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>>56733
You channel the power within you to the staff, and from a spark born deep within your soul, the staff ignites with power.
You gently touch the heart of Bronzed Sands with the staff, and in a brief moment of terror, confusion and agony, feel a great chunk of your life force being ripped out of your body by the staff, and transferred to her.
A bright flash later, you both lay on the ground, breathing heavily.
She is alive.
You cannot move.
You channel the power within you to the staff, and from a spark born deep within your soul, the staff ignites with power.
You gently touch the heart of Bronzed Sands with the staff, and in a brief moment of terror, confusion and agony, feel a great chunk of your life force being ripped out of your body by the staff, and transferred to her.
A bright flash later, you both lay on the ground, breathing heavily.
She is alive.
You cannot move.
>>56825
>>56827
>>56828
>>56831
>>56832
>>56835
You each spot various small clues and begin piecing the truth together based on them.
It is obvious the bell is missing.
But given its power, odds are Grogar could not simply destroy it.
So be banished it from reality with some sort of spell.
And the emptiness and displacement comes from the effect of that spell being in effect.
Perhaps with the lens Narpa spoke about you could locate the spell's origin point and disable it, returning the Bell to this reality.
>>56827
>>56828
>>56831
>>56832
>>56835
You each spot various small clues and begin piecing the truth together based on them.
It is obvious the bell is missing.
But given its power, odds are Grogar could not simply destroy it.
So be banished it from reality with some sort of spell.
And the emptiness and displacement comes from the effect of that spell being in effect.
Perhaps with the lens Narpa spoke about you could locate the spell's origin point and disable it, returning the Bell to this reality.
>>56837
"Hmm… the bell could not have been destroyed, or it would likely have been Grogar's undoing. Far morel likely he phased it out to hide it. We need something capable of seeing beyond the visible for this…"
>>56839
"Yes. How many sewer entrances do we know aside from the well?"
>>56841
"The well may not be a wise idea, unless…
We need to lure this Grabby near the entrance, then blast it from afar before we move in for the kill. that is our safest option for the well."
Rolled 9 = 9
"Hmm… the bell could not have been destroyed, or it would likely have been Grogar's undoing. Far morel likely he phased it out to hide it. We need something capable of seeing beyond the visible for this…"
>>56839
"Yes. How many sewer entrances do we know aside from the well?"
>>56841
"The well may not be a wise idea, unless…
We need to lure this Grabby near the entrance, then blast it from afar before we move in for the kill. that is our safest option for the well."
Rolled 9 = 9
>>56865
>>56874
"Since we're going to go down, we will need to ascertain the depth of water. If it is too deep, a few concentrated blasts of fire from Campfire might be able to boil away some water, I can freeze the rest for it to cool enough."
>>56877
"No, so you'll need to stay back while Campfire, I and anyone else who can launch a barrage of spells down, if we can lure it out."
Rolled 8 = 8
>>56874
"Since we're going to go down, we will need to ascertain the depth of water. If it is too deep, a few concentrated blasts of fire from Campfire might be able to boil away some water, I can freeze the rest for it to cool enough."
>>56877
"No, so you'll need to stay back while Campfire, I and anyone else who can launch a barrage of spells down, if we can lure it out."
Rolled 8 = 8
>>56899
"If it escapes heavily injured, we will go in and hunt it down. In the meantime, your healing is as vital as ever. Don't depreciate yourself, you are…. better than what people tell you.
>>56900
"The Bell Tower Basement? Excellent."
"Twilight says that an alternate entrance to the sewers lie just below us. Which one do you want to take?"
"If it escapes heavily injured, we will go in and hunt it down. In the meantime, your healing is as vital as ever. Don't depreciate yourself, you are…. better than what people tell you.
>>56900
"The Bell Tower Basement? Excellent."
"Twilight says that an alternate entrance to the sewers lie just below us. Which one do you want to take?"
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A scroll poofs into your midst
"This is the best I can do on short notice. I marked paths which most of the maps imply are blocked with red squiggles. I also have no idea how that outside passage connects to the rest."
"This is the best I can do on short notice. I marked paths which most of the maps imply are blocked with red squiggles. I also have no idea how that outside passage connects to the rest."
As you proceed to the basement floor of the tower, you can hear some restless movement outside.
You find an old metal trap door. You undo the bolts holding it in place, and pop it open.
The smell is awful. It does not smell like a sewer, but like a mass grave or a slaughterhouse. You can hear some scratching sounds in the stinking darkness.
We can step now if you want
You find an old metal trap door. You undo the bolts holding it in place, and pop it open.
The smell is awful. It does not smell like a sewer, but like a mass grave or a slaughterhouse. You can hear some scratching sounds in the stinking darkness.
We can step now if you want
>>57132
"Well, ok. If you don't have any spare weapons or anything."
You can hear a rather loud thump in the distance, and heavy scratching noises.
WILL OUT HEROES CONFRONT AND SLAY OL' GRABBY?
WILL BRONZED SANDS SURVIVE?
WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT BARD ANYWAY?
AND HOW IS THIS GETTING US ANY CLOSER TO GROGAR?
FIND OUT AFTER I GET SOME SLEEP, IN THE BUTTOCK BLUSTERINGLY BRILLIANT CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER THREE - DEATH'S REACH.
"Well, ok. If you don't have any spare weapons or anything."
You can hear a rather loud thump in the distance, and heavy scratching noises.
WILL OUT HEROES CONFRONT AND SLAY OL' GRABBY?
WILL BRONZED SANDS SURVIVE?
WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT BARD ANYWAY?
AND HOW IS THIS GETTING US ANY CLOSER TO GROGAR?
FIND OUT AFTER I GET SOME SLEEP, IN THE BUTTOCK BLUSTERINGLY BRILLIANT CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER THREE - DEATH'S REACH.
I do not do this our of hate
However it ends, know that I still loved you
WHEN WE LAST LEFT OUR HEROES they had reached the maze-like sewers beneath Tambelon, the City of the Dead. They are on the hunt for Ol' Grabby - a legendary thief banished to this foul place for his crimes.
PLAYERS, REPORT IN
However it ends, know that I still loved you
WHEN WE LAST LEFT OUR HEROES they had reached the maze-like sewers beneath Tambelon, the City of the Dead. They are on the hunt for Ol' Grabby - a legendary thief banished to this foul place for his crimes.
PLAYERS, REPORT IN
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The sewers are dark and smell of death. There is no water in this part though. from the distance you can hear echoes of screams.
You still have Twilight's map of the place
You still have Twilight's map of the place
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>>62118
The walls are damp and mossy.
This place does not look like it was originally a sewer. Looks more like some form of a tunnel.
>>62119
Your eyes pry through the walls, searching for the source of the scream. However, the only scream they can follow is your own. You gaze into an infinite abyss, and the abyss gazes back.
It sees you.
It knows you.
>>62120
The echoes distort the screams, but it is safe to assume they did not come from too far away.
>>62121
There is some writing on the far wall, close to the doorway that leads to another tunnel.
You can't quite make it out from over here though.
>>62124
You walk on ahead into the darkness. The only thing beyond the screaming is the sound of your hooves against the stones, and a strange rasping noise.
The walls are damp and mossy.
This place does not look like it was originally a sewer. Looks more like some form of a tunnel.
>>62119
Your eyes pry through the walls, searching for the source of the scream. However, the only scream they can follow is your own. You gaze into an infinite abyss, and the abyss gazes back.
It sees you.
It knows you.
>>62120
The echoes distort the screams, but it is safe to assume they did not come from too far away.
>>62121
There is some writing on the far wall, close to the doorway that leads to another tunnel.
You can't quite make it out from over here though.
>>62124
You walk on ahead into the darkness. The only thing beyond the screaming is the sound of your hooves against the stones, and a strange rasping noise.
>>62136
"..Yes, I think so, thank you. But be careful, there's.. something here. I don't exactly know what, but when I tried scanning for it, it intercepted and my sight shut down. May have been a good thing I didn't take a proper look."
>>62138
"Our objective is the well, so if the red line indicates a blocked passage, we go right."
"..Yes, I think so, thank you. But be careful, there's.. something here. I don't exactly know what, but when I tried scanning for it, it intercepted and my sight shut down. May have been a good thing I didn't take a proper look."
>>62138
"Our objective is the well, so if the red line indicates a blocked passage, we go right."
>>62148
Fat Chance refuses to come down to the sewers, and Bronzed Sands was left behind to guard the entrance.
Zebro and Trusty are with you.
Your stick finds nothing but floor as you reach the text.
The room seems to be an old storage room.
The text reads "Amazing Treasure Ahead"
>>62149
You hop on top of Freke in your hurry to read the text, causing him to drop the stick. It goes flying into the back of the room, landing on some moldy barrels.
Fat Chance refuses to come down to the sewers, and Bronzed Sands was left behind to guard the entrance.
Zebro and Trusty are with you.
Your stick finds nothing but floor as you reach the text.
The room seems to be an old storage room.
The text reads "Amazing Treasure Ahead"
>>62149
You hop on top of Freke in your hurry to read the text, causing him to drop the stick. It goes flying into the back of the room, landing on some moldy barrels.
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>>62153
As you yank the stick back, you see a long, slender hand is trying to hang onto it and pull it back behind the barrels.
>>62155
You peer into the ether to reveal truths behind such a message.
You can see that it has been written at the edge of a massive pit that covers most of the room.
Whoever wrote this message is a dickhead.
This is probably what the earlier message warned about.
>>62154
You stop before the pit and observe the room.
It clearly once had a doorway on the right hand wall, but it is now clogged with junk and debris.
The far wall and other side are covered in barrels, crates and sacks. Most of them old and moldy.
As you yank the stick back, you see a long, slender hand is trying to hang onto it and pull it back behind the barrels.
>>62155
You peer into the ether to reveal truths behind such a message.
You can see that it has been written at the edge of a massive pit that covers most of the room.
Whoever wrote this message is a dickhead.
This is probably what the earlier message warned about.
>>62154
You stop before the pit and observe the room.
It clearly once had a doorway on the right hand wall, but it is now clogged with junk and debris.
The far wall and other side are covered in barrels, crates and sacks. Most of them old and moldy.
>>62161
You yank the Long Ass Stick out of the spindly hand's grasp as >>62164 Freke joins in, messes up your focus and ends up getting smacked with the stick. Oh well, at least you got it back now.
>>62162
>>62163
You both leap over the pit and assault the strange limb as it tries to retreat back behind the barrels.
It swings at you a couple of times, but it is no match for the both of you, and is soon cut in half.
The dead arm flops down on the floor.
You yank the Long Ass Stick out of the spindly hand's grasp as >>62164 Freke joins in, messes up your focus and ends up getting smacked with the stick. Oh well, at least you got it back now.
>>62162
>>62163
You both leap over the pit and assault the strange limb as it tries to retreat back behind the barrels.
It swings at you a couple of times, but it is no match for the both of you, and is soon cut in half.
The dead arm flops down on the floor.
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>>62167
The sheer force of your roaring voice tosses several barrels aside, revealing a small patch of dirt where the rest of the arm is sticking out of.
You yank on it, and it comes out with a sharp pop, leaving behind a small, bloodied hole in the soil.
>>62169
It seems to be almost like a fungus, growing deep under the walls and floors, branching off itself, and reaching other places.
You cannot see where it all comes from. But looking at the map, it should be somewhere between the well and keep from here. Probably in one of the rooms.
The sheer force of your roaring voice tosses several barrels aside, revealing a small patch of dirt where the rest of the arm is sticking out of.
You yank on it, and it comes out with a sharp pop, leaving behind a small, bloodied hole in the soil.
>>62169
It seems to be almost like a fungus, growing deep under the walls and floors, branching off itself, and reaching other places.
You cannot see where it all comes from. But looking at the map, it should be somewhere between the well and keep from here. Probably in one of the rooms.
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The party exits the room and proceeds into the other passageway.
