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Anyway, Evilhalfling, from what Rayburn remembers, how far is Southwick from here? And where is our current position and Southwick relative to the Hathwick lands?
Rayburn's sheet has been updated.
Evilhalfling, pending your approval, I've picked Practiced Spellcaster from Complete Arcane as my 3rd level feat. It grants up to +4 caster level bonus (not to exceed character level--so Rayburn would have spell slots as a Wiz-2 but cast spells at caster level...
Rayburn rolls up his sleeve and pushes his hand through the fountain. Regardless of whether he feels something hard or his hand finds air under the fountain, he quietly observes the effects. Finally he looks up and says matter-of-factly, "I certainly hope it is luck."
He looks back at the...
Rayburn studies the fountain for a moment, then asks, "Was the water itself magic, or is it merely a little magic holding it up?"
Rayburn cups his hands and drinks as well, then looks to Xaros for an answer.
OOC: Were the other scrolls sealed? I got the impression that only one was.
Rayburn gathers the cloak and tools, making sure to shake out the cloak very well before rolling it up and placing it in his back. Then he turns to follow Xaros back up the hill. Before getting too far, though, he stops and asks, "Lily, what does the scroll say?"
Nah, Rayburn actually wasn't taking this trip very seriously. And Wis 8, ya know? He wasn't using a lot of common sense when he packed, and has no ranks in Craft (alchemy), so I really can't imagine that he would have come prepared. Maybe next time.
Rayburn draws his short sword, looks...
"Gah!" Rayburn pulls out the wand and targets his and Lily's spiders. "I think it might be best if we returned to the fountain."
OOC: Wand (43) vs 2 spiders, 1d4+1 per spider
"That would be a really bad idea. It would likely set the trees on fire, and who knows how far it would spread? If nothing else, it could make our return trip much more difficult."
Actually, I'm pretty sure that he's using Knowledge Arcana untrained, with +5 for Skill Focus. Upon further inspection, it looks like he forgot his bonus human skill, though.
Trained Skills (8 Rogue + 3 Int Mod + 1 Human + Feat + Multiclass)
Skill Name: Skill Mod: (Trained +1/2 Lev. +Ab...
Rayburn puts away the wand and sheathes his rapier. He stares off in the direction that Cait ran. Still watching the tree line, he asks, "So Lily, did Cait happen to tell you when she'd be back?"
OOC: Rayburn's skills question
Rayburn lets out a sigh of relief and whispers to the wand, "I'll miss you when you're gone." Then he aims and fires the wand again, this time targeting two of the smaller spiders.
Wand (44) vs 2 spiders, 1d4+1 per spider
Rayburn pauses for a moment, then decides that he'd rather burn another charge than get webbed. He fires off another magic missile volley at the remaining large spider.
Wand (45) 2d4+2
Rayburn - HP 12, AC 16, F2, R4, W1
Rayburn starts to move to flank the spider, but then thinks better of the idea, retreats 10' and fires off yet another magic missile.
Wand (46) 2d4+2
OOC: Evilhalfling, have you seen this ?
Rayburn - HP 12, AC 16, F2, R4, W1
"Wow. That's... very fast."
Rayburn unleashes a second volley of magic missiles at the big spider, then switches the wand to his off hand and draws his rapier.
Wand: 2d4+2
Rapier: +0, 1d6, 18-20, x2
Rayburn give the cat a sidelong glance. "Er... yeah, I know."
He then takes another deep breath, pokes his head out from behind the cover, and fires off a magic missile from the wand at the thicker one.
OOC: Wand: 2d4+2
Rayburn hunkers down behind the cover. Far too noisy. What am I trying to do, get myself killed? He takes a deep breath to steady himself, then casts mage armor.
Rayburn slowly continues down the slope, stopping when he finds a good place that provides cover roughly 30'-50' further down the slope, then watches and waits.
Rayburn grimaces as the rock bounces down the hill. "That was unfortunate," he mutters. He looks about and tries to identify places with cover on the slope. "Hopefully it wont lead to another arrow in my chest."
Rayburn carefully and quietly follows Lily towards the light source.
OOC: I realize that we're pretty far away, but does it look like a spell effect that Rayburn might recognize?