DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Monday March 26th, 2012 1:17:35 PM
All of the group is approximately 70 feet north of the opening between the shacks. The only truly sturdy building is the Tavern/stable.
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) Monday March 26th, 2012 3:01:33 PM
Tishe' is very much aware that this town setup is suspiciously like the house in the woods. The group wasn't expecting the building to be there, didn't want to be there, and even tried like anything to NOT be there. And then upon investigation, all chaos broke loose as they were ambushed by crazy monsters! And here they are again in a place that TIshe' actively tried to stay clear of, now investigating a place that looks perfectly abandoned and waiting for all chaos to break loose. "Why do I feel like I'm being herded to some pre-determined destiny", she wonders aloud as the others scout the town out. "Is this part of the magic that brought everyone to Cinnamon Valley?"
Thar, AC 25, 127/132 Monday March 26th, 2012 3:06:22 PM
(DM - Assuming Thar didn't/doesn't find any magic with his detect magic spell... Didn't see a response to the spell...)
Thar continues moving South, ending just North of A10/11... he'll keep his senses sharp, watching/listening for anything dangerous, while keeping quiet and hidden near the N wall of the building...
(I'll give Perc and Stealth if you need them... vs. rolling it every round not knowing if needed or not... )
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Monday March 26th, 2012 5:06:27 PM
Nothing magical is seen, just to confirm your assumptions.
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) Monday March 26th, 2012 6:57:55 PM "Wait, are you saying that, that building, is following us?" Revi wasn't privvy to the many learned things about magic, but this sounded suspiciously like something magical.
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Monday March 26th, 2012 7:42:29 PM
Lia merely raises an eyebrow to Revi's question. She and Rinn continue walking towards the main road of the village (around A13/14) keeping pace with the rest of the group.
She keeps a watchful eye for any lingering magical aurus, and any she can detect through the walls of nearby buildings
(Arcane Sight: Range 120ft. Can penetrate barriers, but 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks it)
Spells in effect: - Mage Armor on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Greater Magic Fang on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Ant Haul on eidolon (28hrs dur) - Ant Haul on self (28hrs dur) - Overland Flight on self (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Lia keeps her feet around 1" from the ground) - Overland Flight on eidolon (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Rinn keeps his feet around 1" from the ground)
Permanent Spells: - Arcane Sight, Darkvision, See Invisibility, Tongues, Ring of Counterspells (Greater Dispel Magic)
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Monday March 26th, 2012 10:19:05 PM
Nothing magical in view even with Arcane sight. the town appears completely empty.
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Monday March 26th, 2012 10:43:11 PM "I don't sense anything magical nearby" Lia informs the party, still slowly approaching the town
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) Tuesday March 27th, 2012 2:25:34 AM
Revi walks out in front with her sword drawn just in case there's trouble.
Caedmon Bogha AC 31/24/30 --SR 24 -- CMD 40/48 -- HP 158/158 Tuesday March 27th, 2012 8:42:12 AM
Caedmon places an arrow in his bow and puts tension on the string. "Ready".
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Tuesday March 27th, 2012 12:09:38 PM
Entering the town, it remains empty, checking the small hut like homes they appear to have been cleared out of anything useful and it wasn't completely nailed down, and even then, some nailed down stuff was taken anyways. The place looks like it was cleared out not more than 48 to 72 hours ago. Checking the remaining ferry it looks serviceable, so there was no real reason to have left it behind if the town went down stream.
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) Tuesday March 27th, 2012 12:47:26 PM
"Thar, are there any tracks leading away from the village?", wonders Tishe'. "If there are not, they must have gone by barge. There are not enough broken things to have been a round-up. Everything is cleared out as if this was an evacuation." It is complete speculation on the witch's part, but Tishe' feels that she has reasoned it correctly.
Tishe' jumps on her broom and does an aerial recon of the immediate river and a circle around the outside of the village. Is there any army or large 'thing' moving this way? Is there a sunken barge that can be seen under the water?
Failing to locate any clue, Tishe' will be forced to shrug her shoulders and continue with re-crossing the river and having Thar lead them to the location of the trail at the foot of Mount Bone as depicted on the map.
