GM Giuseppe's Serpent's Skull (Inactive)

Game Master Giuseppe Capriati

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Date - 30 Sarenith 4710 AR
Time - Midnight
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Kali'da nodded at the others who had managed to kill the spider, then sucked her staff back down into the dirt beside her bedroll and climbed back in. "Next time, don't yell so loud. Ya can kill it wit' ya shoe."

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Dawn
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"No moa' spida' bites in de night, yeah?" Kali'da asks Jesari with a chuckle, clearly finding the whole thing last night amusing. She helps pack up the camp site and refills anyone's waterskins as needed.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Morning
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Kali'da helps the others pick through the campsite, looking for anything that would suggest that whoever had made it would be returning, such as objects one might not want to leave behind while on an unknown island.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 14

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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"De berries will probably be useful at one point or anoda', so we ought to try to get to dem now while we got a chance. Not dat I got much of an idea how to go about it besides tryin' to hack our way t'rew wit' machetes. If we got one between us, that is."

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Morning
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While Sizara keeps watch, the remaining members of the exploration group try to discover something interesting about the abandoned campsite.

The examination performed by Alexite and Sasha reveals that the campsite has been recently used. The two rangers are able to find some discarded refuse, including both a tricorn hat and a few brightly colored scarves.

"Hey, this hat...This was Captain Kovack's hat, wasn't it? And these scarves...They belonged to Ieana!", comments Sasha with a perplexed expression.

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Alexite and Sasha are also able to find some tracks: they find a trail leading south, left from two pairs of Medium sized humanoids.

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I'm waiting for Alexite's answer to my PM to know if he's ok to venture into the thorny patch to recover the berries. I will post more later, once I've understood if Alexite whises to perform this task.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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No one is able to propose a better plan to get to the berries than to send someone of the group through the patch of thorny nettles. Alexite promptly takes the task upon himself and tries to hack his way through the patch of nettles.

The ranger proves quite nimble and is able to avoid most of the thorns while he moves forward. Once he reaches the center of the patch, he begins harvesting the berries, a task which keeps him busy for 10 minutes. During the harvest, Alexite is pierced by some thorns and instanly develop a painful rash. He feels sickened, but he's stalwart and goes on without a protest.

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Once he's done harvesting berries, Alexite tries to hack his way back to his companions. He soon returns, but while moving forward several other thorns have stuck in his flesh, worsening his rash. By the way, the ranger is now back from the group, with his beltpouch full of viper berries, and the group can resume its travel towards south.

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After a short conversation between the party members, the group final decision is to get back to the camp instead of keep going south.

Everyone does his best to find a suitable place where to camp for the night and finally, after an hour spent searching a comfortable shelter, the group is able to spot a natural shelter where to sleep for the night, before having to start traveling again.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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The group has camped for the night. While Alexite uses his time to teach some commands to his monkey Tito*, Sasha and Sizara go hunting while Jesari and Kali'da take care of the shelter, ensuring that the site is made clean and comfortable before the others sleep in it.

Everyone does a great job. When Sasha and Sizara come back, the shelter is clean and cozy. The two hunters quickly show the group what they've been able to catch, and only one member of the group is forced to eat the prized rations.

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Alexite takes 4 points of damage from the thorns and he's sickened for 24 hours (he will recover in Erastus 2nd afternoon).

* You have to spend 6 more rest actions teaching a specific command to your animal to be able to make the Handle Animal check.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Morning
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The signs that others had made it onto the island safely was welcome news, though with the suspicions Jesari held toward the captain, it was a mixed blessing at best. She nodded in agreement with Sasha's assessment, studying the discarded hat with a gleam in her eye. The girl crouched down and picked up the tricorne, twisting it about as she looked it over. "Mind if I keep this?" If no one protested, the sorceress gently tucks the hat away with her other belongings.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Jesari looked on as Alexite ventured into the thicket, worry evident on her face. She winced and moved a hand to cover her mouth out of empathy, concerned for the ranger's well-being as he plucked the berries from the thickest cluster of thorns. His return was met with a relieved smile, a joyful clap, and an excited hug. "Thank you so much for this, Alexite. That was incredibly brave." Her eyes shift to his cuts and rashes, feeling guilty to have put him through this for the sake of someone else. "I'll make sure Aerys knows what you did for her. I know she'll appreciate it."

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Morning
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Kali'da gave Jesari a quizzical look, but nodded her head. "I certainly don't mind. Ya wanna play captain foa a bit, oa you jus' like how it looks?" she asked, not serious in any way.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Kali'da cringed as she watched Alexite forge through the thorns. "Watch ya-- You might wanna-- Oh just be careful a'--" She never finished her thoughts, knowing full well they were probably meaningless, but she felt bad just watching idly. When he made his way back out, she fusses over the man, conjuring water to try to wash the areas where the rash had broken out and anywhere else the thorns may have touched.

Heal: 1d20 ⇒ 20
Thank you dice gods.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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Kali'da set about her work clearing away the hazards of the jungle from their campsite. Bugs and such would probably come back after getting swept away, but they'd do what they could for now.

"How's de rash?" she asks Alexite when they settle down for the evening. "Ya got any injuries that need taken care of?"

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Morning
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"Go right ahead, Jesari! I think it would look good on you."

The elven barbarian smiles at the human.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Sizara was baffled by Sasha's reaction, but decided that maybe something was bothering her and left it at that.

