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Take care of yourself Helaman.....no worries about the game...

Hoping all is going well DM Helaman. Still here when you are ready to proceed!!!

Loving this game. I'm not going anywhere.

Magnus jumps as he hears Aukan yell.

"Do you think they need our help? Maybe one of us should check it out." he says to Liam.

Magnus continues to cut blankets to tie the sleeping guards up. He will listen if called for, however.

"A few minutes at best....here, help me with this rope!"

Magnus starts tying the guards up, then will move forward to engage the new set of guards...

How long will it take to tie them up?

Is it a simple coup de grace, or do I need to roll to hit and damage?

"I can easily drag a knife over their throats, but tying them up might require 2 of us."

How many are still asleep? We need to deal with them before we follow Aukan into the next group..lol

Ok, I am posting but all my posts are disappearing right afterwards...and it seems to only be this game....very sorry..I will try to keep checking to make sure they do not disappear....

Magnus again fires a bolt of fire at the guardsman.

Attack-magic: 1d20 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 5 + (2) = 11
Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 8

Did Magnus hear anything??

Sorry, looks like the post monster strikes again....as I had thought I posted right after Aukan. Sorry about that..

Magnus takes aim at one of the guards and fires a bolt of fire.

Attack-spell: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 7

Weird...exactly the same numbers as the eaten post..lol

Seeing the croud of guards awaiting them in the room, Magnus swiftly casts his sleep charm on the troops near the back of the room, shaping his spells so that it misses his allies.

Sleep spell: 5d8 ⇒ (5, 2, 3, 5, 5) = 20

Door sounds good to me! Onward!

I can see the map fine as well...sorry for the delay!

Magnus adds his Mage light to the group and follows Karl and the others down the corridor.

Magnus looks at the halfling in disdain.

"Do you really think that is all it take to wield magic? Years of schooling and training go into every spell. Dedication and perseverance are what is needed."

His visage softens a little as he remembers his own youth and the many failed attempts he himself had when trying to harness the power of magic.

"You do seem to have the will, if not the skill. Perhaps, if you are willing, I could teach you a little about magic, and we can see if your ability matches your willingness. What do you say to that?"

A short rest might be a good idea...allow us to prepare for whatever is in the cave.

Magnus adds his own mystic light to the party, and when they stop to deal with Liam's wounds, he takes a few minutes to replenish his own magical powers. (regains 2-1st level spells)

"I think we should try and follow it and make sure it cannot harm any other travellers or locals. What do the rest of you think?"

With the creature now limed in a bright light from Karl`s spell, Magnus aims a more powerful spell at the creature. Three rays of searing fire fly from the wizard`s hand to strike at the flying lion beast.

Searing Ray:
Attack-spell: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Advantage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7

Attack-spell: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Advantage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

Attack-spell: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Advantage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8

As the creature swoops down at the party, Magnus calls out words of magic and 4 glowing bolts streak from his hand to strike the beast.

Casting magic missile as a 2nd level spell

Magic Missile: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 4) + 4 = 14

"Great! First my sleep is disturbed, and now some winged beast is hunting us. This day just keeps getting better and better!", he says while looking for a safe spot to ready is spells.

Magnus fires a bolt of fire at the remaining ogre.

Attack-magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Advantage: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Surprised that both creatures simply shrugged off his spell, Magnus cast a more physical enchantment. This time, 3 glowing red darts fly from the wizards hand to strike the lead ogre.

Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2, 4) + 3 = 10

"What is all this noise....Ogres!", the sleepy wizard exclaims as he jumps from his warm and comfortable bedroll. He quickly calls to mind the sleep charm he so often uses, and begins to mutter the words of the spell, centring it on the lead ogre.

Cast Sleep (level 2): 7d8 ⇒ (6, 6, 2, 5, 4, 8, 2) = 33

Going to be away after surgery. Please DMPC me for the time being. Hope to be back on the boards soon.

