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Previously on Tanicus - Az. ***** Of course it's the Evocation Grandmaster who attempts to light Az up with a Sunbeam spell cast at 9th level. Az's response was to simply wave a hand and counterspell it. quote:Az - "I WIELD THE STOLEN POWERS OF THE GODS THEMSELVES. NOTHING ANY MORTAL MAN OR WOMAN CAN DO SHALL HARM ME. It's at this point that Varis stands up, looks Az's right in the eye, and answers. quote:"My name is Varis Stormglass, and I officially decline your offer. Magic has no master, and neither will I." Cue nearly the rest of the gathered magic users standing up in solidarity and agreement...save for the one criminal Sorcerer from the party's past, who loudly proclaims "[BLEEP] this" and teleports away, the creepy little girl whose body falls to the ground as Az's holy aura cancels out the unholy powers of the Lich King, and the Evocation Grandmaster who simply turns around and Disintegrates the Master of Air.  What followed were two rounds of what you'd expect from a gathering of the most powerful magic users on Tanicus as all the Grandmasters, Elemental Masters, and Sorcerer take this opportunity to simply cut loose...and Az soaks it all. Meanwhile the angels begin firing arrows at the Grandmasters, cutting them down with massive amounts of damage. When Falinrae tries to use Revivify on one of them, the horrifying truth behind Az's sudden appearance is revealed - the angels are using Arrows of Slaying, which prevent anyone killed by them from being brought back to life by any means short of a True Resurrection. This means no Reincarnation, no Resurrection, not even Revivify or Spare the Dying. And True Resurrections aren't possible anymore on Tanicus as Annyn, the Goddess of Death, is no longer on her throne. As two Grandmasters (Conjuration and Evocation) suddenly lay dead, the chronicler of the Grand Convocation, Fawn, suddenly glows with a bright light, and where a mousy librarian type one sat now stood a nine-foot tall Goddess crackling with arcane energy - Faylinn, the Stern Teacher, Goddess of Magic.  "Get everyone to safety," she snarled as she raised her hands. "I'll handle this trespasser." Now here's one of the reasons that shows why I'm blessed with an awesome GM. What he had planned to happen was for this combat to be a mad scramble as the party tried to evacuate as many spellcasters as they could, turning the Cabal from a unified powerhouse into a group of ragtag resistance fighters bereft of their power base. Aeana, our party's healer, went first next round, and we were all expecting her to heal as many people as she could to keep them from dying to the angels. Instead... quote:
Indeed, Aeana had a Godspark inside of her, one that had belonged to Dynae, the goddess of healing. Plus, Aeana was a Divine Soul as well as "descended" from Dynae, a child who had been born of pure divine magic and raised by mortal parents with the destiny of someday becoming a demigod. The GM paused for a moment, did some mental math, and said "OK, since you don't have the actual spell, make a straight Wisdom roll to banish him. Your Godspark versus his." Aeana's player rolled a natural 20. The table goes nuts. The GM paused for another moment, nodded, and said "Alright. You point towards Az and the confidence falls from his face as he begins to be yanked back from this mortal plane. He's next on the initiative count, so I'm going to give him one action..." Dice are rolled behind the GM screen. "...and Az reaches out to grab Faylinn, and as he's pulled back into the Ethereal Plane he takes her with him." Aeana and Varis stare in horror as everyone else realizes that with Az gone there's no one to counterspell/dispel their magic.  One more Grandmaster (Transmutation) goes down before everyone manages to take down the angels. Kek, the Grandmaster of the Illusion school, almost was lost to us save for the fact that he's powerful enough to fool even the angels into thinking he's dead, and the Grandmaster of the Divination school, Jurani Stillwind, had been prepared to take an arrow for his surrogate daughter so she could fulfill her own destiny, just as he had foreseen... ...until Ksena reached out and, on another natural 20, snagged the arrow right before it hit him and threw it right back at the angel for a taste of its own medicine. Once the dust has settled, the Grandmaster of the Convocation calls for an immediate voice vote. "The measure passes. The Cabal will spend its efforts to contain the further spread of Wild Magic in the Wilderlands, while the rest of its ability will be brought fully to bear against the forces of the Archangel known as Az. A delegation will be sent to the god Myrrdin in Highspire as soon as possible in order to coordinate both our counterattacks as well as any needed relief efforts..." At this point, a golden orb comes streaking through a hole in the ceiling and slams into Inessa, the lead sorcerer from the Council of Seven and the one who invited Varis to join up. It's one of the Godsparks from Faylinn, which means that the Goddess of Magic has been slain by Az...and that the new demigoddess of magic is a Sorcerer. Needless to say, she wasn't happy. "Varis! You know about Godsparks, you get this thing out of me RIGHT now!" What else could Varis do? He kneeled before the new demigoddess of Magic, which saw all the other arcane spellcasters following his lead. "Stormglass, you bastard." ****** As the Cabal began to clean up and organize for war, Stannis Grumgate bid goodbye to Ksena and Varis. "By using my magic to defend the Cabal...words I never believed I would utter...I have made my presence known to Catira, and my former master will send her soldiers to kill me. She currently sits on the throne of Ancellyon, finally taking direct control of those who follow and despise her as they fight against the Archfey who now dominate their forests. I must leave before they can track me down." Ksena suggests that he return to Highspire and offer his services to Myrddin. "Perhaps. Farewell...my daughter. My son." It's at this point that Varis decides to check in on Xiamara Abeforth (at Falinrae's strong suggestion) to mend any needed fences and show that he's truly not the haughty jerkass she had met in the past. As the head of the Enchanters' School, she accepted his gift of a Tome of Iron Golem creation (50,000 gold pieces and a month to create are two things Varis can't spare at the moment) and also accepted his apology. "I have misjudged you. I am glad that the Cabal and the Council of Seven have united, even temporarily, against the threat of Az, and that unity can partially be chalked up to your speech and your actions. You are worthy of the gifts your blood bestows upon you. The next time you see my father, tell him that I will do what is necessary to procure the future." Varis was actually on his way to see Abeforth, who was waiting in the long line for the Cabal's teleportation circle to take him back to Highspire. One Helm of Teleportation later, the pair had skipped the line and were back in Abeforth's Apothecary. quote:
