Quirk sees the chaos erupting ... gulps loudly as his heart stops for a moment grits his teeth and flies into the fracas...
Drint draws his spear, but seems uncertain as to what to do. He takes a step back.
"What the ...?" Rolly is momentarily taken aback by the attack, but recovers and readies his axe. He will attack when it comes to his turn
Quince yelps as he sees the cauldron moving. Holding his fingers together, he spreads them out in a fan, and a blast of lightning shoots from his fingertips. Burning hands (lightning damage) (3d4=4)
Initiative (1d20+4=22)
Hoping his lightning will at least delay the animated cauldron, Quince runs outside and hurriedly casts mage armor on himself.
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Surprise Round
Coralee, Fjyndel and Quince notice the cauldron coming to life. Fjyndel and Coralee hurry out of the hut. Quince signs arcane gestures in the air and a sheet of blue-white lightning melts portions of the animated cauldron.
Quirk, Rolly and Drint turn in time to see the commotion insider the hut.
Quince follows Coralee and Fjyndel outside. A coat of mystical energy now covering his torso.
Quirk sees the chaos erupting (i.e. the first round)... gulps loudly as his heart stops for a moment grits his teeth and flies into the fracas...
(i.e. second round will see Quirk enter the fray)
“What the ...?" Rolly says as he is momentarily taken aback by the attack, but recovers and smashes the cauldron with a mighty blow from his axe. A dent can be seen on the front of the cauldron.
Meanwhile, Drint draws his spear, but seems uncertain as to what to do. He takes a step back.
"We have what we came for! Get out! Let us get away from here!" Fjyndel shouts, running further away from the hut, whistling for Grendel afterwards.
"We have what we came for! Get out! Let us get away from here!" Fjyndel shouts, running further away from the hut, whistling for Grendel afterwards.
Drint seems very happy to leave. He follows Fjyndel.
Coralee turns to see Rolly whack the Cauldron with a resounding clang. Arcane syllables spill from her mouth as she attempts to help him out.
Magic Missile. (1d4+1=5)
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Fjyndel, Grendel and Drint hurry away from the animated cauldron. Coralee, on the other hand, launches an arcane bolt which hits the cauldron but fails to stop it.
The lip of the cauldron bites down on Rolly. It then attempts to draw Rolly in.
If Rolly rolls below 16
Seeing Rolly in trouble Coralee rushes towards him, drawing her Light Mace as she does so and swinging at the side of the Cauldron.
Attack Roll with Light Mace. (1d20+2=22)
Light Mace Damage. (1d4=3)
"Watch out Rolly McGolly. It's gonna get you. I... I actually think it's trying to eat you!"
"D@mn it! Why does everything try and eat me?" Rolly yells.
The thing latches on to Rolly with a good grip.
Round 2 - Rolly will attempt to break free, obviously ...
Not wanting to hit Rolly, Quince hopes his unerring magic missiles will impact only the cauldron and not the dwarf. He sends a pair of bolts across the clearing, then retreats to the edge of the clearing, hopefully far enough away to be safe from the cauldron's attacks.
Quirk buzzes into the fray keeping to the rafters of the hut screaming at the top his lung "Get OUT, you oafs! Haven't i told you that this place is cursed?" grabbing all sorts of jars and peppering the cauldron with glassy distractions....
Fjyndel flees further away from the hut, to where he left Grendel on his own, not looking back. He hears Quirk shouting in the air, hoping that his companions don't try to fight whatever it was that awoke in the hut.
Drint plants the butt of his spear into the ground, looking determined. "Everyone, get out!"
To DM:
If Rolly's the last one in the hut, as soon as he gets free of the cauldron's "bite", he will withdraw outside; otherwise, he waits for anyone left inside to get out before he leaves.
OK, then Rolly will withdraw outside the hut, yelling to everyone else, "Back into the woods, friends! I'm right behind you!"
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Everyone rushes out of the clearing. The last one to leave is Drint. The Cauldron does not follow you. You see it lumber back to the hut, perhaps, to continue its lonely vigil for its now absent mistress.
Three days of hard travel through the forest brings you to the mountains and the ruins of an old monastery. Made of simple stone blocks, worn smooth by time, the stout building is falling apart. Sections of the slanted slate roof have collapsed and portions of the outer wall have crumbled. Weeds and wild thorn plants run rampant across the field leading to the place, leaving only the slightest indication of a path that ends at the ruined front doors. Beyond, an overgrown yard sits in shadow.
It is dusk ....
"So we've got the moss and the rat's tail, what's next? The mushrooms? Think we'll find them in there?" Quince points to the old monastery.
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Rolly stops for a moment to take in the ruins. "A shame," he says, shaking his head a bit. "Looks like it could'a been quite the building, in its day." Then he seems to come back into the present.
"But what else would you expect from Dwarven construction?" He chuckles a bit to himself. "This was where I was headed 'fore I got turned around and you all found me. So, ya think yer mushroom is in there?"
Coralee looks around at the building. "Wow, that thing is a mess. I thought Dwarves were s'posed to be good builders? So should we camp here tonight and start to look in the morning? I s'pose we should check the place out first though just in case there's something living in there. Ummm... Rolly McGolly how about you go in first... ummm y'know 'cause you're a Dwarf and all and it being a Dwarf building... yeah that sounds like a good idea!"
