Wrath of the River King

[Catriana Windrunner]

Other side of pond:

Spoiler:

Catriana gets out of the pond and turns to her friends, distressed: "Eglantine's noble sacrifice should not be in vain and we should use the time she gained for us. One of us should go get some help from the village. The others should stay here and ambush the fey as they enter this world through the pond". Looking back at the pond she adds, sighing: "If only we knew why Yomi and Cyrus aren't here yet..."

[Elias]

Bren/ Pat/ Cat

Spoiler:

Elias heads off.

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Save vs Dazed, 1d20=19

Expeditious Retreat Cyrus becomes a blur and buggers off into the pond to escape the fey world.

[pat512]

Asynchrony:

Fey-side:

Cyrus, please make two Athletics checks

Ellessandra cries out in Elven, "No -- don't kill him!"

Eglantine - bloodied, swimming, dazed (se)
Ettercaps
Flax - bloodied, swimming
Black Fey
Yomi - both healing words used, swimming, dazed (se)
Cyrus - swimming
Ellessandra
Archers

Other-side:

Spoiler:

Despite Catriana's experience of at least half a minute passing on the fey side before she followed Elias and Bren, she appears on the banks of the pond almost simultaneously, with an inured Yomi splashing up behind.

EDIT: Forgot to mark dazed

[Eglantine Prakseda]

"My Lady?"

Eglantine sounds astonished and slightly amused, well aware of her own fragility, but she responds in elven.

Her tone grows stern. "My Lord has injured my friends in an affair concerning only he and I. Before I claim blood debt, tell me how, in honour, we may end this duel. I will not smirch my Lord or myself in this matter."

She shakes her wet hair out of her face and swims further away from Flax. To O7.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 - Athletics check to stay swimming
1d20 ⇒ 18 - Save v daze.

[pat512]

Recharge Howling Strike: 1d6 ⇒ 4. Bah. Who does a fey have to kill to get a recharge around here?

Ellessandra starts to answer, "He is not --," but is cut off by Flax's harsh, "Stay quiet, Mother. This is not your concern!"

Flax knifes through the water and catches up to Eglantine. Calling on his reserves, he brings his greatsword around once more, and Eglantine slips dying below the waters.

Athletics to swim twice: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 Action Point. Auto-make Athletics to attack while treading water. Greatsword vs AC 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 2 = 26, Damage 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 6 = 17

Drowning rules. In addition to her death saves, as long as she is unconscious underwater, Eglantine loses one healing surge at the end of each turn until she runs out, at which point she starts losing her level in hp each turn.

Forgot Yomi's save vs. dazed last turn 1d20 ⇒ 13

Yomi, seeing the blood darkening the water as Eglantine falls, attempts to catch her in the pond but fails to reach her at this time. 2 Athletics 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7. AP for another. 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Cyrus - swimming, still needs to make last turn's checks
Ellessandra
Archers
Eglantine - dying, drowning
Ettercaps
Flax - bloodied, swimming
Black Fey
Yomi - both healing words used, swimming

[Elias]

:-o Edge of the seat stuff!

[pat512]

pat512 wrote:

Cyrus - swimming, still needs to make last turn's checks
Ellessandra
Archers
Eglantine - dying, drowning, EDIT: ongoing 5 necrotic (se)
Ettercaps
Flax - bloodied, swimming
Black Fey
Yomi - both healing words used, swimming

I feel like I'm rubbing salt in a wound, but it could conceivably matter :-(

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Athletics Checks, 1d20+1=10, 1d20+1=16

[pat512]

Cyrus the Mentalist wrote:

Athletics Checks, 1d20+1=10, 1d20+1=16

Ok, that got you halfway to the bottom last turn. One more DC15 this turn to reach the bottom, or Eglantine if you'd rather.

[Eglantine Prakseda]

One of Eglantine's hands goes to the hilt of Flax's greatsword as the blade drives home and she pulls herself upright enough to look him in the eyes one last time, her bloody finger tracing his lips.

"I claim blood debt my Lord. Know that this will never truly end."

As her body sinks out of Yomi's reach, she is smiling.

-14 at start of her next turn. 2 surges remaining. Second Wind not used.

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Athletics Checks, 1d20+1=3, 1d20+1=16
Cyrus attempts to reach Eglantine and drag her to the millstone.

[pat512]

Cyrus has reached Eglantine, and needs to make one more DC17 check to tow her to the millstone at the bottom of the pond. Flax is returning to dry land, so initiative now matters only for purposes of whether Eglantine dies before being healed or stabilized.

Yomi Athletics check to reach Cyrus and Eglantine: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18. Succeeds. DC10 aid another to help Cyrus get Eglantine to the millstone. 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16. Succeeds.

Eglantine, make save vs. death and save vs. ongoing, and lose a surge to drowning.
Yomi -- already moved.
Cyrus -- needs to make one DC15 (after aid by Yomi) swim check to reach the millstone towing Eglantine.

[Eglantine Prakseda]

1d20 ⇒ 7 - death save
1d20 ⇒ 9 - v ongoing necrotic

1 surge remaining. She'll be at -19 at the start of next turn. Her luck has finally turned, but she's had such a great run.

[pat512]

Yes, she has!
Cyrus?

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Athletics Check, 1d20+1=3
Action Point, Athletics Check, 1d20+1=2
Not the time for such poor rolls.

[pat512]

Cyrus the Mentalist wrote:

Athletics Check, 1d20+1=3

Action Point, Athletics Check, 1d20+1=2
Not the time for such poor rolls.

