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Dino-sneaking


DM MitchTrex Map 
Thursday November 30th, 2023 8:12:38 AM
Dapple agrees they should go with Delilah’s sleeping herb idea especially if they can get enough to sneak in and out.
Ezekiel explains his new wand, crossbow and types of bolts he has available as well as the mishap he had last time with the wand of grease.
Colt sits and listens to the others talk. He fully intends to go along and help with whatever is decided.
Marest asks more information about Delilah’s sleeping herbs being a student of herbology herself.
Grim mentions frog extracts that can paralyze Thunder Gods though the location of said frogs is too far away for their purpose. He explains that while his goal is to kill the Thunder God they may be able to use the tools at their disposal to create safe passage to the cave while fending the T-Rex off or lure it away using magical subterfuge providing Ezekiel can move quick enough.
Yofiel asks for details. She wonders if they can stab it to death while it sleeps, if they can lower rope from the top, and finds Grim’s suggestion amusing.
Ezekiel responds that he’d need a speed spell that he doens’t know for Grim’s plan to work.

Delilah clarifies her suggestion. ”There’s a pair of living topiaries that live near my grove. I visit them sometimes. They live in a big tangle of bushes that grow berries you can use to make a sleeping potion. Get some meat, soak it in the potion, then feed it to the Trex and it’ll sleep for 8 hours unless injured in some way.

The problem is they don’t like large animals near their bushes. They try to chase away anything bigger than a songbird. Even if I went with them I don’t think I could get them to listen, they only tolerate me because I’m mostly plant. You’ll have to fight them, just don’t kill them please. I like them.”

Rothlorian nods along. He seems to like this plan much better.


Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Thursday November 30th, 2023 8:42:44 AM
Delilah's story grabs Colt's imagination. "Topiary? Is that when someone cuts bushes to look like animals or other things? When you say they're living, can they move like real animals? There was a rich guy outside of my town who had a park full of them. But they couldn't move. There was a place you could climb the wall of the garden to get inside. Then we could sneak into his orchard. "

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Thursday November 30th, 2023 1:27:45 PM
"Well then, you have experience at this sort of thing," Dapple tells Colt with a smile. "I like this idea. Better than taking on a T-rex, anyway."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Thursday November 30th, 2023 7:45:31 PM
living topiaries

"Interesting...living topiaries, never heard of such a creature..."says Marest to Miss Delilah.

(OOC: feeling under the weather...leaving this a short one liner)

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Friday December 1st, 2023 1:08:45 AM
Grim has visions of roasted meat again until Colt brings up bushes that are shaped like animals, then he remembers that the tasty roast is Tapir, not Topiary.

"What do bushes eat? Can we entice them to some tasty morsel?"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Friday December 1st, 2023 2:41:27 AM

"Huh. If I am made tiny, would that be about the size of a big songbird?" Yofiel asks. "And might it help if I wear feathers, and sing birdsongs?"

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Friday December 1st, 2023 2:59:12 AM
Siolo listens to Delilah and think while the others express their thoughts. When he speaks up he asks, "How far away from the bushes are they territorial? I might be able to sneak past them. Also, how many berries do we need for the potion?"

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Friday December 1st, 2023 12:27:54 PM
Colt replies to Dapple, "It seemed just as scary back then as the T-rex does now. If the gardener caught you, you'd get a hiding."

[ooc] Aside from possibly sneaking around and flanking in combat, I don't think Colt has a lot to offer. I still haven't worked on new gear. Thinking about a cloak of elvenkind and some consumables. [/ooc]

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Friday December 1st, 2023 12:38:47 PM
"Most bushes just eat sunlight," Dapple tells Grim. "I don't think we could entice them."

DM MitchTrex Map 
Friday December 1st, 2023 7:12:01 PM
Colt explains he used to sneak into a garden full of topiaries but they didn’t move around or anything. He comments on how scary the gardener was back then.
Dapple points out Colt has experiences with this sort of thing and then says she likes this plan better than fighting a T-Rex
Marest says she’s never heard of such a creature
Grim wonders what the creatures eat after a brief misunderstanding.
Yofiel wonders if she is made small would she be able to gather safely.
Siolo thinks he can maybe sneak past them and asks about their territory.
Dapple comments the bushes probably eat sunlight.

Delilah nods along as Colt talks about his experience with topiaries. ”Exactly. They are living bushes, able to shape themselves and look like animals or anything else really. They live in an area of forest with no trees, just a big clearing full of bushes that grow the berries you can use. If you stay out of the clearing then you’ll be fine, but they are the same kind of bushes as the non-animate ones that grow there so it will be hard to spot them. It’d probably take your group about an hour to gather enough to affect an animal as large as a Trex, several hours if only one or two of you find some way to avoid their notice.”


Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Friday December 1st, 2023 9:37:45 PM
oh a hunting we will go!

Marest thinks this plan sounds plausible, but wonders how a living plant would notice them?


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Saturday December 2nd, 2023 4:06:55 AM

"Maybe we can dress up as bushes," says Yofiel.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Saturday December 2nd, 2023 6:26:25 PM
"Delilah," Siolo inquires curiously, "are you on good terms with them? And, if so, is there a way that you could send us with something to show that we are not there for destructive purposes."

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Sunday December 3rd, 2023 9:17:25 PM
Grim finally speaks up. With the idea of bribing them with some tasty morsel in exchange for berries, Grim has set back to think.

"Diplomacy with bushes! You do that with a torch! But, for the sake of our friendship with Delilah, we have to do something else. I suggest that I stand on one side of the clearing making a lot of noise to get their attention. I stand at the edge and say a lot of things in orc and make then think I want in. As long as they don't leave the clearing I'll be fine. Meanwhile, everyone else is on the other side gathering berries. If they have a way to know if someone is in their berry patch and go check it out, I'll give a warning and start picking berries to get them to chase me back out. We do that until we have enough."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0  d20=4 ;
Monday December 4th, 2023 1:38:10 AM
Siolo nods with a shrug at Grim's suggestion, "Much really depends upon what they can do."

He then tries to think, maybe he remembers these from his lessons.

((Knowledge Nature 4+6=10))

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Monday December 4th, 2023 11:46:28 AM
"That's...a pretty good plan," Dapple says when Grim finishes speaking. She tries to keep the surprise out of her voice.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Monday December 4th, 2023 12:00:22 PM
"I agree. Good plan, Grim. As long as they can't leave their patch of bushes, we'll run them back and forth until we have what we need."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Monday December 4th, 2023 12:58:20 PM
Plant Confinement

Marest quips in towards Colt & Grim, "What makes you two so sure that the plants in question are confined to a place or range?" "Also, why don't we do recon to see for ourselves what is or what could be?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Monday December 4th, 2023 7:35:11 PM
"Well," Grim answers Mares, "no one said anything about being sure of anything. However I suggest you join me on my side so if they don't stay within their shrubbery realm it will be two on two. My falchion has cut a lot of paths through this jungle and making kindling for a cookfire would be just one more fun thing to do, especially if the kindling fights back. HA!"

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Monday December 4th, 2023 9:14:58 PM
[ b]"Grim!"[/b] Colt jerks his head toward Delilah.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Monday December 4th, 2023 10:09:30 PM
"A shrubbery!" says Ezekiel with alarm. He raises his staff defensively. "Where?"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Monday December 4th, 2023 10:56:54 PM

After listening to the various ideas, the elfin bard concurs that Grim's tactic could work - and it would be good for him not to be alone in his efforts.

"I have a couple of nets. If we cover a bush with a net, it might slow it down, make it harder to hit us, yet still allow us to pluck berries." Yofiel turns to Delilah, asking several questions. "Is it the non-animate bushes that we will want to gather the berries from? Or can they be collected both from the non-animate bushes and the living topiaries? You mentioned 'a couple' of the latter. Are there only two, or are there more than two?"

DM - Hugh - Plans and Plots for Plants  d20+13=33 ;
Tuesday December 5th, 2023 12:22:44 AM
Marest thinks the plan sounds plausible and wonders how a living plant would notice them.
Yofiel suggests they dress up as bushes.
Siolo inquires if Delilah is on good terms with the topiary and if she could send them with something to show the plants they aren’t there for destructive purposes.
Grim finally speaks up after thinking over the idea of bribing morsels in exchange for berries. He points out that diplomacy with bushes is normally done with a torch but for the sake of friendship with Delilah they have to do something else. He suggests that he stands on the side of the clearing making a bunch of noise and saying things in orc to make them think he wants in. He points out as long as the topiaries don’t leave the clearing he’ll be fine. Then everyone else is on the other side of the clearing gathering berries. He then points out that that if they have a way to know that someone is in the clearing he’ll rush it and start gathering berries to draw attention from everyone else and then exit the clearing when the attention is back on him.
Siolo says that much really depends upon what the topiaries can do and he thinks back to his lessons. Unfortunately he may have been slacking off that day because besides being plants and being vulnerable to fire he can’t remember much else.
Dapple thinks Grim’s plan is pretty good
Colt agrees it is a good plan as long as they can’t leave their patch of bushes and they can run them back and forth thill they have what they need.
Marest asks Colt and Grim what makes them sure that the plants are confined to a place or range and suggests a bit of recon first before settling on a plan
Grim tells Marest no one said anything about being sure of anything except he suggests Marest join him on his side so if they can go outside their borders it will be two on two. He points out that his falchion has cut a lot of paths through the jungle and making kindling for a cookfire would be just one more fun thing to do especially if the kindling fights back.
Colt cautions Grim and points toward Delilah
Ezekiel asks where the shrubbery is
Yofiel listens to the discussion and agrees that Grim’s proposed tactics could work. She suggests using nets to slow the bushes down. She then asks Delilah follow up questions

Delilah says to Grim, “Please don’t turn the topiaries into kindling if at all possible.”
To Yofiel she says, “It is just the pair. The berries grow on other bushes in their clearing. They are very territorial and don’t like humanoids. I don’t suppose your druid can wildshape into a creature that naturally eats berries? Perhaps they wouldn’t attack an animal picking from the bushes in their territory?”

Rothlorien asks, “Is there anything you need from the town for your plan to work?”


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday December 5th, 2023 11:47:14 AM
"I can't think of anything," Dapple replies to Rothlorien.

"So," she asks her companions, "am I changing my spell selection? Do I need to make somebody stronger or tougher?""

Catacombs Staff - (SteveK) 
Tuesday December 5th, 2023 4:18:23 PM
Ooc: Marest, please come to the Catacombs and complete your order. Thank you.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Tuesday December 5th, 2023 8:33:17 PM
Grim assures Delilah that he'll do his best to not harm the topiaries. "If they come after me in the jungle, I'll lead them away as best I can, but if they catch up to me, I'll defend myself. Perhaps it won't come to that."

