AC 13 HP 26/26 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Wednesday December 14th, 2022 11:47:25 AM
Loryn tugs on an ear as he takes in the statue, "My first guess is some demon worship or some cult along those lines. Definitely something we don't want going on this close to Windhorn. Lot of activity for a while and maybe off somewhere else at the moment. I say we get as much info as we can without making it obvious the place has been snooped. So let's take some steps back here."
"Mole, you have that Leave no Trace spell you used a few days back prepared. If so, cover everyone you can and only those people move back in to investigate."
Loryn's thought is Pass without a Trace and then investigate the house, followed by the path to the graveyard
Robert (Brent H) (39/39 HP | AC: 21; Touch: 12; FF: 17, CMD: 20) Wednesday December 14th, 2022 7:44:11 PM "I guess that'll work. I'd lay up here and wait for them. Talk about what they've been up to." Rob suggests but backs off as instructed.
Mole; (RichP) AC 18; HP 35/40; CMD 16 Wednesday December 14th, 2022 10:02:09 PM
"I'll put it on everyone. It'll prevent tracking by scent and tracks."
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 16/23 Wednesday December 14th, 2022 10:38:52 PM
Ash was stumped and it showed. He looks around the others before throwing his hands up in the air.
DM Steve -- Here is a map. -- "Let's take some steps back here." Wednesday December 14th, 2022 11:08:25 PM Mole ponders. He agrees with Loryn’s suggestion. Robert makes some suggestions, but backs off as Loryn suggests. Ash was stumped. Drack sees how Loryn wants to proceed. Torrynashkabbeth moves to get a better look, and remembers that she has a fireball if she needs it. Loryn guesses this must be some sort of cult. He asks Mole about obscuring signs that they were there. He doesn’t want to get to close to things if it’s going to be obvious they were here. Mortimer and Manolo are quiet.
The group backs off after circling the area at a distance (knowing as much as shown on the map now linked in the header above). Grog’s points out that they can move away for the night knowing that they can come back in the morning better prepared for exploration – or even head to town and return later if that seems best. One advantage of this is that Manolo will get at least another night of rest. On the other hand, if people already have the correct spells, maybe a little prep at this distance is all that is needed.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:27/27 AC:16 F9: R:10 W:12 Thursday December 15th, 2022 6:59:54 AM
Torryn retrieved the potion and handed it to Manolo.
"Here, try this. I won't hurt and might even make you feel better."
She was ready to press on, not really understanding the need to delay. Still, she had to accept that charging into things was definitely one of her strongest suits and something that needed to be addressed; so she deferred to wiser heads - which seemingly, was everyone else.
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 16/23 Thursday December 15th, 2022 8:26:28 AM
"We're here already, and if we need a night of prep... whoever built this also gets a night of prep. I say we push on, and figure this one out. Look at Grog... he's relaxing while showing us all this. He's not putting us in position where we will won't be able to get through."
AC 13 HP 26/26 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Thursday December 15th, 2022 12:08:58 PM
Loryn moves to proceed with the scouting layout plan Mole casts Pass Without a Trace on the party and the group moves up to check out the house and then down the path to the graveyard.
"Manolo looks like he could pull the ears off a Gundark, I see no reason to give any possible dwellers here more time."
Spells: Acid Ray 8/8 30' range Innate: 1st lvl: 7/7 2nd lvl: 4/4
OOC: Woldian Yuletide is upon us friends. Enjoy time with friends and family. We can post to say howdy, but no story movement. I will likely not be on the board until Jan. Loryn is hanging in the Ghost though. Hope to see you guys there!"
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:22/17/19. hp:26/26. Shield Friday December 16th, 2022 5:18:17 PM
"Whoaa! How odd it is ... I'm feelin' a bit one-off here. Well, not off ... more like, more!"
The tangles in his dark hair seems to be gently blowing in a non-existent wind, but what is odd is that his eyes are solid black; as black as pitch.
"I'm not certain, but I think if it were night, I could see in it."
DM Steve -- Here is a map. -- "Let's take some steps back here." Wednesday January 4th, 2023 7:57:22 PM Mole ponders. He agrees with Loryn’s suggestion. Robert makes some suggestions, but backs off as Loryn suggests. Ash was stumped. Drack sees how Loryn wants to proceed. Torrynashkabbeth moves to get a better look, and remembers that she has a fireball if she needs it. Loryn guesses this must be some sort of cult. He asks Mole about obscuring signs that they were there. He doesn’t want to get to close to things if it’s going to be obvious they were here. Mortimer and Manolo are quiet.
