Part One of That Thousand-Mile Journey... (DM Donna) Monday June 1st, 2009 1:08:32 AM
K'Nara takes a sack from the weapon mage, nodding as she thanks him for his time and trouble. As the requested items are brought forth and delivered by the lovely Mystery, the leader of the Emerald Dragons nods to the copy of the map that they have also been provided.
"What do you think, Ingrge..?" she asks. "We can't get directly to where the map guesses Deg Shanut happens to be...but that distinctive pile of rocks to the southwest of it looks like a good place to center our group teleport, don't you think..?"
On the map, the "pile of rocks" that K'Nara is referring to is a huge stone formation that looks a lot like a snarling orc head.
"There's a road that leads kinda north from there, from the looks of things..." the human blade singer points out, "...as good a place as any to start, yes..?"
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Monday June 1st, 2009 5:30:57 PM
Yup that works for me. After that we may need to rely on Argam to locate a possible entry. I am not much for dealing with rocks, unless I am destroying them.
DM Donna Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 1:21:29 AM OOC: There ARE more players to this game than myself and Ingrge's player, right...?
Away We Go..!
The Heal scrolls are given into Argam's keeping (OOC: write that down on your CS, Argam!), and Mystery has three specially-crafted bags made of padded material--there is a red bag, a blue bag and a yellow bag.
"Here...these bags contain five bottles each of Displacement, Remove Curse, and Remove Disease potions." the pretty potions vendor says as she hands the bags over to Ingrge. "Uh...respectively, of course...oh, and they have been--as requested--crafted by a potion brewmaster. Good luck on your journey, Emerald Dragons!"
DM OOC: "Potion brewmaster" means that the above potions have been crafted by a 12th-level spellcaster, so be sure to make note of that on your CS, Ingrge.
K'Nara takes the magic teleportation ring and puts it on.
"Anything else you people want or need?" the redheaded warrior says as she glances around at her fellow Dragons. She removes the ring and hands it to Ingrge so that he can don the ring next.
"Speak now or forever hold your peace..."
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 7:01:45 AM
"Beyond the loads of potions, the luck and blessing of these people, what more do we need?" He grins
Argam Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 11:19:07 PM
Argam takes the ring and looks questioningly at Ingrge. He puts it on.
"Oh pass it. I gets it. I gets it!"
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How many healing scrolls of what level?
Donna, you're just in time to send out a scathing posting reminder...now that I've posted.
Gunther Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 1:02:45 AM
The warrior makes positive that he gets two Enlarge Person potions like he asked for previously, and he also asks for a couple of vials of alchemical silver.
As the rings are passed around, Gunther gives K'nara a quick kiss and makes sure that Delilah is ready for the teleport before he puts the ring on his hand and then passes it to Lian.
OOC: Man it's been a long time. I can't remember how we handled getting Delilah to teleport with us.
DM Donna Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 1:07:03 AM OOC: Gunther may add the potions described in his latest post to his CS; and there are FIVE scrolls of Heal, scribed by a 12th-level caster as per Ingrge's request (posted on May 31st.) Delilah, I thought, has a special collar that had a Hand of Glory attached to it, right..?
Watch That First Step...
Mystery the potions 'n' notions lady makes sure that the Emeralds have the scrolls and potions requested and then steps back, looking with great interest as the last of the group dons the ring and hands the jewelry back to K'Nara.
"Off we go, then!" announces the chestnut-maned fighter, and she puts the Teleportation Ring on her finger.
POOF!
A split-second of mind-numbing vertigo and the entire party finds themselves in an area that has the tough and sprawling landscape typical of the area of the Wold known as the Scab. As the brief but intense magic effect of instantaneous travel clears from the minds of the Emerald Dragons, the party immediately notes that they are standing in the shadow of a large hunk of rock that stands a good twenty feet or so tall...and that the rock looks very much like a vaguely-misshapen but definitely snarling orc's head.
There is a wide dirt road (perhaps thirty feet wide) that--according to the position of the sun--runs in a southwest/northeast direction. The sun hangs low in the sky...there is perhaps three or four hours of daylight left.
"Everyone got all their fingers and toes..?" asks K'Nara, shaking off the last of the light-headedness from the teleportation and removing the ring from her finger. "I do believe we're supposed to try followiing this road northeast in order to try to find an entrance into the Twisted Run we are to investigate..."
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 3:32:30 PM
Lian shakes out the cobwebs and looks around. "Wow, nice place. Could use a broom though. Hey, do you suppose the weather will remain nice?" He looks at the nasty clouds over head.
Gunther Thursday June 4th, 2009 12:50:25 AM
The warrior stores away his potions and then heads out. It takes all his will power to keep his breakfast still in his stomach. No matter how many times he teleported, he never could get used to the feeling. Leaning perhaps a little too much on his dire lioness, Gunther shakes his head and gets his bearings. Spotting the rock formation he grins. "Hey K'nara...dat vould look really nice back at de Castle! Ven ver'e done here, do you tink Ingrge could teleport it back vith us?"
OOC: Nope on the Hand of Glory, but I could get one. I think maybe last time Ingrge just cast Teleportation on her.
DM Donna Thursday June 4th, 2009 2:34:24 AM DM OOC: The teleportation issue is one that I should have paid attention to, but this is my boof, so Delilah gets a "free ride" this time. This will be an issue on the ED's return trip, however.
Country Roads Take Me...Somewhere...
Since there are no objections and no other suggestions, the Emerald Dragons begin to follow the road northeast.
"Gods, I wish Olana or Falin or Milo were here," K'Nara says aloud with a bit of a reminiscent sigh, "I really miss being able to send them scouting a bit ahead of us...walking this way, any hungry old giant or dragon can just come right up to us and have us for appetizers or something..."
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday June 4th, 2009 4:49:36 AM
"My elven-spider sense is tingling. Knara, I think we'll get you wish soon enough."
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Thursday June 4th, 2009 7:07:16 AM
Ingrge watches with amusement as Arham fumbles with the ring for a moment and then redies himself for the moment of truth. He is still taking in a deep breath when they seem to have arrived at their location all in one piece ans alive. Thinking to himself, he again wonders how as a mage he can absolutely hate and not altogether trust teleporting and wonders if he will ever get over his fear.
Ok K'nara let's be off.
Argam Thursday June 4th, 2009 1:35:44 PM
LIterally checking his fingers and toes, he then looks up with a grin.
"That was awesome!"
He grins around looking for someone to fist bump, but then realizes he's being a newb so he calms himself and looks chagrined.
"NE is is then."
He pauses, then points to each in turn: "Blade, Weapon Mage, Monk, Fighter. Who has point? I assume you're all going to get in a square formation around poor li'l me?
"Forge and stone, I'm gonna have my hands full healing you guys!"
DM Donna Thursday June 4th, 2009 10:29:51 PM
...Suddenly...!
K'Nara is in the midst of retorting to Lian's rather silly "spider sense" comment when everyone in the area is interrupted by the sound of another "poof!"...and the appearance of a very familiar-looking, red-headed, bow-toting elf. The jaw of the Emerald Dragons' leader drops open in utter shock.
"Falin..???" she gasps, unable to believe her eyes.
Gunther Thursday June 4th, 2009 11:15:44 PM
At K'nara's call, the warrior breaks out into his goofiest grin. He sprints toward Falin and give him one of his patented bone crushing hugs. "You sly dog...you're finally back!! Vat have you been up to?!!"
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday June 5th, 2009 10:15:22 AM
"Falin?"
Argam d20+15=30 ; Friday June 5th, 2009 10:57:14 AM
Argam is half-way into a nasty spell for the intruder when he sees that K'nara is not attacking, but hugging.
So he contents himself with examining the Orc's Head Rock they landed beside.
[Search of 30 to discover something interesting.]
Falin Friday June 5th, 2009 5:11:39 PM
Never having enjoyed teleports, Falin looses his footing as he appears and drops to the ground. He stands and dusts himself off just time time to receive the bone crushing hug from his friend Gunter. "I have missed you too." Is all he is able to wheeze out before Gunter releases him.
Falin stretches out his back and arms a bit from the crushing blow he received and then stands looking at the group with a smile on his face. Even though it has only been a few months he looks older. His skin looks paler than you remember and the deep red of his hair looks like it is washing out. He looks thinner and he has a slight darkness under his eyes.
He makes his way over to the group as he meets outreached hands and says, "It is great to see you all again. It feel like ages have past since I was last in your company." Falin eyes the new addition to the group.
He stands back again for a moment and closes his eyes as he takes in a deep breath and then slowly exhales. He open his eyes back up. "It is good to be in open spaces again. I had finished with my mission and had finally made my way back. Sturtavent was informed of my return and had me teleported to Orc's Head Point so that I could catch uo with you."
Falin asks no one in particular, "So, what is it we are doing here?"
He then walks over to the new addition (Argam) and extends his hand. "My name is Falin Darkshine. Nice to meet you."
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Friday June 5th, 2009 8:40:28 PM
Falin!! Good to see you. What's going on you ask?
Well, we seem to be on a jaunt to stop an invasion. Which is normal for us I guess, except this will be an invasion of super lycanthropes. Which is scary enough, but apparently if bitten the victem changes within minutes of being bitten. However, we really don't know where they are really located. Which is about normal also, however they seem to have completely conquered a dwarven clan without anyone noticing it and sent scouts into Plateau City.
With a grin, he looks around the others. Have I missed anything?
Falin 2nd Post Friday June 5th, 2009 8:50:09 PM
Falin shudders for a moment remembering his time as a lycanthrope. He absentmindedly rubs his right shoulder. The same shoulder he was bitten on and received the dreaded disease.
