[5E] The Defense of Wood Creek Village (Inactive)

Game Master Jiggy

Corson watches in sheer wonder, Maybe this will work after all..."

He looks at Crax and shrugs...

...Pavel?

"I think a predator hurt their queen and drove them out of their home. I', going to offer to help them"

To the spiders :
"Can we help heal your queen? Where is this predator. Together we can kill it or drive it off, you can then return home"

"I'm not opposed to that, as long as they don't turn on us. Is treachery in the domain of spiders?" Corson muses.

Be about it, then.

Yeah, that's gonna need a roll, Pavel. One could argue either Persuasion or Handle Animals, so I'll give you the one you've got the better bonus in:

handle animal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
This encounter is going entirely differently than I imagined.

Ahh, the wonders of D&D, eh Jiggy? ^_^

I have a strong tendency to run characters who try and talk their way out of things. Didn't really expect this to work but I HAD to try :-). Thanks for indulging me

"We seem to have a deal with the spiders. If we kill the beast that lies to the north they say that they'll return home. Shall we take the deal? If we do, we should scout out and then see if we'll need the elves to help us kill it or not. They're not going to help us, though"

"We can at least try and scout it out. All it costs us is a little time."

Corson, who has been leaning on a nearby tree until now, watching with interest, hefts his warhammer to his shoulder as he steps up, "Very well. It sounds fantastical, but hey, what have we to lose? Let us scout it out and find out what beast have chased these spiders from their home."

Narnel nods and moves forward to the north, scouting for whatever threatens the spiders.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Scratching his head at the absolutely absurdity of it all, "Well, I guess we are off to do the bidding of spiders, in order to aid the elves, to please the mayor to appease the lord. . .crazy"

He'll start off, following Narnel hopefully North.

Survival: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

"Well, I guess we are off to do the bidding of spiders, in order to aid the elves, to please the mayor to appease the lord. . .crazy"

Pavel chuckles at this summary

Trekking northward, the better part of an hour passes before you start to notice that the webbing in the area is lower to the ground, and seems more like cobwebs than actively-used webs. Furthermore, much of the webbing has been destroyed, as if trampled by something too big to care.

As you talk about the supposition that you must be in the spiders' old territory, you begin to hear a rumbling sound. It grows louder and louder, sounding like something crashing through the underbrush, but it echoes through the forest and sounds almost like it's coming from every direction at once.

Cedany: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Corson: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
Crax: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Holly: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Narnel: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Pavel: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Predator(s): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
Here we go, then.
2d6 ⇒ (6, 6) = 12
Pavel Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Pavel Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Scanning the area for the source of the noise, Pavel manages to spot two creatures right before they burst out from among the trees, straight toward him! Congrats, they're not hidden attacks with advantage against you. ;)

Two large wurms (not to be confused with worms or wyrms) charge at Pavel from different angles and bite with massive jaws!

Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21, Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 = 13
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26, Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 = 11

Pavel quickly goes limp in their jaws, and they drop him and growl menacingly at the rest of you!

Party up! Pavel, if someone revives you this round, you can take an action. One of the perks of clumped initiative.

Corson smiles and claps the dragonborn's shoulder as he passes by, "Friends in all shapes and sizes, Craghorn... all shapes and sizes."

Startled as Pavel is literally ripped apart right next to him, "By all the gods!"

Crax will fire off a magic missile, three missiles shaped like arrows erupt from his fingers firing off at one of the wurms.

Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3, 4) + 3 = 14 almost maximised!

Nature: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Shite! Craw wurms! See to Pavel! Tag the beasts, if you can, they are easy to lose track of, even if you are staring right at them!

Corson slides his shield off his back and wades into battle!

Warhammer on Craw wurm 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Since, I am pretty sure that is a hit, I will spend an Superiority Die, for a Goading attack. The Craw wurm will have disadvantage if it attacks anyone but me.

Damage plus Superiority die: 1d8 + 4 + 1d8 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (6) = 12

Round 1, Fist of Unbroken Air (3 Ki)

Narne punches the air in front of him and a fist of energy makes a beeline to the Craw Wurm not under attack by Corson.

