The OOC for the Strange Magick thread is now open! ^_-

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 1):

Thanks... to clarify, is Jozek with us as an NPC?

The in-game question to Malkus to lead us to discussions about what kind of abilities you have that others should keep in mind. For example, if Malkus uses the Sentinel feat, that knowledge is good for the rest of us to have. If Elisar likes to cast Sleep, or some other controlling effects, that is also nice for us to know so that we can work better together. We don't need to share full spell lists or anything, I'm just talking about things we would need to know for better cohesion.

Wightvane is pretty heavily focused on melee combat and generally uses his spell slots for Reactions (Shield or Hellish Rebuke) and attacking with his Actions. His primary attack is Booming Blade, and he's not afraid to take an extra hit for the sake of hit and run tactics to generate additional damage on the targets.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 3):

Fair enough. My magic is mainly focused on supporting others, so Sleep to knock out opponents and I just learned Faerie Fire which will give PCs advantage in battle. I’m not really direct attack focused, though I do have some tricks up my sleeve.

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 2):

My bad I didn't catch that I didn't take him off. Now I did though. No need for an NPC if you guys get an extra player then great otherwise it's not necessary.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:44, Wed 05 Aug 2020.

Level 3, so no feats yet =/
I'm basically combat at this point, as I have decent AC, hps, attack, and damage. being a pali, my spell slots aren't locked in, but at this point I anticipate saving them mostly for heals. Otherwise, I mostly know buffing spells.

Conquest is my Oath, so crowd-control is a slight hobby of mine. Can't do much with it yet, just frightening (debuff), so disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks & can't move closer to me. I'm a ways of from 7th level when I get my Aura.

Well met.

I'll quickly wrap up my other thing, I promise! =)

GM - to clarify the situation as people are posting in two threads...

I read it that we four are standing somewhere in the Fierce Hearts village, waiting for Izayah to arrive.

Meanwhile Izayah is in Hexia’s shop, and a couple of non-quest PCs have just showed up in the shop.

Does that sound about right, or are they on different timelines?

Yes the group is still currently waiting on Izayah in this thread. As for the timeline this thread is in the morning of in Hexia's tent where as the Hexia's Shop thread is still the previous morning. As far as I can tell Izayah is still in Hexia's Shop at this time in the previous morning where as Elisar, Enialis, and Malkus are no longer or not yet there. Since Wightvane stayed in the village in the night before he could still be in Hexia's Shop at this time as well if he would like otherwise he would be somewhere in the Fierce Heart village at this time, but if that is the case then there is no need for him to post in the Fierce Heart thread as it has already been established in this thread.

Oh god, I guess it's necessary cause those guys wanted to speak with Izayah in the first place but this might get confusing if a third unrelated party started appearing in Hexia's Shop. Should we wait until their done or should we continue onwards?

We might have to wait, but I doubt this will take very long. No third party will be joining in the confusion. I guarantee that. As for confusion this is very maintained and I think we can handle the improvising well enough. Any concerns are welcome to be voiced. We appreciate any ideas or suggestions. Should go rather smooth though depending on the curve balls the Players may throw at us.

Sorry for the delay. =)

Woah, you've already found the other Hamadrell that quickly.

Lol no it's a side quest for him to do as he goes on this quest. You all are welcome to join him if he ever finds any leads.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 14):

Lol! Hunting the evil twin might be fun!

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 15):

But how will we know which the original, and which is the evil twin?!

Wait, what if the one we're with is the evil twin!! What if the real one is on a quest to look for his evil twin :O

Then we turn him in to the proper authorities

}=)

just kidding

In reply to Enialis Siannodel (msg # 17):

Kill them both, just to be sure. It’s the only way...

Izayah DOES have a goatee....

Oh the fun that can be had with backstories lol.
Welcome Alban to the Strange Magick quest ^_^

I can either stay up front with Izayah (assuming he wants to lead) or act as rearguard. Really makes no difference to me

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 21):

Welcome Alban!

Alban, is you character class public knowledge? I couldn’t tell from your description.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:37, Mon 10 Aug 2020.

Alban is a rock gnome 3rd level wizard illusionist and alchemist.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:31, Mon 10 Aug 2020.

In reply to Alban (msg # 24):

Nice!

Up to you. I usually take point only because Ranger and good survival roll (and advantage assuming I get help).

Alban has an owl familiar to help scouting if it’s needed. During combat it will also be providing the help aid action a lot to give advantage on dice rolls.

Watch out for assassin vines nasty frickin plants.

lol

Welp, at least it's not those frickin vines.

I don't think E1 is a group. E1 is a single, large wolf. Likewise the E2.

I think

Yes, I thought so too, since Narrator described one large wolf so we're only dealing with 2 wolves.

