Eochaidh Roidal's page

TBF with goodberry Eochaidh could feed a LOT of people.

Especially if he begins craft Pearls of Power (1st).

Sad to see/hear/read that you're leaving us. You leave a hole in the team that will be difficult to fill. I understand personal reasons though. Thank you for letting us know.

Thank you very much for the kind words! :)

How are things going?

I'm guessing you're asking the GM but I'll take this opportunity to make an announcement. I informed the GM last December that I would be stepping away from this game at the conclusion of this 'chapter.'

Since our group has succeeded in combat (apparently?) and it's now downtime/planning and roleplaying, establishing a new government, etc. it's time for me to depart. With the Gameplay discussion including increasing cultivation/agricultural production for the people of New Ostenso it provides a nice transition for Eochaidh to move to an NPC (GM approval pending) to help 'behind the scenes' so to speak.

If the GM would like I can send him or one of the players his character sheet (I'm guessing we'll level?) for future use.

Thank you all for inviting me into this game and it was very fun. You're all very talented players (more than I am) and I enjoyed our time together. :)

Eochaidh can't help with Read Magic today but he could the next day if needed.

Eochaid searches for the key but is not surprised that it isn't need.

"Good work Kevan. Your skills are certainly to be commended."

"I can assist with expanding the fields and the amount of crops we produce. Some of my magic will help what is planted grow faster."

Eochaidh aids Kevan in his search of the desk for any traps or locks.

Since Eochaidh has +10 Perception he auto aids.

"I know very little of city ways, governance, and the like. I'll defer to the others."

Eochaidh wrote:

"Not a fan of going commando? ;)"

Not in a Marine Corps service A uniform.

Ouch!

Hope the luggage is still in the country.... Been there, done that.

Teaches a person to have underwear in the carry-one.

Not a fan of going commando? ;)

Yikes I hope everything gets sorted and settled soon.

"I will go back down into the catacombs and retrieve the lady. At least one of us should remain and stand guard over Berik, to make sure he doesn't escape justice."

He turns to Jaxom and asks, "May I have my dagger back? I will need it to see down there."

"No Alden. We have no idea how many more ghouls could be down there. First we deal with Berik, lock him up or whatever facility they have available, and then we will all go to retrieve the lady."

Going back into an unknown situation by oneself leads to character creation.

"And we can't forget the lady we saved. Perhaps someone with magic or healing skill can keep her from dying and becoming one of them. I'll bet he had her targeted specifically because she was causing him trouble." Kevan says thinking about the loose ends they needed to tie up.

"As I said earlier I have some healing but I would need to pray for different spells."

Eochaidh has a CLW in memory plus scrolls.

"That seems like the best idea," Rabbit says hesitantly. "A trial. Justice from the people."

The halfling side-eyes Tymos as he says this, unsure how the warrior will react to the group's proposition. He adds, a bit passive aggressively, "After all, a lord mayor should protect his people. Not feed them to ghouls. So he's not really much of a leader, is he."

"Not in my opinion. We also need to ascertain if there are more ghouls in the city, how and where they were accessing different points, the true victim list, and other facts to present at his trial."

Jaxom stands up, stretching his sore muscles and glaring at the evil priest. The man had surrendered. Alden wouldn't kill him. Tymos?

"He needs to answer for his crimes, against his own people. They should rule on his fate once they know the full extent of his evil. Bind his hands and be sure he doesn't have any unholy symbols hidden. Might even need to check for tattoos...."

"Tymos? Who is in charge after him?"

We still need to retrieve the woman don't we?

Yes we do but we also need to find the shard. We didn't find it during our time in the crypt so where did it go?

@GM: Well Eochaidh was going to re-join combat but Alden and the gang saved Eochaidh! :)

Eochaidh picks up his shield and enchanted club and readies both. Asking the others, "How do we wish to respond?"

Assuming I'm no longer stunned.

Alden steps forward and swings his sword at the lady ghoul, trying to end her attack upon Eochaidh.

[dice=Longsword, Power Attack (no smite)]1d20+8-1

[dice=Confirm Critical]1d20+8-1

[dice=Damage]1d8+3+2

Unfortunately Alden was stunned by the Soundburst so he dropped everything he was holding - sword and shield. And since the witch is adjacent to both Alden and Eochaidh they'll provoke picking up their items.

