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Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Monday May 1st, 2023 10:33:03 AM
Kazzor considers looking through the pile for an armor upgrade but decides to hold off. He understands that he is close to advancing to the next stage in his journey as a fighter, as he can feel his skills improving, and his comfort in armor seems to be improving as well. He decides to wait until he feels completely comfortable before upgrading his gear.

(OoC... I'm planning on upgrading from a chain shirt to a breastplate, but will wait till level 3 and armor training 1, so Kazzor can continue to move at full speed.)

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15 d20+1=15 ;
Monday May 1st, 2023 10:57:39 AM

"Oh, this looks like its going to be a pile of squirrels," RJ noted. "Someone tell boat boy that's how you do a metaphor."

RJ notes that "She seems to think we are dead people she used to know, which raises the question of how many talking dogs with crossbows did she used to know." Turning to the group. "Any idea of how to play this?"

Dapple [AC 18; hp 18/19] (Kathy) d20+3=17 ; d20+8=9 ;
Monday May 1st, 2023 2:26:21 PM
"Hello, Grimelda," Dapple says gently. "It's Dapple. From the temple. Remember me?"

[Sense Motive 17]

"No, I'm here," she says. She moves up to touch Grimelda gently on the arm. "I'm real and I'm here. I mean, why would you imagine me of all people?"

She tries to think of something that might help Grimelda, but comes up blank. [Heal check 9.]

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14 d20=3 ;
Monday May 1st, 2023 5:32:28 PM
Siolo approaches Grimelda slowly and says gently, "Hey there. We're hoping t' chat, if y' willing."

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16
Monday May 1st, 2023 8:23:35 PM
More Stuffs

Marest finds that there are a small pile of stuffs to pick through that might be useful to the group. Marest looks through the pile trying to determine what might be a Value to her.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Monday May 1st, 2023 9:59:21 PM
"Boats are girls, silly, and there's not up here. We're up in a plat...plet...and flat land wave, remember? Also, what's a metaphor?"

Ezekiel digs through then pile and finds. "OH look, another stick!" This stick is much smaller than the staff he found last time.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Monday May 1st, 2023 9:59:22 PM
Grim shows up with some pieces of leather. He pokes through the pile and picks out some potions. The rest don't seem to be of much use for him.

Then he goes off behind a building and out of sight to start work on the mask.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 4:54:54 AM

Yofiel thanks Rothlorian and says she will look through the found additional supplies soon, letting some of her friends explore them first.

She nestles in, her back against a smooth rock, looks out across the jungle below and the bay, and lifts her thoughts towards creation, and those powers that brought things to be. "This is a hard world. We build, we create, then our creations get destroyed, or marred. We seek to do good for others. Reciprocity comes about, but not in all cases. My mother teaches we ought to do good to others, whether or not they do good unto us. My father taught us to be ready to defend the weak, and remain alert to dangers - and to strike another to prevent harm to innocents.

"How can we be wise enough consistently to choose the right thing for the right moment? Grimelda thought we came to destroy her. Was she wrong? We were armed to fight. Yes, she began the combat, but we were keen to fight.

"Thank you for Siolo, who quickly sought a peaceful result.

"You who are above, who have gone before, I pray you guide us into wisdom. Grant us discerning hearts of sound judgment, eyes of clear vision, ears sensitive to nuance, minds which aim for knowledge, humble souls that recognize our partial understandings, brave souls that strive for the good, and strength of will to oppose what is false, and what is evil.

"Grant us grace as we work with others. Teach us kindness. Build our endurance.

"At this time, and in this place, bring healing to poor Grimelda. Let the words and actions of my friends start a thread of hope in her heart, and draw her with cords of compassion away from fear, toward love, and wrap her in kindness and forgiveness. Help members of our community adopt her. May the curse of lycanthropy either be lifted, or somehow turned toward the good.

"Lords and Ladies above, in your own time, and in your own ways, hear my prayers, and give us favor. Selah."

She quietly sings an elven song of hope which starts as a tiny seed then grows into a life-giving tree. Then she rises, dusts herself off, and hopes that her friends find a use for the note that she wrote to give to Grimelda.

She returns to where her friends were gathered.

DM Mitch
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 7:55:35 AM
Kazzor considers looking through the pile for an armor upgrade but decides to hold off.
R.J. says something looks like it is going to be a pile of squirrels and that someone should tell boat boy that is how to do a metaphor. He then makes the observation that Grimelda seems to think they are the dead people she used to know that were talking dogs with crossbows and asks how the group should play this.
Dapple introduce herself and asks if Grimelda remembers her. When she studies Grimelda and picks up on what the lycanthrope is going through she assures her that she is real, but is unable to come up something that might help.
Siolo approaches Grimelda slowly and says they are hoping to chat if she’s willing.
Marest looks through the pile of stuff to see what might be of interest to her.
Ezekiel somehow responds to a comment he could not possibly hear and digs through the pile frinding another stick, though this one is much smaller than the staff he found last time.
Grim shows up with some pieces of leather and pokes through the pile, picking out some potions. He then goes behind a building and starts working on the mask.
Yofiel goes off to reflect on events and pray.

As Dapple talks Grimelda quiets down to listen, but it’s Dapples touch that elicits a strong reaction. She snaps her head around to stare at the halfling and her hand sizes Dapple’s arm in a vice grip. She freezes like that for several seconds, her face showing an internal war between hope that Dapple is real and fear that her mind is just playing more tricks on her. Then she shudders, letting go as a dramatic change flows over her. Her hair and claws get pulled into her body, her snout recedes, and she loses height as she gains in girth. Brown, braided hair, dirty and coming lose, sprouts out to tumble down her shoulders and suddenly a weathered, brown-skinned dwarf is sitting on the floor, tears in her eyes and smiling up at Dapple as if she’s a goddess.

Then Girmelda collapses to the floor unconscious as the sudden release of stress, fear, and worry catches up to her.

RJ notices a small pile of belongings in a corner, on top of which is something that matches the description of the ward. It seems Grimelda simply removed it and hoped it’s absence wouldn’t be noticed by the presumed invaders, allowing her and her adopted rat family to more easily scavenge food.

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 11:54:52 AM
Kazzor decides to take a walk around town. He arrives at the site that used to be his home. The house is mostly destroyed, but there are enough things still there to remind him of his past. He sits on a chair in what was once the living room and remembers it's his father's favorite chair, or at least it was, now, like everything else, it's just another item to remind him of what he lost.

Kazzor sits there a moment or so and then Fenton appears, "Why don't you rebuild your family home? There would be plenty of room for your friends, and you and your friends would have a place to call your own, a place where people could know where to find you guys, when needed, and a place where you and your friends can talk in private."

Kazzor considers the dragon’s words for a moment, and then stands up. "That's not a bad idea Fenton, a will broach the subject with my friends and see what they have to say."

Kazzor finds those who aren't in the tunnels and says, "An idea has been given to me. My family home sits in ruins, but it was once a large yet modest home. As the sole survivor of my family, the property, by rights, should belong to me. I propose we rebuild the house and use it as our base of operations, as well as our home. We can build and outfit the house as we would like, so as to be comfortable to all of our different needs and likes."

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 2:47:56 PM

RJ watches the girl collapse, some level of pity and compassion washing over him. "She looks so small," he notes.

He also takes the time to point out the ward nearby.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14 d20=5 ;
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 8:14:46 PM
Siolo rushes to Grimelda's side when she falls unconscious to ensure that the dwarf is okay. ((Heal 11=5+6))

He looks over to Dapple, concern stricken on his face, "I'm not practiced with this affliction, is she alright?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 8:35:13 PM
Back behind a building and out of sight, Grim takes the now stark-white sun bleached compsognathus skull and with his sharp knife starts carving the bone such that the skull top forms a frontal cap. The Front part of the skull remains intact such that the 'wearer' sees through the eye sockets. The top jaw remains intact as well but the lower jaw and bottom half, both sides, and back side of the skull has to be removed so the compsognathus skull mask will fit.

OOC: I don't know how big these skulls are but I think you get the idea of what I'm working for. I'll pull one up on the internet and see it my idea will work.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 9:11:14 PM

"Kazzor, that is a wonderful and most generous thought. I will do what I can to help fix it up," Yofiel tells the big minotaur.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 2d8+2=7 ;
Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 10:38:06 PM
Grimelda collapses to the floor unconscious

Marest grows concerned for the young dwarf. Turning towards Miss Dapple, she says, "Do you think Miss Grimelda might require additional healing? I have some to offer if you think she might need it..." Without pausing, Marest walks up to the unconscious girl casting Cure Moderate Wounds upon the sleep Grimelda for 7 additional HPs.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 4:04:33 AM

[J-P - I don't think that 'Marest is underground with Grimelda, Dapple, RJ & Siolo. She is up above, looking through the pile of goodies Rothlarian pointed out.]

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 6:26:07 AM
Ezekiel waves his new stick about while speaking gibberish.

DM Mitch
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 7:25:48 AM
Kazzor takes a walk around town and ends up at what once was his family home. Fenton appears and suggests he rebuild. He then takes this idea to the rest of the team.
R.J. watches the girl collapse with some level of pity and compassion washing over him, noting how she looks small and the placement of the ward.
Siolo rushes to Grimelda’s side when she falls unconscious to make sure the Dwarf is okay. He asks Dapple if she is alright
Grim Ripr works on the shaman mask behind the building
Yofiel thinks that is a wonderful and generous thought and she will do what she can to help fix it.
Marest asks Dapple if she thinks Grimelda requires additional healing and casts cure moderate wounds on the sleeping Dwarf.
Ezekiel waves his stick about.

