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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:05:43 GMT -5
Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Gandt can have the wand, I checked the rules on wands and nada about stuff only Arcane or Divine casters can use. Instead Sarajahn will swipe the as yet unknown potion.) Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia gets multiple requests to scout, so she turns into some bird (my head hurts, pick one that flies well) and starts to scout for the Kopru and the pearls. Before she leaves, she nods to James. "We can get out. Let's finish the task and then decide how we're leaving." (guess the wand is decided. Lia is usually near melee targets that she could use the wand on others, but also likes hurting stuff and wouldn't think to use it much. If she wanted, she could just start remembering the spell.) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Before Lia moves off, Lucilia moves over to her "Lady Lia, wilt thou allow me to bless thee with better sight to aid thee in thy quest?" she inquired softly. If Lia allowed, Lucilia would bow her head and put her hands together to offer another prayer "Hallowed Angels in Heaven, prithee bless lady Lia with thine sight, amen." to help her spot any dangers. (( Casting Eyes of the Avoral, 80 minute duration, grants a +8 racial bonus on Spot. Additionally, Lia receives 3 temporary hitpoints for 1 minute. )) Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia looks at Lucilia as she is approached. She looks over the elf maiden for the first time,sizing up her intentions. So far, she doesn't seem like someone she can't trust. She just nods, hoping this is quick. Once the spell is done, she takes off in flight. The biggest building looked like the best idea, so head there first. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 James allows Lucilla to touch him. Most of his wounds heal (+30HP). "Thanks," he says. (At this point I'm assuming Gandt heals himself. Who heals Lucilla?) Gandt spends 7 charges to heal his wounds. (Time since tear destruction, 40 minutes) ************************************* Lia takes to the sky to survey the area. Meanwhile, the party continues to head east. They have went far when the ground suddenly starts shaking. The mild earthquake passes without any real damage to any of the surrounding ruins. "Well, that was certainly unpleasant," James says. It doesn't take Lia long to spot a group of Kopru. They seem to be hacking at a large boulder. On closer inspection, Lia discovers it is an aboleth, and moves on. Thirty minutes of travel later brings the party to a T type intersection, with pathes leading north and south. James suggests the party head north, so it does. Here the buildings are more or less intact, and seem to be quivering, whether from earthquakes or something else the party can't tell. Several times the party runs across various inhabitants, but most of them pay little heed to the party, as they're busy fleeing this way and that. (one hour and 10 minutes has passed.) Lia flies in ever widening circles around the city. On one such pass she spots a group of Kopru leaving a ziggurat. The building strikes her as strange, because unlike the rest of the city, it appears inorganic. Flying closer, she can tell that the stone has been quarried and placed over some other edifice. Runes are etched into the stone, but Lia can't tell what they are. As the party reaches the next intersection, another earthquake strikes, sending Sarajahn and Kit both sprawling to the ground. "I think they're getting worse," James says as he surveys the buildings. One of them has cracked severely and looks like it might fall into the roadway at any moment. (1.5 hours has passed.) The party turns northwest, avoiding the collasping building, and finds a long straight path. They've only traveled for about 15 minutes when Lia returns, and informs them of the ziggurat. "Sounds like as good a place as any to start," James says. It takes the party another 45 minutes (and 1 earthquake) to get there. A light breeze seems to be swirling by the time they arrive. (2 hours have passed) Amid ruined towers of melted stone and malls of quivering ooze, a wide area lies clear of rubble and less wholesome debris. From these cleared acres rises a stone pyramid that looks out of place from the surrounding madness, its dimensions having the look of lucid design and bearing comforting right angles of masonry. The sides of the ziggurat are festooned with detailed carvings of reptilian and simian monsters wrapped and cradled in endless coils of tentacles. Steep steps rise to a simple platform at the the ziggurat's summit. Not all seems right, though, as several cracks mar the pyramid's masonry, revealing sections of diseased purple flesh within. In addition, two sides of the pyramid look to be partially overgrown, covered in putrid swaths of pale green mold. In places, great slicks of tacky, dried blood stain the ziggurat's sides. The ziggurat is 140 feet long at the base on each side. "I guess the only way is up," James says. (Any actions before ascending? Also, I forgot to award you guys the EXP bonus for destroying the tear. James, Lia, Kit, Gandt: 600; Sarajahn 825) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia will explain the rune markings, maybe someone else will identify them, She will then fly around and see if there's anything else she can learn about the ziggurat while the party climbs up. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (( OOC: Lucilia will tough it out and not heal herself unless someone tells her otherwise, saving her spells for when they are needed more - she will heal Gandt if he needs it though, she did ask if anyone else needed healing)) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn wouldn't mind a charge from Lia's Mage armour wand should it stack with his AC. He'll also suggest that Gandt uses the Bull strength wand on himself, Sarajahn, and possibly James. Sarajahn will also use his wand of mirror image on himself and Gandt, as it's likely they'll be the front line. He will caution the party as it's likely that any Kopru spellcasters are likely here. Sarajahn will also suggest if any one has protection from evil spells, now is the time to use them. (And dammit just a couple hundred exp points from level up goodness.) Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "If thou dost wisheth it, I canst bless thee and grant thee protection in the Holy Name of Saint Cuthbert." Lucilia stated quietly. "But they shalt not last too long... they should not be taken in vain." ((Lucilia can cast a pletora of boosting spells, but the duration is short so they are best used when we are sure an enemy is nigh. She can cast: Spell Duration Effect Bless 8 min +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects (entire party) Protection from Evil 8 min +2 Deflection AC, +2 Resistance on Saves, Block mind control, block summoned creatures from attacking Bear's Endurance 8 min +4 constitution Eagle's Splendor 8 min +4 charisma Magic Vestment 8 hours +2 enhancement on AC for shield or armour Death Ward 8 min immune to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and negative energy effects. Who wants what? )) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 I probably should take an Eagle's Splendor, as a lot of my abilities depend on charisma) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Has Kit been getting lots of 1's lately? Because he is failing DC's he'd have to roll 1's on to fail) **The only buffs Kit could really use would be something to help guard against spells or Will-based attacks. Keen Edge would be nice if possible. Kit doesn't argue. He knows they don't have time to be cautious. He will go invisible and do a quick visual search of the pyramid for any threats. "If this is where we need to be, we better get up there quick," Kit says. "Let's proceed as if we know lots of traps and ambushes are waiting for us, so we better be prepared. We don't have time to look for them, so cast whatever spell you've got that can protect us from them." When the party finally does proceed, he will tail them by about 20 ft. or so. Just in case they do have to deal with an ambush. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Lucilia cannot cast Keen Edge - she probably never will, sorry) Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Lia is not in range to cast spells at the moment) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Rewinding a bit, Gandt doesn't refuse Lucilia's offer of healing, though he does seem hesitant at first. However, when she does not heal herself, he does move to use the CLW on her. At the ziggurat, he will not use the bull's strength wand just yet (again, because of its very short duration). They should at least get to the top of the stairs first -- since Lia didn't report seeing any Kopru around the ziggurat, he figures they should be able to make it that far without being attacked. That doesn't mean he is completely reckless in his approach, however. He seems to be trying to adopt a pace somewhere between cautious and hurrying. (Listen checks as they get closer to the top of the stairs). Once at the top of the stairs, he's all for a little preparation before heading inside. He'll use the Bull's Strength wand on himself and Sarajahn. Protection from Evil is definitely called for as well. "If we're lucky, they'll be too busy with the city falling apart to even pay attention to us," Gandt says hopefully. (Remember that Heroes' Feast is still active too.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 ( I just realized: Lucilia has an Evasion power - doesn't that mean she should have escaped the damage from the ice blast altogether? Anyway, Lucilia will cast Eagle's splendor on Sarajahn and Protection from Evil on Kit, Lia, James, Sarajahn and Gandt. She'll also cast bless on the entire party. Sarajahn gets 6 temporary hitpoints for 2 minutes and the others get 3 temporary hitpoints for 1 minute.) When the group reached the top of the stairs and made ready to go, Lucilia would kneel down quietly, bowing her head and putting her hands together in prayer. "Holy Saint, prithee watch over thine servants as we face the evils hither. Prithee grant Sir D'Acathala thine splendor and glory and guard him from all evils that cometh on his path. Prithee doth guard Sir Kit and Sir James and Sir Gandt from all evils. Prithee protect thee Lady Lia as well as she faces in the dangers hidden hither. And prithee bless our group that we shalt be without fear and durst to do thou will. In the name of the Holy Saint, Our Lord, Saint Cuthbert, amen." She slowly stood again, adjusting her veil a moment so it properly covered her hair and ears and sliding the shield onto her arm in one smooth flowing motion. "We should not tarry hither..." she suggested. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (I do not see Evasion listed on Lucilla's sheet. What would Lucilla have used to heal Gandt?) Lia takes to the air again, circling closer to the ziggurat. Near the apex, under an overhang, she spots movement, but can't identify what the creatures are. They are large though, judging from the shadows and the movement. Lia returns, tells the party of the creatures, and Lucilla casts her spells. (Party Affected by Heroe's Feast & bless: Sarajhan +6 temp hp, eagles splendor, Kit, James, Lia, Gandt: +3 temp hp, protection from evil) **************************** The party advances up the temple. As they climb three large kopru suddenly leap from the top and being flying toward the party! (I'm assuming the party order is this, correct me if I am wrong: Gandt, James & Sarajhan, Lia & Lucilla, (20ft) Kit (invisible) Init: Kit: 22 Lia: 20 Lucilla: 13 James: 11 Sarajhan: 10 Gandt: 10 Kopru Behemothsx3: 9 Range to Kopru: 70 feet. The stairs of the pyramid are considered difficult terrain for climbing (Actions?) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 ( Thats because the power is called Prescient Sence. It is basically Evasion, only it works in heavy armour as well, curtesy of Lucilia seeing into the future because of being an Oracle rather than curtesy of fast reflexes as with regular Evasion. No worries anyway, the different name is confusing ^_^ Lucilia will use a Cure Critical wounds. If the healing isn't enough she'll use a Cure Moderate Wounds in addition for Gandt.) Upon seeing the creatures approach, Lucilia points "There be demons!" she warns. Lucilia moves forward to be in the front line near the fighters, taking cover behind her tower-shield. Focusing a moment, she channels positive energy into her shield (Using Divine Shield Ability - it will add her charisma bonus (6) to her AC for 6 rounds, for a total AC of 35.). After that, she will hold the front line and use her most powerful healing spell on any party member that gets wounded, most wounded first. If necessary she'll accept an attack of opportunity to reach them, counting on her shield to protect her. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia doesn't think she would just change back to walk up the tower. Seems better just to fly around nearby. She prepares Stone Rain when the enemies approach, wishing to knock them out of the sky. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (I'm assuming Mirror Image came into play for Sarajahn and Gandt the moment Lia mentioned movement, if not then his first action is to cast mirror image on himself.) He'll send Mafdet to harass the middle Kopru, Curse it when in range. Then a slow spell to catch as many as he can, hopefully centered on a cursed Kopru, but he'll prefer many to be affected rather than one by his spell. If he can reach them, then he'll full attack all the way with his greatword. If not, then fire/flame bolts all the way from his hand crossbow. He'll target whom ever Gandt is, and Mafdet will be sent to their target as well. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (myst: you would have to change back to converse with the party. If you wild shape to fly up the pyramid, it will be the last wild shape use for the day.) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (oh, talking.. right. Guess there's no such thing as a Dire Parrot. Lia will save her last Wild Shape then and walk like a silly mortal. Stone Rain is even more fun now.) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (parrots don't actually talk, you know Oh, I forgot to post this earlier: No one knows what the runes are. Kit thinks they look like something from Infernal, but they're twisted and warped in ways he is not familar with.) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (I've been trying to convince Vivian of that for about a week, but her MOTHER keeps spreading lies.) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Kit wants to see what these beasts can do before committing to an attack. He's not adjusting his initiative or anything, just not acting in the first round. If he's still wearing those elven boots, then his first round action will be to put on the striding boots. After that, his actions will depend on the following: -If they're using simple melee tactics, and Gandt does his usual thing, Kit will draw his rapier and move into melee for the whole flank and attack thing. Gandt may be busy, so he'll look to flank with Tamaska if possible. Note Kit gets a +4 atk. bonus on flanks. -If they stick to flying, Kit will use his bow. If the kopru count as demons, note his bow does extra damage to them. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Gah, the ugly bastards can fly now??" Not much Gandt can do until the things dive within range. On the off-chance that someone knocks one out of the sky, and it tumbles down the stairs, and ends up within range, sure, he'll pounce on it. But other than that, he will Ready a shield throw for when one gets close enough. He keeps his sword on hand for AoO's in case any of them try to fly past him. "Keep moving, we've got to get under cover!" Gandt will not start advancing until the others do, though. (How far away is this overhang the behemoths were hiding under? If we can get under there, they might have to land in order to attack us, which would just be good news all around.) **************** NOTES: Thrown shield (p) +11 (3d6+8) Greatsword (s,good) +17/+12/+7 (2d6+13, +2d6 to evil) crit:19-20 d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (70 feet to the apex and the entrance, where the kopru behemoths were hiding) Round 1: Kit waits to see what the kopru behemoths are doing. Lia casts her spell. She then drops a rock on the left behemoth (-15HP). Lucilla moves up and takes a defensive position. James fires his crossbow. The bolt flies wide. Sarajahn sends in Mafdet. He then moves up behind Gandt and curses the central Kopru. (Successful cursing). Gandt takes up a defensive position. The Kopru fly out horizontally, increase the distance between them and the stairs to 15 feet. Gandt feels something attacking his mind. His consciousness is shunted aside as Kopru takes control. Just as quickly the presence is gone. Lucilla brushes off a similar attempt, as does Sarajahn. (Situation update: Gandt is dominated, but currently protected by the protection from evil spell. Interesting not that you can be dominated while under the protection of that spell, but the controller can't actively control you. Seems weird to me.) Round 2: Kit brings his bow to bear. The first arrow tears through the kopru on the left (-35HP) and he quickly follows it up with a second (-17HP) while the third falls well short. Lia drops another stone on the kopru (-13HP). Lucilla continues to cover up. James fires another bolt, again he misses. The Kopru stay just out of range of Sarajahn's spells, so he fires a bolt. He hits, but the effects aren't spectacular (-4HP total). Gandt continues to cover up. The kopru behemoths swoop down. The first slams into Lucilla (bull rush), knocking her backwards. Luckily she maintains her footing and doesn't fall down the stairs. The second comes after Gandt. Gandt tries to strike as it approaches, but misses horribly (nat 1). He manages to recover in time to resist being thrown backward, however. Sarajahn's not so lucky. He misses on his attack, and then the Kopru sends him flying backwards. He tumbles down the stairs, coming to rest near Kit. (-3 NL). Round 3: Kit vanishes and fires more arrows. He drops one Kopru behemoth with his first arrow, then fires on the next one with his next to arrows. (-23HP total) (+1 kill) Lia drops another rock (-18HP). Lucilla continues to cover up. James fires his crossbow again. Again he misses. Sarajahn scrambles to his feet and casts his spell. The targeted Kopru is effected (slowed) while the other one avoids the effects. A target now in range, Gandt attacks! His great sword slips from his hands, bounces off the kopru (-10HP), off Lucilla's shield and flies back into his hand. Gandt just stares at the blade, wondering what just happened. (nat 1, nat 20 to avoid critical fail) The Kopru try to tail slap Gandt and Lucilla. Both attacks are foiled by tower shields. Round 4: Kit continues the rain of arrows. The first arrow blasts right through the Kopru's head, and keeps on going. The Kopru slumps on top of Lucilla. Kit fires his two remaining arrows at the remaining Kopru. (-33 HP total). (+1 kill) Lia drops another stone. This time the stone hits with some authority (-26HP). Lucilla struggles to get out from under the Kopru. James throws a ball of acid at the Kopru. He finally succeeds in hitting something (-9HP). Sarajahn fires his crossbow. He hits (-9HP). Gandt attacks. Two quick hacks and the Kopru goes down (+1 kill) EXP: Lia, James, Lucilla: 900, Gandt: 990, Kit: 1080 (2 arrows lost), Sarajahn: 1100 (level up) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (( Note: Lucilia has the 'skinny' trait which gives her "a -2 penalty on Strength checks to avoid being bull rushed or overrun". )) The battle hadn't been Lucilia's proudest moment: breaking the line due to the bull-rush would have probably gotten her in trouble in her church group and from the looks of it, she was rather self-contious about it, trying to hide a blush of embarrassment. Of course the fact that she was now stuck under the corpse of a demon did not help. At least no-one in the group had been hurt. "Sir Gandt?" Lucilia asked "Might I beseech thine aid?" The young elfess asked the huge warrior. He was the obvious choice as he was clearly the strongest in the group and the closest by. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Kit gives his bow a kiss, activates his ring, then charges up the pyramid to see what's at the top. He's specifically looking for the pearls. He will tell the rest of the party to search the kopru for clues as he goes. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia makes sure everyone seems unharmed. After that, continue to trek up the tower. She seems rather confident that we're in the right place. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Gandt turns his head on its side and hits the side of it, as if trying to get water out of his ear. He can almost still feel the alien presence crawling around in there, and he wants to make sure that it's really and truly gone before he does anything else. (Did the domination effect end when the kopru died?) When Lucilia speaks, he looks around in puzzlement for a second, hearing her but not seeing her. When he realizes what's happened, he quickly hauls the kopru off. And for good measure, he kicks it down the stairs afterwards. With that done, "You alright?" he inquires of Lucilia. Then, to the group at large, "No one hurt? Good. Let's take cover somewhere, there could be more of those things." He's not sure what kind of clues Kit wanted them to search the kopru for, but he's liable to kick the other two down the stairs too unless someone stops him.
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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:06:23 GMT -5
TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Let's face it, whenever mind control is in effect, everyone wants Gandt. The big guy has a target painted on his skull) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Just three more levels... three more levels, and I will laugh at them) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (hey! some of us are still on these stairs!) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Thank thee, Sir Gandt" Lucilia stated gratefully as he lifted the kopru off Lucilia's shield, the small elfess in turn having been trapped under it. Carefully she crawled back to her feet, straightening her skirts and making sure her veil covered her hair and ears properly as she looked around to the group. "Art thee all unharmed?" she queried. Upon seeing it was so, Lucilia would offer a quick silent prayer to Saint Cuthbert, before she followed the group further up the stairs. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (What does -3 NL mean?) "Oh I just live to serve." Sarajahn sarcastically remarks as Kit leaves them. Sarajahn will prevent Gandt from kicking down the corpses until he's had a chance to search them, as searching them is probably a good idea. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (non-lethal damage, from bouncing down the stairs. And yes, the domination effect ended.) Kit makes his way to the top of the pyramid. Sitting atop the pyramid is a domelike bulge of constricted, bruise-colored muscle. It clearly appears to be the way inside. On the ground near the bulge lie three potion bottles, emptied of their contents. A closer inspection finds the stoppers nearby, with a rune on the top. Like the runes on the side of the pyramid, they remind Kit of Infernal, but he's not quite sure what they mean. The southeast side of the apex is covered with green mold. Kit starts searching for a way to open the muscle, if possible. Sarajahn examines the corpses. He finds two potions on each one, the stopper marked with a rune. (for brevities sake, yes, it is the same symbol on the stoppers Kit found). Each one is also carrying a coral carving, of a serpents tail wrapped around a skull. Their armor appears to be of good quality as well (+3 studded leather armor). Moments later Gandt uses the corpses as kick balls, sending them to the bottom of the pyramid. (claim anything you want) *************************************** The rest of the party reach the apex. If everyone here, its kind of a tight fit, especially with trying to stay out of the mold, however Lia quickly burns it away, make the area safe. Gandt is the first to notice four fissures spaced evenly around the bulging muscle. Touching these causes the muscle to retract revealing a hole in the top of the pyramid. It's dark inside, but those with darkvision can see stonework on the floor below, about 15 feet down. "Well, I guess we go inside," James ventures. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Prithee, why art we venturing in thither?" Lucilia queried. She seemed uncomfortable questioning the group, but mostly it did not seem to make a lot of sense. She knew that a flood was coming and that it had to be stopped, and that for some reason, pearls were bad in this reality - so bad they had to be destroyed - but she couldn't for the life of things figure out why either of these goals would suggest going into the corrupted orifice at the top of an infested pyramid. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Send one person for now. If things go bad in there, at least it will only be one of use instead of the whole group," Kit pulls a coin out of his pocket. "Flip for it?" *If all of the kopru are wearing +3 leather, then jackpot! Lots of money right there. We must grab it. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (yes, there are three sets of +3 studded leather.) "The kopru are manufacturing the pearls that the Crimson Fleet are buying," James explains to Lucilla. "I know its hard to understand right now, but it is imperative that we stop them at any cost. Since they were guarding this place, it is likely the pearls are here." James looks at Kit, "Couldn't you just go down while invisible?" Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia nodded to James' explanation. She had no clue what a Crimson Fleet was other than a fleet that was coloured crimson, but she trusted people easily and the group she was with did not seem to be as bad as she had originally been worried about. They could have easily harmed or killed her, but they had not. In fact, unlike their racial stereotypes, the group seemed kind and their quest, whatever it was, appeared to be noble. In fact, though it had made sense at the time, Lucilia was ashamed that she had feared them merely for their racial heritage. "I shalt go in." she volunteered. "I trow I am the least critical to thine quest and the lowest ranking amongst thee." TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Sorry kid, leave this to the professionals," Kit replies to Lucilia. Not sure why Kit thinks of her as a "kid". "Into the boiling pot? No, I don't think just being invisible will be enough this time...but I suppose we don't really have time to argue, do we? All right, somebody lower a rope down in case I need to get out quick and I'll jump down." Remembering the illusory floor from the past, Kit will drop a coin on the ground to make sure it's real, then jump down. It's impossible for him to fail the Tumble DC for falling at this point. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia nodded obediently as Kit decided she shouldn't go. Still, she watched carefully and prepared to go in after Kit to heal or shield him should this be needed. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia waits patiently for Kit to explore. She will keep an eye out for anything else flying by. She glances at the other elf for a minute, pondering if she should say something, that racial kinship and all, but nothing comes to mind, focused on their goal of the moment. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 If no one else takes the armour, Gandt will carry it to sell later. Assuming they get out of here alive to do so, of course. (Large-sized studded leather, or Medium-sized?). As for the other objects, he takes one look at the vials and immediately wants nothing to do with them. Well, that's not entirely true; he'll smash them against the floor unless someone objects. "I shalt go in." she volunteered. "I trow I am the least critical to thine quest and the lowest ranking amongst thee." "Hey, what kind of talk is that? There's no ranks here." He secures a rope at the top of the hole as Kit requested, then stays alert for any kind of disturbance within (Spot+1 and Listen+15). After a short time, he shakes his head and laughs. "This sure wasn't in the job description." d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn will take the armour to sell later, and puts it in his magical Handy Haversack. (And dammit TG, how's Sarajahn meant to cheat the party out of money when you keep telling people hpw valuable things are? He'll also take the carvings as well, certain collectors may pay a lot this. The potions he's not so sure it's a good idea, but he takes them anyway, if only to spite Gandt. Sarajahn wishes he still has the trog whom he charmed, so he could force him to drink one of the potions. Sarajahn is happy for Kit to go first. Though if he hears one more prithee from Lucillia she may well get her wish of going first. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia gave a confused look to Gandt a moment when he mentioned there being 'no ranks', then nodding submissively. Despite the inherent contradiction, she naturally deferred to his authority in the matter. This rank matter was probably just another peculiarity about this group - Lucilia figured. She turned her attention to Kit in the hole below, leaning over the edge to look at him. "Prithee, art thou alright, down thither?" she asked worried, as if tempting Sarajahn. At 114, Lucilia was only just an adult by elven standards, though Kit's strange feel about Lucilia being 'a kid' was more likely effected by the way she so easily trusted and cared for the safety of a group of strangers she had barely met whom had many different customs to what she was acquainted with. It seemed unnaturally naive for an adult. Either that, or simply that at barely over 4 feet in length, even Lia was a head taller than the scrawny girl, let alone Gandt who was twice her size and five times her mass. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (large sized. A skilled armorer could make them smaller, however.) Kit turns invisible and drops down into the hole. This room is alive. The bruised purple walls pulse and quiver, heaving irregularlly like the breath of a dying thing. Growths jut from the walls--exposed, fleshy things like black lungs, giant many-chambered and inside-out hearts, rolling milky white eyes, and other organs with no humanoid analog. Unfinished stonework covers patches of the floor, as if some optimistic architect hoped to merely brick over the room's obscene nature. An open chute with a strange ladder, its rungs curved and awkwardly placed, opens through part of the masonry floor, descending deeper into the structures depths. (The room is 25ft by 25ft, although the various organs jutting from the wall make it more like 15ft. x 15ft.) Seeing no one, Kit listens at the top of the chute. He can hear someone chanting below, although the language is unfamiliar. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Cheating the party out of money is Kit's job) * * * * * * "This place is totally f**ked up," Kit thinks to himself. He motions for the rest of the party to come down, but he also motions for them to keep quiet. He will then check to see the weird ladder is stable, put on his elven shoes, then quietly make his way down the ladder. Invisible, as always. He silently curses himself for putting himself in so much danger. Hopefully he will be able to see what's at the bottom of the chute. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia will enter last, keeping her eyes open behind them as they enter the area. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia carefully moved with the group, trying to keep formation as best she could, though she couldn't for the life of things figure out what formation the group was using - it wasn't any she had been taught anyway... for a moment Lucilia wondered if the group might simply be using a battle order along the lines of "strong and melee in the front, weak or ranged in the back", but she figured that it was more likely some advanced technique she wasn't aware of. Regardless, she stuck near the melee warriors, figuring they'd be the most likely ones to need healing. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Gandt doesn't like the look of that ladder. "Think we'd be better off drawing them up to us," he whispers. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Hmm...good point. Okay, cancel descending into the chute for now and Kit will see what Gandt has in mind. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn suggests using his Dancing Lights ability to lure them up. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 What he has in mind isn't exactly subtle. Just make some noise, and wait at the top of the hole to play pop-a-mole with whatever sticks its head out to investigate. (But OOC, it would be a shame to waste our element of surprise. Only do this if we don't have something better in mind.) (Out of curiosity, is it a rope ladder or a more solid construction? If it's a rope ladder, Kit would give himself away by its motion, even if he's invisible.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (solid construction) It's a tight squeeze, but Gandt manages to get through the hole and down into in the room with everyone else. The party waits, makes some noise, and all that happens is the hole where the ladder is suddenly fills with water. Upon closer inspection, it appears the entire room below is now filled with water. "Now what?" James asks. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "This place is getting curiouser and curiouser..." Lucilia, like Alice having surprise overwhelm her language centers a moment. She looked around confused - maybe there were other exits... Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn looks for any mechanism like the one that got them into the Ziggurat. (BTW just to check, am I completely out of flying charges for the for my boots, because knowing me I'll trigger some sort o pit/water trap.) Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (hmm... did Lia hear any chanting, or just Kit? Did Kit mention it?) Lia starts casting, using Detect Magic into the room filled with water. She wants to know what kind of magic is in the room and if it's holding the water in place, or it's somehow naturally occurring. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilla looks for other exits, and doesn't see any. Just pulsing bruised colored flesh. Like she's trapped inside the belly of some beast, except this beast has eyes on the inside of its body. (yes, out of flying charges) Sarajahn looks for any mechanism to open or close the door. He finds none. Lia scans the area below. She catches just a glimpse of several magic auras on the floor below her before the spell reaches its full range and an overwhelming magical aura fills her "sight". Concentrating, she identifies the aura as an aura of transmutation. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "You know, we can't be certain the pearls are down there. It's not like we've found any clues to suggest that much," Kit ponders aloud. "Then again, this could be exactly where they hid them and what benefit would they have in flooding the pearl chamber? Aboleths. There may be a few down there." Kit, remembering the way the party opened the entrance to the pyramid, will begin searching the flesh for the same type of patterns used to open the first door. Maybe he will have more luck.
