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The party’s caravan, with the addition of Jihae, has been traveling for days to the village of Haran located northeast of the village of Celik, but some time’s travel from the ruins of Kalidnay. He hasn’t spoken much, keeping all conversation strictly related to the business of returning the gods. Despite the nature of the conversation, he shares his hopes and goals with a sort of glee and optimism rarely heard in any Athasian conversation. Around the nightly campfires, Jihae has shared his knowledge of the gods and the world before their departure with the party. He tells you that there were no seas of silt – rather flowing oceans of water, full of fish to catch and eat. The rolling dunes were once hills covered in flowers and trees. One night he becomes so animated in explaining the supposed location of a great forest that he nearly catches his robes aflame. As the party continues to travel, his manner fades from gleeful to stoic. The night before arriving at Haran, he explains to you that he is accompanying you personally on this task in part to vouch for your presence at the village, and also to inquire to recent events on his own. Grimly, he informs you that he and his colleagues maintain a network of trusted messengers and scouts. The scout who was sent to this village has not made contact with himself or any of his colleagues in weeks – a highly unusual occurrence for this particular scout… “All of our associates are fine folk, and keep in as regular contact as possible – but this particular youngster? We always know his locations and activities - whether we wish to or not, to be honest. This is truly unlike him to not even send word that anything was afoot. His unfortunate disappearance has come at a rather inopportune time. This village is of vital importance to us. There is a young boy there who is of great importance to our mission. Our scout was meant to collect him and bring him to me, but it seems we will have to do so ourselves. I do hope that no harm has befallen our scout…” On that somber note, the party caravan arrives at the village the next midmorning. The village is nestled at the foot of a high mesa. Scattered around the outskirts of the simple hovels appear to be humanoid bones, picked and bleached clean. Here and there are corpses, with hollow bellies and gaping, empty mouths. The village is silent, beyond the sound of sand being blown against the hovels. Jihae’s face falls, and he simply whispers “oh, no…”  ------------ OOC Thread Posting Guidelines: edit: I would like everyone to make a round, 80x80 character token! All posts should start with your token [Name] <- This is a link to your character sheet/post [HP:10/10][AC:14] [Hit Dice:1/1][Hero Points:5] <- (these can go in a footer instead if you feel it works better; Hit Dice=recovery hit dice) [any other character info] <- (spells/maneuver dice/other limited use stuff/etc) that you need to post can go here too! (these can also go in a footer, which I'd probably prefer over directly up top) * "In character dialogue in quotes" * In character actions/descriptions/etc in plain text * out of character dialogue/etc in italics * Try to bold other characters' names if you are directly addressing them and need a response (to catch their eyes) * Use orokos for your dice rolls, please! * combat/other mechanical actions should be underlined -- example: move to a3 and attack enemy: atk:1d20+2: 18 dmg:1d8+2: 6 and do something else [bonus action] * Please make sure you link every roll you make, preferably not with the bare url. You also don't need to post the raw rolls (the ones [in brackets] on orokos) * Please roll damage at the same time you roll your attack to speed things up a bit. You can do this on orokos by using this syntax: 1d20+3;1d8-1 (edit: If you roll a critical hit (by rolling a natural 20), please roll the extra damage on a second roll on orokos without your added damage bonus (e.g. if your damage is normally 1d8+3, you roll just 1d8 for the bonus damage and add it to the total of the initial damage roll) * Please post what you intend to use your reaction action for at the bottom of your post (BEFORE any footers). If you don't, I'm going to assume you want to use your reaction at the first chance to make an opportunity attack! NOTE: this is the normal use case of a reaction; if you just want to do this, you could elide it from your post (though I'd prefer you didn't! you could just put like [REACTION: 1st OA]) Melchiresa fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Mar 29, 2016 |
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 [Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] Ja'eel hops down off of his mount at the outer limits of the town, taking a couple steps towards it before stopping in thought. He turns to the rest of the group before saying, "All these bodies... I wonder if there's anyone left... and what happened to them." He shakes his head before continuing, "I think we should probably check the outskirts to see if we're safe before we do anything else. Your thoughts?" does this post formatting look ok? --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2) =============================== Prepared Spells 0. Sensing Eye (p), Light (d), Guidance, Resistance, Sacred Flame 1. Burning Hands (d), Faerie Fire (d), Command, Healing Word, Sanctuary, Shield of Faith e: I decided that I'll keep my prepared spells in this post only and keep a link to it in my posts, just to save some page space! Look Around You fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Mar 29, 2016 |
