Dark Sun 3.5 (IC) - HappyMooCow

[HappyMooCow]

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OoC

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Dice

[Kish]

Elros reflects, not for the first time since entering the desert, that it's a good thing his ring takes care of his needs for food and water. He looks at his companions and asks, "Do we have more business here before we set out?"

[HappyMooCow]

The small town is surrounded by adobe bricks standing a mere 5 feet tall.

Looking down the path you hear a loud booming noise and a cackle, you notice light smoke appearing from one of the houses.

[HappyMooCow]

The psion notices a small building 3 stories tall in the North Eastern portion of the map with arcane material components sticking out of it and metal rods. Perhaps a wizard lives there.
~

The Bard knows the town has guards as is run by a noble family and that powerful lich resides here protecting the town from raiders. Not much more is known other than she is a reclusive hermit, lich, and a crafter.
~

The medical supplies were to be delivered to is a relative of the mayor. No information was given as to where he lives.

~
At the entrance you can see town guards and some villagers gathering around a burning building.

~
A teenage boy approaches you. In commoner's clothing, unarmed. Nervously and quickly speaks very sincerely.

"Are you all visitors? You must be tired. Please stay at my lovely inn. My rates are the cheapest in all of Atlas. I have food and drinks even a stable and feed for horses and camels. The town has not had visitors in months. I would love to hear of your travels."
~
You also take notice of a man in brown coat laying on a rooftop gazing at the burning building and taking notice of you. He lays there.

[Yas392]

There may be a wizard's tower north east from this town if you do not want to remain.

Ksingtash studies the scene. He is lucky to prepare for the dryness exuded from the barren wasteland when he ventured off his hometown. He uses his mental link that he set up between his companions.

That man up the roof might be unfriendly. Just be wary if he tries something.


Sense Motive: [roll0] (22)
EDIT: Miscalculated so I am subtracting 4 from the results. His correct modifier is +9.

[HappyMooCow]

He seems to be curious what is going on at that building.

[Kish]

"Do any of you have abilities that might help put a fire out?" Elros asks, striding toward the burning building even as he speaks. He doesn't respond to the boy, figuring that his hurry to get to the building will speak for itself.

[Yas392]

My arsenal deals with the mind. So no. Perhaps, someone in our group can.

[HappyMooCow]

You do not see a fire, just smoke emanating from a building, and lots of it now.

[Kish]

"What happened here?" Elros asks one of the guards.

[HappyMooCow]

The only person in front of you is the inn keeper. He says, "oh that is just evil cultist thing, people sacrifice their babies and all kinds of weird things for religion. You should come to my inn, have a nice meal, sleep, relax your mounts, and make yourselves comfortable in town. Did you by any chance have business here? The man's whose house is burnt he does craft potions and medical supplies. Cultists probably hate him meddling with their witchcraft with his herbalism."

[HappyMooCow]

~ woopsy. Okay you guys went up to the house. The Innkeeper tells you to please come by anytime.

A broken and battered skeleton lay in front of 3 guards holding mauls. The guards seem a bit shaken.

One guard says, "this is all that tombraider's doing, I am telling you that guy is up to no good."

The second says, "probably Lamashtu, villagers keep sacrificing babies with even the slightest deformity."

The third guard says, "maybe we should go ask that hermit lady in the tower if she knows."

Guard #2, "NO WAY, that lady is crazy, the other day I saw lightning in clear open skies striking her rods and channel into her, I have no idea what she is building up there."

#1, "Our standing orders are to always leave her alone, she is weird, not a murderer as far as we know, we should probably look around and make sure we know who is dead."

#3, "yeah yeah, pretty sure it is Cyanti Sha, he was supposed to get some medical supplies to cure this wart I got, guess I got to live with it now."

The guards go inside the house, they take a glance at you as they knock down the door. Some villagers (14) stand around at a distance 120 feet, give or take down the road and gaze towards the guards.
~
You could hear them at about 60 feet.

If you interrupt them, they continue their conversation, and pretty much give the cold shoulder... and say, "look around for yourself if you want, your guess is as good as ours, all property belongs to Amik Sha."

~ Reason for edit:
Got some names mixed up.

[niw18]

Yimne had been quiet and watching from a few feet away, as he was still unsure about his fellow adventures. He did not have any power to take out fire nor did he want get involved at the moment as it would be bad if he blew his cover. he would walk up and look around and glance at the skeleton before looking to his fellow adventures then the stuff.

[HappyMooCow]

If no one does anything the guards will proceed to inspect the house.
~
The guards attempt to open the door, it is locked. The smash the knob off with a maul.

Any actions?

[Kish]

Elros steps back and looks around at the villagers. He picks one who he thinks, from body language, looks likely to know this town and be willing to talk (if he can't see any hints to that, he'll pick the nearest one), walks up to that person, and asks, "Do you know anything about what happened here? Who are these people: Cyanti Sha, a female hermit, a tomb raider, worshipers of Lamashtu?"

[HappyMooCow]

So you approach one of the villages.

You ask a healthy middle aged woman, 36 year old,.
what, what, what?!?! HELLLOOOOO! Cyanti Sha is the Mayor's brother, a herbalist, his house just started smoldering with smoke and a skeleton appeared in his lawn. Hermit!? You mean the sweet lich lady who fills our wells and waters the entire town? Tomb Raider?!?! what is that? Are you talking about Adun? Lamashtu is angry and is cursing our children we must sacrifice our babies to her so our next ones will be healthy. Someone has been making Lamashtu angrier lately, please do anything to make Lamashtu happy, I have a grand child on the way and it is dangerous to go out in the desert, I am so worried raiders might attack my children. Please just do anything to save our babies!

~Edit:
Now that you think about it (since no one has survival or knowledge nature on their sheets).

You pretty much seen desert since you got here. The town has dirt and sand mixed in. Ferns and small fruit shrubs litter the town. You seen a few wells around here, one at the stables by the inn. This small town is like an oasis in the middle of a desert. Even the small wall surrounding this place had small plants growing off of it. You see vegetables upon closer inspection growing in front of people's houses. This is a pretty good place to live it seems. Also the town is warm, but not butt sweat hot like outside of town.

[HappyMooCow]

BWARHWARH WAOR AWOR AOW AHAHAH
You hear a loud noise from inside the house

Ahh!

One of the guards came flying 50 feet out of the house and lands on his back.

A large Jackle headed zombie squeezes his way outside the door and proceeds 30 more feet.

~

INITIATIVE.

[Kish]

"Huh."

Initiative: [roll0]

[HappyMooCow]

I assumed the party was standing 60 ft from the house and one party member went alone to talk to the villagers 120 ft from the house.


You can decide where you are, when you roll initiative. If you are in front of the house you are now 20 ft away from the jackle headed zombie. You all had a few rounds to do things, look around, etc. You can be further away, up to 120 ft.

