RobC - Tahni Wyrmrider -- AC 20/13/17 -- CMD 19 -- HP 136/136 d20+25=43 ; Thursday May 3rd, 2018 8:25:57 AM "I've no use for the armor, Bralin, and would feel better if one of you tough guys were wearing it" She seems quite sincere until adding "You'd make a much better shield that way" Her grin indicates that it was said only in jest.
Tahni looks at the sphere very closely with her Arcane Sight (Perception: 43)
"I could try dispelling it, but a few things might happen. Something might fly out, and that drop may spill out. Are we ready for either to occur?"
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP116/116 - AC25/21/21 - CMD 22 and LEAFY (L) - HP55/55 - AC23/21/20 - CMD 20 d20+6=8 ; Thursday May 3rd, 2018 6:59:54 PM
Aexana doesn't have a clue what to do with the sphere in front of them... it looks... harmless... her knowledge of the arcane is just dreadfull (know arcane 6)
"How about we just put this thing in our backpacks and take it back the elder? Although I doubt that raven guy will allow us to simply take it back... we haven't seen the last of that one... "
(MikeK)Bralin (AC35 / T14 / FF32)CMD 30 - HP 176/165) Thursday May 3rd, 2018 7:30:07 PM
Bralin commences to procuring the armor, putting pieces into his Haversack as best he can, and tying the rest to the outside.
As for the water drop, the dwarf wordlessly waits for the magicians to discern its secrets.
Rill (MarkB) HP 111/111 - AC 25/15/23 CMD 23 d20+14=18 ; Thursday May 3rd, 2018 7:35:48 PM "Awright, I'm gonna see if I can grab that sphere. If that dispels the container, we should be ready to catch the drop. And if that doesn't work, I'll cast Dispel Magic and see if that works."
Rill will wait until someone can position something suitable below the thing before he tries either of these.
Dispel Magic - only 18, so would affect up to Caster Level 7.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23 / Touch 16 Flat 16--CMD 27--HP 111/111 --Shadow Companion 43/55hp d20+22=41 ; Thursday May 3rd, 2018 8:02:48 PM
Not sure what the make of the sphere, Jozhur watches nervously as the fire elemental tromps around in the dry grass. He keeps his sword in hand and watches their surroundings as the others figure out what to do.
Perception: 41
DM Kathy Thursday May 3rd, 2018 11:25:33 PM Tahni looks at the water drop. You can see the Resilient Sphere surrounding it, and something resembling a Levitate. Both spells are obviously permanent, though you see no sign of a Permanency spell. You don't see anything else.
Aexana suggests just packing the thing up and carrying it, while Bralin tries to stow his new armor.
Jozhur is on alert, but all seems quiet.
Rill volunteers to grab the sphere, but requests somebody be ready to catch the drop just in case. "Twilight!" says a little voice, and Drini becomes visible, clutching the vial that Zeoll gave her waaaay back before the first sphere was dispelled. She holds it up, ready to catch the drop.
She proves not to be needed--at least, not at this point. Rill can grasp and carry the object just as if it were a ball of glass or metal or some other material. It does still want to float in the air, so you'll need to make sure it is secure, but it looks as though you can just carry it around until you need to use the drop.
Speaking of which, Zeoll senses it is now time to play upon the flute that Mahyawu gave you. You also get a sense that it will return you to the meteorite and the crystal shard--which is underwater.
There may be some spells that need to be cast at this point.
Rill (MarkB) HP 111/111 - AC 25/15/23 CMD 23 d100=48 ; Friday May 4th, 2018 2:46:12 PM "Zeoll, please hold off on the flute there. It seems we may be underwater again soon, and I did not think to prepare Water Breathing for our time in this parched land. So let's see if resting one more day will be a problem."
Rill will cast Divination (10 Min. casting time) and ask, "What effect will it have on the Wold if we wait one more day before returning to the meteorite site?"
(Divination chance of success is 84%. Rolled 48% - Success!)
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC29/31; 77+11 of 77hp) Friday May 4th, 2018 5:47:36 PM
Zeoll tells his friends what he senses. And he hopes aloud that Rill has prepped his water breathing magic. If not, Zeoll has a water breathing potion he can share around, and plenty of vials of Elixer of Swimming. "Who needs help underrwaterr?" he asks, "If that's wherre we arre to go next."
