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Channel positive energy: 2d6=9 He'll also exclude the downed hobgoblin and the heavily wounded one still standing with his selective channeling. The Minotaur is of course out of the area. Everything else gets healed (including Ur).

Ummm... please tell me you excluded me as well. Otherwise I am going to be in a serious world of hurt! 8O

Vykos finally reaches the battle and takes in the scene before him. Quite obviously seeing the large creature as the more serious threat, he raises his finger and a purplish black ray shoots from it towards the man-bull.

Ray of Enfeeblement (Ranged Touch Attack). (1d20+3=15)
Ray of Enfeeblement Strength Penalty. (1d6+1=6)
Hopefully that will put Alexei and the monster on a more even level...

Just realized that I won't actually be there to do this yet...

I sure wish someone could identify my short sword; until then, add enhancement bonuses, if any, as needed.

I'll get right on it after this battle...

Vykos finally reaches the battle and takes in the scene before him. Quite obviously seeing the large creature as the more serious threat, he raises his finger and a purplish black ray shoots from it towards the man-bull.
Ray of Enfeeblement (Ranged Touch Attack). (1d20+3=15)
Ray of Enfeeblement Strength Penalty. (1d6+1=6)
Hopefully that will put Alexei and the monster on a more even level...

Vykos runs up the hill ahead of Mijanor, taunting him about missing the battle the whole way.

I'm with Mijanor, assuming we will get there last

"What in the hells are they doing? Well we better get our arses up there before they get themselves into trouble."
Vykos moves as quickly as he can without running (double move) towards the breach in the wall, not sure what to expect.

The remainder of the party is back farther by the mounts, I believe, and includes Mijanor, Vykos, and the halfling sorcerer

That's correct. Vykos isn't with the scouting party and he would be back, either with the horses or at the tree line, wherever everone not in the scouting party is.

"What about that section of wall up there. It's not looking too healthy. Might be better than walking through the front gate."
He thinks for a second. "Or else it could be setup to look that way for a trap. Oh hells either way could be a trap. We should just pick one and move in."

Vykos defers the decisions to the more military types as the will know best, although it doesn't stop him offering his opinions.
"I will put my hand up for leaving the horses here. I think they will make too much noise and make us bigger targets."
"I like the idea of sneaking, although I'm not too good at it. Maybe we should go through the woods? That road is awfully open. Can the Hobgoblins see in the dark? Maybe it's best to go in the day when at least we can all see better."
"Mabe we should send a scout to see what's up."

Vykos looks at the armour and admires the craftsmanship. "It is indeed a fine piece Mijanor. I am afraid however that wearing it would impede my spellcasting abiliites. I think Alexei would be the best choice for it."

"Well that was a surprise. That's the first time I've seen a snake pull a polymorph trick like that!" He gives a chuckle that turns into a cough.
"Ack. I agree with you on that though Jorr. This heat is not doing anything for my state of well being. If it were not for our large friend here," he gestures at Augrok, "I am sure I would be a melted puddle of blood by now."

Seeing that Alexei has hurt the creature and he could very well attract some retaliation, he steps up to him and places his hand on Alexi's shoulder, praying darkly under his voice.

Move Action: Move behind Alexei
Standard Action: Cast Shield of Faith on Alexei

Vykos looks at the sanke and decides that a weak snake is a dead snake and so raises his hand and points his finger at it. A Blackish Purple Ray shoots from his finger to straike the ground next to the creature. "Damn, your turn," he says, turning to his companions.

Ray of Enfeeblement (Ranged Touch Attack). (1d20+3=9)

Initiative Roll. (1d20+1=21) Sure, waste a 20 on inititive...

Vykos is happily riding in the middle of the column, looking into the swamp and wondering about what bodies might lie beneath the waters when he notices, as do the others, a large snake.

Sounds good re: assuming we have assent from the quiet characters.

We did bring the little mage with us, right? Have we gotten any more of his story while we traveled? Well, Kin Lur wouldn't have, so far out in front of the others, but maybe Alexei or Vykos quizzed him...

Vykos agrees with Mijanor about accepting Jorr's offer and is emphatic that the Dwarf take an extra portion of his share for his troubles.

I'm sure Vykos would have chatted with the Halfling on the journey.
Quick post sorry, busy writing Villain for Round 2 =D

Vykos steps forward and places a hand on Mijanor's shoulder. "What my colourful friend is trying to say is that both ourselves and the town are having trouble with the local gobilins. We have been instructed by the Speaker to try and put an end to it and he suggested that you were the man to talk to about trying to find their base of operations in the area. A guide would be most welcome, but any piece of information you might offer would be helpful."

