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Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Let sleeping giants... (Kim McCoy) d20+13=14 ; d20+13=17 ;
Friday April 18th, 2014 12:44:54 AM

Murphy gets down on stomach so as to minimize his silhouette above the wall, and looks down at whatever activity is visible around the Parlay House. He mentally maps the scene below, trying to figure out which buildings may house what.

However, mindful also of matters closer at hand - once the weapons are moved away at Bob's direction, he points - trying to do so in a way his friends can see, but also so as not to be observable by those in the Parlay House - he points toward the chest, signaling that someone ought to take a look inside. The more information the party can gather before the ogre awakens (whether he does so of his own accord, or through the encouragement of one or more party members), the better, the druid muses to himself.

Until Bob is ready with whatever he has planned, after that signal to his own party members is accomplished, he returns his attention to listening to and glancing at the ogre, and soaking in the activities at the House.

[Wow - he is nowhere near as observant as he usually is - Perception 14 (nat 1), and Perception 17.]

Hazel (Bob) 17/13/15 CMD:16 HP: 33/33 (Kim for Corsario) d20+10=11 ;
Friday April 18th, 2014 12:56:09 AM

If Podo and Edric have finished moving the big polearm well away from the ogre (and at a spot well away from where he and Alouryn and Shel placed the axe), he quietly asks, "Where did Bombo go?" He has no idea where Murphy is, even though the druid is up on the wall waving his arms and trying to get their attention. In the halfling tongue, he whispers, "If he doesn't show up, then we are going to have to gather around and deal with this ogre, I think. Unless anyone has a better idea."

[Perception: 11 (nat 1 - sheesh!)]

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Friday April 18th, 2014 1:19:50 PM
"Whatever we do, we have to do it quickly and quietly. We can't arouse a pack of ogres. Should we move in and all strike?"

Edric helps carry away the polearm.

[i]OOC: sorry for missed posts. bad week.

Podo (Danderfluff Pipewood) Let sleeping...(Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21 d20+15=18 ; d20+8=11 ;
Friday April 18th, 2014 3:09:58 PM
Using stealth(Stealth: 18), Podo help carry away the weapons and in the direction of his helping team mate. Using his Perception(Perception: 11), Podo will spy what else he may do to assist his friends.

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11 d20+7=15 ;
Friday April 18th, 2014 8:35:56 PM
While the others were doing their own thing, Shel understood Murphy's pantomime perfectly. She quietly moved to the chest, hoping it would not be locked, and tried to open the lid.

OOC: stealth 15. Hope that keeps the ogre asleep!

DM Kent
Friday April 18th, 2014 10:44:55 PM
Pole arms moved safely out of the way Murphy takes a look at the Parlay house area and is pretty sure that only the big house is actually useable for anything other than livestock or perhaps basic non perishable storage. He tries to signal his group about some other things. Some of the message gets through others not so much.

Shel on the receiving side of comprehending Murphy's pantomimes makes her way back to the fortification and somehow manages to make her way to the chests and casks and is disappointed to find that they simply contain food stuffs, water and ale. On the positive side the ogre didn't awaken.

The decision now comes to a head. What to do about this sleeping ogre?

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Vs or With? (Kim McCoy)
Saturday April 19th, 2014 1:55:52 AM

Murphy whispers down to Shel, "Let's wake him up, and tell him it's time to escort the trade delegation to Idafeatu. If he's real nice, we won't let on that he was sleeping. Pass it on to the others. Have them give him some room so he doesn't squish anybody when he wakes up."

Once he has told her that, he returns to where he can look down on the comfy watchguard.

He motions for his friends to make room. He waits until they are more or less surrounding him, but not too close.

Only after that happend, In the giant tongue, he starts making a chant that Lomar taught him last year. Lomar said it was a favorite among the ogres - most of them grew up with the chant, which their mothers sang as a lullaby. He begins softly, then slowly increases the decibel level.

[The 'x' makes a sound like the German ch - Bach, or the Scottish ch - loch, or the Spanish j - jota

I take my favorite club - XUH!
I swing it at the stone - XOH!
It flies across the field - XAI!
And splashes in the pond - XEE!

It lands upon the fish HEAD
And makes the fish to float DEAD
I walk across the field STRONG
And drop fish down my throat LONG

My club can SMASH
My club can DASH
My club can CRUSH
My club can KILL

If you want to play a game
I'll use my club to make you lame
If I want to eat a beast
I'll smash it wish my club at least

For...
My club can SMASH
My club can DASH
My club can CRUSH
My club can KILL

If the giant looks like he's going to make trouble, Murphy has his array of alchemical items to slow him up... but hopes to use some sort of alternative pursuasion. If he awakens, though, he says in common, "It is time for you to escort the trade delegation to the Parlay House. We decided not to kill you - even though you were asleep on guard duty. Now - we can keep that between us, and not tell your boss. Get up, and take us down there."

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Vs or With? (Kim McCoy)
Saturday April 19th, 2014 2:00:09 AM

Fourth line in the game stanza should be:

I'll smash it with my club at least

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11 d20+4=10 ;
Saturday April 19th, 2014 7:57:14 PM
As Murphy's song continued, Shel put the lid down on the chest and moved away from it, not wanting to anger the ogre more than he might be in any event.

Shel put on her best smile at mUrphy's words. "Yes, big guy. We no tell your boss about sleep. If you take us to see boss. We want to go to Parlay House. If you be nice, we be nice, too. We already been nice by not attack you. What you say?"

Diplomacy 10.

Hazel (Bob) 17/13/15 CMD:16 HP: 33/33 (Kim for Corsario)
Sunday April 20th, 2014 7:13:23 PM

That is not quite what Hazel had in mind. Singing to a sleeping ogre?

Bob directs with his hands people to encircle the ogre at a distance of maybe 25 feet away, each. He himself puts himself in the direction the shut eyes of the ogre now face, sling staff in hand with a bullet ready in the pouch, should combat prove necessary.

"I can imagine a mother ogre telling her son after singing such a song, 'Now, go to sleep, dearie. Father will beat you in the morning,' he whispers to Alouryn, whom he directed to be about even with the ogre's waist, and 25 to 30 feet away from the beast.

He pointed Podo to the feet, Shel near the wall on the back side of the ogre's head, and Edric opposite Alouryn with the giant's backside pointed toward him.

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Monday April 21st, 2014 7:50:01 PM
Edric moves into position, readying himself in case the plan goes awry.

Podo (Danderfluff Pipewood) (Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21
Monday April 21st, 2014 8:09:04 PM
Podo readies himself with Quarterstaff in hand and makes his way over to the Ogre's feet hoping to trip the Ogre if he awakens and ruins the groups plans.

DM Kent d100=80 ; d4=2 ;
Monday April 21st, 2014 10:16:30 PM

Ogre stirs. Ogre growls and sits up. Ogre sees halflings and reaches for now nonexistent weapons. Orge growls louder and leaps to his feet. Ogre doesn't look happy. Ogre moves toward the steps and Alouryn.

Map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5aUlscmlySm9sNGM/edit?usp=sharing

Murphy / Bombo Gardner (Kim McCoy) d20+5=17 ;
Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 1:43:17 AM

[I thought Murphy was directly above where the ogre's head lay. Also thought ogre was lying right outside the edifice, rather than inside... but am glad we have a map now to clear up such misunderstandings.]

Tanglefoot bag, ranged touch attack, AC 17.

In the giant tongue, then in common, Borbo says, "Sit down or we will hurt you." In halfling, he says to his friends, "Do whatever you need to slow him or stop him."

