Hi all , I am back from vacation from the land of the caribou. Had a blast. Will be catching up on the psots...

Good to have ya back, sorry for the delays, its been hell at work and not a lot of time in between.  Almost done the tower map and will be a go for the "Assault on the Wold" new thread that will be opening soon.

Sorry for the delay.

Kick

Okay folks, here is the new thread..."Enter the Magus" -> Check it out...

A quick post...

I will be not posting over the next few days at least, probably a week. My mom passed away from terminal breast cancer yesterday morning, and my mind is not here right now.

I should post again in about a week.

I am very sorry to hear about your loss.  You are in mine and my wife's thoughts.

My thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time.

Sorry all for the lack of posting. My mind has not been 'in it' very much over the past few weeks. Been quite busy at work and stuff.

I will post by tomorrow evening

No worries at all Darin, its been slow all around.  Most of the games I am in have slowed down as well.

Post up when you can.  We are almost done with this part of the adventure then it's XP and back to Neverwinter to plan what follows.

Talk to you soon!

Kick

I hate work.

Sigh, suffice it to say that my life is a shambles at this point in terms of time.  Ask Rolynd what kind of schedule I am dealing with hehe.

Anyways, hopefully you are still interested in the game I am doing my best to try and get myself back into the groove of posting up daily.  After I finishing training the two new reps at work as well as learning my new position all on top of doing my existing position (the current reps I am training are to replace me)

Ah well.  Hopefully everyone is still around and I will post up more soon.

Thanks for your patience!

Kick

It also appears I have been behind on my giving of XP as well as Day Units (thanks for the update fellow DMs if you are watching...)

Everyone gets 1 day unit they will be able to use when we get back to Neverwinter as well as 1500xp for roleplay, problem solving and your patience.

I'm at a loss as to how to proceed. We are dealing with a seemingly powerful person with access to some pretty strong magic. An 8' tall Fire elemental? A bound servant? And the mage. So at least three known (possible) threats.
Can anyone speak Ignan? (sp?) We might be able to lure/promise the elemental to give us information. Or at best not attack right away.

I realize that the path is not clear.  I have always tried to create dynamic missions instead of linnear, go to X and fight bad guy.

I like your thought processes Zojair you even THINK like a wizard.

Maybe it's possible to wrest control of the elemental from her (Knowledge Arcana maybe).  Also keep in mind that most of you  are pretty stealthy.  Maybe you can sneak past it.  Perhaps it is not even a fire elemental?  Maybe its something else...

Also, what is your mission?  From the Neverwinter Scouts it is simply to find out more as it appears an army is being created in the Wold by what appears to be a wizard (or potentially 2).  There is an old man trapped in a sphere in the dungeon (a lot of trouble to go through for your average prisoner).  Technically only Lanierislathila and the General want to fight (oh and just to remind you what you know about red slaadi Zojair, they are very resistant to fire <wink wink>)

I will never put you up against something you can't beat.  Now if given what you have seen you were to have potentially charged into the kitchen it would have been an interesting fight to say the least.  A wizardess and a single minion, unprepared, might have ended quickly as wizards are squishy.  Small room, lots of swinging swords...but then again, you have NO idea what picked that thing up and chucked it at 6' in height against the far wall...

Think of this as walking through a haunted house where you KNOW there IS a ghost.  Would you walk around clattering pans?  Not until you were ready to face the ghost.

Your idea about Ignan is excellent :) Why don't you ask that in game?  Already you know that no one speaks the other mystery language.  The elemental never spoke so far, she merely spoke the words of Binding (which Zojair understood).

So far you guys are doing great.

Also, as a gift from DM Mike (the guy who runs this ROA joint) everyone is being given a single +1 to any one of their stats as long as it doesn't raise it beyond 18.  This is as a gift for the 2nd year of ROA as well as part of his vision for the Realms where crazy stuff like this happens all the times.

Rolynd will appreciate the irony of that statement :)

Keep up the good work guys, we are getting close to finishing this first adventure.  I noticed that some of you levelled from the last chunk of XP.  Anyone else?

