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Red Hand Of Doom - Part One: The Witchwood
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.133942
133953
Greetings. Welcome to the first session of /mlpol/'s first running of the classic third edition d&d campaign Red Hand Of Doom.
On this adventure, our heroes, currently three strong, will encounter dozens of trials that will test their strength, cunning, and friendship as they face an army of goblins.

If you'd like to join, there's still room for more in the party. Don't be shy to ask.

Our story begins in Elsir Vale, with our three heroes on the road to the town of Drellin’s Ferry. The three are seasoned adventurers, and exated heroes to boot. Having fought many battles together before, they are confident in their strength. Legend has it of a vast treasure in the Vault of Vraath Keep, hidden deep in the Witchwood; our heroes, have journeyed all this way to seize the vault for their own.
Despite that, they all have their own motivations to travel to Drellin's Ferry:
Sir Whiskers, a cunning and charismatic Tibbet Jester, is travelling to meet up with an old friend of his: Princess Princess Bagel Jennifurr Fluffykinz the fourth. He hasn't met his old friend since he was a kitten, and he's eager to meet with her again. She has arranged to meet up with him in Drellin's Ferry, and to accompany him on his adventure.
Sir Brozal, a mighty Orc Crusader of Pelor, has received a mission from a high-ranking Cleric of his order has received a powerful vision of war descending on Elsir Vale under the banner of a clawed red hand, and has sent Brolaz to the far reaches of Elsir Vale to avert impending disaster... Brozal isn't exactly sure if the vision was real, or if his master just wanted to get rid of him for the year, but he never turns down a good crusade.
Brother Chad, a wise and powerful Druid, has chosen to accompany his companions on their hunt for the lost treasure in the Witchwood. Sir Whiskers requested his aid because Chad is the most experienced woodsman he knows. Chad is wary of this region, for he's heard that it is ruled by a fierce and territorial Druid, but he embarks upon this jouney nonetheless, the secrets of the Witchwood too tempting to ignore.
...So tempting that he seems to have drifted off somewhere with his horse; probably fucking it again or something. Stupid hippie.

And so, let's begin:
>The afternoon sun beats down on you; the air is hot and still. The sparsely settled lands of Elsir Vale are starting to grow monotonous, with a seemingly endless line of dusty flyspecks of towns. The town of Drellin’s Ferry lies a few miles ahead of you. It’s a settlement hard on the borders of the Witchwood, and the best place from which to begin exploring the nearby forest.
This is the part where the players ask obvious questions that I thoughtlessly ignored in the first post, as well as implore about their surroundings.
1920 replies and 83 files omitted.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135743
135744
>>135742
I use the wand and heal myself and Misty.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135744
>>135743
You also have lesser vigor prepared (same spell as the wand), mind. When you cast a spell on yourself, you can share it with your animals companion, so long as she's within 5 ft of you.

You would still have a move action after that. I would recommend standing up.

You could also attempt to mount your horse as a free action with a 20 DC Ride check.

Misty is on standby, albeit Shaken. You can handle her to do something as a free action.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135745
135746
I use lessor vigor and heal myself and her then stand up.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135746
>>135745
Alright, you both heal 1 hit point this turn.
You are at 26 HP, Misty is at 38.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135747
Jorr rushes over to the door where Whiskers went, his dogs following.

Brozal, take it, would do the same.
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135748
Since Whiskers entered the barracks, I may as well illustrate it:
The interior of this stone building is open and spacious. Wooden timbers support the roof above, and here and there the remains of what were probably once interior dividing walls are evident. Two large boulders sit on the floor to the south, near a large hole that has been knocked in the southeast wall. Rubble from this hole has been piled in a circle to form a crude fire pit. Against the west wall of the room are arranged four doublebunk beds, each strewn with filthy covers. Another bed, this one larger, sits near the south wall, partially obscured by a badly damaged wooden screen. A poorly stuffed owlbear looms in the center of the room.
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135749
I’m going over to the door.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135750
135751
Sorry. My internet is shabby.

Alright, I'll assume that Brozal took his whole turn getting there.
The Veterans are... Still unconscious.

And Chad, being the only visible combatant standing in the middle of the courtyard, takes the full brunt of this volley and takes...
*rolls dice*
Fuck. He takes 36 damage as another volley of jagged spines rains down on him from the somewhere near the southwest tower.
Chad is at -8 HP and is now dying.
He'll stabilize on his turn because of the lesser vigor, but he's still going top be KO for a while without help.

Misty, with a humble 3 int, is visibly Frightened as her master is dropped.

