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JonathanT (Co-DM) - A new member joins 
Wednesday December 26th, 2012 10:32:09 PM
The new member is taken in with pleasant introductions. Soon all are over the magical wall of force, climbing the stone obelisk, the carved animal heads in the stone offering easy enough places to grip and climb.

The other 'pen' that is adjacent to the swamp is rolling hills with flower patches, there does not seem to be any animal tracks as you continue to make your way towards what seems to be the center, that is, the direction the flying creatures had taken.

A day's travel here is pleasant despite the rolling hills providing plenty of cover for dangerous creatures, none are seen. Not even tracks. A dissappointment perhaps?

Evening looms again when the group approaches another row of obelisks cutting their path. On the other side the terrain seems rather flat. A rough road is seen heading away. The road is made of cut stone and wide enough for two carts side-by side. Grasses grow up between the rectangular stones and in places bushes hang over into the road.

The road appears to just start a dozen feet away from the wall.

Brom the Barbarian; AC: 18 (T 12, FF 16, Raged 16), CMD: 21 (23 Raged); HP: 16/46 (24/54 Raged); DR 2/- (4/- vs. non-lethal)  d20+8=12 ;
Wednesday December 26th, 2012 11:21:04 PM
The six and a half foot tall human greets the newcomer with a simple "Welcome to the wilds. Names Brom. Glad ta have ya aboard."

"Ha! We don't need a group name. We're Woldian League. Everyone knows who we are. I think that's enough."

Brom is glad to see that they are finally getting somewhere with the spotting of the road.

Perception DC12


Brom the Barbarian; AC: 18 (T 12, FF 16, Raged 16), CMD: 21 (23 Raged); HP: 24/46 (32/54 Raged); DR 2/- (4/- vs. non-lethal) 
Wednesday December 26th, 2012 11:21:38 PM
Adjusting hit points for Hert's healing.

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16  d20=8 ; 4d6=13 ;
Thursday December 27th, 2012 7:50:15 AM
"Glad to be in the team." - Hert greets Brom. Seeing him hurt badly, he invokes the power of Gargul once again, healing the group.

The rest of the day he keeps silence, walking a bit aside from the group and observing surroundings.

He examines the obelisks and tries to remember if he has ever seen anything similar before.

OOC:
d20=8 ; +6=14 Knowledge (religion)
Hert heals the group twice for 4d6=13hp.

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al  d20+12=24 ; d20+13=31 ; d20+13=26 ;
Thursday December 27th, 2012 10:04:42 AM

The passage through the swampy pen is quiet. The complete lack of animals is also very odd. Odd, and suspicious. Perhaps, this is the demesnes of the meat eating plants of which she has heard. As she and the League Adventurers continue across the swampy ground, Harvest Moon draws upon what she knows of such plants, and examines the land for traces that such creatures might leave. It would be very interesting to capture their seeds or cuttings and attempt to grow one once they have returned to Rum.

At the edge of the swampy pen is the first sign of peoples aside from the Magic Fence. However, this road is ill kempt. It shows little sign of having been used by peoples for some time. Harvest Moon notes the direction of the road and compares it to the direction which they have been following, the direction in which the Wolf Eagles had been heading. Do they go to the same place?

"I think that we should camp this night on the other side of the fence," says Harvest Moon, a reference to the waning light of day and the rise of night. "I think that plant creatures may live in this swampy pen," she adds as she begins to climb one of the animal-carved fence post once again. "The land on the other side is flat. We will likely see anything that approaches. I will climb to the top of this Fence Pole and see what I might see."

Upon reaching the top of the pole, Harvest Moon puts a hand to shade her eyes. The dim light of evening means little to her elf-born eyes. She gazes off across the flat land into which the road leads. Could they finally meet the masters of these pens here? And will they truly be the Beastlords. If so, they would have much to answer for.

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Knowledge Nature 24 (To be able to identify the traces of plant creatures. And, possibly identify their seeds. Could identify rare monsters of up to CR9.)
Survival 31 (To find traces of plant creatures and find their seeds.)

Survival 23 (Taking 10 to get determine whether direction of road is the same as direction of the Wolf Eagles)
Perception 26 (To see what can be seen from the top of the fence post.)

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: Produce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 2/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Rest and Road (co-DM SteveK) 
Thursday December 27th, 2012 10:56:56 AM
Introductions and adjustments continue in the WLA Adventurers. Hert has arrived with impeccable credentials and is quickly welcomed as a long-lost cousin into the very diverse group.

Hert focuses his attention on the obelisks, but he learns only what the others have seen previously. The stone obelisk is carved all over in totemic animals and animal combinations. The others will tell Hert that it is in the same style as a hidden Valley the group discovered several weeks ago. And from the indigenous Catfolk of the Valley, the heroes learned the carvings were made by the BeastLords. The BeastLords seem to be a loose cult who seek to 'improve' animals by turning them into ever more powerful monsters. And, it seems, the BeastLords do not like the establishment of Rum on the southern tip of this island.

Harvest is over the obelisk like a squirrel, and urgently suggests to camp the night near the road instead of the swamp. While she did not find evidence of any magical or carnivorous plant life, the half-elf girl did encounter the old, old remains of a reptilian nest. It appears that this area hasn't been used in a very long time.

She also sees that the road does indeed follow the flight of the Wolf-Eagles. There almost HAS to be something at the center of these pens!

With the choice of sleeping in a swamp or a grassy area, it's not much of a choice for humans, elf, half-elf, gnomes, and minotaur. The camp is established, guard schedule done, dinner cooked, eaten, and cleaned, and the night passes without incident.

Day breaks, a strong mist with a salty taste coming off the ocean nearby. It is difficult to see more than 30 feet in any direction, only the dim light of the sun's orb.

Peza tries to contact Captain Sal Theringer as normal, but there is no answer in the Stone. It seems no one is near the stone this morning to make contact.

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al  d20+8=12 ; d20+13=22 ;
Thursday December 27th, 2012 12:44:53 PM

She crouches in the mist. After the morning commune. After the break of fast. After the failure to speak with Captain Sal Theringer through the Telestone.

"In the mist, our ears must be our guides," she says to her friends, the other League Adventurers. She turns her slanted elf-born eyes to the noisy ones. The arrival of yesterday, Hert of Gargul, he, particularly, would be difficult.

"Perhaps some of us should go ahead. I. Edson Kazil. Peza. We can go quietly. We can be your eyes. We will go one hundered paces ahead, walk very softly and listen very carefully. We might speak to you through the whisper magic of Gerox Shale. You may not see us, but Brom can follow us by our trail."

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Translation: Harvest, Edson, and Peza proceed the main group by 100 feet using Stealth and Perception. They are linked to the main group through a Message spell from Gerox. If there's any question of how the main group follows the scouts, who they will not be able to see through the mist, Brom can track them with Survival.

If that's acceptable to all, then ...

Stealth 12
Perception 22

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: Produce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 2/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 20, CMD: 22; HP: 43/43Character Sheet  d20+2=22 ;
Thursday December 27th, 2012 7:21:42 PM
Barratore inhales deeply as the healing invoked by Hert flows into him and fully seals his wounds from the crab. Waking to the thick mist causes Barrratore to snort. He looks to Harvest thoroughly unconvinced that the three of them should scamper off into the fog. At least she had not named Gerox to go with her

"Perhaps just you and Peza, Harvest." The minotaur states flatly, drawing his blade. There would be little reason to have the mighty composite bow out. By the time he sees it, he could grab it.

