Shadows in Freeport (Inactive)

Game Master baldwin the merciful

Icabhod steps to L11

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Please put me next to Morjan

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

Should I scout ahead?

You are now next to Norjan in M13

Belloch is in L10 and when he sees Icabhod you wandering near the pretty reddish weed he pulls the confused companion to his right hand side.(M10)
Chuckling to himself.

Everyone, but Icabhod, can see several distinctive shadowing figures roughly 60 feet ahead on the drive. The tallest of the creatures appears to be some sort of wolf, or canine, and there are four short humanoids clad in dark cloaks that are pulled over their heads. There are two on either side of the four legged friend and each carry stick. In front of them, approximately 10 feet, it looks like the ground itself is moving or rolling in darkness.

I will roll out initiatives soon, but I Would like to know what each person is doing. Icabhod remember you don't actually see this yet.

Shine wonders aloud. Hold your area damage spells friends. I fear that the smaller shapes could be our missing children under some compulsion, .. or worse.

She will call out her concern and then ready to cast a spell (thinking fireball) if she can confirm that the smaller humanoids are not the children, or that they are but are now undead.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Knowledge Undead: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Norjan remains in the front of the group: Anyone know what these are? They don't look friendly considering the shrubbery we just had to chop down.

If I can, I wil start the Crane Style and then Monkey Style in that order.

After the loud fight, there was no point trying to be stealthy. Riggs calls out a greeting to the figures. "Hello there, friends. What brings you out this evening?"

4 mirror images active.

Back for a brief time.

Icabhod halts as the others call out and peers towards where the figures are, ready to defend the group if they are attacked.

Shine your black and white vision is not able to make out the detail regarding the small humanoids. The rolling ground stop and disappears. There is voice, "Hello, we are the caretakers of the property. That tree fire is dangerous."

Riggs you cast mirror image?

He cast in it Post 286

"You are right, kind sir. But unfortunately the tree that is now burning was much more dangerous than any little fire. Much the same as some of the other fauna here. Why would you keep dangerous plants like that here, where anyone could wander in on them?"

Yep, DM. Mirror image is up right now.

Oh...thank goodness. We were worried. So glad to meet you. We are here to see the boss.

See the boss? They can't believe that line.

Rethinking my level zero spells, maybe a fire cleric needs Create Water more than Enhanced Diplomacy. lol.

Shine recommends thought he Message spell Move those dancing lights over them. I could have sworn there was a swarm there a moment ago.

Initiative:

Sweet
Riggs
Icabhod
humanoid
Rats
Norjan
Belloch
Shine

Currently, there is a brief moment of translucent wisps of shadows as the ground stops rolling. The wolf and the four short humanoids clad in dark cloaks stop 50 and 55 feet away.

I know there are dancing lights, I need to know their location now. Along with any other lightsource.

Sweet sheathes her rapier, moves 10 feet back, and pulls her bow while unleashing an arrow at the wolfman.

I'm not waiting for the wolf to come bite me!

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

1d4 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + (4, 1, 4) = 12

Icabhod tries to identify the creatures and any possible weakness.

Know-Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Know-Religon: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

They look mean.

Riggs, you know what these are?

"Not for sure! I'm going to try to corral them for closer inspection...stand back!

Cast Create Pit, and try to catch as many of the group as possible in the 10' x 10' area.

Also, DM, what Knowledge skill would tell me more,about these uglies?

Riggs - generally it is easiest, just make one Knowledge roll and then post what that would be for any Knowledge you have ranks in. That always seemed like the easiest method for me. Anyway, when you have a question about stuff like this in pbp, always post what you think a good roll would be (Perception, Acrobatics, Knowledge) and let the DM make the call. That way you save one round of responses if you are right, and if you are wrong the DM will tell you.

The DM's I have played with for PbP have all said they prefer individual knowledge rolls. Perhaps Baldwin is different. He'll let us know.

