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This is my early warning that I'll be leaving on Wed 16 March for a long, international vacation that will have me completely disconnected until 28 March. Most likely, I won't be able to post at all. If I do find myself in a position to post, it will be without a keyboard; the best I'd be able to offer is to guide the botting of Rataji from the discussion thread; I don't do well with the forum formatting tags from my phone.

I'll post another reminder on 16 March when I leave.

Hi all; I suffered a severe broken leg while on vacation. I'm not going to be able to sit at a computer for any extended period of time for the foreseeable future, and I'm just not good at posting from mobile devices. I'm afraid that as of now I'm going to have to take an indefinite hiatus. Please feel free to bot my PC as needed to complete the current game, and issue me the appropriate credit on my chronicle.

With his own symbiote in place, Rataji looks for more evidence.

Knowledge (arcana/nature/planes) or Linguistics: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30 all have the same bonus; if it matters what skill is used, he will use the skill among those four that has been used the least by our party so far

Ehhhh, nobody ever died from taking a chance, right? RIGHT?

No time to ponder this one; got to make a decision quick. You have to be open to the chance of finding new allies in strange places. Let's see how this goes.... Rataji looks for a way to open the worm's container.

I wish, though probably the next best thing: Iceland!

This is my early warning that I'll be leaving on Wed 16 March for a long, international vacation that will have me completely disconnected until 28 March. Most likely, I won't be able to post at all. If I do find myself in a position to post, it will be without a keyboard; the best I'd be able to offer is to guide the botting of Rataji from the discussion thread; I don't do well with the forum formatting tags from my phone.

I'll post another reminder on 16 March when I leave.

Rataji--thinking that perhaps this strange worm can aid them just as the 'chandelier' above did--picks up the specimen container and tries to communicate back, sending visions of the destruction of the lab and surrounding property to the creature.

No ranks in dungeoneering, so can't make a DC 20 roll

Rataji searches for allies. His name was now disgraced as the leader of the failed attack on the Grand Lodge... perhaps bringing an unexpected Snake home with them would be a small step towards redeeming his reputation.

Rataji sees the others start to leave and has to trust that they've accomplished what they need to do here; he dashes off after everyone else.

Sorry; the forum wasn't showing me any new posts in Discussion, even though Gameplay has been showing the new posts there. This forum has very weird bugs sometimes.

Zin Z'arin (Rob Riemersma)
Kolris Isimlothe
192785-3
Dark Archive
Craft (alchemy), day job, alchemist's lab, crafter's fortune: 1d20 + 15 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 2 + 5 = 41

Rataji moves up to the edge of the elevated track and begins emitting an aura of despair. The other Aspis recognize it and are unaffected, but their foes can't help immediately questioning the path they're currently on.

Hunter is up followed by Green (currently hiding) then Rataji followed by Yellow.

Waiting for Hunter to post, then GM to resolve and take Green's actions.

Doesn't Rataji succeed on a nat 20?

No; skills don't have the 1/20 rule for automatic successes/failures like attacks and saves. Also, that's not a roll; I just use the dice expression to illustrate that his best possible roll still doesn't meet the DC. *I* put the 20 in; there was no RNG in that dice expression.

Will DC 15 vs Green: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24 to identify the monsters that are howling; Rataji wants to know about resistances/immunities and saving throws

The enchanter goes outside of his standard toolset, seeing two of the creatures so neatly in a line in front of him. He calls upon pure magical energy, focusing it into a bolt of electricity that streaks down onto the floor in front of him, catching two of the creatures in its path.

He then moves along the catwalk, creating some separation from the other snakes.

Knowledge (arcana) DC 25: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

Rataji knows nothing of this "Bretheda" from the room's label.

Perception DC 26: 20 + 2 = 22 Rataji can't succeed at this check

Will DC 15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Rataji hurries behind The Professional.

Rataji--reminded of his life's greatest shame--looks a bit concerned when Joliryn fall, but keeps his focus and sends a flurry of magic missiles at the last standing foe.

"Joliryn; what are you doing here?!?" Rataji calls out to his former compatriot, wondering if there's a way they can turn her to their side. Cursing the arrows that The Catastrophe has already fired, Rataji tries to smooth them over with magic. "That's a friend!" he calls, more for Joliryn's benefit than The Catastrophe's. "Don't fire on her!"

Assuming Joliryn is the icon to the left of the main room in the house, correct?

I take it The Catastrophe is sowing chaos to aid the thelatos aeon and our efforts. Would it make sense to have started a fire in the smokehouses at the same time? Since it consumed a phase, it seems like it would be easy enough to combine those efforts at the same time.

Knowledge (planes) DC 17: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22

Rataji smiles as he recognizes what the chandelier is, and what its message represents. He doesn't bother speaking, he just fills his mind with thoughts of both relief at finding a hidden ally, and hope for their mutual success.

I'm leaving shortly for a weekend trip; I won't be able to post again until Monday morning.

Rataji casts detect magic and gives a thorough scan along their path, including the statues and fountain and the entire area around the door.

Rataji tries his best to be stealthy, but for the moment plans on leaning on his disguise and eloquent tongue if they are seen. He lets his lazy eyes wander the courtyard, studying it for anything that seems unusual, and he pays particular attention to the statues, concerned that they may be constructs in place to defend the manor.

Stealth: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32

"I'll have this disguise yet for a little bit, but probably not much more than one more trip down there. I think we should focus on finding a way into whatever's underground. My guess is that entrance is in the manor. Any thoughts?"

--- I guess we're starting Phase Two ---

Did Rataji's action in Phase One get any results?

Phase One rolls and roleplay

Before moving down to the smokehouses, Rataji casts disguise self to wash away his Mwangi features, dressing himself as a plain-looking native Nidalese in non-destinct but slightly expensive-looking and slightly formal clothing, as would befit someone of minor official stature. Along with the disguise, he includes a clipboard and pen with a stack of forms full of checklists and blank lines for comments, dates, and initials.

Knowledge (local), Nidal: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
Disguise, disguise self: 1d20 + 5 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 10 = 22

Rataji enters the smokehouses for a look around, holding the clipboard in the bend of his elbow, ready to take notes. He doesn't try at all to not be seen; he just makes the motions of periodically checking a box or making a small notation as he walks around and observes.

Bluff: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

I don't have that boon, but I also don't see that boon listed on the Chronicle sheet at all, so I don't think it's possible for anyone to have that boon. ???

Rataji focuses his attention at the start on the residences (5) and smokehouses (6).

Hmmm, not much of a scout are you, Rataji? Rataji has no ranks in Stealth or Perception. Before I make any rolls, is Stealth/Perception our only strategy here? Or could Rataji lean on other skills for secrecy/investigation?

Anyone have Chronicles from 6-98: Serpent's Rise?

I have a chronicle for 322 "The Experiment" from 6-98 Serpent's Rise

A tall wizard--that some recognize as the disgraced leader of the recent Khorholm-led assault on the Grand Lodge--speaks up. "Do we know anything about the specific players involved? These turncoats that we're to obliterate; do we know who they are?" Because I certainly didn't when they duped me into leading a mission for them....