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Hey all, unfortunately I’m going to have to step out of this campaign. New job and my kids actually having a social life means I don’t have to time or energy to keep up with PBP anymore. This seems like a reasonable time to step out.

Thanks for the great campaign and good luck finishing it out.

Yeah, scene devlopment can be tricky if you're not in a real quick posting rate on PBP.

Tarak ignores the man threatening them and lets the group's talkers take care of it, though as he thinks about it, his hair starts to raise sligtly as his annoyance brings some of the fury of the storm to the surface and the urge to turn the man into a black ashen smear on the cobblestone increases, but he pushes it down.

At Gnasher's quetion, the druid pipes in. "If we have a day to prepare I do have some magics that will let ye manouver underwater and even breathe under water, but time would be limited and it would stress me magics. I can always wild shape, meself."

Tarak just gives this Marsuk a blank stare as the group interacts with him. The kind of stare that might make one wonder if he was sizing the man up for a lightning bolt, just in case.

At the sum offered, his eyes lighten some and he begins to ponder, but doesn't speak.

After the man leaves, the former pirate growls, "If he be offering such a sum, I'd wager its worth a lot more."

At Gnasher's suggestion, he answers, "If we be selling our loot, I have an item I'd like to pick up. When I be in animal shape, its too easy to get hit, I hear there are magic bracers that might still work to protect me even when I'm wildshaped. I don't know what quality I can afford, but I want to look into it.

If we have money to spend, I'd look at some kind of Bracers of Armor if I can afford them (if not, next level) and we could always restock on consumables, scrolls and potions and the like.

Ill get caught up in a few hours. New job and kids actually having nighttime activities has eaten up most of my free time lately.

Apologies, its been a week.

Sense Motive, untrained ... somehow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Relatively clean and rested, Tarak follows the group's plan without complaint and lingers behind the group as they chat with this scholar,, knowing keeping silent is typcially his best bet.

Sorry, its been a busy couple days.

Tarak shakes himself out of a daydream staring out the window at Gnasher's words, "Aye, the roof would be nice. Then a bath might be in order, it has been a while."

”Ye had me at treasure.” Tarak responds, eyes glazing a bit at the idea of massive piles of wealth just laying around.

Tarak manages to pay at least a little attention to what’s going on and nods, ”Aye, whatever this scroll be, it’s got power and draws evil like flies. I would love to be rid of it, but somehow think that’s not in our stars.”

Gnasher has done an admirable job as our “face”

Tarak nods, ”Aye. Let’s ask him.” he agrees then adds, looking around the large city. ”We be in such a big city, once we get get done with this scroll, I want to find a circus, or zoo, or menagerie. With my new powers to take animal shape, I be wanting to study some new dangerous animals.” he finishes with a bit of an evil grin, envisioning new and horrible shapes he could take when needed, then shredding Syn and her third cursed wasp swarms.

Looking over the group, he adds, ”Urah needs help too. We should take care of that.”

Cleric seems about perfect for us. Malgrim and Gnasher do plenty of damage once they get going. I can’t seem to decide if Tarak is a blaster or a brawler so I’m kinda meh and either.

I certainly don’t mind!

Thanks GM, enjoy the vacation!

GM, I’m wondering what you think about Bracers of Armor and Wildshape. I think it’s relatively clear that they wouldn’t work as polymorph states everything constantly on except armor and shield bonuses, but the bracers provide the bonus as a magic field constantly given by a wonderous item’s magic. So it maybe could work if you read it that way, kinda like a ring of protection.

Else I’ll need to pick up a wand of mage armor and have Gnasher hit me with it on occasion I guess (I think bloodragers have that spell on their list? Maybe not).

Figured I’d ask when I noticed they let me use the bracers in Kingmaker.

I think that’s fine. We’ll get him fixed and part ways, I’d imagine.

Earlier

With the thief running away, Tarak does his best impression of a human shrugging with dinosaur anatomy then wanders back to the group before shifting back to human form, chuckling a bit.

"I take it he dropped then scroll and ye wanted to let him go. I won't miss him."

Later

Looking around the large city with some interest, Tarak follows the group as was his custom, only half paying attention to what they were doing while looking around and at the sky.

At the comment from Malgrim, he agrees "Aye, this thing be nothing but a hassle. Best if we can figure out what to do with it as soon as possible."

As Tarak-osaurus rex returns

Sadly I cannot take a TRex as a shape, but next level I can do an Allosarus, which is pretty close. Hmm, with my spear thing giving me reach, and with that shape giving me a 15' reach, does that mean I would have a ... carry the one... times two .. 25' reach?

I’m fine with recruiting. Don’t think I have the bandwidth to run a second character, don’t do well enough with one these days.

Need a bag of holding

Tarak shifts into his dinosaur form and gives chase as well.

60 ft speed in that form so I should be able to catch him, but do I want to eat him or not? That is the question.

Yeah, I'll be happy to take the burn instead of using 2 charges and needing to burn two slots in the morning

Tarak simply watches the interrogation, not really having anything to add or any good interrogation skills.

I was more thinking of taking the burn for one of your blasts, but the wand will work fine. 2 charges will do it I think

Tarak nods, ”Aye, I can refill charges once we get a rest. Thank ye.”

Tarak chortles at the exchange and grumbles, ”and they used to call me a pirate.”

