5 Shadows 2000
Treasure 7200
Total 9200/3=3066 each
Roleplay - Bratanis 750 each
Total: 3816 each
xp Hakeem, Barbarian LEVEL 8 XP 3816+34850=38666/48000 Bjornalf Brighteyes Warlock LEVEL 7 XP 3816+28878=32694/34000 Rey Rogue LEVEL 7 XP 3816+27973=31789/34000 (Eardvulf LEVEL 6 XP 14100/23000)
Status
Rey -0 hp -7 hd
Hakeem -0 hp -8 hd
Bjornalf -16 hp -7 hd
NPC Malenn - full strength
NPC Jana Vex - all spell slots used.
Hakeem leaves Bratanis with Malenn & Jana.
Rey & Bjornalf in Ruggio's Hall.Hakeem leaves Bratanis with Malenn & Jana.
5:59pm 2015-9-18 Smon Has entered the room
Smon: Hi Chris
chris107: Hi Simon
chris107: 101 HP!
chris107: First character ever with over a hundred HP.
Smon: & half dmg from physical attacks when raging, in effect it takes around 205-210 to put you down.
Smon: The AC 17 will help too.
chris107: Hehe
chris107: It will indeed.
6:03pm 2015-9-18 Amalric Has entered the room
chris107: Hi Graham
chris107: Kjato is over in the lounge
Smon: Hi G!
Amalric: evening Chris, Simon
chris107: Graham. you all ready to loot?
Amalric: and rape and pillage
chris107: Yeah but let's do the looting first.
Smon: Pilfer & engage in consensual relations
Amalric: got my 5e PHB today
chris107: yay!
chris107: It's a nice book apart from the weird Hobbit playing the lute picture
Amalric: had a cursory glance, looks neat
Smon: Yeah the hobbits are weird
Smon: Still better than 4e macho dreadlock hobbits I think.
chris107: mmmm never saw those.
Smon: (4e hobbits are kind of steroidal Jamaican 4' tall river bargees)
chris107: Wonder where Kjato is? I let him know the room was up...
6:09pm 2015-9-18 Kjato Ragfoot Has entered the room
chris107: (Ewwww)
Smon: Hi Kjato
chris107: here he is!
Kjato Ragfoot: Hello!
Amalric: howdy K
Smon: (I ignored the 4e depiction of hobbits, I'm glad they went more trad for 5e)
chris107: (I never played 4e )
Smon: (I love my Epic Tier 4e game but it's very unlike regular D&D, it's really a different game with 4e branding)
Kjato Ragfoot: Well, you cannot play all of the bazillion rpgs out there.
Amalric: (once I read somewhere of Tieflings and Dragonborn I decided 4E was not for me)
Smon: (My epic 4e game - no dragonborn, there was a tiefling) -http://frloudwater.blogspot.co.uk/
Smon: http://frloudwater.blogspot.co.uk/
Kjato Ragfoot: (I greatly liked the Genasi)
Smon: Tieflings & Dragonborn are actually in the 5e PHB, but in the 'rare PC races' section with half-orcs.
Smon: (There was a cool Fire Genasi Flame Mage in my 4e game, Ashara of Akanul)
chris107: Wow! High level stuff
Amalric: where they belong
Kjato Ragfoot: (Genasi even became one of my favourite races, alongside with dwarfs)
Smon: My version of the Wilderlands technically has Dragonborn (mostly in Oricha, a bit south of where you are currently) - and I equate Tieflings with Wilderlands' Demonbrood.
Smon: Ever wonder where Oriax got his horns?
chris107: Oriax
Kjato Ragfoot: I always thought they were some kind of hat.
Smon: I expect on John Cleese they are hat-based.
chris107: Ask one of his many ex wives
chris107: Hakeem wants his head stuffed and mounted. As soon as Malenn and child are stashed safely away.
Amalric: John Cleese, or Oriax?
chris107:
Smon: GM: Your Status Rey -3 hp -3 hd Bjornalf -15 hp -7 hd Hakeem -12 hp -7 hd
chris107: Lord Vexes squeeze has got his hackles up too.
Smon: Hakeem has just gained a hd from levelling up, could spend it to recover more hp?
chris107: 89/101HP
chris107: I'll save it for now thanks Simon. For emergencies.
Amalric: who's Vex's squeeze again?
Smon: (Vex's squeeze - that whole Neo-Nerathi Genocide the Altanians thing can get one's hackles up, if you're Altani...)
chris107: (I new there was a good reason)
Smon: Chelarre Foxwood, Neo-Nerathi priestess of Erathis.
chris107: She's the one.
Smon: (They might let you work yourself to death for them in the slave pits if you're good)
Amalric: ah yes, her
chris107: Another one who's head will go over the fire place at Chez-Hakeem
Kjato Ragfoot: Well, at the moment it looks more like we have to sail to a land far, far away where no man has set foot before...
Smon: (In a previous Southlands campaign the Altanian PCs wiped out pretty much all the Neo-Nerathi moderate elements, leaving the Necromancers and the children of the ones they'd killed...)
Kjato Ragfoot: (I remember that part)
Smon: GM: So you have finished a Short Rest, Bjornalf has recovered spells.
Smon: Kjato does B have Det Magic?
Kjato Ragfoot: Smon: Yes, Eldritch Sight (Detect Magic at will),
Amalric: nice
chris107: very nice
Smon: OK the scrolls in the ivory & mahogany cases are magic. Ivory one is Abjuration, Ebony is Enchantment.
Smon: You've not opened the cases as yet.
chris107: Mmmm did I miss something?
chris107: I thought we left it before going into the room behind the secret door?
Smon: There were two intact scroll cases amidst the trashed books on the bookshelf.
Smon: You have not opened the secret door yet.
chris107: Ah! Thanks
Smon: You rested in the room with a dead Gorgon and smashed book case.
chris107: Thank heavens. I thought I'd missed something.
Smon: When searching the room Rey found a secret door on the east wall, that's where we stopped.
Amalric: search for traps?
Smon: Rey searches the door for traps...
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 17,
Smon: Pretty sure it's not trapped. The wall is slightly cooler than the rest of the chamber you're in.
Smon: Do you want to open the door?
Amalric: Rey tries opening it
chris107: H stands well to one side
Smon: The door grinds slowly open, as if unused for centuries, and the golden-dagger light falls on a chamber dominated by a great central pit, with narrow stairs cut into the stone descending along the periphery in a spiral.
chris107: "What treasures await us Rey?!"
Smon: There don't seem to be any other exits from this chamber.
Amalric: "Great. A fucking hole in the ground..."
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot: We could return, there was still one unexplored staircase up?
chris107: "But the best treasures are always down Bjorn."
Amalric: down say I
Smon: There is some kind of red-brown-black gunk covering the bottom of the pit, 20' down. Here and there among the gunk, gold gleams, and you can make out the hilt of a sword rising from the gunk at the centre of the pit, a golden crown hanging from the crossguard.
Kjato Ragfoot: That is true, of course.
Kjato Ragfoot: (What is gunk?)
chris107: "And if that (he points at the Gorgon) was guarding it...."
chris107: slime and muck
Amalric: anyone have a rope?
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
Amalric: whats in a burglar's pack? because I have one
Amalric: (and dont say, "go check your brand new PHB" )
Smon: I was about to give you a pg number
chris107:
Smon: It has ball bearings and a brass bell!
Smon: pg 151...
Smon: 10' of string!
Amalric: a bell?!