@GM: The witch's 16 would hit Eochaidh as, being stunned, he had a -2 penalty to AC and lost his Dex bonus to AC (another -3), and his shield (another -2). Hopefully he makes his save.

Eochaidh moves forward, drawing his now-enchanted club as he goes, and strikes at Berik:

Shillelagh: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 = 252d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 + 1 = 14

Eochaidh moves over to Alden and straps on his shield as he goes and casts a spell.

@GM: Readying his shield as part of his move action (his BAB is 2) and casting Shillelagh (adding Place Magic as a free action) on his club.

@GM: This is the link to the spell: Huntmaster's Spear. It changes to crit range to 18-20 and the multiplier to x3 so I rolled the confirmation and the damage in case the critical is confirmed. If it does the undead target will take 44 HP of damage.

Eochaidh, fearing for Kevan's life, charges the creature in faded finery:

Huntmaster's Spear; +1, Bane, Charge: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 291d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 2 + (5, 3) = 21

Crit confirm?

Huntmaster's Spear; +1, Bane, Charge: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 231d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 11

x3 Crit damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 12

Eochaidh calls upon the power of saurians to protect himself.

Totemic Transformation to increase AC by 2 (natural armor), and move action to stand by Jaxom in case Tymos heads his way.

Adding what Alden says to Tymos, "Tymos you must realize Berik has either gone insane or is so evil that he's willing to sacrifice everyone - including you - to secure his power and comfort. He admitted he sent us down to the Catacombs to die - you included. Is your oath to Berik more important than your oaths to Asmodeus and the citizens of New Ostenso?"

Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

"Bob...you're....my number one....guyyyyyy."

I have a feeling that will be Berik to Tymos...

Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

An awesome movie!

Eochaidh follows Alden into the office.

Eochaidh waits for Tymos's reaction and to see who, or what, else is in the office.

Eochaidh tries to mimic Rabbit's calm but he's thinking the same thing, "Treason - that explains it. Is Tymos with Berik or not? Should we kill him now and then open the trapdoor?"

@GM: Can we tell what was providing the "dim glow" for the end of the tunnel?

Eochaidh keeps his light source on Jaxom so he can clearly find his way.

"So this is their secret path I assume."

@GM: About how many minutes was the group walking? After 1 minute Eochaidh would've deactivate his Totemic Transformation.

Alden will accept a Bull's Strength, if offered, but he's also acting as rearguard, so it might be better served cast on someone else, if the number of castings is limited.

Alden waits for everyone to move forward, then enters the narrows last, as the rearguard.

Definitely limited - he only has one.

If no one else wants the Bull's Strength, Eochaidh can cast it on himself to get a +2 bonus to use the spear in melee.

Eochaidh follows Kevan, spear in hands.

"The ghoul rushed through. Not likely any active traps...."

Unless someone else gets ahead of him Jaxom moves through. What do we have for light?

Eochaidh has the Light orison. He can cast it on something of Jaxom's if you'd like. Also if you or Alden want Bull's Strength I can cast that now and it will last 4 minutes.

Eochaidh tries to suppress a chuckle at Tymos's comment.

@GM: Did Kevan's Perception to hear anything yield any results?

”Let’s go get him.” Kevan says and hustles across the room.

not near my computer so can’t move token. Is the room difficult terrain? If not, Kevan will stop on the near side of the curtain and listen.

[dice=Per]1d20+10

Yes it will be difficult terrain for 3 more rounds. Apologies for this but when Eochaidh cast Stone Call, besides the damage, his goal was to prevent the ghouls from charging and give the PCs another round of ranged or readied attacks to hopefully prevent anyone being paralyzed.

"Not now Kevan. The ghoul wearing armor is trying to escape - we can't let him get away. I'll move forward and see if I can locate him."

Eochaidh, in case the creature can hear them, nods towards Alden's spell-enhanced spear and moves towards where they last saw the ghoul.

@GM: Only using a single move action to move 15' due to the difficult terrain caused by Stone Call and Eochaidh will use his Standard to activate his Totemic Transformation and gain +2 natural armor bonus.

@GM: Would it have been possible for Eochaidh to case Bull's Strength on one of the frontliners before the group encounters the ghouls?

Eochaidh calls upon the power of the earth to damage the ghouls.

