Chulyin finally--after a good many attempts--manages to swing over the river despite the cascading ice chunks. Once settled on the other side, he informs the others, "I saw an ice pick in the ice, upstream. I suspect someone broke up the ice to make this crossing more challenging."
M Whisper Elf Monk 1 l AC 19 l Fort +7 Ref +9 Will +5 l Per +3 l Stealth +7 l HP: 18/18 l Cond: None
Raine nearly has a heart attack as he witnesses Nina fall in. He shivers just from the look of her soaked clothes.
Perception:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15(More if that ice pick makes noise, bahahaha
"Okay, well... Here goes nothing. Really..."
Athletics:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7
Raine slips on a particularly slick section of ice and crashes into the water, as expected.
(If the rope is still around, Raine will grab the rope and attempt to climb up, hoping to Nethys someone has a prestidigitation available....)
The official on this side of the river, a very hairy Ulfen man, looks in shock as Raine is pulled from the river. As the pickaxe is shown to him, he furrows his brow.
"This is very serious! I'll inform the higher-ups immediately. As it is, I think it would be best if you all stayed the night to recover, just to be safe."
Y'all get the benefits of a long rest! If anyone wanted to do treat wounds checks on your injured party members, now is the time.
The night passes by.. mostly uneventfully?
Perception DC 13:
Though there does seem to be a strange animal lurking near the wate...
Nature DC 19 ONLY if you made the perception check:
It's definitely a giant short-faced bear. What is that doing here?
The snow continues to the fall the next day, blanketing the area. It's the final day of the race. One more challenge midway, and it'll be the finish line!
HP 44/44 | 1/1 Hero Points | (Trap Finder) Perc’ +10 (+11 vs. traps) ; Stealth +8 ; Speed 25 ft. | (Deny Advantage) AC 19 (20 vs. traps) | Fort' +10 ; Ref' +10 ; Will +10 (+1 vs. traps)
Active conditions: Deny Advantage ; Exploration: Avoid Notice
Lilic will take guard duty.
But, before, he will heal up whoever needs healing.
You see he knows how to work fast and not leave things to close up or such before doing more work.
Continual Recovery feat, removing the 1 hour wait between Treat Wounds
"Who needs healing?"
During the night, as he keeps guard--
Perception:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
--Lilic notices something near the water.
An animal?
Nature:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Yes... a giant short-faced bear.
What is that doing here? Lilic wonders-- (any Recall Knowledge check possible?) Survival:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
He checks down around where he heard it, near the river.
Looking for tracks, and clues.
Nature, Recall Knowledge:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Healing:
Here are some checks to heal people the evening before. If some are missing I can roll more (5 is a crit' failure ; 25 a crit' success) Medicine, Expert:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 152d8 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 Medicine, Expert:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 132d8 ⇒ (1, 8) = 9 Medicine, Expert:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 254d8 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 6) = 19 Medicine, Expert:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 264d8 ⇒ (7, 7, 7, 4) = 25 Medicine, Expert:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 172d8 ⇒ (8, 6) = 14 Medicine, Expert:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 294d8 ⇒ (6, 2, 8, 2) = 18
HEALED: 6 ; fail ; 19 ; 25 ; 14 ; 18
The day's travels are smoother than yesterday's, but still difficult with the snow piling up. Chulyin is able to mostly follow the bear's tracks as it also continues down the race's path, but they sometimes get covered as they snowfall outpaces the group's progress.
A small, frigid stream runs between the dense pines, opening onto a frozen pond. To the east, a few small columns of smoke rise above the trees from several small campfires. To the north, a dozen caribou walk along the surface of the ice, snuffling and pawing at the thin grasses poking up from the snowy shoreline. As a race official watches over the small herd, the wind carries the gentle sound of bells.
"Hail," the official says, "and hearten! This is the final task. When Balgrid lost his favored steed in a blizzard, he tracked a herd of caribou across the tundra, and watched their behavior from a distance. He watched day and night for over a week as he sought a beast that he could tame. He nearly escaped death as hundreds of caribou stampeded before he managed to sling his saddle bags over the animal’s back and lead his new companion out of the herd and into the taiga."
"You are to recreate this. Four caribou in the pack have bells tied to their antlers. You must choose an appropriate beast and obtain its bell."
Mechanically, you'll need a perception check to determine which ones have bells on it, then a Stealth or Nature check to approach the creature. Open the spoilers below for DCs after you roll.
Perception DC:
DC is 13. Failing means you'll take a -1 penalty on the next check.[/ooc]
[spoiler=Nature or Stealth DCs]DC is 17 for stealth or 16 for Nature. If you critically fail.... something happens and I'll tell you what.
As Nina tries to grab at one of the reindeer, it startles and runs into another reindeer. That reindeer startles as well, then the next, triggering a stampede!
Nina's caught among the herd and I need a DC 19 reflex save as she gets caught underfoot and takes 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. Reflex negates.
A group of officials rush over, yelling and clearing the field of all participants for everyone's safety.
Due to the stampede, no one else can attempt checks.
She's got a way about her
I don't know what it is
But I know I can't roll if she's crit failing
She's got a way with pole vaulting
I don't know what it is
But I know she shouldn't go sailing
She's got a spell that heals me
I don't know how it is
That she's the only one who ever needs it
She's got a way of talking
I don't know what it is
But we don't need it when we're walking through the snow
She goes to caribou unstealthy
Spooks them with many sounds
She leads the way and we all get turned around
Sweet Iomedae. In my other campaign I took 4 critical hits in a row and now this. Sorry guys, I think the RNG really, really, really hates me right now.
Male Human (Sarkorian) (Holy) Halycon Druid 11 | HP 139/139 | AC 29 (30/31) | F +19 R +19 W +22 (S>CS) | Perc +19 | Stealth +16 | 30 ft (fly 40 ft) | Hero 3/3 | focus 1/1 | wand 1/1 | staff 0/6 | spells 1: 2 2: 3 3: 2 4: 2 5: 2 6: 1 | halcyon: 1 2 3 | Active Conditions: toughness, catfall, robust +11, resist swarm 10, fire 5, unholy 4 (+adj. allies), negative 1, cold 1, electricity 1, regen 1 hp/min, invisible
Chulyin's face falls with disappointment and then worry as the caribou begin to stampede around the sorceress. The creases on his forehead ease as the woman manages to spring free of the danger.
"Well, that is a shame," he says before setting up for a rest.
HP 44/44 | 1/1 Hero Points | (Trap Finder) Perc’ +10 (+11 vs. traps) ; Stealth +8 ; Speed 25 ft. | (Deny Advantage) AC 19 (20 vs. traps) | Fort' +10 ; Ref' +10 ; Will +10 (+1 vs. traps)
Active conditions: Deny Advantage ; Exploration: Avoid Notice
"I'm sure Balgrid got stomped just the same.
He invented stuff afterwords to make himself look nice!
Don't fret Nina, he's no better than you.
He even did worse, he let his favorite horse die to snow! Some hero..."
The official usher the team away from the checkpoint and to the final leg of the race, just before Bluetongue's Brawlers take off. The trail here is easier than before, the easy final leg.
About an hour away from the checkpoint, a broken sled lies in the snow at the edge of the path beside an old bridge. Fresh blood marks are clearly visible against the white snow as large, crimson swaths. Equipment is scattered across the snow and onto the frozen surface of the lake.
