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image.png.4e5d5a99c665d79a45fd0cf2a3559d5e.pngAlura Sajon LG Human Wizard [8]
HP 45 | AC 13/16 | Init +3 | Perception 19 | Investigation 23

Alura tells her teammates, "Lets tie him up if we need to question him. And lets search this place for everything. Maps, plans, letters, items, etc... I want it all. If we are find anything here that will prove this ..." she motions to everything here and that they have been a part of "... is real, then we need proof. So lets find it here. We are going to need allies in this war." Then she starts searching herself for everything. She hopes her more martial teammates will tie up Rezmir.

 

OoC

Did the ranger leave us? Can he tie up Rezmir?

The rest of us need to search this room and collect clues and proof of this war, their invasion plans, and targets. Those are the civilizations we need to turn to our side. This war is happening with or without their knowledge so lets build the case and show everyone whose side they need to be on.

I'll just use Passive Perception 19 and Passive Investigation 23 for now, unless I really need to roll for it.

 

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tumblr_pai35mapsx1s1nfszo1_1280.jpgAubryn Grace

AC: 21 | Hit Points: 105/105 | Passive Perception: 14 | Init: +0

Second Wind: 1/1 | Action Surge: 1/1 | Unwavering Mark: 5/5 | Precise Strike: 2/3 | Rallying Command: 2/3 | Warding Maneuver: 4/4

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Aubryn reminds everyone about the magical silence and that she cannot hear any of them through pantomime. She gestures for them to come into the room and to close the door. Sheathing her sword, the knight searches Rezmir for anything of value, plus a key for the chest on the desk. After she removes her valuable possessions, she will bind and gag the spellcaster. Finally, she moves her into the magical silence.

If she finds a key, she looks to use it on the chest. Otherwise, she will specifically search the desk after Rezmir.

Tabletop

I don't think it's a bad thing to have the silence spell covering our search. It will make communicating more difficult, except at the far end of the room.

 

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Palast, 31st of Gildember, Morning

Moon Magic

White Robes receive a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs.

Solinari (17+1)--High Sanction, 7 days to Waning
Lunitari (17+1)--Waning, 1 days to Waning
Nuitari (5)--Waxing, 2 days to High Sanction


image.png.b6125c5dcea5035ffb3d806870645fa5.pngYou search the room. To your knowledge, there are no hidden doors or compartments. The books on the desk speak about a "Well of Dragons." However, based on their contents, you are unsure where this well is located. It is described as a powerful place of draconic magic, however.

Aubryn restrains Rezmir. She finds three keys on the half-dragon. One looks small enough to fit into the locked box sitting on the desk. She places the key in the lock and twists it. The lock opens easily. Inside the box is a finely crafted mask shaped like stylized black dragon's head. Beneath the mask is a collection of jewels, jewelry, and coins.

Tabletop

You are in Area 11.

Aubryn finds the following in the box: a set of matched peridot stones on a gold chain (400 stl), a silver torc with dragon’s heads (200 stl), six moonstones of 50 stl each, and a set of 20 loose pearls, worth a total of 3,000 stl. There’s also 600 sp, 200 stl, and 50 pp.

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image.png.4e5d5a99c665d79a45fd0cf2a3559d5e.pngAlura Sajon LG Human Wizard [8]
HP 45 | AC 13/16 | Init +3 | Perception 19 | Investigation 23

Alura wonders to herself if she knows of any information about this Well of Dragons and a possible location. And while she is exploring her memory she will give this room a last lookover to see if there are any hidden doors. She begins looking under rugs and furniture.

 

OoC

Can I roll History to see if I know anything about this Well of Dragons?

Also rolling Active Perception to find hidden doors. Maybe under the rug or behind furniture?

WTF! I have been rolling terrible lately. Like uncommonly bad. The last few times I have rolled in my games this week has been a crap load of "1's".