Thar, AC 25, 127/132 d20+26=31 ; d20+21=34 ; Tuesday March 27th, 2012 12:56:24 PM
While Tishe' scouts from above, Thar will look again for any recent tracks around town and it's perimeter, especially ones from the last few days. He'll also look for any signs of battles, non-village entities (i.e. things/creatures that obviously didn't come from the town...)... Finally, he'll check out the ferry and see if he can find any other evidence...
Perc = 31 Track = 34
New Snafu- AC 27 (T12, FF/24), HP 134/134 Tuesday March 27th, 2012 4:24:32 PM
OOC- will be more active this week. Hell week is over... i hope!
New Snafu- AC 27 (T12, FF/24), HP 134/134 Tuesday March 27th, 2012 4:30:30 PM
Snafu cast Deathwatch and then continued to study the town for any sign of life... or death.
ACTIONS: Cast Deathwatch- 30' cone
SPELLS AND EFFECTS Active Effects: Cast in abandoned town Deathwatch- 100 minutes
3rd Level: (4/day) Amplify Elixir, Heroism, CE- Enlarge Person and Shield (2) Used- Amplify elixir
4th Level: (2/day) Invisibility, Greater (2)
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Tuesday March 27th, 2012 9:36:21 PM "Where the feshra is everyone?" Lia asks rather loudly, and then even more loudly "Hello? Anybody here?"
She recalls similar occurences in her past. When pirates would raid villages, the townsfolk would often flee to a safer location. Lia tries to get a view of the nearby countryside looking for a potential rally point the citizens may have used, as well as looking for any manure trails left behind by herded animals.
OOC: Per her description, Lia swears regularly. Rather than offend anyone, I will be making up words for her :)
Spells in effect: - Mage Armor on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Greater Magic Fang on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Ant Haul on eidolon (28hrs dur) - Ant Haul on self (28hrs dur) - Overland Flight on self (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Lia keeps her feet around 1" from the ground) - Overland Flight on eidolon (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Rinn keeps his feet around 1" from the ground)
Permanent Spells: - Arcane Sight, Darkvision, See Invisibility, Tongues, Ring of Counterspells (Greater Dispel Magic)
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 Wednesday March 28th, 2012 12:04:47 PM (OOC - Next week is holy week and one of our busiest and most important weeks of the year with Good Friday and Easter services. I'll try to get my posts in but I apologize if miss one or two... Just wanted to give you some advance notice...)
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Wednesday March 28th, 2012 5:31:15 PM
OOC: not a problem about being busy....
Back to the Game:
After a full search of the hovels, the stalls and the tavern, the village truly looks completely vacated, with no reason to be found.
Tishe` while she is flying overhead across the river, finds the missing ferry. The Ferry is at the bottom of the river and barely visible due to it's depth. More than making out the general shape of the ferry still at the dock, she can tell nothing more about.
Caedmon Bogha AC 31/24/30 --SR 24 -- CMD 40/48 -- HP 158/158 Wednesday March 28th, 2012 7:24:49 PM
Caedmon waits to hear something, otherwise he is stumped.
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Wednesday March 28th, 2012 11:51:56 PM
Lia regroups with Caedmon, and awaits the others.
"Think we should ask the other village if they know what's happened here, or do we just ignore it?"
Spells in effect: - Mage Armor on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Greater Magic Fang on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Ant Haul on eidolon (28hrs dur) - Ant Haul on self (28hrs dur) - Overland Flight on self (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Lia keeps her feet around 1" from the ground) - Overland Flight on eidolon (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Rinn keeps his feet around 1" from the ground)
Permanent Spells: - Arcane Sight, Darkvision, See Invisibility, Tongues, Ring of Counterspells (Greater Dispel Magic)
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 Thursday March 29th, 2012 11:21:42 AM
Thar throws up his hands in disgust and says, "Well, if there was any evidence here that would shed light on things, we would have found it. Since we didn't, I say we keep moving on our original path and head towards the spot on the map we originally intended on investigating..."
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) d20+20=28 ; Thursday March 29th, 2012 12:16:30 PM "Anyone good at tracking? Maybe they all left in one direction, or perhaps the tracks would show another race, or looters etc that may have moved through here."
Revi attempts to do some tracking to determine by what route everyone left, how old the tracks are, or if possibly raiders on horseback or other races like orcs, etc... have been through this area.
