Roman: since both giants are in melee, probably not possible to hit both with no party fallout. I'll assume you hit the Team Oskar one, since the other only has a few hps left.
Roman: since both giants are in melee, probably not possible to hit both with no party fallout. I'll assume you hit the Team Oskar one, since the other only has a few hps left.
hmm .. brain dead ... didn't see the save that was right in front of me.
The giant is lit up like the Las Vegas strip.
While Halflings are known for their agility, Harold shows seems to be unnaturally so. Having already managed to lash out at the giant in front of him three times, he quickly starts to attack once more.
Oskar makes a big overhand swing at the giants knee with his Battle axe and follows it with a quick slice with his Hand axe.
Oskar you maximize Divine Favor on a crit too. The only thing you do not is the extra weapon dice.
Malaki lashes out in a swift flurry at the Giant, moving to his glowing friend if he is already slain.
@TLH I don't believe we roll to conform crits in Next.
The halfling's first thrust goes wide, but his second sinks deep into the giant's thigh, finishing him in a geyser of arterial blood. Harold skips across the gate and slashes the point of the rapier viciously across the second giant's hamstring.
Oskar follows up with two ferocious chops, a lethal slice with his battle ax that spills the giants guts, and a brutally powerful overhand chop that splits the giant's sternum.
Malaki hacks at the falling bodies of both giants as they fall.
Victory is yours. The two giants are dead. Between the three (counting the one upstairs) you discover several boulders and huge clubs, as well as rotting untanned hide 'armor' and several bulky but poorly made armbands and torcs of gold (giant sized, naturally) worth a grand total of 4000gp.
"Lathander thanks you for your generous donation," Roman said with a smile on his face as he removed the band of gold from the giant's arm.
"I doubt were done just yet. That was simply the appetizer I'm sure," Harold would reply.
Eukaeros frowns slightly at his wand and stows it, pulling his bow and quiver from his satchel. Well where to from here?
"They'd definitely be too stupid to think 'druid'. But they'd probably take a look at you and think 'dinner' instead. So I'm not sure that would be safer. Still, it's a handy ability."
"Perhaps we should check one of the side doors?" Roman suggests. "But, then again, a side door would be more likely to be trapped. What do you all think?"
Malaki listens to all the talks, then points north, at the double doors leading into The Great Hall.
Assuming he has not moved, our prey was last seen in their, along with numerous Giants and his she b&%@# of a wife. Either we flank the hall, or rush in assuming they are prepared for us. To the left there lies a hall leading into a kitchen where we encountered numerous orc last time. They fell before our blades in a bloody joyous harvest, and what few that survived fled the premises. I can only assume they are still gone.
"Let's try the kitchen again. I'd just as soon take out as many of the foot soldiers as possible. That way we can eliminate reinforcements from the equation."
Malaki will lead the way, scouting ahead as the group approaches the kitchen. He will maintain his Orc disguise, and in areas with no shadows or cover crawl along the ceiling where presumably most people dont look for intruders.
You advance through the hallways. The space is familiar to some of you, though far quieter than before. When you reach the kitchen (room 17), you find it empty. There are no signs of the bloodbath that took place here on Malaki and Oskar's last visit, but a few dark stains. Other than a few rats that flee on your approach, nothing seems to be alive here. It is a messy kitchen, but it doesn't seem to have been abandoned, just poorly cleaned.
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Max spends a lot of time searching the entire kitchen for edible food. Refrigerator, cabinets, etc. He will raid everything that doesn't have to be refrigerated and take it with him. For stuff that does have to be refrigerated, he will have a feast assuming the food isn't spoiled.
What food do I find?
Should Max venture around the bend to room 18, he finds a fair amount of potatoes, onions, and cabbages, a few 500# sacks of four, as well as an extraordinary amount of meat. You might be careful about eating most of the meat if you have any qualms about cannibalism.
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Okay, I don't take the cooking ingredients or stuff that spoils quickly within a day or two. I do eat the meat. Anyway for food that is food, how much does it weigh altogether and how many days worth of food is it, and how long does the stuff that last more than a day or two actually last? I know potatoes would last a few weeks, cabbage not as long.
You find the dwarf a little tough, the elf a bit gamey, but the long pork is delicious. Your alignment is now neutral evil. Potatoes and onions are pretty effective little calorie bundles, so I'll say a day's worth of food gathered there will weigh about two pounds. There are literally hundreds of pounds of each, so take as much as you like.
"Max, will you put that down! This is no time to be eating. We have to secure this base."
"Alright, Malaki. Let's retrace your steps. Where to next?"