Whiskers you're up next.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135751
135752
>>135750
Whiskers, being unable to help Chad immediately, simply takes cover behind a bed and readies a shot alongisde the invisible cat.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135752
135754
>>135751
Roll a Spot check.
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135753
135755
Brozal enters through the door but not before tossing two alchemist’s fires at the unconscious veterans to ensure their deaths.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135754
135755
>>135752
[1d20+1 = 12]<Spot (Whis)
[1d20+5 = 9]<Spot (Bagel)
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135755
135756
A ghoulish roar resounds from the top of the southeast tower.
>>135753
I used your turn picking up your trident.
There's one in reach of the door if you want to do it next turn.
>>135754
You don't see anything.
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135756
135757
>>135755
Can I not splash several with an alchemist’s fire?
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135757
135759 135760
Alright, it would be Chad's turn, but he's unconscious.
Chad never specified his bonus tricks, but I'm going to have Misty take the initiative to perform the guard trick, and have her stand over Chad defensively offering him partial cover, shuddering in fright.

Chad is at -7 HP. He is still unconscious. Misty is at 39.
>>135756
Nah, the others are on other sides of the courtyard.
What's your HP at?
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135758
A ghoulish roar emanates from the top of the southwest tower, the sound echoing across the courtyard.

Now, lets see what moves next...
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135759
>>135757
My HP is at 48
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135760
135761
>>135757
Nice get, i would like her to be standing right above me so she gets the full blunt of whatever.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135761
>>135760
Okay. that's reasonable, since she has 3 int and can thus act on her own accord.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135762
"... So.. What's the plan?" Jorr says, looking up at the tower with an arrow knocked, squinting in the moonlight
His dogs are panicked, tails between their legs, huddled on the other side of the room.

Brozal's turn.
648ae9c
?
No.135763
135764 135767
[1d20 = 2]
Actually, i'll just have him check that vial at the two goblins closest to eachother by the north wall.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135764
>>135763
Eh, the splash damages one of them.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135765
135766
Okay, I need to figure out if Whiskers is near the door/hole.
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135766
>>135765
Brozal slashes the throat of a nearby veteran and closes the door behind him. “We’re going to barricade ourselves inside and get a short rest. We will also use this as a chokepoint to fight off the rest of the hobgoblins.”
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135767
135768
>>135763
He does that instead of slashing a throat
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135768
Another volley of spines rains down.
"Ack!" Jorr shouts as a giant needle rains down from the hole in wall and impales him.
Misty takes tow shots while guarding Chad, her flank looking like a pincushion now.
She sustains 14 damage, dropping her down to 25 HP.
>>135767
While you're doing that, two more projectiles rain down from the tower and impale you.
You take 8 damage.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135769
135770
It is Whiskers turn now.
He's in the back of the barracks, hiding with Jorr's dogs.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135770
>>135769
He simply readies his crossbow, ready to fire against any enemies that try to enter the area.
Bagel, on the other hand, is ready to rush out and heal whoever asks with the last charge of the healing belt.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135771
135773
Oh yeah, Whiskers finds an odd sack next to him as he goes behind the bed.

Chad's turn, still unconscious at -6 HP. I would assume that Misty is repeating the same action as before.
Misty is at 26 HP and is now shaken.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135772
135775
Jorr decides that standing on the frontline is above his paygrade, and stands back from the hole to where his dogs are, pulling the spike out of his side.
"... AAAAH..! What the blazes was' that?!" he ponders, staring at the jagged, bloodies projectile

Brozal's turn.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135773
>>135771
She stays in the same position as before.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135774
Brozal, you would have been able to tell that the spines rained down on you from near the southwest tower.
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135775
135777
>>135772
Brozal taps Jorr with his trident and says, “Griltenfag.” A radiant light cloaks Jorr as lesser vigor is cast on him. Brozal then moves away from the hole and looks for something to block it with.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135776
135778 135779
But I'm going to require a spot check for you to see what shot you.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135777
135781
>>135775
The woodsman holds up a hand in refusal.
"Save yer' resources. We still got a while to go." he says, holding up a vial
"I'm covered."

Brozal, you still have a standard action. I you could try to move one of the beds part of the way.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135778
>>135776
>who shot you
>post ends in 76
kek
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
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No.135779
>>135776
Rolled zero on spot. Brozal is spacing out.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135780
135783
Whiskers, it will be your turn soon, when you said bagel heals "whoever needs it", did you mean Chad?
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
?
No.135781
135782
>>135777
I move one of the beds in front of the doorway.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135782
135784
>>135781
Roll a strength check.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135783
135786
>>135780
Whoever's inside the building.
Brozal, The Fire Bringer
44eee0f
?
No.135784
135785
>>135782
Rolled 20
Anonymous
44eee0f
?
No.135785
135786
>>135784
*18
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135786
135787
>>135783
I guess Chad is on his own then (except for Misty).

