ic Ghosts Come Home to Roost?

[Draidden]

 

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Rodin Sethilaud

Wood Elf, Ranger

 

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Having no more bolts to shoot, Rodin holds the crossbow in his left hand and draws his dagger with the right and attacks the weasel again.

Fall back through the crack! We can't defeat them from this position.

He hates leaving his bow behind, but vows that if he lives through this he will come back for it.

OOC

attacks weasel with dagger

If the others retreat through the crack then he will follow them and pray the weasel misses.

 

Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch.

Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat.

It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders.

AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows.

 

 

 

[Terran]

A small tear runs down Jessie's dirty left cheek when the diminutive Halfling hears the sounds of the battle behind her as her friends battle the kobolds and giant weasel.  As she silently prays to the gods for their salvation, the tiny burglar steels herself to bring them help.

Pushing forward on her mission to try and summon the small dragon in the oak tree before it's too late, Jessie keeps her short legs moving as she yells as loud as she can, "ROSSAL, MY FRIENDS ARE DYING!  WE NEED YOUR HELP!  PLEASE ROSSAL," her pathetic voice finally beginning to crack under the strain of the moment!

OOC

Move:  10 feet per round for two rounds, plus whatever else is needed

Free Action:  Speak

Jessie is at 0/6 hit points and is Disabled.

Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary.

Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use.

Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates.

To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak.

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by Terran (see edit history)

[rauhric]

Aeruiel Moonshadow   Half-Moon Elf Barbarian from Ashabenford

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Aeruiel is starting to get angry at her inability to hit the weasel and swings her battleaxe again. 

OoC

Attacking weasel with battleaxe.

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AppearanceFemale half-elf, age 17, blonde, blue eyes, fair skin, 5'-7" tall weight about 125 lbs.

She is described as a willful and free spirited young woman, who likes playing pranks, and flies into fits of rage when bullied.

 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by rauhric (see edit history)

[Sorithar]

 

Bellow the Roost 

With Kethra and Maximilian now lying on the floor unconscious and possibly bleeding out, Rodin makes a desperate attempt to lunge at the large shaggy weasel, but the creature manages to evade the stab. However, this distracts it just enough so Aeruiel manages to finally bring her axe across its abdomen and split it open, spurting warm blood over both elf and half-elf as the wounded creature squeals, writhes, and succumbs to its wounds.

While the kobolds nearest the two warriors yelp and hesitate, the sight mayhap shaking their resolve, their companions on the far end of the tunnel by the collapses stair, mayhap emboldened by their distance, lob a few more sling stones at Rodin, one of them striking his upper back with force!  

Jesse finally makes it to the base of the sinkhole, yelling hard as she can, to try and get someone's attention outside...

 

OOC

 

Note 1: Yellow is range of bright torchlight, dashed Orange is for those with low-light vision. Only those with low-light vision can see in shadowy illumination 40 ft. beyond the Orange dashed line. 

Note 2: Kobolds in the rubble on the stairs have partial Cover for a +2 to AC from attacks at over 30 ft. distance.

Note 3: Kobolds in dim lighting conditions have Concealment for a 20% miss chance. 

Round 8

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Spells:

Kethra - shield (5/10)

Initiative:

Max [-11][Unconscious/Dying]

Kethra [-9][Unconscious/Dying]

Rodin [-5][]

Aeruiel [-14][]

Kobolds [-8][Dead][-4][Disabled][-2][][-2][][-1][][-1][][][][][][][][][]

Weasel [-16][Unconscious/Dying]

Jesse [-6][Disabled]

 

MAP

[For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.]

Edited May 15, 2023 by Sorithar (see edit history)

[Draidden]

 

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Rodin Sethilaud

Wood Elf, Ranger

 

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Rodin cries out in pain and anger as he is hit again by one of those darn stones. He sees the folly of staying. He drops the crossbow and grabs the nearest fallen ally and retreats through the crack in the wall.

Fall back or they will kill you!

OOC

Drops crossbow and grabs whichever ally is closest and then withdraws through the crack.

 

Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch.

Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat.

It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders.

AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows.

 

 

 

[rauhric]

Aeruiel Moonshadow   Half-Moon Elf Barbarian from Ashabenford

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Aeruiel rages at her victory over the weasel and picks it up by jamming her hand into its open chest cavity and grabbing its spine like some meat shield and rushes at the kobolds screaming like some lustful murdering humanoid that wants to rip kobolds limb from limb. 

