Jerax Hellfire |
Jerax enters Meridian's tent. Enter Meridian/Jerax slash fanfiction here.
Pivenzobili |
Pivenzobili says "A year ago some Bellflower tillers tried to recruit my village. The master of the woods didn't like them so we chased them away and skinned the ones we found and fed them to the fiend piranha. Looks like they found other recruits." He goes to sleep with a smile on his face.
The rest of the night passes uneventfully.
In the morning Pivenzobili tells everyone that the village is just a half a day away now.
Ileosa Albus |
When second watch ends Ileosa gently awakens Meri If she isn't awake already that is. to take third watch before she retires to her own tent.
She smiled when she saw Izrail asleep in his bedroll within her tent. Instead of sliding into her bedroll just across from him, she slid into his. Cuddling up to him as quietly as she could.
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The next morning Ileosa asked Pivenzobili to once again retreave her a rabbit for the river. "And this time I would also like a guard, since the pygmies showed they where getting more... Bold." She said.
Izrail Arvanxi |
In the morning Izrail feels specially relaxed considering last night harsh ambush. An angel must have visited me tonight.
He wakes up late, just in time to hear Ileosa asking for a guard. He gets up and exits the tent to meet the rest. "Good morning! I've heard you just as I woke, Ileosa. If you think its appropiate I'll keep watch. I promise my eyes will be on the hunt for pygmys, I wouldn't want to disturb a beautiful lady bathing." he says playful but honest. "And you are right, they are getting bolder. We should keep watch at all times, maybe next time they don't wait until its dark."
Ileosa Albus |
She gives Izrail a grin as he volunteers himself to be her guard. "Ever the gentleman Izrail. Keep this up and I may even swoon." She said before she leaned close to him, resting her face close to his ear. "You made a wonderful replacement for a blanket last night. My thanks." She then walked away from him, glance back for only a moment to see the look upon his face, before calling out to Meri. "Meri dear! Are you going to come take a bath with me again today?"
Izrail Arvanxi |
Izrail gets stunned for a split second before understanding what Ileosa means... and blushing as a red rose with a huge smile.
He waits for Meri to answer then follows the pair and keeps watch between the forest and them, keeping an eye for pygmys and honing his ear just in case they shout for help.
Izrail is a knight in shining armor, even if his armor isn't very shiny and he is decided to do anythyng to further his goals and protect his loved ones. So he never turns to face the river and is at enough distance to not hindrance Ileosa and Meri but being able to hear them. Let's say, 40-60 ft is enough DM?
Jerax Hellfire |
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Jerax stirs from his slumber, looking over at the female tiefling wrapped in his arms.
In a tired whisper, Jerax mutters, "Meridian, Ileosa's calling you.
Kirk Hetfield |
Kirk stands outside the hollowed out tree and looks around.
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
He then asks Piven, What if we followed the Vegepygmies footprints into the forest? Where would they lead? Do you think they would lead to your village?
Should I be making a map check again?
Kirk Hetfield |
Not seeing anything in particular, Kirk returns to his pack and pulls out the map making stuff.
knowledge: geography: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Okay, I think I have this thing updated.
Pivenzobili |
Pivenzobili ponders Kirk's question. "Its hard to say. Vegepygmies like the heart of the woods the best, but they like their weird mold. Anywhere there is weird mold they fight for. Its only recently that they started to attack others outside their territory. "
Kirk is able to continue making the map with no problems
Ileosa Albus |
Survival: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Damn it! By one!!
"Mmm... I can't seem to place these tracks..." She muttered before she looked at Meri. "What about you?"
Jerax Hellfire |
While the ladies are washing, Jerax gets dressed and pulls out another trail ration from his backpack to eat, waiting for the others to come back from the river. I wanna pack the camp up, but the ladies are gonna need the tents to change, so I guess I wait. This thoughts drift back to the evening he spent in Meridian's tent.
Kirk Hetfield |
Kirk looks around for more rabbit. Not seeing any for today, he mutters, "guess it's only trail rations for today." He then packs up his stuff including the veggie heads into his pack.
Pivenzobili |
"Those are Vegepygmy tracks I am pretty sure. They might be closer than I thought. They look to be going throw those trees up ahead."
Kirk Hetfield |
Kirk looks ahead in the direction Piven indicated.