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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After listening to Sasha's tale, Sizara smiles.

"Don't worry about it. I wasn't offended. I figured something might be bothering you a bit. If anything I'm glad that I didn't offend you. You must understand, I'm still trying to understand how others well socialize. It is very different from how things are done among my people. And I was telling you the truth! She would be overjoyed to meet you!"

Continuing their conversation, she adds, "I'm sorry that this person took your friend from you Sasha. That was not right of whoever it was. Such a person would have been scolded immensely by my people's shamans, druids, and chiefs. Such behavior isn't accepted. If you were mistreating or abusing your pet, then that would be a different story. But from the short time I have been with you, I know that you would never hurt any animal without cause, and the way you speak of Yellowing, you loved her dearly."

"Then I will help you find a new life away from those who would force you to live a life you do not wish to! It is the least I can do. Well, that and also find you a new friend. A new dimorphodon or a new dinosaur friend. If you want me to that is. I don't want to open up old wounds or make you unhappy. You are...um...very special to me. And I feel a close connection to you. Ah there I go again acting like I'm back among my people."

Sizara clears her throat before continuing, "When I said earlier that you were bonded by the spirit of the jungle, I meant that in a good way. I forget that others don't always like that or feel uncomfortable when I tell them such things. But you see, I was bonded with a spirit when I was born. On the day I was born, my people were attacked by the servants of the Gorilla King, the Charau-ka."

She spat the names of the Gorilla King and the Charau-ka.

"They attacked us and several of my people were killed. My mother had just given birth to me and was weak. However, just before the Charau-ka could reach her and me, a massive thunderstorm appeared overhead. Then, the spirit of the cheetah appeared. The Charau-ka were terrified, not only because the storm was sending lightning bolts down, striking several of their number dead, but the cheetah spirit pounced and started slaughtering the Charau-ka, leaving none alive to escape its wrath. When the Charau-ka had all been killed either by the spirit or the storm, the cheetah spirit looked at me and according to my mother seemed to smile before disappearing along with the storm. My people's head shaman said that the spirits of the storm and cheetah had a strong connection with me, and thus that is why I am named Sizara, which means in Elven, Cheetah of Storms. I have always felt a strong connection to both the cheetah and storms. So, you see, being bonded with the spirits isn't necessarily a bad thing. Although I have always wondered, why did they bond with me on the day of my birth? Was I meant for something great? Sometimes the spirits ask for something in return, sometimes they just bond with us mortals just because they wish to, or for any number of reasons. That is what is told to the children of my people. So, I wonder how do I strengthen my bond with the spirits who saved my people and me all those years ago. Ah I'm sorry if I talked your ears off. Come let us find food for us and the others."

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Jesari looked on as Alexite ventured into the thicket, worry evident on her face. She winced and moved a hand to cover her mouth out of empathy, concerned for the ranger's well-being as he plucked the berries from the thickest cluster of thorns. His return was met with a relieved smile, a joyful clap, and an excited hug. "Thank you so much for this, Alexite. That was incredibly brave." Her eyes shift to his cuts and rashes, feeling guilty to have put him through this for the sake of someone else. "I'll make sure Aerys knows what you did for her. I know she'll appreciate it."

Kali'da cringed as she watched Alexite forge through the thorns. "Watch ya-- You might wanna-- Oh just be careful a'--" She never finished her thoughts, knowing full well they were probably meaningless, but she felt bad just watching idly. When he made his way back out, she fusses over the man, conjuring water to try to wash the areas where the rash had broken out and anywhere else the thorns may have touched.

Alexite smiled as he pulled out one more thorn from his body. Tito looked at him like the man was crazy and perhaps he was. In any case, the tanglebriar didn't look as bad when he first went in. It was all bad once the first thorn had pricked his skin. he hated to admit it but he had been a tad claustrophobic in there.

"I sure hope Aerys does appreciate it and we can all start working together towards a common goal. Like getting out of here. Do you think she's ready?"

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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Kali'da set about her work clearing away the hazards of the jungle from their campsite. Bugs and such would probably come back after getting swept away, but they'd do what they could for now.

"How's de rash?" she asks Alexite when they settle down for the evening. "Ya got any injuries that need taken care of?"

The ranger touched a large red welt where a thorn had gone deep in his skin. "It's OK and getting better I think. But I still feel queasy and not quite at full strength."

He was quiet for a moment then added, "I really am thankful for your care. Are you a healer by trade or by necessity?"

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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"A bit of bot' I suppose. I neva' learned maself when I was back wit' my tribe. I was supposed to, but dat's a much longa' story an' not very excitin'. But hea' we need moa' people who can tend to de sick, treat de diseases. Jask was teachin' me back at camp. Betta late den neva' when it comes to learnin', right?" she says to Alexite with a wide smile.

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Date - Erastus 2nd 4710 AR
Time - Dawn
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When the sun rises again, the party members are well-rested and ready to depart. As always, Alexite guides the group with Jesari's help, while Sasha and Kali'da keep an eye out for potential threats and Sizara takes care of the group.

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Date - Erastus 2nd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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The whole day has passed without any event disturbing the group's travel. When the sun goes down, the group is able to spot a suitable place for a shelter.

As the day before, Sasha and Sizara go out hunting, while Alexite trains Tito and both Kali'da and Jesari take care of the shelter.

