Recent Game events:
18/6/1359 Everflame Crypt liberated, heroes return to St Cecilia's Strohm meets Sister Bronda.
28/6/1359 Qiviel Rip Tear & Quagg Wenders recruited by Den the Miner to clear Den's Cave.
29/6/1359 Failed assault on Den's Cave, Rip Tear killed.
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1/7/1359 Paladin Qiviel visits St Cecilia's Abbey, prays and is miraculously refreshed and restored to full strength (as if by Long Rest).
Current date for start of Session 20:
2/7/1359 At St Cecilia's Abbey, Abbess Mara Alotious has summoned assorted local heroes for the planned assault on the wicked Shrine of Chaos.
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GM: You are all assembled in the Abbess' study along with Paladin Victoria (who looks a bit askance at Jack's new appearance), Jyrdani (who seems almost as embarrassed as Erasmus by the kiss), the Battle Sisters Bronda & Praetoria, and Mara's deputy Sister Wendy.
Chris T.:Dour Jack keeps his own council.
Erasmus:"From what I have seen, it is unlikely the orcs are directly related to the Shrine. However, they are likely emboldened by the increased evil emanating from with in the Darkwood."
Simon N. (GM):Mara nods. "Perhaps."
Erasmus:"The orcs, while disturbing, must not distract us from shutting down this cult. We have the means to deactivate the shrine. We should make haste."
Simon N. (GM):Mara: "I can fortify up to six of you with Ilmater's Aid - but the magic lasts for only eight hours."
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"how far is the cult base of operation?"
"About eighteen miles."
Victoria: "With Jack's guidance I'm sure we can be there in well under eight hours."
Chris T.:The shadow cloaked Ranger nods.
Qiviel:Qiviel leans forward to examine the map and nods. "I offer my sword to the cause, of course."
Malied:"If she's in, I'm in!"
Erasmus:" A fair few hours travel. Unless we are waylaid by orcs en route. Could the Abbey provide an outrider party to allow us to make our way straight to the shrine?"
Norrin (Geoff):Norrin shrugs. "Let's do this."
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):nodding at victoria "well at least we will be under ilmater protection until we reach our destination"
Simon N. (GM):Abbess Mara smiles. "Sisters Bronda and Praetoria have volunteered to accompany you again."
GM: Jack knows the Darkwood is rough terrain and you won't gain much by taking horses in, though you could ride to Chaney Manor.
Chris T.:"We will be quicker and drawless attention through the woods."
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"oh its an honour to have the assistance of two battle sisters"
Simon N. (GM):GM: Mara casts Aid (level 3) on all 6 PCs - you each have +10 hp for 8 hours
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):ooc hot damn
Chris T.:(Jack and any party that are with him can not become lost in woods and they do not count difficult terrain)
38/28HP
Simon N. (GM):She also decides to use one level 2 Aid on Victoria Jyrdani & Bronda :)
Chris T.:(Who's Malied, James?)
Erasmus:"While the sister's assistance is appreciated, we must not get distracted on our way. We must do what we can to avoid conflict before we reach the shrine."
Erasmus:"Ser Jack, you know the wood, yes?"
Malied:not known for their high hp :P
Simon N. (GM):GM: You assemble in the courtyard...
Erasmus:"So you can see us past any obstructions. This will be invaluable."
Simon N. (GM):GM: Head east to Chaney Manor then SE into woods?
Erasmus:"Give me a moment, I must speak with Syrus quickly."
Erasmus:Erasmus goes to speak with Syrus and retrieves the tome Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"why must we go to Chaney Manor again?"
Simon N. (GM):it's on the way?
Erasmus:"I'm ready. Let's go."
Qiviel:(horses to Chaney then walk from there)
Simon N. (GM):You could detour around it at the cost of some time, ca 30 mins
Chris T.:Jack leads the band on the road as far as Chaney Manor then along the stream into the Dark Wood and SE from there.
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"oh mistaken that for Cumin Manor my apologies"
embarrassed for the mistake Chris T.:"Stay close. These woods are dangerous."
Erasmus:On the first leg of the journey, Erasmus explains to the group about the ritual in the tome. Chris T.:Jack can track and the like without loosing speed so will keep his eyes open for tracks.
Simon N. (GM):GM: You head east along the road.
