MrNeech

"Ah, new friend Tyrion, best not to try and make sense of the actions of adventurers. For if we had any - sense, that is - we wouldn't be storming into caves and hurling words of arcane force - words that, might I add, take years to learn - into the face of murderous goblins; no, we would be fat and happy, lying to some semi-literate king about what the stars portend." Damian nods at his own sage advice while steering the half-elf toward the table where the rest of the group waits. "Might as well ask why I'll have developed horns and a rich baritone come the morn. Instead, let me introduce you to Lumina and the others, and you shall discover that we wish to reward you handsomely for an escort to your village." And with that, the human introduces the likely-baffled Tyrion to the other adventurers. %5Bcenter%5D%5BSpoiler%3DStatblock%5D%5BURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.myth-weavers.com%2Fsheet.html%23id%3D2897560%5D%5BB%5D%5BSIZE%3D%2B1%5DDamian%20Corso%5B%2FSIZE%5D%5B%2FB%5D%5B%2FURL%5D%0AMale%20CN%20Human%20Warlock%20%7C%20Binder%2C%20%5BB%5DLevel%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DInit%5B%2FB%5D%206%2C%20%5BB%5DHP%5B%2FB%5D%2021%2F21%2C%20%5BB%5DDR%5B%2FB%5D%201%2FCold%20Iron%2C%20%5BB%5DSpeed%5B%2FB%5D%2030'%0A%5BB%5DAC%5B%2FB%5D%2017%2C%20%5BB%5DTouch%5B%2FB%5D%2012%2C%20%5BB%5DFlat-footed%5B%2FB%5D%2015%2C%20%5BB%5DFort%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DRef%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DWill%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DBase%20Attack%20Bonus%5B%2FB%5D%202%20%20%20%0A%5BB%5DRanged%20Touch%20Eldritch%20Blast%20(-)%20%5B%2FB%5D%20%2B5%20(2d6%2C%20x2)%0A%5BB%5D%20%20Club%20(-)%20%5B%2FB%5D%20%2B2%20(1d6%2C%20x2)%0A%5BB%5DMithral%20Breastplate%5B%2FB%5D%20(%2B5%20Armor%2C%20%2B2%20Dex)%0A%5BB%5DAbilities%5B%2FB%5D%20Str%2010%2C%20Dex%2014%2C%20Con%2010%2C%20Int%2012%2C%20Wis%2010%2C%20Cha%2018%0A%5BB%5DCondition%5B%2FB%5D%0ANABERIUS%2C%20THE%20GRINNING%20HOUND%0A-%20Disguise%20Self%3A%20You%20can%20alter%20the%20appearance%20of%20your%20form%20as%20a%0Astandard%20action.%20This%20effect%20works%20like%20the%20disguise%20self%20spell.%0A-%20Faster%20Ability%20Healing%3A%20You%20heal%201%20point%20in%20each%20damaged%0Aability%20score%20every%20round%2C%20and%201%20point%20in%20all%20drained%20ability%0Ascores%20every%20hour.%0A-%20Naberius%E2%80%99s%20Skills%3A%20At%20the%20time%20you%20make%20your%20pact%2C%20you%0Acan%20choose%20a%20number%20of%20skills%20equal%20to%20your%20Constitution%0Abonus%20(if%20any).%20Your%20choices%20must%20be%20skills%20that%20can%E2%80%99t%20be%20used%0Auntrained%20and%20in%20which%20you%20have%20no%20ranks.%20For%20the%20duration%0Aof%20the%20binding%2C%20you%20can%20make%20skill%20checks%20with%20your%20chosen%0Askills%20even%20though%20you%20are%20untrained.%20If%20your%20Constitution%0Amodifi%20er%20decreases%20after%20you%20make%20the%20pact%2C%20you%20lose%20the%0Aability%20to%20make%20untrained%20checks%20with%20an%20equal%20number%20of%0Athe%20chosen%20skills.%20Lost%20skills%20are%20chosen%20randomly%2C%20and%20they%0Aremain%20inaccessible%20to%20you%20until%20you%20make%20another%20pact%20with%0ANaberius.