Unspeakable Oaths (ooc and questions ll)

[Inferno]

Ha. Grothnak and the old hermit agree the party shouldn't split up, while Bo and Mouser keep suggesting inventive new ways to split the party up.

I'm travelling for work this week. I don't expect to get online. I'll be back by October 3rd. Have a good week of getting aligned on next steps.
Please?

Thanks!

[Starbeard]

Bo

I turn myself into one of the horrible snakemen and bring one or two of you along with me into the temple as my captives. You would have to be loosely bound and gagged of course to make the ruse seem real.

Moogeye cocks an eyebrow. "Aren't you a little short for a snake-man?"

[Inferno]

Well gang,

As usual, there's some wonderful role playing going on and as much as I've enjoyed it, we've been chewing on next steps for a month now, with no sign of resolution or compromise. Regrettably, at this point, I have no choice but to reluctantly intercede.

All aboard my railroad. Actually, I really don't want to decide for you, so I'll go with majority rule. Near as I can tell, with Hoom's jailbreak just removed from consideration, here's where you stand:

• • 1. Grothnak's first plan was: Stick together. Rest and hide until nightfall. Then the group invades the church together under cover of darkness, with the rogues climbing the wall and letting the entire party in.
    
    2. Bo says: He drinks the potion and enters the church now in the guise of a heinous snake man, or a constable, with two of the party pretending to be prisoners. The rest of the party waits outside for a sign.
    But no one here knows if the constables are infected by the evil of Briarsgate.
    
    3. Mouser says: Always eager to dabble with magic, Mouser volunteers to drink Bo's potion now, transform into a mouse, and enter alone while everyone else waits for him to come back with his report.
    
    Moogeye agrees with Mouser (plan 3).
    
    Pelias and Telkis don't want to split up, so that aligns them both with Grothnak's plan (plan 1).
    
    Ingrid said let's go now in broad daylight. When no one seconded that idea, she said, let's go at night (plan 1). I'm sure she'll settle for any plan at this point.
    
    Telkis has said at least twice that he's not enlisting the field mice.

Grothnak's plan (plan 1) wins with 4 votes! With Avril away from the table, 4 out of 7 is a majority.

Please go now to the latest installment of our newly unparalyzed tale of unspeakable horror: Chapter 9: Temple of Fear.

Thanks everyone, for your patience and understanding.

[Grognardsw]

Can the bird return and tell us if Hoom is in the jail?

[Inferno]

Sephus' absence seems to indicate that Hoom is not in the jail.

[Inferno]

Everyone, please join me in welcoming Mant72 to the game!

He'll be assuming the role of the valiant Ingrid Esthof, taking over from hedgeknight who has been overcome by RL.

[OGRE MAGE]

Hi Mant!!!

[Mant72]

Hey, Ogre! It looks like we meet again! This is beginning to become a habit.

[ChubbyPixie]

Hello, Mant. Remember: always heal the smallest party members first.

[Mant72]

Ha! Shortest to tallest...got it!

[Grognardsw]

Welcome Mant

[Inferno]

DM Rulings grab bag:

Is there any bonus for the target being entangled?

Yes, +4 to hit stunned, prone or motionless targets. Additionally, Dex modifiers to AC are negated.

I guess I should have asked this first but....is the casting Druid immune to the effects of his own Entangle spell?

I'll say yes, given a 3rd level druid's abilities to pass unhindered through overgrown areas, and that I don't make Sleep spells affect the caster. However, allies ARE affected.


Re: Avril's heartfelt plea: as per the House Rules:
Unconscious characters bleed out at a rate of 1 hit point per round. But characters attacked by non-lethal methods (clubs, fists, flat sides of sword blades, clerics' weapons, etc.) don't bleed out.
There is no negative to hit or damage for subdual attacks made with the flat of the blade.

[Inferno]

Well, it's happened again...

Day Seven.
Briarsgate. The Church of Merikka (21)
Night. Saturday, October 22nd, 576 CY

Yesterday, the date of our world aligned with that of Briarsgate.

500 experience points to all PCs, as an annual bonus xp award. Thanks for making this game so much fun for me.

Best,
Inferno

[OGRE MAGE]

Sweet!

Thanks!

Keep up the good work!

[Mant72]

Thanks, and thank you for making the game fun for us!

[ChubbyPixie]

Whaaat? Nice.
Thanks, DM.

[Inferno]

Thanks guys.

"Ingrid, did you put the silence upon one of them? Can we move the silence to the door after they are bound?

"Aye, I believe this could work," Ingrid answers.

The Entangle spell that grips the 'silenced acolyte' has a longer duration than the Silence spell.
How do you guys want to handle this?

It'll take Bo one round to bind and gag one individual.
I was thinking he gags them all first since the Silence spell dies first.

[ChubbyPixie]

Can the entangle be cancelled if we all help bind them? So that the silence may still be in effect when we take the guard to the door? If so, Telkis will help bind/gag.

[OGRE MAGE]

Bo jumps into action, pulling out his twine as he rushes forward into the roots, weeds, and his own parties flying missiles.

He begins quickly gagging and then binding the hands of the humans. He muzzles the dogs and ties their legs humanely. He tries to help the wounded as he glares at his bloodthirsty, supposedly goodly party members.

Yes, gag first and then tie. If the entangle spell wears off before they are all tied, the others can rush in and help with the binding.

If there isn't enough time to gag all of them and the dogs, Bo can also try to befriend the animals instead.

[Inferno]

Can the entangle be cancelled if we all help bind them? So that the silence may still be in effect when we take the guard to the door? If so, Telkis will help bind/gag.

Allies are affected by Entangle, so only Bo can enter the area of effect to gag and bind.
Cancelling Entangle before all enemies are bound is possible, but may result in a melee.

This is rapidly turning into a good argument for stoning them all to death after all.