Miriel Magol's page

She was kind of busy!

"Oh do care for the dogs! They were most brave, and need all the tasty snacks as thanks that we can give"" Miriel says and herself takes a bit of jerky from her rations and gives some to each of her sled's dogs with a scrub on the head.

Miriel sits down on her knees, arranges all her gear in front of her and goes through everything. "Some damage, but not unrepairable. Less than I feared.". Then she takes out her mirror, and checks her outfit and look. "A bit more care needed there... but not that bad either. After being buried alive and half-eaten.". She cleans and rearranges herself while the tea is brewing.

Later she realizes something. "Master Khellek, I recall something, at certain dangerous phases of our journey, you called me 'Miriel'. No 'Ms Magol' always... am I becoming a friend and not just a student?" She gives a quick hug to Khellek. "And don't give that 'Old man' thing to me, I'm over a hundred and older than you!" she finishes with a smile.

"Running out of partners, just take the bow already!" Miriel continues mocking the yetis and steps again to better distract the enemy.

5ft step, to flank
Full attack: Attack Purple(Haste, Inspire Courage, Fatigued): 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 - 1 = 25 Damage (Inspire Courage, Power Attack, Fatigued) (Adamantine) : 1d10 + 11 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 - 1 = 18
Haste Attack Purple(Haste, Inspire Courage, Fatigued): 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 2 - 1 = 19 Damage (Inspire Courage, Power Attack, Fatigued) (Adamantine) : 1d10 + 11 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 2 - 1 = 16
Iterative Attack Purple(Haste, Inspire Courage, Fatigued): 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 - 1 = 16 Damage (Inspire Courage, Power Attack, Fatigued) (Adamantine) : 1d10 + 11 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 - 1 = 20

She quickly then touches her wounds and calls her goddess "Varyavanië!" and the wounds close a bit.

Swift: Lay on hands on self: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 6) = 10

"Don't get surrounded on such a dancefloor? How?" Miriel shouts back a question. "At least I can give you the favor back, Prima Donna!" she taunts the bigger creature, steps for a better position and attacks it with a flurry of slashes.

5ft step
Full attack

Attack Purple (Power Attack, Haste, Inspire Courage, Fatigued): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 + 2 - 1 = 12 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage, Fatigued) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 2 - 1 = 19
Haste Attack Purple (Power Attack, Haste, Inspire Courage, Fatigued): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 1 + 2 - 1 = 18 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage, Fatigued) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 2 - 1 = 17
Iterative Attack Purple (Power Attack, Haste, Inspire Courage, Fatigued): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 - 1 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 + 2 - 1 - 5 = 8 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage, Fatigued) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 2 - 1 = 13

It should be flank, too. That's not counted in above.

"You vandals! I'll stop your dance right now!" Miriel shouts and runs the nearest dancing creature, readying her blade on the way. She ends her run with a powerful slice at the enemy.

Move: Move and draw weapon
Standard: Attack Green (Power Attack, Haste, Heroism, Inspire Courage): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 14 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage) (Slashing, Adamantine, Power Attack): 1d10 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 = 21

She misestimates the creature's erratic movements and slices deep into the icy ground.

Miriel slows her sled enough that everyone is together again.

"Poor doggies in the fire" she mourns the fate of the Aspis sled dogs.

"Your attempt at this story's turn of events is so cliché!" Miriel shouts back at the ambushers.

"I can't shoot while driving, have to find a better spot!" she decides and tries to speed up the dogs: "Mush, to safety, to your tasty snacks!"

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 2 = 22 To speed up, +2 from heroism, it should be still on.

Can the sled drivers do anything else than drive the sleds? I mean our side, if we need 3 who just drive that leaves only 2 to do other actions.

"A more amiable relationship would certainly be preferable", Miriel agrees with Belladonna.

"Same pairings on downhill?" she asks a confirmation as they get to the sleds. "Hi beauties! One more trip for auntie Miriel, then you'll get the best snacks ever!" she greets the dogs.

Miriel puts on the amulet given by Khellek. "If that is your assessment that it is most beneficial" she accepts the offer.

"Let's go, poor doggies must be worried!" she says and heads to the sleds.

"My goddess graciously accepted our intents, though we should strive to our utmost within our abilities, and not only divine guidance. On this occasion, we had the blessing of both", Miriel answers.

"Fellow servants of gods, let us join in prayer", she suggests, and starts her own part.

"Shelyn, hear our hearts, in this mission.
We bring before you the memory of Amao,
trying to continue the peaceful rest.
We do not wish to disturb, but protect,
from sinister forces with unspoken goals.
Eternal Rose, we shall honor Amao again
with a resting place of beauty and love."

