[DM StevenVdB] - Find her? Talk to her? Rescue her? Kill her? Make her muffins? All of the above? Sunday April 5th, 2015 6:04:55 PM
(everyone please add 1000xp please)
Once the Huntsman and his horde has vanished the Humble's Swords are left alone on the vast plains of Kosche Marr... The lavender moon casts a beautiful light over the entire valley. Everything is dead quiet... Too quiet perhaps.
Shel votes to go East in search of Amalee. Hazel nods in agreement and offers to take the lead. However he does not walk too far ahead of the group. Bliss and Mookie also agree to go East. Bliss still intends to save the girl they saw earlier in a vision... wasn't she executed then?! Mookie and Murphry the Owl will be the group's eyes from the sky.
Sardok wonders what it is they ought to do once they find this 'Amalee'. A thought which is shared by Alleah... She just hopes it's a person and not just some 9 headed monster!
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And so the group travels East... Murphy and Mookie fly high above the group but so far they don't catch a glimpse of any so called cemetary.
Steadily they group wanders beneath the lavender moon. Though lovely at first the color begins to give you a sickening effect. The plains rise and fall. After every hilltop come more plains... Sigh...
You travel for hours... (knowledge nature DC15 spoiler: Highlight to display spoiler: {Even though you have been walking for hours you notice the moon hasn't moved at all... And you don't get a feeling that there is going to be any sunrise in these haunting lands... })
Then suddenly both Mookie and Murphy detect a mushroom field slightly to your South... Behind it, a building! Welcoming smoke comes out of the chimney... It smells like cinemon, cake, freshly baked bread...
The two flying scouts can perceive a sign next to the door... Harrowed Moon Inn...
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+5=16 ; Sunday April 5th, 2015 8:58:18 PM Knowledge (Nature) Roll: 16 Hazel looks up... "The moon is not moving... the sun will never come up in this accursed lands."
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+9=12 ; Monday April 6th, 2015 1:33:14 AM (Knowl Nature vs DC15: 12=Fail)
"At least it's not too dark" Alleah shrugs. The lack of a sun doesn't bother her. If anything it means Wardd's moon will be watching over her for longer. That can only be a good thing. Right?
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Monday April 6th, 2015 7:30:37 AM "That's right, Alleah, at least we can see where we are going. We can make much better time in this weird light, than simply stumbling around aimlessly in the dark."
Murphy HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d20+10=29 ; Monday April 6th, 2015 1:26:20 PM
Murphy notes that only one moon can be seen, rather than the two customary in the night skies of the Wold. Does it look like either of the two he knows, or is it somehow different - other than remaining stationary?
Seeing the building, Murphy flies back down to his friends. In the ground he scratches out an arrow, and the rough picture of a house with smoke curlycuing out the chimney. He makes sure at least someone pays attention to this, then wings that direction.
[Perception: 29]
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Monday April 6th, 2015 6:14:16 PM
Sardok marches along, surrendering to the motion of marching until more knowledge is shined upon their current...purgatory.
Suddenly the owl/Murphy scratches out something in the dirt. Eh? What nonsense is this? "Oy! Shel! hazel! Alleah! Come look at this! There seems to be something in that direction. Let us investigate it and see what oddity these horrors have thrown at us now!"
Sardok jobs off in the direction of the arrow, pondering as the situation grows curiouser and curiouser.
[DM StevenVdB] - Find her? Talk to her? Rescue her? Kill her? Make her muffins? All of the above? Monday April 6th, 2015 6:16:52 PM
Hazel notices the moon's not moving and deducts there's most likely no sun in these accursed lands... Alleah shrugs at Hazel's comment claiming there's enough light to go... Shel agrees as it could be far worse if it's dark...
Suddenly Owl-Murphy lands near the grouo drawing an arrow pointing South and a children's sketch of a house...
Sardok checks out the drawing and assumes Murphy wants them to go see what's out there...
A little while going South the groups stands at the edge of a mushroom field. Be it a surprise they have any color from pink to aubergine. Some tny and some have even outgrown you...
On the other side you spot the tip of a roof... It does not appear to be too far out...
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Monday April 6th, 2015 6:33:14 PM "A house in a mushroom field. Seems like there could be much worse hints to find out here. Should we investigate? I think he said the girl would be further away than this, though? Remember, if it's not her, we have no time to waste. We are now officially on a schedule to get out of this awful place!". She follows the others through the field, toward the roof.
[DM StevenVdB] - Find her? Talk to her? Rescue her? Kill her? Make her muffins? All of the above? Monday April 6th, 2015 6:41:32 PM
DM extra. The house stands not in the field but on the opposite side
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+5=13 ; Monday April 6th, 2015 11:01:37 PM
Hazel tries to stop Shel. "I bet the mushrooms are bad news..." hazel tries to identify something about the mushrooms, without much hope. Knowledge (Nature) Roll: 13 "Maybe we can go around the mushroom field?"
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+9=13 ; d100=21 ; d20+11=15 ; Monday April 6th, 2015 11:55:26 PM "Pessimist" Alleah grins at Hazel. She knows just about as much about these mushrooms as he does, which isn't promising (Knowl Nature: 13)
Still, the mushrooms are enticing.
Alleah casts a "Detect Poison" spell (Leyline check: 21) and looks at the mushroom field. Poisonous or not, she will take a dagger from her kit and try to carefully poke and prod one of the smaller mushrooms within reach.
If still nothing unusual happens, Alleah will take an empty sack from her kit and use it like a glove to pick one of the smaller mushrooms.
Perception: 15
Murphy HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d20+10=24 ; d20+10=12 ; Tuesday April 7th, 2015 7:08:03 AM
Murphy flies above the shrooms, but does not get too close. In a place like this, one or more of them might try to shoot their spores in one's direction. He recognizes - or thinks he does - some of the specimens. He and his mother, and later his Aunt Nilli, used to gather mushrooms all the time. He knows which ones are edible, and which ones only seem so, but instead are deadly, or at least have effects other than being a tasty snack.
[Knowledge nature: 24 Perception: 12]
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Tuesday April 7th, 2015 7:41:41 AM
Bliss suggests that the group go knock at the door.
"Maybe the people here can give us directions to the cemetary."
Mookie shudders.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 Tuesday April 7th, 2015 9:47:44 AM
Hazel shudders at Bliss comment. "That is what I fear."
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Tuesday April 7th, 2015 5:50:10 PM "Well, we have three days, so a short jaunt to an inn will cause us no great harm. And the inhabitants are certainly not to be undead, since such like would have no use for food or drink or, indeed, roofs at all. Since we are alone and lost, I see no risk to just knocking on their door. At the very worst, it could not hid an army, so we might be able to aptly defend ourselves if they show hostility.
Come, friends, I don't know about you, but I could certainly do with a some liquid fortification to my courage."
Sardok tromps in the direction of the roof, meaning to knock on the door.
[DM StevenVdB] - "That is what I fear." Tuesday April 7th, 2015 6:15:39 PM
Shel wonders if they should check the house... But wasn't Amalee supposed to be much further away? Hazel prefers to go around the Mushrooms...
"Pessimist", Alleah grins for she isn't to worried about them... On the contrary! They look enticing!! So instead she digs a dagger up from her sleeve and pokes 'n prods one of the smaller ones...
The dagger takes a bit more pressure before it pierces the tough skin of the mushroom... Once it sinks deeper purple spores fall down... It like the plant's dying! Was that a sigh!? Like a last breath that escapes a crumbling creature?? All of you feel a sudden shiver going through the mushroom field... Anger? Fear? Resentment?
Unlike Alleah, Murphy does not want to come too near to the shrooms... He does not recognize them but he certain purple mushrooms don't belong on a dinner plate...
Bliss suggests to go knock on the house's door and Sardok agrees with it. If you have three days... What's wrong with a drink or two??
Where too friends? Straight through what would take you about 2 mins? Or the long tour for about an hour?
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Tuesday April 7th, 2015 8:37:08 PM "Well, what do we do Hazel? Long way around, or zipping right through the field? I don't see any reason to waste time. See, Alleah poked one, and nothing bad happened...at least as far as I can tell."
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Tuesday April 7th, 2015 9:45:54 PM
Sardok grinned. "I think not, Shel. A cultivated field means a farmer. And a farmer means property. And property means private. We've enough enemies about that we need not risk making another one by stepping on someone's future-prize-winning 'shroom. We've walked far today. A little further will hurt us not."
Sardok begins walking around the field.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 Tuesday April 7th, 2015 10:05:20 PM
Hazel feels a shiver run down his spine. "So far this damn place has been only danger. I think avoiding the fungus would be for the best."
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d20+13=23 ; Wednesday April 8th, 2015 8:08:55 AM
Bliss has no desire to traipse through the field of fungi. But he thinks that a polite knock on the door would be fine.
Renewing his Reduce and Mookie's Enlarge, Bliss hops on Mookie's back, flies over to the farmhouse door, and knocks.
"Helloo!"
Perception 23.
Murphy HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d20+10=17 ; Wednesday April 8th, 2015 3:25:35 PM
Murphy flies up to the building, and lands on the roof above the door, keeping his eyes and ears open.
[Perception: 17]
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Wednesday April 8th, 2015 6:34:48 PM
Aleah feels really bad now. She was just looking for a snack. She will cast a mending spell followed by create water to try and 'fix' the mushroom she damaged.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Wednesday April 8th, 2015 8:04:01 PM "Two of our little group are already at the door. Are we sure we want to walk all the way around these mushrooms? Seems it would be simpler just to head straight through and get to them," Shel complains. But as he grumbles, she keeps walking with the others, not trusting this new environment whatsoever, especially by herself.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Wednesday April 8th, 2015 8:55:00 PM
Bliss wonders if anyone is at home, and knocks again, more loudly.
[DM StevenVdB] - "We've walked far today. A little further will hurt us not Wednesday April 8th, 2015 10:05:00 PM
Alleah feels bad about having apparently 'killed' one of the mushrooms so she tries to mend it and then to give water... she waits a bit while the rest debates how to go to the Inn but sadly the mushroom doesn't come to life...
Checking with Hazel Shel waits to go forward. The long way around or straight through the field?!? It is however Sardok who makes the decision and finds his call strengthened when Hazel too feels going around sounds safer... A cultivated field means a farmer and a farmer means property and property means private so stepping through this field is a definite no go for him. After all they've been walking all day so what's another hours?! He leads the way and starts going around the field.
Bliss and Murphy though don't want to wait for their friends to make the tour around the mushroom field and fly straight up to the door with the polite intention to knock on the door!
The moment Shel notices this she warms Hazel and Sardok that apparently two have chosen to make the short cut... will they not get in trouble then while the rest to circling field?!?
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Murphy and Bliss take matters into the air and fly towards the house... it IS the Inn! ... but once they draw near to it the structure begins to fade!! By the time they come to it... the Inn is no longer there!! Was this only an illusion?!? A trick perhaps to lure them through the harmless mushroom fiels? What's going on here?!?!?
"NOOOOOOO" a young female voice suddenly cries!!
"What have you done! We were almost there!!!"
A young Goblin girl and her even younger little brother come rushing in... they look bewildered, dirty, scared, tired... The girl falls to her knees where the Inn stood and bursts into tears. Her brother looks around and appears to be too young to fully understand the situation they are in...
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So Bliss and Murphy stand where they Inn was. Two Goblin children stand sit on the ground about 50ft from the Humble's Sword Air Force. Alleah, Shel, Hazel and Sardok have just started their detour in order to avoid to go through the mushroom field...
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+12=23 ; d20+9=29 ; Thursday April 9th, 2015 12:07:16 AM
Hazel continues to lead the team around the mushroom field, keeping an eye open at all times. Hazel Perception roll: 23 Faoil Aid Another Perception roll: 29
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d100=51 ; d20+12=26 ; Thursday April 9th, 2015 8:20:40 AM
Bliss casts Detect Magic and concetrates on the kids and the area in which they stand.
Ley Check 51 A-OK.
Mookie looks around carefully. Perception 26
[DM StevenVdB] - "We've walked far today. A little further will hurt us not Thursday April 9th, 2015 6:52:34 PM
Only 2... No DM post then
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+11=12 ; Thursday April 9th, 2015 9:10:26 PM
Failing to properly mend the mushroom, Alleah sadly tucks it into her kit. Perhaps Wardd will see fit for her to meet a Greenmage who might know what to do?
She resigns herself to just follow Hazel.
Perception: 12
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Thursday April 9th, 2015 9:45:57 PM
Shel keeps walking, not looking forward to wasting an hour of what will most assuredly be her shortened life. She tries to not grumble too much, kicking any loose stones or pebbles she might see.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 Thursday April 9th, 2015 11:05:28 PM OOC: I think we need to see what is happening, our post count is very bad.
Murphy as an owl - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Friday April 10th, 2015 12:53:46 AM
[Still working 14-16 hours a day, plus studies beyond that. Really hard to find time to get on - sorry, gang. My ADM chops are momentarily gone down the tube]
Murphy hops in as non-threatening a manner as he might. Polite hops, yet closer, gradually, toward the children. He tilts his head, as though in a question. A gentle whooo comes out his beak, and a dipping of the head, and... owls cannot do sidelong glances. He looks directly on, briefly, then to the side.
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Friday April 10th, 2015 8:17:28 AM
Sardok continues to ponder the oddity of this. "Why is there a field and an inn in this? It's the middle of nowhere. And who would use an inn? There aren't any other houses around. And where is the farmer's house or silo to store a harvest. Wait, is a mushroom harvest kept in a silo? Or would it be a drying room? And where is the road? Who ever heard of an inn that wasn't on a road?? This place makes...no sense."
OOC: Well, maybe the inn will turn out to be a small castle. Then they might have a phone. Oh, that's right. Castles don't have phones. ;) https://www.google.com/#q=castles+don%27t+have+phones
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Friday April 10th, 2015 9:31:22 AM OOC: I'm wondering if the post count has been struggling in the last two weeks since there's really been nothing to do. We run from an army for days. We are now walking through this land for days. I don't mind a plot hammer every now and again, but since being teleported here, we are just at the mercy of the plot, whatever it is.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Friday April 10th, 2015 9:56:32 AM OOC: Our posting isn't actually that bad. Two missed player posts from Monday to Thursday. Perhaps this is a topic to take to email to discuss and keep the board clear?
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Friday April 10th, 2015 11:16:20 AM
Bliss takes a closer look at the two goblin kids. He continues to concentrate with his Detect Magic.
