DM-Camris' REIGN of WINTER Part 2: The Shackled Hut (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

Gondork throws all caution in the wind and dashes next to the white-haired woman.

Swift action to gain extra movement, move to move, standard to whack.

Attack roll, ci battleaxe: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 2 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

you move in and sink your axe into her side. The birds, upset, begin flying all around you.

swarm: 1d6 ⇒ 6
make a reflex save. Giacomo, what happens if he gets the blinded condition again while you're lending him your sight? or is he immune to being blinded for now?

some of her wounds close up as she places a hand to her chest, a warm blue glow suffusing her.
channel: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

Arwyn appears, thawing quickly,

@arwyn and @gondork are up, giacomo and caladan can do something downstairs if they'd like. Everyone has bless on them already, so caladan will delay. penny and nadya also delaying.

[- round 2 -]
[22: giacomo], [15: Caladan], [13: Arwyn ], [13: Gondork], [12: Raven Swarm], [11: Jairess], [10: Penny], [6: Nadya]

bold = upstairs
ooc = downstairs

Reflex save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Arwyn!! I could use some help over here!

Attack roll, ci battleaxe, same square: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 = 9
Miss chance (high is good): 1d100 ⇒ 46
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

make a reflex save. Giacomo, what happens if he gets the blinded condition again while you're lending him your sight? or is he immune to being blinded for now?

I have no idea, the ability says nothing about that. I'm guessing it just stacks and he's blinded again. If I know that (I don't right now), I can just dismiss it. I'm not actually giving him my eyes, I'm taking over his affliction. If he gets a new condition that happens to be the same, we're both blind until the duration runs out.

Oh wait no, he's actually immune to the condition, I didn't read my ability well enough.
Family subdomain
Binding Ties (Su): As a standard action, you can touch an ally and remove one condition affecting the ally by transferring it to yourself. This transfer lasts a number of rounds equal to your cleric level, but you can end it as a free action on your turn. At the end of this effect, the condition reverts to the original creature, unless it has ended or is removed by another effect. While this power is in use, the target is immune to the transferred condition. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

Gasping as she unfroze, Arwyn spotted where Gondork was engaging a blue skinned white haired woman.
Instinctively, she took a step to clear the portal, drew and fired rapidly at the woman, cutting really close to Gondork. (Rapid Shot, point blank, precise shot)

shortbow attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 13 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5 piercing damage.
shortbow rapid shot attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 9 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9 piercing damage.

She started swearing again. Her horrible luck had followed her.

must be a witch hex. ok, so gondork is immune to being blinded for now. this is round 2 of his sight, so one more and then just before giacomo's turn it'll revert back to him.

the swarm continues to peck at gondork as you miss the white haired woman.
swarm: 1d6 ⇒ 2

the woman steps back, over the edge, and as she starts to fall, uncorks and swallows some potion, she fights back against the winds and manages to stay floating a few feet down from the edge, but the winds are too powerful and she's hurled back into the room, she manages to catch herself though and corrects, just before she hits the wall, flying ten feet off the ground.

penny steps onto the portal this round, she's enveloped in ice. at zero she'll disappear and be teleported upstairs, to thaw by her init. i feel like i keep forgetting that part. Giacomo can't do much, and caladan steps onto the portal saying the words and frezing, waiting to be transported. so back to round 3 with Arwyn and Gondork, and Penny. Remember Bless is up on your attacks.

[- round 3 -]
[22: giacomo], [15: Caladan (delay)], [13: Arwyn ], [13: Gondork], [12: Raven Swarm], [11: Jairess], [10: Penny], [6: Nadya]

With 10 ft above ground, do you mean the white-haired woman is in the 3rd square above ground or, the second square. What I mean is, as I take up the first square of the ground and have reach in the second one, can I reach her with my Short Swords? I would prefer to attack her, but if can't reach her, Penny will attack the crows. 3D is always a disaster...

Ten-Penny rushes forth, lashing out with her Short Sword.

Short Sword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 damage
if capable of reaching the flyer Confirm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 extra damage

Round 3

Arwyn continued to focus on the woman Gondork had been fighting against. (She really hoped it was the witch, and not some bystander blind Gondork mistook for their enemy). (Rapid Shot, point blank, precise shot)

shortbow attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 12 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4 piercing damage.
shortbow rapid shot attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 27 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9 piercing damage.
...Crit Confirm?: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 19 for a possible extra 2d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 4 + 2 = 13 piercing damage.

third square off the ground. you'd need a reach weapon to hit her.