Smon: Rey rummages...
Amalric: what does a burglar want with a bell?!?
chris107: Hmmm H has an adventurers pack
Kjato Ragfoot: 50 foot hemp rope
chris107: guessing that has a rope in it?
Amalric: "COO-EE! HERE I COME! STEALING YOUR STUFF!!" *TINGTINGTING*
Smon: 5 candles, crowbar, hammer, 10 pitons...
Amalric: Rey ties a loop in the end of the rope and tries to loop it over the handle of the sword from up above
Smon: lantern & 2 oil flasks, rations, tinderbox
Kjato Ragfoot: I assume the ball is to be used as diversion.-
Smon: waterskin, 50' rope
Smon: Are you all three assembling on the edge of the pit, & Rey tries to loop rope over sword hilt?
chris107: H will pick up anything heavy that he can chuck at monsters trying to eat Rey down the pit.
Kjato Ragfoot: How far down is the sword?
Smon: The pit is 20' deep and wide, the sword in the middle, 10' from the edge.
Amalric: "Someone get ready to grab me..."
chris107: H preys to Bondarr to save the sword
Smon: Everyone make WIS (PER) checks, with Prof & WIS 9 I think you're all at +2
chris107: (and I suppose Rey)
Smon: d20
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 6, (+2) = 8
Amalric rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 5, (+2) = 7
chris107 rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 14, (+2) = 16
Smon: Hakeem did it!
Amalric: saved by Hakeem
Smon: It was DC 16 so only just...
Kjato Ragfoot: Why do we get in? I can comfortably Mage Hand the crown and sword out with my cantrips
Amalric: now you tell us
chris107: Yay! And you call him dumb!
Smon: As Rey creates his loop and prepares to throw, and Bjornalf suggests using magic instead, Hakeem's keen Barbarian senses notice that the shadows around you are growing darker. And they're moving...
chris107: "BEWARE! MAGIC!"
Smon: Coalescing out of the darkness around & behind you are creatures of living shadow...
chris107: "Rey get the sword!"
Amalric: "Bjornalf! Can you magic the sword and crown out now? We may need it!"
Amalric: Rey will if Bjornalf doesnt
Smon: With Hakeem warning, you can all roll init now.
Kjato Ragfoot: Sure, but that will take time.
Kjato Ragfoot: About 3 rounds.
chris107 rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 19, (+2) = 21
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 8, (+2) = 10
Smon: /roll d20+2
Smon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 20, (+2) = 22
Amalric rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 1, (+4) = 5
Amalric: ugh
Smon: bad luck... at least they didn't catch you unawares.
chris107:
Smon: /roll d3x2
Smon Rolls 1d3x2 and gets:
1 = 1
2 = 2
Smon: 2 attack Rey & Hakeem, 1 reaches for Bjornalf.
Smon: BTW Chris I think Hakeem has advtg on init rolls, best of 2?
chris107: oh yes, thanks.
Amalric: (no alphabetical determination?! Bah!)
chris107 rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 16, (+2) = 18
chris107: It was a big ask
Smon: (You might think Rogues would get some kind of init booster, but no)
Smon: >>(no alphabetical determination?! Bah!)<< I go by the order your names appear in the chatroom box on the right
Smon: 2 attack Rey:
Amalric: (LOL fair enough!)
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
11 (+4) = 15
17 (+4) = 21
Amalric: AC16
Smon: AC 18 with Alicia casting mage armour I believe, 1 hit. Your reactions halve the damage, but not the deadly cold of the Strength drain...
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 4, 3, (+2) = 9
Smon: 9/2=4 dmg
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 1,
Smon: -1 STR
Smon: 2 swirl round Hakeem...
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
chris107: AC17
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
18 (+4) = 22
10 (+4) = 14
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: not in rage yet so full dmgt
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 4, 6, (+2) = 12
Smon: 12 dmg
Smon: /roll d4
chris107: 77/101HP
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 2,
Smon: -2 STR
Smon: 1 vs Bjornalf
Smon: /roll d20+4
chris107: 16/18Str
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 12, (+4) = 16
Smon: AC 15, hit
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 3, 5, (+2) = 10
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 4,
Smon: 10 dmg & -4 STR
chris107: RAGE!
chris107: Nasty
chris107: H hacks at the insubstantial horrors
chris107 Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
5 (+6) = 11
14 (+6) = 20
Smon: GM: Currently Rey is down 7 hp & 1 STR, Hakeem down 24 (12+12) hp and 2 STR
Smon: Bjornalf down 25 hp (ie at half) and 4 STR
Amalric: can Rey still try to lasso the sword?
chris107: yup 77/101 and 16/18
Smon: sure
Amalric: d20 roll?
chris107: graham I would
Smon: Hakeem's sword hacks at the ectoplasmic forms, 1 hit
Amalric rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 18, (+4) = 22
chris107: With rage?
Smon: (would be +7, but made the DC 20 anyway)
chris107 rolls 2d6+5 and gets: 1, 3, (+5) = 9
Smon: Hakeem Raged & made 2 atts, yup.
Smon: The mundane sword slices through the shadowm trailing ectoplasm. It doesn't seem badly affected.
chris107: "GRRRRRRRRRR!"
Smon: Rey loops the loop round the sword - you can yank it up fast and risk losing the crown, or slowly to get the crown too (will take 1 round)?
Smon: What is Bjornalf doing?
Kjato Ragfoot: I will light the Shadows up with Fairy Fire.
Smon: Might want to be quick as they'll have advtg attacking you while you're hauling
Amalric: Rey will risk getting both
chris107: can Hakeem grab Reys magical dagger without didturbing his fishing?
Amalric: can I evade while pulling?
Smon: (yes)
Smon: (to both questions)
chris107: H grabs Reys dagger and slashes at the horrid things (sorry G, will give it back )
chris107:
Amalric: "be my guest!" says Rey
Kjato Ragfoot: (As long as you stand right next to me, you can also use my magic scimitar, but it will dissolve if you go further away than 5 feet)
Smon: Bjornalf the faerie fire covers an area, you can get 2 shadows, or get everyone inc yourself & friends
Kjato Ragfoot: Two shadows then, it would not be prudent to make it even easier for the shadows to hit us.
Smon: ok, they get DEX saves...
Smon: /roll d20+2x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
9 (+2) = 11
3 (+2) = 5
Smon: Both fail, you see two of the shadows rimmed in eldritch light, giving you advtg vs them
chris107: Hack at them
Smon: The shadows attack...
Smon: Rey is hauling up the crown & sword, 2 shadows attack w advtg
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
3 (+4) = 7
20 (+4) = 24
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
4 (+4) = 8
19 (+4) = 23
Smon: hit & crit
chris107: Ouch!
Smon: crit:
Amalric: nice
Smon: /roll 4d6+2
Smon rolls 4d6+2 and gets: 4, 4, 5, 5, (+2) = 20
chris107: Jeez!
7:03pm 2015-9-18 roadlesstraveled Has entered the room
Smon: 20 dmg, halved by an uncanny dodge = 10
Smon: /roll d4
chris107: Hi RLT
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 2,
Smon: & -2 str
roadlesstraveled: hi chris
Smon: 2nd hit
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 3, 3, (+2) = 8
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 1,
Smon: 8 dmg & -1 STR
Smon: Rey is 25 under max hp
Smon: 2 attack Hakeem
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
12 (+4) = 16
20 (+4) = 24
chris107: AC17
Smon: Hakeem's iron constitution protects him from one
chris107: and raging for half.
