CORE CAMPAIGN (Inactive)

Game Master JASON RODARTE

"Please stay clear of the wagon, the wood isn't well worked, so it's easy to get hurt by splinters or cut your fine clothing!" Uldar tries to bluff the parade revelers

Bluff: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Cloudia leans in and whispers to Lukian, "Perhaps an illusion around the keg would be warranted? Something that would discourage the common folk, like slime on the cask?"

For her part she readies an action to cast a DC 16 grease on the cask if someone makes a move to grab it, fully expecting someone to dash in and try.

No one is better than illusions than me! he proclaims WHat kind should I make?

"Keep it down! It doesn't pay to tell everyone you are casting an illusion. I was thinking some green slime or something icky on it?"

"Keep it down! It doesn't pay to tell everyone you are casting an illusion. I was thinking some green slime or something icky on it?"

"Actually, could you make sounds so it appears the wagon could break any moment?" Uldar whispers.

The party closes ranks around the wagon - but after the crowd pushes past to better see the parade and the mummers travel further down the street, your crew of drunks has dispersed as well, leaving you all more or less on edge, but otherwise unaccosted. The Greycloak nods respectfully to Cloudia before continuing down the street, following after the parade, and leaving you free to venture onwards.

While passing near the Avenue of the Hopeful, the street leading up to the massive chasm separating the Starstone Cathedral from the rest of Absalom, another voice calls out - "Ardeth The Deathless! There he is!!" A rush of twenty-some people in functional monastic clothing swarms around the wagon, grabbing at Mao in a fit of misguided devotion, trying to grab a scrap of clothing or a strand of hair.

Cloudia gapes at the new threat.

"Are all the religious around here insane? Poor Mao."

But of course then she starts laughing. Again she prepares a grease spell and readies an action to slime the cask if someone tries to grab it.

The monk tries to steady himself as people all around him fight their way towards him. He tries to look for spare pieces of cloth to give to the crowd so as to avoid being undressed in this situation. Well, just to clear things, Mao is bald. :) He looks in the direction of his allies and gives them a a-little-help-here look.

”That’s not Ardeth! That’s some unknown monk! Are you people stupid?” Uldar says angrily

intimidate: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

I assume we got a protection from arrows cast on Mao and that Cloudia and Lukkan got obscuring mist on scroll. Uldar will get a smokestick. Also a mage armor for everyone I guess?

Good point. Cloudia will have cast Mage Armor on herself and Mao.

He will tap himself with his wand.

Do you want him to cast silent image to make it look like the wagon is breaking down?

He will tap himself with his wand.

Do you want him to cast silent image to make it look like the wagon is breaking down?

I think that moment has passed, so probably better to save your spells

I don't know how a broken down wagon would deter them from stealing the cask. The idea would be to discourage the common folk from wanting to touch the cask so we can pick out the actual thief ahead of time. We WANT the real thief to either grab the casks or get caught trying. Or is the whole broken down wagon thing supposed to encourage the thief to strike now?

Uldar's chastisement manages to chase away the less fervent, and the truly dedicated quickly realize that they've mistaken Mao for their favored aspirant, so the crowd quickly (and somewhat embarrassedly) disperses. The keg and the cart remain unmolested.

At this point, you’ve traversed most of the Ascendant Court with no trouble but a few headaches and startles. The roads here become narrower and more congested, until you’re driving down what might be generously called an alley. A wagon loaded with over a dozen chicken cages has toppled onto its side ahead, and a farmer and a local vendor are arguing loudly over whose fault it was rather than clearing the alley.

Stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Mao Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Cloudia Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (20) + 0 = 20
Lukian Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Uldar Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Mao watches the farmer and merchant suspiciously, but Lukian, Uldar, and Cloudia all notice the real trouble - a woman who wraps up casting a quiet spell in an alcove nearby.

Cloudia: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Lukian: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Mao: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Uldar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Tersula: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
D: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Surprise Round actions, please - Uldar, I'll allow a retcon if your action gets invalidated.

Initiative:
Lukian, Cloudia
Tersula
Uldar
Mao

Uldar will start inspiring courage.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Since this looks like the real thing this time, Cloudia will cast her grease spell on the casket before anyone can grab it.

"Looks like a trap to me, guys."

Botting Lukian. Also realized that I had the enemy in the wrong spot - You saw the woman in the southern alley, not in the alcove above you. Fixed on map, added the cart and mule.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Lukian's eyes narrow as he realizes the spell, and steps towards the woman, raising his hands and casting a Burning Hands at the woman.

