#hmm yes this must be a stealth killer

[atari-phantom]

It's the little moments in this game like this that always get me.

As usual, playing DBD with my buddy @bacondaddy. She set up a boon totem, I was working on a generator. Felt like we were being watched.

Me: "I've got a weird feeling."

Bacon: "Like stealth killer senses, or...?"

Me: "Yeah."

Bacon: -fails a skill check- "Oops... You know what , I'm gonna go see."

Also Bacon: (the sounds of instant regret) "OHJESUSZKDEHAAHDEHDEH ADTDEHDAEH"

[adventures-of-the-creeping-bam]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 37

Matt Mercer instantly fumbles the intro ...

No more Gorgeous Lady Fingers? Oh no ... honestly though, it was maybe A LITTLE too suggestive. That said, to an extent this whole skit could be considered a little too innuendo-y ...

Ashley ... WHAT?!!! I'm with you guys, that was ridiculous ...

The Thumb? Thicc with 2 Cs, apparently. I love how pissed off Laura is at how pathetic her character is.

Bells Hells logo ... ooooooooooooohhh ... and it's chiselled in wood! Travis, as Chetney: "That's superior craftsmanship."

Matt: "On that note ..." wow, he looks SO DONE already ...

Oh man ... Matt's recap gives me TOO MUCH foreboding, I can't stand it!

Chetney just wants to leave immediately and I really can't blame him. This place is FUCKED.

Whoa ... so, what? What does THAT mean? Who sees what? Orym: "We're in hell." Yup, there we go.

Ah, so the whole place STINKS of necromancy. Yeah, that's about right. Delilah MUST be here.

Imogen wants to get berets. Hmmmmm ...

Vex ... Imogen: "Yeah, I think that was her name." XD

Stealth check ... Laura rolls a Nat 20 on the Whitestone dice. Whoa ... looks like it's pretty sweet rolls across the board. Nice.

So ... EVERYTHING'S made out of the same creepy stone shit ... okay ...

Liam rolls a Nat 1 ... oh yes, that classic Halfling Luck, he gets to reroll that one. 17! Yay!

When is a door not a door? When it's in THIS fucked up place ... okay, so FCG suggests they use a SWORD. Yeah, that'll work ... Ashton decides to use a WINDOW instead. Much better.

The window us ALSO bullshit. Yeah, that's about right too.

Sam has put a spiritual cord on his flask. Hmm ... Liam: "Very Chekov."

So now things are MOVING. Paths are shifting on them as they go through the city ... not good. Matt says this is going to require a SKILL CHECK ... four successes? What happens if they fuck THIS up?

Travis starts singing Thriller. Matt: "This city does not seem to like classic hits."

BONES ARE SHOOTING UP OUT OF THE GROUND!!! NOT GOOD!!!

Orym tries to Flea Jump over it. SERIOUSLY, dude? Oh, well at least he gets a decent view ... fuck, this shole place is just ALIVE, at least after a fashion.

Okay, the tree is EXTRA creepy. And there's A LOT of nooses on it ...

Liam rolls a 23 on dexterity, which means Orym DOESN'T cut himself to shreds getting over this mess.

Sam: "Bones are the wood of man." Travis starts grinning.

This stuff is REALLY BONE. And now it's BLEEDING. Yeah ... seriously, you wanna KEEP that shit?

Travis: "Roll a house-handling check."

Oh, so now all of this hinges on how good Liam does ... no pressure then ... DAMN SON!!! Killer rolls!

Orym is going to ATTACK THE BUILDING to stop it from cutting them off. And now it's BLEEDING ... although that does seem to have worked. And now he's having to run for his life. Nice escape, Liam!

Creepy little boy apparition!

Mathilda? WhoTF is Mathilda?

Wait ... IS THAT who Laudna used to be?

Oh shit ... this is totally sounding like some seriously fucked up traumatic moment from Laudna's childhood and I hate it. And I was totally right. That is just unpleasant.

Creepy apparition now sounds DANGEROUS to me. Let's not fuck with that.

Tracking Laudna ... please make this work. Oh ... sweet, Imogen, keep doing that!

The barn is USUALLY outside if town, but not today. Okay ...

