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Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 3 | Supply: 5Tarric
One week was surely not enough to fully recover from the events of Dol Guldur, but, as usual, the world could not pause in its turning to accommodate the preferences of a single person.
So here they were traveling once again. But it was not so bad. This time, their goal was building and creation, not battle. Protection, not infiltration. And once again, Olwinne was with him, his companions were at his side, and soon yet more friends and relatives might join their hands to the task ahead.
Tarric watched calmly as the gates of Beorn's Hall opened before them. His wife at his side nudged him companionably with her shoulder. She smiled and he smiled back. This task would certainly not be easy, but he found himself looking forward to it.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚫ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▦⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▦⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/Vara
Bond 6: RadagastExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
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Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F), Investigate Dol Guldur (E)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
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Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 3 | Supply: 5Tarric
It was a long journey home, Tarric anxiously watching their backtrail and checking the shadows nearly every moment. The discovery of more evidence of a traitor, old information or not, certainly did not help, sending his mind down increasingly darker paths of worry and speculation.
But over time, what did help was speaking with his companions. Time and again Radagast sought him out, helping him, both alone and with Olwinne, to talk through his fears and the events of Dol Guldur. Gradually he at least was not looking over his shoulder every other moment.
Getting back home, being able to rest in his own home, helped even further. He and Olwinne opened their home to those who needed it, and frequently invited the others for dinner. Things might not be wholly stress-free and back to normal, especially with the possibility of searching out the traitor looming on the horizon, but for now... for now life was good again.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚫ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▦⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▦⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/Vara
Bond 6: RadagastExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
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Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F), Investigate Dol Guldur (E)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
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(regarding 60% fail comment) Oh, I hadn't even been thinking of Tarric specifically, I was just thinking back to some Ironsworn stats I generated once upon a time for fun, to see if different ability spreads would give different results. And admittedly, I was mentally including Weak Hits as fails, since they usually have some negative results attached, especially thanks to my tendency to torment my characters.
I couldn't find my previous worksheet, but now I'm curious again so I went back and did some partial maths again if you have any interest -- (google sheet) -- but basically, even using a stat with +3, you'll only Strong Hit 33% of the time (and Weak Hit 44% heh). Interestingly, if you wanted a character that would Strong Hit at least 50% of the time in their chosen stat, they'd need a +5 on that stat. So what this is actually telling me is that I need to ease up a bit on the Weak Hit punishments, heh.
No real meaning or intention with the figures there, I just enjoy messing around with numbers when they're provided. xDD I think all in all, Ironsworn picked a good range for their standard stats.
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Anyway! Of the ideas listed above I think I'd be most interested in #4 or #5, though given the grim sound of #4, perhaps if we went that route we'd need to make up some characters/location we're less attached to, heh. (e.g. not Olwinne dying, nooooooo). But yeah whether we help Rhosgobel or one of the other Woodmen towns recover after various events, or build up some place new (refugee town, new fortified staging point against whatever is coming for Laketown, etc), could be interesting.
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I'll echo Maester, I think you did a great job of integrating One Ring/LOTR and Ironsworn elements!
I like Ironsworn generally as a system, very simple to use and pick up, but man that 60% fail rate on the dice even with our best stat, lol. Though it's mostly tough because it's hard to dial back on our own characters, I think. xDD At any rate I can see why you might want to try a different system. I'm cautious about that but I guess it would depend what the new system might be/how accessible (and free, lol) it is.
RL has gotten more complicated lately so I would not be averse to a bit of break while things are figured out. But I could certainly chime in with various two-cents here and there, wherever you wanted input (to the best of my ability, not being a LOTR expert, etc xD)
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Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 1 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric - Shaken
It wasn't real, not real... He tried to assure himself when the spear clanked on nothing. The tendrils were suddenly gone, and he was... where? Not far, fortunately, since he could still hear the others. And also fortunately, evidently his shout hadn't been real either. Imagine the shame if he had called out so uselessly, pitifully, a second time...! Radagast's company did not need a coward dragging them this way and that with false alarms.
This scroll, though... that was real, and felt important. He tucked it securely inside his tunic. And the dead man -- man, not orc -- that was real, too. And worrisome. Tarric was just bending down to inspect the body when Olwinne found him. He turned at her gasp, the fear crawling his spine again -- and saw the shadow.