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So jealous. My online Ravenloft group just shut down because life. I was having fun. My Kender rogue was really getting his Short Lives Matter schtick down.
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Sep 6, 2017 20:32
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CobiWann posted:"The dowry! For marrying Xiamara!" Any game that works in a shotgun marriage is a game worthy of playing.
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Sep 6, 2017 23:45
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bbcisdabomb posted:Any game that works in a shot FTFY.
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Sep 7, 2017 12:20
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I hope a shotwand is just, like, five or six wands taped together. Sure, it's a little hard to aim beyond pointing it in a general direction and prayer, but just watch the fireworks!
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Sep 7, 2017 19:58
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Shotgun of Wonder.
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Sep 7, 2017 19:59
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Prism posted:I hope a shotwand is just, like, five or six wands taped together. Reminds me of this: 
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Sep 7, 2017 20:25
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Zark the Damned posted:Reminds me of this: I miss Nodwick.
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Sep 8, 2017 04:35
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Wizards: No sense of right or wrong.
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Sep 8, 2017 05:13
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Where did all the good comedic fantasy comics go? I still miss 8BT, too.
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Sep 8, 2017 17:06
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There were so many garbage fantasy comics in that era but Nodwick was like, legitimately fuckin' good. Good art, good stories, good humor.
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Sep 8, 2017 18:44
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PMush Perfect posted:Where did all the good comedic fantasy comics go? I still miss 8BT, too. 8BT actually finished!
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Sep 8, 2017 19:07
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PMush Perfect posted:Where did all the good comedic fantasy comics go? I still miss 8BT, too.
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Sep 8, 2017 19:07
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Yawgmoth posted:Most of them crawled up their own rear end and/or died. It's weird how many of them got a following by being funny and then thought "you know what this gag-a-day comic needs? A deep 'mature' plot full of serious drama!" some webcomics manage to move past it, and heal
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Sep 8, 2017 19:18
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PMush Perfect posted:Where did all the good comedic fantasy comics go? I still miss 8BT, too. The Order of the Stick is still ongoing! http://www.giantitp.com/Comics.html It did get less episodic and an actual plot started up after not long, but it never stopped being comedic.
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Sep 8, 2017 19:19
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Oglaf (deeply NSFW) specifically went away from being plot-based to just gag-a-week.
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Sep 8, 2017 20:24
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gradenko_2000 posted:some webcomics manage to move past it, and heal
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Sep 8, 2017 20:31
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Yawgmoth posted:while others could never recoup their Loss judges hold up a grudging set of sevens
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Sep 8, 2017 20:42
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I still read OOTS (even if I think it'd be better as a web novel at this point) and Poppy Opossum (which IS a web novel as of a week or two ago). 8BT finished super strong. The stock of good ones is just running low. (It's been almost a loving decade since Erfworld was good.  )
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Sep 8, 2017 23:45
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8-bit theatre is definitely way worse than 13 year old me thought but the scene where red mage confronts his hubris is incredible.
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Sep 9, 2017 01:27
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It's never going to be the same on a reread, but reading it serially, Thief forcibly retconning the color of his own outfit was something I'll never forget.
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Sep 9, 2017 02:28
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The Crotch posted:Oglaf (deeply NSFW) specifically went away from being plot-based to just gag-a-week. I'm still waiting for the apprentice to make his reappearance.  Honestly, ongoing stories aren't the enemy. You just need to make sure they're still actually funny on a per page basis. Oglaf was really great in this regard.
