Eberron - Echoes of the Past (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Harry

"Yes, one: Why don't I whisper to you guys just before we strike? I have a cantrip."

@GM: btw, the spell description says the whisper can go around barriers... but does that literally just mean to people I can see through glass/on the other side of force walls? or can I talk to people I've targeted earlier by pointing at them without pointing again?

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

full on hp now

Balinor be with us all and Pink eye readies himself and moves with the small strike team to the forge when they are ready to go.

I guess i can do that. In case of emergency, that obscuring mist over us could also be good. With so many of them, we can just shoot anywhere and have a viable chance to hit someone. I'll wait on your sign and give you a head start Frank. Don't disappoint me!

Kana winks at Viorr and marches off to the exit.

Viorr, perhaps eager for foes his sword can harm, follows Kana.

Concentrating for a moment, Gauntlet creates a jet-black earth-breaker in his hands.

"Kana, if things start to go badly, give us a signal too and we will charge out early...but only if things cannot be salvaged. We have to give the strike group enough time to get into position. Go then! And may the gods and the Dragon Above be with us all."

He then pulls out two potions and hands one to EE.

"Provides faster ground movement for a short time. Take it when its time, then charge. It will only last for a minute or so, but that should be enough for us. Pick you target carefully EE. That pig-sticker of yours won't do much to skeletons I fear."

Yeah so, uhm, one last question, uhm, how about some protection for me? And Viorr of course? I mean, what should we do when they start shooting at us?
She eyes Viorr up and down, clearly trying to figure out how good of a cover against arrows and bolts he would be.

Then she waves her own doubts aside.
Ah well, let's just get done with it. Worst that can happen is probably getting stuck with some arrows and then some years of slavery - again.
She swallows.
Nah i really don't want that! I'll tell them some story and then we will pluck them with arrows! Viorr are you ready?

Gauntlet, i will sing or shout or blow my horn or something, just hear it and don't leave us alone!

Kana should have around 10 rounds bardic performance left and heroism should also still be on.

Frank can only move up to 40' per round, as he's not only fatigued, but he will be coiling long heavy lengths of rope around himself in order to spread out the rope pulling time.
10' of rope per round xD
Also, if it's a move or standard action to pull out 10' of rope, then we'll just stretch the rope between Pinkeye and Frank, Pinkeye just going 50' per round to Frank's 40'. that'd be at least 10' of rope per 50' of tunnel when we arrive at the room xD

Frank dismisses B, drops the sack of food, and casts Message so that he can whisper to Kana, Viorr, Gauntlet, and Pinkeye for the next 40 minutes from up to 140' away.

As the chimney strike team hurries all the way back through the complex towards the overly hot room, Frank hands a potion of Resist Fire to PinkEye.
"Here, take this. Wouldn't want you to get overheated right before you need to climb up that rope. Should last until the end of the fighting."

EE thanks Gauntlet for the potion. <Don't worry. If fighting skeletons, can always use the fists> he replies, remembering that all Warforged are equipped for unarmed fighting as a last resort. He gets ready to be turned invisible and drink the potion just before coming out.

Nodding, Gauntlet hands Kana another potion quickly pulled from his pack.

"This will turn you into mist when you drink it, but only for a short time. You should be immune to arrows for the duration. Viorr isn't afraid of some arrows I think, especially if he engages your target quickly in melee. Most archers dislike accidentally shooting their bosses."

"Long speeches, battle plans. You sure you're not a general there, General?" Dev laughs at the whole affair, but moves to follow Gauntlet's orders regardless. Perhaps (hopefully?) his mind had cleared up enough to be useful.

Oddly, Gauntlet only shrugs at Dev's comments and keeps looking up the stairs and outside the cave at whatever he can see. He wishes for better tactical advantages that probably won't present themselves.

"I only suggest what I think is best under the circumstances. Also, I can only hope I'm not getting us into more trouble than its worth. But the Emerald Claw cannot be trusted in my opinion. So I doubt giving them what they want would help us at all in the short or long term."

Thank you Gauntlet, I appreciate this. You might be more humane than you know.
Kana takes the potion and is ready.

"Viorr isn't afraid of some arrows I think, especially if he engages your target quickly in melee. Most archers dislike accidentally shooting their bosses."

Viorr grins at Gauntlet's observation. "Indeed. And if they do not, well, they do our work for us, no?"

as part of the side assault team I will need invisibility as I have no ability to be stealthy Pink eye says plainly

<Want to go invisible up front?> EE asks the Minotaur. <Can lead the back door assault myself, am a bit stealthy>

Oh, yesss, back door assault... XD

Jokes aside, EE's stealth is +10+1d6 and he could always use a Hero Point; if you think it's enough, he has no problem.

