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Hey Optimus, sorry, Narrator, i was wondering if there is any vantage point around this falling down building that would allow us to see into the second floor to try and decide if we are bothering with this building or not. I feel we are on the verge of chopping it down, as I don't think it wise to risk anyone walking into it again....is anyone in the group able to fly??

Failing that i suggest calling out to it!....or knock on the front door then run and hide!! hehe

Brethan says "Anyone have a handy spell to detect what it is on the second floor?"

I think if the structure is going to collapse we stay out of it. Push it over / chop at the corner posts from the outside and see if anything pops out.

If I pray really hard whilst P I double 5'ing on my greatsword will that count as holy water.....or stagnant swamp water?

Thanks mate. I told her not to wrestle jack!! Just kidding. She actually did it just standing up from a sitting platform at Southbank...just her lucky day i suppose.

I suggest that the extra potions are carried by the clericy/healery person in the group to be dispensed as party loot when needed. Or I'll carry them if you like.

So I'll be carrying a masterwork greatsword then with a floating Ioun stone nearby....sun-rods are just for back up....just read some of my history and looks like i did claim the Ioun stone!!

"Right I'm for in the front gates, check the perimeter, then follow the path up to the left and see if we can get in from there" says Brethan

On the map it has the stairs going to a stonewalled section at coming in from the top of the map. Can we get into the building via that?

Heat....what heat?. DM what does having a masterwork weapon mean for me?

Can i get 2x sun-rods, and a cure light. What does a potion of lesser restoration do??

Also just to fill you in I was up at gympie from Christmas til NYE, then have been working (did NYE at gold coast 8p-4a), since then and connie broke her leg (at the ankle) yesterday! So it's all go here.
I still have to level Brethan to 2 but hopefully will dig out that rulebook of yours and do that tonight. Can I get my weapon blessed by the clerics right at the start of our day so that it acts like a holy weapon against undead!?!?!?

I would also like to clarify the following words and how I have interpreted them:
teh - the
ehr - her
ususal - usual

I hope i got that right.....hehehe

Brethan grabs the last youngster and with a growl says "Hang on lad"
Jump - 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Climb - 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
do i get to add +2 to my climb check since i also have "acrobatics"??
Strength (if needed) - 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Brethan growls "Gorums balls boy we might have to run!

I think i have jumped 4.5 feet, and then not sure about my climb, amd hoping my strength can get me over the lip

Brethan yells "Archeos its a dog. Tell it to heel or sit, use your man voice. Bwahahahaha!"

Brethan will start to chuck kids up onto the fence top and tell them to sit still with their legs in the nobles yard.

"Get ready to jump kids."
"Archy how's that dog going?"battle stress may make Brethan a little too familiar!!

Brethan thinks to himself, "How best to get back to the house before being over run."
Perception to determine how big the big stone fence is, and how hard to climbI have a rope?
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Perception to scan for any surrounding building that we can climb on to (We being children as well)
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
If Survival or knowledge nature help can i add those?? (+6/+6)

Survival and knowledge nature can i use that as well? If not then just minus 6 from my totalto try to work out how best to cut back to the Professors house?
1d20 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 = 14

"Gorem protect us" mutters Brethan as he tries to assess the situation.

Brethan will concentrate, draw a deep breath and bellow at the crowd "Get your cowering hides to the Church. NOW!" as he wields his sword and waves it threateningly at the townsfolk.
Intimidate - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Brethan then runs over to the children, tries to get a grasp of how they will react perception and says :
"Children be brave. I'm here to protect you and we are going to run to a safe place. Help me get to my house. Quickly now we can run faster than these rotten shamblers. Hahaha lets go" as Brethan is talking to the children he will move around between them and the wall and herd them out into the open and towards the farm house.
"You big kids help the little ones. We must hurry"
perception for mood of children
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
To convince the kids all i have is intimidate or a base d20?? Lets go with ‘Angry barbarian’
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

"Sheriff where do we rally? What is the town strongpoint?" yells Brethan as he thinks rapidly for the best tactic to employ.

"I wonder if we can burn them all, or do we run" Brethan thinks to himself

DM how far are Lucem and Malstrom from where we are??

Intimidate 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
"I need a Cleric or healer now!. This woman needs help." yells Brethan

Brethan then grabs at a tapestry to smother the closest flames.

Strength - 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
reflex - 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"Ahh the effort of grabbing that woman has dulled my effort. I must do better. I can't even pull this stinking tapestry off the wall"

Reflex - 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Shemaks balls, she's burning! Get me flour" yells Brethan

Brethan reaches in to grab the young lady alight in the flames of the exploded lanterns. He grabs her and....(previews reflex roll)
...throws her to the ground rolling her to extinguish the flames.

Brethan then gets to his feet and readys for battle, still unsure how to fight back against a flame.

"Flour people, douse the flames with flour" yells Brethan
Intimidate - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

I am in the dining hall at the feast. Getting something to eat after my ales and chat with the sheriff.

perception -1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

I look around for the cause of the seemingly rude interruption. I recall the hand that seemed to have a mind of its own in a graveyard not that long ago.