As the party disperses news about Grimelda seems to spread. A bunch of people show up at the tavern, either excited to see another survivor being found or having known Grimelda personally and wanting to see her. Gatter does a good job of keeping them from crowding into the basement and making things harder. Rothloian takes the opportunity provided by the distraction to finish his sandwiches without being interrupted.

Down below it’s probably possible to get Grimelda awake, though the healing spell won’t do it. If anyone down there has a healer’s kit then they can use the included smelling salts to wake her up, or if not make a heal check DC 10. Alternatively you can carry or drag her - she’s small enough that even the small section of the tunnel can be managed with some rope.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16 d20+4=20 ;
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 8:02:35 AM
Ezekiel approaches Grimelda. "I'm sorry I hit your rat with my stick. I promise to try not to do that again."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 = 20.

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 10:36:29 AM
With the idea of rebuilding his family home still on his mind, Kazzor notices the crowd gathering. He decides to broach the subject, with his friends, again, when they are all together, In the meanwhile, he stands back to wait for his friends to appear, with or without Grimelda.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 3:57:52 PM

RJ doesn't really know what to do in a case like this. (He can't really even carry the girl, being small himself.)

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 8:21:54 PM
Siolo, relieved that the dwarf is okay, thinks fir a few moments.

"Let's get her out from the tunnels before waking her," he suggests as he begins rooting through his pack for a rope. "This isn't a place that I would want to wake up to."

After retrieving a rope, the half-elf pulls out his bedroll and ties Grimelda up to be transported back.

As he attaches himself to the other end of the rope he says contentedly, "I'm glad this trip didn't end in violence. Well...off we go."

With a grunt, Siolo leads the way back.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 9:19:33 PM

"Oh absolutely," RJ responds as he helps tie and drag the dwarf. "It'll be much better when the violence happens later."

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 10:45:16 PM
Grim continues working on the Compsognathus skull. It is rather small skull in comparison but these compsognathus that attacked up here are the larger sort so the skull should fit decently enough as a cap of sorts. The leather will be glued to the skull, the glue is easy enough to make from tree sap, and thus form a soft padding. The straps then will come under the chin to keep the cap on.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16
Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 11:12:02 PM
Pending...

Marest actually has a healer's kit with her, and once Grimelda is within reach and out of the tunnels, she will use the smelling salts to gently awaken her.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Thursday May 4th, 2023 3:59:36 AM
Yofiel pokes through the items as she awaits the return of the outreach group.

DM Mitch
Thursday May 4th, 2023 7:57:04 AM
(OOC: Where is Ezekiel? Is he above ground or below)
Ezekiel apologizes to the unconscious dwarf
Kazzor decides to broach the subject of rebuilding his family home when his friends are all together again
R.J doesn’t really know what to do in a case like this as he can’t carry Grimelda himself
Siolo suggests they get her out of the tunnels before waking her up, getting his bedroll and rope to help move her to the surface
R.J. helps Siolo
Grim continues to manipulate the Compsognathus skull while making his mask
Marest plans to use the smelling salts in her healing kit on Grimelda once they are out of the tunnels.
Yofiel pokes through the new items and waits.

The trip through the tunnel gets a bit awkward around the turns but the group manages to wrangle Grimelda out to the basement. She get stuck slightly at the last hurdle and the tugging and pulling to get her through it wakes her up - fortunately she doesn’t panic as she’s been waking up in small enclosed areas every day for a while now.

After a bit of nervousness Grimelda emerges from the basement to the cheers of the crowd. An impromptu party starts with people celebrating the return of another thought lost and the group who found her. It’s the most lively the group of survivors has been since they all decided to return to town, before they got there and reality hit.

Gimelda quickly starts to look uncomfortable - going from complete isolation to a relatively small crowd is overwhelming her and she has no idea how to extract herself from the party. It’s actually pretty obvious but the other townsfolk seem too invested in having something to celebrate in these dark times to notice. You can probably help with a DC 10 diplomacy, deception, or stealth check (or whatever other roll you can spin as sneaking her out or convincing the others to let her leave)

After the party, or for those not interested in party, there are a variety of projects around town to be worked on. Kazzor is interested in rebuilding his family home but also various of the less damaged buildings are being worked on and repaired so they can be used. People are tired of sleeping cramped in the basement of the keep. A small area is being set aside to try to start a garden to supplement the food stores. Pests are becoming a real problem with so much of the town unoccupied, giving them plenty of spaces to nest.

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Thursday May 4th, 2023 10:54:04 AM
Now that the band is back together again, and after the impromptu party, Kazzor approaches his friends again,"I don't know about you guys, but like many others, I'm tired of this communal living, and this keep basement just isn't a home. I mentioned it before, while some were in the tunnels, and apart from Yofiel, everyone else seemed too preoccupied to here my words. My family's property, like so many others, is sitting vacant. Sure it needs repairs, but it was once a large, yet modest, house. I propose we rebuild it and share it as our home, as well as our base of operations. None of us planned this adventurers life, but it was thrust on us by necessity, I say we own it, and use my property, which I will give legal joint ownership to all of us, as our HQ. We can rebuild as we like, making sure the house is a comfortable home befitting all our various needs."

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15 d20+13=19 ;
Thursday May 4th, 2023 3:13:55 PM

RJ, feeling sorry for the dwarf, helps to get her out from the party, using his jacket and a little misdirection.

"I'm only doing this because I feel such a display distracts from our mission," RJ barks. For a while, he lingers with her in silence, not showing any plans to leave.

"Is there anything else you require?" he finally asks.

Dapple [AC 18; hp 18/19] (Kathy) d20+2=15 ;
Thursday May 4th, 2023 3:46:58 PM
"Look! A huge distracting thing!"

Dapple uses the Aid Another action to help whoever is helping Grimelda. [15, success]

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+5=22 ; d20+5=18 ;
Thursday May 4th, 2023 7:55:05 PM
Diplomacy

Marest visualizes that she can be of assistance to Grimelda, and using her Diplomacy skills, convinces the others to let her leave so as to ease back into society. (Diplomacy check =22)

Starting a Garden

As Marest is as close to a Professional Herbalist/Gardener as the town has, she signs up for the task to build/start a Community garden to supplement the town's food supplies.

Marest donning her Smoked Goggles, looks for dimension lumber so as to start building Raised Garden beds to try to keep vermin/pests out of the beds. Marest uses her Knowledge of Engineering (Skill check = 18) to design and plan for the wooden raised beds

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Thursday May 4th, 2023 7:56:20 PM
Grim hears the cheers and commotion. He puts away the proto mask stuff and comes out from behind the ruined building to see what's going on, surmmizing the return of expedition into the rat warren. However, as soon as he comes to the front, he hears someone shout out 'Look! A huge distracting thing!'

As the crowd turns they see Grim. Grim is probably NOT the 'huge distracting thing' but nevertheless that's what it would seem to Grim.

'AAARRRRGH! What you looking at!" he loudly asks as he flexes his muscles. "I'm no circus show, go stare and gawk at something else!' and finishes with a loud snotty snort.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20+7=27 ;
Friday May 5th, 2023 5:15:05 AM

As it becomes evident that the poor dwarf woman is becoming overwhelmed, and friends seek to shepherd her away, Yofiel whispers something to her mother, then stands upon a chair, and, with the contralto voice of a trained bard, speaks boldly.

"We are so pleased to find
Another one of us survived
This celebration has been lovely
Of dwarf Grimelda's return."

Her cadence approaches a chant as she seeks to gain the ears of those gathered, then glides into a poem.

She has suffered greatly, though
And needs some quiet time I trow
I trust her heart feels gratitude
Yet grant her now an interlude
To rest, to pray, to ponder deep
Of trials, pain, and much lost sleep

Gentle treat her, give her time
And gradually her hope renew
You felt the shock when beasts attacked
Still fresh she feels the pain of that.

Yofiel then says,

"Listen quietly now with me this night
A new song of welcome kindness."

She begins to hum a tune, then adds words to fit with it.

Chorus:
Welcome, Grimelda, welcome back
Your coming home shall fill a lack
Welcome, Grimelda, welcome home
Your coming's sweet as honeycomb
Dwell with us, abide with us
We'll be together now.

Verse:
May hope and warmth grow in our hearts
And friendships here joy you impart
Rest now, brave dwarf, rest up a bit
May you find comfort, here you'll fit
For each of us has their own niche
Let hearts unite and souls enrich

"Join me now in the chorus," she encourages the crowd.

Chorus:
Welcome, Grimelda, welcome back
Your coming home shall fill a lack
Welcome, Grimelda, welcome home
Your coming's sweet as honeycomb
Dwell with us, abide with us
We'll be together now.

Meanwhile, her mother, Diennia, had gone immediately after her daughter whispered to her to assist the crew who was engaged in the great escape. She speaks quietly to the dwarf, yet loud enough for those closest to her also to hear, "Dear one, this has been almost too much for you, I realize. My daughter Yofiel has a little song for you... would you mind staying for one more moment? After that, I have a place for you to rest. Food is there, and a soft comforter filled with goose down on a good bed. Will you listen for a moment? Then, I promise, we will help you escape this exuberant party. Listen - she will quiet them down."

