn back in the case. The feelings leave you once again as your hoof breaks contact with the item.
The helmet looks like it would be difficult to lift, but great strength courses through your body as soon ass you touch it. You feel larger than everyone else in the room, maybe even larger than Brutus. A flex of your muscles lets you feel the thick shell of your armor covering every inch of your body. A hoof taps against your helmet as if to get your attention and you can just barely feel something shift its weight on your back. You put the helmet back and are once again yourself.
As you pick up the goats horn your eyes dart over everyone in the room. You see them not as they are, but how they could be and how to make them that way. Bessy and Pomelo are a pair of murderous tricksters serving the Changer with their every breath. Andelia is at the same time both a pony and a wolf who cares for nothing but her self and will kill anyone that gets in her way. The henchponies are all either criminals or peaceful members of the clergy of one church or another. Your vision returns to normal as you put down the horn.
After picking up the banjo you cannot help but laugh at joke you just thought up. You can see the henchponies for what they really are under their armor, symbols, and attitudes: Ponies. They live, they love, they laugh, they have hopes and dreams. The desire to keep them happy is safe while you are with them is the third most important thing in the world to you after doing the same for your friends, and your love. You place the banjo back into the case and, just before your hooves break contact, feel a pair of lips kiss you on the cheek. The sensations vanish.
The smell of smoke enters your nose as soon as you pick up the horn. The buzz of electricity is forgotten as the roar of fire fills your body. Your body grows hotter, and hotter, and hotter, until you are sure you must burning hotter than a fire, a volcano, and eventually the sun itself. The need to organize the group you are with and make them focus on the task at hoof rises the forefront of your mind as you hurry to droop the horn back in the case. The feelings leave you once again as your hoof breaks contact with the item.
The helmet looks like it would be difficult to lift, but great strength courses through your body as soon ass you touch it. You feel larger than everyone else in the room, maybe even larger than Brutus. A flex of your muscles lets you feel the thick shell of your armor covering every inch of your body. A hoof taps against your helmet as if to get your attention and you can just barely feel something shift its weight on your back. You put the helmet back and are once again yourself.
>>398525
It's not.
>>398530
Pomelo
As you hold the old, dark wood mace in your hoof you feel a deep connection to Nature even as your body seems to grow a little larger. You can sense the grass that grows under your hooves and smell the sunlight as it shines down on your back. The savanna breeze carries news from far away places that can be herd only by the devout. Every muscle in your body feels as hard and gnarled as the mace itself.
>>398533
You are in a room with five henchponies, Bessy, Pomelo, Dreamkicker, and Andelia. On the left wall are three bookcases with dusty books, scrolls, etc. On the right wall are six glass cases, all open except for one which contains a flower pistil. The others contain a goat's horn, a smashed banjo, a dark orange unicorn horn, a mace made of dark and gnarled wood, and a large iron helmet that looks like it might have fit a buffalo before it was crumpled like a paper cup. At the back of the room is a bed and chest of draws. In the middle of the room is a desk with papers, books, quills, inkjars, etc on it.
>>398534
"Same here."
>>398535
Of course you do, you've even held a few before. Every now and then when someone dies part of their body or a possession of theirs will retain imprints of them. One of the things you have held before are a moon amulet that instills a devotion to the moon instead of Luna. the other is a bow that makes the holder feel young, confident, and sore in the ass.
>>398536
A unicorn holding the dark orange horn with his magic turns to face you.
"What was what?"
>>398537
Bessy
You are in a room with five henchponies, Bessy, Pomelo, Dreamkicker, and Andelia. On the left wall are three bookcases with dusty books, scrolls, etc. On the right wall are six glass cases, all open except for one which contains a flower pistil. The others contain a goat's horn, a smashed banjo, a dark orange unicorn horn, a mace made of dark and gnarled wood, and a large iron helmet that looks like it might have fit a buffalo before it was crumpled like a paper cup. At the back of the room is a bed and chest of draws. In the middle of the room is a desk with papers, books, quills, inkjars, etc on it.
>>398534
"Same here."
>>398535
Of course you do, you've even held a few before. Every now and then when someone dies part of their body or a possession of theirs will retain imprints of them. One of the things you have held before are a moon amulet that instills a devotion to the moon instead of Luna. the other is a bow that makes the holder feel young, confident, and sore in the ass.
>>398536
A unicorn holding the dark orange horn with his magic turns to face you.
"What was what?"
>>398537
Bessy
As you hold the old, dark wood mace in your hoof you feel a deep connection to Nature even as your body seems grow smaller. You can sense the grass that grows under your hooves and smell the sunlight as it shines down on your back. The savanna breeze carries news from far away places that can be herd only by the devout. Every muscle in your body feels as hard and gnarled as the mace itself.
>>398542
The feelings leave you as you let go of the mace.
>>398543
the five henchponies in the room surround you before you can leave.
"What do you think you are doing?"
>>398544
You find a bunch of dead and dried out moths, moth-eaten clothing, and a small locked book.
>>398545
Andelia
The feelings leave you as you let go of the mace.
>>398543
the five henchponies in the room surround you before you can leave.
"What do you think you are doing?"
>>398544
You find a bunch of dead and dried out moths, moth-eaten clothing, and a small locked book.
>>398545
Andelia
As you hold the old, dark wood mace in your hoof you feel your connection to Nature. You can sense the grass that grows under your hooves and smell the sunlight as it shines down on your back. The savanna breeze carries news from far away places that can be herd only by the devout. Every muscle in your body feels as hard and gnarled as the mace itself.
>>398553
You stab all the way through the book by miss the lock. Good thing all the henchponies are distracted.
>>398554
They don't budge.
"Everything in here is Inquisiton property, with the exception of the weapons you chose. If you want anything else talk to the Inquisitors after we are done."
>>398555
>>398557
"How could items that make you space out be useful?"
>>398556
"Not until you put them pack. They are old and delicate and should not be in the possession of somepony that will be fighting. I'm sure the Inquisitors will let you study them later."
You stab all the way through the book by miss the lock. Good thing all the henchponies are distracted.
>>398554
They don't budge.
"Everything in here is Inquisiton property, with the exception of the weapons you chose. If you want anything else talk to the Inquisitors after we are done."
>>398555
>>398557
"How could items that make you space out be useful?"
>>398556
"Not until you put them pack. They are old and delicate and should not be in the possession of somepony that will be fighting. I'm sure the Inquisitors will let you study them later."
Muddy Morass [Pegasus Charlatan] No.398560
>>398558
Fortunately, I am not one to grow impatient (anymore, anyway). I have learned patience from Celestia's light.
I will take the journal with me and fiddle with the lock in passing. Not like I have anything better to do.
Pick lock as I idle in a dark corner. I don't want those henchponies seeing me. '1d10'
Roll #1 10 = 10
Fortunately, I am not one to grow impatient (anymore, anyway). I have learned patience from Celestia's light.
I will take the journal with me and fiddle with the lock in passing. Not like I have anything better to do.
Pick lock as I idle in a dark corner. I don't want those henchponies seeing me. '1d10'
Roll #1 10 = 10
Happyhorn [Dark Hunter] No.398563
>>398559
Yawn a bit.
"I dunno…we've got a nice open door over here we haven't tried yet."
