It aint arf ot Mum

[joran1313]

Austin

The very large lion lets out a loud roar before bursting into action. Charging right at the creature, she pounces going for a quick kill, or at least dealing some decent damage.

Her earth elemental continues to slam the creature.

 

 

Stat Block

Austin

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F NE Dark Gnome Shadowmage, [B]Level[/B] 9, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 77/77, [B]Speed[/B] 40
[B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 15, [B]Fort[/B] 11, [B]Ref[/B] 7, [B]Will[/B] 12, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 6.5   
[B]  Claw [/B] 12 (1d6+7,  )
[B]  Bite [/B] 7 (1d8+3,  )
[B]  Rake [/B] 12 (1d6+3,  )
 (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, -1 Size, +4 Natural)
[B]Abilities[/B] Str 25, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 21, Wis 18, Cha 10
[B]Condition[/B] Wild Shaped - Dire Lion
Cloak of Shadow (20% miss chance from concealment)
Illusion DCs: +2
Transmutation DC: -1
Resist Cold: 10
Darkvision/Sup. Low-light Vision 60'
HIPS (Ex)

Dire Lion Stat Block

Dire Lion Stat Block

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[srd=monsters;ooc]Dire Lion[/srd]

Dire lion; CR 5; Large animal; HD 8d8+24; hp 60; Init +2; Spd 40 ft. (8 squares); AC 15 (-1 size, +2 dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 13; Base Atk +6; Grp +17; Atk +13 melee (1d6+7, claw); Full Atk +13 melee (1d6+7, 2 claws) and +7 melee (1d8+3, bite); Space/Reach 10 ft./5 ft.; SA Improved grab, pounce, rake 1d6+3; SQ Low-light vision, scent; AL N; SV Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +7; Str 25, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10 Skills and Feats: Hide +2*, Listen +7, Move Silently +5, Spot +7; Alertness, Run, Weapon Focus (claw)

Claw AttackClaw AttackBite AttackRake AttackRake Attack

Claw DamageClaw DamageBite DamageRake DamageRake Damage

IF Bite hits only: Grapple Start

[paladinred]

Between the two of them, they bring down the behir, the Kyzza seemed pretty grateful to not be lunch and although bloody he is still alive. The other Kyzza fuss over him and lick his wounds, Nemyl channels some healing magic into the beast which knits some of the wounds.

Looking at the beast she says "I wonder where its nest is"? She asks the party "anyone got a flying familiar"?

Edited January 10 by paladinred (see edit history)

[rogueblade0729]

Williorn Barrett, Abjurer

With the monster slain, Williorn stood down. As the call for a familiar was made, he smile and held out his left arm. With a flick, his long sleeve rolled back, reveling a black raven seated patiently on his forearm. "I believe Onyx here will suffice?" he replied, gently petting the bird's back with a few fingers.

Mechanics & OOC

Statblock

Williorn Barrett
Male LG Human Wizard 3/Master Specialist 4 || Archivist 7, Level 7, Init 1, HP 56/56, Speed 30ft
AC 12, Touch 11, Flat-footed 11, Fort 8, Ref 4, Will 7, Base Attack Bonus +3
Light Crossbow (x20 Bolts) +4 (1d8, 19-20/x2)
+1 Bracers of Armor (+1 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 8, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 20, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

Wizard

• Summon Familiar (Raven)A wizard can obtain a familiar. Doing so takes 24 hours and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp. A familiar is a magical beast that resembles a small animal and is unusually tough and intelligent. The creature serves as a companion and servant.
  
  The wizard chooses the kind of familiar he gets. As the wizard advances in level, his familiar also increases in power.
  
  If the familiar dies or is dismissed by the wizard, the wizard must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. Failure means he loses 200 experience points per wizard level; success reduces the loss to one-half that amount. However, a wizard's experience point total can never go below 0 as the result of a familiar's demise or dismissal. A slain or dismissed familiar cannot be replaced for a year and day. A slain familiar can be raised from the dead just as a character can be, and it does not lose a level or a Constitution point when this happy event occurs.
  
  A character with more than one class that grants a familiar may have only one familiar at a time.
  
  Raven: +3 bonus on Appraise checks
• Scribe ScrollSCRIBE SCROLL [ITEM CREATION]
  
  Prerequisite: Caster level 1st.
  
  Benefit: You can create a scroll of any spell that you know. Scribing a scroll takes one day for each 1,000 gp in its base price. The base price of a scroll is its spell level x its caster level x 25 gp. To scribe a scroll, you must spend 1/25 of this base price in XP and use up raw materials costing one-half of this base price.
  
  Any scroll that stores a spell with a costly material component or an XP cost also carries a commensurate cost. In addition to the costs derived from the base price, you must expend the material component or pay the XP when scribing the scroll.
• School Specialization (Abjuration)SCHOOL SPECIALIZATION
  
  A school is one of eight groupings of spells, each defined by a common theme. If desired, a wizard may specialize in one school of magic (see below). Specialization allows a wizard to cast extra spells from her chosen school, but she then never learns to cast spells from some other schools.
  
  A specialist wizard can prepare one additional spell of her specialty school per spell level each day. She also gains a +2 bonus on Spellcraft checks to learn the spells of her chosen school.
  