Magnus follows the others towards the caravan. He keeps to mind the charm of sleep, just in case the group turns out to be hostile.

Magnus looks the girl over, as well as the halfling.

"Well we are happy to have you along. A second person who can manipulate the forces of magic is welcome, even if self-taught. We can certainly use someone with knowledge of locks and traps and such...'

He offers his hand to the halfling, but simply looks at the girl with an unreadable look on his face.

"I suppose a few more bodies would not go amiss. Please, introduce us."

Magnus looks to the others, disturbed at the sudden disappearance of Astrid.

If we have lost players, then Yes ...lets see if we can get a few more players to join us.

Magnus is ready to delve deeper into the mystery of Xanathon!

Following Karl's example, Magnus also walks his mount out of the town. The past day was a whirlwind of purchasing supplies and speaking to people about the mountain pass and what could be expected along their route.

Investigate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Learning very little more, Magnus packs his supplies and departs with the others.

Do we have a list of treasure we have acquired thus far? I could have sworn that there was a ring or something that needed magical identification...

"More information would also not hurt! I know there is something about his protection, but I just cannot remember.....anyway, knowledge about the route and our destination would not go amiss. I will see what I can glean from the resources here in town."

Magnus will gather any information he can on this pass and the temple within. Also any information on the route to the pass...hazards, people, etc. that he can discover.

updated!

WooHoo!!! LOL

"When I assessed him magically, he seemed to have an aura about him...I do not know what it was, but from what I say, it was protecting him from damage. We need to discover how to overcome this "shield" so we can harm him directly. I will try and research this phenomenon and see if I can find a solution."

Not sure if the research is just a straight Arcana Roll, or if I can get any situational modifiers from going to a library, or from what I saw during the battle...

That was truly epic!!

Magnus rushes to the window as well and jumps to the ground below.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Seeing the large window as a possible escape route, Magnus cast a bolt of fire to shatter the glass and allow his comrades a means of escape.

"Quick everyone, out the window

Is there any other exit from this room?

Knowing this foe is a follower of a trickster god, Magnus again attempts to disbelieve what he is seeing.

I just underwent further eye surgery and will not be able to make large posts, or may be slow in posting (I can only use my ipad). So please either bot me, or I will try to post. I am also move to a new job in a few weeks, so that is playing merry havoc with things here as well. Moving far north into the Northwest Territories. Should have internet on arrival. Thanks ans sorry for the delays

Magnus casts detect magic and examines the room, as well as the figure before them.

"Umm group...this is an illusion. The corridor is only 20 feet away. Concentrate and you can break the spells power over you."

Is there a way to disbelieve what we are seeing? Magnus feels that this is some sort of illusion and wants to try and break its hold on him.

Ok, no worry...that is probably correct

Magnus moves forward to examine the area where the concealed door is located.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

"This looks like the entrance here. How shall we proceed?"

Just a quick question...do we still have those original priests with us? Magnus was guarding them, then they seemed to disappear. Just curious if I missed something

Magnus points at the other priests.

"What should we do with these?"

Nice cleavage Astrid....lol

Magnus, using his light cantrip, creates a ball of red/orange light that resembles a flaming orb. He casually tosses it from hand to hand as he watches the prisoners.
"Now a ball of fire like this could burn through a body fairly fast, but I could choose to slow that process down. Just stay seated and it will be all over soon!

Magnus is keeping his eyes on their captives...making sure they do not try to interfere in the combat.

Magnus collects the holy symbols from the priests and hands them over to Karl.

"I think they might need these to try and cast any type of spell...and I right Karl?"

Next he squats down near one of the priests who seems closest to breaking.

"Now then....can you tell us how to get to Xanathon or not. Think carefully as a wrong answer means you no longer have any worth to us, and well...we usually just "throw away" those things that have no worth, now don't we. SO who will be first to show us they have value, and are not simply walking corpses?"

"Well thats one way of dealing with the problem!", the wizard says, with a touch of awe in his voice for the warrior-woman.