Session 2: Red Larch to Westbridge

[Zhym]

"Do as you will," says Roderick. "Those who wish to rescue Jane and uphold your contracts, with me! There is no time to lose!"

With that, the Paladin sets off toward Westbridge without so much as a look over his shoulder to see if anyone is following.

And if no one does, maybe I can get another character prepped quickly.

[GreyWolfVT]

Delgrot nods agreeing with Roderick "I'm with ya Roderick."

[Rex]

Unna

Unna follows along with Roderick and Delgrot. She may not agree with everything the paladin says but he is right on recue Jane.

[shaidar]

Alara

Alara seems torn between the two options for a few seconds, before heading over to join Roderick and the others.

[shiffd]

Dorobo, with a stick in one hand and carving knife in the other, crosses his hands over his chest and leans back to the side with a dramatic sigh.

"A coward after my heart. Ogres stink anyway....so let's be off then up the road and away from all this."

From there he skips off down the road ahead of the party as the day before 'scouting their path' as it were...assuming the dwarf will follow behind a bit.

[onlyme]

Ardium follows, assuming if there were no tell-tell signs of her in the morning light, then she must be dead already if she was with the ogre.

[ravenn4544]

Jaroo listens to the debate and then as the party wander off to find this Jane. He'll quickly search what little the ogre may have for something useful - some extra tidbits that may come in handy down the road - and follow along.

[Storm11]

Nexus shakes his head, packs up his things and follows along.

He looks back at the trail hoping Jane isn’t trussed up in some Ogre den as the group rush off blindly.

[dmw71]

Day 3: Morning
The excitement of the ogre encounter now behind them, the resting members of the group are roused from their sleep just as the sun begins to break on the horizon the following morning.

Everyone begins the new day at full health.

As the spell casters begin their preparations to ready their daily spells, Jaroo returns to the site of the fallen ogre and is easily able to spot tracks left by Vizug in the immediate area. After a final search of the fallen creature, Jaroo follows the tracks back to where the ogre was first spotted easily enough, but finds they become very confusing and difficult to discern beyond that last known point. While the druid suspects he might be able to continue to backtrack the ogre's progress, he admits it the success of the effort is not certain, and doing so will force the group to deviate from the road they're following.

"Do as you will," says Roderick. "Those who wish to rescue Jane and uphold your contracts, with me! There is no time to lose!" With that, the Avatar sets off toward Westbridge without so much as a look over his shoulder to see if anyone is following. But followed he is; reluctantly by some.

As it was the previous day, progress through the hills, pulling the cart with the spell components to be delivered, is tiresome and makes progress slow.

Several hours later, the group breaks for a brief lunch, and an opportunity to simply give their legs a brief rest:

The second blue segment marks the entire process the group will make during the day; the red "x" marks your current location.

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As the group begins to conclude their lunch, Dorobo sets off ahead to scout before the rest of the group departs in full.





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Notes to be added to the private forums for ravenn4544 (Jaroo) and shiffd (Dorobo) in a few moments.



Everyone else, please sit tight. Or feel free to role-play any lunchtime activities.

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Date: 21 Quintilis, Year 7102
Time: 13:14 (Sunrise: 06:59, Sunset: 18:44)
Temp: 59 F
Conditions:

• Cool
  Breezy

Light Sources:

• None

Known Conditions/Spells in Effect:

• None

Character Status

• GreyWolfVT | Delgrot | Dwarf | Male | Cleric: 1 | Alignment: NG | THAC0: 20 | HP: 10 | AC: 5/5 | Move: 4
  • Experience
    • Bonus: +10% (16 Wis)
    • Total: 0
    • Needed: 1,500
  • Offense:
    • Warhammer
    • Club
  • Defenses: AC: 5/5
    • Armor: Chain (AC 5)
    • Shield: None
    • Dex: 10 (0)
    • Other: None
  • Prepared Spells:
    • 1st: 3, 2, 1
      • Bless
      • Cure Light Wounds
      • Cure Light Wounds
        • Pass Without Trace (Trailblazer)
    • 2nd: 0
• ravenn4544 | Jaroo | Human Male | Druid: 1 | Alignment: N | THAC0: 20 | HP: 8 | AC: 8/8 | Move: 12
  • Experience
    • Bonus: None (17 Wis, 15 Cha)
    • Total: 0
    • Needed: 2,000
  • Offense:
    • Quarterstaff
    • Sling (20)
    • Dagger
  • Defenses: AC: 8/8
    • Armor: Leather (AC 8)
    • Shield: None
    • Dex: 14 (0)
    • Other: None
  • Prepared Spells:
    • 1st: 3, 2
      • Cure Light Wounds
      • Entangle
      • Shillelagh
    • 2nd: 0
• Rex | Unna | Dwarf | Female | Fighter: 1, Thief: 1 (Kit: Wayfinder) | Alignment: NG | THAC0: 20 | HP: 9 | AC: 5/8 | Move: 4
  • Experience
    • Fighter:
      • Bonus: None (13 Str)
      • Total: 10
      • Needed: 2,000
    • Thief:
      • Bonus: +10% (16 Dex)
      • Total: 11
      • Needed: 1,250
  • Offense:
    • Long sword
    • Short sword
    • Dagger
  • Defenses: AC: 5/8
    • Armor: Leather (AC 8)
    • Shield: Medium (-1) ("...any frontal or flank attack...")
    • Dex: 16 (-2)
    • Other: None
  • Prepared Spells: None
• Storm11 | Nexus | Gnome | Male | Wizard: 1 (Specialist: Illusionist) | Alignment: CG | THAC0: 20 | HP: 6 | AC: 2/6 | Move: 6
  • Experience
    • Bonus: +10% (17 Int)
    • Total: 0
    • Needed: 2,500
  • Offense:
    • Dagger
  • Defenses: AC: 2/6
    • Armor: None
    • Shield: None
    • Dex: 18 (-4)
    • Other: Spell: Armor (AC: 6, HP: 9)
  • Spellbook:
    • 1st: Armor (V, S, M | Time: 10), Color Spray (V, S, M | Time: 1), Detect Magic (V, S | Time: 1), Phantasmal Force (V, S, M | Time: 1), Read Magic (V, S, M | Time: 10), Unseen Servant (V, S, M | Time: 1)
  • 2nd: None
  • Prepared Spells:
    • 1st: 2, 1 (1 + 1 Specialist)
      • Color Spray
      • Phantasmal Force
    • 2nd: 0
• Zhym | Roderick | Human | Male | Paladin: 1 | Alignment: LG | THAC0: 20 | HP: 10 | AC: 3/5 | Move: 12
  • Experience
    • Bonus: None (14 Str, 17 Cha)
    • Total: 0
    • Needed: 2,250
  • Offense:
    • Long sword
    • Short bow (24)
  • Defenses: AC: 3/5
    • Armor: Chain (AC 5)
    • Shield: Small (-1) ("...protect against two frontal attacks of the user's choice...")
    • Dex: 15 (-1)
    • Other: None
  • Prepared Spells: None
  • Abilities: Lay on Hands (2 hp): 1, 0
• onlyme | Ardiam | Elf | Male | Fighter: 1 | Alignment: NG | THAC0: 20 | HP: 10 | AC: 5/7 | Move: 12
  • Experience
    • Bonus: +10% (16 Str)
    • Total: 0
    • Needed: 2,000
  • Offense:
    • Long sword
    • Long bow (24)
  • Defenses: AC: 5/7
    • Armor: Leather (AC 8)
    • Shield: Small (-1) ("...protect against two frontal attacks of the user's choice...")
    • Dex: 16 (-2)
    • Other: None
  • Prepared Spells: None
• shiffd | Dorobo | Human | Male | Thief: 1 | Alignment: CN | THAC0: 20 | HP: 6 | AC: 4/8 | Move: 12
  • Experience
    • Thief:
      • Bonus: +10% (18 Dex)
      • Total: 0
      • Needed: 1,250
  • Offense:
    • Long sword
    • Short bow (40)
  • Defenses: AC: 4/8
    • Armor: Leather (AC 8)
    • Shield: None
    • Dex: 18 (-4)
    • Other: None
  • Prepared Spells: None
  
