Ed's Shades of Blood

Game Master fine_young_misanthrope

"Honest work for honest pay, Karen," Hannet lightly scolds her. "I'm as anxious as you are to cut down some baddies, but these errands have been pretty straight-forward."

And you leave the seamstress behind and head to the last spot on this boring quest. Nitvar sees you coming, watches you gesture at the tents, and immedietely get to work. The little goblin is honestly fast and efficient, but it takes another half hour as he carefully waxes the entire thing. When hes done, he says, there! It will keep you safe in the rain. THats some solid work if I do say so myself He hands you tent and looks puzzled as to why you're so exhausted by just watching him work for an hour.

In addition to two four-person tent, the PCs also collect 8 bedrolls, 10 additional blankets, a dozen pitons, 100 feet of rope, a cookware set, flint and steel, 10 matchsticks, 2 bars of soap, a climbing kit, and a healer’s kit.

SOlid work done! It's been four hours of your life, but you can now head to the last job on the list-FOOD! You load up the cart and head to the east of town to find the gnome druid Andristi. It's a short 10 minute walk outside town, and you find a simple wooden lodge with no front door. Instead, a curtain of large palm leaves serves as the only separation between the cabin and the outside.

What do you do next?

"Hello? Andristi, are you here?" Peat calls out.

In the time Nitvar waxed the tents, Karen had found a nice shady spot to sit and took a quick nap.

"Huh? Whuuzat? You're done? Oh good. Now, we can get some food." Karen blearily mumbles as she is woken up.

She lets Peat do the talking. 'Druids like Leshies, and so if Peat makes the first impression maybe Andristi will throw in a bonus.' is what Karen thinks.

A woman yells out, Come in! I'm busy at the moment! Inside, you see the gnome standing over a large cauldron. She says, Welcome! I'm Andristi! I'm in the middle of brewing some important potions and antidotes for the upcoming hunting season. Unfortunately, my work requires me to tend to the cauldron at all times as even a single minute away could lead to bad antidotes that would need even stronger antidotes just to fix....
My garden clearing a is bit deeper in the jungle and all of the produce there is meant for Inizkar. There is a lot growing in the garden and suggests that the entire expedition crew get together to pick from the garden, as it would otherwise it would take a whole full moon to for me finish it up. Just follow the trail and where you see all the veggies, go grab them.

Without another option, you leave the gnome to here work. A thin path leads beyond Andristi’s lodge to the garden a few hundred feet away. As you find the guarden and get close, you immediately see two shapes hissing at you!

FINALLY TIME TO ROLL INIT! Please post your init bonus on this page https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bwF7FHXINWNHU9fsST9OCyTpZwGg24aZ1IAJxkR CdH0/edit?usp=sharing
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Beorn follows with the others, saying nothing intelligible but grumbling under his breath. Irritated by all of the delays.

"Woah. Are those snakes? I'm not fighting those guys from the front - Everyone else, protect me!" Karen yells and points at the enemy from the safety of the rear.

My PC's stats and token are up.

Peat says, "Oh, don't worry, I'm sure they're just as scared of us as we are of them ..." They do wish, though, that they'd been strolling through the farm with their weapon drawn.

Initiative roll and token added.

Hannet perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Peat perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 / Peat’s initiative (Perception): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Karen perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 / Karen Initiative, Divine Dragonblood: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15
Beorn perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Gog perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
snake perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
mole perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Beorn perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Gog perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Karen perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 / Karen Initiative, Divine Dragonblood: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15
snake perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Peat perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 / Peat’s initiative (Perception): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
mole perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Hannet perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Ok first combat! Post your actions and Ill move the monsters. Please post even if its out of order. I will adjust your action to the best of my ability to make the best situation happen. I'm here to make you look good!

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Randall Perception. d20+7=12+7=19. Can I use Nature to learn about snakes? If so, then. d20+5=17+5=22. However, Roland then moves forwards, shouting out any information he knows about the snakes. While moving forward, to guard the members of the party Whilst drawing his swords.

Beorn lets out a cry at the sight of the snakes and charges forward. First action is to move five spaces forward toward the snake.
Next action is to attack the snake with Beorn's Warhammer, Strength check 14+3=17 if successful, 2+3=5 Bludgeoning damage towards the snake.
Final action is to raise shield.

Hannet focuses on one of the snakes and fires a beam of divine energy from her palm at it.

Hunt Prey, Cast divine lance

divine lance: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21 for spirit/holy: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

Peat runs up, seeing the snake ahead around the bushes.

◆ Stride

◆ Devise Stratagem vs. snake
Know Weakness free Recall Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Stratagem die: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Feeling they have a good shot, Peat lets loose with one of his seedpods at the snake.

