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Sylthain shrugs before moving back towards Lyra. So be it. Leave her here, it makes no matter to me.
Sylthain leans forward, his tone quiet. Paid by whom?
I say leave her. It's what she would have done to us.
She's at a point where she won't die, I say let her be and we'll question her when she wakes. Should we attempt to move from here or try and fortify our position?
There is no saying if the woman had companions or lookouts waiting for her. I can empathize with the girl's pain but it might be best to keep our assailant's condition a secret for now. And the cave is the best bet for that.
Sylthain grabs the woman's feet and helps Victor hoist her into the cavern, making sure to set her down away from the others.
Sylthain simply squats on his heels near Victor. If you have need of my help making her talk, do not hesitate to ask.
Character sheet is updated.
Sorry, didn't realize you were waiting on me. I'll have the sheet updated tonight.
Sylthain moves to wake Lyra, glad that she seemed to remain apart from the previous danger.
Sylthain takes a sharp intake of breath and puts himself closer to Lyra, between her and the stranger. He didn't know much more than rumor but everyone had heard tales of the evil of the snake-men. Or women in this case.
Sylthain makes no move towards the girl. He was lucky the intruder only killed the half-orc and Lyra managed to escape unscathed but someone that dangerous was better off being eliminated.
Sylthain reaches out a hand, trying to snag the woman before she can flee.
With the girl released and out of harm's way, Sylthain no longer pulls his punches. Knees and fists flying, he lays into the murderer with all his skill.
Moving quickly forward after Victor, Sylthain attempts to knock the blade from the woman's hand. She attempts to swipe it across his hand as he tries.
Sylthain rises quietly and watches the scene play out, moving slowly towards the entrance. He glances around to ensure that Lyra is still where she slept and wasn't hurt by the intruder.
Sylthain settles himself near the entrance quietly and watches as the others begin to nod off. He sits late into the evening before finally allowing himself to drift off.
Sylthain watches Nai dealing with the necklace with some trepidation. It was easy enough to believe that she had worked something out but it just as easily could have taken control again and was simply playing nice for the time being. She would bear watching. He seems agreeable enough to it. And now that we've found the girl, I am loathe to lose track of her again so I say we follow regardless.
Sylthain moves between Lyra and the half-orc, assessing Grawk quickly for any threat. The young girl belongs with her family as the Lady said. She will need to come with us. He looks to Nai, his eyes set. You're right, we're not asking him to abandon her, but she needs to return home. It is what is best.
Sylthain nods at Nai's first comments before shaking his head. I agree this can't be anyone other than the girl we seek. But do not be so quick to discount her father's desire for her. Regardless of the ease with which we found her, that was our task to accomplish.
Sylthain's face reddens as he quickly gets to his feet. Looking at Lyra then back to Nai, he clears his throat roughly and moves back. It sounds like we should be careful around that item, yes.
Sylthain wraps his legs around the struggling elf's waist and pushes her shoulders tight to the ground, her movements halted for the moment. Someone please deal with this cursed necklace while I still have a hold of her.
Sylthain watches Naiethua closely, keeping himself between her and Lyra. Once she walks past, clearly ignoring his charge, he follows behind her. The necklace clearly has a hold over her. Moving quickly, he attempts to tackle the druid to the ground to prevent her from continuing on further.
Seeing no other immediate threats, Sylthain took a quick look at the medallion Nai was holding. It looks like the symbol of Chaniud, The Lawkeeper. Although why it would be carried by one such as this I don't know.
Sylthain fires off another stinging rain of blows against the weird creature, trying to keep it from Lyra as much as he can.
