N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Arruk frowns, a pensive scowl rather than one of anger. "I agree with you, Goodman Wyatt. The road is the best approach. I am afraid to say that I know of the count and his holdings - quite well, I'm afraid, though we've not personally met. Our family lines intersect in some tangential ways. We have had similar interests as well, and he's a bit infamous in the academic community."
"He's an eccentric fellow. Caromarc was the former ruler of Vieland who abdicated his position when the Palatinates threw off the yoke of the aristocracy. Since his abdication, Count Caromarc has become reclusive and paranoid. Paranoid about his experiments and discoveries being stolen. It is rumored he's trapped parts of his castle to prevent theft, and constructed numerous guardian creatures to serve and protect him."
"Schloss Caromarc lies to the north and east of Lepidstadt, some 25 miles as the crow flies. Known as the Hanging House, Schloss Caromarc lies to the northeast of Dippelmere Swamp, and is actually several buildings built into the walls of a gorge above a waterfall. The lower parts of the house are - I've heard - as luxurious as one might find in any city. The further up the gorge one goes, the more treacherous and inhospitable the buildings become."
"A strange fellow, all in all, and one whispered about in both the hallowed halls of the academy and at our large and rather severe family gatherings, which I should add, the dear count has never attended."
Hope it is OK to add the count as a very, very distant relative to the Doctor. I figure with that nat 20 there would be a good reason for Karras to know him well!
local: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Brogol's name hits the Doctor like a punch, and Karras blinks, and blinks again, the tea biscuit forgotten in his hand. Was the wizard serious? Did he really believe he could bring the boy back? I had assumed that Brogol's resurrection was idle chatter, nothing more.
Slowly, Karras lowers his head; the Doctor gazes absently at the biscuit in his hand. "Of course, Master Bookman. Do not rush your preparations. I shall be with you to the end then. Or the new beginning, as it may be."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
The Doctor doffs his hat, and then keeps it in his hands, or lap, throughout the social call. When Daramid asks about their plans, a frown settles over the Doctor's countenance - a familiar enough sight, for those that knew him, for it meant that Karras was deep in thought.
"I do not know, Justice Daramid. I came here to seem my apprentice, Mr. Stockl, laid to rest, and then became embroiled into the case for Adam. Truthfully, we are assembling quite a large - and unusual - coterie, and as I have no home at this time to return to, I should like to assist Master Bookman in finding a place for his new employees. And I feel indebted to Mr. Stockl to solve the mystery that lead - indirectly - to his passing; the murder of our dear Professor Lorrimor."
Karras absently chews upon a tea biscuit. It was dry and sweet. The dry nature of the biscuit at least, the Doctor could relate to.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
What a lovely letter, Edison. I am thankful to be able to read it!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Woot! Level 6! FYI, I'm traveling at the moment and hope to have some time soon to level up.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Doctor Arruk Karras would never say so, but he was extremely grateful to be called a friend. Thankfully, there was an angry crowd for the man to focus his discomfort upon.
Karras spins away from Adam, one hand on his pepperbox, and stares at the courtroom crowd. He backs up against the others and offers a short, gruff response while staring down the howling spectators. "Of course, Adam. We seek truth and justice - whatever that looks like in the end. Reason demands no less."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"I am afraid you all are correct," the Doctor growls, one hand traveling unconsciously to his pepperbox. "We very well may have more conflict in front of us, and another enraged mob to fend off. I shall be on edge until Adam is removed from the courthouse and accompanied out of town. He is... not planning on staying here, is he?"