Free action to activate Place Magic which increases CL by 1, Standard to cast Stone Call. Here's the link to the spell; I've placed a template on the map to show the area it effects. Besides the damage dealt it makes the area in the radius difficult terrain. It's a no save spell.

Stone Call

Stone Call: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Nodding at Jaxom, and Kevan's logic for once, "Indeed it's time to end this fight between the living and the undead. Once we identify their leader I'll use Alden's enchanted spear."

"The problem with defending here is we have no chance of retreat if things go badly. Are you sure you want to make this a life-or-death battle?"

Eochaidh nods at the others and follows Kevan.

"I'm loathe to leave her but she will slow us down. The problem with the secret door is what if there are more ghouls behind it? Was it locked at all?"

"If she got in here then the ghouls really do have another way in and out." Tymos reasons, "But still, it doesn't make any sense for her to be here."

"I suspected the ghouls had an alternative access point. They still have their minds from when they were alive so they wouldn't willingly succumb to hunger. When we eradicate the nest we'll need to be mindful some might escape and be a problem on the surface."

Jaxom watches and listens. He glances at Tymos, wondering about the man's loyalties.

"Nobles can be treacherous. We need to wake her and ask what she knows or how she got here. But if we wake her, will she try to take command and order us around? Tymos, If she does, what will you do?"

Jaxom would have no problem knocking her out again if she is trouble. But he doesn't want trouble with Tymos.

Given how Tymos described her I think he'd be fine knocking her out. Alden might take issue with it though.

@GM: We just dealt with ghouls 2 weeks ago at my in-person game so I was mixed up with what I learned there vs. what we learned here. Thanks for the clarification! :)

To the group, "If we wish to spend ten minutes here I can clean the wound with a poultice that will help her resist the effects of the disease."

To Tymos, "Either she escaped or someone let her out; hopefully not the latter."

Addressing Alden's concerns, "The problem with your logic is assuming the ghouls knew we were coming. For all they knew they were going to be left alone. So why bait a trap if you don't expect anyone to be here to take it? We need Tymos to identify this woman. If she's from New Ostenso that opens one set of questions. If, however, she is not...that opens an entirely new and unexpected set of issues."

Eochaidh shakes his head to dispel those thoughts, "I can but the problem is the timing. I do not know for certain if she's already infected. If I recall what I apologize I forget the name of the NPC cleric who educated the group on ghouls so just insert their name here. told us correctly a victim must succumb to the disease in order to be transformed. Our education did not cover their dietary habits so I'm unsure if that's why she's still alive. In any event I'm unsure if she will survive the night."

Unfortunately Heal checks only offer treatment options; they don't actually diagnose if a target is diseased. And while we healed her HP that's not what kills victims of ghoul disease. If the GM wants to propose a skill check to give us more information that's up to him.

"Leaving her alive like this can only mean they meant to change her," Alden observes. "These things are clever. They did this to turn our compassion and humanity against us."

Alden's normally calm voice is tinged with barely contained fury.

"I can only speculate. Is it to keep her alive to feed on her later? Or to change her into a ghoul to increase their numbers?"

Turning to Jaxom, "I do have access to magic which can determine if she is infected with the disease that begins the transformation. I can delay its onset or progression but I would need a day to pray for both that magic and the ability to diagnose. The magic required to remove a disease is beyond my capability."

Short summary: Diagnose Disease is a 1st level druid spell, Delay Disease (delays onset for 1 day) is a 2nd, and Remove Disease is a 3rd (which Eochaidh doesn't have).

Eochaidh rushes over to check on the woman.

Heal: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Once the woman is stable Eochaidh will call over Tymos, "Can you see if this is someone from town?"

Tymos seems confused by the situation. "The last abduction... well we've had a few deaths. An abduction hasn't been for weeks."

"When was the last death? And what was done with the body?"

"Same marching order as when we entered, or do we want to switch the order?" Alden asks. If no one replies, he will assume the group wishes to keep the formation the same, and will resume his rearguard position.

"The same works for me. The body down there is not undead. We'd have to get closer to eliminate the highly unlikely possibility that the person is still alive."

To Tymos, "When was the most recent abduction?"

[dice=Perception]1d20+1

"What did you find there?" Alden asks, standing behind Kevan. Assuming he turns around, Kevan will see Alden looking at the body on the ground.

"Give me a moment; I'm checking the area as well."