GM icehawk's wrath of the rightious

Game Master icehawk333

I suppose we're just a bunch of brilliant people, shining examples of heroes. :D

oi! I resent that remark! You want me to lose my powers? =^^=

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the dancing lights dart around near the spider, but it doesn't respond. As people draw closer, there's a soft noise.

the drow hobbles along, staying close to azlana. The elf decides to insist that
"you should check and see if it's alive, if it isn't moving."
unaware that's already what's going on. Horgus...
"ugh. It's so big and nasty."

Azlana gives some arrows to Anvina, and makes sure she is going to be okay, and then they proceed to follow the others (Azlana's halo still giving off light).

When Azlana sees the spider she prepares to shoot it, but then sees that it isn't moving, and hears Lina ask if it is dead, so she waits.

how many arrows are you giving her?

Perception Xexik: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Perception Horror: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Both Xexik and the Horror stop

"You k!now what to do..." he points to the spider, then he looks at those behind him "Stay back!"

With that, the Horror's arms reach out, freakishly long, and his claw tears at the spider

how many arrows are you giving her?

Um... 20? 30? How many does she want? Let's say 20 for now, and I'll give her more if she starts getting low.

DM wrote:

how many arrows are you giving her?

Um... 20? 30? How many does she want? Let's say 20 for now, and I'll give her more if she starts getting low.

the drow goes wide eyed and happily accepts the arrows.

is it still wriggling?

is it still wriggling?

yep.

"Open it" he instructs. With that the Horror tries to claw the wriggling belly open

Azlana walks forward and bends down to shine her light into the spider. What is in there?

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

out of the tear bursts two huge, writhing maggots, that get ready to start eating the new flesh they've found.
roll initative
init: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10
init: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

anyone who rolls higher then a 10 can go.

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
what about those of us who get exactly 10

the elf startles at the noise. "what's going on?" the drow draws her bow, and gets ready to fire. horgus reels back. "disgusting!" as he retreats backwards a bit.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
readying an action to fire if one of the insects tries to attack.
hanna, roll a 1d2. on a one, you go after, on a 2, you go before.

"Ugh!" Haruto exclaims.

He murmurs a quick incantation while tracing a star in the air, calling on the magic in his blood. A silvery bolt of energy lances out from his outstretched finder and strikes one of the maggots.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

1d2 ⇒ 2

know (religion/arcana) to identify: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
charge to hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Hanna tries to figure out what the creatures are before shrugging and charging the same one that Foxy shot with his spell, trying to finish it off quickly, one of her scarves unravel from around her slightly and she slings the edge towards the monster bug, drying to slice into it with the bladed edge using all of the momentum of her rapid approach

Reminder, if the bug move closer, my Horror has reach

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Holy crap, a lot of low rolls this time.

the maggot that came out first flinches at the magic missle then gets vut and writhes on the ground, bleeding out hemolymph, leaving only the slower bug. and with the higher initative maggot dead, the rest of the party can act.

Claw 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Claw 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Bleed: 1d6 ⇒ 3

His standing orders remain as the Horror lays into the last of the maggots

In one swift motion Lina draws her starknife and lunges at the maggot, driving the blade in deep.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

the second maggot is utterly eviscerated, the bugs disposed of without so much as a scratch.
"what's going on!?" demands the elf.

Don't worry. We're just taking care of some vermin. We'll get moving soon says Azlana stepping back after being unneeded in the brief skirmish. Nothing to worry about.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

"what's going on is there was a bug monster. Operative word "was". You're welcome" she says before looking around, seeing if the noise attracted any other unwelcome guests. perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"what athority do you have to tell me when we-"
aravashnial starts. anvina looks between azlana and aravashinal, and offers, "i can explain what's going on for you and stay near, so you can understand what they're doing." she interrupts the ranting elf, who pauses a moment. aravashnial starts to day something, but she says "... which I can do thanks to azlana's generous healing." she turns and looks at azlana a bit and smiles, doing her best to back her up in the eyes of the ornery elf.

horgus just groans and plugs his nose. "someone should do something about that smell." horgus complains.

