pneumatik's WotBS 1 - The Scouring of Gate Pass
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pneumatik
The 8th Evil Sage
“Oh, good,” Torrent says, “I was afraid you'd want to get out now. Stout companions, all of you! Now, if something happens to me, the depository is an eighty foot tall building. It's smack in the middle of the next district to the east. It's in a walled compound and is always guarded – you can't miss it. Rivereye will be in it. He looks like what you'd expect an ugly gnome to look like. He's pretty hard to miss, too. Now, c'mon, let's get moving.”
Threat of war kept the populace of Gate Pass inside, but the war itself is bringing them out. People mill about everywhere, trying to find somewhere safe and quiet. There's a general flow of civilians to the east away from the attack, but it's balanced out by the Gate Pass soldiers who are heading west, towards it. Between the mob in the streets and the burning buildings, the remaining snow in the city has turned to slush and water. In some places the water has re-frozen, making the street dangerously slippery. The flames roar and the mob shouts. You smell burning softwoods and smoke and frightened people.
Before you reach the gate into the next section of town, you hear a piercing scream. “HELP ME!” A young mother leans out of the fourth-story window of a nearby burning building. “SAVE MY BABY!!!!” She's holding a tiny baby bundled in blankets. Her building and all those around it are four stories tall. Most of them are burning, though one next-door building is not burning. There's a sky bridge from that building to the one the woman is in.
Threat of war kept the populace of Gate Pass inside, but the war itself is bringing them out. People mill about everywhere, trying to find somewhere safe and quiet. There's a general flow of civilians to the east away from the attack, but it's balanced out by the Gate Pass soldiers who are heading west, towards it. Between the mob in the streets and the burning buildings, the remaining snow in the city has turned to slush and water. In some places the water has re-frozen, making the street dangerously slippery. The flames roar and the mob shouts. You smell burning softwoods and smoke and frightened people.
Before you reach the gate into the next section of town, you hear a piercing scream. “HELP ME!” A young mother leans out of the fourth-story window of a nearby burning building. “SAVE MY BABY!!!!” She's holding a tiny baby bundled in blankets. Her building and all those around it are four stories tall. Most of them are burning, though one next-door building is not burning. There's a sky bridge from that building to the one the woman is in.
Rhun
First Post
"Damnations," says the wizard, his keen mind quickly taking the situation into account. Heroics weren't exactly Hollister's style, but he did have the means at hand to save the woman's baby, and probably the woman herself. He whispers the words to an incantation designed to protect himself from the heat.
"I'll be back in a few minutes," he says to his companions, and then rushes into the non-burning building.
AC16 (w/mage armor), Hit Points 10/11
Cast Stand the Heat, and then Hollister will make his way to the 4th floor and then woman.
(Mage Armor in effect, duration 2 hours)
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- Level 0: Detect Magic x2, Light x2 + Flare
- Level 1:Mage Armor, Feather Fall, Stand the Heat + Burning Hands
- Level 2: Flaming Sphere
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"I'll be back in a few minutes," he says to his companions, and then rushes into the non-burning building.
AC16 (w/mage armor), Hit Points 10/11
Cast Stand the Heat, and then Hollister will make his way to the 4th floor and then woman.
(Mage Armor in effect, duration 2 hours)
[sblock=Spells Prepared]
- Level 0: Detect Magic x2, Light x2 + Flare
- Level 1:
- Level 2: Flaming Sphere
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Arkhandus
First Post
"What's he doing!?!" the elf exclaims, watching Hollister utter some incantation and then run off. Liiros turns to the others and says "We'll hoist somoene up to grab the infant and carry it down. Me and....Rashelle? Or Torrent?" Will hoist the others up. One of you will form the second level of the ladder. Kyl, Plavin, climb up after that. Whichever one of you is the best climber should go on from there to retrieve the infant and carry it down."
The elven warrior sets down his extraneous gear, like the sword and shield, then gets in position under the distressed woman, crouching and cupping his hands together to hoist up someone else.
The elven warrior sets down his extraneous gear, like the sword and shield, then gets in position under the distressed woman, crouching and cupping his hands together to hoist up someone else.
Jemal
Adventurer
"That was likely some sort of protection spell so he can get in there and help them.. I'm unfamiliar with arcane magics, but the building he ran into adjoins this one at the top, and they're on the top floor." Rashelle looked from the elf to Hollister's form dissapearing into the adjacent building, and wished she wasn't wearing such bulky armour.
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Question for the DM - How on fire is this building? Flames shooting out the side or is it climbable?
Question for Arkhandus - correct me if I'm wrong, your plan is we assist someone in climbing the outside of the building to the fourth floor where the woman is, correct?
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Question for the DM - How on fire is this building? Flames shooting out the side or is it climbable?
Question for Arkhandus - correct me if I'm wrong, your plan is we assist someone in climbing the outside of the building to the fourth floor where the woman is, correct?
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Rhun
First Post
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Also, 4th floor...that's probably 32+ feet high; I'm pretty sure we don't have the number of PCs necessary to reach them from the ground.
Hollister is unarmored, which means his movement isn't reduced, and his spell will protect him from heat, if not the fire itself. He should be able to reach them fairly quickly.
