DM Carl gets this shindig on the road. Tuesday September 11th, 2012 8:49:10 AM
Dawn never really breaks underground. Coupled with last nights festivities, DrakesMeade is in no hurry to get moving the next day.
More than one dwarf is seen shuffling to the infirmary to take Tahni up on her offer and rumors abound about how the revelry drained the newly liberated city of it's booze supply. Still, the spirits of the population soars after their victory over the duergar. The very real concerns everyone still faces seem just a bit easier to handle today.
Of course, Tally can always be counted on to bring folks back to reality. Shonti is the first to wake as the elf's bony fingers prod him into consciousness. "Time to wake, master dwarf. I'm afraid Tahni and I have discovered something...unsettling." The elf sits on the edge of the bed, obviously uncomfortable in housing not designed for persons of his stature. "I know we were hoping to have a few days to recover, but we can't just sit on what we found. Come see us in the infirmary when you wake the rest of your companions." He looks over to where Dernock and Shinto snore loudly & sleep off what was obviously one heck of a party. "I didn't dare wake them myself. I plan on making it through this life in one piece."
With that, Tally excuses himself. He ducks his head as he maneuvers through the doorway and out of sight. Outside, sounds of industry begin to fill the halls as the new occupants do their best to clean the taint left behind after years of being in the hands of the duergar.
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Good to be back folks. If there's still any pending catacombs/character surgery transactions going on, go ahead & get them wrapped up. Things are about to get moving pretty quickly.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Tuesday September 11th, 2012 5:48:19 PM Bruagh gets up and heads to where Tahni and Tally are and has dour look on his face when he hears about bad news.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Tuesday September 11th, 2012 7:13:31 PM Been waiting on Shonti, says hell post later tonight, cant wait myself
Once awaken Shinto sits up holding is head in both hands with his eyes crossed from the pain, murmuring already, less t'em Duergars is back er the keeps on fire I says it cen wait till noon ey? The hungover warrior falls back to his bed. Whether for laughs or urgency, Shinto didnt know, but Shonti shoved his brother out the bed an onto the stone floor. A loud thump and three dwarven curses later, Shinto is clad in his armor and the Frozen Soul slung over his shoulder. His new medal and headband complete his attire. As he gets to the rest of the group shintos head hax started to clear up, and his thoughts unclouded, SOo, whats te big deal? Wakin us up affer half a nights sleep followin me druken stupor? Its big news right?
Shinto is a bit grumpy, but still alert and ready to serve Drakesmead.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/(47 Kyachi(Shield 80m): AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Tuesday September 11th, 2012 9:47:05 PM
As Sarnak and Kyachi enter the room and spot the drawing, they look to each other for a moment and smile. "Well, that's a bright point. On that, let's go to bed shall we?" Kyach nods and waits to be desummoned quickly, and Sarnak drops into bed, to wake several hours later to begin his morning rituals and get ready for the next day, as he waves at shinto as he comes in, Kyachi next to him once again. "So what brings you around this early? I would've thought all of you would still be asleep from the party"
OOC: I'm going on a assumption that since Sarnak didn't attend the party he would be sleeping in a different room from the rest of the group.
Devlin -- AC 27/16/21 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 Tuesday September 11th, 2012 9:51:32 PM
Devlin is up early and runs through a few agility routines before taking to the sparring ring. Few dare to approach him for a fight but he is able to get a couple matches in. The brand new twin blades are perfectly matched. His hands are quick and the blades quicker. When he spies a messenger waiting in the corner Devlin excuses himself from the ring. He nods to the messenger gathers his things and heads towards the infirmary. He nods to those inside before saying. Whats the problem?
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Tuesday September 11th, 2012 10:09:04 PM
After being awoken by Tally, Shonti jumps out of bed as quickly as he can, goes straight to the others and begins pushing, tapping, poking, prodding, shoving, or slapping all of his sleeping companions. Wake up!! Tally says there's some bad news folks, let's get up and get movin' lads. We lost enough time drinkin' las' night, time to get back to work!
Seeing Shinto lay back down in his bed after being woken up first, Shonti returns to his bed after waking all of the otehrs, and shoves him particularly hard onto the floor. No time for messin' around brother! Get up, shake off the headache, an let's go!
As everyone is getting up, Shonti dons his armor and slings his Handy Haversack over his shoulder. Yelling to the group behind him, Come on lads, to the infirmary! Shonti walks out the door and heads to the infirmary. As soon as he's there, he finds Tally, and asks the Elf, What's going on? I got here as quick as I could wake the others.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Wednesday September 12th, 2012 1:40:42 AM
Sam climbs out of bed, feeling like Dernock looked a few days ago. He gets himself ready for the day and wakes Chuckles.
"Come on buddy. Let's find the others."
Sam eventually meets up with the group.
Posting for Dernock "In the hospital, but nothing serious."- Dernock wakes and casually strolls down the hall. Murmurs of new evil developments find his ears during his walk. He arrives to find his brothers looking worse than he did a few days ago.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 3:18:07 AM OOC: Just a point of note. Bruagh doesn't drink, so he would have most likely left the festivities a bit earlier than earlier and would have gone back to his quarters. He would have also most likely gotten up early and checked on his bear friend.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/(47 Kyachi(Shield 80m): AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 3:22:40 AM
Sarnak and Kyachi, upon recieving the message from Shinto nods and follows him to the rest of the group.
OOC: Just realized that everyone else is meeting directly, and Sarnak's still in his room, so updating my post for that.
DM Carl Wednesday September 12th, 2012 9:03:27 AM
The party wakes, some in better shape than others. Dispatches are sent that their presence is needed in the infirmary and one by one our heroes make their way there.
Days after the battle, the infirmary still houses several patients. The supply of divine magic not being enough to heal everyone, Tahni makes do with her more mundane healing skills and saves the magical for those who need it most. It is a testament to her skill and compassion that none of those holed up here seem to be in any serious pain. Though busy, she is the picture of competence and calm. She takes a moment to smile coyly at Bruagh and motion to where Tally sits.
Her eyes look to the elf and fall upon a book he holds. A worried look crosses her face before she turns to look back at the paladin, quiet desperation plainly visible. The book itself is unremarkable save for the splash of what is likely blood across the cover. It has obviously seen better days. Once everyone arrives, he opens it and thumbs through the pages to find what he's looking for.
"We recovered this from a separate prison the duergar kept...if you can call it that. There was only a single cell and it looked newly constructed." His face grimaces as he finds what he was looking for and stops flipping. "How many of you remember what happened to Tina," he asks.
For those who weren't around, he tells the story. "She's friend to Tahni and myself, as well as some of you, of course. She survived what happened at Riddleport, but one of the necromancers there...stole her unborn child." He pauses briefly; this is obviously something he does not enjoy discussing. Tahni comes from behind the party, wrapping her arm around Bruagh's as she does.
She continues, "her child was taken from the womb. Please don't ask me to go into details about how. Know that she survived the ordeal, but hasn't really recovered. The necromancer responsible was killed, we made darn sure of that, but his companions stole away with the child." She takes a deep breath. "The child came out black as pitch with red eyes. I don't know why. Tally, show them what you found."
The elf places the open book on the table and turns it to face the party. "It's a log book from the prison. The guards assigned to that cell we found kept meticulous notes in it. The only captive in it was a dwarven child with black skin and red eyes...we think it's Tina's."
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Full disclosure: I wasn't present when Tina's child was stolen, so I apologize if I missed any minor detail...
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 9:08:36 AM
Having not partaken in the Lost Halls Porter, the masked dwarf woke up early and dragged himself down to the archery pitch to practice. He empties another quiver and makes his way back just as Shonti is waking the others. He makes his way along silently behind the group, keeping an eye out for anything out of the ordinary. Or as ordinary as Dreaksmeade gets.
Behind his mask, the dwarf has a look of disgust upon his face. He remains quiet, trying to keep down what wine he drank last night while the elf tells his tale.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Wednesday September 12th, 2012 1:28:45 PM
Dernock grits his teeth as the event is described. He wonders when the Scab will be rid of such evil. He knows that he will not rest until either that day comes or he dies trying (again).
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Sam listens to the story of the child and has a different reaction than most others would. He can't help but to have pity for him. The child's external description reminds him of his own demonic visions.
"Maybe this child's origin closely resembles mine."
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 1:32:58 PM ye gotta be kiddin. Th.. thats jus... Wrong. Shintos face shows his displeasure. The news is most unsettling for the warrior dwarf, and with his new spiritual enlightenment it disturbs him even moreso.
So all we know is the duregar had the child. Weve no clue as to where theyve takin it, or when. Or even WHY theyd want the child in the first place?
Shinto findz a chair, or something to sit on. Looking to the rest of the group, and finally his brother. Unnatural at its worse, ey bro?
Devlin -- AC 27/16/21 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 2:06:12 PM That's about the jist of it. The Necromancer had the demon-child and jumped off the second floor of the building we were fightin' in. By the time we could check the area all we could find was the necromancers body and burnt footprints headed towards the mountains. Devlin visibly shudders as he recalls the image. I don't remember a lot from Riddleport but that image......I don't think it will ever be gone.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/(47 Kyachi(Shield 80m): AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 4:39:56 PM
Sarnak and Kyachi nod at being sent to the infirmary, and upon hearing the situation Sarnak grimaces at hearing the situation, While Kyachi backwings for a moment in reaction, going back several feet, surprise on her muzzle as she seems to be unable to contemplate what was just said. "But, why? What could a unborn child possibly offer to a necromancer?"
Sarnak looks to her for a moment, then back to the group. "As Kyachi asked, what was the goal here? I don't think that just because someone is evil they loose rationality. There has to be some reason he corrupted the child instead of outright killing, especially since he could have just raised the child after it died."
OOC: Keep in mind Kyachi looks radically different to how she used to, it should at least evoke some reaction that he seems to be talking to a completely new creature as if it's the same one he's always known, at least for those who IC don't know how a summoner works.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 5:30:46 PM
Bruagh shakes his head thinking back to the demonic child, the Indigo Brotherhood, and the Pirates of the Weeping Rose. Between them, the darkbloods, the orcs, the undead, the giants, the lizard people, and the demons that been harrying them for the past few... months... had it really been months? It was a wonder they hadn't died several times over. Well, some of them had actually. "I'll never forget the scream that child unleashed as it exited the womb."
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Wednesday September 12th, 2012 7:59:29 PM
As Sarnak enters the room, Shonti asks him Is this Kyachi? She looks.......... Different haha! Amazing how such beautiful monsters can change forms like a shapeshifter every so often isn't it? I've heard of this before, but never actually got the chance to see it for myself.. Shonti looks Kyachi over, very interested in her new form. Are you enjoying your new wings? Shonti asks Kyachi.
Once everyone has made it to the infirmary, Shonti listens to Tally explain about the Duergar prison, and about Tina's lost child with great displeasure obvious on his face, utterly disgusted to say the least. He begins getting noticably angrier at every passing thought of the unborn child being ripped from his mothers womb..
What kinda sick bastard was this necromancer anyways?! Shonti exclaims to the group before nodding to his brother, Shinto. Of course it ain't natural! Gargul gave this child life, and this monstrosity took it, and turned it all wicked with his devilish magic.. Poor lad, never had a fighting chance......
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/(47 Kyachi(Shield 80m): AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Thursday September 13th, 2012 3:46:04 AM
Kyachi grins upon seeing someone interested in her new form, but growls slightly at the term 'monster' "I prefer Creature instead of monster personally." ]/b]At the talk of her wings, she giggles for a moment before moving a couple feet off to shonti's side and quickly flying in a tight curve around the dwarf, landing on her opposite side, before performing a wing-assisted backflip over shonti, landing behind her, her wings not having touched any part of shonti but the wind would have been felt, as she laughs and turns to look back at her. [b]"Oh yes, I've been waiting since Sarnak first called me for him to gain enough power to manifest my wings. It's terribly dull to be stuck on the ground when for nearly my entire life i've been flying."
OOC: On the Fly checks for Kyachi, she has a +14 mod, and I just assumed she could take 10 given she's not in combat or in a strenuous situation, so with taking 10 can beat a DC of 24
I need about 4 days for the wands I want to make, and 13 days for the gear (8 if shonti helps), will we have that time to craft or none really? I do know Shonti has the feat, but being able to spread out the work probably helps.
DM Carl Thursday September 13th, 2012 10:11:52 AM
Tally waits a moment for our heroes to calm and process what he's telling them. "Abject horror is the correct response to this. We've never known why the necromancers did this or what happened to the child, but this book gives us some answers." He turns the book back towards himself and starts reading, his delicate fingers guiding his pace as he tries his best to touch it as little as possible.
"Got put on baby-sitting duty today. That blasted imp went and told his master that we'd captured the black dwarven child and now we have to keep it safe until those dark elf necros get here to take him..."
Tally stops reading and starts flipping a few pages. "A lot of this is just the duergar complaining. Supposedly the child they captured looked to be 10-15 years old, but could barely speak and spent a lot of time crying. Ah...here's what I'm looking for." The elf clears his throat before continuing, "Can't see much from here, I hear fighting & lots of it. I ain't about to sit here playing nursemaid to this brat if there are heads to smash." The elf closes the book and looks up. "That's the last entry. We likely disposed of his corpse with the rest of the duergar. The cage itself looks like it was torn open from the inside, you can check it out yourselves if you'd like. No one was supposed to touch it, but some of us got a little crazy last night, so who's to know..."
Tahni steps forth. "Tally, tell them..." The elf sighs in response and continues. "There may be some mention in here of the necromancers arriving via the remains of the lava tubes of Thekk. Scouts have already located the egress they were likely speaking of and I suppose it's possible that it could spit a group of foolish adventurers out in what may be close proximity to wherever it is these necromancers were coming from. Tahni here thinks this needs to be followed up on, I'm of the opinion that we need all the help we can muster here."
"We can't let this injustice stand," Tahni responds, showing a rare moment of anger. She turns to everyone else. "This isn't just about finding Tina's son. These necromancers may pose just a great a threat if not more to us than the remains of the duergar. I...I don't want any of you to leave so soon after we won the day." Her voice cracks as she says this. She seems to intentionally avoiding looking at Bruagh. She continues after regaining her composure. "We just can't sit on this and plan to look into it some day."
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Thursday September 13th, 2012 11:40:40 AM
Sam listens to the account of the child and wonders what will come of him.
"Maybe the imp is still here. He might be able to give us some insight."
Sam quickly stands up and climbs on to Chuckles.
"I'm...going to go for a ride to think things out. I'll catch up with you all in a bit."
Sam rides the winding halls of DrakesMeade. He heads for the area from which he and his friends entered and attacked.
Once there, Sam quietly calls out in Abyssal,"Show yourself imp...if you are still here, that is."
He continues up and down the passage until he either finds the imp, or has a good idea that he is no longer there.
----------------------------------------- Dernock listens intently as the Tally reads the duergar's log book.
(in a dwarven accent) "The bars were forced open from the inside? How could a child be able to do such a thing? Maybe he had help."
He hopes that maybe something magically teleported into the cell to help the child escape. The alternative is much more terrifying (even for a dwarf as tough as himself).
Devlin -- AC 27/16/21 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+12=32 ; d20+11=19 ; Thursday September 13th, 2012 12:03:32 PM Bahhh, as if the darkbloods weren't bad enough now the dark pointy-ears be getting involved? He looks to the casters of the group. We need light magic and it needs ta be strong. I have about one hundered gold left after my visit to the catacombs if ye need it for a spell or wand.
Devlin votes to check the cell out but wants everyone there. We are going ta need all our experience if we want ta glean anything from the cell. Once everyone is ready he will move to the cell to examine it.
Perception = 32 (Nat 20!, Dont forget Taggert's bonus when we are with him.) Know dungeoneering = 19
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+19=39 ; d20+14=23 ; d20+9=10 ; Thursday September 13th, 2012 1:11:22 PM
The masked dwarf watches with interest as Sam rides off on Chuckles, partially because he's never seen a gnome on a hyena. He asks to be shown to the cell, and begins searching around for any clues or tracks.
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Perception: (Also a Nat 20, WE SEE ALL!) 39 Survival: 23 Kn- Dungeoneering: 10
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Thursday September 13th, 2012 1:20:43 PM
Dernock follows the others to the cell.
If stopped, Sam insists that he needs to go off on his own and that he'll meet up with them shortly.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20=20 ; Thursday September 13th, 2012 7:38:09 PM
Shinto shakes his head, rhen while kyachi shows off her new form, it almost makes him smile. yer do look different, .les hope yer new stuff helps against the dark elves. He follows the others to the cell, and helps look around, very pesimistic, this is too much fer me lads, goin through lava tubes after dark elf necromancers.. I don like the sound of it.
Pecerption: 29(nat 20 as well,)
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+7=8 ; Thursday September 13th, 2012 8:11:58 PM Impressive.. And please forgive me Kyachi, I meant no harm in saying monster. I didn't realize that would hurt your feelings, and for that, I apoligize.. Shonti says to Kyachi as he turns to face her when she lands behind him.
