Fort
1d20+11 Fort
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DC 15
Hmmm, that did not prove as powerful as I intended, but you should have seen it as a warning shot. Desna says for you to turn to DUST!!!
Channel again.
AC 19
HP : 58/67
Channels 2/7
Good fortune: 0/1
Bit o luck 0/9
Now THAT is the light of Desna!
BB fully expects to see mounds of ghastly ash. But if any are not still dead, BB moves to intercept and protect Fearless with his own body.
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The ghasts regret their rash decision to get take out food almost as much as the GM regrets allowing Brother Butterfly to buy a phylactery of positive channeling. As the dust settles, the Watchmen find themselves alone again in the street.
Paralyzed by ghastly touch, Fearless slowly topples over.
By the time Fearless has recovered mobility a trio of ghasts have ventured forth into the street ahead, their claws raised not to attack, but in a sign of parley.
”We apologize for those that attacked. Our hunger is sometimes overwhelming. We see you are powerful, and wonder if you can help us. We can reward you well.”
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Cats tilts his head away and puts up his hand to ward off Brother’s holy aura. He looks around after to see the fallen ghasts and nods his head.
”Oh yeah, that’s the catting stuff right there. Pure Catrenraen justice right there. Nice,” Cats offers, training his bow, but not firing at the approaching ghasts.
”We’re listening. Tell us what the cat is going on?” Cats asks, lowing his bow.
As the second group begins to approach Fearless slowly begins to twitch back awake. He groans in pain as he is finally able to move his body once again. "Argh! Do you know how painful it is to have all of your muscles that rigid for so long!" He grimaces at the new ghasts. "Unless you have a womp foot we're not much interested." He rises to his feet.
The ghasts look at one another before one answers. ”I don’t know what a womp is.. but our hunger is limitless, and I don’t think your powers are. If you continue to wander our city you will draw out more who cannot control themselves. At some point you will be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.” The ghast wipes it’s mouth, clearly restraining himself. ”We will lose many citizens. A fate I wish to avoid.”
”I am Kharesto, these others with me are Millahna, and Utrenk. We have a farm to feed our people, but it has been invaded by monsters we have been unable to defeat. Your power should easily drive them away. Do this and you will be honored guests, and untouchable.”
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We are certainly powerful enough to drive away monsters, but we need more. We are not going to fight your battle and weaken ourselves to be your "farm". we need guarentees, and .... more.
You say that you do not know what a Womp is, but my dear friend Fearless here did lots of research. Womps may be the very source of your "being". Fearless - tell them what we are looking for.
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”Well met Catresto. Meowahna. Utcat,” Cats lowers his bow and looks at the feet of the ghasts. ”Have you seen any red webbed feet around here?”
"Womps? maybe it was Wamps. Creatures with multiple legs and webbed feet." He does his best to explain the creatures. "Normally in cemeteries and necropolises"
At Fearless’ description the ghasts share a look with one another.
Utrenk speaks. ”Creatures such as that used to steal our crops, but they have also fallen prey to these new creatures that haunt the fields. You may find the remains of one there, or they may return eventually if you drive out the current threat.”
Fearless shrugs. "Seems like our best bet at the moment." He looks to the others.
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Brother butterfly would normally narrow his eyes, but not this time. He feels he has everything- including these ghasts pegged so perfectly, that he waves his arm and hand in the air in a non-challant gesture.
Well then! Our "Fearless" Leader has spoken.
BB laughs. He moves his right hand to his mustache and starts curling it. plotting.
How far are your crop fields? I want to make certain my fellow Watchmen are prepped. As a poor and humble supporting cast member, I'd be beside myself if I let Leader Fearless down. *Otherwise* Fearless might think I'm directing him towards an ambush; and I'm orchestrating all this as a masterful puppet-master.
B-U-T He can't be thinking that, as heading to the fields *was* his idea.
Cats nods with Captain Fearless's words and readies his bow.
"Let's cat on with this."
The ghasts through the ceramic city to a section that opens up into an enormous cemetery dotted with mausoleums, monuments, and headstones. The cemetery stretches for nearly a mile in every direction and is ringed by a tall iron fence.
”The creatures are in there.” The ghasts point at a section of the fence that is knocked inward, allowing access to the lumpy ground of the cemetery.
When asked what the creatures are, the ghasts shake their heads and say that no one has ever actually seen them. One ghast that survived said it seemed like the air itself had attacked one of his companions, slamming them into a pallid and broken corpse.
With no more to be learned, you enter the graveyard...
Cats looks around, wishing he could fly.
”Why can’t we just fly in the DreamCats? Seems like I used to fly in my normal dreams, but here, I can’t fly? Why is cat?”
Cats will slip into some shadows, slinking forward to look around
Stealth
Perception
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To prevent those ghasts from turning tables on us, I have a prayer where Desna can turn us invisible to them. We have done this a few times to calamitous results, because we are only unseen as long as you don't make any offensive actions. Yes everyone I travel with is always offensive. So, if we defeat this "cemetary problem", and the ghasts try swarming us, know that Desna will try to make us invisible.