Grim suggests the town bring them some large baskets to gather the berries in. He also commandeers two torches. "If I defend myself with my falchion, kindlin I will make, but if I defend myself with these torches, they should be smart enough to keep their distance and no harm done."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Tuesday December 5th, 2023 8:36:48 PM
Siolo looks down, abashed, "I haven't quite figured out how to fully shift into an animal’s shape. But, if I do figure it out, I can certainly try."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Tuesday December 5th, 2023 11:51:44 PM

Kim is ill...

DM - Hugh - Plans and Plots for Plants 
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 12:19:41 AM
Dapple can’t think of anything they need from the town. She asks the party if she is changing her spell selection any.
Grim assures Delilah that he’ll do his best to not harm the topiaries and if they chase him into the jungle he’ll do as best as he can to lead them away but if they catch up to him he’ll defend himself but hopefully it won’t come to that. He also asks the town for large baskets and torches and further explains that if he uses the torches to defend himself hopefully the topiaries will keep their distance.
Siolo explains that he hasn’t quite yet figured out how to wildshape yet but if he does figure it out he’ll give it a try.
(OOC: Get well soon Kim. People couldn’t or didn’t post so I’m not going to move things along just yet)

The party continues to discuss their plans for obtaining the berries.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 1:02:43 PM
"I doubt they'll catch up to you," Dapple tells Grim. Plants aren't known for their speed. Some of them don't move at all."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 2:05:04 PM
Siolo lifts his head with resolve, "I'll figure it out. I know I'm really close." He follows his resolution with a hearty thumbs up to the gathered crew.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 7:57:57 PM
"I would be careful," warns Ezekiel. "Plants can be very sneaky. You have to watch out for am-bushes."

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 8:00:18 PM
"Bags might be better than baskets. Easier to handle on the run. "

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 11:16:22 PM
To Grim it looks like a plan has been decided and all they need to do is get some supplies (sacks and torches) and get some rest.
"Tomorrow, early, Delilah can take us to the grove. While we are gone, perhaps Rothlorien can gather up some farmers, pick some land, like a half acre or so, and have them prepare it so we can plant our own Thunder Lizard Sleep Berry Patch."

Grim goes to the supply stores and comes away with two unlit torches.

DM - Hugh - Plans and Plots for Plants 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 12:06:14 AM
Dapple suggests to Grim that the topiary won’t catch him because plants aren’t known for their speed.
Siolo lifts his head with resolve and tells the gathered crew that he’ll figure it out and he’s really close. He follows his resolution with a hearty thumbs up to the gathered crew.
Ezekiel says he’d be careful as plants can be very sneaky and they have to watch for am-bushes
Colt suggests that bags might be better than baskets since they are easier to handle on the run.
Grim thinks it looks like a plan and all they need to do is get their supplies and a good night’s rest. He says tomorrow early that Delilah can take them to the grove and that while they are gone perhaps Rothlorien can pick some farmers and prepare some land so they can plant their own Thunder Lizard Sleep Berry Patch. Grim goes to the supply store and comes away with some unlit torches.

Delilah says, “The topiaries are a little outside my tree range given that I’ve moved to a tree near the village but if you can get me a map of the area near my grove I can point you in the general direction.”

The party gets a good night’s rest and sets out early. (OOC: Can I get a marching order)


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 3:25:45 AM

Yofiel has loads of maps, including the areas near Delilah's earlier grove. She lays them out for the dryad to see.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 12:49:09 PM
Dapple looks at the map, trying to memorize a route so she knows where she's going.

When a marching order is being established, she tries to be somewhere near the middle of the group, so she can reach everyone who might need healing.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 3:45:24 PM
Siolo wakes up early to prepare for the trip. He puts the special berries in an easily accessible pouch on his hip. He then studies the map and directions Delilah gave. Lastly, he puts on the vestments that were a gift, left to him by his uncle. His uncle called them the vestments of a true druid. Though, despite how special they were to him, he did not feel any magic imparted by them. Maybe uncle Behn told him a story.

As they travel, Siolo takes up a position near the rear as he does not have much combat ability.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 6:41:49 PM

Before the group breaks up for the evening, Yofiel thinks to ask Delilah, "How big are the topiaries? As big as Grim? As big as a minotaur? Or much larger? Can they change shape quickly or slowly? Can they shoot out tendrils? Can they wrap their branches around people to hold them fast? Do they stay rooted in one place, or can they pull up roots and move about?"

Last evening she took the two nets she owns, and enlisted her mother's aid in working on them. She used rope to fortify them as well as to lengthen the reach those who hold the nets have to control it. So the net with tight webbing has a framework of rope with broader webbing. She figured something strong will be needed to keep the living topiaries contained.

In the morning, she shows the party the nets. "We need to practice with these," she announces. "Grim, you are a Topiary," she says with a giggle. "Your arms are branches. The rest of us need to try to toss this net over you, then try to bind you within it. I know you are strong, so try to not break it, but you can struggle a little. I don't think the topiaries will be as strong as you, but we shall see."

She has structured it so that between three and six people can each hold the end of a rope. Or three can each hold two rope ends. "Once we toss it over the Topiary, one stands still, and two people run about to wrap from top to bottom the victim within." After people try it on Grim, then Yofi will stand in as the topiary so Grim can give it a try, too.

As they are about to set out the elf says, "Let's also take a travois. I have an idea." She is happy to drag it along for the start of the journey. She says to Siolo, "I know that both druids and bards can learn, in time, a spell that lets us speak with plants. One day, you and I may have that ability, right?"

Concerning marching order - Yofiel is fine taking turns being toward the front (maybe 2nd or 3rd), or toward the back. Her bow is strung so if need be she can quickly put it into play should the party be attacked along the way.

"Remember - Delilah says it might take a full hour to gather up enough berries. We'll need to secure the topiaries first, that we might harvest at leisure. We can't be fighting them for a whole hour."

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 8:57:59 PM
Colt thinks the key to success in this expedition for him will be speed and ease of movement. He empties his bag of all non-essential gear. This trip should be quick enough that he doesn't need to carry food, only water in addition to his gear. He's not planning on using any weapons, but brings them along anyway. The jungle could turn dangerous at any moment.

On the march, he and Foggy are in a good mood. They tend to lark a little ahead of the party, then stop and fall behind when Colt sees something interesting, or Foggy smells something worth a detour. Colt will also talk to anyone about almost anything. He comments on the benign nature of the mission with approval.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Thursday December 7th, 2023 9:07:37 PM
Intrigued!

Marest listens to Yofiel's questions of Delilah. Afterwards, Mar returns to her sleeping quarters for much needed sleep.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Thursday December 7th, 2023 11:52:47 PM
"Guess I'm the only one worried about getting sneak attack ked by shrubberies," Ezekiel mutters to himself. "Not much sense in this lot. They literally am bushes!"

Ezekiel will be in the mid-rear. He will also cast Mage armor before heading out.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Friday December 8th, 2023 1:11:15 AM
Grim wakes up next morning to find his falchion missing!
He storms out of his quarters yelling and saying things in orc not printable. In the street an early riser passing by quickly blurts out something about seeing something strange in the temple when he went in for his morning prayers that hadn't been there the day before and rushes off before Grim can snatch him for more information.
Storming over to the temple he barges in. No one's there at the moment but by the early morning light he notices a bundle at the foot of the makeshift podium. He realizes it is the skin of a hyaenodon and remembers he left the one they killed out for curing so what is it doing here?

He reaches and picks it up and realizes it is wrapped around something hard and metal. Two things he finds out very quickly, the hyaenodon skin was made into a cloak of superb quality and it was wrapped around a falchion!

Bringing out both into the sunlight he knows the falchion wasn't his old one but this one was made of a very shiny steel, the sunlight making it shine almost like a mirror and it felt lighter than his old one. The hilt though, had runes he recognized as symbols of The Great One and his tribe.

That could only mean these items were sent here by his Shaman somehow but had to have been a gift from The Great One, somehow, for the steel turned out to be Adamantite, a metal his tribe does not have access to! The cloak also had runes indicating 'Safety' or 'Protection'.

He shows the gifts to Rothlorien, "People have to know now that The Great One is real and to heed His words!" and when he meets his friends, he shows them that The Great One favors him and his friends showing them the runes and what they mean. [b]"Don't poo-poo The Great One, this is obviously his sign of his concern for the Balance here!"

OOC: Adding a Cloak of Protection +1 and an Adamantine Falchion to my gear.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Friday December 8th, 2023 1:26:52 AM
OOC: well, to my surprise, Pathfinder does not have Cloak of Protection, but it is replaced by Cloak of Resistance, so I guess that'll have to do.

DM - Hugh - A Jaunt through the jungle 
Friday December 8th, 2023 1:50:25 AM
Yofiel has all the maps. She gets out the proper ones.
Dapple tries to memorize the route.
Siolo wakes up early and makes sure everything is in it’s proper place.
Yofiel has a lot of questions about the enemy. She prepares nets to tie up the topiaries and gets the party to practice with them.
Colt thinks the key to success will be speed and lightens his load considerably. He still brings weapons just in case. He and Foggy are on a good mood on this march.
Marest got much needed sleep the night before.
Ezekiel remarks he’s the only one worried about getting sneak attacked by am-bushes and sets out for the mid rear with mage armor cast
Grim receives gifts from his shaman that he shows off to Rothlorean and others.

The trip through the jungle is uneventful. You see some birds and small animals but not much else. Finally you start to see landmarks you recognize from Delilah and the map that indicates you are getting close to the berry patch. How do you want to approach? Do you send stealthy scouts first or advance as a group?


Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Friday December 8th, 2023 1:50:56 AM
"Umm..yes Lady Yofiel, I know that many in the Circle knew an incantation to be able to speak with plants," Siolo responds. "I unfortunately do not know much about the magics woven from song."

As the group travels, Siolo will offer a berry to anyone who expresses hunger. "These berries will fill you up as if you've eaten a full meal."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Friday December 8th, 2023 4:27:24 AM
"Yofiel has a lot of questions about the enemy."
She does. And what answers does Delilah give? The dryad knows the living topiaries.
"How big are the topiaries? ________
Can they change shape quickly or slowly? ________
Can they shoot out tendrils? ________
Can they wrap their branches around people to hold them fast? ________
Do they stay rooted in one place, or can they pull up roots and move about?" ________
"Get a good rest, Marest? Ready for this new day?"

"What a wonderful gift, Grim! A blessing from above, indeed!" Yofi says of the marvelous adamantine falchion. "May I see how sharp is the blade?" she asks. If he allows it, she plucks a red hair off her head, asking him to hold the blade upwards, then holding the thin strand on either side above the cutting edge, brings it down drawn taut, and tests to see how much pressure is required to cut in twain the thread. Then, with the lightest of touches, she runs a finger gently along about a quarter inch of the blade - not enough pressure to cut, but enough that she senses with her ginger touch just how sharp the blade might be. If it proves itself sharp indeed, she says, "Why, Grim, you could shave with this!"