Up on the chair, finishing the song, Yofiel says to the crowd, "You're welcome to remain and celebrate, but let us together say, 'Rest well, Grimelda.' Ready? 'Rest well, Grimelda.'"

After that, so long as the dwarf agrees, Diennia joins the jailbreakers in escorting her out, leading her to the place she mentioned.
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Perform, singing: 27 (nat 20)

DM Mitch d3=2 ; d3=2 ;
Friday May 5th, 2023 8:16:02 AM
Kazzor tells the others about his idea to restore his family home.
R.J. feels sorry for the Dwarf and helps her get away from the party. He excuses his action as the display distracts from their mission. He asks her if there is anything else she requires.
Dapple points out a huge distracting thing in order to help R.J. help Grimelda.
Marest diplomatically helps Grimelda get some peace then sets to work on starting a community garden.
Grim Ripr hides his WIP mask and comes out from where he is working to see what all the commotion is about. At that time someone suggests he is a huge distracting thing and he challenges the group with what they are looking at and tells them that he is no circus show and they should gawk at someone else.
Yofiel invents an impromptu song about welcoming Gimelda back. It’s very nice.

Grimelda takes the chance to sneak out the door, stopping right outside so she can hear the song. She looks pleased but incredibly embarrassed about it. She thanks the party for their help and, noticing the graves, starts to go through them to pay her respects to the dead.

Marest finds the area where the garden is going to be started. It’s part of the trashed market that a lot of hard work has been put in to clearing out. She’s able to make solid plans for layout and raising the planters to keep pests out.

A couple of days pass. (please post about what you’re doing for the rest of this day (it’s still morning after all) and the next).

Dapple (Kathy)
Friday May 5th, 2023 12:10:19 PM
Once it is clear that they won't be needed for anything else, Dapple uses her remaining healing magics to heal the group. [Everybody update your headers, please. Your cleric is a senile old woman. :) ]

Dapple is interested in the new garden, but coming from a nomadic family, knows nothing about how gardens work. She pokes around, getting underfoot, until someone asks her exasperatedly how the temple is coming along.

Taking the hint, Dapple spends some more time restoring the temple, which consists of clearing away rubble, searching for usable pews, tables, and shelves, and trying to work out how to get a roof over the cleared area, at least. "It doesn't really get cold here," she says. "So we can manage without walls for a time. No good against dinos, of course, but that's what the keep is for. But it does rain here, and I'd as soon it didn't rain on us.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+5=12 ; d20+4=9 ;
Friday May 5th, 2023 10:40:44 PM
Community Garden

After Marest starts the Community garden to supplement the town's food supplies, getting the supplies she needs, sets forth the task of constructing raised flower beds:

Each leg is roughly 2' 2.25" long 4x6 with a 31" long 2x4 set across each leg into a dado located at 1' 2.5" inch forming an H shape. For symmetry, use a second 31" long 2x4 on the other side of the 4x6 leg set into another a dado also at 1'2.5". In the middle of the cross legs, you can set a block of wood to act like a channel a cross beam to support half barrels found among the ruins, set at the location of the market stalls.

Knowledge of Engineering (Skill check = 12)
Profession (Gardener) (Skill check = 9)

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Saturday May 6th, 2023 2:06:01 PM
Ezekiel is practicing with the wand he found. One day you see him covered in grease. "Hey guys, I got it to work!"

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14 d20=2 ;
Saturday May 6th, 2023 3:25:32 PM
Siolo watches everyone going back to work, rebuilding. Cloudhaven is not his home, but as he looks around at the devastation a pit wells up in his stomach. Such destruction...

Over the next two days he spends time trying to get to know the people of Cloudhaven by helping them rebuild.

((Diplomacy 6=2+4))

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Sunday May 7th, 2023 1:07:13 AM

Yofiel chooses to help various people with their projects. She helps 'Marest with one of her flower beds.

With Dapple, she helps clear rubble, as well as park some of the usable furniture in a place from where it can be further deployed.

She touches base with Siolo, helping him out by giving some insights into the other folks in the outpost.

The bard cheers for Ezekiel once he figures out how to use the wand of - grease?

"Grim, what are you up to? You've made yourself scarce, mainly," she notes.

The elf takes a few hours with Kazzor to look over his former abode, get a feel for the layout, and kick around some ideas as to what areas to focus upon, to begin with. She offers to draw up a few sketches based on the current floor plan, along with how to go about adding to the foundation to accommodate more people.

"WIth the tunnels we found below, might we want to include a stairwell to allow us to access the passageways there from within the dwelling?" she asks the minotaur.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Sunday May 7th, 2023 8:31:29 PM
The crowd either realizes Grim isn't the 'huge distracting thing' or heeds the half-orc's advice and turn back in time for the real distraction, Yofiel's poetry and song.

Grim notices Grimelda being ushered out of the crowd and pleased the task seems to have ended in success and goes to join his team.

They discuss the different projects available but Grim notices nothing about their current mystery.

He's never had to be with non-orcs for any length of time and the adjustment to their behavior and way of life isn't coming easy. All this planning is for naught if they don't hurry up and solve the real problem. And he says so, "All this planning for garden, places to live, making people [i]feel happy[/] won't mean anything if those who perpetrated the first disaster come back. Cloudhaven didn't have appropriate defensive walls and lookouts then and doesn't seem to be thinking about them now. But I'll help rather than try to climb a cliff without rope and pegs."

He has a mask to finish, though, and goes into the jungle looking for a certain tree who's sap can be used as a glue.
Knowledge Nature +5 (take 10 or 20) and Perception +6 (take 10 or 20).

Collecting the sap he shows the/any skilled/half-skilled leatherworker what he needs. The leather section needs to be worked into a cap with padding, then attached to the compsognathus skull piece and straps going under the chin attached to fix the cap in place. Holes in the straps make it adjustable and a thick jungle thorn is used through the holes to keep the desired adjustment. If the wearer excels in his/her job as seer/diviner then things are added to the original mask (such as bird plumage) as a sign prestige and honor.

He doesn't bother with the garden. He's not a farmer, rather sets up a patrol pattern and insists Gater be his patrol partner. This allows Grim to teach the city-slicker half-orc some basics of jungle survival and if time permits, some basics in self-defense, picking stout staffs to spar with.

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Sunday May 7th, 2023 10:25:23 PM
"I wouldn't be opposed to the idea of adding a means to get to the tunnels, though we must make sure we have reduce person ready for my oversized body." Kazzor says as he looks over Yofiel's sketches. "These plans look good, you can still see the old house in them, and yet they are new. This is a new beginning for Cloudhaven, and a new beginning for our crew. Our home and base of operations should reflect that, I think. "

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20=16 ; d20=5 ; d20=9 ; d20=13 ; d20=20 ; d20=4 ; d20=7 ; d20=17 ;
Monday May 8th, 2023 2:16:13 AM
Just in case our DM wants us to make skills checks or the like, here are 8 rolls he can assign as he pleases...

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Monday May 8th, 2023 11:08:09 AM

RJ continues to work on his own weapons, and to help hunt for food. It's been an adjustment for a creature not sure where the pack currently is, but he does try to help people be happy.

He also agrees with Grim that nobody seems to be interested in the defenses. Not even a couple of walls or traps.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+5=16 ; d20+9=27 ;
Monday May 8th, 2023 8:52:35 PM
Community Garden

Marest continues preparations for several raised beds to keep vermin and various herbivores out of the gardens.

Out of her personal collection, Marest plants a series of herbs:

Basil, Oregano, Parsley, etc.

Marest also makes her way around the current landscape of the remaining "town" to discover if anyone else has clippings or seeds or various plants foods.

Skill Checks:
Knowledge Local: (1d20+5) = 16
Knowledge Nature: (1d20+9) = 27

DM Mitch
Monday May 8th, 2023 9:03:50 PM
Dapple pokes around the garden for a bit, but coming from a nomadic tradition and lacking a green thumb someone gives her a hint by asking about the temple. Dapple spends some time working on restoring the temple by clearing rubble and searching for usable furniture and making a cleared area. She tries to figure out how to erect a roof to protect from rain
Marest works on the community garden and raised flowerbeds
Ezekiel continues to practice with the wand he found and one day you see him covered in grease.
Siolo tries to get to know the people of Cloudhaven by helping them to rebuild.
Yofiel helps Marest and Dapple, touches base with Siolo, cheers for Ezekiel when he figures out the new wand, asks Grim what he’s been up to and tries to help Kazzor come up with plans for their base
Grim makes his opinion known that everything everyone is doing won’t do one lick of good against whoever attacked Cloudhaven in the first place as it lacks any significant defensive fortifications or lookouts. He then finishes the shaman mask and then takes Gater as his patrol partner teaching the city slicker a thing or two
Kazzor tells Yofiel he’s open to the idea of having a way to get to the tunnels using their base but they’d have to have a means of reduce ready for his oversized body.
RJ works to improve his weapons and the security of the town.
Marest adds some seeds of her personal collection and asks around town for other options. She finds a few interesting ones.

Dapple finds that the shrine is in rough shape. Though the outer walls are mostly intact, being made of stone, the entire contents of the place was trashed, the big doors torn off their hinges, and apparently something big tried to squeeze in here to chase people as the supporting beams of the roof have been damaged and there’s been a collapse since the party came in here looking for healing supplies.