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 11:23:25 AM
"Hey Ogre, me hurt your eyes, unless you be nice to us," Shel yells as she casts Color Spray on the beast.

OOC: Dc 15 Will save to resist.

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 7:06:06 PM
"Calm down, Ogre. We don't want to have to hurt you. Edric hefts his ax to show the ogre he means business.

DM Kent d100=27 ;
Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 9:51:48 PM

The ogre looking around realizes he is un armed and facing at least five foes that he knows of and sits back down placing his hands folded on his head.

Murphy / Bombo Gardner (Kim McCoy)
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014 3:20:50 AM
Murphy is pleased that the ogre has complied, at least for the moment.

"Thank you for taking a seat. We are here to see your leader.

"But, first, we need to agree. We could have taken your life. We did not. We did not come here to kill you. We came here to solve a problem.

"To do that, we need to talk with your boss.

"Now, promise you will take us to him, and that you will not harm us. If you keep that promise, we let you live. Who knows? Maybe we can even work together."

Murphy says this first in common, so his friends know what he is saying, then says it in the giant tongue, so that the seated ogre clearly knows what he is saying.

Then he asks, "So, what do you say? Will you walk with us down the hill, and take us to the leader of Parlay House?"

"Do you promise not to hurt us?"

Hazel (Bob) 17/13/15 CMD:16 HP: 33/33 (Kim for Corsario)
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014 3:31:58 AM

Hazel had noticed that the ogre a moment before was going toward Alouryn. But now that he is seated, he takes advantage of the moment to walk around the inner perimeter of the wall, passing by Murphy, squeezing by Edric, and ending up opposite Alouryn on the wall at 4F. His sling staff is still at the ready should the ogre try something he does not like.

[Did Murphy's tanglefoot bag get the ogre? Did Shel's color spray do anything to him?]

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014 2:45:08 PM
OOC: Hazel, I'm assuming that the ogre sort of complied, so that our actions did not actually go off.

Shel nods at Murphy's words and closely watches the ogre for a reaction, prepared to use her Color Spray if the situation called for it. "Be nice big fella, and we be nice to you," she coos, not wanting to anger him and get smashed for her trouble.

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19 d20+5=11 ;
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014 4:42:41 PM
Not understanding the giant tongue, Edric continues to stand over the ogre, attempting to look as intimidating as possible.

Intimidate: 11

DM Kent d20=17 ;
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014 10:37:12 PM
Of course the ogre didn't have a whole lot of choice other than to sit down as his legs while not glued to the floor are kind of stuck together.

His overall demeanor is not one of pleasantry and helpfulness in fact you get the feeling that were he free he would probably be trying to tear you all each limb from limb. But you also get the sense that he is also a very practical military type who understands that life and capture may aloow for future actions or at least life.

Shel hold her spel for the moment but has it at the ready.

The ogre looks to Murphy who has spoken in Giant and replies tersely. "Should have killed. Now I surender, You no going to kill. But, I no help you." He follows that by spiting on the ground off to his left side.

As Murphy tells him how he could help him the ogre smiles. "You no want go there. Idafeatu make snack out of you."

Podo (Danderfluff Pipewood) (Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014 11:52:08 PM
Podo holds his action of trying to trip the Ogre if need be, but as his legs are stuck together, it would be almost too easy to achieve.

Podo wonders where this is going to lead us.

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Thursday April 24th, 2014 10:21:08 PM
"Murphy, ask him if he'll agree to leave us be once we defeat idafeatu. No one needs to know he let us slip through his guard. That way, he doesn't get in trouble, and we don't have to try and take him down. Wonder if he'd know how to get by those other ogres wandering around out there?"

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) (Kim McCoy) d20+5=20 ;
Friday April 25th, 2014 3:09:54 AM
[Sorry, gang - running multimedia for all day & into night conference, and six-hour city meeting last night - I usually don't miss posting -Kim]

Murphy considers the ogre's words and demeanor, then Shel's suggestion. He shifts five feet toward the entrance, along the wall at D1.

"How long until your watch is over?"

Murphy looks back the way they came, and picks a small hill with a few gnarled bushes on it about three miles away. "You will walk to that hill. Take some food and water with you. When you get there, eat your food and drink your water. After that, you can come back here, or go anywhere you want. If you come back here, we will leave a map to where your weapons were sent.

"If you do not give your oath you will do that, then your other option is that we bury you alive in this keep. Maybe you can dig out, maybe not.

"If you are worried about getting in trouble for leaving post - we wiggled our fingers and said some strange words, and suddenly you thought it was a real good idea to take a picnic over there." Murphy wiggles his fingers and says, "Br-r-rfsk."

"Which do you want? Walk to that hill and eat? Or be buried alive here?"

As he talks, Murphy is ready for action if the ogre makes a sudden move, and will throw a thunderstone next to where he sits at D4. [need to hit AC5 or better - hit AC20] If the ogre makes no aggressive moves, then Murphy holds that action.

[THUNDERSTONE: You can throw this stone as a ranged attack with a range increment of 20 feet. When it strikes a hard surface (or is struck hard), it creates a deafening bang that is treated as a sonic attack. Each creature within a 10-foot-radius spread must make a DC 15 Fortitude save or be deafened for 1 hour. A deafened creature, in addition to the obvious effects, takes a --4 penalty on initiative and has a 20% chance to miscast and lose any spell with a verbal component that it tries to cast.

Since you don't need to hit a specific target, you can simply aim at a particular 5-foot square. Treat the target square as AC 5.]

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Friday April 25th, 2014 3:40:24 PM
Listening to Murphy's threats, Edric shudders at the thought of having to dig an ogre sized hole. He stays ready for any moves the ogre might make.

Hazel (Bob) 17/13/15 CMD:16 HP: 33/33 (Kim for Corsario) d20+5=8 ;
Saturday April 26th, 2014 12:57:01 AM

Hazel asks with a bit of excitement in his voice, "Do we really get to bury another ogre alive? The last one didn't last too long..." He says to the giant, "Choose burial. It is my favorite."

His sling staff is at the ready.

[Intimidate: Not very intimidating at 8]

DM Kent
Monday April 28th, 2014 5:44:54 PM
[ OOC: Sorry All, Life has decided I am its personal whipping boy!!]

Ogre doesn't seem real impressed with your threat of burying it alive. And at the question of when the watch was over the ogre looked up at the sun and then tells you that watch change occurs anytime within the next 30 minutes or so (or that's it seems to equate to).

When given his option to take a hike he shrugs moves over to the barrel and chest picks one of each out and then steps out over the wall and starts walking toward the hill that was pointed out.

Him taken care of, now thoughts turn to what / who lies below in the Parlay house and how to go about defeating them and or bringing them to justice.

Hazel (Bob) 17/13/15 CMD:16 HP: 33/33 (Kim for Corsario) d20+2=15 ;
Monday April 28th, 2014 9:22:25 PM

Bob realizes that the ogre did not seem overly concerned with the threat of being buried alive [Sense motive: 15]. So, as the giant decides to go with the suggestion to have a picnic - once the ogre has gotten a hundred yards or so away - the ranger heaves a sigh of relief.

"All right, now, that was easy." He looks across the opening over at Alouryn. "You cannot believe how my heart dropped when I saw the ogre try to head in your direction a few minutes ago, Flower lass."

To the rest of the party he says, "So, what now? Do we serve as tasty treats for the head guy? Do we wait until the changing of the guard - make snoring sounds in this little keep when the new guy comes, then ambush him? Or have a few of us try to sneak in below, and see if we can get a lay of the land before we try to take them on as a group?"

