you As fly over the tree line, you see the T-Rex clear as day with your newly casted spell. He hasn't crashed through the last of the treeline, so it's invisible.
You also see a glimpse of small "blurred" person flying invisibly behind the T-REX. It looks like he has "reduced" himself to make himself smaller. But this is not the hobgoblin general. The person is trying to use the T-Rex to conceal himself.
You suspect there is second spellcaster working together.
Hey, guys, I'm here. The past 2 weeks have been nuts...remote teaching a new class for a week and my Gran got into a car accident. I just didn't have the mental or emotional bandwidth to post, but I'm feeling better.
Kalim is missing in action. Everyone take a read of his recent spoilers, he would convey that information to the group. I plan to get a substantive post up today or tomorrow (morning).
If anyone is looking for a excellent book to read:
"Helmet For My Pillow" by Robert Leckie
This author is one of the main characters in the HBO Miniseries "The Pacific" The book is his first person account of his military service from boot camp through his tour in the Pacific.
I thought about having Poke Poke being one of the guides.
I thought about having Poke Poke pull an Obi Wan Kenobie and puase mid game.
Poke poke pauses. Dr.Tes asks him whats wrong. Poke Poke looks up ashened and in a deep pain "Poke Poke just felt a disturbance, like hundreds of goblin voices ringing out in terror and suddenly silenced..."
Remember from my timing of the Bloody Nightmare game that game happened a few years after RA. So it is conceivable Poke Poke was a young'un during RA.
Mother has a couple goblin guides lead you to the where the dragon battle occurred. I thought about having Poke Poke being one of the guides. Desmond Poke Poke is a goblin lawyer that Nym is playing in the other game. He grew up in Orctown.
The battlefield is roughly 2 miles away and the journey there takes you through some difficult terrain of jagged cliffs, woodlands, and across a small stream. After an hour and half you do come upon the battlefield. You are emerging form a copse of trees. The first thing that you notice is the smell of charred treetops. It's as if bomb and lightning strikes split the trees and exploded the tops off.
Lets get perception checks and knowledge arcane and nature and spellcheck. Also what is the general idea of how you are approaching this battlefield.
Calain you may as well retrain the character. I've received a request to continue the game forward which I may end up doing. Although, if I do, it won't necessarily be a swamp/fen environment.
Since we hit 16 I really feel like the stakes in this game have gone up a notch. Well done Baldwin.
I'm trying to keep it interesting. This is clearly not in the RA book. yes, they have the dragon but I've deviously introduced many more twists and turns.
Thinking this old man is a polymorphed dragon or possessed
Would I ever be so devious as to polymorph a dragon? I am shocked, just simply shocked, that you would think I would do something that wickedly cruel.
I live in an urban setting there are plenty of folks walking the streets chatting to themselves. Not everyone's head is going to spin around like Sybil. But do be careful about acidic projectile vomitting.
I can imagine a conversation between Duncan and Kalim each describing their version of the afterlife.
Light vs Void
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Regarding the battle, I did not pull punches or soften tactics. I wanted to play the dragon as a cunning, destructive force who utilized his generations of knowledge, tactics, and hoard. Kalim, Duncan, and Karnog survived a full assault. Congrats.
So close, and yet so far. We didn't have any bouses on saves I'm forgetting, did we?
Just the Hereo Feast Bonuses
heroes feast::
You bring forth a great feast, including a magnificent table, chairs, service, and food and drink. The feast takes 1 hour to consume, and the beneficial effects do not set in until this hour is over. Every creature partaking of the feast is cured of all sickness and nausea, receives the benefits of both neutralize poison and remove disease, and gains 1d8 temporary hit points + 1 point per two caster levels (maximum +10) after imbibing the nectar-like beverage that is part of the feast. The ambrosial food grants each creature that partakes a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves and a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against poison and fear effects for 12 hours.
If the feast is interrupted for any reason, the spell is ruined and all effects of the spell are negated.
Duncan there is grumbling in the dragon's belly, your beard begins to scorch as you await the inevitable eruption. Since Aragnak's snout is glittering with dust and faire fire the dragon decides to let his frightful presence (free action) be known to all within 240 ft. (everyone is caught) within the aura. DC 25 will save for everyone.
rds shaken:5d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 6, 4, 3) = 22
shaken:
A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Aragnak whips his glowing head around towards the sorcerer to ensure that the human caught in the blaze. Then it releases a blast of inferno fire that will catch Duncan (no reflex save) and Kalim. rds till next breath:1d4 ⇒ 2
Since this is 3 dimensional and I can't indicate that clearly on the map I'll say angle only catches Duncan, Kalim and the invisible summoned creature.
