D&D 5E Heroes of Hydellor

KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Imperial village
Seaday, Emperorweek, 4 Moon, 897 AF/Time 2040
Weather: Chilly, strong wind (disadvantage on ranged attacks, hearing perception), no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

The trip back upstream to the Essian village took a bit longer than the one downstream had. It was chilly, and the strong wind made conversation difficult. Lord Ulfgar and his assistant were put up in the rear cabin out of the wind, with two of his people standing guard there. They didn’t meet any more shadows in the bone forest this time, and the trip upstream was uneventful this time.

It was well past evening meal when they started approaching the village. Crimsyn had them raise a white flag on the mast before they rounded the last bend and came in sight of the palisade.

Ulfgar shuffled out, now in his full, resplendent armor of his paladinhood. The old dwarf moved to the prow to stand in the dim light of the Shadowfell as they approached the dock.

Your boat uses the Keelboat stats and figure in Saltmarsh. It’s 60’ x 20’ with a 20x10 foot cabin aft and a ballista in the prow (+6 to hit; 3d10 piercing damage). There are 8 shadows about 20 feet away from the boat.

Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 27+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 26+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 13+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

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KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Imperial village
Seaday, Emperorweek, 4 Moon, 897 AF/Time 2050
Weather: Chilly, strong wind (disadvantage on ranged attacks, hearing perception), no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

Nothing seemed amiss to Mindra as the keelboat docked at the village. Some of the younger members -- and there really weren’t a lot of older members of the village, certainly not humans -- scowled at their hated enemies, but the crowd parted as the old elf Salor walked up to Ulfgar.

“Well met, my old enemy,” Salor greeted.

“Enemies nae longer, sae yer folk tell me,” Ulgar returned.

“That is what we are here to discuss,” Salor said. “But you must be tired from your journey. We have a feast prepared for tonight, and a home for you to stay in. Tomorrow we will begin our talks.”

Ulfgar nodded. “Aye. I cuild use an ale,” he said with a smile.

As Crimsyn and Alet led the Imperial delegation to the village hall, Salor came over to the party.

“Thank you for your efforts. I hope you will sit as important guests at the feast as well. This is a great service you have done. Please help us make this peace a reality even here. Would you help put everyone at ease for the evening?” Salor asked Theremin and the others.

Skill Challenge! Write a scene describing your actions in the next night and day to aid in the discussions between the two villages. Then make an appropriate skill check at DC 15. You need 3 successes before 3 failures. If you have a spell you think may be beneficial, you may expend the spell for a success.

Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

S

Steve Gorak

Adventurer
Theremin disembarks, weary of any attack on the old dwarf. He releases a sigh of relief once he sees that Salor properly received Ulfgar, an no one seemed to be aggressive. He spent the afternoon plucking his lute, and signing uplifting songs, ever attentive to any aggression from the younger, more hot blooded folk. In the afternoon leading to the feast, he overheard a group young men making plans to attack the Dwarf. He readily approached the leader, and suggested using magics to enhance his ability to convince, that peace was the better option. It worked on the leader, but one of the young men wasn't convinced, Fortunately, magics made him reasonable.

During the feast, Theremin readily played upbeat songs, highlighting the beauty of peace, and the prosperity that comes from it. He sang about the armies stranded in the planes, that made peace before triumphantly returning to the prime material plane.

OOC: two castings of suggestion for 2 successes if allowed. Theremin could cast suggestion another time if allowed to guarantee the win, but I want the others to show off their prowess too ;-)
 

Charwoman Gene

Charwoman Gene

Adventurer
Coriana, tired of the uselessness of everything, sulks off alone. She is really doing poorly. So much that she winds up casting invisibility on herself and wandering about. She wanders about the camp and runs across a lone angry villager skulking around near the visitors tents weapon in hand. She uses intimidation to scare him away.
Intimidation: 1D20+9 = [12]+9 = 21
 

KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Essian village
Moonday, Emperorweek, 6 Moon, 897 AF/Time 0910
Weather: Chilly, no wind, no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

The heroes manage to keep the two sets of villagers on an even keel. There is still tension, but it settles into a low simmer. Talks went well, but the first hurdle that needed to be overcome was finding a way out of the Shadowfell and back to the Prime plane.

