Well, whatever it is, it's in our way - and we can't let it drop down on our friends, so we need to flush it out and kill it.
"Agreed." James nods, eager to prevent any more deaths among the group.
Your able to identify a trace of venom left on the corpse of a jungle goat- its definitely a venomous snake active in this area.
Your also aware that its extremely unlikely for it to be out hunting at this time of the evening
"Looks like some type of venomous snake is active in this area - there's just a trace of snake venom remaining on the goat carcass. Fortunately, it's unlikely that the snake would be out hunting at this time of the evening," Ambroze announces to his companions.
"Let's everyone keep a sharp eye out, we don't want another snake dropping on any of us, like the one that tried to make a meal of Ambroze."
Group Perception Rolls (Level 2)
Chi-
Savarend-
Ambroze-
Tun'ada-
James-
Gwyneth-
Snake Stealth-
Group Initiative Rolls (Level 2)
Chi-
Savarend-
Ambroze-
Tun'ada-
James-
Gwyneth-
Snake Initiative-
Warily moving into the jungle, the group their eyes peeled for the predator. Savarend, Ambroze and James hear a soft hissing sound and spot the snake lurking in some undergrowth thirty feet ahead, about to leap forward and strike...
Initiative (Surprise Round, Round 0)
Ambroze- 19
James- 14
Chi- 11 (not acting)
Savarend- 10
Gwyneth- 10 (not acting)
Tun'ada- 9 (not acting)
Snake- 8
Drawing his sword quickly, James prepares to attack the snake as soon as it leaps.
Ambroze gasps in surprise as he spots the snake and quickly reacts, firing off a shot from his crossbow, slamming into the snake's flesh and imbedding itself in its scales.
The snake darts forward to bite Savarend, and as it moves into reach James and Savarend smoothly move into a flanking position to strike at it simultaneously.
James swings for the snake in a mighty blow.
James swings for the snake in a mighty blow.
1d20+7; 2d6+9
The snake agilely skitters aside as your blade comes down, dodging the blow completely.
The snake ducks under the horizontal strike only to be sent reeling by a powerful kick. Retaliating, it bites at the monk, but at a place he was stood seconds before, having already anticipated the blow.
Initiative (Round 1)
Ambroze- 19
James- 14
Chi- 11
Savarend- 10
Gwyneth- 10
Tun'ada- 9
Snake- 8
James swings at the creature a second time, this time scoring a mighty blow as he wounds it grievously.
Before Ambroze gets another shot off, James finishes the snake off with a massive overhand chop.
Moving through the jungle, the castaways get to the top of the hill. The crown of this hill is one of the few areas on the Shiv that’s not jungle—the entire hilltop is an open area of tall grass overlooking the island’s eastern shoreline. Ishorou nods in satisfaction at your new campsite.
This is the place. he says with certainty. See those two small rock islands jutting out of the ocean to the east? he gestures. At dawn, the sun will be rising through the two rocks, and it is by the sun's alignment we shall find the exact spot to dig, at dawn.
Gelik groans audibly at the thought of digging for treasure. As night is rapidly closing in, the group go about their duties and begin to set up camp, a task which is quickly accomplished under Savarend's military precision.
Survival Rolls to set up camp-
Chi-
Savarend-
Ambroze-
Tun'ada- (+7 when tracking)
James-
Gwyneth-
Dusk encounter?
No encounter.
Gelik Fort Save VS Pulsing Puffs-
Gelik's condition improves a little, and he hopes to soon shake off the disease.
Heal check.
Chi becomes to visibly come down with a fever and a severe headache, and seems exceptionally drowsy. Worried, Gelik asks Gwyneth for her opinion- he believes Chi has caught an entirely seperate disease- sleeping sickness
Take points of wisdom damage, and you are fatigued until the disease has run its course.
Disease Rolls-
Disease 1?
Disease 2?
Disease 3?
Disease 4?
