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Yeah, it looks like I forgot to add permission to edit when I made them visible, which I will do after work today. As gor the sheet itself, since I have your stats here on the forum, I don't need you to add them on Roll20, though you can if you'd like. It's mostly so you can have a token on maps, so once you have edit access, you can take an image and add it to the main page of the sheet.
Let me know if you are still having difficulty. I have a map of the smithy area up, and you can place yourselves appropriately. I also made character sheets for each of you, so you can choose an image for your character as well as import your info if you so desire.
As the five of you make your way up the sand Bluff, the breeze stiffens, carrying the distant Peregrine around the northern end of the bay. As you reach the line of the palisade, you see three buildings built along the western line, the southernmost of which has a small chimney. Across a dirt plaza with a stone well in the center stands a two-story building much larger than the rest. It is flanked on your left by two long, low buildings with no windows, and on your right by what appear to be two homes. At the southern end of the main part of the settlement stands the second largest building, a symbol carved into the wood over the front door. A mostly-c9mpleted gate leads out the southeastern side, which is largely completed Knowledge (religion DC 10):
It is the holy symbol of Erastil. Just like the path up from the dock, you see no signs of recent habitation. Perception DC 14: There are some Small tracks leading from the building with the rhe southeast gate.
I will make a map of the smithy on Roll20 sometime tomorrow.
Shin watches as the goblin-like creatures dive through the doorway to one of the buildings presumably the smithy by the looks of the chimney.
Even as the words leave the gnome's lips, the steam (or is it smoke?) rising from the body thickens slightly.
Sorry about the delay, I should be able to post more regularly going forward. On a different note, can we get positions and explored areas updated on the map?
Sorry for the anticlimax after a week of not posting.
As the party waits for the creature to emerge, they hear splashing coming from under the dock, then the creature emerges...unconscious, its doglike face and lobster-claw hands splayed out as it floats on the water's surface. The body steams ever so slightly.
Those of you at the gate can hear faint scrambling as the creatures presumably continue their flight. Perception DC 15: They seem to be fleeing in the direction of the path down to the beach.
Sorry for the delay guys. I should be back to posting regularly going forward.
It is currently hiding under the dock, so not unless you go into the water to do so.
DM Rolls:
As the creature reaches out to strike at Baern again, a bolt of force from the Arodenite swerves across the dock to strike it in the claw, eliciting a shriek of pain and a string of curses loud enough to be heard by the whole party.
Aquan: "Dirty tricky land-muckers! May you rot alive while being fed your own spleen!"
As Alexandr begins charging at the gate, the rest of the party behind him, the last of the creatures turns around, utters a shriek, and dives through the gate and disappears. [ooc]We will start combat with Alexandr at the square with A14, the party two squares below him (about at the main crossroads), and the whatever-they-are at A8. DM Rolls:
Initiative Rolls
Rolloff
No movement can be seen through the gate, which hangs slightly ajar.
Yeah, sorry, my wife needed my weekend, and then work this week has been a rought start. I'll get things back on track tomorrow.
As for distance, the palisade is about 140 ft. away (the scale is at the top of the map).
@Ana - Makes sense. You'd need an Arcana check to identify The creature. DM Rolls:
DC 13 Perception: As you gather to move back toward the heart of the colony, you see a group of small figures sneaking along the palisade, obviously trying to avoid your gaze as they slip through the gate into the main part of the colony.
I am more open to changing what it is because you're more stuck with what you find than you would be in a normal adventure, but it sounds like we'll keep this a longsword.
I'm fine with either way, just let me know which one the party would prefer.
As the bold cleric begins his climb down the well, Shin investigates the space under the floorboard, finding a fine longsword of fine make, with a hilt wrapped in green leather and gold wire. The blade begins to glow with an emerald light as it is removed from the small space. Appraise or Knowledge (history) DC 15:
The blade is of Azlanti make. The climb doesn't seem that difficult for Brother McLaren, the stones of the well giving way to bedrock, and finally a small natural cave with a pool of water. A small tunnel leads off into the darkness.
As Baern dives down to the canoe, a strange creature pops out from underneath it and mutters angrily in a language that the dwarf doesn't recognize.
As the whatever-it-is continues to mutter, it moves underneath the dock, caclking loudly enough for those on the dock to hear with a DC 13 Perception check. Aquan, Perception DC 13:
"Go to sleeeep..."
To answer your question, Kriznox, you can see three buildings through gaps in the palisade, and a cluster of tents outside it to the south and west. From the ship it looked like there were more buildings to the south of the palisade.
Shin throws the thing off balance, but fails to land the following blow. However, rather than leaping at him, it withdraws, clambering back over the thatched rooftop and leaping down off of the wall near Alexandr. It moves very quickly, almost scuttling over to the well in the front yard, climbing down into it and leaving nothing other than the mess in the house and the stink of ale in Shin's nose.
As Alexandr avoids falling on his face in his haste to exit, those still in the main room of the Levin farmhouse see a glint of something from a space underneath the treacherous floorboard.