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) 1 down, ?? to go (Kim McCoy)
Tuesday April 29th, 2014 3:48:12 AM

Bombo watches the giant walk down the hill. "Thank the heavens for that."

Who among us might be good at sneaking in unnoticed? Does anyone have a potion or a spell that would allow one or more people to travel invisibly?" Looking down the hill, and considering the canvas they have, he offers, "Or we could make wings and fly down." He lets that one sit out in the air for a moment, then comments, "It would likely take too long to build proper wings."

"So, what options have we before us? Bob mentioned a few. Any other ideas? And let's keep in mind the relief watch-ogre could be showing up an any moment."

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Tuesday April 29th, 2014 9:22:49 AM
"I don't have anything that would make me Invisible, but I do have a few of those Squinky Sneak pills left, that makes us a bit more stealthy. It wouldn't guarantee anything, but it might improve our odds just a bit."

OOC: I have five of those which give +1 to a Stealth check. I also have a Ninjabread cookie that gives a +5 to Stealth. No guarantees, but it might work, if we have no better option.

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Tuesday April 29th, 2014 12:45:02 PM
"Perhaps one of us should sneak down, while the rest of us wait in case the new watch shows."

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) 1 down, ?? to go (Kim McCoy)
Tuesday April 29th, 2014 6:39:23 PM

"If we send one down, or two - who will go, and how shall we prepare them, and us?" Murphy asks his friends to consider.

"Alternatively, what if we walk down the hill, say, along the left side, keeping ourselves from being seen from the Parlay House, and then come upon them that way?" he wonders aloud.

"Can we set any traps for the replacement guard up top here? What if we put up a trip wire just the other side of the hill that we came up, get his attention, and have him chase after us? He chases, gets tripped, then, wham! we hit him hard, after the ground has hit him first."

[Let's see if we can get one or a pair of plans formulated by Thursday at the latest, figuring about five minutes of talking among us per day of posting - unless our DM hurries things along more quickly.]

Podo (Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21/15/17
Tuesday April 29th, 2014 7:43:24 PM
That show down over, Podo gets close enough to the rest of the troop to see if he can finally get a chance to help out!

DM Kent
Tuesday April 29th, 2014 10:16:58 PM
Options for being sneaky are discussed and Edrick suggests that one of the group go on down and spy out what goes on while the rest wait for the next watcher.

A couple of mentions are made for setting a trap for the next watcher and Podo comes close to lend an ear and perhaps his thoughts on the situation.

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) 1 down, ?? to go (Kim McCoy)
Wednesday April 30th, 2014 3:23:27 AM

"From what I've heard about you, Podo, you can walk fairly softly when the occasion calls for it," Murphy 'Bombo' says. Turning his head, he says to Hazel, "And, despite that both of us have spent a fair amount of time in the forest, I'll have to admit that Bob is quieter than I am when he is trying to be stealthy.

"You, Tess, and Buttercup and I are all right at moving reasonably quietly - except when you tripped coming up the hill, Tess-aroo," he says with a wink.

"But as for you, Edric, we should wrap you and your armor in cotton balls. You sound like a sledgehammer and spike driving competition when you hustle in your armor, protect you though it does."

"How about we all work our way either down the side of the hill, or down the back and skirt aroud the left side?"

[Mister DM: Which way is West - where the sun will eventually set? Is there a map of the layout we can see below? Can we find a good place to leave our ponies, and the cart?]

DM Kent
Wednesday April 30th, 2014 2:46:14 PM
(OOC: West is toward the palay house. I will post a map his evening if I can get it finished. You know how I am about my maps..... as for you ponies you have the hill top fort he bottom of the hill or the area around the parlay house .)

Map of area https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5Z3FSdTZxZWxCZG8/edit?usp=sharing

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Wednesday April 30th, 2014 4:51:27 PM
"I hate to leave my armor, but it may be better if I leave it behind for now. Trying to sneak about in armor will get us all killed."

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Wednesday April 30th, 2014 9:09:39 PM
Tess/Shel looks around nervously. "I'm losing my nerve here, guys. Even if we four make it down silently, what then? How are we four going to take out at minimum one big'un Mage? Let alone if he's got bodyguards, which I'd guess he does, looking at all the regular big'uns prowling out here. Right now, I'm more worried that we might succeed and get to big ole what's his name, rather than we make too much noise and not get there!"

DM Kent
Wednesday April 30th, 2014 10:28:36 PM
ideas are shared as well as some cold feet as you look down over the habitation from above It is getting to be quite warm up in the fortress and it is only likely to get hotter.

Funny though you haven't seen either of the bigguns that went inside earlier come back out.

Perception DC 25 Highlight to display spoiler: { there is something odd about the wall where the barrels and trunks were. In fact it kind of looks like there might be a hidden /secret door there. }

Hazel (Bob) 17/13/15 CMD:16 HP: 33/33 (Kim for Corsario) d20+10=27 ;
Thursday May 1st, 2014 4:03:34 AM

"I don't know, Edric. Maybe you should keep the oven gear on a while longer. I mean, Posco."

Bob notices something. "Uh, hey guys. Lookee here." Hazel points to where the ogre took a barrel from next to the watch fort's walls. He gets closer to it. He begins to probe around. "Looks like a secret opening to me. Maybe this would give us a way inside, without having to march down the side of the hill in the open. Or, maybe it's something else." He pushes and pulls, trying to open the door / latch / wall.

[Perception: 27]

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Parlay House Watch Fort (Kim McCoy) d20+15=17 ;
Thursday May 1st, 2014 4:08:25 AM

Murphy Bombo would have had no idea of any secret door had Bob not pointed it out.

"Uh, you sure?" Murphy tries to help his ranger friend find a way in, but is not extraordinarily successful.

[Perception: 17 - rolled a 2]

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Thursday May 1st, 2014 2:15:25 PM
Hi Guys! I am back! I still have slow and limited internet access, but I am determined to continue the campaign. What did I miss? Are we still level 3? Has Alouryn accepted his advances? Who is still on? Is Podo a nice guy? Got any new equipment? What are we currently doing?

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19 d20+3=20 ;
Thursday May 1st, 2014 7:00:43 PM
"I wouldn't have noticed that Bob. Good eyes. Shall we take this path?"

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Thursday May 1st, 2014 8:22:21 PM
"Hopefully we can avoid the other big'uns by sneaking in this way. The less of them the better, you know." Shel waits for the others to open the door and lead the way in, as she looks around nervously, hoping no one had seen them as of yet.

DM Kent
Thursday May 1st, 2014 10:37:43 PM
(OOC: Anyone heard from Alouryn???)

The hidden door, once open seems to lead to a passage or at least there are stairs that go downward. At first look it is very obvious that noone has been down the steps for a very long time as there is easily nearly a full inch of dust settled on the step surfaces. It appears that the steps go down at least 45 feet, perhaps furhter down as they begin to curve a bit and the bottom is not visible. The stairwell is roughly 8 feet wide and it is very dark after the first part which is lit from the sun above and behind you. From what you can tell from the lay of the land and what of the passage you can see, it seems as though it may lead toward the Parlay House area, though where it comes out exactly, or if it still does, is anyone's guess.

Podo Danderfluff Pipewood (Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21/15/17 d20+8=26 ;
Thursday May 1st, 2014 11:33:15 PM
(perception = 26)

Podo looking notices something odd about that area of in the distance, "maybe a door?" Perhaps we should investigate?