  The wizard must choose whether to specialize and, if she does so, choose her specialty at 1st level. At this time, she must also give up two other schools of magic (unless she chooses to specialize in divination; see below), which become her prohibited schools. A wizard can never give up divination to fulfill this requirement. Spells of the prohibited school or schools are not available to the wizard, and she can't even cast such spells from scrolls or fire them from wands. She may not change either her specialization or her prohibited schools later.
  
  The eight schools of arcane magic are abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, necromancy, and transmutation. Spells that do not fall into any of these schools are called universal spells.
  
  Abjuration: Spells that protect, block, or banish. An abjuration specialist is called an abjurer.
• Forbidden Schools (Evocation, Necromancy)

Archivist

• Dark Knowledge (Tactics, Puissance)Three times per day, an archivist can draw upon his expansive knowledge.
  
  An archivist unlocks new dark knowledge abilities as his level increases and can also call upon his dark knowledge more often, gaining one additional daily use for every three archivist levels (4/day at 3rd level, 5/day at 6th level, and so forth).
  
  Using dark knowledge requires a Knowledge check of a type appropriate to the creature faced. A Knowledge (arcana) check reveals secrets of magical beasts, Knowledge (dungeoneering) pertains to aberrations, Knowledge (religion) covers undead, and Knowledge (the planes) applies to outsiders and elementals. The DC of the check is 15. Most of the archivist's dark knowledge abilities increase in effectiveness if he succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more. Dark knowledge can only be used once against any given creature.
  
  The archivist's dark knowledge can affect a single creature or all creatures of the same race, depending on the effect used. A target creature must be within 60 feet, and the archivist must be aware of the creature's presence, although he need not have a line of sight to it. The effects of dark knowledge last for 1 minute, unless stated otherwise.
  
  Tactics: The archivist knows the general combat behaviors of creatures of that race, granting his allies a +1 bonus to attack rolls made against them. For example, an archivist confronted by corruption eaters* who succeeded on his Knowledge (dungeoneering) check would grant his allies the attack bonus against all the corruption eaters they fought in that encounter. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then this bonus increases to +3.
  
  *New monster described on page 144.
  
  Puissance: Starting at 5th level, the archivist can use his dark knowledge to help his allies fight off the corrupting influence of other creatures. Allies within 60 feet of the archivist gain a +1 bonus on saving throws against the affected creature's abilities. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, this bonus increases to +3.
  
  Foe: Starting at 8th level, an archivist can direct his allies to attack vital spots of his enemies. On a successful Knowledge check, he grants them a bonus to weapon damage rolls made against the target creatures equal to 1d6 points of damage. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then this bonus increases to 2d6. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then this bonus increases to 3d6.
  
  Dread Secret: By speaking aloud a dread secret of the target creature, an archivist of 11th level or higher can dazzle a target creature for 1 round. Unlike other dark knowledge, this ability can be used only against a single creature. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then the target is dazed for 1 round. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then the target is stunned for 1 round (if the target is immune to being stunned but not immune to being dazed, such as most undead, then the archivist can choose to daze the target instead of stunning it).
  
  Foreknowledge: Starting at 14th level, an archivist can better prepare his allies for the attacks of the affected creature, making it harder for the creature to land blows and successfully deal damage. Allies within 30 feet of the archivist gain a +1 insight bonus to Armor Class that applies to attacks by the affected creature only. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, this bonus increases to +3. (3/3)x/day
• Lore Mastery (Arcana)Lore Mastery: Upon reaching 2nd level, an archivist gains a +2 bonus to all Decipher Script checks and to all checks of any one Knowledge skill of his choice. Once this choice is made, it cannot be changed. At 7th, 13th, and 17th level, the archivist can choose an additional Knowledge skill on which to gain the +2 bonus.
• Still Mind (Ex)Starting at 4th level, an archivist gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against spells and effects from the school of enchantment, due to his rigorous focus and intense mental discipline.

Master Specialist

• Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
• Expanded SpellbookWhen you reach 2nd level, you can add one wizard spell of your chosen school to your spellbook. The spell can be of any level that you can cast, and it is in addition to the normal spells gained when increasing your level. You can add another spell of your chosen school to your spellbook at 5th and at 8th level.
• Greater Spell Focus (Abjuration)
• Minor School Esoterica (Ex)At 4th level, your unflagging focus on your chosen school opens your mind to new possibilities and grants you the first taste of the unique skills of a master specialist. You gain an ability from those below based on your chosen school.
  
  Abjuration: You gain a competence bonus on dispel checks equal to 1/2 your master specialist level.

Feats

• Collegiate WizardCollegiate Wizard
  (Complete Arcane, p. 181)
  [General]
  You have undergone extensive training in a formal school for wizards.
  
  Prerequisite
  INT 13, Wizard level 1, arcane caster level 1st
  
  Benefit
  You begin play with knowledge of six 1st-level spells plus 1 per point of Intelligence modifier. Each time you gain a wizard level, you may add four spells to your spellbook without additional research. In addition, you gain a +2 bonus on all Knowledge (arcana) checks.
  
