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VITALITY LASH [two-actions] CANTRIP 1
CANTRIP CONCENTRATE MANIPULATE VITALITY
Traditions: divine, primal
Range: 30 feet; Targets: 1 creature that is undead or otherwise has void healing
Defense: Fortitude
You demolish the target’s corrupted essence with energy from Creation’s Forge. You deal 2d6 vitality damage with a basic Fortitude save. If the creature critically fails the save, it is also enfeebled 1 until the start of your next turn.
Heightened (+1): The damage increases by 1d6.
The phantom raven ceases to exist, whisked away by Auntie Wu's vital magic.
Vekka manages to gasp for air despite his total coverage - but the poison takes it's toll!
It nearly kills him - his world starts to become hazy...
The remaining phantom ravens Fly away.
◆◆◆) Fly x3
☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆
AVIAN APPARITIONS AND BITING BUGS
Building: Door closed, Rooftop is 15 feet up, Windows are Open
Monster ID: Religion (Phantom DC 13) and Nature (Raven DC 13, Spider DC 15)
Monster Intel: Phantom Ravens can inflict Force damage with Beak, no Special Attacks, Spider Swarm weak to Area damage (5)
Relevant Links: Enfeebled, Fatigued, Poison
Auntie Wu (-7) @ Fatigued
& Mogu (-3)
Vekka (-23) @ Fatigued @ Cascade @ Stage Two Spider Swarm Venom (Enfeebled) vs DC 16
Grey Spider Super Swarm @ -23
Sato @ Fatigued + Frightened 2
Kolphan (-3) @ Fatigued
Lan @ Fatigued
Darius @ running but no longer poisoned
Hai-Er Hua @ commanded to "Protect Darius!" she's sticking to it
☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆
Things not going how he planed, Vekka hustles quickly out of the swarm and arrives next to Sigurd. He draws and quickly imbibes a healing potion.
Kazuki watches his friends struggle against the spider swarms but they manage to take one out.
"Hang in there, friends! I'll take out these birds!”
He marks another bird as his prey and sends a volley of arrows at it...
And a final shot...
Sato, with dead reckoning, makes absolutely sure only one of the birds escapes...
...meanwhile, Vekka recoils as his insides turn into black poison...
...and the spiders - - continue to eat him alive - swallowing Kolphan too in 1000 tiny dripping mandibles!
◆) Stride
◆◆) Super Swarming Bites x2
☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆
Sato (yes again - lone bird is gone in trees!), Lan, Kolphan, and Auntie Wu are Up!
"This blasted swarm!" Darius awaits the arachnid onslaught.
Damn, some of the poison got to him. Even worse is Vekka.
"Shizuru, please protect Vekka in his moment of need!"
His Divine Font channels some much needed health into Vekka.
Sigurd quickly backs away from the Swarm.
"Hey! HEY!" Lan yells, running after the swarm.
◆ Stride
◆◆ Caustic Splash
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"Hold still, Vekka!" Taking care to avoid getting covered in spiders herself, Auntie Wu dashes around the swarm and unleashes a spray of gravel and fist-sized rocks onto the spider swarm.
CONCENTRATE EARTH MANIPULATE
Traditions: arcane, primal
Area: 15-foot cone
Defense: Reflex
A spray of heavy rocks flies through the air in front of you. The rubble deals 2d4 bludgeoning damage to each creature in the area. Each creature must attempt a Reflex save.
Critical Success: The creature is unaffected.
Success: The creature takes half damage.
Failure: The creature takes full damage and is pushed 5 feet away from you.
Critical Failure: The creature takes double damage and is pushed 10 feet away from you.
Acid burns spiders and Rock crushes them - the Super Swarm takes a beating but continues forth!
☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆
Grey Spider Super Swarm @ -37
☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆
Things not going how he planed, Vekka hustles quickly out of the swarm and arrives next to Sigurd. He draws and quickly imbibes a healing potion.
◆ minor healing potion]1d8
HERO POINT!
These things are going to have me for a meal today. Damned vermin!
2 damage
HERO POINT!
Vekka's body advances it's attack on the poison in his veins!
Then he passes out from the thousand tiny pains upon his feathers!!
The spiders start to feast upon his unconscious body!!!