%0A-%20Persuasive%20Words%3A%20You%20can%20direct%20a%20verbal%20command%20at%20a%0Asingle%20living%20target%20within%2030%20feet%20as%20if%20using%20the%20command%0Aspell.%20A%20successful%20Will%20save%20negates%20the%20effect.%20When%20your%0Aeffective%20binder%20level%20reaches%2014th%2C%20your%20words%20become%20even%0Amore%20persuasive%20and%20this%20ability%20functions%20like%20the%20suggestion%0Aspell.%20Once%20you%20have%20used%20this%20ability%2C%20you%20cannot%20do%20so%20again%0Afor%205%20rounds.%0A-%20Silver%20Tongue%3A%20You%20can%20take%2010%20on%20Diplomacy%20and%20Bluff%0Achecks%20even%20if%20distracted%20or%20threatened.%20In%20addition%2C%20you%20can%0Amake%20a%20rushed%20Diplomacy%20check%20as%20a%20standard%20action%20and%20take%0Ano%20penalty.%20(Normally%2C%20a%20rushed%20Diplomacy%20check%20requires%20a%0Afull-round%20action%20and%20imposes%20a%20%E2%80%9310%20penalty%20on%20the%20check.)%0A%2B2%20Disguise%20bonus%20when%20being%20observed%20and%20trying%20to%20act%20in%20character%20(Bluff%20synergy)%0A%2B2%20Spellcraft%20to%20decipher%20scrolls%20(UMD%20synergy)%5B%2FSpoiler%5D%5B%2FCenter%5D Statblock Male CN Human Warlock | Binder, Level 3, Init 6, HP 21/21, DR 1/Cold Iron, Speed 30' AC 17, Touch 12, Flat-footed 15, Fort 3, Ref 3, Will 3, Base Attack Bonus 2 Ranged Touch Eldritch Blast (-) +5 (2d6, x2) Club (-) +2 (1d6, x2) Mithral Breastplate (+5 Armor, +2 Dex) Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 18 Condition NABERIUS, THE GRINNING HOUND - Disguise Self: You can alter the appearance of your form as a standard action. This effect works like the disguise self spell. - Faster Ability Healing: You heal 1 point in each damaged ability score every round, and 1 point in all drained ability scores every hour. - Naberius’s Skills: At the time you make your pact, you can choose a number of skills equal to your Constitution bonus (if any). Your choices must be skills that can’t be used untrained and in which you have no ranks. For the duration of the binding, you can make skill checks with your chosen skills even though you are untrained. If your Constitution modifi er decreases after you make the pact, you lose the ability to make untrained checks with an equal number of the chosen skills. Lost skills are chosen randomly, and they remain inaccessible to you until you make another pact with Naberius. - Persuasive Words: You can direct a verbal command at a single living target within 30 feet as if using the command spell. A successful Will save negates the effect. When your effective binder level reaches 14th, your words become even more persuasive and this ability functions like the suggestion spell. Once you have used this ability, you cannot do so again for 5 rounds. - Silver Tongue: You can take 10 on Diplomacy and Bluff checks even if distracted or threatened. In addition, you can make a rushed Diplomacy check as a standard action and take no penalty. (Normally, a rushed Diplomacy check requires a full-round action and imposes a –10 penalty on the check.) +2 Disguise bonus when being observed and trying to act in character (Bluff synergy) +2 Spellcraft to decipher scrolls (UMD synergy)