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Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia holds the spell as long as she can, trying to find out more information about the strong aura, then she will move to the northwest side, and aim at to the southeast of the bottom of the chute, casting Dispel Magic to disrupt as much magic as she can to the floors below. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Maybe you're right," James says. "But something is down there, maybe we can interogate it." Kit begins searching and finds nothing. Lia gets in position and casts her spell. There's a flash of light, a gurgling sound, and then the water simply drains away, like it's going down a drain. At the same time you hear a thud, as something hits the ground, followed moments later by three sharp cracks. Apparently Lia has wrecked havoc on something. "It'll be a tight fit," James says to Gandt. "I suggest you let the rest of us go first." And then to Kit, "After you." Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Kit rolls his eyes, but he doesn't argue. Go down as quietly as he can, CLIMB +15, hope I don't get 1's, and using the ring. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia quietly follows. It was clear enough she did not like being here from - her skin was slowly becoming paler and paler and her eyes shot from side to side making it clear she expected to be jumped any second now. This place was evil and dark and small... it resonated with endless dark nightmares that she couldn't quite remember, like a word on the tip of your tongue. Despite her discomfort though, she didn't complain and quietly followed the group, ever watchful and ready to help Kit or any of the others should they get in trouble. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Gandt is quick to follow everyone. He doesn't like the way this room stares at him. Of course, chances are that the rooms yet to come will be even worse. Is Protection from Evil still active? d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn follows. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (I'm probably being generous, but protection from evil has a little over 4 minutes left.) init: Kit: 20 James: 20 Gandt: 19 Ulioth: 15 Lia: 14 Sarajahn: 8 Lucilla: 5 round 1: Kit climbs down the chute. The ziggurat's organs continue to twitch, roil and watch. The half-laid stonework glistens amid pools of water. to the east looms a huge bust of a demonic countenance with twin baboonlike heads set in a fearsome double roar sprouting from its over-muscled chest. Across the ground like hunks of shattered black resin and, near the statue, a black tumor grows from the fleshy floor, its size and shape reminiscent of some grotesque divan. Kit recognize the statue's eyes are black pearls, similar to shadow pearls, only smaller. Standing near the divan is a kopru holding a spear. It doesn't look happy. To the left of the divan, surrounded by rubbery, fleshlike resin is a stone trapdoor with a broad iron ring set in the masonry. The statue is immediately behind it. James clambors down after Kit. He's not as graceful as Kit, but manages to tumble to safety. the Kopru hisses as James lands, a mere ten feet from the Kopru. Gandt waits. The Kopru stares at James, and James feels an alien presence brush his mind, then get shunted away. then the Kopru's arms suddenly stretch, and it strikes at James with its spear. James takes one strike, then another, then another (-34 HP total) before the final strike hits the stonework and nearly causes the kopru to lose control of the spear. Lia slips and falls down the ladder (-1HP). Tamaska lands gracefully beside her. Sarajahn climbs down the ladder and leaps to the side, avoiding Lia but very nearly bumping into Kit. Lucilla slips and falls as well. She's so light however she simply bounces off of Lia's prone form and lands beside her. Round 2: Kit makes his presence known. The first arrow strikes the kopru in the torso (-38HP), the remaining two deflect off the kopru's armor, only to stick in the quivering flesh of the pyramid. Black blood slowly seeps from the wounds. James casts a quick spell, hitting the kopru with a burst of acid (-12HP) before retreating behind the chute. Gandt squeezes his bulk down the chute and moves to stand in front of Lia and Lucilla. The kopru casts a spell at Gandt, but whatever it was it doesn't seem to effect him. Then it moves over to the trapdoor and opens it, revealing another chute like ladder headed down. Lia climbs back to her feet and casts a spell. Fire erupts around the Kopru, but a shimmering shield seems to absorb it. Sarajahn curses the kopru, and sends Mafdet to harass it. Lucilla climbs to her feet. Round 3: Kit disappears, and then reappears firing arrows. The first arrow hits (-43HP), while the second and third miss again. "Don't let him escape," James yells as he fires his crossbow from behind the chute. the bolt hits home (-8HP) but the fire damage is absorbed by the shield again. The Kopru climbs down the chute. (new actions?) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Kit's bow, seemingly doing rip-roaring damage to these kopru, doesn't let up. He will fire arrows down the chute if he has to, but he won't go down first. Who knows what's down there. He'll let Gandt go first. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Seeing James seriously hurt, Lucilia immediately shoots into action and makes her way over to him, using her most powerful healing magic (Cure Critical Wounds - 4d8+8) to restore his health. "Holy Saint, prithee heal the wounds James has received from the Demon." While combat is ongoing, Lucilia will stick with the front line and heal those who are the most wounded (ignoring herself) - she'll take attacks of opportunity to reach them if needed. If there isn't anyone else to heal on her action and battle is still going, she will use Divine Shield again for +6 AC for 6 rounds. Once combat is done, she'll get to fixing minor wounds like the small scrape Lia got from her fall, as that doesn't look too bad so it can wait (anything under 10 damage total can wait until after combat). Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia looks at Tamaska for a second, envious, then casts her spell. When it's blocked by some sort of shield, she will use Scorching Ray, then try Call Lightning. Something must stick on this critter. Give chase as needed for the spells. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Likewise Saraajahn will wait til Gandt goes first. He'll use a charge from his mirror image wand before going down though. (Also I'd like to remind Lia she has a wand of mage armour she can use.) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (She wouldn't benefit from it. Bonuses of the same type don't stack 'cept for Dodge and Luck) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Woah, did Gandt just make a Will save? ) Gandt runs to the trapdoor (provided he's not getting in Kit's way) and puts his gauntlets of throwing to use against the descending kopru. (Is that the last charge for the gauntlets today? I've lost track) ************ NOTES: Thrown greatsword (s,good) +11 (4d6+10) crit:19-20 d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (slight rewind, as I realized I skipped Gandt on Round 3) Gandt moves forward and attacks with his sword, carving off a decent chunk of flesh (-35HP), and then a back hand slice takes off a little more (-33HP). His third strike just isn't good enough to get past the kopru's defenses. (now the Kopru descends) Lia races to the edge of the trap door, and spots the Kopru about halfway down to the next level. She unleashes two rays of fire, both of which flare harmlessly against the shield. Sarajahn uses his wand. Lucilla heals James (+22HP). Round 4: Kit moves forward and fires arrows down the chute at the Kopru. Kit plugs 3 arrows into the kopru in rapid succession. (-53HP total). James thanks Lucilla, then waits for the space around the chute to open up. Gandt throws his sword. A sudden shift of the pulsing muscle throws off his aim and the sword fails to even go down the chute. (nat 1) The Kopru drops the remaining 10 feet, turns his head toward the party, and casts a spell. A wall of stone suddenly plugs the trapdoor. (I'm assuming everyone will wait for Gandt to try and break the stone, but if not, let me know) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia will cast Cure Light Wounds on James, since he's lost 34 HP and she healed only 22, then moving to the front line and resuming her healing duties there. Lucilia figures there's not much she can do against stone walls, magical or otherwise, so she'll leave that to the menfolk. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (dammit, why did I think scorching way had divine energy mixed in? I must've been thinking of something else. Oh well.) Lia will wait for Gandt, hoping the little critter isn't healing or prepping new magic. (How can someone cast a spell while taking 54 points of damage? Isn't there another conc. check on that?) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Actually as Sarajahn has a greatsword of adamantine, it's more a case of stone wall, what stone wall? He'll whack it, as his sword ignores the wall's hardness. (adamantine ignores hardness of less than 20. I orginally took it as I thought I might go down a sundering route.) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Gandt helps destroy the wall. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Round 4 cont. Lia waits. Sarajahn hacks at the stone. He manages to chip away quite a bit (-31HP). Lucilla succeeds in nearly closing all of James' wounds (+8HP) Round 5: Kit waits, arrows held at the fready. James thanks Lucilla again, then moves over to the trapdoor, blasting it with a burst of acid. The crack made by Sarajahn widens (-8HP). Gandt smashs the stone with his boot heel. Shards of stone rain down on the Kopru below (-2HP). Kit opens up with his arrow barrage. All three arrows connect, with the third one piercing right through the Kopru's head, collasping it to the ground. "Good shooting," James says. (actions?) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (( Lucilia's Cure Critical Wounds also grants James 12 temporary hitpoints for 4 minutes btw - it does not stack with the temporary hitpoints from the Cure Light Wounds. )) "Prithee, art thee all alright?" Lucilia made sure. Assuming the battle was over with the Kopru dead, she slid the heavy tower shield back onto her back. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Makes me wonder why I've bothered with the rapier all this time. Must be the enchantment on the bow," Kit replies to James. "Oh well, we've got to keep going." Kit waits a minute to see if Gandt goes first. If not, Kit will go invisible and continue on. Keeping an eye out for traps and all that. When he reaches the kopru, he will loot it. He won't make any effort to steal anything. He doesn't thing there is enough time for that. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia searches the room the Kopru fled from while the party moves forward. Magic beings should have magic stuff. She needs magic stuff. (Need to do more searching for magic gear if I'm ever going to learn more spells. ) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn doesn't trust Kit and so will also go forward to loot the Kopru, also keeping an eye out for traps. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Round 5 cont. Lia begins searching. She doesn't find anything Sarajahn climbs down the ladder. The sticky heat and pulsing walls of this cloying room augment perfectly the revolting stink of bile mixed with crude oil. Four pools of putrid blck muck bubble and spurt in the floor, their edges determined by either rigid stone blocks or dimples in the fleshy ground. Four pillars separate the pools and hold the sagging flesh of the ceiling aloft. Within the basins of roiling foulness float pristine black orbs, each the size of a man's head and shimmering with an unsettling inner light. Of course, all this is of no consequence to Sarajahn, as he looks to the south and spots a creature with many-jointed legs and squirming tentacles floating above the black pool. A thing half-centipede and half-squid, a single alien, black eye stares fathomlessly from an octopoid head. Curled upon itself like a titantic shrimp, the thing glistens like a scarabs shell even as it bathes itself in an endless flow of oily black drool. (Note: the picture I showed you before, which I said was the brain collector scion, was actually this thing, I switched the pictures by accident.) The creature takes one look at Sarajahn and then blasts out a font of black bile, hitting him squarely in the chest. The bile burns where it contacts Sarajahn's skin (-17HP) then explodes into flame, further injuring Sarajahn (-19HP). "Yes, I'm fine," James says to Lucilla, "but I think Sarajahn is going to need your help." (based on her previous actions, I believe Lucilla would have immediately headed down the ladder, correct?) (breath recharge time: 3 rounds) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (The orbs...are those the pearls?) Assuming Kit went ahead of Sarajahn, he will quickly return up the ladder. "Gandt. Need you down there," Kit briefly explains. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia hears about something bad happening. She will use move into position, then try and use Baleful Polymorph on the creature attacking Sarajahn. If that doesn't work, back to Call Lightning. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (That's correct, Lucilia deliberately stays in the front line. ) Upon seeing the creature attack, Lucilia positions herself immediately in front of Sarajahn, between him and the monster, her shield towards the creature. She kneels down and takes total cover behind her shield, such that Sarajahn can use her as cover, turning around for but a moment to cast Cure Critical Wounds (4d8+8, additionally, Sarajahn gain 12 temporary hitpoints for 4 minutes. This is assuming he suffered 17 + 19 damage. If he suffered 19 damage total, she'll use Cure Serious Wounds instead for 3d8 + 8 and 9 temporary hitpoints). "Holy Saint, prithee heal the wounds of Sir D'Acathala, in Your Holy Name, amen." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (orbs: yes, they are pearls. No, Kit had not went down the ladder yet, he doesn't go again til round 6, we never left round by round combat.) Round 5 cont. Lucilla descends the ladder. Again she slips and falls, landing prone beside Sarajahn (-4HP) Round 6: Kit stays where he is. Inwardly, he's probably enjoying watching Sarajahn get an acid bath. James tries to get in position to shoot his crossbow from above, but he can't spot the creature that attack Sarajahn. (Gandt?) Savage Tide Info Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Gandt's plan is to go down the ladder and Smite away. (But let me know if he has to step into the black goo in order to hit the thing, since that might alter his actions) ************* Smite +4 / greatsword (s,good) +17/+12/+7 (2d6+17, +2d6 to evil) crit:19-20 DR 4/-- (2 of this does not function when dex bonus is lost) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Right, should have listened to the voice that was telling me the encounter wasn't over, because you hadn't awarded exp) If Lia's Baleful Polymorph works, then Sarajahn will end the animal's life in the most painful way he can imagine. If not then these actions apply Sarajahn won't bother with Slow or Vampiric Touch, instead casting the signature spell of the Hexblade, Hound Of Doom, to attack the creature, which he is dubbing mentally "Big Ugly." Next round Mafdet gets sent to Big Ugly, as is the Hound to attack it(If it's not already attacking). He'll cast Whirling Blade. 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chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Round 6 cont. Gandt scrambles down the ladder, steps over Lucilla's prone form and hacks away (the creature is currently 10 feet away.) His blade cuts it slightly (-27HP) on the first swing but he fails to make contact on the next two as the thing contorts its body to get away from the blade. Lia comes running back and descends the ladder. She easily reaches the base. Sarajahn casts Hound of Doom and a shadow hound appears beside him, then leaps at the creature. A tentacle whips out and strikes the hound (-13HP), but its not enough to distract the magical beast from its target. It bites it hard (-16HP), before falling, right in the pit. The black oily substance burns the hound. (-6HP) The creature ignores the dog in the goo and strikes at Gandt. Two of the tentacles strike Gandt (-17HP total) dripping acid (-7HP). It's tail narrowly misses slapping Gandt into the middle of next week. Then it moves away, to the back of the pool and out of Gandt's reach. Lucilla climbs to her feet and casts her spell on Sarajahn (+28HP). Round 7: Kit descends the ladder. Or at least he tries to. He slips on the first rung, but manages to tumble past Lucilla and Sarajahn to "safety" in the middle of the room. Turning, he unleashes his arrows of DOOOOOOOOOOOOM! The first arrow strikes the creature in the side (-37HP). The second nearly hits the hound of doom, while the third richocet's off the creature and nearly hits Gandt. James descends the ladder, and fires his crossbow, doing minimal damage (-4HP). Gandt throws his sword (last use, btw) and starts circling the pit to get in range. Surprisingly, the blade hits (-26HP) and then returns to Gandt as he closes in. Lia casts her spell. There's a bit of resistance, but Lia's force of arcane might slams through and the spell wraps around the monstrosity, turning it into a chihuahua. The chihuahua hangs in the air for a moment, then suddenly drops as the spell takes full effect, stripping it of all its powers. (-2HP from the acid in the pool) What follows is a messy bit of dog killing, and the bilewretch is defeated. (Note: The pools would have normally given the bilewretch fast healing 15 when submerged. If baleful polymorph had failed, this fight would have been much, much tougher.) exp: James, Lucilla, Sarajahn, Gandt: 2100; Kit & Lia: 2310 Kopru loot: wand of cure moderate wounds (12 charges), +4 chain shirt, +2 anarchic spear, periapt of wisdom +4, ring of protection +3, bracers of health +2, portable hole willed with cold, brackish water, and a gold symbol like the ones the behemoth was wearing. (actions?) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Seeing Gandt is now the most hurt (-17 I believe), Lucilia quickly moves over to him to cast Cure Moderate Wounds (2d8+8 and 6 temporary hitpoints for 2 minutes) on him "Holy Saint, prithee cure Sir Gandt's wounds, amen" She'll move to heal other party members next, most seriously wounded first, though ignoring the measly 4 damage she took herself from the fall. "Art thou all alright?" she queries concerned, wanting to be sure she didn't miss anyone. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn shakes the blood from his sword, and lays claim to the ring, and bracers, the rest we can sell. Personally if he can snag the periapt as well, he will, though he'll concede that a divine caster is better suited to it. He'll store the gold symbol and armour in his handy haversack, unless somebody wants it. The portable hole and spear, somebody else can carry, preferrably not Kit. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Why did it turn into a dog? Not that I'm ungratefuly, it was pretty funny," Kit says with a grin. Looking at the orbs in the pool, Kit does that thing where he rubs one of his horns in deep thought. "So, this is where the pearls are made? Was that creature responsible for them or was it something else? Can we be certain this is the end of the pearls? We should probably take a closer look at that gold symbol." With regards to loot... "Uh...no," Kit says at the sight of Sarajahn taking stuff. "Gandt carries everything we can't use. Give it to him." *Seriously though, I think Gandt should get the ring. He's been taking a lot more hits than usual lately and I don't believe he is wearing a ring. It might give him a 3 AC boost. And that spear might come in handy soon. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia will keep searching the room, and the one above (take 20 on each) as the current loot is mussed with. She's never one to argue over loot, seeing nothing she immediately needed. She thought she detected more with her spell earlier, so she'll try and find anything she can. Lia hides a small smile at Kit's question. "A dog? I couldn't think of anything else." That's all she says, returning to her searching. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Once everyone is healed, Lucilia steps back to let the others search the room, helping Lia with the search (aid another) silently. She seems a little concerned for Lia, but does not speak up about it - she's only just joined the group so it is hardly her place to speak up. Besides, if you don't say anything, you cannot say anything wrong, she reasons. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 The chihuahua actually surprises Gandt more than anything else he's seen today. Not just because it was a gigantic tentacle centipede a moment before, but also because it shows a bizarre sense of humor that he didn't realize Lia possessed. He reminds himself to never get on her bad side. When Lucilia goes to heal him, "It's not that bad, I'll be fine." Loot: (Bracers of health? Are those more like an amulet of health (+ Constitution) or a periapt of health (immune to disease)?) Gandt's not usually thrilled with the task of being the group's designated pack mule, but he makes no fuss when Kit tells Sarajahn to hand over the excess loot. If Sarajahn was allowed to carry the stuff, he's not sure the rest of the group would ever see their share of the proceeds. For himself, he will take the periapt of wisdom since he'd benefit the most from it. But that ring sure would be nice too -- that will be a point of contention. (Lia should take that wand. Gandt won't be able to make use of it for one more level) The pearls: "Wait a minute. How are we supposed to destroy these without... you know. If we break them, won't they... you know... explode?" Gandt hadn't thought this part over until now, but as he understands it, the pearls will release their nasty, corrupting fumes if broken. He remembers Tamaska's plight in Farshore all too well. ********** (BTW, there have been a couple times lately where Gandt took both a move and a full attack action in a single round? By all means, keep doing that, but I'm not sure if it's strictly legal. ;P) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Thou art a mighty and tough warrior." she smiled warmly to Gandt. Regardless she'd still heal him though. As she did, Lucilia's eyes glazed over a moment as she remembered all the times she had healed soldiers who pretended to be tough enough to go without healing. There had been so many... Some still too young to grow a beard, their voice changing pitch seemingly at random... some old and gray, with an experience of a dozen lifetimes... the war had forced so many to fight who had no place on a battlefield... She had told them exactly the same thing she had told Gandt... Now they were all dead... She shook her head. She couldn't think about that now, she realized. Quickly Lucilia began to help Lia with the search again - it would give her something to occupy her mind with. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (a lot of stuff to cover here, my apologies if I miss something. The bracers are like amulet of health (+ constitution) About Gandt's extra attacks.... that's actually an ability of the sword that you have uh, not unlocked yet. Oops.) Despite his protests, Lucilla heals Gandt (+16 HP) anyway. James takes the armor, tasking aside his vest which suddenly turns into a chainshirt. "This is considerably better quality than my present armor," he explains. He then takes the spear and uses it to fish out one of the pearls and begins studying it. Sarajahn slips the ring on his finger and tosses his old ring to Gandt, explaining that its a "weaker" version. Gandt takes the periapt of wisdom as well as the ring from Sarajahn. Lia continues searching. After finishing this room, with Lucilla's help, she heads upstairs with Lucilla trailing behind her. James turns to Gandt. "Good news," he says. "These aren't fully charged yet. I believe we can safely remove them from the pools and destroy them. And I think they need the blood of a living creature to activate anyhow. Vanthus wiped blood on it before he dropped it...." James then uses the spear to retrieve the other three pearls. "If you recall, Tamaska seemed to contain the Savage Tide within him when he swallowed the pearls. Let's just take them to the top of them ziggurat, throw them down inside, and quickly shut the door, just to be safe." Lia and Lucilla carefully go over the "throne" room. They find, tucked into the throne in various fleshy pouches: a strangely shaped gold and ivory tiara of coiling snakes and shrieking monkeys, a ruby ring of wizardry (II), a necklace of adaptation, and a decanter of endless water. The eyes in the statue are four black pearls (not shadow pearls, just normal black pearls) (unresolved actions: Kit wants the gold unholy symbol examined Will sarajahn equip the bracers? How to dispose of the pearls. Where is Tamaska?) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Tamaska is waiting wherever ladders are involved, since no one picked him up. Lia takes the items found for now. She will have to get them studied before trusting them. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn wearily surrenders the periapt and his weaker ring to Gandt "This ring is of the same enchantment, though slighter weaker." He places the bracers on himself for now. He will also examine the holy symbol, he is probably is the most likely to recognise the symbol of an evil god. If not he'll pass it first to Lia, then Lucilla, to see if they have better luck. Next he'll try to prise the gems out of the statue's eye sockets, looking out for traps and such. As for the black pearls "No James. We put them in neat little piles, and then either you or Lia blasts them with a spell from a safe distance. Preferably Lia, as no offense James, she is a superior caster." TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Kit ignores the rest of the loot. It doesn't look like he can use the lot of it anyway. He leaves the pearls. "Look, the quicker we finish up here, the more time we have to avoid that flood," Kit reminds everyone. "If we can come up with a way to seal this chamber forever, even better, but let's just be quick about it. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia won't touch the unholy symbol, simply stating "This be evil." and letting that be the end of it. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Gandt eyes the ring that Sarajahn gave him with suspicion. This is nearly as unexpected as the chihuahua. Then slowly, very slowly, he hands his old periapt of wisdom +2 to the drow. "Just so you can't ever say I owe you anything." He'll look at the unholy symbol in passing, but doesn't pay it much attention. His priority is to do the job and get out of here. The pearls: Throwing the pearls and shutting the door sounds fine to Gandt. (Though I wonder if the Tide will do something awful to the organic parts of the pyramid...) ********** About Gandt's extra attacks.... that's actually an ability of the sword that you have uh, not unlocked yet. Oops. (Clearly, the sword is reacting to all this EVIL about. Yeah, that's it. >_> But wow, looking forward to unlocking that. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 It was more Sarajahn sacrificing a less powerful item to keep hold of a more powerful item then generosity on his part. He is openly surprised at Gandt surrendering a magical item but he takes it willingly. Magic items increased one's power and Sarajahn was of the view one could never have too much power. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia, Sarajahn, Lucilla: You take the items. Just as you finish putting them away, Sarajahn shows up and shows you the gold symbol. You recognize it as an unholy symbol of Demogorgon. Suddenly, everything seems to click. You realize the ziggurat is actually a temple to Demogorgon and some alien entity, something probably left over from the days of the Aboleths (+100 XP). As you comtemplate all this, you suddenly feel an urgent sense of alarm from Tamaska. Sarajahn pries the black pearls from the eyes of the statue. For the briefest moment, it feels like the statue is watching him. Gandt, James, Kit: James gathers up the pearls. He has a hard time balancing them, so he hands two to Gandt and starts up the ladder. It's a bit of a balancing act, and James falls once but manages to hold onto the two pearls. With second try, he makes it up the ladder. Kit and Gandt follow. (I'm going to assume at this point Lia informs the party of Tamaska's distress and they exit the ziggurat as quickly as possible.) A mild tremor shakes the ziggurat as the party moves toward the ladder. Gandt gets tossed to the floor, but manages to hold onto the two pearls he's carrying with ease. The trip up the second ladder was a bit more entertaining, as another tremor strikes, tossing Lia from the ladder. Lucilla and Kit also have some difficulty make it up, but the party eventually returns to the room with the eye balls. Lia calls to Tamaska, who growls something back about sharks and minnows, as well as water. The party quickly climbs the rope to the top of the ziggurat. From here, the party can see water pouring from the east, and hear the thunderous roar of waterfalls. But of more urgent concern are the Kopru who have surrounded the ziggurat, along with their troglodyte slaves. A quick count shows at least 10 Kopru and perhaps 50 or more troglodytes. A small contingent of 5 Kopru Behemoths are moving toward the ziggurat as the party emerges. They stop, and begin conversing amongst themselves. "Lia," James says, "If you have a way to get us out of here, I think now is the time to do so." Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Be not afraid." Lucilia says in a soft calming voice "The Lord shalt ward us.". She sensed fear in James' voice and tried to help him overcome it. She looks again at the creatures before her, placing her shield in front of her, ready to face whatever evil they are. There was little indication Lucilia had any plans on leaving this place in the state it currently was. Her masters might still be here, and what if the demons came back to life en mass? The Olman would be in danger! That wouldn't be good. She wished her masters were here. They'd know what to do. Lacking those, she glanced at the party, waiting for them to decide in their stead. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia nods to James, eying the pearls as well. "Gather around, everyone. It's time to leave. We have everything we came for? Good." She'll wait a few moments, then pull out a Feather of Tonatiuh and uses it. (k, I don't know how this is supposed to work exactly, but it transports the holder and 8? companions of her choice to another plane or place? Anyway, rabbit out of the hat applied, let's escape. It accounts for everyone.) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Preferably to Farshore, if possible, or at least to the ship they came in on) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia pulls out the feather and chants. Moments later a gateway opens and Tonatiuh slides through. The Couatl looks happier than when the party last seem him, at least until he spots the army of Kopru. "I really hope you don't expect me to fight them for you," he says telepathically. Lia quickly explains the situation, and that the party needs to be teleported out of Golismorga. "We will have to make a brief stop in another plane. Shall we be on our way? Everyone hold on now." With a flash of light the party departs Golismorga, just as the Kopru begin their charge. For the briefest of moments they have the feeling of being somewhere good and perfect and then they're standing on the dock at Farshore. People all around stop and stare at the party and the couatl, until he bids his farewells and plane shifts back to his home. "Ah, its good to be home," James says. (End of Chapter) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Curiouser and curiouser!" Lucilia had been able to contain herself while during Lia's strange chanting, when a giant flying snake with wings arrived through a gateway in nothing and even as they transported through the gate, but now that the creature was gone and they were in something that resembled civilisation (which though welcome did not make any sense either) she was no longer able to keep it in. "Thou all art without nary an inkling of doubt the most peculiar folk I doth ever encounter!" TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Said the girl encased in a head," Kit replies. "How'd you get down there anyway? ...actually, you know what, nevermind. It can wait. I haven't had a good drink and felt up a woman in weeks. I'll see you guys later." And with that, Kit takes off. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia gives her thanks to the couatl, bidding him farewell and good journeys. *** Lia would normally depart for her grove, but she's concerned about Lucilia. She's going to have no where to stay and such. She seems to think about this, wondering what the plan is. (so like.. don't we have pearls to destroy or something. And loot, and you know, stuff and things.) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 James offers to give Lucilla and Sarajahn a tour of the city. "But first, I need to lock these pearls away until we can figure out how to destroy them safely." "I guess we should also notify the ship that they can return," he adds. "Lia, do you have a spell that can do that?" James also offers to use his contacts to sell the party's loot. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lucilia nods and smiles to James "Thank thee, that is most kind. A tour soundeth good. Doth thou know if there be a Church of the Lord in this city? I hath nary a clue about where I doth be and they might be able to help me find mine masters." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "Farshore only has one church," James replies. "Although there are shrines to many gods within." Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "I doth see..." Lucilia nodded uncertain. This was new to her - she was used to a single cathedral devoted to Saint Cuthbert. It would have to do for now though. "Wouldst thou be willing to take me there, Sir James?" she inquired Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 With James and Lucilia wandering off on their own, Lia will visit the places she has affiliation. She will find someone to discreetly show the magical artifacts to at the Witch Wardens and the Dawn Council. After that, she will depart for her grove, since no one has any need for her, it seems. She'll prepare Animal Messenger and send the bird off in the morning after the spell is ready. Other than that, she doesn't have anything special to do until she's needed again. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2010 edited August 2010 As long as James is carrying the pearls, Gandt sticks close by, sentry-like. Much as he'd like to relax after that hellish trip through Golismorga, he knows that will be impossible while the pearls are here in Farshore. The least he can do is make sure James finds a secure place to lock them up. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Sarajahn will go with James, but first he has a very private word with Lia, away from the group. "Lia, you do know that Gandt likes you? He would never actually approach you himself, as I think he doesn't have much experience with women and is very shy. Would you consider going on a date with him?" If the answer is yes, he'll arrange the details with her, and asks her to let him tell Gandt in private. so that Gandt isn't embarrassed. Then he'll go with James and the others. He'll let James sell the unclaimed loot, as a gesture of goodwill. As he's probably going to be living here a while, he'll play nice. He'll also like to do a bit of shopping. Sarajahn's shopping list. Noble clothes Sudden Stunning (For the Greatsword, you find it in DMG II). Spell Storing(Again for the Greatsword.) I may add stuff depending on how much Sarajahn gets. He'll then take Gandt aside if Lia agreed to the date. "Gandt, no need to thank me but I managed to get you a date with Lia." If Gandt tries to wriggle out of the date, Sarajahn will look stern and tells him he'll hurt Lia's feelings if he doesn't go on the date. Okay then retraining, not sure how this works. so if I'm doing this wrong then tell me so. I'll lose weaponsmithing and the goblin language completely, and then max out my Diplomancy, Bluff and intimidate completely(Intimidate may already be maxed out.) If I have any left over points, then tell me.
