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Cast Light on a crossbow bolt ?

DM is giving us a nudge. Possibly. What may be in that room we already went through we would still have to deal with later, possibly better to deal with now rather than later when it's 'more prepared.'

Nameless, did you get your Spells for the day back? And can you please throw Guidance on the party before we enter.

"Let's put Vitae at the back with me, then, and Ghelik up front where he can see things first."

i still keep confusing Vitae and Nameless...

To be fair here, Vitæ is most likely taller and much paler than the Oracle. And nicer smelling hair.

With a crossbow and very short range spells, Vitæ has been in the second row normally, covering Fritz the Bold and Ghelik the Sly.

If you need a roll for Rocksauce DM

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

edit - Sweet! Er ... maybe I should have saved that for Initiative.

Rocksauce has been watching you.

Before leaving for this side trek.

"Would you like to come with us? You know a great many things, and I would wager you would prefer to stretch your legs and get away from the tedium here anyways."

(Whisper) And it will annoy our friendly Wizard.

Vitæ offers Rocksauce to join, the last part he says with a wink.

Back!

DM was away since late Thursday, but would like to add one thing please.

Going to the shed for the firewood, if I recall correctly from our first visit, there were toys of sorts there? Vitæ would have asked for help and collected them and then given them to Winter for the children in the Chapel if possible.

"Do you know why we are here, Ghelik? There's something insidious lurking. And I don't mean the dopplegangers. They are nothing but a symptom, not the cause."

Something to share odd old chap?

Given that right now Yordan has a -3 Diplomacy roll, even an assist isn't guaranteed, even with 10 trust. I'll try to assist if someone else makes a roll, but... Maybe we need to work a bit more at building trust before trying anything.

Count me in as part of the next mini quest, we should ask for some information though.

The few of us with bonuses should approach Winter to exchange knowledge before we head out on their mini quests.

Vitæ would have most likely accompanied Fritz and Ghelik, may have even asked the Wizard to join.

Vitæ would suggest a bigger, rested group for the other tasks.

Waiting on DM for Vitæ's question about the Dreamlands.

I think the Orcale would have cast her final heal on our most hurt member before zzzzz.

Vitæ will offer Winter a Lullaby to aid her rest, and Rocksauce as well. If anyone has trouble sleeping he will tell them he can be of assistance.

The tall pale man will then sit cross legged inside the entrance of the chapel, occupyig the smallest space possible, then quickly attempts to find his way home.

DM, given Vitæ's background, does he notice anything in the Dreaming from the Chapel?

Will: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 2 = 12

Would still be 20, CHA +3, your circumstance bonus +2, possibly. But if that's not applicable here, no soup for Vitæ.

Also, you may have missed it, earlier Vitæ cast Lullaby for the injured patients and any who have trouble sleeping.

I just realized I can incorporate the Lullaby into a song, which I could accompany Fritz with, to Aid Other.

Vitæ, perhaps just now remembering may have had a small gift for it, joins the Paladin and sings a haunting melody, it's is an old folk song, from days past, when Ustalav had not yet come to know the horrors of the Whispering Tyrant.

Perform (Sing) to Aid Fritz: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Surprising all, Vitæ most especially, the pale figure has a very childlike voice, which rings around the center of the sanctuary, and slowly filters throughout the enclave.

Each individual is touched in a different way. Some remember long lost loved ones, others a favorite childhood toy or pet, in others tranquil autumn sunsets, and yet in others, the simple joy of a peaceful night's rest.

Would still be 20, CHA +3, your circumstance bonus +2, possibly. But if that's not applicable here, no soup for Vitæ.

Also, you may have missed it, earlier Vitæ cast Lullaby for the injured patients and any who have trouble sleeping.

Vitæ Somnium wrote:

Vitæ introduces himself to the Rogue nurse, and asks for his name.

Looking at the drawings, he quietly asks the Rogue nurse,

Remember that everyone is Unfriendly to you right now, so it's quite hard to get people to answer questions. In this case, a DC 20 Cha check: d20 ⇒ 15. Nope, not quite.

"Please don't disturb the inmates. They have been through a very difficult time."

