As the party cleans off, Kappi checks out the door of the wooden building now visible in the thick of the jungle. He hears nothing beyond the doors so, once the group i sready, he opens the door, revealing a corridor with doors on opposite sides beyond.
No no no, Kappi does NOT open the doors.
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Kappi, before checking out this building, can you walk around the outside looking for windows or somesuch?" Davosh casts Guidance on the lad.
Kappi, before checking out this building, can you walk around the outside looking for windows or somesuch?" Davosh casts Guidance on the lad.
The lad nods and slips off, heading to the right.
Perception
Stealth
Thank you for the water, Edward.
Ali shrugs off her armor & puts on the new chainmail while Kappi scouts
No problem.
Kappi, before checking out this building, can you walk around the outside looking for windows or somesuch?" Davosh casts Guidance on the lad.
The lad nods and slips off, heading to the right.
Perception 1d20+15
Stealth 1d20+18
TS, can Kappi get through the brush enough to scout around the corner?
I moved on the map.
As he makes his way to the back of the building he finds that, even though it looks like it goes on, there is a physical barrier to him going further. Perhaps the entire wooded grove area is some sort of an illusion...?
He recalls Davosh mentioning something about this some time back:
The illusions the Hut generates are real enough, my boy, but they are unreal enough as well.
Kappi doesn't think it makes much more sense this time than when first he heard it.
The lad reports back to the group
After giving his scouting report, the lad slips off again to check the next trail head.
Perception
Stealth
Kappi follows the trail, which leads back through the jungle copse and out to the main clearing. He catches sight of a few more decaying cocoons from the moonflowers, but a quick search reveals nothing of value in them.
"Time to go in my boy."
Kappi follows the trail, which leads back through the jungle copse and out to the main clearing. He catches sight of a few more decaying cocoons from the moonflowers, but a quick search reveals nothing of value in them.
The party moves up a little and the Varisian rogue checks out the next area. He slips smoothly and quietly, scanning everything.
Perception
Stealth
Kappi creeps forward along the path into the thick copse of deciduous trees beyond the moonflower jungle.
Kappi can hear a high-pitched voice from the woods beyond the clearing, though he cannot make out the words. The Varisian can see an old grey housecat sitting quietly atop a tree stump, but it does not seem to notice him.
Kappi creeps forward along the path into the thick copse of deciduous trees beyond the moonflower jungle.
** spoiler omitted **
The lad reports back to his party. The kitty cat HAS to be something other than a normal kitty. Lets go talk to it. Kappi leads the party back to the clearing.
The rogue lets the others take point on the cat while he does his best to listen/find/identify the high pitched voice nearby.
Perception BOOM!
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The kitty cat HAS to be something other than a normal kitty. Lets go talk to it.
"the last monster we talked to ate half the party!"
Kappi creeps forward along the path into the thick copse of deciduous trees beyond the moonflower jungle.
** spoiler omitted **
The lad reports back to his party. The kitty cat HAS to be something other than a normal kitty. Lets go talk to it. Kappi leads the party back to the clearing.
The rogue lets the others take point on the cat while he does his best to listen/find/identify the high pitched voice nearby.
Perception 1d20+15 BOOM!
Hey TS, you okay?
The Varisian lad remembers back to a visit from his uncle as a child, and a game he would play where he would make his voice sound like it was coming from somewhere else. His mother just rolled her eyes at it, but Kappi remembers loving it and laughing in appreciation. This sound is eerily similar. Not his uncle, of course, but the same sort of thing.
The cat does not seem to pay any attention to Kappi or to anyone else.
"Excuse me cat. You're the first non-violent life we've seen here. Do you speak?" Davosh looks at the others, "Some cats talk."
He then leans over to Edward, "What say you of the cat's aura?"
All is not as it seems, child of Ancestors. What was once me is a lure for...
As Davosh ponders the words in his head, Kappi lets out a yelp as the tree stump begins to move, its face peeling open into a maw of sharp teeth!
Round 1
Ali — GO
baddies — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
For each 5 higher than the 28, you may ask the GM a question of your choosing.
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Ali casts a quick chant, shifts her position to a more advantageous one, and touches Vojtek's wiry shoulder. Get in there and save Kappi, that thing's gonna EAT him!!
Bull's Str. on Vojtek
I cannot control this...it will use my powers, and those of my mistress, against you...if you slay it, you free me...and I can help you, child of Ancestors...
