Heathy's Isle of Dread Thread
Game Master Heathansson

Oso points at the hanging and dismembered prisoner, "Sir we save."

Then he deliberately points towards the hall, "the lizardman Sakatha in the next hall you stake but good."

Oso Legumbe wrote:

Oso nods back, "After Baal we gonna get you fixed up an home again. Sir."

He pats him lightly on the cheek and turns back to the others. "Dis is gettin' personal now. Gittik stake him good and proper. I gonna spell you up with Kelanen's strength and protections just so he'll be easy."

The black priest smiles at Pip. "Let's do some good."

"So, you want me stake this guy, or save him?"

...cold....hearted...(lol)

home...errands...drive...time...away for a few hours.

Pip smiles back at Oso

"You got it bro! Good is our business and business is ....

Oh nevermind."

Goes to assist Oso

"'Main 'en an' stake th' dobber awreddy."

Beldan stares in horror at the stumps where the guy’s feet used to be. “Oh sweet Pelor,” he whispers to Altai and Oso. “That’s horrible. Is there anything we can do for him? I couldn’t live a cripple…”

He turns to the prisoner, a weak grin plastered over his face. “Istivin?” he says, “That sounds like a nice place.” (Beldan never traveled much). “We’ll see that you get back there after this is all done … maybe we can hire a cart or something … Um, do you want me to try to get you out of those shackles?” He approaches nervously, as if having no feet and oft-broken bones might be contagious. Open Locks: 8+18 = 26.

You can unchain him pretty easily. Just the neck shackle.

"Thankyou...friend...but, I'm more a prisoner of my body than the shackle, I trow....
Istivin....well, it's home..." he laughs a little.
"Messy as it is, it's home."

Elgan is struck speechless at the sight of what has been done to the prisoner. (Never thought THAT would happen, didja?)

When he finally speaks, his voice is as cold as a breeze from a glacier, and his eyes have turned the color of steel.

"An heah ah t'ought dat only humans hunted fer sport. Dis is,... Le's fin' him. Ah gots a few wurds fer im."

"What's going on with the lizardman?" Altai keeps his distance from the mutilated man, still worried about the prospect of shapechanging monsters - his previous experience with disguised wererats having left him suspicious of random cripples.

He's mincing something....now sprinkling it into a jar of some kind of liquid. Now it's smoking...
Now he's heating it...

"Does he do a lot of this?", Altai asksthe cut-up knight.

"He's dominated...by them. That's all he does. They distribute his potions to their wicked allies."

"The vampire gets staked. This guy gets saved." Altai stops for a second. "After you stake the vampire, of course. That takes precedence."

"Stake, then save. Me got it."

"Mmmm, steak...."

How you guys rolling on this?

"So, do you know what it looks like behind the door?"

"The stairs...spiral down to a vast chamber; high-ceilinged, and circular,.....100 feet by 100 feet.
He does not sleep in a coffin like a human vampire would; he has a hide and wickerwork sort of platform, staked high up, ten feet up, by four posts, after the manner of the lizardfolk's burial, near the north of the room...the floor is wet, muddy; though not too too deep. Though it is knotted with roots throughout. It is not good footing there."

"Excellent. Thank you very much - you've been of great help. We'll take care of you once we've finished up the vampire."

This is when I cast Protection from evil on Stig and Gittik. It lasts for 7 minutes. Before we descend, I'll cast Fly and See invisible on myself. Then I'll cast Enlarge person on Stig once we reach the bottom. After that, who knows...

BTW, Heathy - did you use my Fireball in the hag fight?

Yeah; I did.
I put what I used, as well as Altai's exp increase, on the "Altai-or is it?" avatar's profile.

aaah, crappers...we're about to go out to eat, but I should be back in 2-3 hours; I can put up a map coordinate dealy in a few.
I just got Pagan Publishing's new Mesoamerica book for Call of C'thulhu, so my mind's been elsewhen for the afternoon...
I figured it would have some useful tidbits for the Isle of Dread.

Just checking in. I'm pretty much all outta miracles, so I'll hang back and pop my inspire courage when the time is ripe.

Oso calls on Kelanen from the top of the stairs to give his strength and power to the kukri-wielding halfling.

Casts Bulls Strength and just for fun, fly on Gittik. Casts magic weapon on the silver stake. Casts magic circle vs evil on himself.

"Gittik, you got the juice, now take that torturing newtlicker down!"

And everyone can have divine protection, +1 morale bonus to AC and saves

Does anyone else want an Enlarge person? Gittik doesn't benefit much, but Oso could probably use reach and a bigger damage die.

So... Here's our spell suite as we descend the stairs:

Gittik: Bull's strength, Fly, Protection from evil, carries the vampire-killing stick (a Silver shortspear +1)
Stig: Protection from evil
Oso: Magic circle against evil
Altai: Fly, See invisible
Elgan: Barkskin, Call lightning
Riese: Mage armour
Pip, Beldan: nothin'

More spells once we reach the floor!