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 Tara "The Malus" Gessart HP: 12/12 AC: 18 Hero Points: 2/2 HD: 1d10(+2 con) Initiative: -1 Passive Perception: 9 Tara, silent as she is at most times, is enamored with Jihae's stories; absolutely foreign ideas being explained bringing a twinkle of joy to her dour eyes during the journey. More than once during the group's travels Jihae brings a gurgling laugh to Tara's lips with his animated explanations, a mixture of awe and disbelief over the grand ideas he is conveying overtaking her. The group's arrival at Haran has the gladiator's heart drop a little as the husk of a village comes into view; she would have been lying to herself if she'd said that she expected find anything less than what was present, but the disappointment is still there. Tara nods when Ja'eel makes his inquiry and hops down from her cart, walking back past her erdlu, she begins to rummage through her stowed goods. A brief thunk and a sharp clack ring out, and moments later Tara resurfaces with a hunk of petrified wood serving as a shield on one arm and a gnarled hunk of the same material with a myriad of sharpened bones embedded in it serving as a sword in the other. Armed for whatever might still be lingering in the town, Tara moves to the front of the group, ready to lead them along the outskirts should they wish to survey the town at a distance. Weapon Attack: Longsword- 1d20+4 for 1d8+2 slashing Cantrips: Project Thoughts Class: Second Wind(1d10+1 Healing as a bonus action, short rest recharge) Effects: Heavy Armor: Disadvantage on stealth checks. H.A.M: Reduce non-magical bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing weapon damage by 3 Mounted Combatant: Can re-target attacks against mount to self. Mount has evasion. quote:Tara is happy enough to take point on a cursory loop around the outskirts, but she's not likely to actually see anything if a perception check is required Successful Businessmanga fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Mar 29, 2016 |
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A Darker Porpoise posted:At a glance over the town, are the animals pictured in the pen there and alive or just more dead things They're alive, but aren't looking too good 
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[Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] Ja'eel nods back, sliding his spear free from his back and slipping his left arm into his wooden heater shield. Ja'eel will follow behind Tara. He has a 15 passive perception so he can hopefully see something /before/ it's hitting Tara in the face  --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2) Look Around You fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Mar 29, 2016 |
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 Gentle Leviathan > 11 / 11 HP > 16 AC >  It had been some time since she had traveled with such a large group, and it was a rarity indeed to observe so diverse an ecosystem of creatures. Traveling with the elves of the desert was familiar to her, and oddly comforting, so she was thankful for the presence of the two that Jihae had managed to entice with his tales of a once-better world. She had some experience trading with the human tribes of the wasteland, but relatively little in comparison, and so their cultures were generally less familiar to her, which made social interaction a bit more awkward. The two of that species that Jihae had managed to recruit were likable enough, thankfully, although she did admittedly find their odor a tad acrid. As well, the half-man was wondrously exotic so far as she was concerned, and had so far proven remarkably practical in his worldview. Though she dared not voice the thought out loud, mostly to avoid it being mistaken as an attempt for humor, she often found herself wondering how long Jihae's dream would hold water. The caravan had traveled without internal incident for quite a while now, but would their diversity ultimately prove to be a strength, or a weakness? She truly hoped the former, but doubt was ever her way. Could two elves, two humans, a halfling, and something else entirely ever truly become one pack? The elven tribes were often at odds with one another, and the human tribes were much the same, whether they were of the variety that traveled the land or walled themselves off from it. Halflings, as she believed they were called by most, had an even sourer reputation for their limited ability to cooperate with those outside their bloodline. Even on a raw, elemental level, much of the group seemed in opposition to one another. Could earth, fire, and water work together towards a common good? Or were they doomed to be perpetually juxtaposed, unable to find common ground? They were questions with little merit, for her traveling companions had proven nothing if not palatable so far, but the question still begged to be asked. She wondered, were the others asking themselves the same thing? And if so, did that make them more alike, or simply prove how different they already were? Either way would be an irony beyond measure. Of course, she had seen the exception proven time and again in her life, and so she had cause to hope. The wasteland had accepted her, rather than reject her, and for many years that had been good. She was different from the rest of the pack that had adopted her, and it had made them stronger. Indeed, perhaps the ultimate demise of her pack lord was to be a sign that there was, in fact, not strength in uniformity? Had they not all shared the same tactics when hunting, the same instincts when traveling, they might not have fallen into an elven trap. It is a simple thing to know one's enemy, when that enemy is merely one thing. But who in this land could predict the actions of something so undefinable as fire fueled by water, and emboldened by earth? Of elven grace tempered by human ingenuity, and the practicality of a half-man? Indeed, if they could truly learn to trust one another, to act as a single pack with a guiding purpose, it was possible that much could be accomplished. It was, in fact, even likely. So long as the terrible unlikelihood of their long-term cooperation was ever first overcome. During their journey so far, Jihae had been that unexpected and invaluable unifying force. A human trader had told her the name for the concept once, years ago. 