Survival: Tracking 28
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) Thursday March 29th, 2012 12:27:38 PM
...Action
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 Thursday March 29th, 2012 4:12:29 PM (OOC - Thar tracked several times with no results... He had very high rolls too... I don't think there's anything to find, unless we have DC 50 types of challenges...)
Caedmon Bogha AC 31/24/30 --SR 24 -- CMD 40/48 -- HP 158/158 Thursday March 29th, 2012 6:19:41 PM
Caedmon continues to wait for the orders to move out.
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Thursday March 29th, 2012 10:35:00 PM
Lia nods "At least we checked it out"
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) Friday March 30th, 2012 8:12:02 PM "Lets get moving then, nothing left to see here."
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Monday April 2nd, 2012 12:41:14 AM
Having left the river and the empty village behind, you now have another problem. You have a map, but you've only deciphered a few of the words and letters. Without knowing just what is written near the bottom of the mountain, you will probably not find the marked path, although you can spend time searching the side of the absolutely ginormous mountain for an entrance. It may even be the right entrance....
OOC: sorry for missing a bit at the end of the week, my stomach was bothering me. Also, Thursday this week will be the last post, until I post over the weekend, and we'll pick up on Tuesday for Good Friday and Easter as well as Monday, unless everyone posts on Monday.
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) Monday April 2nd, 2012 1:08:53 PM
Tishe' pulls out the map and her earlier annotations that she made using a simple substitution code and looks at the three arrows around the mountain.
"SI_ MILES" "_IDDEN ENTRANKE" "TWO MILLES"
"If we go west and follow on the South side of the river, we should come to a trail where the eastern slopes of the mountain reach the river. From there, the trail should run six miles and ends near a hidden entrance into the mountain. From there, two miles of caves to find Skalipy's hideout."
She looks up and nods. "Let's get to the south bank and travel west until we are at the foot of the mountain due south. If we've gone that far and not found the trail, then we need to think of another plan."
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 d20+21=27 ; d20+26=28 ; d20+19=39 ; d20+9=14 ; Monday April 2nd, 2012 2:12:45 PM
Thar looks at the map with Tishe' and nods his agreement. "That sounds great and I'll take point and see if I can find some sort of evidence or markings of that hidden spot once we get close. Caedmon, do you want to join me up front?"
Once the group is ready, he'll take the lead, going West along the south bank... and remain quiet and stealthy, looking for the trail, signs of regular activity, potential threats, etc...
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] d20+27=45 ; Monday April 2nd, 2012 8:37:55 PM
Lia shrugs, happy to follow the pack.
Her senses are particularly alert following the encounter with the ghost town and the thought that she might also have justice (revenge?) on Skalipy. (Perception: 45)
Spells in effect: - Mage Armor on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Greater Magic Fang on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Ant Haul on eidolon (28hrs dur) - Ant Haul on self (28hrs dur) - Overland Flight on self (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Lia keeps her feet around 1" from the ground) - Overland Flight on eidolon (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Rinn keeps his feet around 1" from the ground)
Permanent Spells: - Arcane Sight, Darkvision, See Invisibility, Tongues, Ring of Counterspells (Greater Dispel Magic)
Caedmon Bogha AC 31/24/30 --SR 24 -- CMD 40/48 -- HP 158/158 d20+25=32 ; d20+28=34 ; d20-3=8 ; Monday April 2nd, 2012 8:48:09 PM
Caedmon nods and follows Thar. "I can track and notice things, though I'll be honest, this frame was not made for moving silently."
Perception: 32 Survival: 34 Stealth: 8
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) Monday April 2nd, 2012 9:41:45 PM
Revi follows the pack.
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Tuesday April 3rd, 2012 1:14:48 PM
Taking your time, the group covers maybe 5 miles before it once again becomes time to camp for the night. Having searched carefully all along the base area of the mountain no paths have been found of any sort that lead up towards the peak where you assume that the entrance is you are looking for.
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 Tuesday April 3rd, 2012 1:32:50 PM
Thar reports the lack of a clear path to the rest of the group, and asks, "So, should we keep moving West and continue searching around the mountain? The map shows that we should find something around this area... On the other hand, we could begin working up the mountain itself and see if we come across some sort of path... "
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Wednesday April 4th, 2012 4:15:57 AM "Whatever approach gets me the dwarf sooner rather than later, I'm happy with" Lia says, surveying the current camp site. Sitting down, and leaning back on Rinn, she adds "I'm happy to take any watch".
