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As Enara carefully wrapped the body, Lucius clenched his fist and fought back the rage boiling beneath the surface. Glancing over at Hemdar, Lucius asks in a low gruff voice "Wait, you mean to tell me somebody did this only to summon those bloody creatures? This damnable place..." Nodding as clearly saddened Enara approached, Lucius offered the only form of comfort he knew how, which was to try and be helpful in times of crisis or tragedy "Wait Enara, I can carry the child if you like."
Lucius moved to confront the faeries, but by the time he reached them, most of the threat had been neutralized. With a shrug, Lucius lashed out at the remaining creature.
Drawing his blade and raising his shield, Lucius stood prepared to jump in by Enara's side at a moments notice. Gritting his teeth, he watched as the stealthy girl made her move on the first of the tooth fairies. Though he knew that his clunky armor and general overbearing manner would be a hindrance to Enara, he nevertheless felt uncomfortable hanging back.
Learning of the Silver Ravens defense of Kintargo, Lucius nodded appreciatively and apparently impressed "That is an excellent record if I say so myself. Obviously this group was skilled; I can only hope we live up to the name." Placing his sheathed sword at his side and slinging his shield over his back, Lucius grinned "On that note, let's go put an end to these miserable tooth fairies."
I'll chyme in when Lucius has something useful to say XD
Accepting the blade with a gracious nod to Emarel, Lucius drew the sword and to inspect the fine work. As the blade made the audible sound of drawing from its protective sheath, Lucius smiled "Excellent work Emarel! Thank-you for your efforts; and for the record, this blade will only break if I do." Listening to Rexus breakdown the Silver Ravens and how they would be reborn in the companions gathered, Lucius raised one brow curiously before adding "Aye, well I suppose I've been a sentinel all my life as it were. Providing a shield for those who cannot defend themselves sounds like a natural fit to me." Standing up, Lucius affixed his newly imbued blade to his belt while adding "Agreed, we deal with the murderers first... and if that means tearing the tooth fairy apart, so be it."
I'm good to move it along.
Yeah, take it out of my share of the loot.
Shrugging, Lucius laughs at the thought of begin a spy "Instigator, spy... not exactly terms I ever thought would be applied to me. Strange days." Standing up, Lucius brushes himself off and looks over at Hemdar somewhat incredulously "Tooth fairies? We really are living during strange times if that's the case." Glancing over at Zea with a nod, Lucius adds "I'd be happy to help." Moving towards the body, stretched out his upper body muscles as he prepared to carry Zel's away from the ally.
Trying not to alert whatever is tailing them, Lucius nods lightly at Jilvi's warning and whispers back "Understood. The Thrune has eyes everywhere it seems."
Moving towards the body, Lucius crouches down over the body to get a closer look. "Such a shame." His initial medical examination complete, Lucius lancing about the area trying to determine what may have occurred here, sussing out any clues potential clues.
Raising his left brow curiously at Zea, Lucius grins lightly and responds "Our reputation proceeds us then, does it?" Making a motion towards the door, Lucius adds "Lead us the way then m'lady."
Taking the dagger with a nod, Lucius hides it away in his cloak. Not having his sword at his side made him uncomfortable, but the small blade was better than nothing. Not used to skulking around, Lucius begins speaking in a normal voice "Thanks..." pausing a moment, Lucius shakes his head and matches the girls tone "I mean, thanks. By the way, heard some rumors about noises from the Livery again."
While listening to the others as they spoke of next steps, Lucius sat down with his whetstone and applied it to his blade to pass the time. When Enara suddenly started to speak elvish, Lucius looked up momentarily with a look of both confusion and a hint of surprised admiration... if those around had to guess, Lucius was probably not multilingual. Standing up, Lucius appears somewhat resolved as he finally spoke up "Maybe I should go with you both for some added protection if necessary? That said, I suppose I should lose this tabard." Removing his distinctive Order of the Godclaw Tabard over his armor, Lucius instead looked about for something less obvious "Laria, would you happen to have a plain cloak I can throw on? I need something to not draw attention to myself." Lucius was clearly annoyed at the prospect of having to hide in plain sight as a wanted man, but was nevertheless trying to be practical and sanguine about the situation.