Qiviel:Qiviel dons her helmet and follows Jack after eyeing his new style :)
Tome?
Malied:Malied sticks close to Qiviel, he needs the shiny meatshield
Erasmus:"It requires a ritual caster. If Syrus has not caught us up by the required time, someone else will need to perform the rite to deactivate the shrine."
Simon N. (GM):8 miles later it's about 2.30pm as you enter Chaney Manor heading for the SE track.
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"is it related to the cultist this tome?"
Simon N. (GM):Suddenly you hear cries of alarm!
"Orcs! The Orcs are coming!"
Erasmus:"It is. We incovered it at Moravin Priory."
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"can any caster perform this rite?"
Chris T.:Jack's bow is in his hand and he goes in search of the Orcs
Simon N. (GM):GM: Can you all see your tokens on the Chaney Manor map?
Erasmus:"It must be one with the ability to ritual cast."
Malied:smn Magic missile and mage shield prep'd btw
Qiviel:Qiviel turns towards the alarm and hefts her shield.
Simon N. (GM):GM: Approaching across the vineyards to the south-east you see the dark forms of numerous Orcs advancing on the village...
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"well lets discuss the ritual another time theirs trouble"
Simon N. (GM):ok roll init please :)
Qiviel:She dismounts to be best able to fight.
Erasmus:Initiative (+3.16)
Erasmus Bos
Chris T.:rolling 1d20+5
=11
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d20 + 2
=13
Jyrdani of Jiyyd:rolling d20+2
=12
Victoria of the Golden Cup:rolling d20
=1
Malied:err, how come i'm not on the init list?
Victoria of the Golden Cup:rolling d20
=5
Chris T.:Jack missing too
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):ooc click on token then roll init
Malied:I rolled a 22 before so this better be good -.-
Chris T.:rolling 1d20+5
=14
nope,still not on the list
Victoria of the Golden Cup:I think you're all on now
Malied:i don't get the option to roll inti
Chris T.:ah yes. 11. Cool
Simon N. (GM):rolling d20+1
=4
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):ooc holy shit those are alot of orcs
Simon N. (GM):OK think I have everyone, and lucky for you the orcs rolled a 1 :)
#22 Malied
Malied:Magic missle th ene at the front
Erasmus:@GM I thought I killed Orog! :(
Simon N. (GM):you need line of sight
bah
Simon N. (GM):Orogs are a type of orc
Erasmus:Ah. I see. I thought that was his name!
Malied:k, mage armour and move to the smithy
end turn
Simon N. (GM):GM: OK You. need a line that does not go through building to shoot orc
#21 Erasmus
Erasmus:"Are we doing this? I thought we were heading to the Shrine!"
Simon N. (GM):@Muiz you can run Bronda
Erasmus:OOC What's the Ass's speed?
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):@Simon got it
Qiviel:"We cannot leave them without protection."
Chris T.:"We must protect these good folk!"
Erasmus:& does it cost movement to dismount?
Simon N. (GM):yup half your move
Simon N. (GM):You could eg move 80' on ass (move + dash), then Ki bonus action dash use half move then move the rest :)
#17 Bronda
then #13 Qiviel
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):Bronda move to the Smithy and end of turn
Simon N. (GM):#13 Qiviel & #13 Norrin
Norrin (Geoff):Norrin will dismount and move as far as he can toward the orcs.
Simon N. (GM):(BTW I'm thinking Norrin & Barbara went back to Ramvira Manor in the downtime so she's not here at Chaney)
ok that'd be 15+30 = 45'
Qiviel:Q will double move
Simon N. (GM):#12 Jyrdani
#11 Jack
Chris T.:Does Jack's first move 10' bonus count while mounted?
Simon N. (GM):I'll say yes :)
Chris T.::) Then he will trot 70'forward towards the Shrine of St. Sollars releasing an arrow from his longbow at the first Orc that comes into view through the gaps.
Simon N. (GM):Ready a shot?
Chris T.:He's only half moved so can fire?
When he reaches 55'. 150' shorrt range
Simon N. (GM):You have control of your horse BTW :)
Chris T.:rolling 1d20+3
=11
Chris T.:extra 1st round gloomstalker attack
+1 for Dex, +2 for prof
Chris T.:rolling 1d20+3
=7
bugger. Done.