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N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Ugly indeed," Karras says, his voice low and carrying, like ice calving from a glacier. "I have been in this line of work - shining torchlight into the darkest corners of our society - for nearly two decades now, in both the classroom and the field. And yesterday was one of the darkest corners I have peered into in all those years. The creature Vorkstag was hardly human at all; a being a called a skin-stealer, which means what you may already be surmising, judges. It takes the skins of its victims, and can wear them. It kept a closet full of them, the skin cabinet that Goodman Wyatt mentions, and Vorkstag - or the skinstealer that wore his skin, for Vorkstag himself may once have been a victim - could change its appearance almost at will, including taking on more monstrous and foriegn guises. It was also a fearsome fighter and skilled in the alchemical arts. And, a Chemikal Works is of course a most useful enterprise for the dissolution of evidence, as it were. I can only guess how long the skin stealer preyed upon those in your community. But I suspect that most disappearances these last years could be tied to that damned creature and its accomplice, Grine."
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N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
It was not the Doctor's first time in a courtroom, though that was not to say that he particularly enjoyed the experience. The law - and all its attendant networks - were something, frankly, he had skirted around many times in the past. The wigs were distracting, the pomp and formality as dull as any high society ball. Still, they were a means to an end. Karras sat, face placid, head unadorned, hair hastily parted, hands folded in his lap. When Adivon asked his question, the Doctor simply said, "The scientific method, barrister."
The law contained fancy words, and codes, and of course people well versed in both, but Karras had always found the procedure to be as much about the style of the substance as much as the substance itself, despite what Ustalav's prestigious universities had to say. Karras paused and let silence fill a few beats, and then continued his thought, waving his hand in a slight flourish as he looked from magister to magister.
"The court has rules, yes? So does science. Intractable, sometimes inscrutable rules. The first and foremost is that a hypothesis will often lead to more questions, even after the hypothesis itself is largely settled. A theory can be as rock solid as this wooden bench -" the doctor wrapped his knuckles on the seat next to him "- and yet, it is still called a theory, is it not? We had, from my point of view, more than enough proof already to put to the pyre the prosecution's assertions that Adam was the culprit of so many past tragedies. But of course, that would not be enough for our justice system, even one as flawless as Ustalev's." Despite the doctor's even-handed tone, a hint of sarcasm shines through.
"We needed more than the absence of guilt. We needed to show absolution, and the only way to do this was to follow up on every lead, to pull on each string stretching from our hypothesis. Again, I should note, from my viewpoint a hypothesis already proven, that Adam was not the monster he has been painted to be by the prosecution and the prejudice of simple minds! We knew that Adam was innocent, but it raised the question of who was then not innocent. And so, we simply could not afford to ignore the glass vial, no matter how seemingly small a thread it seemed to be. It was still a thread that needed to pulled, for every solved hypothesis leads to more questions, so says science's immutable nature."
"It would have been unethical for us to not follow that thread, given that a life is at stake. And even worse, it would have made me a man unworthy of my title, barrister, a fraud in the eyes of my discipline, my truth, my mistress: science."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Haha probably not. I've got an approach to answering this question...
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N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"I will stay with you and Adam, Goodman Wyatt," the Doctor murmurs, holding his gun aloft until the mob disperses. "A curious end to a... frankly blasphemous day. Master Bookman, Miss Vyrelian, I plead that you ask the constables for an escort. I wish you both a sound and gentle sleep. Your expansive knowledge, Master Bookman, and your clear moral clarity, Miss Vyrelian, will be much needed at court tomorrow."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
If he survives the trial Adam will certainly need a new home. The circus seems like a place he could fit in at least.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Aduard, you wily immortal wizard! That post made me chuckle three times.
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N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
The Doctor casts a glance towards the paladin, to see just how discomfited Wyatt is with the idea. He had to admit there was a certain ingeniousness to Bookman's plan. In his experience, the types of townsfolk that would be prone to breaking into a courthouse to lynch a prisoner were exactly the types to be gripped in a fit of religious pique. Not that Karras would mention such a thing aloud, in the presence of a paladin.
"What do you think, Wyatt?" Karras growls, his pistol still trained on the leader. "I've dispersed four mobs, and never with as little violence as one small duel."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Karras nods, his face pinched, and turns the cylinder on his pepperbox. This time, rather than shooting it into the air, Karras levels the gun at the ringleader, the man with the hidden armor.