Look inside that door. What's in there?
Roll #1 10 + 2 = 12
Yawn a bit.
"I dunno…we've got a nice open door over here we haven't tried yet."
Look inside that door. What's in there?
Roll #1 10 + 2 = 12
>>398559
"The mage is endangering ancient relics."
>>398560
You wrap some cloth from your saddlebag around your mouth and nose to keep the dust out, then crawl under the bed with the book. Free to work in peace you make quick work of the lock and crack the book open. The writing is foreign, but the format has the distinct look of a diary or journal.
>>398563
It's almost impossible to see because next to no light can get through the windows in the room. You quickly fix this with a few rags from your bag and some water from a canteen. Before long the windows are covered with smudges instead of grime and sunlight is flooding into the room. Inside the room is a wide, rotten looking couch sitting on the side of the room opposite from a desk and a sturdy looking door. On top of the desk are a few old, scattered piles of paper, jars of ink, and quills. The room is small, but there is a dusty old bookcase in here too.
>>398564
Alright.
"Thank you, mage."
A few of them leave the room while others stay to make sure you don't try to take the artifacts.
>>398565
"Because they could be broken in battle."
"The mage is endangering ancient relics."
>>398560
You wrap some cloth from your saddlebag around your mouth and nose to keep the dust out, then crawl under the bed with the book. Free to work in peace you make quick work of the lock and crack the book open. The writing is foreign, but the format has the distinct look of a diary or journal.
>>398563
It's almost impossible to see because next to no light can get through the windows in the room. You quickly fix this with a few rags from your bag and some water from a canteen. Before long the windows are covered with smudges instead of grime and sunlight is flooding into the room. Inside the room is a wide, rotten looking couch sitting on the side of the room opposite from a desk and a sturdy looking door. On top of the desk are a few old, scattered piles of paper, jars of ink, and quills. The room is small, but there is a dusty old bookcase in here too.
>>398564
Alright.
"Thank you, mage."
A few of them leave the room while others stay to make sure you don't try to take the artifacts.
>>398565
"Because they could be broken in battle."
>>398569
>>398570
You two are now in the room with Happyhorn and see what she saw. The floor creeks ominously under Brutus but it holds.
>>398571
Maybe. The henchponies are locals so they might know it.
>>398572
Very thick books bound with wood and leather.
>>398573
You follow him into the room.
>>398574
And you are now in the room too.
>>398570
You two are now in the room with Happyhorn and see what she saw. The floor creeks ominously under Brutus but it holds.
>>398571
Maybe. The henchponies are locals so they might know it.
>>398572
Very thick books bound with wood and leather.
>>398573
You follow him into the room.
>>398574
And you are now in the room too.
>>398583
You dig your hooves into the floor and feels small vines shoot through the floorboards and fasten them together. The floor will hold now.
>>398585
All these books look boring. If you had to guess you'd say they were records of some boring stuff.
>>398587
>>398589
The writing is in an old local script. Neither of you can make heads or tails of it.
You dig your hooves into the floor and feels small vines shoot through the floorboards and fasten them together. The floor will hold now.
>>398585
All these books look boring. If you had to guess you'd say they were records of some boring stuff.
>>398587
>>398589
The writing is in an old local script. Neither of you can make heads or tails of it.
Happyhorn [Dark Hunter] No.398592
>>398590
"Blaaaah. I bet those even taste bad."
What about the papers on the desk? What's on those?
Roll #1 6 + 2 = 8
"Blaaaah. I bet those even taste bad."
What about the papers on the desk? What's on those?
Roll #1 6 + 2 = 8
>>398592
Indecipherable gobbledygook. Looks like an old version of the local language. Maybe the henchponies can read it?
>>398593
The floor no longer sags as much. The henchponies enter and move to the door.
"It's locked."
>>398594
The books are sturdy and heavy, which is lucky because the one you pull off the shelf falls to the floor with a loud thud. Inside the book are lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines of small, foreign text.
Indecipherable gobbledygook. Looks like an old version of the local language. Maybe the henchponies can read it?
>>398593
The floor no longer sags as much. The henchponies enter and move to the door.
"It's locked."
>>398594
The books are sturdy and heavy, which is lucky because the one you pull off the shelf falls to the floor with a loud thud. Inside the book are lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines and lines of small, foreign text.
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The party stands in a small room with the henchponies. The floor here sags slightly, but small vines have tied the floorboards together well enough that the floor no longer groans under the party's weight. In the room is a rotten looking couch underneath the windows. There are several bookshelves filled with very thick wood-bound books. One of them has been pulled off the shelf and found to be full of very small lines of writing. There is a desk next to the door that is covered in old papers, a few books, some empty ink jars, and some old quills. To the south are windows that have been cleaned off to let more light into the room. To the west is an open doorway leading to the rest of the mansion. To the north is a closed and locked door.
>>404980
You need more time to fix your goatee! Your coat still looks terrible after the last fight!
>>404982
"Can we still get under these?"
One of the henchponies taps at the floor with the handle of his axe.
>>404983
It looks pretty strong. You can see metal behind a few rotted parts of the door and there aren't any hinges on this side.
>>404987
One of them levitates a scrap of paper off you tongue and puts it into small bag.
"We weren't lying when we said the inquisitors would pump your stomach."
You need more time to fix your goatee! Your coat still looks terrible after the last fight!
>>404982
"Can we still get under these?"
One of the henchponies taps at the floor with the handle of his axe.
>>404983
It looks pretty strong. You can see metal behind a few rotted parts of the door and there aren't any hinges on this side.
>>404987
One of them levitates a scrap of paper off you tongue and puts it into small bag.
"We weren't lying when we said the inquisitors would pump your stomach."
>>404994
You straighten your goatee, brush your coat with your hooves, and give your horns a quick shine. Finally ready you poke your head out of your buffalo bunker on the back of Brutus.
>>404996
Unable to work up a glare you go for an angry squint instead. You squint so hard that it becomes nearly impossible to see and you feel like you might appear to be mocking one of the Neighponese.
>>404999
You hold the small picks with your wingers and slowly insert them into the keyhole. It is surprisingly complex for such an old lock, but you slowly make progress. However, as soon as you move the third tumblr into place pain shoots through your wingers as your lockpics glow red hot. As you jerk back your wings you manage to pull your lockpics free too.
You straighten your goatee, brush your coat with your hooves, and give your horns a quick shine. Finally ready you poke your head out of your buffalo bunker on the back of Brutus.
>>404996
Unable to work up a glare you go for an angry squint instead. You squint so hard that it becomes nearly impossible to see and you feel like you might appear to be mocking one of the Neighponese.
>>404999
You hold the small picks with your wingers and slowly insert them into the keyhole. It is surprisingly complex for such an old lock, but you slowly make progress. However, as soon as you move the third tumblr into place pain shoots through your wingers as your lockpics glow red hot. As you jerk back your wings you manage to pull your lockpics free too.
The henchponies have begun searching the desk and couch.
>>405022
You stick a small birthday candle into the keyhole and light it. It burns slowly, as party candles often do. One of the henchponies walks over to you.
"Why are you doing that?"
