DM Mark - "Let's go see this doc." d8=2 ; d20=17 ; Wednesday November 8th, 2023 3:03:00 AM
Satisfied everyone is out of harm's way, Tsak rests. He notes a raven flying overhead and mentions this to his friends. He suggests going to see this healer.
In fact, everyone seems to have seen the raven flying overhead, and all are for visiting this healer.
Kiwina is not sure if anyone here is a town leader, but the barkeep seemed to be in authority within the tavern, and Kiwina might judge him to be the owner. He casts Neutralize Posion on the man. This seems to have no obvious effect, though the man does draw away from the centaur after he touches the man as he casts the spell. The man still will not look at the Petals directly, and he still moves with a dull, plodding gait as he returns to his tavern.
Beech casts a spell to try to cover the Petals' way to this healer with an illusion.
(If I understand correctly, Beech is using Silent Image to create the image of an empty road, but about 10’ above the actual road so that an observer from above would look down and see the empty road and not the PCs beneath it. Unless the observer is very high up, the nature of this “elevated” road would be fairly obvious to anyone moving, as their perspective changes as they move, but the illusion does not. So, while it may hide the PCs from observers within the limits of the illusion, the fact that they are looking at an elevated roadway that is higher than the surrounding ground would be obvious to anyone flying overhead.)
Though the Petals may ask the townsfolk to take them to this healer, none will. In fact, they avoid responding directly to the Petals. Instead they will dully say to another person something like, ”Someone needs to find the healer’s house. They should simply head that way, and look for the yellow house on the low hill on the edge of town.”
Following this direction, you generally proceed southward. After a few hundred feet, you can see a small rise with a yellow house. There are trees here as the forest tends to press in toward the town on all sides. It looks peaceful and quiet.
To answer Tsak’s question, this does generally seem to be the direction the raven went, though it did pass out of Tsak's field of vision so he’s not positive.
You will be coming in from the “top” of this map, so place yourselves accordingly.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) Wednesday November 8th, 2023 8:23:09 AM
Falco's normal good mode is a bit dark as he doesn't like the idea of this enire town of people being under someone's control.
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Wednesday November 8th, 2023 1:03:00 PM "Nice of them to point us in the right direction. So. Do we give the 'healer' a chance to explain what is going on here, or do we go in hard and fast and ask our questions once they've been restrained and incapacitated? If we're going to fight, we should probably do some recon first
Elyas has a few options ot help with checking out the house, depending on what the Petals want to do. Flight, invisibility, and teleportation are all on the menu.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 33 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Wednesday November 8th, 2023 2:51:33 PM " I dunno. You guys know who we are looking for and what they are capable of, not me. Knowing before we go in if I am supposed to keep whomever we find in there in a servicable and talking condition is a kinda important fact though." Panzer puts away his weapons as he waits to hear the plan.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:29/19T/--FF|CMD 35| Arrows/20+1 CLB|18/13/8/18(RS)/18(H)|(FA,WF,WS,WT,PBS,DA,RS,H,MS,IG)**|1d8+16(MS)(20)x3) Wednesday November 8th, 2023 3:16:56 PM
Mak lagged behind the others for a moment to examine the unconscious woman. As he did so he undid the laces on her blouse to check her chest bone for anything that might suggest she'd been heartseeded.
Afterwards he rushed to catch up with the others.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Wednesday November 8th, 2023 8:46:51 PM
Beech heads up the tunnel towards the Healer's house. "Remember to stay near the middle of the road." Beech whispers to everyone as he walks slowly and concentrates on maintaining the spell.
The way I pictured the illusion is over basically the most traveled area and is a like a 1/2 tube slightly taller than wide. (10' high by 10' wide) but at the edges near the top, it's prolly only 6' curving up to the center. With it over the most traveled areas, the changed should be harder to spot, but there will be a little bit of shift from perspective, can't be helped, because we don't have anything to anchor it to. (like walls)
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Wednesday November 8th, 2023 9:52:42 PM
Ayotnom says, "I think it sounds ominous that this supposed healer is here to help "everyone" and "everyone" seems to be wondering around like automatons. I mean I'm willing to let the healer explain themselves but if it looks like they are going to cast a spell then we attack first."
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Wednesday November 8th, 2023 11:04:43 PM
Kiwina tells Panzer, "We fought a necromancer. This guy was in correspondence with the necromancer, and said he had some ideas to make his monsters more powerful. Kinda think he's also a necromancer, but I guess I wouldn't be able to say for sure. Based on the way the last fight went, I'm kind of tempted to burn this one's house around him. Someone else best be the diplomat today."
===== Ranger: 1st -- entangle, speak with animals (used) Druid: 0th -- create water, detect magic, flare, light 1st -- obscuring mist, cure light wounds, entangle, produce flame, speak with animals, summon nature's ally I 2nd -- fog cloud, flaming sphere, hold animal, resist energy, soften earth and stone 3rd -- call lightning, meld into stone, neutralize poison (used), spike growth 4th -- sleet storm (used), control water, flame strike Aumakua have one 1st-level ranger spell Storm burst -- none used
DM Mark - "Let's go see this doc." Thursday November 9th, 2023 12:56:40 AM
Falco does not like that something seems to be affecting the people of Wilsden.
This worried Mak too, and he checks the unconscious woman to make sure she does not bear the scars of having been heartseeded. He is relieved that she does not.
As the Petals head as directed by some of the townsfolk, Beech creates an illusory tunnel to shield their passage for most of the way there. The petals regard the yellow house on the rise before them.
Elyas wonders aloud if the Petals should start with questions or just start lobbing spells and ask later. Ayotnom suggests starting with questions unless this healer resists. Panzer answers that he’s not sure because no one has really told him why you all are here.
Kiwina resists the temptation to just burn this house down. Which is probably good, given that the house is surrounded by a forest. He answers Panzer’s questions about whom they seek and why. The summary below contains Kiwina’s answer, but (if you will forgive the DM for some added exposition) adds a bit more context for Beech and Panzer.
DM Recap to make things easier for Panzer and Beech: The Petals encountered a dragon named Grovas on Liontaur Isle that was preying on the liontaurs there. They tracked the beast to its lair, and there they found documents from someone named Achtoor offering Grovas immortality if he would join Achtoor. These documents said the dragon should seek him out by contacting someone named Nevras Canthil in Dirt City. They journeyed to Dirt City, a city of thieves. There they found and defeated an awful necromancer named Nevras Canthil. In his papers they found documents from Achtoor suggesting that Nevras’ work with flesh golems might be helpful to Achtoor, so Nevras was also being asked to join Achtoor, and that he was doing some interesting work in Willsden. The Petals have journeyed to Willsden to find this Achtoor.
The Petals look at the house, unsure how to approach. It seems peaceful here, but they are wary. The house is quaint, and the woods around it are quiet.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Thursday November 9th, 2023 11:17:15 AM "Let's approach friendly, this healer doesn't know we had dealings with the necromancer. Still best be prepared for the worst.
Falco casts Shield of Faith on himself when someone knocks on the door or the door opens on its own.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=36 ; Thursday November 9th, 2023 2:11:05 PM
Beech, plays with his Holy Symbol, says a silent prayer for the group and the town, but seems ready. "Most spells are exceedingly obvious when I cast, so you'll all know, if it's needed." He looks around, seeing if he can spot anything that looks out of place, before it goes off on them....
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Thursday November 9th, 2023 2:56:15 PM "Just don't drink anything, ok? even if it feels rude!
Elyas walks up to the door and knocks, ready to run away (with dimension steps) if things get bad too quickly
"hello? anyone home?
Spells prepared:
cantrips: Resistance, detect magic, light, mending Level 1: 2/2X protection from evil, mage armor, 2/3X magic missile, Comprehend Languages Level 2: Darkvision, Scorching Ray, Mirror Image, Glitterdust, 1/3X see invisibility Level 3: 2X Dispel Magic, Haste, Fly, 2X Lightning Bolt Level 4: 2X summon monster IV, Dimensional Anchor, Greater Invisibility, Black tentacles, Wall of Fire Level 5: Baleful Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport, Cone of Cold, Break Enchantment Level 6: 2X Chain Lightning, Summon Monster VI, Flesh to Stone Level 7: 1/2X Summon Monster VII, Force Cage Special: Acid Dart (10/10 remain, 1d6+6), pearl of power 1, bonded item, Quicken Rod 1/3 uses left, dimensional steps (270/390)
Active effects: On Self: Mage Armor (13 hours) darkvision (13 hours) See invisibility (130 minutes) Protection from Evil (7 minutes)
On Party
Summon
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 33 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+7=26 ; Thursday November 9th, 2023 5:09:37 PM
Panzer holds up and asks " Whoa, whoa, whoa. The flesh golem part. This guy works with golems and we are just going to walk in and hope stuff goes OK? Um forgive my asking, but how have you all survived this long? What do you all know about Flesh golems or golems in general? I know they are hard to hurt but not alot more. Knowing more than ' hard to hurt might eliminate any embarrassing mistakes if (when) a fight breaks out." Panzer pulls out his knives and looks at them. [b]" For instance, how do golems feel about cold, and electricity, and adamantite and cold iron and silver? Slashing and piercing and blunt too? The Culverwood was full of folks that reacted differently when you hurt them with different things, so I come with a golf bag full of options. However I am not the brightest crayon in the box so unless someone tells me which is the best option I have to experiment." Panzer isn't traind in many lores, but he does understand engineering, as many miners would. Since Golems are constructs he tries to remember anything. He stays on the road and away from the house while he sorts his kit for this new type of foe. Knowledge Engineering 26
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 123/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Thursday November 9th, 2023 5:20:35 PM
Tsak knows Elyas has skills and power beyond what he looks like, but he's still not prepared to let him walk up to the door by himself. The ranger follows a few feet behind, close enough he hopes to be of use.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Thursday November 9th, 2023 5:21:07 PM
removed shield from statblock
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Thursday November 9th, 2023 6:59:26 PM "We've fought a number of types of golems, animated statues, or what have you. Mak's admantine usually works." Kiwina takes a moment to activate bull's strength from his tattoo. No doubt a bit early, but he's tired of letting it go too long.
===== Active: Bull's Strength ===== Ranger: 1st -- entangle, speak with animals (used) Druid: 0th -- create water, detect magic, flare, light 1st -- obscuring mist, cure light wounds, entangle, produce flame, speak with animals, summon nature's ally I 2nd -- fog cloud, flaming sphere, hold animal, resist energy, soften earth and stone 3rd -- call lightning, meld into stone, neutralize poison (used), spike growth 4th -- sleet storm (used), control water, flame strike Aumakua have one 1st-level ranger spell Storm burst -- none used
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Thursday November 9th, 2023 8:36:31 PM
"What does a rainbow dragon have in common with a necromancer and now a healer / enchanter? This is quite the crazy trail we are following. Lead on." Ayotnom suggests.
DM Mark - "Hello? Anyone home?" d20=16 ; Friday November 10th, 2023 1:45:03 AM
Panzer gets an answer to his questions of why the Petals are here. He’s alarmed at the prospect of flesh golems. He thinks about such creatures from an engineering point of view. He’s been around constructed and mechanical things - he knows they are usually operated by someone, that they usually have limitations based on their function, that they can be destroyed with the right weapons or use of force. But his engineering brain tells him little about flesh golems. He asks about the vulnerabilities of golems.
Kiwina replies to Panzer that Mak carries an adamantine weapon that seems to be effective against golems.
Ayotnom wonders what a rainbow dragon, a necromance and a healer/enchanter have in common? This seems like the start of a good joke, but the punch line remains a mystery so far.
Falco urges a friendly approach. He also recommends being prepared, casting Shield on himself.
Beech warns that his spells are not subtle. If he casts one, you’ll all know. He looks around. He sees a house before him. He scans the surrounding forest and sees nothing out of the ordinary. He’s a bit too far to see much in the windows of the house up ahead. He sees what appears to be a nicely maintained house, chimney, and a well nearby. No smoke comes from the chimney.
Birds chirp in the woods around. A squirrel scampers up a tree.
Elyas tells his friends not to drink anything as he approaches the door to the cottage. With Tsak at his back he knocks, asking aloud if anyone is home. He can see that the exterior is well-maintained, with neatly painted walls and a charming front porch adorned with potted plants. It gives off an unassuming atmosphere.
No one comes to the door. A few minutes go by, so it seems unlikely anyone is going to answer his knock.
As Tsak waits he glances to the side where he can see a bit in the nearby window. It looks like a nice home from what little he can see. From where he stands, the place seems to have some furnishings and he can see a tapestry on the wall. He can also see a flickering light from inside.
Assuming the Petals move up and look into the windows, they see a couch and a few armchairs surround a small wooden coffee table. Bookshelves line one wall. Simple tapestries hang on other walls. A fire seems to dance in a fireplace, and beyond that is what appears to be a dining and kitchen area. You also see a door leading to an internal room.
But there is no one in there - at least, not that you can see.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+21=40 ; Friday November 10th, 2023 8:38:12 AM
Falco moves up with the others and keeps his eyes peeled. {Perception: 40!} When there is no answer he calls out.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:29/19T/--FF|CMD 35| Arrows/20+1 CLB|18/13/8/18(RS)/18(H)|(FA,WF,WS,WT,PBS,DA,RS,H,MS,IG)**|1d8+16(MS)(20)x3) Friday November 10th, 2023 3:16:10 PM
Mak leaned against the tree and watched both doors
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=44 ; d20=18 ; Friday November 10th, 2023 4:21:04 PM
Panzer keeps his 2 enchanted adamantine Kukri in hand and starts walking around the house. If this guy (gal?) is a healer they might have an extensive crop of herbs and healing plants in the back and they just might be out of hearing range of the door. As he walks around the house he glances in any windows he passes and calls out to the general area a friendly greeting looking for the village healer. Perception 44 Diplomacy 18
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+26=39 ; Friday November 10th, 2023 4:47:50 PM
Before the area gets too trampled by their investigations, Kiwina circles the house looking for tracks or signs of someone coming and going. (He proceeds clockwise looking at the plan.)
Survival = 39 to track, all bonuses except relentless tracker
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 123/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Friday November 10th, 2023 9:41:15 PM
Tsak sticks with Elyas at the front door. His hands are empty and visible and he's trying to look unassuming and 'normal', whatever that is.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=40 ; Saturday November 11th, 2023 9:29:41 PM
Beech moves up, from experience he knows Panzer is a magnet for anything bad that happens, so his positioning is to where he can keep an eye on him. He still keeps an eye out for things moving that shouldn't be or seems to be out of place.