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chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (loot split: 10782 gp each. James will include Lucilla in the split, although I'm assuming she will do something else with the money because of Vow of Poverty. Right now its on her sheet just for book keeping purposes.) Sarajahn: (I see everything equal on the skill exchange. I assume that you sell the unholy symbols of Demogorgon, correct? Does he sell the black pearls he took from the statue?) You have the potions examined. they turn out to be potions of fly. You are unable to find someone with the knowledge to add Spell Storing to your greatsword (the other was added with no problem). Lucilla, James, Gandt, and Sarajahn: The four of you travel through the city, with James pointing out various establishments along the way, most notably the merchants corner, the manor of Lord Manthalay Meravanchi, and Chapel. "We'll return there shortly," James says to Lucilla. "Father Vesserin should be able to help you." Numerous people greet James and Gandt warmly as they progress through town. The group arrives at the Vanderboren Manor, and James asks the butler to prepare rooms for Sarajahn and Lucilla. He inquires to the whereabouts of Lavinia, and is informed she is presently out. "Please see to the needs of our guests," he says finally, before he and James head deeper into the Manor. "Would you like some tea?" the butler asks. "Or perhaps some cheese and crackers?" Lia: (How do you respond to Sarajahn's inquiry?) You report Hevrik, showing him the magic items you recovered. He explains the items to you, and seems a little amused that you yourself didn't know what they were. You run into Liamae, who asks you where Kit is on your way out of town. Kit: You head to the bar for some drinking, carousing, and women. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 "I doth not need a room..." Lucilia refused softly "But if thou would bequeath me some water, I would be most grateful..." it was clear she was a little uncomfortable in the manor. She felt out of place in the luxurious receiving room. Places like this were much better suited for human nobility than elven servants like herself... Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 Lia ponders this request from Sarajahn. She looks sternly at him. "I think you mistake compassion for a fellow adventurer than sincere interest. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have one date, but only to prove that you're mistaken. If you want to make the arrangements, go ahead." Lia responds to Hevrik that she must have forgotten somehow. It's been a long trip, after all. She should've taken more time to study then and the answer might have come to her without assistance. Lia does Kit no favors. "Odd, he said he went to... what was the words he used. Oh, yes. He said he needed to feel up women. I would've thought you were among those he needed. Maybe he's looking for you." Lia will attempt to depart the town again. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (Is Kit included in that 10k loot split? And the "woman" in question is actually supposed to be Liamae. I assumed it was obvious) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (yes, kit was included. And with kit, who can tell what is obvious Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2010 edited August 2010 (K. I've recorded the coins as 1000 PP and added the rest as GP. Man, 10k per party member? Half of all the gold in Farshore is now in the party's pockets, heh. I'm also going to sell Kit's 75gp of gems. He will do his best to talk up the price, as usual, but not sure what I'll get for them. Keno, you gonna bother with local economics?) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Gandt will certainly be spending some of that money, but I'll need some time to think about how.) As the passersby greet James and Gandt, the half-merrow responds in kind. "Anything happen while we were gone?" he asks. As for Sarajahn's meddling... "A date." He considers the word, as if not understanding it at first. He tries again. "A date?" It must be some Elven word that means something completely different, right? It does eventually dawn on him that Sarajahn isn't joking. "And she said yes?" He shakes his head, too thoroughly confused by this development to try and wriggle out of anything. When he speaks next to Sarajahn, it's probably loud enough for Lucilia and James to hear, if they're nearby. "What do you get out of this, anyway? Who are you supposed to be, the goddess of love?" d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 With Gandt "Believe it or not I get nothing out of this, other than proving to you I'm not completely evil. Actually I'd like to help." He'll take Gandt shopping for clothes, of at least noble quality. Sarajahn will also insist Gandt bathes before his date, even adding scent to it, if Sarajahn can get away with it. For Gandt's gift to Lia, Sarajahn ponders on this, and decides on chocolates, assuming Farshore has them. He tells Gandt to be careful as the chocolates are delicate. Sarajahn books a table at a nice place, and pays for one meal and drink each. Hell he'll even also pay for a musican to serenade Lia. When that's set up, He'll give Gandt and Lia the time and place. He'll speak to Gandt before he goes on his date. "Well I've given you the best chance I can. The rest is up to you big guy." Once Gandt's gone, Sarajahn goes somewhere private and laughs for a good ten minutes. (Hmm I got a little too into Gandt's date there) Pearls and Stuff No actually he'll have the holy symbols destroyed, and hopefully rendered useless by a cleric of some kind. The black pearls he has examined for magic. If they're ordinary, he sells them, but one, which he'd like to turn into a necklace if possible. Shopping list He'll try to get a bloodstone enhancement for his greatsword(MIC page 29) Death Ward for his armour Armbands of might or Hexbands, depending on what's available If neither is available, I'll get back to you. If one of them is, I'll sell the bracers since it takes up the arm spot. He'll give Gandt, Lucillia and James a potion of Flying each, to foster good relations, as he already has Winged Boots, he can afford to be generous. If Lucilla makes her Vow of poverty, known, Sarajahn offers to relieve her of the dreadful burden of money. At the Vanderborens Sarajahn gets changed into his noble clothes. "Please, tea would be a most gracious pleasure here." He'll diplomacy the butler for information on the Vanderborens. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia shakes her head as she was offered the potion "That is ok, thank thee kindly Sir D'Acathala. I doth not have need of such magic's.... Mayhaps thou wouldst bequeath it to someone in more dire states? Mayhaps Sir Kit may find it useful?" She does not mention her Vow of Poverty yet, keeping that to herself. She quietly looked around the far too comfortable receiving room of the Vanderboren Manor uncertain. She wished she could go to the chapel soon so she could pray and find her thoughts again. Everything had gone so fast and she still was not convinced she was not dreaming. If a parade of pink elephants were to walk into the room and join them, she might not even be surprised... Of course, everything made perfect sense. Lucilia just had some trouble adjusting for some reason. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 To Lucillia "The last thing we need is an invisible Kit that can fly. Trust me on that." Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "I'm gonna stop you right there." Gandt winces at Sarajahn's list of schmaltzy preparations before he gets too far. "Just... no." It's unclear which part of the list this is directed at, but it's a fair bet that most of it falls under the "no" category. Gandt has no desire to turn this into a huge deal, and chocolates and fancy meals don't seem like they'd be to Lia's liking anyway. "You might think you're doin' me a favor, but you're not, so just let me take it from here, will you?" (More on this later, I don't want to hold everyone up) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (okay, a lot to catch up on. First I find it amusing that the guy, played by the girl, is going on a date with the girl, played by the guy. Not exactly why I find that amusing, but I do. anyhow, feel free to role-play that out as you want. The economy of the colony improves as time progresses, and is directly affected by the party's performance. Speaking of which, does Lia sell the necklace?) Before the Manor: "Nah, Far Shore's been as quiet as a graveyard," one of the passerbys responds to Gandt. "Well, there was that Olman the Sea Wyvern brought back," another says. "He was talking about some threat from deep within the isle. I'm sure its nothing you can't handle." At the Manor: The butler retreats from the room, showing Sarajahn where he can change, and returns shortly with a glass of water and tea. He is about to withdraw again when a woman (See Image) enters. "Ah, Miss Lavinia, so good to have you back. How was your ride?" the butler says. "Fine, thank you," the woman answers. She studies Sarajahn intently before continuing. "I see we have guests. I am Lavinia Vanderboren. I must admit I'm a bit surprised to see another drow. Might you be relations of my adopted brother, James?" Kit: You manage to get 80 gp for your gems. As you leave you run into Liamae. She throws her arms around you and squeezes you hard. "I hear you are in need of me," she says with a sly smile. "Let's go back to the caravel. I'm sure I can take care of your needs." (Did Kit ever name the caravel.) Sarajahn: You get manage to find someone to help you add the Bloodstone quality to your sword. You add Deathward to your armor. You take the symbols to Vesserin at the Chapel and he destroys them. Both Armbands of Might and Hexbands are available. The black pearls are mundane, although large in size. A jeweler gives you 1500 for the three, and agrees to afix the remaining one on a necklace at no additional charge. (Some things, like the buying and selling of goods, I don't mind doing out of time with everything else, but I don't want to take Lucilla to the chapel until we're doing at the manor, since James will be accompanying her. I know I also have several pending IM action items. we'll take care of those soon.) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia stood and curtsied neatly when Miss Lavinia entered the room. She remained silent and kept her eyes down at the ground submissively. She was not sure who Lavinia Vanderboren was, but she seemed like a human noble woman of some sort, so she thought it best to remain silent until given instructions or asked a direct question. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit smiles in response to Liamae. "Aww...you always knows what I need. Let's get out of here." Kit is feeling generous. When they reach the ship, if the guards Kit hired are still there and on guard duty like they're supposed to be, he will give them the 80 GP to split among themselves. "Stick with me, and you won't regret it," Kit explains. Sana Lee is still on the island, and when she finds out Kit is back, she is more than happy to interrupt him and Liamae. Chaos likely ensues, heh. Kit didn't name the ship. He does now: Fortune's Favourite. Not sure what to do with the money. I had a plan, but the whole flank and backstab thing never seems to work out (think he's only successfully flanked like...twice in the whole game). Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Chiapet: Believe me, you're not the only one who finds this situation completely odd. Regarding shopping, what's the highest caster level we have access to in Farshore for crafting magic items? I'm considering something that needs a 12th level caster and wasn't sure if that was available Other than that, I'm still waiting on the manor events to finish before kicking off the "date". If it seems like I'm stalling, it's because I am... I've just got too much on my plate to type it out right now. Labour Day weekend should give me that time.) Edit: Also, is the special material Riverine available in Farshore? (found in the book Stormwrack) Edit 2: Also also, did that 10k James gave us include our standard salary? Did it include the selling of Vanthus' stuff that we weren't able to sell before?) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (If Lia doesn't want the necklace, Sarajahn will take it. It may be useful if I get Stinking Cloud. Regardless, I think the group should keep it as it is a useful item. ) Since Sarajahn can only buy one, he chooses the Hexbands, he'll also try picking up a Memento Magica(Level 2) if possible, He'll sell some potions of flying to afford it(by my calculation, I should only need to sell two). He'll also pick up a bottle of wine. That should be an end to Sarajahn's Shopping. At the manor Sarajahn looks at Lavinia and likes what he sees. Farshore living will be more pleasant than he imagined. He rises and sweeps into a deep bow. "Lady Vanderboren, I am your humble servent, Sarajahn D'acathala." If permitted, he takes Lavinia's hand and kisses it. Then he looks straight into her eyes "Forgive me, you probably get this all the time, but you are one of the most beautiful women I have ever met." He pauses as he considered her question. "While it is a remote possiblity, I don't think James and I are related. We chanced on each other in the Underdark, I am an adventurer by trade. I believe we were of mutual benefit to each other, though perhaps we should wait for your brother to make a report on the situation." He looks to Lucilla. "And may I present Lucilla, an elf we encountered. I believe she is of some Order of St Cuthberts." Sarajahn's gaze returns to Lavinia. "Do I understand correctly that you enjoy riding? Well have you ever flown? It is the most exhilerating feeling ever. Ah an idea forms! James was going to escort Lucilla to the chapel, whilst they're gone why dont't I take you flying? I have some potions that will allow you to fly. You'll be perfectly safe with me." If she agrees, he takes her outside once James and Lucilla are out the way, and gives her first flying lesson. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 At the manor: Behind Sarajahn's back, Gandt gives Lavinia a kind of apologetic shrug. He figures she has the common sense not to fall head-over-heels for the drow's sweet talk. Shopping: (You can forget the question about riverine, since I'm considering other options. The questions about the 12th-level caster and Vanthus' loot are still relevant, though.) Affiliations: When he finds the time, he attends to whatever affiliation responsibilities he has: church services, gathering some of Zelkarune's Horns together for an impromptu spar, and so on. Lia: At the appointed time, Gandt shows up at Lia's grove. Except for the bath (non-scented, mind you), he has completely ignored Sarajahn's advice. Dressed in casual clothes, without his signature armor and shield, he probably looks a bit odd, or even ill-at-ease. He does carry a smallish, flat box, about four inches square, that he fiddles with absently. After some time, he looks at the box quizzically as if noticing for the first time that it's in his hand, then quickly transfers it to his vest pocket. "Well, how about we get a bite to eat?" En route to the Last Coconut (Farshore's only dining establishment, as far as I'm aware), he's liable to yammer on about anything to fill the silence... well, anything doesn't involve the word "date", anyhow. He inquires about whether anyone ever come visit her -- he can't understand the appeal of spending all of one's time alone in the woods, after all. He also laughs about her impressive handling of the bilewretch back in Golismorga, and how good it is to be back "home". It's clear that Farshore is what he considers home, rather than Sasserine, despite the relatively short time the party has been here. He's aware that Lia doesn't necessarily feel the same way, though, and asks if she ever misses the children she used to care for back in Sasserine. At the Last Coconut, he arranges for a table outside, so as not to be packed into the noisy common room. Even so, the inn is situated in a busy area of Farshore, not far from the docks, and there are still likely to be plenty of people passing nearby -- in other words, it can't exactly be construed as intimate. Or at least Gandt hopes not. It's possible that the lovely views of the mountains, the ships, and the sea are plotting against him in that regard. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Highest caster level currently available is 10. I thought I had answered that before, guess not. Anyhow, riverine is available, in limited quantities. The party has not sold Vanthus' loot (actually, I'm not sure what happened to that Maybe Lavinia took it. And no, that did not include the party's monthly salary.) At the Manor: "Why thank you, Master D'acathala," Lavinia replies warmly. (successful diplomacy) "Flying does sound wonderful," she continues. "Do you have some sort of flying mount? I didn't see anything outside." Just then James and Gandt return. "Ah, Lavinia, it is good to see you again," James says as he catches sight of his sister. "I trust your mission was a success?" Lavinia asks. "Yes, it was. However, we lost Groveck." Lavinia gasps. "He was a good man," she says finally. "Yes, he was," James replies, then glances sideways at Lucilla. "I'll will explain in more detail about what happened later. Right now I promised Miss Lucilla and Sarajahn a tour of Farshore." "Ah, yes, okay. Perhaps we can continue our discussion another time then," Lavinia says to Sarajahn. "Perhaps over dinner?" (Does Sarajahn attempt to say, or return for dinner later?) At Fortune's Favourite The guards thank Kit for his generosity. (If you want to RP Sana's "interuption" feel free to do so. I'm curious to see the chaos myself) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia curtsied quietly to Lady Lavinia as James led her out, following close behind Sarajahn and him. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Please, just call me Sarajahn, we're all friends here Lady Vanderboren. No, I don't have a mount but a special magic set of boots. They were a gift from my sister Lhunnara for a service I did for her." To James "Actually I picked up most of what I wanted on the way here James, anything else can wait til tomorrow. If I'm not imposing I would rather like to get to know your charming sister a bit more." He turns to Lavinia. "Is that alright with you Lady Vanderboren?(If Lavinia's allowing him to call her Lavinia, then he calls her Lavinia instead). Please tell me if I impose, I realise as head of the Vanderboren family, you must have many respoonsiblities, and I would not like to interrupt anything important. If you're free, then perhaps you can show me Farshore from the air." If Lavinia wants to just talk, Sarajahn is okay with that, and he'll be charming and witty. If they go flying, Sarajahn will behave as a perfect gentleman. He hands Lavinia a potion of flying, and takes one himself, unless his boots are charged once more. Then he shows Lavinia how to fly, hopefully showing her a good time. Sarajahn will keep a mental eye on the potion duration, and will take Lavinia to land before the potion expires. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (James and Gandt just returned... from where, exactly? Locking away the pearls?) Shopping: Gandt would like to: -Add a +1 enhancement to his huge darkwood shield (-1,000gp) -Add the Bashing enhancement to his huge darkwood shield (-3,000gp, -an additional 160gp to cast the spells needed for this enhancement. It is now identical to the old shield except it deals an extra d6 of damage and weighs 20 lb. more) -Sell his old darkwood shield (+2,267gp. Goodbye, my friend ) -Add the Sizing property to the greatsword (-5,000gp, found in MIC p.43) (Iโm still looking at some armor enchantments too. Iโll get back to that. Myst: Just in case you missed it, I edited my previous post to kick off the date.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (I'm working on how to reply to the date, but the work is smooshing my thoughts atm.) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Yeah, I hear ya. ) Shopping, continued: To his armor, Gandt adds the Nimbleness enchantment (-3,160gp, MIC p.13) and a +2 enhancement (-5,000gp -- he'll have to claim his 500gp salary to afford this). This will give him 1 extra AC from armor and 1 AC from Dex. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (yes, James and Gandt were visiting the vault to place the pearls in safe keeping.) James scowls when he hears of Sarajahn's plans. "Do be careful," he says to his sister before departing with Lucilla. Gandt departs as well, going to purchase materials for a project he's working on. (cost to depend on your answer to my PM) "Please, call me Lavinia," Lavinia says to Sarajahn after everyone has left. "Are you sure this flying thing is safe? It seems a bit dangerous. What happens if the magic fails?" Despite her protests, Lavinia walks out into the courtyard with Sarajahn. Lucilla: James takes you to the chapel, and introduces you to the head priest Vesserin Catherly. A symbol of Ehlonna hangs from his neck, but he directs you to a fellow cleric, who is wearing a symbol of St. Cuthbert. The cleric, a junior member of the chapel, brings you before the shrine to St. Cuthbert. As the two of you are walking to the small shrine, you overheard Vesserin say he has something important to discuss with James. (do whatever it is you want to do at the chapel) (Vanthus' loot: I went back and looked, and it was handed out or turned into gold.) (updated Gandt's armor) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia curtseyed humbly upon meeting the junior cleric. "Thank thee for seeing me, Reverend Father." she stated submissively. It seemed a strange way to address someone who was probably her junior by many decades, but Lucilia clearly had deep respect for the junior clerics rank, which she considered to be far above hers. After all, she was only a woman and an elf at that and he was human, male and a member of the clergy. When they arrived at the small shrine, she kneels down submissively, head bowed and eyes cast downward before she continued to show proper respect to her betters. "Reverend Father, I be Shield Maiden Lucilia of the Holy Church of Saint Cuthbert." she introduced herself. "I was doth sent here to aid in bringing the Holy Faith of the Lord to these lands with a group of missionaries under orders of His Excellency Bishop Tendor, but I was captured when the Olman heathens ambushed our mission. Prithee, Reverend Father, hast thou heard anything of mine masters?" she spoke softly and respectfully, expecting to be in serious trouble for getting lost. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Sorry if you're awaiting Kit and Sana's fight on the ship, but every time I sit down to think about it, I find myself getting distracted) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (nah, i figure if you take care of it you take care of it. Just been really busy the last few days) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Oh it is a little dangerous, but as long as you follow me you'll be fine. Besides you strike me as a bit of a daredevil Lavinia. When the flying stops, you float down, and as long you are not too high up, you'll be fine." He hands her one potion and takes another himself. If Lavinia asks why he's not using his boots, he'll say they're out of charge for the day. "Now Lavinia, just to be on the safe side, may I take your hand?" If Lavinia allows it, he'll take her hand. Then he'll drink the potion and tells Lavinia to do the same, and then they're flying. He doesn't say much, allowing her to enjoy the thrill of flying. He keeps an mental eye on the potion duration, and when it's time, he'll take her back to land at the manor. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilla: The cleric seems a bit taken aback by Lucilla's language and formality. "Please, call me Bartholomew, Shield Maiden, although my friends just call me Bart," he smiles, a compassionate and caring smile. "Now you said your group was sent to the Olmans by Bishop Tendor? I am afraid that I have never heard of Bishop Tendor. From where do you hail?" Sarajahn: After a bit of hesitation Lavinia accepts the potion and drinks it. She's a bit unsteady in the air at first and reaches out to Sarajahn for support. Quickly forgetting her first moments of unease, Lavinia is soon enjoying herself. After returning to the manor, she once again asks Sarajahn to stay for dinner. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Bishop Tendor is the Bishop of the small city of Chendl, on the border of Vesve forest in the Kingdom of Aerdy, Reverend Father." Lucilia found it difficult to address her betters by their first names. Elves were slow to change their habits. Of course, there was no Kingdom of Aerdy anywhere on Oerth. There was a Chendl though, but it was the capital city of Furyondy and could not be considdered 'small' in any sense of the word. It was also at least a weeks travel from the Vesve forest border though... Furyond was a successor state of Ferrond, which in turn had been a vasal state of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy, which in turn was the imperial successor state of the Kingdom of Aerdy. But that was millenia ago. Also, the eclastical head of Chendl was a Cardinal, not a Bishop, and held position in the biggest cathedral in central Flanaess. "Hast thou not heard anything of mine masters?" she sounded worried. "Perhaps thou hath heard news of our group leader, Lord Zunius?"
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Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Of course, I will be honoured to share dinner with one such as bewitching as you." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilla: "Chendl?" the priest asks, rubbing his chin as he does so. "I was unaware they were sending anyone. Still, I will ask around, surely some one within the tribes will know what has happened to your companions. In the meantime, perhaps you would like to join my in prayer for their safety? We might even glean some insight as to where they may be." Sarajahn: "Good, good," Lavinia says with a cheerful laugh. "I look forward to seeing you at 8 o'clock, if that is not too late?" Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia nodded "I wouldst be most honoured, Reverend Father." she smiled warmly. Father Bartholomew was a gentle and caring priest, Lucilia found. In fact, everyone she had encountered thus far had been nice to her. She silently prayed with Father Bartholomew, being sure to give thanks for the warm welcome she had received so far. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 He bows with a florish. "Your wish is my command. 8 is then." If there is lot of time before dinner, he'll diplomancy the servants into revealing Lavinia's favourite flowers, and also where everyone's rooms are. Then he'll go shopping to pick up the stuff I mentioned earlier, with this small changes if he can afford a memento magica level 3 by selling the bracers of health, he gets that instead of the level 2 version. He'll equip the Hexbands immediately. He'll get Lavinia's flowers, and also a bottle of the best wine available. He keeps an eye on the time, and makes sure he arrives on time. At dinner he produces the flowers, saying "A beautiful flower for a beautiful lady." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilla: While praying, you receive a vision of the sun rising and setting, thousands upon thousands of times. Sarajahn: (memento magicas are not available in farshore.) You have little trouble finding out that Lavinia's favorite flowers are Blue Monkshood. Unfortunately, they're not currently in bloom, so you have to settle for Blue Asters. The flowers cost you 3 copper pieces. Farshore's home grown wines aren't perfected yet, so you settle for buying a bottle of imported wine from some place called Sasserine that the seller promises is the highest quality wine avaible in Farshore. It costs 5 gold coins. You arrive at the manor at the appointed time and are escorted to a private dining area where Lavinia is waiting, dressed in a yellow, low cut dress. (and you can RP that as you feel fit, just don't get carried away (Prepping for Farshore Day 2....) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia decides to keep her vision to herself, not exactly sure what it means, but she is sure it has something to do with time or age... She's also sure that the exact meaning will become clear to her in time. Her visions always do. Somehow, this one seems extra significant though... After prayers, she thanks Father Bartholomew for his aid and makes her way back into the city. Since its too late to trade work for food and shelter, she'll spend most of the night quietly wandering the docks area (Chia: also doing the thing I PMed about a while back), looking out over the ocean, catching some sleep on a crate or just outside a warehouse - somewhere where she won't get run over by a cart and where she won't be trespassing. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Hold off on Day 2 a sec. I got something good) * * * * * * * And this is when Lucilia runs into Sana Lee (this is too good an opportunity to pass up). Towards sunset, and likely while Lucilia is huddled near a crate or something, she is approached by a surprisingly tall elven woman with exceptionally long, blonde hair wearing a thin and wispy looking white dress, although the hint of armor can be seen beneath her clothes. Blue ribbons caught in the breeze are tied into her hair to give the impression of wind, and the ends of her hair are covered in blue beads of various shades. They give the impression of flowing water. She could almost be Lucilia's twin sister...her much taller, stronger looking sister. But that's not her most memorable trait. Her eyes are a creepy shade of red. "Oh, you poor thing!" the elven woman says as she walks up to Lucilia. "Lugging around all this gear for your masters and you still don't have enough coin to buy your own bed. You must be some sort of pilgrim. Working to pay your way, hmm?" Apparently this elf has misread the reason for Lucilia's gear. "This is intolerable! I pretty little thing like you shouldn't be working her fingers to the bone just to sleep on a box. Come! My brother has a nice ship you can sleep in. I've added my touch to make it more homey. You will be very comfortable. Oh, you may call me Sana." Sana has grabbed Lucilia's arm and is already trying to drag her away. Boy, is this elf pushy. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "T-that be all right, Milady. Thou doth need be concerned for me." she tried a bit uncertain, but it was clear enough the elven woman would have none of it and Lucilia was easily dragged along by the bigger elfess. Seeing that it was useless to protest, she surrendered however, at least until she got to a point where she regained her balance, both mentally from the sudden assault of kindness as physically - between the shield on her back and the elven woman dragging her along she had trouble keeping herself in check. (( btw, coolies ^_^ )) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Nonsense! Nobody else in this ramshackle colony is willing to help the sick and the poor, so it might as well be me. I say, I'd never allow my people to fall into the sorry state this place has fallen," Sana lectures as she drags Lucilia along. "I've been at it for weeks while my brother has been gallavanting all over the island looking for treasure. Silly boy! He needs to find a wife and start a family before he gets into serious trouble." They reach the docks in short order. Sana focuses on one ship in particular, a caravel, a sturdy looking 2-masted ship that appears to undergone heavy repairs in the last little while. The ship doesn't appear to have a name, but there is a man hanging from a rope in the process of painting one on. There is an "F", but that's it. Sana marches with Lucilia onto the deck of the ship. The guards don't make any effort to stop her, some even point in laugh, while others cringe like some great beast has reared its ugly had. The way Sana can be, many men would prefer the beast. Sana doesn't let go of Lucilia as she walks right up to the door to belowdecks and knocks. "I know you're in there!" Sana shouts at the door. "I saw you with that floozy earlier. I know there is only thing you could be doing right now!" There is a loud curse, followed by thumping noises and a lot of rustling. The door eventually swings open to reveal Kit, wearing nothing but a blanket around his waste, and an annoyed look. "How did you get on the ship? My men have explicit instructions not to let you pass," Kit growls. "Oh, these men? These poor souls who have been kept away from their families while you're out having a good time with every woman you see? The same men who must brave terrible storms just to make sure your blankets are tucked in when you return? A hot meal and a few kind worlds go a long way, brother." Brother and sister? Lucilia can't see it. Kit looks like the kind of guy who would slit your throat for a nickle, being a Tiefling with those horns and all, and Sana is clearly a highborne elf of some sort, although she does have those creepy red eyes. Kit mumbles something about gold being wasted. One of the guards laugh out loud, but another guard punches him in the stomach. "That explains why my cabin looks all...girly now," Kit says with a sigh. Sana raises an eyebrow at Kit. "Girly? I just thought your 'conquests' would appreciate a little class while you claim their innocence." Kit laughs. "Innocence? There is nothing innocent about the women on this...wait, what the heck is she doing here?' Only now does Kit notice Lucilia standing behind Sana. Sana, who apparently forgot about Lucilia for a moment, glances at the elf. "Oh, yes...this nice young lady is on a pilgrimage, but she doesn't have the coin to afford shelter and a nice hot meal. Seeing as how you have little else on this boat except your so-called treasure, I decided you could afford to lend one room to a kindred spirit. Oh, dear..." Sana now turns to Lucilia. "You can put that stuff down, now. I'm sure your masters won't mind if you unload your burden for one night." "Kindred spirit? She's a bloody healer, for crying out loud!" Kit shouts. "And she's not on a pilgrimage...wait, maybe she is, but...oh, heck, I don't know! You should be able to identify a healer when you see one. You're supposed to be the island's priestess, right? All of you healing types wiggle your fingers in the same way. And Liamae is NOT a floozy! I've known her for awhile now." Kit is suddenly interrupted when Sana sticks a pointed finger in his face. "Don't you take that tone with ME, young man! There is more than healing energy in my fingers." Kit backs away from the finger like a drawn sword. "Uh...please don't shock me...I kind of need the energy for...you know..." "If it will get you settled down, I should shock you until your manhood is paralyzed!" Sana suddenly looks thoughtful. "Wait, you've known this girl for a long time now? Really? I didn't think it was possible for you to spend any reasonable amount of time with one woman. Perhaps I shouldn't shock you...yet. Is it possible you actually like this woman? Oh, this is wonderful! I can finally get you settled down. You should get married immediately. I will conduct the ceremony. With me here, the marriage will be as official and binding as it can be. How fortuitous that I came looking for you." Kit's jaw drops. "Wha...? Marriage? You're joking! I can't get married." It's very likely Liamae heard all of this, thus chaos will ensue...(but Liamae is an NPC and that's Keno's job). Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Soulweaver wrote: ยป Lia: At the appointed time, Gandt shows up at Lia's grove. Except for the bath (non-scented, mind you), he has completely ignored Sarajahn's advice. Dressed in casual clothes, without his signature armor and shield, he probably looks a bit odd, or even ill-at-ease. He does carry a smallish, flat box, about four inches square, that he fiddles with absently. After some time, he looks at the box quizzically as if noticing for the first time that it's in his hand, then quickly transfers it to his vest pocket. "Well, how about we get a bite to eat?" En route to the Last Coconut (Farshore's only dining establishment, as far as I'm aware), he's liable to yammer on about anything to fill the silence... well, anything doesn't involve the word "date", anyhow. He inquires about whether anyone ever come visit her -- he can't understand the appeal of spending all of one's time alone in the woods, after all. He also laughs about her impressive handling of the bilewretch back in Golismorga, and how good it is to be back "home". It's clear that Farshore is what he considers home, rather than Sasserine, despite the relatively short time the party has been here. He's aware that Lia doesn't necessarily feel the same way, though, and asks if she ever misses the children she used to care for back in Sasserine. At the Last Coconut, he arranges for a table outside, so as not to be packed into the noisy common room. Even so, the inn is situated in a busy area of Farshore, not far from the docks, and there are still likely to be plenty of people passing nearby -- in other words, it can't exactly be construed as intimate. Or at least Gandt hopes not. It's possible that the lovely views of the mountains, the ships, and the sea are plotting against him in that regard. Lia doesn't know what to expect when Gandt arrives. Her first thought is that he will show up in full battle gear, but then thinks even Gandt isn't that silly. She smiles when he arrives. She didn't wear anything amazing, since she's just thinking of a casual date. A nice long dress and a necklace. It's probably magical in some way, but she doesn't draw attention to this. She notices the box, but then it vanishes. Smiling at the question, she nods. "Sounds good. I'd show you around, but honestly, it looks pretty much like nature, and we've seen plenty of that. Still, it's a nice home." Lia likes the idle chatter, also refraining from using the word date. She talks a bit about the journey. "No one seems to visit me without a reason. Not that I mind. There's plenty of nature to talk to." She leaves out the bit about how the more she stays there, the more she doesn't want to leave. She smiles, the praise for a completed spell welcome. "I am just glad we could get out of there." She pauses, then brings it up, "what do you think happened to Grove? I've been thinking about it, but it doesn't make sense to me. Nothing I detected or saw made me understand where he went." The question about home is a difficult one. She lived with a family for decades, seeing them grow up, have children, then they grew up... but didn't have children. They offered her the estate, but she was almost mature and wanted to find her own calling. Besides, that family has some greedy off-shoots who would've hassled her for the estate in the end. As for missing children... "sometimes. I couldn't tell you how or why... but I do miss them." Lia enjoys the outside view very much, but isn't trying to make this romantic either. Simply partaking in a meal with a good friend. "Why do you think Saraj wanted us to have this, anyway? I would think that if you were interested in me, you would've just said so. Still, it was nice for you to invite me and arrange it." She seems quite at ease in regards to the meal and the location. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia casts her eyes down to the ground.. err, deck and away from Kit as the scene unfolded before her. She had a pretty good idea of what was going on, but she wasn't quite sure how she herself had gotten involved in it. She also didn't know what to make of the elven lady, who was apparently Sir Kit's sister despite not looking anything like him and even being of seemingly different racial decent. On the one hand, she was kind to her and the people of the city, and she was trying to help Kit onto a more honourable path in life. On the other it surely wasn't the place for a woman to speak up to a man in such a way, was it? And did she say she could officially marry them? That was unheard of! Of course Lucilia hailed from a darker day and age where women did not have the chances and freedoms they had today - the culture shock was just beginning. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (You can feel free to RP for Liamae as you wish, or I will post for Liamae tomorrow. I only have two requirements. One: Don't kill her, I need her for later. Two: it would be best (but not required) if her relationship with Kit doesn't end Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Great. I was just trying to have some fun with Kit and Sana. Now I feel like I've shot myself in the foot. I guess that will depend on how Liamae reacts. She is either offended Kit's not the least bit interested in marriage, is willing to give him more time in the hopes he will eventually change his mind, or she considers the relationship casual and doesn't really care. Either way, you will have to handle Liamae's response because it's in my best interest to keep it positive) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Is there a cloak of charisma available? If I can afford the +4 version by selling both the bracers of health and cloak of resistance. I'll do so. I'll even sacifice the remaing potions of flying if I have to. I'll also use diplomancy to jack up the price of the stuff I'm selling, and lower the price of what I'm buying. If the +4 cloak is unavailable, then I'll try for the +2 cloak of charisma. Incidently is there a picture of Liamae available? I'm sorta curious what she looks like.) At the dinner, there is a lot of laughter, some footsie playing under the table and good conversation. Sarajahn actually can't remember the last time he enjoyed speaking with someone this much. At the end of dinner they go to their own rooms. Later on, when everyone else has gone to bed, Sarajahn goes to Lavinia's room with the wine he bought earlier. He knocks on her door quietly, and when she answers, gives her a lusty kiss. They close the door behind them. (I'll leave what happens next to your imaginations, suffice it happens many times If I've overstepped my bounds here Chiapet, let me know and I'll edit.) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (okay, okay, I'll handle it. I could have sworn I had a picture of Liamae, but now I don't know where it is. I uploaded a picture of the Jade Ravens group together. Zan is on the left, Tolin in the back, Kaskus upfront and Liamae is on the right. Jade Ravens. The character sheets on that page are not accurate, they've all gained a level or two since I last updated. A cloak of charisma +4 is not available in Farshore, but can be ordered from Sasserine. Delivery will occur in six to eight weeks.) Kit: Liamae walks up behind Kit, with a long coat tied tightly at the waist. She runs her right hand down the back of Kit's neck and down his back and leans against the doorframe with her left hand. "Surely you don't think marriage could be that bad," she purrs in Kit's ear. "Just imagine, I'd be waiting for you every night, and we could have two or three little Kits running around terrorizing aunty Sana." Sarajahn: Your night goes well, especially since James does not show up to ruin your night. Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (never would've guessed that Lavinia would've been so easy... >.>) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Seriously. She wasn't easily swayed by Kit. But honestly, it's just for fun with Kit. The only woman that truly interested him, even if he doesn't realize it yet, was Captain Amelia) * * * * * * Sana's mood noticeably improves at the mention of "Aunty Sana". "Oh, that sounds lovely!" Kit can actually see the moment where the "little Kits" comment reaches Sana. Her mood immediately deflates. "Hmm...maybe not." Kit is about to protest his sister's wishes, and explain why a bunch of little Kits is a bad thing, but then he puts on his best problem solving face and hesitates. Kit is in an unusual situation. Kit can't use any of his usual tricks on his sister, she knows everything he says is designed to either benefit Kit or help him weasel his way out of a jam, and he can't use his charm on Liamae while Sana is there. Something's gotta give...he needs to appeal to both without looking bad. Kit eventually comes up with a solution, the one most useful in circumstances such as these where you can't win without appealing to two completely different parties. Lie. "Okay, Sana, look...if you did do the ceremony, we would have to go back to the island and I'm definitely not ready for that," Kit says with a wave of a hand. "Oh, I've given up on trying to bring you back home. Now I want you to settle down, wherever that may be," Sana replies. "Right," Kit says with a dismissive wave of his hand, "but that doesn't change the fact we're both working for the Vandorborens. I don't think we can do...anything right now, not until our work is finished. And it would be nice to have a little more wealth. For a nice home. Right now all my money is going into ways to keep me alive. When this business with the pearls is finished, then maybe we can think about...you know..." Sana narrows her eyes at Kit like she is searching for something. "Hmm...I suppose you're right...for once...but I need something. Something to tell me you're serious and not just looking for a way out!" "Of course!" Kit replies, then turns to Liamae. "On the island, men who plan to marry a woman gives her a wreath to wear for a couple days. A symbol of promise. I don't have a wreath, but the folks in Sasserine did something else. They exchanged rings, I think. Here, take my ring. That will be my promise to you." Kit pulls off his silver bat ring and hands it to Liamae, then turns back to Sana. "Satisfied, sister?" Sana's eyes are still narrowed, but she noticeably relaxes. "Hmm...this is progress, but I'll be back to make sure you keep your promise. Oh, and don't forget to give this girl a place to sleep." Lucilia, nearly forgotten in all this, is still standing behind Sana (er, I think anyway). Kit sighs. "Yeah, sure. Go down belowdecks and find a spot. I don't care where. Just don't touch anything that looks valuable." Sana nods, then marches off the ship. Kit sighes, and turns to Liamae. "Now, where were we? Oh yes! Did you decide which oil you wanted to use?" Kit grins to himself. He is proud of how he handled this situation. After all, he can always buy another ring. * * * * * * THE NEXT DAY... Now it's back to business. First, Kit will want to know what Sarajahn is up to. He doesn't like the idea of a drow running around a colony Kit worked so hard to save. He did his job, the party is out of the Underdark, now it's time for the drow to go home. If Kit runs into Gandt, he will share his concerns with the big guy. Kit will then search for James and discuss the pearls. When he finds him, Kit will have this to say: "I didn't get a chance to say this before because we didn't have time to argue, but I will say it now: I wish we left those pearls in Golismorga. They should have never left the place, but there's nothing we can do about that now. Those pearls are too dangerous to leave them lying around. I think we need to get rid of them and soon. Throw them in a volcano or something." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia finds the process by which marriages are determined here to be both strange and peculiar - why was Liamae's father not asked? If they all work for Lord Vanderboren, wouldn't they need his permission? And how did she get involved in such a personal matter? She wasn't too sure, but decided it was best not to speak up and risk offending anyone. Things seemed to have worked out after all and nobody was hurt, so that was good! Lucilia finds herself a spot in the cargo bay of the ship and sleeps there, getting up early the next morning and gathering up Kit's, Liamae's and Sana's clothing, as well as any of the men who are on board the ship to wash them. By the time Kit and Liamae are up the next morning, Kit finds everything neatly washed and hanging outside on the ship on the riggings of the ship, the deck having been mopped up and a (vegetarian) breakfast prepared for the crew - her way of paying for her stay on the ship. After almost a century of doing such housework for her human masters, Lucilia was able to get a lot of domestic work done in a relatively short amount of time - plus Kit probably slept in after a 'long night'. When Kit wakes up, Lucilia herself is already gone however, having left for the village temple to do morning prayers. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Re: Lavinia, I figure one of two things happened. 1) She followed the ongoing trend of Savage Tide female NPCs being floozies, in which case I WAG MY FINGER at chiapet, or 2) there was a love potion or charm spell involved, in which case I WAG MY FINGER at Sarajahn. ::wags finger:: ) ****************** Lia: That dress doesn't bode well at all. Lia may not consider it to be an amazing getup, but then, she can't help but look good. To Gandt's eyes, it confirms his suspicions that Lia is interested in taking this further. He'd rather face two Temauhti-Tecaunis than be in this situation... I'd show you around, but honestly, it looks pretty much like nature, and we've seen plenty of that. He laughs at this. "Yeah, once you've seen one tree, you've seen 'em all," he says. Then, realizing too late that might have been a bit tactless, he goes on lamely, "I mean, unless that's your thing." what do you think happened to Grove? Gandt's face darkens a bit. "Well, it's an odd thing, for sure. Maybe he really did 'go with Pelor', or whatever. Can't figure out why he would want to go and do that, myself. If you ask me, there's enough time for that when you're dead. I never thought he'd leave us hanging like he did, but I guess you can't blame the guy for doin' what was best for himself." Gandt's a pretty bad liar, though, and it's clear that he's not being entirely honest with that last part. "Someone should probably go and tell his family what happened, huh? I don't envy whoever gets stuck with that job. 'Hey, Mrs. Grove's grandma, sorry, but your grandkid up and vanished like a fart in the wind. Good news, though, we brought back this elf girl who talks funny in his place.' Yeah." Suddenly, Gandt's own situation doesn't seem quite so bad. As for missing children... "sometimes. I couldn't tell you how or why... but I do miss them." Happy to change the subject off of Grove, he asks, "Ever want any of your own?" He pauses, then frowns, hoping that question isn't taken the completely wrong way. Why do you think Saraj wanted us to have this, anyway? "Ah, he was probably just trying to get on my good side. Thought he was doing me a favor. But I'm onto him. ...You'd best be careful around him, too," he says, suddenly protective in a big-brotherly kind of way. Not that Lia exactly needs protecting. (There's more to come, wherein Gandt lets Lia down as gently as possible . But I figure you've got enough to read here already.) Kit: When Kit reveals that he wants Sarajahn out of Farshore, Gandt grins. "Oh, you know I'm in on this." He was beginning to think he was the only person who noticed that the drow was a disaster waiting to happen, so it's a relief that Kit at least shares his suspicions. "Don't know if he'll leave willingly, though. James has gone and given him a room in the manor and everything. So what's your plan?" d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit sighs, then shrugs in reply to Gandt. "Sorry. No grand scheme this time. Well, not yet anyway. Just you and me and anyone else we can get voicing our concerns to James and hoping he will listen to reason. Like you said, James has already gotten friendly with him and using force will just tick him off. Too much gold in our adventures to get thrown out of the group now. Oh, and we also need to get those damned pearls out of Farshore. We shouldn't drag our heels." Kit will be sure to mention this to James when he talks to him about the pearls. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Nope, no spells or potions used by Sarajahn on Lavinia. BTW Chiapet would it be possible instead to get somebody instead who has Craft Wondrous item, and Lucilla together to make the cloak? Lucilla has the Eagle's Splendour instead? I'm pretty sure Lucilla would donate her services? If not I'll still take the cloak.) The Next Day. Sarajahn has anticipated he may have outstayed his welcome with Kit and possibly even Gandt and some of the others. So he speaks with Lavinia. "Lavinia my sweet, I've decided I would like to stay in Farshore. The people seem nice and the scenery is too. And of course I find a certain female here of my aquaintance utterly captivating." He kisses her there. "Of course I would like to work. I've never been afraid of hard work. Do you know of somebody willing to employ an adventurer who can use a blade and a few spells?" Hopefully she'll suggest working with the group, since their last adventure seemed to prove they could work together. (If Sarajahn gets a Dawn council affilation there, that would be cool as well.) This would hopefull forestall any attempts by Kit to get Sarajahn thrown off Farshore. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (or perhaps Lavinia had feelings for a certain half-drow but always felt they were inappropriate and now she has a drow that she doesn't have to worry about inappropriateness... well, other than he's a drow. Of course, three straight 20s on diplomacy checks doesn't hurt.) Liamae squeals with delight at the sight of the ring. Until she notices its the one with the bat motif. She frowns, but quickly recovers. "It'll do, for now," she says. Day 2: Gandt works on his special project. He completes roughly 3/5 of it. ************ Kit sets out to find out what Sarajahn is up to. The first few people he talks to say they haven't seen a drow (other than James) around. A few people talk of the drow buying goods and services. And then Kit finds out the flower girl sold Sarajahn some flowers. A couple of surly dock workers, clearly hung over and late for work, pass Kit as he is out "researching". "Hey, tiefling, did your little mage like the presents you brought home for her," one of them says as they pass, and they both start laughing. ************* Lucilla arrives at the chapel to find the place in an uproar. "Lady Lucilla," Father Bartholemew calls out when he sees her. "You won't believe what we found in the donation box this morning. It is a glorious sign from the gods." "Or maybe the Vanderborens," one of the other clerics adds. "Nah, it is a gift of the gods," another cleric responds. "Either way," Father Bartholemew says to Lucilla, "a large donation was left for the chapel last night. Now we can carry out our expansion plans and improve the moral fiber of the community." *************************** Sarajahn and Lavinia are awoke by a knock at Lavinia's door. "Sis, are you in there?" James calls out. "Oh ****," Lavinia says. "Quick, you gotta get out of here. Go out on the balcony and hide or something." "Just a moment!" she calls out to James. ***************************** Lia sets out to deliver the message to the Sea Wyvern to return to Farshore. ***************************** (Obviously there are a few situations we can't quite deal with yet Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Huh. I always assumed Lavinia thought of James as a sibling. I think she said something to that effect somewhere...or something) Kit assumes the dock workers are talking about Sana's work on the Fortune's Favourite. He continues looking for James. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia smiled warmly at the hearing of such good news "That doth be most kind of them. I pray thou shalt be able to use it well." she didn't specify whether she thought the Vanderborens or the Gods had made the donation - it was not her place to get involved in such spiritual matters. She proceeded to do her morning prayers silently, using the rest of the morning to help at the temple - watering the flowers, polishing the candelabra, scrubbing the floors and other tasks that needed to be done. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Chiapet, I was intending to have Sarajahn really fall in love with Lavinia, and then be horrified at first when he realised(Drow consider love weakness), than come to peace with it. I would rather not do that if she's going to jilt Sarajahn for James.) Sarajahn quickly gets his trousers and boots on, then goes to hide on the roof, by flying there using his winged boots. He'll wait there until Lavinia gives the all clear. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Sarajahn is perfectly fine.) Lucilla: Father Bartholemew tries to stop you from scrubbing the floors, but eventually gives up. (waiting on James to get to the Chapel) Sarajahn: You quickly gather up your things and hide while Lavinia goes to the door. Being on the roof, you're out of earshot so you can't hear the discussion. It's nearly 10 minutes before Lavinia comes out on the balcony looking for you. She quickly ushers you back inside. "James is looking for you," she says. "He thinks neither you nor Lucilla spent the night at the manor, and he's worried about her. Did you happen to see her after dinner?" (Assuming that Sarajahn tells the truth and says no, and then leads into his other things.) "I have two adventuring parties in my employ," Lavinia answers. "You're familiar with the Southern Cross, so I'll talk to James about taking you with him. He's planning on leaving in a day or two, apparently there's some trouble at the old Olman ruins deep in the jungle. Oh, and please don't mention anything about us to him. He can be a bit overprotective at times, and I'd rather break the news gently." Kit: You spot James leaving the manor, and walk up to him, ready to talk about the pearls. Unfortunately, he speaks first. "Have you seen Lucilla?" he asks. "I left her at the chapel yesterday and she didn't return to the manor last night. I'm afraid something might have happened to her." Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Soulweaver wrote: ยป Lia: That dress doesn't bode well at all. Lia may not consider it to be an amazing getup, but then, she can't help but look good. To Gandt's eyes, it confirms his suspicions that Lia is interested in taking this further. He'd rather face two Temauhti-Tecaunis than be in this situation... Lia picked a dress because she wanted to look nice, but not overly done. She doesn't do makeup or anything, even if she had any. He laughs at this. "Yeah, once you've seen one tree, you've seen 'em all," he says. Then, realizing too late that might have been a bit tactless, he goes on lamely, "I mean, unless that's your thing." Lia expected this kind of response, but she can't help but tease a little. "Oh, the trees don't say much. The inhabitants are the real talkers. Sometimes I think I should go into town more just to get away from their chatter." "Someone should probably go and tell his family what happened, huh? I don't envy whoever gets stuck with that job. 'Hey, Mrs. Grove's grandma, sorry, but your grandkid up and vanished like a fart in the wind. Good news, though, we brought back this elf girl who talks funny in his place.' Yeah." Suddenly, Gandt's own situation doesn't seem quite so bad. Lia nods. "I should probably do so. Since they take me as one of their own, I believe that I am the best choice for this. Maybe I should embark after I initiate contact for the Sea Wyvern. Maybe they can actually give me a hint with what happened. If nothing else, they should know. Happy to change the subject off of Grove, he asks, "Ever want any of your own?" He pauses, then frowns, hoping that question isn't taken the completely wrong way. Lia laughs softly, "maybe someday. We seem a bit busy now to worry about something like that." She pauses, wondering about the connotation of what she just said. Looking around a bit, then back to Gandt. "I know that Sarajahn put you up to this, so I want you to know that I accepted just to try and be polite to him, but I do want to get to know you better. But, I don't think that I, and possibly you, are ready for anything like what this date could have meant. I'm comfortable with being your friend, even after you tried to kill me, but beyond that isn't something I think I can do right now." She pauses for a second, "I just thought you should know, so we can enjoy the rest of the evening without worrying about what should be happening instead." ***** Lia will try and find James after the message has been sent. She wants to tell him about her intention to visit Grove's home and explain what happened. Other than that, not much for her to do. Everyone seems to be getting along fine without her. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Romances can be interesting, but there's only so much mush I can tolerate) * * * * * * "Have you seen Lucilla?" he asks. "I left her at the chapel yesterday and she didn't return to the manor last night. I'm afraid something might have happened to her." "Yes. My sister, that's what happened! I had to take care of Lucilia", Kit suddenly grins. "Uh...no, that's not what I meant. You see, Liamae was there too...", Kit suddenly shakes his head, still grinning. "That didn't come out right...Lucilia spent the night on my ship, okay? She was sleeping in the streets or something. She took off this morning. Now, we have more important things to discuss..." Kit voices his other concerns. I assume Gandt is with him seeing as how this is the next day. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lia: You take a small bird, and adding a short message to its leg, send it northeast in search of the Sea Wyvern. You then come into town, and spot James talking with Kit. (I'm assuming that Gandt is working on his project and is not actually with Kit, although this doesn't have to be the case.) Kit: "Oh, well, as long as she's safe," James replies, although he doesn't look like he believes the whole story. "I offered her a room at the manor, I wonder why she didn't take it. Maybe she just got lost." (on the pearls) "Yes, I agree. I had thought maybe to study them, but events are moving faster than I expected. Destroying them would be best. We need to go to Tanaroa anyhow, as if the reports I've heard from that Olman we rescued are correct, we're not out of the woods yet. And, of all things, I've been told that Grove showed up at Tanaroa yesterday. The elders wish to meet with Lia to discuss what we "did" to him. The messenger seemed familiar... said her name was Papantzin, or something like that. I'm on my way to the chapel to meet with the olman, Jakara now. If you're free, I'd like your input." Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit blinks, then tugs one of his horns. "Uhh...umm...you know what? They're led by women and...uh...I don't think my being there will help much. I've got things to do anyway. 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Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lia catches enough that she guesses she won't be going alone after all... nothing else for her to do, assuming she checked all her affiliation ties. She wouldn't mind just hanging out with James, but if Kit's tagging along, she will have second thoughts on this. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Oh I doth not mind, Reverend Father" she smiled warmly to Father Bartholemew "It doth need be done regardless and it be mine pleasure to serve." she noted. Lucilia seemed to consider it her duty, in fact. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "We'll play it your way my sweet. You know James better than I. Don't take too long telling him though, people have a habit of finding out things before you wish them to." As Lavinia questions him about Lucillia, Sarajahn shrugs. "No I didn't see her. However I don't think any harm has come to her. She probably went to the chapel. Seemed to be heavily religous. " Sarajahn quizes Lavinia on her position as Mayor, he is genuinely interested in what she does, and in the politics of the area. He also asks about the Jade Ravens, more out of curiosity than anything else. Sarajahn has a suspicion about what the Olman trouble is. "Lavinia, did James say whether the Olman trouble was in relation to Grove? (Keno, was it a no to my idea of making the Cloak of Charisma here, using somebody who can make magical items, with Lucilla's Eagle's Splendor spell?) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Right around the time Lia says, "even after you tried to kill me," Gandt says, "Yeah, you deserve someone better." Not in any kind of self-deprecating way, just as a statement of fact. He's actually a bit relieved that Lia was the first to say something along the lines of what he had been thinking. He pauses, then goes on, "It wouldn't work out between us, anyhow. You know, I tried settling down once. Back before I met you all. It didn't last long. My own fault, really. My head was always back in the arena, even when I wasn't working there anymore. I'm only good for fightin', I know that." The subject hasn't diluted his ability to enjoy the rest of the evening, though. It's ancient history, as far as he's concerned. In fact, he smiles broadly. "I almost forgot! This is for you." He produces the mysterious box from his pocket. "It's the Southern Cross!" Indeed it is. It's a little crudely-made, but the leather strap is adjustable, so it can be an armband, bracelet, necklace, or what have you. "I'm making one for everyone. Even Tamaska." (Everyone = James, Kit, and himself. Sorry Sarajahn and Lucilia.) **************** (For the sake of simplicity, let's say Gandt was present when Kit went to speak to James. He returns to his work after that.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit: James watches you walk away, a bit confused by your actions. With a shrug he turns back to Lia. (What does Kit do next?) Lia: "Well, I guess it will be the two of us then," he says. "I need to stop by the chapel and see if Lucilla is there, and talk to that olman we rescued. Care to join me?" Lucilla: You continue cleaning. Sarajahn: Lavinia explains the local politics to Sarajahn, especially warning him to be wary of the Meravinchis. She explains that her job requires a lot of patience and shuffling through papers. "It's definitely not an exciting life." "The Jade Ravens are an adventuring party that was loyal to my parents. When my parents died, I sort of inherited them. They're good at a lot of things, but when push comes to shove, I'd rather have the Southern Cross at my back." "I'm not sure, he did mention Grove's name, and that there was a representative from Tanaroa here wanting to speak to him. I hope we haven't inadvertently angered them. They probably want to turn his corpse into a zombie or something." With that last bit, Lavinia shivers involuntarily. (No, you can probably still get the cloak, if you can talk Lucilla into helping you out.) Gandt: You continue working on the armbands. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit will go about gathering the adamantium to create a new rapier and some arrowheads. He will also see if he can find anyone to enchant the rapier when it's finished. As usual, Kit will do everything he can to reduce the price. Not sure who exactly has the adamantium, but Kit will try to convince this person it is required for a security matter and this person is legally expected to give it up to Kit (more of a Bluff +17). If that doesn't work, Diplomacy +17 to convince this person to give Kit a good price...for the sake of Farshore. Maybe he'll mention a possible threat from a certain dragon turtle if that helps Kit sound more convincing, heh. I suppose Kit will ask Gandt if he can work with adamantium, but I'm not sure his crafting skill is high enough. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lia shrugs, "I'm not sure I deserve anything. I live a long time, though, so I am not in any hurry to find a partner. If your heart is in battle, then follow your heart. You should be happy." She looks at the gift, not getting the reference at first, then laughs. "I almost forgot we were called that. It seems like ages ago when we picked that name..." She grows a little quiet, then smiles, "thank you. Despite my remark, I know I can always count on you in battle, and hopefully we can be friends long after we finish this journey." (Need to decide where to 'equip' this.) *** Lia looks at James, nodding. "Sure. What do you think about her? She might fit in the group... and we could always use a healer. Especially after..." She trails off, not wanting to think about Grove and how to explain how ... well, she can't even do that. Just admitting he's gone and she doesn't know where is awkward enough. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Besides I think that Gandt is an armoursmith rather than a weaponsmith. Ironically before I changed Sarajahn's skills, I think he would have been a good enough weaponsmith.) "Maybe not, but it's a very important job and people depend on you. If I can help make your job easier, please tell me so." (There's an opening for you to offer an Dawn Council affilation, should you so wish Keno) On the Ravens "Perhaps I should meet some of them, and exchange adventuring stories. You never know, in these stories you may find information that saves your life. Of course it's a different matter if they wish to speak with a Drow. Yes I know that James is half-drow, but I'm sure that being confronted by a pure Drow would be a completely different situation to them. They might not even like me!" The last part is said with a bit of a smile and chuckle. On Grove. "I think that being turned into a Zombie would be against his religous beliefs. I don't mean to worry you my sweet, but I have a feeling if Grove is somehow involved then the situation has to be bad. There is absolutely no way that the Olman could know of Grove's...........disappearence. To be perfectly honest I sincerely doubt Pelor manifested himself in Grove, or conspired in his disappearence. If you wish it, then I will go with James. If Grove is behind the Olman trouble, and can't be reasoned with, we may have to use force. However I'm sure that if he is, he can be reasoned with." Sarajahn doesn't really believe that but he's playing the good guy to Lavinia. On Lucilla "I suppose I should go look for Lucilla. I doubt she's in any sort of harm, but it will earn me points with James before he wants to kill me." Sarajahn smiles a little and leans over and kisses Lavinia. "Shall I come to you tonight? Or do you wish to come to my room? Sarajahn will leave then, via the back entrance to the manor, to avoid meeting James, and unknowingly Lia, Kit and Gandt. He makes his way to the chapel and tries to find Lucilla. Once he locates her, he walks up to her and says. "Where on earth have you been? James and I have been very worried about about you! Why did you not send word of where you were? This is most inconsiderate of you. Anything could have happened to you and we would not know." Once he's finished guilting her. "Actually there is a way you could apologise to me. I need a magical item made, and I believe you have the Eagle's splendour spell yes? That's the spell I need to make a magical cloak." Once she agrees(I'm pretty sure ehe will as given Lucilla's nature, and the fact Enyo is a dear friend of mine), Sarajahn takes her when she's ready, to help make his cloak of Charisma +4.. Hopefully she tells him of Kit's engagement as well, at which point Sarajahn will look amused and laugh for a couple of minutes. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 When Sarajahn arrived he found Lucilia on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor of the chapel with a brush, a bucket near her. With the huge tower shield on her back, she reminded him of a tortoise for a moment which when he stopped in front of her raised itself up to expose its belly. Guided by instinct, Lucilia kept kneeling as Sarajahn scolded her. "I..." she wanted to answer his questions, but Sarajahn was already explaining how she could apologise. "I doth not know how to craft magical cloaks..." Lucilia tried to explain "But I wouldst be most glad to offer mine help by casting a spell..." she spoke softly, as if worried someone might overhear. "I should finish cleaning... Wouldst thou mind waiting?" she asked - likely there was some place for Sarajahn to sit nearby. "I doth apologize for not sending thee word... Had I wist James and thee wouldst mindeth me, I wouldst not have wrought thine worry and wrath..." she apologized, her heavy elven accent did not help make her more comprehensible. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (I edited my earlier post as I gave Enyo the impression Sarajahn was kidnapping her character, which was not the case.) Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Fixed ^_^) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (I feel like you're waiting for me to post, but I'm drawing a blank here. Does Gandt have anything to do besides finish his crafting? I guess he could look into how to unlock new traits on the greatsword, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that? He'd rather not go to Tanaroa unless asked, but I also don't want to be stuck with having nothing to do in Farshore.) ************** Lia: About battle: "My heart, huh." In Sasserine, he had always thought that he was perfectly content to be a fighter, but then, it's not as if he had ever known anything else. Now he's not sure now that being good at something is the same as being happy doing something. "What about you? Maybe I'm readin' you all wrong, but there's one thing I can't figure. Why do you stick around with us? It doesn't seem like your heart is in battle, but that's pretty much what we do whenever we get together. ...Well, I guess we do our fair share of 'nature walks' too, but I don't think that's it." He grins crookedly. "Must be for our charming company then, huh?" About the gift: "Just my way of saying you guys are like family to me." d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 As he waits, he asks Lucilla where she's been all this time. He doubts she slept here after all. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit: It doesn't take long to discover the mining consortium is in possesion of the adamantine. Apparently they planned to have it crafted into tools for mining. When Kit mentions needing the adamantine for security reasons, the head foreman blanches. "What, are those pirates coming back? I thought we had dealt with them!" Lia: You and James head to the chapel, where a relieved James spots Lucilla. Surprisingly, Sarajahn is also present. "I was worried about you," James says to Lucilla. "You know, you are free to stay with us at the manor, right?" After talking to Lucilla, James turns to Lia: "There is Vesserin Catherly, and the olman we rescued. Come, we need to speak to this Jerran and hear what he has to say." Belatedly, James turns back to Lucilla and Sarajahn. "What this Olman has to say may be of interest to you as well, perhaps you should join us." Sarajahn: (With Lavinia) "Perhaps," Lavinia mused. "At the least, I should award you with the Spire of Sasserine, for your bravery and help in dealing with the pearls. It would demonstrate your devotion to Sasserine and her colonies." (about the Ravens) "Tolin is there leader. He's very handy with a sword. He's been helping out training the militia lately. Kaskus is a druid, he has a small grove outside of town where he grows herbs, mostly, I think. Zan, well, I'm not sure exactly what Zan does. He's one of those people who always seems to get whatever you need done, done. And Liamae, she's a sorceror turned devout follower of Rudd. She and Kit are often together." Gandt: (It does seem like you're being left out a bit, doesn't it To unlock the next set of traits, Gandt would have to go through another ritual with the Church of the Whirling Fury. If you want to do that, I can calculate the costs.) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "What, are those pirates coming back? I thought we had dealt with them!" "In a fashion...they have a dragon turtle working for them, Eitragg or some such. So far the turtle has just escorted them, but it could attack us, so we're going to take the fight to it before that happens. My current weapons can't pierce its flesh though, so I need adamantium. Not all of it, just enough for a sword and some arrowheads." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Undoubtedly Gandt cannot afford the ritual right now, but he'll look into how much it costs anyway. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 With Lavinia On the Spire of Sasserine "Such an honour! I very humbly accept." Privately he thinks it amusing that he's getting a human honour, but he realises if he's going to stay here things like the Spire of Sasserine, will help him fit in here better. So he keeps a serious look on his face. On Liamae "Poor girl, I think that Kit will lead her a very merry dance from what I know of him." With James et al. "This is going to be about Grove isn't it James? Well then let's go deal with it then. Do you wish me to do the talking? After all, I was closer to Grove when the, for lack of a better word, event occured." He turns to Lucilla. "By the way, where were you all this time anyway?" If Lavinia gave him the Spire of Sasserine, he's wearing it. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 To James: "A manor doth be no place for one like me..." she shook her head "But I thank thee for thy kindness, and doth apologize for not sending thee word... I wist not thou wouldst worry." To Sarajahn: "Lady Sana, sister of Kit, offered me a place in the hull of her brothers ship. He is getting married soon, doth thou know? I wilst doth make something for him later to honour him and his bride." Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 On hearing Kit's news, Sarajahn bursts out into laughter. Not for one minute does he believe that Kit proposed willingly. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit: The foreman's eyes narrow. "I had heard Lady Vanderboren and her brother had negotiated safe passage for the colony's ships from this dragon turtle," the foreman replies, cautiously. "Are you saying this is not the case?" Gandt: The next ritual will involve 12,500 gp in cost. Sarajahn: With Lavinia: "If you stop by my office later, I will present you with the spire." "I had hoped Liamae might manage to calm him down somewhat. But, boys will be boys, I guess." With James: "This? No, this has something to do with what a missionary group found on top the plateau at the center of the isle. We may need you to talk to the Olman elders however." Lucilla: "As long as your are safe," James says. James grins when Lucilla tells them about Kit's engagement. "That does seem a bit unlike him." (i'll post the update with Jakara in a moment (I've been occasionally refering to him as Jerran, and I'm not sure why, but the correct name is Jakara.)) Savage Tide Info chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Sarajahn, Lucilla, Lia and James: Vesserin shows the group into his private office. Two olman are seated there, Jakara, the one the party rescued from the troglodytes and younger Olman female, who Vesserin introduces as Papantzin. She looks at the party as they enter, and a look of disappointment crosses her face. She bows her head to Lia before speaking. "Master Jakara has something he wishes to tell you, and then we will be returning to Tanaroa. I assume you are coming with us?" it is clear the question is address to Lia. Her command of the common tongue falters here an there. (It would be clear to Kit that she has improved dramatically, were he hear.) Jakara begins speaking, with Papantzin translates, "Ah, my saviors! Thank you again for delivering me from that cursed cavern. As I promised you then, I have a tale to tell you. I have spoken with your resident priest here and he has recommended you for the task my master has set upon me." James shoots Vesserin a look, and the priest grins sheepishly, "He was looking for warriors to accompanying him, I thought the Southern Cross would be the best match for what he needs." Jakara continues, "My name is Jakara, of the Tiger Clan, yet my people are not those of the Seven Villages. My tribe dwelt in a narrow valley in the mountains west of the central plateau--at least, until recently. We have long known that there was a darkness atop that taboo place, that our ancestors once dwelt there, and that they angered the gods and made this place what it is today. We do not go there. It is not safe. And for some time, what dwelt there remained there." Jakara pauses as Papantzin finishes the translation. He then continues, "Yet of late, things have changed. The demons who dwell in the City of Broken Idols have turned their attention outward, and earlier this year, my tribe was slaughtered by men wearing the skins of demon tigers. I alone survived, and long were the nights I contemplated a suicide trek to the taboo heights to avenge my kin. Yet before I fell to such a lure, I met a man from your world. This was Noltus Innersol." "Noltus arrived with your parents," Vesserin explains to James. "He had already gathered a flock from the island's other tribed," Jakara continues. "Lizardfolk, phanaton and Olman aliked followed him, and his words were captivating. I found much wisdom in his words, for he too had long fought against the demon host. He seemed particularly taken with my totems, and my focus in opposing the demons. For a time, I traveled with him, and helped him to gather more followers. Noltus had learned of the lost village of Mantru, and his goal was to travel there, atop the central plateau, and rescue the villagers from whatever peril kept them isolated from their kin." Jakara pauses again, half expecting to be interupted again. When no interuption comes, he begins again, "Yet he was also taken with my skills. He decided he would lead his followers to bring the word of his god to the heights, yet asked me to carry a message to your tribe of Farshore. He also asked me to spread the lore of totems to the people of the Seven Villages--it has been the wisdom of my tribe to keep such knowledge to ourselves, but I see now that it can serve no purpose if I am the last." "Before I made it to Farshore, alas, my trail was discovered by the skin-wearing fiends. I hid Noltus's message in the stump of a tree and turned to face my tormentors, but they proved too much even for me. I defeated them, but not before they stole my mind. It was not long until the troglodytes captured me, and thus my state when you discovered me wretched in their cage. After you freed me, I returned to the site of my failure to find Noltus's message safe. I have brought it here, and your priest has read its contents. He wishes you to read it as well." With that, Jakara hands a scroll tube, crafted of ivory and inlaid with gold holy symbols of Pelor to James. James opens it, and reads aloud from the scroll: (See image at bottom of page) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (This foreman is awfully knowledgeable, knowing things Lavinia herself just learned the other day...) "Ha!" Kit laughs. "Lavinia wasn't even there. You want to know who talked to that beast? You're looking at the guy. And I'm telling you now, the creature's friendship belongs to the highest bidder. We didn't 'negotiate' anything. We paid the beast, plain and simple. And it's not like the Crimson Fleet doesn't have more money lying around. Do you honestly believe a creature such as that will keep it's word? Would you pay a thief to watch your coinpurse? Now imagine the 'thief' is actually a creature the size of a small island...yeah, now you know why we're going back. Kit shrugs. "But sure, yeah, no worries, right? I'm sure it will keep its word. Dragon turtles are known for being honourable creatures, right? That love of gold is just a myth, yes?" Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lucilia seemed confused, not truly seeming to get what it was exactly what was going on, but it sounded like there was going to be a war over a plateau where a village was in danger. Where there was war, they would need a healer. "When doth we depart?" she queried softly Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2010 edited September 2010 This foreman is awfully knowledgeable (Ha ha, this foreman is officially Chris Farley in my mind now, because "For a security guard, he had an awful lot of information.") d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "Are these beings weretigers?" Realising the tribesman may not understand the term. "Do their powers wax and wane with the moon? And speaking of these moon and sun stones, do you know what they are?" He catches Papantzin's look of disappoinment, and guesses she was hoping to see Kit. Later once, they've finished here, he'll take her aside for a private word. He'll tell her Kit can be found on a ship, but if she wants to surprise him, she should ask for Sana, kit's sister so word doesn't get around that somebody is looking for him. Sarajahn thinks that Papantzin, Sana and Liamae will have an interesting conversation hopefully. If he gets asked about this later, he'll look surprised and say. "Oh I thought she was a friend of Kit, I just told her how she could find Kit. Didn't think there'd be any harm in it." TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Uh...no, I don't think I'll accept the result of those actions. There is no way Sarajahn can just "guess" Kit has anything going on with Papantzin based on one look, some party members don't even know about that, nor is there any justification for why he'd assume such a thing. Sarajahn has only known the party for a short while, the only thing he really knows about Kit is that he's a thief, and party members don't really like talking to Sarajahn so he couldn't learn it that way. Besides, Papantzin is supposed to be plain-looking and unremarkable, so assuming Kit would chase her would actually be out of character for him. If he goes and asks her, I'll consider that metagaming and I'll still ignore the result) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Yes, I agree with TG on this point, I just don't think there's enough evidence for Sarajahn to make the connection.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Yeah this is why you shouldn't post in a hurry. Apologies, and here is the repost. BTW I've noticed you've not upgraded my equipment to include the Hexbands, does it mean if I get them, I can't afford the Cloak? If so, I'll get the cloak, since Charisma is my most important stat.) "Are these beings weretigers?" Realising the tribesman may not understand the term. "Do their powers wax and wane with the moon? And speaking of these moon and sun stones, do you know what they are?" He catches Papantzin's look of disappoinment and is curious about it. Afterwards he'll talk to her and attempt a diplomancy check to make her friendly. Sarajahn will ask her if this this the first trip to Farshore and if she knows people here. If she mentions Kit, Sarajahn asks how she knows him. Once he's found out about what happened at her village(Note for Enyo, Kit was nearly Papantzin's man-bride, only Grove was able to get him out of it.), Sarajahn takes her aside for a private word. He'll tell her Kit can be found on a ship, but if she wants to surprise him, she should ask for Sana, kit's sister so word doesn't get around that somebody is looking for him. Sarajahn thinks that Papantzin, Sana and Liamae will have an interesting conversation hopefully. If he gets asked about this later, he'll look surprised and say. "Oh I thought she was just a friend of Kit, I just told her how she could find Kit. Didn't think there'd be any harm in it." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Kit: The foreman's eyes suddenly widen with alarm. "I hadn't thought about that," he finally stammers. He then lowers his voice, despite the fact that the two of you are the only ones present. "Listen, I can't give you all the adamantine, or people would become suspicious. I'll sell you half, for 2000 gold pieces." Lucilla: "The elders require your presence immediately to answer questions regarding Groveck's condition," Papantzin replies. "Give us a day to gather supplies," James answers. "I am afraid that is unacceptable," Papantzin replies, a bit of annoyance tingeing her voice. James spares a glance at Lia, "Perhaps you and I should go today, and the others can follow tomorrow?" Sarajahn: "I am unsure what he is talking about," Jakara replies after Papantzin translates. "Perhaps I can shed some light on that," Vesserin says, and pulls a small disc shaped object from his robes and lays it on the table (see image at the bottom of the page from earlier). "As you can see, the carvings on this disc match the style of ancient Olman, but has been a puzzle to Noltus and myself. It represents the gods Tezcatlipoca, Tonatiuh, and Quetzalcoalt, but Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoalt are enemies. Noltus believed that this symbol here, of the bow, represents a powerful weapon that was forged for the Olmans. The needs must have been great, if those two put asside their differences to work on it." (later) Despite your best efforts, you are unable to persuade Papantzin to stop and talk to you for even the briefest moment. Instead, she ignores you and goes straight to Lia. "Wisewoman, why is it you let these males speak for you?" Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 Lia bows politely to Papantzin when she's addressed specifically. "My apologies, but I am used to having them explain the details, then following up. I should have spoken to you directly when we entered. Despite being male, what they say is true."