I put my food down and head towards the nearest wall checking my weapon as I go.

unless the DM has already had plans for me in my absence

Can i think on how the sheriff was able to come up without me knowing?
perception - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
knowledge nature - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Diplomacy - 1d20 ⇒ 20

"Sheriff if that ale is in a quiet spot I will come have a drink with you. Though you owe me nothing for the help provided what do you know of the graffiti" [i](aggitatingly scratch at nuts)

On talking to sheriff I will not say much other than how I came to pay my respects. I will ask what the mood of the town folk is towards Kendra and whatever rumours he may know of.

Brethan jumps out of bed, wistfully wondering how long he would need to be convalescing to get a sponge bath....

"Thank you Ulric for your help. And to you Kendra, your help and tender assistance has made me fell much better. Lets go to market"

In the gameplay tab what does the [bold]ooc[/bold] mean??

For party treasure my suggestions as follows -

i would love that ioun stone, if doesn't require any real skill to activate! hehehe

- if not I would like a sunrod (or 2) for future use and a cure light potion.

- I would suggest an archer take the arrows, if we don't have one then divy the arrows up with whoever wants to use their bow.

- Casters keep all the scrolls. I would suggest keeping the potion of lesser restoration with the cleric for future use.

I'll ask the group characters if there is any value in everyone taking at least one flask of holy water (never know when you'll get sweaty and thirsty)

"ahhh it stings....ahhhhhh...." mutters Brethan as he pushes his hand down the front of his breeches to scratch like a man possessed at his nuts.
"I never thought that fight would end. The sweat. You can't know the itch i get"

Fort 1 - 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 for 1dmg
Fort 2 - 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 for 1dmg
Fort 3 - 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for 3dmg
Fort 4 - 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 for 2dmg
DC 13 - ouch
Ahhhhhh

I will help with moving the corpses and will take the same precautions as the smart people.
Fort for corpses - 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25

As soon as that is all sorted I am sleeping/resting until my dex is back to normal. At 1/day i will rest up for a week (5days?) and will also ask our hiost if she can give me anything to hasten my recovery.

Brethan thinks he yells "No Lucem I should be right. Fight on everyone"
What Lucem hears is "Naaaaaah. Ahhhhhh. Hahahahah. AHHHHHHHHHH!"

poison save - 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

"ahh that bite is stinging and it feels like it is coursing through my body"

Attacking the motherless peed in front of me....

Hit - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Dmg - 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 6 = 17

"Hmmm hard to keep track of whats going on" Brethan thinks to himself, "At least there is something to attack."

Attacking the centipede that is beside me.

to hit - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Dmg - 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

Fort save if required is - 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Brethen thinks he yells "ahhh that stings you motherless pede. Die hell spawn, die", and what everyone actually hears is "AHHHHHHHH.AH.AH. AHHHHH!"

Can i see, or do I know that Koal is being attacked by the hand and can I attack it??
If required
Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

If i can attack the hand without causing damage to Koal I will do that, moving to T5.

I'm not sure of the penalties etc involved in an attempt to hit the hand? If trying to hit it with my sword endangers Koal I would like to try and punch or hit the hand unarmed? I have gone with a melee hit -4 for trying to do lethal damage....it probably gets +2 to ac for its size??

Sword
Hit = 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Dmg= 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 1) + 6 = 11

If i need to strike unarmed

to hit = 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 5 - 4 = 13
Damage = 1d3 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

yes and as a result of those discussions i generally fight in close enough contact with Ulric to be able to use his beacon in lowlight/darkness (he is my Bell Rock Tower), whether i have a lit torch or not, since I have to dump it to swing. Will be interesting in dungies/tight corridors/decisions to split the party etc. Adds a bit of flavour.

I stay with the light. I believe that these undead will come to us as they want to eat our brains....brains....
'Maybe it is an old northerner superstition or maybe it really does happen like that. I hope to find out.'
I want to attack the one that has obviously moved up to me.

Att - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage - 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 5) + 6 = 14

p.s sorry i posted my stuff now....I know i should wait, but have a busy few days ahead and guessed that you will all catch up/overtake me.

I want to attack the undead thing in front of me, i mean beside me as per the map. I entered some roles earlier. If they don't apply then I attack again
Hit - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Damage2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 = 14

I will have lit something to make sure I can see. I have sword out and ready. Some holy blessing on it would be good...
"Lets clear this place out and then search for what we need"says Brethan to teh group

Init - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

perception - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Attack - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Damage - 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 3) + 6 = 14

Brethan moves into the graveyard and a little to the left staying on the pathway that is bairly discernable underfoot. "I think we should stick together for the time being. I think I may have to warm up my chopping arm"

Kendra do you know any reason why the town is affected in this way?.

Brethan wonders to himself "Maybe if we go kill something or someone we'll all feel a little better"

What would have done that to a pig?

knowledge nature check
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Perception
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Can someone bless my sword for battle against undead, vampyre, and ghouls? says Brethan to the group.

"Yes i can try" says Brethan. Have been feeling a bit dazed since that evil blood (by that i mean working ten shifts straight)
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 for survival

Malstrom and Brethan

...that had fallen over the group of Ravengroers, and they gradually ...

