Scene: "Now I Ain't Sayin' They Are Gold-Diggers..."

[DinbinFanfoom]

Dawn breaks over the camp. The "Warriors From Far" slumber on, and the villagers are more than happy to let their saviours sleep in; they go about their daily tasks of fishing, gathering wood, grinding corn...

It is Erik that finally wakes first to the sound of a female voice humming one of KT's shanty's. He cracks an eye open and through his open doorway, sees Lamsi and another islander woman putting fresh fruit on their common-area table. Noticing him stirring, the hunter turns and smiles widely at him.

"Good morning!" she says in accented common. "Do you sleep all day?" She laughs, and retreats out of the hut to let you get up and get ready.

The party tumbles out of bed and stretches and scratches (as all male groups are wont to do). They wash up, grab a few items of fruit from the basket and head out into the mid-morning sunlight. They find the islanders have set out a hearty breakfast for them... cornmeal cakes with some sort of fruit syrup... light fillets of fish... more fruit... pulpy juice...

The group partakes heartily and sees that work has already continued on the rafts, judging by the pounding going on down near the shore. Mokdi joins them as they finish up, and Lamsi hovers the whole time, as usual.

"So..." the old man says. "You will be going to the place of the tall rafters this day? Lamsi will lead you. The path does not go there, but some ways. Take provisions but not many... Lamsi will help you find food in the forest, there is much around."

Do you wish to talk to anyone, do anything before you head out?

[Greebo]

What kind of language skill has KT got with the natives now? Are we able to communicate more complex concepts?

[DinbinFanfoom]

What kind of language skill has KT got with the natives now? Are we able to communicate more complex concepts?Only Crashing has really put in some sort of effort with working with the islanders to understand them (miltiple int rolls). He and the islanders can pretty much communicate at-will now. Lamsi and Mokdi are the only islanders with working knowledge of common, the latter knew it from long ago, the former learned a bit from Mokdi over the years and has worked with Crashing to understand it better; she's a quick study. As such, Mokdi and Lamsi will communicate with Crashing with basically perfect grammar, even on complex topics, while speaking a bit more "simply" to the rest of the party. You've only been here a few days, after all. At this point, your best bet is still via Lamsi/Mokdi to get any kind of useful information.

[Lycos]

Sigurd quietly asks Lamsi, "What does 'Nyub Nyub' mean in their language?"

[DinbinFanfoom]

Sigurd quietly asks Lamsi, "What does 'Nyub Nyub' mean in our language?"Lamsi's eyes go wide, and she blushes fiercely, which is a considerable accomplishment given her dark tan.

[Greebo]

KT will come along, but is still clearly wrestling with something. He will be noted to unconsciously distance himself from Lamsi.

[Lycos]

Lamsi's eyes go wide, and she blushes fiercely, which is a considerable accomplishment given her dark tan.

Sigurd smiles and laughs. I thought so.

NTS: Watch what you repeat back to the natives. :D

[DinbinFanfoom]

So, onward?

[Greebo]

Onward.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Marching order? Assume that Lamsi will be leading the way, though there is nothing saying she needs to be alone doing that. Lamsi has warned you that the trail does not go far, and you will be reduced to hacking your way forward eventually. Assume single file once that starts.

[Shiz]

Lamsi
Crashing
Damelon
KT
Erik
Sigurd

[Greebo]

I agree with that position, though Erik could go before me - more insulation for the squishy.

[DinbinFanfoom]

After breakfast, the party gears up and heads out of the village. A large number of the islanders see them off, including Mokdi, and they continue to wave until the party is swallowed up by the greenery. They walk down the same path that they took to go to the Eater outpost, but after about an hour, branch off east and cross the stream. It isn't far beyond that that the trail peters out. Not much traffic goes this way, it seems.

It is just shortly after noon, and the party is reduced to hacking it's way through the foliage. Well... most of the party. Lamsi leads the way, ducking and crawling over branches and roots with the agility of a lemur, while the rest of the group do the best they can, lopping off branches and leaves that are particularly annoying.

The ranger stops suddenly, cocking her head to the side. She listens for a minute while the party freezes. She then resumes moving again. Not ten paces later, she stops again, and listens. She looks back at the party and slowly nocks an arrow on her hunting bow. She motions for quiet and slowly turns in a circle, listening again.

Perception rolls, please, and initiative.

[Asharad]

Perception:24
initiative:20

[Shiz]

Perception +5:16
Init +3: 21

[Greebo]

Perception + 4 : 22
Init +0 : 14

[Lycos]

Perception +4 = 7
Init +0 = 8

[EricStratton]

Perception 16-1 = 15
Init 13+2 = 15

[DinbinFanfoom]

The jungle practically explodes with the sounds of smashed foliage. Birds scream and take off up through the canopy. It's so noisy it's almost hard to tell where the sound comes from!

Sigurd:You hear nothing but the noise of limbs snapping, all around you it seems.
Erik, Damelon:The sounds seem to primarily be coming from somewhere north of you.
Crashing, KT:The sounds seem to be coming from the Northwest and northeast. Lots of broken sticks and crunched leaves, specifically... and... maybe animal sounds?

Act in order of initiative:

Damelon
Crashing
Lamsi
Erik
KT
Sigurd

[Greebo]

Free action during Damelon's turn - snap fingers to get attention and point NW and NE

[DinbinFanfoom]

Free action during Damelon's turn - snap fingers to get attention and point NW and NEYes, you can snap/talk/yell all you want out of turn. Only the move/act parts are important in initiative order. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[Greebo]

Yes, you can snap/talk/yell all you want out of turn. Only the move/act parts are important in initiative order. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

I didn't mean to imply anything wasn't clear. I was just trying to be clear that I want to get his attention BEFORE he acts. Of course, as DM you have the prerogative to restrict use of free actions in other combatants turns but I figured if you wanted to, you would. :)

[Asharad]

Are we heading generally north?