Smon: the other drains him
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 5, 1, (+2) = 8
Smon: 8/2=4 dmg
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 3,
chris107: 73/101HP
Smon: & -3 STR
chris107: 13/18 Strength
chris107: BERSERK!
Smon: Hakeem feels himself slipping towards the Spirit World, a cold place of grey ash...
Smon: 1 vs Bjornalf:
Smon: /roll d20+4
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 4, (+4) = 8
Smon: Bjornalf ducks
chris107: Yay!
Smon: Rey finishes hauling up the golden crown and the blade, a rune-carved Altanian longsword by the look of it, with a wolfshead.
chris107: Hakeem hacks at the shadows with Rey's magical dagger
Smon: wolfshead pommel
Kjato Ragfoot: (Whoo)
chris107: in a bersek rage
chris107: (Woot-woot!)
Smon: Rey you could retreat now but you'd get 2 free attacks on you as you ran
Amalric: a wolfshead?! my first char in Chris's game had a whole set of gear with a wolfshead emblazoned upon it
chris107: And Hakeem is hakeem Grey Wolf
chris107 Rolls 1d20+4x3 and gets:
17 (+4) = 21
4 (+4) = 8
20 (+4) = 24
Smon: Hakeem stabs, 2 hits
Amalric: retreat? I think you overestimate their chances!
Smon:
chris107: dagger damage is?
Smon: d4 base, STR 13 is +1, +3 rage?
Smon: +1 magic
Smon: You should be attacking at d20+5 inc +1 for magic
Smon: I see 2nd hit critted, so 2d4
chris107: Rage damage still +2
Smon: ok
Smon: d4+4 then, 2d4+4 crit
chris107 rolls 3d4+12 and gets: 2, 3, 2, (+12) = 19
Smon: With a whispering shriek, one of the Shadows disintegrates.
Smon: The dagger shines brighter.
chris107: Yay!
Amalric: can Rey strike with the new sword?
Smon: Yes, but it's a heavy Longsword, not a finesse weapon.
Amalric: Str is now 7
Smon: With STR 7 I wouldn't recommend it particularly.
Amalric: no, but it might be magic..?
Smon: It does seem carved with Altani battle runes...
chris107: "Rey run with the sword! take it to my boy!"
Smon: LOL
chris107: (Or give it to H to hack with )
Kjato Ragfoot: Simply give it a try one one of the glowing shadows?
Amalric: well I could run, use some healing dice, come back, give it to H and take back the dagger...
Smon: (you can swap weapons next round)
chris107: a swap would be best I think?
Amalric: Rey will strike with it
Amalric: then swap next round
Amalric rolls 1d20 and gets: 20,
chris107:
Smon: LOL
Amalric:
chris107: Nice!
Amalric: not female shadows are they?
chris107: hehe
Smon: OK, you had it 2-handed so 2d10, +1 for magic, -1 for STR
Amalric: cometh the hour...
Amalric rolls 2d10 and gets: 3, 9, = 12
Smon: I see you are actually prof w longswords
Smon: Unfortunately you can't sneak attack w it
Amalric: next round
Smon: The shadow is wounded but still intact
Smon: Bjornalf?
Kjato Ragfoot: Can Bjornalf attack the shadow that Rey just weakened?
Smon: yes
Kjato Ragfoot: Then he will do so.
Smon: It's glowing so you have advtg too
Kjato Ragfoot Rolls 2d6+20x5 and gets:
1, 4 (+20) = 25
2, 5 (+20) = 27
1, 2 (+20) = 23
3, 4 (+20) = 27
2, 1 (+20) = 23
Smon:
Kjato Ragfoot: That was wrtong.
Smon: brb
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 10, (+5) = 15
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 13, (+5) = 18
Amalric: +20 to attacks is never bad
Smon: hit
Smon: AC 12
Kjato Ragfoot: Yay!
chris107: Nice Kjato
Smon: Using magic sword?
Smon: Your Pact Blade?
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, using my magic pact scimitar.
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d6+2 and gets: 5, (+2) = 7
Smon: OK, it disrupts the eldritch abomination, which also disintegrates...
Smon: Now only three remain.
chris107: Yay!
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 1, 5, = 6
Smon: Hating life, they press in, 1 vs each of you now.
Smon: vs Rey:
Smon: /roll d20+4
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 12, (+4) = 16
Smon: Alicia's blessing protects Rey
Smon: 1 vs Hakeem:
Smon: /roll d20+4
Amalric: these girls have their uses
chris107: phew
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 19, (+4) = 23
Amalric: amongst other...benefits
chris107: bugger
Amalric: unlucky
Smon: Hakeem is struck, shadows darken his eyes...
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 4, 6, (+2) = 12
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 1,
Smon: 6 dmg, -1 STR
Smon: vs Bjornalf:
chris107: 67/101 HP 12/18Str
Smon: /roll d20+4
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 18, (+4) = 22
Smon: hit
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 3, 3, (+2) = 8
Smon: 8 dmg
chris107: Cripes you're rolling well tonight Simon
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 2,
Smon: -2 STR
Kjato Ragfoot: (29/50 HP, 5/11 STR)
Smon: Bjornalf feels weak and cold, so cold...
Smon: Rey and Hakeem may now swap blades
chris107: This is going to be really close boys.
Amalric: and we do
Kjato Ragfoot: (Just like any other fight?)
Smon: Or you could Disengage and make a fighting withdrawal
Amalric: (yes, cant defeat a gorgon only to die at the hand of shadows!)
chris107: So +3 from level and +1 magic to hit?
Smon: yes
Smon: d10 2-handed
chris107 Rolls 1d20+3x3 and gets:
3 (+3) = 6
14 (+3) = 17
17 (+3) = 20
chris107 rolls 2d10+6 and gets: 5, 4, (+6) = 15
Smon: /roll d3
Smon rolls 1d3 and gets: 2
Smon: Rey, your one is the Faerie Fired one
Amalric rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 19, (+7) = 26
chris107: Go Graham!
chris107:
Amalric rolls 1d4 and gets: 4,
Smon: Hakeem dmg w STR 12 - +1 STR +2 rage +1 magic right? So d10+4?
Amalric rolls 3d6 and gets: 3, 1, 1, = 5
Amalric: oh bugger that roll
Smon: Rey rolls 2 attacks & takes best
chris107: Ah, I thought 12 was +-0
chris107: so an extra +2 dam
Amalric: do I get to roll damage twice and take the best?
Smon: By the power of math, Hakeem's shadow takes 2 more dmg and disintegrates
Smon: (no, just to-hit)
Amalric: (no need for another hit roll)
Smon: 20 is crit
chris107: YAY! "Praise Bondarr!"
Amalric: ah ok
Amalric: who rolled 20?
Smon: Rey does d4+3d6+5
chris107: not me
Kjato Ragfoot: It seems the Fairy Fire is dazzling Rey, because he constantly forgets to press his advantage.
Smon: (Graham please roll a d20!!!!!)
Amalric rolls 1d20 and gets: 6,
Amalric: as you wish
Smon: thank you
Smon: So no crit
Amalric: 14hp damage then
Amalric: ahhhhh sorry, I see
Smon:
Amalric: would have made a better roll had I thought
Smon: Rey's shadow is stabbed, trailing ectoplasm, but still active
Smon: Bjornalf can attack it
Smon: STR -6 rem
chris107: Good luck Bjorn!
Kjato Ragfoot: Finesse weapon, DEX-based.