Perception 40
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=27 ; Sunday November 12th, 2023 9:39:08 PM
Perception: 27
Ayotnom tries to keep up with the rest of the group.
DM Mark - "Were looking for a healer, our friend is hurt." d20=12 ; Monday November 13th, 2023 12:32:14 AM
Falco moves up some and loudly announces the group's intent, while keeping a sharp eye out for trouble.
Mak leans against a tree and watches. Ayotnom looks around to make sure nothing surprises him.
Panzer grips weapons in both hands as he walks around the house. As he walks, he looks for a garden of healing herbs but finds no such thing that he would consider an herb garden, nor any particularly unusual plants. Looking into the windows, but the little badger-man can only really see up into these windows, being a bit too short to see the floor well. What he can see of the smaller interior room looks to be some sort of bedroom.
Kiwina circles the house, looking for tracks. As he goes, he can tell that there are tracks to and from the front door. Those tracks that have not been walked over by the party seem to be from several individuals. He sees no sign of tracks anywhere but to and from that one front door where Elyas stands.
Tsak tries to keep a nonchalant appearance as he stands near Elyas.
Beech expects Panzer to find trouble, so he moves to where he can keep him in sight.
Noone comes to the door. And there is noone inside as far as you can tell.
Looking in the windows, you see:
Living room - The walls are adorned with simple tapestries, and a fireplace crackles, casting a comforting glow. A couch and a few armchairs surround a small wooden coffee table. Bookshelves line one wall and are filled with a variety of tomes.
Study nook - Between the bookshelves and what serves as a bedroom, you see a small alcove in the living room serves as a study nook. A modest wooden desk sits against the wall. There is a box of candles and some inkpots here.
Kitchen/dining room - There are wooden cabinets here that show signs of use, and the countertops bear the marks of countless meals prepared. A round dining table with mismatched chairs sits next to the kitchen.
Bedroom - The bedroom is a simple yet comfortable space. A double bed with a quilted cover takes center stage, flanked by nightstands with oil lamps. A small dresser stands against one wall, displaying a few things on it.
A light breeze blows through the trees here - oak and ash and yew. A deer - a doe you think - lightly picks it’s way through the trees maybe a couple hundred feet from you.
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Monday November 13th, 2023 9:02:26 AM
Elyas stands in front of the house for a bit, waiting to see if anyone finds anything.
"should we wait here for the healer to return? I'm sure they would come back eventually. Or do we break in and take a look around? We don't know for sure that the person living here is even the cause of what is happening in town, I think maybe we should hold off on the B&E. this time.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Monday November 13th, 2023 9:46:17 AM "I don't want to break in really. That did not work so well for us last time. Lets wait for a bit and see, we can keep watches and what not."
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=32 ; Monday November 13th, 2023 3:37:30 PM
Beech, just stays quiet, this group is different than his last, he needs to know how he's going to fit into it. At least they make decisions..... He continues to keep a watch out.....
Perception 32
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=40 ; Monday November 13th, 2023 7:27:59 PM
Panzer waits for Kiwina to make his search for tracks so that the Beastkin doesn't trample them. He then proceeds around the back of the house . He agrees breaking in would be a bit premature, maybe the owner is just 'out'. Perception 40 to scan the back of the house area.
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+21=31 ; Monday November 13th, 2023 9:11:57 PM
Kiwina is fine with waiting. Are they doing that as a group and in the open? Will they have a watch?
"Since when is walking through an open door breaking and entering?"
Kiwina looks around, particularly for someone returning or for blackbirds. (Perception = 31)
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=20 ; d20+18=38 ; Monday November 13th, 2023 10:35:44 PM
Asimov asks, "Can't druids turn into animals? Like isn't that something they are known for? I'm just wondering if that singular raven we saw flying or that doe over there could be one?"
He turns his attention to the deer to see if it is perhaps not a deer or if it doesn't behave like one would expect a deer to
(Perception: 20) (Sense Motive:38)
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 123/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: d20+18=35 ; Monday November 13th, 2023 10:39:46 PM
(Perception=35) Tsak sticks with Elyas but scans the surrounding sky and trees looking for more birds that might be keeping an eye on the group, or better still signalling where the healer may be (perception).
DM Mark - Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future. Tuesday November 14th, 2023 12:48:28 AM
Elyas wonders aloud if the party should wait for someone to come.
Elyas, Falco and Panzer think it would be a bad idea to break into this house.
Kiwina wonders if entering the house would actually constitute breaking in.
As Panzer circles the house, he doesn’t see anything unusual. He also has trouble seeing much more than the ceiling through these windows given his small size. He eventually moves past the well and around the rest of the house.
Ayotnom eyes the deer as it passes through the trees in the distance. As far as he can tell, it’s just a deer.
Beech, Tsak and the others keep a sharp eye out for trouble.
Nothing seems to have changed in the house from what you can tell. Even the fire flickering merrily in the fireplace does not seem to change.
(These are some really great Perception rolls you all area making each round, and I want you to know I am not ignoring them.)
Minutes turn to hours as you wait patiently and politely. There are a number of birds here that come and go. You see several squirrels. A family of skunks wanders by, but avoids you. A rabbit stops and regards your party for a moment and continues on.
Eventually, the sun begins to go down and you get hungry.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:29/19T/--FF|CMD 35| Arrows/20+1 CLB|18/13/8/18(RS)/18(H)|(FA,WF,WS,WT,PBS,DA,RS,H,MS,IG)**|1d8+16(MS)(20)x3) Tuesday November 14th, 2023 8:12:56 AM
Mak had enough. There was no sign anyone was home, so he strode up to the door and tried the latch. With one hand on his sword and the other on the door he pushed inside.
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Tuesday November 14th, 2023 8:41:57 AM
Elyas sits down on the ground in front of the door while they wait
"I imagine the druid or whoever it is knows we're here by now. Either one of those animals was watching us and reporting back, or the druid came in the form of one of them. It's getting late, we need to find somewhere to stay for the night. that creepy town doesn't seem like the best place to stay, but camping in the living forest without our guide is also not a great option.
When Mak goes for the door, Elyas will stand behind him ready to react to whatever they find inside.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+21=36 ; Tuesday November 14th, 2023 11:49:50 AM
Falco jumps up when Mak heads to the door and grabs his bow. He keeps an eye on the area around them assuming all the wildlife is about to attack or something. {Perception: 36}
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Tuesday November 14th, 2023 2:43:29 PM
Panzer heads back out to the "road" and pulls out his camping gear. He stops setting up when he hears they might not stay here for the night. He has been processing what Kiwina told him a little while ago and has drawn some disturbing, (and hopefully wrong) conclusions. " So you said this guy was a golem specialist and had some ideas about making minions for yourlast target, a necromancer? Golemns, the flesh kind, are made from bodies, right? What if he is farming the town down there to use them for parts to make more lively flesh golems. More disturbingly, what if those folks in the town ARE flesh golems and that explains why he seem so stiff and not emotional." "Oh look, Mak is doing what we have all been thinking of doing but were afraid to. Hold on a second Mak and let me get my pack on."
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=35 ; Tuesday November 14th, 2023 7:21:30 PM
Beech moves around to where he can see the front door and the well. He pulls out his bow, but knowing his arrows are only a split second away, he prepares to use whatever is needed, if it's needed... He opens his mouth to answer Panzer, then closes it, he'll remain silent for now....
Perception 35
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 123/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Tuesday November 14th, 2023 10:09:00 PM
Tsak watches Mak move to the door and draw his sword. Good call
Tsak draws his own falchion and moves to stay with Mak as he enters the house. Panzers out-loud-thinking has connected a few dots that paint a nasty little scene. Given that perception and the fact that NOTHING has changed at the house in the last few hours (including a fire that should have died down when left unattended) has him preparing for the worst.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Tuesday November 14th, 2023 11:46:27 PM
Ayotnom says, "Shall we enter the hut in search of food or go back to the tavern?"
DM Mark - "Shall we enter the hut in search of food or go back to the tavern?" d20=14 ; Wednesday November 15th, 2023 1:25:08 AM
The Petals have rested a bit waiting for the door to open. It’s been a long day, and you’re pretty hungry by now!
Mak is done waiting. He walks over to the door and tries the latch. He finds that it is unlocked and he steps just inside the door and looks around. He notices the house smells like an old house that’s been closed up - it could use some fresh air in here.
Elyas notices it’s getting late in the day, and in addition to being hungry he realizes the need for rest.
Falco draws his bow as he keeps an eye on the surroundings. Beech does likewise.
Panzer thinks about Achtoor’s attempt to lure Nevras Canthil here, especially in light of Nevras’ seeming skill at crafting flesh golems. The little badger-man worries that perhaps Achtoor may be using the towns folks to craft flesh golems. Or worse yet, perhaps he already has and those folk they met in Willsden are all flesh golems.
Ayotnom asks his friends if the Petals should look for food here in this house or seek it out at the tavern.
Tsak is unnerved by Panzer’s thoughts and the fact that the fire burns here, but seems to consume no wood.
As Mak enters the house he notices that this fire provides light but no heat. In fact, he thinks it may be a bit colder in the house than outside. Not unnaturally so, just that this house seems to have no source of heat to warm it, and it is largely shaded from the sun. It also lacks the smell of a burning fireplace.
Knowledge Arcana DC 23: Highlight to display spoiler: {You would guess that the fire is a Continual Flame spell.}
As Mak looks around, he can see that the fire casts a cheery, flickering glow in the house and seems to be the only source of light. With the dwindling light outside, more light would be needed to see much detail in here now, though this appears to be a comfortably appointed house.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Wednesday November 15th, 2023 9:53:31 AM
Falco holds his position and looks back at Panzer and chatters a bit because he is nervous.
"What do you think? This has to be a trap of some sort right? All the squirls are going to grow and attack or something I would guess."
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Wednesday November 15th, 2023 10:31:56 AM
Kiwina is reluctant to enter another building built to tiny proportions, and lets the others go in first. "Last time we did this didn't go so well," he mutters under his breath, although he's got no better ideas.
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Wednesday November 15th, 2023 7:52:54 PM
Elyas stays just outside for now
"Last time we got real crammed in when we were in a small house and a fight broke out. Call us if something happens Mak, we'll keep watch from out here!
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=29 ; Wednesday November 15th, 2023 8:08:00 PM
Beech, continues on overwatch.
Perception 29
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=42 ; Wednesday November 15th, 2023 8:34:27 PM
Panzer, with weapons drwan still walks into the house and looks around. He isn't sure what he is looking for but is sure he will know it when it bites his leg off, or something similar. To Falco he replies," Oh it's a trap, just the change from outside to inside seems to show that. I am more expecting pit traps that drop us unto undead filled pits though." Perception 42
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+21=27 ; Wednesday November 15th, 2023 8:45:24 PM
Ayotnom follows the others into the house. He examines the fire (Know[Arcana]: 27)
"Oh look a continual flame spell" Ayotnom says as he studies the flame
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Wednesday November 15th, 2023 10:52:55 PM
Posting for Damien(Tsak) (Perception=37, Stealth=38)
Tsak sticks with Mak. If Mak enters then Tsak will follow. He's keeping his eyes wide open and head on a swivel looking for threats so that Mak can concentrate on looking at the detail of whats going on in the house. Tsak also does his best to move quietly and remain in the shadows, so if someone is around they may not notice the 6'8" green-skinned half-orc with a wicked curved sword that has casually entered their sitting room.
Tsak - (Post made by DM Mark because of the troubles) Thursday November 16th, 2023 12:06:13 AM
(Perception=37, Stealth=38)
Tsak sticks with Mak. If Mak enters then Tsak will follow. He's keeping his eyes wide open and head on a swivel looking for threats so that Mak can concentrate on looking at the detail of whats going on in the house. Tsak also does his best to move quietly and remain in the shadows, so if someone is around they may not notice the 6'8" green-skinned half-orc with a wicked curved sword that has casually entered their sitting room.
DM Mark - "This has to be a trap of some sort right?" Thursday November 16th, 2023 1:30:01 AM
The PCs seem to find the house in the woods comfy and homey and quiet, in a something’s-going-to-kill-us kind of way.
Kiwina is reluctant to enter, recalling that the last time he entered a house his large size proved to be a problem. Elyas likewise will not enter, but cheers Mak on. Beech keeps a sharp eye out.
Falco nervously looks to his fellow beastfolk Panzer for answers, and half expects the squirrels to mount an attack.
Panzer us undeterred. His small size makes it easier to push past the others and he goes in, expecting a trap. From where he stands, Panzer gets a better view of the layout than he had from the outside.
Ayotnom also goes in. He tells his friends that the fire is not real and merely Continual Flame cast on the logs in the fireplace. (I moved your PC.)
As noted before, it’s slightly cooler in this house, though with the fading light it’s likely that the woods will be the colder place soon.
Tsak tries to fade into the growing shadows.
Ayotnom, Panzer and Mak have a pretty good view of things, though the fading light make it difficult.
Living room - The walls are adorned with simple tapestries, and a fireplace crackles, casting a comforting glow. Wood and fireplace tools sit on the hearth. A worn but comfortable couch and a few armchairs surround a small wooden coffee table. Bookshelves line one wall and are filled with a variety of tomes. It’s hard to read the titles in this light.
Study nook - Between the bookshelves and what serves as a bedroom, you see a small alcove in the living room serves as a study nook. A modest wooden desk sits against the wall. There is a box of candles and some inkpots here.
Kitchen/dining room - There are wooden cabinets here that show signs of use, and the countertops bear the marks of countless meals prepared. A round dining table with mismatched chairs sits next to the kitchen. Knives sit in a wooden stand, and you notice some well used dishes here. You think you see the outline of something on the floor of the kitchen, but it’s hard to tell from the flickering light from the fireplace, which is the only light in the house.
There is a closed door here which leads to a bedroom that Panzer and Kiwina saw looking in a window from the outside.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+21=26 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 9:57:33 AM
Falco stays outside and keeps watch. He has no interest in being caught inside when the healer returns and turns out to be a chromatic dragon or something. His owl head swivels this way and that as he keeps an eye out. {Perception: 26}
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:29/19T/--FF|CMD 35| Arrows/20+1 CLB|18/13/8/18(RS)/18(H)|(FA,WF,WS,WT,PBS,DA,RS,H,MS,IG)**|1d8+16(MS)(20)x3) d20+18=19 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 10:06:00 AM
Mak moved through the house cautiously, noting as he did the heatless fire. "Magic fire." he pointed out to Tsak. "What else could it be? No Heat." he said as he adjusted the purple lensed darkvision glasses. Ayotnom's confirmation came a moment later. "See?"
