Megadungeon B (IC) III

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Our intrepid heroes (Scarecrow (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308148), Doldor (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537), Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415), Eleanor (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html?id=362698), and Namia (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=897431)) have just defeated a huge horde of undead and other monsters released from their cages by the gropagas of Inglip, have just leveled up (to 8, 8, 8, 6, and 7, respectively), and are now preparing to finish off several wraiths and wights within a wrecked building whose roof Scarecrow has just partially caved in.



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined buildings
% = heap of rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (20' up above heap of rubble)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor (sickened)
N = Namia (fatigued)
B = Brutus (sickened)
r = wraith
i = wight

[Rizban]

Shian

'As I am most maneuverable, I will remain outside in case any of the vile creatures flee. I will do my best to ensure none escape.'

Shian's psicrystal heals him for for 16, tanking all 8 damage on its hardness.
It also heals someone for up to 25 damage in the minutes before its vigor power wears off, taking the 5 damage to its temp hp.
It gives 16 healing to everyone else who needs it, except Namia and Eleanor, who have already received its healing this hour.
If anyone remains injured, let me know by how much, and I'll see what I need to do to top you up to max.

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle030-foot ranged touch attack for 1d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)41/hour/living creature, heal up to 26 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)0+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 1 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Thanking Shian for the healing and feeling invigorated after the short rest, Scarecrow considers how they should tackle this. Let's burn this down and draw them out. If I start from the south-west and burn my way to the north-east, they are more likely to try to flee to another house, instead of completely fleeing.

Scarecrow flies to above the south-western room, waits for the others to position themselves wherever they wish, and then, unless there is an objection, he starts to burn the roof.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"I could use another minute or so," Eleanor says. "I'm still feeling a bit sick from the presence of that ghast. The least I can do is make myself another target for those wraiths to divide their attentions."

"Also," she continues, "Are you sure the wight in the northwest building wasn't just playing dead, Shian? Did you spit some more acid on it to make sure?"

[Rizban]

Shian

'You are welcome to give it a more thorough examination. I did not.'

[RCgothic]

Eleanor
Eleanor goes to circle the northwest building, looking in any windows. She's not above creating some with Exogenesis and Mountain Hammer if she doesn't get a sufficient view.

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia follows after Eleanor, not wanting to leave her alone. If she requires to make a window she will help her with her hammer.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Scarecrow waits for the others to be ready.

After another two minutes or so, Eleanor and Brutus recover from the horrible sickening stench of the ghasts.

Eleanor and Namia investigate the northwest building. They can see into the entire building through the windows, and they don't see anything within other than miscellaneous debris and the scratched-up wight body, which definitely looks dead to their eyes.



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined buildings
% = heap of rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (10' up, above the roof)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (fatigued)
B = Brutus
r = wraith
i = wight

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia enters through the window slowly, saying "Eleanor, tell me if something tries to attack me" as she looks at the ceiling just to make sure nothing is there and then preparing her hammer to attack the Wraith with unless something else occurs.


If Eleanor tells her to stop she stops.
Attack in case she needs to attack something that she sees:
Goliath Greathammer Attack:
Attack:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

While Scarecrow waits for the party to be ready...

Under Eleanor's watchful eye, Namia climbs through the window into the wrecked building and prepares to squish the dead wight's head into goo! She swings, and --

-- the wight uses its prepared action to swing at Namia's feet! It was just pretending to have been destroyed, in the hopes that it would be left alone! (Some of its apparent damage is presumably self-inflicted; some of the rest of its damage was dealt by one of you, probably Shian.) It awkwardly tries to punch Namia, but misses --

-- and Namia completes her action, squishing the wight's head into goo! It is reduced to exactly zero hit points, and is genuinely dead this time.

For the record, I did roll Spot against this guy's Disguise for anybody who looked at him, y'all just rolled abysmally.

Eleanor gains 120 XP, Namia gains 105 XP, Doldor and Shian and Scarecrow gain 80 XP each! Eleanor levels up to 7!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined buildings
% = heap of rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (10' up, above the roof)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (fatigued)
B = Brutus
r = wraith
i = wight

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia squashes it one more time to be sure and then sighs "Now I feel bad for it...All it wanted was to live...or...unlive? A shame it had to be so dangerous and destructive..." She moves out of the window again and shouts "We got a Wight. It was pretending to be dead!" for the others to hear and maybe check others to make sure they are not faking it either.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"Good going, Namia!" the slender girl congratulates her larger friend. "I was certain there was some sort of trick at play here!"

With the northwest building cleared, she moves south to support the assault on the southern building, targeting the wights.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Once Brutus and Eleanor no longer feel sickened, Doldor turns to eye the building filled with wraiths and the Chain Devil. Brutus's enchantments wear off shortly afterwards, and he shrinks down to medium size; though he's still a fleshraker. "If we don't move against the wraiths swiftly, Brutus and I will not be of much use. Call Lightning and Magic Fang will both expire in a little over a minute, and I have no other way to hurt them."



+1 Hoof: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2]

+1 Hoof: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4] + [roll5]


+1 Claw (+6 Str, +5 BAB, -1 Size, +1 Magic, -1 Negative Level): [roll6]
Damage: [roll7] + Poison, DC 14 or [roll8] Dex damage

+1 Claw: [roll9]
Damage: [roll10] + Poison, DC 14 or [roll11] Dex damage

Bite (+6 Str, +5 BAB, -1 Size, -5 secondary, -1 Negative Level): [roll12]
Damage: [roll13]

Tail Slap: [roll14]
Damage: [roll15] + Poison, DC 14 or [roll16] Dex damage

Rend: [roll17]
Damage: [roll18]

Trip vs Str or Dex: [roll19]

Grapple if tripped: [roll20]

Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Large
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
+1 Claws +10 (1d8+7+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+3, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+3+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+4)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Magic Fang (Claws) (12/70 rounds)
Protection from Evil (13/70 rounds)
Call Lightning (14/70 rounds, 5/7 bolts)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
+1 Hoof (2) +9 (1d3+5, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)
Magic Fang (Claws) (12/70 rounds)
Protection from Evil (13/70 rounds)

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"Sorry for the delay! I'm feeling much better now though," The Crusader says. "I don't know if I'll be much help against the wraiths, but I can still thump the solid ones."

She moves to take a position to move into the house on the signal.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

The party arranges themselves at the windows, ready to burst in or prevent monsters from escaping or whatever!

Scarecrow breathes fire on the rickety building! The roof and some of the walls of the section of the building below him collapse in flames almost immediately.

New combat begins!


Three of the wraiths go immediately, floating northeast and sinking into the ground. They're (barely) visible to Shian's watchful eye as a slight shadow on the ground as they move below the surface of the grass into the building to the north-east. (They're only just visible enough to see, not visible enough to target while under the ground. They probably shouldn't be even that visible, but I don't want this encounter to be impossible for you, just annoyingly difficult.)



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (10' up, above the roof)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (fatigued)
b = Brutus
r = wraith
i = wight

[Rizban]

Shian

Moving north just enough to try to target one of the wraiths through the window, Shian and his psicrystal spit acid, then Shian darts west as far as he can, rising to at least 20 feet off of the ground.

[roll0]

Shian - [roll1] – [roll2]
Psicrystal - [roll3] – [roll4]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (2 rounds)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia moves past the window, to the door that leads to the room with the rubble and prepares her weapon as she shouts "Come on! Come and get me! Free meal right here!"


Goliath Greathammer Attack:
Attack:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]
Edit: Should be one less damage. +7 instead of +8 due to my exhaustion.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Deciding that there's safety in numbers, Eleanor follows Namia, protecting her with her greater reach.


IGG

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Shian spits upon a wraith he can just see within the building to the northeast, striking it with acid!

Shian's psicrystal also spits acid! But this burst of acid passes right through the insubstantial creature!

Shian then flits west!


Another wraith (#3, as I have switched to numbering them to keep track of them) sinks into the ground and flows northeast, to reëmerge within the other building!

A wight, recognizing he is cornered, heads towards the window where Brutus waits, making a single move!


Namia enters the building through the broken window, shouts for foes to attack her, and readies an attack!


Wraith #5 obliges, flowing under the ground and emerging as a shadow to Namia's east -- she swings! But her weapon, not being magical, passes right through the creature's insubstantial form. Then the wraith reaches out and touches Namia, and she feels weak! Namia takes 3 damage and 3 Constitution drain!

Wraith #1 also flows underground and emerges to Namia's west, reaching out to touch her! It strokes her face, and Namia takes 2 damage and 2 Constitution drain! By my calculations, the combination of damage and Constitution drain (the Constitution drain works out to -21 current and max hp) leaves Namia at -3 hp, so she collapses unconscious and bleeding -- but it's entirely possible I missed some healing she got in the downtime and could be wrong.


Scarecrow delays to the top of the next round!


Eleanor enters the building through the window, and, being just slightly short of enough movement to actually attack, menaces with Exogenesis the two wraiths menacing Namia('s unconscious body)!


Doldor and Brutus delay!


The other wight leaves the building through the southern window!

The fire spreads!

Wraith #4, #2, and #6 (#6 is surrounded, you now notice, by barely-visible wisps that look somewhat like chains -- because only just now did I notice that a creature slain by a wraith only becomes a wraith if it's Humanoid -- I'm not going to retcon this wraith out of existence, but this is still potentially good news for Namia and Brutus) all delay!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (10' up, above the roof)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (fatigued, unconscious, bleeding, prone)
b = Brutus
1-6 = wraith
i = wight

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

The brown haired girl freezes in the window frame. Clearly she has to rescue Namia, but getting anywhere close to two wraiths who effortlessly took down the more experienced warrior seems suicidal. The plan was to take on the wights, not the wraiths! She's going to need help.

"Namia's down! I've got two Wraiths in here!" Eleanor calls out to the others as she decides what to do.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Things were not going well, and Scarecrow did not know how to fix that. He needed to get the wraiths away from Namia, without killing her... He flew 20ft north east, and aims at the center of the room before reforming back to his dragonforged self and instantly breathing a cone of acid over the room, hoping that the acid is strong enough to open the roof without creating much debris do drop on his allies.

Yeah, really reaching here.

Move: 20ft flight.
Standard: Humanoid Shape to return to base form and get access to dragonborn breath.
Swift: Breathe! Acid breath, 40ft cone, [roll0] recharge.

Then gravity kicks at some point and he probably lands in the rubble in the center room or something?

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying southwest, Shian enters Eleanor's space, lets loose a double blast of acid, and then darts back north as far as possible.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (1 round)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Scarecrow flies northeast a bit, transforms back to his regular form -- landing safely (for now) on the roof of the building -- and breathing a cone of acid on the already-unstable roof to the north! I rolled an "it works but badly" middling result of 45 on the d%, so:

The weak roof melts and dissolves for a second, then collapses all at once! The two wraiths are unharmed by the collapse, but they're now in sunlight and cannot act except to flee. Namia takes 4 damage in the collapse; Eleanor takes 1 damage as a falling 2x4 bonks her on the shoulder; Scarecrow slips and falls into the unpredictably-collapsing hole he just made, taking 6 damage (before DR, which applies) and falling prone.


Doldor and Brutus delay!


Shian flies downwards and southwest into the window, and spits acid! But the acid passes harmlessly through the target wraith.

Shian's psicrystal spits acid! But misses!

Then Shian flies north a bit!


Wraith #3 delays!

The wight within the building, his readied attack from last round unused, moves into the window and swings at Brutus! But the houndpony skillfully evades the blow!


Namia does not stabilize, and bleeds a hit point!


Wraith #5, powerless in sunlight, phases through the wall to the east!

Wraith #1, also powerless in sunlight, phases through the rubble and wall to the west!


Eleanor moves 5' south, picks up Namia, then moves out of and away from the building!


The other wight moves around the building and advances on Brutus!


The fire spreads!



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# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (prone, on unstable heap of rubble)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor carrying Namia (who is fatigued, unconscious, bleeding)
b = Brutus
1-6 = wraith
i = wight

[RCgothic]

Eleanor
Realising that Namia is in bad shape and needs some healing, and that her deity's approval of her slaying undead is her only current source of such, Eleanor sets off towards the nearest corporeal enemy with Namia tucked awkwardly under one arm.

Double Move
E x6
SE x3, Sx2
60ft.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Glad that his plan seemed to work and buy them more time, Scarecrow transforms back into an air mephling and stands up, prepared to show Wraith #1 what he is made of.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor and Brutus resume ferociously fighting; neither of them seem to realize that they were ever not fighting, in fact, since there wasn't really a reason for them to stop.

Brutus full attacks the Wight further from Doldor then shifts toward Doldor and to the right.

Hoof: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2]

Hoof: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4] + [roll5]


Doldor leaping Pounces at the wight closer to him.

Claw (+5 Str, +5 BAB, -1 Negative Level, +2 Charge): [roll6]
Damage: [roll7] + Poison, DC 14 or [roll8] Dex damage

Claw: [roll9]
Damage: [roll10] + Poison, DC 14 or [roll11] Dex damage

Bite: [roll12]
Damage: [roll13]

Tail Slap: [roll14]
Damage: [roll15] + Poison, DC 14 or [roll16] Dex damage

Rend: [roll17]
Damage: [roll18]

Trip vs Str or Dex: [roll19]

Grapple if tripped: [roll20]

Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[Rizban]

Shian

Landing briefly on Namia's shoulder, one of the three gems on Shian's belt flares with light and then goes dark. As he takes flight once more, Namia's wounds begin to close. [+13 hp (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=21707198&postcount=1172)]

Shian flies around the building to join up with Doldor, and his psicrystal takes a potshot at one of the wights threatening Brutus.

Psicrystal - [roll0] – [roll1]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (final round)

[roll2]
Adding +1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (2 rounds)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Brutus does violence with one hoof to the wight to his south, and misses with his other hoof! Then he shifts northeast!

Doldor, at a slightly odd angle because the wight is in the windowframe but still with great effectiveness, charges and pounces upon the wight in the window! He hits with both claws and his bite, can't hit anything with his tail (because he can only charge to the closest point that brings him within reach of the wight he's targeting, and can't reach the other wight from there, and he can't target the same target with his tail as with his bite), and does not successfully rend the wight! The wight reels, badly clawed up!


Scarecrow stands up and transforms back into an air mephling!


Shian lands on Namia, heals her for 13 -- which brings her back to stable, conscious, 6 hp, and... um, rides Eleanor and readies an action to move further once she's conveyed him closer (because 50' move speed won't get within 30' of either wight).

Shian's psicrystal readies an action to take a potshot at a wight when within range!


The wight in the window flails away at Doldor, but completely misses!


Namia is conscious now, but delays! (I just realized she dropped her weapon inside the building, but we'll say Eleanor, despite not strictly having enough movement to do so, picked it up when she picked up Namia, and so we'll just go with Namia is holding her weapon again now.)


Wraith #5 sinks into the ground and flows into the northeastern building!

Wraith #1 charges Scarecrow (which it can do because it is unaffected by the difficult terrain), skirting the sunlight! It touches him, and Scarecrow takes 2 damage but resists the constitution drain!


Eleanor carries Namia and Shian east and south!


Shian flits further south, and his psicrystal spits at a wight! It hits the wight in the window, which topples backwards, in a dissolving heap!


The remaining wight... turns tail and runs away to the southeast!


The fire, stirred up by an extra-zephyrous gust of mountaintop wind, expands at double speed! Bits of roof collapse into the fire, and the whole building is really getting rickety and prone to total collapse at any moment. (I haven't forgotten that it's, like, lightly drizzle-raining. This fire is more powerful than light rain.)



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (prone, on unstable heap of rubble)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor carrying Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-6 = wraith
i = wight

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

"I've got the wight!" Doldor shouts as he and Brutus charge it. Except he's still a fleshraker, so it comes out more like "Hrashrarssshra!"

Brutus charges the wight.

Hoof, charge and Power Attack for 2: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2]


Doldor leaping Pounces at the wight.

Claw (+5 Str, +5 BAB, -1 Negative Level, +2 Charge): [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

Claw: [roll5]
Damage: [roll6]

Bite: [roll7]
Damage: [roll8]

Rend: [roll9]
Damage: [roll10]

Trip vs Str or Dex: [roll11]

Grapple if tripped: [roll12]

Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Eleanor sets Namia down now that she's awake. She's uncertain what to do with their only remaining corporeal foe set upon to such a degree.

"Any ideas?" she comments aside to Namia.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow takes a 5ft step upwards and tries to set fire to the wraith. He now realizes that the fire was a mistake, since the wraith is unlikely to stay much longer facing him, and so he will end up having to face most of them together.

[roll0] DC 22 halves

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia stands on her own, not wanting to burden Eleanor any more than she already has. She is messy, bloody and tired. "I thought about collapsing the entire building on them but if my hammer did not work I doubt that will either...but maybe it would delay them? I have never fought....abominations like these before....I am at a loss....not to mention...I feel so weak....I can barely lift my hammer. Maybe for now we should retreat to a better position. On the other hand my father always said that everything but gods can die, even if they don't bleed. Do you know how we can hurt them?"

[RCgothic]

Namia

Namia stands on her own, not wanting to burden Eleanor any more than she already has. She is messy, bloody and tired. "I thought about collapsing the entire building on them but if my hammer did not work I doubt that will either...but maybe it would delay them? I have never fought....abominations like these before....I am at a loss....not to mention...I feel so weak....I can barely lift my hammer. Maybe for now we should retreat to a better position. On the other hand my father always said that everything but gods can die, even if they don't bleed. Do you know how we can hurt them?"

"Even gods, I believe," Eleanor replies. "That's why they need us to worship them, so they grow stronger. As for these creatures, I believe magic attacks will work - Shian and Scarecrow have a chance."

[Artorias]

Namia

"Can you do anything with magic to harm them? I can try distracting them enough for you to give them a blow or two if I am lucky. Either that or if you can't we should fall back just a bit as to not be in the way but close to the others as to not be defenseless against these monsters" Namia says as she tries lifting her hammer which is significantly harder now, her hands trembling from the pain and their lack of power.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"None of what I do could really be described as magic," Eleanor says, leaning casually on her hammerglaive. "Best to just stay clear I think. Getting Exogenesis here enchanted was on my to do list, but the gropagas wanted to leave at once."

Talking as a free action :smalltongue:

[Artorias]

Namia

"I think I should do the same with my hammer if we are going to be dealing with foes like this, as well as some better armor." Namia starts moving away from the two buildings if Eleanor follows, trying to put her allies between the buildings where the wraiths are and themselves.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Namia stands up and moves away from the buildings!


Brutus gallops after the wight, charging it! He strikes it with a hoof, almost knocking it down!

Doldor charges the wight, too, destroying it with a claw!


Scarecrow floats upwards a little and breathes upon the wraith -- and the building! The wraith exactly makes its save, but Scarecrow manages to burn some of the fabric of its essence through its incorporeality! He also sets fire to the northwest corner of the building. The roof and all the rubble begins smouldering.


Wraith #5 delays!

Wraith #1 sinks into the ground away from the fire and the sun, and flows northeast, reëmerging within the northeast room of the building!