After the prayers, she agrees with Khellek: "Certainly, and with haste, to avoid encounters with the antagonists."

Fortitude: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

"Protect me Eternal Rose" Miriel says a quick prayer as she feels the affliction. She does feel quite strong in her battle against the curse.

"I thank you, Khellek", Miriel says and gladly takes Khellek's cloak and inspiration.

"What could it contain, for such an ancient burial? Physical, elemental? Poison! My antitoxin, I had forgotten!" Miriel considers the possibilities, and remembers her vial. She takes it from her pocket and drinks it.

"Colleagues, are we prepared?" she asks, hands ready on the lid.

Total extra bonuses +2 heroism, +2 cloak, +1 fortitude and +14 HP fom inspire, +5 against poison from antitoxin. F+13(+18 vs poison) R+11 W+9.

"I wouldn't burden poor doggies with all that stone" Miriel thinks about Belladonna's idea.

"This is most unfortunate, who would consider such devices. In this unforgiving climate, there certainly wouldn't be graverobbers or... Oh.", Miriel starts and then realized their mission and its challenges.

She takes out her wand, and heals the minor wound she had left.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"If you happen to have more protections, that would be wonderful. If not, retreat outside the explosion radius, this has the potential to become extremely unpleasant", she instructs the others and prepares to open the lid as soon as everyone else has backed up.

Miriel is just focused to get the task done and get out of this dangerous area, will heal it soon.

"This resembles a sarcophagus, our deceased mystic's remains are certainly inside", Miriel says and tries to open the lid. "Did we have a container for the remains available?" she asks.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Miriel crawls from the mouth of the creature, dagger and sword in her hands. "That was an awful experience! I could feel the heat rising from its belly!" she says. She returns the dagger to her belt, then looks at her still glowing hot blade. "It looks straight and sharp... but I have to check closer when it has cooled down."

"My apologies, certainly, with utmost effort. Could you inspect my weapon for possible deformations while I continue the excavation?" she answers Ezren, returning to her elaborate tone as she calms after the battle.

Miriel touches her wound and calls the healing of her goddess: " Varyavanië", and the wound closes.

Lay on hands: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3) = 9

"Let go of me, it's not a romantic scene!" Miriel shouts at the worm. She tries to struggle free from the creature's grasp.

CMB to get free: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 22 +2 from heroism, +2 from Inspire Courage, +1 from haste if they help. The -2 from Lite-Brite might also help here?

Free: Release one hand from weapon
Swift: Lay on hands on self
Standard: CMB to escape

"Forgive me, Shelyn, but this beast is beyond redemption" Miriel says a quick prayer.

She runs to the creature and swings it with her blade. "Show's cancelled, you tap-dance club!" she taunts it.

Move: Move
Standard: Attack Remorhaz (Power Attack, Haste, Heroism, Inspire Courage): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 28 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 2 = 14

That's a threat with Keen. Confirming:
Crit confirm (Power Attack, Haste, Heroism, Inspire Courage): 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 25 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 2 = 23

Miriek can get there just fine with a move, but if she gets 1 square closer without using actions, she can 5ft step and attack three times, instead of just once if she takes the move.

Hmm, one square too far for full attack. Anyone have a trick to push Miriel 1 square?

"Oh no, it's the heat beast!" MIriel guesses from earlier analysis given by Khellek, the worry dropping the formality from her speech.

"But the creature sounded like a simple beast, not evil... Shelyn's spirit could aid? Belladonna, you said something about heat protection?" she tries to guess correct preparations. She readies her blade and calls the divine bond of her goddess: "Manô Shelyn reth Ainulindalë!

Divine bond, Keen Weapon on elven curve blade.

Miriel tries out the heavy pick they received on the ice, first tapping lightly chipping off a few tiny pieces of ice, then a bit more force that sinks the pick's end into the ice.

"The equipment we received is not known for finesse, but I will concentrate on keeping the essential past intact" she answers Khellek, then takes a steady stance and raises the pick high above her head. "This should be rather quick", she says and hits the ice with full force.

Miriel hits with Power Attack 1d6 + 10, two attacks per round. At maximum five rounds to get through the ice.

Miriel looks around if there are still threats, then concentrates on calming herself. After a few deep breaths, she calmly says: "Such mindless aggression always saddens me, their cunning ambush tells of intelligence, but their unwillingness to retreat less so."

"I prefer using mine, Khellek, it balances the use of resources if nothing else", she says and touches her wound with her healing wand.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

"We were expected to excavate somewhere here?" she asks and looks aruond the area.

