Jetro bravely covers anyone approaching the body. Most certainly 30 feet away!
Venja approaches with the others (hopefully), and tries to assess if the person lives or not.
If he or she lives, she'll reach out and touch with her healing hex.
"Amazing..." Xanxan gazes at the cloak in awe, "There must have been some magic in this fine fur piece you've found, for when I sewed it to a cloak, it began to change around."
Duardlara has been staying near Venja a lot since the worg battle. She's no different today, readying her bow as they near the body.
Duardlara has been staying near Venja a lot since the worg battle. She's no different today, readying her bow as they near the body.
[dice=Perception]1d20 + 10
Helgash moves along with his companions, weapon ready, and bolstered by their actions at the church, and the fact they managed to put the boy's soul to rest.
He tends to stay close to Jetro, Venja and Duardlara, doing his best to keep them safe from any possible threats, so he addresses the elf as they approach the house and body - "Are you well Duardlara?" - his tone is calm - "It has seemed to me you have been very introspective since our encounter with the dreadful wolf creature - is something disturbing you?"
"Are you well Duardlara?" - his tone is calm - "It has seemed to me you have been very introspective since our encounter with the dreadful wolf creature - is something disturbing you?"
She regards him with her very large eyes, gives him a little smile, but dismisses his question with a shake of the head. Quietly, "Fine, thanks."
As you approach the body a voice calls out from near the body in the direction of the house. Filthy human scum and smelly elves. Mind your own business and leave well enough alone while you can. Oh and antler boy, you reek of worthless as well.
Lara, looking around you see no one in sight that the voice could belong to. either it is magic causing the message to appear, ventriloquism and the source is nearby, a creature that is adept at hiding, or an invisible creature
You are still 10 ft away from the body but can see claw marks on the arms and the side of the face. He does not appear to be breathing and is indeed quite dead as far as you can tell Venja.
"Who or what are you? Why don't you show yourself?
Duardlara keeps her arrow pointed at the ground, listening and looking for the source of the voice.
Jetro keeps an eye out.
Beck asks, Antler head? You mean me? I stink of a lot of things but worthless ain't one o' em!" Beck says, listening closely for the speaker trying to pinpoint his location.
Beck moves closer to the man, keeping a weather eye out, drawing his scimitar.
Xanxan looks about for the voice as well
Helgash takes one step forward, but does leave his companions unguarded - "Not many things are more worthless than throwing out insults from hiding - show yourself, and you will understand we are not a threat!" - Helgash argues.
Catch me if you can scum bag. With that a creature materializes from the location where the foot prints ended. The creature rushes up to Beck stabs him and retreats against a couple of trees to the east. The speed at which this was done was remarkable and you swear that if you would have blinked you would have missed it.
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From nearby in the trees you hear giggling from other creatures once Beck got hit. You get them. This is followed by a short charge as you see 3 tree like twigs running forward with small long spears as they jab at Jetro, Venja, and xanxan. These creatures are tiny sized.
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Beck +1/2 level in cold
Helgash
Jetro
Lara
Venja
Xanxan
Good Guys up round 1
know nature to determine to determine what they are...
The quick small blighter fey is a quickling and has a 120ft speed with which it uses its spring attack to great effect. +1 question per 5 above a usual[/dice]
[spoiler=DC 12]
The 3 tiny twigs are twigjacks that make their home in forests. These fey use bramble and trees to move in short jumps akin to d-door. +1 question per 5 above.
HP 39/39
AC 18
Spells in effect:
Jetro 5' steps to the east and shoots the little snot that stabbed at him.
Jetro spits on the thing.
Venja quickly casts her mage armor spell
then she looks the creature over to determine what it might be...
"Beck, my friend, I'm bad hurt, can you take this creature out before it does it to me, please?"
Gremlins got me last night there should have been a second spoiler...
These last 3 creatures are called twigjacks and can use the forest and undergrowth to move sneakily and with almost a d-door type movement. 1 question per 5 above DC
Weaknesses
weaknesses, Defensive abilites, something else
I can't use the map on my phone, but beck will move to E8 to get a Flank with Sheelah at G8
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Duardlara will cast mage armor on herself and ready her bow.
The wounds from Xanxan mend, as Helgash smiles at his companion - "I am here Master Gimblewabe"
He takes a single step forward, swinging at the creature attacking the gnome.
"Stand close friends" - the tiefling urges - "I will protect you"
To answer your question Beck apparently twigjacks are quite vulnerable to arrows blades, teeth, claws, bardiche and anything else you want to throw at them. Fire weakness is there as well. No ther weakness or defensive abilities. they do have an ability called splinterspray: 15 ft radius cone of needles fly out for 3d6 damage reflex 14 for half.
Quicklings are highly susceptible to slow effects. If they do not move they are invisible. their fast speed gives them an evasion type quality, blur effect, and uncanny dodge.
Two of the twigjacks are immediately pulverized into kindling as Jetro critically hits one as well as Beck. Sheelah rips into it as well using it as a toothpick. Helgash gets a lick in as well but that twigjack remains upright.
Venja and Lara protect themselves with mage armor spells.
Bottom of Round 1
The last twigjack steps up to provide a flank for the quickling who comes sprinting back to attack Beck.
quickling attack on Beck with flank for
the twigjack then unloads a splinterspray attack hitting Venja, Helgash, Sheelah and Lara for DC 14 reflex for half.
Xanxan feels his wounds heal, "My thanks, Helgash." He stabs at the twig creature, trying to position himself so the good oracle/paladin is indeed still nearby, "Interesting to fight a foe who's proper sized at least."