But Kolphan resurrects him, brining him back from the brink!!!!
And now, with his sword upon the ground, he lies next to it, enfeebled, his eyes opening, and still engulfed in the swarm, and poisoned, and...
Kazuki quickly swaps his bow with his kusarigama. Hoping he can help defeat the spiders and save Vekka, he dashes forward and gets next to Lan.
Consciousness comes and goes for Vekka. Waves of nausea, uncomfortable warmth.
So this is what death feels like...
The next time he blinks awake he has little choice but to grab his weapon and escape.
As he's hustling swiftly on his feet he feels the poison attempt to course through his blood again.
Vekka makes a miraculous recovery with Kolphan's help - swiping back his sword, he quickly skedaddles.
And the Super Swarm gives chase!
But runs instead into Kolphan, whom, it decides, it will engulf instead!
◆) Stride
◆◆) Super Swarming Bites x2
☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆
Sigurd readies himself to intercept the swarm. Vekka is in no condition to continue.
Sigurd's katana glows brightly and blazes with heat as he slices through the swarm.
Moderate Boon: Shizuru’s light flows through your blade. Your weapons and unarmed attacks deal an additional 1d6 fire damage or 1d6 good damage; you choose each time you make an attack.
Sigurd Raises his Shield and then strides through the spiders. "Keep going Vekka- the spiders will have to feast on me first!"
Fire disperses the remainder of the swarm - 10s of spiders scatter frantically in every direction, disbanding.
But the poison continues to infect Kolphan!
Spider Swarm Venom (poison) Saving Throw Fortitude DC 16; Maximum Duration 4 rounds; Stage 1 1 poison and enfeebled 1 (1 round); Stage 2 1d4 poison and enfeebled 1 (1 round).
The party pauses a moment to breathe...
Party Status
Auntie Wu (-7) @ Fatigued
& Mogu (-3)
Vekka (+16) @ Fatigued, Wounded 1
Sato @ Fatigued + Frightened 2
Kolphan (-5) @ Fatigued
Lan @ Fatigued
Though no Absence of Light with the Crimson Moon lurking, with creatures that go Bump in the Night, losing a child, even for a moment, can be dangerous - especially one whose panicked run caused him to pursue a chaotic course. Where is Darius!? Wasn't Hai Er-Hua watching him!? Where did she go!? As the party struggles to play catch up, the lives of young ones hang in the balance!
➤ Level: Two (base DC 16)
➤ Complexity: 2 rounds
➤ Timeframe: 30 minutes
➤ Synergies: Terrain Stalker (Forest)
➤ List of Skills: Attack w/ Slashing Weapon (moderate), Perception (easy), Diplomacy (hard), Society (hard), Survival (easy)
The sword makes quick work of the swarm.
Previous Round:
Stage 1: 1 poison and enfeebled 1, fails Fort Save, now at Stage 2
This Round:
Stage 2: 1d4 poison and enfeebled 1 (1 round).
Succeeds Fort Save, now at Stage 1.
(Note: If someone provides Aid, Sigurd will Critically Succeed and not take the damage from next round.)
Next Round:
Stage 1: 1 poison and enfeebled 1.
Succeeds Fort Save, Stage 0, no longer poisoned
"See, Darius? Stand tall and you can shake mountains... er, Darius? Brother?" Sigurd tries to maintain a straight face, but he is aware of the chaos within Willowshore. Darius is probably making a lot of noise, too. And he can't run home, it's in shambles.
"Don't worry about me- we have to find Darius and Hai Er-Hua!" He already lost her mother, and she volunteered to fight. He has to help them. Luckily he knows this neighborhood well, and quickly looks for Darius's favorite shortcuts through the district.
Lan will cast Rejuvenating Flames on as many people as he can gather into a 15' cone if Sigurd fails enough saves to pause to heal. Otherwise, Lan will lead the way into the forest, eschewing sleep to find his lost friends.
vs DC 16
vs DC 16
Kazuki scours the ground for tracks, hoping he can find where Hai and Darius headed off to. The moment Lan finishes healing the wounded, Kazuki waves them over. "This way. Follow me."
With a keen ability to Stalk through Forest Terrain, he keeps his eyes on the ground in his search for footprints, only glancing up once in a while at his teammates to make sure they're still following.