She enjoys observing the explorations of Foggy and Colt. She brought a few treats along for the dog, but does not reveal them yet.

"Sure, Ezekiel, shrubberies might try to flank us and trip us up. Let's be on the lookout."

"Thanks so much, Siolo, I'd be happy to take a berry. I ate breakfast, but a handy meal - or some light healing - will be most welcome at a suitable time. We're both learning, friend. Do I understand correctly that one of the papers you were reviewing had to do with taking the forms of other creatures?" She places the berry in a small pouch she keeps for small and important items.

Since they now draw close to the berry patch, Yofiel asks the party to gather together. "R.J. Muffins is no longer with us, but he was a diligent scout. What would RJ do? How shall we approach it? We're still a few hundred yards off. Suggestions?"

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Friday December 8th, 2023 10:54:03 AM
"Ah, finally someone with some sense," says Ezekiel to Yofiel. "Got to keep a sharp eye out for shrubberies. You can barely see them move!"

"I bet the shrubberies got RJ. And the big guy too
Not Grim, the bigger guy."

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Friday December 8th, 2023 12:36:03 PM
Dapple is an utter failure at tying-up-the-topiary practice. She is too short to throw the net over the target, and not strong enough to be of any help binding it up.

"Maybe I should just hang back," she says.

As they approach the location, she says, "Normally I don't really like sending out scouts. If they get discovered and attacked, the rest of the group is too far away to support them. But plants don't move very fast. If the scouts are discovered, they should be able to run back to the rest of the group. So let's send a scouting party if we can put one together."

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Friday December 8th, 2023 8:06:18 PM
"I'll go, Dapple. I'm pretty sneaky. My friends and me had a game where we would start from different streets and walk through the mar. And you won by tapping the others on the shoulder from behind. I used to win a lot."

DM MitchTrex Map 
Saturday December 9th, 2023 1:21:07 AM
Siolo doesn’t know about singing magic but does know about the speak with plants spell. He offers berries
Yofiel reiterates her questions (sorry, crossed wires should have answered those last post!), marvel’s at Grim’s new blade, and responds to various other people’s comments and actions.
Ezekiel bets shrubberies got the past members of the group.
Dapple fails at trying to tie up anything and suggests she hang back and they send forward a scout.
Colt is sneaky and volunteers to go ahead.

Delilah is able to able to give limited information. After all it’s not like she had any reason to fight them, and mostly only saw the results of their attacks on animals not the fight itself.

They are large
She’s not sure - they usually changed when she wasn’t looking, but quickly enough she might get distracted and turn around to find them in new shapes
She doesn’t know
She doesn’t know
About as fast as herself or the party (30 feet)

The party stops before the clearing and Colt is volunteering to scout. Stealth roll please.


Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Saturday December 9th, 2023 7:04:41 PM
Grim leads the way, as usual, and when they reach the clearing of the am(bulatory) bushes he states, "Remember the plan? I'll go over to the other side and make noise to attract their attention. Don't we have some a kind of messaging spell I can use to let you know it's ok to start picking?"

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Saturday December 9th, 2023 11:27:43 PM
"I thought someone was going with you, Grim. None of us should be alone. "

Colt takes the short sword from its usual place in his pack and fastens the belt of its scabbard around his waist. He props his staff up against a tree and slings his now empty pack over one shoulder.

"Now I'm ready. "

Foggy sits to watch. Eventually he lowers his belly to the dirt with tiny steps forward of his paws.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Sunday December 10th, 2023 4:01:30 PM
"Grim, did you pay any mind to my plan?" Yofiel asks sweetly. "Folks, as Grim catches their attention in front, let at least two of you join me against one of them from behind. Colt, I know you were thinking of pairing directly with Grim, but if you and Siolo might be able to man a rope each, we might be able to do this. I can cast a spell once the net is placed to bind it further. Aside from Grim, strength is not our, uh, strong suit, but you two are among the ones with better grips among us.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Sunday December 10th, 2023 7:36:41 PM
Grim looks at Colt and grins, "Let's go then, bring Foggy, he'll be the bets chance we have to get the animal-bushes to us with his barking."

He's stopped short by Yofiel's question about her plan. "Well, we never practiced it and it is too complicated. The variables are too great, depending largely on how big and strong they are and since they can change shapes, how would you hold ropes around them? And we know there are at least two, could be more if the two are only what they want us to see. We capture one only to find half dozen more coming to its aid? No, the best plan is to not engage them at all, just lure them away. If we need two of us at each side, north-south-east-west, we can get it done as I don't think they can't guard all sides at once."

With that he motions Colt to follow him around the bush clearing, a bit inside the jungle to stay out of sight. Once on the othe side the pland is to have Foggy start barking up a storm.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11  d20+7=11 ; d20+12=16 ;
Monday December 11th, 2023 12:11:17 AM

"So, Grim, we did not practice. We did not practice!? Grim - This morning, before we left the outpost, I said," and she reminds Grim - and the whole party, that she had recommended they practice...
[from Yofiel's Thursday December 7th, 2023 6:41:49 PM post] In the morning, she shows the party the nets. "We need to practice with these," she announces. "Grim, you are a Topiary," she says with a giggle. "Your arms are branches. The rest of us need to try to toss this net over you, then try to bind you within it. I know you are strong, so try to not break it, but you can struggle a little. I don't think the topiaries will be as strong as you, but we shall see."

She has structured it so that between three and six people can each hold the end of a rope. Or three can each hold two rope ends. "Once we toss it over the Topiary, one stands still, and two people run about to wrap from top to bottom the victim within." After people try it on Grim, then Yofi will stand in as the topiary so Grim can give it a try, too.
"So, we were going to practice it with you as the target, then with me as the target. I think that Dapple is the only one who paid attention. Thank you for that," she says to the halfling. "How 'bout the rest of you?"

Then she shrugs. "Ah, what's the use? Colt - yeah, go ahead with Grim. Grim, I'm casting message on you, Colt, and Marest. Marest, go ahead and cast message on Dapple, Ezekiel, and Siolo. That way you and I can talk to everyone, and everyone to at least one of us."

"Siolo - are you willing to try this augmented net with me?" she asks the druid. "I think two of us can do it together. You have any spells you want to use before we start - or once we're there?"

"Marest - how 'bout you? Everyone - whatever you can do to cause confusion, or illness, or non-lethal damage - weaken them, do not kill them. Unless it looks like one of us will get killed if we do not."

"Let's the rest of us circle to the far side while Grim and Colt get things started," she recommends. She asks of someone can carry the dragging end of the travois so it does not make noise. "Can you carry that for me? Siolo? I'll carry the front. Let's walk quietly around."

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Stealth - less than wonderful: 11 - but we'll take a wide berth.
Perception: 16

DM MitchTrex Map 
Monday December 11th, 2023 8:03:32 AM
Grim reminds the others of the plan they agreed on and asks if there is a spell they can use for communication.
Colt tells Grim he thought he was going to have a buddy as no one should be alone before unsheathing his sword and letting the others know he is ready.
Yofiel asks if Grim gave any thought to her plan. She suggests some of the team try to net one of the topiaries from behind as Grim draws attention from the front.
Grim answers that Yofiel’s plan is too complicated and has too many variables and it is best not to engage because of what could go wrong and he motions Colt to follow him.
Yofiel gets mad that Grim says they didn’t practice. She suggests they practice her plan some more before giving up and asking about various people’s abilities.

The party splits up and a number go a long way around to approach from the far side. Moving closer they get a look at the area. A large clearing is dominated by hedges. About 8 feet tall, they are surprisingly well kept and form a rough box. It almost looks like one of those hedge mazes you see in parks or rich people’s manors, but here deep in the forest.

(Map this evening)


DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Monday December 11th, 2023 9:01:58 AM
(Nevermind, first client canceled so I had extra time this morning. Map in header)

The bushes are all a bright colorful green in color with little pink berries covering the branches. It's hard to say where the living topiaries are and what's just a normal bush.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Monday December 11th, 2023 1:02:44 PM
Dapple accompanies the group, still unsure how she can contribute. Maybe she can help by staying out of the way.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Monday December 11th, 2023 1:27:36 PM
Siolo nods to Yofiel, "I'm with you. Let's wait to hear if Grim does some distracting. Start picking, and if they come to us, we try the net."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11  d20+12=30 ;
Monday December 11th, 2023 3:17:12 PM

"Sounds good, Siolo. I wonder if the picking will be easier on the outside, first. Let's set the travois down here [AL26-AM26], then start harvesting," she says, quietly. She is at AJ26. She has some spare bags for people to place the berries, and uses one herself. She avoids licking her fingers as she picks.

To Dapple, and others, she suggests, "Let's pick while we might. At least one should be on the lookout for shifty bushes, right, Ezekiel?"

[Note: Can access, but not edit map to place markers]

Perception: 30 [finding berries, listening for the rustling of moving topiaries]



Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Monday December 11th, 2023 7:58:58 PM
Extra Baggage

Like Dapple, Mar is completely lost in this escapade. Mar is just a simple bloodwitch from a simple place. "I might be able to Hex a plant..." mumbles Mar.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 Str 9 of 11 
Monday December 11th, 2023 8:13:24 PM
"Message, Marest, message! Can you include Dapple, Siolo, and Ezekiel?" Yofiel asks her. "I already cast message to include you, Grim, and Colt. Pay attention to what I say to you, and you can tell me what you want to pass on to those in my message group."

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Monday December 11th, 2023 9:55:03 PM
Before the group splits up, Colt observes, "I thought this was going to be an open grove. The hedge-walls will make this tough. We might have to get inside them."

He skips a bit while he follows Grim to the far side of the grove and Foggy circles his feet. "Okay boss, how are going to do this?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18  d20+7=18 ;
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 12:34:34 AM
Grim gets to a place he figures is roughly opposite the others and also spots an opening.

"This place is as good as any, I guess. Colt, have Foggy start barking and let's see what happens."

Perception + 7 = 18

Ezekiel (Kim McCoy subbing for BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24  
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 3:55:59 AM

Ezekiel stands waiting for Marest to cast the message spell on him. "Put it right here on the lips," he says. Once she casts the spell, he says in his normal voice, "Ahoy, ahoy, can you hear me now?" as he stands about five feet away from the tall blood witch.

