Eirel Tatenaias's page

There are forces far greater than any of us that wish for the destruction of all. Ancient alliances between our races were ruined through the work of the humans, and the wars that have since weakened us. Both of our races once ruled this world in harmony, allied with one another. Join us to defeat a common threat, and let the statesmen of our races work out the petty details later.

Eirel will turn towards what he sees as the greater threat, the witch with the beads around her, assessing the threat, trying desperately to work out what might be done to combat it, and hoping that the dwarves will see sense and help.

My apologies for not checking the board on a daily basis. Uni picked up a little, and I had a ton of work dropped on me. Catching up now, and ready to kick ass and chew gum. At least I think that is the American saying?

Weapon drawn, Eirel waits to see what happens. Despite having killed the prisoner earlier, he will not be the one to strike the first blow this time. Wil clearly understood how to speak to these people, and thus he would wait, uneasily, but he would wait.

Jaw Jaw, but prepare for war war

Seeing that the Dwarf has not surrendered, Eirel will move to kill him immediately, rather than have the man spread his poisonous words amongst the others. Looking after prisoners isn't worth it, and nature does not do it.

Wil, take care of the wounded as is your remit, but keep your weapons close. I will try to find the commander, and see what has been going on. Seltyn, I could use your brains on this one. Azlain, you know war, you too might be useful. Suny... I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do, so leave it to your judgement. Lets work to bring this war to an end fast.

Speaking to the messenger Please take us to your commander, we need to be briefed in.

He will follow the messenger along with Who, and anyone else who follows.

I know not what to do. It appears we are in a warzone or something, possibly looking to assault a castle or something? If thats the case, then ok, we plan something, and get loads of loot, otherwise I am a little lost.

Eirel makes a couple of movements with his hands, casting a spell to enlist the aid of nature in getting the runners to stop.

Casting Entangle

DC13 check to not have the effects. Eirel will then move towards thee runners.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

Spotting the carriage, Eirel points it out to the others.

Assuming that there are only passengers in that carriage, then it is too laden down. I suspect we should take a look. Unleash the banner, and lets continue in closer. Are we not trusted advisors to the Lady?

He heads in, Who close by.

Eirel will follow Wil, looking at the wares more than buying anything currently. He hasn't much need for the gold that is his fair share, and is unsure what to do with it. For the moment, he might just hoard it for later.

I am sad to hear that the dwarves haven't been as regular in posting as perhaps we have been.

Is there no way that you could simply run one of the previous groups? I remember you saying that you had massive notes on the last games you had run, perhaps you could just run the elven side, and then go from the notes on the dwarven side?

Eirel returns to the meeting just as the dwarves battling the elves is mentioned.

We should warn them that this is the state of affairs, and see what can be done to shore up their own defences and if necessary fight side by side. We must work with our allies on this.

He is determined, and amusingly enough, Who apes his stance as best he can.

Leaving the decision about the rewards they gained to those that had fought alongside him, Eirel goes for a walk in the nature around the area. He is quiet and reflective, and even actually leaves Who with the party for the moment.

The food was tasty enough, but the visions of that creature jumping upon Eirel, and his utter powerlessness to avoid it are haunting him even as he eats what he suspects is part of the creature.

The money was immaterial, but it worried him that they had gone in so unprepared. And then it made him angry. That the miners hadn't been able to help them more through information, and that he had left his guard down even when he knew he was going into danger.

I will become the centre of the raging storm, and the calmness of the flowing stream through the forest. None shall stand before me alive if I do not wish them to

I don't have that CMD. Chainmail, can you please let me know what else is around us? I am too frightened to close into melee with this thing considering how much damage it is capable of putting out

Eirel stands. Vaulting onto that things back had been less successful than he had hoped for, and wasn't something he was going to try again.

I need a bow he mutters to himself. In frustration, he looks around, wondering what tools in the environment they might use to kill this thing.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

I think we need to work out tactics again, and no more running into this bloody thing without magic. Eirel will be going full blaster mage if we decide to go further into this mine.

Multiclassing with a caster is rough normally. With core book only, it's a really big hindrance and can be very frusterating.

A dedicated archer could be a good choice, but crossbowers have to dump two extra feats into being able to take more than one shot a round with a heavy crossbow. A longbow is just better, which is why it's Martial.

Have you considered a barbarian? They have great low-mid level survivability and great damage porential. We could also really use a Cleric, which are also hard to kill because of heavy armor and lots of healing options. With buffing spells and a polearm you could piggyback one of the frontliners and contribute a lot to our average damage when you weren't buffing or healing.

