Hollow's Last Hope (Inactive)

Game Master nilesr

Round 6
Bog Hag attacks Lucanor hitting once for 7 forcing Luc to save versus weakness Luc takes 2 STR damage.
Jaxom blasts the hag for 11!
Hecktor slashes the hag ruthlessly dealing 18 damage. Still not sure about your damage modifiers, I get +5 total.
Silas takes a step and hacks the hag for 13. The hag looks very wounded.
Lucanor hits for 13. The bog hag goes down in a spray of green blood.
Mummies
1 attacks Lucanor Slam: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 hitting for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
2 attacks Silas Slam: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19 missing.
Sea Hag attacks Hecktor Spear1: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26Spear2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 Claw: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 hitting once for 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Gilmork

Round 7
Jaxom
Hecktor
Silas
Lucanor
Bad Guys
Gilmork

Round 6/7 Status
Inspire +2 everyone [last round?]
Bless +1 everyone.
Haste 4/5 everyone
Lucanor: Heroism, PfE
Hecktor: -8STR
Gilmork: Barkskin, Heroism
Silas: PFE
Fast Healing 2 on everyone.

You guys are up.

Then +5 it shall be sir. :)
"This is one tough one, ain't she Silas?

Scythe, inspire, bless, haste, flanking: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 13 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 34
Dmg: 2d4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3) + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 10

Hasted attack
Scythe, inspire, bless, haste, flanking: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 13 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 4 = 33
Dmg: 2d4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4) + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 10

Bards get 2+level*2+cha modifier rounds of performance per level. Don't worry there's plenty of ways of spending more per round at later levels. Running out will always be possible.

"As tough as old driftwood and much smellier, but we're whittling it down to size!", laughs Silas with a hint of mania as he leaps to attack again!

He feints low with one sword and the Hag falls for it, ignoring her parry, Silas sweeps both swords at the creatures exposed neck.

Attack with Shadow: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 15Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 15
Attack with Whispee: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 27Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 2 = 12
Hasted Attack with Shadow: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 31Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 11
Confirm?: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 30
Crit Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 10

Free action: Maintain inspire 9/16
Swift action: Arcane Strike
Full attack: Haste, Inspire, Bless, Flanking

"Thank you, goddess," Lucanor says with reverence right before getting swatted by a mummy.

Still, Crythua is enhanted to face undead, and it lights up even brighter now that mummy is here.

Lucanor puts it to good use.

Bane bonus, str penalty included
To hit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10Plus Bane2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9
EDIT: Possible crit
To confirm 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 Bane dmg2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10
(Haste)

To hit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Dmg: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12Plus Bane2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Gilmork approaches Lucanor from the back andlays a hand on him.

"Keep fighting Lucanor, we will need your prowess to take these hags down."

Spell Failure 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 44

CMW: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 2) + 5 = 15

Gilmork moves forward to heal Lucanor, but can only move this round I'll use the heal for next turn.

Round 7
Jaxom goes full defense
Hecktor drops the Sea Hag!
Silas hits the mummy for 23!
Lucanor hits the mummy for 14!
Bad Guys
Mummy 1 attacks Lucanor Slam: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 hitting for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Mummy 2 attacks Silas Slam: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 hitting for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Gilmork heals Luc for 15!

GM Handwave

Jaxom blasts the mummy, Hecktor smacks it with his scythe, Silas fillets it and Gilmork fires multiple arrows into it. Lucanor finishes it with a touch of enchanted steel. Both mummys go down.

Combat Over.

Does the fast healing continue? Where did it come from anyway? The sapling?

Silas bends down to examine a few items scavanged from the remains.

Spellcraft: ID Spear: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15Spellcraft: ID Cloak: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25Spellcraft: ID Bracers: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

"I think I know what some of these might be, but there has to be an easier way... Pretty sure there are some spells that can focus the mind when trying to determine what something does."

Next he stands up and examines the sapling, thinking 'I could have sworn somebody spoke to us during the fight...'

"Hello?", he calls out.

Yes, its permanent. Yep from the Tree/Dryad. Be back later, busy day at work.

Lucanor breaths hard, "I have spell that can read thoughts, but I couldn't use it, had to save the divine energy for this..."

He walks over to the exhausted Hecktor and lays another lesser restoration on the man, "Sorry I couldn't get to you in battle with this. Seemed like somethings in this area just don't want us to catch break one."

