FFD6 The Dicening, Group 2, To Kill The Beast - Page 24

Dracorion · 02-18-2011, 10:03 PM

With the queen left infertile for life, not that she had long to live anyway, Argath turned his attention to the larvae as he pulled his spear with a sickening squishing out of her burnt birthing holes.

He quickly dodged as one of them tried to spit poison at him, which jogged his memory. "Hey, all of you. Newborn bees have pretty strong poison. Stronger than when they mature. It might even work on this fat bitch."

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Inform the team about the larvae.

Geminex · 02-18-2011, 10:04 PM

Docus' eyes flashed, and it wasn't fire this time. He was fresh out of mana, and uncomfortably aware of his uselessness, but his brain still worked, quite feverishly, for the circumstances. And since he had nothing better to do, he considered. An unfortunate roll had robbed them of most of their strength, and they'd find it hard to damage the Queen with weapons alone. But they had her pinned, and vulnerable, and suddenly Argath was talking, sharing information the way allies were supposed to, and Docus... realized.

Strategy had never been a strength of his, he differed entirely from his father on that count, but one basic principle that had been drilled into him was how very fluid the concepts of 'strength' and 'weakness' could be. Ultimately, it was individual decision that decided the outcome of a conflict, not resources at hand. Docus had always been a bit sceptical (though he'd never admit that), but he could suddenly see the point. If the Queen was big and heavy and well-armored, use that against her, and pin her to the ground. And if her young spewed poison, us that against her too. And he knew just how.

He approached the warriors, calling out. "We can do this! Argath, Prasad, target a larva. Vera, give Caspin his knife back and then help them. Caspin, when we've killed one, see if you can't extract some poison! If we poison her, our job gets that much easier."
He realized he must look comical, 3 feet tall, covered in bark, trying to tell a group of warriors what to do, but he hoped, hoped his thinking was correct. Maybe he could contribute after all.

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Approach group (though stay at medium range), give orders, bluh bluh.

Overcast · 02-19-2011, 03:24 PM

Caspin grinned up from the ground as he watched his plan get executed flawlessly. That Queen was most definitely in a world of hurt now, but they were going to need more or else he was going to watch this fall apart. He stared around and caught view of the little bastards she had spawned.

Docus and Argath were able to knock two braincells together and formulate something reasonable so he decided to chip in with,

"Start killing babies!"

He stared at the beast as she struggled to roll about and tried to think of how he could make this distraction a slight bit more successful than the last one. Particularly he was thinking of if her antennae were as sensitive as in most insects. She seemed to have other means of sensory perception, but most of the time grabbing onto one was a harrowing event for the creeps.
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Monster lore check on advantageous means of weak people riding strong monsters.

Dracorion · 02-19-2011, 07:11 PM

It seemed his allies had managed to put two and two together. He was so proud. "I'll leave the baby-killing to you guys. Someone needs to distract the fat lady." He said simply. Running forward, he jumped the queen again.

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Attempt to ride the queen again.

**McTahr** · 02-19-2011, 07:20 PM

Fie glanced around quickly, his magical reserves were perilously low and his allies were struggling. Hopefully they'd be able to tough out the poor turn of fate Prasad's dice had cast, but things were not looking hopeful.

It was finally time to start being defensive. A shame he only had enough sense to save a single Cure. He'd have to make it count, and with the state Jade was in, he couldn't think of a better candidate.

He began to channel the healing energies necessary. He could only hope her armor and training could keep her alive long enough for the spell to reach her.

Arhra · 02-20-2011, 12:29 AM

"Already on it!" Jade pointed out to Argath, correct at the moment as her and the bee rolled around, the insect trying to get rid of the annoyingly persistent Viera. She moved her legs to try and keep it pinned in place, sitting on top of the insect's thorax.

The fighter was starting to feel woozy, the cuts and poison taking their toll. There was only one thing to do. She grabbed one of the queen bee's wildly flailing antenna and pulled it hard. With her other fist she started punching it in the eye.