~

Some of this game will be like 2nd E style no map placement. Majority will have map placement / marching order. If you demand a map, I will draw it.

This zombie is large sized, plenty of space.

[niw18]

Yime would tilt his head in curiosity at the thing



[roll0]

[HappyMooCow]

Elros, Zombie, Yime, Guards

[Yas392]

Ah, for publicity. So there is a wizard at work...

The kalashtar is surprised by the undead jackal appearing.

Wizard at work indeed.


Initiative - [roll0]

[HappyMooCow]

Your character does not know if it is or is not arcane. It may be your presumption and guess.
~

In the mean time... Battle music. You hooked a left on 2 1 and Lewis and a jackel headed zombie came out to go pound for pound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY

[Kish]

Elros raises his axe and charges the zombie.

Charging, so -2 to AC until next turn.
Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] +1 electricity.


Neglected to mention, he assumes Blood in the Water stance; it doesn't do anything yet as the roll is not a crit.

[HappyMooCow]

Your axe chips away a piece of the zombie's shoulder flesh as it comes down and gives him a little shock.
~
Kalashar next.

Going to pass on the other players until they come back. Town stuff is not too difficult, if they do not come back by the time hard things come I will open recruitment again ;(

[Yas392]

Ksingtash sweats as if he had been wandering on the desert for a long period.

This mindless zombie is troublesome. Most of my mind powers do not work against this subtype.

His hand glows with energy, shooting a multicolour goo that heads towards the jackal.

But I learned a few tricks to compensate for my weakness.


Expend Psionic Focus to use metapsionic Linked Power.
Move in range to use Entangling Ectoplasm which cost him 3 pp because of the large size.
As Linked Power is in effect, the power that I linked with my primary power will be Grease, Psionic on a 10 ft radius on the creature's square and squares that do not affect either Elros or the guards which will come into effect on the next round.
Ranged Touched Attack: [roll0]
If hit, it is entangled for 5 rounds. Next round if it does not leave the area, it is flat-footed and need to make a balance check (DC 15) to not fall prone.

[HappyMooCow]

Eat, sleep, grease, repeat. The spell requires a save now and again every round he stays there.

Zombie falls down.
~
Zombie cannot stand twice and ends his turn. (same thing next zombie turn). I also realized entangled does -4dex penalty.

Going to fast forward this combat a bit. The guards drop their mauls pull out greatswords and hack away at the large zombie. You guys pitch in with your attacks as well.

On round 3 the zombie is going to crawl giving AoO to all and then slam. Going to assume you guys can do the damage even if you cannot I will just roll one die in the dice thread if it is not a crit then I will not worry about it.

300xp to all.

Just tell me how you helped out and what you do now.
~

The captain grunts I assume you had some business with the deceased, here is a note so you can talk to the mayor, I am sure he has heard the bad news about his brother by now.

The guards thank you and the captain escorts a soldier to the hospice (historically it means the same as a hospital) for healing.
~

Elros noticed the cloaked figure on top of the roof got up and snuck off during the encounter. The other villagers start to go about their own business once they see that the smoke has settled.

[Yas392]

Ksingtash darts forth as the party and the guards join in to cut the bound zombie into pieces. He pays homage to the undead by getting some thrusts in with his dagger whenever the zombie is redundant and helpless, retreating when he know when it tries to attack. He nods to the Captain when he accepts the note.

Thank you.

[HappyMooCow]

So you guys stop to take a look around. You find various herbs growing around his house, sage, witch hazel, aloe vera, etc. A small clay bowl with a clay crusher laying around. Inside the living room you find an area charred, it seems only the living room caught on fire. You find the spot where his corpse was transformed into a zombie, small chunks of burnt flesh mixed into the burn carpet give off a nasty odor.


According to the Kalashar's knowledge religion Lamashtu is an evil lesser deity of serpents that is either imprisoned or deceased. It is puzzling to hear of people making sacrifices to please Lamashtu.

Your party finds an accounting book. He collects raw materials and crafts healing kits and potions for the hospice. He exchanges odd things with a Ms. Sweets.

You also find a small dairy.

Last page
I have sacrificed my first born to please Lamashtu and my wife perishes along with our second child. Maybe we are all cursed and our practices are just silly superstitions. Our town is the weakest it has ever been. We have 8 guards left and a town size of maybe 100. To believe this place once held a thousand would be blasphemy if someone gazed upon it today, the long abandoned homes now covered in sand. My only choice is to put my trust in Ms. Sweets and the hospice priest, for they provide the town with water, water is life, life must be preserved, yesterday preserving life meant keeping the source of our water locked away, today preserving life means to let it flow with might. I have put in an order of supplies that will allow her to cast spells again after several months of treatments. I have dispelled the enchantment binding her to her tower.

The rest of it is his life story and major historic town events. What you gather: the hospice cleric worships Pelor. Ms. Sweets created, 'ever lasting water' and is called Ms. Sweets because if you toss her a bag of sugar she will toss you a bag of candy. Ms. Sweets wizard experiments turned her into a lich, a group of paladins came and she surrendered (this happened more than a hundred years ago). Townsfolk believe she needs to stay alive to provide the town with water and by law she has to stay there with only her items. The 'paladins' magic made it so no one can enter or leave her tower and forced Ms. Sweets to drink an elixer that prevents her from ever using magic. When babies are born with deformities townsfolk bring them to cultists who take the babies to an alter in Scorpion Rock. The townsfolk also sacrifice their first born and the elderly. There is an alter of Lamashtu nearby and an alter of Hodin. Raiders often murder and loot townsfolk who leave to make sacrifices to Lamashtu.

You do not really know anything about Hodin. The only directions to these places is to walk out strait from the back of town and avoid the oasis.

[Kish]

Elros uses his Leading the Attack maneuver to buff everyone fighting the zombie, guards as well as his companions; if the zombie takes a swing at him he blocks it with Wall of Blades. When the zombie ceases functioning, he recovers maneuvers, letting Ksingtash do the talking.

...

Looking at the book, he comments, "I see several possible reasons for the murder here. I'd say we should talk to the hospice cleric first, if we're investigating."

[niw18]

Yime would smash Zombies with his morning star with the others and once they had completed it and time to speak he would step back and allow someone else to do the talking. His talents had to do with mantles none of them at moment would help against zombies.

[Yas392]

Ksingtash twitches by the act of infanticide.

What people! This town have more darker purposes other than just murders. The witch seems to be more of a hostage. She lacks traits of villainy until she show her true colours..

Ksingtash examines the note and crosses his arms, holding a note high up.

The mayor seems to be a person who is a source of reliable information along with the hospice cleric and Mrs Sweets, that is. The hospice offers intensive specialized information while the mayor is an all rounded informer. We need to decide in a vote of our next destination.

