What Does the Fox Say? (SteveK) Thursday October 27th, 2016 6:44:04 PM
The emerald cube no longer has magical properties (which is confirmed by Veleran and any other spellcasters), but it is certainly worth something! If only anyone knew anything about appraisals! (Hint, hint)
Lots of suggestions are made for the corpse of the demon, but no one tries anything, and the corpulent body lies where it lays. ...
The heroes who look into the hole can actilually see a darkness deeper than just a dirt hole. It looks like the place where the fox went down, reveals a buried staircase and a hole on the other side. It looks like a bit more digging is in store for the team if they want to find where the fox went.
A look at the Witches Bauble determines it is pointing into the side of the hill!
An aerial view doesn't give Velarian any more information.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) Thursday October 27th, 2016 8:13:14 PM
Brom continues to clear the rubble from the entrance. He keeps working until the opening is clear or large enough for Barratore to enter. This wasn't a fight, but he did like manual labor. It reminded him of his times at the docks and the memory of the salty breeze on his face goes through his mind as he works.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+18=30 ; Thursday October 27th, 2016 11:09:51 PM
"a deeper hole" Edson states back to the others as he climbs out of the hole. " Let me see the gem..." he says to Barratore. "I'll get a feel for it. "
He examines the gem when he gets ahold of it again.
Appraisal 30
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday October 28th, 2016 12:17:10 AM
Shepherd Baslim continues to watch from the rear.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Friday October 28th, 2016 12:27:56 AM
Evaris glances at the emerald and shrugs. "I never learned much about valuables," he says by way of explanation.
He adds, "we should decide if we want to explore the hole right away, or deal with the demon corpse first."
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20=2 ; Friday October 28th, 2016 4:56:34 AM
Lanliss points to the object at sight, look at this he says that is...... Lanliss tries to think about the object for a second, but cannot put his finger why it's familiar for him for some reason. Aid another 2 (can add 15 from the skill rank if needed)
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Friday October 28th, 2016 10:28:44 AM
After Barratore makes a circuit about the hill inside of the tree line he joins Brom at the hole where Brom is working to clear debris and dirt away. "Looks like a good shovel is something I'll need to start packing. Maybe a pick as well." Barratore says with some humor. Going by hand is a pain and slow. "How far back is the village? Someone want to make a run for some shovels?"
Edson had the emerald in hand as it were and Barratore calls over in between scoops of dirt and moving rock, "worth keeping Edson?"
A Dark Corridor (SteveK) Friday October 28th, 2016 9:09:09 PM
Edson is able to assess the one foot block of green as pure jade, -and worth a small fortune! (Each hero gets 1500gp)
Brom likes manual work and Barratore likes to watch Brom do manual work. Despite the minotaur's 'helpful' suggestions, the heroes are soon able to break through into a hole beyond. It looks like a corridor of worked stone that curves clockwise into the hill. The corridor is pitch black, the heroes need to make their own light source before continuing...
The corridor is ten foot wide, and can have one Minotaur or two medium heroes side by side...
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday October 28th, 2016 11:52:05 PM
The Shepherd casts light eight times on eight stones and gives one to each party member. "There you go. The Light abides." ....
DM SteveK Post. Baslim casts one Light spell, but when he casts the second spell, the first pebble stops glowing!
ooc per Corebook.. "You can only have one light spell active at any one time. If you cast this spell while another casting is still in effect, the previous casting is dispelled."
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Saturday October 29th, 2016 9:27:23 AM
Velarin accepts the light stone, "Thanks Shep."
"I still think that Emrys should drop the dead demon off in the shadow realm before we go in, instead of leaving it here."
"When we enter, it would probably be wisest to have a couple of trap finders leading, and casually looking for traps as we go(take 10?), followed by the bash brothers."
"If we find a room we can secure or make relatively safe, i think it would be wise to rest and recover if possible. numerous spell resources have been allocated so far."
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Saturday October 29th, 2016 6:13:57 PM
Evaris can help with an additional Light spell.
"I'll be rear guard," he volunteers. "Unless somebody else wants it," he adds.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Sunday October 30th, 2016 9:09:38 PM
Lanliss begins to look for traps in the surrounding area while trying to find strange things in the area.
ooc: used without the trap find ability/bonus as I want the character to be perceptive of other stuff as well and not focus only on traps if possible.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=28 ; Monday October 31st, 2016 11:10:08 AM
Brom will move in next to one trapfinder or behind two, their choice. He keeps an eye out for anything of interest.
Perception DC 28
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Monday October 31st, 2016 2:37:32 PM
Velarin waits for initial checking of traps, and follows in with the group as they descend into the darkness
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Monday October 31st, 2016 2:42:46 PM
Barratore looks over at V and shakes his head. That was the problem with spell casters, a couple of hours of work and they were ready for bed. Barratore comes in right behind Brom and replies to V, "We got plenty of power left, don't worry."
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+24=29 ; Monday October 31st, 2016 6:45:33 PM
Edson follows in checking for traps as he goes. He trust Lanliss but figured it wouldnt hurt to double check.
Trapfinding 29
A Dark Corridor of Faces (SteveK) Monday October 31st, 2016 8:04:03 PM
Edson and Lanliss go side by side checking for traps. The light from the pebble gives the trap hunters about ten feet of light and 20 feet of harder to find things in shadow. But by moving slowly and checking constantly, they are able to ensure the party doesn't run into anything dangerous.
Brom and Velarin (with the Light pebble) goes next with Barratore behind the barbarian.
Emrys and Baslim walk after the Minotaur.
And Evaris takes the rear.
(Addendum). Emrys and Velarin are still worried about the demon's body and want to get rid of it. However, with the friends capable of moving the body moving into the tunnel and the bard and wizard unwilling to let them go by themselves, the demon body is left on the hilltop. ) .....
The corridor is ten foot wide, made of stone blocks, and it spirals clockwise. It takes five agonizing minutes to search and move 500 feet in the near darkness. Every step could be a trap, every stone could reveal an enemy. After 500 feet, the floor, walls, and ceiling changes and are now carved in Noble Race faces contorted in agony and the carvings go around the curve and out of sight.
Edson sees there are many holes and openings in the faces, anything could be behind them!
Lanliss sees this is a multi-set trap! Some holes look like spikes, some darts, some gas or acid. The trap triggers if any corporal body Small or larger is in the face area The control must be beyond the curve of the corridor and somewhere in the darkness beyond.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d20+5=10 ; Monday October 31st, 2016 10:09:24 PM
Evaris stays alert for something sneaking up behind the group. [Perception 10]
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 Monday October 31st, 2016 10:13:45 PM
If the group decided to dispose of the body before they entered the hole, then they will need to cart the carcass to the nearest source of shadow ... or they can wait until night when such an act would be much easier. Though it may be more laborious, he thinks dissolving the demon flesh in holy water may be a more permanent end for the demon.
However with his friends putting themselves in mortal danger by exploring the strange mound, he is focused to attend to their every need ... if that need ever arrives.
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d20+19=37 ; Monday October 31st, 2016 10:14:25 PM
(Perception: 37 ... sorry forgot to roll.)
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Monday October 31st, 2016 10:30:09 PM "Can anyone summon a monster to set off these traps?"
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Tuesday November 1st, 2016 8:29:44 AM
Summoning a test subject to set off traps would hopefully work nicely, but I used mine for elemental. I won't have more until we sleep and rememorize.
Velarin stands by for either another spellcaster to do it, or see if the trap finders can disarm them as well.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+19=31 ; Tuesday November 1st, 2016 12:55:13 PM
Be careful, Lanliss says to the group. Anyone in front of the faces will get damaged.
Beyond the curve of the corridor I might find the control for the trap. What do you say Edson ? Lanliss asks while actively looking for anything that might help them disable the trap trigger.. Perception 31 Added +2 for perception for trap find ability
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Tuesday November 1st, 2016 6:04:24 PM
Barratore only has one method to disarm traps, setting them off. That almost never being a good idea, he remains where he is. "Can you tell if the traps can sense an ivisible person or can anyone become smaller than small?"
A Dark Corridor of Faces (SteveK) Tuesday November 1st, 2016 8:07:50 PM
In the dark with a single small pebble of light, the heroes are crowded into the spiraling corridor and stopped at the face carvings.
Thoughts and suggestions are sent to Edson and Lanliss on how to get past these traps. A summoned creature to set them off? Smaller than small? Some form of magic to not be detected by the magical trap sensors?
Lanliss looks carefully. It looks to him that the only way to disarm the trap is from the other side (around the bend and in the dark) or that he could try to disarm each of the traps separately. around the curve of the corridor. He can determine that the sensors are magical, and there is no guarantee if it will trigger on an invisible person or not.
Emrys can glance at the Witches Bauble, and it still points into the dark of the hill...
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=18 ; Tuesday November 1st, 2016 8:20:55 PM
Brom waits behind Edson and Lanliss. There are discussions on how to get by the traps. "Would a long pole let you set them off from a safe distance?" He says. "We can cut some long poles from the forest outside. Think that'll work?"
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Tuesday November 1st, 2016 9:01:10 PM "I believe they said that the trap would be set off by the presence of a corporal body. Not just physical manipulation." Baslim rubs his beard in thought. "It seems that we either have a volunteer who risks his neck... or we wait until tomorrow so we can prepare a spell to summon a monster."
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Tuesday November 1st, 2016 10:12:03 PM
"Perhaps there's a common solution to two of our problems," Evaris says. "Could we toss the corpse of the demon into the trap, and see what happens?"
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) d20+7=24 ; Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 8:07:03 AM
Hmmm...how bout a couple tests. Velarin pulls out his everburning torch, and throws it down the hallway to see if it sets anything off (24 att roll). Following that, the wizard will cast detect magic to get a feel for the power of the spell if it is a spell, and what it may do. following that, he will offer up a few options.