Moving forward down the road, Barratore tries to keep a sharp ear about
[perception 22]

Peza  d20+7=21 ; d20+12=25 ;
Thursday December 27th, 2012 11:01:27 PM
"I like that idea Harvest ....we can scout ahead .... avoid any ambushes ... certainly all that clanking " as she smiles at the 3 stout armored companions " will possibly alert something .... at least this would give us a chance to disrupt anything "

d20+7=21 perception check
d20+12=25 stealth check

" If something happens we should be vocal .... speak what you hear or see ... this way we can at least have some tactical info .... otherwisw we're just blindmice out here "

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30 
Friday December 28th, 2012 12:09:24 AM
Gerox says, "I think it is a good plan as well but I need to be able to see you for my cantrip to work. Out of sight, out of ear."

Gerox will cast the spell on Peza, Harvest and Edzel.

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al 
Friday December 28th, 2012 6:37:07 AM

OoC: I don't believe that you need line of sight to use the Message spell. You need line of sight to cast the initial spell. But, after that, you don't even need line of effect. There are, however, certain things that will block it, but none of which seem to be present here.

You can whisper messages and receive whispered replies. Those nearby can hear these messages with a DC 25 Perception check. You point your finger at each creature you want to receive the message. When you whisper, the whispered message is audible to all targeted creatures within range. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal (or a thin sheet of lead), or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks the spell. The message does not have to travel in a straight line. It can circumvent a barrier if there is an open path between you and the subject, and the path's entire length lies within the spell's range. The creatures that receive the message can whisper a reply that you hear. The spell transmits sound, not meaning; it doesn't transcend language barriers. To speak a message, you must mouth the words and whisper.


Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1  d20+12=13 ; d20+9=17 ;
Friday December 28th, 2012 9:17:30 AM
Edson nods to Harvest. " I like that idea" he adds. Anything to showcase his skills after that terrible showing in the fight. He follows the two ladies ahead watching for anything in the distance.

Stealth 13(Nat. 1, you got to be kidding me)
Perception 17

Rest and Road (co-DM SteveK) 
Friday December 28th, 2012 10:57:15 AM
Harvest suggests that she, Peza, and Edzel scout ahead of the moving team.

Barratore thinks only two are needed and stows his bow. The fog has made melee the order of the morning.

Gerox, however, sets up all three; Harvest, Peza, and Edzel; with a Message spell. With the spell, each of the three will be able to send a short message back to Gerox as long as they stay within the spell range. In effect, the scouting team can communicate three times!

Even though the three scouts are out of sight of the main body, the scouts are easily able to keep within hearing distance of the clanking heroes, and so ensuring they are within the spells distance.

Thus prepared, the WLA Adventurers begin walking the Road.
...........

After an hour, the scouts are able to increase thier distance because the fog is thinning. The blurry disk of the sun is slowly eliminating the fog, but not before the group gets to the end of the road.

Rising before the scouting group is a large white stone building. There are no visible windows, but in front of the scouting group are two massive rusted iron doors that would let large waggons to move through.

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al  d20+13=16 ; d20+13=27 ;
Friday December 28th, 2012 11:51:33 AM

Harvest Moon can feel the growl ticking in her throat. She feels this even as she reports back to Gerox Shale through the whisper magic of his Message spell. This is a queer and mysterious place. There are no windows to let in light. This is not a home. This is a wall. It is as the Pyramid if the long dead Beastlord Ericko. It is closed from things.

The eyes of Harvest Moon rake the heights of this large white stone building to spy a place where creatures such as the Wolf Eagles might alight or roost. Then, "I will search the ground for recent passage," she says in a low voice to Peza and Edson Kazil. "I think that the door must be looked to as well."

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Question: How high is the building and what would the DC be to climb it?

Perception 16 (to find tracks.)
Survival 27 (to tell how recent the tracks are and what sort of creature might have made them.)

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: Produce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 2/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16  d6=5 ;
Friday December 28th, 2012 1:36:43 PM
Hert stands, completely covered by his cloak waiting for the scouting group to call for them.

"Are we looking for somebody here?" he asks, . "We seem to be doing a lot of tracking."

OOC: disregard that roll, misclick.

Peza  d20+7=25 ;
Friday December 28th, 2012 9:35:15 PM
As the building comes into view through the fading mist ...... Peza stops and stares up at the massive stone building ...." That took some real work to build ... wasnt built in a weekend for sure "

"Rusted rings on the door .... shows poor upkeep .... maybe abandoned .... but like the pyramid of eriko it had protectors ....so we might discover a guard or two here .... be careful .... i'll check out the doors "

The raven haired girl appraoches the gates carefuly ... her hazel eyes swivel back and forth searching for clues [perception check d20+7=25]

Wwhispering back to the gnome through his magical spell " we found something ... something big .... come up and see this "



Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30  d20+7=27 ;
Friday December 28th, 2012 10:46:12 PM
Gerox tells the second group what he is hearing from the scout group. Once they spot the building, he will have them join the first group to discuss options and take a look themselves. He says to all, "Lets keep an eye out for those flying things. Was it this direction they were heading? Does anyone see a way in besides these big doors. I bet they would make a racket if we tried to open them. Not very sneaky."

Gerox glances around nervously and continues, Maybe we should circle the building to get a feel for its size and maybe find another way in?"

Perception check 27! Natural 20 Where are all those hidden things?

Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 20, CMD: 22; HP: 43/43Character Sheet 
Saturday December 29th, 2012 8:30:46 PM
"Don't worry about the big doors, Brom and I brought keys." Barratore replies as the Gerox informs the trailing group. Barratore was glad the three did not encounter any trouble, but still thought they were too far ahead. With Edson seeming to find every loose rock to kick and every dry branch to snap, he was also a bit put off with the reasoning of Harvest and Peza to begin with. A lack of real armor did not exclude someone from the category of loud.

Arriving at the structure, Barratore stares at it for a bit. There would be a long conversation, loads of opinions and suggestions, perhaps some odd other entrance attempt and then he and Brom would kick in the doors and battle the guardians. The fighter began steeling himself with resolve to wait for the conclusion

Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1  d20+11=22 ; d20+14=30 ;
Monday December 31st, 2012 8:49:42 AM
Edson stares at the massive doors. He moves forward with the others, giving it a once over. The fight I stunk, being quiet I stunk, hopefully I can do something good Edson thought to himself. He bgins to search the door for any secret compartments, or traps. If any are found he plans to disarm them.

Perception 22(+Trapsense)
Disable Device 30(+Trapsense)

Rest and Road (co-DM SteveK) 
Monday December 31st, 2012 10:32:39 AM
Harvest Moon looks over the rooftop of the large white stone building. The walls are smooth and rise 35 feet to a flat roof; it cannot be climbed. The building is so wide that she can only see the edge of the roof, but there is no tell-tale signs of habitation up there. The Wolf Eagles may be further to the center or not there at all. Turning her focus to the road and sees that there has been passage along the road, but not for over a week.

Hert stands, completely covered by his cloak, and seeks more information on what the group is doing.

Peza appraoches the gates and sees that while the gates appear rusted, the hinges are well taken care of with no rust and a goodly ammount of grease.