Kick

My next post will show what I think of the situation. :)

Added the +1 under the Misc column on stats, no modifiers changed.

Thank you all so much for staying with me through the trying times of my job promotion and my INCREDIBLY slow posting.

Have a great holiday everyone!

Hopefully see you soon!!!

Kick
"Stu"

Almost back on track.  Since you are going to be leaving through the secret tunnel and heading back out of the forest I will jump ahead a bit in the narrative so you can then make some decisions on where to go next.

Even Laneirislathila and the General aren't stupid enough to try and take on an entire army of forest creatures made horribly evil, as well as the force that created them.  You have plenty to report, you just need to decide who to report it to...

More to come soon.

Kick

having looked at cast list I see Darn has not logged in for a while so I thought I would see who is here.

So.......   Here!!!!

still around also.

Yep, still here.

Here's the quick story...

Work.  Promotion.  Then added work.  Then "promotion" again where I take over training for the division which means more work but no more money hehe.  So since just before Christmas I have been training 4 new employees.  Just haven't had the creative energy to put down in writing what I want to happen.

I think if I just say "Where do you want to escape to?", I will create a synopsis then allow you to use up accumulated day units then proceed with the rest of the story.  My first 3 guys at work finish their training cycle today and Monday so I will actually be FREE again!

Anyways just wanted to give you all a heads up.  I know Rolynd is still around because he is in Chicago this weekend for a fight workshop and has contacted me by PM.  Darin I am not sure about.

Will keep you posted.

Kick

800xp for your recon of the tower and for making a tough decision to go against "adventurer psychosis" and face the very real possibility you were outclassed.  All things are possible with good tactics but a safe bet to retreat is always welcome.

You will have accrued 4 day units for yourselves if you wish to use them.  The magic of the drow priestess has taken you back to the edge of the Neverwinter Wood where the 1st Neverwinter Scouts have done a recon in force, pushing almost 5 miles into the woods, facing almost NO resistance from the animals.

When you report what has occurred and show them the globe with the old man in stasis within, your are rushed back to Thundertree where you are placed on a commandeered barge and taken back to the city proper.

From there you need to decide how to proceed.  You are scheduled to meet with Lord Nasher's Chief of Staff very soon to give a full report.  You also need to meet the Druidess who originally hired you, to report on her grove being free of the ettercap at the very least but still defiled and in potential danger from the growing scourge within the Wold.

Let me know what you would like to do.  Thanks.

Kick

I'm up for part 2. I'd like to have studied the man in the sphere more. I will ask about that when we meet the Chief of Staff. Never know about a fellow mage.

I too would like to continue and I have no problems with a couple of new players being introduced.

On the subject of the way forward Amras will want to report back to the druidess to allow her to help the grove if she can. After that he will join the fight against the scourge.

Okay I am posting up 2 slots in the main channel for 2 more players.  Not going to limit classes/concept.  Will see what pops up and will get them added.  In the meantime I will post up some Neverwinter stuff tonight to get you started.  Each of you gets 2K gp for your help of the druidess as well as a commendation from the Castellan of Castle Neverwinter on behalf of Lord Nasher due to your bravery in working with the 1st Neverwinter Scouts.  It basically gives you carte blanche for "normal" PHB gear at no cost (taken from stores - within reason - no fully barded warhorses and suits of full plate please) :)

Also due to your reputation you can receive a 10% discount on purchases made through the "Many Starred Cloak" for items of magic if desired, but I will want to roleplay that in PMs as they can be a little wierd for a bunch of wizards with knowledge of "blast globes".
Let me know what you might like and what you might do with some day units as well as what you plan for the future.

It will be a few days before Lord Nasher will receive you as he is still gathering intelligence about the wood and with Laneirislathila with you in the city now...lets just say a half-drow is not common but not unheard of here and she is kept busy in the castle.

Any luck with new entrants Kick?

Hey all. I have little to no service at my new home. My internet provider has really dropped the ball. I should be back on full within..."up to five days".
Grrrrrrr......

No.  I tried first in the DM forum, now I am going to go forth with the general forum.

More coming soon.  My apologize again.  Work has been kicking my butt.