Eleanor, safe in the sunlight, leans on Exogenesis and chills.


Shian and his psicrystal delay slightly!


The fire spreads, coming dangerously close to engulfing Scarecrow!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (5' in the air)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-6 = wraith

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor hisses for Brutus to stay back, and then he move back into the fight. Once he's closer to the burning buildings, he casts Produce Flame, his raptor-claws suddenly alight with fire.

Doldor moves 60 feet north to end up about 10ft north of Namia, then he casts Produce Flame.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Deciding that the fire is probably faster than him, even with the acidic hole delaying it, Scarecrow moves to leave the house through the hole in the ceiling, to face the wraiths as a group in the other house.

Double move north-east and up. 20ft total movement.

[Rizban]

Shian

Unwilling to tackle the wraiths in the north building alone and unsure what else to do, Shian continues to delay until an opportunity presents itself or someone gives him a better idea of what to do.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"These things don't like sunlight, right?" Eleanor asks, moving to the nearest corner of the building and stoving it in with Exogenesis.


Mountain Hammer! [roll0] +7 power attack. Building is gargantuan and is immobile, so that probably still hits...
Damage: [roll1][roll2] ignoring hardness

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Eleanor moves to the building (which building? I'm assuming the building to the east, because the building to the west is gonna collapse in on itself any moment of its own accord) and takes a mighty whack at the fragile wall, which collapses!


Wraith #3 flinches from the light, reënters the initiative, and flees deeper into the building, through the wall.


Shian and Shian's psicrystal delay!


Namia delays!


Doldor tells Brutus to chill, moves north, and casts produce flame!


Scarecrow floats up and northeast!


The fire expands! The southeast corner of the west building collapses in on itself!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (can be clambered over using 4 squares of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (15' in the air)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-6 = wraith

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Eleanor steps away from the hole she's made and resumes chilling by leaning on her hammerglaive...

Until she's struck by an idea. She jogs over to the gropogas. "Hey. Any of you have a casting of magic weapon prepared? I'm prepared to donate generously for the favour."

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying north, Shian attacks whichever wraith he can see most clearly through the hole.

[roll0] for +1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (2 rounds)

Shian - [roll1] – [roll2]
Psicrystal - [roll3] – [roll4]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia moves close to Eleanor just in case there is danger, ready to assist her or ready to do something if she is asked to.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor moves north to the building infested with wraiths, eager to throw fire at them while he still has the ability to hurt them. He throws a glob of fire at the first wraith he can see, and another glob appears in his raptor-hand afterwards.

Doldor moves North to stand just outside the door, where he should be able to see Wraith 6 and/or 4. If he can't without entering the doorway, he'll move into the doorway.

He throws a Produce'd Flame at Wraith 6.

Ranged Touch: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] Fire damage
Incorporeal miss chance; miss on a 1, hit on a 2: [roll2]

Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)
Produce Flame (69/80 rounds)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Shian flies to the new hole and spits upon wraith #6! Shian's psicrystal also spits upon #6! They both hit the wraith, which evaporates into nothingness with a shriek!


Namia moves up near Eleanor!


Eleanor heads over to the gropagas and offers to buy a casting of magic weapon! The gropagas glance at each other, and one hops down from the cage, gestures and incants and presents his weedaula, and touches Exogenesis. The weapon now has +1/+1 and is magical for 1 minute. "Good luck!"


Brutus chills.

Doldor ... I just realized I didn't give this building any doors, only windows. It makes only a square worth of mechanical difference, but I was imagining the southern window on the western wall as a door, so we'll switch that up now. My bad.

Ok, so, Doldor heads to the nearby window, peers inside, sees that #6 has already evaporated, and chucks fire at #4! But the fire passes past the wraith, and strikes the dry wooden wall, which... immediately bursts into flames!


Wraith #4 phases through the wall to get away from Doldor and the fire.


Scarecrow... rather than delaying and potentially letting the fire catch up to him, fly-Runs up through the hole in the roof and out of the building, away from the fire?


The fire expands!

Wraith #3 phases through a wall away from the fire.



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (can be clambered over using 4 squares of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (20' in the air)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-5 = wraith
g = a gropaga

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

With Exogenesis emitting a pleasing halo, Eleanor move to just inside the ruined doorway.

What are these buildings even made of??!

Anyway, I've lost track of manoeuvres, so for next round: [roll0]
Revitalising Strike
Mountain Hammer
White Raven Tactics

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying slightly northwest, Shian and his psicrystal hurl acid at wraith #2. Should that wraith die or flee out of sight, he'll continue north around the build. If it stays put, he'll wait around to get another shot at it.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (1 round)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

What are these buildings even made of??!

Extremely dry, crappy, crumbling wood, mostly. Wood that was old and crappy, recovered from old and crappy ships, even before it was left out to weather unattended for 20 years. Really, it's a miracle there's still any buildings standing at all.

http://www.terragalleria.com/images/us-ca/usca9994.jpeg

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor moves around the building until he can see a wraith (#2), at which point he'll hurl another blob of fire.

Doldor moves West then North; he should be able to see over the rubble, but if not he'll go all the way to the door. His move speed is 60 feet, so he should be able to get anywhere.

He throws a Produce'd Flame at Wraith 2.

Ranged Touch:
Damage: [roll]1d+5 Fire damage
Incorporeal miss chance; miss on a 1, hit on a 2: [roll1]

EDIT- I messed up the damage roll, but it looks like it doesn't matter. Serendipity?

Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)
Produce Flame (58/80 rounds)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow fly-runs towards the middle of the second house, to the area of #5, while motioning for Namia to join him, as he'd like her to destroy some wall house, as he hopes to catch the wraiths before the new fire spreads too much.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Brutus sits and attempts to lick his own nether regions, not comprehending that he is now a pony.


Shian... can't quite hit #2 from anywhere outside the building with a 30' range, so he moves a bit NW and he and his psicrystal ready actions to spit if #2 moves closer.


Namia chills.


Eleanor moves into the building! (The gropaga climbs back onto the wagon-cage to watch the fight.)


Wraith #2, shrieking, charges Eleanor (it ignores the difficult terrain because it is incorporeal, of course)!

Shian and his psicrystal have their readied actions trigger! Shian's acid strikes the creature, but it phases right through the psicrystal's!

The wraith gets within Eleanor's reach with Exogenesis, and she swings an attack of opportunity! It's a good strike, but the weapon passes right through the wraith!

The wraith gets close enough to touch Eleanor! It easily touches her through her armor! Eleanor takes 1 damage and fails her Fortitude save and takes 4 Constitution drain!


The wraith's calls, yelling in Infernal that one of them has been foolish enough to enter the dimness away from the hated sunlight, brings wraiths #5 and #1!

#5 passes through the wall, passes through one of Eleanor's threatened square, provokes! But she misses it, and it reaches out to touch her. It touches her! Eleanor takes 1 damage but makes her Fortitude save!

Wraith #1 flows under the ground from the southern building to the northeastern one, popping up just south of Eleanor (who has used all her AoOs for the round), and touches at her! It successfully touches her! Eleanor takes 1 damage, fails her save, and takes 6 Constitution drain!


Doldor chucks fire at wraith #2, but it passes through the creature and strikes the wall, which bursts into flames!


Wraith #4 hears #2's calls and flows through the walls to Eleanor! It hits her! Eleanor takes 3 damage but resists the Constitution drain!


Scarecrow floats northeastly! (EDIT: moved 40', not 30', map edited to reflect this. Because Run feat, but heavy armor, unless I'm wrong. And because it doesn't matter much, downwards 10', too.)


The fire expands!


Wraith 3 floats through the wall, avoiding the fire, up to Eleanor! It touches her! Eleanor takes 1 damage but resists the drain!

By my calculations, assuming Eleanor was healed to full after the big fight but before the wraith fight, she's now at 8 Constitution, 32HP out of a max of 32HP, and 7 in her delayed damage pool. (For the record, the doorway itself is shady enough for the wraiths to attack, but any square outside the doorway is too sunny, the creatures can neither enter nor attack into a sunny square. I say "sunny", it's actually super-cloudy and drizzly, but sunny enough for the wraiths to be powerless.)



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (can be clambered over using 4 squares of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (10' in the air)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-5 = wraith

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor's eyes widen with alarm as the wraiths swarm Eleanor. Get out of there, they'll kill you!

Doldor stays where he is and throws.

He throws a Produce'd Flame at Wraith 2.

Ranged Touch: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] Fire damage
Incorporeal miss chance; miss on a 1, hit on a 2: [roll2]


Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)
Produce Flame (47/80 rounds)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Eleanor!" Scarecrow transforms back in midair, falling to the ground with a thud. He moves towards the house and lets out a cone of acid, more to widen the opening and let in the light than with thought to harm the wraiths directly.

I intended Scarecrow to have down as part of his previous run action, though it doesn't matter that much. Also, Scarecrow has the Run feat, so he should be able to run-fly 50ft, and I don't know if you considered it. Regardless, Scarecrow's fall was intended, so the first dice should be nonlethal, and the scond might not exist, depending on you...

Standard action to transform back.
Move action to advance 20ft towards Eleanor, which I think would also place the wraiths within a 40ft cone attack.
Dragonborn breath has recharged by now, at least by my count, so, swift action cone of acid: [roll0] recharge: [roll1]
Edit: Scarecrow won't use the swift breath if the wraiths aren't on Eleanor by that point.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"This was a mistake!" Eleanor yells, completely surrounded by wraiths. The patch of sunlight outside the door is just a little too far to reach...

"I need you guys to let in the sun!" she calls, swinging Exogenesis as hard as she can through the roof approximately where she judges the sun to be...

Mountain Hammer! [roll0] +8 +1fc +1 magic. -7pa. (Forgot fc on first roll). Buildings aren't hard to hit.
Damage: [roll1][roll2] ignoring DR. 77 inc crit and fc x2

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia moves to the door and tries to demolish part of the building with her large weapon to let in some of the sun.


Attack Roll: [roll0]
Damage Roll: [roll1]

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying south, Shian attacks!

[roll0]

Shian - [roll1] – [roll2]
Psicrystal - [roll3] – [roll4]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (2 rounds)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Namia marches up and does some demolition, knocking down a section of wall!


Eleanor pounds the ceiling, and it collapses! The collapsing wood and accumulated roof-dirt passes harmlessly through the wraiths, but falls on Eleanor, who utterly fails to dodge the falling debris; Eleanor takes 9 damage! (Some of that goes into her DD pool, but then her entire DD pool goes into her HP at the end of her turn, leaving her now at a total of 16 hp according to my calculations.)

Namia dodges flying debris!

Eleanor is standing in a heap of rubble, but is in sunlight now! So are all the wraiths! They cringe!


Shian pirouettes and wings south, spitting at #1! The acid damages it!

Shian's psicrystal also spits at #1! But it passes through the wraith and leaves a melty-mark on the floor.


Wraiths #2, #5, and #1 flee from the sunlight, into the next rooms! Eleanor swings at #2 but completely misses, but she catches #5 with Exogenesis for some damage!


Doldor throws fire at... #2 has moved away, so instead, #3! The wraith burns!


Wraith #4 flees from the light!


Scarecrow, having descended a bit after all last round, transforms, and falls deliberately to the ground, taking 2 nonlethal damage! Then he moves and... there's only one wraith left, and it can't attack Eleanor. So... he doesn't spend his dragonborn breath?


The fire continues to consume the buildings! The northeastern corner of the southwestern building collapses with a huge crash!


Wraith #3 flees, around the fire (the non-magical fire can't hurt the wraiths, but they still don't like it), deeper into the building!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 3 squares of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-5 = wraith

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor will run east then north along the outside of the building until he comes to a window through which he can see a wraith; in this case, Wraith 2.

Brutus will clippity clop ten feet closer to the party, because he's bored and wants to be told that he's good for killing all those skeletons.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Eleanor, get out of there! Are you able to continue? I could use your support, but don't go near the wraiths again." Scarecrow runs northwards and in front of the ruined window. He plans on performing an Eleanor so that the wraiths come to him, except that it would be intentional on his side.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"I'll live... I think..." the girl grumbles as she retreats back to the outside, moving to support Scarecrow. She's kicking herself internally - she knew what the wraiths did to Namia, and yet she waltzed in all overconfident anyway just because an evil-ish cleric gave her weapon a magic aura. Scowls. All the scowls.

[Rizban]

Shian


Flying east and gaining a bit of altitude, Shian and his psicrystal ready actions to attack a wraith when the collapsing building reveals one.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (1 round)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia retreats along with Eleanor, making sure to stay close to her. "Let's just stay out of the way for now. You should get some rest."

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Brutus clippity clops north a bit!


Namia moves away from the building with Eleanor!


Eleanor clambers out of the rubble and moves away from the building to Scarecrow!


Shian flies east and up and he and his psicrystal ready attacks!


Wraith #2, #5, and #1 delay!


Doldor scoots around the corner and looks in the window at wraith #2!


Wraith #4 delays!


Scarecrow runs to the northern window!


The fire expands!


Wraith #3 delays!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 3 squares of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-5 = wraith

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Deciding between the spreading fire and waiting for Eleanor, Scarecrow decides to step in now. He moves into the house and readies to breathe on the wraiths once all of them are within range, or at least all of them acted.

Scarecrow will go inside, but not so deep as so Eleanor can reach him with WRT without being a wraith target herself. Though with the difficult terrain and 20ft move speed, that's not much of a worry regardless.

Won't be able to catch all of them with a 15ft cone of cold, but there's little choice... [roll0] DC 22.

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian and his psicrystal maintain their readied actions.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor hurls another glob of fire, doing his best to kill at least one of the wraiths while his spell is active.

Doldor moves West then throws a glob of flame at the most-damaged visible wraith that doesn't have cover.

Ranged Touch: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] Fire damage
Incorporeal miss chance; miss on a 1, hit on a 2: [roll2]


Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)
Produce Flame (35/80 rounds)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Namia and Eleanor... head north to back up Scarecrow? Too far to move to be able to get within range and WRT him this round anyway, just setting that up for next round?


Shian and his psicrystal maintain their readied actions!


Doldor chucks fire at wraith #2! It passes directly through where the creature's heart would be if it had one! But it does not set the building alight, it hits a less-flammable spot and doesn't add more fire to the inferno.


Scarecrow climbs into the building through the window and readies a breath attack!


Wraith #1 peers around the doorway at Scarecrow, yells out an invitation in Infernal to its brethren, and moves up to touch at Scarecrow! It touches Scarecrow for 4 damage, but he resists the Constitution drain!

Wraith #4 joins in the fun, floating up to Scarecrow and touching him for 1 damage, but he resist the drain!

Wraith #5 sinks into the ground, travels beneath the fire, and emerges next to Scarecrow! But it doesn't have the movement to also attack.

Wraiths #3 and #2 do the same as #5!


The wraiths all having moved, Scarecrow's readied breath attack goes off! By my analysis, he can get at most 2 of them at once, so he does that. Wraiths #1 and #2 are breathed upon! #1 phases through the attack, but #2 takes full damage! Wraith #2 evaporates into a puff of ectoplasm!


The fire expands!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 3 squares of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1-5 = wraith

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian double moves to fly west and around the building to meet up with the others. If one is visible at some point during flight, his psicrystal will take a potshot at it.

[roll0]

Psicrystal - [roll1] – [roll2]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (2 rounds)
ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Knowing that the building won't last long, Scarecrow doesn't really help the case either. He moves 5 feet back, probably opening himself to attacks, and then breathes acid and fire in quick succession.

Move: 5ft back. (Though if the walls will prevent Scarecrow's acid/fire from reaching some of the wraiths, I rather move north of #1)
Swift: Acid breath, 40ft cone. [roll0] [roll1]
Standard: Fire breath, 30ft cone. [roll2]

I'm also assuming that this attack was through WRT and before the wraiths get to act again, though not much will change if that's not true.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor runs north and then west alongside the outside of the building in an effort to get line of sight on the wraiths again, moving a full 120 feet, putting his magically-enhanced raptor-legs to work.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Brutus and Namia delay!


Eleanor... well, Scarecrow's going pretty much last (after everybody but the fire) anyway, so delaying until after Scarecrow to WRT him is very the same as delaying until the top of next round and WRTing him then, so she delays to the top of the next round.


Shian flits around the building! His psicrystal takes a potshot at... #1! But the acid passes straight through the wraith!


Doldor hustles around the building!


The four wraiths reach out to touch Scarecrow! One completely misses, but the other three touch him! (It just occurred to me that Scarecrow has DR. It doesn't say what kind of damage these wraiths are doing with their incorporeal touch attacks, so probably it should be regular physical damage -- but I'mm'a say they're doing negative energy damage, which bypasses DR, because that makes more sense to me. d4s aren't going to make much difference to Scarecrow's metric boatload of HP anyway, even without subtracting 2 from each. You got this.) Scarecrow takes 4, 4, and 3 damage! But he resists the drain!


Scarecrow moves back into the window (he can get three four (with lax rules about where he can originate it) if he moves west or three four if he moves northeast, so he moves west), provoking from all four of them! They all reach out to touch as he moves past, and again three of them touch him and one of them misses! Scarecrow takes 4, 2, and 2 damage! Then Scarecrow breathes a cone of acid and a cone of fire (which pretty much sets the whole building alight)! Wraith #1 incorporeals the acid but eats the fire, #4 eats the acid but incorporeals the fire, #3 eats both, #5 eats both! #1 fails its reflex save against acid, and is looking raggedy but still up! #4 makes its reflex save against fire, and is looking okay! #3 fails its save against acid and makes its save against fire, and is looking extremely ragged but still up! (If that seems wrong, recall that these wraiths feasted upon both the chain devil and Eleanor, gaining temporary HP from both.) #5 succeeds on its save against acid but fails against fire, is reduced to precisely 0hp, and evaporates!


The fire spreads! The northeast section of the northeast building collapses amidst a huge cloud of dust and rubble and wood shards! Scarecrow, caught within the fire, takes 5 points of fire damage! (The wraiths are all within fire now, too, but it's not magical fire and therefore they are unharmed. They are, however, irritated, and are likely to move out of convenient breathing-upon formation before Scarecrow's next natural turn -- but after Eleanor's next turn.)



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# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 15' of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered through using 15' of movement)
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow (in burning fire rubble)
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
1, 3, 4 = wraith (all three in burning fire rubble)

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying a very short distance north, Shian attacks.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (1 round)

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

If Eleanor uses WRT on Scarecrow and allows him to fire at the Wraiths, he'll do so. He'll also move out of the flaming wreck, using his translocation anklets of needed to avoid an AoO (though he'll 5ft step if able and it's enough to get out of the fire).

[roll0] fire damage, if relevant.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor moves to the window, then hurls deadly magical fire into the chaotic fight. He wishes that the less-deadly regular fire would hurt the wraiths, but you can't always get what you want.

Doldor moves West then throws a glob of flame at the most-damaged visible wraith that doesn't have cover.