Diplomacy Aid Another. (1d20+5=17)

Vykos sits back on Reaper and takes in the scene, waiting for the others to voice their opinions before saying, "we should at least check it out, even if it's not the right cabin they might know where it is."

Jal please read the Discussion Thread.

Vykos rides in the middle of the others, his usual position so he can see what's going on around him.
He chats idly with the others as they make progress towards the hut and hopefully some promising information on the whereabouts of more Hobgoblin raiders.

"Thank You Augrok".
"I shall bow to the experience of our more experienced wilderness travellers in which route would be the better to take".

Vykos will once again tie his blanket onto his Scythe in a makeshift sun shade before mounting up ready to be off. Other than this his frail constitution is no match for the heat.

"Let us head off then, to the Witchwood and the home of Jorr. We will seek his input into where best to head from there."

He turns to the young Halfling, "welcome aboard".

Vykos regards Weylan impassively. "If the others have no objection to you joining us then by all means join us. What will your Master think though?"
"We are heading into battle you know. What kind of experience do you have? I just want to make sure that you're up for it"

"Greetings again Sertieren. My little friend here," he indicates Kin, "would like to enquire about the purchase of a Scroll containing a spell for creating a permanent flame, such as those found on Everlasting Torches. We are heading out of town today, so if you do not have one available, we will be back in a couple of days and can pick it up from you then".

"It can wait if it interferes with the plans you've made. It was just a thought is all."

"I believe that everything is in order for us to leave this morning. If we visit him before we leave, then upon our return I am sure that he will have it ready for us. I don't think that will impact too much upon our current plans."

"I have heard of a similar spell. It creates a Flame which gives off no heat and cannot be extinguished. Supply shops usually sell them to adventurers as Everburning Torches. The spell itself however can be cast onto anything. Unfortunately I myself cannot cast such a spell. There is a Wizard in town however that may know the spell and be willing to inscribe it onto a Scroll for you. If he does so then I would cast it for you onto what ever you desire."
If Kin is willing then after Breakfast Vykos will take Kin to see Sertieran the Wise.

Vykos comes down from his meditations just as Augrok and Kin Lur arrive at the Inn for breakfast. He sits at the table with the others, discussing their plans from the night before with the absent parties while watching them eat their breakfast.

Ergrin Stonefist wrote:

"Taking out a few patrols will warn them that they are being hunted. Is there a way too do that without tipping them off? To make them thing the patrols have left of their own accord? Perhaps some subterfuge?"

Mijanor shrugs, "Not much of the skulkin around type. Prefer to hit 'em 'ard and alot but ifin ye can pull it off I'll get chur back."

Vykos thinks about this for a moment before replying. "To do this though we would need to know their routes and schedules. This is a large area. We can't just wander around hoping that we stumble upon another Patrol. Personally I am all for hitting them in smaller numbers. Less chance of being skewered again," he rubs his chest as he says this. "I just don't know how viable it will be. We should wait until we have talked with the Guide to see if he knows anything about how the Patrols are set out in the area before we fully commit to a course of action I think."

Once the others are in bed, Vykos takes the chance to wander around the town, making sure the guards know who he is and that the party will try to bring some more stability to the region. He returns around 3am and gets some sleep, rising after a couple of hours to pray and meditate quietly.

After returning from his trip to see the Mage, Vykos prepares his room and then heads down to the common room. He orders a wine from a Barmaid and settles in with the Dwarves to watch the interplay of the townsfolk and discuss what they should do in the morning.
"I think heading out to garner the sevices of this Guide is a good idea. We should see what he thinks, but my instincts say that the Keep here on the map," he points to Vraath Keep, "is a very likely place for their base of operations."
He sips rarely at his wine and the one glass seems to last him all night. While the others order their dinner, he spends that time glancing around the room at the differnet tables and watching Alexei take the locals for their money, smiling at how the horseman is now in his element.

Once Vykos concludes his business with the Speaker, he asks directions to Sertien the Wise to see if he can procure any magic.
He will avoid the Temple to Sarenrae, as he doesn't think they will take too kindly to his requests for Inflict Wounds Potions.

You may procure up to 600gp worth of potions or scrolls for free at any time combined from any of the following:

Brother Derny at the Shrine of Sarenrae
Sertieren the Wise at his "House"
Avarthel at the Druid Grove

These casters have specific inventory.

Can you let us know what the Inventory for each is, or do you want us to name stuff we are after and you will tell us if it's available or not?

"Good Speaker. My friend has just lost his mount in an attack while on the road and I pray that you not be offended by his shortness. As you know, a Cavalryman's mount is like a mamber of his family."

"Pray tell is there anything else that you could tell me that may be of help in our mission? Any places in the area that could be used by the Hobgoblins as a base perhaps?"

"Also, is accommodationa and food included in your generous stipend concerning our purchases in the town?"