When Sasha and Sizara come back, they bring with them enough food for 4 party members to eat.
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Ok, so this was a peaceful day of travel, wasn't it? You can use this quiet day to roleplay and get your characters to know each other a bit more, if you wish so. You have until (my) tomorrow morning to roleplay.

Sizara glares at Sasha.

"Creepy!? All I have done is be nice to everyone and try to protect everyone and I am called creepy as thanks!? You humans are ugh!!!! And to think I thought you were different Sasha. Seems I was wrong."

Sighing a bit, Sizara apologizes

"Sorry if I snapped at you. I really like you Sasha. I have been trying to make friends here but everyone doesn't want to be open with themselves and to others. I know you wish to help me and I appreciate your advice but I cannot do what you advise. This is who I am and I'm not changing."

The next day Sizara tried to talk to Alexite.

"Alexite it seems some of the other survivors believe I am creepy because of my beliefs and who I am. This is not good. And here I thought I was helping others. Among my people being open is a good thing not a bad thing. And yet people here find it creepy."

She also tells the same thing to Jesari and Kali'da too hoping to get help.

That evening she confesses to Sasha.

"Again Sasha I'm sorry for snapping at you the other day. Again I cannot stop being myself. But I'll give you space and leave you be. But I'm not going back on my promise to find you a dinosaur. I keep my promises."

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Date - Erastus 1st 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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"A bit of bot' I suppose. I neva' learned maself when I was back wit' my tribe. I was supposed to, but dat's a much longa' story an' not very excitin'. But hea' we need moa' people who can tend to de sick, treat de diseases. Jask was teachin' me back at camp. Betta late den neva' when it comes to learnin', right?" she says to Alexite with a wide smile.

The ranger touched his still tender shoulder and winced, "In that you're right. It is never too late to learn. I went from being a soldier to being a woodsman later in life so I can certainly relate. With your magic, you should a natural so I want to stay on your good side."

The next day Sizara tried to talk to Alexite.

"Alexite it seems some of the other survivors believe I am creepy because of my beliefs and who I am. This is not good. And here I thought I was helping others. Among my people being open is a good thing not a bad thing. And yet people here find it creepy."

Tito was going back and forth fetching stuff that the ranger threw when he stopped to consider the question.

"You know all of us, including yourself are going through a very difficult situation so you have to give people time to deal with this. And people deal with it in different ways."

He shook his head, "While I would love to kick some sense into some of our less helpful companions, I bite my lip and try to do my part."

He looked at Sasha in the distance, "Sasha has helped out so far so just let her be and I'm sure she'll come around. I'll talk to her about it when the opportunity comes up."

He looked at the elf, "So just relax and don't do anything overly dramatic. Remember that what's funny to one person may be offensive to another."

Sizara smiles at Alexite.

"You are most helpful Alexite. And quite wise! If anyone tells you differently then they don't know you quite well. I tend to forget that some people don't always like hearing about spirits and such. I grew up on tales of the spirits. From tricksters to good spirits to bad spirits to everything in between. So you can imagine my concern and surprise that others aren't so open about hearing about spirits."

"And I agree with you Alexite some of our fellow survivors can be quite testing on the nerves! No names will be spoken of course!"

She laughs at this.

"But you are right. Sasha has helped us out a good bit. She's a skilled hunter and she's probably dealing with a lot of stress right now. Me, I tend to reach out to others and try and be friendly. Because I know in my heart we aren't getting off this island or surviving it if we don't start working together! Am I right?"

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Date - Erastus 2nd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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As everyone gathers around the campfire to prepare for dinner, Jesari leans in toward Sizara upon hearing her plight, resting her face against her hand in thought. She let out a long and thoughtful "Hmm...," her head tilting from side to side as she weighed her words. It was important to make sure her elven companion understood the difference between doing wrong and just doing things the wrong way.

"Most humans enjoy their privacy, Sizara. It usually takes awhile for someone to warm up to another person, to feel comfortable letting you in and letting themselves out. I feel like your only problem is projecting the culture of your people onto ours; we're just not the same when it comes to sharing parts of ourselves."

Jesari suddenly snaps her fingers as an epiphany occurs to her, a way to explain the predicament in a way the elf might understand. "Have you ever been to a feast? You know how the courses sort of come in waves, right? You start small, work your way up, and then cap everything off with a tasty dessert. Humans are a lot like that. You start with the small things: shared interests, funny stories. Then you get to the real meat of a person: who they are, what they believe. And after all of that, you get the treat; the sweetest part of the person that ties everything else together."

Jesari pauses as she finishes speaking, a smile slowing growing on her lips until she can no longer hold back the laughter. "Gods, that was corny wasn't it? I'm so bad with metaphors." With a wistful sigh and a displeased grumble from her stomach, she glances down, absently rubbing a hand across her belly with a frown. "And now I'm hungry, too. What I wouldn't give for some real food right now."

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Once everything in the camp had settled down and her companions looked ready to retire for the night, Jesari slides up to Alexite, leaning in close to whisper to him. "Thank you...for everything. I don't know where we'd be without you." Her head turned away briefly, scanning around the camp as she looked to steer the conversation toward what was actually on her mind. "Look...I have a feeling you know why Aerys wants those berries. Just...keep it a secret and let me handle it, please? She's a very proud woman and I'd like to avoid embarrassing her by letting her secret get out to anyone else. I don't think she would handle the idea of everyone knowing her problems very well."