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+10=14 ; d20+11=30 ;
Thursday May 1st, 2014 11:51:15 PM
"Perhaps we must... wait for a minute, let me scout ahead..."
Hazel looks at Alouryn for a second, winking at her, before lighting a candle and going into the tunnel. He feels the spider webs and dust on his feet, which makes him feel bad... but he continues into the dark...
Perception: 14
Stealth: 30

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Watch Fort back door (Kim McCoy) d20+13=27 ; d20+6=9 ; d20+6=19 ;
Friday May 2nd, 2014 4:25:46 AM
[A HUGE welcome back, Corsario! We're still level 3, the relationship with Alouryn has room to develop - that will be on your shoulders, buddy; Podo's a nice guy; Hazel is wearing a hat of disguise (as are Alouryn / Buttercup, Shel / Tess, and... Edric? Lastly, we are at the Parlay House, where ogre-mage Idafeatu is headquartered, trying to spy / confound / confute / vanquish / or whatever we can get away with vs the Bad Guys. I suggest you do some reading over the next few days as you are able to catch up in more detail regarding what we are up to. Also you can click at the link at the top of this page to the Woldipedia page, which, among other things, has the current roster. -Kim]
"Great, Bob! Podo - mind following him so that he doesn't get in trouble by himself? And don't go too far before the rest of us can join in, eh?" Bombo says. He examines the doorway now that it's open, and takes a moment or two to determine how Hazel opened it. "I'll be back in a couple of minutes. Edric, you mind helping? Need to grab some things from the cart, and unharness the pony. Let's take one of these barrels, fill it with water, so they can drink, and let them roam the back side of the hill. I don't want to tie them down, lest a giant or the like try to go after them."

He asks Shel and Alouryn if they want to get anything from off the ponies, and suggests we take all of the saddles and tack and hide it inside the hidden tunnel for later retrieval.

As he goes to take the cart pony out of its harness, it seems a bit skittish (handle animal: 9). He takes a break from that, and enlists Edric's help. He tries again (handle animal: 19).

He locks the wheels, and ties the cart down so it won't go rolling away. Once the water barrel is set for the ponies and they are shown where it is, he also gives them some food, and hauls, with help from Edric (and whoever else wants to help) the horse gear and the party's gear over to the old passageway.

Murphy suggests they get the horse gear carried down into the stairway so it's no nearer than about 35 feet from the entrance, so that it won't be readily visible or reachable from the opening.

"I have torches, and a few lightsticks."

He enlists his friends' help, too, to erase halfling footprints from inside the watchkeep and all the way back to the steps.

Once everyone is ready to go inside, he sweeps away the last few footprints.

"Help me with this, Tess. You be inside, and I close the door. See if you can open it from inside."

If she can open it, good. If not, then he will take additional steps to figure out if they can open it from within.

Finally, he makes sure the gear the giants stored near it are put back in roughly the same arrangement as they were before, but ensuring there is enough room to open up the door at least enough to squeeze through, does one last footprint sweep, lights a candle attached to some headgear, places it on his head, then shuts the secret door from the inside.

"Should we rope together like in the swamp, in case any stairs give way?" he asks the group. If they concur, he quickly ties six loops in a rope. "You can put it around your neck and under the opposite arm, or just hang on to it, as you choose."
========
Perception: 27
Handle animal: 9. Sigh. Getting some help, and trying again: 19

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Friday May 2nd, 2014 9:59:51 AM
"Thanks for the welcome Kim, and thank you very much for taking care of Hazel while I was unable to connect. I have been reading what I missed.

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn d20+5=7 ;
Friday May 2nd, 2014 6:50:24 PM

Alouryn is concerned about Hazel going too far down the secret stairs. "Wait for us before you go too far, Hazel. Bombo wants some help with the ponies. I will do that, then let's do this together."

As devotees of Flower are to show kindness, even to creatures, she helps Edric and Murphy with the ponies - taking off their saddles and tack. She helps water the horses, drinks a lot of water herself, and carries saddles back, one at a time, to bring them down the stairway.

Alouryn performs a dance as she helps to remove evidence of their footprints, Then she joins everyone in the stairway down. She takes a sunrod, and strikes it once to cause the light to appear on it. "This will give light for the next six hours," she tells her companions.

[The sunrod sheds normal light in a 30-foot radius and increases the light level by one step for an additional 30 feet beyond that area (darkness becomes dim light and dim light becomes normal light).]

Perception: 7

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Friday May 2nd, 2014 6:56:22 PM
Hazel smiles at Alouryn warning, before entering the shadows.
"I'll be careful, I promise."

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Friday May 2nd, 2014 9:37:37 PM
Shel watches. Murphy as he deals with the animals. "Are you sure you want to take everything off the ponies? We might need to escape in a hurry, with a couple big'uns chasing us....are we going to have time to reequip the animals?"

Assuming the group is convinced in that idea, she follows the others and tries out the door from the inside. "If we can't get out from this side, it doesn't make much sense using this door, I agree.".

Assuming the door works, she turns and begins to follow the others, wondering where the path is going to lead.

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Friday May 2nd, 2014 10:10:03 PM
Edric carries the barrels down and fills them with water from the stream and lugs them back to the pony. Seeing Murphy struggling with the pony, he lends him hand in getting the pony under control. After cleaning up, Edric wraps the loop around his hand.

"All ready, let's go."

DM Kent
Sunday May 4th, 2014 8:15:04 PM
Hazel heads into the dark, with Podo a bit behind, for a bit of scouting though truth be told once out of the way of the little bit of light being let through the door there is no light at all until he lights his candle and then there is the littlest bit of light being shed as he moves forward through what has to be 50 years or more of dust and the occasional crunching small bone.

The path does indeed curve a bit abd even heads downward a bit more but seems to be heading toward the Parlay house compound. The floor while not perfectly smooth only has the ocassional rough spot, though with the poor light and the dust they can't be seen.

One thing Hazel and Podo notice almost immediately is the amount of dust being kicked up as they move particularly now that the door is open and there is just a bit of a little breeze coming down and through. Within just a few moments the dust is getting into their eyes and noses and both Hazel and Podo find themselves getting ready to sneeze.

Meanwhile back at the top Murphy, Edric and Alouryn quickly take care of the setting up a space for the ponies complete with water and food, and then return with the tack and harnesses to store them inside the passage.

She plays around with the door and easily finds how it works from both sides and is sure that unless messed with or blocked, it should function perfectly well.

Murphy too lights a candle and offers torches or light sticks to people as they get wait to hear back from Hazel or head down into the dark as well.

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Sunday May 4th, 2014 10:21:36 PM
Shel hunkers down close to the door, nodding at Murphy as he lit his candle so they could see just a bit. She dared not speak, waiting on word from the scouts before deciding on any course of action. She knew there were bound to be biguns about, and she was terrified.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+10=15 ; d20+11=16 ;
Sunday May 4th, 2014 11:42:56 PM
Perception roll: 15; Stealth roll:16
Hazel presses forward, when suddenly let's out a sneeze because of the dust. He sees his is candle flicker, while trying to see if his sneeze has been heard by someone up ahead...

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) (Kim McCoy) d20+13=19 ;
Monday May 5th, 2014 12:58:29 AM

As the dust begins to rise, Murphy thinks for a moment.

"Hold up, guys," he calls forward to Podo and Hazel.

He digs into one bag that he was going to leave with the saddles, and pulls out a change of clothing. He looks first at the trousers, then at the shirt. He reaches in under his coveralls and under the shirt he wears beneath, fiddles around for a few moments near the left side of his lower back, then pulls out a small set of scissors. He cuts off a good portion of the legs of the extra set of trousers off so that, were he to wear them now, they would come to mid-thigh. He then begins to cut rectangles of cloth. From his backpack he gets a ball of twine. After measuring, he cuts off lengths of twine. He twists one side of a cloth rectangle, and ties an end of twine to it. He places the cloth over his mouth, the twine going around his head, and just above each ear. The other end he brings around, and tries to tie it to the other end of the cloth rectangle.

