MiniGM's Council of Thieves

Game Master Vuvu

Nope, but that is ok, heroism demands sacrifices.

When the party pushes off form the dock and the bigguns start rowing, Miro pulls out an instrument and plays a Morale boosting song.

The poem noted that you will need a wayfinder to open the door. Does anyone have one? If not you will have to scrounge up 500 gold for one, or if someone makes a DC 25 Diplomacy you can get it for 250 that can be done in discussion

You all arrive about 2 hours before sunset, you find yourself on a black sandy beach, in a deserted cove

Sunset, lonely beach, deserted cove, on a mission for an obscure and long forgotten item. Clearly we'll be able to get in and out without anyone the wiser. Right? RIGHT!

Hippa makes fast the rowboat to a rock or tree above the high tide line as the others are clambering about. She stands briefly at the tied off bitter end, casting Detect Magic and does a slow 360 turn.
"Prevention ain't gonna stop the hurt but tired of being surprised."

Nothin of note

Miro fiddles with the Wayfinder, trying to find his weigh.

Consulting your notes you realize that the ideal time to enter the wave door is at dawn.

So time to bed down for a bit. Miro buries himself in the sand like the rare SandSlip so he is safe from danger.

Hippa is right, no time to get careless. Lets set some watches, try to get rest, and hope the next thing to come across the beach is the morning sun.

"Should have brought something to read I suppose, watch... Hey anyone want something to eat? Im starving."

He scowled idly using his staff to 'draw' a portrait of Tarvi in the sand

sandportrait untrained: 1d20 + 0 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 0 - 4 = 5

It looked terrible, more like scribbles and whirleydoos than a person

Miro tries making something tasty with the jerked beef and dried fruit o the rations.
Profession-Cook: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

It is quite tasty actually
as tasty as Tram's picture is bad

So what is the watch schedule?

How about Tram take the first watch, then Miro, then Me, then Hippa. Hippa and I have a better chance of seeing something in dim light.

Exxor proposes a watch order to the group.

gonna build a fire or just enjoy the moon and starlight?

No fire, big signal to Shadowbeasts. Speaking of which..we are far from any safe zones/

Hippa shoos Suki, her familiar away, "Go hunt. Let me know if you find anything interesting.

She turns to Exxor, "I find that agreeable. Gonna get settled in early, if'n you don't mind." She unpacks her hammock, strings it up between a couple of trees or branches and settles in for the night. Instead of counting sheep, she mumbles to herself in Gnome, sounds like regret and recrimination.

Ah yes the great beach trees...Hippa makes a great show of hanging her hammock on nothing

Exxor begins to hum and softly sing, Some people say, there's a halfling to blame, and I know....bah dah daum, it's all his fault...wastin away agia..... He then catches Miro's glare and stops.

wasn't sure what kind of deserted island this was. Glorified sandbar, barely above sea level atoll or Gilligan's Isle. There might be enough driftwood to bury support but she isn't feeling it. She'll settle for blanket upon the sand under the stars. If there is no cover for her, there should be no cover for big bad scary.

Now it becomes obvious that gnome mumbling is definitely sounding like regret.

Exxor will enjoy Miro's cooking and get some rest until it is his watch.

Which general direction is Westcrown? Are we in a shadowbeast area? Would we need any details about the cove- is the inland accessable? What is there, grassy dunes, tall cliffs? If we are surrounded by cliffs, light a fire!

Out of shadow beast area. South is westcrown

Miro gazes about!

Every eats and gets prepared to rest while they await the time to be right

Exxon and Hippa make a perception please

perception 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13 The +2 is due to her cat familiar nearby

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32

1d100 ⇒ 84

The camp is quiet, and dark, with a full moon above

Everyone is asleep

Assuming that this noise is something worthy of concern, casually move to whoever is closet and nudge them awake, while keeping my crossbow positioned towards the noise.

Miro starts nudging everyone else.

Ok initiative

Exxor your surprise round is nudging miro

Init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 init

Init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Sleepy just awoken initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

1d4 ⇒ 1

1d20 ⇒ 6

Exxor waches some shape seem to move about in the darkness, just after he nudges Miro awake everyone else is asleep

Suddenly the shadow jumps out at him and he feels an icy grip on his arm, and he feels very weak

1d6 ⇒ 6 STR damage

Exxor now sees there is a moving shadow in front of him

GO

Oh god

AHHHHHH!!!! WAKE UP! UNDEAD!

Miro fires off a Beam from his circlet of blasting
Touch,PBS,PS: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 313d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 5, 8) + 1 = 18
Confirm: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 173d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6, 5) + 1 = 16

actually you get another 3d8 or since that crit confirms 6d8 due to it being a shadow

6d8 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 8, 6, 7) = 30

The shadow dissipates in a flash of smoke.

All is silent again.

Miro attempts to help Exxor with his lost strength by doign a little bleeding
Long term care: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Blurry eyed but awake, Hippa sees nothing but a very pale Exxor and Miro tending. Assessing the afterreport, We are becoming aware of the forces that oppose this discovery. Perhaps a brief retreat to better prepare or do we push on until we get better acquainted with island?"

Hippa looks over Miro's effort approvingly, makes some adjustments if needed but unlikely... heal 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 I do not have anything in my healerkit to restore strength and the gods have not yet found me worthy enough to bestow similar magic.

Exxor looks pretty bad, only time or a donation to a temple will cure this.

So continienon? You won't be able to do much before it's the right hour

Sounds good to me

He sat up at Miro's shout glancing about confused... there was nothing to see after all. He scowled for a moment at being disturbed from his sleep for well nothing but it quickly went away.

How long have we been asleep?

4 hours or so

Miro curls up and lets Tram take over.

With a sigh he nodded to the others, readied himself with a new torch and took to patrolling their resting area with the torch held high and wide to preserve as much of his already bad night vision as possible.

Should she scavenge a few more hours of sleep? Evil is afoot. And why didn't Suki alert? She rummages for a shell or stone adjacent to her bedroll, casts Light. Tosses it to edge of campsite where darkest. Settles down to sleep lightly, admonishes Suki to also sleep lightly.

Exxor will try and rest, he has been left extremely weakened. The chill of the shadow's touch still seemed to burn his skin making meaningful rest elusive.

The kitty is quite indignant that she expected her to see a shadow at noght

Shush you, take your criticism like a good kitty. she gives under-chin scratches "Oh stalker of shadows and conqueror of silence, I am sure you can regain your title with due diligence. Evil is afoot, let us make sure it is just us"

Hippa settles down with Suki but lets her go as soon as she relaxes. Closing her eyes to get a modicum of sleep before her shift starts.