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When seeing Daxur's latest post, I was thinking that he is not the only one waiting... Campaigns die in RL as well (we've all been there I presume) - given the circumstances I see little use in continuing this one as well - for me it's ok to officially pull the plug. Thank you all for the fine moments!
Zevon peers into the darkness and listens intensely trying (but failing) to determine where the moaning comes from. He quietly whispers to himself ”well, he knows we’re here anyway…”
Zevon then shouts: ”Drakthar, show yourself! Stop hiding like a coward behind the backs of your pitiful minions! Or are you even weaker than them?”
Before following his companions and the goblin, Zevon quickly prepares himself as well - he fills his waterskin & some clay jugs with oil & reloads his mace. When the goblin leaves, Zevon takes the front, weapon ready, carefully further descending in the complex. He orders his wolf to take the lead and to warn the party of any danger the animal would sense. "let's go!"
I won't be able to post for the next 5 days - I take a multiday exam (with little to no internet access). Bot me as needed.
"The voice we heard just now: is that Drakthar or only another minion? Is he close by? Or is he still in the area further down to the West?" After some consideration, Zevon pulls another animal from his bag "the animals have succeeded before in finding the vampire - so why not this time?"
Zevon makes use of the confusion of the goblins to catch his breath after the fight. He carefully peaks into the corridor and shouts: "We also have a gift for you: Several pounds of strong & sharp steel!"
I think I'm not the only one who thinks the current situation is not clear. In my mind, I saw us (IN GAME) finishing the exploration of the upper (goblin) level (in line with Rutseg's map/actions), going back up to the city, handing any remaining captive goblins to the authorities & preparing/equiping our selves to deal with the vampires in the lower level. This would then allow us to clear the situation (OUT GAME), particular to the who (PCs & DM) & other practicalities (system, ...)
In this view, I don't mind skipping over the actual exploration - but with the latest post I fear the unclear situation will not be resolved soon, which does not bode well for the further progress (survival?) of campaign. What do you all think?
With the goblins obviously not surrendering, Zevon shouts: "No surrender? Fine - I'll have you climb over your dead friends' bodies to get me!" He furiously attacks the goblins in front of him. ; if hit - ; damage:
Seeing the tactical situation working out as planned (only one of the goblins can attack him unhindered, while the others are hampered by the walls and corners), Zevon again counters with a mighty sweep of his own. ; if hit - If (black) goblin goes down:
Afther this mighty swing, Zevon adds:
Easily avoiding the attacks by the goblins (they seem to hinder each other attempting to strike at him), Zevon counters with a mighty sweep of his own. ; if hit - :
"Yes, #3, the bag should be able to produce 4 or 5 more creatures this week. But I prefer to keep them in reserve for now. I believe we can easily keep the goblins at bay."
Trying to take advantage of the fight with the bear, Zevon quickly takes a swing at the first goblin in the corridor. ; if hit:
The heavily wounded bear menacingly strides towards the goblins in the corridor. With Daxur taking up a position in the room, Zevon takes his place at the entrance of the room and quickly looks around the corner (left and right) to better have an overview of the situation.
"these goblins are playing us for a fool! They deserve any punishment they'll get from the authorities." Following Beauregard's statement about being surrounded, Zevon quickly leaps into action: he pushes the captive goblins in the corner and readies his weapon: "Beauregard, can you lock or block the door in the water room? Daxur, can you take a quick peak in the corridor? Lumen, can you see anything in the rooms we just left?" He continues "And why didn't that stupid bear react?" and shouts to his bear "Go on - attack the goblins!"
After checking the room with the stone basin, Zevon returns to the captive goblins. "I've got some questions for you. Answer quickly and truthfully and you'll live, ok? after a brief moment (but not really waiting for an answer) he continues: "Are there more of your friends down here? Where are they?
"if you want to surrender, drop down your weapons and lay down on the floor with your hands behind your back" Zevon takes some rope and binds them in a rough manner if they don't obey swiftly enough. "Can somebody check the door and listen if there are more enemies behind it?"
Zevon quickly continues down the hallway and orders his bear to guard his back. He backs up #3 and attacks the goblin, who tries to flank #3. - if hit:
In the crowded room it is difficult to position himself in a position to attack the goblins, but Zevon steps behind Lumen and quickly throws a dagger towards the goblin - if hit: "I'll try to get behind them" as he leaves the room, followed by the bear.
With the adrenaline rush slowly draining away:
Zevon turns to Lumen:
He continues, thinking out loud: "Let's see - when we first met the goblins they retreated to the east - let's start our sweep of the area there and continue in a counter-clockwise direction."
Zevon caught a quick glance of the fleeing creature before the darkness descended. As fast as he can he tries to stop it from fleeing, trusting his instincts to intercept the creature.
