AOO ROUND 2
Unrak screams in rage at the retreating bug
Use Destibed Strike
ROUND 3
The rager CHARGES!!! (Making AC 12)
Mighty Unrak heaves heavily on his blade, and unfortunately this blow is not destined to land. Not one to let fate tell him what to do, the madman charges past Toth and leaps onto the back of the retreating monster, plunging the greatsword through the carapace and pinning it to the ground!
Augyrm's limp form flops to the dirt beside the curling corpse of the enormous crawlie.
Status:
Augrym (-7/16 hp, 1 Dex dmg, stable, poisoned, Fort save!)
Toth (3 nonlethal)
Taranis rushes over to Augrym. The druid immediately begins to treat the poison as best he can.
"who has a potion?!"
Agrym's muscles stiffen and tighten, even as his bleeding slows, before the wounded man fights off the poison.
Status:
Augrym (-7/16 hp, 3 Dex dmg, stable)
Toth (3 nonlethal)
Zed consults Aurora, and points back towards Oleg' s place with a flat expression.
Unrak reaches into his clothing and retrieves the potion Oleg gave him, and wordlessly hands it to Taranis.
Taranis pours the potion into Augrym's mouth. . When he doesn't wake up, the druid sits down and puts his hand on the ground to help himself cogitate.
After a while, he opens his eyes, "There is a reason these lands have neither king nor flag. They are harsh lands that make men of boys and women of girls. We need to be better equipped for both wound and venom. We need more supplies."
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Marc rushes towards the limp body of Augrym to see Taranis shove a potion in his mouth. When he sees little to know effect, The priest lays a hand on the orc as he says a whispers as small pray," I show respect to my peers, for they carry the load. And I shall carry it with them. Old Deadeye, help me carry Your friend's load."
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"Easy, my Brother. You have been through much today. Hold still, while I complete your healing."
Marc spends the last of his holy energy to heal the Orc.
Marc looks at the group,"I cannot do this again until I rest and restore my connection to nature and my community. I suggest we make camp for the night and continue on tomorrow."
The Huntsmen hunker down and hide from the horrors of the wild for the rest of the afternoon. Nothing bothers them save for a few circling vultures and the occasional crow. The night, too, passes without incident.
Rising refreshed the next morning, the group sets out to document the immediate surroundings. In the late afternoon, you come upon an area with an unusual, then prodigious quantity of skeletons, mostly deer and boar but a few humans and even bear, piled in odd heaps. In the center of it all is a trap door, set into the earth and slightly ajar. A supply cache, maybe, or even a well -- though why one would dig a well all the way out here is uncertain.
Anyone tell how these creatures died? Could this be our bear we’re looking for?
Taranis shrugs at his brother's thought.
And looks about to see if he can answer the question.
Zed asks Aurora to survey the surrounding area too, anything with 3 miles of the group that looks interesting or threatening.
Zed asks Aurora to survey the surrounding area too, anything with 3 miles of the group that looks interesting or threatening.
[Dice=Perception]1d20+12
oops - perception is +14, so the check is 22. And to clarify, I want Aurora to stay within a mile of Zed, but see what she can see within about a 3 mile radius.
Taranis notes that the bones have been picked clean, and may have been exposed to the elements for months or even years. No obvious wounds or other traumas are evident among the skeletons.
The trapdoor creaks slightly in an absent wind...
Surprise
1. Taranis
2. ???
Round I
1. Unrak, Augrym, Taranis, Zed, Marc
2. ???
"Spider!"
Taranis steps aside and weaves a spell to turn Toth's teeth to venomous fangs. "Guard me!"
The druid and tiger prepare for whatever comes our way.
You see the eyes retreat slightly...
The trap door creaks a little further, the open gap narrowing an inch or two...
Round I
1. Unrak, Augrym, Taranis, Zed, Marc
2. Giant spider
Taranis casts Produce Flame.
Unrak takes advantage of the creature’s hesitance, and moves in, immediately entering his primal rage!!
