Dura Fletcher's page

use it and enjoy! Take care of Charlie

My fellow gamers/adventurers: I hate to have to say this, but I think I’m gonna have to bow out of my PBP games. We all know how real life can rear its ugly head, and I’m just not finding the time to work on my online hobby these days. I can barely keep up with reading posts, let alone posting any actions on my own, and I’d rather not limp along in some half-ass fashion without being able to give the time and energy that these games and our characters deserve. I wish you all the best and thank you for including me in your stories. -Rob

Dura growls and waves her hand causing a spiritual blade to appear. She points at the metal dog and the blade darts towards it.
spiritual weapon: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 = 17 dam: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 force damage

Dura shakes her head in frustration. "We're outside the gates. There has been no trespass. Perhaps we can get a warrant to come back."

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"Yes, hello!" Dura calls up at Rufus' urging. "I wonder if we might talk to you for a bit. Or some representative of your place of business. We're on a fact finding mission for the city."
diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 groan

"Well, the Chymic works would likely have records of their own. Maybe we can get a peek. Shall we?" she asks the others.

hey guys, I'll be travelling for the next few days. Apologies. Please bot me as needed.

"We're not sure if the Chymic Works had anything to do with this incident necessarily, but there were some vials of strong bleach in the basement. We simply wish to have all evidence accounted for. Any idea what it may have been used for?"

Sounds like he just became a witness for the defense, even if he doesn't know it. We could guide him to town. Do we want to check out the chymic works first? That's in town, right? We could drop him off on the way. Or would we be violating some rule to take him to town?

correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Charlie well over that?
Dura smiles. "Thanks for that. I'm sure you're doing just fine."

"Sir, can you tell us how large this beast was?"

oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and your family. And best of luck with the surgery

duh!!
"Let's go chat with the survivor. Maybe he can tell us a little more about what happened here. So far, I'm not seeing anything that would even remotely connect Charlie to this fire."

"Hmm, perhaps we should have a look at this Vorkstag and Grine place. Perhaps they were up to something shady with this... whatever this is."

"Everyone okay?" Dura asks, breathing heavily. "Did they touch either of you?"

Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Somehow Dura manages to keep her lunch down, though the reek is quite foul. She's glad Daniel is not down here to get the full whiff. With a guttural growl, shining claws spring from her hands as she tears into the creature in front of her.
swift action w/gift of claws and horn
claw PA: 1d20 + 7 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 1 + 1 = 26 dam: 1d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10
claw PA: 1d20 + 7 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 1 + 1 = 17 dam: 1d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7

woo hoo! the one nice thing about undead

Dura slides down the rope as quick as she can.
climb: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
She barks an order at Daniel to remain up-top unless she calls for him. He growls and whines, but sits by the edge of the hole.
getting down is a double move? Also, Gur could hand the rope to Daniel if he wants to jump down

Dura tries to ask Why is everything infested with undead around here?!, but all that comes out are her animalistic growls. Daniel understands perfectly and looks at her questioningly.
kn:religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
She casts a quick spell of blessing for her and her allies. For the moment, she steps to the side and orders Daniel to guard her casting.
so +1 to attacks and saves vs fear guys

"Why would an alchemical factory need body parts? What the hell are they making?"
Dura drops her lighted "torch" below so that Rufus can see. (It's just a stick with light cast on it)

obviously safe... Can Daniel hear or smell anything down there? daniel perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Ahh, never mind, he's as blind as Dura

"What did you find, Leeoli? What is that, a cellar?" Dura grabs a piece of wood and makes a quick torch (casting light on it), trying to peer into the darkness below.
perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 and still cant see s*~!

YES!
perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Dura heads over toward the ruins, practically tripping over some of the tangled vines that have grown up around the place.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
It only takes a small effort for Dura to gather some basic intel on the Sanctuary for the group. Before they head out, she simply asks Charlie, "Do you have any knowledge of this fire or what might have happened at this place?"

Nodding her thanks to the judge, Dura says, "Two down, one to go. You guys need anything in town?"

I have to do one more bout of travelling. This will probably be it for a while though. Looks like Tues thru Sunday. Will do my best to check in as I can, but no guarantees. Apologies in advance

have fun!

Dura thanks the judge for sending the healer so quickly. "We're just glad that the truth is being discovered. It can't be easy for Charlie to be shunned because of his size and looks. Honestly, given the way the villagers have treated him, I'm pretty surprised he hasn't responded with real violence." She shakes her head sadly.

proceed!
also, quick heads up: I will be travelling for the next few days (Thurs-Sun). I may or may not have internet access. Apologies in advance

sensemot: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Dura's not bad at swaying people but isn't so good at reading them.

at this point Gur, there's no harm in you trying to diplomacize or sense motive either!

