<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">Oh my god.... That feat that Tehr has... lucky at love.... when it works like this....<br/><br/>So, just for reference this is the feat: <br/><br/>Lucky At Love [Primal]<br/>You may re-roll a 1 on a d20 roll or add a bonus to confirming a critical.<br/>  Benefit:  This feat has two uses, however only one use may be used per day.  You may use either of the uses in a day, but not both.  The first use of this feat allows you to re-roll any d20 roll that results in a 1, adding +5 to the second roll.   The second use of this feat grants you a +5 to any roll to confirm a critical hit.<br/>  Special:  If you have had sex in the last 24 hours this feat becomes much more powerful.  First, the use of this feat is not limited to once a day.  Secondly, you automatically re-roll all d20 rolls that result in a 1, adding +5 to the second roll.  If a re-roll comes up a 1, re-roll again with a cumulative +5 each time.  (IE if a 1 comes on the 2nd roll, make a 3rd roll with +10)  Third, in addition you automatically add +5 to any critical hit confirmation roll.  Finally you may re-roll any d20 roll that results in a 2.<br/><br/>_____________________________________________________________<br/><br/>So here is the SERIES of rolls I made for Tehr's knowledge arcana check:<br/><br/>ROLL 1:<br/>https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=96980<br/>Full Result: rhev rolled: 1d20, adding 12 to the total<br/>Comment: Tehrs knowledge arcana check<br/>Result: 1, <br/>Total: 13<br/><br/>So that triggers a re-roll with a +5 bonus, right?  Ok.<br/><br/>ROLL 2:<br/>https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=96981<br/>Full Result: rhev rolled: 1d20, adding 17 to the total<br/>Comment: Tehrs knowledge arcana check - lucky at love reroll<br/>Result: 1, <br/>Total: 18<br/><br/>WOW, ok, another 1, well that triggers a re-roll with a +10 bonus now, so....<br/><br/>ROLL 3:   (I forgot to add the + modifier but you can see what I rolled)<br/>https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=96982<br/>Full Result: rhev rolled: 1d20<br/>Comment: Tehrs knowledge arcana check - lucky at love SECOND REROLL OMG<br/>Result: 2, <br/>Total: 2<br/><br/>HOLY SHIT I rolled a 2?  That means I re-roll it YET AGAIN... without increasing the bonus, but still....<br/><br/>ROLL 4:<br/>https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=96983<br/>Full Result: rhev rolled: 1d20, adding 22 to the total<br/>Comment: Tehrs knowledge arcana check - lucky at love SECOND REROLL OMG<br/>Result: 18, <br/>Total:<strong> 40</strong><br/><br/><br/>Yeah.... that's right.  Tehr got a fucking 40... FORTY.... on his knowledge Arcana check.   I tried to figure out what a roll of 40 would be equivilent of, and the closest I could come is that if an epic level spellcaster tried to cast a spell on me, I could immediately identify it with only a roll of 34.   But a 40?   I don't even know!   I know that if we were to put that in acrobatics, a roll of 40 on an acrobatics check would mean that he could have made a FORTY FOOT long jump.  So.... yeah.<br/><br/>I'm going to be honest, it sort of blew away what I was going to post.  I can edit this post later after you get back to me, but I think you should let me know what it is Tehr knows with a roll like that, and then I can write my post based partially on the knowledge you PM me if that's ok?<br/><br/><hr/><br/>From Wintercat:<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">The Occultists, or Binders as they refer to themselves, are a relatively small and secretive group of individuals who work to gather lore that is considered dangerous and forbidden by the Church of the One God, and even the Old Gods and their followers regarded them with wariness in the past. They are not learned scholars delving into the mysteries, nor devout and strong in their conviction to a Divine or Ideal, instead, they are people who willingly bargain for power with powers that should not be. <br/><br/>They do not cast spells, not in a manner of mages and clerics at least, rather, they take on the gifts of the beings they bind to their very soul, and in exchange those said beings exist through them, often influencing their behaviour. It is said a difference between a novice binder and an experienced one is that the novice cannot truly hide the signs or influence of the bound beings, while the experienced binder may not exhibit any signs of the presence of said powers unless the use of one of their gifts requires for that sign to be shown, at least for the duration of the use of such a gift. <br/><br/>The Binders receive a bad reputation largely because of claims that they are 'Cult of Demon Worshippers', which is debatable as the powers that they call upon are neither interested in overt destruction nor subjugation of life, more along the lines of wanting to experience life (again?) and being able to do so when striking a bargain, always for twenty four hours at a time, before returning to where they came from. The Binders have had a number of 'rotten eggs' that used their powers in cruel, inhumane manner however which stained their image, and given their small numbers it is not hard to see why counter-balancing acts of selfless heroism are hard to come by, even if some are whispered to try the attitude towards them tends to remain guarded at best and openly hostile in too many cases.