>>405030
Dreamkicker
>>405022
You stick a small birthday candle into the keyhole and light it. It burns slowly, as party candles often do. One of the henchponies walks over to you.
"Why are you doing that?"
>>405030
Dreamkicker
You can see the key between the floor of this room and the ceiling of the kitchen and dining room. A mouse must have carried it down there.
>>405053
You pull the candle out of the keyhole and stick it on top of his hat. He scowls at you and snuffs it out with a winger.
"Try not to damage the lock."
After clearing off part of the desk you take out your brewing equipment and get to work. Unfortunately, you do not have the ingredients to make strong acids, or even the knowhow. All your instructor taught you to do was to copy magical spells into potion form.
>>405054
You start tearing pillows off the couch and headbutting the stuffing out of them. You find no key, but do manage to find a few old coins instead.
You pull the candle out of the keyhole and stick it on top of his hat. He scowls at you and snuffs it out with a winger.
"Try not to damage the lock."
After clearing off part of the desk you take out your brewing equipment and get to work. Unfortunately, you do not have the ingredients to make strong acids, or even the knowhow. All your instructor taught you to do was to copy magical spells into potion form.
>>405054
You start tearing pillows off the couch and headbutting the stuffing out of them. You find no key, but do manage to find a few old coins instead.
>>405070
>>405073
"Burying a key under a floor is not standard Inquisition door security procedure."
>>405067
You remove your vines from the area where Dreamkicker pointed. The floor looks even weaker in that area now than when it did before the vines were there.
>>405069
The coins look sort of like the ones you got along with that drawing of Dreamkicker. The only differences are that they look really old, and have the faces of different ponies on them. The stuffing is easy to get out of your hair.
>>405083
You light a whole bunch of candles and try to put them on his hat all at once, but find out buffalo hooves are not good for that sort of thing and drop them all on his hat. He curses and brushes them off.
"Cut it out, cow!"
>>405073
"Burying a key under a floor is not standard Inquisition door security procedure."
>>405067
You remove your vines from the area where Dreamkicker pointed. The floor looks even weaker in that area now than when it did before the vines were there.
>>405069
The coins look sort of like the ones you got along with that drawing of Dreamkicker. The only differences are that they look really old, and have the faces of different ponies on them. The stuffing is easy to get out of your hair.
>>405083
You light a whole bunch of candles and try to put them on his hat all at once, but find out buffalo hooves are not good for that sort of thing and drop them all on his hat. He curses and brushes them off.
"Cut it out, cow!"
>>405108
>>405112
"Buffalo, cow, whatever."
The henchpony looks anoyed but backs off.
>>405116
They're old Ostrich-Pongarian coins. If the locals are anything like Equestrians you might be able to find a collector or two that could buy these for more than they would be worth at a store.
>>405101
>>405102
You stomp on the floorboards and the entire vine less section crumbles. Your hoof continues down into the hole and hits a hard, lumpy object which it slips off of and lands into a gooey substance. You look down into the hole, and the melted face of a pony stares pack up at you. It hisses at you and several flesh colored tentacles that are streaked with a blacker than black substance shoot up from the edges of the hole and try to grab you.
Roll, Andelia.
>>405112
"Buffalo, cow, whatever."
The henchpony looks anoyed but backs off.
>>405116
They're old Ostrich-Pongarian coins. If the locals are anything like Equestrians you might be able to find a collector or two that could buy these for more than they would be worth at a store.
>>405101
>>405102
You stomp on the floorboards and the entire vine less section crumbles. Your hoof continues down into the hole and hits a hard, lumpy object which it slips off of and lands into a gooey substance. You look down into the hole, and the melted face of a pony stares pack up at you. It hisses at you and several flesh colored tentacles that are streaked with a blacker than black substance shoot up from the edges of the hole and try to grab you.
Roll, Andelia.
>>405136
You jump backwards as the tentacles wrap around the spot where you were moments before.
>>405139
You are too startled to aim and end up shooting the floor next to it. Tentacles lash at your face and shoulders. They leave stinging welts wherever they hit.
>>405142
You shoot a few tentacles that come your way with your slingshot. They give up on you and seek out other targets instead.
Dreamkicker, Happyhorn, Brutus, Andelia, and anyone else that did not roll this turn need to roll now.
The henchponies react to the tentacles.
[5d10]
Roll #1 1, 9, 6, 5, 8 = 29
You jump backwards as the tentacles wrap around the spot where you were moments before.
>>405139
You are too startled to aim and end up shooting the floor next to it. Tentacles lash at your face and shoulders. They leave stinging welts wherever they hit.
>>405142
You shoot a few tentacles that come your way with your slingshot. They give up on you and seek out other targets instead.
Dreamkicker, Happyhorn, Brutus, Andelia, and anyone else that did not roll this turn need to roll now.
The henchponies react to the tentacles.
[5d10]
Roll #1 1, 9, 6, 5, 8 = 29
>>405145
The first henchpony is caught by surprise and lifted off the ground by the tentacles which proceed to start pulling her in several different directions at the same time. He starts to scream as the tentacles burn her flesh. The head pokes up out of the hole and starts to snap at her, but cannot reach her. The tentacles hit one other henchpony but are unable to grab him as the remaining three toss knives at the head. The head screaches and the tentacles flail around as the knives hit it.
>>405146
You shoot one of the tentacles holding up the henchpony. The tentacle does not react.
>>405147
A tentacles slaps against your side but is unable to wrap around you. The stinging sensation coming from where the tentacle hit makes your eyes water a little bit.
>>405148
>>405149
One of tentacles slaps your boomerang out of the air as another one hits you in the face. It feels like you were just punched with a jellyfish.
>>405150
You hit the mass of tentacles holding up the henchpony with a knockout shot, but they resist the effect.
>>405151
You jump to the side of the first tentacle, but it hits your leg as you try to take aim on the mass of tentacles.
The first henchpony is caught by surprise and lifted off the ground by the tentacles which proceed to start pulling her in several different directions at the same time. He starts to scream as the tentacles burn her flesh. The head pokes up out of the hole and starts to snap at her, but cannot reach her. The tentacles hit one other henchpony but are unable to grab him as the remaining three toss knives at the head. The head screaches and the tentacles flail around as the knives hit it.
>>405146
You shoot one of the tentacles holding up the henchpony. The tentacle does not react.
>>405147
A tentacles slaps against your side but is unable to wrap around you. The stinging sensation coming from where the tentacle hit makes your eyes water a little bit.
>>405148
>>405149
One of tentacles slaps your boomerang out of the air as another one hits you in the face. It feels like you were just punched with a jellyfish.
>>405150
You hit the mass of tentacles holding up the henchpony with a knockout shot, but they resist the effect.
>>405151
You jump to the side of the first tentacle, but it hits your leg as you try to take aim on the mass of tentacles.
>>405154
The tentacle coils around your legs before you can cast you spell and pulls you into the air. Once your hooves have left the ground more tentacles grab you and hand you over the head coming out of the center part of the floor. The head snaps at you while the tentacles try to rip your legs off, but cannot reach you. You can see black ichor leaking out from the knives imbedded in its head.
