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Goxomas is able to outrun the bugbear even running full out and starting with a 25 foot headstart. The monk cuts off the marauder’s retreat and Tain comes up from behind blocking him from escaping.
The Bugbear sighs shaking his head he drops his sword ” I surrender!”.
The rest of the group moves up behind Tain.
Olli flies up ” Yea you caught him! Now what?”
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (23/35hp) (Shield 2 dam)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp) (stumble stance)
Bugbear Marauder (Lurok)* (-39= -39hp)
* Tain AC20 (36/42hp) (light by Mikhail)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp) (light by Perrik)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Goxomas will relieve the bugbear of all his worldly possessions, take a drink, and say, "Maybe someone wants to interrogate this guy?"
If someone does, Goxomas will curl up into a ball and take a catnap.
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Goxomas relives the bugbear of his possessions consisting of three javelins, leather armor, and a longsword. Taking a drink the monk hands the guy over to the group for interrogation.
The bugbear eyes the little fiery leshy that steps forward as it smiles at him and politely asks for more information about the leadbuster lads. Lurok complies with Celosia’s request ” All I know is that the Leadbuster Lads hired me to wreck the flume. One of the dwarves gave me the two hellhounds to make the job easier. I don’t know where to find them, but they said they would meet up with me after I completed the job. I don’t know what their beef is with the Otari lumber company maybe they cut down the lad's favorite tree.”
Olli giggles over the idea of dwarfs upset over a tree.
Bugbear Marauder (Lurok)* (-39= -39hp)
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (23/35hp) (Shield 2 dam)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp) (stumble stance)
* Tain AC20 (36/42hp) (light by Mikhail)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp) (light by Perrik)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Tain loiters menacingly, keen to protect Celosia and otherwise ensure that Lurok doesn’t… “try anything”…
The orc draws out a dagger and carefully begins to play with it
If the goblin does not talk to us, we can make sure that he never talks to anyone again
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Celosial asks for details about where to meet the leadbuster lads, Lurok shugs ” I don’t know where to find them, they were going find me after the job. Look they gave me two hellhounds to do the job. I think it would be safer for me to go elsewhere for a while.” He doesn’t seem to know where to find the leadbuster lads and doesn’t seem to want to find them after failing them.
Celosia thinks she has heard of a dwarven band of bards called the Leadbuster Lads.
Goxomas knows that the powerful Kortos lumber Consortium used to have a stranglehold over lumber interests in Otari, but several small companies like Whistledown cutters have broken with Kortos. Some shady Kortos Consortium managers want their power in the Otari region back and aren’t above bending the law.
Tain has heard that Otari lumber has made the locale druid circle angry by overcutting areas.
Lurok eyes Argigoth dagger nervously knowing that Celosial isn’t happy with his lack of knowing where to find the leadbuster lads.
Olli flying down to Tain’s shoulder ” Trying to burn down the Flume is not nice. I say tie him to a log and send him down the flume.”
Bugbear Marauder (Lurok)* (-39= -39hp)
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (23/35hp) (Shield 2 dam)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp) (stumble stance)
* Tain AC20 (36/42hp) (light by Mikhail)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp) (light by Perrik)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Trying to hide a smile at the scailiwing’s useful suggestion, Tain frowns.
”The most intelligent thing to do with you Lurok, is to ensure we can get you to the proper authorities, and recount your story to those authorities. Folks in Otari need to know that the operations of our lumber consortiums are proving dangerous. Kortos. Whistledown. These Leadbuster lads. The druids are angry.”
Tain casts around for…something.
”This isn’t working, and Lurok here is proof.”
The orc outs his dagger away and transforms his one hand into a cat claw
Grabbing the bugbear by the neck he says, There is another way, I can gut him from sternum to crotch and make sure that he bleeds out slowly and painfully, while pulling on his intestines. he says as he runs his claws down as he explains what he can do. Butchering something alive can be...therapeutic
intimidate
hero point
Tain’s eyes boggle as the orc takes…matters…into his own hands.