Not tendrils this time, but a creature... he glanced at his wife, the most steadfast woman he knew -- and she saw it too. This time, it wasn't an hallucination. This time, his shouts must be heard. "Go, go, go!" Corpse forgotten, the Beorning ran, urging Olwinne ahead of him in the direction of the others from whence she had come. "This we cannot fight! We must run! Warn them!"
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▦⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫◍◍◍
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F), Investigate Dol Guldur (E)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 1 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric - Shaken
Tarric hung back in faint shame at his yelp and the concern of his companions. The other orc, already dying, had barely glanced him before passing on - yet he had called out like some green youngling. It was a relief when the group's attention turned to Idunn and Bróin's discoveries. He poked around in the scrolls, but everything seemed more of the same.
Even Olwinne, with her calm and steadfast search, had found something significant now, he saw. The Beorning moved close and looked over his wife's shoulder. What such a detailed map could mean, he didn't know. But it meant something, and given the location, it was nothing good for Lake-town.
It reminded him yet again that there were more fates at stake here than their own. True, the Lake-town map was old, but it was accurate. What other plans or maps of such unnerving detail might they find? Was there some other threat that yet remained?
If more information was here, he would find it. Or -- he took a deep breath and steeled himself as he looked at the disorganized mess of scrolls -- at least, he would try his best.
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There was something... something here. Tarric bent to pick it up. Strange...
But suddenly a half-familiar feeling overcame him. The shadows pressed close, so close he could hardly breathe. Were they coming from the clue? From the walls? His eyes went wide and he gulped air, trying to convince himself it was nothing, that he was just seeing things (again). It was nothing... nothing... But no. There! A tendril was reaching for Idunn! And another snaked along the ground, reaching for Olwinne... More and more... "No," he gasped, then louder -- "No! Radagast, look! Flee!!" Still grasping his find, he scrambled back and away, swiping desperately at the shadows with his spear.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▦⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
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Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F), Investigate Dol Guldur (E)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 1 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric - Shaken
Searching. Right, that's why they were here. Clues and information... The possibly-elven-slain orc Bróin had found was... a curiosity. But here, the walls were more alive - albeit a malevolent life - than the corpse. Tarric wavered, torn between seeking out the sparse rays of light from the windows, and shrinking from them. Nevertheless, he had a job to do, and he clung to that imperative as he attempted to use the rays to guide his search.
On the edge of the shadows, Tarric noticed another dark, still form on the ground. Another body? He moved forward to examine it - only to feel a shock of pain accompanying a sudden shift from the shrouded creature as soon as he bent to examine it closer, still half-blinded from the darkness between the trickles of light. He couldn't help a cry and fell back in startled dismay.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▦⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
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Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
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⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Kael - apprentice, ward, foster-child/sibling
original image credit Amanda Crowell, Artstation
they/them, generally androgynous
elf-changeling (blue eye for Brine May - sea hag)
blep
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Familiar infos
Linna - Elf owl - tiny, maybe 6 inches long (13-inch wingspan), weighs a bit less than a golf ball
Eats bugs and small vermin, including things like spiders, roaches, scorpions, small snakes, mice, etc.
prob will link other owl info sites too
image from elf owl article
Familiar - rules
Bellis gains the Pet feat, but with extra abilities/differences due to being a familiar.
- It is a Tiny creature (owl)
- Minion trait - it gains 2 actions during Bellis's turn if he uses an Action to Command it.
- Cannot make Strikes
- Level = Bellis's level = 3
- HP = 5 per level = 15
- AC and Saves = Bellis's AC and saves = AC 17, Fort 8, Ref 7, Will 9
- Perception, Acrobatics, and Stealth = Bellis INT mod + Bellis level = 4 + 3 = 7
- All other skills = Bellis level = 3
- Cannot benefit from item bonuses
- Has Low-Light vision (may gain other senses from pet abilities)
- Speed = 25ft
- Can communicate with Bellis empathically (with emotions) within a mile
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As a familiar, *each day* may prep 3 regular master/familiar abilities, plus the ability from the Patron (above in Character post)
- if any abilities are built-in to the familiar (e.g. Owls can Fly), it must be one of the choices.
- familiar gains additional abilities at levels 6, 12, and 18.
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Familiar acts as spellbook - Bellis communes with them for 10 minutes each day to prep spells.
- Familiar starts out knowing 10 cantrips, 5 1st-rank spells, and 1 more spell from Patron (above in Character post)
- Familiar gains 2 spells each time Bellis gains a level - the new spells can be any rank Bellis has 'slots' for.