Mak wasn't concerned about the tomes and thought to add to Tsak and those in the house. "I don't think this man is involved in our quest, more likely he's a victim." Mak guessed as he moved over to inspect the outline on the floor.
OOC: Perception +18, Roll 19. --- Another fabulous roll from our dice server.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=44 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 4:43:53 PM " Beech, can you toss dancing lights on me? Its kinda dark in here." Panzer walks over to stand by Mak. He assumes the divot is a stairway to a cellar but with some additional light it will be easier to tell. Cellars belong in the kitchen anyway because they hold roots and other cool temperature foodstuffs. Perception 44 to find the handle to open the stairway door.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=39 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 4:49:30 PM
Beech thinks about the ioun stones and how he has continual flames on a couple of them.... "Can you tell when the place was last occupied or is that too much to ask?" Beech calls from outside. He continues to keep watch for any trouble.
Perception 39
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Thursday November 16th, 2023 4:53:04 PM
Beech will toss a dancing lights, and adds, "Tell me the direction when you need it moved." This time it'll be four globes rather than his usual humanoid figure....
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 123/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: d20+18=37 ; d20+18=38 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 5:08:55 PM
Tsak sticks by Mak nodding sagely as the man makes his pronouncements, time will tell if he's right. He keeps his eyes up and tries to stay in the shadows, readyto make a surprise entrance when the shenanigans start.
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Thursday November 16th, 2023 8:06:58 PM
Kiwina moves around outside the house to look in the bedroom window. If it is too dark to see inside well, he casts light on a leaf or blade of grass and presses that against the window with his hand to light the interior.
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) d20+15=17 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 8:37:02 PM
Elyas keeps watch for anyone approaching the house, but it's distracted by looking back to see how things are going inside
Perception = 17
He paces nervously, waiting for something to go badly
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=33 ; Thursday November 16th, 2023 11:54:59 PM
Ayotnom casts light on his shirt and goes to investigate what may be on the kitchen floor(Perception:33)
DM Mark - "I don't think this man is involved in our quest, more likely he's a victim." Friday November 17th, 2023 2:09:53 AM
Falco remains convinced that things are about to go terribly wrong in that house. He sees a few bats flit about here and there outside. The little owl-man suppresses a primal urge to catch a bat.
Beech calls from the outside, asking if anyone can tell how long ago the house was occupied. He cannot see his friends in the house from where he is.
Kiwina move around the outside of the house. He looks into the window of what appears to be a bedroom. Since the door is closed to the rest of the house, the Centaur creates a light to better see in. He sees a double bed with a quilted cover, flanked by nightstands with oil lamps. A small dresser stands against one wall, displaying a few things. The room looks peaceful and comfortable from where he stands.
Tsak stays near Mak, hiding in the shadows by the fireplace. Even though he knows the fire is not a real fire, as he nears the fireplace it still seems odd to see the flickering flames but feel no heat. Even without this source of heat, the tapestries on the walls convey a sense of warmth and comfort, as do the furnishings. He notices a few oil lamps. Beside him are some fireplace tools.
Mak moves through the house. He believes the inhabitant of this house has become a victim. He takes a look at the outline in the kitchen floor, and can see it is a trap door. Panzer checks on this as well, asking Beech to create Dancing Lights in the house. Then Ayotnom comes up and casts a Light spell on himself. As Panzer looks down, he sees a recessed iron handle in the trap door. He reaches down and opens the door.
As Panzer opens the door, an earthy smell wafts up. To the little badger, this is a comforting smell. To Ayotnom and Mak it smells like a musty basement. A stone stairway descends from the kitchen to a stone cellar floor. He can see stone walls lined with wooden shelves holding various things. He suspects it may be food, but it’s tough to tell from up here. The cellar is dark.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to. I added the cellar to the left.
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Friday November 17th, 2023 9:43:52 AM
Kiwina moves back to the entrance and squeezes inside, where he tells the others that the bedroom looks empty.
From here he can see the others are at a trap door. The possibility of trying to climb a ladder into a basement brings out an involuntary shudder.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+21=37 ; Friday November 17th, 2023 10:10:32 AM
Falco slides over into the trees so he can see the side of the house as well. He starts to relax a little and then realizes that that is exactly what the squirls want. {Perception: 37} ____________________________ Channel: 6/7 (7d6)
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:29/19T/--FF|CMD 35| Arrows/20+1 CLB|18/13/8/18(RS)/18(H)|(FA,WF,WS,WT,PBS,DA,RS,H,MS,IG)**|1d8+16(MS)(20)x3) Friday November 17th, 2023 11:13:44 AM "Tsak. You are on. Get down there and see what we have. I'll be right behind you if you need help." Mak said to his half-orc friend. Walking into a trap was best suited to those that might be able to survive, Tsak and He were the ones, so as soon as Tsak took to the steps Mak followed him down.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=38 ; d20=16 ; Friday November 17th, 2023 12:43:14 PM " I'm smaller than both of you, I'll go." Panzer puts away the offhand blade and picks up one of the oil lamps he has seen in nooks all over the house. He lights it and descends the stairway/ladder. He shines the light over the jars and such on the shelf and looks for hidden doors, obvious doors and traps(mostly by sticking his nose where it doesn't belong) Perception 38 Saves in case he finds a trap the hard way 16 + save mad Reflex save 27 Fort save 32 Will save 27
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Friday November 17th, 2023 3:09:13 PM "Check out the landing at the bottom, and if it opens into a larger space I can teleport down with some of our larger companions!
Elyas moves into the house and waits at the top of the trapdoor for word from the others.
Does anyone else want light on them?
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+21=40 ; Friday November 17th, 2023 4:37:08 PM
Beech aims the Dancing lights towards the trap door and moves to the front door, after a quick peek inside, he again pays attention to the outside....
Tsak watches Panzer take a lit lamp with him and gives Mak a look as if to say "amateurs!". Then straight away he follows the brave little fella down the hole. Tsak is still trying to be quiet, but figures anyone down here knows they're coming (Stealth). He's doing his best to look in all the nooks and crannies with his darkvision to see movement (Perception). The ranger is also studying the layout of the room to see how it was made and try to determine if it is indeed part of a huge cave complex built by an evil mastermind for the simple purpose of destroying or taking over the Wold (KnowledgeDungeoneering :)) If he sees a trapdoor to a pool of sharks or a live volcano in the corner he'll know they're in the right place...
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=31 ; Sunday November 19th, 2023 11:36:08 PM
Ayotnom peers down the open trap door (Perception 31)
DM Mark - " I'll be right behind you if you need help." Monday November 20th, 2023 1:44:22 AM
Kiwina comes into the house and stands by a bookshelf as he tells his friends about what he saw looking into the bedroom window, though the bedroom door remains closed to the rest of the house.
Falco moves into the trees outside. He can see pretty well in the fading light, but worries about a surprise attack by squirrels.
Elyas moves into the house, noticing a nicely appointed house with lots of the usual homey items one would expect to find scattered about. He walks past a large bookcase and a desk in a study nook, and over to the kitchen with its cellar door in the floor. He sees the usual dishes and utensils here.
Mak calls for Tsak to go down into the cellar, saying he will follow. Panzer then squeezes in, followed by a stealthy Tsak and then Mak. Their way is lit by Panzer using an oil lamp from the house. Though Tsak can see fine in the dark, Mak benefits from the lamp. Elays moves up and peers down the stairs, offering a light spell if needed. Ayotnom looks down in as well.
As Panzer, Tsak and Mak head down in, they find the place has a damp, earthy smell. Shelves hold various crocks of pickled something, and there are bags of shriveled vegetables. Panzer and Tsak look carefully around, and in the south wall they notice something is not right with one wall. Is that an outline of a doorway? Perhaps it leads to the pool of sharks or live volcano that Tsak is hoping for.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Tsak quietly makes his way over to the door, studies it, and then puts his ear to it to see what he can hear?
Elyas (Ben A.) (82/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Monday November 20th, 2023 9:18:01 AM
Elyas skims the titles of books on the large bookshelf while the three companions go down into the cellar to investigate. no sense crowding the room until they find something.
He casts detect magic and looks to see if anything in the house shows as magical
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Monday November 20th, 2023 10:10:45 AM
Falco continues to wait outside assuming that there will be some noise when the inevitable problem happens.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 82/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Monday November 20th, 2023 2:15:45 PM
Beech moves inside to what appears to be a space between sitting area and an eating area, His home wasn't going to be that formal, but he shakes it off with hardly a thought... He notices the bedroom door is still shut, "Kiwina, wanna check it out? I'll be backup, plus the others are only across the room, looking to go down the hole." Beech still has his bow in one hand, and directs the dancing lights just under the floor level, as far as he can see,He keeps one of the globes above the floor, and helping to light up the room, hoping it helps....
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Monday November 20th, 2023 2:40:38 PM " So that looks like a door. Either of you able to disarm any traps on it? If not some of us ought to clear out while someone opens it. I'll do it. I mean I'm small and easy to carry out to Falco to heal when it blows my arms off.." He waits to see what the others think.
Kiwina (Steve M) 101/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' I d20+21=29 ; Monday November 20th, 2023 9:20:39 PM
Kiwina checks out the bedroom from the inside, not really expecting to see anything different this way.
Perception = 29
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 92/92 | AC : 22; Touch 20; Flat 15 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Monday November 20th, 2023 10:11:23 PM
Ayotnom follows the others down. He knocks on the patch of wall that appears to be not wall or door to see if it sounds different than the rest of the walls (OOC: checking in)
DM Mark - " I'll be right behind you if you need help." d6=2 ; d20+9=28 ; d6+9=12 ; d20+9=12 ; d20+9=23 ; d6+9=13 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; d20+15=23 ; d6+3=6 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 2:26:32 AM
Elyas moves back to the large bookshelf near the entry way and looks at the book titles. The titles range from works of fiction to historical accounts. Then he casts Detect Magic and begins to scan the room. He senses a good deal of magic here as he focuses to find out more.
Falco still doesn’t trust going in side and waits.
Beech moves in and notices the closed door. He urgest Kiwina to open the bedroom door to see what is inside.
Down in the cellar, Tsak makes his way over to the outline of a door in the stone wall. He presses his ear against the area and listens carefully, but hears no sound. Panzer asks if Mak or Tsak can look for traps on the door, and offers to open it. Ayotnom squeezes as he moves into the cellar where Tsak is carefully listening at the door and knocks on it, startling Tsak a bit.
Kiwina moves to the bedroom door and opens it. He sees the seemingly empty room he saw before, but from the other side. And much to his surprise, a few things in the room suddenly move.
In fact, the whole house seems to come alive! We are now in combat rounds.
A swarm of books fly off the shelves, battering Elyas as they swirl about him! He takes 2 points of damage from the books, and he must make a DC 11 Fort save or be distracted (nauseated condition on a failed save - creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention for 1 round. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn.)
Beech is attacked by a couch, which slams into him for 12 damage (hit AC 28). He’s also battered by a couple of pillows, but they just seem like a silly annoyance.
Kiwina sees the bed move toward him and try to slam into him, but fail to connect. Then a table slams into his other side for 13 damage (hit AC 23). Ouch.
Down in the cellar, a swarm of jars fly off the shelves and swirl around Panzer (1 damage) and Ayotnom (5 damage). Some of the jars break as they do this, releasing their pickled contents. Panzer and Ayotnom must each make a DC 11 Fort save or be distracted (nauseated condition on a failed save - creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention for 1 round. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn.)
Tsak sees a large sack snake its way to him. It tries to wrap around his legs, but fails to grapple him. Still, it inflicts 6 points of damage wrapped around one leg (hit AC 23).
Tapestries fly off the walls, a swarm of dishes floats in the air, and there are some menacing knives and large utensils as well. Are those chairs moving?
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
The animated objects are in pink.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) d20+10=28 ; 13d6=45 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 9:33:26 AM
Elyas backs away from the swarm of books, avoiding the ill effects of the attack (Fort save = 28)
"Looks like we woke something up! yikes!
He moves to where he can hit a few objects at once and casts a cone of cold over the small table, book swarm and tapestry (DC 24 reflex saves for each. 45 cold damage)
Spells prepared:
cantrips: Resistance, detect magic, light, mending Level 1: 2/2X protection from evil, mage armor, 2/3X magic missile, Comprehend Languages Level 2: Darkvision, Scorching Ray, Mirror Image, Glitterdust, 1/3X see invisibility Level 3: 2X Dispel Magic, Haste, Fly, 2X Lightning Bolt Level 4: 2X summon monster IV, Dimensional Anchor, Greater Invisibility, Black tentacles, Wall of Fire Level 5: Baleful Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport, Cone of Cold, Break Enchantment Level 6: 2X Chain Lightning, Summon Monster VI, Flesh to Stone Level 7: 1/2X Summon Monster VII, Force Cage Special: Acid Dart (10/10 remain, 1d6+6), pearl of power 1, bonded item, Quicken Rod 1/3 uses left, dimensional steps (270/390)
Active effects: On Self: Mage Armor (13 hours) darkvision (13 hours)
On Party
Summon
Kiwina (Steve M) 88/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Tuesday November 21st, 2023 9:39:13 AM
Kiwina takes time to close the bedroom door (and hopefully shut out the items in there) and faces the table. He draws the admantine dagger while his rod reforms into a battle axe, and is ready to attack next round.
===== Ranger: 1st -- entangle, speak with animals (used) Druid: 0th -- create water, detect magic, flare, light 1st -- obscuring mist, cure light wounds, entangle, produce flame, speak with animals, summon nature's ally I 2nd -- fog cloud, flaming sphere, hold animal, resist energy, soften earth and stone 3rd -- call lightning, meld into stone, neutralize poison (used), spike growth 4th -- sleet storm (used), control water, flame strike Aumakua have one 1st-level ranger spell Storm burst -- none used
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH 13d6=66 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 9:58:40 AM
Hearing the commotion Falco jogs back over to the door, which I assume would have been left open to allow a hasty exit, while he grumbles. "It's never just "Be Our Guest" is it." He looks through door, shakes his head and calls down a column of flame on a swarm of books.{ooc: Red square on map} "What did you guys do?"
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+16=28 ; d20+21=32 ; d20+16=31 ; d20+16=18 ; d20+11=22 ; d3+21=23 ; d6=3 ; d6=4 ; d3+21=23 ; d3+21=24 ; d6=4 ; d10=3 ; d3+21=23 ; d6=2 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 11:58:01 AM
Fort save (DC 11) made 28
No damage taken, the adamantine armor absorbs the hit.