I could wall of force one side of the hallway to prevent that side from making an impact, and if someone could wall the other side, or perhaps even use big deadly ugly outside as a shield from the other side, might greatly lessen the effect
Another option is I could Dim Door someone to the curve in the hallway, and get them a good chunk of the way there. Problem is they would now have traps on both sides of them, and we don't know what lays around the bend.
Third option is I could drop a black tentacles in the hallway and see what happens.
Or we could wait until tomorrow and go in fully prepared.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 12:57:42 PM
The first and third option of Velarin seem a good thing to try or we could toss the demon body for a test against the traps, Lanliss responds. May I say that me and Edson can try to disable the traps Ony by one but it will take time. Lanliss again emphasis that the traps sensor are magical And asks the magical folks of the group if they can't throw the sensor out of operation. Lanliss then says in a laughing tone, I can always try to make a run for my life.
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 2:25:34 PM
My detect magic will tell me the power level of what we are dealing with here and how many Lanliss, and I do have a couple dispels memorized, but if each sensor is individual, it will be a wasted effort. Give me a moment to finish my detect magic to attempt to comprehend the full scope of what we have here.
Trap Conundrum (SteveK) Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 6:48:42 PM
There are several ideas about defeating the trap, but Lanliss is clear that a corporal body larger than Small will set off the traps...and that the trap sensors are magical.
The everburning torch is tossed down the corridor, revealing similar faces carved in the walls for at least forty feet and around the bend. There's no telling how dangerous each trap will be, but guaranteed running the gauntlet is gonna be dangerous.
Velarin studies the corridor with a detect Magic spell and it reveals that there are not one but four spell triggers! One sensor each for the darts, spikes, acid, and gas. On a good note, each of the four spell triggers is an abjuration at only a moderate strength. (See Detect Magic for what that means)
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d100=43 ; d20+19=34 ; d20+16=25 ; d20+16=18 ; d20+16=27 ; d20+16=24 ; Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 8:50:28 PM
"I have several dispels magiks as well. However a mundane 11-ft pole would probably be suffice. The arrow still points firmly within the hill ... we'll go where we must."
He joins Velarin and casting Detect Magic, so that he can see what the mage can see, in case his Dispels are required.
(Leyline check: 43. Casting Detect Magic. Perception: 34. Spellcraft: 25, 18, 27, 24 to identify the spells if he can. )
Emrys will also add his own light spell to the tunnel's illumination.
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 9:13:57 PM
Barratore backs out of the hole, there was no point in being all crowded up in the dark with no where to go. When it was decided on how to proceed, he'd go back in. But dark and crowded were not appealing things to the Minotaur.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=26 ; Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 9:57:56 PM
Brom backs out with Barratore. His suggestion was basically ignored; so, he doesn't feel the need to stay in the dark passage.
Perception DC 26
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 10:59:07 PM
"I'm not sure a pole will do the trick," Evaris says. "From what you are describing, the trap has a magical trigger, not a mechanical one. Poles are great for triggering mechanical traps, but magical ones are different. And this one seems to want a corporeal body, which isn't a pole."
Moving to the entrance, he calls, "Hey, Barratore? Brom? Could you guys grab that demon? Just in case?"
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 11:46:45 PM "At least the demon can serve some practical purpose... "
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 Thursday November 3rd, 2016 8:37:18 AM
"You want to toss the demon in and set off the traps?" Edson asks Sheperd. " That's actually Brilliant."
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Thursday November 3rd, 2016 10:32:26 AM
Velarin shares what he learned from the detect magic with the rest of the group.
"I'm ok with the demon toss, but allow me to point out that any of those traps could also be aimed in our direction, and if not, the gas could easily billow out towards us or fill the corridors and remain there preventing further exploration. Lets give it a go, and if bad stuff starts filling the hallway and moving towards us, I will be ready with a wall of force to stop or impede it's progress.
Trap Conundrum 2 (SteveK) Thursday November 3rd, 2016 5:51:46 PM
More discussion occurs. What the heroes know without a doubt is that discussion is not going to get them through the trap... someone is gonna have to actually take action.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Thursday November 3rd, 2016 10:30:35 PM
"Thank you, Velarin," Evaris says. "And I'll stand by with the healing."
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d100=18 ; Thursday November 3rd, 2016 10:30:48 PM
"That sounds like a plan, however I have to try and see if my dispel will work." Since he cast Detect Magic already and spotted all the auras that Velarin had talked about, he targets the gaseous trap with this first attempt. "If my attempt sets off the trap, lets make a quick exit."
(Leyline check: 18. fail.)
His spell fizzles and fails before it is finished being cast. His hands just drop to his sides as he turns around and heads out of the tunnel ... "What are we waiting for ...let's go get that head!"
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=22 ; Thursday November 3rd, 2016 10:52:51 PM
"A dead body's gonna trigger a trap, but not a dead piece of wood?[/b]" He responds to the request for the demon carcass. "Sounds like a half baked plan." He says walking over to the demon. With his sword he chops it into manageable pieces. "There ya go carrying size for ya. I'll be up here while ya try yur thing. If a monster shows, shout."
Perception DC 22
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Thursday November 3rd, 2016 11:15:22 PM
Lanliss awaits for the demon corpse to be brought nott knowing that someone is chopping the demon to pieces
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday November 4th, 2016 2:01:24 AM "I will be waiting outside. Those traps could Flood the entire cave for all we know." Baslim starts to head up.
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Friday November 4th, 2016 7:39:18 AM
Barratore heads over with Brom to get a piece of the demon carcass. Most of the upper torso should be of sufficient size. As the flesh falls apart and demon ichor spills everywhere, Barratore grumbles. "This is vile." grumble "Stupid wizards and rogues grumble "Whose dumb idea grumble "Next time I'll be throwing one of them" grumble
Barratore stomps back to the burrow, covered in the sick of the creature and heads in. Pulling it to the stairs and past the others who are still there, Barratore is certainly NOT careful about it. He does say anything or let anyone prepare and simply gives the thing a heave down the passage and into the traps.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 Friday November 4th, 2016 11:35:55 AM
Edson gets out of the hallway while the corpse is being tossed into the traps. He doesn't want any of the effects to catch him.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Friday November 4th, 2016 10:40:50 PM
Lanliss awaits as he sees the demon pieces and the vile stuff it left on the stronger members of the group.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday November 4th, 2016 11:03:47 PM
Baslim awaits the outcome.
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Saturday November 5th, 2016 8:43:25 AM
Velarin stands by to throw a wall of force between the group and the effects of whatever the traps do, should it be necessary.
Trap Solution! (SteveK) Saturday November 5th, 2016 9:56:58 AM
Emrys has a fickle Ley Line slip from his magical figures, then calls for the demons head!
Edson and Baslim decides discretion is the better part of valor and move the 500 feet back up the corridor back to the afternoon sun and can hear the sick 'thinks' as a body is hacked to carrying pieces.
Brom and Barratore do the heavy work, chopping with demonic ichor spraying the pair until there is a medium-sized chunk that Barratore can adult maneuver.
Neither barbarian nor fighter is in a mood to be careful about their work. Barratore hauls the still-dripping chunk along the walls, the smell smeared on the corridor behind and drifting before them. Evaris is ready for healing, Velarin with a Wall of Force 'just in case', and Lanliss and Emrys await what will happen. Barratore fills the passage and his hero friends have to plaster themselves to the walls as The Minotaur squeezes by and slathers everyone with the smelly ichor. With no preamble, Barratore stops a step before the heads and flings the torso down the corridor!
Darts! Spikes! Acid! Gas! The corridor erupts and Velarin has to use his prepared Wall of Force to stop the gas from striking the heroes. By the time the wall dissipates, so has the gas, and the spikes begin to slowly contract...
Lanliss' expertise in traps tells the rogue that the traps are resetting and it will take a couple of minutes...
But Edson, Brom, and Baslim are outside! ....
Velarin gets a Hero Point for excellent foresight!
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 Saturday November 5th, 2016 7:34:09 PM
After Edson hears the traps go off and gets the okay, he heads back up the hallway.
DM SteveK. Edson needs to roll a Perception Check to hear the traps. The traps are a DC 0 +1 for every 10 feet. The traps are 500 feet away from the entrance. So Edson needs a Dc50 to Hear....
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Sunday November 6th, 2016 11:17:27 AM
"Let's go lads!" Evans shouts to the ones outside. "We've got to move now, or else do that all over again!"
DM SteveK. Evaris shouts, and the echo of the corridor favors the heroes. Edson, Baslim, or Brom needs a Perception DC 38 to hear what Evaris shouted.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+17=32 ; Sunday November 6th, 2016 6:51:03 PM
The trap will reset itself in a few minutes, Lanliss says. I am going for it, Lanliss says and begins to walk in a very fast manner to the corridor with the intent of disabling the trap. He also keeps his ears open to any strange noises and anything that might catch him at surprise.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+19=23 ; Monday November 7th, 2016 9:40:37 AM
Impossible to hear what anyone is saying Edson moves closer to the opening to be able to hear what it is going on in the hallway.
Perception 23
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Monday November 7th, 2016 5:52:49 PM
Baslim tugs at his beard in thought. "I wonder if they were successful. The Light make it so."
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Monday November 7th, 2016 7:20:21 PM
Velarin waits for Barratore to follow after Lanliss, and then will do so himself.
Trap Solution! (SteveK) Monday November 7th, 2016 9:33:39 PM
Lanliss braves the dark, passing up The everburning torch and takes it with him around the curve. There, forty feet past the curve, the rogue finds the faces end and he can easily see the mechanism to turn off the traps! He has done it!
The others now have plenty of time to regather and get back together after the carved faces on the corridor walls.
(Lanliss gets a hero point for going alone and disarming the trap!)
The corridor is still only ten feet wide and curves counterclockwise downwards. It appears, (after the heroes get back together) that they still have some traveling to go...
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d20+19=33 ; Monday November 7th, 2016 10:11:32 PM
"Let's be careful now ... we shouldn't get a-head of ourselves." He says jokingly ... perhaps a bad joke, but it was timed and delivered perfectly. Good or bad, he was only trying to lighten the mood. "By the way, EXCELLENT WORK, Lanliss!"