"Tess. Would you mind helping me with this? With the dust kicked up, we should wear masks over our mouths. Could you tie off the end? - make it fairly snug, but not so tight that it squeezes my eyes out." Shel can likely see by his eyes that Murphy is smiling as she goes to help him.

He tries breathing through it - the cloth is not so dense that one cannot breathe through it, but it does keep out the dust.

He enlists Shel's aid, and Alouryn's, if she will, to make the masks. He has observed them both long enough to know that they are nimble enough to do good work. Along with the six for the party, he helps to make six extra. In case there is a need, each person will have a spare. He also assists party members in donning the protective gear. And, he gives each person a piece of white chalk. "If you need to mark the walls or something, use this - write words in halfling - not many people can read it - but we can."

"Sorry, friends, - I have no goggles. Just keep your eyes kind of squinty to try to keep the dust out. If you get too much in your eyes, use your water skins to wash out your eyes. Maybe once in a while use some water to clean the cloth masks, too. Also, if we each step in the footsteps of the person in front of us, that might help keep too much dust from being kicked up."

Just then there is a small meow from a basket at the top of one of Murphy's bags. "Cora. Cora Calico. You want to come, too?" As he had not made a big thing of it, some members of the party may have forgotten about the calico cat that Murphy found when they picked up the horses. He has been quietly feeding it and giving it water along the journey through the Red Hills.

He pulls her out, and pets her. "Sure, we'll take you along." He looks down at the thick dust. "Better to carry you for now, I think." He tucks her under his coveralls, outside his shirt. "You can peek out the side if you want, or just get comfortable inside as we walk along, missy." He comments to the others. "A note said she's a good mouser."

He feeds her a little bit, gives her some water, then prepares to move along. "Shall we keep Bob and Podo in the lead? I'll go middle or last. Posco - do you want to be closer to the front, or provide defense if something or someone comes up from behind? Ladies, what are your druthers?"

[Suggested marching order - suggested - but tell me if you want different:

1. Hazel/Bob
2. Podo
3. Alouryn/Buttercup
4. Murphy/Bombo
5. Shel/Tess
6. Edric/Posco

"If you want to swap positions with me, Posco, just let me know."

Perception: 19

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Monday May 5th, 2014 3:34:56 PM
"I'm fine with the back. Need someone strong watching the rear."

Edric sneezes as the dust reaches him and he quickly wraps his face with the cloth.

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Monday May 5th, 2014 8:10:44 PM
"Very clever idea about the masks. Hopefully we won't disperse too much dust, but if so, protection is always welcome. Last thing we need is to give away our position with a hacking cough.". She tears rough bits of cloth and does her best to make a mask as well as she could and hand them out to the group.

[b]"Um, well, I guess there's no time like the present, huh? Let's go clear our names."[b]

DM Kent
Monday May 5th, 2014 10:20:09 PM

The tunnel is fairly easy to manage and with just a couple of trips and a stumble or two you find yourself having covered the 100 yards to the compound fairly quickly. The path hits a very short and genlte incling for the last 30 feet or so and rather abruptly ends in raw rock wall with a bunch of gravel and dirt piled up.

Perception DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: { above the rock piled up you think you can just make out what might possibly could be the top half of a door. }

Does the door open inward or outward? Where is the latch mechanism? Is it locked? Is all of this rock material going to have to be moved? Is this a dead end? What is on the otherside?

Please make 2 additional Perception rolls

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn d20+5=12 ; d20+5=14 ;
Monday May 5th, 2014 10:29:18 PM

Alouryn decides to carry the Baliset Murphy gave her a week or so ago. And then the people in front of her stop their progress. "What is it?" she whispers to those ahead.

[Perception 12, 14]

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Rocky pathway to Mystery Door #1 (Kim McCoy) d20+13=33 ; d20+13=27 ; d20+3=11 ;
Monday May 5th, 2014 10:40:42 PM

Murphy looks ahead as those ahead of him draw to a stop. "Hey, look," he says, not too much louder than Alouryn spoke. "The top of a door. Shall we see if we can tell whether the hinges are on this side or not? If they are on this side, we will have to clear most all of the rocks so we can pull it open. If they are not on this side, perhaps we can push the door open, and see what is on the other side. After listening carefully, taking due precautions, making full preparations."

[Perception: 33 (nat 20); 27; Engineering: 11]

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+10=16 ; d20+10=13 ;
Monday May 5th, 2014 11:21:49 PM
Hazel thanks Murphy for the mask, and wears it. He accepts taking the lead until they reach the end of the tunnel.
He leaves Murphy to check it while he goes back to Alouryn. He sees a mote of dust has fixed on her red hair, and takes it out gently. He talks to her with his voice muffled by the mask, which also covers his sincere smile at being next to her.
"You had something gin your hair. Are you ok? Want so water?"
He tries to check the door to understand its workings.
"Additional Perception Rolls: 16 and 13"

Murphy AND Alouryn - additional perception rolls d20+13=22 ; d20+5=7 ;
Tuesday May 6th, 2014 12:43:39 PM

Kent - I just realized your post might be asking for a total of 3 perception rolls. I rolled only twice for Murphy and Alouryn. So, here is an additional roll for each character

Murphy Perception [already: 33, 27]: 22
Alouryn Perception [already: 12, 14]: 7

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19 d20+3=21 ; d20+3=18 ; d20+3=21 ;
Tuesday May 6th, 2014 6:30:45 PM
"I see it too Murphy. You think anyone is behind it?"

Edric climbs up to investigate the door, checking for hinges, latches, knobs, etc.

Perception = {21,18,21}

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11 d20+3=17 ; d20+3=9 ; d20+3=15 ;
Tuesday May 6th, 2014 6:40:45 PM
Shel focuses and tries to see what the others were talking about. However righteous amounts of concentration have never been her strong suit. "What are you all going on about," she whispers through her makeshift dust mask.

OOC: perception rolls 17, 9, 15.

DM Kent
Tuesday May 6th, 2014 10:18:17 PM
Alouryn and Shel have a difficult time even seeing where the door is even when it is shown directly to them.

The others also can tell that the hinges are not visible, and that the door probably opens outwards. Though that begs to answer where all the debris inside piled up against the door came from.

The debris is packed fairly solidly and should stay in place when the door is opened but will mean that the group is somehow going to have to climb out the door through a slightly larger than halfling sized space.

A bit more looking around and both Edrik and Murphy believe they may have found the latch trigger for the door just about at the same location as the other door.

So final decisions must be made on how the exit will be made etc.

Parlay passage map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5SnJQakhMdUVQMnM/edit?usp=sharing

Parlay precombat map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5bFRlVjNXY3FTSWs/edit?usp=sharing

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Tuesday May 6th, 2014 11:34:21 PM
"I say we try to open it quietly, and peek a little before entering. I can look first, and if you see me enter, then you can follow me. If you see me scream... well, you get the idea..."

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 1:10:39 AM

Alouryn allows Hazel to take the dust out of her hair, then gives him a look. "About the only thing on you, mister, not covered with dust, are your eyes." She takes her waterskin, uncorks it, and says, "So, shut your eyes. And mouth." She takes off his mask. Alouryn pours water over his head. Dust turns into rivulets of muddy streaks, until more water descends, then a bit more, finally running clean. She takes the palm of her hand, and runs it down from his forehead to his chin, getting some of the excess water off.

