Perrin
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Post by Perrin on Apr 9, 2007 11:07:13 GMT -5
Did you have time to check everything that we recovered? What's still missing? Oh, anything of worth was still missing. Basically, we got back rope, rations, loose change, and the like. Do we believe our stuff is in an underwater lair? Or is it just in some lair in the swamp? If it's really underwater, I sure hope Dell has Water Breathing in one of his remaining spellbooks. Otherwise, it's time to find Winthrop.
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Post by Wolfgar on Apr 9, 2007 11:09:00 GMT -5
Tony was following them immediately. Also the raft only held 10 orcs so how did they get the extra 8 orcs onto the boat and still have 10 on the raft. They only had one spell caster so they couldn't have detected magic items that were on both the raft and long boat. So how could they know to pick only the magic items. A flask could be wine just as easily as a magic potion. The orcs were supposed to take the food stuff, why not the potions then? If they take time to open everything to discover its mature they wouldn't have had time. And Tony would have seen it from the air.
I am just having problem with the single minded ability of our opponents. Especially when they are supposed to be below average orcs.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 9, 2007 12:33:16 GMT -5
The only explanation is that there were some other beasties that were underwater or on shore among the bog-goblins that had the ability once the fog of war settled over the boat. There was the large unidentified creature plus lots more bog-goblins that were swimming underwater. The orcs said that they had an agreement on how ambushing worked so they were definately not the brains of the effort. I expect that the deal was that the orcs get the leftovers and the swamp folk took all the good stuff. That means there should be some good loot in the swamp from all the other boats.
I posted the Cleric spell list on the pbwiki site for those that want to adapt it to their character.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 9, 2007 12:41:43 GMT -5
Since Wintrhop can see the bird thing in the distance that is watching the castle is it possible with the line of sight to use Clairvoyance on the location of the bird to get a close up look at it? The location is seen (i.e. the point the in the sky) so would that count as knowing the location?
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Post by Ginger on Apr 9, 2007 14:05:29 GMT -5
What's the time frame we're in? Are we still in hot pursuit or has it been hours since the fight on the river?
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Post by venger on Apr 9, 2007 14:25:49 GMT -5
What's the time frame we're in? Are we still in hot pursuit or has it been hours since the fight on the river? After considerable time spent bickering as to the proper course of action (should we trust the orcs? destroy the raft? destroy the chain?) we trekked 5 hours, led by the surprisingly cooperative orcs, to the orcish stronghold. Then we slaughtered them all and, I'm embarrassed to say, camped for 9 hours. Returning to the river after another 5 hour hike, we found that the boat was gone. Earlier, against my better judgment, Al took it upon himself to destroy the enemy raft. Which is going to make it a lot harder to cross the river... As for our things, common sense should prevail. They probably looked into the bags and if the bag contained mostly junk like food, provisions and scattered coin, they gave it to the orcs. If it contained large magical-looking books, silver horns, etc. they gave it to the bog goblins. They had at least 3 rounds to rifle through our possessions, unmolested. I am assuming Antonus got back everything but the two large spellbooks which were in his backpack. The rest of his stuff was in a sack with rations, empty flasks, a change of clothes, etc. which would, and again I'm assuming, have gone to the orcs. (apparently the party requires your leadership to be even remotely productive)
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 9, 2007 15:02:41 GMT -5
We had superb leadership. We went after the most obvious line of attack on the assumption that the orcs had our stuff.
One of the mages didn't think it was important to mention to the rest of the party that he noticed that the raft had reached the shore in the fog and that there were indications that a lot of traffic went up one of the streams while he was flying after the orcs. That small detail was mentioned after we got to the orc tower and clear it out.
So we didn't know that there was the possiblity that our stuff had been taken elsewhere. So we did quite well even with the constant nagging about the need to get our stuff back. So much so that Raven didn't even feel the need to speak up.
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Post by Ginger on Apr 9, 2007 15:12:17 GMT -5
Apparently Raven was too distracted to gather the proper intel from all of our group members. Won't happen again. Until 3 weeks from now, when I'll be in San Francisco.
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Post by venger on Apr 9, 2007 15:42:27 GMT -5
Apparently Raven was too distracted to gather the proper intel from all of our group members. Won't happen again. Until 3 weeks from now, when I'll be in San Francisco. They were having too much fun not listening to me....
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Post by Dead Greyhawk on Apr 9, 2007 21:10:25 GMT -5
Since Wintrhop can see the bird thing in the distance that is watching the castle is it possible with the line of sight to use Clairvoyance on the location of the bird to get a close up look at it? The location is seen (i.e. the point the in the sky) so would that count as knowing the location? Yes. I think that this would be a perfectly legitimate use of clairvoyance, casting your vision to a far point.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 10, 2007 7:36:09 GMT -5
Excellent! Then I will take a look at the beastie and see if it has a rider too.
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Post by Dell on Apr 10, 2007 13:07:29 GMT -5
Here's our options:
1. Try to retrieve our spellbooks right now. 2. Consider them a loss and move on. 3. There is no option three.
Dell is in favor of Option 1.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 10, 2007 15:16:41 GMT -5
That's why Al is in charge to make sensible decisions.
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Post by Dell on Apr 10, 2007 15:34:42 GMT -5
That's why Al is in charge to make sensible decisions. So you're saying Al is for #2?