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Familiar may also learn spells independently of the Patron
- Learning Spells: Your familiar can learn new spells independently of your patron. It can learn any spell on your tradition's spell list by physically consuming a written version of that spell over the course of 1 hour. This can be a scroll of that spell, or you can prepare a written version using the Learn a Spell exploration activity. You and your familiar can use the Learn a Spell activity to teach your familiar a spell from another witch's familiar. Both familiars must be present for the entirety of the activity, the spell must be on your spellcasting tradition's spell list, and you must pay the usual cost for that activity, typically in the form of an offering to the other familiar's patron. You can't prepare spells from another witch's familiar.
- Undying - If your familiar dies, your patron replaces it during your next daily preparations. The new familiar might be a duplicate or reincarnation of your former familiar or a new entity altogether, but it knows the same spells your former familiar knew regardless. Your familiar's death doesn't affect any spells you have already prepared.
Chosen Familiar Abilities (currently) -
- Familiar of Flowing Script (from Patron, above, won't change)
- Flier (innate, so this one won't change) - Fly Speed 25ft
- Cantrip Connection
- Share Senses
Spells known currently -
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need to replace 1 cantrip below with - for use with Spell Trickster. Probably Illuminate, despite the cool ideas it gives me, since I already have Light (though I'd meant them for different use cases). xD - cantrip Glass Shield
- cantrip Ignition
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cantrip Illuminate - cantrip Sigil
- cantrip Message
- cantrip Figment
- cantrip Light
- cantrip Gouging Claw
- cantrip Frostbite
- cantrip Needle Darts
- cantrip Telekinetic Hand
- Bellis has innate cantrip Detect Magic - from Arcane Sense skill feat
- Patron spell Runic Weapon
- 1st-rank Force Barrage
- 1st-rank Alarm
- 1st-rank Air Bubble
- 1st-rank Signal Skyrocket
- 1st-rank Thunderstrike
- 1st-rank Tailwind
- 1st-rank Illusory Disguise
- 1st-rank Grease
- 2nd-rank Blazing Bolt
Note the difference in spell areas, especially between burst vs emanation
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Building Bellis here (so people can follow/double-check my work, as needed).
Bellis Brightcandle - MW Sheet - currently level 3
original img credit ymir fjeldstad, Artstation
Stat Mods (all 0 to start, build from there):
- STR -1 = -1 from Halfling flaw
- DEX 2 = 1 from Halfling + 1 from Lvl1 boost
- CON 3 = 1 from Prisoner + 1 from Lvl1 boost +1 from Lvl2 boost
- INT 4 = 1 from Halfling + 1 from Prisoner + 1 from Witch + 1 from Lvl1 Boost
- WIS 2 = 1 from Halfling + 1 from Lvl1 boost
- CHA 1 = 1 from Lvl3 boost
HP = 33 = 6 (halfling) + (6+2CON = 8) Lvl 1 Witch + (6+2CON = 8) Lvl 2 Witch + (2) Lvl 2 CON boost + (6+3CON = 9) Lvl 3 Witch
Saves:
- Fortitude (Trained)
- Reflex (Trained)
- Will (Expert)
- Perception (Trained)
Spells prepped at level 3 = 5 cantrips and 3 1st-rank spells and 2 2nd-rank spells (from pool that familiar knows)
- cantrips = Frostbite, Glass Shield, Gouging Claw, Ignition, Message, Telekinetic Hand
- 1st rank = Force Barrage, Grease, Tailwind
- 2nd rank = Blazing Bolt, Blazing Bolt
Proficiencies
- Trained in Simple Weapons, Unarmed Attacks, Unarmored Defense, Witch Class DC, spell attack modifier, and spell DC
Skills (trained or higher):
- Acrobatics (Trained) - from ancestry feat Halfling Lore
- Stealth (Trained) - from ancestry feat Halfling Lore
- Lore (Halfling) (Expert) - from ancestry feat Halfling Lore, Additional Lore feat, lvl3 Additional Lore
- Lore (Underworld) (Trained) - from background Prisoner
- Thievery (Trained) - from background Prisoner
- Arcana (Expert) - from witch Patron Inscribed One and Level 3 skill increase
- Occultism (Trained) - from witch extra skills
- Deception (Trained) - from witch extra skills
- Crafting (Trained) - from witch extra skills
- Survival (Trained) - from witch extra skills
- Performance (Trained) - from witch extra skills
- Medicine (Trained) - from witch extra skills
- Society (Trained) - from witch extra skills
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1 - Ancestry - Halfling
- Humanoid and Halfling tags
- Base HP 6, Size Small, Speed 25ft, Boost DEX, WIS, and choice (INT), Flaw STR
- Languages Common, Halfling, and INT-mod additional (4 more languages -- let's go Elven since Kael is part-elf, Diabolic (aka Infernal) since that seems like it'd be common in Kintargo, and then... hm Dwarven, and Fey (aka Sylvan) seem useful for trying to cover various language bases for reading and writing docs)
- Keen Eyes feature - Your eyes are sharp, allowing you to make out small details about concealed or even invisible creatures that others might miss. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus when using the Seek action to find hidden or undetected creatures within 30 feet of you. When you target an opponent that is concealed from you or hidden from you, reduce the DC of the flat check to 3 for a concealed target or 9 for a hidden one.
