[Adventure] The Second Day of Mourning (Judge: renau1g)

[renau1g]

[sblock=JUDGE] Do I need to keep track of what loot I am giving out? If so, where do I need to keep a record of this? Do I need a judge to approve the loot that I have given out? [/sblock]

[sblock=Man behind the curtain]
Please keep a list of your loot given out and then once you are ready to award xp, link the posts that award treasure and the posts relating to xp (i.e. when they finished off the bad guy). I can approve all at once.
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[hornedturtle]

"So you've met two of the others, I guess I can tell you what I know then. To be honest I have never meet Lord Jarot or any of the Others for that mater, it's kind of hard to meet someone trapped within your body and mind. I don't know how many of us there are, how it happened or why. All I know is that one moment I'm one place and the next I'm somewhere else with a vague idea of what's going on and people asking about Lord Jarot or Muna, Oved, Kinion, all people I've never met." A look of sadness crosses his face and as it does the features slowly start to change, as if realizing his loss of control Kinion shakes his head dispelling the stray thought. "Control of the body seems to be dictated by our mental state, so even a stray thought can put another in charge. So to answer your question I woke up and understood that you," He points at the shifter, "were good and that tentacled thing was bad and reacted to the situation."

[sblock=bluff check]
Kalidrev can you roll it if nessary and QuestionMark will use His Beguiling Tongue for it.
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[Kalidrev]

[sblock=re: bluff check] HT... that depends ENTIRELY on whether or not you are actually lying to the party. They already have a good idea that who you appear as is most likely not your real form, so no disguise bluff check is necessary there. If you are lying to the party, then feel free to roll (or have me roll) a bluff check for you (though you will not get your +5 bonus for your racial ability as the lie is not a disguise, though you would get to use your beguiling tongue if you wished). [/sblock]

With "business" concluded, the gnome scrambles over to one of his work benches and begins cleaning it off. Each part he moves with loving care as he put it in a labeled receptacle beneath the workbench. When it is cleared off enough, he moves the Messenger onto the workbench and begins prying off each of the wrapped tentacles so that he can get access to the underbelly of the creature. After a few minutes of work, he had managed to pry open the already damage underside and had removed the gem.

"I don't know who you guys work for, but I definitely would not be keeping this little dandy in sight any longer. Something this powerful belongs in a guarded mages tower or a museum of the arcane arts. Of course, I suppose it could also go into a museum of the divine... but either way. Feel free to rest in the back room there (he points to a room to the north of you) as long as you need. When you are done resting, the lift should be able to take you down to the main floor. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a LOT of work (well, it's really more like play to me, hehe) to do, and this will create a lot of noise in this room, so I will bid you good day and thank you for this marvelous find!"

The gnome pulls out a slender wand and a thin, yet white hot stream of fire sprays out of the wand for about three or four inches. The gnome begins to use the want to slowly cut the Messenger's chassis into two halves and sparks fly in every direction.

 

[dimsdale]

Lo-Kag takes another healing surge to bring his hp to full strenght. He also adjusts his armor in such a way that will allow him to move farther at the expense of less protection. Satisfied, Lo-Kag looks around the room at his adventuring group after the gnome scuttles about with his new messenger toy. "I believe we should take the advice of the gnome and rest while we can." He turns to the shapeshifter. "As for you shapeshifter, in my opinion, I don't think that you can trust yourself with everything going on inside that head of yours. As long as you pull your weight in battle, that's all I ask for. Believe me, I'll know if you're slacking off." He gives him his best dragonborn menacing grin, then heads towards the other room to rest, not waiting for a reply.

[sblock=Kalidrev]
Is this rest opprotunity a time to get our daily powers back and healing surges to full strength?
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[sblock=stats]
Lo-Kag: Dragonborn (Resourceful Warlord): Level 4
Adverse Conditions:
Initiative: +4
Passive Insight: 11
Passive Perception: 11
Senses Normal: Vision
HP 45
Bloodied 22 Surge Value 12
Surges Per-Day 8-4=2
AC =19 Fortitude 19 Reflex 18 Will 18
Speed 5 or 6
action Points:
second wind:
basic attack: Sacrificial Longsword +2:
To Hit: +10 (+1 if bloodied): Damage 1d8+6: Crit: +2d6
Powers
at-will powers:
*Opening Shove
*Commander's Strike
*Versatile Armor Power AC 19 Speed 6
encounter powers:
*Hammer and Anvil
*Adaptive Stratagem
*Dragon Breath: Acid
*Inspiring Word: 2
*Bloody Ending
Daily powers:
*Calculated Assault
*Sacrifiicial Weapon Power

treasure: none yet (lvl 4 gold or n+2)
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[nerdytenor]

With the financial business taken care of, Gurdan plops himself down unceremoniously on the floor and dozes off.