It would keep it distracted if nothing else.

Krylo · 02-20-2011, 09:11 PM

Jumping onto the queen bee, Jade smashes her fist into its pulpy eye, grabbing its antenna causing it to roar and chitter in pain as Vera and Prasad attack one of her nearby Larva. Feeling everything going wrong, the queen screeches with all its strength, and then begins to vomit out a thick honey, richer and more delicious than that seen by most hunters, directly onto the feasting Caspin, just as the blue mage acquires his prize. All it could do with the two warriors holding its body down and against its will.

However, the honey fills him with a euphoria that twists his mind, confuses him... and soon he is in the thrall of the queen bee as sure as her own children, who return fire toward Vera, the nimble thief avoiding the first splash of poison, but being unable to avoid the second. The venom, as strong as it is, is absorbed through her skin within moments, and she finds herself feeling immensely ill, even as the last of the queen's children turns upon Jade, sickening the warrior once more, even as the poison from the sting was finally being metabolized by her system.

The warrior woman would have probably died shortly there after, if it weren't for Fie's magic raining down upon her, and returning her body to near perfect condition... but still the poison plagued her blood stream.
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PC Round 15

Buff depleted. Damage returns to normal (other than Prasad's roll, which has 3 more rounds-until 18).

Jade- 6 damage to queen. Take 2 damage. Poison cleared.

Vera- Return Caspin's knife. 4 Damage Larva 1

Caspin- Learn Pollen. Acquire poison sac.

Fie- Begin casting cure at Jade.

Argath- Ride the queen.

Prasad- 11 damage, Larva 1

Docus- Move to medium

Queen Bee- (-95)/???

Larva 1- (-15)/???

Udrafresk- ???/112-138

Jade- 5/28

Vera- 14/23

Argath- 11/25

Caspin- 15/23

Fie- 8/20

Docus- 12/21

Prasad- 23/25

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NPC Round 15

Queen- Vomit Royal Jelly at Caspin. Caspin is charmed.

Larva 1- Poison spit at Vera, Miss

Larva 2- Poison spit at Vera, hit. Vera poisoned. Six rounds.

Larva 3- Poison Spit at Jade. Jade poisoned. Five rounds.

Queen Bee- (-95)/???

Larva 1- (-15)/???

Udrafresk- ???/112-138

Jade- 5/28 Poisoned again.

Vera- 14/23 Poison.

Argath- 11/25

Caspin- 15/23 Charmed.

Fie- 8/20

Docus- 12/21

Prasad- 23/25

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PC Round 16

Fie- Cure Jade for 30 hp.

Queen Bee- (-95)/???

Larva 1- (-15)/???

Udrafresk- ???/112-138

Jade- 28/28 Poisoned Two damage per round, Six Rounds.

Vera- 14/23 Poisoned Two damage per round, Five Rounds.

Argath- 11/25

Caspin- 15/23 Charmed.

Fie- 8/20

Docus- 12/21

Prasad- 23/25

Overcast · 02-20-2011, 09:23 PM

Caspin grinned at one of the fallen bees and raised up his dagger, shoving it in between the layers of exoskeleton snapping it open before digging about and carefully cutting away at its internal structure to find the poison sac attached with its pump toward the stinger. He sliced it from place then mashed the insides of the bee with its own vomit, churning it into a fine sweet past that he sucked maliciously from its form. He lifted up the sac with distinct pleasure before he felt the sudden rush of euphoria.

Then he fell short of his mind.

His queen called. These fools had done quite enough harm to her. The little larvae had done good to hit the other warriors, he could imagine his queen would be able to deal with them properly as long as they were envenomed. And that word, that resonated as a good idea as he suck his dagger into the poison sac, coating it in the foul substance. He stared up toward the little ones with a kind grin as he began walking their way.