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Sep 9, 2017 02:29
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Didn't he die from fireball wand up the bum?
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Sep 9, 2017 02:30
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Erfworld is just fine, guns are coming off the mantel like crazy these days.
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Sep 9, 2017 02:42
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Ze Pollack posted:judges hold up a grudging set of an upside down 7, a 0 and two 5's PMush Perfect posted:Didn't he die from fireball wand up the bum? That was the original apprentice from before the plot started seen in a flashback. This apprentice was killed by a magic phantom arrow that he accidentally set off a chain of deaths with.
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PMush Perfect posted:Didn't he die from fireball wand up the bum? No, he died from magic arrow. But the artist promised on Twitter that he would return, and apparently a new story featuring Ivan was in the works. ...that was six years ago. Fake Edit: And I just looked at the wiki now, and apparently she said that a long fukken EPIC story is still in the works. Two years ago. The tease.
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Yawgmoth posted:while others could never recoup their Loss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMO3_84vnLQ I love how it takes Nick a second to get it. 
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Sep 9, 2017 04:02
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https://twitter.com/Ettin64/status/906329853149900800
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So poo poo got weird tonight at the Star Wars Age of Rebellion table. What was supposed to be a fairly straight-forward fight against Clone War-era Battle Droids in the jungle turned into a rather extensive exploration into Droid Rights, sentience of machines, and the morality of memory wiping, and ended with a distraught Magnaguard leading a group of rusty clankers into the jungle to fend for themselves after promising to leave organics alone. Such is life with the Fantasy Flight system, I suppose...
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Sep 9, 2017 06:55
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Cross post from the UA thread.Manofmanusernames posted:So my group finished up their second session of UA.
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Sep 10, 2017 20:30
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I've recently been looking for a previous story and came up empty-handed. The poster was a newbie to a long-running game, and it came to pass that the DM and other players effectively fattened up and then took over the poster's PC- maybe mind control, maybe as an undead thrall, I can't recall. As it turned out, the other players had built up a small army of newcomers' PCs that they had preyed upon in the same way. Help would be appreciated.
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Sep 10, 2017 21:10
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Why do people in the UA story keep referring to people as ponies? Is this some brony poo poo?
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Sep 10, 2017 22:23
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Zomborgon posted:I've recently been looking for a previous story and came up empty-handed. The poster was a newbie to a long-running game, and it came to pass that the DM and other players effectively fattened up and then took over the poster's PC- maybe mind control, maybe as an undead thrall, I can't recall. As it turned out, the other players had built up a small army of newcomers' PCs that they had preyed upon in the same way. Searched the thread and found this post: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3460258&pagenumber=259&perpage=40#post472756118 Agrikk posted:This reminds me of an AD&D game I played in a loooong time ago. Back in elementary or middle school, I was looking for more RPG action since my primary gaming group met every other week and I wanted a weekly fix, so I stopped by my local gaming shop to see if anyone was hiring.
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PantsOptional posted:Why do people in the UA story keep referring to people as ponies? Is this some brony poo poo? In Unknown Armies, a Pony is a noob to the occult underground. It's an insulting term, and if you're referring to someone as a Pony you're probably looking to use their naivete to screw them over in some fashion.
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Sep 10, 2017 22:45
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Falstaff posted:In Unknown Armies, a Pony is a noob to the occult underground. It's an insulting term, and if you're referring to someone as a Pony you're probably looking to use their naivete to screw them over in some fashion. I don't remember that from 2nd edition. Is that something new to the new edition or is that just some extremely 90s White Wolf lexicon type poo poo that everyone justly ignored?
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calicokitty posted:Searched the thread and found this post: Thank you very much, I tried the "fatten" and "slaughter" keywords I recalled from the post, but the forum search doesn't account for the tenses.
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PantsOptional posted:I don't remember that from 2nd edition. Is that something new to the new edition or is that just some extremely 90s White Wolf lexicon type poo poo that everyone justly ignored? It's new to the 3rd edition.
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I'm pretty sure I didn't post this here before... A couple years ago I was a player in a Megagame, "Watch the Skies", up in the pacific northwest. I made a big writeup of my experiences for the other players on facebook, and it just occured that it might be up this thread's alley. Here's the link, I was a bit too wordy to copy it all here: Confessions of Earth's Last Vice President
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Eponymous posted:I'm pretty sure I didn't post this here before... A couple years ago I was a player in a Megagame, "Watch the Skies", up in the pacific northwest. I made a big writeup of my experiences for the other players on facebook, and it just occured that it might be up this thread's alley. Here's the link, I was a bit too wordy to copy it all here: Any more information on mechanics please? I don't know "Megagame".
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Samizdata posted:Any more information on mechanics please? I don't know "Megagame". Here's a video of one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8
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