DM Pendin Fust Wrath of the Righteous - Group B (Inactive)

Game Master theheadkase

Paritosh chuckles. "I must agree with Lirrathan on this. I am Paritosh by the way."

A grin begins to warm Åkons face as you speak, and his manner is jovial when he responds: While I might have to kill demons to fulfil my purpose here, it was not explicitly part of my assignment. His grin falters a bit, but his manner remains as he goes on "Glad to meet you, but I guess explanations and proper introductions can wait until after I take care of your friend here eh?" At those words he strides toward the unconscious man on the floor and the dog standing guard.

"Oh I'm happy to meet you too!" Åkon says merrily as he approaches Jokum "You mind standing aside for a moment while I fix up your friend? There's a good boy!

Take 10 Handle Animal for 16. Assuming Jokum doesn't react negatively, I'll cast 2 Cure Light Wounds on Sir Bastion:
Cure light Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The wizard looks on, inspecting the castings and ready to interrupt if need be.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

When the spells are delivered as promised the wizard responds. You have my thanks Aakon. I am Arcessentes. Trust comes hard in these times, but you are well on your way to earning mine. He offers a rare smile and extends a hand to shake. Friends are rare and welcome as well.

Slowly begining to stir to the feeling of a tongue washing his face, Sir Bastion's eyes open to see Jokum on his chest, licking his face.

"Ah my dear Jokum, once more you bring me from the brink of death. It truely is forunate that Iomedae has sent you to me. Be a good lad and let me up now," he says as he holds the dogs head fondly, scratching behind his ears.

As he stands he notices the new commer standing near, but more importantly he does not see Lirrathan's sword sticking in the stranger's gut.

Looking around the room to assess the situation, "I see you have beaten the abrikandilu, did this big guy help with that?"

He then turns to Åkon, extending a hand, "I am Sir Bastion, Paladin of Iomedea, Member of the Order of the Land, Scion of the Blackwolves of Sarkoris. I take it by the current lack of fighting and arguing, you are a friend. Well meet."

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 2 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

Woot!

Åkon smiles as he takes Arcessentes' hand "So it does, and so they are indeed." he gives a respectful nod before releasing the shake, and advancing on the extended hand of Sir Bastion, "Greetings Bastion, sir." He begins in a mildly theatrical voice "I am Åkon of Grungir Forest, honorer of the names of my family, and of Shelyn's; in her mercy and by her grace, a collector and teller of fantastical - and at times historically correct - tales." As he grasps the hand of Sir Bastion, there is a slight glint of humor in his eyes, as he respectfully presents himself.

With the greetings out of the way, Åkon presents his purpose: "I've come here at the request of Irabeth Tirebade." Åkon looks purposefully around at the party before he continues, "And while I was not tasked with assisting you, I would like to offer my help freely, if you would have it." He finishes with a mild flourish, accentuating that his aid is indeed freely given.

"I've no objection, but don't look at me, I'm not in charge. I don't think anyone is actually."

The sounds of some sort of...muffled explosion...reaches your ears through the walls, roughly to the east.

Sorry, is everyone's HP displays accurate? Is Sir Bastion to the only one wounded at the moment? If anyone else is wounded, I'll use a channel, if not I'll use a scroll of CLW on myself.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"What was that? Do you think there is another abrikandilu near?"

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 2 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

We need to investigate it, but not before we are quite prepared. Are you well Sir Bastion?

"I am uninjured."

Mine are correct, you probably just didn't see them. Paladin blinders on I guess. ;)

Lirrathan looks the new guy over, shrugs and introduces himself. No handshakes, though, always seem too formal. "I'm Lirrathan. Where Arc here may be the big brain, I'm the guy with the common sense to keep these fools butts from doing anything too stupid... or at least I try." he adds this last as Bastion works his way up off the floor.

"You know what, if your good enough to keep this lunkhead from playing carpet in a fight, then I got no problem letting you tag along."

When the explosion sound comes to them he gets a glint in his eyes, and redraws his two blades, "Alright, a little more fun. Let's get whatever healing needs doing done, I'm itching for another fight."

"To arms, to arms! Are you all ready?"

Åkon snaps to attention at the sound of the explosion "I thought you had already cleared the area?" As he draws his bow, he notices Sir Bastion healing himself and asks: "If you are still suffering from your wounds, I have more healing to offer if you wish? Otherwise, lead on."