He was feeling a mite peckish even after the bee. He could use a little Tarut and a bit of airy Moogle to even him out.
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Poison dagger, move toward Docus, Fie, Prsad.

CelesJessa · 02-20-2011, 09:58 PM

"Damn..." Vera fell to a knee as she started feeling the effects of the poison. This was starting to be more than she bargained for, and she was seriously considering retreating for now, and suggesting her party members do the same. That is- she was considering it until she saw Caspin advancing on the mages, a murderous and distant look in his eyes. This was bad. They needed to get that sac away from him.

Thank goodness they have Vera here, and she climbed to her feet, ignoring the dizzy feeling as she stalked up behind Caspin. It wasn't too hard to avoid his detection as he had his sights set on the mages. Reaching forward, she swiped the sac from Caspin's hand before he would know what hit him.

"Argath! Make yourself useful!" Was that the first time she bothered to use his real name? Maybe, but either way he's going to very quickly realize that there is a poison sac being thrown in his direction.

Dracorion · 02-20-2011, 10:30 PM

It seemed Caspin had decided to take the poison from one of the bees they'd already killed instead of gutting a larva. Well, that might still work. However, that went to hell as soon as the queen did the only thing she could do with Argath and Jade pinning her down: she spat a string of jelly on Caspin, enthralling him instantly.

Shit.

They needed to close that mouth of hers. Conveniently, Vera was quick enough on the uptake to steal the poison sac from Caspin as he moved toward the mages. "Argath! Make yourself useful!" She called as she threw it at him. He caught it nimbly and wordlessly turned his attention back to the queen.

"Hold her still so I can shut her up." He told Jade, as he wiped the poison left on the sac on the blade of his spear, from the opening Caspin made. "But try not to get yourself spat upon. The rest of them would be pissed if I had to put you down."

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Catch Caspin's sac, douse spear in poison.

02-18-2011, 10:03 PM	#231
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	With the queen left infertile for life, not that she had long to live anyway, Argath turned his attention to the larvae as he pulled his spear with a sickening squishing out of her burnt birthing holes. He quickly dodged as one of them tried to spit poison at him, which jogged his memory. "Hey, all of you. Newborn bees have pretty strong poison. Stronger than when they mature. It might even work on this fat bitch." ------------------------ Inform the team about the larvae. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

02-19-2011, 03:24 PM	#233
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Caspin grinned up from the ground as he watched his plan get executed flawlessly. That Queen was most definitely in a world of hurt now, but they were going to need more or else he was going to watch this fall apart. He stared around and caught view of the little bastards she had spawned. Docus and Argath were able to knock two braincells together and formulate something reasonable so he decided to chip in with, "Start killing babies!" He stared at the beast as she struggled to roll about and tried to think of how he could make this distraction a slight bit more successful than the last one. Particularly he was thinking of if her antennae were as sensitive as in most insects. She seemed to have other means of sensory perception, but most of the time grabbing onto one was a harrowing event for the creeps. ---------------------- Monster lore check on advantageous means of weak people riding strong monsters. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks! Last edited by Overcast; 02-19-2011 at 03:27 PM.

02-19-2011, 07:11 PM	#234
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	It seemed his allies had managed to put two and two together. He was so proud. "I'll leave the baby-killing to you guys. Someone needs to distract the fat lady." He said simply. Running forward, he jumped the queen again. ----------------------- Attempt to ride the queen again. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

02-19-2011, 07:20 PM	#235
McTahr For the right price... Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,268	Fie glanced around quickly, his magical reserves were perilously low and his allies were struggling. Hopefully they'd be able to tough out the poor turn of fate Prasad's dice had cast, but things were not looking hopeful. It was finally time to start being defensive. A shame he only had enough sense to save a single Cure. He'd have to make it count, and with the state Jade was in, he couldn't think of a better candidate. He began to channel the healing energies necessary. He could only hope her armor and training could keep her alive long enough for the spell to reach her. __________________ Gone.