It is very dark here, but you can make out some more writing on both the right and left.
It is very dark here, but you can make out some more writing on both the right and left.
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You proceed to the room at the end of the corridor.
The screaming is louder, and seems to be coming from the right. According to the map, there is a room there.
There is also some writing in the corridor on your left.
The screaming is louder, and seems to be coming from the right. According to the map, there is a room there.
There is also some writing in the corridor on your left.
>>62273
You snap off a few shots but the gangly limbs make for small targets. A grazing hit from a holy round sears the flesh of one, and it stops clawing at the pony for a moment.
>>62277
>>62280
You charge into the fray, attacking the arms. Flailing around yourselves, you manage to snap two of them in half, and drive the others underground.
The pony breathes heavily and tried to get up, but needs help.
The arms can be back any moment.
You snap off a few shots but the gangly limbs make for small targets. A grazing hit from a holy round sears the flesh of one, and it stops clawing at the pony for a moment.
>>62277
>>62280
You charge into the fray, attacking the arms. Flailing around yourselves, you manage to snap two of them in half, and drive the others underground.
The pony breathes heavily and tried to get up, but needs help.
The arms can be back any moment.
>>62289
>>62292
Being an alert pone, you see the arms coming and break one apart as it lunges for you.
>>62291
The hand seems to not fear your flame as it grasps your head. Its fingers dig deep into you, and you cannot move.
>>62293
You take to the air and snap your whip around an arm, uprooting both it and another growing from it. The arms try to crawl away.
>>62292
Being an alert pone, you see the arms coming and break one apart as it lunges for you.
>>62291
The hand seems to not fear your flame as it grasps your head. Its fingers dig deep into you, and you cannot move.
>>62293
You take to the air and snap your whip around an arm, uprooting both it and another growing from it. The arms try to crawl away.
>>62297
As in helpless until you break loose.
>>62298
Another arm bursts from the ground and punches you as you pass it, causing you to tumble.
>>62300
>>62301
Your combined assault uproots a whole mess of arms, and you go to town hacking them apart.
>>62302
Meanwhile, an arm grabs Neith's whip and pulls her out of the air. Another bursts out of the ground and starts clawing at her wings as she lies helpless.
As in helpless until you break loose.
>>62298
Another arm bursts from the ground and punches you as you pass it, causing you to tumble.
>>62300
>>62301
Your combined assault uproots a whole mess of arms, and you go to town hacking them apart.
>>62302
Meanwhile, an arm grabs Neith's whip and pulls her out of the air. Another bursts out of the ground and starts clawing at her wings as she lies helpless.
>>62307
You blow apart the mass of arms the others uprooted earlier. A pained roar echoes through the dark hallways as the arms are reduced to ash.
>>62308
You cut down another arm as it tries to burst forth
>>62309
Another arm bursts out and grabs your face
You are helpless in its grasp
>>62310
You hear a fleshy ripping sound and feel a sharp pain. Something very important just came loose, and you are not sure you wantt o find out what.
Roll to see how bad it is.
>>62313
You leap into action, slashing apart the arms attacking Neith, as well as the one holding Dawn.
The pony you saved earlier is motioning you to run away from the arms. Notably, no arms are harassing her in the stone covered hallway.
You blow apart the mass of arms the others uprooted earlier. A pained roar echoes through the dark hallways as the arms are reduced to ash.
>>62308
You cut down another arm as it tries to burst forth
>>62309
Another arm bursts out and grabs your face
You are helpless in its grasp
>>62310
You hear a fleshy ripping sound and feel a sharp pain. Something very important just came loose, and you are not sure you wantt o find out what.
Roll to see how bad it is.
>>62313
You leap into action, slashing apart the arms attacking Neith, as well as the one holding Dawn.
The pony you saved earlier is motioning you to run away from the arms. Notably, no arms are harassing her in the stone covered hallway.
>>62340
You walk over, cut the arm up and retrieve Neith's heat>>62344
>>62344
The water is only about ankle deep.
You can hear a voice echo through the infinite expanse as the shore fades away
Neith. A lifetime spent in solitude and service. A lifetime of hate and anger. Do you feel you spent it well?
>>62345
Death is an inevitable part of life. Not all can be saved. You know this, and accepted it back in the garden of Chaos when facing your inner turmoil.
You stand strong.
>>62346
You take the head from Dawn and put it by the corpse
You walk over, cut the arm up and retrieve Neith's heat>>62344
>>62344
The water is only about ankle deep.
You can hear a voice echo through the infinite expanse as the shore fades away
Neith. A lifetime spent in solitude and service. A lifetime of hate and anger. Do you feel you spent it well?
>>62345
Death is an inevitable part of life. Not all can be saved. You know this, and accepted it back in the garden of Chaos when facing your inner turmoil.
You stand strong.
>>62346
You take the head from Dawn and put it by the corpse
>>62358
You fart out a small ember.
>>62359
You feel the hand of a supreme power reach out to you. Stronger than all the gods you've met and fought combined, it grasps your flaming heart and ignites into a white hot sear. Your eyes glow with a maddening glow as you open up your glorious wings of fire and unleash a torrent born of the Ashfather itself upon the Inquisitor.
Her body is destroyed in the blazing inferno, and for a moment only some ashes remain. Slowly, they begin to rebuild themselves. And after a while, Neith the Inquisitor breathes the first breath of her new life. She is at the peak of her health, a young and strong mare who fears no evil.
The touch of the supreme power fades from you.
>>62361
Before you can hear a reply, you feel a massive force strike your body, as it is torn asunder and rocketed upwards.
You awaken, dazed and confused, surrounded by your friends.
Your body feels strange. Stronger. Better. Healthier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u42zRlrBYbs
You fart out a small ember.
>>62359
You feel the hand of a supreme power reach out to you. Stronger than all the gods you've met and fought combined, it grasps your flaming heart and ignites into a white hot sear. Your eyes glow with a maddening glow as you open up your glorious wings of fire and unleash a torrent born of the Ashfather itself upon the Inquisitor.
Her body is destroyed in the blazing inferno, and for a moment only some ashes remain. Slowly, they begin to rebuild themselves. And after a while, Neith the Inquisitor breathes the first breath of her new life. She is at the peak of her health, a young and strong mare who fears no evil.
The touch of the supreme power fades from you.
>>62361
Before you can hear a reply, you feel a massive force strike your body, as it is torn asunder and rocketed upwards.
You awaken, dazed and confused, surrounded by your friends.
Your body feels strange. Stronger. Better. Healthier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u42zRlrBYbs
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>>62498
>>62501
You blast away much of the dirt, revealing the main body.
It turns its gaze at you and roars.
It looks like a twisted blob. Perhaps once a diamond dog. Its neck is horribly stretched out and it has atrophied, bloodied limbs.
As it roars, dozens of hands burst from the ground.
Roll for initiative
MINIBOSS: OL' GRABBY - THE CURSED THIEF OF TAMBELON
Rolled 4 = 4
>>62501
You blast away much of the dirt, revealing the main body.
It turns its gaze at you and roars.
It looks like a twisted blob. Perhaps once a diamond dog. Its neck is horribly stretched out and it has atrophied, bloodied limbs.
As it roars, dozens of hands burst from the ground.
Roll for initiative
MINIBOSS: OL' GRABBY - THE CURSED THIEF OF TAMBELON
Rolled 4 = 4
>>62505
Before you can manifest enough fire, a hand strikes you and grabs hold of you.
You need to break free before doing anything else.
>>62506
You aim your pistol, but a bunch of hands burst forth to take the bullet for their master
>>62509
You take aim at the lumbering beast when a hand grabs you by the jaw and pulls you down. Ol' Grabby lumbers towards you and prepares to take a bite as >>62508 Radiant smashes it from behind, the explosive force of her hammer shattering the hands holding Trusty.
>>62510
As it reels from the blow, you slash its wide, bloodied maw. It roars in pain and backs off, directly into >>62511 Dawn's ambush which cuts deep slashes into the monster's back, making it leak fat and gore.
The body burrows underground and a new set of arms appears around the room.
Roll to dodge as he bursts back up
DC6, lowers failure gets hit.
Before you can manifest enough fire, a hand strikes you and grabs hold of you.
You need to break free before doing anything else.
>>62506
You aim your pistol, but a bunch of hands burst forth to take the bullet for their master
>>62509
You take aim at the lumbering beast when a hand grabs you by the jaw and pulls you down. Ol' Grabby lumbers towards you and prepares to take a bite as >>62508 Radiant smashes it from behind, the explosive force of her hammer shattering the hands holding Trusty.
>>62510
As it reels from the blow, you slash its wide, bloodied maw. It roars in pain and backs off, directly into >>62511 Dawn's ambush which cuts deep slashes into the monster's back, making it leak fat and gore.
The body burrows underground and a new set of arms appears around the room.
Roll to dodge as he bursts back up
DC6, lowers failure gets hit.
>>62527
>>62528
>>62530
>>62531
With remarkable agility you take to the sky and the sidelines as the hands burst out to grasp at you.
>>62533
Except Dawn, who is grasped by two hands and pinned down as Grabby leaps from the soil like an obese land shark, ready to sink his jaws in the supple young mare's flesh. Tragedy seems inevitable as he clamps down on the cringing Charlatan, who then realizes she is not hurt thanks to a golden glow that surrounds her.
>>62536
A bit further back stands Radiant, wreathed in light befitting her name, casting away the darkness and protecting all of her friends with the Light's blessed shield.
Grabby takes a few steps back and attempts to burrow again.
Beat my roll to topple him over for free hits
Rolled 2 = 2
>>62528
>>62530
>>62531
With remarkable agility you take to the sky and the sidelines as the hands burst out to grasp at you.
>>62533
Except Dawn, who is grasped by two hands and pinned down as Grabby leaps from the soil like an obese land shark, ready to sink his jaws in the supple young mare's flesh. Tragedy seems inevitable as he clamps down on the cringing Charlatan, who then realizes she is not hurt thanks to a golden glow that surrounds her.
>>62536
A bit further back stands Radiant, wreathed in light befitting her name, casting away the darkness and protecting all of her friends with the Light's blessed shield.
Grabby takes a few steps back and attempts to burrow again.
Beat my roll to topple him over for free hits
Rolled 2 = 2
>>62560
The explosive force of your blase sends the fat blob hurtling trough the air and it lands hard on some arms, crushing them.
It tries to roll back upright but can't.
>>62561
Your fury grants you power as you lay into the beast, ripping at its face, shattering many of its teeth.
>>62562
As Grabby swings its neck to escape Gaius, you meet it with your blades, sinking them deep into his twisted jawbone. As it roars out, you ignore the foul stench of dog-breath and rotten flesh and yank hard. The entire lower jaw comes off in a spectacular spray of blood.
>>62563
The monster reels and struggles to get up, only to get rammed down by your handy dandy stabby wandy.
Grabby is bloodied and mutilated now, and its hands rush to prop it up as it tries for one more attack-
>>62564
Only to have what remains of its head immolated by the searing white flame of the Phoenix Lord Campfire.
Ol Grabby slumps over, dead as dust.
A faint glow can be observed inside his flabby mass.
>>62569
Everyone's weapons glow for a moment with a dull light. Their first blow will be blessed, but beyond that, nothing happens.
The hands begin to wither and die after the death of the main body.
The metal grate on the door collapses.
There is a large pit where the main body was in the beginning.
The explosive force of your blase sends the fat blob hurtling trough the air and it lands hard on some arms, crushing them.
It tries to roll back upright but can't.
>>62561
Your fury grants you power as you lay into the beast, ripping at its face, shattering many of its teeth.
>>62562
As Grabby swings its neck to escape Gaius, you meet it with your blades, sinking them deep into his twisted jawbone. As it roars out, you ignore the foul stench of dog-breath and rotten flesh and yank hard. The entire lower jaw comes off in a spectacular spray of blood.
