JBRam2002

100 Days of Summer

@Filthy Mudblood You should join our Discord~

Rose might not be around for a little bit, but I'm about 90% certain she'd accept the character.

D&D 5e - High Seas and Tall Tales

As the dragonborn let fly with his javelins, a mighty wave roared forth from the seas, threatening to send us all to Davy Jones' locker. It crashed into the boat as those whose feet were firmly planted on solid wood were able to brace themselves, but those in the rigging and crow's nest were flung about like a toddler's yo-yo. This storm seemed to have a life of its own!

>Those on the deck are easily able to grab ahold of something to steady themselves, but those who are climbing on the masts and rigging will need to make a Dexterity Save. This includes @Gordian Nought, @Big Dread, and @Zverda.

>Calico Reemes is unable to hold on and falls off the edge of the ship into the icy water below, taking 11 bludgeoning damage and 8 cold damage. He is prone in the water.

>Koan holds on to her grasp on the Mizzenmast and does not fall.

>Nemiea is knocked free from the Crow's Nest and plummets to the deck, taking 10 bludgeoning damage, but manages to land on her feet.

D&D 5e - The Lost Lands

As Katia landed next to the giant blob of shadow, she looked up at him, her eyes gleaming with intensity. ”Come on, big guy,” she muttered just as a blast of energy crashed down on Thea with more power than she had seen from it yet. Thankfully, she knew her aasimar friend should have no real issues absorbing such a hit, but the blow looked like it would have turned her into shadowy mist had she been its target instead. However, this was the opportunity she had been waiting for. Harnessing some of the necrotic energy from the blast, she cupped her hands and redirected it back towards the shadow, the darkness being transformed into radiance as it left her hands. ”Take this!” she yelled, wincing from the pain caused by the blast.

Then everything went white. Then black. Then bright blue. It took Katia a moment to realize what had happened, and what was happening as they fell. She instinctively rotated her body in the air, attempting to land feet first into whatever ground she would crash into, but her plummet was stopped by a cacophony of leaves. She lay there for a moment, breathing heavily from exertion as the jays exploded around her, a wide-eyed ecstatic smile on her face. ”That... was... AWESOME!” she shouted into the sky. ”Guys, did you see that?! It was like -WHAM-! And then -FwooooooSHAAAA-!” She mimicked the reflexive motion again, this time focusing her ki into her palms instead of gathering outside energy, and shot a blast of radiance into the air. ”Aww yeah! We killed the bad guys!”

Her jubilation continued thus for a little while as she slowly began to climb her way down from the tree. In reality, she knew just how close they were to being little more than a few specks of dust after that fight, and it was little less than a miracle that they were able to fight it off. The massive destruction that shadow could wield, the spinning black orb of death, and the fact that they appeared to be on a completely new world if she had any guess; all of these would normally give one pause. But Katia knew her place in this group. It was one of the few places she felt like she truly belonged, and despite how most of them would react with their super-serious faces, Katia's role was one of levity and enjoying the moment.

As Katia reached the base of the tree, she kicked off its trunk for the last few feet before rushing over to her allies at full speed. After their encounter with the shadows, this place felt like a paradise, and there was little that felt better than the wind flowing through her fur as she let out a little pent-up energy. Or course, her friends were too close to really go all out, but she arrived in a flash, panting slightly, and one question on her tongue. ”So uh... anyone know where we are?”

Mechanics

Not sure if needed out of combat, but used Radiant Sun Bolt to shoot some blasts into the air, testing out her new abilities. She then climbed down from the tree using her natural 20 ft climb speed, and used Feline Agility to blast towards the others.

D&D 5e - High Seas and Tall Tales

Have you ever seen a waterspout? It's what happens when a twister hits the ocean, sending a column of water hundreds of feet in the air. They only show up in the roughest of storms, and the smart sailors turn tail and run long before they get close enough to see one.

No one ever accused me of being the smartest of sailors.

A few months after I had liberated my "inheritance" and collected my crew, we were sailing in one such storm. Waves crested above our mizzenmast, and winds were so strong that we had tucked all our sails, letting Neptune's fury guide us. And there we saw her: the most beautiful waterspout ever formed by the gods. It must have been a hundred cubits wide, clear blue like a swirling lake in the sky. As the waves drew us closer, dozens of fish began to plummet from the sky, many of them crashing down on our decks.

"No hardtack tonight, boys!" Jill sang out as she wrestled with the ship's wheel. "Pick 'em up and stow 'em in a bag! And keep an eye on the spout!"

>The party gains two dozen rations worth of raw fish.