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For Coralee
Spoiler:It is a soulspeaker; it can be used to cast magic mouth 1/day; my version, however, makes it an intelligent item, one that is conversant in a number of topics.
Rad:
Will I have to ask it specific questions, or will it just offer up tid bits of information when it deems it necessary?
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Coralee looks around at the building. "Wow, that thing is a mess. I thought Dwarves were s'posed to be good builders? So should we camp here tonight and start to look in the morning? I s'pose we should check the place out first though just in case there's something living in there. Ummm... Rolly McGolly how about you go in first... ummm y'know 'cause you're a Dwarf and all and it being a Dwarf building... yeah that sounds like a good idea!"
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"So ya want ol' Rolly to be the canary, eh? Well, I 'spose chain will have to do fer feathers!" Rolly will laugh loudly, even if the others don't get his mining reference.
He gets a little more serious and says, "Yes, we dwarves ARE good builders. But even the mightiest dwarven fortress can't stand up to the most vile foes of all ... time and abandonment. Everything crumbles, eventually." He gives another look at the ruins. "And they may have been helped along here, too ..."
"So ya want ol' Rolly to be the canary, eh? Well, I 'spose chain will have to do fer feathers!" Rolly will laugh loudly, even if the others don't get his mining reference.Coralee looks around at the building. "Wow, that thing is a mess. I thought Dwarves were s'posed to be good builders? So should we camp here tonight and start to look in the morning? I s'pose we should check the place out first though just in case there's something living in there. Ummm... Rolly McGolly how about you go in first... ummm y'know 'cause you're a Dwarf and all and it being a Dwarf building... yeah that sounds like a good idea!"
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"Not sssso much a canary, more like an open flame..." Drint speaks up, "Because the canary just dies. The outcome with you would be kin to an explossssion." Then, seeing Rolly glance at him, he quickly drops his gaze and fiddles with his knife.
"Not sssso much a canary, more like an open flame..." Drint speaks up, "Because the canary just dies. The outcome with you would be kin to an explossssion." Then, seeing Rolly glance at him, he quickly drops his gaze and fiddles with his knife."So ya want ol' Rolly to be the canary, eh? Well, I 'spose chain will have to do fer feathers!" Rolly will laugh loudly, even if the others don't get his mining reference.Coralee looks around at the building. "Wow, that thing is a mess. I thought Dwarves were s'posed to be good builders? So should we camp here tonight and start to look in the morning? I s'pose we should check the place out first though just in case there's something living in there. Ummm... Rolly McGolly how about you go in first... ummm y'know 'cause you're a Dwarf and all and it being a Dwarf building... yeah that sounds like a good idea!"
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Rolly looks at the kobold for a moment, and then explodes in laughter. "And I believe ya'd be right!" He comes over and slaps Drint on the back (a little rough, but not enough to hurt). "Can't believe I'm sayin' this, but you're all right!"
Perception (hearing) (1d20+7=21)
Rolly sobers up when he hears the wolves howl. "Two, I think," he says, hefting his axe and preparing if it sounds like they're coming closer.
Survival check to determine best place to camp for protection against animals, etc. (1d20+5=25)
"Not sssso much a canary, more like an open flame..." Drint speaks up, "Because the canary just dies. The outcome with you would be kin to an explossssion." Then, seeing Rolly glance at him, he quickly drops his gaze and fiddles with his knife."So ya want ol' Rolly to be the canary, eh? Well, I 'spose chain will have to do fer feathers!" Rolly will laugh loudly, even if the others don't get his mining reference.Coralee looks around at the building. "Wow, that thing is a mess. I thought Dwarves were s'posed to be good builders? So should we camp here tonight and start to look in the morning? I s'pose we should check the place out first though just in case there's something living in there. Ummm... Rolly McGolly how about you go in first... ummm y'know 'cause you're a Dwarf and all and it being a Dwarf building... yeah that sounds like a good idea!"
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** spoiler omitted **Rolly looks at the kobold for a moment, and then explodes in laughter. "And I believe ya'd be right!" He comes over and slaps Drint on the back (a little rough, but not enough to hurt). "Can't believe I'm sayin' this, but you're all right!"
Perception (hearing) (1d20+7=21)
Rolly sobers up when he hears the wolves howl. "Two, I think," he says, hefting his axe and preparing if it sounds like they're coming closer.
Survival check to determine best place to camp for protection against animals, etc. (1d20+5=25)
"Erm...wolvessss?" Drint seems nervous. "Will they attack ussss?"
"Not if they aren't hungry. We usually fly into the trees then."
"You can do that... but what about us?" Fjyndel points out the flaw in Quirks plan.
"Emm... dunno..."
Quirk hovers up, out of the reach of the wolves and begins to pepper them with small arrows.
"Oh darn..."
Quince somehow misses the howling of the wolves, and is somewhat taken aback when they emerge from the woods.
"Yikes!" Looking around to make sure Risk is safe, he notices Quirk flying into the air. I wish I could levitate, he wistfully thinks, then turns his attention to the task at hand, throwing a burst of light at the nearest wolf in hopes of scaring them away.
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