I'm trying to get a sense of where ne and nw are in terms of the direction we are heading.

[Shiz]

We are heading more easterly I thought.

[Shiz]

Damelon is going to move a bit away from the crashing and try to hide, Stealth +8 = 11

This rogue is not a sneaky guy. I think the character gods are telling me to multiclass a berserker or fighter.

[Asharad]

I'll point ne and nw and then also try to hide a bit.

Does the noise sound like it is coming closer?

[DinbinFanfoom]

I'll point ne and nw and then also try to hide a bit.
Does the noise sound like it is coming closer?
Yes.

[Greebo]

KT will also try to be stealthy...soon as I find my stealth skill...

"HEY GUYS I'LL BE HIDING OVER HERE FOR THE AMBUSH"

[EricStratton]

Erik is going to sloooowly back away to the south.

Two steps south: Stealth 4+2 = 6. Oh darn.

[Shiz]

It's like we are all wearing cow bells.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Concerned to say the least, KT snaps his fingers and directs the party's focus to the North. All look in that direction (Lamsi was already looking that way) and the sounds definitely are coming from the NW and NE.

Damelon looks around for something to hide behind but only comes up with heavy undergrowth... so he ducks down. (Stealth: 11)

Crashing points to the NW and NE to indicate the source of the noise, which DOES appear to be drawing nearer. He steps back and (Stealth: 16) hides behind... Damelon. :D

Lamsi waves at the group to get their attention and points... Upwards? Leaping against the trunk of a nearby tree, she quickly shimmies up to the lowest branch, about 10 feet up.

Erik backs south (Stealth: 6) but trips over some roots and doesn't get very far. Thankfully he stays on his feet.

KT hunkers down (Stealth: 8). With ONLY his head sticking up above the undergrowth, he meets Damelon's eye and winks. "Can you see me?" he asks, smirking confidently.

Map (http://www.primeaxiom.com/rpgt/scene.asp?ID=156du6qwk3f5dfivccm7q8n6vm4yy8vzajrho 4s7cwgkm27udhhn6enrgab2wyyv)

(The green is heavy undergrowth, the shrubs are trees; all are difficult terrain)

Sigurd...

[Asharad]

As soon as practical I will go to the tree at f6 and climb it.

or not.

[Shiz]

Sigurd will go total defense.

Lycos afk

[Lycos]

Sigurd is following KT. He seems to know more than what I do. And with all this noise, I think being stealthy is pretty easy. I'll draw my weapon as well.

This is my last post for today.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Sigurd prepares himself for battle with... whatever it is. (full defense)

Round 1:

Something or somethings are bearing down on you FAST from the NW and/or NE, that much you are certain. Visual confirmation of what it is is difficult, with the foliage so dense. (Two squares block sight)

Damelon...

[Shiz]

Damelon stays put. Can he try to hide better?

[Asharad]

I guess I'll retry to climb the tree at f6.

[Greebo]

Relocate myself to F7

[EricStratton]

Erik will move behind the tree at C7.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Round 1:

Damelon hunkers down a little lower. His eyes move below the tops of the undergrowth, and peer through the twiggier bits underneath. Something big is moving his way FAST from the Northeast.

Crashing dashes for a nearby tree and briefly contemplates his options on the whole "climbing" issue. Holding his spear gingerly between his teeth, he tries to climb... and immediately gets the spear snagged between two branches, jarring him backwards (Athletics 4: fail). That doesn't work so well...

"UP!" Lamsi shouts from the nearby tree branch.

Damelon catches a flash of tusks and some sort of glistening nose before he is bowled over by something that screams and squeals (ATK 16 vs AC: hit). Damelon is nicked by a tusk (DAM: 4) and tumbles head over heels backwards (knocked prone, pushed 2).

Erik hears the same horrible squealing and sees the undergrowth before him furrowed by something that is moving quickly through them towards him. With a grunt, he is nailed in the midriff by a thick snout (ATK 21 vs AC: hit) and shoved backwards, colliding with a tree and staggering off his feet (DMG: 5, prone, pushed 2 but blocked by tree).

Crashing sees the flash of dark, hairy hide flash past him (Crashing gets an OA).

KT, looking back at the mayhem behind him, fails to notice the 3rd beast bearing down on him from the Northeast. It charges past Sigurd (Sigurd gets an OA) and catches the bard at the knee level, sending him flying towards Crashing. The shaman sees KT bounces off the nearby tree trunk and come to rest at his feet. (DMG 6, prone, pushed 2 but blocked by Crashing)

Seeing all of this, Sigurd prepared for the inevitable. One of the dark shapes charges him but he (ATK 14 vs AC 16+2: miss) diverts the tusky snout.

Crashing thinks the worst is over, but then glances back and sees the undergrowth parting towards him. He catches the flash of beady little black eyes and two giant tusks before something crashes into his lower back. (ATK: 24 vs AC: hit) The shaman slams facefirst against the tree and topples back to the ground (DAM: 5, prone, push 2 blocked by tree)

Something big and dark squeals and paws at the ground below Lamsi's tree. She readies her bow and looks at the rest of the group, her face silently communicating "haven't you ever seen these before?" to them while she obviously struggles to find the word for the creatures.

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon21/250170Prone20Crashing22/270190Prone19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 20????-?16Boar 30????-?16Boar 40????-?16Boar 50????-?15Erik20/250170Prone14KT19/250180Prone8Sigurd28/280190-

Map (http://www.primeaxiom.com/rpgt/scene.asp?ID=156du6qwk3f5dfivccm7q8n6vm4yy8vzajrho 4s7cwgkm27udhhn6enrgab2wyyv)

Erik... might want to revise his actions.