She takes her extra mask, and fastens that around his head, tying it snugly. "All right. Open your eyes."

He see her eyes now are smiling.

Then she turns him around, and gives him a gentle nudge toward the door. "Now, it's time to be brave. And smart."

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Rocky Doorway (Kim McCoy)
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 3:53:24 AM

"Perhaps, Posco," Murphy answers Edric. "We are apt to find out soon."

He considers the placement of things. "Halflings knew this place - this is where they negotiated with the giants. Like as not some of them helped get the rocks in place to allow them a way to escape that would be too hard for the giants to enter," surmises Murphy. Some people have to come up with explanations for everything, even if they don't really know the answer.

He takes the looped rope. He looks to find a place to anchor it on the tunnel side of the rock pile, with the other end hanging down near the door. "The looped rope is help for climbing quickly out if we need it. And, if we do, then Tess was right about the saddles. Speaking of," he says, and gently takes Shel by the elbow, leading her, if she will, to a good vantage point. "See the latch? And up there, the top of the door? That's what we're talking about."

Murphy glances discreetly in their direction as Alouryn drenches Hazel. He turns away, stifling a laugh.

"All right, soggy one. How 'bout I step right behind you?"

He turns to Podo. "Would you change places with me for the moment?"

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 10:34:57 AM
Hazel feels cold and wet when Alouryn purs water on him, and then a huge chill over all of his back when her hand touches his face to clean him up...
When he open his eyes and see her, in the candlelight, he is only able to avoid letting his mouth fall open and drool.
"Buhhh... Ahhh... Ohhhh..."
He seems incapable of speech for a second, before Alouryn helps him by pushing him towards the door. He thanks her a lot for that, as he is able to save some dignity.
At Murphy's comment he is only able to muster:
"Am I covered in dust?"
You all recon he will get back to normal in a couple rounds...

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) "Not anymore" (Kim McCoy)
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 12:49:38 PM

Answering Hazel's query about whether he is covered in dust, Murphy replies to his friend, "Not anymore."

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 1:04:28 PM
"Aha! I see it," Shel blurts out, after being led to the door, by Murphy. "Hazel's right. Crack the door and do a quick bit of scouting. We can slam it back and run for our lives, if necessary, I suppose!"

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19 d20+3=10 ;
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 4:30:39 PM
"There's only one way to find out what's behind that door."

Edric climbs the rocks and attempts to open the door, just enough to peek through the door.

Perception=10

DM Kent
Wednesday May 7th, 2014 9:40:56 PM
the door actually opens pretty easily considering and Edric takes a peek through the door crack. A bit of sand covered rock floor can be seen as well as lots of sunlight and the heat comes at you hard. Beyond the floor area you see some sand and weeds and maybe perhaps another piece of a ruined building or two. About 150 to two hundred feet away you see what must be the Parlay house with it's wooden doors closed.

Parlay passage map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5SnJQakhMdUVQMnM/edit?usp=sharing

Parlay precombat map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5bFRlVjNXY3FTSWs/edit?usp=sharing

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+11=28 ; d20+10=13 ;
Thursday May 8th, 2014 12:31:14 AM
Hazel tries to compose himself, makes a sign to his companions to wait for him, and tries to sneak towards the ruin in the middle of the Parlay House distance, clutching his sling staff and will try to peek from there for enemies.
What ever he says he will make signs to his friends to let them know. (Number of enemies with his fingers, position pointing at them, or a "come over here" sign if all is clear).
Stealth Roll: 28
Perception Roll: 13

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Thursday May 8th, 2014 7:29:44 PM
Edric moves out of Hazels way and awaits a signal.

"Just give us a sign and we'll come running."

DM Kent
Thursday May 8th, 2014 10:24:13 PM
No visible enemies to be seen at this point which I guess is a good thing. the area seems to be clear and Hazel hears nothing out of the ordinary either.

Parlay precombat map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5bFRlVjNXY3FTSWs/edit?usp=sharing

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Thursday May 8th, 2014 10:32:59 PM
Shel doesn't need to be told twice. She hunkers down and waits for a signal from Hazel before she advances to join him. "Be careful, Hael," she whispers as she holds her breath.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+11=23 ; d20+10=16 ;
Thursday May 8th, 2014 11:13:18 PM
Hazel signas silently to his friends while trying to reach D9, crouching there
"So far so good..." - He thinks for himself.
"Stealth Roll: 23"
"Perception Roll: 16"

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Arena scamper (Kim McCoy) d20+10=19 ; d20+13=30 ; d20+6=9 ; d20+6=14 ;
Friday May 9th, 2014 10:17:10 PM

Murphy says to those still at the door, "We need to be ready for several possibilities. If we can remain hidden, find out more about them, good. If we need to attack or defend, let us do that. If we end up getting into a cordial chat, well, that might happen, too. I'm heading over there now." He points to the ruins shown on the middle right of the map.

Unless someone holds him back (verbally or otherwise), he heads toward F13, running lickety-split.

Survival: 19
Perception: 30
Stealth: 9 (while running, I suppose - then 14 while crouching behind the wall)

DM Kent
Friday May 9th, 2014 10:25:55 PM
Hazel and Murphy head out into the Parlay grounds while Shel Podo and Alouryn remain in the tunnel near the entry.

Just about the time Both Hazel and Murphy get settled into their new spots the door to the Parlay House opens and an ogre steps through the door and looking up at the lookout tower Calls back over his shoulder to someone inside and then starts moving at a jog in the direction of the tower.

Rd 1 map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5R2dtOURLcE5IQnM/edit?usp=sharing

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Saturday May 10th, 2014 9:54:03 AM
Hazel quickly makes signs to Murphy about attacking the Ogre, flanking him while it passes...

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Sunday May 11th, 2014 10:55:51 PM
OOC: Seems we have lost Vaugh, and in consequence Alouryn... A big hit to Hazel. What are the plans in this case, so I can think how Hazel will react?

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Cat and Ogre (Kim McCoy)
Sunday May 11th, 2014 11:07:54 PM

"Hey, big guy. Do you know where I can get some food for my little cat?" Murphy asks in the giant tongue, looking up at the ogre. He holds Cora Callico in his arms, stroking her head. "And some water? She is rather thirsty, she is."

He stands at the corner of the little ruins. If it looks like the ogre is going to take a swing at him, he will dodge left or back, depending upon on direction of the swing, so that the edifice will help to provide a bit of protection. If the giant engages in conversation, instead, he talks with him.

If he does engage the giant's attention, he figures his friends will get into place quickly. Or, he himself may end up squished.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Monday May 12th, 2014 1:21:55 AM
Hazel quickly prepares for action... if he sees the giant move towards Murphy he will let two stones out as soon as he is able.
Damned! I am supposed to be the crazy one!
He things for himself.

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Monday May 12th, 2014 6:18:46 PM
"Looks like this is happening then."

Edric hoofs it over to I7, sling loaded and in hand.

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Monday May 12th, 2014 9:08:50 PM
Shel waits, wondering how the repartee would play out between the group and the ogre. She begins moving forward, not sure what she'd be able to accomplish, but not wanting to leave the two alone against the huge big'un.

OOC: advance 15' toward the action.

DM Kent d100=43 ; d20+7=27 ; d20+7=14 ; d8+7=13
Monday May 12th, 2014 11:30:56 PM
(OOC. Yes, I am sorry to see Vaughn go and sorry to lose Alouryn. We will exit Alouryn from the game as we can and possibly in a way that will allow her to exist as an NPC within the confines of Humbles Ford if we can.)

Shel, Edric, and Podo all move out to help how they can with Edric taking a double move to get further out while Alouryn stays looking out from the entry way watching and waiting.