(Perception: 33)
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Monday November 7th, 2016 10:19:56 PM
"Bravely done, Lanliss!" Evaris concurs. "Now let's see what other surprises this burrow holds."
When the group is ready to proceed, Evaris resumes his position at the rear.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d4=1 ; d20+17=33 ; Tuesday November 8th, 2016 4:17:07 AM
Traps disabled, Lanliss shouts in the direction of the group to make sure they know the traps are disabled and he is fine and well.
As the group will gather once again, Lanliss begins to move forward thinking, what will they find next
Perception 33 Ooc: Ignore the d4, smartphone mistake.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+24=32 ; Tuesday November 8th, 2016 9:30:24 AM
When it is finally relayed to Edson the traps are off, he moves back with the others in the hallway. He moves up still searching for traps.
Trapsense 32
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet d20+5=12 ; Tuesday November 8th, 2016 9:31:41 AM
Barratore moves down the stairs and around the corner to catch up with the others. He has his shield stowed and his weapon sheathed. The ever perceptive Minotaur, remains vigilant
Perception 12
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=26 ; Tuesday November 8th, 2016 7:03:39 PM
Brom falls in line with the others. He keeps an eye out.
Perception Dc 26
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Tuesday November 8th, 2016 7:16:41 PM
Velarin falls back in to his previous position in the ranks
Continuing Down. (SteveK) Tuesday November 8th, 2016 9:48:49 PM
Beyond the trap area, the curve continues (Know Dungeoneering DC 15: the curve is going down and getting more pronounced.) About 500 more feet, it opens into a large cavern.
(Map coming)
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d20+5=13 ; Tuesday November 8th, 2016 10:53:02 PM
Evaris stays alert for signs of danger. Well, alert-ish [Perception 13].
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d20+8=25 ; d20+19=24 ; Tuesday November 8th, 2016 11:36:31 PM
(Knowledge [Dungeoneering]: 25. Perception: 24)
Emrys tries his best to stay alert, but can't help that there are things going on tonight that are outside his control and distract him from the path ahead. Even with his one voice being left to echo among the host collective ... to be counted ... the outcome, either way, are many shades of dire.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Wednesday November 9th, 2016 12:58:56 AM
Baslim follows toward the rear of the group, keeping his staff in one hand and his scriptures in the other.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+19=37 ; d20+24=28 ; Wednesday November 9th, 2016 11:07:56 AM
Edson groups back up and heads around the bend with the others. His eyes look around for anything sticking out, while also looking for anymore nasty traps.
Perception 37 Trap finding 28
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+10=18 ; d20+17=18 ; Wednesday November 9th, 2016 11:15:43 AM
Lanliss remembers the lessons about dungeons architecture in the academy. He says very rapidly, there is an opening to a large cavern, be alert. Dungeoneering 18 Perception 18
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Wednesday November 9th, 2016 4:45:31 PM
As Lanliss announces the corridor is about to open into a large cavern, Barratore pulls his shield to a ready position and draws his sword. "The more light the better, for those of you who magically make it."
Entrance of a Cave (SteveK) Wednesday November 9th, 2016 6:33:57 PM
Edson and Lanliss look as far as they can using the shadowy light emanating from Velarin, but it is obvious they just can't see even half the cavern let alone it all. Edson is certain as he can be that there are no traps near the entrance.
Barratore suggests more light up front would help.
Emrys and Baslim has the large body of Barratore to contend with along with the lack of light.
Evaris keeps a sharp-ish eye out on the backtrail.
But none of the heroes have yet ventured into the cavern ahead.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=31 ; Wednesday November 9th, 2016 7:04:24 PM
Brom moves to the front with Barratore. His sword is drawn and he looks out into the darkness. Barratore had already said all he had wanted to say.
Perception DC 31
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 82/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Wednesday November 9th, 2016 9:17:21 PM
(Ooc: will post in morning. Long day)
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Wednesday November 9th, 2016 11:53:55 PM
Baslim keeps quiet, understanding that discretion is the key to survival in such situations. He motions towards one of the stealthier group members and holds his palm open in an inviting gesture.
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Thursday November 10th, 2016 8:33:51 AM
Velarin hands forward the everburning torch that someone had handed to him, allowing the fighters more light ahead of him. "Here is the torch that someone handed to me earlier. I have my own, and if you want to give me a moment, I will cast light as well."
The wizard pulls his own everburning torch from his handy haversack. He will then pull a coin from his pocket and cast light upon it, handing that forward as well. "Here is a light coin, hang on to it, or give it a toss ahead to see what lurks in the darkness."
DM SteveK clarification a. Baslim handed his Light spell pebble to Anyone and Velarin stated he took it (29 Oct post) b. Velarin threw his Everburning Torch (2 Nov post) down the hall with the faces and Lanliss picked it up. (DM 7 Nov post).
(Velarin doesn't have his torch)
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+19=28 ; Thursday November 10th, 2016 10:47:07 AM
Edson draws out his bow and arrow and moves behind Brom and Barratore.
Perception 28
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Thursday November 10th, 2016 11:07:30 AM
Lanliss goes towards Baslim, not knowing what Baslim has in mind.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Thursday November 10th, 2016 12:22:28 PM
Evaris continues bringing up the rear. He has a Light cantrip of his own he can cast, if he needs to.
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Thursday November 10th, 2016 9:12:37 PM
Lanliss and the torch, moves back towards the back of the group and past Barratore. "You're killin me" Barratore snorts and moves forward. He sheathes his weapon as he does so and calls a potion from his Haversack. "Lets go Brom and get this done while the committee convenes in the back."
Move 40' R/S-6/7 sheathe weapon as part of the move Move Action to pull potion from Haversack
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=23 ; Thursday November 10th, 2016 9:43:24 PM
Brom nods in agreement. "Let's do it." He also grabs a potion from his haversack and drinks it.
Potion: Darkvision.
Perception DC 23
It's A Dragon! (SteveK) Thursday November 10th, 2016 10:12:05 PM
Lanliss and Edson move back as Brom and Barratore take the lead. Lanliss has Velarin's Everburning Torch, Velarin passes Baslim's pebble back to Baslim and casts a Light cantrip on a coin so it can be tossed into the cavern.
Evaris keeps an eye on the corridor behind as the rest of the team awaits what is found.
As the light permeates the cavern, light begins to reflect from other sources, and soon the entire cavern is afire with a million sparkles from quartz shards embedded in the walls and ceiling. And it makes it easy to see what is in the cavern.
The back third of the cavern there is a visible Ley Line of Woldsblood, so strong it can be seen by the normal eye, not just Emrys! Between the Ley Line and the entrance where the heroes are is a Copper Dragon, and it looks sick; being less vibrant copper than a chalky green.
As the heroes arrive, the dragon tries to rouse itself, standing and mantling his wings. The Ley Line glows a healthy green and gold for a moment or two, and then a sickly puce and black snaps out to strike the dragon and it falls back.
“Ah, are you here to kill me? Turn me into a draco-lich? And here I had such delusions of grandeur!” Even its grumble sounds tired.
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d20+23=43 ; Thursday November 10th, 2016 11:23:10 PM
(Emrys' walking stick has a light spell on it too)
Emrys eyes the leyline of Woldsblood with a bit of awe, wonder and pity due to its unusual blackened and putrid appearance. He turns his attention to the Copper Dragon and listens to his painful greeting. Emrys steps forward and tries to ease his troubled mind.
(Diplomacy: 43, natural 20!! woot.)
"Hello my dear Copper Dragon. We are not here to harm you. We have great admiration for the copper flight. What ails you, my friend? We are the Keepers of the Vale ... perhaps there is something we can do to help ... ease your suffering."
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Friday November 11th, 2016 12:05:53 AM
Evaris files in at the end of the train. He is ready to lend his voice to the cause, but really, Emrys is doing fine and he doesn't want to detract from it. He stands off to the side and tries to look non-threatening.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 d20+30=47 ; Friday November 11th, 2016 12:50:18 AM "Tut, tut. Shhh." Baslim takes a step forward and holds his hands out in front. "We are here to help."
He smiles warmly, and a soft white radiance surrounds his hands. "Alemi, my enemies are abundant. Many are those who rise up against me. But my faith sustains me; I shall not fear the legion, should they set themselves against me." The radiance briefly flashes across his body, turning his hair and tunic white before subsiding.
He steps forward toward the dragon's head and crouches down, gently placing a hand on its head and rubbing softly. "Oh, my. Such a noble creature should not suffer so. I am a Shepherd. Please, let me help you."
Baslim examines the creature, seeking to understand it's sickness.
Heal check 47.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=35 ; Friday November 11th, 2016 1:55:10 PM
Brom walks through the darkness with his magically enhanced vision. His sword goes up immediately at the sight of the dragon. His excitement is barely contained as he looks at the beast. Good, evil, color of a dragon means little to him, it is all beyond his understanding.
Ohh...this is gonna be sooo...much fun... he thinks as he almost lets out a girlish squeal.
But....the dragon seems to have no fight...and Brom lowers his sword, but not his guard. The others seem to know much more about dragons than he, and they deem the creature friendly. Such a let down... This must have been the being they were told in the village. Brom turns his attention to the entrance, while also keeping an eye on the dragon. You never know...he thinks.
Perception DC 35
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 Friday November 11th, 2016 3:43:19 PM
Dragons are smart he thinks to himself. This could be a ruse. Not time to let the guard down.
Edson keeps his bow ready, listening to the discussion going on.
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Friday November 11th, 2016 3:47:41 PM
With the light now in the cave, Barratore puts the potion away. "Dragon" he calls out as he draws his sword and moves to spread out from Brom. Dragons breath deadly fire and he meant to make the beast have to choose his target rather than roasting them both. 3 great strides later though and the truth of the situation has set in a bit. This was an imprisoned, shackled and pitiful thing, not a great enemy to smite and overcome. Shepard and Emrys are both moving forward, so obviously the dragon is no threat.