  Special
  You can take this feat only as a 1st-level character.
  
  Normal
  1st-level wizards begin play with knowledge of three 1st level spells, and can add two spells per level to their spellbooks.
• Extend SpellExtend Spell [Metamagic]
  
  Benefit
  An extended spell lasts twice as long as normal. A spell with a duration of concentration, instantaneous, or permanent is not affected by this feat. An extended spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level.
• Academic PriestAcademic Priest [General] (Legends of the Twins)
  Scourge: Dragonlance Campaign Feats
  
  Your path to faith is more scholarly than those of other clerics.
  
  Prerequisites: Intelligence 13+
  
  Benefit: For the purpose of determining bonus divine spells per day and maximum divine spell level, your primary spellcasting ability is Intelligence. If you have more than one divine spellcasting class, the bonus applies to only one of those classes. Your spell save DCs are not affected by this change.
  
  Special: You may only take this feat as a 1st-level character. If you take this feat more than once, it applies to a different divine spellcasting class each time. You may take this feat even if you have no divine spellcasting classes yet.
• Spell Focus (Abjuration, Enchantment)Spell Focus
  (Player's Handbook v.3.5, p. 100)
  [General]
  
  Choose a school of magic, such as illusion. Your spells of that school are more potent than normal.
  
  Benefit
  Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select.
  
  Special
  You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new school of magic.

Spells
Wizard

• Level 0: 4/4 + 1/1 [S]
• Level 1: 3/4 + 1/1 [S] + 2/2 (Bonus)
• Level 2: 3/3 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 3: 2/2 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 4: 1/1 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)

Archivist

• Level 0: 4/4
• Level 1: 5/5 + 2/2 (Bonus)
• Level 2: 4/4 + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 3: 3/3 + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 4: 2/2 + 1/1 (Bonus)

The Network of Arcane Lore Academies

• Affiliation Score: 14
• +2 to one Knowledge skill (arcana)
• +2 to any one other guild-associated skill of your choice (Spellcraft)
• Mission completion vouchers are good for 2 free spells

OOC: Williorn summons his Raven familiar.

 

[paladinred]

Could he get him to scout for something that looks like a nest? roll a spot check if he can.

[rogueblade0729]

I will be rolling with the Raven stats found in the SRD. But before Onyx goes, Williorn will cast guidance on him from his archivist spellbook.

Edited January 11 by rogueblade0729 (see edit history)

[paladinred]

Circling the area the familiar is not too certain of what it is looking for, an old building looks to be the only place that a nest could be. The bird flies around the building and at the back is something that might pass as a nest, some twigs and rags seem to be arranged in a circle. Two dead bodies lie close by, Onyx heads back to his master and relates the information.

 

Heading over the dune the party can see what was once a small house with outbuildings, on the floor around the back of the structure are two partly eaten humans. Looking them over reveals a male and female both with belt pouches, the male has a shortsword still in it's scabbard. The female has pearl earrings and a wedding ring made from gold, she has a dagger in a jewelled scabbard. In the nest is only a few old bones and two rings, one with a pearl and one with an emerald.

[rogueblade0729]

Williorn Barrett, Abjurer

A grim look crossed Williorn's face as he beheld the ruined house and corpses. As he noted the nest-like structure and the various items, he uttered a few arcane words, causing his eyes to glow just a little brighter.

"Allow me a moment to examine the scene. Do not touch anything, in case a curse lies upon them," he told the others, walking around the ruined house and taking a closer look at each item.

Mechanics & OOC

Statblock

Williorn Barrett
Male LG Human Wizard 3/Master Specialist 4 || Archivist 7, Level 7, Init 1, HP 56/56, Speed 30ft
AC 12, Touch 11, Flat-footed 11, Fort 8, Ref 4, Will 7, Base Attack Bonus +3
Light Crossbow (x20 Bolts) +4 (1d8, 19-20/x2)
+1 Bracers of Armor (+1 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 8, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 20, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

Wizard

• Summon Familiar (Raven)A wizard can obtain a familiar. Doing so takes 24 hours and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp. A familiar is a magical beast that resembles a small animal and is unusually tough and intelligent. The creature serves as a companion and servant.
  
  The wizard chooses the kind of familiar he gets. As the wizard advances in level, his familiar also increases in power.
  
  If the familiar dies or is dismissed by the wizard, the wizard must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. Failure means he loses 200 experience points per wizard level; success reduces the loss to one-half that amount. However, a wizard's experience point total can never go below 0 as the result of a familiar's demise or dismissal. A slain or dismissed familiar cannot be replaced for a year and day. A slain familiar can be raised from the dead just as a character can be, and it does not lose a level or a Constitution point when this happy event occurs.
  
  A character with more than one class that grants a familiar may have only one familiar at a time.
  
  Raven: +3 bonus on Appraise checks
• Scribe ScrollSCRIBE SCROLL [ITEM CREATION]
  
  Prerequisite: Caster level 1st.
  
  Benefit: You can create a scroll of any spell that you know. Scribing a scroll takes one day for each 1,000 gp in its base price. The base price of a scroll is its spell level x its caster level x 25 gp. To scribe a scroll, you must spend 1/25 of this base price in XP and use up raw materials costing one-half of this base price.
  
