HP 169/169; AC:37/21/29; Saves: +22/+23/+20; Init +10; Per +28(See Invisibility), CMD 42
Misc:
Effects: Resist Cold 30, Fly 30', Telepathic Bond
"Huh. Who knew that dog would come in handy. And perhaps we should wait until night or at least a period of time before sneaking about the ship bringing food to the captive. The captain is mighty pissed at the moment and if we prove unlucky and get caught..now is sure as hell not the time to get caught."
If someone tells the Judge about the lizard thing, I can keep summoning creatures to fight it. I can summon 1-3 vipers, and if they get killed, I can summon 1-3 more. They will last 3 minutes, so plenty of time to find and attack the lizard creature.
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
Xen remains happily oblivious to this, and unhappily annointed as the new healer.
He gathers some gear from the hold. It occurs to me that there would only be simple weapons.
Cy, are you going to respond to my inquiry to you about whether you would like a few snakes to help with the search for the evil lizard? I posted it through a whisper (Message spell) about 10 posts ago.
I'm ruling that Ragnar's nat 20 on his survival check means he's familiar with the scent of this creature, or anyway of creatures like it -- and he knows that they're damnably hard to kill. So instead, he's grabbing it, clomping down on it, and bringing it to someone who can deal. (Infernal Retriever: just like a Golden Retriever, except it's always pissed off and hates everybody.)
Ragnar suddenly lunges into the dark crevice. When he emerges, he has the tail of the fat, squirming lizard clamped firmly in his jaws. He begins to drag the thing up the ladder.
It'll take him a round to drag the lizard to Sir Edmin, during which time it'll get another chance to bite him: 1d20 ⇒ 13
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
Female Aasimar Wizard 6 (HP 53/53; AC 18/18/15; CMD 16 Fort +5; Ref +7 Will +8; Init +3; Perception +11; Darkvision 60 ft)
Via Message and quietly to the Judge and Edmin
'It looks like the hound from hell has earned his pay today, I do not think we will need your gifts Judge, but do tell Edmin to make sure his pet keeps away from the crew!'
And for good measure - two fine tipped bolts of ice as clear as glass spring forward and arc toward the hound, only to strike at its catch of the day.
Magic Missile
dmg 2d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 + 2 = 9
'Let us dispose of the remains as quickly as possible Judge, and do you have any queries you would have me ask the halfling?'
Tohram whispers back to Cy: Good, just remember, nobody knows what that shadowy thing was. Unless it has some value, get rid of the corpse. Also, find out how the midget got here, the more we know, the better. He dies at the end, but we need his help to eliminate the captain.
The lizard writhes and squeals in terror as Sir Edmin approaches. Up comes the axe...
The lizard is cut neatly in half. It is possible that, given time, one of the halves might regenerate. But it is not given that time. Ragnar devours both halves with every evidence of relish. When done, he swallows, licks his chops, looks around for more, looks slightly disappointed that there is no more, then goes off in a corner and goes to sleep.
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
Several days pass. The weather gets colder as you head further north, outrunning the early spring. You pass through a couple of squalls of freezing rain, and then a fine spray of snow flurries.
Captain Odenkirk continues to be gloomy, foul-tempered, and given to sudden unpredictable outbursts of violence directed at the crew; newly appointed Healer Xenfal has to cast a Cure on someone every day or two. First Mate Yngvi continues to be an unctuous little worm.
Half a day after Ragnar eats the lizard, he develops an upset stomach for a few hours which briefly makes him more xenophobic than ever. Deaf Olaf, not hearing the dog's warning growl, walks too close and gets a savagely torn leg for his carelessness. Captain Odenkirk approves of dogs that bite -- in fact, he thinks that a dog that won't bite is a dog that's good for nothing, and should be killed -- and in his mind, Deaf Olaf is clearly at fault for invading the dog's space. So he's grimly amused by this. (Xenfal, who has to heal the sailor's injury, may be less so.)
Zimu (or anyone else), during this relatively quiet period, do you want to develop the relationship with Nimpy the halfling? Or, having gotten him a blanket and a bit of food, just leave him be?
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
Xenfal goes about his business with a smile. He is quite friendly to everyone that comes in, even to the point of giving them a small bit of wine before he treats them, he does this do get them all on his side as best he can, heck they just might volunteer some information that he did not know. Xen always asks for specific details on what they were doing when they got hurt, how long they have been on the ship, etc.
Specifically, I am attempting to determine how often the Captain leaves the ship, other then jumping overboard to slaughter fishmen. Specifically when does he leave the ship while in port, and what usually causes him to leave the ship.
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
Xen found out that the captain goes ashore to drink
HP 169/169; AC:37/21/29; Saves: +22/+23/+20; Init +10; Per +28(See Invisibility), CMD 42
Misc:
Effects: Resist Cold 30, Fly 30', Telepathic Bond
Jax will follow Cimu's advice and keep sneaking the halfling scraps of food throughout the time. He'll try to figure out how he got captured, what he used to do, what he knows of the captain, if there are any ways to sneak him off board or if the captain has any weaknesses they can take advantage of.
Jax will also try to identify the magic bone they took off the boneman's body. 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Female Aasimar Wizard 6 (HP 53/53; AC 18/18/15; CMD 16 Fort +5; Ref +7 Will +8; Init +3; Perception +11; Darkvision 60 ft)
Douglas Muir 406 wrote:
Cуровую (or anyone else), during this relatively quiet period, do you want to develop the relationship with Nimpy the halfling? Or, having gotten him a blanket and a bit of food, just leave him be?