Barratore remains on alert and continues making his away around and to the right to get a better look at the Woldsblood ley line. Not that he knows what he is looking at, but it is certainly out of the ordinary and perhaps some hideous thing will burst forth allowing him to save the others.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Friday November 11th, 2016 6:19:29 PM
Lanliss looks at the surroundings rather at the dragon. Seeing that the dragon is sick, the surroundings might a clue about what makes the dragon sick.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+17=26 ; Friday November 11th, 2016 6:20:40 PM
Lanliss looks at the surroundings rather at the dragon. Seeing that the dragon is sick, the surroundings might a clue about what makes the dragon sick. Lanliss keeps his mouth shut, knowing that the others will take a better care of the dragon. Perception 26
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) d20+19=28 ; d20+12=30 ; d20+14=33 ; Friday November 11th, 2016 7:43:27 PM
Velarin survey's the situation for a moment, trying to comprehend what lays before them. A ley line that looks of death and disease. A dragon that looks the same. He takes a moment to think upon any of his learnings to help him make more sense of things(knowledge's: arcane, religion, planes: 28/30/33)
"Emrys? I am guessing our good guy finder is pointing in his or her direction? What is your take on this ley line? I am not nearly as familiar with these things as you. is it killing him, or is he sacrificing himself to prevent something worse?"
"Shepherd, anything we can do to help him? that's definitely not my area of expertise"
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday November 11th, 2016 10:37:59 PM
ooc: check
Speaking with Patina (SteveK) d20+21=23 ; 2d6+10=16 ; Saturday November 12th, 2016 8:07:33 AM
Emrys speaks eloquently of the admiration and concern of the heroes, seeking more information to the scenario the Keepers have found themselves in.
Evaris, arriving last, sees the Bardic Witch has things well in hand diplomatically-wise, and just keeps his eleven eyes open.
Balim doesn't need words to know there is a Good creature in need of healing and so moves to find out exactly what's wrong in his best bedside manner. "What? Don't! " begins the Copper dragon feebly, but it is too late. As the Shepherd approaches, the Ley Line pulses a sick greenish black and, tears rolling down its scaly eyes, the dragon stretches out to bite Baslim! (AOO AC 23. Baslim takes 16 damage). The sudden attack stops Baslim from approaching further and he isn't able to examine the dragon.
Brom is excited and then disappointed that there won't be a fight, but maybe his prospects are looking up again...
Edson keeps his guard up, careful that this may be a ruse.
Barratore tells the others it is a dragon, and slides along the outside of the cavern to look at the sparkly glowing river suspended in the air as well as the dragon.
Lanliss looks at the cavern to get a clue for the sick dragon. Besides the heroes, the dragon, the Ley alone that is connected by a cable of sparkly greenish black to the dragon, and a glitter of gold peeking out from under the dragon, why, there is nothing here at all.
Velarin's vast knowledge enables him to confirm several things 1. Ley lines are reputed to be sparkling or glowing red lines visible only in the realm of Shadow. Witches and Fixers use Woldsblood (the stuff that makes up Ley Lines and is reported to be life energy in the Wold) to power their spells. 2. Woldsblood supposedly carries the souls of the newly dead deeper into the afterlife. When brought into the Wold, the substance remains a very dangerous thing, one that poses special dangers to the careless. 3. He recalls a couple of obscure writings where evil groups like the Sons of Dread from this area and Gaalian Reavers from the Sargrass in the Southern Continent corrupted Ley Lines for their own purposes...
......
As soon as Baslim retreats, the dragon drops back down, apparently exhausted. The Ley Line stays where it is, a thread attached to the dragon, and pulsing in ugly colors like the beating of a great heart.
The Copper Dragon opens its eyes and looks with pity at the heroes. "Keepers of the Vale? Cinnamon Vale to the south? Yes, good people live there, which is why I, in my hubris, came here to help."
The Copper Dragon wearily shakes his head. "Call me Patina” he says in a self-depreciating tone. "I tried to heal this Ley Line, but was not strong enough. I am now stuck, siphoned by the Line and controlled by the corrupted magic that has a life of its own.
"The only way to free me is to sever the bond between me and the Line, and that can only come with my death or distance. And the Line won’t let me leave, in fact will force me to fight you if you try. Alas!"
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Saturday November 12th, 2016 9:02:48 AM
Evaris's heart aches for the poor creature, but unfortunately he just doesn't know enough about ley lines.
"What if you were unconscious?" he asks the dragon.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 6d6=15 ; Sunday November 13th, 2016 2:17:46 AM
Baslim recoils as the dragon bites down on his arm, sucking in air between his teeth at the pain. His face relaxes, however, as he listens to the dragon explain its predicament. Then concerned. He glances at the blood on his arm and intones a quick prayer, healing the wounds. "You could have warned me, Patina. That smarts. But, I suppose it isn't your fault."
He regards the dragon and strokes his beard in thought. "You know," he surmised out loud, "that sounds an awful lot like an energy drain. I have a death ward spell prepared, which should provide Patina with immunity. But, I see two problems. First, I would need to make contact with him. Dragons can see through an invisibility spell, so no luck there. I can invoke a sanctuary, but his willpower is such that it probably would not work. If someone cast a spell of confusion first, it might work, but he might shrug off even that." He scratched at his cheek and rubbed his quarterstaff with his thumb as he spoke. "Or we could distract him with combat, but that is taking a grave risk with his life and ours. Regardless, if I could reach him, and if I could successful ward him, the leyline might attach to one of us out of necessity. I can prepare deathwards for everyone, but I would need a night of rest."
He rests two fingers on his lower lip and taps them as he thinks. "Or perhaps a magic circle against evil? A wall of iron? If we have some way of weakening his willpower, I could cast greater command and force him to flee the cavern. What do you all think?"
DM SteveK. Please identify the spell Baslim used to heal and track spells used. Used circle port v evil Used 2 holy smite Used. 1 channel energy
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Sunday November 13th, 2016 8:00:43 PM
Barratore looks back to Emrys, Baslim and V. They were the knowledgable people in the party when it came to stuff like this. Evaris voices what he is thinking and Barratore adds his opinion. "Magic will make the dragon fight back, but I think we could win the day without killing him. Harder, more exciting, but can be done." He overtook Brom. "You game brother?"
Even if we manage to cut the connection Patina has with the line, we still need some sort of a way to heal that ley line.
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Monday November 14th, 2016 8:08:12 AM
I think you are right Baslim, that those may not effect him. Not only that, but it seems possible that with the connection he has to the Ley line, it may not only be able to siphon him, but may be able to reverse the drain and boost his abilities when it needs to.
The ley line is acting as a siphon, but it also controls his actions, which means it now has some much deeper connection with him, or is a magical effect. If it's a magical effect, than it should be able to be dispelled. We could give that a try first, and at the same time, Baslim can try his command. If neither of those work, Let us go with Barratore's plan of helping Patina to unconsciousness, and dragging him out of here.
I can cast a detect magic first to see if i can get a better idea of what magical effects are occurring between Patina and the Ley line, and the power involved in those effects. Any further thoughts or ideas? If we end up going with Barratore's route, Baslim could try some of the spells he mentioned while it is otherwise occupied with Brom and Barratore.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=30 ; Monday November 14th, 2016 4:39:35 PM
Looks like Brom was going to get to fight his dragon after all. "Always, brother. Always." He says. "No killin' it. Definitely more fun." He lifts his sword onto his shoulder and looks over at the dragon.
Brom moves in closer to the dragon as if gauging his opponent. He was waiting for green light and then it was on.
Perception DC 30
Speaking with Patina (SteveK) Monday November 14th, 2016 9:20:52 PM
Barratore and Brom heft their weapons and edge towards the dragon, keeping out of range of its long neck.
Baslim and Velarin discuss an easy way to block the Ley Lines control, but they just don't know enough about Ley Lines that have powers that usually able to breech the dimensional barrier between the Wold and the Shadow Realm.
Lanliss points to the second problem, how do they heal the Ley Line?
Evaris asks Patina, the Copper Dragon directly; what if you were unconscious? ....
Patina doesn't know. "I am a healer and I linked myself with the Ley Line to heal it, but it was too strong and took control of me. If you drive me to unconsciousness it may break the link but may not. I am prepared to die to heal the rift and pay for my folly. "
The Ley Line pulses slowly, With no overt moves.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Monday November 14th, 2016 10:00:53 PM
Evaris winces a little. "I was rather hoping we could render you unconscious by magical means, but perhaps that's optimistic," he says. "Certainly a mere Sleep spell would be ineffective."
He turns to his companions. "Shall we try to knock him out? With Shepherd Baslim and I both on hand to heal whoever needs it?"
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 Monday November 14th, 2016 10:35:36 PM
Emrys looks over the dragon a little more closely. He wonders if the Woldsblood is in direct contact with the dragon. Then a daring idea comes to his mind.
"Woldsblood bonds with the soul ... that's how the souls of the dead are carried away to the Lands of Rest. Perhaps I could trade places with Patina's soul. We could sever the connection between the Leyline and her soul if I place her soul within my Magic Jar. My soul would then enter her body, take control and attempt to move away from the leyline before I succumb to the leyline's power. I am quite familiar to its touch after all. It's risky, but I think my Magic Jar spell might work."
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Monday November 14th, 2016 11:53:03 PM
Baslim scratches his cheek in worried thought. "Well, Emrys, you're welcome to try. I think it's risky, but the Light shines upon the righteous. May I cast any spells on you to help you before you begin?"
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Tuesday November 15th, 2016 8:11:18 AM
It does sound risky Emrys, but you are more familiar with Ley lines than I. If you think it will work, seems like it's worth giving it a shot.
