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<blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9305449" data-attributes="member: 1282"><p><em>Standing on the narrow shore, <strong>CHANVATI </strong>seems lost in thought. "Gosb'tar, are you okay?" asks Pa'avu with concern.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"I've seen this river," replies the Psion.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"That cannot be, gosb'tar. We have not been here. Unless you mean as a child, before I entered your House's service?"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"No, Pa'avu," the Psion replies after a time. "I do not mean that I have been here physically. I mean I have visited this river in my studies, during my time at Xerxes's examining ancient history. This place was once pivotal to the ancients who inhabited Bantouk. This way," he gestures right, to the river's frothing, churning downstream, "lies the Scoria Parition, the last front in the battle against the Salamander Empire that once threatened to rise up and devour the city in its burning flames and molten death. The Barrenguard defeated them, though at great cost."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Upstream," Chanvati gestures to the source of the seething river and eerie, frigid airflow, "is a place of great sadness. It is known as Wyrmsorrow. It is said that the rulers of Bantouk would appease a great dragon that resided deep beneath the city, offering up one of their own every ten years in tribute. The last known sacrifice was hundreds of years ago: a mother and her swaddling infant. Something went amiss after ... the offering. Her grief, perhaps, was too great, her rage too fiery. And so it is said that the dragon commanded no tribute after that day. Yet something ... malevolent, and powerful beyond words ... lingers still."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Friends, the Duchess of Cinders will no doubt expect us to take the downstream route, for Bantouk's forces already once routed the Salamanders, Vezzuvian allies. She would expect whatever lurks still upstream to be ... guardian enough. Let us foil her expectations, be bloody, be bold, be resolute! Let us struggle against the flow in every meaning of the word and demonstrate our prowess!"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Rietka and Yazdan exchange skeptical looks. Pa'avu seems inspired to "straighten" the uncanny legacy of ritual slaughter. Hazard wags his tail, eager for a swim.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"It is said," Chanvati adds, "that those who face a dragon with purpose and determination in their hearts cannot be stopped by mere natural effects, for the supernatural force of such a spirit supersedes bald nature. Use that purpose, and the safeguard of my ritual, to see you through this test.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The heroes plunge into the torrent, Chanvati's ritual protection warding them from the worst of its ravages. Nevertheless, the heat against their skin, permeating their clothes, is immense, and the current is akin to battling a hurricane head on, but in liquid form. Almost immediately, Chanvati feels himself being pulled downstream and under and so activates his magic bracers, infusing his limbs with unnatural strength and vigor. Beside him, Pa'avu struggles to aid her trusty hound--and even The Wardenguard--in this riverine challenge. Recognizing that without the Pa'avu's strength they stand no chance of surmounting the current, the Psion reaches out with his mind, funneling psionic energy into the Goliath's body, unleashing a torrent of ki to act upon those gigantic muscles with which to pull their allies along with her mighty, one-armed stroke.</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>First, we're making a Secondary Skill check to inform our decision:</p><p></p><p>Chanvati makes a <strong>Secondary Skill History</strong> check vs Upstream, r14+19=35 vs 21 Moderate DC. Success. Chanvati makes a <strong>Secondary Skill Arcana</strong> check vs Downstream, r10+19=29 vs 21 Moderate DC. Success.</p><p></p><p>Per [USER=6696971]@Manbearcat[/USER] :</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We are making a <strong>Group Primary Skill Athletics Check</strong> against the Hard DC (utilizing our intricate houserules for Group Skill checks) to navigate the roiling, forceful waters of the Seethewater. Chanvati further aids Pa'avu's check through use of <strong>Adept's Insight</strong>, r2+1=+3 to her roll.</p><p></p><p>Chanvati, r15+14 with <strong>Bracers of Mental Might</strong> (Encounter Augment) +2 SS=31 vs 30 Hard DC. Success.</p><p>Hazard, r3+15+2 SS=20 vs 30 Hard DC. Fail.