"I spent a long time depressed about the power I lost. I can still remember the feeling of strength I possessed in that form. I can still feel the satisfaction I got from literally tearing my enemies limb from limb." His eyes widen a bit as he gets excited talking about it. Saliva begins to run down from the side of his mouth.
He closes his eyes for a second and brings his breathing back down. He wipes his mouth with the back od his hand. He opens his eyes and you are looking at Falin again. "It was a hard monkey to get off my back. I would literally listen for reports of lycanthropes because the thought actually crossed my mind to get infected again." He looks around at the group, "If it had not been for you all I would have folded to my addiction."
He looks at Ingrge with a smile, "If I start to get weird I expect you to put me in my place by whatever means necessary."
DM OOC: edited for spelling.
DM Donna Saturday June 6th, 2009 3:08:10 AM
A Welcome Re-Addition
Argam's investigation of the large and disturbingly accurate rock formation of a snarling orc's head reveals that it is a completely natural formation--or a very cleverly-applied use of some rock-shaping magic. However either of those events may have occurred, it happened eons ago.
"Falin!!!" K'Nara's voice and expression are surprised and yet overjoyed at the same time. She lifted the Elven Sharpshooter off his feet and swung him about in a small arc before setting him once more on his feet, laughing with delight.
"Falin, you don't know how glad I am that you're here again!" the leader of the Emerald Dragons tells him emphatically. "I only wish it were under better circumstances!" She releases her friend and steps back to allow Argam to introduce himself to Falin before adding to Ingrge's update:
"These lycanthropes seem to have picked a kind of...super-wolverine form for their transformation...and they may already have infected an entire clan of dwarves to their disease. We're hoping to find some way into their stronghold--once we find it. We could use your sharp eyes to help us, Falin."
Gunther and Delilah d20+19=21 ; Sunday June 7th, 2009 11:43:38 PM
Pleased that their old companion has returned, Gunther gets back to the business at hand. Using his headband, he speaks with his lioness. "Delilah, do you think you could find those terrible smelling creatures? We need to find where they are girl." He urges the lioness to try and track the creatures by smell (Handle Animal=21), not knowing whether she will once more have a strange reaction to the scent.
DM Donna Monday June 8th, 2009 1:54:41 AM
Delilah obviously understands exactly what Gunther is asking of her...she growls a rumbly complaint and sniffs around the immediate area.
Please have the lioness make a Tracking (or is it Scent for animals..?) check.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday June 8th, 2009 3:20:58 PM
"Falin, Falin, Falin...." Smiles the monk, in shock that the old archer returns and in pretty good spirits, considering his traumas.
Falin Monday June 8th, 2009 9:21:44 PM
Falin turns and looks at Lian with a smile. "Good to see you too friend elf." Walking over to him he gives him a big hug with a hearty pat on his back.
After releasing the embrace he turns back to the rest. "So where do we go now?"
DM Donna Monday June 8th, 2009 10:43:09 PM
Where To..?
"If Delilah here doesn't find anything," K'Nara answers Falin's logical question, "Then we'll be following the road northeast."
Please roll that check for Delilah.
DM Donna Tuesday June 9th, 2009 3:10:41 AM
Hunting High and Low
Delilah does her best, but she finds no recent traces of anything similar to the creatures that attacked in the city.
"We're hitting the road, then..." K'Nara says. The party sets out on foot (as none of their usual mounts were teleported with them,) following the fairly wide road northeast. The Emerald Dragons travel deeper into the area of the Wold called the Scab, and as they do so, the spellcasters in the group gradually become more and more aware of the buildup of a distinct feeling of oppression--as though something invisible were being pressed down upon them from above...and yet there is nothing to be seen or even physically felt. DM OOC: all player characters with spell-casting ability need to roll a Spellcraft check versus DC25. Those who make their check--Highlight to display spoiler: { You somehow sense that you are feeling the effects of some pretty powerful anti-scrying/detection magic in the air.}
The sun is beginning to dip low in the sky and K'Nara calls a halt to the day's journiey, pointing out that they'll need to setup their camp and see which of the Emeralds take what watch...
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+13=16 ; Tuesday June 9th, 2009 5:35:01 AM
Spellcraft 16
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand d20+30=42 ; Tuesday June 9th, 2009 5:28:02 PM Spell craft DC 42
Divination being his specialty, Ingrge immediately susses out the nature of what they are feeling, and concentrating on using his specialized sight (arcane sight, see invisibility) looks to see if there are any tell tales that might suggest where they should begin looking for an entry.
Argam Tuesday June 9th, 2009 11:29:55 PM
Argam, not seeing anything of note to check, shakes Falin's hand energetically and waits to get moving.
He mutters, "The monsters will lead the way."
DM Donna Wednesday June 10th, 2009 3:47:37 AM DM OOC: What part of "watch" did you all miss? Sigh. There six PCs to divide into three watches...but if you all can't remember to call out which watch your PC wants, then--
"Argam," K'Nara says to the dwarven Fixer, "You and Ingrge will have first watch. Falin and Lian can take second watch...and Gunther and I will keep guard during third watch."
After everyone pitches in to set up the party's camp, the simple dinner of rations and hot brewed herbal tea, and blankets are laid out as the resting places for the ED's, the various members of the group stand their watches.
Everyone in the group must make Spot and Listen checks. Good luck.
Falin d20+22=40 ; d20+21=35 ; Wednesday June 10th, 2009 6:43:51 AM Donna - sorry. My post from last night didn't take.
Falin, already awake when his watch begins,makes his way to just outside the light of the fire. Making sure he knows where Lian is. If there is any kind of high ground he will climb it to get a better view (i.e. tree, hill, rock).
Spot 40 Listen 35
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+11=17 ; d20+25=28 ; Wednesday June 10th, 2009 7:36:08 AM
Spot 17 Listen 28
The monk sits watch under meditation.
Gunther and Delilah d20+8=28 ; d20+1=5 ; d20+7=15 ; d20+7=15 ; Wednesday June 10th, 2009 2:28:17 PM
The warrior enjoys several hours of sleep snuggled up next to K'nara. When he is awakened by Lian, he rises easily. The oppression having worked its way into his psyche, he does not sleep as soundly as he would have liked. He scans the horizon as the sun begins to set, anxious and somewhat aware of his surroundings. Delilah paces the perimeter as well, also obviously on edge.
Gunther Spot=nat. 20 Listen=5
Delilah Spot=15 Listen=15
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Wednesday June 10th, 2009 10:08:40 PM
Agram, do you want take the inner watch and i will take the outer? When that is decided Ingrge finds a tree with a good vantage point and climbs up ready to watch. Once releived from his watch ingrge will find another tree and find his way to a comfortable perch in which to sleep.
Argam d20+15=33 ; d20=2 ; Wednesday June 10th, 2009 11:04:32 PM
Argam nods to Ingrge. Then sets up his bedroll on a good soft spot.
"Wake me when you need me."
[spot of 33. search of 2]
DM Donna Wednesday June 10th, 2009 11:40:10 PM
Who Watches the Watchers..?
The watches set by the Emerald Dragons unearth nothing more threatening than crickets and the occasional call of a night bird or three. By the time dawn breaks the following day, K'Nara is halfway through her usual blade singer training routine. Argam and Falin wake to see the chestnut-maned human dance and swirl her oversize sword with deadly grace. (This assumes that Falin fell asleep at all, of course! ;D)
After breaking their fast and taking care of any other last minute needs, the party sets off along the road. K'Nara tells everyone to keep their eyes peeled as they follow the winding road ever deeper into the Scab. It is nearly mid-day when the travelers finally see something other than the local flora and fauna:
A tall stone wall rises from the earth here. Thick tarps spread gently down from a central post, forming a barrier between the sky and the outpost beneath. Several chimneys rise from the structure. A pair of south-facing iron doors stands closed, and no activity can be seen in the building nor on the muddy path that leads up to the western wall.
The outpost is a circular structure, a good one-hundred-thirty (or so) feet around. The stone making up the twenty-foot-tall outer wall looks quite solid and gives the impression of having been standing there forever. The central peak of the roof looks to be about thirty or so feet tall. The building in the middle of an open area that is about a thousand or so feet around. The plain is bordered by the forest that is to the south and east, and the foothills of the Scab to the north and west.
The party is still within the shelter of the thinning forest, but will have to emerge out into the open in order to approach and investigate the structure that, in all likelihood, is Deg Shanut.
Falin d20+22=24 ; Thursday June 11th, 2009 6:24:36 AM
"Well, isn't that a sight?" says Falin as they spot the structure.
Falin continues to check the local area for anything else out of the ordinary.
Spot 24
"So do we just go over?"
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday June 11th, 2009 7:55:19 AM
The monk slides on his ring of Invisibility, removing his ROP +5 and says, "I'll go investigate. I'll communicate via the Emerald." And he's off, being the fastest within the party, he should be able to manage this by himself. Its not his first rodeo.
(OOC: Spell List o the way... sorry, almost forgot he can cast.)
Gunther and Delilah Thursday June 11th, 2009 10:27:50 AM
The warrior watches Lian disappears and chuckles abit. "Make sure you let me know when the giants show up!"
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Thursday June 11th, 2009 9:23:24 PM
Waiting for Lian to do his thing Ingrge starts going through the spells he has memorized for the day trying to see what might be helpful.
Spell List
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0 level - open/close, mage hand, detect poison, disrupt undead, ray of frost
1 level - Ray of enfeeblement ***, mage armor, climb, color spray, identify, jump
DM Donna Friday June 12th, 2009 1:35:37 AM DM OOC: Argam needs to post, please.