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TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Did I fail a check or are you waiting to see if I can come up with a convincing argument to get the foreman to part with the adamantium?) * * * * * * Kit rolls his eyes at the foreman. "I didn't ask for all of it, just enough to make a rapier and some arrowheads. And does it look like I care if people become suspicious? Do I have to run through the streets telling everyone I meet a dragon turtle is coming to squish them all flat, but we don't have the proper weapons to fight it because you're worried someone will become suspicious? Do I have to tell the Vandorborens, my employer, that my expedition to take out that fiend has grinded to a halt all because of you?" Kit suddenly slaps the foreman on the back and grins. "Oh, well. Bad luck, I guess. Don't worry, the Vandorborens like you. I'm sure this won't put your job in jeopordy." *Nice thing about this is, Kit did tell James about his plan to use Eitragg, so if the foreman asks, he would confirm Kit will "deal" with the dragon turtle Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 "I doth be ready to leave also." Lucilia stated quietly. "We should not tarry. I throw they shalt need overmany help there." Other than this she kept silently in the background, waiting for someone to tell her what to do. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2010 edited September 2010 (Is this Grove thing a side-quest, or part of the main quest?) Sarajahn's eyes narrow after what the Olman woman says. So like the drow, the women are in power. "Forgive this lowly male's interruption, but what exactly is Grove's condition. The last we saw of him, there was a bright light, then poof he was gone." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Lia: Papantzin thinks about what you say, then nods her head, "I see you make a valid point. My apologies wise woman, I meant no disrespect." Kit: The foreman shifts uncomfortably. "800 gold pieces, that's the best I can do." Lucilla: "Perhaps you should come with Lia and I," James replies. "Sarajahn can follow with Kit and Gandt tomorrow." Sarajahn: Papantzin finally turns toward you. "It is a thing we are hoping you could answer. He wondered into the village a few days ago, dazed and quite confused. He appears to think he just left the village to travel north to investigate the disappearance of several our hunters. The last 6 months of his memory are gone." Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 chiapet wrote: ยป "Perhaps you should come with Lia and I," James replies. "Sarajahn can follow with Kit and Gandt tomorrow." "Yes Sir Vanderboren." Lucilia nodded obediently. She would follow behind Lia and James with their things. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Kit sighs, then nods. "Fine. I suppose it will have to do. I will try to convince Lady Lavinia you were just trying to do your job." Of course, as Kit walks into town, he is grinning like a fool. I've subtracted 800 GP from Kit's inventory. I've also converted 10 PP into 100 GP: GEMS: 75gp PP: 1002 GP: 179 SP: 7 CP: 9 -Writ to withdraw 200 gp per month from The Warden's Vault Kit will now look for someone who can work the adamantium into a rapier and into as many arrowheads as possible. He will try to convince this artisan the 75 GP worth of gems Kit has is worth a lot more and use that to pay the crafting costs. Kit is also worried the foreman will blab his threats about the dragon turtle all over town, so to make sure the town doesn't panic, Kit will start a counter rumour. The rumour suggests the dragon turtle is actually a dumb beast that hunts for food in the far northern waters and all the Southern Cross had to do was give it a carcass to pass safely. There is no real danger. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Lia smiles softly, "None taken. It's simply a difference of our cultures." She hopes the discussion can continue more relaxed now. "Grove returned to the village? Did they check him out? I would want to make sure it was truly him. There were some strong magics in place around the temple where he disappeared. Just... be careful, please." Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 "Well other than the loss of memory, it's good to hear Grove is well." Whilst Sarajahn couldn't care less about Grove, for the sake of appearence, he looks concerned. "I'll inform Kit, Gandt and Lavinia. I will need to see Lavinia anyway, she intends to award me the Spire of Sasserine. If I could borrow Lucilla before you go, she'd agreed to help me with something that won't take long. If I could have directions for Kit's boat?" Sarajahn afterwards take Lucilla away for the enchanting, then once he gets the cloak, he goes straight to Kit's boat. Should Papantzin decide to tag along, Sarajahn won't mind and will engage her in small talk. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 James, Lucilla, Lia and Sarajahn: James scowls at Sarajahn's mention of the Spire of Sasserine. "I wasn't aware of this," he says. He then turns to Papantzin. "I need to talk to Lavinia before we set sail." Papantzin however is no longer paying any attention to James or anyone else, but has her eyes set on Sarajahn. "Kit is here?" she asks, a bit of nervousness in her voice. "Can you take me to him?" Kit: You haggle as best as you can, but the craftsman is unwilling to give you more than 100 gp for the gems. Gandt: You finish another armband, only one more to go! Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Yeah, but that wasn't the point of seeing the craftsman. Can he make a sword and arrowheads with the adamantium and how much? Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (Yes, and for less the cost of the admantine, since you already have it. It will take a bit longer than a normal weapon however. The arrowheads (10) can be done in a day, but the rapier will take longer.) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Do the arrowheads first. At least those will be ready when the party departs on their next adventure. When that is done, he will get the militia's fletcher to stick them into the arrows. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 "No reason why you should be. After returning inside to the manor, I spoke with Lavinia. As I decided to make a home here, I was after some work. She said that she'd speak to you about me joining the Southern Cross. I'm rather touched you already consider me part of the team. She also mentioned your concern for Lucilla, and since I was worried about the elf, I decided to start my search here." To Papantzin "I'd be happy for you to come along." Sarajahn says to her. Along the way he'll gently question her about how she knows Kit. Hopefully he learns enough to cause Kit some mischief. The ship is his first destination, afterwards he'll meet Lucilla for his cloak of charisma, then he looks for Gandt. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Kit: The smith tells you to come back in a few hours and the arrow heads will be ready. Sarajahn: James scowls. "I need to speak with her about several different things," he says, before leaving. After James leaves, you and Papantzin, lead by Lucilla, journey to the docks. Papantzin tells you that she met Kit in Tanaroa, but that's all she tells you. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 If Bags of Holding weren't so darn heavy I'd buy one. Can't decide about other things I'll need today. Kit will go about preparing for another long journey into the wild, although the quest he has in mind is the destruction of the pearls. I don't think he knows about Grove yet. His preparations should be just as good. He already paid his guards when he left and promised them extra when Kit gets back (NOBODY allowed on the ship when Kit is gone; same as it has always been). When night falls and it gets too late to keep working, Kit will look for Liamae, but this time they will go back to her room (change of scenary, plus Kit is worried about running into Sana again). As for Sana Lee, in a scene not nearly as interesting as the previous ones, she will visit Kit the next morning and announce her departure. She expects Kit to still be in Farshore for his marriage, and he promises he will be (heh), says something about her being away from the island far too long, and then sets off in a flash of lightning and a peal of thunder. As usual, this shocks Kit. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Once they arrive at the docks, and not allowed on the boat, Sarajahn bluntly asks Papantzin if she's in love in with Kit. He assumes this because she was in a great hurry and forced the party to hurry, but yet she makes time to see Kit. Assuming she answers yes. Sarajahn tells her Kit is engaged, but he suspects that Kit doesn't really want to get married to Liamae. Sarajahn urges her to find Kit and tell him how she feels before too it's too late. Afterwards Sarajahn goes to get his Cloak of Charisma +4 with Lucillia. He'll try to get a reduction in the price as Lucilia is helping make the Cloak. Then he'll go to Lavinia's Office to collect his Spire of Sasserine. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Sarajahn: Papantzin slaps you across the face and stomps off. The craftswoman informs Sarajahn that it will take a couple days to create the cloak. She does however allow Lucilla to enchant the thread that will be used in advance. On the flip side, since Lucilla is doing the casting for free (at least, I am assuming she is) the total will be 8k. (This is haggleable, if you choose) (Moving on....) After meeting with Lavinia, and strongly suggesting she be wary around Sarajahn, James collects the sack of pearls from the vault. Much to his surprise, the pearls are not split in half, and emanate no magical auras. Still, he takes them with him to destroy in the volcano. The meeting with Lavinia ends tersely, as Lavinia tells James that she can take care of herself, and that includes who she calls friend, and who she does not. James stops by Gandt's workshop and informs him of the days events. He and Lia then meet Papantzin at the small boat she brought across the bay, where they wait for Lucilla, then journey across the bay. It's late when they arrive, so they spend the night at Mora before journeying to Tanaroa the next day, accompanied by a large number of Olman who look suspiciously like they're guarding the three from escaping, not from protecting them from beasts on the island. The trip passes quickly and quietly, however. Upon arrival (late in the day) Lia and Lucilla are ushered into a meeting with the wise women, while James is left to protest outside. The wise women are quite blunt, demanding to know what happened to Groveck. (Sarajahn, Kit, and Gandt): The next day the three of you board a small fishing vessel and sail across to Mora. From their you head toward Tanaroa. Around sunset, as you're looking for a place to set up camp, the sounds of combat and roaring dinosaurs comes to your ears. Rounding a bend in the trail, you arrive just in time to see four megaraptors put down the last of a squad of Scarlet Brotherhood scouts. The megaraptors look at you and lick their chops. Combat! Init: Kit: 17 Megaraptors (x4) 15 Gandt: 9 Sarajahn: 4 (actions?) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (Lucilia hasn't even considdered it a possibility of asking money for her magic, so her casting is totally free) Lucilia would take care of any chores during the trip, especially making sure James isn't bothered with 'womens work'. If the group left cooking to Lucilia though, it'd be a vegetarian meal, with her appologies that she is not allowed to handle meat. She has no problem letting someone else roast a chicken or something as an addition to her part of the meal though she doesn't eat from it herself. Once at the site, Lucilia looks around confused at the meeting of wise women suddenly asking all sorts of questions - she hadn't expected them to question Lia and her rather than James. To be sure she didn't mess up, Lucilia waited silently and let Lia do the talking. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (Aren't megaraptors a lot bigger than the usual raptors?) * * * * * * "Brotherhood? They're still on the island?" Kit's usual tactics apply: go invisible, step away from the party to avoid the charging raptors, wait for Gandt to get their attention, then sneak up behind whatever creature Gandt or Sarajahn is attacking and go stabby-stabby. He will try to stay invisible to set up sneak attacks, Tumble away if he gets surrounded, and if he gets too injured, sneak away a good distance and use arrows (but NOT the adamantium arrows). Note Kit gets a +4 Atk. bonus on Flanking attacks now, not +2. Kit Mini: HP 103, Move 40 ft, Init.+5, AC 27 (T15), SR 15 BasAtk: +11 F.+10, R.+14, W.+4 STR.12 DEX.20 CON.12 INT.16 WIS.11 CHA.10 Griffon Rapier Atk.+17 (2d6+5,Crit.18/-20/x2): Bane Longbow: Atk.+18, 100ft (1d8+2, Crit.x3; Atk.+20 & 1d8+2 +2d6 vs. Evil Outsiders) SPECIAL DEFENSES: Darkvision 60ft, Fire.Cold.Shock Res.5, +1 AC/Ref. vs Traps, Evasion, Tumble Bonus to AC PASSIVE: Sneak Attack +6d6, Reachable enemies don't benefit from cover, Crits deal Sneak Attack damamge, Flank +4 Atk., Trapfinding SKILLS: -Bluff +17 -Climb +15 -Escape Artist +11 -Hide +15 -Jump +27 -Move Silently +18 -Tumble +22 Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (Gandt's new spell list: Lv 1: Protection from Evil, Lesser Restoration Lv 2: Warcry x2, Resist Energy) ************ Gandt's likely to have some dinos harrassing him by the time he acts, so he responds in kind with his greatsword (which is rather more great than it used to be). That is, unless the raptors conveniently set themselves up in a 30-foot cone for him to use Warcry. If possible, he'll try to keep his back to a party member or a tree so that he doesn't get surrounded. ************* NOTES: DR 4/-- Greatsword (s,good) +17/+12/+7 (4d6+13, +2d6 to evil) crit:19-20 Warcry: targets lose Dex bonus and cannot act for 1d4 rounds (Fort negates). Attackers get +2 bonus to hit affected creatures. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (Yep, hence the mega part.) At Farshore. Sarajahn attempts to negotiating the price of the cloak down. (Dplomancy 21) He also puts a Vampiric Touch into his greatsword(Bloodstone) He sells the Bracers of Health for the Hexbands. if somehow he can't afford Hexbands after the sale, he sells just enough potions of flying. Sarajahn always atttempts to negotiate a higher price for the items he sells. With Lavinia, Sarajahn apologises and says he hopes he hasn't caused serious problems with her and James. (Did he get the Spire of Sasserine btw?) Regardless, since it's going to be his last night in Farshore for a while, he chooses to spend in Lavinia's company and bedroom. The next morning he gives her the Black Pearl necklace, if she'll accept it, explaining it was a spoil of war. If she's anxious about the pearl, Sarajahn assures her he had it thouroughly magically tested and it's completely mundane. (Oh and I'll take some bolts from the community chest as well. 40.) He checks to see if his cloak is ready before he departs. Combat Sarajahn uses his winged boots to fly straight up. Mafdet will harass one of the dinos. He'll cast slow upon as many raptors as possible. Next round he'll line up as many Raptors as possible and then cast whirling blade on them (Quick question, can Sarajahn activate Sudden Stunning during whirling blade? If so he uses it on the the raptors he hit.) Round three, another whirling blade, and if sudden stunning was allowed, he uses it on dinos who weren't affected last time. He plugs away with the handcrossbow(Using non-enchanted bolts), until his winged boots are out of charge, then he full attacks the dinos with his greatsowrd. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (myst? what does Lia say to the wise women?) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (myst had a busy weekend) Lia explains, in as much detail she can, everything she knows about what happened. How Grove simply vanished when they started to attack. How she tried to find out as much as she could, how relieved she was to learn that he was unharmed, even if he doesn't recall what happened. She also wanted to offer her apologies and explain that she came her in person because she felt they deserved a face to face meeting to explain. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Sarajahn: You get the Spire of Sasserine. You manage to knock the price of the cloak down another 200gp. (I could have sworn I did the whole hexband thing before....) You succeed in trading the bracers for the hexbands. Lia and Lucilla: While Lucilla remains silent, Lia attempts to explain what happened, to the best of her ability. The wise women frown as Lia continues. "We put this child in your care, and this is the result?" one of them asks. "Who attacked?" another asks. "Are there none among your party who saw what happened to Groveck?" a third demands. (It would appear the wise women are not happy with your explanation.) Kit, Sarajahn & Gandt: Round 1: Kit vanishes and moves away from Gandt. The Megaraptors charge, splitting their attention between Gandt and Sarajahn. As the first one closes on Gandt it trips over a leg from one of the unfortunate brotherhood scouts and stumbles toward Gandt. Gandt makes good use of the opportunity and unleashes a solid sword strike (-24HP). The second one leaps over its stumbling compatriot and brings all its formidable weapons to bare. Gandt's armor and shield manage to turn away the worst of the attack, earning only a small scratch from the onslaught (-7HP). Sarajahn quickly moves through a set of parries and dodges and manages to avoid being struck by the first megaraptor to come after him. So intent on avoiding the first charging megaraptor that the final one has little trouble ripping him with one talon (-15HP), slicing him with the second (-20HP) and spinning him about with one of its foreclaws (-6HP). Luckily Sarajahn dodges just in time to avoid having his head chewed on. Gandt concentrates his attacks on the wounded megaraptor. This time its his turn to slip and his sword nearly flies from his hands. As he recovers, a talon comes flying in and is only barely turned away by his armor. Sarajahn steps back and takes to the sky. He sends Mafdet to harras, then casts slow, slowing two of the dinos (one that attack him and one that attacked Gandt) Round 2 Kit attacks, the result being a shower of blood and electricity from the first strike (-26HP), followed up by another poke (-13HP) and a satisfactory twitching from the dinosaur (paralyzed). His final strike misses. The three dinosaurs continue their attacks. The one not paralyzed next to Gandt attacks with a talon but misses. One of the two that had focused on Sarajahn turns and moves toward Gandt, but doesn't attack (slowed). The remaining megaraptor goes after Kit, but the nimble tiefling manages to avoid taking a single hit. Gandt kills the paralyzed megaraptor. (+1 kill) With all three megaraptors close together, Sarajahn unleashes his whirling blade. (Yes, since Sudden stunning is a weapon enhancement, it would be in effect). The sword sails errantly over the first dino, passes by the second as well, before striking the third (-12HP, no stunning) and returning to Sarajahn. Round 3: Kit vanishes again, steps to the side, and strikes out again (-32HP), but his second and third strikes miss, and the dinosaur does not appear to be paralyzed. The megaraptors continue their assaults on Kit and Gandt. Kit earns the ire of two dinosaurs this time, and is unable to avoid one talon (-14HP). Gandt likewise takes a talon in the backside (-17HP). Gandt carves another chunk of flesh from a megaraptor (-32HP) and as it staggers from the blow, he runs it through (+1 kill). Sarajahn manuevers and sends out the whirling blade again. It strikes the first dino (-13HP, stunned) and the second (-9HP, stunned) Init & Status: Kit: 17, -14HP Megaraptors (x2): 15 (-13HP, -9HP) stunned Gandt: 9, -24HP Sarajahn: 4, -41HP (new actions?) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Kit's backstabs will work on stunned opponents without him needing to go invisible, so this time he will attack FIRST, THEN go invisible. Kit will focus on stunned raptors now, once again looking to attack first, then go invisible, so that he will be invisible when the raptors attacks (thus being far harder to hit). If he needs to give up his full attacks to do this, then so be it. When there are no more stunned raptors...well, previous set of tactics apply. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Gandt hits the raptors until they don't move anymore. (+17/+12/+7, 4d6+13. DR 4/--) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Since the raptors are now both stunned for at least two rounds now, Sarajahn feels safe enough to charge them with his greatsword. Mafdet targets whomever Sarajahn is. He'll power attack the the one Gandt isn't attacking. taking a minus 4 to his attack roll. If he hits, he does an additional 8 points of damage. He also uses Vampiric Touch from his bloodstone weapon enhancement. Next round he full attacks with the same power attack modifier, and continues to do so, until Dinos are dead. Sarajahn Attack modifier with Power Attack Modifier +13/+8/+3 Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Lia continues to explain. "While exploring the area where Grove disappeared, there were very strange magics at work. This woman, Lucilla, was encased in a stone, appearing when Grove disappeared. I'm sorry to say that, with her appearance, it took us too long to notice Grove had left. We adamantly searched for him, but he was out of our reach until we returned to Farshore. Even then, we searched until we located that he was safe, then came to tell you our findings. I know you trusted him in our care, but I want to assure you that we have done everything we can to find him." Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Lucilia began shifting around a little nervously, keeping her eyes downcast. Though Lia had not literally said it per say, Lucilia had seen this pattern many times before and she knew exactly where it was heading. She just hoped that this group of natives would be half as kind as her Masters and let her get away with a thurough whipping and a few months of latrine duties... Between the way the women here were speaking and the way the group had been secured against fleeing earlier, somehow she doubted it. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 (Power went out as I was working on this originally, so this is the short version) At Tanaroa: The wise women want to know what this stone looked like. Battle: The party defeats the Megaraptors without taking any more wounds.
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Acathala Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Sarajahn searches the bodies of the Scarlet Brotherhood scouts(Did Lavinia mention them in their discussion of polictics?), looking for anything valuable or useable. He keeps an eye on Kit as he does this, as Sarajahn does not trust Kit as far as he can spit. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 "If these guys are still here, then I'll bet they're planning another landing." Kit will also search the bodies mainly with the goal of finding something interesting before Sarajahn does. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Gandt keeps a lookout, watching and listening for any more hostile jungle fauna drawn by the sounds of struggle. He occasionally glances over to see what Kit and Sarajahn discover (and to make sure Sarajahn doesn't pocket anything he finds). He'll use up one of his daily CMW charges while he waits (2d8+7 HP). d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Lia has to admit she didn't get a good look at the stone, turning to Lucilla for assistance on this. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members October 2010 edited October 2010 Lucilia looks like a deer caught in the bullseye lanterns of an onstorming coach. "I doth not know..." she finally stammered as she gathered her courage, though letting it take her a little further than she intended: "It is thine stone regardless... I doth think thou shouldst remember the stones thy put people into. It be thine own fault for summoning such magics. I wouldst have vollenteered to save thine people, but thou didst not ask mine Masters nor me - thou hast taketh what thy needed from us without our will. If thou maketh it so, I shalt not take thine blame." Half a second after her outburst Lucilia realised what she had just done and her face flushed red in shame and embarasement, before slowly turning pale for fear of what she might have just wrought. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn, Gandt and Kit: (Lavinia mentioned briefly that she believed the Scarlet Brotherhood was active on the isle, but she didn't know any details, as the one scout that had been captured was killed during the pirate raid) Sarajahn and Kit begin searching. Around the bodies are some weapons (3 broken shortswords and a shortbow) and an assortment of daggers (7 total). Sarajahn finds a smattering of coins (5 gp, 8 sp, and 22 cp total) while Kit fares slightly worse, finding only 1 gp, 7 sp, and 13 cp) Sarajahn finds a folded paper in the pocket of one of the scouts. He tries to slip it unnoticed into his pocket, but is spotted by Kit. Kit is so busy watching Sarajahn he doesn't find anything. Gandt heals 16HP. Lia and Lucilla: Lucilla's words have an immediate effect. It takes some time for the wise women who speak common to calm enough for her words to be translated to the rest of the group. "Who is this child that she would speak so," one of them screams at Lia. J'Kal finally manages to get the women under control. She speaks for in Olman for several minutes before turning to Lia. "There is an old tale among the clans. A legend really, about a time when our people were threatened by strange and dangerous fish, the size of which would dwarf even the largest of the lizards that stalk the isle today. This legend says that we sealed followers of a foreign god into a stone to serve as an anchor to lead our dead to protect our people from this evil. Is this girl saying she came from this stone?" J'Kal asks. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit points at the paper. "What's that? I need to see that. It could be something important." Kit expects Sarajahn to with hold the paper from Kit until it can be shown to James (although I don't really see why Sarajahn would be secretive about something like this), but in this case, Kit won't tolerate any shenanigans. It's gotten somewhat personal between Kit and the Brotherhood. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilia very silently inched towards the door, hoping to slip out while the women were having their argument. Lucilia wasn't exactly sure how she got from being stuck inside a stone to fleeing from a lynchmob composed entirely of elderly ladies, but she had no intention of pondering the question at this time. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (Other than the fact he's drow and Kit isn't exactly his favourite person... Though since he's now living in Farshore, I'd have to agree this isn't something he would be secretive about. So I'm going to do a slight rewind here to when he found the note.) As soon as Sarajahn found the note, he says. "Guys I may have found these guys' orders. He reads the note out aloud to the group. He doesn't allow Kit in any way to hold the note, but he'll allow Gandt to confirm what the note says. He also asks Gandt nicely for some healing. Also he takes the daggers and shortbow if nobody does for selling. He'll also examine them for masterwork or magical qualities, though he is not hopeful. (BTW did Sarajahn use up the Vampiric touch in the bloodstone? If so he recharges it.) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Gandt considers Sarajahn's request. "Nah, I think a few ugly scars would suit you." Even so, he has to admit that it wouldn't be a good idea to leave the party in a weakened state while they still have the jungle to contend with. So he does use up another CMW charge on Sarajahn. Not enough to heal him fully, mind you -- he meant what he said about scars. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "You're as well doing the job properly sweetheart, 5 minutes after talking to our new healer she heal me up and no scars. Though I don't think scars would deter a certain someone. Still perhaps I have misjudged you. We Drow often heal up our slaves after battle, but leave them maimed and scarred to remind them who's boss. Maybe you'll make a better Drow than I first thought." Sarajahn says languidly. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia does her best to politely, but forcefully if she has to, keep Lucilla from trying to sneak off or back away. Now is not the time to show weakness. When asked about the question, Lia takes a moment to think about the runes and symbols and the like that were seen in the same area. "I cannot say for sure, but I do believe that is very likely the case. I don't know if Lucilla knows more about this." If possible, Lia can offer to draw some of the symbols she saw, including the stone (if she noticed any..?) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit, Sarajahn, Gandt: Sarajahn takes a moment to read the letter: "Greetings from Farshore, my brothers. In the aftermath of the attack by the Crimson Fleet, and despite our troubles with the mayor, our influence continues to grow here. I suspect that we will have complete control of the trade of antiquities within a few months. To this point, we have even succeeded in acquiring some artifacts recovered by the mayor's on agents. "Regarding the mayor, I don't believe it will be possible to turn her to join our cause, despite the noble standing of her family. Reports from Cauldron suggest that her family is of recent nobility, and therefore likely of the rabble. "Finally, the agent carrying this note has knowledge of the death of the traitor who was captured by the mayor's adventuring party that calls itself "The Southern Cross". I advise that he be executed at your earliest convience, and all scouting parties be advised of the identities of the members of The Southern Cross and make it their priority to discredit, or assassinate, said members if the opportunity arises." The letter is signed with a stylized R. Sarajahn takes the daggers and shortbows. They look normal enough. Gandt heals Sarajahn (+13HP) Lia & Lucilla: The wisewomen blanch at Lia's words. A few even come close to fainting. J'Kal asks Lia to draw the runes, and so she does, to the best of her ability. This only seems to make the wisewomen even more uncomfortable. "I must ask that you wait outside," J'Kal says at last. "We have many things to discuss amongst ourselves." Outside James notices the two of you depart the tent and approaches. "I've arranged for some warriors to escort us to the volcanoes to dispose of the pearls," he says, then pauses. "Is something wrong?" Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "I doth believeth they shalt beseech their husbands for a decision on us..." Lucilia explained to James. She sounded worried, but did not want to cause James to be concerned. "I prayeth they shalt be merciful..." With that, Lucilia kneeled and began to pray to Saint Cuthbert, on her knees, eyes closed and Holy Symbol in between her hands, praying silently for the souls of the savages. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit groans. "Well...this just made things a little more complicated. Hmm...you know what? You guys continue and join up with James. I'll take the note back to Lavinia and hunt these bastards down. Killing monsters has never been my thing anyway. Hunting down rats however...it's my vocation...heh heh..." Kit may sound like he's trying to be responsible, but in reality, he just finds the idea of hunting traitors down more fun than fighting the usual creatures the party tends to deal with. (Seriously though, nobody in the group is better at this sort of thing than Kit) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "I'm going with you Kit. Farshore is my home now, and I am not going to let some filthy little traitors running around loose." He is more worried that they may try to assassinate Lavinia, thereby removing a cushy life. Howver he is surprised by genuine concern for Lavinia. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn's comment goes right over Gandt's head. He doesn't know enough about drow to take issue with the slight (it's just Sarajahn he doesn't care for), and so he does not go for the bait. After the letter is read aloud, he takes a better look at the corpses. Are their faces still recognizable, and if so, does Gandt remember ever seeing them around Farshore? He also asks Kit if he recognizes them. Hunting down rats however...it's my vocation. "That wouldn't be my idea of a vacation, but to each his own. Better to root these bastards out now than later. I'll go on ahead and let James know what's up." How much farther to Tanaroa? d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (That's vocation...and I'm trying to remember who we caught recently that's a traitor) "Son of a...!" is Kit's reaction to Sarajahn wanting to join him, but he doesn't argue. Kit will try to remember any of these guys. "Actually, you know what? Let's continue to Tanaroa. I have an idea and we're going to need their help. These guys want artifacts...well, we're going to give them one. Try to lure them out." Kit suddenly looks worried. "Wait a minute...they already got the 'artifacts' we acquired from that freaky city? Does that mean they have the pearls? We better make sure we're still carrying the real pearls." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia rolls her eyes at the idea of these women asking their husbands anything. She responds to James as well. "They are upset about the possibility of a mighty fish on the prowl, back where we lost Grove and found Lucilla. When I drew them the runes I saw, they needed to discuss amongst themselves. Hopefully they will have a better idea than we do, and if we're fortunate, they will share what they know. "Until then, we wait. Is there anything else we should do around here in the meantime??" Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (TG: I know the difference between vacation and vocation. Gandt does not. ) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Once Lucilia finished her prayer, she would help Lia look for things to do around the Olman village - perhaps there were wounded that needed attention. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "Then we need to go to Tanaroa. If we don't have the pearls then Farshore is in danger. Lia can get a message to Lavinia quicker than we can travel to Farshore. She has the Jade Ravens there at least. Oh by the way Kit congratulations on your impending Doom. I'm sorry I meant engagement." Sarajahn is concerned again by a stab of concern for Lavinia. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilla, James and Lia: "This village is a matriarchial village, Lucilla," James explains. "The wise women will make the decision." "We need to dispose of the pearls," James says to Lia, "but I it shouldn't take them too long to reach a decision, right?" Sarajahn, Gandt, and Kit: Kit recalls the party captured a brotherhood scout shortly before the Crimson Fleet attacked. He was found dead after the battle at Farshore. (If you go straight through, you could be in tanaroa in 6 hours, but the sun is setting, so it will be getting dark soon.) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "Matriarchal...? That doth be barbaric!" Lucilia exclaimed in shock "They canst not place such responsibilities as leadership on a woman!" she shook her head with deep concern "Those poor folk... It be most unnatural!" TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit suggests they continue to Tanaroa. As long as they know the way, and they should since they've come this way a few times now, then traveling at night shouldn't make a big difference. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn is in agreement with Kit, and indeed urges the party to hurry. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia is not one to show emotion, but her frustration with such a simple-minded view comes forth. "Yes, it must be horrible. I never should have left my home in Sassarine. Such hardships and disasters have befallen me since. Oh thank you, James, for leading me from certain doom time and again! What would I do without you?" After the mocking is done, she returns to her more typical expression. "They were pretty upset about the aspects of magic we found. I don't know if they are coming up with a decision, or figuring out if I spoke the truth, which I did, and if we're about to be sent somewhere nasty." Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilia looked confused at Lia, obviously not having expected the outburst of sarcasm. "I uhm... I doth not mean... I doth be sorry... thou art much wiser than myself..." she appologised, bowing her head and staying silent after that, focussing instead on whatever work needed to be done. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Gandt follows Kit and Sarajahn as best as he can. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia, Lucilla, James: Several of the Olman look over toward the party at Lucilla's outburst, but they don't say anything, perhaps they don't understand common. James shakes his head. "Lucilla, sometimes it is important to keep what you think to yourself. Or at least keep your voice down." ***************** A half hour passes and a messenger comes and retrieves Lia and Lucilla and takes them back to the meeting house. Seated to one side, is Groveck, dressed only in a pair of pants, a medallion bearing the symbol of Pelor. "Please, be seated," J'Kal says and motions to a pair of chairs across from Groveck. "Groveck," J'Kal says after you seat yourselves. "Do you know either of these women?" Groveck takes a moment, staring at each of you in turn. "I don't know her," he says at last, motioning to Lia. "But the other one, she seems familiar. Have we met somewhere before?" Kit, Sarajahn & Gandt: Following the trail proves not to difficult, but the night air is soon full of the sounds of hunting animals. A slight rustle in the leaves overhead is the only warning Kit and Gandt have and they throw themselves to the side as something large and dark drops down from above. Sarajahn barely registers Kit and Gandt moving before something heavy slams into him from above, claws tearing into his flesh (-22HP). Sarajahn feels his flesh being ripped apart as the beast removes its claws (-23HP)