However there is some good news. She finds someone has already started work on the project. A small area has been cleared in a spot where the roof is mostly intact and a small shrine has been made. It’s not much of one, just what minor items could be salvaged from the mess, but it’s clearly tended to often. As she starts working on clearing more things out a large male minotaur shows up. Introducing himself as Regtur it seems he made the small shrine and is quite eager to see the chapel restored. She may or may not have known him as a frequent attendee of the chapel before the attack - up to you.

Siolo happens upon a young human man in a makeshift forge drawing and hammering out some nails from what looks like iron scrap metal. The lad looks up from what he’s doing as he hears the elf approach and says, “Could you hand me that bucket? I need to quench these nails.”

Grim and RJ find the security situation perhaps not as dire as he feared. There are a few surviving guards, though all just barely starting their training, and Rothlorian himself was a guard and competent enough to know how to set up some basic security. A patrol schedule has been set up with volunteers keeping watch at the edge of town and patrolling the town. Several small but loud noise making devices have been placed in strategic locations so that if a problem is spotted an alert can be sounded for everyone to run for the keep at the first sign of trouble - a motley collection of musical instruments, noise making toys, and even a large metal pot and pan to be banged together. It’s not much, but it’s been tested while the party was gone and it works as an alert system. They are free to join the patrols and suggest improvements.

Finding the true enemy is more difficult. A search of notes and information through the town for any hints is an ongoing project. The only real clues are the cave and the few remaining giant dinosaurs on the plateau - both things that require a dangerous trek through the jungle to investigate. Rothloian is happy to work on a plan to safely investigate the cave.

Grim finds Gatter to be less cooperative. It seems he has swiftly developed a deep enmity of Grim and is quite happy to be a petty jerk about it. He flatly refuses to go on patrol, with or without Grim, and Rothlorian will only accept volunteers for the dangerous job watching for invading dinosaurs, and Grim discovers he gets served the most bland and uninteresting food the next few meals. Dotti steps in and tries to keep the peace. After noticing the food thing she goes out of her way to correct it and she encourages Grim’s offer to take him patrolling as the peace offering it is. When Gatter refuses she herself goes and proves an apt, if inexperienced, student.

A half-orc and halfing approach Marest as she is puttering around in the garden. The half-orc says, “I’m Ebru and this is Eya” as she gestures to the halfling. They help her with the setup of the garden for an hour or so before Eya seems to work up the courage to ask, “We’d like to learn from you. So what’d you think? Can we be your apprentices?”

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Monday May 8th, 2023 11:38:55 PM

"Tell you what, boys," Yofiel tells RJ and Grim, "let's build some good defensive bits around Kazzor's house. What do you want to include? Stone walls? Pit traps? Spiked wood with hardened tips? If we're to have a shared dwelling, bring your ideas to the table, and make it a very dangerous table for the big lizards, right?"

Dapple (Kathy)
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 12:02:59 AM
"Hi, Regtur," Dapple says. "Thanks for all this; it looks great. Well, considerably less terrible, anyway."

She takes another look around. "I'd like to see about replenishing our healing supplies. People would come to the temple to treat their injuries, and I'd like that to start up again. Magical healing is a ways off, of course, but do you know of anyone who might be able to make tinctures or salves?"

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 2:16:40 AM
"Oh, yes..of course," Siolo stumbles through words as he looks around for the aforementioned bucket. When he locates it, he brings it to the smith and watches the young man work.

After a few minutes of watching, Siolo speaks back up, "Are you originally from Cloudhaven?"

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 9:41:12 AM

RJ doesn't really have much to add for the defense system, though he does participate in patrol well enough.

To Yofiel, "I'm somewhat unsure as to how to counteract a dinosaur against a particular dwelling, particularly since my experience is in mobile fighting and this is the longest I've been in the same location for a while. Rothlorian seems to believe the focus should be on alerting the area and fighting or fleeing."

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 10:40:33 AM
Kazzor begins cleaning up around what will hopefully become his and his friends' new home. He wishes to go through the debris and salvage any family momentoes before any real work begins. Besides his father's favorite chair, which he found earlier, he finds a few decorative items his mother cherished, which along with the chair, he sets aside for safekeeping.

After going through everything, Kazzor begins cleaning up debris and when finished, he starts working on repairing the house, as well as any additions/modifications Yofiel had drawn.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 4:23:28 PM
Ezekiel joins those planning the city defenses. "What if we got lizards with lightning in their mouths so when they hiss at you, you get shocked with lightning?"

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d100=75 ;
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 10:43:10 PM
Apprentices?

Marest looks at both the newcomers, the half-orc Ebru and a halfling called Eya. They help Marest with the setup of the garden for an hour or so before Eya seems to work up the courage to ask, “We’d like to learn from you. So what’d you think? Can we be your apprentices?”

Marest is taken aback by Ms. Eya's request to be her Apprentices. Looking at both the 1/2-Orc & halfling, Marest smiles, "No one ever asked me that question before! Sure, I'd love to have you both...Thank you!" Marest beams, smoked goggles and all!

DM Hugh d20+1=9 ; d20+5=10 ; d20+12=22 ;
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 11:46:20 PM
Yofiel suggests to RJ and Grim that they build some defensive bits around Kazzor’s house. Things like stone walls, pit traps, spiked wood with hardened tips are brought up as well as having any ideas dangerous to big lizards brought to the table.
Dapple tells Regtur that things look considerably less terrible. She tells him that she’d like to see about replenishing the healing supplies as people used to come to the temple for their injuries to be treated and she’d like to start that up again. She says magical healing is a way off but asks Regtur if anyone knows how to make tinctures or salves.
Siolo helps the blacksmith with the bucket and watches the young man work. He asks if the smith is originally from Cloudhaven.
R.J doesn’t have much to add to the talk of the defense system though he does participate in the patrol. He tells Yofiel he is unsure in how to counteract a dinosaur against a particular dwelling, since his experience is in mobile fighting and this is the longest he’s been in a single location for a while and that Rothlorean seems to believe the focus should be alerting the area and then fighting or fleeing.
Kazzor begins cleaning up around what will hopefully become his and his friends’ new home. He wishes to go through the debris and salvage any family mementos before the work begins. Besides his father’s favorite chair, he finds some items of his mother’s and he sets all aside for safekeeping. He then works on repairing the house as well as adding any modifications Yofiel had drawn.
Ezekiel walks up to those planning the city defense and suggests they get lizards with lightning in their mouths so when they hiss at things those things get shocked by lightning.
Marest looks at both newcomers as they’d help her work on the garden before working up the courage to ask the question about becomming her apprentices. She smiles and says that she’d love to have them both and thanks them, smoked goggles and all.
~~~~
Regtur says to Dapple, “I don’t think any of us among the townsfolk have those skills unless some guard recruits get trained in first aid though I admit I have not. Wouldn’t yourself, Marest or Rothlorien be the best to dabble in tinctures?”
~~~~
The smith says to Siolo, “Thank you and Well met. My name is Timothy Pritchet and no I’m not originally from here. I’m originally from Plateau City actually but it was crowded and competitive so my parents arranged an apprenticeship here though maybe it turned out to be more dangerous than the big city considering the dino attack.”
~~~
Ebru looks at Marest and says, “Well this is the first time we’ve ever asked to be someone’s apprentices. We hope we don’t disappoint. Also what exactly is your first lesson?”
~~~
Rothlorien says to Ezekiel, “Do you know perhaps where we can find these lizards that emit electricity? Or for that matter how you would prevent them from zapping the townfolk and only zapping whatever is threatening the townfolk?”
~~~
Yofiel, RJ and Kazzor work at Kazzor’s old family home. (OOC: can I get some know[engineering] rolls or profession[architect] from Yofiel? Also can I get some profession[carpenter] rolls from whoever is actually working on the home? What kind of tools are you using?

Dapple (Kathy)
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 12:52:33 AM
"I suppose I could give it a try," Dapple says reluctantly. "I wish we could find some of Brother Cadmus's recipes; that would at least give us a starting place."

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 12:53:12 AM
Grim starts his patrols with Dotti, shrugging off Gatter. He notices that the crude alarm system is deficient in many ways, he comments to Dotti that it is encouraging that few seem so disinterested in defense and protection as Gatter appears to be and expresses he is perplexed at the half-orc's so non-orcish attitude.
"You fight for what you want and protect what you want to keep. Maybe he's not lazy, just too complacent with an easy life," he says to Dotti. "Maybe I'm not half-orcish enough to understand him."

He tells Rothlorien that the alarm system my be functional, but watch towers are vitally important as well. Watch towers 20 feet or more high will give the Watch the advantage of seeing anything coming in their direction quite a distance away, a more reliable alarm system than some pots and pans strung up here and there.

He meets with the leatherworker apprentice to see how the mask is coming along.

He helps start clearing rubble from Kazzor's old home and suggests that when rebuilt, make it flat on top so they can install some ballistas and catapults.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 3:06:07 AM
Siolo's face brightens at the mention of Plateau City. He catches himself before interrupting the smith.

"I'm sorry to change the subject, but I've been wanting to go to Plateau City," Siolo says excitedly. "Do you know anything about Fae Skeimir?"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20+9=21 ; d20+9=15 ; d20+9=19 ; d20+9=20 ; d20+9=11 ; d20+9=16 ; d20+9=26 ; d20+9=26 ;
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 3:55:02 AM

As Yofiel goes through the sketches and ideas for the Kazzor House remodel, here are some Knowledge: Architecture rolls: 21, 15, 19, 20, 11, 16, 26, 26

She also would like to see if there are any people within the outpost who have engineering or architectural or practical building skills, to review what she has come up with, find weaknesses, and increase strengths.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 3:59:17 AM

"Oh, good idea, Grim," Yofiel responds to the half-orc. "For that, we would have to ensure a very strong base and support for such weaponry atop the dwelling."

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 12:44:24 PM
Kazzor has no real skills when it comes to construction, but he can take orders from Yofiel, and he has become very good at mimicking a beast of burden. When Yofiel says place this rock here, he does so, and when she says nail this board here, with this size nail, he does so. Kazzor has never been afraid to get his hands dirty, and he finds pleasure in doing the menial tasks, as well as the back breaking ones.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15 d20+7=22 ; d20+7=11 ; d20+7=25 ; d20+7=14 ; d20+7=9 ; d20+7=21 ;
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 3:33:02 PM

RJ takes some time to craft various simple CR2 traps (and I don't want to spell out every detail, but here are some crafting trap rolls: 22, 11, 25, 14, 9, 21. So lets say he manages 2 or 3 traps.)

Highlight to display spoiler: {And if Dapple remembers, RJ does also have craft: alchemy, though it's mostly to make poisons.}

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+9=25 ;
Wednesday May 10th, 2023 11:16:30 PM
Lesson One

Marest asks each apprentice, first Ebru & then Eya, what they know about plants, vegetables, and then herbals. Afterward, Marest asks both of them, of all the herbals in the gardens, which one(s) can be made into edible tea(s)?

Skill Check:

Knowledge (Nature) = 25

DM Hugh d20+10=16 ; d20+4=17 ; d20+3=14 ;
Thursday May 11th, 2023 12:29:47 AM
Dapple says she supposes she could give it a try and wishes she had Brother Cadmus’s recipes to use as a starting place.
Grim starts his patrols with Dotti and shrugs off Gatter. He notices that the crude alarm system is deficient in several ways and comments to Dotti that he is perplexed by Gatter’s non Orcish attitude. He tell’s Dotti maybe he’s not half-orcish enough to understand him. He tells Rothlorien that while the pots and pans may be functional watch towers would be better, checks with the leatherworker apprentice on the mask’s progress and suggests to Yofiel they include ballista or catapults in the final design.
Siolo explains he always wanted to go to Plateau City and asks if the lad knows anything about Fae Skeimir
Yofiel goes through the sketches and ideas for the remodel and tries to seek a second opinion amongst the townfolk. She also tells Grim they need to make sure the house is strong enough to hold the weaponry he suggested.
Kazzor has no real skills per se when it comes to construction so he merely does as Yofiel suggests. (OOC: Are professions trained only? If so you can roll untrained craft rolls)
R.J. starts working on crafting a simple trap
(OOC: a typical trap costs 1000 gp x the CR and crafting rolls represent 1 week of work; I’m inclined to use DM discretion and say your traps follow under the special simple rules meaning they only cost 250 gp x CR, so you have to spend half the gold cost in materials and make your craft roll for 1 week’s worth of work. You need to make 5000 silver pieces worth of work for 1 trap to be crafted so 22 vs CR 2 craft DC of 20 = 440 or approx 8.8% of the way there for 1 week. You can alternatively roll by the day but then that 440 goes down to 62 and the progress is only 1.24%. It takes a long time to craft things in Pathfinder)
Marest asks her apprentices about what they know about plants, vegetables and herbs. She asks of all the herbs in the gardens which ones can be made into teas.

Regtur says to Dapple, “I don’t believe any of his recipe’s have turned up yet. I’ll see if I can get some of the search crews to keep an eye out.”
~~~~~
Dori says to Grim, “Perhaps Half-Orcs need to figure out which wolf to feed, did I use that expression right? I wouldn’t know being a Dwarf myself but it certainly seems like there is bad blood between the two of you. It would seem that he sees himself as less orc and more whatever his half was and that you are more in tune with your orcish roots.”

