[PBP] Tholestia Chapter 1: Minotaur trouble and a failed ambush

[Spellsword]

to what extent is "Ilan's" post valid? Is it really the will of Karsten of just a trick of deepwinter to mock karsten, show his own supriority and ability to restrain and also to get the game going.....(perhaps fuelled by some alcoholic beverages)

I fear for the last....

nevertheless....I seems perfectly logical to me that Ilan would act in such a way

 

[Deepwinter 7]

OOC: Drinking before 12AM? I'm at work!

 

[Sullaf]

Kheldev is confused and lowers his guard a bit. He will wait for the actions of the rest, and will not make a move until he knows if the shadowy thing is an opponent.

He ponders "How, i'Moradin's name, did the'be livin'so long if the'be firing o'tha first stranga tha be mee'in'?

 

[Deepwinter 7]

[POST BY ILAN]

"It is an undead. Ask him for directions, why don't you."

OOC: My attack stands: at work so I have no dice roller, my internet at home is down. my attacks are +24 (+3mag,+1bard,+1pointbl) +24, +19.Damage= 1d8+8. I assume I can make 1 attack as surprise. My initiative mod.= +6. Soz guys, but since when do we wait to attack an undead, OMG. there is such a thing as roleplaying to much. by the way: I thought it was a different forest we are in now then the one where the guild is.

 

[Deepwinter 7]

I just did ask it for directions yes ...

OOC:

 

[Ravellion]

Ilan fires an arrow at the dark creature and it passes through the creature with great speed. It did not seem to have made any effect whatsoever on the creaure. The creature still hovers near the tree, apparently not quite aware of what just transpired.

Initiative, Round 1

Tycho Amant: 20+8= 28
Deepwinter 7: 19+8= 27
Ilan Moonbow: 17+6 = 23
Kheldev Stonebreaker: 19+1 = 20
Wulf: 10+6 = 16
Shadowy being: 14
Diactum: 5+3 = 8

Tycho starts to concentrate in order to detect evil and notices two evil auras, though does not yet know where and how strong they are.

Deepwinter 7 starts conversing with the transparent black being:"WAIT! Your arrows will do you no good and will only get us into trouble! We are here seeking a long lost mage guild, in search of the research notes of Saljara the Many Faceted! Pray let us pass and I will keep this group under control!"

The shadow like humanoid still seems unaware of what happened. It seems somewhat surprised.

Next up: Ilan.

 

[Deepwinter 7]

[POST BY ILAN]

OOC: Do I recognize the detect evil intent power that Amant is manifesting, I did spend some levels with a paladin, who used it all the time. By the way: I use +3 magical arrows at the moment. Don't know if it matters (probably not, but maybe you forgot) Does it look like I can never hit it or does it look like the standard ghost misschance (or is there no difference, we did fight ghosts and wraiths before)

If I recognize: "Amant, Is it evil??. I ready my actions for his answer. If evil, I attack again. If not, I ready my action for something evil/an offensive action to appear.

If I don't: I ready my action to return fire if something attacks us.

 

[Ravellion]

Tycho Amant is concentrating, not unlike Tobias did, or not unlike Deepwinter does some of his powers. It is a very intense and focussed concentration.

There is no way to see how or why the arrow didn't affect the creaure of darkness. You hit it squarely in something that might be considered a chest, but it passed through without doing any harm.

Kheldev is waiting to see what the creaure's reaction is going to be.

Next up: Wulf.

 

[Spellsword]

Feeling the uneasyness of the sitution wulf decides to try and identify the spell Tycho is casting to see his intent and maybe decide his next actions.

Spellcraft:
Roll 1: 5+12+17....



detect evil..... wulf thinks....

the possibilty of an evil threat an the fact the arrows run straight through the creature (which may very well have been provocative) Wulf decides to cast invisibilty and half his move away from the from the posistion he was standing

 

[takew]

OOC: Wulf, Tycho isn't casting a spell. It is a power he can manifest at will! He doesn't make any gestures, just concentrating. The effect though is the same as the spell. So one: you do your spellcraft and fail. Or two: you just don't realise it is any form of magic that I am doing right now. (btw. if a Bard is doing magic, he normally sings along with the casting. So when a bard is silent, he definitely isn't casting a spell)

Tycho's second round: Doesn't answer Ilans question, but stays focus on his detect evil attempt. He wants to know where the auras are coming from and who or what is making that second aura... So he says:

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