Smon: finesse
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 2d20+5 and gets: 20, 10, (+5) = 35
Smon: crit!
chris107: Nice!
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d6+2 and gets: 1, (+2) = 3
Smon: Only had 2 left, it bursts
Kjato Ragfoot: (What exactly does a crit do? I never rolled one before...)
Smon: roll 2 dice
Smon: so 2d6
chris107: double dice damage
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf the opportunistic shadow dispenser!
Amalric: (good a time as any!)
Smon: 2d6+2 in this case
chris107: YAY!
Smon: The last Shadow attacks Bjornalf
Smon: /roll d20+4
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 10, (+4) = 14
Smon: miss, just!
chris107: Phew!
chris107: Now let's finish this
Kjato Ragfoot: Haha! Now, face the wrather of my good friends Hakeem Shadowslayer and Rey Shadowpiercer.
Smon: B is pretty close to death as-is.
Smon: You all close on the last Shadow, twisted vestige of a time long past...
chris107:
chris107 Rolls 1d20+4x3 and gets:
15 (+4) = 19
17 (+4) = 21
1 (+4) = 5
chris107 rolls 2d10+8 and gets: 8, 3, (+8) = 19
chris107: I think that should do it boys!
Smon: Smon: B is pretty close to death as-is. Smon: You all close on the last Shadow, twisted vestige of a time long past...
Amalric: i should coco
Amalric: chris107 Rolls 1d20+4x3 and gets: 15 (+4) = 19 17 (+4) = 21 1 (+4) = 5 7:34pm 2015-9-18 Smon Has exited the room chris107 rolls 2d10+8 and gets: 8, 3, (+8) = 19 7:34pm 2015-9-18 Smon Has entered the room
chris107: chris107 rolls 2d10+8 and gets: 8, 3, (+8) = 19
Smon: Its face distorts as it's struck, for a moment you see what looks like a young elf maiden, beautiful features contorted in pain and fear...
chris107: Hakeem is merciless
chris107: "Die BITCH!"
Smon: Then it evaporates.
Amalric: "Poor lass."
Kjato Ragfoot: Damn it. Rey could have seduced her.
chris107: I think that's as close to a TPK as we have been for a long time.
chris107: 5e Shadows are NASTY!
Kjato Ragfoot: Since the time with the ghouls and the zombies.
chris107: that -1d4 strength soon adds up.
Smon: As the last Shadow fades, Rey seems to glimpse the elf maid smile at him, free at last from her long torment - the darkness in the room grows lighter...
chris107: Yeah, that's right Kjato.
chris107: hakeem laughs out loud at the strangness and beauty of life
chris107: "We live my friends!"
Smon:
Amalric: "We have performed a great good this day."
Amalric: "And well done both of you, heroic efforts!"
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf tries a energic jig, but quickly feels tired.
chris107: He raises the wolf hilted sword and swears "Bondarr the victories of this blade belong to you!"
Kjato Ragfoot: He sits down and gets his brandy bottle out, his cure for all unfathomable ailments.
chris107: "brandy! Bjorn you are a true hero!"
Smon: You look around - etchings on the walls indicate this pit was once a sacrificial chamber, orcs are shown casting elf captives into the pit, where something vast and amorphous consumes them.
chris107: So we got a sword and a crown?
Smon: The gold crown you snagged is delicate workmanship - elfin?
Amalric: Bjornalf detect magic on the crown?
chris107: Was anything else on show? I can'yt remember after all the excitment.
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf silently offers Hakeem the bottle.
Kjato Ragfoot: Is any of the stuff magic?
chris107: H draws deeply, wipes his lips and thanks Bjornalf. He passes the bottle to Rey with a grin.
Smon: It does not radiate magic, but must be worth over a thousand gold - more perhaps to the right buyer.
chris107:
Amalric: Rey waits for his turn of the brandy
Amalric: hoping its not slow-acting poison
Kjato Ragfoot: Well, hopefully Hakeem left some for you. It was not that big a bottle.
chris107: H will always mae sure his friends are well looked after.
Kjato Ragfoot: It is a slow-acting poison. Slowly destroying your liver and your brain.
chris107:
Smon: Gold glints here and there embedded among the foul gunk at the bottom of the pit - coins, and bits of jewelry.
chris107: Mmmmm something amorphous...
Amalric: "I'm not sure we want to dig down there."
chris107: Can we lower some ration sausages down on the rope?
Amalric: "Got any fire spells Bjornalf? That might be a living blob."
chris107: Poison would be better. Not melt the gold
chris107: oops sorry that was OOC
Kjato Ragfoot: Well, with all the stabbing I hardly cast any spells. I should be able to try BLIGHTing or SHATTERing it.
Amalric: "We just drank the brandy!"
Kjato Ragfoot: Blighting would probably be better, it seems rather full of water.
Smon: As Hakeem attunes to the longsword, he can tell it has a purpose, to destroy Lycanthropes, Werewolves and other such abominations (Lycanthrope bane, +3d6 vs lycanthropes)
Amalric: nice!
Amalric: and yes Blight it Bjornalf
chris107:
Amalric: thats your new name
Kjato Ragfoot: (Now, we just need to turn Oriax into a lycanthrophe and the day is saved!)
Amalric: BLIGHT IT BJORNALF
chris107: OOC any objections to H keeping the magical long sword for now?
Amalric: maybe he is? haven't seen him at night!
Amalric: go ahead Chris
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf does not mind Hakeem keeping the sword, it is his schtick after all.
chris107: Thanks guys
Smon: Bjornalf casts Blight onto the red-black-brown gunge in the pit?
Kjato Ragfoot: The crown on the other hand would fit very well for king Bjornalf. I just need the proper realm for that crown.
Amalric: but the next +6 rapier is mine
chris107: @ DM could H use the long sword one handed and use a shield and still keep his unarmoured benefits?
Smon: yes
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, Bjornalf will cast blight on the red-black-brown gunge.
chris107: No problem on either score guys
Smon: AC 19 not bad for a guy in a loincloth
Amalric: channeling Conan
chris107: hehe
Smon: Bjornalf casts Blight, Necrotic energy washes over the pit...
Smon: There's not much visible effect, perhaps more black and less red among the gunk.
chris107: Mmmm
chris107: H is baffled by magic
Kjato Ragfoot: That has not been very effective.
chris107: "Tie up a rope and I'll go grab the gold after a bit of a rest."
Kjato Ragfoot: Well, I can always try to mage hand some gold and jewellery out.
chris107: "Even better Bjornalf!"
Amalric: that would be better
Kjato Ragfoot: It is boring, but I can do that all day if I have to.
chris107: Hakeem does a rather exhausted but enthusiastic barbarian gold dance.
Amalric: can Rey do healing dice right now?
Smon: GM: Over the next hour Rey & Hakeem rest while Bjornalf levitates up coins and jewelry out of the foul (now very dry) sludge.
Smon: Rey was already out of hd.
Amalric: ah excellent
chris107: one dice left so he will recover his Berserk + a dice
chris107 rolls 1d12+5 and gets: 4, (+5) = 9
Smon: oh sorry, you're right G]
Smon: Rey had 4 left
chris107: 76/101 HP
Amalric: thought I was done 3 healing dice? don't I have 7?
Amalric: no probs
Amalric: will use 3
Smon: Got confused w the other 2
Amalric rolls 3d8 and gets: 3, 3, 6, = 12
Amalric: not the best rolls tonight, apart from a couple of very nice hits!