In reply to Enialis Siannodel (msg # 32):

Ah, reread and makes sense now. Need to be more awake when reading. Will leave my action as it is.

I still want to pin one of them down for a bit while the rest of the party deals with the other wolf E2

If my scare tactics stick, they get disadvantage on attack rolls and ability saves, and since the save to get over it is also an ability save, that should lower they're effectiveness for a minute in a vicious cycle.

In reply to Alban (msg # 34):

Hopefully between your and my spells E1 should be taken care of for a while so we can focus on E2... I can’t afford another hit!

Your telling me pal, these winter wolves are no joke.

Good thinking with the sleep spell.

I'm neck in neck with you both, but I think the Gnome is decidedly in the lead. At this point it's anyone's game...
But seriously, folks, let's not have a race to the bottom!

In reply to Malkus (msg # 38):

It’s a very useful defence spell, especially against large numbers. I thought it was a whole pack of wolves!

I got about halfway through my post last night before I had to go address some guild drama. I'll get the post finished up this morning when I have a break.

For a Ranger, I do fairly poorly against 'animals' (though these are...not exactly normal wolves), lol.

I'm not ignoring the plight of the rest of you; my healing is so meager that it is wasted right now. One hit from these things will knock you unconscious whether I have healed you or not =(

I am intending to save enough to be able to bring you folks back to consciousness if needed, however!

In reply to Malkus (msg # 42):

I also have one spell left and can do healing, but as Malkus said, even with healing one good hit and you’re dead. Might focus on attack first!

As the old saying goes:

"Fight first, heal when you die"

Wightvane: so you intend to use the cloud of daggers area as a wall funnel to force the wolf to move through to attack you or would you rather have a minor illusion on its head to give it disadvantage on its attack rolls?

Uh...I think you have me confused with someone else.

Woot! Level 3 here I come!

Short rest, all?

Yeah, definitely short rest time.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 49):

Yes, I can use Bard skills to help with healing.

I might not need to burn that second hit die, based on Elisar's roll. Forgot we had a bard with us.

Gratz on lvl 3

definitely short rest time!

I'd like to claim a winter wolf head to mount above my fireplace too, if I can.

Since Izayah made his rolls I'll allow one wolf head to be intact if the party agrees to let Wightvane have it.

I'm fine with it.

Long as we get the share of the gold, even though it's not that much, I'm fine with it.

Well since I'm an elf, I'll be taking most of the 3rd and 4th shift.

Maybe we should only go with two people per shift.

In reply to Enialis Siannodel (msg # 58):

I’m half elf, I’d prefer to do the morning shift if possible. Suggestion-

First shift - Izayah and Alban
Second - Wightvane and Enialis
Third - Elisar and Malkus

Sound good? If so we can confirm in IC thread.

Yeah, looks good to me, I'll still be awake in the third shift though so I'll be able to help out with you two.

looks good to me and I don't mind if Wightvane keeps a wolf head.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 55):

Fine by me...

Thanks

I agree with Wightvane here, let's keep doing it till something happens.

In reply to Enialis Siannodel (msg # 64):

Agreed.

Agreed

FYI from Saturday I am on holiday for a week to deepest darkest Wales, internet access may be sporadic at best! Fingers crossed!

Best of luck and enjoy your holiday!

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 68):

Well, it’s Wales and with the mother-in-law but I’ll try!

Lol. I can relate to that. ;}

lol and thus the good luck part ^_-

Wtf. You people are posting so much today. lol

Yeah. It's been that kind of day.

How large is this area?

6000ft across the entire area.

Lol! No idea if Fire Bolt will do bonus damage or nothing at all against a Water Elemental, if that is what this is!

There's one surefire way to find out. ;)

It doesn't really matter to me.

...is Alban really trying to attack, see through it if it's an illusion and try to find out how to turn off the fountain all in one turn? Lol. That's a lot.

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 78):

Reading the posts, Izayah was ready and attacks without thinking (not being derogatory, just that as a warrior he reacted instantly as he naturally would), while Alban is considering his action so will be a moment behind.

Malkus is taking a defensive action at the same time as Wightvane is attacking, so they are concurrent and don’t affect each other.

If in doubt, go in the order they posted in...

True I'm just thinking for future rounds, but if everyone would prefer then when determining who should go first when you guys roll the same initiative I can simply do as Elisar suggests and go by whoever posts first. Opinions?

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 80):

Fine by me!

I shall add my opinion as well, even though I'm not tied to anyone's initiative, I agree with Elisar

Using posting order to break initiative ties sounds good to me.

Yeah, works for me.

Or total initiative bonus is another option. But I don't really mind usually. Unless someone gets in my way!! lol =)

Izayah can go before me. I just wanted to interact with it to dispel the illusion of it if that’s the case. The fountain is radiating transmutation energy.