Away We Go..!
K'Nara draws in her breath, anxious that Lian is slipping off by himself, but she trusts in the monk's judgment, so she forces herself to relax. After all, she reasons, the man's invisible...what could possibly go wrong..?
The silence is deafening as the party awaits Lian's report. Nobody else in the party Spots anything.
Gunther and Delilah Saturday June 13th, 2009 10:11:53 AM
The warrior taps his foot impatiently as he waits for the elf to return. Waiting has never been his strength. After a couple of seconds of foot tapping, he switches to tending to the wreathes that he and Delilah wear. Carefully tending to them...watering, rearranging, trimming.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Saturday June 13th, 2009 4:18:21 PM
Reminding himself that he is ONLY invisible, the monk is sure to be in a cubby or niche when his invis shuts off. He reactivates and moves to the right heading toward the rear of the structure. He relays EVERYTHING he sees in hushed tones.
Falin Sunday June 14th, 2009 11:11:26 AM
Falin listens to the description of the building. "I am assuming we need to go in there? If so, we might want to just climb the wall and go in through the canvas roof. That door sounds way to heavy for us to push open plus it might make alot of noise if it is old."
While they continue to wait Falin does a quick check of his equipment.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Sunday June 14th, 2009 1:20:27 PM
Looking at Falin with wide mischevious eyes.
"Who said anything about pushing the door open? Though going through the canvas roof will in all likelihood be quieter and attract less attention."
Gunther and Delilah Sunday June 14th, 2009 2:18:45 PM
The warrior's ears perk up at the plan shaping up. "Vell, it vill be qvieter for some of us. I tink Delilah might make a good deal of noise as she falls through it." Gunther chuckles a little. "Ve might need to find a different vay of getting her in."
Falin Sunday June 14th, 2009 2:22:04 PM
"Gunther, "says Falin, "If you can keep her calm we can put her in my portable hole. I have a bottle of air we would place in there to make sure she didn't run out of air. What do you think?"
DM Donna Monday June 15th, 2009 12:31:25 AM
Lian's Recon (Continued)
There is no niche or cover for Lian to duck into--at what point does he turn visible again..?
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday June 15th, 2009 5:24:24 AM
OOC: I'm under the impression the ring is active for a time equal to the duration of the spell. 7 rounds or so. SO Lian would not CHOOSE to be visible at any point but he will time it so that each time it deactivates, he is against the wall and takes a standard to activate it again.
DM Donna Monday June 15th, 2009 10:37:20 AM
Lian's Recon (Part 2)
The invisible monk manages a complete circuit around the 130' diameter structure, his keen eyes noting that the stonework is solid and the only visible doors into/out of the place are the wide, cast-iron double doors in the western side of the outpost. He manages to make it to a point just outside the only doors when he gets the overwhelming feeling that his ring's duration of inviisibility is about to give out.
The doors are set into the stone wall with a bit of a door frame around them, but the door frame doesn't really stick out from the wall a whole lot...becoming visible here would mean that Lian would definitiely be visible from the dirt road and even from the cover of the forest fringe where his friends are currently located. There are no other niches nor anything near the wall that could even remotely provide cover for Lian.
Lian will become visible right in front of the doors to the outpost unless he chooses to move elsewhere.
DM Donna Tuesday June 16th, 2009 1:47:45 AM
Spot Check, Please..!
Lian blinks into view about twenty feet in front of the only visible door into the walled outpost. Everyone in the party must make a Spot check, please.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand d20+15=18 ; Tuesday June 16th, 2009 5:35:25 PM
spot check 13
still inventorying his spells for immediate use, Ingrge sees very little other than Lian pop into view.
Falin d20+22=40 ; d20+21=39 ; Tuesday June 16th, 2009 9:35:25 PM
Falin watches and waits. "I see you" he says over the intercom as Lian pops into view.
Spot: 40 Listen: 39
Gunther and Delilah d20+8=14 ; d20+7=18 ; Tuesday June 16th, 2009 10:58:16 PM
Gunther looks over at Falin and grins. "Vell, ve might get her in de bag vonce....but I don't tink ve'd ever be able to do it again vithout losing an arm! Still, it's an option if ve run out of oder vons." Gunther glances up a couple of times while he works on his wreathes.
Gunther Spot=14 Delilah Spot=18
DM Donna d20=18 ; d20=16 ; Wednesday June 17th, 2009 2:08:42 AM
Oh, Look--It's the Welcome Wagon!
Gunther, Ingrge and Argam (by virtue of not rolling at all) are too distracted by other things to see what the rest of the Emerald Dragons see: two figures streaking from the cover of the forest towards the doors of the outpost...and Lian! (The figures, although visible, are a bit too far away for the EDs to make out racial features.)
Gunther, however, hears Delilah's VERY agitated voice, thanks to the magic of their wreaths:
Highlight to display spoiler: {'More Unnatural Ones!!! We must attack!!!' Delilah's mental voice is very savage, and Gunther knows that that lioness is referring to were-wolverines when she says "Unnatural Ones."}
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Wednesday June 17th, 2009 6:57:05 PM
(ooc: LOL Donna I did roll, and posted it, just not very well.)
DM OOC: Sorry--I was the one who posted poorly. You see, the one who DIDN'T roll was Argam, the last one mentioned in the sentence. Both Ingrge and Gunther rolled (Gunther even rolled for Delilah.) I was pointing out that Argam boofed his chance to Spot something due to the fact that he didn't roll.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday June 17th, 2009 9:09:28 PM
Assuming Lian notices, the monk READIES TO ATTACK the figures if they are OBVIOUSLY making offensive gestures.
"They're here!" He says into his ring.
"Come on. Bring it!" The elf looks ready for a throw-down.
Gunther and Delilah d20+27=32 ; d8+15=23 ; d20+14=27 ; d20+14=31 ; d6+8=14 ; d6+8=13 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; d20+11=26 ; d8+4=10 ; d6=3 ; d20+13=33 ; d20+13=32 ; 2d6+8=17 ; d20+13=24 ; d6+4=8 ; Wednesday June 17th, 2009 9:47:46 PM
The warrior nods savagely at his pet. "Then go and kill! I will join you."
Gunther sprints toward the hybrids and lays into the nearest one (I'm assuming that I can reach it in 30 feet?) His sword comes down in a arc on the creature (AC 32 for 32).
Delilah charges forward and pounces at the other creature trying with all her might to rip it to shreds. Claws (Ac 27 for 14 + 1 fire, Ac 31 for 13+2 fire) Bite (AC 26 for 10 +3 ice) Rake (AC33/32 crit?? for 18, AC24 for 8) Total possible damage: 69
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Wednesday June 17th, 2009 11:08:10 PM
Readying his staff, Ingrge asks a quick question of his leader? K'nara? Dead or alive?
Assuming that he is is within 260 fet of the creatures he casts a spell on the area of ground where they are about to move onto. "Reverse Gravity" No Save, No SR
Highlight to display spoiler: {
0 level - open/close, mage hand, detect poison, disrupt undead, ray of frost
1 level - Ray of enfeeblement ***, mage armor, climb, color spray, identify, jump
8 level - Discern location, Clenched fist, sunburst, Polar ray
}
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 d20+36=54 ; d20+31=33 ; d20+26=36 ; d20+36=39 ; d8+7=9 ; d8+7=14 ; d8+7=14 ; d8+7=12 ; Wednesday June 17th, 2009 11:27:51 PM Donna I should have a CS to you shortly. I am just finishing the last touches.
Falin, seeing the creatures rush his friend and the reactions from those that stayed with him lets loose on the closest one (assuming #1 is within 300 ft).
AC 54 HP 9 AC 33 HP 14 AC 36 HP 14 AC 39 HP 12
Bow has a +5 bonus
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday June 18th, 2009 6:27:39 AM
Lian waits.
Gunther and Delilah Thursday June 18th, 2009 11:24:45 PM
Arms and claws moving in slow motion, the warrior wonders why all of a sudden, time seems to be standing still. ;)
DM Donna Thursday June 18th, 2009 11:31:24 PM
To Battle..!
K'Nara's lips compress as she fumbles for her bow.
"Dead!" she says tersely, figuring that if the group can get to the bottom of this mess, they can plead the case for resurrecting victims later--the diminished capacity of the Emerald Dragons at present called for minimizing the chances for fallen foes to immediately come back and attack the group after merely being injured.
DM OOC: I need to know what kind of arrows Falin is firing at the two blurry and very quick figures streaking towards Lian. I am ruling that--right at this momen--the pair of unknowns are 300 feet away from the EDs in the trees and about the same distance away from Lian.
Both Gunther and Delilah give chase to the newly-emerged foes, shaving their Move distance off the 300' or so that is between the EDs and the running enemy.
Ingrge's spell, however, has the most spectacular results: the two running figures suddenly fly up into the air--anyone watching could swear that they resemble a pair of unfortunates who have run off the edge of a cliff and were plummeting to their nasty demise...only these two are falling up.
DM OOC: Kent, kindly email me as to your opinion about how a Reverse Gravity spell is going to effect a couple of were-wolverines who are not going to encounter any sort of ceiling or overhead obstacle whatsoever. I suspect that these two aren't going to survive the encounter, but I would like your opinion on that, anyhow. Thanks!
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Friday June 19th, 2009 6:30:41 AM Donna - They are masterwork arrows. The +2 is from the bow being a strength bow. The magikal +5 is transferred from the bow
DM Donna Friday June 19th, 2009 12:21:36 PM
...and all but one of Falin's arrows find their mark, doing various damage. (Not that it's going to make a difference, as both of these lycanthropes are bound to suffer 186 d6 damage from the fall once Ingrge's Reverse Gravity spell wears off.)