Once Tally finishes reading from the Log, and Tahni says her piece, Shonti agrees that we should definitely search the cell, as well as the surrounding area. He goes with those of us that decided to check it out, and tells Sam, Be safe out there, don't go off gettin' in no trouble without us! =============================================================================== OOC: Perception: 8 (Without Tag's bonus, I forget what that gives me? Nevertheless... Nat 1... that's both sides of extreme for these perc. rolls covered......... Strange.
Dernock Uristson HP n/a [Dead] d20+9=23 ; d20+7=12 ; Thursday September 13th, 2012 10:56:27 PM
Dernock stands still a fair distance from the cell, giving it a look over. He looks like he's examing the cell as if by wrot rather than any competance. Hrrm, one o' the thin's I learnt while stayin' with the watch is yer disturb the scene o' the crime , well, that's what the forensic diviners sed. Somethin' bout disturbin' auras an' stuff
Perception (including the ranger bonus ): 23 Knowledge local (because it the hallmarks of a policeman): 12 ( getting rusty)
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Thursday September 13th, 2012 11:08:05 PM
Bruagh holds Tahni close and says, if we are setting off I need a few moments to prepare.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/(47 Kyachi(Shield 80m): AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 d20+9=13 ; Friday September 14th, 2012 1:13:05 AM
Kyachi nods "No harm done, just keep it in mind for the future is all I ask. And Shinto, don't worry about that. I'm much more capable in the field of death than I used to be, especially since..." She hops up and hovers a couple feet above the group. "With this new vantage point I don't need to worry about the group getting in my path. Also, I can carry us across pits and such. With a little magical aid from Sarnak I can shift from being able to lift one of us with trouble to lifting the entire group without trouble.."
-------------------------- Sarnak and Kyachi nod upon hearing the end of the log "Agreed, regardless what the necromancers have done they still need to be stopped from doing anything against us, there's nothing worse than worrying that the creature you just killed is going to come back."
Both of them follow the group back to the cell, taking their hand at trying to find something as well (Kyachi rolls 13 on percep check), while Sarnak looks about for a moment. "Hmm, I don't mean to sound fickle, but I have a couple items I really need to work on, so even if we find something a chance to take a little break would be appreciated. I really don't want to get back to the the only useful thing I can contribute is a tiny bit of healing to Kyachi.
OOC: With ant haul, enlarge person, and her belt, she has a light load of nearly 1200 lbs. If things go pear-shaped, she can evacuate about 18 dwarves at once. Also, whenever possible Sarnak is working on a lesser evolution surge wand, it'll take 3 days (24 hours) to make, and the spellcraft check (14) to succeed he passes on a 1
DM Carl Friday September 14th, 2012 8:48:40 AM
Ever the heroes, the party snaps into action.
Sam heads off in search of the imp Tally mentioned. If the demon is around, however, it's not feeling very chatty. The only thing Sam gets in reply are some odd looks and a dwarven matron guiding her children away from the gnome.
The rest of the party makes its way to the holding cell. Sarnak quickly excuses himself to get crafting, stating the need to prepare if they're going out in the world again soon. Shinto, Devlin, and Oathbreaker all fail to notice him leave as they are instantly tuned into the scene before them. The cell itself is unremarkable: a crude set of iron bars with a simple, but sturdy lock on the door. Tally's explanation of having been forced open from the inside is correct, but perhaps a little hyperbolic. The lock is certainly damaged, but the cell door swings freely and the whole thing is still structurally sound.
The area inside the cell is devoid of any kind of furniture. It is a free-standing structure & not attached to anything; the floor is made from iron bars just like the walls and ceiling of the thing.
Oathbreaker spies patterns in the dust. Whoever stayed here was likely extraordinarily uncomfortable. It looks like they slept in the same corner, but there are signs of troubled sleep. Smeared footprints show that it's occupant was constantly slipping on the uneven footing. A few days of these conditions would break just about anyone.
Shinto smells something. Is that brimstone? Yes, yes it is brimstone. This is the Scab, so that's not uncommon. Still, the smell does seem to be coming from that cage. Inspection shows no sulfur spring nearby; it must just be lingering in the air.
Devlin inspects the lock. No finesse was used opening it. It simply looks as if something hit it hard enough to break it apart. With the possible exception of an enhanced Kyachi, none of you could likely do this without tools. The breakage does indeed show the force came from inside the cage, however.
The rest of the party finds little to add. Shonti can't be sure, but he thinks what they're looking at is a cage (ooc: Sorry, couldn't resist after all those nat 20s).
Not quite as wrapped up, Dernock notices they have a guest. A large, battle-scarred dwarf stands watching with obvious interest. He looks familiar...was he helping Tahni heal casualties back at the infirmary? Maybe he was...
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Everyone, welcome Warren. He will be player Terser, our 9th(!) character in this torrid tale. Warren, feel free to post in character.
Dernock: You're not dead anymore. Update your header ;)
Sarnak: Let's hammer out an agreement in the rules forum regarding how Kyachi can carry folks now before lives depend on it.
Everyone else: Let me know if there's something else you wanted to know about this cell. With those perception rolls, you do indeed see all. Also, when you leave for this is your call, but do make a decision quickly if you would. Tahni may have something to say if you take too long, of course.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Friday September 14th, 2012 9:31:50 AM
Sam winds his way down the passages. Recent memories of their struggle run through his head as he navigates towards the prison. After a short while, he finds the group.
"Hey guys. I found nothing down the way. Anything here?"
ooc-Sam is waiting for a few items from the Catacombs. I need Shonti to make my muleback cords once I get the components. I'm just waiting for the receipt and delivery. After that he's ready to go.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Friday September 14th, 2012 11:28:14 AM
The masked dwarf looks up as Sam enters, his eyes sad. "Whoever... or whatever was in here... hated it. The Duergar had no use for the child. They were just as afraid as anyone else would be." He points at the corner where it slept. "It barely moved from that spot. When it did, it had trouble moving. It can still barely walk. This... child, this demon, whatever it may be, it must be terrified."
DM Carl: Maybe I wasn't clear. The occupant had trouble walking and sleeping because the bars were on the floor as well. There are signs he regularly slipped on or tripped over them.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Friday September 14th, 2012 6:51:11 PM
Shonti looks around, but can't see anything worth noting. Just looks like an ordinary cage, a bit larger maybe .. but nothing special.. Feeling rather that they're all wasting their time here, Shonti tells everyone, I need to get working myself if I am to get these items ready soon. Decide when we're leaving, and where we're going. I'll be in my room if I am needed. See you all in a bit then.
Shonti goes off back to his room and begins working on his necklace of fireballs.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/(47 Kyachi(Shield 80m): AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Friday September 14th, 2012 8:23:44 PM
OOC: I didn't exactly mean for Sarnak to just dip out, just saying that he needs a bit of time to craft before they go off adventuring.
Sarnak nods at Shonti's comment. "Indeed, I'm going to go off as well and get working. Me and Kyachi are a hammer when you need a feather's touch here. "
Kyachi then looks over the group for a moment. "Also, he got access to a new spell that allows him to temporarily break the link that forces me to stay near him, so if you need my particular form of help but don't need Sarnak or he's busy, just ask me. As long as it takes less than a hour I can help, and we can both relay information to each other while I'm out regardless."
They both then begin heading off to their rooms to work on the various items, Kyachi keeping a ear perked for if any of them still needed her present.
Devlin -- AC 27/16/21 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+11=30 ; d20+16=22 ; d20+1=10 ; Friday September 14th, 2012 9:51:59 PM
As everyone walks off Devlin shakes his head. Lads, I know we need the magic items made but we also have another lead that needs following. The tunnel that the necromancers fled through. We at the least need ta search ta where it lets out and figure where they headed, before the trail gets cold.
He paces the cell a bit more, carefully picking his way through the awkward bars on the floor. What are these for? Why torment him like this?
When the group is ready Devlin will follow the to the tunnel and begin to follow it down.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Friday September 14th, 2012 10:13:05 PM
Kyachi nods and Sarnak pulls out his extend rod and casts extended unfetter and mage armor on Kyachi "I can see whatever Kyachi sees for the next hour and a half, if something bad happens I'll go grab Shonti and we'll come back in a hurry. If it takes longer than that Kyachi'll run back, I'll recast the spell ,and send her back out. At the moment though let's be realistic. The trail is at least a day old, and if they were running they have a day on us. There's little chance that they're still going to be down here, and I'm no tracker. I hate to leave Kyachi like this but the fact is that it's entirely likely that we'll keep finding new information and I never get the chance to finish these items if I don't aggressively find time to work on them. I can keep Kyachi with you guys for 6 hours, and once I've put in my 8 hours I'll rejoin you. He resumes heading out.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Saturday September 15th, 2012 12:49:38 AM
Dernock turns around to see the unfamilar dwarf. Hi thar, here t'help with the investigation? Yer look familiar he reaches out to shake his hand Dernock Uristson, not sure of my title but recently departed not forgetting former watchman.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Saturday September 15th, 2012 3:06:14 AM well need te items. Now er later. I think thinkin this through. Im sure summone in Drakesmead knows where this tunnel at least ends. Maybe we should ask around. All we know from this is the child escaped itself. I dont think something took it. Lesssomethin appeard in the cell..
Fiddling with his beard, he notices the new comer. good timin. Shinto, a sworn protector and warrior of Domi. As I wer sayin, but what mage could bust the door? Me or braugh, or kyachi. Not Shonti or Sarnack. An i aint peerin nowheres but where me wakin.
Devlin -- AC 27/16/21 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 Saturday September 15th, 2012 10:48:13 AM I'm not looking ta catch them, I'm looking ta get an idea of which way they went. The longer we wait the colder the trail gets. Devlin looks to Taggert for help on the point.
Seeing the new Dwarf Devlin nods You here ta lead us to the tunnel or just poking around as well? He says a little more gruffly than he meant.
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d100=99 ; d20=1 ; Sunday September 16th, 2012 12:16:05 AM I really just came down to see what the commotion was. I was helping out in the infirmary when I saw you all trooping down here. May I ask what you're investigating? I'm willing to help where I can. I am Terser, Cleric of Domi. Well met, brother. He nods appreciatively at Shinto, then includes the others in his greeting.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Sunday September 16th, 2012 12:49:39 AM "We're investigating the escape of a... mutant, dwarven child. His skin is black and his eyes red. Apparently he or whoever broke him out is rather strong as well. Do you know anything of him Terser?"
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+14=23 ; d20+19=21 ; d20+11=31 ; Sunday September 16th, 2012 1:54:23 AM
The masked dwarf begins to pace around the cage, looking for any tracks the demon-child may have left. He also spends some time thinking of places nearby that may attract demons.
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Survival: 23, plus Devlin's aid another Perception: 21 Kn- Geography: 31
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Sunday September 16th, 2012 8:32:05 PM
The Paladin of Domi steps forwards and claps Terser's arm. "Well met brother, Bruagh Stormbringer, and we would be glad to have you along."
DM Carl Monday September 17th, 2012 8:50:48 AM
Having inspected the cage very thoroughly, our heroes make their plan of attack.
Shonti and Sarnak both decide they need to get cracking on their crafting if they're going to have the items they may require before the party heads out into Domi-knows-what. Kyachi is able to stay with the rest of the group thanks to Sarnak's newfound magic.
Devlin and Oathbreaker find what's left of a trail from the occupant of this cage. He or she likely escaped during the battle for DrakesMeade, so the trail is several days old. Good thing Oathbreaker knows what he's doing. There are no signs of anybody else assisting in breaking open the cage. The two are able to follow the footprints for several yards before they are wiped away by those left behind from several days worth of traffic and one rather large battle. If the occupant continued in the direction he or she was last headed, then the path would eventually lead to a tunnel leading deeper into The Scab.
The rest of the party discusses the wisdom of taking time to craft when the path is still hot. A newcomer is greeted, perhaps with hopes of assistance? Meanwhile, a thought weighs heavily on the mind...the idea that there's a promise that has yet to be kept. Is that it? Maybe...could just be paranoia.
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The decision to strike out now or craft first is completely up to you guys & I have no intention of helping you all decide. I'll just play out the repercussions either way. :D
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Monday September 17th, 2012 8:57:58 AM
Ooc-I am ready to go with or without my muleback cords being made. I just need to know that the items I have purchased have been delivered.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Monday September 17th, 2012 1:22:26 PM
The masked dwarf gathers his companions that aren't busy and tells them his findings. "The path is cold as it is. Whatever this was, it broke out on its own. And if what you all say is true, this... this thing is growing more powerful by the day. I am afraid we do not have time to waste. We must leave as soon as possible." He points down the path he tracked, and adds, "From what I can tell, it was heading deeper into the Scab. A creature like that... will probably leave some kind of trail."
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Monday September 17th, 2012 8:29:46 PM I would agree. It sounds as if this thing needs to be stopped, before it can do any more harm
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Monday September 17th, 2012 8:58:38 PM
Shonti greets the newcomer Hello, I'm Shonti. I like magic, and unfortunately, for now, that is all the greetings I may offer. pleased to meet ya! With that, Shonti waves to the group, and then departs... While walking towards their quarters, Shonti strikes up small talk with Sarnak. If we are needed back with the others, and time is of the essence, would Kyachi be able to carry the both of us in flight? When Shonti makes it back to his room he begins working on his Necklace of Fireballs... Hopefully uninterrupted.
======================================== OOC: DM CARL: How long would it take to craft the Necklace of Fireballs? And how much of that is left to go?Total cost of it was 3,075GP, and you said we have already had 1 day down right?
SAM: I am trying to get this necklace made before we leave, and the cords I can make while we are travelling, whenever we camp I will work on them as long as everything was delivered???
Sorry, I'm still slightly confused about all of the smaller details on how crafting works.
DM Carl: 8 hours of crafting gets you 1000gp towards the item. You can accelerate that to 4 hours per 1000 by increasing the DC of the spellcraft check by 5.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+8=10 ; d20+8=15 ; d20+8=20 ; Monday September 17th, 2012 9:18:12 PM Listen the longer we wait the further the enemy gets away. The more damage they can do and the stronger they get. I'm with Tag on this one we leave soon. What does the rest of you think.
Devlin paces the room waiting to go and hunt down the enemy.
Sam wracks his brain trying to figure out what could have caused this damage and where it might go to seek shelter. He absent mindedly pats Chuckles on the head as he thinks.
OOC; I got a call from Dave (aka Sam) earlier today. He has been sick for the past few days and ended up having to stay at the hospital due to a nasty viral infection. I will run Sam for now, Dave should be better soon.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Monday September 17th, 2012 9:41:26 PM "I agree, we need to set off... now. Let me go get my new friend. I think she will prove useful in keeping Drakesmeade safe."
With that Bruagh rushes back to his new friend Raeb in the stables and gets her ready for battle, hoping his armor he ordered for her is availible. He will then return to his friends.
OOC: Note to DM's, I plan on adding Undead Bane to my Dwarven Waraxe, I didn't want to buy just a random weapon to satisfy a promise when Bruagh takes his promise and word serious. He wants to make sure it is on the weapon he will actually use all of the time.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Monday September 17th, 2012 11:39:56 PM
Kyachi nods to the group, attempting to move forward down the tunnel and keeping a eye out. "Well, I'm on a timer at the moment, so let's move out quickly. The more we can achieve before my time limit is up the better, especially since we don't know how long it'll take for me to get back."
Sarnak looks to Shonti and nods. "Yeah, provided that I have a certain spell available she should be able to carry both of us without trouble, She can move twice as fast as we can, so we could catch up fairly quickly to the group."
OOC: Working on lesser evolution surge wand first, base price of 6k, and working at double speed for a DC 15, and my take 10 check is 23.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Tuesday September 18th, 2012 3:11:49 AM Never like a case goin' cold. If yer reckon we need t'get goin', I'llpack meh bags now Dernock affirms. Yer think we be needin' t'requisite some mounts? he then asks the others.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Tuesday September 18th, 2012 9:01:07 AM
The masked dwarf shakes his head. "Bring mounts if you have one. But too many and we will alert the child to our presence." He looks to Kyachi, and is unsure of how to address Sarnack. "You... or rather, the both of you... erm, either way, Sarnack, we should leave today. Perhaps once you've finished one of your items, we could depart."
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OOC : I'm thinking this is going to be less of a "go scout out that tunnel" thing and more of a "follow the path down into darkness for a while".
DM Carl Tuesday September 18th, 2012 12:31:58 PM
(Short post today, folks. Internet was down at work this morning and I'm just slammed today.)
Shonti and Sarnak head off to finish up what will hopefully be some hasty crafting while the rest of the party gathers their belongings to see if they can't find a trail once outside of DrakesMeade. When they arrive to get their gear, some find packages waiting for them - seems the Catacombs is delivering to DrakesMeade once again. Sam ponders where a creature like this would hide, but lacks enough information to come up with anything useful.
Properly geared, those scouting ahead meet at the entrance to the tunnel the cage's occupant likely took out of town.
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Sorry for the short post, guys. Next post by tomorrow morning from just outside DrakesMeade.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 Tuesday September 18th, 2012 9:58:07 PM Right lets make it quick we need ta move. Now are we tracking the child? I thought we had found a tunnel where the necromancers had fled through? I will go where ever the group decides.
