Lirian was determined not to let the library burn. She began to sing her song of might while she reached the flames and, taking her own cloak, she began to try to smooth the flames with it.

10:01, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 2,3 using d8-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5.  Perform: casting song of might to raise Agiliti to Aeres, Kai, Quentin and herself (5 PPs). Failure
10:03, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 0,5 using d8-3,d6-3, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+2)8.  Agility to smooth the fire. -2 for multiple actions, -1 as given by GM. I guess success and one token taken…

Among the fire and the horror she felt, she could not find the tone for her song, but she achieved some smoothing of the flames by suffocating them with her cloak

Quentin leaves the library with his weapons, the book and the bottle. He leaves the book and the bottle outside and heads back inside to observe the events.

"Wet all the shelves around the burning one and throw one pint of water high on the burning shelf to see how it goes!"

15:07, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 7,1 using 1d6+1-1,1d6+1-1, rerolling max with rolls of (6+1)7;1.  Persuasion.

Seeing the dilemma of the fire was being addressed, Aeress figured it was wise to clear the body out of the way if for no other reason than anything lying on the floor like that was, in fact, in the way.  If she could take care of that real quick, it wouldn't end the disaster but it would help the disaster meet its end.

Draggin' time!  The +2 cancels the -2.  Unfortunately for me Aeress is an Agility build lol

17:41, Today: Aeress Veles rolled 8,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8,3.  Drag.

But that's a very good roll, so all is well!

Kai continues to gather up books to throw out the window to safety (hopefully).  On his third trip he sees Aeress dragging Jester's body.  "What are you doing?  He's dead.  Let him burn.  He deserves no better."

Kai is going to continue throwing books out the window (on the rather simple logic of "fire here, so move books there") unless someone directs him otherwise.

Aeress is able to drag the body a quarter of the way through the library. His body seems much denser than you might expect. As kai continues tossing books out the windows the fire is slowly being beat back by Lirian and the library worker who are tossing water to try to quench the fire. Each toss makes a loud hissing and doesn't stop the fire itself but it does seem to be slowing it's spread forward.

Jenkins manages to find a bell close to the area and ring it, signaling to people there is a problem which they clearly start to see from all the smoke.

Hunter and Piper arrive on the scene to the library.

Aeress -1 token
Quentin > Library workers  -1 token

Round 2: Tokes remaining 8.
1. Hunter KD
2. Piper QH
3. Lirian JC
4. Kai 9D
5. Aeress 5C
6. Quentin 4H

As the fire continues to burn Lirian notices that up above on the second floor there is cries coming from someone upstairs. As this happens Aeress notices that the body that she is holding starts to twitch uncontrollably. It seems the body is bubbling from the inside. The clothes of the Jester seem to stretch and tear showing fur beneath.

What do you do?

Map: map
Video: video
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Piper took a moment to assess the situation then stood up on Mosii's back and reached a paw into the air.

A bank of miniature fat rain clouds appeared at head height to the average human and quickly released a torrent of rain before dissipating altogether, leaving a quartet of small water elementals behind.

Casting Summon Monster.

Summoning 4 Water Elementals (Small)

Piper rolled 4,4.  Spellcasting

"Master! Look! Like that?" Jenkins Exclaimed, pointing at a large bell.
"Yes, like that. Go make some noise. Lots of noise!" Hunter replied.

Whooping with excitement, Jenkins scampered over to the bell and began clanging it wildly and savagely like a demented monkey.

Hunter burst into the library, pistol at the ready, ready to engage whatever foe there was, only to see the battle was over, Liriam and others trying to battle a fire, Aeress dragging a body, and Kai running around with an armful of books.

"KAI! NO! THAT'S TOO SLOW! PULL SOME DRAPES DOWN AMD SMOTHER IT!" he yelled. "And give me your cloak!"

He runs to the burning bookshelf and sees what can be done.

If the entire bookshelf is aflame, he pushes other ones over and away so as to isolate the fire and stop it spreading. If it is partially aflame, he wraps his hands in Kai's cloak if he receives it, and pulls out burning books and throws them on the ground and stamps on them, but either way, trying to separate burning things from not burning things. If he doesn't get something ro protect his hands, he will use a knife to pull books out without touching them much.



