Portal to D&D IC - The Blooded

[Evoker]

That was a surprisingly good rest for being on a slab of rock. I guess I shouldn't question my good fortune.

I'll put my starter robe back on, then swim out of my cave. Then I'll try to find some berries or something to eat, as I'm presumably quite hungry.

Spoiler: Survival to find food.

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(d20+6)[20]

[Deadguy]

Ssrask awoke and checked his sheet to see if anything had changed. Afterword, he took a drink from the pool as he had the day before.

Gathering up his makeshift bag, he tied it around his waist like a loincloth and picked up the spear before heading out through the water. Once in the open space of the grasslands, he practiced for an extended amount of time to become more proficient with the spear.

Upon reaching the fields, he walked toward where he had left Ks'kilith the evening before. As he walked, he kept an eye out for rabbits or more berries. His tongue continuously testing the air like a reptile.

Spoiler: OOC

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Makeshift bag equipped as loincloth.

Makeshift spear equipped as weapon.

Weapon Aptitude to switch Weapon Focus to Spear.

Hunters Sense stance active.

[Rizban]

That was a surprisingly good rest for being on a slab of rock. I guess I shouldn't question my good fortune.

I'll put my starter robe back on, then swim out of my cave. Then I'll try to find some berries or something to eat, as I'm presumably quite hungry.

Spoiler: Survival to find food.

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(1d4)[3]

You find that the bush Ssrask gathered from yesterday has already produced another small handful of berries. It's no meal, but it's enough for one person to take the edge off their hunger.

You spot another two similar bushes closer to the forest, but you know that no matter how many berries you eat, you're never going to be completely satiated.

Ssrask awoke and checked his sheet to see if anything had changed. Afterword, he took a drink from the pool as he had the day before.

Gathering up his makeshift bag, he tied it around his waist like a loincloth and picked up the spear before heading out through the water. Once in the open space of the grasslands, he practiced for an extended amount of time to become more proficient with the spear.

Upon reaching the fields, he walked toward where he had left Ks'kilith the evening before. As he walked, he kept an eye out for rabbits or more berries. His tongue continuously testing the air like a reptile.

Spoiler: OOC

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Makeshift bag equipped as loincloth.

Makeshift spear equipped as weapon.

Weapon Aptitude to switch Weapon Focus to Spear.

Hunters Sense stance active.

You spot only the same bushes that Ks'kilith has found.

Licking the air doesn't seem to do much for you, as you apparently lack the specialized scent organs necessary to benefit from it.

Spoiler: OOC

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Please make note of such on your character sheet.

As you both move down the valley towards the forest, you note a group of (1d4)[3] rabbits nibbling on clover.

[Evoker]

Do I see Ssrask? If I do, I'll approach him. So, how did you sleep? I think something is a little tweaked in this world, because I slept on bare stone but didn't wake up at all. I wonder how they pulled that off.

[Deadguy]

Ssrask will approach the rabbits slowly, giving his teammate a finger over his lips. Moving without any sudden or threatening motions until within 25 feet, he used the magic of his blood to shoot a ray of frost at one of the rabbits once close enough.

Spoiler: OOC

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Ray of Frost ranged touch (1d20)[20]
Damage (1d3)[1] cold

[Rizban]

Yes, you are both back together at this point.

Ssrask's ray of frost kills the rabbit he targeted.

(1d20-1)[6] - Ssrask
(1d20)[15] - Ks'kilith
(1d20+3)[18] - The rabbits

The surviving rabbits scatter into the tall grass and are quickly lost to sight.

[Rizban]

You hear the horrific screaming of what reveals itself to be an aggressive rabbit significantly larger than the others you've encountered. This massive rabbit sports a prominent bony knob covering its forehead like a helmet.

It lowers its head and attempts to ram into Ssrask.

(1d20+4)[22]
(1d4)[1]

[Deadguy]

Ssrask grunted as the insanely aggressive rabbit head-butted him?! It hurt, but he couldn't help but have a flash of Monty Python.

Get serious, they died!

He focused on the threat and stabbed at it with his spear.

Spoiler: OOC

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I'm not sure how init is handled. Are we waiting until our turn, or just posting and having you sort out the round?

Attack (1d20+3)[11]
Damage (1d8+1)[2]

[Evoker]

The Hell?

Fine, I won't question it.

I'll charge the rabbit thing.

Spoiler: Attacks:

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Club: (d20+2)[21] (d4)[3] Whoops, wrong die for the club damage. What should I do about it? Just keep the smaller die, or roll a d6?
Headbutt: (d20-3)[-1] (2d6)[3]

[Rizban]

Spoiler: DM

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Just post when you're online. I'll sort out initiative after everyone in a party has posted and resolve in initiative order.

Ks'kilith charges at the rabbit, bashing it with his club for (1d6)[3] damage.
He lacks the ability to make a full attack on a charge, so he's unable to use both attacks.

Ssrask thrusts his spear, but the rabbit deftly hops out of the way.

[Rizban]

Angered by the club attack, the rabbit turns its attention to Ks'kilith, attempting to bash him with a headbutt.

(1d20+4)[11]
(1d4)[3]

[Evoker]

Ow. That hurts.

I swing my club at the annoying rabbit, then try to headbutt it as well.