>>405155
You fire and hit a tentacle right before it slaps you across the legs. The pain coming from your legs combines with the pain in your face and shoulders and you collapse. Tentacles quickly grab your legs and pull you up next to Dreamkicker and the henchpony where they start trying to tear you apart. You can see black ichor leaking out from the knives imbedded in its head.
>>405156
You shoot the same tentacles again. It lets go of the henchpony as another one replaces it and slaps you across the horns, leaving a burning feeling behind.
>>405157
>>405158
>5
You charge up a healing spell, but just before you can cast it the same tentacle hits you in the side again. The pain gets worse.
>>405160
Every time you manage to dislodge a tentacle more form and take their place. You are able o avoid being hit by any of them, somehow.
>>405161
You slam one of the tentacles with your shield. It slithers around it and pokes your leg. As soon as it does it feels like someone touched you with a brand.
>>405159
>>405159
The first henchpony is able to wiggle free of the tentacles holding her, but another is bragging and pulled into the air as soon as she gets free. The other three throw more knives at the head. It screeches louder as the knives impact and start to lash around the room wildly with its tentacles.
Everyone who is not currently Helpless please roll in addition to your action.
The tentacle coils around your legs before you can cast you spell and pulls you into the air. Once your hooves have left the ground more tentacles grab you and hand you over the head coming out of the center part of the floor. The head snaps at you while the tentacles try to rip your legs off, but cannot reach you. You can see black ichor leaking out from the knives imbedded in its head.
>>405155
You fire and hit a tentacle right before it slaps you across the legs. The pain coming from your legs combines with the pain in your face and shoulders and you collapse. Tentacles quickly grab your legs and pull you up next to Dreamkicker and the henchpony where they start trying to tear you apart. You can see black ichor leaking out from the knives imbedded in its head.
>>405156
You shoot the same tentacles again. It lets go of the henchpony as another one replaces it and slaps you across the horns, leaving a burning feeling behind.
>>405157
>>405158
>5
You charge up a healing spell, but just before you can cast it the same tentacle hits you in the side again. The pain gets worse.
>>405160
Every time you manage to dislodge a tentacle more form and take their place. You are able o avoid being hit by any of them, somehow.
>>405161
You slam one of the tentacles with your shield. It slithers around it and pokes your leg. As soon as it does it feels like someone touched you with a brand.
>>405159
>>405159
The first henchpony is able to wiggle free of the tentacles holding her, but another is bragging and pulled into the air as soon as she gets free. The other three throw more knives at the head. It screeches louder as the knives impact and start to lash around the room wildly with its tentacles.
Everyone who is not currently Helpless please roll in addition to your action.
>>405163
You squirm and twist until the tentacles start to lose their grip. Instead of dropping you they throw you away from the hole. you land on your hooves and skid a few inches.
>>405164
You nimbly dodge out of the way of several tentacles aimed at you and rush forwards into a dozen more that are waiting for you. They wrap around your legs but are unable to immediately lift you off the ground.
>>405165
You are Helpless. The tentacles continue their efforts to pull you apart. You feel your back pop.
>>405167
You dodge out of the way of the attacking tentacles and pick up your boomerang, but before you can throw it more of them hit you. the pain is too great to remain standing, but before you hit the floor tentacles scoop you up and hang you above the pit. you can feel yourself being pulled in every which way.
>>405168
He is bolstered.
>>405169
The tentacles grab you and pull you into the air before you can fire. You join the others that are being stretched in very uncomfortable ways.
>>405166
The pegasus mare is unable to dodge the tentacles as they go after her again and soon she is suspended upside down in the air. The suspended earth pony stallion continues to be pulled apart. Their joints can be heard popping over the din of the battle. The other earth pony stallion throws another knife that strikes the melted head. A small fountain of ichor gushes upwards as the tentacles throw the suspended ponies, goats, etc away from the hole where they land on the ground, Helpless. All of the tentacles coming out of the hole in the floor pull backwards and form a black and pink down over the head. There is a rattling as dust and flakes of pain fall from the wall before eight sections of wood are blasting into the room. An orb so black that the surrounding light is sucked into it pops out of each hole and several pitch black tendrils pop out behind them.
The unicorn mare tends to the pegasus mare.
[5d10]
Roll #1 3, 1, 7, 10, 6 = 27
You squirm and twist until the tentacles start to lose their grip. Instead of dropping you they throw you away from the hole. you land on your hooves and skid a few inches.
>>405164
You nimbly dodge out of the way of several tentacles aimed at you and rush forwards into a dozen more that are waiting for you. They wrap around your legs but are unable to immediately lift you off the ground.
>>405165
You are Helpless. The tentacles continue their efforts to pull you apart. You feel your back pop.
>>405167
You dodge out of the way of the attacking tentacles and pick up your boomerang, but before you can throw it more of them hit you. the pain is too great to remain standing, but before you hit the floor tentacles scoop you up and hang you above the pit. you can feel yourself being pulled in every which way.
>>405168
He is bolstered.
>>405169
The tentacles grab you and pull you into the air before you can fire. You join the others that are being stretched in very uncomfortable ways.
>>405166
The pegasus mare is unable to dodge the tentacles as they go after her again and soon she is suspended upside down in the air. The suspended earth pony stallion continues to be pulled apart. Their joints can be heard popping over the din of the battle. The other earth pony stallion throws another knife that strikes the melted head. A small fountain of ichor gushes upwards as the tentacles throw the suspended ponies, goats, etc away from the hole where they land on the ground, Helpless. All of the tentacles coming out of the hole in the floor pull backwards and form a black and pink down over the head. There is a rattling as dust and flakes of pain fall from the wall before eight sections of wood are blasting into the room. An orb so black that the surrounding light is sucked into it pops out of each hole and several pitch black tendrils pop out behind them.
The unicorn mare tends to the pegasus mare.
[5d10]
Roll #1 3, 1, 7, 10, 6 = 27
>>405171
Everyone is free of the tentacles, but still Helpless on the ground. Reading the whole post is important.
Unfortunately for you, you landed directly underneath on of the black bulbs. All of the tendrils sprouting from its hole lash at you and you feel your life start to slip away under their cold touch.
2/5 Wounds remaining
>>405172
You stand up before the black tendrils can hit you.
4/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405173
Your shield bounces off the dome formed by by the tentacles over the hole in the floor. A black tendril, cold as ice, hits your rear and you fall to the ground, Helpless.
4/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405174
You get back to your hooves and dodge the black tendrils as they try to hit you.
4/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405175
You pull Happyhorn away from the wall and help her stand up.
>>405177
You cannon malfunctions and molten party material oozes out and onto your back. The boiling cake, streamers, and ballons make your coat start to smoke.
>>405170
"The bulbs, you idiots! Attack the bulbs!"
The pegasus mare and the helpless earth pony stallion are hit by the black tentacles. The mare remains standing but the stallion starts coughing up blood. The other three close in on the holes in the walls and ceiling and smash bulbs with their weapons, and one of the faster henchponies manages to hit another one with a throwing knife. Each one that is hit pops and sends a small wave of pressure through the room.
The bulbs and their tentacles pull back into the walls and ceiling where they vanish. The dome in the center of the room separates as the tentacles go back to lashing at the party.
[5d10]
Roll #1 9, 1, 3, 9, 6 = 28
Everyone is free of the tentacles, but still Helpless on the ground. Reading the whole post is important.
