Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) d6=5 ; d6=2 ; Thursday June 9th, 2022 12:06:28 AM
Zeoll stuffs Bill's ears too. He readies an action to start using Inspire Courage (+1 to hit and damage) as soon as he hears or sees an enemy. Then he tells Bill to get up and step to one side.
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Bill gets up and steps aside. The trap door slams open as a harpy under it slams it. Zeoll starts singing.
Mundhi crashes down with a wild attack! She is jumping down, so that's a move action, leaving her with a standard action to make one attack on the way down. She crashes into a harpy on the ladder, inflicting knocking it to the floor. It takes 8 damage as well as 5 nonlethal damage from the fall, and it is prone.
Mundhi takes 2 nonlethal damage from the fall and is also prone.
One harpy starts singing. Everybody (except Irony and Asimov) please make a DC15 Will save or be captivated. +2 if you have stuffing in your ears.
On the map, there is the roof and the level below it.
Harpy 1 (AC13) is clinging to the other side of the ladder. No damage.
Harpy 2 (AC13, prone) is on the floor with Mundhi. 8 damage plus 5 nonlethal.
Harpy 3 (AC13) is standing on a wardrobe. No damage.
People on the roof can attack Harpy 1 and Harpy 3 but they have cover. (+4 AC). They can attack as well, and you have cover too.
Mundhi and Harpy 2 are in melee.
The Twins can shoot, but the only clear shot is at Harpy 2, prone, in melee with Mundhi.
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 52/58 d20+9=17 ; d20+9=26 ; d20+9=19 ; d20+9=17 ; 2d6+5=9 ; 2d6+5=10 ; 2d6+5=10 ; Thursday June 9th, 2022 5:58:40 AM
Mundhi saves (keep in mind she is making, as a trained singer, and one with excellent lungs, a tremendous amount of noise. She may not be a trained bard, but I am thinking her vocal exercise may partially drown out the harpy song. So, I've taken a +2 on her roll due to her singing. DM may approve or disapprove, as he chooses.
Three slams vs Harpy 2: AC 26 for 9 hp AC 19 for 10 hp AC 17 for 10 hp
Will save 17/15
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Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 d20=3 ; Thursday June 9th, 2022 7:47:54 AM
The Twins once again fail the roll and become useless for the fight.
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- d20+8=20 ; d20+11=13 ; Thursday June 9th, 2022 5:46:39 PM
(will save = 20)
Elron momentarily ponders whether it does Mundhildur any good to chase the harpies that have half-emerged back into the room with her, which might be their response to an attack. But it's an opportunity to whap something, and he can't pass that up.
Elron advances to where he can try to hit Harpy-1, and swings at it. Hits AC 13, obviously a miss with the cover.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 48/50] d20+9=27 ; d20+12=13 ; d20+7=20 ; d8=2 ; Thursday June 9th, 2022 6:54:57 PM
Honor is not captivated. She attacks Harpy 1, hitting once for 9 damage.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+5=20 ; d8+4=12 ; Thursday June 9th, 2022 10:40:35 PM
Asimov keeps working on the lock, he figures maybe he'll find arrows of harpy slaying or something.
Irony climbs down the wall with his climb speed and if able to slams into one of the harpies below
20 vs AC; 12 Damage
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) d20+3=21 ; d20+14=30 ; d20=17 ; d4=2 ; d20=20 ; d20=3 ; d20=18 ; d20=18 ; d6-2=3 ; d20+2=17 ; Sunday June 12th, 2022 11:11:22 PM
DC15 Will Save at +2 ...
Bill gets a 21! Zeoll gets a 30.
Bill spits at Harpy 1. His ranged touch attack normally at +4 is at +0 considering the -4 penalty for cover. He hits touch AC17! Harpy 1 has a -2 on attacks, damage, saves, and checks for 2 rounds.
Zeoll reads a scroll of good hope. It gives everybody a +2 morale bonus on saves, attacks, skills, and weapon damage. It does not stack with the +1 save bonus vs fear / charm from Inspire Courage, but it does stack with the +1 damage and attacks. So that's a total +2 saves and skills; +3 damage and attacks,
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The Twins are affected by the harpy song and want to descend. They start down the ladder.
Everyone else saves. Mundhi, your base save is +4. You gain +2 from stopped ears and +1 from Zeoll's song. That's +7 total. You rolled an 8, so you just made your save. And in the future, your save will be at +7 because of the Good Hope boost.
Mundhi, you start the round prone, just like Harpy 2 next to you. Since you are making a full attack, I assume you are doing so while lying down. That means at -4 to hit. However, the harpy is prone too, and has a -4 to AC. Also, why do you have three slam attacks? I think it is just two. Your two slam attacks hit for 19 damage. With the damage and nonlethal damage she took last round, she is out! Mundhi is still prone.
Elron reaches through the trap door and whaps Harpy 1, and misses.
Honor hits singing Harpy 1 for 9 damage. (That roll hits even if you did not include the -4 cover penalty.)
Irony attacks Harpy 3 and hits for 12, even with the cover.
Bill spits at Harpy 1, and Zeoll spreads Good Hope.