He takes one of the bags that Yofiel is handing out and goes to start picking berries and placing them in his bag. "Anyone want me to try one to see how they taste?" he asks.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 8:21:27 AM
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DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=12 ;
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 8:39:56 AM
Dapple accompanies the group and is unsure of how she can contribute. Perhaps she can help by staying out of the way.
Siolo nods to Yofiel and agrees they should wait to see if Grim does some distracting, then start picking and only try the nets if the topiary comes for them.
Yofiel starts directing where they should put the travois as well as how they should pick and that someone should be the lookout
Marest offers to help by enchanting a plant
Yofiel asks Marest to cast message and relay info to Dapple, Siolo and Ezekiel
Marest feels a little lost and says she should be able to hex a plant.
Yofiel suggests she cast message.
Colt thought the grove full of bushes would be open and asks Grim how they distract things.
Grim decides this place is as good as any and asks Colt to get the dog barking.
Ezekiel gets message cast on himself, tests it sort of, and wonders what the berries taste like.

Foggy starts barking. Yofiell starts picking berries. A breeze starts up, sending the branches of the bushes rattling ominously.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 11:42:45 AM
"Yes I can hear you. I'm standing right next to you," Dapple tells Ezekiel.

She helps picking berries, trusting her small size and nimbleness will help her survive any attack.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 2:01:21 PM
Siolo begins picking as well. As he does so, he focuses his mind on his strategy should one of the sentient shrubberies appear.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 8:40:14 PM
"Foggy, chipmunk! Chipmunk, Foggy!" Colt starts to shout and and point. He moves around pointing at trees and bushes. His little dog dances in a circle, and begins to scurry about chasing the pointing finger. Colt grows more animated and so does the little dog. Soon he begins short chirping barks and after a few dozen more seconds Foggy begins to bark, loud resounding barks. Continuing to act out a hunt, Colt leads the little dog closer to the hedges....

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 8:58:22 PM
DM: Grim presumed that the picking would not start until after the signal, that is Foggy barking, was given. Common sense would dictate to give that a few moments to attract attention. At least that is what Grim through he had conveyed.

IC: Grim helps Colt as best he can to get Foggy barking up a storm by jumping up and down and shouting Squirl! Squirl! and with his quisarme he rattles the bushes a bit. He uses the flat of the blade as not to damage any of the hedge.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Tuesday December 12th, 2023 10:11:24 PM
Message?!

Mar listening to her friend Yofiel, casts Message pointing to Dapple, Siolo, and Ezekiel to include them into the spell just cast. As a recipient of Yofiel's Message spell, pointing to Yofiel whispers , "Done! I covered Dapple, Siolo, and Ezekiel in my Message spell. I believe we are all covered now. What's next, friend?"

Spells in Effect:[/i]
[u]Message:
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (a piece of copper wire)
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Targets one creature/level
Duration 10 min./level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 12:36:41 AM

[I think Grim stopped at the top of the map when we arrived, and the rest of us walked around. I figure we walked about 2/3rds of the way around, then stopped in the lower right. Grim could have started up his noise as the rest of us were walking around (and we were walking at a distance from the field, not immediately adjacent to it), so possibly Grim & Colt already had a chance to raise the ruckus. Just my reckoning.]

"Right, Siolo. I'm thinking of using one of the nets on the first one, and the travois - it has ropes on it - for the second one. We have a second augmented net if there's a third, or if we need to double up on one of the pair. Of course, we may develop additional tactics as the situation unfolds."

"Thanks, Marest. Will let you know as we progress!"

"Ezekiel, don't taste the berries."

Ezekiel (Kim McCoy subbing for BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24  
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 12:37:33 AM

"Oh, all right. I won't eat it." He puts a berry in his mouth, bites it lightly, then spits it out. And keeps spitting. Then drinks some water - first rinsing out his mouth and spitting that, then drinking some.

"Not bad." He goes back to picking. He yawns, then grins. "Just kidding!"

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=1 ; d20=13 ;
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 6:38:19 AM
Dapple tells Ezekiel she can hear him and uses her small size and nimbleness to start berry picking
Siolo joins in while thinking about strategy should a bush show
Colt leads his little dog closer to the bushes whale suggesting there may be chipmunks nearby to get it to hunt
Grim tries to rile the little dog further by suggesting squirrels and uses the flat of his guisarme to start rattling bushes
Marest casts the requested message spell and asks what next
Yofiel suggests they net the first target and use the travoise on the second.
Ezekiel pretends to eat a berry and fall asleep.

For all the noise they are making Colt and Grim don’t seem to be getting much reaction. That is, until Grim moves forward to shake the bushes with his weapon. Almost immediately it starts to push out towards him, trying to engulf him in it’s branches, but the experienced warrior manages to sidestep.

At the south end the berry picking crew is picking berries just fine, right up until a similar event happens. As Siolo reaches out to grab a berry the bush surges towards him, engulfing and binding him completely (successful grapple attempt).

We are in combat. Most of the party did not place themselves on the map, please do so.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 4:29:07 PM
Dapple's first thought is to move away from the bushes, so she does so, hoping they can't take an attack of opportunity on her. She's not quite sure what to do next. Does Siolo seem like he might be able to escape, or does he need help? Is he completely engulfed, or is there a hand or foot sticking out that somebody could use to cast a touch spell?

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:19/22  
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 8:42:09 PM
Bushes!

Mar stays close to Dapple so she can pass messages when needed.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22   d4=1 ;
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 8:46:04 PM
Bushes!

Mar stays close to Dapple so she can pass messages when needed. In the meantime, Mar casts Spectral Hand as she prepares for combat or anything else that might pop up.

Spells in Effect:

Spectral Hand:

EFFECT

Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect one spectral hand
Duration 1 min./level (D) (3 minutes)
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

HP: 1

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 8:51:13 PM
"Ayyah!" Although he'd been expecting something like it, Colt yells in surprise when the bushes make a grab for Grim. "Foggy, come here!" Colt calls, while the little dog begins to bark in earnest now.

Colt takes a step toward Grim, but doesn't come closer. He waits to follow Grim's lead, whether to fight or fly and tempt the topiaries from their hedge.

[ooc] Delay. If I'm ahead of Grim in initiative. After Grim goes do what he commands, or does. [/ooc]

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Wednesday December 13th, 2023 11:55:27 PM
Grim remains at guisarme length, ready to chop the hedge that threatens to move closer. Meanwhile he mentally sends a message back to his friends, [i]'I think we've got their attention! The hedge tried to grab me. Start picking like the dickins!"[/b]

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0  d20=4 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 1:19:01 AM
((CMB 4+4=8))

Siolo let's out a cry of surprise when he is engulfed. He was not quite prepared to be engulfed by the shrub though and all he does is wrestle futily, trying to get out.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d20+11=15 ; d6+1=2 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 4:03:47 AM

Yofiel messages the three under her spell: "Colt, Grim, Marest: Siolo has been engulfed by a topiary. Can you subdue yours? Marest, Grim & Colt are under attack." [by the way, Marest can also hear what Colt and Grim say via message]

As she talks, she snags a feather from her bandolier, and it changes into a dancing whip. Before she sends it dancing, however, she has it in hand, and lashes out at the attacking shrubbery. It hits AC 17 (should be d20+13 rather than d20+11) for 2 hp of nonlethal damage, with the damage centered on the portion of the bush in AK26. Yofiel takes a five-foot step to AK28.

Ezekiel (Kim McCoy subbing for BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24   d6+1=3 ; d20+5=23 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 4:14:40 AM

"Hey, you can't eat my swabby friend!" shouts Ezekiel as the shrubbery he warned against does even more than trip somebody. "Take that!" he says, launching an elemental ray of lighting against the topiary, hitting AC 23 for 3 hp electrical damage. He hopes he aimed well enough that Siolo was not zapped.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=13 ; d20=18 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 4:34:39 AM
Dapple thinks to move away from the Bushes so she does so, hoping they can’t attack her as she does so. She tries to figure out if Siolo looks like he can escape or if he needs help.
Marest stays close to Dapple so she can pass messages when needed and in the meantime casts a spectral hand.
Colt yells in surprise as the bush makes a grab for Grim and calls for Foggy to come to him.
Grim remains ready to chop the hedge that threatens to move closer sending a message back to his friends to start picking being unaware of the other group’s own problem.
Siolo tries to break free but fails.
Yofiel informs the others of Colt being grabbed. The bush seems unaffected by her whip attack.
Ezekiel jolts the bush with lightning, which seems a big more effective.

The north bush tries once more to grapple Grim. This time it succeeds, wrapping the orc in it’s branches and holding tight.

The south bush successfully maintains it’s grapple and moves, drawing AoO from any next to it. It vanishes into the maze, moving through the other bushes as if they were not there and dragging Siolo along with it.

South Bush - 3 damage


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+5=15 ; d8=1 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 11:33:37 AM
"Well, I'm not going in there," Dapple mutters.

She does, however, cast a Spiritual Weapon, targeting the south bush. [Hit AC15 for 2 damage]

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0  d20=19 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 8:49:01 PM
((CMB 19+4=23))

Siolo continues to try to escape the binding of the shrub.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22  
Thursday December 14th, 2023 8:50:40 PM
Bushes Attack!

Mar relays all the information she had received from the others (Yofiel, Siolo, & Grim) to Dapple & Ezek. Specifically, about how Siolo has been engulfed in the Topiary and how Grim has been Bush Grappled.

Keeping in mind that Delilah didn't want us to kill the Topiaries, Mar is quickly trying to strategize her next move.

Ezekiel (Kim McCoy subbing for BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24   d20+5=13 ; d6+1=5 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 8:58:03 PM

Zeke tries to zap the retreating swabby swallower, and his ranged touch attack hits AC 13 for 5 hp electrical damage. "ha-HA! Take that, you sneaky shrubbery!"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18  d20+7=16 ; d20+7=20 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 10:40:54 PM
Grim is quite surprised at how fast that bush jumped the 5' between himself and it and through his guisarme, managing to engulf him in a mass of branchy twigs. The message that Siolo also is caught brings about two things in Grim's mind.
If these are the bush-animals, and there's only two, then they are busy with Siolo and himself and as long as they don't start hurting their captives, the group can gather berries at will.
However, there's a danger that these things are taking them to their leader to be eaten!

Grim tries to break the gush has on him.

Break Grapple (Standard) d20 + 7 = 16 vs Bush CMD
If he breaks the grapple, he steps back 10' and taunts the bush to come after him and Readies for the attack by initiating his own Grapple:

Try to Grapple Bush as a Readied Attack:
d20 + 7 = 20 vs Bush CMD

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18 
Thursday December 14th, 2023 10:42:06 PM
OOC: Forgot to add that Grim drops his guisarme as he tries to break the grapple.

Ezekiel (Kim McCoy subbing for BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24   d20+14=16 ; d6+1=4 ; d6+15=21 ;
Thursday December 14th, 2023 11:41:05 PM

The whip strikes the fleeing topiary - good enough to hit AC 16. Despite DR/5 vs slashing (damage this time 4, thus damage resisted), that it managed to hit means it can grapple. Yofiel's whip rolls 21 CMB vs Defende's CMD (18?), apparently succeeding. Thus the whip that Yofi holds onto has grappled the topiary, signifying (I believe) that it cannot flee. [Grappled creatures cannot move and take a –4 penalty to Dexterity. A grappled creature takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and combat maneuver checks, except those made to grapple or escape a grapple.]