Miriel runs to help the Red Reverend. "Trying a tango with three? Partner with me instead!" she tries to get the creature's attention, then slices at it with full force.

Move: Move
Standard: Attack Red (Power Attack, Heroism, Inspire Courage): 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 + 2 = 19 Damage (Power Attack, Inspire Courage) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 2 = 20

Miriel takes a stand with her blade ready.

"Just leave, second act will be worse!" she threatens the creatures.

Ready, trigger enemy at range attacks someone of the party.

Could we tie them up if they are calm? Is that a "hostile action"?

It is somewhat against the religious teachings to kill creatures that didn't show any aggression against the team. I'm not sure if you can drop the calm emotions from one target at a time, but that would give us the upper hand and the enemies had the choice to attack or flee after the calm is dropped.

We could take a ready action and then drop the calm, and if they attack, stop it with the readied action.

"And no comebacks!" Miriel shouts at the fallen attacker.

She turns to face the others, but stops the swing of her sword above her head. "I... I don't think it is right to hit someone or something who has not been aggressive toward us. Can you release them one by one to offer a chance of redemption?" Miriel says her thoughts.

They are not attacking Khellek, they just came to stare at him and passively stink, I think?

Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 26
Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 = 21
Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 2 = 24

"Do as your friends and join the expressionless audience, fool!" Miriel shouts and quickly slices twice at the creature.

Full attack: Attack #1 Green (Heroism, Inspire Courage): 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 27 Damage (Inspire Courage, Power Attack) (Good, Adamantine) : 1d10 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 2 = 23
Attack #2 Green (Heroism, Inspire Courage): 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 2 + 2 - 5 = 20 Damage (Inspire Courage, Power Attack) (Good, Adamantine) : 1d10 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 = 15

Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

"Not my friends, you stinky overgrown paintbrush!" Miriel snarls at the spear-throwing creature. She runs to it and swings with all her strength.

Move: Move
Standard: Attack Green (Power Attack, Heroism: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 = 20 Damage (Power Attack) (Good, Adamantine): 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Khellek's Extended heroism included, as I understood it was cast before combat.

Miriel's spell would be Bless Weapon from a wand to her Elven Curve Blade. Just clarifying, she doesn't have the Bless spell.

Miriel looks at the flying cleric. "I have a potion of flying, almost completely forgotten It might assist us if the fierybodied creature returns."

If we know so well where the ambush would be, Miriel would like to bless her Elven Curve Blade just before we start combat, even 5 rounds would probably be enough. It is a 1 minute duration spell.

"Esteemed academics, do you possess knowledge what creature leaves such footprints? Humanoid, therefore discussion could be possible, unless a monstrous species", Miriel asks as she carefully advances toward the center.

After the climb, Miriel readies her Bless Weapon wand in one hand and her blade in the other. "With the deceased competitors and the suspicious avalanche, preparing for an encounter is wisdom", she explains.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 8

However, her eyes are still often drawn to the majestic landscape instead of keeping on the path.

Miriel stops her sled, gets off and pats the dogs. "Just wait here, I'll be back in a wag of a tail!"

She walks to the slope. "For my climbing, I was told, lacking gracefulness I stubbornly force upwards with strength alone", she says as she estimates the climb. "Hopefully that is enough", she finishes and tries to climb the slope.

Taking 10 to get exact 10 with armor check penalty.

Miriel coughs out some snow. "Did everyone make it? How are the dogs?" she asks before she can even move herself.

She looks at the bruised dogs. "Oh you poor friends! I can make you feel better", she says and starts a religious gesture. "Oh, maybe it is wiser to use the wand", she changes her mind. She gives every hurt dog a tap of her healing wand.

Cure light wounds #1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Cure light wounds #2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

She puts the wand away, then pulls a mirror from her bag and sits down on her knees to clean her dress of snow and restore her outfit look. "Oh, that is completely wrong, move it there, better now, and where's that, oh here..." she goes through her arrangement.

After a moment, she gets up and takes a final look at her mirror. "Well, my hair's horrible, but that has to do now." She collects her dogs and gives each one a bite of jerky. "Help auntie Miriel just a bit more, will you?" she chats to them as she rearranges the sled. Then she looks at the party: "Academics and fellow clergy, shall we proceed?"

"Shelyn, help me and the dogs!", Miriel tries to shout a prayer. Then she tries to channel the energy of the Eternal Rose.

Let's try shouting and channeling. Maybe one of those gets to the rest of the team.