”Whoah, Argigoth! I meant that the whole lumber-industry isn’t working, for Otari; not that the interrogation isn’t working.” Tain almost spits in exasperation.
”I’m not sure there is anything more for Lurok to tell us. The question now is…what do we do with Lurok?”
"I say we let him go, I don't think he will threaten Otari again."
Tain shakes his head.
”Mikhail - he’s a hired thug. And hired by someone in tuis town. The people should now that nefarious goings on are…going on.” Tain is clearly becoming more than slightly exasperated.
”Look - we go bust up the…who were they…the Leadbuster Lads - without…ah…proabable cause - and we are the bad guys.”
Tain points to the trussed bugbear.
”Lurok here is our probable cause. He tells the authorities what happened. As long as none of the Leadbuster Lads are the authorities, we can act against them.”
Tain blinks.
”The Leadbuster Lads. We can act against them. Not the authorities.”
Tain wipes a hand across his eyes, clearly tired.
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Tain suggests turning Lurok over to the proper authorities. He muses on the lumber consortiums and angry druids.
Argigoth threatens Lurok with gutting while the Orc heroically succeeds in critically intimidating frighting the bugbear who begs for mercy having told everything he knows.
Shocked by Argigoth’s aggressive intimidation, Tain tries to calm the Orc and wonders what to do with the bugbear.
Everyone would know about the Otari Guard that keeps the peace in town, and their leader the gruff and stout Captain Lardus Longsaddle. They can be found at the Otari Garrison.
Mikhail suggests letting him go.
Having successfully saved the Flume from sabotage and informed Klorte Hengus he honors his word and gives you a +1 striking hatchet for defeating the bugbear and the hellhounds. ” Looks like this may come in handy if you keep adventuring!”
Whatever you do the Lurok the bugbear, the Flume is safe.
The hour is late and you have a request to gather copper-ap mushrooms from Slab Hill for Magiloy which promises to be an easy peaceful adventure the next day.
As the group returns to their waterfront fishing camp after a long day of adventuring, Olli flies along with the group, ” Wow that was exciting! Do you guys do that every day? I thought Tain and Mikhail would be burnt toat when they got beathed on by two hellhounds! What did you find the most exciting? Mind if I tag along on mushing hunting, I bet you find a troll or giant!”
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (35hp)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp)
* Tain AC20 (42hp)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
"You're right Tain. Let's drop him with Captain Longsaddle and head back to camp for the night."
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Having dropped the bugbear off with Captain Longsaddle and the Otari Guards, the heroes retired to the fishing camp for a night’s rest. With the crack of dawn and a good breakfast, the crew sets off to find the rare copper-cap mushrooms. Following Magiloy’s directions, you easily find Slab Hill, an out-of-the-way landmark about an hour northwest of town.
Olli exictily flies ahead and lands on a tree branch ” This must be the place!
You see a rounded mound with several large stone slabs resting along the hill’s side. Near one of the stone slabs, you spot a mushroom patch that looks like it has been picked with only one or two copper-cap mushrooms left. More alarming is that it looks like the slab has been shoved aside, revealing an opening into the hill. Next to the opening, you see a basket of copper-cap mushrooms plainly discarded in haste.
Olli cocks his long neck looking at the entrance ” Oh this doesn't look good, Someone probably went in there! What are you guys going to do?”
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (35hp)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp)
* Tain AC20 (42hp)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
The halfling looks over the area for tracks or other signs that might indicate what happened.
Goxomas takes a drink and begins walking into the opening. "I hope I can see in there."
”Looks dark. Perrik, I will need a casting of magic - light I think, my friend.” Tain smiles warmly to the halfling.
”I imagine someone may have picked more than they bargained for…” he adds with a frown.