Smon: +6 for CON, 18 hp back
Kjato Ragfoot: Curious as he is, Bjornalf will throw some of the undead gorgon meat down into the gunk to see what happens.
Smon: The undead gorgon meat hits the gunk. After a little while it turns black.
chris107: hakeem thanks his lucky stars that he didn't go down.
Smon: Rey is down 7 hp, Hakeem down 25, Bjornalf down 33.
Smon: (Hakeem might have made the CON save to not die)
chris107:
Smon: By the time the others are finished resting, Bjornalf has cleared the pit and has a pile of 3000gp worth of coin & jewelry to add to the crown (ca 1200gp).
Kjato Ragfoot: 3000 gp???
chris107: Yay!
Kjato Ragfoot: Wow. I want to earn that much per hour on my day job...
chris107: Hakeem can see it going on school fees and nappies all ready
Smon:
Smon: ooc Tell me about it!
chris107:
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 6,
Smon: heh
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 4,
Smon: heh
Smon: uh oj
chris107: Oh no?!
Smon: PER checks please
chris107 rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 2, (+2) = 4
Smon: Worst possible result on the check there...
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 18, (+5) = 23
Smon:
chris107: Has any strength returned?
chris107: Nice roll Kjato
Smon: Your strength is returning but you still feel a little shaky. Bjornalf turns from collecting the last gp to see that the chamber is darkening again, he senses that more Shadows are beginning to manifest...
chris107: Bugger!
Smon: Hakeem is oblivious and Rey is so oblivious he's not rolled.
Amalric: lets get the heck out of Dodge
Kjato Ragfoot: Let's take out loot and make a run for it.
chris107: hakeem uses his last rage if he can
Smon: Leave or fight?
Amalric rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 12, (+3) = 15
chris107: or we could run ?
Amalric: run
Kjato Ragfoot: Leave - we got all the treasure and are badly hurt.
Amalric: i've had it with shadows
chris107: How many shadows?
chris107: Okay RUN!
Smon: Do you want to wait to see? You'll have to roll init right after I roll the # appearing die.
Amalric: we have loot, put the souls/spirits of elf maidens to rest, killed some BBEGs
Amalric: oh go on then
chris107: RUN!
Smon: GM: You leave the Shadow chamber before more Shadows can fully manifest.
Amalric: Rey longers in the archway
chris107: Yup we have to risk the horrid arch way again I guess but better than Shadows
Smon: Hakeem & Bjornalf exit, Rey lingers in the archway.
Smon: Rey is waiting where the Shadows can get him?
Amalric: no!
chris107: "Rey!"
Smon: Do you close the secret door behind you?
chris107: Back up the stairs and through the mental arch to our loved ones (or concubines)
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes. Close as many doors between us and shadows as possible.
Amalric: yes
chris107: Yes
Smon: GM: OK, you head back up the spiral stairway, your strength returning (full STR).
Amalric: do they emerge if the secret door is shut?
Amalric: were they coming from there?
chris107: 2 mins guys need a pee
Smon: They don't seem to be following you.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Amalric: did we have anything left to do in the gorgon room?
Kjato Ragfoot: Not as far as I remember.
Amalric: we have the scrolls and the stuff behind the secret door
Smon: (You cleared it). Avoiding meeting any feral gnomes or other critters, you head up , and up, until you at last reach the entrance.
Kjato Ragfoot: Since time, when we pass, we should try saying "gorgon"?
Smon: The women are still waiting beyond the archway, Malene smiles with relief to see Hakeem alive. Alicia: "Rey!" Lucy: "Rey!" 6-8 others: "Rey!"
Amalric: LOL
Smon: (I added Alli to your list BTW!)
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot: (When do I get my payment for Alli, btw?)
Amalric: happy days - nice birthday present for tomorrow
chris107: Your birthday tomorrow Graham?
Amalric: you've had it! i must have given you that 50 gold at least twice
Amalric: yes, 48 years young tomorrow
Smon: Congrats!
chris107: Congratulations!
Amalric: cheers
Kjato Ragfoot: Congratulations!
Smon: (This is the only place I play D&D where I'm the young 'un, is nice)
Amalric: thanks all! highlight will be...
Amalric: this game tonight!
Amalric: all downhill from here
chris107: It gets better Graham. 50 onwards is OSSM!
Amalric: i'll drink to that!
Smon:
chris107: "Let us away with our treasures and get to the sanctuary of Mitre for malenn and our child!"
Amalric: a mere babe in arms, Simon!
Kjato Ragfoot: For my thirtieth birthday, I got a candle saying "you are not allowed to cry before you turn 100".,
Smon: I'll just get a Balvenie in Graham's honour, been on Coke Zero all night for the GMing
Amalric: thats a big candle
Smon: Bjornalf is saying Gorgon & passing the arch?
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes.
chris107: And may you see 100 Kjato!
Smon: He has 17 hp so if it doesn't work he could be at -3...
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot: Didn't I have 29 just moments ago?
Kjato Ragfoot: That is, after the fight with the shadows?
8:13pm 2015-9-18 roadlesstraveled Has exited the room
Amalric: I forgot he was here
Smon: B was down 33 and has 50 at max, so 17.
chris107: Seems like a nice chap. Bookshop owner from Rhode Island
Kjato Ragfoot: Ah. I calculated it wrongly.
Amalric: really? that's nice, would love to do that...if money was no object
Smon: Bjornalf says "Gorgon" and steps through the arch - unscathed!
Smon:
Smon: (Took you long enough to get it!)
Kjato Ragfoot: Yay!
chris107: Yay!
Amalric: remember a second-hand bookshop right on the harbour in Padstow, there about 9 years ago - great place
chris107: We all follow suit then?
Amalric: full of maps and books old and new, could have spent weeks in there
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf is rather surprised he still lives.
chris107: padstow is
Smon: Hakeem & Rey do the same and pass through, also un-blasted.
chris107: Good food
Amalric: Rey and H follow suit
Smon: Malenn runs forward and embraces Hakeem with a big kiss.
chris107: H gives malenn a big hug!
Amalric: Rey lines his harem up, but decides on a group hug instead, much more fun
Smon: There is some jostling as to who will embrace Rey first... Alicia glares daggers at Lucy, who steps back not fancying a Magic Missile, Alicia steps forward.
chris107: hehe
Smon: Alicia: "Welcome, beloved Master! I knew you'd make it!" She embraces Rey then the others join in.
Smon: per his requirements.
Amalric: have to watch that one
Smon: Jana Vex watches all this. "The rain has stopped - we should make for Bratanis and my cousin. She can aid us on our journey."
chris107: yup, clingy
Amalric: of course, Rey will marry a noble woman and move up in the world, and this lot will remain his harem - but they don't know that
Amalric: no-one wants a clingy witch
chris107: "Agreed lady Vex>"
Kjato Ragfoot: Take care she does not turn all Medea on you!
Smon: GM: You emerge from the cliffside, blinking in the afternoon sunlight, and head downhill through rain-dripping forest, the water sparkling in the sunlight.
chris107: (H still thinks Lady Meda would be a safer bet but he trusts Malenn's instincts and faith in her God)
Smon: Half an hour or so later you emerge onto the meadowlands along the southern bank of the Thrace river, and can follow it upstream to where the village of Bratanis commands a stone bridge over the river.
Kjato Ragfoot: If I remember correctly you wanted to give some kind of gift to ensure Malenn's wellbeing - the crown might be a good gift for that.