[DM StevenVdB] - "We've walked far today. A little further will hurt us not Friday April 10th, 2015 6:14:57 PM
( OoC: Ok... Gerald, thanks for sharing your feelings about the current plot. I do have to explain that one of the core aspects of this realm of nightmares is to feel lost... to be lost... confusion, doubt, anger and fear should be the prime feelings both you and your characters should feel! Your post for Shel was actually a very good one!! It shows Shel is at loss! She's angered by the fact that she doesnt understand what goes on!! Perfect post in other words!! Let's trace back what happened... You ended up in an unknown realm and encountered the Huntsman who challenged you to find soneobe called Amalee somewhere East... The lands are vast so indeed you will have to travel and... that won't happen without ecountering a few... Euhm... bumps in the road... But I take it you don't enjoy this so I will get you on your way. )
Sardok, Alleah, Shel and Hazel take the long tour around the (not cultivated but purely naturally and random) field of mushrooms. By the time they get Bliss and Murphy in sight those two have already gotten to know Isra Blackfur, a young and witty Goblin lass, and her brother Rais Blackfur, the boy's too young to grasp the intensity of the situation you guess...
Isra and her brother are exhausted, thirsty, hungry and dirty. Isra has told Bliss and Murphy about The Inn. She knows that it is the Inn she and the Humble's Sword will need in order to escape from this horror. Only question is... where's the Inn?! It's location is not fix!! If lucky they would find it within the hour or they could be travelling these desolate lands for all eternity. And then again they just saw it but it vanished as soon as they came near. Like the Humble's Sword, Isra and Rais met the Huntsman earlier and to them he also gave 3 days to find the old cemetary as there lies the key to find the Inn... Will the Huntsman actually hunt these poor children!? Somehow you think he would...
While Isra talks with you, her brother is playing hide and seek in the mushroom field...
The Old Cemetary lies East. Isra looks at you with bulging eyes begging to take them with you...
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Friday April 10th, 2015 10:00:59 PM "Um Bliss, Murphy, the first creatures we encounter in this place not trying to kill us are goblins? Do we trust these two to not slit our throats in our sleep? I've never met a friendly goblin before, have you? We have to find Amalee, and we've wasted a lot of time walking through this mushroom field. If any of you trust these goblins, we can let them tag along, but we need to decide quickly and get to moving!"
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 Saturday April 11th, 2015 12:16:25 AM "I am not sure why would we bring them with us. What will we do if we get back? Adopt them? But I won't be able to see Alouryn in the face again if she learns I left them here, to be killed. You two, if you behave, you can come with us. Stay in the middle of us, and don't make any noise."
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+8=12 ; d6=2 ; Saturday April 11th, 2015 5:20:47 AM "Of course they are coming with us!" Alleah doesn't hesitate to take some meat from her pack. A Prestidigitation spell to improve the flavour, and a Create Water spell to provide something to drink. "Here you are. My name is Alleah. Are you hurt? Where is your family?"
Heal check: 12 - Can Alleah see any wounds on the children?
Alleah will extend a hand to the girl, and look to take her under her arm to comfort her. "It's ok. I'll look after you"
The day has been challenging for the seasoned party, so who knows what these two children may have already endured. Should the girl get close enough, Alleah will use one of her calming touches to try and ease some of the girls pain (Heals 2pts non-lethal damage and removes the fatigued, shaken, and sickened conditions - but has no effect on more severe conditions).
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Saturday April 11th, 2015 6:38:48 AM
Sardok has no objection to taking the two children along.
It seems all paths lead to the Cemetery, so he suggests continuing on to it.
Murphy as an owl - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Saturday April 11th, 2015 10:50:05 AM
In answer to Shel's query, Murphy hops over to the girl, makes almost a cooing noise, then gently rubs his head, on her shoulder (if she allows him to do so). As the boy is out among the mushrooms, he flies out in that direction, then joins him in playing hide and seek -standing behind a stalk, then peeking his head out so the boy can see it, then pulling back to hiding.
Once they are on their way again, he again takes to the air.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d20+13=31 ; d20+7=16 ; d20+12=28 ; d20+3=20 ; Sunday April 12th, 2015 9:29:34 PM
While waiting for everyone to catch up, Bliss chats with the goblin kids. Who are they? What are their names? How did they get here? What was that building, and why did it disappear?
He keeps his ears and eyes open as they chat. And he gets a feel for who they are ...
Perception 31 Sense Motive 16.
Mookie keeps alert too!
Perception 28 Sense Motive 20.
Do Bliss and Mookie feel that these goblins are who they say they are? Any bad vibes, or are they trustworthy?
If there are no danger signs, Bliss is glad to have them along.
OH! And what was the result of Bliss's detect magic, please!?
[DM StevenVdB] - "Of course they are coming with us!" Monday April 13th, 2015 5:16:32 PM
While Bliss and Murphy wait for the rest to join them Bliss tries to get to know the kids. They seem frightened and constanty look around as if they expect something (or someone) to pop up behind them any moment
The Owl lands near Bliss and Isra. First she stirs as the owl lands but when she notices he's friendly she smiles and cautiously laughs. Rais is thrilled as he suddenly has someone to play with!
Bliss wonders what happened to the Inn he saw earlier. He notices a lingering Aura of some powerful magic but doesn't quite find the answer what hapened.
A bit later the rest of the group joins you...
Shel's quite sceptical with the thought that the two first friendly creatures they encounter her are... Goblins! Looks like she would rather leave them rather than having them tag along with the risk of having your throats slit at night...
Wondering what Alouryn will say if the Humbles Sword confess they left two children, albeit Goblin children, behind to die in the Lands of Koshe Marr makes Hazel decide to allow Isra and Rais Blackfur to tag along...
"Of course they are coming with us!", Alleah says out loud... and immediately she tends for the children. First Isra is suspicious, but as soon as Alleah conjurs some tasty water both Goblins slurp as much as they can! They were clearly exhausted and it makes you wonder just how long they have been put here...the soothin words from Alleah and her caring embrace make Isra burst in tears. It seems whatever it is they have endured here is suddenly finding it's way through the young girl's defences. Rais looks up to his sister while he peaks from behind a large mushroom he was hiding after. The young lad doesn't understand what's going on...
Isra tells what happened...she snickers while he speaks...
"I don't know how we got here... we went to bed and woke up here. I thought we were dreaming untill He came... I dragged my brother along and ran... I could here him laugh! Then I realised we weren't waking up and remembered a story our Shaman told about a land of Nightmares. He said there was only one safe place called the Inn but finding it is almost impossible as it somehow changes place...
I'm scared..." she says to Alleah and softly cries again...
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Assuming you're allowing Isra and Rais to join you, you continue East.
Even though the moon isn't moving you can feel you've been walking for hours now... the lands are barren with rocks here and there. You may go on... Or sleep...
Bliss wonders aloud how it is that the moon never sets and the sun never rises. Mookie replies glumly, "It's a nightmare, Kid. It doesn't have to make sense."
"Well I'm tired," Bliss says. "We should stop and rest."
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Monday April 13th, 2015 8:15:59 PM "It would be really nice to find a place with some cover. If more of those awful bat things come back, we don't have shelter at all. Maybe we could walk one more hour, but if we don't find anything, then we could take our chances and try and rest under this awful sky. We'd have to set up watches to be sure nothing unexpected would happen," Shel says, looking at the goblins.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Monday April 13th, 2015 10:59:38 PM
Alleah will cast Create Water as many times as needed for the little ones to drink their fill. She'll even dab some on her sleeve and use it to wipe some grime from their faces, much like a mother tending to a baby. "There now. You'll be safe with us". Alleah doesn't for a minute believe that the children are safe at all in this land - with or without the party. But she will protect them to the best of her ability.
She will carry Rais on her back (Medium load now) or if he is tired, in her arms whilst humming softly. She doesn't know any goblin nursery rhymes, so just tries to keep the tone soothing.
The party sure are collecting a few followers now. Isra and Rais, the two goblin children. Tiana and Veseley, of the Second Dinner's Club. And of course, the corpse of Bazeck.
"I'm not fussed where we set up camp. Would you believe I've got a tent packed as well as some blankets?"
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 49/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 19/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+12=26 ; d20+9=18 ; Tuesday April 14th, 2015 1:00:28 AM
Hazel looks distressed. "Yes, we have to rest... who knows how much time it will takes us to find... whatever we need to find." He will take the first watch with Faoil... Hazel Perception Roll: 26 Faoil Aid Another Perception Roll: 18
Murphy - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Tuesday April 14th, 2015 4:48:00 AM
When it sounds like the group has decided to get some sleep in this land of bad dreams, Murphy transforms back into his natural form as a halfling.
He reintroduces himself to the children. "Our family has a goblin friend by the name of Bobbles. He dances, and plays a nice rhythm with a pair of spoons. Oh, and my name is Murphy."
The druid offers to stand last watch.
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Tuesday April 14th, 2015 5:59:09 PM
Sardok nods as the party makes camp, and offers to take the second, middle, watch.
[DM StevenVdB] -"It's a nightmare, Kid. It doesn't have to make sense." Tuesday April 14th, 2015 6:41:00 PM
Bliss muses why the sun doesn't come up in these lands but Mookie reminds him that these are the Lands of Nightmares and nothing is as it is supposed to be... Feeling tired the little witch is keen on finding a place to sleep.
"It would be really nice to find a place with some cover.", Shel adds for she isn't looking forward to meeting more of those flying nightmares. She is however not looking forward spending the night with a few Goblins...
Alleah cares for both Goblins and when not carrying Rais as they wander the lands the little Goblin boy is holding her hand. Isra too stays close to Alleah. She wouldn't mind camping out in the open... She just happens to have a tent in her backpack!
Hazel looks distressed. He and Faoil too need some rest and he offers to take first watch.
As soon as the group has decided to camp, Murphy transform back and he reintroduces himself to Isra and Rais.
Sardok takes second watch.
Veseley still takes care of Tiana. When the idea of camping comes up Veseley uses his magic to help protect the place and conjuring up some food and water while he's at it.
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You pass a few hours sleeping. The light never changes and the moon still hangs on the same place in the same dreadful deep purple sky...
And so the ever growing group again walks further East.
Walking due East brings you over a hilltop giving you a gaze over a mindblowing crystal forest... As you walk towards it Isra suddenly screams!! Out of nothing on the hilltop you just crossed the Huntsman appears riding his nightmare steed!! Purple flames flicker around the steed's ankles and smoke escapes from it's nostrils with every puff it makes. He raises his bow steering a horde of bats towards you!!
The Huntsman stands 100 ft from you and his bats are on their way!!
"GIVE ME THE GOBLINS... YOU I WILL HUNT LATER...
Isra screams again, grabs her little brother by the hand and together they run for cover in the forest!!
Veseley shouts back "Die you monster!! Here's one for Bazeck!!"
He aims a powerfull fireball at the Huntsman and tales.position between the group and the Huntsman and his bats... There are no less than 12 medium sized bats veering towards you... Speed 40... Distance 80ft... Distance to the forest 80ft...
(Map comes tomorrow) (renew.you spell lists please and keep them updated...)
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Tuesday April 14th, 2015 9:46:51 PM "Not gonna happen!" Alleah places herself directly in front of the children. Goblins or not, they are still children. She raises her fists, determine to put up a fight - no matter how small.
"We don't know what's in the forest. They could be just trying to shepherd us into it. I think we should stand and fight!"
Alleah casts Bless affecting all allies within 50ft. Everyone gets a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Tuesday April 14th, 2015 9:56:09 PM
WhenShel feels the power of the spell cast by Alleah affect her, she decides to try to fight as well. Knowing her spell wouldn't have a chance in hitting without, the Huntsman being in range, she advances 20' toward the hunter, and casts Invisibility, disappearing from view.
OOC: 1st use of second level spells today.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 50/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+9=25 ; d20+9=18 ; d6+2=7 ; d6+2=6 ; Tuesday April 14th, 2015 10:33:36 PM OOC: Healing Hazel an Faoil 5 and 3 HP because of the night's rest. Hazel reacts instinctively... he sees enemies, and he knows what to do when he sees them! He lets a couple sling stones out to a couple bats. Attack 1: 26; Damage: 7 Attack 2: 19; Damage: 6 Forgot Alleah's bless +1 to attack "Faoil! Protect the goblins!" Faoil moves his big head sideways. "Did Hazel say "protect"? The goblins?" He moves after the goblins, ready to defend them.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Tuesday April 14th, 2015 11:51:47 PM
Bliss hops on Mookie's back and gets his bah ready.
"Come on, Mookie, follow those kids!"
Mookie looks at the Huntsman. He sees that the kids are running away. He agrees to move away from the Huntsman.
"Good idea, Kid," he caws. "We can hide in the cover of that forest!"
He flies 160 ft (running speed) following the kids toward the woods.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Wednesday April 15th, 2015 2:57:26 AM
It's at this moment that Alleah realises the kids have taken off.
"Stop! The forest may not be safe! For Wardd's sake, Isra please stop!"
Alleah has a base speed of 30ft and will head off after the kids with her move action
Murphy - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Wednesday April 15th, 2015 4:59:57 AM
Murphy casts summon swarm, and calls forth a colony of bats to intercept the oncoming swarm of opposing bats. As soon as he finishes sending them out, he runs to catch up to the children, and to shepherd them into the forest. It may, at least, provide a measure of cover from the arrows of the Huntsman.
[DM StevenVdB] -"It's a nightmare, Kid. It doesn't have to make sense." Wednesday April 15th, 2015 4:42:24 PM
The grid... Should you have comments (in the next hour or two) feel free to tell me... I will begin my post later...
(Kim, please specify where you're swarm will appear at the beginning of your next round.)
[DM StevenVdB] -"Not gonna happen." d20+22=25 Wednesday April 15th, 2015 5:59:04 PM
"Not gonna happen!", Alleah says and she takes a stand between the Huntsman and the children. The Huntsman smiles wickedly...
Not knowing what hides in the forest Alleah uttets a warning but already the children are heading over there...
With the power of Alleah's spell engulfing her, Shel makes a bold move... With a spell in mind she moves 20 ft closer towards the Huntsman and there dissapears From sight...
Hazel reacts instinctively... He launches some stones and commands Faoil to protect the Goblin kids... protect the Goblins??!! In any case Hazel's stones strike true!!
Bliss hops on Mookie amd races after the Goblin kids...
With the group dispersing Alleah suddenly realizes the children are making a run for the forest. So she as well turns around and also runs for the forest...
Murphy starts a Summoning spell. The bat swarm he summons will appear at the start of your next round. Please let me know where it appears...
Sardok stands idle pondering his otions...
Veseley hurls a fireball...
Isra hesitates as she hears Alleah shout... But her little brother rushes headlong into the forest... -------------------------------------
The Huntsman just barely moves out of the Foreball's blast zone! Oddly he's not even hurt from the blistering heat...
He growls and raizes his bow again...
12 batlike creatures veer towards you but at the Huntsman's command they splits up like water around a stone.