Little girl Laudna/Mathilda seems quite adorable, actually.

Find the barn! Ah, there it is ... destination spotted! Now they just gotta get there. Oh! Second success! Nice.

Big tall thing! Beat the city! Roll good!

Travis: "Whoa, why can't we roll like that when we're actually fighting?"

STAGE WHISPER!!!

Crazy shark fin bone thing becomes THE CLAW!!! NOT GOOD!!!

Narrow escape! 15 foot tall skull. Cabinet of Dr Caligari? Damn, I never actually saw that ...

Okay, they're in the barn. Into the hayloft ...

Weird little makeshift toys ... yeah, that's our girl, definitely.

Little Laudna/Mathilda again ... okay ...

So jf they get her away from Delilah ... could this work?

Hey, they're a little child's drawings, you can't say they suck!

Ashton Greymoore, child psychologist. Awwww ...

Whoa ... so it's a trap. AAAAAAHHH!!!

Ashton: "I don't know if threats work here, but I'm gonna make one."

Wood or stone? Ask Chetney! "The tongue never lies!"

Wow, this is starting to look like that super scary bit in the pit in The Ruins! They need to get out NOW.

Cutting some holes, small medium and large! Not really working. Chetney tries fire while FCG does a secondary sawblade with Spiritual Weapon. Works A BIT better ...

Oh, so that shit REALLY doesn't like fire, that might be a clincher ...

Constitution saving throws? NOT GOOD!!! They lose one hit dice?

Chetney has DYNAMITE?!!! SERIOUSLY?!!!

Ashton: "It didn't work?" OF COURSE Matt chooses THAT moment to make it blow up.

Imogen bruises her bottom.

Structure Frogger.

Not that way, FCG!!!

Ooooh, a clue! Follow the firelight!

Teenage Laudna spirit: "I'm a little busy now, I'm getting dressed." OH SHIT!!!

Ashton removes the necklace from the doll. The doll IMMOLATES. Hmmmm ... necklace might be a good clue, though.

Orym: "The barn tried to eat everyone. I'm just saying." Ashton: "But we got a necklace."

Whoa! Laudna's home, back in the day! Oh fuck ... and they're getting ready to go to the dinner ...

Yeah ... this is starting to feel like another trap.

Imogen, to teenage Laudna/Mathilda: "When it starts to get scary, just come find us." Oh man ...

Oh wow ... so Laudna was her MOTHER'S NAME!!!

They're not her parents! Imogen: "Remember us!"

Okay ... one FAILURE!!! NOT GOOD!!!

Imogen: "Delilah, we're coming for ya. We made a promise ... bitch!"

Oh shit! COMBAT!!!

Sword Burst! Nice!

Fearne's not REALLY gonna try Speak With Animals on these things, is she? Oh, Poison Spray ... against spirits ... hmmm ...

ROLL INITIATIVE!!!

Orym + magic sword = badass.

Ashton gets rough with his hammer ... Chaos Burst! Sweet! And a Nat 20! DOUBLE sweet!

"Theatre ... of the Mind!"

14 points of Thunder Damage! Travis: "Whoa!"

Ashton: "Feels really good to hit somebody's parents."

Sacred Flame! Nice one FCG! 8 points of Radiant damage.

Sam uses his bonus action to plug D&D Beyond.

One of these things BURROW INTO FEARNE!!! Wait ... no effect? That's fucking WEIRD. Fearne is a BADASS.

Chetney gets the HDYWTDT, and STILL finds time to flirt with Fearne. Now THAT'S classy.

Okay ... looks likevoing to the tree is just an inevitability at this point. And now the path WANTS them to go there ... that can't be a good sign, can it?

Oh, that's right, if anybody hits zero hit points they're OUT! Heal them! Heal them!

Chetney and Imogen chug Potions of Possibility. Here we go ...

Taliesin, to Sam: "You're saying 'pump' far too much." Sam immediately starts saying it TWICE as much. Cue Arnie "pump it up!" impressions from Liam. (Because it's ALWAYS Liam.)

Fuuuuuuuuuuck ... it's Delilah! "Ah, fond memories."

Matt: "And we're gonna go to our break!"

Ashton and FCG dice guardians! Nice!