Devlin spends the rest of the day prepping for the trip making sure he has enough rations and that everything is in order. He finds the chapel and sends up a few prayers to Wardd asking for luck and protection on the road and thanking him for getting the group this far.
Sam heads back to his room and prepares for the road. He gathers what things he needs and makes sure to have some food on hand if there is nothing available for Chuckles.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Tuesday September 18th, 2012 11:48:21 PM
Bruagh finishes getting Raeb ready for the road and saying his very long good bye to Tahni.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Wednesday September 19th, 2012 12:28:04 AM
Oathbreaker stocks up on as many arrows as they will allow him to take, as well as any specialty arrows they may have. If need be, he will pay for some. Otherwise, he spends his time plotting a path down into the Scab. He will request a map of the Scab outside Drakesmeade, if such a thing should exist, and attempt to plot out a course.
DM Carl: You can get plenty of normal arrows. Since the others aren't magical in nature, I'll allow you to buy them in DrakesMeade, but you'll need to pay full price for them. Heroes or not, fletchers gotta eat. They're available in the following quantities: Flight, 20. Smoke, 3. Blunt, 10.
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Wednesday September 19th, 2012 1:04:25 AM
Terser heads back to make sure the infirmary is well in hand, before ensuring he has everything stowed for the journey. That being done, he offers a round of drinks to any who will come, in an effort to get to know the people that he may be defending soon.
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ooc: also, couldn't find in the wiki how to create the link for my character sheet in the header, would appreciate whomever can help with that =)
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Wednesday September 19th, 2012 6:33:29 AM
Shinto stands at the ready with the group, still takin bck by this demon child business, he looks to be very uneasy about the situation. rushing into this maybe dangerous, but no body ne'er got nuffin witout risks ey? he stands, leaning on the Frozen Soul.
DM Carl Wednesday September 19th, 2012 8:51:46 AM
Tally sits arguing with Tahni in the infirmary when Bruagh arrives to say good-bye. A look of sadness and understanding crosses her face when he tells her he's leaving. She most assuredly wants him to stay, but he wouldn't be the man she cares for if he did. She says little and just tried to enjoy what she hopes isn't their last moment.
Tally has no qualms about butting in, however. "So, you're going through with this, are you? Well be safe. There are things in The Scab that make duergar look like kittens." The elf pulls out a scroll tube and unrolls a rough map. "This should get you to the lava tubes if you're wanting to travel along them. Fascinating things, have you ever used them? The magic that makes them possible is ancient; even we elves don't fully understand it yet. There's some kind of...reverse gravity that keeps you anchored in the middle of the tube and propelled along them. I can't imagine I'd enjoy that kind of trip, but you rough and tumble folks just might.
"You should know that no one has scouted what lies beyond. The lava tubes used to traverse the entire Scab, but they've become broken and disconnected with all the tectonic activity in this area. I suppose it's possible they empty out into a pit of magma, but don't let that stop you from throwing yourself into them..." With that, Tally hands over the map. As Bruagh's hand accepts it, Tally holds on a moment longer. He looks Bruagh square in the eyes before whispering, "be careful, master Stormbringer. My black-sheep cousins are not to be trifled with."
The rest of the party gathers their equipment or gets to work crafting. When all is said and done, 6 dwarves, a gnome riding a hyena, an armored bear, and a furry winged eidolon venture into the darkness.
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If you're just heading to the lava tubes, the map will allow you to do so easily. If you're looking to follow a trail left, I'll need appropriate rolls, please.
Also, if at least two of you could vet Terser's character sheet once he has a link to it up, I'd appreciate it. Warren, we typically open our sheets to each other for this purpose.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Wednesday September 19th, 2012 10:08:21 AM
Sam gathers his equipment and affixes his studded leather barding to Chuckles (will update AC later). Once he is with the group, Sam listens to the information and choices.
"The best choice is clear to me. Between Taggart, Devlin, and myself, we have strong tracking and general knowledge. I vote for the tunnel"
Ooc-If we go tunnel, don't forget "inspire competence" bonuses if you want it for CRITICAL skill rolls.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+14=20 ; d20+11=25 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2012 2:41:36 PM
The masked dwarf buys out all of the specialty arrows, promising the fletcher more business in the future. He confers with Braugh and the map, and, with others' help, plots a route through the lava tubes.
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Buy out the fletcher for 90GP. Survival to track the demon-child: 20 Kn- Geography: 25 Can I get some aid?
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20+8=14 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2012 2:46:06 PM
Terser is more than willing to help on the tracking and mapping, if you've let him buy you a drink ;-)
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Roll to aid survival check - 14
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 17/13/14 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Wednesday September 19th, 2012 4:50:17 PM
Ooc-A little confused here. Did the child go to the trail or lava tubes?
DM Carl: You have no idea.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Wednesday September 19th, 2012 9:32:58 PM
Bruagh passes on all of this information to the others and defers to the expertise of the scouts, letting them decide where best to progress, the tubes or the trail. He spends most of his time walking beside Raeb getting her used to being saddled and armored. He sneaks her some jerky from time to time and rubs her fur where she still has it.
Shonti is still working on his Necklace of Fireballs, and it seems as though no one has needed to interrupt him as of yet.. Yay :)
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20=19 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2012 10:32:14 PM
Sam does his best to help track the child. Surprisingly, he finally does good at something. Ironically, its something that he is not an expert at doing. (survival=19)
Sam collects his rations and components to make his muleback cord. He separates his specialized crossbow bolts and does his best to memorize their locations for future use.
mount AC adjusted for barding
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Wednesday September 19th, 2012 10:44:34 PM
Kyachi keeps following along with the group, having the occasional mental conversation with Sarnak but not doing much else, mostly coming along as defense and having no real tracking skills to contribute.
OOC: Whenever the 1 hour 39 minute mark is reached since they headed in, Sarnak dismisses Kyachi, and she says to the group that she'll be back in a little while.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+1=21 ; d20+11=18 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2012 10:55:55 PM
Devlin grumbles about the group being split but drops the issue. He helps attempt to find the proper part to take using all his knowledge and skill. He also tries to recall any information about the lava tubes.
Survival =21 (nat 20) Knowledge dungineering = 18
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20=9 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2012 11:31:52 PM
Shinto, knowing nothing about the tubes, nor how to track very well, simply attempts to aid the others.
Ive heard nuffin good bout dark elves, an dont think im be findin good in em. By Domi I hope we see the end of this..
Aid: 9
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d20+7=15 ; Thursday September 20th, 2012 7:16:39 AM
After setting off, Dernock falls into step, idly thinking and occasionally picking up a conversation. If the situation allows it he might ask the others about the topic of magic seeing as it is a particular sore spot for him.
OOC OK now that's definitely a knowledge local roll I think. What can Dernock recall about the Drow of the Scab? knowledge local check:15
DM Carl Thursday September 20th, 2012 8:54:14 AM
While the crafters continue their work, the rest of the party is hot on the trail of the cage's former occupant.
The trail is almost cold, but Oathbreaker, Devlin, and Sam are able to follow. Whomever was in that cage has an odd gait; had they walked like a normal dwarf, the trail would be impossible to pick up, let alone follow. Checking the map, Bruagh is able to conclude that wherever this person went, they didn't head towards the lava tubes (or if they did, by a very indirect route).
Devlin turns his tracking skills to auto-pilot and ponders what he's heard about those lava tubes. Their mundane names do little to suggest what they actually are. They used to be a mode of high-speed transportation through the Scab. He's wholly ignorant of the magic involved in their creation, but has heard stories of people floating through them at impossibly high speeds and arriving safely on the other side hundereds of miles away. He's pretty sure they don't run the length of the Scab like they used to; they've been broken up by earthquakes and what not.
Dernock isn't able to remember much about the drow in the area, other than the major stories. Supposedly thousands of them called the Scab home many years ago, but they were massacred during the Year of Ascension. According to stories, the tunnels they were massing in were collapsed by adventurers just before they attacked the surface. The relative slow breeding and lack of cooperation between Drow mean that their numbers have yet to recover. Still, they're not unknown in these parts. If they have a permanent home, Dernock's not aware of it.
After a solid 45 minutes of tracking, the trail leads into a fissure in the tunnel walls. It's a tight fit. The dwarves in the party have no chance of squeezing in there. Sam may be able to, but there's a real danger of him becoming stuck. The stone around the fissure is hot. Not blisteringly hot, but certainly hotter than the areas around it. This is not an uncommon phenomenon in The Scab; there's obviously some kind of geothermal activity going on beyond where the fissue leads.
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Kyachi has about an hour left on his jaunt.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Thursday September 20th, 2012 9:35:11 AM
Once the party reaches the fissure, Sam scopes it out.
"I want to check this out. I'll take my pack off and then tie a rope around my waist that one of you will hold. After that, I'll cast 'grease' on myself to help shimmy through the tight spots. If things get ugly, I'll tug on the rope and you guys just pull me out. If not, we head back."
Sam waits for approval or lack thereof from his brothers.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+11=26 ; d20+17=31 ; Thursday September 20th, 2012 11:27:15 AM Aye lad it would be worth a look but be careful. Devlin looks around for a good anchor point to tie the rope off to. He than looks in the fissure and feels the heat coming from it. Anyone have a spell that can protect Sam from the heat? It might get hot quick in there.
Once the rope is tied off Devlin dusts his hands off and looks around the tunnel. I know were not far from the fortress but lets still be cautious. Tag can you cover the fissure? If anything comes after Sam your best equipped ta help him. Bruagh, Dernock, Shinto your on rope detail. He tugs on it you pull for yer life. New guy help however ya can. I will scout down the tunnel a bit ta give us an advanced warning if anything comes from that direction. Kayatchi if ye hear me shout or sounds of a fight be ready ta help me out.
Once the group is ready Devlin heads further into the tunnel ahead sticking to the depressions in the walls, he keeps his eyes alert for any dangers. His dull black coated blades hang loosely in his hands.
Perception = 26 Stealth = 31
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+19=21 ; d20+11=27 ; Thursday September 20th, 2012 1:05:34 PM
The Oathbreaker slides up to the wall, pulling down his hood and pressing his ear against it. He wracks his mind for what might be causing this effect, trying to know the danger of it. "I am unsure if this is a good idea, Sam." He also peers into the fissure to see what he can see.
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Perception: 21, unless I can take 10, in which case 29 Kn- Geography to know about geothermal events in the area: 27
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Thursday September 20th, 2012 1:08:11 PM
The masked dwarf also draws his bow and an arrow, in case Sam does decide to go into the fissure. He will cover Sam as Devlin suggested.
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Thursday September 20th, 2012 1:17:22 PM
Terser mutters a quick prayer to Domi, asking him to protect the noble gnome. He then draws his axe and sets himself to guard the entrance to the fissure. (casts Endure Elements)
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Thursday September 20th, 2012 1:24:15 PM
Bruagh shakes his head at Sam. "I sure hope you know what you are doing friend." He then takes one end and prepares to pull Sam out of any sticky situation.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Thursday September 20th, 2012 2:11:45 PM
Sam strips himself of gear and weapon and attaches them to Chuckles. He ties the rope around his waist and then casts grease on himself. With a nervous smile, Sam enters the tight fissure. Chuckles anxiously laughs and tries to follow him.
"Chuckles! Stay with Bruagh!"
Sam points to Bruagh and the hyena trots over to his new, temporary (hopefully) buddy. As Bruagh braces himself, Chuckles continues his nervous laughter and begins biting at Bruagh's leg armor.
Sam heads into the unknown.
Ooc to DM- If things get obviously dangerous, feel free to have Sam start backing out. It'll save a day of posting for an obvious choice.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20=16 ; Thursday September 20th, 2012 3:41:14 PM
Shinto, having been in the scab for a while living along side his brother alone, also thinks of whats causing the heat, and if there is a known lava pool or other danger nearby.
Sam, be careful, and tug on that rope if any doubts croas ye mind, dont think ye be ok, tug an know ye get pulled out lad.
Shinto grabs the rope and bracea himself as well, ready to pull if needed.
Str check to pull Sam when needed: 19
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 d20+7=21 ; Thursday September 20th, 2012 7:21:26 PM
Kyachi nods, and jumps up into the air and hovers just below the ceiling, hopefully out of sight of anyone looking forward down the tunnel as she positions herself about 30' behind Devlin as she keeps her ears perked for any sounds of a fight or conflict down the tunnel. (Perception check = 21)
OOC: @ Carl Kyachi is female. When I say 30' behind, I mean that she's as high as possible and a distance from Devlin where it would take 30' of movement to reach the square behind him. In the future, If I say she's a number of feet behind someone, assume I mean what I just said above and not literally behind.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Thursday September 20th, 2012 9:31:44 PM
Check... Still Crafting.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Friday September 21st, 2012 6:57:53 AM An' if yer in serious danger scream an' holler too. Hopefully whatever is after ya, might get a face full of bolts...yer know just in case. Dernock says causally then pauses and gives a conspirational eye shift.
DM Carl d4=3 ; Friday September 21st, 2012 8:29:36 AM
Crafters gonna craft...
Sam greases himself up, securely ties a rope to himself, and shimmies into the fissure. The rest of the party prepare to haul him out should the need arise or stand ready in case of ambush.
Immediately the gnome notices that it's hot in here - really hot. It's bearable at first, but soon the stone is hot enough to burn any exposed skin resting against it. His head turned into the fissure to see what lies beyond, he sees it extend out a few more feet before it angles off into the unknown. The curiosity to see what's out there must be great, but the heat from inside the fissure starts to scorch the poor gnome. Quickly Sam realizes he's in real danger and that he won't be able to handle going further inside. With a call to his companions, the gnome is yanked from the fissure.
Sam needs to make a DC15 fort save or takes 3 points of non-lethal damage and is fatigued until that damage is healed. I took liberty with your character per your instructions up there (which I appreciate, btw).
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+5=17 ; Friday September 21st, 2012 9:21:40 AM
Sam tugs on the rope as he tries to delicately move back to the start of the fissure. He hears a loud, collective dwarven "Pull!" and instantly finds himself prone at the feet of his brothers. (fort=17)
Chuckles sprints to his "fallen" master and pods him by tugging at his arm. Sam rolls over, pushes him away, and gets up.
"Well...It's really hot in there! I never saw anything further than the actual fissure itself. It angled off. If I went past that point, I think you'd be pulling back a rope that was on fire and not much more. So this means that the child is able to withstand the heat, the fissure happened after he passed through (DM's...), or he teleported from this point."
Once getting himself back together, Sam climbs on to Chuckles, and is ready to head back.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Friday September 21st, 2012 10:32:20 AM
The masked dwarf frowns. "Is this where we end the search, then? We cannot leave this demon to go unchecked." He looks to Braugh and says, "The map they gave you, perhaps we can find another tunnel that leads around to the other side. I..." He falters, and then pulls the hood of his cloak up. "...I would rather not fail for this."
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Friday September 21st, 2012 10:53:53 AM
Sam hears Taggart's words and can't help but to come to the child's defense. Although his knee jerk reaction matches Taggart's opinion, he hopes that this child is misunderstood and not the embodiment of pure evil.
"No one has said that this child is a demon. Although I agree that his description indicates that he might pose a threat, let's not judge him based soley on hearsay. For all we know he could become an ally. He was imprisoned by the enemy after all."
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Friday September 21st, 2012 11:15:36 AM
Oathbreaker frowns. "You are too trusting, Snapdragon. For all we know, he could be gaining power as we speak. I do not believe a child born from necromancy could bring any good into this world." He peers down the fissure. "Even is it would become an ally... I would rather it be under supervision that wandering the Scab."
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Friday September 21st, 2012 11:34:40 AM "I am not too trusting. I judge for myself and don't jump to conclusions. That's why I call you brother and not an oathbreaker."
Ooc-Boom!
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Friday September 21st, 2012 1:04:41 PM
The Oathbreaker frowns, and turns from Sam. "Fine. Far be it from me to speak of things I do not understand. Forgive me, Master Snapdragon."
OOC :: Ouch, roasted.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Friday September 21st, 2012 5:37:10 PM "I think we can use these tunnels to find a way around. Let me just look at the map here." Hearing the commotion from Sam and Tag, the Paladin looks up from the map. "Friends, I must say that I tend to agree with Tag on this one. I've seen the... being... I've heard its unnatural scream. I've seen it survive and thrive where all but the hardiest dwarves have perished. It is not natural. Though, Sam makes a valid point. He may be redeemable. But I am almost positive he is certainly evil.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Friday September 21st, 2012 7:10:55 PM
Shinto leans up against the tunnel wall, his head tilted up at tue ceiling, feeling a bit lost.
Demon child... Stonger than Kyachi, imprisoned by Duregar. "Belongs" to the dark elves. Sam has high hopes. This child is Bred to be evil, it probably knows nuffin else. `
Shinto looks back to the rest, his hand strokes his braided beard as he speaks, obviously uneasy about this whole situation.