Damage: 4d10 ⇒ (8, 6, 1, 2) = 17

STR Save DC=12

"Pavel!" the small halfling shrieks as she hustles toward the fallen druid. She places a hand on his arm and heals his wounds slightly through her supernatural touch.

Nature: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Cedany strides forwards (though remains behind Corson) and lightning flares from her fingers Witch Bolt: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 dmg: 1d12 ⇒ 9 (not sure who's hitting which one, but whichever looks like most of a threat).

Crax tags one of the wurms with magic, then Corson follows up with a solid thump to draw its attention!

STR save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Narnel blasts the other wurm with a fist of air, but it seems to barely care! Cedany follows up with a sustained arc of lightning!

Meanwhile, Holly revives Pavel!

Pavel, you've got an action! You're prone, but conscious with 2 HP. And right next to a pair of craw wurms.

Damage Tracker:
Taunted by Corson: 26
Linked to Cedany: 17

Shoot, sorry, the craw wurm can make a Wisdom save DC 12 for the goading attack.

WIS: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
On the other hand, you may well have gotten its attention anyway. Time will tell. ;)

Drawin' aggro, it's what I do! ;)

I at least did half damage if it saved, right?

knowledge nature: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

"Thank you Holly!!!"

That hurts. They HURT me. Cannot allow that"

As a bonus action Pavel transforms himself into a bear and then tries to return the favour against the beast that ripped into him.

bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 for damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
claws: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 for damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9

@Narnel - Yes, it still took half damage.

Pavel turns into a bear and tears into one of the wurms!

The wurms roar in anger, and go crashing back out into the trees! You can once again hear a rumbling that seems to surround you, and it doesn't seem like they're fleeing the area...

Party up! Unfortunately, they've left the range of Cedany's witch bolt.

Damage Tracker:
Wurm1: 43
Wurm2: 17

Corson moves toward the others, "Form a defensive circle! Toughest of us on the outside! Ready attacks at the first movement!"

Keeping his back to the others, he watches out into the forest readying a swing of his warhammer!

Forming up with Corson and Holly, Crax lets loose a smokey growl as he prepares his firebreath for whatever appears.

"Right! Let's do this!" Holly giggles a little then smiles at Crax as she readies her nunchaku.

"Rooaaarrr"

Pavel joins the circle on the outside. He will then try and smell the wurms as they come in.

Bears get Keen Scent so advantage on Perception based on snekk
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

If he smells them coming in, he'll move to interpose and, of course, tell his friends
"Rooooooooaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrhhhh"

"Anyone know how these things track prey. I can try and create a prey-scent, see if we can make them come from an advantageous direction? Of course if they're cunning it may not work."

Failed my nature roll earlier, so I assume I know nothing

Ready ray of Frost in case they pop up somewhere Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 3 -10ft spd

Round 2

Narnel readies an attack for the first that he can see within 45'.

Staff Att: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Staff Crit Dam: 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (6, 1) + 3 = 10

Martial Att: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Martial Dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Crit city central over here, Wherever Pietro and His might Crit Hammer are I hope he is smiling upon us

2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
Looks like it's Corson and Narnel this time:

You all wait tensely for the wurms to reemerge from the woods, when suddenly...
Corson Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
...Corson looks in the exact right direction just in time to react to the massive creature rocketing out of the forest in front of him, jaws open!
Bite vs Corson: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21, Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9
Corson is bitten hard, but takes it like a champ and returns with his own blow, followed up by a ray from Cedany and halitosis from Crax!
Not enough HP for the DEX save to matter, so...
The barrage of attacks makes the wurm go limp, nearly pulling Corson to the ground before its jaw loosens and falls off of the fighter!

Then, the other wurm bursts out toward Narnel! I'll go ahead and use the Perception you rolled, but also be advised that your second attack comes from a Bonus Action and therefore can't be part of your readied action.
Bite vs Narnel: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25, Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 = 13
Narnel is nearly bitten in half, but jabs his staff straight into the beast's eye! Holly follows up with a nunchuku to the throat! You forgot your crit damage:
1d4 ⇒ 3

Damage Tracker:
Wurm1: 43
Wurm2: 39

Aaaaand then it's got a handful of HP left and you all have a turn coming to wail on it. Just gonna call it here. Out of combat!