Little did we know that the waterspout was the least of our worries, for as our ship drew near, it became obvious that this was no ordinary spout. As we looked up to the sky, instead of normal stormy clouds, we saw what appeared to be another ocean, upside-down and glaring at us, with a myriad of unknown sea creatures swimming its ocean depths... or was it heights?

While we stared dumbfounded into the Mirrored Sea, a handful of fish crested the surface of the other ocean and began falling toward us, crashing down on our deck. The creatures of the other world seemed to notice us, and a couple of serpentine figures swam towards the waterspout with full haste, passing through it harmlessly into our ocean, then approaching our boat. Another figure that appeared as a wolf made of water and ice leapt from the surface of the Mirrored Sea and charged through the air, half falling and half flying toward us, the rain freezing into driving snow around it.

"To arms!" cried the Captain. Battle was about to start.

>Roll for Initiative.

Mechanics

Round 1 Map
Initiative:

22 - Shivs
20 - Garnesh
20 - High Seas
18 - Nemiea
15 - Theullai
15 - Jill
13 - Dyn
13 - Coral Drakes
11 - Reemes
8 - Koan
7 - Eliza

@Gordian Nought@Ms Ravenwinter@Lauder@Hekazu@Big Dread@Zverda@Cu Chulainn

Combat Music! - As suggested by @Hekazu.

D&D 5e - High Seas and Tall Tales

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D&D 5e - High Seas and Tall Tales

Welcome, one and all! Take a seat, try the fish sticks. They're not bad, I promise... (Deception roll: 16). Anyways, before we start this shindig, I thought it might be a good idea to introduce the actors.

Crewmates:

Jill Orion - Scourge Aasimar - Glamour Bard 10

RPer: @JBRam2002

First off, we have myself. Jill Orion, a glamorous bard who happened her way into the most adventurous fortune one could ever hope for: a bonafide pirate ship! My poor beloved uncle, Captain... um... Something, was childless, and so he left me the SS Ladyslipper when he passed on through most unfortunate means. Apparently, he was allergic to leaden bullets and salt water. In any case, the ship passed on to me, and I gathered my crew among various friends and allies I had come across. This will be our story.

Koan - Half-Drow - Rogue 1/Undying Light Warlock 2/Satire Bard 3/Wild Magic Sorcerer 4

RPer: @Gordian Nought

A koan is a paradoxical anecdote, highlighting the inadequacy of a logical, normal existence and to provoke adventurous enlightenment out of bondage. The famed jester by the same name, enters our tale, sold into slavery to a corrupt land, for the scruples of pleasure, entertainment, and sex, all to appease the merchant Lords. Decades thereafter, the King eventually diagnosed her hidden parasite of a bastard pregnancy. Commanding a celibate priest, the aged Gilthas, by royal decree, to amputate her fetus from the womb by brutal cesarean, a bolt scar was surgically imparted as the only remnant keepsake of her childbearing. In retribution, the King’s neck likewise met a decapitating blemish in his sleep by the drow clown. Aided and accompanied by the decrepit leper, her foolish exile finally parted ways with the vicar, in death. To the half-elf, disease and demise curiously bestowed and captured a true 'love,’ through a fleeting and banished romance with the sinful priest. After exacting her fruitless revenge upon the guilds of Dale, she now profits upon the ballads of capitalized and comedic endangerment of those who seek to destroy both life and laugh.

The Ballad of the Freed Thrall

Koan, King Zephyr’s jester, feared by all the guilds' Lords
For her eye pierced their pockets, and her tongue shamed their swords;
Fed and flattered by the clergy - they knew well how deep she stood
When the crooked counsels thrusted their deep and evil wood.

Soon, her days numbered, before and behind, her soles seemed to stand
Stripped and barren, fixed and fruitless, as those leagues of naked sand
When the burlesque’s ebb slinks outward to the bleak horizon-bound,
And the carnivorous lips are withdrawn from sight and sound.

Then a horror of great assassination troubled her spirit and anon,
Who witnessed her wince as she escaped, with wondrous Hat and Boots, all alone
Helped by Gilthas the Leper, a cleric who was banished to be stoned,
"Thou hast it, O my sister?" "Yea, I have it," said Koan.

"So it comes," Gilthas spoke smoothly, "man's most orgasmic distress,
'Tis a humor of Fertility and the Gods which abhors all excess;
And, whatever breed that spawns, whether by Wealth, Wit, Power, or Fame
Thou hast each, which the Undying Light labors to expel the same.”

"Thus the single eye's deep self-loathing - the messy stamen’s brow;
Hence the burden of hope that aches thy spirit and body now.
Ay, the merriest fool must face it, and the wisest Doctor learn;
For it comes; it comes," said Gilthas, "as it releases to return."