TLOVM season 2 sneaky peak! The Chroma Conclave attack! Fuck me that looks awesome ...

Ashley: "I stab you AGAIN!!!" Liam: "Oooh! That's two!" I love this Bard College of Tragedy skit! Ashley: "Just DIE already! Googe! Googe! The rest ... is SILENCE."

Okay ... here we go again ... showdown time!

What the fuck ... Sam, what yhe hell are you wearing NOW?!!! Gods, that's gonna be distracting ...

Whoa ... tree cage? That's GOTTA BE where Laudna is.

FCG tries to reason with Delilah. Delilah: "So you've ... come to give me THERAPY?"

Delilah calls FCG a "strange metal child". Ashton: "Aren't you technically OLDER than her?"

Chetney, no! Don't try to make a DEAL with this evil bitch! Delilah's not having it anyway.

Come on, she's lying her arse off ...

Oooh ... Travis gets some whispers, and Sam hasn't ad to plug now! XD

Imogen tries to communicate with Laudna, but Delilah's BLOCKING HER.

Know Your Enemy doesn't work here, not on a spectral being. Liam has to roll an insight check, instead.

Chetney: "We might be able to give Laudna back some life, although with her that's very much an air-quote."

FCG's actually ASKING Delilah how to break the bond. Okay, is that actually gonna work?

Delilah's actually giving them some proper exposition. I love how Ashley's full on LEANING INTO IT, she's SO fascinated ...

Ashton gets in a free dig at Percy as he's stating his case. XD

Delilah admits she finds this all terribly boring. Travis starts laughing his arse off.

Imogen tells Delilah she knows she's fading. Delilah: "Do you know where I'm fading to?"

Okay ... Chetney's TOTALLY bluffing Delilah just so he can get her to bring Laudna out. Roll deception check ... TRAVIS ROLLS A NAT FUCKING TWENTY!!! But Delilah rolls a 26 ... hmmm ...

Oh wait ... she's going for it anyway?

Laudna is revealed ... MARISHA IS COMING INTO THE STUDIO!!! Eventually ...

Matt is now directing this directly to Marisha as she's IN HIS CHAIR!!! This is STRANGE.

Laudna is very trapped still ... and now the branches are closing again and HE'S SENDKNG HER AWAY AGAIN!!!

Imogen just loses it and ATTACKS DELILAH!!! ROLL INITIATIVE!!!

Another sweet battle map!

Sam's right, they've totally forgotten what Delilah's actually capable of in a fight ...

Initiative order ... Travis, in DEEP Chetney werewolf voice: "FEAR ME ... Natural 1." Everybody cracks up.

Laura: "It's mental." Cue everyone saying "mental" in Sid Vicious style ...

Holy fuck ... raging, Ashton is gonna LAUNCH ORYM AT THE TREE with his hammer! This is either gonna be spectacular or bloody AWFUL.

Liam rolls beautifully ... and Taliesin blows it BIG TIME ... but Orym is STILL gonna make a run for the tree anyway.

There are two different conversations going om at once and I'm finding it VERY hard to follow ...

Oh dear ... Ashton takes 23 points of Necrotic damage!

Lair Action? NOOOOOOO!!!

The Nega Sun Tree! Sam's vocalisations are sending me big time. XD

Aaaaaaaaah! Stabby stabby! And most of it's aimed at Imogen ... but she has a Mote of Possibility! Yes! Only HALF damage!

Delilah blows them a kiss ... and summons skeletal warriors! Gah! Children of the Dragon's Teeth!

Chetney tears off the bottom half of his body to wolf out! XD he just SHRUGS OFF that damage ... and CHUCKS his chisel at Delilah! AND he hits her! Holy fuck!

Weird symbolic white wolf going awooo! Nice ...

He picks up his chisel and CHUCKS IT AGAIN!!! 21 TO HIT!!! 12 points of damage ... wait ... no, the Sun Tree is SOAKING UP the damage? Really?

FCG does Turn Undead! Nice! And ... yes! He vaporises FOUR if the skeletons!

Bonus action ... Travis: "Bone-us action?" Urgh ... I just took psychic damage from that ...

FCG casts Spritual Weapon ... and it lookes like Pate! Awwwwww ... 6 points of Force damage. The shield dissipates and Delilah actually TAKES DAMAGE!!!