The massive wurms lie motionless on the forest floor. You hear another rustling, and the group of elves you met earlier step out hastily, weapons drawn. They look around, survey you and the fallen wurms, then the leader demands, "What happened? And is that bear the same guy who was a spider earlier?"

Smoke still spilling from his mouth, Crax looks around for the source o the voice before realizing its the Elves, "Yeah. That's still Pavel, he has many forms,"

Heaving a couple more breaths out, "These wurms or worms maybe wyrms who knows, attacked us, they drove the spiders out of their original nest, we are clearing it up so they can move back home,"

Persuasion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

I did not crit on the Martial attack - just the Staff, and I added the extra d10 for crit damage on the Staff attack.

Corson grimaces at his wound, sits down and begins to tend to it. "Crag wurms," the knight spits in disgust.

Going to be out of town for a couple of days, so feel free to bot me if necessary.

"Oh. Hi. Look Crax. It's those elves we met earlier. Isn't that nice of them to follow us and make sure we're ok?" The halfling skips forward and extends her hand in greeting. "I'm Holly. You might not remember me from before. I'm kind of short."

Charisma: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Arrogant bastards. I should rip them apart too. Wait,Nice little one talking. Friends?

What is happening to me? Angry. Must fight it. Turn back

Pavel turns back into human form and growls at the Elves
Yeah, I'm Pavel. Druid. Made deal with spiders

Cedany has little add, Crax seems to have about covered it. She watches the elves reaction though, they seemed to appear a little too quickly, even given the noise of the Wurms Wisdom(Insight): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 Seems she'll just remain suspicious

The elven lady stammers a bit, her mouth forming the first syllable of one unspoken word after another as she repeatedly changes her mind about how to begin. Presently, she takes a deep breath, closes her eyes in thought for a moment, then speaks.

"Okay," she says. "My team headed east as discussed, but soon found the edge of the spiders' new territory and therefore doubled back to make sure you cretins weren't up to no good. One of my scouts noticed signs of wurm activity, so we followed both it and you in this general direction until we heard them crashing through the trees. Of course, craw wurms being like they are, we had to brace for an attack from any direction, so we didn't continue forward until it stopped."

She sweeps a hand toward the dead wurms. "Turns out we were pretty close to the action after all. So you lot took out the wurms, and if I've got this straight, you did so because you made a deal with the spiders? That is, you talked to the spiders, found out the wurms drove them from their home, and agreed to reclaim the spiders' territory for them?"

She surveys your nodding heads for a moment, her face incredulous. After a bit, she rubs her temples, then addresses you again.

"That's... really bizarre, but kind of impressive as well. Where did you say you were from again?"

Your nature-friendly efforts have basically un-burned the bridges from your previous trainwreck of a diplomacy session with these elves. Now would be a good time to do some sweet-talking and seal the deal.

As I said earlier, I am from an elven settlement just northwest of here in these very woods, but we have all made a home of Wood Creek Village as of late.

Looking around at his allies, putting a hand on Pavel's shoulder, "We are from Wood Creek, its a small village not too far from the forest, we need wood to build a wall around our village,"

Persuasion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Inspiration Persuasion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

"We DID say that we wanted to get the wood we need without damaging the woods in any way. And we DID say that we didn't want to kill the spiders unless absolutely necessary. So, making a deal with the spiders just seemed the most obvious solution"

Yeah, even Pavel has his tongue slightly in cheek at THAT last statement :-)

"We're from Wood Creek and we need materials to build a wall around our village and to protect ourselves. Materials that we will take without harming the forest. We'd definitely appreciate your help, especially in accomplishing the latter"

Inspiration on persuasion

persuasion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
persuasion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Oh, for <long list of expletives deleted> sake :-(

Corson claps his hand on Pavel's shoulder with a smile, "What my friend is trying to say is, we have great respect for this place and all of its inhabitants."

Charisma: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
I think I still have Inspiration: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

"And this time it wasn't my fault!" Holly adds, cheerfully.

Charisma: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

I wonder why none of the elves have shaken hands with me yet.

XD

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

"We seek no harm, only to protect our community from threats. Causing problems from our neighbors only makes us all weaker."
To Pavel:
"Do we need to seal the deal with the spiders, I'm afraid my spidrish is sadly lacking, so I don't know the details of your deal, Pavel"

Nicely done!