Still seems easier to let Brom and Barratore knock him out, which doesn't put your soul at risk. Also, your spell may not be effective against the will power of the dragon. If you want to give your way a try before letting the other two take care of things, it's your call.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 Tuesday November 15th, 2016 10:27:53 AM
Edson draws his bow string but doesn't fire. He is unsure what is going on. Brom and Barratore not rushing in to kill is making this a harder decision. He waits to see if the dragon is tricking them or the others move in to finish it off.
" How can we knock it out without it ripping us apart."
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Tuesday November 15th, 2016 7:34:15 PM
Lanliss thinks about Emrys idea and says/asks, What happens if you are the one to be corrupted and taken by the foul leyline ?
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=31 ; Tuesday November 15th, 2016 8:15:42 PM
Brom stands there looking at the others. "What are we gonna do? Emrys you gonna try yur thing or ya wanna us to fight?"
Brom maintains his distance and his eyes on the dragon.
Perception DC 31
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 30 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet Tuesday November 15th, 2016 8:16:53 PM
Barratore stretches a little and rolls his shoulders to loosen up for the fight. He checks his shield, draws his sword. The others would try whatever it was they were going to try, and hopefully it would work. They seemed to think the dragon was not evil and that was good enough for him. A part of him though, a significant part, hoped they were not successful. That way, he and Brom would truly get to test their mettle. This was no giant, or vampire, but a dragon. The fighter was starting to get giddy.
Barratore begins bouncing a bit on his hooves
Speaking with Patina (SteveK) Tuesday November 15th, 2016 9:20:39 PM
Barratore and Brom are ready for a fight; eager even. Evaris seems to bend to trying to knock the dragon unconscious.
Lanliss and Edson seem prepared and provide a counterpoint or two.
Baslim and Velarin think it's risky, but are willing to let Emrys try.
And it looks like everyone is waiting on Emrys to try his risky plan...
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 Tuesday November 15th, 2016 11:04:53 PM
"Or maybe a protection from evil spell would sever the leylines mental control over dear Patina. Whatever we do, everyone needs to be on board and ready to do their part."
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Tuesday November 15th, 2016 11:06:00 PM
"Um," Evaris says. "Forgive me if I ask an obvious question, but how do we get Emrys's soul back into Emrys?Assuming this all works as planned."
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d100=2 ; d100=85 ; Tuesday November 15th, 2016 11:21:31 PM
If everyone is in agreement, Emrys makes sure there is plenty of room for Patina to maneuver away from the Leyline if this is to work. Emrys tells everyone what is going to happen to him and for them to attend to his lifeless body after his soul leaves the Magic Jar. After everyone is informed, he will sit upon the ground, pulls his crystal medallion out from underneath his shirt and begins to cast. On his second attempt, his body goes lifeless as his soul goes into the jar. He then senses the powerful draconian life force and attempts to exchange souls.
(Leyline check: 2, failure. He tries again, 85 ... Success, free cast. Casting Magic Jar. Will save: 23)
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 Tuesday November 15th, 2016 11:24:12 PM
"Evaris, I will simply will my soul back to my body ... Or if Patina dies, I will be forced back to my body."
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Tuesday November 15th, 2016 11:38:31 PM
Shepherd Baslim lays a hand on Emrys' shoulder and bows his head. "In the long hours of the night when hope has abandoned me, I will see the stars and know the Light remains." A shimmering golden haze settles onto Emrys with the soft sound of tinkling bells. "There we are." Baslim gives his shoulder a squeeze before letting go. "You have a magic circle against evil on you now, for the better part of two hours. If you get close enough, Patina will be within its power. Hopefully it will also provide you some protection. Also," Baslim holds up a finger, mutters some words under his breath, and touches Emrys on the nose. "Boop. There. You also have a death ward. Go get 'em."
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 Tuesday November 15th, 2016 11:58:34 PM
Edson just shakes his head... switching souls with dragons. That was a big change from running on the rooftops and stealing old lady Chaterlay's good dinnerware.
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Wednesday November 16th, 2016 7:15:10 PM
Velarin stands there and watches Emrys begin his spell. He has heard of such spells before, but they are in conflict with his evoker talents, and does not use them. Still....very interesting and informative to actually witness it's use. He pays close attention,and reminds himself to ask Emrys about the experience later so he may file it away in his memories.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Wednesday November 16th, 2016 8:08:59 PM
Lanliss awaits for the change to happen. Not knowing what is going to happen he stays still.
Fighting with Patina rd1 (SteveK) d20+15=34 ; d6=1 ; Wednesday November 16th, 2016 8:41:33 PM
Evaris is worried about Emrys' soul, but the bardic witch has an easy repluly.
Baslim thinks a Magic Circle v Evil will help, but he already cast his in the fight against the demon and Emrys does not get that benefit. Baslim is,however, able to put a Death Ward spell on Emrys' body....
Edson, Velarin, and Lanliss all wait and watch.
Emrys is lucky he can cast two fifth level spells as the first one fizzles. The second successfully moves his soul into its prepared receptacle and 'Emrys' can see the strong emanation that is Patina, stronger than any one of the heroes; and attacks! ....
And is repulsed by the still strong will of Patina!
The dragon flinches and the Ley Line pulses in a backlash of energy! "Oh no", Patina groans, "it's taking me over again!"
That is all the warning that the heroes get as the dragon rears up once more and breathes a cone of gas that affects Brom, Lanliss, Velarin, Evaris, and Baslim! (Save Fort DC22 or be slowed for 6 rounds)
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 124/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+11=29 ; d20+19=22 ; 4d6+25=36 ; Wednesday November 16th, 2016 10:12:13 PM
"Alright, let's get this going!" He says as the cloud of gas engulfs him. He feels his muscles start to stiffen, but he resists the effect.
Sword up, he rages and moves in on the dragon.
Vital Strike (PA, rage): AC 22, damage 36
Rage: 1
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d20+14=17 ; Wednesday November 16th, 2016 10:31:08 PM
Evaris can't withstand the blast, and finds himself moving as if through molasses.
Brom charges in, which means Barratore is sure to follow. Evaris reaches out and casts Shield of Faith on the Minotaur before he moves into combat. Barratore gets a +3 deflection bonus to AC.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 d20+16=34 ; Wednesday November 16th, 2016 10:50:03 PM
ooc: Fort save 34. Forgot about casting magic circle earlier. Sorry.
Baslim manages to raise an arm in time to avoid the worst of the gas, and shakes off the feeling of lethargy that settles onto his shoulders. His brows furrows, his mouth flattens, and he points a stern finger at the dragon. "Flee!" His voice resonates with power.
ooc: Cast greater command. Will DC 25.
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 31 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 117/121Character Sheet d20+18=32 ; 4d8+11=25 ; Wednesday November 16th, 2016 11:05:40 PM "Get Emrys' body to safety!" he shouts and Barratore is only a second behind Brom, coming in on the Dragon from the other direction. Evaris' spell washes over him and does enhance his protection some.
It was a worthy try, and the fighter, the minotaur, is impressed by the courage and honor shown by the bard. An act he would not soon forget. Now was the time for action. The fighter moves in and attacks.
Reach 10' Vital Strike Non Lethal Hit AC 32 Dmg 25
Shield of Faith Deflection +3 adds +1 deflection to Barratore's AC, Now 31
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 Wednesday November 16th, 2016 11:07:03 PM
Emrys makes an attempt to enter Patina and it feels like running into a very solid wall. He wonders if he forgot to tell Patina not to resist him ... that would have been helpful. However, if it wasn't Patina but the leyline actually controlling her, maybe he can force another attempt at taking control before returning to his body ... the laws of leyline magiks are quite twisted at the moment. Hopefully the rules can be broken a little.
He takes another try and discerns the strongest life-force in the room with a draconic flavor. 'Wait ... what is that?! What's going on out there?' He attempts another attack, it will probably fail, but what is there to lose in trying.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+5=24 ; d20+18=34 ; Thursday November 17th, 2016 7:19:40 AM
Lanliss manages to resist the effects of the dragon's gas
As he hears Barratore voice he makes a stealthy move to flank the dragon but stops to go grab Emry's body to safety In his mind he thinks about Emrys knowing that Barratore and Brom will somewhat be ok. Lanliss starts to grab Emry's body and tries to find a safe place for Emrys until the end of the battle. Fortitude 24 Stealth 34
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+16=22 ; d20+11=24 ; d8+2=4 ; d8+2=7 ; Thursday November 17th, 2016 10:18:33 AM
A groan is all Edson elicits as he fires his bow twice at Patina. " A dragon was majestic and didn't deserve this but his friends were more inportant to him."
Hit ac 22 4 dmg Hit ac 24 7 dmg
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) d20+6=17 ; 5d4=11 ; Thursday November 17th, 2016 8:04:57 PM
"Ah Nuts." mumbles the wizard as the gas rolls over him, and he feels sapped and sluggish(fort save 17). Velarin watches Brom and Barratore go to plan B, as planned, And looks toward Emrys, to see Lanliss taking care of him.
"I don't want to hit him with anything too big, I don't know his condition." Velarin takes a 5' step back from the combat, and hits the dragon with a magic missile(21 damage)
Fighting with Patina rd2 (SteveK) d20+15=18 ; d20+21=22 ; d20+21=31 ; d20+21=38 ; d20+16=28 ; d20+16=30 ; d20+16=20 ; d8+7=15 ; d8+7=11 ; d6+3=6 ; d6+3=7 ; Thursday November 17th, 2016 8:25:11 PM
Brom roars in but his sword skitters off the hard scales of Patina.
Evaris is slowed, but manages to give some defense to Barratore.
Baslim casts a powerful spell and it affects the mind of Patina. But the body of the dragon doesn't move. It appears Patina is correct; he isn't in control of his own body!
Barratore calls to get Emrys to safety and charges in, drawing blood!
Emrys determines that maybe he can still trade souls with Patina and looks for the strongest life force (Emrys can't tell 'dragon' or any other type while in the Magic Jar). Unfortunately, "the target automatically succeeds on further saving throws if you attempt to possess its body again."