Waiting for an opportune break in the ebb and flow of customers, Damian approaches the dark-haired waitress. He slips a gold coin into her hand with a warm smileTaking 10 on Diplomacy with Naberius, for a total of 26.. "My companions and I have a lucrative proposal for you - upon the morrow, we would appreciate your guidance to the elf village. I'm sure we can make the trip worth your while, in the form of coin - to say nothing of colorful company and stories likely to keep you in tips for the immediate future." %5Bcenter%5D%5BSpoiler%3DStatblock%5D%5BURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.myth-weavers.com%2Fsheet.html%23id%3D2897560%5D%5BB%5D%5BSIZE%3D%2B1%5DDamian%20Corso%5B%2FSIZE%5D%5B%2FB%5D%5B%2FURL%5D%0AMale%20CN%20Human%20Warlock%20%7C%20Binder%2C%20%5BB%5DLevel%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DInit%5B%2FB%5D%206%2C%20%5BB%5DHP%5B%2FB%5D%2021%2F21%2C%20%5BB%5DDR%5B%2FB%5D%201%2FCold%20Iron%2C%20%5BB%5DSpeed%5B%2FB%5D%2030'%0A%5BB%5DAC%5B%2FB%5D%2017%2C%20%5BB%5DTouch%5B%2FB%5D%2012%2C%20%5BB%5DFlat-footed%5B%2FB%5D%2015%2C%20%5BB%5DFort%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DRef%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DWill%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DBase%20Attack%20Bonus%5B%2FB%5D%202%20%20%20%0A%5BB%5DRanged%20Touch%20Eldritch%20Blast%20(-)%20%5B%2FB%5D%20%2B5%20(2d6%2C%20x2)%0A%5BB%5D%20%20Club%20(-)%20%5B%2FB%5D%20%2B2%20(1d6%2C%20x2)%0A%5BB%5DMithral%20Breastplate%5B%2FB%5D%20(%2B5%20Armor%2C%20%2B2%20Dex)%0A%5BB%5DAbilities%5B%2FB%5D%20Str%2010%2C%20Dex%2014%2C%20Con%2010%2C%20Int%2012%2C%20Wis%2010%2C%20Cha%2018%0A%5BB%5DCondition%5B%2FB%5D%0ANABERIUS%2C%20THE%20GRINNING%20HOUND%0A-%20Disguise%20Self%3A%20You%20can%20alter%20the%20appearance%20of%20your%20form%20as%20a%0Astandard%20action.%20This%20effect%20works%20like%20the%20disguise%20self%20spell.%0A-%20Faster%20Ability%20Healing%3A%20You%20heal%201%20point%20in%20each%20damaged%0Aability%20score%20every%20round%2C%20and%201%20point%20in%20all%20drained%20ability%0Ascores%20every%20hour.%0A-%20Naberius%E2%80%99s%20Skills%3A%20At%20the%20time%20you%20make%20your%20pact%2C%20you%0Acan%20choose%20a%20number%20of%20skills%20equal%20to%20your%20Constitution%0Abonus%20(if%20any).%20Your%20choices%20must%20be%20skills%20that%20can%E2%80%99t%20be%20used%0Auntrained%20and%20in%20which%20you%20have%20no%20ranks.%20For%20the%20duration%0Aof%20the%20binding%2C%20you%20can%20make%20skill%20checks%20with%20your%20chosen%0Askills%20even%20though%20you%20are%20untrained.%20If%20your%20Constitution%0Amodifi%20er%20decreases%20after%20you%20make%20the%20pact%2C%20you%20lose%20the%0Aability%20to%20make%20untrained%20checks%20with%20an%20equal%20number%20of%0Athe%20chosen%20skills.%20Lost%20skills%20are%20chosen%20randomly%2C%20and%20they%0Aremain%20inaccessible%20to%20you%20until%20you%20make%20another%20pact%20with%0ANaberius.%0A-%20Persuasive%20Words%3A%20You%20can%20direct%20a%20verbal%20command%20at%20a%0Asingle%20living%20target%20within%2030%20feet%20as%20if%20using%20the%20command%0Aspell.%20A%20successful%20Will%20save%20negates%20the%20effect.%20When%20your%0Aeffective%20binder%20level%20reaches%2014th%2C%20your%20words%20become%20even%0Amore%20persuasive%20and%20this%20ability%20functions%20like%20the%20suggestion%0Aspell.%20Once%20you%20have%20used%20this%20ability%2C%20you%20cannot%20do%20so%20again%0Afor%205%20rounds.%0A-%20Silver%20Tongue%3A%20You%20can%20take%2010%20on%20Diplomacy%20and%20Bluff%0Achecks%20even%20if%20distracted%20or%20threatened.%20In%20addition%2C%20you%20can%0Amake%20a%20rushed%20Diplomacy%20check%20as%20a%20standard%20action%20and%20take%0Ano%20penalty.%20(Normally%2C%20a%20rushed%20Diplomacy%20check%20requires%20a%0Afull-round%20action%20and%20imposes%20a%20%E2%80%9310%20penalty%20on%20the%20check.)%0A%2B2%20Disguise%20bonus%20when%20being%20observed%20and%20trying%20to%20act%20in%20character%20(Bluff%20synergy)%0A%2B2%20Spellcraft%20to%20decipher%20scrolls%20(UMD%20synergy)%5B%2FSpoiler%5D%5B%2FCenter%5D Statblock Male CN Human Warlock | Binder, Level 3, Init 6, HP 21/21, DR 1/Cold Iron, Speed 30' AC 17, Touch 12, Flat-footed 15, Fort 3, Ref 3, Will 3, Base Attack Bonus 2 Ranged Touch Eldritch Blast (-) +5 (2d6, x2) Club (-) +2 (1d6, x2) Mithral Breastplate (+5 Armor, +2 Dex) Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 18 Condition NABERIUS, THE GRINNING HOUND - Disguise Self: You can alter the appearance of your form as a standard action. This effect works like the disguise self spell. - Faster Ability Healing: You heal 1 point in each damaged ability score every round, and 1 point in all drained ability scores every hour. - Naberius’s Skills: At the time you make your pact, you can choose a number of skills equal to your Constitution bonus (if any). Your choices must be skills that can’t be used untrained and in which you have no ranks. For the duration of the binding, you can make skill checks with your chosen skills even though you are untrained. If your Constitution modifi er decreases after you make the pact, you lose the ability to make untrained checks with an equal number of the chosen skills. Lost skills are chosen randomly, and they remain inaccessible to you until you make another pact with Naberius. - Persuasive Words: You can direct a verbal command at a single living target within 30 feet as if using the command spell. A successful Will save negates the effect. When your effective binder level reaches 14th, your words become even more persuasive and this ability functions like the suggestion spell. Once you have used this ability, you cannot do so again for 5 rounds. - Silver Tongue: You can take 10 on Diplomacy and Bluff checks even if distracted or threatened. In addition, you can make a rushed Diplomacy check as a standard action and take no penalty. (Normally, a rushed Diplomacy check requires a full-round action and imposes a –10 penalty on the check.) +2 Disguise bonus when being observed and trying to act in character (Bluff synergy) +2 Spellcraft to decipher scrolls (UMD synergy)