Kjato Ragfoot: If you are willing to forego the rest of the treasure, which would then be split between Rey and Bjornalf.
chris107: Hakeem is astounded by his friends generosity
Amalric: aye whatever
chris107: H requires only a pouch full of beer coins and his new sword to be happy. Perhaps enough for a shield too
Kjato Ragfoot: It is much easier to spent coins and jewels than it is spending crowns.
Smon: GM: Dusk is falling as you cross the old stone bridge and approach the village through fields. A few shepherds and peasants watch as you near the gate.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 2,
Amalric: we're ah...heading for Bratanis...?
Smon: There is a tense air about the place. Two armoured Ghinarian warriors stand at the gate, watching your approach they lean on long spears.
chris107: It's what Malenn and Lady Vex want.
chris107: H would prefer Lady Meda's place with the Amazons
Smon: Bratanis is on the way to Thusia (Lady Meda) and the Mitra Temple-Tomb of Belaras.
Amalric: Rey will find himself with some explaining to do
Amalric: although I think he has been back here since he stole Aeschela's necklace
Amalric:
Smon: See maps here - http://smons.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/the-ghinarian-hills-campaign-labyrinth.html
Smon: >>Bratanis is situated on a low rise overlooking the valley of the Thrace River. An ancient stone bridge crosses the river here. West from Bratanis the old Pilgrims' Trail runs towards the Sky God Idol, and thence on to the Temple-Tomb of Belaras.<<
chris107: Got it, thanks. I was getting Bratanis and Beleras mixed up
Smon: Jana Vex steps forward to speak to you three: "I should speak to these guards, they serve my cousin Lady Aschela - I can smooth over any issue with Lord Reynard..."
chris107: H will talk with M about his thought s on Lady meda during the wee small hours.
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf won't object to Janas idea.
Smon: The guards' face are hidden in their close Ghinoran helms as they watch your approach.
Amalric: "What issue? She doesn't KNOW I took it, can only suspect..."
Smon: Jana: "Hail, men of Bratanis! I am Jana Vex of Selatine, I am come to visit my cousin, your Lady..."
Smon: The guards shift slightly. Then one speaks: "Know, Jana Vex, that your cousin no longer rules here. Bratanis has a new Lord."
Amalric: "Oh balls, that dick is in charge..."
Kjato Ragfoot: Who?
Smon: GM Was that sotto voce?
Amalric: the guard captain
Amalric: if that means under his breath, then yes
Kjato Ragfoot: The guard captain from the cult?
Smon: The guard speaks again: "Aeschela has been found guilty of conspiring with Yusan - Ruggio is now Lord. He will wish to confer with you, Lord Reynard."
Amalric: no, from Bratanis
Amalric: yes, him
Smon: Jana Vex blanches. "Ruggio? What has befallen my cousin?!"
Amalric: "Of course! I look forward to congratulating him on his new position."
Smon: The guards shift uneasily. "She lives, Lady Vex..."
chris107: Mmm the name rings a bell
Smon: Jana reddens - Ruggio's lust for Aeschela was well known.
Amalric: he was spoiling to take over when Lance was around here
Amalric: and likely when Rey was here, before he started play
Smon: The guards step back to allow your party entrance.
Smon: (yes)
Smon: Rey would know the situation.
chris107: Mmmmm Hakeem has a bad feeling about this.
Smon: Guard: "I shall have your slaves stabled, Lord Reynard. You and your companions, come with me..."
Amalric: If we off Ruggio we could put Aeschela back in charge
Amalric: he says quietly for H and B when he gets the chance
chris107: We could but we are in poor fettle.
Amalric: once we are rested
Amalric: just play along for now
Smon: GM: Rey's harem are sent to the adjacent stable block, while Rey, Hakeem, Bjornalf, Jana and Malenn are invited to attend upon the Lord of Bratanis.
chris107: H nods quietly.
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf sees no real reason to do so, he knows neither of the two.
Smon: Malenn whispers: "I don't know these people, but I don't like it either..."
chris107: "Let us beware my love. Keep your eyes wide. Do you have healing?"
Smon: GM: Two more guards stand outside the Lord's Hall. The four men usher you inside the long hall, flanked by trestle tables at which a couple dozen courtiers enjoy their evening meal. At the far end, the lean form of Lord Ruggio lounges on the throne of Bratanis. Chained at his feet lies the naked form of a concubine - Aeschela, the former Lady.
Smon: GM Malenn nods.
Kjato Ragfoot: (Hmm. Aeschela and Ruggio seem into bondage)
Smon: OOC we can say Jana Vex cast some clws on you on the way if you like?
Amalric: not sure she has a choice
chris107: @ GM. how many guards do we see?
Kjato Ragfoot: I would not mind that.
chris107: And how is the damage to our strength doing?
Smon: You are back to full str
Amalric: back to full wasn't it
Smon: 1 clw on Rey:
Smon: /roll d8+2
Smon rolls 1d8+2 and gets: 5, (+2) = 7
Smon: full hp
chris107: H is minded to slay the usurper Ruggio
Smon: 3 clw on Hakeem:
Smon: /roll 3d8+6
Smon rolls 3d8+6 and gets: 8, 7, 6, (+6) = 27
chris107: but whispers this only to Malenn for her thoughts. She is far wiser than he.
Smon: Hakeem also full hp, nice roll.
Amalric: lets see what Ruggio has to say for himself
chris107: 101/101 HP
Smon: 2 2nd level cures on Bjornalf:
Smon: /roll 4d8+4
Smon rolls 4d8+4 and gets: 4, 1, 2, 6, (+4) = 17
Smon: Bjornalf still down 16 hp.
chris107: H grips the wolf headed hilt of his new sword and preys to Bondorr for guidence.
Kjato Ragfoot: 34/50
Smon: Lord Ruggio - http://cdn03.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2010/05/shirtless-henry-cavill.jpg
chris107: H's temper is building seeing Ruggio with the rightful lady at his feet.
Kjato Ragfoot: (Bondorr answers: Take your sword to sacrifice your enemies on my behalf)
Smon: Aeschela w clothes - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqSwnDROI8uG6QsjbVWhjfS53Ifk4WvqUkL0-isPlqEpN5HMt5tR7PfHASJvYzPJczlqbYG4hqGzFnDImxlJI-k5nouevIuDHFJtfy9rlFzOuQHwmxCW0nWepB0JgnxpBABk76VWgymk/s320/Aeschela,+Lady+of+Bratanis.jpg
chris107: Ah yes I recognise the picture from the blog.
Smon: Ruggio smiles, beckoning you all in. "Welcome, Lord Reynard! Just the man! You heard the news?"
Amalric: stuck in my mind for some reason...
Amalric: "Lord Ruggio! My congratulations! Is this news your own, or another?"
chris107: H discreetly loosens his sword
Smon: Reynard stands and moves forward to greet Rey by the central firepit, shaking his hand in honoured greeting.
chris107: *whispers "Malenn beware, I sense something is wrong..."
Smon: "Of Aeschela's treachery! Conspiring with that scum Yusan.... I could endure it no longer! Now that I, by the grace of the gods and the will of the people, am Lord of Bratanis, be assured we shall join the Lords' Alliance against Yusan forthwith!"
Amalric: "An excellent notion! We can only be stonger together!"
Smon: Jana looks to Aeschela, Jana's face reddening in anger.
Amalric: if Rey can see Aeschela without Ruggio or the guards seeing him, he gives her a reassuring wink
chris107: (OOC Yusan is a sword knight of Bondarr, right?)