4 go North... 4 go South... 4 come straight at you...
The Huntsman doesn't move but you can clearly see the rage on his face.
The Huntsman: -------------------------------------
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Wednesday April 15th, 2015 7:35:29 PM
Shel shook her head when she saw Alleah turn and head to the forest as well. "But I thought we were going to...," she grumbles for a second, before turning around and running towards the woods with the rest of the group. Better safe than sorry, I guess.
OOC: round two of Invisibility.
Sardok HP 36/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+7=12 ; d20+7=26 ; d20+7=23 ; d4+1=5 ; d4+1=5 ; Wednesday April 15th, 2015 7:45:49 PM sry. weds are bad for me. Although I can't say that I would have done anything different. ;)
Sardok draws swords and motions at Hazel. "Come, my brother! Let us take him together and he shall fall before us."
Moving towards the Huntsman, Sardok calls him out. "STAND AND FIGHT YOU COWARD!! It is bad enough you hide behind a bow! Let us see if you will cross steel without an entire army to your back. STAND AND FACE ME! You sniveling prawn. You yellow backed-suss! You are made of words and lies and have no spine to speak of! Those who you think fear you, talk about you behind your back, and the one you call master thinks of you only as a willing slave! Face me and die and know that you tasted honor for the first time before your death!"
Sardok doesn't know if any of this is true, but someone who had true power would simply order someone else to hunt them. And those who rule by fear are always shadowed by rumor. Even the undead have power struggles. Never did a vampire serve willingly.
{Move forward and draw. Readied action: Attack on approach. to hit: 12%26. Confirm crit: 23 for dmg 5+5=10.}
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 50/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+10=24 ; d20+10=28 ; d6+2=6 ; d6+2=7 ; Wednesday April 15th, 2015 8:07:46 PM "At the bats, Veseley, at the bats!" Hazel keeps his ground, and keeps firing that the bats he hit the last time. Attack 1: 24; Damage: 6 Attack 2: 28; Damage: 7 He takes a step back. but keeps looking at the bats and the huntsman. "If I am to fall today, it won't be running, like prey, but defending my friends, like a hero." - he thinks
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d100=88 ; Wednesday April 15th, 2015 10:19:00 PM "Sorry Shel, but I have to think of the children!"
Alleah feels deeply connected to the ground beneath her feet and casts a spell after the fleeing youngsters
(Leyline check: 88. Ooh, freebie! Alleah casts Calm Emotions to encompass Isra and Rais. Will Save DC18 or calm down)
"Isra! Rais! Stop there! Stand next to me and let me protect you!" Alleah will continue her pursuit (Move as far as 30ft to keep up with the kids)
[DM StevenVdB] -"Not gonna happen." Thursday April 16th, 2015 2:56:38 AM
Map updated: - Murphy couldn't move to the forest as he's casting a full round spell - The bats split up... - So do the Humble's Sword
Mookie flies to AT14 and takes total cover, hiding.
Bliss dismounts to AS13 and does the same. He casts Divine Grace to boost his attacks. Ley check 18 = ok.
[OOC: I'm expecting Bliss and Mookie are deep enough in to have total cover? No stealth check needed to block line of sight and line of effect? Next round Bliss is going to take a five ft step toward the edge of the forest and start sniping. Does that seem possible to him?]
[OOC: Sorry for no post yesterday. Job interview and tax day madness, ya know.]
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 50/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 Thursday April 16th, 2015 2:11:43 PM I failed to mention Faoil will go after Alleah and the Goblins...
[DM StevenVdB] -"But I thought we were going to...," d20+5=22 d6+3=6 d20+5=8 d20+5=9 d20+5=12 d20+8=16 d20+8=14 d20+15=18 d20+15=19 d20+15=33 d20+15=30 d4=3 d4=1 d4=2 d4=4 d8=5 d20+15=18 d20+15=19 d20+15=25 d20+15=35 d20+15=33 d20+15=22 d4=4 d4=4 d4=1 d4=3 d4=2 d4=2 Thursday April 16th, 2015 6:01:28 PM
Seeing her friends run towards the crystal forest Shel first protest but then she follows suit...
Sardok bodly takes a stand besides Hazel and dares to taunt the Huntsman... While the rest of the crew turn and run this duo, be it bravery of madness, stands to defie no other than him...
The Huntsman's gaze is stone cold... even from this distance you can sense he's laughing. Interested. Eager to begin his hunt.
Hazel orders Veseley to attack the bats while he as well launches to more stones... The bats he hit earlier are respectively to your North and South. Instead he hurls his stones at the bats that are closest to Veseley and Invisible Shel... (clear line to bat 4 so I took the liberty of attacking that one with both stones...)
Alleah runs after the children and casts a spell to have them calm down... They slow their pace and then follow Bliss, Mookie and Faoil into the forest...
Veseley sees the bats drawing closer. He looks around for Tiana and notices she just sits there... Instead of fighting he runs towards her and casts a protective spell.
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The bats North and South go 80ft towards the forest chashing after the rest.
In front of the remaining 4 Shel's invisible and Veseley gets out of their way. So they thrash into Hazel and Sardok... As they are almost with Sardok and Hazel they change shape to humanoids, possessed of a ravenous bloodlust. Dark hair, lithe frames, severe features, and slightly pointed ears... They growl as they attack!
Werebats 3 and 5 launch imto Hazel... WB3 hits Hazel AC22 - damage 6Hp - FORT DC15 please WB5 hits Hazel AC8 - failure to connect
Werebats 4 and 9 veer towards Sardok... WB4 hits Sarsok AC9 - failure to connect WB9 hits Sardok AC12 - failure to connect
Hazel and Sardok can hear the Huntsman laugh as the werebats wash over them...
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The rest of the group runs headlong into the Crystal Forest...
Bliss, Mookie, Faoil all make a DC20 steath check please. Isra and Rais fail their Stealth check.
The forest is mindblowing... The lavender moon casts twinkling lights through the canopy of crystal leaves... Leaves?!... In fact they look more like razor sharp crystal, delicate, shards.
As Isra and Rais enter the forest the shards above them tinkle... A lovely sound at first but then more tinkle to eachoter! Suddenly one shard falls down... Then more!!
4 shards fall close to Isra hitting AC 18, 19, 33 and 30... Dealing 10HP!!
6 shards drop on Rais hitting AC18, 19, 25 and 35, 33 and 22... Injuries taken 16...
Isra and Rais cry out in pain!! More shards will drop next round!!!
Isra bleeds heavily. She looks terrified and turns to see Alleah, Rais... you said we'd be safe...... Isra then looks up for the next shards to drop and raises her bleeding arms in front of her eyes...
Rais drops lifeless to the ground... Some shards are stuck in his young goblin body... Some broke leaving the crystal in his abdomen and shoulder.
Bliss, Mookie and Faoil have incoming shards. DC20 stealth to negate... 1 shard per point short of DC20... You do not want a nat 1 my friends...
"Ugh," thinks Mookie, "I shoulda seen this coming!"
Mookie normally has a +18 stealth, but that includes +4 from being tiny and +2 dex. Enlarged, his size bonus is +4, not +8, and his dex is +1, not +2. So Mookie's +18 mod becomes a +13.
Stealth check for Mookie to avoid shards: 19! One shard hits the bird.
Mookie flies out of the forest!
Bliss, on the other hand, has a +22 stealth check. He does not even have to roll. He moves so quietly that he has no worries.
OOC: What are the shard rules for talking? casting? shooting his bah? I ordered Bliss to cast Divine Power. Did that happen? If so, what's the check to avoid shard damage?
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 44/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+7=26 ; d20+10=20 ; d4+6=8 ; d20+2=17 ; Thursday April 16th, 2015 11:28:43 PM Hazel Fortitude Roll: 26 Damage applied. Hazel grabs his Sling Staff in two hands and attacks Bat 3. Hazel Sling Staff Power attack: 20, Damage: 8 Faoil feels the shards falling on him. Faoil Stealth Roll: 17. 3 Shards. The riding dog will try to get away from the forest the safest (and quickest) way possible.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 44/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 Thursday April 16th, 2015 11:32:22 PM
Also, Hazel will take a 5' step away from Sardok, hoping to put the bats in some position that allow Sardok to flank.
[DM StevenVdB] -"But I thought we were going to...," Friday April 17th, 2015 7:32:16 AM
Map update done.
@Bliss - even with a +22 I will tequire a stealth chec Who knows... You just might end up with nat 1
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d20+22=40 ; Friday April 17th, 2015 7:47:36 AM
Bliss stealth check. 40.
What happens on a 1? That would be a 23 for Bliss.
DM Steven: who knows my friend... who knows... nothing is certain in Kosche Marr...
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+3=21 ; Friday April 17th, 2015 9:43:34 AM
Shel looks around at the vast number of werebats, and tried to determine if they had indeed spotted her through her spell.
OOC: Perception 21 to try to tell if the bats had pinged her or not.
As there was nowhere to flee, with the forest being as dangerous as the bat scourge, Shel held her ground, waiting on any targets approaching her to present themselves.
OOC: Ready an action to fire a Scorching Ray at any bats that seem to see through the Invisibility.
OOC: Round three of Invisibility.
Murphy - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Friday April 17th, 2015 12:21:10 PM
Can someone post for Murphy?
Sardok HP 44/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+10=30 ; d20+9=16 ; d4+2=6 ; 3d6=5 ; Friday April 17th, 2015 2:08:03 PM
Sardok sees Hazel's ploy, and tries to work with it.
"Hazel, after we cut through these, let's rush him! With luck we might be able to end this labrynthine nightmare in one blow!"
Sardok feints with his short sword at 5, and follows up with his main hand.
[Bluff to Feint: 30. Attack at flat-footed opponant: 16. dmg 6 + sneak 5 = 11.]
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy d6=2 ; d6=3 ; Friday April 17th, 2015 2:35:56 PM
The swarm of bats that Murphy had called, though they take an age to come, at last appear and their yawning, screaming mouths fall upon the foes with ravenous appetite.
Seeing that his swarm is doing himself justice, and that Veseley and Tiana are protected by his Veseley's magic, Murphy takes a step back and continues casting.
"You defile even this wretched place with your presence!" he screams, encompassing both the Huntsman and the were-bats that are his thralls. "And though you think you know of bloodlust, you are but an AMATEUR! Now do I summon to my aid a thing that shall sup upon your blasted flesh and it shall teach you of ways of war that you can not even dream of! THEN you shall KNOW that my name is MURPHY and I do SUMMON...
the WOLVERINE!"
[bat swarm t13-u14, 9 and 4 take 2 and 3 damage respectively. 1 round action to spontaneously case Summon Nature's Ally III--choosing a wolverine. And then they shall know fear. =)]
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy Friday April 17th, 2015 2:39:29 PM
spells cast by Murphy: 1st- 0 2nd- 1 3rd - 1
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 44/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 Friday April 17th, 2015 11:37:33 PM OOC: Just checking
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d8=1 ; d8=7 ; Saturday April 18th, 2015 3:11:06 AM "Oh no..." Alleah inhales sharply. Rais isn't moving. If she'd been quicker perhaps she could have made it to his body in time. If only they'd stopped when she said to. Perhaps she should have cast a sleep spell and stunned him before he evan ran into the forest? There are so many ways this could have gone differently. Why would Wardd choose this way?
Alleah will make straight for the goblin girl "Isra! I'm coming! You need to get out of that forest!" Once by her side, Alleah grabs her hand and drags her from the dangerous forest
(Alleah will move to AR12, and then back to AP11, all the while shepherding Isra back to AQ12)
"Stay close!"
(Lose Protection from Evil to Spontaneously cast CLW. Rerolling the 1. Isra is healed for 9pts)
[DM StevenVdB] - "Ugh, I should a seen this coming!" d20+15=22 d4=3 d20+15=21 d20+15=18 d20+15=25 d4=3 d4=3 d6=3 d6=4 d20+5=21 d20+5=12 d20+5=15 d20+5=21 d20+5=23 d20+5=17 d4+3=7 d20+5=18 d6+3=6 d20+11=20 d20+5=13 d20+5=24 d20+5=24 d4+3=5 d4+3=6 d20+5=20 d20+5=18 d20+5=15 d6+3=6 2d6(4+3)=7 d4+3=5 d20+4=11 d20+4=17 Sunday April 19th, 2015 12:05:30 PM Shard damages last round: - Bliss - secure - Mookie - 1 shard hits AC22 - damage 3HP - Faoil - 3 shards hit 21, 18, 25 damage 3 + 3 HP
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Mookie flies out of the forest! Bliss looks around... the forst is both beautiful and deadly yet the cautious one can safely walk through... speach shouldn't be more than a whisper... the singing of a bowstring or crossbow will cause a tinkle up in the canopee yet it's unlikely some shards will fall... He (softly) calls upon the power of the Gods.
Hazel and Sardok continue dancing with the Werebats. Hazel shakes of the poison that runs through his veins. Then, holding his Sling Staff in both hands, slams into Werebat 3... He makes a tactical movement away from Sardok assuming the battle hardened warrior will understand...
In the forest Faoil softly howls and with his tail between the legs the dog runs out of the forest!
Shel's between a rock and a hard place... the Werebats are dreadful but that lovely forest sure can kill too. Once can only assume what would happen if everyone runs through the forest with a bunch of werebats on their six... Stopping she tries to determine is they had spotted her - it seems no werebat is turning towards her... yet...
Sardok sees Hazel's ploy abd tries to work with it... then while fighting he grits his teeth and voices his plan to rush the Huntsman once they have dealt with the Werebats... He feints succesfully and catches Werebat 5 off guard.
Muprhy finishes his summoning spell and a swarm of Bats appears engulfing Werebats 4 and 9... They take respectively 2 and 3 HP damage. He takes a step back and begins a second summoning spell... this time he expects a Wolverine!
Seeing Rais go down Alleah inhales sharply... if she had been quicker... if only they's stopped... perhaps she could have... oh there are so many ways this could have gone differently...
Dispite the rain of shards she has witnessed Alleah too runs into the forest talks rather loud... She grabs Isra by the hand and drags her from the forest... Isra refuses at first for she wants to stay with her brother... Alleah heals the young Goblin lass but then the shards tinkle to one another once more dropping a miriad a smaller (harmless ones) on Alleah and Isra yet ... depending on your Stealth Check more will drop... (Alleah, please make a DC20 Stealth Check - 50% chance shards drop on either Alleah or Isra...)
Veseley drags Tiana away from the bats and towards the forest. As he goes Werebat 4 tries to bite the Wizard (Hits AC23 - Damage 6 - FORT DC15 - Succes)
The Bat Swarm tries to distract the Werebats but both WB4 and WB9 make their FORT DC11 (rolled 11 and 17)
Werebat 4 moves out of the swarm with a 5ft step and attacks Hazel. Werebat 9 stays in the swarm... With the new position of WB4 Hazel is now flanked...