[Kish]

"I'm inclined to think the hospice cleric sounds the most trustworthy and so is the one we should talk to first, not that it likely matters much as long as we talk to all of them. Yime? You have an opinion here?"

[niw18]

he would hear all that was spoken about and heard the question to him and looked to elros "cleric is a lot more trustworthy as information will be a lot less manipulated then with the mayor" he would say to him.

[HappyMooCow]

Off the party goes to find the hospice!

So you went outside asked a few townfolk for directions and wam bam you got there.

The hospice building has a guard on opposite corners. The surroundings of the hospice building is a complete open area, with small cut grass less than an inch tall.

A guard tells you as you pass him by, "If you see Aedan let us know. That tombraider is wanted for questioning, we know he is still inside and those damn nuns are sheltering him."

[Kish]

Yes, Elros goes inside, assuming no one objects to a heavily armed dwarf strolling in.

[HappyMooCow]

The guard to proclaims in anger, "that damn thief is up to no good!"

~
A sign on the door reads, "Gorhan Hospice, all is welcome."

Upon entering a nun greets you, "hello there what is your ailment." As she looks up from her desk 10 ft in front of you.

The hospice is an open bay area. You notice towards the back a small stairway leading down.

There are eight beds of which 4 are occupied. The hospice is 100 ft by 100 ft.

[Kish]

"No ailment. We'd like to talk to the cleric, if that can be arranged," Elros tells her.

[HappyMooCow]

"I am the head nun, a cleric of Pelor."

"What brings you here?"

Roll an appraise, decipher script, and knowledge history. Trained only. She has a messy desk and amongst it is an item that may or may not be worth mentioning.

[HappyMooCow]

What you see in front of you is a messy desk full of papers, ink, and pen. She is wearing a gold ring, a holy symbol neckless made of wood, and white robes. Behind her is a closed and locked cabinent. To her left (your right) she has a small drawer.

You guys see nothing out of the ordinary. Just an open bay with sick people in it, what seems to be a basement, and 3 priests (2 of which are tending to others).

The nun goes on to say, "If it is Aeden you have business with, we have no idea where he went, he just disappeared after the nuns went home. My hospice is a safe haven for all who need healing and I do not permit violence in any form here. You can have a look around, receive medical attention, or make a donation to my cause. I must get back to crafting my scrolls so that I may treat the next person afflicted by poison."

[Yas392]

Has anyone kept tab on our roof sitter before the zombie attack? He is very suspicious.

Ksingtash does not know whether the figure who watched the burning and glance at them for a short while is involved with the sacrificial sprees. He had been concentrating on the battle and had his full attention on the guards in the aftermath. A little reminder is always tact to keep track of everything if one has companions that may catch what he missed.

We would like to know if there are any recent disappearances from the town that are connected to a deity called Lamashtu.

[HappyMooCow]

Disappearances?, oh my. Lamashtu is an evil deity long slain. Aeden was severely burned and wounded when he came in, he mentioned cultists at Scorpion Rock and the Twin Tombs. I am no crusader and the town does not have the resources to investigate, let alone trek the desert.

[Kish]

"We can probably help you...can we talk in private?" Elros asks.

[HappyMooCow]

You can take a look around to see where Aeden went, receive treatment, or make a donation.

[HappyMooCow]

This is a place of refuge for all, we do not pass judgement here. I will maintain my dignity and honor.

[Kish]

Elros frowns. "Who is Aeden?"

He'll wait for the reply before asking, "And do you know anything about Mrs. Sweets?"

[HappyMooCow]

You are not here for Aeden? You are not here for medical treatment? You are not here to make a donation? What business do you have with Mrs. Sweets? You should talk to the mayor.

[Yas392]

Ksingtash gestures.

We are here for Aeden. Can you describe how he looks like so that we have an easier time of searching the compound for him?

[HappyMooCow]

He has burn marks all over his body and several puncture wounds from poison tipped arrows. He claims cultists of Lamashtu attacked him.

Well that is all the time I have for you. I must get back to crafting medical supplies.

[Yas392]

Thank you for your time. Let's go.

Ksingtash searches the building for Aeden.


Search - [roll0]

[HappyMooCow]

You find blood stains leading down into the basement.

The basement is 20x20ft. Shelves align the walls, mostly home crafted healer / medical kits and bandages.

The blood oddly stops in the middle of the room.

[HappyMooCow]

After searching for some time

You find a loose flagstone with a feint blood stain. You lift it and find a passage. It appears to be a tunnel. You cannot know for sure until you drop down into it (about 10ft down).

[Kish]

"This is very strange." Elros pulls out a rope. "If we're going in there, we'd better make sure we can get back out."

[Yas392]

Ksingtash looks at the ropes, nonchalant.

If you want to lead, be my guest. I will support from the rear. But I for one do not want any surprise attacks so I will light the path before we jump in.

He refocuses his focus and readies his dorje. Then, he glows a psychic magenta. The glow expand into a transparent shell of the same colour that wears itself over his body before subsiding into consistent brightness.

You are up, Galan.

A weird, moving hand shaped crystal peeps out of one of his pocket with the same glow.

Fear not, fair maidens. Whenever you are, Sir Galan, the extraordinaire mounted hand of justice will rescue you from the clutches of evil!!!

The crystal "stretches" before blinking rapidly.

Wait, wait, wait. I thought we agreed that you would only awaken me when there is evil brewing. Don't tell me that you fought something without me? Why didn't you wake me??!

You were sleeping soundly.

Great! Just great! Anyway, what do you want?! If you are just playing with me, I am going to sleep.

There is evil down that hole.

In an instant, the crystal sprout legs and shoot into the hole.

Watch out, fiends! For you will be smote by the glorious blade of Sir Galan.

He does not have a blade...

Do withdraw if you are bravely running away.

Ksingtash chuckles.

Works every time.


Concentration to regain psionic focus (Take 10) - 22
Share Pain - 3 pp
Amped Vigor for 10 temporary HP - 2 pp
Share powers with psicrystal
Psicrystal climb down and scout using his senses which ignore darkness (40 ft) to see and hear enemies.
Psicrystal readied action to use restricted withdraw if an enemy is found.
Readied an action to use entangling ectoplasm dorje if encounter an enemy that is medium or smaller.

[Kish]

If anything within 40 feet of the tunnel looks good for stabilizing the rope, Elros ties the rope to it and jumps in, holding on to the other end of the rope. As he jumps, he comments, "I don't need light."

[HappyMooCow]

You begin to realize this is the city's forgotten catacombs.

Yime and Elros, you both feel uneasy and on the edge. You are shaken while you remain in the tunnels... with a lingering sense of unease about being associated with ancient burial grounds.

The Passages are hand-carved, but only crudely so, and average only 7 feet in height. The doors you cross in the catacomb are of simple wood construction. The air damp. The doors tend to swell when closed.