Smon: Ruggio grins at Rey. "Aye! It is time we took the fight to Yusan!"
Smon: (yes)
Smon: (said to wield the Sword of Bondorr itself)
chris107: (Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww )
Smon: /roll d20+7
Smon rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 14, (+7) = 21
Smon: Rey catches Aeschela's eye (she doesn't look happy) and gives her a wink.
Smon: Jana Vex: "Ruggio - Lord Ruggio! It is not right you treat my cousin so!"
chris107: Hakeem grunts his approval
Smon: Ruggio looks over at Jana, waves his hand dismissively. "Your brother exile you again?"
Smon: Jana grits her teeth, glaring daggers at Ruggio. "No."
Smon: Malenn whispers to Hakeem: "This Ruggio wants to join the Lords' Alliance? They are the good ones, yes?"
Smon: Ruggio laughs. "Well, Jana Vex, in Bratanis the old virtues are now restored - one of which is that women remain silent in the presence of Men."
Amalric: yes
chris107: H whispers back - "I know nothing of politics my love but I know the way he treats this woman and lady Vex is wrong. He does not strike me as a good man."
Smon: Malenn nods to Hakeem.
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf simply looks around, trying to take the surroundings in.
chris107: "RUGGIO! Why do you treat this woman so?"
chris107: "What has she done to deserve such treatment?"
Smon: Ruggio turns to Hakeem, puzzled. "By right of conquest. Rather than execute her, I am merciful. She is a traitor - she conspired with Yusan, sent him tribute."
chris107: "Half of this country sends tribute to Yusan or oriax in one way or another. can you not treat her with dignity? Like a man?"
Smon: Bjornalf sees the courtiers - mostly old men and women - are tense and nervous, watching the debate. The guards around the edges of the Hall also seem tense.
Smon: Ruggio glares at Hakeem. "Like an Altanian, you mean? Witch-ridden? We are Men here - Men of Ghinor!"
Smon: (OOC Ghinarians are like ancient Greeks - not big on equality)
chris107: "Haha!"
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf will try to overhear what the old people are whispering to each other, or otherwise try to draw out their general feelings over some small talk.
Smon: An old man coughs, speaks up. "Lord Ruggio, please have a care. That is Hakeem, the Slayer..."
chris107: "Look elsewhere little man. meet my eye and DIE!"
9:01pm 2015-9-18 Oculus Orbus Has entered the room
Oculus Orbus: adventure!
Smon: Hi Oc
chris107: Hi Ovccles
Oculus Orbus: howdy howdy
Amalric: O_O
Oculus Orbus: Graham
Amalric: gosh I was just reading about the Lords Alliance, and now H is about to kill Ruggio!
chris107: "Release the lady from her bondage or face my wrath like a man."
Smon: Intimidate check for Hakeem, roll me a d20
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 1,
chris107: oops
Amalric: (added my 0- level skills to my character, Occles)
Smon: Ruggion laughs
Oculus Orbus: ah, great. are you happy with him?
chris107: One rage left for the day, guess I'm going to need it now
Kjato Ragfoot: STOP THIS NONESENSE!
Smon: Ruggio: "We'll need you alive for the battle with Yusan, Hakeem the Slayer. Begone from my Hall, and do not return. Take your women with you."
Amalric: (happy enough! will put the car driving cutlass-wielding electrician/marine to some use
Oculus Orbus: (lol)
Amalric: go on Chris, lets down the fecker
chris107: hakeem spits.
Smon: Bjornalf make Intimidate roll d20
Kjato Ragfoot: Yusan is strong enough without the Lord's Alliance infighting.
Smon: Or Diplomacy, same thing
Amalric: Aeschela was for the Alliance, FWIW
Kjato Ragfoot: Well, I am more for diplomacy.
chris107: "This hall is not yours Usurper. I challange you to prove otherwise."
Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20 and gets: 12,
Smon: (OOC Aeschela was non-committal to the Alliance, possibly due to Yusan holding her sister)
Kjato Ragfoot: That is a 16 (+4 from CHA)
chris107: H grips the wolf headed sword and asks Malenn for her shield.
Amalric: (oh right, well whatever )
Smon: +3 Prof - 19, success
Kjato Ragfoot: I will also use my fey presence to make sure I have everyones attention (if that is possible)
Smon: Ruggio nods to Bjornalf. "You speak words of wisdom, friend, but the Altanian wishes to see blood spilt."
Amalric: (oh no, just read the bit where she had been paying Yusan! oops my bad)
Smon: The guards move forward to circle you, spears lowered - you count eight of them, all armoured.
Amalric: (still dont like him)
chris107: OOC Advice boys?
Kjato Ragfoot: I know. It is Hakeem the Slayer after all, it is his fate to spill blood.
chris107: "Away Jackles!"
Kjato Ragfoot: Still, he is a human being and can choose whose blood to spill.
chris107: "Lower not your spears to the slayer."
Smon: Ruggio turns to Rey: "Can you talk sense to this mad dog, or must we fight here, while Yusan laughs?"
Kjato Ragfoot: Even if you and him cannot be friends, be at least proper guest and host as befits your stations.
Amalric: i'm not sure we can take on 8 guards and Ruggio
Amalric: if we'd jumped him first, then maybe
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf will turn to Hakeem: A fight here won't do any good.
Kjato Ragfoot: It will only strengthen Yusan and endanger the woman you want to save.
chris107: "For your sake Bjornalf, for the sake of our friendship. I let this dog live. My wife and I will not stay here. We move on now."
Kjato Ragfoot: I am sure, Lord Ruggio is willing to negotiate a better treatment for Aeschea given the right compensation.
Amalric: "We have had a tiring few days, and Hakeem slew a great gorgon we found in a cave. Our spirits are worn."
Amalric: "Perhaps some rest and supper might help sooth the situation? Even if Hakeem wishes to stay in the stable."
chris107: H makes to leave with Malenn. "lady Janna?"
Smon: Jana spits on the floor beside where Hakeem gobbed, and nods to Hakeem. "Aye."
Smon: Malenn: "Let's go."
chris107: (H, with his low wisdom can not think badly of Yusan, a Sword Knight of Bondorr. Not when the likes of Foxwood, Oriax and other scum seem to be pulling the strings around here.)
Smon: Ruggio: "Rey, you and your Vizier (Bjornalf) are welcome to stay, as honoured guests."
Kjato Ragfoot: (Cool, I got promoted!)
Smon: (Yusan did rape and murder the sacred Defender of his tribe, mind you!)
chris107: H, M & J will push on towards the temple tomb.
chris107: (hehe, well played Kjato by the way )
Kjato Ragfoot: (Thanks!)
chris107: (See you guys there?)
chris107: (If we make it )
Smon: Hakeem, Malenn and Jana Vex step outside, into the gathering dark. Two soldiers follow them at a wary distance - Hakeem's reputation has spread since he bested the pirate chief Sarene in that duel.
Smon: Jana: "Let us begone - this place smells foul."
chris107: H agrees
chris107: he makes sure M is okay with this.
Kjato Ragfoot: Bjornalf will leave the decision to Rey, as he does not with to be seen commanding his "lord".
Smon: Inside the Hall, the mood relaxes a little as soon as Hakeem is out the door. Ruggio sighs and turns to Rey, chuckling. "That is a wild one! I thought he'd go for me, for sure! How do you keep such a beast under control?"
