Spider's Path

[ghostcat]

As soon as Trinham's head hit his pillow he fell asleep and only woke up when somebody shook him to get him up for breakfast. Fortunately for him, he managed to finished eating before Martomum pulled out his chest. Then things got even more interesting as the dwarf started handing out potions and scrolls.

Trinham looks at the scroll that Jareth had handed him but could not even decide if the scroll contained arcane or divine magic. Handing it back to Jareth he says "Sorry. I don't have any spells that will let me read magic and I don't recognise the spell type.

Meanwhile Martomum had continued sorting out the gold some of which he gave to Lora, whom he proceeded to appoint as acting team leader. Trinham's face fell, he couldn't help it. Still, determined to make the best of a bad situation, he decides to give her the benefit of the doubt in the forlorn hope that the responsibility of command will cure her bossiness.

A bit latter Lora hands Trinham the scrolls, he starts to concentrate and after a few minutes he says, while trying to suppress a smile "Don't know about this one, I'm positive that this one contains mage armor and shield and this one looks like it contains detect magic and dancing lights." as he realises that he has got one up on the wizardess. "As for the potions, I have not been trained in alchemy and I have have never seen potions of this type before. Trinham hands the scrolls and potions back to Lora.

Realising that they will be moving off soon, Trinham starts to pack his belonging. Having tripped over his feet several time, he recognises that he will need some kind of walking aid if he is to keep up with the others. Going over to Claud, he asks him if he could cut him a walking staff. "I would cut it myself but the way I feel at the moment, I would probably end up chopping by hand off.

[sblock=Dice Rolls]Attempt to read scroll #1 (1d20+5=8) - FAIL
Attempt to read scroll #2 (1d20+5=16) - FAIL
Attempt to read scroll #3 (1d20+5=24) - SUCCESS
Attempt to read scroll #4 (1d20+5=21) - SUCCESS only if level 1 else FAIL
Attempt to identify potion #1 (1d20+5=10) - FAIL
Attempt to identify potion #2 (1d20+5=13) - FAIL

HM.
Let me know about scrolls 3 & 4 and I will edit my post accordingly.[/sblock]

 

[HolyMan]

[sblock=OOC]
scroll#3 - mage armor and shield
scroll#4 - detect magic and dancing lights [/sblock]

 

[Dragonwriter]

Jareth merely watched as the other argued about the dwarf’s orders. The young duskblade actually agreed with the just-as-foul-tempered wizardess, but figured his own sharp tongue wouldn’t help matters, so he (for once) wisely stayed out of the “debate.”

As morning comes, his strength feels renewed and he felt a little quicker. After a short meditation and some practice with his chain, he realizes the fighting yesterday helped him work out and toughen up his muscles and strikes. He has a little better control over the weapon. The meditation and quick recitation of spells also gives him greater insight into the spell Burning Hands. His mind was more focused on his new capabilities, and wishing to test them, so he couldn’t focus enough to read the scrolls.

Jareth doesn’t really care who is currently the leader of this group, only caring about getting to Harkon Manor. His muscles are recovering from the poison of yesterday, so he’s in a little better mood, though a little agitated. Though he enjoys the forest, thanks to his first home, this forest feels wrong. Perhaps it was something to do with the ettercap and its spiders, perhaps the gnolls, or it just might be the young man’s own perception, but it still felt wrong and he would be glad to get out from among these trees…

He packs up his gear, secures his chain, and is ready to follow.

[sblock=OOC]
HM, Jareth does have read and detect magic, covered under the Arcane Attunement class feature (Spell-Like Abilities, usable with a few others a combined total of 6/day). It’s okay, and I made up a justification, but that’s just for future reference. He'll take another look at the scrolls later, when he's a little more clear-headed.
[/sblock]

 

[Frozen Messiah]

Claude sits back from the converstation and waits for the dust to settle to see what he should proceed to do. While he is doing this he still contemplates what he was told in his dream while he stares at his hands trying to figure out how to unlock this power. "Pourquoi est cet chose tellemant dificle..." he mumbles to himself in his native tongue. While he does this Trinham comes up to him and gives him back the potions that were given to him and says something that Claude doesn't catch because of his focus on this riddle that he has been posed in his dream. "Hmm... oh yes many thanks and I shall do this in payment for your identification of these scrolls, merci" Claude says after he regains his focus on reality.
He then proceeds to to go out into the woods, as he rembered his father showing him, and finding a sapling that was perfect for making a walking stick. As he cut it into the vague shape that it was maent to be he rembered the voice of from his dream and the voice that he rembered telling him how to do this action, it was his fathers.

[sblock]
sorry HM for not giving you the heads up on htat little bit of character development it was sort of spur of the moment.