Sounds good! Devils should now be very worried around Lucius XD
So, now that we have downtime and things, I can craft stuff, and move around runes! Unfortunately, I won't be able to craft magical items until next level when the Magical Crafting feat becomes available to me, but it's still useful. I'd still like to get that striking rune if nobody has any issues with it.
Take care of yourself Til, and here is hoping for a speedy and healthy recovery!
Sheathing his blade as an act of trust, Lucius nods "Aye, we have an arrangement then." Turning his attention to the tengu sisters, smiles respectfully "Lucius Baradayne at your service."
Moving his head back, Lucius listens to Enara with a nod "I think you're right... and yes, it does sound familiar."
Lowering his blade slightly, Lucius appeared still somewhat apprehensive about what he was hearing "Ordinarily I would say that some kind of punishment would be required for attempting to allow a murder to go unpunished," taking a deep breath, Lucius sighed "but these are not ordinary times, are they?" Looking over his shoulder at his companions, Lucius inquired "Thoughts?"
Ready to speak up for the group, Lucius suddenly found Jilvi out in front taking the lead on this parley with the tengu. Lucius opened his mouth to interject or maybe even object, but found that Jilvi had the discussion well in hand and chose not to intercede, except only to say "Uh, what she said..."
Listening to Enara while keeping his eyes firmly fixed ahead, Lucius nods and speaks in a hushed tone "Let's go then. I'll take the lead; be ready everyone."
Take care!
With a droll smile towards Jilvi, Lucius nods and laughs in a self-depreciating manner "Well, I think I meet some of those criteria Jilvi... I have been known to charge head first into dangerous situations," pausing a moment, Lucius looks up with a humorously contemplative look "some might call that kinda thing brave, but folks with better common sense than myself would probably call it foolish." Shield and sword still drawn, Lucius makes his way south to continue their exploration.
Having stricken down the dire corby, Lucius briefly nods and mutters "Disgusting creature." Turning towards the others, Lucius adds "Agreed, there are likely more down here, and we just made quite the loud ruckus." Sword still drawn, Lucius again takes the point "Ready when you are."
"Eat us?" Shaking his head, Lucius snarls "Not on my bloody watch." Striking at the bird, Lucius yells at it in attempt to strike fear into its heart "Damn mangy creature, face me!"
Striking would be amazing for Lucius if I could get my hands on it; it stacks with Weapon Surge, meaning I can really pound the hell out of a devil with it (which will come up I'm sure in this series)
Very true. Gonna build up Lucius to be pretty tankish if I can, help that along. If there is any sort of provoke like power, I'm going for that so I can pull enemies towards me. Also, going to be MIA myself this weekend, won't be able to post until Sunday.
Swearing out loud as he cut down the beast, Lucius was definitely not a happy camper "What in the name of the gods are these things doing here?!" Almost immediately, Jilvi provided healing to his woudner leg, keeping Lucius in the fight. Seeing the other crocodile was felled, Lucius sheathed his blade and shook his head as he responded to Enara's inquiry into his well being "I've been better; the beast got the better of me there for a moment. Thanks to Jilvi though, I'm no worse for the wear... just my ego a little bruised at this point."
Moving into a strategic position, Lucius holds off and waits for the creatures to approach. "Stay back, I'll hold them off!"
Alright cool, if the armor is available, Lucius will purchase it. Half-plate is pretty good protection, and would bring Lucius to AC20. Edit: Can we sell back old gear then? If Lucius does get Half-plate, the Chainmail can be sold (valued at 6gp)
With some light now provided, Lucius was better able to see his surroundings. Sword and shield drawn, Lucius stepped forward into the cavern, leading ahead from the others "Aye, scavengers. Everyone keep on alert."