>>62563
The monster reels and struggles to get up, only to get rammed down by your handy dandy stabby wandy.
Grabby is bloodied and mutilated now, and its hands rush to prop it up as it tries for one more attack-
>>62564
Only to have what remains of its head immolated by the searing white flame of the Phoenix Lord Campfire.
Ol Grabby slumps over, dead as dust.
A faint glow can be observed inside his flabby mass.
>>62569
Everyone's weapons glow for a moment with a dull light. Their first blow will be blessed, but beyond that, nothing happens.
The hands begin to wither and die after the death of the main body.
The metal grate on the door collapses.
There is a large pit where the main body was in the beginning.
>>62591
The yawning abyss below Tambelon calls out to him.
The Death God has seen his eyes.
He has branded him for his own.
>>62588
>>62592
There is a chest poking out of the pit.
>>62586
It appears to be a very large soul, collected over years of devouring those thrown down here.
It must be very valuable here in Tambelon, where souls act as money.
>>62594
You take a good look at the door, and tap it a few times.
It is good craftsmanship, but old and fallen to disrepair.
There are deep claw marks on it. Thinking for a while, you realize this room was the cell Grabby was banished to ages ago by Grogar. He must have worn his own hands down to stumps trying to claw his way out.
All the better for you.
You assess a weak point in the wall and focus your divine fury into a might blow, exploding the brick wall into the passageway behind it.
According to the map, that way leads to Tambelon Keep.
The yawning abyss below Tambelon calls out to him.
The Death God has seen his eyes.
He has branded him for his own.
>>62588
>>62592
There is a chest poking out of the pit.
>>62586
It appears to be a very large soul, collected over years of devouring those thrown down here.
It must be very valuable here in Tambelon, where souls act as money.
>>62594
You take a good look at the door, and tap it a few times.
It is good craftsmanship, but old and fallen to disrepair.
There are deep claw marks on it. Thinking for a while, you realize this room was the cell Grabby was banished to ages ago by Grogar. He must have worn his own hands down to stumps trying to claw his way out.
All the better for you.
You assess a weak point in the wall and focus your divine fury into a might blow, exploding the brick wall into the passageway behind it.
According to the map, that way leads to Tambelon Keep.
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After an extensive search of the sewers using the lens, you find the rest of the pits, and a false wall in the storage room behind the barrels that was hiding another passage. It must lead outside Tambelon if Twilight's assumption was correct.
>>62638
I miss Picket…
My whole body hurts… again…
I wish I never got addicted… I wish I had some on me now though… it'd help…
I wish I knew my parents… the real ones…
I wonder if Picket really loved me until the very end…
I don't even remember my own voice anymore… it feels like I never had one…
I never was a saint, but I didn't deserve this! I tried to help ponies! Even after I got addicted to sugar! I wonder what my ancestors would have thinked of me…
I'm a disgrace to my whole bloodline… an useless junkie after elite guards of Celestia…
Maybe these ponies have some on them? Maybe just a small pack?
I wish Picket was here to comfort me… No, no… I wish I was with her, someplace good
I miss Picket…
My whole body hurts… again…
I wish I never got addicted… I wish I had some on me now though… it'd help…
I wish I knew my parents… the real ones…
I wonder if Picket really loved me until the very end…
I don't even remember my own voice anymore… it feels like I never had one…
I never was a saint, but I didn't deserve this! I tried to help ponies! Even after I got addicted to sugar! I wonder what my ancestors would have thinked of me…
I'm a disgrace to my whole bloodline… an useless junkie after elite guards of Celestia…
Maybe these ponies have some on them? Maybe just a small pack?
I wish Picket was here to comfort me… No, no… I wish I was with her, someplace good
>>62683
>>62685
Yes it is.
It is wreathed in some form of magic field, which in itself is powered by a channeled spell, the origin of which is in a building not far from here.
>>62684
"I had no direct connection to the cult. But a friend of mine did. A good friend. He got in too deep, he was afraid of death, and fed up with listening to orders when the world was about to end. I tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't listen.
Then the assassins came for me in the night. I will never forget the smile one of them had on his face when the other struck me down…"
>>62685
Yes it is.
It is wreathed in some form of magic field, which in itself is powered by a channeled spell, the origin of which is in a building not far from here.
>>62684
"I had no direct connection to the cult. But a friend of mine did. A good friend. He got in too deep, he was afraid of death, and fed up with listening to orders when the world was about to end. I tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't listen.
Then the assassins came for me in the night. I will never forget the smile one of them had on his face when the other struck me down…"
>>62709
AND SO THEY ALL WENT SHOPPING
BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING MAJOR LIKE A WAR BETWEEN GODS AT HAND OR ANYTHING.
In the far horizon, a white streak briefly appears in the sky.
NEXT TIME ON TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
SHOPPING IN TAMBELON
THE BELL OF UNMAKING
TAMBELON KEEP
GROGAR, THE LORD OF DEATH
AND MORE CLOSURE ON OLD CHARACTERS
ALL THIS, AND ALL KINDS OF EXTRA SHIT IF YOU GO FOR IT, IN THE GLUTEUS GILDINGLY GRANDIOSE FOLLOW UP OF CHAPTER THREE - DEATH HEIM.
AND SO THEY ALL WENT SHOPPING
BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING MAJOR LIKE A WAR BETWEEN GODS AT HAND OR ANYTHING.
In the far horizon, a white streak briefly appears in the sky.
NEXT TIME ON TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
SHOPPING IN TAMBELON
THE BELL OF UNMAKING
TAMBELON KEEP
GROGAR, THE LORD OF DEATH
AND MORE CLOSURE ON OLD CHARACTERS
ALL THIS, AND ALL KINDS OF EXTRA SHIT IF YOU GO FOR IT, IN THE GLUTEUS GILDINGLY GRANDIOSE FOLLOW UP OF CHAPTER THREE - DEATH HEIM.
I will make it quick
There will be no time for tears
When we last saw our heroes, they had confirmed that the spell holding the Bell of Unmaking is being channeled from a house near the bell tower.
But more importantly, they were going to go shopping.
With Ol' Grabby dead, the residents of Tambelon will probably be much more friendly to their heroes.
REPORT IN
There will be no time for tears
When we last saw our heroes, they had confirmed that the spell holding the Bell of Unmaking is being channeled from a house near the bell tower.
But more importantly, they were going to go shopping.
With Ol' Grabby dead, the residents of Tambelon will probably be much more friendly to their heroes.
REPORT IN
>>63323
Your sight streaks towards the heavens and reveals what the mysterious streak is.
There is no question about it. It is a pony. A massive pony, rivaling Celestia herself in sheer size. Her coat a pale, deathly white, her mane a deep blood red. Her long, sharp horn stained with blood splatters. Her massive wings beating slowly in the breeze.
She seems to be looking for something.
Judging by her position, what she is looking for might be in the Garden of Chaos.
>>63326
Fat Chance shrugs
"The shopkeepers are some of the oldest of the dead, their constant income of souls keeps them around for ages. For the right price they can have things the mortal world has not seen in millenia."
Your sight streaks towards the heavens and reveals what the mysterious streak is.
There is no question about it. It is a pony. A massive pony, rivaling Celestia herself in sheer size. Her coat a pale, deathly white, her mane a deep blood red. Her long, sharp horn stained with blood splatters. Her massive wings beating slowly in the breeze.
She seems to be looking for something.
Judging by her position, what she is looking for might be in the Garden of Chaos.
>>63326
Fat Chance shrugs
"The shopkeepers are some of the oldest of the dead, their constant income of souls keeps them around for ages. For the right price they can have things the mortal world has not seen in millenia."
>>63330
>>63331
"Oh I don't know the full extent of it, but I've heard all kinds of things. One of the old armorsmiths had a bow that he said could fire anything up to a whole pony, and a full suit of plate forged from a dead dragon. Another had a cape that made you invisible. Then, I never came close to having enough soul to buy such wonders."
>>63331
"Oh I don't know the full extent of it, but I've heard all kinds of things. One of the old armorsmiths had a bow that he said could fire anything up to a whole pony, and a full suit of plate forged from a dead dragon. Another had a cape that made you invisible. Then, I never came close to having enough soul to buy such wonders."
>>63339
"If I remember correctly, there was a spellbinder who used to run a store some time ago at least. I never liked magic so I didn't investigate it much, but I remember hearing about him."
>>63337
"Well, that is for you alone to decide."
You are almost at the market.
If you have anything to say or do before going there, do it now.
"If I remember correctly, there was a spellbinder who used to run a store some time ago at least. I never liked magic so I didn't investigate it much, but I remember hearing about him."
>>63337
"Well, that is for you alone to decide."
You are almost at the market.
If you have anything to say or do before going there, do it now.
>>63352
>>63354
The three of you enter.
An old, bearded unicorn is in the back, focusing magic into a red hot metal bar.
There is nopony at the counter.
>>63353
You are very alone, in body and soul.
There is noone here for you. And that is just fine for now.
Observing the market from here, you see the ponies by the well seem to be talking about noises they heard from down there.
>>63354
The three of you enter.
An old, bearded unicorn is in the back, focusing magic into a red hot metal bar.
There is nopony at the counter.
>>63353
You are very alone, in body and soul.
There is noone here for you. And that is just fine for now.
Observing the market from here, you see the ponies by the well seem to be talking about noises they heard from down there.
>>63364
You sit down and breathe deep. You calm down a lot. The past few… days? Weeks? Hours? Have been very taxing.
You can feel the Twisted Soul within you. It is restless. As if it was scared.
>>63365
There are some items branded with the symbol of the Sun, but nothing remarkable. The most interesting item is a sword with a half-black half-polished blade.
>>63366
There are many weapons lining the walls, though none of them are quite as fancy as the things in the Skyvault.
>>63368
"Tools? Like a catalyst or something? Sure, I got those. How strong are you talking? Something simple like a horn amplifier, or something bigger like a crystal infused hornbone staff? Or maybe you are here for my masterpiece… But that one will cost you. A lot."
You sit down and breathe deep. You calm down a lot. The past few… days? Weeks? Hours? Have been very taxing.
You can feel the Twisted Soul within you. It is restless. As if it was scared.
>>63365
There are some items branded with the symbol of the Sun, but nothing remarkable. The most interesting item is a sword with a half-black half-polished blade.
>>63366
There are many weapons lining the walls, though none of them are quite as fancy as the things in the Skyvault.
>>63368
"Tools? Like a catalyst or something? Sure, I got those. How strong are you talking? Something simple like a horn amplifier, or something bigger like a crystal infused hornbone staff? Or maybe you are here for my masterpiece… But that one will cost you. A lot."
>>63378
"Well if you ain't here to spend much, I can give you one of these coils to put on your horn. Might be a tight shape with your size, but it should help boost your spells a little.
Now if you think you need more power, I got a few staffs in the back forged from the horns of many a good mage. That alone will multiply your focus. Or if you want to toe the line, I have one with these strange crystals on it. Not sure where I got it, but it packs a huge punch. Leaves you all kinds of tired though.
And my masterpiece is something I learned long ago from my old master. A certain Lord Narpa of Bailey. It is a catalyst infused with a soul. Like a living thing in itself. I don't really like holding it since it seems to sap your very life away, but the sheer power in it… oh let me tell you. Did it not feel so sickening to hold, I would never let it go. I was never the strongest of mages, but with that, I could take on Starswirls himself."
>Horn Coil: +1 to spells
>Hornbone Staff: +2 to spells, great weapon
>Crystal Staff: +3 to spells, +1 to all spell cooldowns
>Soul Staff: +4 to spells, wielder always counts as unarmoured
>>63379
The dark side seems razor sharp, while the polished side is dull. There is an inscription on the blade
"The Law is black and white. Punishment or Mercy. No middle roads."
>>63385
There is a tag on it, saying it is ready and to be picked up
The name on the tag reads [Feldspar]
>>63380
The Twisted Soul feels like it wants to run. But why and where, you are not sure.