The entire stump, immobile cat and all, steps toward Kappi and one of the root-like tentacles reaches out for him!
The tentacle wraps around Kappi's torso and has him fast!
Another tentacle reaches out for Ali!
The tentacle grabs Ali as well and pulls her adjacent to it!
Three more tentacles each lash out at Kappi and Ali!
And tries to take a bite of the delicious elf morsel!
Round 1
Ali — spell
baddies — grappl-o-matic
Kappi — grappled, GO
Edward — GO
Vojtek — GO
Davosh — GO
Round 2
Ali — grappled, GO
baddies — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
"We must kill this usurper of power! Kill it now!" Davosh opens his eye wide and hexes it with the Evil Eye.
Round 1
Ali — spell
baddies — grappl-o-matic
Kappi — grappled, GO
Edward — GO
Vojtek — GO
Davosh — hexified
Round 2
Ali — grappled, GO
baddies — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
Round 1
Kappi screams a little as he is grabbed. He immediately starts to squirm and wriggle out.
Escape Artist
Ali charges her hand with arcane power, adding more juice than usual--causing the fire on her hand to pop and crackle, dripping globs of tar-like flame.
<---pppffffhahahahah!!
The thing's violent jerking causes Ali to not connect with her target...but her hand remains aflame!
I'll take you up on that.
The lad does his best to awkwardly bring the point in to stab the strange aberration.
stab
+1 sh sword
Kappi clearly needs to practice his infighting bladework...
Neither Kappi nor Ali can get much purchase against the constricting tree stump!
Round 1
Ali — spell
baddies — grappl-o-matic
Kappi — grappled, whiff whiff
Edward — GO
Vojtek — GO
Davosh — hexified
Round 2
Ali — grappled, whiff
baddies — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
- Round the First
- Current HPs: Max
- Bull's Str
Vojtek charges in at the creature, bringing an axe blade to bear on it for apparently the second time.
for
(Move east to close)
Vojtek's axe begins the arduous process of felling this tree!
Round 1
Ali — spell
baddies — grappl-o-matic
Kappi — grappled, whiff whiff
Edward — GO
Vojtek — CHOP
Davosh — hexified
Round 2
Ali — grappled, whiff
baddies — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
Escape Artist + Liberating Command
Feeling the familiar power of Edward's dragon magic, the lad gives a powerful burst of wiggly energy!
Only one of Edward's arrows sticks, but stick it does! Meanwhile, his spell gives Kappi an escape route!
In a trice, the tree tentacle seeks to keep hold of Ali !
The other tentacles writhe, but the stump gives a weird look to Vojtek!
Round 2
Ali — grappled, whiff
baddies —
Kappi — GO
Edward — GO
Vojtek — Will save vs. Evil Eye, then GO
Davosh — GO
Round 3
Ali — grappled & hugged, GO
baddies — TBD
Kappi — TBD
Edward — TBD
Vojtek — TBD
Davosh — TBD
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"That's MY technique you animated taxadermic nincompoop!" Davosh cackles like mad while keeping his big eye on the thing.
action economy will be immediate action, full attack w/5' step between
Ali suddenly wriggles like a pixie...
<--i have no idea if this succeeds, but will assume it does
She then smacks her hand on the stump, trying to catch it on fire
She then shifts over, trying to set up a flank for Kappi. Since her sword was in her hand when she was grabbed, she takes a swing with it.
plus...
- Fortitude: +13 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
- Reflex: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3 | Vs. Traps: +2
- Will: +6 | Vs. Cold: +1 | Vs. Fear, paralysis, & sleep: +3
Round 2
Quick on his feet the lad steps into position to flank with Ali. Both blades flashing the lad cuts at the strange creature.
5' step and full attack
1st attack
+1 sh sword
offhand attack
+1 sh sword
2nd attack
+1 sh sword
Threatening Crit!
extra damage
Davosh's hex is less sticky!
Ali breaks free and her fire lands, but not her sword strike! Meanwhile, Edward lands a pair of arrows and heals himself a bit!
Vojtek is affected by the tree stump's Evil Eye!
But it doesn't matter, because Kappi uses Ali's distraction to savagely stab the tree stump thrice, enough to finish it!
As the stump collapses, the cat atop it is revealed to be a long-dead corpse. A ghostly shade of the same cat appears on Davosh's shoulder.
You and your companions have freed me from my prison, child of Ancestors. Accept this gift from me and my former ward, Queen Yelizaveta of Irrisen.