The elven leader listens to you each in turn, then thinks a moment. Soon she speaks:

"I've never seen outsiders try so hard to preserve the integrity of the forest. Alright, you've earned my trust, at least tentatively. My name is Elless. Give me three days to explain the situation to others and oversee the un-relocation of the spiders. Then, we will mark individual trees in the area that are acceptable to harvest. As long as your villagers only take the marked trees, I think we can get along."

For the first time since you've met her, Elless smiles.

Anything to say to her before parting ways? And are you going to take a rest or make a beeline back to Wood Creek? Or something else?

Discussion thread created.

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Okay everybody, are you ready to see what your characters will look like at game start? Here's the chart we're using:

01-04 - XP: —; Gold: 1d4x10; Item: Amulet of health
05-08 - XP: 1d6x50; Gold: 2d4x10; Item: Cape of the mountebank
09-13 - XP: 3d6x50; Gold: 2d4x10; Item: Ring of protection
14-18 - XP: 3d6x50; Gold: 2d4x10; Item: Gem of brightness (5d6+10 charges)
19-23 - XP: 3d6x50; Gold: 2d4x10; Item: Javelin of lightning
24-29 - XP: 5d6x50; Gold: 4d6x10; Item: Gloves of missile snaring
30-35 - XP: 5d6x50; Gold: 4d6x10; Item: Slippers of spider climbing
36-41 - XP: 5d6x50+250; Gold: 4d6x10; Item: Ring of resistance (random)
42-48 - XP: 5d6x50+250; Gold: 4d6x10; Item: Periapt of proof against poison
49-55 - XP: 5d6x50+500; Gold: 4d4x25; Item: Brooch of shielding
56-64 - XP: 5d6x50+500; Gold: 4d4x25; Item: Bag of holding
65-71 - XP: 5d6x50+500; Gold: 3d6x25; Item: Necklace of adaptation
72-78 - XP: 5d6x50+750; Gold: 3d6x25; Item: Cloak of the manta ray
79-84 - XP: 5d6x50+750; Gold: 4d6x25; Item: Boots of speed
85-90 - XP: 5d6x50+1,000; Gold: 4d6x25; Item: Gloves of swimming and climbing
91-96 - XP: 5d6x50+1,000; Gold: 4d6x25; Item: Driftglobe
97-00 - XP: 5d6x50+1,500; Gold: 3d6x50; Item: —

Remember, you're all starting with 500xp (that's why you're already at 2nd level), so whatever comes out of this chart gets added to that. Also, if two people roll the same option, I'll reroll both of you. Ready? Here we go!
Corson: 1d100 ⇒ 10
Crax: 1d100 ⇒ 4
Holly: 1d100 ⇒ 69
Pavel: 1d100 ⇒ 49
Cedany: 1d100 ⇒ 74
Narnel: 1d100 ⇒ 78

Cedany reroll: 1d100 ⇒ 72
Narnel reroll: 1d100 ⇒ 87

Okay! Here are the results:

Corson gets 3d6x50xp, 2d4x10gp, and a ring of protection (+1).

Crax gets no extra xp and only 1d4x10gp, but has an amulet of health.

Holly gets 5d6x50+500xp, 3d6x25gp, and a necklace of adaptation.

Pavel gets 5d6x50+500xp, 4d4x25gp, and a brooch of shielding.

Cedany gets 5d6x50+750xp, 3d6x25gp, and a cloak of the manta ray.

Narnel gets 5d6x50+1,000xp, 4d6x25gp, and gloves of swimming and climbing.

I'll let you all have the thrill of rolling your own dice for XP/GP. :)

So! Now you can level up your characters (well, most of you), polish up your profiles, and get settled. Also, discuss among each other (here in Discussion, out of character) whether you'll end up picking the wall or the ruins for the town's project. And of course, let me know if you have questions. :)

First the rolls...

XP: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 5, 2, 6) = 21 x 50 + 500 + 500 = 2,050 XP.

GP: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 6) = 18 x 25 = 450 GP.

Thanks Jiggy!

I want to say that I'm really glad that Corson and Narnel both got in. I knew that my concept was somewhat close to both of theirs, and I tried hard to distinguish my character so as to not step on any toes. So I'm excited that we all get to play! :)

Gold: 1d4 ⇒ 2 x 10 = 20 gold Alright so I got a bit of gold and an Amulet of Health.