After 3 hours (unless you guys go door kicking and tomb raiding) you find something peculiar

The tunnel is about six feet in diameter, cut
through solid rock. The walls are lined with
alcoves filled with bones and scraps of rotting
garments. About 20 feet away is a wooden door
set into the web-shrouded walls. Light flickers
around its edges and through gaps in the aging
planks. In the shadows near the door, something
moves.

[Kish]

Elros peers at the Something.
I can see in black and white without needing light, out to sixty feet.

[HappyMooCow]

You saw feet stepping backwards.

[Yas392]

Elros, Galan, if you see anything direct me to it so that I can bind it.

Fine, fine. You always have to spoil my fun.

The psicrystal surveys the area with its enhanced sense that penetrate even the darkness with the Kalashtar in tow.


Share Pain: 1 hour left
Amp Vigor again since there is nothing to fight when they walk for 3 hours - 2 pp
Readied action for both to move towards anything Galan sense if it is a living creature/undead.
Psicrystal see and hears enemies in a 40 ft radius telepathically, can see through the dark.

[HappyMooCow]

A male human figure stepped back from the door and away from the psicrystal's senses.

[Yas392]

The psicrystal pursues like a dog, not even letting the human out of sight.

Over there!

The Kalashtar rushes towards the human with the intention of binding him. Following his psicrystal's directions, he unleashes the power reside of his crystal.


Trigger readied action.
Dorje: Entangling ectoplasm - [roll0]

OOC: Already stated that Ksingtash will be behind Elros. Since he is on the other side, readied action is still retained until further notice.

The psicrystal is close to his ears.

It's a human.

Dwarf, the presence is no doubt a human.

[HappyMooCow]

Through the door?


The tunnel is about six feet in diameter, cut
through solid rock. The walls are lined with
alcoves filled with bones and scraps of rotting
garments. About 20 feet away is a wooden door
set into the web-shrouded walls. Light flickers
around its edges and through gaps in the aging
planks. In the shadows near the door, something
moves.

You are also in a single file and I need to know who is going in first and what the marching order will be (because the tunnel is 6 feet wide only enough space for 1 character at a time).

[Yas392]

OOC: You could have said the other side of the door through the gaps instead of near the door. He would be on our side then, open for attacks from us.

[HappyMooCow]

The warforged saw a foot. The shadows were near the door. He was backing up from the door and moving away.

I wrote the descriptions without telepathic sight in mind. I am going to rule that each inch of wall thickness limits the sight by 5 feet.

[Kish]

Elros is going first. "Be brave," he rumbles in a resonant voice filled with power, as he steps forward to open the door.
Switching to Bolstering Voice stance; every ally within 60 feet of me has +2 to Will saves and +4 to Will saves specifically against fear effects until I change stances again.

Also not a warforged.

[HappyMooCow]

The door is locked.

Do you kick it open?

[Kish]

Elros knocks on the door. "Whoever is in there, we mean you no harm if you mean us none," he yells.

[HappyMooCow]

THIS IS MY HOME, BRING IT ON CHUMPS!

You hear snarling from two animals and scratching noises. That is when you see a fire come out from under the door and you realize there is a line of oil on the damp floor... you quickly raise your foot to stomp it out when runes all around the walls and the door turn bright red.

DODGE THIS!

REFLEX SAVE FOR HALF. DC 28 (20 is still automatic success for half damage).

[roll0]

Initiative.

[HappyMooCow]

The tunnel bellows with fire (the save is for the entire party).

The old wooden door blows up.

Inside you see a shirtless man with burn marks all over his body and puncture wounds from arrows holding a 5 foot tall wolverine back in each hand (that means 2 wolverines total). Daggers surround his belt along with 4 potions. He says SICK EM!

[Yas392]

Reflex save - [roll0]
Initiative - [roll1]

EDIT: Ksingtash and psicrystal takes no damage due to vigor and shared pain.

The fires lick the crystal and the psion but it has no effect. The magenta still enveloped their body though faint.

A new challenger, eh? Prepare to face-ummph

The crystals voice is muffled by the action of its master who quickly shove it into his pocket.

[HappyMooCow]

Do roll initiative

[roll0]

[Kish]

Save:[roll0]
Initiative: [roll1]
Elros steps back in surprise, then raises his axe angrily. His shield clasp flashes brightly as the fire seems to touch him more lighty than it might have.

[HappyMooCow]

I have to upload the room. one moment

[HappyMooCow]

When the door broke poison needles flew at you. You took 1 damage and you are immune to poisons :(

[HappyMooCow]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2SZ8cXTWc7TMl9GblpUaFUxZm8/view?usp=sharing

Candlelight illuminates this small room.
Stacked wooden crates conceal the far wall,
while a lone sarcophagus adorned with the
sedate image of an eagle-headed woman leans
against the wall to your left. A bullseye lantern,
shovel, crowbar, coil of rope, a small brush, and
a light hammer and pick lay upon a warped
table. Another wooden door leads off of the
east wall.

The wooden door is ajar and you see Aeden holding two wolverines back.

[Kish]

"What was that about?" Elros shouts.
Readying an action to charge this idiot if he attacks us in any way again.

[HappyMooCow]

Ugh so is it just you two guys? Is the half giant with you (niw18)?

Another person might be with you after the first round (traveler guy who finished his sheet).

[Yas392]

OOC: My entangling ectoplasm action is still stands since I saw the map. I hope that you are not ignoring it. If we are in 1.4 on the map and the human (not Aeden) is retreating outside the door, he is not using it through the door but using it on the human who is escaping and stepping back which means he is in ranged by the time my character and psicrystal rushes at him with their readied actions which is to move to intercept the nearest enemy. And my psicrystal is using his senses not on Aeden's room but on the person on that is trying to slip away on 1.4.

[HappyMooCow]

OK it is just you two for now. I contacted niw18 (he has not posted since the 12th anywhere on the site).

We will do round 1 for now. Someone might be joining for round 2. We will see.
~
Turn order: Elros, Ksingtash, DM

[Yas392]

OOC: Still waiting for an answer. Is the human (not Aeden) entangled or not?

[HappyMooCow]

Cannot ready actions out of combat by raw. You were standing in the square below the warforged. There is stone between you and the rogue, you could sense him through the door, but line of sight right now you cannot sense him.

If I recall walls limit vision through it usually based on thickness and I do not really know where to look in the dms for it.

Telepathy just allows you to communicate with other creatures... idk about seeing them. I played a psion before with a psi crystal... I just do not recall the psicrystal seeing through walls or how that works out.

[HappyMooCow]

Ah found it. It is under psicrystal

Sighted (ex): Although it has no physical sensory organs, a psicrystal can telepathically sense its environment as well as a creature with normal vision and hearing. Darkness (even supernatural darkness) is irrelevant, as are areas of supernatural silence, though a psicrystal still can’t discern invisible or ethereal beings. A psicrystal’s sighted range is 40 feet

~

Going to rule as well as a creature with normal vision and hearing means not seeing through walls. We will do this, each inch of thickness reduces xray vision by 5 feet.