2 - Heritage - Jinxed Halfling
- Can never take the Halfling Luck feat
- Instead gain the Jinx action - cost 2 actions, 1/day, curse a creature you can see within 30ft with clumsiness. They make a will save vs Class or Spell DC (whichever is higher). If they succeed, nothing happens except they are immune to Jinx for 24 hours. If they fail, they are clumsy 1 for 1 minute. If they critically fail, they are clumsy 2 for 1 minute.
3 - Ancestry Feat - Halfling Lore
- Trained proficiency in Acrobatics and Stealth
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Gain the Additional Lore feat for the skill Lore (Halfling)
- Trained proficiency in Lore (Halfling)
- At 3rd, 7th, and 15th levels, proficiency in Lore (Halfling) advances a level (Expert, Master, Legendary)
- Gain additional ancestry feats at levels 5, 9, 13, and 17.
4 - We are using Ancestral Paragon, which grants us an extra 1st-level ancestry feat (per discussion, it's an extra ancestry feat at character creation, plus another ancestry feat when we reach level 3, slightly different from what Nethys has, so take special note of this whenever we get to level 3)
- extra character creation ancestry feat - Unfettered Halfling - Whenever you roll a success on a check to Escape or a saving throw against an effect that would impose the grabbed, immobilized, or restrained condition on you, you get a critical success instead. Whenever a creature rolls a failure on a check to Grapple you, it gets a critical failure instead.
- extra level 3 ancestry feat - Distracting Shadows - You have learned to remain hidden by using larger folk as a distraction to avoid drawing attention to yourself. You can use creatures that are at least one size larger than you (usually Medium or larger) as cover for the Hide and Sneak actions, though you still can't use such creatures as cover for other uses, such as the Take Cover action.
5 - Background - Prisoner
- Boost STR or CON (took CON)
- Boost of choice (took INT)
- Trained in Lore (Underworld) and Stealth. Since we already are trained in Stealth from Ancestry Feat, took Trained in Thievery instead.
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Gained Experienced Smuggler feat
- You often smuggle things past the authorities. When the GM rolls your Stealth check to see if a passive observer notices a small item you’ve concealed, the GM uses the number rolled or 10—whichever is higher—as the result of your die roll, adding it to your Stealth modifier to determine your Stealth check result. If you’re a master in Stealth, the GM uses the number rolled or 15, and if you’re legendary in Stealth, you automatically succeed at hiding a small concealed item from passive observers. This provides no benefits when a creature attempts a Perception check while actively searching you for hidden items.
6 - Four free attribute boosts at creation - took DEX, CON, INT, and WIS
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With Gradual Boosts, get one ability boost per level in sets of 4 levels, cannot boost same ability twice within a set.