After an attempt to stabilize the defeated goblins & tying them up, Zevon follows his companions in the investigation of the rest of the complex. Surprised by the “flying carpets” – Zevon considered the bones being left-overs from the worg’s meals, he somehow managed to avoid the creature’s attack and instinctively takes a wild swing at his attacker, cursing: ; if hit:
a little bit of all the above (but mostly very busy) - I'll try to update more often. I really appreciate the effort you put in this!
With the last of the goblins defeated, Zevon turns to his companions: "everybody still fine? I had a feeling these goblins would not give us a free passage like they first seem to offer. Perhaps we should quickly check the rest of their quarters before heading further down, to avoid getting attacked in the back?" Zevon also quickly checks the goblins near him to see if one of them might still be in a sufficient state for interrogation. "Daxur, are your goblins dead, or do you think they might still be able to tell us something about what is further down?"
Switching to his bow, Zevon takes aim at the remaining goblin on the ledge and lets his arrow fly. ; if hit:
quick note: We are not in Sharn - Cauldron is located in the Black Cap Mts. a days ride north of the Black Pit and 5 days ride north west from Cragwar (is mentioned somewhere in the beginning of the campaign discussion thread), so a Cauldron-Sharn conversion is not necessary (but I won't stop you). I'm ok as well with a reboot - an in game reason is even not really necessary for me. Like Lumen, some character & plot details have become less clear over the passing months.
I remembered/found one of Shadow's houserules: "HOUSE RULE: In melee combat using an action point gives you another attack in a full round".
IIRC (but not checked), our characters got these special items, linked to a vision to some heroes from the past - of course this may in the current circumstances no longer be relevant. Zevon's magical items can be seen in his profile under the "possessions" spoiler.
Zevon continues down the corridor. Coming up behind the goblin, he takes a mighty swing at the creature. ; if hit
Zevon steps over the prone goblin and continues down the corridor (trying to get behind the remaining goblin).
Having easily caught up with the fleeing goblin, Zevon tries to knock him unconscious with his mace. ;
Seeing the goblin retreating into the corridor, Zevon goes in pursuit.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss...
(to paraphrase a message when my mother-in-law died several years ago) Try not to think about the painful moments with your mother, but cherish the happy and joyful memories with her - may you find some comfort in them. Hans
Zevon's bear, feathered by the arrows of the goblins, slowly crawls to a more secluded spot. Trying to dodge the goblin arrows, Zevon moves behind the Astral Construct, and takes a look at the tactical situation, ready to attack any goblin who comes near to him.
(Ok – a bit taken by surprise by the regular posting) – my homework (I’ll try to make an in game post later) AP: it has been awhile – memory is getting a bit rusty. I recall we first investigated the missing orphans. Via Jzaridune we ended up in a fight with the main slaver (although we tried to bluff/reason first). There was at some point a beholder involved as well, IIRC. Anyway, we got a huge amount of cash which I/we spend on magic (so I don’t know if we are still within the wealth-by-level guidelines (but who cares – they are guidelines anyway)). Now we are after some goblin vandals & their vampire allies/overlords (we have some mirrors with us)
PC: I like Zevon – I remember we had some fun interparty discussions in the beginning. For my first PbP I wanted a not too (ruleswise) complex class. Personally I don’t mind changing to PF (have rulebook + PRD is available), although I am probably an exception on this messageboard being more familiar with 3.5 (we never converted in my “off-line” campaigns).
i'm definately interested as well.
Easily evading the goblin's arrows, Zevon curses
Zevon moves towards the south passage and warns his friends:
Zevon takes a small step in an attempt to flank the worg and takes a mighty swing at the monster.
Zevon's bear continues to attack the worg: if hit, damage
Zevon holds his action for now to see if the undead worg still moves after the assault of Lumen and the bear.
Backed up by his companions and ordering his bear to charge the worg, Zevon charges the goblin deathknight and takes a mighty swing at his enemy.
Zevon quickly scans the situation: "if we stay here, we will be overwhelmed by the enemy . I'd say we charge the goblin with the worg. If necessary, we can try to hold them off in the nearby room . Who's with me?"
A big (but somewhat late) congrats from me as well! Seems your life as a married man had already a great start in Curacao! FYI - I'm on holiday for the next week without internet access.
"I don't think I have the time to retrieve the cask and break it open as well - the enemy is attacking! But wait a minute...". With a quick movement, Zevon drops his handy haversack from his shoulder "... perhaps you can do it - the cask of oil should be on top. I'll hold the line!"
"Let's see what we're dealing with..." Zevon activates one of his sunrods and throws it closer to the enemies.
Reflex (Zevon)
Cursing, Zevon ducks and tries to avoid the flames. He quickly searches his pockets & throws a thunderstone towards the place where Red Eyes is standing.
Zevon orders his bear to guard the entrance (to 16A) and readies his mace to strike at any enemy approaching him.
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