Nodding, Gauntlet agrees.

"That makes a certain sense my friend, but can EE lift Frank with strength alone? Can he climb s well as you? Also Note however, I was hoping Franks' summoned creature could untie our friends too. You were to be part of the 'distraction' during or after that. Charging minotars tend to get people's attention. Make adjustments if needed, but our time is short. You two decide who goes up. But whomever is going needs to get moving. Now! If you go EE, give the magic potion to Pink-Eye."

Again, Gauntlet looks nervously at the daylight, wishing he could see more.

yeah. Grig can sneak ahead to untie people. The main thing is not getting caught when we exit the chimney. Also, if the chimney is far enough away, not getting caught when we move to within a hundred feat or so of the entrance.
At least +1 DC per 10' means we effectively have +10 to stealth...

You're right, we better stick to the original plan.

If the chimney had been noticed earlier when we opened it, then I would be worried. My guess it is out of direct line of sight of their group, and hot air is pretty invisible as far as I know. But be prepared for anything when you get up there. Just in case.

full on hp now

Remember, only 1/2 of that healing is curative.

Viorr Wand 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 & 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Gauntlet Wand 1/4 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 & 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 & 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 & 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Count 13 charges total off of the Wand Kana.

Removing the Fatigued condition from everyone as it took some time to move through the complex before as there was no apparent rush.

Group Status:
Viorr - - HP = 30/32
Dev - OK - HP = 33/33
EE - OK - HP = 22/38
Kana - OK- HP = 29/31
Frank - OK - HP = 31/35
Zabeth - OK - HP = 24/27
Gauntlet - OK - HP = 33/36
Pink-Eye - OK - HP = 39/39
Meridian - OK - HP = 40/40

the Mournland - Whitehearth Complex - FIRST Day of NYMM

The group finalizes their battle plan.

Pink-Eye and Frank race through the complex as Kana and Viorr delay exiting the cave.

Tavack calls down, "Time is running out".

Kana and Viorr exit the cave and the archers, there are many, level their bows at both of you.

Kana, give me a speech and a Bluff check to represent stalling time, its not quick to go through the complex, open it, climb out, and then sneak around the hill! This would be the time to use a Hero Point.

EE healed 9 from his last Healing Oil. I was finally able to borrow a computer and change the stats in the alias, sorry.

Meridian stands anxiously waiting near EE, ready to make him invisible at a moment's notice.

After reaching the no-longer-quite-so-overheated room, Frank summons a small air elemental and cuts the rope from his sleeve as Pinkeye opens the chimney.

Frank barks orders at the air elemental in auran, which then quickly sets about flying up the chimney with one end of the rope.

Another good day to be paranoid, but it wasn't enough. As usual.
Frank thinks to himself as he watches Pinkeye climb the rope up the chimney. Tying himself to the tangling end, he waits to be pulled up by Pinkeye and his air elemental.

After finally reaching the top, Frank replaces the air elemental with a grig.
He gives it orders to untie the prisoners on the other side of the hill and then to start harassing their captors with bursts of bright light and arrows.
Grig whispers "The grig is on its way. Hopefully they've got something burning that will soon explode into a blinding flash. Can you guys think of a good excuse to light a torch? If no fires explode into fireworks, tiny arrows raining down is the signal to attack."

Grig stealth + invisibility: 1d20 + 16 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 20 = 43

it has a 40' fly speed and 3x CL 9 Pyrotechnics (DC 14, can be used for "fireworks" if there's a source of fire, hehehe), if that helps ^^

At the cave exit Kana stops for a moment, breathing in and out deeply, adjusting her hair and dress, making sure everything she has to offer speaks for itself.
Then she steps out, dragging Viorr along, head high and chest pushed out.

Hello there gentleman, i have been informed by my beloved warforged somebody here wants to talk to me? And it would be the time for negotiations, not something my pretty iron boys are likely to do?

She looks around for a moment at the many crossbows pointed at them.

Ah i see whoever you are brought along some company, maybe not to feel lonely? It can get quite lonely out here, so that's probably a good idea. I see many fresh men, quite eye pleasing. Do you have a boss man though? I hear you come from the Emerald Claw? And you know Mickey P.?
Kana then spots Tavack...
Oh you! The one who was in Sharn searching for that amulet! What did you do with our friends? How do i know they're still alive and you will keep your word? And what is this talk about the third schema? Does that mean you already have 2? I would very much like to take a glance at them! Don't really care what you do with them afterwards, just for scientific reasons.