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"Wait Sigurd! You can't help him if something kills you first. We'll heal up quickly and go." Once Lan is finished casting his healing flames (Boy, that's a nice trick!), Auntie Wu also begins following Darius and Hua's tracks, though at the back of her mind she's bemoaning being so close to her stash and yet unable to access it.
➤ Level: Two (base DC 16)
➤ Complexity: 2 rounds
➤ Timeframe: 30 minutes
➤ Synergies: Terrain Stalker (Forest)
➤ List of Skills: Attack w/ Slashing Weapon (moderate), Perception (easy), Diplomacy (hard), Society (hard), Survival (easy)
Round One
Auntie Wu w/ Survival (synergy: Forest Terrain Expertise) @ 26 vs DC 14 ⭐⭐⭐
Kazuki w/ Survival (synergy: Forest Terrain Expertise) @ 14 vs DC 14 ⭐⭐
Kolphan w/ Survival @ 16 vs DC 14 ⭐
Lan w/ Perception @ 8 vs DC 16
Vekka w/ ?? @ ?? vs DC ??
Round Two
Auntie Wu w/ Survival @ 18 vs DC 15 ⭐
Kazuki w/ Survival @ 10 vs DC 15
Kolphan w/ Survival @ 25 vs DC 15 ⭐⭐
Lan w/ Perception @ 24 vs DC 17 ⭐
Vekka w/ ?? @ ?? vs DC ??
Current Progress
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...is that Darius ahead!?...
...maybe!?...
...maybe surrounded by...
...what are those things!?...
...i think I hear Hai Er-Hua too...
...is that the sound of her crossbow cocking?...
After the battle Vekka sheaths his sword and is quiet for some time. He seems to be very deliberately quietly shaking the experience off. It's hard to tell from the outside if it's working.
Eventually he allows himself to be distracted by the search for Darius...
He draws his katana and rushes to the front alongside Kazuki.
I am at the ready if we are ambushed or the boy is in danger.
In reality he's looking a little bleary-eyed. Perhaps the whole group could use some sleep. It seems like it's been a long day already.
Hacking through some bushes, Vekka is able to open a path to discover and subsequently rescue Darius from being attacked by The boy's wits return upon seeing the tengu (with whom he has become strangely attached) and he runs to him and his older brother Sigurd and holds both of their hands.
"Let's get outta here!"
Hai Er-Hua nods and makes tracks with the party, sparing her some crossbow bolts...
Tracking Down Darius and Hai Er-Hua!
➤ Level: Two (base DC 16)
➤ Complexity: 2 rounds
➤ Timeframe: 30 minutes
➤ Synergies: Terrain Stalker (Forest)
➤ List of Skills: Attack w/ Slashing Weapon (moderate), Perception (easy), Diplomacy (hard), Society (hard), Survival (easy)
Round One
Auntie Wu w/ Survival (synergy: Forest Terrain Expertise) @ 26 vs DC 14 ⭐⭐⭐
Kazuki w/ Survival (synergy: Forest Terrain Expertise) @ 14 vs DC 14 ⭐⭐
Lan w/ Perception @ 8 vs DC 16
Sigurd w/ Survival @ 16 vs DC 14 ⭐
Vekka w/ Slashing Attack @ 21 vs DC 16 ⭐
Round Two
Auntie Wu w/ Survival @ 18 vs DC 15 ⭐
Kazuki w/ Survival @ 10 vs DC 15
Lan w/ Perception @ 24 vs DC 17 ⭐
Sigurd w/ Survival @ 25 vs DC 15 ⭐⭐
Vekka w/ Slashing Attack @ 22 vs DC 17 ⭐
Final
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, ⭐⭐
Returning to the house, Auntie Wu is able to retrieve her Heirloom!
The party decides where to head next - perhaps pausing to briefly rest!
"Thank goodness you two are alright."
Kazuki says to Darius and Hua.
"Let's hurry and get back to Aunty's."
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Once back at Aunty's home, Kazuki looks for a spot to rest.
"What a rough couple of days." he says with a yawn.
"I just need a clear spot in the corner, Auntie."
He sets himself down and leans back against the wall. Within moments, Kazuki is sound asleep and snoring softly.