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Perrik takes a look over the area for tracks. He sees a single fresh set of humanoid boot prints leading from the mushroom patch to the slab. There are some deep boot prints next to the slab showing heavy lifting ending with muddy boot prints heading into the opening. The halfling doesn’t see any prints leaving the opening.
Goxomas takes a drink while looking into the tunnel. He sees the light pouring into the opening leading to some kind of larger chamber illuminated by a flickering eerie, greenish light and visible webs.
Olli shivers ” I hate webs after living with all those spiders in the fishing house for so long. I’m glade you guys cleared it out.”
Tain suggests casting light magic as he makes a troubling pun about the unknown mushroom picker.
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (35hp)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp)
* Tain AC20 (42hp)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Tain studies the bootprints Perrik found to ascertain their size - human? child? halfling? He then hefts the slab to try to work out who/what could have lifted it.
The orc will help to see if can discern what might have transpired
survival to aid Tain
Perrik casts light, summoning a glowing orb that he (with the fighter's permission) will affix to Tain's shield. He does likewise for Mikhail.
Mikhail slides down the tunnel, sticking close to Tain to keep the others protected from anything in front.
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Tain sees medium-sized humanoid boot prints. The slab is quite heavy but within your ability to shift it a few inches.
Even with Argioth’s help the slab is much too heavy for two people to lift it.
Perrik summons a glowing orb attaching it to Tain’s shield and a second one to Mikhail’s shield.
Celosia picks up the basket and stores the copper cap mushrooms in her bag.
Mikhail slides down the tunnel keeping close to Tain.
Ten feet From the opening in the hillside the tunnel opens up with light pouring into this wide, stone chamber from the outside. Thick mats of spiderwebs cluster in the chamber’s corners, and the walls bear crude carvings of human soldiers standing at attention between shallow niches. A passageway deeper into the hill has an emblem above it: an open hand with a star on the palm. Propped upright in each of the shallow wall niches are the remains of faithful guards interred long ago. Little more than skeletons wearing armor and weapons each bearing a talbard with the open star hand symbol.
Standing there looking at the dead guards you notice the skeletal guards start to move!
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp)
* Tain AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (35hp)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Goxomas takes a drink (entering Stumbling Stance), walks over, and strikes at the purple skeleton.
bludgeoning damage.
bludgeoning damage.
Realising there is the distinct possibility his whole crew could be overrun Tain draws his Sparkblade and shoots an arc at the two skeletons in the closest of the northern niches. He then raises his shield.
◆Interact (draw Sparkblade) ◆Ranged Strike ◆ Raise Shield.
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Perrik tries to recall what he knows about these creatures. He recognizes them as undead mindless skeletons, generally resistant to physical piercing and slashing damage.
Goxomas stumbles to the south wall and strikes with his deadly fists of flurry. The first skeleton crumbles from the blow quickly followed by a second skeleton. Two down!
Tain draws his Sparkblade calling forth the electric arc magic striking two more skeletons. Both skeletons take a little damage but seem resistant to electrical damage. The fighter then raises his shield.
* Argigoth AC20 (42hp)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp) (2 actions left)
Tain AC20 (42hp) (shield raised)
* Mikhail AC20 (35hp)
Goxomas AC21 (41hp) (stumbling stance)
* Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Black Guard (0= 0hp)
Red Guard (0= 0hp)
Orange Guard (-5= -5hp)
Cyan Guard (0= 0hp)
Green Guard (0= 0hp)
Blue Guard (-3= -3hp)
yellow Guard (-2= -2hp)
Pink Guard (0= 0hp)
Purple Guard (-5= -5hp)
The orc makes a double move to attack these abominations of life
tusks
crit slashing
Mikhail looks upon the skeletons with disgust. "Undead abominations! Return to the Lady of Graves!" He raises his holy symbol and casts Distrupt Undead on the closest northern skeleton before raising his shield in defence.
◆◆Disrupt Undead
◆Raise Shield
Perrik blasts the nearest one with divine power.
