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Greetings all. Unfortunately I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that it is time for me to step away from these boards for a while. Life keeps throwing darts, and I don't have the concentration or motivation to continue at this time. Thanks for the opportunity, and I apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Hopefully if like settles down I can return someday... but if not Happy Gaming to you all and best wishes.
Lily looks back at the beached boat, across the water, then back at the cart. "Yes. I guess that is why we are here. Still it seems strange to go towards whatever left that waste for us to find". She then takes a last drink of water from the river, and joins the others.
Lil takes the word of here shipmates, and jumps ashore with a line looking for a convenient spot to tie the boat off. She then steps ashore and breathes a sigh or relief that this ship for once didn't wreck with her aboard...yet.
Perception Lil steps to the front of the boat as the crew makes their way towards the deserted pier. She holds a long boathook in hand ready to either snag something and pull the boat closer, or push it away if danger rears its ugly head.
Lil awoke. Sweating, and panting from yet another nightmare... the memory of this one elusive as usual. Why can't I remember? Then she realizes that something is going on. She hears the rush of individuals outside, and feels the boat tilting as much of the weight of the boat shifts to one side. Arising she wipes the sleep from her eyes, and sleepily makes her way to see what is happening... just in time to see Rikus reach overboard to grab at something... She then does a quick headcount and notices the missing individual. "Toki"!
Lily stands with her crossbow at the ready... just in case the combat breaks out.
Lily simply nods her head, takes a push pole, and moves to the front of the boat to keep an eye out for trouble ahead. Perception Perception (Advantage from Beordt).
I can agree that the rule is not worded correctly. So this balances out the feat because the advantage is cancelled out by the disadvantage... so no extra dice, and no advantage. You could interpret this as the owl must be within 5' of you for the feint to work. Not trying to start an argument... this seems to be the rule... However the GM has the right to change the rule to however he wants. :-). The first paragraph of the "Help" action addresses an Ability check which the Attack action is not. The second paragraph addresses using it in combat. In either case I feel it's overpowered as stated, and would only get more overpowered if additional attacks were allowed. Always holes in the rules you could use. BTW... I'm not upset or angry in anyway, and will be fine with either ruling, just my two cents worth. Sometimes the written word doesn't correctly convey emotion. :-).
@ The Navigator
Spoiler:
"Thank you. I can't tell you what a relief it is to know there are others with the sight like myself. We shall have to speak more of it. For now I'd better see what my companions are up to". Lil joins the others and agrees on their mission when it is explained. She grabs a couple more sturdy spears to carry, and prepares to rest for the evening.
HP Roll... so 7 HP Observant Feat
Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20. If you can see a creature's mouth while it is speaking a language you understand, you can interpret what it's saying by reading its lips. You have a +5 bonus to your passive Wisdom (Perception) and passive Intelligence (Investigation) scores.
You have to watch 5E carefully as it can have some sniggly bits. In this case using the HELP action only works in combat if the creature you are attacking is within 5' of you... which makes ranged attacks in close combat have disadvantage... so a wash... unless you have a feat or ability that removes the attack within close combat disadvantage. Alternatively, you can aid a friendly creature in attacking a creature within 5 feet of you. You feint, distract the target, or in some other way team up to make your ally's attack more effective. If your ally attacks the target before your next turn, the first attack roll is made with advantage.
Lil makes friendly small talk with the people of the settlement, and looks for an opportunity to speak privately with the Navigator. Lil & Navigator
Spoiler: "Excuse me. I'd like to thank you for your rescue in person... but something else occupies my thoughts. Shortly after the shipwreck I detected someone on the shore far down the coast. I had a feeling of good from that individual, but the sea was too treacherous for us to head in that direction. Looking back on things it would have probably been no more dangerous than the path we took... but that is a discussion for another time". "Though we've never met... somehow I feel that we have. I don't know, sometimes I get these well... visions in my head and things and places I've never seen become familiar. I thought I was going crazy with delusions, but then many of the things I saw were rooted in truth. I got that feeling when I first saw you. Were we destined to end up here"?
Lily stands open mouthed for a moment gawking at all the seemingly happy minotaurs' around her. She then shakes off her feelings, and goes to work helping in any way she can, and shyly smiling at any who make eye contact with her. She takes a moment to wipe and polish her horns her vanity and need to fit in true. At the offer of lodging and food she moans out loud, and runs to hug the man before catching herself. "Thank you. You don't know how good that sounds".
"Well that wasn't much fun. I can't help but wonder what new threats await us". She tries to find a sunny spot to dry out her clothing and fur, and rests letting the experienced sailors do their jobs... and hoping that she isn't in another shipwreck. HD to heal
Lil us torn on what to do, but decides to use her muscle instead if her mind. STR
CON Save "Yes. We shall speak soon". Lily gathers her reserves, and plods along at the frantic pace, determined not to fall behind. She stops for a moment beside the heaving and struggling Beordt, and places a gentle hand on him rejuvenating his flagging constitution.
