Read principals of justice, while holding the holy symbol of the god of Justice, attempt to glean any potential spells/prayers and or energies and memorize them, hopefully some type of offensive banish evil type spell.
Encourage the gelatin to attempt to gain some mass, but avoid eating the locals and me or my stuff.
You begin paging through the book. (6) Unlike magic books which are filled with obscure formulas and somatics, this seems to contain invocations for divine magic. (Luck 4) You learn two basic invocations.
+3 to Divine Magic
New Spell: Shield of Faith
New Spell: Holy WordI engrave linked runes of warding and subversion on the bracers.
You begin carving the runes onto your bracers. (1+2) You carve crude runes into the bracers. (Luck 3) The runes activate, but they don't seem to have linked correctly. You now have a bracer of warding and a bracer of subversion.
+2 to RunecraftingI find the commander of the guard and ask for information regarding where the attacks likely originate, and which areas should be stopped to slow our foes down. I'll also mention our success at Duplicity.
I'm still not sure exactly what we accomplished at Duplicity, aside from looting. Let's leave between this turn and the next.
You seek out the commander (3) He receives you rather gruffly, greeting you with "Huh. So you're still alive then? Well, I guess that says something about your fighting ability..."
You ask about the source of the demons. (Luck 3) "Well, we don't know much about them, but the biggest source is the Obsidian Gate that serves as a direct passage to Hell up in Schalade. However, there are too many demons to come through just that; we suspect other sources must be channeling some through as well... there seems to be at least one source in each demon city."
You mention Schalade. "A cursed mirror, huh? That could have been one of the sources. Using mortal souls as a power source to traverse dimensions souls like just the thing demons would do. "
+3 to DiplomacyAll right.
Cast Curative Aura.
Command Golem to go around town and ask for alchemy reagents or useful equipment.
You prepare to cast your aura. (3) Your magic aura seems to be rather small, (Luck 6) but everyone inside of it is fully healed.
+ 3 to HealingSeeing as the golem is done with the voulge, can I have it back?
I'll try to help Virroken out of the ice block by using a spring (Torrent might end up hurting you) of warm water (even if it's room temperature it should be fine... ish).
You try to free Virroken from his icy prison. (1+2) You create a small spring that leaks water onto the ice block. (Luck 5) While it doesn't seem to be working very quickly, it is slowly thawing Virroken out.
Thank you, diesalot. Will ward you afterwards.
More thawing. More willpower. More luck.
Since I've frozen myself twice in a row, I should be able to do it on command now. NEW MOVE TIEM. Not that I'd ever use it. Maybe I'll find an offensive use for it. Sit on target and cast on self for epic lawls.
You continue trying to un-freeze yourself. (3+3) You pour more elemental energy into your surroundings, (Luck 4) and this time they're actually heat waves. The ice around you melts.
+3 to ElementalismI guess I'll look for a priest to uncurse my daggers.
You head to the church to try and get your daggers uncursed. (4) The priest uncurses your daggers (Luck 3) but not before scolding you about giving in to the temptations of demon magic.
Me and Stone Spirit will heal Virroken but also attempt to break him free by gently punching the ice.
Hopefully the ice won't crack and Virroken with it, right?
You go to help Virroken, but seeing he is already free try to heal him instead. (3+3) You try to use your earth magic to warm him up (Luck 4) and finish healing his wounds.
+3 to ElementalismAarchan's gelatin tries to improve itself. (5) It finds a nest of rats in the sewers (Luck 4) which it manages to corner and gorge itself on. The cube has increased it's mass by 50%, but it now smells really bad.
Cheddarius' golem searches for alchemy ingredients. (1) It returns with a rock. (Luck 2) which it decides to give to Cheddarius by throwing it at him. (3)(RTD 3) Cheddarius dives out of the way.
