Walt moves from his protective stance over the orc mage and swings out with his staff at the undead horror before him.
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Moving forward swiftly, Walter places himself between the badly wounded Drot and his attacker. "By the one true god you shall not have him!"
Walter looks at the creature before them and calls upon his god to create the holy symbol of his faith and uses its divine power to compel the demon. "Back demon! Back to the frozen hells from which you sprang. Release your hold on this land and those poor dead, and let their souls travel back to their holy reward!"
Walt, still feeling the effects of the dehydration, looks at the water dribbling from the chalice hungrily (or is that thirstily?). "As much as I would love to drink deeply of that chalice, I have a feeling that it would do my soul irreparable harm. I would advise the rest of you to steer clear of it as well!"
Walter finishing his healing of Tess and himself and watches as Charles brings the blessing of the New God to seak out life in this otherwise dead and deadly place.
"It's alright Tess. Let's see if we can't fix you up a bit."
2 points for Walter and whatever Tess's healing rate number is for her.
STR Check: Walter suddenly feels a weakness press down upon him as the cavern rotates slowly around him. He holds his hand out to the side of the cave to steady himself. "My, I don't know what has come over me. I suddenly feel weak and a little dizzy...and very thirsty!!" He reaches down and gulps down the content of his canteen. The cool water seems to restore the wilting priest.
Fast Action Walt again attempts to swat the creature with his club. "Hold still ye thrice-damned imp! Let the power of the New God enter the crack that I am gonna make in yer head!" Attack:
Walt reacts and swings his club at the tiny demon. Attack:
Walt moves in with the others and offers a soft whistle when he sees the painting. "Evil sure has a way of dolling herself up when she wants to!" He continues to keep watch at the door.
Walt stomps in like the others and plants himself at the exit. He looks over to Drot'ook and nods.
sorry guys...been off all last week with a killer cold...still not feeling great, but will try to post
Walter pulls his holy symbol from under his armor and presents it to the construct. "Begone foul beast before the power of the New God smites you!"
You present your holy symbol at the target. Make a Will attack roll against the target’s Will. On a success, the target becomes frightened for 1 round. Attack Roll 20+ The target also falls prone.
Will Attack:
Agility: "Well that was an unpleasant diversion. Let me call upon the New God for a blessing of healing before we use all our potions." Minor Healing: You touch the target, which heals damage equal to half its
Flailing as he is dragged across the floor, Walt tries to turn himself so that his Holy Symbol will be facing whatever it is that is dragging him backwards.
Tracing a figure in the air before him, Walter calls into being a manifestation of the New God's holy symbol. He grasps the floating symbol of his god and moves towards the freakish creatures, intoning a prayer of denouncement.
"I suggest we clear these webs before travelling on. Set a torch to them. That should take care of it."
Seeing the small demon attack his friends, Walter moves forward to strike at the creature. Slow Attack: Move forward and strike. Attack:
LOL...thanks..between budgets, meetings about budgets and reports needing completing the last couple of weeks has been crazy!!!
Very sorry to all...Work just caught me flat footed and I have not had time to catch up. If it is OK I would still like to play, but if not, then I understand.
Walter is distraught with the thought of yet another Demon incursion to his little town. He is quite while the others talk of a plan, but determines that he will go with them and, with his belief in the New God and her Prophet. "I too would like to accompany you to discover and destroy this foul Demon. Just let me go back to the shrine and gather my things."
"Alas I do not have my home anymore. I left it to my wife when I entered the priesthood, and she sold it when she moved on. I stay at the chapel now, but I can ask if they might have anything that might help."
"I would be willing to try such a ruse. I am not sure if the culprit is demonic or fey, as the woman could either be a succubus or perhaps a fairy, like a dryad or a nymph. Either way, it has to be stopped before someone else is killed and their soul possibly lost from the Wheel."
Walter hesitates a moment looking at Charlemange. "Our friend has descended to the underworld and, in time, will follow his course on the wheel, but we must be sure his soul was, indeed freed. This cursed attack may have harmed his immortal soul and it is our duty to see it to the afterworld!" DM: Just a question (as I am finalizing my spells), can Detect life be used to see if the soul of a creature has passed on, or if it may be ensnared or captured? As the New God's church is very specific as to what happens to the soul and the need for it to travel to the underworld where it can then shed all its memories and be reborn, I would think they should have a simple prayer to ensure the soul is indeed travelling (or has travelled) to its just reward.