OOC: Everyone make a DC 10 Wisdom save for this last period of time in the Shadowfell. Then let me know how you want to proceed.


Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana
[/spoiler]

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

S

Steve Gorak

Adventurer
OOC: Wisdom Check: 18, success!


Theremin was weary all evening, not only was the shadowfell getting to him, but he was on his guard for any derailment of the talks during the feast. Sayine know she had to keep an eye out too, and Theremin was glad to have her keen eyes on his side.

As the night progressed, he allowed himself to enjoy the festivities, but was happy to retire, even more so when Crymsin requested to join him.

When he woke, he asked the woman: "Do you want to come with me to the prime? We should gather those that are interested to come, and join us to figure out how to operate the castle"

OOC: I say we head back to the prime! full of glory and stories to tell
 


L

Lord Twig

Adventurer
OOC: I am going to include what Mindra did the night before if that is okay. Sorry for the late homework. ;)

Mindra was as uneasy about the truce as the rest of her party. She found herself in doing a different type of scouting that night. She circulated among the villagers trying to read their attitudes and dispositions. She would then engage in conversation anyone that she felt might be thinking of breaking the truce. Mostly she would just try to distract them, but she was not above making up possible benefits based on what she thought the person most wanted.

OOC: Mindra is primarily using Insight to figure out if the villagers are potentially hostile, then figuring out what they really want and then promising that they could get it (Deception) if they didn't break the truce.
Insight check: 1D20+6 = [15]+6 = 21


Mindra stayed quiet for most of the talks, but at the end she finally spoke up. "Staying in the Shadowfell is a losing proposition. While there is a tentative peace now eventually it will break down as the oppressive nature of the place force people to extreme acts just so they can feel alive. Our first priority is finding a way back to the Prime. I know that is an obvious statement. Also obvious, in my opinion, is that the first place to start is the tower that brought us here.

"And not just us, I will remind you. A pack of kobolds came with us, but ran from the tower before we could catch them. It is possible that they have the orb we need to work the device that brought us here.

"So that is my suggestion. We head back to the tower, search it thoroughly. Then, if we don't find anything, we track down the kobolds that fled the place."

 

KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Essian village
Moonday, Emperorweek, 6 Moon, 897 AF/Time 0915
Weather: Chilly, no wind, no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

The effects of the Shadowfell were still oppressive, but the party mostly managed to fight it off. Theremin’s previous despair eased, with a bit of help from Crimsyn. She considered Theremin when he asked her if she wanted to come to the Prime.

“This is the only home I have known,” the young woman said, trailing her fingers along the fresh nail marks she had made last night along Theremin’s back. “But...the Prime does sound exciting,” she said, giving a little smile. “We could see if Alet has any of his father’s old journals or anything that might give a clue on how to operate the tower. Salor said the key used to bring us here was lost.”

Theremin might recall some names. Crimsyn Ledet and Alet Caravon. Ledet might mean she is somehow related to Sir Ghaves Ledet, the ousted former baron of Bredet, whose daughter Irene you all saved from the goblins. He might remember the name Caravon from the history of the war as Ledet’s mage friend who was in charge of the tower garrison when the Imperials were besieging it.

OOC: No reason to feel like a doofus, Coriana. You haven’t found a way back. You know you came through the tower, but that you are missing the key.


Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana
[/spoiler]

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 


KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Essian village
Moonday, Emperorweek, 6 Moon, 897 AF/Time 0920
Weather: Chilly, no wind, no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

“Sure, we can find Alet,” Crimsyn said, reaching for her clothes, pulling her cilice tight, hissing in pain and pleasure as the spikes pressed into her flesh.

They found Alet on the training grounds. He was bare-chested, his body marked by tattooed scars that must have been painful when applied. His muscular frame bulged under his on cilice as well as he did strength training with a large log that looked like it had come from the bone forest. He nodded to the pair of them, figuring Crimsyn had come to train as well.

Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

S

Steve Gorak

Adventurer
Theremin nods at Crymsin, and approaches Alet "Hello Alet, I am impressed, I don't think I could even move that log if I wanted to!" He says in jest. "As you know, we are trying to head back to the prime, and Crymsin was telling me that we could perhaps find clues of how to do this from your father's journals. Do you still have those and do you mind if I took a look?"
 

KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Essian village
Moonday, Emperorweek, 6 Moon, 897 AF/Time 0925
Weather: Chilly, no wind, no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

Alet looked over at Theremin and Crimsyn. He grabbed a shirt and wiped down a bit. “Yeah, I still have ‘em,” the warrior said. “His spellbook, too, though I’m not the mage he was,” the young man admitted. “You think you will find something we didn’t?” He pulled the shirt on and took a long drink of water from a waterskin. “I can let you look through them.”

Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

S

Steve Gorak

Adventurer
"Thank you friend, don't mind if I do! I'll check the spell book too if you don't mind, in case there's anything in there"

As they are walking to the documents, Theremin asks casually "Is that spell book of any use to you? If not, I'm sure it could come in handy as we try to get back to the prime."

OOC: Here's a few rolls just in case:
Persuasion 15
Search: 11
Perception: 10

Weird, the dice roller gave me similar rolls for all 3 rolls, I was hoping for at least a really good one, but I hope this will help!
 
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KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Essian village
Moonday, Emperorweek, 6 Moon, 897 AF/Time 1030
Weather: Chilly, no wind, no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

“You can certainly look through the spellbook,” Alet said. “And copy any spells you might need, if you have the ingredients. But I am still learning from it. I can’t do everything in there, since my father died before my training was completed, but I combine magic with my fighting,” he explained as they reached his home.

Crimsyn got a light, and Alet put together a bit of breakfast for them as Theramin looked through the hefty spellbook. It was difficult going. His knowledge of the elven language helped him a bit, catching a few words. But he wasn’t a wizard, and a lot of wizard magic was in arcane languages, as well as in personalized shorthand.

OOC: Theremin can make an Intelligence check with Advantage from Alet’s help to try and decipher things.


@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene

Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

S

Steve Gorak

Adventurer
Theremin nods in appreciation and with newfound respect: "You are also a student of the arcane, impressive!" he then digs into the book.

OOC: Theremin is proficient with investigation, so I added his proficiency modifier. Check result: 15
 

KahlessNestor

KahlessNestor

Adventurer
Shadowfell/Essian village
Moonday, Emperorweek, 6 Moon, 897 AF/Time 1135
Weather: Chilly, no wind, no rain
Lighting: Dim
Round 0

It took Theremin some time, but deep into a tome he found a spell with some arcane drawing on it that looked similar to some of the markings that were on the strange stone table in the tower, a plane shift spell. It wasn’t one of the spells Alet had mastered, however, a much more difficult spell than what he knew.

@Lord Twig
@Steve Gorak
@gargoyleking
@Charwoman Gene

Initiative:
Theremin
Alet
Sayine
Owyn
Beturea
Mindra
Crimsyn
Coriana


Combat Map:
Player Overview Map:

Coriana (+2) AC 15 31+8 thp/31 PP 14
Mindra (+4) AC 15 35+8 thp/35 PP 18 Darkvision
Owyn (+3) AC 19 36+8 thp/36 PP 14
Theremin (+5) AC 15 27+8 thp/27 PP 14 Darkvision

Sayine (+5) AC 15 14+8 thp/14 HD 4/4d4 PP 13 Darkvision, Breath, Spells (Yellow, 1/d): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, color spray, mirror image
Beturea (+1) AC 15 16+8 thp/16 HD 1/2d8 PP 12
Alet Caravon (+0) AC 16 24/24 HD 2/3d8 PP 10 Darkvision
Crimsyn Ledet (+3) AC 15 22+8 thp/22 HD 1/3d8 PP 11 Darkvision

Survival:
Marching Order:
Travel Pace:
Travel activity:
Light:

300 gp
Magic spear (unidentified)
 

S

Steve Gorak

Adventurer
Theremin is happy to have found something, but he isn't sure what to do with the information. He readily shares it with Alet and Crymsin, and if they don't offer any ideas, he'll go back to his companions to discuss what he found.

He is starting to believe that they'll need to go back to the tower and explore further.
 

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