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[Adventure]Curious & Curiouser (Judge: Stonegod)
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<blockquote data-quote="jsb420" data-source="post: 5702862" data-attributes="member: 6672544"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Curious & Curiouser</span></p><p> A sequel to <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/living-eberron/306466-adventure-hysterias-ascendency-judge-stonegod.html#post5573290" target="_blank">Hysteria’s Ascendency</a></p><p> 5-8 Level Adventure – LEB</p><p> </p><p> Cast:</p><p> 1. <a href="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/Braddock_the_Historian" target="_blank">Braddock the Historian (fourmonos)</a> - male dwarf vestige warlock 6</p><p> 2. <a href="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Quan_Reah_%28johnmeier1%29" target="_blank">Quan Reah (johnmeier1)</a> - male elf monk 5</p><p> 3. <a href="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Orsik_The_Small_%28MetaVoid%29" target="_blank">Orsik the Small (metavoid)</a> - male goliath runepriest 7</p><p> 4. <a href="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Rikka_Pouncequick_%28pathfinderq1%29" target="_blank">Rikka Pouncequick (pathfinderq1)</a> - female elf druid 7</p><p> 5. <a href="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Muzdum_Firebelly_%28Voda_Vosa%29" target="_blank">Muzdum Firebelly (Voda Vosa)</a> - male dwarf fighter 7</p><p>Judge: Stonegod</p><p> [sblock=The Story Thus Far...][sblock=Hysteria’s Ascendency] Baldwin leads the adventurers to a ruined warehouse where he (attempts) to ambush them with his wererat minions, but fails to kill the PCs. Baldwin escapes, sacrificing his own troops to flee.</p><p> Next, the heroes enter the sewers and are ambushed again by filthy wererats and their pet otyugh.</p><p> Defeating the were-men, the PCs delve deeper into the Cogs beneath Sharn to locate the wererat warren/temple but failed to do so (skill challenge - failed). Instead they found a werecrocodile, Mangore. The heroes found out that Baldwin paid this creature to keep an eye out for them and to kill them on sight.</p><p> The PCs must retry the skill challenge to find the warren/temple.</p><p> The PCs (finally) find the wererat warren during an evil rite to animate an unholy golem to unleash upon the world above. The PCs manage to kill Baldwin and the rest of the wererats and eventually destroy the golem as well.</p><p> After the last monster falls, two forms detach from the ceiling, a pair of werebats circle over the heroes, daring them to enter the King's Forest at their own peril, taunting them with their destruction at the hands of his "Wicker-man".</p><p> The story continues in Curious & Curiouser...</p><p> [sblock=XP Awarded] [sblock=Baldwin’s Ambush]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5589493-post73.html" target="_blank">505 XP each</a></p><p> NOTE: no time bonus awarded yet.[/sblock]</p><p> [sblock=Sewer Scramble]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5633263-post173.html" target="_blank">483 XP each</a></p><p> NOTE: 2 RP were awarded[/sblock]</p><p> [sblock=Skill Challenge (Failed)]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5652635-post234.html" target="_blank">362 XP each</a></p><p> NOTE: no time bonus awarded.[/sblock]</p><p> [sblock=End Game]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5678404-post319.html" target="_blank">959 XP each</a></p><p> NOTE: 1 RP was awarded[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]</p><p> [sblock=Rules]-Please use grey text, spoilers blocks ("sblocks"), or [ooc] function for Out of Character discussion. If you’re unsure how to use them go <a href="http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode" target="_blank">HERE</a> (warning: you are leaving ENWorld.org)</p><p> </p><p> -Please use Invisible Castle for dice rolling (be sure to register). ENWorld has a dice roller (but it takes up a lot of space). If you can't use either dice roller for whatever reason, post a link to the dice roller you want to use and I will OK it.</p><p> </p><p> -If you know you will be unable to post for a couple days because you will be out of town, or whatever, please say so and me or someone will NPC your character until you come back if there is a skill challenge or battle encounter. I would like to keep to a 48 hour per post per PC, to help speed the game up (you don’t have to wait a full 48 hours though). Once the allotted time has passed, ONE message will be posted in the thread and if not responded to within 12 hours of that message, your PC’s actions will be made for you (using at-wills only).</p><p> </p><p> -I will be using the honor system for skill checks. If I post a sblock that says "Arcana 18" that is the DC you have to roll to be able to read it. (please don't click on it unless you succeed the roll!) If it lists a character's name, only they can read it. If it is directed at a specific person anyone can read it. You can share the information with other people, but don't just copy and paste it directly. You of course can do other skill checks that I do not post.