Hunter quickly agreed and worked with Quentin to clear books and shelves away from the fire, getting as close to the flames as he dared. He uses Kai's cloak to protect his hands if he's given it, otherwise will use a knife instead of his hand as point of contact with hot things.


Ooc: not sure what to roll. Strength if pushing bookshelves, agility if throwing books and not getting burned?

08:00, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 1,5 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,5.  Agility if appropriate.

08:00, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 2,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,3.  strength if appropriate
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Quentin runs past the flame and into a shelf close to the burning shelf. He recoils and shouts for assistance, explaining what he has just tried to do.

"We can bring down these nearby shelves away from the fire to prevent the top of the flame from spreading to them! They are just too damn heavy!"

23:36, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 2,0 using 1d6-1,1d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 3,1.  Agility(?) on shelves.

Hearing cries on the second floor Lirian realized only extinguishing the fire could save them, but she was left in a bad position for it. She felt the best way to help now was to spend some time to help others with magic, so she began to sing again:

19:44, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 5,2 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2.  Performance: Singing Song of Might to increase agility for herself, Kai, Aeress and Quentin. 5 PPs . Success (except for Kai, due to his curse): Lirian, Aeress and Quentin increase Agiliy by 1 die class

This time she found the tone and felt the rush of magic help on her veins, hoping the others also did.

OOC: I was rolling when Quentin rolled his action. Per initiative order, Lirian's magic should affect him and Aeress this turn (and so should have rolled d8-1,d6-1 instead of d6-1,d6-1). I guess we should assume it took some time for Lirian's song to have effect and he is not this round...
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That just hacked Aeress off.

"It's not about him you hobby horse!  It's about the fact he's probably coated in gods know how many other alchemical substances, and his body may be our only clue!  If he goes up in the fire, this whole block, and anything we might learn, could too!"

The audacity distracted her, and she wasn't as quick to respond as she might have been otherwise as she helped with moving possible consumables away from the flames in an attempt to starve the fire.

lol well -2 but Agility boosted let's see how this goes

18:30, Today: Aeress Veles rolled 1,8 using d10-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+4)10.  Smothers Brothers!

It goes great!

But apparently Aeress so so mad she was snapping the drapes with considerable... vigor.

Kai glares at Aeress.  "I don't like it.  I don't like him.  He died too easily.  Too conveniently."

The witch hunter looks down at the body.  He shakes his head and mutters.  "Have it your way."  Kai sits Jester's body up and lifts him into a fireman's carry.  Or at least he tries to.  After much struggling and little progress, he lets Jester's body fall back down with a thud.

"Bloody hell, what's this guy eat?"  He gives an exasperated sigh.

After a moment of thinking, Kai formulates another plan.  He ties his chain around the Jester's feet and drags him toward the stairs.  Or at least he tries to.  Again, he is foiled.

Kai gives the Jester's body a swift kick in the ribs.  "Can I have some help over here?"

Seriously?

17:46, Today: Kai Wasser rolled -1,2 using d6-2,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2.  carry.

Seriously?!

17:53, Today: Kai Wasser rolled 1,2 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2.  drag.

OOC: So if I am counting correctly. Aeress moves the body -1 token. The library helpers also continue to help put out the flames -1 token. Hunters for pushing the book shelf down? -1 token.

Round 3: Tokens remaining 5:

Piper: AH
Quentin: AD
Kai: QC -2
Lirian: 5D
Aeress: 4S
Hunter: 3C -2

Update Map: Map

IC: The body of the Jester seems to pop and bubble even more as Aeress realizes it has changed from it's infernal shell to something resembling the creatures you fought earlier. His green eyes pop open as Aeress continues dragging him. You can tell his is waking up.

The fire itself seems to be held back from the library helpers. But the fire still has a change of exploding and turning into an inferno.

What do you do?
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Piper chittered at her quartet of water elementals and they headed into the library to deal with the fire.


All 4 elementals moving into the library to use Drench on the fire.

Hunter kept pulling books off away from the fire to stop it from spreading, to little avail. What could be done had been done. "It's too hot, I can't get near it. Where are those curtains?" he called out.