I did once look into barbarians, although that was the 3.5 days. I might have another look at them tonight after work, but I am not always convinced by them I guess.

Also, going down the Barbarian route doesn't help with the Ranged DPS issues that we are having, and still leads us to being vulnerable if we can't shut the opponent down in melee in round 1.

Nooooo don't abandon the game before the level 20 cap. You have a dedicated core of players who really are enjoying the game. I mean I don't know about the Dwarven side, but I am really enjoying the game still, and a seafaring Kingmaker game sounds EPIC!

I can certainly pick up my own posting easily, although PBP combats always tend to take a while.

As an aside then, it might just be easier to bring back Talon. I think I could play him again fairly easily, and his DPR was pretty good.

Yeah basically. 5hp post healing, and took 19 damage in total, putting him at 2 points more damage than he needed for final death.

I will make someone new, or something. We once again have very little ranged combat utility. I might well make another archer, maybe focusing on a heavy crossbow or something this time. I am not sure. With going core rulebook only, then it almost seems worth it to go down the route of a plain fighter that uses heavy armour and a crossbow. Walks into battle, plonks his ass down and shoots people in the face. Its also pretty damned clear that multi classing makes for an almost pathetically weak character if you multiclass with rogue and druid. I gimped my own character, and for that I apologise.

Oh, ok. Back to character gen for me then. Hmmm

Wireless? Who is wireless?

Thank you Thalas. Who, Follow

Eirel will attempt to get on top of the creature, using the walls around him to spring up and onto its back. Who should hopefully be able to do the same, and at least attempt to stay out of too much harms reach.

I assume it will need an acrobatics check.

Acrobatics Eirel: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Is anyone else thinking that now might be a really really good time to run away?

Who will move to the downed Druid, and begin dragging him back towards the upper levels of the mine. Once it is clear that he is out of danger, then he will turn back towards the Bulette, and ready itself for a charge in Round 2.

Haha, how could I forget the little guy. I never said I was useless for the moment. All I was saying is that perhaps we should have thrown caution to the wind and actually prepared all the magic :D

Yeah that will be an interesting thing to find out. Honestly though, it caught me by surprise. Who knows what magical goodies it might have in its tummy :D

Focus down the big bad. If I die during the combat, that isn't great, but happens. Important thing is to get you all out and alive.

What would you like as the new character? Should one be required that is

Round 1 fort save to not die Fort: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (15) - 3 = 12

Phew, stable but unconscious at -8, hopefully it won't hit me again, otherwise its back to character generation for me.

Move action- get another torch out.
Standard action- light the new torch and throw it ahead of us, to give some illumination.

Well we ran into something. Not entirely sure what though

Oooooh boy, I am about to get caught hard huh?

Yes I will be following the cart path, being quiet. Only proceeding further down into the shaft once I have checked inside the cart though

Yeah taking 10 seems reasonable. I believe it gives me something like a 20. Will be doing the same for perception checks, meaning that for anything not traplike, I am at a 22, and for a trap I am at 23 to perception

Eirel will head slowly down the passage, taking care where he places his feet and looking around him. However, before taking a look and walk down the shaft, he will take a look at the mining cart, including its contents.

Assuming there are torches in the area, Eirel will take a lit one, and also take 5 unlit ones, before heading even close to the way to get down again a level. Before even heading down the ladder with Who, he stops for several minutes at the top of the ladder, just listening.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Urgh

Yes, I will take point. Stay close, if there is going to be a fight, then it will be a fast one, and I do not wish to die upon this dawn. Let's get this done with. Underground areas are for dwarves and the damned. I feel naked without my spells.

Eirel walks hurridly towards the deeper areas of the mine, Who following him closely.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

If I end up needing to use your blade, I will bring it honour. Thank you for trusting me with it. Eirel looks at the fine blade, assessing the balance and weight. Then forms an improvised scabbard and stows it upon his back.

I can run fairly well it is true. I suggest we carry this test out upon the dawn, that should I need to, I can still prepare whatever I might need for later on, should we press deeper in immediately. I will take Who with me, we work well as a team. Eirel looks around.

The matter is settled then?

Eirel looks uncomfortable for a moment as it is mentioned that there might be the possibility of one of their number being split from the others.

He waits however, enjoying the performance of the evening, and waiting until they are alone as a group before he raises any questions.

I have concerns. We clearly work well as a group, pack tactics as my circle would call them. Encircle and use our strengths to bring them down, tear them apart into smaller pieces and then consume then.