</p><p> </p><p> -I will roll the monster’s initiative all together, averaged out and post that number. I will also roll the character’s initiatives, and any that are higher than the number I posted originally will be able to act before the monsters. Thereafter, turns will be posted in “block” format (monsters, PCs, monsters, etc). I will record the PC’s actions in the order they are posted.</p><p> </p><p> -Please always post what the attack or ability does in its entirety, even if it is for the 100th time. I have all the class books, but I don't have every power memorized.</p><p> </p><p> -During an encounter, I will post the defense stats and (after you know the monster is not a minion) the HP of monsters. This way you know right away if an attack hit. If your character’s actions provoke an Opportunity Attack, you can include it as part of your post. For such occurrences, I will only list Basic attacks. Other powers won’t be revealed.</p><p> </p><p> -I will pass out XP at the end of each encounter, as well as dish out any treasure/gp (unless specifically mentioned as part of the adventure).</p><p> </p><p> -You can distribute treasure however you like, but be sure to list any wishlist items on your character sheets, and if reasonable, I can include such an item into the treasure parcel. I like to choose the items as the adventure progresses (i.e. your PC has a low FORT and during the encounter that PC was constantly being hit as a result of the low FORT, I’ll add a neck slot item to help boost that defense up, etc).</p><p> </p><p> -Each player chooses a color. Please post your speech and thoughts in your character's color, using italics for the latter. On the battle map I attach to an encounter, any PC mark, I will highlight the target creature with that color for easy visual reference.</p><p> </p><p> -I will always be happy to answer any questions, comments and concerns. If I make a mistake (god forbid) please feel free to PM me or post your reasoning. I’m not a rules Nazi. I feel that flexibility as a DM is a must.</p><p> </p><p> -Last, but not least, have fun![/sblock]</p><p> After arriving back on the surface, the heroes separate in order to take care of any personal errands they may have. While out and about, each hero is approached by official-looking human steward, behind him stand two guards wearing platemail armor. All three bear the holy symbol of the Church of the Silver Flame upon their breast. To each is presented a scroll bearing their names as well as the church’s holy symbol. </p><p> [sblock=Reading the Scroll]Attention please.</p><p> Your presence is requested before his holiness, Vandrol Sol, High Priest of the Silver Flame at the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame at mid day on the morrow. Please arrive promptly and bring the holy relic found during your latest encounter. </p><p> </p><p> May the Light Shine upon you,</p><p> Dendron Belson</p><p> High Steward to the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame[/sblock]</p><p> At the appointed time, everyone arrives at the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame, in mid-Sharn. Upon entry, you are immediately escorted to the High Priest’s opulently decorated solar – clearly meant as place to entertain high ranked officials and clergy - and asked to wait patiently for His Holiness. Numerous murals cover the walls, depicting many scenes throughout the history of Sharn and of the Church of the Silver Flame. Bookshelves filled with tomes of many shapes and sizes, subjects ranging from basic agriculture to more esoteric subjects, curses, afflictions, and the like.</p><p> [sblock=History Check (trained only) DC 17]You recognize one of the hanging murals as depicting what was known as <em><a href="http://eberronunlimited.wikidot.com/the-purge" target="_blank">The Great Purge</a></em>, a noble paladin of the Silver Flame striking down a wolf-like humanoid.</p><p> [sblock=History ( DC 23+)]You recognize the Paladin as Jolan Sol.[/sblock][/sblock]</p><p> After a few moments, a middle-aged human enters and apologizes for his tardiness and makes his way to sit behind a finely made desk. He introduces himself as Vandrol Sol, High Priest. He appears enthusiastic at your appearance, and very much honored to have such heroes within his presence. <span style="color: brown">”Your most recent successes have already reached the ears of our clergy. I must congratulate you and your allies for ridding our fair city of Baldwin and his wererat minions. I have faced that one many times and he always has been able to escape his fate. You have ended a dire plague infecting our great city.”