Playas sound off!
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC The game is afoot!"
Akio says, "John, I just re-declared my spells, which I didn't have a chance to do after our last fight. It shouldn't meaningfully affect anything as I didn't expend any dailies fighting the kobold and dragons."
Akio says, "Or... wait."
Akio asks, "When was our last full heal-up? Was it before the mechanical monsters?"
DaR From Another Place says, "Yes."
Akio says, "Never mind, then. I'm still running on empty until we have a chance for another."
Voice of John Biles says, "You will have a chance to rest in town and stuff, before you have to stab anything, probably."
Akio says, "Okay then."
You reach town. Do you go to the main temple, the Baron's estate, or the Mayor first?
Those being the three main centers of authority.
Samantha suggests the Mayor.
Mike asks, "OOC: How long did it take us to get back? IE, how much time do we likely still have?"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC It takes about six hours, so you have somewhere between 2 minutes and 18 hours left."
Niamh suggests the temple. "If we have the local priest on board and visiting the secular officials with us, that will help to convince them. My experience is that worldly people are often more difficult to convince of such things, especially by people they do not know well."
Kiara makes a face. "...you've got a point." She sticks her tongue out at the sky.
Harrowhark concurs with Niamh.
Kiara says, "Temple, then."
Samantha says, "well I'm outvoted."
You head to the temple; having two holy people makes getting to see Mother Abigail only a fifteen minute wait instead of the hours or days it might otherwise take. She meets you all in a nice little parlor painted with the night sky on the ceiling and walls; the moon shines prominently.
Mother Abigail greets you all, then awaits your petition.
Niamh says, without preamble, "We need you to help us convince the Mayor and Baron to evacuate the town into the tunnels under the orchard right away."
Mother Abigail blinks. "Unless we break the old seals, we can't get everyone down there, though probably whatever it was is long dead by now." She purses her lips. "Why does everyone need to hide underground?"
Kiara adds, helpfully, "Know all the rocks falling from the sky? There's apparently gonna be a whole lot more of them. Really Really Soon."
Niamh says, "There is apparently a third-age flying citadel belonging to one of the gnome Archmages that is due to break up and shower flaming debris in a wide band across the valley, including the town."
Niamh says, "It is supposed to occur sometime within the next 24 hours."
Mother Abagail says, "The flashing meteor? I've been worried aobut that thing."
She says, "It is not a natural object, I know that."
Kiara says, "Archmage or not, he apparently had enough see-the-future mojo that he had all of our names. Inside a tomb that had been sealed for who knows how many years."
Mother Abigail sighs. "Alright. I'll alert the Baron and the Mayor. We need to go down and break the seal and you will need to make sure nothing is in there while I round up the town."
Kiara breathes in and lets out a sigh, but doesn't add any more audible comment.
She says, "I'm glad you got a warning." Then she rises. "Let's go."
Niamh says, "Wait a minute. What is this talk of a seal? Isn't it just a restaurant?"
Harrowhark checks the sharpness of her dagger.
Harrowhark says, "Drow tunnels are never just anything."
Niamh says, "I have heard she has girls down there."
Vendrik says, "Underground tunnels always have more than first seems. Else, why build down? Much easier to build out, or even up."
Niamh says, "I would still like to know what sort of seal this is and why it is there."
Kiara says, "Underground... it can be weird. Real weird."
She calls in her subordinates and sends them to go alert the Mayor and the Baron, then takes you to the House of Blue Lights, where Madame Zavra and her daughters are busy just doing cleaning; they won't open for hours.
Madame Zavra stares at Mother Abigail as if some sort of giant wombat just entered. "Mother Abigail... what brings you to my establishment?" She looks stunned.
Mother Abigail says, "We're going to have to open the old seal and hope the tunnels beyond are safe for refugees because the town is about to be hit by a starfall."
Madame Zavra stares blankly for a few seconds, then says, "Bigger than those little rocks, then." Mother Abigail nods.
"GRELPH!" Madame Zavra shouts.
Grelph, the least dark Dark Elf you've ever seen, comes bounding in, wearing a tunic with a pink unicorn on it. Madame Zavra winces, then says, "Take them down to the old seal."
Grelph's eyes widen. "Really?" "Really" Madame Zavra sighs. "GIRLS!"
She is briefing her girls as you go down, down to goblin-town. Well, more like down several staircases and through a secret door.
This opens into a natural cave with slightly slick walls and an energy field across the other exit.
Niamh absentmindedly lights up the tip of her staff for extra light.
Mother Abigail has the non-holy folk stand back, then arranges Niamh on one side, Harrowhark on the other and drills them in what they must do to help her.
Vendrik frowns and watches carefully.
A fifteen minute rite ensues and the energy field fades; beyond is a natural tunnel.
Kiara watches with very curious interest.
DaR From Another Place says, "Because unsealing random barriers into underground tunnels are definitely never full of demon cultists..."
Samantha says, "perfectly normal tunnel."
Tobias says, "I'm guessing they put this up so nothing from the Underdark came calling."
Mother Abigail says, "I am going to go get the town rallied. I need you to go in, map this out and clear out any vermin. IF it seems too dangerous, retreat and we'll think of another solution."