Arwyn fires off her volley at the white haired witch, missing with one, but the other catching her rather square in the chest, awful close to home. She doubles over in agony from the shot, a grievous wound.

Gondork ignores the ravens, drops his axe, takes out his dagger, and throws it at the flying woman.

Dagger, thrown, sudden insight(last one): 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 21
Confirm: 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 - 2 = 3
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

gondork @distraction : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
yes you ignore them =)

you throw the dagger, and she falls like a leaf back down to the floor, bleeding out from her wounds. the raven swarm disperses, flying to the rafters of the room after trying to leave through the gaping maw but being pressed back by the winds.

you can do stuff while gondork goes blind and the rest of them pop up through the teleporter.

scroll (magic)

leather armor
light wooden shield
dagger
mwk shortspear
teleporter crystal key (feather)
wooden holy symbol of Gozreh
silver necklace with star-shaped ice diamond pendant (xxx gp)
84 gp

Appraise: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
"Another fancy trinket, about the same value as the last one, I guess."

She then rumages through the spoils of war some more.
"Well, it never hurts to have another dagger. Oh, this looks like a scroll. Hey Gondork, get over here before..." She sees Gondork suddenly squinting his eyes again "You lose your sight again... I guess we have to wait until Caladan and Giacomo get up here."

labelled doors D1 and D2 on the map. searching around this room for five minutes turns up nothing useful. by the time giacomo or caladan arrive the white haired woman has bled to death.

the storm continues to rage, the winds keeping this aerie blisteringly cold.

Vain? attempt to stabilize her (Heal): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Gondork chrashes to the floor with a clunk of his armor after trying to reanimate the woman, now stuck with a dagger in her.

Appraise: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

think you manage to save her.
got read magic: scroll of returning weapon.

"That, does not seem to be a witch. Just a Sylph. a priest of Gozreh at that... "

"Was she the only one up here?" Asked Arwyn, looking around for more threats.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

theres more doors, could be someone up here still. If they are , theyre hiding rather than fight. Few minutes searching just reveals the obvious in the room, ropes, stands, raven cages, and a few ravens that dont seem to have any intrest in swarming now.

Caladan'll carefully open up the doors, checking the other rooms. One seems to be a bedroom. Two bookshelves, a chest, and a comfortable looking bed heaped with thick blankets. A mobile of ice crystals carved to resemble birds hangs from the ceiling, glinting with an inner light and quivering slightly in the dark ice room.

The second seems to be a storeroom. Dozens of stacked crates fill this angular room. Several miniature dollhouses stand atop high shelves.

caladan@ perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Ten-Penny follows Caladan into the rooms, taking a quick glance at any of the usual places to stash/hide one's possessions.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

After the search, she says:"Right, now that that is out of the way, I believe we were still searching the other rooms on the former floor. You know, that floor where Gondork decided to lick the teleporter instead of searching the other rooms."

She then turns her head towards the white haired woman.
"We also need to decide what to do with this one. I still have some gluepaper left to shut her up, so she can't speak her fancy magic words. Should we bring her to the barracks and place her between the rest of the lot?"

you notice something glint from a balcony in one of the dollhouses. you climb up for a closer look. there's a gorgeous shining dagger, the blade looks like it must be silver, the hilt resembles a blue eyed winter wolf carved of ivory. Looking around for some more up there, you climb up and find a ... nest in/behind the dollhouses. There's a jade bracelet in the shape of a serpentine Tian dragon, a pair of porcelain dolls, a silver medallion decorated with sapphires, and a gold signet ring, and three blue quartz crystals.

that does seem to be all that'll be found up here. you can keep on having your discussion on what to do with the new prisoner.

"If she's a priest, taking away her focus will take away most of her danger. She's pretty close to dead anyhow, doubt she'll be much of a threat."

Gondork enters the caverns of his nose again, looking for treasure.

