Into the Obscure (A Dark Extraplanar Adventure)
Game Master Halflingtime

Maybe something like this:

Petrova (Darkvision out front. Plus stealthy scoutiness.)
Hanethes (Along with high Perception. And more scout skills.)
Talon (Muscle)
Kanthuun (Squishy caster in the middle)
Drovya (More muscle)
Arasmes (And high Perception back here, too)
Rogar (And more Darkvision in back, plus the Healer, and a guy to play rear-guard)

Once we're no longer going single-file:

Petrova and Hanethes (Playing scout)
Talon, Kanthuun, and Drovya (with Kanthuun in the middle, protected by our melee heavies)
Arasmes and Rogar (pulling rear-guard)

This would obviously change if headed into known trouble.

Sounds good to me.

I'm not as familiar with everyone's flanking bonuses, but sounds fine to me. I'm the chewy center!

Oh yeah, who wants to hold on to the wayfinder? I can if no one else wants it, and I even have an ioun stone to put into it.

Oh yeah, who wants to hold on to the wayfinder? I can if no one else wants it, and I even have an ioun stone to put into it.

Hmmm. Yeah, we've got stuff to distribute. So, unless people object:

Petrova and Arasmes are each gonna have both a Wand of Cure Light Wounds and a Wand of Undetectable Alignment (as people who can actually use them without a roll). Arasmes Wand of UA is the one down 7 charges.

Rogar will also have a Wand of Undetectable Alignment (as the other person who can do that).

And I think Drovya (because of the Ioun Stone as mentioned) or Kanthuun (because of his squishiness and middle-of-group position) are the logical ones to have the Wayfinder...but IC, Arasmes would likely be leery of giving the guy who none of us actually know (whose sword might possess him) the vital object, so I vote Kanthuun. :)

Due to his nature, unless survival depends on it, Hanethes will likely not stick to a strict "marching order", as you've found out by now. :)

That's fine by me, and let's me keep my stones spinning around my head as Vance intended.

Heh. And Arasmes is now breaking order because he's worried about his friend. :)

Sure, I'll carry the Wayfinder. Looks small enough.

Heh. And Arasmes is now breaking order because he's worried about his friend. :)

Close enough--that's Chaos for ya! Talon, jump on through! :D

The forest is considered dimly-lit.

Has Rogar (been) stepped through? Rear guard!

I probably should have drawn my Rod and cast Mage Armor before fiddling with the Wayfinder. Then again, spells aren't silent and we don't know who's listening.

ahem...and we don't know who's listening!

So...I pointed out its existence. Someone else want to do something about it? Because the only things I'm coming up with are introducing ourselves, and poking it with a stick, and both of those sound like bad ideas.

Discretion is the better part of valor. I'm not sure what we'd gain from attacking, bothering, or hailing something(s) busy eating their meal. We're here on a stealth mission, I reckon, and I'm going to assume that everything we meet can cast Commune and Sending to their superiors, meself.

Unless we go around it and the Wayfinder points back to it, in which case--uh, that was easy or something isn't what it seems.

Alternately, we surround the thing with arrows notched, and hail it. Since everything is inimical to us here, I'm not sure what good that would do--we have the Wayfinder to point us to the way, so all it could do is tell us dangers in our path. I doubt Rogar would approve of us threatening a poor daemon, extracting information, and then killing it off, though. Maybe if we stab it in the front with full disclosure. ;)

God, I love this part of being the gm.
>w<

I can't say that I'm very fond of the thought of leaving a threat behind us when we could dispatch it. And I'm not that worried about killing and/or extracting information from the residents of Abbadon. They are categorically evil. I say we hail it, get whatever information we can, and dispatch it before it can call on a higher up. Commune's got a 10 minute casting time anyway. We should be fine.

Good point. Leave no witnesses. It's not like the plane isn't full of violence.

I'm going to let someone else initiate the fight if its going to happen, unless someone asks me to.

Heh, well, the Paladin is an honourable soul, seems like he's a good bet to kick things off ;)

Paladins suck for stabbing things in the back :P

Well, someone had to make a move.

Also, equipement and encumberance all sorted and up(I think i've got most things covered).

I'll have to roll in the morning, sorry! And yay for Rogar!

I'm cool with GM-rolled initiative, especially at times like this when we're just waiting to make the inevitable saving throw.

GM rolled initiative is cool with me, and might well be a better idea than rolling it individually.

Agreed.

Okay. From now on, I will roll initiative for all of you.

I'm also okay with DM rolled saving throws. Or anything else that occurs during the monster's turn.

Yep, agreed.

I also agree.

Okay, sweet.

Feel free to press on at any time.

Feel free to press on at any time.

I think we're walking onward in the appropriate direction while talking. Or that was the impression I had, anyway. Probably with weapons still out. :)

That was what I thought as well.

Same.

Apologies to everyone. My laptop is on the fritz. Game posting will be slower for a time.

Facing some serious life- and work-related issues at the moment. May not be able to post for a week or so. Apologies to everyone.

Understood. I have a lot to do for a while, so it might be slow.

Understood. I have a lot to do for a while, so it might be slow.

Slow's cool with me as long as we keep going. :)

Sorry to hear it, Hanethes. Hang in there.

Hey guys, we just need one more successful aid another on knowledge planes so Petrova can beat that DC 30.

"Brains! I need brains!"

Done

V' been really sick. Sorry.

No worries, Trout--we're in for the haul. Hope you're feeling better.

Rest up and feel better trout. Have some soup!

Hey, how's everyone doing? I wanted to make sure that Trout and Hanethes are okay.

Yes, please check in and let us know if you're ok. Frankly, that goes for all of you.

You don't see me. I'm not here.