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[Dwarmin]

Turn 29

Riccto:Put the slip of paper away and head back towards the group and stick with them
Ironyowl:Pressing Tide frowned and let out a doubtful "Hmm," as though he disapproved of fleeing the tentacle. He nonetheless followed the group down the stairs, however
Zako:"Get going, I'll be rearguard." Leave with the others, guarding the rear.
Taricus: "I say we get out of here. Let's head down further into the catacombs"
SeriousConcentrate:"Right behind you," he said to War Wind, following him down the stairs.
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(War Wind int roll, detect trap, 9, fail!)
(Random target 1d5=2, Pressing Tide)
(Pressing Tide agi roll, dodge trap, 9, fail)
(Damage 1d3=1, additional effect 1d3=2, poisoned!) (Pressing Tide Endurance roll, resist poison=3, passl) (Poison severity=1,3) (poison dissipates)

(War Wind hard int roll, detect trap, 4+2=6, pass!)

(War Wind int roll, detect trap, 7, passl)

(War Wind very hard int roll, detect trap, 5+4=9, fail!)
(Random targetsx3 1d5=1, 3, 1/Trembling Peak hit twice, Molten Heart hit once )

(Trembling Peak agi roll, dodge trap, 3, pass)
(Trembling Peak agi roll, dodge trap, 4, fail)
(Damage 1d6=1, additional effect 1d3=1, double damage)

(Molten Heart agi roll, dodge trap, 5-2=3, pass)

(War Wind hard int roll, detect trap, 4+2=6, passl)

(War Wind hard int roll, detect trap, 4+2=6, passl)

Fleeing from the horror behind that awaits them, the group of Kai warriors quickly move down the stairwell, hearing the sounds of the impacts against the door lessen as they move further off. Perhaps they were rushing a bit too much, as Pressing Tide takes a dart to the chest from a trap only a few minutes later...it doesn't seem to effect him much though. He merely shrugs it off. The team notices that these traps are newly set-which means the remnants of whatever Greycloaks there are await them ahead.

They find and disable two more explosive traps further down, and as War Wind steps back, he activates the third one, hiding behind a piece of cleverly placed cobblestone. It predictably explodes, sending magic ice shards toward the group!

War Wind had already hit the ground, which left Trembling Peak to absorb the brunt of the impacts. Reflexively raising his gauntlets like a shield, he deflects most of them, except for a long sharp one that was deflected downwards to embed itself in his thigh. Ouch.

After that, War Wind had figured most of the tricks the greycloaks use. He succesfully leads the party to the very bottom of the stairwell with no further incident. The team is almost expecting more doors and another stairwell, but it seems this time, they've actually reached the bottom-a long, wide hall stretches forward further than any of them can see.

As Molten Hear peers into the gloom of the long hallway in front of him, he sees whats left of some of a collection of waist high crates, barrels and planks, obviously some sort of last ditch defensive measure. It seems to have been blasted into timbers by a powerful force, and nearly a dozen Greycloaked bodies lay still among the timbers. What's odd is that it seems that both the figures and barricade were blasted from the opposite direction-as if they were trying to keep something in, instead of out.


Trembling Peak, -2 HP

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Spoiler: Player Inventory (click to show/hide)

Trembling Peak(Riccto)

Str: 5+1=6     End: 6
Agi: 4+1=5     Int: 3
Cha: 3    HP: 11/16
Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense
Dwarven Bear Claw Gauntlets, wielded, +2 damage, +2 Str when grappling

-Stowed-
Lucky Flask, 3 shots of Goblin Spit left-increases all damage done and taken by 1d3 for 1d10 rounds
Half full Lampsur potion, refills half HP, can only be used outside of combat
Mithril Wand of Sticky Webbing-Does 1d3 agility damage on hit, stuns on hit, agility roll to dodge/Easier to dodge web at longer range, of if it's been used before on the same group or person before *the wand feels only a little warm to the touch*
Slip of tattered paper-see collected lore post on front page