OOC: I assume this is a short rest only. At any rate, Gurdan will spend one surge to get back to full.

[sblock=Gurdan Stat Block]
Gurdan Earthshield, Dwarf Warden 4
Passive Perception 19, Passive Insight 14
AC 22, Fort 18, Reflex 16, Will 16 (Base defenses)
HP 57/57 Bloodied 28, Surge Value 14, Surges 11/13
Speed 5, Initiative +3
Action Points: 1

Current Effects
none

Encounter Resources
Hungry Earth
Earthgrasp Strike
Second Wind
Use Action Point

Daily Resources
Healing Word
Triumphant Vigor
Form of the Relentless Panther
USED Cloak of Resistance power
Bloodcut Armor power (healing-surge power)
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[Kalidrev]

[sblock=Rest Time] Whether this is a short or extended rest is really up to the entire team. Just keep in mind that the last thing Gurdis has seen is her gem flying off with the messenger, and the rest of you trialing along after her. [/sblock]

 

[Kalidrev]

[sblock=absolutely random ooc] I was back on the main page that shows all of threads and was looking at the post counts. About 3 weeks to a month ago, we were actually beating the Tower's Shard thread for post counts. Now it has pulled ahead by about a hundred posts... what happened to the zeal and excitement guys? Am I making things too complicated/boring? Lemme know so I spice things up and get us ramped up again! We used to post several times a day, now we're only posting once ever day or every other day. Let's get this back into action. We're getting to the good parts now and on to the 'travel' phase of the campaign. I know the beginning of this part was slow as you guys were just waiting for something to happen with the gem, but the rest should be more exciting (at least I think so).

Renau1g: I will shortly here be giving you an idea of what the next part is going to consist of as far as encounters/skill challenges are concerned. Thanks for all of the advice you've given me so far! [/sblock]

 

[TwoHeadsBarking]

[sblock=Excuses, excuses]L4W has been taking a lot of my time recently, what with DMing, becoming a judge, and my character's escape from limbo.[/sblock]

Alexia puts down her lute and picks up the gem, holding it up to the light.

"We should probably get you home, shouldn't we."

She watches as Lo-Kag goes off into the other room, sighs, and raises her voice slightly, "Yes, Gurdis is probably waiting for us, as we speak."

She then pockets the gem, picks her lute back up, and heads to the exit.

 

[DMDanW]

Grryth listens to the changeling explain his condition, and although still uncertian about the random shapeshifting decides to let the matter drop for now.

"Hmm OK, sounds reasonable enough. Now I don't care too much if yer turnin inta a grey haired old man, a hulkin minatour or a pig tail, skirt wearing, lollipop lickin little scholl girl - as long as yer knowing which side yer fightin fer, yer OK in my books"

Grryth waits patiently as the gnome retreives the gem, but upon the gnomes revelation of the "power" of the object Grryth interest perks up. After the gnome hands the gem over to Alexia Grryth speaks up.

"So ya say that there gem is very powerful do ya? What exactly do ya mean by that? What kind of power does it contain. Ya mentioned a whole bunch of stuff that I don't really understand, but perhaps if ya explain yerself in a bit more detail, my co-workers here might know what yer talkin about."

Grryth looks to the others "If we know more about this gem, then we might be able to pertect it a little better. Gurdis couldn't tell us about it, but maybe this little feller can"

 

[TwoHeadsBarking]

Alexia mutters to Grryth, "I think we should return Gurdis' property to her as quickly as possible. I also think we should avoid involving outsiders in this any more than is necessary. If he helps us set up defenses, then what's to stop more thieves from extracting the same information?"