Portal to D&D IC - Thundercracker

[Rizban]

You kill the bat.

Unfortunately, you accidentally disturb the entire colony. They begin to take flight, rapidly forming a swarm.

[Thundercracker]

You kill the bat.

Unfortunately, you accidentally disturb the entire colony. They begin to take flight, rapidly forming a swarm.

Moving quickly now, Arelyn grabs the dead bat and tosses it into the water where (she supposes) the crocodile was, then moved onto the ledge outside the cave, trying to stick as close to the wall as possible, and sliding back towards the forest.

[Rizban]

You are engulfed by the swarm after tossing the bat but before you can escape the cave.

You take (1d6)[1] swarm damage.

Thankfully, the swarm is just trying to exit the cave, and the injuries you take are more accidental than intentional.

When you make it beyond the mouth of the cave, the bats ignore you and are quickly out of sight.

Encounter Notice
Enemies Defeated: Enemies Avoided: Experience Gained:	1 1 180

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn slides along the rock face, attempting to get back to the wider portion where she can jog again, and hoping whatever is in the water is drawn to the bloody bat corpse she just tossed in.

[Rizban]

You have no difficulty making your way along the ledge.

[Thundercracker]

A bit battered, Arelyn jogs back along the path to the forest, then tries to stay unnoticed as she makes her way back to the grove.

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Hide / move silent: (2d20)[1][6](7) + 4 each.

[Rizban]

You have difficulty hiding, and your footsteps echo in your ears. You make it back to your glade without encountering more than a lone rabbit that mostly ignores you as you run past it.

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn eats some more of the meat (until she is full) and then rests until she is back at full hit points.

[Rizban]

You are Satiated.
You gain 5% increased Experience. (3:59:58)

By the time you finish eating, you are already healed. It seems that you regain 1 hit point roughly every 5 minutes while inside your glade.

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn replaces the rocks around and over the remainder of the meat, and then heads out to explore the western edge of the valley.

[Rizban]

The valley is unchanged since you last visited it. There is little more than grass, the occasional bush, the stream, and dragonflies buzzing around the water.

Near the steep walls of the valley, you encounter an occasional area of scree where you can easily find more rocks.

Other than the dragonflies, you see no signs of animal life within the valley.

[Thundercracker]

The valley is unchanged since you last visited it. There is little more than grass, the occasional bush, the stream, and dragonflies buzzing around the water.

Near the steep walls of the valley, you encounter an occasional area of scree where you can easily find more rocks.

Other than the dragonflies, you see no signs of animal life within the valley.

On a whim, Arelyn starts chucking rocks at dragonflies until she hits one to see if there’s an xp reward.

[Rizban]

It takes several attempts, but you eventually nail one, knocking it from the air.

You receive no notifications or experience rewards.

[Thundercracker]

It takes several attempts, but you eventually nail one, knocking it from the air.

You receive no notifications or experience rewards.

She attempts to follow the border of the mountains to the west, heading south, once again trying to move quietly.

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take 10’s for 14 on move silent and hide .

[Rizban]

Spoiler: DM

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I'm not sure I understand where you're trying to go. Can you mark it on the map?

[Rizban]

You head back towards the trees and see a group of (1d3+1)[3] rabbits nibbling on clover.

You're back to the "crossroads" at the valley entrance.

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn charges the group, trying to position herself to threaten two of them.

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charge; (1d20+2)[6]
Damage: (1d4)[3]
Sneak attack: (1d6)[2]
Initiative: (1d20+4)[23]
If initiative is won, attack a second rabbit (charge if the first one is dead): (1d20+2)[7]
Damage: (1d4)[1]
Sneak attack: (1d6)[5]
Then move to threaten the third.

[Rizban]

You run in, swing and miss, win initiative, swing and miss, and then the rabbits flee, provoking an AoO.

Spoiler: OOC

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The rabbits have a +3 modifier to Init. Even with a nat 20, your higher modifier means you go first.

[Thundercracker]

Attack of opportunity: (1d20)[5]
Damage: (1d4)[4]

[Rizban]

The three rabbits escape unharmed, leaving you standing there looking a bit silly.

Okay, maybe more than just "a bit."

Encounter Notice
Enemies Dispersed: Experience Gained:	3 45

[Thundercracker]

The three rabbits escape unharmed, leaving you standing there looking a bit silly.

Okay, maybe more than just "a bit."

Arelyn retrieves her rocks and walks slowly towards the stream, just in case one of those killer rabbits show. If nothing happens, she will continue south and hug the system wall border of the mountains.

[Rizban]

You enter the forest and begin moving roughly parallel to the game trail heading to the right.

There's no clear path near the cliffs, with trees occasionally growing almost up against the rock face.

How do you proceed?

[Thundercracker]

You enter the forest and begin moving roughly parallel to the game trail heading to the right.

There's no clear path near the cliffs, with trees occasionally growing almost up against the rock face.

How do you proceed?

Arelyn stays as close to the cliff face as she can, moving around trees if she has to, and keeping an eye out for dangers like snares or dangerous forest animals.

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spot: (1d20+4)[11]

[Rizban]

You encounter no such things... until you see a vine start to move.

Wait! That's no vine!

A green snake of some sort drops down out of a tree almost on top of you, but you spotted it and deftly avoided its ambush.

It hisses at you as it coils to strike.

You have Initiative.

Edit: It is adjacent to you.

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn takes a step back then throws one of her rocks at the snake.

(1d20+1)[18]
damage: (1d4+1)[2]

[Rizban]

You easily strike the snake. It seems to be dazed and unable to act.

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn steps right up to the snake, throws her rock down at it, then picks the rock up again.

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5' step to get up to the snake.
attack: (1d20+1)[11]
damage: (1d4+1)[4]
move: pick up the rock.

[Rizban]

You easily kill the snake. Huh. That wasn't hard at all...

Encounter Notice
Enemies Defeated: Experience Gained:	1 100

[Thundercracker]

Arelyn hits the snake again to make sure it's dead, picks up her other thrown rock, and continues on, hugging the mountains as best she can.

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spot, hide, move silent take 10's for 14.

[Rizban]

You continue to make your way along the cliff wall and soon find yourself on the edge of a familiar clearing. A very familiar clearing.

In fact, you easily spot a very familiar looking snare right in the middle of the game trail as it passes through the clearing.