Alright guys looks like posting order to break initiative ties it is by majority rules. Posting now.

Sorry Alban I forgot to mention that the minor illusion doesn't work because the creature is moving its head too much.

Izayah, don't forget to add that 1d6 to your roll.

Thanks. I had forgotten about that. Of course, I can't withdraw, and I don't think provoking an Opportunity Attack is a good idea, so we'll see if it sweeps me back up or anything, lol.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:34, Sat 29 Aug 2020.

It’s ok about the illusion. Just trying to find ways to give people advantage on their dice rolls and better the odds of success.

He's basically using the Help action, but doing it through the flavor of a spell.

Just to clarify Izayah should have taken damage twice during this past round, round 2. Once at the beginning of the creatures turn for him still being inside of it and once for failing the Strength save during its attack. 13 damage both times. Sorry Izayah.

The Whelm ability resetting immediately can be pretty deadly. Let's hope it doesn't become a trend.

We just need a Death Save from Izayah, correct?

I send mine in PM to the DMs since the other players won't know how close or far from full death another PC is, and so I'm not just posting a roll or another 'lies there unconscious still' sort of post. =)

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 96):

Tricky tricky ;)

So you all know....I rolled a good Death Save...a natural 1...and then a Natural 20. Quite the rollercoaster.

Wow. 20s really come in handy... 1s, not so much

I mean...I'm sorry...my mind went there immediately...a "floater". Lol

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 100):

:p yes I know I know, but that's the description I've got for it ;p

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 100):

Lol!

Updated my post with short rest rolls.

Okay no problem. Thanks for letting me know. ^_^
This message was last edited by the GM at 05:52, Fri 04 Sept 2020.

I did as well.

Good Good ^_^

Hmm....now I have to decide for the next long rest +2 to Dex or Dual Wielder feat.

Yeah, a long rest sounds like a good idea right now, really wanting to boost up some stats I got.

I don’t need to rest, but happy to do so with the rest of the party if required.

I don't need a rest, per se, but I'm out of spell slots. I have three minor heals left in me to bring someone back to consciousness, and a bit of crowd control, but nothing major.
Basically, just generic melee / javelins available and I can help pick up the pieces of we make it through ;)

The only thing I need one for, is to level up. That's purely a metagaming reason, there's absolutely no in-game reason to do so right now.

Yeah, I can level up as well too after a long rest.  Have to decide what feat or ability boost to take.

Sorry, I've been tied up for the last few days. I'll try to get something out this afternoon.

No problem. RL comes first. We get it. ^_^

Not a problem

OMG LOL! Why not just PM instead of writing posts that are nothing but "PM"? hahaha

Yea I've been thinking the same thing hopefully we get some in character out of PM stuff soon.

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 116):

Lol!

I’ve got it in another game where we got split up in a subterranean lake. There is a series of posts like “Still in the water.” and “No sign of Tomm.”

...and then the crocodile hit us!

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 118):

0.0

BTW, in case I forget, which I did in the last battle, I have Reinvigorating Inspiration which means that if I give you Bardic Inspiration you also regain 1d6+3hp immediately.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:20, Sun 20 Sept 2020.

Good to know.  The healing will definitely help during combat encounters.  Alban has some healing potions in his backpack if we really get desperate....

Quick check, do we all have Darkvision in our party? It seems that we do, but I wanted to check.

 If so I will put the lantern away.

I'm an elf, so it's obvious I have darkvision, anybody else have it?

In reply to Enialis Siannodel (msg # 123):

I’m a half elf so me too.

Darkvision, aye, Captain! =)

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 125):

Ah, I assumed you were just a human...!

Indeed he is, though I would humbly say that there is nothing 'just' about him. <wink> =)

Alban is a gnome so he has darkvision. My familiar had dark vision as well and aid Izayah scouting by giving him advantage on dice rolls. Alban also knows the guidance cantrip so if you need it just let me know
This message was last edited by the player at 17:58, Wed 23 Sept 2020.

I guess it would be faster to ask if anyone doesn't have darkvision.

I do have it

I have Devil Sight, so I see even in magical darkness.

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 127):

Ooooh! Colour me intrigued!

Did we establish a marching order? We are single file so we may need to.

Suggestion could be:

- Izayah
- Malkus
- Elisar
- Enialis
- Alban
- Wightvane

How does that sound? Happy to tweak as needed.

Ok with me

Fine with me too

Sure, I can bring up the rear.

Well I already took the broom offer, does that mean I'm already on the ground with the others?

It means that yes you are on the ground but getting there was your action and reaction for the round.

Work is kicking my butt, sorry for slacking on the posts, guys.