- Set 1, levels 2 (CON), 3 (CHA), 4, 5
- Set 2, levels 7, 8, 9, 10
- Set 3, levels 12, 13, 14, 15
- Set 4, levels 17, 18, 19, 20
7 - Class - Witch
- Key attribute boost - INT
- HP - add 6 + CON mod per level
- Trained in Perception, Fortitude, and Reflex
- Expert in Will
- Trained in skill from Patron (see 8 below)
- Trained in (3 + INT mod) additional skills - that's seven more skills - took Occultism, Deception, Crafting, Survival, Performance, Medicine, and Society
- Trained in Simple Weapons and Unarmed Attacks
- Trained in Unarmored Defense (untrained in all armor)
- Trained in Witch Class DC, spell attack modifier, and spell DC
- Gain a Patron (see 8 below)
- Gain Witch Spellcasting (prepared caster, prep based on level, and spells the familiar knows, see Familiar post below)
- Gain a Familiar (see Familiar post below)
- Gain a Hex focus spell, and a Focus pool of 1 point - the Phase Familiar hex
- Gain a Hex cantrip from patron (again see 8 below)
- Level 2 skill feat - Arcane Sense
- Level 2 witch class feat - Conceal Spell
- Level 3 general feat - Assurance (Arcana)
- Level 3 skill increase - Arcana (expert)
8 - Patron - The Inscribed One
- Use the Arcane spell list
- Patron skill is Arcana
- Gain Patron Hex cantrip - Discern Secrets
- Familiar gains additional spell - Runic Weapon
- Familiar gains ability - Familiar of Flowing Script - Your familiar is covered in a pattern that looks similar to letters in an unknown language, one that seems to draw attention even as it eludes understanding. When you Cast or Sustain a hex, the letters begin to rapidly change, causing a distraction. Until the start of your next turn, your familiar can provide flanking for you and your allies as though it were able to attack and had a reach of 5 feet; this is a visual effect.
9 - Free Archetype - extra class feat (must be archetype feat) at level 2 and every even level thereafter.
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level 2 archetype feat - I think Spell Trickster dedication fits the best.
This does mean I'll have to adjust his spells to actually fit the limitations of the archetype feats available (e.g I'll have to decide what to give up so I can take Telekinetic Hand, and probably Sigil, among other things. xD)- did that (for now)- For the two spell modifications we get to choose at dedication, let's go...
- Agile Hand (mods Telekinetic Hand)
- Tracing Sigil (mods Sigil)
10 - Equipment - Per the Treasure Guide, as a character starting at level 3, Bellis gets 1 2nd-Rank and 2 1st-Rank 'common permanent' items plus 25gp to start. (or if we don't want the items, then a lump 75gp to start, but I'll prob do the items).
- For the 2nd-rank item, perhaps the Masquerade Scarf
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For the 1st-rank items... maybe an Everlight Crystal and Versatile Tinderbox?
- The ring of sigils is also interesting, mostly in that it brings up some major questions about his own 'tracing sigil' modification from spell trickster... hrm.
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then buying stuff with the 25gp left...
- 10 bulk L = 1 bulk, Bellis can carry up to 4 bulk before he's encumbered.
- will need a Thieves Toolkit I think (3gp)
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maybe start from the sample Witch's Kit ... do material component pouches still exist in non-legacy/are they still needed?
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Adventurer's Pack (1gp, 5sp, bulk 1 altogether, except backpack negates bulk) - includes backpack, bedroll, 10 chalk, flint & steel, 50ft rope, 2wk rations, soap, 5 torches, waterskin
- backpack - 1sp, bulk -- (if worn) negates first 2 bulk loaded in, contains 4 bulk
- bedroll - 2cp, bulk L
- 10 chalk - 1cp, bulk --
- flint & steel - 5cp, bulk --
- 50ft rope - 5sp, bulk L
- 1wk rations - 4sp, bulk L (so 2wks is 8sp, and 2 bulk L)
- soap - 2cp, bulk --
- torch - 1cp, bulk L (so 5 torch is 5cp, and 5 bulk L)
- waterskin - 5cp, bulk L
- Explorer Clothing (1sp, bulk L)
- Dagger (2sp, bulk L) - backup backup weapon, probably more likely to use for eating
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Mirror (1gp, bulk --) - maybe? -
Walking Cauldron (12gp, bulk 4) - might be cool to get eventually but prob not right now -
Cookware (1gp, bulk 2) - maybe? Though I doubt he carries it around... - Repair Toolkit (2gp, bulk 1) - would allow him to repair things with his crafting skill
- Basic Crafter's Book (1sp, bulk L) - would give him formulas for level-0 common items
- Writing Set (1gp, bulk L) - all the stuffs for writing
- Grappling Hook (1sp, bulk L) - might be useful?
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Artisan's Toolkit (4gp, bulk 2) - in order to make stuff? But what kind of kit? Maybe not yet...