The rest of the pack zooms in on the rest... Perception DC15 spoiler (Highlight to display spoiler: {You notice they are zooming in specifically at Isra... })
The Huntsman doens't move but the death of Rais looks pleasing to him...
The Huntsman: -------------------------------------
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP14of17) (Cayzle) d10=2 ; d10=4 ; d20+10=21 ; d6+3=7 ; d20+22=31 ; d20+22=34 ; Sunday April 19th, 2015 9:47:09 PM
[OOC and first of all, random roll to see how far into his current enlarge/reduce Bliss and Mookie are ... 6 rounds ... plus three rounds of combat.]
Bliss peeks out through the trees. He sees that his friends are sore beset. He takes a five foot step to AS15. He snipes at enemy #10. He hits AC23 for 7 damage. [OOC: Sorry, forgot a +2 when I rolled.]
Then he ducks back behind a tree, taking cover for protection and stealth.
Stealth check to snipe: 31.
He is careful not to make any sound that will bring down shards.
Stealth check vs shards: 34.
Mookie surveys the scene, declares, "I'm not dying in this crummy nightmare!" and flies off 60 feet further over the forest. He stays above the shard trees, flying (off map to the right).
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DM Sanity Info
Spells: level 1: 1 of 2+1 cast (Divine Power) Level 2: 0 of 1+1 cast
Current effects: Bliss: Reduce Person 10 rounds of 30 gone Mookie: Enlarge Person 9 rounds of 30 gone Divine Favor on Bliss: 1 round of 10 gone
Other resources used: 4 bolts from prior battle. Used 1 bolt from current clip of five.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+10=29 ; d20+11=23 ; d100=57 ; Sunday April 19th, 2015 10:08:21 PM Stealth vs DC20: 29 = Pass! Perception vs DC15: 23 = Pass!
"Uh oh. They're after Isra" Alleah looks to the young girl, but doesn't say anything. If she were to call out and alert the others it could spook Isra.
How can she protect the girl fom 12 werebats? Not to mention the Hunstman.
She smiles weakly and looks to the girl "Hold my hand Isra. I'm going to change shape into a creature now. I want you to hop on my back and hold on for the ride"
The bloodwitch draws on the nearest leyline and focuses to cast a spell (Leyline check:57=Pass. Cast Beast Shape I. Alleah changes form into a Deinonychus)
Once Isra is onboard, Alleah will be ready to move it (Base speed: 60ft + 10ft = 70ft. Need map, however plan is to stay clear of enemies)
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+6=19 ; 4d6=16 ; Monday April 20th, 2015 6:43:53 AM "After you Attack, move back, so I can get a clear shot on hitting one of those things!"
OOC: ready an action to fire a Scorching Ray at any of the attacking bats that leave melee range. I don't want the penalty for firing into melee.
Ranged Touch Attack 19. Fire damage 16.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Monday April 20th, 2015 6:44:55 AM OOC: addendum to last post. That was Shel's second casting of a 2nd level spell today.
Sardok HP 37/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+10=25 ; d20+9=15 ; d4+2=6 ; 3d6=16 ; Monday April 20th, 2015 4:27:28 PM
Sardok grimaces an evil grimace. Fighting while outnumbered is never easy, and this is no exception.
As Sardok sees Hazel under attack, he spins around, trying to dislodge some of his attackers. "Ho there! Foul scum, you are but spice before the feast. Go down to hell and tell your master he shall join you soon!"
Sardok falls into the rhythm of the dance. Again he feints (at 9) and again he follows through, hoping to catch the enemy off guard.
[Bluff to Feint: 25. Attack vs. Flat footed: 15. dmg 6 + sneak 16]
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy d20+4=22 ; d20+4=17 ; d20+4=10 ; d6+2=4 ; d4+2=6 ; d4+2=6 ; d6+2=4 ; 2d8+5=8 ; Monday April 20th, 2015 4:40:59 PM
Murphy carves sigils of Life and War in the very air, where the glowing arcs crackle, as if this reality struggles against the creation that the druid dares to bring to his aid. But the spirit of that which he summons can not be denied, either in the ether, or on the battlefield.
With a crying lie a thousand voices screaming in agony, the air is cracked with the noise of Battle-given-flesh. A wolverine, a small ball of fur that is Nature's Avatar of Agony takes form and immediately launches itself at the nearest target (of 4) with a fury and lust for battle, it's brain only barely holding onto the clutches of sanity as the violence about to ensue fills its vision.
{Claw1: to hit: 22, dmg 4, Claw2: 17,4; Bite 10,6}
As the battleline soldifies in a red-lined haze of steel and claws, Murphy turns his head and sees the damage that Hazel has just endured. "Stay vigilent, friend. This battle is all but joined, and we have much that we shall still do. We shall die this day, for Eberyon knows of our struggle, and he hates the Huntsman too. Take this aid, and use it well."
Casting CMW on Hazel for 8......Ugh.
[i]Spells cast: 1-0 2-1 3-2
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy Monday April 20th, 2015 4:42:55 PM
*edit: That's supposed to be "We shall NOT die this day..." Ugh.
[DM StevenVdB] - "Uh oh. They're after Isra" Monday April 20th, 2015 6:03:49 PM
Bliss peers out of the forest and while being careful not to make too much noise he fires his Bah at WB10...
This random firing is not decimating the Werebats not does it stop them from getting to their goal...
Mookie however isn't prepared to die out here and makes a run for it... who can blame the raven!? After all he's the only one who's been to these dreaded lands before!!
Alleah notices the Werebats are fixed on getting to Isra! With her brother dead, only she remains on this Hunt... Are you prepared to let her go to... save you own skin?! The Humble's Sword Witch is not!! She shaechanges into a brightly colored dinosaur and offers Isra a ride with a speed craving dino! The Werebats only have 40 ft fly speed in bat shape so... They can't catch Alleah...
Shel's willing to give up her invisibility to help dealing with the Werebats...
Seeing Hazel's in a dire position, he spins around, trying to dislodge some of his attackers. With a cunning combat maneuvre he whacks WB9 into the dirt...
Finishing his second summoning spell Murphy makes a Wolverine launch a feroscious attack on WB4 yet only his first claw connects...
WAITING FOR HAZEL TO POST THE REST... (Yes, Hazel is flanked)
The Huntsman: -------------------------------------I
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 23/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+7=25 ; d20+10=20 ; d4+6=9 ; Monday April 20th, 2015 10:47:04 PM Fortitude Check: 25 Hazel unleash against WB4, mentally thanking all of his friends for the help. Hits AC 20 for 9 damage. I don't see the map link...I'll have to wing it... If there are no more bats around he will move to flank with Sardok, if there are he wil take a 5' step to try and flank.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Monday April 20th, 2015 11:45:04 PM
Sure Alleah won't be able to fight - or contribute to the fight - but the least she can do is keep Isra out of arm's reach of those werebats.
(DM - With the healing Alleah gave to Isra last round I think she's only at -1 HP now)
[DM StevenVdB] - "Uh oh. They're after Isra" Tuesday April 21st, 2015 12:36:49 AM
DM Post was incompleet becaus I waited for Hazel.
Maplink was still same as few days ago and with incomplete DM post isn't updated.
Bliss peers out of the forest and while being careful not to make too much noise he fires his Bah at WB10...
This random firing is not decimating the Werebats nor does it stop them from getting to their goal...
Mookie however isn't prepared to die out here and makes a run for it... who can blame the raven!? After all, he's the only one who's been to these dreaded lands before!!
Alleah notices the Werebats are fixed on getting to Isra! With her brother dead, only she remains on this Hunt... Are you prepared to let her go to... save your own skin?! The Humble's Sword Bloodwitch is not!! She shapechanges into a brightly colored dinosaur and offers Isra a ride with a speed craving dino! The Werebats only have 40 ft fly speed in bat shape so... They can't catch Alleah (I placed Alleah and Rais all the way up North...
Shel's willing to give up her invisibility to help dealing with the Werebats... if only her friends would move out of melee range... she doesn't want to risk hitting them of course.
Seeing Hazel's in a dire position, he spins around, trying to dislodge some of his attackers. With a cunning combat maneuvre he whacks WB9 into the dirt... This will help Hazel for now the ranger isn't flanked anymore.
Finishing his second summoning spell Murphy makes a Wolverine launch a feroscious attack on WB4... Both claws hit succesfully killing another Werebat!!
With no more direct threat in front nor to his six, Hazel makes a step closer to Sardok (he doesn't go into the bat swarm of course) and lashes out at WB3 hitting it heavily on the sternum...
Veseley sees the pack of Werebats ahead of him and none of the Humble's Sword around to accidentally injure... so he evoces blistering fire which engulfs all of them!! (Fireball does 38 HP - reflex for Half) WB7 - Reflex save 7 - FAILURE WB8 - Reflex save 21 - FAILURE WB10 - Reflex save 16 - FAILURE WB12 - Reflex save 9 - FAILURE (WHAT THE !!!!????!!!!! )
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The Huntsman notices how Isra rides of on a colorful Dino... he spurs his nightmare steed and rides away North. He's not in the least interested yet in the Humble's Sword it seems... that Hunt isn't now. Those are the rules...
WB3 and WB5 continue fighting Sardok. WB5 makes a tactical 5ft step to flank Sardok.
WB3 Bite hits Sardok AC14+2 - No hit WB3 Claw hits Sardok AC24+2 - Crit AC19+2, not confirmed - damage 7HP WB3 Claw hits Sardok AC17+2 - No hit WB5 Bite hits Sardok AC24+2 - damage 9 HP + FORT DC15 please WB5 Claw hits Sardok AC8+2 - No hit WB5 Claw hits Sardok AC10+2 - No hit
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 12:06:26 AM
Bad situation: A goblin girl needs protection Worse situation: A flock of werebats are after her Down right terrible situation: The 'Hunstman' is leading the charge!
Alleah-raptor gives the approaching werebats a wide berth, and heads towards the Second Dinner club. At this stage, safety in numbers sounds like a good plan. She has to find a way to keep Isra safe. She already failed Rais. She won't fail again. She can't.
(Double move to AE19)
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 23/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+6=26 ; d20+6=16 ; d6+3=8 ; d20+5=25 ; d20+10=14 ; d4+6=10 ; Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 12:33:38 AM
Faoil runs after Alleah... she won't be alone, at least... he charges WB11 Attack Roll: 26; Critical Conform: 16; Damage: 8 Hazel tries to move to T17 to flank with Sardok, while using his agility to avoid and AoO. Acrobatics Check: 25 After he tumbles behind the bat he strikes at it with all of his strength! Attack Roll: 16 (forgot the +2 bonus for flanking); Damage: 10
Well, if all the enemies are running away, Bliss sees no reason to keep sniping!
He moves stealthily (check 29) to 18AP and shoots at injured monster 6. He hits AC26 for 6 damage.
He looks around carefully. What's up with those things chasing Alleah? [OOC: move rate? AC?] What's that Hunter guy doing? Any other enemies around?
Perception 32!
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DM Sanity Info
Spells: level 1: 1 of 2+1 cast (Divine Favor) Level 2: 0 of 1+1 cast
Current effects: Bliss: Reduce Person 11 rounds of 30 gone Mookie: Enlarge Person 10 rounds of 30 gone Divine Favor on Bliss: 2 round of 10 gone
Other resources used: 4 bolts from prior battle. Used 2 bolts from current clip of five.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 8:32:47 AM
Sure Alleah can't cast spells in this form. She can't even speak! But what she can do is run. Of course, how far can she run before an arrow from the Huntsman brings her down?
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+2=8 ; d3=2 ; Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 8:53:16 AM
Shel attempts to Acid Splash bat #5.
RTA 8, Damage 2
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy d6=4 ; d20+6=11 ; d6+2=6 ; Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 10:47:54 AM OOC: I'm throwing this up now because Weds are bad for me. If Kim posts later, feel free to ignore this.
Murphy frowns at the current situation. He his irked that such a low being as the Huntman plays with them as if toys, yet he cannot met out the justice so deserved while they are both under attack themselves, and must protect the goblin children. A prospect that seems fleeting since Alleah is moving....what's this? She's coming back? But that just seems so, so...
Perfect.
Murphy maneuvers the swarm to T15-U16, ensuring that one more foe will be...eaten. (4pts dmg to 3) The wolverine, screaming like a cat in a blender, runs in an arcing hyperbole, coming around to X15, seeking the flank, and sending a wild claw at the bat. [atk:11 dmg 6]
Meanwhile, the man himself strides boldly next to Tianna, and draws lines of Air and Tumult in the space around him, but holding it, hanging on until the opportune time to release his magicks and make life for the bats quite...difficult.
[Move action to AC17. Readied Action: As soon as the group of WBs are in range: Casting 2nd lvl Domain spell Gust of Wind.]
Sardok HP 21/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+9=23 ; d20+9=10 ; d4+2=5 ; 3d6=13 ; Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 10:53:18 AM
Sardok falls into his role of spoiler easily. He takes a quick step and places himself in the right spot to assist assaults on both remaining monsters.
[5' to V15. If 3 is still up, attacking that. If not, then 5.]
Sardok takes advantage of the flank, and send both blades in, stabbing at vitals.
Sardok HP 21/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+3=22 ; Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 10:53:54 AM edit: Fort save = 22(w00t!!)]
[DM StevenVdB] - "Uh oh. They're after Isra" d20+4=9 d20+5=9 d20+5=16 d20+5=12 Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 5:13:16 PM
(sorry folks, was making my post yesterday evening on my phone and hitting a wrong button I lost everything... too tired to restart)
Alleah makes a perfect summery of the situation...
Bad situation: A goblin girl needs protection Worse situation: A flock of werebats are after her Down right terrible situation: The 'Hunstman' is leading the charge!
She makes a wide arch and races back to the Second Dinner's Club!
Faoil likes Alleah too much to leave her at the mercy of those Bat things. He charges after WB11 and takes a good bite out of it! Hazel takes a new tactical position and hopes to decapitate the Werebat. Havging sucesfully darted passed the WB however he fails to connect... Possibly due to the Bat Swarm that is still there.
Seeing all enemies running away Bliss decides it would be safer out of the forest. Cautiously he moves to the edge of the Crystal Forest and fires a bolt at WB6!
Alleah is on the brink of pannicking. She can't talk... she can't cast a spell... of yes she sure can run but how long before the Huntsman's arrows bring her down?!?
Acid splatters around when Shel tries to take down another bat.