Haxzel shakes his head as Murphy steps out to greet the ogre with nothing but a kitten in his hands and prepares a couple of sling stones.

Murphy indeed steps out a hails the ogre in giant. The ogre in turn stops and looks around for a moment with a baffled look on its face. "You not sposed to be here." "I have to squash you now."

Reaching over his shoulder he pulls out a very large club and takes a 10 ft step toward Murphy to F11 and swing his club AC 27 Natural 20 crit threat AC 14 for 13 points damage

Map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5T3ctanBCTGRxZVE/edit?usp=sharing

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn d20+6=22 ;
Monday May 12th, 2014 11:58:35 PM

Alouryn sees the Ogre, and so close to Hazel. She decides it is time to act. With ribbons weaving fluidly, she dances forth and sings in the common tongue:

Some come to kill, destroy and maim
Causing fear in innocents

Flower's ways are not the same
She brings joy to supplicants
She brings peace to disputants

She ends up at about C9

Performance: 22

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19 d20+5=15 ; d3=2 ;
Tuesday May 13th, 2014 7:02:10 PM
Edric moves to E9 and let's loose a sling stone towards the ogre.

Attack 15
Damage 2

Ooc:
Whoops, thought our starting position was the "1"

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Tuesday May 13th, 2014 8:35:54 PM
Shel moves 5' closer to the ogre, and tries her best to blind him for a scant few seconds.

OOC: cast Color Spray DC 15 Will to resist.

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Ouch! I don't dig that, Ogre (Kim McCoy)
Tuesday May 13th, 2014 11:37:46 PM

[Kent: From my earlier post, I had described what should have placed him at the upper right corner of F13 - not remaining where he had been earlier. This post will assume my placement at that spot, a little bit to the right of where you left him planted, errantly unmoved, from the earlier round before his last action. I won't quibble that that would have left him just barely out of reach of the giant's club - since he rolled a nat 20 - his reach is that stretchy :-)]

"Ay!" Murphy cries in pain. "You are fatally mistaken," the druid says in giant. He casts expeditious excavation directly under the ogre's left foot, opening up a five foot cubic hole beneath said foot, and kicking up an enormous dust cloud of dirt and debris for 1 round around the ogre in a 15'x15' column surrounding where the pit was dug, obscuring the ogre's vision, as well as providing him concealment (roll to hit, then roll d100 - if a 1 to 20 on d100 is rolled, hit is missed due to concealment). As the ogre's right foot is still on solid ground, it may or may not be unbalancing to him, at the DM's discretion.

His cat he had cast to the side immediately prior to the club's impact (he did anticipate the ogre might attack rather than palaver), as he has regard for her life. She landed on her feet and scampered to the corner of the wall in the lower middle left of F13, back to the wall.

Murphy turns and dashes to the upper left corner of G15, next to the wall, aiming to get out of range of the ogre's effective club.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+6=21 ; d6+2=5 ; d20+6=13 ; d6+2=6 ;
Tuesday May 13th, 2014 11:51:05 PM
Hazel quickly let's a couple of stones towards the Ogre.
Attack Rolls 21 & 13; Damage Rolls 5 & 6

Cora Callico (Kim McCoy)
Tuesday May 13th, 2014 11:54:39 PM
For clarity, the cat, Cora Callico, is at the inner 90 degree angle of the outside wall of the ruins, not at the open 90 degree outer corner just south. She has very few hit points.

And Murphy's stats should read as: AC 15/13/13 HP 13/26

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn) d100=26 ;
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 12:39:52 AM

Alouryn casts hold person on the ogre, then moves over to D8. Why must so many giants attack without thinking? (In case penetration of concealment is necessary, made the roll - 26/100.)

Podo Danderfluff Pipewood (Kim for Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21/15/17
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 12:46:50 AM
Podo moves to E14, quarterstaff in hand.

[This post in case JP does not post - his post will supersede this one if he does post]

DM Kent d20+3=5 ; d4=2 ; d20+3=16 ; d3=1 ; d20+3=11 ; d20=12 ;
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 7:04:42 AM
Alouryn ponders the nature of the giant kind while she dances and then casts hold person on the giant.

Podo moves forfard staff in hand ready to confron the beast.

Attacking from behind, Edric sends a stone flying and smacks th e beast in the back of the head with one.

Shel casts color spray at the ogre in hopes of blinding him.

Hazel sends acouple of sling stones at the ogre also connecting once.

Murphy casuses a big dust up with his excavation spell.

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The ogre roars as he is struck by the sling stones and roars again as he is attacked by the color spray. There is a momentary pause in his movement as it looks like Alouryn's spell is going to take hold but you soon see him start thrashing around blindly with his club. he is making quite the racket. With his blindness, being struck from several directions and the loss of footing under his left foot, the ogrge topples to his knees. you hear him coughing in between his yells.

Ogre takes no action this round (stunned)

Map rd3 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5LVFmaWE1N0FQWGs/edit?usp=sharing

Ogre AC 17 - down 7, blinded for 2 rounds, stunned for 3 rounds

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+9=26 ; d4+6=7 ;
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 9:18:34 AM
"Never hit the guy with the cat, ogre... Your big fat mother should have told you that!"
Hazel charges against the prone ogre, hitting it with all his Strength.
Charging power attack: 26; Damage: 7
[i]OOC: About Alouryn... maybe she can stay to reorganize the church after Sarabella's passing, becoming the main cleric in time... [/ooc]

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19 d20+3=9 ; d3=3 ;
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 3:42:46 PM
Edric continues his advance towards the ogre (to F10), unleashing another sling stone at the now-helpless ogre.

Attack: 9
Damage: 3

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 8:41:32 PM
Shel remains at a safe distance from the ogre. "Pile on it! Keep knocking it down! If it gets up, we are all in trouble," she shouts, surprised at how bloodthirsty she seemed.

Murphy (not his full post, just a quick shout) Kim
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 9:03:01 PM

"Throw some daggers, Tess!" Murphy hollers in Shel's direction.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Wednesday May 14th, 2014 9:38:09 PM
"I will Shel, I will keep this one down!"

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) AC 15/13/13 HP 13/26 - Flame On! (Kim McCoy) d20+5=24 ; d100=17 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:11:39 AM
"Tess - your steel cable - around the neck! Toss one end over - Edric - go around and grab the other end, and put your weight on it, both of you!" In a human, the esophageal region of the front of the neck can be crushed with only five pounds of pressure. Surely more would be required for an ogre's throat - but it might bear trying.

Murphy takes out a flask of alchemical fire as he draws closer to the kneeling giant (back to the edge of the upper right corner of the ruins in F13), and hurls the chemical concoction at him, trying to avoid the area Hazel is in. The throw would have been good enough (AC 24, ranged touch attack), but the dust and debris now beginning to settle down was just enough to cause the trajectory to be slightly miscalculated (concealment). It would have done 6 points of fire damage this round, and 5 next... but instead it strikes his club, lighting that up in the waning dust cloud, and doing 1 hp damage to the ogre. (So, club takes 6 fire damage, next round 5. Maybe the flames will touch his hands, or hair, or clothing, as he flails about?)

Podo (Danderfluff Pipewood) (Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21 d20+8=18 ; d4=1 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:29:45 AM
Podo dashes forward to the stunned giant. Then, rather than striking him with the quarterstaff, he brings his fingers gathered together at their tips, driving into a soft spot on the giant's body.

All right, so giant's spots are not so very soft - yet his thrust does 1 hp of damage versus the brute. He calls to Shel, "Give me that cable Bombo mentioned. I'll see if I can put it to good use."