</p><p>Pa'avu, r10+17+2 SS +3 Adept's Insight=32 vs 30 Hard DC. Success.</p><p>The Wardenguard, r5+10+2 SS=17 vs 30 Hard DC. Fail.</p><p></p><p>2/4 Successes in Group skill check=Succeeds in overall check. Whew! I was sure The Wardenguard were trained in Athletics before we conferred and made this decision. Nope! Acrobatics instead!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkbard, post: 9305449, member: 1282"] [I]Standing on the narrow shore, [B]CHANVATI [/B]seems lost in thought. "Gosb'tar, are you okay?" asks Pa'avu with concern. "I've seen this river," replies the Psion. "That cannot be, gosb'tar. We have not been here. Unless you mean as a child, before I entered your House's service?" "No, Pa'avu," the Psion replies after a time. "I do not mean that I have been here physically. I mean I have visited this river in my studies, during my time at Xerxes's examining ancient history. This place was once pivotal to the ancients who inhabited Bantouk. This way," he gestures right, to the river's frothing, churning downstream, "lies the Scoria Parition, the last front in the battle against the Salamander Empire that once threatened to rise up and devour the city in its burning flames and molten death. The Barrenguard defeated them, though at great cost." "Upstream," Chanvati gestures to the source of the seething river and eerie, frigid airflow, "is a place of great sadness. It is known as Wyrmsorrow. It is said that the rulers of Bantouk would appease a great dragon that resided deep beneath the city, offering up one of their own every ten years in tribute. The last known sacrifice was hundreds of years ago: a mother and her swaddling infant. Something went amiss after ... the offering. Her grief, perhaps, was too great, her rage too fiery. And so it is said that the dragon commanded no tribute after that day. Yet something ... malevolent, and powerful beyond words ... lingers still." "Friends, the Duchess of Cinders will no doubt expect us to take the downstream route, for Bantouk's forces already once routed the Salamanders, Vezzuvian allies. She would expect whatever lurks still upstream to be ... guardian enough. Let us foil her expectations, be bloody, be bold, be resolute! Let us struggle against the flow in every meaning of the word and demonstrate our prowess!" Rietka and Yazdan exchange skeptical looks. Pa'avu seems inspired to "straighten" the uncanny legacy of ritual slaughter. Hazard wags his tail, eager for a swim. "It is said," Chanvati adds, "that those who face a dragon with purpose and determination in their hearts cannot be stopped by mere natural effects, for the supernatural force of such a spirit supersedes bald nature. Use that purpose, and the safeguard of my ritual, to see you through this test. The heroes plunge into the torrent, Chanvati's ritual protection warding them from the worst of its ravages. Nevertheless, the heat against their skin, permeating their clothes, is immense, and the current is akin to battling a hurricane head on, but in liquid form. Almost immediately, Chanvati feels himself being pulled downstream and under and so activates his magic bracers, infusing his limbs with unnatural strength and vigor. Beside him, Pa'avu struggles to aid her trusty hound--and even The Wardenguard--in this riverine challenge. Recognizing that without the Pa'avu's strength they stand no chance of surmounting the current, the Psion reaches out with his mind, funneling psionic energy into the Goliath's body, unleashing a torrent of ki to act upon those gigantic muscles with which to pull their allies along with her mighty, one-armed stroke.[/I] [HR][/HR] First, we're making a Secondary Skill check to inform our decision: Chanvati makes a [B]Secondary Skill History[/B] check vs Upstream, r14+19=35 vs 21 Moderate DC. Success. Chanvati makes a [B]Secondary Skill Arcana[/B] check vs Downstream, r10+19=29 vs 21 Moderate DC. Success. Per [USER=6696971]@Manbearcat[/USER] : We are making a [B]Group Primary Skill Athletics Check[/B] against the Hard DC (utilizing our intricate houserules for Group Skill checks) to navigate the roiling, forceful waters of the Seethewater. Chanvati further aids Pa'avu's check through use of [B]Adept's Insight[/B], r2+1=+3 to her roll. Chanvati, r15+14 with [B]Bracers of Mental Might[/B] (Encounter Augment) +2 SS=31 vs 30 Hard DC. Success. Hazard, r3+15+2 SS=20 vs 30 Hard DC. Fail. Pa'avu, r10+17+2 SS +3 Adept's Insight=32 vs 30 Hard DC. Success. The Wardenguard, r5+10+2 SS=17 vs 30 Hard DC. Fail. 2/4 Successes in Group skill check=Succeeds in overall check. Whew! I was sure The Wardenguard were trained in Athletics before we conferred and made this decision. Nope! Acrobatics instead! [/QUOTE]
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