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Marching order decided, the party sets out. You make good time through the lightly forested hills, with the scouts choosing paths that keep the party below ridgelines and obscured by trees. About a half hour into traveling, Aelar and Wik catch the sounds of heavy footfalls climbing a nearby...

Voda Vosa, the attack bonus from Eldritch Fusillade Expertise overlaps Crossbow Expertise for your weapon attacks, so you shouldn't modify those at all. It also gives a +2 feat bonus to your implement attacks; right now, the CB is giving you a +1 feat bonus from Versatile Expertise (which you...

Eldritch Fusillade Expertise is from Dragon magazine, and it hasn't even hit the new CB yet (should be added this month). That's why I included the full text. pp=platinum pieces. t~

Voda Vosa, I looked over Clock-head. A couple of things you might want to tweak: I saw your background was Deserter, but I didn't see any benefit from the background. You might prefer Eldritch Fusillade Expertise over Crossbow Expertise (since the latter does not apply to implement attacks)...

I'm good with that. Go ahead and use a +3/6/9 progression for the attacks instead of +2/4/6. t~

While the others prepare to depart, Lucan grows withdrawn and troubled. Sitting against the cave wall, he mumbles something about staying behind to watch the fallback position. No amount of cajoling (or threats) seems to matter; he's staying here for now.

Looks solid. I'll vet the character tonight, and then figure out a way to join you up with the others. t~

Voda Vosa, looks like you're in, if you're still interested in joining us. The party is decently balanced so anything goes (currently: 1 leader, 1 defender, 1 controller, 3 strikers). t~

With the excellent campsite and warding rituals, the night passes comfortable and peacefully. As the day breaks, birdsong can be heard from outside the cavern, a sign that the area is likely clear of giants or their minions for the time being. If you do any further extended resting, here or...

With DistractingFlare out for now, should I see if Voda Vosa wants to step in? t~

You are able to find a few very faint, old, and concealed traces of humanoid tracks, almost certainly signs from when Wik and his companions used the cave. There is no sign of giant tracks, and the lingering smell of human appears to have kept animals away. You are also able to tell that the...

Wish granted. Post when you can. A few weeks ago I debated whether to make the first stage of the journey into a skill challenge. Between the low difficulty and my tardiness, I decided to just push on past. t~

Soon after the Baron leaves, the dinner breaks up. You return to comfortable beds and quiet nights (or what-have-you). In the morning, servants are waiting to usher you to a small tactical room near the gatehouse, where you are given provisions, mapping supplies and a map of the region. The...

Sorry for the delay. I have had less time than anticipated for learning new skills. I'll try to move the game along by tomorrow, even if I don't have maps made. t~

"Poor begger," murmurs Lorena, shaking her head. Seeing signs that the corpse had been moved by the flow, she asks, "Shall we investigate upstream then?" Lorena begins to head that direction, senses alert.

I think you're overlooking the fact that 4E is designed to have mutable flavor. For example, with a little refluffing, The Radiant One's mechanics work excellently for an elementalist character being imbued with the essence of the eternal Phoenix, which concept would be better represented by a...

As Garold investigates the body, Lorena keeps an eye out for danger, in case this might be a trap.

"I will have my staff prepare some mapping kits, and ask my scribes to make a couple of copies of the maps we have." The Baron looks around the table and nods. "If your planning reflects your ability, the giants have much to fear. I must see to those matters if they are to be accomplished by...

Lorena raises an eyebrow. "I can lead you to where our associates vanished, or near enough. But if you want me to guide you to this 'society', I'll need a few more details." She moves a little way into the sewers, and calls back, "Anyone have a light?"

"It is certain that Orcs have been a part of the patrols and raiding parties," says Martaen. "Whether you will find any at the Stedding itself, I do not know." He hesitates, then adds, "I could provide a map that shows the distance from here to the foothills, and an approximate location of the...