  Any scroll that stores a spell with a costly material component or an XP cost also carries a commensurate cost. In addition to the costs derived from the base price, you must expend the material component or pay the XP when scribing the scroll.
• School Specialization (Abjuration)SCHOOL SPECIALIZATION
  
  A school is one of eight groupings of spells, each defined by a common theme. If desired, a wizard may specialize in one school of magic (see below). Specialization allows a wizard to cast extra spells from her chosen school, but she then never learns to cast spells from some other schools.
  
  A specialist wizard can prepare one additional spell of her specialty school per spell level each day. She also gains a +2 bonus on Spellcraft checks to learn the spells of her chosen school.
  
  The wizard must choose whether to specialize and, if she does so, choose her specialty at 1st level. At this time, she must also give up two other schools of magic (unless she chooses to specialize in divination; see below), which become her prohibited schools. A wizard can never give up divination to fulfill this requirement. Spells of the prohibited school or schools are not available to the wizard, and she can't even cast such spells from scrolls or fire them from wands. She may not change either her specialization or her prohibited schools later.
  
  The eight schools of arcane magic are abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, necromancy, and transmutation. Spells that do not fall into any of these schools are called universal spells.
  
  Abjuration: Spells that protect, block, or banish. An abjuration specialist is called an abjurer.
• Forbidden Schools (Evocation, Necromancy)

Archivist

• Dark Knowledge (Tactics, Puissance)Three times per day, an archivist can draw upon his expansive knowledge.
  
  An archivist unlocks new dark knowledge abilities as his level increases and can also call upon his dark knowledge more often, gaining one additional daily use for every three archivist levels (4/day at 3rd level, 5/day at 6th level, and so forth).
  
  Using dark knowledge requires a Knowledge check of a type appropriate to the creature faced. A Knowledge (arcana) check reveals secrets of magical beasts, Knowledge (dungeoneering) pertains to aberrations, Knowledge (religion) covers undead, and Knowledge (the planes) applies to outsiders and elementals. The DC of the check is 15. Most of the archivist's dark knowledge abilities increase in effectiveness if he succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more. Dark knowledge can only be used once against any given creature.
  
  The archivist's dark knowledge can affect a single creature or all creatures of the same race, depending on the effect used. A target creature must be within 60 feet, and the archivist must be aware of the creature's presence, although he need not have a line of sight to it. The effects of dark knowledge last for 1 minute, unless stated otherwise.
  
  Tactics: The archivist knows the general combat behaviors of creatures of that race, granting his allies a +1 bonus to attack rolls made against them. For example, an archivist confronted by corruption eaters* who succeeded on his Knowledge (dungeoneering) check would grant his allies the attack bonus against all the corruption eaters they fought in that encounter. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then this bonus increases to +3.
  
  *New monster described on page 144.
  
  Puissance: Starting at 5th level, the archivist can use his dark knowledge to help his allies fight off the corrupting influence of other creatures. Allies within 60 feet of the archivist gain a +1 bonus on saving throws against the affected creature's abilities. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, this bonus increases to +3.
  
  Foe: Starting at 8th level, an archivist can direct his allies to attack vital spots of his enemies. On a successful Knowledge check, he grants them a bonus to weapon damage rolls made against the target creatures equal to 1d6 points of damage. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then this bonus increases to 2d6. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then this bonus increases to 3d6.
  
  Dread Secret: By speaking aloud a dread secret of the target creature, an archivist of 11th level or higher can dazzle a target creature for 1 round. Unlike other dark knowledge, this ability can be used only against a single creature. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then the target is dazed for 1 round. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then the target is stunned for 1 round (if the target is immune to being stunned but not immune to being dazed, such as most undead, then the archivist can choose to daze the target instead of stunning it).
  
  Foreknowledge: Starting at 14th level, an archivist can better prepare his allies for the attacks of the affected creature, making it harder for the creature to land blows and successfully deal damage. Allies within 30 feet of the archivist gain a +1 insight bonus to Armor Class that applies to attacks by the affected creature only. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, this bonus increases to +3. (3/3)x/day
• Lore Mastery (Arcana)Lore Mastery: Upon reaching 2nd level, an archivist gains a +2 bonus to all Decipher Script checks and to all checks of any one Knowledge skill of his choice. Once this choice is made, it cannot be changed. At 7th, 13th, and 17th level, the archivist can choose an additional Knowledge skill on which to gain the +2 bonus.
• Still Mind (Ex)Starting at 4th level, an archivist gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against spells and effects from the school of enchantment, due to his rigorous focus and intense mental discipline.

Master Specialist

• Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
• Expanded SpellbookWhen you reach 2nd level, you can add one wizard spell of your chosen school to your spellbook. The spell can be of any level that you can cast, and it is in addition to the normal spells gained when increasing your level. You can add another spell of your chosen school to your spellbook at 5th and at 8th level.
• Greater Spell Focus (Abjuration)
• Minor School Esoterica (Ex)At 4th level, your unflagging focus on your chosen school opens your mind to new possibilities and grants you the first taste of the unique skills of a master specialist. You gain an ability from those below based on your chosen school.
  