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday June 19th, 2009 1:28:29 PM
Lian looks on, still READY for the attack.
DM Donna Friday June 19th, 2009 11:23:47 PM
This Is Combat..?
There are two floating targets eighty feet above the ground now. They will be there for a while. Good luck, adventurers.
Gunther and Delilah Friday June 19th, 2009 11:46:39 PM
The dynamic duo continue to rush toward the floating hybrids, though neither of them are certain what they will do once they get to their targets. Once he is within 50 feet of the floating creatures, Gunther calls Delilah to a halt, not sure how far Ingrge's spell extends and not wanting to get caught up in it.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Sunday June 21st, 2009 7:07:37 AM
"Well shall we leave them or put them out of our misery?"
DM Donna Monday June 22nd, 2009 10:55:36 AM
K'Nara restates that they should finish off the foes for now.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Monday June 22nd, 2009 7:04:10 PM
Ok, Boss.
Grasping his maximize rod in one hand, Ingrge casts a fireball through his staff, centered on the two floating targets. [b] Maximize Fireball: Damage 60; Reflex DC 27 for 30 ??
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0 level - open/close, mage hand, detect poison, disrupt undead, ray of frost
1 level - Ray of enfeeblement ***, mage armor, climb, color spray, identify, jump
8 level - Discern location, Clenched fist, sunburst, Polar ray
}
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 12:13:03 AM
Falin stands in awe as the fireball explodes in the midst of the two creatures. He glances over at Lian to ensure he is alright.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 12:29:37 AM
If the targets drop to within reach, the monk will attack, otherwise, he'll watch from below. It is at this very moment that Lian regrets selling the flying carpet.
Gunther and Delilah Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 2:04:13 AM
Sighing, Gunther watches Ingrge literally toast his prey. He heads back to K'nara slowly, kicking the ground as he goes. And it looked so promising.
DM Donna d20=14 ; d20=13 ; Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 3:02:21 AM
Everything's Still Up in the Air
Ingrge's Fireball explodes with a satisfying burst of light and heat...but both of the floating figures are still very much alive (albeit crispy & blackened a bit...)
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 7:01:02 PM
"Wish I could fly."
It is at this moment that he wishes he had prepared Airwalk. (OOC: Realized I promised a spell list last week and never got around to it, sorry. Will work it tonight sometime.)
Gunther and Delilah Wednesday June 24th, 2009 1:05:04 AM
Shrugging, Gunther looks over at Ingrge and Falin, his ego deflated. "You vant to finish dem off?"
DM Donna d20+18=38 ; d20+13=26 ; d20+8=12 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday June 24th, 2009 1:13:41 AM
STILL Alive & Kickin'...
K'Nara (having leisurely removed her short bow from her pack and snagged a few flight arrows,) lines up a shot at one of the floating foes.
"What, Gunther..?" the redhead asks over the sharp twang of her bowstring, "You mean you have no missile weapons whatsoever..?" The target she was aiming at sprouts an arrow in its body--the entire group can hear the curses being howled by the humanoid pincushion.
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Wednesday June 24th, 2009 6:44:11 AM
"Can't we just let them fall? I just remember running out of arrows in the past and I don't want that to happen again."
Falin looks up at the creatures.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Wednesday June 24th, 2009 7:55:28 AM
Looking upward Ingrge releases his anti gravity spell and begins casting yet again, holding a small crystal cone in one hand while holding the rod in the other. Waiting until the the two beasts have fallen about twenty feet, the mage releases his spell catching them both cleanly in the cone's blast. Maximized cone of cold; 90 points each: Reflex DC 29, for 1/2 damage
With luck the icicles hit the ground quite hard and braek apart.
"Ok Ground troops. Your turn. Umm don't get bitten."
Gunther and Delilah Wednesday June 24th, 2009 10:27:41 AM
The orc raised warrior looks over at K'nara "Bows are for cow...." A quick glance at Falin and Gunther's brain catches up to his mouth. "Oder people. I prefer to get up close and personal." Gunther waits for the others to finish up the hybrids. If this was the best the enemy had, it wasn't going to be much of an "adventure".
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday June 24th, 2009 11:44:06 PM
"I can't use ranged weapons. I have to have them in front of me. I'll prepare Airwalk tomorrow."
DMHighlight to display spoiler: { Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2}
DM Donna d20=10 ; d20=7 ; 8d6=32 ; d20=19 ; d20=5 ; Thursday June 25th, 2009 12:47:26 AM
Coming Back Down to Yrth
The two foes floating in the air plunge towards the ground, their sudden descent making it impossible for them to avoid the massive damage of Ingrge's very-well-timed Cone of Cold spell. DM OOC: they both missed their Reflex saves. They also both hit the ground with a bone-crunching sort of "splat".
And, miraculously, Foe #1 is still moving, attempting to lurch to his feet.
By this time, Lian, Gunther and Delilah are all within about fifty feet or so of the remaining foe, who is now on the ground.
"Wow..." K'Nara says, squinting at the single foe left standing (well, almost standing--just give him another round...) "...looks like this one ate his Woldies cereal this morning..."
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+14=31 ; d8+12=15 ; d6=5 ; d20+14=32 ; d8+12=17 ; d6=1 ; d20+11=26 ; 2d6+6=14 ; d6=6 ; d20+13=14 ; d20+13=23 ; d8+6=11 ; Thursday June 25th, 2009 2:56:15 PM
Smiling, Gunther gives Delilah the go ahead. More than ready, the lioness charges toward the hybrid (she can move up to 80 feet on a charge) and pounces onto the creature. A ball of raging fur, the huntress rips and shreds the lycan to pieces.
Claws: AC31 and 32 for 15+ 5 (fire) + 17 +1 (fire) Bite: AC26 for 14 +6 ice Rake: AC 14 and AC23 for 11
DM Donna Friday June 26th, 2009 12:13:21 AM
Lion Chow, Anyone..?
Delilah, by virtue of reaching the only moving foe left (after Ingrge's well-applied spells), does, indeed, manage to rip the were-wolverine to pieces. Soon the lycanthrope is scattered about the landscape, returning to its dwarven form as the last spark of life leaves its body. The other, unmoving form is that of another dwarf, dressed in clothing that blends into the backdrop of the forest.
The sun is shining on this otherwise rather gruesome scene of battle. The only movement comes from whatever the Emerald Dragons provide, and the stirring of the grass as a gentle breeze ruffles the blades...
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday June 26th, 2009 12:29:12 AM
Lian casts Speak with Dead. (Will save 21)
"Greetings. Are you aware you were infected with lycanthropy through the of Black Tooth Venom? Was the Black Tooth Venom forced upon you? Who infected you?"
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 d20+21=36 ; d20+21=22 ; Friday June 26th, 2009 11:28:17 PM
Falin watches as Delilah shreds the creature. "I have never seen a creature envisurated quite like that before." Says Falin.
Falin keeps an eye on both the tree line and the structure as Lian begins trying to speak to the fallen creature.
Spot 36 Listen 22 (nat 1)
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Saturday June 27th, 2009 12:06:38 AM
Delilah returns and plops a dismembered leg at Gunther's feet. Beaming with pride, the warrior nuzzles the goop caked feline. "Dat's a goot kitty! Such a strong girl!"
Gunther smiles up at Falin, every bit the proud/fanatical pet owner. "Isn't she great?! I could vatch her hunt all day!"
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Spectral hand Saturday June 27th, 2009 7:58:24 AM
Ingrge chuckles as delilah does her thing and then settles in to watch the area as Lian does his.
spells
Highlight to display spoiler: { 0 level - open/close, mage hand, detect poison, disrupt undead, ray of frost
1 level - Ray of enfeeblement ***, mage armor, climb, color spray, identify, jump
Lian casts his spell over the mangled corpse that Delilah left behind. Falin's eyes and ears remain alert but nothing and nobody else is seen (so far.) The ex-dwarf's remains stir and its one good eye pops open, rolling in a macabre fashion before it settles and focuses on the monk asking the questions:
Are you aware you were infected with lycanthropy through the of Black Tooth Venom? "In-fect-ed...? I've never been sick a day in my life...my late life..."
Was the Black Tooth Venom forced upon you? "I...I used to be...without power...I woke up one day...with the power..."
Who infected you? "Again, you say 'infected'...wolverines aren't an infection--they're the natural order of things..."
With those last rather petulant words, the mangled dwarf expires once more, his undamaged eye glaring at Lian in silent accusation.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Monday June 29th, 2009 2:38:33 PM
The warrior continues to praise his kitty as he waits for K'nara's decision. "Ve're going in dere now, right?"
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday June 30th, 2009 5:46:47 AM
OOC: Sorry about the lack of posts.
"That was a little less than helpful." He says, glaring back at the dead dwarf. "Natural order my foot."
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Tuesday June 30th, 2009 9:37:36 PM Sorry guys, but all done with classes now meaning no more last minute papers.
Falin walks over to where the dead dwarf lies. ooking around at the others, "So this is what they are? Dwarfs? And that was the hybrid form they change into?"
Falin looks back at the structure and copying Gunther says, "So are we going in there next?"
DM Donna Wednesday July 1st, 2009 2:48:13 AM DM OOC: my apologies for not posting recently as well--I was nursing my knee for the past couple days. All is well now, though, so onwards we go...
NOW What..?
K'Nara harrumphs at the less-than-informative answers that Lian's spell generated from the ex-lycanthrope.
