POOHEAD189

This isn't working out: Part 2

@POOHEAD189

He is a neo-con shill more interested in pushing current (for the time) political positions, than doing good history.

@Penny

Ugh, the worst kind of person.

This isn't working out: Part 2

Victor Davis Hanson

@Penny

Never read any of his work, but if memory serves he writes books on greek antiquity. What's wrong with his work?

Blades of the Blood Coast

The status is, two of the men are approaching Lorcan and Rey, one is unsure due to the scene unfolding, and two are now cranking up their crossbows again. The one eared man is very near Emmaline and Migi.

I also want everyone to roll perception, and if you want to go into combat, you can roll freely there!

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The crossbowmen blinked and halted their cranking, save for one of them who still had the frame of mind to look up and widen his eyes at the stumbling woman that had fled the treeline. Even the prisoners, their lives destroyed in all but name, looked up in bewilderment at Emmaline. Her womanly charms barely contained by the drab garb she wore, she didn't have to act too hard on keeping herself small and losing her footing. The ground was laden with fallen debris, weapons, and the unforgiving rocks that would pepper the dirt road regardless. Luckily, due to the efforts of the group and Emmaline's earnest cries, they didn't notice anyone else within the wood.

One of the men pulled a pocket knife, though he was kept at bay by the hand of another. "Wait! You'd gut something so fine? She'll be fun for days!"

"But where'd she come from?" Another asked, however it was clear suspicion was only half his thought. Clearly he wanted to know if there was a sister or another like her he could have all to himself. None of them saw the cloaked Migi right beside Emmaline, eyeing them like a threatened badger.

"Hey! You-" A strong voice called, revealing himself to be the one eared man. He stepped out of the ruined house again, but halted his speech as soon as he saw Emmaline on the ground. Next, Lorcan's not so subtle movements caught everyone's attention. They didn't see him, crouched as he was, but the snap of a tig and the crinkling of the leaves clearly got their attention. All heads turned that way, and his yell of the pursuer erupted from the tree line. The leader, though confused, obviously had a good head on his shoulders. "Kraf, Grig, Lochlan, you three check the trees." He said as one of them slapped a prisoner that had started whispering to another. "You two, keep an eye on-"

Of course, nothing was ever that simple. Raddek made his move. The rugged man stepped out of the trees further down the street, and though he was clad in his prisoner attire, he moved like he was in armor. He didn't even announce himself. Surprised and seeing a seemingly unarmored man, the crossbowman aimed at him and pulled the trigger. Raddek had figured that was the next move, and he had stepped out right where a fallen door had lain. He pulled the door up just in time and the bolt hit the door, quivering from the force of the shot.

"Crank up those crossbows," the leader ordered and unsheathed his langmesser. He stalked toward Raddek, though another set of mumbles came from one of the prisoners. With barely a glance, he turned and chopped at the neck of the closest hostage, beheading the mumbler in a gurgle of blood, causing the others to cry out in horror. He didn't pay them any more notice, turning to Raddek again. "Who in the hells are you!?" He asked, stepping close to Emmaline and Migi, weapon point half a meter from the blonde woman's face. "Answer me or I'll kill her!"

"She's mine." Raddek said quickly. "I was going to tell you that until I got shot at."

"Well, she's ours now."

It seemed everything was devolving by that point.

i'm back, bishes

Welcome back!

Priest and Hawthorne Investigations: A Modern Fantasy Adventure (Again!)

Hmmm perhaps

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We will be back to our regular schedule next week!

RPGC#32 - The inner voice (voting and feedback)

Goddamn, I'm not sure my vote yet but I enjoyed both!

Gold & Glory: AU thread

Skeggi was like most ports Markus had seen in his time. Wide wooden docks bustling with activity, men hauling cargo along the wharves, smoke rising from chimneys within the ramshackle township. But surrounding the settlement were palm trees and denser jungle, and the howls of birds and strange apes were almost as loud as the men conducting their business on the docks. Flags of many nations rose up and fluttered in the midday wind. What was even stranger were the archaic pillars that he noticed with his keen eye that appeared along the town's outer edge and even along the shoreline like ghosts. No rhyme or pattern to them, and though there couldnt have been more than a dozen across the land within eyesight, everytime he thought he had spotted them all, another popped up.

Sketti smacked one of the deckhands to hurry up as they lowered the sails to glide more easily into the port. Markus stood vigil at the helm, his face stoic and a masterclass in control, a farcry from the savage pirate (and lover) the sorceress knew him to be. He was an oddity like that in certain ways. The Captain had ordered everyone to hide any signs they were pirates as everytime they entered a non-pirate port. Truth be told, they were actually going to make their real berth a few dozens miles away at a smaller, seedier town so his men could carouse for awhile, but Skeggi wasn't a town of law or prudishness. Even the staunchest of imperial patriots wouldnt have much in the way of complaint if a few mainland laws were bent or even broken.

"9 Fathoms!" Brod called from below as they lowered anchor. Considering it was low tide, that was a good sign. No wonder the larger brigandines sat next to the smaller sloops and lateen sailed vessels.

"You lot! Start unloading the cargo! Set it all up on deck for inspection!" Markus ordered as he descended the stairs of the aftcastle. "Halfdane, you're with me! Morgan, make sure these lads do their jobs quick and careful. There might be some grog on the line! And my lady...-" He said, turning to give a bow and a wink to Emmaline, who found herself on deck near the stairway. "You can come and go as you like. Follow me if you wish, but we're just going to find out where the business is we're to get paid from is."

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Hey gang, due to some unforeseen circumstances and also some life stuff, we'll need to make a small hiatus. However I wont hold off on Faeril's boon any longer!

@DrRtron
You can choose from 4 different options!
* +3 skill points
* An uncommon or magic item
* A favor to call on later. Essentially getting a heroe's kind of luck for a desperate moment!
* A feat. Basically an assigned special attack or move that you can use that has a bonus modifier or damage!

Of course, I choose what these consist of. But you get to pick the option! Which will you choose?