Ranged Touch: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] Fire damage
Incorporeal miss chance; miss on a 1, hit on a 2: [roll2]


Doldor Wildheart (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=308537)
Male Neutral Good Engineer Throwback - Dwarf Druid 5 / Planar Shepherd 2, Level 7, Init 4, HP 58/66, Speed 60ft. Size Medium
AC 30, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 11, Ref 8, Will 13, Base Attack Bonus +5.25
Claws +9 (1d6+6+Poison, x2)
Bite +9 (1d8+2, x2)
Tail Slap +9 (1d8+2+Poison, x2)
Rake +9 (1d6+3)
+2 Black Dragonhide Breastplate, (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural, -1 Size)
Abilities Str 23, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 8
Special Attacks
Leaping Pounce (Full attack + Rake on charge, free trip attempt if hit, free grapple attempt if tripped)
Poison (Fort DC 14, damage 1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Negative Level (-1 Skill checks and ability checks, -1 effective level, other changes made in stats)
Healing Belt (2/3 charges remaining)
Produce Flame (23/80 rounds)

Brutus (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=320159)
Male True Neutral War Pony (former Riding Dog) Animal Companion, Level 6, Init 2, HP 29/40, Speed 50
AC 29, Touch 14, Flat-footed 27, Fort 10, Ref 7, Will 9, Base Attack Bonus 4
Hoof (2) +8 (1d3+4, x2)
+1 Breastplate Barding (+6 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflect, +9 Natural)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Condition Greater Resistance (+3 to Saves)
Longstrider (+10ft movement speed)
Barkskin (+3 enhancement to Natural Armor)

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Eleanor does indeed use WRT on Scarecrow, and then her manoeuvres regenerate.

[roll0]

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Eleanor uses White Raven Tactics on Scarecrow!

Scarecrow uses his translocation anklets to move 5' west, then breathes on the three wraiths! #1 incorporeals, #3 eats fire, #4 incorporeals. #3 fails its reflex save, and evaporates in a cloud of smoke!


Shian and his psicrystal fly north, and attack! Shian's gobbet of acid passes right through wraith #1, but his psicrystal's gobbet hits, and the wraith evaporates!


Doldor moves to the window, then chucks fire into the fire! But he completely misses the wraith, and the fire hits only fire.


The one remaining wraith sinks into the ground and flees! Amidst the roaring inferno and the fact that it's flying underground, nobody happens to spot where it fled to, or even which direction it fled.


...Although Brutus elects to take this moment to reënter the initiative and canter nervously towards the party.


The fire roars! Most of the northeast building collapses in on itself into the fire!



,#...............€€€........................
##...............€€€.........D..............
.................€€€......#‼️#+####%%%%%%%%..
.......€€€.............H..‼️‼️‼️,,,#,,%%%%%%%..
.......€€€.........*....**‼️‼️‼️‼️,,|‼️,%%%%%%%..
.......€€€........**..*.EC‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,%%%%% %..
......................**N.‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️#%%% %%..
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.....€€€....**€€€..**..**.‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ‼️‼️,#..
.....€€€....****....*...*.‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ‼️‼️‼️#..
.....€€€...****......**...‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ‼️‼️,#..
...........******..*.*.*..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ‼️,,#..
*..........€€€****........‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ,,,+..
...........€€€.*....*..b..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,, ,,#..
...........€€€............‼️‼️‼️,,‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,,,,,# ..
....................*.....%‼️##+#‼️‼️‼️###+###..
.....................**.....................
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%%.............. .........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%%%............... ........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,%%%%............... ........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%%.............. .........
.*‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,*%%%............... ........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,,%%.............. .........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️|###.............. .........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,,,#.............. .........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,,#............. ..........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️*+............ ...........
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️#........... ............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....####|###
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....#
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....#
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....+
....................................#
..............................*.....#

. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 15' of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered through using 15' of movement)
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
w = wraith

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor moves west and south to regroup with the rest of the party, looking for the wraith all the while. He directs Brutus to sniff around for the wraith, as ludicrous as that seems.

So.

The rules say that "non-visual senses (such as scent or blindsight) are ineffective or only partially effective against creatures with the incorporeal subtype."

Any chance it's just partially effective? Perhaps he can smell a graveyard-like scent of death and decay?

Also, Spot: [roll0] for Doldor and [roll1] Brutus.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow looks around. "Doldor, can you check the north-western house? It's closest, so the wraith is most likely headed over there... But Shian, can you check the house to the south-east, just in case?" With his plating not being relevant against the wraiths, Scarecrow decides that changing into a more maneuverable form will be favorable, and shifts into a winged elf, before flying 50ft to the north western house.

[Artorias]

Namia

"Eleanor, stay with Scarecrow. I will go make sure Doldor is okay. Even if he can fight them off it's better if he is not alone, just in case." Namia says before moving to Doldor's side and staying with him


Namia can't do much here and I am lurking around so if I want to do something that is not just follow Doldor I will say so. Until then I will just follow Doldor.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor still has a move action to spare, so he puts his move speed to use and runs over to north-western house.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"Doldor can take care of himself, and we know how to remain stay safe now," Eleanor replies, making ready to scout west. "We need to work out where it went, fast!"

Eleanor then scouts off to the east northeast, looking for any alternate buildings that the wraith ma have taken refuge in.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Namia stays close to Doldor!


Eleanor moves northeast to check in that direction! On closer inspection, there are mostly only completely collapsed buildings nearby in that direction.


Shian rockets to the south!


Scarecrow becomes a winged elf, and flies west!


Doldor moves a bit south!


Brutus, as it happens, does have the ability to detect the presence of a wraith if it's within 30' of him, because of the wraith's ability to freak the heck out of Animals. He is, upon closer investigation, nervously very avoiding the southeastern building.


The fire spreads!



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.......€€€......D.........‼️‼️‼️‼️,,#‼️,%%%%%%%... ..
.......€€€.....CN..*....**‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%%%% %.....
.......€€€........**..*...‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%% %%.....
......................**..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%% %%%.....
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*..........€€€****........‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ‼️,,+.....
...........€€€.*....*.....‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ,,,#.....
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..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%%.............. ............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️%%%............. .............
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..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,%%............. .............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️###............. .............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,,#..........H.. .............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️,#............ ..............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️+........... ...............
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... ................
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....####|####..
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....# #..
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....# #..
..‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️.......... .....+ +..
....................................# #..
..............................*.....# #..
....................................####+####..
...............................................
...............................................

. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 15' of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered through using 15' of movement)
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
w = wraith

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor, being keenly aware of his animal companion's state of being, notices Brutus's concern. He directs Brutus to get as close to the bad feeling as he can (perhaps via Shian, if words are required), then Doldor runs to the southeastern building at his full raptorian speed.

Doldor is directing Brutus to Seek, which is a trick he knows.

If Doldor Runs he can move up to 240 feet.

[RCgothic]

Seeing the urgent motions of Doldor and Brutus, Eleanor also converges on the Southeastern building.

[Rizban]

Shian ignores the building for the moment and flies eastward, trying to keep an eye out. Just in case.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

On Doldor's instruction, everybody heads southeasterly, running where possible! Except Shian, who just flits east!

Peering inside the building, indeed, there's one corner that's darker than the others! (Doldor can't target the wraith from where he's wound up this turn, but he can from outside the south or east window.)


The fire spreads!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 15' of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered through using 15' of movement)
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
w = wraith

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying southwest towards the open window, Shiand and psicrystal attack!

Looks to be exactly 50 feet to reach that window. If not, Shian double moves, and only the crystal attacks.

[roll0]
+1 luck bonus to Attack/Damage Rolls (2 rounds)
+1 luck bonus to Saving Throws (2 rounds)
+1 luck bonus to Skill/Ability Checks (2 rounds)

Shian - [roll1] – [roll2]
Psicrystal - [roll3] – [roll4]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsLucky Dice (bound)1+1 bonus to all allies within 30 feet to certain rolls for 2 rounds.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 3/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 21/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor runs to the building's southern window, and he hurls a blob of fires enhanced by Shian's magic soul-dice. The flame actually hits the wraith, for once, and it burns very bright.


Ranged touch attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Miss chance, miss on a 1: [roll2]

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Be careful with fire! If the building burns, the wraith may flee entirely before we can deal with it." Scarecrow says, moving into the building (if he can't reach it normally, he also has the anklets of translocation to teleport 10ft and inside), before breathing cold at the wraith.

[roll0]

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Eleanor doesn't have much to do but run to the site of combat, so I'll post now rather than waiting, and she does that. Namia, too.


Shian and his psicrystal flit back to the window! The building is a bit more than 30' big, so he needs to enter to acid the wraith, unless Scarecrow prompts it to move. I imagine readying an action and staying safe is more desirable than entering the building and getting Bad Touched, so they do that!


Scarecrow does need to use his Anklets of Translocation to get all the way into the building, so he does that! He breathes cold, but the wraith is insubstantial and frost covers everything except it!


The wraith, having delayed, jumps back into the initiative to try to touch Scarecrow! It very much hits him! Scarecrow takes 1 damage, but he resists the drain!


Shian and his psicrystal take their readied actions! Shian hits the wraith! The psicrystal's acid just passes right through it!


Doldor moves to get a slightly better shot, and pegs the wraith with fire! It burns a bit, and looks extremely unhappy!


Brutus, safe away from the wraith, delays (made nervous by the fire but that's ok)!


The fire spreads, sending sparks high up into the drizzly cloudy sky!



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. = grassy scorched ground
# = ruined building
% = heap of rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered over using 15' of movement)
‼️ = flaming rubble (extremely difficult terrain; can be clambered through using 15' of movement)
, = dim, ruined building interior (difficult terrain)
| = ruined doorway (can pass through, not difficult terrain)
+ = ruined window (can pass through, difficult terrain)
€ = cage-wagons full of chains with gropagas on top
* = defeated monster

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor (1 negative level)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (20' up)
E = Eleanor
N = Namia (who is fatigued)
b = Brutus
w = wraith

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

On one hand, Scarecrow doesn't wish to set the building ablaze. On the other hand, he wants to finish this as quickly as he can... Betting everything on that moment, Scarecrow huffs once, but lets out two puffs!


[roll0] [roll1] fire damage, DC 22 halves. Not using Power Surge or anything, so that there's no recharge.
[roll2] [roll3] fire damage, DC 22 halves. quickened, 4 rounds recharge.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Scarecrow huffs and puffs and breathes and everything burns except the wraith, and then he breathes again and everything burns including the wraith! It evaporates!


All the foes are defeated! The fires burn merrily, all three buildings burn completely down! Everyone reconvenes and gathers in the space between the buildings!

Eleanor and Namia gain 1050xp each, Shian, Doldor, and Scarecrow gain 880xp each! And let's go with a bonus everyone gains an additional 500xp for killing all the things and not letting anything get away that could be dangerous. Which levels Scarecrow up to level 9, according to my calculations.


The gropagas begin to pack up -- not the wagons or the chains, they're leaving them here (the wagons were pulled by creatures that have since been released, after all), but everything else they brought. One of them will require a "donation" of 40gp from Eleanor (her magic weapon lasts a total of 4 minutes before flickering out).

None of the gropagas present is high enough level to have restoration (which you'll probably want to find a source for three castings of, to get rid of Doldor's negative level and Namia's and Eleanor's Constitution drain) prepared. Probably even the High Gropaga back in Endeesy isn't.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"These wraiths sure were persistent, but not as much as we were!" Scarecrow says, flexing and examining the damage that the wraiths dealt to his body. Between them and the damage he caused to himself with fire and debris, it was starting to be something that he shouldn't ignore, so Scarecrow adjusted his belts and unleashed the waves of recovery magic. Even with the rebirth, he was still a 'forged... But the others, except for Shian, suffered more than himself throughout the battle. "These enemies were no laughing manner... I know that it must be frustrating to hold back and let others handle the situation, and I know it would go against my own nature as well, so I don't blame you, but it was quite unwise. It was quick thinking that helped us prevent any losses today, but let's try not be in this situation at all next time." Scarecrow says. He didn't want to be too harsh, nor he felt that it was his place to scold anyone, but he wasn't comfortable with how afraid he was back there...

"We aren't too far from Numiel's Monastery... Closer than we are to Endeesy, too. We could go there and see if they are able to help you recover... I'd also like to see the felldrakes that were released here get to safety." Scarecrow mentions.

41 damage taken this time, will heal at least 35 of it.

[roll0][roll1][roll2][roll3][roll4][roll5]

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor's shape shifts and flows, and he turns back from a spiky raptor into a surly dwarf. He lets out a slow breath of relief, then gives Brutus a big hug. The pony is glad to get a hug, and is rather exhausted after the battle.

After taking a moment, Doldor looks around the group. "I've got healing charges left in my belt and a wand, so if anyone wants to be healed just pipe up."

He listens to Scarecrow, and finds himself conflicted. "I agree that in a fight like that, it would have been better to keep a firm defensive line; but such things are difficult to do in the heat of battle, and it's hard to ask warriors to stand back when there is fighting to be done. Eleanor and Namia were at risk of death, certainly, and I don't like to see such things, but a towering oak tree is made strong by the buffeting winds."

Doldor has, of course, never seen an old-growth forest, and therefore has never seen a towering oak tree; but he knows about them, gosh darnnit.

He takes stock of the battlefield. "Did any of those monsters drop anything worthwhile? We just got a payday, but it can never hurt to keep our coffers full. You can load me up with as much stuff as I can carry; weight is no big matter to a dwarf. And then I think we should head to the Monastery. I hate to keep imposing on them, but we are in desperate need of some rest, and I'm worried about the dark afflictions currently on myself, Eleanor, and Namia. If we don't do something to take care of them we could all end up permanently damaged."

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

The gropagas, without the carts and wagons and chained beasties, can make better time and can defend themselves better than they could on the way up, so they're content to return to Endeesy unescorted if the party wants to head to the Monastery.

One of them disburses to the party the 1000 gp that I believe the High Gropaga promised for the escort. (That's 200gp for each person.)

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Eleanor immediately hands back 40gp of her share of the 200.

"I concur that it's probably a good idea to head to the Monastery. Although once we are recovered I would appreciate a chance to do some shopping in Endeesey."

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor takes a few minutes to look around the battlefield with Brutus to see if they can find anything of value in the carnage. After that, he confirms that the party wants to journey to the monastery, then Wildshapes into an Axiomatic Dire Hawk to take to the skies and keep an eye out for trouble while the party travels.

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

The damp battlefield is strewn with bones and corpses and would be getting pretty ripe except the smell of burning wood overpowers the smell of mouldering corpses. But there's nothing in particular to be found here other than plentiful chains and shackles and the like. The foes were not provided with any equipment by the gropagas.

[Rizban]

Shian

Landing nearby, Shian chirps and adds his own thoughts.

'I should like to return to Endeesy soon. I placed an order there before leaving that I want to collect sooner rather than later.'

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"I have placed an order as well, though it will probably take a few more days to complete... But it's getting late, too, and the monastery isn't too far..." Scarecrow says, looking at Doldor. "Wouldn't a bat be more appropriate at this time of the night?"

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

Well, the monastery is a bit closer, albeit in almost exactly the wrong direction. Abbot Waxter is almost certainly not powerful enough to prepare restoration, but there's a chance he might have a scroll of it on hand. If he does, he's likely to provide the spell for free, the party having provided so many services to the monastery in the past.

On the other hand, Mario's Discount Magic Supply Emporium (of which the nearest franchises are in Endeesy and Noodleton) or one of the scroll shops in Endeesy are probably more likely to have scrolls for sale. Or, for that matter, restoration is a spell of the third circle for a Healer, and it's just possible that one of the priests of one of the temples in Endeesy is a Healer of sufficient power who might offer it for a suitable donation.

So those are some things to contemplate as a decision is made.

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia sets down her greathammer and drags it as she moves back to the core of the group, her steps heavy, showing how tired and weakened she is "Where are the priests going? If they are going in a direction we want to go to we could go with them, no? It would be much safer if we traveled in such a large group, at least for a while"

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor, being a druid, probably noticed that it was night and not day. Thankfully, Dire Hawks have low-light vision, which actually makes them better at seeing at night than Desmondu Hunting Bats. Who knew?

After considering the available options further, he looks toward Endeesy. "On further consideration, maybe we should head back to the city. We may have better luck finding Healers or Scrolls of Restoration, and if we can't find three, I was planning on using my spells tomorrow to empower myself so that I can resist the long-term effects of the wight's touch. Greater Resistance, Bear's Endurance, Guidance, that kind of thing. It's not idea; there's no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to this kind of dark magic. But I should be able to shrug it off, hopefully, and we can focus on finding spells for Namia and Eleanor. As far as I'm aware, there is no time requirement to restoring them, so we don't have to rush."

[Malimar]

Disreputable Ruins

So that's now, like, three or four votes for Endeesy instead of the Monastery! If nobody has really strong opinions to head to the monastery instead, we can soon get this show back on the road, yes?

[RaggedAngel]

Brutus

Brutus is very tired after the fight, and everyone is just standing around now. He wants to get walking again. He misses a lot of things about his old body, but his new body really likes to walk.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"You are probably right..." Scarecrow says, but the hesitation is obvious. "You should head back to Endeesy then. You'll be safe with the gropagas... I'm too worried about the felldrakes, and have to make sure they get to the monastery safely. I should be back in Endeesy by tomorrow."

Unless anyone has strong objections, Scarecrow will head out to follow in the felldrakes' tracks (which should be easy, since he was the one that provided them directions to the monastery), picking between the varag and winged elf forms, whichever will allow him to travel fastest.

[Malimar]

The Slopes of Mount Dis

So Scarecrow heads northeast towards the monastery; most of the rest of the party (including all the gropagas) heads west towards Serpent Pass, to head southeast on the road from there!

The night is dark and full of terrors. But Scarecrow, in a fast form, eventually catches up to the felldrakes, who are frolicking and generally need herding to get to the monastery in any reasonable amount of time, and then once he catches up, the group of him and the felldrakes is large enough that many things may not bother them.


On the way, the group startles a patch of mushrooms! The mushrooms, the size of cats, with white stalks and red bulbous heads, were... doing something, it's not clear what, but they flee from the drakes and Scarecrow off to the southeast.


Unless they pursue the mushrooms, the group reaches the monastery around midnight! A few of the monastery's local felldrakes bound up and greet the newcomers! Only one cenobite is awake, and he brings Scarecrow to the guest house for the rest of the night, unless Scarecrow really wants the abbot to be awoken.

The night is dark and full of terrors. But the party is large and unlikely to be molested!

The party is unmolested on their way down the hill to Serpent Pass... but once they get to the road, they discover a wrecked caravan of several wagons, twelve miscellaneous humanoid corpses, and the bodies of several oxen. The wagons have been overturned and their contents smashed and scattered, everything valuable has been looted, leaving only cheap trinkets and smashed carpentry. Despite the warmth and dampness of the night, the bodies and wagons are covered in a rime of slightly melty frost.

[Rizban]

Shian

Flying back and forth over the caravan to scan the destruction, Shian muses a bit.

'You don't suppose it's another white dragon?'

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Brutus begins to sniff around the wagons for the smell of anything unusual, while Doldor wheels overhead, using his keen raptor-vision to look around. Doldor muses on the fact that he's been two different kinds of raptor today.

Spot: [roll0]

[Malimar]

Serpent Pass

Brutus smells only death and ice!

