The Frostfur Captives CORE (Inactive)

Game Master Baerlie

Roshan draws her sling and slips a smooth lump of lead into the pocket of the sling, twisting around in the saddle to look up at the goblin on the northern tower.

Move - draw weapon; move - load sling.

Roshan loads her sling, ready to shoot at the goblins.

Round 4
Warrior pink -4HP
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Graff
Asarnil
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Warrior green slepping
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Zachorius
Helluddar
Gwendolyn
Roshan

talon (higher ground): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8

*sigh* Gwen looks a scroll in her case marked prismatic spray wondering if maybe that will end the combat. She spends the round feeling that her owl could do better, and hoping Hera gets the empathic message.

It's not a problem if you don't want to do anything, but please tell us. We can't read your mind and don't know if you are not interested in the game any more or just delaying. In worst case you will be bottet and somebody else spends your magic ;)

While Gwendolyn counts the scrolls in her case Hera attacks the goblin. The owl misses. The goblin takes a step back and shoots at the owl, but the arrow goes wide and hits snow.
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Round 5
Warrior pink -4HP
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Graff
Asarnil
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Warrior green slepping
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Gwendolyn
Roshan

Graff eagarly rushes up the stairs and brings his axe to bear once he finds a suitable target.
Attack once in reach 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 61d12 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

On her turn, Hera flies around to the back of the goblin bowman and...!

bull owl rush!: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Once again Asarnil comes out of cover to send another magically charged bolt at the goblin:"DIE ALREADY, YOU FILTHY CREATURE!!!"

Force Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Same routine: move, cast, 5 ft step back

Graff rushes up to the tower's top and attacks the sleeping goblin, but Graff misses. Asarnil sends another bolt at the goblin on the other tower and Hera pushes the goblin down. The goblin hits the ground and stops moving.

And before it gets boring

Graff takes out a knife and cuts the sleeping goblin's throat.

combat over

"Your" goblins cheer. "Dead Icetooths! Dead Icetooths!"

The goblins have amassed a small cache of spoils from recent ambushes of travelers along this path, which they now heap in a pile on the ground floor of the western tower.

You continue the journey along the route suggested by Lightfoot. With the rough hills at now far to the north, the land opens into a broad grassland where the snow is much sparser. The sky is overcast and the temperature has risen, making the march south somewhat easier. For as far as the eye can see, there is nothing but open ground and great fir trees that dot the landscape.

"We are hungry! Give us food, now!" the goblins start to moan.

Roshan winces at the long fall of the goblin that splats on the ground. Not that she bore them any love, but....

She joins the others in searching the tower. Taking 10 on the perception for a 19

"Ooh, what's this?" she says, holding up a bottle found in the rubble. Roshan has no spellcraft and turns the potion over to someone who does. "There's two tanglefoot bags here, as well!"

I'll take 10 on survival if I can, for a 19 as well. However, if I can't:

Survival: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Sigh. I'll wait to hear whether or not I'm allowed to read the spoiler

"We'll feed you when we eat!" Roshan says brightly to the goblins.

perception (with Hera): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Gwen uses detect magic followed by spellcraft to ID the potion

spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 Up to caster level 6.

The potion is a potion of bull's strength.

Roshan watches the weather for some time and comes to the conclusion, that it will change.

Lol. Yes, indeed, the only thing that one can ever be sure of with the weather. Anyone else want to try? Survival can be used untrained.

Survival 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Graff looks around.
"We eat when we eat." as if that settled anything at all though he does bring the bodies of the enemy goblins out to be burnt......before they leave the towers.

Survival check: 1d20 ⇒ 16

"Snowstorm incoming..." mutters Asarnil never lifting his eyes from the snowy ground. "Better start camping, otherwise we might all become goblin food..." he snickers.

Then he turns towards gwen:"You know what? It's almost a pity we killed all those goblins at the towers. I would have liked to catch a couple alive and give them to "our" goblins... Maybe then you would have learned something new about the nature of the little monsters" he says in an affable tone.

"So do we move out or stay in the towers? Depending on the weather we may end up having to let the goblins ride on our backs if the snow gets too bad--which I'm sure you'll love kid.*" She says looking at Asarnil.

