Prologue: Parry Plant((Groveler? Not cool, but can I have that Flattery point on groveling instead then? Also, I guess the puppy eyes did not provide bonus there.
And...Self-humiliation for the win!))
Rhedarios yelps like a dragon whelp as the vines wrap around his ears. Afterwards, he blushes in shame - that was not very manly, was it? But his ears are still ticklish and he'd be moving them around if they hadn't been caught already. He looks at the women with a concerned look...The vicious plant seems to be harming Rachel, and at the very least the female knight seems to be freeing herself. Well, he still must try to convince her before it is too late.
"Please lady," Rhedarios begins, but starts to be occasionally interrupted by cute yelps as the vines tickle his ears.
"...That is not enough, may you join us ~Kyaaa~ in our quest, I mean, to assist us and get glory for yourself ~Aiiiiiieee, that tickles~ as well, oh, hmm, disconsider the yelping, I mean we need your help as an ally!"
The quarter-breed blushes even more intensely as his attempts at communication are disturbed by his own ridiculous vocalizations.
Yelp like a puppy. Use overall cuteness with groveling and try to convince her.
((Not cool indeed, but that again seemed to be the gist of your approach. And no. And damn it, I probably forgot about that somehow.))
[3+1] "Silence,
seducer, or I'll have made my decision before you've a chance to speak again!"
[2+3] vs [9+1] The plant fails to drain any more blood.
No shit demons for me, then. But at least I can have a zombie T-Rex! That's something.
By the way, what's the modifier on stone spike or necrotic bolt spells?
Crawl out of the hole and stagger outside the plant's reach, then transfer life from the now-immobile Knight to Lamar. That kid sure looks like he needs some help waking up.
[5-1] Climbing out of the muck is hard, but you manage. [7+3] vs [2+1] Avoiding the plant is harder, and you don't quite manage that one. You find yourself too preoccupied with struggling out of the mud to perform any necromancy.
+2 DodgerGus holds the chair leg as a duelist would a rapier, nimbly and light, preparing to parry any strikes made by the beserk vines. Then he leaps up onto the high-ground, looking for any decomposed material. "The only way we could survive this is if we work together, now and when we tend our wounds." He shouts, continuing his attempts of negotiation with the knight.
[5+2+1-3] "Very well, I call a truce until such time as we are out of reach of this... abomination!"
[1+3] vs [8] The plant fails to drain any more blood.
+2 Persuasion Hmm.... This thing was cranky. Of course, Clarence was always a little kranky in the morning too, particularly before he got a good pot of strong tea. It would be interesting to see how much of his personality held up under the transformation, or if any had been transported into the creature via the finger.
That, however, was something to observe in a laboratory. His current state didn't lend itself to much in the way of research. He needed down, the creature might be useful later, but it wouldn't do anyone any good if it kept killing them.
Transmute the hard flesh of the plant to slick kelp. Be as minimalist as possible, transforming only as much as I need to get loose.
((If only I had the sleeping potion.. I could have taken it, then waited for the plant to drink me.
Irony, since this thing is drinking human blood, could HMH use that to manipulate it?))
((Possibly.))
[5+2-2] You transmute the coils around you to have slick surfaces, allowing you to wriggle free more easily. Unfortunately you don't get around to actually doing that yet.
[6] vs [2] The plant drains [1] a pinch more of your blood.
it could save me.. you never know
The plant drains [3] a fair bit of blood.
+1 HP
-3 HP[7+3] vs [6+3] Rachel manages to wriggle free of the vines, [4] gaining enough distance to probably not get caught again.
[4+4-2] vs [3+3] The knight hacks at the plant with her blade again, but it parries.
[2+2][9+2] vs [10+3][8+3] It similarly fends off the two crossbowmen with alarming proficiency. [1+3][4+3] vs [8+2][8+2] It lashes out at them, but they dodge the assault handily.
"Ye got this?" a voice calls out very faintly from the storm.
Rhedarios Eanafaen (Caellath)
16/20 HP
+1 Dodging (2/8)
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+2 Clawfighting (0/16)
+0 Groveling (1/4)
-1 Flattery (1/2)
+1 Cuteness
-1 Impressiveness
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Obsidian Claw
Lamar Lyonson (Unholy_Pariah)
-8/20 HP
+0 Dodging (1/4)
Flayed Hands: -3 hands actions, -1 all actions
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+2 Fire Magic (2/16)
+1 Fleshwarping (2/8)
+1 Brawling (0/8)
+0 Pacifying (1/4)
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Iron Mask
Shiny Thin Dagger
Eric (HmH)
13/20 HP
+1 Dodging (2/8)
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+2 Necromancy (2/16)
+2 Earth Magic (3/16)
+1 Hostile Negotiations
-1 Benign Negotiations
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Skull-less Staff
Empty Blood Jar Soulstone
Clarence Illi (Draignean)
9/20 HP
+0 Dodging (1/4)
Cannot Speak
Missing front section of finger
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+2 Alchemy (2/16)
+2 Transmutation (0/16)
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Temperemental Alchemist's Notebook
Fine Mudstone Vials
Middle-Aged Weeds
Gustavo Giaspatto (Spinal_Taper)
17/20 HP
+0 Dodging (3/4)
-
+2+1 Persuasion (2/16)
+1-1 Necromancy (0/8)
+0 Conversation (0/4)
+1 Social
-1 Magic
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Made Mans Glove
Chair Leg
Greg (Nirur Torir)
15/20 HP
-1+1 Dodging (0/2)
-1 Being Healed
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+2 Metamagic (6/16)
+1 Restoration (4/8)
-1 Fine Manipulation
Clawed
Carnivore
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The Ways and Forms of the Body
Rachel, Lieutenant Rogue
10/15 HP
+3 Dodging (0/32)
+2 Knifing (0/16)