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Harpy 1, currently singing, attacks Honor (at -6 for spit and cover) and manages to land one blow, inflicting 3 damage to Honor.
Harpy 2 is down for the count.
Harpy 3 starts singing! Everybody please make another DC15 Will save or be entranced. Remember, +2 stuffed ears, +2 Good Hope.
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You see that there is a regular door into this room. It is ajar, and if you make a DC18 Perception check, Highlight to display spoiler: {You see another harpy peeking out, fingering something in her hand.}
You see that the ladder continues down to a lower room. Dire rats climb up into the room, stand right next to Mundhi. They do not attack. They just stare at Harpy 1. Some stare at Harpy 2.
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On the map, there is the roof and the level below it.
Harpy 1 (AC13) is clinging to the other side of the ladder. Sickened, 9 damage.
Harpy 2 (AC13, prone) is on the floor with Mundhi. 27 damage plus 5 nonlethal = OUT!!
Harpy 3 (AC13) is standing on a wardrobe. 12 damage.
People on the roof can attack Harpy 1 and Harpy 3 but they have cover. (+4 AC). They can attack as well, and you have cover too.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+5=23 ; d8+4=10 ; Monday June 13th, 2022 9:16:09 PM
Asimov keeps working on the lock while Irony climbs down to the next level to slam into the nearby harpy.
(23 vs AC; 10 damage)
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- d20+10=20 ; d20+10=20 ; d4=3 ; d6=3 ; d4=2 ; d6=6 ; Monday June 13th, 2022 10:25:01 PM
For the moment Elron tries attacking through the trap door -- he may try to move down later if this seems too difficult.
Flurry of blows vs H1 with cover. . . AC 16 and 16 (forgot to apply the -4, maybe?) for a total of 3+3+2+6 = 14 damage (bludgeoning and electrical).
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Tuesday June 14th, 2022 7:23:19 AM
Beep Boop, nothing to see here.
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 52/58 d20+8=27 ; d20+10=16 ; 4d6+7=16 ; Tuesday June 14th, 2022 10:33:49 AM
Mundhildur saves versus the blasted harpy's seductive song (Will save 27/DC 15), stands (move action), then throws her stone at the singing harpy #3, hitting AC 16 for 16 hp damage.
Question: In her standing, can she get over to E13? If so, that is where she stands.
P.S.: As you said Harpy #2, with the damage she has taken, is 'OUT!' - I took that to mean she is unconscious. Therefore, I took the later statement that Mundhi and #2 are in combat to mean something like 'Mundhi can hit the unconscious harpy if she wants, and the harpy may strike back in her dreams.' That is why she is transferring her attention elsewhere. Let sleeping harpies lie. They lie when they're awake, too, sometimes.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] d20+11=24 ; d20+15=33 ; d20+10=13 ; d8=5 ; Tuesday June 14th, 2022 1:21:18 PM
Honor resists this harpy's song, too. To celebrate, she attacks harpy 3. [Hit AC 33 for 12 damage; hit AC 13 which misses due to cover.]
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- d20+10=15 ; Tuesday June 14th, 2022 7:35:18 PM
Hmm. . . Seem to have missed the need for a saving throw earlier. Made it (just) with a 15.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 Tuesday June 14th, 2022 8:37:46 PM
Time slows down for Asimov and Irony (OOC: Checking In)
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) d20+5=16 ; d20+16=33 ; d20=3 ; d20+1=6 ; d20+1=13 ; d20+1=16 ; d20+1=14 ; d20+1=15 ; d20+1=11 ; d20+1=14 ; Tuesday June 14th, 2022 11:06:45 PM
DC15 Will Saves at +4 ...
Bill gets a 16! Zeoll gets a 33.
Bill spits at Harpy 3. He misses.
Zeoll casts a Will DC18 Hideous Laughter on Harpy 1.
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The fascinated Twins finish descending and hop down next to Honor and Zeoll. Everyone else has saved.
Mundhi throws a rock and takes out Harpy 3.
Elron and Honor combine to take out Harpy 1.
All three harpies are dead, and the Twins snap out of it. Zeoll can save his spell.
Up above, Asimov finishes his work and finds 8 potions of Cure Moderate Wounds (CL3) and several pieces of fine jewelry.
There are a large number of dire rats in the room Mundhi is in, called by the harpy song, but now they too snap out of it.
Surrounding her, seven dire rats bite at Mundhi. They hit ACs 6, 13, 16, 14, 15, 11. And 14. All miss.
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There are dead or dying harpies here. What do you do?
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 52/58 d20+9=14 ; d20+9=26 ; Wednesday June 15th, 2022 12:27:10 AM
Mundhi grows, grabs up harpies #2 and #3, and tosses them upwards after yelling that two sleeping harpies are on their way up. If at 10'5" she is tall enough to reach up (an arm could reach up about 5 and a half feet above her head, so nearly 16 feet), she does not need to toss, but can reach for someone above to grab each in turn. If a toss is needed, #2 is tossed up with a 14 to make it through the hole at a slight angle, and #3 with a 26 also at a slightly different angle. She then grabs #1, and shrinking back to 7'4", carries her up the ladder and out.