Disease 5?
Disease 6?
Disease 7?
Disease 8?
Disease 9?
Disease 10?
Disease 11?
Encounter Rolls-
5% midnight.
5% dawn.
Chi doesn't wake in the morning bright and breezy like she normally does, in fact she and cat are still sleeping even when breakfast is being made. When Gwen comes to see how she is, she rubs the sleep from her eyes, but remains drowsy and lethargic. "Morning Gwen, I'm a bit tired today, I think I'll stay here and sleep. Tell the others, I don't see any point me holding you up. " She yawns and want to go back to sleep.
Yes, Gelik, you're certainly right - that's exactly what's wrong. I don't suppose there's any arsenic about, is there? It's by far the quickest and I daresay safest Cure. No? Hmm.
Gwen huddles the group together, excluding Chi.
Gentlemen, this disease Chi has contracted is very serious. Now, we have viper nettle berries left, three handfuls. But Gelik's going to need one of those today, which will only leave us with two handfuls - generally speaking, one treatment. I have this potion of Remove Disease, which is a fairly powerful spell, if I recall correctly. It would give Chi a chance to be instantly cured of the disease - although there is also a chance that it could completely fail. I'd like to use it. What do the rest of you think? Soon, we're going to need to find more berries...
The night passes uneventfully.
Come now Chi, are you not excited? Treasure awaits, you can rest by the dig site! Ishorou exclaims with a grin, waking up Chi once more. I have already found the site, its within a stones throw of the campsite. I'll need help with the digging of course... the Tian man says, looking directly at Savarend, James and Tun'ada.
"I'm happy to go and get us some more berries Gwen, we should probably save that potion for a real emergency."
"I'm happy to go and get us some more berries Gwen, we should probably save that potion for a real emergency."
James will help Ishorou dig.
Chi, once we're done with this, I'll take a good look at you. You're going to be feeling sleepy most of the day, so please feel free to rest as much as you need to.
The group dig where Ishorou directs them, and Sasha handles the day's hunting in his stead. After hour of digging using the shovels from the Jenivere, a 10 feet deep and 10 feet wide pit has been dug.
Inside the freshly dug pit are two things-
1. A wooden floor of sorts made from logs, which appears to be acting as a plug for a much deeper pit than the one you dug. It looks quite sturdy, and is being held up by the earth and clay surrounding it.
2. A skeleton, dwarf sized, dressed in rotting leather armour and covered in dirt.
You notice deep scratches in the Dwarves ribcages, and a small hole in the back of the Dwarves leather armour. It appears he was stabbed in the back and through the heart, with no knowledge of the attack...
The wooden plug impedes your progress further fully. A strong man could probably weaken it enough for it to collapse within a few minutes of heavy chopping with a blade, but he'd have to be stood on it to do so. Alternatively, Ishorou points out that you could dig on one side of the edge to make a small opening, but this is likely to take more time.
James thinks it is worth spending some more time digging.
Gwen shakes her head, baffled.
Sorry, folks - I'm out of my league, here. I'm more of an herbalist than an anthropologist.
Your 17 is enough to reveal the man died of a stab wound, but your unsure about anything else.
Chhi wakes briefly and calls out, but the camp is quiet, she feels cat next to her and is comforted, then she falls back asleep.
"Hmmm. What do you think, Gwen?" Ambroze asks, studying the dwarf-sized skeleton along with the oracle.
Tun'ada agrees with James's suggestion that it is worth the extra time to dig around.
"Hmmm. What do you think, Gwen?" Ambroze asks, studying the dwarf-sized skeleton along with the oracle.
A small hole in the leather armour that does not appear to have been caused by the ravages of time catches your eye. This Dwarf was stabbed through the back.
The clay and earth around the plug itself is a much harder consistency, but after hours of hard digging, a hole large enough to squeeze through has been made. Below you, darkness looms. From the limited light of the sun through the hole you can see that the walls of the pit are shored up by wooden bracing, making it a fairly easy climb (DC10).
