The Closed Eye, part II (DM: covaithe, Judge: garyh)

[KenHood]

Hacker stays out of everyone's way, avoiding damage to the trail.

Assist Other: Perception (1d20+1=18)

 

[covaithe]

ooc: Still need a stealth check from Hacker; the stealth vs. Atriden earlier doesn't count for this, sorry. 2 success, 2 failures, Hacker grants +2 to the next perception check for the challenge. Everyone is up.

 

[KenHood]

Stealth (1d20+9=14)

Hacker looks for clues. Perception (1d20+1=21), Stealth (1d20+9=16)

 

[Dunamin]

Woe moves up to keep the group’s progression unhindered by any obstructions they come upon (natural or not), clearing paths and pushing through the wilderness where necessary.

Athletics 16, Stealth 25

 

[covaithe]

Hacker's stature gives him an excellent viewpoint to the ground, where he notices a series of slight irregular depressions, as if several creatures carrying heavy burdens had passed by recently.

Woe forges ahead, quiet as a mouse, pulling aside tree branches ahead of the likely path of the party's trackers. In the process, he snaps one of the branches off, sending several damaged leaves and twigs fluttering to the ground. It is impossible to tell whether they were damaged by Woe, or by someone else passing before him.

[sblock=status]3 success, 2 failures. -2 to the next perception or nature check for the challenge, from Woe's efforts. Atreus and Kathalia are up.
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[Atriden]

Atreus helps Kathalia track the path, by pointing out broken twigs, destroyed vegetation or other clues that might lead the right way.

Aid another to Kathalia's next Perception check: Got +6 to perception check, invisible castle is down, so please roll for me Covaithe.

 

[nerdytenor]

Kathalia hustles next to Woe, breathing heavily. A small line of drool swings from her jaws. She sniffs at the twigs that fell near Woe and those pointed out by Atreus, trying to pick up the trail (OOC: Perception +12 without mods - DM please adjust/roll for me)

 

[nerdytenor]

OOC: Kathalia stealth is +4. Also I will be on vacation for the next few days, although I may be able to make a sporadic post here and there.

 

[covaithe]

Atreus tries to point out broken twigs and such for Kathalia, but he can't seem to find any that she hasn't already considered. At least he remains somewhat quiet while doing so.

Kathalia concentrates, and, though distracted by Woe's efforts, manages to catch the scent of something dead from the bushes in a different direction. Forgetting herself, she howls triumph and plunges ahead.

[sblock=ooc]Atreus: 9 perception, 16 stealth. Fails to aid another.

Kathalia: 23 perception, 5 stealth. Another natural 1 on stealth!

Status: 4 success, 2 failure. Everyone is up.
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[Dunamin]

Woe dips into his extensive experience in treating injuries, scouring battlefields for corpses, and analyzing the wounds and trauma imparted on bodies - whether he caused them or not. He lingers a moment where Kathalia has stopped up and she sniffed bushes and thorns, examining these spots carefully for traces of blood and tissue.

The half orc bodyguards stand. Two of them take nasty burns from proximity to Happy. One, lacking any nearby target, heeds Arnest's orders and backs away. The other two hew at the nearby specter with their axes, displacing great gouts of shadow. (orc 1 hits specter 3 for 7 damage after resists, and shifts E. orc 2 takes 6 fire damage from the flaming sphere, and hits specter 3 for 5 after resists. specter 3 is bloodied. orc 3 takes 8 fire damage, stands, and moves to R10. rolls attacks, fire. Orc 1 saves vs. vuln 3 cold.)

Two bursts of cold explode out again from either side of Tander and Palindrome, just where they previously were. The westernmost mote looks a bit more ragged than before, but its chilling radiance is undiminished. Tander avoids one blast completely, but the other catches him full on, nearly dropping him in his tracks. When his vision clears, he sees Palindrome's crumpled body, unmoving, staring glassy-eyed into the sky.

The mercenary keeps in mind that there might be hints of burnt flesh back from when the half-orc was singed, and frozen, chipped off pieces from Palindrome’s body.

The whole investigation takes place in complete and utter silence, without the slightest sign of Woe’s passing as they proceed through the forest.

Heal 17, Stealth 28

(Natural 20!)