Initiative Tracker: round 1; group 60' away from enemies.
Even: go round 2 (AOO on elemental 1)
Ele 1: , charge bullrush Even round 1...waiting round 2
Ele 2: move up to attack Even round 1
Xipe: done round 1
Yurian: done round 1
Even, wakes the others up, the proceeds with caution towards the electrical arcing creatures. He is unsure what these creatures are, possibly an elemental of some sort.
The two creatures then converge on him. The first, tries to trip him, provoking an attack from the hardy warrior.
The elemental who tried to trip the man, succeed (presuming you don't kill on the AOO), while the trailing creature slams into Even's chest, delivering a shock to him. Xipe, nocks an arrow, and fires on the nearest elemental, and lodges an arrow into the creature.
Damage:
Even: 4 damage + prone (?)
Ele 1:
Ele2: 9 damage
Xipe:
Yurian:
Even is completely unsurprised when they charge, after everything ELSE that has tried to kill them recently, and strikes true.
Even, takes his swing at the charging elemental, hit is square and it falls to the ground. If it had an anatomy it would be showing a very bloody mess. He then takes a swing as he as the momentum and drops the second threat. Crackling, lights the sky intermittently as the creatures fade out into the darkness...then the sky is dark again.
"Apologies for waking everyone up, apparently those were ... quite a bit squishier than I expected."
"Those creatures were quite unnatural, I wonder if the wizard sent them intentionally."
Xipe looks to the sky and shakes her fist.
The rest of the evening goes by uneventful. You sleep, although lightly as you are still uncertain if the wizard my try something else.
The next day comes, and you continue to travel in the hopes the cliff will get less hostile. About midday, you notice the cliff has gotten to about a 40'.
Your group of "human rats" pushes onward. By nightfall, the cliff is still 40' high. You make camp, Xipe and Even making their usual rounds to make sure nothing tries to eat their faces off.
Xipe, is looking around for potential threats, when out of nowhere, from the ground a medium creature made of rock, stone and dirt erupts in the middle of camp.
Initiative
Me: done, next to Xipe
Xipe: go (15 damage), next to elemental
Even: go, 10' away
Yurian: go, 10' away
The creature, surprisingly quick to react attacks Xipe and a clubbing blow, nearly crushing her sternum and the sounds of a few ribs breaking can be hear.
"Oof."
Xipe tumbles away from the creature 15'.
vs CMD
Safely away she fires an arrow point blank.
Even wakes poorly, gets up armorless, grabs his halberd and stumbles in the direction of the elemental and takes a swing.
Yurian stumbles to his feet, yanking his crossbow up. Seeing the rock monster, he aims it in the creature's direction.
Yurian, snaps out of his slumber and plinks the elemental in its body, just as another arrow goes whizzing by his head, but misses its target. It moves 5 feet closer to Even then out of nowhere two more elementals pop out from underground, flanking the bigger elemental. Even's eyes go wide as saucers, expecting there to be a lot of rock and earth coming towards him.
The flanking elementals, seeming to be made out of a pile of mud seems barely able to maintain the semblance of a humanoid form made of dripping sludge, then turn on earthen and stone one and attempt to beat the crap out of him. Both elementals barely miss their target.
In anger, the earth elemental retaliates on the the new foe, and nearly crushes the foe in one clean hit.
Yurian: go
Even: go
Xipe: go
EE: 1 damage
ME:
ME:
"Peculiar."
Xipe take a move action to study the earth elemental. She fires again taking aim this time.
Yurian reloads and takes another shot.
Even squares his shoulders, brushing sleep from his weary eyes with one hand, and continues to press the attack, with a new advantage of mysterious allies. If one of them falls, he'll step up to flank, hoping to strike deep into the mobile rock.
Damage:
EE: 30
Xipe: 15
Yurian takes another shot, but it sails high and whizzes by Even's head. Even then flanks with one of the other strange creatures and hits the main enemy.
The two strange elementals attach the primary foe while it retaliates against Even. The helpers both knock the larger foe for a loop, but it stands its ground and hits even with a powerful blow of his own.
PARTY UP
Xipe keeps up the barrage of arrows against the earth elemental and then steps 5' back to 20' away.
(Precise Shot shooting into combat, no penalties)
"I wonder why the muddy ones are attacking the earth one. Is this some elemental feud or do we have an unknown ally? Can anyone speak with elementals?"
Xipe, takes careful aim and lands a fatal shot on the larger elemental. It crumbles to stone and dirt upon the impact of the arrow. The two smaller elementals look at you, back away slowly and burrow into the ground and disappear from sight.
In the mound of dirt, you find a few valuable gemstones, but nothing of monetary note otherwise.
