Before we leave I want to search the body of the Hob
After surviving your first experience of combat, you head off again and continue you search for the cure ingredients. After a brief rest for lunh at midday, about an hour later the dense trees and thick brush of the forest give way, parting seemingly in respect for the titanic darkwood tree that dominates this clearing. Several times taller than a temple minaret, in one direction the obviously ancient tree reaches into the sky with branches like a giant’s arms, while in the other it plumbs the earth with roots thicker than a man’s waist. Its limbs broad and strong, its bark thick and so richly colored as to almost be black, and its leaves the size of bucklers, the giant thing is less a tree and more a cathedral of boughs and branches.
Magpie pause as he enters the clearing for a moment of silent contemplation of the awesome power of nature.
Spot 16
Spot check 1d20 + 1 = 17
From your vantage point on the edge of the clearing, you can clearly see the ancient, massive tree, but alas, not moss, at least from your current position.
'Do we think the moss in around the tree, on the tree or up it ?'
Magpie will tentaively approach the tree keeping his eye's fixed on it - thinking nervously of Hobgoblins and arrows and the like.
'Vorax Heel!' Handle Psychotic Badger (1d20+8=12)
I will follow Magpie covering him with the crossbow avoiding the silly badger.
As magpie moves in closer to inspect the tree, searching for some moss his eyes notice some movement in the tree above him. He turns his head just in time to see a large, reptilian creature launch it self at him. It looks like a snake, but has the head of a dragon and a pair of clawed forelimbs. Fortunately for magpie, it jaws snap harmlessly on thin air, although it was very close.
It's Initiative Time!!
Magpie's Up!!
Kai blocks out all of his thoughts except for those of this new threat, focusing on it with all of his will. He approaches it, studying it's movements and looking for weaknesses. He then attacks suddenly, taking advantage of the creature's weak point.
Concentration check/attack roll (1d20+6=24, 1d20+4=17)
Magpie is too startled to do anything except strike out at the beastie that is attacking him.
Attacks with Spear; Damage (1d20+1=15, 1d8+1=9)
Does Magpie recognise the beastie ?
Knowledge Nature to recognise beastie ? (1d20+7=8)
I'm assuming Vorax will act on Magpie's turn to make it easier.
Vorax will default to 'defend his master'
I'm assuming he's a 5' step away so he'll move and full attack:
Claw,Claw,Bite (1d20+4=24;1s2-1=0;1d20+4=18;1d2-1=1;1d20-1=19;1d3-1=2)
Roll to confirm Critical(Claw) (1d20+4=6)
Roll to Confirm Critical (Bite) (1d20-1=0)
The first Bite will do minimum damage of 1, so if all 3 attacks hit did a total of 4HP damage.
Astra will fire with his crossbow on his turn.
1d20+1= 7+1=8
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Greywulf charges at the creature that ambushed Magpie but missed wildly almost hitting Magpie in the process.
Attack roll 1d20 + 6 = 7
Startled by the Jaws snapping right next to his face, Magpie can only strike out with his spear, striking the beast firmly in the flank. In dogged protection of his master, Vorax leaps at the beast, clawing and biting at it's other flank.
Greywulf charges, however, he stumbles over a stray tree root just as he swings his Axe, and it narrowly misses Magpies head and thuds harmlessly into the tree. Focussing his thoughts, Kai approaches, and pauses for a moment before sinking his sword deep into the neck of the creature, severing it's head and after a few convulsions, it falls out of the tree, dead.
I grin as this new challenge reveals itself and let loose another blast of arcane power. In my haste to use my mysterious powers I forget to try to remember what the creatuer might be.
Arianna does not know what the beast is. Wit hit lying dead, in pieces at your feat, a quick search of the body reveals nothing. What is everyone doing?
Magpie kicks the thing with a diapproving look on his face.'This thing isn't natural - we should destroy it's remains.'
He'll then start to have a good search around the base of thge tree for the moss.
Search for Elderwood Moss (1d20+2=4)
"Why?" I query Magpie with a curious look on my face as I kneel before the creature's body, inspecting it. "Its already dead."
I follow Magpie's lead and start looking for the moss.
Arianna, growing on the trunk, you see a small patch of moss that fits the description Laurel gave you. It can be easily and harmlessly collected. Although it isn't growing abundantly, there should be enough for your purposes.
Can everyone make a spot check please.
DC 14:
I will continue to look arround for anything else out of the ordinary
Spot 1d20+2=20+2=22 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1362624
Magpie Spots Nothing.
Greywulf looks around the area.
Spot check 1d20 + 1 = 13
anyone out there?
Yeah, I'm still here. I've been completely snowed under with exams for the past three weeks or so. Unfortunately, I'll also be away for the next week, but after that I will be right to continue. If you want to continue, can you please post in the next week letting me know, and when I get back we can pick it up and start continue.
Again, sorry about the slackness, hopefully things will improve as we go forward.
I'm still up for it !