HP 39/39
AC 18
Spells in effect:
Jetro aims at the Quickling, seeking to end the little spaz.
Sleelah lays into the next one
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If Xanxan goes to F:6, Sheelah can get a flank for a +2 to hit Pretty Please?
Beck also attack the Tindertwig or readies that attack to hit the Quickling if it moves in.
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*ooc* i cant format from phone and will be without a computer til tomorrow nite. variel, will you please roll save for venja for me please? thx */ooc*
Duardlara draws her rapier and readies an action to attack the quickling if it comes within reach.
With a smile, as he makes sure his companions are still up and fighting, Helgash heals his own wounds - "Inheritor guide and protect us" - he utters, glowing softly.
Feeling his strength returning with Iomedae's blessed healing, he charges the creature - "Enough! Stand down, or we will put you down!"
20% miss chance on quickling
What would have been a devastating killing blow instead passes by the quickling an inch to the side. The constant blurry vision as it moves was too much for Helgash to overcome. Still the threat of Helgash combined with the loss of the twig jacks make this a losing endeavor for the moment. Still the quickling is overcome by hatred of people and continues the attack.
Acrobatics
Helgash you will not get an Aoo do to tumbling.
The quickling moves after Beck again trying to whittle him down. Without someone to flank with though most of the threat is gone. After the attack he disappears into the woods to the north. Yu are certain that he is going to return though.
Attack on Beck for miss
Good guys up but need perception checks to locate vs stealth . If successful he is directly a ove Beck in the first tree square.
Xanxan glances around but to little avail
You cans till post actions accordingly as it is your turn. Healing, readied actions, approach the house, etc
Jetro keeps ready with his bow in case they are attacked again.
Venja turns and touches Beck with her healing hex.
Duardlara reconsiders her choice of weapons and sheathes the rapier. She readies her bow in case the fast little misanthrope makes his presence known again.
From the house a sobbing woman riushes out and collapses in agony over the fallen man. After a while you get the story out of her...
The house belongs to Maret Truskin (NG female human commoner 1)and is currently under siege. Maret's husband, Borvald, lies facedown, dead, in front of his home, while a terrified Maret has locked herself inside with their two children, Jory and Katlina.
When Maret was just a teen, a passing satyr seduced her and left her with child. She soon gave birth to a male faun she named Garen. Ostracized by the people ofEllsprin, Maret came to live on the outskirts ofthe village. Garen sensed he was the source ofhis mother's alienation, and when he came ofage, he ran away. Years later, Maret found happiness and married a kind woodsman named Borvald, and the couple had two children oftheir own.
Recently, the now-adult Garen fell in with two quicklings, a couple named Faernip and Zzababa. The naive faun was unaware of the capricious cruelty of the fey and told them his story. The quicklings became outraged that "verminous humans" would presume to be ashamed of fey relations instead of the other way around. Now for cruel sport, they have traveled to Ellsprin to punish the village, starting with Garen's mother, Maret. Garen attempted to stop them, but the quicklings overpowered him and tied him up in an abandoned barn nearby. The quicklings intend to "toughen him up" by forcing him to watch what they do to his mother.
When the quicklings attacked, Borvald tried to fight them off while Maret and the children barricaded themselves inside. Sadly, the quicklings killed the woodsman.
Searching the barn you see the other quickling and quickly dispose of it and free the bound faun.
Venja tries to comfort Maret, and listens to the tale of what happened here with rising anger at the cruelness of the fey creatures who perpetrated this. "I cannot say their own anger at your treatment was misplaced, Maret, but their reaction to it was so very wrong. I am so sorry for your loss. What can we do to help you?"
Jetro sighs at the situation. We will certainly help see to it your husband gets a decent burial.
"Nice shot, Helgash...whew, and just in time."
When the situation is explained, he bows to the woman, "I am sorry for your sorrows."
Duardlara's face clouds at the woman's story and she is eager to seek out the barn immediately.
Afterwards, back at the cabin after they have rescued the faun, she's at a loss and stays at the back of the group as they speak to Maret.
Oye Kiddo, Beck says to the young Fawn, clopping along the crust of the snow to the boy how yea holdin up? Yer mum's fine, as are yer half-siblings. so at least there's that. come on, and we ken see em. Things'll be hard but you can manage. Actually having a family would be more than worth it. Trust me.
The faun and mother reunite after the long ordeal as both seem to be in a state of shock at first. Eventually they recover and thank you all for intervening when you did. The faun listens to Becks words of encouragement and decides to tame his fey ways and stays closer to the family while Maret thanks you all for saving her and the children and helping to fix a situation that she felt horrible about for years. In thanks she asks you all What brings you to us at such an auspicious moment. We do not get many travelers this way. Clearly you are headed to Whitethrone. If it is not too forward what business do you have there?
In repayment as well for saving her and her children and faun son she gives you a ushanka of the northlands. This large, furry hat is sewn from the thick pelt of an animal native to the frozen north, and has earflaps that can be pulled down or folded up over the crown of the hat. When worn, an ushanka of the northlands grants its wearer a +2 resistance bonus on saving throws against cold effects and a +5 competence bonus on Survival checks. When the earflaps are pulled down, the wearer gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against sonic effects, but also takes a -2 penalty on Perception checks made to hear. Pulling the earflaps down is a move action.
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS I COST 2,250 G P
Craft Wondrous item, resistance, creator must have 5 ranks
in Survival.
The faun, Garen, also gives you 750gp in gems and jewelry that the quicklings stole form others.
Jetro tries on the hat. Hmm..I think this would make me look pretty dashing.
Well fraid we can't say. This is keepen you safe as well as us.