Sizara listened to Jesari's words and began to think about that.

"Hm...I've never thought of humans that way. I guess i should take things slow, huh? A very wise approach Jesari. And no it's not corny actually. Well maybe a little but not much."

When Jesari mentioned about eating real food she laughed.

"I tend to eat fruit and meat. Very nutritious but I know what you mean. I'm still trying to understand the human saying 'taste like chicken.'"

Laughing a bit she added, "Sorry if I offended you when the spider attacked with my talk of spirits and all. I tend to forget that some humans aren't very interested or comfortable about spirits. It's strange to meet people like that. I mean I was bonded with a spirit at birth. And that spirit saved my life. But don't worry about the spider getting in your bed. My cousin put several mice in my bed. Freaked me out. Nearly destroyed my hut getting them out of my bed."

Sizara laughed at remembering her cousin's prank.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Dawn
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When the sun rises again, the party members are well-rested and ready to depart. As always, Alexite guides the group with Jesari's help, while Sasha and Kali'da keep an eye out for potential threats and Sizara takes care of the group.

Today, unfortunately, Alexite and Jesari are not able to properly lead the group: the exploration party spends 4 hours traveling through the jungle, but instead of heading north-west, the group ends up traveling all the way down to east. The dense vegetation and the relentless rain sure have played a major role in causing the group disorientation.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Noon
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After spending 4 hours traveling east, Alexite and Jesari are now sure about the direction to follow to finally reach the camp. Unfortunately, the long, undesired deviation probably won't allow the group to reach the camp neither toady. The group is currently located on the eastern shore of the island, and all of the party members can see another wreck stuck between some sharp and protruding rocks*.

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SHIPWRECK EXPLORATION (optional)
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To reach the ship, a DC 10 Swim check is required.

If you reached the shipwreck, you can explore the wreck with a Perception check. You can take 10 on this check. Taking 20 requires two hours of exploration and will slow down the party. You cannot use the aid another action. You can try again up to 3 times.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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The scouting group spens the remaining hours of the day traveling to the main camp. This time, Alexite guidance proves effective, and the party is able to cover a good distance. The group has traveled in the jungle interior to protect from the relentless rain pouring on Smuggler's Shiv.

As usual, Alexite spends his spare time teaching some commands to Tito, while Jesari and Kali'da prepare the temporary shelter for the night and Sasha goes hunting together with Sizara. The hunt proves very unlucky, with the red-haired girls unable to provide any food to the group members, who are forced to eat the rations, now alarmingly starting to end.

The group is currently located on a sheer cliff above the eastern coas of the island, and all of the party members can see another wreck stuck between some sharp and protruding rocks**. The wreck seems further than the previous one.

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SHIPWRECK EXPLORATION (optional)
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To reach the ship, a DC 10 Swim check is required. If it's night, the low-tide lowers the DC to 8.

It's long swim to reach the shipwreck. You have to succeed at a DC 5 Constitution check to swim without become too tired.

If you reached the shipwreck, you can explore the wreck with a Perception check. You can take 10 on this check. Taking 20 requires two hours of exploration (three if it's night) and will slow down the party (if it's night, you won't have the time to sleep enough time, and as such you won't recover hp damage, ability scores damage and recharge your spells and special abilities). You cannot use the aid another action. You can try again up to 3 times. If it night, you suffer a -2 penalty to your Perception check, even if you have torches and light spells at your disposal. If your character doesn't have a torch or cannot cast light for himself, his penalty increase to -4.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Dawn
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The group is ready to depart again.

Alexite's guide is confident, and the group doesn't get lost in the jungle.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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You finally reach the main camp. When you arrive, Ishirou coldly welcomes you and with a nod he points towards Jask, who is nervously walking back and forth. As soon as the Garundi man spots you arriving, he rushes towards you and with an agitated voice he asks: "Oh, may Nethys be blessed, you arrive just in time! It's about Hakeem. I fear he has gotten into troubles. He has gone hunting this morning and he hasn't returned yet. Please, go and search him. I ask you this as a personal favor. Please...".

On the other side of the main camp, Gelik is busy cooking something. As soon as he spots you, he welcomes you with a gesture of his hand.

Aerys is lying at the feet of a large tree, maybe asleep.

Do you go and search Hakeem?

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Kali'da, if you want you can easily answer to Sizara using our usual code for separating the different days/times.

* Would you like to explore the wreck? If yes, please push the action: don't wait for me to tell you what happens next. Presented below are some skill checks and related DCs. If your character succeed at these checks, you can read the spoiler. Otherwise, you should read the spoiler marked with "(failed)" in its title. Please try not to peek at the results: I say this for your fun. When you're done, please report in the Discussion Thread if this new system has proved fun to you.

** Would you like to explore the wreck? If yes, please see above. You can explore the wreck during the night or wait for the morning. The first PC to post makes the decision for the entire group.

Given the disastrous results last time they explored a wreck, Alexite did not recommend doing so again. He looked at the wrecks and longingly thought of the treasures they may find but passed on the opportunity. Now there was only survival and getting off this island.

FYI, I'll be on the road today so don't expect anything from me until this evening/night. Alexite will later recommend that they do indeed look for Hakeem

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Noon
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Jesari folded her arms and shook her head as she looked out toward yet another wreck captured by the island. The girl bowed her head and whispered a short blessing for its sailors, even if the wreck didn't look recent. That spark of excitement and thrill for adventure had likely already taken hold of some her companions as they gazed out upon the ruined ship, and Jesari preemptively excluded herself from another trip into the ocean. "No. No way am I going out there. Never again."