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Post by venger on Apr 10, 2007 16:01:48 GMT -5
We have Water Breathing spells.
Al has got to want that silver horn of Valhalla back. It's his only magic item.
We could send Pffifwin ahead to Castle Crag for reinforcements- we don't have any illusionist spells for him to cast except invisibility, so all he can effectively do is steal from the party and hide... and Josh won't be there anyway, I think I remember hearing?
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 10, 2007 17:30:23 GMT -5
If it weren't for the horn...
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Post by venger on Apr 12, 2007 9:25:13 GMT -5
Here's our options: 1. Try to retrieve our spellbooks right now. 2. Consider them a loss and move on. 3. There is no option three. Dell is in favor of Option 1. So what's the plan?
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 12, 2007 9:46:21 GMT -5
I think we still need to get the rest of the party. Otto and Hugh are the trackers and we would be going into a swamp. Locate Object spells will help when we get near. Winthrop has the Airy Water spell and Breath underwater which will probably be needed. If the part gets to within 8 hours (as the crow flies) I presume a messenger spell can be sent to the party at the castle so they can start off and meet up with rest of the party. Winthrop could use some fly spells to speed up the travel.
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Post by Dell on Apr 12, 2007 10:11:44 GMT -5
I think we still need to get the rest of the party. I doubt we have the time. At best possible speed, it will take us a week to get there and back. I doubt that they have magic users (they would have used them in the attack if they had them). So they have no reason to keep the books - which means that they're going to either sell them off or send them up the chain of command. Also, I believe Antonus was carrying a detailed map of the secret entrance to Castle Crag, as well as orders that the Company of the Blue Sun should be arrested for treason. I don't think we want our enemies to have those. They met with the orcs at the river every day, so their outpost is less than a day away, up that stream. You don't need to be a ranger to follow a stream. Jasper might need to talk to some fish. So, the plan involves crossing the river, finding the Boggoblins, killing them, taking our stuff back, and then never mentioning this to anyone.
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Perrin
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Post by Perrin on Apr 12, 2007 10:32:07 GMT -5
I agree with Dell. I think it was 4 days by boat to Castle Crag, and we don't have a boat. No time to lose.
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Post by venger on Apr 12, 2007 11:06:21 GMT -5
orders that the Company of the Blue Sun should be arrested for treason yeah, antonus keeps those secreted on his person at all times - just in case
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Post by Ginger on Apr 12, 2007 12:33:10 GMT -5
Did we talk with the buried orc shaman? was he dead?
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Post by venger on Apr 12, 2007 12:59:15 GMT -5
Did we talk with the buried orc shaman? was he dead? While Raven and Jasper took turns ineffectively binding each other's wounds and everyone else pursued the boat, Dell and Perrin watched the pit with the orc shaman. The shaman attempted, unsuccessfully, to hold Perrin. At which point Perrin cast Silence on him. Then the shaman started climbing out of the pit, Perrin panicked and Dell decided to throw daggers at it. After a couple rounds of daggers and Perrin hitting it with his mace once, after presumably realizing that as a 5th level fighter equipped in all +4 magical gear he could probably handle a silenced orc, the shaman was dead. We learned some things from the orcs we DID interrogate. The two bands, "Gripgore's raiders" and the water creatures who are led by some horrible, google-eyed fanged monster whose name starts with I think a "J," maybe Jerry, I can't remember, have been collaborating to ambush merchant vessels traveling down the river. "Gripgore's raiders" being loosely directed by Hanuman and this "Jerry" leading the water monsters.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 12, 2007 13:03:01 GMT -5
He wasn't when we started to un-dig him out. Unfortunately the shaman won the initiative. The shaman did not survive the process of subduing him. Dell put some knives into him. Perrin silenced him and then whacked him unto death.
Since the mithril slab is on wheels can we roll it out down the corridor and drop it down into the tunnel and drag it out or to where I can drop a Wall of Fire on it and see it can be melted?
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Post by venger on Apr 12, 2007 13:16:13 GMT -5
Since the mithril slab is on wheels can we roll it out down the corridor and drop it down into the tunnel and drag it out or to where I can drop a Wall of Fire on it and see it can be melted? As I recall it was on a runner built into the statue's base, like a desk drawer. You need to Grease up the floor. Summon some Mounts. Maybe excavate the ceiling and drag it up out of the temple with an elaborate pulley system.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 12, 2007 13:57:51 GMT -5
If I could get the slab near the magma I could use Telekinisis to pile magma on it to melt it.
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Post by Ginger on Apr 12, 2007 14:10:20 GMT -5
I'm thinking that you cast Spell Immunity(Wall of Fire) on Otto. Winthrop and Dell then cast Wall of Fire on Otto and the slab. Both walls of fire may be hot enough to soften it up while he smacks it with the hammer to split it into more manageable pieces.
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Post by venger on Apr 12, 2007 14:45:10 GMT -5
Cone of Cold, Fireball, Cone of Cold? Then smash it to bits? I don't know how viable the metal would be for crafting purposes after that though..
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Apr 12, 2007 15:01:56 GMT -5
Pffiwin would have lots of mithril pieces for his Phantom Armor spell that way. If only I had Cone of Cold...
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Post by venger on Apr 12, 2007 15:14:33 GMT -5
Pffiwin would have lots of mithril pieces for his Phantom Armor spell that way. If only I had Cone of Cold... A little Ice Storm action?
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