Lanliss grabs Emrys' body and starts dragging it to the tunnel entrance. One more good drag aught to do it.
Edson shoots twice but his arrows don't find any purchase! ....
Patina turns to the two heroes in his reach; a bite and two claws against Barratore and two battering wings and a muscular tail sweep against Brom.
The Minotaur is missed by the dragons teeth but both claws strike! (Barratore takes 26 damage)
The barbarian is missed by the tail but the wings bash Brom about! (Brom takes 13 damage)
The Ley Line pulses more strongly, sick green sparkles lashing the Copper Dragon!
.....
Patina AC 30. Dam. 46
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 31 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 91/121Character Sheet d20+20=22 ; d20+15=20 ; d20+10=16 ; Thursday November 17th, 2016 10:49:10 PM
Barratore clenches his jaw as the claws of the dragon rake his left shoulder and catch his right thigh. Neither wound is serious and his shifts himself further to the right to put the dragon in a flank between himself and Brom. Barratore keeps his shield higher and makes several quick battering swings towards Patina, but none come even close. Were the dragon a large red painted wooden building housing farm implements, the fighter would have not connected
Non lethal strike flanking Hit AC 22/20/16
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 Thursday November 17th, 2016 11:09:15 PM
Having been unsuccessful again, Emrys decides to return to his body. His eyes suddenly open wide as he awakes to the violent and jarring effects of being manhandled hurriedly through the tunnel. "uhh whyyy ... WHY WOULD SHE RESIST ... UHHH!! WHA?? BACK THE WAGON UP!!"
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday November 18th, 2016 12:09:32 AM
Baslim mutters a prayer under his breath and makes a wide sweeping gesture with his arm. A wall of stone springs into being separating the dragon from the ley line.
Ooc: Cast wall of stone. I do not know the height of the cavern ceiling, but I would like to make it as wide as possible. I will halve the thickness to double the area.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+16=23 ; d20+11=21 ; Friday November 18th, 2016 12:12:50 AM
Edson fires two more, but watches as they do nothing.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d8=8 ; Friday November 18th, 2016 12:56:13 AM
If he can target Patina without hitting any friendlies, Evaris casts a Sound Burst. Patina takes 8 points of sonic damage, and must succeed at a DC 17 Fortitude save or be stunned for 1 round.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 119/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+24=33 ; d20+17=34 ; d20+10=12 ; d20+20=35 ; d20+15=26 ; 2d6+16=24 ; Friday November 18th, 2016 1:21:31 PM
The wings buffet Brom and he near falls over laughing. "Is that it!" He exclaims. "I got bug bites that hurt more! Yur disappointing me, dragon. Such a disappointment!"
This dragon was not worth going full out against, at least in Brom's mind.
Non-lethal attacks (+2 flanking, -4 non lethal, rage): AC 35, 26, 12 (ignore first two number was wrong), Damage 24 non-lethal
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) 5d4=13 ; Friday November 18th, 2016 2:34:27 PM
(Steve K: we posted close to each other last time, but i tagged him with a magic missile for 21)
Velarin again throws magic missiles at Patina(23 damage)
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+18=32 ; Friday November 18th, 2016 7:59:22 PM
Lanliss drags Emrys to safety and tries to make Emrys less visible. While dragging and a little bit of hiding Emrys, Lanliss thinks about the problem at hand, thinking about how to defeat the dragon and if they can sever the connection of the thing that controls the dragon's body. Stealth 32
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Friday November 18th, 2016 11:06:53 PM
ooc: check
Fighting with Patina rd3 (SteveK) d20+16=31 ; d6=5 ; d20+21=29 ; d20+21=41 ; d20+21=23 ; d20+21=22 ; d8+7=9 ; d20+16=28 ; d20+16=35 ; d20+16=19 ; d6+3=7 ; d6+3=7 ; Saturday November 19th, 2016 12:20:54 PM
Velarin is slowed but manages a slew of magic missles to strike the Sick Copper Dragon.
Barratore moves to flank opposite Brom but, yes, can't hit the broad side of a barn (LOL!). When he moves to flank, a pseudopod of Woldsblood arcs out from the main Ley Line and whips at the Minotaur! (Barratore Will Save DC 15 or Paralyzed 1 round and lose d8 Wisdom!)
Emrys doesn't understand why Patina would resist him... unless the dragon is not in full control of his mental Facilities either... His soul moves back to his body and he is able to stand up at the entrance of the tunnel, 60 feet away from Patina.
Edson keeps the arrows up, knowing eventually one will strike true.
Evaris is able to find an angle to cast Shout! Patina isn't stunned but takes a little more damage.
Brom taunts the dragon and lands a solid, non-lethal blow! To flank, Brom also steps too close to the Ley Line, and the barbarian is also attacked by the Ley Line. (Brom Will Save DC 15 or Paralyzed 1 round and lose d8 Wisdom!)
Baslim casts a Wall of Stone, hoping to separate the connection, but it doesn't have any effect on the magical Ley Line that exists in both the Wold and Shadow Realm simultaneously. It looks like the heroes are going to have to do this the hard way!
Velarin casts another set of Magic Missles!
Lanliss is able to stop dragging Emrys'body, for the bars seems to be back!
Patina continues to concentrate on the two fighters physically. He roars, showing his presence as a dragon, and then gets down to business.
ALL heroes Will DC 22 Frightful Presence. Fail = shaken for 5 rounds
Barratore gets clawed once for 9 damage.
Brom gets two wing buffets for 14 damage.
......
Patina AC 30. Dam. 77 Non-lethal 24
The Ley Line will strike at any hero close enough to Flank Patina with a pseudopod of Woldsblood. Will save vs. DC 15, or Paralyzed for one round and d8 Wisdom ability damage. Creatures with a Wisdom of zero are unconscious and have a Line attached... just like Patina!
The Cavern. 30 feet high, 60 wide, 60 long. The green Ley Line is at the opposite end of the entrance across the entire cavern. Patina is ten feet from the Ley Line and center cavern.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+3=18 ; Saturday November 19th, 2016 12:40:03 PM
Edson screams out in fear... it was a dragon after all. His knees become weak and he knees down to prevent fainting.
Will save dc 18
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d20+14=15 ; Saturday November 19th, 2016 2:16:24 PM
Evaris is taken aback by Patina's sudden display; it's all he can do to keep from fleeing in terror [Will save 15; natural 1].
His companions need his help, though, so he shoves it aside and casts a spell to help them withstand it.
[Cast Remove Fear on Edson, Brom, and Barratore. That gives a +4 to saves, and suppresses any fear effect already active.]
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 119/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+8=24 ; d20+8=21 ; d20+20=28 ; d20+20=24 ; Saturday November 19th, 2016 3:32:39 PM
The ley lines try to absorb what little wisdom the barbarian had, but the man was just as stubborn with the ley lines and he was with other things and the power of the ley lines has no affect.
The dragon gives a great roar, and the barbarian can feel all the hair on his body stand up all at once. If the dragon had been a bit scarier, he may have been afraid, Will save DC 24, but his dragon was kind of a disappointment. Maybe he was holding back, maybe not, but that didn't matter to Brom; the only thing that mattered was he couldn't find a good fight and this one was no different.
Non-lethal vital strike (rage, -4 nla, +2 flank): AC 28 (hero point AC 24)
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+6=17 ; Sunday November 20th, 2016 7:41:46 AM
Lanliss can feel the Dragon's roar in his bones, his heart pounding very fast, he feels fear. Thinking about the situation at hand. The best course of action is to help the others. He looks at Emrys and begins to run to the battle knowing that he can provide help to the group. Shaken for 5 rounds Will 17
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 d20+19=33 ; d20+9=11 ; d20+30=35 ; Sunday November 20th, 2016 2:45:15 PM
The supernatural fear washes over Baslim, but the Shepherd stands firm and strong. He holds both hands at shoulder height, with his palms outward toward Patina. "Alemi has walked beside me, down paths where a thousand arrows sought my flesh. He has stood with me when all others have forsaken me."
His hands glow white with radiance, and he suddenly rushes toward the dragon.
Ooc: Charge and touch attack. Draw Enchantment - The healer touches a creature that has been affected by any enchantment. He makes a heal skill check vs DC 10 + the enchantment's DC. Success dispels the enchantment entirely, but the healer is affected and must save, as if affected by the enchantment himself. If the check result is 10 above the DC, the healer is not enchanted at all. This ability is usable once per day.
Ooc2: I'm guessing the touch attack failed, but he will attempt again next round.
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 31 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 82/121Character Sheet d20+5=6 ; d8=7 ; Sunday November 20th, 2016 9:01:23 PM
The dragon strikes with one of his claws, but again it is not serious and Barratore begins working on his counter strike. Barratore then feels the ley line strike and everything slows to a crawl.
Failed will save from ley line and is paralyzed, no need to make the other save
Wisdom damage 7
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+16=29 ; d20+4=9 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 6:31:23 PM
Lanliss begins to either sneak or flank the dragon trying to find a sweet spot to hide from the dragon attention. Stealth 29 Will save 9 (if needed) Ooc: -2 because of shaken state
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) d20+12=30 ; 5d4+10=28 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 7:46:55 PM
Velarin doesn't like the way this battle is shaking out as the dragon roars, and the wizard momentarily wishes to rethink the course of action taken. Instead, he shakes off his moment of terror(will save 30), and finds himself having another, as he watches Barratore stop moving, after being struck by the ley line. Unfortunately, in his slowed condition he is unable to do anything beyond casting a spell and hoping this ends well.
Not wishing to take chances on the dragon ignoring his spells, he sticks with the tried and true magic missile one last time (for 28 points of damage), and hopes that between Brom and some more damage from his spells, they can drop this dragon before the ley line claims any of us.
ladies and gents, it may become necessary shortly to pull barratore out, and perhaps make this a ranged affair. we cant afford to let the ley line take one or more of us, or we have to fight it and ourselves at the same time.