James will take ten to clamber down and look around.
James will take ten to clamber down and look around.
Ok, I need information about what light source you will be using, its pitch black beyond the first 5 feet. Also, is james going down on his own? Who's accompanying him, if anyone?
He'll light a torch before hand, and he welcomes any company, particularly Savarend with his ability to see in the dark.
Ambroze casts his Dancing Lights cantrip to send four torch-like lights down into the hole before James, Savarend, and Tun'ada enter. The gnome scholar hangs back with Gwen to allow the warriors first access to the subterranean chamber.
LD's S C
With the dancing lights illuminating the pit, Savarend, Tun'da, Ishorou and James can see the pit ends in a pool of water at the bottom- 40 feet below the hole they opened. Climbing down, they notice that only the middle of the pool is deep, while the outer edges of the pit are shallow. The pit is also significantly larger here at the bottom.
Perception Rolls-
Savarend-
James-
Ishorou-
Tun'ada-
Shortly after you get your footing on the damp earth, James and Tun'ada notice three humanoids lurking in the deep part of the pit. Just as they are about to point them out, they attack!
Init Rolls-
Savarend-
James-
Ishorou-
Tun'ada-
???-
Surprise Round Initiative-
Ishorou- 18 (surprised)
???- 13
Savarend- 11 (surprised)
Tun'ada- 9 (active)
James- 7 (active)
The three creatures emerge from the pool swiftly, lunging for Ishorou, Tun'ada and James. Clearly Undead in nature, these beasts have long sharp teeth and flesh stretched thin over their lanky frames. They all attempt to bite their victims in the surprise round and each is successful, capitalising on their surprise to take a chunk out of their opponents
VS Ishorou, Hit
Damage
VS Tun'ada, Hit
Damage
VS James, Hit
Damage (note I will never reduce damage from DR for you, i'll try and remember when it deals 0 though for effects like poison)
Ishorou Fort, Pass
Tun'ada Fort, Pass
James Fort, Pass
Tun'ada lets out a gutteral growl, as he slashes at the creature with his newly developed claws.
Attack: (higher ground)
Damage:
James flies into a rage, seeming to almost lose his mind as he bites the creature back.
To everyones surprise, James sinks his teeth into undead flesh and tears a huge chunk of the creatures shoulder away, nearly ripping off the creature's head. Tun'ada swipes at his assailant with a claw but the undead thing easily avoids the attack.
Round 1 Initiative-
Ishorou- 18
Undead- 13
Saverend- 11
Tun'ada- 9
James- 7
Drawing his precious Katana in a heartbeat, Ishorou swipes for his attacker but doesn't manage to land a blow. He takes a quick step away from the creature.
(Higher ground, bless) Miss
The Undead continue to attack their targets, this time launching vicious and furious attacks with both claws and teeth, matching James and Tun'ada for bestial ferocity as they seek to tear their prey apart. Ishorou is brutally wounded and seems to be paralysed, Tun'ada is struck by a particularily vicious bite and claw and also freezes up, still standing, and even James mighty fortitude does not save him from paralysis.
VS Ishorou-
VS Tun'ada-
VS James-
Ishorou Fort- Fail
Tun'ada Fort- Fail
James Fort- Fail (Instead of forcing multiple rolls I increase DC from multiple hits much like poison- less randomness and forced dice rolls is usually good for the player.)
Savarend moves in and smashes one of the undead to bits with two powerful blows from his body.
Ishorou-
Tun'ada-
James-
Everyone up top, you can hear sounds of battle emanating from the pit. If your reacting, please roll initiative and post for this rounds actions. You can reach the hole leading down in a move action, the pit itself is fairly well illuminated. Ambroze i'm going to say you were already at the hole as you were directing the lights.
You are currently paralyzed! If you hadn't guessed.