How much did we get from Hero's Feast? Updated except for that.
roll 1d8+8
heroes feast:
You bring forth a great feast, including a magnificent table, chairs, service, and food and drink. The feast takes 1 hour to consume, and the beneficial effects do not set in until this hour is over. Every creature partaking of the feast is cured of all sickness and nausea, receives the benefits of both neutralize poison and remove disease, and gains 1d8 temporary hit points + 1 point per two caster levels (maximum +10) after imbibing the nectar-like beverage that is part of the feast. The ambrosial food grants each creature that partakes a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves and a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against poison and fear effects for 12 hours.
If the feast is interrupted for any reason, the spell is ruined and all effects of the spell are negated.
Don't stare. Don't stare. Don't stare. DON'T TOUCH IT! DON'T TOUCH IT! DON'T TOUCH IT!" Tes is more successful at the latter than the former.
I was laughing when I wrote that description up and I was thinking the same thing. Don't stare, don't stare... am I staring, is it obvious that i'm not staring? Damn that thing is HUGE.
male gnome, NPC, cartographer Expert 5/illusionist 7
The Mayor listens to Duncan's tale of woe. He then comments on a few of the questions, "It sounds like Grung's clan is not completely following the younger brother, Prung. So, I reckon there's an opportunity there." He frowns a bit when thinking about Duncan's family situation. "You say your son, Grimm, is dead but he is servicing Orcus."
He ponders to himself. Seriously, what would you expect after naming your kid Grimm."
"Well Orcus is the Demon Prince of Undead, perhaps Grimm is undead and servicing his master." Of course that statement lands like a bundle of bricks on the father's head. "And if Grimm is undead, he surely is not serving Grung's brother and it's probably the other way around: King Prung servicing the undead acylote of Orcus."
"I suppose more tankards are needed." The Mayor waves at his attendants.
At this point in time I'm holding off adding a new player. I'm finding that I'm having to do a lot of work to rebuild and balance the game out for a party your size.
Everyone should make sure they review or get acquainted with the material under the Campaign Info tab. I would be remiss if I didn't remind everyone to look under the "WARNING" spoiler.
I'm still reviewing the next section, revamping encounters, and coming up with new and glorious ways to bring about the party's destruction. That being said be on the lookout for the posting to begin until then start up some banter in game thread.
I've invited another player to pick up the bard spot in this game. Most of you will already know the character, its Aggrah in my swamp campaign.
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I'm still a few days away from getting this thing going again. Its taken me some time to find a plausible path to the next shrine level. essentially you'll have to work you way there.
I also have to boost the challenge level to keep this interesting for everyone.
Oh my gentlemen! I feel like the belle of the ball!
Other possibilities
FOR DESMOND: Cap of the Free Thinker? Yes
For Kalim:
Up his brooch of natural armor for 10k? Yes
Any of the 8k Ioun Stones? There aren't any Ioun stones avail in town
A ...manual of flesh golem? It not avail in town
Because I know how much Calain thoroughly enjoys battling swarms of all kinds, I picked up a new book today from Rogue Genius Games: The Swarminomicon.
The battle wearied adventurers backtrack and find their way out of the dungeon. It's only been a single day but it has been brutal, taxing every resource the party had accumulated, and they thankfully head back to Fentonville for a night of heavy drinking and rest.
" Lizards guud...yum." He rubs his tummy. He points towards Poke poke Gobo? Give paddles too if yous let me eat gobo." His gapping mouth smirks. "Show you way too if we gets to cook 'em and eat him first...No tricks. Squishy eyes juicy." A little bit of drool begins to run from the other of his mouth.
Aggrah looks disgustedly at the old man with his self inflicted stupor and then looks at "Dr" Tes shaking her head seriously? I thought this was your area of expertise
And then she goes to bed hoping that all the excitement is done for the night
I do try to personalize for the game for the characters.
Poke and Dr. Tes you find the legal section which encompasses over half of the second floor of the library. You can find several basic or fundamental books on contracts, salvage, and property rights. You do notice there are a couple spare or 2nd edition of titles.
Although you do not find any books specifically entitled "finder's keepers" you do find a three promising treatises:
"Rights Superior: The Definitive Legal Guide on Abandoned and Salvaged Property." By Luci Fer Noguilt
There's another interesting booked titled: "Squatter's Rights." By Dum'Ster
Then there's also a thin book called: "A Dummies Guide to Property Law. I Own It, You Don't Dammit!" By Luci Fer Noguilt
For some reason the "roll twice once a day" ones don't do it for me that much. I'll go with follow the clues, never hurts to have more tracking.
The thing about the roll twice once a day is tracking. Half the time I forget about it or one day can last for months in real time (that happened in the RA game)
