Mardavig |
Heading northwest you spend the day exploring the forest in that area. You come upon an unsettling find. The stink of moldering plants and a strange quiet in the sound of birdlife surrounds a somewhat sunken clearing in the woods here. At the center of the clearing, the soggy
ground becomes an insect-infested, stagnant, swamp-like pond, and sprawled at the pond’s southern edge is what appears to be a dead horse.
Zartana |
"I would suggest we do not go near the water. And what ever killed this creature... well. I hope we make it meet the same fate"
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Raven of Bonespire |
Raven looks upon the scene with her usual grim look when it comes to dead things. "My Queen, what happened here? "
Heal w/ Guidance: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
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Natalya Artemisa |
Natalya hangs her head in sadness at the scene.
Who would do this? We have evil stalking our lands, powerful evil to slay such a pure being
her hands tighten around the hilt of her blade.
Mardavig |
Jenya and Raven convene over the remains of the unicorn and determine that the horn was removed post-mortem. The area has been visibly corrupted by whatever act took place, but for some reason the unicorn's remains are untouched by rot.
You all stand confounded and sickened by this sight when suddenly a rustle comes from the nearby brush.
Mardavig |
Jenya turns and sees a troll emerging from the trees. The 14 foot tall creature is a slab of green muscle, with a protuberant lower jaw and hooked claws. At 1000 lbs. the creature is a nigh unstoppable berserker.
Surprise round.
The troll charges Etienne and bites him with it's huge maw. Sorry Etienne. He takes 14 damage
Jenya, you get a turn and then we go into initiative.
Jenya P. |
Troll! Jenya shouts and moves to 20 feet of the monster before firing.
Point Blank Shot on Touch with Deadly Aim and Up Close and Deadly: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 291d8 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 4 + (6, 1) = 22
Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Jenya's first crit ever.. so happy I think I might *blubber*
Crit rolls: 1d52 ⇒ 501d52 ⇒ 501d52 ⇒ 48
Should I reroll the duplicate?
Mardavig |
Jenya, let the others play too ;)
The way it works wit ha 3x modifier is you roll twice and pick your preference. So in this case you pick wither guarded strike, or chipped bone. In either case your attack does 44 damage Bloodying the massive beast in 1 hit.
Round 1
The creature spins towards Jenya, it's wounds already knitting together. It roars in giant and falls on Jenya like an avalanche. It bites down on her with jaws like a steel trap 12 damage
Then all of you.
Zartana |
Once again she takes aim, leveling her sights on the creature
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Raven of Bonespire |
Raven is a bit startled by the appearance of the troll, but she quickly regains her bearing. Seeing it come roaring after Etienne then Jenya wounding it, she knew that Jenya would bear the thing's ire. "My Queen, protect this woman as you would your own flock. "
Shield of Faith on Jenya, +2 AC.
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Natalya Artemisa |
Nice crit Jenya :)
Natalya hefts her sword and charges the troll, sandwiching it between her and Jenya.
greatsword pa: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 21
slashing: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 = 22
She carves a bloody furrow in its back and yet sees the blood stop immediately, swearing under her breath she shouts out
We need fire!
Zartana |
Aimed Snipe: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
Damage!: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Zartana lets her bowstring go, sending an arrow flyung at the troll!
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Jenya P. |
So only 12 damage right now right?
Jenya backs away with a 5 foot step and reloads with powder and shot before firing again at the monster.
Point Blank Shot on Touch with Deadly Aim and Up Close and Deadly: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 161d8 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 + 4 + (6, 2) = 24
Natalya Artemisa |
Natalya stands her groun, continuing with a massive overhand blow.
greatsword pa: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9
Oh...bother!
crit fumble melee: 1d52 ⇒ 38 Attack the Darkness - All your enemies have concealment from you for 1d4: 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds
As she steps towards the troll, it backhands her with a glancing blow that causes her head to ring and her vision to double. She snarls in frustration and readies her blade for another blow once her vision has stopped swimming.
Raven of Bonespire |
Standing her ground, Raven continues to protect Jenya from the troll ' s assault.
Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
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Jenya P. |
Jenya grins at Miyuki. That burning did the trick. Burning troll smells better than troll breath. She then carefully searches the area trying to see if she can find the unicorn horn or see where it might have gone. Taking 20 on perception for 31
Mardavig |
Jenya searches the are carefully, and finds no sign of the unicorn's horn, but she does turn up a cache hidden under a tree trunk nearby. The area smells unmistakably of troll. It seems the creature had been stashing good here for some time and was probably returning to check on it's treasures.
6 pp, 310 gp, 774 sp and 681 cp
Masterwork chain shirt
+1 light fortification light wooden shield
25 gp gems
potion of haste CL 5
Potion of reduce person cl 1
potion of virtue cl 1
potion of jump cl 1
potion of guidance cl 1
divine scroll of baleful polymorph cl 9
divine scroll of doom cl 1
arcane scroll of enlarge person cl 1
divine scroll of bane cl 1
arcane scroll of corrosive touch cl 1
arcane scroll of levitate cl 3
arcane scroll of disguise self cl 1
masterwork greatsword
have fun
Jenya P. |
No luck on finding the horn. Maybe the troll wasn't responsible?
Jenya carefully checks for tracks to see if there is anything else that might have caused the death of the unicorn and if so which direction they headed in.
Taking 20 on Survival for 29
Zartana |
"Well that went a lot better than expected... but what now? The trail for the horn has gone cold"
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Natalya Artemisa |
That blaze was well aimed Miyuki, impeccable timing, though of course we have come to expect nothing less from you! Natalya bows her head slightly in thanks.
Perusing the troll's hoard, she points to the greatsword.
If no-one minds I'd appreciate taking this to use, I never seem to find the time to improve my weapon and this one seems very well made
She frowns then before something occurs to her. Going to the hilt of her normal sword, she gently unties the red ribbon around the pommel. Checking over the new sword to ensure it is clean, she re-ties the ribbon around the new blade.
Looking over to Miyuki she smiles
I'll keep the old one at home, put it above my mantelpiece as a reminder of how this all began, but the ribbon should stay with me to guide my hands
She nods. Frost comes out from the bush and Natalya raises an eyebrow
Checking there were no more hiding in ambush?
The worg cocks his head, remaining silent. Natalya sighs before scratching his neck.
Raven of Bonespire |
unfortunately Raven hasn't yet learned to speak with the dead. ..
Raven sighs as the creature finally finishes burning to ashes. "Judge this beast fairly, My Queen. "
Turning to the rest, she puts a hand on the alicorn. She opens her senses to see if any of her constant companions have any insight as to what happened.
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Raven of Bonespire |
Raven nods. "That I can do. If you'll assist me with the preparations? "
Need Raven to roll for this DM?
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Mardavig |
I imagine Raven can manage a burial ceremony
A pyre is raised and the appropriate prayers are said. What awaits the unicorn in the lands beyond life, in the courtyards of the Bonespire, none can say. All we can hope is that it is better than this world had in store.
You solemn duty done, you depart back to the south in search of more cheerful sights.