02-20-2011, 12:29 AM	#236
Arhra Ara ara! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Neo Venezia Posts: 5,013	"Already on it!" Jade pointed out to Argath, correct at the moment as her and the bee rolled around, the insect trying to get rid of the annoyingly persistent Viera. She moved her legs to try and keep it pinned in place, sitting on top of the insect's thorax. The fighter was starting to feel woozy, the cuts and poison taking their toll. There was only one thing to do. She grabbed one of the queen bee's wildly flailing antenna and pulled it hard. With her other fist she started punching it in the eye. It would keep it distracted if nothing else. __________________ This post is a good source of Ara ara, ufufu.* *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This post is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

02-18-2011, 10:04 PM	#232
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Docus' eyes flashed, and it wasn't fire this time. He was fresh out of mana, and uncomfortably aware of his uselessness, but his brain still worked, quite feverishly, for the circumstances. And since he had nothing better to do, he considered. An unfortunate roll had robbed them of most of their strength, and they'd find it hard to damage the Queen with weapons alone. But they had her pinned, and vulnerable, and suddenly Argath was talking, sharing information the way allies were supposed to, and Docus... realized. Strategy had never been a strength of his, he differed entirely from his father on that count, but one basic principle that had been drilled into him was how very fluid the concepts of 'strength' and 'weakness' could be. Ultimately, it was individual decision that decided the outcome of a conflict, not resources at hand. Docus had always been a bit sceptical (though he'd never admit that), but he could suddenly see the point. If the Queen was big and heavy and well-armored, use that against her, and pin her to the ground. And if her young spewed poison, us that against her too. And he knew just how. He approached the warriors, calling out. "We can do this! Argath, Prasad, target a larva. Vera, give Caspin his knife back and then help them. Caspin, when we've killed one, see if you can't extract some poison! If we poison her, our job gets that much easier." He realized he must look comical, 3 feet tall, covered in bark, trying to tell a group of warriors what to do, but he hoped, hoped his thinking was correct. Maybe he could contribute after all. ---- Approach group (though stay at medium range), give orders, bluh bluh.

02-20-2011, 09:11 PM	#237
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Jumping onto the queen bee, Jade smashes her fist into its pulpy eye, grabbing its antenna causing it to roar and chitter in pain as Vera and Prasad attack one of her nearby Larva. Feeling everything going wrong, the queen screeches with all its strength, and then begins to vomit out a thick honey, richer and more delicious than that seen by most hunters, directly onto the feasting Caspin, just as the blue mage acquires his prize. All it could do with the two warriors holding its body down and against its will. However, the honey fills him with a euphoria that twists his mind, confuses him... and soon he is in the thrall of the queen bee as sure as her own children, who return fire toward Vera, the nimble thief avoiding the first splash of poison, but being unable to avoid the second. The venom, as strong as it is, is absorbed through her skin within moments, and she finds herself feeling immensely ill, even as the last of the queen's children turns upon Jade, sickening the warrior once more, even as the poison from the sting was finally being metabolized by her system. The warrior woman would have probably died shortly there after, if it weren't for Fie's magic raining down upon her, and returning her body to near perfect condition... but still the poison plagued her blood stream. ----------------------- PC Round 15 Buff depleted. Damage returns to normal (other than Prasad's roll, which has 3 more rounds-until 18). Jade- 6 damage to queen. Take 2 damage. Poison cleared. Vera- Return Caspin's knife. 4 Damage Larva 1 Caspin- Learn Pollen. Acquire poison sac. Fie- Begin casting cure at Jade. Argath- Ride the queen. Prasad- 11 damage, Larva 1 Docus- Move to medium Queen Bee- (-95)/??? Larva 1- (-15)/??? Udrafresk- ???/112-138 Jade- 5/28 Vera- 14/23 Argath- 11/25 Caspin- 15/23 Fie- 8/20 Docus- 12/21 Prasad- 23/25 ------------------------ NPC Round 15 Queen- Vomit Royal Jelly at Caspin. Caspin is charmed. Larva 1- Poison spit at Vera, Miss Larva 2- Poison spit at Vera, hit. Vera poisoned. Six rounds. Larva 3- Poison Spit at Jade. Jade poisoned. Five rounds. Queen Bee- (-95)/??? Larva 1- (-15)/??? Udrafresk- ???/112-138 Jade- 5/28 Poisoned again. Vera- 14/23 Poison. Argath- 11/25 Caspin- 15/23 Charmed. Fie- 8/20 Docus- 12/21 Prasad- 23/25 ------------------------ PC Round 16 Fie- Cure Jade for 30 hp. Queen Bee- (-95)/??? Larva 1- (-15)/??? Udrafresk- ???/112-138 Jade- 28/28 Poisoned Two damage per round, Six Rounds. Vera- 14/23 Poisoned Two damage per round, Five Rounds. Argath- 11/25 Caspin- 15/23 Charmed. Fie- 8/20 Docus- 12/21 Prasad- 23/25 __________________ I am very tired.