Half-Elf with a Flaw for Human Heritage (Races of Destiny) + Jotunbrud + Monkey Grip (Either another Flaw or at 3rd)?

What part of Powerful Build are you trying to emulate? Races of Faerun has Jotunbrud - it lets humans have the "Counted as Large when advantageous," part of Powerful Build, but doesn't include the use oversized weapons part.

If the brunette knows she seems at least moderately friendly so probably the best choice unless someone wants to ask one of the elves/half-elves present. We'd probably still need to wait until morning, though, unless Damian bribed the bartender enough to let her get out of work early. 🤣

Their initial meeting with the Abbott concluded, Orin follows in the wake of Badger - making sure to collect his companion before he can become a terror to the abbey's inhabitants (edible or otherwise). He clicks and chirps until the animal makes an appearance, and then follows the others toward his assigned sleeping quartersI'm basing this on there being some places Badger is allowed to go. If the sleeping quarters are off limits, Orin will find an out-of-the-way spot he can stick his bedroll and hang out with his buddy for the night.. While they may come as a shock to the brothers and sisters of the abbey, Orin needs to prepare soulmelds to assist in the trial ahead - particularly one that will allow him to see in dark places, should they find the mysterious passage spoken of in the note - and one which will help protect him in case they encounter creatures of evil. %5BCenter%5D%5BSpoiler%3DStatblock%5D%5BURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.myth-weavers.com%2Fsheet.html%23id%3D2893768%5D%5BB%5D%5BSIZE%3D%2B1%5DOrin%20Dalmar%5B%2FSIZE%5D%5B%2FB%5D%5B%2FURL%5D%0AMale%20Chaotic%20Good%20Human%20(Dragonblooded)%20Totemist%20%7C%20Marshal%2C%20%5BB%5DLevel%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DInit%5B%2FB%5D%200%2C%20%5BB%5DHP%5B%2FB%5D%2034%2F34%2C%20%5BB%5DSpeed%5B%2FB%5D%2030'%0A%5BB%5DAC%5B%2FB%5D%2014%2C%20%5BB%5DTouch%5B%2FB%5D%2010%2C%20%5BB%5DFlat-footed%5B%2FB%5D%2014%2C%20%5BB%5DFort%5B%2FB%5D%206%2C%20%5BB%5DRef%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DWill%5B%2FB%5D%203%2C%20%5BB%5DBase%20Attack%20Bonus%5B%2FB%5D%202%20%20%20%0A%5BB%5DMasterwork%2C%20Trip%20Scythe%20(-)%20%5B%2FB%5D%20%2B4%20(2d4%2B1%2C%20x4)%0A%5BB%5DMithral%20Chain%20Shirt%5B%2FB%5D%20(%2B4%20Armor)%0A%5BB%5DAbilities%5B%2FB%5D%20Str%2012%2C%20Dex%2010%2C%20Con%2016%2C%20Int%2012%2C%20Wis%2010%2C%20Cha%2016%0A%5BB%5DCondition%5B%2FB%5D%20None%0A%2B1%20to%20Save%20vs%20Paralysis%20and%20Sleep%20effects%0A%2B4%20to%20Save%20vs%20Magical%20Beast%20supernatural%20abilities%0A%2B4%20to%20Wild%20Empathy%20checks%20to%20influence%20Magical%20Beasts%20of%20the%20same%20kind%20as%20soulmeld%20bound%20to%20Totem%20chakra%0A%2B2%20Disguise%20bonus%20when%20being%20observed%20and%20trying%20to%20act%20in%20character%20(Bluff%20synergy)%0A%2B2%20to%20Wild%20Empathy%20checks%20(Handle%20Animal%20Synergy)%5B%2FSpoiler%5D%5BSpoiler%3DActive%20Effects%5DAuras%0A%5Bb%5DMotivate%20Charisma%5B%2Fb%5D%0A%2B3%20to%20Charisma-based%20checks%2C%2060'%20radius%0A%5Bb%5DMotivate%20Attack%5B%2Fb%5D%0A%2B1%20to%20melee%20attack%20rolls%2C%2060'%20radius%0A%5Bb%5DToughness%5B%2Fb%5D%0ADR%201%2Fmagic%2C%2030'%20radius%0A%0ASoulbinds%0A%5Bb%5DBlink%20Shirt%5B%2Fb%5D%0ALocation%3A%20Heart%3B%20Bind%3A%20-%3B%20Essentia%3A%200%0A%5Bb%5DBasilisk%20Mask%5B%2Fb%5D%0ALocation%3A%20Brow%3B%20Bind%3A%20Totem%3B%20Essentia%3A%202%0A%5Bb%5DLammasu%20Mantle%5B%2Fb%5D%0ALocation%3A%20Shoulders%3B%20Bind%3A%20-%3B%20Essentia%3A%200%0A%5B%2FSpoiler%5D%5B%2FCenter%5D