Shadows of Eternal Winter (Inactive)

Game Master Feral

Damn, should at least have tried Aid Another...

Wouldn't have worked it was a dc 20 pretty much everyone would have had to have helped Grim...

Well I'm sure we'll find other fey that Grim can play Operation with.

Aric will see to breaking the chains on Lady Tessica.

They have a rather simple lock should Grim wish to try it.

Or pick the bed or the chains and make a str check....

"No man or woman shall live in chains."

Str check on chains, Rage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Str check on chains, Rage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Str check on chains, Rage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Aric channels his ulfen fury and rips the chains apart. I think 24 should be enough.

The sad thing is lol Grim still has to remove the shackles.

Alric manages to snap the chains about three feet from her ankle.

Eh, she can walk now without the chains. That's good enough.

"Well, that didn't go the way I wanted it to. I thought we might be able to save this poor thing."

As Aric starts his efforts to free the lady, Grimgisli shakes his head, standing back out of the way. As the chains break and mostly fall away, and Aric's chest puffs up as he turns away, the smaller Ulfen man moves in behind him and works to undo the locks that were left behind.

Given the phrasing used above, I'm going to assume they are well within Grim's skill range so that success is (at most) a mater of time and ignore chucking dice just to chuck dice.

Pretty much take ten and you got it.

Grim takes a few moments and has the ankle manacle undone and it falls away. Is anyone going to try to revive her? It would be a heal check or a vial of smelling salts (one use of the healers kit) or you can let her sleep it off...

You forget option D.

When everyone is ready to leave, Aric will heft up the snoozing lady Tessica onto his shoulder.

Once we r ready to go iwakeher take 10 for a 19

Some one want to roll and aid another?

If no one can I can use the healer Kit

We don't have to wake her, you know. At least until we get her back to Heldren.

"Before we go, I would like to thoroughly search this location - maybe we will be able to find additional clues, correspondence, anything that may shed light on all that is going on"

Ok, so... If we are willing to lose that amount of time, Aldiran will take 20, for a final result of 27 in searching the house. If not:

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

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True Aric - If the group is intent on waking Lady Tessica up, Aldiran will try aid another:

Heal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

We may not HAVE to wake her, but she possibly has information that we could use. Sometimes such information is time sensitive.

Grim will try to help revive the young woman.

Heal: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Since Aldiran is busy searching the house Grim helps wake Tessica and she blinks owlishly as she slow sits up yawning. Who are you people? Please tell me I have been rescued....

Aldiran there is nothing else in the house besides some food and such in the kitchen.

If you are lady Tessica, then yes we are hear to rescue you.

Dorvren replies. His bedsisde manner is not the best.

When Aldiran is done with the searching, she returns to meet the others - "Done, and found nothing at all..."

"Yes, I've been trying to rescue you. But some wish to speak to you first."

She looks at Alric. Well thank you for your efforts sir. I find I am week has this place been secured? And yes just to say it I am Tessica. How fares the land outside? When last I saw it before being locked in this hole it seemed to be in the grasp of a winter far greater than I had seen before.

Dorvren starts to speak, then looks to the others and clamps his mouth shut and moves off and watches for signs of danger.

I will be upstairs if needed.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29 percep

EDIT I hope something is sneaking up on us

"Winter still reigns. The Fea blame it on a witch which is subverting many of their own kind. It seems everyone else who was in this building is gone now, one way or another. Your village wants you back, healthy, pretty badly. You must mean something personal to many of them."

"You're welcome. I'm just trying to get these people out of my forest so I can go back to being a hermit."

Tessica laughs. Well perhaps I should make you one of my foresters. These are my woods you know.... That aside I need to get back to my people. How do we make this happen? She looks worried and determined

Aric snorts at Tessica's claim of his forest.

"Once everyone thinks they are prepared, probably the fastest way will be to claim the winter steeds out of the stable, retrieve the ones we left in the woods and then ride back into town. Sounds easy."

And should you pursue this course it is that easy......

Are we taking this course of action or not?

It seems like the "right" course of action, but I don't feel qualified to speak for the entire group.

Yes

Yes. Sorry, it has been a busy couple days. I am fine with that course.

Yea.

Works you safely make it back to town where Tessica is whisked away by the elders to be checked for harm. A bit later you are all called to a meeting with Tessica.

I have five hundred gold on hand and will get the rest of what was promised you as soon as I can but I need you to go back into my wood and find the source of all this weather and put and end to it.... Yes or no...

"Your wood..." Aric mutters.

"Fine." "After this I can get back to living alone."

She looks at Alric. Yes my wood I own it and all the land around here for nearly a hundred miles. So my wood. If you wish to live there it does not bother me so long as you don't harm the people under my protection.

Btw what did Alric think of the ranger lodge in his wood? Poor guy

And we get the breastplate?

Sorry for being out for a bit. Been fighting food poisoning, which really sucks. But for a second, I thought divineshadow's commented said lodged, not lodge.

"I'm sure it's a much prettier area when it's not experiencing such unseasonable weather."

Its okay health comes first. And as long as you let me know ahead of time I'm pretty okay with botting lol. Also ouch lol

It is and I would like to see that fixed. I can offer you all knighthood and a charter as an adventuring band. Along with my patronage. So again will you save my land?

Sounds reasonable. I will.

breastplate? breastplate? breastplate? breastplate? On ething on my mind!

"I'm not sure that I care about the things that you offer, but I would see the land restored. One thing it seems we will need is a great deal more cold iron."

I say deny him the breastplate just because he's begging so hard! <eg>

I thought we were friends ! And it isn't even for me sheesh

It's always for you. :p

"it sounds like a wonder pus time, really. I'm all for it, really. The cold iron would definitely be highly appreciated."

"I am also starting to get curious about what is happening in these woods" - Aldiran pipes in - "And I admit the offered reward is a welcome one. You can count on me to get to the bottom of this. And as my companions have said, you can also count on them"

Standing up, and taking a serious tone, Aldiran addresses a much more complicated issue without hesitation - "As Grim has stated, there are several logistic considerations that need to be addressed however - It seems clear by now that this is not simply a matter of a harsh weather imbalance - there is definitely more to it than that"

Looking at Lady Tessica directly, she adds - "We need to refit and re-equip, and we need to do so accordingly to the level of threat we are facing - will we be provided the necessary funds for such purpose? Or will we be given access to it through any other means?"

Naaah, the breastplate is to be sold. Aldiran wants to buy a new, gold-plated flute :D

I figure our tank could make better use. It is an upgrade for me but he should use it I think

Also dm Dorvren will go report to the blacksmith and tell him of the success and offer to return the borrowed armor

"I think I would be ill-suited to knighthood. However, I would like to get to the bottom of this attack. I will accompany them."

Aric also did not like the ranger lodge in his woods. It's hard being a hermit.

Aric scowls at the woman's words. "I don't need knighthood or any of that. But I will help save this land."

I know right. That was @ Alric

The smith thanks Dorvren for returning his armor with honor. And says if he wishes to purchase it he can.

Then for those of you who wish something else it can be found.... thank you all for doing this.

Sadly I have no money yet...can I change my mind about the breastplate and claim it?

"Among the items we found, we have some things that I think belong to you and your household. Do wish to claim them? Some jewelry, the trappings of office for the captain of your guard, that sort of thing."

I figure the details of converting the haul can be handled in the Discussion thread. We should all have a little pocket change to work with by the time we're done.