Romon pokes his head out between the vines and looks both ways for witnesses.
Wellard :
Naria seeing how she probably wont be able to get in to help the fight directly decides to help by speeding the rest of the group up
Casting haste (Should be able to get everyone currently downstairs including Maraks Ac)
Romon
Round 3
'Butler' A04
'Iesha'A01
Inakai B03
Esteriande A03
Marak - B04
Ali - F03, Lunas E03
Muchorak - A02
Ursas - B02
Naria - C04-05(between the benches)
Romon - upstairs
The 'Butler' aims a mighty blow at Esteriande.Thankfully she is able to twist aside enough to avoid the worst off the blow though it is still a grevious wound
Possible Critical
Damage
'Iesha' strikes at Muchorak dealing him an almost identical wound however Marak again bears some of the damage..
Damage (split 6 and 6)
Esteriande falters and clutches herself as the blow lands, then recovers with the would already closing . Inspired by the haste-spell she unleashes a blizzard of blows while maintaining her guard .
Attack #1: Damage:
Attack #2: Damage:
Attack #3: Damage:
Lay on Hands: damage healed.
Current AC = 26 thanks to haste and Combat Expertise.
I forgot that Inikai had delayed so Esteriande goes first.
The 'Butler' is reduced to dogmeat..killed outright by the swooping blade of the avenging elf (see what happens when she gets cross)
Inikai has LoS on Iesha from where he stands
Muchorak takes the attacks in stride and unleashes his own assault...
Longsword to hit and for damage
Longsword to hit and for damage
Shortsword to hit and for damage
Shortsword to hit and for damage
Muchorak lashes out at the beast before him but it seems to ooze and twist away from his blades and he only achieves one telling hit
Damage on 'Iesha' now 10
You also have another +1 for the haste and the second attack from your short sword should also be at +3 not at +0
Bab=6 +3 from STR +1 from MW -5 for second attack - 2 for TWF( I think you have applied off hand penalties twice there.
and you get an additional attack with your long sword at highest attack bonus.So another attack at +10 please.
Unfortunately the extra +1 doesnt allow you to hit with any off the attacks that missed.
Inikai feels the surge of energy from Naria's haste spell but is unaware of its source since the sounds of the fight drowned out her voice as she cast it. It seems as if he is pulled forward as he rushes to attack Iesha.
Smite attack
Damage
Bonus attack from haste
Damage
And in the meantime...
Longsword to hit and for damage
Inikai might have LoS on 'Iesha but has no way to reach her..she's standing in a 5' doorway with Muchorak blocking the way to her.
Inikai might have LoS on 'Iesha but has no way to reach her..she's standing in a 5' doorway with Muchorak blocking the way to her.
Muchoraks Hasted blow connects
Damage on 'Iesha' = 20
Romon perches on the sill and looks again for witnesses. I love what they've done with the garden. He looks for a clear landing spot and jumps to the ground.
Jump
If possible he then gets up and starts looking for the back door or a window.
Acrobatics -- jumping :
When you deliberately fall any distance, even as a result of a missed jump, a DC 15 Acrobatics skill check allows you to ignore the first 10 feet fallen, although you still end up prone if you take damage from a fall. See the falling rules for further details.
Romon lands like a cat on the soft moss of the garden his first look shows that the back door and lower floor windows have planks nailed across them.
@Inikai..its the additional damage against really evil beings(outsiders, undead, dragons etc) that only applies on the first round now.
Hearing the grunts of pain from her allies, Ali tells Lunas to remain guarding the door and runs towards the battle. As she moves she flows to Gnome form and concentrates briefly, singing out a comforting little tune. Suddenly her friends feel a warm healing sensation coursing through their bodies.
The Shoanti tries to focus his rage, to not allow himself to fall into the blind surge of power, and unleashes his attacks again on the creature...
Longsword to hit and for damage
Longsword to hit and for damage
Shortsword to hit and for damage
Shortsword to hit and for damage
Longsword to hit and for damage
Romon lands like a cat on the soft moss of the garden his first look shows that the back door and lower floor windows have planks nailed across them.
Sarenrae's welcoming fire! Can't I catch a break? Romon tries to slip his short sword under a board and pry it up.
@ Romon:You think you can clear a door with improvised tools in 6 seconds?
Inside
'Iesha' Strikes again at Muchorak for another heavy blow (6 each on Marak and Muchorak)
Damage
Then the Shoanti, in his turn, lays the creature low.
