The Grey Dust

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

@Lady Amalthea

Oh I Thought Kyra was still in the bar leaving on her way out.
Door is opening and soforth.
Ntaj is beside her, Thomas was going to the rooms,
Nor and Maggie were... floating around.
And suddenly the rest of the troupe show up with Satilla inside the Tavern.

I can edit if necessary.

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

Thomas Richard Harrison

Location: The Crossed Swords Tavern/Bar/Adventurer's hub.
Interacting with: No One.

The conversation went on, rather tersely, by the time things were dwindling down, and Thomas was just beginning to bade his way to meditations. Kyra had left sometime, and Ntaj seemed keen on following her. The other two patrons of the bar were considerate enough, but had added nothing of what they knew. The swordsman being all the least helpful, or perhaps he didn't quite grasp what sort of trouble a crimson death was. Or explosive skeletons.

Although Thomas did have concerns of another attack, one where explosive skeletons would cause for more concern in this setting. Which was why he had planned to take a moment to prepare his spells, hopefully he would be able to get five Voids in, but perhaps it was best he consult his charts and look to the skies for a forecast if there would be celestial light or not before settling on using The Voids. Using that spell in the presence of light made it friendly to allies. Useful for pulling back an enemy from reaching an ally, or for preventing an escape. Satilla's comment about herbs and potionry did perk Thomas up from his considerations however, and despite the slight buzz he may be under, Thomas did saunter back over when she spoke of requiring stronger alcohol.

And with that, Thomas scurried to his purchased shared room, and his meditation began in the darkness of a roof, the blackness of the cosmos set to counterbalance all that is lit. For without darkness there would be no rest from the light, and all would be seared blind by the beauty above. Maybe this time they'd stop to interrogate the enemy, because any brute can go around killing things, but necromancers had plenty of materials lying around...

All they needed to do was to cast the spell that would dig a hole in the ground.

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

@Lady Amalthea

Just a quick edit to my post, one for a typo. "Medication" was supposed to be "meditation," Not quite sure what happened there.
And Perhaps I should have been more explicit in addressing the second half past the specific mention to Ntaj was meant to be addressing both of them, with the last bit directly to Maggie.

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

Thomas Richard Harrison

Location: The Crossed Swords Tavern/Bar.
Interacting with: Ntaj & Magnus

Kyra returned, having a natter yonder with Femnal. Yes Femnal, that was the name, certainly clarified now. Not quite clarified in the way of butter, but why Thomas managed to butcher the original name... Regardless, Kyra was back without Sana, Cremwise, and Keystone and Satilla. Suggesting either something went wrong and Kyra was here to kill Thomas after a settling up the fee to bribe Femnal and clean up the body, or Kyra headed back to make sure that neither Ntaj nor Thomas set the place on fire or got themselves into anymore trouble with their gracious host. To that end, given that Thomas was still drinking his pint and not having a bloody arrow through his eyeball, then well, probably the latter was more important. And a slightly afraid wave at Kyra from across the table was given before Thomas' attention returned to the matters at hand.

"{Sorry Ntaj, I got carried away. But I am unsure if our acquaintance here knows elvish or not. You've both asked the same question and I suppose I should answer}" Thomas made an aside to his friend, his elven low and hushed as to not insult Magnus or Maggie, if the swordsman did understand the finer tongue. "{That is a good question indeed, What is a} Crimson Death? {Something that feeds on Blood, Some say the spirit of a} Vampire, {Others suggest a corrupted air elemental since it is gaseous nature}. {I can only remember bits and pieces of it from the bestiaries in} Master Wolfgang's {library, but I recall they are usually solitary monsters}. My apologies, I'm not sure if you understand Elven but, they are essentially vampiric monsters who usually work alone." The last bit in common specifically directed at the swordsman, and the other words in common peppered in.

Finishing his drink now after the tongue mixing linguistics, Thomas stated his scrap of info. "{I should retire for some meditation friend, I need to keep my spells ready incase of another attack tonight, we are down two defenders and I'm not sure if Sana is okay.}"

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

I'll try and get a post early tomorrow morning, if not afternoon :)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Guardians

I really must resist the urge to make another Character.
I'm an old dated player by these modern standards, I just got into the swing of XYZ summoning and now there's LINK summoning on the horizon.
I have no idea how action duels work and I'm only slightly familiar with speed duels.

But goshdarn It I really want to play a six samurai deck (my old actual deck, that I've managed to foil out :) )...

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

@Lady Amalthea

This is what I immediately thought of:

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

Thomas Richard Harrison

Location: The Crossed Swords Tavern/Bar.
Interacting with: Ntaj, Magnus, Nor?