Gerox keeps the information flowing and leads the trail group up to the building and the scouting group. He suggests looking for a secondary entrance. A quick glance down the flanks of the building reveals there is no doors on either of them.

Barratore informs everyone that "Brom and I brought keys", while bulging his massive muscles. The minotaur gets ready, confident that there will be lots of maneuvering before they go in the front doors anyways.

Edson stares at the massive doors. He moves forward with the others, searching the door for any secret compartments, or traps. The sneaky rogue stops Peza from stepping on a thin wire stretched across the door, a classic early warning system of some sort! Classic, and easily bypassed as long as someone was looking for it, that is! A couple sticks in the ground to wrap wires and then a snip, snip, and the door no longer has any seen traps!
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And not a moment too soon, for the doors are swinging open! The building is dark within, which may be why the two men walking out are blinking owlishly. They wear a strange knee-length coat of white with several pockets over everyday working clothes. Both are holding long leather leashes that go back into the darkness. Perception DC15 Highlight to display spoiler: { the leashes seem to come together at a point 20 feet behind and 10 feet above their collective heads.}

One seems to recover his eyesight a bit faster than the other and exclaims. "Hey! Here now! You are supposed to meet at the beach like normal. Get away you greedy scoundrels!"

Darkvision and Low Light Vision Heroes Highlight to display spoiler: {There is something big on the end of the leashes, something with claws like the huge crab that the WLA fought at the beach earlier.}



Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al  d20+13=28 ; d20+6=19 ;
Monday December 31st, 2012 11:34:20 AM

It is quite clear from the reactions of the men who emerge from the White Wall, that they mistake us for others. This is an advantage. But it will be short lived. Questions, like the milling of uncountable ants, tumble through the mind of Harvest Moon. But what can be said without alerting these two white clad men to their mistake?

"Who are you that you speak to us with such words!" The bold challenge comes suddenly to Harvest Moon, and she speaks it without thought. Her voice sounds good to her own ear, though. Her voice sounds convincing and commanding. It sounds as though it might intimidate the unwary.

The huge crab at the end of the pair of leashes would be formidable. Best, perhaps, to see whether it might be controlled, and how this might be done.

"We wish to see it now. Show it to us. Demonstrate your control," commands Harvest Moon.

Then, in a whisper, through the magic of Message, "Gerox Shale, can you reveal the creature at the end of the leashes? Use the four dancing lanterns."

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Perception 25 (w/Low Light Vision)
Intimidate 19 (vs 10 + HitDice + WisdomMod)

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: Produce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 2/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Peza  d20+7=25 ; d20+4=17 ;
Monday December 31st, 2012 3:24:16 PM
Stopping in her tracks as Edson prevents her from tripping an alarm ,,,, " thanks " she adds quietly

About to say more but the sudden opening of the massive stone doors freezes her .....with noplace to hide the petite girljust stands her ground .... as the look of shock wears of her face .... she smiles widely ... " Hi ... i know we were supposed to stay at the beach but we were bored ... the weather was great and so we just explored a little "

Spotting the leashes " is that what we came for ??" inquires Peza with a warm smile ....
keeping everything in a freiendly tone
d20+4=17 bluff check [ to play along as if they were whoever was supposed to meet them]
d20+7=25 perception check [ to spot the leashes]



Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30 
Monday December 31st, 2012 11:36:49 PM
Gerox tells the others, "Looks like our friends have run into some trouble, two humans trailing two large somethings. Not sure what but I would bet our friends would like some support." Gerox starts moving forward and will cast the dancing lights if he is in range to show what is behind the leashes. If he isn't close enough, he will do a double move to get closer.

SteveK: all the WLA heroes are at the door and within 30 feet of the two men in white coats holding leashes that seem to go to the same source.

Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 20, CMD: 22; HP: 43/43Character Sheet  d20+2=22 ;
Tuesday January 1st, 2013 10:02:28 AM
Barratore stands weapon still in hand and keeps his gaze over and past the two men. Meet at the beach he had said. Who could be meeting these 2? Scully Heroes? Harvest and Peza are talking, and so Barratore keeps his mouth closed. They were both far better at it than he.

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16  d20+7=8 ;
Tuesday January 1st, 2013 11:24:55 AM
Hert walks closer to the door. He knits his brows, seeing the two men and the leashes that lead into the darkness. Almost instinctively, his hand moves to his holy symbol, but at the last second he changes his mind and awkwardly brushes his hair.

He doesn't try to join the conversation, standing close and trying to look as harmless as possible, keeping his hands visible.

OOC:
Perception: d20+7=8 - first natural 1 here!

Monster Lab (co-DM SteveK)  d20+8=22 ; d20+6=22 ;
Tuesday January 1st, 2013 6:49:44 PM
Despite the fast talking of Harvest, Peza, and Gerox, it looks like the guys in the white coats have orders of their own. One smirks, and says; "Demanding or bored it doesn't really matter. The rules are explicit. No deal today!"

Both of the men in white coats turn and run back into the darkness, dropping the leashes as they go, and the creature moves forward.

Fully illuminated by Gerox' Dancing Lights, the heroes see the creature is not a giant crab, but a scorpion. A scorpion larger than Barratore, and that is not all. This monster, this transmogrified-scorpion, has the head of a long snake and its tail consists of four snake heads!

Even though the two men were running back, they are still not quick enough. The long snake-head shoots to the side, crushing a body which immediately begins vomiting a green froth. The four snake tails act as one, and all bite the second fleeing man who also falls in his own green foam coming out of his mouth!

And now, the Trans-Scorpion looks at the WLA heroes!

......COMBAT ROUNDS

Trans-Scorpion AC 18; Touch 9



Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30  d20+4=16 ; d6+2=4 ; 2d4+2=7 ;
Tuesday January 1st, 2013 7:19:01 PM
Gerox skids to a halt once the giant freaky scorpion is sighted. "That thing is ugly? Guess they got what they deserved but I suspect it has a nasty poison. At least we know that their are living Beastlords living and working in there.

ooc I am not sure of the range so I am giving an either or choice here.

Gerox lifts his hand and whispers a few words sending a bright green ray lancing into the snake scorpion doing 4 points of strength drain or 2 if fortitude save is made dc 15

or if out of range

Gerox goes with his standbye, launching 2 magic missiles at the scorpion doing 7 points of damage.

He yells to the others, "Stay away from it and try and use missile weapons. That thing is to nasty to close with!"


Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1  d20+9=13 ; d20+8=27 ; d8=1 ;
Tuesday January 1st, 2013 7:58:08 PM
Edson doesn't have time to congratulate himself about the trap. He watches the door open and the men lead something. He shakes his head when Harvest yells the orders. Thinking they could have played off the ruse better out in the open. The rogue takes a step back while knocking an arrow and letting loose at the scorpion.

Hit Ac 27, dmg 1

Peza 
Tuesday January 1st, 2013 8:07:21 PM
Transfixed by the creatures quick attacks on its handlers for just a moment ... Peza turns to Edson ...

"Get out of its way " as she turns and sprints straight back down the road ...getting behind the steel of Barratore and Brom .... then unslinging her crossbow .... reaching for a bolt she readies to snap it into place

ooc:not sure of distance to move behind the fighters , if single move the she loads her weapon , if double she just readies to load it

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16 
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 5:09:43 AM
With his eyes wide open from shock, Hert watches the scorpion killing the men. Only when Peza dashes by he snaps out of his daze. He looks around, to see if maybe the group is retreating, but seeing how everyone prepares for the battle, he starts closing in with the monster.