02-20-2011, 09:23 PM	#238
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Caspin grinned at one of the fallen bees and raised up his dagger, shoving it in between the layers of exoskeleton snapping it open before digging about and carefully cutting away at its internal structure to find the poison sac attached with its pump toward the stinger. He sliced it from place then mashed the insides of the bee with its own vomit, churning it into a fine sweet past that he sucked maliciously from its form. He lifted up the sac with distinct pleasure before he felt the sudden rush of euphoria. Then he fell short of his mind. His queen called. These fools had done quite enough harm to her. The little larvae had done good to hit the other warriors, he could imagine his queen would be able to deal with them properly as long as they were envenomed. And that word, that resonated as a good idea as he suck his dagger into the poison sac, coating it in the foul substance. He stared up toward the little ones with a kind grin as he began walking their way. He was feeling a mite peckish even after the bee. He could use a little Tarut and a bit of airy Moogle to even him out. ----------------- Poison dagger, move toward Docus, Fie, Prsad. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

02-20-2011, 09:58 PM	#239
CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	"Damn..." Vera fell to a knee as she started feeling the effects of the poison. This was starting to be more than she bargained for, and she was seriously considering retreating for now, and suggesting her party members do the same. That is- she was considering it until she saw Caspin advancing on the mages, a murderous and distant look in his eyes. This was bad. They needed to get that sac away from him. Thank goodness they have Vera here, and she climbed to her feet, ignoring the dizzy feeling as she stalked up behind Caspin. It wasn't too hard to avoid his detection as he had his sights set on the mages. Reaching forward, she swiped the sac from Caspin's hand before he would know what hit him. "Argath! Make yourself useful!" Was that the first time she bothered to use his real name? Maybe, but either way he's going to very quickly realize that there is a poison sac being thrown in his direction. __________________

02-20-2011, 10:30 PM	#240
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	It seemed Caspin had decided to take the poison from one of the bees they'd already killed instead of gutting a larva. Well, that might still work. However, that went to hell as soon as the queen did the only thing she could do with Argath and Jade pinning her down: she spat a string of jelly on Caspin, enthralling him instantly. Shit. They needed to close that mouth of hers. Conveniently, Vera was quick enough on the uptake to steal the poison sac from Caspin as he moved toward the mages. "Argath! Make yourself useful!" She called as she threw it at him. He caught it nimbly and wordlessly turned his attention back to the queen. "Hold her still so I can shut her up." He told Jade, as he wiped the poison left on the sac on the blade of his spear, from the opening Caspin made. "But try not to get yourself spat upon. The rest of them would be pissed if I had to put you down." ---------------------- Catch Caspin's sac, douse spear in poison. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.