How much to we have to spend again? I would like half-plate if it's affordable/available.
Nodding slowly in an exhausted fashion, Lucius yawns and follows in behind Enara "Sleep, yes... that sounds like a great plan." Spending some comfortable time not in chain armor sounded like a great idea at that moment.
Sorry, I'll post later tonight... busy few days. I'll probably save up for some heavy armor.
Nodding as Jilvi spoke, Lucius added "She's right Til. Anyway, we got what we came for, let's be done with the god forsaken place." Lucius made a motion with his head towards the exit, and waited for the others to make their exit before following.
I think it's worth remembering that your saves automatically increase at the same rate as your level (at least) so every little bit counts quite a bit more. It's effectively a reaction that increases your proficiency bonus by a full step, so you are equivalent to a master in will saves at level 2. Also bear in mind how crits work now, even if it isn't enough to prevent a failure, it can give you the edge you need to avoid a critical failure. Nimble Dodge saved me from a crit earlier even though it didn't protect me from the hit entirely. True, but I'm not crazy about having to use a reaction to get the benefit... too many of the Champion powers rely on your one reaction as it is.
Interesting how they've changed the Paladin. Used to be that your charisma modifier was added to saves (which was often over powered) by I think they over-corrected it for 2e, making it a flat +2 bonus that you must use a reaction for to get, and doesn't scale with level. I opted instead for the Fiendbane, which will give a little extra muscle in fights like the last one. By the way, can Lucius use one of the Striking Runes? If he has it, it increases the potency of his Weapon Surge to two extra damage dice, which would be great in a pitched battle against a tough devil.
There is playtest document? Might need to check that out.
Decided to just go straight Paladin for level 2. Went with Fiendsbane oath and picked up the skill feat Group Coercion, which will be a nice little debuff (especially at level 3 when he gets expert intimidation, allowing up to four targets) Figured Fiendsbane would be useful in this campaign.
Moving his eyes off the morningstar, Lucius looks over at Enara somewhat sheepishly, scratches his head and responds "Ah, sorry Enara... not what I meant. Don't let me disturb you." Stepping back, Lucius lets the girl to her work.
Only mildly interested in the finding, Lucius picks up one of the healing potions adding "Well, some useful things here at least." Moving in beside Enara, Lucius picks up the silver morningstar and muses "If you can't open it the elegant way Enara, I can always try the old fashioned crude way."
Finishing off the last of the foul creatures, Lucius sheaths his blade and moves towards the edge of the pool. "Utterly disgusting, those things." Glancing over as Enara and Emarel discuss weapons, Lucius adds finally "If you're done there, we should keep moving. This place is foul, and I'd happy to put some distance between us and it."
My apologies and thanks for botting me Thrune; really busy couple of days. Didn't get home last night until quite late, and went straight to bed. Back to regular evening posting though! Edit: Glad you did the rolling though this time, a natural 20!
Fending off the disgusting creatures, Lucius curls his lip in disgust while drawing up his shield. Glancing over his shoulder, Lucius nods at Enara's suggestion to draw them out "Right, good idea." His blade still glowing with holy energy, Lucius yells at the beast "C'mon then you ugly bastards, have at you!"
Having attempted to antagonize them further, Lucius draws back in an attempt to coax them out of the hazardous muck.
Looking back towards Hemdar with a nod of understanding, Lucius draws his blade and says a quick incantation causing his blade to glow with divine energy. Moving forward, Lucius stops near the sludge pool and awaits the opportunity to strike.
Hey all, I think I'm going to put us on a 24-hour timer for combat posts on weekdays. If its been 24 hours since a round started I'll just bot whoever has yet to go in an effort to keep things moving at a decent pace during combat. Good idea. Nothing slows PbP down more than grinding combat.
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