"So that's what you do for a living..." he mutters as he draws his shield. With his right hand he touches the symbol of Gargul on his forehead and whispers hastily "Please, let us stay on this side for now.". The eye flashes for a second, granting his request.

OOC:
Hert approaches the scorpion, staying in line with the other fighters.
He also casts Bless.
+1 on attack rolls and saving throws against fear, everyone. (4 min. left)

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al  d20+13=20 ; d20+5=21 ; d6+3=6 ;
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 8:52:55 AM

Fools! They have demonstrated their control. No control at all. What place is this in which people create such dangers while knowing so little about them? (And how is it that they placed a leash upon such a dangerous creature in the first place?)

So many things to know, and they all tickle the curiosity of Harvest Moon. But, at this moment, survival is paramount. And, unlike the two foolish men, she has seen enough to hold a great respect for the danger of this ... Scorpion Snake. Harvest Moon spares but a moment to gaze about within the open doors, determining that the only threats left alive are limited to the single great Scorpion Snake. Then she follows Peza.

"Yes, come away, Edson Kazil!" Harvest Moon echoes the sentiments of her friend Peza. "I may call upon the Entangling grasses, and you would not wish to be caught within."

After quickly eyeing the distances and the vegetation growing in the area that fronts the iron doors, Harvest Moon casts another spell. With a flick of her wrist, a ball of flame appears within her palm, and she throws the burning ball at the Scorpion Snake. The fire strikes the Scorpion Snake squarely upon its carapace, blackening a spot upon the hard chitin of its defenses.

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Perception 20 (w/Low Light Vision)
Cast Produce Flame / Touch AC21 (w/Bless), Fire Damage 6hp

OoC: Can I get a description of the area? Include distances and the degree of vegetation. Looking at the possibility of casting Entangle.

Position: Next to Peza

Active Effects: Produce Flame 2/3

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: uProduce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 2/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Brom the Barbarian; AC: 18 (T 12, FF 16, Raged 16), CMD: 21 (23 Raged); HP: 46/46 (54/54 Raged); DR 2/- (4/- vs. non-lethal)  d20+6=25 ; d20+10=24 ; 2d6+17=23 ;
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 9:31:50 AM
Finally something to fight. Is what's going through the barbarian's mind. It has been too quiet in his mind, and he missed the rush of combat.

Brom moves in on the beast, using his acrobatic skills to attempt to avoid any lashings by the snake heads (acrobatic dc25). Once inside the beast's reach, Brom let's his rage take hold while he brings his sword to bear on the snake-beast.

Attack (PA, Rage): AC 24, damage 23

Rage: 1 rd

If Brom can't do all that, then he will move up and save the attack for next round. Let me know.

Monster Lab (co-DM SteveK)  d20+9=14 ; d20+8=26 ; d20+8=12 ; d20+8=23 ;
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 1:10:33 PM
The white wall of the stone warehouse is 35 feet high and nearly 60 feet long. The Iron Doors are 20 feet high and 20 feet wide, right now is completely filled by the Snake-Scorpion. The stone paved road is also 20 feet wide with grasses sticking out of the pavings growing to almost 2 feet in height. Off the roadway is all 2 foot high grasses spreading almost 100 feet away.

The Snake-Scorpion is 10 feet out of the doorway.

Peza, Harvest, and Edson are 10 feet away from the Snake-Scorpion.

All the others are 10 feet away from the Scout group (20 feet away from the Snake Scorpion).

......................

Gerox skids to a halt once the giant freaky scorpion is sighted and causes a bright green ray lancing into the snake scorpion weakening it severely! (fails Fort DC) (Gerox is 20 feet away from the S_S)

Edson doesn't have time to congratulate himself about the trap. He immediately brings out his bow and shoots the scorpion. Even though the elf lets himself be vulnerable to the long-necked Snake-Scorpion, it does not use the obvious opportunity to attack the bowman. (Edson is 10 feet away from the S_S)

Peza turns to Edson urging everyone to get behind the fighters and then uses her own advice, running and skidding behind Barratore while loading her crossbow; ready to fire. (Peza is 25 feet from the S_S)

Hert watches the scorpion killing the men, and himself prepares for battle. Putting himself on line with Barratore and Brom, he casts a spell, giving everyone Gargul's blessing. (As Brom charged the S_S, DM moves Hert to flank Brom and is now 5 feet from the S_S)

Harvest Moon despairs at the men who had so little control on the monster, but the leashes and how docile it was when the men were holding them she wonders... Not important now. The half-elven girl takes a look to verify there is no one else waiting in the shadows, only 2 more men in white coats running into the darkness, and then she also runs behind the fighters. Concentrating on the monster, she casts a spell, and a bit of fire singes its carapace nicely! (Harvest is 25 feet from the S_S)

Brom rejoices in finally having something to fight! Hs battlerage takes the barbarian and his adroitly dodges up to the S_S, sinking his sword into the snake-beast's weaving neck! (Brom is 5 feet from the S_S)
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The Transmogrified Scorpion screams like a tea kettle, and rushes forward to snap and bite and rend!

It moves 10 feet forward, freeing its tail from the confines of the warehouse. In doing so, the Huge monster bats aside and plows over Brom, Edson, and Hert who are all in the way of this unstoppable armored form. None of the three heroes have a chance to avoid, and Brom and Hert are both knocked to the ground; prone! (Improved Overrun; CMB 26 vs Brom - prone; CMB 12 vs Edson - failed; CMB 23 vs Hert - prone)

Its very long snake heads weave dangerously, and any hero who looks is certain that the S_S will take advantage of the next couple of opportunites!

......COMBAT ROUNDS

Edson - 5 feet away from S_S
Brom - prone and 5 feet away from S_S
Hert - prone and 5 feet away from S_S
Barratore - 10 feet away from S_S
Gerox - 15 feet away from S_S
Peza - 15 feet away from S_S
Harvest - 15 feet away from S_S

Trans-Scorpion AC 18; Touch 9 - 30 damage

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al 
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 2:08:42 PM

It is a bad situation, with both Brom and Hert lying upon the ground beneath the many heads of the Scorpion Snake. Something must be done.

Harvest Moon calls upon a blessing in preparation to face the extreme danger that she contemplates. She calls too, upon the same judgement that she had felt when fighting the Great Hyenas, and she feels it come, bolstering her protection.

"HAI-OH!!!" Harvest Moon rushes at a diagonal to the white wall of the building, crossing beneath the towering reach of the Scorpion Snake. "TURN TO ME! TURN TO ME!" she cries. She skids to a halt just out of reach and whips around to face the gigantic creature. Her teeth are bared. Her stance is braced for its coming.

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Position of SS was 10ft out of doorway. SS moved 10ft forward freeing its tail. I'm assuming that SS is 10x15 w/Tail. Also assuming that SS's Tail is now 5ft out of the doorway.

Cast Shield of Faith / Move through threatened space to draw AoO

Position: 15ft from SS to the west. Possibly 20ft from the wall.