DM with high CHA, Aasimar bonus, Class Skill, your +2 circumstance bonus, Vitæ has a +11 Diplomacy, so that would be a 26 for the roll, please.

Vitæ introduces himself to the Rogue nurse, and asks for his name.

Looking at the drawings, he quietly asks the Rogue nurse,

"What is he been drawing? Do you know what any of it means?"

After a pause, "How do you communicate with him? Perhaps I may be of help."

Actions taken by Vitæ

Vitæ will give his trusty Crossbow that is still loaded, and unused dagger to the guards, but unless challenged will keep his walking stick.

He will introduce himself politely to those he crosses his path and listen to anything they may have to say.

When he sees Yordan with the patients, he casts Lullaby for some time to help ease their slumber. Particularly on the younger ones.

Vitæ walks over to the pale man making pictures and watches for a little then introduces himsef, asks the man's name, then watch some more before he will very gently asks about what the images mean to the man.

I believe the Oracle has 1 more heal, and Yordan may be the most hurt.

"We overheard there were children here, perhaps these can be of help."

Vitæ gives Winter the large blankets they collected.

Then Vitæ asks,

"How have you come to be here? How long have the people here been in this standoff with the shifter Things?"

Winter is a very pale woman -- almost ghostly or albino pale -- but with jet-black hair and eyes. She's wearing leather armor and carrying a rapier. She seems rather young to be asserting authority, but her voice is firm.

DM you pretty much described Vitæ's twin, right down to the Rapier he wished he knew to wield. At the start of the game I described Vitæ as perhaps a grain of sand that fell out of The Sandman's pouch of sand (one of Dream's three artifacts and symbols of office) as Vitæ is an Aasimar. With Winter being a servitor of Pharasma (Death, Dream's older sister) should I run with this?

Vitæ stands transfixed, wordless, face blank, staring at the female mirror replica of himself.

The others in the group see the resemblance instantly.

Twin sister link

DM anything on the Knowldge rolls from the writing on the dagger? And we picked up the bankets on the way back.

Rocksauce gave me the creeps, now I want to play her.

"Rocksauce," Yordan says after a minute, "would you mind telling me something only you know -- doesn't have to be important, but something someone pretending to be you might not be able to come up with on short notice. Just in case we run into someone looking like you, who isn't?"

Have Rocksauce tell us something here only she would know that the sentries would be able to verify, let's ask now, if she was reading their minds she would not be able to from here. Good plan.

DM how far is it to the chapel from here? We have to bring those 3 bodies.

"Yordan, Ghelik, with your skills, could you prop something behind each door to these rooms? So that if something comes in or out of them, we would know about it is we pass through this area again."

Vitæ eyes the torn roof with concern, and remembers the flying Things outside.

"Uh... I just said." Rocksauce looks sidelong through her hair at Fritz. "I guess a few tiles fell out of the ceiling there... anyway. You going to Winter's place, or what?"

Apparently Rocksauce is eager/wants to come back with us now?

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Waiting for DM to answer if the search was for the earlier combat room as well, and for Mrakala or Kyleen to make Knowledge rolls, then yes head back to the chapel.

DM did you count our search attempts for both the Deputy Director's room the room we had combat in?

-- a masterwork silver dagger, found in a locker full of what looks like grass-stained hunter’s clothes. It's engraved with complex designs (doesn't radiate magic, perhaps they're just art)

Kyleen, Mrakala, when your brains are less oatmeal, can you please check if this is significant.

DM no notes, records or ledgers?

"Contiue our search of the rooms, help us and this will go quickly. Yordan and I have been long at this."

You will need a minute to convalesce Saruman, it will give us time to search. And maybe some Knowldge rolls, what was that thing.

"Let us finish searching here, and then we will go back with our load of skinwalker bodies."

I think there are three here: the one we found dead, the old woman and Not-Rocksauce. Do we need to go back down into that pit as well for the fourth doppleganger, Dr. Not-Fritz?

Yordan continues looking through the desk papers and anything else that looks interesting, careful to keep one hand on his glaive.

Yes finish searching both rooms as we have started pages ago!! Please. Post a guard, the others can Aid Vitæ and Yordan.

It will give Mrakala time to recover.

We have 3 Doppelgänger bodies right here! And whatever Rocksauce is.

