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General Discussion / Re: Dream thread: Record your tulpa related dreams.
« Last post by Τamamo on November 18, 2025, 05:45:43 am »
WTF?
FDA will not be happy

I dreamed I had a small penthouse tiled with grey slate all around and large windows. It sat on top of a small house maybe 2 stories high. It was really small and empty. There was a equally slate-tiled terrace all around without any railing. You could also sit on the roof, there was a park or garden all around. Whole thing was the size of a freight container maybe. I was unsure if I had made this myself or why, it didn't appear very practical. And there were no stairs, I had no idea how to even get down from there. a ladder perhaps. On one hand it was cool, who has a penthouse in Singapore? On the other hand, not much would fit in there and you certainly couldn't live in inside, there was no water, plumbing or electricity either. It was a more elaborate tree house.
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Joy on November 18, 2025, 04:14:00 am »
[Some time after 8K4D, Cat is no longer Raging, all temporary HP has expired save for 5 if over 5, deafness has subsided, Ashley is able to heal Nixie using rally heal, Bless is still active. The dust has cleared revealing the impassible rubble of the collapsed areas.]

Here's the recap:

Alice arrives with 2lbs of dog meat and skewers it on Cat's grappling hook which is tied to the rope.
Cat swings the rope and tosses it at the waterline so the meat touching the water becomes palpable to underwater organisms. Cat pulls on the rope, it's jerky movements mimicking tasty bait wriggling in the water. Slowly pulling it back, Cat attempts to lure one of the creatures out of the water, or at least make them surface.


[Hidden rolls]

The cats look on with interest, but nothing happens.


The goal is not 'fishing' (or rather snaking, octopussing), as it getting the prey entangled on the rope as even Cat would not be able to pull the huge creatures out. The goal is simply to lure one of them out of the water so they can be range-attacked and eventually separated and flanked.



Attacking both of them would be suicidal. We would have to take out one with ranged attacks first before we can enter melee with the other. I still assume only the snake can move on land as the octopus probably can't support his own body weight without the buoyancy of water. But what do I know, it appears this octopus can do it all.

Exhibit A:



Of course any creature that surfaces should also be stung by a wasp. We probably have to wear one down like this with ranged attacks only. The question is how long that works before they realize they only take damage without prospect of food and won't come out without a victim in range. That's why we have to offer them a reward as well. If that's not enough Cat will probably have to pile up more dog meat garnished with ghoul. Can you even eat them? Let's find out.



So the plan is - meat fishing - meat pile - live bait (summons or me). We gotta keep them entertained with different bait or they won't come out after a few hits. But we can't communicate this while deafened

[Hidden rolls]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNHrzZUascE

In the aftermath of the ordeal, 10lbs of meat has been lost by various methods, activity at the water's edge included precision strikes by stray tentacles, adeptly pulling bits of meat off the line with zero repercussions.



"That was your brilliant plan? Octopussing without a hook?" Ashley sighs and looks at Nixie, "Looks like we're up, alright, Nixie, you're the bait, you need to stay alive long enough to allow us to attack the thing directly." She addresses the group. Listen up, this whole weak arrow attack and ranged crap with cantrips isn't going to work, we have one chance. Alice, once Moby-Dickapus is held and beached, get in there and grapple it like Brutus said, attack with everything you got, all the hits you can with your hand harming thing. Cat, big attacks, swing hard, extra damage you know what to do. Yulya, FFS, I've filled your focus while we've been waiting, if it looks dire and everyone's attacked but it's still kicking, give it everything you got on that thing, something that won't get us grapplers. Now let's do this! Ashley ties one end of the rope around Nixie as a harness and the other end to a sturdy pillar to anchor her.

"This'll hurt me more than it does you."



"Go on, don't attack, parry and grip onto anything that touches you with your life, death grip even."

[Round A+3 continued]

Heartlessly, Ashley sends Nixie to her doom. The panther walks to the edge of the pond and just as expected, four tentacles reach out from the water, gripping her tightly as she grips back.

Once She's attacked, Ashley directs the rest of her minions to attack with everything they have, flanking the beast and Rallies them with Rally Attack, then strips off her underwear and transforms, attacking as well with Action Surge.

[The following two occur simultaneously.]

[Octopus HIT vs AC 12 1d20+12,+8,+4,+0=(22,CM,23,2)][GRAPPLE vs DC18 1d20+2 = (6,21)][DMG (2d8+9)x2=32 Bludgeoning]

[Nixie Grapple-Bite vs AC 17 vs DC13 1d20+6=8][BITE[A] vs AC17 1d20+5+1d4=(23,CR)][CON vs DC15 1d20+4=21][DMG (1d6+3)x2=8]

Nixie has managed to grapple the Octopus, and her subsequent bite has wounded the octopus in its mantle. Causing one level of exhaustion and 8 damage. The Octopus has managed two hits and a grapple on Nixie, dealing 32 damage and taking 16 damage sympathetically.

Miraculously, Nixie is still alive with 1HP! Holding the Octopus in place for this turn.