Murphy is irked that the Huntsman is playing them all like toys. Seeing Alleah running away with Isra is troubeling the young druid at first but then the colorful dino doubles back! Perfect!! He repositions the Bat Swarm (I took the liberty to slightly change your coordinates so Hazel is not in the Swarm). WB3 is engulfed with the Bat Swarm... Furthermore it is distracted from it (failed Fort save DC11)
Murphy also redirects the Wolverine. Screaming like a cat in a blender the Wolverine comes around the back of WB5!! Sadly the critter is too ambitious and fails to connect.
Having guided all summonned creatures Murphy walks over to Veseley and prepares a spell to match Alleah's strategy...
Sardok is on a killing spree... WHAM... WB3 crumbles to the ground...
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Only WB5 is able to continue fighting the Wolverine or Sardok... the warrior appears to be more threatening for he has already killed several of the Werebat's kin... Scared and alone the creature fails all three attacks... (hitting AC9, 16 and 12)
The 4 Werebats chasing Alleah first follow her path... as the racing Dino begins to race back the Werebats continuesly change direction also making a kind of arc to double back...
The Huntsman spurs his steed East expecting to get close to Alleah but he had not anticipated the Bloodwitch cunning idea... He raises his bow but having made a double move he can not attack... now
Veseley stands next to Alleah. He as well now understands that they are hunting Isra... he casts a protective spell on the young Goblin lass. (casting protection from Evil)
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 10:02:00 PM OOC: just checking in. DM's post still says in progress since about 5 pm. Don't won't to spot without knowing what's up.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 23/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 22/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+6=9 ; d6+3=8 ; d20+10=22 ; d4+6=8 ; Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 11:28:12 PM For next round... Faoil keeps biting at WB11 Attack Roll: 9; Damage: 8 Hazel strikes at it with all of his strength at WB3! Attack Roll: 24 (forgot again the +2 bonus for flanking); Damage: 8 If the bat drops he will move to B14 so the Wolverine and maybe Sardok can Flank with him.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Thursday April 23rd, 2015 8:22:08 AM
Alleah needs to get Isra out of harms way, and fast. The added protection from Veseley is a nice touch, but she fears it will not be enough. The werebats and Huntsman are definitely after her.
Like a hyped up 7 year old, she makes a bolt for it. Due south. She has to keep Isra safe. (Run south. 4 x 70ft = 280ft. I think that works out to be position AE80).
Alleah fully expects the Hunstman to send an arrow her way. The least she can do is make it harder for him by giving him some distance to worry about. And the party of course.
She can feel Isra's hands cling desperately to her, er, feathers.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP14of17) (Cayzle) d20+12=30 ; d6+3=4 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 9:16:01 AM
Bliss surveys the situation and decides to shoot again at enemy 6. He fires another bolt, hitting AC 30 for 4 damage.
Then, seeing that the action is headed back his way, the little fellow high-tails it southwards 30 ft to AP29.
Mookie remains airborne and far away!
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+6=7 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 10:45:23 AM
Shel moves to AB 17, and tries yet another acid splash, this time at enemy 11.
Natural One on Ranged Touch Attack!
Sardok HP 21/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+9=15 ; d20+9=26 ; d4+2=3 ; d4+1=4 ; 3d6=13 ; 3d6=14 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 11:10:56 AM
Sardok dances through the warrior's attacks, weaving a web of STEEL before him, deflecting the evil thing's attacks. He lines up his attack to coordinate with the screaming Wolderine on the foe's other side. "You should never have come here! You are but a pawn played by a pawn! You have sacrificed your life for a fleeting tactical advantage by a master who values you not! Go and tell your brethern that they shall chance at justice when your leesh-holder joins you! He thinks he knows aught of hunting, but he has not met THE HUMBLE'S SWORD!"
Sardok punctuates his statement by a flury of blows aimed vitals.
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy d20+6=9 ; d20+6=21 ; d20+6=7 ; d6+2=3 ; d6+2=7 ; d4+2=6 ; d6=3 ; d6=4 ; d6=5 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 11:38:25 AM
The druid frowns at the flight of werebats. They move too slow! Leave it to such flunkies to fail to embrace their death with best speed. He sighs. Nothing for it but to bring death to them.
"Come, my pretties, give off your plaything. Those that would outnumber a child 4 to 1 should find it fitting when they are outnumbered 1000 to 1 themselves!"
The swarm moves to AF14 and starts eating 1, 11, and 6 for 3,4, and 5 pts of dmg respectively.
The Wolverine sees hate-beyond-reason that the thing before him is not already covered in its own entrails. It's red-hazed mind denies the immiediate summons of its master long enough to land a solid blow. Only then does its forebrain take heed long enough to begin to join his master, and then but reluctantly.
[If not dead, Full attack at 5. Claw1: atk 9; dmg 3/Claw2 atk 21; dmg 7/ Bite 7;6. 5' step to X19.]
Murphy strides boldly forward to AC18. "O, Evildoers. Would that I could show you the folly of your ways! Would that you could glean the breifest glimpse of that-which-is-to-come, so that you might turn and flee! Even now, you have been given ample chance, BUT NO! Even as your innocent quarry turns about and seeks safety in numbers, you continue to pursue! THIS SHALL NOT CONTINUE! You seek to hunt your pray through the air? So be it!
Let us see how you hunt when the very air turns against you!"
Murphy cares not that he must needs re-draw the lines of Air and Chaos. He cares not a whit that again he summons the screaming vortex that turns calm into tumult. Such evil as they face this day seeks to sew the wind. Then it is only fitting that they... "Ride the Lightning!"
Begin Casting Call lightning. [OOC: Sorry, guys, I just figured out Murphy's spell lists. I was looking in the wrong place the whole time. =) Spells cast: 1-0 2-1 3-3 (out)
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy Thursday April 23rd, 2015 11:40:49 AM Whoops. By 'Stride bodly forward to AC18', I mean "stays right where he is at AC23." Changed my action and didn't update the map position. ^_^
[DM StevenVdB] - "Uh oh. They're after Isra" d20+5=15 d20+5=16 d4+3=5 d6+3=8 d20+5=23 d6+3=7 d20+5=23 d6+3=7 d20+5=6 d20+5=15 Thursday April 23rd, 2015 4:22:52 PM
(great job friends - all post already in!! Thanks!)
Faoil chases after the Werebats and this time he attempts to bite WB2 but his teeth only take a piece of void... Hazel moves to the only remaining Werebat close to him and ferosciously lashes out at WB5!
Like a hyped up 7 year old Alleah makes a bolt for it! She runs and keeps running away South hoping to get Isra into safety.
Bliss surveys the situation and shoots again at WB6... the following Alleah he also moves South... Mookie is no where to be seen...
Shel moves to meet the incomming Werebats and throws another splash weapon. However she gruesomely fails... luckily it did not end up falling on her own feet instead!
Sardok dances through the warrior's attacks. He lines up and flanking WB5 he makes a full attack! His first attack goes wide but his second strikes true (sneak attack only on your first strike).
(Sardok does not need to move to flank - just for clarification, if you can draw a line from your any corner of your square to any corner of your flanking buddy, and this line crosses 2 edges of the opponents square than you are flanking. The crossed edges must not be opposite to eachother)
Murphy is not acting like he normally does... this place is creeping up on him bringing forward a kind of folly that we not yet perceived with him! He mercilessly redirects his summonned creatures. He intends to send the bat swarm on top of the incomming group of werebats but they don't move fast enough... This is the last round of the Bat Swarm and at the end of this round the swarm dissipates.
The Wolerine goes for a full frontal assault on WB5. Only one claw is able to tear flesh from the hybrid but it is sufficient to take the creature down...
Murphy calls upon Lightning and prepares to evoce this terrible power on the Werebats...
Veseley concentrates on Tiana...
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With Alleah no longer within their reach the remaining werebats scream madly. It's obvious their master does not tolerate failure... so they are eager to bring down those who protect the children!
WB11 and WB1 hurl themselves onto Shel!! WB11 Bite hits Shell AC15 - fail WB1 Bite hits Shell AC16 - Damage 8 + please roll FORT save DC15
Werebat 6 takes on the Druid! WB5 Bite hits Murphy AC23 - Damage 7 + please roll FORT save DC15
Werebat 2 is angry at the dog and turns around to make a full attack! WB2 Bite hits Faoil AC23 - Damage 7 + please roll FORT save DC15 WB2 Claw hits Faoil AC6 - fail WB2 Claw hits Faoil AC15 - fail
As for the Huntsman?! He remains silent. He turns around and rides away due North at full speed. His Nightmare steed leaving a purple flame trail behind him...
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+5=23 ; d20+6=8 ; 4d6=15 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 7:19:47 PM
Shel steps back to AA 18. "I need help, Hazel, Sardok, please," she squeaks as she sees two of the creatures directly in her line of vision.
She casts a spell at one of the creatures, trying to burn it to the ground.
OOC: Fort save 23! Whew! Ranged Touch Attack for Scorching Ray is 8 against Werebat 1. Doubt it hits, but damage would be 15.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Thursday April 23rd, 2015 7:20:27 PM OOC: Addition to last post. Used third 2nd level spell of the day.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 23/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 9/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+12=13 ; d4+6=10 ; d20+8=27 ; d20+4=22 ; d6+3=7 ; d20+5=15 Thursday April 23rd, 2015 8:04:31 PM Hi Steven... About flanking, I know you don't care, but the rules state: "When in doubt about whether two characters flank an opponent in the middle, trace an imaginary line between the two attackers' centers. If the line passes through opposite borders of the opponent's space (including corners of those borders), then the opponent is flanked." http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Flanking Just saying... Hazel looks up at Shel, and his face becomes pale... "Shel!" He charges screaming at WB1, trying to relieve Shel. Attack Roll: 13; Damage Roll: 10 --- Faoil Fortitude Save: 27 The dog whines when the bad attack him, but keep trying to bit it back. Attack Roll: 22; Damage Roll: 7 Then he will risk an AoO running after Alleah... Acrobatics roll to prevent AoO: 15; Half speed, so he only advance 20'
Bliss's mouth gapes open as Dino-Alleah blazes south! He wonders if the Hunter will follow ... but so far, he does not.
However, those bat-things are still bothering his pals.
He takes another shot, this time at #11, hoping to help Shel. Also, Shel stepped back, so Bliss would not be firing into melee, which he would be if he kept firing at #6.
Bliss hits AC25 for 6 damage.
Then he moves 30 ft south to 35AP.
Atlas2112--posting for Murphy 3d6=7 ; d20+5=18 ; d6+2=6 ; d20+6=11 ; d6+2=5 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 3:13:37 PM
Murphy slowly blows air out of his mouth. Naught left to do but clean up the bats. He takes a step back to AB20.
And Calls Lightning down on #6. [dmg: 7]
And hits it with a Lightning Arc: [atk 18, dmg 6]
Then the Wolverine charges up to AC19 and claws at it. [atk 11 dmg 5]
Murphy nods, satisfied that the battle now goes in their favor.
Spells cast: 1-0 2-1 3-3 (out) Wolverine-3 rnds of 5
Sardok HP 21/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+9=24 ; d20+9=17 ; d4+2=6 ; d4+2=4 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 3:17:59 PM "Hang on, Shel! Together we shall lay low these foul beasts!"
Sardok rushes up to AB17 and slashes at #1!
[Rapier attack: 24, confirm crit: 17. Dmg 6 + 4]
Sardok HP 21/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+7=15 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 3:19:57 PM [Murphy's Fort save = 15. (whew!)]
Bliss watches the Huntsman race north. Is it a trick? Did he give up? Where is he going?
Perception 25
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+11=20 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 11:18:51 PM
Alleah pauses to catch her breath. It looks like the enemy are giving up their chase of Isra. She'll give her friends a bit more time to get the battle under control before returning.
Perception: 20
Ready action: If an enemy gets within 20ft of Alleah, move 70ft in the opposite direction
[DM StevenVdB] - "Uh oh. They're after Isra" d20+5=23 d6+3=5 d20+5=24 d6+3=7 d20+5=11 d20+5=21 d20+5=23 d6+3=7 d20+6=22 d20+6=26 d20+6=16 d4+3=7 d4+3=7 d20+5=11 Sunday April 26th, 2015 5:51:40 PM
Calling out to Sardok for gelp, Shel backs away from the Werebats that attack her. She had hoped to burn one of the hybrids yet her ray goes wide...
Hazel turns pale seeing Shel and immediately he charges WB1! But his attack is ill planned and fails. Faoil bites back Werebat 2! Sensing his master's panick the dog runs after Shel trying to ignore any sneaky hits from his opponent! Too bad the Werebat's just a bit faster!
WB2 AoO Bite hits Faoil AC23 - damage 5HP!!
Bliss's mouth gapes open as Dino-Alleah blazes south! He wonders if the Huntsman will follow bit so far he does not... He takes A shot at WB11 and then chases Alleah South!
Murphy takes a step back and calls lightning! He has a lightning arc finishing Werebat 6... His summonned Wolverine makes one last attempt to kill the bats but failS. The creature dissapears at the end of this round.
Sarsok hopee to whack another foul creature. He moves up on them but can't make a swing anymore.
Alleah takes a moment to catch her breath... It seems they are not following her. Both she and Bliss can't see a glimpse of the Huntsman... He ran of North... Is he running away oe.cpuld it be a trap??
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Werebats 1 and 11 take Sardok for target...
WB1 Bite hits Sardok AC24 - Damage 7 + please roll FORT save DC15 WB1 Claw hits Sardok AC11 - fail WB1 Claw hits Sardok AC21 - fail
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 23/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 4/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+10=19 ; d4+6=8 ; Sunday April 26th, 2015 8:08:25 PM I think at 0 HP Sardok is disabled, but not unconscious "Sardok! Stand back! Let me handle them!" Hazel will wait for Sardok to take a step back and then he will move to the rogue previous position (AB17). Once there he will attack WB11 (or WB1 if unable). Power Attack 19; Damage 8 Faoil withdraws moving south at full speed (80')!
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Monday April 27th, 2015 1:30:15 AM
Surely the mighty Hunstman hasn't been scared off by the party. "Is he toying with us?" Alleah-raptor wonders.
Sardok has taken quite a beating, and Alleah would desperately like to help him. However her first concern this day must be for Isra.
She keeps her distance from the battle.
Sardok HP 21/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Monday April 27th, 2015 8:25:23 AM
Actually, my AC is 21, and WB's third attack hit AC21, so that's a hit, making 5 hits total.
Also, I see 4 attacks landed at 7 hp each. That means I take 28 damage, which puts me at -7.
If the 5th attack hits for another 7 (which is the average) that puts me at -14. I have a con of 12, so that means I'm dead.
I don't think any of us have a Raise Dead, so that means I'm out.