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
The place is covered in the same type of mold I saw on the boat when those stupid fish had me as a snack. Pivensobili, I don't trust that mold. Is there another direction we can go so as to avoid it?
Jerax Hellfire |
After finishing his trail ration, Jerax leaves Meridian's tent. The tiefling then begins to strap his weapon belt on his waist, carrying his shield to the center of tree near where the fire was. Jerax then sits down and takes out his whetstone from his backpack and starts to sharpen his battleaxe.
What's taking them so long?
Meridian Anterian |
When second watch ends Ileosa gently awakens Meri If she isn't awake already that is. to take third watch before she retires to her own tent.
Ileosa finds Meridian dozing lightly, but she wakes fully as the tent flap is opened. She gives Ileosa a grin and a wink as Ileosa heads back to her own tent, "Sleep well, Ileosa."
As the camp wakes in the morning, Meridian keeps watch until most of the others are awake, slips back into her tent and the pleasant task of waking Jerax.
She then walked away from him, glance back for only a moment to see the look upon his face, before calling out to Meri. "Meri dear! Are you going to come take a bath with me again today?"
Jerax stirs from his slumber, looking over at the female tiefling wrapped in his arms.
In a tired whisper, Jerax mutters, "Meridian, Ileosa's calling you.
"I hear her. Honestly she has the worst timing sometimes." Getting up and stepping back out of her tent, Meridian grins a little sheepishly at Ileosa, "Of course, just making sure everyone was awake." She gathers a few things and follows Ileosa and Izrail toward the river.
Alicia joins them and they puzzle over the strange tracks.
"Mmm... I can't seem to place these tracks..." She muttered before she looked at Meri. "What about you?"
Even more clueless about tracks, Meridian just shakes her head.
After bathing, Meridian glances back toward the camp, "Perhaps we should get back. Daylight is slipping away."
Ileosa Albus |
Ileosa agreed with Meri by way of a quick nod. "Izrail you can come over now, we're heading back." She called out after getting dressed.
When they rejoined the others Ileosa took the time to pray before packing up her things. As they headed out Ileosa munched on some of her trail rations, a look of slight disgust on her face. "These don't taste well, by the Dark Prince do people often eat this?" She asked. "I mean the dried fruit isn't bad but... this what even is this?" She added in as she held up a small piece of hard tack
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Survival: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Jerax Hellfire |
When the party regrouped at the hag tree, Jerax helped Meridian break down her tent, and packed it away, strapping it to his backpack.
When Ileosa was done with her prayers, the tiefling did the same for his human friend.
Readjusting to the added weight once more, Jerax readies himself for another day of hunting vegepygmies.
Meridian Anterian |
She smiles at Jerax as she slips into her tent, emerging a few minutes later dressed and armored. After the tent is stowed, she smiles again at him, "Thank you Jerax. And thank you."
Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 3.
LOL! The dice have not much liked MEridian so far!
Meridian looks at her own rations with equal distaste, "I think it started off as leather too tough to be used as anything useful; like a dog's chew toy. Then they boiled it with old boots. Then they let it lay in the desert sun for about two and half years. In a pile of camel droppings."
Jerax Hellfire |
She smiles at Jerax as she slips into her tent, emerging a few minutes later dressed and armored. After the tent is stowed, she smiles again at him, "Thank you Jerax. And thank you."
Jerax wraps his tail around Meridian's, and whispers, "It's gonna take a lot to swipe this stupid smile off my face" and winks.
Kirk Hetfield |
Don't know what happened. Not seeing my last post.
Kirk stands before the woods examining where it is we are supposed to go.
Judging from what I'm seeing on the map so far, if we went another way we could possibly be ambushed. I guess I don't see any other route other than straight through the mold. I don't trust this stuff. Does anyone know anything about these spores? Seems the stuff has infected the whole wood.
Kirk then spits on the ground in disgust. Suddenly he gets a "far off" look again.
What if we burnt the whole thing down?
Meridian Anterian |
Meridian looks ahead into the moldy trees, "If we are careful, we can get through okay. I do not like standing about like this. It feels like they are watching us."
Kirk Hetfield |
"Fire is good, the Master of the Woods likes fire. The mold is something the vegepygmies hold dear. I do not understand it, but they protect it and take it with them."
Kirk turns to look at Pivenzobili.
Really?He then begins to dig in his pack for his flint and steel while giggling strangely.