Meanswhile, the unknown assailant continues to rain hell down on the courtyard, piercing into poor Misty who has bravely resigned herself to using her flank as a shield. She takes another 17 damage, neighing in pain.
Misty is at 9 HP, blood dripping down her quaking legs as she loyally stands over her master.

Whisker's turn, if he still wants to do anything.
>>135785
You succeed in moving the bed halfway to the door.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135787
135788
>>135786
I feel like you're trying to tell me something, but I doubt it'd work.

Whiskers decides to check on the little bag, since it's right next to him.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135788
135790
And, that would make it Chad's turn... He's still unconscious though.

Misty by the HoH rules I'm using should really be panicked and running away by now, but she's well-trained and has Vow of Loyalty, so I'll have her stand by.
Chad regains 1 HP and is at -5 HP
>>135787
Gold coins, and quite a few at that.

"We gonna wait it out or what?" Jorr asks, helping Brozal push the bed towards the door.
He points to the gaping hole in the wall.
"Reckon te bunk will be enough to bock it?" He asks

Brozal's turn. He may spend this turn positioning the bed in fron
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135789
The bed has been positioned to the door.
Brozal hasn't responded, so I'm going to assume he's moving the bunk.
It's really not that big, but perhaps in front of te boulder it could keep a large monster from slipping through.

With Jorr's help, he could get it halfway across the room with his turn.
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135790
135791
>>135788
Brrozal covers the doorway with the bed. “We will rest for a moment and fight them in the doorway. We will use it as a chokepoint so we don’t have to fight them in the open.“
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135791
135792
>>135790
Brozal will go to get the boulder.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135792
135794
... Okay, I guess that means Misty is the only conscious creature left in the courtyard.

Poor horsie...
*rolls some dice*

>>135791
You'll need more than that to fill the hole, but it'll help obscure the line of fire.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135793
4kcezfmr06s41.png
...I really don't want to kill Misty...
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135794
>>135792
Brozal is moving a boulder to the door
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135795
My favorite stories of war are gritty and feature death and sacrifice, so I’m cool with this.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135796
135797 135800
Why did you guys barricade yourselves inside a tower instead of attacking the other one?
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135797
135798 135799
>>135796
Far as I understand, they couldn't see it, so that's not possible.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135798
135803
Oh wait, I could have had her take the total defense action.
.... But, she loses her dex/dodge AC because it's an unseen attacker...
>>135797
I mean, you know it's there, and you can hear it. It's just that you'd have to be in the courtyard to get a clear shot.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135799
135803
>>135797
But the DM said multiple times that it came from the other tower.
Couldn't you have stormed the other one?
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135800
135801
>>135796
Chokepoint to limit the effectiveness of melee units when the next wave comes in.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135801
135802
>>135800
that's alright but you probably still could have saved me and i could have come into the tower with you.
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135802
135804
>>135801
I didn’t want to take 36 damage from arrows and you should have immediately came with us instead of healing.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135803
>>135798
>>135799
Whiskers ain't a combat character and Brozal's suffered heavy damage and debuffs. Anymore and the entire party would've been wiped anyways.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135804
135805
>>135802
I had no idea i was gonna get one shot as my fist turn.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135805
135806 135807
With the first spine, she would have dropped down to 1 HP.
With the second spine, she drops down to -9 and passes out, falling prone on top of Chad. She is now dying, but she'll stabilize on Chad's turn.
Chad takes 2 nonlethal crushing damage. This doesn't impact his recovery, which should take another 5 rounds to regain consciousness.

The third and fourth spines are saved, despite both of them being crits, because the enemy is saving ammo.Also, I felt sorry for the horse.

A triumphant roar echoes from the top of the tower.

It is Whisker's turn.

>>135804
Yeah, sorry about that, but somebody had to get shot.
You're not dead yet though.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
?
No.135806
>>135805
Yeah i know that but it could have been prevented.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135807
135808
>>135805
Ready crossbow and fire whenever enemy appears. Not much else.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135808
135809
>>135807
Alright.

Chad goes to negative -4 HP, Misty is at -8 and is now stabilized.

Jorr is helping Brozal do whatever he's doing.
It is Brozal's turn.
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135809
135810
>>135808
I start moving another boulder over to the door
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135810
>>135809
Got it.

I'm going to roll some dice to see how hungry this thing is.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135811
... Very hungry.
Alright, a creature descends from the tower. You hear flapping, but it's not visible from the hole in the barracks, circling across the other side of the courtyard.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135812
135813
...
I'm going to put on my merciful DM hat and determine that since Misty weighs more than 800 pounds, and that the beast explicitly prefers its privacy, the it merely snatches up two of the sizzled hobgoblins instead of coup-de-grace-ing the fat, juicy horse right in front of it.

The creature may or may not have returned to the tower. None of you are in any position to see it.