He also bids farewell to Drini, not wanting to take her underwater. "You have helped us well, fairr one. You have my thanks! Maybe the Silver Lady will rreunite us one day!"
Terser (Warren) [AC22/13/19 - CMD 30 - HP 183, DR 1/-] (25% no crit, rage 30/34, channel 4/5) Friday May 4th, 2018 6:16:44 PM apparently I keep looking at this this week and forgetting to post. apologies
Terser (Warren) [AC22/13/19 - CMD 30 - HP 183, DR 1/-] (25% no crit, rage 30/34, channel 4/5) Friday May 4th, 2018 6:19:08 PM I've got a potion of waterbreathing as well. Too bad we didn't haul the crystal up to the surface when we had a chance.
Terser checks the journal what it says to do with the droplet once obtained.
RobC - Tahni Wyrmrider -- AC 20/13/17 -- CMD 19 -- HP 136/136 Friday May 4th, 2018 9:15:50 PM "Good question, Rill. Once again I find myself with a surplus of fire based spells. I've reeeally got to stop doing that."
If the party decide to proceed straight away with the flute, Tahni offers a spell to aid others. Greater Polymorph allows Best Shape IV or Elemental Body III for 12 minutes.
(MikeK)Bralin (AC35 / T14 / FF32)CMD 30 - HP 176/165) Sunday May 6th, 2018 9:56:41 AM
Bralin shakes his head at Zeoll.
"We must wait. What awaits us undersea may require our full contigent. Rill and Tahni must prepare appropriately."
(Brock) Jozhur AC23 / Touch 16 Flat 16--CMD 27--HP 111/111 --Shadow Companion 43/55hp Sunday May 6th, 2018 5:55:23 PM
Jozhur mentions his bottle of air, he does not require water breathing. He agrees there may be trouble waiting for them.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP116/116 - AC25/21/21 - CMD 22 and LEAFY (L) - HP55/55 - AC23/21/20 - CMD 20 Sunday May 6th, 2018 7:12:33 PM "I have meditated a fresh water breathing spell this morning... I myself can change into something that breaths under water so we can divide the spell among you should we need it..."
Aex waits for the group's decision before casting anything.
DM Kathy Sunday May 6th, 2018 10:27:00 PM Zeoll gets out the flute, but you pause for a moment. Your casters have cast a lot of spells; many have the wrong spells prepared. You'd like to wait a day, so you can rest and re-prepare.
Rill casts a Divination, and asks what will happen if you wait a day. The answer is as simple as it is horrifying: The Wold will end.
Among you, you have potions and items and shapeshifting abilities and one precious water-breathing spell. Those will have to do. If you don't go now, it will be the end of everything.
Rill (MarkB) HP 111/111 - AC 25/15/23 CMD 23 Sunday May 6th, 2018 11:04:17 PM
Rillett Savenport sits in his white robes, meditating in a cloud of incense. Suddenly his eyes shoot open and his face becomes about as pale as his robes. He quickly rises as he speaks.
"OK, WE GOTTA GO NOW.
"I asked what would happen if we waited a day. The answer to that is that the Wold will end. So that's bad. I'll have to rely on my scrolls and such, but that will be enough. It will have to be. Aexana, please cast your Water Breathing spell. I have a scroll of such if it becomes necessary. I also have a boat if we need it."
"Zeoll - do the thing!
"Anybody know what we're supposed to do when we get there? Did anyone read that book we got?"
Rill then casts Resist Energy, Electricity. ---------------------------------- Spells Running: Status on all (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before), Deathwatch, Tongues, Endure Elements
Abilities/Items Agile Feet (Su) 9/day - Dim. Hop (Sp) 140'/day - Greater Insight (Sp) 2/day - Channel Energy (Su) 5/day - * Obscuring Mist (Item) 2/day - Deathwatch (Item) Continuous Eagle's Splendor (Item) 1/day - Faerie Fire (Tattoo) - 3/day - MM Extend, Lesser (Item) - 6/day - MM Silent, Lesser (Item) - 3/day - MM Quicken, Lesser (Item) - 3/day - Endure Elements (Item) Tongues (class)
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC29/31; 77+11 of 77hp) d20+2=10 ; d20+16=19 ; Monday May 7th, 2018 4:55:53 PM
Zeoll drinks an elixer of swimming and offers one to whoever asks [OOC: SPEAK UP IF YOU WANT ONE!]
