"Poor soul. We should bury him."
Kudvathalas looked at the quiver and brushed his hand across the decorations. "It's beautiful, and surely magic. Sarya, I think you're probably the best with a bow. For what it's worth, I think you should have it."
As they arrived back to the refugees, Kudvathalas brought the smoked meat to Aubrin. "We found these at the Hunter's cabin. It will surely be a nice change from apples. We are hoping to move you all there soon. There is more shelter than there is here."
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Kudvathalas knelt next to the body and shook his head. "Why do they chase us? What threat are we to an army? It seems so senseless."
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Sarya agreed with Kudvathalas and, unless someone said anything, she performed the attunement ritual with the quiver whenever an opportunity presented itself.
Sarya smiled in relief as the group agreed to go back for the others.
On the way back, Sarya made an effort to forage some food as best she could without slowing down the group.
Later, Sarya examined the body briefly.
Unfortunately she didn't understand enough about medicine to evaluate the situation. She said "We best move out first thing in the morning."
She replied to Kudvathalas, however, saying "This is war. Do not try to make sense of it. When it comes to war, defeat of the enemy is the only thing that matters." She thought Kudvathalas seems to be a kind wood elf. It is terrible that he will need to see a war.
”Why do they chase us? All that matters is that they do. If I had to guess though it would be because we made someone look bad. I could see the hobgoblins punishing whomever was in charge of the assault with killing us to make up for failing his orders. Or something like that.”
Kudvathalas searched for food on their way back to the refugees
Katra gently picked the man's body up and returned to the camp with it. She then began digging a hole to bury him in. "Go ahead and start taking them back. I'll catch up." she said. An hour or so later, she had dug a hole for the man, lain the man's body, and then refilled the hole; she then prayed to Pharasma that his soul find it's place.
With that grisly deed done, she headed out to rejoin the others.
Katra tromps across the bridge after hours of slogging through the swamp - Dwarves were just not built to tromp though swamps.
Glad to be back on relatively solid ground, she walks straight up to the door and knocks loudly.
OOC: you are all doing a great job RPing your PCs, but let's see if we can bring them to life even more.
Have you thought of any quirks and/or mannerisms that your PC has?
What about fears? Bugs, undead, ghosts, disappointing daddy, criticism, etc.?
I promise I won't hold it against it mechanically, but it will make for an even better RP experience.
Consider telling us, writing these down in your PC sheet, or, even better, bringing them out in RP.
Questions?
Game on!
After Kudvathalas had passed the smoked meat to Aubrin he pulled out a sprig of mistletoe and uttered "Desna, grant me nourishment for these poor people". With that 10 small red berries appeared in his hand.
"These are goodberries. They are a gift from Desna. They may not look like much, but one will provide enough sustinence for a day. They will only last one day before they perish. Take one, and I will hand out the others. I will make an effort to provide some of these every day if I am here and able."
Kudvathalas then walked around the makeshift camp, and handed out the remaining 9 berries to the refugees.
Kudvathalas stood from his trance. Hmmm, another dreamless night He knew it would be a long day of travel, so he summoned goodberries and provided them to the refugees he felt would have the most difficult time on the walk. He told the others "Assuming we don't run into any trouble, I will have more to distribute when we arrive."
Kudvathalas spent the duration of their travel assisting the refugees travel through the unforgiving forest. In an attempt to keep people's minds from dwelling on the past few days he would name the various plants and their uses as they passed.
He was far from home, and surprisingly didn't recognize a lot of the flora in this region of the woods.
When they arrived at the hunter's cabin he summoned and distributed 10 more goodberries before assissting the refugees in making shelter.
Kudvathalas offered to take first watch and allow the others to sleep. He sat and thought about what else he could do to help these poor people. If we could make it deep into the central Fangwood, my people would surely take them in, but even today's travel was difficult for some. It's too far until we are better prepared
After his watch he knelt at his bed roll and entered his trance for the evening, hoping for guidance from Desna.
"We are running low on food. I am happy to help with the search."
"She didn't say it was a treehouse? Wow. I always wanted to live a treehouse." He looked up at Sarya, "There is a whole tree city in Koyonin made by gnomes. Funny story it was an elf city but they left. The gnomes built the city in the trees over the old city. When the elves came back they laughed cause the gnomes were not really intruding being above the old city."
Kudvathalas looked up to the treehouse and smiled to himself If only this were bigger it would be perfect for them
He listened to Cheshire and tilted his head "Have you been to Kyonin? I've never been myself, but hope to someday make the trip. Sarya, how often do you go back?"
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Sarya tried foraging food on their way to the cabin. She understood the food problem and didn't know what to do. How do you feed so many people?, she kept repeating in her head.
When they arrived back at the hunter's cabin, she allowed herself to attune to the magical quiver they found. After the ritual, she looked for a while at the quiver, then placed exactly one arrow inside. She looked at the others and said "Well, this is going to be slow. This thing enhances one arrow per day."
The next morning, she watched the arrow in the quiver. For a brief moment, she could see the arrow glow with a blue light, and she knew the effect had been taken. She smiled, and set out with the others for the ranger's redoubt. On the way, she said "There's no real urgency now. I believe the people are safe, despite the food problem."
Arriving at the tree house, she answers to Cheshire "I know of that city. I don't really know why the elves had to leave, however. How about we go visit it someday?" A careful observer could see that she somehow didn't like the gnome's comment about the gnomes laughing at the elves.