Unfortunately for you, you landed directly underneath on of the black bulbs. All of the tendrils sprouting from its hole lash at you and you feel your life start to slip away under their cold touch.
2/5 Wounds remaining
>>405172
You stand up before the black tendrils can hit you.
4/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405173
Your shield bounces off the dome formed by by the tentacles over the hole in the floor. A black tendril, cold as ice, hits your rear and you fall to the ground, Helpless.
4/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405174
You get back to your hooves and dodge the black tendrils as they try to hit you.
4/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405175
You pull Happyhorn away from the wall and help her stand up.
>>405177
You cannon malfunctions and molten party material oozes out and onto your back. The boiling cake, streamers, and ballons make your coat start to smoke.
>>405170
"The bulbs, you idiots! Attack the bulbs!"
The pegasus mare and the helpless earth pony stallion are hit by the black tentacles. The mare remains standing but the stallion starts coughing up blood. The other three close in on the holes in the walls and ceiling and smash bulbs with their weapons, and one of the faster henchponies manages to hit another one with a throwing knife. Each one that is hit pops and sends a small wave of pressure through the room.
The bulbs and their tentacles pull back into the walls and ceiling where they vanish. The dome in the center of the room separates as the tentacles go back to lashing at the party.
[5d10]
Roll #1 9, 1, 3, 9, 6 = 28
>>405185
You shoot past the tentacles and hit the creature in its head. Black ichoor oozes out from around the bolt and the tentacles start to smash around randomly.
>>405186
You are unable to get up, but thankfully the tentacles ignore you.
>>405187
>>405189
Your periapt glows red and the worried feeling in the pit of your stomach vanishes. You start yelling about tentacles and dirty rumors you heard to try and get Bessy to fight harder, but you think you might have worried her instead.
>>405188
Nope, the goo continues to burn against your back before it finally cools. You were not paying attention to where you were going, however, and have run straight into the tentacles. They lift you into the air and start trying to pull you apart again.
3/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405190
You reach into the hole and find nothing. One of the floor tentacles hits you from behind and raises a stinging welt on your back.
>>405193
You cannot get close enough to Brutus thanks to the tentacles aimed at you, but you are nimble enough to only be hit with glancing blows.
>>405182
"Damn it! The head, go for the head!"
The unicorn mare starts too heal the downed stallion, but before she can it is grabbed by tentacles and hoisted into the air. The other earth pony stallion is hit by tentacles and forced to go on the defensive. The other two throw more knives at the thing's head, which starts to leak more black fluid.
You shoot past the tentacles and hit the creature in its head. Black ichoor oozes out from around the bolt and the tentacles start to smash around randomly.
>>405186
You are unable to get up, but thankfully the tentacles ignore you.
>>405187
>>405189
Your periapt glows red and the worried feeling in the pit of your stomach vanishes. You start yelling about tentacles and dirty rumors you heard to try and get Bessy to fight harder, but you think you might have worried her instead.
>>405188
Nope, the goo continues to burn against your back before it finally cools. You were not paying attention to where you were going, however, and have run straight into the tentacles. They lift you into the air and start trying to pull you apart again.
3/5 Wounds remaining.
>>405190
You reach into the hole and find nothing. One of the floor tentacles hits you from behind and raises a stinging welt on your back.
>>405193
You cannot get close enough to Brutus thanks to the tentacles aimed at you, but you are nimble enough to only be hit with glancing blows.
>>405182
"Damn it! The head, go for the head!"
The unicorn mare starts too heal the downed stallion, but before she can it is grabbed by tentacles and hoisted into the air. The other earth pony stallion is hit by tentacles and forced to go on the defensive. The other two throw more knives at the thing's head, which starts to leak more black fluid.
>>405196
You kick your way free and land on the floor next to the hole. Quickly getting back to your hooves you scramble away from the tentacles.
>>405198
You leap up onto her back and start healing the burns caused by the cannon malfunction
Bessy now has 4/5 Wounds.
>>405199
You get back to your hooves and slap away the tentacles that try to attack you.
>>405201
You pierce the melted head once again. It starts screaming and a few tentacles crash down blindly on either side of you.
>>405202
A tentacle hits your boomerang back at you and several others hit you in the sides and neck. The pain is making it very hard to stand.
>>405203
Before you can reload your crossbow tentacles grab you horns and lift you into the air. More grab your legs and start pulling you in six different directions. You can feel things tear inside you and blood drip into your eyes as your horns are pulled out of your skull. You nearly black out but there is a flash of light and the tentacles drop you. You feel reinvigorated, but can see your horns as they are tossed away by the tentacles.
5/5 Wounds.
>>405200
The pegasus mare is grabbed, once again, by the tentacles and pulled into the air. She starts to scream, but the sound is drowned out by the noise the earth pony stallion makes as the tendrils holding him give a hard tug. Each of his legs break as the skin connecting them to his body is pulled free and discarded before the tentacles grab his exposed muscle. The other henchponies are unable to help as the tentacles lash at them. the unicorn mare, standing in a corner of the room, looks between the stallion and the suspended Happyhorn before her horn flares and Happyhorn drops to the ground moments before being pulled apart.
[5d10]
Dreamkicker: 4/5 Wounds
Brutus: 4/5 Wounds
Bessy: 4/5 Wounds
Pomelo 5/5 Wounds
Andelia: 4/5 Wounds
Happyhorn: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #1: 3/5 Wounds
Henchpony #2: 1/6 Wounds
Henchpony #3: 4/6 Wounds
Henchpony #4: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #5: 5/5 Wounds
Roll #1 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 = 15
You kick your way free and land on the floor next to the hole. Quickly getting back to your hooves you scramble away from the tentacles.
>>405198
You leap up onto her back and start healing the burns caused by the cannon malfunction
Bessy now has 4/5 Wounds.
>>405199
You get back to your hooves and slap away the tentacles that try to attack you.
>>405201
You pierce the melted head once again. It starts screaming and a few tentacles crash down blindly on either side of you.
>>405202
A tentacle hits your boomerang back at you and several others hit you in the sides and neck. The pain is making it very hard to stand.
>>405203
Before you can reload your crossbow tentacles grab you horns and lift you into the air. More grab your legs and start pulling you in six different directions. You can feel things tear inside you and blood drip into your eyes as your horns are pulled out of your skull. You nearly black out but there is a flash of light and the tentacles drop you. You feel reinvigorated, but can see your horns as they are tossed away by the tentacles.
5/5 Wounds.
>>405200
The pegasus mare is grabbed, once again, by the tentacles and pulled into the air. She starts to scream, but the sound is drowned out by the noise the earth pony stallion makes as the tendrils holding him give a hard tug. Each of his legs break as the skin connecting them to his body is pulled free and discarded before the tentacles grab his exposed muscle. The other henchponies are unable to help as the tentacles lash at them. the unicorn mare, standing in a corner of the room, looks between the stallion and the suspended Happyhorn before her horn flares and Happyhorn drops to the ground moments before being pulled apart.