Fighting with Patina rd4 (SteveK) d20+21=27 ; 2d6+10=20 ; d20+21=23 ; d20+21=38 ; d20+21=27 ; d8+7=9 ; d8+7=12 ; d20+16=26 ; d20+16=24 ; d20+16=23 ; d6+3=6 ; d6+3=9 ; d8+10=17 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 8:05:31 PM
Edson screams out in fear and he knees down to prevent fainting. He is only Shaken, not scared, and is able to make
Evaris is scared but is able to cast a Remove Fear to assist Brom, Barratore, and Edson.
Brom is disappointed the dragon isn't bigger, tougher, more fierce. But the barbarian can't get through the scales of the creature...
Lanliss moves back into the fight and then begins sneaking to look for an opening. He will be able to attempt his move next round. (OOC: Is Lanliss trying to sneak up to the dragon or to flank. Flanking requires getting close to the sick Ley Line and Lanliss can see what that is doing to Barratore...)
Baslim continues to seek the quick one-and-done solution to save the day. This time, it involves some personal danger and the dragon turns to snap at the Shepherd as he charges. (Baslim is bitten for 20 damage). And the healer is unable to touch the dragon.
Barratore is momentarily paralyzed by the Ley Line, and though the Minotaur is not quite as wise as a gerbil, he has a passing thought that this would be the reason the dragon was caught in the first place...
Velarin casts his last Magic Missle spell and calls out instructions in case The wobbling Barratore falls. .....
The dragon is obviously hurt, but not nearly ready to drop.
"No!", moans Patina, stay away from the Ley Line! Keep hitting me. Please!" The dragon doesn't make it easy, for he continues to attack, turning and ignoring the paralyzed Barratore.
Brom gets the teeth and claws this time and Baslim is the recipient of the wings and tail!
Brom gets two claws for 21 damage.
Baslim gets both wings and the tail for 32 damage.
The Ley Line is not idle, and a pseudopod lashes out against Barratore and Brom since they are still in flanking position of the dragon so they are within 20 feet of the Ley Line. (Will DC or paralyzed one round and lose d8 Wisdom)
....
Patina AC 30. Dam. 105 Non-lethal 24
The Ley Line will strike at any hero close enough to Flank Patina with a pseudopod of Woldsblood. Will save vs. DC 15, or Paralyzed for one round and d8 Wisdom ability damage. Creatures with a Wisdom of zero are unconscious and have a Line attached... just like Patina!
The Cavern. 30 feet high, 60 wide, 60 long. The green Ley Line is at the opposite end of the entrance across the entire cavern. Patina is ten feet from the Ley Line and center cavern.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 100/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+8=19 ; d20+21=23 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 8:21:43 PM
Brom takes the claws from the dragon. "That's better! Come on, more. Give me more!" He says.
The ley lines again try to lash the barbarian and once again Brom resists the effects of the Woldsblood.
Brom moves to the side to start to move away from the ley lines. While doing so, he continues his attack on the dragon.
N Lethal Vital strike (rage, n lethal, SA): AC23 (woldian die roller strikes again...sigh)
Rage, surprise accuracy
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 31 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 82/121Character Sheet d20+1=2 ; d8=7 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 9:28:20 PM
The Ley Line remains attached to Barratore and the minotaur remains paralyzed, but only for a moment. The fighter drops to the ground and the Ley Line has a new toy
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp71/73 d20+16=18 ; d100=12 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 10:23:37 PM
(Will save: 18, natural 2)
Emrys and Evaris have something in common, the two most strongest willed members of this fellowship are having a really bad day. Emrys wakes up shaken, by the fearsome presence of Patina. Like Evaris, he casts Remove Fear on himself and Lanliss. As Emrys casts his spell, he tries to draw his arcane energy from the corrupted leyline in an attempt to disrupt, distract or weaken it. His bad luck continues as another one of his spells fizzle and spark into a small poof of green smoke. Emrys has never felt so useless. Not even his beauty can brighten his mood.
(Leyline check: 12. Fail!!)
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Monday November 21st, 2016 10:56:01 PM
Cautiously, Evaris steps up and casts Freedom of Movement on Barratore.
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+14=34 ; d20+14=33 ; d20+9=16 ; 3d8+6=24 ; Monday November 21st, 2016 11:59:01 PM
Edson fires two more arrows, and one is true, (Crit confirmed.) 24 damage.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 d20+9=28 d20+30=33 Monday November 21st, 2016 11:59:06 PM
Baslim tries again to use his draw enchantment ability on the dragon Patina.
ooc: Touch attack 28, Heal check 33.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+13=27 ; d4+1=3 ; d20+8=20 ; d4+1=4 ; 6d6=15 ; Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 11:58:22 AM
Lanliss begins to stab the dragon, thinking about the fact that he might not be able to stop what in front of eyes he decides to attack the dragon. Atk 27 Dmg 3 Atk 20 Dmg 4 Sneak attack 15 Ooc: Should I do one sneak attack damage ?
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) 10d6=23 ; Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 8:44:03 PM
Velarin watches in fear and dread as the the ley line attaches itself to Barratore. we got big problems now fellas. Barratore is dancing to the same tune that patina is. That ain't good. Watch yourself Brom! If we can't drop Patina fast, there will be two of them in there with you! Anyone that can, use anything you got to knock out or incapacitate Barratore if he moves against us. He will not be quite as resistant to some spells as Patina. I will continue to help Brom with Patina, but I am almost out of spells!
Velarin wishes this stupid slow spell wasn't hindering him, otherwise he would have moved in and dim doored barratore out a momant ago, and would be able to reach into his haversack for his empower rod before throwing his fireball now. stupid dragon.
Velarin drops a fireball behind Patina, where it won't effect anyone but the dragon. (reflex save 20)(28 damage if failed save) (16 damage if saved)
i don't have much left besides a chain lightning guys! we need to wrap this up or I will be a cheerleader
Fighting with Patina rd5 (SteveK) d20+12=20 ; d20+22=23 ; d20+21=38 ; d20+21=33 ; d20+21=26 ; 2d6+10=22 ; d8+7=13 ; d8+7=14 ; d20+16=22 ; d20+16=19 ; d20+16=30 ; d6+3=4 ; d6+3=4 ; d8+10=15 ; Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 10:24:22 PM
Brom seems to feel he is finally starting to have a fight worthy of the name! He calls for more wounds but fails to return them in kind. He does, however, move out of range of the sick-pulsing Ley Line.
Barratore feels the whip of Woldsblood and it saps the rest of his will. The great Minotaur falls, and now there is a tendril of Woldsblood attached through the stone wall just like the one on Patina. Barratorre is unconscious and his mind drifts on corrupted currents into nightmare.
Emrys is having nearly as bad a day as Barratorre, nothing seems to be going right!
Evaris seeks to cast Freedom of Movement on Barratore, but the elf reconsiders. First, the Minotaur is unconscious and the elf is certain the spell will be useless. The second is Evaris will have to touch Barratore and so be within range of the Ley Line...
Edson is the one able to draw more blood from Patina this time!
Lanliss sneaks in but fails to get through the tough hide of the dragon! At least he is lucky enough that the usually perceptive beast doesn't notice his approach. (Perception natural 1!)
Baslim succeeds in drawing any enchantment away from Patina, but the dragon is not under any such magic; it's as if the Ley Line doesn't adhere to the normal laws of magic!
Velarin is running out of spells, but a fireball behind the dragon should do some more damage!
..... Patina roars and looks towards Edson, who struck him true with his arrow. "Couple more of those, right here!", he encourages the bowman.
But the dragon continues his assault on Brom and Baslim.
Brom gets blood spray from the jaws and both claws for 69 damage!
Baslim is also buffeted by both wings and the slap of a Copper tail! Baslim takes 23 damage!
....
Patina AC 30. Dam. 145 Non-lethal 24
The Ley Line will strike at any hero close enough to Flank Patina with a pseudopod of Woldsblood. Will save vs. DC 15, or Paralyzed for one round and d8 Wisdom ability damage. Creatures with a Wisdom of zero are unconscious and have a Line attached... just like Patina!
The Cavern. 30 feet high, 60 wide, 60 long. The green Ley Line is at the opposite end of the entrance across the entire cavern. Patina is ten feet from the Ley Line and center cavern.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 43/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+22=26 ; d20+17=27 ; d20+12=17 ; Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 11:36:17 PM
Brom takes the big hit from the dragon and it was getting fun. "Alright, that's pretty good. My turn." He says but all of his attacks are unable to penetrate the dragon's heavy scales.
I hate the die roller....!!!!
Rage, SA
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 6d6=14 ; Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 11:57:51 PM
Baslim's face turns grim, as he realizes he has few options left. Drawing upon his divine connection to Alemi, he channels positive energy to heal himself and his companions.
ooc: Channel energy. Everyone within 30 feet, except the dragon, are healed for 14 damage.
Currently 57/118 HP
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d20+7=8 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 12:41:09 AM
"No room for a Flamestrike," Evaris mutters. It doesn't have much chance of hitting, but Evaris tries the Searing Light anyway. [Aaaand, that's a natural 1.]
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 70/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) 10d6=29 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 6:58:36 AM
Velarin feels the healing wash over him, and realizes what Baslim has cast Hey Baslim! I'm not so sure you want to be healing Barratore at this point! He's no longer their target, and we may have to do the same thing with him that we are currently doing with Patina
Velarin casts one of his few remaining spells, and hits Patina with a lightning bolt(reflex save 20)(34 damage if fail, 19 if save).
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+14=16 ; d20+9=28 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 9:43:58 AM
After the perfect shot, Edson is unable to hit the dragon again. " She's a tough one..."
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 57/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 8:37:17 PM
Brom waits for the hammer to fall...
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 d20+18=25 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 8:40:43 PM
Lanliss keeps himself hidden away from the dragon senses. He breathes heavily because of the difficulty of not knowing what to do and thinks about the things to come. He tries to think about a solution. He looks around the cavern with however much of little time he have. Just looking around thinking about the ley line. Stealth 25 Ooc: may post an additional post
Barratore Steelwind (Dan K) AC: 31 (T 15 FF 27), CMD:31; HP: 82/121Character Sheet Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 9:10:41 PM
Barratore lies upon the floor.