The gropagas go over the scene, looking for any valuables or hidden messages from Inglip, but they find nothing.

There are a few big claw-marks in the soil, on the bodies, and especially on the wagons, and on closer inspection several of the oxen have been torn into and partially devoured, and there appears to be one or two fewer ox corpses than you would expect from the number of wagons. Somebody froze everybody to death, tore the scene to pieces, gnawed on some of the oxen, and absconded with an ox and all the valuables.

Shian and Doldor fly above the scene! They see nothing of any possible perpetrators.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Unless the gropagas have divinatory abilities they'd like to use, Doldor recommends that the party make a note of the location of the attack and then move on. It's unfortunate, but if the attacker has left the scene it would be unwise to attack them, given their injuries and the fact that Doldor has expended the bulk of his daily magic.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Not really knowing much about the mushrooms, and not being attacked by them,
Scarecrow decides not to give chase.

At the Monastery, Scarecrow watches as the felldrakes greet each other, the pack slowly growing...
Numiel has a small army of them here already. He considers heading out to Endeesy already, but decides to exchange words with the Abbot first, so he goes to meditate the night away.

[Rizban]

Shian

Agreeing with Doldor, Shian is ready to get back to Endeesy.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor


Eleanor stands guard over the gropogas as Shian and Doldor complete their aerial survey. To Eleanor's inexperienced eyes she could very much believe that this was the work of a white dragon. Nothing much to do but report the loss and continue onwards.

[Malimar]

Monastery of Numiel at Perch Hill

In the morning, the monastery's inhabitants awaken, and Abbot Waxter comes to the guest house! "Welcome, my friend! Would you care to perform morning prayers with us?"

Today, Mesgel, the Green Wanderer of Disgust (representing things staying the same) is in the Scythe (representing agriculture and patience). So it's a good day to not change your farming habits, I guess!

Serpent Pass

The party, in the end, leaves the wreckage behind for the scavengers, and takes the road downhill to the southeast!


Gus

On the way, the group is not accosted by anything in particular. Some dark creatures in the night, in the cornfields, in the sky, but nothing attacks the large group.

They do come across a patch of tasty, dense, wild earthmelons, though.


Endeesy

And then they approach the gates of Endeesy in the wee hours of the morning! After some discussion with the guards on duty, the party convinces them they're not horrible monsters that will do violence to the populace, and are permitted inside.

The gropagas depart, the party heads to their various sleeping-places, and pass an uneventful night of rest, well into the morning!


The Next Morning

Today, Mesgel, the Green Wanderer of Disgust (representing things staying the same) is in the Scythe (representing agriculture and patience). So it's a good day to not change your farming habits, I guess!

Late in the morning, everyone except Scarecrow re-gathers at the Adventurer's Guild and has brunch!

There are probably a few new bounties on the board (http://highseas.wikia.com/wiki/Bounties) since the last they checked. But they'll probably want to wait for Scarecrow, who may be turning up at any moment.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow exchanges greetings, admits his lack of knowledge in the proper prayer, but is eager to learn, and joins the Abbot.

Afterwards, asking for some of the Abbot's time, Scarecrow shares with him the tales of the last two days,
with them becoming champions and slayers of undead. "It's weird being blessed by Inglip, especially considering the current... Friction, but the reward will go a long way towards helping us on our quest to reverse the Inundation. And I'm glad that we were around to make sure none of the dangerous undead that they had planned to release could escape into the wild. My allies were hurt in the battle, so I also wanted to ask if you may have scrolls with Restoration and such, I would gladly buy them... I can also offer you this scroll of lesser planar ally, which is attuned to Numiel. Since we have no clerics in our group, this may be more of use to you..." Scarecrow offers. "And please, tell us if the felldrakes that we keep inviting here are stretching your resources..." He adds, a bit embarrassed. "I didn't ask you before offering them a place here..."

"I also have some information regarding Aramil Silverleaf. It's not much though... He contracted an affliction called the Flux, caused due to a flux storm conjured by Ned the Half-Elf on the Omorashi Empire's coast. Aramil, along with a group of people that don't really fit the description of the Prior's murderers, came to Professor Johnson in Endeesy, trying to cure the Flux. According to the professor, they left before he could cure them, with Aramil leaving the world entirely, and the others suspected dead from the flux. Without any information about the others, I suspect it has been too long and the trail has gone cold. I'm sorry... If we do find anything about the group, I'll be sure to let you know."

After their conversation, Scarecrow bids the Abbot, and the felldrakes, goodbye, and flies back to Endeesy.

[Malimar]

Monastery of Numiel

The actual chapel is too small for more than a handful of people, so most of the monastery-wide services are performed out under the sun -- which is at least as appropriate anyway, windowy though the chapel is.

The service is very orderly, mostly Abbot Waxter reading from the Book of Numiel, occasional call and response. Some of the bits are in Common, some are in Celestial, some are in Draconic -- but these cenobites aren't actually particularly learned, so mostly it's Common. Sometimes the lantern archon Malasavuulael contributes.

Then the cenobites retire to the dining room for breakfast, while Waxter claims a few rolls and heads to his office (a small, book-cluttered room) to discusss with Scarecrow!

"Ah, yes. Well, though Romus is a Numielite nation, and Koprulu has officially declared a holy war, theologically, Numiel and Inglip aren't in conflict themselves, so you should be alright accepting the blessing of both."

"Well, let's see... Restoration, that's a powerful scroll..." He checks a shelf of scrolls, and eventually concludes, "Sadly, we lack scrolls of that power. I do have one scroll of heal, but..." A bit more explanation from Scarecrow, and it turns out that heal will not cure any of the afflictions affecting any party members. "I could send away to the Archbishop of Shell for a few, but it would take days to arrive, you're probably in more of a hurry than that."

Waxter accepts the scroll of lesser planar ally keyed to Numiel, but insists on paying Scarecrow 500gp (a fair price) for it. "You have given us so much already, and a dragon's hoard ought to be acquired as fairly as possible."

"Oh, the drakes are enthusiastic workers in the garden and on watch. Mostly they feed themselves on the local wildlife, so it's really no problem taking them in."

The Abbot nods sagely as Scarecrow brings more information about Aramil. "Interesting. Well, I hope Numiel's justice finds him wherever he has gone to."

And then, their business concluded, Scarecrow bids farewell to the abbot and the felldrakes (who frolic and don't entirely understand what's going on) and flies south to Endeesy!


Gus

On his flight, Scarecrow spots below him: a lion (a good omen!), miscellaneous wildlife, and some sheep watched over by a shepherd.


Adventurer's Guild

In late morning, Scarecrow walks into the Adventurer's Guildhall, and finds the rest of the party already there, brunching!

(There are probably a few new bounties on the board (http://highseas.wikia.com/wiki/Bounties) since the last Scarecrow checked.)

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Greeting the group, Scarecrow joins at the table, offering each of them 100g, explaining that Abbot Waxter paid him for the scroll only if prompted. Then explaining where the scroll came from, since he may have forgot to mention it.

"It will take at least a couple of days before my order is ready, and since I have quite a bit more gold, I'll need to consider what else I should buy... But you need to equip yourselves as well, so we should perhaps take some time off for now, until everything's ready." Scarecrow says, considering their quest. "We should also look into inter- and intra-planar travel... Resistances should be easier to come by once we have that arranged."

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor spends the morning making inquiries at local temples about spellcasters able to cast Restoration. He also asks if there are any less-powerful clerics or Healers able to cast Resurgence. He offers either money or use of his Druidic magic as compensation, citing Numiel's Monastery as an example of a group that has benefited from a good-natured working relationship with him.

Back at the Adventurer's Guild, Doldor is happy to see Scarecrow arrive unharmed. He fills him in on the details of their travel back to Endeesy, including the frozen caravan. That done, he responds to Scarecrow's line of thought. "I've heard tell of a set of magic items called the Raiment of the Four. They're items that allow a spellcaster to expend one of their prepared spells to cast a specific spell that they might not otherwise be capable of; spells that are usually the domain of Wizards and Sorcerers. They all seem interesting, but the one relevant to our interests is the Belt of the Wide Earth. It allows a spellcaster to cast Teleport, which is exactly what we need to get around both on this plane and the outer planes. I'm not quite strong enough to use it yet, but I have a feeling that I'm right on the cusp of the next tier of magic; this morning when I prepared spells I could practically feel the power swimming at the edge of my mind. That belt may be our best bet for fast, long-range travel."

[Malimar]

Endeesy

Doldor's checking around at the various temples and places turns up... no success! One of the priestesses at the temple of Dalya is a Healer, but not one powerful enough to cast restoration.

Most of the temples, on the other hand, have priests capable of casting resurgence, and some of them even have it prepared, including the Healer at the temple of Dalya!

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Alright, then we should see into buying this belt... But we may also need to buy the scrolls to heal you, and-" Scarecrow turns to Namia and Eleanor, "-you also need to get properly equipped... That's more important right now." Scarecrow considers. "Yeah, I think we have a plan. Get yourselves healed and equipped, then we will decide on a quest to tackle so that Doldor can use that belt... Then we can either look into interplanar travel, or find the portals and use them... We will need to get the orbs first, anyway, so anti-scrying is more important. Namia, how hard is it to return to your tribe? Could that be a method to get us into the plane of earth?"

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor sits back, sipping at his mug of hard cider (hard for a human, anyway, not so much for mongrelfolk or dwarven throwbacks). "Intraplanar travel, that is, travel from place to place is more of a trouble for me than getting between planes, ironically enough. That best is our best shot, and it's pretty expensive; 8000 gold is the going price I've heard, and that's if we can find one. The only good druidic spell for moving long distances quickly only works on the Prime Material and maybe the Plane of Earth. But thanks to the blessing of the ancient dwarven tombs, I can summon forth the aide of an outsider; including a kind of genie known as a Jann. They have the ability to Plane Shift large groups of people at will. We would have to pay them for their services, around 300 gold pieces, and the spell calls for a small sacrifice of personal energy, but it is something I am able to do."

He takes another sip, appreciating the flavor of the drink. "I can take us to the Lawful Plane of Earth myself, thanks to my magical connection to it. Or, rather, I will be able to take us there soon; just as with the next circle of druidic magic, I can sense that I am on the cusp of being able to move myself and others to the Plane of Earth and back."

Doldor sets down the mug, and begins eyeing his buttered bread. "As for measures against Scrying, I don't think I'll be of much help. I've done a good share of reading and learning over the past few months as I've grown in power, but as far as I know blocking divination magic is the purvey of Wizards and some Clerics."

I'm assuming that between multiple levels of making downtime Knowledge (The Planes), (Nature), and (Arcana) checks, Doldor know this stuff. If I'm reaching or stretching, let me know, but I think this is all kosher information.

[Rizban]

Shian

'I have a soulmeld available that would grant me the effects of nondetection, though I'm not sure exactly how effective it might be and cannot share it with anyone else. It would also interfere with my ability to communicate with you telepathically...'

Both soulmelds occupy the crown chakra, and it'll be 12th level before I can take the feat that lets me put soulmelds on the same chakra.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Wouldn't be quite what we need... They are going to try to scry on the orbs, so we need a lead box for those, but after failing to locate the orbs, they'll just use Locate Object to find the lead box itself, which worked for them when Sir Bucket's party attempted it. We need to be more clever about it... I'll look into it. Shian, do you have any purchases you need to make, or can we split the price of the belt three-way?"

With Scarecrow's arcane (and spell) knowledge... Does Scarecrow know how vague can Locate Object be in order to find the item?

Specifically, can it track the box simply with "the item that contains the orbs"? Would it work if it's a lead box that inside a baggie of holding? The spell specifies that unique objects must be witnessed firsthand...
Is it possible to create a special lead alloy and a uniquely decorated box, then storing it in the baggie of holding, which is in its own lead box, still leave the orbs open to Locate Object?

Alternatively, would Scarecrow know of a spell that they may access which will allow them to locate the orbs even if they are stored in such fashion?

The end result may be that we are the targets of scrying instead, but if we manage to do it undetected,
then they will have massive penalties on that... Though being able to do it undetected is of course its own challenge.

[Malimar]

Adventurer's Guild

Locate object requires the object to be "well-known or clearly visualized", or else "general". So people could definitely use it to locate one of the orbs if they've seen it, or "the nearest lead container" in general, or the specific lead box the orb is hidden in if they've seen that particular lead box. But "the item that contains the orbs" oughtn't be a valid object for the spell to find, unless the caster has seen the item that contains the orbs.

If the orb is placed in a baggie of holding, locate object won't be able to find the orb, but it will be able to find the baggie of holding, if the caster has seen it, or "the nearest extradimensional storage space".

If somebody casts the spell and the orb is within a lead box or an extradimensional storage space, the spell will fail and the caster won't know why.

So if the orb is hidden in a lead box or an extradimensional space (or one within the other or whatever) and nobody ever sees where it's hidden, then detect object won't be effective.

Scrying might work for the enemy, if the party lets themselves get detected as the ones doing their mission.

There may be other more effective spells for this purpose, but I don't know of them, so they're probably pretty obscure and the enemy won't necessarily know of them either.

Quasxthe himself can probably just locate the orbs and send his minions after them no matter where or how they're hidden, but direct communication between deities and mortals tends to not be completely reliable, plus Quasxthe might get irritated with the incompetence of his minions if he winds up needing to get personally involved, plus there are probably mysterious pact-between-the-gods reasons a deity might not be able to get personally involved in a situation. Gods don't tend to get personally involved in mortal matters, in short, though sometimes they'll empower mortals in various ways (as Scarecrow has been empowered by Numiel, and as everyone present has been empowered by Inglip, for example). So the main thing worth worrying about is mortal magic.

[Rizban]

Shian

'I was planning to purchase some items that could assist in maintaining our party in prime condition, more specifically an eternal wand and a specialized healing belt. The wand can wait though... Maybe better to just not buy it at all. Hmm... Maybe a Rod of Bodily Restoration...'

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Alright, I'm not sure about the relevance of telepathic whispering, compared to your normal volume, but yeah, that may be a good investment... But I just realized, when it comes to anti-scrying, we have an expert. I think I'll pay Absterbossk a visit. It shouldn't be long, and I'll come back if I encounter any resistance, so you should get on spending that gold we got." Scarecrow says, handing Doldor four thousand gold for the belt. Then, unless there is more to discuss or there are objections to his current course, Scarecrow will head out to Absterbossk's cave.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor asks Scarecrow to be as careful as he can, and thanks him for helping with the cost of the belt. He notes that, should the party every go their separate ways, he promises to either sell the belt and split the costs or to pay Scarecrow back. "I can cover the rest; the rest of you are more in need of new items, and I've been considering learning how to make magic items for myself. It's tricky, from what I've heard, but it'll help our gold go a longer way."

He stands. "As for my plan, I'm going to go to the temple of Dalya to have a priest on hand to cast Resurgence while I attempt to fight off the long-term effects of the wight's touch; it'll be a lot cheaper than Restoration, and I have faith in my own ability to resist the wight's power. That won't happen until twenty-four hours after the original touch, so I have some time to kill until then. We could go look for Scrolls of Restoration together, and maybe fight some monsters in the sewers? As I mentioned, I'm rather close to a breakthrough in my magic, and I feel like another good fight could be what I need."

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"I have a few things I've been thinking of buying," Eleanor says, mentally running through her checklist:


Enchant Exogenesis +1 2000gp
Healing Belt 750gp
Enchanted Full Plate Armour 2650gp
Amulet of Health +2 4000gp
Gauntlets of Fortunate Striking 2000gp
Masterwork Lance 310gp
Sell Banded Mail -125gp
Total 11,585gp

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia nods at Scarecrow "I think we can go through the portal I came out through. If I remember correctly it's at under the Spire, near Electorate. But before that I would like to purchase some things as well." Namia says as she brings over two cups of alcohol, putting one in front of Eleanor "Thank you for before. I owe you."

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Unless there is dissension, Doldor leads the group off to the shopping district. He keeps his eye out for any piece of the Raiment of the Four and scrolls of Restoration. He also asks the relevant wizards, clerics, artificers and magewrights about magic item crafting, making an effort to figure out if it's something he might like to try.

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian accompanies Doldor and looks for a merchant capable of crafting the specialized healing belt (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=21707140&postcount=1171) he desires.

[RCgothic]

Namia

Namia nods at Scarecrow "I think we can go through the portal I came out through. If I remember correctly it's at under the Spire, near Electorate. But before that I would like to purchase some things as well." Namia says as she brings over two cups of alcohol, putting one in front of Eleanor "Thank you for before. I owe you."

"You owe me more than one," Eleanor replies with a smile, clinking glasses. "Think I probably owe you too," she says, drinking up.

"Should probably go a bit easy though. The last time I had a heavy drinking session didn't go so well and I'm still not feeling great from those wraiths. Anyway, I have some shopping to do. Need to find a scroll of restoration and do some other shopping too."

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia nods "I lost count. I will make sure I pay you back for as long as we are together. Now, I should try to do the same." Namia gets up, finishing her drink and leaving a piece of gold on the table for the drinks before she leaves.


Scroll of Restoration 800gp?
Enhancing the Goliath Greathammer to Magic+1 2000gp
Bracers of Armor +2 4000gp

[Malimar]

Adventurer's Guild

Scarecrow flies off to the northwest, towards the source of the Don't Drink This River!

The rest of the party goes shopping (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY_bhVSGKEg)!

Gus

Scarecrow flies northwest up the face of Mount Dis! He sees many creatures below him, but nothing bothers him in the air. He passes over the ruins of the Disreputable City, and sees the ribbon of the Don't Drink This River, and angles towards its source.

Within, he avoids (by flying, crossing to the other side of the river, or going into the river) or ignores all the creatures he passes; nothing particularly dangerous confronts him.

He arrives at the (locked -- well, latched in such a way that a tentacle (or Shian, or possibly the arm of a particularly dextrous Small person) can access the latch but a normal humanoid can't reach it) grayish-pinkish crystal door that leads down the tunnel to Absterbossk's dwelling-place.

Endeesy

All the things on Eleanor's shopping list are available! It'll take two days for the magicsmith to enchant Exogenesis, but everything else is available to buy immediately (mostly at Mario's Discount Magic Supply Emporium).

Namia, too, finds someone to enchant her masterwork goliath greathammer, and it, too, will take two days! The bracers are available to buy off the shelf.

Shian finds people willing and able to custom-make the custom items he desires for the reasonable price!

The party finds a grand total of two scrolls of restoration available to buy in the city for 800gp each -- Mario's has but one, a local scroll shop has another.

Doldor makes chat with the magic item makers! Some of them are wary of sharing their secrets, a couple are chatty, one suggests classes offered by the Mage's Guild to its members.

And Doldor seeks a Belt of Wide Earth! As it turns out... none of the Raiment of the Four is available for purchase in Endeesy, not even from Mario! At least, not at any of the shops the party checks, and they check every shop they can find. A note in the teleportation circle at Mario's promises to seek out a Belt of Wide Earth or other bit of the Raiment of the Four for Doldor, but in the meanwhile it may be more efficient to quest for it.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow Scarecrow knocks, calling out Absterbossk's name, in case the grell are the ones to hear him. He'll use Detect Magic to try and see if any are close, and pound harder if they aren't responding. If that fails, he'll try to pick a tailed form, such as lizardfolk or Phaerlock (underdark, page 97)
and see if his tail, along with Use Magic Device, can open the door.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor considers the best ways to go questing for a set of magic items like the Raiment of the Four.