"Well, they were good questions, Lian," the leader of the Emerald Dragons points out, "Sounded to me like he'd been bitten in his sleep." She turns a calculating eye towards the still-shuttered-up outpost.
"Okay, people," the human blade singer says out loud, "Any ideas on how we should enter the building..?"
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday July 1st, 2009 3:35:29 PM
"Through the front doors. Thats the easiest. But I would like to know of any underground tunnels under facility." He looks at the structure.
DM Donna Thursday July 2nd, 2009 12:00:51 AM
Waiting for players to post.
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Thursday July 2nd, 2009 12:36:30 AM
"I think we need to go in through the roof. Looks like simple canvas we should be able to sneak through. These doors look way to big and heavy."
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+13=28 ; Friday July 3rd, 2009 12:55:04 AM
Gunther nods. "I don't tink ve need to bust down de front door. Dere's probably just a bunch of dem vaiting for us. De roof sounds like a goot idea."
DM Donna Friday July 3rd, 2009 1:03:09 AM
Up, Up, And...What..?
"Through the roof..." K'Nara muses, "...unorthodox and, as you've pointed out, probably unexpected. Now...HOW is everyone going to get up there..?"
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday July 3rd, 2009 11:18:38 AM
"I believe one of us has a set of plate mail which helps them fly. They can fly in, distract and then we bust in the door."
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Friday July 3rd, 2009 7:48:51 PM
Falin think about it for a second. "I can fly up to the roof as well. Do you want me to go up and check it out? I do have a few things that may cause some sort of diversion." Falin says with a smile.
"Or I can supply air support to whomever goes in to casue a distraction."
DM Donna Friday July 3rd, 2009 11:16:00 PM
OOC to the players: we here in the United States are about to celebrate Independence Day, so I'll forgive the slow-down in posting.
However, do keep in mind that, as I am DMing the module now, I cannot have K'Nara act in her usual capacity as leader of the group. She'll be depending on her colleagues to help guide the party.
DM Donna Monday July 6th, 2009 12:27:43 AM
Who's In First...?
K'Nara glances at her compatriots and then nods to Falin.
"Go on up, then, and use your ring to let us know what you're going to do when you get there."
This is the description of the outpost as the group sees it from the outside looking in (or, at least, trying to look in):
A tall stone wall rises from the earth here. Thick tarps spread gently down from a central post, forming a barrier between the sky and the outpost beneath. Several chimneys rise from the structure. A pair of south-facing iron doors stands closed, and no activity can be seen in the building nor on the muddy path that leads up to the western wall.
The outpost is a circular structure, a good one-hundred-thirty (or so) feet around. The stone making up the twenty-foot-tall outer wall looks quite solid and gives the impression of having been standing there forever. The central peak of the roof looks to be about thirty or so feet tall. The building in the middle of an open area that is about a thousand or so feet around. The plain is bordered by the forest that is to the south and east, and the foothills of the Scab to the north and west.
Falin will be able to see that the tarps being used as overhead cover are very thick and sturdy, and they are constructed to leave gaps of about three inches or so between the chimneys and the cloth.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday July 6th, 2009 11:52:22 AM
Lian taps his foot, waiting for report.
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 d20+21=27 ; d3=2 ; d20+21=29 ; Monday July 6th, 2009 12:46:06 PM
Falin looks over at Lian and smailes, "Okay, okay. I am going." Falin says a command word and large black feathered wings spring into being on Falins back. He jumps slightly and then the wings do the rest taking him to the tarp covered roof of this great structure.
Falin will perform a low circle over the roof of the building. Seeing that the tarps are all overlapping he lands on the roof and moves to one of the chimneys.
Is there smoke coming from the chimney? Is it warm to the touch? Can Falin make anything out from between the tarp and the chimney?
Falin reports back on anything he sees.
spot 27 listen 29
OOC: Real quick. I have the rough I dea of our mission, but what does it have to do with this place? Just want to make sure I am clear on our purpose here before I accidently burn the place to the ground or something. :)
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Tuesday July 7th, 2009 12:11:56 AM
The warrior slaps his head. "Oh yeah, I can fly. You vant me to join Falin??" Gunther blushes, embarrassed that he's been caught up in a daydream while the strategic planning was occurring.
DM Donna Tuesday July 7th, 2009 2:56:26 AM DM OOC: The group's mission--given to them by the High Lord Mayor of Plateau City, Sturtavent himself--is to go to Deg Shanut, a dwarven outpost that is feared to have been attacked or even wiped out by an army of lycanthropes who favor a humanoid wolverine form. Their brand of lycanthropy happens to be very nasty, as it effects the victim in a matter of minutes as opposed to a matter of days or weeks. There is some rogue sort of druid that is rumored to have something to do with the spread of this evil disease, so the EDs also need to confirm whether or not the rumored druid is involved.
The Eagle Has Landed
Falin's sharp eyes take in his surroundings--the tarps that serve as the roof of this outpost are very sturdy and in excellent repair. There are a total of five different smokestacks that poke up in various places through the canvas. None of the chimneys have smoke issuing from them. None of them are warm. Falin gets glimpses of walls, alleyways, and various areas that appear common to outposts...but the limited space of the gaps makes it nigh-impossible to see much detail. However, in his careful scouting, Falin can be sure of at least one thing: he has discerned neither movement nor noise from beneath the canvas roof.
"We'll wait until Falin tells us what he sees before deciding to send you up, Gunther." K'Nara says to him with a faint smile.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday July 7th, 2009 6:51:03 AM
"I'll go invis again and detect magic around the facility." He concentrates and when needed, he will reactivate his ring. Lian starts near the doors and moves west around the building.
He casts detect magic. He prepares to activate his ring and plans on keeping in touch with the group using the dragon ring. (Currently his ring of sustenance is swapped for the invis)
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Tuesday July 7th, 2009 3:08:40 PM
During the disacussions and all of the insoections, ingrge has been casting and has been near oblivious to all going on around him casting Arcane eye.
Highlight to display spoiler: { 0 level - open/close, mage hand, detect poison, disrupt undead, ray of frost
1 level - Ray of enfeeblement ***, mage armor, climb, color spray, identify, jump
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 Tuesday July 7th, 2009 10:27:01 PM
"I don't see anything or hear anything inside. Open the door and lets see what happens" Says Falin through his ring.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Wednesday July 8th, 2009 12:10:19 AM
Tapping his foot impatiently, Gunther sighs...perhaps a bit louder than he intended. All this scouting was making him impatient. He turns to K'nara. "Vhy don't I just cut a whole through von of de roofs and see vhat I can get to come out?"
The close at hand Delilah growls, her master's impatience is beginning to rub off on the feline.
DM Donna Wednesday July 8th, 2009 1:33:18 AM
And Then..?
Ingrge casts his spell and his newly-created Arcane Eye awaits his direction.
Falin suggests that the party opens the doors into the outpost as he can't see or hear any activity within the structure.
Lian's trip around the outside of the wall reveals no magic, but the monk should roll a Search check versus DC20 (so should Falin, as he is on the roof, too.) If Lian and/or Falin beats the DC, then Highlight to display spoiler: { you can see that there is a tear/hole in the roof on the east side of the building--it looks large enough to allow a medium-sized person through it.)}
"You can join Falin now if you want, Gunther," K'Nara tells the warrior, "I'll just have a look at these doors..." The redhead goes over to the large iron portals and finds that they are definitely locked.
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 d20+7=19 ; d20+21=30 ; Wednesday July 8th, 2009 10:19:48 PM
Falin does not find anything on his search. He continues to look around this huge area looking for anything that might be of use.
search 19 spot 30
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+5=18 ; Thursday July 9th, 2009 12:57:42 AM
(search 18)
"No luck friends."
DM Donna Thursday July 9th, 2009 5:04:18 AM
Who's That Knocking On My Door..?
"Locked." K'Nara announces the status of the large iron doors. Argam--at her elbow--squints at the doors and harrumphs.
"That's one of the best locks I've ever seen put on a pair of doors," the dwarf says knowingly, "It's going to take a master thief to pick it if you plan to enter the outpost through this portal." The redheaded blade singer rubs the bottom of her chin thoughtfully.
"Falin..." she addresses the sharpshooter over the group's communication rings, "...did you get a look at a likely place where we might materialize within the outpost itself..?" K'Nara's hazel eyes go to Ingrge. "Unless you have the Knock spell memorized--or even as a scroll..?"
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Thursday July 9th, 2009 9:03:36 PM
Um well yeah I do happen to have 1 knock spell memorized. Odf course if I use it now we wont have it for later if it is needed? Your decision.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Friday July 10th, 2009 12:05:14 AM
Gunther smiles at K'nara and Ingrge. "Let's use it now. Patience is for vimps."
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 d20+21=29 ; d20+21=24 ; Friday July 10th, 2009 12:13:14 AM
Falin stops for a moment and listens over the ring. "I don't see anything. There is no movement, but I don't have a clear enough sight of anything to trust a teleport. Just my opinion. This roof covering looks like it is overlapped quite a bit and too thick to just cut through. I really don't have anything in my bag of wonders to do anything. I feel pretty worthless, but I do have to admit the view from up here is spectacular."
Falin takes a look around just in case anything is running up on the group again.
Spot 29 Listen 24
DM Donna Saturday July 11th, 2009 12:34:48 AM
Eye Spy
Falin, in taking another look around, happens upon something about the roof on the eastern side of the outpost: one of the tarp panels has been sliced along the seam, so that it is possible for a being about the size of a human to go through the roof into the area below.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Saturday July 11th, 2009 12:57:39 AM
The warrior grins when he gets Falin's latest report telling them of the tear. "Vhat are ve vaiting for...let's go kick some booty!" Unless K'nara asks him otherwise, Gunther heads toward where Falin describes the roof tear.