Disciplines:Weapon Mastery/Dwarven Wrestling, Mind Shield

Pressing Tide(IronyOwl)
Str: 3     End: 3
Agi: 3    Int: 3
Cha: 9    HP: 13/13

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Chains, +0 damage, two attacks a turn
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense

-Stowed-
Elder Sign, does 3d10 to all undead and demons in battle when envoked-Pressing Tide must make an agility roll to avoid being damaged himself. Anyone else would have to make a charisma roll or go insane.
Karma Cards, GM hax
1x Torches, provides ten turns of light (unlit)

Disciplines:Mind Blast, Sixth Sense

Molten Heart (Zako)
Str: 5     End: 4
Agi: 4    Int: 6
Cha: 2    HP: 10/14

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Bastard Sword, +2 damage normal, +5 damage when wielded two handed, =Elemental Bane= (This weapon give you a passive +2 to damage elemental based enemies combat-if your feeling gutsy, a passed agility roll allows you to reflect elemental attacks aimed at you.)
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense

-Stowed-
Smithing Tools, allows crafting
Iron-Mind Headband, allows Molten Heart to heal his one ally of all mental damage a battle, at the risk of taking it upon himself.
1xLampsur Potion, refill all HP, cannot be used during battle
Healing Kit (1 Poultices left, heals 5 hitpoints)
Disciplines:Kai weaponsmith, Mind shield
Keepers Journal (The writings of man named Richard Morrows-a prisoner in the dungeon catacombs beneath the Keening Willow Cemetary. Useful information could be read within.)

War Wind (Taricus)

Str: 3     End: 3
Agi: 3     Int: 8
Cha: 5     HP: 12/17
Light Source: *Lit Torch (6 rounds remaining)*

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Iron Longsword, +3 to damage
Unloaded Crossbow, +5 damage, needs a full round to reload, cant be used in melee, ignores half armor
+1 Exquisite Young Ironwood Light Spiked Heater Shield:+2 to defense, -1 damage, wielding in offhand, additional 1 spike damage on successful defense roll, damage: 12%
Spidersilk vest, +4 HP
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Lamellar armor, worn, +3 defense (Small plates of a strange silvery metal, woven with spider wire, this armor is fairly light, but stronger that your Kai leather by some degrees.)

-stowed-
Seeing Eye Necklace (A gruesome collection of eyes, gathered by the enchantress. It may have unknown powers.)
Smithing Tools, allows crafting
Food Rations for 4 days (smoked meat, tasty)
1xLampsur Potion, refill all HP, cannot be used during battle
1x Chunk of White Iron:Weapons or armor smelted from white iron are bane to the undead, doubly so if the rites of Ishtar and Kai are spoken aloud while they are being forged.
Prayer Book, A book of prayers to the Gods Kai and Ishtar
Round shield +1 defense (strapped on back)
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense =Demon Bane= +2 defense vs Demon enemies (The Term Demon is used to describe anything that comes from the evil realm-things like dragons, Shadows, and the Dark Lords themselves.)

Abilities: 0/1, Used once todayFire Breathing/Three times a day and once per battle you can breath fire on your foe for 3d3+1 damage. You have to eat a full meal to use this ability, not counting what you must eat to avoid starvation, and cannot eat a sapient being to do so, such as a Giak or a Human.
Disciplines:Kai Armorer, Weapon Training/Longsword

Companion
Horse (Paladin)
HP: 20/20

Sheltering Leaves (SeriousConcentrate)
Str: 4     End: 4
Agi: 5     Int: 3
Cha: 5     HP: 14/18
Light Source: *Lit Torch (9 rounds remaining)*

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Reinforced Gauntlets/Boots, +1 damage, +1 agility, dried mud spattered
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking, dried mud spattered
Spidersilk vest, +4 HP
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense, dried mud spattered

-Stowed-
Food Rations for 4 days (Came with orange slices, so you can share with Merame)
1xEmpty glass bottle
1xVial of Unknown, Untested Antidote (Shade Cap Poison)
Draconic Flute (unknown effect)
Double bladed staff,  +2 defense, +2 damage (strapped on back)
2x Torches, provides ten turns of light (unlit)

Abilities
-0/1, used once today Mystical Flash/Leaf gathers energy into his palm, then lunges forward and hits the target, releasing it as a bright flash in the colors of the rainbow. The release of spiritual energy is very powerful and can blow the enemy away. (Special attack that, if successful, adds Charisma to damage, can be used three times a day, and once a battle. Recharged through meditation.)