Once the party has the two scrolls, he looks to Shian. "Do you think you can cast these, or should we go to the Temple and pay a Healer or Cleric to cast the scroll?"

Knowledge checks to figure out where we could start to go questing for these things:

(Arcana): [roll0]
(The Planes): [roll1]
(Nature): [roll2]

[Malimar]

River Cave

Scarecrow knocks on the door and calls for Absterbossk! He detects magic through the door, and detects nothing close -- there's a bit of a long corridor from the door to the garbage room, so probably nobody is close enough to hear him.

The door, though magically/alchemically created, is a perfectly mundane object, latched with perfectly mundane means. Scarecrow tries several forms, tries to unlatch the door, but his forms lack the physical dexterity or he lacks the skill to unlatch the latch.

After some time of trying, however, a grell happens to float through the area! It readies its lightning lance, but Scarecrow puts his hands up and deploys Absterbossk's name, indicating non-hostility and a desire to speak with Absterbossk! Eventually he successfully communicates with the grell, who opens the door with a tentacle and leads Scarecrow inside.

He is led down the long tunnel, through the garbage room, through the torture/interrogation chamber, through the temple with the pool and the statues, to the headquarters, where the Large grell patriarch, Absterbossk sitting on a stool, and Aeyssa the nymph are engaged in conversation with one another.

Assuming Scarecrow assumes a form recognizable to Absterbossk and the others, the blind mind flayer greets him with a, "Hello." The grell patriarch writhes its tentacles.

Endeesy

Doldor doesn't happen to know any specifics of where he might find any of the Raiment of the Four.

Probably the place to start is the nearest bookstore or temple library, to do some research! (The priests of Hafgufa maintains -- or rather, has, it's somewhat poorly-maintained -- a stash of books from the Disreputable City in a warehouse near the temple of Hafgufa that they will probably permit access to for a donation, various bookstores offer the opportunity to research on their shelves as long as you buy something. If there's a temple of Mirk, they almost certainly have the best library in the city, but there are only rumours of such a temple existing, it is not public (as befits the god of secrets). Oh, and the Mage's Guild has several libraries that might help, but only for Guild members.)

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Hello, sorry for intruding." Scarecrow greets those present. "We are getting closer to the point where we can make our move and steal the orbs, and I wished to consult with you on a few matters. Specifically, Sir Bucket said that they were being scried upon, and even though they hid the orbs within a lead box, the lead box became the target of scrying. I wanted to ask you if, when we are ready to steal the orbs, you will be willing and able to join us? We wouldn't ask you to fight or join us in the other planes if you do not wish to, but merely travel with us, holding the orbs? You mentioned you have the power to escape detection, which broke the scrying we attempted to perform before..."

(After that topic is settled, one way or another)

"I also had something else I wanted to ask... Well, a few other things. Your daughter mentioned you are skilled at finding people, that you have clairvoyant powers. One of my companions at the time, Erebus, asked her to pass his request to you, to find a sword. Since then, he has left us, but I am not quite okay with that, due to his nature... This isn't related to our shared goal, so I understand if you do not wish to get involved, but if you can help us locate his sword, or better yet, him, that would be greatly appreciated."

"On the topic of finding people... Some time ago, a group of people broke into Numiel's Monastery, and murdered Prior Trakis. We have learned that one of them, one Aramil Silverleaf, has been inflicted by the Flux, sought a cure but left the world before it could be found. He wasn't the only one that contracted the Flux, and if any of those that were with him are still alive and on-world, they may be able to lead us to the group Aramil was part of when they attacked the monastery. If you have heard of them, or if it's within your powers to track any of them..." Scarecrow felt odd about repeating that everything will be appreciated.


Sældurhai the the fairy ranger, Lovania the spellscale sorceress, Diane Moonray the half-elf paladin (some relation to Aramil, but she went elseworld when Aramil did), Ryma the human cleric, Smaug Redfang the half-orc dragonfire adept, Conrad the human ranger who got himself blown up, a few others.

"And this is actually relevant to our shared goal... Doldor has informed me that there is an item that will allow him to teleport soon, but it's rather unique, one of the Raiment of the Four, a Belt of Wide Earth. He will look in Endeesy for it, but it may be a hard find... Lady Aeyssa did mention that items are a harder find, but if you have heard of the belt and where we may start looking for it, that would be very useful."

[Malimar]

Grell Complex

Absterbossk listens, and ponders. "It is true that I use escape detection as a matter of habit, and this would help you evade pursuit if I were to hold the orbs. However, I am but a single old and frail illithid, and even with Aeyssa to accompany me, the danger to me would be great."

"And I sense that our goals are... not entirely shared. Though we both wish to see the Lawful Plane of Earth restored to its proper place, I think you and your friends do not wish the same for Kwn's Far Plane. If I could have some assurance that we would use Quasxthe's machinery to restore the Far Plane as we restore the Plane of Earth, then and only then would I be willing to consider accompanying you."


"I could see about finding your friend Erebus, and perhaps your prey in the matter of the monastery." If I recall correctly, Absterbossk met Erebus, so that shouldn't be too difficult. The others will be. "However, each time I manifest remote viewing, it takes a little of my life essence, so I would need to be well-compensated for these tasks that are, in all honesty, irrelevant to me."


Absterbossk got a 40 on his Knowledge check, so: "I have heard of the Raiment of the Four. The Belt of Wide Earth would indeed be useful to our quest. Last I heard, the Heart of Mirk, dwelling in the hidden temple of Mirk on Myth Selu'glaurach, possessed one." Absterbossk's tentacles twitch in what might be something like a smile. "I studied under her once, but if you seek her out, do not use my name, as the followers of Mirk see me as somewhat of a heretic these days. Still, Mirk and Quasxthe have long been enemies, so acquiring the Belt from her through diplomacy may be possible. Though you may want to do violence to her in service of your patron, which would sadden me somewhat, but I would not entirely blame you. Still, I wouldn't send you to Myth Selu'Glaurach if I didn't think the Heart could defend herself adequately."

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow considers how he should respond to that request. "You know that I cannot agree to those terms. I do not believe that the danger that will be posed to you is as great as you believe. The main dangers will be in the other planes, but the scrying protection is only needed on the material plane, and we plan on doing overland travel as little as possible, as Doldor will have access to both inter- and intraplanar teleportation before we are going to head out. I understand the importance of Kwn's plane to you, but you have previously said that you value the return of the Plane of Earth as well. Do not forget that even if we don't actively work towards the restoration of Kwn's plane, the realignment of the other planes may make that goal easier to accomplish in the future, as you yourself have said."

In response to the Erebus and the manhunt assistance: "I would like to know which price you find appropriate, before agreeing to it." Scarecrow says.

"We are not zealots. I won't deny that we never attack unprovoked, but it's more complicated than what or who Numiel opposes..." Scarecrow responds.

(Does Scarecrow know anything about Myth Selu'glaurach? I don't see it on the bounty board map, so I guess he'll ask for more details about that.)

[Malimar]

Grell Complex

Absterbossk shrugs slightly when Scarecrow doesn't agree to the terms. "Perhaps we might come along if you simply agree to leave the orbs with us once the task regarding the Plane of Earth is completed. Otherwise, I don't think we can come to an agreement. But if you plan to be teleporting about, my help is probably not necessary anyway; Quasxthe's minions probably lack the ability to effectively pursue teleporters."


Absterbossk ponders an appropriate value for his manifesting. "Hmm, 540 gold for each time you want me to manifest the power sounds reasonable to me." It is indeed an appropriate cost!


Scarecrow has heard of Myth Selu'glaurach! It is the Floating City of Books, grandest of all the elven mangals (http://highseas.wikia.com/wiki/Mangals), oldest and largest, where the druids shaped the first mangrove into a ship. Over the centuries, it has continued to grow, and is now many miles in size, and more like a floating city than a ship. This is where the druids study and rule and where new mangals are grown, but the most important part of the city is the grand library in the center which gives it its name. A copy of nearly every book and scroll that survived the Inundation can be found in the halls of the great library, and most of the books written since then. As the halls of the library have expanded with the mangal’s growth, so too has the library’s collection. It is by far the largest collection of books in the world; all others are private collections or the small libraries of temples and shrines, not even worthy of the comparison.

He hadn't heard that there's a secret temple to Mirk there, but it's not entirely surprising, given Mirk's love of knowledge and books and things. Absterbossk gives no details about how to find the secret temple once on the mangal, only, "They change the means of access to the temple frequently; it's been a long time since I've been privy to that information."

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Perhaps we can agree to that. I will discuss it with the others." Scarecrow says, nodding.

Scarecrow considers the price. It sounds fair, but with little knowledge of those that he is hunting for,
it is still prohibitive. He takes 540g and offers them to Absterbossk. "Can you scry upon Erebus then?"

"Would you perhaps know of anyone who does know, or able to grant us access to the temple?"

[Malimar]

Grell Complex

Absterbossk nods when Scarecrow says he'll discuss this agreement with the others.


He shakes his head when Scarecrow asks if he knows anyone who might grant access to the temple, "Sadly, no. It was a very long time ago when I last visited Myth Selu'glaurach. The elves are likely to be be sympathetic to your quest, but the temple is secret from even them. If you make it known in the Great Library that you wish to meet with the Heart of Mirk to oppose Quasxthe, she may reach out to contact you, reclusive though she is."


Absterbossk takes the 540gp, instructs Scarecrow to make himself comfortable because this will take awhile, and there is a soft chiming in the minds of all present as he manifests remote viewing.

It takes a full hour to manifest, and when the manifestation is complete, Absterbossk says, "Yes, I see your friend Erebus. He appears to be passenger aboard a ship. A newish ship, probably constructed post-Subsidence. Several mongrelfolk crewmembers. Let's see if I can identify it... hmm... ah, I can see the words, the ship is the Bloody Hangman."

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"I see, thank you."

Scarecrow is puzzled by the news regarding Erebus' location. He'll need to check at the docks regarding the destination of that ship... "Did he try to contact you regarding the magic sword he seeks?"

With that, Scarecrow's business is concluded for the moment, and unless Absterbossk or the others have something they wish to ask or discuss, he bids them farewell and heads back to Endeesy.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor decides to hold off on buying his way into libraries for the moment; he's more interested in trying to reach the level of magic necessary to use the Belt of Wide Earth in the first place.

"What do you all think of taking a trip into the sewers? One platinum piece per monster isn't great, but it'll be good practice and we may help save some lives."

[Rizban]

Shian

"Ill do it."

On phone hard to format...

[Malimar]

Grell Complex

Absterbossk shakes his betentacled head, "Your friend did not contact me, no. It is possible that, having an innate connection to his weapon, he sensed its location through magic other than spells or powers. But it's just as possible that he simply went off without any guidance."

When Scarecrow departs, Absterbossk bids him, "Good luck."


River Cave

Again, Scarecrow passes oozes, toads, crocodiles, otters, and miscellany on his way out of the Don't Drink This River cave, but avoids all the hostiles.


Gus

Then he flies southeast again, once again over Mount Dis! He passes over a variety of small creatures that cannot reach him!

When, a bit southeast of the ruins on Mount Dis, a Medium very young green dragon approaches, thinking a lone flying dude is easy prey, Scarecrow breathes entanglement and slow upon it, it breathes acid upon Scarecrow for 9 damage then falls to the ground, Scarecrow pursues, it flees, Scarecrow pursues and breathes on it again, it falls unconscious to the ground, and Scarecrow finishes it off.

Congratulations, you have killed a child. :smallyuk: Scarecrow gains 450XP.


And then more creatures that can't fly and don't bother Scarecrow!

Scarecrow lands in Endeesy at... let's see... morning after breakfast so like 8:00, roughly 40 miles at 10 miles per hour, plus an hour while Absterbossk manifested his power... so, an hour or two after noon.

Endeesy
It took pretty much the whole morning to find and buy and commission all the stuff that needed finding and buying and commissioning, so the party reconvenes at the Adventurer's Guild for lunch.

Endeesy Adventurer's Guild

While the party is concluding their lunch, Scarecrow walks in!

The sewers are entirely an option! Doldor and Shian want to go down into them. Eleanor and Namia will have to use backup weapons, as their primary weapons are in the shop. A discussion with Tom (the bemuttonchopped half-elf bartender) reveals that the creatures to be found in the sewers are probably not able to stand up to the party's usual power, so they probably won't need magic weapons anyway.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Some mysterious force scolds Scarecrow, but he doesn't let that get to him. Scarecrow wasn't in great danger, but other travelers wouldn't be so lucky, and letting the dragon grow would only lead for future harm. Scarecrow examines the body for anything of value, including with Detect Magic, before returning to Endeesy.

[roll0] repair.

Scarecrow considers the possibility of sewer exploration. "Well, there's no harm in checking it out. I don't know how big of a challenge it would be, if it will be enough for you, but let's check it out. But I want to go by the docks first. I asked Absterbossk to check where Erebus is, and apparently Erebus is on a ship, called the Bloody Hangman. I want to find out where it's headed... Though I don't know what I would do with the information."

"Absterbossk is willing to travel with us and hold the orbs in order to protect them from scrying, but he has his terms... He wants to keep the orbs with him after our quest is complete, so that he can try and realign the Far Plane of Kwn. He also said that if we are going to be traveling mainly through teleportation, that scrying wouldn't be a serious issue for us, as we will be too difficult to chase down for Quasxthe's minions."

"Another thing, I asked Absterbossk regarding the belt of wide earth, in case you wouldn't be able to find one. He said that in Myth Selu'glaurach, there is a hidden temple of Mirk, in which the Heart of Mirk resides. Absterbossk said that she possesses the belt, and if we find her, we may negotiate for it, since Mirk and Quasxthe aren't on the best of terms. If we go to Myth Selu'glaurach, we could also try to research about Kwn, and decide if we are okay with Absterbossk's terms, or if we rather risk the scrying."

"I also killed a green dragon on the way back." Scarecrow mentions. "I couldn't really carry it back with me, but if you want to taste it or try to get the body back for the scales or something, it's not body isn't too far to the southeast of the ruins on Mount Dis...

[Malimar]

Gus

The dragon didn't have any possessions on it, and a cursory investigation of the area doesn't lead to any obvious signs of a nearby hoard -- dragons, even very young ones, do tend to range a fair distance from their hoards. The dragon's possessions could be anywhere.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"Look, Scarecrow," Eleanor says. "Absterbossk's been very helpful, but no way, no how, are we letting him get anywhere closer towards bringing back the far plane of madness."

Frankly I think we might have to take him out, she thinks to herself.

"Anyway, I have several weapons other than Exogenesis. "I'm ready to go and explore the sewers, especially if it will help people. Just... someone has a wand or two of Prestidigitation for after, right?"

[Malimar]

Endeesy

At a jeweler, Eleanor also sells some gems for 260 gp, which divides 5 ways into 52gp for each party member.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor is glad to see Scarecrow back unharmed; he gives him his 4000 gp back, explaining that the Belt of Wide Earth has proven difficult to find. "We may indeed need to pay this hidden temple of Mirk a visit. In fact, that sounds like a good next path to take. I wouldn't mind us all becoming a big tougher before we start invading fortresses on the Elemental Planes."

"As for Erebus, we can certainly find out where he's heading, but..." The dwarf shrugs awkwardly. "His life is his own. He doesn't owe us loyalty, and if he felt called to go elsewhere I understand. His past is a confusing and dark one, and he may have simply decided to take the time to find himself. If he causes enough trouble that we get word of it, then it will become a more pressing matter to find him."

"As for Absterbossk... I agree with Eleanor. The old Mind Flayer has a certain sense of honor, and I may even respect him, but I do not fully trust him. His kind are anathema to nature; everything I have read suggests that they are not even of this world. Beyond that, the Plane of Kwn is decidedly not a part of the current natural order, and while there may be philosophical arguments that it deserves to be moved back into place just as much as the Lawful Plane of Earth, I simply cannot help such an action come to pass. I like this world the way it is; perhaps a little dryer, with more land to move around on, but the fundamental rules work pretty well without an influx of madness. We may be hampered slightly with the threat of being tracked down, but my (soon to be) ability to easily move us to the Plane of Earth should help us evade any pursuers."

"And we'll keep the location of the dragon in mind; I may make a day trip out there to harvest the hide. No sense in letting something like that go to waste, after all."

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Erebus may not owe us loyalty, but we were the ones who cured him, and as such, I feel responsible. As long as he isn't a danger, I wouldn't go hunting him down, but I rather know where he is headed..." Scarecrow explains. He'll wait for everybody be finish eating before heading out to the docks.

"Do you want to check the sewers, or should we wait for the equipment to be finished and head to Myth Selu'glaurach?"

Scarecrow has nothing to add about Absterbossk. He wasn't too keen on the idea on the first place, but presented it for the others to judge for themselves.

In-game the question is odd, considering it's wasting time vs doing some probably minor work...
But it is more of a real-time question... And leaving the sewers quest open will allow the lower-leveled PCs some nearby quests that they can use, assuming they don't let the oozes eat all of the team members,
anyway.

I'm more in favor of not going into the sewers for OOC reasons than IC ones.

Malimar, is the location of Myth Selu'glaurach known, or at least how one would get there? If it's by normal ship, then we should probably inquire about getting to Myth Selu'glaurach while at the docks, anyway.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor shrugs, looking in the direction of the market district. "We're going to need to wait for over a week for everyone's items to be ready, and I'm on the cusp of several new powers. You don't need to come with me if you don't want to, but if I can do a little good for the people around here while training my powers, I'm going to do that. I could also just wander around the wilderness waiting to run into something, but that seems like a poor use of time when I know there are monsters beneath us right now."

He stands up, adjusting the straps on his pack. "How about this; you go down to the docks and hunt for Erebus, and I'll go clean up some sewer monsters. That way I won't be wasting your time."

We have over a week of downtime left, Doldor has nothing to do, and hitting level 9 will make a huge difference in the kind of power he has available. The reason I want to go into the sewers in the first place is because we need to wait so long for all the magic items to be ready. It shouldn't take too long, maybe a few days in Real Life, and it will make a big difference for Doldor. How long did Scarecrow's two individual sidequests just take? Barely any time at all.

[Malimar]

Malimar, is the location of Myth Selu'glaurach known, or at least how one would get there? If it's by normal ship, then we should probably inquire about getting to Myth Selu'glaurach while at the docks, anyway.
Myth Selu'glaurach's location is not a secret -- generally someplace east of Gus and west of Miranda -- though the specifics are a matter of ocean currents and thus known only to skilled navigators. But ships travel from Endeesy to Myth Selu'glaurach all the time. It's a trip of, like, a month and a half, maybe two.

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian will accompany Doldor in his XP gathering quest on any day that he goes. I'm fairly confident that you know Shian's standard tactics, so feel free to just do the rolls for him if it helps to speed things along.

