Theandric: Journeyman
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Nzld
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Initiatives
Valeria rolls a 6, and has a Spellcasting Initiative of 3.
Volkmar rolls a 5 and has a Greatsword Initiative of 4.
Puck rolls a 7 and has an Fist/Dodge Initiative of 10.
NOTE: I don't have my book in front of me, but Volkmar will utilize the Bodyguard rules for combat to try and protect Titus and Valeria from direct attack. Can he protect both simultaneously, or only one or the other?
Also, Puck is off in the treeline somewhere, having been vanishing off and on through out the journey, but always trailing and spying upon the group.
Valeria rolls a 6, and has a Spellcasting Initiative of 3.
Volkmar rolls a 5 and has a Greatsword Initiative of 4.
Puck rolls a 7 and has an Fist/Dodge Initiative of 10.
NOTE: I don't have my book in front of me, but Volkmar will utilize the Bodyguard rules for combat to try and protect Titus and Valeria from direct attack. Can he protect both simultaneously, or only one or the other?
Also, Puck is off in the treeline somewhere, having been vanishing off and on through out the journey, but always trailing and spying upon the group.
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Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Lukas & Malloc
Yair- I'll be most thankful if you roll the dice for me.
Hmmm... this creature needs to improve his attitude
thinks the ever cheerful troubadour, He looks at the fear of his companions and his beloved Valeria.
I'll do everything to keep my love safe.
he walks near Valeria, takes his lute and start playing, then he sings to improve the morale of his companions.
(Enchanting Music)
There was a story of a warrior that hold a great sword
And his friend the mighty wizard that speaked a word
They vanquish the evil whenever they face
With a whisper, a swing, a word and a mace
They didn't let their bravery and courge to fall.
This was the story of how they kept their soul ....
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With fear in his eyes but courge in his heart, Lukas cross himself with his hand and draws his bow.
Just say when...
He whispers to Volkmar.
And when the creature comes closer, try to buy me some time to draw my sword.
He takes position between Titus and the creature.
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Yair- I'll be most thankful if you roll the dice for me.
Hmmm... this creature needs to improve his attitude
thinks the ever cheerful troubadour, He looks at the fear of his companions and his beloved Valeria.
I'll do everything to keep my love safe.
he walks near Valeria, takes his lute and start playing, then he sings to improve the morale of his companions.
(Enchanting Music)
There was a story of a warrior that hold a great sword
And his friend the mighty wizard that speaked a word
They vanquish the evil whenever they face
With a whisper, a swing, a word and a mace
They didn't let their bravery and courge to fall.
This was the story of how they kept their soul ....
********************************************************
With fear in his eyes but courge in his heart, Lukas cross himself with his hand and draws his bow.
Just say when...
He whispers to Volkmar.
And when the creature comes closer, try to buy me some time to draw my sword.
He takes position between Titus and the creature.
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Old Fezziwig
this is a low-flying panic attack
MummyKitty
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"Oh dear, more unnatural animals that mean us harm... I don't suppose it would do much good to talk to the beast." he says to himself more than the others. He begins recalling the incantation of wielding the invisible sling... and a speech to the wolf if it doesn't immediately attack. 
[sblock]Titus rolls a 6 (Not sure of modifier.)[/sblock]
[sblock]Titus rolls a 6 (Not sure of modifier.)[/sblock]
MummyKitty
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As Mattihus sees the huge wolf enter view, he quickly scans his surroundings and shrinks back behind Volkmar and the magi. "Oh yes, urm... that definitely looks like a werewolf to m-m-me." he sputters nervously. "But he's not charging directly to attack us... wolves are a cowardly sort of animal, more suited to a pack, and even a werewolf is not going to strike without sizing up our group. Perhaps if we're nice it will go away?"
Yair
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As Pavel and the wolf engage in a snarling contest, Valeria and Titus complete their spells, Valeria displacing her image and Titus ready to flick a stone with a blink of an eye. Malloc's song revebrates in the air, uplifting your spirits.
The human sounds distract the wolf from Pavel. He turns to the rest of the party, and howls. It is a strange sound, different from before, something between a howl and a roar. It is a terrifying sound, conjuring racial memories of dark nights, monsters, and dread.
Fear inches into your heart, but Malloc's song overcomes the howl, the dissonance shattering the magical effect of the wolf's unnatural roar. At its end, the howl is nothing more than a snarl of frustration.
[sblock]Enchanting Music Roll: 4 dice+2 Com+4 score+3 free expression=13; almost enough to "incite a riot, EF 15" by the rules. I rule that will do to overcome the howl. Well done.
The roar/howl is magical in nature. It has a Penetration of 0, so the magi are immune. It competes with Malloc's song, but the song wins (penetration 0 again). [Ironically, the magi aren't affected by the song as well, it has low Penetration.]
[Also, Volkmar's Magic Sensitivity balances out.]
At his option, Titus may unleash the magical sling at the wolf as it (unsuccesfully) howls, or speak up. Valeria should finish up her spell, and has time for a small speech too. [Make spellcasting rolls with 1 botch dice, physical rolls with 2]. Malloc has already acted.
For the others, play out how they react on this round. You can reach near the wolf, but not yet attack, in one round.