* So going by the age listed in your profile I'm guessing you haven't lost all your baby teeth yet.

@Gwen: you are already a few hours away from the towers, farther south.
... and assuming you set up a camp...

The goblins continue to moan "We are hungry, look at us. We are just bones! We are already weak and can't walk any more!" One of the goblin stumbles and falls.

After a while Asarnil finds a good place to set up a camp. Setting up the camp takes about an hour. The camp is solid enough to resist the coming storm. The goblin prisoners are unhelpful in setting up camp. And soon after you finished your work the storm starts. First big snow flakes start falling, followed by an icy wind which gets stronger every minute.

Asarnil gives Gwen his sweetest smile and answers:"Come on now! No need to resort to petty insults, my very adult and mature friend, after all I'm sure our very well behaved goblin friends will prove my point for me sooner than later..." he concludes, grinning widely...

Yes, Asarnil is a b%#!%, know that this is in character for him, but if it offends you just let me know and I'll stop the prodding

"A snowstorm!" Roshan exclaims, sounding delighted. "That will be something to see!"

This is her first time experiencing snow.... the idea of it falling from the sky does not evoke in her the proper fear.

She helps the fallen goblin back to his feet (Bagheera grumbling a low, throaty cat growl as she does so) and beams at him. "You see? Making camp soon! Then food. But until we have the camp prepared..."

Roshan gets into her pack and gets out the bulging bag of candies and sweets she purchased in Absalom. "One piece each! Two to the goblin who doesn't say anything else until we are camped!"

When the snow begins to fall, Roshan looks up with childlike wonder at it, until she realizes that it's not just pretty, it's cold, and in such quantities, it will be dangerous. She hurries to get beneath shelter, her own little tent contributed to the group effort of keeping warm. She rubs at Bagheera's paws in concern to make sure the cat is staying warm enough, then yells to the others over the sound of the rising wind:

"I do not know if we will able to see anything in this whiteness, but we should still set a watch... over our companions, if nothing else..."

Roshan will take first watch unless someone else wants it or if there's something else that needs to happen first.

Watch perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Bagheera on watch with her, has scent: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Graff Glares at any Goblins who refuses to listen and offers to take the second watch as he prepares for his spells.

Are going to spend the time during watch inside or outside the shelter?

The goblins stop to complain, they also seem to notice the upcoming snowstorm. Although they do not help setting up the camp.

"Um, we will have to eat at some point." Gwen says cocking an eyebrow.

You are not sure which, but either Hera's or Gwen's stomach makes a sound loud enough to hear. They both look at each other accusingly.

Graff shrugs as he chews on his rations, after giving out food to the goblins.

Graff isn't going to watch while being outside. He'll watch from inside the camp.

Asarnil grunts unhappily as Roshan mentions watch rounds:"Do I really need to be on guard duty too? Surely my brilliance would be ill spent on such a demeaning task..." he murmurs...

Taking third watch. Asarnil likes to complain but he will do his duty. He'll be spending part of the sleeping time to study his spell book and recover his spent spells. Come moring he will recast endure elements on himself

The goblins almost swallow their rations whole and once the camp is set up they crawl into one of the tents and fall asleep immediately. During the night you hear the wind dragging at the tent, almost ripping it apart. From time to time wolves howl. At the end of the night the storm subsides.

Fort DC 15, cold weather gear: 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 5 = 27

Bundled up in her cozy furs, Roshan feels fine weathering the violence of the northern lands, even outside the shelter. She does spot something off in the snow-- oh, a flower, how pretty! and waddles in the snow like a miniature yeti to pick it and tuck it away for safekeeping, before resuming her watch. A souvenir of the icy north!

Graff sees the flower and ignores it in favor of keeping warm and who knows if the goblins might just eat it up!

Endure elements

Perception check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Asarnil doesn't notice the flower as he guards the makeshift encampment, his spells keeping him warm.

*zzzz*

Roshan picks up the flower, ignoring the cold wather. The night turns into dawn and the storm is over, but you have a rude awakening. A pack of wolves have found your campsite and are desperate enough to attack a large group.

Round 1
Asarnil
Roshan
Graff
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Wolf blue
Wolf red
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Gwendolyn + Hera
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Wolf green

*zzzz-SNORT* "Huh?"