[5d10]
Dreamkicker: 4/5 Wounds
Brutus: 4/5 Wounds
Bessy: 4/5 Wounds
Pomelo 5/5 Wounds
Andelia: 4/5 Wounds
Happyhorn: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #1: 3/5 Wounds
Henchpony #2: 1/6 Wounds
Henchpony #3: 4/6 Wounds
Henchpony #4: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #5: 5/5 Wounds
Roll #1 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 = 15
>>405209
You try to pull him free with your magic, but are interrupted by tentacles that smack your horn. You didn't know horns could hurt, but they can.
>>405215
Your explosive shot hits the tentacles and fails to explode. The tentacles you hit grab you and once again try to rip you apart while suspending you in midair.
4/5 Wounds
>>405217
Before you can cast your spell tentacles wrap around your hooves and pull you into the air next to Happyhorn. Your joints pop and you can feel your bones start to bend.
4/6 Wounds.
>>405213
Several tentacles hit you on you back and sides when you try to get close to Happyhorn. Lucky for you you had all that armor on, but it still hurts really bad.
>>405211
The blast from your explosive shot severs several of the tentacles and everyone in the air falls to the ground before standing up. The explosion must of hit the head because the tentacles start lashing around wildly in the air.
One of the henchponies shouts.
"Keep hitting its head!"
>>405208
The tentacles maul the henchponies left and right. The nearly dead stallion is lifted into the air once again.
>>405210
There is a bright flash of pink as the stallion appears right next to you, good as new. He looks stunned for a moment then rushes forwards towards the tentacles with a shout.
[5d10]
No one is Helpless.
Dreamkicker: 4/5 Wounds
Brutus: 4/5 Wounds
Bessy: 4/5 Wounds
Pomelo 5/5 Wounds
Andelia: 4/6 Wounds
Happyhorn: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #1: 3/5 Wounds
Henchpony #2: 6/6 Wounds
Henchpony #3: 4/6 Wounds
Henchpony #4: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #5: 5/5 Wounds
Roll #1 4, 10, 1, 9, 1 = 25
You try to pull him free with your magic, but are interrupted by tentacles that smack your horn. You didn't know horns could hurt, but they can.
>>405215
Your explosive shot hits the tentacles and fails to explode. The tentacles you hit grab you and once again try to rip you apart while suspending you in midair.
4/5 Wounds
>>405217
Before you can cast your spell tentacles wrap around your hooves and pull you into the air next to Happyhorn. Your joints pop and you can feel your bones start to bend.
4/6 Wounds.
>>405213
Several tentacles hit you on you back and sides when you try to get close to Happyhorn. Lucky for you you had all that armor on, but it still hurts really bad.
>>405211
The blast from your explosive shot severs several of the tentacles and everyone in the air falls to the ground before standing up. The explosion must of hit the head because the tentacles start lashing around wildly in the air.
One of the henchponies shouts.
"Keep hitting its head!"
>>405208
The tentacles maul the henchponies left and right. The nearly dead stallion is lifted into the air once again.
>>405210
There is a bright flash of pink as the stallion appears right next to you, good as new. He looks stunned for a moment then rushes forwards towards the tentacles with a shout.
[5d10]
No one is Helpless.
Dreamkicker: 4/5 Wounds
Brutus: 4/5 Wounds
Bessy: 4/5 Wounds
Pomelo 5/5 Wounds
Andelia: 4/6 Wounds
Happyhorn: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #1: 3/5 Wounds
Henchpony #2: 6/6 Wounds
Henchpony #3: 4/6 Wounds
Henchpony #4: 5/5 Wounds
Henchpony #5: 5/5 Wounds
Roll #1 4, 10, 1, 9, 1 = 25
>>405223
Tentacles relentlessly beat against your sides but you stay standing.
>>405224
You pop it in the head with an arrow.
>>405226
Three bolts of lightning hit it in the head. The tentacles retract into a dome as another fountain of black ichor sprays the room.
Four black bulbs pop out of the wall and several black tendrils follow them out.
>>405227
Your try your hoof a beatboxing. You aren't very good.
>>405230
You try to take aim at one of the bulbs, but the tendrils guarding it attack you before yu can fire. Instead of stinging their touch is icey cold.
>>405222
One of the henchponies stands, three fall, and one bursts two bulbs with his weapon and a throwing knife.
Two bulbs remain.
Tentacles relentlessly beat against your sides but you stay standing.
>>405224
You pop it in the head with an arrow.
>>405226
Three bolts of lightning hit it in the head. The tentacles retract into a dome as another fountain of black ichor sprays the room.
Four black bulbs pop out of the wall and several black tendrils follow them out.
>>405227
Your try your hoof a beatboxing. You aren't very good.
>>405230
You try to take aim at one of the bulbs, but the tendrils guarding it attack you before yu can fire. Instead of stinging their touch is icey cold.
>>405222
One of the henchponies stands, three fall, and one bursts two bulbs with his weapon and a throwing knife.
Two bulbs remain.
>>405235
Some of the black tendrils grabs your arrow and snap it in half before it can it a bulb.
>>405236
They do the same to yours.
>>405237
One of the tendrils grabs your boomerang and throws it back at you. It hits you in the head and you black out.
>>405238
Hornbeard pulled you out of the room as soon as the fighting start.
>>405233
You take a few steps back and fire your cannon. One of the bulbs pops as a cake hits it and the other pops as a bock of streamers hits it. Twin pressure waves rebound through the room as the black tendrils vanish.
The dome of tentacles in the middle of the room wilts as the black streaks running through them disappear. The pink flesh starts to turn grey and decompose as it rapidly rots then turns to dust. The two unicorn henchponies start healing themselves and their comrades.
"Is everyone still alive?"
Some of the black tendrils grabs your arrow and snap it in half before it can it a bulb.
>>405236
They do the same to yours.
>>405237
One of the tendrils grabs your boomerang and throws it back at you. It hits you in the head and you black out.
>>405238
Hornbeard pulled you out of the room as soon as the fighting start.
>>405233
You take a few steps back and fire your cannon. One of the bulbs pops as a cake hits it and the other pops as a bock of streamers hits it. Twin pressure waves rebound through the room as the black tendrils vanish.
The dome of tentacles in the middle of the room wilts as the black streaks running through them disappear. The pink flesh starts to turn grey and decompose as it rapidly rots then turns to dust. The two unicorn henchponies start healing themselves and their comrades.
"Is everyone still alive?"
>>405242
You are now awake.
>>405243
"We still have a job to finish. We are almost there, just get the key and open this door."
>>405244
The black goo has vanished. You open your mouth to chow down on the food, but it glows before being forced t the other side of the room.
"What are you doing you stupid fool!? That may be shadow tainted!"
>>405245
"We all are."
>>405247
You put the horns back on her head but cannot get them to stick.
>>405248
All of the black tentacles and the ichor have vanished and the flesh has turned to dust. You bottle some dust instead.
You are now awake.
>>405243
"We still have a job to finish. We are almost there, just get the key and open this door."
>>405244
The black goo has vanished. You open your mouth to chow down on the food, but it glows before being forced t the other side of the room.
"What are you doing you stupid fool!? That may be shadow tainted!"
>>405245
"We all are."
>>405247
You put the horns back on her head but cannot get them to stick.
>>405248
All of the black tentacles and the ichor have vanished and the flesh has turned to dust. You bottle some dust instead.