You ignore it and focus on the task at hand.
It feels a little cold here.
"Well if you ain't here to spend much, I can give you one of these coils to put on your horn. Might be a tight shape with your size, but it should help boost your spells a little.
Now if you think you need more power, I got a few staffs in the back forged from the horns of many a good mage. That alone will multiply your focus. Or if you want to toe the line, I have one with these strange crystals on it. Not sure where I got it, but it packs a huge punch. Leaves you all kinds of tired though.
And my masterpiece is something I learned long ago from my old master. A certain Lord Narpa of Bailey. It is a catalyst infused with a soul. Like a living thing in itself. I don't really like holding it since it seems to sap your very life away, but the sheer power in it… oh let me tell you. Did it not feel so sickening to hold, I would never let it go. I was never the strongest of mages, but with that, I could take on Starswirls himself."
>Horn Coil: +1 to spells
>Hornbone Staff: +2 to spells, great weapon
>Crystal Staff: +3 to spells, +1 to all spell cooldowns
>Soul Staff: +4 to spells, wielder always counts as unarmoured
>>63379
The dark side seems razor sharp, while the polished side is dull. There is an inscription on the blade
"The Law is black and white. Punishment or Mercy. No middle roads."
>>63385
There is a tag on it, saying it is ready and to be picked up
The name on the tag reads [Feldspar]
>>63380
The Twisted Soul feels like it wants to run. But why and where, you are not sure.
You ignore it and focus on the task at hand.
It feels a little cold here.
>>63407
>>63409
"It belongs to an old friend of mine from here. A judge in life. Haven't seen him in a while though. He always liked to talk about his past adventures. Especially his last one."
>>63408
You can see the power that dwells inside that thing. It is an angry soul that hates all with a burning fury you have never seen. The construct is not on par with Narpa's spear, but the unstable power inside it seems far more potent.
Perhaps he would accept a trade.
>>63409
"It belongs to an old friend of mine from here. A judge in life. Haven't seen him in a while though. He always liked to talk about his past adventures. Especially his last one."
>>63408
You can see the power that dwells inside that thing. It is an angry soul that hates all with a burning fury you have never seen. The construct is not on par with Narpa's spear, but the unstable power inside it seems far more potent.
Perhaps he would accept a trade.
>>63414
If you teleport it in now, you cannot improve it further and might as well trade it in.
>>63416
"Haven't seen him in a while. He brought the sword here to be repaired. Said he would rather have it remind him of his more victorious days than his ultimate defeat.
He used to live just a few houses down from here, upstairs in the building where Ironhooves the smith works in."
If you teleport it in now, you cannot improve it further and might as well trade it in.
>>63416
"Haven't seen him in a while. He brought the sword here to be repaired. Said he would rather have it remind him of his more victorious days than his ultimate defeat.
He used to live just a few houses down from here, upstairs in the building where Ironhooves the smith works in."
>>63422
"An actual work of Lord Narpa's? I will certainly take a look."
The spear pops in
"Oh my… yes, I can recognize his work in this. But it is merely spellbound. I will want some soul too to seal the deal, seeing as the Soul Staff indeed has a soul in it."
He pushes the Soul Bank to you
"About half an average soul will do."
That much is only a fragment of Grabby's big soul.
"An actual work of Lord Narpa's? I will certainly take a look."
The spear pops in
"Oh my… yes, I can recognize his work in this. But it is merely spellbound. I will want some soul too to seal the deal, seeing as the Soul Staff indeed has a soul in it."
He pushes the Soul Bank to you
"About half an average soul will do."
That much is only a fragment of Grabby's big soul.
>>63428
The mechanism is very intricate, but it seems to involve magic similar to the necromantic Soul Drain bound to precise machinery to strip out a desired amount of the soul, rather than the entire thing.
A clock maker might be able to duplicate the mechanism, but you'd need enchanted parts.
The shopkeeper takes the bank and smiles
"You have a heart of gold. Don't let anyone take it from you. Also, nice soul. Where'd you get it?"
he hooves over the Soul Staff and takes the spear and puts it behind the counter.
The mechanism is very intricate, but it seems to involve magic similar to the necromantic Soul Drain bound to precise machinery to strip out a desired amount of the soul, rather than the entire thing.
A clock maker might be able to duplicate the mechanism, but you'd need enchanted parts.
The shopkeeper takes the bank and smiles
"You have a heart of gold. Don't let anyone take it from you. Also, nice soul. Where'd you get it?"
he hooves over the Soul Staff and takes the spear and puts it behind the counter.
>>63446
"Well normally I'd never talk about it… but I guess I can to you.
True Death dwells in the sea without light. It feeds off souls. Some say, every creature that has ever died ended up devoured by it. Some even say it is stronger than Lord Grogar…"
>>63447
"Not very. Why?"
>>63448
You head across the market, nothing Neith looking around, bored.
The Smith is easy to find. He greets you with a grin as you enter.
"Well normally I'd never talk about it… but I guess I can to you.
True Death dwells in the sea without light. It feeds off souls. Some say, every creature that has ever died ended up devoured by it. Some even say it is stronger than Lord Grogar…"
>>63447
"Not very. Why?"
>>63448
You head across the market, nothing Neith looking around, bored.
The Smith is easy to find. He greets you with a grin as you enter.
>>63455
"I don't think anyone but the Heralds want to even think about it, and Heralds are not the friendliest of types. Tall ponies, bony faces, black cloaks. Hard to miss if you see one."
>>63456
"Ah, Feldspar's blade? Leave it with me. He left some time ago, hasn't come back. I can take it to his room later. I'm sure it will help cheer him up. Maybe now I can stop hearing about his fabled last stand against the Border Princes. I've heard that one so many times I know it by heart now…"
You notice there is a suit of dragon scale armour on display.
"I don't think anyone but the Heralds want to even think about it, and Heralds are not the friendliest of types. Tall ponies, bony faces, black cloaks. Hard to miss if you see one."
>>63456
"Ah, Feldspar's blade? Leave it with me. He left some time ago, hasn't come back. I can take it to his room later. I'm sure it will help cheer him up. Maybe now I can stop hearing about his fabled last stand against the Border Princes. I've heard that one so many times I know it by heart now…"
You notice there is a suit of dragon scale armour on display.
>>63460
"No, the Border PRINCEs, plural. Sons of the Bandit Queen. I can't believe I've heard such a long story so many times I can recite it…"
>>63461
It looks quite hefty. Certainly large enough for you to wear. Poking it a little reveals it is remarkably tough, and the scales have a nice sheen to them.
>Dragon Plate: Heavy Armour, can attack twice by bodyslamming enemies. Reflects spells on a 4+
>>63463
"Made it myself out of an ancient dragon's hide. Note the scales. Razor sharp. Just by slamming into someone with that can kill them. Also, those polished scales can even reflect spells. My finest work."
>>63462
"You might find some at the keep. They tend to be busy visiting the mortal world to harvest the dying though."
"No, the Border PRINCEs, plural. Sons of the Bandit Queen. I can't believe I've heard such a long story so many times I can recite it…"
>>63461
It looks quite hefty. Certainly large enough for you to wear. Poking it a little reveals it is remarkably tough, and the scales have a nice sheen to them.
>Dragon Plate: Heavy Armour, can attack twice by bodyslamming enemies. Reflects spells on a 4+
>>63463
"Made it myself out of an ancient dragon's hide. Note the scales. Razor sharp. Just by slamming into someone with that can kill them. Also, those polished scales can even reflect spells. My finest work."
>>63462
"You might find some at the keep. They tend to be busy visiting the mortal world to harvest the dying though."
>>63525
>>63526
"Celestia sent me and a few others to a place called the Forest of Illusions to retrieve a shard of the Rainbow of Light to help fight a dragon, Ironhide, that was threatening Equestria. She had sent a young dragon with us, but we left her with some other dragons on the way there to try and recruit them to help fight Ironhide. After entering the Forest we met an old knight and he helped us fight against a band of crazed ponies that were trying to burn down the forest and the fauna and flora that was trying to stop them. After that we were attacked by a giant mushroom that could punch you so hard your head would come out your rear end, but we prevailed and I even learned a new bit of fire magic. We won without too much trouble and kept on going until we reached the fragment. The moment we took it from its resting place a massive, maleficent being made of tentacles and mouths full of sharp teeth burst from the ground and attacked us. Two of us were killed right off the bat and my heart was torn out, but my magic let me wrestle it before I too was killed. The final two left were a shaman and some sort of fighter or knight, if memory serves. The shaman called fourth all the power of Nature to fight Death and the other one fly into the sky and seemed to channel the power of the Sun itself."
I shift on my hooves.
"The next thing I can remember after that was the dragon Celestia had sent with us waking us up outside the forest. She said she found us in a clearing by the rainbow fragment and the remains of a long dead knight. We were all hallucinating and mumbling nonsense. I still don't know how much of what I saw in that forest was real and what was fake."
>>63526
"Celestia sent me and a few others to a place called the Forest of Illusions to retrieve a shard of the Rainbow of Light to help fight a dragon, Ironhide, that was threatening Equestria. She had sent a young dragon with us, but we left her with some other dragons on the way there to try and recruit them to help fight Ironhide. After entering the Forest we met an old knight and he helped us fight against a band of crazed ponies that were trying to burn down the forest and the fauna and flora that was trying to stop them. After that we were attacked by a giant mushroom that could punch you so hard your head would come out your rear end, but we prevailed and I even learned a new bit of fire magic. We won without too much trouble and kept on going until we reached the fragment. The moment we took it from its resting place a massive, maleficent being made of tentacles and mouths full of sharp teeth burst from the ground and attacked us. Two of us were killed right off the bat and my heart was torn out, but my magic let me wrestle it before I too was killed. The final two left were a shaman and some sort of fighter or knight, if memory serves. The shaman called fourth all the power of Nature to fight Death and the other one fly into the sky and seemed to channel the power of the Sun itself."
I shift on my hooves.
"The next thing I can remember after that was the dragon Celestia had sent with us waking us up outside the forest. She said she found us in a clearing by the rainbow fragment and the remains of a long dead knight. We were all hallucinating and mumbling nonsense. I still don't know how much of what I saw in that forest was real and what was fake."
>>63544
"All I had was a new burn scar. I wasn't able to replicate my fire trick until an undead dragon hit me with a blast of fire."
>>63545
"And thank you for the booze."
>>63546
"It was. I'd stay out of there unless you have something that let's you see through Illusions and something to purify the air you breath."
If my new antivirus program will stop freezing my computer I go to wherever the party is and give them permission to pilot me if I disappear again.
"All I had was a new burn scar. I wasn't able to replicate my fire trick until an undead dragon hit me with a blast of fire."
>>63545
"And thank you for the booze."
>>63546
"It was. I'd stay out of there unless you have something that let's you see through Illusions and something to purify the air you breath."
If my new antivirus program will stop freezing my computer I go to wherever the party is and give them permission to pilot me if I disappear again.
>>63640
The dark corridor winds deep into a space that should not exist.
You can see faint light at the end.
>>63642
You gaze into the infinite maw of True Death. You can feel your soul grow weaker as the primal terror gazes through you.
No wait, that's just Radiant's ass.
>>63641
"Well I was a knight from the kingdom of Balemareia, sent to seek out and slay the dark beast of the forest of illusions along with my comrades Beorr and Valorfax."
The dark corridor winds deep into a space that should not exist.
You can see faint light at the end.
>>63642
You gaze into the infinite maw of True Death. You can feel your soul grow weaker as the primal terror gazes through you.
No wait, that's just Radiant's ass.
>>63641
"Well I was a knight from the kingdom of Balemareia, sent to seek out and slay the dark beast of the forest of illusions along with my comrades Beorr and Valorfax."
>>63663
"Poor Valorfax gazed into a well and was drawn in.