Falin AC 29, HP: 77/77 d20+21=26 ; d20+21=28 ; Saturday July 11th, 2009 1:15:49 AM
Falin heads inside through the tear making sure the coast is clear for everyone else.
Spot 26 Listen 28
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Saturday July 11th, 2009 11:52:58 PM
K'nara, shall we let those three go in through the roof while you I and delilah go through the front door? That way one of us may get the jump on whatever might be waiting for us?
DM Donna Monday July 13th, 2009 3:55:29 AM
DM OOC (sort of): Argam is tagging along with Ingrge and K'Nara...but I must know what Lian plans to do before I can post what people see.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Monday July 13th, 2009 11:36:35 PM
His mind made up, Gunther heads through the tear with Falin.
DM Donna Tuesday July 14th, 2009 1:24:23 AM
DM OOC: bad day at work--I'll post later today.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday July 14th, 2009 8:45:40 AM
OOC: Sorry all, the school thing is killing me.
"I'll go around back and catch them as they flee, if they flee. I'll pop in when its clear they are not going anywhere."
DM Donna Wednesday July 15th, 2009 12:31:04 AM
TO BE CONTINUED..?
What do Falin and Gunther find when they slip through the gap in the tarp?
What happens to Lian when he remembers that there is NO "back door" for anything to try to come out of?
Will K'Nara, Ingrge and Argam get stuck with kitty-box cleaning duties since Gunther flew off and left the lioness Delilah with them?
The answers to these questions (and possibly more) will be forthcoming as soon as possible!
(Meanwhile--to all the Emerald Dragons players: incoming email!!!
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday July 15th, 2009 11:31:18 AM
Lian joins the group at the front.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Wednesday July 15th, 2009 11:28:23 PM
Ingrge Casts the knock spell on the door standing off to one side.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+10=27 ; Wednesday July 15th, 2009 11:43:47 PM
The warrior quickly scans the area, more than ready for a fight.
Spot=27
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday July 16th, 2009 11:18:48 AM
Lian is anxious to bust some lycan head.
The Emerald Dragons take up their stated positions--
Lian goes around to the western gate (DM OOC: I must apologize--the western gate was there on the map and I even made a reference to it, but I had completely forgotten that it was there, instead concentrating on the southern entry doors...however, neither of the entrances into the outpost are magic at all, so Lian didn't detect that anywhere. Both of the gates were locked, so Lian will be keeping his eye on a closed, locked set of doors that are also made of iron but sized to allow vehicles like wagons and such in and out of the place.)--the monk readies himself for whatever may come bursting through.
Gunther squeezes himself through the opening, silently cursing the tight fit that the more slender Falin effortlessly popped through. He lands (rather heavily) on the rooftop of a two-story building (#6 on the map)--the two adventurers are flanking the chimney of the building.
After Ingrge casts his spell and gets the door open, Delilah immediately bounds into the outpost, advancing to the corner of a narrow, single-story building (#5 on the map). She pauses to scent the fetid air of the place as K'Nara, Ingrge and (behind them) Argam fill the now-open southern doorway.
So far, Lian's western gate remains closed.
WITHIN THE OUTPOST: The area behind the exterior walls of Deg Shanut is dark and silent What little light exists filters in from the gaps in the tarps covering the outpost and the opened gate of the place. There are lamposts that dot the outpost, but they stand dark. Two large, fenced yards can be seen through the murky-appearing air (they flank the western gate), as can a low-lying central stone structure that connects to a building on the outer wall. A two-story wooden building that looks like an inn hugs the wall near the southern gate. Nothing moves in the area, and the air--while noticeably warmer than outside--reeks with the stench of death and rot.
Everyone in the party must make Spot and Listen rolls, please.
DM Donna Sunday July 19th, 2009 1:46:58 AM
...I need to know what everyone's Spot and Listen checks are before I can continue to post.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, d20+11=16 ; d20+11=25 ; d20+15=24 ; Monday July 20th, 2009 7:00:27 AM
Listen 16, spot 24
Ingrge moves inside along the building on the right all the way out to the last corner of that building .
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+11=25 d20+25=30 d20+5=17 Monday July 20th, 2009 11:11:31 AM
Spot 25, Listen 30, Search 17
Lian moves in closer to the gate, and once there, turns invisible.
Whispering into the Dragon ring, "They can probably smell us coming."
DM Donna Monday July 20th, 2009 11:13:41 PM
Gunther really should make his Spot and Listen checks.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+8=16 ; d20+1=14 ; Tuesday July 21st, 2009 1:07:45 AM
The warrior twists and turns, scanning the area. This is not good...not good. He smiles as he sees Delilah bound in, but wonders what they might have gotten themselves into.
OOC: Sorry Donna, didn't check the board over this weekend.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday July 21st, 2009 4:23:51 AM
Prepares a spell.
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 12:59:52 AM
Anxiously watches and listens. There's got to be something bad out there, he just knows it. ;)
DM Donna d20=4 ; d20=15 ; d20=10 ; d20=18 ; d20=2 ; d20=19 ; Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 1:33:37 AM
K'Nara (not Spotting nor Hearing anything unusual) manages to not gag at the stench that greets her, Ingrge and Argam. Her short laugh at Lian's comment comes out more like a cough.
"If anyone can smell us above and beyond the carnage, Lian," she replies via her own Dragon communication device, "I'll shake their hand...or equivalent limb."
Lian (as he is still behind a closed and locked set of doors) doesn't discern anything unusual from where he's located.
Anyone located within the outpost who has a Spot and/or Listen result of 25 or more, Highlight to display spoiler: { For a split-second, you get the feeling that there is something (or someone?) on or around the roof of the circular structure in the very middle of Deg Shanut (Building #4)...but staring at the structure doesn't seem to reveal anything out of the ordinary.}
"Even from up here," Falin's voice comes over the comm channel, "I can see there's been a battle waged--nasty one, too, to judge by the lovely scent left behind."
Gunther, from his vantage point, can see that the west gate out of the outpost is flanked by a pair of fenced-in yards. The yard north of the gate looks to be a corral with a stable (Area #1), while the yard south of the gate seems to have a wagon or two in it (Area #2). Being up on top of the two-story building also allows the big cat trainer to see that Building 4 is attached to Building 3 via an enclosed passageway of some kind.
Ingrge, upon advancing to the corner of the two-story building, is able to peek around the corner of it and see a sign hanging on a perpendicular arm on the wall--the hanging sign depicting a frothy, horned mug marks thais as an inn. The front door of the place (located right beneath the sign) is busted in and nothing appears to be moving inside. Delilah (to the left of the weapon mage) continues to scent the air, watchful but not unduly agitated by anything (yet).
An eerie silence continues to blanket the interior of the dwarven outpost.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 11:12:36 AM
"Should I move inside, Knara?"
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Thursday July 23rd, 2009 1:00:08 AM
Breathing in the lovely stench, the warrior grins. Ahhh...now that's better, just like the old days. He speaks through the rings to his teammates. "Should ve search room by room den?"
DM Donna Thursday July 23rd, 2009 8:23:25 AM
What to Do, What to Do..?
K'Nara glances over at where Ingrge has taken the point.
"I think Lian should join the rest of us in the compound," the leader of the Emerald Dragons says via the magic rings, "The options are to have Lian come around to the south gate and enter there...have him somehow climb up onto the roof and enter where Falin and Gunther went through...or we can make our way over to the west gate and see if we can't open it up from within...what's the vote, people..?"
DM OOC: please, I need for everyone to post. This includes Ingrge's player.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, d20+11=25 ; Thursday July 23rd, 2009 9:16:14 AM
Yes Lian should certainly join us as soon as possible. Something just doesn't seem right. And I don't mean the smell in the air.
Ingrge takes a slower and more unconventional look around using his specialized vision to see if any one is using magic to hide. (Arcane Sight, See Invisibility)
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday July 23rd, 2009 11:29:56 AM
Lian moves swiftly and at full speed to the south gate and enters. "Ew! What a lovely smell you've discovered!"
DM Donna Friday July 24th, 2009 1:11:04 AM
Everyone Inside the Outpost
Lian quickly joins the rest of the party inside Deg Shanut. K'Nara and Argam draw abreast of Ingrge's position, continuing to look very sharply around them. Ingrge's very careful scrutiny of his surroundings reveals nothing invisible...nothing hidden. The only things alive in the immediate area are the Emerald Dragons.
Gunther sees Delilah take a predatory stance as she angles herself towards the stable yard (the fenced-in area marked "#1" on the diagram) and begins stalking.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday July 24th, 2009 5:36:05 AM
Spells in effect; Status - Gunther and Knara, 8 hours
Lian enters and upon seeing the carnage and such, he casts Status on Gunther and Knara. "This looks bad you guys." The monk's statement carries no scent of his standard humor. "I have no more Speak with Dead this evening folks. Nor am I able to Raise them yet."
He preps another spell.
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status* Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Friday July 24th, 2009 7:26:58 AM
"Ok K'nara, Buff up now or wait"
As he waits for an answer he sends his arcane eye forward toward building 4 sending it either through an open door or window to do some scouting.
spells
0 level - open/close, mage hand, detect poison, disrupt undead, ray of frost
1 level - Ray of enfeeblement ***, mage armor, climb, color spray, identify, jump
8 level - Discern location, Clenched fist, sunburst, Polar ray
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Sunday July 26th, 2009 12:08:30 AM
The warrior begins to take off after Delilah. "Buff now I tink...Delilah's got someting...I doubt it's a mouse."