Fearne sends Mister to find Laudna in the tree ... but first throw some flaming shit! XD 9 ... yeah, that's a miss ...

Whoa ... Fearne uses her red thread to STRANGLE Delilah and pull her to the ground! Nice!

Sam: "You remember when Marisha came back to the studio for 10 seconds?" Travis: "And she had, like, NO IDEA what was going on?" Sam: "She just looked terrified for all if us."

CALL RUIDUS?!!! WTF?!!! Liam: "Secret moon shit!"

Holy fuck, that shit was BADASS CUBED!!!

Orym parkours like a mad mother! And rolls a 13 ... balls. He tries again ... 17! Yeah! Not close, but he's up there now! Orym: "We're coming! I promise we're coming!"

Ashton just POWDERS that MOFO with his hammer. Then guns the Potion of Possibility.

Gah ... Lair Action again! Everybody but Orym!

The roots burst out so intensely they BUST MATT'S BRACELET!!! XD

Taliesin rolls crap and Ashton gets DRAGGED.

Sam, singing: "Huuungry vines!"

Orym, Ashton and FCG all take bad hits ... Ashley's panicking! Wait! Taliesin uses the Mote and lessens the damage ...

Liam has to roll to see if Orym holds on ... NATURAL 20!!! The group goes wild!

Oh fuck! FCG drops to 0 hit points ... HE'S GONE!!! FCG IS OUT of the Spirit World! Sam leaves the table to go join Marisha ...

Chetney uses FIRE!!! Burns some bad guys!

This is getting bad ... Liam looks SO STRESSED right now!

Mister chucks some vlzming shit at the Sun Tree ... because it's A TREE, it burns. A LOT.

Fearne starts using fire on it as well, aims for the roots. Cue the group chanting: "The roots, the roots, the roots are on fire!"

The tree is REALLY burning now, people!

Fearne fires her third fistful of fire at the tree and she's LOOKING RIGHT AT DELILAH while she does it! So badass ... "Oh I'm sorry, is that hurting you?"

Yes. Yes it VERY MUCH IS.

Laura debates whether to hit Delilah or the tree. Liam: "Don't worry, only a beloved character hangs in the balance."

Fucking Legendary Resistance ...

Liam takes another Acrobatic check ... NATURAL 20!!! Matt: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!"

Orym tries to cut through the cage ... the tree's already fucked up, so IT WORKS!!! Wait ... Laudna's been drawn deeper ... but the tree loses one of its Legendary Actions!

Delilah is fuvked up ... and she turns into a crazy evil THING!!!

40 points of Necrotic damage on Orym?!! Fuck ... wee man is GONE!!! Liam leaves the table too ...

Ashton chuvkd dynamite into the Tree ... BOOM!!! 3 D6 damage ... 12 points!

Gah ... fucking Lair Actions again ... she's shielded! Fuck! She casts Blight on Imogen, Laura has to save ... Nice roll! Wait ... HZLF damage us 21 POINTS?!!! Fuck ...

Chetney's up ... Travis, singing with frustration: "Ooooh ... nipples oh a hoooooooorse ..." casts Inflict Wounds! Rolls 15, uses the Mote and rerolls ... NO!!! NATURAL 1!!! ARGH!!!

Taliesin and Laura are whispering furtively to each other ... what are they thinking?

Fearne is really fucking the tree up BAD with fire now ...

Ashley: "All fight, D4, where are you ... WHERE THE FUCK?!!!"

Mister chucks his poop, snd Matt does his monkey impression ... gods, I really love it when he does that. XD

Delilah attacks Imogen ... she uses the Mote to force her to reroll ... Laura tells a NATURAL 20!!! AND MATT ROLLS A NATURAL 1!!! ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!!!

Oh dilemma ... use her last spell or save it to contact Pike? Everybody else: "EMPTY YHE CLIP!!!"

35 points of Lightning damage on the tree, she splits it open ... HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS!!! Everybody LOSES IT!!!

Holy fuck ... Ddlilah just got DISINTEGRATED!!!

Everybody wakes up back in Pike's home ... Matt: "And THAT'S where we're going to end tonight's episode!" The whole (remaining) group goes NUTS!!!