With only one weapon, he has a lamp in the other, Panzer attacks the jar swarm. Main hand 1 Hits AC 32 for 23 damage and 3 lightning damage Main hand 2 Hits AC 31 confirms to AC 18 for 23 damage and 4 lightning damage or 47 damage and 7 Lightning damage on a critical hit Main hand 3 Hits AC 22 for 23 damage and 2 Lightning Damage All weapon damage is magic and adamantine
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:38AO/30/20T/--FF|CMD 36|Rapier +1|24/19/14/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic d20+24=30 ; d20+19=34 ; d20+14=21 ; d20+19=23 ; d6+8=13 ; d8=1 ; d6+8=11 ; d6+8=12 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 1:54:35 PM
Mak was going to suggest withdrawing peacefully, but the sound of roaring fire upstairs told him it was too late. "We are going to have to rebuild this house." he predicted as he swiped at a flying jar.
OOC: Mak - Jar, Roll 30, 34, 21. Hit, Threat(23 for crit), ??. Damage 13, 11(x2 if Crit + 1 Sonic), 12.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+19=29 ; 13d6=42 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 4:06:53 PM
Beech 5' steps and casts a spell Defensively Highlight to display spoiler: {(target is 25 for 5th level spell) }.... As he's starting to cast he yells out, "Don't come up yet, it's about to get messy." then a lot softer, "Kiwina, anything still moving after this, is yours including the table....." He casts Cone of Cold covering most of the rest of the first floor..... Highlight to display spoiler: {(I outlined the area of effect in blue) }
Cone of Cold 42 Ref Save DC 21
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+12=28 ; Tuesday November 21st, 2023 8:31:21 PM
Ayotnom casts mage armor and stays where he currently is for now.
Tsak is holding his falchion in one hand and a corner of the sack in the other. He's trying to hold it away from his leg whilst he hacks at it one handed.
He takes a second to glare at Ayotnom Knocking is over-rated! he forces past clenched teeth.
DM Mark - "What did you guys do?" d20+1=5 ; d20=17 ; d20+2=5 ; d20+6=16 ; d20+1=8 ; d20=16 ; d20+1=10 ; d20+1=5 ; d20+5=14 ; d20+9=22 ; d20+9=22 ; d20+9=14 ; d6+9=10 ; d6+9=11 ; Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 1:59:14 AM
Elyas moves out of the swarm of books and positions himself to cast a Cone of Cold. Sparkling motes form in the air as available water vapor freezes. Frost forms on the books as they drop to the ground. Similarly, the tapestry and the small table fall motionless.
Falco steps to the doorway and he calls down a column of flame and divine energy. The books that once swarmed Elyas are burned to a crisp. The floor has a nice, circular burn mark as whisps of smoke curl up from where it hit.
Not to be out done, Beech conjures up a Cone of Cold. He watches as a rime of frost covers the couch, pillows, tapestry, knives, dishes, and chairs. The dishes and knives fall with a clatter. The pillows and the tapestry fall as well. The chairs stop moving.
The couch slams into Beech, hitting him for 10 damage.
Kiwina tries to close the door that opened into the bedroom, but the bed is much stronger and he is not able to close the door. He draws his dagger as he transforms his weapon into a battle axe, ready to strike at his furniture foes.
The dining table and the bed both strike at Kiwina. The bed misses, but the table hits him for 11 damage.
—--------------------------------------- Down in the cellar, Panzer’s kukri knife flashes out at the jars swarming around him and Ayotnom. His strikes hit even as lightning flashes from the blade. The jars shatter. Shards of pottery fall to the floor and a spray of pickle juice erupts from each shattered jar. Panzer and Ayotnom make a DC 15 Fort save to avoid being blinded for one round.
Mak hears the commotion upstairs and worries the Petals are going to need to fix some things once this is over.
Ayotnom casts Mage Armor on himself.
Tsak strikes at the tapestry with his falchon, slicing it nearly in half. The tapestry strikes back weakly but fails to hit.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Remaining animated objects are in pink. Some objects no longer move and are still shown on the map and may be moved through. Destroyed swarms are gone.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+18=26 ; d6=4 ; Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 9:41:54 AM
Falco steps though the ash he created and into the room with his bow at the ready. He loses a single arrow at the couch, of all things, while mumbling to himself. "This is like a kids story."
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+21=24 ; d20+16=22 ; d20+11=25 ; d3+21=22 ; d6=6 ; d3+21=23 ; d6=1 ; d3+21=22 ; d6=2 ; Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 3:00:01 PM
Panzer steps towards Tsak and says " Hold Still " He then slashes at the sack attack 1 hits AC 24 for 22 damage and 8 electricity damage attack 2 hits AC 22 for 23 damage and 1 electric damage attack 3 hits AC 25 for 22 damage and 2 electric damage
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 60/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+11=28 ; d20+11=24 ; d20+6=19 ; d8+2=3 ; d8+2=4 ; d8+2=8 ; 2d6=10 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=6 ; Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 4:07:02 PM
Beech, taking another 5' step, draws an AoO as he brings his bow up and looses arrows at first the couch and if it stops moving at the table for any shots after that.
Arrow 1 Hit AC 28, Damage 3 (+ if Evil 10), counts as Good Arrow 2 Hit AC 24, Damage 4 (+ if Evil 7), counts as Good Arrow 3 Hit AC 19, Damage 8 (+ if Evil 6), counts as Good
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 4:53:54 PM
Tsak watches as Panzer slashes at the sack that was attempting to... trip, muffle, devour him? He's not really sure what its long term goal was. But the bits that are left now look pretty harmless. Some are even smoking slightly. Coulda been my new companion, I think it really liked me
He tosses whats left of the thing into the corner and turns his attention back to the door in the stone wall. The poorly hidden door in the cellar of the house where all the furniture just tried to attack them. Million to one, what could go wrong, probably just a wine cellar. Well Bob, do ya wanna see whats behind door number 1? He looks at the two fighters as they line up around the door frame, nods to Panzer and Mak and gets ready to give it a shove.
Kiwina (Steve M) 77/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+12=28 ; d20+12=28 ; d20+9=24 ; d20+9=21 ; d8+4=6 ; d8+4=6 ; d4+4=5 ; d6+2=5 ; d6+2=8 ; Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 5:30:29 PM
Kiwina steps away from the bedroom door while attacking the dining table.
Battle axe -- AC 28 -- 6 damage (magic ) Dagger -- AC 28 -- 5 damage (magic, admantine) Hoof -- AC 24 -- 5 damage Hoof -- AC 21 -- 8 damage
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 6:28:14 PM
Panzer looks horrified for a minute. " I...I didn't know. Were you trying to tame it to be your buddy? I'm so sorry." He isn't able to keep up the sham though as he bursts into laughter before he can finish the comment. He looks at the others ready to move into the second cellar and then up the ladder. " Shouldn't we help them first? I heard explosions, and none were fireballs."
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+12=16 ; d20+14=17 ; d20+9=17 ; d8+4=5 ; d8+4=10 ; Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 11:11:58 PM
Fort Save: 16
Ayotnom avoids being blinded and then attacks the animated sack with his rapier.
17 vs sack AC; 5 if that hits 17 vs sack AC;10 if that hits
DM Mark - "Coulda been my new companion, I think it really liked me." d20+9=21 ; d6+9=12 ; d20+9=12 ; d20+9=23 ; d6+9=15 ; Thursday November 23rd, 2023 3:19:37 AM
Falco steps into the room and shoots at the couch. His arrow hits, but sinks into a cushion (hardness 5, no damage.)
Beech fires three arrows into the couch as well, but he’s not sure if they did much. (hardness 5) The couch attacks as he fires the arrow, inflicting 12 points of damage (AOO, hits AC 21.) Then it attacks again, missing him.
Kiwina steps away from where the bed can attack him, and focuses his efforts on the table. As he hits the thing, he finds that his adamantine dagger is more effective than his axe. (hardness 5, but his adamantine dagger does full damage.) The table attacks Kiwina for 15 damage as a solid wooden leg connects with the centaur. Then two pillows fly out of the bedroom and begin to pummel Kiwina. The soft pillows don’t do any damage, but they’re really annoying.
The bed seems to go a little crazy as it bashes against the doorway, trying to get out of the bedroom.
Panzer whacks the sack, ending the sack attack. The sack by Tsak goes slack. Tsak gives him some flack about the sack. Panzer looks up the stairs and thinks he should go back and attack. Ayotnom was going to hack the sack, but seeing it go slack he stands back. Mak sees the attack and is taken aback.
Tsak feigns lament, saying he had hoped the sack could be trained before it got shredded. He turns his attention to the secret door in the cellar. He searches around for a bit and finds a stone in the wall that moves when pressed, causing a click as the secret door opens. Though the door is 5’ wide, it opens onto a 10’ wide passageway that curves a bit here and there, so that even with his darkvision Tsak can only see about 30’.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) 5d4+5=19 ; Thursday November 23rd, 2023 8:24:20 AM
Elyas moves back and fires off a magic missile at the couch.
19 force damage
He looks around trying to determine which furniture pieces are still a threat
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH 2d8+10=22 ; Thursday November 23rd, 2023 9:48:36 AM
Falco give up the arrows shaking his head. "Real good, I shot an arrow at a pillow." He crosses the room, avoiding the killer couch, and heals Beech of the wounds he has taken. {CMW 22 @ Beech}
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Thursday November 23rd, 2023 9:51:33 AM
Since their smash and bash crew (Panzer included) seem intent on pushing into the secret passage, the Badgerkin snuffs the lamp, sets it down, draws his off hand knife and makes sure his goggles are in place (darkvision). He is ready to head into the passage.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character 10d6=38 ; Thursday November 23rd, 2023 4:36:52 PM
Beech takes another step back, "Thanks Falco, feels a lot better, FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!....", the first was loud enough for Falco to hear, but the last was shouted to be sure it was heard by those who needed too.. Beech flips a small ball of guano and knowing the size of the BOOM, centers it to cover the Couch and yet still hit the edge of the Table, while missing his friends... Highlight to display spoiler: {(20' radius, need me to outline it?)}
Fireball, Damage 38, Ref Save DC 19
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Thursday November 23rd, 2023 5:58:27 PM
It's dark and his friends are wearing sun-glasses. There's a secret door in the cellar and someone upstairs is setting off fireballs to finish off the rogue furniture that attacked them. Yep, this place definitely has potential. Tsak still has hopes for a pool of sharks and/or a volcano.
He waits near the door without entering, but shields his eyes from the direction of the stairs where he assumes there will soon be a very bright light.
We'll wait for the rest of the petals, they'll get disappointed if we hog all the danger
Kiwina (Steve M) 62/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+12=21 ; d20+12=18 ; d20+9=22 ; d20+9=12 ; d8+4=5 ; d4+4=6 ; d6+2=4 ; d6+2=5 ; Thursday November 23rd, 2023 6:17:14 PM
Kiwina attacks again. At this rate, he's going to have to try something else soon. His spells today are mostly of the set-the-room-on-fire type. . .
Battle axe -- AC 21 -- 5 damage Dagger -- AC 18 -- 6 damage Hoof -- AC 22 -- 4 damage Hoof -- AC 12 -- 5 damage
DM Mark - "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" d20=11 ; d20+9=29 ; d20+9=26 ; d6+9=11 ; d6+9=14 ; Friday November 24th, 2023 1:45:56 AM
Though most of the animated objects in the house have ceased to move, some of the larger pieces are still attacking.
Elyas sends a few Magic Missiles into the couch. He can see that the dining table is attacking Kiwina and something is trying to get out of the bedroom.
Falco crosses the room, avoiding the killer couch and heals Beech for 22 points.
Beech thanks Falco. Then he casts a fireball. Inside a house. In a forest.
The fireball does affect the couch, which is no longer moving and is burning cheerily in the middle of the room. He also catches the dining table, which also ceases moving and begins to burn. In fact several things - pillows, blankets, and small books, a chair - in the area of the fireball seem to catch fire. Smoke begins to fill the air. The fire’s just beginning to catch, but this looks bad.
On the plus side, it’s now much warmer in the house.
Kwina strikes at the table, but it is no longer moving. The bed however is moving. It seems to have finally figured out how to squeeze out of that bedroom door, and it moves out to attack Kiwina. The centaur gets an AOO against the bed.
The bed hits Kiwina (confirmed crit) for 25 damage. Ouch! With the bed there, two pillows move as well.
Panzer gets himself ready to venture into the passageway leading from the cellar.
Tsak sees his friends adjust their sunglasses in a dark cellar. Then he sees and hears the familiar flash and woosh of a fireball inside the house. The flickering light and crackle of fire from upstairs makes him hope for a pool of sharks or a volcano to really round things out.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Remaining animated objects are in pink. The yellow are beginning fires.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+16=21 ; Friday November 24th, 2023 9:36:07 AM
OOC The sack is dead right? IC " Boy I hope this passageway goes somewhere. It looks like it is getting toasty up there." Fort 21 second fort save made
Kiwina (Steve M) 37/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+12=24 ; d4+4=8 ; d4+4=5 ; d20+13=32 ; Friday November 24th, 2023 10:44:44 AM
Kiwina makes his AOO with the dagger, hitting AC 24 for 8 damage.
Kiwina then stows his weapons (move action) and grapples the bed (standard action), getting a 32 on his roll. Kiwina's CMD is 25.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH 3d8+13=27 ; d20+21=34 ; Friday November 24th, 2023 1:12:47 PM
Falcos moves, squeezing though Beech's space, and moves to heal Kiwana.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character 13d6=36 ; Friday November 24th, 2023 3:31:54 PM
Beech, moves and casts another Cone of Cold, this time aiming to hit most of the fires and the 2 pillows. Highlight to display spoiler: { just the standard cone, starting in V,19 and away and down} "Falco, gonna need you to think about Create Water as a spell, Fireballs and then blizzards is going to run through my magic in a hurry.... Maybe a wand or three of it...."
Cone of Cold, Damage 36, Reflex save DC 21
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Friday November 24th, 2023 6:04:20 PM
Tsak's thinking is stuck. Running back up the stairs into a fight in a burning house doesn't seem smart. Staying in the basement while the house burns around them seems like suicide. Running off with Mak and Panzer into the unknown secret lair in the basement is also probably suicide. He looks from Mak to Panzer, Panzer to Mak hoping that the thoughts screaming thru his head will somehow be heard and the universe will provide an answer. The universe looks silently back at him thru the eyes of his mates.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+16=22 ; d8=4 ; Friday November 24th, 2023 11:24:43 PM
Ayotnom goes upstairs and hurls his rapier at the nearest inanimate object using his hand of the apprentice ability (probably the pillow in the living room)
(22 vs AC; 8 damage)
DM Mark - "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" Saturday November 25th, 2023 1:34:37 AM
(oops - yeah David, the sack is dead. I removed it from the cellar map.)