I be thinkin it ne'er hada choice Sam. Born of evil an Unholy magic, with power greater t'en Kyachi in sucha short time. If it wasnt evil outt the womb, me sayin it as made te be that way. He frowns and shakes his head slightly while looking at Braughn and Tag, ye thinks ita runnin to hide or flee, or ye think its goin somewhere it knows of. How long ago was it.... made.... born..
Shintos face twists in discomfortas he speaks his mind.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 Friday September 21st, 2012 7:29:22 PM
Devlin returns when hes sees that Sam has been pulled out of the fissure. He listens to the conversation before adding. I'm all for seeing the good in others Sam, I wouldent be the Dwarf I am if someone did not do the same for me. This child......he was born ta bring an evil ta this plane. He might have some hint of good in him but by Wardd's chances I'm bettin' its slim ta none.
Devlin looks at the area with a sigh. The trail has gone cold, lets head back and pick up the other two while we make plans for our next route.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Friday September 21st, 2012 11:37:39 PM
Kyachi turns back to look as Sam was pulled back out and shrugs as she glides down to the ground, landing a couple feet from the rest of the group. "I'm with Sam in this case. Just because it was made via evil intervention doesn't mean it itself is evil. Sure, treat it with caution and don't assume it's going to be a wonderful well-mannered child, but just saying it wants to indiscriminately kill or torture is in my opinion just as stupid. I'm certainly not the best example of goodness yet I still operate just fine with others who are." She looks about and then starts heading back the way they came. "Regardless, were not going to do much else here, let's head back and see what other leads there are."
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Saturday September 22nd, 2012 1:31:19 AM
Sam hears the many varied replies and wonders,"Can something that appears and comes from evil be good? Can the opposite be possible? Where do I, if anywhere, fit on that scale? My dreams and visions are of pure evil. Does this make me evil or am I going insane?"
As Sam silently questions the moralities of the child's life in regards to his own, he mindlessly rides with them in whatever direction they choose. The mission is currently not his focus. His life, on the other hand, is.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Saturday September 22nd, 2012 6:28:38 PM
Shonti remains crafting.... If they come to his room when the others get back, he invites them in to see the progress he's making on the Necklace of Fireballs. It looks like a thin gold rope chain, with gold spheres that have red, orange, and yellow flames encircling the orbs. The necklace onl;y has 5 orbs on it, and obviously isn't done yet. What news of the Child? Shonti asks after showing off his progress, then continues working after hearing what is said.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Monday September 24th, 2012 6:52:07 AM
Dernock has been more less silent all this time but gives news to Shonti along with the pipedream he just came up with.
Well, We lost sight o' him. Apparently the lad can take on temperatures no mere dwarf o' gnome can stand and he disappeared down the lava tube. Speakin' o'which I'm just wonderin' How hard it'd be t'plumb the lava tube fer Hot Water? Bit o' a luxury but it'd be o' great use fer Drakemeade.
DM Carl Monday September 24th, 2012 9:13:37 AM
(Note: I need everyone to read up on the Scab's geography in the Woldipedia before we move forward. There's some confusion going on about what the lava tubes I'm talking about are. If you don't have time to read the entire Scab page in the Woldipedia, at least read this before you post again. Thank you. Now, on with the game...)
Having decided that cooking Sam is no way to move forward with the investigation, the party explores other options. Braugh checks the map Tally provided, but finds it only contains landmarks between DrakesMeade and the lava tubes. Their current location isn't even on the map.
Scouting the surrounding area shows no tunnels that will lead to whatever this fissure does. It appears the party has indeed hit a dead-end with regards to wherever the cage's occupant was headed. The trip back to DrakesMeade is peppered with talk about the possibly inherent evil the creature possesses.
Kyachi makes it back to Sarnak before his spells wears off & the crafters are filled in on what's happened. It has been roughly three hours since the party went scouting.
There are still the lava tubes to check out, but who knows where they lead. The group can't be certain Kyachi won't be unsummoned by the time they arrive at the end of them.
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Monday September 24th, 2012 11:26:56 AM So lads, where do we go from here?
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Monday September 24th, 2012 1:02:42 PM
Oathbreaker taps his foot, a bit impatient. "We need to find where it went. Perhaps Tally could scry the de- ...the child?"
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Monday September 24th, 2012 1:19:07 PM "Well Terser, it looks like we're stuck going back and examining the lava tube route. I know we haven't dealt with them before. Do you have any experience with them?"
Sam is ready to head back down the path towards DrakesMeade.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d6=5 ; Monday September 24th, 2012 6:21:57 PM
Shinto is merely along for the ride at this point, at a loss of what to do. Trail a dead end. Lava tubes might kill us, Domi gimmie a sign...
He is silent most of the walk back, when Sam mentions the lava tubes he looks to the gnome like he wanted to say something, but couldnt quite say it.
The drow... demon child.. necromancy... Of course the lava tubes is our best lead. Wouldnt be fun otherwise right. Itd be too easy to jus brave the scab. Throw molten lava tubes that were destroyed and gnomin-rigged back together, an now yer havin a good time..
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Monday September 24th, 2012 7:47:29 PM Bruagh mounts up on his slight less that regal looking Grizzly Mount. Ferocious, sure, but with all the missing fur clumps, she was far from looking like a valiant steed. Of course, with his short hair growing back on his face and head from the lava ooze incident, well Raeb and Bruagh looked like quite the pair. He couldn't be happier with her new armor though. Heck, she even seemed to like it. Ferocious indeed.
"I think we have no choice but to make our way to the lava tubes."
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 Monday September 24th, 2012 10:06:18 PM
Devlin follows the group back to Drakesmead in quiet contemplation. Once there he heads the group straight to the crafters.
Well that lead was a bust its time ta head ta the lava tubes. This is going ta be a long trip and we will need both of you with us. Lets pack up and get ready ta move. I am going ta go see Blackaxe about putting up an alarm or watch on that fissure.
Devlin heads off to find Blackaxe and make his request.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Monday September 24th, 2012 11:59:45 PM
Shonti is found in his room, continuing work on his necklace, I'm nearly finished for the day, just a while longer, an I'll put me things away... The Lava Tubes eh? Shonti looks down at the Necklace of Fireballs he's working on. Is this thing even gonna do us any good? If we're heading into some lava, it could be next to useless.....
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Tuesday September 25th, 2012 12:12:09 AM
When they catch up to the crafters, Shinto breaks his silence, Id hope he see the good in settin up that alarm er watch, Meanwhile, Shonti, ye think ye can magic sum new hair on Braughs grizzly friend ey?
Shinto, grins a bit, he aint goin be growin much where were goin lad, lavas guna burn it off dont ye think? he gives Braugh a hearty slap on the leg, seriously though lads, lets think hard bout what spells to prepare. Leaving now or in fhe morning is bout the same wouldn ye think. The dump out point of the lava tubes aint changin no time soon, molten lava lake or not, an id rather be prepared, than hvin to break for new spells after we ride ouf into the unknown parts of the Scab...
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Tuesday September 25th, 2012 1:27:46 AM
Kyachi follows the group back, and as Devlin enter's Sarnak's room he nods. "Indeed, I should be done soon and then I'll come join you. Give me a bit more time and I'll be ready to head out."
OOC: keeps working until it hits the 4 hour mark, then quickly packs up and gets ready.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Tuesday September 25th, 2012 7:29:42 AM
Dernock hasn't got a whole more to pack, he hasn't got a whole heap to deal with at the moment. There's better trackers and the casters always seem busy. Lead the way, I'm cheerfully at a loose end at the moment. Can yer at least prepare somethin' that protects against magicks? It is kind o' sore point fer me. Though I reckon be gettin' better at it. he does mention if asked about any particular spells that's required.
DM Carl Tuesday September 25th, 2012 8:22:21 AM
With only a bit of time left on his crafting, Sarnak convinces the others to let him finish before they head out. Oathbreaker suggests divination to aid in finding the child, but the consensus seems to be heading out to the lava tubes. In the meantime, supplies are gathered and belongings packed for what could be an extended trip. When all is said and done, our heroes gather once again at the egress from DrakesMeade.
Bruagh's map makes finding the tube a simple matter. One last turn and there it is; a tunnel leading deeper into The Scab. It's roughly 20' wide and surprisingly smooth, though some sort of small, pointy stalactites can be seen hanging from the ceiling. Our heroes have seen enough magical webs in their days to know one when they see it, and a rather large one stretches from floor to ceiling about 20' outside the tube's mouth. Judging by the debris in it, it has been here for some time.
DC 30 perception to note the following: Highlight to display spoiler: {A thin line of dust can be seen coming out of the tube, seeming to hover in the middle before falling to the ground. As the party approaches, the direction the dust travels reverses, flowing deeper into the tube instead.}
No heat can be felt coming from the tube. Knowledge, geology DC 15 to note the following: Highlight to display spoiler: {This is obviously a long extinct lava tube. There can't be any guarantee it leads somewhere safe, but no lava has flowed in it for centuries.}
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20=4 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 11:18:43 AM
(Perception 16)
Terser packs his gear, readying himself to go on this expedition with a strange group of dwarves who don't seem to like beer. He can think of no other reason that none of them would partake of his offer. oh well, more for me. Terser admires the majesty of the lava tube, but finds nothing particularly noteworthy in it, other than to wonder at the origin and purpose of the magical webbing.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+19=39 ; d20+11=13 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 11:27:27 AM
Oathbreaker looks at the dust, frowning. He points it out to the others, saying, "This tube seems to still be functional. (Perception 39) Although..." The masked dwarf picks up a rock and tosses it in the tube to see what happens. (Knowledge: 13)
(A 20 and a 2... wow.)
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+5=23 ; d20+2=17 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 4:24:34 PM OOC: I didn't make my crafting check with the DC higher for a shortened craft time... So Shonti would still need another 4 hours before he is ready to leave....
When he finishes up his work for the day, Shonti packs up, and heads out with the rest of the group. Coming to the tube, when Shonti doesn't feel any heat, he examines it further ( Knowledge:17 ) and tells the group, It seems as if this particular tube might as well be extinct.. No lava's flowed through it for quite some time lads, so we won't likely get burnt up jumpin' in 'ere.. Gargul on'y knows where it leads to, but I'd bet it's not nowhere civilized!
DM Carl: Time frames are up to you fine folk. If your fellow players agree they would have given you the 4 hours you need, make your roll.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 d20=10 ; d20+8=26 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 7:42:19 PM
Bruagh dismounts and looks at the tube. Well, it may not go anywhere safe, but at least no lava has flown through it in centuries. Shonti is certainly right about that.
Perception: 10 Profession Mining: 26 (seemed appropriate for the Knowledge Geography.) Other wise it is an 19.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20+7=24 ; d20+7=23 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 8:41:50 PM
Shinto waits for his brother, making idle chatter, Well bro, what ye be thinkin? Thems some good dwarves ya? An now we headin into the lava tubes momma useta talk bout. Nevr woulda gussed... Ye need help packin up?
Shinto looks around the lava tube, while listening to the group. Not the smartest or keenest dwarf he watches the rock as it enters the tube. He looks the web up and down, then finally gets closer to the tube. Still 20' away, he looks around in a circle, and on tye nearby walls.
Wheres the switch? Is there a tol troll? holding The Frozen Soul over his shoulder, still looking around, stroking his beard.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+11=17 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 9:56:41 PM
Devlin takes in the full view of the tubes before he notices the dust that Taggert points out. He holds his hand in front of the dust allowing it collect in his palm. He gives it a sniff smelling the ages that have passed in the tubes. He lets it fall to the floor and looks up. Well whoever used this last was headed this way. Looks like our getting here reversed the direction. I'll go first if everyone is OK with that.
Devlin enters the tube with trepidation and attempts to keep himself in a tight ball as he travels along.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+8=14 ; d20+8=19 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2012 10:48:22 PM "The lava tube looks safe. I just don't know where it goes. I'm weary of taking this route. It could take us to the child, but how are we to know? What if it takes us in the wrong direction? What if it drops us in a less than habitable climate?" (geology=19)
Sam waits for the others to decide. As always, he trusts the instincts of his brothers and will follow them either way.
Perception=14
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+16=34 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2012 12:31:20 AM OOC: the DC for the Necklace of Fireballs @ double speed is 25. My bonus is only +8 so I'm gonna blow a hero point.. important roll, and a difficult DC!
If I didn't blow the point, I never would have rolled an 18...
DM Carl: That's how it works. I once burned a hero point to give a +8 to a do or die swim check, then rolled a natural 20.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Wednesday September 26th, 2012 3:24:05 AM
Sarnak, after the 4 hours of work, would quickly pack up and head off with the rest. As him and Kyachi reach the tubes they shrug. "Plenty of dwarves before us used them, and plenty will after. This is the only other lead we have, so we either go in or we sit here waiting. " He proceeds to head in after Devlin, Kyachi coming as well.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d20+2=9 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2012 6:08:38 AM Bah, I can recite t'yer when an' where yah can park yer cart on the side o' the road on battleaxe avenue where was a good place t'drink in the Evenin' back in Rippleport but i cannae tell yer nothing bout caves [ Dernock complains and leaves the job to the experts.
DM Carl Wednesday September 26th, 2012 8:16:38 AM
(OOC: So long as nobody says otherwise, I'm going to assume the crafting got completed. Shonti, please let me know again how long you spent crafting.)
Oathbreaker, ever the astute observer, notes the flow of dust from the tunnel and its direction shift as they approach. He tosses a stone into the tube and watches as it quickly corrects course once inside. The stone moves to the center & wobbles for just a moment as it stabilizes. Almost immediately it begins moving along the tube; it moves slowly at first, but picks up speed and clips along at what would be a brisk jog for your average dwarf. It is soon out of sight. The party should be pleased to know the stone stayed in the center of the tube while it was in sight. It did not ricochet off the walls when it turned.
Shinto looks around for some sort of controls, but sees nothing. The webbing is the same kind of magical webbing that caused so much trouble back at the DrakesMeade barracks. It's a good distance from the egress of the tube; if it's intended to catch those exiting it, they'd have to be going pretty fast to cross the distance without crashing into the ground first.
Terser shakes his head at the sad state before him. Self-enforced prohibition? Surely these dwarves need his influence. It's a good thing they found him...
Bruagh, with his knowledge of digging underground, assures the rest of the party the tubes themselves won't have any lava flow. Of course, that doesn't mean they don't lead to great danger. They're still discussing the wisdom of using this tube when Devlin steps into it. His feet quickly leave the ground, though he continues with his forward momentum. The feeling is hard to describe. It's not weightlessness. Gravity still asserts its force on the dwarf, but it seems to be coming from all sides instead of below his feet. It's not uncomfortable or painful, just a wholly new experience. It doesn't take long for him to disappear from sight.
***
The order you guys enter these tubes is important. Bruagh and Sam, I also need to know if you're going in with your mounts or sending them through separately.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Wednesday September 26th, 2012 8:19:31 AM
Bruagh steps in second, leading Raeb behind him.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Wednesday September 26th, 2012 10:32:58 AM
Oathbreaker will produce a bottle of wine from his bag, filling his waterskin and taking a gulp before putting it back in his pack. "I will go last to keep an eye out up here."
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Wednesday September 26th, 2012 11:01:28 AM
Terser quickly follows after Braugh and his mount, to provide magical support if necessary.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Wednesday September 26th, 2012 12:58:50 PM
Sam follows behind Terser while leading his trusty mount Chuckles just behind him.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Wednesday September 26th, 2012 2:08:10 PM OOC: Shonti spent 4 hours crafting today, crafting at double speed, making it equal out to 1 days worth of crafting time. 2 days total down on the Necklace of Fireballs... Cost of the item is 3,075. Would that equal out to 4 days time needed since it is over 3,000??
Shonti would wait until his brother Shinto jumps in, and go directly behind him. In case of anything crazy happening, Shonti knows that he, and his brother will protect each other.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Wednesday September 26th, 2012 6:49:57 PM
Shinto pulls out a gallon jug of good dwarven ale, It might be me last.. here we go Shinto takes a big five gulps, lets his brother get some, and then he nods. Love ye bro, come right after me. I may need ye
Shinto puts his ale back in the haversack and steps into the tube, Frozen Soul and shield held at the ready.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+10=30 ; d20+13=30 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2012 10:08:50 PM
Devlin keeps his slight frame in a tight ball as he traverses the tubes. He is wary of any problems and ready to react instantly. As the ride goes on he begins to test the odd gravity, seeing if he can control himself at all.
Perception = 30 (Nat 20!) Acrobatics = 30 (to test the gravity and if needed while in the tubes.)
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d20+12=29 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 1:17:39 AM
Dernock, wanting to liven things up and seeing everyone else being quite boring on this novel mode of transportation, not to mention wanting to show off, goes and takes a triple twist inverse somersault (or something equally impressive) as he jumps down the Lava tube. Not that there's many others to take notice.
Acrobatics Check 29
OOC the previous check was relating knowledge Geology.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Thursday September 27th, 2012 4:09:02 AM
Sarnak nods and dismisses Kyachi before following and jumping into the tube with the others, spending the first minute upon leaving resummoning her.
I'm not sure what you're trying to do here. Are you saying you're trying to resummon her while in the tube, or that you will once you're out?