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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Jesari blinked in disbelief, finding it hard to believe she was staring at yet another ship run aground. "This really makes you want to believe all those rumors about this place. It's like the island is collecting trophies. It's starting to get creepy." Her arms wrapped themselves around her waist as a shiver went up her spine. What if this place really was haunted?

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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There was only one thing on Jesari's mind as the camp came into view but Jask's demeanor was enough to stop her in her tracks. This wasn't like him. With a worried gasp at the delivered news, Jesari looked toward the others. This was definitely an emergency; Gelik was one thing but it wasn't like Hakeem to play around. "What do you guys think? Do you think you can find him?"

As the others debated, Jesari snuck away from the conversation and toward Aerys, tapping the half-elf gently on the shoulder to announce herself. "We got the berries for you..." Jesari sat down her backpack with a relieved groan, searching through it for her prize. "Well...it might be more accurate to say Alexite got the berries for you. He went through a lot for these - for you." Jesari stood up and looked over her shoulder at the rest of the group, already bending over to pick up her things once again. "Something might have happened to Hakeem and I think we're going to check it out. I'd like to talk more when we get back."

Aerys smiles at Jesari, looking around herself before taking the berries from the girl. "Thank you Jesari...", she says with a pleasant smile before hugging Jesari. Her hug is indeed very strong, and maybe too little delicate. Embarassed for her own sudden emotional momentum, Aerys loosen her hug. "I hope you haven't told anything about my...problem to the others", says Aerys with a sigh. "I suppose I'll have to thank Alexite when you'll come back".

That said, Aerys leaves Jesari free to join her companions. Before she can leave, however, the half-elf whispers: "Oh, and nice hat you've got there...", before smiling again. Seems like Aerys was able to discern the nature of the object contained in Jesari's backpack without the girl having to extract it.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Dawn
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"Curse dese rains..." Kali'da grumbles as they head about their exploration. Not leading the party herself, she hadn't bothered to orient their directions, and is completely unaware they are heading an unintended direction until it's pointed out by Alexite and Jesari.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Noon
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Kali'da opened her mouth to protest, somewhat excited to see if her uncanny ability to stay afloat would carry through, but promptly shuts it when Jesari and Alexite vote not to go. She recalls the last time Jesari was placed in the water and pursed her lips. "Very well. We should still mark it on de map. Maybe come back anoda' time if we ever need moa' supplies."

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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Kali'da set about her usual work tending to the camp to ensure it was as safe as possible for their little band of explorers. "Ya t'ink we are gettin' any betta' at this, Jesari?" she asks the other woman with a laugh. "Oa ya t'ink we jus' been lucky no one seems to have gotten too sick ova'night?"

Of course, her jolly mood was cut short by the lack of food brought in from the hunt. "Rations are runnin' low," she noted solemnly.

The second shipwreck of the day Alexite had also vetoed for exploration, and again Kali'da made no argument other than to say that they ought to mark it on the map should they choose to check it out at a later date.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Kali'da's mood turns for the grim at the news of Hakeem's disappearance.

"Did he say anyt'ing befoa' he left? Was he goin' to hunt? Oa was he jus' gone when ya blinked?" she asked Jask and Gelik.

"We should start lookin' now. No time to waste in de jungle. It can be dangerous togetha', twice as bad alone."

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Jask looks at Kali'da with a worried expression and says: "He said he was going to hunt, yes. He had been hunting for us in the last few days, since you departed and he managed to recover from his sickness. He always returned before noon, and...Well, I've dried my throat from praying, but I fear something bad happened out there".

When Jesari joins the group again, Alexite quickly focus his attention on trying to uncover a trail revealing Hakeem's steps. With the aid of his companions, the ranger has no difficulty to track down Hakeem's path*.

The group follows Hakeem's path for about half an hour, before coming out into a clearing with a cliff on its edge. Hakeem's body lies unconscious at the edge of the cliff. A group of 4 flying creatures are flying around Hakeem's body.

"Dimorphodons!", shouts Sasha, "We must drive them off from Hakeem's body, otherwise they'll poison him!". The red-headed girl darts towards the creatures, a fiery expression painted on her face as she exctracts her cutlass.

The dimorphodons are fast and reactive, and they're able to strike first. They immediately focus their attention on you. The creatures fly up in the air before suddenly diving against you.

The first dimorphodon comes at Kali'da, managing to bite her on her neck and injecting her with poison**.

Another dimorphodon attacks Sasha, but it misses its intended target.

A third dimorphodon charges headfirst into Alexite, but again it misses.

The last dimorphodon comes at Sizara, and it's able to bite the elven girl ***.

Sasha is the less reactive among her companions, but when she realizes the situation she manages to swing at the dimorphodon near to her with her cutlass, causing a deep wound to the flying dinosaur under its strange beak.

INITIATIVE ORDER

• Dimorphodons
• Jesari
• Sizara
• Alexite
• Kali'da
• Sasha

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* Assuming Alexite takes 10 on his check and everyone uses the aid another action, you have no difficulty to overcome the Survival check DC to track down Hakeem.

** Kali'da takes 6 points of damage.

** Sizara takes 6 points of damage.

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Roll20 map updated!