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TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (What? You TRYING to tempt Kit?) Kit does his usual thing: go invisible, wait for Gandt to engage a target, then attack whatever target Gandt is attacking. Always looking to flank even if Kit is invisible. If possible, set himself up to stab and go invisible as opposed to moving, attacking, and then needing to wait untill next round to go invisible. Inviz. Bonus: +2 atk. on visible targets, target loses DEX. AC, Kit Immune to Precision damage, Kit gains 50% miss chance due to concealment KIT MINI: HP 103, Move 40 ft, Init.+5, AC 27 (T15), SR 15 BasAtk: +11 F.+10, R.+14, W.+4 STR.12 DEX.20 CON.12 INT.16 WIS.11 CHA.10 Griffon Rapier Atk.+17 (2d6+5,Crit.18/-20/x2): Bane Longbow: Atk.+18, 100ft (1d8+2, Crit.x3; Atk.+20 & 1d8+2 +2d6 vs. Evil Outsiders) SPECIAL DEFENSES: Darkvision 60ft, Fire.Cold.Shock Res.5, +1 AC/Ref. vs Traps, Evasion, Tumble Bonus to AC PASSIVE: Sneak Attack +6d6, +2 Diplomacy/Gather Info regarding Black Markets, +2 Init. in urban areas, Reachable enemies don't benefit from cover, Crits deal Sneak Attack damamge, Flank +4 Atk., Trapfinding Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia stays quiet, keeping her feeling of disappointment that Grove doesn't remember her to herself, hidden. It was to be expected, after all. She waits to see if Lucilla responds. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilia nodded submissively to James "Yes Sir..." she acknowledged when he told her to keep it to herself. -- later -- "I doth not believeth we hath met, Sir..." she shook her head appologetically. "At least, I doth not remember... Hast thou ever been to the Kingdom of Aerdy, or Vesve Forest, or anywhere betwixt there?" Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (OOC Guys, I'm kinda down to 20hp here.) Presumeably Sarajahn's attack of opportunity against the grapple has failed, so Sarajahn activates his Aura of unluck as a swift action. He then tries to break the pin. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Gandt doesn't even think, he just acts. He goes nuts on the creature attacking Sarajahn. Okay, here goes: insert Rage and Fearsome Fury here. He will be full-attacking with the greatsword if he is in range to do so, otherwise charge+Shield Slam. Add Smite+4 damage in either case. *********** NOTES: Ape loses Dex bonus to AC due to grapple Rage/7 rounds: +4 STR, +4 CON (+24 HP), +2 Will, -2 AC. Fearsome Fury: Intimidate +17 vs. all enemies within 30 ft, success means target is shaken for 1d4+1 rounds. Greatsword (including smite & rage): +19/+14/+9 (4d6+19 on first attack, only +15 on others) crit:19-20 Shield Slam (including smite & rage): Daze DC 22, +20 (4d6+17) DR 4/-- d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 If Gandt and Kit manage to kill the the ape holding him. Sarajahn flies straight up to the extent of his movement. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (No, a 1200 pound ape fell on you Round 1: Sarajahn wraps himself in an Aura of Unluck and tries to squirm out from under the ape. Unfortunately this does nothing more than remind the ape that Sarajahn is still alive. Kit vanishes, and moves a short distance away from the ape next to him. Gandt rages. And oh what a rage it is. He bears his teeth and screams bloody fury at the apes. The one next to Gandt defecates in fear (nat 1 on save). Sarajahn feels something warm running across his back. At first he thinks its just blood, then he smells urine. Only the ape near Kit seems unaffected. Gandt then cross the short distance between himself and Sarajahn faster than the ape can even register and swings his greatsword with the fury of the gods. The blade slices through the dire apes thick fur, trailing blood and gore (-45HP, crit hit). Defecating Ape turns and flees. The ape sitting on Sarajahn forgets about the drow and attacks Gandt with all its might. Which just isn't enough to even touch Gandt. The third ape comes bounding forward and leaps at Gandt, only to find itself impaled on Gandt's sword (-33HP). Round 2: Sarajahn slips free and tumbles toward freedom. A clawed hand catches him a slight blow (-10HP) but then he's free and takes to the air, rising above the trees. A short distance to the north, perhaps half a mile, Sarajahn can see the lights of a village. Kit's sword reappears poking through the chest of a dire ape, followed quickly by Kit. The ape collaspes to the ground, dead. Gandt makes quick work of the remaining ape. *************** EXP: Sarajahn: 450, Kit, 495, Gandt 540 **************** Lia and Lucilla: "I have never heard of those places," Groveck says. "Perhaps, I am mistaken. Or perhaps I am just being optimistic. My memories of the past year are foggy." (You can continue taking to Grove if you want) J'kal dismisses Grove and turns to face Lia. "Sister, this matter has caused us a considerable bit of distress. Still, we do not blame you. It would appear that ancient magics worked by our ancestors are coming undone, or perhaps moving toward some unknown goal. We have performed many divinations, and the future is unclear even to our gods." She stops for a moment, and then turns and faces Lucilla. "Sister. I would ask your forgiveness for what was done to you. I can offer you nothing but the friendship of Tanaroa." Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "It doth be alright" she smiled "I doth not be mad at thee... I doth not mean to burst out as I did..." she appologised. "Prithee, wilst thou forgive me mine tresspasses?" Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia nods and smiles softly, "these are not normal circumstances, so expecting normal reactions would be a fallacy. I thank you for not placing the blame on myself or my companions. We are only trying to do what's best for all of the region, if not the world. We did not mean to stumble on your ancestor's work. It is a great relief that we are not the cause of the problem, and hopefully, can assist in a solution, even if it's not unclear what that may be at this time." Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn lands. "Gandt some healing if you please." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 The meeting ends, and it being late in the day, James, Lia and Lucilla are given a small hut, and food before being left alone. James suggests starting out early in the morning for the volcano to dispose of the pearls. ***************** Gandt, Kit and Sarajahn arrive at Tanaroa around midnight. The guards are reluctant at first to open the gates, until they get a good look at Gandt. They're then ushered in, and healers take care of their wounds. (actions?) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 When she heard the commotion, Lucilia looked up, quickly coming over upon seeing the state Gandt, Kit and Sarajahn were in after their battles. She would inspect their wounds (Heal +17) and with their permission heal their wounds. "If thou sendst me thine vestures tonight, I shalt have them washed and mended by morning" she promised. The claws of apes and dinosaurs generally did not spare clothing when ripping their enemies to shreds and blood was a nasty thing that tended to stain cloth especially when flowing in large quantities. "I may hath offended Lia, so I pray this will help set things right." Lucilia explained - since Lia was the only woman in the group, Lucilia assumed these chores would otherwise befall her, and Lucilia hoped that if she took care of it, it would help set things right between them. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn immediately asks to speak to James. Once he sees James Sarajahn shows him the letter and explains the situation to him. He also speaks to Lia about sending the information to Lavinia magically. Once that's done, he'll try to get somebody to wash the traveller's outfit, that was weed on, for him. He'll also try to find somewhere to bathe. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit will also see James and suggest they need to make sure the party is carrying the real pearls in case the Brotherhood has somehow managed to steal them. "I don't think we should give these guys a chance to dig-in for the long term," Kit explains. "I want to go back and hunt these rats down. You've got more than enough manpower to beat up whatever creatures you may encounter out there. Let me do what I do best. Oh...and take Sarajahn. This task will require subtlety and I don't want him getting in the way. If I need help, I'll get the Jade Ravens." Kit's next actions depend on James' answer. (Heh...cool. Our game pops up on the first page of a Google search) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilia offered to make some food for the three men when she was done healing them, heating up whatever was left over for them. Hearing Sarajahns request (if the fascilities at the village allow), Lucilia boiled some water for Sarajahn and prepared him a bath in a large tub, leaving him some soap to wash up with, and a cloth to dry off afterwards. She didn't stay while he was actually in there of course - that would be inappropriate. With the men either eating or bathing, she readied bedrolls for everyone (James and Lia included) or prepared their beds if the Olman had provided them with such. Once everything is set up, Lucilia will take up Sarajahn's travelers outfit, gathering it up with any other clothes the party had lying around or would not be wearing during the night. Of course assuming nobody had a problem with that - she would not steal any of their clothes. Once she had gathered everything, she would wash and where necessary mend the clothes, hanging them out to dry. When the group members would wake up the next morning they would find their clothes neatly folded at the foot of their beds (or nearby where appropriate) with breakfast already waiting and lunches packed and ready to go - Lucilia knew Kit wanted to leave quickly, so she made sure it was all prepared. They'd have to accept that it was a vegetarian meal though - vegetable soup for breakfast and for lunch neatly sliced bread with cheese and some with sugared fruit, as well as whatever fresh fruit was available - perhaps an apple or some such. As it was already midnight when Sarajahn, Kit and Gandt arrived and between drawing baths, mending clothes, washing and making food, Lucilia hadn't gotten to sleeping herself, but she did not say anything about that - she didn't mind going without for a time, especially after the group had worked so hard to get here and had more work in front of them. A little water in the face and she'd be fresh as new and nobody would be the wiser. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit doesn't trust anyone with his belongings (unless he can watch), especially out in the field like this, but he doesn't mind being pampered and gladly allows Lucilia to take care of him. He will even order her around a bit. Lucilia looks a lot like a scrawny version of Kit's sister. He's getting a kick out of bossing his "sister" around. Weird, yes, but Kit has always had a weird-streak in him when it comes to his family. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn takes the bath, not that Lucillia had anything to fear from him. She was a bit too..........servile for his taste. He had always preferred women with a bit of fire in them. Once he's ready he goes to see James again and makes his case for going back to Farshore with Kit, unaware that the swashbuckler(OOC that Kit's class?) but suspecting, has been undermining him. He makes the following points. 1. Lavinia could have sent the Jade Ravens away for some sort of emergency. 2. Kit and the Jade Ravens' association to the Vanderborens is well known, while Sarajahn is more of an unknown quantity. Given his race's rep for betrayal, he might even be approached by the Suel agents to betray the the Vanderborens, so it could be possible to entrap them. 3. Sarajahn is both a warrior and a spellcaster. 4. Lavinia prefers to have the Southern Cross to have her back than the Jade Ravens. So best to have two rather than just one. 5. Sarajahn is a better liar and diplomat than Kit. Hell he's even more intimidating than Kit. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 At the site of the ape battle: Gandt slowly regains his composure, then slaps Sarajahn on the shoulder. "Better to have me as a friend than an enemy, huh?" Then he sniffs the air, wrinkles his nose, and decides to stay well away from Sarajahn for the rest of the journey. (I do believe Sarajahn has just gotten himself a nickname. ^_^ ) ************* At Tanaroa: Though Gandt would enjoy beating the snot out of some Brotherhood conspirators, he knows he'd only slow Kit down if he made the trip back to Farshore with him. So he'll stick with James's group. "They're gonna be gunning for you, so watch your back," he cautions Kit as means of farewell. He doesn't argue with Lucilia's offer, not seeing anything wrong with it if that's what she wants to do. "Thanks, lady." When she's left, "She's, uh. What's the word. Quaint. Isn't she?" d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 The healers begin work on Sarajahn, while a messenger is sent to grab James. Kit tags along, and when they arrive at the hut they find Lucilla hard at work outside. The messenger reports to her, while Kit goes in to talk to James. Once James is fully awake, he takes out the portable hole and opens it. He reaches inside and retrieves a pearl. As he does so, a frown crosses his face. He pulls out a pearl that is cracked, with about one third of it missing. He then reaches in again, and pulls out another pearl, this one in tact, but with crack in the side. He runs outside, where Lucilla relays the messenger's message before heading off her self, and turns the portable hole on its side, dumping out the water and the rest of the pearls. They're all damaged in some aspect or another. One by one, James examines them. "I think they are the same pearls," he says at last. "Perhaps when we interupted the ritual, that's what caused them to break." He then carefully puts them back in the bag, after giving Kit a chance to inspect them himself. "I still think we should toss them in the volcano. Just in case." James listens carefully to Kit's request (I'm going to assume here that Kit had to told James about the letter). "You're probably right," he says at last. "Let's go see that letter." (At the Healers) Lucilla busies herself carrying for Sarajahn and his gear. James looks over a note, then asks one of the Olman to go retrieve Lia. "We had heard the Scarlet Brotherhood were searching for Olman artifacts and ancient magic on the isle. I doubt they would stoop to assassination, although I can't rule it out. They have some of the best assassins that can be found, after all." "The Olman people have had several clashes with them, and have a standing order to kill out members on site. That scout we captured before died during the pirate raid, and I've been curious as to exactly how he died, since the pirates never reached the jail." "I doubt the brotherhood's base on the Isle is in Farshore, so these scouts must have been heading there to deliver the message. I think it is paramount that we locate that base of operations. Kit, I'll leave that up to you." (Does Sarajahn raise his objects now or wait til after Kit has left?) To Gandt: "Quaint? that is one way of putting it." Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 "Gotta trust the guy with experience," Kit replies with a grin. "I'll take care of it, but before I go, I'll need something from the Tanaroans. Something that could pass as an Olman artifact. Doesn't have to be important, it just has to look important." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 If ordering her around got him a kick, having her obediently do everything she was told probably made it even better and Lucilia seemed to fall into the submissive role quite naturally, following Kit's bossy instructions as best she could. Lucilia seemed to enjoy being able to serve though, taking pleasure from seeing how people were just a little bit happier getting things just the way they wanted. Kit was obviously happy and she was glad to please. -- The woman in white let Sarajahn be. Of course, she did have her own fire, even if she did not show it. Lucilia had not truly had a chance to prove herself in battle, for even though she did not carry a weapon, she was happy to jump in the thick of things, even onto the path of a roaring dragon, to save a life. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia sighs softly as she watches Lucilla play caretaker. She finds herself with James passing by, and without any provocation, she just mutters. "Don't get any ideas." She doesn't explain what that means unless he stops to ask, her gaze still on the girl acting as a servant. She's more disgusted with the men taking advantage of the poor thing than the girl herself. *** Lia is summoned, coming to meet with James and the others in morning. (how much did she hear?) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 If Gandt tries to make something of the Ape incident, Sarajahn sighs. "Yes the smell was terrible, I almost smelled as bad as you do." With James He waits til Kit leaves. Sarajahn can be sneaky too. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Gandt inspects the remains of the pearls with Detect Evil, and asks James to try Detect Magic as well. To Sarajahn: He didn't make anything of the ape incident, but "Why're you in such a rush to go back to Farshore, anyway? Shouldn't you be rushing back to that hole we found you in?" To Lia: "So is Grove really here? What's going on with him?" He doesn't appear to notice her disgusted mood. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia nods to Gandt, "yes, he is here, but doesn't remember anything of us or our journeys. Otherwise, he seems well." She notes the rough look of the party. "Have an eventful trip?" Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 To Lia "Oh nothing we couldn't handle Lia." Sarajahn says. "Some of the island inhabitants tried to have us for dinner, but we managed to make them choke on us." To Gandt "Why Gandt it sounds like you don't trust me. I'm so hurt." Sarajahn says, not even bothering to hide the insincerity in his voice. "I can't go back to Kaljimir after the events in that damned aboleth city, because somebody would find out my part in that, and then my lifespan could be measured in the time it took to drag me to the sacrifical allter and rip out my heart in Lolth's name." He pauses then continues. "Besides it's good tactical sense to cut down an enemy before it gets too powerful. Especially one at our backs as this remmant of the Scarlet Brotherhood is. Farshore is my home now, get used to it kids." chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 To Kit: (about the artifact) "Ask Lia, I'm sure she can find something that you can use." To Lia: James stares at you as you walk off, not sure what to make of your comment. To Sarajahn: "I understand your concern. However, we'll need your skills with us. I'd rather not even send Kit, but we can't afford to send two back." Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit goes to ask Lia for help securing a fake Olman artifact. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn decides not to press the issue, given Lavinia has yet to drop the bomb about their relationship to James. He is pretty sure James is not going to react well to that news when he gets it. So Sarajahn puts on a snile and says, "Fair enough, it's your coin." Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilia remained silently in the background, letting the others discuss a plan. They would tell her what she had to do soon enough, she figured. 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Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (Did Detect Evil/Magic reveal anything about the pearls? I'm not expecting much, but it's worth a try.) Have an eventful trip? "Same old, same old. Heck, I'd be worried if something didn't try to kill us." About Grove: "When did he get here? ...And for that matter, how did he get here?" d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (Lia has apparently went silent.) Sarajahn: James nods, and returns your smile. Lucilla: you help clean up. Gandt: There are some lingering auras around the pearls. Both evil and magical. James shrugs. "As best I can figure out, he wandered back into the village a few days ago. Lia or Lucilla might know more." Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 (wtf, I posted something, I thought.. well, I typed it out, anyway...) Lia speaks softly, "I'm at a loss as much as everyone else as to how Grove appeared here, but more disappointed he doesn't know us. At least he is alive, though, which is more than enough to be grateful for." *** Lia will help Kit with his search for some sort of Olman "artifact" and is actually helpful to assist, thus knowing Kit won't manage to get a real one on "accident." Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Firemyst wrote: ยป (wtf, I posted something, I thought.. well, I typed it out, anyway...) Lia speaks softly, "I'm at a loss as much as everyone else as to how Grove appeared here, but more disappointed he doesn't know us. At least he is alive, though, which is more than enough to be grateful for." "The way Grove would put it, it is the will of Pelor." It's possible Sarajahn is being sarcastic here, but if he is, then he is not being overtly so. To James "So are I am allowed to trade here, or do I count as part of your group for trading?" Assuming that it is, he's looking for a couple of scrolls of Greater Invisibility, Web, Power Word Fatigue, Power Word Sicken. (The Power Words I mentioned can be found in Races of The Dragon. If you don't have that book, then it's fine, no worries) Enyo Enyo Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lucilia quietly continues helping until someone tells her to do something else. She is sure the group already has a plan, though she is eager to get to the battlefield - if people are wounded there, she will be needed. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Kit will start by asking Lia to ask the Tanaroan wise-women if they have anything that can pass as an Olman artifact. He will then need it to be bundled up. Can Kit get a boat from Tanaroa to Farshore? Might be safer to do that. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Lia & Kit: Lia approaches the elders and asks for something that would suitably appear as an Olman artifact. She receives a small statue of the god of rain and gives it to Kit. Sarajahn: "You may trade freely with the Olman," James says. "I won't hinder you. Most of their goods are rather primitive, however." You search, but find no scrolls for sale. Either the inhabitants of Tanaroa do not make scrolls, or they do not share them with outsiders. (Last chance for actions in Tanaroa before we proceed.) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 If Kit can't get a boat to Farshore, he will try to convince a few Tanaroan warriors to escort him to the town. If he has to pay them, he will, but he will try to use his charm first. If not, then he may look to the men. Anything to give the beasties on the island something else to chew on besides Kit. He's not too interested in going alone if he can avoid it. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2010 edited November 2010 Sarajahn asks the Olman what monsters to watch out for on their route to the volcano. Otherwise he's good to go. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lucilia has no further plans here: she wants to go to the front to help heal the injured and sick. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (Lia, Gandt?) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (I'm unclear if the elders know of James' plans to destroy the pearls, or if Lia should ask them about it) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (Pretty sure SW has taken personal time and said to NPC Gandt) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Kit: You recruit a small group of Tanaroans to take you back to Farshore. You leave at first light, and for once the trip to Mora is uneventful. The Tanaroans refuse to travel at night, so you arrive at Mora a little before noon the next day. A canoe trip later and you are back in Farshore before sundown. Time: Day 2, Late Afternoon. (actions?) Party: (The Olmans inform Sarajahn of what they know about the dinosaurs in the area, as well as other threats. There are a lot of them, so many that it is hard for Sarajahn to keep them all straight.) The trip to the volcanos is a long one, taking two days to reach the base of the volcanoes. The party has to fight their way past some deinonychus and hippogriffs as well as take a long route around a herd of diploocuses. The Olman guides are especially impressed by Sarajahn's flying ability. (EXP earned: 500 ea) James asks the guides to show the party to a peak other than the one housing the shrine, so the path up the mountains is much more difficult than last time. The first day up the trail the party is attacked by 6 gargoyles, that nearly make off with one of the scouts before Gandt and Sarajahn manage to rescue her. That night the scout invites Sarajahn to join her in her tent. (Does he accept?). (EXP: earned: 300 ea) The next day, Sarajahn, scouting ahead is almost smashed by falling boulders. As he lays on the trail, looking up, he spots a flash of red that disappears around a bend further up the mountain trail. Time: Day 4, Early Morning Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Kit's first task is to find Lavinia. He has to go straight to her. Just to make things look a little more shifty, he will avoid talking to anyone and give onlookers the general impression he is trying to hide something. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 First Day Sarajahn tells the Scout as nicely as he can, that he is with someone. He tries to make sure that Gandt, Lia, Lucillia and especially James are out of earshot when he says this. He doesn't wish to give James ammo for when he does find out about him and Lavinia. He does try to keep the scout at least friendly though, using his Diplomancy(21). He tries to find out about the party's first arrival to the village, especially anything about Kit and Papantzin. Second Day Sarajahn tells the party about what he saw and whatever impression he had of it. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lucilia would quietly continue taking care of the groups needs during the trip, setting up their tents and sleeping places, preparing and cooking food (except meat or fish), washing clothes and dishes and generally taking care of the 'womens work' as she called it. She probably got some weird looks from the Olman, but Lucilia had no trouble cleaning up after them either, so they probably would not mind her servile attitude too much... Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lia is apparently not doing much, so she will spent time talking to the Olmans about the area and such. Making conversation makes four days of travel go by much better. She will also talk to Lucilia some, wanting to know if things were truly this different. She's not even clear how long the girl was trapped. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Kit: You leave the docks, making a bee-line for the Vanderboren's manor. Several people call out to you as you pass, but you simply ignore them and carry on your way. There the butler tells you that Lavinia is at the Mayor's office, so you make your way there. You're forced to wait outside in the hall while Lavinia is in a meeting. The secretary tells you the meeting just started, and will probably be a while. Time: Day 2, night fall. Party: (Sarajahn flashback) The scout looks disappointed, but then shrugs and goes about her business. When asked about Papantzin, the scouts simply say that "what she does is her own business." (Lucilla) The Olman do indeed give you odd looks, and try to stop you from cleaning their things. It finally reaches a boiling point the third night out, and the Olman ask Lia why she's degrading a fellow warrior by making her do all the cleaning. ****************** "Red?" James asks Sarajahn. "It could be members of the Scarlet Brotherhood. They wear lots of red. We'd better be on our guard. They have no issues will killing people. Perhaps if you were to fly up, you might be able to spot them?" Time: Day 4, Early morning Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lia tries to explain that the woman is not only from a different place, but a different time, and to try and have patience. She will take Lucilia aside and explain that, in this case, she can have the time off. Try and learn about the culture before serving them. Not everyone will just want her to do everything, and this party travels quite a bit. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellSoulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Are there handholds, etc. that would allow Gandt to climb up to where the flash of red was? d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Forced to wait in the hall? You're joking right? It's extremely important Kit makes his "discovery" look that urgent, and this is the perfect opportunity to do so. He's just gonna walk right into the mayor's office. He doesn't care what the secretary says. If anyone tries to stop him, ring on and in he goes anyway. As soon as he sees Lavinia, he will point a finger at her and say "I need to talk to you, and I need to talk to you now. I will not wait and I will not speak while anyone else is present." If there is anyone else in the room, he will add "I'll knock every last one of them out if I have to. This will happen now." Kit will make a show of hiding the fake artifact. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lucilia nods a bit uncertain, not having wanted to offend - on the contrary. The reactions confused her a great deal. "So that is why thou art not doing thine share..." she finally figured out. Lucilia had thought Lia rather rude to not serve her betters and leave her to do all the work, though she had not shown or said it. But now it made more sense. "Who shalt assign me mine duties then?" she inquired. Obviously she was not doing well picking tasks on her own initiative, so she figured someone could at least tell her what tasks she should and should not do. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Since Sarajahn is trying to keep James onside just now, he agrees. First he casts expeditous retreat, in case he has to get away quickly then takes to the air. OOC Wb Soulweaver! chiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Kit: Over the secretary's objections, you shove the door open and march into Lavinia's office. Along with Lavinia, the Meravanchi's are present, along with two other merchants. All talk ceases and every head turns to face you as you make your demands. "Kit Darkstorm!" Lavinia hisses as she comes to her feet. "Explain yourself. Now." The Meravanchi's and the merchants simply watch the exchange. Party: Gandt looks for hand holds. He sees several outcroppings that could possibly be used for such. Sarajahn takes to the air. It doesn't take him long to spot a group of red clad individuals, further up the path, above the next switch back. They seem to be leveraging a boulder into place. One of them shouts as he spots Sarajahn, and grabs his bow, but Sarajahn is safely out of range. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Kit is a little taken aback to see the Meravanchi's, but... As soon as he sees Lavinia, he will point a finger at her and say "I need to talk to you, and I need to talk to you now. I will not wait and I will not speak while anyone else is present." If there is anyone else in the room, he will add "I'll knock every last one of them out if I have to. This will happen now." Kit will make a show of "accidentally" revealing the artifact. Just a quick glance to show he has something and it appears old. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (::waves to Acathala: Gandt waits with the others for Sarajahn to report back. "Scarlet Brotherhood again, huh? Some people never learn..." he mutters, eying the handholds. (Does he think he can get to the top by taking 10?) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Sarajahn goes invisible and uses his wand of mirror image(Are the images invisible until he attacks as well?). If the rules allow, he'll try to capture somebody whom looks like a leader and fly him down to the group. If not he'll settle for knocking him down the clift. If he captures someone and they're stupid enough to struggle, he drops him. Assuming he gets a prisoner down to the group, he'll ask the Olman to hogtie him. He warns everyone to stay away from the clifts, as it looks like to him that the SH are trying to rockslide the place. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lucilia looked uncomfortable upon seeing the group taking a prisoner, becoming fidgety and nervous. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (Actions for Lia?)
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Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (Lia isn't aware of much she can do until Sarj brings down someone, unless I'm unsure how to assist. I suppose I could fly, but he's doing a fine job. Maybe once the prisoner is clear, an aoe spell to try and scatter the riff-raff?) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (no update today, busy busy at work) Savage Tide Info chiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (and now, back to the game) Kit: You make a show of accidently revealing the artifact. It has the desired affect, of drawing the attention of everyone in the room. "What is that?" Lavinia demands, her voice still agitated. Party: Gandt eyes the handholds. They seem solid enough (that is a yes). (after some research, yes, you can have both mirror image and invisiblity cast at the same time, and the images are invisible until you become visible.) Sarajahn goes invisible, spooking the scouts. He then casts mirror image and swoops in close. The scouts, by this time, have all backed against the wall of the path, leaving the boulder alone. As Sarajahn closes he notices one of the scouts has an extra patch on his sleeve. He doesn't know anything about how the brotherhood sets up their ranks, but it is enough of a hint that he grabs that scout, becoming visible as he does so. The scouts all give a shout, and Sarajahn finds the one he grabbed a bit slipperier than expected, but he does manage to secure him and tries dragging him to the edge. The scout resists and the two go nowhere. Meanwhile, the other 3 scouts draw their swords and attack the images. One images vanishes, while the others manage to dodge the attack. The grappled scout headbutts Sarajahn (-1 NL). Sarajahn retaliates by kicking the scout in the balls and dragging him backward off the cliff, the images following. The two plummet quickly, and Sarajahn activates his boots to keep from crashing into the mountain. They land on the path some 200 yards from the party. (and out of sight at the moment) Meanwhile, the remaining scouts fire arrows at the mirror images, another one goes pop (5 remaining). Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Sarajahn shouts "Got a prisoner, need help, careful there's archers and a boulder." He keeps a hold of the guy and tries to use him as cover from the archers as he drags him to the party and hopefully tree cover. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Kit still stuff the artifact away. "That is what I need to talk to you about. This is extremely important. We must talk...in private. I won't leave and I won't stop being a bother until we do." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Assuming Gandt can tell by Sarajahn's voice that he is back down on the trail, he heads toward his position, getting his shield ready for these archers the drow mentioned. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 Lucilia slid her shield onto her arm in one smooth motion that was far too elegant for an 80 lbs girl wielding a 45 lbs plate of steel. She readied to help any wounded, hoping to get out of this situation without anyone dying. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (Any chance of Lia wildshaping and blasting the remaining SH members?) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (you know, he went to california, and told me he was going to be gone and to play Lia for him and I forgot. I will try to post an update later today if I get a chance.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members December 2010 edited December 2010 (Cool then.) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit: Lavinia shakes her head. "Just wait out in the hall for another ten minutes," she says. "We're almost done here." Sarajahn: You wrestle with the scout, dragging him slowly toward the rest of the party. A couple arrows whiz by, but it looks likes the rest of the Scarlet Brotherhood group are concerned about hitting their partner, as one of them come close. Party: Gandt hears Sarajahn yelling, and starts making his way that way. The rest of the group follows, although Lia takes the to the air as an eagle. Savage Tide Info Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Gandt keeps heading toward Sarajahn to help restrain the scout. "Get that shield ready to cover us, will ya?" he says to Lucilia. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit growls...but he has accomplished his goal of making a scene, so he goes out to the hall to wait for Lavinia. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Lucilia nodded obediently to Gandt, keeping her shield at the ready and moving to the front line so she could provide cover. She was focussed more on protecting others than herself. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 (no update today, in training sessions all day long.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Sarajahn will try to drag the prisoner whom he's mentally labelled Bob, to Gandt. Hopefully the two of them could get Bob restrained and tied up. If he sees James he directs him to his wand, Sarajahn means the one with the enlarged fireballs if in range on Bob's friends. Post battle if its a quick win, Sarajahn will try a charm person spell on Bob before the interrogation. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 (still in training) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 (wee, eagle) Lia needs to disperse the others with bows and arrows, so she casts Blast Wave at the gathering of scouts. If that doesn't scare them off, Fiery Blast the closest one. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit: 10 minutes pass, and the Meravanchis and the other merchants leave. The Meravanchis ignore Kit, while the other merchants give him a scornful look. "Kit," Lavinia growls from within. You stride in, and Lavinia glares at you from behind her desk. "What was that about?" she demands. "Why aren't you with James?" Sarajahn: You drag the prisoner. Lia: You fly up, spotting the scouts. You wing your way toward them, intent on blasting them with spells. Party: Gandt, Lucilla, James and the guides husstle towaard Sarajahn. You can see him about 100 feet away. Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Once more with the dragging. If he sees the party, he tells them to break out the rope. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 (Lia has no new actions, since she hasn't done them yet ^^) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit, using his best no-nonsense look, walks right up to Lavinia and says in a low voice "The Scarlet Brotherhood is in control of Farshore." Not quite true, but that should get her attention. Kit looks around the room, both in search of anything suspicious and for added dramatic effect. "We need to talk somewhere safe. Private." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Lucilia continues with the group. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Gandt keeps going, meaning to use Subduing Strike until the scout is more compliant. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit: "What? Are you out of your mind," Lavinia asks. "If I couldn't smell your breath, I would think you had been drinking. Now seriously, what is this about?" Sarajahn & Lia: Sarajahn tries to drag the scout but the scout manages to break free and draws a dagger from his boot. As he breaks free, arrows suddenly rain down toward Sarajahn. Two of the shots are way off, but the third is barely deflected by your armor. Moments later a burst of fire flashes on the higher ledge and one of the scouts goes tumbling off. Lia-Eagle flies past the scouts, begining an elegant turn. Party: The group consisting of Gandt, James, Lucilla and the Olman guides close the gap. The guides are impatient to get to the scouts, and sprint ahead of Gandt. One of them nearly falls from the narrow trail but Gandt manages to grab her at the last second. Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Sarajahn swears in undercommon and pursues, drawing his greatsword as a swift action. He intends to use his sudden stunning to well, stun Bob. If the scout is slightly faster than him, he'll consider casting Tasha's Hideous Laughter on him instead. His intent is to subue. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Lucilia's eyes glazed over as the battle started, moving towards the front of the battle-line where the wounded would be, ready to heal anyone who got hurt. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Gandt helps steady the guide, then readies his lasso. Not sure how much of a gap we're talking about, here, but if it looks like the scout will outrun the group, try to lasso 'im (+9 bonus). d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Lia uses Fiery Blast to make sure the arrow barrage stops. Still hoping to scare them off, but will kill as needed now, since companions are being attacked. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 "We encountered the Brotherhood in the jungle," Kit explains. "They can't sway you, so they're coming after you, me, all of us. I'd prove it to you, but that damn drow has the note with the orders on it and refused to give them to me. But really, why would I make this up? The Brotherhood is crawling all over this island. You know they want something, and hey, they're making a nice bit of money on the side. Do you really think they would tolerate us for long? Or did you really think they would give up after one failed attack? I know people like this. They just change their approach and don't stop until they're dead." Kit looks around. "Why are we still in this damn room?"
