Wolfglide wrote:Klokulf puts his face in his hand, and gives an exhausted shake of his head. Meeting Kat's gaze, he remarks, "When we get back to Zhentil Keep, I don't want to trouble Alwina with the details of my proximity to that creature."
Romanced by a Roper
a novel by Klokulf Blix
He was sworn to serve none but Bane, but could the priest resist the sticky, seductive caresses of the Beast from Below?
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
I've gone ahead and ended the chapter. We can pick up again sometime after Christmas Day.
Sound good?
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
Note: If you interrogated the stinkscales (survivors Alain bound), let me know. And give me a diplomacy , bluff, or intimidate roll, depending on what approach you used.
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
They don't share a language with him, but Klokulf can translate. And Klokulf is skilled at diplomacy and persuasion as well as interrgoation, so I'll leave that excellent result you rolled intact.
The stinkscales tell you
VIEW CONTENT:
Merry Christmas!
Just kidding.
They tell you that the Sign of Laogzed (the roper) ate their shaman because he displaced the god. Then it took over their lair and sent them to raid the surface world. Now that it has been destroyed, they see that Laogzed has punished them enough. Time to return to the deep earth. They will 'swear by iron' to leave the 'shallows' and not trouble the local "softskins' any further.
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
Experimentation reveals that the 'incense sticks' are smoke-sticks, two of 'em.
DETECT MAGIC reveals that the wand and scroll are both magical.
Suit of full plate, in good condition once cleaned up and some spots of rust removed. Nonmagical but valuable.
READ MAGIC tells you what is on the scroll: see invisibility, three copies on one scroll ( 2nd level spell, as 3rd level caster)
Several days of experimentation and study (and skills rolls, assumed) reveal the function of the wand: It shoots magic missiles.
Division (suggested)
Klokulf
scroll of see invisibility, three copies, (2nd level Sorc/Wiz spell, as 3rd caster level)
wand of magic missile (1st level)
Fala
848 gp in raw gold and silver, coinage
smokestick
Alain
868 in raw gold and silver, coinage
Katrin
848 gp in raw gold and silver, coinage
smokestick
reserve the armor as party treasure, to be gifted or sold later, as it seems unlikely that any of these PCs will don heavy armor. Klokulf left out of this division.
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
As PCs have levelled up, I will start again once I have the new, updated sheets in my inbox.
Take however much time you need.
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
I think Klokulf should begin the process of copying see invisibility into his spellbook. It will take a DC 17 Spellcraft check after a day of studying to be able to copy the spell.
Spellcraft (+11):
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The copying will take another day, so that will probably not happen immediately.
So thinking at least a week until we doing anything . Alain plans on seeing to the selling of the Plate Mail the party got as part of treasure . Also Alain and Fala are looking to convert if possible Raw Coinage treasure into something more portable if not all at least majority of it .
"Evil only endures when good people remain silent ."
Tony inspired by Thomas Jefferson .
Once Klokulf can pray for spells on the day of the underground battle, he can prepare three lesser restoration spells (two in 3rd level slots). That would allow him to restore 3d4 points to his Strength score that day.
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That leaves 4 points, one of which can be restored by rest. Next afternoon, he can try for the last three with another casting of lesser restoration. As long as it doesn't affect the time frame of the trip, he could be persuaded to rest an additional day and copy over the spell.
How long can we afford to spend here and still complete the journey (with some multi-day stops) before the rent payment in Zhentil Keep runs out?
Referring back to page 3, a few days won't be a problem, as you decided to allow for two months.
Delight is to him- a far, far upward, and inward delight- who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
ewancummins wrote:Probably more like a fortnight, given terrain and conditions.
. . .
Add at least seven days sailing' to Hulburg, as any vessel you purchase passage on will make a few trade stops along the way, following a coastal route.
So approximately a month and a half for the whole trip, not including exploratory time? I should think we will be back before two months are out, then.
Right, now I see. That gives us about two weeks of leeway. Klokulf can copy down the spell over the course of the next two days, but will want to explore the Darkling stair immediately afterward and move on.
ewancummins wrote:GATHER INFO RESULTS
1 a hunter has brought word of an armed party, maybe twenty strong, coming from the north and camping two nights ago in bush--seem not to have come into town
2 shepherds complain of missing livestock
3 foul-smelling tracks discovered near an abandoned farm a week ago
I think we took care of the missing animals and strange tracks. This rest might be a good time to make sure the armed company that camped outside of town has moved on.