>>405252
You move from party member to party member and heal them as you go.
Everyone is now back at full hits and full wounds.
>>405253
"If you did that there's a chance you would end up just like that thing left over from the Cataclysm."
>>405254
You drink a nice, cool glass of water after Olga heals you.
>>405255
You hold one horn in place at a time as you magically reteach them to her skull. They are as good as new now.
One of the unicorns lifts the key out of the pile of dust in the middle of the room and opens the door.
"Hurry, everyone. Get inside."
You move from party member to party member and heal them as you go.
Everyone is now back at full hits and full wounds.
>>405253
"If you did that there's a chance you would end up just like that thing left over from the Cataclysm."
>>405254
You drink a nice, cool glass of water after Olga heals you.
>>405255
You hold one horn in place at a time as you magically reteach them to her skull. They are as good as new now.
One of the unicorns lifts the key out of the pile of dust in the middle of the room and opens the door.
"Hurry, everyone. Get inside."
>>405260
>>405261
>>405262
>>405263
>>405264
>>405265
>>405268
The windows here are cleaner and let much more light into the room than they do in the rest of the mountain. There are many bookshelves lining the walls, and many small chests with no obvious way of opening them. There is a large desk in the middle of the room, and behind it is a large chair that is lying on its back. There are papers, books, quills, ink jars, and scrolls scattered on the floor around the desk, as if they were shoved off. On top of the desk is a replicate of the gate at the entrance to the mansion grounds. It lies on its back and glows lightly. To the left there is a smaller room separated by a wooden door.
>>405271
You are pretty grossed out. Only your mom, your dad, Bessy, and Dreamkicker are supposed to hug you!
>>405261
>>405262
>>405263
>>405264
>>405265
>>405268
The windows here are cleaner and let much more light into the room than they do in the rest of the mountain. There are many bookshelves lining the walls, and many small chests with no obvious way of opening them. There is a large desk in the middle of the room, and behind it is a large chair that is lying on its back. There are papers, books, quills, ink jars, and scrolls scattered on the floor around the desk, as if they were shoved off. On top of the desk is a replicate of the gate at the entrance to the mansion grounds. It lies on its back and glows lightly. To the left there is a smaller room separated by a wooden door.
>>405271
You are pretty grossed out. Only your mom, your dad, Bessy, and Dreamkicker are supposed to hug you!
>>405274
You cannot hear anything on the other side of the door. It is unlocked.
>>405277
You trip over you hooves and land on your face. You blackout from the pain.
>>405278
Nope, just shelves full of well-aged books.
>>405280
None of them are in any language you can recognize, but you've got the feeling that these are probably uncommon ones that have been suppressed by the Inquisition.
>>405281
You try to get to it, but Brutus is in the way.
>>405282
"That's the shield control, I bet. We are going to go ahead and deactivate it unless any of you want to try."
You cannot hear anything on the other side of the door. It is unlocked.
>>405277
You trip over you hooves and land on your face. You blackout from the pain.
>>405278
Nope, just shelves full of well-aged books.
>>405280
None of them are in any language you can recognize, but you've got the feeling that these are probably uncommon ones that have been suppressed by the Inquisition.
>>405281
You try to get to it, but Brutus is in the way.
>>405282
"That's the shield control, I bet. We are going to go ahead and deactivate it unless any of you want to try."
>>405284
You are back home with the Twins. They have just gotten back from school and are showing you the grades they got on their homework.
>>405285
>>405288
She's out like a light. You both fail to wake her up.
>>405286
The door swings open. Everything in the room looks bigger than normal, which is just the right size for a buffalo. Inside the room there is a large bed, larger dresser, large mirror, large armor stand (empty), large weapon rack (empty too), and all the other commodities a nice bedroom would have.
>>405291
"Stop it, unicorn. You can ask the Inquisitors if you can swap your cash reward for some books if you want to."
>>405293
"Alright."
One of the unicorns rears up and puts his front hooves on the desk so that he can get a better look at the gate while another ooks out a window. After looking for a bit the unicorn pulls the gate open with his magic. Nothing seems to change, but after a few minutes the pony looking out the window shouts.
"I can see them! Turn the shield back on!"
The unicorn quickly closes the gate with his magic.
You are back home with the Twins. They have just gotten back from school and are showing you the grades they got on their homework.
>>405285
>>405288
She's out like a light. You both fail to wake her up.
>>405286
The door swings open. Everything in the room looks bigger than normal, which is just the right size for a buffalo. Inside the room there is a large bed, larger dresser, large mirror, large armor stand (empty), large weapon rack (empty too), and all the other commodities a nice bedroom would have.
>>405291
"Stop it, unicorn. You can ask the Inquisitors if you can swap your cash reward for some books if you want to."
>>405293
"Alright."
One of the unicorns rears up and puts his front hooves on the desk so that he can get a better look at the gate while another ooks out a window. After looking for a bit the unicorn pulls the gate open with his magic. Nothing seems to change, but after a few minutes the pony looking out the window shouts.
"I can see them! Turn the shield back on!"
The unicorn quickly closes the gate with his magic.
>>405295
"What's going on? And child, wake up!"
Keep trying to wake her.
It have ab ad feeling about this…
Roll #1 3 = 3
"What's going on? And child, wake up!"
Keep trying to wake her.
It have ab ad feeling about this…
Roll #1 3 = 3
>>405297
"Why would we burn our own books you horse's son?"
"I saw the Inquisitors coming. I hope they don't run into those tree-"
There is a loud crash of breaking glass from downstairs.
>>405298
You don't find anything to tie it with so you balance it over your bunker instead.
>>405299
"We aren't Inquisitors, we are their servants. Considering that this was the head Inquisitor's office I would say that that was the head Inquisitor's room."
>>405300
She won't wake up. She is smiling though.
>>405302
You bolster her.
>>405303
They each give you a hug and thank you for adopting them instead of letting them run off to face the world by themselves. You realize that you are being shaken, and that this is a dream.
>>405305
Some old clothes that look like they would fit a diamond dog if they weren't so big.
"Why would we burn our own books you horse's son?"
"I saw the Inquisitors coming. I hope they don't run into those tree-"
There is a loud crash of breaking glass from downstairs.
>>405298
You don't find anything to tie it with so you balance it over your bunker instead.
>>405299
"We aren't Inquisitors, we are their servants. Considering that this was the head Inquisitor's office I would say that that was the head Inquisitor's room."
>>405300
She won't wake up. She is smiling though.
>>405302
You bolster her.
>>405303
They each give you a hug and thank you for adopting them instead of letting them run off to face the world by themselves. You realize that you are being shaken, and that this is a dream.
>>405305
Some old clothes that look like they would fit a diamond dog if they weren't so big.
>>405308
You head inside and spot some clothes in a dresser that immediately give you reason to doubt your theory.
>>405312
Dreamkicker
>>405313
You can hear some things moving around downstairs.
>>405314
It's just a mirror. There are a few picture frames on the desk in front of it.
You head inside and spot some clothes in a dresser that immediately give you reason to doubt your theory.
>>405312
Dreamkicker
You look down through the floor and see the Inquisitors jumping through a broken window in the kitchen. You feel something tug on your vision, however, and you look towards the guard room on the first floor and through the hidden trap door. You see ghosts and corpses shuffling around in a small prison, and see other things shuffling in another level below that.