  Abjuration: You gain a competence bonus on dispel checks equal to 1/2 your master specialist level.

Feats

• Collegiate WizardCollegiate Wizard
  (Complete Arcane, p. 181)
  [General]
  You have undergone extensive training in a formal school for wizards.
  
  Prerequisite
  INT 13, Wizard level 1, arcane caster level 1st
  
  Benefit
  You begin play with knowledge of six 1st-level spells plus 1 per point of Intelligence modifier. Each time you gain a wizard level, you may add four spells to your spellbook without additional research. In addition, you gain a +2 bonus on all Knowledge (arcana) checks.
  
  Special
  You can take this feat only as a 1st-level character.
  
  Normal
  1st-level wizards begin play with knowledge of three 1st level spells, and can add two spells per level to their spellbooks.
• Extend SpellExtend Spell [Metamagic]
  
  Benefit
  An extended spell lasts twice as long as normal. A spell with a duration of concentration, instantaneous, or permanent is not affected by this feat. An extended spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level.
• Academic PriestAcademic Priest [General] (Legends of the Twins)
  Scourge: Dragonlance Campaign Feats
  
  Your path to faith is more scholarly than those of other clerics.
  
  Prerequisites: Intelligence 13+
  
  Benefit: For the purpose of determining bonus divine spells per day and maximum divine spell level, your primary spellcasting ability is Intelligence. If you have more than one divine spellcasting class, the bonus applies to only one of those classes. Your spell save DCs are not affected by this change.
  
  Special: You may only take this feat as a 1st-level character. If you take this feat more than once, it applies to a different divine spellcasting class each time. You may take this feat even if you have no divine spellcasting classes yet.
• Spell Focus (Abjuration, Enchantment)Spell Focus
  (Player's Handbook v.3.5, p. 100)
  [General]
  
  Choose a school of magic, such as illusion. Your spells of that school are more potent than normal.
  
  Benefit
  Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select.
  
  Special
  You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new school of magic.

Spells
Wizard

• Level 0: 4/4 + 1/1 [S]
• Level 1: 3/4 + 1/1 [S] + 2/2 (Bonus)
• Level 2: 3/3 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 3: 2/2 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 4: 1/1 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)

Archivist

• Level 0: 4/4
• Level 1: 5/5 + 2/2 (Bonus)
• Level 2: 4/4 + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 3: 3/3 + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 4: 2/2 + 1/1 (Bonus)

The Network of Arcane Lore Academies

• Affiliation Score: 14
• +2 to one Knowledge skill (arcana)
• +2 to any one other guild-associated skill of your choice (Spellcraft)
• Mission completion vouchers are good for 2 free spells

OOC: Williorn casts detect magic. He then checks out each item for any magical auras, rolling Spellcraft for each one. The DM listed a shortsword, earrings, a wedding ring, a dagger, the scabbard, and two more rings. So, that will be 7 checks in total, assuming they are all magical.

 

Edited January 25 by rogueblade0729 (see edit history)

[paladinred]

Sadly nothing is magical, the sword and dagger are both made from Cold Iron and are in excellent condition.

 

200gp in the belt pouches

Cold Iron dagger and a Cold Iron shortsword

Jewellery total (2x rings and the pearl earrings) 350gp

 

Xp

Willorn - 630

Austin - 360

Veira - 630

Henry - 630

Nemyl - 480

 

If anyone needs some healing please ask (IC if you do so wish).

 

Edited January 26 by paladinred (see edit history)

[paladinred]

The party move off and leave the dead creature to the scavengers, they press on until Nemyl says "when the sun sets here it seems to drop out the sky very quickly, Willorn can you get the familiar to head up to see if there is anything to use as a camp site"?

[HydroGuy]

Henry Jones, 4th | HP: 56/56 | AC: 18 | Touch: 13 | Flat-footed: 15

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Conditions

Darkvision 60ft, See Invisibility, Entropic Shield (20%), Leave no tracks, Can't be tracked by smell, Comprehend Languages (Written only), Endure Elements

Concentration: n/a

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Henry pulls a small rag from his pocket to cover his mouth and nose while he helps Williorn examine the bodies. "By the looks of the levels of decomposition and consumption, I doubt we had much of a chance of getting here in time to help..."

 

He kneels next to the corpses and pulls a blanket from his pack, unfolding it and gently draping it over them. "Not much we can do for you... But maybe we can bring some closure to your families...." He carefully inspects their possessions for any indication of their identity, before gathering it all in a bundle and securing it in the cart.

 

"They may have known something about this place that we don't..." He pulls the weapons from the rest of the pile and lays them neatly on the seat. "Magic or not, these could be useful if we find ourselves facing off against anything particularly... sensitive... to this alloy. Best to leave them readily accessible."

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Actions

Inspect the gear for anything that could identify the owners and/or next of kin. (Inscriptions, documents, etc.)

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OOC

Inspiration (10/10)

[joran1313]

Austin-Dire Lion Form

As the elemental shifts itself back into the sand, Austin continues on in her lion form. As they come upon the corpses, she shakes her head at the waste. Her eyes sparkle however upon seeing the shinies.