DM Mark - Not the tidy cottage it was before. d20+9=17 ; d20+7=21 ; d20+1=6 ; d20+1=16 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 2:31:46 AM
Kiwina stabs the bed with his adamantine dagger as it moves past him. He stowed one weapon and drops the other (which one is dropped? Grappling with only one free hand would be done at -4.) Then he attempts to grapple a bed! This provokes an attack from the bed, but the bed misses. Kiwina’s grapple is successful, so both Kiwina and the bed now have the grappled condition. The now grappled bed struggles to attacks Kiwina and misses again.
(The grappled bed now has an AC of 12.)
The presents a rather odd wrestling match, as a centaur is trying to keep hold of an ambulatory bed that is flailing about!
Falco moves up to head Kiwina for 27 points.
Beech gestures and conjures a Cone of Cold. This effectively puts out the fires started by his fireball, with the exception of one part of that couch (I assume he avoided including Kiwina in this spell.) This spell also causes the two flying pillows to suddenly be covered in frost before they drop to the ground motionless. He says that in the future he could really use some help putting out the fires he starts.
Ayotnom squeezes back up through the cellar door, just in time to see Beech create frost over the area that is on fire, putting out almost all it. Unfortunately, he is not quite able to get within 30’ to also strike this round, so he moves to be ready to strike next round.
Panzer looks at the sack to make sure it no longer moves - it does not. He peers ahead into the dark passage from the cellar, at least as far as he can see before the passage turns slightly. With the sound of spells up above, he’s content to be in the cellar for now.
Tsak is really not sure what to do. The burning house seems like a bad place to go, as does the dark unknown passage way ahead. He waits for his friends.
The house definitely looks a bit different than it did when you first arrived. Large areas are scorched and fire damaged. The bookshelf and the desk are largely intact. There’s a half burnt couch with one corner still alight. Smoke hangs in the air, but not so badly as to obscure vision yet. The items that previously flew and ran about the place are still. Except for that annoying bed that’s currently wrestling with a centaur.
Perception DC 23:Highlight to display spoiler: {One of those knives that dropped to the floor looks a bit different, more sturdy than the others.}
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Monday November 27th, 2023 8:18:19 AM "I don't know, they are still fighting.Maybe there were alot more things up there." Ever the action junkie, Panzer heads for the ladder. He double times it but is still short of reaching the struggling Kiwina.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:38AO/30/20T/--FF|CMD 36|Rapier +1|24/19/14/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic d20+18=38 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 8:58:34 AM "There's a locked door in the basement." Mak advised. "We can teleport to the other side and open it from there, or if someone can work the lock?"
"BTW, that knife looks special." Mak said looking at one of the knives on the floor.
OOC: Perception +18, Roll 38
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) d20+11=31 ; d20+11=13 ; d6+6=9 ; d6+6=12 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 9:29:09 AM
Elyas hears Mak call out a dagger that looks interesting, but there is still the bed to deal with. He notes that he should look at that dagger later.
The bed looks like it is probably going to be done with soon so instead of using up a higher level spell, Elyas fires a acid dart at it
31 to hit vs touch AC, crit threat, 13 vs touch to confirm 9 acid damage, 21 total if that was a crit.
"every time... every time we try to investigate someone's house we end up trashing the place! He looks around in despair at all the burned books and furniture in the room.
Spells prepared:
cantrips: Resistance, detect magic, light, mending Level 1: 2/2X protection from evil, mage armor, 1/3X magic missile, Comprehend Languages Level 2: Darkvision, Scorching Ray, Mirror Image, Glitterdust, 1/3X see invisibility Level 3: 2X Dispel Magic, Haste, Fly, 2X Lightning Bolt Level 4: 2X summon monster IV, Dimensional Anchor, Greater Invisibility, Black tentacles, Wall of Fire Level 5: Baleful Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport, Cone of Cold, Break Enchantment Level 6: 2X Chain Lightning, Summon Monster VI, Flesh to Stone Level 7: 1/2X Summon Monster VII, Force Cage Special: Acid Dart (9/10 remain, 1d6+6), pearl of power 1, bonded item, Quicken Rod 1/3 uses left, dimensional steps (270/390)
Active effects: On Self: Mage Armor (13 hours) darkvision (13 hours)
On Party
Summon
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+11=25 ; d6+6=7 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 1:06:56 PM
Beech, points at the table, and finds that his Archery skills help a lot with his Acidic Ray... "Someone please get that last bit of Fire, before it spreads." He seems ready to add more, but holds back....
Cast Acidic Ray, Hit Touch AC 25, Damage 8 Acid (forgot to add Point Blank Bonus)
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+21=30 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 1:24:06 PM
He looks around at the devastation shaking his head. [b] "We will never get invited anywhere. Is anyone else badly hurt?" He moves towards the nice looking knife. {Perception: 30}
Kiwina (Steve M) 37/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+18=36 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 8:12:32 PM Kiwina stows the dagger and drops the battle axe, which reverts to a rod when he does.
Kiwina had been planning to drag the bed to a burning spot, but those have suddenly disappeared, leaving him in the spot of simply trying to pin the bed.
Kiwina gets a 36 on his roll to pin the bed (if I read it right and the +5 for previously grappled foe applies). His CMD is 32.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=23 ; d20+16=28 ; d8+4=6 ; Monday November 27th, 2023 8:51:30 PM
Perception: 23
Ayotnom notices the well made knife and makes a mental note to check it out later. He advances toward the bed that is giving his compatriots some trouble and when getting within 30 feet throws his rapier at it using the hand of the apprentice ability.
Tsak can't hear as much happening upstairs and assumes the fight is going the petals way. If it's anything like down here, a couple of sacks and a jar of pickles, they should be able to handle it easily.
He stays near the door he found and uses the absensce of other, louder, people to listen for any movement coming from the passage that leads on from it.
DM Mark - "Someone please get that last bit of Fire before it spreads." d20+11=18 ; d100=82 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 1:10:57 AM
Not wanting to be left out of any fighting, Panzer moves up from the cellar.
Mak follows (though the DM is not sure where Mak moved to?) He notices that one of the knives is not like the others, and calls this out. Several others make mental note of the knife.
Elyas fires a devastating Acid Dart at the bedeviled bed, and the acid sizzles as it burns a large part of the headboard. He laments the Petals ruining yet another house.
Falco is sure the Petals will not get invited anywhere after they’re done with this house. He looks around for someone to heal, and he can see that Kiwina is still damaged (though perhaps Kiwina’s header needs some updating on this.)
Beech hits the bed with an Acidic Ray as he says, "Someone please get that last bit of Fire, before it spreads."
Kiwina continues to wrestle the bed and is quite successful at it, pinning the bed and preventing it from moving or taking any effective action. The bed tries to break the grapple but fails. Though it thrashes about, it remains pinned where it is.
(The grappled bed now has an AC of 8.)
Ayotonom is able to hurl his rapier at the bed from where he is. It strikes and returns to his hand, though it only inflicted 1 point of damage due to the bed’s hardness.
Tsak is sure his friends have whatever is going on upstairs well in hand. He carefully listens as he looks into the passageway before him. As far as he can tell, it seems silent.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to. I cleaned up the map a bit, removing small things that are no longer moving. However, this remains a house full of all the usual things you might expect to find in a house.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) d20+11=13 ; d6+7=8 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 9:08:30 AM
Elyas fires off another acid dart into the bed while Kiwina holds it still
he hits AC 13 for 8 acid damage
"I still didn't see any people, these must have been set up to attack any intruders rather than being controlled by someone in the house. What did you find in the cellar?
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH 4d8+13=31 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 10:09:29 AM
Falco moves back to Kiwana and touches him to close more wounds. {CCW: 31 @ Kiwama} As he does this he watches the bed thrash about and shakes his head, realistically he can't really hurt it and the situation seems so silly.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:38AO/30/20T/--FF|CMD 36|Rapier +1|24/19/14/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic Tuesday November 28th, 2023 2:56:19 PM
Mak didn't realize his friend had opened the door as he surveyed the ground level and the battle with the bed. Still thinking the door below was closed he waited for the bed to be dealt with.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+11=16 ; d6+6=8 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 3:08:08 PM
Beech launches another Acidic Ray at the bed.
Acidic Ray, hit Touch AC 16, Damage 8
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20=5 ; d20=6 ; d20=11 ; d3+21=23 ; d3+21=24 ; d3+21=24 ; d6=4 ; d6=3 ; d6=4 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 8:21:22 PM
If the bed is still being naughty when Panzer arrives he will hit it. (looks like I vanished, or just can't find myself. I was near the bed, I'll call it a 5' step and full attack)
3 attacks no 1's and no crits so 23 damage +4 lightning, 24 damage +3 lightning and 24 damage +4 lightning magical adamantine weapon.
Panzer admires his wokr as he slashes the bedinto pieces while Kiwina holds it down
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+16=25 ; d8+4=5 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 8:33:49 PM
Ayotnom hurls his rapier at the bed again (25 vs AC; 5 damage)
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' d20+18=23 ; Tuesday November 28th, 2023 8:47:15 PM
Kiwina continues to pin the bed. Being a bit discomfitted by the acids being lobbed his direction, he doesn't do as well, achieving only a 23..
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Tuesday November 28th, 2023 11:06:42 PM
Tsak looks around the now empty cellar as the party seems to have moved upstairs. He sees the ruined sack sitting in the corner, still smouldering slightly. Stuck with me when all others fled. Damn shame.
He continues to listen at the door and keep an eye out for intruders. Or are the petals the intruders? Life is so complicated.
DM Mark - A bit of a mess d100=7 ; d100=38 ; d100=44 ; Wednesday November 29th, 2023 1:51:36 AM
Elyas fires off another blob of acid at the bed, and makes a large burn spot in the bedspread. Beech also hits the bed with acid. He asks the others what was in the cellar.
Mak thinks about the door in the cellar as he waits for his friends to finish off the belligerent bed.
Falco heals Kiwina again, this time for 31 points. He thinks it’s a bit silly that the Petals are fighting a bed.
Ayotnom throws his rapier. The slender sword flashes through the air and though it hits, it fails to overcome the 5 hardness of the bed.
Panzer’s adamantine kukris are a whir of damage. He hits and hits and hits, and charges of electricity dance where the blades bite deeply into the wood. When the little badger is done, the pieces of the bed slump to the floor.
Kiwina lets the broken bed go as it goes still. It might have been a comfortable bed once, but certainly not now.
Tsak stand guard at the opened door in the cellar. He laments the loss of the sack that tried to choke him.
As the Petals look around, the cottage is once again still. Fighting these pieces of furniture and household goods was quite different from the creatures the Petals are used to. These things showed no emotion or malevolence. They just silently moved and attacked, mindless automatons set here for some purpose.
An acrid smell from the acid mingles with the smoke from the burning couch. But at least it’s pretty well lit by both the fireplace and the couch. While the fire from that couch has not yet spread, you’d guess that’s just a matter of time. The once moving things here lie still, and the once tidy cottage is a mess. There are a number of items scattered here, as well as many more that never moved.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Wednesday November 29th, 2023 9:36:01 AM Does anyone have some water to put out that fire? we've made enough of a mess, no need ot burn the whole thing down. yet...
Elyas looks down the hole into the cellar.
What did you all find down there? should we all come down? if there's enough space down there i can help ferry some of our larger friends without needing the ladder.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Wednesday November 29th, 2023 9:37:42 AM "Anyone see anything we can put the fire out with?" Falco says absently as he casts detect magic to do a slow sweep of the room starting with the dining area.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Wednesday November 29th, 2023 2:51:20 PM " A door, and a new companion for Tsak, but I killed it. Sorry man you have to speak up fast around me when you are charming things. If I had to guess there was a trap on the door that animated all that stuff, the timing was too close for it to be coincidence." Panzer hops down into the cellar and draws up next to Tsak, pulling his off hand knife and waiting for the word to keep going. This was so much more fun whe things were trying to kill them.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:38AO/30/20T/--FF|CMD 36|Rapier +1|24/19/14/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic Wednesday November 29th, 2023 4:17:53 PM "Yes. There is a door and a passageway in the cellar. TSAK! HOW FAR DOES IT GO?" Mak called down.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Wednesday November 29th, 2023 5:47:03 PM "Well, I may start the fire, but it's not really my job to put them back out. Someone must know how to create water, it's just not my type of spell..." Beech grabs some herbs and stuff from his packs and ties them to the large bruised area where the couch laid into him, a couple times. After that, Beech looks for the blanket that was on the bed, and will then try to smother the couch fire, "Help Please"
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Wednesday November 29th, 2023 7:33:15 PM
Kiwina creates water as needed to put out the couch.
Everyone seems to be interested in something down those narrow stairs, don't they?
Dunno, can't see around the corner. Panzer and I will go have a look.
Tsak quietly advances down the tunnel to the corner, has a listen and then pokes his head around.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Wednesday November 29th, 2023 11:37:01 PM
Ayotnom suggests putting the fire in the portable hole reasoning that that might act as a smother for the flames.
DM Mark - A bit of a mess Thursday November 30th, 2023 12:32:09 AM
Elyas asks if anyone can put out the burning couch before it spreads to the rest of the house. Then he walks over to the cellar and calls down to Tsak, asking what’s down there.
Falco also asks if anyone can deal with the fire. Then he casts Detect Magic and sweeps the house.
Ayotnom suggests that perhaps the burning cough could be put in the portable hole to suffocate the fire.
Beech clarifies it’s it’s not really his job to put out the fires he starts, but he looks for something to smother it with. He considers the bedspread, but there’s not really much left of that. Perhaps those tapestries on the walls?
Kiwina, however, has a solution. He casts Create Water and is able to get the fire out, as steam billows out with the smoke. Fortunately, the front door is still open.
Mak calls down to Tsak, asking him how far the passageway out the the cellar goes.
Panzer suspects there was a trap set on the door down in the cellar that may have set off a trap that animated the furniture. Then he goes back down into the cellar.
Tsak moves down the dark cellar about 40’ to see more. It’s not so much a corner that limits his sight as the fact that the tunnel tends to curve and turn here and there, though it generally seems to run south from the house above. Beyond it just looks like more earthen tunnel, still and quiet as far as he can tell. He thinks it slopes slightly downward, though it’s hard to say really.
Between the smoke and the steam, Falco finds the air is pretty hazy, but his divination tells him that there are a few sources of magic in the house. There is a knife that was flying around for a bit (transmutation). There is a magic poker near the fireplace (transmutation). On the writing desk in the nook, he notes that a box of candles emanates magic (enchantment), as does what appears to be some jars of ink (conjuration).