[Do let me know if I have misinterpreted. If not, then the map tweak I made with a fainter green color should indicate where the living topiary is at the moment (AH-AI/25-26), with a lighter 'S' to indicate Siolo's position at AI26. If I'm wrong, topiary may be in the darker green at AD-AE/24-25, with Siolo in the clear (though trapped) spot of AC25

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=16 ; d20=7 ; d20=8 ;
Friday December 15th, 2023 7:50:43 AM
Dapple says she wasn’t going in there and casts Spiritual Weapon targeting the south bush, though it fails to beat the bushes AC
Siolo manages to break free from the bush.
Marest isn’t sure what to do next beyond keeping everyone in the know.
Ezekiel shoots more lightning.
Grim tries to break the grapple but the bush holds him tight.
Yofiel’s whip strikes the bush as it flees. Though the bush resists the damage, the whip manages to pull aside some branches for Siolo to escape (see e-mail).

The north topiary successfully maintains it’s grapple and drags Grim through the bushes into the maze.

The south topiary strikes at Siolo twice but doens’t do any real damage. It scuttles into the bushes and vanishes into the maze.


DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Friday December 15th, 2023 8:09:18 AM
South Bush - 3 damage

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Friday December 15th, 2023 9:42:53 AM
Siolo looks around confused for a moment. He then decides that leaving is probably a good idea. He swiftly exits the maze, ending up adjacent to Yofiel.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d20+12=31 ;
Friday December 15th, 2023 12:10:41 PM

"Oh, Siolo!" exclaims the bard. She gives the druid a quick hug. "Thought that thing was trying to eat you!"

She messages to those on her message team (Grim, Colt, Marest): "Siolo is free. Grim, Colt, what is happening?"

Listening, Yofiel tries to estimate where the topiary might be now.
===========
Perception: 31

Ezekiel (Kim McCoy subbing for BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24  
Friday December 15th, 2023 12:12:10 PM

"Ha! That's right. Run away, shrubbery, run away!" says Ezekiel.

"All right, can we just pick berries now?" he asks.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+5=13 ;
Friday December 15th, 2023 12:38:50 PM
The Spiritual Weapon continues to thwack. [Hit AC 13, miss.]

"Should I dismiss it?" she asks. "I'd move it to the bush that has Grim, except I can't see it."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 
Friday December 15th, 2023 3:22:20 PM

"Say, everyone, let's go around to the side where we left Colt and Grim. I think splitting up is not as good an idea as we first thought. Let's go! Keep that hammer, Dapple!" She grabs the travois, and heads 'up' on the map.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22   d20+8=12 ;
Friday December 15th, 2023 7:55:51 PM
Oh the Shrubbery!

Mar listening to Yofiel wise counsel, makes a Full run to position AG2 (runx4 in light or no armor). Mar uses her perception skills in hope of spotting something aside the rest of the team.

Skill Checks:

Perception: 12

Kaze (JonS) HP 32/32 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Friday December 15th, 2023 8:41:12 PM
Just posting my dude's info ... looking forward to kicking it with y'all after the break

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Friday December 15th, 2023 11:50:00 PM
"It's got Grim! The hedge pulled him in!" Drawing his sword, Colt charges to the hedge where Grim disappeared. He starts to hack at the hedge with his sword, trying to force his way through.



Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18  d20+5=9 ;
Friday December 15th, 2023 11:57:57 PM
But the hedge is thick and he makes no progress.

[ooc]Is it possible to move through the hedges at all? [/ooc]



Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18  d20+7=23 ; d20+9=13 ;
Monday December 18th, 2023 12:59:41 AM
Grim purposely forgoes any AoO for the moment.

Grim ponders the situation. Not that he can do much else. As his armor deflects the non-living hedge branches from tickling him, he says a prayer to The Great One. 'So far I've held my hand against these creatures on the belief that they are not the workings of Monstrologers, and to keep the balance in the jungle. I seek your wisdom.'

OOC: Q. does the Grappler loose his Dex bonus to CMD since he's Grappled as well?

He then tries to break free once move.
Try to Break Grapple:
d20 + 7 = 23 vs Bush CMD

If successful, he steps 5' back (into an empty space if possible, not into the hedge) and draws his falchion and Readies a slashing attack vs any action of the Topiary that's not a retreat.

Readied Attack if necessary:
Adamantite Falchion d20+9 = 13

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Monday December 18th, 2023 5:47:08 AM
Siolo is taken aback by the hug from Yofiel for several moments before he comes to as she is leaving with the travois. Without really considering what to do he follows the lady with the plan.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d100=40 ; d20=3 ; d20=18 ; d6=2 ;
Monday December 18th, 2023 7:42:34 AM
Siolo looks around confused for a moment. He then decides that leaving is probably a good idea and exits ending up adjacent to Yofiel.
Yofiel gives Siolo a quick hug and tells the other team that Siolo is free while asking Grim and Colt what is happening.
Ezekiel encourages the shrub to run and asks if they can pick berries.
Dapple’s spiritual weapon continues to thwack and asks if she should dismiss it since she cant’ see the one attacking Grim
Yofiel suggests they go around the side where they left Colt and Grim and suggests splitting isn’t a good idea anymore.
Marest listens to Yofiel’s wise counsel and makes a full run to AG and hopes to spot something aside from the rest of the team.
Colt points out that the Hedge has Grim and it drew him in and he takes out his sword to force his way through but he makes no progress.
Grim says an internal prayer to the great one wondering what he should do. He gets no special divine insight. He breaks the grapple (standard action), moves back (move action), and tries to ready an attack but has already used his standard action.

Colt hasn’t made any progress cutting through the bush to climb through, but he can see through the small hole he’s made Grim on the other side trapped on all sides by bushes. The north bush, having isolated it’s target, proceeds to attack and manages to do 6 damage to him.

The party can hear the south bush moving through the maze though none can see it from where they are.


DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Monday December 18th, 2023 7:43:06 AM
(Oh, and yes both characters lose dex bonus while grappling each other)

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+5=11 ;
Monday December 18th, 2023 12:04:13 PM
Dapple double-moves northward, towards where the bushes have Grim trapped.

Her spiritual weapon keeps on thwacking, and keeps on missing.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24  d4+1=3 ; d4+1=5 ;
Monday December 18th, 2023 8:43:59 PM
"You don't want to eat Grim" says Ezekiel. "You don"t know where he's been."

Ezekiel casts a pair of magic missiles on the Grim eating shrubbery.

Damage: 1d4 + 1 = 3.
Damage: 1d4 + 1 = 5.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18  d20+5=10 ; d6+3=6 ;
Monday December 18th, 2023 10:16:05 PM
[ooc] Is it possible to just move through the hedge? Since the unanimated hedge is essentially defenseless can I coup de gras it? [/ooc]

"Hang on , Grim! Help is coming!" Colt tries again to cut through the hedge. Instead of slashing, this time he picks a large branch and tries sawing.

This strategy has also has little success.



Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d20+12=18 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 12:35:39 AM

[As there are only 4 more days of posting until combat ends, today on the map I show Yofiel's planned positions for Monday (AL11) and Tuesday (AE5). She still wants to try net/envelop, whip grapple/rope cinch tight so as to neutralize first one of them, then the next as well. If needed, though she has two nets, she may also use the travois as an element in dealing with one of them...]

Yofiel hustles. And hustles. Unless circumstances change, she will likely try to go after whatever now is at Z-AA/8-9.
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Perception: 18 - In her rush to come to the aid of Colt and Grim, the elf's attention to other details is momentarily attenuated. 18 is not bad, but is far from her best.

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18  d20+9=29 ; d20+9=13 ; 2d4+6=8 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 1:10:57 AM
Grim waited patiently for a sign to be friendly or whittle them down to tooth picks. Physically attacking for real damage gives Grim reason enough and he slashes back with his new falchion.

Adamantite Falchion d20+9 = 29 N20
crit confirm roll d20+9 = 13

damage 2d4+6 = 8 or 16 if crit confirm

'Back OFF!" he yells.

Marest (Kim McCoy subbing for Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22  d4=4 ; d20+8=16 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 3:50:46 AM

Marest moves closer to AC4. She seems to perceive movement among the bushes at one point, and hears Grim's voice not too far off from the area. She aims for the juncture of AA8 & AA9, casting cause fear. If she is properly aimed at the living topiary, it will need a Will save DC16, or become frightened. The effects should last 4 rounds, likely with the intelligent bush fleeing away during that time (see link for more options). If the topiary makes its Will save, it will be shaken for one round.

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Perception: 16

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=10 ; d20=15 ; d6=6 ; d6=6 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 8:13:27 AM
Dapple double moves toward the bushes that have Grim trapped while her spiritual weapon keeps attacking and missing.
Ezekiel tells the shrubbery it doesn’t want to eat grim as it doesn’t know where he’s been so he shoots off a couple of magic missiles.
Colt tells Grim to hang on as help is coming and then picks a branch and tries sawing to no avail.
Yofiel hustles to get at what is at Z - AA 8/9
Grim taking real damage from the bush attacks back with his adamantium falchion
Marest moves forward and sees the bush thrashing at Grim. She tries to cause it fear, but wood and sap doesn’t work the same way as an animal brain and the spell has no effect.

Colt, in his panic, fails to realize he can move 10 feet to the right and around to help Grim. He tears through the bush with his short sword ineffectively, but even if he had the right tools like a machete it would take several minutes to carve up the 10 feet of thick bush between him and his friend - an eternity in combat.

Grim hit’s a major branch and lops off a big section of the topiary. It shudders in rage… then abandons the orc to tear at the one attacking it’s home. It flows through the bush next to Colt like a dolphin in water and slams at him viciously, hitting twice for 20 total damage.

The second bush that was previously on the south end of the maze suddenly looms out of the hedge maze, equally increased at this intruder that damaged it’s home, but it had to double move and cannot attack this turn.

Grim gets an AoO vs the bush that was attacking him.

North Bush - 21 damage
South Bush - 3 damage


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+5=10 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 12:14:47 PM
Dapple double-moves again, and the Spiritual Weapon keeps up its impressive streak of misses.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+5=10 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 12:14:47 PM
Dapple double-moves again, and the Spiritual Weapon keeps up its impressive streak of misses.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 2:18:28 PM
Siolo runs to keep up with Yofiel.

The image of a deinonychus pops into his mind. Its legs with their muscle structure built for speed running. Such force from each leg springing needs some mechanic to maintain balance. The tail. The tail and the slightly crouched posture. A build meant for sprints.