</span> He looks each of you in the eyes, you can see his sincerity clearly upon his face. </p><p> [sblock=Insight Check DC 20]You can see numerous similarities with Vandrol and the paladin depicted on the mural, enough to be some ancestor of his.[/sblock]</p><p>Vandrol continues, <span style="color: brown">”For such a noble act, please allow the Cathedral of Cleansing Flame to offer a boon to each of you. But first, you were asked to bring the holy relic. Might I see it?”</span></p><p><span style="color: brown"></span>[/ooc]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jsb420, post: 5702862, member: 6672544"] [SIZE=4]Curious & Curiouser[/SIZE] A sequel to [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/living-eberron/306466-adventure-hysterias-ascendency-judge-stonegod.html#post5573290"]Hysteria’s Ascendency[/URL] 5-8 Level Adventure – LEB Cast: 1. [URL="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/Braddock_the_Historian"]Braddock the Historian (fourmonos)[/URL] - male dwarf vestige warlock 6 2. [URL="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Quan_Reah_%28johnmeier1%29"]Quan Reah (johnmeier1)[/URL] - male elf monk 5 3. [URL="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Orsik_The_Small_%28MetaVoid%29"]Orsik the Small (metavoid)[/URL] - male goliath runepriest 7 4. [URL="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Rikka_Pouncequick_%28pathfinderq1%29"]Rikka Pouncequick (pathfinderq1)[/URL] - female elf druid 7 5. [URL="http://leb.wikia.com/wiki/LEB:PC:Muzdum_Firebelly_%28Voda_Vosa%29"]Muzdum Firebelly (Voda Vosa)[/URL] - male dwarf fighter 7 Judge: Stonegod [sblock=The Story Thus Far...][sblock=Hysteria’s Ascendency] Baldwin leads the adventurers to a ruined warehouse where he (attempts) to ambush them with his wererat minions, but fails to kill the PCs. Baldwin escapes, sacrificing his own troops to flee. Next, the heroes enter the sewers and are ambushed again by filthy wererats and their pet otyugh. Defeating the were-men, the PCs delve deeper into the Cogs beneath Sharn to locate the wererat warren/temple but failed to do so (skill challenge - failed). Instead they found a werecrocodile, Mangore. The heroes found out that Baldwin paid this creature to keep an eye out for them and to kill them on sight. The PCs must retry the skill challenge to find the warren/temple. The PCs (finally) find the wererat warren during an evil rite to animate an unholy golem to unleash upon the world above. The PCs manage to kill Baldwin and the rest of the wererats and eventually destroy the golem as well. After the last monster falls, two forms detach from the ceiling, a pair of werebats circle over the heroes, daring them to enter the King's Forest at their own peril, taunting them with their destruction at the hands of his "Wicker-man". The story continues in Curious & Curiouser... [sblock=XP Awarded] [sblock=Baldwin’s Ambush][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5589493-post73.html"]505 XP each[/URL] NOTE: no time bonus awarded yet.[/sblock] [sblock=Sewer Scramble][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5633263-post173.html"]483 XP each[/URL] NOTE: 2 RP were awarded[/sblock] [sblock=Skill Challenge (Failed)][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5652635-post234.html"]362 XP each[/URL] NOTE: no time bonus awarded.[/sblock] [sblock=End Game][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5678404-post319.html"]959 XP each[/URL] NOTE: 1 RP was awarded[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock] [sblock=Rules]-Please use grey text, spoilers blocks ("sblocks"), or [ooc] function for Out of Character discussion. If you’re unsure how to use them go [URL="http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode"]HERE[/URL] (warning: you are leaving ENWorld.org) -Please use Invisible Castle for dice rolling (be sure to register). ENWorld has a dice roller (but it takes up a lot of space). If you can't use either dice roller for whatever reason, post a link to the dice roller you want to use and I will OK it. -If you know you will be unable to post for a couple days because you will be out of town, or whatever, please say so and me or someone will NPC your character until you come back if there is a skill challenge or battle encounter. I would like to keep to a 48 hour per post per PC, to help speed the game up (you don’t have to wait a full 48 hours though). Once the allotted time has passed, ONE message will be posted in the thread and if not responded to within 12 hours of that message, your PC’s actions will be made for you (using at-wills only). -I will be using the honor system for skill checks. If I post a sblock that says "Arcana 18" that is the DC you have to roll to be able to read it. (please don't click on it unless you succeed the roll!) If it lists a character's name, only they can read it. If it is directed at a specific person anyone can read it. You can share the information with other people, but don't just copy and paste it directly. You of course can do other skill checks