[Yas392]

OOC: If you have been clearer, this would have been avoided. Is the rouge in the same room as Aeden but is slipping away? That is the question you need to answer. Right now, you are telling us that the rouge is near the door which is outside the room and therefore we can see him thus starting an encounter. And Elros is a dwarf, not a warforged. By RAW, you can move through ally's square.

[niw18]

Yime felt unease but would just go on defensive before following his adventuring teammates but something differently was not right with this place. he would follow behind the other two still a little bit at unease and keeps his morning star out in case he is in need of it.

He would hear the two others and move closer as he had gotten a little behind and would move to catch up to them. He heard the yelling and ready himself to join the fray.

[HappyMooCow]

Aeden is the rogue / tombraider.

Yes you can move through squares. Is your psicrystal ahead or with you? The door just blew up so it would be in your pocket or with the dwarf. There is no readying out of combat

If Elros is a dwarf make a fortitude save. Poison needles flew at you from above, one pricked an ear for 1 damage.
~

You act before the guy so you can totally goo him now. I am just confused what you are trying to do with the psicrystal, because there was a tunnel, a door, and a room... You would also have to throw the goo through the door, because the ectoplasm is a ranged touch.

[Yas392]

OOC: Oh, ok. I thought there are two people. Thanks for clearing it up. He is with my character during the surprise explosion before he got stuffed so he took some damage reducing his hardness to 0 and chip off some temporary HP. He was ahead when we first started down the tunnel. So the door is ajar slightly before it burst?

[HappyMooCow]

The door was closed... you know how doors have a crack under it, that is what you saw, feet / shadows.

[Yas392]

OOC: Ok. Now I am just waiting for Kish's character to go first.

The needles fails to penetrate Ksingtash. Instead, it fizzles when it touches the magenta shell that is wearing itself over him as if it is absorbing the needles as a sponge would to water. He is not wounded but the glow seems to be fainter.

Looks like we found Aeden. Let's take care of these beasts and bind him before we question him.

[Kish]

Seeing attempting speech is futile, Elros lunges forward.
Switching to Blood in the Water stance and using Steel Wind.
Attacking Aeden: [roll0] Damage: [roll1]+1 electricity
Attacking a wolverine, the weaker-looking one if I can tell a difference: [roll2] Damage: [roll3]+1 electricity

[HappyMooCow]

Your blade slashes them both. The shock drives the wolverines into a rage.

[Yas392]

The half giant and the dwarf receive a tiny jolt from the psion.

Friends, do not injure him too much. He's already half-beaten. I'll hold him in temporal custody until we dealt with his pets and tied him up with real ropes.

Staying at a safe distance, he hurl the same sticky goo that he used on the undead jackal on Aeden except that it comes from a crystal shining from his hand.


Activate Entangling Ectoplasm dorje on Aeden
Using my previous touch ranged attack roll: 16

[HappyMooCow]

Hit. He is gooed

[HappyMooCow]

THIS AIN'T MY FIRST RODEO!

Aeden clacks his heels and teleports behind the dwarf blocking the entrance. Leaving the goo behind.
Quickdrawing two daggers out. While the wolverines rage on.


[roll0]
[roll1]

[roll2] if 1st hit [roll3]
[roll4] if 2nd hit [roll5]

Wolverines
2 claw
[roll6] [roll7]
[roll8] [roll9]
1 bite
[roll10] [roll11]

2 claw
[roll12] [roll13]
[roll14] [roll15]
1 bite
[roll16] [roll17]

[HappyMooCow]

Take 34-4 (your armor reduction)= 30 damage elros. If 23 puts you down the last attack was for 7 and ignore that.... hit before that was for 5... if you drop before this hit for 5 the other wolverine will move out and attack the psion and get a claw off for 6.

[HappyMooCow]

Top of the dome.

NiW18 is at the entrance. Top of initiative.

The traveler who was waiting to ambush Aeden along with his buddies _____ (new players) May roll initiative at this point and participate in this round (10 feet down the tunnel from the entrance. One of them says, The man in there has a map to "scorpion rock," we will assist you in his defeat!

They roll initiative and participate at this time.

OK bam the party is together.

[Yas392]

OOC: I am not sure if you notice but Kish has DR 1/- and fire resistance 5. Shouldn't the needles do nil to him because it is a piercing attack and the fire damage from the explosion is reduced by 5? So far, I have calculate that the damage he received accumulates to 18 damage:

Explosion: 17 - 5 = 12
Needles: 1 - 1 = 0
Aeden first attack = 6 - 1 = 5
Wolverine attack = 2 - 1 = 1

Total: 12 + 5 + 1 = 18

[HappyMooCow]

Okay, the rogue deals 24 alone -2 damage reduction. He has sneak attack + flanking after the 10 foot teleport. (he has a str modifier)

So that puts him under.

OK wolverines run past Aeden, they each swipe a claw at the psion. The first one misses. The second one hits, take 6 (2+4) damage psion!

Wolverines still raging and their saliva runs down their mouths as they grunt.

[Yas392]

OOC: What is the STR mod for Aeden?

[Yas392]

OOC: It's your turn though.

[Xhosant]

Davin, producing his greatsword from his Glove, imbues it with thunder before striking at the runaway.

(21 attack, 24 if he's got a lot of metal. 13 slash, 11 electric damage.)

[Yael]

OoC: rolling for initiative. [roll0]

"My, my... Interesting folk it is..." mumbles the elan behind his mask. "Help them we could, yes."
During his turn, the traveler manifests a crystal of the size of his hand, it stays there for two seconds and then commands ut to hurl towards the closest wolverine.
Crystal Shard (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/crystalShard.htm) augmented up to 4 pp for 4d6 piercing damage.
Ranged attack roll. [roll1]
Damage [roll2]

[Kish]

Why am I taking all that damage? Setting aside that I'd use Wall of Blades, only two of those attacks should be hits.

[HappyMooCow]

Your AC is 17 right? My hits were based on that number.

[Yas392]

OOC: Elros has 18 AC. Unless the Aeden has 16 STR (+3 modifier) and above, he will be not hit for the second attack. And since wall of blades can be initiated as an immediate action (not sure if his roll is high enough to negate your hits), he has a chance of avoiding the bulk of the damage with the exception of trap damage.

Ksingtash winces as the wolverine bites onto his arm but his reflexes succeeds in slipping his arms at the nick of time before his arm is mangled.

[HappyMooCow]

Flanking and you are not taking into consideration other factors. Like BA and other pluses he may have. I mean I did roll 2d6 of sneak attack, so you know he is at least level 3 and prepared for your party.

Normally I roll in the dice thread for this reason. Also the 17 only hit him because him and two wolverines were sharing basically two 5 ft squares.

