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[Wiz]

Val rides carefully and quietly, often lost in thought.  Once or twice she pulls out Domino's letter and rereads it, but this never seems to improve her mood toward her sister.  At night she talks a lot with Violet, helping her orient herself to her new world.  

[Inash]

 
Barhuce

Barhuce rides along quietly, not feeling the need to subject the group to his singing voice just to pass time.

Statblock

Barhuce
M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init6[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 7/9, [B]Speed[/B] 30
[B]AC[/B] 15, [B]Touch[/B] 12, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 13, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 0, [B]CMB[/B] +1, [B]Base Attack7 Bonus[/B] 0   
[B]1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) [/B] 3 (1d4+4, x2)
[B]  light Mace [/B] 1 (1d6+1, x2)
[B]  Dagger [/B] 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
[B]  Lamellar Cuirass[/B] (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect)
[B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
[B]Condition[/B] None 

Actions Crunch

 

 

[madMonk]

Rain-in-Summer

Jerry sits on Rain, who sits on a horse. The little totem pole keeps an eye out for trouble.

 

[iantruesilver]

Having left Hajoth Hakados the day before, you are nearing the end of the second day of your four days' ride back to Torch.  After camping out in the wild the first night, you've continued to follow the Seven Tears River as it slowly winds north along the edge of the sprawling Numerian Plains.

 

At some point during the day, you cross the river back onto the eastern bank, where up ahead you would find a decent night's rest in Blackpipe.  Durom, one of Khonnir's contacts here who owns a small farm just at the outskirts of the village, would likely be expecting you.

 

As you spot Durom's farmstead in the horizon, the sun is setting along the western horizon.

 

Barhuce, T'Sarra and Vri Only

Riding up towards the farm, you notice something is not right.  The gate at the road has been damaged, and through it, there looks to be something mechanical hovering over the shape vaguely resembling a human.

 

This thing looks to be a spiderlike-robot, about the size of a dog.  If it had noticed you, it is certainly showing little to no sign of it.

 

 

Through the similarly busted barn door and the open door into Durom's house, you notice the glint of another two more metallic creatures, similarly shaped.

Rain Only

Though at the moment you were too distracted to notice what's ahead of you, Jerry squeaks shrilly, his emotions communicating a sense of deep dread and worry to your awareness.

 

 

[[ Map — Durom's Farm ]]

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

[farothel]

 

 

Statblock

Vrilundass 'Vri' Arund

Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 4/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 1, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1   
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20)+4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None

Hero points: 1/1

Vri had been telling a story about the circus to distract people from their sore muscles when she spotted the strange critters.

"Careful, possible danger ahead," she said to the others, trying to see what the thing was exactly and what, if anything, happened to the guy running the farm.  She also drew her weapon to be ready.

 

OOC

 

[Wiz]

Val nods and draws her pistol, pulling out a paper bullet and tearing a hole in with her teeth.  The investigator pours the black powder down the barrel, tamps it down and drops in the bullet quickly, then draws the trigger lock back and prepares to fire.  Val pulls her horse ahead of Violet, staying between danger and the android as she redoubles her search.

[Inash]

 
Barhuce

"Robots, it had to be robots."  Barhuce dismounts and loosely ties his horse to a nearby bush. "We should probably deal with this."

Statblock

Barhuce
M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init6[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 7/9, [B]Speed[/B] 30
[B]AC[/B] 15, [B]Touch[/B] 12, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 13, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 0, [B]CMB[/B] +1, [B]Base Attack7 Bonus[/B] 0   
[B]1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) [/B] 3 (1d4+4, x2)
[B]  light Mace [/B] 1 (1d6+1, x2)
[B]  Dagger [/B] 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
[B]  Lamellar Cuirass[/B] (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect)
[B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
[B]Condition[/B] None 

Actions Crunch

 

 

[ccanary]

 

T'Sarra Khonnor 

HP 9/11  | AC 18(+1 vs robots) |  Fort (2) - Reflex (3) - Will (2) 

 

 

 

 

---

 

T'Sarra nodded and quietly dismounted, her anxiety rising. Robots, why did it have to be robots indeed! This had to be linked to Khonnir's disappearance and the Technic league, at least in her mind.