Wait, how long is this stairwell? Maybe I missed some details about the setting in my rush to get caught up.

when Izayah and Malkus slipped down the stairwell Alban could see them at the bottom and he has 60' darkvision and the broom flies at 50' flying.  So I am assuming far enough to require a dash action at least to get to the bottom of the stairs.

Well if I would a guess with your speed Wightvane, I'd think it would take you a few rounds to reach the outside and a few more rounds to get back to us. That's probably how long the stairwells are, their so long that my 60ft darkvision can't see the end. Even by the oil trap.

The stairs from the top at the entrance to the bottom is 200ft down in total. The stairs themselves count out to being 300 in total. Sorry I didn't make that clear before.

Well crap, in that case Wightvane chances the stairs.

Very well. Make a Dex save DC 15, or slip and fall down the stairs.

Mmm, yep.

23:50, Today: Wightvane rolled 13 using 1d20+3.  Dex DC 15.

Edited the previous message to reflect your post Wightvane.

Hi guys sorry it took me a little while to post this last post. It's been a rough couple of days. Hope you are enjoying this different type of combat.

Heh - no worries. My phone screen died and the replacement part got lost in the mail. Hopefully I get it fixed this week because I don't actually use my desktop on a daily basis so signing on has been sporadic for me. Also, I am planning on waiting to see what the enemy does before deciding on Malkus' course of action.

So far, this combat has been very amusing for me.

Good luck with the screen. I hope it gets there soon. I'm glad you're enjoying ruins so far. ^_^

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 147):

No worries. Finding this combat really interesting!

I hope Enialis is okay. He hasn’t logged into the game in awhile.

In reply to Alban (msg # 151):

Yes, a bit worrying.

GM, suggest you do the dice roll on his behalf so we don’t slow down the game too much.

Yea been worried about him too. Today was his last day to post by before hitting npc status.

GM, on the map I should be at D9.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:22, Wed 14 Oct 2020.

My bad. It's corrected now.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 155):

Thanks.

To clarify, did the fire begin in front of us or behind us?

Have I seen any other enemies, or any view of the floor, from where I am?

The fire starts from the other side of the bridge ahead of you. And I'm sorry Wightvane I completely forgot. Post has been updated for you.

I tested positive for covid this morning. For the most part it shouldn't have much impact on my presence in the game, but there are times that it drains all of my energy or it makes my brain so foggy I can't think straight, so it may slow me down from time to time. If at any point you're just waiting on me, assume I'm stab/shoot my way out of the situation.

Fricken A. That blows!

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 159):

I am sorry to hear that! I hope you get well soon.

I hope and pray you get better soon Wightvane!

Well shit, I'm sorry to hear that Wightvane. Hope you get better soon and be safe until then.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 159):

Sorry to hear that. Get well soon friend.

Thanks, all. I appreciate it.

Hi. How is everyone doing?

In reply to Alban (msg # 166):

Good, my little flying friend!!!

Better now that I've gotten some rest. lol I've been extremely tired the past couple days, but I'm back up and running now. ^_^ how are you doing Alban?

I'm doing pretty well, thanks. Just gearing up for winter in the Great Lakes.

Terrible. This crap is no joke.

I am hanging in there.  It's been very busy at work over the past month or so; being tired all the time.  My allergies have been terrible lately; making things miserable.

Got a cold snap moving through here this weekend. going to have to winterize the house while I can.  Looks like Fall finally showed up with a bang.

I hope everyone's health keeps getting better.  Feeling run down all the time really sucks. Been there, done that.

I may not be on for a bit. Please feel free toNPC me as n eeded.

Understood take care and be safe hope to see you back on soon. Wightvane please if you're up for it keep us posted on how you are doing. Hopefully you're getting better.

Steroids are helping a lot right now with energy and pain. I'm still totally sick and not feeling 100%, but compared to where I was a few days ago this is 1000% better.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 174):

Glad you’re going in the right direction...

Glad to hear it!

Good it's a start.

I updated Malkus' bio to reflect the healing he received.

In reply to Conspirator (msg # 178):

Oh, did I miss some? I usually update it after I post about it. Thanks!

Okay. Loss is sucky. =(

I'm going to try and get back on here now.

Aww I'm sorry for your loss and hope things get better, but happy to have you back though.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:28, Mon 09 Nov 2020.

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 180):

Sorry to hear that.

My condolences for your loss

Welcome back! My condolences for the circumstances, though.

With my amazing initiative roll, I'd prefer to see if there's anything left to hack at before I post. You guys are tearing it up!

GM, is it 25xp for this whole encounter, or just for this room? What about the hallway?

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 186):

For this room. So far you should have 25xp for the bridge and 25xp for the room. You guys still have more of the hallway to explore.

Alban can take a short rest if the group wants.