OoC

Enter Rage! to get 2 extra HP. Then using her action to grab the weasel and using her movement to rush over to her fallen companion (Max, right?). 

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AppearanceFemale half-elf, age 17, blonde, blue eyes, fair skin, 5'-7" tall weight about 125 lbs.

She is described as a willful and free spirited young woman, who likes playing pranks, and flies into fits of rage when bullied.

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2023 by rauhric (see edit history)

[Sorithar]

 

Bellow the Roost 

With some effort and a show of rage, Rodin and Aeruiel manage to squeeze through the small crack with Kethra and Maximilian in tow, scraping against the rough edges of the broken stone, but evading the last storm of rounded sling stone surprisingly unscathed. Back in the chamber with the piled bodies of kobolds and large bees, but without a source of light in hand, you are acutely aware the kobolds might sense they have the upper hand and be close behind! 

 

Jesse has meanwhile managed to drag herself part way up the steep incline of the sinkhole and continues to shout out for help, but to no avail as yet...

 

OOC

 

Note 1: Moving us up 1 round given it is clear what the strategy is. Whether you're out of danger or not may depend on what you do next.

Round 10

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Spells:

Kethra - shield (3/10)

Initiative:

Max [-11][Unconscious/Dying]

Kethra [-9][Unconscious/Dying]

Rodin [-5][]

Aeruiel [-14][]

Kobolds [-8][Dead][-4][Disabled][-2][][-2][][-1][][-1][][][][][][][][][]

Weasel [-16][Unconscious/Dying]

Jesse [-6][Disabled]

 

MAP

[For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.]

[Terran]

Hearing her friends behind her allows Jessie to hope that they managed to get through the crack in the wall, which could be used by them as a defensive choke point until the burglar can hopefully summon help, which right now seemed a long way off.  

The tiny halfling's legs are on fire as she pushes her broken body up the hillside, its loose dirt and gravel making the climb akin to a bad nightmare where you run and run and get nowhere as the monster closes in on your from behind.

Finally, however, the diminutive rogue clears the rim of huge sinkhole and begins to stagger toward the portion of the ruins containing the majestic oak tree and hopefully help for herself and her friends. 

Not knowing who was alive or who was dead, all Jessie knew is that she needed to bring help or return and be with the others.  Mustering all the last of her strength, the tiny lass screams in a high pitched voice, "ROSSAL!  ROSSAL!  HELP US!  WE'RE DYING!"

"PLEASE, ROSSAL" she yells while pushing ever forward, leaving a trail of tiny crimson red footprints behind her as she is slowly bleeding out!

OOC

Move:  10 feet per round for two rounds, plus whatever else is needed - She is off the map and out of the sink hole

Free Action:  Yell

Jessie is at 0/6 hit points and is Disabled.

Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary.

Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use.

Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates.

To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak.

 

Edited May 20, 2023 by Terran (see edit history)

[Draidden]

 

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Rodin Sethilaud

Wood Elf, Ranger

 

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Put him over your shoulder of you can. If not pull him to the other side of that stone and use it to block their line of sight as we drag them up the incline.

Rodin picks up Kethra and slings her over his shoulder and then heads for the exit. He hates the fact that the thought running through his head is that her body might take some of the shots aimed at him if the kobolds pursue them.

OOC

Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch.

Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat.

It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders.

AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows.

 

 

 

[rauhric]

Aeruiel Moonshadow   Half-Moon Elf Barbarian from Ashabenford

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Aeruiel lets her rage fuel her escape as she carries fallen companion out of the ambush room. She follows the rest of her fleeing companions as they try to return to the surface.

OoC

Running away. 

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AppearanceFemale half-elf, age 17, blonde, blue eyes, fair skin, 5'-7" tall weight about 125 lbs.

She is described as a willful and free spirited young woman, who likes playing pranks, and flies into fits of rage when bullied.