OOC: I'm sorry guys, I've had some disturbing news about Benjamin and I've been distracted. If things are alright, we'll probably go on vacation next week, so I'll see about getting a sub.
DM Donna Monday July 27th, 2009 4:33:37 PM
Go, Go, Go!
K'Nara nods when Gunther voices his opinion.
"Buffs now." she agrees. "Gunther...Falin...perhaps it's time you two joined the rest of us on the ground..?"
Delilah--oblivious to the chatter of the bipedals around her--advances to the (smashed) open gate of yard #1, maintaining her stalking posture.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Monday July 27th, 2009 9:39:49 PM
Ok I have six scrolls of stoneskin that I scribed during our last break. Who can read and cast one so that we can get through this sooner rather than later?
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday July 27th, 2009 11:25:53 PM
Casts Bull's Strength on himself. "Bull's Strength Gunther?"
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2*, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status* Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Monday July 27th, 2009 11:31:07 PM
Gunther nods at Lian. "Yes, please." Then he looks over at Ingrge with a slight shrug. "I'm sorry, I can't cast anyting." He continues to follow in Delilah's wake.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday July 28th, 2009 5:01:06 PM
Casts Bull's Strength on Gunther (8 minutes)
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2*, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status* Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
DM Donna Tuesday July 28th, 2009 11:27:12 PM
Buff Me, Baby!
"I think I can help out with reading a scroll or two, Ingrge." K'Nara says to the weapon mage. Ingrge will have to state which people get the Stoneskin cast on them by himself, and which one(s) he will have K'Nara use scrolls upon.
Lian gets to casting Bull's Strength on himself and Gunther.
Gunther--as he is on top of the roof of a two-story building, will have to make two Climb checks versus DC10 to get down off the roof safely. If he fails both, he'll fall from the start of his climb and take 2d6 hp damage; failing only one will mean that he's fallen halfway into his climb down (taking only 1d6 hp damage.)
Falin will also have to make Climb checks, too.
Delilah is still VERY interested in Area #1.
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+27=34 ; Wednesday July 29th, 2009 3:46:34 AM
Lian goes invisible and moves to area 3. (Move Silently 34)
DM Donna Thursday July 30th, 2009 12:55:13 AM DM OOC: I really need for Gunther to make his skill checks.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday July 30th, 2009 1:10:28 AM
OOC: checking
DM Donna Thursday July 30th, 2009 8:14:56 AM DM OOC: checking.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Thursday July 30th, 2009 1:00:01 PM
Ingrge passes the three scrolls to K'nara (all are scrolled to 150 points). K'nara way don't you do me, Lian and Falin, and I will do Gunther, yourself and Argim.
(ooc: If Falin or Argim are not with us Or not going to be in combat, I will cast one of the scrolls on Deliliah insteasd.)
DM Donna d20=8 ; d20=11 ; d20=15 ; d20=18 ; d20=14 ; Friday July 31st, 2009 12:57:25 AM
Getting Ready...
Falin manages to get down from the roof of the building without falling and hurting himself (though only just). K'Nara takes the scrolls that Ingrge gives her and casts Stoneskin on Ingrge, Lian and Falin (again only just). Argam is, indeed, accompanying the group, as he is keen to discover exactly what the fate of his dwarven brothers happens to be.
Delilah reaches the open gate to Area #1, her body definitely crouched in a hunting stance.
DM OOC: final call to Gunther's player: PLEASE post your Climb checks!
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday July 31st, 2009 6:10:43 AM
ooc: checking
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday August 3rd, 2009 10:21:39 AM
OOC: Checking in
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Monday August 3rd, 2009 7:19:30 PM
OOC: helloooooo
DM Donna d20=10 ; d20=16 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2009 12:52:42 AM
Moving Ahead
Gunther manages to make his way to the ground after Falin leaves the roof. Everyone in the party now has a Stoneskin spell cast on them.
And Delilah is still intensely interested in whatever might be inside Area #1.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday August 4th, 2009 4:26:13 AM
Lian continues, invisible.
Spells in effect; Status - Gunther and Knara, 8 hours Bull's Strength - Gunther
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2*, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status* Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Tuesday August 4th, 2009 8:16:48 AM
Taking a moment to concentrate, Ingrge checks to see what his arcane eye has found inside building 4.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP, Stoneskin, Bull's Strength) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+8=25 ; d20+1=6 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2009 11:26:43 PM
OOC: Geez, I'm sorry guys, had a lot of RL crap with Benjamin's health, and then no internet at the hotel. Sorry to disappear on you.
Sword in hand, the warrior continues to stalk toward his cat, wondering what she might have found. As he travels, he pulls out an Enlarge Person Potion...just in case.
Spot=25 Listen=6
DM Donna Wednesday August 5th, 2009 1:10:44 AM
Lian needs to roll a Listen check...if he beats DC25, then he may Highlight to display spoiler: { The sharp-eared monk can hear the sounds of malevolent laughter and greedy glee from within the building. Unfortunately, there seems to be no visible doors into the building, which is connected to Building #4 by an enclosed passageway. Perhaps there is a door into the passageway inside Building #4..?}
Ingrge Highlight to display spoiler: { The Arcane Eye spell can be (and is, I wager!) directed through a small window in the wall of the round, mini-tower structure in the heart of the outpost. Inside the tower, Ingrge can see: The room (about twenty-five feet in diameter) stands in disarray. Overturned desks and weapons racks cover papers and other debris on the floor. A taut, heavy chain runs from a bolt in the floor up to the ceiling and then back down into the middle of a ten-foot-by-ten foot hole in the western quadrant of the floor. There are two doors in the room: one on the south side of the tower, and another directly opposite it on the northern side of the tower.}
Gunther, the smells of death and decay coming from the stable yard (Area #1) are practically delicious--to an orc.
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+25=42 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2009 11:29:53 AM
(Listen 42)
The monk signals the group with the ring, whispering that he plans on heading into the building using the potion of Gaseous form he took from the Lord Mayors stores. "KNara, do I have your approval? I hear something like laughing inside but there is no door here."
Spells in effect; Status - Gunther and Knara, 8 hours Bull's Strength - Gunther
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2*, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status* Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP, Stoneskin, Bull's Strength) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+8=22 ; d20+1=13 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2009 11:10:11 PM
As he continues to creep forward, Gunther calls out quietly to Delilah. "What is it...what do you see?"
Spot=22 Listen=13
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday August 6th, 2009 3:11:32 AM
OOC: Checking in
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Thursday August 6th, 2009 8:52:26 AM
Sending the eye toward building 3, ingrge tries to find a way into the building for the eye.
DM Donna Thursday August 6th, 2009 11:07:34 PM
Eenie, Meenie, Mynie...
"If you're going to try to scout around as a cloud, Lian," K'Nara tells the monk, "Be really careful...you won't be able to communicate with us until you've turned back into yourself."
Delilah's answer to Gunther: "I smell potential prey--a horse wounded and near death...it should make a great meal..."
Ingrge's spell and his sense of orientation determine that the door in the north wall of the tower room is the most likely to lead to that enclosed passageway which, in turn, should lead into Building #3.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP, Stoneskin, Bull's Strength) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Friday August 7th, 2009 12:21:14 AM
Clue bells begin ringing ever so painfully slowly in the orc boy's mind. Trap....hey, I'll bet that might be a trap! He calls out to the lioness urgently. "Wait, don't go in there yet. Let us check it out for more of those horrible things first!"
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday August 7th, 2009 4:33:16 AM
"I hear some laughter or something."
DM Donna Monday August 10th, 2009 3:55:29 AM
And Then...?
Delilah halts at Gunther's insistence, but she makes it pretty clear that she's looking forward to a nice haunch of horse meat for dinner. She remains crouched at the open gate to Area #1.
"Laughter?" echoes K'Nara, frowning. "Not a good sign in the middle of a deserted outpost. However, it's up to you: do you want to transform into a gaseous cloud and see about it yourself...or come back here and hope that Ingrge has found a way for all of us to get into that building together..?"
Meanwhile, the weapon mage's spell still appears to confirm that the northern door of the tower room leads to the enclosed passageway between Building 4 and Building 3.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Monday August 10th, 2009 11:10:39 AM
Ingrge ponders a moment and retrieves out of the building and sends it over to building 3 to look for any open way in.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday August 10th, 2009 11:49:14 PM
"What now Knara?"
DM Donna Tuesday August 11th, 2009 12:40:14 AM DM OOC to Lian's player: K'Nara can't directly order Lian to do or not do something, because she is being NPC'ed until such time as the current DM is no longer the DM for the game. Lian is going to have to decide how he is going to proceed from this point. As an NPC, K'Nara has the ability to point out the obvious: should Lian go into Building #3 (or any other place) in Gaseous form, he won't be able to communicate using his ring until he's back in his normal corporeal self. Now all the monk needs to do is pick his course of action.
More Exploring
Ingrge, having discovered that there is a door inside the ground floor of Building #4 that likely leads to the enclosed corridor between it and Building #3, redirects his Arcane Eye spell so that Building #3 may be examined on its exterior. He will need to roll three Spot checks, please. (So will Lian if he chooses to try exploring the exterior of Building #3, as well.)
Delilah is still crouched at the open gate that leads into Area #1, licking her chops.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday August 11th, 2009 4:54:12 AM
Swallows a potion of Gaseous Form and moves through the walls and into the rafters, simply drifts like smoke.