As Shin rushes to look out the window, he sees the forest on his left and the ocean on his right, but no sign of a fugitive. He does, however, feel hands reaching out from behind and above him, trying to wrap around his neck.
He drops the two feet to the ground, and looks up to see a strange creature, about gnome or halfling-sized, with rubbery black skin and tentacle-like arms, clinging like a spider to the outer wall of the house. It hisses loudly at you.
As Brother McLaren reveals and empty room with open shutters, Alexandr spins around and rushes the main door to head off whatever may have made an escape out the window. As he does so, he steps on a loose, warped board in the floor.
on the other side of the curtain is small bedroom, though a good half the size of the front room. Barrels are haphazardly stored over most of the floorspace, not marked but smelling of alcohol. A glass bottle, sticky with residue from repeated use, lies on a nest of sorts made out of the bedclothes. The shutters hang open, swinging slightly in the breeze outside.
You get no response other than the curtain beginning to flap ever so slightly in the breeze.
There is a Roll20 campaign set up (link in the campaign description) that has the colony map up.
DM Rolls:
Perception DC 14: As Alexandr finishes speaking, there is an low creaking noise that comes from behind the first curtain, just across from the front door.
Without further interruptions, the boat lands at a short, roughly made dock at the base of a sandy footpath the climbs the bluff to the half-finished palisade. Perception DC 12: you see a canoe lying in the nearly 4 feet of water at the end of the dock.
As Alexandr opens the door, which is unexpectedly quiet, he and Shin see what was once a simple farmhouse, with crude clay wares and wooden furniture. Now though, bits of melon in various states of rot lie scattered on stools thrown topsy-turvy all around the front room. There are two doorways off the front room, both covered by ragged bits of sackcloth.
DM Rolls:
Listening at the door, neither Alexandr or Shin hear anything.
You follow the tracks through the still-silent colony, the ocean breeze bringing a rustling noise from the small fields around you. You follow the trail all the way to a small cottage built away from the rest of the colony . As you pass a low stone wall, you notice one larger stone painted with the words "Levin Farm". A small well stands on the north side of the house.
The water, I believe. That's correct.
The party follows the tracks from the smithy to a half-finished gate in the south-eastern section of palisade, leading into a more open developed area, with a grid of dirt streets lined with a mix of mud-brick shacks and small fields. As you head out past the gate, the tracks lead off east, toward the forest, becoming much harder to follow in the thick grass. Shin: You notice another set of tracks heading along the street southwards that seem to have been obscured by the fresher footprints before. These tracks are about the same size, but slightly heavier in imprint.
Baern occupies the lion's share of the boat in a whirlwind of activity, firmly knocking out his fleeing opponent, but making the boat rock wildy, leaving only the bolt of mental force from Tálan able to connect with it's target, who appears to flee, diving sharply downwards.
For several moments the five of you stand cautiously in the boat, watching for a renewal of the assault that never comes. A sudden cheer arises from the deck of the Peregrine, muted slightly by the wind and distance, but still clearly ringing in your ears.
Hiking up the sandy trail leads you all into the partially complete stockade, with a circle of rough buildings surrounding a well. All the buildings are constructed of either rough timber or mud bricks set in a wooden frame, and have pitched thatch roofs. Many have open window frames, but only a few have actual shutters or even a canvas curtain for privacy. Doors are basic, wooden affairs, too simple for locks, and some buildings lack them entirely. The construction is new, quite rough and unfinished. West of the stockade is a sort of shanty town of tents, some of which are collapsed and partially covered with sand. The whole area is very quiet, with the only sound other than your footsteps being the breeze. Perception or Survival DC 10:
The building to your right as you walk into the stockade, which appears to be a smithy, has small tracks leading out the door on the south side heading further south. Perception or Survival DC 15:
The tracks are very fresh.
Baern's fist connects with the strange creature's head in a glancing blow that still sends it spinning. However, his blow rocks the boat to port, raising Caroline's swing well above the other creature's head. The rocking works out to her benefit as well, as the return spear-thrust from the creature stabs into the hull instead of her. Tálan also feels a sense of disconnect as his spell seems to complete, with no discernible effect. Kriznox's song, as flustered as it sounds, is well-timed, as the creature struck by Baern decides to flee, turning to dive down through the waves.
You reach the beach, landing at the short, sturdy wooden dock. As seen from the ship, a sandy trail leads up to a half-finished wooden palisade, a few huts visible through the gaps. The beach and trail both are smooth, entirely devoid of footprints.
Glad to hear you and your family are doing OK. I'll post afterwards.
We should be able to move on later today, Alexandr. I've been working on getting a map set up for the next section of the campaign, but its taking longer than I expected to get everything to work, technically speaking.
Though there is a tense moment of waiting for a second assault, Alexandr's swing and Ana's punch connect, leaving bubbles and a good deal of blood as all the evidence the creatures even attacked in the first place. A sudden yelling then rings out, and our heroes turn to see the colonists cheering their victory.
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