BB buffs people.
Shield of faith - me +3 deflection 9 minutes. Bears endurance - me - 8 minutes. invisibility purge - 8 minutes.
Death ward- mariner. 8 minutes. Expeditious retreat - me. 8 minutes.
Fearless runs ahead, ducking behind a tombstone next to Cats. "See anything?"
Cats and Fearless sneak forward to scout the graveyard. They see nothing living or undead, but they do spot a furry mound a short distance away, partially obscured by tombstones. As they close in they see that it is a strange abberation with mongrel parts that shouldn’t belong on a single creature. It has bat ears and a pig-like snout with sharp teeth in a mouth that opens like a Y. It’s round body is muscled strangely to support 7 limbs, all of which end in bloody stumps. It appears dead.
Seeing the creature dead Fearless rushes out from hiding to see if it is a Wamp. "If that's a wamp, we can just grab it and get out of here."
Cats would have snuck forward with Brother Butterfly, trying to help out.
Cats looks on with his Cat's Eyes, detecting evil around the dead body.
Fearless rushes forward to inspect the creature and discovers a few things: first, this does indeed match descriptions of wamps he’s read in Lowls’ research, second, it appears to have been killed by tooth and claw, and third, every one of its hands and feet are missing and seem to have been hacked off.
Suddenly a whoosh breaks the air near Fearless, and something solid, but unseen, clobbers him!
INITIATIVE
INITIATIVE
Cats
Brother Butterfly
???
Pinkie
Fearless -39 (I think he had damage from the ghouls too, so this may be more?)
The Mariner
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Uh, oh. I can't see this thing and it's invisible.... that means it's naturally invisible... uh oh.
Without seeing it,I really don't know what it can be! Desna, help me and the watchmen for all occassions
Increase its speed by 30 feet.
Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
Make one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using its highest base attack bonus.
Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.
These effects are not cumulative with similar effects, such as those provided by haste or a speed weapon, nor do they actually grant an extra action, so you can’t use it to cast a second spell or otherwise take an extra action in the round. Blessing of fervor does not stack with haste.
Round 1
”Catless!? What’s going on!” Cats fires into the squares he hopes the attacks are coming from. ”Who is doing that?!”
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
additional damage.
[ dice]1d20+14[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+14+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 22
HP: 59/59
LoH: 0/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
[ dice]1d20+11+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+5[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+7 Bab +6 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +11/+11 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
Brother Butterfly casts a spell to bolster his companions while Cats fires off a volley of arrows. One sticks into something solid and hangs suspended in mid-air.
Whatever it is that is battering Fearless continues its assault...
...the sounds of breaking and snapping bones fill the air as he is crushed and bent in unnatural ways. His dream body is dead before it hits the ground.
As you “die” in the dreamlands a part of your broken mind cracks further...
You find yourself standing knee deep in still water a short distance from a sandy shore. A pair of hazy figures watch from a distance. The gleam of spectacles flashes on the face of one of them.
A voice calls out, echoing from a great distance. You strain to comprehend it, but the words are faint.
Something touches your leg and you glance down, noticing a strange reflection in the water. Not the familiar halfling face you know from mirrors, but the face of an aged elf. Somehow, you know this reflection is your true form, and that the halfling form you bear is somehow false.
Without warning you suddenly plunge down into the lake, something pulling you down, down, down into darkness...
You wake in the cabin of the boat, stiff and achy, the pain of phantom injuries still fresh in your mind. The other Watchmen sit nearby, eyes closed in the ritual sleep that takes them to the Dreamlands.
Something slips from your grasp and drops to the floor. A Harrow card - The Lost.
INITIATIVE
Pinkie
Fearless -81 very dead
The Mariner
Cats
Brother Butterfly
??? -15
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Oh! Damn! That was like the Caravansarai ALL OVER AGAIN! Poor Fearless. Desna don't let what happened to Fearless happen to me! Show me favor.
With that, Jasper runs towards the Mariner. Getting within range. Get that thing!
Cast Extended Shield Other on Mariner.
Round 2
”Catless!? What’s going on!” Cats fires into the squares he hopes the attacks are coming from. ”NO!!! CATLESS!!! NO!!!”
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+14[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+14+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 22
HP: 59/59
LoH: 0/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
[ dice]1d20+11+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+5[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+7 Bab +6 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +11/+11 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
Brother Butterfly shields the Mariner as Cats fires more arrows into the invisible threat. Another sticks into thin air.
Pinkie and the Mariner charge in.
The Mariner hits something solid, but Pinkie fails to find a target.
Both the Mariner and Pinkie take a pummeling, some of which transfers to Brother Butterfly through his link to the Mariner.
