[LPF] Ryall's Estate

[Scott DeWar]

GM: No worries. I get confused on what's attack + damage and what's just attack, too. I only caught it 'cause I'd recently looked up the spell. As to caster level, it's my understanding that it's your wizard level only. Some abilities are 'all caster levels,' (I believe you can, for example, stack caster levels in familiar-granting classes if you have more than one) but they should list that in their description. There are some feats which can increase your effective caster level for certain purposes, as well, I think. But in general, taking levels in one class doesn't provide additional level-based benefits in the other.

[lurk]
there is a feat, I think, for that. it would be practiced spell caster. i know it is 3.5, just not sure if it is Pathfinder. it stacks yourn secondary class levels to your primary spell caster levels up to a limit of total hd and 4 addtl non spell caster levels.
[/lurk]

 

[jkason]

The wolf lashes out at the wizard who caused it pain, but, still seeing spots, it snaps at nothing but air as another of Quioan's magically-grown arrows flies over head, sticking in the dirt and vibrating wildly as it shrinks back to normal size.

Even as the archer elf is chastising himself, he suddenly catches movement near Relic's pack, still on the ground from where it was laid for the night. There's a wriggling from inside, and as he watches, a weasel wearing a gold collar exits, dragging the mostly-thawed hawk corpse out of the elder wizard's bag with it.

The small animal looks Quioan's direction, and he catches the glint of something else: the creature appears to have two keys hooked to its collar! A quick glance at Quioan's pack shows that the top flap of it, too, has been opened.

The weasel, whether sensing its detection or merely having completed its task, quickly skitters for the trees with the hawk body in tow.

[sblock=OOC]Wolf Attack (dazzled) vs. Relic;damage;trip check (1d20+1=3, 1d6+1=3, 1d20+2=13) Miss.

Weasel Stealth check (1d20+14=26)

Perception check Kazanto, Quioan (Q distracted -5, distance -1) (1d20-1=9, 1d20-2=18) Natural 20. Quioan auto-succeeds the check. [/sblock]

 

[Systole]

Undeterred, the barbarian takes another swing. This time, the hammer comes down on the wolf's neck with a snapping sound, driving the animal down into the dirt.

 

[Qik]

Catching sight of the weasel, Quioan quickly turns his attention to it in hopes of dropping it before it flees. He makes chase in order to get a clear shot, sets his feet, and then lets an arrow fly.

OOC: I'll move to M13 and then fire at the weasel. Attack: 1d20+8=21 Damage: 2d6+2=11 Let's hope I dropped him.

 

[maquise]

Hlaalin turns to the wolf, to find the beast smashed by Daylily's hammer.
"I need a weapon," he growls at no one in particular, glaring at his dagger.

Turning to Relic, he mutters unintelligibly.

 

[jbear]

Relic feeling several bolts fly close past him turns to his ranged companions. As he is about to open his mouth to say something Quioan fires a shot off into the trees. The old man follows the line of shot and spots the weasle dragging away his frozen bird.

Why you little weasle! Thief! Stop that thief he shouts alerting the rest of the group to the weasle's escape.

OOC: If the wolf is still alive Relic will use Lightning Flash on it again to hopefully finish it off. If that does finish it off he he will move over to the weasel, ready to hit it with an OAtk if it attempts to run away: Square L15 (straight line down and then in avoiding OAtks); If it doesn't he take s a 5 ft step back away from the wolf and shouts and points toward the weasle. If Daylily killed the wolf he moves to the same square and uses Lightning Flash on the weasle instead Sorry to get in the way of ranged attackers but it looks like the weasle is about to disappear into the trees.

 

[jkason]

The party seems to have finally sloughed off the last grogginess of sleep. Daylily first, smashing in the side of the wolf's skull with a single blow. It lets out a high-pitched yelp before crumpling to the ground.

Quioan's attack is even more impressive. For a third time, Quioan's arrow grows as it arches through the air. It takes the weasel completely by surprise, ripping both it and the hawk corpse it carries in two.

Relic spins around, looking for another foe on which he can unleash his elemental spark, but none materialize. In a few moments, the chitter of early morning birds returns. For now, it appears, the party is once again alone.

GM: Ah, well, all good plans. At least they lasted longer than the birds. Combat's over. 200 xp of the canine and mustelid variety per character.

 

[jbear]

Wonderful shot Master Scorchsong! A little too marvellous ... but that can't be helped.

Relic kneels down next to the massacred hawk, blasting the grizzly bits with a blast of ice to freeze the most liquid bits and drops the mass of feathered mess back into its sack.

Not much proof ... but it's what we've got.

Relic looks to the sky with a yawn.

If I could just get an hour or two more sleep ... and an hour to study my spells ... then I can make us some breakfast and we could be on our way.

Still a little dozy, Relic looks from the wolves to the weasle and from the weasle to the wolf.

Hawks, and boars, and wolves and weasles ... oh my. I don't know these woods, but a wolf attack doesn't seem an unlikely possibility. But a thieving weasle ... and is that ... a collar? It seems too much coincidence to be true.

Relic closes his eyes and raises his hand towards the weasle. The wind stirs his hair and beard as he concentrates first upon the weasle, its collar and then the wolves in an attempt to detect any kind magical residue on the creatures. He shares anything he discovers with the group before giving the collar a closer look to judge its value or a possible inscription, before offering it to anyone interested to take a look as well.

He then repacks his backpack, making sure nothing else was taken, and seeing that Quioan's pack was also rifled, shows interest and asks if anything was stolen from his pack, and if so what. He settles back down where he was, using his pack as a pillow, and dozes back off to sleep despite himself.

OOC: Relic casts Detect Magic on the weasle and then the Wolves. He appraises the collar and checks it for any telltale signs or inscriptions

 

[Systole]

Daylily exhales deeply, and leans on his hammer, clearly fatigued, but with a smile on his face. "So muches attack from wildlife animal," he says. "I was missing Jirago, but here place is like home. Is happy feel."

After a half a minute of rest or so, Daylily sets down to gutting and cleaning the wolves, this time throwing the liver away with the other offal. He's clearly impressed by Hlaalin's kill. "Very cleans!" he remarks. "Is good pelt you will getting for this."

 

[Qik]

Wonderful shot Master Scorchsong! A little too marvellous ... but that can't be helped.

Quioan grins: "Thanks, old dog - I was fortunate to catch sight of the sneaky bastard before he made off into the trees. Glad I was able to make the shot count - for a moment it looked as though he was going to make it to the treeline before I could get a shot off."

Taking the weasel's collar from Relic, Quioan inspected it on his own. As he turned it over in his hands, he mused out loud: "Don't see many trained weasels - perhaps it was our mystery man's familiar? Would make sense that he'd have some magic up his sleeve, given what we've seen thus far."

OOC: Perception check on the collar: 1d20+4=13 Not sure what knowledge I could use; nature? 1d20+6=12 If it's something else, just use the 6 plus the applicable modifier.