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 d20+5=12 ; d20+1=15 ; d20+9=19 ; d20+8=25 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 8:35:29 AM
Not sure which if any of these are needed so...
DM Carl Thursday September 27th, 2012 8:57:43 AM
One by one our heroes enter the lava tube. Dernock looks down right impressive as he enters, but by then only Sarnak and Oathbreaker are there to see it. Pity that...
Inside the tube, Devlin tries his hand at a few tricks, but finds it's not as easy as one would think. His body is still being acted upon by gravity, just not the sort he's used to. Through trial and error, his body adjusts and he does manage to make a few turns mid-air, but someone unaccustomed to pushing their body like Devlin does probably wouldn't be able to manage what little he can.
Raeb and Chuckles are not impressed with this trip. Chuckles paws at the air and yelps in dismay, while Raeb's claws scramble for a solid surface. The bear roars in outrage; echoes cascade off of echoes, filling the tube with the sound of the bear's anger. Bruagh is close enough to calm the bear some, though Raeb is still obviously not enjoying this.
Just saw your handle animal check. Raeb will be in fighting shape when he lands & no further checks will be needed.
After a few minutes in the tubes, everyone is racing along at alarmingly high speeds. The walls blend into a blur and any attempt to gauge speed or distance is basically impossible. Despite the speed, there's no air resistance, no rushing wind, no unkept hair-dos. As fast as everyone is going, that must be magical as well.
After what seems like an hour of high speed travel, Devlin catches sight of something approaching...no, that's not right. He's approaching it. It's the exit, and luckily the webbing is still in place at the other end of the lava tube.
Unfortunately, Devlin won't be alone. The dwarf's incredibly keen eye sight detects the outline of a few large creatures shambling near the exit. He's moving too quickly to see what they are before he's spit out of the tube and smacks into the webbing. He feels a slight pulse as he exits that nudges him away from the center of the web.
The three creatures speak in a low, grumbling voice not unlike stone shifting on itself before making their way towards Devlin. "See? I told youz someone threw that rock." The ground shakes as they approach.
***
We are officially in combat. The enemy has initiative since they were tipped off that someone was coming through the tubes. Each round, two more combatents will arrive in the following order:
Bruagh/Raeb (count as one for purposes of arrival time) Terser Sam/Chuckles (count as one for purposes of arrival time) Shinto Shonti Sarnak/ Kyachi(? - see my note above in your post, Evan) (count as one for purposes of arrival time) Oathbreaker
Regarding the web, reflex DC 15 to avoid being grappled when you hit it. Standard rules per the spell if you fail the check. The exit sends each of you to a different spot on the web, so no danger of crashing into each other. If you make your check, you can act the first round you arrive. Keep in mind that none of you will have any warning of what you're about to run into. A DC 25 perception check will let you know something's amiss before you exit the tube, otherwise you'll likely need some time to get your bearings. I'm not puting down a hard rule here: use your best judgement to RP appropriately.
Yes, I realize I haven't stated what you're fighting. You just exited a tube after an hour or so of travelling along at very high speeds. You'll need to get your bearings and look. Feel free to make appropriate knowledge checks to figure out what they are. First map will be posted tomorrow. For now, Devlin can close melee if he deisres, but has room to get away if he's not feeling that brave/foolhardy. Your enemies are close enough to move, then engage in melee if they so desire.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+10=16 ; d20+11=31 ; d20+8=20 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 10:23:43 AM
Devlin sees the shadowy forms as he careens towards the web. Tucking his body in tight he uses one of the few moves he can perform to roll through a gap in the web and land on his feet. He gives a glance at the figures sizing them up before slipping a pair of goggles on from his pack and peering back down the tube. Listen I don't know what you lads are doin' here but ye might want ta clear out. We Duergar just got routed from Drakesmeade and there be a whole mess of pissed off Dwarves on me tail. Devlin relies on his dark complexion and the abruptness of the encounter to lend to his bluff.
Reflex = 16 (Whew!) Knowledge (dungeoneering)to ID enemy = 31 (Nat 20) Put on smoked goggles (GG gift, gives +2 to bluff checks.)(Move action to retrieve and move action to put on.) Bluff = 20 (vs there sense motive checks)
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20=5 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 2:17:52 PM OOC: accidentally rolled the d20 last night when checking in here..... disregard that please.
Shonti takes a long drink from Shinto's gallon of ale, before giving the jug back to his brother before he enters the lava tube.. He then jumps in after Shinto has gone ahead of him. Feeling rather uncomfortable at first, he tries to shift his weight around a little until he realizes this will be a "different" feeling of transportation. Still in the tube, Shonti waits it out until he reaches the end.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+19=34 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 2:57:08 PM
Oathbreaker coasts along rather uncomfortably, pulling out his wineskin as he goes along. As he approaches the end of the tube, he suddenly jerks to attention, hearing the commotion (Perception 34).
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20+6=19 ; d20+10=13 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 3:41:25 PM
Terser doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary (Perception 13), but when he pops out of the tube, he reacts with great dexterity to the web, and slides right out and onto his feet (reflex 19). He shakes himself, and looks around, trying to regain his bearings.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Thursday September 27th, 2012 4:43:06 PM
Dernock just keeps falling...
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20=17 ; d20=3 ; d100=10 ; d100=29 ; Thursday September 27th, 2012 7:44:49 PM
Shinto barrels through the tube, getting more nervous the faster he goes If Domi wanted us ter float at dragons speed through tubes of lava, hed given dwarves wings an rock flesh. Tis nutso. When will it end
A few minutes behind the rest, Shinto finally gets shot into the web. He hits and bounces off with less grace than a mammoth crossing an ice patch. Crashing to the ground, losing his grip on axe and shieldthey clatter and clash the ground next to him. Seeing stars he sets on his butt and frantically looks around for axe and shield. But can't see much other than red and orange dots streaming through his eyesight.
[i ooc Reflex-17+5=22, perception- 3+7=10, chance of dropping axe n shield 50%(high)- both dropped [/i]
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Thursday September 27th, 2012 8:03:35 PM
OOC: Since it was unclear, I'l repost what i meant and this turn in the same post.
Sarnak Jumps into the tube and looks at the walls slipping away rapidly for a moment, as he attempts to look ahead and see if a exit of any form seemed to be approaching. After several minutes of not seeing anything, He decides he'd be much better off with Kyachi present when he landed, and begins the summoning ritual while in the tube, as she appears a minute later, grabbing onto Sarnak as she careens wildly along the route, looking at the speedy walls around her. "I thought you were going to be summoning me when you got there?" He shrugged. "It's been a half hour since I entered. I got bored." "So you summon me in this death trap...Hmm, actually when do you not summon me into a death trap?" "Most of the time actually, Aside from when I'm sleeping your with me most of my waking hours on any given day.
They proceed to banter the rest of the trip.
OOC: I'm not going to make the rolls till they actually enter, given there's 3 rounds till they arrive.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Thursday September 27th, 2012 10:35:33 PM
Sam and Chuckles float after their companions. Sam braces for a rough landing.
"I hope we're not flying into a trap."
Ooc-As I won't be landing this round (and can't get to my reflex score because I'm at the bar), I'll make my reflex save tomorrow before landing.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+8=11 ; d20+6=25 ; Friday September 28th, 2012 12:09:43 AM
When they land: Sam's reflex=11 Chuckles' reflex=25
DM Carl - Rock Troll combat Rnd 2 Friday September 28th, 2012 9:13:48 AM
Devlin shoots out of the tube, connects with the web just enough to slow him down, and lands ready to deal with this new situation. (ooc: missing the web completely would leave you splattered against the side of this cavern. I figured that wasn't your intention...)
The hard skin and crystalline growths reveal the hulking creatures to be rock trolls, He also knows they aren't affected by fire like their cousins, but sonic damage is known to be particularly effective against them. Also, those arms of theirs are pretty long, you'll need to get well within their range before you can even dream of connecting in melee (ooc: 10' reach. Good roll!).
Of course, he can tell just by looking at them that they could grind him to paste quickly if they got the chance.
Thinking quickly, the dwarf uses his darkblood heritage to his advantage. "More food coming? You two go get ready to catch more. I eat this one now." One of the trolls advances on Devlin, while two more go to await their meal. It's not the outcome he was hoping for, but at least he's not dodging those claws of theirs just yet.
Back in the tubes, Kyachi reappears to answer Sarnak's summon. She doesn't have any forward momentum when she appears, so it takes a bit for her to get moving up to speed. When all is said and done, the two of them can still converse thanks to the still air in the tubes, but they're several yards apart (they will still exit at approximately the same time).
Terser and Bruagh, along with Raeb come barrelling out of the tube. Terser clearly wasn't expecting trolls when he landed, so it's a good thing he manages to not get stuck in the webbing. "He's right! More food!" says one of the creatures.
The rest of the party floats along peacefully, unaware of what lies ahead.
Bruagh still needs to roll perception and reflex for himself and Raeb, but can act appropriately this round.
Shinto, am I missing the rule that says you drop your gear? If you want to disarm yourself for RP reasons, be my guest. Your reflex save, to me, says you saw the web coming, readied yourself, got slowed by it, then exited it w/o getting stuck.
Sam/Chuckles and Shinto may take appropriate actions next round.
Remaining order of arrival (2 per round):
Shonti Dernock Sarnak/ Kyachi Oathbreaker
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Friday September 28th, 2012 10:18:04 AM
As he flies through the tube, the Oathbreaker glows with divine energy, his bow glowing with the same energy as he prepares for what lies ahead.
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Perception 34 from last round to know something's going on Casts Gravity Bow on himself, lasts 5 minutes
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Friday September 28th, 2012 10:20:28 AM
Ooc: ya rp the fact that even though he didnt get stuck in webbing, he still got a bit disoriented after the the highspeed falling. Seeing stars will subside when I act and hell pick his gear up. Just for fun ;) full post in a couple hours
Terser: HP 48/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20=10 ; Friday September 28th, 2012 12:20:21 PM
Terser's head is still spinning from the chaotic journey, and he can't quite make out his surroundings yet. However, when he hears a gravelly voice refer to what can only be him as food, he assumes a fighting stance and activates the elaborate tattoo on his palm, which infuses fire into the longaxe that has appeared in his hand. He assumes a defensive posture, keeping his weapon between himself and his potential attackers until he can see well enough to bring the fight to them.
(knowledge = 10 to determine any info about the creatures)
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 40/40 d20+8=27 ; Friday September 28th, 2012 12:54:15 PM
Seeing his friends being flung randomly into the webbing Devlin attempts to stall more. He backs a step away from the troll in front of him and readies himself to dodge the creatures attacks. Looking past the monster before him he shouts at the other two attempting to use a voice similar to the trolls.I take these ones you wait for rest.
The rogue hopes his ruse will buy a little more time for the others to join the fray.
Actions: 5' step back (to N,15) Enter Total Defense +4 AC AC vs giant subtype = 29 Bluff trolls to confuse the two waiting for the rest of the party. Bluff = 27 (vs sense motive)
OOC: Dont forget that trolls are giant subtype so we all get +4 to AC against them.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 d20+5=21 ; d20=5 ; d20+7=12 ; d20+5=15 ; d20+4=16 ; Friday September 28th, 2012 7:06:03 PM
Bruagh hits the web and instinctively rolls off of it. Raeb's larger frame however gets stuck and begins flailing about trying to get free.
Seeing trolls waiting for him is honestly a bit of a surprise for Bruagh. Not wanting his friends in the tubes to be so surprised, he yells out. "Contact front, enemy ambush waiting at the tube exit!!!" Feet on the ground and Raeb in the web, Bruagh tries to back up (if it won't put him in the web) and quickly asks for Domi's Divine Favor.
For last round Bruagh Reflex: 21 Perception: 5
Raeb Reflex: 12 Strength: 15
This Round Bruagh takes a 5ft step back if it won't put him in the web and casts Divine Favor. If it will, he will just cast defensively with a Concentration check of 16.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d4=1 ; d20+7=26 ; Friday September 28th, 2012 9:26:27 PM Sarnack, Kyachi, sounds like we've got trouble. I just heard Braugh shout somethin' " Dernock calls out and changes his stance to prepare for battle.
Perception check for hearing Bruagh = 26 going to assume dernock hears something, whether not he could hear what braugh said is upto the Dm. D4 frm clumsy fingers.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Friday September 28th, 2012 10:29:35 PM
Sam braces for the landing into what he guesses is a fight. He hopes the others following don't crush him on landing.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Friday September 28th, 2012 11:53:13 PM
Sarnak and Kyachi just continue their conversation as they fly through, not hearing the battle just yet.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+4=10 ; d20+7=16 ; d20+4=13 ; d20=17 ; Sunday September 30th, 2012 11:41:27 AM
Shonti is caught off guard coming out of the tube, and flies right into the web where he is stuck. Being a little more clumsy than his brothers before him, Shonti has a bit of trouble with the web, making him next to useless until he can fight his way out of it..
damn these webs! I'll burn the friggin thing!
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Sunday September 30th, 2012 11:47:04 AM OOC : Rolls for last post :: Reflex coming out of tube..1d20+4=10 Perception..1d20+7=16 Reflex to get out of web..1d20+4=13 CMB to get out of web..1d20=17
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 Sunday September 30th, 2012 12:49:49 PM
Coming out the web and crashing to the ground,Shinto gets his bearings and picks up his gear. Holding his shield in front of him with his axe right behind it. He watches the troll, ready to dodge or catch a blow to his shield.
Shinto calls a quick favor from Domi as well a gentle white light flows from the dwarf, engulfing allys within twenty feet. protective aura, +1 ac for 1 rnd
DM Carl - Rock Troll combat Rnd 2 d20+11=26 ; d20+12=19 ; d20+12=31 ; d6+7=12 ; d20+11=31 ; d20+11=22 ; d20+12=13 ; d20+12=32 ; d20+12=25 ; d8+7=9 ; d6+7=13 ; d20+11=28 ; d20+12=24 ; d20+12=20 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 9:39:47 AM
One by one the party exits the lava tubes. The trolls seem down right giddy (for trolls) at all the free food being thrown their way. "I told you this would be good idea. Food come to us now!" The troll squaring off against Devlin lunges with tooth and claw. The nimble dwarf avoids the worst of it, but the beast catches him across the belly with his claws.
Devlin takes 12 HP slashing damage.
The other two advance on Terser and Bruagh. "Hmph...no like it when food covered in metal. Harder to get to squishy bits inside," says one before unleashing itself on Terser. These things may talk slow, but they seem to have no trouble moving quickly.
Terser takes 9 piercing damage from the troll's bite and 13 slashing from it's claws. You are very lucky, btw. This thing had 2 nat 20s against you and neither were confirmed.
Bruagh also faces a full attack from one of the trolls, but between his impressive armor and training against giants, he remains unscathed.
Oathbreaker is still a ways off, but feels something is up. He prepares to do some heavy damage when he arrives.
You're too far off to hear anything, but I consider a 34 perception supernatural enough to rule your instincts tipped you off...
Shinto arrives with a clatter and quickly moves to regain his axe and shield when he sees he has company. He feels Domi's warmth surround him as he calls for aid.
Terser, still reeling from the arrival and attack, conjours up fire to surround his longaxe & attempts to keep the trolls at bay. He tried to call upon what he knows about monsters in the area, but can't figure out exactly what these are. Some kind of troll, obviously, but that's about it.
Devlin knows help is on the way and tries to keep the trolls unfocused until his party's full strength is present. He calls out in his best rock troll voice for the others to wait on new arrivals. "No! You eat that little dark one, we eat these, and we all eat the rest. We save the bear for dessert." Guess he fooled them, but they don't seem too intent on following directions.
Bruagh avoids getting stuck in the webbing and calls to his companions still on their way. He steps out of the range of the trolls and asks for Domi's favor for the coming battle. Raeb, meanwhile, is stuck in the web and none too pleased about it.
Dernock sees the exit and hears Bruagh's warning. He sets prepares himself for combat as the trolls come into view.
Sam and Chuckles arrive without fanfare, being vaguely aware that there's fighting going on.
Sarnak and Kyachi enjoy a nice conversation.
Shonti is still flying along, but has a bad feeling about what's going to happen next.
You exit the tubes next round. Those rolls will count then.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 d20+14=33 ; d10+6=12 ; 2d6=9 ; d20+5=13 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 11:04:39 AM Bruagh charges headlong into Rock Troll 3, his axe aiming for belly or hamstring, whichever is open. Raeb continues to voice her displeasure with the web but hasn't quite figured out how to free herself.
Attack: 33 Damage: 12 Slashing + 9 Holy
Raeb Strength Check: 13
Terser: HP 26/48 (rage 36/58) - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20+10=19 ; d12+12=22 ; d6=4 ; d4=3 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 12:09:15 PM
Seeing that the troll seemed to have no trouble striking him, Terser knew he need not waste energy on defending himself, and flies into a rage, lashing out with a ferocious strike at the troll with his axe. (effective AC 24 vs giant type) He then circles carefully around the monster, trying to provide a more advantageous avenue of attack for his comrades. (M6, M5, N4, O4, P4, P5 - 30 ft move, staying out of AOO range, but also ending in range so the troll doesn't have move to hit)
Attack: 19 vs rock troll 2 Damage: 22 Slashing + 4 lightning + 3 fire
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+8=16 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 2:15:49 PM
(last round description of web encounter)
After shooting out of the tube, Sam and Chuckles find themselves flying headlong into a web. Chuckles easily ducks the strands and lands safely (reflex=25).