>> pure gold gondork. pure gold. <<

you could lock her up in her bedroom and jam the door from the outside. sweep it for weapons or any magic first and be reasonably sure that she'll be ok in there while she's unconscious, though she'll need some tending / care by evening time.

keeping her armor and weapons, and symbol with you, you stow her away safely for now, trial and error shows the feather crystal key doesn't activate the portal in this room, but the crescent crystal key does. At Nadya's urging, you all manage a hot-potato trial with the crescent crystal key:

one of you holds it, and the next person holds out both hands to catch it. as they start to paralyze, they turn their hand over, dropping the crystal key into the hands of the next person. with it you manage a conga-line of teleporting using the crescent key.

you're all back down on the 2nd floor now. there's other rooms to explore. there's a chance the new key would work on the teleporter to Nazhena's chambers, from the mirrored hall. or you can clear this level.

"Let's clear this whole level first." Opined Arwyn.

Agreed.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

"Wow, looks like you got pretty hurt up there, even if it was quite fast! Let me patch you up."

Channel Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8

Using channels because I have more of those, and some people still have scratches. Would appreciate it if Caladan uses a Cure soon as I'm running out, but that's up to you. Would like to use them for their actual use, instead of Cure-fuel.

"Channel Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8"

Full Health!

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"You know guys, I've been thinking. It is true that a lot of this stuff we found is quite cumbersome. Twenty sets of armor and all that. But if I remember correctely, we came here on a sweet ride. So when we are done here, we can load it up with whatever we can hoard, and sell it somewhere else! There are still things we can't sell, like the gear with the marks on it. But we should take it anyway and bury it somewhere in the woods or something. You know, for our own safety."

long post, sorry. presume gondork won't go in 'sighted' b/c giacomo has only a few uses left. leaving arwyn and penny on point. with caladan and gondork following? if not just rearange

i think that heals everyone and just leaves gondork with 1 dmg ? caladan can take care of curing for the next chunk. ok, clearing this level. will start with the room off the chamber you're in (A) before proceeding to B, C, D, etc.

A bed, desk, dresser, and storage chest furnish this small bedroom. A large mirror hangs on the wall opposite the room's one and only door, and two windows look down on the tower's courtyard into the dark roiling storm, at the snow flying horizontal outside.

you figure its Hestrig's room because you find a locked chest under the bed, and the key found on her body opens the lock. it sort of makes sense, it looks like a miniature dragon hoard in the chest. inside you find:

an elixir of truth

3x potions of feather fall
a pair of silver bracers traced with figures of dragons (250gp)
a jeweled scepter (175gp)
an agate (50gp)
three blue quartz crystals (100gp each)
256gp
473sp
894cp

about ten minutes later, having looted and identified stuff from hestrig's bedroom, you take the door opposite the crescent teleporter.

Several tables, covered in flowering plants and decorative figurines both large and small, occupy the corners of this brightly lit large room. A large mirror hangs on the northwestern wall, while double doors lead north and south.

coming in from the north, you see the ajar double door to the south

oddly, theres a barren shrub shackled to the wall in the northeast corner (green bloch on the map). as you open the door to look around, it shrieks and begins yanking at the chain anchoring it to the wall. the sound carries even around the corner, the sensation is nerve wracking, immediately causing you to feel as though you're going to be sick. Penny and Caladan manage to hold onto their stomachs, everyone else begins puking and gagging. sonic, mind affecting ability

are my will saves up to date?
will saves [ DC 15 ]
arwyn: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 = nauseated: 1d4 ⇒ 1 rounds
caladan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
gondork: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 = nauseated: 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds
giacomo: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 = nauseated: 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds
10p: 1d20 ⇒ 17
nadya: 1d20 ⇒ 8 = nauseated: 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds

[ round 1 ]
[22: arwyn(1)], [20: gondork(3)], [19: penny], [10: caladan], [9: shrub], [7: nadya(4)], [6: giacomo(4)]

ooc = nauseated (# rounds)

those nauseated can take move actions, penny and caldan act before the creature. All it does this round is try to break free

caladan k. nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
"its a Mandragora! "caladan shouts, covering his ears against the shriek

A Mandragora. its obvious that it can shriek and induce nausea in those who are close enough to hear it. its a small plant creature with plant traits.

• Low-light vision
• Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
• Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
• Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep

they're also known to be related to cold climate rubber trees. being resistant to Acid 5, Cold 5, electricity 10.

I'll be out for a while. Don't have much useful to do, skip me. I'm not in immediate danger and can only move.