'MacGuffin', she believed it was? Something that triggers a greater end, and but for which no great thing might have ever been set into motion. She was curious where the name had come from, though at the time had never thought to ask. She did know, however, that protecting the unifying force of Jihae was currently a priority. Without him, they might falter and part ways before the extraordinary could be accomplished, and before their trial could even begin. Although she didn't truly view him as a pack leader, given his personality, she did understand that he was important in this way. It was his continued existence that allowed the pack to form to begin with, and in time the leader would thus emerge. She looked forward to that, the comfort of it all, the accompanying surety of purpose. It had indeed been far too long. Plot posted:The village is nestled at the foot of a high mesa. Scattered around the outskirts of the simple hovels appear to be humanoid bones, picked and bleached clean. Here and there are corpses, with hollow bellies and gaping, empty mouths. The village is silent, beyond the sound of sand being blown against the hovels. Jihae’s face falls, and he simply whispers “oh, no…” Any number of ill fates could have befallen this settlement, and it was impossible to know by merely observing from afar. Was it a disease, she wondered? A wasting sickness was hardly a rarity, and if it went undetected for too long, a tipping point may well have been reached before the resources of the settlement could be mustered to deal with the threat. A predator was also a possibility, of course, though she didn't see any tracks among the remains, which would have been typical if the place had been beset by the more voracious and less patient things of the wild. More importantly, it was unusual for corpses to be picked clean, yet left relatively intact. Whether predator or scavenger, it was typical for bodies to be torn apart, with choice pieces being devoured first, and any individual body being scattered dozens of feet in several directions before the meal was done. Perhaps that was merely the way of her pack, and those she had observed, but it struck her nonetheless. Were she to wager, she would hazard that what happened here was far from natural in origin, were it a predator. Doubly so given the seemingly unharmed, if worse for wear animals penned further into the settlement. Which left an unnatural predator ...or completed the circle all the way back to a perfectly natural disease. This was indeed how a scene might play out if a disease ravaged the settlement. Most scavengers would pick up on the scent of it, and know to avoid it enough that the remains would not be strewn about the area. Had the people of this village merely laid down and died? The same might be true if their source of water had been suddenly lost, she supposed. With nowhere to go and nothing to do about it, it wouldn't even require a disease for the majority to simply succumb to the elements. Yet still, the enduring presence of their cattle suggested the water source had not in fact vanished. What kills a caretaker, but leaves those in its care? She wonders this to herself for a few moments. No predator she was aware of, and no natural disaster, be it a sandstorm or an unexpected drought. That left a disease which harmed the caretakers and left the cattle unharmed ...or perhaps left them as carriers. Either of which was, admittedly, not unheard of ...or a sentient and intentional application of force. Too many questions, and too few answers, she knew. She waited patiently for the discussion to evolve around her. Ja'eel posted:"I think we should probably check the outskirts to see if we're safe before we do anything else. Your thoughts?" Tara 'The Malus' Gessart posted:Tara moves to the front of the group, ready to lead them along the outskirts should they wish to survey the town at a distance. Nonetheless, there was wisdom in the first man's words, and she was thankful for it. He seemed less than eager to rush in headlong, and the female of the species was ready to take on any threat that presented itself. A fine match, and a rather endearing response, she had to admit. She offers some counsel in the trade tongue, "A cautious route around the area would have my support. We should search for the telltale tracks of predators or any sentient race that may have done this, though the former would surprise me for reasons that would take too long to explain. Be wary of getting too close to anything. I believe I see still-living livestock in one of their pens, which seems to suggest neither dehydration nor something so mundane as a haboob caused this devastation. In which case, the cause may well have been a truly unpleasant disease. 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 [Haffanu] [HP:11/11][AC:18] "Sid and I will climb the mesa stealthily and make use of the high ground as a vantage point. GL, stop masturbating into that blasted journal and make use of yourself. You can detect poisons and diseases as well as speak with animals. There may be poisons and diseases and there are definitely animals who may have something to say. "If your magic has proven useless before we return, I'll try inspecting them for time and cause of death and identifying the maladies that struck the livestock myself."