Lothar looks around, finally taking stock of his surroundings. "If everybody can, we should move. We will need to find a way out of here and find out what happened, but unless it is actually important, silence will be our best option until we can get safe location. If one of you can keep the lights above and ahead of me, I can take point. Or if any of you are more comfortable in the dark," here Lothar gives an obvious stare at Xexik and his companion, "I can pretend to be point and you can take the real lead. As the elf mentioned, those injured or less physically-inclined should group together and let us act as primary targets for whatever we might find."

Hanna nods at the words of the surprisingly diplomatic barbarian while she casts prestidigitation, intending to neutralize the smell, in order to shut up the whiny noblemen

the elf seems to light up a bit.

Hanna nods at the words of the surprisingly diplomatic barbarian while she casts prestidigitation, intending to neutralize the smell, in order to shut up the whiny elf

It's that 17 Charisma. Not too bright outside of his ummm... focus, but he has his points. (I'm also considering swapping my intimidate point for diplo to keep it IC, if you don't have a problem with that Icehawk. Wanted to do it before it actually comes into play.)

Sense Motive: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 please don't make it Good, he is unaware of the insecurities of those he needs to protect

"I shall stay with you, while it goes ahead of us" he motions with his head to the front, as the Horror takes up a position about 15ft ahead of Lothar

sense motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Lina cleans her blade. She goes to Horgus and bows slightly. "I'm sorry, I did not introduce myself. Lina Weaver, I'm a crusader. I understand that this may all be difficult for a man of your stature, but I swear that I will do everything I can to get you, and everyone else here back to the surface, milord."

We're gonna get nowhere fast if he won't stop complaining about everything, is what she's thinking, but pushes down her disdain. She retrieves her dagger and offers it to Horgus. "I pray you won't need this, but as they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

horgus looks at the dagger a moment, then up to lina. "it... will have to do. I can promise all of you a reward if you can get me out of here alive.

Xexik, sighs, he hoped he could avoid using this, but everyone here seems to have some sort of problem with the dark. He couldn't see in the dark, no, but he had other senses that has helped him in his life. But now, well. Things have changed quickly. Adapt to your situation he was taught.

He puts a claw in his pocked and pulls out a necklace of some sort, he closes his eyes a bit, and suddenly the crystal begins to glow an eerie green and purple glow, he then puts it around his neck

"Now there is plenty of light to go around"

Prismatic Crystal, when held/worn by a psionic creature, it sheds light like a torch

"I can stay back with you, too," Haruto offers to Aravashnial. "I'm not any good in melee, and most of my magic works at a range."

Azlana follows Lothar.

Lina nods respectfully, then goes to Hanna and shows her one of the silver scales. "I found a few of these over in the rubble. You seem to have a talent for magic, do you know anything about dragon scales?"

Hanna's eyes sparkle "I know a fair bit about dragons, I'd be happy to examine them a bit she casts detect magic and looks them over (provided they are given up)
know(arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
know (religion (worshiper of Apsu)): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Aravahnial nods. "that would be for the best." he says to ueto.
The scales, upon being handled again, impart a sense of great sadness. Thier abilities suddenly become immidatly clear- two of them provide a spell called cloudwalking, that functions very similarly to levitate, but creating a billowing pillar below the user, one of them provides a spell of alter self, another provides resist elements (cold or electricity), and the last three provide align weapon, but only to lawful or good. None of these effects work if more then one scale is held by the same creature. All of the scales work three times a day.

the drow does her best to keep her and aravahnial close behind azlana.
the two are only capable of 15 feet of movement a round- unless they are left behind, this means that walking speed is likely only 15 feet a round.
anvina looks to azlana again.
"Thank you again."
she turns to Lina, and whispers something to her, before turning to aravahnial again.
"What do you think about staying behind azlana?
the elf considers a moment.