◆ Strike
Seedpod w/ Attack Stratagem: 19 + 7 = 26
Seedpod damage w/ Strategic Strike (bludgeoning): 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (5) = 8
On a critical hit, a seedpod bursts, issuing forth a tangle of vegetation that imposes a –10-foot circumstance penalty on the target’s Speed until the start of your next turn. Seedpods do not add critical specialization effects.

Karen moves up behind the relative safety of Beorn's bulk. As she sees Peat pelt the snake, a wicked grin crosses her lips.

"That looks like it hurt - let's try and make its day worse." She comments as her hands wave in the air.

From inside her pocket, bits of sharp metal sharpen themselves into spikes before flying at the head of the snake.

Spell attack roll vs Peat's Snake AC: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Piercing: 3d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) = 7

◆ Stride, ◆◆ Needle Dart Peat's Snake

Gog, upon seeing the creatures, instantly unleashes a rage the party hasn't seen yet.(Quick-Tempered)

"AAHHHH, YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE COME HERE!"

Gog sudden charges to gain flank opposite of Beorn and swings with his great axe. Attack Roll: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 171d12 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
(Sudden Charge-1st and 2nd Actions)

"AAHHHHH" Gog takes a back swing with the great axe. Attack Roll: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 131d12 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 (Strike-3rd Action)

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Evindyll perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

ROUND 1, FIGHT!
Beorn perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 run up!
Evindyll 19
Randall 19 Run and LEARN!
Gog perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 run and smack!
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Karen perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 / Karen Initiative, Divine Dragonblood: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15 crit!
snake perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Peat perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 / Peat’s initiative (Perception): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 CRIT!
mole perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Hannet perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 HOLY BEAM!

Beorn runs up and hits the snake before it can react! It's a solid hit, but not enought kill it

Gog runs up and smacks this thing as well.

Randall runs up and thinks about the snakes. He remembers that if you end up near the,m they can move, swim, or climb away from you as a reaction.

Under the combined assault of all three, the snake dies!

Karen then runs up and hits the other snake with a crit! It dies!

Peat hits the mole that's digging its way into combat. Its a solid hit!

The mole runs up to Beorn and tries to bite him!
attack and damage: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Hannett hits the mole with a beam of power! The mole dies!

You're standing in the garden after all the animals have been delt with. What do you wish to do?

Randall looks at his fellow party members with a grin. "Anyone interested in some snake for lunch?”

Beorn grumbles nonsensically about small annoyances and does a simple prayer in thanks that all went well.

"I'm more interested in the fruit," Hannet says as she adjusts a bag on her belt for picking. "Let's harvest this before it gets too hot!"

You carefully get the food from the garden. It's a few hours of hard work, but rewarding as you fill your packs easily and no one attempts to eat you along the way.

Do you want to do anything with the gnome or do you want to head to the last spot and get the rest of the supplies on the cart?

Ragathien, who has been quiet in his consideration of Ragathiel's teachings, really wants to get the last of what they need to head into the jungle.

"Well, we've dealt with the riff-raff. Let's go back to the gnome and see if they can give us something useful for the labour we've given them."

Karen suggests going back to the druid and shaking them down for stuff.

Peat says, "I thought the thing we were getting for the labor was all of this food. I say we just load everything up and then we'll be able to get a good night's sleep before heading out tomorrow morning, right."

"Sounds like a plan, Peat," Hannet agrees.

and we're off.... to get the last of the supplies... hurray...

You head to the last part of the list.. Its a boring old shed. You all move up to the door to begin to pull sacks out to load up the wagons and...
Hannet perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Peat perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 / Peat’s initiative (Perception): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Karen Initiative, Divine Dragonblood: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8
Beorn perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Gog perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Evindyll perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Randall perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
giant centipede perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Rats perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

A giant centipede moves out from under the bags and two rats begin to squeak at you as intruders! FIGHT!

Map updated, post when you can!

Are all of the PC tokens on the map? It doesn't look like I'm seeing everyone.

Peat sees the centipede first and tries to devise a stratagem to deal with this new problem.

◆ Devise Stratagem on Centipede
Recall Knowledge (Nature) from Know Weaknesses feat: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Stratagem roll: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Peat is pretty sure they won't hit from where they are now, so they scurry into a corner of the shed, getting closer and around any cover, and hurl one of their seedpods at the centipede.
◆ Stride
◆ Strike
Seedpod strategic attack: 11 + 7 = 18
Seedpod damage (bludgeoning) w/ strategic strike bonus: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + (4) = 8

Hannet draws a bead on the centipede and unleashes a blast of energy at it.

Hunt Prey, Divine Lance

divine lance: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 1 = 25 for spirit: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

"Ugh, disgusting. Kill these pests!" Karen barks out loud.

Drawing on her ancestral mastery over magic, she draws upon Ancestral Memories to weaken the giant centipede. (The Centipede takes a -1 Status penalty to saves versus my spells).

She glares at the large creature. With a voice tinged with magic, she roars at it in a voice like a dragon.

Casting Fear at the Centipede, DC 17 Will save.