With this having been said however, I worry that these people have not told us what these things are. My knowledge of the underworld is almost nonexistent, especially with my living in the cities currently. I do not know of anything in the natural world that can devour magic.

However, I also think that there is a great deal to be said for taking a risk. And the risk I propose it bring our magic user with us, using him in essence as bait. We can protect him, of that I have no doubt. We need a method to draw in these things, and the best method that I can think of to do it is to have Seltyn with us.

Or as harsh as it sounds, on one of the targets that we might wish to take over quickly, but it is too heavily guarded for us to take without a great deal of effort

It would be a shame for our allies to go hungry. Give them the seeds, and let us worry about the weapons and their magics when it becomes important. That is how I vote.

Eirel stands and bows low and long before the Queen. Speaking of the alchemists, it is clear that things are troubling him.

I would ask permission to speak before this court about the alchemists that we met, and with my reservations.

He pauses for a moment, checking for assent, before speaking once more.

Whilst their magic is powerful, it is also incredibly destructive. If it were to be used on the wilds that are on the mainland... I do not think I would wish to live with the consequences and still consider myself affiliated with this nation. We can believe that our cause is just and the correct thing to do. I have no issue with that. What I do not wish to happen is for this world to be blighted by the magic of Rovagug. I fear that if we were to use the alchemist's magic too often, in the destructive bent that they use it, then we would become just as bad as what we are fighting against.

I would ask this court to accept any offers of alliance with them, but to be careful with using the goods that they offer. They wish to have a small sample of some seeds apparently, and I would ask that we ask what they are going to be used to do before simply handing them over. If they are truly on our side, then they should not have much issue giving us that small tidbit of information

In essence though, in no small part thanks to the efforts of Wil and Seltyn, you have an offer of alliance with these people, and there was little to report in terms of our travels. How are things within the nation? Where are we needed?

Running that low in the water means one of two things. Either they are heaving a lot of cargo, or they are struggling and taking water aboard. If there are no objections, we can always take a look and ask. Will liven up the voyage a little

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

Hmm, thats a good question. Even I don't know IC. Seltyn?

We should be able go get at least a bag from the Lady. These guys might be more useful to us than to our enemy.

Eirel has been quiet for much of the day, the performances were beautiful, and he spent much of the time watching them in awe. That bodies could be bent and twisted in such ways and so delicately was unheard of for him.

Even as the discussion of war was beginning, he was quiet once more, his hand gently resting upon the head of Who. It was a grim business that was for sure.

My apologies for not posting much of late. I have been busy moving home for the summer. I am back now, so lets do this.

Eirel stirs slowly as the harbour comes into view over the horizon. Praying to Gozreh for some time, he goes through the spells that he is likely to need for the day, and then realises that he hasn't a clue what would help.

He puts together a few nuggets of spells together in his mind, before preparing the lockpicks and grooming Who for a while.

When that work is done, he looks over the rest of his equipment, checking the sword and armour that he wears when out on the missions before standing at the bow, watching the harbour.

Aye, to victory. Let us do our kind proud this day

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

Might as well meet them head on and go in through the main gates. Not much point in skulking around. Only breeds bad blood. he mutters, more to himself than anyone else.

Eirel had been quiet for most of the journey, his thoughts private. It was a ragtag band that he had found himself a part of, and he was rather unsure as to where they all stood in relation to each other. There was work to do however, and it needed doing fast. If they were the best to do it, then so be it.

We are our own ambassadors, let us get on with the task, if she is not game, then we must complete this one alone. What say you all? Eirel calls out to the shore party.

I have no issue wherever we might go. Let us press on. Restock the ship and then we can be off within hours I suspect. Eirel strides back aboard the ship and waits for orders.

Eirel listens to the points made so far, and mulls them over for a moment before speaking when there is a pause.

It appears that you have multiple paths ahead of you as a group. These desert people might well be useful to speak to. It depends entirely what you hope to gain from them. If you wish further allies, or information.

These alchemists, what do you hope to gain? We had a great many potions from the raid on that warehouse, do you really think more might be gained than what we already have? Do we have the material resources to trade with them?

If the cult is blunted already, then is it worth continuing on when their position is already weakened and they might be less likely to effectively resist us.

If we move in one way, what do we give up in the others, is this known to us? Time is the only thing we really have to spend, and thus we must spend it wisely. Seltyn, lead us.

Knowledge Local: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Drat, just 4 points off the DC. I knew I should be playing a bard!