Kingmaker: Stolen Lands of the Shining

Game Master BloodWolven

Oh woops, I though they were k. nature for some reason. Local makes way more sense.

"Just stories. They bite and then the person they bite turns."

knowledge local: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

"Like my sweet Katrina, I can only relate to childhood stories as well."

She comes around without any other aid and begins to transform. Blood and fur bursting from her skin, bones snapping out and into place, muscle tearing and growing, the rope around her bursts but the one around her hands stays. She screams and moans as she transforms as a standard action. She growls and backs away from the group.

To verify, only the rope around her hands, now claws, remain?

Yes, she burst through the rope around her waist/chest. Chew threw any rope in her mouth. Finally the rope around her now claws seemed to hold up, so far.

Sorry busy week, leaving for a funeral tomorrow as well. Is she laying across someones horse? Who's? How long did the change take? Seems like if she started to move or struggle the person could simply have subdued her again.

Tristan quickly moves and dismounts to help with the situation attempting to subdue the woman again.

Will grapple and subdue with punches while she is still bound. With my strength and favored enemy and studied target it should only take a hit or two

Kevros quickly mounts if he is not already and shouts out, "MOUNT YOUR HORSES AND USE THEIR STRENGTH AGAINST HER! WE MUST HIT HER FROM ALL SIDES THAT WAY SHE CAN NOT ATTACK ONE PERSON!"

Then he looks at Angues, "OR ANGEUS, DO YOU HAVE A SPELL THAT WILL SUBDUE HER?!"

Kevros will get his ropes out while riding around so the Werewolf will not attack an idle person. He will then wait for others to ready their rope.

Are "minutes per level" spells still active.

As the woman begins to transform and burst her bonds, Angeus' eye grow wide and she backs up a few steps.

Looking over at Kevros, she shakes her head, "Um...no."

She continues to slowly back away, letting her brawnier friends so the subduing.

Quince draws his morning star and beats her in the direction of unconsciousness.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Kevros on horse before throwing the lasso on to the werewolf, he ties one rope to the horn of the his saddle. He then attempts to rope (lasso) the werewolf while she is focusing on Quince for that now large painful bump now on her head.

Lasso Attack/Flanking?: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 4 = 16

If successful, he will use Hala to pull her down this turn or next if need be. If he misses he will ride off with Hala and recollect the rope.

And in game terms if he can not tie a lasso that quickly, then he is not close to the werewolf while he does.

(Oops, Flanking is only +2 with no feats involved, so Kev's attack Lasso Attack/Flanking? is only ... 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14.)

The group begins to subdue her, then Kevros lassos her and pulls her down. Another square hit and she goes to sleep again.

Quince binds the woman again with an obnoxious amount of rope. He runs the rope so that pressure to break bonds would put pressure around the throat. He also binds one ankle up. Allowing the woman the ability to sit in a hurdler's stretch or sit a horse but if she stood would be forced to balance on one leg.

"Sometimes you must be cruel to be kind."

Kevros nods, "Warden Medvyed, please tie her in a limited slip not because she will most likely change before attacking and that is how she busted most of the ropes last time, nor do we want her to be deeply cut by unyielding rope when she changes and the ropes don't break or move with her changing? Then, let's make haste to the Temple to see if Erastil's waters will lift the curse on both her and the sword?"

"You lost me at slip. I hadn't considered the change was what broke the bonds."

"Slip meaning the ropes will move with her werewolf expansion but still keep her restrained without killing or cutting into her."

"Well that was unexpected. Yes leave a little room in the ropes this time. We need to ride hard and fast she is likely to wake again. I will keep her with my on my horse so if she moves I can subdue her again."

The werewolf secured in a slip and other precaution ties, the group heads out. She comes to several times just to be knocked out again by the group.

The ride to my knowledge will take 3 hexes, thus 15 hours of travel. Two days unless you force the horses to a forced march. Though Katrina can easily heal any damage to the horses but Quince may not appreciate it much.

Kevros looks at Warden Medvyed then Tristan, "We need to talk the horses into force marching and have my love heal them. The werewolf is more of a danger to them than a force march to the temple and it is only force marching as compared to force galloping which will definitely be deadly. They will do it for us, we will heal them, and then make it up to them."

Quince talks to the horses and explains the situation.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Tristan is fine with the plan and forces his horse along.

Kevros backs up Quince's Diplomacy with Animal Handling to help the horses force march in the best way possible by picking the best terrain to avoid excess exertion or injury, watering them more often than normal, and using a calm voice to talk to them to keep their minds of their pain.