Cуровую will use Detect Magic and Spellcraft to try to determine any magical items we found from boneman.
Spellcraft 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
She will also try to visit the halfling daily, always under Protection from Evil and always with another member of the group who has a high will save (Jax most likely or Dren) but will not be obvious about this to both the crew and doubly so with the halfling.
Under Message
She will inquire to his health, his condition, and needs. She will also try to bring extra rations when she can without being noticed. She will make conversation and remember key points of interest so that the halfling at least gets some mental stimulus if he can't get physical exercise.
She above all else promise him that his days kept as a prisoner by the captain will not be long.
Diplomacy 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23. Hopefully with some bonuses
HP 169/169; AC:37/21/29; Saves: +22/+23/+20; Init +10; Per +28(See Invisibility), CMD 42
Misc:
Effects: Resist Cold 30, Fly 30', Telepathic Bond
Jax doesn't have a very high will save. Speaking of, he's going to experiment with various items on the ship to create an ear plug that blocks out the halfling's voice by quietly coming with Cimu a few times until he finds something that keeps out its voice.
Xenfal, your high Diplomacy means that several of the crew become cautiously Friendly to you... as long as neither the Captain nor the first mate are within sight or earshot. Which, since it's not a big ship, is not often.
As noted, Captain Kargeld is universally feared and respected; the sailors view him with a combination of terror and awe. First Mate Yngvi is universally loathed; he is nearly as cruel as the Captain, but without the Captain's grim even-handedness.
The Captain does indeed prefer to do his drinking ashore; alcohol makes him irritable. He always leaves the ship in port. If he meets anyone or has any personal business, though, nobody knows. (Or wants to! The last thing any hand on the Frosthamar wants is to meet Captain Odenkirk on land.)
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
Jax will follow Cimu's advice and keep sneaking the halfling scraps of food throughout the time. He'll try to figure out how he got captured, what he used to do, what he knows of the captain, if there are any ways to sneak him off board or if the captain has any weaknesses they can take advantage of.
Well, you could just go and ask him. Of course, this would require you to interact with him.
M DEAD KILLED BY DMDM Lore Warden 2/Arcane Duelist 3
Stats:
HP 4/45; AC 20(25 w def/CE)/16(21)/14; CMD 19; Init +5; Perception +4; Fort +7 (8 vs Poison), Ref +9, Will +3; Fire Res 1; BP 10/12; Spells Lvl 1 3/4 Initiative +5
I lke that you have protection from evil up...I bet the halfling is good
Bones: the bones are unidentifiable. After some days of increasingly frustrated fiddling with them, Zimu reaches the conclusion that they're useless, or nearly so.
Sack'o'Bones had several levels of Adept and then 2-3 levels of a prestige class. The bones let him touch-cast rather in the manner of a magus... he could store spells in them and discharge them as a touch attack. Unfortunately, they seem to have been a class feature, like a magus' black blade. Either you can't use them at all, or they'll require a crazy high UMD check.
Nimpy the halfling is very glad to see Zimu; he's been starved, beaten, and abused, and is also bored out of his mind. He's a quick-witted curious little guy, so that last bit is painful too.
The short version of his story: he was part of a band of adventurers. Their ship was badly damaged in a storm. Unfortunately, the first ship they encountered after the storm was the Frosthamar. Captain Odenkirk and his crew came aboard the sinking hulk and began to loot it; when the survivors resisted, they killed them all, except for Nimpy. The Captain decided he might be useful, and took him aboard as a slave.
He seems quite friendly to Zimu, and may be so to others, depending on how much you interact with him and how. Note that bandwidth is limited, though; most of the time, there are sailors around belowdecks. He has a peculiarly penetrating prison whisper it's one of the little-known uses of the Bluff skill but you do not. So unless you're willing to use Message on him, you only get a few minutes of real two-way conversation per day.
-- The Judge occasionally has... not even dreams, really. Fragments of dreams. Momentary flashes. He gets these little flickers of sensations or memories that are not his. It's a bit strange, but he knows instinctively what it is: resonations from the imprisoned soul of the late Sir Balin, trapped in the gem embedded in his forehead.
-- Sir Edmin has plenty of time to think about going North. He's been there twice before, once as a boy, once as a man. Both trips ended disastrously. Will this be better?
-- Dren has no dreams. The voices have subsided to a murmur.
Male Human Oracle (FC) 15 Init: +8 Perc: +0 AC:24/14/20 F:+13 R:+14 W:+15 HP:124/124 Freedom of movement, Resist Cold/30, Air Walk 30'
Late at night, Dren turns into a kobold and summons his armor of darkness. It is at this time that his voice whispers to the Halfling, hidden in the night...
He talks with Nimpy briefly each night about his experiences. He tries to gauge what type of man he is through his actions. If asked about himself, he admits that he was also a prisoner of a great evil and only recently escaped and joined this group. He is trying to gather what Nimpy's tendencies or alignment might be.
Meanwhile, the temperature continues to drop. It's mostly below freezing now. This doesn't bother the two party members with cold resistance (Jax and Ragnar), but everyone else has to bundle up now.
(Sir Edmin thinks to himself that it will be a long time before they're warm again.)
Edmin stays to himself for most of the trip, almost always being found in the bow of the boat with Ragnar. The anti-paladin seemsto be looking towards their destination, one hand on his hound, the other on his ax.
When not looking north, Edmin will place himself and Ragnar near the Captain hoping that the man will begin a conversation with him. Edmin will not seek him out.