You started posting 2 minutes, literally, after I shut down my computer and went to bed xD.

Sir Bastion pushes the healing strength through his body another time to heal Lirrathan and himself.

second Channel Pos.: 1d6 ⇒ 1
third Channel Pos.: 1d6 ⇒ 1
fourth Channel Pos.: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Dang... two 1s... oh well. 13 HP back to everyone for all 4 channels.

"The demons in the area must be gaining strength, as they were able to hamper my divine conduit to The Inheritor, as I could not channel her glory as strongly. Maybe the foul creatures have not interfered with the non-crusader deities yet. Can you try to heal also, Åkon?"

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 2 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

"It would be my pleasure!"

Targeting Sir Bastion:
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Åkon looks thoughtful for a moment, before he adds: "I believe I stored a wand in Gyda's saddlebags - I will fetch it when we have a moment."

"Fetch away, but be quick."

He begins to turn toward the direction of the sound, but stops, "Oh, and thank you."

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 2 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

The wizard falls in, moving with the group to investigate. No. he says to Åkon. We have only secured this room. The rest of the house is yet to be explored and we know little of the status of this area.

Paritosh looks at his friends, "perhaps some day we'll be able to execute a well considered plan, which has been discussed and agreed to by all parties, but that day is clearly not today."

"Right, I'll be quick about it. And you're welcome." Åkon hurries out the room, towards where the horses are tethered. He rummages through Gyda's saddlebags for a moment, and suddenly exclaims: "Aha! There you are, aren't ya!" before pulling out what looks like a brilliantly white and pristine femur. As he joins you again, he stuffs it into his quiver. "All set, lead on!"

I am assuming you mean the wall to the west near the table in the room we are in. So that the fair assumption to get to that unexplored area would be to go through the north wall.

Sir Bastion moves to the door, weapon and shield ready, and slowly and quietly opens it, peering in through the widening crack.

Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9
Stealth: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (10) - 3 = 7

If that is not the correct assumption, then Sir Bastion will go back through the front rooms to the far eastern door and do the same as above.

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 2 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

I will follow Sir Bastion.

The door mercifully doesn't squeak as you open it, the small room empty except for the desecrated corpses of some Crusaders. It is all but impossible to tell who they were, their faces mutilated beyond recognition with claws of some sort.

Akon needs an icon for the map.

Lirrathan looks in on the contents, blades drawn and disappointed, if it wasn't this room, it's got to be that door across the hall. He points with his longsword to the east, before beginning to make his way off that direction.

Now I'm following Lirrathan I guess?

Where can I find a link to the map you mentioned? I don't see it in the details.

"This certainly is not the work of an explosion." Åkon thinks to himself, as he peeks over Sir Bastion's shoulders into the room. He followed Lirrathan, Paritosh and Sir Bastion, but stayed at a distance where his bow would not be a hindrance. Following the path of Lirrathan's sword, Åkon nods his agreement to the sentiment and follows through the room, eyes peeled like a hawk for potential danger in this gory room.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Åkon, right underneath DM Pendin Fust name is a link for WotR-B. This is the map we use.

While not liking the idea of leaving dead crusaders on the ground, Sir Bastion instructs Jokum to guard the followen and then follows the others to take care of the immediate perceived threat.

"Jokum, guard our fallen. Protect them from harm until I return or call for you," he instructs his compainon while pointing at the corpses.

Handle Animal, Guard: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 1 = 17

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 2 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

Thanks for reminding me! Added him to the map.

To the east, the room just off the entryway: This room was once some sort of museum, but its contents have been smashed and scattered across the room—even the shelves have been shattered and torn apart in places. The decapitated bodies of two knights, their armor and bodies broken and mangled, lie in the ruins.

As the door opens to a room, also bereft of an enemy to fight, Lirrathan's dour mood grows more sour. "This is bunk. Where are all the demons that need killing. I grow bored of wandering around with nothing fun to do." He turns toward the north door nearby, hoping maybe this is where the sound of something to fight originated.

"Next room?"

Upon hearing Lirrathan's plight, Åkon attempts to replace his frustration with anticipation as he pleasantly says: "Have faith my sword-eared friend, I'm certain your boredom will be quelled, for we have yet to find the source of the sound eh?". He looks the room over, realizing what it might once have been, and decides to search the room. Afterall, who knows what such a room might hold?