[EricStratton]

Erik round 1:

Move: Stand up.
Standard: Dragonfrost (gains melee range from Reaper's Touch) Boar 2.

Dragonfrost: 14+4 = 18 vs FORT
Dmg: 1d8 + 6 = 8+6 = 14 cold dmg and push 1 square (to E4 assuming KT's not actually there).

Erik gets +1 to AC until EoNT for rolling an even number on his first attack roll.

[Shiz]

Someone Nature check please. Also, try and focus fire. Erik picked Boar 2. Work on that one if you can.

"Lamsi! That boar!" Damelon signals to Lamsi to key off Erik's target.

[Greebo]

Someone Nature check please. Also, try and focus fire. Erik picked Boar 2. Work on that one if you can.

Your d20 broken? No harm in everyone rolling nature you know...

"Wow! Wild zebras!!!"

[Shiz]

Good point, Nature +0 =

[Asharad]

OA:

Nature Check

[EricStratton]

Someone Nature check please. Also, try and focus fire. Erik picked Boar 2. Work on that one if you can.

"Lamsi! That boar!" Damelon signals to Lamsi to key off Erik's target.
Technically the Boar picked Erik.

Nature: 16-1 = 15

[Asharad]

Annnnd.... round one:

Move:
I'll stand. I forget how we handle me standing in a square where somebody else is prone. (edited out: If I can, I'll shift to g6 (if thats part of the standing while sharing a spot, thing).

Minor: Call up PG at e6 (edit:was G5).

Standard: Defending Strike on Boar 2 (edit:was 4)
Attack:5 vs reflex=20
damage:13

Everyone adjacent to PG (me/erik and KT) get +1 ac in addition to the +1 ref/will/fort

[DinbinFanfoom]

Din should I have gotten an OA for boar 2? I don't see how it could have gotten where it is without one since Erik got hit before I did.No, because you weren't adjacent to it's path when it came in at Erik. You were moved adjacent to it's path by your very own boar attack after it had gone by.

Erik recovers quickly, and lurches to his feet. He stabs his hand out at the nearest boar and ice flies from his fingers. (ATK 18 vs FOR: hit, DMG: 14, target pushed to E4) I've moved KT over to next to Crashing, but he's actually in Crashing's square; easier this way.

KT takes a moment examines the dark, hairy face snapping at him. (Nature 6: fail) He's never personally seen one of these before.

KT... (I assume you want to do more than just look at it...)

[Shiz]

With Lycos afk, I will run Sigurd.

Unfortunately, there will be no shifting this fight in this damned jungle, so Sigurd will slug it out with Boar 3.

Std: Howling Strike, +6 vs AC, d12+d6+4dmg

MISS!

With a frustrated grunt, Sigurd moves to E3 and spends an AP point to use Macetail's Rage on Boars 3 and 4, +6 vs REF, d12+4 and knock prone.

Boar 3: 19 vs REF, 13dmg, prone
Boar 4: miss

Sigurd now gains 4 temp hps every time he hits for the rest of the encounter.

[Asharad]

Also, PG now needs to be in e5, with the push.

[Greebo]

Siguard - you were missed last round - I can shift you 1 if you want ignoring difficult terrain

Move: Stand and shift (as part of the standing) to E6
Standard: Guiding Strike +7 vs. AC, 1d8+4

[DinbinFanfoom]

Woops, I missed these:

Erik's mind scans backwards to his day-trip to a zoo when he was a wee lad... and he tries to remember what the keeper told him about these... (Nature 15: success) Wild boars are huge pigs, basically. They're not usually agressive, unless they are protecting young or foraging territory. Their eyesight is poor, but their hearing and smell is very, very good. When they attack, they generally do so with a wild charge which impales their targets with their sharp tusks, and then blasts them back with rough application of sheer body weight. Once they have their target on the ground, the gore them with those same tusks.

Crashing swings at the boar as it roars past, but misses (ATK 13 vs AC: miss).

Back to the normal flow...

KT: Guiding strike is a melee attack... E6 isn't in melee range of any boars. Not that it matters, you missed.

KT crawls backwards and stands and whiffs his sword at empty air. Seeing the boar miss Sigurd, he grants Sigurd the ability to lightly move Northeast. (to D2, I assumed)

Sigurd the Steady lashes out at the nearest porcine beast with a Howling Strike (ATK 9 vs AC: miss) which clips nothing but branches. Summoning his reserves (AP burned), he tries to move around the boar (to E3, as requested) , which lashes out, biting him deeply (ATK crit vs AC: hit, DMG: 9). He gets his revenge, though and swings his axe in a mighty arc (ATK 19 vs REF Boar 3: hit, DMG 13, prone) knocking the boar flat! His swing misses the boar just behind him (4) but boar 2 is struck hard (ATK 24 vs REF: hit, DAM 13, prone) and knocked flat.

End of Round 1

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon21/250170Prone20Crashing22/270190Prone19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 227????Bloodied; Prone?16Boar 313????Prone?16Boar 40????-?16Boar 50????-?15Erik20/250170+1 AC until EoNT14KT19/250180-8Sigurd19/280090+4 THP when hit until EoEMacetail's Rage
Damelon...

Crashing: Your summon of PG will occur in this round. In R0 (before encounter) you tried to stealth (hiding behind Damelon) and in R1 you tried to climb a tree (unsuccessfully).

[Shiz]

Boar 2 atk: 24 vs REF, 13dmg, prone

[Shiz]

Damelon Round 2:

Move: Stand
Minor: draw a dagger (1/5)
Std: Disheartening Strike vs Boar 4 with a thrown dagger, +8-2[jungle] vs AC, d4+3, hit: -2 attack mod to target due to a Rattling attack with Damelon trained in Intimidate (Martial Power).