Riggs, and others, I prefer the individual know/skill rolls. When in doubt to speed up the process itemize in a spoiler or a list (like Icabhod did above) your rolls.) In this particular case know: Nature, local, arcana.

Riggs tell me where on the map you are placing the pit.

Belloch had his dancing lights in L23. There are patches of shadow between the your group and the individuals that are approaching you.

Sweet your arrow flies true striking the wolf and it appears to disappear from view.

Ichabhod your know rolls do not reveal any information regarding the situation.

DM, unless I missed a post, I can't see it specified what squares the people and wolves are located, so I'd just like to catch as many as possible.

Know. Arcana 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
Know. Nature 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

I put 50 and 55 feet in front of nearest members of you party, sweet and Norjan. That would make it L23 and then J24, K24,M24, N24. That should be on the map posted, I'll double check to see if coordinates were on the map.

MAP

Know- religion or Know-planes may provide some information too but you would need a perception check to accompany those rolls. Ichabhod don't bother rolling for I've already accounted for your previous roll.

Icabhod gets ready for a fight.

Off to work in an hour, so just bot me as needed.

Riggs you cast your spell and a large pit is visible under the floating 4 small humanoids.

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A swarm of tiny creatures without a real physical body wrap their translucent bodies around Norjan's legs.

Know - religion or planes only in order to try to identify what is attacking Norjan and the type of damage being caused.

Knowledge planes 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Icabhod squints.
Know-Religon: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Know-Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Someone get these things off me, I don't feel so good. It is like they are sucking my strength from me.

Ichbhod yells, "Undead! Use anti-undead powers against them!"

"These creatures are from the Shadow Planes! I'm not sure what will hurt them, either. It might be worth our while to get out of here!

Farspindle, you are a priestess of the Sun Goddess, correct? Can you use your miracles of the sun against them while we regroup?

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Ichabod sees Norjan's peril and strides up, his hand glowing with divine energy as he reaches out to strike at the swarm.

Touch attack on the swarm casting Cure Moderate Wounds to damage the undead DC 16

CMW: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (5, 7) + 6 = 18

touch attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Shine's eyes flash red gold as she intones divine vocalisms. Her small hands wave in an intricate pattern and a pull of yellow powder appears in front of her. People near her smell sulfur as a bead of fire flies from her hands and lands behind Norgan but close enough to burn the 20x20 swarm.

Fireball: 7d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 3, 2, 4, 6, 6) = 32 DC is 16

Posting from my phone. Hard to see map. I would like to place the fireball so that it also burns two of those wisdom draining plants.

Shine, I mentioned in my previous post to you that the swarm was 10 by 10, the swarm occupies the same hexes as Norjan and Sweet.

Is the reflex save for this spell DC16.

reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Save Andrea's touch att: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Yes DC 16. And Sorry, I meant 10x10.

Ok, who cast the Polymorph Other spell?

RD1:

There is sparkle of bright blue light that comes from the second floor of the house, as Shine has one of those Sarenrae moments, a sudden sleet storm crashes down covering each of the characters in hail of frozen water covers all. Vision including darkvision is blocked and all torches and small lights are extinguished. The storm continues for 5 rounds.

An Acro DC10 is required each round to move half distance, failure by 5 or more means you fall.

Sarenrae momment? Oh dear.

Argh! We are being hit from afar by magic! We need to back up!

RD1 Mid-Rd recap

Sweet - shot the wolf with a arrow.
Riggs - cast pit
Icabhod - touch attack CMW on undead rate swarm
humanoid - held action but eventually casts Sleet storm.
Rats - swarmed norjan
Norjan
Belloch
Shine - cast fireball.

Currently the PCs are caught in sleet storm. Vision is blocked and movement is hampered DC10 Acro needed to move half distance. the storm is crashing down.

Remaining Rd 1 Actions: Norjan and Belloch.

DM

I am not good at posting From phone. Trying. Did the swarm seem to take damage from the fireball?

Fall back to me if you can, but do not panic. I can channel to hurt the swarm. The storm only blocks out vision. It does no harm.