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Sizara growled in rage when she was attacked by the dinosaurs.

"Why you!?"

She struck with her Longsword at the nearest dimorphodon.

Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

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Date - Erastus 2nd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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Once everything in the camp had settled down and her companions looked ready to retire for the night, Jesari slides up to Alexite, leaning in close to whisper to him. "Thank you...for everything. I don't know where we'd be without you." Her head turned away briefly, scanning around the camp as she looked to steer the conversation toward what was actually on her mind. "Look...I have a feeling you know why Aerys wants those berries. Just...keep it a secret and let me handle it, please? She's a very proud woman and I'd like to avoid embarrassing her by letting her secret get out to anyone else. I don't think she would handle the idea of everyone knowing her problems very well."

The ranger's smiles suddenly turns into a grimace as he touches his arm where there felt like there was the tip of a thorn embedded in his flesh. "No need to thank me. It is I that should apologize for making you swim when you weren't comfortable. And it was all for nothing. We'll stick to the task at hand from now on which is to get off this island."

He then adds as an after thought, "I'm not sure that I do know what is going on with Aerys. But if she has a problem, I wouldn't be telling everyone in any case. I really wish for everyone to start working together towards a common goal."

Alexite was momentarily undecided. he wanted to go and help Hakeem but the flying dinosaurs were attacking. In the end, barely dodging a flying creature made up his mind.

He tried to recall what Sasha said about these animals. He remembered that they were poisonous but were they territorial? Would they attack if they backed of? They certainly wouldn't be hunting a human?

He yelled at Sasha, "Sasha, are these like your Yellowing? Can we get them to stop attacking?"

knowledge nature (?): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
If Alexite determines (or Sasha tells him) that they can avoid being attacked (backing of, offering food, something?) then he will do so and tell the rest of team. If he learns nothing then he will attack.

Spear in hand, he waited until the creature came within reach and lunged upwards.

spear to hit: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
spear damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Jesari stood in shock at the sight of Hakeem laying on the ground surrounded by predators. It was only the sudden swooping attacks that snapped her out of it, her grip tightening on her spear as she shifted to the side to give herself more time to concentrate on a spell. With a few swipes of her hand the spell was cast, hopefully with more success than she had against the last angry lizard she ran across.

Casting charm person on the one in front of Kali'da and alerting her if it works out.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Dawn
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"Something tells me we're lost, but with this constant rain, I don't think Alexite and Jesari would be happy to be informed of that fact. Still it's good to let the rains rinse us off."

Sizara follows the group holding her tongue.

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Noon
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Sizara nodded in agreement with Alexite and Jesari.

"I agree. After our last swimming incident, it would be best to wait and come back. Besides, like Kali'da said we can always mark it on our map and investigate it again."

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Date - Erastus 3rd 4710 AR
Time - Evening
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"Well, looks like this hunt didn't go as well as I had hoped," Sizara told Sasha.

"So, Sasha, I've been meaning to ask, what do you think of living in the jungle? Not here, but in the Mwangi Expanse? Just curious. I've been talking about myself and the spirits and well, I apologize for being selfish and not letting you get a say in the conversation. So, I'm going to shut up now and let you talk."

Sizara smiled, awaiting to hear Sasha talk.

Upon finding another shipwreck and agreeing that the best approach was to mark it on the map and come back to it later, Sizara was starting to worry nodding in agreement with Jesari.

"It does seem so, Jesari. And it worries me greatly."

Sizara wanted to remind everyone that this island was indeed haunted after seeing the strange sight she saw several nights ago, but upon seeing Jesari start to shiver, probably from fear, Sizara closed her mouth and patted the human on the shoulder, hoping to comfort her.

"Don't worry Jesari. We've made it this far, so the only thing to do is swallow our fears and keep moving forward."

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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"What!? He's gone missing!? Oh this isn't good. We best find him and quickly."[/b]

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Apologies for the late reply. Got busy today!

Kali'da quickly steps around to the side of the creature, cursing the pain of having it jab her. She gives the odd looking thing a smack with her staff in return.

"Is he breathin'?" she calls out to the others who may have a better view.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 1st
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Kali'da, Alexite and Sasha are able to hit their targets, while Sizara misses.

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In the meantime, Sasha quickly tries to answer Alexite's question while defending herself from the dangerous creature: "They're docile when they're still young, but these are adult dimorphodons and we've invaded their territory. We need to fight!"

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Seems like Jesari's spell didn't achieve its intended goal: the dimorphodon is still aggressive, and is now focusing his rage against Kali'da again.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 2nd
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The dimorphodons continue their attack. Alexite and Sasha proves reactive enough to deflect or avoid their bites, but Kali'da and Sizara get hit again *. The dimorphodon in front of Kali'da manage to hit the girl with its razor-sharp teeth, knocking the girl unconscious and with a bleeding wound opened on her neck.

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Seein Kali'da going down, Sasha screams: "Someone help her! Let's fight together or we won't get out of here alive!". One moment after the girl swings at the dimorphodon in front of her with her cutlass, extracting a dagger in the process while she nimbly spins in whirling attack. "Move back, Alexite!", she shouts.

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* Both Sizara and Kali'da takes 7 points of damage. Kali'da should be knocked unconscious by this second attack, and from the next round on she should be making Constitution checks to stabilize herself.

@Alexite: With that result I can't tell you much more about these creatures.