If you really want to know. 2 mw daggers, flanking, ba, str, bless from a scroll. -2 for TWF. He hits an 18 with a 13 roll no problem.

The wolverines are raging, according to MM1 that adds +4str +4con for the wolverines. These things are weaker than horses for the same challenge rating. Plus raging means they would come to you and they are super easy to hit.

[Yas392]

OOC: Is he down? I mean he just took 33 damage to the face. And niw have not even gone yet. :smalltongue:

[HappyMooCow]

He actually has a counter he can raise his ac to 20+ potentially and still be up. Going in first to take the brunt of 3 full attacks... is rough. I mean if he dodges a dagger... you guys would have two wolverines in a room still instead of up in your grill... he would still go down.... but that is why there is an entire party now!

I apologize in advance for forgetting about the immediate action counter. I also thought his ac was 17 at first and was not sure how healthy he was. Getting to know all the abilities you guys have as we go along. This is why I am active and you can always remind me.

[niw18]

Yime would smirk and look to aeden ( if he still a vailid target if not closet wolverine) and send out his mind to attack they pathways hoping it end the battle


aeden or a wolverine needs roll a will save of dc 14 to negate damage or take [roll0]

pp left 22

[Kish]

Elros does have 17 AC. I'm fine with you hiding the rolls, less so with just getting a generalized mass of damage rather than being told how many times I was hit or by what, which is something Elros would know.

Using Wall of Blades against the first time Aeden would otherwise hit me:
[roll0] is my effective AC.

So yes, Elros is down.

[Delia2531]

Having been waiting patiently with his companions in the passge, Jonro is pleased to see their target finally coming along. He is, however, surprised to see that the target is being followed and when the fight breaks out holds back slightly to as to better understand what is going on. Once it becomes clear that they are also after Aeden but that his target seems to have the upper hand, he taps a few beats on the drum attached to his belt whilst humming a few bars under his breath and saying, "Let's see if we can't even things up a little here." He grips the handle of his whip tightly.


casts ["url=http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Grease"]grease[/url] on the area containing Aeden and (hopefully) a wolverine (I can't see the map). All creatures in the area must make a DC15 Reflex save or fall prone. Moving in the area requires a DC 10 Balance check.

[Yas392]

OOC: Umm, it is Aeden who receive that damage not Elros. He suffered Elros + Davin combined damage of 33. How did the wolverine ran past after attacking Elros and attack Ksingtash? Surely that costs another turn after Ksingtash's next turn and provoke AoO?

[Kish]

I'm looking at this:

Take 34-4 (your armor reduction)= 30 damage elros. If 23 puts you down the last attack was for 7 and ignore that.... hit before that was for 5... if you drop before this hit for 5 the other wolverine will move out and attack the psion and get a claw off for 6.

It does appear to take my iron ward diamond into account; the fireball brought me from 38 to 26 (12 damage after my fire resistance) and the 30 damage there brought me to -4. However, that does require the wolverine's attacks (if my understanding of how the mass of damage breaks down is not completely confused) so they shouldn't be running past me and taking more attacks.

[HappyMooCow]

okay.

[roll0]will. [roll1]ref

The wolverines are still in the room. My apologies. Is it will negate entirely or will half?

[HappyMooCow]

Okay. Well all of the attacks bring him down. He got shocked and his mind gave him the pain.

[roll0]
[roll1]

wolverines run out and have to balance.

[HappyMooCow]

Not sure who the closest person is... the wolverines attack whoever is closest in the room.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Aeden after his mind wracked him with pain was slashed and shocked. No sign of life left in him, he lay face down in grease.

[HappyMooCow]

Shards now hit a wolverine slashing away at its skin.

The wolverines move up and lash out, completely missing. Okay dm is done new round, round 3

[Yas392]

Ksingtash mood livens as reinforcements arrived. Then as the duskblade clashes with wolverine in front of the helpless dwarf, he moves to where Elros laid bloodied and dying. He quickly move his hands to his belt, activating its healing power and touch the downed warrior. Then, he flicks his hand with the crystal, sending the same goo that he used on Aeden towards one of the wolverines in hopes of lowering its battling capabilities.


Move behind Elros.
Immediate action use two charges of Healing Belt: [roll0]
Standard action to use Entangling Ectoplasm Dorje on the Wolverine that he can see: [roll1]

[Kish]

Regaining consciousness and quickly realizing the situation, Elros says, "Thank you," and lashes out from his prone position at the wolverine Ksingtash has entangled.

Using Leading the Attack: If I hit, everyone else gets +4 to any attacks they direct at the same wolverine.
Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]+1 electricity.

[Delia2531]

Wishing to keep clear of the jaws of the beast, Jonro grasps the whip at his belt, steps to where he can reach it and cracks it at the suffering form before him.


Move/5' step if required to get in to position (whip has reach).

Attack
[roll0]
Confirm crit [roll1]

Damage
[roll2]
Crit damage (20/x2)
[roll3]

[HappyMooCow]

All hits, one wolverine looks bloodied while the other is still fresh!

[Xhosant]

This time charging his blade with exhausting energy, Davin brings it overhead with a curve, and down on the bloodied creature, landing the strike squarely on its back.

ooc: Touch of fatigue, possible critical: here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18712373&postcount=21) and here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18712386&postcount=22)

[niw18]

yime would thrust out his mind once again to attack the pathways of the wolverine if it survives attack from his teammate davin


[roll0]

will save to negate dc 14

[HappyMooCow]

One wolverine is dead.

The other [roll0]

The other wolverine coughs blood out.

[HappyMooCow]

A wolverine 5 foots into the Bard's square

[roll0] [roll1]
[roll2] [roll3]

[roll4]bite [roll5]

Misses completely. The bard (Jones) dodged ducked and dipped the attacks.

[Delia2531]

With the wolverine closing in on him Jonro dips and dodges before lashing out with the whip again.


Attack - [roll0]
Confirm crit (20/x2) - [roll1]

Damage - [roll2]
Crit damage - [roll3]

[Kish]

Elros rises to his feet and lunges at the last remaining wolverine.
Rise from prone as a move action, five-foot after the wolverine, recover maneuvers, slash the wolverine.
Attack:
Damage: [roll]1d10+2+1

[Xhosant]

Drawing his blade out of the corpse, Davin lashes out (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18738836&postcount=23) at the last beast with his blade, no magic engulfing it this time.

[HappyMooCow]

Both wolverines and aeden are dead. Blood runs from their mouths and eyes, their guts hang out.

Atop the table is a book recording the history of Shishak and Hotep the Cinderborn. In addition to the book, there are several scrolls on the table and a map to the crypt of Hotep the Cinderborn.

You find a scroll of identify, comprehend languages, and a scroll of resist fear.
+
A bullseye lantern, shovel, crowbar, coil of rope, a small brush, and a light hammer and pick

On Aeden you find a potion in tact. 4 masterwork daggers.

