I know of the waystone through the game, but I don't have details to its function. So, I have no clue how to use the thing. Nolan does, but it appears he's used it. That means we all can use it when/if he comes back?

I'm not sure if any of us left have enough magical power to operate it.  Let alone that it is safe to operate with the tear running right along side/through it.

Which very might be the reason we all end up back in time.   BB is tricksy.

I have no idea what Nolan was planning, if anything.  Did he abandon us?  Has he gone for some kind of help?  If so, can he get back to us in time?  At this point, I just don't know.

Can Amara open the waystone up to allow us to leave?

Amara probably can.

Kali, maybe, if someone's told her how to use it safely.

However, I'm in agreement with you in that if we try to use it we will end up back in time.  Hence Hans' warning.

Another round is going to be bad for us.  So lets cut out while we can.

I'm going to go over the wall.  Lorrik is still out there.  I can't leave him to die.

But what about the rest of you?  I'd rather not split the party, but I'm not sure we can avoid it.  I can carry anyone other than Byron.  Sorry, Byron, I just can't lift that tank you wear.

But do we have the capacity to get the rest of the party over the wall?  If not, some of you are going to have to go through the waystone.

Kali can carry herself, but she'd never leave Raieylan behind, let alone any other party member. I agree we need to research this thing before we can attack it again. Kali might be able to perate the stone, but she hasn't been told how.

I know. lol  Just take care of Charger for me.  We are going to have to split the party.  Take Roen or Twiggy with you.  I think the rest of us are going to have to risk the waystone.  I don't see any other solution.

If my memory serves me right, I don't think Nolan told anyone how to use the Waystone.

Best wishes to all! And to all a good night!
This message was last edited by the player at 21:15, Mon 24 Dec 2018.

Merry Christmas all.


To let you all know, I am starting a game, so if anyone is looking for another D&D game, come on over and let me know.

link to another game

I really don't think this is going to work.  However, too many people have already posted moves for this round, so I'm going to stick this round out and hope for the best.

However, if I survive, and if the tree isn't pulled up by the roots, then I intend to grab someone and flee.

Is there anyone else that can escape on their own?

Once I get my passenger to safety, I can come back for another, but I have no idea how long that's going to take.

And can anyone get Byron to safety?  He's the one person I can not carry.

And Kalli, I do include Raieylan as someone in need of rescue.  I'll take a few scratches to save his life.  Assuming those scratches don't kill me in my current state.  <sigh>

OK, the enclosed vine wall area where you all are in is about 300 yards in diameter and you guys are right in the middle. So, to get to the closest wall edge is 450 feet as the crow flies.

So, Myarra, you're about 15 feet in the air currently and the vine wall is 50 feet tall.

At your current height, you'd have to dodge around trees to get to the 450 feet and then go over the wall. Or, you could fly up past tree height, then glide down over the wall, which would probably save more time.

I looked for Flight speed modifiers (x3) and (x4), but I was having trouble finding them. Anyone here know where that is? I've never had to use that until now.

So Aliana, you would still be flying with Myarra for at least 4 rounds before you set foot on ground again.

Okay,  I trust her

We aren't going to last 4 rounds at this rate.   I will post more when I get home from work.

From "Rules of the game" they have a section for "running" while flying

A creature using natural flying speed can use the run action. As with any other run action, the creature must move in a straight line. A flyer using the run action cannot gain more than 5 feet of altitude, but it can lose any amount of altitude, and it gains the normal bonus movement for the altitude lost (5 feet per 5 feet descended, a maximum of twice its normal flying speed.) For example, a harpy could use the run action to fly 320 feet in a straight line. While doing so, it could not gain more than 5 feet of altitude.

So Myarra can't run until she's at the same height as the plant wall.  So she moves at 60'/round until she reaches 50', which would take 2 rounds. (30' forward, 30' up each round), but then she can accelerate to x4 speed (240'/round) to fly over the hedge and land outside.  That looks like it would take 1 more round to reach minimum safe distance (trading altitude for forward speed).

So, by my calculations, it will take 3 rounds to get Aliana to safety, and then 3 more rounds to come back.

This does not look good.  I'm going to have to rethink the whole leaving thing unless the others can get to the waystone.

Your a diabolic one, Mr. BB.

<sigh>

How are everyone else at either getting out, or getting to the waystone?

I have special encounters that I have written up for this campaign that are several years old. I had to dig this one out of storage. It's been around since this game was called "The Wish". You guys are doing very well against it, but it's well above your heads.

I will be adding Myarra's Flying/Run information into the Rules Thread.

Now we are down to two choices.  Either get to the waystone all at the same time and use it, hopefully successfully or risk running through the tear and possibly ending up back in time.  I don't know which option is better or worse.

Myarra, Roen, and I can only take one to two more hits from those things.

I suspect that the two black elementals can't take a whole lot more damage before they are destroyed.  Our problem is what else will that damned demon call up.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:27, Sun 30 Dec 2018.

Exactly, if I smack the elementals, I think I can take them out.  But the tree will just call up more.  So that's a no-win scenario.

Can anyone blast a hole in the plant wall?  Just big enough for us to run through?

Nobody has said that they CAN activate the waystone, so I'm not sure that's even an option.

If nobody can activate the waystone, and nobody can punch through the wall, the tear might be our only option, no matter how bad that might be.

Which leads to a personal dilemma.  Lorrik is out in the woods.  If I go through the tear, we're leaving him to die.  If I go back to him while everyone else goes through the tear, that splits the party.  The only solution, which is pretty stupid, is that everyone goes through the tear while I fly back and get Lorrik.  I then return with him and go through the tear, hoping we all end up together.

The party is already split as we don't know where/when Nolan is.

Everyone does notice that the tree has a hard time casting spells if the geiser water container is shooting in its mouth. Twiggy is just to  weak to hold it.  If that helps.  Twiggy is stuck in the entangle if he needs to make a strength check.

The Waystone is the center Black Area on the map. It's NOT in the torn Weave. Nolan used the Waystone. He is still in the current time line. Using the Waystone takes you back to the hub and from there you choose your new destination.

Happy New Year everyone.

Happy New Year! I'm updating the round now.

Happy New Year! Did you all miss me?

Yes.  I was comptenplating giving your character a concussion.   lol.

However you also gave me an idea.   Time for a chat with Hans.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:39, Wed 02 Jan 2019.