Mother Abigail says, "I think you'll probably be in more danger from rock falls or tripping than monsters, but you never know." She sighs.
Kiara mutters something under her breath. "Well. Everything old is new again."
she says, "We just need enough space to hold 4000 people; we can cram the rest into the sewers and the upper level tunnels here."
Niamh says, "Very well."
Samantha says bitterly, "I'm sure nothing eldritch and horrible will bubble up from in there."
Kiara asks, "Any of the rest of you been Underground?"
She then hustles off, leaving you to your work, having given you some paper and pen for mapping.
Niamh says, "Once or twice. Never for terribly long ventures."
Vendrik says, somewhat shortly, "Hellholes." He unlimbers his shield and prepares to advance into the tunnels.
Kiara nods. "I spent some time down there when I was... hanging out with some Dark Elves. Been a while, and I don't know how much of that was real as opposed to the newbie being shown lots of Stuff."
Niamh also prepares to advance... in the middle rear of the group.
Luke says, "I was born in a cave! Grandma still has her cave but usually lives in a building now."
Kiara takes out her hooded lantern, lights it, and takes point.
The first caves are quite safe and you map them out witout any trouble; there may things down here that are dangerous... there probably are, but at first all you encounter is blind lizards, blind fish, mushrooms, and stalagmites/stalactites
Everyone roll Wisdom + Level + an underground relevant background. DC 15
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+8"
Result is: (1d20+8) 12 for Harrowhark
Akio says, "Dang."
Vendrik says, "roll d20+3"
Result is: (d20+3) 12 for Vendrik
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+1"
Result is: (1d20+1) 2 for Kiara
Frito says, "..."
Akio says, "We better watch out for Stalagmen."
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+4"
Result is: (1d20+4) 5 for Samantha
Akio says, "And Deep Crows."
Sniper Ox says, "oh fuck my dice"
Frito says, "So that's two ones, a 4, and an 8."
DaR From Another Place says, "9! I got a 9! Almost to 50%"
Mike says, "roll 1d20+3"
Result is: (1d20+3) 6 for Mike
Frito says, "And a mighty 3! Auspicious beginning."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+5"
Result is: (d20+5) 11 for Manny Mo'Jac
You all manage to trigger a small rockfall on yourselves. Fortunately not bad enough to trap you.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+6x6"
Result is: (d20+6) 22 (d20+6) 20 (d20+6) 8 (d20+6) 9 (d20+6) 8 (d20+6) 15 for Manny Mo'Jac
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d10"
Result is: (1d10) 3 for Manny Mo'Jac
Vendrik, Niamh, and Samantha each get bonked for 3 points of damage
Samantha says, "I hate this place already."
You find two large caves which will be quite useful.
Niamh gives the people in the lead a baleful, disappointed glare.
Then, as you head into a third, you can see a wave of GIANT RATS coming.
Akio exclaims, "Oh no! skaven!"
Three rat swarms and 12 dire rats are rushing towards you; the good news is you have one full round before they reach melee.
Akio exclaims, "Quick, make sure nobody has their weight in meat on them!"
Voice of John Biles says, "Hahahaha"
DaR From Another Place exclaims, "Easy! We just wall them off and they'll eat each other within hours!"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC I'm just going to go down my list of PCs this first round."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Then we'll roll Init"
Vendrik, you = first.
Vendrik moves into the front, preparing his shield. He reaches back and yanks free a skin full of lamp oil, pops the cap with his thumb and splashes it in a wide arc in front of him, then draws his sword.
Akio says, "That's a good idea, Dan."
Niamh!
Akio says, "Hold on."
Voice of John Biles asks, "Moo?"
Akio asks, "Mike, can you light oil on fire without needing to make a roll or anything?"
Akio says, "If so, you might want to hold your action until after the rogues and myself huck more oil between us and the rats and/or ONTO the rats."
Tobias says, "I can, yes. I have a cantrip that ignites things."
Akio says, "In that case... Vendrik has already made an oil line."
Niamh holds her action until the rogues and Harrow go.
Akio says, "I would propose the rogues huck oil ONTO the rats. It doesn't matter where, it just gotta hit rats."
Akio says, "I'll throw more oil onto the ground, reinforcing whan Vendrik just did."
Akio says, "Then Niamh lights the rats on fire. The rats will hit the oil line, lighting IT on fire."
Kiara, whatcha going to do?
Kiara tosses Oil! Oil for the rat gods! Or rat somethings.
Kiara asks, "OOC Roll to hit them?"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Against ttheir PD of 15"
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 11 for Kiara
Oil splats into a wall.
Samantha!
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC DC 15 to throw oil onto the rats."
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+4"
Result is: (1d20+4) 6 for Samantha
Sniper Ox says, "seriously,fuck my dice"
Oil coveres a stalagmite.
Harrowhark!
Harrowhark doesn't even try, just hurls more oil onto the ground.
Luke who has a dex penalty, settles for spitting lightning into the onrushing Dire Rats.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+5 d6+5"
Result is: (d6+5) 8 (d20+5) 20 for Manny Mo'Jac
He kills one dire rat and injures a second. The Dire Rats are Mooks; the rat swarms are not; 11 Dire Rats and 3 Swarms.
Niamh!