It seems the confusion is thinking of using two weapons from a "real world/common sense" perspective vs a mechanical D&D perspective. You would think that with a weapon in each hand, yes you would get an attack with each one. However D&D mechanics doesn't take this into account. For example you could have a weapon in each hand and steel spikes on the toes of your boots. If this were the case, you would assume you could attack with both weapons and then kick the target with one or both boot spikes, getting possibly 4 attacks in 1 action. In that same instance all D&D cares about is what your attack string is, which is based on BAB. You could have 20 weapons armed and ready but your BAB will limit you to how many of them you can use on your turn. Everything is related to your BAB, so the extra off hand attack (1 extra attack) from weilding two weapons is based off your BAB from being a Rogue which is a single attack at +0. Combat Section on Attack bonus If you read the Base Attack Bonus paragraph, third line, it talks about when you get multiple attacks.
I think you've misinterpreted the rule. What two weapon fighting does is lessen the penalties, the reference in the description you posted doesn't give you an extra attack. What it boils down to is your BAB (which is +0) is the number of attacks you get in a round. As you level up, your BAB rises until you begin to get extra attacks. For an example, as a Rogue at level 8 your BAB becomes +6/+1 which means you get 2 attacks, one at +6 and one at +1. Using an off hand weapon lets you make an additional attack in the round if you Full Attack. So using the above example, at level 8 you would get 2 attacks, +8 and +1 before the penalties, and then a THIRD attack cause of the off hand weapon. Looking at your last post, your math numerically looks good, with the penalties and the flanking accounted for. You simply wouldn't get the third attack.
Victor, how are you able to get 3 attacks off as a 1st level character? Even with two weapon fighting it doesn't seem possible.
Sylthain grimaces at the red color suffusing the creature after its brief contact with the half-orc, knowing something bad had happened. Stilling his mind, he flew forward, fists and knees spinning out in a blur as he tried to pin the creature between himself and Victor.
Sylthain reacts immediately, seeing the oozing form moving out of the trees. Running up, he sends a knee flying towards what would be the creature's head.
Sylthain could smell something foul and sensed movement in the bushes. The girl's scream only confirmed it as put himself between Lyra and the threat. Despite the hope that they had found her cousin alive and well, Lyra's safety was his only task.
Sylthain notices the movement coming from the clearing's edge. He nods imperceptibly at Nai, signaling that he saw it too. Casually he moves himself so that he now stands between the stranger and Lyra. He doesn't make any other obvious movements, waiting to see what happens next.
Sylthain follows silently along, trying to watch the elf's tracking but realizing how woefully out of his element he was.
Sylthain moves forward without a word, heading towards the area the man indicated. He began looking around the location, trying to find some clue as to what exactly was going on.
Sylthain rises as the directions are handed over, the meeting clearly at an end. You have most helpful, mi'lord. Hopefully we will have the matter resolved as soon as possible. With a bow of the head, he follows Lyra back through the house.
Do you know where we can find this Ava? It might help to learn what she did, or in this case didn't, discover. Also it was my understanding that there were a couple of sightings of the girl. Were they predominately in one location where we could focus our efforts or more scattered and random?
Sylthain listened intently before leaning forward. Also it might be beneficial to speak to the other man you hired to see if he managed to learn anything. While he might not have found your daughter himself, he could know something that would help speed our search. Could you provide his name?
Sylthain took a seat near Lyra along with a glass of water. He drank from it deeply after the long trip and it was a refreshing comfort. He watched the others in their hesitation. So early into the trip for paranoia.
Lol, I think it might become that at a certain point. Right now he's still a little sullen at the task he's been set and is fine with Lyra getting into her own trouble.
For myself yeah. Since he's the only one who noticed anything out of the ordinary, I didn't have much to add. Wasn't going to point out how weird she was acting lol.
Knowledge (local):
, capped at Untrained 10 but Auto 5 for being from Bazraeene. Sylthain gazed up at the imposing walls of Khiras. He had of course heard of the city, many people used the wood from here in everything from common construction to fine works of art. He was a bit surprised by the sheer number of guards present. He knew the city was often under threat by the snake-men abominations and elven raiding parties but he hadn't realized it was to this degree. He eased his tense muscles and quietly moved a little closer to Lyra, suddenly more aware of the danger they might be entering.
Sylthain follows quietly along behind the group, his eyes scanning although they always end up back on the girl.
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