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Gentle Leviathan > 11 / 11 HP > 16 AC > Haffanu posted:"There may be poisons and diseases and there are definitely animals who may have something to say." pre:I will start the ten-minute process of casting Detect Poison and Disease as a ritual. Passive: Perception (15) / Investigation (10) / Survival (15) / Concentration (Detect Poison and Disease) / Limited: Hit Dice (1/1d8) / Hero Dice (2/2d6) / Bullets (x50) Cantrip: Shape Water / Mold Earth / Control Flames / Thought Projection Ritual: Detect Poison and Disease / Purify Food and Drink / Speak With Animals [2/2] Lv. 1: Animal Friendship Journal __________________________________________________________________________________________
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 Tazoc Ichtaca HP: 10/10 AC: 16 Hit Dice: 1 Hero Points: 2/2 Jihae's stories only confirmed Tazoc's understanding of the world: the People's Stories did not lie, after all. There was once a great, verdant forest, oceans with waves as tall as any man, but now it seemed that Nature had seen reason to abandon those who would need Her the most. It was a real tragedy, and hearing the tales from someone else only strengthened his resolve to see their mission through. -- The group arrives at the now deserted village. Dead bodies, animals left to starve; and what about that boy, and the scout Jihae mentioned? Where they, perhaps, among those who perished here today? With crossed arms, he watches the group quickly make their plans. "I'll stay here and keep watch over our aquatic friend. The rear-guard can often be as important as the front lines. Besides, if those animals do die on our watch, they can't go to waste." He recalls the Story of Tazoc Okanan, the Man who Ate His Neighbor's Livestock, with a grin. Ah, the tales he'd be able to tell this band! What Stories he had to share! For now, he had to be quiet and let the genasi concentrate on the ritual. After that, though, all bets were off.
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 Obsidian, Guardian Spirit of the Dune Sea [HP: 10/10][AC:17] [Hit Dice: 1d8][Hero Points: 2/2] As they proceed through the wasteland, Obsidian listens to Jihae, but he listens even more carefully to the Song of the Earth. Moreso than what one man thinks about the long-extinct gods, he wants to know whether Jihae's claims are concordant with what the eternally-existent Earth has witnessed. So far, though, apart from perceiving snatches of the Song at seemingly random intervals, he gains no further insight into Jihae or the nature of those divinities he wishes to resurrect. **** So much death, Obsidian thinks to himself as he spies the remains of Haran and its people. So much needless death. Brought out of his reverie by the others springing into action, Obsidian leaves his kank behind and accompanies Haffanu. As they skirt the village to climb the mesa, he sweeps his gaze over the buildings, the corpses, and -- perhaps most interestingly -- the animals, still alive, in their pen. As they proceed, he attempts to divine the nature of the disaster that befell the village. Since Ja'eel and Tara are circling to the west in order to end up at the animal pens, Haffanu and I will go the other way around to get to the mesa. I presume this will take multiple rounds, so I'm exploring several options as we make our circuit and start our climb. Is there anything noteworthy from a distance? Any survivors not obvious initially? Or any critters waiting to ambush us? Perception (Wisdom): 1d20+5 16. After my initial suspicious glances at our surroundings, I'll probably be relying on Passive Perception (at least until we have a commanding view from the top of the mesa), because I also want to know: Are there any natural phenomena could have caused the destruction of the entire village in this fashion? Nature (Intelligence): 1d20+2 20 Are the animals behaving normally for kanks/erdlus/whatever? Are they scared, hungry, enraged? Do they look like they're diseased or otherwise physically impaired? Animal Handling (Wisdom): 1d20+5 19 I'm saving my own Detect Poison and Disease until we move into the village and I'm within 30' of the corpses/water supply/animals -- though by then GL may be done with his ritual and able to do the detecting instead. ________________________ Initiative: +2 Perception (Passive): 15 Spells/Psionics: Spell DC: 8 +2 (Proficiency) +3 (WIS) = 13 Spell Attack Bonus: +2 (Proficiency) +3 (WIS) = +5 Cantrips Known: 3 + 1 Domain Spells Prepared: 4 +2 Domain @ Level 1 Spell Slots: 2 @ Level 1 Cantrips: Guidance, Mending, Mold Earth (Domain), Shillelagh, Body Equilibrium (Psionic) Level 1: Bless, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor (Domain), Goodberry (Domain), Shield of Faith, Wrathful Smite TychoBrahesNose fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Mar 30, 2016 |
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TychoBrahesNose posted:Is there anything noteworthy from a distance? Any survivors not obvious initially? Or any critters waiting to ambush us? Perception (Wisdom): 1d20+5 16 No critters are immediately obvious - however in the hut directly facing the fire pit, a human-looking shadow appears, waving its arms. The shadow is attempting to whisper loudly, but it's hard to discern what it's saying. TychoBrahesNose posted:Are there any natural phenomena could have caused the destruction of the entire village in this fashion? Nature (Intelligence): 1d20+2 20 You notice that the corpses that have not fully decomposed or been picked clean seem to have been relatively healthy people...once. The bones are clean, and seem to have many scratch marks on them. There are no signs in the village that any sort of disease has struck - no bodies are burnt, no graves were dug. TychoBrahesNose posted:Are the animals behaving normally for kanks/erdlus/whatever? Are they scared, hungry, enraged? Do they look like they're diseased or otherwise physically impaired? Animal Handling (Wisdom): 1d20+5 19 The carru are lethargic and appear to have lost weight - not enough that bones have become visible, but enough to cause alarm. At the moment they are attempting to eat some dry shrubs growing near the mesa foot, but seem unsatisfied with this option. Surely no handler worth his salt would allow his herd to be in such a state - suggesting that the handler has surely perished.