 

 

 

[farothel]

 

 

Statblock

Vrilundass 'Vri' Arund

Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 4/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 1, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1   
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20)+4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None

Hero points: 1/1

Vri got of her horse and tied it next to Barhuce's.

"Given that this house is where our contact lives, yes, we should investigate," she said,  "Let's move in, carefully."

She would move in slowly, weapon ready, going towards the closest robot, moving from cover to cover.

 

OOC

 

Edited May 9, 2023 by farothel (see edit history)

[madMonk]

Rain-in-Summer

Rain dismounts and loads her shiny new crossbow. Jerry burrows into her hood and hides.

 

[iantruesilver]

As Vri alerts the rest of the riders in the rear of trouble, several of the group immediately dismount, some of you drawing weapons and making ready for a potential conflict.  Vri moves ahead of the group into the farmstead's courtyard, rapier in hand.

 

Val and Vri Only

A little north of the middle of the courtyard, the one scorpion-like automaton was clearly hovering over a human-shaped mound.  Now you see that the body is that of Durom, the farm owner, and he is clearly not moving.

 

Vri Only

There is some blood beginning to pool from around the farmer's body.  As well, inside the farm house, you hear a soft, distant groan, very possibly female.  A quick look around the property shows that many of the doors and gates have been damaged or busted down.

 

 

Inside the courtyard of the farmstead, a scorpion-like object the size of a small dog turns around, blue light radiating from inside its metallic hull.  It makes a particularly weird set of buzzing sounds, and two more of the same mechanical creatures appear, one coming out of the barn and the other skittering down the stairs from the farmhouse, claws pointed threateningly at Vri.

 

 

[[ Map — Durom's Farm ]]

(( Unless you intend to flee, please roll initiative now. ))

[farothel]

 

 

Statblock

 

[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2744078][B][SIZE=+1]Vrilundass ‘Vri’ Arund[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] 11/11, [B]Speed[/B] 30ft [B]AC[/B] 16, [B]Touch[/B] 13, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 15, [B]Fort[/B] 0, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 3, [B]CMB[/B] +2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 1 [B]silversheen, MC rapier [/B] +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2) [B]cold iron dagger [/B] +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2) [B] shortbow (20) [/B] +4 (1d6, x3) [B] Studded Leather[/B] (+3 Armor, +3 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15 [B]Condition[/B] None hero points: 1/1

Vrilundass ‘Vri’ Arund
Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20) +4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None
hero points: 1/1

"There is someone alive in there," she called out to the others as she moved in towards the closest robot, stabbing it and hoping she would be able to damage them.  Probably she would be able to get her rapier in between the metal plates and damage things on the inside.  Quite like humanoids actually.

 

OOC

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by iantruesilver
Switched to Baldr sheet Statblock (see edit history)

[Inash]

 
Barhuce

Barhuce nods and reaches for his bomb components. Then he moves in and throws a bomb at a robot that is by itself.

Statblock

 

[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2740751][B][SIZE=+1]Barhuce[/SIZE][/B][/URL] M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 9/9, [B]Speed[/B] 30 [B]AC[/B] 15, [B]Touch[/B] 12, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 13, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 0, [B]CMB[/B] +1, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B]1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) [/B] 3 (1d4+4, x2) [B] light Mace [/B] 1 (1d6+1, x2) [B] Dagger [/B] 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2) [B] Lamellar Cuirass[/B] (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10 [B]Condition[/B] None

Barhuce
M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), Level 1, Init 4, HP 9/9, Speed 30
AC 15, Touch 12, Flat-footed 13, CMD 13, Fort 3, Ref 4, Will 0, CMB +1, Base Attack Bonus 0
1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) 3 (1d4+4, x2)
light Mace 1 (1d6+1, x2)
Dagger 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
Lamellar Cuirass (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
Condition None

Actions Crunch

Move 30' throw bomb at M

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by iantruesilver
Switched to Baldr sheet statblock (see edit history)

[madMonk]

Rain-in-Summer

The shaman readies her crossbow. She fires a shot at the further robot, before reloading her crossbow.