Sam on the other hand...(reflex=11) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (current round)
Sam sees the massive trolls attacking the party and panics.
"I've got to get out of this stuff before they rip me out and eat me!"
Luckily, Sam's size and nimble moves get him out of the mess. (escape artist=16)
"Chuckles! This way!"
Sam leads his hyena behind Terser and begins inspiring the troops.
"Show these trolls what we're made of! Strike them down!" (INSPIRE COURAGE +1 to hit/damage and vs fear/charm to group)
Move= L6 for Chuckles/L7 for Sam
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 Monday October 1st, 2012 2:43:04 PM
Recalling what he heard about the lava tubes and prepares himself to fly into a web. Eberyon, grant me strength.
Terser: HP 26/48 (rage 36/58) - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Monday October 1st, 2012 5:18:39 PM
(ooc @ Sam - I circled around to P5 to flank, so if you're trying to get behind me, it would be O/P 4 or over there somewhere)
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Monday October 1st, 2012 5:22:51 PM
Ooc-I'm fine where I'm at. Thanks though.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d20+5=11 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 8:51:50 PM INCOMIN'! Dernock shouts as he lands in the web, finding himself up tangled next to Raeb. Bah, not this again he curses looking slightly dejected.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Monday October 1st, 2012 8:53:32 PM
OOC oops I forgot the roll was for the reflex save (11)
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 Monday October 1st, 2012 9:34:20 PM
Still talking as they travel along the tunnel
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 28/40 d20+11=23 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 9:42:21 PM
Devlin takes the blow and winces in pain. Wont last long alone against this beastie Not wishing to meet Gargul again so soon the rogue back away from troll and moves to a spot behind the web. He draws his swords as he goes.
Move to J,6 Acrobatics = 23 to get away from the reach. AC vs AOO while moving is 29 (mobility)
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20=17 ; d20=4 ; Monday October 1st, 2012 10:42:02 PM
Shinto raises his eyebrows as an idea pops into his head. bring em down lads!! He yells dropping his axe and shield, then pulling his keen flail from his belt, he swing, double fisting the weapon, at rock troll 2s calf area. Hoping to wrap around and pull its leg out from under it.
================== Actions Free: Drop axe and Shield Move: Pull out +1 Keen heavy flail Atk: Combat Maneuver (trip): 27 to trip, vs cmd.
ooc: Ac without shield is 23 vs giants, I have mobility feat, +4 ac to AoOs. Making it 27 vs the trolls. Cant believe i dropped the improved trip feat, really kickin myself for that one.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Monday October 1st, 2012 10:47:29 PM
Shonti flies out of the tube at an alarming speed, and is completely caught off gaurd. He must've been getting comfortable inside the tube finally, because he wasn't quite ready to be ejected from it so quickly.. He feels a little "push" from some unknown source as he exits the tube, and comes out the side of the tube, almost missing the web all together. Luckily though, the last strands of the web catch Shonti.. But on the other hand, he is now stuck in the web. Damn these blasted webs!!
Shonti gains his focus back, and begins to rip and tear his way out of the web. He makes it out just in time to turn around and see three rather large, rather hungry looking trolls, and can hear them talking as if his brothers are their next meal... This ain't lookin' too pretty... Think Shonti, Use ye brain!
=========================================================================== OOC: CMB roll to get out of the web was a 17.. Please disregard the reflex save to get out, I wasn't home, or near a computer when i posted, and couldn't remember exactly what I had to make rolls for lol.. Should of just went with an Escape Artist check i guess, but i forgot i could.. Oh well, I made it with NO BONUSES!! lol GO SHONTI!
DM Carl - Rock Troll combat Rnd 4 d20+11=27 ; d20+12=25 ; d20+12=14 ; d20+12=15 ; d20+12=26 ; d20+11=22 ; d8+7=9 ; d20+11=20 ; d20+12=19 ; d20+12=14 ; d20+12=31 ; d6+7=12 ; d20+11=16 ; d20+11=30 ; d6+7=8 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 8:52:48 AM "Hey guys, how many dwarves you think we can eat?" asks troll #1 while continuing his attacks on Devlin. Luckily, the dwarf remains unscathed.
"I can eat these little guys all day. Good finger food, especially that little one over there," says #2 while pointing at Sam. He stops talking just long enough to take a bite out of Terser. "This one kinda gamey. Drinks too much..."
Terser takes 9 points of piercing damage. Jerry should give warning that our die roller doesn't seem to like newbies...
"Both of you need to shut up and worry about food after these smelly dwarves all dead!" roars the last while lashing out at Shinto. The troll's attacks against Shinto seem especially poorly executed. They don't come anywhere near the dwarf.
Bruagh decides it's time to start dishing out some damage as well and charges! The troll sees him coming and uses his massive arms to intercept and take a piece from him. Bruagh is made of sterner stuff, though. His attack sinks easily into the troll's belly, slicing into the thick hide.
Bruagh takes 12 points of slashing damage from Troll 3's AoO (10' reach - hit AC31).
Terser is obviously tired of being eaten on and flies into a rage! Moving faster than a dwarf should, he circles around the troll and lashes out with his long axe, its range making sure he doesn't have to get too close. The hit connects, though just barely. Between the physical damage and elemental effects, it's a sight to see and makes for one very angry troll.
Neither Sam nor Chuckles are well suited for standing face to face with a troll & get out of harm's way. The gnome takes his rightful place as #1 fan of our heroes and does what he can to inspire them.
Oathbreaker knows he'll have to move quickly to avoid the web he's sure is coming. Good thing that's his specialty...
Dernock is sick of being trapped in a web, but such is life.
Sarnak and Kyachi continue along, but that does appear to be the end of the tunnel coming up quickly.
Devlin gets the heck out of dodge. He draws his weapon and gets back, but isn't quite quick enough & the troll manages to get a claw through his defenses. Thinking quickly, Devlin flips back and catches the troll on the chin. Not enough to hurt it, but it does distract the troll long enough for Devlin to move to safety.
CMD of these things is 24 - just missed it. AoO missed you.
The muscle of the Brothers Zarbadium forgoes axe and shield in favor of his reach weapon. Sending the business end around troll #2's leg, the dwarf pulls back. The troll uses the opening to take a bite from Shinto's exposed shoulder. He manages to hold on to the flail, but the troll is still standing.
Shinto takes 8 damage from the troll's bite. The troll hit AC30 with his AoO. The damage lowers the trip attempt to a 19, which fails.
The smarts of the Brothers Zarbadium arrives, gets temporarily caught in the webbing, and lands on his feet just in time to see the mess they're in.
At the end of the next round, everyone should be here. How much action you take this round depends on reflex/perception rolls.
You've been in combat long enough to figure this out: AC is 19/10/18. CMD is 24.
Keep in mind the trolls have initiative here. Many, many thanks to those of you posting your effective ACs against them.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+9=19 ; d20+10=24 ; d20+10=26 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; 2d6+5=8 ; 2d6+5=10 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 10:26:07 AM
The Oathbreaker flies from the tube, landing gracefully in the webbing and immediately lashing out with two arrows on the nearest troll.
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Rapid Fire for two attacks on Rock Troll 3 Hit AC 24 and 26 Damage: 8+2 shock, 10+3 shock
Modified AC: 24 Modified Touch: 19
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 28/40 d20+9=23 ; d6+3=9 ; 2d6=8 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 11:05:12 AM
Devlin watches the battlefield for a few moments before acting. He dives into the fray going around the flank nearest troll. He end up in front of Terser. Using the long axe and Shinto as a distraction Devlin is able to sink his blade deep into the trolls side. As the sword slides between ribs the rogue twists it scraping bone and tearing flesh.
Action: move to P,6 AC vs AOO =29 (mobility) Strike troll 2 To hit = 23 (flanking) Dam =18 (10 + 8 sneak) added in +1 from sam. Troll 2 is now sickened for 2 rounds (thug archetype) Troll 2 is now bleeding for 2 dmg/rnd (should be stopped by his regen next round so will take 2 dmg, bleeding strike) AC = 25 vs trolls
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 57/69 d20+12=14 ; d20+5=18 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 11:28:42 AM
Bruagh swings his axe a second time and meets much less success than the first.
Raeb final struggles enough to break free of the web and moves as close as she can to Bruagh. (Please note she is large sized.)
Attack: 14 (Miss) Raeb Str check: 18 (Success)
Bruagh AC vs. Troll is 30.
Terser: HP 17/48 (rage 27/58) - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20+13=15 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 11:40:42 AM
Terser shifts to the side to achieve a better angle on the troll, but is distracted by the sudden presence of Devlin in front of him. He lashes out with his axe, but it is deflected by one of the stone chips that protect the monstrosity before him.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d100=56 ; d20+7=25 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 1:02:41 PM
Shonti gains his bearings just in time to see that he is WAY closer than comfort to these big ugly trolls. And what's worse? Shinto is going hand to hand with one of the giants! Knowing that he would be a lot more help to the group alive, Shonti reaches over and lays a hand on his brother's shoulder. Don't die! He shouts as a wave of force leaves his hand, and wraps itself around Shinto. Shonti then takes a 5' step back, before he makes his way down around to the edge of the web. He looks around once he reaches the other side of the web, trying to note anything that looks out of place, as well as any exits, doors, other lava tubes, or any more potential enemies.
================================================================================== [i]OOC: Actions: Cast Mage Armor granting Shinto another +4 to AC 5' Step to L,11 Move to J,13.
SF=5%, 1d100=56. Good. Perception: 1d20+7=25
Effective AC: 19 Effective Touch: 18
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+6=11 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 1:56:52 PM
Hearing the suggestion of becoming finger food, Sam and Chuckles quickly move away from the action. (Sam to L4 and Chuckles to L5)
"Nice shot Devlin! We've got them on their heels!" (INSPIRE COURAGE continued)
Sam steadies his crossbow and aims at Troll 2. Terser and Devlin enter his sights on and off as they whirl in vicious melee. He lets out a breath as his finger slowly pulls the trigger. Just as he commits, Chuckles lets out a nervous laugh and tugs at Sam's pant leg with his teeth. The bolt hits the ground about 10 feet away from Sam. (11 to hit after all +/- adjustments)
"Chuckles relax! You fouled up my shot!"
Chuckles lowers his head and hides his face with his front paws.
ooc-Accidently hit submit button instead of roll button on previous entry. Please delete.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 d20+9=23 ; d20+7=11 ; d20+7=10 ; d20+14=24 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 2:23:19 PM
As the duo approach the entrance they spot the webs. Kyachi manages to open her wings and swiftly fly out of reach of them. She looks about for a moment to analyze what to do, and decides to get into a good position before attacking, not wanting to charge in headlong just yet
Sarnak finds himself in the grips of a web once more, and just lets out a loud sigh as he attempts to climb out of it and fails.
OOC: Kyachi Move: Kyachi flies up 15' and over to P10 Std: Total defense to go to 27 AC
Sarnak: Std: Attempt to escape, DC 15 vs 11, then DC 15 vs 10, both fail. Move: nothing.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d20+9=29 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 3:57:15 PM
Dernock's frustration must have somehow manifest itself asa tflon coating as he slips gently out of the web. Now free, he runs to M12.
CMD 29
OOC Shonti, unless Shinto's Armour class bonus (including enhancements) is less than 4 you're wasting a spell. Same type bonuses don't stack. Also I keep forgetting to use Combat maneuver bonuses...
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20=15 ; d20=7 ; d20=1 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 7:04:39 PM Ugghh! Ye puke bellied Dragon turd! Get yer slimy teeth offa me! Shinto yells at the giant as he takes his lucky bite. As Shonti makes his way over, and further away from the troll, he attempts to give a bit of direction, Knock em out, er weaken em bro! Me armors fine, an me shield has yet te be cast!
He looks up into the trolls eyes, gives a death stare and screams at the giant, Ye won't be gettin anutter one, ye big ugly! and with that Domi's warrior swings again with his heavy flail, One more try, its got ter work
He attempts to trip the troll once more. After the mini ball-n-chains wrap around the trolls leg Shinto takes a 5' step backwards, hopefully to a moment of safety to plot his next move. Shoulda casted me shield first. Ye learn as ye get smacked me guess. =========================================================== Actions: Atk: Combat Maneuver (Trip) 25 vs CMD 24; AC 27 vs AoO's (Mobility) Move: 5' step to M,9 (acrobatics check 9) AC 27 vs AoO's (Mobility) =================================================================== OOC: Mage Armor provides armor bonus and doesn't stack with normal armor? Those stack rules are horrible.... Shield Spell provides a Shield bonus; which will stack with my armor right?
Yup. I was just about to post that. Mage armor won't help ya.
Dernock Uristson HP 38/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 7:48:20 PM
OOC It would be but shield is a personal spell. The caster can only use it on themselves.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+4=23 ; d6+3=9 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 8:03:39 PM OOC: Bad planning on my part, I didn't realize that Mage Armor doesn't stack..... Not good... If I can change my post accordingly, take what's written below instead of my previous post..
DM Carl: Would it be possible to do some minor character surgery soon? I'd like to swap out Mage Armor for a different spell, since everyone's (besides my own) armor bonus is above a +4. I got it thinking that would be a helping hand to our melee combatants, not for my own protection... =================================================================================== Shonti gains his bearings just in time to see that he is WAY closer than comfort to these big ugly trolls. And what's worse? Shinto is going hand to hand with one of the giants! Weaken this Troll! Shonti shouts as he outsrteches his arm, and lets a light blue, almost electric looking ray jolt out of his fingertips. The ray strikes the Troll immediately in front of himself and Braugh. Shonti then takes a 5' step back, before he makes his way down around to the edge of the web. He looks around a bit once he reaches the other side of the web, trying to note anything that looks out of place. He also tries to get a good idea of where we might be, as well as any exits, halls or doors, other lava tubes, or any more potential enemies.
=================================================================================== OOC: Actions: Cast Ray of Enfeeblement at Rock Troll 3. 5' Step to L,11. Move to J,13. Perception: 1d20+7=25
SF=5%, 1d100=56. Good. Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20+4=23 to hit Touch AC 10. Ray of Enfeeblement: 1d6+3=9 Strength Damage. Fort. Save halves damage, DC=14. Effective for 5 rounds.
Effective AC: 19 Effective Touch: 18
DM Carl - Rock Troll combat Rnd 4 d20+13=18 ; d20+11=15 ; d20+12=19 ; d20+12=24 ; d20+13=16 ; d20+12=29 ; d6+7=8 ; d20+12=27 ; d6+7=10 ; d20+12=27 ; d6+7=13 ; d20+12=24 ; d20+12=27 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 9:56:40 AM "Stupid food keeps moving around. Me go eat something else first." Rock troll #1 saunters forward and attempts to grab up Bruagh, but the dwarf easily avoids the troll.
Failed grapple - Bruagh can make an AoO.
"This food mine! Get your own!" shouts #3 at the incursion. Obviously hot under the collar, the troll's attacks go wild and bounce harmlessly off Bruagh's armor.
Beset on all sides by angry dwarves, #2 decides to even the odds a bit and kicks at Terser's ankles. A quick jump to the left and the trip attempt misses...
Shinto & Terser may make appropriate AoO.
Oathbreaker arrives with a flourish and reminds the rest of the group why they keep him around; two arrows plunk solidly into troll #3.
Bruagh busy dodging attacks from two trolls, doesn't manage to connect. He's very relieved to see Raeb is free and able to move up, however!
Just had her take a 5' step to avoid an AoO...figured that's what you'd want.
Devlin, ever the opportunist, slips forward using the many distractions provided by Shinto and Terser. Still, the troll is quick and manages, albeit barely, to take a piece of the dwarf just before Devlin sinks his blade into the troll's solar plexus. The thing lets forth an awful, waleling groan as the blow connects.
Devlin takes 8 points of slashing damage - troll hit AC29 exactly with the AoO.
Terser strikes again, but his axe is deflected by a large crystal cluster on the troll's chest.
Sam and Chuckles continue getting out of the way. Continuing to inspire his companions, his attack goes wide thanks to an exuberant hyena. It's a good thing he's so darn cute...
Sarnak shoots out of the lava tubes and ends up deep in the webbing once again. Kyachi's wings manage to slow her enough to avoid the webbing completely. She takes a moment to get a good vantage point while still in the air. Flying over rock troll #3, she feels the thing's claws tear at her underbelly.
Map's not 3d, but I am noting she's aloft. Note these things are about 15' tall, so she's not out of harm's way. AoO hit AC27 for 13 slashing damage.
Dernock exhales sharply in annoyance at these webs and, to his suprise, slips right out. He runs forward to join the fray and runs smack dab in the waiting claw of rock troll #1. For a moment, he swears he can see Gargul face-palming and shaking his head.
