The Eye of Eons (Inactive)

Game Master Chyrone

And just like that, Elsa ends the last of the sentries, sending an ice blast into his worn down grey face.

Combat over.

Orland calms down and breathes a sigh of relief as the sweat beads along his body from the battle-tempo.

" Sweet Gran'pahs Saggy skin thos' guys could take ah beaten. "

They were uncouth and unmannered. They were taught a lesson, and their kin should learn the same. Elsa huffs, how dare those Dwarves cause harm to her Royal personage.

Any inspiration to avoid the patrolling guards on the wall?

Not the Idea guy here.

Orland looks to Burdock and then back to Elsa, " She does realize yah're ah, related tah them right? "

Orland tilts his head thinking for a moment, " So.. what do we do about tah rest in that fort? "

"Like the same between good dwarven stout and the stuff you humans call 'beer'.", Burdock jokes.

No immediate ideas either. Of course we could just charge in, but I'm not sure if gate's still open or not.

How high are the walls and how tough and what is the gate made of please

Elsa gives Orland an icy stare The good Father knows what I meant.

Elsa also gives advice on what to do next We should demand their immediate surrender. They will of course be brought before us to bow and beg forgiveness for their transgressions.

Given this bastion was a dwarven fort to ward off the creatures from the darklands, the walls aren't low.
They are 20 feet high, excluding its battlements, and the gate is made of metal reinforced darkwood.
While the reinforced doors at the outpost were hardness 7 and HP 40, these are hardness 10 and HP 60.

Sivar will cast enlarge person on himself and charge and smack the doors.. if they are close enough.. if not he will run at them

Yup, 110 feet of running. :)
What are the others' actions?
The guards on the wall will likely see a large fauchard wielding person coming on a charge.
I did mention the cavern is not open terrain exclusively.

Orland raises his eyebrows and shrugs.

" Just makin' sure. Ah just don't think tha' is gunna happen. "

As he watches the other individual rush off.

" Was he sup'posed tah do tha'? "

Orland was confused even more.

Grint shakes his head. "Not even close to that Orland. If I had any arrows and a light, I might have been able to pick off the guards from a distance. Now... apparently this is the only means to destroy that gate?"

Ok, the terrain is no clear open field, meaning there are rocks and natural supports scattered along.

Sivar does not have stealth

"Elsa, if you really want to demand their surrender, I will go with you. Though I would think this is folly and we'd better retreat and wait out a next patrol to thin their numbers. Unless someone has a shrunken siege weapon in their pocket, we should go."

Sorry for the quiet; was prepping and running Bonekeep 1 and 2.

"I can make some cover out of one of the stalagmites, but that'll only get 1 person so far, not to mention being heavy!"

Orland blinks between all the ideas that are being thrown around not one for thinking too hard himself.

Thorn! You're back! :P

Agreeing with the GM's idea of going the other way for now. At least it's progress

Burdock pauses for a bit, shaking his head. "As much as I'd like to rid these caverns of duergar, we are probably at the extent of our limits. We at least weakened their number, and hopefully that'll be of use later since they'll be on the defensive coming back again later. We may find more items or even allies to defeat them."

Burdock then drags the duergar bodies back away and cleans them for rites. "May Torag forgive you poor souls past the Boneyard."

Sivar seeing that no one is supporting his movement towards the bastion as he starts moving halts..

"Ah well.. the quarry then?"

Grint, you ready for perception duty?
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Since the last time half a day was spent getting here, it's just 4 checks before 'evening'.

Perception1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Perception2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Perception3: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Perception4: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Elsa harrumphs along...

She's on high alert...isn't she.

Perception 1: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
Perception 2: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
Perception 3: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
Perception 4: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36

Grint scouts out ahead, or at least alongside someone with Darkvision, trying to listen for any sounds.

Lol Burdock

Orland give a insightful eye with his present Dark Vision. Well as well as he could not knowing the area.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

What gear did the Duergar have on them? Before Burdock gives them last rites.