Boar 4: 13+8-2(?) vs AC, 6dmg, -2 atk debuff

Boar 2 is prone so I would be minus a lot to hit with a ranged attack.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Round 2:

Damelon stands up with a grunt, the wind knocked out of him a bit. He draws a dagger from his belt and throws it at Boar 4. Dispite the heavy foliage (ATK 21-2 vs AC: hit), he is satisfied to hear a squeal of pain from the porker (DAM: 6, -2 ATK until EoNT Damelon).

Crashing stands up (no shift because KT already vacated the square) muttering dark curses under his breath. He summons the venerable Papa Gator... (E6 is occupied by KT... care to rework this turn, keeping your rolls? A lot has changed since R1...)

[DinbinFanfoom]

Upthread I moved PG to e5 so he was next to boar 2.
Ah OK. I thought E5 was the BEFORE, not after, my bad.

Deep in the undergrowth, Pa'Paga'tor crunches down (ATK 20 vs REF-2: hit, DAM: 13) on the floundering Boar 2, who squeals loudly and lies still, tongue lolling. (Crashing, Erik and KT get +1 AC until EoNT Crashing)

Lamsi, from her vantage point over the battlefield, chooses the closest boar as her target (Quarry: +1d6 damage) and fires an arrow (ATK 21 vs AC: hit, DAM: 7+6=13 (Quarry + Lethal Hunter)) which strikes Boar 5 in the side, causing it to bleed profusely. The ranger secretly hopes that nobody notices that she forgot how to mark prey as quarry, and as such was missing out on a lot of damage up until now.

Boar 1 snaps at KT but (ATK 15 vs AC 16+1: miss) only gets a bit of the bard's clothing.

Boar 3 stands and clamps onto Sigurd's ankle (ATK 24 vs AC: hit, DAM: 8-4THP=4).

Boar 4 lunges at KT but like his boarfriend, (ATK 11 vs AC 16+1: miss) but cannot get purchase on the slippery minstrel.

Boar 5 heads straight for Damelon. It's sharp tusks strike home (ATK 19 vs AC: hit, DAM: 6) and the rogue cries out in pain.

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon15/250170-20Crashing22/270190+1 AC until EoNT Crashing19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 240????Bloodied; ?16Boar 313????-?16Boar 46????-2 ATK until EoNT Damelon?16Boar 513????-?15Erik20/250170+1 AC until EoNT, +1 AC until EoNT Crashing14KT19/250180+1 AC until EoNT Crashing8Sigurd15/280090+4 THP when hit until EoEMacetail's Rage
Map (http://www.primeaxiom.com/rpgt/scene.asp?ID=156du6qwk3f5dfivccm7q8n6vm4yy8vzajrho 4s7cwgkm27udhhn6enrgab2wyyv)

Erik...

[Shiz]

Sigurd will Great Cleave Boars 3 and 4: +6 vs AC, d12+4dmg, hit: 4 temp hps while raging

Boar 3: 11 vs AC
Boar 4: 20 vs AC, 7dmg, +4 temp hps to Sigurd

KT, feel free to shift Damelon to G5. That gives him a few more options, but he is also fine where he is.

[EricStratton]

Erik will cast Chaos Bolt on Boar 5.

Chaos Bolt: 3+4 vs WIL
Dmg: 1d10 + 6

[DinbinFanfoom]

Erik will miss Boar 4, then.
Done! :D

Erik fires a dark bolt from his palm, which crackles through the greenery, but misses anything useful.

KT...

[Greebo]

KT:
Minor - Majestic Word to Sigurd - Surge value +4 hps and +4 temp hps
Crash I picked Sig cause I give THPs too and he's got 2 mobs
Standard: stabbity at Boar 4 - guiding strike +7 vs. ac 1d8+4 and -2 to defense of my choice
23? vs. ac
7 damage
-2 to AC - EONT

This is all difficult right? So --- no moving.

[DinbinFanfoom]

This is all difficult right? So --- no moving.Move all you want, but no shifting. There's also still the "climb" option for those of you next to trees...

KT sends some smarmy yet encouraging words Sigurd's way (+12+4 HP, +4 THP) and the barbarian feels refreshed (fully healed). The bard strikes out with his weapon at the nearest boar, and his blade strikes home (ATK 23 vs AC: hit, DAM: 7, -2 AC until EoNT KT). KT turns and tries to climb the nearest tree, but just manages to tear off a few twigs (ATH 9: failure).

Sigurd, feeling rejuvenated, swings his axe in a wide arc (ATK 11 vs AC: miss) missing Boar 3 but (ATK 20 vs AC: hit, DAM: 7) catching Boar 4 solidly. Sigurd still has 4 THP (no stacksies).

End of Round 2

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon15/250170-20Crashing22/270190+1 AC until EoNT Crashing19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 240????Bloodied; ?16Boar 313????-?16Boar 420????Bloodied; -2 ATK until EoNT Damelon, -2 AC until EoNT KT?16Boar 513????-?15Erik20/250170+1 AC until EoNT Crashing14KT19/250180+1 AC until EoNT Crashing8Sigurd28/280080+4 THP when hit until EoE, 4 THPMacetail's Rage

Round 3:

Damelon...

[Greebo]

Ok - climb the tree to my south
Athletics + 0

[Shiz]

Damn I hate not being able to shift. grr! Tough battlefield.

Clever Strike vs Boar 5, +9 vs AC, 3d6+6 includes sneak attack. (Double sword as a d6 makes die rolling easier anyway!)

18 vs AC, 21dmg

Greebo, slide me to G5 if you can, when you can.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Round 3, Continued:

Damelon flourishes his doublesword masterfully, cutting Boar 5 deeply (ATK 18 vs AC: hit, DAM: 21). The animal squeals it's last and topples over, gushing.