He enters the room, holding his breath against the stench of decaying flesh, and starts looking.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Seeing the more dead crusaders, Sir Bastion will pull out another of his scrolls and casts sanctify corpse on each.

"Iomedea, watch over these fallen until I can safely return with them," Sir Bastion prayes over each of the bodies.

He checks each for any identify marks or momentos in case he can not retrieve them later.

Not sure if spell will stop the bodies from being used as husks as before, but it doesn't hurt.

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 4 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

The room to the north is oddly empty, a room of doors. This must be some sort of connecting hallway, but the sounds to the north and east are growing louder. Directly above you, you hear the sounds of something heavy shuffling its feet.

Something comes. Be ready.

Directly above who?

Upon hearing the sound above, Åkon gets visibly tense. A thin sheet of perspiration glazes his brow as he whispers to no one in particular: "That sounded big, any guesses?" Bow at the ready, Åkon stays close to Sir Bastion and adds: "We should probably find the stairs up."

So, who's doing what? Paritosh and Arc are still in the western room, Bastion and Akon are east, and Lirrathan's about to go into another door. Are we intending to be this spread out? Wanted to ask before I went any further.

Clearly we need to pick a single door and all go through it.

If the sanctify corpse spells are completed, Sir Bastion will go to the door with Lirrathan. Otherwise he completes his task on the bodies.

I'll follow, let's group up before we go kicking down more doors.

Apologies, I assumed you all would have gone together. And the noise is coming directly above through the ceiling.

Okay, as soon as the others are close enough, Lirrathan is going through the east door.

Let's just get this moving, so can we assume we've all closed up on Lirrathan?

You mean west right?

Sure...

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 4 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks;

Are Paritosh and Arcessentes moving your charcters on the map, or does someone need to do that for you?

Someone needs to move me, as I cannot.

I moved us both.

Paritosh you should be able to move your icon...

To the west, the room contains a stairwell leading up. Sounds of shuffling feet can be heard once in a while with a large clomp sound intermixed. No alarm seems to be raised yet.

"Inheritor, Bless us as we cleanse your house."

Sir Bastion casts bless on the party.

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On Going Effect: Life Link (Paritosh); Sanctify Corpse on 4 corpes, 24hrs; -1 Chr checks; bless, 1 min;

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Discussion! Please feel free to discuss anything.

Please also give me your timezones here.

Arcane support reporting in. I am very happy to be posting here - thanks for the chance to play. Also very impressed with how quickly you made your selections. Impressive.

If anyone has any comments or recommendations on my build I will happily listen. I look forward to playing with this group very much!

And I am in the Central Time Zone (Alabama for those who might be interested.)

Checking in! Can't wait to start! PST

I had my choices on a spreadsheet and rated them as I reviewed initially. I went through a couple reviews and changed any ratings I gave initially where I thought it was needed. Ravana threw me a curveball which prompted the decision for 2 games. So it made it really easy to have the selections up. I try not to make any "picks" until the last 3 days of selection. Then I have to tweak my 1st set of picks based on party balance/experience of players.

If anyone is interested in shared backstories or just wants to RP a bit please do so in the gameplay thread. I'll be posting the intro this weekend sometime.

Also, please put basic info like Mirel did in your profile so it shows up under your name...makes my life SOOOOOO much easier.

Mine is there in the spoiler. You prefer to not have it in spoiler?

Oops! I didn't see the spoiler...thanks! But the message serves for everyone else too :)

"Pssh, thanks? Whatever. Like I wasn't gonna get picked to kick some demon butt, I mean heck just look at how.. hey they tossing the bones over there? I'll be right back, just gonna get me a little extra spending coin."

Despite Lirrathan's opinion, thank you for selecting me. I actually found out from a player in one of the games I run congratulating me. I had been doing Honey-do chores all morning.

I'm EST, but as a shift worker, my hours are always changing. So, I post anytime I can get on.

Hey Lorrathan, you and I were born to clash. We are pretty much opposites. Law an chaos. Outdoor ranger and book worm. Living with other elves and raised by humans. Arcesentes will not know what to do with you. He has spent very little time with other elves since there are so few in the area. Interesting that we are both neutral in what is suppose to be a "good" Campaign. I hope we will become fast friends...

Mwaahahahaahahaha!

It would be almost sad if Lirrathan was used as a model for elven behavior. He has the free spirit thing down, but otherwise that's about it. Sadly, given Lirrathan's personality, he would most likely have nothing but snarky comments, as that's just all part of his 'charm'.