Sivar will use light if it's needed to help scout ahead

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

The team seems to be alert, avoiding a duergar patrol with ease, as well as circumventing a scene of what looked like a feeding ground of something large.

You find yourselves a cave with clear los of its surroundings, easily bottle necked in defense.

1d100 ⇒ 45
The night proceeds without a hitch.
Finally..since damn beetles last time.

Grint, fort roll DC 15 please.
Any aid to heal checks are vs the DC 15.
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This leaves 6 checks the following day.
From the excessive distance you walk, 4 fort rolls please.
DC 12, 14, 16, 18.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Perception 1: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23
Perception 2: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Perception 3: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
Perception 4: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
Perception 5: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
Perception 6: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24

Fort Save fatigue 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Fort Save fatigue 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Fort Save fatigue 3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Fort Save fatigue 4: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Perception 1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Perception 2: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Perception 3: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Perception 4: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Perception 5: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Perception 6: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Fort 12: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Fort 14 : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Fort 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Fort 18: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Grint! Why are we walking so much.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
Fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Sorry busy with Channel

Orland keeps a stiff upper lip about these things but overall seems fine with it.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Fort Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

This does bring up a question is it considered excessive distance if you have a faster base speed? Or is it considered less strenuous?

It's more to do with the amount of time you're walking.

With everyone seemingly being very alert, the entire hike passes with mere minor inconveniences, like ducking the occasional lower ceiling, or circumventing a small chasm of two.

Just waiting for Father Burdock's fort rolls.

@GM: Presume that everyone is topped off with HP as I'd burn my spells to heal the remaining damage.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Team nonlethal sustained:
Elsa 1d6 ⇒ 2
Father Burdock 1d6 ⇒ 4
Grint 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9
Orland 1d6 ⇒ 3
Sivar 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3) = 8
Everyone is fatigued for the time being.

From a ridge, you see a clearing down below, as well what seems to be a small watch tower on its edge, seemingly occupied by 1 sentry only.

Some cages with silhouettes of humanoids in them stand at the center.
You can see several humanoids led towards an opening in a line, accompanied by 4 duergar.

It's a DC 15 climb to go down.

Map coming tonight, hopefully, if the site will cooperate by then. >_>

We heal up first

"We need to move away and rest, somewhere secure."

Sivar then casts lesser restoration on himself... I have 3 more spells that will take away lethargy due to no sleep, this is just in case we get jumped"

You did sleep.
The post with 4 checks, that was concluding the previous day.
The one with 6 checks and the fort rolls is the new day.

So we are fatigued from a few hours walk? Huh? What are we the fat adventurers..?

Forced march:
PCs can walk 8 hours a/day without getting tired.
If they walk longer, they risk getting fatigued, and must make a DC 12 fortitude check for every hour they walk longer than 8 hours.
This fortitude check increases by +2 for every hour they walk longer, beyond the initial DC 12 check.

But what if we wanted to hold off marching more than 8 hours?

Then you have no nonlethal, but you'd be spending time sitting around, is all. Some things down there would then be different, on the other hand.

Let's just take the fatigued and get this over with. We've got Dwarves to smash!

It was about time yesterday, that the site cooperated, sheesh.
Map's up.

The watchtower is standing on a horizontal tunnel, overlooking both sides. A lone sentry stands in it, and as he's not exactly expecting anything from above, he's not looking up right now.

Down below, near a campfire and the cages, stand two sentries.

Actions?
Ranged will be able to see the guard in the tower to shoot

I can't fight well Fatigued. There is no reason we wouldnt rest because it screws pretty much everyone. And worse that forced march is assuming going based on your base speed which we would going the slowest speed of 20. Either way someone want to cast some lesser Restorations?

Sivar casts lesser restoration on Orland, Grint and Burdock.

Str fix on Grint: 1d4 ⇒ 2

The three no longer feel fatigued, all that remains, is to infiltrate the grand quarry.

A few posts before Sivar had cast it on himself as well

Adjusted.

@GM: I was wondering, with my Craft: weapons skill, would I be able to make Grint some arrows out of the bolts we have during some town time at night.