Troll's AoO hit for 10 slashing damage.
Shonti decides to take away one of the beast's main advantages and saps the thing's strength. The ray hits the troll dead on, though the hardy thing shrugs off the worst. Still, some vigor seems to have been taken.
You can't take a 5' step, a standard action, and a move action in the same round. However, since all trolls already made the AoO they get this round, you get lucky and don't get attacked on the way to J13. Fort save was 24 vs DC 14 - 4 str damage for 5 rounds.
Shinto is happy to see his brother weakening the trolls, but likely wishes the one he was squaring off against was the one weakened. He once again sends his flail around the troll's leg. The troll, sickened and busy attacking Devlin, fails to react in time and falls to the ground with a tremendous crash; the vibration of the crystals growing on him providing harmony to his cries of outrage. The dwarf then decides to be somewhere else when the troll gets up.
Aren't dolphins awesome? They play with disabled kids and make cute little sounds. Everyone loves dolphins. Ever seen when happens when dolphins encounter sharks? They go freaking crazy and attack. I bring this up because it's an appropriate analogy on how Jerry reacts when he sees excessive OOC chatter on these boards. I'm also not a big fan myself. You are all very, very actively encouraged to strategize and talk - over email, or IM, or text, or heck...call each other. Just leave it off the board itself. Also, no more naked D20 rolls. Include any modifiers in the roll itself, please.
All minor issues, though. Great posting!
Terser: HP 17/48 (rage 27/58) - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20+13=20 ; d12+13=14 ; d6=1 ; d4=2 ; d20+13=30 ; d12+13=23 ; d6=6 ; d4=4 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 11:28:41 AM
Terser jumps to the left to avoid the troll's clumsy attack, and resists the urge the step to the right. He bends his knees in tight, and thrusts his axe into the troll's reaching arms, scoring a long slash, but not a deep one.
AoO hit AC 20 damage (so many 1s) 14 slashing + 1 lightning + 2 fire
Regaining his balance, he scores a much more solid blow, his axe biting deep into the creature's shoulder. Between the adrenaline of battle and the cheering coming from Sam, Terser is quite enjoying himself, despite the numerous wounds he has sustained. He offhandedly notices that the flames on his axe are beginning to die out, and considers whether it would be more beneficial to renew them, or just to continue hacking at the troll until its foul head has come off of its body.
attack hit AC 30 damage 23 slashing + 6 lightning + 4 fire
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+6=20 ; d6+1=6 ; 2d6=9 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 2:01:49 PM
Sam reloads his holy crossbow with another cold iron bolt and assesses the battlefield. With his original target down and being thrashed by Terser and Devlin, he aims at troll 3.
This time his bolt finds the troll's side as it flashes with holy vengeance. Sam feels the same glee he felt when he was ready to throw the bomb at the darkbloods. (20 to hit. 7 damage w/ inspire courage and 9 holy damage)
"These wretched beasts deserve to suffer and burn!"
"Keep fighting! Show them the mercy that they were willing to show us! Destroy them!" (INSPIRE COURAGE continued)
Chuckles stays by his master's side. He waits to defend Sam from any potential threat.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP42/42 d20+5=8 ; d20+5=17 ; d20+8=16 ; d20+8=26 ; d20+8=13 ; d20+8=18 ; d6+10=15 ; d4+10=14 ; d4+10=11 ; d6=4 ; d6=2 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 2:52:51 PM
Sarnak still struggles against the web, finally managing to break free, but not soon enough to contribute to the fight in a meaningful manner just yet.
Kyachi yelps at feeling the claws rake her underbelly, as she glares at the troll beneath her. She looks over his large form to Braugh distracting the troll, and as the battle-song of Sam reaches her ears she strikes forward, slicing at the troll's back with both claws. One missed as she steps back for a moment to reassess, as she notices several openings in the troll's stance provided by Braugh, delivering a sharp strike to the back of the troll's head with her spiked tail, and waiting for a crescendo of Sam's song to bite at the troll's shoulder, the song granting her a slight boon to clarity long enough to land her last strike, grinning as she watched her new acid-tipped weapons start to sizzle the skin of the wounds she had just caused.
OOC: Sarnak; Std to escape web, fails 8 vs DC 15 Move to escape web, succeeds 17 vs 15
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+13=22 ; d20+13=22 ; 2d6+6=11 ; 2d6+6=9 ; d6=3 ; d6=2 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 4:35:58 PM
Turning to the right, the masked dwarf looses another two arrows.
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Rapid Shot for two attacks on Troll 1 Hit AC for 22 and 22 Damage: 11+3 shock, 9+2 shock
Dernock Uristson HP 28/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Dead, yet] d20+9=11 ; d20+8=23 ; d6+6=9 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 5:59:04 PM
Dernock caught by surprise by sudden rock troll swears at the large scratch he's been given. Confronted by the troll looming overhead he swings wildly with his axe and shield with the shield being the only one that sees to connect. He briefly looks for a way to bail in case things get bad.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 57/69 d20+12=24 ; d20+12=29 ; d10+6=15 ; d10+6=16 ; 2d6=6 ; 2d6=6 ; d20+9=29 ; d20+9=26 ; d4+5=9 ; d4+5=9 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 9:24:17 PM Bruagh smacks the Troll as it attempts to manuever around him then follows up with a second even more damaging attack.
AoO Attack: 24 Damage: 15 Slashing, 6 Holy
Attack: 29 Damage: 16 Slashing, 6 Holy
Raeb will move to P,Q,12,13, so that she is flanking with Bruagh and Dernock. She will incur the AoO. Once there she will attack the same Troll as Bruagh. Seeing her success in biting them, Bruagh yells out, "Looks like you are the ones going to be eaten."
Attack: 29 (Natural 20) 26 Confirms. Damage: 9 Piercing + 9 Piercing (if critical) for total of 18 damage.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 20/40 d20+9=19 ; d20+8=24 ; d6+4=7 ; 3d6=14 ; d6+4=10 ; 3d6=11 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 10:03:43 PM Shinto get back in here and help me finish this one off.Devlin shouts to the warrior brother. In unison the rogue strikes at the felled troll both his blades sink in deep puncturing vital organs. Fire wont keep em' down going ta need sound or acid ta drop them for good.
1st Attack troll 2 = 19 to hit, Dam = 21 (7 + 14 sneak) 2nd Attack troll 2= 24 to hit, Dam = 21 (10 + 11 sneak) Troll will bleed for 3 points of damage next round.
DM Carl: You also know acid works just as well...
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d100=42 ; 5d4=12 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 5:40:50 AM Fire's no good.. Don't have much of a voice, an no spells for that.. think Shonti, these Trolls could eat us all if we don't play this smart here.. Shonti ponders for a second, trying to carefully plan his next move. Knowing that whatever happens in the next thirty seconds would determine whether they all live or die. He knows he weakened one of them, but is that enough? This is crunch time in his mind, crucial, and he can't think of a way to bring these Trolls down.
Just when he's unsure of himself, Devlin says something more of Shonti's element. He can't quite make out exactly what was said over all the commotion between them, with the Trolls and all, but he's sure it can only mean one thing! "Acid?! Well I've got plenty of that for them!" He says as he steps just within 15 feet of the nearest Rock Troll, arm outstretched twisting his fingers and rolling his wrist. Shonti yells at the Troll, "My acid will melt your face!" As a big, stringy, gooey glob of greenish, brownish, black acid streams out of his palm towards the troll attacking Dernock.
=========================== [I] ACTIONS: Move to L,14 or within 15' cone range of Rock Troll 1 if it moves. SF=5%, 1D100=42, good. Cast [b] Acid (burning) Hands. Reflex Save DC=14 halves 5d4= 12 total Acid Damage.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d20+10=22 ; d20+10=15 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 9:11:44 AM
Shinto grins as the troll hits the ground, but as opportunity presents itself he takes it and swipes at the other one, misses. Then he takes a swipe at the one on the ground, , also failing to penetrate its thick rock hide.
Frustration grips the warrior, Domi curse you monsters!!
ooc; sorry for the shoet post, at work
DM Carl: A 22 is a hit, unless the +10 was the wrong modifier...
DM Carl - Rock Troll combat Rnd 4 d20+12=22 ; d20+11=31 ; d20+11=12 ; d20+11=27 ; d6+7=10 ; d6+7=12 ; d6+9=15 ; d20+11=21 ; d20+12=18 ; d20+11=30 ; d20+11=30 ; d6+7=10 ; d6+7=13 ; d6+9=14 ; d20+11=25 ; d20+11=29 ; d6+7=9 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 10:21:32 AM "You in big hurry to get eaten, eh?" the first troll says to Dernock as the dwarf rushes forward. "I help with that!" The troll goes to bite, but Dernock moves aside just in time. Unfortunately, this gives the troll the opening it needs. Lightning quick, the thing sinks both sets of claws into Dernock and tears in opposite directions. The pain is too much & Dernock falls bleeding...
Dernock takes 31 points of damage from two claw attacks and the troll's rend. That should put you at -3 and bleeding out. Could be worse, troll rolled a nat 20 followed by a 1 when confirming the crit.
Furious at being knocked down by this tiny dwarf, #2 scrambles to his feet and takes a swing at Shinto. Anticipating the attack, Shinto is just barely able to avoid the blow. Good thing tiny dwarves know how to avoid giants.
Troll #3, happy to see a meal not covered in armor, reaches up to take a piece out of Kyachi. Digging both claws into her underbelly, the troll eviscerates the eidolon.
37 points of damage to Kyachi. Let me know if you're using life link to take some of that and keep her here. I'm not going to have her attacks succeed since she's taken enough damage to be sent back home, but I'll edit the post if you take some damage for her.
Reacting to the troll's clumsy attempt to down him, Terser responds with a solid blow to the thing's chest. Recovering his balance, he lashes back at the thing, burying his axe deep on its shoulder and severing its spinal column. Its brain unable to command it's body, the troll falls.
Perception DC 20 to note the wounds slowly stitching themselves back together.
Sam changes to a more opportune target and connects! The bolt flashes as it finds evil & singes the troll.
Sarnak frees himself just in time to see his eidolon take a massive trashing from the troll in front of him. He has just enough time to decide and use life link should he choose...and indeed chooses to do so! Saved by her summoner, Kyachi tears into the troll that attacked her. Her acid-tipped claws rip the life from the beast in a flurry of hissing blood.
Oathbreaker continues doing what he does best. Two arrows sink deep into the troll, lightning flashing as they connect.
Bruagh interrupts troll #1's grapple attempt with a solid blow to the thing's forearm and follows through with a slash across its chest. It teeters for a bit, but stays upright. Raeb charges between the trolls. Both manage to get their claws on her, but thanks to Shonti's magic, #3 is too weak to tear through her hide. #1 does manage to take a piece of her, though. Furious, the giant bear rears back and comes down on top of the troll. Her muzzle fastens around the thing's face until it stops fighting.
Raeb takes 9 damage.
Shonti, hearing Devlin call out, sends a wave of acid at the downed troll. The liquid connects with a sizzle and any regeneration the troll had going on stops cold. There is officially one fewer rock troll in The Scab.
I moved you to M15 to avoid killing Dernock since I assume that's what you wanted...
Shinto swings at the downed troll (#2) and connects with the helpless thing. He succeeds in re-breaking the thing's spinal cord & keeps him down for the count longer.
Monster body count: #1 - Dead dead #2 - Dead but regenerating #3 - Dead dead
Terser: HP 17/48 (rage 27/58) - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 d20+12=19 ; d20+15=34 ; d12+13=16 ; d6=2 ; d4=1 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 11:25:02 AM
Seeing his success at felling the monster that had taken his blood, Terser lets out a bellow. Haha, lads! That's how it's done! Just one to go! (perception 19)
Terser leaps over the body of the troll in front of him and charges at the one remaining.
move to N8 attack AC 34 damage 16 slashing + 2 lightning + 1 fire AC as written this round
He strikes the last standing monster soundly, then sighs as the flames sheathing his weapon die out. He's having too much fun to take the time to renew it though, so his muscles will just have to work extra hard.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+6=9 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 12:15:19 PM
Sam reloads his crossbow for what he assumes will be the last time this fight. His eyes focus on the final, standing foe. He steadies his bow and fires. The shot (as usual) misses. (9 to hit)
The gnomish bard discontinues his inspiring words, but the power of his previous words still echo in the hearts of his brothers. (INSPIRE COURAGE continues for this and next round)
Sam lowers his weapon and watches as the undeniable power of his allies is unleashed on the final troll. His services will not be needed in the following moments.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+10=13 ; d20+3=19 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 1:10:18 PM "DERNOCK!" The Oathbreaker dashes forward, sliding to his knees in front of his fallen ally. The masked dwarf quickly begins attending to Dernock's wounds. Unable to stem the bloodflow, the masked dwarf closes his eyes and rays. Gargul, do not take him again. He is not finished yet.
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Move to M11 Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 19 Heal Check: 13, failed first aid Using Hero Point to grant Dernock +8 on stabilizing roll
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP47/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP29/42 Thursday October 4th, 2012 1:33:54 PM
OOC: Ok, count me confused. Kyachi's attacks should have resolved before she took damage correct? regardless, yes life link will be used to keep her up.
No. The trolls had initiative this combat, so they go before your posted actions.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+5=22 ; d100=99 ; 4d6=10 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 2:49:05 PM
Upon seeing his acid put the last one out of commission, Shonti realizes that the acid did seem super effective.. He jumps up on top of the Trolls dead body, and seeing that he would hurt at least 2 members of the group with another acid splash like his last one, he decides to take a more direct route for this last Troll. Shonti calls out, "More Acid for you!" as he points a single finger at the remaining Troll. A single solid ray of acid jets out of his finger towards the Troll, and hits the thing square in it's chest.
=================================================================================== [i] ACTIONS: Move to O,13. Cast Acid (Scorching) Ray. SF=5%, 1d100=99, Good. Ranged Touch Attack= 1d20+5=22 vs Touch AC 10. 4D6=10 Acid damage. No Save.
Dernock Uristson HP -3/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Deadhet but dying] Thursday October 4th, 2012 4:13:34 PM
Dernock collapses in a all too familiar fashion, his flesh rended and bloody. Luckily no cerebal fluid is oozing out this time.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 57/69 d20+12=18 ; d20+9=24 ; d4+5=8 ; d10+6=16 ; 2d6=10 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 5:45:03 PM
Bruagh attacks the troll and just barely connects. Raeb biting from behind also connects on the troll. He eyes Dernock and hopes he can finish this troll off before Dernock meets Gargul again. Hang in there friend, I'll heal us all very soon."
DM Carl - Rock Troll combat Rnd 6 Thursday October 4th, 2012 6:18:03 PM
Attention everyone!
I edited today's post to reflex Sarnak saving Kyachi. If you've already posted and want to change your actions, go ahead. Otherwise we'll just resolve the combat tomorrow.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP39/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP10/42 d20+7=17 ; d20+1=8 ; d10+1=10 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 6:45:54 PM
As Kyachi was ready to deliver her strikes, she was struck in the back by the third troll, crying out in pain as she was nearly knocked unconscious, before feeling the flow of energy from Sarnak, being revitalized to just before death, as she took the opportunity to continue her strikes, taking down the target in front of her, before collapsing to the ground, tired out by her wounds as she looks to the rest of the group. "Unless anyone's opposed, I'm going to go to each of them and make sure that they aren't coming back. I don't want to take any chances of another of these fights."
Sarnak, finally out of the webs, and weaker for having given some of his strength to keep Kyachi in the fight, heads over to her, bringing out the familar wand once again and throwing some healing on her to get her back to full strength. (10 healing to Kyachi)
OOC: I'm not sure if it's relevant, but Kyachi still had total defense active before she took her full attack, so the strikes that dealt 37 damage to her needed to beat AC 27, not AC 23.
DM Carl: They both hit AC30. This combat wasn't meant to kill anyone, but those trolls just kept getting massive rolls.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d6=5 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 8:05:48 PM
With his attack successfully stopping or restarting the trolls regeneration process, and then Kyachi and Terser taking out the final troll, Shinto sees the first opportunity to make his newly acquired blessings useful to the group. He holds his new metal charm, shaped as an Anvil clasp within his left fist, up to his lips. He speaks his prayer loud enough for all to hear the pride behind the words,
Domi has given me courage and protection. Now offer your blessing and heal our wounds, sustained in a battle of good and evil.
A burst of white light spreads 30' away from the warrior cleric. Stopping as if an invisible wall prevents it from touching the trolls. heal 5 hp
It should make it to Dernock, if not Shinto will move close as needed to heal his fallen brother.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 25/40 d20+11=17 ; d20+17=35 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 9:13:03 PM
Devlin begins a methodical search of the room now that the danger of the trolls has passed him by. He keeps his weapons at the ready and moves in silence.
Perception = 17 Stealth = 35
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d8+4=5 ; d8+4=11 ; Thursday October 4th, 2012 9:36:18 PM
Instead of shooting at the dead troll, Sam tends to Dernock's wounds. (cure light wounds x2 for 16 hp restored)
"Get up Dernock. You're only allowed one visit to Gargul per week!"