"Goodman Wyatt and Master Bookman have the long and short of it," the Doctor says, his voice even. "There will be justice for Adam, and justice for the Beast, who are not one and the same. And it will be done in court! A mob's justice is no justice at all; you will become like that which you loathe, if in nature rather than visage: monsters! Spare your souls and don't cross that threshhold. As one that long ago did just that, there is no going back, and Pharasma will judge you damned. Go home, find the good in your hearts, in your hearths, and return in the morning, as visitors to the court, to see justice done. Go!"
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
aid another diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 Success.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
The Doctor swears under his breath (being in the presence of a lady and all), and turns from the window. "Your logic is sound, Barrister. The only question I have is what Grine's role in this whole affair is? Stay here, we shall quiet the mob, one way or another."
Sadly, Ustalev was a land of superstition, and its people were quite capable - and often were - gripped by mania. This was not the Doctor's first - nor likely last - encounter with a mob. Individually, the potters, and farmers, and weavers that made up the crowd outside would be harmless. But, roused to anger, there was a dark energy that crackled through a mob, and those that fell into it were capable of dark things, darker than the imagined.
Affixing his hat squarely to his head, Karras loaded his pepperbox and stepped outside. The Doctor raised the pistol into the air, and fired it once, letting the flash and crack of the weapon bring a moment of silence to the crowd.
"Why are you here? Think about what you are doing, women and men of Lepidstadt! Think about the precipice you stand on! There is time to turn back, do not give into your darker natures! Do not do something you will regret!"
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
@Aduard, is there like a ring road that runs the coast of entirety of Australia? That would be very cool to drive. From my understanding, going inland is where it gets very dicy? Plus, you have some bananas wildlife that we don't have to contend with. Just the occasional bear, cougar or snake out here on the west coast.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Well then," the Doctor says, covering his once-again human nose as he peers into the swirling dark water below. "I think I'll go back up. Use the streets to get back. Master Bookman, did you want to speak to your newfound employees?"
Fine with moving on here!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Slipping the ledger into his satchel, the Doctor begins working at the door, trying key after key, hoping to hear a telltale click of gears tumbling, locks opening.
If not, Doc will try and open the gate with his lockpicks.
disable device: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
As they move into the room of horrors, the Doctor's form shifts; he loses his beastial demeanor, his frame becomes more normal to his wiry self. Karras pulls at his beard and nods, one hand gripping his longspear tight.
"It is true I have experience examining the damned contents of coffins, Master Bookman. Pull the lid, I shall do my best."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
My spouse has recovered, I'm digging through work, hope to be back very soon!
Van still in Utah. Poor van! Yeah, R0B0, they are certainly unreliable. But I love Ron so much. He's got a pop-up tent, a trucker fridge, a sink and burner. He's a lot of fun, when he works.
Aduard, we were very lucky that Ron broke down in a decently-sized city. There's a lot of nothing in the American west. A little east of St. George is a stretch of land where there's nothing. Just miles upon miles, about 120 in total, of canyons, mountains, and mesas. No towns, little in teh way of people (though the highways are used). No internet, there's some vistas that you can rest/eat at that have outhouses - that's about it for infrastructure. Summers are 100F and winters are cold. It is stunningly beautiful but certainly not a place to break down!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Life still giving me a kicking at the moment. The mechanics in St. George, Utah, couldn't figure out the issue with our van. We're having Ron Burgundy (our van) towed to Las Vegas where there's a VW specialist.
We rented a car to get back to San Diego, which lost an under-car plate, causing us to get further waylaid, this time in the CA desert <cry/laugh emoji>. Hertz (don't rent a car from them!) was not helpful and presented us with one option (take a cab from a nearby town to Las Vegas to get another car) - the nearest town we broke down by didn't have a cab company that was willing to do this. We had a tow truck totally remove the plate, threw it in the back of the car, and continued on. Now we're fighting with Hertz about billing.