Alright guys, it's been fun.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP14of17) (Cayzle) d20+12=17 ; d6+3=8 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 9:24:28 AM
Bliss sees Sardok fall and he shoots at number 11, emptying his current clip. He hits AC17, for 8 damage. Then he moves 30 ft closer to the fray, to AL30. He hopes he can help.
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DM Sanity Info
Spells: level 1: 1 of 2+1 cast (Divine Favor) Level 2: 0 of 1+1 cast
Current effects: Bliss: Reduce Person 14 rounds of 30 gone Mookie: Enlarge Person 13 rounds of 30 gone Divine Favor on Bliss: 5 round of 10 gone
Other resources used: 4 bolts from prior battle. Used 5 bolts from current clip of five.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+6=14 ; d3=3 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 10:20:13 AM OOC: DM, I made my fort save in my last post.
Shel throws a glob of acid at WB11, seeing it no longer in melee.
OOC: Ranged Touch Attack of 14. Acid damage 3 to WB11.
[DM StevenVdB] - MAN DOWN!! d4+3=4 ; 2d8(2+8)+5=15 d20+5=15 d20+5=9 d20+5=17 Monday April 27th, 2015 5:42:00 PM
Sardok sinks to his knees... the last hit (-4HP) puts him at -11HP and perhaps with just enough time for someone to rescue their rogue!
Hazel steps in and hopes to take down WB11 but he comes only a tiny bit short...
"Is he toying with us!", Alleah thinks for surely the Huntsman can't be scared from you!? Of course it IS a game to him... The Bloodwitch would have lived helping Sardok but right now her concern is to keep Isra safe..
Shel finishes what Hazel started and WB11 goes down.
Bliss changes target to WB1 and shoots ... and then goes closer to the fray...
Faoil had it and runs away South!!
Murphy comes closest to a medic so hr runs up to Sardok and casts a Cure Mediocre Wounds on him!! Sardok is healed with 15HP gettong him back to +4HP!!
I do need 2 FORT saves DC15 fron Sardok (unless I missed them)
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 23/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 4/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+10=20 ; d4+6=10 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 6:59:22 PM
Hazel thinks about helping Sardok, but decides he is better suited to keep the bat away. He strikes at WB1 with all his remaining strength. "Help Sardok!" Power Attack Roll 20; Damage 10 ---- Faoil, now away from the bat, keeps running south (200' running).
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Monday April 27th, 2015 7:00:45 PM
Shel moves 40' directly south, trusting the others had WB 1 in good hands. "Bring the bat back to us! My magic doesn't reach that far," she calls out, hoping Alleah could hear her.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Tuesday April 28th, 2015 7:04:40 AM
Alleah-raptor starts to circle back to the group, wary that one werebat still stands.
(Move to V71)
[DM StevenVdB] - MAN DOWN!! Tuesday April 28th, 2015 5:57:29 PM
Waiting for Bliss, Murphy and Sardok. If not tonight, then tomorrow morning.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP14of17) (Cayzle) d100=58 ; d8+3=4 ; d8+3=11 ; Tuesday April 28th, 2015 7:46:01 PM
Bliss rushes to Sardok and casts a Cure as soon as he arrives. Ley check 58. He cures 11 damage.
Murphy - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d8=5 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 3:55:21 AM
Murphy pulls the wand of CLW and heals the beleaguered Sardok of 6 hp damage.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP14of17) (Cayzle) Wednesday April 29th, 2015 6:34:03 AM
OOC: Friends, with my new job, I anticipate only posting once per day, likely in the morning. This is my Wed post.]
Bliss looks at Murph, eyes shiny with tears the little guy has so far managed to hold in. "Is he dead, Mister Murphy? Was I too late?" He stares down at Sardok.
Sardok HP 17/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+3=6 ; d20+3=11 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 9:49:51 AM
[fort saves = 6 & 11]
Sardok gets groggily to his feet, his free hand rubbing the fog away from his eyes. "Gratitude, friends. I thought I was gone for a moment." Then his eyes go wide as he sees Hazel battling a bat just s few feet away. "We must not drink the wine of victory just yet. We've still a partner or two that wishes a dance. Let us not be unaccommodating."
Sardok uses his standard action to move to AE16.
[DM StevenVdB] - MAN NO LONGER DOWN!! d20+5=21 d6+3=6 d20+3=5 d20+3=5 Wednesday April 29th, 2015 10:50:59 AM
Hazel considers helping Sardok but he decides it's best to deal with the Werebats first. WB1 receives a blow that knocks a few fangs from it's mouth! Faoil, injured but away from the Werebats, runs further South!
Shel too feels the Southern horizon looks more promising that the bats close at hand... she does shout to bring the WB2 around for another round!
Alleah starts to circle back wary for the one (one?! I count 2) werebat that stands in her way...
Bliss rushes to Sardok but comes short to administer his healing spell.
Standing close to Sardok, Murphy takes his healing wand and deals with a few deep slashes.
Sardok gets groggily to his feet... but before drinking the wine of victory he urges his friends to help out Hazel and deal with the remaining Werebats! Dispite his injuries he circles WB1 with the intention to destroy it when opportunity allows.
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Seriously injured WB1 launches another attack at Hazel!!
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Wednesday April 29th, 2015 12:35:03 PM
With The Huntsman being out of the picture for the time being, Shel tries to cut the were at in pursuit of Alleah off at the pass. She double moves 40' straight left, hoping that Alleah's loop will lead the beast into range of her Scorching Ray next round.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 17/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 4/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+7=16 ; d20+10=20 ; d4+6=7 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 12:57:58 PM Fortitude Save: 16 (Uff!) Hazel sees, with the corner of his eye, Sardok moving away... he smiles relieved. He keeps pounding on the bat. "Just die already! I'll deal with this, go help Alleah!" Power Attack Roll: 10; Damage: 7 Faoil, seeing the bat is not on pursuit, stops and stays away, not losing the group from sight, panting and whining at his wounds.
[DM StevenVdB] - MAN NO LONGER DOWN!! Wednesday April 29th, 2015 6:01:52 PM
Hitting the pauze button till we're all here
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Thursday April 30th, 2015 2:56:03 AM
Alleah-raptor puts her head down and makes a mad run northwards (Run: 4 x 70ft = Max 280ft. Move from I71 to I17 = 270ft. Assumes Huntsman is no longer around)
Beast Shape duration: Another 25rnds
Murphy - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d8=6 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 3:58:31 AM
As Sardok comes to his feet, Murphy applies one more touch of healing with the blessed little wand - for 7 hp more returned to the rogue. He then moves behind him to draw near to the werebat engagement - stopping about 10 feet away.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP14of17) (Cayzle) d20+13=15 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 6:55:11 AM
[OOC: Sorry, with the new job, I plan to be a regular morning poster here on out. I'll be posting at this time daily. Please do not delay the game for me.]
Bliss reloads his bah this round, getting out and inserting another clip of bolts. He watches, both the remaining foe, and even more for the Hunter.
Perception 15.
He's distracted, however, by his fear for his familiar. Where has that Mookie got too!
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 17/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 4/23 AC 18/13/16 Thursday April 30th, 2015 12:13:25 PM OOC: Just passing by...
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Thursday April 30th, 2015 5:44:52 PM OOc: here waiting for a post...
[DM StevenVdB] - MAN NO LONGER DOWN!! Thursday April 30th, 2015 7:00:01 PM
Hazel finishes the werebat in front of him leaving only the werebat that's chasing Alleah. It' just a matter of seconds before Alleah manages to lure the hybrid to the rest of the scattered group where the creature cones to his end...
And then all falls silent... There's no trace of the Huntsman...
Time to get assembled and patch up. A Goblin kid died... A friend of yours almost died... And Amalee is still to be found. Probably on the other side of this accursed crystal forest...
Hazel notices some yewel in the Werebat's fur...
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Thursday April 30th, 2015 10:09:41 PM "This place gets worse by the minute! What's with that awful forest over there? There's not even any places to hide in this land." Shel didn't know what to say to the remaining goblin. She wasn't crazy about them as a race, but if she were all alone out here, she'd want some help too. Hopefully, by not protesting to its inclusion, the goblin would receive some sort of comfort.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 17/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 4/23 AC 18/13/16 Thursday April 30th, 2015 11:17:12 PM
Hazel looks around... "Faoil? Faoil! FAOIL! Here boy!" He smiles while seeing the gob coming back. "You got mess up pretty bad this time, right boy..." He pets and tries to check on his friend.
Murphy - HP 36/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Friday May 1st, 2015 1:41:55 AM
The towhead takes a few moments to process what has happened over the past few minutes.
Quietly, he asks, "Where is Rais?"
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d6=4 ; d20+7=20 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 3:36:59 AM
Alleah rejoins the group and dismisses her changed form. She gathers everyone close by and thanks Wardd for allowing them to survive the battle (Channel energy to heal everyone for 4pts damage)
She takes hold of Isra and holds the young girl, as a mother would comfort an upset child. She expects Isra to struggle, so holds her all the more tightly. Looking to Murphy, all Alleah can do is shake her head and frown. It's hopefully enough to convey the boys fate.
"Are any of those creatures still alive?" she asks the group quietly. Alleah wonders whether the creatures might rise again. Do they need to be killed with silver weapons or a steak through the heart of something? Then again, maybe they aren't undead creatures. Maybe they are just men who were afflicted with some curse? (Knowl Religion: 20 to ID the dead creatures)
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Friday May 1st, 2015 7:06:24 AM
Bliss checks over the dead for treasure. "That's what Mookie taught me to do, as soon as a fight is over." He detects magic for good measure.
Speaking of whom, Bliss sends out an empathic pulse to his familiar, summoning the raven back. He renews both of their sizing spells.
"Well! says Mookie on his return. "Someone had to go scout out things over there!" He seems a bit shy about admitting he ran away like a baby.
Bliss takes that in stride. "What did you see over the forest, Mookie? Did you fly over to the other side?"
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Friday May 1st, 2015 7:46:32 AM "Bliss, if you are checking over the fallen foes, would you mind gathering them together? I'd like to say a prayer for them"
It may sound like an odd request: saying a prayer for your enemy. Alleah doesn't mean for it to sound heartless, and certainly doesn't want to offend anyone in the party. But death - no matter whose - is something to be taken seriously.
Now what to do with Rais?
"Isra. He is your brother. I know this is a huge amount of responsibility to place on someone so young, but as his only relative here, how we proceed will be up to you. Do you wish for me to say prayers for him now that he might find peace in the afterlife, or, do you wish me to take his body with us that I might some day find a way to bring him back to you? I will honour your decision"
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 21/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 8/23 AC 18/13/16 Friday May 1st, 2015 11:59:03 AM "Thanks for the healing" Hazel winks to Alleah. "Pray for these demons? Sounds like a good idea. I bet they would hate it!" He keeps watch over the horizon. "Where is that Hunter guy?"
Sardok HP 28/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Friday May 1st, 2015 12:56:07 PM
Sardok shakes his head, still trying to clear the battle-fog.
"You've a good idea, Alleah. We don't know what magical or unholy physilogy these creatures may posess. Bliss, once you've finished searching the bodies, let's start a fire and see that they are permanently laid to rest.
Alleah, you've mentioned one final task. I'd not ask you to again go into the glass forest, so I'll do it."
Sardok approaches the forest until he comes across a shard on the ground. Gingerly his gloved fists pick it up and examine it, wondering at what biology might cause these to exist.
After a moment's pondering, he backs up a few feet, just to be sure.
Then he shouts at the forest.
When the shards stop dropping, he retrieves the body.
Murphy - HP 33/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d8=1 ; d8=5 ; d8=1 ; d8=2 ; d8=3 ; d8=7 ; d8=4 ; d8=8 ; d8=3 ; d8=7 ; d8=3 ; Saturday May 2nd, 2015 4:18:26 AM
As Alleah shakes her head in response to his query concerning Raif, Murphy bows his head for a moment, a quiet prayer on his lips. He attends to Isra's response to her question.
For Sardok, he applies three more curative spells from his wand (6+3+4=+13 hp). Hazel receives four (8+5+9+4=+26). Faoil receives 8. If the dog or anyone needs a bit more healing, there is a 4 hp cure available (claim it, or it goes back into the wand's dwindling reserve).
Then he looks about for fuel for the bonfire Sardok recommends, and works to gather the fallen into one pile.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Saturday May 2nd, 2015 3:57:04 PM Hazel at 47/50; Faoild gets the other 4 too, so he is 20/23 Hazel thanks Murphy. "Thank you very much my friend." Faoil jumps into the druid's shoulders and licks his face.
[DM StevenVdB] - Pray for these demons? Sounds like a good idea. I bet they would hate it!" Sunday May 3rd, 2015 4:59:26 PM
Shel doesn't know what to think of all this anymore. What with the forest? What to say to a kid that just lost her brother... the kid being Goblin!?
Worried for his trusted companion, Hazel calls for Faoil. Wounded the dog comes back... ears flat...tail between the legs... making sure not to go anywhere near the Werebats...
"Where's Rais", Murphy asks...
The words cut through the ever dark realm. When Isra hears them she wants to rush over to the forest but Alleah stops the Goblin child and comforts her like a mother would. Isra first resists but them she yields holding firmly to Alleah while tears run down her face...
While Alleah comforts Isra she asks the others of any of the werebats are still alive. She realises these must once have been normal men... but infected with a kind of Lycantropy. Silver sure helps!
Bliss takes care of looting the creatures. He comes up with 6 tear shaped pearls... Next he calls out for Mookie... The 'brave' Raven had the intention to scout ahead...
Alleah softly asks Isra what she wants to do with her brother. The girl doesn't know... she's old enough to understand what has happened but she never dealt with something like this before...
Hearing Alleah's intention to say prayers for the Werebats startles Hazel!
"Pray for these demons? Sounds like a good idea. I bet they would hate it!"
(OoC: I think this one deserves mentionning on the "Hall of Best Quotes")
Sardok agrees with Alleah's suggestions to permanently deal with the hybrids. Once thar's done he offers Isra to recover her brother from the forest... He shouts at the forest bringing down thousands of razorsharp crystals... owww... of course they also perforate Rais' tiny body... good thing Isra did't see this.
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The werebats are disposed of. Rais' body was retrieved from the forest
You still have an appoimtment with Amalee and ... oww yeah, the Huntsman's probably pretty angry that you ruined his hunt. But of course he still has you to hunt... Sooon...
The Old Cemetary lies somewhere on the other side of this forest.
DM Hugh will take over from here!! You all receive 1650XP for this encounter + the 6 tear shaped pearls.
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Sunday May 3rd, 2015 6:09:47 PM Oh Oh... I am very confused... With that experience my tally is 16,300 xp for Hazel, so he finally can go to level 5... But he was level 5 already! What happened here? What level are we supposed to be? Is my XP tally correct?