Still feeling the effects of the wasp stings, the Druid casts a quick spell on himself (lesser restoration) and sighs a bit more contentedly, before turning to Malgrim, ”Ye got a little healing left in ye? I took a bartering and am out of meself?”

Then, ”In case ye didn’t hear in the battle, our friend is still out there trailing us, ambushed me with some swarms of wasps, but seemed to let me go when she likely could have finished me off. Tis a game to her, I suppose.”

Shifting back to human form, Tarak staggers a bit until he can get his spear braced to lean agaist, wounds still healing from Urah's infernal magics.

"Well, that was not fun." he grumbles before wandering over to check the bodies with Gnasher.

The possibly suicide charge to get those guys all lined up in lightning bolt formation temptation is quite strong.

Is Filiped with us? Don't bards sometimes have some good healing spells, I feel like when I briefly statted him out I gave him some healing magic since we were short a healer

Gnasher is starting to get real scary

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

”It be me, Tarak, don’t attack!” the tiger growls out with the help of his ring, ”I be needing any healing ye’ve got.”

yeah I wasn’t clear. I’ll cast the scroll this turn (move to get it out and standard to cast). I’ll shift and move next turn probably. Kinda stream of consciousness’d you there.

Hmm, in that case I’ll cast Barkskin from a scroll, shift to tiger form and run to the wagon the following turn.

Tarak keeps up his run towards the group, hoping to utilize cover as much as possible and sprint back to huddle near Urah and the other group members cowering near the statue.

"I be needing any healing ye can give." he growls as he approaches.

”Damn, I’m in a tight spot.” Tarak growls as the wasps sting and he spots their hated enemy.

With no other option available the Druid (performs his best Brave Sir Robin) runs for it, sprinting as fast as he can towards his group, hoping to take cover wherever he can.

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
I’ll use my inexplicable luck to add a + 4 and pass that second one

run action to move 120 feet towards the group, finding whatever cover I can when I get there

As he approaches the melee he gasps out, ”Syl be back there and she’s got stinging nasties with er”

devious, DM, bravo

Tarak digs out his second potion and drinks it.

Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8

gah, crap rolls

No need for apologies! Life comes first. I hope everything turns out good and you get better.

Shouldn’t be, I replaced that with mighty fists this level hoping to depend on Barkskin (or iron skins) for my enhancement bonus to NA.

I only see the mighty fists on it.

In relative safety, Tarak draws a potion and chugs it down.

Cure Moderate Wounds, CL 3: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 8) + 3 = 14

Updated now, so its 19 as a human.

Mage armor, I didn’t realize that wasn’t self only.

Suppose it isn’t too many levels until I can afford some Wild armor

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Tarak is going to fly further out of range, in cover if he can find it and shift back to human form, reaching for his potions.

As they say in Family Feud, Good Answer!

Really might need to think about a 2 level dip in Shifter to get WIS to armor class while shifted. Wrong alignment for monk.

Tarak is going to fly further out of range, in cover if he can find it and shift back to human form, reaching for his potions.

Eyeballing the gnolls who shot him, Tarak flies into a slightly different area and a bit further away and, noticing that some of them grouped up to avoid his lightning, calls to a different aspect of the storm. Rather than the flash of lightning, he pulls the heat of the resulting flames of wildfires and calls it down in a towering whirlwind of heat and flame.

Manouver as best I can to stay at long range from the archers and hit the group of 4 with a Flame Strike

Flame Strike, DC 19 ref for half, half fire half divine: 8d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 1, 6, 3, 3, 4, 6) = 29

max range is 180' and I'd like to stay as close to that as I can with 60' fly speed. When choosing a direction to go, I'd like to go somewhat towards the group instead of further north, so that's ... East south east

Sorry, have a job now but have a minute. I’ll post in a few hours when I get home.

edit, if you want to move it along it’ll be an 8d6 flame strike DC 19 for half at max range to avoid arrows

So, how many of the archers carefully not lining up in a row happen to be within a 20 ft diameter of each other? Looks like the first wave are all in a nice little group, but Tarak is more interested in those archers. I have 60' of perfect fly speed and max range is 180' and he'll want to stay as far as possible from those arrows but still blast them if possible

he would have fired whenever he could have lined up 4, preferably at max range, which is 120’ from the last ones. So, wave 2 might be over 110 feet if they shoot immediately. AC is 18 unless we are within 70 minutes of the last fight, then it’d bed 21

Tarak floats a bit to line up a few of the gnolls in a row and unleashes a bolt of lighting at the incoming monsters, hoping a few early casualties might make the others think twice.

I’ll go for the 4 in the first couple waves

Lightning Bolt, DC 18 REF for half: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 6, 2, 2, 6, 6) = 31

Tarak buzzes quickly back and informs Gnasher and company what he sees, before flying back up into the air.

If I can line up a bunch of gnolls in lightning bolt formation when they hit the max range of 120 feet, I'll start it off with a bang, else I'll hover 50' above the group

Thanks, the next step is training for my CDL so I’ve been cramming the past few days for the learners permit test, fun stuff.

Between studying, possibly starting training on a new job, and the holiday weekend, I may be a little scarce the rest of this week into the weekend.

Tarak floats to (hopefully) a safe height and drifts forwards, trying to get a better look at who or whatever is making this dust cloud.

50' up and hoping a little old floating air elmental won't look too interesting if whatever this is happens to look up