Dernock Uristson HP 18/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 [Not Deadhet but dying] Friday October 5th, 2012 8:09:40 AM
Dernock bolts upright and turns to Sam. [B]Yer make it sound like collaspin' an' lurin' the enemy inta false sense of acomplishement ain't a sucessful strategy.[B] he replies. [B] Ugly lug came right at me[B] he comments as he dusting himself off.
DM Carl - Rock Trolls all dead Friday October 5th, 2012 9:05:16 AM
With all the trolls down, Kyachi is easily able to stop their regeneration with her acidic claws. They won't be getting up again.
Adrenaline works its way out of everyone's blood stream as heals are given to those who need it. There are some grievous wounds, no doubt, but no one will be meeting Gargul today (well, day's not over yet, but no one's in the land of rest now).
Devlin goes prowling for anything of interest here. There aren't any signs that these trolls have been here long, but by the look of things they've had at least one meal. In a corner of the cavern are bloodied, tattered remains of some leather armor and a ransacked pack. There is zero trace of their former occupants and no sign of any weapons or coin. (Your previous knowledge check is high enough to realize the rock trolls would have eaten any metal this poor shlub was carrying.) There is, however, a nice potion bandolier. Rather, it was nice before it was forcibly ripped from the previous wearer and tossed aside. Many of the vials are broken, but three potions still managed to survive. The bandolier itself can be easily repaired by a leatherworker.
The potions will need to be properly identified, but it's easy enough to tell just by looking that they're all different.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 57/69 Friday October 5th, 2012 5:54:56 PM "Who all needs healing and how much? I can channel, or lay on hands unless someone else has a better idea."
Bruagh will wait to see how much healing is needed before deciding how best to proceed.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 25/40 d20+11=29 ; d20+17=21 ; d20+1=7 ; Friday October 5th, 2012 7:01:42 PM
Devlin nods to Bruagh. I could use a touch of Domi's favor lad. These scratches wont stop oozing me blood.
Once the party is healed up Devlin rounds up the group. Someone see if they can figure out what these are. He hands the potions over to the spellcasters. Lets do this smart, Tag take point with me. Sam you and the mutt...er Chuckles go between us and the rest of the party. Anything bad happens up front or in the back you notify the other group. Devlin looks around for a few seconds before realizing to look up. Kayachi you lead the charge in either direction. The brothers, Sarnack and Terser make up the bulk of the middle while Bruagh and Raeb have rear guard.
Devlin waits to see if anyone has a comment before heading further down the tunnel. Tag see if you can pick up and other things moving around here besides the trolls.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP39/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP37/42 d10+1=7 ; d10+1=11 ; d10+1=3 ; d10+1=6 ; Friday October 5th, 2012 7:11:11 PM
Sarnak and Kyachi look to Braugh for a moment, as Sarnak pulls out the wand and restores Kyachi to full with it. "I could use a touch of healing, Kyachi took some hard hits and it bleed over a bit to me in order to keep her here."
Kyachi, after receiving the healing, Glares at Sarnak for a moment. "Now that were not getting demolished, I'm missing a certain boon that would have prevented me from near death back there. You are going to keep that spell readied until I tell you otherwise, or I'll let you deal with the monsters yourself for the next encounter. Do we understand each other?" She looses the stern look for the moment, then gains a happy expression and looks to the rest. "Well, that was fun, what now?"
Sarnak, after getting the death glare from his Eidolon, makes a mental note that anytime they enter combat or she leaves his presence to cast shield on her
OOC: Sarnak uses the wand 4 times for 27 healing to Kyachi. Also, I dunno if I can ready for this long, but Sarnak puts a shield spell to Kyachi on perpetual ready with the trigger of if he's affected by any form of CC or Kyachi gets more than 10' away activate shield on Kyachi.
Shinto AC: 20/F:16/T:13 (SR:15) CMD: 21/25vs trip HP: 46/46 d6=4 ; Friday October 5th, 2012 11:14:38 PM I channeled energy for everyone already, only minor healing, but please have another everyone gather round; Domi bless our group with yet another healing wave.
Shinto waits for anyone who wishes to get within 30' and clasps his anvil and says the prayer. ooc thats 9 hp ive healed everyone for now, not sure if it was overlooked but last post/round I used it as well, most were within 30' of me. Even Dernock.
Shinto listens to the traveling order and nods in agreement. hopefully those three trolls are wandering, and not close to a den or the rest of their tribe. Dernock, try an stay close. I dont think Gargul wants to see you again so soon.
He puts his flail back on his belt and picks up The Frozen Soul and his shield. Strapping it to his back slinging the axe over his shoulder.
[b] Domis blessings havent given me any arcane knowledge, but if theres a potion that will make my attacks stronger, id gladly take it. He then reaches into his haversack, he grabs out four glass flasks all filled with a blue/green liquid, he gives three of them to Shonti, Potions of Mage Armor, Me thinkin jus in case we fight summadem ghosties. They be passin through metal an the magic might hold em back The warrior then takes his place among his brothers as they continue the search for the demon child.
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+8=12 ; d20+8=26 ; Friday October 5th, 2012 11:24:18 PM
Shonti nods at Devlins comments, Let me see them vials lad, I'll see what I can figure out. Tag, if there's any way you could tip me off about any potential enemies before we get too close, I could probably make our encounters a bit easier on us. I studied t'is new bit o' magic in DrakesMeade that allows me to rain down rocks on their heads, effectively impairing their land-speed. Could get us into quite some trouble if I were to cast it when our brothers are in close quarters, or a melee combat though...
He takes the vials from Devlin, and looks at each one in turn, checking them for signs that he would recognize. When finished, he shares his thoughts with the rest of the group, and takes up his place among them. Let's move lads!
OOC: Not sure which of these is needed, or if i need both, so here goes... Know. Arcane:: 1d20+8=12................ crap. Spellcraft:: 1d20+8=26
Shonti AC15/14/11 - CMD14 - HP44/44 Friday October 5th, 2012 11:29:09 PM
Shonti gladly accepts the gifts from his brother, If you're sure you don't need them bro... He smiles as he takes them, and places them carefully into the side pockets of his haversack. Guess that'll free up me spellcastin for things that'll better benefit everyone!
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) Saturday October 6th, 2012 9:21:15 AM
Sam climbs on to his new buddy, Chuckles. He loads a bolt into his crossbow and gives the hyena a pat on the head.
"I'm ready to head out. I have 1 lesser and 2 major spells that I'll hold onto for emergencies, healing or otherwise."
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+19=30 ; d20+14=22 d20+11=28 Saturday October 6th, 2012 2:43:52 PM
The Oathbreaker puts his hood up, clutching his bow tightly as lightning crackles up and down the wood. "We had best keep moving. I would not want to find out if these things have friends around." He looks around where they are, and tries to decide to best tunnel to take.
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Perception: 30 Survival: 22 Kn Geo: 28
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 2d6=7 ; Saturday October 6th, 2012 6:06:45 PM OOC: Bruagh heals the entire party for 7 points.
Dernock Uristson HP 29/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 Saturday October 6th, 2012 11:15:33 PM
Dernock flexes about and sucks in his breath then winces slightly at the resulting pain. Bah thin's still dun seem to be perfect but I dun wanna soak up all the healin' fer mahself. I probably dun need much more he informs the others. Mind you it's one fer the Story books. 'Dear Ma, today I gone an' got mah belly ripped apart by a couple o' Rock trolls. I got better'. Doesn't feel me wit' confidence. he muses as the shock hasn't quite dissipated yet.
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 36/40 Saturday October 6th, 2012 11:45:18 PM
Devlin feels the healing energy surge through him and lets out a silent sigh of relief.
Terser: HP 44/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 2d8+3=11 ; d20+10=14 ; d20+10=14 ; d20+10=15 ; Monday October 8th, 2012 2:33:41 AM
Terser comes out of his rage to the healing waves that were released by his companions. does anyone else need fixing up? I have most of my power available for the day still. Maybe one of these potions could do the job too...
sack spear of purity for CMW on self for 11 points 3 failed rolls for identifying potions...unless #3 was 0 level, lol
DM Carl - Rock Trolls all dead Monday October 8th, 2012 10:37:28 AM
With the rock trolls dead, a quiet falls over the chamber. Heals are sent out by the more divine party members and are greatfully received by those who were on the business end of the trolls. Kyachi takes a stern tone with her summoner, reminding him who is dependent on whom in their relationship.
I really, really liked this bit of RP. Next time you cast shield on Kyachi, you may do so as a free action. This is a one-time-only thing and can't be saved for a rainy day; it affects your next casting only. I sent Rob an email on this so he should be aware.
Devlin hands off the potions to Shonti and continues to get his bearings. There is a single exit from this cavern leading off into a tunnel that was likely carved out ages ago. He declares their marching order and gets to work moving out.
Shinto recovers his dropped weapons and hands some potions to his brother for future use. Shitno inspects the vials for some indication of what they are.
The correct skill is spellcraft. You rolled twice, so I'll use both rolls. You're unsure of what the first potion is. You can try again tomorrow. The second potion is cure serious wounds. Roll once more for the last potion.
Sam and Chuckles don't waste any time & get ready to move. The hyena yips happily at the attention from it's owner.
Bruagh does some triage before expending the limited healing he can muster, then decides to channel the healing out since so many people took some hits during the combat.
Dernock is undoubtably glad for the healing. Perhaps Sam will tell tale of his exploits some day...
Terser looks over Shonti's shoulder as the sorcerer identifies the potions, but can't figure anything out. His rage subsided, he takes a moment to catch his breath before healing himself up a bit.
Oathbreaker lets the others do their thing; he and Devlin take point and inspect the area. Searching carefully, Oathbreaker manages to find footprints that don't belong to the trolls, but with the air as still as it is, it's hard to know how old they are. What he can tell is there were at least three humanoids that came this way. Their gait length would indicate they weren't dwarves. Humans...maybe elves? He can't be certain. Could be either one. He can follow, which is a good thing because the tunnel only goes so far before it opens into a more natural looking cavern. This was likely an easily travelled tunnel system at one point, but seismic activity tore it apart many years ago.
Bruagh Stormbringer AC 26/12/22 -- CMD 18/22 -- HP 69/69 Monday October 8th, 2012 2:19:59 PM
Hearing Tag and Devilin say the gait of the footprints likely belong to humans or maybe elves, Bruagh thinks out loud. "My guess would be drow... guess we should follow the tunnel eh?"
Terser: HP 44/48 - AC 22/12/20 - CMD 20 Monday October 8th, 2012 4:17:38 PM Certainly smells bad enough in here to be drow. We should see what they're doin' so close to our territory.
Oathbreaker 20/15/16 - 41/41 - CMD 20 d20+19=26 ; d20+13=24 ; Monday October 8th, 2012 5:06:53 PM
The masked dwarf produces an arrow and strings it on his bow. "I cannot be certain... but it is possible the tracks belong to Drow." He turns to the group. "We need to stay quiet." Unless anyone protests, the Oathbreaker will slip into the cavern.
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If you need these rolls again: Perception: 26 Stealth: 24
Oathbreaker will use Terrain Bond so that no one leaves any tracks.
Sarnak: AC17/13/14 - CMD17 - HP39/47 Kyachi: AC23/13/20 - CMD19 - HP37/42 Monday October 8th, 2012 6:50:06 PM
Sarnak and Kyachi wouldn't pay much attention to the potions, noticing the group beginning to advance further. Both of them would quickly fall in line with the rest as they head down the tunnel, Kyachi taking advantage of her new wings to take a vantage point above Sarnak as they head with the rest. "Neither of us know much of drow, is there anything we really need to know about fighting them?"
Dernock Uristson HP 29/38 AC 21/14/19 CMD21 Monday October 8th, 2012 7:44:05 PM
Dernock files into somewhere in the middle. It's not like Devlin actually gave a particular position to file into. Once Sarnack catches up Dernock recalls what he can.I'd be more concerned that they're necromancers. They be faster than us be but then most thin's are fast than dwarves. Er an' they can conjure up darkness an' some flashy light stuff that I dun quite get the jist o'. oh an' they dun' work too well in broad daylight but I dun think they'd be worrin' 'bout that here.
OOC. I was going by the Knowledge Local check I made before we set off. As far as I can tell Dernock would know this stuff.
Sam: 18/15/14 -- CMD 15 -- HP 43/43 Chuckles -- 20/13/17 -- CMD 14 -- HP 21/21 (Diehard -15) d20+8=12 ; Monday October 8th, 2012 7:51:49 PM
Sam continues to ride in his usual position for the group. Never the leader or rearguard, Sam and Chuckles were right where they belonged.
After hearing the many comments, Sam adds towards Terser,"We don't even know where exactly 'here' is. We might very well be in their territory that's days away from our home."
Sam does his best to recall anything about the history and culture of the drows that might indicate their involvement. Unfortuneately, the recent travel through the lava tubes has him feeling a little scrambled. (knowledge=12)
Devlin -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 19 -- HP 36/40 d20+17=24 ; d20+11=15 ; Monday October 8th, 2012 9:22:32 PM
Devlin nods to Tag and follows him into the Tunnel. He has his crossbow out and at the ready.
Stealth = 24 Perception = 15
Shonti AC18/17/14 - CMD14 - HP44/44 d20+8=10 ; d20+7=14 ; d20+7=14 ; d20+3=8 ; d20+5=22 ; Tuesday October 9th, 2012 1:54:20 AM Shonti Before heading out, Shonti takes a look at the first potion handed to him. "I'm not quite sure what this one is, I'll have to examine it further when I have a bit more time..... This one on the other hand," he says taking a look at the second vial, "Will definitely come in handy. It is a potion of Cure Serious Wounds. Someone else can have it, I have a wand for minor wounds in my Haversack. It has enough charges to keep me satisfied, for now at least." Shonti looks completely puzzled when he takes the third potion into his hands. "I have absolutely no idea what this one is either, I can't think straight still from flyin' through that tube..."
========================================================================== Shinto Before departing, as his brother is checking out the vials, Shinto makes sure that his flail is held securely on his belt, and that his Haversack isn't tied too tight. He adjusts his new headband, and tugs at his beard a bit to see to it that it's not too frayed. [/b] Well lads.. Them there trolls.. Them there's somethin else, tha's fer sure.. [/b] Knowing that he can't really help much with identifying the potions, Shinto takes his place in the groups formation.
================================================================================= Double Coming to the end of the tunnel, when Tag tells the group to stay quiet, Shinto casts Guidance on him when he turns around to scout further ahead. This ought ta help ye out Tag. He says to the Oathbreaker. As Shonti watches his brother cast a spell on Taggart, he decides to take some precautions of his own. I think now's a good time to tip back one them potions ye give me, Bro. He says to his muscular counterpart, reaching into the side pocket of his Haversack, and pulling out a Potion of Mage Armor, then tipping it back. Just like a good ol' mug of some tasty rum...
The Zarbadium brothers both take a good look around, trying to see what they can about the rock-work of the cavern. How high is the ceiling? What types of formations are around the walls? How big is it in general? How many tunnels can they see leading in different directions? ============================================================= OOC: Shonti; Spellcraft:1d20+8=10 Shonti; Perception: 1d20+7=14 Shinto; Perception: 1d20+9=16...... Forgot to add the extra +2 for stone work. Shinto; Stealth: 1d20+3=8 Shonti; Stealth: 1d20+5=22
Shinto cast Guidance to give a +1 to Oathbreaker's Perception check. Shonti drank a Mage Armor potion, AC updated in header. Lasts 5 hours, please let me know when the duration is over.
DM Carl - Rock Trolls all dead Tuesday October 9th, 2012 8:40:22 AM
Our heroes finalize their preparations before getting back on the trail. Brief discussions are had about the possibility of these tracks being drow. They certainly could be, and the situation does give credance to the idea, but from a strictly technical standpoint Oathbreaker can't make that call.
The cavern itself makes travel difficult. The ground is uneven and it is necessary in several places to climb over ledges or leap over narrow gorges. The ceiling is high enough for Kyachi to take flight, but between the uneven ceiling and stalactites, she's unable to get a soaring look over the area. There are several tunnels, fissures, etc leading away. It would take years to explore them all; luckily, Oathbreaker's hot on someone's trail.
Tracking in these conditions takes every bit of Oathbreaker's focus. Devlin stays close, weapon ready. He is likely impressed with the Oathbreaker's ability, as he seems to be missing most of the trails Tag is finding.
At Sarnak's request, Dernock tells what he knows about Drow necromancers. He is correct that drow don't do well in daylight, but that won't be of much help down here...especially since Shonti can confirm they're slowly moving downward as they travel. After the lava tube trip, no one is really sure where they are. Sam is especially aware of this fact & has a hard time thinking of anything else.
Terser wonders what drow are doing here anyway. Everyone knows the drow got slaughtered in the last age. Hopefully they're not gaining a foothold again. DrakesMeade has enough to worry about with the duergar.
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That's it for me, folks. Rob will be back tomorrow to take the captain's chair again. You kids have fun and behave for him...
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