Done. Paladin tempered champion/swasbuckler whirling dervish at your service.
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Closing out skills and will then update the profile. Decided on Tempered Champion Whirling Dervish.
Looking at virtuous, bravo rogue. Will retool this alias. Maybe warpriest slayer.
"Well now, that was a restful night," Alistair said sardonically as he swung his feet out onto the floor. He rose, splashed his face with the water in his wash basin, and then got dressed. He went into the kitchen and greeted his parents, grabbed a flapjack and waved goodbye as he slipped out the door. Nothing was easy, particularly fortune and glory. That was a terrifying dream but just that, he told himself, a dream. Hopefully the others were not scared off by the things that had happened and the dreams they likely had. The more he walked the fuzzier the dream got and the better he felt. "Here we go for round two." he said to the air and headed for the temple to meet up with the others.
Welcome. Alistair, trap finder and lock picker.
A healer of some sort would be handy though at low level the cleric would be best. A bard would do in a pinch.
After the night gives little info but a good return, he heads home to crash for the evening. He enters the house silently and slinks off to his bed.
May God comfort you. Don't worry about the game. This is a big deal so take as much time as you need.
Alistair heads to the tavern for a drink. Then after he feels more settled he will head home and hit the sack. While at the bar he asks about trying to deduce if anything odd has been happening in town.
"Thank you, priestess," Alistair and rises, stretching after he does so. "Man, I feel like I could sleep for a week." Then he gets directions if needed to find Rasmus. Looking the stuff over he asks, "There is something in there that is messing with our minds but we can't get at it, just the things it creates. Is there anything you have that would make it solid or nearly solid so we could attack the source? Or, would holy water applied to the right location work?" he asks, thinking of that strange obelisk beneath the trapdoor.
"Examine away ma'am." Alistair says and waits his turn.
"Speaking of Cleansing, whatever tools you may have that could help in that endeavor would be greatly appreciated." Alistair says with his most charming smile.
To Erik when the halfling shows such awe at the decorations, "Impressive isn't it. If we're lucky we can find a ruin like this that hasn't been swept clean already and strip that puppy down. Inactive of course, or at least dedicated to one of those evil deities." "I can ask around but I don't think this is a new threat. There was a lot of old stuff down there. There were two things we didn't check out before we left, a sealed door and and blocked tunnel. I think both need to be breached." Alistair adds to the conversation. He'll wait for any response from the cleric and then go see if he can learn anything about newcomers to town or particularly the area.
Alistair waits to see if anyone responds. If they do not, he will approach someone, "Grab a priest of Dalren, if one is not available then snag any priest with authority here. We have a person who was possessed not two hours ago, a haunted basement, and a bunch of armed men whose nerves are on edge. Help me out here?"
"Thank you, sir," Alistair says picking up the bag and heading for the door. "Gentlemen, let's leave our host to tidy up as we go find Sethiel some accommodations and ourselves some proper weaponry for such arcane or divine enemies." Outside he pauses and looks in the bag. "It looks like its a full half. We can leave Sethiel's with him when we get him to a healer. Everyone else, here's your share." He hands out 5 platinum to each. "We may need to spend a little to better prepare. I was thinking we all might travel as a group to corroborate the others story as we visit the priests and the wizard's guild. Your thoughts?"
I was thinking we had not investigated that sealed room but did not want to mention it in front of our employer. What he doesn't know won't affect our bottom line.
"Well, I'm not done yet. Sir, please have your servants bar entry into the basement for now. We'll get this sorted out. We'll round up the needed resources for this venture and reconvene here. We just needed to know what we were dealing with first. Come on fellas, let's run down some leads." Alistair says getting to his feet.
"Klaus, you had the book last. Did you put it in your pack or leave it on the table?" Alistair asks the wizard. "As to clearing it out, I think we need different tools. Perhaps we could bring this to the town council and get them to provide some magical resources or a couple barrels of holy water."
"Not just Sethiel," Alistair says running his hand through his hair. "Don't look at me like that. I didn't say I wasn't going to go back in. I just need a moment to get my bearings. That last vision was... disturbing."
"A bunch of craziness from the past I think. The only treasure is some old book we found. Everything else seems pretty worthless." Alistair says downing a glass of brandy/wine when the boy returns. "I'm surprised none of us went crazy unless that's what happened to Sethiel here."
"I agree, let's get him out and consider our options. Perhaps the owner will invest in some holy water..." Alistair stops suddenly and looks behind him. "This thing has me jumping at shadows."
Alistair looks about him, looks at the others and then feels his body where he was stabbed. "That," he says before pausing, [/b]"Was unpleasant. When we do this again I think we need to spend some time studying what could be in the next hole we crawl into."[/b]
I moved the creature forward toward Erik to match the description of action unless it has reach. Obviously, if it has reach my crit is still valid but no sneak atk.
Taking advantage of the distraction provided by Shep (threatens), Alistair steps up to try and end the creature looking for something that looks vital.
I am so sorry. My prayers go out to you and your family.
To reiterate... Alistair rushes forward and jerks Klaus behind him taking up a defensive stance. (Move, move Klaus as part of move if allowed, and fight defensively)
If we redo the Klaus action… Alistair drinks the potion and moves forward toward the exit and the sound of battle.
After being attacked, if hit, he fights defensively and strikes back (see attack below).