 

 

 

Edited May 26, 2023 by rauhric (see edit history)

[Sorithar]

 

About the Roost 

The next few moments are a blur. With a hint of panic and no little hurry and fussing, Rodin and Aeruiel manage to haul the limp bodies of Kethra and Maximilian up the steep incline of the sinkhole and out to the cool, sun drenched clearing above. Grunting, huffing and signing with pain from your own injuries, you move away from the sinkhole opening and wait for the kobolds to follow as Jesse lays on the ground panting and shouting out to Rossal.

A moment later, a thoughts as words materialize in Jesse's mind silently.

Jesse's Mind

"Rossal sorry you hurt. Rossal not know how to help. Little lizard men hurt you?

It soon becomes apparent the kobolds do not intend to follow you, for whatever reasons. Relieved, you check on Kethra and Maximillian to find they are both breathing shallowly, much to your relief. Both their wounds seem dire, though Kethra's perhaps slightly less so?

 

OOC

 

Note 1: Out of combat, but leaving the statuses below for reference for now:

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Max [-11][Unconscious/Dying]

Kethra [-9][Unconscious/Dying]

Rodin [-5][]

Aeruiel [-14][]

Jesse [-6][Disabled]

 

MAP

[For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.]

[Draidden]

 

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Rodin Sethilaud

Wood Elf, Ranger

 

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Glad the little demons did not follow the group, He tries to carefully put Kethra down and then immediately goes to work trying to bind her wounds and keep her alive. He fumbles with the bandages to start with then takes a deep breath to calm himself and manages to fix his wrapping blunder and he hopes he manages to stop her bleeding. He then checks to make sure she is still alive and that this wasn't all for nothing.

OOC

First healing check failed miserably so I rolled a second. She gets her stabilization checks before that so hopefully his efforts were not really needed, but he tried anyways. With it taking 4 rounds for us to get out I hope they did not bleed to death during that time.

 

Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch.

Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat.

It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders.

AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows.

 

 

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by Draidden (see edit history)

[Terran]

When Jessie hears her friends behind her, the tiny halfling smiles when she realizes that all of her colleagues made it out of the skirmish, most worse for the wear and some unconscious.

After having slogged and clawed her way to the top of the sink hole, the diminutive burglar knows that the fight might not be over which requires Jessie to focus her will and force herself back up into a standing position atop the crater.

Calling out in response to Rossal, the tiny rogue says, "Yes Rossal, we were hurt very, very bad by little lizardmen! Now everyone is back out in the big open hole leading underground!"

"We may have to use your tree room to recover from our injuries," Jessie says not knowing what else to do as she keeps her eyes and ears focused on the bottom of the pit and surrounding environs watching and listening for the sight or sound of movement or anything unusual so she can try to warn her friends should the tactical situation suddenly change.

OOC

Move:  10 feet per round for two rounds, plus whatever else is needed - She is off the map and out of the sink hole

Free Action:  Yell

Jessie is at 0/6 hit points and is Disabled.

Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary.

Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use.

Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates.

To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak.

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by Terran (see edit history)

[rauhric]

Aeruiel Moonshadow   Half-Moon Elf Barbarian from Ashabenford

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Aeruiel is completely spent and collapses on the floor to take a dirt nap.

OoC

Running away. 

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AppearanceFemale half-elf, age 17, blonde, blue eyes, fair skin, 5'-7" tall weight about 125 lbs.

She is described as a willful and free spirited young woman, who likes playing pranks, and flies into fits of rage when bullied.

 

 

 

[Sorithar]

 

About the Roost 

Jesse senses the unseen creature's response in her mind, mingled with a tone of excitement.

Jesse's Mind

"Yes, rest under Rossal tree!"

Rodin meanwhile manages to bandage Kethra and confirm, to his relief that her breathing is steady. He soon confirms that same is true for Maximilian. Whether Tymora, Sehanine or Kethra's patron Mystra was watching over you was unclear, but you'd seemed to have had some god smiling over you this day. Though Aeruiel momentarily collapses with exhaustion, you mange to pick yourselves up and drag yourselves slowly back to the ruin of the Roost and into the ruined chamber where the large oak rises majestically. With a deep and wary sigh, you let yourselves sit down to rest.

 

OOC

 

Note 1: Out of combat, but leaving the statuses below for reference for now:

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Max [-11][Unconscious/Dying]

Kethra [-9][Unconscious/Dying]

Rodin [-5][]

Aeruiel [-14][]

Jesse [-6][Disabled]

 

MAP

[For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.]