ADM Kim - header change request for anyone with DM editing privileges
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:32:35 AM
Above header for post on Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:29:45 AM should have been:

Podo (Danderfluff Pipewood) (Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn d6=6 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:45:32 AM

Alouryn skips over to E11, and channels positive energy to her companions (not to the ogre) for 12 points of healing (should heal Murphy to all but 1 hp of his normal capacity).

"Defeat the ogre, yet not to death - to sleep perhaps, to painful dreams, but not to end his days."

Cora Callico (Kim McCoy)
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:47:13 AM

The wee cat sitting in the shade of the corner, despite sounds of battle, determines this to be a good time to lick her fur.

DM Kent
Thursday May 15th, 2014 6:35:47 AM
Yelled at, hit with stones, punched in the gut, blinded, stunned, and with his club on fire. The fire giant lets out a yowl to rival any large cat.

Murphy yells to Shel to throw daggers and then to throw a cable.

Podo waits for the cable oafter striking.

Alouryn sends healing energy through to her friends.
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Giant drops club and staggers a few steps to the side.

map https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5N1RGQS1nSWxxNEk/edit?usp=sharing

Ogre AC 17 - down 22, blinded for 1 more rounds, stunned for 2 more rounds

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+7=27 ; d20+7=26 ; d4+6=7 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 9:18:21 AM
Hazel thinks for a second what Alouryn says, and quickly shakes his head. Not to kill it? It's like finding a scorpion at home and let it be! It is bound to sting you later! You have to kill it... It is the only way!
At seeing Podo "poke" the ogre he screams at him...
"Quit fooling around and use a weapon!"
He tries to achieve a final blow by putting all his Strength in a hit to the head.
OOC : Power attack: 27; Critical Hit confirm: 26; Damage: 7 (not considering Critical hit)

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn)
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:12:49 PM

Alouryn realizes her companions need every help they can receive. She prays blessing upon them, which will last for three minutes.

(Bless fills your allies with courage. Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.)

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Thursday May 15th, 2014 12:47:44 PM
OOC : Quick note, the quarterstaff critical multiplier is x3.

Go ahead and roll your damage twice more. Kent

Edric Lowbrook {Posco} (Damian); HP: 20/26; AC: 21/13/19
Thursday May 15th, 2014 7:56:58 PM
Edric moves in (F11) to grab the cable and with the help of Tess, attempts to wrap it around the ogre's neck.

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Thursday May 15th, 2014 8:28:27 PM
Shel hands the cable to Podo and to Edric, allowing them to try and garrote it. Seeing Hazel jumping into the face of the ogre, Shel holds her dagger, waiting on a better shot to present itself when Hazel had moved to safety.

Podo (Danderfluff Pipewood) (Kim for Jon Paul Ward); HP: 23/23 AC: 21 d20+6=24 ; d20+11=13 ; d20+11=26 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 8:59:13 PM
Podo takes one end of the steel cable, and climbs up the back of the giant to the top of its head, using its greasy, sweaty hair to reach the top [climb: 24]. He yanks some of the cable up and in front of the brute's face, drops to the shoulder, trying to shake the ropey steel down around his neck [Acrobatics: 11], then jumps off the back as hard as he can, holding tight, his arms wrapped around the cable. [Acrobatics: 26]

Who knows? Maybe it's pulled his lower teeth down instead of grabbing his neck.

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Ogre Eye Zap (Kim McCoy) d6+1=7 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 9:07:28 PM

Just after Podo leaps from the ogre's shoulder, Murphy sends a lightning arc to strike on or near the giant's left eye for a full 7 hp of electrical damage.

He moves to the upper left of G13, right next to the wall, standing or crouching so that only his eyes and the top of his head might be visible should the ogre look his way, and ready, if necessary. to tumble back and around the corner to a spot not too far from where Cora Callico bathes herself.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d4+6=9 ; d4+6=7 ;
Thursday May 15th, 2014 10:12:11 PM
OOC: Extra critical damage, 9 and 7, for a total of 23.

DM Kent
Thursday May 15th, 2014 10:26:49 PM
Hazel steps in and very clearly crushes the ogre's head which Edric and Podo realize as they begin to wrap the cable around its neck. Murphy gets readuy to cast a spell but realizes the target is now and well deceased.Alouryn casts her spell and everyone feels much brver than before which is probably a good thing as the door to the Parlay house just slammed open.

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Map rd 5 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4J2oKls4_y5cGlyLXhlTDdwTUk/edit?usp=sharing

Ogre 1 - dead

Ogre 2 -

Idafeatu -

Murphy (Bombo Gardner) Hi! Talk or Fight? (Kim McCoy) d20+13=33 ; d20+2=14 ;
Friday May 16th, 2014 2:56:45 AM

Rather sad that this ogre thought trying to kill him was more important than helping him with his cat, Murphy can't help but notice two more big creatures coming to the party. [Perception: 33 - nat 20] He climbs up on the wall of the ruins [Climb: 14 - these are ruins, should be easy, no?]

In the common tongue, he says so all can hear, "You must be Idafeatu, no? Just about every giant we meet thinks he'd rather try to kill us than just to talk. Do you and your companion plan to kill us, or do you suppose we might talk, instead? I didn't want to kill this brutally dead ogre. I asked him for help. He said he must squish me, instead.

"So, master strategist - will this place live up to its name - Parlay House? Or Attempt to Squish Halflings House?"

Murphy stands, hands on hips, awaiting a response.

Alouryn (Buttercup) AC: 16/14/13 HP: 21/21 (Kim for Vaughn) Facing the Giants d20+5=7 ; d20+1=15 ;
Friday May 16th, 2014 3:11:06 AM

Alouryn moves over to D9, climbing up on the rubble there. As she goes there, she dons her Ice Vein Handwarmers - beautiful finely embroidered long white elkskin gloves which cover from fingertip to elbow.

"Giants - who killed Sarabella Lovesong?" she asks of those who just came out the door.

[Perception: 7; Climb: 15]

ADM Kim - Hero point nomination
Friday May 16th, 2014 3:25:40 AM

DM Kent: I nominate Hazel for a hero point, due to his getting up close and personal with the ogre, inside his striking range, and delivering a giant-ending blow with his quarterstaff. This is the stuff of which heroes are made. -Kim

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15 d20+6=13 ; d3=2 ; d20+6=23 ; d6+2=7 ; d6+2=4 ;
Friday May 16th, 2014 10:37:05 AM
Thanks Kim for the nomination. Every halfling would have done the same. And more if the Ogre is prone and blinded ;)
Hazel smiles fiercely at the Ogre's dead body, mumbling.
"Fell the power of the flower... that was for Sarabella..."
He turns towards the other two ogres, without losing his smile.
"Surrender... nah, forget it, I think I prefer to kill you both, on Sarabella's name!"
He will ready his rapid-shot attacks for when Idafeatu start to do anything, aiming to interrupt any spellcasting, or interfere with his actions.
Will roll them as for not stopping the action, but he will do them until the Ogre acts...
Attack Rolls: 13 and 23
Damage Rolls: 7 and 4
I have no idea where that d3 came from...

Shel Breezelee Kromnite (Gerald) HP15/21; AC 14/14/11
Saturday May 17th, 2014 6:56:33 AM
Seeing reinforcements heading in their direction, Shel realizes that Hazel will again have to take on the ogres up close and personal, so she casts Protection from Evil on the halfling.

2nd first level spell.

Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 33/33 AC: 17/13/15
Saturday May 17th, 2014 8:14:59 AM
OOC : Very considerate from Shel's part, thanks.
Is she hurt?

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