Active Effects: Produce Flame 2/3, Shield of Faith 10/10, Protection Judgement Ends at end of Encounter

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: uProduce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 1/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

AC NOW: (HP35/35; CMD 23 / AC22) - Al (w/+2Shield of Faith, +1ProtectionJudgement)

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16  d20+7=15 ;
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 3:03:52 PM
Hert raised his shield in attempt to block the creature's attack, but he was simply thrown on the ground. He blinks vigorously and shakes his head, trying to regain focus, while on the edge of his peripheral vision the giant monster leaves the building completely and is now visible in full size.

"No..." whispers Hert as he discovers that one of the snake heads is looking at him. Than he hears Harvest Moon's battlecry and takes action. First, he raises. Doing so, he exposes his side to the enemy, but he has no other choice - he has to do it sometime. Next, he draws his sword - he is now ready to fight. He shields himself and shouts a chant at the scorpion. Oddly though, it doesn't have any effect.

OOC:
Hert raises and draws his sword. He also tries to cast Blindness defensively, but fails
15 < 19

Peza  d20+11=17 ; d8+1=6 ; d8+1=9 ;
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 4:28:05 PM
weapon raised Peza aims for the tail ... the 4 headed tail .... her hope is to tangle them together [tangle bolt] .. peeking down her crossbows sights she lines up her target ...... taking a breath she snaps the shot off .... her heart sinks for a moment as it looks like it will miss ... but the bolt finds its mark .

Hert's blessing of them pays off quickly .... his magic helped guide her bolt to its mark..

scorpion shot d20+11=17 [did NOT add Garguls blessing+1] total is18!!! just hit

damage d8+1=6 vital strike damage d8+1=9 total damage =15 !!

Tangle bolt acts as tanglefoot bag

The raven haired girl quickly reloads another bolt [normal bolt] all the while watching Brom slash the warped scorpion ..... a grin creases her face as Hert rises ... drawing his blade to stand with Brom " he looks like he's done this before .....Captain Theringer certainly has an eye for finding the right pieces to keep building their group .... "

Stepping back a few steps [5' ft move] to makesure she doesn't get in the fighters way

Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 20, CMD: 22; HP: 43/43Character Sheet  d20+9=11 ; d20+9=26 ; 2d8+12=19 ; d6=5
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 10:22:44 PM
Barratore recovers from his shock upon seeing the massive and hideous abomination. The creature was certainly powerful and this would be quite a battle, "Stay close to me cleric." But Hert has already moved and is now sprawled on the ground with Brom. The thing needed a new target and the minotaur meant to give it one.

Issuing his own roar Barratore steps in 5' and swings mightily from right to left. At the last moment, he tilts his blade slightly to bring a more upward trail to his swing and catches the armored creature

[PA with Furious Focus Hit AC 11 Hero Point Hit AC 26 Dmg 19]
[Heroic 5 lost the Hero point]

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30  2d4+2=6 ;
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 11:15:14 PM
Gerox looks on in awe as the brave Harvest, Brom and Barratore present their bodies to the snake-scorpion as targets. Maybe someday he to would be that brave but alas today isn't that day. He moves 20' farther back and launches a magic missile spell at the beast hoping he can help overwhelm it quickly. Two missiles dart from his hand dealing 6 points of damage to the creature.

Brom the Barbarian; AC: 18 (T 12, FF 16, Raged 16), CMD: 21 (23 Raged); HP: 46/46 (54/54 Raged); DR 2/- (4/- vs. non-lethal) 
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 9:02:45 AM
"Oh shite!" Brom exclaims as the beast plows into him, knocking him down. "So, ya wanna play like that! Brom will crush you!" Says the barbarian standing. Brom takes a step to put him in range next round to attack.

Rage: 2 rds

Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1  d20+9=13 ;
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 10:08:13 AM
Thanking to any god that will hear, Edson is glad he didn't get bowled over. He backs away from the creature 5', a the while knocking another arrow and letting loose. He curses under his breath as he watches his arrow fly wide left.

Monster Lab (co-DM SteveK)  d20+8=23 ; d6=4 ; d20+8=19 ;
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 10:21:31 AM
SS is Huge non-bipedal monster and takes up a 15x15 space with 10' reach.

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Harvest Moon calls upon a blessing in preparation to face the extreme danger that she contemplates. "HAI-OH!!!", the girl calls, and then rushes to the wall of the building, crossing beneath the towering reach of the Scorpion Snake and daring it to strike. The head whips around and with her preparations and Gerox' earlier Ray of Enfeeblement, Harvest is missed by the deadly fangs! (AOO AC 23-2 = 21 miss! She runs to the wall, flush with how very close the monster got.

Hert blinks vigorously and shakes his head, and, hearing Harvest's sacrifice, takes his own action. The cleric of Gargul stands, and a huge claw lashes down and skittering across the heavily armored cleric's shield! (AOO AC 19 miss!) Hert draws his sword, ready to fight!

Peza ranges a special bolt for the monster's tail, and the blessings of Hert see it fly true! Not only does she score several of the tail-heads, but the bolt bursts into sticky strands that hinder the tail. The snake heads hiss in frustration!

Barratore recovers from his shock upon seeing the massive and hideous abomination and means to give the creature another target to worry about. The great minotaur issues his own roar and steps forward into a mighty swing. The Snake Scorpion is unable to turn and meet Barratore's attack, the movements of Harvest and Hert already keeping its focus, and allows the minotaur an unimpeded target to crash through the armored carapace!

Gerox looks on in awe at the bravery of his companions. The little gnome is not ready to be a target himself, and moves further back before launching a magic missile spell at the beast!

Brom exclaims as the beast plows into him, knocking him down. " Brom will crush you!" he shouts as he stands to bash the creature!

Edson thanks the gods that he was able to avoid the monster's charge, and hastily lets fly another arrow that is unable to pierce the Snake Scorpion's armor.

But the barabarian does not get his chance. The rogue's arrow was unneeded...barely. Pierced by sword and arrow and spell, the monster struggles to continue the battle, but slowly sinks to the ground (at -2 hp). A wheezing whistle says that the monster is still alive, but another concentration of the swords of Hert, Barratore, and Brom ensures the monstrosity will never rise again. The heroes are victorious!

...... END COMBAT ROUNDS

.......EXPERIENCE POINTS
Hert gets 1,000xp and 1 Hero Point for drawing an attack!
Harvest gets 1 Hero Point for drawing an attack!
Barratore, Brom, Gerox, Harvest, Peza, and Lemmick get 3,700xp for the Crabs, Obelisks, Hyenas, and Transmogrified Scorpion
Edson gets 2,700xp for the Obelisks, Hyenas, and Transmogrified Scorpion
.................

By the time the heroes have killed the Transmogrified Scorpion, the warehouse is desterted. The two men in white coats have only just stopped twitching, dead by the poison.

There is evidence of a hasty retreat, but not so hasty as to have left much evidence behind. Another machine, similar to the contraption of wires and bars and jewels that the heroes found in Ericko's pyramid is here as well, but it is obviously recently wrecked beyond hope of repair. A charred body with a necklace in its hand gives mute testimony on how the machine was destroyed.

