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D&D Act One Scene III - Red Moon over Thurmunton

Fourier

Day 1:

The adventurers leave the city of Soetrard behind them as they venture forth into the farmlands beyond the city gates. Here small local farmers work from dawn to dusk in the fields to feed Soetrard with all the grains, wheat and oats it needs to function on a daily basis.

The trip is mostly uneventful. Farmers waving at the party, small children pointing and laughing at the halflings and the odd farmer's daughter taken in by the handsome elf.

That night, with the full moon hanging high in the sky, approaching the fork where the roads to Thurmunton and Cantry separate, the horses stomp and look agitated.

Saeros and BandyLegs make out eleven figures in the shape of men shambling in the nearby trees, approaching the group slowly. The humans and halflings clearly can't see them yet. The heat from their bodies is low. Saeros makes the conclusion immediately, undead....zombies!!

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Necro

sKeith wrote: »

ooc: maybe you could check the rusty weapons for traps.

OOC: I'm also checking them but won't be told

sKeith

OOC: I really need to reread that section, I thought it was only the thief who could check items for traps.

Necro

sKeith wrote: »

OOC: I really need to reread that section, I thought it was only the thief who could check items for traps.

OOC: Anyone can check is my understanding, just dwarves and thieves get a positive hit on a 1 or a 2 whereas all else get it only on a 1.

Banjo

OOC : I'm not clear on whether that cloak gave her a Charisma or a Strength boost (or both?), if it's strength I'm not sure you need it unless you're promoting yourself to the front line - might be better suited to Bandylegs or Xanthea if it gets them over the +1 modifier threshold. If it's charisma, given where you started you have just become impossibly good looking - sleep with one eye open

Re: Traps, it's 1 on a d6 for all, 1-2 on d6 for Dwarves, Thieves have a skill and it looks more like a D100 with a table of threshold percentages - Elin at L3 has a 20% chance to see traps. I think.

OldGoat

"We ought to work out some kind of marching order before heading onto the stairs. I'm comfortable in second row or full back if necessary."

While the others check out the room I head over to the painting and examine it wondering if there might be something behind it.

Necro

OldGoat wrote: »

"We ought to work out some kind of marching order before heading onto the stairs. I'm comfortable in second row or full back if necessary."

While the others check out the room I head over to the painting and examine it wondering if there might be something behind it.

'Aye, elf. Ye speak sense. I'd be suggestin' that Ekbard and Betty lead the way. Xanthea and Othegre in the second line, the Halfling with yersel' and the thief followin'. Mesel' and Moy will provide rear cover for the group. Unless ye want me to lead the way, I dinnae mind. But we should cover our lesser fighters Goodie, yersel and Elin there regardless.'

OldGoat

Banjo wrote: »

OOC : I'm not clear on whether that cloak gave her a Charisma or a Strength boost (or both?), if it's strength I'm not sure you need it unless you're promoting yourself to the front line - might be better suited to Bandylegs or Xanthea if it gets them over the +1 modifier threshold. If it's charisma, given where you started you have just become impossibly good looking - sleep with one eye open

OOC: If it'll push them over the boundary then by all means take it but be wary of the reduction in movement. I need all the strength bonus I can get meanwhile as I'm a pisspoor 9 and thats one of my prime requisites! I need to push that to a 14 to take advantage of an +5% exp modifier.
On the otherhand if it IS a charisma boost then no one is gonna be safe from me, not even the dwarf. Just sayin'.

Necro

OOC: I don't want no stinking evil lord cloak :pac: You're welcome to it Saeros

Mollyb60

sKeith wrote: »

ooc: maybe you could check the rusty weapons for traps.

[OOC: Good plan actually] Elin also casts her eye over the rusty weapons.

[OOC: Rolled a 12 and an 18 for both checks. So a fail on both. Hopefully there's nothing left]

Fourier

As everybody searches the room nothing is found, until Elin discovers a vial of acid spring loaded into the entrance to the stairs. Something the thieves guild could set up for a few gold pieces.

She successfully dismounts it from the wall and neutralises the acid with some of the statue rubble.

sKeith

Ekbard cautiously approaches the rusty weapons stash. He is wary of the possibility of traps being used to secure the weapons, he tries to see if he can find any useful weapons among the bunch.

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

Goodies eyes gleam with delight
he takes the sword and belts it on immediatly and pockets the treasure he drinks the speed and lonegvity potions and waits to see if he feels different .

Goodie's muscles suddenly feel as if they could explode with power. Going to scratch himself, his hand moves like blade, blurring from perspective of others. He takes a step to the side and kicks up dust from the speed.

Impressed at his new found agility, he also notices the others are even taller than before.

Everybody else notices Goodie is now roughly 14 years old.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Ekbard cautiously approaches the rusty weapons stash. He is wary of the possibility of traps being used to secure the weapons, he tries to see if he can find any useful weapons among the bunch.

The weapons turn out to only consist of near ruined average swords.

sKeith

"Does anybody want to be the torch bearer? somebody from our middle group perhaps, as I'm up front, I could really benefit from being able to use my shield"

sKeith

"hey youngster, would you like to hold the torch?"

Banjo

"Shouldn't we let little miss Hawkeye go first, keep an eye out for trouble and traps? She's small enough that you can throw her over your head to the back if something comes up? Hey - gimme one of those necklaces. I don't want to get caught out by another statue..."