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Obsidian, Guardian Spirit of the Dune Sea [HP: 10/10][AC:17] [Hit Dice: 1d8][Hero Points: 2/2] Obsidian stops in his tracks and wordlessly points at the figure to ensure that the others all see it too. Then he gestures for whoever (or whatever) it is to come out of the tent toward them. ________________________ Initiative: +2 Perception (Passive): 15 Spells/Psionics [Spell DC: 13][Spell Attack Bonus: +5]: Cantrips (3+1 Known): Guidance, Mending, Mold Earth (Domain), Shillelagh, Body Equilibrium (Psionic) Level 1 (4+2 Prepared, 2/2 Slots): Bless, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor (Domain), Goodberry (Domain), Shield of Faith, Wrathful Smite
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[Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] As Ja'eel follows Tara, he scans the town, occasionally glancing over in the direction of Obsidian and Haffanu. Upon seeing Obsidian pointing, he quietly and sharply shouts, "Halt!" to Tara, and quickly points at Obsidian with his spear. He then lowers it and shields his eyes from the sun with his hand, scanning the villiage and mesa in the direction that Obsidian is pointing and gesturing. Does Ja'eel notice the waving figure? [wis] Perception: 1d20+5 17 I'm guessing yes --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2)
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[Haffanu] [HP:11/11][AC:18] "Hmph, it appears I will have to take the risk myself." Haffanu stealthily climbs the mesa, on the lookout for all the bandits hiding up there no doubt. Without Sid as a healer or second set of eyes. Sometimes the only way to get the help you needed was to get into trouble. Hopefully a shield and studded leather would be enough to survive it. Stealth: 1d20+6 11 Perception: 1d20+4 6
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Tara "The Malus" Gessart HP: 12/12 AC: 18 Hero Points: 2/2 HD: 1d10(+2 con) Initiative: -1 Passive Perception: 9 Tara comes to an abrupt halt, the hundreds of bone flecks comprising her armor clattering at the sudden halt of momentum. Jabbing her blade into the ground she lifts her hand to her eyes in an imitation of Ja'eel and follows the line of sight of Obsidian to what is being stared at. Nothing immediately apparent to her, Tara takes her blade out of the ground and holds it at the ready. Weapon Attack: Longsword- 1d20+4 for 1d8+2 slashing Cantrips: Project Thoughts Class: Second Wind(1d10+1 Healing as a bonus action, short rest recharge) Effects: Heavy Armor: Disadvantage on stealth checks. H.A.M: Reduce non-magical bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing weapon damage by 3 Mounted Combatant: Can re-target attacks against mount to self. Mount has evasion. quote:Not gonna bother rolling
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Sorry for the delay everyone! The figure in the tent frantically waves both arms. Eventually, the figure pauses and observes his surroundings. The figure ever so cautiously steps outside of the hut - barely even leaving the door frame. He attempts to carefully project his voice, seeming as though he is trying to avoid drawing attention (although there are no immediate signs of anything to avoid), and calls out "have you gone mad? come inside! quickly!" and motions to the interior of his hut.
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[Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] Wary of an ambush, Ja'eel pauses a second to get a feel for the man's intentions before acting. Does Ja'eel think this is an ambush? [wis] Insight: 1d20+5 19 --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2)
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Look Around You posted:Does Ja'eel think this is an ambush? You do not get the impression the man wishes to harm you.