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Also, 4th floor...that's probably 32+ feet high; I'm pretty sure we don't have the number of PCs necessary to reach them from the ground.
Hollister is unarmored, which means his movement isn't reduced, and his spell will protect him from heat, if not the fire itself. He should be able to reach them fairly quickly.
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renau1g
First Post
Seeing Hollister run into the flames, Korrin feels the pull of the woman's cries drawing him action. Shifting his feet and drawing upon the desert's heat to protect him, Korrin will also rush into the blaze.
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Gain Fire Resistance 5 while in the stance, also unarmoured and unencumbered
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Gain Fire Resistance 5 while in the stance, also unarmoured and unencumbered
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Arkhandus
First Post
[sblock=ooc]That was the idea, a human ladder to help the nimblest party member, whoever that would be, to reach the baby and carry it down more easily to safety. Not much chance of it now, with Korrin and Hollister both running off to go through the burning buildings. I think Plavin is the only one left outside who isn't wearing heavy or medium armor and such. And I dunno if he has any climbing skill at all, let alone enough to reliably climb up there and carry down the baby.
Martial Lore check of 6, so Liiros didn't recognize Korrin's new stance.
1d20+3=6 [/sblock]
Liiros sees Korrin run off into the burning buildings as well, and just gapes at his passing. "What the heck is HE doing?!?" the elf exclaims. Looking at the remaining three people outside with him, he sighs and stands up, putting on his discarded gear. "I guess there's not much chance the four of us alone can reach the woman from here. We can only hope those two know what they're doing," he grumbles.
Martial Lore check of 6, so Liiros didn't recognize Korrin's new stance.
1d20+3=6 [/sblock]
Liiros sees Korrin run off into the burning buildings as well, and just gapes at his passing. "What the heck is HE doing?!?" the elf exclaims. Looking at the remaining three people outside with him, he sighs and stands up, putting on his discarded gear. "I guess there's not much chance the four of us alone can reach the woman from here. We can only hope those two know what they're doing," he grumbles.
pneumatik
The 8th Evil Sage
It takes Hollister half a minute (5 rounds) to reach the top of the adjacent building. It's usual inhabitants now out in the street, Hollister's ascent is quiet except for his boots on the wooden floors. At the top of the stairs, the door to the roof is locked.
When Korrin runs into the burning building, the heat is overwhelming. Every step he risks catching on fire, and the superhot air sears his lungs.
Rashelle appraises the burning building. It's clear there are flames on floors one through three inside the building, but so far the walls aren't burning. Approaching the building, Rashelle thinks the heat is low enough that the building could be climbed, at least for now.
Torrent looks at Liiros as he cups, then uncups his hands. "For a second," she says, "I thought you were going to try to catch the ba- uh, wait, we could catch her. We just need a ... a, uh, blanket or something. And some more people." She starts trying to get members of the mob to help.
[sblock=ooc]Hollister: The lock on the door requires a key. It's a sturdy wooden door.
Korrin: Every round in the building you take 1d6 fire damage and have to make a DC 15 reflex save or catch on fire. Your stance will give you +2 to the reflex save. I'm assuming you're going to run up to the room the mother and child are in. It takes seven rounds (navigating the burning building is difficult, and then you have to find the room the mother and child are in. You damage for those seven round are: 1d6=3, 1d6=1, 1d6=1, 1d6=6, 1d6=6, 1d6=2, 1d6=5. If you catch on fire, you damage for each round is: 1d6=5, 1d6=6, 1d6=3, 1d6=2, 1d6=2, 1d6=6, 1d6=3.
Everyone else: If you want to help Torrent get people, you'll need to both role-play and make some social skill checks.[/sblock]
When Korrin runs into the burning building, the heat is overwhelming. Every step he risks catching on fire, and the superhot air sears his lungs.
Rashelle appraises the burning building. It's clear there are flames on floors one through three inside the building, but so far the walls aren't burning. Approaching the building, Rashelle thinks the heat is low enough that the building could be climbed, at least for now.
Torrent looks at Liiros as he cups, then uncups his hands. "For a second," she says, "I thought you were going to try to catch the ba- uh, wait, we could catch her. We just need a ... a, uh, blanket or something. And some more people." She starts trying to get members of the mob to help.
[sblock=ooc]Hollister: The lock on the door requires a key. It's a sturdy wooden door.
Korrin: Every round in the building you take 1d6 fire damage and have to make a DC 15 reflex save or catch on fire. Your stance will give you +2 to the reflex save. I'm assuming you're going to run up to the room the mother and child are in. It takes seven rounds (navigating the burning building is difficult, and then you have to find the room the mother and child are in. You damage for those seven round are: 1d6=3, 1d6=1, 1d6=1, 1d6=6, 1d6=6, 1d6=2, 1d6=5. If you catch on fire, you damage for each round is: 1d6=5, 1d6=6, 1d6=3, 1d6=2, 1d6=2, 1d6=6, 1d6=3.
Everyone else: If you want to help Torrent get people, you'll need to both role-play and make some social skill checks.[/sblock]
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