Rothlorien says to Grim, “Yes, watchtowers would be great, however we have limited manpower and resources right now. The temporary alarm system is the best we got right now. We also have other priorities when it comes to building tasks. We need to repair the lift and get some halfway decent shelter going. The watchtowers are on the to-build list but they aren’t the most important thing.”

Grim checks in with Stella, the Wemic tanner’s apprentice he left the mask pieces with. She seems to have gotten the hang of what he asked of her but it has been less than a day so she’s only merely started. Perhaps if he comes back tomorrow she will be finished?

~~~~
Timothy says to Siolo, “You should visit sometime, Plateau City I mean. It is a nice place, just full of hustle and bustle. Not like here where it is or was quiet. As for Fae Skiemirr isn’t that the Fey place high ranking adventures go to test their mettle like in the tales? Aside from that I don’t really know much about it”
~~~
Yofiel asks around for people to take a look at her sketches. That evening when folks have gathered for supper she finds the only folks that have some grasp of floor plans are Timothy Pritchet, the apprentice blacksmith and Regtar and Tesha the two guard recruits. None seem to be more knowledgeable than Yofiel herself when it comes to gauging the soundness of her designs though they all agree the plans look right to them. Gaston was really the town’s main architect beside from being the Lift engineer. Perhaps when you get the lift working again and trade is restored to Cloudhaven you can get an expert second opinion?
~~~
Ebru and Eya do their best to answer Marest’s questions. Eya seems to be the one more well versed in plants and herbalism but Ebru does well enough despite it seeming that these matters aren’t necessarily where Ebru’s skills normally lie. They tell the surface drow that plants are typically grown because they look nice, or are edible or have some medicinal function and that vegetables are a category of edible plant. As for herbal teas, between the two of them they can name some of the herbs used for teas but not all of them. They get chamomile, mint, and lemongrass but miss some of the less common tea herbs.
~~~
Whatever everyone is doing is interrupted by the dinner bell and the town is gathered together again for another hearty meal.
After supper there isn’t much time left in the day. Is there anything else you’d like to do before bedding down for the night?

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14
Thursday May 11th, 2023 1:42:27 AM
Siolo's excitement diminishes, "Oh. I'm actually lookin' t' find Fae Skiemirr. But, yeh, Plateau City is on th' itinerary..." He pauses for a couple moments before realizing something. "Oh! I'm sorry! I'm Siolo Sidhe! I'm from the Floating City. I got caught up 'n th' other things, my apologies."

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Thursday May 11th, 2023 6:49:30 AM
"That's easy!" says Ezekiel. "We find a bunch of regular lizards and have the druid guy train them!"

Kazzor (Jeremy) AC 15+1/10+1/15+1 CMD 19-1 HP 29/29 d20=4 ;
Thursday May 11th, 2023 12:36:07 PM
OoC... Profession checks are trained only.

Kazzor does a bit more hammer swinging (craft check 4) but gets little accomplished. He heads back to the keep and turns in for the night. He wishes more would have been done, but at least the site is cleared.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Thursday May 11th, 2023 1:21:52 PM

RJ begins to give up on the craft trapping process, realizing how insane it is to make a simple trap. He wondered how his field commando Sparkles was able to do all those traps during basic training.

It's especially daunting to RJ compared to the time it takes him to make an actual crossbow (OOC; which we know is faster because that's a class feature).

Most of the rest of the day is spent eating before bed.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20+9=18 ;
Thursday May 11th, 2023 3:58:00 PM

Thanking Timothy, Regnar, and Tesha for reviewing her plans, she thinks she spots a weakness in one aspect of her design. On the portion for which an 11 was rolled, she alters the plans slightly, with an 18 on knowledge, engineering after talking it over with them.

At dinner she catches up with what her friends are doing. "I was in Plateau City a few times, Siolo. The first time I was a girl, around my twelfth birthday, with my parents. They were visiting some of the druids in a grove within the city. Around the city the buildings were amazing - there was a big pyramid, and castles, and shops, and people of such interesting sorts. The last time was five or six years ago. I love the city, but enjoy the open roads, too.

"We also visited Floating City, but only once, maybe a dozen years back. What an amazing place that is. I should love to get there again, some day."

Dapple (Kathy)
Thursday May 11th, 2023 5:38:23 PM
Halflings always respond to the dinner bell.

Afterwards, Dapple makes the rounds, using her magical healing on anyone who needs it.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 23/30 CMD 13
Thursday May 11th, 2023 8:43:44 PM
Grim ponders what Dori surmises is Gatter's personality. When they pause in their patrol, he puts his big hand on Dori's shoulder and says, "I believe you be right. Half-orcs in our tribes are rough and tough. They have to be as much as any full orc has to be. Here, in this outpost or other human or demi-human settlement, they don't have to be. As Gatter wants to be just a clerk, he can be just a clerk. It doesn't work that way out there,' he points to the jungles to the north, east, and west.