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Thursday November 30th, 2023 9:12:49 AM Well, sounds like we're going down the tunnel then! Captain, I can bring you down there, along with anyone else that would rather not squeeze down the ladder!
[OOC: Elyas will dimension step down to the start of the tunnel. He can take allies with him, spending from his daily distance for each companion that travels with him. Let me know who is going down and I'll subtract from that stat in my next post. should have plenty to go around.]
Spells prepared:
cantrips: Resistance, detect magic, light, mending Level 1: 2/2X protection from evil, mage armor, 1/3X magic missile, Comprehend Languages Level 2: Darkvision, Scorching Ray, Mirror Image, Glitterdust, 1/3X see invisibility Level 3: 2X Dispel Magic, Haste, Fly, 2X Lightning Bolt Level 4: 2X summon monster IV, Dimensional Anchor, Greater Invisibility, Black tentacles, Wall of Fire Level 5: Baleful Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport, Cone of Cold, Break Enchantment Level 6: 2X Chain Lightning, Summon Monster VI, Flesh to Stone Level 7: 1/2X Summon Monster VII, Force Cage Special: Acid Dart (8/10 remain, 1d6+6), pearl of power 1, bonded item, Quicken Rod 1/3 uses left, dimensional steps (270/390)
Active effects: On Self: Mage Armor (13 hours) darkvision (13 hours)
On Party
Summon
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Thursday November 30th, 2023 10:46:23 AM
Falco will gather up the things that showed up for later examination and head down with the others assuming that he can squeeze in with them.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+6=18 ; d20+25=31 ; Thursday November 30th, 2023 1:17:47 PM
Panzer keeps pace with Tsak being as quiet as he can. Stealth 18 Perception 31
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Thursday November 30th, 2023 4:09:14 PM
Beech, will squeeze his way down, not that he wouldn't take the step, but a few moments of unease, leaves the resource available if they need it later on. Beech also expects to need to squeeze his way most of the way through the upcoming tunnels...
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:38AO/30/20T/--FF|CMD 36|Rapier +1|24/19/14/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic Thursday November 30th, 2023 4:36:26 PM
Mak's arms drooped as he turned and descended the steps once more. "Hold up Tsak. Go on further without some backup."
As he got closer, he glanced down at Panzer. "This your new animal companion, Tsak?" Mak said as he waited a moment and laughed. "Kidding mate. You want to take the lead?"
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: d20+18=34 ; Thursday November 30th, 2023 10:19:23 PM
(Perception=34 "So much for stealth" thinks Tsak as the rest of the party makes its way down into the cellar.
He growls at Mak Finished playing house, there's work to be done? Then he grins thru his big orc fangs.
Turning his attention back to the tunnel Tsak sniffs the air. If he gets a whiff of undead or orc then its game on. He's quite at home underground and the closeness of the earth worries him not at all.
We're heading pretty much south, too early to tell if we're getting deeper or not. Best set up the line assuming quarters will be cramped if we come across a fight.
That said he gives Panzer a nod and the two of them slowly start to make their way forward as the petals sort themselves out behind.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=37 ; Thursday November 30th, 2023 11:53:18 PM
Ayotnom goes looking for the nice knife he saw earlier with the fires dealt with
(Perception: 37)
DM Mark - A Lake Friday December 1st, 2023 3:14:01 AM
Elyas prepares to go down into the cellar. He offers to teleport any of the larger creatures down to save them from squeezing down the staircase, but he gets no takers.
Falco gathers up the things that emanate magical auras - a knife, the fire poker, a box of candles and some pots of ink. He notices that the fire poker looks a little odd - it seems a bit thicker and heavier than seems practical for a fire poker. He stows the items for later examinations and heads down.
Ayotnom notes that the knife Falco gathers up is the one he noticed earlier.
Beech squeezes down the narrow stairway into the cellar.
Mak tells Tsak to wait for him. In the cellar, he asks if Panzer might be Tsak’s new animal companion. Then he laughs at his joke, telling Panzer he meant no harm and offering for the little badger-man to take the lead.
Tsak is already in the tunnel as Panzer and the others catch up to him. Tsak sniffs the air. It smells musty and a bit damp, but both Tsak and Panzer seem at home in the damp earthen tunnel.
Fortunately, while the secret door in the cellar was only 5 feet wide, the tunnel soon widens out to 10’, so the larger folk don’t need to squeeze while in the tunnel. The tunnel seems to go generally south initially. But as the Petals go, it turns a bit here and there so that it’s not entirely clear if it does go south the whole while. But they definitely can tell it does have a slightly downward slope.
This tunnel goes on for several hundred feet before it stops at what appears to be an underground lake. A few stalagmites poke up out of the water near the edge. (I have revealed what is about the 60’ range of Tsak’s darkvision.) It seems to extend beyond what Tsak can see to the sides and to the south. You do not see a way to walk around the lake. At the edge of the lake is a boat that would carry six medium sized creatures (large creatures count as two if they are squeezing in the boat). You can see a bit of water has seeped into the boat, but not much. There are two oars in the boat.
The ceiling climbs above reaching a height of maybe 40’ above the water’s surface, and a few stalactites hang down from the ceiling. The lake water is gray and murky. The air here is damp.
Perception DC 23:Highlight to display spoiler: {If you look carefully, you can occasionally see that the water moves here and there as if disturbed by something.}
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:38AO/30/20T/--FF|CMD 36|Rapier +1|24/19/14/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic d20+18=36 ; Friday December 1st, 2023 8:32:37 AM "See that? There." Mak pointed at the water. "Somethings moving under the surface. Think we should toss something small out there to see if it responds?" Mak said as he looked down at Panzer.
OOC: Perception +18, Roll 38
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Friday December 1st, 2023 8:33:55 AM
Falco moves with the others finding again that being inside with this group is less then ideal. He finds a place near the back and tries to see what is going on.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) d20+15=29 ; Friday December 1st, 2023 10:28:08 AM
[perception = 29]
Yeah, definitely something moving under there. Reasonable, if you're going to have a large body of water in your lair, you might as well have an aquatic guardian of some kind.
Elyas wants to scout out what the cave holds, so he casts Fly on himself and moves out over the water, to see how far it goes so they can make a plan
Spells prepared:
cantrips: Resistance, detect magic, light, mending Level 1: 2/2X protection from evil, mage armor, 1/3X magic missile, Comprehend Languages Level 2: Darkvision, Scorching Ray, Mirror Image, Glitterdust, 1/3X see invisibility Level 3: 2X Dispel Magic, Haste, Fly, 2X Lightning Bolt Level 4: 2X summon monster IV, Dimensional Anchor, Greater Invisibility, Black tentacles, Wall of Fire Level 5: Baleful Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport, Cone of Cold, Break Enchantment Level 6: 2X Chain Lightning, Summon Monster VI, Flesh to Stone Level 7: 1/2X Summon Monster VII, Force Cage Special: Acid Dart (8/10 remain, 1d6+6), pearl of power 1, bonded item, Quicken Rod 1/3 uses left, dimensional steps (270/390)
Active effects: On Self: Mage Armor (13 hours) darkvision (13 hours) Fly (13 minutes)
On Party
Summon
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=28 ; d20+7=8 ; d20+6=23 ; Friday December 1st, 2023 10:35:01 AM " I'm game, it probably isn't friendly. Might be good if I could breathe water though. Let me get out some stabby weapons first." Panzer pats down his pockets only to find he has no stabby weapons. A puzzled look crosses his face and he shrugs. One more thing he needs to buy. " I guess I left the short swords in my other pants. Oh well." Perception 28 he notes the movement as well knowledge engineering 8 Profession miner 23 Panzer has darkvision goggles too. in case it is important
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character d20+18=37 ; Friday December 1st, 2023 3:29:45 PM "Let's investigate that Dagger we just found, that's a stabby weapon isn't it?" Beech casts detect magic then sees if he can identify it....
Spellcraft to identify the dagger. Roll 37 so unless it's an artifact, should be easy enough.... (CL 22 identified)
Elyas, you know how dolphins and whales jump out of the water. Yeah, seen crocs do that too. Much the same except scaly and with a lot more teeth. You'll want to stay at least 15 to 20 feet above the water there mate. A croc would probably be one of the friendlier creatures we may find here.
Tsak goes over to have a good look around the 'shore' and boat before the rest of the party stirs up the surroundings (Perception, survival, know geog and dungeon).
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Saturday December 2nd, 2023 1:31:01 PM
Although he is heartened by the reports that the corridor widens after the door, Kiwina is content to be the last into it.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=23 ; Monday December 4th, 2023 12:08:57 AM
Perception 23
Ayotnom says, "Aye. Something is under the water and I don't like it. I wonder if it is some kind tentacle monster or something else."
Ayotnom stays put where he is and readies his own fly spell should something come out of the water.
DM Mark - "Somethings moving under the surface." Monday December 4th, 2023 1:24:35 AM
Mak sees a small ripple that suggests the movement of something below the surface of the murky lake. He suggests throwing something in to see what happens, and he looks down at Panzer.
Panzer looks up at the noble Asildur warrior and he tells Mak he’s up for that, but it would be a lot better if he could breathe water first.
Elyas sees it too, noting it’s probably some aquatic guardian here. The mage casts a spell. He rises up into the air and flies around the lake cavers - at least as far as is needed to survey the area.
As Elyas flies out over the water, Tsak warns him to stay high enough that something jumping out of the water could not nab him. Tsak looks at the boat. It looks sturdy, though there is a bit of water in the bottom of it. Still, if it actually had a hole in it, it would be swamped by now. He can see it has two oars and two oarlocks.
Beech uses this time to check the dagger that was found. It’s actually a large kitchen knife that could be used as a dagger. It’s well made and pretty sharp too (he finds it is a +2 dagger.) How are you storing this knife, as it has no sheath?
Falco moves along with the others as he tries to see what’s going on. Kiwina stays back by the little cleric.
Ayotnom worries that it’s some sort of monster under the water, and he readies a Fly spell in case there’s trouble.
The water here is still, save for the slight ripple in the water that some saw. The murky water has a greenish-gray cast to it, and the air here is moist. Any light source makes the moisture on the nearby walls and ceiling glisten. The stone ceiling is out of sight for most. As the Petals talk amongst themselves, it echoes a bit in this large chamber. The only other noise is an occasional drip from the ceiling into the water below.
It’s a little creepy in here.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
I’ve updated the map based on what Elyas might share about the cavern. But bear in mind that each character can only see as far as their darkvision or light source will allow from where they are. I don’t recall - do you have any light sources out?
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Monday December 4th, 2023 1:40:07 AM
Well, there's gonna have to be another side, and they're gonna have to get to it. In the boat its going to take several trips and a bit of maths to work it out. Some may be able to fly or portal across. Depends how far and whats there. Tsak waits near the boat for a report from Elyas.
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Monday December 4th, 2023 7:30:39 AM "Hep Panzer, here, it's not anything special, but it is magical. It's barely better than a well very well made kitchen knife." (see above) Beech, recreates the dancing lights, about 100' from the shore, in a square just shy of 20' across (the 10' radius) [b]"Give me a few minutes, may as well see whats out here before we venture into the darkness. I think I can move them about another 100' further out, just never had a need to." Beech will start sweeping the lights an expanding arc, getting each end further out, stopping around 210' distant (20' under maximum range) and will sweep it from one side to the other. With them set as small fireballs (effectively torch light) they produce bright light in 30' and dim another 30'.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Monday December 4th, 2023 9:43:33 AM "Well Petals, this is the one time I did not prepare water breathing for us. I figured away from the ship we wouldn't need it. I have one potion of water breathing and one of water walking but that is about it. I would assume most of your carry something in case of emergency at sea."
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+7=11 ; d20+25=35 ; Monday December 4th, 2023 12:57:18 PM
Panzer stares at the water for a minute and reaches into his pack, pulling out 50' of silk rope. He starts tying one end around his waist and tosses the other end to Beech, since he knows the 'taur has enough rope on himto fly a kite to the stars. " Tie my rope to yours Beech, and you guys can hang out here while I go see whats in the pool. My armor will hold me down and that dagger ought to make a decent stabbing weapon, and I know how to use it ( light blades weapon group). I'll have about 3ish minutes of air so I ought to be all right. If I start tugging violently on the line, pull me back. Simple enough, let's go fishing!" He makes all his gear secure and walks to the water's edge, breathing deeply. When the others assure him they have the rope secured he walks out into the water.
swim check 11 Perception Underwater 35
OOC as I read the rules I need a swim check to move either 1/4 speed or half speed each round and to be able to fight normally with this dagger. Mainly he is counting on whatever baddie lives in the water to snatch him and the others to pull it back to land. All my minuses are added to the swim check, I just need a DC from the DM. Thankfully the water seems calm. I'll paste the rules I'm looking at in a separate post that way if they aren't needed they can be deleted easily.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet Monday December 4th, 2023 12:57:59 PM
Underwater Combat Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 432 Land-based creatures can have considerable difficulty when fighting in water. Water affects a creature’s attack rolls, damage, and movement. In some cases a creature’s opponents might get a bonus on attacks. The effects are summarized on Table 13–7. They apply whenever a character is swimming, walking in chest-deep water, or walking along the bottom of a body of water.
Ranged Attacks Underwater: Thrown weapons are ineffective underwater, even when launched from land. Attacks with other ranged weapons take a –2 penalty on attack rolls for every 5 feet of water they pass through, in addition to the normal penalties for range.
Attacks from Land: Characters swimming, floating, or treading water on the surface, or wading in water at least chest deep, have improved cover (+8 bonus to AC, +4 bonus on Reflex saves) from opponents on land. Land-bound opponents who have freedom of movement effects ignore this cover when making melee attacks against targets in the water. A completely submerged creature has total cover against opponents on land unless those opponents have freedom of movement effects. Magical effects are unaffected except for those that require attack rolls (which are treated like any other effects) and fire effects.
Fire: Nonmagical fire (including alchemist’s fire) does not burn underwater. Spells or spell-like effects with the fire descriptor are ineffective underwater unless the caster makes a caster level check (DC 20 + spell level). If the check succeeds, the spell creates a bubble of steam instead of its usual fiery effect, but otherwise the spell works as described. A supernatural fire effect is ineffective underwater unless its description states otherwise. The surface of a body of water blocks line of effect for any fire spell. If the caster has made the caster level check to make the fire spell usable underwater, the surface still blocks the spell’s line of effect.
