Sheogorath's Mistrial: Oblivion (Inactive)

Game Master Sazar the Orator

The Leader and Melee 1 and 3 are within your range for readied actions guys!

Evelyn let out a quiet scream as the arrow manages to pierce her armor. She knew the archer was no amateur then. As the leader approached, she decided to play it safe to see what she was dealing with during this fight.

Readied action: Shield Bash, fighting defensively
Shield Bash: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 4 = 11
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

AC is now 22, 14 Touch. He needed an 18 to hit me, and here I am. XD Also, heads up to my comrades, that archer has a +4 to damage for some reason. Not sure what we're messing with, but that's no ordinary goblin archer. No metagamey intended. I'm sure Evelyn has never messed with a goblin that awesome either. XD

Focusing on his ring, Nessus emits a large variety of colors from his hand, despite not having it ready for the occasion. Moving to target both the leader, Melee 1 and Melee 3 while excluding Evelyn, then cast Color Spray.

The Goblin Leader grinned as he shrugged off Evelyn's Shield Bash

You'll have to do better than that, BRETON!

The Leader grumbled as he raised his sword high to strike down on Evelyn-

Will Save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

He swatted away Nessus' color spray, shrugging it off in his anger.

Attack Evelyn: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Though the color spray's effect was not permanent, it appeared to have greatly drained the Goblin Leader's ability to attack.

Will Save Melee 1: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19
Will Save Melee 3: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6

The goblin stumbled and wavered as he was blinded with a heavy shriek.

The other, unaffected, shrugged as he moved past it to attack Nessus

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Fa'zakar takes aim and lets loose another arrow at one of the archers to protect his new comrades if possible.
Ranged attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Archer 2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

The archer dodges Fa'Zakar's arrow with a shake of its head, but let loose its own arrow too quickly back at Fa'Zakar. It missed horribly, not even making it to the top of the terrace.

Back from the top of the order tomorrow morning guys!!! [12 hours or so]

Nessus, injured from the goblin, slowly takes distance from the attacker, then conjures a magical wall, blocking the archers goblins's view, then follows by saying aloud:

Five foot step from the Melee 1, cast Silent Image of a wall in this shape, where the squares are walls, the blue ones are the arch and the cyan lines are the fake wall, 10 foot tall.
The wall occupies five 10 ft squares, and allows a 15 Will Saving throw only if the wall is interacted with, something reveals the nature of the illusion (such seeing an arrow passing trough solid matter) or they are informed that they are facing an illusion. Otherwise, what is seen is real.
Then I extract the dagger, ready to coup-the-grace the unconscious goblin.

Alright, after I almost made a cluster f@$+ of things, Nessus' wall is UP, the second archer's movement is it's only turn, as it sees a wall go up and goes up the stairs. This occurs after Evelyn's turn, but it will not be interacting with the wall.

Okay, gotcha. XD

Evelyn turned a stern gaze toward the goblin leader.

"By Stendarr, I will destroy you and spill your vile blood!"

Full-round Action: full attack on goblin leader while fighting defensively.
Swift action: Smite goblin leader.
1d20 + 5 - 2 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 2 + 2 - 4 = 6
1d20 + 5 - 2 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 2 + 2 - 4 = 2

1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

... What kind of awful Companion am I? These rolls, man.

AC is now 22, 14 touch. Against the leader, my AC is now 24. 16 touch and 20 flat-footed.

Wow... I read those rolls 3x to make sure I read them right

The Goblin Leader laughed, shrugging off both of the attacks as he mockingly repeated Evelyn's words to her- it was clear he didn't understand most of it as he grovelled on.

By... STENDARR I will destroy you, and, SPILL YOUR VILE BLOOD?!?!?

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Once again the Goblin Leader's attack bounced from Evelyn's shield as he snarled and howled in anger.

The Goblin that had so recently struck Nessus kept up with him, grinning as the Goblin Leader was.

Breton dies now!!!

