Scotley's Carrion Crown IC Part 1 The Haunting of Harrowstone

"Perhaps we should withdraw?" Dannis steps back and draws his blade, ready to slash any hostile rats, all the while trying to calculate just how many there are.
 

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Besharrn Blacktusk Half-Orc Ranger3

"Somebody got oil? Barbecued rat really good. Tangy, but good."

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Besharrn Blacktusk Half-Orc Ranger3

S15,D16,C14,I12,W12,C11

AC:21[10+7(+1 Breastplate)+3(Dex)+1(Dodge Feat)] [25 w/Shield of Swings]
FF:17
T:14 [18 w/Shield of Swings]

HP:33/35

Skills: (Ranks 7+7+7 = 21) [CS=Class Skill]
Climb 3 ranks +2 str +3 CS = +8
Intimidate 3 ranks +2 rac'l +3 CS +0cha = +8 [Std act'n-if sucsfl give opp the Shaken condition, -2 att]
[DC to demoralize=10+target's HD+target's Wis mod] [lasts 1rnd + 1rnd for every 5 check exceeds DC]
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) 3 ranks, +1 Int +2 Favored Terrain +3 CS = +9
Perception 3 ranks +1 wis +3 CS = +7 [+2 underground]
PASSIVE PERCEPTION: 17 [19 underground]
Stealth 3 ranks +3 dex +3 CS = +9 [+2 underground]
Survival 3 ranks +1 wis +3 CS = +7 [+2 underground] [+1 (half Ranger Level) to follow tracks]
Swim 3 ranks +2 str +3 CS = +8 [-3 ACP if wearing +1 Magic Breastplate]



Saves: Fort: +6 Ref: +7 Will: +3

Init +3, BAB +3, CMB +5, CMD 18 [22 w/ Shield of Swings]

Halberd +7, 1d10+3 dam, Short Sword +6, 1d6+2 dam, Heavy Crossbow +7, 1d10 dam

Feat: Shield of Swings - gain +4 AC and CMD but only do half damage. FULL ATTACK ONLY [APG]
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The rats number more than you can readily count. They do not pursue you as you step back however. They seem content to defend their turf rather than attack. Perhaps if it were not so sunny out on the wall where you are things would be different.
 

Falco

"I don't think we need to agitate the rats just yet. Maybe we head east along the wall and have a look around from up here?"

Falco suggests.
 

"An eminently reasonable suggestion, Falco . . . though we'll likely have to take care of the problem at some point."
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Vadim Nazdravan
Male Half-Elf Bard (Archaeologist) 3
CG Medium Humanoid (elf, human)
Hero Points 2
Init +5; Senses Low-Light Vision; Perception +10
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Defense
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AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 shield, +3 Dex)
hp 20 (3d8)
Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +3
Defensive Abilities Trap Sense, Uncanny Dodge; Immune sleep; Resist Elven Immunities
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee Cestus +4 (1d4+1/19-20/x2) and
. . Dagger +4 (1d4+1/19-20/x2) and
. . Masterwork Whip, Scorpion +5 (1d4+1/x2) and
. . Silversheen Rapier +5 (1d6+1/18-20/x2)
Ranged Darkwood Shortbow, Composite (Str +1) +6 (1d6+1/x3)
Bard (Archaeologist) Spells Known (CL 3, +4 melee touch, +5 ranged touch):
1 (4/day) Cure Light Wounds (DC 14), Dazzling Blade (DC 14), Touch of Gracelessness (DC 14), Vanish
0 (at will) Resistance (DC 13), Read Magic, Detect Magic, Prestidigitation (DC 13), Light, Unwitting Ally (DC 13)
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 16
Base Atk +2; CMB +3; CMD 16
Feats Bard Weapon Proficiencies, Combat Expertise +/-1, Skill Focus (Perception) (Adaptability), Weapon Finesse
Traits Chance Savior, Dangerously Curious, Prehensile Whip
Skills Acrobatics +6, Appraise +6, Bluff +7, Climb +4, Diplomacy +7, Disable Device +6, Escape Artist +6, Fly +2, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +7, Knowledge (engineering) +7, Knowledge (geography) +7, Knowledge (history) +7, Knowledge (local) +7, Knowledge (nature) +7, Knowledge (nobility) +7, Knowledge (planes) +7, Knowledge (religion) +7, Perception +10, Profession (Archeologist) +4, Profession (Professor) +4, Ride +2, Sleight of Hand +6, Spellcraft +6, Stealth +6, Swim +0, Use Magic Device +8
Languages Common, Elven, Shoanti, Varisian
SQ Arcane Training, Archaeologist's Luck +1 (10 rounds/day), Bardic Knowledge +1, Clever Explorer +1, Elf Blood, Hero Points (2)
Combat Gear Buckler, Cestus, Dagger, Darkwood Shortbow, Composite (Str +1), Masterwork Whip, Scorpion, Mithral Chain Shirt, Silversheen Rapier; Other Gear Adventurer's Sash (3 @ 3.5 lbs), Backpack, Masterwork (4 @ 11.5 lbs), Bag, Waterproof (20 @ 1 lbs), Charcoal Stick (9), Charcoal Stick, Hammock, Journal, Masterwork Felt Hat, Paper (sheet) (10), Rope, Spider Silk (50'), Thieves' tools, masterwork, Twine (50'), Waterskin
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TRACKED RESOURCES
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Archaeologist's Luck +1 (10 rounds/day) (Ex) - 1/10
Dagger - 0/1
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Special Abilities
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Arcane Training +1 CL for spell trigger/completion items for favored class, or use them as if 1st level.
Archaeologist's Luck +1 (10 rounds/day) (Ex) Gain Luck bonus to attack, damage, saves, and all skills.
Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add + 1 to all knowledge skill checks.
Chance Savior Fate smiled on you and Professor Lorrimor one day in the not so distant past. Through a matter of pure chance, you were in a position to save the late scholar's life and did so. His gratitude was effusive, and he promised that he would never forget y
Clever Explorer +1 (Ex) Half time to use disable device.
Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Elf Blood You are counted as both elven and human for any effect relating to race.
Elven Immunities +2 save bonus vs Enchantments.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Hero Points (2) Hero Points can be spent at any time to grant a variety of bonuses.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Trap Sense +1 (Ex) +1 bonus on reflex saves and AC against traps.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex) Retain Dex bonus to AC when flat-footed.
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Vadim was born in Varisia, the result of a brief union between a wandering bard and the charming Szarni elf who took his fancy . . . or perhaps the minstrel took the gypsy’s fancy, who can tell? In any case, their child proved to be beautiful, intelligent and precocious; it was plain to all who encountered young Vadim that he inherited the best of both of his parents.