Fire Damage: 3d4 ⇒ (4, 3, 1) = 8

Relfex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

She ducks underneath the blast of flames, glaring at the gnome, but draws a scroll and quickly reads from it. She doesn't discharge the spell yet, but holds it in her hand and steps toward the gnome.

Initiative:
Lukian, Cloudia
Uldar
Durnil [-4]
Mao

perception: 1d1001 ⇒ 762 I had to cheat to make that perception roll. but don;t worry, I didn't peek even though I made it :).

Hmmm. Let's see if she's evil or good - or neither.

Willing to waste a heavenly fire use on the woman just to see where her bais lies, she attempts to tag her with some of that celestial juice.

To hit ranged touch: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Effect: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

[dice=perception]1d2000 I had to cheat to make that perception roll. but don;t worry, I didn't peek even though I made it :).

Hmmm. Let's see if she's evil or good - or neither.

Willing to waste a heavenly fire use on the woman just to see where her bais lies, she attempts to tag her with some of that celestial juice.

[dice=To hit ranged touch]1d20+4
[dice=Effect]1d4+1

+1 to hit and damage due to inspire courage

I am back

Oh no you don't the little gnome exclaims as he extends his little hand and fires a blinding ray at the lady.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 rta

Cloudia's attack hits, but doesn't appear to do anything. The woman opens her mouth to laugh - but cries out in shock as Lukian's ray hits her. "I can't see!" she shrieks in what could almost be a laughable way, if the circumstances were different.

However, this is no laughing matter - the party can suddenly hear a second voice rising over the yelling and the clucking from the chickens' end of the alley.

Mao Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Uldar Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Cloudia Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Lukian Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Everyone but Mao goes down in a heap, snoring lightly as the spell overcomes their senses.

Delaying Uldar as he is asleep.

The first assailant runs over to the barrel and touches it - with the spell she had cast, the barrel shrinks smaller and smaller, until it's now the size of an apple.

Initiative:
Lukian (asleep), Cloudia (asleep), Uldar (asleep)
Durnil [-4], Tersula
Mao

Sleep

Sleep has a 1 round casting time (and can only affect 4 HD of creatures in total). So this can only happen if the casting started in the surprise round, and if that's the case, only Mao needed to save?

Well sh-*. Thank you for remembering that. I always remember Enlarge Person, Summon Monster... Sleep has been flying under the radar. *headdesk*

*retconretconretcon*

Yes there is someone invisible casting a

Initiative:
Lukian, Cloudia
Tersula
Uldar
Durnil [-4]
Mao

Well sh-*. Thank you for remembering that. I always remember Enlarge Person, Summon Monster... Sleep has been flying under the radar. *headdesk*

Dominate Person is another one (although vampires can do it as a standard action SLA)

So the woman that was burning handed is still close to the party? If so Uldar will do the following:

Uldar will continue his performance, move between the woman and the barrel and attack her with his spear.

To Hit: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4 Misses

BTW, I believe Lukian was 4th level? (with regards to sleep spell and blinding ray)

Only seeing Lukian as level 3 in the stats.

Botting Mao.

With Uldar being in the way, he also gets an attack of opportunity against Durnil as she darts to shrink the barrel, but this misses too - lucky for her, as there was some muscle behind that thrust!

Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

Mao darts toward the would-be thief and tries to land a stunning fist on her.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

Fortitude: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Mao's blow catches the woman under the chin and she stands stunned, weaving a little as though drunk.

Spellcasting of sleep still underway from the invisible foe from the direction of the chicken pile.

Initiative:
Lukian, Cloudia
Tersula
Uldar
Durnil [-13 hp]
Mao

You switched my to hit and damage modifier, but I guess the roll is still to low to hit a blind opponent... :-(

Cloudia tries to locate the spellcaster in the chaos
...Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1
hoping to be able to find a target for her color spray but can't figure out where she is. She shrugs and instead casts bless from her wand and puts it away, leaving the wand of magic missile at the ready.

Botting Lukian

Lukian runs up and goes to stab the stunned woman with his dagger to take her out.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

...but even stunned, her armor and height proves too much for the gnome to hurt her any further.

At this point, the invisible caster finishes her spell - Cloudia being the closest, she gets the brunt of the sleep spell.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Cloudia easily shakes off the spell, which causes the newly appeared woman a look of consternation. That look deepens when she sees the state the other woman is in.

