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Hi. Life’s been unexpectedly rough for me since returning from vacation. I won’t bore you with the details. I will add that I’m about to have my third child in a few weeks, so I’ll have even less time available soon.

As a result, I’m going to curtail some of my gaming so that I can do a better job with the rest. This is one of the games I am cutting out of my line-up. This is not a judgment on you the players, just on my ability to go forward with so many games.

Thank you for the time you’ve invested in this game. I apologize for the inconvenience.

GM, if you would kindly list Tarondor and Cynehelm as no longer in the game I would appreciate it.

Dear GMs and Players:

I apologize for my absence over the last 8-9 days. I have suffered a serious bout of COVID. That plus the stresses of business and family have really beaten me up, physically. I am now up and out of bed, but I continue to live life in the slow lane.

I don’t want you to worry about me. I’m not gone, but I do ask your patience.

If I am your GM, I will return soon. If I am your player, I will understand if you remove me from the game.

Best Regards
Scott / Tarondor

"Now listen up son, I'm tryin' ta learn ya somethin! Nice boy, but he doesn't listen!"

Cynehelm reads the scroll and then turns to Viktor. "Do you understand me now, sir?"

Hey folks! I’m back.

For our 35th anniversary, the wife and I took the kids to the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park. Saw the Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Jewel Cave, Devil’s Tower, the Bighorn Mountains, Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. We saw bison, bears, bighorn sheep and elk up close (relatively) and even (supposedly, I’m not sure) a mountain lion at some distance. Despite our best efforts, we saw no wolves.

A came home with a bonus gift: COVID. So I’m taking things slowly, but I’m getting back to my games today.

I hope Cynehelm has his anti-disease spells ready

"Nnnnot as such, no," says Cynehelm, reluctantly.

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Speaking no Russian, Cynehelm tries to placate the man with gestures and a gentle voice.

"It is alright. You've been...um... away. You're safe. We're friends. Friends."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (18) + 19 = 37

Happy Anniversary!

I just had my...35th. Later this month we're also hitting the road (with kids) to celebrate.

"Indeed. Let's finish this." Cynehelm looks to Duardlara to lead them.

"We're all good. Nothing a tremendous amount of divine energy couldn't solve."

Cynehelm casts Heal on Jetro restoring 130 hit points and getting rid of just about any condition he suffers from!

"Better now, thanks to Titian," says Cynehelm, rolling over and standing up.

"Here, let me look at you, Jetro."

Is Jetro the only injured party member?

Hello, hello!

I’m working on a major trial tomorrow. I’ll be back online shortly after that.

Cynehelm Stabilization roll (DC 10+5-15): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12 Fail. Now -6 hp.

Cynehelm is bleeding out in the snow.

Folks, I want to apologize for my absence. It was a combination of several personal things going on, filing taxes (I own a few businesses so it takes awhile) and having a fairly bad case of bronchitis (which I’m still not over). Nonetheless, I wish I had posted to let you all know I’m still alive.

My plan is to return to all my games tomorrow (Thursday the 20th).

Folks, I'm under the weather -and- busy with taxes. If I am a player, please bot me. If I am the GM, I'll be back as soon as I can.

I’m gone for the 5th and 6th. See you Friday or thereabouts.

Badly wounded, Cynehelm thinks about healing the party, but decides instead to unleash some cleansing fire on everyone west and south of him (avoiding allies of course).

Intensified Empowered Fireball: 19d6 + 34 ⇒ (5, 6, 1, 4, 6, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 1) + 34 = 112

Cynehelm holds aloft the blazing symbol of blessed Sarenrae.

"Ring forth the Challenge Celestial!" and the air is filled with the sound of a mighty blast of trumpets.

Archon's Trumpet (Fort save DC 21).

Cynehelm invokes a ring of slashing knives and swords!

Blade Barrier

I think it'd be: Titian, Duardlara, Cynehelm, Jetro.

So why are we trying to resurrect this particular soul? I forget.

"So the issue we'll have with trying to raise or resurrect the fellow in the lamp is that it requires a very expensive diamond to conduct the ritual. Unless someone is holding diamonds, I think we'll have to seek out the Grave Fairy."

Not prepared to raise the dead. But you know...tomorrow.

Int Check!: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

"The Grave Fairy we met could help, if we can get back there. Or if I can but rest and pray, The Lady of the Sun may deign to bring this soul back to life."

So how secure are we in the Hut? I mean, they have tanks.

I’m back. It was a difficult week. And then I couldn’t log in for a while. But I’m back.

Cynehelm examines his companion and begins to pray for the healing warmth of Sarenrae.