Then, she replied to Kudvathalas "I was born there. I also grew up in our elven land. I left from my own volition, not too long ago, about ten years. However, it will be a long time before I return." She paused, apparently pained by something. "There is much richness of knowledge and honor in those woods, but... it lacks the simplicity of a truly wild forest. I'm not sure if this makes sense..." She hoped that Kudvathalas would understand her point.
Focusing on the tree house itself, Sarya said "Do we know if the house is inhabited?"
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
Game on!
, miss
Katra's hammer pulses with warm, calming energy that strengthens her body and prepares her for the dangers ahead.
Katra's hammer appeared in her hand as she moved to engage the spider in combat.
"When the elves came back they laughed cause the gnomes were not really intruding being above the old city."
Gazul’s eyes went wide as the arachnid ambush was sprung. He immediately began to think about this foe...some spiders had nests with dozens of kin, or at the very least lived near others. If such was the case then this area was very dangerous indeed. Others were solitary hunters. The amount of danger they were in depended on that knowledge.
Even as his mind he raced, he leapt into action. Moving as quickly as he could towards it. He knew that his sister wouldn’t hesitate to attack, so the least he could do was flank it so that her hammer would be more likely to find it’s mark.
Katra's hammer appeared in her hand as she moved to engage the spider in combat.
OOC: Yes, I'm Ok with Katra having 6 temporary hitpoint more or less on a permanent basis.
Also, it's not your turn to attack and the spider is 20' off the ground up in a tree. I think sometimes you rush through the turn recap and just skim through the OOC part without actually reading it. :)
I intend to recap later today.
Questions?
Game on!
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
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, yes
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, Katra
, hit, critical
Gazul completed his charge, barreling into the spider axe first. Even as it hit home he yelled out ”Someone help free her! And watch the trees, there may be more!”
Katra struggled the break free from the goo, knowing that it would be much more difficult once it had set.
Her instincts had paid off, and she managed to extra herself from the goo. She then moved toward the base of the tree that the first spider was in. If she couldn't attack the spider, she would settle for the tree.
Kudvathalas was surprised to see the spiders jump out of the trees. Surely the rangers would have cleared these out...
He peered at them and attempted to identify them.
Kudvathalas knew this species well, and shared what he had learned with his companions.
Knowing this could be a challenging battle, Kudvathalas brought to mind the words of a spell that could turn the tide.
[dice=Hit]1d20+5
[dice=Damage with hunters mark]1d8+1d6+3Gazul completed his charge, barreling into the spider axe first. Even as it hit home he yelled out ”Someone help free her! And watch the trees, there may be more!”
OOC: the spiders are still 20' up in the air.
They are hoping to entangle prey before coming down to feed...
Questions?
Game on!
The first one is on a branch, the second one is hanging upside down from a thick strand of web.
Questions?
Game on!
The gnome circled around behind Kuvathalas reading for a flame bolt strike. "Heads up I might bring one a little closer."
Read the OOC.
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Game on!
, no
, no
, miss
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Sarya yelped "In Erastil's name, is that a person?", pointing to the other side of the bridge. "I hope it's friendly!", she concluded while attacking the spider.
Her attack, again, glazed the spider's carapace, bouncing off harmlessly.
After attacking, she side stepped to be on the opposite side of the spider and said "Gazul, come flank this spider!"
Cheshire noted the creature emerging from the other side of the woods. He moved forward toward the bridge. He sends another firebolt toward the spider that was brought crashing down. "I don't think the new guy is friendly. That bridge might make a good choke point unless these things like water."
Disappointed that he waited too long to cast his spell, Kudvathalas turned and faced the new threat. He thought back, wondering if he had ever learned about something like this.
Kudvathalas had never seen, nor even heard of anything like this. He grimaced, Whatever it is, it doesn't seem natural.
Hearing his companions, he moved northward, towards the bridge, and called upon the winds of the unseelie Court. He held the spell at his fingertips, waiting until the new creature took any hostile actions towards him or his party. "Desna, protect us from this foul creature if it means us any harm."
"It's a spider....man!" shouts Katra as she swings her hammer on the spider that landed next to her.
”Aye!” Gazul said, Battleaxe in hand. He rushed over to flank the spider with Sarya. Thanks to their teamwork he managed to score a solid hit, his axe cutting through chitin and digging into the softness beneath.
Read the OOC.
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Game on!
, no
, miss
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The gnome continued toward the bridge to have a straight shot on the giant spider attacking Katra. He raised the coin and sent another bolt of fire in the direction of the spider.
He cursed as his spell went wide. "I hope nothing flammable is back there."
Kudvathalas continued to back towards the bridge, and released another gust of wind, this time at the remaining spider. The spider man hadn't attacked, so he was regretting causing it damage.
OOC: just taking your collective pulse here..
How's everyone doing with the game and format? Interesting? Hard to keep up with?
What about pace of the game?
We have gone through some RP and combat situations; it's going to be more of the same in that regards. As the campaign advances, I intend to make it more personal so the more connections (friends and foes) I have to play with, the better.
Anything you would like to see more of or less of?
General feedback?
Katra smashed her hammer into the giant spider again, hoping to end things.
With a grunt Gazul ripped his axe out of the spider, but found that doing so was much harder than anticipated. He managed to get into a flanking position with Sarya, but was unable to fully capitalize on it.
Turn 061 - Extermination Services
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
Game on!
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OOC: glad you are enjoying the game, pace, recaps, etc.
We will get more time with NPCs but I think the game calls for this sort of action at this time (find a decent shelter).
@Cheshire: foraging/consumption is 'explained' in the OOC part of the recaps. You were doing well but 17 people consume 14 PP per day with NPC help.
Questions?
Game on!