Xipe lifts her hide shirt and examines the tender spot on her chest, with labored breathing, she pokes around the ribs and winces. "Yugh. This will take a while to heal." The teen girl wraps some cloth around her chest to keep from moving as much and then redons the shirt again trying not to breathe heavily. "Well, we press on or rest? Maybe over time the wizard wears us down and will win eventually. Do we wish to establish a base at some point? I wonder how long we wander the island."
"Where did those other ones go? Should we leave in case they come back?"
"I'm battered, but I think I'm the only one that can heal anything, and I think you need it more than I. I also think that my turn to keep watch is coming up soon, so please, help me into this tin can, and I'll take over."
The rest of the evening goes smoothly, no more intrusions appear into camp. The next morning you all wake to a welcome sight, a wand has been placed near camp. It is a simple rod, with an azure gem on top.
"Thanks, Even." Xipe grunts as the magical healing takes a small amount of the edge off, and a few bones knit.
The next morning she looks about, "How did that get here? This wizard toys with us, or perhaps we have allies watching now, the mud men helped us...."
Xipe eyes the surroundings, as if she is being watched. She shakes a fist at the heavens.
"Can anyone use this wand?" (assuming Even can, but Xipe doesn't know about that).
"I ... might be able to, depends on what it is. May see if I can figure out what it is?"
Even spends a few moments looking at the wand, and around looking for tracks or signs of movement. He also looks for an inscribing of a command word on the wand itself.
"Aha! Its a wand of healing, though it won't last forever, or even horribly long if we keep getting beat on like last night's attack."
"Quite a few unnatural creatures lately. How long will we wander for?"
Yurian's young face suddenly takes on a downcast look, "...Until we die."
Even: you can determine its a wand of cure light, 25 charges.
The new day comes and you continue to travel a southeastern manner, hoping the cliff becomes more manageable. Nightfall cones, and the cliff face is now a 20' drop.
"We can scale down easier, but if there is nothing down there to see, is there any need?"
I will say a full day to travel, gather supplies and then get back to your current location. Make sense?
Just curious. It may not be the best spot to attempt such a thing, but we can continue the exploration. So much of the island to discover probably :)
You can choose to build a raft and descend the cliff. Stay up top and explore. I have "most" scenarios covered :)
I will be out of town for a Funeral starting this Sunday(ish), and will have limited web access for approximately 2 weeks.
Nightfall comes and the group decides that going down to water and allow the wizard easy pickings is unwise. The night goes by, surprisingly well. The next day, your group decides to continue exploring the vast island of the abyss you are on.
Midday approaches, the sun is shining, and there is a light breeze in the air as the salt water fills the air. You stop to take a breather, eat a light snack when you see something come up over the cliff face, about 30' from your current position.
"What is that?"
Yurian peers towards the cliff, and he sees two dog-sized lizards, horns, one pn each side of its head. Electricity cackles from its bright green scales. They are 10' from each other, and hiss at Yurian as they spot each other.
Initiative
Tracker: round 1, lizards 30' from group, 10' from each other
Even: will bot if needed
Xipe: go
Lizard 1:
Lizard 2:
Yurian:
Xipe will study the creatures and fire an arrow at one of them. She has learned that almost nothing here is friendly.
move action study target
Even moves up to the cliff edge cautiously and defensively, and prepares to strike when one of the lizards moves within range, but shockingly strikes nothing but air!
AC 20
HP 33/34
LoH 1/1
Tracker: round 1-2, lizards 30' from group, 10' from each other
Even: go round 2
Xipe: Go round 2
Lizard 1: 6 damage/ done
Lizard 2: done
Yurian: go round 1
Xipe fires an arrow as it sticks into the lizard. Even, heals himself as he moves up ready to swing. The lizards move up, Even swings and misses badly. Both lizards, zap Even.
Round 2
Carefully taking aim at her studied targets, Xipe fires two more arrows rapidly, her bow string twanging as the two arrows 'thwip' through the air.
Tracker 1-2
Even: go round 2
Xipe: Kills lizard 1
Lizard 2: done
Yurian: go round 1
Xipe sends an arrow into the lizards skulls, piercing its little brain and killing it instantly. The second arrow sails into the dirt, near the lizards left hissing at the party.
Yurian moves to flank the remaining lizard, striking with his sword.
Even, moves and strikes at the final lizards with his halbred, landing a grazing blow against the angry reptile, with the help of Yurian. Yurian digs his dagger deep into the side of the lizard and it slumps to the ground.
"I think we should move inland."
You move inland with nightfall approaching. The night turns cold, but bitterly like the mountains. The night goes by uneventful. Morning approaches, which is when the wizard strikes.
You awake to gruesome sight, a quivering pile of tumorous flesh, this creature leaves a trail of slime as it hungrily searches for sustenance.
Even: go
Xipe: go
Yuria: go
Me:
"Perhaps we can walk briskly away from it. I am not sure it moves to fast."
Xipe draws her bow and fires two arrows.
Shaking the sleep and grogginess from her she grunts "Grrr."
What the heck is that!"
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