DM Kathy Tuesday July 12th, 2022 10:26:17 PM
[Everybody take 1000 XP for the previous scene. Also, take 1000 more XP for the first scene because I forgot to give it to you. Bad DM!]
Zazu cleans himself up before approaching the builder. You find him at home--an unusually broad-shouldered, strong-looking elf man. Perhaps there is human blood somewhere in his family tree.
"You're lucky you caught me," he remarks. "I was just on my way to a job site."
You explain what you want. "It's not easy," he agrees, "building a town from nothing. What do you figure on using to build this kiln of yours?"
In the marketplace, you see where the kittens went, and some of you start after them. Just as you're leaving, however, you see a tiny streak. A yellow-ribboned kitten is running back toward your group. Unfortunately, it does not have enough sense to make for the boy and the basket. Instead, it apparently mistakes Beech for a tree and begins climbing him. Tiny, needle-like claws dig in as it climbs higher and higher. Beech takes a point of nonlethal damage. The kitten climbs all the way to the top of Beech's head and clings there, mewing piteously.
Anyone attempting to remove the kitten needs to make a grapple check. The CMD of kittens is usually negligible, but this one has its claws dug into Beech's scalp! Its effective CMD is 12.
Zazu (AC20, HP46) and Boyo the bunny (AC18, HP23) (Cayzle) Tuesday July 12th, 2022 11:15:07 PM
Zazu explains about the Lyre of Building, the clay deposits the party found in the riverbanks, and the good quarry site.
"Master Sarquinal, I'm not strong or anything like that, but with this magic item, even I can do the work of many laborers. We would need you, or someone you recommend, just long enough to get the kiln up and running, and a couple of our people trained in working the clay to at least make bricks. And we have the resources to pay you very well for the service."
Naithi (JamesD) AC: 24/16/19 HP: 42/42 , CMD = 18 Camalayas AC = 22/16/16 d20+10=23 ; d20+10=13 ; d20+5=16 ; d20+5=16 ; Wednesday July 13th, 2022 12:01:03 AM
Naithi and Camalayas quickly corner the kitten in the ally and catch it. As they return, Naithi calms it using her wild empathy skills.
We caught this little guy running down the alley... Are you guys alright? .
ooc: If Beech is still being climbed like a tree she will help remove the kitten and calm all the kittens that have been returned.
Grapple Checks 23, 13 Wild Empathy = 16, 16
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 28 (T16, FF24) CMD 26 HP 81/81 ) Character Sheet d20+4=15 ; Wednesday July 13th, 2022 5:45:11 AM
Panzer sees the kitten climb beech like a tree and stifles a giggle. Then, he realizes that it was running from, well, something and looks down it's backtrail to see what spooked it. Perception 15
Ash (RobC) -- AC 17/12/15 -- CMD 14 -- HP 60/60 Wednesday July 13th, 2022 8:41:57 AM
Ash is confident Beech can deal with the itty bitty kitty. If he can't then she will have material with which to tease him until the end of time.
Once inside the shop Ash will close the door behind her to block the green ribbon kittens escape. "Did you happen to see a kitten run in here?" she asks the shopkeeper.
Nightingale (JonS) HP 43/43 AC 21 CMD: 21 Wednesday July 13th, 2022 5:19:07 PM
Nightingale isn't sure how many kittens are still lost, so she'll try to coax the one on Beech's head down
Sahabiel (EstherLauren) -- AC 22/11/21 -- HP: 56/56 Wednesday July 13th, 2022 6:30:42 PM
Sahabiel keeps ready to do a little healing for Beech as needed, while first taking care of the blue ribbon'ed kitten that hid under the market stall. Once she has that safely returned to the basket, she will see if Beech needs help.
Beech (JohnC) AC 19(23)/14/15,HP 40/40 Character Wednesday July 13th, 2022 7:41:32 PM
The kitten was beating feet from something, He ignores the kitten for the time being. He leaves the light orbs in the tree limbs, to highlight the kitten up there. He then casts a silent image covering himself and the kitten of a cart of goods, that's just as large as himself, with enough room inside the image to draw his bow.... He doubt's he'll require the need of his bow, but this is about as non-violent as his spells get and looking like a cart could have it's advantages.
