[Adventure]: The Mark of Trogdor (DM: Dimsdale, Judge ??)

FourMonos · Jun 17, 2011

Quan stows his bow. He whispers to Namentah, "Is that a unicorn? I've never seen one before..."

MetaVoid · Jun 17, 2011

"Yes, she is. She sacrificed herself to heal us. And she's still with us in spirit." Nementah shows her left hand, sporting ugly black scars and dead leaves among her normaly green coverage.

johnmeier1 · Jun 17, 2011

Raijin puts away one of his staves in order to approach and examine the creature. Hmmm, it is good that it was not made well for such a creation is dangerous to both its creator and others. He rises and takes in the rest of the room.

[sblock=DM] That was an Elite rather than a solo right? It is difficult to get the encounter level of threat right. At first I lowballed a bit, it is too easy for L4W characters to be optimized, so I would vote for as a DM upping the ante.[/sblock]

FourMonos · Jun 17, 2011

MetaVoid said:
"Yes, she is. She sacrificed herself to heal us. And she's still with us in spirit." Nementah shows her left hand, sporting ugly black scars and dead leaves among her normaly green coverage.

Quan thinks a moment, uncertain if he should ask a more personal question, "Miss? Are you an elf? I've never seen an elf before either."

MetaVoid · Jun 17, 2011

FourMonos said:
Quan thinks a moment, uncertain if he should ask a more personal question, "Miss? Are you an elf? I've never seen an elf before either."

"An elf? Of course not. We don't look elven, do I? We are wilden of Kythira."

Turning toward noble lady that brought them in, ignoring Quan for the moment, Nementah takes her hand and leads her to her husband.

"Everything is fine, we got here on time. You can calm down now. And young one is still here too."

dimsdale · Jun 17, 2011

The golem falls, but not before getting a shot at Skalisss, but the padadin easily avoided the blow.

OOC:

Attack vs AC: 1d20+11= miss

OOC:

Rocco said:
"Money can buy better guardians then either blind pride or blind fear. Half of us would guard the child for the sake of her safety and not for the money. Other half would still guard her better then this scrap. Bah!"

Rocco said:
QOUTE]

The Lord Weinfurter looks at the dwarf. Yes, I see that now, but I am willing to do anything in order to protect my daughter. One does rash things under dire circumstances. Looking to his daughter. I'm sorry Lerrick, in my haste to protect you I almost killed you. Tears start to run down the nobels face.

It is clear that Nementahs actions have ease the state of mind of Lady Chelsea. Thank you. I feel much better now...now that this thing is dead. She then rushes to her husband and daughter, giving them a hug, followed by a stern look at husband. Really Albert, it's time to put your adventuring days behind you. It is clear that you are a little rusty.

Hmmm...I suppose you're right dear. Weinfurter was a little hurt by the comment.

He then speaks to the party. Come..come. I suppose that my lovely wife has filled you in on our situation. I...I don't know where I'd be without her. My attempt at protecting my daughter has failed as you can see. You have proven to me that you could do a much better job. We are running out of time. His voice is now strained and desparate. Can you take my child to see brother Butcha? Before recieving an answer he rushes to a cabinet and pulls out a bag. If it money you want you can consider this a down payment for your efforts. His hands are visiblely shaking, causing him to lose his grip. The bag falls onto a table top, spilling some of the gold with in it onto its surface. Will you help us? Please...I'm begging you. Tears start to well up in his eyes again.

OOC: the bag contains 50 gps for each party member.

OOC: Yes, this foe was an elite...although a wimpy one at that. Mental note: make next encounter much more challenging

johnmeier1 · Jun 17, 2011

I will protect the girl from these cultists. Raijin intones in a serious manner.

dimsdale · Jun 17, 2011

johnmeier1 said:
I will protect the girl from these cultists. Raijin intones in a serious manner.

Lord Weinfurter's eyes light up. Thank you! Does he speak for the rest of you as well?

Turning to his daughter Lerrick, please come and meet your protectors. Lerrick takes her father's hand and moves to the front of him, facing the adventures. She is as beautiful as her mother with blazing blue eyes. As mentioned before, the distinct black winged shaped tatoo is easily visible to everyone, as the mark is in the middle of her forehead, directly under her hairline. Hello, I am Lerrick. She smiles. Thank you for helping me.

[sblock=Insight roll = 10]
You can tell that Lerrick is an extremely intelligent, confident young girl, mature beyond her years. She is surprisingly calm given her situation.
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There is a aura of magic about her, not from the sinister mark on her forehead, but something else. What it is, you don't know.
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Lady Chelsea reaches her husband and whispers something into his ear. Excuse for one moment They two converse in private for a few moments and then return. Brave heros, it was our original plan to have you find brother Buchta and ask him to perform the ritual, at which point we'd send our daughter. Now, however, we feel that it would be better if you took her along with you. Protector her and see to it that she arrives safely so that the ritual can be preformed as soon as possible.

Follow me if you would please. I'll take you to a room that which has an entrance to a series of tunnels, one of which takes you to the outskirts of the city. I don't want you to be seen as not to draw attention to your group. Whispering to one of his servants he then states. This is one of my most trusted employees, Judas. He will guide you through the tunnels and you can be on your way.

Lady Chelsea and Lord Weinfurter say their goodbyes to their daughter, and then Lord Weinfurter starts to lead them out of the library to the room.

Wait! I might have something to help you on your journey. Moving around broken boxes and tables the Weinfurter makes his way to a book case. Pushing a book inward reveals a hidden chamber to his right. Stepping in side he pulls out a chest. Unlocking the chest he pulls out weatherworn cloak. Yes! During the my adventuring days I used this quite a bit. I have no use for it now. He looks around the group and then gives it to Quan. Here. I hope it proves as useful to you as it did for me.

[sblock=Quan] Elven Cloak +2 Enjoy!

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[sblock=End of Encounter 1 Stats]
Quan: Q6 50/50 HS 7/7 AP 1
Rocco: P6 44/61 THP HS 12/12 AP 1:
Nementah R6: 56/56 HS 11/11 AP 1
Raijin: Q7: 48/48 HS 6/6 AP 1:
Skalisss: P7: 68/68 HS 11/11 AP 1
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FourMonos · Jun 17, 2011

[sblock=ooc] okay, got my loot... I'm out! see you back at the Hanged Man Tavern...

Just kidding! Thanks dimsdale! This will come in very handy

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Quan takes the cloak reverently, "Many thanks, Lord. She will be safe. My life will be forfeit before any harm befalls her."

[sblock=insight and more] Insight: 1d20+6 → [9,6] = (15) Roll Lookup . I thought it might be worth equipping the girl with the cloak for now to help her hide should the situation present itself. Combined with my Ambush Expertise knack additional bonus, she might be able to hide safely during combat encounters. Thoughts from everyone? [/sblock]

JRYoung · Jun 18, 2011

Neurotic said:
he kicks at the remains and turns toward towering paladin.

"You! Don't take beasts attention away from me unless I'm hurt and need to retreat. It's attack against the sorceror would be punished much more severely then your gods retribution."

Skalisss, not amused by Rocco's outburst, is able to hold his temper due to years of Monastic training.

"You don't know me and I don't know you Rocco, but we will learn much very quickly I am sssure..."

[SBLOCK=Neurotic]No argument, the Fighter's Mark is best against a Solo. You can do the tanking. [/SBLOCK]