Mizuko Tagashi's page

As the group spends some time waiting as survivors are ferried off the island, Miz goes missing. After a search and asking around Winter present the group with a small note that she said Miz asked her to give to you all. Opening it, it reads

"My dear friends,

Sincerely,
Miz"

Of the other side is another note penned in strange symbols that Vix immediately recognizes

I am good to continue on, but I can understand getting burnt out on a game, especially with high turn over so I wouldn't be upset if you needed to step down. However, if you are willing to stay I think we have a pretty solid group now, but definitely agree we need a healer.

I worry about bringing in a 5th just because, as noted, we have kind of hit a solid stride as a group. However, if others are up for it we can give it a try. I'm not familiar with Emerald Duke aside from that I know I've seen him apply to some games I'm running and I hadn't selected him but that isn't really a bad thing since a lot goes into a recruitment for me so there are several reasons he may not have been chosen. (I literally make weighted tables of applicants and score them to help me decide who to pick sometimes :P) One thing to note if we are looking for a 5th, from the last recruitment there was on player, LiteJedi, that applied. He is a GM in 2 games I play in and a player in 2 games I GM as well as another one I am a player in with him so I can definitely vouch for him if we were looking for a 5th.

As for Miz, in building out a more healer focused character I was actually thinking an Oradin (Couple levels or Oracle (like 3 at most), most Paladin, but with the Warrior of the Holy Light archetype) would be focused on ranged to fill that current gap and currently looking at a tiefling. So, it would definitely be a different person than Miz. I like Miz too, but with the current group she seems the most redundant and least useful so I have no problems bringing in a different character to fill the gaps. With this in mind I'm holding off on leveling Miz until we know what we are doing.

Miz looks around a moment and doesn't see Lahrehn anywhere and her eyes go wide "What happened to Lahrehn?"

Don't know if she is just gone forever or what at this point?

Yup, that was horrible. It is what made me create a discord server so if that ever happened again at least there would be a means of communication outside the forums.

When the sound of combat stops and Vix tells the group how awesome they are Miz, slowly lifts the cloth tied over her eyes to take in her surroundings, seeing nothing left of the Tatterman except a gooey mess on the ground she grins for a brief moment but then frowns. "My apologies to you all for not being of too much assistance with him."

She puts away her blade, but then perks up a bit as she realizes "With that monster dead, maybe... maybe the mist has cleared and we can get out of here finally?"

1 year per book is a pretty solid pace. That is what I strive for in the games I GM. I've been in ones that finish in 6 months or so, but usually GM is pushing really hard.

Hearing Vix she hesitates a moment but then nods as she follows her directions moving to the other side of the hall and then stepping forward she begins reaching around, with her non-weapon hand, trying to find Saiya to shake her and wake her up.

Miz feels her way down the hallway toward the sound of fighting, her blade in one hand and her other hand running down the wall as she slowly moves down the hallway, her eyes covered. She's note sure how useful she will be but at least she is doing something.

Moved to be up next to the others.

Miz gives Vix a solid nod, she takes out her blade and cuts a piece of her sleeve off, wraps it around her face to cover her eyes and ties it off behind her head.

"I am not well trained in fighting without my sight but I will do the best that I can." she replies in Taldan for all to hear, but directs the comment to Vix.

Miz frowns as Lahrehn turns to flee, but will stick with the group. However, she notes "If we leave now and try to come back later we might have that whole mob of cultists to deal with... He wasn't expecting us this time he will be next time and I think it is going to be much worse..."

I actually agree on not modifying the fear, though I think the potential blind-fight for Miz may be an viable alternate solution, even if the miss chance sucks. It sucks being out of a fight because of fear (and funny enough is the second time it has happened to me in about a months time on a boss fight) but it is what it is.

In any case, I was getting the feeling that he just vanished to regroup, though I suppose we will see for sure once Ci Ci gets results from her detect magic. I don't know that leaving and then returning is an option and even if it were I feel like we have this thing on the ropes and with Vix having the healing now we should be ok.

Dropping a note in all my games. I am hoping things won't change too much, but wanted to forewarn my games that there may be some delays in my posting. My work schedule is usually busiest over the summer months and while it is slow right now I know at some point it will get crazy busy when I start getting shipments in of hundreds of new computers for a rebuild of one of my schools I manage. On top of this I am finishing up my dual MBA/MSIS this summer with three classes in a condensed 8-week semester.

All of this to say, I will do my best to keep up and if I know of major delays I will try to notify people (like when it is finals week), but if I do end up disappearing for a few days here or there just know it won't be long term. All the craziness I have going on over the next couple months should primarily be wrapped up near the end of July.

As always, if you need something quick you can generally ping me on Discord.

When Saiya notes that it just used magic to go invisible Miz visibly tenses up. As Ci Ci comes back down the hall Miz notes "Can you not try and find magic in the room to track down where it went, if it is still here?"

Just to chime in it specifically says "The first time that the wearer is reduced to [u]fewer[/u] than 1/2 his maximum hit points, he automatically heals 4d8+7 hit points." I would read this to mean at anytime they are hit and go anywhere below half their hit points this would trigger. In this specific situation even though she is already under half her hit points, when she puts it on and was hit again she would still meet the trigger condition of being reduced to fewer than 1/2 her maximum hit points for the first time while wearing the talisman, since any damage she would receive puts her at fewer than 1/2 her max.

However, I'm a pretty lenient GM in most cases so YMMV. Of course, up to the GM on how they would rule it.

Miz picks up her sword and stands up hesitantly looking around. When it sounds like battle has stopped she puts her blade away and asks "Is it over?"

Out of curiosity, could Miz close her eyes to not 'see' the object of her fear and try to attack?

