Fire of the Forsaken 2 IC (based on a concept by In4Dimensions)

[DrK]

Roslayn Roslayn looks around sadly, "They know not the dangers they face and in their ignorance they may find death awaits them." Ignoring the folk in the park she motions towards the trees and after they have pauses to look for danger nods forward, "The danger is not apparent, come we must take heart and go and seek out the creatures." As she advances towards the trees, her long cold iron blade held low she looks to those she passes in the park. "They are here, evil resides in the park. Take you children and return to your homes, pray to the inheritor that we can serve here here and defeat the evil within."

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Rosalyn Al'Sune
F LG Human Conscript // War Priest (Champion of the Faith), Level 2, Init 4, HP 22/24, Speed
AC 17, Touch 17, Flat-footed 13, CMD 19, Fort 5, Ref 7, Will 5, CMB +6, Base Attack Bonus 2
Counts as good (sacred weapon) MW Cold Iron Longsword (MW Bluff tool (tassels)) +8 (1d6+7, 19-20/x2)
MW Silver Longsword (MW Bluff tool (tassels)) +8 (1d6+6, 19-20/x2)
Cold Iron Gauntlet +6 (1d4, x2)
Unarmoured Grace (+4 Dex, +3 Misc)
Abilities Str 10, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 13
Condition Trait: Divinity’s Last Champion (+2 Will for Mind effecting)
Favoured Enemy: Evil outsiders +2 [Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Survival], Attack and Damage
Sacred Weapon (1d6) - Counts as GOOD

[Phantom Genius]

As the party studies the area, some pre-teen children approach Ripper and Thargril tentatively.

"What is it?" asks the first child.
"What are you staring at?" asks the second.

People in the street, seeing weapons and dinosaurs, give you a wide berth and hurry away.

Erizat's Ritual Tracker ability definitely picks up magical activity at the treeline. Ezora watches her watching the trees. "Do you see it? The trees are just...wrong." She shudders and Erizat feels a frozen needle run down her back as well. (No actual damage)

[Phantom Genius]

As she advances towards the trees, her long cold iron blade held low she looks to those she passes in the park. "They are here, evil resides in the park. Take you children and return to your homes, pray to the inheritor that we can serve here here and defeat the evil within."

The people of the park mostly back away. Some are too surprised to do anything but stare at Rosalyn slack jawed.

The professor starts walking toward the treeline after straightening up from smelling a particular flower. The rope swings flutter in the "wind" although you feel very little breeze.

[DarkOne-Rob]

"What is it?"

"Thargril is a raptor, a dinosaur. He won't hurt you, but he is dangerous. Now, go to your families and get out of the park. It isn't safe," says Sanamin, a bit more gently than usual as he looks to the young children. There is a pensiveness in his expression and tone that is impossible to miss, though the steel and hardness in his voice when telling the children to get away and safe is also unmistakable.

The rope swings flutter in the "wind" although you feel very little breeze.

Sanamin sticks a finger in his mouth, holds it up to feel the wind, and then scowls at the ropes. "Those are definitely not swaying in the wind. They don't look like snakes or anything, but we shouldn't trust them. Let's go that way first - keep your eyes peeled and be ready to cut any ropes that you can...I bet they're a trap of some kind..."

The grim halfling draws his scimitar and makes a series of clicking sounds, directing Thargril's hostile gaze to the ropes too. The feathered dinosaur hisses loudly at them, ruffling its plumage and looking bigger and meaner as it also expresses it's hostility towards the strange threat.

[Phantom Genius]

The party advances into the park as the people mostly scatter away from them. The spacing looks approximately like this:

--Treeline--

Professor

---curious flowers---

Rosalyn
Sanamin and Thargril

Erizat and Ezora

Roger et al.

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No one seems to be concerned about the professor and he pushes through the underbrush and out of sight. He is just at a walking pace, so the party could try to catch up if they run.

[DarkOne-Rob]

Sanamin gestures to the professor. "Don't smell the flowers and follow him - I'll bet he leads us towards a trap of some kind," he says to his companions as he follows his own advice.

[u-b]

Roger does not quite get what this all this is supposed to mean. He orders the people out of the park, not just away from the party. He then tries to estimate how dense is the vegetation there and what trails and roads are made between it for those who'd like to go for a walk.