OOC : speaking of statues, any XP for Ekbard and I for not getting killed and snarfing those gems? Also, if we ring Harry out like a wet rag can we get some of that speed potion back from him?

sKeith

Banjo wrote: »

"Shouldn't we let little miss Hawkeye go first, keep an eye out for trouble and traps? She's small enough that you can throw her over your head to the back if something comes up? Hey - gimme one of those necklaces. I don't want to get caught out by another statue..."

OOC : speaking of statues, any XP for Ekbard and I for not getting killed and snarfing those gems? Also, if we ring Harry out like a wet rag can we get some of that speed potion back from him?

OOC: How many necklaces do I have?

Necro

sKeith wrote: »

"Does anybody want to be the torch bearer? somebody from our middle group perhaps, as I'm up front, I could really benefit from being able to use my shield"

'Perhaps, Ekbard... I should join ye up front, let Betty take the rear and I'll be able to see more than most. Saeros can check the rear then. Let the thief or the halfling take the torch.'

sKeith

Ekbard hands the halfling the lit torch and the 3 spare torches. "Expensive torches them, extra long burn time."
Ekbard wields his shield again and readys himself. He looks to see if there is anything on the benches beneath the murals.

robyntmorton

Xanthea leads Shapsberg in to the front chamber of the tomb and settles her with food in a quiet out of the way corner, while she starts sorting through her gear for the upcoming task.

OOC: Loadout and encumbrance to follow.

OOC2: Four, can you confirm I now have Exp for Level 2 (644 + 1400ish for everyone last night?)

Mollyb60

Banjo wrote: »

"Shouldn't we let little miss Hawkeye go first, keep an eye out for trouble and traps? She's small enough that you can throw her over your head to the back if something comes up? Hey - gimme one of those necklaces. I don't want to get caught out by another statue..."

OOC : speaking of statues, any XP for Ekbard and I for not getting killed and snarfing those gems? Also, if we ring Harry out like a wet rag can we get some of that speed potion back from him?

"Are you referring to me? I came here for adventure, not suicide. I'll stay behind the fighters. I can check for traps perfectly fine from there."

[OOC: Right?]

Necro

Bandylegs nods.

'Aye, little miss Elin o'er there hasnae the capabilities to fight on the front lines, Othegre. She can stay in t'middle of us with Goodie where we can keep 'em safe.'

Bandylegs, noticing Elin has disabled the trap, peers into the corridor to see what lies ahead.

'I'll be able to see fer 60 feet in front of me, mayhap I should go in the front and Betty and Moy cover our arses.'

Necro

Bandylegs turns around for a moment, a thought in his mind.

'Ekbard, can those there necklaces of yers close the tomb? If so, we should bring the horses in like Xanthea there did and leave em in the front room. Just a thought mind. I dinnae want to leave Shadowflame and me gear outside where anyone could steal 'im.'

Bandylegs goes back outside the tomb and leads Shadowflame inside to the first room. He leads the horse down to where Xanthea has her own steed. He pulls some of the horse feed from the saddlebag and gives it to the horse. Looking through his gear, he adds 4 rations to his backpack for the journey into the tomb.

OOC: Encumbrance of 1. Banded mail. On my person are 4 rations, the backpack, the bastard sword, my shield and my axe.

Banjo

Othegre mutters something about how convenient it is that fair shares only apply to the good stuff, rolls the eye-gems in her pockets around a few times with her fingers and copies what everyone else is doing with the horses. Petting hers on the muzzle she leans in close and whispers

"Clipclop, you listen to me. I know you're armoured and I know you're strong and I know you're brave... but if trouble comes down you run. **** these other horses. You keep yourself alive. For me"
She makes to leave but turns back.
"...and if trouble doesn't come down... don't **** these other horses. You have your whole life ahead of you and so do I, don't go tying us down with foals neither of us want to rear."
She leaves her with some horsey nibbles.

OOC :
After redistributing some gear between saddlebags and backpack she's got :
Backpack : 2xSack(L) + Torches + Flint + Rations + Waterskin + Spade + cursed mace (7)
Shield + Flail + Sling with bullets (3) - 10 items -> Enc + 1
Chainmail -> Enc +1

Total Encumbrance 2.
(Did I do that right? I'm wearing my holy symbol, I'm not sure if the shield counts as being worn, I'm not counting the pencil as it's a small item.)

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

"hey youngster, would you like to hold the torch?"

ok Grampa

Mollyb60

Elin also brings Horsey into the Temple foyer with the other horses. She unencumbers herself of everything apart from the dagger up her sleeve, her crossbow and 8 bolts, 3 fresh rations and her backpack. She makes sure that Xestes' larvae is still wriggling uncomfortably up her other sleeve and takes her place in the line entering the staircase.

Necro

Bandylegs reports back.

'It seems the stairs go both ways laddies. Which way do ye wanna try first? Or do we split the party... I'd advise against that mesel'.'

Bandylegs tries to look up and down in both directions as far as his infravision will allow him without actually entering the stairwell.

sKeith

"i'd like to go up, we can go down afterwards."

Tigger

Goddie reversers his horse in and throws a feed bag on her face, he sorts his gear
bastard sword of unusual sharpness
bow in left hand
arrows
potion of temporary esp
torch in right hand
he wolfs down a full days rations with the hunger only a 14 year old veteran of three wars can understand and turned to join the group at the stairs.

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

"i'd like to go up, we can go down afterwards."

I agree, up is far better.