I'll think about how to make combat flow better. (Checking how the rules work in PbP was one reason to have this fight in the first place.) Perhaps we need to abandon the core in this matter.
I'll also be thinking on Malloc's Enchanting Music ability, it is not well defined at all.
Initiative Order:
Puck Fist 10
Pavel Fist 8
Malloc Music 8
Titus Spellcasting 6
Matthius Shaking 6
Wolf Howl 5
Volkmar Greatsword 4
Valeria Spellcasting 3
Lukas Bow 0[/sblock]
The human sounds distract the wolf from Pavel. He turns to the rest of the party, and howls. It is a strange sound, different from before, something between a howl and a roar. It is a terrifying sound, conjuring racial memories of dark nights, monsters, and dread.
Fear inches into your heart, but Malloc's song overcomes the howl, the dissonance shattering the magical effect of the wolf's unnatural roar. At its end, the howl is nothing more than a snarl of frustration.
[sblock]Enchanting Music Roll: 4 dice+2 Com+4 score+3 free expression=13; almost enough to "incite a riot, EF 15" by the rules. I rule that will do to overcome the howl. Well done.
The roar/howl is magical in nature. It has a Penetration of 0, so the magi are immune. It competes with Malloc's song, but the song wins (penetration 0 again). [Ironically, the magi aren't affected by the song as well, it has low Penetration.]
[Also, Volkmar's Magic Sensitivity balances out.]
At his option, Titus may unleash the magical sling at the wolf as it (unsuccesfully) howls, or speak up. Valeria should finish up her spell, and has time for a small speech too. [Make spellcasting rolls with 1 botch dice, physical rolls with 2]. Malloc has already acted.
For the others, play out how they react on this round. You can reach near the wolf, but not yet attack, in one round.
I'll think about how to make combat flow better. (Checking how the rules work in PbP was one reason to have this fight in the first place.) Perhaps we need to abandon the core in this matter.
I'll also be thinking on Malloc's Enchanting Music ability, it is not well defined at all.
Initiative Order:
Puck Fist 10
Pavel Fist 8
Malloc Music 8
Titus Spellcasting 6
Matthius Shaking 6
Wolf Howl 5
Volkmar Greatsword 4
Valeria Spellcasting 3
Lukas Bow 0[/sblock]
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Nzld
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Puck will seek only to distract the wolf - by taunting, throwing rocks or limbs, etc. - should the beast venture to attack the party. After doing anything, he will dart off again, to find another suitable vantage point with which to cause another distraction. Puck isn't particularly brave - he will flee directly into the armed warriors should the wolf give chase to him - but he thinks taunting the wolf might be fun.
Volkmar will continue to guard against an attack upon the magi. Having checked the rules, he cannot bodyguard both at once, so he will have to try and intuit which magus the wolf attacks, if that happens. All else being equal, however, he will default to protecting Valeria, she being a mere woman, and all.
Valeria is biding her time. Should the wolf attack, she is confident Volkmar will hold it off long enough for her to drop her robes and cast "Gift of the Bear's Fortitude".
Volkmar will continue to guard against an attack upon the magi. Having checked the rules, he cannot bodyguard both at once, so he will have to try and intuit which magus the wolf attacks, if that happens. All else being equal, however, he will default to protecting Valeria, she being a mere woman, and all.
Valeria is biding her time. Should the wolf attack, she is confident Volkmar will hold it off long enough for her to drop her robes and cast "Gift of the Bear's Fortitude".
MummyKitty
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Titus listens to the wolf's enchanted howl echo through the forest and is encouaged to see that Malloc's tune has apparantly countered its magical effect. Gaining confidence, he addresses the wolf in his most commanding German.
"Give way, dire beast! Your howling does not frighten us. We are but peace-loving travelers looking for a place to stay the night. But consider this warning: If you attempt to do us harm we will answer in kind. Begone!"
He then waits to see what the wolf will do... ready to unleash the invisible sling if it charges.
Mattihus cringes behind the magi and Volkmar. He's obviously terrified of the wolf but he also seems curious about it, moving so that he can have an unobstructed view of the huge creature. He mumbles to himself. "Well well, to have lived here all my life and to have never seen the stag, and now to see a true werewolf the next day. I knew joining these magi would let me see things I've never seen, but I never imagined... Wait until I tell Brunhild about this!"
[sblock]Brunhild is one of Mattihus's gossipy lady friends in the main town.[/sblock]
"Give way, dire beast! Your howling does not frighten us. We are but peace-loving travelers looking for a place to stay the night. But consider this warning: If you attempt to do us harm we will answer in kind. Begone!"
He then waits to see what the wolf will do... ready to unleash the invisible sling if it charges.
Mattihus cringes behind the magi and Volkmar. He's obviously terrified of the wolf but he also seems curious about it, moving so that he can have an unobstructed view of the huge creature. He mumbles to himself. "Well well, to have lived here all my life and to have never seen the stag, and now to see a true werewolf the next day. I knew joining these magi would let me see things I've never seen, but I never imagined... Wait until I tell Brunhild about this!"
[sblock]Brunhild is one of Mattihus's gossipy lady friends in the main town.[/sblock]
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