Malaki points to the East door that leads into the hallway and then the Great Hall.
That is where we found our prey last time.
Malaki will stalk over to the entrance and listen for any sound.
Oskar stands by looking at Malaki waiting for his report on the hall.
"I reckon we should avoid a pitched battle if'n we can. Explore more of the suroundin' rooms see if we can't fight em with odds more in our favour."
Malaki hears nothing at the door to the great hall.
While Harold seemed to enjoy talking of his great accomplishments and skill with his blade, he now shows restraint while in the lair of their enemies. Quietly he will follow a safe distance behind Malaki so as not to give the stealthy man away.
Upon coming to the store room and watching one of his companions eat what is surely other humanoids, Harold's face will contort with disgust. How could he eat what very well could be his own kind. He would need to keep a closer eye on that one from now on. He would not want to find himself tied to a spit while he sleeps.
The fire in the firepit burns low, a few tongues of flame flickering around the glowing embers.
Eukaeros follows and watches but does not act. When Max takes to easting the meat, Eukaeros will share a cocked eyebrow with anyone who looks at him for comment but otherwise is wordless. Is this a druidic premise of not wasting, or something...more?
The illusionist idly inspects the building as the group moves about but mostly he keeps his eyes and ears open for threats.
to be clear, max went in the room, not in the firepit, he is looking down on it from above. seems like you misinterpreted eukaeros.
Those of you who have been in the great hall recognize the place. The last time you were hear, you interrupted a massive feast and slew several giants, including a cloud giant, as well as a handful of wolves and ogres. The bodies have been cleared away, the floor covered with fresh rushes, the platters of roast elf and other such delicacies cleared away.
To the rest of you, it appears as the feasting hall of any barbaric lord, only on a giant scale. There are long tables with benches, and roughly made chairs for the lord and lady at the high table.
"It would be far too optimistic to think the giants simply left. Let us be thorough and clear the rooms one by one."
"But first, gather round and receive the blessing of the Morninglord. For even the darkest night must give way to the dawn."
Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, your blessing allows it to add a d4 to the result.
Malaki calmly awaits the blessing, then gives a feral grin as the power rushes through him. Without further wasting of time, he pads over to the door to the southwest leading into the Great Hall, searches it for anything out of the ordinary, then throws it open to see what lies inside.
Assuming there is nothing pressing or too terribly important to take up further time once inside, he presses forward and begins moving north, scouting the passageways that he has not yet proceeded down.
I will scout out further north, moving ahead. If you hear a ravens call, come quick!
Oskar nods at Malaki. "Don't go hogging all the giants though. you make sure you call us while there's still plenty for my axe!"
"Ah, my sword arm feels all the quicker now," he would say after receiving the Morninglord's blessing and taking a few test stabs.
Then, as they move from room to room, Harold easily keeps pace with Malaki and at times even seems a bit impatient as if the group was holding him up.
Finally, when asked to stop and upon hearing Oskar's response, he smiles while chiming in with a, "Yeah! My sword arm is getting itchy with all this extra energy running through my veins."
The doors to the southwest open to reveal a weapons room. A dozen spears, clubs axes hang on the walls, and a dozen shields are propped against the far wall. There are four swords (longswords for giants, could be used as greatswords) and two maces so huge the strongest of you could barely lift one, let alone wield it in battle. Roughly 30 of the giants' javelins are in a bundle in one corner, though in your hands they would be spears.
Malaki tosses the room quickly, and finds two normal sized warhammers, one hidden behind a shield, the other in the corner behind the spears.
Malaki will hand the Warhammers off to Oskar, musing out loud if they are magical, then head North through the less discovered Eastern Side.
Malaki advances down the passage to the east and finds himself in a room crowded with trophies and relatively luxurious furnishings. There are giant tables and chairs, rugs and hides carpet the floor, and trophies cover the walls, the poorly preserved heads of various beasts, and various humanoids. On the mantle over the fireplace is a brass jar and a skull, and on the wall across from it are 8 human sized shields, bearing the escutcheons of various noble houses from Sterich.
Double doors lead to the north and south, and a smaller door leads south from the hall. There is also a corridor heading north with two sets of double doors leading off of it.
Malaki searches the room for anything of use or value, then continues sneaking north via the double doors.
Also, Malaki is actively searching for traps too.
At the mention of magic Euakeros will give the weapons room and warhammers a once over with Detect Magic while Malaki moves forward and scouts.
Both hammers radiate magic strongly. One is a standard +1 Warhammer, but the other remains a mystery.