"huh, they seem to be enchanted.... I'm not a psychic but even I can feel the emotion just suffusing these things....." she goes quiet for a bit, possibly to collect herself. a dragon doesn't show weakness she thinks to herself before continuing there's enough magic in them though that they can act as scrolls but reusable.... two cloudwalks, one alter self, one resist energy and three align weapon..... for some reason they have that annoying magic resonance thing that keeps you from using more than like, two magic rings, so we should split them up. I'll take the cloud walk or resist energy. I'm not picky which one"

Azlana will slow down and stay with Anvina and Aravahnial, still following the party, but at a pace that the drow and the elf can maintain.

"there are two paths ahead, one to the left and one to the right. What one are we taking?" aravahnial pauses. "we should take the left one." he more or less commands, continuing to try and control the group.

So, here we are.

Those who are getting in, please post here, and I'll pm you about your blessing, ire, or item, and work out what to do with them.

I am very happy to be here (and mildly frustrated at the lack of variety in expression on the avatar's faces)

Greetings everyone! This dreamer is ready for some wild times. :D

Looking forward to it. :)

Heyo, ready to go =D Anything to know about Desna's Paladin code?

Let's get ready to RUUUUUUUUMBLEEEEEEEEEE!

Seth here. Found a profile with similar name =^^=

and that's finally everyone!

Game will start as soon as I have all the items, blessing and ire sorted out!

Lina and Lothar. I think we will have very interesting conversations

Making it clear-

Paladins do not have the "cannot work with evil" rule in this game.

As gestalt it would make sense.
Still. Very interesting conversations ahead

To say the least. Oh, I just looked at the Dread Vanguard archetype, it's the evil counterpart to the Warrior of the Holy Light. That's kinda funny.

Indeed :)

But an ally is an ally =^^=

Heyo, ready to go =D Anything to know about Desna's Paladin code?

Desna doesn't traditionally *have* a paladin code--as a Chaotic Good deity Lawful Good is too far from her alignment for her to have paladins in 'official' Golarion.

Given her themes, though, I'd imagine it would be something about being a light in dark places, fighting evils no others dare to face, refusing to turn a blind eye where others just turn away from evil, that sort of thing.

That makes sense Uerto

Anyone want to collaborate a bit on backstories?

It'd be fun to have some past interactions with others. Haruto is new to the area, having come across the Crown of the World from Tian Xia only a few months back, so if anyone is the type to be nice to the new guy in town that might be how you met him. He's also about as Desnan as it's possible to be, so he and Lina (or maybe even Lothar) may well have met due to their shared faith.

Im not the best one to be all friendly with folks :P

he literally has a Horror following him about. but if someone has an idea on how to link stories, sure :)

What could be fun is if someone has crossed swords with him in the past or sword x claws?

Harannra'Prexijandilin would be someone who'd enjoy showing people around town
Just a warning though, she's an unrepentant tease

Sounds fun. :) How do we want to do this? Collaborate on a little scene in a Google Doc? Just say "They've met and here's roughly how it happened"?

He's also about as Desnan as it's possible to be, so he and Lina (or maybe even Lothar) may well have met due to their shared faith.

I did leave my story fairly open as to when I arrived in/near Mendev, but I was aiming for Nerosyan to start rather than Kenabres because the location makes more sense from an IC standpoint - going south around the Worldwound on the way to Nerosyan rather than probably triple the distance to go north around it in order to get to Kenabres. If you joined the Crusades in Nerosyan and then went north to Kenabres, then it would be easy enough to say that we met for a few days before you left but as I was going through whatever vetting process the Crusaders might have.

Unless Icehawk has a preferred starting location in mind for us all?

Anyone who wants to have met before the events of the game, feel free to roleplay it in the gameplay thread, now open.

Don't worry about meeting all the other chsrecters, you'll all meet at a festival of sorts in town when the game starts.

I've still got a fair bit of work to do on my end with the special things for the remaining players.

Sounds fun. :) How do we want to do this? Collaborate on a little scene in a Google Doc? Just say "They've met and here's roughly how it happened"?

I'm good with either one

Don't worry about meeting all the other chsrecters, you'll all meet at a festival of sorts in town when the game starts.

Which town?

Kenabres, meeting for the festival of armasse.

My thought was that Lina has lived in Kenabres all her life, so she could have met anyone else at some point.

Alright. I'll add another paragraph to my story tonight when I get home from work since my lunch is about to end. Something to give me a reason for having left Nerosyan and ending up in Kenabres. Ueto, maybe we ended up travelling together on the way north, or did you go straight to Kenabres?

Lina, Azlana has lived here all her life too... we might have met in school?

Sadly, I need to sleep.

The proper start to the game will have to wait.

I've got most of the preparations done, should be able to start tomorrow.

That's fine man
Sleep :)

Lina, Azlana has lived here all her life too... we might have met in school?

I don't know that that would work, besides that Lina was probably educated by the temple, she's also 28 to Azlana's 20. If Azlana matures at the same rate as a human, then they'd actually be close to the same age developmentally, but Lina was raised among humans so she's long out of school. She would be closer to Zade's age, though, maybe she knew him before he was shipped out of Kenabres?

Okay, I made a Google Doc for prologue bits. For simplicity's sake I just left it open for anyone to edit right now. I haven't started anything yet, but I can start any of the ideas people have mentioned if you guys don't want to go first.

She would be closer to Zade's age, though, maybe she knew him before he was shipped out of Kenabres?

Ah, didn't check ages. I like the idea of you knowing Zade though... maybe you were his friend (or more), and I know you because of that, and we are sort of united in that loss, or that hope that he isn't really gone. ... Or you just know me as a little sister of an acquaintance. :)

Okay, I made a Google Doc for prologue bits.

I think DM said we could roleplay prologue stuff in gameplay.

He did, but I'd like to have it not in the main thread so that we can continue it even after campaign start if we're not wrapped up when he's ready.

Ah, didn't check ages. I like the idea of you knowing Zade though... maybe you were his friend (or more), and I know you because of that, and we are sort of united in that loss, or that hope that he isn't really gone. ... Or you just know me as a little sister of an acquaintance. :).

A comrade during training, watching each others' backs, it could have been a long-lasting friendship, but then Zade was sent away, and Lina isn't a respected figure, she's just a grunt to the higher-ups, she doesn't know any more about what happened to Zade than Azlana does...

Almsot ready to open the game fully!

Woooooooo

How about we just say that Haruto met Lothar in Nerosyan but went to Kenabres before him? And Hanna showed Haruto around Kenabres once he arrived? We can fill in other details as needed, but that should be enough to start.

Works for me :)

I guess that I should note that Haruto has, thus far, remained in human form. He's guessing that looking like a two-tailed fox person might not go over well in Mendev, given the hair-trigger response to anything that might be a demon in the region.

I guess I should note that Hanna doesn't wear much clothing except for her scarves and jewelry. Even that is more than her brother tends to wear.
looks kinda like this

A comrade during training, watching each others' backs, it could have been a long-lasting friendship, but then Zade was sent away, and Lina isn't a respected figure, she's just a grunt to the higher-ups, she doesn't know any more about what happened to Zade than Azlana does...

Sounds perfect. :)

Xexik will be weirdest of the lot of you! :P

Followed around by this

Now add like he kinda looks like it's static and glitching out of reality. no rule effect. i just find it thematic for a horror. Moves around jerkingly.

So, like if Bug Catcher James caught Missingno

Gameplay is open.

Sadly, I have to sleep again soon.

... And then go to a dentist's appointment tomorrow.

Secondly!

I may need some technical help to get maps up and running for this game.

Anyone who's willing to help, let me know.

So, like if Bug Catcher James caught Missingno

yes :)

I can probably help if you are using Google slides... not if you are using Roll20 or something.

I'm generally willing to help with technical issues. What were you planning on?

Probobly just trying to get maps into docs.

It'll have to wait for now- I'll leave the party to get aquianted, at the moment.

Feel free to roleplay and have your charecters talk if you wish, I'll get the bigger plot moving tomorrow after I get home and rest.