Niamh uses her action to cast Garbanzo Sepulveda's Ray of Frozen Flame at the dire rats, then a quick action to cast the Ignite cantrip on the oil line, then scuttles to the rear.
Mike says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 22 for Mike
Mike says, "roll 3d6"
Result is: (3d6) 12 for Mike
Two dire rats DIE and a third is now briefly on fire and frozen at once. The rats, almost on you before the fire goes up, crash into the wall of fire.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 2d6"
Result is: (2d6) 9 for Manny Mo'Jac
The dire rats blaze like torches and die; the rat swarms aren't dead yet!
Everyone roll Init
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 7 for Kiara
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+6 d20"
Result is: (d20) 13 (d20+6) 24 for Manny Mo'Jac
Samantha says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 14 for Samantha
Samantha says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 17 for Samantha
Mike says, "roll 1d20+3x2"
Result is: (1d20+3) 13 (1d20+3) 21 for Mike
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+1x2"
Result is: (1d20+1) 9 (1d20+1) 6 for Harrowhark
Vendrik says, "roll d20"
Result is: (d20) 19 for Vendrik
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d2"
Result is: (1d2) 1 for Manny Mo'Jac
Two swarms vs Vendrik, one vs Luke
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+6x3"
Result is: (d20+6) 12 (d20+6) 25 (d20+6) 16 for Manny Mo'Jac
Vendrik takes 5, dropping to 25 and also 5 ongoing damage.
Also, the Escalation Die is 1 this round.
And it's Niamh time, then Vendrik!
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 2d6"
Result is: (2d6) 8 for Manny Mo'Jac
The rats burn 8 more damage
Niamh once again hits a rat swarm with Garbanzo Sepulveda's Ray of Frozen Flame.
Mike says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 18 for Mike
Mike says, "roll 3d6"
Result is: (3d6) 11 for Mike
The swarm is slaughtered by frozen flame and dies.
Niamh wrinkles her nose at the smell of burning rat.
Vendrik and Luke each have one foe as it is VENDRIK time; Sam is next after him.
Kiara tells Niamh, "You get to burn the scented candles this time."
Niamh says, "I have several recipes for candles."
Kiara says, "Just don't use the one that smells like rotting roses."
Niamh hands Numo a sheaf of parchment and instructs him to use it to fan the smoky air away from her.
Vendrik sweeps his blade through the swarm, stomping and bashing. d20+7 d10+5 He spends a resolve to grant +1 to hit to the two Rogues. "Exterminate pests," he orders, sounding a bit irritated by the delay.
Result is: (d10+5) 12 (d20+7) 11
You would have killed the rat but the universe doesn't let you.
Samantha is next, then Luke!
Samantha attacks
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 24 for Samantha
Samantha says, "roll 1d8+4"
Result is: (1d8+4) 5 for Samantha
Another dead rat swarm.
Luke attacks the last one
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+7 d8+6"
Result is: (d20+7) 27, crit (d8+6) 9 for Manny Mo'Jac
Luke kills each individual rat in the swarm
Akio says, "Wow, okay."
Then the oil burns away and the fight is over.
Luke says, "Man, that was easy."
Niamh says, "Someone needs to have a word with Wald about his rat problem."
Once the fire is out, you begin exploring again.
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Wisdom + an underground background + level again!"
Harrowhark says, "We should be more cautious."
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+1+1"
Result is: (1d20+1+1) 17 for Kiara
Harrowhark says, "If there are rats down here, it means there are larger creatures that the rats eat."
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+8"
Result is: (1d20+8) 17 for Harrowhark
Mike says, "roll 1d20+3"
Result is: (1d20+3) 18 for Mike
Kiara says, "Or that eat the rats."
Vendrik says, "roll d20+3"
Result is: (d20+3) 16 for Vendrik
Niamh says, "Wald Kandt, who owns the orchard above, often complains of rats in his apple storage. I find it probable that there are small tunnels connecting to the cellar above, ones that a rat could navigate but not anything larger, and that they live off the apples and such."
Harrowhark says, "That is a real comfort, Harrowhark."
Harrowhark says, "OOC: Niamh."
Harrowhark says, "OOC: I don't know why I typed my own characters name."
You all avoid some dangerous fungus due to several party members spotting it.
You enter a cave with a glittery ceiling; someone enchanted it long ago to resemble the night sky; the moon shines down brightly on a forest of giant mushrooms.
Niamh says, "How interesting. I have never seen the Deathcock mushroom before. You can see why it is so named; shaped exactly like a man's..." She stumbles a bit on seeing the forest.
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC The wisdom check again!"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+6"
Result is: (d20+6) 16 for Manny Mo'Jac
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+2"
Result is: (1d20+2) 15 for Kiara
Mike says, "roll 1d20+3"
Result is: (1d20+3) 9 for Mike
Vendrik says, "roll d20+3"
Result is: (d20+3) 13 for Vendrik
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+8"
Result is: (1d20+8) 22 for Harrowhark
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+3"
Result is: (1d20+3) 21 for Samantha
Mike says, "roll 1d20+9"
Result is: (1d20+9) 11 for Mike
Tobias says, "Le sigh."
Several of you spot blind lizards which are shrivelled up and dead; Samantha and Harrowhark can tell that giant hunting spiders did this.
