The Adventures of Mesdoram and Rameth

Game Master Vuvu

I do have that handy haversack.

OK, so clearly we're going to sneak in and murderate all of them. That's a technical term, mind you. Any ideas?

I'm thinking Invisibility would help. Maybe sneak into the camp, during dinner time set off the bomb around the fire then clean up the mess?

Sounds like a plan. Let's do this.

Rolls for the bomb?

Nothing. Toss in the fire, it will blow

Well then! Substituting Invisibility for fire breath, it's time to kill those orks - and find a damn cleric for resurrection.

Mesdoram and Rameth, finding no other treasure beyond their new hoard, will head towards the ork camp.

Mesdoram will wait for an opening when the orks are gathered then down his mutagen, the cat's breath extract and invisibility and toss the bomb into a fire pit.

Stealth: 1d20 + 37 ⇒ (8) + 37 = 45

If the toss takes away his invisibility when it explodes on the orcs he'll laugh and yell Think fast! as he throws.

I do have that handy haversack.

I meant I assume you have been recording the phat lootz cause i have not for this portion

Both Rameth and Mesdoram go invisible and sneak in, they manage to arrive more or less around dinner time, when lots of orcs are around the fire. Of note is that the big boss orc seems to be gone.

How close do you wanna get before you throw? It has a range increment of 5, cause its basically a big vase filled with chemicals and poo. Once you decide make an attack roll at the fire.

What's the splash area?

you have no idea! Isn't that exciting?

Rameth plans on taking a pro energy extract

>.>, <.<

Ranged Touch Attack from 10 feet: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Rolling high today.

. Meh I was pretty much fishing for a 1 good enough

1d100 ⇒ 18 we want high-bummer

9d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 6, 6, 3, 3, 3, 2) = 29 ref 15 for half and you are caught in the bladt

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Huzzah!

The explosion anhialates the majority of the orcs, there are a few left that are fairly quickly dispatched by our brave, now smelly heroes. One of the lieutenants sees the slaughter and books it into the woods.

wanna pursue or let him go?

Let him go for now, but keep watch.

ugh in the midst of the most stressful month of my year

The orc escapes and there is nothing of particular value left behind. Other than another 1,000 xp each.

Well that was less satisfying than I had hoped. But that got most of them.

Not sure where we should head, want to try to go claim that treasure? I could go for another round of smashing.

I understand - I'm out looking for a house. Fun!

I don't suppose there's a priest and temple around here? Isn't there a human city in Belkzen?

Are we close to it? I vaguely remember hold outs in Belkzen from pre-orc days and Mesdoram got that monster Knowledge (Local) roll to locate himself.

Closer to the horde than civilization

Grrr. OK, off to the treasure then.

It takes several days, but the two of you manage to make your way to the mountainous area where the treasure should be.

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The night before
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Rameth sits by the fire with his flask, the one he kept hidden in his boot.

So I think we can expect a dragon of some sort in there, from what he said we can expect it to be a white, icy dragon. I have an extract to help protect me, I suspect you do as well. But even so this is going to be incredibly dangerous. What do you think? How to approach?

Mesdoram is busy prepping his Resist Energy extract.

He scowls at the mention of the dragon.

The best option would be to go in Invisible and try and kill it fast, or somehow use the environment to kill it. Maybe there's a stalactite that hovers above it's head we can blow that will act like a spear through it's back - I read a tale about that once, only a barbarian was throwing a magic hammer at the stalactite repeatedly.

He'll rub his jaw.

Or is it stalagmite? I can't remember - the one hanging from the ceiling in any case.

Tapping his fingers against his thigh, he'll think harder about this.

A dragon. Oh, why didn't we think about this in more detail? Or not lose our friend with the axe.

1d20 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 9 + (6) = 22 arcana

Most dragons can see in the dark, and see the invisible. White dragons can see through snow and fog, as well as create snow and fog. I red that story as well...all the losers I know want to be like his friend How man Drizzt clones have you played with in your life?

A few. BWAHAHAHA, no tons, really.

Well then, sneaking it is with an eye towards assassination or theft. You, uh, don't think we could throw anything down it's gullet do you? Like a bomb?

Do you have one big enough to kill a friggin dragon?

I have no idea - how tough is a dragon's stomach? Sorta tough, really tough or bomb-proof tough?

I suspect they are a sight tougher than an Orc. We also might be overthinking this. Just bash the thing could be the way to go as well

Mesdoram looks at his rapier, then back at Rameth.

Uh, yes. Bash it.

Well, lets do this thing.

Our "heroes" make their way into the caverns, and it is no more than 30 feet before the temperature drops at least 10 degrees.

This is a terrible idea.

This is a terrible idea.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

Nothing of note to observe here.

I figure if it gets much colder we must be close. He says while pulling out his new club.

Rameth leads the way, after he downs a STR extract

stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

He also downs a false life 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Stealth: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 Yay!

Mesdoram follows Rameth, potions at the ready. He'll drink his own mutagen and his energy resistance (cold) extract - readying his cat's grace potion.

Rameth follows suit with the resist cold.

This is stupid isn't it.

Our heroes move further down underground, and it does get colder and colder, until the ground is covered in ice, the light dims to almost nothing. Rameth brings out his ioun torch. The place lights up as light bounces off ice. Before you you see two paths, one moving to the left, and it is smaller, medium creature sized and the one to the right is for larger critters

Well, which way ya think?

Mesdoram flips a coin.

Coin Toss: 1d2 ⇒ 2

The big passage - the small one just seems like it'd be full of traps. Of course the big passage could also be full of traps because maybe they want us to think that.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 3 = 26

The large passage is just that. A large passage It gets colder and colder as you go.

Mesdoram will motion to Rameth that he hears breathing with pantomime.

Stealth: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28 stealth

Rameth sneaks along as well.

They find themselves in a massive cavern, there is ice everywhere IE difficult terrain AND moving more than 1/4 speed means an acro check of 10 or down you go.

There is certainly treasure, a lot of treasure, though it is under a lot of ice. In the center of the room, on top of a large mound of treasure, maybe 30 feet up is a dragon. It appears to be asleep

Mesdoram wonders what color the dragon is in the pale ioun light.

White, as expected

Mesdoram will down his Cat's Grace extract.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 To see what he can do to kill the dragon easily while it is sleeping.
Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 9 + 1d8 ⇒ (2) + 9 + (7) = 18 For White Dragon's weaknesses

Fire. but, you would have to get close to it and maybe you can CDG it, but probably not. Its senses make it likely that the second you touch the treasure it is on, it will wake up.

Rameth downs a few extracts as well, notably fire breath, for the last one.

Bump

Oh, was waiting on you. Can't remember if a post was swallowed or not, d'oh!

Mesdoram readies his own fire breath extract and gets ready to roast the dragon, waiting for Rameth to start.

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18