Game: Great minds think alike

OOC:Yeah, i realize this now fid........ I didnt think about it until after I had edited the post. I just figured Ian might have picked me up before I reached the wall, but whatever, will go with what you said.

OOC: *Stares in wide-eyed shock* Uh... wow. Lets just say that with a +15 will save, you don't need to worry about being picked up if you don't want to be. You made your save.

OOC: Oh. Missed that. He'll still try to tackle her though, if it looks like she's trying to run. If he gets telekinesed across the room, though, he'll pull out his dart gun and shoot her with a pair of Paralysis darts. Just add 8 to his touch attack roll for the first dart, and 3 to his grapple check for his second. She'll need to make a DC 20 Fort save or be paralysed for the next 2d6 minutes for each one that hits.

Also, a lot here will depend on who'se going first. joyblood, should we be rolling initiative here?

Uh huh. Okay then. If he thinks she's going to endanger the team, though, he'll dart her.

OOC: Ok, so what in the nine hells just happened to my character???
Did Nick try and grab me? Did he try and dart me? Did he move back against the wall like I asked him to do, but is pointing his dart gun at me? Did Ian move him twards the wall by telekenesis?

Please, please, for the love of the gods someone tell me what just happened?
-Ophelia

OOC:If Nick touches me there is a certain spell I would like to do to him...mwa ha ha ha.
-Ophelia

Ohalian isn't going to move. He doesn't like being pushed around. Besides, standing where he is is no different to standing against the wall from a tactical standpoint, right?

When Tigerfury gets picked up and tossed against the wall, he looks at Ian.

"Do that again and you'll regret it."

"Do I look like a pussy whipped bitch to you? No? I aim to appease no woman."

"Five.", whispers Ophelia.

Ophelia looks to the illumian, "You stay there and don't move twards me, or I will take it as a hostile astion, and then the deals off...same with your floating skull," she hooks a thumb twards the floating skull, and slowley walks over to the wall opposite most all of the people, and away from the ilumian who is near the door.

"Ans I must thank Ian for bringing Tigerfury to his senses and getting him at the wall... I am most obliged." She looks like her breathing is slowed and she is talking at a more normal tone of voice and tempo.

She says to everyone, "I am going to cast a spell on myself, it will help me to make a wiser choice than I would if I didn't do the spell."

She then casts a spell, Owl's Wisdom, on herself... AND it is quite clear that she is only casting this upon herself (so no need for anyone to attack her while she does this) in a VERY NON-threatening manner.

She takes a deep breath in and out.

"Ok, who would like to begin?" she whispers, obviously much more sane and sagelike than she was before. This is the Ophelia most of you know.

-Ophelia

"If I may begin, lady Whispers." Ian says, bowing slightly.
"It would seem that the primary disagreement here is what to do with the cube? While, at first, I considered the cube to be a nuscience at best, a danger at worst, You'r attachment, as well as other factors, make it neccessary to bring it with us."
"However," He says, lifting a finger. "The cube is, and always will be, a magical item of immense power. Had it not been for A'kin and his well-timed disposal of our Illithid foe, we would surely have been caught in eternal servitude as it's thralls. There are those that wish to use such power for their own devices. If you don't believe me, imagine a single faction that wouldn't kill to have that sort of power, or to keep anyone else from having it."
"Even more dangeous, it is an item closly tied with the Tan'ari. This makes it even more dangerous to have exposed, considering our destination is Baator."
"Now, I'm sure it is plain to see that, if not only for our own interest in this item, we must keep its location secret. It it was discovered that we posesed such a device, there are innumerable parties who would want it for their own. Very badly."
"I suspect there may be some of you who think that, in the event of such a conflict, we could use the cube aginst them. This, I must say now, Is a bad idea. We do not know the full powers of the cube, but if it had the powers to conqure the planes, the Illithid would have done it already. And if we are discovered, and we use it, we will almost definatly draw the attention of several planer groups, races, and powers. Any one, on its own, would be powerful enough to almost ensure our death. This is not a situation I would like to find myself in. I am sure that most of you feel the same." Ian pasues to take a breath.
"So, in order to keep it safe, A'kin has supplied us with a pouch capable of storing it safely, where no one can find it but us. Normally, I would let You, lady Whispers, carry it without a second thought. However, we must also remember my unfortunet situation with the black scroll. Akin also promised us a means of safely carrying and transporting the scroll. It is unfortunet that these two containers are one and the same."
"A'kin said earlier that I can't leave the scroll behind. To do so would kill me. This implies that I must remain with a certain range or the scroll will turn its power on me. If the scroll, and the cube, must be kept in the same container, this unfortunetly means that, for safty reasons, I must be the carryer of that container."
"This does not mean that I do not trust you. far from it, this means that we must trust each other now more than ever. But I can not let you carry the cube. There are too many unfortunete accidents that can occur."
"For example. What if you were to, during our travels, slip and fall from a high place. even if you survived the fall, your increeased distance might trigger the scrolls effect. or if we had to be seperated to maintain a ruse, but did not have the time beforehand to lend me the bag. Or, an all too common occurence in Sigil, what if you were to accidently activate a portal and be transported to the other side. If I were unable to follow you before the portal closed, being on differant planes would almost certainly trigger the effect. In short, there are simply too many possibilities that can end in my death for my likeing."
"That is what can happen if you carry the bag rather then I. However, I can forsee no problems or debilhitating effects for you, or any other member of this group, being not being it's carrier. Therefore, logically, It only makes sense for me to carry it. And, for my own safety, I must take measures to insure this becomes so."
Ian takes another breath. "If anyone here has something to dispute, or to add, feel free to comment. But please keep it civil. And," Ian looks at Ophelia. "I would prefer it if you responded first. After all, it is your descision that is crucial."

