The Royal Artificery Society - OOC

[Prehysterical]

Will save (adjusted): (1d20+8)[21]

[WindStruck]

Excellent roll!

Not like I want to take the fun away from you. If this was a table top game, the idea of snatching dice out of someone's hand to roll for them would be pretty silly, maybe even rude. But I hoped the idea would be more understanding in a pbp setting.

Either way, it was just a suggestion. Whatever you all want to do!

[MrAbdiel]

Man, I look forward to joining up with you guys for some kind of project. I don't know what it'll be - we cover a lot of ground between us, and it's hard to imagine a task that requires all we can do all at once - but we'll find it.

Incidentally, DeTess, with the art job squared up and the party two weeks in the future, and the boat-repair cooking in the background, and Maria set up and uniformed, I think we're back to 'pumping the breaks on Aiden to let the Tea and Crumpets Power Hour duo's timeline catchup', which is okay with me!

[WindStruck]

Oh, do we have to catch up to you now? It's so hard to tell...

[DeTess]

Oh, do we have to catch up to you now? It's so hard to tell...

Yeah. Shouldn't be too long at this point I think.

[WindStruck]

Lets try using Shandara's 2nd casting of resistance on herself, for trying to control this thing.

will: (1d20+8)[17]

[WindStruck]

Hey, just checking in... everything ok?

[DeTess]

Hey, just checking in... everything ok?

Sorry, I fell ill last weekend and am still recovering (though doing far better). Next post will be no earlier than coming weekend, I think.

Sorry about this.

[Prehysterical]

Not a problem. Just rest up and get better.

[WindStruck]

Ah, okay. Get better soon!

[DeTess]

This illness is festering longer than I'd hoped for. I'm getting better slowly, but it'll likely still be a couple of days before I post. Sorry about that, and thank you for your patience.

[MrAbdiel]

You just hit that illness with all the rest and remedy you can. We’ll be here when you’re better!

[WindStruck]

I said.. GET BETTER SOON!!!

[WindStruck]

Welcome back, DeTess.

[DeTess]

@windstruck, @hysterical, anything in particular you still want to do in the quarry?

[WindStruck]

Hmm... not get mugged. Chat with Xavier?

Or we could just wrap it up, yeah. Not feeling anything too compelling. Let's see what Prehysterical thinks.

[Prehysterical]

I think we can wrap up. Didn't know if Xavier had anything to say or if we were going to be jumped at the quarry by some unknown party. Happy to just end it.

[MrAbdiel]

You spend all day every day not getting mugged. This is your best chance to try something new; like getting mugged.

[DeTess]

sorry for being quite for a bit again. This illness is still not quite over. For expedience sake, I rolled a perception check for both Bolten and Shandara. if I missed a modifier, please lt me know:
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Bolten: (1d20+1)[8]

Shandara: (1d20+7)[10]

[WindStruck]

One of these days, maybe Shandara will pass her perception check like those Drow are fabled to always do!

And I'm not really sure what we should do. Nothing and hope for the best? Shoot it? Color Spray?

Or perhaps defer to Xavier... problem is, I'm not so sure if he's the most skilled at encountering wild animals!

[WindStruck]

Hmm knowledge nature: (1d20+8)[27]

Just to see what Shandara may know.

[DeTess]

Hmm knowledge nature: [roll0]

Just to see what Shandara may know.

You know these bears are pretty strong and very territorial. However, you've also read some studies on megafauna wildlife near the capital that stated that animals living fairly close to the capital or other major centers of habitation show reduced territorial behavior and would tend to stick mostly to growls and displays of size to ward off intruders, at least as far as humanoids are concerned. The reason for this, according to that study at least, is that animals that behave too aggressively and attack indiscriminately would get hunted down in short order. The way this bear is approaching though suggests it is very much readying to attack you, which suggests there must be some additional reason for its behavior beyond merely being territorial.

[WindStruck]

Interesting! Very interesting indeed!

I had already posted IC and don't think my post really changes much.. there's only so much time to say and do stuff, and I think what's there is most important.

Could be an afterthought that maybe someone was stalking us and sent a grizzly bear after us?

[Prehysterical]

Before I post, might as well do this in case I somehow get a better result than Windstruck:

Knowledge (Nature) (1d20+11)[22]

Nope, Shandara's got the expertise on this one.

[WindStruck]

If Shandara does have time to replace the bolt currently in her crossbow with the poisoned one, she will do that, but presently she's more concerned with being ready to cast Color Spray and/or listening to Xavier's instruction.

edit: There's 2 poisoned bolts, so I figure one for each crossbow.

[DeTess]

@windstruck, you wouldn't really have time at this point to dismount, close the distance and cast the spell before the bear starts charging, though you could ready the spell to cast it as soon as the bear gets within range.

[WindStruck]

@windstruck, you wouldn't really have time at this point to dismount, close the distance and cast the spell before the bear starts charging, though you could ready the spell to cast it as soon as the bear gets within range.

That was the whole point of the readying the action part.

[DeTess]

That was the whole point of the readying the action part.

ah, fair enough

[MrAbdiel]

Excellent. This is like that episode of East Enders where a bear wandered into the pub.

[Prehysterical]

At a conference right now. Internet is not great, so I will post when I think I can. May not be for a few days.