The group backs off after circling the area at a distance (knowing as much as shown on the map now linked in the header above). Grog’s points out that they can move away for the night knowing that they can come back in the morning better prepared for exploration – or even head to town and return later if that seems best. One advantage of this is that Manolo will get at least another night of rest. On the other hand, if people already have the correct spells, maybe a little prep at this distance is all that is needed.
Robert decides to wait with Grog while the rest of the group checks this out. Then, since they are heading away from his original destination of Troll, he will part ways with the group in the morning. Ash thinks they should press on and check out the area. Torrynashkabbeth offers Manolo a potion. She is ready to press on. Loryn wants to proceed with the scouting plan.
Grog offers to watch the animals with Robert while the group checks this out. However, he says he was not aware that anything was going on here -- it's just a spot he likes to rest at, and he hasn't been out this way for over a year.
Please check the map in the header for the layout of the place. Grog and Robert will be waiting off the bottom edge of the map.
OOC: If you are like me (in the campaign I play in) and did not update your PC yet, please do so within a week. Please post or email when you have done this.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:27/27 AC:16 F9: R:10 W:12 Thursday January 5th, 2023 5:10:50 AM "I don't mind being sneaky. I can can go take a look around if you want." Torryn offered, her typical impatience all too evident. "I mean, it's not like we're doing anything else - are we?"
Character sheet completed and awaiting approval
Drack (Chris J) - hp 35/35 - AC 17 Thursday January 5th, 2023 6:58:50 AM
(Drack has been updated)
Drack knows he will not be doing the scouting, as he makes far too much noise. He will follow along with wherever the consensus wants him to be.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 17/15/12 -- CMD 19 -- HP 13/25 Thursday January 5th, 2023 8:38:40 AM
Manolo agrees to the potion from Torryn. He drinks it in one go and says "I feel much more better now". "Torryn, don't go alone, I can accompany you and provide another set of watchful eyes."
Drack (Chris J) - hp 35/35 - AC 17 Thursday January 5th, 2023 10:43:46 AM
"Just don't get too far in if you scout Torry. The farther you are, the longer it takes the rest of us to back you up."
"Your call Loryn. I don't mind just walking right up the middle and announcing myself to see what we have."
Spells: Bless, Prot. from evil Lay on hands: used 1/8
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:27/27 AC:16 F9: R:10 W:12 Thursday January 5th, 2023 11:22:36 AM
b]["I think it's empty at the moment."[/b] Offered Torryn. "We haven't seen anyone or heard anything. maybe they all just sort of roll up for their religious services - whatever those are. Eww, I hope they don't do sacrifices. That sort of thing, we'd definitely have to stop. It's the Wapper thing to do, right?" She couldn't remember if they were 'whappers' or 'wappers', but there really wasn't any great difference in pronunciation, so she was confident that she'd got away with that one.
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:22/17/19. hp:26/26. Shield d20+2=13 ; Thursday January 5th, 2023 5:55:46 PM
Upon hearing that Grog liked to spend the night here in the past, he couldn't help but offer up a little quip, "Beddin' down in the shadow of a demon offering up a baby in sacrifice," referring to the statue, "would fill me with the warm fuzzies. A recipe for a proper night's sleep, it is," he says with a smirk.
He is more than intrigued by these ruins. He supports the idea of checking the place out. Especially the graveyard and those two lonely crates he happened to notice.
(Perception: 13.)
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:22/17/19. temp/hp:44/34. Shield d10+5=10 ; Thursday January 5th, 2023 6:01:52 PM
(ooc: correcting Mortimer's hit point total and one more thing...)
Mortimer decides to try one of his new abilities that he discovered during the night. He mutters a few foul-spoken words of necromancy and his body becomes infused with unlife.
(Mortimer casts False Life on himself. Duration: 5 hours. Effect: 1d10+5 temporary hitpoints = 10.)
Mole; (RichP) AC 18; HP 48/48; CMD 16 Thursday January 5th, 2023 10:12:48 PM
Mole has little to say, as usual. He abides by the groups decision.
Mole; (RichP) AC 18; HP 48/48; CMD 16 Thursday January 5th, 2023 10:12:48 PM
Mole has little to say, as usual. He abides by the groups decision.
AC 13 HP 34/34 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Thursday January 5th, 2023 10:18:37 PM
Loryn nods to Grog and Robert as they plan to move back with the wagons and he takes on a curious look with the suggestion from Drak. "I don't think so on that on Drack, lets just move forward with where we are. Mole, the spell if you please and Manolo and Torrynashkebbeth give the cabin a quick scout and then we can poke about the graveyard."
Spells: Acid Ray 8/8 30' range Innate: 1st lvl: 7/7 2nd lvl: 5/5
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