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Adventurer's Pack (1gp, 5sp, bulk 1 altogether, except backpack negates bulk) - includes backpack, bedroll, 10 chalk, flint & steel, 50ft rope, 2wk rations, soap, 5 torches, waterskin
- So moneywise, that's 25gp - 1.5gp (adventurer pack) - 3gp (thieves' toolkit) - 2gp (repair toolkit) - 1gp (writing set) - 0.5gp (clothing, dagger, crafter book, grappling hook) = 25gp - 8gp = 17gp left in reserve
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Reserved for character info/backstory/personality stuffs
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Reserved for posting template(s) and maybe some quick reference (token images etc)
in case I need to post something with them...
Character Tokens Bellis Brightcandle
Age 32
Height 2'7"
Weight 23lbs
Linna (familiar)
Length 6" head-to-tail
Wingspan 13"
Weight 1.5oz (0.09lb)
Kael (ward/apprentice)
Age 12
Height 5'0"
Weight 77lbs
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Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 2 (10/2) | Health: 5 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric - Shaken
Tarric paid scant attention to their progress and any conversation as the group continued. He put one foot in front of the other readily enough, and his spear did not waver from readiness, but his attention skittered to and fro. His breath spiked often, as again and again he thought he saw something, glimpsed at the corner of his eye, but it was always, always gone when he looked at it fully.
When they paused to investigate the orcs, the Beorning stood dully, only the barest flicker of anger and concern at the discovery of the coins, swiftly quelled. Whatever they signified, it was not here, and here and now was all that he could handle at the moment.
Then they moved on. The gate, the doors... those did not escape his notice, and even before Radagast's warning he shrank back from them shamefully, keeping as much distance from the runed material as he could. The garden was even worse. Though ordinarily his heart would have gone out to the pitiful remnants of once-magnificent trees, now instead it shrank from those awful avian sentinels...
He could have sworn the nearest turned its head to look at him. Tarric made sure to keep himself between that one and Olwinne.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 5 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric - Shaken
It felt like forever lost in the shadows, but was probably only a few moments -- Idunn's words, the nudge of the spear against his hand, slowly led him back to himself. Tarric shook his head trying to clear it, once, twice. It didn't entirely work. The shadows still threaded his mind, murmuring to him. But at least he could see again. And, although he was several shades paler under his weathered tan, he was able to give Idunn a shaky nod. He pressed the butt of the spear to the ground and used it to help lever himself back to his feet.
Unsteady at first, in a few more moments he was able to steady himself and take his weight off the spear so he could hold it properly. "Right." He nodded again and tried to breathe deeply. "Right. Let's go."
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 5 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric - Shaken
"Ready your weapons," Idunn said. And while she wasn't speaking specifically to him, the Beorning did so, making ready his seldom-used spear. At least for the moment (and with that narrow bridge before them), his bear form did not seem wise. He also felt that here, so close to their goal, he needed what reminders of humanity he could gather. From here on in, everyone would need to be on their utmost guard, and Tarric moved forward through the group, sharing nods, clasping hands and arms and shoulders of the companions gathered here.
For in this place, while his memory was not yet clear, he would need to make use of every tool at his disposal. Somewhere inside, he knew things, and it was time to leash them to his will for the benefit of the party. If he could. Tarric took a deep breath and pulled on the elusive memories. The shadows seemed to gather around him, blocking his vision. Screams, cruel laughter, all the terror and despair from his nightmares beat upon him, crumbling his resistance, and buried him until he could no longer see or hear the others around him.
His spear fell to the ground. Clutching both hands to his head, Tarric slowly sank to his knees, mouth open in a silent scream of his own.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 4 (10/2) | Health: 5 | Spirit: 1 | Supply: 3Tarric
In the morning, things looked... well they didn't look better, but... they didn't look worse either. He hadn't drowned in shadow overnight, and he hadn't fallen into numbness again. Not yet at least.
Dol Guldur had to be close. And maybe, just maybe, their path and persistence could wring some measure of surprise from whatever dwelled there. Tarric firmed his resolve as he helped the others strike camp and make ready to move on once more.
It was time to go.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▩⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T), Fortified Shadowfen (D) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 5 | Spirit: 1 | Supply: 3Tarric
Very little seemed able to break through the unrelenting numbness of the journey, but eventually, even that wore thin. He could not let his companions bear all the burden of finding the path or locating places to rest. He could not become a burden, himself. He would not.