Smon: Outside, H & co near the gate. Malenn sighs. "We're nearly out of rations - those girls of Rey's sure eat a lot... perhaps we can hunt something, or fish from the river?"
Amalric: (sorry just popped upstairs a sec)
Smon: OOC will finish shortly.
chris107: "Of course, you are eating for two after all." How long to get to the Temple/Tomb?
Amalric: "Oh, just let him kill a few things and give him some beer and he's happy."
Amalric: "You waited too long with the beer, I'm afraid. Easy mistake to make."
chris107: hehe
Amalric: "He'll be much better behaved next time we come this way, I promise."
Smon: Ruggio rubs his forehead. "If I never see him again, it'll be soon enough for me."
Amalric: "He is a powerful warrior, a good man. But he's a barbarian, easily confused."
Smon: Outside the guards open the gate and Hakeem & co walk out. Jana: "The Pilgrims' Trail leads from here to the Temple - half a day to the Sky God Idol, then another full day to the Temple-Tomb of Belaras."
Smon: Malenn: "We can go a little hungry that long, I guess..."
Smon: Ruggio nods: "Come friends, eat with me." He gestures to seats by his right hand for Rey & Bjornalf.
chris107: "Then I'd best catch us a rabbit or two eh?" Hakeem grins widely. Happy to be out of the fettid hall.
Amalric: "Excellent! Many thanks, my lord. Tuck in, Vizier..."
Smon: Ruggio: "I know Altanians all too well - I've fought those who follow Yusan, who would destroy us...I hear the Nerathi want them all gone."
Kjato Ragfoot: Gladly, mylord.
Kjato Ragfoot: To Rey: "The Nerathie want everyone gone or enslaved."
Kjato Ragfoot: "J
Amalric: "Indeed."
Smon: Vex nods to Bjornalf. "Aye, and the Nerathi seem as witch-ridden as the Altanians, by all accounts. I hear Lord Vex of Selatine has a Nerathi witch riding him?"
Amalric: Rey has more interest in a full stomach and a warm bed than most anything else
Smon: The roast mutton of Ruggio's hall is quite excellent.
Amalric: "He does. He is not as simple as his sister, few are, but he seems to be under a spell..."
Smon: As is the red wine.
Kjato Ragfoot: "I heard those rumours, but never have witnessed their truthfulness"
Smon: Ruggio nods to Rey, munching his lamb, grease running down his lean chin. "Aye."
Kjato Ragfoot: And even though he counsels this Nerathi regularly, it seems he does not fully trust her.
Kjato Ragfoot: I am not quite sure what to make of her.
Amalric: "Keeping his enemies close, perhaps?"
Smon: Ruggio takes a drink. "It seems to me the Nerathi may be a useful tool - but like fire, they could burn us. But we need them - Yusan will soon march north. And he has Wizards, now..."
Amalric: "I could never counsel such activity..."
Amalric: *COUGH*
Smon: Ruggio laughs. "Of course not, Lord Reynard. Your chaste and honourable demeanour is legendary!"
Amalric: "He does? That will be a problem."
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot: The question is: Will we be able to contain the Nerathi after we defeated Yusan - or will they be able to contain us?
Smon: Ruggio: "Wizards, aye. He captured one of the Unseen Conclave, not long ago. She betrayed their location to him. Now they serve him, if not willingly. He will have Magic when he comes north this time..."
Smon: Ruggio nods to Bjornalf. "I hear the Nerathi are Necromancers - no better than Yusan, perhaps. At least he kills honestly!"
Kjato Ragfoot: Necromancers and worse, according to what I heard. They deal not only in death but also in powers the gods shy away from.
Amalric: "But first, Yusan...then the Necromancers."
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes. We need to get those Conclave on our side, we will need their help.
Amalric: "Absolutely."
Smon: Ruggio nods: "No good comes over the mountains from Neo-Nerath. But certainly for Bratanis, Yusan is the immediate threat, as Lord Reynard wisely says. The villages south of here are all under his sway. Most likely he will take this road, and the battle for Ghinarian freedom will be fought here..."
Amalric: "I will have to meet with Lord Vilius and discuss this."
Smon: Ruggio shrugs. "They are the Unseen Conclave. Yusan hunted them many years, before he got lucky."
Smon: "I doubt if we can locate them, unless we too capture one who knows where they hide."
Smon: Ruggio: "Aye, tell Lord Vilius. And tell him Bratanis will stand with the Alliance."
Kjato Ragfoot: Or ... we free the one captured.
chris107: (Cunning Kjato, cunning )
Smon: Ruggio nods. "A slaver called Roth has seen her, at Yusan's Den. He is at the Inn here in Bratanis if you wish to question him."
Amalric: "And she shows us where they are - they help us, we help them."
Amalric: "That would be most interesting."
Kjato Ragfoot: The soap passes from hand to hand, as we Skandiks say.
Smon: OOC Will finish up now.
chris107:
Kjato Ragfoot: My lord, if you agree, I would like to speak to that merchant?
chris107: Nice session guys! Thanks Simon
Smon: OOC Fun game guys, well done vs shadows. Should be a big XP session!
Kjato Ragfoot: All right. Was a good game, all in all.
Smon: Ruggio nods to Bjornalf - "Certainly."
Smon: Will post log.
Amalric: "We both should, Vizier"
chris107: Hakeem is only been Hakeem
Smon:
Amalric: and thanks Simon, good stuff as always
Kjato Ragfoot: OK. Speaking with the merchant will be done either next session or in the forum, then.
chris107: Yup, lot of fun.
Smon: OOC I thought Hakeem was going to attack Ruggio.
chris107: He was
Smon: Ruggio wasn't too keen on facing The Slayer single-handed.
chris107: seconds away
Kjato Ragfoot: I was sure he would, otherwise I would have taken that drastic measure to stop him.
Kjato Ragfoot: would have not taken
chris107: #He intended to cut the chain with his new sword and free the wench.
Amalric: I was for it, but the guards stepping in made it a risky proposition
chris107: Good role playing Kjato, super
Smon: OOC I like how in 5e 8 guards is a serious threat to level 7-8 PCs!
Smon: Everything feels a lot more 'real' than in most other eds, esp 3e-4e.
Kjato Ragfoot: I liked your reaction as well. Great contrast about my opportunistic warlock and your honour-bound barbarian.
chris107: H was unafraid (genuinly)
chris107: Just didn't want to queer the pitch for everyone els.
Amalric: agree, much more realistic
chris107: Yeah the characters really work well together.
Smon: A bloodbath in Bratanis' hall would have been interesting, but also good this way.
Smon: I love your PCs, yup!
chris107: H really only has one goal at the moment
chris107: and that's to get Malenn and his child to safty
Smon: OOC I'll say that Eardvulf & the three ex-chariot girls will stay at Bratanis tavern unless Z turns up.
chris107: without them the Halls would have swum with blood
Amalric: Rey doesn't mind at all. although war would be bad for his leisure activities
chris107: H really doesn't trust the Foxwood bitch
chris107: or her kind.
Kjato Ragfoot: Does anyone trust Foxwood?
Amalric: indeed, neither does Rey
Amalric: and LOL
chris107: He sees Yusan as a better hope to destroy the necromancers and Oriax
Kjato Ragfoot: I even trust that Tartarous-priest in Vex cellar more than her.
Kjato Ragfoot: Given, that is mainly because he is chained up, but still...
Smon:
chris107: Great politics in the game. Just the wrong character to play it with
Smon: I love H's approach to politics!
chris107:
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