Seeker of Thrones 8-89
Chapter: 8
“Uphold the Dragon!
Recite the Count!
Excise the Weakness from flesh!”
-Tenets of the Priests of the Count
Kill Six Billion Demons
BREAKER OF INFINITIES
“Uphold the Dragon!
Recite the Count!
Excise the Weakness from flesh!”
-Tenets of the Priests of the Count
The call to arms was immediate and unmistakable. Man and beast surged forward at the sound of the thrice blessed horn. The Sovereign (He who smells of saffron) would not be denied. All knew the deeds this day would be the songs sung to children for years to come. The Chargers were the first to arrive, hooves of iron and manes of gold. They set their fiery wit to the task. Moments later the ranks of men, trained from the cradle, set their steel and parchment to the undertaking. The struggle was mighty, heroes rose and fell. But all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Aw, I liked him.
Hmm… Looks like ol’ 1-11 got his flesh weakened from a touch too much excising. Heh.
That guy just has entirely too much fun throwing people.
Kids these days. No respect for their elders.
Ah. Well. O.K., then…
THAT left something to be desired….
Reminds me of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade…
West in his video dreams of the the strength
That Shima, biker, was born with:
The first two guys in the corridor, remember?
Just meditating on the pop-up text. Really, burning architects alive is probably the best use for most of them. Using gold for the job is a bit extravagant, but if you have the gold, why not?
Also, why are these devils are just dying peacefully (albeit messily)? Shouldn’t they revert to black flames, or something equally devilish? A pile of goo seems a bit underwhelming.
Visions of trap
Therefore try ‘ally goes first’
Why even screen for talent if this is your plan?
The rule of “no plan survives contact with the enemy”? They just misjudged who the enemy is.
But . . . I wanted to see him blow something up 🙁
Hands up who’d forgotten about ol’ corn cob pipe man?
Damn. He was my favorite.
Oscar, proving why you don’t let the Adderal Addled Teen into your D&D group as his special class and alignment.
Oscar, the scientist, makes an astounding new discovery! Also seeking more lab ra—I mean, assistants.
I almost hope the Grand Dragon has made arrangements to purchase back from the void any devils slain within the walls of Yre and bind them to guard his treasure…
Why exactly Alison or Yabalchoath trusts Oscar for even one second after this is an open question; in fact, the obvious next move by the rest of the party is to toss Oscar down the shaft before he does for them sooner or later.
Dude….
Not cool.
Seems like Oscar could use some proactive backstabbing. Cat Master seems like the sort for the stabbing part, dunno about proactive.
“its final architect was burned alive in molten gold” (part of the alt text)
In any world where patent protection means killing the creator, smart creators would link their creation’s health to theirs, or just make the creations require complicated maintenance over time.
It would be petty, perhaps, to hope that those who remain do choose to use Oscar to disarm the next potential obstacle. Or perhaps merely… a kind of obscure justice. The treacherous are in turn betrayed.
*Bada boom boom boom*
Another one bites the dust.
a valuable lesson: never turn your back to a devil
SIX JUGGERNAUT STAR!!!!!!!