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Apologies, everyone. Last Friday I closed on a new house and I've been spending most of my free-time between the two houses. I set up internet service on the new house last Monday and have been on the phone with Comcast all week trying to get things started, only to find out from tech support on Friday that they sent out a faulty modem. I have a technician coming out today to replace it and get me up and running.
@ Orled's: Aelethea kneels down beside Orled, draws her dagger and begins cutting strips off her cloak. She begins wrapping the worst of his wounds in an attempt to stop the bleeding. "I need some help or we're going to lose him" she shouts to the others.
@ Orled's: Althea drops her bow to the ground and draws her leafblade as she moves around the room to behind the desk, kicking the chair out of her way as she goes. Shi'ra lunges for the hobgoblin, teeth and claws bared. She sinks her teeth deep into the Hobgoblin, drawing blood from it's exposed thigh.
Orled's: With the hobgoblin now aware of their presence, Aelethea kicks the door in and fires her arrow, but the hob manages to duck away at the last second. Hissing at her bad shot, Aelethea motions for Shi'ra to charge into the room "Shi'ra, ionsaí!"
Sorry everyone, but's been a crazy busy weekend. I actually look forward to going into work on Monday so I can relax.
Sorry everyone for the hold up. I'm closing on new house today and the past couple of days has just been a flurry of emails and documents, so I've been a little distracted I'll get a post up later this evening.
@ Oreld's: Aelethea and Shi'ra will approach the shop carefully, her bow drawn and an arrow knocked. She pauses outside the door listening for anything out of the ordinary before pushing the door open and stepping inside.
Aelethea walks to the center of the barroom and jumps up on one of the tables "Okay, everyone, let's get out there and save some people." She points at Macharius "you, take those three, and go check out the trading post," She points to Reknar, Valtyra, and Craig "while Shi'ra and I will take the other two and go check Orled's. If there's time we can meet up by the shrine before heading back."
I would just spoiler the two groups in a single post
Aelethea slings her bow as she walks from behind the bar. She walks over to Shi'ra and absentmindedly scratches her companion between the ears "Good girl, Ra, Good girl." She looks out the door at the chaos beyond "We will need to get people off the streets and their houses and get them to muster here at the Taproot, before we head off. We'll need to get supplies and food enough for them to survive, for a while at least, as I doubt many of these townsfolk would know the difference between a death cap and an edible mushroom." She gazes around the room "It looks like the seven of us will need to sweep the streets, rescue those we can now, mourn those we can't later." She nods at Reknar "All good places to start with, does anyone have any other suggestions?"
Sorry, everyone for the delay. I was on Spring Break with my daughter last week and then with the seven hour round trip to drop her off at college yesterday my brain was just mush.
Aelethea takes a step back so she can line up her shot, threading the needle between two of the people fighting the hobgoblins and over Shi'ra's head she lets loose. Her desire not to injure the others causes her arrow to fly wide, missing her target entirely.
Shi'ra twitches her head as the arrow buzzes by and shoots Aelethea a somewhat annoyed look before focusing on the problem before her, the hobgoblin. She attacks tooth and nail but only manages to scratch the hobgoblins thigh.
Got home from vacation last night and just woke up. Give me a minute to drink the Juice of Sapho (coffee) and set my mind in motion.
GM Two-Hands, I'm currently unable to move my token (is anyone else having this problem?) and it looks like I will need a token for Shi'ra as well.
Aelethea sits by the bar, enjoying a cup of mead and listening to Aubrin's stories and just the general buzz of people talking about their day and their lives, something she misses be out in the forest alone. Suddenly her reverie is broken as the front door to the Taproot shatters open. Looking around at the sudden chaos she sees Aubrin lying on the floor, a ballista bolt having pierced it's way through her body. Her instinct to rush to render first aid is quelled when one of the townsfolk rushes to her side and uses magic to stop her bleeding. Aelethea pauses only for a moment to grab her bow and quiver before vaulting over the bar and knocking an arrow. "Get down, you fool!" she shouts at the barmaid as she clears the bar top.
"Shi'ra, attack" she shouts as her companion, hackles raised, charges the first hobgoblin to enter the room. Shi'ra sinks her fangs deep into the creature's calf and with all her might drags it to the ground.
Aelethea walks into the outskirts of Phaendar as the sun begins to rise, with Shi'ra padding along at her side. The smell of fresh baked bread and cooking meat cause her stomach to rumble as she had left her place in the woods early to be in town for market day with much breakfast to speak of. Pausing at one of the stalls she picks up a loaf of bread and some smoked fish at another where she picks a raw salmon for Shi'ra to eat.
Aelethea lives outside town in a cabin she and her deceased lover built. She only comes into town about once or twice a month to buy trade for or buy supplies she can't make.
Just an FYI, my daughter and I are going on spring break next week so my posting might be erratic. Fortunately, since I'm closing on a house within the next two weeks, I'll have my laptop with me to keep track of things.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, GM Two-Hands. 1 I prefer using maps (theatre of the mind can get a little confusing, especially with eight different people posting). Either Google Slides or Roll20 work (I have a Roll20 Pro account I can let you use as GM and I can put the maps up, at least for the first chapter). 2 I usually put all the pertinent information under a spoiler tab in my bio (see above). 3 I don't mind the GM rolling for Initiative and passive Perception checks. I would prefer to roll for my own saves (it gives me the feeling of putting my fate in my own hands) and any other active checks. I use a variation on block initiative where I roll separately for each individual group (say, we face a group of goblins and orcs (a distinct possibility) I would roll initiative for the goblins and orcs and then sprinkle the party in-between). 4 Many GM's expect a post a day rate, but in real life that can prove difficult. I, as a GM, hope for once a day but once every two to three days is about average. If the party is stuck waiting for someone to post I usually PM the player to let them know they are up and if they don't respond within 24 hours, 'bot them and move on.
Wow, thank you. I'm honored.
Without the use of archetypes the Herb Witch concept is dead, so I bring you Aelethea_V2.0_hunter
Given the preponderance of healer submissions, I've decided to pivot and go with a Hunter and her cat companion.
This is AJM4885's submission (thanks, Herolab) Aelethea Callandriil, Elven Herb Witch, who lives outside Phaendar and travels into town once or twice a month to sell her herbal remedies and buy needed supplies. I'll work on her background over the weekend and should have something up by Monday |