And you believe we have the third schema. That raises a lot of questions. Like why do you believe that or how would you know that? An most importantly, since i never knowingly saw one, what exactly is a schema?

Bluff: 1d20 + 11 + 4 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 4 + 2 + (6) = 26

Oh man! A 3! Numbers are bluff + inspire competence enrapturing performance song of the heart + heroism.

I took a potion of Repair earlier with permission...

BTW, if we do have a few moments, Gauntlet will quickly dig out of his magical pack and swig one of the Light Repair potions he has been holding onto for a while right now. Is that OK GM? Black Potion/Repair Light Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

So save most of those wand charges and I should be at full 36 HPS I think.

Nodding at the message from Frank, Gauntlet passes on the signal.

"Keep your eyes out for small arrows or a fiery explosion of some sort. That's our signal to cast and charge. If things look like Kana will fail to distract them, we may have to go early. For simplicity sake I will direct that if we do. Pray now if you do. We won't have time later."

Pink eye climbs up and out easily enough and then pulls out Frank. He then prepares himself did I get invisibility on me?

Unfortunately no, unless Frank or one of his summoned creatures can help you.

Pink eye's plan is to run into the left flank of the enemy cast obscuring mist first turn and then start negative channel bursting to kill as many as possible so he waits for the signal

Viorr furrows his brow in apparent confusion. "Your words and demands, they make no sense to me. I do not think we have what you seek."

Bluff(aid): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

the Mournland - Whitehearth Complex - FIRST Day of NYMM

Tavack begins to banter back and forth with Kana though he does scowl at Viorr's comment. Despite Kana's best efforts, she cannot get Tavack to divulge anything about the other schema or why the Emerald Claw seeks them. It does not matter, she is buying time. The warriors begin to bring down their bows for intermittent rest though no more than half at a time do so.

Kana hears Frank's message and soon enough she sees mist become to filter out from the side of the hill. The members of the Claw pay it no heed, after all in this strange place, odd occurrences are always taking place.

Frank and Pink-Eye believe that the Grig is closing in on its objective but as it is invisible it is hard to tell.

As Pink-Eye edges around his own mist, he is able to spot Aerin and Sharon behind the wagon. They are surrounded by three guards. The line of horses is behind them, all are tethered to the ground with stakes. It is a 200' run to get to them from around the hill. If the horses don't spot you, the guards might but if you come around from behind the horses there is some cover there. No fires to be had for utilization.

Group Status:
Viorr - - HP = 30/32
Dev - OK - HP = 33/33
EE - OK - HP = 31/38
Kana - OK- HP = 29/31
Frank - OK - HP = 31/35
Zabeth - OK - HP = 24/27
Gauntlet - OK - HP = 36/36
Pink-Eye - OK - HP = 39/39
Meridian - OK - HP = 40/40

"As interesting as this debate is Kana, you are doing yourself no favors by stalling for time, just making me consider how much more from your group I will take before I set you all loose here. What is your answer?"

Pink-Eye, give me a stealth check if you want to get closer and try and release a negative channel, note that the range is 30' of a channel. No one BUT Pink-Eye and Frank can attempt to get a surprise round here unless EE and Gauntlet want to head out of the cave invisibly right now.

Nope, EE just waits till the shyte his the fan.

Frank pulls out and loads his heavy crossbow. Then he sneaks up to the ridge line, prone, to peek over at the negotiations while he waits.
Stealth: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13 + cover? At least Frank has a nice distance penalty to remain unseen xD
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Frank might want to take a shot after waiting about a half-minute for the grig to fly over and start untying...

I wanted to get into the enemy and cast obscuring mist in the surprise round and then negative channel into them over and over while they screamed in the mist

stealth?: 1d20 ⇒ 10

This debate could have been a lot more interesting had you participated well. We could have avoided so much, but alas, now you are pressuring me and it comes to this. You'll take none of mine, but i'll take all of yours i'm afraid.

Kana voice is very loud as she sings out her words as she falls back some steps searching for any bit of cover.
Starting inspire courage +2 attack, damage and saves vs charm/fear effects.

EE starts to slowly position himself, ready to attack when the Rock N Roll begins.

I'll take that as a "roll for attack and damage" xD

When it looks to Frank like Kana can't buy any more time, (perhaps from Pinkeye being noticed or her breaking out into song?) Frank takes aim at one of the bowmen near the prisoners before pulling the trigger...
Heavy Crossbow -second range increment (125' to 240' away): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 2 = 17
Damage (P): 1d10 ⇒ 8

As soon as she hears Kana apparently give up on the negotiations, she places a hand on EE's shoulder plate and mutters the incatation to make the warforged invisible.