But the wombless Koan exiled herself in torment, wandering dumb and far,
'Til the fool came to the Filth fields where all of the crowded gallows are,
Reeking of tears and sweat, beneath the wry-necked dead,
Sat a dwarf and his woman, very merry, breaking bread.

He was Cloaked, protected from chin to ankle - faceless, fingerless, obscene-
Mere corruption swaddled man-wise, but the woman whole and clean;
And she waited on him crooning, and Koan beheld the twain
Each delighting in the other, and he checked and groaned again.

"So it comes; it comes," reminded Gilthas, "as the King came as your Life began.
'Tis a motion of multiplied propagation that the Gods revealed to man.
In the shape of Love exceeding, which regards not taint or fall,
For even in imperfect harmony, says the bards, can be no excess at all."

"Hence the eye that sees no blemish - hence the hour that holds no shame.
Hence the flesh assured of its joy and the seed remains the same.
Nay, the meanest need not miss it, though the mightiest pass it by;
For it comes; it comes," Gilthas breathed heavily, "and, thou seest, it will never die!"

Noriam - Fallen Aasimar - Hexblade Warlock 10

RPer: @The Grey Dust

The charming devil with a smile to match my own. There's something about Noriam that unsettles and yet eases, a fatal allure that extends a pale hand of friendship but chokes the life out of you with the other. His silver-tongue could certainly make you believe whatever he tells you, amongst other things. The most unsettling however is how his magics move the shadows around him. Light and dark play at his command over the shadows, stealing them for his own weapons and armor. Spooky right? He's also weird that he seems to enjoy pain, despite otherwise pretty much a downer all the time. Maybe its his shadow powers? Maybe it's the nature of a man searching for purpose? A soul repenting and seeking redemption?

Adrevz Morningstar - Emeria Merfolk - True Form Druid 10 (Wildshape Sheet & Image)

RPer: @Zverda

Raised and trained primarily by Dyn'yer'zhead when she was a child found on the streets, she gained so many mannerisms of the Beholder that she is nearly a clone with a fin. Rather manipulative and deceptive, she has a habit of watching people like a hawk as she does not trust easily and those she does trust are few in number. More often than not she had a hard time keeping her mouth shut and not calling people out on their stupidity or any antics done in her presence that are well beneath her.

Alexis Brunwood - Human - Adventurer 10

RPer: @Guardian Angel Haruki

Alexis is a human who somehow manages to be an adventurer despite not having any specialties. No, she's not a bard like myself, she's just a very skilled person who's got quite the talent for getting herself in and out of trouble. Apparently her adventure started when she faced off against a tyrant lord, who was more interested in filling his pockets with as much gold as he can than taking care of the citizens of his town. She faced him in a duel, and won. Alexis showed him mercy, only for her to be teleported far from her home. Now she's traveling back there, desperate to get back to her family and friends. I can't blame her. If she had been teleported away from home, then who knows what could be happening back there? Curious... Alexis is a good person, there's no doubt about that. But...something about her strikes an odd and unnerving chord. I can't quite put my finger on what it is though... Oh well! I think she'll make a fine addition to the crew!

Dyn'yer'zhead - Beholder - Bladesinger Wizard 10

RPer: @Hekazu

And then there was Dyn'yer'zhead! You won't believe me when I say this, but he was a bona-fide Beholder, as obsessed with being the best there ever was as any of his kin! As crazy as one could expect too, fought with a sword he did, Bladesinging like the best of Elves. Not to mention his devotion towards all the ray and beam spells, but that should come as no surprise to anyone, given what Beholders are known of in the practical sense. Now you all know how Beholders are different physically and his deal happened to be a generous amount of tentacles hanging from the bottom of his head sphere... oooohhh he was good with those... cough, anyways, that should be them all!

D&D 5e - The Lost Lands

”Come on, come on!” Katia urged her allies. ”He’s gotta be weak by now!” Throwing caution to the wind, Katia began to climb the side of the monster’s leg, bringing her quarterstaff swinging upwards with both arms directly between its legs, hoping to strike its weak spot, should it have any. Digging her claws into its side, she pushed off with as vicious a swing as she could. The first claw felt like she got some purchase, but she misjudged her momentum with the second as her attack swiped the air. Twisting around as she fell, she stuck a three-point landing next to Thea and grinned up at her paladin friend. ”Miss me yet?” she asked with a wink.

Mechanics

Katia Lei

Katia will move to be adjacent to both Thea and the Boss.

Her first attack is with her Quarterstaff: 16 to hit for 10 bludgeoning damage.