Animal Handling: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

The forced march goes exceedingly well, with quick healing, calm voices, and reassurance the group makes it to the temple actually quicker than expected. You make it during the night rather than in the morning.

Stalker is there waiting for your group. Around the pool are several daggers, a longsword, two quarrels, and a few manacles.

"Hail, I have prepared the best I thought. Silver weapons, wolfsbane, and some silver tipped bolts and arrows. There are also a few other bounties, people, and other writs for you to see. Your bank at Oleg's grows as does your fame, if you have any special orders we can get to that once this business is settled." He states with confidence.

"Thank you Stalker, you are a great friend and ally to our cause here. Now let us see what we can do for this woman. Quince is there anything that needs to be done in preparation?"

"I am new to this. Let's get her in the water and start praying."

Quince works with the others to get the woman into the pool. Careful to not let her drown. He begins to pray. "Lord of the Hunt break any curse or sickness of this woman."He continues through many invocations requsting the favor of Erastil.

Katrina does her best to help and keep her prayers continuous to Erastil. "Erastil please be watching, know what we do here, help clense this woman of the curse upon her. We are not strong enough yet to know the spells we would need. Please let your waters heal her as you healed Stalker."

The group takes their time to submerge the girl in the water. Prayers are lifted to the winds. After a great time has passed and the prayers don't stop the water begins to bubble. The woman wakes up and begins to scream in pain, what do you do?

Tristan continues to help hold the woman. He offers a piece of rope to bite down on to help as the waves of pain over take her.

"Bite down on this. It will be over soon."

Quince makes sure she stays in the water. Keeping a hand on her binding holding her in place.

Angeus gives Stalker a hug as they arrive, then settles down on a small rise near the pool to watch, arms holding her knees in close to her chest.

She begins to transform and bites down on the rope provided. You need 3 str checks to keep her mostly submerged. DC 12, 15, and 20.

You are able to keep her down and her transformation seems to melt off. She passes out again.

As I hold her I continue to pray but also ask for healing. Up to 3 cure light wounds to help her gain conciousness.

With the healing she wakes up and this time without transforming. She looks around startled and scared.

Quince's eyes widen he turns into a half fox Rage and redoubles his efforts to keep her in place he calls out for help in Celestial. He breathes a sigh of relief and returns to normal.

"Welcome back . . . stranger. We are the Greenwatch Wardens. Erastil has seen fit to end your curse." Quince smiles.

"Um... Thank you..." She says weakly still unsure about you.

Quince finds the Sarenre symbol and offers it. "Rest for now we will make camp. If you don't grow fur and try to eat us we will make sure you are well fed."

Quince nods to the others and checks on the horses. He thanks them for their effort and helps heal any damage.

He then helps set camp.

She looks at the rope around her still and her submerged body. The group pulls her out and releases her binds. She takes the symbol and rests beside the pool.

Quince, I believe the pool is at the repaired or mostly repaired Temple of Erastil where we found and dispatched the werebear? So no need to set up camp?

Without staring or lusting over the nude or mostly nude woman, Kevros throws a blanket over or hands extra clothing to the woman that will not offend Erastil or anyone else. After she is covered and resting, Kevros states, "Welcome to the Healing Pond of Erastil. As Warden Medvyed stated, please rest and we can talk later over dinner. My Katrina makes wonderfully prepared meals!" Kevros smiles and winks at Katrina.

Well start fires, tether horses not a full camp true. There has to be some busy work to contribute to;)

As she changes and thrashes about Tristan bears down and is able to maintain grip and keep her submerged long enough for the pool to heal her. When she comes around he begins to untie her as no one else has of yet.

"I am Tristan. What can you remember?"

Kev respectively looks at Tristan and speaks in a similar tone, "I think we should let her rest Warden Morgan, turning between human and werebeast, and then being cured by Erastil's hand has to be extremely taxing? Don't you think my friend? There is plenty of time to ask her questions in the coming days."

Katrina blushes at the compliment and begins to set to make food. Chopping up vegetables and slices of meat.

prof cook: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

The food is mouthwatering to the nose as she prepares a large meal for the group and their new associate.

"I... I don't remember much." She takes her time to rest and remember and bits of it starts coming back to her. She gasps as she starts to vividly remember, "Sarenrae was able to help me stay sane as I ate my fellow companions, the fever, the delusion. That sword is a curse. The man or thing that gave it to us meant us harm by giving us such a vile weapon. It cursed me with being a werewolf. My... my friends..." Then she begins to sob and cry.

How long will you stay at the temple of Erastil? Who was suppose to come to the temple? Quince's mentor, brother Jhod, the men they can gather (with what supplies?), and such. Sorry lack of time to go back and look on my part.