Beorr fell protecting me from the great mushroom…"
>>63666
His soul seems to be fueling, but also protected by the spell that keeps the bell banished and this subspace pocket intact.
He cannot see or hear. He exists only to channel this spell. Possibly a punishment for a deed against Grogar.
"Poor Valorfax gazed into a well and was drawn in.
Beorr fell protecting me from the great mushroom…"
>>63666
His soul seems to be fueling, but also protected by the spell that keeps the bell banished and this subspace pocket intact.
He cannot see or hear. He exists only to channel this spell. Possibly a punishment for a deed against Grogar.
>>63704
Maybe this is Goat?
No no wait, it has to be Goat.
NO. DAMNIT! THAT'S GOAT!
Yeah, good ol' Goat.
Looks like his betrayal of the Lord of Death did not go unpunished… Poor bastard.
>>63706
Looks like it all comes down to the goat holding this place together.
Countering the spell might work, as would killing him.
>>63711
"I heard it call his name. That voice could only belong to True Death…"
Maybe this is Goat?
No no wait, it has to be Goat.
NO. DAMNIT! THAT'S GOAT!
Yeah, good ol' Goat.
Looks like his betrayal of the Lord of Death did not go unpunished… Poor bastard.
>>63706
Looks like it all comes down to the goat holding this place together.
Countering the spell might work, as would killing him.
>>63711
"I heard it call his name. That voice could only belong to True Death…"
>>63721
"Are you calling me a weakling, mage? At least I can keep myself under control."
>>63722
"There is no safety in battle. Only danger. Taking risks is part of my life and I'm willing to risk not only my own but every single one of yours to accomplish our goals. Tell me, are you willing to give your life for our cause? To sacrifice yourself?"
"Are you calling me a weakling, mage? At least I can keep myself under control."
>>63722
"There is no safety in battle. Only danger. Taking risks is part of my life and I'm willing to risk not only my own but every single one of yours to accomplish our goals. Tell me, are you willing to give your life for our cause? To sacrifice yourself?"
>>63726
"Um, I hope this is the right one. It was what Narpa gave me when I asked."
The Runeblade pops into your hooves.
It looks old and worn, but the runes still glow violently with all this magic around them
>>63728
You realize the entire pocket dimension will likely collapse after the spell ends. You will need to escape quickly once the deed is done.
"Um, I hope this is the right one. It was what Narpa gave me when I asked."
The Runeblade pops into your hooves.
It looks old and worn, but the runes still glow violently with all this magic around them
>>63728
You realize the entire pocket dimension will likely collapse after the spell ends. You will need to escape quickly once the deed is done.
>>63764
You tap the time-dulled blade against the goat.
The moment the blade touched him, the runes flare up into a blinding light, and you hear the shell of magic around you crack violently. The channeling thread is severed and begins to unwind towards the bell tower.
The goat falls over and looks around, scared and confused.
You tap the time-dulled blade against the goat.
The moment the blade touched him, the runes flare up into a blinding light, and you hear the shell of magic around you crack violently. The channeling thread is severed and begins to unwind towards the bell tower.
The goat falls over and looks around, scared and confused.
>>63790
"You better watch yourself from now, Inquisitor. You may be useful in combat, but if you continue to threaten the party with your recklesness and talk down on every member of it, I won't tolerate you. Understood?"
I take a step closer.
"And bring Her up in a disrespectful manner again and I'll break your jaws"
"You better watch yourself from now, Inquisitor. You may be useful in combat, but if you continue to threaten the party with your recklesness and talk down on every member of it, I won't tolerate you. Understood?"
I take a step closer.
"And bring Her up in a disrespectful manner again and I'll break your jaws"
>>63801
>>63804
>>63807
>>63808
There it is at long last. The Bell of Unmaking. It is an old, golden bell with some rich decorations on it.
A rope hangs nearby.
Below you you can hear commotion from the keep, and see dead ponies rushing to their houses.
This is your chance to weaken Grogar quite a bit for the coming battle.
>>63804
>>63807
>>63808
There it is at long last. The Bell of Unmaking. It is an old, golden bell with some rich decorations on it.
A rope hangs nearby.
Below you you can hear commotion from the keep, and see dead ponies rushing to their houses.
This is your chance to weaken Grogar quite a bit for the coming battle.
>>63819
The heavy bell slowly swings and with a heavy crash, rings once.
A massive blast of magic explodes forth from it
It rings again
The waves sweep over Tambelon
Again
You feel a sharp, horrible pain in your horn, as it if the very magic in it was dying
Again
All over Tambelon, goats and unicorns scream as the bell's power washes over them
Again
A dark roar echoes from Tambelon Keep.
Grogar has lost his source of power.
And one final time
The pain passes.
The bell is silent.
Tambelon is in chaos.
The Lord of Death knows what you have done.
He knows you have come for him.
And weakened as he may be. He will be ready.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e056R97svz8
The heavy bell slowly swings and with a heavy crash, rings once.
A massive blast of magic explodes forth from it
It rings again
The waves sweep over Tambelon
Again
You feel a sharp, horrible pain in your horn, as it if the very magic in it was dying
Again
All over Tambelon, goats and unicorns scream as the bell's power washes over them
Again
A dark roar echoes from Tambelon Keep.
Grogar has lost his source of power.
And one final time
The pain passes.
The bell is silent.
Tambelon is in chaos.
The Lord of Death knows what you have done.
He knows you have come for him.
And weakened as he may be. He will be ready.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e056R97svz8
You return to the basement and the sewers.
There are a few of those you met before waiting for you at the bottom floor.
Fat Chance, Dandelion Forte, Bronzed Sands, Zebro, Trusty and Goat are here. They are ready to follow you into the heart of the Lord of Death's fortress, or stay behind to create a distraction for the guards so you have less to contend with.
There are a few of those you met before waiting for you at the bottom floor.
Fat Chance, Dandelion Forte, Bronzed Sands, Zebro, Trusty and Goat are here. They are ready to follow you into the heart of the Lord of Death's fortress, or stay behind to create a distraction for the guards so you have less to contend with.
>>63866
"I will, Radiant."
>>63855
>>63854
>>63857
Goat and Trusty bow, and hop down the trap door into the sewers.
The others salute you, and head out to organize a riot to draw away guards from the keep.
You leap down to the sewers as well.
Goat speaks
"I… I remember you. You were the ones who gave me my redemption… which ended up being my damnation… I will help you fight Grogar, old friends. I've been inside his keep. I can help you avoid the worst of it."
"I will, Radiant."
>>63855
>>63854
>>63857
Goat and Trusty bow, and hop down the trap door into the sewers.
The others salute you, and head out to organize a riot to draw away guards from the keep.
You leap down to the sewers as well.
Goat speaks
"I… I remember you. You were the ones who gave me my redemption… which ended up being my damnation… I will help you fight Grogar, old friends. I've been inside his keep. I can help you avoid the worst of it."
>>63881
"The feeling is mutual, paladin. You look… different."
As you talk, you navigate through the sewer maze using your map, and soon find the stairs that lead to the keep.
Felhorn stops you
"There will be two guards up that staircase. They are tasked with making sure none who are thrown down here can escape."
"The feeling is mutual, paladin. You look… different."
As you talk, you navigate through the sewer maze using your map, and soon find the stairs that lead to the keep.
Felhorn stops you
"There will be two guards up that staircase. They are tasked with making sure none who are thrown down here can escape."
>>63886
You move up the stairs unseen. Two guards are watching the door. They are Diamond Dogs, wielding crystal tipped spears.
>>63887
"No. The lord of death hates ponies. His guards consist of creatures that possess the thing he loves most - hands. And his priests are goats."
>>63888
"Then perhaps indeed, I did have a soul after all."
>>63890
As the guards watch for intruders (completely missing the sneaky Dawn), your whip wraps around one of their necks and snaps it as you yank back hard.
The dead Diamond Dog lands at the bottom of the stairs. His partner rushes to see where the whip came from.
You move up the stairs unseen. Two guards are watching the door. They are Diamond Dogs, wielding crystal tipped spears.
>>63887
"No. The lord of death hates ponies. His guards consist of creatures that possess the thing he loves most - hands. And his priests are goats."
>>63888
"Then perhaps indeed, I did have a soul after all."
>>63890
As the guards watch for intruders (completely missing the sneaky Dawn), your whip wraps around one of their necks and snaps it as you yank back hard.
The dead Diamond Dog lands at the bottom of the stairs. His partner rushes to see where the whip came from.
>>63901
You misfire your weapon, causing the bullet to ricochet off the walls and hit you in the leg.
You fall down helplessly.
>>63902
The room opens up to a dungeon. There are many cells here, and some more Diamond Dogs patrolling the area.
>>63903
>>63906
You leap up the stairs and intercept the guard before it can sound the alarm, pushing him to the ground and smashing apart his head.
There are souls you can harvest from both corpses.
This room is now clear.
You misfire your weapon, causing the bullet to ricochet off the walls and hit you in the leg.
You fall down helplessly.
>>63902
The room opens up to a dungeon. There are many cells here, and some more Diamond Dogs patrolling the area.
>>63903
>>63906
You leap up the stairs and intercept the guard before it can sound the alarm, pushing him to the ground and smashing apart his head.
There are souls you can harvest from both corpses.
This room is now clear.
>>63924
It wasn't as bad as it felt. You can still stand fine.
>>63925
You dart into the shadows of the dungeon and wait for a good moment. As a guard passes you, you grasp him and drag him into the darkness, where your blade swiftly silences him.
There are three more guards in this part of the dungeon.
There are some ponies and diamond dogs in a few of the cells.
It wasn't as bad as it felt. You can still stand fine.
>>63925
You dart into the shadows of the dungeon and wait for a good moment. As a guard passes you, you grasp him and drag him into the darkness, where your blade swiftly silences him.
There are three more guards in this part of the dungeon.
There are some ponies and diamond dogs in a few of the cells.
>>63928
He seems to be a low ranking guard and has no key.
However, the guard with the fancy helmet seems to have one.
As another guard starts looking for his comrade, you hop between the shadows and throw a dagger into his throat.
The dying guard makes a slight thump as he falls over, causing the remaining pair to stand up more alertly.
He seems to be a low ranking guard and has no key.
However, the guard with the fancy helmet seems to have one.
As another guard starts looking for his comrade, you hop between the shadows and throw a dagger into his throat.
The dying guard makes a slight thump as he falls over, causing the remaining pair to stand up more alertly.
>>63939
You shake off your momentary daze and vanish, catching the captain before he can rung the alarm bell.
Your stab causes him to stumble heavily.
>>63941
Your whip wraps around the Captain's leg, and as you yank back, his entire lower torso is torn clean off.
His upper torso keeps on crawling for the rope
>>63940
Only to see it burn to cinders from Campfire's spell.
The remains of the captain starts hopping at you with its arms.
Looks like this guy is properly undead as he isn't even bleeding.
You shake off your momentary daze and vanish, catching the captain before he can rung the alarm bell.
Your stab causes him to stumble heavily.
>>63941
Your whip wraps around the Captain's leg, and as you yank back, his entire lower torso is torn clean off.
His upper torso keeps on crawling for the rope
>>63940
Only to see it burn to cinders from Campfire's spell.
The remains of the captain starts hopping at you with its arms.
Looks like this guy is properly undead as he isn't even bleeding.
>>63947
There they are. A bit covered in guts, but still usable.
Looks like a lot of keys. You can probably open most of the locks in the dungeons with these.
>>63949
You rip the head off and toss it to Radiant >>63952 who swings at it mid air like it was a baseball, sending the snarling head smashing against the far wall, exploding it into a gory stain on the stones.
Some of the prisoners clap.
There they are. A bit covered in guts, but still usable.
Looks like a lot of keys. You can probably open most of the locks in the dungeons with these.
>>63949
You rip the head off and toss it to Radiant >>63952 who swings at it mid air like it was a baseball, sending the snarling head smashing against the far wall, exploding it into a gory stain on the stones.