Walt's Year in Review:
Walter has been a very busy man since the attack of the demon over a year ago. After his dinner with the other citizens who help defeat the demonic incursion, Walt decided that this was a call to action from the New God. He finally decided to do what he had wanted to do for the last few years…join the clergy. He set aside his demanding wife and left her most of his modest fortune then headed out to learn from the best teachers he could find. He entered the church as a lay-parishioner in Asylum and from there travelled south, visiting many shrines and a few temples in the larger cities. Everywhere he went he talked to the various clergy about the church, the martyr and the New God. He crossed over the Shield Mountains in the early spring and made his way into the Holy Empire. It was in the early spring that Walter entered the city of Seven Spires and beheld the Great Cathedral of the Seven. He, with hundreds of others, took their vows at the holy edifice and for 3 months he studied hard and progressed with astounding swiftness. Just as the summer was beginning to fade, Walter was confirmed into the priesthood of the New God. He received his white vestments and, in a small vial, a reliquary. This last was a gift from his sponsor, an elderly matron-bishop who took a liking to him. It reportedly holds a finger bone of the Martyr herself and has been reported to have some sort of holy powers…but Walter has never seen them manifest so far. Being a newly minted priest, Walter was not made to choose one of the seven sects of the church but rather was given training in all. He learned a little about each group and even manifested holy prayers for a few, but as he is still new to the priesthood, he has some time to decide the route he will take to honour his god. The trip back to Asylum was anticlimactic. He thought he would see the world with different eyes now that he was a priest, but it still looked the same. He helped where he could, and preached whenever he was allowed, but it still felt hollow somehow. It was like he was just on the edge of something trying to gain a better understanding but just could not seem to grasp what was beyond. He arrived back home to discover his ex-wife had moved away, marrying a merchant from one of the northern cities. He felt a sadness as this last tie to his old life was cut, but also a renewed sense of purpose. He often went to the sight of the Demon’s incursion to this world and remembered how he felt attacking the evil firsthand. It was during one of these visits that he heard the town bell sound… Running to the location he sees a small crowd forming outside a shop on the edge of town. When he arrives he notices several individuals he recognizes. "Well met friends. Wish this could have been under better circumstances. Let's take a look shall we." Seeing the body sends a jolt through the priest. He is sure this is the work of something evil and touches his Ouroboros while saying a prayer for the dead.
Sorry, I am running behind in this game, but work has been very busy. I will try to get Walt's year in travelling up as soon as I can. Again sorry for the delay!
I think I am all done as well...again except for the profession roll...also I was unclear about the spells...I think I did it right, but please take a look for me!
Walt takes the sheriff's offered hand. "Praise the martyr indeed. I feel She was here with us during this incursion of evil and marked certain individuals as Her representatives here in the north. I will go forth and find those brave souls who fought back." Walt will take time to locate each of the players and introduce himself. FOR ALL "Greetings and the blessing of the Martyr to you. You fought bravely against the demon incursion the other day, and I have a feeling that the Matyr Herself has marked you as one of her representatives here in the north. I would like to get to know you and introduce you to the others who helped during the crisis. Here is the address to my modest home. Please come for dinner and conversation tomorrow night. I feel we have much to discuss."
Walt gives thanks to the New God and then turns to his old commander. "Sheriff, it is good to see you again, although better circumstances could have been arranged! Any idea who the man who summoned this unspeakable horror was?"
Seeing all the people going after the robed man, Walt turns his attention to the weird egg-things that the demon birthed. He moves towards the closest of them and smacks it with his staff. Attack:
Walter again swings his staff at the now restrained cloaked figure. "That's it, son, hold him still while I wack him on the head! Guards! Guards!! Where are ye, ya blasted shirkers! Get over here and help yer old comrade send this thing back to wherever it came!" Attack:
Walter once again attempts to strike the robed figure in the hopes that if he is taken down the rift between worlds will shatter. Attack:
Walter will go on slow initiative so he can move towards the figure in the dark robes and try to strike him with his walking staff.
Will:
Walter gasps at what he is seeing...an actual demon breaching their world. He looks around and quickly goes to help the few guards who are in the crowd. "Buck up lads...at least you will have a real hair-raising story to tell yer kiddos!"
Will most likely go as cleric...it seems to be predestined lol
DM: Start the game with fortune is my choice!!
got it...thanks for the explanation bookrat...I will need to read up more on the rules as we go along, but I really love trying out new game systems...so once again thank you for including me in this game!!!
DM: Super cool!! lol...now can I do this only once, or once a day?? Is it a scroll or more of a prayer that I have learned?
1) Walter was born and raised in Asylum. Recently. however, he has been taking long journeys across the Northlands visiting all the holy sites of the New God. 2) Walter was a watchman for the town guard for many years, but now has a comfortable income and spends most of his days in contemplation, reading the holy texts of the New God, or planning for another trip to visit a site of religious importance. 3) Walter dresses similar to a merchant but in a much more austere manner. His clothes are dark colours and while made of a good quality material, it goes mostly unadorned. He keeps his grey hair short and is in fair condition for a man in his advanced years. 4) If he is interested, Walter might have taken a shining to Slugoth in an attempt to get him to "move on" to his reward in the New God's heaven.
Yeah..I noticed it too...just rum your mouse cursor over the portraits for each row and it should straighten them out. Don't know why it is doing this suddenly.
I just picked up the pdf a few days ago and I agree with your rules as well!! I also have my character mostly finished, just need to flesh out the background.
Here is Walter almost ready to go...just need to write up his history. I think everything else is done |