Roll.
Roll.
>>405313
You can hear some things moving around downstairs.
>>405314
It's just a mirror. There are a few picture frames on the desk in front of it.
>>405317
maybe I have enough herbs for a NR. something to get me going like ginseng.
Roll #1 9 + 2 = 11
maybe I have enough herbs for a NR. something to get me going like ginseng.
Roll #1 9 + 2 = 11
>>405319
There are pictures in them, but they are very old. You would need to roll to make out what the pictures are of.
>>405321
Most of them are moldy or motheaten, but at the back there is a very old silk outfit that looks like it has a ceremonial purpose.
>>405322
You mix a little something up. The liquid is pale red and bubbles slightly, but you drink it anyways. After a few seconds a rush of energy hits you and carries you away as you bounce around the room like a goat kid.
>>405325
Dreamkicker
>3
You can see a level down below the second one, but as soon as you look down there you freeze. you can feel something watching you, can feel that is has been watching since you first set hoof on the mansion grounds. It has seen you watching it, and a dark, howwling laughter fills your ears. Cold hands grip around your heart as-
A henchpony slaps you across the face.
"Mage! What is it!?"
There are pictures in them, but they are very old. You would need to roll to make out what the pictures are of.
>>405321
Most of them are moldy or motheaten, but at the back there is a very old silk outfit that looks like it has a ceremonial purpose.
>>405322
You mix a little something up. The liquid is pale red and bubbles slightly, but you drink it anyways. After a few seconds a rush of energy hits you and carries you away as you bounce around the room like a goat kid.
>>405325
Dreamkicker
>3
You can see a level down below the second one, but as soon as you look down there you freeze. you can feel something watching you, can feel that is has been watching since you first set hoof on the mansion grounds. It has seen you watching it, and a dark, howwling laughter fills your ears. Cold hands grip around your heart as-
A henchpony slaps you across the face.
"Mage! What is it!?"
>>405326
Interesting room, though…
Can I find anything these fools thought of as unholy necromancy?
Roll #1 5 = 5
Interesting room, though…
Can I find anything these fools thought of as unholy necromancy?
Roll #1 5 = 5
>>405328
They are too smudged from old age to see anything in them.
>>405329
You can't read any of the language and the henchponies keep Hornbeard away from the books.
>>405330
It is lying on its back and closed. It is also slightly glowing.
"Please don't touch that. That's the magic shield control."
>>405320
Nope. Just old bedlinen and an old pillow. There are also some scratch marks on the wall at eh head of the bed.
>>405332
The henchpony pulls back his hoof and glares at you.
"You stupid goat, I was trying to help him! Looks at the mage, goat!"
>>405334
When you come back to your sense you can feel your body covered with cold sweat.
"What's watching us, mage?"
The Inquisitors walk through the door.
"Which one of you foals decided to not burn those trees down and what was that pile of ash in the other room?"
They are too smudged from old age to see anything in them.
>>405329
You can't read any of the language and the henchponies keep Hornbeard away from the books.
>>405330
It is lying on its back and closed. It is also slightly glowing.
"Please don't touch that. That's the magic shield control."
>>405320
Nope. Just old bedlinen and an old pillow. There are also some scratch marks on the wall at eh head of the bed.
>>405332
The henchpony pulls back his hoof and glares at you.
"You stupid goat, I was trying to help him! Looks at the mage, goat!"
>>405334
When you come back to your sense you can feel your body covered with cold sweat.
"What's watching us, mage?"
The Inquisitors walk through the door.
"Which one of you foals decided to not burn those trees down and what was that pile of ash in the other room?"
Dreamkicker (Omniseer) No.405341
>>405336
"Some sort of… terrible presence. I'm not sure what."
>"Which one of you foals decided to not burn those trees down and what was that pile of ash in the other room?"
"Were you unable to handle that? And it was a monster, of course. We solved that particular problem for you. You don't need to be scared of that.
"But we should leave as soon as possible. There is something watching us here, and I do not think it is friendly."
"Some sort of… terrible presence. I'm not sure what."
>"Which one of you foals decided to not burn those trees down and what was that pile of ash in the other room?"
"Were you unable to handle that? And it was a monster, of course. We solved that particular problem for you. You don't need to be scared of that.
"But we should leave as soon as possible. There is something watching us here, and I do not think it is friendly."
The henchponies talk to the Inquisitors in hushed voices.
>>405338
you do manage to make out a figure in one of the pictures, but all you can tell is that it is bipedal.
>>405339
They were made by something pointed, but dull.
>>405340
"This is the head Inquisitor's office, earthy. We should kill everything we touch here because it is all corrupt and evil that was left here after that Cataclysm caused by your Nightmare Moon."
>>405341
The gryphon slams his claw against the ground.
"No! No leaving. If you all want to leave early, fine. After everything you all have been through and what you have told us we are willing to let you go with full pay. However, it is almost night time and if you continue to help us your reward shall be increased."
>>405342
"If you say so, goat."
>>405347
"Burn, purge, whatever. those things are twisted and must be destroyed."
>>405348
The are old and messed up. you cannot tell what they are pictures of.
>>405338
you do manage to make out a figure in one of the pictures, but all you can tell is that it is bipedal.
>>405339
They were made by something pointed, but dull.
>>405340
"This is the head Inquisitor's office, earthy. We should kill everything we touch here because it is all corrupt and evil that was left here after that Cataclysm caused by your Nightmare Moon."
>>405341
The gryphon slams his claw against the ground.
"No! No leaving. If you all want to leave early, fine. After everything you all have been through and what you have told us we are willing to let you go with full pay. However, it is almost night time and if you continue to help us your reward shall be increased."
>>405342
"If you say so, goat."
>>405347
"Burn, purge, whatever. those things are twisted and must be destroyed."
>>405348
The are old and messed up. you cannot tell what they are pictures of.
>>405352
You open the back, but when you try to pull the picture out you realize too late that the ink has become stuck to the glass. It rips apart as you pull it out.
>>405356
Nope. Nothin'.
"What is that a picture of, buffalo?"
>>405358
"I meant she belong to you Equestrians. I doubt a follower of her would be so foolish as to show its face in this town, much less take a job from the Inquisition."
You open the back, but when you try to pull the picture out you realize too late that the ink has become stuck to the glass. It rips apart as you pull it out.
>>405356
Nope. Nothin'.
"What is that a picture of, buffalo?"
>>405358
"I meant she belong to you Equestrians. I doubt a follower of her would be so foolish as to show its face in this town, much less take a job from the Inquisition."
>>405361
"If you leave now you won't be getting back in until this place is purged. We do not have the ponypower to leave somepony watching for your return."
>>405362
The diamond dog Inquisitor takes the picture from you.
"Maybe."
>>405363
"You can keep the weapons you have on you right now. If you are leaving now wait while we get you your money."
"If you leave now you won't be getting back in until this place is purged. We do not have the ponypower to leave somepony watching for your return."
>>405362
The diamond dog Inquisitor takes the picture from you.
"Maybe."
>>405363
"You can keep the weapons you have on you right now. If you are leaving now wait while we get you your money."