Good thing I am a sorcerer, /flex

That said, I am incredibly excited to be here for this adventure, its going to be a ton of fun, I know! I've always wanted to do a more sandbox-style adventure and I am really interested in further flexing out Crax "Craghorn"

**edit: I said further flexing, I meant fleshing. I guess he has a thing for flexing though now which will be a part of his character.

Oh, and don't forget to update the save DC on your breath weapon; that's CON-based, right?

Here we go!

XP: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 3, 2, 2) = 16X50=800+1000=1800+500=23003rd Level

GP: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 4) = 11X25=225 GP

Updated my health, saves and dragon breath to factor in the new Amulet of Health :)

Narnel is updated to 3rd Level Narnel is also in favor of building the palisade to deal with the immediate threat, rather than abandoning the town that people have called home, and incurring the negative aspects of noble rule from the keep.

XP: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 1, 4) = 20 x 50 +500 = 1,500 + 500 start = 2,000 total
gold: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 2) = 8* 25 = 200 gp
a brooch of shielding.

So, level 3 (Yay :-).

Spending money on Hide Armor (10 gp), Scimitar (25 gp), 2 more healers kits (10 gp)vial acid (25 gp), holy water (25 gp), bullseye lantern (10 gp), 5 flasks of oil (5 sp), tinderbox (5 sp), whetstone (1cp), explorers pack (10 gp) = 120

So, 80 gold left over.

Still voting to go to the keep rather than building the wall. Same reasons as in recruitment post (copied below for convenience)

As Pavel speaks, his voice starts out quiet and calm but towards the end he gets more and more impassioned.

"I have to agree with Holly, it is better to reclaim the keep than to build walls around our town. The keep can far more easily be defended, from there a handful of warriors can hold off hundreds.

And it is defended. If we cut down trees for no good reason we risk angering its guardians. Far better to keep them as potential allies."

I've updated my character in her profile. I'll create a header soon.

For an example of how to set up the stat line/header, you can all have a look at my own most recent character: Taman Helder

Something along those lines would be nice. Please do not use a spoiler tag in the stat line. Thanks!

Narnel looks at Pavel and smiles.

Pavel, my friend of the forest, the most minimal impact on the flora and fauna surrounding Wood Creek Village is the palisade. I have seen the incursion of nobles and feudal lords before. If we fortify the keep, then it will eventually be for them and not the village. The wood needed to fuel the fires of the keep and fortify it will come from your same trees. The forests will be hunted for sport. The creek will be fished dry for keep stores. The Village of Woodcreek will eventually cease to exist as we know it, and so will our say in its growth and further establishment. Those of you that truly value your home should do everything within our power to help it survive immediately by defending it. The keep can house troops as time goes by, and no doubt will, but if we put up the wall, we only strengthen our current position by addressing the threats before us now without abandoning a tuft of grass or a mote of dirt.

5d6x50+750xp, 3d6x25gp, and a cloak of the manta ray.

XP: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 4, 4) = 16 x50 +750 (1550xp) added to original 500 for 2050, is that right? - that's a big chunk towards 4th level.

gp: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8 x25 (200gp)

Hmm, I notice that the magic item descriptions are now divorced from effects (and have random tables), can we describe the items how we like (within reason) Cedany would rather have something resembling a bright fishscale pattern than the black/white of the Ray.

Sheet updated, still need to add profile list.

@Cedany - I hadn't really noticed before, but I looked in my GMG and you're right, the most description we get is "this cloak". So sure, go ahead and have a different water-themed pattern to the cloth. :)

@Everyone - A word about the stat line: First, even though the field in your profile is labeled "Classes/Levels", please don't actually put your class and level in there, since that just clutters up the field with more info that I have to visually scan past when I need to see something. Similarly, there's no need for your Initiative to be in the stat line, since I can save a batch of dice for initiative and not have to reference that. So, what DO you need to have in the stat line? Here's the minimum:

Armor Class
HP (current/max)
All six saves
Perception bonus
Either your Athletics bonus or your Acrobatics bonus (since this is what's often opposed by an enemy shove or similar effect)
Your three words of personality

That's the minimum requirement. I also highly recommend using that space for tracking Inspiration, spell slots, and other X/day or X/rest resources. I've found it very helpful as a player to have that information there, but if you'd prefer to keep it in your profile, that's fine too.