He has a potion of water breathing, but it looks like the group will not need it for now? If the spell is enough, he saves it.
He makes sure that we have not left any people or loot items behind.
He makes sure his Mage Armor is up to date, straps his shield to his back, and says a prayer to the Silver Lady [OOC: Guidance].
The old Taur lifts the flute to his lips. The voices in his head set the tempo. He plays.
Perform (Winds) 19
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP116/116 - AC25/21/21 - CMD 22 and LEAFY (L) - HP55/55 - AC23/21/20 - CMD 20 Monday May 7th, 2018 5:10:45 PM
Aex will gladly accept Zeoll's mage armor again if he can spare one and then when the group is ready she casts the Water Breathing on the group - she does not apply the water breathing on herself to maximise the effect for the others...
At this moment, Aexana does not shapechange yet... after all, she does not like the prospect of being a dolphin or so out here on this grassy plain. Looks kinda silly no?
"If we go back under water don't be surprised when the water pressure hits you... it'll be scary I bet... "
Terser (Warren) [AC22/13/19 - CMD 30 - HP 183, DR 1/-] (25% no crit, rage 30/34, channel 4/5) Monday May 7th, 2018 5:53:08 PM
Terser gladly accepts a swimming potion, and keeps his waterbreathing potion handy in case something should go wrong. He contemplates casting his remove fear spell pre-emptively, but hangs onto it for now.
Would someone like a freedom of movement spell in case we need to fight anything while we're submerged?
(MikeK)Bralin (AC35 / T14 / FF32)CMD 30 - HP 176/165) Monday May 7th, 2018 7:00:33 PM
Bralin discards the plan of waiting easily. There is no choice.
He accepts the Water Breathing spell, and gives an "Aye" in answer to Terser's question around Freedom of Movement.
With that, the dwarf is ready.
DM Kathy Monday May 7th, 2018 10:10:24 PM
Upon learning that you cannot wait a day, you begin making immediate preparations.
However, although you cannot afford to wait a day, surely the gods (and your DM) will not begrudge you a few rounds to get yourselves together.
It would seem, for example, that this would be a good time to read the book you got from Mahyawu, You can also coordinate your spells and prepare yourselves as best you can for leaving the hot, dry plains here and arriving underwater.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23 / Touch 16 Flat 16--CMD 27--HP 111/111 --Shadow Companion 43/55hp Monday May 7th, 2018 10:35:43 PM
Jozhur passes on everything but Aex's water breathing spell. He has freedom of movement from his ring. He takes a minute to make sure his weapons are secure and anything that shouldn't get wet is in his bag of holding.
Rill (MarkB) HP 111/111 - AC 25/15/23 CMD 23 Tuesday May 8th, 2018 1:59:07 AM
Rill reads the book with anyone else that's interested.
RobC - Tahni Wyrmrider -- AC 20/13/17 -- CMD 19 -- HP 136/136 Tuesday May 8th, 2018 5:29:22 AM "If you have a spare Freedom of Movement spell, Terser, I'd take one" Tahni is already covered with her Necklace of Adpation in regards to the breathing issue.
She makes one final offer for a Greater Polymorph Spell, but otherwise is good to go.
Terser (Warren) [AC22/13/19 - CMD 30 - HP 183, DR 1/-] (25% no crit, rage 30/34, channel 4/5) Tuesday May 8th, 2018 4:41:08 PM
Terser only has one casting, trusting he will be able to call upon his domain to serve his own needs long enough. Would it go better on Bralin so he can swing his axe unimpeded? Or with Tahni to give her mobility on the battlefield?
In the end, Bralin asked first, so he gets the spell, with Terser's promise to Tahni to get her next time.
(MikeK)Bralin (AC35 / T14 / FF32)CMD 30 - HP 176/165) Tuesday May 8th, 2018 5:34:54 PM
Bralin accepts the spells, and waits wordlessly.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP116/116 - AC25/21/21 - CMD 22 and LEAFY (L) - HP55/55 - AC23/21/20 - CMD 20 Tuesday May 8th, 2018 6:25:04 PM
Aex sticks to her plans... she'll cast the water breathing as soon as the group intends to go... IF they end up submerged she'll shapechange... in what will depend on the ones that are waiting for the Lionfish crew...