Kiara laughs at Niamh. "Oh, so you have seen them, then?" She grins and elbows Niamh in the ribs.
Harrowhark says, "Mmmm."
Harrowhark says, "There are giant hunting spiders down here."
Samantha says, "yep"
Harrowhark says, "Hopefully the feral descendants of the tame ones Drow train."
Niamh looks at Kiara. "I grew up in a small, crowded monastery, Kiara. It would be difficult to NOT have seen one repeatedly."
Niamh says, "Spiders again?"
Vendrik says, "Rats, Spiders. And then scorpions. Is symmetry."
Kiara says, "Their legs can be pretty tasty if you cook 'em right. Kinda like crab meat."
Luke says, "Hmm, spider leg gumbo sounds good."
Niamh sighs.
Niamh says, "Let us at least try to avoid them ambushing us from above."
The spiders do try to ambush you. DC 15 perception check to notice them before you get close. If everyone fails, they won't get surprise but you will start very close to them.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 20 for Manny Mo'Jac
Nevermind, Luke nailed it
Vendrik says, "roll d20+3"
Result is: (d20+3) 21 for Vendrik
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+3"
Result is: (1d20+3) 15 for Harrowhark
Luke spots them, which means you can all take a surprise action on the spiders, who are nearby, before we go to regular rounds.
DaR From Another Place says, "Wow. The guy with a history of being a mercenary used to bust open hellholes is not surprised by an ambush in a cave."
There are four of them.
Vendrik, what do you do?
Vendrik does the usual; move out in front, prepares an action to intercept any spider trying to get to the soft squishies.
Luke does the same thing.
Niamh!
Niamh directs Icicle Impaling Dweomer of Vlad the Coldhearted at the lead spider, then moves to the rear.
Mike says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 20 for Mike
Mike says, "roll 3d6"
Result is: (3d6) 11 for Mike
The spider now has an icicle stuck in him and will take 5 ongoing cold damage until he makes a save.
Kiara!
Kiara takes a crossbow shot at the spider Niamh hit!
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 15 for Kiara
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC They are 17/15/11, BTW"
So miss!
Harrowhark!
Akio asks, "how many spiders?"
Tobias says, "4"
Harrowhark decides not to risk it, and instead directs a Javelin at the spider Niamh hit.
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 19 for Harrowhark
Hit!
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d6+5"
Result is: (1d6+5) 7 for Harrowhark
And Samantha!
Samantha goes for the tumbling strike on the spider Niamh hit
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+4"
Result is: (1d20+4) 18 for Samantha
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC hit!"
Samantha says, "roll 1d8+4"
Result is: (1d8+4) 7 for Samantha
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Roll a d20+5; you need an 11+ to escape"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+6 d20"
Result is: (d20) 15 (d20+6) 21 for Manny Mo'Jac
Manny Mo'Jac asks, "OOC Rod?"
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 23 for Samantha
Samantha then leaps away from the spiders, landing atop a giant mushroom.
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Everyone roll Init!"
Vendrik says, "roll d20"
Result is: (d20) 14 for Vendrik
Samantha says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 8 for Samantha
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 13 for Kiara
Mike says, "roll 1d20+3x2"
Result is: (1d20+3) 9 (1d20+3) 16 for Mike
Samantha says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 19 for Samantha
Manny Mo'Jac asks, "OOC merc?"
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20x2"
Result is: (1d20) 14 (1d20) 13 for Harrowhark
There are four spiders, but one of them is gravely injured and going to take 5 damage on his turn. The other three are unhurt. Samantha is first, then the Spiders.
Samantha, whatcha going to do?
Samantha aims for the gravely injured one
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+4"
Result is: (1d20+4) 7 for Samantha
Miss!
One spider goes after Samantha; two attack Luke and one goes for Vendrik.
Namely, the badly hurt one goes for her
Though it bleeds some.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+7x4"
Result is: (d20+7) 26 (d20+7) 16 (d20+7) 11 (d20+7) 22 for Manny Mo'Jac
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 2 for Manny Mo'Jac
Samantha and Vendrik are hit for 10 damage each. Vendrik is at 15, Samantha at 11
Niamh is next, then Luke, then Harrowhark.
Tobias asks, "Is escalation at 0 or 1?"
Niamh points her staff at the injured one on Sam. "Frozen Stare of the Dancing Yug-Sage Nygothya," she intones.
Tobias asks, "Bueller?"
Voice of John Biles says, "It's at 0"
Tobias says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 12 for Tobias
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Roll to hit!"
The Yug-Sage stares and the spider ignores it
Tobias says, "Just fyi, that does a single point of damage on a miss."
Luke stabs his foe after spitting lightning at the one on Samantha
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+5 d20+6 d6+5 d8+6"
Result is: (d6+5) 10 (d20+5) 15 (d20+6) 12 (d8+6) 12 for Manny Mo'Jac
He misses his foe but the one on Samantha dies by lightning. Harrowhark time, then Vendrik, then Kiara!
Harrowhark goes after the one on Vendrik.