Well despite consuming what may be half-a-meteric-ton of food, Ntaj was all the wiser for it. Having listened to Thomas' spiel as he concerned himself in manners he probably should have buried. But the burden of guilt was something even Atlas would buckle under. Hence his long-winded words rambling on and on. But the half-orc was right, Mages are supposed to be smart, clever folk who had their noses buried in texts so deep that, well nevermind. That being said Thomas hadn't one of those books on hand, and perhaps the safety of a good book would shield him from the wrath of Kyra, Sana and Keystone. Maybe he could dabble back into his spellbook and work on his spellcraft, maybe learn how to refine his spells to avoid striking down allies in the fray.

"I guess, thanks Ntaj." Thomas sheepishly replied, the winds taken from his sails. "Thomas, Cosmic Sorcerer. Uh, I'm what they say to be a natural-born spellcaster, my blood's got some magical essence, particularly one attuned to the celestial spheres. So in theory, all that you see in the sky beyond us, those are my relatives, or something like that. It's far less simple than hitting things with a sword, and I'm not sure anyone understands how exactly it works." Thomas's introduction and a nod towards Magnus and the Dwarf who had comically tried to climb a mountain, figuratively, as dwarves were usually at home on a mountain, or rather in a mountain? Under a mountain? Tales of how great Dwarven empires created the impossible, the roots of the mountain. And they too had more impossible things like the beard of a woman. Good crafters and skilled artisans, scholars perhaps if not drunken on mead, ale or other frothy pints.

And speaking of cold ones, Thomas picked up the cup he had ordered and began to drink.

"Yep, so there's undead about, some caster I'm sure. I don't dabble in necromancy, but in theory you can deconstruct a spell. The zombies we faced were like puppets, and like puppets on strings they acted without an instinct of self-preservation. And hearing their puppeteer taunt us, I'd say there's a definite range to the attacks. Maybe some interference, I don't know a ritual to protect the town, but if someone's got a copy of the instructions I'm pretty sure I can cast it with some help. Then again, he's got some powerful allies with that Crimson Death he had. So I'm nearly certain we are dealing with a pretty powerful necromancer who's either had years of practice to effortlessly detonate his minions and toy with us, or someone very naughty with a very powerful dark artifact who is experimenting."

Another sip, as a break from his projections ruminated to anyone in earshot. Hopefully the others would have more news, and Sana would be okay.

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

Thomas Richard Harrison

Location: The Crossed Swords Tavern/Bar.
Interacting with: Ntaj, Magnus

Settling for a Cot for five Silver, and settling with the innkeeper, Thomas did think the prices fairly fair. Although who the others were who had happened to be settling in town as well, who where these mystery guests he'd share room with? As long as they kept to themselves and their peace, Thomas would surely do the same. A private room off Kyra's tab seemed a bit much thus either pride or self-preservation suggested she might ask a pound of flesh from Thomas should Satilla not make it. With at least a quart of blood to boot. But the promise of food outside of Keystone's cooking, which probably went under appreciated by the mage during his star-phase, was something to either dread or enjoy. It may be better, it could be worse, probably worse, but then again as long as the prepper didn't try to kill him...

"Keeping me company here Ntaj?" Thomas inquired of his orcish friend, "I appreciate it. I don't know what's next for me, I could stay here and wait for another cycle of adventurers but... I owe it to Sana and Kyra... And Keystone and Satilla to stick around and try and help them out for all I've done. It was always easier in the stories, I mean my last group had a sociopathic dodgy rogue who double-crossed us, a holier-than-thou paladin, and an idiotic bard who kept on giving away our positions by doing musical numbers, dancing and singing away as if we weren't trying not get killed by lizardmen! But they are dead now. And the group I had before that were all magi, didn't quite work out as planned. I mean our group is decent but I'd wish they'd just realize my spells aren't friendly to anyone nearby them, I feel useless Ntaj, probably because I am useless I mean who am I kidding, I should just go back to my hometown and be a farmer. Adventuring hasn't been all it's made up to be."

One long rambling soliloquy later, Thomas opened up to Ntaj, signaling for an (alcoholic) beverage to the innkeeper (Was there a legal drinking age? Beers were after all often cleaner than water being brewed and all). He even considered getting a touch up from the equally rambling dwarf, had he longer hair. Although Thomas' hair was clearly unnatural with its tones of black, silver and gold representing the star, moon and sun respectively. But enough talk of hairstyle and high fashion, it seemed the foolish swordsman came back in and Thomas didn't just have Ntaj and a pitching dwarf to keep company but someone who Thomas would imagine was the equivalent of him during Star-Phase, although Star-phase was aloof and didn't tend to stick a nose in anyone's business.

"You made a mistake earlier, I should know, I did the same thing and I'm still in the doghouse." A casual comment to the swordsman who joined them.

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

I'll post later tonight hopefully :)