Whisker's turn.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135813
>>135812
By this point, this now kitty-like humanoid is practically glued to his cover, aiming his crossbow at any openings the building may have.
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135814
135817
Okay, Whiskers doesn't appear to be online atm, so I'm going to assume he holds his readied action.

Jorr is going to help Bro move various furniture to the hole in the wall.

Nothing happens for the next 10 rounds. Combat is effectively over, for now. Chad eventually wakes up, at 6 HP, with Misty's unconscious flank on top of him. She wakes up 30 seconds later, at about 3 HP. Lesser Vigor has worn off.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135815
135817
The courtyard is silent. Too silent...
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135816
135826
"... Ye reckon it's gone?" Jorr asks, in a hushed tone.
"I thouht there'd be more o' them..."

Chad, you can move now. Your HP is still very low though.
Anonymous
d2039a8
?
No.135817
135819
>>135814
>>135815
Taking advantage of her natural invisibility, Bagel peeks out of cover before silently walking towards the edge of the building, hoping to peek outside and see what's going on.
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135818
Anyone can move now. Initiative is over for the time being.
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135819
135821
>>135817
Which edge?
Anonymous
44eee0f
?
No.135820
135822
“Come on, you damn cowards! You can’t kill us if you don’t come closer!” Brozal says as an attempt to issue a challenge to the goblin forces.
Anonymous
d2039a8
?
No.135821
135822
>>135819
Let me rephrase that: Just go in such a way the invisible cat could see the courtyard.
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135822
135824 135825
>>135820
You're still behind the barricade, right?

>>135821
Bagel squeezes through the barricade and sees Chad beginning to stand up, the monster evidently having lost interest in him.
Anonymous
44eee0f
?
No.135823
135825
Brozal leans over to the cat and takes a knee. “If you’re not careful, the monster from a while ago will swallow you before the fire does.” He jests while chuckling to himself.
Anonymous
44eee0f
?
No.135824
135828
>>135822
Yes I am behind the barricade
Anonymous
d2039a8
?
No.135825
135827 135828
>>135823
I doubt you can see an invisible cat, my guy.
>>135822
Bagel scans the surrounding area, feeling a spine chill of danger still lingering.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
?
No.135826
135830 135851
>>135816
I use the wand again on Misty and on myself, i stand behind the entrance and wait.
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135827
135829
>>135825
Brozal is spaced the fuck out like he always is and is barely paying attention to his surroundings. It’s likely that he’s just talking to what he imagines is Whiskers.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135828
135829
>>135824
Nothing happens, for now.
>>135825
Roll a listen check.
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135829
135830
>>135828
[1d20+5 = 24]<Listen
>>135827
Alright. I'll take that comment as directed to the cat-looking humanoid currently hiding behind a bed instead of the actual cat trying to investigate her surroundings.
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135830
>>135826
Alright. With one charge from the wand, you both heal 11 HP, putting you at 17, and Misty at 13.
>>135829
You hear what might be footsteps descending the stairs.
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135831
135832
“Maybe that’s Father Graydin.” Brozal wanders aloud while searching the surroundings of the fire place for something to drink or eat.
Anonymous
44eee0f
?
No.135832
>>135831
*wonders
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135833
135834 135836
The footsteps pick up.
Faster, louder, heavier, before eventually.

BOOM
Alright, I'm going to need Misty and Brozal to roll reflex saves as the Barricade explodes in front of you.

Initiative will be back in order shortly.
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
a897a3c
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No.135834
135835
>>135833
Why Misty?
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135835
135838 135839 135840
>>135834
Sorry. I meant Bagel.

You see movement across the courtyard to the west, but it's beyond the range of your low-light vision.
Anonymous
44eee0f
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No.135836
>>135833
18 on ref
Anonymous
44eee0f
?
No.135837
Whatever came through the door, Brozal thinks it’s a high ranking member of the temple he came from. Father Graydin specifically.
Anonymous
d2039a8
?
No.135838
135842
>>135835
[1d20+7 = 18]<Reflex
Anonymous
d2039a8
?
No.135839
>>135835
[1d20+7 = 24]<Reflex
Anonymous
d2039a8
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No.135840
>>135835
[1d20+7 = 9]<Reflex
Anonymous
648ae9c
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No.135841
maxresdefault (4).jpg
Alright, Brozal takes 1 damage, which triggers furious counterstrike.
Bagel takes none as the her damage reduction negates the damage she takes.

Pick related charges through the barricade, right towards Brozal.
Brozal is impaled by the assailant's horns, taking 17 damage.
Anonymous
648ae9c
?
No.135842
>>135838
Whiskers, I'm going to treat that as the save for the Flash of lightning that flashes past the Big cao.
Electricity shoots towards you, dealing 10 damage.