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC29/31; 77+11 of 77hp) Tuesday May 8th, 2018 6:42:03 PM
Zeoll waits patiently for Rill to mention anything needed for the process. Is a particular kind of tune or music better? When it is time, he creates his melody.
DM Kathy Tuesday May 8th, 2018 10:27:20 PM
While you organize your spells, Rill reads the book. The ritual calls for the musical instrument to be played, and Zeoll seems to have that covered. No specific type of music is indicated, but perhaps, given the nature of the group a sea-chanty would not go amiss.
While the music is playing, herbs need to be scattered near the crystal. You realize that what you though were sticks of incense are in fact tightly-packed herbs, ready to be scattered. It will be a challenge underwater, to be sure. [OOC: It was incense, but your DM realized that making you burn incense underwater was just mean.]
Once the music and herbs are going, the water drop needs to touch the crystal. You're pretty sure you can dispel the Resilient Sphere around the drop, but then you have to make sure that that one drop, out of all the drops of water in the ocean, actually touches the crystal. And how you're going to do that is a bit of a puzzler.
Once everyone understands what is expected, Zeoll raises the flute to his lips and begins to play....
[OOC: last call! Also, everyone take 35,000 XP for this scene.]
Rill (MarkB) HP 111/111 - AC 25/15/23 CMD 23 Wednesday May 9th, 2018 12:16:54 PM
Rill shares why he learned from the book. He casts Freedom of Movement on himself, and waits.
"Remember, you're all still under the effects of a Heroes' Feast" (This includes increased hit points if you were not injured before.) ___________________ Spells Running: Status on all (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before), Deathwatch, Tongues, Endure Elements, Protection From Energy (Electricity), Heroes' Feast (11 temp hp, +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves, and a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against poison and fear)
Abilities/Items Agile Feet (Su) 9/day - Dim. Hop (Sp) 140'/day - Greater Insight (Sp) 2/day - Channel Energy (Su) 5/day - Obscuring Mist (Item) 2/day - * Deathwatch (Item) Continuous Eagle's Splendor (Item) 1/day - Faerie Fire (Tattoo) - 3/day - MM Extend, Lesser (Item) - 6/day - MM Silent, Lesser (Item) - 3/day - MM Quicken, Lesser (Item) - 3/day - Endure Elements (Item) Tongues (class)
(MikeK)Bralin (AC35 / T14 / FF32)CMD 30 - HP 176/165) Wednesday May 9th, 2018 5:54:49 PM
Bralin cracks his neck .. left, then right. He windmills his arms. He looks to Zeoll.
Bralin is ready.
-- In effect: Heroes' Feast (11 temp hp, +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves, and a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against poison and fear) Water Breathing Freedom of Movement
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC29/31; 77+11 of 77hp) Wednesday May 9th, 2018 6:10:18 PM
Zeoll takes a huge breath before he starts playing. He does not want to inhale if he ends up playing under water. How does that work, even?
We'll see!
(Brock) Jozhur AC23 / Touch 16 Flat 16--CMD 27--HP 111/111 --Shadow Companion 43/55hp Wednesday May 9th, 2018 6:27:00 PM
Jozhur puzzles about how they are to do all of this underwater. It seems they would have to figure that out on the fly, as Zeoll begins playing. He holds his breath and feels for his magical bottle of air in his bag of holding.
RobC - Tahni Wyrmrider -- AC 20/13/17 -- CMD 19 -- HP 136/136 Wednesday May 9th, 2018 6:40:58 PM
Tahni nods at Terser's wisdom. It is far better to have a maneuverable fighter that caster.
She closes her eyes just a little in preparation of being underwater once more. Also because she has no idea how this flute even works.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP116/116 - AC25/21/21 - CMD 22 and LEAFY (L) - HP55/55 - AC23/21/20 - CMD 20 Wednesday May 9th, 2018 7:44:37 PM
not sure what to do to keep the drop of water safe... under water... perhaps being an elemental could help keeping it safe?? But without a clue yet how to solve this riddle Aex fears they'll just have to find out on the other side...
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