Brethan scratches his head and thinks to himself

...as for what the graffiti is written in

knowledge nature 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

It is .....

Brethan just waits patiently for a reply, arms crossed, except for an occassional scratch of his nuts.

I will tell Malstrom what i can see I will get himn to manoeuvre around until i have a better view of what is going on. If edging around the outside of the crowd doesn't help i will shuffle into their ranks until i can see what is drawing their attention.
Perception +6, intimidate +6, acrobatics +8 (if any of them are needed)

The percepion to make out what is going on, after i have manoeuvred into a okay to good observation point to get a look at what it is, and as i tac on to the back of the crowd i will ask "What is it. What's happening?" to the persons in front this is in the hope that whilst we have been avoided they will follow normal crowddish behaviour and just relay what they know without actually looking away from the point of interest If I need to shuffle into the crowd to do that or to make room and need to communicate my wishes i'll use intimidate via a glowering stare/menacing growl ( acrobatics to help move through crowd....our rep obviously precedes us so I should get +5-+10!! hehehe). I take Malstrom with me and make room for him, unless he wishes to stay out of it. Basicallly I want to know what is on the statue/what is the crowd gathered for, and check it out ourselves.

Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Intimidate 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Acrobatics 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Sounds good to me. I shall go assist Malstrom, and when the time comes I am sure since it is a "false" crypt and therefore not a real crypt, Ulric will be more than happy to come along..... hehehahahamawhahahaha

perception - 6

Brethan will spend a good while scanning the books for a book on harrowstone, the whispering way, or tar baphon. If I find a suitable book I will try to have a read through it, unless the group is heading out to talk to someone else.
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

I just posted here so you would come and read it!

hehehehahaha......mwhahaHAHAHAHAHA

Brethan Asks Kendra "do you have any books or tomes on Tar-Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant, or on the group known as the whispering way?"

and I suggest to the group we spend the day in house trying to rest/read/recover and tomorrow look at hitting town for more answers. We have a month to burn!!

Also is there any way I can get a charm/ward/spell to help with possession/fear effects as I am concerned that we may encounter undead, spooks, and ghosts and such?

The professor's journal has the words "Read me now" ... Very quickly the group discover that a number of entries have been circled in bold red ink.

The circled journal entries. Spoilered for space.

** spoiler omitted **...

"the necessary tools to defend against spirits are already here in Ravengro" Q. Does Kendra know what these may be?.

Brethan says "Lets adventure. Kendra do you know if your father has found anything or brought anything new home about 17 days ago. That is has he got the thing he talks about from the false crypt in the Restlands?"

Lets check it out

Brethan will look them over and see if any are really in danger of dying. The one bleeding I will say to the group "Can someone get him stabilised and we'll send him home".

If he can be healed, i will go back to the task of burying the coffin

Brethan feels powerful and thinks "that blow should teach him a lesson. To attack us during a funeral. I spit on them'.

'hahaha ahhh lets battle. I will crush you all"

At this point Brethan looks a little worked up, angry, a white froth appearing at the corners of his mouth. "I hope this ends before I turn the edge of my sword on them" thinks Brethan.

I'll smash at my opponent with my sword. To hit then damage
1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 4 = 212d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 6 = 17 non lethal.
possible crit 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 4 = 15

I will put the coffin down. Then when possible start bashing the first townsmen i can reach screaming that i will crush their skulls and grind their bones.
Q. can i do non lethal/subdual damage with my greatsword. If yes then i will draw my greatsword and start whacking. If I can't do non lethal with sword i will start punching etc.
Initiative 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

"The meaning of life is to crush your enemies, to drive them before you and to hear the lamentations of their women" - Conan the Barbarian

'Pleased to me you Kendra, I am Brethan Snowspitter, son of Brenan Orksplitter, of the north. My only meeting with your Dad was to save him from an agonizing death at the hands of an orc, nigh on 7 years ago.”
Brethan thinks to himself, I didn’t realize that Lorrimar was able to mix curing creams and ointments for VD or ‘a particular condition’ as some may call it.

If there is time before she leaves the room Brethan says to Lorrimars daughter 'What is you name, and can i help'
Q. How many others in the room?
Q. What do they look like?
Q. Are any of them familiar?
Perception 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Also Brethan is thrown by the change in demeanour of Archeos. Off hand, cool and aloof even on the coach ride and now nice and amiable in greeting people. If Archeos does get around to Brethan and says anything at all

I think it is time for shelter.
"Good woman whether you are the person we seek or not, the sun is down, the dark approaches, and we seek shelter for the night. If you can lodge us it would be appreciated, and I can pay some coin"
d20+3=7+3=10 all i've got is intimdate as a communication skill, but i don't really want to intimidate her, can i just do the base d20=9 (?)

Cool backgrounds all round. It has clarified some things for me, and i now realise that our party is made up of two that can't see in the dark, one that's scared of the dark, one with some darkness and possible self loathing on the soul, and one with multiple personality disorder.....hmmm....... this should be great fun.