In the small room you see bedding along the floor, a small sack of dried and salted meats (jerky|6 rations). Thieves tools sit in a corner. A sack of 100gp. Clay jugs filled with water.

~

In the main room there are crates containing broken weapons, damaged paintings, damaged mundane items, and incomplete tool sets.

[Kish]

"Well, that was more fighty and less talky than I was hoping," Elros comments. He looks at the newcomers. "Hello. Who are you?"
Using my Healing Belt: [roll0] Also switch to Bolstering Voice stance.

[Xhosant]

Unless another person goes for it first, Davin will want to take a look into the book.

[HappyMooCow]

To sum the book you find:

These two rulers – twins, in fact – occupy a misty place somewhere between fact and fantasy, mythology and history. How much of the stories told of these legendary figures are accurate remains open to debate. Shishak was said to have led the first settlers into the wastes, fleeing some undefined oppressive evil in their homeland. They were plagued by famine and disease the entire journey, but though their numbers dwindled, they persevered. The River of Venom, an expanse of millions of poisonous snakes, presented one final, seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Shishak would not be deterred. Holding his staff aloft, the king entered the slithering mass and parted it, allowing his people to pass safely. A few short months later, just after the refugees had established their new homes, Shishak mysteriously fell ill and died. Shishak’s twin brother, Hotep assumed the throne. Many whispered that he had murdered his brother, a theory supported by his subsequent ruthless behavior. Hotep ruled with an iron fist, clamping down heavily on his people, imprisoning or killing so-called subversives, and even burning communities that spurned his authority. He was reviled as a tyrant, and few mourned his eventual passing. What history doesn’t record is that Hotep was driven into tyranny by the vile Lamashtu. It was her influence that blighted their former land; it was she who plagued their flight; it was she who poisoned Shisak; and it was her widespread corruption of the populace that led to his oppressive and sometimes extreme governance. Though Hotep has been condemned by history, it was his ruthlessness that freed Khemair of Lamashtu’s vile grasp.

~
Yime you notice, the eagle eye on the Sarcophagus moved.

[HappyMooCow]

It took you about 10 minutes to skim through the book while the party went through the stuff to figure out what everything is.

The room is searched except for the sarcaphagus which appears to be locked.

The map has Khemair and the desert around it up to crypt, you guess 5-7 days travel and 2-3 days travel beyond the crypt is scorpion rock.

[Xhosant]

Davin's reply to the question, as he perused the tome, can be summed up to ""We were recruited by the mayor to help you, shortly before he became a short-lived torch."

"So... Should we try to force the Sarcophagus? If there's anything useful for us here, it's in there."

[Delia2531]

Extending his hand, he says "Jonro, music and magics; how about you?"

Jonro looks through the piles of stuff with interest, leaving the book for someone else.

"Some of this is worth taking with us; let's grab what we can before we leave!"

[HappyMooCow]

Upon closer inspection you guys realize the scratches on the sarcophagus are really writings in Giant. It reads, "He who opens shall fear the Cinderborn."

[Delia2531]

With a wary eye on the casket, Jonro says, "That looks like a magical lock, but I can have a go at opening it; sometimes you just need the knack! But before I do, are we all ready for what might be inside?"

Jonro flexes his thin, grey fingers and squints at the lock eyeing it appraisingly.




assuming no-one objects to the course of action, Jonro will attempt to diable the device

Jack of all trades allows use of non-trained skills - [roll0]

[niw18]

Yime had noticed the eagle eye on the Sarcophagus and would move to look it over and noticed another that had gotten there before him and looked to the other "be careful I am sure that there is more to it then that it seems as I swear the eagle eye moved just a few moments ago" he would warn them and stood back five feet as he just has a gut feeling there was more to it.


Knowledge (psionics) [roll0]

ok did not work so post the roll in occ here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18759606&postcount=94)

[Delia2531]

Heeding Yime's words, Jonro checks his step; "Whoa! That's some crazy mojo; you seen this sort of thing before?"

[Xhosant]

Davin thought for a second that Cinderborn rang a bell.

He thinks it's some sort of salad. Nevermind that, then.

Regardless, he takes a step back andprepares to channel negative energy through his blade at the first sign of trouble from within the sarcophagus

OOC: Reading a Chill Touch channel attack on trigger 'sarcophagus content takes hostile action'

[Kish]

"I'm Elros Dagarkin, and I'm a warrior." He frowns at the sarcophagus when he hears the translation. "I have fire resistance."
In the first two rounds the others are searching and reading, he'll use the other two charges from his belt, one at a time.[roll0]
He also readies an action to use Leading the Attack on anything hostile that emerges from the sarcophagus.

[HappyMooCow]

So some time goes by. Nothing happens. Delia tries to open it and fails the first attempt. Nothing happens. Would you like to take a twenty?

[Delia2531]

Obviously distracted by the potential dangers Jonro fumbles the lock. Takin a deep breath he readies his nerves and tries again.


Ben gets 23 unless someone assists?

[HappyMooCow]

It opens. Nothing is inside.

Will saves. DC 20. Fail and get cursed.

Those cursed suddenly feel the urge to recover the lost staff of Shisak and to destroy the alter of Lamashtu. When you tell yourself no or that you must take on a different task, you fear burning.

According to your knowledges and spellcraft. You know it is 1d6 fire damage once per hour you refuse to undertake the task (Will save 20) until the curse is removed (remove curse, limited wish, miracle, wish) or the alter is destroyed.

[HappyMooCow]

A low chant audible to everyone within 400 feet.

Show no mercy for the vile Lamashtu and her followers. Those curse feel compelled to go towards the Crypt and Scorpion Rock, can also sense the general location of the staff and alter.

[Kish]

[roll0]
...okay, where did the zero go? Apparently I would have made the saving throw (barely) even without using Moment of Perfect Mind though; I'm glad I don't have to protest "wait, that's supposed to be nine points higher!"

Elros frowns at the empty sarcophagus. "Something tried to influence me," he says in a suspicious voice. "Was this all a trap?"

He sweeps his axe through the air.
Regain maneuvers.

[Xhosant]

For whatever reason, the chant's recommendation sounds like a great plan. Davin nods to himself.

[roll0] religion for the Altar
[roll1] for the staff, +6 if it's Arcana instead of religion (29 total)

[Delia2531]

[roll0]


With the lid open, Jonro feels a strong compulsion to dispense violence!

"We have to go, we have to find the altar; we have to avenge him!"

Jonro eyes are wide open; he obviously believes in the need to do this!

[Kish]

"Wait, wait. Who do we want to avenge now? Not him." Elros points at the tattered corpse of our homicidal host.