"All orc tribes here came from one tribe fleeing the mountains over there', he points to the northwest, where the land called the Scabb lies. [/b]'That tribe struggled until they found a plateau to settle on. They expanded over time to other plateaus near the original one, our Home plateau, where our Great Chief lives. So we saw others come and try to establish an outpost. Our Orcs didn't mind since there was promise of trade for goods not easily gotten and life was hard enough as it was, no need to make more enemies, specially from those that can get much needed magic things."[/b]

He pauses for a moment in retrospect on his people's history then continues. "The other reason we didn't mind so much was because those peoples kept getting wiped out. We took in the survivors. Those that were more resilient and acceptant of their fate could become minor members of our tribe, those that didn't, had to just work, privileged to be alive and not tossed to the wilds. Humans seemed to be the more accepting of this, that's why you see more Human-Orcs. Dwarves, such as yourself, were too prideful to be thought of as 'orc' and to independent to remain as a laborer, so they escaped as soon as they could. Who know if any of them ever made it out to any safer lands. The elves were too prideful as well, and too bound to Freedom that either they withered away to nothing or tried the way of the dwarves. Orcs would not mate with halflings or gnomes, who wants stunted half-orcs? So they just worked. They were taken care of, mind you. A hard worker has his own honor in the tribes."

He stops hand looks down to Dori. Then he squats so that they can see each other eye-to-eye. "Now you know a lot about me and mine, and why I see half-orcs like Gatter as lazy or such. I couldn't live here because of who I am and where I was born. But if I was born here, or taken here as a baby, then who knows? So I let Gatter be and won't hound him any. We do that at home because if we don't, they end up useless in battle, and all tribe members must be willing to fight and die, even if they aren't very good at it. Fighting or dying."

They finish their patrol.

Conversing with Rothlorien, Grim holds back some frustration. He forces his mind to grasp the fact that this place is not run by a Chief who can order things to get done and everyone get's it done. To him, watchtowers are more efficient and an order from the Chief would put all able-bodied men and women chopping wood and making rope and getting it done. But, that's not the way it works here so he simmers down.

He didn't expect the mask to be ready yet but is pleased that Stella has a good idea of what it should look like and how it should work.
The dinner bell rings and Grim trods on over to the mess hall.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16
Thursday May 11th, 2023 9:30:38 PM
Ebru & Eya

"I believe it's dinnertime! Where are you both staying?" asks Marest to her new Apprentices. On the way to the meal-gathering spot, Marest says to Ebru & Eya, "just think over what we discussed today and we'll discuss it during lesson two."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14
Friday May 12th, 2023 2:18:09 AM
Siolo looks at Yofiel with poorly hidden wonder. "What's th' circle 'n Plateau City like, lady Yofiel? D'they know much about taking on th' shapes o' animals? Those magics always interested me th' most."

DM Hugh
Friday May 12th, 2023 2:51:09 AM
Siolo remembers to introduce himself.
Ezekiel vastly overestimates Siolo’s skills.
Kazzor gets a little more done before bed.
RJ despairs at the crafting rules.
(OOC: I’m inclined to agree with you re: crafting. Like I said there used to be Gillian’s fast forge time but they got rid of it. I think a feat should be offered but to Sharpshooters only that allows them to apply their fast crafting class feature to other crafts. Like Skill Focus where you can take it multiple times but each time it applies to a different craft. I posted about it both on the Rules and DM board and I’m seeing if I can get any traction with this in either place. It is a little awkward as this is not an ask for my character but for one of the PCs I DM for but it seems like this is a buzzkill when it comes to having fun if a PC wants to craft)
Yofiel thanks Timothy, Regnar and Tesha for reviewing her plan and catches an issue herself. She then shares with Siolo some of the places she’s traveled in her life.
Dapple as a halfling is not one to miss a meal. She then makes the round using her healing on anyone who needs it.
Grim Ripr ponders what Dori surmises is Gatter’s personality and shares more about his past and how his tribe functions.
When talking to Rothlorien he holds back his frustration regarding the watchtowers. He laments silently not having a chief who could merely order watchtowers be built and the orders being carried out by the tribe.
He is pleased with the progress being made with the mask and then heads to the mess hall.
Marest points out to her apprentices that it is dinnertime and asks them where they are staying. She advises them to think of what was discussed today and they’ll discuss more in lesson two.
Siolo asks Yofiel what she knows of the Druids of the Circle in Plateau City and if they know about taking the shapes of animals as that was something he was always interested in.

Before Dinner:
Timothy says to Siolo, “That’s okay, I get caught up in things sometimes too.”
Dori says to Grim, “That’s fair. I guess things are different for different folks. I don’t think Gatter necessarily knows how things were for you and your people. Maybe if he knew he’d understand more about where you are coming from.”
Ebru and Eva tell Marst, “We are staying at one of the communal dwellings. Hopefully more of this place can get cleared out and we can our own place one day.”

The next morning:
Siolo and Grim start to feel a little off. It starts with a headache that steadily gets worse. Within a few hours they begin to feel weak and uncoordinated - small efforts wear them out quickly and it’s hard to do delicate tasks. Also there’s just a general feeling of horribleness - much like when you catch a very bad cold. Please make a fortitude save DC 12, on a failure take 1 dex and 3 con damage. If you washed and cleaned up thoroughly after the rat fight you may get +2 to your save.

Though identifying the exact disease requires a healing or knowledge (nature) check it’ll be obvious to most that they are sick, so a heal check or cure disease spell can provide assistance for their swift recovery - though they still must make the first fort save to see if they lose those ability points and will need a few day’s recovery.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Friday May 12th, 2023 9:28:12 AM
"You don't look so good," says Ezekiel to Siolo. "You should see a cleric about that unless you are open to alternative medicine. Have you heard about shock therapy?"

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Friday May 12th, 2023 1:01:35 PM

RJ heads out to do his usual routine.

Dapple (Kathy) d20+8=19 ;
Friday May 12th, 2023 2:53:59 PM
Dapple takes one look at Siolo and Grim and can tell they're sick. [Heal check 19]

"Back to bed, both of you," she says. "I just hope whatever you have isn't catching."

Dapple can use her Heal skill to treat disease, but she can only treat one person at a time. She chooses Siolo, as he seems more frail than the stronger Grim. She would like to use her Healer's kit and take 10, giving her a net result of 20. Siolo would then get +4 on his next save (not the save the DM just asked for; the one after that).

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Friday May 12th, 2023 3:03:46 PM

Yofiel smiles at Siolo's questions. "Well, the Druid's Quarter is lovely, with a wild mixture of plants, and a fair number of animals, and people. Really, I was young, and I do not remember a lot. But Lorinda, a half-elf druid, she gave me some purple carrots, and we fed some rabbits. They were tame and very soft. And I saw a big bear there, and it waved to me and Lorinda.

"On our last visit there, Papa visited the druids again, but Mother and I shopped for some fine fabrics and yarns, and sampled some amazing foods. Wish I could answer your questions better. I'm sure the druids there know all about wild shaping. Once an eagle flew down to us, and changed into Tinilial, a family relative. I don't know him very well, but he is a druid. I don't like him. He spoke unkindly to my parents."

A little later when she sees Grim and Siolo, she goes to 'Marest and Dapple. "The boys are sick. Do you suppose you can help them? Remember that spell you cast to help Dapple? Could you do that for them, 'Marest?" she asks.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Friday May 12th, 2023 3:05:42 PM

[I didn't see Dapple's post until after I finished Yofiel's. Thanks, Kathy! Jon-Paul, your turn]

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13 d20+7=10 ; d20+1=5 ;
Friday May 12th, 2023 8:25:37 PM
Fort +5 +2(washed after battle) vs DC12 = 10
on a failure take 1 dex and 3 con damage.

After supper night falls and Grim is tired. Been a long day and he feels more worn out than usual. He does NOT sleep well at all. He gets up before sunrise and starts towards the kitchen. He's sure that Gatter has messed with his food again and was going to bruise that half-half-orc. But passing by the temple he has a different feeling come over him and Dori's words the day before come back to him.

So, instead of beating Gatter to a pulp, he turns into to the dark, quiet temple, the only holy place he knows in town. He sits down in the middle of the room and takes out a bag holding the claws and teeth of the lower jaw of the Compsognathus (the upper jaw teeth are still in as part of the mask).

He blindly takes out a fistful of these and cups them. He starts to chant in orcish while jiggling the mix of claw and teeth. He tries to concentrate on the words he learned from watching his shaman but it is hard. He finally tosses them to the floor and tries to read them.

OOC: would require a Religion check that he does not have, but what does he know?

In his muddle state he tries to see the answer to his illness. It has been days since the last battle and his wounds are fully healed. He's been in the jungle on patrol and there are any number of insects, spiders, blood suckers, scorpions, poisonous thorns, and such but this illness does not feel like that kind. More like something he ate.

His shaman always told him to thank the Great One and bring your prayers to him. The shaman had a special liking to Grim, Grim thinking it was because the shaman wanted a big bodyguard handy nearby, but Grim himself began to feel a closeness to the Great One ever since his Initiation into the Tribe. He just felt different when he'd watch the shaman go through his rituals.

His head hurst, he feels dizzy, but he puts the claws and teeth back into the bag and grabs another fistful and tries again. He wants to make sure he does not make a mistake and clobber Gatter if it wasn't him. He wants to clobber somebody, but only the true guilty one.

He stares again at the resulting teeth and claws splayed out on the floor but no answer comes. Maybe he didn't word the ritual correctly. Maybe he should try again, but now the words of the ritual just come to the tongue but end up slurred or garbled.