[Olga, Helga, HIT and Ashley Panther Pounce[A] vs AC17 1d20+4+1d4, +4+1d4, +5+1d4=((17,CM),(18,25))((12,CR),(20,14))((18,17),(23,20)), AP GRAPPLE vs DC13[A] 1d20+6=(24,22),(CR,11), Ashley's Bite on second attempt of grapple HIT 1d20+5+1d4=(CR,24)][CON vs DC15 1d20+4=(9,14,9,23,20,7,23)][DMG 1d4+3+1d4+3+(1d4+3)x2+1d4+2+2d4+3+2d4+5+(2d4+3)x2=6+7+12+4+6+13+16=64]
 
The flurry of attacks leaves The octopus in sad shape, Exhausted 2, wounded in the mantle again, and otherwise wounded severely, it's fair to say Ashley's plan of Shock and Awe has succeeded brilliantly on her part, but now it's up to you all to finish the job as she requested, but you may do as you wish.

[Beatrice Grapple-Sting[A] vs DC12 1d20+6=(25,9) Grappled, Rally attack 1d20+4=(25,7)(24,10)][DMG 1d4+1d4 Poison damage=4]

Even Beatrice is successful. With both Ashley Panther and Nixie holding on tight and the rope securing Nixie, the Octopus will have a hard time disengaging. It's been baited and caught.

[In the midst of this intense attack, Yulya gets a vision, she foresees Ashley being awarded with her hero title for her bravery and selflessness after this and other similar brave if not foolhardy actions.]



[Make your moves, spots adjacent to the octopus are available for melee actions, remember, Cat needs to re-enrage, Guidance has expired, Bless is still in effect. As with Ashley, you may spend a turn preparing for this attack, those turns may not include bestowing more than one set of temporary HP and only one spell may be cast, only the second turn can include attacks]



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General Discussion / Re: Dream thread: Record your tulpa related dreams.
« Last post by Joy on November 18, 2025, 02:14:21 am »
I invented negative calorie ingredients and sold the formula, specifically, negative calorie cookies that tasted exactly like regular cookies. It was a wild success, people lost weight, but they stunted the growth of children severely, leading to developmental defects when consumed by pregnant women and young children.
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Kashtan on November 17, 2025, 07:37:11 pm »
ebin

wait you quit the gym? i assume not since Alice 'solved' this lol
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Alice on November 17, 2025, 06:42:42 pm »
[Action replay of the octopus bait construction and deploy - 8K, 4D chess edition]

Alice arrives with 2lbs of dog meat and skewers it on Cat's grappling hook which is tied to the rope.
Cat swings the rope and tosses it at the waterline so the meat touching the water becomes palpable to underwater organisms. Cat pulls on the rope, it's jerky movements mimicking tasty bait wriggling in the water. Slowly pulling it back, Cat attempts to lure one of the creatures out of the water, or at least make them surface.


The goal is not 'fishing' (or rather snaking, octopussing), as it getting the prey entangled on the rope as even Cat would not be able to pull the huge creatures out.The goal is simply to lure one of them out of the water so they can be range-attacked and eventually separated and flanked. Attacking both of them would be suicidal. We would have to take out one with ranged attacks first before we can enter melee with the other. I still assume only the snake can move on land as the octopus probably can't support his own body weight without the buoyancy of water. But what do I know, it appears this octopus can do it all.

Of course any creature that surfaces should also be stung by a wasp. We probably have to wear one down like this with ranged attacks only. The question is how long that works before they realize they only take damage without prospect of food and won't come out without a victim in range. That's why we have to offer them a reward as well. If that's not enough Cat will probably have to pile up more dog meat garnished with ghoul. Can you even eat them? Let's find out.


So the plan is - meat fishing - meat pile - live bait (summons or me). We gotta keep them entertained with different bait or they won't come out after a few hits. But we can't communicate this while deafened
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Alice on November 17, 2025, 05:43:02 pm »
[I'm as clueless as Yulya here, you'll all need to describe exactly what you're doing]
Since Tamamo's AWOL again, looks like its up to me to write a PhD thesis on octopus fishing. I just hoped you'd be satisfied with a bit of meat on a rope being wriggled around. Come on, they're hungry!
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Joy on November 17, 2025, 05:20:18 pm »
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Alice on November 17, 2025, 05:17:21 pm »
Now this is the story
All about how
My gym routine got flipped
Turned upside down

And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how we fled
The Gym of Bad Air

A tupper born and raised
To look after my host
Being out in fresh air
Is what I love most

So even in the gym
We have on iron rule
Workin' out with open windows
Whether hot or cool

But two fat middle aged women
Who ate too much food
Said they're cold and closed all windows
And the air was no good

We got in one little fight
And my host said 'no fair!'
I'm not going anymore
To the Gym of Bad Air


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqRmx3Dnw
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Alice on November 17, 2025, 05:13:43 pm »
>20kg
Couldn't even hold that out straight, let alone roll up a rope with it. We're still at 5kg but host had other issues recently (solved)
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Joy on November 17, 2025, 01:16:59 pm »
The forearm rolley upper thing was originally 5kg, and that was enough, now I'm at 20kg using a 4.7cm pipe and 1cm light nylon rope.



At this point I feel the strain in my finger tendons. It'll be like this for a while.
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