[Malimar]

Endeesy Sewers

I suggest everybody go into the sewers, just so nobody is left twiddling their thumbs while the rest of the party is doing sewer encounters. But that's nothing more than an OOC suggestion.

And don't worry too much about reducing available things for low-level parties to do in this case -- the sewers are a massive environment with tons of monsters, it'd take hundreds of encounters to clear them completely.

So at some point, the party, or whatever portion of the party chooses to do the sewer thing, finds a personhole and descends down a ladder into the sewers! (Brutus the pony may have trouble with the ladder and may need to be left upside.)

The sewer turns out to be surprisngly spacious! It doubles as a storm drain, and Endeesy is right on the coast, so it gets hurricanes and/or monsoons occasionally, so the sewers under the Crown District were dug with much greater capacity than is currently being used. (Only the Crown District and the districts to the east and south have sewers -- nobody cares about the more inland districts.)

http://i.imgur.com/nLmikR9.jpg
(This picture is only meant to be impressionistic, not a literal exactly what you're seeing -- I couldn't find a more precise picture on the intertubes, and I can't go take a better screenshot myself because the game no longer exists.)

To the west, south, and east, 15' wide cylindrical tubes head off into darkness. The stench is horrible, and slime covers every surface. A 5'-wide trench funnels noxious sewage down away to the south and east, with 5'-wide walkways on either side. There are periodic grates in the ceiling of the sewers, to let sunlight, storm water, and chamberpot contents flow into the sewer -- light down here is generally dim but serviceable.

No creatures big enough to be a concern are immediately visible. Only mundane Fine bugs crawling on the walls.

Obvious directions for exploration are west, south, and east.



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# = curved wall
. = walkway
= = small bridge over sewage
~ = flowing sewage
< = ladder up to manhole

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor
H = Shian
E = Eleanor
N = Namia

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Deciding that since he doesn't sleep, he can ask regarding Erebus during the early morning hours or at any other time, Scarecrow joins the group at the sewers. Unless anyone is keen on any specific direction, Scarecrow points one at random, uses chalk to mark on the wall which direction they picked, just in case at that point, though he will be marking any turns they take, and then begins walking that way. (If anyone else wants to take point, just say so, but Scarecrow doesn't mind.)

[roll0] 1-east, 2-west, 3-south. (We can always use the carpet to cross the sewage, if needed)

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"South is the obvious direction from here, so let's go a different way. I suggest West," Eleanor says.

[Malimar]

Endeesy, Rewinding A Bit To Before Lunch

Also, as the money is spent for the scrolls of restoration, Namia and Eleanor can head to a temple to have a priest use them, or have somebody with UMD, or something. Whoever it is uses the scrolls... *rolls* ...successfully, and successfully! Eleanor and Namia are cured of their Constitution drain!


Endeesy Sewers, In The Present

That's at least two votes for West, and it doesn't matter too much, so off the party heads to the west!

After a hundred feet or so, they pass a group of five elves and one drow in thick leather wading boots and other filthy accoutrements of the sewer-workers, working on unclogging a clog the sewage stream.

About two hundred feet past that, they come upon six miserable-looking mongrelfolk guards in the uniforms of the local constabulary (trying their best to keep their uniforms from getting completely filthified with sewage), half of them bearing rapiers and the other half bearing crossbows, keeping watch over an intersection. They nod to the party.

Another hundred feet or so to the west can be faintly seen a writhing mass carpeting the walls and walkways and sewage channel -- hundreds of rats, perhaps? To the north, nothing moves but the flow of sewage.



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# = curved wall
. = walkway
= = small bridge over sewage
~ = flowing sewage
< = ladder up to manhole

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor
H = Shian
E = Eleanor
N = Namia
p = mongrelfolk guard

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor, being thoughtful, remembered to buy a Filter Mask (or several) while the group was out shopping. It doesn't cut out all of the sewer stench, but it does make things a little more bearable.

When the party spots the guards, Doldor waves a friendly greeting; though not too friendly, which might seem suspicious in a sewer. "Hello, there. We're hunting monsters for the bounty. Is there anything particularly dangerous down here? We're a bit tougher than your average adventuring party, and may be able to take care of things that would otherwise cause trouble."

Filter Mask is from Sandstorm, costs 1gp, and is great. I've been meaning to get one for a while, but never remembered when we were in town.

[Malimar]

Endeesy Sewers

One of the guards points westward, "There are some great big rats that way." He points to the west. "We're, uh, supposedly holding the line while the sewer workers that way" he points to the east "clear up a blockage. But I guess if you were to get rid of the rats, we could head elsewhere."

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Brutus has been left in the park with the Mad Druid and his bison (or just on the street, he'll be fine either way), so the party is a bit smaller than usual. "Gather close, everyone. These rats shouldn't cause us trouble; we can give them a proper extermination and then move on. Just stay within ten feet of me, and they shouldn't be able to touch you."

He holds his hands out, chanting for a moment, and then every single insect, spider, or rat within ten feet of Doldor either quickly flees from him, or dies. The bubble isn't visible, but the edges of it are easily distinguished by the small cluster of ants and beetles and midges that refuse to get any closer to him. He then proceeds west towards the rats, making sure that the group is within 10 feet of him.

Casting Repel Vermin, which will last 80 minutes. Having a plan and preparing for it is fun. :smallbiggrin:

[Malimar]

Endeesy Sewers, In The Present

Doldor casts repel vermin, altering the spell slightly on the fly to repel rats as well as proper vermin.

Then the party advances westward, into the mass of rats, with Scarecrow breathing on them and Shian spitting acid and Eleanor and Namia smashing them. It's mostly Doldor and Scarecrow, though. All the rats (4 rat swarms and 2 dire rats, if you want specifics, so quite a lot of rats) that don't just flee into side pipes are pretty much rat rat flambé. The dire rats can't penetrate Doldor's repel vermin, and the rat swarms... hmm, are made up of individuals none of which can individually penetrate, and anyway they all fail their saves.

Eleanor and Namia gain 280XP each, Shian and Doldor gain 240XP each, Scarecrow gains 180XP! By my calculations, Doldor levels up.

My records for Doldor's XP: 15968+150+450+113+450+300+150+1800+300+1800+770+17 5+280+70+53+315+105+140+105+490+1330+33+800+52+70+ 105+140+210+315+7280+80+880+500+240=36019

And then the party comes to a place where the walkable sewer ends and turns into just a bunch of pipes too small for anybody but Shian to navigate. Shian elects not to swim in the poop-water.

The guards stand slack-jawed and thunderstruck. They're all like, "Welp."



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# = curved wall
. = walkway
= = small bridge over sewage
~ = flowing sewage
< = ladder up to manhole
* = hundreds of dead rats

C = Scarecrow
D = Doldor
H = Shian
E = Eleanor
N = Namia
p = mongrelfolk guard

[Artorias]

Namia

"Well, I think I can barely fit my arm in there but I don't think that will get us anywhere....This is such a nasty place...." Namia asks as she tries to see how much she can bend the metal of the pipes with her bare hands, if at all.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow stops Namia before she can deal actual damage to Endeesy's infrastructure. "That's not really necessary. There's plenty of areas to explore without making our own path." He says, heading back to the guards. He smiles at Doldor. "From being the champion of the arena to casting fourth circle spells in the sewers, aren't you eager to show off."

Turning to the guards, Scarecrow asks. "Do you know of any other areas that may be problematic?"

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian sends Shicrystal into the tangle of pipes a short distance, being much faster walking and potentially more maneuverable in such a place. The fact that it's a construct that doesn't need to breathe and can't become ill helps too... Shian's rather curious as to what's deeper within the tangle...Knowing they were heading down into the sewers, a sufficiently dungeon-like environment as far as Shian is concerned, he shaped Theft Gloves this morning rather than Lucky Dice.
ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
ThroatDissolving Spittle330-foot ranged touch attack for 4d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health1Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+1 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
ArmsLifebond Vestments (+1)01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage.
HandsTheft Gloves0+2 insight bonus on Disable Device, Open Lock, and Sleight of Hand Checks.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 26/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

While Scarecrow talks to the guards, Doldor is concentrating on a sudden burst of insight that has come over him. He feels his connection to the Lawful Plane of Earth grow deeper, and stronger; if he wanted to, he feels that he could reach out across the planar void and make a physical connection. "You won't have to worry about getting home any more, Namia," Doldor says softly. "I've become a true Shepherd of the Plane of Earth. It's a big step towards correcting the alignment of the planes."

Outside, Brutus feels a bit tougher and more coordinated.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

The crusader contemplates the northern route as Scarecrow talks to the guards.

[Malimar]

Endeesy Sewers

HEY. I totally posted a long, complicated post here. It must have been eaten. Probably by my own incompetence somehow. Still, rude!

Okay, very well, the gist, because I don't feel like re-typing the specifics:


The guards tell the party that to the north is some green slime, which slimed one of them before they scraped it off.

The party locates the two patches of green slime to the north, and Scarecrow destroys them effortlessly. Eleanor and Namia gain 280xp each, Shian gains 240xp, Doldor and Scarecrow gain 180xp each. Namia levels up to 8, by my calculations.

After a few hundred feet, the sewer tunnel to the north also ends in a tangle of smaller pipes.

However, Shian finds a secret door near the end of the sewer tunnel. The secret door leads to a cellar full of casks and bottles of beverages and crates of foodstuffs, and the stairs up from the cellar lead to behind the bar at the Adventurer's Guild. Because obviously no self-respecting Adventurer's Guild wouldn't have a secret passage to the sewers.

So that's west and north accounted for.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and Namia could bend or break the little pipes (lead, copper, iron, ceramic) if she wanted to, and they pretty much lead to private dwellings. Shian's psicrystal ends up in somebody's bathroom via their toilet-hole.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"Are we done now? Or shall we see if we can clear out a few more monsters from the other areas? I would heartily recommend leaving the Guild's stock alone," Eleanor says.

[Rizban]

Shian

'I think we should do what we can do while we're down here. There's no reason to leave dangerous creatures to threaten those weaker than ourselves simply because we grew bored or gained what we wanted from the area, particularly when we can resolve the situation with minimal effort on our own part.'

[RCgothic]

Eleanor nods; she certainly appreciates that line of reasoning.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"The sewers are quite expansive, and there isn't a specific situation that needs resolving. I doubt we can eradicate the monsters entirely, and if there was anything that would be a serious threat, I doubt we would be directed at green slime." Scarecrow notes, but looks at Doldor to decide, since they came here for his sake.

As they return to the guards, he asks. "By the way, if we decide to claim the bounty on the monsters we slay down here, who do we talk to, and what proof do we need to bring?" Scarecrow wonders about how does the bounty on four rat swarms works. He isn't too interested in the bounty at the moment, but if they do end up staying longer in the sewers, it may become worthwhile to claim their due.

[Malimar]

Endeesy Sewers

The guards direct Scarecrow to Sir Nelson at the royal palace to claim the bounty. They suggest that heads are sufficient, but in terms of things like slimes and swarms of regular rats (each of which definitely only counts as one)... they shrug. A dishonest person could probably bluff Sir Nelson and claim that more monsters had been unprovably slain than actually had been.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor takes care of beheading the dire rats, and he puts a few dozen regular rat tails into a bag as a token effort of proof. He also collects some of the green slimes in vials or containers, especially if he can figure out a good way to use their parts. "There doesn't seem to be too much down here, so I don't mind heading back up. We've made the lives of the guards and workers down here a little easier, and I did indeed get the breakthrough I was looking for."

Knowledge to see if there's anything valuable (perhaps for crafting magic items) that can be extracted from green slimes: [roll0]. +4 for Arcana, +10 for Nature, or +8 for Spellcraft. Sadly, he has no Dungoneering, which is the most appropriate skill.

[Malimar]

Endeesy Sewers

Doldor knows there are a couple of obscure diseases that live green slime can be used to cure, and there are a couple of alchemical and magical recipes that live green slime can be used in. Fried/frozen green slime is sadly not as useful.

[RCgothic]

"Ok, if you're sure," Eleanor says, ready to go along with whatever Doldor suggests.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

With nothing left underground to exterminate, Doldor suggests that the group head up to the surface. Once there, he uses Create Water to help everyone wash off the muck and grime of the sewers. "Thank you for going down there with me," he says as he hoses everyone down. "I can feel the Plane of Earth sharply in my mind, and after thinking more about what I've learned today, I'm going to try my hand at creating some magic items. I should be able to help our gold go a little further."

Doldor will go with the group to get paid for their trouble, presenting the dire rat heads, rat tails, and ooze samples as evidence. If their kill count is questioned, he says that the guards in the sewers watched the whole thing.

Then, unless there's another encounter of some sort, he'll go out to purchase generic crafting supplies, and then head to the Temple where the Healer with Resurgence prepared works.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

While Doldor handles his business, Scarecrow heads to the docks, to inquire about the destination of the ship Erebus is on, and about getting passage to Myth Selu’Glaurach in about a week's time.

[Malimar]

Endeesy

The party returns to the surface! (If they take the Adventurer's Guild way up, Tom the bartender appears completely unsurprised to see them emerge from the cellar; if they take the way out that they came in, they emerge on the street.)

Once Doldor hoses everyone down, everyone is wet but more or less cleanish. (A squeamish person would probably still want to head to the bath house where there's soap, but adventurers generally can't afford to be squeamish.)

The party heads to the Palace, where they ask the guards out front for Sir Nelson. One heads into the palace, and presently reëmerges with Sir Nelson!

Sir Nelson turns out to be a middle-aged mongrelman, armed with a variety of axes, clad in heavy plate, with one green eye, one brown eye, and gray hair. He listens to the story of the sewer monsters, inspects Doldor's proof, and (counting each slime and each rat swarm as one each), dispenses 8 platinum coins to the party. (After making change, this works out to 16 gold for each party member.) Everyone also gains 8 xp.


Scarecrow heads to the docks, where, after asking around a bit, he learns that the Bloody Hangman was last known to be voyaging to Shell.

He also finds a ship that's headed out to Wang and back this week, and then headed to Myth Selu'glaurach once she gets back, which approximately fits the desired schedule, so Scarecrow reserves some berths on it.


Doldor heads to the temple of Dalya and waits for evening, at which point he casts some spells on himself and then needs to make a Fortitude save.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor proposes a deal to the Healer. He can either pay her the going rate for a first level spell whether or not she actually has to cast Resurgence, or he can cast a few druid spells for her; Goodberry, for example, which would allow the temple to stabilize multiple people who need magical healing without expending any of their own spellslots. He can also Stone Shape something for them, or he can come back tomorrow to cast something else.

Either way, he buffs himself up as the time to resist the wight's touch approaches. Doldor is not privy to DC's or save bonuses, so he overprepares, adding Guidance and Bear's Endurance to his earlier Greater Resistance.

He then attempts to resist the wight on his own.

8 Base + 6 Con + 3 Enhancement + 1 Competence [roll0]

He waits for a minute, wincing slightly, awaiting the fateful moment...

And when it comes, he barely notices the wight's power as it leaves him. He hesitates, unsure if he got the time right; but he can tell that the debilitating effects of the undead monster's touch have left him. "It seems," he admits after a moment, "That I may have been a little overly concerned."

[Malimar]

Temple of Dalya

Doldor resists the negative level! It goes away! He's back to normal!

The priestess of Dalya, not having had to actually cast anything, still kind of wants a donation for her time, but she accepts Doldor using stone shape to repair some partially-crumbled blocks in one wall of the temple (better than new!) as plenty big a donation.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor happily Stone Shapes the temple's wall. He also tells the Healer that if she ever needs help, to leave a message for him at the Adventurer's Guild.

He then sets out to do two things over the course of the next week: craft his Periapt of Wisdom +2 to also be an Amulet of Health +2, and to research methods to permanently alter Brutus's species so that the pony-hound won't have to leave for his own safety.

Adding a basic enchantment like a stat boost in the normal slot should be additive, so over four days Doldor will spend 2000 gp and 160 xp to make his Periapt also be an Amulet. I think this is all kosher, but it has admittedly been a while since I've done any crafting.

Also, he'll do some research into turning Brutus into another species permanently:
Knowledge (Arcana): [roll0]
(Nature): [roll1]
(The Planes): [roll2]

EDIT- Yeesh. Looks like Doldor doesn't know jack. I'm assuming that's not the kind of thing you can take 20 on?

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"So what next?" The crusader girl asks. "Chill until our equipment is ready?"

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Pretty much, yeah. We should be able to board a ship to Myth Selu'glaurach shortly after that..." Scarecrow says, considering Myth Selu'glaurach for a moment.

(Does Scarecrow know whether they speak common there, or if they need to purchase pearls of speech if they want to talk to the folk there?)

The following day, Scarecrow's order should be ready, so he goes to check on it.

[Malimar]

Endeesy

Doldor takes two four days to craft his amulet!

And he does some research! Even with a bonus for using a library, I don't think he finds anything (other than wish or miracle will do it, which isn't very helpful). That said, soon he's sailing to the biggest library in the world, repository of all the world's knowledge, Wikipedia in dead-tree (and dead-animal-skin) form, so maybe he can do some research there.


Scarecrow knows that many elves, especially on Myth Selu'glaurach, are capable of speaking Common, but elves are notoriously snooty and they might be more helpful to people speaking Elven.


One more day for Scarecrow's order, two days for Eleanor's and Namia's, seven for Shian's.

The party can do whatever in their downtime! But I'm going to mark a week as passed and any doings will be retroactive.


One Week In The Future

The party reconvenes at the Adventurer's Guild after seven days.

The Yellow Wanderer of Joy, Ebka (representing beginnings and success) is in the Cat (representing all sorts of things, sort of a generic catch-all Constellation). It's not quite Ebka in the Path (which would be auspicious for a journey), nor Ebka in the Book (which would be auspicious for finding knowledge and magic), but it's certainly auspicious.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Deciding that there isn't much to lose from buying a pearl of speech just in case, Scarecrow does so before the journey, and if anyone wants to buy a pearl but lacks the funds, Scarecrow will loan them the gold.

He looks into several other purchases as well.

Third Eye Clarity (3k)
Wand of Benign Transposition (750)
Wand of Faerie Fire (750) (I'm sure Doldor can help with providing the spell if it needs crafting)
Pearl of Speech, Elven (600)
Upgrading Cloak of Resistance to +2 (3k)
If it exists and allowed, an item that will provide a bonus to UMD, at least to activating wands.
Also, selling the eternal wand of repair damage that Scarecrow started with +410g.

7690g+UMD thing cost.

Won't buy items that can't be purchased before the journey.

With business done, Scarecrow is ready to go to the docks and head out.

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia, following Scarecrow's advice buys a pearl of speech. "So, is the trip usually dangerous? I've never been to the open sea. I've only seen it from the shore. I have heard of dangers in the sea. We should take some measures against that too, I think."