Wait, so ... what does that MEAN?!!! Did they win? Is it over? Did they save Laudna? Is she back? Gods DAMN IT, Mercer!

[nuclearmu5hroom]

Fallout 4 OC Companion:

Dr. Drake Fenring (Institute)

This had been going around a long ass time ago and wanted to do one up for my boy.

Drake would be considered "hard mode" as far as building affinity, and honestly it takes a special kind of person to want to have this guy around for more than 10 minutes.

I did not include any romance or personal quest dialogue

NAME: Drake Fenring

FOUND: Diamond City

COMPANION PERK: "Vision of Health": when traveling with gain passive health regeneration, when dismissed still benefit from +1 Intelligence 

WEAPON OF CHOICE: Ballistic Rifles

- Envy: a silenced, hardened lever action

More under the cut...

I THINK WE SHOULD TRAVEL TOGETHER:

. "Thinking doesn't seem like your strong suit. I guess I have to come along."

. "Against my better judgement, fine. I was bored here anyway."

. "You do realize what you're asking, right?"

 USE MELEE:

. "Are you insane?! I can't use this thing?!"

. "Sharper the blade, less mistakes are made."

. "Yes, lets put your doctor in the front lines. Brilliant." 

USE RANGED:

. "This will do."

. "Ever see someone perform surgery with a rifle before?"

. "This weapon better be up to my standards."

OPEN INVENTORY:

. "I suppose you want me to carry your garbage now, is that it?"

. "Get it over with."

. "Big surprise, something else you want me to haul"

IF OVERENCUMBERED:

. "Really? Again?"

. "Imagine if you applied this tenacity towards collecting better intel instead of junk."

. "Hmm sorry, must be having trouble with my eyes….I can't see myself carrying that crap for you."

STAY CLOSE:

. "Wh-why? Isnt this close enough for you?"

. "Maybe I will."

. "Maybe I won't"

KEEP DISTANCE:

. "If you want it done wrong, then fine."

. "Finally, you said something sensible."

. "Another brilliant suggestion."

STEALTH:

. "Hopefully, you'll remember to breathe a little quieter this time."

. "This isn't a very sound idea. Get it? Because its quiet? Oh give me a break."

. "Shhhiiiiiit. Well, looks like we'll have company."

BACK UP:

."Oh this should be interesting…"

. "I've already hypothesized about this scenario and honestly its not in your favor."

. "Whatever you say, killer."

BE PASSIVE:

. "No one is going to respect a pushover."

. "What? That's it?! That's all?!"

. "Better hold your temper now and save it for the right time."

BE AGGRESSIVE:

. "Well now, someone finally showed up to the party."

. "Be quick but don't be stupid."

. "Don't look now, your childhood trauma is showing."

USE STIMPAK:

. "Gotta love a little blood in the spit."

. "Okay I'll admit, that one had punch."

. "Why are you looking at me like that? Get back out there!"

WAIT HERE:

. "Make me."

. "Why, so you can ditch me?"

. "Make it fast."

FOLLOW ME:

. "You're joking, right?"

. "You again."

. "The things I do for science…"

DISMISSED:

."Excellent, I can get real work done."

."Don't die. That's all."

. "Next time, schedule in advance."

SEND HOME (Diamond City):

. "I wonder how big the mountain of paperwork will be after this?"

. "Hopefully we won't see too much more of each other."

. "Its been...something."

ENEMIES (long range - or compliments on player character’s confirmed kill using a sniper rifle on long ranged target)

. "Admirable shot. Luck? 

. "Tch, that was dirty. Do that again..."

. "This is what people pay you for."

ENEMIES (close range)

. "I do enjoy the scent of blood this close."

. "Sometimes getting dirty is part of the job."

. "You'd be fun to watch in an operating room."

AGGRESSION: aggressive/not aggressive/very aggressive/frenzied

CONFIDENCE: cowardly/cautious/average/brave/foolhardy

ASSISTANCE: helps nobody/helps allies/helps friends and allies

  LOSE AS COMPANION PERMANENTLY:

. Side with Railroad 

. Side with BOS

. Free escaping Synths

. Destroy the Institute

. Affinity too low