perfect. Varin. I assume that you will rest here the night, and a bit longer as the catapult is built. Just give me a watch order, and tell me whete on the map each of you is.
Kracow quickly determines the word to open the puch. Then he is quickly able to determine that the small mirror inside is able to cast invisibility CL 15 twice per day.
Krac offers to take 3rd as he follwos a god of Dawns and prompts setup up a sleeping bed.
Boneyard will hop on that first shift and then (hopefully) get some sleep.
Gunser will set up around N11.
In theory, he doesn't need to sleep.
But last time, he still rolled like a '1' on his watch perception.
So he's not going to take a watch, exactly. He'll be up all night, counting on his Ring of Sustenance. But he'll be seconding one of you for each watch, NOT counting on his perception roll.
Here's one roll for each shift:
perc+9
perc+9
perc+9
Here's Boneyard's rolls for each shift, adjusted for sleeping in 2 and 3.
Mizaru takes first watch, aiding in the construction of the catapult if it needs some heavy lifting but generally resting though wary of staying in a dragon's cave.
well looks like we will be picking up coins all across the country side!
Is there a metal detector in that cave somewhere? Good thing half-elves are long-lived, I feel bad for Kracow ;-)
Here's the HP roll for variety
Look there, a decent roll in the cave +2!
with regard to a trebuchet: Let's take 20 on the engineering (lots of math...). And we can get ALL the rope we need, about as fast as we could use it, anyway, from Gunser's Robe of Infinite Twine. We'll make monkey balls, a couple layers thick, coins inside. The trebuchet weight is coins in a fine net, in a course net, in a cable net... Dummy shots with empty monkey balls to target in the trebuchet, the filled ones will go further. So target in with empty balls, hit just short of the lake, switch to filled. :)
regarding HPs: were we supposed to roll first, and if that's less than half the die+1, take half the die+1? Or were we suppose dto choose one method or the other? Hate to leave HPs on the table, but too important to actually gamble on.
roll and take the better of the roll or the half +1
and dummy balls will give you a bonus on the survival, and let you do a reroll, that is a good idea
"We can make as many as we need, until we get it right."
It takes a full day to build that catapult, and a lot of lifting. While that goes on Gunser guides the creation of money balls and string balls to test and launch.
Night falls and the watch is taken again.
reroll:
Perception:
Taking the liberty of saying that Boneyard takes the time to help Gunser construct the gemoscope (though it happens on day two bcause he used it day one for the catapult)
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"Someday, you'll have to explain how a Vanara knows so much about seige weaponry..."
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"Perhaps, if I am able to explain it." Mizaru looks to struggle with thinking of how to say what he means before shaking his head, clearly giving up for now.
"I am no good with words. I do not use them much, myself."
[/Firefly]
Same watch
Perception
Krac is now becoming more and more suspicious of this idea of tossing gold coins across the countryside.
As he is becoming more comfortable with being a Goblin, he realize that he is more akin to their greedy ways than he thought before.
Why again are we tossing away his gold? I mean its perfectly good gold we have here.
He continues peppering players with questions and coming up with schemes and plans on how to keep the gold
"I got a crew who hasn't been paid in months, parts fallin' off that need repairin' and, oh, a mighty burning need to eat."
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As all this is going on Varin tends to the wounds if the party on the first and second days.
"Kracow, Pike made a deal with the spitter down the hill. How it gets bindin' on any of us is for each man to decide for himself. For myself, I've never learned greed, I don't think I could manage the guardin' of great riches. Sounds boring."
Yes but think of all the good we could do for the who suffer in Absalom.... And I do not think that he will let us go with just giving him the gold anyways. We should be prepared for a trap...
Begins craving up the dragons body and taking fluid samples for his research. Of particular interest is the heart. He also makes dragon stew for dinner using his grandmothers recipes.
"I'll be tryin' to walk an honorable path. Mister Pyle's promise binds him, and I'll ride along. But I'll not be spat upon again, parley or no parley."
That's my point. Dragons are not to be trusted. They are more than ones such as you and I and they know it. So they believe this gices them the right to act as they will as if they were the gods who tend the Yggdrassil themselves. Instead they are like nidhogger nibbling pon its roots
"Mister Pyke, he's got an oath to keep. He'll have my support. But that done, or kept from being done... Well, he'll have my support then, too.", Gunser grins, hefting his oar.
"We don't need to see the dragon again if we send the gold his way with the catapult. But, I am bound by geas and my ghosts. I need to provide it to him."
Wait so if we lob it over, you will still need to deliver all gold? What if we miss and it scatters gold all about the place?
Krac turns this over in his mischievous mind.
How would you know if all the gold is delivered?
"Night" falls though darkness never comes. Gunser grumps around all night while the others sleep, though he does take a quick two hours of sleep during the watch.
The first watch of Gunser and Mizaru passes peacefully.
The second watch of Gunser and Kracow also passes peacefully
The third watch of Boneyard, Varin and 6 hours of Gunser passes peacefully
Why you make snap sound sea man? Kracow says to Gunser during their watch
Kracow searches around for the source of the sound without light.
perception
Why you make snap sound sea man? Kracow says to Gunser during their watch
"Wasna' me.", Gunser hushes, from another direction than the sound Kracow heard. "Why you talk like goblin, man-born?" Gunser readies his oar, and, following Kracow's curious gaze, moves roughly in the direction of the sound he hadn't heard.
it is bright in the cave because it never gets dark. bGunser notices that Boneyard's haversack is open and a few things spilled out, as is Mizaru and Varin's
Kracow and Gunser post single round actions please
Noting the rifled packs, Kracow whispers,
A pilfer. I know the signs.
Kracow casts his last See invisibility from a scroll.
Spotting the opened bags, Gunser shouts, "On yer feet! We've got hands in yer bags!". His 'Staff of Storms' crackles as he wields it, whirling it once for the sound of thunder, as punctuation of his alarm, while he moves to the cavern entrance. The glimmer of the storm-gloaminged oar shines from his eyes as he says there:
"You! Show y'self to my fellows, and you'll have profit! Hide, and we'll hae trouble."
Krac yells [/b]two Halflings thieves, heading out of the cave.[/b]
He then moves 30 feet towards the entrance, pulling his gun as he moves.
Suddenly from near Boneyard a sickening greenish ray flies at Gunser
The ray strikes Gunser making him feel week as the strength is sapped from him.
Sleepers you awaken and hear casting sounds coming from around you, and see a greenish ray fly out from near boneyard and slam into Gunser
"Aw... That was not the cleverest thing you might ha'e done..."
Reminder only Kracow knows exactly where they are, everyone has a general idea where the one that fired the ray is.
Boneyard wakes with a start and gets to his feet. His eyes dart to the origin of the green ray.
"Sorry if this gets any of you." Boneyard casts glitterdust at the origin of the ray. A laugh from Cathlessra follows the sparkling dust. You're supposed to close your eyes, sweetie...here, let me wipe them off for you.
The burst of glitter only catches Boneyard, but there is now a small halfling outlined.
"There's one! Kracow, mind pointing out the other. Maybe by shooting him!"
Kracow Stands completely still and frozen
Kracow can acto normally next round