[HappyMooCow]

Davin: What you once read and forgot is now so vividly clear. Scorpion Rock is where Lamashtu was slain. You presume someone is sacrificing babies on the alter and trying to gather enough followers of Lamashtu to resurrect her. You are not too familiar with the process of bringing back a fallen deity because it is all speculation... you are absolutely positive the process has to be done where the deity died, which is why most deities stay on their native plane. Alter + sacrifices + gathering followers to perform rituals seems like a way to bring back a a deity.

After this ponder...

You are positive that this is happening.

[HappyMooCow]

So you guys have searched the place. Who is taking what items, where are you guys going etc? Might be a good time to scrolls back and read some descriptions.

[niw18]

Yime felt the invading compulsion and instinctually used some of his psionic energy to help fight it off as he had noticed the effect it had on the others. He would glare at the dead body as he mentally combats the effect with his will and his mind.


using Resistance (Su): Elans can use psionic energy to increase their resistance to various forms of attack. As an immediate action, an elan can spend 1 power point to gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws until the beginning of her next action.

pp 20 left will update sheet so pp is where it should be

the will save below
[roll0] [7 from class +4 from elan resistance

[Delia2531]

Jonro methodically begins to pick up the items scattered around and starts to put them in his backpack;

"Anyone else want any of this? I'll just load it up and we can be on our way to destroy this altar and stuff!"

[Kish]

"Why are we trying to destroy an altar? No, I don't want to use anything here. Tell me what you know," Elros demands.

[Delia2531]

Jonro gives the potion vial a searching look, but unable to easily identify it he merely puts it in his pack.

"We must recover the lost staff of Shisak and to destroy the alter of Lamashtu; we need to go now, we cannot wait, we will burn if we do not go now!"

[Xhosant]

"The coffin was apparently cursed. You probably shrugged it off, but it seems we need to focus at least some effort into this task, or otherwise remove the curse from us. We could always try and counteract the curse's effect, too."

Meanwhile, he stuffs assorted things into his Haversack, to capacity.

I'm assuming Davin knows that stuff because you said he has a workaround etc. If I'm wrong, i'll fix it.

[Kish]

"I...see." Elros frowns, helping gather loot together. "Burning isn't an option, but I hope we can find a way other than doing what this mind control trap wants you to do. We can divide the spoils after we deal with this curse. I don't have a magic bag, but weight doesn't slow me down; is there anything that won't fit in magic bags?"

[Delia2531]

Seeing Davin start to pack up the gear too, Jonro nods to him; with Elros' comment he replies, "Everything here is pretty small, so it should fit quite nicely, but these might be better carried more easily accessible?" and he jestures to the daggers and attaches one to his belt.

"All I know is that I need to find this staff and the altar and avenge the king; I think I can feel where they are, I have a definite pull inside me and if we don't go I'm pretty sure I'm going to burn!"

[Kish]

"Wait a minute. Just before he was suddenly behind me, he clicked his heels together. Do any of you have some means of identifying magic items and their effects?" Elros strips off Aeden's boots.

[HappyMooCow]

Elros takes off the boots and the description of it leads those with spellcraft to believe it allows the user to teleport 10 ft like the level 1 psionic and magic spell (boots of translocation).

Your bags of holding, handy haversacks carry the stuff no problem. You also realize these items can be mended with the brush with enough patience and/or with the right professions.

[Kish]

"Hm. I could use these. Anyone else?" Elros asks.

[niw18]

Yime would look at the loot and think if there anything he might need from the loot. he would not really see anything that interest him that much and would wait and see what's left and take from the left overs just to have something from the loot.

[Kish]

When no one else speaks up, Elros shrugs and changes his old boots for the enchanted ones. "Think that priest we spoke to might have something useful to suggest, or should we go see if anyone at that tomb place you're being drawn to is interested in talking?" he asks.

[Xhosant]

"Well, if it's at all possible, acting without coercion is our best interest. We should contact him."

[HappyMooCow]

So you guys make your way back to the church.

The church is dark now. You see a small candle light extending from the priest's desk. The priest is hog tied to the desk and gagged. As your light illuminates the room you notice all the patients are tied to their beds.

[Kish]

Elros looks around for any enemies he can see (remember, I have darkvision). If nothing jumps out at him (literally or figuratively), he cuts the ropes binding the priest with his axe, carefully.

[Xhosant]

Always start with the gag :P

Also, a reminder: We're here to research the staff and altar. Dispelling is a side project. The curse shouldn't complain.

Davin, although lacking in perception, all things considered, keeps his eyes and ears open and his blade drawn.

[Delia2531]

His keen eyesight spotting a glint under the sheets one of the beds, Jonro whips his crossbow round on its sling and lets the bolt fly.



Attack roll - [roll0]
Confirm crit (19-20/x2) - [roll1]

Damage - [roll2]
Crit damage - [roll3]

[HappyMooCow]

Initiative.

As Elros cuts the patient loose. Jonro fires an arrow under the bed as men roll and stand from underneath the beds.

[HappyMooCow]

https://app.roll20.net/campaigns/details/686609/happymoocow-dark-sun

https://app.roll20.net/join/686609/ygu5Jg

[HappyMooCow]

I just need initiatives and you guys can take your turns and go. Plus missing a player. Bad guys went already.

[Xhosant]

[roll0]

It would be wise to post here every time roll20 got updated, by the way.

[Delia2531]

Recognising the threat from the figure with the staff, Jonro slips another bolt in to his crossbow and fires it across the room at the seemingly I armoured figure.


Reload - move action
Attack mage -[roll0]
Confirm crit (19-20/x2) [roll1]

Damage - [roll2]
Crit damage - [roll3]

[HappyMooCow]

Your bolt misses. You guys are free to move your characters into position to attack etc. You guys have control.

[Xhosant]

Davin thrusts his shadow-infused blade into the nearby enemy (22 to-hit, dc12 Touch of Fatigue, 15 damage).

[Kish]

Elros moves east, southeast, south, southeast, and attacks the enemy directly to his east. (I've moved his icon accordingly.)

Attack: [roll0]
Damage:[roll1]+1 electricity.

[HappyMooCow]

[roll0]

Davin thrusts his blade and the warrior coughs a bit of blood out. He still stands, fatigued.

Elros hits and the shock makes the warrior jumpy.

[niw18]

Yime looks to one on other side of bed and send mind to attack the guys pathways.


[roll0]

dc 14 will negates

pp left 16

[HappyMooCow]

enemies went already move your guys and attack.

[Kish]

Elros takes a step to the south and clicks his heels together; he briefly appears to be planning to attack a bed before he suddenly appears on top of one of the robed figures.
Using my Boots of Translocation, attacking the figure with the staff I'm next to with Leading the Attack.
Attack: [roll0] If this hits, anyone else who attacks this enemy this round gets +4 to hit.
Damage: [roll1]+1 electricity damage.

[Xhosant]

Do let us know when that happens :P