I'll be out of the country on a business trip next week, and am not sure what my posting availability will be. Just FYI so you won't think I've deserted you. Feel free to DMPC
Religion Insight Lily simply stands and stares at so many other Minotaurs gathered in one place... and seemingly isolated. She starts a bit at the mention of Mayantep, as she read some passages about this deity in one of her texts. "Thank you for the salvation. I follow the path of Eshu, but I feel our gods share much in common". She then steps forward, blinking a bit at the sound between her eyes that had stunned her earlier... but too fascinated to pay it any mind. "Please. Tell me the story of your people".
Lily is surprised as her final stand is abruptly interrupted by a firm iron hand and a sudden exit from the water. This gives me an idea for conveyance once we get back to civilization. She hits the ground running as Rilkus lets her down, and continues to head forward. Dash #2 NOTE: She'll also use her final charge of the day if that matters.
Lily continues to flail along through the woods, stumbling... bumbling. DEX (Acrobatics)... and promptly faceplants in the stream. Maybe I should just lay here. No way I'll ever be nimble enough to run from these jungle dwellers... still I can help the others get away. Lily rises back to her feet, and takes place to try and slow down the approaching Trollkin. She tries to find a spot with cover from their arrows, and perhaps she can bottleneck them. She draws her spear and casts Shield of Faith and awaits the enemy. "Run! Run! I'll try and slow them down. Run"!
Lily rumbles her thanks, as Toki and Rikus haul her to her feet. She grabs a pinch of dirt as she arises, and casts Longstrider @ 2nd level on her benefactors, then makes a standard move.
Potential Hazzard
DEX (Acrobatics) Turning her head from side to side and using her long horns to protect her eyes, Lil has just enough warning to open her mouth and bellow when somehow an entire tree trunk falls from a great distance striking her directly between the eyes, sending her reeling and wheeling to the soft jungle turf.
Lily puts her head down and dashes behind Rilkus hoping that her horns helps deflect any spring back from his brush clearing charge.
”Get up and walk. You are not a child to be carried.” Cure Wounds on Toki.
Lil then hurries after the new arrival.
Knowing that the archers in the trees are a greater danger at this time, Lily sends forth a beam of radiant power, aiming at the Creature in the trees firing at Beordt. Sacred Flame DC12 DEX to negate
Then tries to find cover from any incoming arrows.
Angry at the unprovoked attack, Lily paws her leg and prepares to charge... when she sees Dacknar fall. Healing word as bonus action. . She then bolts from the cover and towards the hidden Trollkin.
Charge!!! Horns out!
Perception
Lily tries to find somewhere to take cover and let others do the talking. It's pretty obvious that there is conflict between the trollkin, and Minotaurs.
Arcana Lil joins Beordt inspecting the arrow, and wondering if the Rune makes any sense to her. She looks up at Toki's shout of a possible survivor, and joins him putting the arrow out of mind in anticipation of a real survivor. Survival She pats the man on the back and smiles. "Good catch. I never would have seen those tracks. Can you follow them? Perhaps someone needs our help".
Survival Somewhat shaken at all the corpses Lily is unable to do much of anything. She simply stares at the jungle...and the ominous sound of the drums.
"I guess I understand what you are saying, but I just don't separate people at all. I consider all of you more "my People" than a bunch of people who look like me, but I've never met". She then shrugs and continues to look around. "Still I shall speak of it no more. You are entitled to have your own thoughts".
Perception. Lily looks around the area dismayed at the carnage. "Once again... not my people, I know none of them. I don't know why you think all Minotaurs are the same".
Hmm. Never heard of it. Sounds like we need to return here and investigate more after we find somewhere to base ourselves. I wouldn't recommend opening that bottle... but it's not my call".
History "I know nothing of this Golden Spire. What is it"?
Lil haltingly reads the script out loud to anyone interested and listening in. "Does this mean anything to anyone"? She then starts to prepare a spell to speak with the bottle. "I can hold a conversation with this object though I might not get useful information from it. Can you think of any questions other than 'What is your purpose, or how tell me your story"?
Lil looks over the shoulders of Toki and Dacknar at both the bottle and the hand holding it. Arcana Medicine (To Determine species of the hand). "That is strange writing. If you give me a few minutes I have a ritual that might help in reading the script".
Lil can retrace the track unerringly back to anything. She would like to see some form of civilization a bit above barbarian village if possible before continuing.