Miz hesitates for a moment but then nods as she crawls over toward her blade to retrieve it.

Move to her blade (which I think still keeps her out of LoS) and pick up the blade.

Miz looks over her shoulder and no longer seeing the thing that caused her to panic she slows her breathing just enough to re-gain some amount of control. "Wha... what's going on? Is... is it dead?"

She slumps over tears welling in her eyes , still not really taking in all of her surroundings "I... I'm sorry I panicked..."

Sorry, not much she can do still if she looses it again when she sees the creature.

Miz continues cowering in the corner rocking back and forth as the unimaginable terror has gripped her.

I imagine that is why the GM mentioned you may be the only reason we survive this fight with your item that got expended. :D

Miz had thought whatever this horrible thing was that she had faced before was just some bizarre nightmare, but when the creature manifests in reality after remembering what it had done before she can't hold it together and drops her blade as she runs to get away from the thing.

Finding a corner away from the monster she curls up into a ball and starts rocking back and forth as she repeats "This isn't real... this isn't real.... we'll be ok..."

Looks like I'm out of the entire fight :P

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Miz moves in the rest of the way and tries to carefully move past the mad caster to get into a flanking position with Vix before she strikes out and attacks.

Attack, Flank: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Miz moves up the hallway as quickly as she can, which is hard with all the rubble about, but begins to get in close with the bizarre man.

Double Move

Not I.

Miz just waits with her sword at the ready in case it turns out things don't work the same this time when Vix tosses rubble at the yellow gas spewing men.

Miz stays well away from whatever was effecting Vix until they can figure this out. "I mean, are the papers really that important? If they are going to possibly take hold of people like that, I would think it is better to just destroy them."

As Vix finishes and Saiya heals her she gives them both a smile and slightly bows her head "Thank you both."

Miz raises her hand as Saiya asks if anyone else is hurt "I'm injured a bit, but if we need to save resources I'm sure I can push on."

At 13/25

After it is described what the bracers do Miz nods to Vix, "Seems like out of all of us you would be the best to use them."

When they advance to the next room and see more of the yellow smoke breathing people Miz turns to Vix "Think you can do what you do and toss something at them to kill them?"

Miz moves past Vix and circles around Lahrehn to get on the other side of Aggra then notes to Saiya "Come help me block her in!" She readies her blade to strike as soon as Saiya gets into a flanking position with her.

Readied Attack, Flank: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

With the last cultists down, Miz moves up and takes a defensive position in front of Ci Ci to avoid Aggra getting to her easily.

Move & Total Defense

Miz hangs back for now, with Ci Ci in the way she can't get up to the last cultist to help.

Just delaying for now.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Miz strikes out at the one nearest her but runs into the same issue as the cultist getting caught up in some rubble spoiling her swing. She is ready for a counterattack though if he tries to strike again.

If attacked
Opportune Parry: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Ripitose: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Miz hesitantly notes "That's good and all for those of us who have a ranged weapon..."

Miz purses her lips as they discuss Aggra's file "So sounds like she likes to strangle people. Whoever is best at getting out of a grapple should probably be the one to initially engage her and everyone else jump in as quickly as possible."

Likely Vix would be the best to engage her initially.

Miz nods "We should check, not like we have anywhere else to be."

Miz shrugs "I mean... they saw Saiya, they didn't see..." she pauses for a moment "cultist Jane..." She offers a smile before continuing "If she thinks she can pull of the disguise and the lie, I think a chance of splitting the main threat off is worth the risk."

Miz nods "Sounds like a good plan."

Miz frowns then looks back to Saiya "I guess maybe then if you can disguise yourself, maybe you can trick her in to leaving the others for something and we can ambush her?"

Miz scrunches her nose as she considers "Is there any way to draw her out? Separate her from the others?" She turns and looks at Ci Ci "Do you have any magic that can knock people out or anything?"

Miz suggests "Maybe we should take a peek upstairs, see what we might be dealing with and then if need be talk to the doctor? Maybe we can do what Ci Ci said and draw her out on our own."

Miz nods to Saiya's suggestions she considers asking if they should check the other rooms but her desire to get out of her overrides any of those thoughts as she notes "Alright, let's go talk to her, deal with the 'bag lady' if we can separate her, and if not just got straight to Zandalus so we can get out of this place!"

Other than the three blacked out rooms, is there somewhere else to go? It looks like there is a big staircase to the southwest of where we currently are does that lead anywhere?

Miz takes in the whole scene with a questioning look and at Saiya's guess at things she notes "OK, so to clear this fog we just need find the rest of these people spewing out mist and kill them and then maybe we can get out of this place? If that's the case, let's keep going!"

Guess it depends on whether it is a surprise round or not. The way I saw it the dude was just standing there and until interacted with doesn't really take actions (at least that has seemed to be the case with some of the yellow mist people we have met so far) but I could see the concern.

As the guy drops Miz gives Vix a nod and a smile but notes "Hopefully that wasn't the oneigron or whatever..."

Climb: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Miz follows behind the others climbing up the broken stairs then drawing her blade once again.

Miz is glad to see they will at least try to save the man, but she was too focused on the moving/barking crate to add anything to the conversation. Now though with Jass taking the man and the dog back to safety she nods to Ci Ci's words "Yes, we should keep going. The sooner we find this 'oneirogen' or whatever, the sooner we maybe find a way to get out of this hell hole."

Miz follows Vix into the room with her sword at the ready for when she checks the crate in case whatever is inside is not friendly. She looks to Vix and gives her a nod "I've got your back."

Miz lets out a deep breath as the majority of her wounds have healed. As Winter doesn't have any more specific details she turns to the others "Guess we should get back to it then."