Lesser Restoration, Str points restored: 1d4 ⇒ 4

The restoration going through his weakened state, Hecktor feels some of his strenght returning.
Back to 16, neat.

"Thank you. I feel alot better now, i'll probably recover with a good rest."
He turns to the others.
"How are you guys holding up? Silas, that frog got to you didn't it, any side effects?"

Silas sighs and replies, "I'm battered and bruised, and covered in the most unimaginable gunk. It gets into your hair, everywhere! Yuck!" He shudders, shakes his head and carries on in a happier tone, "Still I guess we won, at least for now. To be honest, never mind gold or anything, I'd kill for a bath right now! And maybe a couple of brews to take the edge off things..."

I think Silas will need a lesser restoration to restore the con drain.

Spell Failure 1-20: 1d100 ⇒ 29

A sudden splash of water coming from above Silas's head washes most of the filth and mummy dust from Silas's head and chest.

Gilmork stands near the newly grown oak and feels its bark and appears to be trying to sense and admire the purity within. Motionless and without any sound he smiles.

Spell Craft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Spell Craft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Spell Craft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

I know nothing

Are you well friend Gilmork?

"Perfectly fine. It feels like the restorative power this mighty oak has upon the land has the same effect on us as well. It's astounding."

The oak grows to a height of 50' and a thickness of several feet. The area of verdant growth continues to grow around the tree until it is several hundred yards square.

A figure appears in the boughs of the tree and resolves itself into the shapely form of Elene, Dryad of the Cold Marrow.

Thank you Heroes. You have restored my tree to this place, I will work to return this area to its rightful state. she sees how hurt you are and waves her hand, casting Lesser Restoration on both Silas and Hecktor in turn 1d4 ⇒ 2 1d4 ⇒ 4.

Dibs on the cloak?

It seems tailor made for you.

I actually put it on the Sea Hag (she was a druid) intending to have her wildshape and eat you guys as a crocodile, but she never got the chance. Or rather, I decided that she would be just as effective with the spear.

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Nasty twist :D.

Hecktor looks as the lsh green and healthy ground spreads.
Beautiful to see.

He loosens his muscles, the fullplate not such a burden anymore.
"I'm feeling back to my healthy self again, thank you miss Dryad."

"Likewise, thank you! I wonder if we should stay here a while, there may be yet more attacks...", suggests Silas.

Seeing as there's no immediate threats, Silas will take the opportunity to have a second look at some items we found earlier.
Spellcraft ID Depnakkra's Wand: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Spellcraft ID some dust in a pouch from Merkamerk: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Elene responds to Silas You are welcome to stay if you have no pressing business elsewhere, but I am capable of defending myself. And I have allies now to help me in reclaiming the Cold Marrow. as she speaks a massive bear rumbles into the Glade. Dire Bear

This is Ghaede, my protector and companion.

Elene is a Dryad with 9 Druid class levels.

"My brother had raised a bear cub several years ago.
But as an adult, it didn't get as big as yours here. Dangerous but magnificent animals."

Silas ponders, "That's an interesting question; Do we have pressing business? If I recall the Gavel had a 4000 eagle reward for finding out who destroyed the cutyard and putting a stop to them."

Silas makes a face, "I don't want his money, I don't particularly want to talk to him either. Putting that aside, there's loose ends that would be good to tie up, what is that stone we found? Where did Drazmorg go? I suppose we probably need to talk to Vade and Cirthana about that. I suppose Jeebs would want to know whats going on too. Then of course there's that cur Bloodeye, someday a reckoning is coming..."

Cloak definitely looks best for Gilmork

"Well, a bit early to rest again, but if we were going to this would be a good place to do it. I'm still a bit sapped from that hag, but then, we have Hecktor at full strength so that's not as big a problem."

"Aye Silas, but setting the reputation of the gavel aside, you could invest the money in something positive. Otherwise it'd be growing mold in his corrupt pockets."

Silas shrugs, "I'd sooner snub him. But if you talk to him, then I suppose the church and the orphans are worthy causes for a say 2000 eagle donation each."

"If we don't accept the money like that, people can't say we got our hands dirty for the sake of wealth. Making him donate money on our cause to the orphans and the church would tell people truly that we're to be more trusted than the Gavel."

Gilmork says as he looks up from the tree to the massive bear sidling up against the tree trunk.

"We probably need to return aye, I'd like to know what Payden and his goons were up to. Perhaps we could find or run into them on the way back?"