Spells in effect; Status - Gunther and Knara, 8 hours Bull's Strength - Gunther Gaseous Form - potion
Prepared Spells: Zero Level: Detect Magic*, Detect Poison, Guidance x4 First Level: Bless, Divine Favor x2, Entropic Shield, Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law, Sanctuary, Enlarge Person Second Level: Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength x2*, Darkness, Restoration (Lesser), Status* Third Level: Daylight, Prayer, Searing Light, Speak with Dead*, Summon Monster III, Pro from Energy Fourth Level : Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Spell Immunityx2
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP, Stoneskin, Bull's Strength) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) Tuesday August 11th, 2009 11:57:24 AM
The warrior waits nearby Delilah, waiting for the report from Ingrge and Lian.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday August 12th, 2009 2:42:47 AM
Floats there doing nothing interesting.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, d20+15=34 ; d20+15=17 ; d20+15=25 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2009 9:04:36 AM
spot 34, 17, 25
conentrating on his eye, ingrge continues to access the eye's info.
Gunther(AC33.145/145 HP, Stoneskin, Bull's Strength) and Delilah (AC18, 72/72 HP) d20+1=16 ; d20+8=11 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2009 11:59:22 PM
The warrior continues to watch and wait while he tries to keep his lioness from bolting in.
Spot=11...I think Listen=16
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday August 13th, 2009 1:03:50 PM
Lian floats there, as gas, looking at the inhabitants of the building. What is happening within?
DM Donna Thursday August 13th, 2009 4:33:41 PM DM OOC: my apologies, players, Real Life hung me up a bit. On with the game..!
The gas cloud that is Lian swirls across the exterior of Building 3, seeking out any opening that will allow him inside. As he is naught but mist, he easily infiltrates the half-inch gap in one of the windows, As he coelesces into a central mass of mist, Lian is able to notice the following: Highlight to display spoiler: {The dimly-lit interior of the fifty-square-foot building has many rows of stacked containers--crates, boxes and pallets of goods. Lian finds himself in an upper loft-like area that runs along the south wall of the building. The loft is about twenty feet wide...and the noises of people talking and even laughing come from the area that makes up the ground floor of the building.}
Ingrge's spell reveals there are four rectangular windows on the second level of Building 3...one of which appears to have a gap big enough to admit the gas cloud that is Lian, though it isn't big enough to allow the Arcane Eye to squeeze through. However, the air recon also reveals that there is a large entry door on the ground floor of Building 3, in its southwest corner, connecting the Building to Area #1--the Stable yard.
Delilah remains in place and Gunther neither sees nor hears anything out of the ordinary.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday August 14th, 2009 3:05:44 PM
Lian will drift below to see what is to be seen.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday August 17th, 2009 4:13:01 AM
OOC: Checking in
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Monday August 17th, 2009 7:17:40 AM
Ingrge looks around at the others, starts walking toward Bldg 3's door and asks. Well are we just going to sit here and waste my scrolls or are we going to get inside and do what we came here to do?
DM Donna d20=5 ; Monday August 17th, 2009 10:56:41 PM
Lian--Highlight to display spoiler: {your Gaseous Form spills down the wall, unnoticed by the beings making the guttural grunts and laughter as they root through various boxes, cases and crates that were very likely at some point in time once stacked as neatly and orderly as the ones in the loft. Moving amongst the wreckage of busted containers and the goods that used to be in them are about a dozen or so goblinoids, each of them wearing what appears to be studded leather armor and chattering to each other as they poke through the contents of the building (but Lian doesn't speak their language, so he can't tell what they're saying).}
"C'mon, guys," K'Nara tells the others as she follows Ingrge's suggested lead, "Everyone follow the elf." She grins at the weapon mage with a wink of her hazel eye.
LianAC 41, hps 134 d20+11=26 ; d20+27=30 ; Tuesday August 18th, 2009 1:41:20 PM
He observes all of the goblinoids for several minutes, finding all the spellcasters, if any.
Then the monk drifts to just behind some containers large enough to hide his natural form nearest the dozen gobs, dismisses the gaseous form (if he can) and activates his ring of invisibility.
(Spot 26, Move Silently 30)
DM Donna Tuesday August 18th, 2009 11:26:00 PM DM OOC: ooooo...I'll be back after I find out if Lian can dismiss his Gaseous Form or not...
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday August 19th, 2009 4:27:25 AM
OOC: Checking in
DM Donna Wednesday August 19th, 2009 3:17:13 PM DM OOC: Lian cannot dismiss his Gaseous Form; he'll be a bunch of mist for a total of twelve minutes. I'm ruling that about three minutes have gone by so far.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday August 20th, 2009 4:18:34 AM
He drifts out slowly toward the goblins from between the crates, like smoke.
DM Donna Thursday August 20th, 2009 9:05:06 PM DM OOC: K'Nara cannot actively direct the group, as she is being NPC'ed. Ingrge will have to post which way the group will be attempting to enter Building #3. The choices are:
1. Entering Building #4 and taking the northern door that appears to lead into the enclosed passageway between Buildings #3 and #4. 2. Entering Area #1 and going through the only visible door on Building #3's exterior. 3. Some other (as yet undescribed) method of entry.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday August 21st, 2009 4:27:53 AM
Lian would guide the group in, but is waiting for the mist to dismiss itself. He still lingers near the floor until he is about to reappear, when he will move behind the boxes.
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Friday August 21st, 2009 6:06:25 AM
Ingrge leads the way to building 4s door, wondering where Lian could be and how they can communicate with his whilw he is gassy.
Ok Guys and Gals shall we do this the dirty way or the more dangerous way?
DM Donna d20=9 ; Friday August 21st, 2009 8:43:52 PM
Choices, Choices...
"Dirty or dangerous..?" Falin quips with a half-smile. "Since when has that been an 'either/or' option for us..?" The sharpshooter's brand of humor elicits a roll of the eyes from K'Nara and a bemused blink from Argam.
"We're at the door, Ingrge," K'Nara says, "What's the difference between 'dirty' and 'dangerous'..?"
WITHIN BUILDING #3...Lian Highlight to display spoiler: { As he continues to wait out his time as a cloud of gas, Lian remains unnoticed by the beefy goblinoids ransacking the contents of the place. One of them--perhaps the biggest of the lot--is grumbling and grunting at the others as he (at least, Lian's pretty sure it's a "he") points to different places to pilfer. Another of the goblins stops what he (again, the gender is a guess on the monk's part) is doing and suddenly crosses his arms over his chest, his tone and pose petulant as he addresses the boss goblinoid. The Boss scowls at this show of mutiny, barking at the Mutineer and shaking a threatening fist at him.}
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday August 24th, 2009 4:17:54 AM
DM Highlight to display spoiler: {The monk floats out toward the goblinoids and begins circling starting at their feet, circles the group, in a corkscrew type manner, feet to heads and back to the floor. (He does this when he is relatively sure he has about a minute before transforming) When he has their attention, be slowly moves towards the front of the building.}
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, Monday August 24th, 2009 7:24:01 AM
Dangerous is we just pound it open. Dirty is I send a delayed blast fireball under that door crack send it to the middle of the room and set it off and then we walk in. I suppose if you want both we could enter before set it off, though I would prefer not......
DM Donna d20=7 ; Monday August 24th, 2009 9:57:18 AM
Getting It Just Right
Lian: Once the misty monk is on the ground floor, he notes that there are two obvious doors that lead out of the vast warehouse space: a door in the middle of the south wall of the building, and larger, wider door in the southwest corner (it's on the west wall itself, actually.) Which one of these will Lian consider "the front"?
"I prefer the direct approach myself," K'Nara states her opinion, "If only because we still haven't heard back from Lian and so we don't know where he might be when that delayed fireball would go off."
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday August 25th, 2009 2:44:33 AM
Having not solidified and hearing nothing from the group, Lian moves outside and finds the group. He circles the Emeralds and guides them to the side which the goblinoids are. They should know he is the mist.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday August 26th, 2009 2:50:39 AM
OOC: Checking in.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Thursday August 27th, 2009 5:11:08 AM
OOC: Checking in
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday August 28th, 2009 1:22:34 AM
OOC: As I suspected. I assume no one is posting because there is only me and other now, right? What is going to happen to the Emerald Dragons? Lian can skip off to another epic game if need be.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday September 1st, 2009 12:35:37 AM
OOC: Checking in. Late
DM Donna Tuesday September 1st, 2009 10:54:35 AM
GAME ANNOUNCEMENT
At this moment in time, the Emerald Dragons game is suspended. The players of this game will be notified on the occasion of the game starting back up again.
Thank you.
LianAC 41, hps 134 Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 11:33:53 PM
Will be waiting anxiously in hopes that it returns
LianAC 41, hps 134 Friday September 4th, 2009 5:39:36 AM
sigh
LianAC 41, hps 134 Monday September 7th, 2009 7:55:56 AM
OOC: Just checking
LianAC 41, hps 134 Tuesday September 8th, 2009 11:31:27 PM
OOC: Keeping it alive!
LianAC 41, hps 134 Sunday September 27th, 2009 2:15:50 AM
Hoping we return
Ingrge: AC 32, HP: 123/123, SR 18, Arcane Sight, See Invisibility, d100=10 ; Thursday April 29th, 2010 6:22:33 AM
I too have been around the Wold since 1998. I think there are about 6-8 of us left. At one point, until we got on Google docs, I kept the PC of all of the Wolds PC sheets on my computer and kept it updated every 6 months or so and filed al dead, inactive and left the Wold PCs as well. I may have a copy of some of that on one of my externals somewhere,butI have had several crashes and new computerssince then.
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