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon15/250170-20Crashing22/270190+1 AC until EoNT Crashing19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 240????Bloodied; ?16Boar 313????-?16Boar 420????Bloodied; -2 AC until EoNT KT?16Boar 544????Bloodied; ?15Erik20/250170+1 AC until EoNT Crashing14KT19/250180+1 AC until EoNT Crashing8Sigurd28/284080+4 THP when hit until EoEMacetail's Rage
Crashing...

Edit: Shouldn't the spreadsheet be showing those two boars as dead?

[Asharad]

Minor: Healing Spirit on Dam. He gets a surge. KT gets extra hit points equal to=1.

Standard: PG will bite Boar 4 with protecting strike. 22 vs will for 8 damage. Also KT gets 2 Temp hit points.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Crashing shakes his mojo-maker. Damelon (+6 HP) and KT (+1HP, +2THP) feel a lot better. Papa Gator snaps at Boar 4 and draws blood (ATK 22 vs WIL: hit, DAM 8). Boar 4 is near death but fights on, blindly.

From her high vantage point, Lamsi fires an arrow down at Boar 1 (ATK 14-2: miss) but her shot buries itself in the earth.

Boar 1 tenaciously lunges at KT, teeth snapping and tusks ripping new cuts (ATK 27 vs AC: hit, DAM: 10). KT is bloodied.

Boars 3 (ATK 22 vs AC: hit, DAM: 6) and 4 (ATK 24 vs AC: hit, DAM: 8) gang up on Sigurd, attacking his legs and hip.

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon21/250170-20Crashing22/270191-19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 240????Bloodied; Dead?16Boar 313????-?16Boar 428????Bloodied; -2 AC until EoNT KT?16Boar 544????Bloodied; Dead?15Erik20/250170-14KT12/250180Bloodied; 8Sigurd18/280080+4 THP when hit until EoEMacetail's Rage
Map (http://www.primeaxiom.com/rpgt/scene.asp?ID=156du6qwk3f5dfivccm7q8n6vm4yy8vzajrho 4s7cwgkm27udhhn6enrgab2wyyv)

Erik...

[Greebo]

Move: Climb the !!!! tree (+0)
Ok that didn't work - so do I "fall" (prone?) or do I just not go up any?

Standard - Guiding strike + 7 (or 5 if prone) vs. AC, boar 4 (+2 vs ac)
d8+4 dmg

17 (15 if prone) vs AC - probably a miss? But rolling just in case

Then KT will fall on his own sword.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Erik winds his way east and stops to fire a chaotic bolt of energy at Boar 1. It strikes (19-2 vs WIL: hit, DAM 11) and swine snarls.

KT turns and attempts to scale the tree again. He makes some progress, getting about 10 feet up and has found a nice branch to shimmy out onto when... *snap* ...he plummets to the ground with a yelp. (3 vs DC: fail by 5 or more, DAM: 3) As he falls, he throws his arms wide reflexively... and impales boar 4 in the eye. (ATK 15 vs AC-2: hit, DAM: 5) The boar shrieks and spins, then falls and begins kicking convulsively. (KT is prone)

Sigurd...

[Shiz]

Sigurd unleashes a Devastating Strike on Boar 3: +6 vs AC, d12+d8+6dmg.

20 vs AC, 15dmg, +4 temp hps from his Rage.

Since Sigurd is raging, the +2 to any attacker bonus does not apply.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Sigurd retaliates against Boar 3, striking hard and fast and nearly killing the porker (ATK 20 vs AC: hit, DAM: 15).

End of Round 3

InitCombatantDmgTHPA/PSurgesHealsEffectsDailies Used21Damelon21/250170-20Crashing22/270191-19Lamsi0????-?17Boar 10????-?16Boar 240????Bloodied; Dead?16Boar 328????Bloodied; ?16Boar 433????Bloodied; Dead?16Boar 544????Bloodied; Dead?15Erik20/250170-14KT9/250180Bloodied; Prone8Sigurd18/284080+4 THP when hit until EoEMacetail's Rage

Round 4:

Damelon...

[Greebo]

"Hey, Guys! Try falling on them!"

[EricStratton]

Erik:

Move: To E6.
Standard: Chaos Bolt on Boar 1.

CB: 15+4 vs WIL
Dmg: 1d10 + 6 = 5+6 = 11 dmg

[Shiz]

Damelon moves next to KT and unleashes another Clever Strike on Boar 1, +9 vs AC, 3d6+6

22 vs AC, 20dmg

Clever Strike is the best Rogue power ever...

[Asharad]

PG will move to f4.

Minor: Healing Spirit on KT (surge) and them Sig gets 2 hit points.

PG will then bite boar1 with Protecting strike.

14 vs will 10 damage.

KT and Sig both get 2 temp hit points

[DinbinFanfoom]

Round 4:

Damelon moves up next to his comrade and unleashes a masterfully placed stab that goes deep into Boar 1 (ATK 22 vs AC: hit, DAM 20). Boar 1 is bloodied.

Urging Papa Gator forward, Crashing bolsters his allies with healing energies (KT +6 HP, KT +2 THP, Sig already had +4 THP). The companion spirit's jaws snap shut on the spine of the boar, and it convulses and dies. (ATK 14 vs WIL: hit, DAM: 10, dead)

Seeing her target dead, Lamsi shimmies down from the tree and moves towards the remaining boar.

The remaining boar attempts to gore Sigurd again (ATK 26 vs AC: hit, DAM: 6) but his anger absorbs most of the damage, and he feels refreshed (+4 THP again).

Erik.... (do you want to change your move location given that the targets have changed?)