Disciplines: Animal Kinship, Weapon Training/Bare Hands

Companion
Monkey (Merame)
HP:10/10
Status: Well Fed, +1 to all rolls
Orders:
Abilities: Merame trap sense, +1 int vs traps
Fetch-can use simple items like potions in combat without rolling for difficulty
Armed-Poisoned Kris, can attack an unaware enemy

Horse (Thunder)
HP: 20/20

OOC: GM thoughts. Game needs more Kobolds.
 

[Taricus]

Eat, then explore a bit.

[SeriousConcentrate]

I'll be sure to get one on the waiting list then whenever this catches up to Leaf.

Sheltering Leaves set Merame down on one of the crates. "You can look around if you want. I'm going to check these bodies and see if I can determine what killed them." "All right, but be careful. I think we're still being followed," the monkey said as she opened one of the crates to check the inside.

[Riccto]

Deal with the shard of Ice and then see to further examining the room the group is in

[Zako]

"I don't like the looks of this. Why were they facing the other way around?" Search the bodies after using the last polituce on Trembling Peak.

[IronyOwl]

Pressing Tide nodded. "It seems they failed," he said, withdrawing his deck of cards. He sat down cross-legged, examining them to determine what awaited them down the hall.

[Ahra]

its at times like these i wish i could whisper strange things to you but alas these guys dont want to kill me yet. 

[Dwarmin]

Turn 30

Riccto:Deal with the shard of Ice and then see to further examining the room the group is in
Ironyowl:withdrawing his deck of cards. He sat down cross-legged, examining them to determine what awaited them down the hall.
Zako: Search the bodies after using the last polituce on Trembling Peak.
Taricus: Eat, then explore a bit.
SeriousConcentrate:You can look around if you want. I'm going to check these bodies and see if I can determine what killed them
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(Molten Heart healing Int roll, 9=failed)
(Recovery, Molten Heart healing agi roll, 9=failed)

Molten Heart takes a look at Trembling Peaks leg, but he's not sure how to extract the ice shard without causing further harm. After a few minutes of inept, and painful prodding, Trembling Peak merely waves him off, tears it out and pours the rest of his Lampsur potion over the wound. It seals up the wound, though not as clean as he would have liked.

Trembling Peak has earned the following achievement
Scarred: This warrior will wear a scar on his lower left thigh for the rest of his days.

War Wind consumes a full meat ration, allowing it to refuel the fire in his belly. Afterwards, he belches in satisfaction, and black smoke pours from his nostrils. As Pressing Tide begins to lay out his Karma cards, the rest of them goes to investigate the bodies...

Trembling Peak. -1 Half full Lampsur Potion, +1 Empty Glass Bottle, +5 HP (16/16)
War Wind, -1 meal, Firebreathing ability Recharged
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Pressing Tide

...brings out his card deck-not ordinary cards, these change in number and form with every drawing...he lays five out in a hexagon shape, and places one in the center, and begins uncovering them counter-clockwise, starting with the top.

The First is the closed fist. A sign of conflict to come...not that he needed the cards to tell him that.

The second is a bolt of lightning, shaped like a bird. That means there is a great power ahead, and it will be uncontrollable and deadly.

The third card is the figure of Venus, Goddess of Love. She is weeping.

On the fourth card, Pressing Tide grimaces. The deadly cockatrice, whose breath, gaze and touch were said to kill. It's a sign of great danger, but the beast appears to be sleeping. A warning to be cautious?

He unveals the fifth card, and sees a shadowy figure, standing behind a Golden King, whispering in his ear. It radiates evil.