"Ladies, I know this is an emotionally draining and heart-breaking experience, but we need to continue this line of questioning to get to the facts of the case. Did you actually SEE Charlie here take away any children? Did someone from the village find his large footprints outside their windows or anything like that? Or did you simply assume that based on the fact that he RETURNED one of the dead children's bodies? Were there marks on that child's body? How would he have done it and left no marks? Bruises? Blood? Anything?"
"We went through that village piece by piece. And in fact were attacked by what was left behind. Your honors, those children were murdered by a shadow, an undead creature that creates more of its kind through draining their life forces. The accused in fact returned the body of one of those children, young Ellsa, who had befriended him. She would meet him in the swamp and read Taldan poetry to him. Alas his pain-wracked face and crying looks to those who don't know him like laughter. His face is simply limited in the expressions he can make. Ellsa was his friend and he repaid her kindness by trying to destroy the creature, but these shadows cannot be harmed by non-magical weapons."
"As loathe as we are to do this, we believe that the only true testament to these grisly crimes can come from an eye-witness, one of the actual victims. We found the bodies of the other children and have brought them back here to testify (by magic of course) to what happened. As your judgeships are probably aware, we are limited in the number of questions such a body can answer. I propose we ask the following: Were you killed by the Beast?" she says with an apologetic nod to Charlie. "And something like how did you die?"
diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
thanks for waiting guys. Feel free to aid me if you can!

hey guys, i desperately want to do the trial but my mom is in town and I barely have time to type this on my phone. if someone wants to BOT Dura, no worries, but if you can wait a couple of days, I will return!

"We're sorry to have upset you. But we've done our best to fix what we could. We'll see you in court tomorrow."
was the healer able to get everyone more or less fixed up, or at least less close to dying?
As the leave, Dura suggests they try to get as much sleep as they can muster before morning comes.

"The shadowman is gone, Charlie. We made sure. Ellsa will rest now." (Don't we have a little book or something, like poetry or stories?)

Dura's face falls into her hands for a moment before raising back up. "Oh Charlie. They thought your crying was laughter. I hope you can forgive them for their ignorance. It's so hard for people who are different." She shakes her head sadly.
diplomacy?: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

heads up: I'm travelling over the next few days. I SHOULD still have some access, but will have limited opportunities to post. Please BOT me if needed.
no time to type it out now, but Dura would ask Charlie about what happened with the little girl he brought to the village.

Inside, Dura is roaring like Daniel. How can this jerk sit here and be so petty when there are lives literally on the line?! Outwardly, she smiles and nods. "There will be a tip in it for you, of course. Say, 5 gold crowns? More if you hurry."
Dura would know more about bribing people than I do. I'm not sure what an appropriate bribe is. 5 gold is like a week's wages?

leaving them at my place seems like probably the best thing for now. Might be best to have Gur guard them so he feels useful, but Zaz might want to take watch instead.
"We should ask Charlie a few questions. But first things first. Guard, do you have someone who can send an urgent message to Judge Daramid. And yes, I'm quite aware of the hour. But we are in desperate need of a healer."
diplomacy just in case: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16 suck roll, but oh well

awesome, have fun

too bad we can't take pictures. Can you refresh my memory about the things we found here? I know we have the kids' bodies. Did we find something else?

"If something like Charlie had killed them, we would see major trauma. MAJOR trauma. Hell, even if he just sat on them by accident."

heal: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22 (for how they died, although I suspect they died by having their essence drained by the undead)

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
"Four bodies, four shades. And the wraith that made them. Well, as horrible as this whole experience has been, we can definitively say it was NOT Charlie that did this."

Dura kneels down and puts her hand on Zaz's shoulder. "Grroo..." She clears her throat. "Easy, Zazaria. It'll be okay. Let's get back to town and get some rest." As the others come back over, she says to Leeoli, "We also need to find a powerful healer. These wounds are beyond me, and I dare say, beyond her as well."

Daniel can't hurt the critter, right? So his AoO doesn't matter?
maceAoO: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 dam: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
As the wraith flys back, Dura connects with a rather solid hit to its non-solid form.
Her conjured weapon streaks after the undead.
spirit wp: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 force dam: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Dura then turns quickly to her downed companion and casts a healing spell on her.
clw on Zaz: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

14 won't hit Dura
Dura puts her shoulder into her attack in an attempt to finish this wraith (I hope).
mace,PA: 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 - 1 = 21 dam: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

Her spiritual weapon lashes out as well.
spirit blade: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 force dam: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Daniel roars in frustration and rage at the insubstantial creatures.

AoO w/magic mace: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 dam: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 ha! we may all go down on this one
Dura cries out in surprise as the claw rips into her and she feels weaker.
She spins her mace again at the master wraith.
magic mace: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 dam: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Meanwhile, her spiritual sword pursues the wraith slashing at him again.
spirit wp: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 force dam: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Unable to bear this creature's presence, and not really getting that it probably won't hurt it, Daniel attacks as well.
bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 dam: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 dam: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 dam: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

wth?! Sorry guys, I haven't been getting gameplay updates for 2 weeks apparently?!

Dura growls and weaves a spell with her hands. casting spiritual weapon. I drew a little lightning bolt to represent it on the map

let's head that way!