[EricStratton]

Erik.... (do you want to change your move location given that the targets have changed?)
Yes, please. Changing it to H3.

Erik:

Move: To H3.
Standard: Chaos Bolt on Boar 3.

CB: 15+4 vs WIL
Dmg: 1d10 + 6 = 5+6 = 11 dmg

[DinbinFanfoom]

You can't see the remaining boar from H3. How's about F3?

Erik picks his way through the dense foliage and finds himself between Sigurd and Lamsi. He fires a burst of energy at the last boar (ATK 19-2 vs WIL: hit, DAM: 11) striking the porker and opening new wounds. The boar looks like a mosquito could knock him over.

KT, Sigurd...

[EricStratton]

Doh, totally forgot about the limited visibility. Thanks.

[Greebo]

Stand up (move)
Heal Sigurd - Majestic Word - heal #2 - +4 hps (no THPs cause he already has 4) (minor)
Move to C4 (move 2)

[Lycos]

Sigurd unleashes a Devastating Strike on the final Boar 3: +6 vs AC, d12+d8+6dmg.

22 vs AC, 21 dmg, +4 temp hps from his Rage.

Since Sigurd is raging, the +2 to any attacker bonus does not apply.

[Lycos]

Done

[DinbinFanfoom]

Since the boar has 1 hp left, I'll keep this short...

KT stands and heals Sigurd. Sigurd takes his frustration out on the boar, killing it.

Lamsi moves through the party, checking to see if all are alright. She seems a bit concerned that you weren't able to respond quickly to her warning, though you can easily chalk that up to her being from a hunter/gatherer society to which "climb a tree to avoid boars" is as obvious as "don't nap in the middle of a busy road".

She looks at the sky and then picks one of the better looking carcasses. "Food?" she says, carefully. She quickly drops and slashes the boars throat, ensuring it is dead, then works to fashion a pair of carrying poles, and stands near the corpse. She looks at you as to say, "You guys hungry?".

She turns and points to the east. "Small open land that way."

[Shiz]

Damelon will help. He may not have cleaned and dressed boars before, but how different from deer can they be?

[DinbinFanfoom]

Between the two of them, the ranger and rogue haul the boar carcass a few dozen yards east; the forest opens up a bit here, as Lamsi had suspected. It is early afternoon, and you are all famished after the long walk and the porcine charge. While Sigurd gets a good fire going, Lamsi skins the boar and strips some good hunks of meat from it.

The rest of you sit around tending the last of your bumps and scratches and wait for the meat to cook.

[Shiz]

Those who want to surge, should. KT and Sigurd, I imagine.

[Greebo]

KT sits down - then starts bouncing a bit...and there's a look on his face like something is amiss.

He gets back up and starts walking around the clearing - stomping his feet from time to time. (17)

"Something is off here - this ground is... hard..."

[EricStratton]

Erik looks around suddenly feeling uneasy. "I sense magic. Powerful magic. It's not close, though."

Erik stands up and attempts to get a better idea of where it's coming from.

Arcana: 1+5

Now he's thinking he may just have some gas from the previous night....

[DinbinFanfoom]

KT crouches down and clears away some of the matted roots, leaves and dirt that make up the "ground" here. He has to dig a few inches down before he finds... what appears to be interlinked stone.

Erik feels a bit paranoid. He looks all around him, quickly. This place feels very "off" to him, but he can't pinpoint where the feeling is coming from... it's like a tiny little pinprick of dread lurking at the back of his mind.

Lamsi seems unsurprised by their actions.

[Greebo]

Well, first things first - I do need to surge - I'll spend 1 and gain 6+4 hps back (19 total).

Then once we're all recovered, I'll start digging out the stone - is it a container? A roof? Tile floor? How big is it?

And from Erik's cue, I'll also sense for magic.

"I don't think that's gas, Erik..."

[Lycos]

Sigurd will surge to full hps. I don't have a good feel for how much I need from the fight.

Also, Sigurd will use his perception to try and figure out what is going on here. Perception = 15

[Greebo]

KT has bardsong which adds +4 to every surge used when resting, remember.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Re: Surges

I think the current status (surges remaining) is:

Sigurd: 7
Erik: 7
KT: 6
Damelon: 7
Crashing: 9

Correct me if I am wrong.

[Shiz]

After his belly if full of pork, Damelon will help uncover the stone.

[DinbinFanfoom]

KT and Damelon dig away more of the heavy loam. It looks like this stone is just one of many... as if this were some kind of old road maybe?

Sigurd, looking around, notices several tall trees that look a bit... wierd. Their tops are lopped off and they appear to be evenly spaced... one per corner of the rough clearing.

[Greebo]

And my sensing magic?

[DinbinFanfoom]

And my sensing magic?
Picking up on Erik's vibe, KT scans the area. He too feels... a vague sense of unease tickling at the back of his mind. Not of imminent danger, just... that this place is part of something that was significant at one time. He'd probably have to move out of the clearing a bit to get an idea where the icky feeling might be coming from... it's all around him right now.

[Greebo]

Keep pulling up loam until I find an edge, then move beyond it and sense again. (ANother roll?)

[DinbinFanfoom]

Keep pulling up loam until I find an edge, then move beyond it and sense again. (ANother roll?)
None needed.

KT rips up more turf. It comes up in large sheets; it hasn't bound well to the old stone below, which you notice is tightly fitted and interlocked. It is definitely a road of some sort. These are paving stones. KT looks around and sees the odd looking trees too, and examines the treeline surrounding the clearing... it appears to be less dense running south, but especially to the north. Almost as if something had cleared those areas centuries ago... the undergrowth has encroached, but no large trees stand in the middle of the areas.

[Greebo]

"So ... we found evidence that the Roman Empire was REALLLY REALLLLY big..."