And now my spouse has Covid, so I'm currently on childcare duty while she quarantines and my work piles up (more). We've paid for this vacation, y'all!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
All, so sorry. I'm having a bit of a crisis involving a broken 1987 camper van and being in an area without specialist mechanics, coupled with no internet at the place I'm at. I don't think I'm going to be able to catch up until next week. So sorry, please bot as needed
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Going to be traveling the next couple of days, please bot if needed.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"I feel very well about this, Goodman Wyatt," the doctor says, his voice still rumbling and unnatural. "But don't get to leaning just quite yet. There's a well-used hidden door on the southern wall. After you?"
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Do y'all want to go up the next part of this tower while we're here?
I'm out of town this weekend, will be back Monday.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Dropping the last of the homonculi at his feet, Doctor shakes his head. "There's other places we need to check. A door by the ramp, and another outside, by the dog golem.
R0B0, how much time is left on Doc's minute-long buffs? He buffed before going into the building, after the dog-golem fight, IIRC. My assumption is two fights and a bit of looking around the cabinet room means those buffs are about to end.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Snapjaw homunculi," the Doctor rumbles. "Aggressive, poisonous."
Even while he talks, the Doctor lashes out with his clawed hands, and snaps his teeth at the construct, grunting in satisfaction as his attacks find purchase.
claw, bull's strength, alter self: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
damage: 1d4 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
claw, bull's strength, alter self: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 1d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
bite, bull's strength, alter self: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
I made a math error last round - damage from Karras's claw attack should only be 10, not 11.
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N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Sorry you've been having troubles, Esta! I had covid in March and it was no bueno.
I never worry about Aduard. Aduard always comes up with something to do!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
The Doctor snarls and follows after Edison, his soft, beastial hands easily clambering up the ladder. "Careful there, Master Wyatt," Karras snarls, eyes narrowing in on one of the creatures. "Such beasts often have poison and other painful tricks."
Arruk Karras was never much for following his own advice, however. There was no easy way to clamber from the ladder towards one of the enemies without opening himself up for attack. So it was, so it would be. The Doctor shifted to the south, swiping with a claw at the nearest creature.
Will move 20' up the ladder and then 5' southeast, probably taking an AoO.
knowledge to identify creatures: 1d20 ⇒ 4 Arcana 13, dungeoneering 12, local 13, nature 14, planes 12, religion 13
claw, bull's strength, poison, alter self: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Got a bit of cold (darn contagious kids!). Hope to get caught up on things this weekend.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Very well," Karras says, pulling absently at his beared, his voice cracking with weariness. "Let's go to the tower before all of my magic wears off."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Well, we shall need to purchase some cold iron then," Karras muses, staring into the dresser of horrors. "Surely there is a cart here, or something similar that the Chymikal works uses for deliveries. Perhaps, if we can find one, we can load up the dresser and Vorkstag and take them to court, stopping for some tincture of cold iron on the way? If nothing else, it will make a dramatic scene at the trial, and perhaps throw enough confusion into the mix that the magistrates will not be able to assume guilt."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
My whole family, including me, is down with covid at the moment. Hope to be back soon.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
No cold iron here either.
Glad you're back GM!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Karras blinks, a grim smile barely registering on his lips. "A fey... Well done, Ms. Vyrelian, Masters Bookman and Wyatt. It makes sense."
There was nothing else to do but look. Slowly, methodically, the Doctor begins to pull the skinsuits from the wardrobe, looking them over for relevance to the tales they'd heard these last few days.
The Doctor's face reveals little discomfort with this task; this was evidence-gathering after all, and important if unpleasant work. Slowly, methodically, Karras works his way through the wardrobe, taking copious notes as he does so.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Perhaps," the Doctor says, his voice soft, almost contemplative, if low and slurred in his goblinoid guise, "there is a Beast? Not Adam, of course, but another, or more than one another, all created by the madmen here? We know they have a facility for golemcraft, with the demon-dog out front. And the descriptions of the Beast don't match, exactly at least, Adam's own appearance..."