Fight over.
"Did we get them?" Naria yells from where she is standing.
Muchorak stands at the mess in front of him and behind him, "What were those things?" Then without really waiting for a response he steps through into the room 'Iesha' was in...
@ Romon:You think you can clear a door with improvised tools in 6 seconds?
"Oui, Mademoiselle Naria, we 'ave laid zem low," Esteriande sinks to one knee to examine the fallen creature and search it's body for any clues as to it's identity, nature etc.
"Verry strange, zey were able to assume ze appearence of 'umans, down to ze clozeeng, but relied upon ordinary weapons. 'Ooever zey were, zey must 'ave been expecting someone 'oo knew ze Foxgloves to visit zem."
Perception:
Esteriande murmurs a prayer for the dead before completing her examination.
With the fight over Ali moves into the room, flowing to wolf form as she does. Sniffing the creatures she tries to get their scent, as well as considering if she has ever seen or heard of their life before
Perception:
Knowledge(nature):
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Marak speaks up, "I am about to channel energy to heal, please make sure that the creatures will not rise again, and come to me, if you require any healing."
He'll wait for confirmation that the foes are well and truly dead (or bound, whichever), and those who require healing to move to within his sight before channeling positive energy, sending a blast of crackling arcane power forth from his holy symbol, feeling alternately hot and cold, and causing wounds to be outlined with sparkling energy, and seal away.
No longer hearing the sounds of battle, Romon gives up on the door and climbs back to the second floor.
"I am about to channel energy to heal, please make sure that the creatures will not rise again, and come to me, if you require any healing."
"Save ze channelling, mon ami," Esteriande begins, then sees that Marak himself is injured. "Ah, pardon, I did not realise you used your power to protect Monsieur Muchorak."
Marak having restored the wounded to health you are now free to search the house without interruption(take 20 is now allowed on any skill roll it applies to)
Romon stays scrupulously away from the fight scene downstairs. Never mess with the bruisers kills if you didn't lend a hand.
He finishes going through the upstairs rooms, simultaneously quite satisfied that for once he isn't rushed, and quite sure that he'll find nothing. It looks like the place was well tossed and whoever searched it probably had weeks to look for whatever they were looking for. He consoles himself that's he's probably better than whoever searched the place before him and digs into his task.
Perception: take 20 + 10 = 30 +3 more v traps
Esteriande finds nothing to identify the reason for the creatures being here..all they had was a Masterwork Longsword apiece. Even their clothing was, apparently, part of their flesh
"It appears zese beings 'ave left few clues," Esteriande packs up the three swords.
Whilst the rest of the group search the house the old fashioned way Naria begins to look it over with detect magic.
"I can't see any obvious connection between Foxglove and these...things. It seems that they were here to ambush any of his enemies who came looking for him. This suggests that Foxglove's allies have great resources."
"Their armaments are impressive. Esteriende, would you mind if I examine their swords. I think I might want to replace my own blade with one of theirs."
"I can't see any obvious connection between Foxglove and these...things. It seems that they were here to ambush any of his enemies who came looking for him. This suggests that Foxglove's allies have great resources."
"Their armaments are impressive. Esteriende, would you mind if I examine their swords. I think I might want to replace my own blade with one of theirs."
From upstairs Romon yells down, "I'm not sure they were friends. Someone, likely your friends down there, tossed this place looking for midden boots. Doesn't sound like friends to me."
"But of course, mon ami," Esteriande hands one of the swords to Inikai. "Zese ozzers we can sell and distribute ze money amongst us all."
"I'm not sure they were friends. Someone, likely your friends down there, tossed this place looking for midden boots. Doesn't sound like friends to me."
"Zat sounds like ze kind of 'friends' 'oo would make a man a ghoul and send 'im to spread a plague and die in ze process," Esteriande muses. "Why search 'ere? Because 'e may 'ave left somezing be'ind 'im zat zey wanted, and was well 'idden. Given zey 'ad 'im doing zeir work, it was not somezing zey wanted 'im to know zat zey wanted. What could zat be?" Esteriande snaps her fingers.
"Oui! Zey want to send 'im to 'is demise, but not want 'im to know zis. If 'e dies, 'e leaves be'ind a trail zat can point to zem, zat ees what zey wish to discover! Zat ees what zey cannot ask 'im for wizout revealing to 'im zat 'e is ze suicide puppet. Romon, mon ami, if every room is ransacked, zey did not find what zey were after! Whatever it is, it is sill 'ere, well 'idden and we must find it!"