that I do not post. -I will roll the monster’s initiative all together, averaged out and post that number. I will also roll the character’s initiatives, and any that are higher than the number I posted originally will be able to act before the monsters. Thereafter, turns will be posted in “block” format (monsters, PCs, monsters, etc). I will record the PC’s actions in the order they are posted. -Please always post what the attack or ability does in its entirety, even if it is for the 100th time. I have all the class books, but I don't have every power memorized. -During an encounter, I will post the defense stats and (after you know the monster is not a minion) the HP of monsters. This way you know right away if an attack hit. If your character’s actions provoke an Opportunity Attack, you can include it as part of your post. For such occurrences, I will only list Basic attacks. Other powers won’t be revealed. -I will pass out XP at the end of each encounter, as well as dish out any treasure/gp (unless specifically mentioned as part of the adventure). -You can distribute treasure however you like, but be sure to list any wishlist items on your character sheets, and if reasonable, I can include such an item into the treasure parcel. I like to choose the items as the adventure progresses (i.e. your PC has a low FORT and during the encounter that PC was constantly being hit as a result of the low FORT, I’ll add a neck slot item to help boost that defense up, etc). -Each player chooses a color. Please post your speech and thoughts in your character's color, using italics for the latter. On the battle map I attach to an encounter, any PC mark, I will highlight the target creature with that color for easy visual reference. -I will always be happy to answer any questions, comments and concerns. If I make a mistake (god forbid) please feel free to PM me or post your reasoning. I’m not a rules Nazi. I feel that flexibility as a DM is a must. -Last, but not least, have fun![/sblock] After arriving back on the surface, the heroes separate in order to take care of any personal errands they may have. While out and about, each hero is approached by official-looking human steward, behind him stand two guards wearing platemail armor. All three bear the holy symbol of the Church of the Silver Flame upon their breast. To each is presented a scroll bearing their names as well as the church’s holy symbol. [sblock=Reading the Scroll]Attention please. Your presence is requested before his holiness, Vandrol Sol, High Priest of the Silver Flame at the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame at mid day on the morrow. Please arrive promptly and bring the holy relic found during your latest encounter. May the Light Shine upon you, Dendron Belson High Steward to the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame[/sblock] At the appointed time, everyone arrives at the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame, in mid-Sharn. Upon entry, you are immediately escorted to the High Priest’s opulently decorated solar – clearly meant as place to entertain high ranked officials and clergy - and asked to wait patiently for His Holiness. Numerous murals cover the walls, depicting many scenes throughout the history of Sharn and of the Church of the Silver Flame. Bookshelves filled with tomes of many shapes and sizes, subjects ranging from basic agriculture to more esoteric subjects, curses, afflictions, and the like. [sblock=History Check (trained only) DC 17]You recognize one of the hanging murals as depicting what was known as [I][URL="http://eberronunlimited.wikidot.com/the-purge"]The Great Purge[/URL][/I], a noble paladin of the Silver Flame striking down a wolf-like humanoid. [sblock=History ( DC 23+)]You recognize the Paladin as Jolan Sol.[/sblock][/sblock] After a few moments, a middle-aged human enters and apologizes for his tardiness and makes his way to sit behind a finely made desk. He introduces himself as Vandrol Sol, High Priest. He appears enthusiastic at your appearance, and very much honored to have such heroes within his presence. [COLOR=brown]”Your most recent successes have already reached the ears of our clergy. I must congratulate you and your allies for ridding our fair city of Baldwin and his wererat minions. I have faced that one many times and he always has been able to escape his fate. You have ended a dire plague infecting our great city.”[/COLOR] He looks each of you in the eyes, you can see his sincerity clearly upon his face. [sblock=Insight Check DC 20]You can see numerous similarities with Vandrol and the paladin depicted on the mural, enough to be some ancestor of his.[/sblock] Vandrol continues, [COLOR=brown]”For such a noble act, please allow the Cathedral of Cleansing Flame to offer a boon to each of you. But first, you were asked to bring the holy relic. Might I see it?” [/COLOR][/ooc] [/QUOTE]
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