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, the Binders thrive on the search of old lore, as they need to look for information in places that others would not dare venture in, for much of the knowledge readily available has already been reviewed and much of the secrets they crave for their craft abolished from works that previously contained them. <br/><br/>Binders are similar to the bards in that they are jacks of many trades, but rarely master any single one. They can, through binding powers to themselves, take on some strengths but a trained warrior would still win against a Binder in a straight out match, a learned rogue could outsmart them with tricks and traps, and casters hold far more numerous powers at their fingertips compared to the gifts the Binders can unleash on the unwary. The Binders advantage is the ability to pick and choose the selection of powers they bind to themselves at the start of the day, or at a later point in the day if they choose to leave some of the 'space for rent' in their soul until they know what the day brings with it. <br/><br/>On the powers they call upon, only the Binders truly know, but there have been whispers of an ancient dwarven stonemason and a vengeful elven archer both being powers that grant some of their skills and gifts to a Binder in time of need, but said spirits are also known to encourage those wearing them to gift any dwarf they meet a golden coin and be courteous and honest in dealing, as well as the other insisting on repaying even the slightest betrayal in the most cruelest of ways. Individual Binders rarely know all the powers that are out there, only having access to a small number, and their search for lore is a search for more of those powers to lend to their growing number of sources for both information and strength. Unfortunately, the two examples found in the books were noted to be on the rare side ,as far more often the powers are something far stranger, an example noted being a character written for a story that took a life of its own and began to exist outside the pages of the tale given enough faith and people's desire for it to be real.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div></div></div><br/><br/>Tehr knew much about the occultists practices of which Carolyn spoke of.  He remembered learning about them when he was studying magic from his uncle Lan.  They, he often warned, might seem like they took a shortcut to true arcane power.  But they should never be looked at as fools or lazy, for it was a different form of magic that they practiced.  Neither following their path, nor deriding them, was a wise move.  However it was obvious by the way that uncle Lan spoke of them that he did not approve of their methods or mode of magic.  Thus Tehr felt apprehension about such things as well.  He trusted in Carolyn's magic, divine grace made magical manifest was something he understood at the very least.  It was something he could trust.  There were even those at the school he studied at who thought that divine magic was actually no different then arcane magic, jsut with a different route of study and application, and not powers granted by gods themselves.  Tehr, not necessarily a spiritual man, but wanting to believe in the gods did not share that viewpoint.  But spirit binders on the other hand had a different view, and it was no surprise to him that Carolny mentioned that they would be difficult to track down.<br/><br/>He frowned,<strong>"I had hoped that your own divine magic might provide an answer, but if you believe that a binder might be the best way to pursue this potential course, I shall consider it."</strong><br/><br/>He stood up, knowing that they had likely exhausted most of their topics of discussion and said, "As to getting you access to the study, I think I might be able to kill two birds with one stone.  I shall go speak with the court archmage, both on the topic of the binders as well as getting you access to the royal library.  I think I may know someone who could grant permissions."  He winked, obviously referencing his relationship with the queen.  Though the archmage might be interested in speaking with Carolyn as well, since not many priests and priestesses of the old gods had been in Londinium in the last two decades.<strong>"Unless you had anything else that needed to be discussed of course, I will trust you to bring the matter of the school inspection to our sisters, and I shall go speak to Tera about guarding the three of you when you do?"</strong>