Sigurd. Darius. Sigurd. Darius. Sometimes in the heat of battle, Sigurd gets lost within his own mind and identity.
"There you are, Darius!" Sigurd holds the boy's hand as they return. "Hai Er-Hua did a great job helping you, eh? I know she did." He nods to the woman. "With Willowshore in this shape we can't go alone."
Darius was but a lad when Sigurd and Sheela made their way to Tian-Xia. The siblings had the same dream: Kolphanir told them to return to their home, as their skills would be needed. Sigurd was a young acolyte of Shizuru and always wanted to see where her worship was strongest. Sheela was not as dedicated, but she saw a chance to make new friends and understand her gifts a bit better.
Darius was barely old enough to speak. He didn't remember their home at all. Or their parents. Their father bid them good luck, knowing his health wouldn't survive. But he was determined to pray for their safe passage.
Sigurd returns to Auntie Wu's home, waits to be allowed in, and makes his way for some pillows or small bedding. Something for Darius to rest his weary head.
What is that smell? It's like a spice, but like burnt leaf? Sigurd thinks it would be rude to ask, especially since Auntie Wu seems unfazed by it.
"We should set up a watch, just in case-" He sees Kazuki sleeping soundly. Oh well. "Kazuki Sato can take the last watch."
When he gets a chance, he makes sure to heal Auntie Wu, Mogu and himself. "Thank you for letting us sleep here for the evening. The fatigue is getting to us all."
"Blessed day, holy night." Sigurd grasps his symbol of Shizuru as their wounds are healed.
"I'll take first watch. Go get some sleep."
The party makes preparations to stay the (rest of the) night at Auntie Wu's...
1st Watch (2hrs) @ Sigurd?
2nd Watch (2hrs) @ ??
3rd Watch (2hrs) @ ??
4th Watch (2hrs) @ ??
5th Watch (2hrs) @ Kazuki
Best of Perception, Stealth or Survival - I will roll for you.
CS ➤ 0 rolls for Random Encounter
S ➤ 1 roll for Random Encounter; if results in an Encounter, Watcher gets 1 free round to act!
F ➤ 2 rolls for Random Encounter
CF ➤ 5 rolls for Random Encounter; if results in a Hostile Encounter, enemy starts with 1 free round to act (or similar advantage)!
The current Random Encounter chance is 15% (per "roll")
[ dice=Auntie Wu's Perception (T)]1d20+8[/dice]
[ dice=Ho Lan's Perception (T)]1d20+4[/dice]
[ dice=Sigurd Kolphan's Perception (T)]1d20+6[/dice]
[ dice=Kazuki Sato's Perception (E)]1d20+8[/dice]
[ dice=Vekka Tchakon's Perception (T)]1d20+3[/dice] (low-light vision)
[ dice=Ho Lan's Stealth (T)]1d20+7[/dice]
[ dice=Kazuki Sato's Stealth (T)]1d20+8[/dice]
[ dice=Vekka Tchakon's Stealth (T)]1d20+5[/dice]
[ dice=Auntie Wu's Survival (T)]1d20+8[/dice]
[ dice=Sigurd Kolphan's Survival (T)]1d20+6[/dice]
[ dice=Kazuki Sato's Survival (T)]1d20+6[/dice] (class)
Sigurd claims the first watch. Once it is time for rest, he takes off his medium hide armor and takes a rest.
Vekka is a little surprised when, after they find Darius again, the boy takes his hand.
Oh! It made sense with present danger, but otherwise he tended to be a little strange to kids around town.
Thank you for opening your home to us, Auntie Wu. We've been through a lot and this rest will do us good.
Vekka takes second watch.
Kazuki's sleep is interrupted at times by nightmares.
"Zzzzzzz... Crimson mist... zzzzzzzz... Oh, no! Phantoms!... zzzzzzzz... giant, evil hummingbirds... Zzzzzzzzz..."
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"Of course! Of course. Let's see... I've got some extra blankets here, and a nice, fresh pile of hay for bedding..." Auntie Wu bustles about, setting up sleeping spots for her companions and surreptitiously squishing the few remaining spiders she finds. She tries to keep herself busy enough that she doesn't have time to think about how dangerous her own house has become.
