"I'll lead the way down the stairs."
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Halgrin turns to others and says, "Worth a shot."
"I don't suppose anyone has a potent Light spell or the power to dispel this, do they?" Enizver squinted at the darkness. "If not, there is likely a trick to it...shouting Light in abyssal, maybe?" With a shrug, Halgrin tries shouting out the word "Light!" in Orcish, Giant and then finally Dwarvish.
I know I wouldn't mind a little bandaging. That creepy little thing packed more of a punch than you'd think.
Halgrin waits for the perfect moment to strike. Attack when tentacles are out:
Halgrin defelcts the shelled monster's attacks with his shield. He keeps his cool and waits for an opening. "This might take a while." Attack when tentacles are out:
Halgrin moves adjacent to the nautilus, and prepares an attack for the moment the creatures tentacles shoot out.
Attack when tentacles are out:
"Uh, thanks."
Halgrin stands around feeling useless amidst his more educated friends. He had a decent head for tactics, sure, but book learning wasn't really his thing. He unconsciously shuffles his feet, while he remembers being teased for being "slow" when he was a kid. He sets the feeling aside and remembers his responsibility to keep these people alive. "I think we should take a break here and rest up before we move forward. No telling what's in the next room, but we should be ready for it."
Oh, here is the text for the Stone. It's a pretty cool item, En, you should keep it.
...Also, people should holler if they want healing. I have Prayer of Healing, but I also have the healing kit. I'm not entirely sure whose status lines are up-to-date, but there are a number of people who seem to currently be missing 1/3 to 1/2 their health. I would love some healing. I'm in pretty rough shape. Currently sitting at HP 23/45. And probably worth pointing out that I only have one more Rage left for the day. Now, I won't be useless without Rage, but I certainly won't be nearly as effective.
DM, are we all in the new room?
Halgrin manages to dodge his way past the gnashing stone teeth.
Halgrin takes a moment to catch his breath and then continues with the fight.
Halgrin stumbles for a moment after taking another heavy swipe from the monster. "Well if steel alone won't do the trick. How about something new." Halgrins howls as his body once again starts leaking radiant energy.
Halgrin rushes to the shambling monster, draws his sword and slices the creature.
Are we going to have her wait outside while we explore the temple? For just a little bit. Once we've secured the first room of the entrance, she can wait there with the animals. Less of a chance of her getting picked off by the flying predators. ;-)
Okay if we're on our second day of travel, and we had Kasssen for one day in the city, then we're at 3 days total. Remember that we're paying her 2 gp per day. So far we owe her 6 gp.
Halgrin nods. "We'll take what we can get."
"They were very impolite. Shall I make the trip back home a little safer?" "No. Leave them be. They're not murderers. Just hungry. Besides we need to tend to our own." Halgrin sheathes his sword and turns to their guide. "Kassseen, do you think you can find a safe spot for us to rest?"
Halgrin drives his blade down again.
I think I'm finally starting to show the benefit to combining barbarian with fighter. I mean, I took 16 damage, which was reduced to 8. And then gained 6 HP. So all said, my current HP only dropped by 2. I wonder if Monk would combine well with Barbarian... Need to double check the language on Rage. But I think the trick would be that you had to use unarmed attack with STR and not DEX. It's probably very MAD, though. Still interesting to think about.
Halgrin takes a moment to recover from the vicous raptor attack with a deep breath. He then refocuses his rage and swings his blade.
Halgrin ignores his small wound to coninue his assault.
I'll have a post up tonight. Been very busy.
Halgrin draws his sword, roars in fury and brings his sword crashing atop a raptor.
I'll have a post up tonight. Couldn't get on my PC yesterday.
Just want to add that I'm cool with riding in front with Horat.
Wrinil, to keep us alive, I've been assuming that you would be willing to use a spell slot to create water once a day. I'm also assuming everyone is buying their own rations.
Halgrin finds Olivia. He is awkwardly leading a giant lizard by a bit and bridle and wearing his brand new breastplate.
We should get the price of the lizard out of the way. Giant lizard (75 gp)
Total = 87.5 gp
--- Halgrin's wealth 135.13 gp - 17.5 = 117.81
Halgrin nodded at the lizardfolk. Assuming prices were relatively comparable, a mule should be affordable. "Okay, that sounds manageable. Would you recommend we buy feed for the animal, or would it be able to graze enough in the wild?" And then Halgrin suddenly turned a little sheepish. "Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Halgrin. And these are two of my companions. Enizver, and Olivia."