Out of the corner of his eye, Silas notices the tree has grown considerably even while they've been talking, "Remarkable he murmurs."

With an effort he tears himself away from the incredible sight and sighs, "Well I guess the consensus is to go back to town. Still I wonder if we might find something nice for Jaxom's friends on the way, although in truth I bet what they'd really like is some hard-boiled sweets. We'll only find those in town..."

Niles, how far are we away from town? I guess it's a couple of days walk?

Just one day if you use triple time.

Silas scratches his head, calculating and let's everyone know, "We're about a full day's travel away from town if we use the marching song. If we set out now we'd probably have to camp somewhere. So do you want to stay the night here or perhaps head back to Michael's? We might be able to get there before dark."

Silas waits to see what everyone wants to do.

"Better to camp at Michael's. Chance to catch up as well."

Waiting on the others to add their input.

"I agree with Hecktor, it's better to camp at a safe base than to let Hecktor wander off again when a 'lady' calls."

Gilmork says with smile, his teeth looking even more fearsome now he has put on the cape.

He looks back to the tree where Elene has made her new home in.
"Until we meet again Elene, it has been a pleasure. I'll be sure to visit here again when things have calmed down."

"That was not voluntarily remember. I do what i do best, but i'm kind of vulnerable to magic that messes with the mind."

"Lots of folks are, Hecktor, it's not a knock on you. And anyone of us might find our will overridden. Some might tease, but we know that" he also tips his hate to Elene, "Much gratitude to you, ma'am."

Niles can we get to Michael's place before nightfall?

Probably not, that's over 20 miles through dense woodland. Maybe if you had mass Freedom of Movement or other ability that let you ignore rough terrain.

OK, looks like our options are 1. Stay here till morning and travel to town in one day. 2. Travel to town now and camp somewhere half way. 3. Travel to see Michael and camp somewhere half way. I don't think we're under any particular time pressure so I'd be tempted to go via Michaels place.

"Lets just go see Michael, and let him know what's been going on with the kobolds. He'd want to know, " says Silas.

"Who knows, he might just have expanded the monastery even further.
It was spacious last time, maybe more so now."

Ok so the party heads towards Michael's, before they go Elene casts a spell of Blessing upon them. Extended Mass Featherstep. The party is then able to make it to Michael's monastery by nightfall!

The building is indeed much more impressive, rebuilt and now garrisoning a platoon of Golden Legion Knights, with Michael as Captain.

"Captain, good to see you've done so well here, might we impose on some space for the eve?"

Hecktor looks around as they walk in. It wasn't his employer's estate, but it surely had become solid.

"Hey Michael. You've expanded even more since last time, it looks impressive."

Silas looks around impressed, "Hard to believe how much this place has changed, even since last summer. Let's find Michael, no doubt he's putting the men through their paces in the parade ground. "

Once they have found Michael and the initial pleasantries are seen to, Silas gives him a run down on the news, "Drazmorg saw fit to raise the Kobold King as some kind of undead Wight, interred in an ancient azlanti burial mound past the cold marrow. Various undead kobolds were making trouble, scaring villagers and slaughtering lumberjacks. Payden and his hired mercs went with us to put a stop to all this, but they chickened out and would not enter the burial mound. They probably have more sense than us, there was some pretty nasty stuff in there. Still its cleared out for now, although Drazmorg dropped by to castigate the Kobold king. Nearly had a heart attack... After that, we did a bit of gardening and the Cold Marrow is well different. I think I like the change, although I doubt anyone else will notice given how remote it is."

When Silas gets a chance, he's going to cast Identify and take another look at the stone we found on the Kobold King.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 10 = 36

Unless you guys have something to do, or need my input we are entering a downtime portion of the campaign. 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 days until "an event" occurs.

Silas tells everyone what he's found about the Azlanti Sealstone, and he asks Lucanor, "Do you think this is what the Lady Cirthana has been searching for?"

"It could very well be, and I'd say likely is, but I'd like her to take a look at it to be sure," Lucanor admits

"Well if anybody in Falcon's Hollow has an idea, vague if even, it would be her wouldn't it?
But we'll refrain from sharing the info with others...including our grumpy wizard friend. Unless we have a very good reason to."

"Pretty sure Vade would give his right arm for this little rock. He doesn't need it whispering things to him, his grip on sanity is tenuous enough as is...", remarks Silas gruffly.