What way were we heading before the boars?

[DinbinFanfoom]

What way were we heading before the boars?
East, perpendicular to this... "road".

[Asharad]

Are the trees actually trees or something else entirely?

[Shiz]

Does this "road" go in the direction of one of the other options Mokdi told us about?

Damelon will examine one of the funny trees. Can he pull the bark off easily?

Perception +5 = 13 < passive

[Asharad]

Oh, and I'll surge once for 6+4.

[EricStratton]

Erik will surge once to full (20/25 -> 25/25)

[DinbinFanfoom]

Are the trees actually trees or something else entirely?
Damelon will examine one of the funny trees. Can he pull the bark off easily?
Crashing notes that the "trees" are covered in moss and lichen and vines, like most of the other trees here, but are particularly thick and straight, with no branches... he notes that they stand at each corner of the clearing and peering north... he sees more of them. They are lined up on either side of the "road".

Damelon approaches one and begins tearing back some of the clinging greenery with his weapon. Underneath is stone, not wood. These are old pillars that line either side of the passage.

Does this "road" go in the direction of one of the other options Mokdi told us about?Not really. It goes north/south (with the pillars running north) but you aren't near anything that he indicated on the map.

"What are you doing?" Lamsi asks, from the fireside. "Why do you dig? This not the place of yellow iron."

[Shiz]

Damelon grins at Lamsi then he looks at Crashing to translate:

"These stones and pillars mean there used to be people living here a long time ago. That means they might have left stuff behind!"

[DinbinFanfoom]

Damelon grins at Lamsi then he looks at Crashing to translate:
"These stones and pillars mean there used to be people living here a long time ago. That means they might have left stuff behind!"Lamsi seems to get the gist of it. She laughs and shakes her head as if to say, "you crazy guys!". Materialism seems to escape her as a motivation.

Still chuckling and pointing to the north, she tries to explain.

"This is path to an old place... where some of the Ones Who Came Before used to live. Long time ago. Long before Lamsi's people are on this island. It makes us... feel not good, so we stay away. You probably feel it now. Lamsi's people have no need to go there, anyway." She shrugs. "You wish to see it?"

[Greebo]

"It doesn't matter to me which way we go - buried treasure and buried history both make great story stuff!"

[Shiz]

"We should have lots of time to explore this new road after we finish our current mission. I say press on as planned."

[Greebo]

"Mission? We're on a mission?"

[Shiz]

"A mission to keep busy!"

[Lycos]

I say detour to this new place. Gold can wait. Magic, well, it makes the other stuff that much easier.

Sigurd, asks Lamsi, "You know of other places like this?"

[DinbinFanfoom]

Sigurd, asks Lamsi, "You know of other places like this?""Some yes. Some not easy to find unless you look for them. But they are there."

[EricStratton]

"Mission? We're on a mission?"
"We're on a mission from god. God money!"

[Lycos]

Well, it looks like I am out voted here. So, I will go with the flow. But in my book, magic is always better than money. Onward to the gold!

[Lycos]

While we have some down time, Sigurd thinks he is better off learning Lamsi's language unless he wants another "nub nub" moment. :D

No modifiers, 5.

[DinbinFanfoom]

While we have some down time, Sigurd thinks he is better off learning Lamsi's language unless he wants another "nub nub" moment. :D
No modifiers, 5.
I mentioned to Lycos that if y'all want to learn the language yourselves, you can do so with an INT roll each day, as Sigurd has done.

Sigurd ponders the words he's heard Lamsi say over the past three days and he comes to the conclusion that it's pretty much gobbledeegook so far. (INT 5: fail) Lamsi seems to be picking up your language faster than the other way around. Crashing isn't fluent in her tongue yet, but he can make out most of it. Thankfully she's speaking common as much as she can.

[Shiz]

Damelon prefers to have the convenience of confusion should he need it.

[Greebo]

Actually...

I like Sigurd's suggestion. Magic makes things easier. I'm for following the road.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Damelon prefers to have the convenience of confusion should he need it.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Grabbing women's butts is a standard greeting in my village. No offense intended."

[Asharad]

Crashing doesn't care much, but admittedly is interested in the magic of long dead island people.

[DinbinFanfoom]

So it's Sigurd, KT and Crashing for the path, Damelon and Erik for the gold. We'll call that a quorum...

Crashing explains to Lamsi the desire to detour north, and Lamsi doesn't seem to mind. "We not know hurry here..." she says.

After lunch, the party starts following the overgrown stone road, observing that the pillars continue along with them. The walking is a bit easier, as the path is devoid of the larger trees and bushes. The sun is still fairly high in the sky (3pm) when the party finally enters a much larger clearing. Before them, the paved road ends in a large plaza. In the middle is a mound that looks to be the remains of a broken down fountain. The columns widen out here, encompassing the plaza, which appears to be a circle about 100 yards across. On the far northern edge are stone steps that lead up into the yawning maw of a gigantic stone structure. Vines and foliage have it's surfaces nearly covered, and the stairs are practically a ramp, they are that eroded.

"This one of the big ones" Lamsi says, pointing to the structure.

[Asharad]

Any insight as to what the structure might have been?

[DinbinFanfoom]

Any insight as to what the structure might have been?
You don't see anything obvious... no altars for example. And Lamsi does not know.

[Shiz]

"Crashing, can you tell how old the stone is?" Nature check?

[Lycos]

Sigurd will head towards the gigantic stone structure and up the ramp/stairs. He'll be more cautious at this point. He'll be looking for possible attacks and strange structure changes that catch his eye.

17 perception.

[Shiz]

Damelon will follow Sigurd, trailing him by 10' or so.