Ten-Penny sees most of her comrades trying to hold down their lunch, and decides to shut this little plant up.

5ft step and two-weapon fighting

Short Sword 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 and 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8 sneak
Short Sword 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 and 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 sneak

caladan wades in, drawing his morningstar as he moves.
cold iron morningstar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

The baby sized tuber manages to dodge by standing still while straining to pull itself from the chain. finally it snaps, and the anchor keeping it in place to the ice wall bursts.

the free creature waves its limbs at you ineffectually as it acclimates to being free, flexing its limbs to whip caladan as he moves up

aoo: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 171d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 misses caladan's 19 w/ shield.
Nadya and giacomo hang back, painfully grabbing their heads, ears throbbing with the echo of the sound causing painful reverb.

top of round 2.
Arwyn shakes off the ringing, able to open her eyes and grasp her bow and act.

[ round 2 ]
[22: arwyn], [20: gondork(2)], [19: penny], [10: caladan], [9: shrub], [7: nadya(3)], [6: giacomo(3)]

take two!
cold iron morningstar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 111d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

nope.

I assume that the Barkskin that Giacomo had casted on me before we ascended to the crow lady is over by now.

Ten-Penny keeps wailing at the Mandragora.
Short Sword 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 extra
Short Sword 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Round 1_____________
Knowledge:Nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
But she couldn't concentrate enough to identify the creature.

Round 2______________
Recovering, Arwyn quickly got off a couple of shots (rapid shot, point blank).
shortbow attack: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 21 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6 piercing damage.
shortbow rapid shot attack: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 27 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8 piercing damage.
...crit confirm?: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 13 for a possible extra 2d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 + 2 = 13 piercing damage.

-15
-14
yeah its been about half an hour since barkskin

it snaps and swings at Ten-Penny, biting her and grabbing her, then poisoning her

[ round 3 ]
[22: arwyn], [20: gondork(1)], [19: penny], [10: caladan], [9: shrub], [7: nadya(2)], [6: giacomo(2)]

concentration: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
cure light wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Round 3______________
Arwyn concentrates fire on it. (rapid shot, point blank).
shortbow attack: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 21 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6 piercing damage.
shortbow rapid shot attack: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 + 1 = 20 for a possible 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8 piercing damage.

Gondork goes full defense as soon as he can.

What in the name of our lord in Iron was that!?

-14

the skreeching plant keels over.

you catch your breath and search the room. five minutes later you're sure there's nothing useful and nothing hiding.

you cross over to the library

Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the walls of this sprawling chamber. an ornate wooden table, covered with open texts and lit candles, and six chairs sit in the middle of the room. A massive mirror hangs on the eastern wall.

you search for ten minutes and find nothing useful

a bed, desk, and storage locker furnish this small circular chamber. a five foot tall mirror hangs on the wall opposite the room's only door.

This door is locked

Con Drain... That's nasty. Worked it into my stats so I don't forget that I have it

This door is locked

Ten-Penny moves towards the door and looks it over a bit to see if anything looks funny. Then, with a finger to the lips, she signals for silence, and places an ear on the door to hear if someone is inside.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18, +1 to detect traps.

She then sheaths her blades and takes out her tools.
Disable Device: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Er, the Blood Drain ability does damage, not drain, I believe. Might be good to look that up. >_>

indeed. an unfortunate mix of descriptors/game mechanics keywords. 1 constitution damage.

The door lock pops open, you hear a rustle from inside the room, and a familiar voice calls out, "Hello? Are you here with my food? its about time, whats happening out there?"

I'm wondering the same!

Giacomo does a double-take.

"Er, hello? Weren't you supposed to be back in Heldren? How did you end up here?"

Arwyn cautiously prodded the door open with her bow and peered around inside.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

"Heldren? No, I never made it back through Heldren. My caravan was attacked, I was captured and brought here. They must have planted an imposter. I wondered why no one had come to get me in all this time."

nadya shrugs from the back, mouthing "who is it?" Caladan, Giacomo, and Ten-Penny slowly meet eachother's gazes, silently assessing the situation and seem dubious. it sounds possible to Arwyn and Gondork though.

Ten-Penny scans the room a bit, to see anything out of order. She claims to be a prisoner, does her room give any indication?

"You seem to be awfully familiar with your captors. Usually such people would not tell you anything, but you ask for the situation in the tower."