DM Steven - that would be my doing. At the beginning of this adventure I asked yiu all to go up to lvl 5. You probablt adjusted your char sheet but did not add the xp needed for levelling :-)
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Sunday May 3rd, 2015 6:16:01 PM
Shel casts Detect Magic, looking at the strange teat shaped pearls. What in the world were those things?
"I understand saying a word for the deceased, but we need to find this Amalee as soon as possible. Any waiting is going to give the Huntsman another crack at us. We need to get traveling again, now."
(OOC: Question by DM Hugh: Do you want to make some spellcraft / knowledge[arcana] rolls to determine what the tears are?)
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d20+7=17 ; d20+7=18 ; d20+7=24 ; d20+7=27 ; d20+7=15 ; d20+7=14 ; Sunday May 3rd, 2015 10:59:35 PM
Bliss casts Detect Magic and studies the pearls. He also prays for help figuring them out (Guidance cantrips). Spellcraft checks to ID: 17, 18, 24, 27, 15, 14.
He helps bring the body from the woods.
He asks Mookie how far it is to get through the forest.
He observes that passing through the woods slowly and loudly -- to shatter the shards in front of us as we walk -- is one option. He looks to see if the shards grow back, and how fast.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Monday May 4th, 2015 2:47:38 AM
Before the bodies are disposed of, Alleah performs a small ritual for each man. "Gargul, Lord of life and death, take this man to your promised land. Judge him fairly on his deeds, and I pray you forgive his indiscretions. May his spirit now be free of the illness that overcame his mortal form. And forgive us this day that we sent him to you." Alleah repeats the prayer for each of the deceased werebat/men, reciting it whilst touching an area on their foreheads (their third eye).
As for Rais, Alleah determines that now is not the time to make final arrangements for the boy. She casts Gentle Repose on his body to preserve it.
While the others debate about how to proceed, Alleah takes the large blanket from her kit and gently lays the boy upon it. A simple casting of Clean Blood and he looks much better. Finally, a Prestidigitation spell, to have the boy smell of sandalwood - a traditional flower for the recently deceased.
"It'll be ok, Isra" Alleah whispers to the girl "Somehow I'll find a way to bring him back to you. But for now we must let him rest"
And with that, Alleah wraps Rais up tightly in the blanket.
Murphy - HP 33/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d20+6=18 ; d20+6=17 ; d20+6=26 ; d20+6=12 ; d20+6=22 ; d20+6=17 ; Monday May 4th, 2015 7:39:18 AM
Murphy assists Alleah with the bodies, and especially with Rais. "I believe she means to keep her word, dear one," he tells Isra. He wipes a tear from his eyes.
As the group prepares to travel on, he takes a look at the tear-shaped items gathered by Bliss. "I'd wager those are Eberyon's Tears. They stick to fur or feather quite nicely, and confer magic to the bearer. My sister and brother and their friends fought a white bear that had one - it conferred mercy, so that damage done was of a non-lethal nature. Those of you who read my brother's book may recall that passage. I'm not certain what each of these do... maybe this one is..." [knowledge arcana: 18, 17, 26, 12, 22, 17]
"I suppose we could wear one in our hair, or Faoil in his fur, or Mookie in his feathers. It could be handy knowing what each does, though." He casts detect magic on each one, though Bliss already did likewise, hoping better to discern the purpose of each tear - if that is what these are. He places one in his hair to see if it seems to stick there. If it does, then he tries to carefully remove it from his hair without tearing his hair out.
Murphy - HP 33/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Monday May 4th, 2015 7:40:19 AM
updated character sheet link in header
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Monday May 4th, 2015 10:58:08 AM OOC: That explains it, thanks. So, should we have 16,300 XP or 16,650 XP (thinking we "went up" to 15,000 at the start of the adventure, and then we add the 1,650 for the bats).
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Monday May 4th, 2015 11:12:27 AM OOC: There was also 1000xp awarded on 5th April for making it to Koshe Marr. Should put everyone at around 17,650xp by my count
Sardok HP 28/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Monday May 4th, 2015 11:44:47 AM
As Alleah says a prayer to Gargul, Sardok bows his head and stands next to her in silence through it. To be judged fairly is all anyone could ever ask.
"Bliss, ask Mookie if it is posible to just go around the forest. If it extends for anything less than a few leagues in either direction, I'd rather take the extra time than to trudge thourgh a spike-field forest."
Sardok HP 41/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Monday May 4th, 2015 11:45:35 AM [updated hitpoints. ty 4 hlz =)]
[DM Hugh] - We need to get traveling again, now Monday May 4th, 2015 11:52:53 PM
(OOC: Sorry this is a little short and late...needed to run to the grocery store with the wife and we left late so there is that)
Working together the party is able to discern that Murphy's hypothesis of the tears being Eberyon's tears are correct. Murphy identifies the tear that he wore as having the flaming property, Shel working with Bliss is able to determine that the next three have the frost, shock and thundering properties in that order. Bliss, with a little help from Murphy is able to identify the last 2 tears as having the ghost touch and undead bane properties respectfully.
Murphy is able to remove the tear from his hair without pulling any hair out.
Shel feels that the group should move out as soon as possible.
Bliss and Sardok have questions for Mookie who managed to survey the forest from the air and Alleah sees to the dead and Isra.
"Kid, you have to remember that this is Koshe Marr. The crystalline forest appears to stretch endlessly at least from the air." Mookie says.
"I think the only way to get to the cemetery is through it, unfortunately. The good news is it doesn't look like too far to travel through it at least as the crow flies. With that being said we could take a breather before venturing there."
What will you do? Press on to the cemetery or rest?
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Monday May 4th, 2015 11:53:52 PM OOC: I think I got those 1,000 xp accounted for... 2015-05-04: Kosche Marr Varguille's Battle (+1,000). Or did I miss another 1,000 XP? The question remains: Should we have 16,300 XP or 16,650 XP (thinking we "went up" to 15,000 at the start of the adventure, and then we add the 1,650 for the bats)
RobC: Here's my tracking, Hazel (in dd/mm/ccyy date format):
25/07/2014 ... Saving the Mayor ... 10000xp 24/10/2014 ... Protecting the barn ... +1750 06/01/2015 ... Recovering the bell ... +1750 26/01/2015 ... Level 5! ... +1500 (15000xp) 05/04/2015 ... In Koshe Marr ... +1000 03/05/2015 ... Werebat battle ... 1650 (17650xp)
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 12:00:31 AM "Eberyon's tears? What the Kosche Marr is that?" He looks and surveys the forest. "Maybe we can throw stones or use a stick to drop the crystals in front of us..." I didn't quite get that... the forest "appears to stretch endlessly" but the cemetery is at the other side of it? It will be a VERY long walk...
(OOC: DM Hugh : The forest appears to stretch endlessly to either side so there is no going around it however going through in a straight-ish path it does not stretch endlessly it ends at the cemetery)
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Tuesday May 5th, 2015 12:12:37 AM
Bliss laughs. "Well obviously, Mookie and I should fly above the forest with the thundering tear. We can thunder a safe path through the forest, and you all can follow close behind."
The tiny fellow takes the tear and sticks it in his hair. He refreshes his sizing magic, mounts up, and flies over the Forest with Mookie to test his idea.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 12:53:59 AM "Let's just see how far the thundering sound extends before we set a foot in that forest" Alleah suggests to the rest of the party. "Though I am curious how you will activate it, Bliss. Doesn't it require an excellent shot to activate? If possible, I think it would be a good idea to try and keep the path narrow. This forest was here long before us. Let's not destroy it unless we have to. Besides, should something approach us we might better hear them coming, as well as being able to use the crystal shards against them"
Kneeling by the edge of the forest, Alleah will collect a few pieces of the crystals that have fallen. If possible, she will even try to reach one of the leaves that are yet to fall. An intact sample would be a magnificent souveneir of this place.
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Tuesday May 5th, 2015 8:20:19 AM
Bliss can hold a stick or a rock in one hand and whap it with his other hand, right?
He thinks back to the monk training he got in the Fist and wonders how he forgot so much! :-)
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 8:43:36 AM OOC: The thundering effect only goes off on a critical hit, and "Objects are immune to nonlethal damage and to critical hits". Where's a sack of rats when you need one? :)
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 9:02:26 AM
Shel takes the Frost tear, trying to attach it to her hair. "everyone needs to take one. No telling when these things will come in handy. Are we going to try to camp here, or should we keep trudging on? Amalie isn't getting any closer, I fear."
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 11:16:16 AM "Stick those in our hair? I am dreaming? Whatever for?"
Murphy - HP 33/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) Tuesday May 5th, 2015 2:05:16 PM
"Hazel. Hazel. Listen to me. You know of Eberyon - King of the Fae Eberyon? He is most ancient. He created the Wold's Cradle and inspired the creation of the Wold. His wife, Maab, placed him into a long sleep," Murphy explains to his friend.
"Through agency of elves across the Wold, he returned from ages of sleep not many years past. He was reborn to a cousin of our family, out in the Culverwood. He did wonderful and terrible things, was adjudged by heroes throughout the Wold - including Kendry and Selithe, and was granted life, so long as he chose to reform his ways.
"So, anyway, in the Cradle of the Wold there are magical oysters that grow tear-shaped pearls. Certain fairies gather these at the command of the King and give them to deserving animals of the Wold. Each Tear of Eberyon sticks to fur or feather like a burr, so that even unintelligent animals can use them. Tears will also stick to a creature's scales or shell or hide. And each renders a benefit, usually in combat, to the creature that bears such a tear.
"This one," he says, holding out the one he had placed in his hair, "causes flame if I strike an opponent well enough - at least as far as I can tell so far. The others can cause frost damage, shock, thunder. This one allows you to harm a ghost, which normally cannot be touched by material creatures. And the last one allows the bearer to more effectively harm the undead - perhaps a useful ability in these realms."
Murphy brushes his hair back, and places the flame tear back in his hair. "So, does that help answer your questions?"
In answer to Shel, he says, "Let us keep 'trudging on' as you put it. We've been given a limited time in which to find Amilee." He looks over the group. "Sardok has shown he has the lungs to disarm the trees. Let us follow behind him - perhaps we can take turns with shouting, and thus subtly and unobtrusively make our way through this crystaline forest."
Sardok HP 41/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 4:33:58 PM That is a fair plan, Murphy. And would you mind if I held the Tear of Shock for the time being?"
Sardok gets out a pot and a pan from the camping kit. He figures he could save his voice but generate enough noise all the same.
[DM Hugh] - "Maybe we can throw stones or use a stick to drop the crystals in front of us..." d100=67 ; Tuesday May 5th, 2015 7:37:03 PM
(OOC: I am posting the link to Eberyon's Tears so that you can review what they do. Please note the bonus conferred only applies to a single unarmed or natural attack per user, so you may want to rethink the everyone gets one strategy unless they have a decent chance of hitting with an unarmed or natural attack...IMHO )
Alleah gather's samples of the fallen glass growth shards and is nimble enough to pluck an intact sample from a low hanging branch.
There is debate among the party as to how to proceed moving through the forest, Bliss suggests that he and Mookie could fly above the trees punching a rock with his monk training and the thunderous tear, Hazel suggests throwing rocks or dropping things from on high on the trees in front of you, Murphy suggests that Sardok could use his bellowing voice to clear a path, but in the end Sardok grabs a pot and pan from the cook kit deciding to save his voice for something else.
Murphy schools Hazel on Eberyon's tears and Shel thinks that everyone should take one. Sardok calls dibs on shock, Shel takes the frost tear, Murphy takes the flame tear and Bliss has the thunderous one.
You start your procession through the crystalline forest with Sardok in the lead banging on his pots and pans, the rest of you not far behind occasionally adding a vocal accompaniment to the percussion. You don't travel too far into the woods when Veseley says, "It appears that some fog is starting to encroach on our parade." Sure enough the wizard's words ring true and the rest of you notice that an oppressive fog has risen. You can just make out the path back out of the forest through the fog, though if you keep going it is possible you may lose sight of it. Do you still press on through the fog to the cemetery or do you head back outside the forest to camp in the hopes that the fog will abate after some rest?
Sardok HP 41/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 8:08:12 PM
As Sardok sees the fog roll in, he calls back to the company following him. "Was it not spoken that we had not too far to travel through this accursed place? If it is not more than a few score leagues, I'd wager 'twould be meat to be quickly though, than brewing 'afore it as a stone in the kettle. 'An none have gain to say, I'd council for keeping to our path. How say you back there?"
Sardok pounds his kitchenware slightly less frequently in case any decide to stop him and turn back.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 8:39:09 PM
Shel casts Detect Magic on the fog, looking around to see if this was a natural occurrence, or if it was something else altogether. "If this fog is natural, we could try and wait it out...I hate to have to turn around and lose all the progress we have made so far. We could always camp down right here as it might disperse quickly."
OOC: dm, the link about the Tears doesn't work for me.
OOC: DM Hugh Edit - Try now...sorry for that
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 11:24:56 PM
Hazel blinks at Murphy's explanation. "But.. wait... ok... oysters? How did these get here? Well, I trust you. And I think they won't do anything for me, anyway. Also, I don't feel like hanging perals from my beard..." OOC: If I understand correctly they won't help Hazel as he uses weapons, but could be used by Faoil, as he bites the bad guys, right? --- Hazel sses the fog and kicks in the ground. "I... HATE... THIS... PLACE!!! Can't we clear some space and camp here?"
(OOC: DM Hugh Edit: Yes, Faoil could use a pearl b/c he bites the bad guys. Email forthcoming regarding what attacks you guys have that can benefit from the pearls)
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Tuesday May 5th, 2015 11:28:10 PM "Er, I think we should probably push on ahead. Knowing our recent luck it is probably the Huntsman and his heralds. If we are being hunted we can't afford to keep stopping"
Murphy - HP 33/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d20+10=21 ; Wednesday May 6th, 2015 3:24:09 AM
"Shel, your pendant. Tell me which way it is pointing." It always points in the direction of the moon Wardd. "Here in Kosche Marr - does it point toward this realm's moon?" He queries.
If it seems to maintain a steadfast direction, then he counsels. "Let us shout down the leaves, and step forward - yet guided by Shel's guidance to continue in a consistent path."
He also uses his own sense of direction, though in a foggy place in so strange a forest, to help the party maintain a reasonably straight pathway through the crystaline trees. [Survival 21]
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d20+1=17 ; Wednesday May 6th, 2015 5:39:17 AM
Bliss does what he can to figure out the deal with this mist. He Detects Magic and Poison. He uses his untrained knowledge (check result is a 17).