Vyko pushes off from the wall and walks over to where Alexi and Norro are talking. He lays a hand on Alexi's shoulder and says to him, "why don't you head over to the stable and see to getting your mount. I can hammer out the details with the Speaker and then we can meet back here to go shopping for supplies. The dwarves," he nods his head in their direction "appear to be busy for the moment, so this is as good a time as any for you to take care of your business."

"It appears that we will be travelling West then. We will spend the night here and provision in the morning. Is there anything else that you can tell us that may help our cause?"

Vykos looks up from leaning against the wall and stares a little too long at the Speaker, before talking. "Greetings. I am Vykos Androsanya and these are my companions Alexi, Mijanor and Ergrin." He indicates each in turn. "If your trouble was a band of Hobgoblin Bandits then it is no more. They attacked us on the road and after a hard fought battle my companions dealt with them." He barely even glanced at Captain Sorrana when she was introduced.

Vykos bids Bors farewell and dismounts from Reaper, leading him by the reins through the town to the Inn. Once there, he ties Reaper up and heads inside to the bar.
"Good day there barkeep. I wish to enquire about lodging and stabling for myself and my companions." He waves at the others as they come trudging through the door. "I don't know how long we'll be staying, but I do know that some of them will be more than interested in the ale that you have on offer." He turns and gives a weird smile and wink at the dwarves.
He looks around the room at the place. "A very homey establishment you have here. I believe we will be after 3-4 rooms. I myself will want one as will Alexi." He indicates Alexi. "My Dwarven compatriots may require seperate lodging, or they may share. I will let them decide. I'm sure that they will also require sustenance after our journey and so a menu of your food would be good as well." He turns to the other again. "Anything I've missed?"

Mijanor Firehammer wrote:

"What da ya say to payin Tharrma and her mugs a visit?"

I think your finger slipped and you accidently put an "m" in there instead of a "j". ;)-

We can always have 1 be a 20 for Alexei. ;)

You watch, as soon as we adopt the opposite rule for Alexi he'll start to roll 20's like a madman. =)

He looks at Vykos.

"I'm not exactly a tour guide, but I'll help as best I can. If you speak to Wiston, he can probably arrange to have me off watch to help out. He's pretty anxious to find help. I'm Bors, if ya need me by name."

He gives Bors a lopsided grin.

"What da ya say to payin Tharrma and her mugs a visit?"

I think your finger slipped and you accidently put an "m" in there instead of a "j". ;)-

"Thank you for your assistance sir. We shall take your advice and retire to The Green Apple. I must admit I would like to get to know the layout of your town, so when everyone is settled and we have met with this Wiston fellow, then I might do some travelling around. Will you be on guard here for a while? I would not mind returning to gather some information about landmarks in the town from you."

Finally cottoning on to what is happening, Vykos come rushing outside with a Sunrod raised high, to see everyone standing arouond Alexei dejectedly.
"err... did I miss something? What is going on? All I know is that Kin woke me up and then ran off before he could fill me in on what's happening."
He looks from one to the other of his companions, searching for a clue as to what occurred.

Ergrin Stonefist wrote:

I'm a little confused with where we are in the initiative order.

Can we get a synopsis of where we are, good DM?

It's up on Jal's LiveJournal Site along with the current Round & Maps.

Initiative Order:
19 - Alexei
18 - Augrok
17 - Kin Lur
14 - Ergrin
12 - Vykos
6 - Mijanor
4 - Enemy

(and seriously questioning the "randomness" of the dice roller program).

Yeah my character, Samantha, in Kruelaid's Z-day PbP rolled 2 1's in a row to try and shoot a rabid Zombie before he made a meal of her. He is now in close combat range and I am fervently hoping that Sam doesn't become the first victim of the Zombie Plague. =(

Suddenly the Skeletal Horse in his dream rears up and throws him backwards. He lands with a thump and suddenly he is awake, with Kin Lur yelling at him to get some light. Wiping his eyes, he reaches over to his Haversack and pulls out a Sunrod. He cracks it and stands up to look around the house, wondering what's going on.

Worn out from the battle and still in the throes of a pleasant dream where he is riding on a Skeletal Horse with some Zombies beside him as guards, Vykos is blissfully unaware of any impending danger.
Perception Check. (1d20+1=4)

Initiative. (1d20+1=12)

Note: Vykos only needs two hours sleep (because of his Ring of Sustenance), so he can take extra watches if need be. I should have mentioned this earlier, sorry. He will sleep longer if he can (who doesn't like extra sleep), especially after exerting himself over much, as with the previous battle, but it isn't necessary. His preference is to take the last watch because it means that he can be awake for the morning and ready to prepare his daily spells.

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Augrok: Mijanor healed you of 10 Points of damage a little earlier.