Sorry, I wasn't clear. You need to succeed once, but they're move actions, so you can try twice, which you've done. You can save your AP or use it for a third try this turn.

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Third Try, Athletics Check, 1d20+1=7

[pat512]

Eglantine is gripped by Yomi and Cyrus, who are working together to tow her down to the millstone while she yet lives.

Eglantine, make save vs. death and save vs. ongoing, and lose a surge to drowning. One failed death save. Please give complete status at the end of this turn.
Yomi
Cyrus

[Eglantine Prakseda]

1d20 ⇒ 19
Death save

1d20 ⇒ 17
Save v ongoing necrotic

She makes both saves. 0 surges remaining. -19hp.

[pat512]

Yomi, being the stronger swimmer, waits for Cyrus to adjust his grip on the drowning woman before attempting to tow her to the millstone.

Yomi is delaying in the hopes that Cyrus will Aid him in the Swim check.

Cyrus - swimming, DC10 Athletics to aid, DC17 Athletics to tow, DC15 to reach the portal alone. Each attempt is a move action, activating the portal is a minor.
Yomi - swimming
Eglantine - drowning, one failed death save, will start taking level (5) in hp at the end of each round.

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Home rolled 1d20+1=5 to aid another

[pat512]

Yomi, with a burst of desperate strength, is able to tow the drowning Eglantine to the millstone portal and transfer them both to the bottom of the Riverbend millpond.

Yomi swim checks: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Eglantine - drowning, one failed death save, take 5 damage at the end of each round - make death save
Cyrus - one DC15 swim check needed to reach bottom, get two tries.
Yomi

[Eglantine Prakseda]

1d20 ⇒ 16 - death save

-24. Bloodied value is 25. 0 surges.

[Elias]

I am fully prepared for someone in the party to cry "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Eglantine Prakseda]

More to the point, have you roused the village?

[Elias]

You'll find out soon. Or rather you, the player, will.

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Athletics Check, 1d20+1=12, 1d20+1=13

[pat512]

Cyrus is still trapped in the Feywild side of the pond.

Yomi attempts to tow Eglantine to the surface in time to resuscitate her. 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

But just as they break the surface -- seconds after Catriana, from the Riverbend point of view -- the cleric realizes it is too late.

Eglantine Prakseda has died in his arms.

[Elias]

Elias turns round, hearing the emergence of someone else in the pond.

He sees the slumped form of his friend and knows she is dead.

The elf looks at Bren wordlessly, and then makes haste for the village.

You fought well, Eglantine Prakseda. May Avandra guide you...

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Athletics Check, 1d20+1=6, 1d20+1=15, DM, let me know if I take any effects I incur from my lack of swimming ability aside from the guilt of not being able to save my friend.

[pat512]

Cyrus, you have 30 rounds, I think, so eventually you make it through.

Everyone is on the Riverbend side in a matter of seconds from Elias's emergence, indicating the time differential is not on your side.

[JZ's Bren]

"Eggers! Is she alright? .... no! Those bastards will pay with their blood, I swear!"

[Eglantine Prakseda]

Take revenge. I'm sorry she couldn't do better :(

[Catriana Windrunner]

Catriana helps Yomi take Eglantine out of the pond. After doing so, she kneels next to Eglantine and stares at her body silently, forgetting about the whole situation around her.

[pat512]

While I'm in slow-posting mode, you may as well all roll initiative again!

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Initiative Check, 1d20+8=21
Once back from the feywild, Cyrus pulls himself onto the bank of the millpond.
Short Rest, 2 healing surges to get back to full HP.

[pat512]

Cyrus the Mentalist wrote:

Short Rest, 2 healing surges to get back to full HP.

Sorry, folks, as the call for initiative may have implied, there's no resting to be done.

[Elias]

INIT
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

[Catriana Windrunner]

Initiative (1d20+3=6)

Catriana seems to be occupied by her thoughts about Eglantine's death.

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

back to 27HP and 6 surges, I believe that's where I was at.

[JZ's Bren]

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

[pat512]

As Cyrus exits the pond and Yomi rises from next to Eglantine's body, there is a great thrashing in the center of the pond. Through the churned water can be made out the golden fey warhorse and rider.

Any attacks made against Flax or the warhorse while underwater should treat as superior cover (-5). Please place yourselves on the map at will. Only a round has passed since everyone got to the surface, so Elias has not got far.

Cyrus
Yomi
Elias
Bren
Catriana
Flax

[Catriana Windrunner]

Catriana is next to Eglantine's body, at V13.

[Elias]

X7 and Y7 please

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

U7, actions coming soon

[JZ's Bren]

v10

[Cyrus the Mentalist]

Illusory Ambush, 1d20+7=12 vs Flax Will, 1d6+7=11 Psychic damage and if hit Flax takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the EOMNT. Move to Z13.
Cyrus realizing that Flax is coming through the millpond possibly with an army in tow, fires a burst of psychic energy at Flax and then retreats to a safer place back from the shoreline near the Mill.

[pat512]

Cyrus's illusions do not seem to hamper Flax in the least.

Yomi, seeing that the figure underwater is out of reach of his ranged attacks, prepares for the moment that Flax comes closer.

Don't forget -5 to attack before he breaks the surface.

Yomi - readied
Elias
Bren
Catriana
Flax
Cyrus

[JZ's Bren]

I'll ready a Reaping Strike against the first creature to exit the water (so long as it's not Ellesandra.)