[DrK]

Roslayn Roslayn watches and nods in approval as people back away and start heading to the exits. "Go safely now, keep the faith" she calls to them before advancing. Seeing the professor heading ahead of them she calls out, "Wait, wait for us so that you may defend yourself." Judging the situation to be troubling she advances quikcly towrads the hanging flowers, cold iron blde in hand, eyes scanning for data

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Rosalyn Al'Sune
F LG Human Conscript // War Priest (Champion of the Faith), Level 2, Init 4, HP 22/24, Speed
AC 17, Touch 17, Flat-footed 13, CMD 19, Fort 5, Ref 7, Will 5, CMB +6, Base Attack Bonus 2
Counts as good (sacred weapon) MW Cold Iron Longsword (MW Bluff tool (tassels)) +8 (1d6+7, 19-20/x2)
MW Silver Longsword (MW Bluff tool (tassels)) +8 (1d6+6, 19-20/x2)
Cold Iron Gauntlet +6 (1d4, x2)
Unarmoured Grace (+4 Dex, +3 Misc)
Abilities Str 10, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 13
Condition Trait: Divinity’s Last Champion (+2 Will for Mind effecting)
Favoured Enemy: Evil outsiders +2 [Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Survival], Attack and Damage
Sacred Weapon (1d6) - Counts as GOOD

[Phantom Genius]

The professor seems not to have heard and is now out of sight in the underbrush.

The repeated words by the obviously imposing team of heroes are enough to clear the park, although many stop just outside the walls to watch.

Roger sees only one path that has been hacked through the underbrush, but even that seems barely used as the grass is high. He also sees Rosalyn, Sanamin and Thargril disappear into the bushes. Ezora and Erizat are headed that way too.

Spoiler: Rosalyn and Sanamin Only

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R, S, and T, please make a reflex save. Unrelatedly, you see the professor snoozing just beyond the bushes, in the middle of some trees.

[DarkOne-Rob]

Sanamin and Thargril continue to creep forward, silently watching for threats as they note the unconscious professor. Sanamin makes a sharp, loud bird-whistle and points to the man so everyone can see him.

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Without knowing what they both dodged I don't know what else to post. They would not be advancing fast at all, but without knowing what they see I figure they would keep going until they got indications something was dangerous.

[Phantom Genius]

Sanamin could attempt a Spellcraft check if he's trained in it, but I can give you a general description:

Spoiler: Just Sanamin for now

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The leaves and vines try to wind around your legs, but you are too nimble to be slowed down.

[DarkOne-Rob]

Sanamin quietly hisses as he and Thargril avoid the grasping vines and grasses. "Watch your steps! The plants are trying to get us!" he exclaims quietly as he and his dinosaur continue to dance. "I can make them do this too, though I didn't do it this time..."

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Sanamin has Entangle prepared right now. He probably recognizes it's spell effect, but I don't want to assume too much...

[rypt]

Heeding Sanamin's warning as she advances, Erizat closes her eyes and awakens her blood, gaining an awareness of her surroundings beyond sight and sound.

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Erizat will spend 1 spell point to activate her Blindfolded Oracle talent. For the next hour, she may close her eyes as a free action to gain 30 ft. blindsense.

[Phantom Genius]

Sanamin knows it's the Entangle spell.

Erizat's blindsense reveals that some of the small trees are in fact ambulatory and are creeping toward the professor.

[u-b]

Seeng a large part of the party disappearing into the bush, Roger frowns, commands Ripper to heel and then rides forward along what resembles a path, where he would be... well, not surely out of melee, but at least having some idea of where he is going. He has he bow handy, but is not sure of any possible targets so far.

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Roger's perception: (1d20+7)[23]
Stomper and Ripper have +7 and +6, but not sure if they will make much sense of what they could see. They both have scent, though.

[Phantom Genius]

Stomper and Ripper both smell something foul. Stomper starts shaking his head back and forth. The message is clear to a horseman: "I don't want to go any farther."

Not that he won't, but he doesn't want to.

[DarkOne-Rob]

Sanamin and Thargril move quickly to get out of the area of the Entangle effect. "Look out! Watch your feet and get away from the plants trying to grab your legs!" he warns as he looks around for a caster or other source of magic. "Something is attacking us! Where is it?"

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Sanamin and Thargril will move out of the area of effect and take an active Perception check to try and see an attacker or threatening caster: Sanamin (1d20+10)[18], Thargril (1d20+13)[32].

[rypt]

Erizat keeps her eyes shut as she calls out to alert the others, "These are not ordinary trees! They are moving to surround him!" She points with her spear towards the professor.

As she moves next to the bewitched man, the winter fey traces a string of arcane symbols in the air, glowing sigils that disperse to form a ring around her.