Here is the original Post:

"I'll not be usin Torag's blessins lightly and especially not on a stinkin gobbo but I be seein chur point on findin out about 'is friends. Just make sure chur ready to finish the job once chur done talkin. Keep in mind chur not likely to get much other than lies and threats." Making sure everyone (especially Augrok) is in the effect Mijanor uses his last channel energy for the day.

Channel Positive Energy (2d6=10)

Vykos makes sure his little section is neatly arranged before he wishes everyone a good night and settles down on his bedroll with his back against the wall, pulling his blanket up around him. He is quickly asleep after the days exertions. Anyone watching him will occasionally see around his eyes twitch occasionaly.

I'll take the final watch. That will allow me to get a full night's rest so I can pray for my spells in the morning after we all wake up."

He then stands and prepares to announce his findings to the party.

"Well both of these Swords have minor enchantments placed on them (both +1 Short Swords, one is glowing, the other not) as does this suit of Armour (+1 Banded Mail). Is it Strip Mail? I don't know the names of these different types I'm sorry. The Potion however is a minor Healing Draught (Potion of Cure Light Wounds), similar to the one that Mijanor found. Unfortunately none of it will do me any good. If anyone wishes to lay claim then do so, otherwise we will see what we can get for them in the next town".

Vykos catches the bag thrown by Mijanor and opens it up. The gold is fairly self explainitory, but the gems are the real trick. He pulls each one out in turn and goes over it, looking at the facets and holding them up to the light to look through. Once done he announces that the gems appear to be common gems not worth much.
Appraise Check. (1d20+4=7)
Appraise Check. (1d20+4=10)
At least IC was good to me last night with the Magical Items... that's what's important. ;)

That done, he finally gets a chance to return to the sight of the battle and retrieve his belongings. He walks over to where Reaper is calmly eating some of the brush and pats him. Good boy, I thought I had lost you there then. He walks over and collects his Scythe from where he dropped it once the battle commenced and places it in it's mount on Reaper's saddle. He then leads Reaper back over to the House and ties him up outside in good reach of something to eat. He unpacks his gear and walks back inside to the others. "I assume that we will be setting up camp here after our encounter, to rest and examine our spoils more closely."
With that, he goes about setting up his bedroll and organising his sleeping arrangements near one of the walls. He sets everything out nice and neatly, as you have all by now become accustomed to, quite differently from the random jumble more commonly attributed to the Varisian people.

Seeing everyone's tensions abate, Vykos resumes his journey to Alexi, puffing from the exertion. He drops the Weapons and Armour on the ground and pulls out the Vial, placing it next to them.
He then sits down in front of them and mutters to himself unintelligibly.
He picks up one of the Short Swords and starts to examine it, runing his hands over the blade and testing the grip.
Appraise Check using Identify. (1d20+4+10=31)
He sets the Sword aside with a smile and picks up the other blade, repeating his previous action of examining it.
Appraise Check using Identify. (1d20+4+10=19)
His expression is unreadable as he places this Sword seperate from the other.
Once complete, he again mutters to himself while casting his spell.
He picks up the Armour next, feeling the joins and seals of the armour, before giving a lopsided grin and placing the Armour on the ground between the Swords.
Appraise Check using Identify. (1d20+4+10=24)
Lastly, he picks up the Potion Vial and unstoppers it, giving it a quick smell and swirling it around in the vial.
Appraise Check using Identify. (1d20+4+10=22)
This he places next to the Armour, on the side of the first Short Sword.
He then stands and prepares to announce his findings to the party.

All up this will take 6-8 Rounds to complete (so around a minute say).

DM Drax:

Vykos:

Spoiler:

Regarding Identify and Detect Magic. In other games I have been handling it that as long as you are touching the item, you can attempt an Appraise check the round after determining if an item is magic. If you already know it is magic, you may attempt the check as soon as you cast the spell.

For example:
Round 1: Pick up item.
Round 2: Cast Identify, detect the presence of magic.
Round 3: Number and strength of auras.
Round 4: Location of aura, Appraise check.

Or, for something you know is magic:
Round 1: Pick up item.
Round 2: Cast Identify, Appraise check.

DM Drax:

Vykos grabs the Short Swords, the Banded Mail and the remaining Potion. He is visibly straining under the weight of the Banded Mail as he follows Alexi around to the small house.

Alexei wrote:

"any idea about this guy's swords? If one's magic, I call dibs!"

"They both be 'oldin auras. I'll have to 'ave some time with 'em to go about figurin what they rightfully do." He trundles after Kin Lur toward the building giving him the usual scout distance.

Vykos turns to Alexi and says, "if you will stay with me and help gather the magic items together, I can try to identify some for us while the others check out the house."

DM Drax: