GM Niles' 5E Experiment (Inactive)

Game Master nilesr

Such is Iomadae's will - the mine has waited this long. It can wait a while longer - tell us more Daran, how do we get to this place?

Just waiting for Andrei and Morgran to come and tell us about of next adventure, as I assume we are not with them when this elf approaches them. I suspect Lyle and I are still trying out the spider slippers at the Inn?

Figured we're all together just specified Andrei as Cleric talking to Paladin about undead. Not intending to leave anyone else out of the decision.

Andrei gathers the team.

Seems we have a zombie infestation - some place called Old Owl well. Are you up for it?

Oh, I thought they talked to you outside as you were returning from the dwarf..no problem!!

Standing on the roof, Duncan turns and smiles.

"Sure, lets do it!"

"Horrible undead? Sure! What could be more fun than having my liver eaten?" smirks Lyle.

"Ach but the tales ye'll be able to spin afterwards!" Morgran replies with a grin.

Ready when you guys are, at work so will be a while before I can reply any more

ACK! I just noticed that Andrei posted a question and I didn't respond. I think I got confused by his next post.

Daran fills you in that the Undead were spotted near a set of ruins known as Old Owl Well, some 60 miles away. It's near another abandoned hamlet known as Conyberry. Old Owl well is close to a hilly area known as the Wyvern Tor.

I guess we stay the night and purchase supplies the next day and head off to Old Owl Well...anything else?

Actually we should buy holy water and healing potions - we have the gold - treasure list is on the discussion page. Do we have any potions of healing that we have found?

Sound idea, may still have some healing potions left but I think they have largely been put to use as we found them or shortly afterwards. At least as I remember them being found.

"At best we could be there in 2 days but Torag knows we wouldn't see any ambushes coming at that pace. A better pace would be 3-4 days depending on how much noise we wish to make along the way. Perhaps this Conyberry would be along the same lines as the direction Gundren needs to go, we could kill two birds with one stone as it were."

Andrei buys a potion of healing and a vial of holy water

Sorry for my absence. Soccer tournament for my daughter and some minor construction on my home combined with Fallout 4 conspired to keep me away. I'll update once Duncan and Lyle decide if they wanna purchase things, or Monday morning whichever comes first.

Lyle does some shopping in town in between composing his new epic to describe the fall of the mercenary band. He picks up a flask of holy water for himself, as well as a light mace.

Duncan (25shuriken*5cp)/2=62.5cp=6.3sp

Morgran will pick up a flask of holy water as they shop in town for the night, readying his pack for the extended trip picking up rations for a week as well.

7 days of rations 5sp/ea = 3.5gp
crafted Battleaxe 5gp
crafted shuriken 6.3sp
grappling hook - 2gp
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total 11.13gp spent rounded up to 12gp.

The party heads towards the Old Owl Well, a map was drawn for them by a helpful townsperson. The travel is easy along the Phandalin Road and then the Triboar Trail. 1d20 ⇒ 20 1d12 ⇒ 9 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Travel is easy until late in the day, the sun begins to set and just as you cross a slight rise in the road you are partially blinded by the setting sun, three orcs use this opportunity to ambush the party!

Theatre of the mind for this fight. The Orcs are on either side of the road 1 on the left, 2 on the right

Surprise!
Orc 1 hurls a Javelin at Lyle 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 hit 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Orc 2 hurls a Javelin at Andrei 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 hit 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Orc 3 hurls a Javelin at Morgran 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 hit 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Round 1
Morgran
Duncan
Orcs
Andrei
Lyle

Morgran and Duncan are up, the Orcs are 30' away from the party

Moving swiftly towards the orcs, Duncan attacks the nearest with foot and sword (Orc #1)

Attack-sword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Attack-unarmed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Javelin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Morgran returns the favor, throwing one of his own javelins back at the orc who had attacked him. Moving away from the group so that a single attack would not be able to target them all.

"AUUUGHHH!"

Lyle screams as he is hit by the javelin. He quickly rushes up to 5' away from the left orc, taunting it.

Vicious Mockery: 1d4 ⇒ 1

[OOC]Vicious mockery. 13 Wis save or disadvantage on next attack. [/]

Orc 1 -4 melee with Duncan right of road
Orc 2 -6 melee with Lyle on road
Orc 3 melee with Andrei on road

Round 1
Morgran hurls a javelin back at an orc, hitting for 6!
Duncan moves up and punches an orc in the face.
Orcs
1 attacks Duncan 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 hit for 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
2 charges at Lyle 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 missing
3 charges at Andrei 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 missing
Andrei
Lyle

Round 2
Morgran
Duncan
Orcs
Andrei
Lyle

Good guys are up, Lyle might wanna reconsider provoking through movement. You can cast in melee if you like.

Morgran eyes the orc facing Lyle "Before Torag's servant FLEE! "

With the word "Flee" Morgran cast Command at the Orc. DC13 wisdom to save or he runs for his life

Lyle gets ready to swing at the orc in front of him, but waits to see the results of Morgran's spell.

Duncan again unleashes on the orc with his sword and fists.

Attack-sword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Attack-unarmed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Orc 1 -8 melee with Duncan right of road
Orc 2 -6 melee with Lyle on road
Orc 3 melee with Andrei on road

Andrei *waiting on actions
Lyle holding till after Morgran

Round 2
Morgran casts a spell and 1d20 ⇒ 17 the orc resists his magic
Duncan kicks an orc for 4!
Orcs
Andrei
Lyle

Waiting on Andrei and Lyle

Andrei attacks his orc.

Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 for 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 damage.

Sighing, Lyle quickly rants at the orc in front of him, stabbing out.

"Oi you walking pustule, get a load of this!"

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

If the orc survives, Lyle will use cutting words to give the orc -1d6 on its next attack as a swift action.

Orc 1 -8 melee with Duncan right of road
Orc 2 -13 melee with Lyle on road
Orc 3 -13 melee with Andrei on road

Andrei hacks the Orc in front of him, giving him a severe wound

Round 2
Morgran casts a spell and 1d20 ⇒ 17 the orc resists his magic
Lyle stabs his Orc and then taunts him with magic! No such thing as swift actions, only bonus or immediate or actions
Duncan kicks an orc for 4!
Orcs
1 attacks Duncan 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 missing
2 attacks Lyle 1d20 + 5 - 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 5 - (4) = 5 missing
3 attacks Andrei 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 missing
Andrei
Lyle

Round 3
Morgran
Duncan
Orcs
Andrei
Lyle

good guys are up

Battleaxe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Morgran continues towards the orc
"You really should have run when you had the chance." Swinging his axe in a two handed baseball swing.

Dmg: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 "Hmm perhaps I should have sharpened this a little more."

Andrei fences with the Orc briefly before launching a countering attack.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 for 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Duncan again attacks the orc before him.

Attack-sword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Attack-unarmed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Orc 1 -23 dead
Orc 2 -17 dead
Orc 3 -25 dead

Andrei stabs his Orc in the heart slaying it.
Lyle stabs the Orc fighting Duncan in retroactive initiative magic 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 it falls over dead.

Round 3
Morgran hits the Orc attacking Lyle killing it.
Duncan strikes the orc with his sword, it is severely wounded.
Orcs
Andrei
Lyle

Combat Over everyone gets 300/4= 75xp

The Orcs carried 3d10 ⇒ (2, 9, 8) = 19 coins worth of GP as well as greataxes, javelins and smelly hide armor.

After looting, Lyle winces as he looks over his wound before looking plaintively to the group.

"I'm unused to being stabbed like this. Anyone have any healing?"

Here my friend

Lay on Hands 5hps (not sure how much you need - your HP status shows full HPs)

Before you do that Andrei, let me use my healing kit on him...it will save you having to use your laying of hands

Healing kit on Lyle: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 3 = 13

Healing Kit on Duncan: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 3 = 11

Morgran for the moment ignore the small gash leftb by the javelin wrapping a cloth strip around it to staunch any bleeding preferring to move on an find a safe place to hole up for the night

survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

However the constant itch and later burn as the adrenalin of the fight wears off conspire to make him completely oblivious to and good spots.

"Morgran let me take a look at that wound. The last thing you want is for it to get infected!"

Sorry about that Morgran...completely missed that you got hit!

Healing Kit on Morgran: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 3 = 9

The little halfling grins his thanks to Duncan as his wound is bound. After carefully counting out and passing the money looted from the bodies, he looks to everyone else.

"So, anything left with this lot? Or onwards?"

onwards!

Unless anyone needs to rest, I agree Lyle.

Only mentioned finding somewhere to set up camp because Niles mentioned was late in the day when the ambush occurred. Didn't figured we planned to walk through the night

"Thank you Duncan, I'll take the last watch tonight when we set up camp"

"I think we can all use a good sleep tonight, but lets move away from these bodies first...no telling what wildlife they will draw!"

Lets travel for about another hour, then set up camp...sound good?

The party finds a campsite with the help of Morgran, who's stayed out of doors before, or so he says.

Turns out their site is directly in a hollow that nearby deer use to mate and your night is spent waking up to various unpleasant sounds.

Con Save DC10 or suffer one level of fatigue

1d20 ⇒ 6

The night goes by otherwise uneventfully.

Proceeding forward the next day, the party continues on the Triboar Trail for several more hours 1d20 ⇒ 7 until they head South towards the Old Owl Well.

As you crest a low ridge, you spy the crumbling ruins of an old watchtower standing amid the rugged hills. The place is so old that the walls are mounds of rubble enclosing a courtyard of sorts, adjacent to the broken stump of an old tower. A colorful tent has been set up in the courtyard, but no one is in sight.

Con Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Upon Awaking...

"Ah, what a wonderful spot...slept like a rock! Good location Morgran!"

Later...

"What is that smell? It seems to be coming from that ruined tower!"

Con Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Lyle groans as he wakes up.

"I had the weirdest dream about being chased by a randy buck. Ugh. Well, could be worse. Who wants breakfast?!"

con save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 figures - so I'm level 2 again? or suffer the effects of fatigue as listed in Pathfinder. couldn't find fatigue in the Player PDF for D&D

Morgran gets up for his watch complaining all the while in Dwarven and wanting nothing more than to return to his bedroll. With heavy eyes he packs his gear and begins the march towards their destination. Seeing the carnival like tent in the courtyard he remarks "Strange place to set up a carnival, and something is all too sickly sweet around here for my liking."

1 Level of fatigue means you are at disadvantage on ability checks

I've had bettle nights sleep thats for sure. Lets be careful - we have to scout out the area. That smell is ominous.

Morgran slows a bit allowing those more stealthy than he to move forward on scouting duties, meanwhile readying his shield and weapons, albeit keeping his main hand free for the moment. Should the bad feeling about this place be unwarranted.

"Agreed"

"Shall we check out that tent?"

Duncan quietly moves forward to scout the area out.

Stealth: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"Lets."

Lyle draws his rapier, and creeps alongside Duncan towards the tent.

Stealth: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Duncan and Lyle stalk forward and they see a dozen undead milling around in the ruins of the tower. They peer into the tent to spot a man with his back turned sitting at a desk. The man is mumbling to himself and seems engrossed in some task...