Ali recalls stories she has heard of creatures known only as Faceless Stalkers able to assume the form of any humanoid being.
Her keen nose picks up only the scents of the city upon them. They seem to have been here for some time.
With the foes out off the way you are able to search the whole house with impunity.
Ground floor Entrance way, trophy hall, study with ransacked desk, living room with slashed chairs and couch
first floor Landing: Several paintings have fallen here,Guest Room: The bed’s mattress is slash open, and the footlocker upended and emptied of its contents andLibrary: Hundreds of mundane books litter the floor.
second floor Master Bedroom: This large room has been thoroughly ransacked and Master’s Study: The exotic zebraskin rug on the floor here is worth 35 gp. The bed and chair are torn apart, and the desk and footlocker have been looted.The fire mantel is decorated with roaring lions heads in bronze which match the other key in your possession.
Romon manages to locate the key hole in one lion head and satisfies himself that the device is not trapped..he turns the key and there is a click at the other end..then he is able to unhinge the other head to reveal the following.
a bag of 350 pp
a shallow wooden case containing a number of legal papers pertaining to the townhouse, as well as the deed to Foxglove Manor. The deed indicates that the Foxglove family only financed two-thirds of the manor’s construction 80 years ago; the remainder was financed by a group called the “Brothers of the Seven.” The deed also bears an unusual clause near the end that indicates that after one hundred years, ownership of Foxglove Manor and the lands within a mile “around and below” reverts to the brothers.
Under the case is a thin black ledger—the majority of the purchases and payments recorded are mundane, but several near the end of the ledger should catch the PCs’ attention. These are nearly a dozen entries over the past three months labeled as “Iesha’s Trip to Absalom,” each indicating Foxglove was paying someone referred to as “B.7” 200 gp a week for her “trip,” dropping off the payment every Oathday at midnight at a place called “The Seven’s Sawmill.”
Muchorak will begin searching the house, starting with downstairs, paying close attention to the desk, anything hanging on the walls, the fireplace (if there is one)...trying to locate anything hidden or perhaps overlooked by their assailants...
Perception so 20+10=30
When Romon shares his find Esteriande will pore over the ledger with interest.
"Zer are many sawmills on Kyver's Islet are zer not?"
Muchorak finds nothing more than notes in my previous post.
"I can't see any obvious connection between Foxglove and these...things. It seems that they were here to ambush any of his enemies who came looking for him. This suggests that Foxglove's allies have great resources."
"Their armaments are impressive. Esteriende, would you mind if I examine their swords. I think I might want to replace my own blade with one of theirs."
From upstairs Romon yells down, "I'm not sure they were friends. Someone, likely your friends down there, tossed this place looking for midden boots. Doesn't sound like friends to me."
"Midden boots?"
"Midden boots?"
"The goods, cached cash, swag, hidden loot. Well what have we here?" Romon slides the bag out of the recess with a gentle muffled clinking. Oh, that sounds good. He lays the bag gently aside and pulls out the ledger. Then announces to the party. "Sharp gents your friends. Take a look at this."
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Marak will pick through the hundreds of books, selecting those that seem interesting or old or potentially valuable (and ignoring penny dreadfuls and serial fiction and the like) to stuff into the haversack, bundling them all together in a sheet or curtain or something, for ease of retrieval.
He's particularly interested in seeing if the reading interests are as macabre as the 'how-to-become-a-lich' stained glass mosaics at the manor.
Marak finds nothing of any real worth in the detritus of the library..the books range from century old travelouges now well out off date through religious treatises on the death od roden and its potential meanings to shloky romance novels which were obviously Iesha's favoured reading material.
"Sounds like we have a new place to search, this sawmill." Muchorak looks out the window, "We still have light, shall we go once we are completed here?"
"I quite agree - we 'ave 'ardly strained our resources, let us investigate while zey are unprepared for our arrival," Esteriande agrees. "I do not disagree zat we must on occasion strike 'ard and 'old nozing back, I would prefer we not resort to violence too early: evil is best redeemed, not slain. One cannot redeem ze dead."
There is just a hint of reproach in her voice.
Another sawmill Inikai thinks. Blades everywhere and not enough room for all of us to maneuver. Well, we have been lucky so far.Then he catches Esteriende's comment to Muchorak and thinks She is not necessarily wrong but our enemies would not give us a moment's consideration should they have the advantage.
Marak Quan