---

Action: Firing on Robot J

Move: Reload

Statistics Block

[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2740505][B][SIZE=+1]Rain-in-Summer[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Human Shaman (Serendipity), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 7, [B]HP[/B] 10/10, [B]Speed[/B] [B]AC[/B] 16, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 15, [B]CMD[/b] 9, [B]Fort[/B] 1, [B]Ref[/B] 1, [B]Will[/B] 6, [B]CMB[/B] -2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B]Move action load, provokes Crossbow, Light (35gp) (Bolts (20)) [/B] +1 (1d8 piercing, 19-20/x2) [B]Trip Sickle (6gp) [/B] -2 (1d6-2 slashing, x2) [B] Scale mail (50gp)[/B] (+5 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 7, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 14 [B]Condition[/B] None

Rain-in-Summer
Human Shaman (Serendipity), Level 1, Init 7, HP 10/10, Speed
AC 16, Touch 11, Flat-footed 15, CMD 9, Fort 1, Ref 1, Will 6, CMB -2, Base Attack Bonus 0
Move action load, provokes Crossbow, Light (35gp) (Bolts (20)) +1 (1d8 piercing, 19-20/x2)
Trip Sickle (6gp) -2 (1d6-2 slashing, x2)
Scale mail (50gp) (+5 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 7, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 14
Condition None

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[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2741612][B][SIZE=+1]Jerry[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Jerboa Spirit Animal (Lore) (Sage), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] 5/5, [B]Speed[/B] [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 17, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 14, [B]CMD[/b] 4, [B]Fort[/B] 1, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 4, [B]CMB[/B] -9, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B] Bite [/B] -1 (1d2-5, ) (+3 Dex, +4 Size) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 1, Dex 16, Con 8, Int 6, Wis 15, Cha 3 [B]Condition[/B] None

Jerry
Jerboa Spirit Animal (Lore) (Sage), Level 1, Init 3, HP 5/5, Speed
AC 17, Touch 17, Flat-footed 14, CMD 4, Fort 1, Ref 5, Will 4, CMB -9, Base Attack Bonus 0
Bite -1 (1d2-5, )
(+3 Dex, +4 Size)
Abilities Str 1, Dex 16, Con 8, Int 6, Wis 15, Cha 3
Condition None

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by iantruesilver
Added Baldr sheet Statblock (see edit history)

[ccanary]

 

T'Sarra Khonnor 

HP 9/11  | AC 18(+1 vs robots) |  Fort (2) - Reflex (3) - Will (2) 

 

 

 

 

---

 

T'Sarra nodded quietly and prepared to fight.

She stepped closer to the accursed robots and cast a spell to bless her team's morale in the battle to come.

Actions:

5 foot step closer to robots - moving on tableplop

Swift:

Move: (only standard action in first round of battle)

Standard: cast bless

 

Statistics Block

[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2706876][B][SIZE=+1]T'Sarra Khonnor[/SIZE][/B][/URL] F NG tiefling (demon-spawn) Oracle, [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 3, [B]HP[/B] 11/11, [B]Speed[/B] 30 [B]AC[/B] 18, [B]Touch[/B] 13, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 15, [B]CMD[/b] 17, [B]Fort[/B] 2, [B]Ref[/B] 3, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]CMB[/B] +4, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B] longspear [/B] +4*** (1d8+6, x3) [B] claws [/B] +4*** (1d4+4x2, x2) [B] lamellar leather[/B] (+4 Armor, +3 Dex, +1 Deflect) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 18, Dex 7, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 17 [B]Condition[/B] None

T'Sarra Khonnor
F NG tiefling (demon-spawn) Oracle, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11, Speed 30
AC 18, Touch 13, Flat-footed 15, CMD 17, Fort 2, Ref 3, Will 2, CMB +4, Base Attack Bonus 0
longspear +4*** (1d8+6, x3)
claws +4*** (1d4+4x2, x2)
lamellar leather (+4 Armor, +3 Dex, +1 Deflect)
Abilities Str 18, Dex 7, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 17
Condition None

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by iantruesilver
Added Baldr sheet statblock (see edit history)