This is an embarrassing note to self, but 'preview' and 'post' are two different things.
Won't make than mistake again DM, sorry
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Shaking her head to lift the mental fog she's been in, Adriana surges forward to join Tewa in hacking the globsters apart, striking at the second rancid mass before it could overwhelm Tewa Actions
Adriana peeks at the map while thinking. "They need the egg safe to keep their leverage while its hidden from prying eyes, so caves would make most sense. We can try to call Eryssala and see if she can tell us anything."
I'm gonna need sticky notes the way I've been going today. Took 4 hours to get a post to stick because I keep forgetting to clear my cache/cookies. Should be good now *fingers crossed*
Turn 1 Scimitar in hand without thinking and with Tewa's magic leaving an odd tingling sensation in her feet, Adriana nods once and rushes forward, faith in both her blade and the magic of her friends to offset the foolishness of running to distract the decaying creature with a moving target. Turn 1 Actions
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Careful to not provoke the Thunderbird, Adriana quietly says to Jonah "It could mean the Stormreaders might not have the egg itself but hid it instead. Or are lying. Either way..." Slowly and carefully joining Tonny as he both speaks to and translates for the imposing creature to offer her assistance.
I'm not sure what our other options are, but if we end up picking the thunderbird I'm assuming we could engage with it when we feel its a safe distance away from the Stormcallers?
Hope everyone had a safe and sound Xmas and haven't been too badly blindsided by the holiday season, and here's to a better overall new year!
Having never negotiated with a dragon before, Adriana considers the overall result a success given that she was certain a fight would have been difficult at best and outright disastrous at worst. Sometimes it was the simple victories. She gives Tewa a congratulatory nudge and then steps forward and kneels, keep a cautious eye on the dragon all the same.
Hey everyone. Going to be a little behind on things, tested positive for covid on friday and have to deal with that plus I have to make sure I haven't infected anyone else. Not having a good time. Hope you all stay safe and healthy
With a quick look of admiration at Tewa, Adriana nods in agreement as she mimics her captain, an idea coming to mind.
While a formidable force itself, it was also likely young, and perhaps that could be plied into their negotiations. "My captain is truthful in both her boasts and her pledge, and so long as there are seas to sail, shall you deeds and legend spread. But if that not enough, then an appeal to what you are owed. The ones responsible for all these feeding frenzies, the storms, they have demanded tribute over and over again, broken the trade ships, taken everything. They are bold and powerful, and they will come for you when they can get no more from the locals." She makes sure to be careful in her tone, hoping to inspire pragmatism, if not appeal to greed. "Lend us you aid in battle, let your enemies have a taste of your strength, and we shall ensure that you have the choice of the spoils."
It's one less hassle to figure out overall. Will catch up hopefully tonight, Thanksgiving and Friday/Monday have been a hell of thing. Hope you all had a safe and fulfilling Thanksgiving (if you celebrated)
Current Level up, as I had a brief window of time to spare for it - HP +7 BAB +1 Judgement 3/Day 3rd Level Spells, 2 known, 1/day 3rd Level Spells - Flame Blade (Sarenrae Inquisitor), Righteous Vigor (Subject to change, have to make sure its from the allowed books.) Skills - Perception, Swim, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Local), Survival, Diplomacy Background Skills - Knowledge Geography, Knowledge History Feat TBD
Yeah I'm kinda stuck on the feat selection myself - Just trying to narrow down a few has been a chore. Will definitely have it done before Thanksgiving, which I can't believe is this week. A happy and safe thursday to y'all regardless of if you celebrate or not!
Oh geez we're leveling up too! This could take a day or two - there's so many feats to sort through even with the books available. Level 3 spells though!
Oh I can't remember her name off the top of my head but there's the sea elf (I think) we rescued a while back. I'll read back through the IC posts and see if I'm thinking of the right person. Let's go bribe a dragon!
Adriana is deep in thought. A dragon would be a powerful ally, but could just as easily be a powerful enemy. They were capricious creatures, after all. "I'm not against the idea, but....how would we approach it? I've never heard of dragons being approachable even in the best of circumstances...hmmm..."
The flash of flame from her strike on the Wisp making her blink, Adriana stands poised ready to strike, eyes whipping around frantically for several moments should the strange creature return, and only when the sounds of combat recede entirely does she carefully put her scimitar away. Rejoining the others and making sure Jonah is healed and back on his feet, Adriana turns to Magdi and nods in thanks. "Check the others first, I can wait my turn." she says, a small attempt at a joke.
The slow but methodical collection of the treasure from the shipwrecks makes Adriana briefly flirt with the idea of becoming a pirate, but she simply shrugs it off as euphoria from their victory. That and Sarenrae would likely strike her down on the spot.
With the battle shifting once again but her allies looking in bad sorts, Adriana takes a quick assesment of the battle and refusing to be torn with indecision, points back to Jonah and shouts "Tewa! Help Jonah!" and with a subtle nod to Tonny once again attempts to strike down the Wisp.
Echoing Tewa's frustrations and feeling the draugr pressure and corral them, Adriana nods at Tonny and refocuses her offensive pressure onto the draugr.
Nodding at Tewa as she joined the fight against the flying skull, Adriana shifts so that the creature can't escape their combined wrath.
With a grimace and ignoring the lingering numbness in her fingertips, Adriana pushes forward on her attack on the obnoxious flying skull.
Recoiling from the electrical blast and shaking off the numbness in her hands, Adriana continues to press the attack on the Will-O-Wisp
With the draugr and their captain struck down and allowing for a quick respite, Adriana looks around for anything more out of the ordinary than usual and tenses when Magdi warns of the Wisp, closing her eyes and offering a quiet prayer of revelation before opening her eyes to truths revealed.