 

She continues to use her senses and enhanced abilities as the move on from the wreckage.

 

 

Stat Block

Austin

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F NE Dark Gnome Shadowmage, [B]Level[/B] 9, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 77/77, [B]Speed[/B] 40
[B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 15, [B]Fort[/B] 11, [B]Ref[/B] 7, [B]Will[/B] 12, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 6.5   
[B]  Claw [/B] 12 (1d6+7,  )
[B]  Bite [/B] 7 (1d8+3,  )
[B]  Rake [/B] 12 (1d6+3,  )
 (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, -1 Size, +4 Natural)
[B]Abilities[/B] Str 25, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 21, Wis 18, Cha 10
[B]Condition[/B] Wild Shaped - Dire Lion
Cloak of Shadow (20% miss chance from concealment)
Illusion DCs: +2
Transmutation DC: -1
Resist Cold: 10
Darkvision/Sup. Low-light Vision 60'
HIPS (Ex)

Dire Lion Stat Block

Dire Lion Stat Block

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[srd=monsters;ooc]Dire Lion[/srd]

Dire lion; CR 5; Large animal; HD 8d8+24; hp 60; Init +2; Spd 40 ft. (8 squares); AC 15 (-1 size, +2 dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 13; Base Atk +6; Grp +17; Atk +13 melee (1d6+7, claw); Full Atk +13 melee (1d6+7, 2 claws) and +7 melee (1d8+3, bite); Space/Reach 10 ft./5 ft.; SA Improved grab, pounce, rake 1d6+3; SQ Low-light vision, scent; AL N; SV Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +7; Str 25, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10 Skills and Feats: Hide +2*, Listen +7, Move Silently +5, Spot +7; Alertness, Run, Weapon Focus (claw)

 

 

[paladinred]

Nemyl continued for the rest of the day then they find a stone hollow that must have been the base of a tower a long time ago, they set watches and begin to think about sleep when the wind picks up. A storm arrives with a ferocity that no one could have predicted, an earth elemental appears and he looks like he is going to attack but he dives back into the storm.

After dark has set in the storm dissipates and everything looks calm once more, morning comes and as you are about to get back onto the road you notice dead bodies everywhere. They are of mixed race, there are also a few monsters such as ogres.

[joran1313]

Austin

Austin walks around the bodies, occasionally inspecting a few to make sure they are dead.

"Hmm. I happen to know a guy who would love this. He'd probably say something along the lines of "food for a month!" or something crazy like that. Disgusting if you ask me, but to each their own. I got nothing here. Anyone else?"

 

 

Stat Block

[URL=/sheets/?id=1572624][B][SIZE=+1]Austin[/SIZE][/B][/URL] F NE Dark Gnome (Extraplanar) Shadowmage, [B]Level[/B] 9, [B]Init[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 77/77, [B]Speed[/B] 30 [B]AC[/B] 18, [B]Touch[/B] 16, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 18, [B]Fort[/B] 8, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 12, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 6.5 [B] MW Light Crossbow (Bolts x20) [/B] 8 (1d6, 19-20/x2) [B] MW Cold Iron Dagger [/B] 6 (1d3-2, 19-20/x2) [B] Talon [/B] (1d8+4, x2) [B] Bracers of Armor +2 (Wilding Clasp)[/B] (+2 Armor, +1 Size, +5 Misc) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 6, Dex 11, Con 13, Int 21, Wis 18, Cha 10 [B]Condition[/B] None Cloak of Shadow (20% miss chance from concealment) Illusion DCs: +2 Transmutation DC: -1 Resist Cold: 10 Darkvision/Sup. Low-light Vision 60' HIPS (Ex)

Austin
F NE Dark Gnome (Extraplanar) Shadowmage, Level 9, Init 4, HP 77/77, Speed 30
AC 18, Touch 16, Flat-footed 18, Fort 8, Ref 5, Will 12, Base Attack Bonus 6.5
MW Light Crossbow (Bolts x20) 8 (1d6, 19-20/x2)
MW Cold Iron Dagger 6 (1d3-2, 19-20/x2)
Talon (1d8+4, x2)
Bracers of Armor +2 (Wilding Clasp) (+2 Armor, +1 Size, +5 Misc)
Abilities Str 6, Dex 11, Con 13, Int 21, Wis 18, Cha 10
Condition None
Cloak of Shadow (20% miss chance from concealment)
Illusion DCs: +2
Transmutation DC: -1
Resist Cold: 10
Darkvision/Sup. Low-light Vision 60'
HIPS (Ex)

 

 

Search

[HydroGuy]

Henry Jones, 4th | HP: 56/56 | AC: 18 | Touch: 13 | Flat-footed: 15

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Conditions

Darkvision 60ft, See Invisibility, Entropic Shield (20%), Leave no tracks, Can't be tracked by smell, Comprehend Languages (Written only), Endure Elements

Concentration: n/a

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Henry mills about among the bodies, carefully trying to calculate any connections they may have had with each other. "I don't know what worse, Austin, this mess... or that... revelation."