So I feel quiet foolish, but why are we selling a scroll of Fly? I didn't. I only sold the treasure. The useful objects I thought were better to keep.
Melee weapons and ammunition made of or coated with adamantine are unusually effective when used to break objects. Whenever an adamantine weapon or piece of ammunition hits an object, the hit is a critical hit. The adamantine version of a melee weapon or of ten pieces of ammunition costs 500 gp more than the normal version, whether the weapon or ammunition is made of the metal or coated with it.
Okay, everyone. Assuming we can sell the loot from the robe, everyone here gets 540 gp. I think all of the magic items were distributed except for the +1 whip. Is anyone interested? *** Current Gold: 97.63 gp + 540 gp = 637.63 gp ***
*** Current Gold: 637.63 gp - 515 gp + 12.5 gp = 135.13 gp
Halgrin happily digs into the warm meal especially after living off of the miserable fare aboard the ship. "I've been giving some thought to our situation. I know it is tempting to take off right away, since we have a map. But having a map isn't the same thing as truly knowing an area. I think we should hire a guide, someone who knows the dangers of the jungle. They could tell us what to bring, what to leave behind, navigate us past dangers we couldn't conceive of. Plus, we don't speak any of the local languages. "I was thinking maybe two gold dragons a day. I know that sounds like a lot, but that's the going rate for a professional in Waterdeep. No idea if it's the same here. But I'd rather overpay and be alive. "It might add on an extra day. But better a day here safe with a roof over our heads, then a few lost out in the jungle. Besides we'll need some time here to sell that loot we found. "And, well, I was thinking it was high time I got myself a proper piece of armor," Halgrin said sheepishly while making a point by poking a finger through a bloody slash in his shirt.
Halgrin pulls out his badge of office exclaiming him as a Waterdhavian Sword of the Watch, and shows it to the official. "As a Watchman of Waterdeep, I can attest to the veracity of the words said here. And am willing to do so before a magistrate, and voluntary compulsion of enchantment. We have business in the city and will likely need to leave it soon. But otherwise my time is yours. Honestly my companions and I would appreciate a day or two in the city to recover from our long trip anyway."
Halgrin backs up Horat's words by keeping a very visible hand on his sword throughout the exchange. *** Once at the port, Halgrin finds a port authority to inform them of the pirate ship.
"Alright, looks like we got a new mascot. Look, I'm not going to pretend to feel any guilt about stealing from a bunch of pirates, but we should hide these things in our packs until after we're ashore. I would rather avoid another fight. In the meantime, everyone should get some rest and feel proud. We managed to overcome overwhelming odds, to defeat an impressive foe."
Halgrin puts down the shield he was admiring. And stares at the Python Staff that just spoke. "Okay. Don't see that everyday."
Here is the loot so far: #Loot
--- The robe of useful items has the following items:
--- I would like to lay claim to one of the shields. And I'm going to recommend that we strip the treasure on the Robe and split it in town. That would be 2,700 gp total, or 540 gp for each player. That is a new suit of armor for Halgrin, and I really wants it. :-)
The staff could be the staff of the python. Staff of the Python: Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) You can use an action to speak this staff's command word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet of you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake under your control and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again, you return the staff to its normal form in a space formerly occupied by the snake. On your turn, you can mentally command the snake if it is within 60 feet of you and you aren't incapacitated. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location. If the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, it dies and reverts to its staff form. The staff then shatters and is destroyed. If the snake reverts to staff form before losing all its hit points, it regains all of them.
"Despite what a lot of stories will tell you, there is very little honor among thieves. But they respect power. So I don't think they'll attack us when it's easier to cut their losses. I have a feeling that the new Captain might need to sleep with one eye open. But that's not our problem."
Seems like we're gonna miss out on some fun loot. Oh, well, I'll take alive over rich.
Halgrin watches the pirate stake his claim, but says nothing. Instead he comforts himself with the knowledge that they were alive. He also resolves to leave a description of the ship with the port authorities.
"And we'll be taking the Captain's Quarters so we can talk in private."
I agree with Horat about the death-spiral of adding exhaustion. But I'm definitely cool with Injuries coming into the game. Barbarian / Fighter 4 HP 8/35 +10 = HP 18/45 ASI: +2 to STR = 18 STR Bobombo has not participated in any online campaigns. |