INITIATIVE
Spell Effects: Blessing of Fervor
Pinkie -13
Fearless -81 very dead
The Mariner -7 *Freedom of movement, death ward
Cats
Brother Butterfly -7 *shield of faith, endurance, expeditious retreat, invisibility purge
??? -50
Round 3
”I can't catting see a thing!” Cats fires into the squares he hopes the attacks are coming from.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+14[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+14+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 22
HP: 59/59
LoH: 0/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
[ dice]1d20+11+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+5[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+7 Bab +6 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +11/+11 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
Pinkie howls and swings in the area Cats seems to be firing at
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Brother moves towards Cats and bestows some good luck on him.
Desna and Sarenrae are chummy sometimes. You've got your Sunwrought Festival. We've got our SwallowTail Festival. Festivals are fun.... and a good place to pick up women.
BB hopes that his bridge of godly bosom buddies will grant Kast the touch of luck she usually holds for her clerics.
The others shift and jerk a bit in their sleep, but seem to be ok for now. As for your vision, something in your mind is convinced that your true form is that of an elf. When and how you became a halfling is a mystery, and perhaps a conspiracy too...
Pinkie stabs into something, but Cats seems to have lost his sense of there the target is because his arrows all fly off into the graveyard. Brother Butterfly prays that he will have better luck next time.
Pinkie and the Mariner take a beating, some of which is passed on to Brother Butterfly.
INITIATIVE
Spell Effects: Blessing of Fervor
Pinkie -27
Fearless -81 very dead
The Mariner -21 *Freedom of movement, death ward
Cats *bit of luck (rerolls)
Brother Butterfly -21 *shield of faith, endurance, expeditious retreat, invisibility purge
??? -64
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Ooooooo. I think I felt a tingle when I mentioned the Swallowtail Festival. Desna sure does love it when the butterflies get released. I'd heard of a big goblin raid on a town in Varisia timed to the festival, and Desna smacked that none-sense down HARD. Goblins are not going to rain on her parade. Neither is this invisible thing. DESNA HEAL US ALL!
Channel + phylactery
Round 5
Cats tries again not to be completely useless.
to hit; (PBS)
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+14[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+14+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 22
HP: 59/59
LoH: 0/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
[ dice]1d20+11+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+5[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+7 Bab +6 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +11/+11 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
While swinging wildly Pinkie growls "Show yourself you ....you .... well whatever you are"
The Mariner and Pinkie cut and stab something which suddenly disperses in an rush of air. Cats’ arrows find nothing. Brother Butterfly heals his companions.
The attacks continue, but seem to lessen as Pinkie takes a glancing blow.
INITIATIVE
Spell Effects: Blessing of Fervor
Pinkie -10
Fearless -81 very dead
The Mariner -4 *Freedom of movement, death ward
Cats *bit of luck (rerolls)
Brother Butterfly -21 *shield of faith, endurance, expeditious retreat, invisibility purge
???
Round 6
Cats fires into the squares he hopes the attacks are coming from.
to hit; (PBS)
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+14[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+14+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+10+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 22
HP: 59/59
LoH: 0/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
[ dice]1d20+11+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+10[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+5[/dice] to hit; (no PBS)
[ dice]1d8+7[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+7 Bab +6 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +11/+11 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
Pinkie continues to swing at his invisible foe growling with frustration and drawing a second sword and continuing his assault at the nothingness
Passing through the ceramic landscape, the Mariner had incredible thirst for tea. Then for some deeply disturbing confluence of psychosis and desire, seeing Fearless crumbled like a weevil biscuit make laughter explode of out his chest. "You muther f!%$er!", he opens himself up for a counterassault trading for slices led by his instinct.
The Watchmen slash and stab the air until the sound of thumping winds cease. Whatever it was that killed Fearless seems to have been defeated or driven off.
Catching your breath you examine the corpse on the ground again, and search the area, but there are no womps or womp feet to be found here.
The ghouls watch from beyond the gates to the cemetery, eager to return to their “farm” but waiting until the all clear is given.
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Well, shi+." the Mariner stops swinging. "Look what it did to the mascot." he kneels down besides the halfling.
"What in all hells"Pinkie exclaims still spinning around and slash his weapons at the slightest noise and picking up handfulls of dirt which he ramdomly tosses into the air to see where it settles. "like thats gonna do anything....shut up...just sayin....Well it can't hurt....well duhhh im not gonna throw it into their eyes...All the while keeping a keen eye out for anything in the area useful or out of place or even just shiny.
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Cats moves over to look at Bloodless, aka the Mushling, aka whatever is left of Fearless, probably just some bits of hair and regret.
"Brother? What happened to him? Is he gone? Didn't this happen to Catiner? Or you, Cattie? I can't remember."
Cats will look around the body of the dead thing and hope for the best.
Scouring the area and examining the corpse reveals nothing.
"Is it safe?" Kharesto asks, venturing into the graveyard. "Ah.. it seems the invisible monster killed the sevenlegs that sometimes stalked the fields. A rare creature it was."