Some of the prisoners clap.
>>63976
One of the bigger goats speaks
"Most of us were thrown here for disobedience. Some others for disrespecting Grogar in life."
>>63977
He gains an additional two souls total
>>63978
"It should be in the guard barracks, which is not too far away, but it is full of guards."
Some of the prisoners grab the crystal tip spears the dead guards had.
One of the bigger goats speaks
"Most of us were thrown here for disobedience. Some others for disrespecting Grogar in life."
>>63977
He gains an additional two souls total
>>63978
"It should be in the guard barracks, which is not too far away, but it is full of guards."
Some of the prisoners grab the crystal tip spears the dead guards had.
You gather up the prisoners and Felhorn guides you to the barracks area.
A large metal door separates the barracks and dungeon. There are two guards by it, watching the dungeons.
"There is a way to the keep proper from inside the barracks, and another one behind a guarded checkpoint in another part of the dungeon."
A large metal door separates the barracks and dungeon. There are two guards by it, watching the dungeons.
"There is a way to the keep proper from inside the barracks, and another one behind a guarded checkpoint in another part of the dungeon."
>>64035
Even in the hollow darkness of death's own seat of power, the light of the sun refuses to die. It is as eternal as the sun itself, and as strong as the will of all who worship it.
And chief among those is Radiant Dawn, Champion of the Sun, Avatar of Light.
Your eyes light up as beacons of divine luminance as you softly float into the air and spread your wings. Your own heart shines with the light of the sun itself, and your comrades rise their weapons to bask in your glow. As if to thank and salute you, each weapon begins to glow brightly as they are bathed in divine radiance, absorbing it into their very materials and becoming truly blessed to the core.
You cannot help but smile as an intricate halo of light forms behind your head. The elegantly curving shapes and interlaced circles forming a beautiful pattern resembling a highly stylized sun.
The weapons of your allies are now blessed, and strike harder against undead foes.
Even in the hollow darkness of death's own seat of power, the light of the sun refuses to die. It is as eternal as the sun itself, and as strong as the will of all who worship it.
And chief among those is Radiant Dawn, Champion of the Sun, Avatar of Light.
Your eyes light up as beacons of divine luminance as you softly float into the air and spread your wings. Your own heart shines with the light of the sun itself, and your comrades rise their weapons to bask in your glow. As if to thank and salute you, each weapon begins to glow brightly as they are bathed in divine radiance, absorbing it into their very materials and becoming truly blessed to the core.
You cannot help but smile as an intricate halo of light forms behind your head. The elegantly curving shapes and interlaced circles forming a beautiful pattern resembling a highly stylized sun.
The weapons of your allies are now blessed, and strike harder against undead foes.
>>64100
You strike upwards with your ethereal blade. It passes through the floor without stopping, and strikes through the foot of one of the guards above. You hear some commotion.
"HEY! WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?"
"I DIDN'T DO NOTHING!"
"YOU STABBED ME IN THE FOOT!"
"NO I DIDN'T"
"WELL FUCK YOU"
"FUCK YOU TOO"
It seems there is a fight going on in the barracks now.
The door guards open the door to look inside and verify what all the noise is.
Now is a good time to attack.
You strike upwards with your ethereal blade. It passes through the floor without stopping, and strikes through the foot of one of the guards above. You hear some commotion.
"HEY! WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?"
"I DIDN'T DO NOTHING!"
"YOU STABBED ME IN THE FOOT!"
"NO I DIDN'T"
"WELL FUCK YOU"
"FUCK YOU TOO"
It seems there is a fight going on in the barracks now.
The door guards open the door to look inside and verify what all the noise is.
Now is a good time to attack.
>>64108
Look at you, mighty Radiant, Avatar of Light. You have come so far. From a lowly paladin hoping her hardest not to die in the searing pits below Canterlot to a demigod of the Sun charging forth with a divine force not unlike a collapsing star into the heart of death itself.
The guards inside look upon you in terror as you leap in.
Your eyes glow with the light of lights as you lift your hammer to the heavens. For a moment, reality itself stands still.
Yours is the weapon that will shatter the bindings of death.
You bring down the hammer, and it emits a massive blast.
Flesh explodes off bone, and bodies are flung across the room, through windows and even solid walls. The floor splinters into toothpicks and the doors are blasted off their hinges.
None can stand against the sun.
None.
>>64111
As the dust settles, you see some of the guards are still alive somehow. You blast the closest two away from you, but your flame does not quite reach its peak potential.
>>64114
You dart out of the hole and bury your blades into two of the remaining guards, killing one.
>>64116
Your whip ties itself around a guard as it is still airborne and with a wide arc you swing it around, smashing it into another guard, reducing both to gory mush.
>>64118
Finally, you leap in and blast the remaining undead, sending their scattered remains around the walls.
The prisoners look at the display, mouths agape.
That was some crazy shit.
The way to the keep proper is now open.
Look at you, mighty Radiant, Avatar of Light. You have come so far. From a lowly paladin hoping her hardest not to die in the searing pits below Canterlot to a demigod of the Sun charging forth with a divine force not unlike a collapsing star into the heart of death itself.
The guards inside look upon you in terror as you leap in.
Your eyes glow with the light of lights as you lift your hammer to the heavens. For a moment, reality itself stands still.
Yours is the weapon that will shatter the bindings of death.
You bring down the hammer, and it emits a massive blast.
Flesh explodes off bone, and bodies are flung across the room, through windows and even solid walls. The floor splinters into toothpicks and the doors are blasted off their hinges.
None can stand against the sun.
None.
>>64111
As the dust settles, you see some of the guards are still alive somehow. You blast the closest two away from you, but your flame does not quite reach its peak potential.
>>64114
You dart out of the hole and bury your blades into two of the remaining guards, killing one.
>>64116
Your whip ties itself around a guard as it is still airborne and with a wide arc you swing it around, smashing it into another guard, reducing both to gory mush.
>>64118
Finally, you leap in and blast the remaining undead, sending their scattered remains around the walls.
The prisoners look at the display, mouths agape.
That was some crazy shit.
The way to the keep proper is now open.
>>64205
I look up to her and smile.
"Let's save that after we dealt with Grogar."
>>64203
"Don't worry, I only striked down the wicked. Now follow us to the armory then, and you may fight with us against the tyrant!"
>>64212
"To be honest, I love the Halo… but as the Avatar of the Sun, this is my job. To deliver Light to Darkness, and Warmth to the heart of my fellow comrades."
I look up to her and smile.
"Let's save that after we dealt with Grogar."
>>64203
"Don't worry, I only striked down the wicked. Now follow us to the armory then, and you may fight with us against the tyrant!"
>>64212
"To be honest, I love the Halo… but as the Avatar of the Sun, this is my job. To deliver Light to Darkness, and Warmth to the heart of my fellow comrades."
>Collective roll 22
It seems the riot distraction is pushing Grogar's guards back to the keep, but taking losses as it does so.
As you march upstairs, you hear commands being yelled left and right. The most prominent voice is a grating nasal one, which, judging by the tone, belongs to some major leader.
He is calling for all remaining guards to charge the riot lines while Grogar rests.
He is also yelling something about the Elite Guard.
Making out his commands is DC7
It seems the riot distraction is pushing Grogar's guards back to the keep, but taking losses as it does so.
As you march upstairs, you hear commands being yelled left and right. The most prominent voice is a grating nasal one, which, judging by the tone, belongs to some major leader.
He is calling for all remaining guards to charge the riot lines while Grogar rests.
He is also yelling something about the Elite Guard.
Making out his commands is DC7
What luck. The patrol of twenty five minotaurs in superheavy armour walks right past you, their attention absorbed in talking about how much fun it is to watch a pony gasp for breath after you collapse its armour into its lungs.
You are in the main hall of Tambelon Keep, in a nice secluded spot where you can safely form a plan.
To your right is a large staircase
To your left is a short hallway and the main gates, where dozens of diamond dogs and a few minotaurs are fighting the dead.
Behind you is the guard quarters and dungeon
You are not sure what is directly ahead
You are in the main hall of Tambelon Keep, in a nice secluded spot where you can safely form a plan.
To your right is a large staircase
To your left is a short hallway and the main gates, where dozens of diamond dogs and a few minotaurs are fighting the dead.
Behind you is the guard quarters and dungeon
You are not sure what is directly ahead
>>64587
You tap into the hate in your heart and leap forward with an explosive strike which scatters many of the undead guards.
>>64594
As the undead are knocked around, you leap up and deliver a crashing shockwave of your own, juggling the poor bastards.
Upon landing, a few seem helpless.
>>64596
As the undead are flung around, you grasp the Soul Staff and bite down as it lashes out against you. Your knees feel weak, but your mind burns with power. Channeling the fury of the trapped soul you conjure up a massive lighting storm and unleash it upon the guards. The spell is stronger than you ever imagined, and it strikes through five of the twenty guards, their armour conducting the lightning, killing four and leaving the fifth helpless.
>>64597
Seeing an opportunity, you strike the helpless guard, killing it instantly. You then swiftly turn and incapacitate another.
>>64605
Seeing it work so well for the others, and not to be outdone, you also blast the foes. Without even trying, you allow the strength of Nightmare flow though you and guide your strike, which annihilates the closest three undead, including the helpless one.
>>64610
Finally, you blast the guards with flame, forcing the rioters to take a step back.
Eight guards are dead.
Twenty two remain.
The Rioters make a push.
Collective roll
<10: rioters are pushed back
10+: two guards die
15+: five guards die
20+: seven guards die
25+: ten guards die
You tap into the hate in your heart and leap forward with an explosive strike which scatters many of the undead guards.
>>64594
As the undead are knocked around, you leap up and deliver a crashing shockwave of your own, juggling the poor bastards.
Upon landing, a few seem helpless.
>>64596
As the undead are flung around, you grasp the Soul Staff and bite down as it lashes out against you. Your knees feel weak, but your mind burns with power. Channeling the fury of the trapped soul you conjure up a massive lighting storm and unleash it upon the guards. The spell is stronger than you ever imagined, and it strikes through five of the twenty guards, their armour conducting the lightning, killing four and leaving the fifth helpless.
>>64597
Seeing an opportunity, you strike the helpless guard, killing it instantly. You then swiftly turn and incapacitate another.
>>64605
Seeing it work so well for the others, and not to be outdone, you also blast the foes. Without even trying, you allow the strength of Nightmare flow though you and guide your strike, which annihilates the closest three undead, including the helpless one.
>>64610
Finally, you blast the guards with flame, forcing the rioters to take a step back.
Eight guards are dead.
Twenty two remain.
The Rioters make a push.
Collective roll
<10: rioters are pushed back
10+: two guards die
15+: five guards die
20+: seven guards die
25+: ten guards die
>>64691
You cheer on the rioters, and stab a nearby guard, his armour being of no use against your ethereal blade.
>>64693
Your spell strikes the guard and he is frozen in place as his muscles lock up and crystallize
>>64694
You chuck a fireball into the battle, and it explodes, cascading the guards with flames. Two fall helpless.
>>64695
It is good to be back
Roll to maintain control of yourself
DC6 - control
DC10 - mastery
>>64698
>>64700
You nod to eachother and leap in together, delivering a mighty double blast, that knocks five more undead helpless.
Exhausted from your divine fury, you both fall helpless as well.
Eight guards are helpless
Eight are dead
Fourteen remain
TOTAL: 31
Seeing their heroes fight so valiantly pushes the rioters to double their efforts. They charge forward as a mass of blades and rage, cutting into the remaining guards, slaying the helpless guards and another two of the living ones.
Twelve guards remain
Neith and Radiant are helpless
You cheer on the rioters, and stab a nearby guard, his armour being of no use against your ethereal blade.
>>64693
Your spell strikes the guard and he is frozen in place as his muscles lock up and crystallize
>>64694
You chuck a fireball into the battle, and it explodes, cascading the guards with flames. Two fall helpless.