 

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History - Well of Dragons
17
1d20+8 9
Perception - Hidden Doors
5
1d20+4 1
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AC: 15 | HP: 54/54
Str -1 | Dex +1 | Con +3 | Int +7 | Wis +2 | Cha +0

Callista Ambers

Abilities: Transmute Spell (2/2), Spell Sniper | Ring of Spell Storing, Wand of Binding (7/7), Staff of Defense (10/10)

Spells; DC: 16. Attack +8. Spells Prepared 13 | Cantrips: Prestidigitation, Toll the Dead, Fire Bolt, Create Bonfire, Mage Hand, Mending, Eldritch Blast

Level 1 [▣ ▣ ▣ ▣]
Magic Missile, Burning Hands

Level 2 [▣ ▣ ▢]
Scorching Ray, Earthern Grasp, Crown of Madness

Level 3 [▣ ▢ ▢]
Animate Dead, Fireball, Slow, Counterspell, Summon Shadowspawn

Level 4 [▣ ▢]
Blight, Wall of Fire, Conjure Minor Elementals


"Allow me to see that mask, will you?" She does ask while grabbing though, the asking seems perfunctory at best. Once their enemy was restrained, she was no longer interested in it. She moved her undead into the room to keep them out of sight but otherwise does little to concern herself with the survivor - the undead so hover around the door to attack any enemies that might wander through.

She was less interested in the gems and jewels than she was in the mask, fortune was fleeting, but her curiosity was infinite.

 

 

 

 

Mechanics

 

Attacks Actions
Attack Target To-Hit Damage Effects
         
         
         
         
         
         


 

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Zombie A

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

Zombie B

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

Zombie C

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

 

 

 

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Palast, 31st of Gildember, Morning

Moon Magic

White Robes receive a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs.

Solinari (17+1)--High Sanction, 7 days to Waning
Lunitari (17+1)--Waning, 1 days to Waning
Nuitari (5)--Waxing, 2 days to High Sanction


image.png.b6125c5dcea5035ffb3d806870645fa5.pngAlura has never heard of this Well of Dragons. Since she is well-versed in the history of Ansalon, she suspects it must be somewhere else on Krynn. Perhaps it is the continent of Taladas to the north, of which she has heard rumors from minotaur sailors. It might also be located on the mystical Dragon Isles, where the metallic dragons permit few members of other races to journey.

Callista takes the Black Dragon Mask from Aubryn. Her fingers buzz with power as they touch the object. While she will need to take an extended period of time for study or use her magic to discern more about the mask's properties, she can tell that it is an immensely powerful artifact.

Tabletop

You are in Area 11.

Aubryn finds the following in the box: a set of matched peridot stones on a gold chain (400 stl), a silver torc with dragon’s heads (200 stl), six moonstones of 50 stl each, and a set of 20 loose pearls, worth a total of 3,000 stl. There’s also 600 sp, 200 stl, and 50 pp.

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image.png.4e5d5a99c665d79a45fd0cf2a3559d5e.pngAlura Sajon LG Human Wizard [8]
HP 45 | AC 13/16 | Init +3 | Perception 19 | Investigation 23

Alura was hoping to find something under rugs and furniture, but alas she did not. While pondering her next move she studies their prisoner for a moment looking for some sort of angle to gain the advantage here. She wonders for her vast knowledge on many things if she has ever heard of a way to socially humiliate the honor of these dragon-kin. She is searching her memory for a means to make Rezmir loose "face" within his ranks in a way that shows what a poor military figure and leader he is to his people so they will be less inclined to challenge her party.

 

OoC

What I would like to do is try and remember some sort of social or cultural facts of demoralizing the cult leader either by social or racial means. I guess what I'm looking to do is a form of Psychological Warfare to give us the advantage when encountering these culture members while Rezmir is our prisoner.

For example, do we cut off his/her horns to stripe them physically of the features that makes imposing or impressive, strip him/her naked, tie them up in a way where they needs to crawl around on hands a knees with a leash around their neck, dress him/her in some humiliating fashion to demonstrate a demotion of power stature and rank, etc...

I want to "break" Rezmir in the eyes of the cult members. I need to make sure that everyone who sees us with their defeated leader understands that even the most powerful of them is nothing compared to us.

Does that make sense?

I would like to use her Arcana, History, or Religion knowledge to try and achieve that end. She has a 19 on her portence of the day and +8 skill check so that would be a 27 on that roll.