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Argigoth moves into the chamber and critically slashes at one of the skeletons. While the attack does more damage the skeleton is resistant to slashing damage. It is still moving.
Disgusted by the undead Mikhail calls for the abominations to be sent to the Lady of Graves. Blasting it with holy energy killing it instantly. The warprest raises his shield.
Perrik strikes the nearest one he can see with divine power. The red skeleton crumbles to dust.
Celosia moves up and targets the cyan skeleton with a vitality lash. Despite partially resisting the spell it too crumbles to dust.
The black undead creature orders the green and yellow skeleton to attack the prest and the plant while he moves to flank the orc druid. His claw attack critically hits Argigoth leaving a nasty wound and the orc feels the creature try to suck some of his life force. The second attack misses.
The pink skeleton draws its scimitar and strikes at the Druid also critically hitting on the first attack. The second one misses.
Drawing its scimitar, the Green skeleton moves up and hits Mikhail leaving a nasty slashing wound.
The Yellow skeleton draws his scimitar as it moves up to critically strike at Celosia cutting the Leshy deeply.
Olli flying outside of the tunnel asks excitedly ” How’s it going in there? Are we winning?”
Black Undead vs Argigoth
◆ stride
◆ Melee Strike to hit w/flank, slashing plus drain life
◆ Melee Strike to hit w/flank, slashing plus drain life
Drain Life (divine, necromancy) When the wight deals damage to a living creature with its claw Strike, the wight recovers 2 Hit Points and the target must succeed at a DC 17 Fortitude save or take 2 damage that can’t be healed. The wight can use drain life multiple times, but a single creature can’t take more than 8 unhealable damage. Each full night of rest heals 2 of the unhealable damage, and a full day of bed rest increases the recovery to 4 of the unhealable damage
Pink vs Argigoth
◆ draw weapon
◆ Melee Strike to hit w/flank (forceful, sweep), slashing
◆ Melee Strike to hit w/flank (forceful, sweep), slashing
Green vs Mikhail
◆ draw weapon
◆ stride
◆ Melee Strike to hit (forceful, sweep), slashing
Yellow vs Celosia
◆ draw weapon
◆ stride
◆ Melee Strike to hit (forceful, sweep), slashing
* Argigoth AC20 (42-20-2?-10= 10?/42hp) (Drain life Fortitude DC17 or take 2 dam unhealable.)
* Perrik AC17 (36hp)
* Tain AC20 (42hp)
* Mikhail AC20 (35-8?= 27? /35hp) (use shield block?)
* Goxomas AC21 (41hp) (stumbling stance)
* Celosia AC17 (32-6= 26/32hp)
Black Guard (0= 0hp)
Red Guard (-11= -11hp)
Orange Guard (-5= -5hp)
Cyan Guard (-6= -6hp)
Green Guard (0= 0hp)
Blue Guard (-3-7= -10hp)
yellow Guard (-2= -2hp)
Pink Guard (-3= -3hp)
Purple Guard (-5= -5hp)
Perrik slips into the room◆ and calls down Pharasma's wrath on the apparent leader ◆◆.
Goxomas stumbles over behind the Black Guard, flanking him.
He makes a flurry of swings.
Bludgeoning damage is combined.
bludgeoning damage.
Mikhail focuses his prayers to Pharasma and a wave of vital energy bursts from him.
◆◆◆
Tain moves to engage the darker undead creature, swapping his Sparkblade foe his larger firey Smoking Longsword...The warrior makes a lunging strike, keeping out of reach of the thing.
◆ Stride ◆ Interact: Swap ◆ Lunge
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Perrik recklessly rushes into the room to call down Pharasma’s wrath on the leader luckily the skeletons can’t take attacks of opportunity unluckily the divine lance misses the target.
Goxomas moves to flank the skeleton leader. The first attack hits due to the flank, the second attack also hits followed by a critical hit on the third attack! Miraculously the uneaded is still standing.