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Seeing that Nessus was wavering, he howled

LOOK! CHIEF! LOOK! I GOT 'EM!

Both archers could now be seen at the top of the stairs, one of them taking aim at Nessus with a returning hoop and holler that echoed loudly through the stone walls.

Archer 2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The arrow missed Nessus by a long shot-

Will Save Archer 2: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

clattering and skidding across the ground.

Evelyn begins to feel something shake and beheld a purple glow burst from her travel pack.

Evelyn, go ahead and search for what is making the purple glow and ruckus

Concentration check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
As the goblin strikes Nessus, he breaks the mage's concentration, ending the wall effect. What is under risk now is Nessus's life, being barely on his feet, still not falling.

Interjection for just a sec to make that check.

Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9

As Evelyn rummages around in the bag to find the soul gems, the two archers both take fire at her-

The arrows close in, her shield arm raising just too slow-

The Goblin Leader and Melee closest to him, seeing the wall disappear, close in on Fa'Zakar as well, their blades honing in to go right through the Khajiit's chest-

And then, suddenly, Evelyn sees what is making the light- two large, purple and blue soul gems now shaking in her sword hand as light burst through them, shattering them both to pieces with the loud sound of a gleam.

Before them all appears a purple and black vortex that makes an off-set shimmering noise, as a man in a red and purple suit walks calmly out of it.

He laughs as he sees all the Goblins, and they turn away from all of you to look upon him.

What is this? OH! Madness! Well, that would explain why I'm here. Yes- you are my Champions! But, wait- oh no, oh HE does not look well at all.

The Goblin Leader charges at the suit wearing man, but with a grin he taps his cane on the floor.

ULTIMATE DAEDRIC POWER: 1d200 ⇒ 156
AMPLIFIER: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21

Fire surges across the floor, bursting the goblins all into ash as the man moves his eyes from each of the bodies. As the portal behind him disappears, he walks over to Evelyn

It would seem that old blade didn't quite tell you what I told him too, did he? Oh well- I'm blaming my manservant. He was the transporter of the translation, after all! YES! OI! You, Evelyn- are you not aware of the power I gave you? Here, try again.

The Man calmly takes out two more soul gems, just like the first, and hands them to Evelyn.

To activate them, simply call on me, or say a holy phrase. Or do a dance! It doesn't matter, really, as long as you are a bit mad!

He laughs, uncontrollably, almost losing his cane as he waits for Evelyn to try to re-activate the unique soul gems.

Evelyn takes a moment to just stare at the Daedric Prince. She wasn't sure if she was looking at an ally or mortal enemy.

A moment later, she took the gems and just looked at them for a moment before speaking.

"Sheogorath, Sheogorath, Sheogorath?"

Sorry, couldn't resist the Beatlegeuse reference. XD

The flames give their last roar across the ayleid stone and it returns to darkness as they disappear back into Sheogorath's cane.

He continues to laugh as he gives his cane a gentle rap against his own head, and then points it to Nessus

BEHOLD! The moment I saw you, my dear Champion, I KNEW you were great for the madness! The irony, THE COINCIDENCE I could not help myself!

Evelyn and Fa'Zakar watch as the wavering and nearly unconscious Nessus' skin returned to full from flushed, his breathing audibly louder than it was before, and his wounds healed.

YES! The illusive mage has arisen again! Ahahahaha!

Sheogorath walked over to Nessus, picking him up and dusting him off

What are you doing on the floor there, laddie? Don't you know you have a job here as well? I might be mad, but I'm not selfish! Or, well, maybe I'm selfish, but I'm not as selfish as I am mad, or mad enough to be as selfish as you'd think I'd be! I'm exactly the selfish a mad man ought to be, that's me.

Sheogorath leans into Nessus with a whisper

Finally, Sheogorath moved to Fa'zakar. He walked in a circle about the Khajiit, nodding to himself as a suitor would.