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 16 for Harrowhark
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d6+5"
Result is: (1d6+5) 6 for Harrowhark
It is hurt! Vendrik time, then Kiara, then new round
Vendrik thrusts out at his spider d20+6 d10+5, and inspires Kiara and Niamh for the next cycle for a resolve.
Result is: (d10+5) 13 (d20+6) 19
Vendrik's foe is staggered! Niamh and Kiara get +1 on their next action and what do you know, it's KIARA TIME
Voice of John Biles exclaims, "Vendrik finally gets a hit!"
Kiara takes a tumbling strike on the spider on Vendrik!
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5+1+1"
Result is: (1d20+5+1+1) 22 for Kiara
DaR From Another Place says, "I'm... not sure that was allowed."
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Roll damage and disengage!"
Kiara says, "roll 1d8+1"
Result is: (1d8+1) 7 for Kiara
DaR From Another Place says, "Solid hit and a good damage roll. I'm clearly doomed with Rod-luck for the next few sessions."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC You also get sneak attack damage"
Kiara says, "roll 1d4"
Result is: (1d4) 4 for Kiara
Vendrik's foe is close to death! Roll disengage with +5
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC No, +6!"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOOC due to your boots"
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 17 for Kiara
Kiara darts away!
Frito says, "Need to remember those boots."
New round! Escalation die of 1. There are two spiders on Luke and one on Vendrik, which is nearly dead. Samantha, it is your turn!
Then the spiders will go.
Samantha strikes at her spider with tumbling strike
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+5"
Result is: (1d20+5) 6 for Samantha
Swish, roll disengage, d20+5
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC You need 11+"
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+4"
Result is: (1d20+4) 24, crit for Samantha
Samantha vaults away and lands behind Niamh.
Numo responds by slappign his ass at her.
Spider strike
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+7x3"
Result is: (d20+7) 11 (d20+7) 27, crit (d20+7) 25 for Manny Mo'Jac
Samantha says, "the hell man"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d8"
Result is: (1d8) 8 for Manny Mo'Jac
Luke suffers 20 damage, drops to 7 HP, has 8 ongoing poison. Vendrik suffers 10 and drops to 5 HP.
Niamh, then Luke will pass out, then Harrowhark.
Vendrik's spider is close to death; the two on Luke are unhurt
Niamh levels her staff at the one on Vendrik. "Arctic Death-Beam of Warlord Frost.'
Mike says, "roll 1d20+7"
Result is: (1d20+7) 11 for Mike
Tobias says, "lol"
Tobias says, "Well, one hp is one hp"
The death beam hits a mushroom. It freezes and dies!
Luke now passes out
Tobias says, "I seem to have lost my hit mojo."
He throws off the poison too late to avoid a trip to dreamtown.
Harrowhark, then Vendrik, then Kiara!
Harrowhark heals Luke, and also blasts the spider that Niamh has been trying to blast. Vendrik may save against his poison.
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+7"
Result is: (1d20+7) 26 for Harrowhark
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d10+4"
Result is: (1d10+4) 10 for Manny Mo'Jac
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d6+5"
Result is: (1d6+5) 10 for Harrowhark
Luke wakes up and Vendrik's spider DIES
Two are left on Luke; Vendrik time!
DaR From Another Place says, "Luke. Vendrik does not have poison, that I'm aware of."
Vendrik flexibly attacks his spider d20+7 d10+5.
Result is: (d10+5) 8 (d20+7) 23
Vendrik expends a Pull it Together on Luke for a recovery with +1d4 healing.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d10+1d4+2"
Result is: (1d10+1d4+2) 9 for Manny Mo'Jac
Vendrik injures a spider and Luke is at 19 and it's Kiara time!
Kiara tumbles like a mad tumbler on the spidey Vendrik hit!
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5+1+1"
Result is: (1d20+5+1+1) 8 for Kiara
Swish! Roll disengage!
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5+1"
Result is: (1d20+5+1) 8 for Kiara
Kiara cartwheels into a spider. WHAM
Escalation Die of 2! There is a spider on Kiara and one on Luke now. Samantha is first!
Manny Mo'Jac asks, "OOC Rod?"
Manny Mo'Jac asks, "OOC Rod?"
Okay, Rod must be out of action, so Samantha tries to snipe the one on Kiara.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+6 d8+d4+4"
Result is: (d20+6) 23 (d8+d4+4) 6 for Manny Mo'Jac
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+7x2"
Result is: (d20+7) 15 (d20+7) 24 for Manny Mo'Jac
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d8"
Result is: (1d8) 5 for Manny Mo'Jac
Kiara is bitten for 10 and takes 5 ongoing poison damage.
Kiara is at 14 HP
Akio says, "These spiders ain't messing around."
Niamh, then Luke, then Harrowhark!
Niamh fans her free hand at the two remaining spiders and unleashes Maria Sunshine's Delightful Array of Bright Murder Colors on these creatures of darkness.
Mike says, "roll 1d20+7x2"
Result is: (1d20+7) 26 (1d20+7) 26 for Mike
Mike says, "roll 2d8x2"
Result is: (2d8) 12 (2d8) 9 for Mike
Mike says, "OOC: If that brings one to 10 hp or below it is Weakened."
One is staggered but neither is quite down to 10
Both stumble around, blinking.