Do in need to make a role to do this or could we just say that he really isn't do anything spectacular so it's not needed?
[/sblock]

 

[HolyMan]

[sblock=OOC] No need to roll for things like that, now if you were to hand him a masterwork quarterstaff then we would maybe need a roll, and a good one, LOL. Hmm think I like this bit of character development, maybe even have your lay on hands uncontrollable for the time being? I would add a bonus to it for say a limitation, which you could get rid of anytime you like and from then play normally.

LIMITATION: Lay on Hands ability only works 50% of the time but when it does work it grants +1 additional hp per paladin lvl. Your character your call. Just running it as an RP thing gains you extra XP though like the ones you will get this Sun nite for the above post.

O.k. think everyone is up to date and I need only a few things:
1) Who is caring the scrolls and which ones.
2) I have it that Aidan and Claude each have a healing potion, correct.
3) Guess on the coins ML is more than 10 less than 20
4) And maybe a marching order or orders from are new leader that may be fun to read.

HM [/sblock]

 

[Frozen Messiah]

[sblock]
You know HM, I love that idea. Although Claude is old in age he is young in the art of being a paladin because he is not part of an order or a church meaning that his abilities are not taught but just channled. It's actually perfect and I think I might just keep it on for the whole life of this character.

Whoops I thought that I had the scrolls for sme reason, I wil go back and swap out those 2 in my last post.
[/sblock]

 

[Myth and Legend]

[sblock]Wait so Lora actually could identify scroll #4 as she got a 20 for her spellcraft check and those are 0 level spells. By the way how come we get two spells per scroll?

On orders and such, I think Onesimus wants to ask the gnoll if his amulet is magical, and I bet that Theroc will want Aidan to comment on the situation. You know, Lora being in charge and all.

BTW FM I wouldn't recommend getting that Lay on Hands flavor thing. The math speaks against it, and this is coming from a person who hates math

Lay on Hands can be used once per day to heal up to your Paladin level x your cha modifier. In Claude's case that would be 2x3 or a total of 6 HP. At level 3, that would be 9 HP worth of healing.

If you take the flavor ruling, you effectively halve your healing - out of 10 attempts at lay on hand, an average of 5 will succeed. In return you will get 2 or 3 points extra.

10 attempts at lvl 3 = 3 x 3 x 10 = 90 points of healing.
5 attempts at lvl 3 + 5 times the 3 HP flat bonus granted by the flavor = 3 x 3 x 5 + 5 x 3 = 60 points of healing.

at level 10 that would be (considering you leave your CHA at 16)

10 x 3 x 10 = 300 points of healing

10 x 3 x 5 + 5 x 10 = 200 points of healing. So, it's not worth it at both low and higher levels . Not to mention that if it fails in a critical situation but rolls the 50% in an off-battle healing attempt you'd be very annoyed.[/sblock]

 

[Sphyh]

Onesimus gives a slight nod at Lora's advice. Seems logical enough he thought. He walks over to the dwarf and the gnoll and addresses Martomum directly. "Could you ask him what exactly what the amulet is? Does it have a name? Or some sort of magic in it?"

 

[HolyMan]

Martomum gets a disgusted look on his face as he turns to bark and growl at Year's Long. The gnoll shaman gives Onesimus a slight bow and a quick bark to Martomum.

The dwarf then turns back to the young warrior, "Kime 'ere greenie." he says through clenched teeth. Leading the bewildered Onesimus back to the group he says to everyone, "Ye nay 'isten ta wha I's say. Ta gnolls respecks ya and ye wanna' cuestin 'em. Bah!" he says waving a hand, almost as if saying goodbye. "Weres da ting an if'n it is ir ain't sumetin ye wants, ye wills 'inds outs 'ikes a trues greenie." Then the dwarf turns and walks off but saying over his shoulder as he goes, "Est ta bees goin' ta days a waystin."

Then Martomum and the gnoll disappear into the woods you can hear the dwarves tromp,tromp,tromp as he marches away in a huff.

 

[Frozen Messiah]

Claude walks back into camp after a lenghty pause and reflection on this new found revelation. He hands the walking stick to Trinham with a little nod and then moves toward where most of the group has gathered. "Are we about to conitnue on our way?" Claude askes simply as he see's many of his comrades are deep in thought about one thing or the other. Claude understands the choice of giving Lora a leading role in the group is bothering a few of the people but he will not judge her position until she seems unfit for it, before that time he will question her judgement but he will also follow her orders.

[sblock]
Myth: I am also not fond of math but the factor I'm more interested in an interesting character rather than a strong one. The element of chance in this is the major draw for me because it means that I will have to improvise, and he will be getting spells at one point which out of those I will definetly grab a few cure spells. Claude is no healer, Claude is a warrior, a diplomat, and a leader. This is my perogative and I understand yours to and I thank you for showing me this so I can understand both sides of the issue
[/sblock]