As he grew to manhood, Vadim’s natural curiosity dovetailed with his interest in the history of Varisia and it’s neighbor, Ustalav. He began a lifelong study of the two cultures, of their conflict and influence on each other. Eventually, his studies brought him into contact with the famed scholar, Petros Lorrimor. He made contact with the Professor, and over the course of the next several years Vadim and Professor Lorrimor struck up a longstanding friendship. Correspondence by letter and occasional personal visits formed a bond between the two; the Professor’s knowledge enhanced Vadim’s, and his reputation earned the young half-elf a few guest lecturing posts at institutes of learning in Cheliax, Taldor and even Absalom.

During one of their personal visits – actually a joint venture to explore the ruins of a crypt in Ustalav – Vadim became the instrument of the aging Professor’s continued existence. Lorrimor, no longer as spry as he once was, had insisted that the two of them push on in spite of the fact that they’d been going without significant rest for two days. His exhaustion caused him to miss the trigger of a deadly poison dart trap; however, the now seasoned Vadim was quicker to react. His diving tackle broke Lorrimor’s arm and put an end to that particular foray – after a harrowing escape through the rugged Hungry Mountains – but also saved the man’s life. The end of that adventure was also the last time young Vadim saw the Professor alive . . .

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Besharrn Blacktusk Half-Orc Ranger3

"We think about getting some oil and having rat meat for victory celebration when we finish, yes?"

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Besharrn Blacktusk Half-Orc Ranger3

S15,D16,C14,I12,W12,C11

AC:21[10+7(+1 Breastplate)+3(Dex)+1(Dodge Feat)] [25 w/Shield of Swings]
FF:17
T:14 [18 w/Shield of Swings]

HP:33/35

Skills: (Ranks 7+7+7 = 21) [CS=Class Skill]
Climb 3 ranks +2 str +3 CS = +8
Intimidate 3 ranks +2 rac'l +3 CS +0cha = +8 [Std act'n-if sucsfl give opp the Shaken condition, -2 att]
[DC to demoralize=10+target's HD+target's Wis mod] [lasts 1rnd + 1rnd for every 5 check exceeds DC]
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) 3 ranks, +1 Int +2 Favored Terrain +3 CS = +9
Perception 3 ranks +1 wis +3 CS = +7 [+2 underground]
PASSIVE PERCEPTION: 17 [19 underground]
Stealth 3 ranks +3 dex +3 CS = +9 [+2 underground]
Survival 3 ranks +1 wis +3 CS = +7 [+2 underground] [+1 (half Ranger Level) to follow tracks]
Swim 3 ranks +2 str +3 CS = +8 [-3 ACP if wearing +1 Magic Breastplate]



Saves: Fort: +6 Ref: +7 Will: +3

Init +3, BAB +3, CMB +5, CMD 18 [22 w/ Shield of Swings]

Halberd +7, 1d10+3 dam, Short Sword +6, 1d6+2 dam, Heavy Crossbow +7, 1d10 dam

Feat: Shield of Swings - gain +4 AC and CMD but only do half damage. FULL ATTACK ONLY [APG]
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B'rii

B'rii surveys the swarming rats with caution.

OOC: Cast Detect Magic, any sign that the swarm is a magical swarm instead of just a swarm?
 

Dannis actually finds himself agreeing with the half-orc as they mmove away. "Yes, some oil to fry those rats would be just the thing...though I'll leave the eating of them to you."
 

B'rii can detect no magic from the rats or their tower nor along the walls here.

As you move north and east along the walls there is little new to see. The back of the main building looks much like the front. As you near the point where the wall turns back south an ominous open pit that appears to have once been a receptacle for the prison’s waste can be seen below. Even now, with the right wind, the pit still emits a foul stench. There is certainly nothing magical down there.

Soon you reach the point where the wall seems to have collapsed and a pool has formed. This large pond of dark, muddy water spreads out along the eastern section of the prison grounds. Here and there, bits of ruined wall protrude from the water, and thick tangles of reeds and cattails grow along the muddy shores.
 


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