Yep on the enlarge for Oso, and everyone gets the divine protection. Plus perhaps Pip and Beldan should stay inside Oso's magic circle?

The stairway winds down...down...again,
and enters a great room like the maimed paladin said.

dimensions....a-t top, 1-19 bottom;
usable spaces...
g-n 1,
e-p 2,
c-r 3,
a-t 4-16,
c-r 17,
e-p 18,
g-n 19,
the hallway opens into the room at m19 south wall.

there is a trellis at i-k 2-3, stretched skins and wickerwork on four posts, 10 feet in the air, and a lizardman vampire lies as if in repose thereupon. It is lit by two bull skulls at the foot and the head of it; lit by an eerie red light. Much of the room is dark.
At j6 stands a lone succubus, holding two leashes to two canoloth daemons at i and k 7.

spot r5

spot r15

spot r19

spot r23

spot r27

spot r32

initiative...

beat a 20.
take positions within 10 feet of the door to start.

Spot: 18+1 = 19.
Group Initiative roll: 18

“Gargoyles!” blurts out Beldan, pointing up the walls.

Right on....
positions(?)

Beldan wants to stay close to Oso to take advantage of the magic circle. Say N19 to start.

Spot: 18+1 = 19.

Group Initiative roll: 18

“Gargoyles!” blurts out Beldan, pointing up the walls.

Spot:

"HUH?"

Pip will stick by his magical buddy Oso and begin strumming Inspire Courage. Everyone gets a +1 to all ATK&DAM rolls for 5 rounds.

Strums Lucille

Don't know what we're fighting,
But I know one thing for sure!
Evil is a bad disease,
And the Regulators are the cure!

Is it OK if I cast my two Enlarge person spells before we stepped through the door?

Is it OK if I cast my two Enlarge person spells before we stepped through the door?

Hell yeah.

Oso squeezes through the narrow door trying to take in all the threats and dangers.

Oso at O/P-17/18 and Pip next to him at N18.

Any in the room....can notice that the ground is heavily rooted, muddy and gnarly...difficult terrain; two squares of movement per one square moved (i.e. half speed) and no running.

New and improved list of ongoing effects:

Gittik: Bull's strength, Fly, Protection from evil, carries the vampire-killing stick (a Silver shortspear +1)
Stig: Enlarge person, Protection from evil
Oso: Enlarge person, Magic circle against evil
Altai: Fly, See invisible
Elgan: Barkskin, Call lightning
Riese: Mage armour
Pip, Beldan: nothin'

Also, we have bardic music and divine protection, giving everybody +1 morale bonus to AC, saves, attack rolls and damage.

REcapping the effects of Enlarge person: +2 STR, -2 DEX and the target becomes Large, taking up a 10' square. The STR bonus offsets the size modifier on the attack rolls, so the net effect is +1 damage, 10' reach and -2 AC. New weapon damage is 2d8. Splat!

I'll start at M17, 15' into the air.

Hovering well above the soggy floor, Altai's casting a spell as Beldan catches his attention. "Gargoyles? Where?"

I'm burning my Charm monster spell to cast Summon monster IV. Amazingly, I missed every spot roll, even the DC 5 one...

<Super sized Stig steps in. Cue Holst's Planets.>

Under Altai somewhere.

< Cue Holst's Planets.>

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I'll start at M17, 15' into the air.

Hovering well above the soggy floor, Altai's casting a spell as Beldan catches his attention. "Gargoyles? Where?"

I'm burning my Charm monster spell to cast Summon monster IV. Amazingly, I missed every spot roll, even the DC 5 one...

“There, and there,” Beldan points up at the walls at C3 and R3. “And did you notice that pile of corpses under the platform in the middle there?”

How Beldan noticed all this when he’s got a succubus’ boobies to look at is anyone’s guess.

Reckon Stiggy's at L-M 17-18.

Perception: 1d20+5=9

"Huh? That's aw Ah see. Where's th' vampire?"

He's lieing there on the trellis at j2. He's resting.

j/k

He sits up and hisses. Just at you, Stiggy. He blames you for all his troubles in life.
;)

”Quick guys! Ranged attacks on him while we’ve got line of sight!” ;-P

You get -10 to hide now. j/k.

How Beldan noticed all this when he’s got a succubus’ boobies to look at is anyone’s guess.

They, like, keep polymorphing, too. They're running a gamut.

oh; and boobies reminded me of something: soon as Gittik and Riese call positions; somebody might want to call one for Elgan cos he said it's Mardi Gras season and he's busy...

9,000!!!

9,000!!!

That's our real post count?

When did we say we'd hit that? End of Feb?

...it's Mardi Gras season and he's busy...

...looking at boobies, drinking cocktails on the street, and listening to jazz?

9,000!!!

And all of them 100% hardcore roleplaying.