He finally gives up, collecting his 'bones' back into his bag and wobbles back to his quarters. He'd like to eat something but nothing appetizing comes to his foggy mind.

Arriving back at headquarters he sees his friends hovering over Siolo, who appears to be much in the same shape as he. Well, if Gatter got Siolo too, that half-half-half-orc will be in real big trouble.

Heal Check + 1 = 5

"Dapple, you are right. I don't feel well and I have no idea what it is. The Great One would not reveal the cause to me, or he did but my headache is so bad I couldn't hear it."

He follows Dapple's advice but was going that way anyway.

DM Hugh
Saturday May 13th, 2023 3:04:51 AM
Ezekiel tells Siolo that he should see a cleric unless he is open to alternative medicine like shock therapy.
R.J. heads out to do his usual routine
Dapple takes a look at Siolo and Grim and can tell that they are sick. She tells them both to head to bed. She also uses her healing skill to treat Siolo.
Yofiel tells Siolo about the Druid’s Quarter in Plateau City. When she sees Marest she asks her if she could cast the spell she used on Dapple on Siolo and Grim.
Grim Ripr tries to divine the source of his illness by casting bones but the answer eludes him. He considers Gatter being the cause but isn’t sure and then when he gets back he sees Siolo also ill. He tells Dapple he isn’t feeling well but the great one wouldn’t reveal his cause of illness.

In the small community of Cloudhaven news of Siolo and Grim’s illness spreads quickly. Luckily no one else in the town appears to have any symptoms of being ill.

Dapple knows that Grim and Siolo have Filth Fever likely caused by their recent run in with the dire rats. Marest’s spells would indeed solve the situation.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+2=10 ; d20+2=3 ; d20+2=6 ;
Saturday May 13th, 2023 7:48:38 AM
Filth Fever

(OOC: Sorry for the late & lack of posts; night took the wife & MIL out to dinner for Mother's Day.)
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Marest, upon hearing of the conditions of both Grim and Siolo may have contracted a disease, goes to the Temple to visit them.

Once there, Marest visits each one, casting Remove Disease in hopes it resolves whatever they caught.

For Grim, it's touch and go, but Siolo definitely needs more help. Marest cast Remove Disease again on Siolo, hoping this time it's a winner!

If it doesn't work, I can try again tomorrow.

Caster Level Check:

For Grim: (1d20 +2) = 10
For Siolo: (1d20 +2) = NAT 1!
For Siolo: (1d20 +2) = 6

Dapple (Kathy)
Saturday May 13th, 2023 2:22:48 PM
Dapple stays with her patient (Siolo) until he shows signs of getting better.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20+1=5 ;
Sunday May 14th, 2023 6:11:17 AM

Yofiel offers to help out with the boys, though she lacks training in the healing arts, aside from tending to wounds via spell casting. "I want to learn how you help out someone who is sick like this, Dapple. I may not know much about what to do, but you tell me, and I'll try it." Since Dapple is focusing on Siolo, the elf will try to help Grim. No great talent shows as she begins the process.

[Will likely pick up a rank or two in healing in upcoming level - figured I'd give a reason for how she goes about learning something about the skill.]
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Healing, untrained: 5

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13
Sunday May 14th, 2023 12:21:14 PM
OOC: I like to do the same thing when I plan to pick up a rank in a skill I don't have a rank yet, build in a logical reasoning that builds to adding the rank, rather than just add it and say 'wow, look what I can do that I didn't know how to before', thing.

Which, btw, is why some of my post are a bit long. Just building up background for Grim's future development.

IC:
Grim's compliance to Dapple's 'go back to bed' order was because he was going there anyway, but compliance to anything else is met with a very bad mood and a bit unkind response. Good thing he's ill, off balance, bad headache, etc. so that all he does is issue orc related 'bad mood language' that only those who know orcish understand.
However he does tolerate 'Marest's attention, as he sees her as the outpost's resident shaman-to-be. Or closest thing to it.

He mumbles something to her about a ceremony to make it official and her powers will increase tremendously. But is that a prophesy or just fever induced deluded babbling.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14 d20=1 ; d20=13 ;
Monday May 15th, 2023 3:27:35 AM
((Fort 4 = 1 + 1 + 2....oof))

Siolo, the next morning, struggles to get up and moving. He looks pale, clammy, and tired.

When he is told to go back to bed, he puts up no fight. In bed, he doesn't talk much as he concerns himself with resting.

Despite Dapple's efforts and magic, Siolo does not look to improve at all.

((If I need a save for the next day 17= 13 + 0 + 4))

DM Mitch d3=1 ; d3=3 ; d20=19 ;
Monday May 15th, 2023 7:53:07 AM
Marest upon hearing of Grm and Siolo’s conditions goes to visit them. She casts Remove Disease once on each and once again on Siolo
Dapple stays with Siolo until he shows signs of getting better.
Yofiel volunteers to help out with caring for those sickened though she lacks any formal training. She ends up helping Grim as Dapple is focused on Siolo.
Grim Ripr complies with Dapple’s ‘go back to bed’ order because he was going there anyway but anything else anyone asks is met with a bad mood and unkind response. He tolerates Marest’s spell and mumbles something about a ceremony to make it official and her powers increasing tremendously… is it prophecy or just a fevered dream?
Siolo looks bad and feels worse. He doesn’t like following orders either.

The day turns out to be muggy and miserable for everyone, not just the sick. The jungle is always hot and humid but a rainstorm rolls in and makes everything wetter as well. It’s one of those that rains for a bit then stops before starting up again, meaning plenty of people who have outside activities to do get soaked when they try to do things in the short breaks and get caught out. Fortunately the tavern is kept warm and hot food is kept ready by Gatter and Dotti so there’s always a nice place to rest and warm up through the day.

Siolo and Grim get plenty of visitors, both people they know a little like Rothlorian, Dotti, and Timothy, as well as random townsfolk who just know them because of the dangerous tasks they’ve done for the town. A few volunteer to help, though none have much skill in healing. One proves competent enough to provide assistance so that both patients can get proper care under Dapple’s direction (rolled 19 for random NPC help so both PCs can get +4 to their next roll). Sadly Marest’s magic doesn’t improve their situation much.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Monday May 15th, 2023 9:07:53 AM

RJ takes some time to make sure the sick teammates are comfortable, but can't really do any more.

He does have an idea to go back to the rat girl and ask whether this illness has anything to do with their earlier encounter.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Monday May 15th, 2023 9:08:48 AM
Ezekiel uses ray of frost to chill the water supply so folks have plenty of cool and refreshing water to drink.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13 d20+9=11 ;
Monday May 15th, 2023 7:51:46 PM
Fort +5 +4 (Healing Help) = 11
Fort check once a day

OOC: I didn't add the +2 for washing the wounds as I figured it would only apply for the first roll.

Although administrations of cool water help the fever, it appears a second day of illness envelops the half-orc. In his brief occasional lucid moments he thinks perhaps it is because he did not offer a ceremony to the Great One for the killing of the dire rat, but then he doesn't remember his tribe ever doing that either. Dire rats are not common upon the plateau and not all that common in the jungle either. Only delving deep in the caves are you sure to find some. Unless you raise your own for worg food...

He lets out a loud orcish curse before slumping into unconsciousness again.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+2=4 ; d20+2=14 ;
Monday May 15th, 2023 8:51:21 PM
Filth Fever

Marest, realizing that her attempts at removing the diseases may not have been successful, will try again the next day.

Caster Level Check:

For Grim: (1d20 +2) = 4
For Siolo: (1d20 +2) = 14

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14 d20=10 ;
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 2:16:32 AM
Siolo, though weakened, is grateful for the company while he is bedridden. He uses the opportunity to gather more information about Cloudhaven before the devastation. His tactics during these exchanges are questionable as he uses phrases like, "My fever dreams aren't great, can you tell me of how Cloudhaven used to be?" and such.

((Diplomacy 14 = 10 + 4))

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20+1=7 ;
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 3:16:15 AM

Yofiel tries to keep Grim comfortable, but it is easier when he is asleep than when he is awake and cursing. [Healing check, untrained: 7]

She checks with her mother, who tells her she recalls a yellow flower that one of the healers she knew when she was younger used, but she cannot recall much more than that it was yellow, and a flower.

Since there is time available, the bard sits and writes. She recalls the various types of trees they encountered on their last journey. Likewise the various types of stone. She considers which might be useful in carrying out the rebuilding of Kazzor's house. Since there are so many now to oversee the patients, she excuses herself to go find Kazzor, and run by him some of her ideas.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14 d20+1=7 ;
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 3:16:22 AM

Yofiel tries to keep Grim comfortable, but it is easier when he is asleep than when he is awake and cursing. [Healing check, untrained: 7]

She checks with her mother, who tells her she recalls a yellow flower that one of the healers she knew when she was younger used, but she cannot recall much more than that it was yellow, and a flower.

Since there is time available, the bard sits and writes. She recalls the various types of trees they encountered on their last journey. Likewise the various types of stone. She considers which might be useful in carrying out the rebuilding of Kazzor's house. Since there are so many now to oversee the patients, she excuses herself to go find Kazzor, and run by him some of her ideas.