The center card is the most important. He flips it over-it's a rose, growing under a wooden porch, using a single shaft of sunlight to reach toward the Heavens. The darkness underneath it crawls with unspeakable things.

The cards are fickle today...and not much help. But the fifth card-it could mean two things...

Spoiler: Card Readings, abridged (click to show/hide)

1 Closed Fist-conflict unavoidable
2 Lightning Bird-Great Power, uncontrollable
3 Weeping Venus-Love and sorrow
4 Sleeping Cockatrice-Great Danger, Caution
5 Shadowed Vizier-Evil power, hiding in plain sight
6 Growth-Persistence equals power

GM Hax: Omg Boss!

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(Team spot roll 3+4=7 VS Acolyte stealth roll 4+2=6, Acolyte found!

The four Kai begin poking through the bodies, Merame searches the crates, but they find no weapons or armor. Aside from their cloaks, they've been stripped of equipment.

Sheltering Leaves tries to determine the cause of death, and finds most of them are unwounded except for the shape of burned handprints on their chests, necks and temples. He knows from his studies these are Helghast wounds-vile undead infiltrators, that take the shape of men...

War Wind is about to kick over and examine another body, when Trembling Peak shouts a warning! This man is quite alive, and realizing the game is up, leaps to his feet and begins running down the hallway, while yelling for help.

"Brothers! We are being attacked by tomb Robbers!"

He seems to be both unarmed, and unarmored, but he's pretty quick on his feet.

Spoiler: Player Inventory (click to show/hide)

Trembling Peak(Riccto)

Str: 5+1=6     End: 6
Agi: 4+1=5     Int: 3
Cha: 3    HP: 16/16
Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense
Dwarven Bear Claw Gauntlets, wielded, +2 damage, +2 Str when grappling

-Stowed-
Lucky Flask, 3 shots of Goblin Spit left-increases all damage done and taken by 1d3 for 1d10 rounds
Empty Glass Bottle
Mithril Wand of Sticky Webbing-Does 1d3 agility damage on hit, stuns on hit, agility roll to dodge/Easier to dodge web at longer range, of if it's been used before on the same group or person before *the wand feels only a little warm to the touch*
Slip of tattered paper-see collected lore post on front page


Disciplines:Weapon Mastery/Dwarven Wrestling, Mind Shield

Pressing Tide(IronyOwl)
Str: 3     End: 3
Agi: 3    Int: 3
Cha: 9    HP: 13/13

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Chains, +0 damage, two attacks a turn
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense

-Stowed-
Elder Sign, does 3d10 to all undead and demons in battle when envoked-Pressing Tide must make an agility roll to avoid being damaged himself. Anyone else would have to make a charisma roll or go insane.
Karma Cards, GM hax
1x Torches, provides ten turns of light (unlit)

Disciplines:Mind Blast, Sixth Sense

Molten Heart (Zako)
Str: 5     End: 4
Agi: 4    Int: 6
Cha: 2    HP: 10/14

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Bastard Sword, +2 damage normal, +5 damage when wielded two handed, =Elemental Bane= (This weapon give you a passive +2 to damage elemental based enemies combat-if your feeling gutsy, a passed agility roll allows you to reflect elemental attacks aimed at you.)
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense

-Stowed-
Smithing Tools, allows crafting
Iron-Mind Headband, allows Molten Heart to heal his one ally of all mental damage a battle, at the risk of taking it upon himself.
1xLampsur Potion, refill all HP, cannot be used during battle
Healing Kit (1 Poultices left, heals 5 hitpoints)
Disciplines:Kai weaponsmith, Mind shield
Keepers Journal (The writings of man named Richard Morrows-a prisoner in the dungeon catacombs beneath the Keening Willow Cemetary. Useful information could be read within.)