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Acathala Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 If Gandt manages to lasso the guy before Sarajahn catches up to Bob, then good. He'll hit the lassoed Bob into sleepyland (Doing non-lethal damage, and he'll use a single charge of sudden stunning to help with that). Otherwise his previous actions stand. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit: "I see," Lavania says, although she frowned at the comments about the drow. "Let's head back to the manor, and you can explain more when we get there." The two of you leave the building, a pair of guards flanking Lavinia as she departs. The trip to the manor is short and uneventful. Lavinia requests tea from the butler, asking briefly if Kit wants anything, before leading him to her study. After the butler brings the drinks Lavinia dismisses him, and makes sure the door is closed behind him. "Obviously, we have known about the brotherhood's presence on the isle for some time," she says to Kit. "But we are not a direct threat to them, why would they suddenly want to kill me?" Party: Sarajahn surges forward, drawing his greatsword as he does so. He swings hard, Cutting through the scout's armor (-9HP). The scout wavers, and the knife drops from his hand. (stunned). Two arrows arc through the air, trying to hit Lia, but the eagle proves remarkeably maneuverable and the arrows miss by quite a large distance. Lia-Eagle turns and then swoops back in. Another burst of fiery death envelopes a scout. The guides reach Sarajahn, with their weapons drawn. It looks like they intend to kill the scout. Gandt raises his rope, and attempts to lasso the scout. The rope falls just short of the scout (miss). Lucilla pushes past Gandt, tower shield at the ready. James hangs just behind Gandt. Sarajahn scoops up the scouts knife, a fairly decent blade, and then uses Gandt's rope to secure the scout, and keeps the guides away from him. The remaining scout flees further up the trail. Lia flies higher, keeping the fleeing scout in view. (new actions?) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Kit does not want anything from the butler. He is starting to get nervous. These rooms Lavinia often does her business in...they may be watched. "The note wasn't explicit, but by the sound of things, it sounds like they're making a pretty penny on the trade of artifacts and probably other resources available on this island. They have already acquired some artifacts from your vault. I suspect the whole operation will go more smoothly once the Vandorborens are out of the way. Apparently they have already gathered a few allies. Hmm...I wonder..." That last bit is said with a hint of sarcasm. "A port that doesn't ask questions and is highly resourceful is very valuable to pirates, mi'lday. If they didn't care for Farshore, they would never have attacked in the first place. We would be none the wiser to their presence and their plans could have been successfully carried out with impunity. I have a plan. I'd like to say more, but they might be using magic to watch us here. All I ask is that you let me do what I do best. No objections. No questions asked. I may need the help of the Jade Ravens. Let me handle this, milady." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Sarajahn hopes that Lia finishes them them all, as he wouldn't like the idea of survivors bringing friends. He takes Bob back to the group with the help of the Olman scouts. He makes sure the scouts know that he suspects the man of laying traps along the trail, and the best way to find them is to question Bob. Once Sarajahn is back with the group, he'll conduct a through search of Bob and his clothing. Once thats done, Sarajahn will cast a charm person on Bob, if that fails, he try intimidation (intimidate 21) to make him more co-operative, unless Lia has charm monster prepared and is willing to use it. Sarajahn wants to know about - Any traps Bob and his friends have laid for the group. - The number of Scarlet Brotherhood sent to kill the group here. - Who ordered this attack. - Any knowledge he has about any SB operating in Farshore. - Any SB bases nearby. Any other questions that the group have that he hasn't thought of, he'll ask. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members January 2011 edited January 2011 If the guide is still struggling, Gandt helps to restrain him so that Sarajahn can question him. Meanwhile, he asks the guides, "Does this path get any wider anytime soon?" He'd rather not conduct an interview with the scout in such a precarious spot. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 Lucilia would move to heal any wounded group members, then moving on to tend to the wounds of the captured scout. She would leave the asking of questions to the rest of the group, though she would stay present. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members January 2011 edited January 2011 (Are we waiting on Lia?) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 (I was, but then I vanished for a while. I'm going to assume that Lia lets the scout flee further up the mountain) Kit: "From our vault?" Lavinia asks. "We never had that many, and I admit that I cannot be sure that some disappeared while my parents were away, and after their deaths. Still, I doubt they stole from there, it would be easier just to search one of the nearby ruins." (after the pirate comments) "I believe you are confusing two separet groups," Lavinia says. "The Crimson Fleet and the Scarlet Brotherhood are not associated. In fact, they despise each other. However, both are threats to Farshore's continued freedom, I agree. Would you like to join me in inspecting the vault?" Lavinia asks. ************************* Sarajahn manages to drag the struggling scout back to the rest of the group, and secures him with Gandt's help. A quick search turns up a small dagger, a vial of amber liquid, and a money pouch containing 3 gp, 7 sp, and 23 cp. Sarajahn then casts his spell. The scout calms considerably as the spell takes hold. He then answers Sarajahn's questions. *There aren't any traps laid for the party. *No Scarlet Brotherhood members were sent to kill the party specifically. *The leader of the scout's group, Bartus, ordered them to attack. *Since he is not tasked with any directives relative to Farshore, "Bob" is unsure how many are there, or who they are. *There base is on Griff Island, a decent sized island off coast, due west of the Fangs. (the volcanos where the party is now). Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 Lucilia carefully healed up any wounded partymembers before moving to kneel before the prisoner and silently take care of his injuries as well. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 If the group have a map he gets Bob to mark prescisely where the base is. Then he asks the following, - What does this Vial contain? - How many at this this base? - Are there defenses or special defenses? As a follow on, Sarajahn asks if there's a way around them - Are there traps in the area surrounding the base? - Who is Bartus and why did he order the attack? If Bob says he is Bartus, then once he's finished answering the other question, Sarajahn tells him his new name is Bob. He also asks whom Bob/Bartus reports to. Once he has the info, he'll consult the Olman about the area the base is in. If it seems feasible he proposes to the group that they send a message to the Olman tribe leaders about the base, and that they'll rendezvous with an Olman war party to destroy the SB base once the group has destroyed the pearls. Sarajahn knows that the pearl are the bigger threat, but he doesn't think the SB base should be allowed to remain either. As for Bob, when the party is out of his hearing, Sarajahn says "Hand him over to the Olman. It costs us nothing and gives us goodwill from the Olman." Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members February 2011 edited February 2011 Gandt keeps watch over the proceedings. "Lia? How's it going up there?" he calls upward. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 When Sarajahn handed over the prisoner to the Olman, Lucilia got up and walked off from the group, continuing on the route at as brisk a pace as she could manage with her load, at least a hundred feet ahead of the group, not stopping to look if the group was following. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 Kit sighs, but this is all he really needs. "Fine. Lead the way." When the two leave Lavinia's room, and upon encountering some servant or whoever scurrying about, Kit will loudly exclaim "Yes! Let us go to the vault. I will store this precious artifact there." Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members February 2011 edited February 2011 "H-hey! Don't wander off alone, lady!" Gandt leaves Sarajahn and the others and goes after Lucilia, whereupon he (gently) tries to stop her from straying too far. "That's dangerous. This ain't called the Isle of Dread for nothing, you know." He seems to have mistaken her reaction to the scout's fate for naivety about the island's dangers. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 "I hath nary a thing to fear onuppan thine prisoner... I trow thou hath not spent overmany a thought to what thine savage friends shalt bequeath him?" she looked at him questioningly as she continued to walk. She already knew the answer to her implied question though though "If they shalt not kill him forthwith, he shalt be sacrificed to their evil magics..." Acathala Acathala Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 (Enyo and Soul, you're a bit ahead of me. Sarajahn only suggested handing over the prisoner.) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members February 2011 edited February 2011 (I'll wait to see if Enyo wants to change her actions based on this) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 Lia stays in the air, scouting to and fro. She would have let the scout go, since she's not the killing kind. If they bring more, they bring more, but for now, it's simply not in her nature. She's also averting watching the interrogation, keeping herself busy scouting. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 (Just asume Lucilia walked off on the suggestion of the prisoner being handed over - she's got some issues around the whole prisoner thing and she especially does not trust the Olman with prisoners.) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 Kit: You pass a couple servants working to polish some statues on your way to the vault and then make your statement. The two servants barely glance in your direction, while Lavinia looks at you quizically. Once at the vault, Lavinia triggers a sequence of levers and the door slides open, admitting the two of you. It's not a particularly large vault, and there are only a few other items stored here, asside from a few chests, most likely full of coins. Lavinia turns to the side and pushes on the corner of an otherwise plain looking brick. It pops open, and Lavinia retrieves a ledger. "It looks like everything is here," she says, looking over the ledger. "Now, what kind of artifact is that?" she asks. Party: Sarajahn continues the questioning: "The vial is a refined sample of the sap of the Yellowdew tree." "The number at the base depends entirely on how many are back from missions to Olman ruins. It could be as few as 2 dozen, or as many as 50." "There is a low wall around the base. If there are any other defenses, I don't know of them." "It's possible there are traps, it has been a while since I was last there, but there weren't any when I left." "Bartus is the Brother in charge of our mission here. I am but a lowly cousin. I would not know why Brother Bartus ordered your deaths." Sarajahn then asks the Olman about the island the base is located on. None of the guides have been there, but they do know about the general area. It is far from land claimed by Tanaroa or any other Olman tribe, for that matter. James agrees with the plan to turn the scout over to the Olmans. Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 "The baiting kind," Kit replies. "Don't worry about it now. We're done here." Kit places the artifact wherever, it doesn't matter, then moves to leave the vault. Kit will allow himself to be seen leaving the vault, then he will go invisible, sneak back, find a nice little spot with cover where he can watch the vault, and wait. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 Sarajahn asks the last batch of questions. - Why do you have a refined sample of the sap of the Yellowdew tree. If Bob answers because somebody else wanted it, Sarajahn patiently asks why they wanted it. If Bob answers he doesn't know, Sarajahn resists the urge to slap him across the back of the head, and asks their resident Druid if she knows what it is. Personally he suspects it could be made into a poison. - Where is Bartus now? - Where his comrades might have fled to? Sarajahn suspects that Lia might not have the stomach to finish off a fleeing opponent, which is why he asks. - Has Bob been to any Olman sites controlled by the Tanaroa or any other Olman tribe? When Sarajahn sees Lucilla behaving like a child(His view), hse shrugs as he's not in the mood to indulge her. He does smile slightly at the unexpected support from James though. The Drow then takes Bob over to Olman(also taking James along, should the charm spell fail due to any action taken by Sarajahn or the party). "Honoured Olman allies, I hand Bob over to you for judgement from your Elders." Sarajahn then lists the places(If any) that Bob might have gone to without the tribe's permission., then letting the tribe take Bob. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members February 2011 edited February 2011 "I hath nary a thing to fear onuppan thine prisoner... I trow thou hath not spent overmany a thought to what thine savage friends shalt bequeath him?" she looked at him questioningly as she continued to walk. She already knew the answer to her implied question though though "If they shalt not kill him forthwith, he shalt be sacrificed to their evil magics..." Gandt takes a long moment to try to comprehend Lucilia's speech, and although he doesn't understand all of it, he gets the gist of what she means. "You care about that guy? But... he tried to kill us. I don't really like what Sarajahn's doing to him either, but what else can we do? If we let him go, he'll just try to kill us all over again. Could be we're saving lives by handing him over." Hoping she is appeased by this, he urges again, "You'd best stick close to the group." d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 (( I do not currently have internet at home, so I am posting from work. I hope to have it back asap, but it may take a while longer. )) Lucilia did not seem appeased at all. However, she also knew that what she would want - keep him as a prisoner, treat him well and bring him back to the city where he might stand trial and be convicted to prison - was not going to happen. Since she also did not want to talk back to a man, she just nodded obediently and stuck closer to the group, staying mostly by herself for now though. She was not happy about this. Her thoughts wandered to see what she could do about this. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members February 2011 edited February 2011 (A bit busy for the next few days. If I can't before, I will update on Saturday.) Savage Tide Info chiapet chiapet Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Kit: Lavinia gives you a strange look, then simply shrugs and continues down the hall. She finds hersef suddenly alone as Kit goes invisible and utters a quiet curse. Meanwhile, you circle back around and wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. Several hours go buy and no one approaches the vault. Sometime later you jerk awake as a maid comes through the hallway, dusting the various statues. She walks by the vault entrance without stopping. Party: Bob looks at the vial in Sarajahn's hand. "When refined like that, it acts as an irritant, causing the victim to break out in a severe, itchy rash." "I assume Bartus is at the main camp, although I have been gone for 6 weeks, he could be elsewhere." "There is another pass on the other side of the mountain, leading down to the coast. We were on our way there." "I have been to several Olman sites. I'm not sure who controls them all." At this the Tanaroans begin speaking amongst themselves, they seem agitated moreso now than before. Bob eyes them carefully. (no more questions before continuing?) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Kit doesn't expect anyone to arrive until late in the night. More waiting, he does. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Lucilia had no questions and was ready to continue. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Nope Sarajahn is finally finished with Bob, and hands him over the tribepeople. He does ask the olman if there's anyway to cut off the fleeing SH member though. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Nothing further from Gandt.
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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:15:08 GMT -5
chiapet Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 (really busy this week, will try to get to you guys tonight or tomorrow night if I can) Savage Tide Info chiapet chiapet Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Kit: Kit waits all through the next day. No one comes, and he starts to get hungry. His stomach rumbles. Party: Sarajahn hands the scout over to the Olman... who promptly slit his throat and toss him over the side of the mountain. "It would have been too much of a hassle to try and drag him back for trial," their leader explains. ************ The party continues up the slopes of the volcano, encountering no one else. They reach a vent about night fall, and James tosses the pieces of the pearls inside. They hiss and pop, before being destroyed by the lava. "Do we continue to the plateau, or visit the island of the Scarlet Brotherhood," James asks. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Lucilia closed her eyes when she saw what the Olman did to the scout. "Lord keepeth thy soul..." It was not clear whether 'thy' refered to Sarajahn, the Olman or the scout. Perhaps to all of them. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 Sarajahn isn't bothered by the fate of the scout, that being what he expected them to do to Bob. "No worries, it was probably a kinder fate than he deserved." he says to the Olman. "Finish off the base. We should never leave a live enemy at our backs. Of course they'll probably be expecting us, unless something entertainlly nasty happened to the scout that got away. If we can capture this Bartus, then I presume we can deal a huge blow to Scarlet Brotherhood operations. Even if we kill him, I presume you have priests that make him talk no? Of course that's just my opinion, I'm on your coin." Sarajahn doesn't add that he thinks there could be a load of loot at this base as well. "And listen closely, this is the first and last time I'll say it, Kit could be right about the Scarlet Brotherhood having those Black Pearls. If he is, then they're possibly being held there." Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members March 2011 edited March 2011 (I could use a refresher. Please remind me, why were we going to the plateau? Regardless, Gandt is probably in favor of taking the fight to the Scarlet Brotherhood.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members March 2011 edited March 2011 (Wait a sec...did Kit sleep through the night?) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members April 2011 edited April 2011 (Yes, kit slept through the night. Bad roll against bordedom. Soulweaver: Couple reasons. First, the party was asked to find Noltus, who was last seen there. Second, the ruins of the olman civilization that created the artifact from the last chapter are there. You guys missed something in that chapter that would have made it obvious that you needed to go there, but I had hoped the search for Noltus would have been enough incentive to go there. The brotherhood is a side quest, but one that leads a safer and more successful Farshore (which makes better equipment available.)) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members April 2011 edited April 2011 (So we're straight off to the plateau after the SH base? Damn I was hoping to pick up Sarajahn's Cloak of Charisma +4 before going there. Would have made a huge difference to his bonus spells, saving throws, DCs of my Spells, Curses and Dreadful Wrath. Am I correct in thinking we still need Lucilla and Lia's vote on whether we go to the island, or will James be voting for to go the island base?) Enyo Enyo Member Full Members April 2011 edited April 2011 (Lucilia will do whatever the menfolk tell her to do - she thinks the whole concept of letting Lia and her have a vote is highly irregular) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members April 2011 edited April 2011 (Don't wait for me) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (James will vote for going to the island, as he sees it as a more immediate threat to Farshore. After all, we stopped the pearl production, right?) (Myst: I would really like an answer from Lia, however) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 ((OOC: Firemyst hasn't posted on rpgamer in almost a month ( board.rpgamer.com/forum/search.php?searchid=269770 ) - I think we should continue without them unless someone has their MSN or something )) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (Don't worry about Firemyst. You should be more worried about Soulweaver) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (I'm here in a limited capacity.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (I talked to Myst yesterday, he was going to try and post. I'll give him a few more hours) Savage Tide Info chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "Whatever is on the plateau can wait," James says. "Let's dispose of these pearls and then head to the island." He then turns to the Olman, "Where is the nearest village we can borrow boats from?" "We would have to return to Tanaroa," the scout replies. "Hmm," James says, scratching his chin for a moment. "Lia, can you use your powers to transform into something large enough to get us across to the island?" (I'll give myst til tomorrow to answer this, if he doesn't then I'll answer for him.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "Yes, the pearls are a permanent threat, so destroying them first is the wiser course. A word of warning though, assuming the scout that got away gets back to base, that will give them more time to prepare for us." Sarajahn says. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "It will take a couple of trips," Lia replies to James. "But I can do it." "Very well," James says. "Let's dispose of these pearls and get to the shore as soon as possible." The party continues to the volcano vent, where they enter and unceremoniously dump the pearls. With a pop and a hiss the lava consumes them. Exiting the vent, the party continues around to the other side of the volcano, where they spot a steep trail heading down hill. They keep a leary eye out for the other scout, but don't spy him on the way down. Late in the afternoon they reach the edge of the forest. "How long will it take us to get to the shore?" James asks the Olman scouts. "At least another day. This forest is thick, and the trails are narrow," the scout replies. "Then let's make camp here," James orders. "Sarajahn, you have first watch. I'll take second watch, Lia third and Gandt can take fourth watch." *************************** The night passes quietly, asside from the occasional noises one would hear from a dinosaur infested forest. Nothing big passes nearby, however, and the party rests well. *************************** The forest proves to be just as thick as the Olman scouts have indicated, if not worse. In several places the vines and briars cling to the group, forcing Gandt to have to cut his way through. Small game and the occasional monkey cross the party's trail, but for the most part they see little other than plants. By noon the air is thick with gnats and humidity, making the trip miserable for all. Suddenly Sarajahn spots movement in his peripherial vision and jumps to the side. A snake head, easily half as big as Gandt, flashes by, its fangs barely missing Sarajahn. "Holy ****!" James yells. Init: Lia: 21 Scoutx3: 19 James: 17 Sarajahn: 13 Gargantuan Constrictor: 12 Gandt: 9 Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (You've forgotten Lucilla) Sarajahn uses a charge from his winged boots to fly straight up and out of reach of Mt Snake. He'll cast glitterdust on it in an attempt to blind it. If he is successful in that, he'll try to flank it with Gandt, he'll also try to Sudden Stunning it. If the Stunning works, he goes full attack all the way. If the blinding did not work, Sarajahn remains in the air and will shoot it with his handcrossbow, alternating between normal bolts and flaming burst bolts. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Kit hires a crew, fills his ship with supplies, and sails away in search of new adventures. Chances are he settles on a small island full of attractive ladies and lives the rest of his days in luxury. (Will the party be entering a friendly village any time soon? My new character kind of depends on it) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "Taketh cover!" Lucilia called out as she slipped her shield off of her back and onto her arm, readying herself to heal anyone as soon as they were wounded. (I can has inits?) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "Everybody make way!" Gandt shouts, trying to get at the snake before it can do any real damage. If the snake is not already within reach, he charges it with a Shield Slam. If it is within reach, though, he lets loose with the greatsword in a full attack. NOTES: Shield Slam charge (p) +20 (4d6+11), Daze DC 22, AC-2 Greatsword (s,good) +17/+12/+7 (4d6+13, +2d6 to evil) crit:19-20 DR 4/-- d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (Ack! Lucilla gets an init of 16. TG: Could your character be a prisoner of the scarlet brotherhood?) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (I dunno. Lv.12 enchanters aren't exactly easy to lock up. Maybe if we set up a side-story where my character WANTS to be imprisoned) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (Okay, see what you can come up with... meanwhile, I talked to Myst last night and he was going to post after dinner. Must be a really long dinner.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 TG Barighm wrote: ยป (I dunno. Lv.12 enchanters aren't exactly easy to lock up. Maybe if we set up a side-story where my character WANTS to be imprisoned) What schools did you cut? Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Despite the "miserable" trip through the forest, once there is an enemy, Lia does her best to select spells that won't harm the forest around it, so fire is pretty much out. Unless she's in melee range, she will find a spot close by and use Stone Rain to drop large rocks on the snake's head. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellTGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 What schools did you cut? (I'm leaning towards Evocation and Necromancy) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Round 1: Lia starts casting. Large stones fall out of the sky and strike the snake on the head. (-22HP). The three remaining olman scouts fire arrows. One arrow surprisingly misses the large target, while the other two strike (-14HP total). James casts a magic spell. A bright green flash erupts from his hand, and small spray of green liquid arches toward the snake. A huge chunk of snake flesh dissolves as the liquid makes contact (-18HP) Sarajahn attempts to fly up and out of the range of the snake. It lunges toward him as he moves, it's fangs sinking into Sarajahn's legs, nearly severing them at the knee (-24HP). Sarajahn disappears from view as the snake instinctively swallows. A sword tip suddenly pierces the through the snake's neck as Sarajahn tries desperately to escape (-12HP). The snake turns to flee with it's meal, but Gandt has other ideas. He stomps down on the snakes massive tail, causing it to jerk to a sudden halt. With a mighty roar he swings his sword in three massive cuts, slicing through muscle, bone and all sorts of visceral goodies. (+1 kill) (EXP to be awarded later) Retrieving Sarajahn doesn't prove too difficult, and the party extracts him before any more serious harm can befall him. (I'm assuming at this point Lia heals him). The Olman set about cutting some meat from the snake, then the party continues on. Finding a suitable location, they set up camp and dine on delicious snake meat. The night passes quietly, and the next day the party reaches the beach by midmorning. They can see the island in question across the way, but it's to far to discern any activity. (How does the party wish to approach the island? Proceed straight across? send a scout (or scouts) first?) Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Lucilia moves to heal the wounded from the battle, Sarajahn included, using whatever magic necessary to get them back to full strength. "Lord, prithee healeth Thine knights, and taketh their wounds so they shalt fight in Thine Holy Glory, Amen." She is not too concerned about the approach to the island and will follow whatever the group decides.
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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:15:33 GMT -5
Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Other than checking for venom from the bites, Lia doesn't get in the way of Lucilia checking out Sarajahn. Lia votes for either more than one scout onward to the island, or just go as a group. Sending too few will likely catch them unaware, like the snake nearly did. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellAcathala Acathala Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "I'm really beginning to hate the creatures of this island." Sarajahn murmurs to himself once he is retreived. He agrees with Lia about crossing over as a group, but suggests if Lia is willing to part with an invisibility spell, once they're half way there, she casts it on him, and he'll take to the air and try to scout from the air. If not he'll cast invisibility on himself then take to the air and try to scout. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "I don't think we should split up," Gandt agrees. He looks about, and not seeing a boat, "But how are we all getting over there?" d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "I shalt doth go ahead if thee fears dangers. The Lord willst protect me." the elfess in white volunteered, no hint of fear in her eyes. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "Lia," James begins. "Do you not have any transportation spells that can take us to that island?" (Lia can see the island from the beach.) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Lia looks at James, then shakes her head. "Some of us, maybe, but I am not yet strong enough to take everyone here. I'm not sure if I can Shape into something that might work (ie, give a hint if I can). Let me think about it for a few moments. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (I was thinking tree stride allowed you to take anyone with you, but it doesn't. And while you're a high enough level to use teleport, you haven't learned it. I guess the party could assemble a raft Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (Can only learn so many spells!) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 James asks the Olmens and Gandt if they could build a raft to take the party across. The scouts think that they can have one assembled within 4 to 6 hours and say so. James then suggests the party build a raft and cross under the cover of darkness. Savage Tide Info Enyo Enyo Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Lucilia did not like the idea of a raft one bit, but she kept her mouth shut. Though she was pro-actively supporting the builders, bringing water and making food and such, she carefully stayed away from doing any actual construction work or heavy lifting. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members July 2011 edited July 2011 "One raft, coming up." d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Sarajahn agrees, and will stick to his original scouting plan unless the night is moonless and he judges there is sufficient darkness to hide him without the aid of an invisibility spell. He doesn't actually help make the raft, seeing that as a job for Gandt and the tribespeople, unless James specifically asks him to. Not wanting to upset Lavinia's brother just now, well not until after the revelation about her and himself, he'll help then. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Gandt and the Olmen begin working on the raft. It takes a little bit longer than they anticipated, but as sunset approaches, they have a sizeable raft completed. Gandt fashions some oars, and they shove off the shore under the cover of darkness. The trip passes without incident and they arrive on the island a short time later. Clouds come and go, and the waning moon drops behind the horizon shortly after the party arrives, so Sarajahn sets out on his scouting mission. The Brotherhood camp is located on a small bay, about 3 miles from where Sarajahn left the party. The camp reminds Sarajahn of a military outpost, as the entire thing is enclosed within a wooden wall, some 20 feet high. The wall appears to be rectangular in shape, as Sarajahn can see 4 towers. Occasionally he can spot dark shapes moving within the towers. There does not appear to be a gate in the wall Sarajahn is currently facing (the north wall). A pier stretches out from the east side of the camp, and several small boats are tied up at the pier. EXP: Gandt 400, rest 360 Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 (How many boats exactly and does the pier look well guarded/In view of the towers? The EXP for the snake?) Enyo Enyo Member Full Members July 2011 edited July 2011 Lucilia makes her evening prayers on the raft silently, so as not to disturb anyone. Now that she has finished those though, she nervously stares at the camp. Though she would never dare to criticize the plans of her betters, for some reason the idea of taking this tiny make-shift raft to attack a military outpost with walls no less than 20 feet high seemed very ill-conceived to her. Whenever anyone cast a glance at her though, she'd quickly hide her worries and look down, as if afraid her thoughts would offend. Or maybe as if afraid as if those offending thoughts would get her in trouble... chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn can see 4 boats. Only one of them has sails, and its a small vessel. The pier is in view of the towers. (Lucilla cannot see the military outpost from where the party landed) (Yes, the EXP was for the snake) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn decides to have a quick look for alternative places the group can enter, after which he doesn't push his luck further and returns to the group and reports. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn loops around the camp, staying well back from the walls, hiding in the darkness provided by the trees. He spies a small gate in the western wall, but no other entrances. Satisfied, he returns to the group and reports. "It sounds like there is not an easy way in," James says after hearing the report. "Does anyone have any thoughts on how we might be able to sneak in?" Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn shrugs. "We are not stealthy. Only reason I got as close as I did is because I have superior vision in the dark to humans amd was to keep away from their light. We either take the raft to their jetty and hope they don't spot us. Second option is either Lia or I go invisible, fly over and try and open the gate from the other side, when the gate is open you all come in speedily. Push comes to shove, and I can smash the gate open with my sword, but then the noise will attract the guards, which is why if someone does this, they should have cast on them, the best invisibility spell this group has." Sarajahn looks directly at Lia when he finishes what he has to say." Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Gandt raises an eyebrow at James's question, then laughs heartily. He probably doesn't have to come out and say what his preferred method of taking the compound is. He is obviously impatient with all this talk of sneaking and stealth. "You want I should distract 'em while you guys make with the subtlety?" d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 "No, but I think we should wait until they're changing the guard in the towers, that should give us enough of a distraction." Sarajahn says. "Any distraction made by you will only alert them to our presence." Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 "Prithee, willst any of thee instruct me what I shalt doth do...?" Lucilia looked around uncertain. She was used to serving in a military command structure, not an an adventuring group, and the lack of structure was clearly problematic. (( Also, I'm sorry, but I'm still somewhat confused about everything. Can I get a Summon Plot Exposition at some point, IC and OOC? Cause currently I'm method-roleplaying being confuzzled and bedazzled... Month long breaks do not help )) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (We're currently attacking a Scarlet Brotherhood base. The Scarlet Brotherhood are bad guys whom I think were responsible for a huge pirate attack on Farshore, which was foiled before Sarajahn joined up. This is side quest so don't worry too much about plot.) chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 James nods toward Sarajahn. "It's the middle of the night, so I doubt many of them are awake other than guards. If we send two over the top, perhaps we can take out the tower guards before they have the chance to sound an alarm. Gandt, Lucilla, the olmen and I will hang back, and wait for the gate to open, or the alarm to be sounded. Lia, you and Sarajahn prepare your spells, then sneak into the fort. Agreed?" Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn shrugs. "It's your coin. What do you say Lia?" Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2011 edited August 2011 The Scarlet Brotherhood are bad guys whom I think were responsible for a huge pirate attack on Farshore, ((That was actually the Crimson Fleet. I do not remember precisely why the Scarlet Brotherhood put out a hit on us. It might have had something to do with us supporting Lavinia as the mayor of Farshore? The guy she ran against, something Meravanchi, is a big-time noble and is suspected to have ties to the Scarlet Brotherhood. But I don't remember why we suspect him of this either. Yeah, I would appreciate a plot recap as well. )) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (I think we found a Brotherhood scout carrying a message that implicated Meravanchi) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Glad to at least know what to do right now, Lucilia nodded and waited patiently until the action started. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (Short plot recap: The party supports Lavania, and has had a couple run ins with the brotherhood scouts. Also, the party has rebuffed attempts from the brotherhood to retrieve and turnover artifacts to them, instead of the proper authorities. The party strongly suspects that Meravanchi has ties with the brotherhood and wants to turn Farshore into a base of operations for the brotherhood instead of a colony of Sasserine. The main plot thread goes like this: The party received information that Noltus Innersol, a famous paladin around these parts, run into some trouble on the plateau, and decided to set out to rescue him and his group of missionaries.) Savage Tide Info Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Lia thinks about it, then nods. "Even with invisibility, I am not as stealthy as you are, Sarajahn. You have distinct advantages in this case, and even if I could Wild Shape to get inside, I don't know if I can get the door open without being detected, once I'm inside. You can go when you are ready." When Sarajahn is ready, she will use Greater Invisibility on him.