  Marching Orders
  Scout:
  • Dorobo
  5-foot:
  • Dorobo
    Delgrot
    Jaroo
    Unna
    Nexus
    Roderick
    Ardiam
  10-foot:
  • Delgrot | Dorobo
    Jaroo | Roderick
    Unna
    Nexus | Ardiam
  Rolls
  • None

[GreyWolfVT]

Delgrot paces around the campsite waiting for the scouts to return and appears to be talking to himself. Everyone can hear him saying the following "If the Children of Moradin are to survive as a race, they must adapt, grow, and learn to dwell in harmony with other good races, particularly humans. The Stout Folk must be encouraged to emerge from the illusory safety of their hidden delves and find true security in fellowship with humankind and demihumankind. Help fellow wanderers and sojourners in the world, giving all that is needful. Guide those who are lost and guard those who are defenseless. Seek out new ways and new paths, and discover the wide world in your wanderings. Herald the way of newfound hope." it sounds like he is reciting something perhaps related to his faith. The dwarf cleric repeats the last line a couple times. "Seek out new ways and new paths, and discover the wide world in your wanderings. Herald the way of newfound hope. Seek out new ways and new paths, and discover the wide world in your wanderings. Herald the way of newfound hope."

[shiffd]

Those paying attention and in eye-shot see Dorobo backpedaling in their direction. "He guys....SNAKE!" He shouts.

OOC: Been so long since I was using the forum forgot how to add the colors to text.

[Storm11]

Nexus looks up and blanches. Then He Nudges the Druid. Do you have anything that can encourage it to leave us alone?

He will prepare his material components and some magic in case the Druid is hoping to eat it instead of speak with it.

[ravenn4544]

Jaroo overhears the cry of 'snake' and moves over to check it out before someone does something rash. It could be that we startled it in it's home, or it could be it is indeed hostile. Let's see what we see....
As needed roll. Maybe he can identify it. [1d20] = 9

[GreyWolfVT]

Delgrot upon hearing snake thinks yeah so it's just a wee snake. "Right, eh snake? But it's just a wee snake or is it a biggin'?"

[Zhym]

Roderick springs to his feet, ready to defend...well, come to think of it, there's no indication yet that anyone needs defending.

"It is a huge snake?" he asks Drobo, compassionately assuming that the skinny man wouldn't raise the alarm over a common garter snake. "Or evil? Maybe a huge, evil snake?"

[Rex]

Unna

Unna moves up to provide back up in case it is needed. "How big is it?"

If needed roll [1d20] = 3

[onlyme]

Ardium slowly looks around for it, knowing to be still is the best defense against snakes.

[shiffd]

Assuming the snake has not moved out to strike him after trying to back away Dorobo will draw his bow.

"Big and snaky enough that I won't get close to it if I don't have to. It's on the right side of the path. We could try to make dinner of it, or go around maybe? I'm good either way."

If the snake does not attack or move in the party's direction Dorobo will lead the party the long way around it...Or if someone makes the call to attack he'll join in with an attack (if such is decided and initiative is called etc.). For now he is not starting combat unless attacked.

[Zhym]

"We have enough fights without picking more," opines Roderick. "Unless the snake is a threat to us or other innocent travelers, I suggest we go around it."

[shiffd]

After having returned the group and a small discussion having taken place Dorobo holds his bow at his side, an arrow ready and begins to lead the party to the far side of the path around the snake. He keeps his eyes out for other snakes and such as usual as he leads them around. Those that follow, as they do, see a largish snake, over in the grass off the right side of the trail minding it's own for now.