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"A drink for the newcomer! Rafiki, put another one on my tab" The brandy is having its intended effect on Bartholomew, and while his spirits rise, so does his tab. "Who's up for another wizards duel?"

failed cantrip: 1d100 ⇒ 62

Bartholomew tries to cast dancing lights, but fails. As primal magic takes over, he notices that somehow the aurora borealis is inside the tavern, and becomes dazed by it. If anyone is withing five feet of him they also see the strange spectacle and are dazed for a round unless they make a will save of 15. Everyone else just sees the wizard transfixed, blinking at the ceiling.

"I'm afraid I don't deal in weaponry or armor. But I have worked with a wonderful dwarf named Riggar. We crafted a fine cloak together not long ago. Tell him I sent you, and maybe he'll cut you a deal. That is, assuming the cloak I made didn't fail him. If that's the case, he may double the price. Can I interest you instead in a stylish headband instead? It seems like you are a man who could appreciate a good headband. I make them in all styles and colors. This one here enhances my cognitive power." Bartholomew takes his headband off and practically forces Yue Fei to feel it's thread count.

"A round of applejack for the house!" Cries Bart. "May good fortune meet you all." He mage-hands the coins over to Rafiki.

Turning to Yue, "Well it looks to me that you have come back in one piece. And with gold burning holes in your pockets too eh? Well it just so happens that I make all sorts of fine magical artifacts, so I am well equipped to help you with the problem of your full purse."

Bartholomew takes a drink from the glass of brandy and practically melts on his bar stool. "My compliments to you Rifiki. This is truly the finest drink I've ever had. I should get into duels more often if this is the result."

Turning back to Yue, "Well come now friend. You can't just tantalize us by saying you've seen terrible things and leave it at that. I don't think anyone is offering adventuring work tonight. I could use a good story."

"Allow me to buy you one! I already got a free drink today. Why not one for you as well. Two tankards of ale! Tell me your woes friend."

"Sorry it wasn't very exciting. I was just about to use some primal magic too like this..."
Bartholomew casts a quickened spell calling on primal magic
concentration check DC 20: 1d20 + 4 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 6 = 26
Obscuring mist begins to seep out from his location. You can her from in the cloud of mist, "Ha, free spell pulled from the very essence of magic itself. That's the first time it's been successful. Looks like I am learning. My mother would be so proud!"

Bartholomew dismisses the deafness spell.
"Well fought. I feel I have learned a great deal! You had me worried with that color spray spell earlier. So, how about that drink?"

cl check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
er, SR check i mean

Spellcraft check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
stealth: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 = 24 (1 for untrained skill dex bonus)

Bartholomew moves to 30ft away and casts blindness/deafness (2nd level spell - spellcraft DC 17 to identify). This removes invisibility. Make a Fort save DC 17 to avoid becoming

Bartholomew, then begins moving his lips silently to make it seem like he's yelling something.

spellcraft check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
casterlevel check to counter, burning my color spray spell: 1d20 + 4 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 6 = 16

ooo, did that just barely get it? I think it did

That should have been an immediate action. On my initiative, Bart will cast vanish, and move out of range.

Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Oh, I completely forgot about my challenge :O

"And if you win, I will agree to muck out the stables. Now it's just a friendly duel to practice skills. Magic only. No killing. No summoning. No using physical weapons. Once the foe is unconscious or unable to cast for one minute, the duel is won. Prepare your spells and meet me in the field by the stream at noon!

"Well, it sure is dead around here. Hey barkeep, you want to have a wizard's duel? I'll go easy on you, honest."

I'll wait for a lvl 4 encounter to pop up again.

It seems like quite a few people have dropped off, or at least don't check the thread often. And it's too bad, cause this is a really cool thread.

Here!

Combat had not started yet. I agree, no credit.

Stylz,

Benlei d'Iction and Jacaranda have both left the encounter Fear the Wild. The GM has not posted since July 27th. We have not done anything except set up, so it's a dud. I wouldn't imagine credit should be given.

The players were:
Bartholomew
Finnian
Jacaranda (leaving group)
Benlei d'Iction (inactive for now)

It seems like this encounter has fizzled. I'll let the main thread know.

"Very well. I will just have to take my chances without it. Good thing my magic is so refined."

I could go for another encounter. Count me in. I'll just have to roll up another level 1 character.

I think it's a good move. The list is kind of nice to see who is available, but at the end of the day, people who check the thread will respond with or without a list.

I thought it would be fun to do in the middle of the fight, you know, between cutting down orcs and what not.

"Hey Jac, maybe this isn't the best time, but I'll take you up on that reading now if you're willing. Harrowing on the go, as it were."

Let's do it

These are set up to be basically just one encounter, though often they are rather long or convoluted encounters. All battle, not much else.

Bart was asleep, but he would be down for a reading. Would he have to be awake, for it to happen? If not, I'd like a retroactive reading, as it looks like we don't have any more time when we woke up.

Bartholomew readies his wand of True Strike, and follows as well.

"Snoooooooore"

I hope so. The last encounter I was in fizzled out. It would be annoying for it to happen twice in a row. But I have faith still.

Are we waiting on something?

Sense Motive: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (11) - 2 = 9
Questioning his motive never even crossed my mind.
"Sometimes falling asleep can be difficult. But I've mastered a technique that works every time."
Bartholomew climbs into the cart, arranges his bag as a pillow, lies down, tosses some multi-colored sand into the air. A dazzling flash of light comes from the cart, and you can hear light snoring only moments later.
First level spells left:Color Spray, Silent Image, Enlarge Person, Vanish, Hydrolic Push, Obscuring Mist

"It may be good to visit the place of the attack. Perhaps we can learn more about the nature of the beast and its affliction. Clearly some sinister force is at work.

"Just point me in the right direction and I will smite the foul creature! My magic in unmatched. For I tap the very essence of the arcane force itself."

No prob. Looking forward to getting started.

Are we waiting for anyone else?

By the way, guys, I have opened up a small wondrous item shop back in town. If all goes well, I hope to run Rifiki out of business by year's end, so if you were planning on buying anything from that crook, I'll give you 10% off his lowest price.

I have lots of wondrous items for sale! Pearls of power, headbands of intellegence... . Well, I guess that's all I have for sale at the moment, but I do special orders!

I think people just don't see it in the list. Maybe a new thread promoting it would give it a boost.

Back to the crafting bench! If anyone wants some wondrous items made, give me a holler. I have a lot of really nice left over material from a cloak I made earlier.

Dot

What does that mean anyway?

Damage Over Time
Department of Transportation
Dragons of Taldor
Devil Overlord Training

Your friendly neighborhood wizard reporting for duty.

I think I'll pop in, Incorrigible.

4th level hp: 1d6 ⇒ 1
re-rolling...1d6 ⇒ 3

"Natural 1."

"Don't worry dragon, I'll try to incapacitate him for you!"
Bartholomew casts color spray at the dragon (as long as I can hit it while safely avoiding Finnian). Will save DC16

Bartholomew moves to the water, and casts detect magic, trying to discern what properties the stuff has.

"I'll help you wash him."

"Why must we clean ourselves?"

"What do you say we gather these things up and pop back to base. I don't know what that dragon fellow is doing over there, but I'd like to vacate the area as soon as possible."

What did you need me to do? There's a dragon that fell into the water. I guess I'll ignore it and go for the lewt. Also, I still don't have any clue about what the dragon is talking about.

Bart looks around for the loot we were supposed to grab, and then scurries over to Kit'Arr.