Statblock Male Chaotic Good Human (Dragonblooded) Totemist | Marshal, Level 3, Init 0, HP 34/34, Speed 30' AC 14, Touch 10, Flat-footed 14, Fort 6, Ref 3, Will 3, Base Attack Bonus 2 Masterwork, Trip Scythe (-) +4 (2d4+1, x4) Mithral Chain Shirt (+4 Armor) Abilities Str 12, Dex 10, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 16 Condition None +1 to Save vs Paralysis and Sleep effects +4 to Save vs Magical Beast supernatural abilities +4 to Wild Empathy checks to influence Magical Beasts of the same kind as soulmeld bound to Totem chakra +2 Disguise bonus when being observed and trying to act in character (Bluff synergy) +2 to Wild Empathy checks (Handle Animal Synergy) Active Effects Auras Motivate Charisma +3 to Charisma-based checks, 60' radius Motivate Attack +1 to melee attack rolls, 60' radius Toughness DR 1/magic, 30' radius Soulbinds Blink Shirt Location: Heart; Bind: -; Essentia: 0 Basilisk Mask Location: Brow; Bind: Totem; Essentia: 2 Lammasu Mantle Location: Shoulders; Bind: -; Essentia: 0

Looks like we're going with rest. I'll get a post up.

Hiring a guide seems like the best bet if we want to try our luck in elftown.

In case it turns out to be important - is the abbey the only thing of note in the area, or is there a nearby village/farms, etc.?

Xixok offers a sheepish smile and a tiny shrug. "Meeting new entities and learning how their societies work is a guilty pleasure of mine," as it is of most doppelgangers, but he has the sense not to say that part out loud. "For me, it's one of the most exciting parts of planar travel."

If you want to focus on shapeshifting and natural combat over spellcasting with that combo, I'd suggest going . There's also a variant from I believe Complete Champion that lets you give up spellcasting in exchange for bonus feats. Then go Master of Many Forms at level 6. It would let you focus on Charisma, because once Wild Shape/MoMF comes online you're supplementing your physical stats with those of whatever you're transformed into; while Ranger gives you a stronger chassis than Druid (BaB, skill points, hit die).

Still 15', yes. It has all the same features as a whip, but with better crit/damage (and slightly heavier) - and ignores the whip's limitation about armor/natural armor.

I did some digging and found them. Exotic One-Handed (proficiency with whip gives proficiency with whip-dagger) Medium is 1d6, 19-20/x2, 3lbs, Slashing. Has the same special rules (trip, disarm) as the non-dagger version.

Should we rest first, or do we want to jump right into it while still under the effect of blessing if anyone has any ideas?

"Dull? But if you meet Moon Dogs in Elysium you'll know the proper way to address them based on their hierarchy." The elf nods, as if this is an important skill to have. "While not only will I not know the finer points of Moon Dog social standings, but my only conversational gambit is asking if they know the best way to dispose of day-old fish heads."