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We still playing? I've heard of slow games, but this is redunkulous.

Verys says, "I hope this takes care of him." and lets his arrow fly.

nimble strike on 1B(+7 vs AC, 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 if hit, 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11) shift back 1 sq

"What is keeping these things up? They have got to be the strongest skeletons I have ever seen." Verys mumbles to his companions.

Verys says, "Wind, over your left shoulder." and lets loose with his arrow.

minor-designate SK in front of W as my quarry, standard-nimble strike (+7 vs AC, 24, damage= 8+4+5= 17hp damage, shift one step closer to Richard)

Verys calls back to his companions, "A little help, please?" Then he shifts and shoots one of the skeletons in front of him.

shift back one square to SW, if N was up on the map, to avoid OAs. Nimble strike on SK in hallway in front of me. (+8 vs AC, 25, if hit, d10+5, 14 hp damage) and I shift back another square and now I am next to Wind in the hallway. I shot one of the guys marking me so I don't take a -2 penalty, right?

WAIT! I changed my mind. I still want to go to the same spot and shoot as I posted before, but I want to use the shift from the Nimble Strike power to get there. Then I can use my move to go to the square behind where Richard is.

Verys then moves back to behind Richard telling his companions, "I don't do melee. Engage these foes and I will pick them off, one by one, from back here."

HAHAHAHA! I knew taking Thievery as a Skill Training Feat would come in handy at lvl 2! thievery=19+10=29. No problem!

Verys looks at the secret door, smiles to himself, and starts to fiddle with the mechanism. "What did these guys do before I got here?" He asks himself under his breath. CLICK!

Verys looks up at the others, "It would seem I am getting better at disabling traps as we go along." And then he opens the door and looks inside.

"Looks like, if I can figure out this door."

do you need a check of some kind, Ice Witch? or is spotting it good enough to 'find the hidden switch'?

"Hold Up, Wind." Verys looks to the left side. "There's something here. I think it is a secret door." Can I figure out a way to open it, IW? Cause if he can, Verys will open the secret door.

when Wind decides how far down the corridor he wants to go, keep in mind that Verys will be 3 or 4 squares behind him. Verys is a ranged specialist and if Wind wants to scout, Verys will back him up with his bow.

Initiative= 15+5= 20, Perception= 13+14= 27

"Don't go too far. If there is more traps, you will need our help." Verys moves to follow him at a short distance.

"So.....what's our next move?" Verys asks a little louder, thinking his companions just didn't hear him. "Thranes, mumble grumble" He thinks to himself.

When nothing bad happens when he puts on the ring, Verys looks at his companions and asks,
"So, what's our next move? We can't leave the way Wind and I came in."
He begins to stow his gear. He looks at the ring every once in a while and smiles. He puts his hand on his sword as it briefly glows. Then he touches his bow and it does the same. "Interesting." Verys thinks to himself.

perhaps it is some sort of key for later. IQ did say it was a signet ring.

"Darguun, hmm? Well, let's see what it can do." Verys holds the ring out as he begins to slip it on his finger. "If I go crazy and start attacking you, please cut the finger with the ring off first before you stab me in the heart." He says, deadpanned.

Verys puts on the ring and waits for a reaction. If nothing happens, he will just go about his business.

no. I am a cautious sort and I also know that magic rings are extremely rare and as such, if magical, it can only be cursed. I let Havelock look at it and if he deems it 'safe', then I might try it on, to see if it fits.

Ice Queen- did we lose the invoker? he hasn't posted, and we are acting like he isn't there. I just want to know how many of the coins I am going to grab. If he isn't going to play with us, I grab my 10 gold.

"Well, Havelock, is the ring magical? Or can you tell anything about its history?" Verys says as he grabs 10 of the the gold coins. He looks at the others. "Ten each is a fair split. Help yourself."

be forewarned, if nobody picks up their shares, I will pocket the rest and pretend like nothing happened. you have to claim your treasures, my friends, or my character will take it and act like he didn't. It is a pet peeve of mine when people act like they took their share when, in game, they actually left it on the ground.

then you took Wind's. I will leave that to the two of you to judicate. I am tired of trying to figure out who's got what. The ring is mine, unless it is a wizard boosting spell ring or something like that. That's why I volunteered to go get the stuff after all, to be able to partake in the spoils.