Thinking about that mist is making Bliss edgy, and he shivers. Then he casts Endure Elements on himself and on each of his friends. Somehow it dies not seem to help?
Assuming it is not poison or magic ...
"Well, we could run away from the scary mist, or we can be heroes and forge on ahead," says Bliss. "Let's go forward."
Mookie cocks his head and looks at him. "That's what dead heroes say."
Bliss sighs. "Hush Mookie."
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Wednesday May 6th, 2015 7:22:50 AM
Alleah grins. Mookie always had a way of cutting to the heart of things.
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Wednesday May 6th, 2015 7:29:02 AM
Shel pulls her pendant out from under her clothing. She had doubted it would work in this world, but Murphy was right...she should check and see if it still retained its minor power. Anything that might help with direction sense could be useful.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 Wednesday May 6th, 2015 11:05:36 AM OOC: Fyi friends, a new Woldian quote has been added to the rotation:
"Pray for these demons? Sounds like a good idea. I bet they would hate it!" - Hazel in Humble's Ford
Congratulations Hazel!
DM Steven - Yeah!! Nice one!! Thanks Rob and congrats Hazel!! You'll be up there for eternity!!
Sardok HP 41/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Wednesday May 6th, 2015 9:08:02 PM
Sardok manages to chuckle a bit at Mookie's fatalistic philosophy as he pushes on.
"And what would you have us do, oh wise feathered-friend? The only path of surest safety lies a day ago as we stay in bed and ignore the smoke and cries for help. We can not pause where we stand and to retreat is merely to allow the enemy to direct our actions. The path to both victory and safety is, as it most usually is, forward, through the teeth of the foe. As the wisemen say: Victory is the surest path to peace."
Congrats Hazel. =)
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Wednesday May 6th, 2015 9:11:59 PM OOC: Thank you all, specially RobC. All is because Alleah praying for them.
[DM Hugh] - "We could run away from the scary mist, or we can be heroes and forge on ahead" Wednesday May 6th, 2015 9:56:07 PM
The party weighs the idea of stopping for a rest to wait out the fog or pressing on. Shel and Bliss cast spells to help determine the nature of the fog. Bliss detects no poison and both he and Shel detect a faint aura emanating from the mist, however this being Koshe Marr there is a certain amount of ambient magical energy and the reading they get from the mist is consistent with the Koshe Marr baseline so the fog is no more magical than anything else in Koshe Marr is.
(OOC: I read the fact that the fog is magic, but not unusually magical for Koshe Marr that we are following the conversation starting with Bliss urging to press on, if this is not true please let me know)
Hazel is of the opinion that the group should stop to rest and vocally declares he hates this place but everyone else is for pressing on. Murphy has an idea to help the group keep in a relative straight path despite the poor visibility and Shel takes out her pendant at Murphy's behest. As Shel holds the pendant aloft, it starts to spin back and forth as if searching for the satellite it is supposed to always point towards. As the minutes tick by the pendant shows no sign of stopping, you come to the realization that whatever that moon is it is not Wardd, that is to say if it is even a moon so once again Koshe Marr has served up the unexpected and bizarre. (OOC: I hope I didn't break the mood, but I couldn't help it)
Bliss casts Endure Elements on his friends as he ponders the fog before advocating that they press on, because after all it is what heroes do.
Mookie offers the sobering thought that that is what dead heroes say.
Alleah just smiles at the familiar's bluntness while Sardok and Bliss each tell the bird to hush in their own ways.
Despite the fact that the pendant of Wardd is of no use as a navigational aid, Murphy is still skilled in woodland lore, which luckily for the party this translates well in the environs of the crystalline forests of Koshe Marr. Although the mist is heavy and visibility is exceedingly poor Murphy manages to guide the party successfully through the forest of shards.
Eventually you reach a clearing in the forest and notice that the fog has lifted a little. Just beyond the clearing you see the wrought iron entrance to the old cemetery piercing the cloud cover like a splinter in one's flesh, beckoning you to enter.
Do you press on to the old cemetery or camp in the clearing just outside it? After all who knows what could be lurking in there? This is Koshe Marr.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+11=23 ; Wednesday May 6th, 2015 10:40:47 PM "Anyone else find it disturbing that Koshe Marr has a cemetary?" Alleash asks the group as she fights the urge to tremble. What in the Wold would be buried here? Hopefully it remains buried.
"Does it mean someone around here respects the dead enough to create a place for them though? I guess that's one way to look at the glass as half-full."
Perception: 23 - Specifically looking at the ground for prints
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+12=29 ; d20+9=27 ; Thursday May 7th, 2015 12:00:05 AM
Hazel and Faoil looks around for any creatures.... Hazel Perception Roll: 29 Faoil Aid Another Perception Roll: 27 "I think a cemetery is the most "normal" thing we have found in this accursed place so far. I think we should rest before continue..."
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 Thursday May 7th, 2015 7:30:09 AM "I agree with Hazel. We've been walking a long time, and I've used a bunch of my magic back there. Getting a few minutes to try and get a bit of sleep is important for us, I think. There's no telling what is waiting for us in that cemetery."
Sardok HP 41/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 Thursday May 7th, 2015 8:09:55 AM "I concur. We pushed through past the glass forest and now that we have escaped it, I think a healing rest would be most welcome before we brave the dangers of whatever lies inside those morbid gates."
Sardok pitches camp. Now that he's reached the safety of the other side, he takes a moment to really study the glass forest. Are all the shards that fall tiny? As in, glass shards? Or are some of a large size?
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) Thursday May 7th, 2015 8:21:19 AM
"There's no telling what is waiting for us in that cemetery."
Mookie caws in hysterical laughter and says in his deepest voice: "That is not dead which can eternal lie."
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 Thursday May 7th, 2015 10:10:32 AM OOC: Good one! He could also say: "Nevermore!"
[DM Hugh] - "That is not dead which can eternal lie." d20+16=35 ; d4=1 ; Thursday May 7th, 2015 11:45:30 PM
After making it through the forest of shards the party decides to camp in the clearing before moving to the cemetery.
Hazel maintains his stance that the party should rest and Shel agrees as she needs to recharge her spells.
Alleah asks if anyone else find it disturbing that Koshe Marr has a cemetery and Hazel says it is the most normal thing here, then ever the optimist she looks on the bright side that at least whoever built it has respect for the dead. Alleah then looks for tracks, but doesn't find any. If anyone did pass this way before you it could have been ages since then.
Sardok concurs as well and pitches camp, then turns his attention to the crystalline woods. The shards, before they broke off due to your load noises were composed of a myriad of different sized glass like spikes from fine splinter size ones to stake sized spikes.
Veseley helps with the camp duties summoning an unseen servant, setting up an alarm and producing food and water using his sustaining spoon and decanter of endless water (OOC: As far as I can tell the only way for wizards to create food and water is through the use of magic items, divine spell casters have this niche filled soooo in order to keep continuity with my co-dm Veseley has a sustaining spoon and decanter of endless water) The wizard then turns his attention to Tiana trying to make sure she is comfortable or at least as comfortable as a catatonic person can be.
Bliss points out to the party that there is no telling what is in the cemetery and Mookie once again contributes to ominous mood by cackling and saying in a deep voice, "That is not dead which can eternal lie."
Isra shivers in her blanket and says, "I don't want Rais buried in that cemetery. Promise me you won't bury him there."
Veseley says to the group, "I am glad we have stopped for a rest, but resting will do little good in recovering my arcane power. My spell book was not transported here with us so the only spells I can cast are the ones I previously prepared that I have not cast yet. I will do what I can to aid you, come what may, but a lot of my spells were spent in the tower before you arrived and I have cast a number of my remaining spells already here. I am sorry I cannot be of more help."
The group bed downs for the night or rather a period of rest since with that moon in the sky it is technically always night in Koshe Marr.
Sardok if you succeed a Will Save DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {You have been afflicted with the curse of lycanthropy and are now an afflicted were bat, congratulations. After you bed down for the night and fall asleep brown fur sprouts from all over your body and you grow leathery wings. You take to the air and began hunting for the large mosquitos that are native to Koshe Marr. You also suck the blood from some native Koshe Marr goats before returning near camp and hanging upside down in from a depleted branch of the crystalline tree. You will wake hanging upside down in the tree with your feet caught in the crook of the tree. You can post reactions to your transformation b/c you are essentially a passenger in your were bat form but you cannot control the were bat as you are an afflicted lycanthrope. Bat Sardok has a mind of his own.}
Sardok if you fail a Will Save DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {Please post a dream sequence after you fall asleep and until you wake up. When you wake up you will find yourself upside down hanging from a tree branch by your feet with no clue how you got there.}
Party members awake on first watch Perception DC 38; Everyone else sleeping DC 48 Highlight to display spoiler: {You notice that Sardok has transformed into a bat and has taken to the air, leaving the area of the camp. If you were sleeping you were awakened by the sounds of his bones shifting to fit his new form and if you were awake you just happened to be looking at his bed roll at the right time to see this transformation take place. Hair sprouts from all over his body and he grows leathery wings while his body makes popping and cracking noises as his insides rearrange for his new shape. }
Party members on 2nd - 4th watch Perception DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: {You notice that Sardok is not in his bedroll. Wherever could he be?}
Bliss (AC20, HP35) & Mookie (AC19, HP17) (Cayzle) d4=1 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 12:08:43 AM
Hmmm ... what watch is Mookie and Bliss on? Rolling a random d4 ... First watch it is!
Perception check for Mookie and Bliss is only a +12 and a +13, respectively. No need to roll to hit a DC38, since they cannot make that anyway.
The two keep a careful watch during an evidently uneventful night!
(OOC:DM Hugh - sorry about that but I was using a stealth skill and giving favor to it b/c of the fog...did I do something wrong? Input would be appreciated)
Hazel (Bob Danderfluff LaRue) HP: 47/50 AC: 18/14/15 - Faoil: 20/23 AC 18/13/16 d20+12=20 ; d20+9=18 ; d20+7=17 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 12:19:25 AM Hazel and Faoil normally do the last watch... Hazel Perception Roll: 20 (+2 Faoil's Aid Another) = 22 Faoil Aid Another Perception Roll: 18 OOC: This is in case he is the first noticing Sardok is not around, or if he is waken up by others. Hazel looks around for Sardok. After seeing for a minute he is not around, he ask Faoil to track him. "Smell his bedroll Faoil! Now, find!" Faoil Survival (Tracking - Scent) roll: 17
Murphy - HP 34/36 AC 16/14/14 (Kim) d20+14=21 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 1:07:53 AM
Murphy's sleep was troubled by images of frosted knives swarming toward himself and his friends, and of shapechanging monsters offering bowls of hot oatmeal filled with worms. A figure looms in the distance, fletched arrows visible in the quiver on his back.
He notes a party member's absence shortly after he awakens for his morning devotions to Eberyon. "Did Sardok dig a hole wherein to relieve himself?" he asks innocently.
Since most of his food is back with his ponies in Humble's Ford, the towhead druid opens his pouch of jerky. "A stick of this should satisfy your hunger for the day," he tells his friends, offering a stick to each, including Faoil. He considers Bliss's companion/counselor. "Uh, would you fancy a piece of jerked venison, Mookie? If not, feel free to come up with a suitable remark for me having made such an inappropriate offer," he says with a wry smile.
Alleah -- RobC -- AC 15/14/12 -- CMD 12 -- HP 33/33 d20+11=25 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 3:31:02 AM
Before settling in for the evening Alleah cautions the others about the possible hazards of sleeping in the forest "We don't know how quickly the crystal leaves grow. We could find ourselves in trouble if they magically reappear around us. Also, let's be careful of the rising sun. It's rays could be focused by the crystals and we could find ourselves burning very very quickly"
With all that cheerful stuff out of the way, she settles down for the night cuddled up next to Isra "Don't worry. I haven't given up hope of bringing him back to you yet" she says of Rais. Alleah stays by the girls side until she is sure the girl has gone to sleep.
Alleah is usually on the same watch as Bliss (first) and notices nothing at all unusual. When her time comes, she sleeps quite soundly until awoken by others.
"What is it? Is it .. him again?" she whispers, rising from a disturbing dream. Murphy draws her attention to Sardok's bedroll. Could the huntsman have found them already? Did he snatch Sardok right out of their midst?
Perception: 25
ShelGerald--AC 15/14/12--CMD 13--HP 34/34 d20+3=23 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 10:14:32 AM
Shel takes third watch.
OOC: Perception roll 23. Natural 20!
She wakes up for her turn, and notices Sardok wasn't around. She didn't want to bother that others as for the first time in a bit, a few of them actually seemed to be sleeping well, but she felt she had no choice. "Everyone wake up...Sardok isn't here! We need to see who has taken him. It looks like another Huntsman trick!"
Sardok HP 41/44 AC 21/16/16--Atlas2112 d20+2=13 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 12:05:02 PM
Will save = 13
Sardok falls heavily into his bedroll. The day's events, from the over-matched fight to the death of the goblin, to the trudge through the unholy murder-forest, had taken a toll on his energy reserves. Though he did the best he could to put on a brave face as the 'tough' of the group, not since that time that he fought a week-long running battle, hunting the last of an IronHand raiding party with Monpezat, did he ever remember being this tired. Sardok collapses into as soon as he's fully prone, and can barely manage to pull up the blanket before he's under.
He has many dreams that night. Of the battle, of the Hunter, of fighting bats both larger and faster than him. At last his unconscious mind changes gears and he dreams of himself floating, flying, rising up up up, past clouds and fog and stars. Up up up until he breaks through the dome of night and finds himself in an illuminate room of infinite dimension. Before him stands a being of unreal brightness, cloaked in a many-layered robe of white that shines with the fury of a thousand suns. To him, the being speaks: "SARDOK. I AM IMRAEL, ANGEL OF CONFRONTATION, BANE OF CORRUPTION AND MESSENGER OF PROPOKET, THE HERALD OF GARGUL. UNTO YOU IS GIVEN THE QUEST TO END THE EVIL THAT STANDS BEFORE YOU, AND SO BRING ONE OF GARGUL'S MOST HATED FOES LOW. THE STRENGTH TO DO SO YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN. FAIL ME NOT."
AS Sardok opens his mouth to ask one of the countless questions that come to his tongue, the room disintegrates and falls falls falls an infinity downward, and comes to an abrupt halt. He is instantly awake, and reaches up to grab the branch he seems to have fallen into, so he can lower himself to the ground.
Such a dream seems...unrealistic? But if it didn't happen, how was he in the tree?
"Hello?" he calls out, anxious to make his way back to camp and friends. "Can anyone hear me?"
If he sees a sign of them, he jogs forward to make sure they know he's okay. Unsure of what just happened, if any ask him how he got in a tree, he simply says he was 'out for a walk'.
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