Speaking of profiles, remember: although you don't need to copy your spells/abilities' text verbatim, I should never have to post to ask you a question about how something works. I should always be able to find all relevant information in your profile.

Once everybody's got their characters about ready and its clear which way we're going for the first leg of this adventure, we'll get started. :)

Thanks!

Folding his arms, the rather imposing red Dragonborn steps forward, "I agree with Narnel, the Keep is a fix to a problem down the road, we need a solution now. The wall will protect the village today, we can tackle the keep tomorrow." Nodding his head at his sound argument, he'll look around, at the others in the room.

A halfling, couple of humans and an elf, I doubt they'll even hear what I have to say,"

Crax is all for doing both if we can, but he'd rather protect the village with a wall than rebuild a keep

Narnel nods at Crax.

"Narnel, your arguments make a great deal of sense. Very well, I agree that we should build the wall. But I get to choose the wood we use. We use deadfall where possible and carefully select and fell only the trees necessary for the wall. No more. Agreed?"

I too am very protective of my original homeland. I agree entirely, and I would not have it any other way, friend Pavel.

Holly nods along with the conversation, smiling, "Very well friends! If we are going to build a wall, let's be sure to build the very best wall we can! It will be spectacular!" She opens her arms wide to emphasize the grandeur she is envisioning. The halfling then turns to Pavel, seeming to address the druid in particular, "Did you know that many of the farms have piles and piles of rocks that the farmers have cleared from their fields for their plows? Maybe we can use some of those to build our wall. I don't know much about walls, but rocks seem like a good idea. Lots of rocks." She then offers one more nod with a genuine smile.

I think my profile is now ready

Looks like we're still waiting on profiles to be finished for Cedany and Corson.

In the meantime, it looks like the general consensus is the wall; is that correct?

Yeah, I think the wall it is.

I do believe Cedany is ready.
As a note, she will more or less always cast Mage Armour before leaving her home, as the duration is 8 hours and she can get that spell slot back with just a short rest if she needs it.

Correct - ready to move forward when you are.

Have to travel for work today. Won't be able to post, so bot me if you must. :)

I have some skills that can contribute in this romp through the forest, they aren't very high though.

Survival +2 & Handle Animal +2

Animal Handling +4
Nature +2

:)

Holly was a farm girl.

The most experienced among us...almost level 4.

Survival +4

Not surprisingly, I'm fairly good at the nature stuff. Although it IS D&D 5th so there isn't that much difference :-)

Animal Handling, Survival +5
Nature +2

Survival +3, Nature +1. 8 Int hurts... ;p

I should mention, Crax does have persuasion +5, his only decent skill.

Well, Nature +3 untrained gets me the best. Also Survival at +3.

Sorry weekend was busy.

XP: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2) = 8 x 50 = 400 xp

GP: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 x 10 = 20 gp

I think that puts you still at level 2, however that ring of protection should help considerably!!

Corson should be level 3. We started at 500 XP. He rolled 400 XP. 900 XP is level 2. Right?

Yes, Level 3 starts at 900 XP. Level 4 at 2700 XP.

Ah my bad, I had it in my head it was at 1000. Silly pathfinder rules creeping in

Oh, sorry, I missed that too! Okay.

HD #3: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Well, shit.

Okay, Corson is updated.

Good choice with the battle master, I played one, I very much enjoyed it.

Once I rolled my stats, I envisioned the sub-par fighter that makes up for it with tricks and technique. :)

Yeah, Feinting Attack is a great maneuver.

Especially when one is not a TWF style fighter. Then the only other bonus action is second wind. :)

Don't Forget Action Surge!

I think I finally got Corson's profile up to par.

Well done! That encounter earned you 300XP apiece. Now, if that's enough to level you up, be advised that leveling will only be happening overnight, during a long rest; not just *poof* right after a fight. But don't worry, you can still accrue XP in the meantime.

Crap! 100XP away from 4th level.

Really? Man! I am a whole 1,400 away from 4th. :p