When everything goes to hell and it's time for action, Dev will scream out his do his best wolf howl.
"Aaaaaaaoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!"

"Time to go, lovelies," he adds to the confused looking pack of wolves with a happy shrug. "Let's get something fresh to eat, huh?"

Clearly, Dev's feeling more himself. And just in time, too.

Once invisible, EE comes out to the battlefield-to-be and moves as closer to the enemy as possible without being noted.

Inspiration point spent on Stealth.

Stealth, Inspiration: 1d20 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 10 + (3) = 22

Once invisible, EE comes out to the battlefield-to-be and moves as closer to the enemy as possible without being noted.

Inspiration point spent on Stealth.

[dice=Stealth, Inspiration]1d20+10+1d6

That should be 42. Invisibility give a +20 on stealth if you are moving.

Seeing things going badly already, Gauntlet drinks his potion of speedy movement, and activates his Vanish temporary invisibility. As soon as things start moving, Gauntlet will charge the Furthest skeleton from the entrance with his Earthbreaker!

Stealth w/Vanish: 1d20 + 2 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 20 = 24

+2 Mindblade (Earthbreaker): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (5, 1) + 5 = 11
Add +2 to hit if I can actually charge, and if we stealth-surprise an enemy it does not gain any dex bonus, right? Or something like that? Add another +2 to Hit and Damage if Kana's bonuses apply.

I wanted to get into the enemy and cast obscuring mist in the surprise round and then negative channel into them over and over while they screamed in the mist

Unfortunately, you would likely have been spotted because the rise of the hill was just not close enough to where the Emerald Claw sits in waiting, so tactically it would not have worked.

the Mournland - Whitehearth Complex - FIRST Day of NYMM

The Final Battle!

Pink-Eye moves forward hoping to get close to the camp.

But he is spotted by one of the guards, "Hey, there's some monster heading right for us!" The other two guards try to swing their flails and strike down Aerin and Sharon but as the ladies are no longer tied thanks to the Grig, they attempt to evade, successfully!

A second later, Kana ends the charade and the group makes the first move!

Gauntlet reappears right in front of the Skeleton and swings his earthbreaker, unfortunately, the creatures armor and its hide absorb the blow.

Surprise Round -
Pink-Eye (you are 100' away), Gauntlet, EE, Frank (you are 200' away) - GO!

Round 1 -
Aerin, Sharon, Viorr, Kana - GO!
Foes (Greens & Reds) & Garrow
EE, Gauntlet, Dev, & Pink-Eye
Tavack
Frank, Meridian, Zabeth, & Dire Wolves
Foes (Purple) + Balance of Leaders & Undead

Gauntlet shouts as he appears!

"KILL THEM ALL!"

Frank fired a x-bow bolt :D
Should I decide the targets for my grig? :D

Pink eye runs to the cover behind the horses this round in a single run move.

the Mournland - Whitehearth Complex - FIRST Day of NYMM

The Final Battle!

Frank's crossbow bolt hits one of the guards near the ladies and he howls in pain. Yes, the Grig may now act as well.

Pink-Eye moves behind one of the creatures here actually large enough to hide him. He sees one of the soldiers to the right flank of the wagon try and get a bead on him but behind the horses, he knows that one will have to come to him if he wants a fight!

Aerin shifts form into a fearsome cat!

Sharon meanwhile tries to grab one of the soldiers weapons. CMB 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 But he is able to retain his grasp on the flail.

Surprise Round -
Pink-Eye (you are now close enough to effect four of the guards but will also hit Aerin and Sharon if you release negative from here OR I can shift you a bit farther back on the map to effect only two and leave Aerin and Sharon out of the channel effect), Gauntlet, Frank (you are 200' away), EE - GO!

Round 1 -
Aerin, Sharon, Viorr, Kana - GO!
Foes (Greens & Reds) & Garrow
EE, Gauntlet, Dev, & Pink-Eye
Tavack
Frank, Meridian, Zabeth, & Dire Wolves
Foes (Purple) + Balance of Leaders & Undead

Something tiny with the lower body of a cricket and the upper body of an elven woman appears over the prisoners as it takes a shot at one of the guards.
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
damage +Augment Summons: 1d4 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) - 3 + 2 = 3

EE appears with a 'pop' sound just beside one of the guards, smiling, and thrusts deeply at the enemy's flank. The southernmost green one.

Rapier, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Damage, Fatal Thrust: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (5) = 11