As he ran and thought about the creature, the lessons from his uncle came to mind as well. His uncle used to say that this was the reason why you study the animals. 'When you are in situations where an animal build is more ideal than yours, you'll realize it. If only I had wings. If only I could run faster. When you are able, not only to realize what would be better, but also able able to envision the form in that same moment, then you'll be ready to shift.'

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 8:10:46 PM
Ezekiel double moves to keep with the group

"Can someone remind me what the plan here was? Weren't they supposed to help us with the Thunder Rex or something? Have we tried telling them that?"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 37/37 CMD 18  d20+9=20 ; 2d4+6=11 ; d20+9=20 ; 2d4+6=11 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 9:40:42 PM
Grim counts the attack on him and Colt as forfeiture of any clemency to these bush-things at this point and takes a slash at his attacker when it slips towards Colt.
AoO d20 + 9 = 20
dmg 2d4+6 = 11

He can hear Colt take a branch-slappin and follows around (Move Action) the corner and continues the attack on it to get it to flee for its life.
Standard Action Attack d20 + 9 = 20
dmg 2d4+6 = 11


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d20+15=34 ; d6+1=3 ; d20+15=17 ; d20+4=6 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 9:40:43 PM
Yofiel takes a 5-foot step to AD5, releases as a free action the whip to dance and attack the topiary at Z-AA/4-5. It strikes AC 30 (not d20+15, but rather d20+11), doing 3 hp slashing damage which is negated by the topiary's DR/5 slashing. The whip attempts a grapple at 17... which likely fails.

Meanwhile, she begins to sing to inspire courage among her companions:
+1 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage
+1 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
Her initial phrasing of the music is a bit rushed [Perform 13 (was using my touchpad, and it went weird on numbers selection today - sorry - was supposed to be d20+9)]

"We want the berries,
Not your lives,
Yet we shall not let them
Take our lives"
She adds the line
"Two tanglefoot bags
Are on the bed
Use them friends
Lest blood be shed
Or sap be bled"
And she gestures toward the small load on the travois.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18  d20+5=24 ; d6+3=6 ; d20+1=16 ; d20+10=13 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 10:23:08 PM
You don't need to be a tactical genius to see that Colt's situation is turning into total garbage. Grim's free and it's past time for Colt to run.

"Foggy! Go! "

Colt spins and the little dog spins with him. Then they both run north. Colt slashes wildly at the back at the bush that struck him on his way.

[ooc] Attack bush east of Colt. 24 to hit 6 damage.
Move north with acrobatics to avoid AoO. Foggy : 16 Colt 13
I've left F1 and C1 markers at their origin points and F2, C2 for their destinations, should they make it that far. [/ooc]



Marest (Kim McCoy subbing for Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22  d20+3=21 ;
Tuesday December 19th, 2023 11:21:30 PM

Marest is surprised the angry creature did not flee in fear. She hears Yofiel's mention of tanglefoot bags. She grabs one from where it sits atop the travois and hurls it at the bushy monster. Ranged touch attack to hit living topiary with tanglefoot bag, AC 21.

The bag, full of tar, resin, and other sticky substances, bursts open and spreads its contents on the living topiary. The creature now takes a -2 penalty on attack rolls and a -4 penalty to Dexterity. If it fails a DC 15 Reflex save, it will be glued to the ground, unable to move. If it makes the save, it can only move at half speed.

"Now, if my earlier spell has its effect, you will just have to stand there and tremble like a poplar tree," Marest says to her target.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=16 ; d20=5 ; d20=12 ; d20=18 ; d6=5 ; d6=1 ;
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 8:41:13 AM
Dapple double moves again and the spiritual weapon keeps up the impressive streak of misses.
Siolo runs to keep up with Yofiel as the image of a Deinonychus pops into his mind and his uncle’s advice repeats in his head.
Ezekiel double moves to keep up with the group and asks for a reminder of what the plan was here and had they asked the plants for help with the Thunder Rex.
Grim cuts through the tree as it runs, then chases it to cut into it as well.
Yofiel tries to grapple the thing again with her magic whip and starts to sing a song to buff her friends.
Colt is not a fan of the situation he’s in and runs.
Marest is surprised her spell didn’t work. She hurls a tanglefoot bag at one of them.

Grim’s blows quickly divest the first bush of branches. Soon it’s nothing but a tangle of leafless, lopped off branches. It trembles before falling on it’s side, presumably dead.

The other bush dodges the taglefoot bag and strikes at Colt as he runs, ignoring the dog, but Colt manages to avoid it. It looks like it’s ready to give chase, but Grim cut’s down it’s fellow and it switches it’s rage to him and slams him twice for 9 damage.


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d20+15=16 ; d20+5=10 ;
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 1:01:18 PM

The whip pursued the living topiary, but failed to strike (nat 1)

"DON'T KILL THE PLANT! SUBDUE, SUBDUE
We promised Delilah death to eschew!" calls out Yofiel to Grim.
"Without a guardian, the berries are lost!

She tries to throw her modified net over the monstrous plant guardian, but fails (ranged touch AC 10).

EVERYONE: You all have the benefits of Inspire Courage:
+1 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage
+1 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

Marest (Kim McCoy subbing for Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22  d20+3=19 ;
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 1:09:12 PM
Marest takes the second tanglefoot bag in hand and throws it at the topiary, hitting with a ranged touch attack of AC 19.

"Grim, we promised Delilah."

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+5=15 ;
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 1:11:51 PM
Dapple rounds the corner and finally sees the rest of the group. She hears Yofiel's call not to kill the plant.

"If it were up to my Spiritual Weapon," she pants, "the doggone thing wouldn't even take damage." True to form, it misses again.

She looks for injured teammates, but doesn't see any.

She casts True Strike. "Gimme that net," she says.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 3:38:44 PM

Yofiel points to the second net folded on top of the travois, saying, "There is one," to Dapple.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 7:07:00 PM
"I don't really do nonlethal," says Ezekiel. "I meam, I could grease it but I think that might be counterproductive with the net throwing."

Ezekiel goes total defense and encourages nonviolence.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18  d20+1=2 ;
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 7:46:22 PM
When Colt doesn't feel branches raking his back, he spins and looks back at the battle. The dead bush, that must have been killed by Grim and so it couldn't pursue him. He owes the big barbarian, and returns to his side to fight the last bush, but keeps in mind the pleas and warnings of everyone else. He twists his sword's hilt in his hand to strike the branches with the flat of the blade.

[ooc] Move as shown, next to Grim. Then try a non-lethal attack. (+5-4) Nat 1 gives me a total of 2 to hit.[/ooc]

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 21 Tch 15 HP 22/37 CMD 18 
Wednesday December 20th, 2023 8:55:45 PM
OOC: damage updated in header, -6 then -9.

Grim takes a whacking and in the background hears calls for 'Don't kill it!' and about promises to Delilah.

But he also ponders the possibility that these living bushes might be creations of Monstrologers, much like those part plant/part Thunder Lizards they killed a few days ago.

"If Delilah was THAT concerned, she should be here. She can travel long distances when she really wants!" he yells back. He's got blood dribbling from several thorn induced gashes and is not in the mood to go soft when the fate of Cloudhaven and the whole jungle could be in peril.

But, seeing Marest throwing a leather bag and the beginnings of an attempt to net the thing, he stays his hands and holds his ground, for now, and opts for a total defensive stand.

Total Defense = AC + 4 = 21

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0 
Thursday December 21st, 2023 2:33:28 AM
Siolo rushes over to the travois and picks up the net. He then offers the net to Dapple.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d6=4 ; d20=1 ; d20=15 ;
Thursday December 21st, 2023 7:42:39 AM
Yofiel tells the others not to kill the plants but to subdue them and tries to net one but misses.
Marest chimes in that they promised Delilah
Dapple points out that if it were up to her spiritual weapon no damage would be dealt as it misses again. Not seeing any injured teammates she casts true strike and grabs a net.
Ezekiel points out he doesn’t really do nonlethal but amends his statement that he could cast grease but it might be counterintuitive to the netting
Colt looks back and sees the dead bush and figures he owes Grim. He then tries to nonlethally attack the bush only to miss
Grim points out if Delilah was really concerned she’d be here with them but then notices the action of some of the others of the team and then takes a total defensive stance.

Siolo rushes to get the net.

The bush presses the attack on Grim and despite his defense manages to slip an attack through for 8 damage. (I adjusted the bush’s position, see email)

North Bush - 21 damage
South Bush - 3 damage


DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Thursday December 21st, 2023 11:42:30 AM
(Oops hp is out of date north bush is dead)

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 
Thursday December 21st, 2023 11:47:16 AM

[To DM Mitch:
It looks like you did not roll a DC 15 Reflex save for the second Tanglefoot bag with the already -4 dexterity from the 1st Tanglefoot bag. It may be that now the topiary is stuck fast. Can one of you, Mitch or Hugh make that check? If the topiary fails, then the attack on Grim did not happen, Did you also factor in the -2 on its attack rolls from the earlier bag?]

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map  d20=16 ;
Thursday December 21st, 2023 12:42:40 PM
Here it be

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+25=30 ;
Thursday December 21st, 2023 1:41:37 PM
Dapple steps up and throws the net. It's not the most graceful throw of all time, but it hits it's mark.

[Hit AC 30]

"Grab hold!" she urges her companions.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d20+12=15 ;
Thursday December 21st, 2023 8:19:14 PM

The whip strikes out again against the living topiary. Nat 20, confirmed, the whip does 7 hp slashing damage - with DR/5 the net damage is 2 hp. Moreover, the whip grapples the busy bush, 23.

She reaches to take one of the lengths of rope from the net, but misses (hit AC 8).

As Yofiel had attached longer sections of rope to the net that Dapple just tossed over the topiary, on one of those long ends she casts animate rope, and calls out "loop and knot!" to have the rope snake its way through the branches and around, and tie itself firmly. This results in an entangled condition for the bush.

Entangled: The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. An entangled creature moves at half speed, cannot run or charge, and takes a -2 penalty on all attack rolls and a -4 penalty to Dexterity. An entangled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) or lose the spell.

Grappled: A grappled creature is restrained by a creature, trap, or effect. Grappled creatures cannot move and take a –4 penalty to Dexterity. A grappled creature takes a -2 penalty on all attack rolls and combat maneuver checks, except those made to grapple or escape a grapple. In addition, grappled creatures can take no action that requires two hands to perform. A grappled character who attempts to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability must make a concentration check (DC 10 + grappler’s CMB + spell level), or lose the spell. Grappled creatures cannot make attacks of opportunity.

A grappled creature cannot use Stealth to hide from the creature grappling it, even if a special ability, such as hide in plain sight, would normally allow it to do so. If a grappled creature becomes invisible, through a spell or other ability, it gains a +2 circumstance bonus on its CMD to avoid being grappled, but receives no other benefit.