 

He pulls a long metal probe from his kit and uses it to start flipping bits of clothing aside while he examines one of the ogre corpses. "You're well acquainted with elementals of the earthen variety. Any insights about last nights visitor. Could it have done this? Or do you suppose it was just the delivery boy?"

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Actions

Examine the corpses for cause of death, or anything that links them.

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OOC

Inspiration (10/10)

Edited February 11 by HydroGuy (see edit history)

[rogueblade0729]

Williorn Barrett, Abjurer

Remaining vigilant, Williorn accompanies the others in picking through the bodies. In particular, he aids Henry's efforts in examining the corpses and putting his mind together with his to determine cause of death.

Mechanics & OOC

Statblock

Williorn Barrett
Male LG Human Wizard 3/Master Specialist 4 || Archivist 7, Level 7, Init 1, HP 56/56, Speed 30ft
AC 12, Touch 11, Flat-footed 11, Fort 8, Ref 4, Will 7, Base Attack Bonus +3
Light Crossbow (x20 Bolts) +4 (1d8, 19-20/x2)
+1 Bracers of Armor (+1 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 8, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 20, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

Wizard

• Summon Familiar (Raven)A wizard can obtain a familiar. Doing so takes 24 hours and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp. A familiar is a magical beast that resembles a small animal and is unusually tough and intelligent. The creature serves as a companion and servant.
  
  The wizard chooses the kind of familiar he gets. As the wizard advances in level, his familiar also increases in power.
  
  If the familiar dies or is dismissed by the wizard, the wizard must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. Failure means he loses 200 experience points per wizard level; success reduces the loss to one-half that amount. However, a wizard's experience point total can never go below 0 as the result of a familiar's demise or dismissal. A slain or dismissed familiar cannot be replaced for a year and day. A slain familiar can be raised from the dead just as a character can be, and it does not lose a level or a Constitution point when this happy event occurs.
  
  A character with more than one class that grants a familiar may have only one familiar at a time.
  
  Raven: +3 bonus on Appraise checks
• Scribe ScrollSCRIBE SCROLL [ITEM CREATION]
  
  Prerequisite: Caster level 1st.
  
  Benefit: You can create a scroll of any spell that you know. Scribing a scroll takes one day for each 1,000 gp in its base price. The base price of a scroll is its spell level x its caster level x 25 gp. To scribe a scroll, you must spend 1/25 of this base price in XP and use up raw materials costing one-half of this base price.
  
  Any scroll that stores a spell with a costly material component or an XP cost also carries a commensurate cost. In addition to the costs derived from the base price, you must expend the material component or pay the XP when scribing the scroll.
• School Specialization (Abjuration)SCHOOL SPECIALIZATION
  
  A school is one of eight groupings of spells, each defined by a common theme. If desired, a wizard may specialize in one school of magic (see below). Specialization allows a wizard to cast extra spells from her chosen school, but she then never learns to cast spells from some other schools.
  
  A specialist wizard can prepare one additional spell of her specialty school per spell level each day. She also gains a +2 bonus on Spellcraft checks to learn the spells of her chosen school.
  
  The wizard must choose whether to specialize and, if she does so, choose her specialty at 1st level. At this time, she must also give up two other schools of magic (unless she chooses to specialize in divination; see below), which become her prohibited schools. A wizard can never give up divination to fulfill this requirement. Spells of the prohibited school or schools are not available to the wizard, and she can't even cast such spells from scrolls or fire them from wands. She may not change either her specialization or her prohibited schools later.
  
  The eight schools of arcane magic are abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, necromancy, and transmutation. Spells that do not fall into any of these schools are called universal spells.
  
  Abjuration: Spells that protect, block, or banish. An abjuration specialist is called an abjurer.
• Forbidden Schools (Evocation, Necromancy)

Archivist

• Dark Knowledge (Tactics, Puissance)Three times per day, an archivist can draw upon his expansive knowledge.
  
  An archivist unlocks new dark knowledge abilities as his level increases and can also call upon his dark knowledge more often, gaining one additional daily use for every three archivist levels (4/day at 3rd level, 5/day at 6th level, and so forth).
  
  Using dark knowledge requires a Knowledge check of a type appropriate to the creature faced. A Knowledge (arcana) check reveals secrets of magical beasts, Knowledge (dungeoneering) pertains to aberrations, Knowledge (religion) covers undead, and Knowledge (the planes) applies to outsiders and elementals. The DC of the check is 15. Most of the archivist's dark knowledge abilities increase in effectiveness if he succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more. Dark knowledge can only be used once against any given creature.
  
  The archivist's dark knowledge can affect a single creature or all creatures of the same race, depending on the effect used. A target creature must be within 60 feet, and the archivist must be aware of the creature's presence, although he need not have a line of sight to it. The effects of dark knowledge last for 1 minute, unless stated otherwise.
  
  Tactics: The archivist knows the general combat behaviors of creatures of that race, granting his allies a +1 bonus to attack rolls made against them. For example, an archivist confronted by corruption eaters* who succeeded on his Knowledge (dungeoneering) check would grant his allies the attack bonus against all the corruption eaters they fought in that encounter. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then this bonus increases to +3.
  
  *New monster described on page 144.
  