Spellcasting Underwater: Casting spells while submerged can be difficult for those who cannot breathe underwater. A creature that cannot breathe water must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) to cast a spell underwater (this is in addition to the caster level check to successfully cast a fire spell underwater). Creatures that can breathe water are unaffected and can cast spells normally. Some spells might function differently underwater, subject to GM discretion. Table 13-7: Combat Adjustments Underwater Attack/Damage Slashing or Bludgeoning Piercing Movement Off Balance?1 Freedom of movement normal/normal normal/normal normal No Has a swim speed -2/half normal normal No Successful Swim check -2/half2 normal quarter or half3 No Firm footing4 -2/half2 normal half No None of the above -2/half2 -2/half normal Yes 1 Creatures flailing about in the water (usually because they failed their Swim checks) have a hard time fighting effectively. An off-balance creature loses its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class, and opponents gain a +2 bonus on attacks against it. 2 A creature without freedom of movement effects or a swim speed makes grapple checks underwater at a –2 penalty, but deals damage normally when grappling. 3 A successful Swim check lets a creature move one-quarter its speed as a move action or one-half its speed as a full-round action. 4 Creatures have firm footing when walking along the bottom, braced against a ship’s hull, or the like. A creature can only walk along the bottom if it wears or carries enough gear to weigh itself down: at least 16 pounds for Medium creatures, twice that for each size category larger than Medium, and half that for each size category smaller than Medium.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Monday December 4th, 2023 2:01:52 PM I think i see some dry land Elyas calls back to the others. He moves forward a bit more, staying about 20 feet over the water.
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Monday December 4th, 2023 8:42:18 PM "Something in case of emergency for me assumes there's salt water, not black," Kiwina explains to Falco. "But I might be able to help here, depending on how deep the water is. Can we get a sounding?"
Meanwhile, he waits for those up front to make what explorations they feel are prudent. It doesn't sound to him like the boat will let many people ride at once.
===== Ranger: 1st -- entangle, speak with animals (used) Druid: 0th -- create water, detect magic, flare, light 1st -- obscuring mist, cure light wounds, entangle, produce flame, speak with animals, summon nature's ally I 2nd -- fog cloud, flaming sphere, hold animal, resist energy, soften earth and stone 3rd -- call lightning, meld into stone, neutralize poison (used), spike growth 4th -- sleet storm (used), control water, flame strike Aumakua have one 1st-level ranger spell Storm burst -- none used
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=26 ; d20+11=28 ; Monday December 4th, 2023 11:59:30 PM
Ayotnom takes out his fish hook and attempts to use his Kama to shave an individual strand from his silk rope to create a fishing line. He then looks about for something that would make a suitable pole (Perception: 26)
assuming all this works he takes a bit of ration and baits the hook and then casts
28 vs a spot off the dock
DM Mark - "Simple enough, let's go fishing!" d20+5=16 ; d20+5=6 ; Tuesday December 5th, 2023 1:28:41 AM
Tsak looks at the boat, but working out the math for how many trips it will take to ferry everyone across makes his head hurt. He waits for Elyas to report on where such a boat trip might land.
Beech hands Panzer the +2 blade, dismissing it as barely better than a nice kitchen knife (treat as a +2 dagger). Then he casts Dancing Lights and sends it around the cavern. The torch-like globes of fire are reflected off the still water and glisten in the moisture on the ceiling and walls. He can see there are stalagmites protruding from the water near the edges, and there seems to be another landing on the other side of the cavern (see map). There are also stalactites hanging from the ceiling.
Falco goes through his resources to deal with this water, hoping others have prepared as well.
Elyas flies around the cavern, noting what he sees including the far landing.
Kiwina says that his ability to move in the water is limited to saltwater. He wonders how deep the water may be.
Ayotnom takes out a fish hook. He had hoped to separate a few silken strands from his silk rope, but soon realized the woven nature of the rope means he would have to unravel as much as he needs before separating out a few strands, and that would take several minutes.
Panzer also takes out a silk rope, and ties it around himself before handing the end to Beech. He tells his friends that if he starts tugging on the line that they should haul him back in. Then he wades out into the water as bait. The little badger-man doesn’t have to go far before the water is over his head, and his armor does indeed hold him down.
He is about 30’ out. The surface is no longer still, as his entry into the water and the rope behind him send ripples across the surface, though once he is submerged, only the direction and length of the rope suggest where he might be.
For Panzer: Highlight to display spoiler: {Brrr - this water is pretty cold, but not debilitating yet. And murky too. He can sort of see about 5’ ahead as he goes. Things within 5’ have concealment (20% miss chance) and things beyond that have total concealment. It’s a good thing he’s wearing his Goggle of Night because the light from above does not penetrate this water very well.
He is attacked by - something. It’s hard to tell what, but there seem to be two of them. They look grey , but everything looks grey down here. They look to be medium-sized, sinewy and strong as they claw at him, but their attacks seem ineffective against his armor.}
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Tuesday December 5th, 2023 10:08:59 AM
Falco slides between the other's and moves into the room over by the boat. He watch Panzer enter the water and shakes his head while he gets his bow ready.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+21=23 ; d20+16=25 ; d20+11=20 ; d3+18=19 ; d3+18=20 ; d3+18=20 ; d100=2 ; d100=89 ; d100=62 ; Tuesday December 5th, 2023 1:19:26 PM
Panzer was expecting something to attack him, but it's still a shock when it happens. If the things stick around to fight rather than making fleeting passes, then the Badgerkin will stand and fight. If not he moves further out and readies an attack for them.
Stand and fight option attack 1 hits AC 23 for 19 damage Miss due to concealment attack 2 hits AC 25 for 20 damage Hit attack 3 hits AC 20 for 20 damage Hit No bite, Panzer doesn't want to chance losing his breath
Move and prepare option Attack 1 hits AC 23 for 19 damage Miss due to concealment AoO's Panzer has 5 AoO available at
Breath remaining 35 rounds/36
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Tuesday December 5th, 2023 1:30:42 PM
Elyas sees that he has reached the end of the cave except for the landing and wherever the path leads next. he double moves to get back above the rest of the crew.
He stops right above where Panzer was, and will try to help if he sees whatever is attacking his ally next round
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:28/18T/--FF|CMD 34| Arrows/20+1 CLB|22/17/12/-(RS)/-|(FA,WF,WS,WT,MS)**|1d8+7(MS)(20)x3)) d20+18=26 ; Tuesday December 5th, 2023 3:44:07 PM "Elyas, take Kiwina to the other side. There's enough light that I can cover anyone with my bow that stands over there." He was going to offer to Panzer a ride over but the little creature was already in the water. Mak waited for the first of them to step on the opposite shore, meanwhile he watched the water for threats.
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Tuesday December 5th, 2023 7:18:14 PM Sure lets split the party, that always works well.
Tsak moves over to help Beech with the rope if they decide they need to pull Panzer out of the water.
From where he stands the surface of the water seems to be still and he imagines the little guy serenely sauntering along the bottom watching as fish flit in and out of seaweed and crayfish wend their way thru the sand. Mmm lobster, with fresh butter and garlic...
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Tuesday December 5th, 2023 8:32:25 PM
Beech, has his bow ready, but is at a lose what else to do.... He just makes ready in case Panzer needs a pull out or if something pops up out of the water that's not Panzer....
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Tuesday December 5th, 2023 10:11:35 PM
Kiwina can make out some of the room from the end of the line here, but he has no way to guess how much rope has played out or where Panzer might be. But if there's trouble, surely Panzer will let them know. He waits for the others to move out.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Tuesday December 5th, 2023 10:58:52 PM
Ayotnom asks, "Would it of killed anyone to wait to try conventional fishing methods before using one of us as live bait?"
He stows what he was working with and then moves onto the dock. (YZ 15 - 16)
DM Mark - "Would it have killed anyone to wait to try conventional fishing methods before using one of us as live bait?" d20+5=16 ; d20+5=24 ; d20+5=7 ; d20+5=22 ; d20=18 ; d20=19 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=7 ; d20=9 ; Wednesday December 6th, 2023 1:41:57 AM
Falco moves over by the boat. He’s worried about his fellow beastfolk and gets out his bow.
Elyas moves back above the water to help Panzer if he can. He cannot see into the water, and he’s not entirely sure where the little budget-man is. (Remember if he intends to hover in one spot it will require a fly check.)
Mak tells Elyas to take Kiwina over to the far shore, and he prepares to cover everyone with his bow.
Tsak replies, ”Sure let's split the party, that always works well.” He lends Beech a hand with the rope as he imagines Panzer strolling through an undersea paradise.
With Tsak helping hold the rope, Beech lets go (?) so he has his bow at the ready. (I guess I’m a little confused how he is both ready with a two handed weapon and also ready to pull Panzer out of the water with a rope.)
Kiwina is a bit worried about Panzer being under the murky lake, but trusts that Panzer will let them know if he is in trouble.
Ayotnom asks, "Would it have killed anyone to wait to try conventional fishing methods before using one of us as live bait?" Then he makes his way out onto the row boat. As the minotaur steps in, the boat sways dangerously under his weight and Ayotnom realizes he should probably sit down in this boat to lower his center of gravity before the thing tips over.
For Panzer: Highlight to display spoiler: {Panzer strikes at his foes in the murky water. He’s pretty sure he killed both of them.
But soon, more attack him in the murky depths (he’d guess he’s in about 15’ deep water where he is.) He thinks there may be four of them, unless the fallen ones got back up. He’s not sure. Some used a claw, some a bite, some both. But all attacks missed the adamantine clad badger. These things seem to be bi-pedal and can swim. Panzer remains unharmed.
Remember, each round of combat (or any action other than just moving) uses an extra round of his breath holding duration. So last round used up 2. }
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:44AO/36/26T/--FF|CMD 42|Rapier +1|24/-/-/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,WN,TD,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(Sonic w d20+18=28 ; d20+7=16 ; d20+6=7 ; Wednesday December 6th, 2023 8:19:34 AM
Mak drew is rapier and with a whoosh of his cape vanished in a puff of smoke. A second puff of smoke appeared on the opposite bank and when it cleared Mak was standing there. He crouched behind the tunnel wall and listened for movement further along as he stood guard for his friends.
OOC: Perception +18, Roll 28 Dungeoneering +7, Roll 16
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Wednesday December 6th, 2023 9:44:41 AM
Falco realizes his bow will probably be useless and puts it away before he takes out his potion of water walking. He holds it in his hand in case needed while cursing himself for not preparing water breathing magics like he normally would.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 145/158 ) Character Sheet d20+20=25 ; d100=2 ; d20+15=25 ; d100=50 ; d20+10=19 ; d100=100 ; d3+18=19 ; d3+18=19 ; Wednesday December 6th, 2023 10:03:46 AM
OOc OK, my bad on the breath control, I'll track it better IC this escalated quickly, Thinks Panzer as he hears the claws and teeth scrape along his armor. They could get lucky and find a chink in my armor, I should probably lead them to shore, but that could mean more hurt people and they don't seem able to beat the armor. He shrugs an stabs at more shadows. Attack 1 misses (miss %) Attack 2 Hits AC 25 for 19 damage Attack 3 Hits AC 19 for 19 damage He then takes a 5' step back towards the shore
Breath remaining 32 of 36 rounds
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Wednesday December 6th, 2023 1:45:08 PM
Elyas can't see anything other than the rope going into the water, so he lands on the shore with the petals.
so, how are we getting across? anyone want to use the boat, or should I zap some of us across?
[OOC: I can bring one person over with dimensional steps, because it's decently far. Teleport could be elyas and 4 other medium creatures. how many flight options do we have between us all?]
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Wednesday December 6th, 2023 6:04:47 PM "Well, our resident anchor seems to be doing something down there. I can feel the rope shifting a bit, but not being yanked on as a signal that help is needed." Beech continues to keep a hand on the rope to see when or if a rescue is needed. "I can either fly or if I need to take any across, I can D-Door too, but unless you want me to start pulling in the rope to get Panzer back up top, I Figure he has maybe a minute and a half if he's fighting down there before he'll need to surface to breathe or we pull in his unconscious body from lack of air. ."
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Wednesday December 6th, 2023 7:31:33 PM
Kiwina moves up behind Beech.
"I'm happy with the boat, but it will only hold so many. We'll need four trips."
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Wednesday December 6th, 2023 7:31:34 PM
Kiwina moves up behind Beech.
"I'm happy with the boat, but it will only hold so many. We'll need four trips."
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Wednesday December 6th, 2023 7:36:21 PM
Tsak stays on the rope, ready to pull as required.
I'm happy to use the boat, but can also fly using my armour if need be.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Wednesday December 6th, 2023 11:45:59 PM
Ayotnom lowers his center of gravity and says, "I can row the boat ashore if you guys want."
DM Mark - "So, how are we getting across?" d20+5=25 ; d20+5=14 ; d20+5=25 ; d20+5=20 ; d20+5=18 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+5=24 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=14 ; d20+5=24 ; d20+5=18 ; d20+5=21 ; d20+5=10 ; d20+5=12 ; d20=16 ; d20=16 ; d20=7 ; d20=1 ; d20=3 ; d20=15 ; d20=15 ; d20=16 ; d20=5 ; d6+2=4 ; d6+2=8 ; (No, these are not all attack rolls. Relax.) Thursday December 7th, 2023 2:06:15 AM
Mak draws his weapon. Then he disappears with a puff of smoke. Then, in the dim light of the Dancing Lights spell, he reappears in a puff of smoke on the far shore.
Falco stowes his bow and pulls out a potion of water walking.
Elyas rejoins his friends and offers to Dimension Door some across the lake. Beech says he can do the same, or he can fly across. Kiwina, Tsak and Ayotnom offer to use the boat, though Tsaks says he can also fly across. Kiwina notes using the boat will take four trips.
Both Beech and Tsak can feel occasional movement on Panzer’s rope, and Beech shares this information. They notice it has not moved further, but he has also not specifically tugged on it for them to pull him in.
Suddenly, the rope they are holding goes slack. As Beech and Tsak tug a bit to assure themselves they’re still fishing with a badger, there is no resistance on the rope.
For Panzer: Highlight to display spoiler: {Panzer again strikes at his foes in the murky water. He thinks he sees two more fall to his blows. (Thanks for continuing to check the 20% miss chance.) Then he backs up 5’.
And as before, more appear. Seems like a lot more as they dart in and out. He feels claws and bites slash at him from all around - even above! He is hit twice for 4 damage and 8 damage, though his adamantine armor will blunt some of that damage. While it’s not much damage, Panzer must make two DC 14 Fort Saves or be paralyzed.
Oh, and he notices there is no longer a rope on him. It seems one of the creatures must’ve sliced it in their attack. He can no longer even see where the rope is in the murky water.