"Whoo."

"Alright then; 'Who?'"

Graff Roars out though the Sky attempting to intimidate the wolves while in reality giving himself blessings from his patron to hit even harder.
Touching myself to give me battle Rage. Melee Damage +1

"There are other people in this camp too--Um, shouldn't you be doing that in private?"

"You see, Gwendolyn? Wolves. Noble predators. Creatures wothy of a modicum of admiration. I'd rather fight them a thousand times than those mishappen beasts called goblins! Alas we canot quench their hunger by giving them a meal of goblin... yet"

So saying the wizard points his finger at one of the wolves and sends a projectile made of pure force hurling forward.

Force Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Casting Force Missile on red

Bagheera hisses her feline hatred of the wolves, surging forward with black fur against the white snow. Roshan looks unhappy at this.

Bagheera bite vs red wolf: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Standing back, Roshan concentrates, her eyes squeezing shut a moment as she focuses. Then, she starts yipping and growling.

(Standard action to activate her daily ability to speak with animals)

(I assume she'd need to make some sort of social skill check here to have a hope of success, but as I spent my standard in activating the ability, any attempt at that will need to wait until next turn)

While Graff roars for blessings Asarnil and Roshan attack the wolves. Asarnil hits one of them with a missile and Bagheera hurts the wolf with the redish fur even more. Roshan tries to calm down the wolves and the wolf answers "We are starving. We are hunters and no scavengers." wild empathy would be the correct check I think

The injured wolf bites at Bagheera. The blue wolf approaches Graff and bites.
Bite Attack vs. Bagheera: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Bite Attack vs. Graff: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Confirm: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18 Damage: 2d4 - 2 ⇒ (2, 4) - 2 = 4
Free trip: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

Round 1
Asarnil
Roshan
Graff
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Wolf blue
Wolf red -7HP
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Gwendolyn + Hera
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Wolf green

Gwen leaps over the ice hole/fire pit.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

And, intoning her spell, throws a scintillating wave of color at the wolves facing off against Bagheera.

"Didn't expect to find a fully-loaded sorcerer this late at night did ya?"

Hera flies cover.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Per GM suggestion, I'll roll this now, even if it's pre-emptive, since I may have a busy day tomorrow. And a low roll will make it a moot point anyway. Of course, Gwen may have just put the wolves to sleep anwyay ;)

('Survival demands many things!') Roshan yips back to the wolves, trying one last time. ('Please, my pack will kill you all if you persist! Run now, and take easier prey!')

Doggiemancy: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4 Ironically, wild empathy is higher at a +1, but even that would only be a 5. Yeeaaah.

While Roshan discusses the advantages and disadvantages of rotten meat Gwendolyn casts a spell at the wolves. The reamining wolf howls.
Will red: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Will green: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

Round 2
Asarnil
Roshan
Graff
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Wolf blue
Wolf red -7HP unc./bl./st. 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7; bl./st. 1d4 ⇒ 1; st. 1
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Gwendolyn + Hera
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Wolf green unc./bl./st. 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5; bl./st. 1d4 ⇒ 2; st. 1

Incensed that the wolf actually bit him, Graff brings his axe in an overhand chop. His aim clear that his axe was meant to split the wolf in two!
Attack, +1 damage from Battle Rage. 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 61d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17

Unfortunately, that bite made him wince in pain, fouling his aim terribly as he avoids getting tripped as well.

Roshan's words do noooothing. Disappointed, she sadly lets Bagheera attack... not that Bagheera was showing any signs of stopping. Bagheera wheels on the last standing wolf and tears into it.

Bite vs Blue: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Claw vs Blue: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Claw vs Blue: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Claw confirm?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Bite damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Critical claw damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9

Roshan merely draws her wand of healing and touches Graff with it.

CLW to Graff: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Graff tries to strike back at the wolf, but his attack is not as strong as usual due to the pain. Roshan orders Bagheera to attack and the cat strikes at the young wolf. With a yip the wolf turns around and runs away, leaving the other wolves alone.

Combat over, Aoo if you want to use it, the other wolves are disabled for at least 8 more rounds.

Graff lets the remaining wolf run off and then turns his attention to the remaining wolves and helps to finish them off.