Simon N. (GM):2 misses, poor Jack is definitely a melee guy :)
Simon N. (GM):Maybe the daylight dazzles him!
#7 Strohm
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):Strohm dashes to the farmers home to portect the villagers
end turn
Simon N. (GM):#5 A little old lady comes out of the Shrine, crying in panic.
Cries of alarm are heard across the village.
GM: Bronda & Praetoria Ready halberds
The Orcs advance.
Victoria Readies her sword.
Round 2
firebolt on the nearest orc
:(
Simon N. (GM):hits its shield
Moves back behind Bronda
staring at ther ass he ends turn
Simon N. (GM):#21 Erasmus
Erasmus:Erasmus pulls the ass around, dismounts and slaps the animal's flank, sending it back toward the stable. He then moves to the corner of the building and readies a strike for when anything comes into range. Strohm of Leth (Muiz):Bronda moves and cast sacred flame on the nearest orc
Simon N. (GM):rolling d20
=20
ducks
Battle Sister Bronda:Damn
END TURN
sorry for caps
Qiviel:She nods to Erasmus as she moves past him
Chris T.:"I'm with you, Qiviel!"
Qiviel:She readies her sword to attack the first one that reaches her
Erasmus:"Stick to the walls, lest you get surrounded!"
Norrin (Geoff):Norrin will move as far as he can...
Simon N. (GM):The Orcs turn as they see Norrin dashing towards them...
Jyrdani moves up & Readies
#11 Jack
GM: Most of the orcs have scale or ring armour shields & battleaxes; the savage orcs have hide + greataxe
Chris T.:Jack readies a charge on his warhorse should an Orc come within his 60' half move. He will alsoslash from the saddle
Simon N. (GM):that would be 2 actions AFAIK
Chris T.:okay, he'll trample the orc with his warhorse then attackfrom the saddle nexrt turn?
Simon N. (GM):You can ready a move or an attack but not both
(From Norrin (Geoff)): how do you get those movement calculation arrows?
Chris T.:Okay. He dismounts and moves half speed towards the orcs. Doner
Simon N. (GM):@Geoff the Snap icon
#7 Strohm
Malied:err, my token has disappeared o.o
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):Strohm moves next to Jyrdani and cast firebolt on the orc
Simon N. (GM):You may have deleted it
Pig Orc AC 16
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):end turn
ooc cant i shout?
ooc as in warn villagers?
Simon N. (GM):The villagers are alert
You see two men running out of the Inn
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):ooc can i shout and tell them to bring their families to the fortified manor?
Simon N. (GM):One yells: "Mother! Back to the House!" at the old woman.
You can shout yes
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"Mr Jons and Mr Dronk bring your families to channey manor its safer and more fortified than the huts we will hold them off as long as we could"
Chris T.:OOC That's Lord Bronze coming out of the manor! :D
Simon N. (GM):The Manor doors open as two burly men at arms in banded mail wielding great axes dash out.
Strohm roll Persuasion]
Simon N. (GM):The villagers nod to Strohm.
Orog:"KHAGAR VASH! KHUZ-GNAR!"
2 Orcs come at Norrin.
11 & 18, miss
2 more
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):crap
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):damn Norrin is tanky
Orog:hit by savage orc greataxe!
6 dmg
Norrin (Geoff):'Tis but a scratch.
Orog:Orc comes at Qiviel, she can make Readied attack
why d6?
or 5?
Qiviel:Longsword is d6, no?
should be d8+3
Qiviel:(oops! I'll figure out how to fix that but 5 is fine for this one)
:D
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):nice
misses
orc misses
orc misses
Orog:Jyrdani makes Readied attack
2 orcs on Jyrdani
AC 18, 1 hit
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):While wielding a shield and a creature you can see attacks a target other than you within 5 ft., you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll.
i use reaction to impose disadvantage
miss
3 orcs throw javelins at Qiviel
1 hit
AC 19 w your ring Q :)
Qiviel:Ah, I forgot my ring :)
Orog:The Orog yells at his warriors: "HJALNAK KUR! TIS_MAR!"
For those who speak Orcish, he's telling them to stand aside so he can get at Norrin. :)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):oh shit
Chris T.:"Look out, Norrin!"