Lothlo (WillD) -- AC: 20/15/16, HP: 40/53, CMD: 23 Wednesday July 13th, 2022 9:10:31 PM
Lothlo walks over and lends a hand to Naithi in removing the kitten (aid another +2). Naithi clearly has everything under control, but the cat does have four claws and Naithi only two hands so an extra set could help make sure Beech doesn't turn into a pin cushion.
Sahabiel (EstherLauren) -- AC 22/11/21 -- HP: 56/56 Wednesday July 13th, 2022 9:56:16 PM (assuming that Sahabiel is able to retrieve and sooth the kitten from under the market stall) Sahabiel changes her mind about returning the kitten to the basket, and instead asks the boy, <"Since you were intent on giving them away, I suppose this whole situation might as well be fate making the choice for me of which one I might adopt. Would you be alright with it if I kept this one?">
Meanwhile in the background, Naithi worries about Beech turning into a pin cushion but then the liontaur seemingly turns into a cart instead. Knowing Beech's penchant for him hiding himself in illusions by now, Sahabiel thinks nothing of this really except that the liontaur is perhaps feeling embarrassed about being seen with a kitten getting the better of him?
Sahabiel (EstherLauren) -- AC 22/11/21 -- HP: 56/56 Wednesday July 13th, 2022 9:58:16 PM (ooc: My mistake, it was Lothlo worrying about the pincushion thing, not Naithi)
DM Kathy Wednesday July 13th, 2022 11:04:50 PM Zazu explains about the clay and the quarry. "That's good," says Master Sarquinal. "The rock from the quarry will be good for building the kiln. It needs to be able to withstand high temperatures." You ask whether he can come build it, and he frowns. "I've got two or three jobs going here," he explains, "and I can't really live the city until they're finished. But things slow down in the winter--could you wait a few weeks?"
Naithi continues toward the alley, heartlessly abandoning her companion to be mauled by a kitten. When you reach the alley, you do not see the kitten, though you think you hear mewing. It is echoing oddly.
Panzer looks to see what the kitten was running from. It's hard to say. Most of the foot traffic along this street would be scary to a kitten. But they're just ordinary people going about their business.
Ash likewise abandons her companion to his fate and heads across the street to the shop. You note on the way in that it is a tailor's shop. Inside is pandemonium. A gnome woman wearing an apron--clearly the shopkeeper--is running with a broom. She swipes it into a corner. "Shoo!" she cries. "Scat!" Nearby, two customers stand near bolts of cloth with shocked expressions on their faces.
Nightingale tries to coax the kitten off of Beech, to no avail.
Sahabiel goes to the market stall, but the kitten is not there. Perception DC 25 Highlight to display spoiler: {You hear a faint mewing from a nearby stall}
Beech casts Silent Image (You had not yet had time to cast your Dancing Lights). Now he looks like a cart. A cart that periodically says, "ow! stop it!"
Lothlo wants to aid Naithi, but she is still in the alley and can't be two places at once.
Nobody has tried to grab the kitten off of Beech, so it is still there. Beech takes another point of nonlethal damage. Getting the kitten off of Beech requires a DC 12 grapple check.
Sahabiel (EstherLauren) -- AC 22/11/21 -- HP: 56/56 d20+7=21 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 12:14:35 AM
Sahabiel has lost track of the kitten she was trying to recover for the moment, and as the others are also still occupied, she spends a minute searching to find where it has gone now (Spend a full minute to Take20 on Perception) and eventually hears mewling from another stall nearby. She carefully approaches and now with more awareness of where the kitten has stopped running, tries to coax it out from under there.
Zazu (AC20, HP46) and Boyo the bunny (AC18, HP23) (Cayzle) Thursday July 14th, 2022 12:24:08 AM
Zazu assures the builder that even a month would be fine, and that it will be good to hear from him when he is free.
"Thank you, good sir. Let us agree to communicate closely. Now I must go find my friends. Without me to rally them, they are like herding cats."
Ash (RobC) -- AC 17/12/15 -- CMD 14 -- HP 60/60 d20+6=20 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 4:12:08 AM
The storekeeper is no doubt spooking the poor kitten. Ash knows she'll never get near it with that woman swinging a broom about.
She puts on a big smile. "Hi there! I'm trying to catch a poor little kitten. A large taur just ran into a young lad outside - by accident I'm sure - and caused him to drop these poor animals. I take it you've seen one of them. Here, let me catch it and take it out of here before it causes any more trouble. Has it damaged anything? I'd be happy to repair it" Ash has a Mending spell up her sleeve for such an occasion.
