Path of Enlightenment: Chapter 2

[renau1g]

Koryo is satisfied that he helped an old lady out and now turns his attention to aiding the steel forger. Despite hsi relatively slight frame, Koryo is determined and takes to his work like a demon possessed, he just hopes the fumes and embers aren't too much for him.

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Can you roll for me? - Endurance +8 (c'mon 17 or above)
-Helping Wei Dan: the weapon master is busy forging the metal components for the ship, and needs a forge assistant. It’s a hard work, if you are thin and skinny, take a step aside.
Baer with Wei Dan’s tasks: Endurance DC: 25
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[renau1g]

Koryo is satisfied that he helped an old lady out and now turns his attention to aiding the steel forger. Despite hsi relatively slight frame, Koryo is determined and takes to his work like a demon possessed, he just hopes the fumes and embers aren't too much for him.

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Can you roll for me? - Endurance +8 (c'mon 17 or above)
-Helping Wei Dan: the weapon master is busy forging the metal components for the ship, and needs a forge assistant. It’s a hard work, if you are thin and skinny, take a step aside.
Baer with Wei Dan’s tasks: Endurance DC: 25
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[Voda Vosa]

Day 1:

Leng is not able to withstand the heat and suffocating blacksmith the first day, he ends up delaying Wei Dan more than he speeds her up. He is often seen puffing and wetting his forehead outside the weaponmaster's smith.

Shen busies himself trying to recover some of the planks and useful gadgets from one of the shipwrecks. He almost drown too but manages to swim back to the coast and helps Wang recover from his failed attempt.

Everyone goes back to town tired and frustrated by the lack of progress.
The freshness of the spring night revitalized the tired men's body, and the scent of flowers blossoming revitalized their spirits.

S:2, F:4 Day 1 is a Fail.

Day 2:

The next day started early, with the raising sun's ray flirting with the shadows casted by the mountains trees over the peaceful town.

The men and women got to the beach, each with a concrete plan of activities for the day.
Koryo decided to give Leng a hand and help the weapon-smith in her furnace. With the combined help of the youth of Leng and the experience of Koryo, Wei Dan was able to make her production double! Both men worked hard and straight, bringing all the support a woman of Wei Dan's volume could require.

Kaoru took the job of organizing the worker's mayhem, which already was producing discussions and fights early in the morning. Ban Lu offered the young warrior his help, and both made an incredible work, guiding and organizing the workers. Kaoru knew all of them, which facilitated the task for him. Under the stern look of Ban Lu, and the willingness of Kaoru to get his hands on dirty working the tasks for the day went smoothly as a tiger's pelt.

Wang managed to reach the wrecked ship with Shen Rui's help, and salvages a few planks of wood and a few metal apparels. The imperial soldier took another few swims to the ships, to salvage more things, although the rest time and the times when the sea was more rough and the winds harder, made Wang's incursions scarce.

Ziang has not rolled nothing jet, but since there's a vast majority of successes the day is won.
I lowered the blacksmith's DC since I liked the role playing involved.
Shen aids Wang in his task.
Since Uki will banish from the forums I'm NPCing Shen for the time being.
If you have any friend or person you want to offer the PC, feel free to do so.

 

[Walking Dad]

After taking a day of to help to re-create the formula, nearly starting from scratch and adding some of his 'theories' the fireworker and Ziang are at last ready for a new try...

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Arcana (1d20+10=26)

Sorry didn't know I could post. Here is then day 3.

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Ziang Yu
Perception: 17 Insight: 14 Normal Vision
AC 18 Fortitude 15 Reflex 16 Will 14
Hit Points: 36 / 36 Bloodied: 18
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Healing Surge: 9 Surges per day: 9 / 9
At-Will: Aggravating Force, Magic weapon, Static Shock
Encounter Powers: Healing Infusion: Resistive Formula / Healing Infusion 2/2, Curative Admixture, Burning Weapons, Lightning Sphere
Daily Powers: Icebound Sigil, Restorative Infusion
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[Voda Vosa]

Ziang and the alchemist hum through the improvised laboratory, taking herbs and chemical components, mixing and boiling the different compounds. After a long day of trials and failures, the last formula is ready to be tested. Like the last time, the two alchemists put the black powder inside a reinforced bamboo cane, with a stone projectile now obtruding the only opening. The results have been too explosive currently, making a huge boom and tearing the device into sprinkles and coiled metal.
The two men place the device at a prudential distance and trigger the artifact...
A perfectly controlled explosion! This was the first step in a grater investigation.
Ziang and the old fireworker looked at each other's blackened faces with big white eyes
"Do you know what's the meaning of this? We... We can make so much things!" the old man seemed exited about the perspectives, and so was Ziang. In his head, an idea, a plan, a schematic of something began to take shape...

I'll take that for the second round, since it doesn't count in the encounter. The alchemist problem is solved, now you have another options:
You can help the old man to create some armament for the ship, or can attempt to create this, with his help.
[sblock=Fire Cane of Controlled Explosion lvl 3+]
Enhancement +1
Weapon: Treat as crossbow
Enhancement: Attack rolls and damage rolls
Critical: +1d6
Property:
(Prototype aiming) Before you make an attack roll. Roll 1d6 and subtract 3; the result is a power bonus or a penalty to your attack roll.
(Fire weapon) Change damage roll for 1d10

Power (Daily): Rather uncontrolled explosion Standard Action. Make a ranged basic attack with this weapon against all enemies within a close blast 3.[/sblock]
We all know you'll take the second option =D
The DC of crafting this is 25, and you get a +3 to your arcane roll

 

[Keia]

Kaoru

Kaoru awoke the next morning full of excitement and planned to get as much done today as yesterday. Unfortunately, everyone was arguing even before Kaoru arrived at the beach. The young man tried his best to bring order to the chaos . . . but it was just out of reach . . . things had gotten out of hand too early. Nevertheless, Kaoru dug in with his own hands and tried to lead by example . . . maybe some good could come from his efforts.

Kaoru resolved to arrive much earlier the next morning . . . perhaps an earlier arrival would make things go more easily.

OOC: 1d20+10=14 - fail

 

[Walking Dad]

ooc: IC is down again. Any chance to make the fire cane a wand, that also functions as a crossbow? Like the wands that can also be used as melee weapons? This would be a great help, because of the artificers dual item need (weapon & implement).

 

[Voda Vosa]

OOC: Imagine the cane has the proportion of a bayonet, so I'll have to say no to the implement. Although you can equip a small blade to it, and use it in melee, with say, 1d6 dmg.

 

[Helfdan]

Wang arises early on the third morning. After an hour practicing his sword-skills, he once more plunged into the ocean, seeking the much-needed materials...

21, 11, 20

 

[Walking Dad]

With the help of the fire-worker Ziang finally manages to harness the power of the black powder. This time it will work... mostly

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Arcana (1d20+13=31)
Yes, made it with an raise

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Ziang Yu
Perception: 17 Insight: 14 Normal Vision
AC 18 Fortitude 15 Reflex 16 Will 14
Hit Points: 36 / 36 Bloodied: 18
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Healing Surge: 9 Surges per day: 9 / 9
At-Will: Aggravating Force, Magic weapon, Static Shock
Encounter Powers: Healing Infusion: Resistive Formula / Healing Infusion 2/2, Curative Admixture, Burning Weapons, Lightning Sphere
Daily Powers: Icebound Sigil, Restorative Infusion
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