Flurry of Blows (1 Ki, out of Ki now)

Her second attack is with her Cat’s Claws: 18 to hit for 4 slashing damage.

Her third attack is with her Cat’s Claws: 7 to likely miss.

HP: 9/15. AC: 15. Ki: 0/2 (Recharge Short Rest).

@The Harbinger of Ferocity - DM

100 Days of Summer

@WindsOfFate Personally, I'd rather not hold grudges against anyone in the group, but I will leave that up to you to decide :P Brandon isn't the type to hold grudges though...

As for a relationship, I might not excel at writing M/M relationships, and I won't be doing anything that the forum wouldn't allow, but other than that, I'm fine with whatever naturally develops :) It's more challenging for me to write things that I'm not used to, so bear with me. As for comfort, you have to get up really early in the morning to make me uncomfortable.

100 Days of Summer

@WindsOfFate lol. I still haven't decided if Brandon is straight yet or not. We'll see where the summer takes us :P
Also, when you say top of your class, were you the valedictorian? Or do you mean top X%? Cause Brandon is fairly sore at whomever stole his #1 spot.

100 Days of Summer

Brandon's Answers

Character Quiz

1. What are your names? Brandon, B, Bran
2. Do you know why you were named that? I always used to be called Bran or Brandon, but when I met Amelia, I told her to just call me B because it was easier.
3. What are you? Human?
4. What's your gender? Male
5. How old are you? 18
6. What do you think your life expectancy is? Mid to late 70s. Healthy family history, but a low-activity lifestyle
7. What's your height? 5' 11"
8. What's your eye color? Blue
9. How about hair color? Brown
10. Do you think you're attractive? Heck no
11. Do you have any features that you want to get rid of, if you could? Being chubby, needing glasses
12. How would you introduce yourself? If you are famous in your world, how would you introduce yourself to someone who had never heard of you? "Hey, I'm Brandon." Yeah, I'm not that interesting.
13. Have any abilities or powers? I'm smart. Almost got valedictorian.
14. Stop being a Mary-sue! Oh. Okay. S-sorry.
15. What do you usually wear? Polo shirt and jeans. Casual, but still somewhat dressy. Polos hide my belly better than T-shirts.
16. Do you ever walk around naked? Only while showering
17. Ever cross-dressed before? I plead the fifth.
18. What do you wear to bed? Boxers. A t-shirt and shorts if it's cold or if I'm not alone.
19. What's in your pockets right now? My wallet and phone.
20. To what social class do you belong? Low-income
21. What is your job? No job. Between high school and college. Plan to be an engineer.
22. What is your lifelong dream? To design a famous building
23. What is your worst nightmare? Pretty much the situation I'm in. Has no one seen haunted movies?
24. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)? If asked, I'll usually say the truth, but I don't offer information needlessly.
25. What's one thing you like and one thing you dislike about your personality? I'm a nice guy once you get to know me,
but I'm very awkward socially, especially around girls
26. What do you do on a regular basis? Male
27. Do you have any activities/hobbies that you like to do? Video games
28. That's cool, I guess. Now tell me something you don't like. Exercise
29. What are you most afraid of? Being hurt, both physically and emotionally
30. Have any secrets? That's a secret.
31. Name your worst habits? Nail-biting
32. Any nasty indulgences, like smoking or gambling? Nothing illegal...
33. Have any of you ever done illegal things knowingly (don't include petty things like jaywalking)? What were they? I don't do illegal things.
34. Are you one to hold a grudge? I can't remember long enough to hold grudges.
35. What do you do when you're upset? Throw things, punch pillows. Poor pillows.
36. What's one thing that could potentially cause you to go into a blind rage? Someone else being unnecessarily hateful.
37. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Why do you refuse to do it? Normally I would have a long list of illegal things here. I'm probably not going to do anything actually dangerous, but I was told to keep an open mind.
38. What's your preferred weapon of choice? Katanas are cool.
39. What is your favorite colour? 00a99d
40. Favorite drink? Diet Sunkist. Yeah, it's weird, but it's less sugary than normal Sunkist, and it tastes good with just about anything.
41. Alright. What's your favorite food? Pasta. Specifically Chicken Alfredo. I could live off that.
42. What are your thoughts on pie? 3.1415926535... I mean, it's ok. I prefer cake, and if I have to have pie, I like pumpkin or chocolate the best.
43. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Cookies and Cream
44. Where are you from? My parents were from upstate New York. Moved here when I was ten.
45. What's your favorite place? My bedroom. It's a private sanctuary.
46. What's your least favorite place? Detention
47. Where do you wish you could be right now, regardless of whether it's real or not? Eorzea
48. What is the first thing you tend to notice when you first meet someone? Their face. Not anything specifically, just their face in general. Then I normally notice how tall they are, hair color, other specifics. I usually don't notice anything below chest height.