Outside, a bell was clanging as if a deranged psychopathic mob of delinquent monkeys was trying to destroy the thing, which wasn't far from the case.

13:09, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 1,2 using d6,d10, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2.  Agility.

Quentin intends to do some more fire-fighting, but then, halfway in, notices the dead jester acting strange. He does not just let that continue to happen, so runs there at full speed, drawing the weapons, and stabs the what with the rapier before it does anything funny.

Not sure if the target is still considered unarmed (this would give Quentin a further +2 to hit) or armed (this is as per the roll) or armed with natural weapons (this would negate the +1 two-weapons bonus). Also the target is likely Prone (page 104, -2 to Fighting and Parry) and Grappled (page 101, which probably means just Entangled as per page 98, which means Distracted as per page 100 for -2 to all actions and can't readily move). Not adding any Gang Up because Aeress is likely busy with grappling.

Quentin ends up Vulnerable because of Wild Attack.

11:34, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 5,4 using 1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,4.  Attack (-1 fatigued, -2 running, +1 two weapons, +2 wild attack).
11:36, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 7,1 using 2d4+2,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,3,1.  Damage.

"Foul being!"  Aeress, realizing what was happening, opted to try to move the corpse-ish thing entirely off site.

Or so she'll try.

10:01, Today: Aeress Veles rolled 3,4 using d6,d6, rerolling max ((3,4)).

Lirian felt invigorated by her own magic, and could extract herself from the dangerous situation she has put herself shortly before. She was still concerned by the cries upstairs, and ken only extinguishing the flames could save those people there.

On the other hand, she was hearing Kai and Quentin cries about the assumed corpse of the Jester being metamorphosed, but she was in better position to keep with the flames, and so she had to trust them about whatever the Jester could do.

So she began again to try to extinguish the fire with her already damaged cloak, trying to use the water elementals’ work to her advantage.

16:34, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 6,4 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 6,4.  Agility: trying to extinguish flames. (oops, I forgot the -1 given by the GM). I guess one more success (so one more token out).

The work seemed to be advancing as she could reduce the flames a little more. She felt a little conforted seeing they could really achieve it...
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As Quentin stabs the creature he sees in almost slow motion as he brings down his blade the weapon seems to do no damage to the creature. As Aeress pulls the creature to the closest door it jumps up in a defensive stance and begins to run towards the door. It seems to want to get away. Meanwhile Pipers elementals with the help of the library folk are fighting the fire. They seem to be controlling it a good bit. Lirian also helps put out another section, but while she is doing that she notices that the floor around the shelves are black. The fire seems to be burning at a accelerated rate meaning soon it will collapse. Hunter removed some books from the area seemingly keeping the fire contained but he also notices the floor seems to be crackling at the area around the fire itself.

Round 4: Tokens 3

Kai - AD
Aeress - AC *
Hunter - 8S
Lirian - 8D
Quentin - 8C *
Piper - 2C *

* Complications
Map: I'll update this soon.

Kai, Quentin, Aeress all get a free attack against the creature. Aeress, you are at a disadvantage because you were dragging him so you can unarmed punch the creature but you can't ready your weapon in time. Quentin and Kai are feel free to roll against 12 parry (this is taken in consideration his +4 defense but we are moving on to the next round. 8 Parry after that for attacks if you decide to try to catch him.

"Faster people, the floor is catching fire! Hurry it up" Hunter roared. "And where are those damn curtains? Ah, you're a champion" he said to the librarian rushing over with a heavy bundle of cloth. Grabbing it, he chased after the water beasties and wrangled the thick material over a bookcase while the flames were temporarily doused.

Outside, Jenkins was getting bored with ringing the bell, and her arms were getting tired. She headed over to the library to see what fun was to be had there, and soon spotted a bunch of people stabbing and kicking something on the ground. Her eyes lit up with excitement and she called out encouragement "Oooh! Good one! Stab him again! Kick his rocks off! PULL 'is eyes out!"


Ooc if the monster runs, Jenkins will follow after and lead the chase.
13:07, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 3,5 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,5.  Jenkins athletics.