Yes, yes, there is indeed more than one way to skin a cat, but so many more than that to build them up! I have to admit, you are the most peculiar of the Champions, my dear Khajiit! BUT-

With that Sheogorath walked back down the terrace, the same purple and black portal shimmering in front of him as he spun back around, tapping his cane once again to his head

NOW, don't let me down again! I don't plan on entering this realm for quite some time, Champions of Sheo, hm, no, Champions of Madness! Ahahaha!

With that Sheogorath threw his cane into the portal, following it up by diving in himself as he saluted away to the three.

Evelyn, you have 4 Madness Soul Gems, and can use 2 to heal anyone on the team. This includes yourself, even if you are unconscious *or* dead

Feel free to post any questions about your powers in the discussion thread

Nessus, filled with the new daedric healing infusion, finds now the forces to speak some world to the mad god.
Not sure about how this is going to end, and in front of an immensely powerful entity, he says those words.

Great Sheogorath, I'm glad that you came here to save us. Maybe I could be dead now. But why, Lord Sheogorath, are you here?

Sheogorath is seen winking a single eye at Nessus as the portal closes around him, returning him to his own Realm

Why? Madness, Nessus

Alright guys, this is it for this cave- there is a treasure chest with loot down by the beds as you all noticed earlier, and there are no more enemies in this "dungeon." Go ahead and check the loot, then sleep, then begin the next stage of the journey in the morning

The khajiit looks at his paws for a long while after Sheogorath spoke to him, flexing each finger and claw slowly. The far-away look in his eyes tell an observant one that he is remembering, or perhaps relearning, great things. Finally, he comes back to this present and, looking around, sees the chest. He checks it for traps, then sees if it is locked. He will attempt to pick the lock if it is...
Perception vs traps: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Disable Device: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Fa'Zakar, I didn't write it very well, but that "take 10" doesn't mean what it does in the CRB, where the d20 is automatically 10. It means you add 10 to your rolls mentioned in the above!!!! Super stealth cat! I had to give you a power that felt like it matched the spells of Nessus and the reviving powers of Evelyn!

Fa'Zakar sees no further traps, or even signs of life as he guides the others down the stairs filled with the ash of the dead goblins and to the treasure chest. Running careful claws gently over the chest Fa'Zakar sees that there is no lock on it- the goblins were cocky with their loot they had just stolen from the dead necromancer who was also, now, turned to ash by Sheogorath.

Opening the treasure chest you find the following to be divided among yourselves-
1) Shortbow, composite 75 gp [77.33%, Cheap Quality] : 58gp [+]
2) Curve blade, elven 80 gp [112.5%, High Quality] : 90gp [+]
3) Hammer, light 1 gp [Standard Quality] : 1gp [+]
4) Javelin 1 gp [Standard Quality] : 1gp [+]
5) Potion of Shillelagh {1st/1st} : 50gp [+]
6) Potion of Hide from animals {1st/1st} : 50gp [+]
7) Universal solvent : 50gp [+]

Ugh. Random generated. Perhaps next time there will be something a little more interesting!

I certainly can't complain with that. :P

Evelyn looked over the loot from the chest, picking up some of it and putting it back down. Provided she is informed of the types of potions, she speaks authoritatively to the group.

"I've no particular use for any of this. Take whatever you want and I say we sell the rest to be split between us."

Mmmmmhhhh, no, I'm not going to get anything from the chest. Fa'zakar, take whatever you want, we'll sell the rest.

Fa'zakar takes out the composite shortbow and tests the draw. (He has Str 14, can he use it? If yes, it will give him a +2 to damage =) He will swap it out with his current bow.

"We should keep the potions and find out what they are - if we don't want them they will sell for more once we know..." he says.

I see no written rules on the shortbow composite, so I will deem your 14 Strength more than enough to use it, Khajiit!

I will accept spellcraft or Knowledge Arcana rolls to discover / know what the potions do, as long as you have points in that check

Item 5: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Item 6: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Item 7: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Those are spellcraft checks
Fine then.

Oh my. Holy cow, lmao.

