Wild:38 Romancing the Ooze

Starring: Bo, Fuelwen, Brilla
Guest Starring: Charles (Cornugon), Delconner, Quineous
Challenge: Theddy, Fiendish T-Rex, Negotiations
Location: Barradin
Date Played: 10 June 2010

Deal with the Devil

Fuelwen: Bo helped me recover. I really need to find some way to amplify my resistance to magical effects. In any case, there was a portal to the Infinite Abyss and a bunch of Devils chomping at the bit to kill the Demons. Devils, which one can deal with. Oh, certainly, "if you think you've gotten a good deal from a Devil, first count your fingers, then your limbs, then your relatives." But you can deal with them.

Brilla, in a moment of weakness, resisted the idea. Charles and I pressured her into making a deal, and it was, as such things go, a good deal. We all still have our fingers, limbs, and relatives. Probably, anyway. Charles would open a gateway into Baator using Brilla's key, and for three hours his troops could wage their war against the Demons on the Island. At the end of the three hours, a restricted amount of collateral damage was allowed, and the Devils would be off of Barradin. We were, of course, pedantic in our restrictions, which I'm certain probably spared us future difficulty.

That's a lot of devils…

Fuelwen: Charles found his advantage in our deal. Specifically, the open portal gave him a chance to pour hundreds of devils into our plane. Brilla and Bo have a problem with that, and I admit, it could be a problem. But it's a problem in the far off future. Evil they may be, but they are predictable too. And Bo and Brilla found their option to get a head start on dispatching as many of these devils as possible- they summoned Uriel, our Narzugon enemy. They sent Uriel off to kill all the devils he could find during the time we could order him about. Bo and Brilla vetoed my advice to have him fall on his sword at the last moment of his commitment to us, or allowing him to hunt devils that greatly outranked him. It would have solved the Uriel problem and put a dent in the future devil problems, but no. Their weak stomachs will likely come back to haunt us.

The Devil had Some Downtime

Fuelwen: As a result of all of this, both Charles and Uriel were promoted. Uriel returned to us, in his new form, and offered to "forget" how we had offended him if we told him where his former WuJen second-in-command was hiding. I chose my words very carefully, and told him, "We last saw him on Gnala."

I realize that I may have put Gnala in danger of attack, which is a shame, but no harm is likely to come to Algol-Nun. In the scheme of things, it's a minor loss, and the island herself is a bit of a menace- I wouldn't be too confident that the volcano will let such an attack pass un-contested. Regardless, it's not a significant problem.

Brilla wished to stay on Barradin to aid in the rebuilding. I was eager to spend some time recovering and researching with Killibron. We also needed to repair our ship. By watching the position of stars, I was able to chart the movements of Barradin, at least. The tides that nearly wrecked Seawolves' Folly were likely caused by the movements of the island.

From Killibron, we learned that several nearby islands had also had earthquakes and strange tides, meaning they were likely also moving. The world might be rearranging itself, which is also indicated by the fact that the ethereal plane has come much closer to ours (so I'm told). Strange things are afoot. Coupled with the mysteries of the portals and the changing stars and the loss of language… I believe the world is about to become ripe with opportunities for the bold. It already is, but things, I think, are going to become a bit more significant.

Break the woks and sink the ships

Bo Story goals: Large – Reign in devil army most likely by gaining leverage on Charles. Need lots of info here; name, goals, enemies, and superiors. Small – Ghost to dragon. Pass – Earthquakes Pass – No common Pass – Islands moving

Fuelwen: Ethyl, you know what'd be really great? If I had a cloak of resistance. That should be pretty easy to craft, right? I can provide material components, etc.

Rewards

Wiki update:

• Bo: Devil Hatred: Permanent +1 to attacks against devils or other evil outsiders clearly being used as their legion.
• Fuelwen: Avoid Frustration: You gain 1/day use of an ability similar to Dark Knowledge (see Heroes of Horror archivist) usable against any creature type. Can only be the Puissance (+ vs saves) use. This will count as an insight bonus. [My eye's on this to watch for power level. It should be okay though, since it takes a move action.]