>>64695
It is good to be back
Roll to maintain control of yourself
DC6 - control
DC10 - mastery
>>64698
>>64700
You nod to eachother and leap in together, delivering a mighty double blast, that knocks five more undead helpless.
Exhausted from your divine fury, you both fall helpless as well.
Eight guards are helpless
Eight are dead
Fourteen remain
TOTAL: 31
Seeing their heroes fight so valiantly pushes the rioters to double their efforts. They charge forward as a mass of blades and rage, cutting into the remaining guards, slaying the helpless guards and another two of the living ones.
Twelve guards remain
Neith and Radiant are helpless
>>64738
Your claw grasps it and shatters it involuntarily.
The starstuff inside seeps into your wounds as your vision goes dark.
Nightmare Wing has once again replaced Gaius.
But this time, it is different. Within the darkness you are trapped in, the moon shines its blessed light on you. In its pale glow you can see Nightmare. It is about your size, only dark as a shadow.
You are both on an empty mountaintop.
You can feel the moon watch over you.
You now face the demon inside you. Only one can leave alive. Only one mind can wield all this power.
BOSS: NIGHTMARE
Your claw grasps it and shatters it involuntarily.
The starstuff inside seeps into your wounds as your vision goes dark.
Nightmare Wing has once again replaced Gaius.
But this time, it is different. Within the darkness you are trapped in, the moon shines its blessed light on you. In its pale glow you can see Nightmare. It is about your size, only dark as a shadow.
You are both on an empty mountaintop.
You can feel the moon watch over you.
You now face the demon inside you. Only one can leave alive. Only one mind can wield all this power.
BOSS: NIGHTMARE
>>64731
>>64732
>>64737
The Light Avatar and Inquisitor are back on their hooves.
>>64739
You take a few deep breaths to gather yourself and strike the nearest guard. Weakened by the rioters, and ill prepared for your blow, he falls over helpless as the hammer connects.
>>64747
You then incinerate the now helpless guard, killing him.
Eleven guards remain.
The rioters are regrouping.
A collective roll of DC20 will get them to make another push
>>64732
>>64737
The Light Avatar and Inquisitor are back on their hooves.
>>64739
You take a few deep breaths to gather yourself and strike the nearest guard. Weakened by the rioters, and ill prepared for your blow, he falls over helpless as the hammer connects.
>>64747
You then incinerate the now helpless guard, killing him.
Eleven guards remain.
The rioters are regrouping.
A collective roll of DC20 will get them to make another push
>>64795
Before the dark beast can even hiss at you, you charge in and strike it, causing it to skid back heavily.
It bleeds some dark smoke, then shakes itself and roars, leaping at you.
>>64796
You change your grip on your hammer and bring it around in a wide arc, using your entire body to strike. Three guards are knocked down, and struggle to get back up.
>>64800
You summon up your divine rage once more, ignoring the feeling of fatigue, then leap forward and blast, slamming the three guards Radiant cleaved to the ground. They are all helpless.
>>64803
You see a guard fall over, and immediately immolate him with Dragon Breath.
>>64804
Ducking under a blow, you stab a guard, making him reel as
>>64805
Freke's lightning strikes him, blasting him apart in a rain of sparks.
TOTAL: 28
The riot makes another push, killing (my roll) of the remaining ten guards
Rolled 8 = 8
Before the dark beast can even hiss at you, you charge in and strike it, causing it to skid back heavily.
It bleeds some dark smoke, then shakes itself and roars, leaping at you.
>>64796
You change your grip on your hammer and bring it around in a wide arc, using your entire body to strike. Three guards are knocked down, and struggle to get back up.
>>64800
You summon up your divine rage once more, ignoring the feeling of fatigue, then leap forward and blast, slamming the three guards Radiant cleaved to the ground. They are all helpless.
>>64803
You see a guard fall over, and immediately immolate him with Dragon Breath.
>>64804
Ducking under a blow, you stab a guard, making him reel as
>>64805
Freke's lightning strikes him, blasting him apart in a rain of sparks.
TOTAL: 28
The riot makes another push, killing (my roll) of the remaining ten guards
Rolled 8 = 8
>>64847
You rear up to deliver a power attack, the guard, in desperation, swings low.
Your armour was never designed to block an attack like that. You fall over, helpless.
Roll not to cry like a bitch.
>>64849
"FOR THE DEATH LORD!"
They swing at you, but are stopped by the >>64854 icy barrage Freke launches at them. As they stand there, frozen and helpless, >>64866 Neith delivers the killing blow, shattering them into a thousand pieces. She then kneels down to catch her breath.
The riot has won. The normal guards are no more.
>>64863
It is indeed done talking. This is the pure essence of nightmare. The primal urge to, betray, kill and usurp. It has nothing more to say to you.
You leap over it and land back on it, sinking your sword deep into its ethereal flesh.
Nightmare leaps into flight.
DC 5: hold on
DC8: force it back down
You rear up to deliver a power attack, the guard, in desperation, swings low.
Your armour was never designed to block an attack like that. You fall over, helpless.
Roll not to cry like a bitch.
>>64849
"FOR THE DEATH LORD!"
They swing at you, but are stopped by the >>64854 icy barrage Freke launches at them. As they stand there, frozen and helpless, >>64866 Neith delivers the killing blow, shattering them into a thousand pieces. She then kneels down to catch her breath.
The riot has won. The normal guards are no more.
>>64863
It is indeed done talking. This is the pure essence of nightmare. The primal urge to, betray, kill and usurp. It has nothing more to say to you.
You leap over it and land back on it, sinking your sword deep into its ethereal flesh.
Nightmare leaps into flight.
DC 5: hold on
DC8: force it back down
>>64911
Perhaps you overestimated your durability. You still feel a bit winded and can only walk weakly.
>>64914
Ok… ok… you're a big girl. You can endure it. It wasn't all that bad…. right?
>>64915
Then campfire stomps it with his flaming hoof.
NOW it's all that bad.
>>64923
You let the souls flow to you. A few intoxicating moments later, you feel you have at least the equivalent of ten pony souls.
Perhaps you overestimated your durability. You still feel a bit winded and can only walk weakly.
>>64914
Ok… ok… you're a big girl. You can endure it. It wasn't all that bad…. right?
>>64915
Then campfire stomps it with his flaming hoof.
NOW it's all that bad.
>>64923
You let the souls flow to you. A few intoxicating moments later, you feel you have at least the equivalent of ten pony souls.
>>64940
You grasp the blade as had as you can, but as you try to hold your balance, you fail to account for Nightmare's claws, which cut into you, forcing you to release your grip.
You crash down on the mountaintop and get your breath knocked out of you. Also, your sword is still stuck in Nightmare.
>>64942
You can deal. It's just a bit of fatigue. Not like someone lit your mareparts on fire or anything.
>>64944
Well you put the fire out at least.
>>64945
You remain conscious and all, but still roll around on the ground. This really is not proper at all.
You grasp the blade as had as you can, but as you try to hold your balance, you fail to account for Nightmare's claws, which cut into you, forcing you to release your grip.
You crash down on the mountaintop and get your breath knocked out of you. Also, your sword is still stuck in Nightmare.
>>64942
You can deal. It's just a bit of fatigue. Not like someone lit your mareparts on fire or anything.
>>64944
Well you put the fire out at least.
>>64945
You remain conscious and all, but still roll around on the ground. This really is not proper at all.
>>64979
>>64983
Ok… that should do for now.
Feels fine. Lets hope nobody tries to joke about it.
>>64989
You take to the air and pull your backup weapon.
As the moon gives you a dramatic atmosphere, you collide with Nightmare in mid air, stabbing at the shadow beast. As it roars and bites at you, you can feel droplets of black spit stain your face, but you silence it with a sharp blow to the beak.
As you grapple with Nightmare, it forces you both into freefall.
>>65004
The griffon is convulsing violently on the ground, black ooze and smoke flowing around him.
It looks like he is trying to fight back Nightmare.
>>64983
Ok… that should do for now.
Feels fine. Lets hope nobody tries to joke about it.
>>64989
You take to the air and pull your backup weapon.
As the moon gives you a dramatic atmosphere, you collide with Nightmare in mid air, stabbing at the shadow beast. As it roars and bites at you, you can feel droplets of black spit stain your face, but you silence it with a sharp blow to the beak.
As you grapple with Nightmare, it forces you both into freefall.
>>65004
The griffon is convulsing violently on the ground, black ooze and smoke flowing around him.
It looks like he is trying to fight back Nightmare.
>>65059
The blessing of those around you helps you endure the pain. As you plummet, you sink your sword into Nightmare and channel a blast through it. The force of the blow releases your main sword, and breaks Nightmare's grip. Nightmare crashes into the mountain, and your sword lands nearby.
As you land and collect it, you see nightmare barely even resembles you any more.
It is twisted and terrible, with leathery wings, large fangs and grotesque talons.
It prepares for another strike.
You can feel your divine age running low.
+2 to all rolls
Fervor runs out after your next attack, leaving you helpless.
Make it count.
The blessing of those around you helps you endure the pain. As you plummet, you sink your sword into Nightmare and channel a blast through it. The force of the blow releases your main sword, and breaks Nightmare's grip. Nightmare crashes into the mountain, and your sword lands nearby.
As you land and collect it, you see nightmare barely even resembles you any more.
It is twisted and terrible, with leathery wings, large fangs and grotesque talons.
It prepares for another strike.
You can feel your divine age running low.
+2 to all rolls
Fervor runs out after your next attack, leaving you helpless.
Make it count.
>>65138
Shakily, I get up, leaning on my blade for support.
"Heh…do you feel fear, beast?"
I bare my talons and bring them above my head.
"You die now, millennia of pain, suffering, and sorrow your only legacy."
Gleefully, I let it drop, burying my claws in its face.
"Fade back into the soulless dark you crawled out from. I rise. You fall."
Shakily, I get up, leaning on my blade for support.
"Heh…do you feel fear, beast?"
I bare my talons and bring them above my head.
"You die now, millennia of pain, suffering, and sorrow your only legacy."
Gleefully, I let it drop, burying my claws in its face.
"Fade back into the soulless dark you crawled out from. I rise. You fall."
>>65154
The darkness in your talons bursts like a ripe fruit. It lets out a long, piercing shriek as its essence scatters into flowing strands of energy that wrap around you.
This is a familiar feeling. Much like it always was when Nightmare took over. But now, there is no fear. You are on control. This is your will. This is your body. And now, this is your power.
As you open your eyes, the others are standing a few steps away, looking worried.
You are back in Tambelon Keep.
Looking at yourself, your plumage has taken a dark midnight hue with a remarkable sheen to it. Your wings and body feel more muscular and your beak and talons sharper. A faint mist of ethereal starstuff flows around you like a cape. Your eyes are like reflections of the glorious moon.
You have bested that which even Luna could now. You have mastered the Nightmare Soul and become the Avatar of the Night.
>Feel free to congratulate eachother or whatever. The plot stops here for now.
NEXT TIME ON TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
THE REST OF TAMBELON KEEP
A FACE OFF AGAINST THE LORD OF DEATH
A NEW FOE APPEARS
AND REUNIONS WITH OLD FRIENDS
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE FUNNY ALLITERATIONLY ADJECTIVE FINALE OF CHAPTER THREE - THRONE OF SKULLS.
The darkness in your talons bursts like a ripe fruit. It lets out a long, piercing shriek as its essence scatters into flowing strands of energy that wrap around you.
This is a familiar feeling. Much like it always was when Nightmare took over. But now, there is no fear. You are on control. This is your will. This is your body. And now, this is your power.
As you open your eyes, the others are standing a few steps away, looking worried.
You are back in Tambelon Keep.
Looking at yourself, your plumage has taken a dark midnight hue with a remarkable sheen to it. Your wings and body feel more muscular and your beak and talons sharper. A faint mist of ethereal starstuff flows around you like a cape. Your eyes are like reflections of the glorious moon.
