All the help we can get right now......
Petracleus offers his arm to Yrena for her ministrations......
"Kind lady, if you would show us the back door we will be on our way"
Yrena ties a hair bracelet around each of your wrists.
Beau will retake his walking staff from by the door giving one last look to Lord Klaustad, then follows the others to the back door.
Poor man, ta have ta kill yer own kin.
Yrena looks at each of you, Alayna standing by, looking at all of you with fear in her eyes.
"Now, ye need to make it to the Low Road. The path ye took here is too crooked: ye'd never make it afore the troll got ya. So, head overland and don't look back. As the legend says, the bridge troll can't go on the Road. It's not far to the bridge once ye make it."
She then gives you some directions on how to get there. She pauses:
"Ye'll pass by here if...when ye take the body to the family cemetery. I can aid ye with a little healin' if ye be needin it. May
Gozreh watch over ye."
Lord Klaustad looks to you. "Thank you. Though I dread what must come, please put my son to rest."
He then casts a spell upon himself. "I shall lure the beast away. You can sneak out the door and head to the Low Road. Good luck."
With a grim smile, he opens the door and steps outside. The troll roars louder than ever so far.
When you step out front, the troll is gone, some fallen trees evidence of his passage into the woods.
As a group, you move around the side of the building and to the rear. You push your way through a dense Hedge of Brambles (Location One).
As a group, you move around the side of the building and to the rear. You push your way through a dense Hedge of Brambles (Location One).
Round One - All - Location Two - Narrow Path
The hedge opens onto a Narrow Path lined with dense trees, their branches forming a canopy. There is no sign or sound of the troll.
DC10 Acrobatics check to take careful steps along the path
DC15 Perception to discover a wider game path.
Let the chase begin!
Darpan starts carefully on the narrow path, but suddenly notices the wider game-path and alerts the others to its existence.
Shane creeps swiftly along the path until he notices the larger one, hops over to it, and keeps moving.
Despite the unwieldiness of his armour, Petracleus somehow manages to navigate the narrow path without undue noise until, noticing Darpan's gestures, he moves over to the easier game path
Beau follows the others down the larger game path, doing well to take careful steps along the way. He pauses for a moment to look back to the inn to see if they are being pursued and loses his footing for a moment falling behind the others.
Assuming Beau cast Longstrider (see Discussion tab), he passed both checks.
Wix still to roll, then the troll. Wix, you can add +2 to your roll.
Wix, crossbow still at the ready, follows down the game trail behind the others.
Round One - Troll - Dense Hedge (Location One)
You hear what sounds to be the troll stomping through the Dense Hedge behind the inn.
The party proves to be adept at moving through the stormy night, hurrying down the Narrow Path and fiding a safe, quick route through a section of Tangled Forest.
Round Two - All - Treacherous Path (Location Four)
You come upon a series of trees felled by the intense storm, which has created a Blocked Path.
DC 10 Acrobatics check to scramble over the fallen trees, or
DC 15 Survival check to identify a safe way around
Bounding over the trees, Darpan takes a minute to tear a bit of cloth off his gi and mark the easier path.
Shane spots and easier way around the fallen trees, but before he does, a broken branch finds his foot and he falls to the ground.
Beau attempts to climb the trees but his small stature seems to be quite a hindrance falling a number of times. He begins to look for an easier path around the trees, instead finding Shane falling as he was and moves to ensure his companion is uninjured instead.
Wix vaults over the fallen trees, pausing to ensure his companions are keeping up.
Feeling the benefit of Beau's spell, Petracleus attempts to bound over the trees following the same route as Darpan. Amazed at the ease with which he negotiates the obstacle, he smiles and turns to thank Beau.....who isn't there anymore....
Now isn't the time to be getting lost in the undergrowth.....
"Guys? Are you okay back there?"
Wix, Patracleus, Darpan and Zane get past the Blocked Path.
Beau, his size suddenly becoming an impediment, fails to penetrate the blockage.
[ooc]Beau loses his turn next Round. Trying both checks is risk).
[b]Round Two - Troll
Beau, looking back, doesn't see any sign of the Troll.
Round Three - Darpan, Wix, Petracleus, Shane - Treacherous Path (Location Five)
The last few fallen trees create a Treacherous Path across a swollen brook.
DC10 Acrobatics check to balance on slippery logs; or
DC15 Swim to make a quick swim across the brook.
