Ashy's Oathbound Campaign, IC [ARCHIVED]

[deadestdai]

Kyron turns to the albino warrior scout "Baja, were the lizards red and little? If so you might want to catch a few. Some of my research before we came indicated that food and water in the red deserts under the twin suns are scarce but that the blood of red lizards that come out at sunset can sustain a man's life when there is no water. I do not eat or need water but you and the others will. I can summon water to sustain you, but otherwise you all and the horses will have to rely on Keira spending her divine power on summoning food for you. The less she has to provide though the more her powers can be devoted to our mission."

Baja did his best to nod and look like he was both understanding and paying attention to the holy man person. But he wasn't. He heard "Baja, were the Lizards red and little? - catch a few. - FOOD - blood - I do not eat (!!??) - sprain you (!?) - you are a horse (!?) - ride on Keira (?) - FOOD FOR YOU - somethingsomethingsomething" Though the main gist of it was that he should hunt the little red lizard things and ride Keira. (He wasn't sure she'd like that, but..... okay.

He nodded to Kyron. Munchy Lizard snackses comin' right up! And unhitching a throwing axe from his belt, he loped off as stealthily as possible to hunt the coldblooded creatures. (And to see if he could find anything "cool" amongst the corpses too if he was sure none were looking.)

 

[Ashy]

Baja did his best to nod and look like he was both understanding and paying attention to the holy man person. But he wasn't. He heard "Baja, were the Lizards red and little? - catch a few. - FOOD - blood - I do not eat (!!??) - sprain you (!?) - you are a horse (!?) - ride on Keira (?) - FOOD FOR YOU - somethingsomethingsomething" Though the main gist of it was that he should hunt the little red lizard things and ride Keira. (He wasn't sure she'd like that, but..... okay.

He nodded to Kyron. Munchy Lizard snackses comin' right up! And unhitching a throwing axe from his belt, he loped off as stealthily as possible to hunt the coldblooded creatures. (And to see if he could find anything "cool" amongst the corpses too if he was sure none were looking.)

OOC: ....must...remember...to...breath....laughing....so...hard....

...tears...in...eyes.....

 

[Ashy]

Tristan pulls himself up to the crest of the dune, working hard to keep his metal-shod feet from sinking into the sand. He arrives at the top and casts his gaze out over the battle. After the initial shock at the sheer magnitude, he starts looking for any information he can about the battle.

[OOC - spot +6, looking for any clues as to the events involved. How many different armies met, where they came from, etc.]

Tristan:

Spoiler

Spot Check: 1d20+6: (14) + 6 = 20;As your sharp eyes scan the blasted and battered scene before you, pieces of the puzzle seem to fall readily into place. There were only two armies involved here; one that was camped here (you notice, even beneath the churned, bloody red mud the signs of biouvack-type tents and small cook fires, still smoldering even now) and another that attacked from what you assume is the north, over the line of high dunes. The encamped army was taken by almost utter surprise - many of the creatures (for there are many races represented amongst their ranks, both known and unknown) being cut down before donning their armor. Very little spells were cast in this battle: you notice only a few signs of massive spell power brought to bear, and the majority of these few signs speak to focused spells (as opposed to area-effect spells). However, you do notice that some of the dead show signs of having their bodies crushed in a horrible way: as if they were pummeled by a sudden, massive force or as if they were dropped from a great height onto the desert floor.

The victors left by one of two paths (you can tell by the swath of footprints) - one due "east" from your location and the other on a more south easterly course. Only two standards were flown on this battlefield: roughly drawn pictogram-like symbols both. One (the losers) wore the symbol of what might be a man standing by a river or perhaps a snake and the others bore the symbol of a triangle within a circle, with the tip of the triangle piercing the top of the circle.

OOC: I will try and get you a picture of these symbols. If so, I will attach them below.