Howdy! I made it. Update the profile with a cheat-sheet for the judge. Got it.

I still have one outstanding language. Anyone have any recommendations? He already knows Common and Abyssal. I figure both of those are going to be important. (And I need to write a basic description.)

Hello guys! I am very happy to be here. Looking forward to play with you all.

@Terry: Maybe one of the human languages. I picked up Kellid.

Good advice, Emil. A little time looking through the Golariopedia and I think I should pick up Hallid, as the more native human language of the area.

Terry's SUPPOSED to be a local, anyway!

EDIT:

I forgot to say it: Central (Texas)

A melee ranger, inquisitor, cleric, wizard, and rogue. Pretty well-balanced group mechanically, though we will probably need to be careful/tactically aware during combat.

Melee rangers and melee inquisitors are both usually strikers and not tanks. No one has a con higher than 13. I see a lot of sound builds but no one can take a hit. Mirel has a con of 10 making her particularly fragile for a front liner. We will have to finesse things. :)

That's why this group got the cleric :-)

I don't plan on being exactly up front lol 15 feet away whipping demons sounds good to me ;)

That's why this group got the cleric :-)

Roflol

By the way GMT-3, Brasil.

Emil is a melee guy but his main weapon is a reach one, so his ideal place would be second line.

EDIT: Just realised there is no such language called kellid. The kellid people speak hallid, so thats the one I picked too.

Okay, so for the campaign traits, we have:

Touched by Divinity - Emil (Gozreh), Mirel (Calistria)
Riftwarden Orphan - Arcessentes
Chance Encounter - Terry, Lirrathan

I don't know if any of you had wanted to link up backstories, I think Terry and I having the closest opportunity with the trait. The only problem is my event was about 70 years earlier, so it could make things difficult.

Well, the shared trait info on Chance Encounter very much talks about having them be different events, and the connection being formed based on the common interaction with the Desnan archer.

I don't see any difficulty there.

So, I started with a portable Alchemy lab. (what else is a wizard gonna spend money on. :) )If anyone has left over gold I would be pleased to turn that resource into alchemicals at the crafting price, which I believe is half retail.

DM, Are you ok with Arcessentes having scribed a scroll or crafted an alchemical before we begin?

Yes, but the beginning of this AP is unlike any I've seen...so maybe we should do the intro (soon as I get home today) and then we can retroactively have that stuff if need be.

Sure. :)

Sorry, I would have posted sooner, but I didn't even realize there were posts in the gameplay thread yet. For some reason I was waiting to se a (# new) pop up, I don't know why.

There are posts in the Gameplay thread? I guess because I have not dotted it yet it is not showing me that.

6 different posters in the gameplay thread! Huzzah!

The opening scene is probably one of the coolest I've read published.

And now, Arcessentes, you see why I was hesitant to say what equipment was included at the start of your adventure. :) There are special notes for the GM at this time talking about what equipment might have been potentially lost or what people were ACTUALLY carrying with them. I've got a couple of funny scenes planned around the items that survived the fall.

I will NOT break any weapons/armor or class skill animal companions. But some of the flavor items (like camping gear or foodstuffs) might be missing for now.

I agree - different sort of start for an AP. And I doubt that Arcessentes would have an alchemy lab with him at the celebration. It would be back where ever he was staying. Not sure I understand the point though. Are you saying that attended objects we wear or carry could be broken from what has happened? Interesting. Hard to imagine breaking a scroll. :)

Well, the leaving stuff at home type thing was more what it was about. But falling rocks and whatnot could cause some damage to other items. I could also see really hyperrealistic GM/groups losing equipment in the initial attack and all that.

Net effect is that I lost more than half my starting gold already - If we do not get back to the surface. That is plenty harsh. :) Wishing I had just bought some scrolls I think.

Net effect is that I lost more than half my starting gold already

Me, too.

Ah, well. That's how the story goes. Things can be replaced. In the D20 system, they get replaced a LOT.

I like and dislike it. I like it because the story is supposed to impart the suddenness and ferocity of the attack and impart some horror onto the players. I dislike it because all the stuff you purchased that shows dedication to the character...gets taken away.