49. What is your favorite season? Summer, hands down
50. Do you believe in love at first sight? I don't believe in love at first sight being a good indicator of compatibility.
51. Gay, straight, or bi? -shrug- I know I like girls.
52. Are you interested in anyone? HA.
53. What do you look for in a partner? Someone who likes to talk. Preferably someone who likes me back as well.
54. What's your idea of a perfect date? I hadn't really thought about it. Dates aren't really my thing. Maybe dinner, a movie, and a nice conversation?
55. Are you single or taken? Forever alone
56. Are you a virgin? ...
57. Have you ever kissed anyone? If so, who was your first? Who was your last? -sigh-
58. What is your favorite thing to touch? I have a stress ball that... Oh crap, I forgot to pack it!
59. Ever wanna marry and have kids one day? Pipe dreams are nice.
60. Have any family members? Two parents, one brother, two sisters
61. Oh? How about pets? My brother is allergic to pretty much everything, so no pets. Fish don't count. I hate fish.
62. How many friends do you have? Depends on your definition of friend. Pick a number between a hundred and zero.
63. If the one you cared most about in your life were to somehow die today, how would you react and what would you do? I'm not even sure who that would be. I care about the people who I call friends, but none of them are "the one." I'd probably cry though.
64. Do you look up to anyone at all? Not really. I used to. Not anymore.
65. Do you hate anyone? See answer to 64.
66. Who is your worst enemy? I try not to make enemies.
67. Have you ever hurt anyone in anyway before? Physically? Not badly. I once fended off a bully. Got in big trouble for that.
68. Ever... killed anyone before? First of all, if I had, I would not admit to it in writing. Second of all, no, I'm not a killer.
69. Under what circumstances do you think killing someone justified, in general? Self-defense, or the defense of someone who cannot defend themselves.
70. Are you wanted for anything? Oh sure, I'm the baddest in the land.
71. Uh... if you were to get in a fight with a strong wrestler, do you think you'd win? If I got into a fight with a weak goldfish, I would lose.
72. What's one of your fondest childhood memories? Sitting on my grandfather's lap, listening to a story while everyone else was in a different room. He used to take time to spend with just me. He was the only one who ever did.
73. If you could go back and change one thing about the past, would you? What would you change? I would probably change just about everything.
74. What kind of animal are you most like? Dog. Loyal to a fault.
75. Do/did you go to school? Salutatorian!
76. Do you have fangirls/fanboys? HA.
77. If you're a girl, what's your cup size? If you're a guy, how big are you? Um, I'm a 40" waist.
78. What's one phrase you overuse? Um?
79. Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean? Lake. Oceans can be cold, and salt gets in your eyes.
80. Have you ever gone skinny dipping? No... but I probably would in the right conditions
81. How long can you stay under water? Not long. Barely a minute
82. Any fetishes? Get to know me a bit better first. o///o
83. Seme or uke? Uhhh... I'm gonna just let this one slide.
84. Which do you like more, sad stories or happy stories? Happy. I prefer fantasy to reality.
85. Camping or indoors? I like both, actually, as long as there aren't many mosquitoes.
86. Do you like to sing or dance? Singing, yes. Dancing... I'm not so good at that.
87. To what degree do you avoid risks and danger? I'm not willing to die.
88. What makes you vulnerable? My existence...
89. Under what circumstance would you risk your own life for someone else? If someone is in danger, I'll ignore my own safety, but I'll do my best to not get hurt in the process.
90. How would you describe your current adventuring companions to a friend you trust? A group of people who took me in when no one else would.
91. What do you do to relax? Any of the things I enjoy.
92. What's the best piece of advice you've ever had? No one is superior. People are just good at different things.
93. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at. I am very good at math, critical thinking, and writing. I am bad at socializing, small talk, and sports.
94. If you could choose, how would you want to die? As painlessly as possible.
95. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left. Eat a good meal,
spend time with my friends, and hopefully have my first real kiss.
96. What's one word that best describes you? Nerd
97. What would you do if you could meet your creator? Well, that means I'd be dead, so... Reminisce?
98. What are your impressions about the other interviewees? They're the people I call friends, although sometimes I wonder if they see me the same way.
99. Do you even want to be here? Not really, to be honest. But at the same time, I'm a little excited. Mostly nervous.
REALLY nervous. But a little excited.
100. What do you spend most of your time doing? Trying to not think too much.