"Well, Havelock, what is it?" Verys asks the wizard. "With a bloodstone attached to it, it has to be magic of some sort."

so we have 5 plus the ring, right? Richard took one, DaNarr took two, and Wind took the last two..... Is that right, Ice Queen?

no, that's can't be right. Havelock took one as well. So Richard, Havelock, and Wind took one and DaNarr (you greedy... Just kidding) took two. And has anyone heard from our invoker? I haven't seen anything from him since we began.

EDIT: Apparently, I am very confused. did everyone just grab only one? Because rereading NaDarr's post, I can see that he took one and it was an either/or sort of thing. That's four bloodstones and the last one is actually attached to the ring. Which I assume Havelock failed his Arcana check on. Anyone want to take a stab at it?

Verys looks at his ring. "Haverlock, can you identify if this is some sort of magic signet ring for me?"

the bloodstones are accounted for. 3 went to Richard, 2 went to DaNarr.

"There are some bloodstones here as well. And some kind of a ring, which I will taking a closer look at. How have you been splitting treasure, Richard? As soon as you find it or pooling it until later? I can spread this out or split it as evenly as possible."

you can all look at my spoiler above for details. Verys will be hanging on to the signet ring until he can figure out if it is special in some way. valuable? important? magical? we'll see.

I will update my character tonight. Ice Queen, what's in the sack? Inquiring minds want to know.

Verys holds his side and gives a grim smile. "All too easy. Err." He winces in pain. "Too bad we don't have a thief among us. Let's see what we got."

"This had be worth it..." Verys thinks to himself. "Back up, I am coming back fast." He tells his companions. "The chest is trapped. I figure it will unleash a barge of darts and I will need to run back."

He opens the chest and grabs whatever is inside in his arms and runs back. acrobatics, minus 5 for running, =23, rolled a 19

"Too kind..." Verys replies, trying hard to control the skepticism in his voice. He moves on the rubble, lightly touching the ground until he gets to the chest. acrobatics=21

He examines the chest for any sign of a trap or magic runes. preception=22, if he doesn't find anything wrong, he will open it up.

"It would be a way for me to prove my worth to our new companions. I certainly can do it better than this human..., I mean Richard, can."

and like I said, I am trained in acrobatics, but as I am the new guy, I will defer to the party.

"I am trained in walking the tree branches of the woods. Perhaps I should go." Verys speaks up to remind everyone that he is still here.

sorry, it seemed like you guys only posted once a week and so I didn't check this last week. onwards and upwards!

"And if you are Nadarr, who is this Richard that the wizard mentioned?" Verys asks Nadarr. just trying to get everyone involved in the conversation :)

"Might I inquire as to what your wizard is up to in the next room? He seemed to levitating some sort of rock or something. If I knew what the goal was, I might be able to help." Verys asks the dragonborn cleric.

"Sorry. I am an archer and thus, in combat, I do not get close enough for a shield to be effective." Verys shows the dragonborn his bow.

I hope so, too. I am used to Rev Rosey's pace. She runs a fast game let me tell you. If you don't post your turn within 24 hrs of the last guy, she DMPCs your char. And does a great job, too. But it really speeds up a PbP game. No waiting for half a week between posts. But I can be patient. we elves are known for our patience, even on Ebberron.

I can see you guys don't use this thread for much, do you? Feb was the last post? WoW!

"I am Verys Stargyl, at your service." He gives a small, formal bow. "I had gotten lost in here when I came across the shifter and this human. We had decided to team up to find our way out when the shifter ignored my instructions and triggered this air shaft." He gives Wind a cool stare.

Verys looks them over to try and get a read on them. insight=21

"And whom might you be?" he asks intently.

Ice Witch

never mind, I found it.

Verys this game is set shortly before the destruction of Cyre thats about the only part you need to worry about but I'll wait for Catman's character unless I've misread that last part before posting a link to the game thread and introduce you.

so the war's still going on. okay, so the caravan scout was during the war when he soured on the military. And no war criminals.

"Verys Stargyl, at your service."

let me know if we need to tweek the backstory to fit the game. I just focused around the whole archer-aim-keen senses angle. the military background gives some structure, as does the caravan scout backdrop, met a lot of people, etc. and the bounty hunter of war criminals and such gives a possible secret agenda and well as a moral compass in an otherwise pretty much bow-for-hire character.