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian spends his week in the sewers, killing what vile creatures he comes across and mentally charting the sewers he explores. With not much else to do in the city, he feels this is the most beneficial use of his time. He asks the guards and workers if there are any particular problem areas and focuses primarily on those.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor buys an Anklet of Translocation, assuming one is available. He also decides to shore up his "adventuring" kit and equipment. He gives away two his javelins to a young adventurer at the Guild; he hasn't felt the need to throw a sharp stick at something in ages, and would rather carry less weight. He makes sure he has a week of food for both himself and Brutus in the form of Trail Bars; he can cast Goodberry, but it's always good to be prepared. He buys some diamond dust, in case he wants to cast Stoneskin at some point in the future. He also buys some new clothes, given that he's been wearing his for the most active couple months of his life and they're starting to feel a bit gross, even to a druid.

Doldor also takes the time to familiarize himself with his new abilities, though he refrains from Plane Shifting to the Plane of Earth. After all, it's not the most accurate form of transportation, and he'd rather not split the party more than necessary.

Buys an Anklet, -1400gp
4 Trail bars, -4gp
150gp Diamond dust

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

The crusader is happy to get her primary weapon back! She's never been on a ship before, but she's eager for adventure. To Namia, she trys to be reassuring. "It should be safe enough as long as you don't fall in wearing heavy armour. If you're worried you could buy an elixir of swimming?"

[Malimar]

Endeesy

Shian murderizes creatures in the sewers! (I'mm'a say anything weak enough to not have to run a combat for is weak enough to not give XP, even though there are lots of things that have no chance of killing Shian that would technically give XP.) He generally makes the sewers a bit safer.


Mario's Discount Magic Supply Emporium has an anklet of translocation and some diamond dust for Doldor.

Mario's also has a third eye clarity, a wand of benign transposition, a wand of faerie fire, and an elven pearl of speech for Scarecrow, and accepts the eternal wand of repair damage. He finds somebody who can upgrade his cloak of resistance, which takes a few days but is unproblematic.

And somebody sells him one or more masterwork wand grips (+2 UMD on whatever wand it's attached to -- standard action to take it off a wand, standard action to put it on a wand) for 50gp each.


And oils of float (Dragon Magazine #334 p74) are common in this world for reasons that should be obvious, so Namia (or whoever) can buy as many as they want for 50gp each.


Then, after the week is over, the party loads onto a mostly-human-crewed ship bound for Myth Selu'glaurach, the Leroy!

The cost of the trip per person (counting Brutus as a person if he's being brought along, but not counting Shian's psicrystal) winds up being 380gp. (It's a long trip. Luckily, the cost includes meals.)

EDIT: However, using the prospect of Doldor preparing useful spells every day and the rest of them just being adventurers (useful to have on hand), Eleanor argues the captain down to giving them a berth for free.


Aboard the Leroy

The Leroy sails up the coast, encountering a band of semi-friendly tritons and making a brief stop at Steve's Haunt.

On the second day, the ship sails around the coast, encountering some sharks and making a brief stop at Noodleton.

On the third day, the ship sails east along the coast, encountering several seals (whom Doldor identifies as actually selkies) and making a brief stop at Reachham.

On the fourth day, the ship sets forth across the ocean! They encounter some dire sharks, which Doldor convinces to leave the ship alone.


On the 14th day, an encounter not quite so easily solved!

In the middle of sailing along, the pilot suddenly spins the wheel and two other crew members do (uhm) something with the sails, the end result of which is to lurch the ship suddenly in a sideways direction and dump two unprepared crewmembers (one was up in the rigging doing a thing, another was relieving himself over the rail) into the water!

The captain starts yelling, crewmembers start scrambling to throw ropes to the overboard crewmembers!

(I'm going to assume the druid and the birdie were already topside, and everybody else was belowdecks but can get topside with a move action? Except Brutus, who, if he's on the ship, is probably in the hold with some nice hay? No, Eleanor and Namia were also topside, makes sense to me.)



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o = mast
☼ = steering wheel
- = poop deck/foredeck
= = stairs to poop deck/foredeck

D = Doldor
E = Eleanor
N = Namia
C = Scarecrow
H = Shian
c = captain
p = crewmember
d = crewmember acting strange

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow focuses on the sudden burst of action on the deck, quickly moving up on board. Seeing strange activity overboard, Scarecrow attempts to destroy any potential magic that may be causing this.

Using Voracious Dispelling to Area Dispel on the pilot and one of the other strangely acting crewmembers. Check is 1d20+9 on every magical effect within the area, and deals 1 damage per spell level to any creature that had a spell dispelled from them (unfortunate, in this case).

And ASF is a thing, so [roll0] fails on 1.

[Rizban]

Shian

Roosting up in the Crow'sSparrow's Nest, Shian has kept an interested eye in the goings on of the ship. Having shaped the Sailor's Bracers soulmeld each day of the voyage, Shian has enjoyed getting to experience something he hadn't expected to ever get the chance to do.

When the ship suddenly lurches on the 14th day, Shian immediately attempts to assess the situation and the flies to the wherever he thinks he might be of the most help, whether that means trying to coordinate his allies in a rescue mission or attacking something dangerous or trying to prevent the three sailors from doing more harm to the vessel, violently if necessary.

Psicrystal Attempt - [roll0]
Shian's Attempt - [roll1], using an Inspiration Point for an additional +2 to the roll.

Shian - [roll2] – [roll3]
Psicrystal - [roll4] – [roll5]


ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)0Immune to Bull Rush effects
+0 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
ThroatDissolving Spittle230-foot ranged touch attack for 3d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health0Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+0 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
HeartLifebond Vestments01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage. 30 ft range
[Arms]Sailor's Bracers3+10 insight bonus on Swim, Profession (sailor), and Use Rope checks and can use untrained.
Swim at land speed, and attack underwater as if under freedom of movement.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 2/3

Shicrystal
HP 26/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Eleanor winced at the price. "Is that the price one way?" This isn't a cost she anticipated whilst on her shopping spree. "Uh, I'm going to have to dip into the party funds I've been carrying for this... I'll pay you guys back later. And, uh, if we also need a return ticket I'm going to be in trouble..."

On board ship, Eleanor takes the advice she gave Namia recently, and doffs her armour as a matter of course. Exogenesis too remains safely in her cabin, the farmer's girl too nervous about losing her valuable weapon to carry it around over the fathomless ocean.

She likes to spend her time on deck though, watching the sailors at their skilled work is fascinating. She even offers to help where she can, but they only give her work suitable for landlubbers - haul on this rope; haul on that one. Splicing and rigging are tasks for the experienced, and can't be taught in just a few days, though these are the details that fascinate her the most.

Thus she is standing on the deck when the helmsman swerves and sends the sailors overboard. Two steps and without a moment to think she's launched herself over rail after the nearest of the two!

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia is more than happ to pay for Eleanor's ticket as she does not value money much and is still a small way to thank her for saving her life.

Namia too has left her armor and her heavy, oversized hammer in the cabin. Namia rarely spends time with them though as she remains on top, always anxious under the deck. Seeing Eleanor jump in she takes a rope, ties to to the railing and jumps in after the people in the water to bring it to them as fast as she can.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor prepares a number of ocean and sailing focused spells, and barters them for the ship's passage. He also prepares a few others for his personal benefit, like Scales of the Sea Lord and as such he spends most of the day looking a bit scaly and finned.

He moves toward the center of the ship, then fires off one of his nautical-themed spells: Kelpstrand. Three strands of ropy plant-matter lash out at the two strangely behaving crewmembers, harmlessly restraining them. "If you need help getting those two out of the ocean, let me know!" Doldor calls. "I can stop the ship, or come get them myself."

Two strands at the pilot, one at the other one. We're not within 300ft of the seashore, I don't think, so no bonus on the grapple.

Ranged touch 1: [roll0]
Grapple 1 (BAB + Wis + CL): [roll1]

Ranged touch 2: [roll2]
Grapple 2 (BAB + Wis + CL): [roll3]

Ranged touch 3: [roll4]
Grapple 3 (BAB + Wis + CL): [roll5]

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Doldor realizes that the three crewmembers are being dominated or otherwise having their minds controlled in some way, and yells out this information to everyone!


Shian flits about! The primary problem appears to be the three sailors doing Unauthorized Things and causing havoc and definitely behaving unlike proper sailors. Several sailors have independently identified the quickest ways to counteract the problem in a seafaring way, but several others are running around like chickens with their heads cut off, and Shian directs these several sailors to more useful activities! Soon the ship is brought more or less under control.


Scarecrow emerges on deck, hears Doldor's observation that the three strangely-acting sailors are being dominated, and voraciously dispels the effect! Well, he successfully dispels the effect on the pilot, who goes "OW" as the effect is dispelled painfully, but he fails to overcome the power on the other guy!


A hulking creature, previously unnoticed, within the water to the south extends tentacles and beats upon one of the sailors in the water several times! The sailor goes limp and begins to sink beneath the waves!


Eleanor unthinkingly dives into the water and grabs the unconscious crewmember out of the grasp of the tentacles! He feels strangely slimy.


Suddenly, the captain stops his angry yelling, and then (slightly more robotically) yells, "Belay those orders, everyone into the water, we must rescue men overboard."


Doldor, as the pilot has been freed but the captain has been dominated, targets the captain with two kelpstrands and the other nearby crewmember with one! Seaweed climbs from the water and grapples both!


Another hulking fish-creature emerges to attack with tentacles the other crewmember in the water! It strikes him down bludgeonfully, and he begins to sink!


Namia grabs a rope (luckily there are ropes already tied down, because ship, else it would take her time to tie it to the railing) and dives into the water, where she grabs the other unconscious sailor! He feels strangely slimy.


The various sailors work at cross-purposes! None of them follow the captain's order to dive overboard. One, thinking quickly, runs over and tosses a rope to Eleanor! The captain (with a natural 20) breaks free of one grappling kelpstrand but remains grappled by the other; the other grappled dominated sailor does not break free! The ship moves on, but because Eleanor and Namia are both holding ropes, they are dragged along with; the giant fish-like monsters fall a bit behind!


Even though they can now sort of see at least two of them beneath the waves, nobody happens to recognize the giant tentacled fish-like monsters.



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. = ship
o = mast
☼ = steering wheel
- = poop deck/foredeck
= = stairs to poop deck/foredeck

D = Doldor
E = Eleanor in the water holding rope (tied to railing) and unconscious sailor
N = Namia in the water holding rope (tied to railing) and unconscious sailor
C = Scarecrow
H = Shian
c = captain (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
p = sailor
d = sailor (dominated)
q = sailor (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
fff = strange hulking betentacled fishlike creature in the water

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Deciding that trying to fight the symptoms will be harder than fighting the source, Scarecrow moves to the railings and breathes entangling acid at the tentacled sea creatures.

These actions assume that I can hit these things. IIRC, water blocks targeting or something of the sort, but I'm not sure how it applies to breath attacks. If the monsters are completely underwater and that blocks the attacks, then Scarecrow will use targeted dispel on the captain instead. Otherwise:

Standard: Dragonborn entangling acid breath, shaped for 45ft cone to hit both monsters.
[roll0] acid damage (already halved), DC 22 halves.
[roll1] *1.5 rounds of entangle
[roll2] (+1 from Shape Breath, +1 from Power Surge, -2 from Rapid and Recover)

If within reach (depending on how you deal with geometry here, but I think it should be), then a swift action 30ft cone of fire breath (with entangle if the above duration was 1)
[roll3] fire halved if entangling. DC 22 halves.
[roll4] *1.5 rounds, if entangling.
3 rounds recovery (quick+shape) or 4 if entangling (due to added power surge)

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor moves away from the dominated crewmember with a step, then looks into the water at the closer fish monster. These were beings out of his nightmares, the kind of creature that would kill entire submarines full of engineers. Slime and tentacles had haunted his bad dreams for years; but no longer. He wasn't the scared throwback who had wandered out onto land, blinking at the light of the sun.

"Baleful Polymorph."

Gods, I hope this works. It'll be so much less cool if it doesn't.

Shift away from the dominated crewmember.

Cast Baleful polymorph, DC 20 Fortitude save, on the closer aboleth unidentified fish monster becomes a goldfish.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Gathering the sailor over one shoulder, Eleanor attempts to ascend the rope to the deck, where she drops the unconscious sailor on the deck and draws her bow.


The gathering is fluff - she is already carrying the unconscious sailor - carrying, not grappling, because he's unconscious and is basically a large object less than her carry capacity.
Double move to climb the rope - [roll0] (unarmoured) (DC5 - rope with wall to brace against.)
Free action - drop unconscious sailor on deck.
Free action - draw weapon as part of move. Her sword and shortbow aren't so precious to her that she'd leave them in the cabin for fear of dropping them.

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia holds one sailor tightly and starts trying to climb while holding the sailor and asks "Are you okay, boy?" before turning to make sure Eleanor is okay.

[Rizban]

Shian

Waiting for one of the creatures to breach the surface to attack again, Shian flies past, dropping acid on any part of it that surfaces.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)1Immune to Bull Rush effects
+1 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
ThroatDissolving Spittle430-foot ranged touch attack for 5d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health0Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+0 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
HeartLifebond Vestments01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage. 30 ft range
ArmsSailor's Bracers0+4 insight bonus on Swim, Profession (sailor), and Use Rope checks and can use untrained.
Swim at land speed, and attack underwater as if under freedom of movement.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 2/3

Shicrystal
HP 26/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Shian flits out over the water. The two creatures are just below the surface, adequate targets for acid. He spits at one, hits it! His psicrystal spits at one, critically hits it! Allergic Reaction: double damage and 1d4 damage to a random ability score. In this case, the creature takes 1 damage to Charisma.


Scarecrow moves up to the poop deck (hehe) and breathes twice on the creatures, entanglingly! Neither creature dodges either breath, so they are both acid-entangled for 1 round and fire-entangled for 3 rounds!


There is a bass-pitched hum as one of the creatures targets Scarecrow with a power! His confidence in himself is blasted; Scarecrow takes 7 charisma damage and is dazed for 1 round! Then the creature dives beneath the ship!


Eleanor climbs the rope, the sailor there helps her aboard, she drops the sailor and draws her bow!


Another creature emerges to the north of the ship, and wracks Shian's mind with an attempt to control him! It does! Shian is dominated, and is telepathically commanded to attack Scarecrow to the best of his ability! (His psicrystal is unaffected.) But this command is against Shian's nature, so he gets another save, and this time he shakes it off -- Shian is no longer dominated!


Doldor casts baleful polymorph on the creature he can see to the south! The creature... becomes a teensy goldfish!


The goldfish... dives beneath the waves and swims away!


Namia climbs up the rope, sets her unconscious slimy sailor down, and examines him and Eleanor! The two sailors are definitely getting slimy-skinned, but appear to be breathing.


The ship continues on, leaving the creature to the north a bit behind; the captain and the one dominated sailor fail to break free of their kelp; the other dominated sailor... blinks and stops being dominated, because his controller is now a goldfish and has lost all his special abilities.



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≈ = water
. = ship
o = mast
☼ = steering wheel
- = poop deck/foredeck
= = stairs to poop deck/foredeck

D = Doldor
E = Eleanor standing over unconscious sailor
N = Namia in the water holding rope (tied to railing) and unconscious sailor
C = Scarecrow
H = Shian and his psicrystal (like 20' above the water)
c = captain (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
p = sailor
d = sailor (dominated)
q = sailor (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
fff = strange hulking betentacled fishlike creature in the water

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

The creature seems to be doing some kind of spellcasting, so Doldor hurries over to the other side of the deck to cast a spell that does ongoing damage. He glances in the direction of the now-goldfish as he does, feeling a bit smug. Then he holds up a crystal orb, shouting "Creeping Cold!"

I do, actually, have the 25gp focus. It made sense at the time, and now I feel compelled to prepare the spell.

Doldor moves to the far side of the ship, then casts Creeping Cold on the visible fish monster.

Fortitude DC 17 half damage. The spell does [roll0] damage this round, then 2d6 damage next round, then 3d6 after that; one successful fort save halves all the rolls. The spell does "Acid Arrow"-type continuous damage.

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia for now just holds the rope and takes a knee , preparing to dive in if anyone falls in the water again. She ties herself with it and waits for now.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

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[roll0] acid entangle, over
[roll1] fire entangle, 2 rounds remaining

Edit:

If it's not too late, Scarecrow will activate third eye clarity to negate the daze, then transform into a selkie (FF 148) while moving away from the railings.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Arrows! Arrows in the squid! Yes, that sounds like a good idea. I move into a better position to get a shot and let loose.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian flies northeast a bit to catch up with the ship and attacks the vile beast that tried to muck about with his mind.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)1Immune to Bull Rush effects
+1 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
ThroatDissolving Spittle430-foot ranged touch attack for 5d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health0Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+0 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
HeartLifebond Vestments01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage. 30 ft range
ArmsSailor's Bracers (bound)0+4 insight bonus on Swim, Profession (sailor), and Use Rope checks and can use untrained.
Swim at land speed, and attack underwater as if under freedom of movement.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 2/3

Shicrystal
HP 26/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Shian flies over to the creature to the north and splats it with acid!

Shian's psicrystal also shoots at the creature, and... actually, 9 exactly hits its touch AC, so also hits it!


Scarecrow uses his Third Eye Clarity to negate the daze! Then he turns into a selkie and moves away from the railing!


The creature beneath the boat surfaces near Shian, and targets him with a power! Shian makes his save against the ego whip, and is therefore not stunned, and takes half of 3: Shian takes 1 charisma damage!


Eleanor moves to the other railing and shoots the creature to the north, pegging it accurately in the dorsal region!


The creature to the north ponders between Shian and Eleanor, and decides Shian is the bigger problem! It... also ego whips him! This time, Shian fails the save; Shian takes 5 charisma damage and is dazed for 1 round! (Luckily, Shian does not need to maintain minimum forward flight speed, else he would fall into the water and be a tasty snack.) Then the creature dives beneath the ship!


Doldor hurries to the port railing, and seeks the creature -- but it has dived beneath the waves, and cannot easily be seen! Doldor looks, but cannot see it under the water, so he readies creeping cold for if it reëmerges!


Namia ties herself to the ship with the rope!


The dominated and grappled captain and sailor fail to break free of the kelp! The other dominated sailor tries to push an un-dominated sailor into the water, but fails! The ship leaves the fish-monsters and Shian a bit behind!



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. = ship
o = mast
☼ = steering wheel
- = poop deck/foredeck
= = stairs to poop deck/foredeck

D = Doldor
E = Eleanor standing over unconscious sailor
N = Namia in the water holding rope (tied to railing) and unconscious sailor
C = Scarecrow
H = Shian and his psicrystal (like 20' above the water)
c = captain (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
p = sailor
d = sailor (dominated)
q = sailor (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
fff = strange hulking betentacled fishlike creature in the water

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Not wanting more people in the water, while also not feeling confident enough to engage the sea monster, Scarecrow tries to dispel the domination from the ungrappled sailor, deciding to use a targeted dispel instead of an area one so that the kelp isn't dispelled.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

In case Scarecrow's dispel attempt fails, Eleanor moves to grapple the dominated sailor.

[Artorias]

Namia, seeing Eleanor and Scarecrow face and attempt to deal with the sailor, concludes that there is a problem there so she moves along with Eleanor and attempts to grapple the captain.