What do I roll to cause a forest fire?
Kirk Hetfield |
Ouch. Not very good at survival checks.
Kirk gathers up what wood he can find that is not damp from the morning dew. Using the steel and flint he starts a small fire using some twigs. Gradually he adds bigger chunks of wood. Picking up a well lit branch from the fire he then walks to the edge of the forest and starts lighting several fires.
Survival: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18
Oh, this should be good. May this place be purged with the First's fire!
GM-Gathrix |
No problem, and I should have said, but you could have taken 10 or even 20 if you wanted to wait a while since there is not immediate consequences involved otherwise.
Kirk lites a fire, and you can see Vegepygmies charging from the woods ahead desperate to defend their mold! They are 35' away in now dangerous terrain, if you close into melee with them you risk running through Kirk's pyro.
Roll Initiative-
Vegepygmiesx10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Vegepygmy Shaman: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Ileosa Albus |
Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
"I would wait till they come to us, and be ready." Ileosa said as she drew her mace.
Izrail Arvanxi |
That's a lot of pygmys!
Izrail braces his weapon and prepares for the battle "Ileosa! Stand behind me, I won't allow none of these foul things to harm you!
Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Jerax Hellfire |
Jerax positions himself next to Izrail, battleaxe unsheathed, shield at the ready. "We won't allow any of the salad fixings to harm you", Jerax chimes in to Ileosa.
Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
GM-Gathrix |
Initiative
Izrail 21 -Braces with Fauchard Take your AoO for having a reach weapon and a vegepygmy leaving your threatened area
Jerax 18- Stands at the ready
Vegepygmies 14 Acrobatics to avoid fire: 1d20 ⇒ 15 The vegepygmies leap over the fire and run into melee with the group.
Ileosa 13-Readies
Vegepygmy Shaman 11 A Vegepygmy that is not charging with the others begins to cast a spell 1d7 ⇒ 2
Kirk Hetfield |
Burn! Take out the spellcaster first!
initative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Kirk launches a bullet at the spellcaster 80' range.
Halfling Sling Staff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Jerax Hellfire |
Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Izrail Arvanxi |
Okey, here comes the AoO
Fauchard: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Do I have the shaman one at charge range? If yes I charge it, if not I charge another pygmy but trying to "step by step" move closer towards the shaman
Faucharge: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Alicia De'ville |
initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Alicia holds back until a combat line is formed, then she moves to flank the line, as close as she can with provoking an attack, and clear, somewhat, of her companions. Then with a laugh she casts her favorite spell. Flames flare from her hands
burning hands: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4 volitile conduit
DC 14 reflex for half
GM-Gathrix |
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15 The Vegepygmies duck just in time to miss some of the fire coming from Alicia's hands. Izrail fells one with his AoO
Round 2
Izrail 21 -You can charge, but you will go through fire if you do take 1d4 ⇒ 2 damage
Jerax 18- Jerax Seems to be Paralyzed by the shaman's magic
Vegepygmies
Ileosa 13-Readies
Vegepygmy Shaman 11
Alicia 5
Izrail Arvanxi |
I gladly accept the fire of redemption if I can take that cheeky salad. Plus my first DM taught me to picture the rounds of combat as 300 scenes:
Izrail starts to run and with a spin slashes one of the runners before jumping through the fire and flames and runnin weapon first to the shaman.
Jerax Hellfire |
From a clenched jaw, Jerax murmurs various obscenities at high volume, unable to move.
Ileosa Albus |
Ileosa noticed her friend's inability to move and remembered the shaman cast a spell.
Damn them all!
She stepped just in front of her friend to keep any vegepymies from getting to him before she called out to Kirk. "Show us you're good with that sling, aim up just a bit and hit it in the head."
If she can five foot step in front of Jerax she does so. Then used her move action to give Kirk a +2 to hit. Then with her standard action, readies to hit any pygmy that gets past Izrail. If she can't five foot step in front of Jerax, she moved in front of him and just tells Kirk what to do, no bonus and everything else stays the same.
Meridian Anterian |
Good grief, you guys have been busy! Want actions for both rounds or should I just jump in now?
Kirk Hetfield |
Kirk, embolden by the support from Ileosa takes another crack at the Shaman.
sling: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
I got it my lady. But that won't be enough.
FYI my initative roll isn't up on the list.