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Please folks keep your vital stats updated.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Kali'da goes down like a sack of potatoes at the second attack from the creature. She keeps bleeding out.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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With Kali'da down, a flash of panic crossed Jesari's face. The sorceress let out a steadying breath and held a single hand out toward where Kali'da had fallen, preparing her next spell. It was a spell she had held off on using up until now out of fear of catching one of her allies in it but with Kali'da brought down by the creatures, she likely wouldn't even know what had happened. With a single word, a stream of painfully bright and mesmerizing colors flowed out from her hand, washing over the fallen priestess and two of the dinosaurs.

Casting color spray. I drew on the map where I want to cast it. Hopefully you can see it. Not sure how color spray works on unconscious people but I'm sure Kali'da will be fine even if it does work on her. On the bright side, you probably won't even notice if it does.

The ranger frowned at the bad news and yelled back, "Fight it is then. Let's kill these one at a time. Concentrate on one target until it no longer moves!"

Alexite then moved slightly to have a little dino between him and Sasha and lunged with his spear.

5' step to flank
spear to hit: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

A rage consumed Sizara attacked with her sword, hoping to take down several enemies before they could overwhelm.

Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Longsword Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 2nd
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With their combined efforts, Alexite and Sasha are able to take down one of the dimorphodons, while Sizara strikes a mighty blow against another dimorphodon, tearing the creature's left wing and knocking it on the floor, unconscious.

In the meantine Jesari uses her color spray spell for the first time. One of the dimorphodon abruptly falls unconcious, istantly collapsing to the ground; the other, however, is able to resist Jesari's spell and quickly charges Jesari.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 3rd
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Resorting to an unsuspecting agility, Jesari nimbly avoids the dimorphodon who charged her.

Seeing the situation turn to their advantage, Sasha shouts fiercely: "Now! Take it down!"

The red-headed girl steps near the creature and attacks it with both her cutlass and dagger, in a show of uncanny prowess.

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Kali'da takes 2 points of damage to her Strenght score while the poison affects her even if unconcious. Her organism reacts quickly to the poison though, wearing it off before it can hurt her too much (Kali'da is cured from the poison now).

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 3rd
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Resorting to an unsuspecting agility, Jesari nimbly avoids the dimorphodon who charged her.

Seeing the situation turn to their advantage, Sasha shouts fiercely: "Now! Take it down!"

The red-headed girl steps near the creature and attacks it with both her cutlass and dagger, in a show of uncanny prowess.

"Aye! Good hit. And let's make sure the others that aren't flying are dead for good."

The ranger waited for the creature to come close again and once more tried to impale it on his spear...

spear, 2H: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

...but his weapon wasn't even near the flying creature.

With one dimorphodon dealt with, Jesari gives a small pleased smile before dodging out of the way of the second more out of instinct and sheer luck rather than skill. Jesari does just as Sasha commands and squares up with both hands on her weapon, thrusting the spear down toward the remaining dinosaur.

Attack: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14
Damage: 1d8 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

After the last enemy had fallen, Sizara was bleeding badly as her rage slowly faded.

She looked at Hakeem. "Is he..."

She feared to finish the sentence worry, concern, and regret written all over the elf's face.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
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Although the bleeding seems to have slowed, Kali'da still isn't looking to swell. And that's aside from being unconscious on the ground!

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 3rd
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Although Sasha is able to hit the last dimorphodon still conscious, Alexite's blow is inaccurate and fails to hit the creature. Jesari manages to hit the creature, but the sorceress has not the strenght to tear down the creature.

In the meantime, Sizara stays where she is, inexplicably standing at Hakeem's unconcious body while her rage wears off.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 4th
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The dimorphodon gets one last chance to wound their enemies, and does so with blind rage, biting Alexite on his arm. The creatures' teeth plunge into the ranger's limb, causing a deep wound.

"Are you alright?!", screams Sasha to Alexite, worry written all over her face. "Come on, Alexite, one last try! Let's flank it! Die!", roars the girl before moving behind the creature, waiting for Alexite to move too before attacking.

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Sizara, I don't know why you haven't attacked the dimorphodon last turn. Your rage, however, has been ended and as a consequence you're now fatigued. Even if your companions had managed to kill the creature, still you had to act in your initiative order, and as such you wouldn't know the results of Alexite's and Sasha's attacks.

Alexite takes 8 points of damage.

Sorry about that. Thought we had destroyed all the enemies. Miscounted.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 4th
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The dimorphodon gets one last chance to wound their enemies, and does so with blind rage, biting Alexite on his arm. The creatures' teeth plunge into the ranger's limb, causing a deep wound.

"Are you alright?!", screams Sasha to Alexite, worry written all over her face. "Come on, Alexite, one last try! Let's flank it! Die!", roars the girl before moving behind the creature, waiting for Alexite to move too before attacking.

The wound was deep and Alexite bled profusely from the serrated teeth of the flying dino, Alexite searched for the animal. Seeing the elven barbarian leaning over Hakeem made him react. In a voice eerily similar to a drill sergeant, the ranger turned to her, "Sizara, enemies still attack. Get over here now!"

He then moved in to place with Sasha and lunged once more at the flying creature. But his weakened strike once more failed to connect with the dino.

spear to hit, 2H, flanking: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8

Sizara came out of her shock and charge at the nearest enemy.

charge attack:: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Charge damage:: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Since I'm having to watch my data I can't double check how fatigue affects charge attacks. And I'm on my break at work so can't check the rule book on my laptop until I get off at 7:30 pm est. sorry about that.