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[Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] Getting the feeling that the man isn't intending to ambush him, Ja'eel taps Tara with his hand and nods towards the man, hoping she'll follow. He walks over to him, keeping a strong grip on his spear and glancing cautiously into the houses that he passes as he approaches. Once he's close enough to the man to speak normally, he asks, "Why must we come inside? What threat is out here that attacks man and yet not his beasts?" Does Ja'eel notice anything odd about the village on his way to meet the man [wis] Perception: 1d20+5 13 Also, my insight roll should still apply for the rest of this interaction, right? --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2)
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Obsidian, Guardian Spirit of the Dune Sea [HP: 10/10][AC:17] [Hit Dice: 1d8][Hero Points: 2/2] Obsidian joins the others in carefully approaching the man. As he circles around the fire, he peers into the other dwellings nearby to make sure there's no one else there, waiting to ambush them. ________________________ Initiative: +2 Perception (Passive): 15 Spells/Psionics [Spell DC: 13][Spell Attack Bonus: +5]: Cantrips (3+1 Known): Guidance, Mending, Mold Earth (Domain), Shillelagh, Body Equilibrium (Psionic) Level 1 (4+2 Prepared, 2/2 Slots): Bless, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor (Domain), Goodberry (Domain), Shield of Faith, Wrathful Smite TychoBrahesNose fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Apr 5, 2016 |
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Gentle Leviathan > 11 / 11 HP > 16 AC > The woman continues her ritual while the others approach, preferring to rely upon fact rather than gut feeling when it comes to matters of disease and pestilence. A moment is spared, however, for caution. A glance towards the caravan suggests that Jihae should get into cover, in case danger looms near yet unseen. pre:I will continue the ritual.
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Look Around You posted:Also, my insight roll should still apply for the rest of this interaction, right? TychoBrahesNose posted:Obsidian joins the others in carefully approaching the man. As he circles around the fire, he peers into the other dwellings nearby to make sure there's no one else there, waiting to ambush them. You see a few stragglers. A young woman and man huddle in the back of their dwelling, crying quietly. In another appears to be a teenaged boy - his face is tear streaked and he is visibly quivering. All of them recoil in fear as Obsidian peers into their homes. Waador posted:The woman continues her ritual while the others approach, preferring to rely upon fact rather than gut feeling when it comes to matters of disease and pestilence. A moment is spared, however, for caution. A glance towards the caravan suggests that Jihae should get into cover, in case danger looms near yet unseen. Jihae smiles gently and sighs. "I appreciate your forethought, young lady, but this man is a friend. He seeks only to protect us." He moves forward, boldly, towards the waving figure. slydingdoor posted:"Hmph, it appears I will have to take the risk myself." Haffanu stealthily climbs the mesa, on the lookout for all the bandits hiding up there no doubt. Without Sid as a healer or second set of eyes. Sometimes the only way to get the help you needed was to get into trouble. Hopefully a shield and studded leather would be enough to survive it. As you reach the top of the mesa, you get a good overview of the town - you can see more skeletons and some body parts partially mummified by sand and sun. You don't notice anything hiding immediately on top of the mesa.
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I meant to add this into my previous post, but I felt it was important enough to stand aloneLook Around You posted:Once he's close enough to the man to speak normally, he asks, "Why must we come inside? What threat is out here that attacks man and yet not his beasts?" The man furrows his brow and simply states "A threat that finds man a more valuable target than his beasts. We have been under attack from the skies for weeks by a band of Aarakocra warriors and divers. They have picked us off one by one - they leave the bodies to intimidate us. All of our bravest warriors have fallen - how does one without wings defend from the sky?" Jihae shakes his head wearily. "What of the boy? Did he survive this siege?" The man glances at the ground and shifts his weight awkwardly. "I am unsure. He may be amongst the bones scattered around the village. He may yet live, taken from us by those cursed scavengers. Who can say where to, though? With it being too dangerous to even stick one's head out for too long, it would be a fool's errand to search for him." Melchiresa fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Apr 5, 2016 |
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Obsidian, Guardian Spirit of the Dune Sea [HP: 10/10][AC:17] [Hit Dice: 1d8][Hero Points: 2/2] Almost before the man is finished, Obsidian turns. "I will retrieve the others," he says, before sprinting back to the halfling and the genasi, keeping his eyes on the skies as he does. Once he is close enough to communicate relatively quietly, he says simply, "Aarakocra." Gesticulating above them (and hoping Haffanu can see where he is pointing), he continues, "Watch the skies, and get inside; our beasts of burden should be fine -- they are not the creatures' targets. Our remaining companion is still in danger, however; I will go to warn I can move 90' in a round when I Dash, so I can get back to the others pretty quickly. If I have any movement left after warning them, I'll start the round trip back toward the mesa. Unless someone can communicate with Haffanu magically/psionically, I'll go into Stealth mode next in order to retrieve him. ________________________ Initiative: +2 Perception (Passive): 15 Spells/Psionics [Spell DC: 13][Spell Attack Bonus: +5]: Cantrips (3+1 Known): Guidance, Mending, Mold Earth (Domain), Shillelagh, Body Equilibrium (Psionic) Level 1 (4+2 Prepared, 2/2 Slots): Bless, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor (Domain), Goodberry (Domain), Shield of Faith, Wrathful Smite TychoBrahesNose fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Apr 8, 2016 |
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Gentle Leviathan > 11 / 11 HP > 16 AC > Obsidian posted:"Aarakocra."