Remember, each round of combat (or any action other than just moving) uses an extra round of his breath holding duration. So last round used up 2. }
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 139/158 ) Character Sheet d20+16=24 ; d20+16=36 ; Thursday December 7th, 2023 5:43:02 AM
Fortitude saves 24, 36 Panzer is starting to think this might have been a bad idea. The attacks that get through make his muscles want to cramp and stiffen, and under here that would be death. Add to that the fact he has lost count of how many there are and this could get dangerous. Plus fighting is harder on him holding his breath than he anticipated. The tactical part of his brain is starting to yell that this is indeed a bad idea. The primal part of his brain, the part that relishes battle and excitement confidently counters that the Badrgerkin has this in hand. Panzer's tactical brain wins. Steeling himself for the onslaught of attacks sure to come from his retreat, Panzer backs out of the pool. He knows that it will draw the ire of the critters, and he has a fair idea what they are now too, but he can't afford to be paralyzed and drown down here. Panzer finds the beach crowded with Petals and scrambles up, moving between legs and around people to find somewhere to stand ( thank goodness for that step last round). Gasping and spluttering for air the fighter tells of the depths with only one short phrase. " Ghooools.....lots of them." He readies the dagger and faces the water, waiting for the swarm.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:34/24T/--FF|CMD 40| Arrows/20+1 CLB|-/-/-/-(RS)/-|(WF,WS,WT,DA,IG)**|1d8+15(20)x3)) d20+18=23 ; Thursday December 7th, 2023 8:34:06 AM
Mak looks back over the water at the petals on the opposite bank and notes that Panzer has emerged from the water, but struggles to hear his words (Perception Check Follows) but can see that Panzer is wasting no time to get clear of the water.
Having heard no noise on his side, Mak puts his sword away in the glove of storing and grips his bow firmly, ready to lend some aid to his companions across the way.
OOC: Perception +18, Roll 23
**Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization, Weapon Training, Deadly Aim, Attacks ignore AC benefits and miss chances from anything less than total cover or concealment| Darkvision| Encumbrance:45 lbs| Move: 30 | DR1 (Adamantine Armor) | Condition: Feelin' Fine! | | Range: 0-100 Feet |
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH d20+13=28 ; 6d6=25 ; Thursday December 7th, 2023 10:41:01 AM
Falco nods at Panzers words and holds his position.
"If true I can certainly help with that."
Falco readies to identify if they are ghouls and channel to damage them as soon as he can see more then one.
{Know Religion: 28} {Channel vs Undead: 25 Damage DC34}
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Thursday December 7th, 2023 2:56:52 PM Well that makes the boat option sound like less of a good idea! I think between those that can fly and some teleportation from me and Beech we should all be able to cross without needing to fight a bunch of underwater ghouls!
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Thursday December 7th, 2023 4:27:48 PM "I can take 2 Taurs or 1 Taur and others, or 4 of the others, who wants a ride? I expect Panzer so Falco? and then who? " Beech asks, being ready to cast once the decision is made....
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Thursday December 7th, 2023 5:45:11 PM "How deep is the water?" Kiwina asks Panzer. He wonders if the creatures Panzer mentioned can function outside of the water, but expects they'll see pretty soon.
Being behind others, Kiwina readies to cast flare at the next creature to come out of the water.
===== Ranger: 1st -- entangle, speak with animals (used) Druid: 0th -- create water, detect magic, flare, light 1st -- obscuring mist, cure light wounds, entangle, produce flame, speak with animals, summon nature's ally I 2nd -- fog cloud, flaming sphere, hold animal, resist energy, soften earth and stone 3rd -- call lightning, meld into stone, neutralize poison (used), spike growth 4th -- sleet storm (used), control water, flame strike Aumakua have one 1st-level ranger spell Storm burst -- none used
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: Thursday December 7th, 2023 11:12:12 PM
Tsak drops the rope and turns to Beech Yeah mate, me too. Are we going now or are we waiting for the slimy nasties?
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Friday December 8th, 2023 1:30:08 AM
Ayotnom decides to exit the boat and says, "I believe I can fly."
DM Mark - "Ghooools.....lots of them." (Not sure what happened here. I had my DM rolls, made my post, but then the rolls disappeared! Grrrr - you'll have to trust me on this.) Friday December 8th, 2023 1:43:02 AM
Between the lights near Mak and the lights the Petal have on the side with the boat, both both exits from this chamber are visible.
For Panzer:Highlight to display spoiler: {Parts of Panzer’s brain have a fight, but the this-was-a-bad-idea part of his brain wins out. He can see that he’s surrounded by ghastly grey ghouls. He flees to the shore, but in doing so subjects himself to attacks by his foes. Strangely enough, not only do two of them manage to hit him (they only hit on a 20), but one of the blows is a confirmed crit. The little tank takes 8 and 11 damage from these two hits, and he must make two DC 14 Fort Saves or be paralyzed back where he was!}
So, now one of two things happen based on Panzer’s save.
Either (1) Panzer makes his saves and emerges from the water soaking and a bit shaken from what he saw. He gasps for air as he says, "Ghooools.....lots of them." The badger readies himself for the onslaught he’s sure will come after him.
Or (2) Panzer simply does not appear. All is quiet. The Petals pull up an empty rope and worry that something awful has happened to their friend.
Mak sees Panzer emerge from the water. The cavern is large but quiet, so he can hear Panzer’s warning about ghouls. He switches to his bow, ready to shoot something should it appear. Tsak says he’s ready to be transported across now.
Falco prepares to channel energy if he sees ghouls.
Elyas decides the boat is a bad idea, and begins talking about how to get people across another way. Beech chimes in on this plan.
Kiwina asks Panzer how deep the water was, and readies an action to cast Flare should any ghoul show up.
Here is your map. Please move yourselves on the map, or let me know where you move to.
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:28/18T/--FF|CMD 34| Arrows/20+1 CLB|22/17/12/-(RS)/-|(FA,WF,WS,WT,MS)**|1d8+7(MS)(20)x3)) d20+22=31 ; d8+7=14 ; Friday December 8th, 2023 8:44:08 AM
Mak pulled an arrow from his quiver and leaned back against the wall to steady himself as he readied an arrow in his bow. He carefully took aim at the waterline on the opposite bank and waited for the ghouls to emerge.
OOC: Readied Action Mak - Random Ghoul, Roll 31, Damage 14 hp
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Friday December 8th, 2023 9:52:20 AM
(1) If Panzer appears, Kiwina acts as previously stated.
(2) If Panzer stays under, Kiwina casts control water to possibly reach him. This lowers the water by 14 feet in an area 35 feet wide and 140 feet long between the shore Kiwina is on (near edge centered where Tsak is) and the one Mak is on.
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 126/158 ) Character Sheet d20+16=20 ; d20+16=31 ; Friday December 8th, 2023 9:54:08 AM
Fort saves 20 and 31
" Depth? it was hard to tell, I took maybe 1 step down for every 2 steps forward, I think. It was very murky and super cold. Not cold enough to hurt me but bone chilling nonetheless." Panzer wastes no time drawing the shock kukri in his main hand and swapping the dagger to his off hand. Because the water was so cold he isn't sure if his frost kukri would hurt them. He waits for them to surface as the others talk about crossing.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | SHIELD OF FAITH Friday December 8th, 2023 12:55:51 PM
Falco remains ready to channel.
"If they follow lets fight them here instead of potentially on the boat. The Warper-sar will help put them to rest."
{Know Religion: 28} {Channel vs Undead: 25 Damage DC34} (Rolled over since holding the action.)
DM Mark - Clarifications Friday December 8th, 2023 1:49:39 PM
Water Depth - Knowledge Dungeoneering or Engineering DC 15:Highlight to display spoiler: {The best estimate based on Panzer's thought's and the angle and length of the rope before it was cut, is that he was in about 15' of water.}
None of these creatures that were attacking Panzer in the water emerge. Which seems odd if they are what Panzer thinks they are.
DM FYI - the rope would only be damaged by a slashing attack that hit his touch AC, and then I only gave it a 5% chance it would actually hit the rope. Silk rope has a hardness of 0 and 4 HP. That rope is about 3' shorter now.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) Friday December 8th, 2023 2:35:33 PM
Elyas gathers the group up and splits them between himself and Beech. Ayotnom is able to fly, so they have Kiwina, Falco, Panzer, and Tsak . Elyas can take Kiwina with dimensional steps, and Beech should be able to Dimension Door the others.
We don't need to worry about whatever isin there if we just go over them! let's keep moving
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 126/158 ) Character Sheet d20+7=21 ; Friday December 8th, 2023 3:54:42 PM
Knowledge engineering 21 " I made it about 30 feet from shore and as best I could tell I was in 15 feet of water. It was really murky so I am not sure if it got any deeper. I guess I should have dragged one of those critters out, seems like they want to stay hidden under the water."
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Friday December 8th, 2023 3:58:12 PM
Beech, has those 3 grab hold of his armor and casts the spell, taking the 4 of them across the water, and as he arrives, has the Dancing lights move down the hallway to light it up for those without Darkvision.
(moved the 3 who went with Beech, they can still act)
Tsak Rezar (Damien) AC22(22) (T15/F14) 117/123 HP| Falchion +4 2D4+3|Crossbow1 1D8+1 Status: d20+18=27 ; Saturday December 9th, 2023 1:45:59 AM
(Perception=27) Tsak holds tight as Beech flies half the crew across the lake. When he gets to the other side he turns and moves into the tunnel where he pauses, looks and listens to see whats what.
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Saturday December 9th, 2023 3:15:22 PM
Kiwina is happy enough to bypass whatever's in the water for now.
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) Sunday December 10th, 2023 7:43:29 PM
Ayotnom waits to see if his friend emerges or not. If he does and the party moves to the other side then he flies over there. If he doesn't then he prepares to get into battle.
DM Mark - "Seems like they want to stay hidden under the water." Monday December 11th, 2023 1:36:26 AM
Panzer, dripping wet and shivering a bit, draws weapons and is ready to attack the ghouls he assumes will follow. He informs his friends that the water was cold and murky, and he figures it was about 15’ deep where he was.
Mak readies an arrow to shoot anything else that emerges from the water.
Kwina prepares to cast Flare on anything that shows up. Likewise, Falco is ready to channel energy against the ghouls.
No creatures emerge from the lake, and the Petals resolve to avoid the lake altogether and discuss other ways to cross.
Elyas takes Kiwina across the lake to where Mak is using Dimensional Steps. Beech uses Dimension Door to take Falco, Panzer, and Tsak across. Ayotnom covers them, flying once the others are over.
With everyone across this lake, the chamber behind you remains quiet, as does the tunnel ahead. All you hear is the occasional drip of water, though the quiet does nothing to quell the dread of knowing there is a lake with ghouls in it right next to you. But after a minute or two, you conclude that these ghouls - or whatever they are - do not seem to be coming out after you.
In the stillness, your lights are reflected by the water’s surface and the glistening, damp walls and ceiling. This place has the earthy, metallic smell of damp stone and water.
(Congratulations! This was more a puzzle to figure out than a typical combat, and you figured out a way to solve it. Everyone gets a Hero Point!)
Mak(JamesM)(123/123)|AC:41AO/33/23T/--FF|CMD 39|Rapier +1|20/15/10/-/-|(TH,KN,*HY,FA,WN,FD,PS,WF,WS,AD)**|1d6+8+2d6(Evil)+1d8(So Monday December 11th, 2023 9:52:01 AM
With everyone across the lake Mak made his way back to the front of the group and prepared to continue the search of this underground warren.
'Falco (RyanM) AC20 T16 F16, CMD 24, HP 87/87 Channel 7/7 (6d6) | Hero Points:5 | SHIELD OF FAITH d8+5=6 ; Monday December 11th, 2023 9:59:02 AM
Falco smiles when his channel does its job so well and is glad for the lift over the water.
"That could have good much worse." He slaps Panzer the back. "Well done." CLW on Panzer for 6.
Elyas (Ben A.) (95/97 HP | AC: 21; Touch:15; Flat: 18; CMD:15) d20+15=26 ; Monday December 11th, 2023 2:15:45 PM
Elyas walks down the new path with the others, using his magical darkvision to watch for anything coming ahead of them
perception = 26
he is a little more cautious now, as he doesn't have a lot of innate teleportation left for the day
Spells prepared:
cantrips: Resistance, detect magic, light, mending Level 1: 2/2X protection from evil, mage armor, 1/3X magic missile, Comprehend Languages Level 2: Darkvision, Scorching Ray, Mirror Image, Glitterdust, 1/3X see invisibility Level 3: 2X Dispel Magic, Haste, Fly, 2X Lightning Bolt Level 4: 2X summon monster IV, Dimensional Anchor, Greater Invisibility, Black tentacles, Wall of Fire Level 5: Baleful Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport, Cone of Cold, Break Enchantment Level 6: 2X Chain Lightning, Summon Monster VI, Flesh to Stone Level 7: 1/2X Summon Monster VII, Force Cage Special: Acid Dart (8/10 remain, 1d6+6), pearl of power 1, bonded item, Quicken Rod 1/3 uses left, dimensional steps (30/390)
Active effects: On Self: Mage Armor (13 hours) darkvision (13 hours) Fly (13 minutes)
On Party
Summon
Beech (JohnC) AC 20(24)/15/15,HP 70/82 See Invis/Darkvision Character Monday December 11th, 2023 3:01:29 PM
Beech is busy directing the dancing lights down the hallway, and getting his bow back settled, so as to be ready. "Maybe whatever was attacking Panzer, was restricted somehow to just being in the water, deep enough that they couldn't be seen from the surface."
Panzer Braun (David F) AC 29 (T17, FF25) CMD 33 HP 132/158 ) Character Sheet d20+25=26 ; Monday December 11th, 2023 7:49:41 PM
Panzer thanks Falco for the heal and squelches his way up to the front to explore the tunnel ahead. He leaves wet footprints in his wake as he takes one side of the passage opposite Mak or Tsak or whomever else wants to be in front Perception 26
Ayotnom Ogini Hugh C 87/92 | AC : 26; Touch 20; Flat 19 CMD 32(34 vs Trip, Grapple or Disarm) d20+19=35 ; Monday December 11th, 2023 9:10:28 PM
Ayotnom takes a look around (Perception:35)
Tsak waits where he is as the petals troop past and then takes up a place at the rear. He regularly checks behind to make sure nothing is following as the party makes its way further down past the lake.
Kiwina (Steve M) 68/131 HP | Current AC:22 or 26 vs AoO | HeP: 0 | Status: awake ! Swim 60' Monday December 11th, 2023 10:23:21 PM "If they have to stay underwater, all's good. Let's move away from this place nonetheless." Kiwina does not mind bringing up the rear again, unless Falco prefers to.
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