Search Posts
So I wanted to apologize for my lack of activity. I've been working lots of 12 hour days and I haven't had a day off in two weeks. I think I'll be able to get things settled down soon, but for now, please bot me as needed. I will try to post as I can.
With a quick breath, Savien rushes out around the corner, loudly stomping his way up behind Blitz.
Savien nods and accepts the vial, downing it quickly and silently raising an eyebrow.
Actually, the quietest way might be to clear them by hand. How long is the hallway?
It seems like a... really bad idea to advance here. What ranged weapon options do we have? I'd be more bold but 5HP is not gonna cut it here I think.
Savien readies his lighted polearm and raises a questioning eyebrow at Akula. The guardsman's posture makes it clear that he is ready to advance.
"Of course she is." Savien sighs as he makes his way with the others toward the goblin territory. A decision would have to be made at some point. Now to find a time when the damned kobold isn't around.
While the others work on the lock, Savien looks over at Meepo and cocks his head. "So uh... what... color is this dragon we're supposed to be finding?"
Savien raises an eyebrow at the note and shakes his head, chuckling to himself at its contents. "At least now we don't have anyone to babysit." Still chuckling, the guardsman moves out to take a closer look at the corpse they had found earlier.
The young guardsman turns to Blitz with a somewhat uncertain look on his face. "I... don't really know if she's a friend or not. It might depend on what we do. She did tell me that Talgen and Sharwyn went into the realm of... goblins." ---- In the morning, Savien shares a rough recount of the meeting with the creature, specifically leaving out the details about his blood relative or the white dragon. Savien seems a bit off, somewhat subdued compared to his usual self. "If what she said is true, we may yet find the two we are looking for. We should look more closely at the recent corpse we found. He may have been a member of that party."
The guardsman scowls at the creature, still clearly unsure of her meaning but too impatient to think on it too much, especially since it seems like she might know where their targets are. "We're just trying to get them home. Are the other three alive? Where are they?" The sooner we get them and get out of here, the better.
"You've spoken with my... what?" Savien narrows his eyes at the creature without sparing Blitz or Meepo even a glance.
Savien gives her a dubious look, but responds truthfully. "We're looking for some other humans who came here months ago. Do you... live here?"
All scores heal 1 as long as you aren't diseased afaik.
The guardsman takes a nervous glance at his still, dust-covered companions but makes no overt move to wake them. In fact, he makes no move at all. He responds in a tense, terse tone, though not a particularly quiet one. "So you're the one writing on the walls. Am I really welcome, or are you being sarcastic?"
Totally missed the spoiler lol. I'll get a response up in an hour or 2.
Do you mean the writing I found? It's awkward because I don't think Savien really knows that much about Fey creatures. I think I'll try and ask Meepo what else lives here. Also, if we rest, can we save the potion? I had Savien drink it thinking that we were continuing on.
Since Savien's not the most pleasant guy. Thanks for the potion, Blitz! I was a little worried about dying. Heh.
Savien catches the vial with a scowl. "Damn rat-bites. Stupid leather armor..." He downs the potion with a grimace.
"Well, I guess we should look somewhere else." The guardsman shrugs and walks back into the citadel with his light-tipped polearm. "I'm checking the door we passed up here." Savien doesn't look all too happy, in general. "Who knows, maybe we'll get lucky and there's something useful and not at all deadly behind here..." He rolls his eyes at himself.
Turning away from the writing with a thoughtful expression, Savien joins Akula in the next room. Why would something want to live here? Taking a quick assessment of the room, the guardsman gives the stairway and the opening at the top a dubious look. "Doesn't look dangerous, but then again, I have several injuries due to rats, so I might be wrong. Anyone wanna go peek up there?" He doesn't seem particularly interested in going himself. "Seems pretty unlikely that we'll find the people we're looking for this way."
I intended to search/go through the door north of the fountain earlier, but we got distracted by the writing. I'll probably go back that way if we don't find anything useful here.
"I have a feeling that ignoring this thing is going to cause us problems later. " The guardsman crouches by where the tracks stop and starts physically feeling around the floor and wall nearby, opposite the door. In a loud tone, he adds, "If you just tell us what you want and why, we might be able to work something out."
Savien's trying to talk to the mischief maker. I'm guessing it's not responding lol.
Ugh.. whatever it is, it's talking to me I guess... The guardsman sighs and shakes his head. Savien speaks aloud to no one in particular, at a normal volume while Akula scours the room. "Hey, can you go back to bugging the kobolds? We're not gonna be here for long anyway."
Savien gives Julio and skeptical look before shaking his head. The guardsman checks each of the daggers and takes any of them that are serviceable as well as the other loot he finds. "Ugh... this place is going to be the death of us all... I guess we check the door we passed earlier?" Savien sighs and moves around the pit traps and moves toward the door just past the jail cells from before.
Thr guardsman grunts in response to Meepo and moves to turn over the body with polearm-light. He is not about to get into an argument with a lizard.
Savien scowls angrily at his new wound, shaking his head to himself. I need to pay more attention... "Hey, lizardman. Can you just put that light on my hammer since you seem keen to hide in the back?" The guardsman gives him glare that clearly seems to place the blame for his new wound on the lack of light... and more specifically on the kobold.
Savien grits his teeth and takes a step back, swinging heavily again at the larger rat. "Too many damn rats!"
Posting just to say I'm still here waiting for my turn and to remind you that Savien can make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed. He has a grip on his polearm this time around. :D
The guardsman wrinkles his nose at the smell and holding his polearm back while leaning away from the room, uses the narrow end of his hammer to try to flip over the recent corpse. "Ugh... "
The guardsman, in his heavier and much more obvious armor, picks up his pack and his polearm, leaving the sputtering torch behind on the ground. "Thanks... hey lizardman. Keep that light nearby, eh?" Savien gestures with both hands firmly holding his lucerne hammer and nods toward the torch as he leaves it behind.
With a scowl, Savien sets his polearm to the side and throws down his pack. "Yeah, yeah. I got my 'blessed' armor right in here. Here, help me put it on." The guardsman pulls out a heavy set of shining scale-mail, barely worn. It's in much better condition than his well-used and now chewed leather. The only mark on it is the faded residue of paint from what might once have been a herald of some kind on the chest, scrubbed thoroughly off. It's hard to tell specifically what it once was, as faint as it is. "I used to hate wearing this stuff. But I'd like to see rats try to bite through this." Savien holds up the metal shin-plate with a grim smile.
I guess Akula can fill the fountain with water. We could bathe. lol
Savien takes a step back with a scowl and takes another swing. "Damned rats bit through my damned armor!"
No, no reach. Also, welcome back! Glad I didn't die to rats or get filth fever! lol
I took my action. Yeah, I posted that not long after you did lol. I hadn't seen the gameplay thread yet.
I think you should just have Akula take a shot at a rat not adjacent and then draw his axe. He can get into melee next turn.
All we have from Akula is the shot he took in preround 1. Julio technically posted in round 1 but he didn't take any actions. Edit: I assume Sureliah will get botted with the next GM post if she hasn't acted by then. We just need the other 2. I don't think Jon wants to bot 3 characters here.
I think we're waiting on 3 players' actions. Akula and Julio acted last round and can act again now.
Pretty sure that rat is dead. I put a torch on the map where he dropped it. Hopefully the rats are afraid to walk near the torch and provoke some attacks this time. XD +5 to hit and 1d12+6 damage :)
Savien scowls and drops the torch immediately. Ignoring the fresh wound on his ankle, he takes a step back and swings at one of the rats, connecting with a solid *scrunch* sound.
It's cool. Savien will be just a little too slow. Heh. You can bet he will find a solution to having to carry a torch from now on. :P
The guardsman's practiced reflexes kick in as he drops the torch and brings his polearm to bear in the blink of an eye. S@%@...
AoOs:
Ok, awesome. It makes a big difference. If they run at Savien, he gets up to 3 attacks of opportunity with his reach weapon, which he can make even flat-footed. I'll do a quick response post and put my attacks of opportunity in a spoiler in case they come up.
Any chance Savien can drop his torch as a free action when he notices them? He's got a polearm out and Combat Reflexes, but not enough hands to wield it. Lol
|