Channel heal: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5) = 12

With +3 to strength it's pointless to roll, so hoping someone finds her in time.

Wait, can I do lay on hands when buried? Or channel energy to save the dogs? Does it penetrate snow?

"Oh this is going to hurt, I hope the dogs will make it", Miriel says.

"Shelyn, protect the innocent dogs, and my friends in the other sled" she says a quick prayer. She tries to dodge the worst of the avalanche.

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Well, lacking on spells and abilities here.

Miriel looks at the approaching avalanche, worried. "Mush! For yourself! Follow Belladonna's sled! Mush! Mush! Mush!", she tries to encourage the dogs.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

"Come on Miriel, you can do this, they taught you how" Miriel tries to assure herself. "I'll give you extra meat tonight! Mush!" she commands the dogs.

Handle animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

She notices better success of her command. "Oh, you can smell it already, the meat! Mush!"

Handle animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Miriel is alone in the sled, does the lesser weight help anything?

"Oh no! I could jump... but the poor dogs! Maybe we can make it?" Miriel cries in shock.

"Mush, my beautiful unfortunate friends!" she commands her dogs. "What can I do? What do I have? Weapons, wands? I have some fire, that might scare them, but so cruel!" she goes through her options. "Mush, for your life! she commands again.

Two times speed up.

Handle animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Handle animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Miriel doesn't have much skills, but Knowledge: Nature +10 might be useful here, avalanche is kind of between Geography(terrain) and Nature(weather). Or could the dogs be scared with fire to panic speed? Nature might help to know how?

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Miriel enjoys the scenery and the connection she has with her sledge dogs. She smiles at Bella, for once getting a joke. "You are in many ways correct, my friend!" she answers Bella.

"Is the additional challenge from increased velocity worth the potentiality of accidents? Alternate routes from the mountains aren't available, we can interrupt their descent", Miriel offers her opinion from the front sled.

I would continue in same order at same speed.

"I...", Miriel gets her thoughts disrupted by Khellek. "You have well-formed argument there. If the gods required certain processes for afterlife, it would be excessive for those deceased without adequate means." She thinks a moment while getting up again. "I suppose it is more about how the remaining treat the memories. Showing compassion to those passed."

"Performing all the rituals would delight me, but the importance and challenges of our assignment define the precedence differently. Onward."

Miriel is pretty useless in determining what happened or if there is something else around, and is content to continue.

"Oh no, that looks like an ugly death!" Miriel says, shocked. She runs to the graves, and looks at them, head bowed.

She sits down on her knees, draws a long breath to calm herself down, then recites a prayer from Shelyn's rituals: "Eternal Rose, look at the lives taken early, the love unexperienced, the art never done..."

Miriel looks at both paths. "Unfortunately I cannot provide any advantages on either... We can choose the higher", Miriel agrees. "Oh, and the view may be better there!" she realizes, delighted.

"Belladonna, don't forget the line order! Mush, my beauties!" she calls and heads toward the trail.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Survival: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (11) - 2 = 9

Miriel enjoys herself greatly on the clear path in the impressive nature. "Just look at it! So many artists try to imitate the beauty, but this is beyond all but the greaatest!" She gently guides her dogs. "Go on my friends, let's go look beyond the next hill!" she encourages them forward.

"We can approach the problem in that manner, the other possibility is letting me traverse across first, and, as my childhood aquintances expressed: 'If it is strong enough for Miriel, it is for all'", Miriel also offers. "I am concerned that it could be slippery, and for such an obvious location for ambush, are you willing to endanger yourself?"

"If you nevertheless prefer leading the crossing, let me provide support with my bow in possibility of an ambush"

Both are fine with me. If Miriel goes first, use the same tactic as Belladonna with blade ready. If Belladonna goes first, ready bow and look out for possible attacks.

"I would definitely agree with your expertise, with more practice, but I am afraid engaging in combat from a sled in motion will exceed our capabilities. I can direct the leading sled, alone, and stop and disembark if we encounter aggressive opponents", Miriel offers her opinion.

"It would have the additional advantage that you could use the sleds to get into a better tactical position while I draw their attention."

Also MIriel tries her skills at sledding.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Handle Animal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

"Go friends, let's run!" she tries to order the dogs but they just storm her for more belly scrubs.

"I have to concentrate better on this... how did he do it?"

She concentrates on the instructions tries again.

Handle Animal: 10 + 2 = 12

"Mush!", she commands. The dogs faithfully run a bit, before Miriel commands the stop: "Break! and the dogs stop. She smiles at her success.

"I presume I am capable of directing our canine friends, if the environment is not demanding."