Near the destroyed Transmogrifier, there is an area that has three leashes and 2 golden arm bands. They are unmagical, but DC Arcana 15 Highlight to display spoiler: { can surmise that the arm bands and leashes are one of two material components to control spells. And the other material component is the life which contains the band or leash. This is how the BeastLords of Faramenth have controlled their monsters.}

The 2 golden armbands are worth a total of 1,000gp

In one office, a blasted desk and files show (DC Spellcraft 18:Highlight to display spoiler: { Fireball}) that someone burned most everything. A partial piece of parchment is an invoice for a Transmogrified Scorpion for the equivalent amount of 25,000 gold. The reciever is burned out, but the parchment is signed "Faramenth". The heroes will remember that Faramenth was the name of the dead BeastLord Ericko's friend the group found in the Catfolk Pyramid.


Harvest Moon (HP35/35; See AC Below) - Al 
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 10:27:00 AM

OoC to DMSteveK: Does the SS attack include the penalties from Gerox's Ray of Enfeeblement? That could be a deal breaker.

SteveK: well, whatdoyouknow? I didn't! :-) Altering the action. Harvest was missed!

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30  d20+8=16 ; d20+8=24 ;
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 11:49:02 AM
Gerox is a bit shocked at how fast the battle occured and how well they were starting to work as a team. He moves forward to examine the body and the work area. He quickly deduces the what was going on and says, "This is interesting. The bands and leashes are some sort of component in a spell to control these beasts. I am not sure how they work but we should bring them back to the fixers for study." (check of 16 on arcana)

Gerox scoops up the bands and leashes and says, "Of course the raw materials are valuable and we should only loan them or sell them to the fixers. Gotta cover the travel expenses and all.

Gerox deeper in the lab, bends and fingers some soot. "Definitely a fireball spell. I have done a lot of study on this one and look forward to the day I can fling them around! (dc check 24) It is interesting that our dead wraith was ordering guardians? The beastlords obviously work together in some loose fashion.:

He goes and stands by Harvest and points at the scorpion and says, "I wonder if you could milk some of the poison out of that thing. I would bet it would be useful and the apolocaries would pay for it."

...............
DMSteveK: Correction to an assumption here. Ericko was the undead BeastLord in the Pyramid. The spirit had raved to the heroes about his only friend, Faramenth, who kept his labs near Landing Beach. And here is a recently signed invoice with the signature "Faramenth" in a lab near a beach.

It is the same name. Is it the same person? Is it the charred body? I am certain that the heroes can only speculate! :-)



Harvest Moon (HP35/35; CMD 20 / AC19) - Al  d20+6=23 ; d20+13=30 ; d100=93 ; d100=79 ; d100=17 ; d100=64 ; d100=22 ;
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 2:23:23 PM

"Yip!" The leap of Harvest Moon is accompanied by a feral grin. Her rush follows just behind the fall of the Scorpion Snake to the blade of Barratore Steelwind. She clambers onto the creatures hard chitinous back even as its life is extinguished by the blades of the others. There then comes to her something in the mere touching of the Scorpion Snake. Her touch brings a knowing of things she had never imagined before, a knowing of the creature's ways and manners. Harvest Moon is moved to stillness by this queer new feeling, this magically inspired knowledge. She remains crouched upon the back of the Scorpion Snake, motionless save for her hands that rove the smooth hard shell of its back.

From afar she hears the voice of Gerox Shale. And, when she looks up, she realizes that she does not know how much time has passed. The gnome, Gerox Shale is speaking of the arm bands and the leashes. He says they must necessarily be components of a single spell. "The third part of the spell," adds Harvest Moon, "is a life. Possibly, here it was the life of the Scorpion Snake itself."

"I think that you are right. We should bring these things back for study. With the knowing of their magics, we too may be able to control such dangerous beasts and make them tame."

It is very interesting to observe the manner in which Gerox Shale finds the knowing of the spell of Fireball. He only touches the ashes. Perhaps the gnome too can know things with only a touch. She would have to observe him more keenly in the future. He is often lacking in seriousness, but there may be many things that she might learn from him.

At Gerox Shale's request to milk poison, Harvest Moon remembers the efforts of the dwarf Arno to do the same to the Snake Vulture. He had accidentally poisoned himself with an unfortunate scratch. To avoid such a fate, Harvest Moon proceeds with care, first making an exhaustive search through the ruins of the white building for a suitable and safe vessel in which to hold the poison. And, second, to extract the poison from the snake heads with special care.

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Knowledge Arcana 23
Lore Keeper (Appropriate Knowledge Check to know lots of things about Scorpion Snake): 15 + 1Level + 4WIS = 20 vs DC of 5 Common, 10 Average, or 15 Rare + Monster's CR. How many things can Harvest Moon know with unlimited touches?

Perception 30 (To find something within the warehouse suitable for safely containing samples of the poison.)

5% rolls for milking the poison all pass: 93; 79; 17; 64; 22

Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: uProduce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 1/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Lore Keeper (Sp): You can touch a creature to learn about its abilities and weaknesses. With a successful touch attack, you gain information as if you made the appropriate Knowledge skill check with a result equal to 15 + your cleric level + your Wisdom modifier.

Poison (from Monday September 17th, 2012 4:05:14 PM)
Applying poison to a weapon or single piece of ammunition is a standard action. Whenever a character applies or readies a poison for use there is a 5% chance that he exposes himself to the poison and must save against the poison as normal. This does not consume the dose of poison. Whenever a character attacks with a poisoned weapon, if the attack roll results in a natural 1, he exposes himself to the poison. This consumes the poison on the weapon. Characters with the poison use class feature do not risk accidentally poisoning themselves.

Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 20, CMD: 22; HP: 43/43Character Sheet  d20+2=19 ;
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 3:36:46 PM
The creature falls and Barratore shifts his feet to shoulder width and brings his blade down once mor to finish it. Yanking his blade free, Barratore wipes the ichor on a snake head and then produces a rag to clean the blade further. The fighter looks about the interior, though not mor than casually. The destruction seemed quite complete and if anything delicate remained in the ash, he would destroy it if he went about and so he stays fairly close to the entrance. His mind then turns to the flying creatures and with that thought, he draws his bow and heads outside.
"I'll keep a watch for the flying creatures and anything else that might happen by." He steps out.

"Careful with that Harvest." He says as she moves to the creature to gain some of the poison from it.

Perception 19

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16 
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 5:47:18 PM
Just as Hert swings his sword to strike the scorpion it suddenly collapses from the attacks of the others. While Hert hesitates whether to strike the dying creature again, Barratore kills the scorpion with a powerful hit. Hert sighs and sheathes his sword,

When Hert looks around, he notices that everybody is onto something, examining the site or the fallen beast. Instead of joining them, however, he rushes to the white-coated men. First, he checks if any of them is alive, but the poison was too quick for Hert to have any chance to help them. Hert sighs. He drags their bodies out of the warehouse. Making a rag from one of the men's cloaks and using water from his waterskin, he wipes their faces and cleans their wounds a bit. He carries the charred body from the warehouse and places it near them. Finally, he chants a short quiet prayer over each of the bodies.

During the whole routine, Hert keeps silent and pays no attention to his group members. His face shows no emotion or feeling - as if he'd done this a thousand times. Only when he chants his prayers over the dead bodies he looks focused and concentrated.

Once he's done, he looks at the others.
"What now?"