Nessus, you know that the Potion of Shillelagh makes any non-magical item gain a +1 enhancement bonus for 10 rounds that it is used on, and deals damage as if it were 2 sizes larger.

The Potion of Hide from Animals grants the person the potion is used on 100 rounds of being completely undetected by any creature For the sake of the game we will say anything that is not a "mer/man" unless a creature is attacked, in which case the spell is over.

Finally, the Universal Solvent is capable of dissolving *any* adhesive, rope, etc. Should you save this and not sell it, remind me of it and I will let you know, no rolls needed, if the Solvent could be used or not.

Closing activities! Anyone have anything else they'd like to do before they rest and begin again the next morning?

Nessus gets his backpack back, then moves the lifeless bodies of the goblins to the entrance of the Ayleid ruin, blocking the door from the inside. He wants to be sure that nothing will interrupt the rest of the party. He finally prepares himself to sleep.

Nessus the bodies are all ash, BUT, don't worry, no one is going to bother you guys at night- not here anyways xD

After picking and scavenging through the chest that the goblins had been hoarding, the group puts out the tiny fire in the center of the cots and heads to sleep, resting for the next part of their journey.

The group wakes up to the gentle rays of the morning sun and the sound of birds beginning their morning songs.

Heading outside of Ceyatatar, they-

Perception and Survival rolls guys!

If there is anything else you wanted to do in Ceyatatar before exiting, let me know and we can rewind, if not, then onward we go! I'll have all the random rolls ready in an hour or so

Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 1
Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Survival: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19
Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10

Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29

- see the vast shrubbery of The Great Forest. A light drizzle leaves dew drops on the shrubbery and tickles their faces as they move back down the path that had lead them into Ceyatatar the night before off The Gold Road.

After only a few minutes of travel Fa'Zakar sees a cave to the left of the group as they continue down the path- Greenmead Cave, and in front of it are two bandits that seem at ease and without any sign of gore standing in front of it- one is a female Dark Elf, the other a tall and broad shouldered Orc.

But that's not what- The Orc started as the Dark Elf female leaned into him-

I don't give a damn what he said- we're not going in there just the two of us. The other three died just on the way here- damned wolves.

She bit her lip, questioning whether they should or shouldn't go into the Cave behind her.

The Orc shrugged Then we need to leave for camp and claim the others died here- Imperial Guards are patrolling the roads more than ever.

The Dark Elf giggled as she traced a finger down the Orc's armor
Well... Maybe we could wait just a few minutes.

Neither of them, too concerned with the cave and each other, had noticed the group along the path- yet.

If we wanted, we could take care of the bandits, use the potion we found, and take the equipment from the dead body. They of course are not going to use it. I have a spell that allows me to befriend one of them, we could even make it without spilling a drop of blood. Otherwise, we could even let them undisturbed.

"Why not join them to explore this cave? As long as we keep an eye on them..."

You guys can attempt sense motive, etc. if you'd like to see how they feel about things in general based on their comments. Nexus, an unskill pointed check in Local Knowledge will tell you a little bit about the Bandits as well, since you are a Cyrodillic native.

Knowlwdge local: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
I don't know. Perhaps they are bandits but not violent people. Unlikely but possible. Or we could just distract them away.

Nessus you are aware of them, but can't remember their groups name. They aren't always violent, and put plunder before murder in a wide variety of cases. People were talking about their group doing something major, but you couldn't quite remember what. An emblem in the shape of a gold coin with a skull imprint over it is poorly painted upon their armor- a symbol you remember meaning something along the lines of "Gold over Death"

Remember guys, you can take a 10 on knowledge checks provided you aren't in combat.

Evelyn speaks up after a momentary pause to think. She then took a moment to swiftly cast a spell.

Detect evil on the bandits. Provided they're evil, I'll side with Nessus on killing them. If not, I'll side with Fa'kazar on joining them to explore the cave. I'll post about it, but just to streamline my reaction.

Nice spell!

Though the trees of The Great Forest somewhat interfere with Evelyn as she detects for evil, what little vibrations of nature she can detect has not even a lick of it. It is clear though they are bandits, they have yet to do a dirty deed earning them the rank of an evil alignment.