Edit: Ack! PB posted while I was typing. Stop DOING that!
PB, is it okay if we say that Loreveil spoke after I did? It fits in well after what I ended with, and won't change Ophelias reaction, since we both spoke before her response.

*to Ophelia*
"I am going to have to go with Ian on this one.....I didn't think of the consequences of a baatezu finding the cube on any of us in baator. That would surely be a BIG problem for us. But, dont worry lady Ophelia, if I have any reason to doubt Ian's motives with the cube, I will take action against him."
*to Ian*
"just to restate that, I promise to you as welll Ian Shadowknife, I WILL punish you if you do anything I deem wrong on behalf of your actions with the cube. I do like you, dont get me wrong, but I must protect the cube as well as I can."
OOC: This is all I have to say....I really almost completely forgot we were going to Baator.

"He has told me that the cube has spoken to him as well.... promised him he would fullfill his destiny. Am I right Blackthornes?" whispers Ophelia.

-Ophelia

"Uh, Blackthornes? This might seem rude, but your origons are fairly obvious." Ian said, pointing at his horns.
"And you might want to remember that we ARE talking about a Tan'ari here. Tan'ari,as you might not know yet, are beings of Evil... and chaos. Assuming that they will do ANYTHING can be a leathal mistake. Powers only know that if the Tan'ari could be predicted, the Bataazue would have won by now."

Ian turns toward Ophelia. "So, can we please conclude this business now? I would like to get what little more we need from A'kin and be off. Remember, we need to stop by Charrd's companion on our way back. We musn't forget the bird he gave us."

"Agreed." Ian says, holding the bag open. "just drop it in, the scroll is already in there." He warns.
"Good." Ian says, closing the bag. "Now that we FINALLY have that taken care of..." Ian say, turning to A'kin. "We should have a pair each of those flame-proof suits, the Crown, and those scrolls of Group Invisibility we discussed earlier."

OOC: Arg, we be back on schedual!

OOC: :shock: Sorry guys and gal for the hold-up... but I had to play my character as she would act. Again sorry for the road-bump!

-Ophelia

OOC: I never said I was upset. I thought it was great. I was just using the situation to talk like a pirate.

I guess I missed the part about A'kin leaving before. Can we just say I asked the ball of light instead? I mean, actually being in the room and all, Ian would have noticed Akin's departure.

When Ohalian get a request to keep the lot of the others talking, he'll send back,

Keep them talking? I doubt I could stop her talking if I wanted to. I'm not surprised you're picking up strange things from Charknathrol, given that it seems to be a floating skull. It's probably using the so-called magic that the natives make so much use of.

Umm... I don't know. She's probably the most pale person I've ever seen, has pointed ears, and is rather skinny. Want me to ask her?