I mean...I could spend a hit dice if we're taking a short rest, but good to go on if we don't want to.

Sorry guys time got away from me. Post's up. Trying to stay on top of it. Holidays, things get nuts.

Not a problem.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I got nothing on the magic finding stuff.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I’m away for the weekend but will post when I can.

No problem have a nice weekend! ^_^

Sorry, catching up now.

Am I right in thinking we have two options - press on down the main corridor or retreat and leave the underground chamber completely?

Not exactly. You're not quite sure where the other hallway leads while it does lead back in the same general direction it seems to bypass the room with the bridge unless it makes another turn that's still yet to be seen.

we may need to make an updated map of what we have already explored so far.

Was messing around with inkarnate and was able to make a map of what you guys have seen so far. Whacha think?

https://drive.google.com/file/...7_d/view?usp=sharing

Keep in mind this is not to scale.
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:33, Sat 12 Dec 2020.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 199):

Looks greate!

Looks really good. I like it

Thank you thank you ^_^

I like that! Definitely main corridor, seeing that.

Is anyone else entertaining the idea of a direct assault on the cafeteria?

I’m game for a food fight! Let’s do it!
This message was last edited by the player at 00:45, Thu 17 Dec 2020.

In reply to Alban (msg # 205):

I shall prepare some rock cakes and dwarf bread...!

Is it sad that for a second I had to think remember what we were doing at this place and why we were killing kobolds? LOL

Is the marching order the same or do you guys want Wightvane out front?

I'm good with him going in front to positively ID these folks.

Sounds ok with me. Markus and Wightvane up front, Izayah, Elisa, and Alban in the rear

I'm fine with whatever, just need to know if I need my bow out or shortswords, lol. I guess we'll use Trapfinding Method #1 if other people are taking the lead. =)

How far away are the kobolds from us, at least roughly?

I'd say at least 40-45ft.

How far apart do you guys want to stay while going down the hall where Wightvane directed?

I'd probably personally say maybe 10ft to 15ft behind Wightvane, enough in case there's a trap, but not enough in case there's trouble...like...y'know...there is now lol.

On the map, what parts of the floor have we been able to tell are hollowed?

Sorry guys I forgot to add the letters and numbers, but here you go the updated map.
So far you only know of the one tile (C5) as hallow. The rest are still unknown.
https://drive.google.com/file/...XsZ/view?usp=sharing

Bumping this in case it was missed.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 218):

Only C5 is known to be hollow so far.

how is everyone doing? I hope everyone had a great holiday.

Yeah, Christmas was nice. We ended up doing a remote dinner; we distributed family potluck good to the different households and then had a Zoom call during dinner.

New years should be low key.

Was yours nice, Alban?

Xmas was good, just me, my wife and two kids, plus my mother-in-law who came to stay for a few days. We were supposed to see my sister-in-laws family on Boxing Day but needed up doing that on FaceTime.

We had planned to escape to Devon to spend NY on the beach but we had to cancel due to lockdown regulations, so just a quiet NY at home for the four of us.

Did well present wise - got Gloomhaven and a new Larp sword and shield, so happy with that little haul.

Christmas at my house was pretty good.  Did the same as you did, Malkus.  Video conference with other family members from the comfort of home, ate dinner, socialized with the kids, and opened presents with everyone.  It was great to everyone took the time to be there.  That hasn't happened in awhile.

Getting everyone their presents delivered in time for the event was a challenge.;}

New Year's will be from the my couch at home. very low key as well.

Well that was rather painful.

But ballsy

Hang in there, big guy. I don't have much healing ability. I want to make sure you don't simply get re-stabbed into oblivion as soon as I slip you a few hps.

Okey. I'm confused. The GM posted the round, or what I thought was the round summary. Then posted a...I don't know...mini-update? that didn't encompass everything a couple days later....then again another mini-update or something that didn't encompass everything a day later. What's going on? Are we on Round 2 still or what?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:20, Mon 04 Jan 2021.

I think we're partway through round two, but could be mistaken

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 227):

Sorry for the confusion. I had to catch a few things up because people posted their actions early (not a problem). Just went through and labeled everything with what round they are which is what I should have been doing in the first place (my bad). So now everything should make sense. Again sorry about the confusion.

Although the last two map updates won't load diet me for some reason, so I'm going back to the third one, fyi.

Ok so I have no idea why the map did that, but the most recent post has the current (working) map. If for some reason it still doesn't work for you please let me know.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 231):

Working now - thanks

Malkus, I think it's your turn to post in the initiative rotation.

and an update from the GM for the kobolds' actions this round.

In reply to Alban (msg # 234):

The kobolds went already. Now just waiting on you.