Melee Touch Attack: [roll/]1d20+13[roll]
Grapple Check: [roll/]1d20+17[roll]

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Horrible sea monsters that cause some kind of disease with a touch sounds exactly like a job to a summoned monster, so Doldor begins summoning something big and nasty, losing one of his Control Waters in the process.

[Rizban]

Shian

Shian... does nothing. His psicrystal, however, attacks the most recent attacker.

Psicrystal - [roll0] – [roll1]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)1Immune to Bull Rush effects
+1 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
ThroatDissolving Spittle430-foot ranged touch attack for 5d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health0Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+0 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
HeartLifebond Vestments01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage. 30 ft range
ArmsSailor's Bracers (bound)0+4 insight bonus on Swim, Profession (sailor), and Use Rope checks and can use untrained.
Swim at land speed, and attack underwater as if under freedom of movement.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 2/3

Shicrystal
HP 26/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Shian is stunned!

But his psicrystal spits acid upon the visible creature! It hits, and melts a hole in the monster! It makes angry noises!


Scarecrow tries to dispel the domination, but he does not overpower the power!


The creature to the southwest, still gurgling angrily, targets... hm, yes, it knows what a psicrystal is, and that it pretty much can't affect the psicrystal except by going after its master, so it targets Shian with another ego whip! Shian resists, and so only takes half of 4 = Shian takes 2 Charisma damage and is not dazed next round! Then the creature, frustrated, dives deep beneath the waves!


Eleanor goes to grapple the one sailor! She successfully grapples him!


The other creature emerges from beneath the ship to the starboard, and targets Namia with a domination! She comes so close to resisting, but in the end does not! Namia is dominated! She recieves a mental command to shove Doldor off the ship; this is against her nature (and thus gives another save with a bonus), but she is unable to shake free of the command!


Doldor begins casting a summoning spell!


Namia, under the influence of the domination, charges Doldor and bull rushes him! Despite his dwarven stability, she effortlessly flips him over the railing into the water! But Doldor keeps his concentration and does not lose the spell he's trying to cast.


The captain, kelp-grappled guy, and Eleanor-grappled guy all fail to escape their respective grapples. One sailor has the presence of mind to go to the railing and toss Doldor a rope! The ship leaves Shian and the creature a bit behind, but does not leave Doldor behind because he hangs on to the rope!



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≈ = water
. = ship
o = mast
☼ = steering wheel
- = poop deck/foredeck
= = stairs to poop deck/foredeck
* = unconscious sailor

D = Doldor (in water, holding onto rope)
E = Eleanor (grappling sailor d)
N = Namia (dominated, tied to rope tied to railing)
H = Shian and his psicrystal (like 20' above the water)
c = captain (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
p = sailor
d = sailor (dominated, grappling Eleanor)
q = sailor (dominated, grappled by 1 kelpstrand)
fff = strange hulking betentacled fishlike creature in the water

[Rizban]

Shian

As he flies due east towards the ship, Shian comes within 30 feet of the surfaced thing and horks acid at it as he passes.

Shian - [roll0] – [roll1]
Psicrystal - [roll2] – [roll3]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)1Immune to Bull Rush effects
+1 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
ThroatDissolving Spittle430-foot ranged touch attack for 5d6 acid damage
ShouldersPauldrons of Health0Immune to disease and sickened and nauseated conditions
+0 enhancement bonus to Fort saves.
HeartLifebond Vestments01/hour/living creature, heal up to 6 hp, take half as damage. 30 ft range
ArmsSailor's Bracers (bound)0+4 insight bonus on Swim, Profession (sailor), and Use Rope checks and can use untrained.
Swim at land speed, and attack underwater as if under freedom of movement.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 52/52, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +10
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 2/3

Shicrystal
HP 26/26, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +7
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor finds himself falling into the murky depths of the ocean, and somehow keeps his presence of mind and continues summoning. He summons a huge shark! Then he realizes that he's in the water with an unknown number of horrible monsters and a huge shark that the horrible monsters may or may not be able to Dominate. He activates his new Anklet of Translocation! It takes him ten feet, which is coincidentally the height of the ship's deck above water.

Back on the deck, Doldor turns tail and moves towards the wheel of the ship, opening himself up to a hit by Namia if she so chooses. But she hasn't been specifically told to hit him, so...

Once he's as far as he can get behind the wheel of the ship, he holds out his hands and shouts "Favorable Wind!" A massive cone of blustery wind blasts out from his outstretched hands, slamming into the sails and making them snap tight. He points the cone directly away from the nearest giant slimy tentacle monster.

The Huge shark will last 11 rounds and has 75 hp. It is otherwise the same as per the SRD. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/shark.htm)

The huge shark charges the nearest horrible monster: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

Swift action teleport, move 30' toward the bow of the ship, cast Favorable Wind as a Standard.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow turns to Namia, frustrated that his previous attempt failed, and tries to dispel her dominate.

[Artorias]

Namia

If Namia's domination is dispelled she tries to move away from her friends and rush the captain and pin him down once she can.



Melee Touch Attack: [roll0]
Grapple Check: [roll1]

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Shian flies over past the remaining creature and acids it!

Shian's psicrystal spits, critically hitting it! Corrosive: Double damage. If acid spell, target takes 2d6 acid damage for 1d4 rounds. (In this case, 2 rounds, for 9 and 4 extra damage.) The creature is rendered unconscious by the critical hit, and rendered dead by the continuing acid damage. It sinks beneath the waves.

The captain and one of the dominated crewmembers are released from their domination by the death of the manifester!


The remaining aboleth, reduced to exactly 0 hp by Scarecrow's entanglement (which now wears off) flees deep into the ocean, to find a hole and recover!

The goldfish will eventually fail his Will save and forget it was ever not a goldfish.


Scarecrow dispels the domination on Namia; Namia is free but takes 4 damage from the voracious dispelling!


Doldor translocates up to the ship! All the foes are defeated, so he can save his make-the-ship-go powers.


The remaining dominated sailor is still grappled by the kelp. Except he breaks free! And then stands there dumbly, not having recieved any other instructions, until Scarecrow dispels it.


Eleanor gains 1260xp, Namia and Shian gain 960xp each, Doldor and Scarecrow gain 810xp each! By my calculations, Shian levels up to 9!


The two unconscious crewmembers are slowly rendered slimy, and then their slimy skin begins to crack and dry out. Some experimentation reveals that keeping them moist with seawater helps their condition from deteriorating but does not reverse the affliction. The ship doesn't happen to have a cleric on board, so cure disease isn't in the cards, so the unfortunate sailors are just right screwed.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow finishes dispelling the domination and examines the slimed sailors, but sees that they aren't afflicted by anything magical and so he cannot aid. He moves on to reapply Endure Exposure on everybody that had it dispelled, then he stutters an apology and goes to rest.

I'm pretty sure it was brought up before, but I do want to make sure again, since I forgot...
For Warforged, only normal HP damage isn't healed by rest, right?

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"Wow, I think you guys just defeated three kraken!" Eleanor exclaims, clearly feeling her own contribution to the fight was to minor to count.

[Malimar]

I'm pretty sure it was brought up before, but I do want to make sure again, since I forgot...
For Warforged, only normal HP damage isn't healed by rest, right?
We'll say yeah, a warforged can heal ability damage (and nonlethal damage) with rest.

I know I made a ruling on this before, but I don't remember what it was. If anybody finds it, and it's different from what I'm saying now, then stare decisis, so whatever I said before is how we're actually doing it in this game.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Having gone to the effort to summon a huge shark, Doldor will have it chase after the entangle sea monster. He doesn't want to let these things escape, not considering their significant powers of Domination.

He examines the two slimy-skin sailors, and eventually concedes that he is not able to help them. He recommends that they talk to clerics when they get back to shore, but otherwise can offer nothing but healing for the injured sailors.

Doldor also takes the time to go down belowdecks and reassure Brutus that everything is alright.

[Rizban]

Shian

After catching up with the ship, Shian reclaims his roost and contemplates all that he has learned to date.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

If anything good comes of the fight, it's the fact that Doldor is now feeling inspired enough to craft some more magic items. He decides to start working on improving his Periapt of Wisdom. On the one hand, he's interested in crafting something a little more creative or interesting; but on the other, he is a novice at magic item creation, and a druid can never have too much wisdom.

Doldor expends 6000 gp and 480 xp to start improving his Periapt of Wisdom +2 to a +4 (16000-4000=12000; 12000/2=6000 and 12000/25=480). He will have to work for 12 days before the item is upgraded, but they need not be consecutive and the gold and xp are expended at the start of the process.

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Doldor has no way of knowing if his shark caught the monster before its time ran out. He probably knows that his shark lasted the whole almost a minute it was supposed to last.


And then the Leroy continues on its way!


Doldor secludes himself with Brutus in the hold to craft his Periapt of Wisdom into a better one!


Seven days of journeying later, Scarecrow's charisma damage is all healed! 3 days after that, Shian's charisma damage is all healed!

On that, the 24th day of the journey, the ship's vicinity is graced by a pride of 6 sea cats!

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG221.jpg

The sea cats do not bother the vessel.


On the 12th day after the tentacle-fish-monster incident, Doldor's periapt is complete, and he returns topside!


Midway through the 29th day of the journey, a gargantuan sea drake pokes its head above water by the side of the ship and clears its throat until the captain (and anyone else who wants to) approaches the rail and engages it in conversation!

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Scarecrow (who *rolls* happens to be on deck at the time) recognizes this as a sea drake, a dangerous dragon that can encircle and crush a ship this size if provoked. Luckily, these (generally Neutral) creatures are not usually hostile to travelling ships -- although they require a steep toll to pass through their territory. Still, the toll can sometimes be almost worth paying just because sea drakes do take pride in keeping their waters clear of pirates and other sea monsters.

The sea drake politely begins, "Shall we negotiate the terms of your payment for crossing my territory? 1100 gold sounds like a reasonable starting point, yes?"

The captain objects, "That'd cut drastically into our profits for this voyage. I'll barely break even!"

The drake appears utterly unimpressed with this line of reasoning.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor sends to the party via Shian-messenger, "I feel like we should probably help the captain with the toll; maybe split it half and half with him or something. I've still got some gold to spare, and I've crafted all the big things I wanted to make at the moment. This thing seems like a cut above our pay grade. At most, whichever of us is feeling the most charismatic could tell it that we're on a noble mission to realign the cosmology of the world... Or perhaps not, since it's an aquatic creature and we want to reverse the Inundation."

He realizes the last bit as he thinks the message, and pats his newly improved Periapt with gratitude.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow listens to Doldor and nods. "Then perhaps you should demonstrate your trader skills and negotiate for a lower price?" He asks the captain. "The sea drake clearly indicated that it is open to negotiations, which would imply that the initial price is too high on purpose. Perhaps haggling is even expected from you." Scarecrow said, wondering about how adventuring skews one's view towards gold. His initial response to taking a three month trip for such a small profit margin was amusing himself, considering that it wasn't really that small of an amount.

"The sea drake provides a valuable service, keeping these waters safe." Scarecrow notes, though aware that he can't really compare the hostility of these waters to a status without the sea drake. "And consider that if we offend him, even if we end up driving him back, your ship will sustain damages that will end up cutting into your profit far more than paying the sea drake will." Scarecrow adds. He will agree to pay some of the toll, but doesn't want to say how much to keep the captain motivated to bargain.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

Both the sea drake's service and the captain's point about protection seem to make sense to the crusader.

"Perhaps a percentage of the anticipated profits? Safe seas are of value, but no-one benefits if the fee is unaffordable. Let those who profit more pay more."

[Rizban]

Shian

After pausing a moment to focus his energies, Shian uses Rapid Meldshaping to unshape Pauldrons of Health and shape Silvertongue Mask. After shifting his essentia around, Shian takes a perch near the dragon's head and chirps to gain its attention before addressing it.

'Noble dragon, if I may be so bold as to ask, what use have you for gold? I mean no disrespect, but I simply do not understand why you would need or even want a simple metal such as this. Would you be willing to explain it to me so that I might better understand?'

[roll0]

ChakraSoulmeldEssentiaEffect
CrownShedu Crown (bound)2Immune to Bull Rush effects
+2 Saves vs [mind-affecting] effects.; telepathy 100 ft
BrowSilvertongue Mask3+8 insight bonus to Bluff and Diplomacy
ThroatDissolving Spittle (+1)030-foot ranged touch attack for 1d6 acid damage
HeartLifebond Vestments01/hour/living creature, heal up to 7 hp, take half as damage. 30 ft range
ArmsSailor's Bracers (bound)0+4 insight bonus on Swim, Profession (sailor), and Use Rope checks and can use untrained.
Swim at land speed, and attack underwater as if under freedom of movement.
ItemLesser Soulbound Shield0Increase shield's enhancement bonus by +0

Shian (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=251415)
HP 58/58, Speed 1 ft. / fly 50 (good)
AC 27 / T 23 / FF 21, Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +11
Power Points 5/5, Inspiration Points 3/3

Shicrystal
HP 29/29, Speed 15 ft. (riding on Shian's animated shield)
AC 16 / T 16 / FF 14, Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +8
Hardness 8, Power Points 2/2

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

The sea drake explains to Shian, as he would to a slow child, "Gold, platinum, gems -- the point is the shiny. Sometimes I trade with the kuo-toa, but mostly I keep the shiny to sleep upon." This creature is, after all, a dragon.

The drake proceeds to ignore all further negotiation efforts of the captain (who rolled a natural 1 on his initial Diplomacy check, and doesn't have many ranks in it).

But Eleanor negotiates the drake down to a percentage of the voyage's projected profits! Like a third -- which is a substantial amount, given that the trip through the drake's territory will only be a few days (though going around would add a week or two to the trip), but better than the 100% he initially suggested and also better than having the ship crushed to splinters. So eventually the drake agrees to 400gp. He growls deep in his throat when anyone attempts to negotiate any lower -- that appears to be as low as he's willing to go.

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

With the new price, Scarecrow offers to pay 200gp, and suggests the captain pays the rest.

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor feels that the party has indeed done its "job" by negotiating the price down by 700gp, and agrees that they can offer 200gp toward paying the sea drake.

[RCgothic]

Eleanor smiles to herself at the reduced price as she goes back to leaning on the railing of the quarterdeck.

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

The captain agrees to the reduced 200gp from him, 200gp from the party (just from Scarecrow, or are you splitting the cost 40/40/40/40/40?) The 400gp is collected into a little sack, which the drake takes in his mouth, is all "Pleasure doing business with you. Let me know if you run into any trouble while in my territory." He describes a swathe of territory like 10 days travel across, so the ship should be safe for the next 10 days.


Then it's ten days of smooth sailing! On the 39th day of travel, the ship passes out of the drake's territory, having been unmolested the whole way.


On the 49th day of travel, six frog- or fish-like creatures -- kuo-toa -- poke their heads above the water. The crew gets out bows and crossbows and slings in preparation for a fight if necessary, and the outnumbered kuo-toa eventually back off.


Five days later, at dusk after the 54th day of travel, scores of frog- or fish-like heads poke above water all around the ship. They don't attack, and the captain goes to the railing and calls out something in Aquan.

The apparent leader of the kuo-toa (with reddish skin, armor crafted from seashells, sharp teeth, and a staff with a lobsterlike claw at the top) calls out a response from the water, also in Aquan.

There are an awful lot of the creatures, so the captain waves the party over to help him out. He tells them, "They want a human sacrifice. I am of course 120% unwilling to sacrifice any of my crew to these buggers. Any ideas?" (It transpires that the kuo-toa leader speaks Aquan, Kuo-Toan, Undercommon, Plasper, and Aboleth, which is pretty much unhelpful to the party. But between Shian's telepathy and the captain's ability to speak Aquan, they may be able to muddle through.)

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia finishes getting her grear-hammer. Finally something interesting. She has started getting sick of this ship. She moves to the side and says "We could challenge their leader to a duel or something. Would he accept? There is no way any of us will lose to him and there is no reason to fight all of them if we show dominance over their leader."

[RaggedAngel]

Doldor

Doldor, out of restlessness, crafts a Cloak of Elemental Protection for himself during the long voyage (using 500 gp and 40 xp). He'll also offer to make any items that the party is interested, like perhaps a Piercer Cloak for Shian (if he can wear one) or something like that.

He's almost happy to see the mob of kuo-toa, because it means he might be able to get his hands dirty. "I'd be up for a duel, if he accepts. I can breathe water and swim with my current spells, and if necessary I can just turn into a shark or other aquatic beast. If worst comes to worst and we need to fight them en-mass, I'm still not worried. We're a tough group."

[Rizban]

Shian

'Before we engage in hostilities, I'd like to ask just why they are interested in having a human sacrifice. Speaking academically, of course, I can think of any number of higher quality races to demand: dwarves and elves and sparrows, for example. Also, only the very reliable authority of a certain grell, I can say that humans aren't even very tasty. Unless this is some bizarre religious stunt, I cant imagine why they want a human.

Unless anyone is opposed to it, I believe I will ask their leader.'

Again, unless opposed, Shian will politely ask why they want to have a human sacrifice. If pressed for why he needs to know, he'll explain that it's hard to properly fulfill an unclear request and that it simply wouldn't do for us to provide a sacrifice of insufficient quality.

[roll0]

[RCgothic]

Eleanor

"How many of them are willing to die to achieve this sacrifice?" Eleanor wonders allowed.

"Or can you baleful polymorph one of them into a human?" she asks Doldor. "If they're that crazy about having a human, let it be one of their own!"

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

"Baleful Polymorph only transforms the victim into a small or smaller animal." Scarecrow explains. "If this becomes a fight, I am quite capable of handling mobs, even underwater." He adds, but waiting to see what Shian can do, and if that fails, if a one on one challenge can be issued.

[Malimar]

Aboard the Leroy

Shian asks the kuo-toa leader why they need a human sacrifice, and she brains back, "The aboleths and Inglip demand it." Inglip doesn't usually demand sapient sacrifices, so perhaps these kuo-toa have a strange interpretation of Inglipian dogma. Or maybe everybody sees Inglip through their own cultural lenses. When Shian requests clarification, "It doesn't have to be human, any surface-worlder will do."

The captain communicates the duel suggestion to the kuo-toa leader, but once again his Diplomacy roll is rubbish, and the kuo-toa leader shakes her claw-spear in the air while yelling, which leads all the rest of the kuo-toa to shake their spears and harpoons in the air, and the captain is all, "I think that's a no."

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Perhaps try telling them that we are blessed by Inglip and we don't need to offer a sacrifice? Scarecrow suggests.

[Artorias]

Namia

Namia nods and promptly shouts as loud as she can "We are blessed by Inglip! Get lost or come get the sacrifice on your own! Inglip would be ashamed at your display of weakness!". She then turns to Scarecrow and gives him a thumbs up "I improvised a bit but I think that should get the message across. Now...Who is Inglip again?"

[Sliver]

Scarecrow

Scarecrow glances at Namia, confused and amused. "Remember the arena, and the gropapas that we escorted so we can make sure the undead are dead? Yeah, the gropapas worship Inglip... Besides, these kuo-toa don't understand you. I was asking Shian to tell them that, so I'm not sure how well did you get the message across, but nice try."