"Folks - help Dapple! Grim - would you like to grow larger?" the elf says and asks in the midst of it all.

EVERYONE: You all have the benefits of Inspire Courage:
+1 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage
+1 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

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[OOC Dice Oops: For the feather token dancing whip I rolled attack 1d20+16=36 [nat 20], 2d6+2=7 [whip slashing damage on crit], 1d20+16=35 [confirm crit] {right, I should have rolled this 1st before damage, but confirmed anyhow}, then 1d20+5=8 - was going to try to help out Dapple, but did not roll well enough. Lost the rolls, but RobC can confirm (if he has time). By the way, the rolls should have been 1d20+11=31 [nat 20] and 1d20+11=30 [confirm crit]. I looked at the wrong bonus number as I rolled, yet the net results were the same.

Question I think that multiple tanglefoot bag applications would not be additive on penalties. I do suppose that additional restrictive conditions might be additive. Thus -2 on attacks from the grappled condition is added to the -2 on attacks from the entangled condition for a net -4 on attack rolls. Similarly, -4 on dex from grappled adds to -4 on dex from entangled, for a net -8 on dexterity. With a net -8, that would reduce Reflex saves with a -4 penalty to such saves, correct?]

Perception: 15

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 21 Tch 15 HP 22/37 CMD 18 
Thursday December 21st, 2023 9:24:59 PM
With the live bush-thing potentially being extremely hampered by goo, net, and whip, Grim sheaths his falchion and answers Yofiel, "Sure! That sounds great!" in the expectation that being larger he grapple, pin, and tie up the bush, giving them all the time they need to get the berries.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0  d20=11 ;
Friday December 22nd, 2023 2:00:18 AM
When the shrubbery is netted, Siolo rushes to one of the ropes to aid in holding it.

((Aid? 1d20+?=11+?, success I think))

Marest (Kim McCoy subbing for Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22  d20+3=20 ;
Friday December 22nd, 2023 5:23:16 AM

Being right next to her, Marest helps Dapple by assisting with the throw, then takes up one of the ropes as the net is tossed over the topiary. AC 20 (and +2 to Dapple's efforts) on the ranged touch attack.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Friday December 22nd, 2023 6:45:25 AM
Hurt, confused, Colt sheathes his sword and g
rabs the rope with his free hand

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18  d20+2=3 ;
Friday December 22nd, 2023 9:30:51 AM
[Ooc]wasn't sure if a roll was needed to grab the rope or what modifiers apply. Better roll just in case .[/ooc]

D20 + BAB =3. Possible mods Str +2, Dex +3, Yofiels inspire +1

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21  d8+3=9 ;
Friday December 22nd, 2023 5:22:59 PM
[As this is the last official day of posting, Yofiel will use the following item next round on Grim to grow him to a mighty large size. Goblin Seal of Paper Person. When the seal is broken a 2"inch in height paper person figurine appears. By grabbing its head and feet and pulling in the opposite direction, you will cast Enlarge Person on the person holding the paper person figurine. The spell functions like the regular Enlarge Person spell does. When the spell is spent, you have an elongated paper person figurine for your collection & memories of an empowering time!
The round after, she will cast cure light wounds for 9hp on Grim, as he is need of some repair. I know Colt also needs such, but have only the one healing spell.
She has a second animate rope spell, which she will apply with a silk rope to further bind the topiary. It would be wise as well to see about placing the 2nd enhanced net between the subdued plant and the adjacent berry bushes. When it seems the Topiary is adequately subdued, she will encourage all to assiduously gather berries - whilst keeping a close eye on the topiary. She will talk to the topiary, apologize for the loss of its companion, explain they have need of the berries to deal with a terrible dinosaur, and perhaps even sing a song in an effort to calm the bush. Do plants like music?]

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Friday December 22nd, 2023 5:54:06 PM


Dapple steps up and throws the net hitting the bush and urging her companions to take hold.
Yofiel’s whip strikes true and also grapples the bush. Yofiel casts animate rope on the rope she had added to Dapple’s rope giving it the command to lope and knot to further entangle the bush. She tells her friends to help Dapple and Grim and asks Grim if he’d like to grow larger.
Grim sheaths his falchion and answers Yofiel in the affirmative planning to pin and tie up the bush to give the party the time they need to gather berries.
Suiki runs to the ropes to help hold it.
Marest helps with the throw.
Colt grabs the other rope to hold it still.
Yofiel has a variety of options to help things out further.

Between the tanglefoot bag, the net, the ropes, and the whip the bush is well and truly tied up. It rustles branches furiously, but is held tight and shouldn’t be any more problem while the party collects everything they need.


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard AC 14/14/12 HP: 21/21 
Friday December 22nd, 2023 8:38:34 PM

"Great casting of the net, Dapple - it was amazing!" Yofiel comments as things settle down and berries are picked in abundance. "We can carry a lot of berries back on the travois once we're done." She has moved the conveyance farther away to preclude it getting attacked should the topiary get free. "Say, might a cleric of Wardd try her luck with healing, especially Colt and Grim? Siolo, did you get hit? Anyone else?"

She takes a few small cuttings from the bush the furthest away from the living topiary, and a few root strands with vegetation above it for replanting elsewhere, along with some surrounding soil. She notes what vegetation is surrounding the sleeping berry grove, and adds to her soil collection some more from nearby. She places the cuttings into two sacks, the soil into a large bag, and adds to the items carried with the travois.

[Colt took at least 20 hp damage - or 26? It's a good idea to record the current hp in the Post Name headers. Colt's max is 22 hp - and is still showing as 22/22. It should be 2/22. And at 2 hp, the youth is extremely brave to have been so close to the plant even after the slams.]

Once the picking is done, the living topiary is mostly freed (the last thing she does is to command the whip to dance back to her hand), and they leave, along the way, the bard composes a little song about this adventure.

When they return to the settlement, she lets the others take care of putting things away, except that she asks Siolo, as he is a druid and likely to know something about the care of plants, she figures, if he would like to oversee the planting the sleep berry plants in a safe place, and figuring a good way of guarding against random snackers.

The elf visits Delilah, with anyone who wants to join her, and tells the dryad what happened. "We really did try to control them without killing them, but one of them nearly killed Colt and badly damaged Grim, and might have finished off one or both had Grim not gone full force against the topiary. My heart sorrowed, but would have been even more pierced had it killed Colt, or my friend Grim. Please forgive us, forgive me, Delilah, that we did not fully keep our promise. Yet one still lives. And we have the berries." She also tells her of the handful of cuttings and roots she gathered, and, along with Siolo's counsel, she is open to the tree spirit's ideas.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Friday December 22nd, 2023 11:17:38 PM
"In our defense, they tried to eat Grim," says Ezekiel.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Saturday December 23rd, 2023 6:48:05 PM

Giggling Ghost Invite
"Friends, let us visit the Giggling Ghost Inn together," says the elf of the beautiful red braided hair. She explains, "As adventurers, we have an open invitation to attend! You only need dream, or day-dream, think of a marvelous magical pub, and you'll find yourself entering through the harmless green flames of the fireplace. We can meet fellow adventurers from around the Wold, and even meet retired adventurers. And they have games, and gifts - I went last year. It's fun!"

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 21 Tch 15 HP 22/37 CMD 18 
Sunday December 24th, 2023 12:45:06 PM
Grim waves off the enlargement spell as it is not needed. With the others he makes sure the surviving living-bush is secure. He feels a little bad about the other one but The Great One is a Witness on how he tried to fend it off without harming it to no avail.

In this case, as an honor to the creature, since there's no heart to eat, he takes the trunk, the main piece that would have roots if it were a normal bush, and quickly finds the center of the hedge maze. He proceeds to dig a hole and plant the stub of the 'trunk', all the while saying a prayer to the Great One that at least the bush itself should grow roots and not die, even if the spirit that animated it is no longer with it. He has NO idea if it will work, but The Great One can do such a miracle if He wishes.

He rejoins the berry-gathering party and helps until done, then carries his load of berry sacks back to Couldhaven. He purposely is not present when the bad news is given to the dryad Delilah. His friends know he was doing no harm to the hedges and defended himself with constraint until that was no longer possible.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Monday January 1st, 2024 2:30:26 AM

Yofiel arranges with Rothlorien for a bit of WLA training in Survival skills (4th level WLA).

She figures Dabble and Marest - with perhaps some culinary suggestions from the local restauranteers - might be best for formulating the sleepy meat for the T-Rex.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0  d20=19 ;
Monday January 1st, 2024 1:38:59 PM
((Knowledge Nature 19+6=25))

Siolo looks over their pickings and makes suggestions about possible places the berry seeds could be planted. He also responds that the best strategy against snackers might be to dry the berries out.

Once the crew settles the berries, Siolo seemingly disappears from the village.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 24/24 
Tuesday January 2nd, 2024 1:13:35 PM
Ezekiel wonders over. "What's going on again? I feel like I just took a two week nap and have lost of sense of space and time, which to be fair, is pretty much normal for me."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22   d20+4=20 ; d20+4=7 ; d20+4=7 ;
Tuesday January 2nd, 2024 6:48:55 PM
Sleepy T-Rex Snacks

Marest asks Ms. Dapple if she would like to share in the T-Rex snack prep." Ms. Dapple, aside from a nice Sleepy Berry marinade, do you have any ideas on how we should prepare the Steak TarTar snacks? I have a lovely family recipe which is basically: chopped raw meat, raw egg yolk, capers, and spicy mustard. For our T-Rex friend, I was thinking of chopped raw meat marinating in the sleepy berry puree. Then, raw egg yolk, capers, and spicy mustard. mixed with the meat with the remaining berry puree drizzled over the top of the meat. How's that sound?"

If Ms. Dapple agrees to the family recipe, then Marest will gather the ingredients, and begin making the Sleepy berry puree, making sure she doesn't touch any of it.

Skill Checks
Profession (Cook) = 1d20+4 = 20
Profession (Gardener) = 1d20+4 =7
Profession (Herbalist) = 1d20+4 =7



CDM Jerry [OOC post] 
Thursday January 4th, 2024 5:52:36 PM
[OOC to Jon S. :) I need you to answer an email please.]