 

[Ashy]

Baja did his best to nod and look like he was both understanding and paying attention to the holy man person. But he wasn't. He heard "Baja, were the Lizards red and little? - catch a few. - FOOD - blood - I do not eat (!!??) - sprain you (!?) - you are a horse (!?) - ride on Keira (?) - FOOD FOR YOU - somethingsomethingsomething" Though the main gist of it was that he should hunt the little red lizard things and ride Keira. (He wasn't sure she'd like that, but..... okay.

He nodded to Kyron. Munchy Lizard snackses comin' right up! And unhitching a throwing axe from his belt, he loped off as stealthily as possible to hunt the coldblooded creatures. (And to see if he could find anything "cool" amongst the corpses too if he was sure none were looking.)

OOC: Does Baja have any skills which would aid him in hunting tiny lizards? Or cool things on bodies, perhaps?

 

[ferretguy]

Julian crests the dune, looking down on the field of battle. Overwelmed by the dead being picked apart by scavangers, tears form in his eyes. "Perhaps I am young, but a waste of life like this just makes no sense. What type of place is this that people would just leave their dead to feed the crows in the middle of a desert? What could possibly be worth so many lives here?

 

[hafrogman]

Tristan wanders over to Kiera in order to explain what he could tell about the confilct that had occured here.

"It wasn't so much of a battle as a slaughter. The losing side was camped here and were attacked from our left. The victors left in two groups both leaving from the opposite side of the valley. If we wish to find natives, in order to learn more about this place, then I suggest we head in the direction from which the attack came, rather than following an obviously dangerous force."

Tristan turns back to watch the field and Baja as he scampers down the dunes in search of food.

 

[Vendetta]

Feeling similarly as Julian, Xerxes says, "A senseless waste of life. But then, why are we here? In the end, we too shall shed much blood and end many lives. And, if not us, our actions here will bring the same about. Whatever these spent their lives for, I hope it was for a cause noble and worthy." Xerxes lowers his head in shame. "And yet, my prejudices of the Forge make me think that it is fortuitous to find these dead without risk to us."

Xerxes looks up at the sky as he mulls over the thoughts in his head before shaking them away and watching after Baja as he chases off after the lizards. To assist Baja, Xerxes raises his a hand to his temple. Blue swirls of light and glitter-like sparkles form around him and spring forth from his mind in waves that form a gooey, unknown substance at a lizard that seems to escape from the Orc. ((OOC: Manifesting Entangling Ectoplasm: 1 Power Point to entangle one lizard for five rounds. This requires a ranged touch attack, +6. There is no save and the ectoplasm disappears after five rounds. Xerxes will do this when a lizard "escapes" from Baja but will do it no more than five times. He has 52 power points and doesn't want to waste his ability to manifest powers but having food is also important. How many times he actually will aid Baja this way depends on how well Baja can capture the lizards.))

 

[deadestdai]

OOC: Does Baja have any skills which would aid him in hunting tiny lizards? Or cool things on bodies, perhaps?

OOC: Erm.... *checks char sheet* Move Silent at base of DEX mod +3 to sneak up on lizards and Search once he's done hunting at +1 (with maybe a Sleight of Hand check also at DEX base *I think* +3, in case he needs to try to hide what he's doing.) Also, Throwing axe attack values are +10/+5!

 

[Voadam]

OOC: Erm.... *checks char sheet* Move Silent at base of DEX mod +3 to sneak up on lizards and Search once he's done hunting at +1 (with maybe a Sleight of Hand check also at DEX base *I think* +3, in case he needs to try to hide what he's doing.) Also, Throwing axe attack values are +10/+5!

OOC I think hunting and gathering food is covered by survival which Baja has at +6.

 

[Voadam]

Baja did his best to nod and look like he was both understanding and paying attention to the holy man person. But he wasn't.

He nodded to Kyron. Munchy Lizard snackses comin' right up! And unhitching a throwing axe from his belt, he loped off as stealthily as possible to hunt the coldblooded creatures.

Kyron nods approvingly at the albino "Good man Baja."