(Casual D&D II) The Fellowship of the White Dove

[dpdx]

Fendric stares pensively for a moment. When he is finished, he hands the knife back to Nurthk, and paces nervously around the campfire.

"This is a hard decision, my friends, may the Wisdom of the Radiant Light see me through it; Exantrius bid me, 'If my horse returns to you with no rider, look through the saddlebags -- you should find a number of sealed letters. Take them unbroken to the most trustworthy courier you can find.'

Unbroken.

Take them to a courier, the trustworthiest one. And when we could not find one, we deemed ourselves the most trustworthy couriers we could find, so the letters are still with us. And this became our quest.

So this is then what I propose to do. I will not open anyone's letter tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will entreat my God for magicks to determine the presence of evil or magic, or both, in these letters. I will also ask an Augury of my God as to our proposed course of action. Depending on what I learn from that, I will open this letter...", holding up the one addressed to Lord Vemaunt, "or not. Does that meet with everyone's satisfaction?"

Turning to Niccolo, he asks, "And if I should, is there a possibility you could reseal the letter magically after we have read it?"

 

[Festy_Dog]

"So this is then what I propose to do. I will not open anyone's letter tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will entreat my God for magicks to determine the presence of evil or magic, or both, in these letters. I will also ask an Augury of my God as to our proposed course of action. Depending on what I learn from that, I will open this letter...", holding up the one addressed to Lord Vemaunt, "or not. Does that meet with everyone's satisfaction?"

Nurthk nods in agreement with the plan, and puts the dagger away.

 

[Uriel]

Turning to Niccolo, he asks, "And if I should, is there a possibility you could reseal the letter magically after we have read it?"

Looking gravely from the letters to his friend, Niccolo says 'I believe that I can do so, unless there is some great enchantment upon them that we are unaware of. Oh, and...if it is true that we are somehow causing this tide of destruction, I call dibbs on Pestilence.As long as we are going to be the Riders of the Apocalypse and all...'

OoC:I hope that Mending can re-seal the letters, as that is what Niccolo is responding based on.

 

[DrZombie]

Raven, with one eye open, looks at the discussion. Agreeing with the decision, he turns back and forth, trying to find a comfortable position, and goes back to sleep.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Niccolo: Assuming the letters are opened carefully with the knife, such that the signet of the seal itself isn't cracked, mending should work just fine, as far as you can see... The spell is not so precise as to undo all damage, though, and though a cracked seal can be "repaired," it will still be blemished enough to rouse suspicions.

...

About an hour after those who intend to sleep, a rather unwelcome if not unanticipated visitor arrives at camp, coming from the Northwest. Oliver is first to spot the creature, though both he and Niccolo hear its passage well before that: A large bear with dark matted fur, easily ten feet from snout to rump, huffing its way toward your campsite in as close to a straight line as it can manage. It's not at a full charge, but it's definitely not just wandering, either.

You have around seventy-five yards between you and the animal around the time it's spotted, although it's covering distance fast. Oliver and Niccolo are currently the only ones on watch, although the noise the thing is making is enough to get the rest of you stirring, at least.

 

[Uriel]

Yelling 'Bear!!!', Niccolo prepares to cast a Hypnotic pattern at the animal in an attempt to confuse it when it gets close enough for the spell's range.<ie 140 feet or 46 yards or so...>

Quickly pulling an incense from his pack and lighting it, Niccolo blows upon the end,Singing as he does so. Niccolo is sure to awaken his companions, as he is being extra loud.


Old Man Bear, with yer grizzled brown hair,
What an odd sight in morning time are Ye,
For what I'd rather sight, not your dawntime Fright,
Is a scone and p'raps a spot of sweet Tea!
Now away with you, Old Sort,
Neath some trees Ye should go cavort,
Easier times are to be had away from Me,
Breakfast lurks over yonder,
Now just go on and ponder,
Just how Ye'll get the Honey from the Bees!

OoC:Verbal Componant for the Spell DC 16 Will, 10 HD max.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Nurthk is on his feet with longbow in hand in a goggy, half asleep heart beat. He gives a short sharp whistle and Griscle takes up a defensive position beside him. Nurthk then kneels, nocks an arrow and waits for the bear's reaction to Niccolo's spell. If the bear is stopped he won't attack, but if the bear just keeps coming he'll let the arrow fly.

(If the spell doesn't stop the bear charging) attack roll: 14, damage: 3

 

[DrZombie]

"Get it before it closes in" raven yells, letting a hail of arrows fly at the creature : attck 18 dmg 7, attck 21 dmg 11

If within30 ft next round : +1 attack bonus to 12 dmg 11, 24 dmg 4

If at any point anyone is silly enough to let the creature get close, raven will draw his twohander and attack as a diversion.

 

[Tonguez]

Orbril - who had stayed out of the discussion about the letter, seeing as it had nothing to do with him - is silly enough!

"Don't hurt it!" the gnome leaps to his feet and runs forward towards the call hoping to intercept the bear

Assuming he isn't hit by a wayward arrow he stands before the bear and calls the soothing words used to calm animals already upon his lips

"Brother Bear turn away, disturb not our rest.
Be still and be nurtured by the Land.
Go about your business in peace,
that we may remain one in spirit with the Land"

(ooc can I get it for my Animal Companion?

Anyway calm animals affects 2d4 + 1 HD of beast or Wild Empathy to change its attitude to not so aggro...)

 

[dpdx]

Fendric was happy he waited to trance. Sitting quietly by the fire when Niccolo yelled "Bear!", he got to his feet.

Soon after, he heard Raven and Orbril's conflicting directions. Not knowing whether to attack or to stand his ground, Fendric instead chose a middle path, and moved to put the fire between himself and the dire animal (5' step).

Figuring (correctly or not) that the animal was headed for him, Fendric pulled a small piece of parchment from underneath his sleeve, and casting it into the fire, uttered the following incantation:

"Holy Radiance, lend me thine Righteous Protection, that I may survive to serve thee capably."

[Standard Action - Fendric casts Shield of Faith: +2 AC for the next 4 minutes.]

Once the incantation is finished, Fendric draws his shield and flail. (AC 18)