"As to motive, I am at a loss. Vorkstag and Grine are obviously contemptable, and probably corrupted individuals."
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Placing a tentative hand on the cabinet, the Doctor opens the cabinet. "Steel yourselves. Certainly horror lies within."
EDIT: I had not heard this song before. Nicely done!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
It was a nice holiday break :)
FYI I've got my year 3 tenure file due in a couple of weeks, so posting is going to be slow on my end. Please bot as needed.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Indeed," the Doctor mumbled (rumbled?) leaning in close, taking in the smell of death. "Ms. Vyrelian, can you see if there are magical auras here too?" Karras would take on the physical inspection. Hovering close, he looks over every inch, paying close attention to any locking mechanisms (if any), and now not worried that there are any living beings waiting to ambush them, takes his time.
Will take 20 if possible, if not...
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Agreed, Master Bookman," the Doctor growls, voice low and slurred. "They may very well have been involved. Let's not let up until we know there's no more villains lurking in this factory."
Like Esta, Karras longed to spend more time in the study. And would hopefully soon. The Doctor lopes to the door in the north wall, and after a cursory examination, turns the knob.
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Following Edison, the Doctor growls, wolfish and rumbling. "Not done? Gooooooood. Let's cleanse this blighted place..."
Doc will follow Edison...
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Happy holidays, everyone!
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Doc can help with hiring the mongrels, Aduard. Regarding rolling, I was just wondering if we need to roll dice to id everything, since it is labled on the loot sheet. I can't recall if we're taking that step or not. I've found some GMs forgo it.
"Agreed, Master Bookman. Let's look through the Works first, and then get them back to town for arrest. Miss Vyrelian, I think I am fine for the moment, thank you."
"Tacitus, have you been in other parts of the Chymikal Works? What can we expect to find? Any more guardians like the one out front?"
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
"Aye, I'm fine, Master Wyatt," the Doctor mumbles, slowly making his way down to the floor. In his younger days, Karras would have practically bounded down the steps. But now? It was best move to slower when possible, so that one could move could move quicker when needed.
Grimacing, Karras stoops and pulls Vorkstag's formula book to the light, wiping some blood from it and sliding it into his pocket. "You're a more merciful man than I, Wyatt. Neither of these two deserve another breath.
Turning his attention to Aduard, the Doctor scratches absently at his cheek. [b]"Aye. Give them here, I'll get my kit out and test them. And then let's look through this foulsome place."
Are we identifying everything? Since they are on the loot list I'm not sure.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Hoped to get a post up this weekend, but things are very hectic. Sorry all, will catch up soon.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Cursing under his breath, the Doctor a vial from his bandolier and stuffs a small paper pouch into it, shaking vigorously. Rearing his arm back, Karras tosses the bomb towards Vorkstag and a large BANG! rebounds around the Chemikalworks.
touch attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 +1 if point blank shot is applicable, -2 for each range increment beyond the first 20'
damage: 3d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5, 4) + 2 = 16 Mutagen penalty to int included. Not included is the +1 to damage from PBS if applicable.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
I had a death in the family and will be leaving town, trying to tie up some loose ends at work, etc. over the next week. Posting may be slow going for a bit.
N Male Human Alchemist (Grenadier) 5 | HP: 27/38 | AC:16 (12Tch, 14Ff) | CMB: +3, CMD: 17 | F:+6, R:+6, W:+3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +8, SM: +1 | Speed 30 ft | Spells (1) 4/5 (2) 2/3 | Bombs 6/8 | Ammo 5/6 | hero points: 3 | Active conditions:
Sorry you got Covid, GM, but I'm glad it was mild. Hope you're totally mended soon!
I'm hopeful that the AoO hits, but if not... Doc would like to jump and try and land on Vorkstag sending them both to the ground (and hopefully inflicting some bludgeoning damage and falling damage on V in the process). Not sure how to adjudicate that. Acrobatics check? Touch attack?
Doc is 30' from the floor if I understand correctly?
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