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[Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] TychoBrahesNose posted:Unless someone can communicate with Haffanu magically/psionically, I'll go into Stealth mode next in order to retrieve him.[/i] Tara has Project Thoughts, but it only has a 25ft radius. It may be better to go grab --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2) Look Around You fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Apr 5, 2016 |
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Tara "The Malus" Gessart HP: 12/12 AC: 18 Hero Points: 2/2 HD: 1d10(+2 con) Initiative: -1 Passive Perception: 9 Tara's very suddenly uncomfortable with the situation, armed only with a sword and shield with the prospect of aerial combatants entering the situation eventually. Catching the attention of her erdlu, Tara makes a rough gesture and the beast of burden begins to amble into town with it's precious cargo of food and water. Her supplies at least close enough that she could sprint to them from inside one of the huts to defend it should the aarakocra descend on the village, Tara reluctantly steps inside the hut of Jihae's confidant, standing near to the door where she can keep her cart in sight. Weapon Attack: Longsword- 1d20+4 for 1d8+2 slashing Cantrips: Project Thoughts Class: Second Wind(1d10+1 Healing as a bonus action, short rest recharge) Effects: Heavy Armor: Disadvantage on stealth checks. H.A.M: Reduce non-magical bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing weapon damage by 3 Mounted Combatant: Can re-target attacks against mount to self. Mount has evasion. quote:Tara's also very unlikely to just use project thoughts willy nilly and has certainly not revealed the fact that she can do so to anyone present as of yet
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[Haffanu] [HP:11/11][AC:18] Whether there really were no enemies on the mesa or they were just unnoticed, Haffanu gets out of there, sliding down the mesa and to the rest of the party to listen. "Hah, I fear no Aarakocra. They lack cover in the open air. Snipe with a bow in concert with a shield holder. Pike for the divers. What is their numbers?" Confidence works well on the hopeless. slydingdoor fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Apr 6, 2016 |
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The man dryly replies, "I wasn't exactly planning to remain outside and count their exact numbers. There are at least two that I could tell. After they are done assaulting us, they seem to return to the top of the mesa - I'm uncertain of which part, however."
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Obsidian, Guardian Spirit of the Dune Sea [HP: 10/10][AC:17] [Hit Dice: 1d8][Hero Points: 2/2] "What did you see when you were up there, Haffanu?" Obsidian asks. "If there was no sign of them, perhaps we should wait within the village and ambush them in return. But if we know where they are, we should eliminate the threat." ________________________ Initiative: +2 Perception (Passive): 15 Spells/Psionics [Spell DC: 13][Spell Attack Bonus: +5]: Cantrips (3+1 Known): Guidance, Mending, Mold Earth (Domain), Shillelagh, Body Equilibrium (Psionic) Level 1 (4+2 Prepared, 2/2 Slots): Bless, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor (Domain), Goodberry (Domain), Shield of Faith, Wrathful Smite TychoBrahesNose fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Apr 8, 2016 |
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[Ja'eel] [HP:9/9][AC:17] "What of the boy then?" Ja'eel asks. "If he yet lives, he would certainly be on the mesa with the Aarakocra. We will have to go up there regardless. Though if they fly in waves, we might ambush the first shift and search the mesa for the second and the boy once they are dealt with. It would surely be easier to assault a weakened force." --- Character Post Initiative: +1 Passive Perception: 15 Hit Dice: (1d8/1d8) Hero Points: (2/2) Class: Warding Flare: (3/3) Spells (Prepared) Save DC: 13 1: (2/2)
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Gentle Leviathan > 11 / 11 HP > 16 AC > Patiently listening as ever, she finds herself curious and confused as to the man's explanation. An entire village, felled by two aarakocra warriors? It was plausible, she supposed. She knew all too well how trivial and one-sided a battle could be, if one knew how to fight and their opponent did not. She had seen it many times in her years among the elves. A superior understanding of movement, or tactics, or range ...such things ended battles before they began, and made giants into mewling cubs. Still, their flight was an advantage, to be sure, but it should not have been an insurmountable one. Had this village no trained warriors of its own? Surely the villagers had the advantage of numbers, which should have more than offset any aerial superiority. Was this yet another case of frightened mobs of humans, too timid to rise above their fear and defeat an easily quelled foe? Forty to one, few battles were possible to lose, unless one was a fool. Perhaps the village got what it deserved ...though that was obviously an insensitive opinion to voice at this juncture. She continues to listen, curious how her companions may react to this news. Getting to know their motivations and worldviews was of greater value than uncovering information about this incident at a faster pace than the natural course of things dictated.