Sorry for the delay everyone

No sweat, homie

So what are the rules for attacking sleeping enemies? Advantage to attack within 5' melee and auto-crit?

In reply to Malkus (msg # 238):

Attack has advantage and if it is within 5ft and hits its an auto-crit.

....Are there alignment issues for coup de graces in this system/setting? I mean, pretty sure they're evil, but just wanted to check. I don't think MY alignment would have an issue with it at the very least.

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 240):

That would be up to the player to decide how that would effect their character, but if your asking about the DMs messing with your alignment because you did something one way or other then no we do not do that in this game.

Ok everyone.  What would you like to do at this point? Do you want to continue exploring the dwarven underground complex or follow the kobolds to the surface?

I vote to keep exploring.  We still have not found the water source of the fountain yet.

I'm good with continuing to explore.

I'm all for exploring further

Definitely exploration. That's what we're here for.

probably going to need an updated map then of the complex to figure out where to go next. It appears there is a room on the last map near D1-G1xD1-D4.  Just need to figure out how to get in there.

Let's get to it.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:48, Sun 24 Jan 2021.

I'm not the most observant, but I'm happy to be at the front.

Izayah's happy to be up front or just move up to deal with traps.

New Map!
Blueish green area has yet to be explored.
https://drive.google.com/file/...3WE/view?usp=sharing

Izayah, you should probably check the door. I'm... not so good at traps.

Ok so initiative is shaping up like this so far just waiting on one more then we can get started in this combat ^_^

Daaaanng. Fast little guys. Hmm. So does that mean that technically Izayah is not 'going before' them (mechanically speaking) since they have the same total? =(

Izayah, don't worry. It looks like between the two of us, one gets to go right before they do =)

You can still take them Izayah.  I have faith in you!

Lol, not asking cause I'm worried. I ask because of a Class Feature when I get to go before an enemy has acted. =)

Yes I'd say that you still get to act before they do. You class feature would kick in. ^_-

Okay, thanks. Updated my post with the round rolls then to not slow things up.

Cool. Thanks. Will be posting the map once I have everyone's rolls.

Sorry, feeling really crappy. Will catch up ASAP.

15:55, Today: Elisar Moonraven rolled 18 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.

Ah, sorry, just spotted the Kobolds high initiative.

GM, please run my action after the kobolds have taken their turn, unless there are major changes needed due to their behaviour.

And now the complex smells like a barbeque.

lol. Pass the bbq rub and sauce.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:32, Tue 02 Feb 2021.

Are the bars in the cell spaced apart enough to allow a weapon to pass through fairly easily?

In reply to Malkus (msg # 261):

Lol!

"Like skewering a Kobold in a cage"

You can get a weapon into the cage it would be awkward tho and not very easy to maneuver. All melee attacks into the cage will be made with disadvantage.

Sorry guys I screwed up on the map the correct one is below. Wightvane the enemy you were gonna attack is in the same square as DE2, but is E5. When I post I will correct it for you.
https://drive.google.com/file/...W72/view?usp=sharing

Not a problem.

I modified my position accordingly

Izayah - don't forget I gave you Bardic Inspiration which included healing...

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 270):

Oh, believe me, it got added.

Are these 10x10 squares? Typically multiple creatures can't occupy the same space.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 272):

No they are 5x5 squares. The "DE" characters are dead and thus only make it difficult terrain for another enemy to stand on top of them.

Are we waiting for the kobolds action, or can we act now?

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 274):

You can wait for the kobolds or post your actions. I will be doing the post for the kobolds right now anyways.

Ouch!!! Out of a potential 36hp damage i did TWO!!!

What a scrap! Those were some badass kobolds!!!

Heh. Yeah. Not our finest hour but not our worst.

I hope one of us can pick these locks... ;) that is, assuming the cages are locked.

I updated my last post for you Elisar.

Questions for the narrator:
What race is the female in the cell?
Is there a way to open the cells to get inside like a door with a lock?
How did the occupants get into the cells in the first place?
Is there any value in kobold body parts for magic item creation?

No racial features can be seen out from under the hooded cloak that the figure is wearing.
There is a locked door to each cell placed at the front of it facing the door that lead into this room to begin with. There has been no definitive proof as to how the kobold and this figure ended up in their cells. There is no magical item crafting that requires kobold parts.

Who has two thumbs, is currently lying down but can pick locks? This guy!

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 283):

Well get yer arse up and crack on then!

Seriously though, if anyone is planning a Short Rest then I can sing a Song of Rest so you gain an extra 1d6hp.

I AM trying to Short Rest but other people are doing things and whining about locked cages! hahahaha =P

I'm short resting right beside him here, don't mess this up for me! :P

lol. I should tickets for this show.  Quite entertaining. ;}

Seriously though, let's take a short rest here since we can secure the room relatively easily.