Mikhail lets loose with a wave of Pharasma vital energy catching everyone in the room. Only the yellow skeleton critically resists the holy energy the rest take full damage. The Pink and Green skeletons crumble to dust leaving the Black Wight and the Yellow skeleton.
Tain moves to the undead leader swapping to the smoking longsword he lunges at the Wight cutting it deeply with a critical slashing. The Wight gets a Final Spite attack in death taken against the monk. The claw strike is a critical hit on Goxomas he feels it try to drain life from him! After the final spiteful attack, the Wight also crumbles to dust!
Black Wight vs Goxomas
↺ Final Spite to hit w/flank, slashing plus drain life
Drain Life (divine, necromancy) When the wight deals damage to a living creature with its claw Strike, the wight recovers 2 Hit Points and the target must succeed at a DC 17 Fortitude save or take 2 damage that can’t be healed. The wight can use drain life multiple times, but a single creature can’t take more than 8 unhealable damage. Each full night of rest heals 2 of the unhealable damage, and a full day of bed rest increases the recovery to 4 of the unhealable damage
Final Spite ↺ When the Wight is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it can use its reaction to make a Strike before being destroyed. It doesn’t gain any Hit Points from drain life on this Strike.
The Yellow Guard is the last skeleton standing.
* Argigoth AC20 (42-20-2?-10= 10?+9= 19?/42hp) (Drain life Fortitude DC17 or take 2 dam unhealable.)
Perrik AC17 (36hp)
Tain AC20 (42hp)
Mikhail AC20 (27+9= 35max/35hp)
Goxomas AC21 (41-10-2?= 29?/41hp) (stumbling stance) (Drain life Fortitude DC17 or take 2 dam unhealable.)
Celosia AC17 (26+9= 32max/32hp)
Black Guard (-7-5-18-9-14-2= -55hp)
Red Guard (-11= -11hp)
Orange Guard (-5= -5hp)
Cyan Guard (-6= -6hp)
Green Guard (-9= -9hp)
Blue Guard (-3-7= -10hp)
yellow Guard (-2= -2hp)
Pink Guard (-3-9= -12hp)
Purple Guard (-5= -5hp)
fort
Calling upon the forces of nature, the orc casts a 3 action 2nd level heal
vitality
DC 19 Fort
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Argigoth resists the Wights’ life-drain touch. The orc druid then cast an area heal covering everyone. The skeleton partially resists the positive energy, but still crumbles to dust in the end.
Goxomas fails to resist the Wights’ life-drain touch feeling a little weaker. The damage can only be healed by natural rest.
Argigoth is still wounded and Goxomas is suffering from a little life drain. A hallway continues deeper into the mound from this chamber The only usable loot are the 8 scimitar weapons and shortbows carried by the skeletons.
Ollie flights into the guard chamber ” The battle sounded fierce is everyone alright? You know I can teach you to cast fireball! Just wiggle your fingers and think fire! Just give it a try if you run into more undead!”
Taking a peek down the hallway you find it leads to a large hall with an opening that continues on deeper into the hill. Six stout pillars hold up the ceiling, each carved with overlapping symbols of starknives. Sconces flickering with an unnatural green light hang on the smooth stone walls.
This chamber appears empty, but Goxomas, Perrik, Tain, and Mikhail all feel magical energy reverberating in the pillars “It’s a trap!”
Argigoth AC20 (21+10= 31 /42hp)
Perrik AC17 (36hp)
Tain AC20 (42hp)
Mikhail AC20 (35hp)
Goxomas AC21 (29+10= 39/41(39max)hp) (-2hp life drain)
Celosia AC17 (32hp)
Goxomas contemplates the unusual room. "It's obviously a trap. I wonder if there is some way to disarm it."
Before moving into the next room, Mikhail pulls out his healing kit and begins to tend to Argigoth's wounds.