Perception on Orc: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3
Perception on Dark Elf: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (9) - 2 = 7

The pair are seen cautiously looking around before parting with a kiss and laying down next to the trunk of a very sizeable tree. The Orc chomps at the Dark Elf playfully leading to her emitting out a giggle as he begins to unpack their rations and drink, pouring wine into cheap wooden cups.

Oh I'm so happy we joined the Gold Skulls Shezub! I can't wait for us to just find some loot and get out of this country. Maybe we could go to Elsweyr!

The Orc sighed with a shaking of his head Why, have a sudden taste for Khajiit, Ulvisa?

More laughing ensued as the wine continued to flow and the Orc bit into the rations, then feeding the Dark Elf.

Fates have decided, then, that you guys will approach them. Apparently they are so excited to have joined the group that they have blinders f*$$ing on, LOLOL go ahead and approach, no way they say you until you make your presence clear

What did you get, Evelyn? Are they OK people?

Fa'zakar will follow Evelyn rather than lead after that last comment about his race...although it could make for an unusually funny, and awkward, encounter.

should be noted that he meant her cheating on him with a Khajiit, NOT to eat one lolol

Evelyn looked over to Nessus with a a smirk on her face.

"Yeah, they're not evil. They're probably just in over their heads."

Evelyn stepped out with her weapon and shield put away and approached the couple.

"Sorry to interrupt the certainly well meaning couple that you are, but I couldn't help overhearing you from the path. Do you need help exploring this cave?"

She motioned for her companions to come out of the treeline as well.

"We're heading through the area and I had a fleeting thought that we could all explore it together. Maybe without giving any of the money to an evil benefactor or anything like that."

Evelyn started laughing before abruptly stopping to continue.

"You'd be too good for that, wouldn't you?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

The Orc rose, pushing the Dark Elf behind him as they both drew their rapiers, but were clearly hesitant on what to do as they looked back and forth at one another.

The Orc looked from Evelyn to Fa'Zakar, noticeably at their armor and clothing

You... Aren't Gold Skulls, are you?

The Dark Elf, seeing that you weren't, tugged back on the Orc's shoulders as she sheathed her own blade

Shezub, look at them- I don't think they're bandits at all. She sheathed his sword for him as she then moved forward.

Who are you? no one goes into a cave with strangers. As for where our gold goes-

The Dark Elf looked back at Shezub Well, I don't think Gotti will mind, do you Shezub?

The Orc shrugged Answer her question- why the cave, and why with strangers.

It was clear he wasn't violent as long as she was around- but he also was protective of her, making him cautious.

My name is Nessus Gris, and we are a group of adventurers directed to Kvatch.
Nessus walks near to Evelyn and Fa'zakar, grouping whit them.
We have no violent intentions here.
We heard your words as we found you on our path. I do not know what you were trying to do, yet this is not important since we are not guards, and you are free to do whatever you like. We know about the three who died, and by not seeing you sad I conclude that they were not so much important for you. This is the reason why we just proposed you the affair. A dead body is not going to use the armor, the weapon, or the money it has, you know, and neither the wolves are. I don't see you confident in doing this alone, but if you weren't alone, you could find yourself with heavier pockets, I'm just saying. Otherwise, we'll continue on our own way, taking care for the occasion.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

The Orc looked to the Dark Elf, who winked at him and nodded

See I told you Shezub! Now we don't have to risk our lives going back to get worthless men, either. Alright, we'll do it. But here's the rub-

We want an even five way split. 20% for us, 30% for you on the loot. We could care less about weapons, but, if it's something really rare....

The Dark Elf pulled out a series of dried reeds that almost looked like straws Shortest straw gets the loot, every time, ok?

"Even split. We can all carry some to distribute the weight and then distribute it evenly when we are done. Yes, that is a good deal for all." The rogue then heads to the entrance to the cave and prepares to lead them in...