Meriui bin Mircea's page

I believe I have updated Meriui's profile to the current advertisement's statistics.

He is a guiding light and protector, not a destroyer, though he does have a full BAB.

"What is with all the flying heads in this place?" Meriui asks no one in particular as he turns his flail on the enemy presenting itself so boldly.

Flail w/ Tower Shield: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 2 = 10
Blunt: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

But he seems to have trouble predicting the movement of this winged head.

Normal AC values currently

The paladin tries to chase the creature down, expecting to follow it more than catch it, but still doing what he can.

No idea what the relative movements are. Don't see it on the map and our locations don't seem consistent with the description, so I'm playing theater of the mind without one . . .. Mind, I mean. IF the Charm used a Standard action, and a double move will close, then I might get a chgrge attack in, so I'll provide those dice, which you may not have any use for . . ..

Flail w/ Charge & Tower Shield: 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 - 2 = 24
Blunt W/ Undead bonus: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

Ooh. Threat!

Confirm W/ Flail: 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 - 2 = 23
Blunt W/ Undead bonus: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6 for 16 out of a possible 22.

Charge AC19 T9

Meriui pursues the creature, certain that it is an example of the kind of undead he's supposed to be stopping.

I have the impression I won't be catching it.

Know(History): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

"I have no idea. Anything like the heads from the other room?"

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Glancing about the room, the paladin shrugs. "You might find something in here, but I'm not seeing anything that looks like the effort, though that dresser does look to be in pretty good condition, by comparison."

Moving to the closer doorway, Meriui turns to his companions. "This one next?"

Clueless Paladin Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 17

"Pentheru. Interesting name." He stands for a moment, reading the various messages, before turning back to his companions. "So, moving on?"

Turning, Meriui attempts to pummel the prone skeleton with his flail . . ..

Flail w/ Tower Shield: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 - 2 = 10 Prone COULD make that sufficient.

Blunt damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Edit: Oops. Not my turn.

"Alright, gentlemen, these appear to be animated skeletons, if you would be so kind as to provide me some assistance in returning them to true death . . .." He adresses his companions as he redies his shield and flail, before going into the room and swinging at the one by the door.

Probably provoking an AoO from the one by the door, honestly.

Flail w/ Shield: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 - 2 = 18
Damage vs Undead: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

Detect Evil - Are the skeletons animated, but still, or simply still?

Keep moving clockwise?

"Eight or nine children? That would be reason enough to leave again, I would think! As for me . . .. I'm hoping to find what the Dawnflower wants of me. Nothing complicated."

as for the corpse
"Hunh. Well, I don't think the sand thing out there would decapitate someone. Didn't find a head out there, anyway, did we? Means there could be another threat around, or at least, there used to be."

Moving over to the spigot, Meriui puts the back of his hand on the pipe, checking the temperature. Is it cool, indicating a protected source of unexposed fluid, warm, indicating a far less protected source of mixed possibilities, or neutralish, suggesting the cistern has gone dry?

The Kelishite takes a few moments and offers a short prayer to his patron at this old shrine before continuing through the space to the South.

"Sure. Let's go that way . . .." The shield leads the human through the opening . . ..

Looking at the map, it appears we have not gone due East, yet. That would close off a dead-end, if you will. Due South looks to be how we came in. I say East, then the room to our West, and then finish the counter-clockwise loop.

With Merutep out, can anyone ID any of the loot? Or are we just going to stuff it in a bag and keep going?

"shining sword of justice"? Nope. Flail. I'm beating it with some people's idea of a sex toy.

Striking as he sees the opening, Meriui briefly wonders what sort of life a sand creature might actually have.

Flail w/ Flank & Tower Shield penalty: 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 - 2 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Maintain my AC25 T15 against the creature, and the half damage from the creature for allies w/i 10' of me until the creature dies, basically

:sigh:

Yeah, I would probably have managed to miss it. Back from the campout, BTW.

"Mercy? For an evil creature such as yourself, lurking to prey on the unsuspecting? Your unprovoked attack and evil intent are enough justification to end you. Why do you think we should show mercy instead? It is in your nature to attempt to kill us again should we make that mistake."

Off to a BSA Troop campout. Be back Sunday.

Remaining silent, the Kelishite lashes out with his flail, again.

Flail w/ Flank & Tower Shield penalty: 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 - 2 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Maintain my AC25 T15 against the creature, and the half damage from the creature for allies w/i 10' of me until the creature dies, basically.

Wow. The amount of family troubles falling across this group . . ..

Remaining silent, the Kelishite simply lashes out with his flail, seeking to end the evil before him.

Flail w/ Flank & Tower Shield penalty (vs Prone): 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 - 2 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Maintain my AC25 T15 against the creature, and the half damage from the creature for allies w/i 10' of me until the creature dies, basically

"I do not know why you wish to die this day, but we will accommodate you, foul creature!"

Stands in position, flanking the creature and attacks.

Flail w/ Flank & Tower Shield penalty: 1d20 + 4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 - 2 = 6 Dicebot is not my friend.
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Maintain my AC25 T15 against the creature, and the half damage from the creature for allies w/i 10' of me until the creature dies, basically

"That's true, cats were common pets, so the spirit of a house should know that . . .." He pulls his shield to ready as he evaluates the nature of the animated statue.

Detect Evil

Never did get a response to the Detect Evil. That answer partially determines what I do next.