DM Mitch
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 8:21:39 AM
R.J takes some more time to make sure his sick teammates are comfortable and goes back to the Rat Dwarf to see if the illness has anything to do with their earlier encounter.
Ezekiel uses ray of frost to cool the water supply so folks have plenty of refreshing drinks.
Grim Ripr wonders in his delirium if he got his illness because he didn’t offer a ceremony to the Great One for killing the dire rat but his tribe doesn’t do that practice either. He lets out a loud orcish curse before sliding into unconsciousness again.
Marest continues to try to remove Grim and Siolo’s disease
Siolo is grateful for the company and asks about the history of the town.
Yofiel tries to keep Grim comfortable and writes about what she’s seen.

Several days pass (Grim and those assisting him please roll until you succeed - 2 successes for Grim to recover naturally or a cure disease beating the DC 12). Siolo recovers with Marest’s magic, but it will take 3 days for him to fully feel better (you heal 1 stat point per day per stat).

DM Mitch
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 9:01:06 AM
After several days, long enough for Grim to recover enough to be mobile, though still weakened, news of new problems is brought to the parties attention. Rothlorian gathers the group and tells them of reports of gremlins infesting a couple of the houses at the edge of town. “I can clear out one building but I need you to take the second. I’ve dealt with these things before and if we don’t wipe out both groups at the same time then they’ll just split and multiply. They like playing tricks so be careful.”

During the meeting it is realized no one has seen Kazzor since the previous meeting. Someone went to fetch him but returns saying they can’t find him.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 1:15:46 PM

RJ kind of stares at the sickness stuff makes way to this new gremlin problem.

"I dunno, dad," RJ muttered to himself. "I didn't really sign on to staying in one place dealing with this stuff, not even for money. Maybe it's time I moved on...."

Dapple (Kathy)
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 3:22:12 PM
"Gremlins?" Dapple frowns. "Are they aa kind of fae? Do we need special weapons to defeat them?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13 d20+9=17 ; d20+9=15 ;
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 7:48:19 PM
OOC: Fort saves book keeping

Fort +5, if Healing Aid continues - bonus of +4 as before:
17, 15 -> two consecutive saves, Grim is on the mend. Either One day if Remove disease worked or two days for natural healing. Q: does the Fail condition get rolled each day if fail or just the first time the disease takes hold? Just need to know how many Ability points Grim needs to recover, 3 days if only the first fail is counted.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16 d20+2=21 ; d20+2=18 ;
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 9:41:06 PM
Filth Fever, 3rd Draft

Marest, realizing that her attempts at removing the diseases may not have been successful, will try again. Marest thinks she might have been successful this time around!

Caster Level Check:

For Grim: (1d20 +2) = 21
For Siolo: (1d20 +2) = 18

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 9:44:58 PM
"Gremlins?" Dapple frowns. "Are they aa kind of fae? Do we need special weapons to defeat them?"

"What about lightning?" asks Ezekiel. "Does anyone know what happens to a gremlin struck by lightning? Is it the same thing that happens to everything else?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 11:12:54 PM
Two to three days of being sick put Grim in a very bad mood during that time. In the orc community, that'd be no big deal, here it was. Around the end of the third day Grim starts to come out of the fever and has more sense to keep his mouth shut unless it's someone with food.

He doesn't know anything about these things called Gremlins but he does know about evil spirits and mischievous spirits. He surmises that the orcs never had this problem because the shamans kept many wards around that protected the villages from such things.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/12/13 ; HP 14/14 d20=17 ;
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 3:58:37 AM
((Knowledge Nature 23 = 17 + 6))

While Siolo recovers from the effects of the sickness, he ponders what he will do next. Will he move on to Plateau City as planned? For a short bit he considers if Cloudhaven really needs or wants his help. And then he reaffirms that the dangers are mostly animal related. There doesn't seem to be a strong druidic presence here. Maybe he is one of the most ideal persons for the task. With the new resolve, Siolo is excited when he is called on by Rothlorian with the others.

At the meeting, the firey-haired half-elf speaks up when questions arise about gremlins, "Gremlins are fey. While not all are evil, most are. As with many fey, cold iron tends to be effective to pierce their supernaturally tougher hide."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 14/14
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 5:05:27 AM

At some point when others are not around, Yofiel sees about talking with R.J. Muffins.

"RJ, how are you doing?" she asks. "Say, is something bothering you lately? You don't talk a whole lot. You seem to be pretty smart. Does this whole situation - us stranded up top of the plateau for now - are you finding it disconcerting? Maybe I'm off the mark. But, hey, is there anything any of us can do to help you deal with whatever it is you are going through?"

Later, when the topic of gremlin removal comes up, and Siolo mentions the effectiveness of cold iron against goblins, she says, "I have this heavy spear here made of cold iron. I think it is cold iron, at least. Maybe our blacksmith can help us make from it more than one weapon we can use against them."

DM Mitch d3=3 ; d3=1 ;
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 7:55:33 AM
R.J. kind of stares as the sickness stuff makes way to this new gremlin problem and makes a comment to his dad and himself.
Dapple asks if Gremlins are a kind of fae and if they’ll need special weapons
Grim Ripr is on the mend. He’s pretty grumpy. He surmises that maybe his tribe didn’t have problems because of wards.
Marest tries to restore Grim one last time.
Ezekiel asks about lightning and how it will work.
Siolo considers leaving, but decides he may be perfect for helping out the town. He tells the others what he knows of fey.
Yofiel approaches RJ about his feelings.

Grim is able to successfully fight off the disease. He takes the ability damage every time he fails a save, so with his successful ones and the healing magic he’d only take 1 more set of dex/con damage. This time I rolled a 3 and a 1, for a total of -4 to both stats, recovering one each per day. Siolo was cured the day before Grim, so recovers 1 dex and 1 str.

Rothlorian nods. ”We shouldn’t delay too long, lest they spread farther, but you can take the time to secure better weapons. Something might be found or made. ”

Non-magical items do not need to be gotten from the catacombs and cold iron costs 2x base. So a cold iron battleaxe is a mere 20g, or a glaive 16g. If you decide to get a cold iron weapon just RP how you get it in your next post and add it to your sheet.

With Siolo’s check, and the added information that the gremlins were noticed when they started throwing crap at people from the upper floor, he can guess that these are likely a weak, tiny type of gremlin known for loving horrible pranks and spreading bad luck. The party should be prepared for traps and bring luck based enchantments.

Though the party is busy the missing Kazzor is noticed and a search is made. All that can be found is a note left at the ruins of his family home. It claims a dragon had something important he needed to do and he was going to go do it. No word on when or if he'll return is included and no tracks can be found - as if he was extra sneaky or flown off by said dragon, though it is of course impossible to know either way.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 13/13/10; HP 13/16
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 9:07:21 AM
"Keeping iron cold in this heat will be difficult," says Ezekiel. "I could 'ray of frost' them but that might be too cold and break the iron."

Dapple (Kathy)
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 1:18:19 PM
"Spreading bad luck, is it?" Dapple asks. "Wonder how Wardd feels about that. I guess we'll find out."

"By now," she adds, "you guys know how my Touch of Luck works. Don't be afraid to ask for it if you need it."

At first, Dapple doesn't think she'll bother with a cold iron weapon, but changes her mind when she sees some scrap iron that might do for a halfling-sized dagger. "It's not like they could do anything else with such a small amount," she says.

Dapple acquires 1 cold iron dagger.

R.J. Muffins (Melvin) AC 19 (before prone)/15/15 HP 20/24 CMD 15 d20+7=21 ;
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 1:57:11 PM
RJ responds to Yofiel's questions with a grunt and a shrug.

"Just doing what needs to be done, ma'am," he finally adds.

If they are granted a week, RJ simply makes his own set of 10 cold iron bolts (craft roll 21 beats the DC 15). "These... gremlins... I won't be dealing with any whimsy or dubya dubya eye eye jokes, will I?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 8:09:29 PM
Grim finally get up. He's been aching to get up for a day at least and with news of some new threat, called Gremlins he wastes no time once he finds his feet steady.

The word was that these things resists the sharp edge of fine steel, or the blunt edge of find steel, or any steel, but do have a weakness for good 'ol iron and he's quite well enough to go looking for some.

Luck, or the Great One's providence, not only does he find an iron bar (club), he finds a box loaded with vials packed with straw. Whoever put packed them had the foresight to label them as well. He surmises that it belonged to one of the townsfolk that used to be an adventurer or was planning to be one.

OOC: newly 'found' items _ potion of Shield of Faith, Tanglefoot Bag x2, Thunderstone x2, Antitoxin, Alchemist Fire, Acid flask.

He brandishes the cold iron club, swinging it around, getting the feel of it. Initial weapon training was with sticks and clubs, more bruising than lethal, before moving on to sharper, heavier, more deadly stuff.

It's been 3 days at least and he wanders how the mask is going, stopping by to check on the progress.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 8:11:55 PM
ooc: the potion was already purchased at the catacombs. Also, If we take on the gremlins before he gets his Dex and Con up, I'll try to remember those penalties.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 19 Tch 13 HP 30/30 CMD 13
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 8:11:59 PM
ooc: the potion was already purchased at the catacombs. Also, If we take on the gremlins before he gets his Dex and Con up, I'll try to remember those penalties.

'Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:5/R:2/W:3), HP:16/16
Wednesday May 17th, 2023 8:34:23 PM
Fey? Gremlins?

Marest has been happy to have assisted the team in this healing effort but seems to have lost the current conversation when everyone is speaking about Fey & Gremlins...

"What did I miss?" says Marest, referring to Fey creatures.

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