Status:Healthy
Skills:7/40 Expert Necromancer
3/20 Skilled Summoner
8/10 Novice Elementalist
0/10 Novice Diplomancer
4/5 Unskilled Organizer
Spells:Animate RemainsDestroy UndeadShadowtouchLifetapWeaknessJoint Enmity-----
Conjure Food & Water
Summon Wildlife
Summon Skeleton
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ChillFrostAbilities:Blood SacrificeEquipment:Oak StaffCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
Leather Shoes
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Throwing Dagger10 Bottles of Distilled Water
Healing Salve
Companions:2 Skeletons
Status:Healthy
Skills:13/40 Expert Elementalist
13/20 Skilled Runecrafter
0/10 Novice Dagger User
0/10 Novice Wrestler
4/5 Unskilled Medic
Spells:Rune of WardingRune of FinesseRune of Ice-----
ChillFrostThaw
Frozen Burst (Adv)
Abilities:Great WillpowerEquipment:Fragile Iron Dagger of FinesseBlack ShieldCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
Leather Shoes
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Chisel
Mallet
Chalk Stick
Black Spear
7 Black Daggers
Status:Healthy
Skills:3/40 Expert Alchemist
5/10 Novice Thrower
0/10 Novice Herbalist
2/10 Novice Butcher
3/5 Unskilled Medic
3/5 Unskilled Divine Magic
2/5 Unskilled Dagger User
Spells:Healing SalvePyredraughtAcid FlaskFever Gunk---
Shield of FaithHoly WordEquipment:Blessed Copper KnifeBurnt Cotton Shirt
Burnt Cotton Pants
Singed Leather Shoes
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Iron KnifeMortar & Pestle
Iron CalcinatorGlass Flask
Flint & Tinder
Half-Empty Flask of Vinegar
Pouch of Salt
Iron Blade Holy Symbol2 Bottles of Water
7 Vials of Holy Water
2 Vials of Lotus Extract
1 Vial of Demon Ichor
1 Vial of Troll Blood
1 Vial of Ankheg Acid
1 Vial of Powdered Silver
1 Myou's Grace
1 Sharproot
Medium Tin
- 4 Dried Myou's Grace
- 2 Dried Allurena Leaves
- Dried Arae Flower Petals
- Dried Black Lotus Petals
Burnt Small Book “Survivalist's Field Guide”
Thin Book "Teachings of Compassion"
Followers:Animated Gelatine
- Slightly larger.
- Smells really bad.
Status:Healthy
Skills:26/40 Expert Elementalist
17/20 Skilled Runecrafter
4/20 Skilled Hammer User
4/10 Novice Summoner
1/5 Unskilled Necromancer
Spells:Rune of WardingRune of PowerRune of Ice-----
StoneSpireEarth Heal
Grave Embrace (Adv)
Compression Bomb (Adv)
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Conjure Food & Water
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FearAbilities:Runes of PowerShockwaveEquipment:Heavy Steel WarhammerCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
Leather Shoes
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Gnarled StaffIron Warhammer8 Small Red Berries
Small Book “Index of Runic Spells”
Companions:Stone Spirit
Status:Healthy
Hoofed FeetCorrupted BloodWardedSkills:4/40 Skilled Runecrafter
8/20 Skilled Summoner
1/20 Skilled Necromancer
Spells:Rune of WardingRune of WeaknessRune of PowerRune of Subversion (Adv)
Rune Link (Var)
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Conjure Food & Water
Conjure Minor Item
Conjure Major Item
Summon Quasit
Dismiss Summon
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Animate RemainsBind WraithSoul BindEquipment:Oak StaffBrass Amulet of WardingCotton Shirt
Cotton Pants
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Leather Shoes
Silver Bracer of WardingSilver Bracer of SubversionChisel
Mallet
Odd Papers
Human Skin-Bound Tome 'Evil Book of Evil'
Followers:Animated Carriage
Zombie
Status:Healthy
Skills:9/20 Skilled Scholar
8/20 Skilled Swordsman
1/20 Skilled Elementalist
0/10 Novice Dodger
Spells:Torch
Fireball
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Force BoltForce StickAbilities:
Improved Dual-WieldingEquipment:Uncursed Broken Force DaggerUncursed Force DaggerReinforced SkullcapLeather BrigandineLeather TrousersSturdy Leather BootsRing of Fire Resistance-----
Silvery ScimitarImbued Force ShortswordUncursed Force ShortspearBlack ShortspearBlack DaggerLeather Boots3 Healing Salves
Mottled Potion
Old Map
Small Book “Beginner's Guide to Combat Magic”
Status:Healthy
Right Arm: ScarredSkills:27/40 Expert Healer
9/10 Novice Alchemist
0/10 Novice Staff Fighter
3/5 Unskilled Automaton Repairer
Spells:Cure Minor Wounds
Cure Moderate Wounds (Adv)
Curative Aura (Adv)
ConjugationRemove Curse
ProtectHastenDance of BladesArdor-----
Healing SalveEquipment:Iron Kreuz StaffCotton Robe
Cedar Sandals
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Silver Wand
2 Healing Salves
Scroll of Increase DefenseScroll of RestorationFollowers:Flesh Golem
- Axegolem
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Heavy Iron Voulge Status:Healthy
Skills:6/20 Skilled Elementalism
0/10 Novice Axeman
4/10 Novice Runecrafter
Spells:DrownSpringTorrentMist-----
Rune of HarmEquipment:Hand Crossbow- 6 small crossbow bolts
Leather TrousersLeather Boots-----
Iron ScalemailBone KnifeHealing Salve
Brass Clip
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The group finished their business in town, and sets out for the tower of Kicen. They encounter no resistance at all, not even an imp. After roughly a day and a half of travel, they arrive at the tower. Two golems made of the same black metal as the demon weapons appear to be guarding the entrance.