She certainly doesn't want Darius to be too frightened to sleep. She makes a point to introduce him to her mushroom hat. "Darius, this is Mogu. He likes warm hugs and snuggles. Mogu, keep Darius company for a bit, will you, dear?" Mogu nods and hops down to cuddle with Darius.
Finally, she can put off nodding off no longer. Her guests are asleep, Sigurd is on watch, she's had a smoke, and she's stocked her bag with as much of her special tea and whatnot as she can. She needs some rest before her turn on watch comes. She doffs her leather armor and crawls into bed, making sure her shield is beside her before falling into an exhausted sleep.
"I just need a clear spot in the corner, Auntie."
He sets himself down and leans back against the wall. Within moments, Kazuki is sound asleep and snoring softly.
After removing his armor, of course.
Lan quickly falls asleep as well, after some passive-aggressive griping about the quality of mattress.
Night Watch at Wu Residence
Best of Perception, Stealth or Survival - I will roll for you.
CS ➤ 0 rolls for Random Encounter
S ➤ 1 roll for Random Encounter; if results in an Encounter, Watcher gets 1 free round to act!
F ➤ 2 rolls for Random Encounter
CF ➤ 5 rolls for Random Encounter; if results in a Hostile Encounter, enemy starts with 1 free round to act (or similar advantage)!
The current Random Encounter chance is 15% (per "roll")
1st Watch (2hrs) @ Sigurd
2nd Watch (2hrs) @ Vekka
3rd Watch (2hrs) @ Auntie Wu
4th Watch (2hrs) @ Lan
It happens on Lan's Watch!
What is that eerie sound? Like a chill wind blowing, whispering... the sound becomes louder and louder by the moment!
Lan - it feels as though the "wind" or "voices" are coming your direction from outside!
Lan is Up!
Lan - it feels as though the "wind" or "voices" are coming your direction from outside!
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BUMP IN THE NIGHT
Haunt ID: Religion (Trained, DC ??), Occultism (Trained, ??)
Disable Haunt: ??
Waking Up an Ally: Interact (◆) while adjacent - Ally may roll Perception (w/ -4 for sleeping) to Awaken
Auntie Wu @ Fatigued, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Kazuki @ Fatigued, Frightened 2, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Lan @ Fatigued
Sigurd @ Fatigued, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Vekka @ Fatigued, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Darius @ Unarmored, Unconscious, No weapons
Hai Er-Hua @ Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
"Wind" or "Voices" @ ??
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Lan is Up!
Lan is sitting in the dark, his mind still cloudy from being woken up in the middle of the night. The wind is whistling outside, but Lan's not as delicate as his detractors say, he's not afraid of ... WAS THAT A FOOTSTEP?!
Lan's eyes open wide with alarm. No, that was just a civet. He almost forgot that there are wild animals here in the jungles of Southside.
He checks his pants - they're barely wet. Crisis averte-OH MY GODS THAT WAS DEFINITELY A FOOTSTEP!
And it was closer than before.
Lan rushes over to Sigurd, and hastily shakes him, then runs towards Kazuki.
(Incredible Initiative, Seasonal Boon)
As Kazuki Sato opens his eyes - still groggy! - Lan's totally non-terrified face and barely even wet pants greet him - he, too, hears "wind" or "voices" or maybe even "footsteps" as the Night seems to come Alive or personify somehow - his hair still standing on end yet as the Crimson Moon hovers above the horizon menacingly outside - he can still feel it even if he cannot see it - not nearly set just quite yet!
In any case, the Wind or Voices or Footsteps suddenly become louder and louder and
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BUMP IN THE NIGHT
Haunt ID: Religion (Trained, DC ??), Occultism (Trained, ??)
Disable Haunt: ??
Waking Up an Ally: Interact (◆) while adjacent - Ally may roll Perception (w/ -4 for sleeping) to Awaken
Lan @ Fatigued
Kazuki @ Fatigued, Frightened 2, Prone, Unarmored, Weapons stowed
"Wind" or "Voices"
Auntie Wu @ Fatigued, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Sigurd @ Fatigued, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Vekka @ Fatigued, Prone, Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
Darius @ Unarmored, Unconscious, No weapons
Hai Er-Hua @ Unarmored, Unconscious, Weapons stowed
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Kazuki is Up!