She starts to slowly make her way in the direction of where the lady was banging the broom. "Say, I haven't noticed your shop before. I just happened to come across a halfling caravan that was trading bolts of fabric too. I don't suppose you've heard of the Goodsong clan? Anyway, they had some nice material. Maybe not as nice as yours though. That colour is really very nice." Ash points to one of the bolts of fabric on a nearby wall - away from where she thinks the kitten is. "What colour would you call that? Fern green?"
If the woman calms down, Ash will try and coax the animal out. She has a number of different spells she could cast to get it but she wants to keep this kitten. Best to minimise any distress.
------------ Perception to find the kitten if it isn't visible: 19 (Take10) + Any aid another bonuses from the shopkeeper and onlookers to help point it out? If that doesn't work then 29 (Take20) Diplomacy: 20 to get the shopkeeper to help her, or at least calm down Handle Animal: 14 (Take10). If that doesn't work then 24 (Take20)
Nightingale (JonS) HP 43/43 AC 21 CMD: 21 Thursday July 14th, 2022 1:22:58 PM
Nightingale now looks like she's messing with a cart, that talks, great. Nightingale will dive into her Bag of Holding and pull out her sewing kit, and pull out some colored ribbon, again trying to coax the little ball of needle-sharp claws off of Beech's head
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 28 (T16, FF24) CMD 26 HP 81/81 ) Character Sheet d20+3=20 ; d20=3 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 3:25:07 PM
Panzer shrugs. Everything big is scary when your small he muses. He turns and sees a cart where Beech as. He knows it is the Liontaur, but he needs to concentrateto see thru the illusion." Gimme some points of reference Big guy. Like where's your head, and tail and I'll figure out the rest." Will save 20, plus whatever he gets for knowing Beeh's MO and the taur telling him where his 'parts' are. Having sighted in on the problem he says " Sorry for whatever I step on or touch man, I'm just tryin' to help." He proceeds to climb up Beech and try to coax the kitten to come to him. Handle animal 3 8(
Lothlo (WillD) -- AC: 20/15/16, HP: 40/53, CMD: 23 d20+9=19 ; d20+9=13 ; d20+5=8 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 8:05:29 PM
Lothlo, sees Panzer where he was expecting to see Naithi realizes the situation. When Beech tells where the cat is Lothlo makes a grapple check to remove the kitten.
grapple = 13 will save = 5
Beech (JohnC) AC 19(23)/14/15,HP 40/40 Character d20=4 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 9:00:40 PM
Beech says very softly, as he expects whatever was chasing the kitten to show up any moment. "At the level of the top box, but just to the front side of it. and Panzer, that was not a rope." The directions are whispered, and he peers in the direction the kitten can running from....
Naithi (JamesD) AC: 24/16/19 HP: 42/42 , CMD = 18 Camalayas AC = 22/16/16 d20+12=19 ; d20+2=3 ; d20+8=9 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 10:28:40 PM
Naithi continues chasing the cat down the alley, keeping her eyes peeled. Camalayas cannot pick up the scent, but Fizzgig has more luck
Naithi Perception = 21 Camalayas perception with scent= 3 Fizzgig perception with scent= 8
Naithi (JamesD) AC: 24/16/19 HP: 42/42 , CMD = 18 Camalayas AC = 22/16/16 d20+12=19 ; d20+2=3 ; d20+8=9 ; Thursday July 14th, 2022 10:28:40 PM
Naithi continues chasing the cat down the alley, keeping her eyes peeled. Camalayas cannot pick up the scent, but Fizzgig has more luck
Naithi Perception = 21 Camalayas perception with scent= 3 Fizzgig perception with scent= 8
DM Kathy Thursday July 14th, 2022 11:51:01 PM Zazu agrees to a delay in building the kiln. "Another thing," Master Sarquinal says. "My crew and I are builders, not brickmakers. We won't be able to teach your folks how to make them. You should find a good brickmaker here in the city and ask them for help."
Sahabiel doesn't initially hear where the kitten may have gone. She pauses to listen carefully.