Peza 
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 9:08:26 PM
As the warped creature succumbs to their teamwork .... Peza takes a breath .... " guess somebody likes working with snakes .... thats the second one with that body type ... poison too " grimaces the girl

Makin her way past the critter she helps search inside ..... a sudden thought creeps into her thoughts ....
" it seemed like they were in the process of making a delivery ... down by the beach ... anybody think we should check that out ?? .... might give us a clue to who was buying that beast .... definetly a ongoing business in selling those creatures "

Catching Hert going about his business she leaves him be .... waiting till he's done ....approaching him
" nice thought .. i like how you show them respect ..." give him a friendly tap on the shoulder " glad you joined us "

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30 
Thursday January 3rd, 2013 10:05:22 PM
Gerox calls out to Peza and Hert, "No disrespect to the dead, but you might want to search those two. They might have a clue on them and maybe some lose change. I think they should buy us a round for taking care of their pet."

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16 
Friday January 4th, 2013 7:39:12 AM
Hert nods to Peza. "Its important. Thank you." - he says seriously.

He hesitates before accepting Gerox's suggestion:
"...Alright. Clues might be important. But they don't owe us a thing. It was us, who disturbed them and led them to their deaths."
He quickly searches the white-coated men's pockets, leaving any valuable items he finds on them, but taking any clues he might find.

Harvest Moon (HP35/35; CMD 20 / AC19) - Al 
Friday January 4th, 2013 9:47:43 AM

"I think that there are many things that you must know before you judge ... " Harvest Moon hesitates before addressing the cleric of Gargul. One would think that she would have become accustomed to peoples who bore only one name after living with Brom these past months. But it is still someone uncomfortable to her to address others with such lack of formality. The only person to with this discomfort has disappeared has been her friend Peza. "There are many things of which you must know, Hert," she says.

"We strongly suspect that this is a place of a people who we call the Beastlords. They have sent their creatures to attack us in Rum before. The Wolf Eagles that we saw fly to this place attacked us in Rum. I think that they are our enemies. Though, maybe not all of them are out enemies."

"These men here, the dead ones upon the ground, they loosed the Scorpion Snake upon us. The leashes. The bands. They controlled the Scorpion Snake, and held it tame. But the men unleashed it. I cannot think but that these men wished the Scorpion Snake to slay us. When they did this, they too became our enemies as much as if they had attacked us with sword or spell. These men may deserve the grace of the Gray God. But our disturbing of them was not the cause of their deaths. No more so than it is the fault of the tree for falling and crushing the man who has chopped it down."

"Here, Gerox Shale." Harvest Moon offers the poison to the gnome who requested it. "I think that you are right Peza. We should go to the beach to see who it is that these men were to meet. It is there, I suspect, that we may find the one named Faramenth."

"But first I wish to collect many of these wires and bars and jewels. They are very curious, and the Fixers may find it useful to see them."

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Day's Spells
0-Level: Stabilize, Spark, Virtue
1-Level: uProduce Flame, Magic Fang, Entangle(d)

At Will: Detect Magic, Read Magic, Guidance, Light
1-Level 1/2

Wand of CLW 1/6
Wooden Fist: 7/7

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30 
Friday January 4th, 2013 11:47:23 AM
Gerox sighs to himself and murmers, "Memo to self, watch the cleric of Gargul. Bit squeamish about looting the dead. Go figure"

Once Hert moves away from the bodies, Gerox will give them a quick look over checking for loot.

Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1  d20+11=13 ; d20+11=27 ;
Friday January 4th, 2013 12:38:59 PM
Edson knocks another arrow, but never lets it fly as the scorpion-snake creature drops down. He easily lets the string, letting the arrow disengage. He pops it back into his quiver, as he walks up to the creature. He stands by it, marveling at it in awe. On one side it is a mockery of nature, but on the other it is an advancement in science. The elf breaks his staring, and heads into the warehouse and helps were needed. Anything that is found and needs appraising, he helps to the best of his knowledge, As the rooms are searched, Edson does his best to find an secret compartments, in the warehouse and offices.

Appraise 13
Find Secret Compartments 27

Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1 
Friday January 4th, 2013 12:54:07 PM
OOC: Test post linked with new character sheet

Monster Lab (co-DM SteveK) 
Friday January 4th, 2013 1:42:17 PM
Gerox is able to tell the others some rather sound estimates on what wrecked the lab and how this particular group of BeastLords were controlling their creations. The little gnome ensures he is able to collect the leashes and gold collars for further study. The gold is worth 1,000 gold.

Harvest Moon grins ferally and touches the dead Snake-Scorpion. Something stirs and she almost learns something of the animal just by touching the chitinous armor, but it is fleeting and then gone. The only thing she learns is that it is a bunch of dead meat and it is good for rotting in the sunlight. Highlight to display spoiler: {(ooc: Because the power is activated by a successful touch attack, I'm ruling that the creature must be alive for the power to work.)}
Collecting poison from the creature proves easier for the half-elf. She finds several suitable small jars and carefully, carefully extracts enough poison to have five applications. Arno the dwarf's example is enough to ensure she does NOT poison herself accidentally. (ooc: Perfectly set up, Al! Every collection or attempted use of poison = 5% chance of poisoning yourself unless the hero has a particular ability/skill.)
Poison--injury; save Fort DC 17; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save.

Barratore kills the SS, wipes off his blade, and then watches the skies for the flying creatures. He looks a little worried about Harvest, but none of his fears are realized. After an hour of standing guard, Barratorre is morally certain that the Wolf-Eagles the heroes were worried about were only flying in this general direction and not nesting here.

Hert sighs and sheathes his sword, then rushes to the white-coated men. His assumption is correct, the poison killed them both. And so the cleric prepares the fallen to meet Gargul, laying them out and providing a last prayer. At Gerox' suggestion, he gingerly checks for clues in their pockets, but it seems that their treasure must be elsewhere, for they are empty-handed.

Peza thinks the White Coats were in the process of making a delivery at the beach ... anybody think we should check that out ?? The sentiment is echoed by Harvest.

Edson marvels at the Snake-Scorpion, that mockery of nature and simultaneously an advancement in knowledge. Breaking away, the elf heads into the warehouse and helps were needed. Searching the office for secret compartments, Edson comes across a false panel with a small chest which reveals itself as a travelling desk. Within the compartments of good parchment, quills, and inks, he finds a small book that describes the value of Transmogrifying animals in order to better defend themselves and withstand the Cataclysm. There is also a pouch full of large round silvery discs; platinum! There are 600 of the discs, worth 6,000 gold!
..................................

There is nothing else of worth or note in the warehouse-like structure. Investigating around the outside reveals that there used to be other buildings in the area, but the compound slowly shrunk until only the main building has been occupied for any length of time. It appears that this Zoological collection of BeastLords was on its last legs, and the WLA heroes gave it the necessary push to completely topple this particular group.

There is little to do than to return to the beach. The heroes arrive in the mid day to an empty beach. Where "Faramenth" or the reputed 'buyers' could be is unknown; dead, fled, or never was to begin with.

Out in the bay, the heroes can spy the Leaper, the ship of Scully's Heroes just dropping anchor in the bay. It is over, this particular BeastLord Zoological Society is ruined. And it is as easy as 2 weeks of sailing to get back to RUM. What has changed in 2+ months of intense work? And the arrival of Second Fleet? The future is bright and set for change...
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Ooc: Friends, it has been a distinct pleasure being your co-DM for the last 18 months. I have really enjoyed a fresh campaign and happy to have played with each of you. Zack and/or Ian will begin posting on Monday with a new module. The only hint I will give is that the WLA heroes will need to freshen up their sea-legs...