Luke STRIKES
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+12 d12+d8+6"
Result is: (d20+12) 24 (d12+d8+6) 20 for Manny Mo'Jac
Luke cuts down one of them! Harrowhark!
All that remains is one attacking Kiara
Harrowhark heals Vendrik, allows Kiara to save, and blasts!
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+8"
Result is: (1d20+8) 21 for Harrowhark
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d6+5"
Result is: (1d6+5) 6 for Harrowhark
Vendrik says, "roll d10+5"
Result is: (d10+5) 11 for Vendrik
The last one is extremely hurt now! And looks to be blinded
Vendrik!
Kiara says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 7 for Kiara
Vendrik attempts to end the last one d20+8 d10+5 before it can scuttle away.
Result is: (d10+5) 8 (d20+8) 15
SWISH
Kiara time!
Kiara tries another tumbling strike on it!
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Try again the right way"
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+5+1+2"
Result is: (1d20+5+1+2) 18 for Kiara
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Hit! You get sneak attack"
Kiara says, "roll 1d8+1+1d4"
Result is: (1d8+1+1d4) 13 for Kiara
Frito says, "Does the poison tick get taken off at the start? If I'm staggered, that's another 1d6 from the dagger."
Voice of John Biles says, "Yeah."
The spider dies!
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC make a save"
Frito says, "Not that it mattered..."
Kiara says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 5 for Kiara
Frito says, "For the damage, anyway."
Vendrik rubs some dirt in his wounds and walks it off. d10+3
Result is: (d10+3) 8
Kiara, you may want to burn a recovery, as you are down to 9
DaR From Another Place says, "I should now be at 24 hp, with 3 recoveries remaining."
Kiara says, "OOC Right. Burn baby burn!"
Kiara says, "roll 1d8+2"
Result is: (1d8+2) 3 for Kiara
Frito says, "Ahahahahah."
Kiara says, "OOC And another. :p"
Kiara says, "roll 1d8+2"
Result is: (1d8+2) 10 for Kiara
Okay, you're up to 22 HP
The remaining caves turn out to be basically harmless.
It just takes a good while.
You find a tunnel which probably goes deeper underground.
Worth blocking during this.
Niamh sniffs. "We should carefully mark the rockfall and the Deathcock stands."
Niamh says, "I can ward this tunnel magically if blocked, but not for the amount of time needed."
Luke says, "Hopefully, Mother Abigail can do something or one of the other town leaders."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d24"
Result is: (1d24) 21 for Manny Mo'Jac
You report in and they begin bringing people down, including a work squad that just boards off the tunnel.
Vendrik says, "Or, fetch rocks. Good rock beats everything."
The tunnels are full of people but they don't have to stay too long; the city watch cooks a bunch of soup for everyone.
And then you all catch some sleep in a room you think is normally used by Madame Zazra's girls to entertain people, though it's not blatant-- there is a huge bed but it's just got dark elfy art.
Niamh just sees if she can get the restaurant kitchen to make her a bowl of root minestrone.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Make a Charisma check, DC 15."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC You can add Pilgrimage Traveller as you've begged for special food before"
Mike says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 24 for Mike
You get EXACTLY what you want.
Vendrik eats everything he can reasonably get his hands on, then retires to tend to his horribly mistreated armor and weaponry.
Kiara idly compares the art with some of the stuff she's seen before Underground.
You have a good night's sleep. Full Heal Up and you all now level to Level 2.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Update your sheets, and then we'll continue."
Akio exclaims, "Snap!"
Niamh eats her drow cuisine and sips her Drow Restaurant Tea while occasionally sending Grelph for crackers.
Okay, while Rod finishes deciding on a feat, let's move forwards since time = limited.
You weather the Glitterfall underground after hearing something BOOM and the ground shakes and then for about an hour, it seems something is always hitting.
When people come out, chunks of fortress are still falling but the worst is over; the city is damaged but the people have all largely survived.
The scouts tell you the flashing meteor hit something invisible, which became visible, a floating fortress, which then blew apart, with the center of it falling down into the hills on the east side of the valley.
There's still stuff tumbling about in the air and then eventually falling down as flight magics fails.
But the worst is over.
Harrowhark says darkly, "Gnomes will kill us all one day."
Niamh nods to her group. "Time to go and recover... the item."
Kiara says, "Ub-huh." She sounds dubious.
You head out of the city as everyone begins fixing damage.
Niamh says, "...Kiara, are YOU hesitating to make away with a unique, valuable, priceless, one of a kind relic? YOU?"
Niamh says, "I would have thought you would be delighted."
Harrowhark says, "Niamh."
Harrowhark says, "Gnome. Archmage."
Niamh says, "...yes, and?" She looks mildly puzzled.
Harrowhark says, "The proper reaction to one of their infernal devices is fear and trepidation."
Harrowhark says, "Especially if you don't understand its purpose and how to use it, and if it might be damaged or not."
OUt in the countryside, everyone took shelter as best they could, but you end up doing a fair amount of pulling people out of ditches, helping put out fires, and rounding up cattle; we're not going to dice it all out, we're going to do a montage. Each of you pose something you did along the way to help people with the aftermath and on-going glitterfall.
