Mesdoram only slightly competently looks around for anything ready to ambush them (27 v surprise).
Luckily the teleportation is perfect, Averaka pulls out the map and examines it and then takes his bearings.
I know where we are, not the safest area, but not the most dangerous. We can expect orc raiding parties all around, and with the terrain as it is, I would say it will take 3 or 4 days to get there.
Rameth finishes setting his belt with his extracts and draws his hand crossbow and follows.
The heroes travel half the day without incident.
OK, here is the situation. I can take us through the tunnels, which would be faster, but more creatures I am not familiar with underground. What do you want to do?
How badly would light underground attract monsters? Because I cannot see in the dark I'm afraid.
Depends, magical light would attract many, fire might scare some off, but any intelligent creatures would have a huge advantage on us. If we stay above ground we can possibly get the drop on any foes.
Mesdoram sighs and pulls out a large brass coin. The complex writing spells out "Ilizmagorti Independent Enterprising Sailor's Guild One Ransom Piece" in six languages on one side and the profile of a praying mantis' head on the other.
He flips the large coin and catches it, then slaps the coin onto the top of his hand.
Tails! The tunnels it is.
This done, he'll slip the coin back into a leather pouch around his neck, then cinches the pouch closed.
Do you stats for smiley? And are you brushed up on handle animal rules?
I think of Smiley kind of like Trip - he's a flavor animal used as a mount because he's that big, not an animal companion as such; I don't (or didn't) plan on him taking part in combat if that's alright.
Think of him as a very large housecat. If you want to include him in combat I can do both, although I might have to move some skill points around from my last level if that's OK.
thats fine, if you want to work towards an animal companion that is fine as well. natures soul and something else are the way to go.
Averaka leads the way to a tunnel and moves in, Rameth sets up his ioun torch and follows about 30 feet behind.
Mesdoram and Smiley will follow, with Mesdoram patting Smiley on the head as Smiley lets out an impressively deep purr.
Mesdoram lights a regular torch since he's too cheap to invest in a magical contraption and he can't set his footing on fire underground. He hopes, anyway.
Why is everything so spooky?
The party winds down through some tunnels,
Averaka comes back
Ahead there is an orc hunting party, must be resting and prepared to go out at night, they are armed but we could hit them, the light would probably give us away, but we should be able to grab some kind of surprise on them. Unless you want to go around.
I don't. Poor planning on our part really
oh we can wait. not totally sure what happened, so you lost your hard drive, but isn't hero lab saved on the site, can't you just redownload?
No, the portfolios are saved locally - you have to reload everything. I'm good to go now though.
Murder it is.
Mesdoram will take the time to fully buff himself and pull his sword.
Now, lead on so we can slay the blackguards. Or the wise protectors - you know, whomever is in our way.
The heroes make their way into the cavern, all around there are filthy skins and bones, with a fire pit in the center of the room. Two of the orcs look a bit bigger and stronger than the rest
Averaka sends an arrow at the closest orc for and the arrow tears through its head but being an orc is doesn't know it is dead and it is still up
Rameth does a quick study of the stupid orcs and charges straight at #7
for , his spear lifts the orc off the ground, and it doesn't even have time to scream it is dead so quickly
Mesdoram will study 1 and smile, then charge over.
En garde!
His sword pierces the Orc's heart and takes it back out of the chest.
Whoops!
He pulls the sword back out and twirls towards the other orcs.
That was overdoing it, but you all are next!
Mesdoram silently kills his orc.
#2 chugs down an potion and looks buff. The rest move and attack
One orc charges Rameth but his falchion bounces off the armor
2 charge Averaka
both miss as well
While Mesdoram finds himself flanked and charged
[ooc] if I am reading your AC right you are at AC 27? so they all miss
GO
Averaka steps back and unloads a flurry of arrows at his foes.
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But he shocks himself when he only strikes once, though his foe falls still
Rameth jabs his spear up through the chin of the orc that attack him quickly causing it to go limp
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My adoring public, I appreciate your enthusiasm but I must leave.
Mesdoram will study orc 8, then make a studied strike and use inspiration.
Then he'll take a five foot step southeast, back towards Rameth.
You think they're a little upset?
I think they are just misunderstood!
#5 steps up and attacks Averaka
While the other two goons attack Mesdo
Then the buffer orc charges Mesdoram, and his spear punches through his armor gashes his side
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Go
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His arrows drop the orc attacking him as well as one on Mesdo
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Rameth plunges his spear into the side of the other orc puncturing its lung and driving towards its heart, it falls, leaving only the boss orc
Fast study, Inspiration.
The orc grunts and grins as he returns the blow
but he misses terriblly
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Rameth puts it down.
7 studded leather armor, 9 falchion, 38 javelins, 2 MW Spears, potion of bull's strength, 2 potion of cure moderate
wounds; Other Gear 2 mwk hide armor,
2 mwk spear, 406 g p
Averaka makes his way froward and examines the orcs
Definitely a hunting party. I suspect somewhere within a days travel there is a full war band about... he has a bit of a gleam in his eye...
We're better off avoiding any confrontation we can't avoid, especially a full war band.
Kill me on our itinerary or wait till they stumble on us. But your the boss
*them
there was nothing else of note in the room by the way
Mesdoram will collect the loot and then they can press onwards!
He leads the way forward after 3 hours
he returns Found a path to the surface it pops out right near that war band i said was near. We can bypass it or have some fun.
What do you think Rameth?
If he found the whole war camp, it might be smart to take it out.
It's days like this I wish I'd become a greengrocer like my parents wanted.