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Volkar didn't know who Khadon was, but the way Thorek was grumbling, it must have been someone important. Still, he looked for signs of deception, in case this was a trick.
Volkar held up a hand to stop Thorek, but instead sighed and shook his head. He waited towards the back, keeping an eye on things.
So, Tomas or Rau?
Tomas, did you get a slayer talent at this level? Also, I forgot to assign my Ability Point increase. It'll be Charisma.
Level 4 HP: 4+2 Con = 6
Skills: 2+2 Int+1 Human=5 Skill Points
Background Skills: 2
New Spells known
Spell swap - lose burning hands, learn touch of gracelessness
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Volkar frowned. None of his spells was particularly useful with Thorek engaged in melee, and the slug was surprisingly agile for a creature of such size. Instead, he knelt and shook Tomas to try and wake him. "Tomas, wake up. We need you. Come on."
Volkar decided to try and give the thing a taste of its own medicine. He drew forth a ball of ectoplasm and hurled it at the slug, trying to hinder it's attacks on Thorek.
Yes, let's stick to 1E. We started the campaign this way, and we should continue with it this way. While I am not averse to trying a 2E campaign, switching in the middle would be inconvenient - especially since my Sorcerer bloodline hasn't been published yet.
I notice that got itself in the entangling area as well.
Volkar groaned as he was engulfed in sticky webbing. However, it was highly similar to his ectoplamic balls, so perhaps he could free himself easily.
Slinking out of the webbing, he moved himself clear of the slug's firing line to give Thorek the chance to move in and fight it.
With the positioning of the slug and the drow, Volkar decided to take a risk. He took a step forward, clearing Rau and Thorek from his line of fire, and then cast a spell, bringing his hands together to send a cone of flame forward, enveloping the slug and the drow.
Thank you. The link is working now, so I was able to see the map.
Seeing that the drow had spread out before them, Volkar hefts his crossbow and fires at one of them.
With the sound of arrow strings snapping, Volkar moves quickly to catch up to where the others are.
And I have Volkar walking up behind Thorek instead of ahead of him...which means, as the one person likely to try and start a dialogue, I'm not going to beat the dwarf to it.
Volkar moves forward behind Thorek towards the chamber.
Volkar looks to the others, then prepares to begin casting spells once they get close enough to see what is beyond the opening.
"Let's go, then."
”The room is covered in enchantment and necromancy auras. They’re all fairly low power auras, but they’ve been layered on top of each other. The tables themselves are covered with conjuration auras. If these mushrooms are creating a link to the First World, we’d best destroy them quickly.” Looking at Rau, he said, ”Although that may have to wait until after we finish exploring. Do we know what kind of slime is in the hallway?”
Doesn't change my actions of figuring out what the heck is going on.
Volkar stares in shock for a moment as they enter the room, unable to believe what he sees. "By the gods..." He then gives a shake of his head, takes a deep breath, and joins Azorius in trying to study the magics involved here.
"Agreed. We need to find the creature and kill it before any of its minions can wear us down."
No worries. I just so rarely actually attack with my crossbow, that I didn't want my attack to be missed.
Volkar pulled out his rarely used crossbow and took aim at one of the shriekers as well.
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Volkar easily sees through the illusion covering the hole in the floor. He responds to Thorek, "That or these upper chambers are just for an show, and the creature actually lives down there. The other one lived underground, as well." Seeing Tomas looking around blankly, Volkar said, "Look in that corner there - carefully. There is an illusion covering it."
Bending down to study the circle, Volkar snorts and shakes his head. "Don't worry about whether or not you step into this circle. It's fake - complex enough to fool those who haven't studied magic, but easily recognizable as fake to those who have. The creature likely uses it to help fuel the mystery of its great power by "magically" appearing in it. The creature may be able to turn invisible. We should be cautious." Volkar stood, and motioned Thorek to take the lead in the tunnels.
Volkar attempts to help Azorius with searching the room.
Volkar nods. "Good idea, Rau. Miss, it would be best if you took cover in the woods while we dealt with this so-called god. We will escort you to Fort Justice and your children when this is over."
Volkar nods. "Alright then. Let's move. We should avoid indiscriminate killing, though - only if they appear to be priests like these two." Volkar helps Rau and Tomas lock up the live one, then casts a spell to cover himself in armor of force.
"Good. Now, is there a way we can approach the house unseen from here?"
They'd done quick work - one cultist dead, the other trapped.
"Surrender was a good choice. You might get to live through this. Now, quickly, how many doors are there into your god's residence, and is he there?"
Volkar sighs as Thorek starts murdering the two cultist priests. ”So much for lulling them into a false sense of security. Let’s make this quick.” Volkar hurls a ball of ectoplasm at the one with the club, trying to entangle him.
"Then close that door, and let us see if we can lull them into a false sense of security."
"Azorius, we have about 30 seconds before one of those robed figures comes in here with the water. We need to decide if we're jumping him, or pretending we've been waiting patiently this entire time without talking to anyone we shouldn't. Now."
I think we all got bogged down waiting for Azorius to answer.
Volkar looks to Azorius, then motions to him that he should try to comfort the woman before he returns to his watch for anyone approaching.
Volkar listened with one ear while the lady revealed she was Tanner and Anabete's mother. Well, now we definitely who the poor sod on the pyre was. He kept an eye on the outside, though, wanting to make sure no one interrupted them while they were talking.
Volkar snorts at Azorius' description of Razmir. "I highly doubt Razmir is anything close to a god. More likely just a powerful wizard who managed to bamboozle enough people to gain control of a country."
Volkar turns from the window. "As long as we don't talk too loudly, the guard they left shouldn't be able to hear us. We know where the creature is now. Should we sneak out of here and attempt to take it out?" Seeing Azorius had opened the door, he turns back to the window to keep an eye out for anyone coming to check on them.
Rau stays in the woodline and keeps an eye out for trouble. If they only leave one guard on us, we can try to take him out discretely - possibly by saying the word "osteiocene."
Volkar itches to open the other door leading deeper into the building, but since the rather irate gentleman had said water would be brought to them, he didn't want to be in the middle of investigating when they came back. Instead, he looked out the window to see how close the one who was being left was, and if they could talk quietly among themselves without him listening.
Volkar shrugged. "It looked like the largest building in the town, so I assumed it was an inn. I assure you, I had no intention of intruding upon your god's...mortal domain. My apologies. Where is it you would like us to wait?"
Volkar smiles. "Sure, sure. No problem. It looks like the only place big enough for us to wait is that large building there. Is that where we should go?" Volkar points to the building with large windows, garden, and decorations.
Volkar hurries to catch up to Thorek. As he calls out, Volkar says, "Thorek, it's rude to just call out such things. You greet people nicely first, then you ask about strange things." Turning to the villagers, Volkar smiles and says, "Hello, and well met. We were traveling in the direction of Fort Justice, but we seem to have gotten a little turned around. We saw the smoke from your fire, and thought you might be able to point us in the right direction."
”Agreed, but we cannot risk harming the villagers. They have been controlled just as Imado was. Posing as lost travelers will get us in there, and perhaps even a chance to face the creature. I doubt we can do anything for the poor soul on the pyre now.” |