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Move action: Erizat will move adjacent to the professor.

Standard action: Activate her Sanction path power, using the Sign of Winter. Any creature with the plant type that either moves within 30 ft. of Erizat or begins their turn within 30 ft. of Erizat must succeed a DC 15 Will save or take a -4 penalty to Strength. Additionally, for any creature that failed its save, movement towards Erizat requires twice as much movement. When attacking or using an ability that requires an attack roll against a creature affected by her sanction, Erizat may make a free bull rush attempt that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

[u-b]

Roger sends Ripper ahead and only follows at a distance.

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Handle Animal: (1d20+9)[28]

[Phantom Genius]

Sanamin sees only bushes initially, but Thargril figures it out and may attack.

Erizat notes that one of the enemy visibly reels from her sanction.

Rosalyn?

[DrK]

Roslayn Kicking her feet free of the bushes Roslayn bounds forward to stand beside Erizat as she tries to repel the woods, the long cold iron blade in her hand watchful for any attack!

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Move to Erizat
Ready if something jumps at us (1d20+8)[22] dam (1d8+7)[15]

Rosalyn Al'Sune
F LG Human Conscript // War Priest (Champion of the Faith), Level 2, Init 4, HP 22/24, Speed
AC 17, Touch 17, Flat-footed 13, CMD 19, Fort 5, Ref 7, Will 5, CMB +6, Base Attack Bonus 2
Counts as good (sacred weapon) MW Cold Iron Longsword (MW Bluff tool (tassels)) +8 (1d6+7, 19-20/x2)
MW Silver Longsword (MW Bluff tool (tassels)) +8 (1d6+6, 19-20/x2)
Cold Iron Gauntlet +6 (1d4, x2)
Unarmoured Grace (+4 Dex, +3 Misc)
Abilities Str 10, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 13
Condition Trait: Divinity’s Last Champion (+2 Will for Mind effecting)
Favoured Enemy: Evil outsiders +2 [Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Survival], Attack and Damage
Sacred Weapon (1d6) - Counts as GOOD

[DarkOne-Rob]

Spoiler: Sanamin and Thargril, Round 1

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Spoiler: Sanamin

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Sanamin Takalher
Male True Neutral Halfling Goliath Druid/Vanguard Slayer, Level 2, Init 7, HP 28/28, Speed 20 ft
AC 19, Touch 13, Flat-footed 15, CMD 16, Fort 7, Ref 8, Will 7, CMB +4, Base Attack Bonus 3
MW Scimitar +7 (1d4+2, 18-20/x2)
MW Hide Armor (165 GP), MW Heavy Wooden Shield (157 GP) (+4 Armor, +2 Shield, +4 Dex, +1 Size)
Abilities Str 15, Dex 19, Con 17, Int 15, Wis 17, Cha 11
Condition Charge

Spoiler: Thargril

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Thargril
Male True Neutral Deinonychus Animal Companion, Level 2, HP 23/23, Speed 60 ft
AC 17, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 12, Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 4, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 2
Two Claws +6 (1d6, 20/x2)
Bite +6 (1d4, 20/x2)
Armor (+3 DEX, +4 Natural AC, +1 Dodge, +1 Size)
Abilities Str 11, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 14
Skills Acrobatics +11 (Untrained), Perception +13, Stealth +19, Survival +5
Special Qualities Low-Light Vision, Scent
Feats Dodge, Iron Will
Trained Tricks Trained for Riding and Combat, +Attack trick (so that Thargril will attack undead and aberrations)
Racial Modifiers +8 Acrobatics, +8 Perception, +8 Stealth
Condition Charge

With its superior senses, Thargril sees the threatening plants, leaping forward with its feathers flared out threateningly. Following his companion's cue, Sanamin charges forward, scimitar flashing in the flickering sunlight filtering through the trees as he brings it down at the stealthy attackers!

Spoiler: Combat Mechanics

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Initiative (if it matters): Sanamin (1d20+7)[23], Thargril uses the same Initiative result

Without a map I am assuming a charge is an option, and both are aggressive to the extreme. They will each charge the same target, trying to get to opposite sides to set up flanks next turn.

Thargril's Charge: Claw (1d20+8)[18] to hit, (1d20+8)[13] (20/x2), (1d6)[5] slashing damage, (1d6)[6] critical strike damage
Sanamin's Charge: MW Scimitar (1d20+9)[19] to hit, (1d20+9)[24] (18-20/x2), (1d4+2)[6] slashing damage, (1d4+2)[5] critical strike damage