Gradually, Tarric was able to look about himself more. He was even able to forget their situation enough to watch Radagast's black butterflies with a flicker of wonder - both at the brown wizard's skill at finding friends in any sort of nature, even this, and the insects' own unusual appearance.
And then another stroke of luck, with Bróin's locating of a place to camp. Things were still grim - they could not be otherwise, in the shadow of Dol Guldur - but... perhaps not quite everything was against them. He would need to try harder. For the others, if not for himself.
The next time Olwinne glanced his way to check on him, he managed a ghost of a smile for her.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▩⬜⬜⬜⬜Delve: Fortified Shadowfen (Dangerous)
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 0 | Supply: 3Tarric
Fleeing from the undead was sufficient motivation to get the group moving quickly, for a time, but once they were no longer a factor, Tarric found himself falling back in to the grip of his dream again, his only consolation the fact that his companions were still beside him, and not being pulled down.
As the tedious, strenuous slogging continued though, his mood sunk lower and lower. It was all he could do to continue putting one muddy foot in front of the other. Responding to anyone - if he even managed to hear them in the first place - was a monumental effort, and most of the time it was an effort he couldn't find the strength to muster. Not even Olwinne's concerned glances or Bróin's laugh with Vara could stir him into any semblance of optimism in the face of all this.
He could continue, he would continue, because that was his duty and because the group needed him. But that was all he could manage at the moment. The Beorning was just... numb.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▩⬜⬜⬜⬜Delve: Fortified Shadowfen (Dangerous)
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 3 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 2 | Supply: 3Tarric
Tarric could only shake his head mutely at Idunn's question about dreams that morning. But it was not a negative answer, by far. He simply could not bring himself to speak. He ate almost nothing, pressing his portion upon the others instead. Vara, Uthred, everyone needed it more than him. And when they moved on, his feet followed blindly where the group led, but his mind only remembered...
This place... He felt the cold fingers stretching out across the sky, rooted in Dol Guldur. They had insinuated into his dreams, laughing in their soundless way against his simple nightmares of drowning in endless muck, and twisting them into round after endless round of seeing the muck drag down his companions, one after the other, while he could do nothing to help. Again and again they had struggled, reaching for him, calling for help, and he could not answer, could not move. Could not even trade places with them, for what little good it might do. He could only watch as their hope, their faith in him, dulled and died as the swamp closed over their faces.
But that was not the end, oh no. Once everyone had suffered and gone, down to the smallest squawks from Vara and the last gold strands of Olwinne's hair... they lifted again. Up, out of the mire, eyes dead and blank and staring, and reaching for him.
The shouts of Idunn and Radagast at first just seemed more of the same, but then with a start they penetrated. The Beorning blinked as his dreams cleared away -- only to find reality nearly mirrored it. The shock slowed his reactions, but he was nevertheless set to fight or flee as needed only a beat behind the rest.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▩⬜⬜⬜⬜Delve: Fortified Shadowfen (Dangerous)
⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
Completed Delves: Haunted Tanglewood (T) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 4 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 5 | Supply: 3Tarric
The mud was smelly and weighed down his fur uncomfortably. And while the area was more open here, it was still difficult to navigate stealthily when one's feet sank deeply into the ground at any step -- deeper, if one was careless.
And so it was - with Vara overhead to also bait and distract, Tarric approached the party of orcs as stealthily as he could, but it was of little use. The orc he was attempting to lure away noticed him sooner than anticipated and called out to its allies, starting the chase early. The transformed Beorning gave up stealth and roared defiance, rising upright and swiping threateningly before dashing off towards the pre-assigned ambush spot only moments ahead of the orcish pursuit.
The treacherous footing betrayed him halfway there, one leg sinking into the slop nearly to his belly. He struggled to pull free -- just in time for the leading foe to reach him and strike with its weapon, opening up a fresh slash along one flank. Only Vara's timely contribution distracted the rest of the band long enough for Tarric to wrest himself free and complete his mission -- setting off the trap. Just as he reached the appointed area, Bear-Tarric swerved aside to expose the orcs to his allies' line of fire and set himself, claws out, ready to fight.