As the druids are wont to say:
Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again!


Edson Kazil, AC:17 Touch AC:15 FF AC:17 HP 23/23, CMD: 1 
Friday January 4th, 2013 1:49:08 PM
Edson smiles when the compartment pushes in, and stares at the value inside. Part of him contemplates pocketing some of the good, but he thinks of the group and decides against it. He lets out a loud whistle, to alert the group. " Everyone, some more items are hidden in this chest. Books, writing materials, and Platinum" he yells.

OOC: Only part of it for 6 weeks, but thanks a for the good memories in a short time.

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30 
Friday January 4th, 2013 5:25:06 PM
OOC My thanks to our dedicated DM's. The new guys have big shoes to fill. You guys were awesome.

Gerox skips over to Edson and slaps him on the back. Nice job! Gonna be a pain to carry back. We should put Barratore on it!

Later... As they walk down the beach and see the ship dropping anchor, Gerox stands shielding his eyes from the sun and says, "I am ready to get back to Rum and see how the city is progressing. I am also ready for a nice hot bath. I wonder if any nice girl gnomes have immigrated yet?"

Hert AC 24 HP 38/38 CMD 16 
Friday January 4th, 2013 5:34:40 PM
Hert thinks before replying to Harvest Moon:

"You are right. But it's complicated. Good and bad, enemies and friends, causes and effects... nothing is ever clear. It is more like a vortex of grey... life." - he is definitely struggling to find the right words. The speech is clearly not going as well as he'd hoped. He sighs: "Anyway. We were not wrong to kill them, any gold that they could've would've probably been marauded anyway. And I dragged their bodies to the sun and scavengers so that their decay goes more quickly.

The only thing I'm trying to say is that they deserve better than being sacks of gold for us."

Hert looks at Harvest with a glint of embarrassment on his face. "I probably shouldn't have brought it all up in the first place. It all sounded like I'm blaming you for something. How foolish..."

OOC:
Its been a pleasure having you as my DM for about 10 days I've been on this game! Good luck in your future travels over the Wold!

JonathanT (Co-DM) - So long, but not goodby... 
Friday January 4th, 2013 9:17:25 PM
OOC: it has been an immense pleasure DMing for you guys. You've been great Players, helping me when I messed up and accepting my faults. My only regret is having to cut this module way too short. We had a grand ending planned, not to mention all the fun challenging monsters just to get there.

I hope that you use what flaws you saw in your strategies to your advantage.

I'm glad to have gone fishing with (some of) you guys and more glad that none of you died at my hands. :)


Peza 
Friday January 4th, 2013 10:18:24 PM
As the march back to the beach winds through the country side .... Peza's thoughts are on who they might meet?? .... who is the intended buyer ?? another piece to the puzzle of the beastlords .... she knows its not over .... the haunting eyes from the crystal linger in her thoughts .... someday they'll be able to amswer that .... she hopes .

On the beach shespots the Leaper ..... waving to catch Scully and his crews attention .... once done the raven haired girl relaxes in the sand ....

ooc: thanks to SteveK and Jon for all their hard work and dedication to making this a very intresting and flavorful game .

Brom the Barbarian; AC: 18 (T 12, FF 16, Raged 16), CMD: 21 (23 Raged); HP: 46/46 (54/54 Raged); DR 2/- (4/- vs. non-lethal) 
Saturday January 5th, 2013 6:21:58 PM
Brom sticks the beast a final time as do many others, just in case. He strides up to Barratore and with a smile saying. "I softened it up for ya. But that's still three crabs and a snake-vulture thing for me and one scorpion-snake for you. Looks like you need some practice..." He continues with a chuckle and a smile to his large comrade.

He also looks at the new guy clad in full armor. "Ya got courage. I like that."

Brom as with others are concerned by the manufacturing of monsters by these Beastlords. Maybe for an attack on Rum or some other nefarious agenda beyond Brom. Either way, it's just one more challenge, one more fight, one more task.

Scully's ship shows up. "Looks like it's time to head home for now. I suspect we'll be heading back this way again soon.

OOC: Thanks Steve and Jonathan for taking the time to DM.

Harvest Moon (HP34/34; CMD 19 / AC19) - Al  d20+13=33 ; d20+9=18 ;
Sunday January 6th, 2013 7:41:12 PM

Harvest Moon grins, "You have a very clever eye, Edson Kazil," she says to the elf. But, then again, is that not only to be expected of an elf? It is a thought that Harvest Moon has with no small measure of pride. It is a thought that, in itself, invokes thoughts of her elfish mother who passed on to death not two ... or was it three years ago. All things die. Death comes to all. And yet ... Why does each person look upon one's own death with such dread? Or the death of one's close with such grief?

In the midst of these thoughts, it comes to Harvest Moon that her face has dropped into lines of great distress and sadness. She raises an arm to wipe her face, but realizes that the clothing of green sea grasses that she now wears no longer have the large sleeves of her old sack robe. She sniffs back the feelings and begins in earnest the collection of odd machine parts scattered about the Building of the Scorpion Snake.

Also, before leaving, Harvest Moon stalks about the interior of the Building of the Scorpion Snake. All things must necessarily leave spoor. It is an inevitable result of the need to eat. She searches the floor for traces of scat. From such traces, she might know what sorts of creatures have been here. From traces of scorpion and snake dung, she might also know roughly how long the creatures had been kept here. And, by extension, how long was required to create such creatures.

It is good to return to the beach. The smell of the sea is cleansing in a curious undefinable manner. The spotting of the Leaper is not as welcome to Harvest Moon. An overland trip back to Rum would be preferable to her, than to keep such close quarters with the braggart Skulley Swiftblayde. Harvest Moon settles herself upon the sands of the beach. She takes her book of maps from her magic bag and begins to write. She pens the terrain that the League Adventurers had explored, adding to her already quite detailed map of the island. She also adds a section that describes the terrains within the Beastlord pens. And, in the end, Harvest Moon adds an accounting of the valuables that they, the League Adventurers, had found.

"We have forgotten!" Harvest Moon leaps to her feet, nearly spilling her vial of ink. "We have forgotten Eeoh and Sister Sarah. I must return to them." She quickly packs her gear. "Ask the men of the Leaper to wait," she says to the others as she strikes out once again around the perimeter of the Magic Fence. "I will return with the mules in a day or two. If you are not here when I return, I will make my way to Rum following the beach."

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Survival 33 (To examine the Poo in the room)
Knowledge Nature 18 (If necessary)

Gold Bands from Hyenas: 5 x 500gp = 2500
Gold Bands from Scorpion Snake 2 x 500gp = 1000 gp
Platinum coins found by Edson = 6000 gp
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Total 9500 gold pieces

Divided between 8 Characters = 1187.5 gp each.

OoC to DM's: Do we have leave to add this wealth to our charcter sheets?

Gerox Shale ac 13 hps 30/30 
Monday January 7th, 2013 9:57:03 AM
Gerox looks on in dismay as Harvest dashes off. "I can't believe we forgot them. We are horrible people. Barratore you and I should go with her. It isn't safe to wander these lands alone, especially leading to animals. The rest of you" He points out to the ship. "Stall"

He darts after Harvest

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