Jesari grit her teeth and thrust forward once again, hoping to put the last of these dinosaurs down so that the wounded could get the attention they needed. She could only hope and pray that it wasn't too late to save Hakeem.

Attack: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4
Damage: 1d8 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 4th
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Sasha and Alexite flanks the last flying dimorphodon, and although Alexite's strike misses its target, Sasha is able to hit the creature and open a deep wound in its neck. In the meantime, Jesari isn't able to hit the creature again and Sizara's charge proves ineffective: the elf's strike is inaccurate due to her weariness.

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Date - Erastus 4th 4710 AR
Time - Afternoon
Round - 5th
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The dimorphodon, wounded and bleeding, makes its last attack before collapsing to the floor. The creature tries to bite Alexite again, but it's too weary to be able to actually hit the ranger. After the attack, the dimorphodon tiredly collapses to the floor.

Combat is over!

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Kali'da is still unconcious and loosing blood from her open wound. Hakeem's conditions are still to be verified. Also, two of the dimorphodons were not actually killed: one of them is collapsed due to Jesari's spell and still needs to be delivered the final blow, while the other is at 0 hp he needs a final blow too.

XP added to your tracking sheet.

When the last dimorphodon goes down, Sasha dries her forehead covered in sweat. Still wheezing, the girl looks at Alexite and says: "Alexite, is that a healing potion you got there?". Once the rangers answers, and if the answer is affirmative, Sasha goes on: "Please, lend me it."

If Alexite gives the potion to Sasha, the red-haired girl darts towards Kali'da and pours the potion in her mouth. "Come on Kali'da, resist!". Then, still leaning over Kali'da, Sasha whispers to her companions: "The potion should soon bring her back to us...or at least stop the bleeding".

Once a few seconds are passed, Sasha states: "She won't die. Her conditions are stable now, but we need to get her back to the camp. Jask will know what to do".

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If you approach Hakeem's body hoping to find out more about his conditions, please roll a Heal check. If your result is lower than 10, your PCs is not sure if Hakeem is dead or if there's still hope to save him.

If someone has gone checking Hakeem's conditions, Sasha, staying with Kali'da, will ask: "How is Hakeem doing?".

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Kali'da recovers 3 points of damage and is stabilized.

Panting heavily from the exertion and loss of blood, the ranger goes about killing the remaining dinos. He carefully placed his spear point near their heart and put his weight behind the weapon. It pained the ranger to have to kill them but gave him some form of satisfaction, especially after one of them tore a deep gash in his arm.

He gave the potion to Sasha, "Take care of her and I'll go see about Hakeem but watch out, there may be more flying 'Yellowings'."
heal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Alexite slowly closed Hakeem's eyes and sighed, "Our friend has died, probably from the dino's bites. Which reminds me that I need to make sure mine is not infected or worse."

assuming Kali'da is able to walk

The ranger asked the elven woman, "Sizara, I need your help getting Hakeem back to camp. We can't leave him here."

He now noticed that he was the only living male in the group. Glad to have such resourceful ladies, he asked, "Everyone OK? Can we get back now?"

The news of Hakeem's death leaves Sasha speachless, a sorrow expression written all over her face. "Let's get back to the camp then. Jesari, help me to carry Kali'da please".

Sizara, shocked at the news of Hakeem's death, helps out Alexite getting Hakeem back to the camp.

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Once you reach the main camp, everyone is shocked at the news of Hakeem's death. All the survivors express their sorrow, staying silent with a painful expression painted on their faces.

During the afternoon, Jask gives Hakeem a proper funeral. All of the survivors attend to it, with a somber expression written on their faces. "May the Gods of your ancestors take your soul to a better place, my friend" are the Jask's last words as Hakeem's body is burned in a funeral pyre.

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During the evening, Alexite shares with the group his idea to move the camp to the campsite location found during the exploration. No one in the group object. A decision is quickly taken: the group will be traveling to the location found by the exploring party starting from tomorrow at dawn.

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Jask used multiple channel energy to heal you before the funeral. You can assume your PC is now fully healed and back to his/her maximum hit points. Kali'da is now conscious and fully healed too.

Hakeem had a bag containing food for the group, and I'll suppose you're going to eat them to save some rations.

You're free to take what you want from Hakeem's equipment before his body gets burned in the funeral.

If you want to roleplay a bit, feel free to do so. You have to excuse me if I "skip" this part, but I want to keep things moving and happening.

Back at the camp, Jesari was sitting by herself on a fallen tree, her head resting in one hand while she absently held onto her flute with the other. She had been like this for awhile, alternating between playing a few sorrowful tunes and quietly staring into the distance contemplating her situation. Death seemed to always be lingering over everyone's head but Hakeem's passing made it feel far too real. Jesari didn't want to die - not on this island anyway - and the comforting sound of music was but a momentary reprieve from her grim thoughts; her fingers would eventually come to move on their own from the years of practice, leaving her mind to wander down dark roads once again. Thinking was the last thing she needed to be doing right now.

Jesari approached Aerys after Jask's impromptu funeral, holding the captain's hat between fidgeting hands. "I wanted this to be a surprise but..." Jesari shrugs and offers an unenthusiastic smile to the half-elf. "Well, anyway...I thought you would like it. A captain's hat for the future captain."