He burns his last 6th level spell (Fire Seeds) to instead cast Heal. This will cure Jetro of 130 hit points of damage. It also immediately ends any of the following: ability damage, blinded, confused, dazed, dazzled, deafened, diseased, exhausted, fatigued, feebleminded, insanity, nauseated, poisoned, sickened, and stunned.

Cynehelm, running a bit low on spells, unleashes an admonishing ray. "Back, goat-demon! Begone!"

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 214d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2, 3, 2) + 6 = 19 Nonlethal damage
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 244d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 6, 4, 1) + 6 = 19 Nonlethal damage
Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 184d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 2, 4, 1) + 6 = 15 Nonlethal damage

"I can't imagine we need the goat, but I suspect the lantern might have value for our mission. Cynehelm, do you know anything about what we are facing?" I flubbed my knowledge checks...

"Don't die around the goat!" says Cynehelm. "That lantern stores souls. Also the headless rider can summon new mounts if you kill this one. Sorry, that's all I've got. Oh... uh, kill 'em both!"

Looking around the camp at the small force arraying against the party, she adds, "Should I put something in their way?"

"I've got it," says the priest. He summons the afore-mentioned wall of fire in a circle around them to hopefully keep the enemies at bay while they rummage through the tents.

With a wave of his hand and a whispered prayer, Cynehelm summons a twenty-foot tall curtain of shimmering violent flame into being, covering their retreat.

Wall of Fire.

Will Fear Save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
Knowledge Religion (Goat): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24
Knowledge Religion (Fiendish Mounts): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31

"So should we seek the inventor's soul first or go seek our answers among the four towers, do you think?" Cynehelm asks Duardlara.

"Let us remember the words of the blessed Sarenrae," says Cynehelm, "when she a year and a half ago! vouchsafed us these words:"

"Body rent and soul bound
Inventor’s both must be found
To reverse the Anchor’s flow
And into the dome you must go,
Cut the suture that binds the soul
To achieve your ultimate goal"

"At a guess, we need to find the body and soul of the inventor of something called the Anchor and then go into a dome. Probably this dome here. So we need to figure out what the Anchor is and where the inventor's body and soul are before we can find what we need here. Maybe?"

"Also, that delicious and terrifying young lady in the pond, Libuska, told me that we should investigate the four towers and also that we had to 'bring the chapel back to this world from the fey realm.' That suggests to me that whatever this is, it's not the chapel. Let's go check out those four towers."

Folks, my recovery from pneumonia took longer than I thought it would. Turns out I’m still alive. I’m still fairly weak but I’m going to get to this game today. Sorry it took so long.

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GM, you okay? I know some people are still without power.

It’s been a full week, so I want to check in and report that I have pneumonia. My recovery has been decently effective, thanks to heavy doses of...whatever it is they’re giving me. But I’m still quite tired. I’ll be trying to post in some games no later than tomorrow.

Hey, gang. I’m sick and so is my whole family. My head is fuzzy and I’m going to be away for a few days until I can think again.

If I’m the GM of this game, I’ll be back as soon as possible. If I’m a player, please bot me until I get back.

Goat vote.

Let's port.

GM: I'm unsure of how we should or can continue. I think we're all feeling a bit unsure.

Would you care to hit us with a Clue-by-four?

With a flash of insight, Cynehelm tries to bless the area with the holy power of Sarenrae. "Avaunt! Go back to sleep!" I'm guessing this here is some sort of ghost or haunt.

Channel Positive Energy (DC 18): 7d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1, 5) = 29

Oh wait. It's my initiative that stinks, not my Perception. That's 2e talking.

Perception (font and statues): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24

"Let's take a closer look at the font and statues," says Cynehelm.

My perception stinks, so I'm hoping others will do it.

"Stealth might be the better option. I don't have any options to make us invisible, but we might teleport in if Duardlara can handle that."

"Let's revisit the cathedral. We can't sit here and do nothing."

Welp, let's get going somewhere. Anyone have a good idea where?

Do you have blur? 20% miss chance and [i]see invisibility[i] doesn't counter it.

I have to be away for a few days. I'll get back to this by the weekend.

Yes.

I'm a little confused about our progress. Have we visited the central ruins yet? If not, why not?

Cynehelm hears Duardlara and Jetro, but concentrates on the little girl and listens to her response first.

Diplomacy vs. Anastasia: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26

Cynehelm uses cure light wounds spells to bring everyone up to full hit points.

How badly injured is Titian?

Cynehelm turns to Anastasia with a kind voice. "I'm sure that wasn't easy to see. But that wasn't your brother. Rasputin caused that evil thing to pretend to be your brother so you would do as he said. Do you understand that?"