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Markus had dreams of clearing the citadel as well, he isn't sure they weren't real, but he decides he shouldn't argue. He says "Thank you" to Ardoinel.

Markus adds "The chance to work on a Hellknight fortress is a gift itself. I will also serve." The wizard is only half present in the conversation, as he keeps imagining renovations on the citadel. He is torn between staying classical and coming up with his own signature, but he imagines he will end up with a mixture of the two.

Markus is impressed with Ardoinel's recount. If it were left to him, he'd have just given a descriptive, technical story, but out of nowhere he felt excited and empowered. He raises his fist and says "Yeah!", but then recomposes himself as he realizes the man was addressing the council, not him.

Let's go!

Well FML. I'll stick with Toughness then.

Level 5 wizard

Ability boosts: Dex, Con, Int, Wis

New spells in spellbook: Fireball, Safe Passage, Slow
New prepared spells (3rd rank): Fireball, Safe Passage, Slow

New ancestry feat: General Training -> Robust Health
New ancestry feat from Ancestral Paragon: General Training -> Toughness

Reflex saves increased to Expert
Skill increase: Craft (T to E)

Society: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Arcana: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Cranky looks back at Netkin and, after narrowing his eyes says "What is... allergies?"

After the discussion and words spoken, Markus can be seen sweating. He is nervous for some reason. He says "The citadel... It is beautiful! And I... we get to work on it? It's a blessing!" He is quickly reminded of the current residents and says to Ardoinel "We having the deed does not exclude them. By having a legal claim, it only means that we can make it our home as well. It does not mean we have to expel them. It is perfectly reasonable to coexist. And they can pay their rent with labor. Be it manual labor to maintain the keep or help defend it, an arrangement can and should be made with them."

He takes a while looking at the portals and says "With enough time, I can repair these. It would be an honor."

Markus unconsciously takes a step back as Ardoinel speaks and shows the medallion.

Also, Cranky is adorable! :D

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Arcana: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Crafting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

...

Markus says "Cranky, come back here!" and the fox runs and hides behind his leg. He turns to the others and says "So, that was elven for This door only opens to whoever has the Alseta's Ring. Anyone has any idea of what that might be?"

Markus says "I agree with the elf. Cranky, go ahead and give it a sniff, will ya?"

The fox goes to the door and starts to sniff it, then reports what he finds.

My familiar has the speech ability, so he can just tell us what he smells with his scent ability.

Markus is surprised at Resa's question. He thinks for a while and replies "I never thought about it. My sister and I came to Breachill after escaping slavery in Kintargo. I think we will probably stay there, in the town that took us in. I am an architect. I will continue to build. Maybe open my own shop." He is unsure about the last part.

Yeah, maybe clear out everything before activating portals all around.

Markus makes a note to the others "Voz suspected that somewhere around here was a portal to Altaerein citadel. Perhaps this is it?"

Will Lore Architecture apply here? I mean for the Society roll?

Markus says "Thank you, Ellaeaanda and Ardoinel. I'm sorry this has plagued you for so long. Do you think your dreams mean something specific?"

Society or Lore Architecture: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Arcana on the Arches: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Markus is amazed at the entire scene. He has always considered Shelyn as his patron, but it is only because he didn't know Findeladlara well enough. If he can, one day he wishes to plan and build a room as beautiful as this one.

He opens his tunic and from inside a small fox jumps out. The mage says "Everyone, this is my friend, Cranky. Say hi Cranky." The fox, surprisingly speaks in perfect Common "Hello everybody." He has a squeaky voice, but cute. Markus says "Take a look Cranky, this room is beautiful!"

As the little fox takes it all in, Markus scans the area for magical auras.

Markus has Crafting, but not a repair kit. Not very smart.

Markus relaxes as the fight ends. He says "I'm glad I didn't hurt anyone from our side this time. I was careful with that. Anyway, I knew there was a language I was still meaning to learn. Good thing that you learned it."

He asks somewhat stupidly "I have no idea what the Endless Destruction is. Can anyone please fill me in?"

Vrosi is very much an unarmed combatant. I think he'd benefit from the claw?

Markus sends his flying darts again.

Needle darts: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Piercing damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 3, 3, 2) = 12

Man, this is a nasty fight!

Markus tries to decrease the leader's impact and creates a flow of pressurized water at the leader.

Hydraulic Push

Spell attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 1) = 7

Instead, Markus makes the cavern wall really really clean.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Markus shoots his darts at the red creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 2) = 10

Position is awful for Pummeling Rubble...