Niamh sniffs. "Ah, laymen. This is not a PRODUCT of said archmage. He acquired it as Kiara would. By theft. Or rather as Samantha would. By murder."
Harrowhark asks, "You're familiar with this... Wondercore... then?"
Niamh says, "Of course. I'm a sage."
Niamh says, "Most wizards could tell you the basics of the story."
Harrowhark says, "True, but they say more knowledge has been lost due to the turning of the Ages than could fill all the libraries of Santa Cora three times over."
Vendrik lifts things off of trapped people. Big things. Like bales of hay. And cows. And boulders. He puts large things back where they belong. Like cows. And walls!
Kiara grumbles, but gets a few people untangled from tree branches and such, cleverly weaving the branches out from between arms, legs, etc.
Harrowhark provides her grim, disturbing brand of healing to all who need it!
Kiara says, "Anyway, given the kind of games Mr. Weird Archgnome liked to play, I'm not at all looking forward to what one of his cute little playtoys has in store for us."
Niamh says, "The Wondercore was the heart of the Princess of Cogs and Gears. Most hold it to be Dwarf-Work, though some say it was the thing that TAUGHT the dwarves to craft such things."
Kiara says, "...oh. That story."
Niamh says, "As such, it was intimately and in two cases terminally bound up in the fates of three Icons."
Luke spends a lot of time healing injured people and scaring cows back into control.
Niamh says, "It will definitely hold vast amounts of power and secrets for the ones who can unravel its mysteries." She sounds greedily anticipatory.
Harrowhark says firmly, "If it is as you say it is, we will take it to Santa Cora and give it to the Priestess."
You continue on your way, then hear this NOISE. Looking up, hey, it's falling chunks of masonry! Decide how you want to avoid it and I'll give you a skill check, DC 15. You're basically passing through a corn field.
Niamh says, "...S-santa cor- prieste... what? What?" She seems flabberghasted and flatfooted by this.
Harrowhark attempts to blast anything that looks like it is coming near her!
Manny Mo'Jac says, " OOC You can make an attack roll, DC 15, to defend yourself, Harrowhark."
Vendrik moves out of the way with lazy air of someone who has had large rocks hurled by siege weapons in his general direction before. d20+8
Result is: (d20+8) 9
Manny Mo'Jac asks, "OOC How are the rest of you defending yourselves? "
Luke basically dives for cover.
DaR From Another Place says, "Oh, Vendrik. You stupid ogre."
Kiara tries to track how it's descending and tumble out of the way!
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d20+1"
Result is: (1d20+1) 7 for Manny Mo'Jac
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+7"
Result is: (1d20+7) 14 for Harrowhark
Niamh dives for cover with Luke, although she faces the sky and, if it looks as though masonry is heading for her, she casts Shield.
Samantha just tries to dodge and find cover
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Dex check, Kiara; +1 for your shoes and you can add your roof rats background."
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+6+1+2"
Result is: (1d20+6+1+2) 15 for Kiara
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Dex check, add Silent Assassin, Samantha"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC And your level "
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Make a dex check, Niamh"
Mike says, "OOC: Hmm, actually..."
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+7"
Result is: (1d20+7) 25 for Samantha
Samantha leaps like a gazelle out of the way; Kiara nimbly dodges too
Niamh starts to run for cover, then instead squints, gazes upwards, does some quick mathematics in her head based on the descending chunks and their seeming velocity, and instead takes five precise steps left, then 7 up, and 3 right in quick succession.
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Intelligence check!"
Mike says, "roll 1d20+6"
Result is: (1d20+6) 17 for Mike
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll d20+5x3"
Result is: (d20+5) 19 (d20+5) 10 (d20+5) 21 for Manny Mo'Jac
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 2d6"
Result is: (2d6) 8 for Manny Mo'Jac
Luke and Harrowhark get bonked in the head for 8 points each
Harrowhark says, ".... ugh."
Harrowhark mutters about standing closer to Niamh next time.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Before we continue, everyone roll Icons."
Harrowhark says, "Lichy:"
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d6x2"
Result is: (1d6) 1 (1d6) 5 for Harrowhark
Harrowhark says, "Priestess:"
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d6"
Result is: (1d6) 5 for Harrowhark
Kiara says, "Elf Queen:"
Akio says, "Dang."
Kiara says, "roll d6x2"
Result is: (d6) 1 (d6) 3 for Kiara
Kiara says, "Druid:"
Kiara says, "roll 1d6"
Result is: (1d6) 6 for Kiara
Vendrik laughs loudly. "Don't stand where rock is falling. First rule in siege. Well, second. After 'eating horses may seem like good idea at time, but never is'."
Mike says, "roll 1d6x3"
Result is: (1d6) 4 (1d6) 6 (1d6) 3 for Mike
Vendrik says, "roll d6x2 Crusader"
Result is: (d6) 2 (d6) 3 for Vendrik
Vendrik says, "roll d6 Diabolist"
Result is: (d6) 3 for Vendrik
Samantha says, "roll 1d6"
Result is: (1d6) 1 for Samantha
Samantha says, "roll 1d6"
Result is: (1d6) 2 for Samantha
Samantha says, "roll 1d5"
Result is: for Samantha
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 3d6"
Result is: (3d6) 11 for Manny Mo'Jac
Niamh says, "Surely there's no need for us to go to Santa Cora?"