::waving at everyone else and teleporting away::

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31  d6+2=7 ;
Friday January 5th, 2024 11:02:06 AM
Ezekiel HP: 1d6 + 2 = 7

Zeke's been really lucky with these HP rolls.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Monday January 8th, 2024 5:33:16 AM
Yofiel congratulates Dapple on the net casting as folks start picking the berries they set out to collect. She suggests the cleric of Warrd heal Colt, Grim Siolo and anyone else who may have gotten hit.
She also makes a point to collect cuttings and soil for her collection.
Once the picking is done and the remaining topiary mostly free she commands her whip to return to her hand.
When they reach the settlement she lets the others put things away but then has Siolo oversee the planting of the sleep berries. She then goes to give Delilah the news of their latest foray and how they couldn’t quite keep their word due to the danger that Grim and Colt were in.
Ezekiel says the bushes tried to eat Grim
Grim waves off the enlargement spell and makes sure the surviving bush is secure. He feels a little bad about the other one but the Great One is witness to how he tried to fend it off without harm to no avail. As there is no heart to eat he takes the trunk, finds the center of the hedge maze and plants it there while saying a prayer to the Great One that the bush should grow roots and not die. He doesn’t know if it will work but the great one can work miracles. He rejoins the party and then helps till done before helping transport their harvest back to Cloudhaven. He purposely is not present when the bad news is given to Delilah.
Yofiel arranges for a bit of WLA training and thinks that Dapple and Marest with some help from the local culinary community might be able to craft a sleepy meal for the T-Rex.
Siolol looks over the pickings and makes suggestions about where the berry seeds could be planted. He suggests the best strategy against snackers would be to dry the berries out.
Ezekiel says he feels like he took a two week nap and lost sense of space and time which is normal for him.
Marest asks Dapple if she would share in the T-Rex snack prep. She then suggests steak tar tar in the sleepy berry marinade with some chopped raw meat marinated in the puree, then raw egg yok, capers and spicy mustard mixed with the meat and then the remaining berry puree dripped over the top. Ready to start gathering the ingredients if Dapple agrees with her recipe.

The party manages to gather everything they need for the sleeping draught. The bush manages to slowly work its way free from it’s restraints but they are able to finish and leave the area before it breaks free - probably a good thing it was able to free itself as it would likely try to murder anyone who freed it given events.

From what Delilah said dosing the Trex should be as simple as hunting some meat and soaking it in the crushed berries. They have everything they need now and just need to finish preparations. And probably sleep - it’s getting late, most of the day was spent just traveling out here.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Monday January 8th, 2024 12:40:12 PM
Before the group makes camp for the night, Dapple makes sure that everyone is fully healed from their injuries.

"Do we have any meat a T-Rex might like?" she asks. "Or do we need to do a little hunting?"

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Monday January 8th, 2024 1:59:12 PM
"Preferably meat that is not us," suggests Ezekiel. "Although the bushes did seem to find Grim tasty...."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 16/12/14 ; HP 19/19 , NL 0  d8=4 ;
Monday January 8th, 2024 8:25:24 PM
((HP 1d8=4+1))

Siolo emerges from his solitude with a smile.

"We should be able to find a meal for a rex. It shouldn't require too much effort."

Kaze (JonS) HP 32/32 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Monday January 8th, 2024 8:59:03 PM
Pushing through the bushes and undergrowth, Kaze nudged Patches to step out of the woods, forest, one large beastfolk eating garden and into the sunlight. Dismounting, Kaze checked Patches' paws for thorns or rocks, as he'd found several in the last few days. He also cleared her coat of twigs and spiderwebs that she had acquired over the past several hours. Looking around and then up at the sun through his furry fingers he turned in a semi-circle, "Well girl, we're close, at least from what that last caravan man told us. Wish he'd told us about those fast sneaky dino's. I'm tired of sleeping in trees, well that's not true, I'm tired of having to hoist you up and then tying you to the tree." Pulling a piece of jerky out of pouch he bit a piece off and handed the other to his friend. "Well girl, let's see if we can find this town. I think I smelled woodsmoke coming from over that rise, let's head that way." Making sure his saddle and bags were all set, Kaze mounted his companion, "Ok girl, follow the smell of smoke." Kaze hoped this town, or what was left of it, had at least a bath house. His fur was beginning to smell sour from sweat and a little blood.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18 
Monday January 8th, 2024 9:46:31 PM
[ooc] Hit point roll [/ooc]

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 22/22 CMD 18  d8=8 ;
Monday January 8th, 2024 9:47:45 PM
[ooc] Try that again, actually hitting the roll button. [/ooc]

Grim Ripr (JonathanT) AC 21 Tch 15 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Monday January 8th, 2024 9:59:32 PM
OOC: Testing header
Hey Colt, roll your HP in the Loot'n'Booty!

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Monday January 8th, 2024 10:04:35 PM
OOC: Ok, I think I got my header updated with the new link to 4th. AND I remembered to share it, so DMs, take a peek and let me know if I've missed something. I can't say I'm totally finished but the critical stuff is done.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+7=8 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+5=15 ; d20+5=9 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ;
Monday January 8th, 2024 11:25:34 PM
Grim is told that the sleep concoction was ready, just needing a hung of meat to use as bait. He wants some rest and healing first but gets his bow and quiver ready for a hunt at sunrise. A wild pig or tapir would be ideal. Or even a jungle deer, but those are very hard to get. It needs to be something the Thunder God can swallow in one gulp. If he gets any kind of funny taste, and with this Thunder God that is a good chance of happening, the beast might just spit it out.

Early next morning Grim goes on a hunt for a suitable animal to use as bait.

Survival +7 = 8
Survival (take 10) = 17
Att(bow) +5 = 13 dmg d6 = 3
Att(bow) +5 = 15 dmg d6 = 6
Att(bow) +5 = 9

OOC: Here's some hunting rolls, let me know if i need more.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+4=24 ; d20+8=25 ; d20+8=13 ; d6+2=8 ; d6+2=3 ; d20+8=23 ; d6+2=3 ;
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 4:22:38 AM

"We killed those compies about four days ago. They might be getting ripe by now," comments Yofiel about what meat might be available. "Although they are more like a meat salad, I suppose."

She looks with her friends to find a suitable place to camp for the evening. She will ask one of the boys to dig a firepit with an underground slant chimney (aka the Dakota fire hole - stealth fire) to make it relatively smokeless and so it does not shine outside the camp - and makes a great place for cooking.

"I'll join you in the hunt, Grim," offers the elf. She depends upon her survival skills to help in the hunt, and her skills seem particularly sharp in the morning air. She nudges the half orc and points to an animal drinking at a stream not too far away from where they are walking. It looks to be of suitable size for a breakfast snack for a tyrannosaur (and I will leave it to our DM to tell us what it is - or if it is).

Stealth: 24
Masterwork Composite Bow +1 Strength Attack: AC 25, Dam 8
Attack: AC 13, Dam 3
Attack: AC 23, Dam 3

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 4:28:21 AM

Following the - successful? - hunt, Yofi suggests the party take the game back to Cloudhaven, and from there prepare for a separate journey out to the T-Rex.

=====================
OOC: Regarding rolling hit points: BrianW should already know this (wake up, Bri!), but Tim is newer to the Wold. Jonathon is correct: We typically do that in the Loot 'n Booty. However, let's leave this up to our DMs, Mitch and Hugh, on this occasion.

DM MitchTopiary Maze Map 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 10:30:23 AM
Dapple[b] asks if they have a meat the T-Rex might like or if they need to go hunting.
[b]Ezekiel clarifies meat that is not them but points out that the bushes did find Grim tasty.
Siolo[b] emerges from his solitude with a smile and opines they should be able to find meet for the T-rex without too much effort

[b]Kaze and his companion Patches journey towards the smell of smoke in the distance
Grim is ready to go hunting first thing in the morning.
Yofiel makes a suggestion about the fire and helps with the hunt come morning. She suggest they head back to town.

It takes a few hours, but the party is able to hunt up a nice big herbivore to feed the trex (probably not a deer, but some tropical equivalent). A half an hour of soaking in the juice of the berries later and you have some nice sedative filled meat.

Heading back to town is an option, but per established travel times they are near Delilah’s grove, a day’s hard travel from town, and half a day from the north edge of the plateau and their destination. Heading all the way back would waste two days of hard jungle travel.


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 11:49:54 AM

After thinking over her suggestion for a few moments, Yofiel self-corrects. "On the other hand, we are closer to the T-Rex-guarded cave now than we are to Cloudhaven. Let's do the berry mix on this lovely critter. I think it's called a Psittacosaurus, or 'Parrot Lizard'. It has kind of cute, chubby cheeks." (And Wikipedia discusses the genus here) It's about six feet long.

The party can use the travois to drag it toward the cave.

==========
Since the DM chose not to choose the specific animal, I went ahead with the Parrot Lizard.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 1:04:30 PM
"If we camp somewhere nearby, we can marinate the meat in the berries overnight," Dapple says. "Make it nice and sleepifying."

Dapple takes whichever watch she is assigned, and in the morning she is ready to put a T-Rex to sleep.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d8+4=9 ;
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 2:37:32 PM

(Dapple makes a good point. Retconning, if DM Mitch will so allow.)

Yofiel suggests to Grim that rather than waiting until morning, they hunt near dusk, as many animals may be out around at that time. And she realizes, she can cast one more first level spell, and does so, bringing Grim up by 9 hp before the hunt.

Otherwise, post is as above, and Dapple's suggestion to marinate overnight is carried out. In the morning, she helps folks get ready, and, should all agree, heads out with the group toward the cave, taking turns with others in dragging the sumptuous feast gift tied down to the travois.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:13 (T:13, FF:10), CMD:12, Saves:(F:6/R:4/W:6), HP:21/22  
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 5:02:35 PM
The guide to awesome Cloudhaven Culinary Dishes

Marest will do her part to help with the T-Rex bait. Hopefully, her recipe comes in handy.

In the morning, Marest will join her troupe heading out to the cave.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 6:12:57 PM
"There are parrot lizards?" asks Ezekiel. "Why don't I have a parrot lizard. That totally seems like somehting I would have, right?"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 9:36:38 PM

"Ezekiel, you may have a point there. If you decide to have one, you may want to bulk up your shoulders a bit, right?" Yofi grins. Then her eyebrows raise. "Oh! oh! I checked, and this one's a boy. Let's call this parrot lizard 'Troy', all right? He'll be our Trojan Lizard."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 19/12/17 ; HP 28/28 , NL 0 
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 11:48:32 PM
Siolo, still smiling suggests, "Hey all, we could just pop over to Delilah's Grove to rest for the night."

Barely able to contain himself, he giddily whispers to Yofiel, "I did it!. I figured out how!"

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Wednesday January 10th, 2024 12:39:56 AM
Siolo is all excited about visiting Delilah and spending the night there, however Yofiel and Grim are already vanishing into the jungle with their bows and arrows and Dapple and others are rolling up large banana leaves around the berries. Crushing them, the juice oozes out the opening at one end of the rolled up tube of banana leaves. Doing this to all their gathered berries and pouring the concoction into a shallow hole in the ground, the pooled berry juice is just ripe for the sacrificial animal to soak in.

After all this, it is too late to go anywhere so camping here is the best option.

Grim offers to cover the 1st Watch,

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