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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:16:03 GMT -5
chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (Is Sarajahn okay with going it alone?) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Not really, but he'll conceal it and go anyway. He isn't really the stealthy type and would be uncomfortable being asked to perform Kit's role in the group. After all the only thing he'll miss about Kit was the fact he was an early warning system. Sarajahn will try to get the gate open as quickly as possible. Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Lia doesn't think more than one person makes the task any easier, only harder. If Sarajahn doesn't want to go, she'll go herself. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 The party approaches the fort, staying under the cover of the trees. Lia casts her spell on Sarajahn, and he takes to the air, quickly crossing the remaining distance to the fort. He finds the first guard asleep at his post, and easily dispatches him. Quickly hustling to the second tower, he slips his blade through the throat of the second guard, who's eyes go wide with terror before dropping dead on the floor of the tower. The invisibility spell ends, and Sarajahn quietly climbs down the ladder to the ground. Sarajahn is now at the southwest corner of the fort. The area around him contains two small buildings, and a larger building due east. Judging from the rock-ringed circle between the two smaller buildings, this area appears to be used for combat training. The main gate is north of Sarajahn's position, past the two smaller buildings. (I'll try to get you a map later) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn will cast another invisibility spell on himself and will move quietly to the gate(I assume he killed the tower guards watching the gate), and try to get it open. He has to be more careful as his spell isn't as powerful as Lia's If he can't get it open without breaking it, he'll send Dancing l.ights as a signal to the others to come over, before he smashes it. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Lucilia stays with the party, her heavy steel tower-shield on her arm, ready to rush to the aid of whomever is hurt should this be needed. Her eyes slowly glazed over as she seemed to retreat into her own mind, eyes locked a thousand yards away. She waited silently. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn vanishes once again, and then heads for the gate. He finds it barred with a small board, although it looks like a larger, heavier board could be put in the slot. Sarajahn quickly slides the bar from the gate, and then pushes the gate open. Stepping through, he uses his spell to alert the party. He then slips back through the gate to keep watch while waiting for the party to arrive. (I realize you guys could really use a map about now. I probably will not be able to make it today, but I will try.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Sarajahn pretty much waits for the group to arrive, whilst looking out for trouble. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Lucilia seemed to completely oblivious to the signal, until someone alerted her to it, which finally got her mind back into reality. She followed silently, trying to keep herself focussed on the task at hand. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2011 edited August 2011 "I guess that's our cue to head out." Gandt approaches the compound, Listening for anything unusual. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 Lucilia followed the group silently. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (I apologize for the delay, here is the map: Fort. Each square on the map represents 10 ft. Sarajahn is represented by Drizzt. I doubt this changes any plans, but ...) The party arrives at the gate, where Sarajahn is still waiting. (How does the party proceed, remember, there are still two guard towers. Sarajahn has not seen any signs of any other guards.) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (funny thing Sarajahn has some things in common with Drizzt. Both have magical panther-like things as companions, now operate on the surface, are warriors, fell for a human woman(though Sarajahn isn't aware of it yet) and both could have been talented full arcanists. Of course their main difference would be their moral code.) "I don't like this. It was too easy getting in here, plus I haven't any other guards other than those I dispatched. This reeks of some sort of trap. Perhaps we should check the barracks? If we find them asleep, we can surely quickly slaughter them." Enyo Enyo Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 "Wouldst thou not sooner knock them out?" she suggested with a whisper "Thou needst not kill..." TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 (Lucilia will really like having Aqaezi around, heh) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2011 edited August 2011 "Yeah, good call. Let's keep 'em alive so we can question them later," Gandt quietly agrees with Lucilia. Then, to Sarajahn, "Lead the way." Spot and Listen in full swing here. (+1 and +15 respectively) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2011 edited August 2011 "Don't come crying to me if you get stabbed in the back by one of the foes whom came to." Sarajahn finds the party's attitude strange to say the least. Drow don't go around leaving enemies. He would prefer to end any threat and maybe only take a couple prisoners for information. However he recognises that the party, with the possible exception of Kit, has little appetite for murder. So he leads them to the barracks. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Lucilia was actually quite surprised to see the reaction to her suggestion. She gave a warm smile of gratitude to Gandt. "Thank thee." she said to both Gandt and Sarajahn softly, otherwise remaining silent - silence was good while sneaking. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Sarajahn leads the party around the guard house, which is apparently empty, and to the barracks (the 50x70 building to the right on the map). He pauses at the door, and hearing no sounds of movement from within gently tests the door. It opens with a squeak, causing Sarajahn to pause and listen once again. After assuring himself that no one heard the sound, he finishes pushing the door open. Gingerly Sarajahn steps inside, entering a small communal area (10ft by 50ft). four tables, with a total of 16 chairs are neatly arranged to one side of the room, while the empty side contains several weapons racks, an a good two dozen cloaks hanging on pegs. Two doorways lead deeper into the barracks, and Sarajahn can hear snoring coming from both. As Sarajahn approaches the door on the left, the rest of the party enters the communal area. Gandt attempts to move as silently as possible, but his first step across the floor causes the floorboards to squeak loudly. The volume of snoring lowers, and then the party hears the sound of barefeet against wood, followed by the unmistakeable sound of someone wrestling to get boots on in the dark. (actions?) Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Sarajahn thinks the moving person thinks that they are from the guard duty. He motions the group to be still. Can Sarajahn tell which door the wakened person is behind? If so he tries to move quietly to the door, open it slightly if he needs a line of sight for charm person. He casts charm person on mr awake as quietly as possible. If Sarajahn can't tell which door the wakened person is behind, he attempts to find out, then reverts to the previous actions. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Lucilia silently follows - not much for her to do here except be quiet and not make noise. Luckily she was an expert with the mirror polished steel tower shield she carried. For such a frail creature, she managed to wield the plate of steel that weighed more than half her own bodyweight with surprising elegance. How any creature could be elegant with such a thing... well, she was and that was it. Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Gandt winces and doesn't move. If at any point an alarm is sounded, though, he'll be quick to block one of the doors. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Lia says not a word, only preparing herself mentally. She drops her hand to still Tamaska (omg, he lives), but otherwise doesn't move. Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellchiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Sarajahn listens intently, and realizing the person is approaching the left hand door. He moves quickly to that door, and cracks it open. Faint light, from a trimmed lantern spills out. That's when he can clearly hear someone say, "I gotta go take a piss." A mumbled response can be heard from nearby. Sounds like more than one person may be awake. Continue with the spell? Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 It doesn't sound like the othef person is fully awake so Sarajahn thinks he can still get away with it. He' ll try to do the charm person quietly as possible, and also try to use the guard's footsteps to mask the verbal parts of the spell. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Lucilia silently held her breath, waiting to see what would happen. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (sorry for the delay, with the bridge out my days are extremely screwed up.) Savage Tide Info TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (So...we need to wait for a bridge to be fixed before the game can continue? Anyone else find that incredibly amusing? ) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (I'm lost at what bridge we broke?) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (I don't remember breaking anything either...)
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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:17:27 GMT -5
Acathala Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 Chiapet means a RL bridge people. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (That's why I thought it was funny: a common RPG trigger happening in real life to delay a RPG) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 TG Barighm wrote: ยป (That's why I thought it was funny: a common RPG trigger happening in real life to delay a RPG) Yeah I got that but Myst and Enyo seemed a little confused, plus as Enyo is not American she might not have been aware of the hurricane that struck the USA. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (Hurricane? Well crud. Not so funny now) Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Firemyst Firemyst Daddy Dragon II Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (I was just bored. ^^) Founder, RPGamer I love tweeting -- follow me @ www.twitter.com/mtidwellEnyo Enyo Member Full Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (Hurricanes aren't fun We never have them here in the EU as far as I know. We do have big floodings here sometimes (half of my home state is below sea level), but fortunately we have some pretty strong dykes so its usually safe. Btw, does Lia have any combat buffs prepared? Cause I'm going to toss Bless onto the group when the real fighting starts, but after that I'll probably be healing most of the time rather than buffing.) Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members September 2011 edited September 2011 (Did your area actually get hit by the hurricane, Martin? I hope all is well.) d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png chiapet chiapet Member Full Members October 2011 edited October 2011 (No, no hurricane, just the bridge I cross every day to go to work is closed for emergency repairs, that haven't started yet and might take anywhere from 4-9 months, depending on who you ask. So my commute has been greatly extended, I'm getting up at 4:30am and regularly not going to bed until after 11, but Justin's baseball is done for the season now so I'm not burning the candle at both ends quite as badly as before.) (anyhow, back to the game!) The guard approaches and Sarajahn begins his spell. The guards eyes go wide for a moment, but then the spell takes affect. The guard starts to speak, but Sarajahn quickly motions him to be quiet and he complies. Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2011 edited October 2011 Sarajahn motiona the man to come though into the room. Once the man enters, Sarajahn quietly closes the door behind him The drow whispers, "How many in that room? Say it quietly." indicating the room the man just came from. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members October 2011 edited October 2011 Lucilia silently waited and watched. Being an elf, even if raised by humans, she had a lot of patience as time ran differently for her than it did for them. Actually, time was more out of synch than usual in Lucilia's case. She watched silently as Sarajahn talked to the prisoner, hoping this one would end better than the last prisoner... chiapet chiapet Member Full Members November 2011 edited November 2011 "There were 12 when I went to sleep," the man whispers. "I didn't count them when I woke up." Savage Tide Info Acathala Acathala Member Full Members November 2011 edited November 2011 SaraJahn asks how long it is until the guards change shiftss, where Bartus sleeps and if they have any prisoners. He asks the party if they have any questions. Enyo Enyo Member Full Members December 2011 edited December 2011 Lucilia silently prayed for the souls of the people they were about to fight and for her companions as well. chiapet chiapet Member Full Members January 2012 edited January 2012 Hey guys. I've been meaning to post this for a while but it seems like everytime I set down to do it something comes up before I can get to it. Anyhow, I'm just writing to say good bye. I know it's not fair to you guys but I can't keep the game going. I kept intending to post a wrap up post, telling what happened and how the situation ended for each of the characters, but alas, I haven't even managed to write that. Savage Tide Info Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members January 2012 edited January 2012 Thanks for running it, Martin, it's been a blast. Keeping any forum game going as long as this one did is a feat in itself. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members January 2012 edited January 2012 Sad to see ya go. We had some good times with this one. Thanks for the memories. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Enyo Enyo Member Full Members January 2012 edited January 2012 Sorry to see it end like this and sad to see you go, but thank you for the game (and for letting us know whats what) It'd be cool if we could use our characters in another game though maybe? Acathala Acathala Member Full Members January 2012 edited January 2012 It's been fun. Thank you Chiapet. I did a bit of research on the Savage Tide adventure. I know enough that I could write an epilogue for everyone's charries, if no one objects? Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 7a Side quest The group sneakily manage to take the Scarlet Brotherhood leader and force the surrender of the camp. Documents are found that highly incriminate the Meravanchi family in Brotherhood dealings. The rest of the Olman tribe arrive to take custody of the Brotherhood members. After polite nagging from Lucillia, the party convince the Olmen to take them as prisoners rather than execute them. James manages to find a way to send the documents to Lavinia. 7. City of Broken Idols The group meets up with Jakara(the guy rescued from the trogs) on the Taboo island. They're there to search for a missing missionary of Pelor called Noltus. It's not long before they encounter an intially suspicious, but ultimately friendly lizardman tribe. After speaking to the tribe for a while, Noltus arrives on the spot with member of the tribe whom had went with him to the village Mantru. However not all is as it seems and "Noltus" reveals himself and the others he brought to be demons. After a fight which decimates the real Lizardmen, the party are victorious. Later, the party arrive at Mantru and find it deserted, apart from some intially hiding coatl, whom ask for aid in putting a spirit of one their brothers to rest. After solving a riddle, the party succedes and are rewarded information, which directs them to the west side of the island. They found the back entrance of the temple the temple Noltus had been looking for, thanks to the information recieved. Unfortunately they also find the grisly, gnawed remains, of Noltus. Bravely the party investigate the temple. They see many statues dedicated to that foulest of demon lords Demogorgon. They also encounter the Followers of Demogorgon. After many hard battles, they reach the leader of the temple, Khala, an aspect of Demogorgon. This is the most difficult fight yet for the party, and they need evey bit of their resources, but it is done. Khalu is slain. However a smokey form of Demogorgon rises out the corpse, screams at the the group before dissipating. From information gleamed from the temple, it is discovered that some of the Shadow Black Pearls have be sent to the pirate port of Scuttlecove.... TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 The results of 7a would have made things very interesting for Kit. He would have enjoyed tearing down the Meravanchis from the inside. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Chapter Prologue Avner has been having strange dreams ever since his trek through the Olman lands. Ever since he touched a statue the party had to return to a temple. These dreams disturb him immensely, yet he has told no one. Each time he resolves to go to the clerics but it turns out to be an empty promise. This night his sleep is dreamless. Rise Avner! Avner wakes instantly. Looking around he is relieved to see he is alone. Until he sees something impossible. The bat statue is at the foot of his bed. Take me, I will guide you. Avner is powerless to resist this compulsion and soon finds himself at a spot far from Farshore. At a place protected by holy wards. Blood of the corrupted o'er the wards. Aver tries desperately to stop himself from cutting his wrist over the sacred wards, as even he recognises disaster will follow. Alas his will is not strong enough, and as his blood drops onto the wards, the eyes of the bat statue glow red. It is summoning something. The foolish weak nobleman can only watch as it arrives. When does, he finds his will restored to him and Avner screams in terror. His screams are soon silenced. The hour is late and Lavinia is still busy. She has finally gotten the papers sent by the party. She has been thinking a lot about Sarajahn. He's charming and witty. The way she feels about him isn't like anything she's felt before. However there would likely be some fallout if they continued to have a relationship. James was also likely to go off the deep end. Plus she wasn't sure how he truly felt about her. Sighing she turned her attention back to the papers. Lavinia quickly discover enough ammo in them to destroy her political rivals. Her joy was short-lived. Sensing somebody watching she turned to face the doorway, freezing in terror at what she saw. In the doorway stood a Death Knight and his name was Vanthus. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 What if Avner dies before he can sacrifice himself? Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (This would happen with or with out Avner's involvement. It's one of those railroad moments you get from Adventure Paths. Would you like Kit dying here trying to save Lavinia?) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 8 The Serpents of Scuttlecove The party arrive back at Farshore to find the town in uproar. Lord Meravanchi is attempting a coup d'etat. This is very swiftly and effectively put down by the party, as Meravanchi's men are no match for the heroes. Meravanchi is taken, and later executed for treason. The party learn that that Vanthus has risen from the grave and has kidnapped Lavinia. Sarajahn reacts strangely to the news, but manages to hide it from the party. The party also learn the Jade Ravens have left in pursuit of Vanthus, last seen heading for Scuttlecove, home of the Crimson Fleet. On the way there they recieve word that Harliss wishes to meet them there as well. After infiltrating the city, they find the dead remains of Kaskus Kiel. Looks like the rescue attempt hasn't gone well. They go to the RV with Harliss. She's there waiting for them. So are several Kuan-ti assassins. It isn't Harliss and it turns out to be a Succubus. Gandt and James easily deals with the succubus, whilst Sarajahn polymorphs into a Roper, his strands drains the strength of the snake people whilst Lia incinerates them. Under the bridge they found Tolin Kientai and Zan Oldavin, barely alive. They get healed by Lucillia and are sent to the ship, after revealing Liamae was taken to the the brothel called "The Birdcage".Using a combination of stealth, force and judacious use of Dimension Door, the party get Liamae, and as an added bonus the real Harliss, out with very little fuss. Harliss reveals she has learned the location pf the Crimson Fleet base. The group decide to go there, as it's the most likely place Lavinia will be, and also a chance to decimate the fleet. It's a hard fight through the base. Not all the members are humans and there are lot of demon members as well. The heroes are almost caked in blood when they reach the leaders. A Half-fiend Cold Captain Wynter, and a Yuan-Ti Anathema known as The Seventh. This is a fight as hard as the Aspect of Demogorgon. Sarajahn changes into a War Troll for the extra physical power, and his swings deal mighty damage, Lucilla buffs and heals everyone, Gandt is the stoic defender of the group, and also takes chunks out the foes, Lia unleashes magical hell on the enemy, and James also uses magic. They win. With the leaders dead, most of their followers dead, and their ships about to be sunk, the Crimson Fleet will never again pose a threat. However the Heroes' victory is not complete. Lavinia is not here. Worse still from the logs Demogorgon already sent shadow pearls to every major city in the world and plans to activate them soon. However there is a glimmer of hope for Lavinia as the party find out she has been taken to the Gaping Maw, Demogorgon's layer in the Abyss. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Kit didn't stay in the manor, so he wouldn't have had the option; however, Kit had tons of chances to assassinate Avner and intended to do so before he left. It's too bad the campaign took so long to get out of Farshore. The whole pirate thing sounds cool, but sticking us in a town with such a low spending limit at a time when we had the money to actually buy something was frustrating. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (I wish I had joined you guys earlier. This was a good game, I'm very sorry chiapet couldn't finish it. I really liked this AP and all your characters.) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Whew...that was something like 7 years ago. Man, this game ran for a long time. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (Incidently how far would Kit have gone to try to get rid of Sarajahn?) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Well, he did hatch a plan with Gandt, and we did have opportunities to pull it off, but of course we would never kill another player's PC. Soulweaver and I just wanted to see if we could do it (we did), and then we left it at that. Sarajahn didn't actually wrong Kit in any way, not like Avner did, so the worst you would have to deal with is a few pranks. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (As long Kit didn't interfere with Sarajahn and Lavinia, Sarajahn would pretty much leave Kit alone. Though I imagine Kit wouldn't be happy about Sarajahn and Lavinia. Personally I think Kit would have been the first to work it out. How would Kit have handled his departure from Liamae? Had I realised your depth of feeling towards Avner, I could have had Kit inadvertantly release Vanthus by taking his moment of revenge when Avner is at the wards.)
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Post by TG Barighm on May 9, 2018 18:18:02 GMT -5
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Had I realised your depth of feeling towards Avner, I could have had Kit inadvertantly release Vanthus by taking his moment of revenge when Avner is at the wards.
That would have worked.
As long Kit didn't interfere with Sarajahn and Lavinia, Sarajahn would pretty much leave Kit alone. Though I imagine Kit wouldn't be happy about Sarajahn and Lavinia
Dunno why you think that. Kit didn't care about Lavinia. He was attracted to her, but he valued his employment to James more, plus he doesn't like messing with nobles.
Heh. Leave Kit alone. That's funny.
How would Kit have handled his departure from Liamae?
He would have shrugged, made some kind of quip, and moved on.
Blarg. I can't believe this is the first post-game "question and answer" session we've ever had. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 9 Into the Maw The party finds a device which allows their ship to travel to and from the planes. Upon interrogating one of the few pirate survivors using charm person, Sarajahn finds out where Vanthus is taking Lavinia, and that he intends to turn her into a half-fiend! There is no time to lose, so the ship sails into the Abyss. Whilst sailing, Liamae, angry at Kit for leaving comes to Sarajahn's cabin and offers to sleep with him. He surprises himself by saying no. The drow also realises why she wants to sleep with him and tells her if she wants to get back at Kit, she should speak to his sister Sana. When Sarajahn is alone, he muses that it wasn't like him to have refused Liamae, and he realises he has real feelings for Lavinia, and thie scares him
They reach the Abyssal prison where Lavina is held. They pass celestrials and Archons. After they kill a couple of demons, they get to meet the Warden. They are informed that Vanthus no longer has Lavinia, she has been taken by a Marilith The party gets Sarajahn to negotiate the release of the celestrials and Archons. The warden agrees to release a certain amount of them in exchange for killing each faction leader that opposes him. He calls up a map that shows the location of each leader. The party manage to bribe the warden into letting some of the celestrials go as a good will gesture. However it wasn't so simple. Some of the demon faction leaders had useful information. It required careful playing off the factions, and then betraying them when they had what they needed. Gandt and Lucillia were deeply unhappy with this approach , Lucillia even threatened to leave. James was able to calm things down though. During the coures of their travels through the prison, they were ambushed by Vanthus' retinue, a bunch of Shadow Demons. After making them dead shadow demons, the man himself appeared, on a nightmare mount. He surprises the party by yelling curses at Sarajahn and attempts to charge the Hexblade. However Lia is quicker on the mark and takes out Vanthus' steed from under him. Vanthus still tries to reach Sarajahn until Gandt intercepts him. Sarajahn turns into a 12 headed Hydra and then attacked the Death Knight. Each of Vanthus' limbs were gripped by the presently many heads of the Sarajahn Hydra, and Vanthus is pulled apart. Again Vanthus has failed. After they have dealt with the factions, they finally get the chance to rescue Lavinia from her captor. The Marilith proves to be a tricky foe and the party are severely wounded before the demon. They release Lavinia, whom initially needs reassurance the party are who they say they are. She runs for comfort, not from James, but from Sarajahn.... What the party learned is that the ex-lover of Demogorgon, Shami-Amourae, was imprisoned by him somewhere. If they want to find out where, then they should travel to the Abyssal city of Broken Reach and speak with a scholar named Red Shroud. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (Apologies if I took liberties here. Sarajahn wasn't too bothered about James as he knew Lavinia was the one whom wore the trousers in the Vanderboren family. I think I'll rewrite the rise of Vanthus so that Kit kills Avner. It provides a more solid reason why Kit leaves Farshore. Plus Vanthus is the kind of git who would gloat about Kit being the one whom brought him back by murdering Avner. Also I think Lucillia would have had problems with "Into The Maw".) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Well, if anyone was likely to go after Sarajahn, it was James.
The OFFICIAL reason for Kit's departure is his acquirement of a ship. Now free to do whatever he wants with enough gold to enjoy it, he saw no reason to continue risking his life for somebody else. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Soulweaver Soulweaver Artist - 6 Eyes Studio OrlandoFull Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Thanks for the epilogue! It always was a shame that we got so far without any closure. d50ec1_55936bde3fc543d1bc4708dab1bcbe65~mv2.png Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (No worries. Gandt is gonna get a nice surprise in chapter 11. Chapter 12 is the last one. Sorry TG if I annoyed you. I might have a small fight between James and Sarajahn. I pretty much thought Gandt would go monster hunting after the adventure or semi-retire and train up warriors for Farshore. Lavinia will get a small epilogue which will include the fate of Farshore.) TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Huh? You didn't annoy me. I was just trying to fill in the blanks. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (Probably won't have time to do the next chapter today or tomorrow.) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 James And Sarajahn Over the next few days as the ship sailed to it's next destination, James sees little of his sister. Of course he knows where she spends majority of her time and more importantly whom she spends it with. He tries to not think on how she's spending her time with Sarajahn. Gandt andt was also annoyed with Sarajahn. Lia was more of a let's see where this goes whilst Lucillia was more optomistic about the relationship. Whilst sparring with Gandt helped a little, James' anger continues to stew, made worse by the fact he had confirmed that Lavinia was spell free. Meaning what she did with Sarajahn was of her own free will. One night James saw Sarajahn walking alone. Making the most of the opportunity, James follows him into the galley where he angrily confronts the Drow male. Sarajahn remarks that Lavinia is capable of making her own decisions. James surprises Sarajahn by slamming him against the wall, making terrible accusations about the Drow Hexblade. Sarajahn freely acknowledges he did some bad things in order to survive when he was with his people but remarks that it was impossible to live in a drow city with unbloodied hands. He also says that he wants to break from his former life and insanity of his people. James sneers and suddenly Sarajahn realises what this is really about. He tells him that Lavinia only sees him as a brother, and whilst she does love him, it's only sisterly love. James realises this is true. Whilst James is distraught by realising he never had a shot with Lavinia, Sarajahn has a stroke of fortune when Liamae also comes into the galley. Master manipulator that he is, Sarajahn gets her to look after James. The drow also craftily gets the pair drinking, then leaves them to it. The next morning, a hung-over James wakes up next to Liamae, whom is also waken. They talk and decide to leave as an one-time thing. They both have issues just now, and it wouldn't be fair to enter a relationship. James then finds Sarajahn and tells him he knows what he did and thanks him, as he needed that. He also tells the Drow that while he hates him seeing his sister, he won't oppose it. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012
Whilst dueling Gandt helped a little
Fixed that for you. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Sparring would probably be better. Dueling implies a fight to the death. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Finished James And Sarajahn. Hope you guys don't think I abused Liamae too much. TGBarighm TGBarighm Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 Well, I don't think that would happen because of her long time working relationship with James, and I think Kit saving her life allowed her to mellow out with him, but she was such a minor character I don't really care. Barighm Boards Archives-old game threads stored here Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 (Library computers are down, and I really need a computer to do a proper update. I didn't like the next chapter very much.) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members August 2012 edited August 2012 10 Wells of Darkness Whilst sailing the Abyssal seas, the party come across a ship of traders. After some welcome buying and selling, the party is soon on their way. After some minor encounters, the party arrive at it's destination. After some intimidation from Gandt and Sarajahn, the heroes find their way to Red Shroud's abode. She turns out to be a Succubus(yes another one) with long red hair. After some negotiation Red Shroud reveals that Shami-Amourae is a former Queen of the Succubi, and former consort to Demogorgon. She was imprisoned by Demogorgon after she tried to manipulate him into joining her war against contenders for her crown. Shami was imprisoned in the Abyssal Layer, Wells of Darkness. However Red warns the party they will need to negotiate with the Demon Lord Ahazu whom rules that layer, as the prison is not merely a physical place. She offers them the tooth of Ahazu for a small price, which the party accept. They arrived at the Wells Of Darkness. It was soon discovered that the "wells" were some sort of portal prison and that they could communicate with the denizen of each well. Shami-Amourae was soon found, but refused to help unless she was released. After a lot of fights, the party reach Ahazu's ruined fortress, which is thought to be abandoned until James is magically compelled to complete a broken mosaic. This opens up a portal from which four varragon Liches and 2 swarms of Abyssal Ants emerge. After a fight, the sole remaining Lich surrenders and offers to aid, which the party cautiously accepts. Firstly the lich took them to the Library, where there were spellbooks to be had. Lia scooped those right up. Of course there were other nice pieces of treasure about, but the most significant was the minor artifact Demonomicon of Iggwilv. Next the Lich took them to a big black pool, warning them that unlike the other Wells, this was an actual dimensional rift which could suck them in if they weren't careful. Sarajahn. anchored by James and Gandt(but mainly Gandt), managed to attract Ahazu's attention. After some serious bargaining, Ahazu agreed to give to them the means for Shami's release, in exchange for his tooth back and a demon of equal power to take her place. Using the Demonomicon of Iggwilv, the party found the location of one such demon. One quick trip, and the party have a subdued demon. They go to Shami's well and exchange the demon. However in Savage Tide tradition something is wrong and Shami begins attacking the party. Lucillia has a moment of brilliance here when she notices some sort of snake protuding from Shami's neck, and realises it's controlling her. Bravely the little elf rushes forward and casts protection from evil on her. Shami regains her senses, rips the Chokesnake out of her, and rather grusomely dispatches it. She then tells the party Demogorgon's plan. Apparently he has two personalities, which is unacceptable to him, so he has created the Savage Tide in order to use the energy from it so that one of his personalities can absorb the other. She advises the party to build an army with as many allies as they can. However it appears Deniogorgon had one more trick. The course of the river styx was altered. Fortunately most of the party had some sort of way to fly and could carry those whom did not to safety. Shami took this moment to scram, as minons of Demogorgon appeared. After a difficult fight against demons and retrievers, the party was victorious! However in an clift-hanger ending to the chapter, the master of the Styx, an angry Charon appeared. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2012 edited September 2012 (Apologies for not getting Chapter 10 done. Should be finished either tomorrow or tuesday.) Acathala Acathala Member Full Members September 2012 edited September 2012 Chapter 10 finito, only two left. Acathala Acathala Member Full Members October 2012 edited October 2012 Chapter 11 - The Enemy of My Enemy... The party make nice with Charon and manage to convince him they're not responsible for the diversion of the Styx. He conveniently swears vengeance on Demogorgon and asks the party their plans. Upon hearing their plans he suggest they seek out the witch Iggwilv as an ally. He also puts his mark on the Sea Wyvern. In a minor piece of business the party capture a demon of equal power to Shami and dump it in the well Upon arriving in the witch's domain, the heroes were attacked by Iggwilv's apprentices and their servants. After what turned out to be an easy battle, Sarajahn and Gandt "persuaded" the sole survivor to set up an appointment with Iggwilv. The apprentice warned them to wear something nice. At this point Sarajahn takes control and takes them clothes shopping. The psrty is now well dressed, though Gandt is unhappy with what Sarajahn got him to wear. The meeting goes well and the legendary witch agrees to help. She suggests approaching the Demon Lord Orcus and the Eladrin Lord Gwynharwyf first, giving them a note to take to Orcus. The party go to Thanatos first, to recruit Orcus. Iggwilv's letter gets them priority and they get to meet Orcus, whom decides to test their worth in the arena. The fight with the Death Giants proves to be easy for the party, especially since they are of strong will and Gandt is immune to fear. After the display of power from the party, Orcus pledges his aid. Next it was off to the Court of Stars. On the way there they are challenged to one of these activities, wrestling, jousting, or a steeple chase by an arrogant Eladrin. Gandt takes him on at wrestling and a few seconds later the Eladrin begs for mercy. The shamed loser takes them directly to the Court and then slinks off. The Queen, after some fine diplomancy double-teaming from Lucilla and Sarajahn, agrees to pledge a force led by Gwynharwyf, if the party kills Redfang, a dread linnorm that had been snacking on visitors to the court. The party agrees. After some spellcasting from Lucilla and Lia, melee from Gandt and some sword and sorcery from James and Sarajahn, the Linnnorm dies. The Queen allies with the party, and Gandt gets to meet his hero Gwynharwyf. Back on ship, it's suggested that Malcanthet, Queen of the Succubi, might be a willing ally. Infiltrating the city of Miomanta on the 570th layer of the Abyss, the party passed various orgies and torturings on the way to the succubus Malcanthet. Lucillia is noticeably ill at ease here, and it takes a talk with James to get her to continue. Malcanthet, when the party encounter her, agrees to help if the party brings her a Radiant Sister succubus named Crimson. These are succubus that profane the prime material plane gods. That isn't all Malcanthet does. She seals the deal by passionately kissing James, which leaves him with a tattoo. With the tattoo the demons of this plane are a lot more friendlier and helpful, they soon find the place where Crimson lives. She isn't there, but vampires disguised as clerics of Pelor sadly are. Sarajahn casts Cursed Weapon and the wounds he causes are unaffected by the fast healing normally enjoyed by the vamps. Gandt acts as a meatgrinder, Lia blasts with spells, James flanks with Sarajahn, and Lucilla buffs and heals. The vamps are soon destroyed. Crimson arrives back, then tries to run but is soon subjued and taken back to the Palace where Malcanthet tortures and murders her in front of the party. At this point Lucillia threatens to leave the party, and it takes a lot of talking from Sarajahn, James and the rest of party to continue. Iggwilv gets in touch and says that an aspect of Demogorgon, named Bagromar, might be willing to betray him. The group gets in touch with him magically and he agrees to a meet in his camp. The heroes arrive and realise they haven't actually spoken with Bagromar, but someone who's been intercepting his messages, and they have walked into a demon ambush. However it is the demons whom are unprepared for the heroes, and the evil horde is soon slain. The real Bagromar is located, and whilst he is open to the idea of betraying Demogorgon, it takes a lot of convincing from Sarajahn that the group is mighty to take on the demon lord and that they have sufficient forces to take on his army. Finally he agrees, and the last piece falls into place to take on Demogorgon.
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