Izússavar's page

Looks like the site is back up. I am ready.

Initiative 1: 1d20 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (19) + 3 + (4) = 26
Initiative 2: 1d20 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 3 + (6) = 15

Might as well use Inspiration for my initiative roll. I'll use the first roll.

Izússavar murmurs a protective ward over his weapons and then advances to the edge of the overgrown area, brandishing his Terbutje.

"All right bandits, let's see what you've got!"

Casting diving favor and then single move. I don't want to move into the entangle AoE.

I believe we are moving closer.

Can we see anything else about the figures beyond the fact that they wear cloaks?

"Let's get closer. I can't see much at this distance."

"Yes, let's have a look. Maybe the bear is doing our job for us."

Izússavar nods to the others and heads up the hill.

"If we force march a bit we might be able to catch up to them."

"I wonder if they saw what they expected to see? Well, may as well keep moving."

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
I don't have Survival skill to look for tracks.

"Strange they would camp so close to the village. Why not just press on an extra hour and then stay indoors? Perhaps they were watching the village, but did not want to be seen?"

"I suppose they don't trade much with the Empire up here. Let's get a move on," Izússavar says as he helps load the animals.

"Yes. We'll be sure to look for those hunters when we go that way, but we have a long march tomorrow."

Izússavar prepares to turn in.

"Do hunters go missing often around here?"

"Perhaps the velves have better woodscraft than the orcs, and conceal their tracks."

"I am looking forward to a hot meal and a chair by the fire. But I would also like to hear about the people of these parts, and what daners there might be up here."

"Well, there should be no trouble with having a fire there. Let's meet this Marcus."

..."Surely it can't be too kuch further?"

"Perhaps they have maps here. Or the locals can tell us how far we have to go."

Izússavar approaches the village (assuming he is unchallenged), and he enters with the others.

"Old blood," Izússavar shakes his head. "They think they are the 'old blood?' In my day their ancestors were little better than apes, wearing leaves for clothes."

He looks at the others.

"So what now? Do we press on, or investigate this cave?"

"Ask them if they came from the cave the others mentioned?"

"So enlightenment is a bad thing, is it?" Izússavar chuckles. "That's a new one."

Izússavar scratches his scales for a moment.

"If he called us 'openworlders,' though, that probably means his race lives underground. Which would explain the pale complexion."

"If the amulets are consumed upon use, then getting them to use them up now could make it harder for them to hit us later. Besides, we managed to take down two of these velves before they could use them. That luck may continue."

And, when the GM presents you with an obvious adventure site, it's a little rude to say 'no thanks.' :)

"Cave, eh? Hmmm... do velves usually live in caves?"

Izússavar shakes his head.

"I'm not sure we can afford to ignore enemies like that. If they use these amulets to disappear at will, there's nothing stopping them from raiding our column all the way to the ruins."

"Really? Let me see."

Izússavar examines the amulets.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

"No, I don't recognize them."

He turns back to the survivors. "Any idea where this camp was they were going to take you?"

He looks at Artemis and Ulmarr. "The question now is: do we want to go after this camp? Or steer clear of it? Those Velves could come after us if we don't take them out, but they might think our group is too large to attack."

Izússavar takes his rope and ties up the two velves.

"They're still out. We could probably cut a few saplings to make a sort of sled we could drag them on."

"Wait! He could be still here, but invisible! Watch the snow for fresh tracks!"

Izússavar looks around the clearing intently.

Two move actions to look around. I'm guessing that was a snapleaf.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"These velves don't seem so strong," says Izússavar.

He moves to the other side of Artemis.

If Artemis and Ulmarr are flanking the bandit leader, I want to flank the other bandit with Artemis if that is still possible. If that is not possible but I can charge the other bandit I will do that.

Terbutje: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25
Terbutje Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

"So these are velves? Somehow I expected more," Izússavar chuckles.

"All right then! Have at them!"

Izússavar charges the nearest "velf."

Terbutje +2 charging: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25
Terbutje Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

My AC is now 18 due to charging.

"Though I saw movement up ahead. Let's keep going!"

Ulmarr has the best stealth with +2, so we are not a very sneaky group. Which means we might as well just blunder into the clearing. BTW Izússavar only moves 20'.

"If that's so then your companions may yet live, though these elves look to be giving chase. If we hurry we may be able to come to their aid!"

Ready to follow the tracks unless anyone has anything else to do.

Izússavar looks around.

"There is a blood trail here and several other paths... perhaps they thought you were dead, and fled into the woods?"