Victoria of the Golden Cup:spurs warhorse forward in Trampling Charge hit!
Orc STR save
Victoria of the Golden Cup:goes down! Horse bonus attack!
Chris T.:(That's what jack was trying tyo dobut made an ass of it :) )
Victoria of the Golden Cup:rolling 2d20
=24
The orc is hooved to death :)
#22 Malied
Malied:Firebolt the savage orc by Q
then duck into the smithy
Victoria of the Golden Cup:hit orc
ffs
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):ooc our rolls are bad today XD
Simon N. (GM):Malied sees Brocas the Smith hefting his great hammer. "You - you're not an orc!"
#21 Erasmus
Malied:"no, they are out there, I'm just taking a breath
er
Simon N. (GM):Brocas nods.
Erasmus:Erasmus hears the orcs appearing at the other end of the building and rushes up behind with the dwarven handaxe. Simon N. (GM):tap on the orc you're targetting
it rocks back
bonus attack?
Unarmed Strike
Erasmus Bos
#17 Bronda
Erasmus:still up, but facing me now...
Battle Sister Bronda:Bronda charges at the savage orc and strike it with her halberd
#13 Qiviel
Qiviel:She'll attack the one to her left
Simon N. (GM):oh ok, hit :)
I'll be giving advtg on Norrin now! :p
Erasmus:OOC It was the whole point of Erasmus moving up there!
Simon N. (GM):The orc goes down
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):oh yeah flank
(house rule is you need Reaction to turn to face flanker or else they can get advtg)
Norrin (Geoff):Norrin hacks at the savage orc in front of him, I think that's the way he's facing.
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d20 + 7
=22
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d8 + 7
=10
Simon N. (GM):It staggers from the blow
miss
#11 Jack
Chris T.:Jack double moves towards his friend Norrin, hoping to draw attacks from him.
Done
Jyrdani of Jiyyd:There's a 3' stone wall to Jack's right/west
Strohm of Leth (Muiz) slashes at the weaken pig orc with his long sword
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):Longsword (One-Handed) (+4)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):goddamnit end turn
lol we have badrolls for days
Simon N. (GM):A guard - Krasdar - comes up & swings greataxe at orc
miss
Daern the woodsman emerges from his back door and charges the orc horde....
Simon N. (GM):orc head goes flying
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):lol at least someone on our side got luck and hot damn
Battle Sister Praetoria:attacks savage orc hit
Halberd exactly fells it (had 6 hp)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):nice
Battle Sister Praetoria:Orcs...
attacks Victoria
2 attack Norrin
they step back - Norrin reaction attack?
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d20 + 7
=16
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d8 + 7
=14
savage orc vs Norrin
16 & 12, misses
miss (AC 20)
Norrin (Geoff):Norrin actually knows orcish. "My, aren't you an ugly one," he says to the orog.
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):lol nice Norrin
Orc:"His armour cannot be broken!"
3 orcs attack Daern
AC 13, 1 hit (+4)
attacks Daern
Daern: "Ha!"
2 attack Qiviel
11 & 21, 1 hit
1 vs Strohm
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):AC18
Victoria of the Golden Cup:warhorse tramples miss
#22 Malied
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):ooc anything in your arsenal James?
Victoria of the Golden Cup:then #21 Erasmus
Simon N. (GM):OOC BTW the bushes are difficult terrain
Erasmus:Erasmus swings around the corner of the building, arcing the axe at the orc lurking there. Unarmed Strike
Erasmus Bos
Erasmus:(And follows up with a punch to the throat)
end turn
Battle Sister Bronda:standing behind Strohm she strikes the pig orc with her halberd
Simon N. (GM):It rocks back
#13 Qiviel
Qiviel:she'll target the one in front of her
Norrin (Geoff):Norrin does his best impersonation of Morpheus from The Matrix and beckons to the orog....
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d8 + 7
=11
Simon N. (GM):"KAGH_ZAFF!"
Its arm bleeds slightly
misses
Chris T.:Jack attacks the Orc to his south east.
done
#7 Strohm
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):Slashes the pigorc infront of him
Longsword (One-Handed) (+4)
Finally XD
end turn
Simon N. (GM):You cut it down!
Simon N. (GM):Krasdar swings at the orc on Jack
hit
Daern smartly Disengages...