13:06, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 2,4 using d6,d10, rerolling max with rolls of 2,4.  Agility.
02:19, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 1,6 using d6,d10, rerolling max with rolls of 1,6.  reroll agility
Spending a bennie to reroll

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Kai pulls the iron chakram off his back and whirls it at the Jester-thing.  The spinning ring misses its target by a fraction of an inch and winds up embedding itself into the doorframe.  Kai curses his luck and sprints after the beast.

17:58, Today: Kai Wasser rolled 2,11 using 1d6,1d6, rerolling max ((2,(6+5)11)).

Piper urged Mosii into the church to make sure her elementals were continuing to do what they could against the fire, and so she could get a look at things.

Quentin stabs the thing as it breaks away, but again for no major effect. He then gives it a parallel chase with the following intents:
1. To be out of melee range of the thing for any reasonably direct path out it might take.
2. To be able to exit the building as soon as it exits the building.

"Everyone stay clear of it when it exits!"

Depending on which doors this creature is after, this might be Run action (6+6 paces total, so overtaking the creature): https://i.ibb.co/PMCzrZJ/image.png. Or just 3 paces west and Defend action.

10:05, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 6 using 1d6.  Running die.
09:58, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 6 using 2d4+2, rerolling max with rolls of 3,1.  Damage (+2 wild attack).
09:57, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 7,15 using 1d6+4,1d6+4, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+5)11.  Attack (-1 fatigued, +1 two weapons, +2 wild attack, +2 gang up).
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Lirian heard the suspected dead Jester was again given trouble. “What in the hell is this monster?” she wondered.

Nonetheless, whatever it could be, she saw the floor getting black as the flames affected it and threatening to collapse. So others would have to deal with the monster, as the library and the people above had to be saved first

So, seeing the elementals helping and Hunter joining in the firefighting, she renewed her beating on the flames with her cloak, trying to put them down, centering where the floor seemed more burnt, trying to avoid its collapse.

14:15, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 7,0 using d10-1,d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 8,1.  Agility: trying to extinguish flames. I guess one more token…

Since she already had a hold of the monster and was wearing gauntlets, Aeress did something brutal and unconventional.  She resettled her armored fingers into her enemy's exposed orifices, and pulled him along the hard way!

So instead of just punching him, which will probably do nothing useful, Aeress uses her armored fingers to good effect, shoving them into his exposed eyes, mouth, etc.  Basically instead of dragging him by his arms, I'm dragging him by his face!  I'm proposing this as a Fighting Test (pg 108).  The goal of the test is to make the Jester Vulnerable.

Unfortunately I have A complication so that's -2

18:05, Today: Aeress Veles rolled 0,14 using d8-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 2,(6+6+4)16.  Fighting Test. – 0,14

Your move, Jester Boy.  Also, that was technically the "free" attack so I'll make another roll to drag him some more.

18:06, Today: Aeress Veles rolled 5,3 using d6-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of (6+1)7,5.  Strength. – 5,3

OOC: You have successfully stopped the fire and saved the library. However now you have a new problem.

map: map

IC: As the water elementals, towns folk, Lirian and Hunter put out the fire huge bellowing amounts of smoke starts filling every crack of the libraries square footage. Most of the library people start leaving the library and heading outside for fresh air.

Elysia is more than thankful to you and is trying not gather enough air to thank you properly. Tears of joy run down her face. Inside you can still feel the creaks of the floor giving way and realize it's a matter of seconds before the floor itself collapses due to the weight of the bookshelves half burnt and the damage from the fire.

Off in the distance the some people are coming with a large wagon that appears to be a fire fighting device. Better late than nothing you think.

OOC: Make an agility check: Lirian & Hunter.

Meanwhile the other group is dealing with the huge mutated rat that was the jester. The rat manages to kick off Aeress which gives trying to hold on. While Quentin and Kai stab the beast leaving a green blood oozing out of the wounds. The creature moves as full sprint speed while Jenkins starts the chase of trying to grab the beast before it can reach it's location.

OOC: Everyone gain a benny.
Who is going to chase the creature besides Jenkins?
Everyone due to the smoke is fatigued at this point. So keep that in mind.