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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    As you enter the dark tunnel, the chanting seems to grow louder. The darkness also becomes more palpable, the ground more uneven as you almost stumble among small rocks and roots. Though you are sure the tunnel can't be that deep, the darkness is as unfathomable as it is almost feelable. the...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Inside, the templeconsists of three rooms: one is the building seen from the outside, the other two are caves connecting to it (one larger with the main altar, one smaller serving the resident monk as living quarters; a short tunnel leads from the back of the building to the altar cave and the...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Arishan draws his blade to join the fight with the archer. As he tries to evade both his blade and Pan Chou's blow, he fails at both attempts and falls to the ground, bleeding heavily. Pan Chou's hit had been devastating. With the archer down, there are no other enemies left outside the temple...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Round 4 OOC: i'm back again, had some problems with my intrenet connection after i returned. What will be Arisahn's action for this round?]
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    Oozes and Saves

    thanks alot for clearing that up for me :)
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    Oozes and Saves

    I was trying to advance the summoning ooze from Monster Manual III, but i don't understand how base saves for oozes at higher hit dice are calculated. can somebody explain to me what base saving throws i should use? cheers, Ariakor
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    The archer is now the only remaining opponent, blocking your way into the temple as he stands on top of the stairs in the doorway,. He drops his bow and assumes an unarmed defensive stance, hands raised and crouching low. Lin Xu's first attack is too fast for him to block and the short sword...
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    Interest in Oriental Adventures PbP?

    Ho. I'll be out of town until next tuesday and won't be able to access the game till then. cheers, Ariakor
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Pan Chou strikes the archer just after he fired his bow. But the man saw his follow-up attack just in time, dropping to a knee, for a short moment falling into the Snake parting the Grass -Evasive stance, and deflects the huge blade with the broad middle section of his bow. The Lin charges him...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Combat Round 2 - Revised [ooc: oh, sorry, my bad. i missed that when i checked everyone's actions. then just ignore it for your characters, please.] The scarred man draws another arrow from his quiver and fires at arishan again, hitting him for another 6 points of damage. Arishan grimaces in...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Combat Round Two A small flame appears in Guchiko's hands as she finishes the spell. With a flick of her fingers and a quick prayer to the ancestral ghosts of this place for guiadance the small, almost humanoid flame leaps through the meleetowards the hooded figure. But before it can reach him...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Combat Round 1 - On Second Thought... In one fluid motion, Pan Chou turns a bit to his left, changing the angle of his blade just a little to attack the other guard. The man, now trying to attack Pan Chou, gets distracted just enough by parrying this strike to his neck, that his own attack...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Combat Round 1 [ooc: at init 20 arishan casts Resist taint on Pan Chou] [ooc: at init 19] the hooded man in the entrance of the temple begins to chant in a strange an foul-sounding language, performing short, quick gestures with his hands. Suddenly it seems as if the shadows around him begin to...
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    Interest in Oriental Adventures PbP?

    Depends on what you are doing when you are here :) I tried to spend my time there studying chinese (because its my major at university), but otherwise its relatively easy and relaxed, compared to life in europe. everything is much less expensive, though you don't have everything available as...
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    Interest in Oriental Adventures PbP?

    Hi everyone. I'm sorry that i did not answer earlier, but i was unable to have internet access for the last week or so. i will update tomorrow and thursday, but due to some troubles i've had (and which i'll probably be having through next week) i won't be able to access the boards that much. But...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    OOC: Init for your enemies is: 19 for the hooded person 15 for the man speaking 13 for the two in front To Pan Chou, the man says: "No, but you are in our way.STep asside while you still can." Arishan: a quick first glance shows signs of taint on the speaker and concentrated on the hooded...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    [ooc: everyone roll new initiative please] Lin Xu: You recognize scimitars as a weapon often used by the Pirates from the islands in the northern part of the Sea of Dragons, as well as from severals provinces along the coast where they are considered traditional weapons for guards of all kinds...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    You manage to stopp the bleeding, but so far the man remains unconcious. At least he won't be dead soon anymore. Two more men, dressed like the one you brought down just now, appear within the doorway of the temple, scimitars drawn. Two others stand behind them, partially concealed by the...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    The man tries to block Lin Xu's strike as he moves back but is not fast enough. The force of the blow brushes his scimitar aside and Lin Xu's blade leaves a deep wound upon the man's neck. With a lot of blood flowing freely from the wound, the man drops to the ground amid the bushes. The horses...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    [ooc: so Lin Xu will ready an action, i presume?] On his init count the man performs a withdrawing action, moving deeper into the bamboo away from the temple. No AoO, because he withdraws form combat, making a double move through the dense foliage. The others outside the bamboo loose sight of...
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