One check, two checks, mark the trail or spell.
Also, you can go back one Location (to fight or cast spell. No "Aid Another") on your turn. You'd have to pass the skill check again to advance.
Round Three - Beau - Blocked Path (Location Four)
No turn for Beau for failing both skill checks last turn.
Darpan quickly walks across the slippery logs
Shane follows Darpan over the logs, barely keeping his balance.
Petracleus considers swimming the brook but, feeling the burden of the armour he is wearing, opts for balancing along the slippery logs. For a third time, he surprises himself with his agility.
No way my luck's going to last.....hope Beau's okay......
What happened to Beau? Can't chance letting him turn to troll dung...
Petracleus, Shane and Darpan all easily navigate the treacherous path and come to a halt as they hear, then see, a nest of angry snakes blocking the path.
Wix, realing the cleric is no longer with them, moves back along the path.
Round Three - Troll
Beau gives a worried glane backwards but does not see any sign of the troll approaching.
Round Four - Petracleus, Shane, Darpan - Angry Snakes (Location Six)
Across the brook lairs a nest of Angry Snakes.
DC15 Stealth check to pass by, making no sudden movements; or
DC15 Fortitude save to avoid being delayed by snakebites
One check, two checks, spell or go back
Round Two- Beau, Wix - Location Two - Narrow Path
The hedge opens onto a Narrow Path lined with dense trees, their branches forming a canopy. There is no sign or sound of the troll.
DC10 Acrobatics check to take careful steps along the path
DC15 Perception to discover a wider game path.
One check, two checks, spell.
Wix marks the path through the Narrow Path for Beau.
Whispering, then, to the halfling cleric:
This way, my good fellow, quickly!
Petracleus stumbles across the lair of snakes, considers the stealthy option and swiftly discounts his chance of sneaking past. Gritting his teeth, he runs through the nest of snakes hoping that there aren't any particularly vicious serpents there.
He feels one, maybe two bites to his legs as he runs through but seems immune to any poison that was delivered.
Beau follows Wix's markings but still manages to miss the large game pass as he continues forward.
Not wanting to deal with the snakes, Shane scurries around them, unseen.
Round Four - Troll
Beau and Wix look back but don't see any sign of the Troll. Yet...
BTW, I mismarked Beau - he was at the Blocked Path (Location Four) not Narrow Path - Location Two.
SUMMARY through Round Four
Petracleus and Shane are on to Location Seven
Darpan is at Location Six
Beau is at Location Five
Wix is at Location Four (no good deed goes unpunished...)
Round Five - Beau - Treacherous Path (Location Five)
The last few fallen trees create a Treacherous Path across a swollen brook.
DC10 Acrobatics check to balance on slippery logs; or
DC15 Swim to make a quick swim across the brook.
One check, two checks, mark the trail or spell.
Stealth:
Round Five - Wix - Blocked Path (Location Four)
A series of trees felled by the intense storm have created a Blocked Path.
DC 10 Acrobatics check to scaramble over the fallen trees; or
DC15 Survival check to identify a safe way around.
One check, two checks, mark the trail or spell.
Round Five - Darpan - Angry Snakes (Location Six)
Across the brook lairs a nest of Angry Snakes.
DC15 Stealth check to pass by, making no sudden movements; or
DC15 Fortitude save to avoid being delayed by snakebites
One check, two checks, spell or go back
Round Five - Shane, Petracleus - Crack in the Earth (Location Seven
Beyond the snakes, a clear path is suddenly rent by a deep, stony Crack in the Earth.
DC 15 Acrobatics check to make a giant leap across; or
DC 10 Survival to finda way around this crack.
One check, two checks, mark the trail or spell
Seeing his companions lagging behind, and not believing the Crack in the Earth to be terribly challenging, Shane marks the path for those behind.
Beau moves cautiously across the wet log, glancing behind him for signs of the troll and goes tumbling into the water below.
Petracleus slows down, noticing that he has outpaced the rest of his friends, and takes a while to inspect the crack in the path.....it takes a while and the path looks barely navigable, but Petracleus manages to identify a safe route.
The current pushes Beau back to the same side of the brook.
Darpan dances nimbly past the nest of snakes.
Petracleus finds a difficult but manageable way across the path. Shane marks it for those who will follow; including himself!
[ooc]Wix, then the troll..]/ooc]