[Asharad]

I'll check the fountain. (27)

[DinbinFanfoom]

Crashing investigates the fountain. Not much is left. The intricate stonework has largely crumbled, and whatever statue graced the center has likewise turned to dust. These ruins are ancient. Many centuries, for sure. The bottom of the fountain is bone-dry.

Sigurd and Damelon creep up the ramp, cautiously, with Lamsi in tow. Sigurd approaches the opening. It is flanked by intricate columns... or what were intricate columns... three are shattered and only half of the remaining one is still standing. The doorway has notches at the sides... it likely had heavy wooden doors at one point but they've long since rotted away. As Sigurd carefully peeks his head into the dark opening he strains to hear anything... is that... moaning?... no, just the wind... but... maybe...?

"RAWR!" Lamsi yells, suddenly grabbing Sigurd by the back of the neck. The barbarian leaps, and the ranger hops back, laughing.

[Lycos]

"RAWR!" Lamsi yells, suddenly grabbing Sigurd by the back of the neck. The barbarian leaps, and the ranger hops back, laughing.

All the while, Sigurd's face goes through a couple of changes in this process.

:evileye:

:*

:D *shakes his fist at Lamsi*

Damn you, Woman...

[Asharad]

Anybody have a light? Anything we can use as a torch?

[Shiz]

Damelon is with Sigurd, not Crashing.

[Greebo]

"We can use Sigurd's face - it's bright enough red!"

[DinbinFanfoom]

Damelon is with Sigurd, not Crashing.
I meant to type that. Fixed.

[Lycos]

:idea: You know. If we take Lamsi's top, and wrap it around a stick, we could use that as a torch. :mrgreen:

Din, can you give us that we have something for light going into this cave, etc? Do we still have the basic adventurers kit thing?

[DinbinFanfoom]

:idea: You know. If we take Lamsi's top, and wrap it around a stick, we could use that as a torch. :mrgreen:Good luck with that!
Din, can you give us that we have something for light going into this cave, etc? Do we still have the basic adventurers kit thing?We'll assume you each have an unlit torch, it'd make sense that you'd bring them from the village given that you were going spelunking anyway.

[DinbinFanfoom]

A scribble from this morning... anything catch your eye?

[Lycos]

A scribble from this morning... anything catch your eye?

Yes, it's a nice drawing.

What is the structure above the entrance? The one with the two tear drop shapes on it.

Is the structure going into a mountain or into the jungle since we can't see much.

Also, the stone work to the right of the ramp seems to be different than the others.

[Greebo]

My hat does not look like that.

[Lycos]

Oh, and Lamsi's breasts are not big enough. They should be rubbing up against my back at that distance. You know, to stay in the classic comic book/rpg style.

[DinbinFanfoom]

What is the structure above the entrance? The one with the two tear drop shapes on it.
Is the structure going into a mountain or into the jungle since we can't see much.
Also, the stone work to the right of the ramp seems to be different than the others. Sigurd peers up at the bas-relief on the front of the structure that extends up from the roof. To him, it looks like a pair of waterfalls... The structure extends back into the jungle, and only the front isn't entirely covered with vines and greenery. The stonework on the temple is fairly uniform; interlocked geometric blocks. (The picture doesn't entirely convey that)
My hat does not look like that.Looks pretty pimpy to me! :D

[Shiz]

A scribble from this morning... anything catch your eye?

Damelon is NOT wearing a cape.

[Asharad]

INsight as to the symbols over the entrance.

[DinbinFanfoom]

INsight as to the symbols over the entrance.
Waterfalls. Definitely waterfalls. You see the same symbols, albeit much smaller, on the fountain base.

[EricStratton]

First, Erik will attempt to speak more goodly with Lamsi.

INT 9+0

Then he'll ask her (thru Crashing if necessary) if twin waterfalls mean anything to her.

[DinbinFanfoom]

First, Erik will attempt to speak more goodly with Lamsi.
INT 9+0Erik garbles along. Lamsi raises an eyebrow. (INT 9: failure) Erik talks to Crashing. Crashing talks to Lamsi. Lamsi shakes here head "no". She has never noticed this symbol before.

[Asharad]

Has she noticed twin waterfalls anywhere on the island before? Actual ones. Not stone representations.

[Greebo]

Anything around the sides of this place?

[DinbinFanfoom]

Has she noticed twin waterfalls anywhere on the island before? Actual ones. Not stone representations. She thinks for a bit. "There are many waterfalls. But not two."Anything around the sides of this place?Vines, trees, jungle... you could hack your way around it if you wanted to.

[Greebo]

How big does it appear to be, L*W?

[Shiz]

"Enough dithering. Are we going in or not? There was no point in diverging from our previous goal if we aren't going in."

Damelon will approach the entrance, examine it for stability (per = 20) and then enter slowly assuming his examination gives an all clear.

[Greebo]

KT contemplates shooting Damelon in the back momentarily...

"I'd like to have an idea of how big this place is before we go in. Fools rush in, and all that..."

[DinbinFanfoom]

How big does it appear to be, L*W?
Quite large. The structure before you is about 150 feet across the front and goes back about the same amount, it appears. The upper level seems smaller, like a ziggurat.

Damelon pushes past Lamsi and Sigurd and pokes his head into the doorway. Double-wide stairs lead down into the darkness, at least 20 feet or so before the darkness swallows them up..

[Shiz]

"Look, this place is too old to have traps. None of us has spotted bones or droppings that indicate a current occupant. We might as well explore it for a bit."

[Greebo]

"Yeah, no traps, right. You go first!"

I'm game to go in - if Damelon leads.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Assuming a 10' wide entrance... marching order?

[Shiz]

Damelon
Crashing (torchbearer)
Sigurd
Erik
KT
Lamsi

[EricStratton]

Erik mutters under his breath "There'd better be gold in them thar ruins...." and gets in line to head down in.