With one draugr already struck down and the captain's assault faltering, Adriana presses their advantage and continues her strikes against the closest standing draugr.
Hey everyone Owe you all an apology for being quiet for a while - real life suddenly had a lot to deal with, and it was just. A lot. It's mostly handled and over but I want to say sorry to everyone, and especially to GM Rutseg, but Adriana is back and then some because jeez I've missed you guys.
Slipping on the deck and almost dropping her scimitar, Adriana scrambles to her feet and shakes the cobwebs from her mind - they had to shift the tide of battle before the draugr captain could reach them. With renewed purpose and locking eyes with the draugr captain, Adriana flicks her wrist and with divine guidance from the Dawnflower, lashes out at the draugr attacking her as both warning and a threat.
Is glitterdust a pathfinder spell? Or would that not work since it's magic and Wisps are magic proof?
Adriana has been quiet, deep in thought as she goes over their options and how much could conceivably be done in a month. It was a lot of time, but it wasn't really. They would have to make the most of it. "Hmm. We have some allies, but I don't know if they're enough - assuming they agree to fight with us. The siege weapons might work..." Adriana is moderately confident they could handle clearing out some undead with a little preparation, and nods in agreement with Magdi. "The lagoon then? It's a solid starting point for us."
Hey everyone! Wanted to post here now that I'm able and apologize for being gone - I got super sick, unrelated to my foot injury/issue but also not helped by it either. Didn't get the big C, but was gross and awful for a week there. Catching up on posts; Adriana will likely push for a plan that she can ply her strengths in and is still not for fighting the thunderbird until there's no other option. I'll make an in-game post soon, I just want to read from where I last posted so I can make a solid post. Hope y'all are healthy and safe!
Leaving her obvious religious items somewhere safe and hoping to look a little rougher than usual, Adriana follows Tewa's lead and kneels. "I am Adriana. A...survivor." Adriana shows her bandaged hand with its missing finger as a way of explanation. "I have endured, and travel now as crew under the captain. You humble us with your words." She hopes to not overplay her part as she slowly stand.
Adriana assumes that the smartest thing to currently do is to hide all signs of her Sarenrae worship on her person and then also make sure her hands are occupied by carrying as much of the collected tribute as possible, although she agrees with Jonah and his questions. "We don't want our being here to be used as an excuse to punish or extort your people further, but if you're confident our presence won't cause problems then we can prepare the tribute. I think we have a decent haul..."
Will be making a post proper late tonight, had to have my foot looked at and 'drained' and I'll leave it at that.
Ignoring the roil of the boiling water caused by her scimitar briefly glowing red hot, Adriana continues to press her attack on the rippling spirit.
Attempting to ignore the water around her and remain focused on the wraith trapped by its own shadow, Adriana continues to press her attack.
Gritting her teeth as her scimitar slashes through and dissolves the first shadowy wraith, Adriana follows through on her swing and uses the momentum to slash through the second shadowy wraith.
Post made, apologies for it still being a bit flat, have had sleeping trouble from healing foot. I think I added the bane bonus correctly this time. If you're in the US, have a safe 4th of July! If you're not, have a safe regular Monday!
I'm just happy its not broken. It's a pain to walk on and the bruise is huge and purple, but it could easily have been worse. @GM - I forgot to ask, but does the cyan wraith count as flanked?
Looks like its my turn to apologize for being a little slow. Totally unrelated, guess who almost has a broken foot! Post made, it's a little flat but want to keep the game going while delirious from painkillers.
The touch of the spirits is cold, and Adriana fights off recoiling away from the shadowy creature, instead turning the momentum into a heavy slash with her glowing blade.
Alright, I can bot Jonah. Adriana, do you want to bot Tewa? I can, I just can't look at/do anything until saturday, pulling a double at work. Summer is the worst. EDIT: Nevermind! Hope you're feeling better Tewa!
Adriana takes he vial from Tonny and immediately downs it as she moves forward to attempt to flank their incorporeal foes, assuming such a thing could be done.
I figured, but it never hurts to make sure. Maybe if I cast it several times? :P
Bane is all kinds of useful and I think I went back to base Inquisitor for this module, so I think I have judgements too. I'll double check my class abilities while GM makes a decision on Tewa and Jonah, and also want to ask - would the light cantrip do anything useful for us? Or does it need to be stronger.
Oh no, Wraiths. Just fought some in a different game and it got dicey a few times.. Why don't I have sunlight?!
That's a relief. Spirits it is!
Certain that there's a joke to be made about the different types of spirits as Jonah checks the liquor cabinet, Adriana looks about for any possible danger as well as signs of any lingering malevolence.
I'm erring towards the spirits since loot potential could help us with the Stormreaders, but I'm also aware we're under a time crunch - if it isn't meta-gaming to ask, how much time do we have before the mob visits us?
Relieved that her symbol didn't draw hostility but did little to contribute, Adriana simply stands as non-threatening as she can while Tonny speaks and translates for the locathahs. The strange behavior of the thunderbird plays on her suspicions and she nods in agreement with Magdi and Tewa, showing surprise as Tewa speaks to the locathahs in their language. "We might have to ask around some more about the thunderbirds, but with a little luck we might not have to fight. Coercion might be harder to deal with than enchantment, but it gives us options. It's something."
Thankful once again for Tonny's linguistic abilities, Adriana stays quiet but subtly reaches for her own holy symbol, something that could hopefully help back up Tonny's words.
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