  Puissance: Starting at 5th level, the archivist can use his dark knowledge to help his allies fight off the corrupting influence of other creatures. Allies within 60 feet of the archivist gain a +1 bonus on saving throws against the affected creature's abilities. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, this bonus increases to +3.
  
  Foe: Starting at 8th level, an archivist can direct his allies to attack vital spots of his enemies. On a successful Knowledge check, he grants them a bonus to weapon damage rolls made against the target creatures equal to 1d6 points of damage. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then this bonus increases to 2d6. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then this bonus increases to 3d6.
  
  Dread Secret: By speaking aloud a dread secret of the target creature, an archivist of 11th level or higher can dazzle a target creature for 1 round. Unlike other dark knowledge, this ability can be used only against a single creature. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, then the target is dazed for 1 round. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, then the target is stunned for 1 round (if the target is immune to being stunned but not immune to being dazed, such as most undead, then the archivist can choose to daze the target instead of stunning it).
  
  Foreknowledge: Starting at 14th level, an archivist can better prepare his allies for the attacks of the affected creature, making it harder for the creature to land blows and successfully deal damage. Allies within 30 feet of the archivist gain a +1 insight bonus to Armor Class that applies to attacks by the affected creature only. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 10 or more, this bonus increases to +2. If the archivist succeeds on his Knowledge check by 20 or more, this bonus increases to +3. (3/3)x/day
• Lore Mastery (Arcana)Lore Mastery: Upon reaching 2nd level, an archivist gains a +2 bonus to all Decipher Script checks and to all checks of any one Knowledge skill of his choice. Once this choice is made, it cannot be changed. At 7th, 13th, and 17th level, the archivist can choose an additional Knowledge skill on which to gain the +2 bonus.
• Still Mind (Ex)Starting at 4th level, an archivist gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against spells and effects from the school of enchantment, due to his rigorous focus and intense mental discipline.

Master Specialist

• Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
• Expanded SpellbookWhen you reach 2nd level, you can add one wizard spell of your chosen school to your spellbook. The spell can be of any level that you can cast, and it is in addition to the normal spells gained when increasing your level. You can add another spell of your chosen school to your spellbook at 5th and at 8th level.
• Greater Spell Focus (Abjuration)
• Minor School Esoterica (Ex)At 4th level, your unflagging focus on your chosen school opens your mind to new possibilities and grants you the first taste of the unique skills of a master specialist. You gain an ability from those below based on your chosen school.
  
  Abjuration: You gain a competence bonus on dispel checks equal to 1/2 your master specialist level.

Feats

• Collegiate WizardCollegiate Wizard
  (Complete Arcane, p. 181)
  [General]
  You have undergone extensive training in a formal school for wizards.
  
  Prerequisite
  INT 13, Wizard level 1, arcane caster level 1st
  
  Benefit
  You begin play with knowledge of six 1st-level spells plus 1 per point of Intelligence modifier. Each time you gain a wizard level, you may add four spells to your spellbook without additional research. In addition, you gain a +2 bonus on all Knowledge (arcana) checks.
  
  Special
  You can take this feat only as a 1st-level character.
  
  Normal
  1st-level wizards begin play with knowledge of three 1st level spells, and can add two spells per level to their spellbooks.
• Extend SpellExtend Spell [Metamagic]
  
  Benefit
  An extended spell lasts twice as long as normal. A spell with a duration of concentration, instantaneous, or permanent is not affected by this feat. An extended spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level.
• Academic PriestAcademic Priest [General] (Legends of the Twins)
  Scourge: Dragonlance Campaign Feats
  
  Your path to faith is more scholarly than those of other clerics.
  
  Prerequisites: Intelligence 13+
  
  Benefit: For the purpose of determining bonus divine spells per day and maximum divine spell level, your primary spellcasting ability is Intelligence. If you have more than one divine spellcasting class, the bonus applies to only one of those classes. Your spell save DCs are not affected by this change.
  
  Special: You may only take this feat as a 1st-level character. If you take this feat more than once, it applies to a different divine spellcasting class each time. You may take this feat even if you have no divine spellcasting classes yet.
• Spell Focus (Abjuration, Enchantment)Spell Focus
  (Player's Handbook v.3.5, p. 100)
  [General]
  
  Choose a school of magic, such as illusion. Your spells of that school are more potent than normal.
  
  Benefit
  Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select.
  
  Special
  You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new school of magic.

Spells
Wizard

• Level 0: 4/4 + 1/1 [S]
• Level 1: 3/4 + 1/1 [S] + 2/2 (Bonus)
• Level 2: 3/3 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 3: 2/2 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 4: 1/1 + 1/1 [S] + 1/1 (Bonus)

Archivist

• Level 0: 4/4
• Level 1: 5/5 + 2/2 (Bonus)
• Level 2: 4/4 + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 3: 3/3 + 1/1 (Bonus)
• Level 4: 2/2 + 1/1 (Bonus)

The Network of Arcane Lore Academies

• Affiliation Score: 14
• +2 to one Knowledge skill (arcana)
• +2 to any one other guild-associated skill of your choice (Spellcraft)
• Mission completion vouchers are good for 2 free spells

OOC: Rolling to Aid Henry in Search.