Rinn still eyes Caedmon. Is the eidolon salivating?
Caedmon Bogha AC 31/24/30 --SR 24 -- CMD 40/48 -- HP 158/158 d20+25=39 ; d20+17=34 ; Wednesday April 4th, 2012 8:41:58 AM
Caedmon catches Rinn drooling over him and guesses his intentions. "Lia, I get the feeling your friend there is... "chomping at the bit" to take a bite from my backside. Sort of makes me feel like a big hunk of meat."
Perception: 39 Sense Motive: 34
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) d100=95 ; d100=58 ; d100=10 ; d100=64 ; d100=3 ; d100=74 ; Wednesday April 4th, 2012 11:39:41 AM
The evening as the group settles down for the night, Tishe' brings out Wart and asks him to grow. The cauldron chortles as he grows in size, and then the witch goes to work to find out some information.
The first spell cast is a Scrying, looking for the dwarf Skalipy and, if found, what she can find out by observing him for a while. If she can't get Skalipy, she recasts the spell to Scry on Kahlan, the paladin.
The second spell later in the night is a Divination. The witch calls for an answer from the Sargrass; "What are the best actions we can take to discover the hidden entrance we seek in the mountain?"
Finally, Tishe' carefully removes the small pouch that she has collected bits of hair and nail from her packmates, and selects the packet carefully labelled: Kahlan. Rolling a single hair in her hand, she casts it into the cauldron called Wart. "Kahlan? Kahlan! Come and speak with me. This is Tishe', your packmate. I promise your soul will be safe while you visit my cauldron!"
Casting her special Witch Spell Call Spirit. Tishe' calls for Kahlan. It fizzles at first, but a recasting ensures the ley lines do not jump away. If Kahlan is willing and either sleeping or dead, her spirit can come to Tishe's cauldron and the group can ask questions on how to follow the map!
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Wednesday April 4th, 2012 8:59:46 PM
As Tishe` attempts her first spell, the Scrying, She tries to focus on Skalipy, but the spell fails. Either he's dead or something blocked the attempt. She then communes with the grass' of the Sargrass and she receives a picture of them following a path up the mountain that leads directly to the entrance which is in the shadows of some large rocks, but then all of the rocks around there are rather large. Tishe` feels she might be able to recognize the general area, if she should see it again. She later tries to contact Kahlan, and after a time, she receives no reply to her summons, meaning that Kahlan appears to be still alive, but not asleep or her spirit is other wise detained.
Late in the night, almost morning actually, everyone is awoken when they feel repeated quakes coming to them through the ground.
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] d20+27=41 ; Wednesday April 4th, 2012 11:58:42 PM "Pay him no mind, Caedmon" Lia responds to the taur's concerns of Rinn with a smile "We have not encountered many centaurs before, and I believe Rinn thinks you might taste something like a succulent wildebeest" Rinn lips his lips, though does seem somewhat dejected. "Cheer up, my friend, I'm sure we will find you something meaty to eat today" the halfelf tries to improve Rinn's spirits.
The ground tremor takes Lia by surprise "I really hope that's not a purple worm"
"Uh, anyone know why is the ground shaking?" she asks the group (Perception: 41)
Spells in effect: - Mage Armor on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Greater Magic Fang on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Ant Haul on eidolon (28hrs dur) - Ant Haul on self (28hrs dur) - Overland Flight on self (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Lia keeps her feet around 1" from the ground) - Overland Flight on eidolon (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Rinn keeps his feet around 1" from the ground)
Permanent Spells: - Arcane Sight, Darkvision, See Invisibility, Tongues, Ring of Counterspells (Greater Dispel Magic)
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) d20+18=25 ; Thursday April 5th, 2012 2:28:05 AM
Revi rises to meet the threat, still armored--since she sleeps in her armor (endurance feat, no fatigue) and draws out her greatsword. "Could be nothing. Yeah, right."
Readies an action to power attack anything hostile that comes within range.
Perception 25
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 d20+10=19 ; d20+26=32 ; Thursday April 5th, 2012 11:03:02 AM
Thar is rudely awakened from pleasant dreams about his beloved girl back home, by the shaking in the ground. Knowing that it doesn't usually portend anything good, he moves to a nearby tree and quickly climbs it in order to get a good vantage and cover for him to sit and snipe with his arrow... Taking out his bow and arrow, he looks for whatever's making that noise...