If it detected as evil:

Swift action: activate Bastion of Good (halving damage dealt to allies w/i 10' of me by target creature and gives me a +4 deflection bonus against attack from target creature for an AC of 25 and touch of 15)

Regardless:

Meriui sighs. "Why did suspicion have to be proven? Leave my companions alone!" As he swings his flail around the tower shield, hoping to strip some of the sand away from the form . . ..

Flail w/ Tower Shield penalty: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 2 = 5
Flail Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

:facepalm: Not what the build is for, at least.

Hibbins? Crit threat on that attack roll!

Okay. Big stuff is moved. Probably 11 or 12 trips of loose "things" from our storage garage to get, yet, plus whatever's still in the apartment.

Have my bed set up, the entertainment center set up and configured, my computer set up (and a wireless NIC added because it is too far from the router to wire !), and I've found my clean underwear!

So, now I can type on a keyboard instead of trying to cram my fingers on the fake keyboard on my phone. Time to try to catch up, after I share the post across my games.

My apologies. Been doing some preparation work, but it is time to knuckle down and focus.

Moving from my apartment to a rented home. Movers arrive Wednesday.

I hope to be reach a new normal schedule by Monday.

I'm not supposed to be without internet except while moving my home network, but . . ..

"That's true, cats were common pets, so the spirit of a house should know that . . .." He pulls his shield to ready as he evaluates the nature of the animated statue.

Detect Evil

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Gonna guess that means Meriui has no idea, either

He tilts his head slightly, much like a dog. "Spirit of the house? My companions and I seek knowledge of those who used to be here, of whom they were and how they lived. We also seek treasures and artifacts of their lives, and the elimination of the unliving corruption which has already proven to be in the area."

Meriui moves far enough down to get a good look into the courtyard, and to the other side.

"Looks like down the hallway where Rashim is standing is our only real path. Let's go down and take a quick look through the openings, at least."

The Keeshite focuses on the skull close at hand, hoping to help resolve this quickly.

Flail w/ Tower Shield penalty: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 - 2 = 4
Damage vs Undead: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

Really? I came back for an attack roll of TWO?

Know(Religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Wow! Any weaknesses, defenses, or attacks we should be worried about?

"Don't let them surround you! Stay out of their swarm, if you can."

The Keleshite uses shield and flail against the swarming heads, swinging a whichever he can get closest to without trapping Caius in the swarm.

Flail w/ Tower Shield penalty: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 2 = 8
Damage vs Undead: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

<sigh>

"If these were undead abomination, they would be doing more than floating above the plates, wouldn't they?" Meriui moves forward cautiously, trying to detect if they are Evil or not . . ..

Left is always right.

The young human turns west, leading with his shield as he moves into the dining room.

"Now that the dead have been blessed, should we continue? Through here, yes?" The young man points with his shield, before starting to move in that direction.

Oh, well. Can't use a 2-Handed weapon and manipulate the tower shield at the same time! Obviously a superior weapon, though. <sigh>

He grins. "Like?" Even so, he moves forward and opens the next door.

Good. Glad to see you used Merui as a human shield That is how he tries to approach danger, as protection for others. What type of flail was found? Flail or heavy flail? Matter for is Merui would speak up about it as anything more than a packhorse.

And camel spiders can be as big as chihuahuas in the real world! One the size of a Labrador is a pretty scary concept.

"As a group, you keep displaying an amazing ability to kill anything which appears. How is everyone doing? Anyone need healing?"

Stable.

She's a fibromyalgia patient, which means she is ALWAYS in pain.

She's dealt with the initial onset of sciatica, and has now figured out how it fits into her normal routine. When she gets an attack, it still puts a serious crimp in her ability to do things, but she's figured out how to not let it stop her anymore.

Things like this remind me how much I really do NOT want to know what it is like to be her.

Again, _I_ misunderstood the intent. This continued silence has been a mistake that I caused. Your displayed patience and understanding is far more than I deserve.

Hello.

Common message for all the games I was participating in:

I know I vanished without warning. Trust me, it wasn't planned. My wife had a new medical condition flare up, and I've been going to work, doing my job, coming home, doing bothe her chores and mine, taking care of her because she's had extermely limited mobility, taking care of her service animal, covering chunks of time that she had pledged towards watching our grand-daughter, and then still trying to keep up with my existing Scouting obligations.

I was suddenly very busy.

She's been better the last couple of days, so I've built the time to craft this message and distribute it. Today she started having a reaction to the medication that was helping her be better, so that bodes poorly. She also has a procedure tomorrow that is part fo the continuum of care for her problem (as required by insurance companies), but her doctor doesn't think is actually going to address her cause. He said tha's another 3 procedures down the list, but the insurance won't approve him skipping down the list or trying multiple things in quick succession.

I want to apologize to everyone for the impact my real-life has had on your entertainment. You at least deserved to hear from me sooner, honestly.

Now you know why I vanished. And why I don't know if my availability is actually going to get any better in the short term or not.

Your survival was a complication? Maybe I misunderstood.

Don't count. It's a trap!

The young man looks about the room, nodding to anyone who makes eye contact, before working his way to the least occupied table. "It seems we are destined to make acquaintance, as no other space seems large enough for our group. I am Meriui bin Mircea, a member of the Sand Scarab lottery group.
These are my companions." He looks at those already at the table, obviously waiting for a response.

"Are you certain that you don't want assistance with the negotiations?"

Anybody want to claim something from the unclaimed loot?

No.

"Celebrating survival and living is a pretty good choice, when you have the chance."