I'm torn as to what Lirrathan would/wouldn't have on him. His weapons and armor, no doubt. His hip flask and belt pouch with his whetstone, for certain. The only question is whether he would have his backpack, bedroll, rations, and waterskin. He is staying in town, but I don't know if he would leave his stuff at the inn or anything, as a gambler he is ready to skip out on a debt at a moment's notice. Then again, they are just bulk traveling items, and something he could fairly cheaply replace if needed. All the same, if he needs to skip town, he may need food water and a bedroll.

It doesn't matter to me either way, I leave it up to you, I was just thinking about it and could see it either way.

I assume that Mirel has her weapons and armour, holy symbol, and spell component pouch and the rest is wherever she was staying

Lirrathan, storywise it sounds like your character would DEFINITELY have his stuff with him. Gambler...in a town with a festival going on...yeah.

Mirel, if that makes sense for you character :)

I said it to the other group and it's true here too...this is going to be fun! You all are making my story better than it could have been by itself!

I'll wait a bit for Emil's character reaction and then will post the next segment.

Map is up. This group can click on the WotR - B link under my name.

The characters are positioned as I kind of thought where your character was located in approximation to each other. Feel free to rearrange though.

Now, I haven't gone in combat yet, but since I was rooting through the rubble (and the pair of maggots are likely dead before my turn anyways), is it okay if I move my icon to beside the rubble? I would think right about in the middle (Lirrathan is self-centered after all), next to the number 2.

Yes feel free to move all your icons around!

I will agree, I felt like I was just adding on picking up the scales after the fact, even though in character Lirrathan was going to grab them for their presumed value anyways.

So, are people really not going to introduce themselves?

Arc and Terry made their introductions to each other, Lirrathan introduced himself twice with no response from anyone, and the nobleman bragged about who he is. Beyond that we have 4 people still who have yet to give us a name to go on, and before long they will end up with Lirrathan given nicknames that he will more than likely use throughout.

As for the scale interest, Terry and I had actually began with looking through the rubble for useful items (I included that I was looking for valuable items as well) before the combat began. So it's not really a sudden interest just because they were numbered or called out.

Sorry if Lirrathan's attitude is a little grating, he's really just about having fun, and saving his own skin. He's not against helping others, but he's also not always going to stick his neck out for them either. A little bit of a survival of the fittest mentality, and he personally thinks he's the fittest, at least where he is now.

Whenever I have PC's with possibly abrasive personalities, I try to apologize up front, and make sure it's clear they are only his issues. At the same time, I don't push the "I can be an @$$hat because of my alignment" concept. He will still play well with others, and be a part of a team, because to him playfully talking trash and teasing the party is all in good fun.

If it becomes an issue, or one of you find it too irritating, just let me know and I'll dial him back.

I haven't seen any issues that bother me a a player.

I stated my opinion as a player on the scales already, I think. The metagame that each of the PCs are supposed to have a scale seems pretty obvious (whether it is right or not is a different story). Because I'm not IN the story, it makes sense to me to just distribute the randomly and get on with life (as it were).

The thief in-game should be less generous, but the thief isn't actually trying to help other people enjoy themselves. I am.

Sorry all, I got a little lost in my own thoughts while reading :)

I'll have a post up tomorrow (today is jammed pack full of work and church) about the scales. I missed that Terry had started collecting already.

As far as anything useful when you started searching, Lirrathan, you wouldn't have any reason to think the scales were immediately useful after what just happened. You'd be thinking about food and weapons and such. Which you did :)

True, but in the same post where I searched the rubble, the perception check says:
"looking through the rubble for anything useful (valuable works too)."

He would have grabbed at least one for its supposed value (whether he knows what it is really worth or not).

Mirel just hasn't gotten around to introductions yet, as she has been too busy making sure everyone was safe/fighting/getting people walking...

Lirrathan, fair enough :)

I like my scale just fine, but would there be any issue trading them around the group?

Oh I fully expected some funny scenes between characters regarding the scales. And I'm quite pleased that BOTH groups decided to have someone grab 2 of the scales :)

Decided? It was pure instinct! <eg>

Drat.

The main reason Emil grabbed a scale is to try ressurect the dragon one day, or at least have someone do it...

Need to warm you guys about something the DM malready knows. I am leaving today for vacations and will spend the next 2 weeks on the road. The first week I will be camping at the nevada desert so no internet connection. Should be able to find some hotspots on the second week when I get back to civilization. Please bot Emil as needed. Have a good one guys.