He calls out, "Tishe', can you fly at all and see what's coming this way? Is it friend or foe? Also, if you're in the air, you may be able to look for anything that looks familiar, and maybe give us a better idea of where we need to go to find this trail or hidden entrance."
Climb = 19 Perc = 32
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) Thursday April 5th, 2012 12:19:20 PM
Tishe' wakes startled and it takes a moment to collect her thoughts. "Huh? Wha..? Oh, right, yes!"
And the witch pulls out her Broom of Flying and takes to the air, looking for any approaching big ... thing.
DM - JC ------- Riverside --------- Thursday April 5th, 2012 3:42:23 PM
In the dim, but brightening, early morning, five very big humanoids can be seen working their way around the base of the mountain. The boulders that you could see as house size to you, seem not so large compared to them....
Revi AC30/15/29 | 197/197 | CMD 37(41sunder) Thursday April 5th, 2012 9:10:01 PM "Thar be giants ahead. Arr."
Caedmon Bogha AC 31/24/30 --SR 24 -- CMD 40/48 -- HP 158/158 Thursday April 5th, 2012 9:47:59 PM "This should be... fun." Caedmon readies his bow.
Thar, AC 25, 132/132 Friday April 6th, 2012 9:20:53 AM
Thar's not in the mood to get into a fight if he doesn't have to and says to the others, "If they're not coming for us, then let's stay out of their way... They probably live around here and could be merely hunting or scouting... Shall we move laterally out of their path and maybe they'll pass us by?"
He asks Tishe' about positions and speeds of the giants, trying to figure out how close they are...
When they're about 2 rounds away and if it appears there's no way to avoid an encounter, he'll remain in the tree and cast two spells - McVEvil 30' AND Blessing of Fervor on all those within 30' of him...
Lia -- AC21/15/18 (25/15/22 if near Rinn) - CMD21 - HP141/141 [Rinn AC33/10/31 - CMD 38 - HP145/145] Friday April 6th, 2012 11:56:36 AM
Lia mounts Rinn. Her muscles still feel weary from being out of action for so many months. Combat now - though invigorating - may not be the best idea.
Rinn lets out a deep gutteral growl and bears his teeth.
"Easy now" Lia tries to soothe Rinn with a firm pat to his neck.
Spells in effect: - Mage Armor on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Greater Magic Fang on eidolon (14hrs dur extended to 28hrs) - Ant Haul on eidolon (28hrs dur) - Ant Haul on self (28hrs dur) - Overland Flight on self (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Lia keeps her feet around 1" from the ground) - Overland Flight on eidolon (14hrs dur - unless otherwise stated Rinn keeps his feet around 1" from the ground)
Permanent Spells: - Arcane Sight, Darkvision, See Invisibility, Tongues, Ring of Counterspells (Greater Dispel Magic)
Tishe' (AC:27 Touch 27 CMD:20 HP 115/115) d20+10=16 ; Friday April 6th, 2012 12:24:38 PM
Tishe' reviews her knowledge to determine what kind of giants they are and if they may be friendly or at least neutral. (Know: Local 16)
"Nobody here hates giants on general principle, do they?", she asks, "These guys may actually be able to help us find the hideout we're looking for."
Tishe' goes back to the group and describes the giants to see if her packmates can help identify the giants.
Actions: Know Local: 16 (ID a monster's abilities and weaknesses = DC 15 + CR)(Giants are Humanoids and should be rolled against Knowledge Local Skill)
DM - JC ------- Fee Fi Foe Fum OMG it's Giants --------- Friday April 6th, 2012 12:49:06 PM
The five giants get close enough that they are semi lit by the camp fire. The one with a giant sized battle axe, it's made of stone, but it looks like it's well made, speaks in gruff common. "Dey small folk, dey muss no." Then one of the ones carrying a warhammer, the head of it is actually an anvil, roars at the group, "Where you take Rolf, he taken by small folk like you. You give him back, we no kill you. Answer now or we kill you." The other three, one is also wielding a warhammer of sorts, a large rock bound to a tree trunk. The other two are actually carrying metal weapons, both are carrying very large swords and they look quite sharp. The five giants are spreading out and semi surrounding the camp fire and the group....
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