The orcs cried out at the sight of the Woodmen and the sudden flight of arrows in their midst, and readied themselves, but the battle was joined. The berserker threw himself upon his erstwhile attacker and viciously returned the favor.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜Delve: Haunted Tanglewood (Troublesome)
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T) -
Ed: 1 | He: 3 | Ir: 2 | Sh: 2 | Wi: 1
Mom: 4 (10/2) | Health: 4 | Spirit: 5 | Supply: 3Tarric
As soon as the option was put forth, Tarric knew his preferred choice and stated as such -- running would only ensure orcs both ahead and behind them, surrounding themselves with foes. Hiding, even if successful, would leave the orcs on alert that someone had been in their territory. Thus, their best chance was -- "Ambush," he said decisively. "It's the only option that gives us a chance at the best outcome of Dol Guldur remaining unaware of our presence, at least a bit longer."
He outlined his idea - his bear self and any chosen companions would try to camouflage themselves with muck, to blend better with the environment, then endeavor to pick off any orc stragglers that ventured too far from the main group for as long as possible. Then, when the orcs inevitably became aware, the baiters would lead their foe on a chase to an advantageous spot where the remainder of the group could ambush, trap, and - if fortune was with them - take down the rest.
His own course already chosen, Tarric gave Olwinne a quick embrace and then moved aside to shift to bear and begin disguising himself.
Assets
Tarric and Olwinne both have +1 talisman vs orcs.
Berserker - (Combat Talent)
⚪ When you Secure an Advantage or Compel by embodying your wild nature, add +1, and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚫ When you Strike or Clash by unleashing your rage (decide before rolling), inflict +1 harm on a hit. Then, choose one:
------ Push yourself: Endure Harm (1 harm)
------ Lose yourself: Endure Stress (1 stress)
⚫ When you Endure Harm in a fight, and your Health is above zero, you may let the pain inflame your wildness (decide before rolling). If you then score a strong hit and choose to embrace the pain, take +momentum equal to your remaining Health. A weak hit counts as a miss.
Wayfinder - (Path)
⚪ When you Undertake a Journey, take +1 momentum on a strong hit. If you burn momentum to improve your result, also take +1 momentum after reset.
⚫ When you Secure an Advantage or Gather Information by carefully surveying the landscape or scouting ahead, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
⚪ When you Swear an Iron Vow to safely guide someone on a perilous journey, you may reroll any dice. When you Fulfill Your Vow and mark experience, take +1 experience.
Talisman - (Ritual)
⚫ When you fashion a charm, envision it and name the specific person or creature it protects against. Then roll +wits.
------ On a strong it, when the wearer opposes the target through a move, add +2. If a one is rolled on the action die while making a move using the charm, the magic is spent.
------ On a weak hit, as above, but the wearer adds +1 when making a move (instead of +2).
⚪ As above, and you may instead fashion a charm which aids the wearer against all supernatural threats, such as mystic rituals or horrors.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.
Shadow-walk - (Ritual)
⚫ When you cloak yourself with the gossamer veil of the shadow realms, roll +shadow. On a strong hit, take +1 momentum. Then, reroll any dice (one time only) when you make a move by ambushing, hiding, or sneaking. On a weak hit, as above, but the shadows try to lead you astray. You must first Face Danger to find your way.
⚫ As above, and you may also travel along the hidden paths of the shadow realms to Undertake a Journey using +shadow (instead of +wits). If you do, Endure Stress (1 stress) and mark progress twice on a strong hit.
⚪ When you perform this ritual, add +1 and take +1 momentum on a hit.Progress
▥= 1 tick, ▦= 2 ticks, ▩= 3 ticks, ⬛= full
Vow: Investigate Dol Guldur (Extreme)
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Failure:
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜Delve: Haunted Tanglewood (Troublesome)
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Vow: name (rank)
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜Bonds:
⬛▥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bond 1: Olwinne his wife
Bond 2: Rhosgobel villagers/friends
Bond 3: Idunn
Bond 4: Woodmen-town
Bond 5: Bróin/VaraExperience: ◍ = have, ⚫ = used
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Completed Vows: Rescue the Missing Hunters (T), Deal with the Spiders (D), Defend the Woodmen (F)
Completed Scenes: Destroy the Spider Nest (F), Convince the Elvenking (D), Defend the Western Walls (T), Secure Hospitality (F)
Completed Combats: Boss Spider (F), Orc Warband (D), Stealthy Orc Infiltrators (T), Dagmar (D)
Completed Journeys: To Forest Gate (D), To Tyrant Hill (T)
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@Vladim oh! yes, I had forgotten about him somehow. He is indeed Olwinne's older brother and had a good relationship with Tarric as well. I'd need to read back to refresh my memory of how things last went with him.