War Wind (Taricus)

Str: 3     End: 3
Agi: 3     Int: 8
Cha: 5     HP: 12/17
Light Source: *Lit Torch (6 rounds remaining)*

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Iron Longsword, +3 to damage
Unloaded Crossbow, +5 damage, needs a full round to reload, cant be used in melee, ignores half armor
+1 Exquisite Young Ironwood Light Spiked Heater Shield:+2 to defense, -1 damage, wielding in offhand, additional 1 spike damage on successful defense roll, damage: 12%
Spidersilk vest, +4 HP
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking
Lamellar armor, worn, +3 defense (Small plates of a strange silvery metal, woven with spider wire, this armor is fairly light, but stronger that your Kai leather by some degrees.)

-stowed-
Seeing Eye Necklace (A gruesome collection of eyes, gathered by the enchantress. It may have unknown powers.)
Smithing Tools, allows crafting
Food Rations for 3 days (smoked meat, tasty)
1xLampsur Potion, refill all HP, cannot be used during battle
1x Chunk of White Iron:Weapons or armor smelted from white iron are bane to the undead, doubly so if the rites of Ishtar and Kai are spoken aloud while they are being forged.
Prayer Book, A book of prayers to the Gods Kai and Ishtar
Round shield +1 defense (strapped on back)
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense =Demon Bane= +2 defense vs Demon enemies (The Term Demon is used to describe anything that comes from the evil realm-things like dragons, Shadows, and the Dark Lords themselves.)

Abilities: 1/1, Used once todayFire Breathing/Three times a day and once per battle you can breath fire on your foe for 3d3+1 damage. You have to eat a full meal to use this ability, not counting what you must eat to avoid starvation, and cannot eat a sapient being to do so, such as a Giak or a Human.
Disciplines:Kai Armorer, Weapon Training/Longsword

Companion
Horse (Paladin)
HP: 20/20

Sheltering Leaves (SeriousConcentrate)
Str: 4     End: 4
Agi: 5     Int: 3
Cha: 5     HP: 14/18
Light Source: *Lit Torch (9 rounds remaining)*

Equipment
-Worn and equipped-
Reinforced Gauntlets/Boots, +1 damage, +1 agility, dried mud spattered
Green Kai Cloak, worn, +2 to sneaking, dried mud spattered
Spidersilk vest, +4 HP
Leather Armor, worn, +2 to defense, dried mud spattered

-Stowed-
Food Rations for 4 days (Came with orange slices, so you can share with Merame)
1xEmpty glass bottle
1xVial of Unknown, Untested Antidote (Shade Cap Poison)
Draconic Flute (unknown effect)
Double bladed staff,  +2 defense, +2 damage (strapped on back)
2x Torches, provides ten turns of light (unlit)

Abilities
-2/3, used once today Mystical Flash/Leaf gathers energy into his palm, then lunges forward and hits the target, releasing it as a bright flash in the colors of the rainbow. The release of spiritual energy is very powerful and can blow the enemy away. (Special attack that, if successful, adds Charisma to damage, can be used three times a day, and once a battle. Recharged through meditation.)

Disciplines: Animal Kinship, Weapon Training/Bare Hands

Companion
Monkey (Merame)
HP:10/10
Status: Well Fed, +1 to all rolls
Orders: Look in crates
Abilities: Merame trap sense, +1 int vs traps
Fetch-can use simple items like potions in combat without rolling for difficulty
Armed-Poisoned Kris, can attack an unaware enemy

Horse (Thunder)
HP: 20/20

OOC: Lost whole turn to cyberspace. GM depression hits hard.

[Taricus]

Reload that crossbow.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Damn. Firefox ate it, huh?

Leaf immediately started sprinting after acolyte. It seemed the best thing to do now would be to bring him down and question him, and the elf went for a flying tackle to take him to the floor.

[Dwarmin]

@Taricus: With what?

Aside from their cloaks, they've been stripped of equipment.

You can blame Darvi for burying the ammunition along with the Greycloak Sniper.

[Taricus]

Throw corpses at the acolyte!

Creativity: The best way

[Darvi]

Heheheh. Wherever I go, there's a distinct lack of ammunition.

[Dwarmin]

If the Acolyte gets away, the next turn will be named "You can blame Darvi".

[Riccto]

Charge the Acolyte and get him into a Joint lock, Fire the wand at him to catch him first