 

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AC: 15 | HP: 54/54
Str -1 | Dex +1 | Con +3 | Int +7 | Wis +2 | Cha +0

Callista Ambers

Abilities: Transmute Spell (2/2), Spell Sniper | Ring of Spell Storing, Wand of Binding (7/7), Staff of Defense (10/10)

Spells; DC: 16. Attack +8. Spells Prepared 13 | Cantrips: Prestidigitation, Toll the Dead, Fire Bolt, Create Bonfire, Mage Hand, Mending, Eldritch Blast

Level 1 [▣ ▣ ▣ ▣]
Magic Missile, Burning Hands

Level 2 [▣ ▣ ▢]
Scorching Ray, Earthern Grasp, Crown of Madness

Level 3 [▣ ▢ ▢]
Animate Dead, Fireball, Slow, Counterspell, Summon Shadowspawn

Level 4 [▣ ▢]
Blight, Wall of Fire, Conjure Minor Elementals


She makes a motion as if she is going to put on the mask and then shakes her head with a smile as if she is having some small inside joke with herself. The artifact was impressive, but it may have to wait until later, there would be little time to figure out its properties until they were in a better position.. Shame..

She tucks it away and decides to study it at the earliest opportunity, while Alura investigates, she returns to the others. "Do we have a continuing plan?" she motions to their new captive "Interrogation or execution?"

 

 

 

 

Mechanics

 

Attacks Actions
Attack Target To-Hit Damage Effects
         
         
         
         
         
         


 

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Zombie A

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

Zombie B

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

Zombie C

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

 

 

 

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tumblr_pai35mapsx1s1nfszo1_1280.jpgAubryn Grace

AC: 21 | Hit Points: 105/105 | Passive Perception: 14 | Init: +0

Second Wind: 1/1 | Action Surge: 1/1 | Unwavering Mark: 5/5 | Precise Strike: 2/3 | Rallying Command: 2/3 | Warding Maneuver: 4/4

Skills | Saves | Features


Aubryn presses her lips together, knowing what's next is a difficult choice. They are in an enemy castle though and it's going to soon be flying with a massive treasure to resurrect a dead god; that can't happen. She says, "We need to stop this treasure from reaching wherever the cultists want it to go. Rezmir was a start, but we need to finish it. We should explore this area, starting with the room across from this one (room 13) and going counterclockwise around the area. As for Rezmir, she has proven herself a fanatic of this cult of Takhasis. She will not listen to what we say or answer our questions. We are in enemy territory here with no means to get her out of this safely. We are going to get in more fights and cannot have her distracting us. We should mercifully end her now and move on "

The knight notes Calista playing with the dragon mask and is a almost a bit surprised when she doesn't try it on. Smart woman....a problem for another time.

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image.jpegNiles Gilderbrandt

Level 8 Arcane Mystic (Character Sheet)

AC: 16 | HP: 59 | Spell Save DC: 16 | Spell Slots: 1st Level: 4 of 4 | 2nd Level: 2 of 3 | 3rd Level: 2 of 3 | 4th Level: 2 of 2

Spell Attack Bonus: +8 | Bonus Spells Available: Hex: Yes | Invisibility: no | Misty Step: Yes | Ray of Sickness: Yes

Initiative: +3   Passive Perception: 14 | Channel Divinity: Yes

 

"Agree." Niles replied to Aubren's suggestion. Niles had to look inside himself. Was this who he had become? Killing Rezmir certainly wasn't like killing an innocent. But killing a helpless villain still wasn't his style.... or was it? Niles was immediately conflicted. How could he pronounce life and death? And yet, he couldn't escape the idea that killing Rezmir would save more lives. How many might be saved if this one villain died here and now ending any possibility of escaping and aiding the enemy in someway that could even cost them the win... or their lives. Killing Rezmir had always been the plan, wasn't it? Why would it be different now that they captured her as opposed to killing her in battle?

Niles hated himself some but had to push those thoughts aside for now. his doubts and second guessing could get his own people killed and worse, cost everything if it caused them to fail.