Lil freezes in place and her eyes glaze over. She sways a bit, and you can see her facial expressions change. After a couple of minutes she shakes her head, and turns to address the others. "This is a place that was once holy to the Frogkin. They relied upon their god Schaphigroadaz to protect them, but I'm not sure he did. I feel they were beset by enemies from many fronts... and obviously fell. I believe our friends to the east may be survivors... or the ones who dwelt here have moved on or perished. It is worth exploring... after we recover a bit".
Lily takes advantage of some of the food, and water they found, and is relieved that she can stay closer to her formerly smelly companions. She is startled to see the structure along the trail. History
She then turns to her companions. "We are tired, beat up, and ill equipped to explore this building. I say we find my people, and we can return here to explore after better equipping ourselves, and recovering a bit. I promise that I can find this place again with no problems".
Business associates in town this week. Probably be Thursday PM at the earliest before I can post... so feel free to DMPC.
Lily is in no mood to get in an argument. "Just be wary or passing judgement. Often the Evil fear the just... and if you remember I had an omen that things in that direction were good, and in the direction we went bad, but closer". Lily does as asked and completes a ritual to preserve the hide.
"Just thinking that if Lily's Minotaur people are any kind of war like, having the hide could bring respect to our group. So even spending a extra night or so near the beach might be worth the effort. What say the rest of you?" Dackanr says, he would hate to see the hide go to waste. On ship you try and use everything two or three times and leave nothing for waste. Lily turns to the haughty elf with an aggravated glance. "I don't know about this group of my people but if they're anything like my people we are a nation of displaced sailors and scholars. Are you judging my people by our appearance? Have I done anything Savage or warlike? I don't assume all of your race are haughty, nose in the air judgmental, mighty magicians"? "As far as a spell to help keep the hide from rotting... that is something I could ask for... but I would hesitate to do so, as that spell might be more wisely spent. I'm not sure what the fascination with preserving this nasty hide is anyway. It is of no great value, we're not even sure it makes suitable armor, as you'd have to take care not to stab yourself donning or removing, you couldn't wear it in a bar or civilized setting, as you'd end up poisioning anyone about you, and you want to take extra time to cure it". She then snorts, and paws the ground with one impatient hoof. "I will go along with the majority, because it's foolish to strike off on your own in this cursed land, but just keep in mind that the more time we spend here the more danger we are likely to face... all for a stinky hide"? Update:
"In my opinion the value of the hide, is not worth the time we would need to 'Maybe' Preserve it... and 'Maybe' be able to make something worthwhile out of it. I know I have no skills in forming leather armor. I say we bury it, or leave it for scavengers and proceed towards our goal". Lily speaks from afar as she has no desire to smell the stench of the hide.
Lily plops to the ground breathing and snorting hard. "Whoever put that thing down... Thank you". Cure Wounds (2nd Level Slot) Cure Wounds "I have a curing spell available for someone, and I'll keep one in reserve". Cure Wounds
Lily continues to thrash and flail about. Her body covered in snot and blood she continues to bellow and try to gore the offending creature. Gore Gore Hole and her spiritual assistant Minotaur head... Ghost Gore Ghost Gore Hole But her weakness and loss of blood make her desperate actions fruitless.
Lily continues to try and thrust both her physical and metaphysical horns into the beast. Real Horns
Pseudo Horns
Her labored breathing has a unusual rattle, as some internal injuries are probably making her panic a bit.
Tossing her head and bellowing in anger... and pain... Lily thrashes her head trying to spear her antagonist with her horns. Gore Gore hole. But the wily beast is able to move aside from the blow, as the blood from his wound runs into her eyes. Spiritual Gore Spiritual Gore Hole. And her spiritual horn attack is almost as bad. Things look grim for the stalwart Cleric.
Roaring in pain, Lily thrashes her head back against the offending beast attempting to pierce it with her sharp horns. Horns Holes She then calls forth an additional faintly glowing blue set of horns that zoom in behind the creature and attempt to pierce it from the other side. Spirit horns Spirit holes But the spray of blood in the air seems to have spoiled the spirit horns attack.
Lily holds up one massive hand, in sync with Dacknar's warning, and looks intently to the west trying to pick out more detail. She pulls her shield, and spear into a defensive position, and slowly moves towards the movement. Perception
Who gets the reprieve Lil goes over to where Toki is resting. "Surely you can't sleep till you've composed at least one stanza about our recent adventures". Lil Reaches out and gently waves her hands above the exhausted human.
Besides we need another to stand watch tonight". she says with what you've come to believe is a smile.
CON Save It is hot. It is miserable. But Lily's strong constitution lets her keep going doggedly... barely. She helps Rikus clean out the muck in the areas he had trouble reaching, and spends time encouraging the others in this journey. "It will be worth it when we arrive. I'm sure of it". |