Harrowhark says, "Where was I... it's a matter of safety and practicality, Niamh. If this item is as you say, then every mad wizard, gearforged abomination, greedy dragon, tinkering dwarf, dungeon delver, fortune seeker, and murderous hobo from here to Drakkenhal is going to want it. It should be secured and made safe."
Samantha says, "roll 1d6"
Result is: (1d6) 5 for Samantha
Manny Mo'Jac says, "roll 1d6x3"
Result is: (1d6) 1 (1d6) 2 (1d6) 3 for Manny Mo'Jac
Harrowhark says, "If we were near Horizon, we would go to Horizon and give it to the Archmage."
Niamh says, "We could always travel to Horizon."
Harrowhark says, "If we were near Axis, we would go to Axis and give it to the Emperor. If we were near Forge, we would go to Forge and give it to the Dwarf King."
Harrowhark says, "We are, instead, near to Santa Cora."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Kiara and Harrowhark, I need your icon rolls"
Niamh says, "Although if we give it up to any of those we'll never see it again." She wrings her hands fitfully, looking unusually flustered.
Kiara says, "OOC Er, rolled them already."
Kiara says, "OOC Just before Vendrik spoke."
Harrowhark says, "Journeying to Horizon would require either going to Santa Cora anyway and taking ship, or traversing the Demon Coast."
Harrowhark says, "On foot."
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Doh, danke!"
Harrowhark says, "With an immensely powerful relic."
Niamh sighs.
Harrowhark asks, "Unless you are skilled enough to teleport all the way there... ?"
Niamh says, "Not yet."
As you continue onwards, you reach a crater; you can see chunks of masonry with runes sticking up.
You can go around the crater entirely or you can search it.
There might be something or just death. Hard to be sure.
Harrowhark knows Niamh will want to search it, so is happy to do so.
Kiara wants to search - maybe there'll be something cool to make up for all the dealing with falling rocks worhtwhile!
Niamh actually seems more intent on getting to their goal than anything else, although if the others wish to search she doesn't object.
Samantha says, "let's check it"
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Okay, searching is d20 + a perception related skill + Wisdom."
Harrowhark says, "Then I am not sure why we wouldn't deliver it to Santa Cora. Although..." she says this grudgingly, as in the manner of one ceding ground only under duress, "... if your order or any of your colleagues have a cloister or a school or a place there where it can be adequately protected, this would be acceptable."
DC 15
Mike says, "roll 1d20+10"
Result is: (1d20+10) 26 for Mike
Harrowhark says, "We cannot be walking around in the howling wild with it in your rucksack, though." She pauses. "Surely you must realize that is a bad idea... ?"
Harrowhark says, "roll 1d20+4"
Result is: (1d20+4) 22 for Harrowhark
Vendrik picks the the rubble a bit halfheartedly, mostly keeping an eye out for trouble. d20+5
Result is: (d20+5) 17
Kiara says, "roll 1d20"
Result is: (1d20) 6 for Kiara
Samantha says, "roll 1d20+3"
Result is: (1d20+3) 9 for Samantha
DaR From Another Place says, "Reminder that we're level 2 now, so you should be rolling with at least +2, plus any wisdom modifier."
DaR From Another Place says, "And background."
Niamh doesn't answer, mostly intent on the rubble.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC Kiara and Samantha, you both would get to reroll because there is a trap and you rolled an even."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC BUt Harrowhark and Niamah..."
You two spot two things - 1, there's a magical cloak half buried by masonry. Two, there's wards by it which need disarming.
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+2"
Result is: (1d20+2) 17 for Kiara
Niamh frowns. Are these the sort of wards that a Rogue can disarm, or does it take a wizard?
Rogues can generally try to disarm a ward if they know it is there. DC 15 on either Dex + Level + Background or Int + Level + Background.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC The rogues may be able to force it to reroll with trap sense if it does go off on them."
Kiara takes a aswing at disarming.
Kiara says, "roll 1d20+2+5+5"
Result is: (1d20+2+5+5) 16 for Kiara
Kiara successfully disarms it.
This is a Cloak of Recovery. +1 PD and (quick action recharge 16+): You heal using a recovery and add +4 hp to the total (champion: +10 hp; epic: +25 hp). Quirk: You grow small extra appendages that slowly wither away over days or weeks.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC So once a 'day', you can heal yourself with a quick action, getting a bonus and you always have +1 PD"
Akio says, "Tank cloak."
Akio says, "That's Vendrik loot."
Frito says, "Yeah. And heck, he'd probably think the extra appendages would be funny."
Tobias says, "HUNTER LOOT"
DaR From Another Place says, "We don't have a hunter, Mike. Numo is not the hunter, and Niamh is not the pet."
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC add the cloak to your sheet, then, Dan"
Tobias says, "Numo does act like your typical vanilla Hunter you must admit."
You press on into the hills, where you find a huge tower that has fallen down into the valley and pieces of it lie together, jumbled in various ways; a stream now runs through part of it.
Manny Mo'Jac says, "OOC And cut here "
Manny Mo'Jac exclaims, "OOC Next time, I'll explain the ways you can go in and, well, you go in!"
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