Fighting with Patina rd6 (SteveK) d20+12=13 ; 12d6=53 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 9:22:15 PM
Brom thinks the fight is getting pretty good but still can't get a strike in.
Baslim, pretty centralized in the cavern, heals everyone but the dragon, including Baratorre. The healing, however, doesn't bring back The Minotaur to consciousness. That is going to take time for the ability loss to heal...
Evaris casts his Searing Light and... its not a good target.
Velarin casts a lightning bolt and strikes Patina right between his eyes! (Nat 1!)
Edson misses, Lanliss sneaks, and Emrys hesitates while Barratorre is attached to the Ley Line and nightmares run through his head.
(Addendum) Lanliss looks about for any clue and notices something strange about the Ley Line tendrils. On Patina, it is physically attached to the dragon, and pulses strongly every time he does something he would not want to do (like attack the Good heroes). The Ley Line tendril on Barratorre, however, is not pulsing and not quite attached, as if it needs the Minotaur awake and aware to feed and use the hero! ....
The dragon rears and focuses on the hero who has hurt him the worst. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", calls Patina and then the great dragon breathes a line of acid at ... Velarin! (Velarin takes 53 damage. Reflex DC 22 for half)
The Ley Line pulses a sickly green but there is no hero close enough for it to strike. ....
Patina AC 30. Dam. 179 Non-lethal 24
The Ley Line will strike at any hero close enough to Flank Patina with a pseudopod of Woldsblood. Will save vs. DC 15, or Paralyzed for one round and d8 Wisdom ability damage. Creatures with a Wisdom of zero are unconscious and have a Line attached... just like Patina!
The Cavern. 30 feet high, 60 wide, 60 long. The green Ley Line is at the opposite end of the entrance across the entire cavern. Patina is ten feet from the Ley Line and center cavern.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) d8=1 ; d8=7 ; d8=5 ; d8=5 ; d8=5 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 10:43:13 PM
Evaris smiles a little when he hears Velarin's warning. "Two clerics," he reminds the wizard. "No waiting."
He casts Cure Critical Wounds on Velarin, who is healed for 33.
Emrys Myrridanmyl, stephen f. ac10 hp70/73, spectral hand, deathward d100=46 ; d100=27 ; d4=3 ; Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 10:54:38 PM
(Sorry, I fell asleep early last night.)
Emrys takes out his Quickened metamagic rod and fires off (hopefully) two spells in rapid succession. Maybe just maybe, this spell can separate Barratore from the leyline's grasp.
(Leyline check: 46 and 27, success and success. Emrys casts Spectral Hand (-3hp) and then casts Gaseous Form on Barratore with the touch of the spectral hand. No save.)
The ghostly hand flies to Barratore and delivers a touch. Hopefully being gaseous would sever the connection ... knowing this form doesn't work well with the supernatural.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 6d6=19 ; Thursday November 24th, 2016 1:23:43 AM
ooc: Sorry, traveling for holiday.
Baslim channels energy again, healing everyone but the dragon of 19 damage.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: (132) 76/165 raged; DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+22=38 ; d20+17=23 ; d20+12=27 ; 2d6+16=23 ; Thursday November 24th, 2016 9:02:09 AM
"Dragon keep yur fight with me." He shouts at the copper dragon. He was quite done with Domi's humility exercise (bad die roller) and it was time for him to get out of Brom's way.
Brom takes a brief moment and speaks to himself. Domi, being humble might be one of the traits ya like in yur people, but that ain't me. Ain't gonna be me; so, can ya git out of my fight here. I'd appreciate it.
Attack (rage): AC 38, 23, 27, damage 23
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 69/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) d20+10=20 ; 11d6+10=47 ; Thursday November 24th, 2016 9:54:50 AM
Velarin attempts to sidestep the brunt of the acid attack headed his way, but hanks to the dragons slow spell, and his own lack of agility, he was hindered just enough to take the blast full on. The wizard takes a massive amount of damage, but is quickly healed of almost all of it by Evaris and Shepherd.
"thank you gentlemen, I needed that. I hope he can't do that anytime again soon."
Velarin let's fly his last big spell and targets the dragon with a chain lightning, effecting only him. "I am sorry as well Patina" (reflex save 23)(fail take 42, save take 23)
Edson Kazil - Shawn R; AC: 28 (T 21, FF 20), CMD: 24 HP: 65/65 d20+14=33 ; d20+9=16 ; d8+2=10 ; Thursday November 24th, 2016 5:40:06 PM
Edson has one arrow find its mark. (Hit ac 33, 10 dmg.)
End of Fighting with Patina! (SteveK) d20+12=16 ; Thursday November 24th, 2016 7:33:23 PM
Edson, Brom, and another spell full blast by Velarin assault Patina and his eyes roll up into his head. The dragon staggers, tries to hold himself up, and then collapses upon the cavern floor! Baslim is close enough to verify Patina is still breathing.
The Ley Line surges in green and black sparkles, but has nothing to hold onto, and it subsides. It also loses the ugly colors, slowly turns red, and then fades back into the Realm of Shadows.
The heroes have won!
Barratorre and Patina are both unconscious.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Thursday November 24th, 2016 7:59:20 PM
Lanliss begins to feel a little bit more relaxed but watches Barratore to.make sure he is not under control.
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Thursday November 24th, 2016 10:34:24 PM
"I'm happy to heal Barratore and Patina, but let's see if we can drag them away from that ley line first," Evaris says.
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 6d6=20 ; 6d6=22 ; 6d6=29 ; Thursday November 24th, 2016 11:14:34 PM "The leyline appears healed, friend Evaris. I will not allow this creature to slip into death." Shepherd Baslim places both hands on the dragon's flank and bows his head.
"Alemi, though the darkness comes upon me, I shall embrace the Light. I shall weather the storm. I shall endure. What you have created, no one can tear asunder."
His hands flash with a brilliant light for a moment. The dragon's wounds begin to knit and heal, and simultaneously Baslim's flesh is lacerated and bruised. However, after a moment a soft light heals the Shepherd's wounds as well.
ooc: Draw Wounds (Sp): The healer touches a wounded creature and decides how much healing he wishes to attempt. The healer makes a Heal skill check vs DC 10 + hp to be cured. Success heals the creature and inflicts half the damage on the healer. If the check result is 10 above the DC, the healer takes no damage. This ability is usable once per day.
ooc: Attempt to heal 30 HP. Take 10 on Heal check, result 40. Auto succeed.
Baslim then holds his hands aloft and channels energy, making sure to include the dragon and Barratore within its radius.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: 114/132 (165 raged); DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+16=22 ; Friday November 25th, 2016 9:23:27 AM
The fight is over and the dragon. "That was fun." He says. "Why're we healing the dragon before we have the rest of us healed and conscious? Dragon's free and it's good now?" He continues with his sword ready when ever the dragon comes to. "Get Barratore fixed and awake."
Perception DC 22
Healing Patina (SteveK) Friday November 25th, 2016 7:54:25 PM
Lanliss, Evaris, and Brom are wary, and the barbarian really thinks they should be healing Barratorre before the dragon!
Baslim has no worries, immediately going to the dragon and drawing some of Patina's wounds into himself. All non-lethal hurts as well as the scorched marks and burnt ozone smell come over Baslim before they disappear. ....
Patina blinks his huge eyes and cranes his neck around to ensure the Lay Line is gone. "I'm free!", he says happily and tucks his tail between his legs and scuttles to the far side of the cavern. " move your Minotaur friend, quickly. I think the Lay Line is back to normal, but I thought I could heal it too and see how right I was."
Lanliss can immediately notice that as the dragon moves, the treasure he was laying on remained..... Rhino Hide Armor Spined Shield Greatsword Frost Brand Silver Dagger Rod Heavy gold bracelets with crudely shaped agate insert
Velarin Xilontheel(Chris J), AC 17(FF 14), hp 69/70, extended mage armor(22 hrs) Friday November 25th, 2016 8:18:16 PM
Finally free from the slow spell, Velarin moves to do as Patina suggests, grabbing Barratore and trying to drag him him back towards the entrance, probably not making too much progress until one of the others joins in.
"Brom, you seem pretty resistant to the ley line. Perhaps you would be so kind as to start removing the treasure from it's area of effect as well."
Evaris [AC 20; HP 91/84] (Kathy) Friday November 25th, 2016 9:52:50 PM
Evaris adds some healing to the effort, channeling positive energy and casting spells as needed.
Lanliss HP88/88 AC:26 touch:19 flat:18 cmd:25 Friday November 25th, 2016 10:10:05 PM
Lanliss sighs as he sees everything is alright. He has many questions that he doesn't ask
He is interested to know more about Patina. Will the dragon stay here or not.
Brom the Barbarian - Rich P; AC: 25 (T 14, FF 25, Raged 23), CMD: 30 (33 Raged); HP: 114/132 (165 raged); DR 2/- (DR 4/-) d20+5=13 ; d8=6 ; Friday November 25th, 2016 10:37:56 PM
Moving quickly Brom grabs his large friend by a wrist and drags him away from the magical vein as well as away from the dragon.
"Don't know about resistant, but more like stubborn." He says buts gives the elf's suggestion a try. He steps over there and if the ley line strikes out, he's frozen stiff as a board.
The stubbornness of his will seems to be stronger the more angry he gets, since he doesn't seem angry, he's not very stubborn...
Shepherd Baslim (Tanner) HP 118 -- AC 13/10/13 -- F+16 R+8 W+19 -- CMD 15 Saturday November 26th, 2016 12:12:11 AM "Praise the Light!" Baslim is thrilled to see both Patina healed and Barratore safe.
"Patina, may I ask if you must try to heal the leyline right now? If it takes control again, we are in no shape to defeat you. Again."
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