Vitae, you sticking with "prepared action to throw a Daze"?

Vitæ takes his (lovely) black sable cape off his back with a flourish and attempts to smother and cover the mirror on Mrakala's hand.

cape over mirror, looking for a flank and prone: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 = 26

edit make that "with a stylish flourish worthy of a vetran bull fighter."

DM aid

Init Vitæ 19

Init Ghelik 19 +

Init Yordan 16 +

Init Fritz 16

Init Kyleen 15

Not sure what DM rolled possibly Init Mrakala 13?

Init Oracle 10

Is Rocksauce a holdover from Way of the Wicked? She definitely gives me the creeps.

Vitæ would actually want to hear what possessed Mrakala has to say, because we are getting bits of small snippets of information trickling down from everyone. Hopefully some useful. But if possessed Mrakala attempts to harm anyone, including himself, Vitae casts Daze immediately.

Init 19, Readied Action if any hostile action taken, casts Daze

Sorry: the mirror shatters because Rocksauce just threw the mammoth paperweight at it. Hard.

BUT THE BOOK AND THE WAND!

- Mrakala, maybe

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

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Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

"Lady Rat Whisperer, perhaps we should not be hasty ..."

Vitæ calls out a warning from behind the room and raises a hand and may cast Daze on the Bard if the rest of the party decides this is not the best course of action.

TPK in 3 ... 2 ... 1

DM it may be too late now but I did want to stop her with a Daze before she did that, I understand in this type of play we may have to skip some actions for dramatic effect though.

Vitæ may need to roll Initiative to beat Kyleen to throw a Daze, he does not want her to harm herself or the others.

"Lady Rat Whisperer, perhaps we should not be hasty ..."

Vitæ calls out a warning from behind the room and raises a hand and may cast Daze on the Bard if the rest of the party decides this is not the best course of action.

TPK in 3 ... 2 ... 1

I was rather hoping we would not mention that bit of peculiarity to him.

Vitæ Somnium wrote:

on the Deputy Director [dice=Sense Motive]

He DEFINITELY wants out of there. And he's scared. Terrified, actually.

Heed DMs words? What if whatever is hunting him gets to him and we can only get information now?

"We do need to continue to search the records in these rooms Saruman."

on the Deputy Director
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

any reply from Offspring?

In crazed land of Briarstone, the Girl of Strings is Queen.

"Perhaps we should ask our resident expert. What do you think we should do here Offspring?"

SEARCH the rooms first

'You did say not to pick up the mammoth paperweight ....'

Does she look like she's about to hurl that thing at the Mirror, because we may want to stop her.

'Er Offspring, are you by chance familiar with this ... gentleman?'

Man in the Mirror cover

"Um. Hello?"

Vitæ continues to help the Ranger with his investigation of the room.

DM I think our Perception is at 29.

Next to Yordan, Vitæ looks over to the Wizard.

'This may interest you, there appears to be a reflection of a tome and wand within the Mirror. They sit upon that desk. There is an aura of Conjuration coming from the Mirror. What would you surmise from all that?'

The Wizard sure gets a lot of Stuff. We get stabbed and rat food critics.

We can start in that room.

Assist Yordan: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

She probably is going for the aspiring model Prestige Class.

Vitæ begins a search of the room, maintaining Detect Magic.

Pulling out a food ration, Vitæ offers the food anyway.

'It's not much, but please take it. The deer jerky is not too salty. You can eat in private if you choose.'

Does Detect Magic spot anything in this room?

'What's special about the Mirror?'

Suggestion, Kyleen, Oracle and gents, let's post a guard and search both rooms thoroughly but not tarry more than we need to. We have been 'lucky' but let's not push it. Search as best we can then return to the chapel.

DMDM, which room is bigger and is there a systemic way to best look through both rooms.

Vitæ listens to myriad of chatter Offspring is throwing at them and attempts to take mental notes as best he can.

"Offspring, have you had a meal recently? Would you like some food? And, mm did you say something about ghouls?"

DM Vitæ has Detect Magic still working I believe, and rolled 22 for Diplomacy.

"The ghouls got old Carl."

Maybe these were the singing ones the guards mentioned. Also, we have no Elves in the party. Lovely.