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OK, thanks for running.

Nathan and equipment is well under that weight.

I think we're in trouble because we lack a melee front line character. Instead we have a bunch of spell casters or ranged people all trying to run away fast and survive. We started with a front liner but they dropped, and it's left us in a pickle.

My normal inclination is to play a front line character, but with the 'losing all your stuff' in a wreck thing, I went with Kineticist since it isn't equipment dependent.

Yes, with burn (4) I'm out.

Actually it is listed as a supernatural ability not a spell like ability. Hence I didn't think it needed a concentration check. I'm not going to bother to even try the check since I can't make it while grappled. It was the only option I had to avoid dying, but I suppose I can just wait to die instead, which is what I will do as the alternative.

Nathan, severely hurt by the big crustacean opts to heal himself.

kinetic healer (I see nothing about it provoking no needing a concentration check).
healing: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 2 = 8

15/39 HP, 4 points of burn

No big deal, I'm not next to it anyway.

Nathan will step back 5' and continue to try to put the thing down.

point blank shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 cold damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6

Nathan will continue to hurl ice at the big bugish thing.

point blank shot
to hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4) + 3 = 10

Nathan will hurl a shard of ice at the lobster.

to hit touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6 If within 30' add +1/+1 for point blank shot

"It's quiet...too quiet"

someone had to get the cliche out of the way

still here

"Yes, that would be bad. Best to be unknown to the big boy. "

"Odd critter. " and he walks over and gives it a look see.

preception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Nathan will ice it again.

point blank shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 cold damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1) + 3 = 7

Nathan will step back (5') and blast at it again.
point blank shot,
to hit touch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 12

knowledge nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

"Something is not quite right with that gorilla. "

So he moves up, and shoots ice at it.

to hit touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 cold damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 2 = 12

Nate will do midwatch again since he doesn't have spell preparation.

"Sure, give it a shot."

"Looks like disease to me. "

"Now that looks like something we can do and not get killed. "

"Map?" and he will search the body.

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

I'm pretty sure it's not a real god, or it wouldn't have been suggested at all.

Also, it's priest+tribe vs. one critter considered a god.

"Sorry, I can do first aid, but this is well beyond me. "

It seemed to me that the hints stacked up to being that going to fight the 'god' was the best way to lower power on the cannibal tribes so we would be able to accomplish that.

I'll be on vacation starting this evening until next Sunday (22nd). As I won't have a laptop (and thus Herolab), I'll not really be likely to post much. Bot me as needed.

"I wonder if we can get to the god without much trouble. If so, it should break their spirit. "

Think we accomplished the goal here which was retrieving stuff. Back to the village I suppose.

I follow the maxim of 'never split the party'. Scouting always sounds better than it turns out.

That will again try to end the eel with an ice blast.

point blank shot, precise shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 2 = 9

Assuming it is still visible, Nathan will again blast at it with an ice bolt.

precise shot, point blank shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6 Unlikely as I think there is cover

Nathan will take a shot at the eel with an ice blast.

point blank shot, precise shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6) + 2 = 11

Nathan will land on the portion above the water and climb out to take a look around.

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Nathan will make sure his ice armor is running up to speed. He'll take a bestow insight to to make sure and then swim on out.

swim: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 4 = 19

"While I don't know that climbing a volcano sounds safe or fun, it sounds like the only way to win. "

Nathan is fully in favor of wiping out the cannibal tribe.

I'm on a ski trip this week. I assume the place I'm staying has internet though this is not something I know for certain. Given the nature of the trip (lots of skiing) my posting may be a bit slower than normal. Just a fair warning. I'll be there late this afternoon and know about the internet situation then.

"Yes, I'll go with the language lessons as well. Can't really work together if we don't understand each other, and I want another shot at those damned cannibals. "

Nathan spends some time wandering around the village, and the rest of his time with the appointed teacher learning their language. He also spends a bit of time focusing on his water based abilities, and manages to use them to change his own appearance.

Leveled up. Added a point in linguistics to speak Grippli. Added veil of mists so I can disguise myself.

I didn't really bother to buy stuff myself. I'll just deal with what I find.

Nathan points to himself "Nathan"

Nathan will start to climb the ladder. He's not skilled at it, but not horrible at it either.

climb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Nathan will let it go, though he is tempted to permanently end the threat.

Nathan will hurl more cold at the kitty.

point blank shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 = 13

Nathan will yell very loudly "Everyone we got trouble!" to make sure all are awake.

Then he will shoot an ice blast at the tiger.

point blank shot
to hit touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1) + 3 = 7

"Yep. I trust them some, but I trust us more." then he finds a place to rest till midwatch.

"We already owe them our lives. A bit of cost is fine. "

Nathan will follow.

Thinking to himself If they wanted us dead, they didn't have to lift a finger.

Nathan will just observe cautiously.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

but not effectively

Yeah, people just have to take burn (or I take it). It is basically 1 nonlethal damage per level (so we each get 3 burn per heal). A night's rest clears it out, so doing it at night is a good way to clean up. Barring a mid night encounter, it has little cost. As long as people take the burn for their own healing it can be done a lot.

"Anything that flashy has to be very dangerous. "