<—ewps
The spider, waiting for its moment, springs at the oncoming madman from inside its lair! Fortunately for Unrak, its position is awkward and the attempt is even flimsier than his own assault.
MISS
1. Unrak, Augrym, Taranis, Zed, Marc
2. Giant spider
- Round the First
- Current HPs: 8/8
Cast Daze
Taranis steps around, flame in one hand, and scimitar in the other and slashes at the spider
, but the attack is weak and poor.
Frustrated, he changes Toth's order to "ATTACK!"
The cat hustles over to the top of the trap door and snaps with acidic fangs:
for
The spider stops thrashing an instant before Marc slashes it. Then its legs start to wiggle again... hurry!
Round II
1. Unrak, Augrym, Taranis, Zed, Marc
2. Giant spider (10 dmg, dazed)
Not wasting time, and while it's in reach, Taranis slashes with his scimitar! for
But the cat seems to be off his game.
”You will die this day.”
Augrym takes advantage of the spider being distracted by the barrage and jams his sword home!
Augrym's sword bites through the rotting wood of the trap door and buries itself in the spider's exoskeleton. The beast slides off the blade, slowly, falling an unknown distance straight downward.
Tossing open the doors reveals a shaft extending some 25 feet downward, covered on all sides in sticky webs.
Loot:
Leather armor
Short sword
Silver stag skull amulet (worth 20 gp if melted down)
10 gp in loose coin.
You find a suitable camp site for the night and...
...finish documenting the surrounding area by mid-morning the next day.
Is this amulet the same as the last one? I mean the very same one we left as a gift?
Taranis climbs down without any revulsion at the webs. He brings everything back and shows the amulet to Augrym and the others...
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Turning southwest after a short luncheon, the Huntsmen enter the rugged hillscape known as the Kamelands. Rocky escarpments jut from huge sloping hills, like endless waves of earth and stone far from any beach.
DV60
and LLV Scent
LLV and
It takes two days to explore nearest expanse of hills. On the second day, Marc notes an overgrown crack at the base of a particularly stony outcropping. Investigating further, he finds that the crack leads down into a wider cave. The wall opposite the entrance glitters against the afternoon sun.
You recognize the glint as a vein of gold. This site could likely be mined, with the right equipment and labor.
The next morning is cold, damp, and portends rain.
Taranis and Toth spends some time in the morning looking at Gozreh's canvas. "We have 5 days of supplies on hand. I do not worry about our ability to get along in the wild, but rations make it easier. Given the rain, and the thickness of the wood to our West, I suggest East."
He looks east and north before continuing, "If we survey our way back, we should arrive at Oleg's to find a wand of healing, which will drastically increase our chances."
”I agree with you friend Taranis. Could you please make a note about this location though as we should probably either mine it ourselves or hire some people to do it.”
The Huntsmen turn east. The land here is more barren than to the west, but no less hilly. Aurora draws the group's attention to a lone tree standing atop a particularly tall hill -- the only tree for miles in any direction. The Huntsmen approach from the north, up a gentle rising slope, and Unrak comments on the tree's resemblance to a claw reaching for the sky. The tree's bone-white limbs are long dead, its trunk marred by the scars of repeated lightning strikes.
Zed points out a gold vein. He suggests hiring miners to excavate it.
Taranis will give it a good look and see if there's a story behind this lonesome tree:
Though the tree itself is barren, visiting the lonely boughs bears fruit. Taranis notes a section of disturbed earth in a hollow among the tree's weathered roots. Digging deep, he finds a small cache wrapped in a soiled leather cloak.
Masterwork Dagger
Wand (detects as magical)
Silver ring, wrought in the shape of entwined branches (worth 75 gp)
A wizard's book: wet and worms have ruined much of this spellbook, but some discernible spells remain. These are: identify, mage armor, reduce person, silent image, and unseen servant.
The remainder of the day is spent traversing the surrounding highlands, as is the next. By the morn of 13th Pharast, you feel that all the necessary heights have been documented.