Markus sees he can't attack the creatures like he wanted. Instead, he tries remembering what he knows about them and sends his metal darts flying.

Recall knowledge Society, Needle darts @Blue

Recall knowledge: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Needle darts: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 2, 4, 4) = 14

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Markus brushes past the fungus and goes with the others.

Society: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

He notices the melted structure and says "We can't exclude the possibility that whatever melted this is still around. We should be careful, it would hurt a lot." He is really curious to know what happened here, being an architect himself. He tries to find magical auras.

Detect Magic. Also, is there anything else that Markus can notice on the architecture/engineering of this structure?

Recall knowledge Lore Architecture: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Recall knowledge Lore Engineering: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Wow, 4 d20 rolls, 6 is the highest result! This campaign has something against my character!

Markus thanks Ellaeaanda. With the cave appearing, Markus sends in a floating ball of light as far as he can until something of note appears.

I do not!

"Yes, I've returned to my senses. The creature's influence seemed to have stopped once it fell.", Markus replies ashamed. He does his best to help Netkin with the healing.

Later

Markus says "These could be useful. Not sure why we'd need wind in this cave, but... these gloves certainly seem powerful."

Markus says "I'm sorry! The creature somehow messed with my head. It seemed annoyed at the spells I was chugging at it, so... I need to have better defenses against such mind attacks."

As Markus comes to his senses, he watches the scene and asks "Wha-, what happened?"

After

Markus looks under the tarps and pulls out a few magical pieces of armor.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

"Oh, there's some magic stuff here.", he says.

I'm actually finding it hilarious that Markus is attacking the group in their first meeting. Will make for some funny interactions later I reckon.

Flat check: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Rewill: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Markus screams "What's going on? Why is there music in my head? Who are you people? Hello giant mouse"

Rewill: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Despite failing, my flaming ball is still... rolling... tehe

Fire damage, basic reflex DC 20: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 4) = 9

Save vs confusion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Hero point reroll: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Cwap

Since he didn't move this round, I don't need to move my floating flame

Floating flame, fire damage, basic reflex DC 20: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) = 12

Markus turns to Vitus and applies some basic first aid.

Expert treat wounds, DC 20: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Healing if successful: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 1) + 10 = 19

He then flings 4 flying darts at the creature.

Needle darts, piercing damage: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 264d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 3) = 9

So, I have battle medicine and can apply it next round, it may be better than my attacking spell. Who needs it?

Markus takes the opportunity that all are surrounding the creature, walks in and summons fire.

Stride, cast Floating Flame

Basic Reflex DC 20, fire damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 4) = 11

That's awful Vitus! Take care!

Hey I will probably slow down posting now until after new years. I think I'll still be able to post once or twice.

Thanks GM!

Do we have a map? The one in Google slides doesn't seem updated.

Markus opens his eyes wide as a fight ensues. He quickly recovers the needles from his pouch and throws them while casting a spell. Then he moves to a more favorable position.

Needle darts then move out of sight.

Needle darts: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Piercing damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 2) = 7

I'm also a bit confused. Can we have a normal conversation in front of the barghest?

Markus is an ex-slave from Kintargo. Only recently came to Breachill.

Markus looks at the creature a bit nauseous. The way it speaks is quite unpleasant. He wants to ask what is happening, since he and the other two clearly came into a conversation that was already happening.

A fox that is walking next to his feet looks at him and he looks back, and they seem to exchange some thoughts. His hands hover closer to his spell component pouch.

Markus follows Vitus and looks at the scene a bit confused. He looks at the creature and tries to remember what it is.

Recall Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

He remains silent and wary, checking the environment for magical auras.

I remember a greater barghest having a 4th level first edition party nearly die every round. If this is similar, oh boy...

Done. I'll dot in Gameplay so I see the game in my campaigns tab.

Updated Markus to level 4.

Level up choices:
Wizard feat: Spell protection array
Archetype feat: Familiar Conduit
Skill feat: Streetwise

New spells on spellbook: Dispel Magic and Blazing Bolt
You can find my prepared spells in my character sheet.

I think so.

Monday sounds good! I'll update Markus before posting.

I'm also ok with Discord.

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I'm dedicated as one gets. Went with the Familiar (free) archetype.

Also have the Battle Medicine feat.

Hi guys! I'm the aforementioned wizard! Let's join forces and figure out wth is going on! Thank you for having me (us).