Ash speaks to the shopkeeper, getting her to calm down. You mention the Goodsongs, but you're pretty sure this place is on a different level. The Goodsongs' linen was top quality, but the fabrics in here are silks and velvets. "Well, find it and get it out of here then," the gnome shopkeeper says. "I don't need cat hairs and claw marks on my good fabric!" You pause and listen, but don't immediately hear the kitten.
Nightingale pulls out some colorful ribbon, and begins waving it at the kitten. It looks uncertain.
Panzer attempts a Handle Animal check to get the kitten off Beech, but you need a grapple check.
Lothlo manages to navigate the illusion and pull the kitten off Beech, but not before Beech takes another point of nonlethal damage. You return the yellow-ribboned kitten to the basket, and are now free to chase the other kittens.
When she pauses and listens, Naithi can clearly hear the kitten's cries. In fact, they seem to be amplified somehow. It takes a while to find it, but finally you notice that the mews are emanating from a small copper pipe, maybe 5 inches in diameter. How did the kitten even get in there?
Zazu (AC20, HP46) and Boyo the bunny (AC18, HP23) (Cayzle) Friday July 15th, 2022 12:30:49 AM
Zazu thanks the fellow again and rides off to rejoin the party.
Ash (RobC) -- AC 17/12/15 -- CMD 14 -- HP 60/60 Friday July 15th, 2022 2:05:13 AM
Ash isn't too keen on the woman's attitude and explains the situation. "I'm trying to help you. It's not my cat" - well, not yet - "and I could just the same leave you here to deal with it yourself. Now, like you said, the sooner it's out of here the less cat hair will be shed. So if you want my help, how about you go back to that corner and slowly walk this way, herding it towards me. Ok? Let's work together here."
Ash will make her way from the adjoining corner and towards the woman, making clicking noises as she goes and crouching down to look under and behind the bolts. The plan is to essentially herd the unseen cat to a central point between the duo until it makes itself known in some way. She has a dozen different spells she could use to flush the cat out from its hiding place, but again, takes it slowly. She wants the cat to trust her.
"If anyone else sees or hears it, let me know from where"
"And if one of you fine folk would stand by the door to keep it closed I think it would be very helpful. We've got it cornered in here."
-------------------- Move action: Move along the wall making clicking noises to herd the cat Ready action: Cast a Sleep spell to hit the cat, but noone else in the shop, if she sees it. Cat to make a Will Save vs DC18 or fall asleep Perception to see/hear the cat: 19.
Nightingale (JonS) HP 43/43 AC 21 CMD: 21 Friday July 15th, 2022 1:32:33 PM
Nightingale is having a merry time. "This is a great trip so far, we should do this again, maybe without kittens running to the four winds..." she ends laughing as she continues to coax the kitten off Beech's head ... then she'll blast everyone with a healing channel
Sahabiel (EstherLauren) -- AC 22/11/21 -- HP: 56/56 Friday July 15th, 2022 7:22:09 PM
When she is confident about where the kitten's mewling is coming from, Sahabiel redirects her attempts at coaxing the little creature into coming towards her so she can keep it safe.
(ooc: and incidentally, next time the kitten moves, rather than try to reestablish where it is now with a raw Perception check, Sahabiel will use Take10 on Survival (tracking) starting from the last place she saw it going, which should let her follow any tracks left by the kitten up to and including the level of a DC25 check)
Lothlo (WillD) -- AC: 20/15/16, HP: 40/53, CMD: 23 Friday July 15th, 2022 9:05:24 PM
After returning the cat Lothlo heads down the alley in the direction Naith headed. Upon seeing Naithi examining the pipe he pulls out an arrow with bright feather fletching and slides it into the pipe while twirling it slowly, trying to entice the kitten to bat at the feathers and follow it's new found toy to the mouth of the pipe for Naithi to grab.,
Naithi (JamesD) AC: 24/16/19 HP: 42/42 , CMD = 18 Camalayas AC = 22/16/16 d20+5=8 ; d20+13=21 ; Friday July 15th, 2022 9:44:12 PM
Naithi goes up to the pipe and sets out some animal food as she speaks softly to the young kitten, encouraging it to come out.
If between her and Lothlo's attempts the kitten doesn't respond, or flees, she will shrink down so she is tiny, like a cat, and attempt to follow it.
Handle Animal= 21(33 if take 20 is allowed) Wild Empathy= 8 (25 if take 20 is allowed)
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