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Look Around You posted:"What of the boy then?" Ja'eel asks. "If he yet lives, he would certainly be on the mesa with the Aarakocra. We will have to go up there regardless. Though if they fly in waves, we might ambush the first shift and search the mesa for the second and the boy once they are dealt with. It would surely be easier to assault a weakened force." The man pauses in thought. "They must come in waves - they assault us at all hours. Some of us tried to escape in darkness. Obviously without success. There seem to be some pauses during the day. Fortunately, you seem to have arrived during one."
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[Haffanu] [HP:11/11][AC:18] "I saw no sign of them, not that I knew that was what I was looking for at the time, then I returned in case I was the one being watched. After all, I was scouting alone, not for lack of asking. So, how many waves of how many have attacked since the last pause, and how long are the pauses? If they mark the time the most of their numbers are or tired or resting, that would make it the perfect time to strike. And the worst time for me to be scouting if I wanted to find anything."
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Gentle Leviathan > 11 / 11 HP > 16 AC > While the others gather what information they can from the survivors, she quietly goes about conducting the ritual necessary to speak with the creatures of the natural world. A hunt was soon to be afoot, unless she missed her guess. pre:I am beginning the 10 minute ritual to cast speak with animals.
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Tara "The Malus" Gessart HP: 12/12 AC: 18 Hero Points: 2/2 HD: 1d10(+2 con) Initiative: -1 Passive Perception: 9 Tara nods as Haffanu suggests those ranged fighters in the group teaming up with a heavily armored teammate, drawing a piece of her chalk out from a belt pouch Tara begins to scratch out shaky letters on the front of her shield I'll cover an archer of course when the fight comes. Hand cramping uncomfortably at the unpracticed task of writing, she continues with a second note to Jihae The Boy: Description? Deep wounds for identifying bones? The last thing the party needed was to be wandering around picking over corpses at random hoping to find the person they needed if they weren't found in direct possession of the birdfolk. Tara heaves a sigh as the villagers outline what has been happening, she was certainly no good with a bow or sling, but in a village of this size you never could tell who would surprise you. But the people here seemed broken with fear, they would need the spark to fight back in their guts if they were to survive here for any length of time. As it were destroying the creatures razing the village came first in progressing with the mission, the first step would be to figure out if this child they were here to find was still alive or if the mission was dead and buried in the silt already. A few severed heads of the beasts that had been attacking thrown up on pikes wouldn't hurt to dissuade further attacks and the sight of the villager's enemies dead would light a fire under them. Eager to find the foul creatures Tara's grip on her blade tightens as she moves to the doorway and glances toward the sky once again. quote:Tara is all for attacking the Aarakocra when they're resting as Haffanu suggests, she'll provide cover to whoever the most vulnerable ranged attacker is at that point.
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Obsidian, Guardian Spirit of the Dune Sea [HP: 10/10][AC:17] [Hit Dice: 1d8][Hero Points: 2/2] "So: we climb the mesa and take the fight to them. I will guard Haffanu from the divers. If they are not there, we return and wait for them here, with the same plan in place. "First, though, we should gather the survivors together and ensure they have food and water, to ease their suffering." My kank, with a barrel full of water, is being left for the villagers (for now). If there's no food anywhere they can have my rations as well. As long at least one person watches the skies for me, I'll move among the dwellings to round up the survivors -- I should never be more than one Dash away from cover. Do we need any further plan? ________________________ Initiative: +2 Perception (Passive): 15 Spells/Psionics [Spell DC: 13][Spell Attack Bonus: +5]: Cantrips (3+1 Known): Guidance, Mending, Mold Earth (Domain), Shillelagh, Body Equilibrium (Psionic) Level 1 (4+2 Prepared, 2/2 Slots): Bless, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor (Domain), Goodberry (Domain), Shield of Faith, Wrathful Smite
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[Haffanu] [HP:11/11][AC:18] "Yes, we will shadow in double file the raiders we know will be the last before a pause. With any luck that will be at noon or at night, when it will be hardest to spot our silhouettes from the sky. Should we be detected, our numbers hidden, they will try to kill the two they saw rather than flee to warn their kin. We will counterattack before they can do so, and have to find the roost from there ourselves." I'm the Kambei aren't I. Assuming this will be a group check. Maybe we can make the double file long enough that the "anchors" with terrible stealth mods can just be way out of range. first of stealth group check: 1d20+6 24
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