Alban found a total of 1900 copper pieces, 1000 silver pieces, 70 gold pieces, 10 gems (Quartz, Quartz, Carnelian, Chrysoprase, Quartz, Carnelian, Onyx, Jasper, Bloodstone, Star rose quartz), and a pendent with a feather attached to it around the throne.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:33, Fri 12 Feb 2021.

How similar is this woman's appearance to Hexia? A lot of this is sounding familiar.

In reply to Alban (msg # 287):

That’s a lot of cash! I only found a bunch of weapons...

Not very. While this girl's skin is pale and her eyes are green, her hair is black not brown and her features (that can be seen) are much more slender. All around her face looks more angular where as Hexia's is more round. Sorry I didn't give a better description. ;p

Elisar - thank you for bringing me in to that. I deliberately had Izayah miss that since he's annoyed and wanting to take a rest. =)

"Keep yer hands off'n my seester."
=D

Are we going to progress on through the ruins? I’m happy to, though my magic is somewhat depleted. But I agree with Malkus  that I think our primary goal is completed.

I am about out of spells and abilities until I take a long rest. I don't mind going deeper in, bit I think we've about lost someone three times now, on just this "day."

We also have eighteen chests to possibly loot on our way back.

Okay team we need a plan. My suggestion is:

- go through the chests.
- return to the surface and do a long rest.
- carry on exploring in the morning.
- Gabriella can come with us if she chooses, or wait at the surface campsite until we are done.

Thoughts?

I like Elisar's suggestion a lot more than (any/all of us) taking her only to return in a week to keep looking. We're supposed to find the "what" and "why" of the warmth. The fountain seems obvious, but "dwarf magic" might not satisfy Hexia.

Then again, if it's just enchanted with a powerful spell that keeps this area frozen in time or something, there wouldn't be anything else to discover except what actual spell is being used.

I agree. We can spend some more time really researching every detail about the fountain itself. It's possible that the fountain and the kobold lair have nothing in common outside of their locations.

The lair has the possibility of treasure, I'm certainly up for fully exploring it whether that's now or later, but it may not be related to our goal at all.

Okay, so shall we check out the door and the chests, the go up top for a long rest? We can then carry on exploring tomorrow.

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 298):

That's my vote.

Sounds good to me

instructions, schminstructions.

/points at Wightvane

How was I supposed to know which one turned it off and which one opened the door? I went for the one that made the most sense - wheels close valves.

Where is all this water draining to that's coming out the door or is the hallway we are in flooding; if so is the water level rising to the ceiling?

Can Alban see into the room where the water is coming from?  I assume the door is at least cracked open now.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:34, Wed 03 Mar 2021.

In reply to Alban (msg # 303):

The water is not flooding the hallway, but it is drenching the floor as it is only 5 inches deep. The force of the water coming from the box is what is making the ground difficult terrain. Alban, you can try to look into the box, but all you would see is water continually forcing it's way out. The door is wide open slammed against the other side of the box to which it could swing to. The water level is not rising, but maintaining.

I'm right there with you. The wheel seemed most obvious.

What's the DC for this strength check?

In reply to Malkus (msg # 306):

DC 15

Alban, I already went so if you'd like the opportunity to leverage your turn, let me know. Otherwise, I'll pull the lever and see if I can shut the flow off.

Doesn’t bother me either. Go ahead and try pulling the lever to see what happens

Okay, I must confess to having missed the bit earlier about the clay coins. Where did we find them, how may did we find and where are they now?

They sound like a useful Get Out Of Jail Free card. If you're deep in doodoo then crumble to coin and magically disappear.

When we got to the fountain originally, and could view Smith's Gambit through the pool, we had also found the coins.

RE: Wightvane's suggestion, I agree wholeheartedly.

I think a follow-up expedition could prove quite lucrative.

In reply to Malkus (msg # 311):

Thanks.

I think camping near the entrance is inviting trouble. We have no further need to go back in, so we should probably seek out a bit of a ruin like we were in last (!) night.

How far are we from town again? Wightvane certainly wants to put some ground between us and the dungeon.

Three days I think

I agree with Malkus. Let’s find a ruined building with walls that we can easily defend like the one we stayed at the first night under the dome. It’s a 3 day walking distance back to Hexia’s village.

Agreed

In reply to Alban (msg # 317):

Agreed.

So far we have
First Watch: Malkus,
Second Watch: Wightvane,
&
Third Watch: Alban.

Anybody else gonna join a watch?

Izayah will take a watch, always. Unless he's too badly injured, diseases or something. =)

Gotcha. So Izayah, I'll put you down for the same watch as Malkus as it'll be night and he only has 60ft dark vision. Sound good? Then whichever watch Elisar doesn't choose to take out of the two remaining Enialis will be on. If Elisar takes a watch too that is.