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AC: 15 | HP: 54/54
Str -1 | Dex +1 | Con +3 | Int +7 | Wis +2 | Cha +0

Callista Ambers

Abilities: Transmute Spell (2/2), Spell Sniper | Ring of Spell Storing, Wand of Binding (7/7), Staff of Defense (10/10)

Spells; DC: 16. Attack +8. Spells Prepared 13 | Cantrips: Prestidigitation, Toll the Dead, Fire Bolt, Create Bonfire, Mage Hand, Mending, Eldritch Blast

Level 1 [▣ ▣ ▣ ▣]
Magic Missile, Burning Hands

Level 2 [▣ ▣ ▢]
Scorching Ray, Earthern Grasp, Crown of Madness

Level 3 [▣ ▢ ▢]
Animate Dead, Fireball, Slow, Counterspell, Summon Shadowspawn

Level 4 [▣ ▢]
Blight, Wall of Fire, Conjure Minor Elementals


"Very well then, no one needs to be here if they don't want to. My .. assistants can manage it while you're gone.." she motions to the undead servants by the door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanics

 

Attacks Actions
Attack Target To-Hit Damage Effects
         
         
         
         
         
         


 

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Zombie A

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

Zombie B

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

Zombie C

HP: 30
AC: 8
Attack: +7
Damage:
1d6+1

 

 

 

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tumblr_pai35mapsx1s1nfszo1_1280.jpgAubryn Grace

AC: 21 | Hit Points: 105/105 | Passive Perception: 14 | Init: +0

Second Wind: 1/1 | Action Surge: 1/1 | Unwavering Mark: 5/5 | Precise Strike: 2/3 | Rallying Command: 2/3 | Warding Maneuver: 4/4

Skills | Saves | Features


Aubryn sighs and says, "No, I will do it. I do not trust your...tools to screw this up. I will give her an honorable death, more than she deserves. I refuse to let her be savaged by undead."

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image.png.4e5d5a99c665d79a45fd0cf2a3559d5e.pngAlura Sajon LG Human Wizard [8]
HP 45 | AC 13/16 | Init +3 | Perception 19 | Investigation 23

Alura stops her companions from killing Rezmir and says "We leave her tied up. This is humiliation enough. Her Dark Queen will punish her for her weakness. The rest of her cult will feel the same. This gesture is worse than a quick death. Let her have her eternal humiliation." She gathers up anything that is valuable and important to Rezmir and stripes her of any rank or privilege trinket that might be coveted as being earned through show of strength and power. The goal is to leave her with no token of respect she ever earned. Alura wants to make sure Rezmir knows that she is now and forever NOTHING.

 

OoC

Any trinket or token of rank of privilege earned in the service of the Dark Queen and her cult will be taken by Alura as a token of victory.

 

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Palast, 31st of Gildember, Morning

Moon Magic

White Robes receive a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs.

Solinari (17+1)--High Sanction, 7 days to Waning
Lunitari (17+1)--Waning, 1 days to Waning
Nuitari (5)--Waxing, 2 days to High Sanction


image.png.b6125c5dcea5035ffb3d806870645fa5.pngAlura quickly removes Rezmir's robes and the clawed brooch the cultist is wearing. These might be a useful disguise in the future.

Leaving Rezmir magically sleeping behind you, you head to the room across the hall. The door is locked, but one of the keys you recovered from Rezmir opens it. On the other side, you find a store room. Huge sides of beef, entire ham hocks, and enormous barrels fill this room, as do hundreds of crates. The place smells of burlap, wood, and salt.

Tabletop

Alura gains an Insignia of Claws. She also gains a set of purple cultist robes.

You are in Area 13.

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image.jpegNiles Gilderbrandt

Level 8 Arcane Mystic (Character Sheet)

AC: 16 | HP: 59 | Spell Save DC: 16 | Spell Slots: 1st Level: 4 of 4 | 2nd Level: 2 of 3 | 3rd Level: 2 of 3 | 4th Level: 2 of 2

Spell Attack Bonus: +8 | Bonus Spells Available: Hex: Yes | Invisibility: no | Misty Step: Yes | Ray of Sickness: Yes

Initiative: +3   Passive Perception: 14 | Channel Divinity: Yes

 

Niles didn't like the idea of leaving Rezmir alive but neither did he like the idea of "eternal shame". He felt as though mercy needed to be at the heart of the decision but even so, he worried that leaving her alive was a mistake and wished Aubrin had finished the cult leader off

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