& closes the door behind him :)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):smart woodsman
Battle Sister Praetoria:attacks Jyrdani's Orc miss
#2 Orcs
Orc attacks Krasdar
Battle Sister Praetoria:miss (AC 17)
hit!
Orc:2 savage orcs on Norrin
20 & 12, miss
22 - hit!
flail hits for 8
Norrin 36/40
Orog:Orc tries to break Daern's door down
Daern resists
holds the door
vs Qiviel
hit
Erasmus:Erasmus Matrix-dodges 2 on Strohm
18 hits
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):yup
still on 27/20 :)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):tis just a flesh wound XD
Orc:2 orcs throw javelins at Qiviel
miss
Norrin (Geoff):Come on Vicky...
Victoria of the Golden Cup:trample hit!
A Savage Orc cries in pain as it gets a hoof in the gut.
#22 Malied are you there James?
Victoria of the Golden Cup:OOC I need to stop at 7.30
Malied:leave the building, firebolt to the saveage orc then get into cover by th nxt building
1d20+5
Simon N. (GM):OK AC 15 as has cover from her horse
Simon N. (GM):hit (that's 30' move BTW)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):hella nice
Simon N. (GM):The orc drops!
yay
Simon N. (GM):#21 Erasmus
Erasmus:Erasmus swings the axe in an upward arc, aiming between the legs of the orc in front of him Orc:squeals - still up (just)
Erasmus:As the orc crunches forward, Erasmus uppercuts its face Unarmed Strike
Erasmus Bos
Orc:hit (& have Inspiration) - the Orc drops, nose smushed into brain
#17 Bronda
Battle Sister Bronda:rolling d20+4
=7
miss
#13 Qiviel
Qiviel:She'll attack the one in front of her again (hopefully with more luck)
Simon N. (GM):A good hit :)
rem you can declare Smite after hitting BTW
Qiviel:Then let's add a smite!
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):sorry looked away for a sec
Simon N. (GM):ok roll 2d8 Q
Simon N. (GM):The orc is Smited and drops with a sqwwk
sound :)
Simon N. (GM):rolling 2d6
=9
The orcs are starting to lose heart
#13 Norrin
Norrin (Geoff):shouting Bwahahaha! Norrin continues tracing blows with the orog
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):brb
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d20 + 7
=24
Norrin (Geoff):rolling 1d8 + 7
=11
He's badly bloodied now.
Jyrdani of Jiyyd:rolling d20+6
=22
hit
HAKKA!!
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):back
Jyrdani of Jiyyd:The orc falls dead over the one Qiviel just killed, blood spraying.
Chris T.:Jack tries to get his first hit of the evening on the Orc to his SE
Erasmus:Erasmus looks to Jyrdani "Good to see you back to your old self!"
Chris T.:rolling 1d20+7
=10
Chris T.:Clean sweep for the evening. He's done bugger all :D Done
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):slashes at the pigorc infront of hin
Longsword (One-Handed) (+4)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):damn end turn
miss
Battle Sister Praetoria:attacks Strohm's orc staggers back as a halberd chops it over his shoulder :)
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):lol
Orc:2 savage orcs on Norrin
21 & 18, miss
orc on Krasdar
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):"Nice aim Sister Praetoria"
Orc:Dismayed, the orcs fall back.
Strohm your orc flees - opp att?
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):sure
Longsword (One-Handed) (+4)
lol
Victoria of the Golden Cup:trample Victoria of the Golden Cup:rolling 2d6+4
=7
GM: I think best to stop there as end of turn
Chris T.:Thanks Simon,goodto seeyou back. Cheers eveybody and goodnight :)
Victoria of the Golden Cup:Sorry for short game, must get swims in in case Boris has closed the gyms!
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):damn wanted to know where did these orcs come from
Chris T.:From Thusday, Simon
until Dec 2nd
Simon N. (GM):Next game 5pm Saturday, will resume where we left off
Strohm of Leth (Muiz):thanks simon for the game looking forward for the next one
Qiviel:thanks simon, good game everyone :)
Simon N. (GM):>>From Thusday, Simon
until Dec 2nd<< That's me done for then :(
Norrin (Geoff):Great game, everyone. See you next weekend.
Erasmus:Cheers all. See you next weekend.
Qiviel:See you next weekend :)