So far then we have
First Watch: Malkus & Izayah,
Second Watch: Wightvane,
&
Third Watch: Alban.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 322):

3rd watch for me. Old pointy ears can do the middle stint!

Very well.  Here's the lineup:
First Watch: Malkus & Izayah,
Second Watch: Wightvane & Enialis,
&
Third Watch: Alban & Elisar.
Thank you.

Half-Elf Hamadrell! Fear me! lol

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 325):

Does that come with perks??  ;)

;} lol

Being a human with elf blood? Or fearing me? LOL!

The first one lol

Only a long-lost and estranged (I think that's the right word) family so far. =)

DMs - we may want to move the Izayah/Gabriella conversation to PM so the rest of the group isn't sitting around waiting for us to finish up.

I mean, unless they are all interested in it. =)

I don't mind it being there. It might not be relevant to us personally, but it's most stuff about the world and the people in it.

I keep waiting for a Luke/Leia Skywalker plot-twist -- not gonna lie.

Doesn’t bother me any

In reply to Malkus (msg # 333):

Lol!

Glad everyone is enjoying the story. I was hoping it'd be interesting for all of you even if you weren't apart of the dialog itself. ^_^

Time to level up !! =)

yes it was.

So...

More dungeon delving or return to base?

Ooooh "hopscotch". That was the RTJ keyword to show we read the post.

I think return to base. If we hurry, I can watch myself fight

Were you looking at that thread or your RTJ PM? lol In another game everyone was going back to look when they joined the game recently.

Also...yeah, let's go home. =)
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In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 341):

I was actually reading the post, along with the rules, to figure out downtime if I am being honest. I previously hadn't really considered a use for it.

I’m trying to find the post outlining our mission and reward for this adventure but cannot find it. GM, can you help?

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 343):

First several posts in Hexia's shop thread, I think

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 343):

Sorry it wasn't on the Job Board Thread before, but it is now.
Reward: 100 GP, 500 XP, 6 downtime units, plus loot and xp for any combat.

Take care, and good luck! Those can be pretty rough.

In reply to Malkus (msg # 346):

Yeah, take care of loved ones.

Does this large being move towards us as if it sees us and with purpose, or does it look to be just wandering along at this point?

Goooood question!

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 349):

Lol!

“Don’t mind me, fellas, just out for my morning stroll. Doctor says I got to get my daily cardio in.”

It seems to see you and be coming towards you.

DM, if I am going to surprise this oaf with an attack, do I get a round to attack it before initiative is rolled? How does this work mechanically?

And friends, my apologies for dragging you into this, but my ruse would only last for an hour and I don't think we want this fellow following us for revenge when his coin goes out =/

If you'd like to make a getaway, this is probably your best chance.

FYI, before you attack I would like to try a Charm spell, see if we can avoid a scraap. I won’t be able to do my post until tomorrow AM my time, so in about 14 hours time.

I'm flexible Malkus and will support the group's action.  I didn't expect to let this giant roam freely.  Besides, it might trample the flowers I planted and we can't have that now, can we. ;}

I’m hoping we can turn it to the light side! Smiths Gambit could use a friendly giant protecting the neighbouring forests...

And if the spell doesn’t work and he turns nasty, well, then we kill him!!!

What are you thinking for when the spell wears off?

In reply to Malkus (msg # 356):

The spell lasts an hour. We can learn something from him and maybe persuade him to be a friend to the town. Just because he is big and ugly doesn’t mean he is evil!

Hah! He's isn't being judged for his size or his relative attractiveness.

His exact words are "You give me good stuff or I crush you all."

That's robbery.

You are certainly welcome to try to reform him, if that is your wont.
I'll just keep my sword ready over here...

In reply to Malkus (msg # 358):

He is a poor misguided soul in need of succour! Let us show his the error of his ways and deliver him into the light!

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 359):

You sound like quite the televangelist!

In reply to Malkus (msg # 360):

Well thank you kindly sir, if you’d like to make a donation to the Church of the Almighty Saviour of Heaven that would be great. If the name won’t fit on the cheque just use the abbreviation C.A.S.H. that’ll do fine, son!

....that song is...a little disturbing.

In reply to Izayah Hamadrell (msg # 362):

Lol, l googled bawdy medieval songs and it came up, I adapted some of it slightly. Sorry if anyone is offended, wasn’t my intention as I thought it was a bit cheeky...!

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 361):

For an imperialist Brit, you capture our tropes quite well.

In reply to Malkus (msg # 364):

Why thank you, we have an excellent record of stealing other people’s cultures!

Lol! In an ironic twist, I think we stole that cultural trait from you.

lol!!! good show!!