If we do NOT redo the Klaus attack… Alistair rushes forward and jerks Klaus behind him taking up a defensive stance. (Move, move Klaus as part of move if allowed, and fight defensively)
Alistair calls out as he moves after Klaus, "Klaus, stop running away from everyone else. You're going to get you and me killed. As for that potion, I was busy. I'll take a hit of that now if you don't mind." He passes Klaus, holding his torch high, keeping an eye out for danger.
"Come on," Alistair says between gasps, "Let's get with the others." He then moves cautiously back toward the others. (single move and fight defensively) He leaves room between him and Belfer for Klaus and turns his attention to the rear just in case.
"Just zap the stupid thing. You can't cast spells if its tearing you up also." Alistair says but knows well enough to protect himself as well. He goes in for total defense while keeping the thing from Klaus and hopes the wizard can drop it before he himself bleeds out.
Alistair moves toward Klaus. Knowing the wizard doesn't wear armor he calls out, "Klaus, get behind me." and then he readies to stab the thing should it get close enough. I put the damage and the to hit roll on the same line.
no worries, just staying in character.
"Let's exit for sure. That looks like dried blood and I see no treasure here. Remember, smooth is fast so stick together and let's walk out of here together." With that he starts to the east since that is the closest exit from the cave and the closest to the way out then he sees Klaus take off the other way. "Dang it. Let's follow Klaus, I don't think we should split up while this is going on." Alistair says as he moves toward the mage.
Alistair moves forward with Erik, looking for anything interesting. "If we don't find anything down here we'll need to check out that metal door atop before cleaning out the stairs."
Alistair nods and moves forward, looking for danger, and loot.
Alistair creeps forward around the bend to see what he can see.
"Maybe ten to fifteen feet or so but let's get some light first. I need to try and kick that habit so I can get sneakier. Give me a moment." Alistair then hustles off to grab some bags so he can light a torch. When he returns... "Dargys can you carry this torch while I slink ahead?" Alistair asks. Assuming he does, Alistair moves forward down the hall.
"Not to worry. I'll go grab some of our gear." After Klaus' response, Alistair walks back to the far room to grab a pair of the big packs and walks back with them. (probably 4 rounds of walking I think)
"What are you opening up those stairs for? We should check this tunnel first. Then we can come back and check the stairs. It's likely they walk up into somebody's basement anyway." Alistair says walking toward the tunnel on the south side now that the others are heading down the hall. "It's pretty dark over here. Klaus, can you drop some light on a coin for me or shall I light a torch?"
"We need to find something that fits that water drop impression. I bet it will act like a key and pop that puppy open. I hear some wizards will pay good money for old spells. Is that right Klaus?" Alistair asks. Then he moves back toward the hall he had just come down and calls out, "Hey guys, come one down. I don't want us to get too spread out and there is another tunnel down here I want to check out." +1 if a trap
Alistair moves back to the hall and calls down to the others, "On second thought, when you get a chance, there's a book you scholarly types should look at."
"Nothin over here," Alistair calls back. "There are a bunch of tables with implements all over them. I'm going to take a closer look." Alistair then cautiously walks over to the nearest table looking for floor traps, haunts on the walls or ceiling, and anything else out of place.
Congrats. No comments right now, we'll see how the first combat rolls.
"Does that mean we collect any bones we find and bury them outside? Or would a good box and a corner in a room work kind of like a mausoleum?" Alistair asks of Deshe. Once Deshe answers, Alistair waves for the others to follow, "While Rasmus gets this honey melted, let's check out the rest of this hall." With that he turns down the hall and slips up to the edge of the corner to peak around.
"Oh, come now, buck up man. We survived this encounter and do you really believe the sheriff's deputies would fare any better than we? Look at us, we're the perfect combination for a situation such as this. Rasmus is older than dirt and with that he brings experience," Alistair winks at Rasmus when he says this even though the man can't hear him, "Deshe is church trained and the perfect one to deal with things that should remain undead, Dargys is as strong as a bear, and for all I know Erik here can turn into one. As for me, I have my dashing good looks, and you my good man give us arcane knowledge. Besides Deshe you are probably the most important man in the group. Think about it, it's not like your mentor is going to go scraping down in a hole like this. If we took it to the city and they took it to your master, he'd have you down here in a heartbeat and then take all the credit and treasure. Make no mistake about it, something evil and vile like this, has a treasure, we just need to find it. Fortune and glory my good man, stay and help us out so we get both and share with none." Alistair finishes with a slap to Klaus' back.
It all depends on whey Klaus is what he is? The same goes for the rest of us. A young Marine fresh out of bootcamp if thrown into a situation requiring violence would likely not shrink back. On the contrary, you would expect him to step up and handle the situation. A young Indiana Jones with curiosity, a desire for fame, a strong feeling of the importance of archeological artifacts, and the possibility of getting rich would roll with pretty much anything he encountered, even if he had to deal with snakes. So, saying normal people would do this or that yet a normal firefighter runs into a burning a building because he has chosen to do so. A young man in search of fortune and glory, who understands it is likely dangerous is highly unlikely to be dissuaded by threats to his person. If on the other hand it is a person who is used to going into the job and just doing their thing and suddenly they are thrown into a adrenaline based situation would likely freeze up or freak out. Not necessarily though. You can play Klaus how you wish but just because others do not play their character as freaking out over the situation of dealing with ghosts does not mean they are wrong. So, everybody play how you think your character would handle the situation given who they are and let the GM deal with how the chips fall.
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