Spoiler: Full Attack

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Club: (d20)[19] (1d6)[1]
Headbutt: (d20-5)[9] (d6)[6]

[Deadguy]

Ssrask moved to surround the creature with his partner. He stabbed at it with the spear, hoping to end this before either he or Ks'kilith were fatally injured.

Spoiler: OOC

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5 ft step to flanking position.

Spear Attack - (1d20+5)[13]
Spear Damage - (1d8+1)[4]

[Rizban]

Ks'kilith scores a glancing blow with her club but nearly stumbles when she tries to headbutt the small enemy.

Ssrask lunges with the spear but the rabbit narrowly dodges, the edge of the makeshift spearhead parting the rabbit's fur.

It continues attacking Ks'kilith, as she is the only one who has injured it so far.

(1d20+4)[15]
(1d4)[4]

[Evoker]

Agh. Nope, nope, nope.

I'll take the Withdraw action, and run away so that I can put a tree or Ssrask in between me and the rabbit, so that it can't charge me.

[Rizban]

Agh. Nope, nope, nope.

I'll take the Withdraw action, and run away so that I can put a tree or Ssrask in between me and the rabbit, so that it can't charge me.

You aren't close enough to take shelter in the trees, but you do manage to cross the stream and place Ssrask between you and the rabbit.

[Deadguy]

Ssrask winced as Ks'kilith took another headbutt. Nothing in the game was this hard so early on. Even for someone like him that had no prior knowledge of how to play, it was forgiving enough. The thought that he probably wouldn't stand a chance against this small rabbit alone made his heart sink.

He stabbed at it again with the spear, beginning to wonder if the effort was even worth it. A warrior class that couldn't kill a starting monster. Good job, loser...

Spoiler: OOC

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Spear Attack - (1d20+5)[14]
Spear Damage - (1d8+1)[8]

[Rizban]

Ssrask brutally stabs the rabbit to death, completely obliterating that one last hit point it was holding onto.

[Rizban]

Encounter Notice
Enemies Defeated: Enemies Dispersed: Experience Gained:	2 3 87.5

(You each gain the listed XP, if that was unclear. Yes, fractional XP is a thing.)

[Evoker]

Woo! I knew you could do it, and I definitely wasn't just running away there to leave you to die. Now then, do you know of any way to heal me, or will I need to rest for a couple days to regen my HP?

[Deadguy]

Ssrask took a deep breath, attempting to calm the rush of adrenaline that had turned into panic and despair. He removed the spear from the corpse and inspected the point to see how it held up.

He gathered both bodies. "Well, if we can figure out how to clean them and start a fire, we'll at least have a meal tonight..." Glancing toward the stream where Ks'kilith had fled, he couldn't really blame him. "I don't suppose you have any of those skills?" He wanted to be hopeful, but he just couldn't after such a poor performance in his first battle.

"I honestly have no idea how healing works. I don't have any abilities to do it."

[Evoker]

That's a shame. I do have survival, I think that ought to work? I'll give it a try.

Spoiler: Survival to prepare rabbit and large, killer rabbit as food

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(d20+6)[19]

[Deadguy]

As Ks'kilith did his best to field dress their kill. Ssrask used Inspect on the carcass. He wanted to know what this thing was called, if only to avoid them.

"Seems like we gained xp from killing and chasing the regular rabbits away as well. I wonder if that big one will avoid water... we could hunt regular rabbits and then submerge if one of those shows up."

[Rizban]

It's difficult without the proper tools, but you do manage to clean the two animals.

You gain

• 21 lbs of raw rabbit meat
• The equivalent of 2 normal rabbit hides (would be more if the larger rabbit hadn't been damaged)
• A number of potentially useful bones.

Note that I won't always give itemized lists and will leave it up to you to remember to make use of various parts in the future.

[Evoker]

I'll try to sharpen some of the longer bones into makeshift darts, by snapping them and chipping at them with hard rocks.

Spoiler: Craft Weaponry, -2 for improvised tools

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(d20+1)[8]

[Deadguy]

"You might be able to use that thing's skull as a shield or buckler."

Ssrask, seeing Ks'kilith attempting to craft would lend his claws. They were probably more reliable for shaving away bone than a broken rock.

"You think a fire by your cave to cook the meat? We can keep close to it in case you need to retreat. I can run to the water."

Spoiler: OOC

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Aid Another (1d20)[9]

[Evoker]

Sounds good.

As for the buckler idea, unfortunately I didn't have enough skill points for weaponry and armor. Plus, I can't actually use shields.

[Deadguy]

"Ah, well... big skull on a stick hammer?" The dragonkin shrugged as he moved to gather up some wood for the fire after he offered what aid he could to Ks'kilith's process. "I feel like a caveman."

[Evoker]

I guess. But for now, it's gonna take a while for me to finish making these darts, and I'd really like a ranged option. It's a shame that I don't have the crafting skill to make anything out of these hides. Like armor. Or clothing, or bags to carry stuff with. I don't suppose you could do something with them? You made a bag out of your starting robe.

[Deadguy]

"Completely dumb luck. I don’t have any skills for it. But... it is a world just like outside. You have to practice to get better." Ssrask started gathering even more sticks.

"My wisdom is terrible, so your natural modifiers are better than mine without skill points. We can use the sticks and stream stones to make a fish coral with these guts as bait."