◆ Ancestral Memories, ◆◆ Fear

Beorn seeing the rat roars at the sudden appearance of the enermys.

First action Beorn moves five spaces towards the rat.

Second action Beorn attacks the rat 13+3= 16 strength, if successful, 1+3=4 bludgeoning damage.

Final action raise shield.

Gog watches in disgust as the door swings open to reveal the giant centipede.

"I hate bugs! I hate BUGS! I HATE BUGS!!!!" Gog loses control of his rage. (Quick-Tempered)

Gog charges directly at the centipede and takes a swing with his great axe. (Sudden Charge 1st/2nd Action) Attack Roll: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 201d12 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

"AH, you must like the taste of this iron!" Gog takes another swing with the greataxe. (Strike 3rd Action) Attack Roll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 151d12 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Randall Moves towards the rats and attacks. Attack Roll d20+7=15+7=22 damage 1d8+2=5+2=7 Second Attack Roll d20+7=7+7=14 damage 1d8+2=7+2=9

round 1, FIGHT!
Hannet perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 One shot, one kill
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Peat perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 / Peat’s initiative (Perception): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 DEATH TO RATS!
Randall perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Rats perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Beorn perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 rush up and slam!
Evindyll perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
giant centipede perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Gog perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Karen Initiative, Divine Dragonblood: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8

Hannet fires a blast of pure divine energy into the bug. It fries to a crisp under the power of god!

Peat leans about the rats. They are just big rats! And then Peat fires a seedpod right into the rat's head. It drops instantly!

Randall runs up to the rats and hits with the first hit, but misses with the second
The rat bites at Randall!
rat bite and damage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 261d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
rat bite and damage: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 111d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Beorn runs up and slams into the rat. With a solid hit, the rat takes a blow to the head and its done.

You are in a calm warehouse. What do you want to do? Rest and load up? Something else?

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Gog doesnt even get the chance to deal with the rats. Sorry Gog!

Karen is about to cast her magic before seeing that every single enemy within is dead.

"Good riddance." She turns to Gog. "I know how you feel, I'm not happy that there's not much to do in this podunk town."

Randall wipes the blood off his first wound.19-4=15 and brushes at the scratches in his armor. "I agree with you completely Little kuru had a mean bite.”

Beorn grumbles as he cleans the rat mush off of his hammer, as he makes his way towards Randall and starts to look over his wounds. Then, without asking permission, he gets to work dressing the wound. 11=6=17 medicine check. If successful, heal 7 health.

"The poor creatures need to stay outdoors, where they belong," Hannet sighs. "Let's load up."

You heal up and load up. After the fight, you take a moment to breath. The list is FINALLY done and you can get s move on! Off to your boss to tell her about the person wanting to use her tower while you're away?

She was the one who put that person on the list. Did she not know what they were asking about when she said "sort out arrangements"?

Peat takes the inventory of supplies to Inizkat, and tells her about the arrangements made with Tlaytin.

"In addition, I have some ... feedback to provide on the professionalism of local merchants and tradespersons. Would there happen to be a local Chamber of Commerce or something, where one could leave some suggestions? I can drop them a letter before we leave town."

Basically she knew he wanted to, but you were supposed to find out why. You did-he wants to use her observatory to measure the tower and it's growth. You're not using it anyway, so it can't hurt. It's a bit of social time to learn a bit more.

You can easily leave a letter with the local chamber before you depart. Anyone else have any last minute things before you head back to the boss?

Karen attempts to write a scathing letter.

'To whom it may concern;

Karen Langway.'

She hands the draft to the rest of the party for them to add on or sign the letter.

Having watched the fight go down without his help, Gog again lights his pipe while loading cargo. Gog watches Karen wave the draft around to the party. He then takes the letter from Karen and looks it over. Satisfied, he then takes his fist and plants it into the bloody rat mush and imprints it onto the bottom of the draft.
"Maybe that will allow them to deduce my view of this island and its ways!"

He then raises his hand and waves it back and forth to show he is ready to head back to meet the boss.

Peath thinks . o O (Did he bring that rat mush back with him?)

Off to the boss! You head back to base and there is the boss. She awaits your retelling. [ooc]Assuming you tell here everything, ill move forward.[/b]

She thanks you all profusely! And then she says, I have one more list... NOT TASKS! She says the last thing with a smile [/b]Here is an ingredient list. Are you allergic to anything on this list? and I have a surprise for you![b/]

She hand each of you a list. The list is of local fish, spices, and herbs. Nothing is extremely worrying, but the other thing she hands you is a small bag. Each bag has 25gp, so each of you get 25 gold!

I want to thank you! This is the remainder of my grant. I was able to get things a bit cheapper, so I feel I should pass this on to each of you. Tomorrow I will make a big feast and we can set out the day after morning.

You can all rest up, and you get a full day off to shop and do anything else you want. What do you want to do or say?