Izússavar examines the tracks around the wagon, trying to deduce what sort of creature went where.

Survival (untrained): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15

Izússavar turns back to the others. "What do you think? Do we try and find this man's friends?"

Izússavar steps forward, and watches Ulmarr heal the man with a wand. If the man is still badly injured, Izússavar adds some healing of his own.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

"Who would they be trading with out here? The orcs? Why would they come this far?"

"Can you tell how many there were?" asks Izússavar.

"If there aren't too many, perhaps we should give chase. It sounds like we will have to fight them sooner or later."

"All right, let's get bedded down and assign watches."

Ready to move on.

"It also gives us a notion of their numbers based on how much supplies they left behind."

Izússavar looks at the meat dubiously. Do orcs eat humans?

"Ah... what kind of meat do orcs eat, anyhow? What do you think this is?"

"Perhaps there is some way we can conceal a fire? If there is a hearth in one of these buildings the building will shield the light. We just make sure to block the windows and doors."

“A rather unpleasant race full of rather unpleasant humanoids...”

"Hmph," grunts Izússavar. "Where I came from, we used to say the same things about humans."

Izússavar chuckles. "No offense," he adds.

"Can you negotiate with them? Do they trade with you? Or are they just savages to be fought?"

"Whatever the case, a good defensive position will be valuable. If the orcs stay here then they know its value, and may hesitate to attack while we are in it."

Izússavar looks around.

"Or not. If they attack, we fight and earn our pay."

Izússavar frowns. "Orcs... is that bad? Who are they?"

Izússavar doesn't have knowledge (local) and I figure that orcs may have emerged or developed in the years since he was transported, so he doesn't know what they are.

Izússavar nods, and readies his weapons as he heads towards the fort with the others.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

"All right, let's start by throwing the spear across with the rope and hope we can get it caught on something. Then I'll go across and you can hang on to this end of the rope; if it comes free then at least you can pull me back to this side."

"Once I'm across, then I can anchor the rope and we can begin pulling things across using the rope."

"Sound good?"

Izússavar hurls a spear across the river over and over until he can get it to catch on something, and then he pulls on it hard to see if it will come free. Once he is satisfied, he begins to cross (unless the plan is vetoed by someone else).

How deep is the water here?

"What about a rope?" asks Izússavar.

"If we can anchor a rope to something on the other side, we could pull ourselves across, and hang on to the rope if we at risk of being washed away."

Anyone got a grappling hook and rope? Is there anything we could catch it on?

"Hm..." grunts Izússavar. "I'm not much of a swimmer. Do we look for a crossing along the river? Or try to get across here?"

"I am already packed. And I find it hard to imagine having any business here."

"Why do you care so much? You are getting paid just like the rest of us."

Izússavar looks at the guard with an eyebrow raised for a moment. The moment stretches uncomfortably longer... until he shrugs and looks away.

"If it were all the same I would have taken a job in the sun. But there weren't any expeditions heading to the south."

OK cool.

Do we have any other players?

Just to confirm: Do we get the BAB from our NPC class?

Izússavar is griping about the cold but it is just role-playing.

"Is it always so cold in this north?" Izússavar grumbles. "I can see why you people are so hairy." He gathers his furs around him.

"I will do what I must to pay my debts, but if this is the edge of civilization, why the expedition at all? Surely if there was anything of value up there, civilization would extend further, would it not? "

Izússavar looks around the inn. "Look, this inn doesn't even have it's own cook! Clearly nobody bothers coming here, even less going beyond."

Izússavar looks at Ulmarr. "It sounds like you have been in those lands before. What should we expect there?"

Dotting.

Dang! I just finished my backstory.

Oh, well. Have fun everyone.

@Izussavar I'm okay with that. There are also these rules if you wanted to go all out. Essentially reflavor an existing bit of equipment that meets the default proficiencies to be constructed of a primitive material.

OK, cool.

BTW, your link here just comes back to this page.

The weapons I foresee using are:

Greatclub
Spear (with obsidian tips)
Terbutje/Great Terbutje.

BTW, GM:

I wanted to build my guy around primitive weapons since he comes from a time before iron working existed. But there isn't really any way to do that mechanically without houserules.

As an Oracle I would get these proficiencies:

Light Armor
Medium Armor
Simple Weapons

How would you feel about changing this to:

Non-metal armors
Weapons made from primitive materials only (no steel, cold iron, etc.)

Peet/Izússavar

People who proposed a character concept, and not just rolls:

Peet Nagaji Oracle

This is the Avatar I (Peet) will be using... give me a bit more time.