You have bested that which even Luna could now. You have mastered the Nightmare Soul and become the Avatar of the Night.
>Feel free to congratulate eachother or whatever. The plot stops here for now.
NEXT TIME ON TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
THE REST OF TAMBELON KEEP
A FACE OFF AGAINST THE LORD OF DEATH
A NEW FOE APPEARS
AND REUNIONS WITH OLD FRIENDS
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE FUNNY ALLITERATIONLY ADJECTIVE FINALE OF CHAPTER THREE - THRONE OF SKULLS.
>>65195
I open my eyes, breathing heavily. For the first time in a long while, I feel…rested. Like I can finally think for myself again.
>>65203
"…It's gone. It's finally gone, Radiant."
I jump up and immediately hug her.
"I did it! I actually did it! And I owe it to all of you! Your prayers pierced the darkness and gave me the strength-"
I sniff and back away, looking at her in confusion.
"…why do you smell like burning offal? Did I miss something?"
I open my eyes, breathing heavily. For the first time in a long while, I feel…rested. Like I can finally think for myself again.
>>65203
"…It's gone. It's finally gone, Radiant."
I jump up and immediately hug her.
"I did it! I actually did it! And I owe it to all of you! Your prayers pierced the darkness and gave me the strength-"
I sniff and back away, looking at her in confusion.
"…why do you smell like burning offal? Did I miss something?"
>>65291
I laugh, but am slightly surprised at the tone my voice has taken. I'm going to have to get used to this.
>>65293
"I'm…I'm sorry, Radiant," I say through snickers. "But yes, this time I'm positive. I can't feel its talons in the back of my head, and…well, is this how you feel now?"
I flex a claw.
>>65301
"I believe so, yes. At least that is the last thing I remember from fighting it.
>>65312
I smirk
"Well, I guess we shall have to find that out, won't we?"
I laugh, but am slightly surprised at the tone my voice has taken. I'm going to have to get used to this.
>>65293
"I'm…I'm sorry, Radiant," I say through snickers. "But yes, this time I'm positive. I can't feel its talons in the back of my head, and…well, is this how you feel now?"
I flex a claw.
>>65301
"I believe so, yes. At least that is the last thing I remember from fighting it.
>>65312
I smirk
"Well, I guess we shall have to find that out, won't we?"
>>65359
"No wonder! And stop whispering! I know it's another of your dirty jokes!"
>>65354
"Well, ever since I was little, I wanted to help other ponies… I wanted to become a Paladin. But even before that, when I was just a little foal, I was at a Summer Sun Celebration… And as she flew up and raised the Sun… It was the most beautiful thing I seen. It was the first thing that really made me smile. After I continued to become a Junior Paladin, I knew I was destined to be a follower of Her. And when she appeared at the ceremony where we got promoted to real Paladins… That's when I got my cutie mark. She gave me a meaning of my life, ever since I was little. That's why I praise her so much."
"No wonder! And stop whispering! I know it's another of your dirty jokes!"
>>65354
"Well, ever since I was little, I wanted to help other ponies… I wanted to become a Paladin. But even before that, when I was just a little foal, I was at a Summer Sun Celebration… And as she flew up and raised the Sun… It was the most beautiful thing I seen. It was the first thing that really made me smile. After I continued to become a Junior Paladin, I knew I was destined to be a follower of Her. And when she appeared at the ceremony where we got promoted to real Paladins… That's when I got my cutie mark. She gave me a meaning of my life, ever since I was little. That's why I praise her so much."
>>65433
"…very well. Listen closely, and keep this to yourselves for now."
"The reason we were brought here is because we were told that the 3 dark gods are working to warp time for their own use, yet nothing we have seen seems to indicate anything out of the ordinary. Discord was merely acting to defend himself, and there does not seem to be any exceptionally unusually magic here in Grogar's domain. Why?
Secondly, what should happen if a god is killed? What will happen to the things the rule over, to be more accurate? The Lights have outright said they do not know what happens if a God is killed, yet rather than perhaps negotiating for a safer solution we have been sent as hitmen. Why?
Thirdly, a few things the Virtuous Sun and vigilant Moon said have disturbed me. I recall her saying something along the lines of 'There is no stopping until only Light or Dark remains.' Yet balance is how our world exists without falling to any extremes. I shudder to think.. are they merely seeking power, using our loyalty to their avatars to have us pawns?
Tell me what yo uall think."
"…very well. Listen closely, and keep this to yourselves for now."
"The reason we were brought here is because we were told that the 3 dark gods are working to warp time for their own use, yet nothing we have seen seems to indicate anything out of the ordinary. Discord was merely acting to defend himself, and there does not seem to be any exceptionally unusually magic here in Grogar's domain. Why?
Secondly, what should happen if a god is killed? What will happen to the things the rule over, to be more accurate? The Lights have outright said they do not know what happens if a God is killed, yet rather than perhaps negotiating for a safer solution we have been sent as hitmen. Why?
Thirdly, a few things the Virtuous Sun and vigilant Moon said have disturbed me. I recall her saying something along the lines of 'There is no stopping until only Light or Dark remains.' Yet balance is how our world exists without falling to any extremes. I shudder to think.. are they merely seeking power, using our loyalty to their avatars to have us pawns?
Tell me what yo uall think."
>>65454
My expression darkens.
"If the souls here would have no respect for her even in death, they are truly more damned than I thought."
>>65460
I listen.
"You share some of the doubts I have had. Though, given the recent…ascension some of us have gone under, I can only speculate some of the other consequences. And their apparent disregard for Celestia and Luna is confusing."
I look around.
"The state of Grogar's realm is even more perplexing. How can they justify condemning heroes like Trusty and Zebro to this hell?"
My expression darkens.
"If the souls here would have no respect for her even in death, they are truly more damned than I thought."
>>65460
I listen.
"You share some of the doubts I have had. Though, given the recent…ascension some of us have gone under, I can only speculate some of the other consequences. And their apparent disregard for Celestia and Luna is confusing."
I look around.
"The state of Grogar's realm is even more perplexing. How can they justify condemning heroes like Trusty and Zebro to this hell?"
>>65454
"No, she must be there in the Palace… I'm sure of it… We must have just missed her, that's all…"
>>65460
"You… You think they are cheating us? They didn't looked like power hungry maniacs to me! They just want us to do good! You can't seriously think that the influence of Tirek is by any means good for Ponykind! I trust the Sun. The Sun wouldn't lie to me…"
"No, she must be there in the Palace… I'm sure of it… We must have just missed her, that's all…"
>>65460
"You… You think they are cheating us? They didn't looked like power hungry maniacs to me! They just want us to do good! You can't seriously think that the influence of Tirek is by any means good for Ponykind! I trust the Sun. The Sun wouldn't lie to me…"
>>65470
"The die has been cast. We can only continue on and strike down Grogar and Tirek for now, but what we do after that is less clear. Our top priority after that is interrogating Manifest Destiny, and not forgetting the White Alicorn I saw."
>>65472
"I do not think it is condemnation, but rather apathy. Those not directly selected to serve in their realm come here with the rest of the dead, where thel anguish until True Death comes for them, if I am correct."
>>65476
"The lack of influence may be worse, for all we know. As I said, we must find the truth."
"The die has been cast. We can only continue on and strike down Grogar and Tirek for now, but what we do after that is less clear. Our top priority after that is interrogating Manifest Destiny, and not forgetting the White Alicorn I saw."
>>65472
"I do not think it is condemnation, but rather apathy. Those not directly selected to serve in their realm come here with the rest of the dead, where thel anguish until True Death comes for them, if I am correct."
>>65476
"The lack of influence may be worse, for all we know. As I said, we must find the truth."
>>65482
"True Death is, but Grogar is a tryant who rules mercilessly over the damned and exploits them. And Chaos only exists to disturb peace. You do like peace, don't you?"
>>65498
"Now that you are clean of the influence of that Nightmare, I'll be much more confident … but still, questioning the Sun and the Moon?"
"True Death is, but Grogar is a tryant who rules mercilessly over the damned and exploits them. And Chaos only exists to disturb peace. You do like peace, don't you?"
>>65498
"Now that you are clean of the influence of that Nightmare, I'll be much more confident … but still, questioning the Sun and the Moon?"
>>65499
"Yes, I believe that will be one of our last resorts."
>>65502
"A powerful consumed soul should not be directly fused into the host, it may be removable."
>>65504
"Chaos can bring creativity and life, just as peace can bring stagnation and decay. To choose only one and condemn the other is to choose doom all the same."
"Yes, I believe that will be one of our last resorts."
>>65502
"A powerful consumed soul should not be directly fused into the host, it may be removable."
>>65504
"Chaos can bring creativity and life, just as peace can bring stagnation and decay. To choose only one and condemn the other is to choose doom all the same."
>>65502
"We can suck it out of her with the soul bank can't we? Or maybe it's too late and she is already becoming the new Discord."
I start laughing at the absurdity of what I just said.
>>65504
I serious up.
"Too much chaos is bad, yes, but a bit keeps life exciting. It may be foolish, or even heretical, but I will question anyone and anything that would consign my friends to this hell."
>>65505
"You heard what?"
"We can suck it out of her with the soul bank can't we? Or maybe it's too late and she is already becoming the new Discord."
I start laughing at the absurdity of what I just said.
>>65504
I serious up.
"Too much chaos is bad, yes, but a bit keeps life exciting. It may be foolish, or even heretical, but I will question anyone and anything that would consign my friends to this hell."
>>65505
"You heard what?"
"Oh, yes… one last thing."
Steel myself and look straight.
"Should the very worst come to fruition, prepare countermeasures against the Virtuous Sun and Vigilant Moon. We should also talk to Narpa and see if he has any healing tools, unless the loose souls themselves can grant the same powers their worshipers receive."
Steel myself and look straight.
"Should the very worst come to fruition, prepare countermeasures against the Virtuous Sun and Vigilant Moon. We should also talk to Narpa and see if he has any healing tools, unless the loose souls themselves can grant the same powers their worshipers receive."
>>65525
"She did mention something… that I don't know how she could possibly know…"
>>65532
I walk up to him and speak in a low, threatening voice.
"You will not do anything to harm the Sun. Neither of us will. If you want to attack the Sun, you'll have to get through me first. And you saw what I'm capable of. Don't make me use that power against you."
"She did mention something… that I don't know how she could possibly know…"
>>65532
I walk up to him and speak in a low, threatening voice.
"You will not do anything to harm the Sun. Neither of us will. If you want to attack the Sun, you'll have to get through me first. And you saw what I'm capable of. Don't make me use that power against you."
>>65550
"That's not what happened! Celestia grew tired of her burden, and she chose me to easen her pain so she could rest! She was the Chosen of the Sun, and the Sun accepted me as the carrier of Her Legacy! The Sun didn't throw Her away!"
>>65545
"Don't use Her against me. She would wish what is best for all of Ponykind, as does the Sun!"
"That's not what happened! Celestia grew tired of her burden, and she chose me to easen her pain so she could rest! She was the Chosen of the Sun, and the Sun accepted me as the carrier of Her Legacy! The Sun didn't throw Her away!"
>>65545
"Don't use Her against me. She would wish what is best for all of Ponykind, as does the Sun!"
>>65568
"Even counting the chance that Grogar may have been more popular than anyone suspected, I don't think everyone here has done something to be 'cast away'. There are far too many."
>>65569
"I understand that it's difficult to think about, so put your mind at ease for the moment. Should this wild raving of mine turn out to be reality, though, I pray you will find it in you to do what must be done."
"Even counting the chance that Grogar may have been more popular than anyone suspected, I don't think everyone here has done something to be 'cast away'. There are far too many."
>>65569
"I understand that it's difficult to think about, so put your mind at ease for the moment. Should this wild raving of mine turn out to be reality, though, I pray you will find it in you to do what must be done."