"Wait! Please don't hurt her!" yells the un-stunned woman.

No, I am one xp away from 4th

"Wait! Please don't hurt her!" yells the un-stunned woman.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

Uldar tries to determine if the woman is sincere.

Great roll!

GMBot Mk III wrote:

"Wait! Please don't hurt her!" yells the un-stunned woman.

Uldar tries to determine if the woman is sincere.

Assuming she is sincere:

"Stand down immediately and we will not kill you."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

"Mao, tie them up!"

Uldar is convinced that the woman is sincere, and she drops her wands and weapons as a sign of good faith. When her sister recovers from her stunned silence, the two of them explain their role to the party - they were simply hired to steal the keg by a woman in a grey cloak, but they never exchanged names. The only new piece of information: they can tell you the exact location of the warehouse they were supposed to deliver the keg to.

Acquired Loot: potion of cure light wounds, potion of invisibility, wand of mage armor (14 charges), quarterstaff, potion of bull’s strength, potion of cure light wounds, wand of mage armor (4 charges), morningstar

After listening to Uldar question the pair, more than slightly intimidated herself, Cloudia asks in a small voice,

"Can you provide a description of the woman?"

Lukian (I assume) and Cloudia will grab the two wands.
Is the morningstar or quarterstaff magical?

These will be great supports he says holding up the wands.

The gnome will cast detect magic.

Mao steps forward as he prepares to tie up the two women, but stops when he sees them drop their wands and weapons. "A wise choice there." He then turns to his allies. "At least they were able to tell us where to go to next. Shall we?"

"Oh, sorry. Yes, of course we should go."

Abandoning her attempt to get a description out of the prisoner, Cloudia gets back on the cart and prepares to leave.

Looking back at the barrel, she asks, "But don't you think we should take this barrel to safety first?"

"Maybe we can disguise ourselves as these muggers and pretend to deliver the barrel. Then we can catch them red-handed and make a citizen's arrest! With the potion of invisibility, some magic and their clothes it should be a breeze!"

The two sisters look at each other, then look back at Lukian, Mao, Uldar and Cloudia, but they don't say anything in response to Uldar's plan. "Long as we're swapping clothes and you're not just leaving us here for some Calistrian to find," mutters Tersula.

Let me know what preparations you are making, but I'll still move us along to the next place.

With the sisters' instructions, you find the Pitview Pub and then walk to the warehouse in question. The exterior of this run-down building is rotting, and the roof is clearly sagging in places. Any paint that once coated its walls has long since flaked off the parched-looking gray wood. The windows are boarded firmly shut, and both pairs of loading doors appear to be jammed closed.

Map added

"Lukian and Cloudia, you dress up as the two women. As they only briefly met, a regular disguise for Cloudia and a magical disguise spell for Lukian should do the trick. If Mao drinks the potion of invisibility and the potion pof bull's strength, he should be able to get near the grey cloaked woman and incapacitate her. I'll use some rope and the any tool and hide under the wagon."

"OK. I guess. I think I can do it."

Cloudia eyes the clothing warily, wondering what it will do to her figure or, even worse, if it will split at the seams at a most unfortunate time.

Are either of the women's clothes a close match?

With the sisters' instructions, you find the Pitview Pub and then walk to the warehouse in question.

What are the specific instructions with regards of the delivery? What and how much are 'we' getting payed?

Yes, the clothes are an approximate enough match that Cloudia can comfortably wear them.

What are the specific instructions with regards of the delivery? What and how much are 'we' getting paid?

Tersula and Durnil let you know that the deal was half paid up front, then to take the keg to the warehouse and put it in a footlocker in the corner - they'd never been there but had been told that they could find it by "the big scarab" on the locker. For the second half of payment, they were told that "she would find us," and the woman seemed so intense that they didn't push the issue. [b]"But if you catch her, there should be 150 gold pieces in her pockets for you.

Was the barrel we were hauling the real deal or just a prop? If it was the real deal, can we stash it and take a fake to the meet?

Was the barrel we were hauling the real deal or just a prop? If it was the real deal, can we stash it and take a fake to the meet?

I think it's the real deal, but it looks like it isn't a meet, but just a drop. We could just leave a note at the dropsite instead and with a demand for more money and we could determine a place and time for a meet. Also, the real Tersula and Durnil will need to lay low for a while, for their own safety...

Did he detect magic from the area?

I do have disguise self memorized