This all likely will take at least two rounds, or maybe three, DM call. The rats she lightly tries to avoid, but mainly focuses on the harpy extraction.
=============== Edit: Her throws should be 16 and 28, rather than 14 and 26.
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 d20+14=27 ; d6=1 ; d6=1 ; Wednesday June 15th, 2022 7:23:24 AM
The Twins wake from their stupor and imediantly go on the attack. Since the harpies are dead they attack the first hostile thing they see, one of the rats. 27 to hit, 12 damage.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] d20+9=10 ; Wednesday June 15th, 2022 12:45:22 PM
If Mundhildur is able to get a harpy through the trapdoor this round, Honor will try to stabilize it. [Heal check 10, fail]
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Wednesday June 15th, 2022 6:22:17 PM
Elron helps who- or what-ever comes through the trap door up, although he does not understand why anyone wants to save the harpies. Unless it's a dire rat.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 Wednesday June 15th, 2022 8:55:06 PM
Asimov comes down toward the rest of the party bearing the contents of the chest. "Guys I found fine jewelry and 8 potions of cure moderate wounds"
"Do you want me to heal the harpies with some medihalers? " he asks, "I think these potions could probably do us for the upcoming conflict with mother superior if they are as bullied into serving Mother Superior as the other harpy we fought."
Zeoll praises Bill on his excellent sitting and spitting.
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We're out of combat.
Big Mundhi ignores the rats, picks up the fallen harpies who may be clinging to life, and hoists them up. While she does so, three rats manage to roll well enough to bite her (rolled 4 nat 20s over three rounds). She takes 13 damage and has to make four DC12 fort saves vs disease.
The Twins rain death down over that time, eventually killing a number and chasing the others off into the lower regions.
Honor looks over the harpies. One survived the battle and the dire rats, and she stabilizes the captive unconscious harpy. Elron lends a hand, and notices that these harpies are smaller, and ... younger than the one you fought above.
Asimov comes down to report the contents of the trunk. He offers to heal the harpy that remains alive.
Zeoll praises Bill.
Mundhi is alone in the room below. Everyone else is on the roof above. Actions?
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Thursday June 16th, 2022 7:20:31 AM
The Twins sheath their weapon and grumble about mental attacks as they rejoin the group.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Thursday June 16th, 2022 4:43:11 PM
"Let's save our healing for the fight with their Mother Superior," Honor says. "This youngster is stable and should come to no further harm in the meantime."
She calls down, "Mundhildur, do you need a hand?"
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Thursday June 16th, 2022 10:05:41 PM
Elron waits to be sure Mundhildur is coming up before climbing back to the next higher treehouse. At least, he assumes they'll be attacking the boss next.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+14=33 ; d20+14=33 ; Thursday June 16th, 2022 10:44:26 PM
Asimov says, "In combat I can't be everywhere at once and I only have a limited number of medihalers. We should all take some of these potions for the upcoming fight. As for the jewelry well we will have to wait till we can get somewhere civilized to convert it into gold."
Asimov uses his magic detector to survey the battlefield, the unconscious harpy and the dead harpies looking for other spoils.
Know [Arcana]: 33 to look for magical auras Spellcraft: 33 to identify
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Friday June 17th, 2022 12:01:05 AM
Mundhi and the Twins gather on the roof so that the whole party is together [the DM assumes].
You find that the three defeated harpies all had masterwork clubs, and, per Asimov, rings of feather falling. Add in 350 gp in coins, mostly gold.
Honor suggests saving the party's healing. What do you do with the unconscious harpy?
Elron thinks the big boss above is the next step.
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Friday June 17th, 2022 1:35:48 PM
Elron doesn't think that the others will go for tumbing the harpy off the roof after they've gone to the trouble of saving her, so he holds that thought back. They could just leave her there, but Bill might not like the company. "That leaves tying her up somehow."
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 52/58 d20+7=18 ; Friday June 17th, 2022 3:46:49 PM
Mundhi works to patch up the unconscious harpy (heal: 18).
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Friday June 17th, 2022 6:41:04 PM
"We can leave her up where we fought that other one, I guess," Honor says. "Does anyone want to be healed before we take on the Mother Superior? Elron, are you good?"
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 38/58 Saturday June 18th, 2022 5:36:28 AM
Mundhildur is down by 20 hp. "Yes, I would appreciate some healing."
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Saturday June 18th, 2022 11:58:43 AM
The Twins are ready to go, and half expect to end up useless again next fight.
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Saturday June 18th, 2022 1:51:02 PM
You secure the captive and cure yourselves.
Then, up you go! The party ascends the ladders to the uppermost level ... and finds it empty! There is no big boss, no Mother Superior. Either it was a lie or she has already absconded.
All you find up there are three huge barrels of water, three 50 ft lengths of silk rope, and lots of shuttered windows on all sides. The foliage is cleared away such that someone up here could see all around. There's a trap door up above as well that gives you access to the tippy-top of the tree. Also, there is a clever slope to the roof up there to collect rain water.
If you make an Intelligence check vs DC15 ... Highlight to display spoiler: {You recall seeing a couple harpies fly off whilst you were surveying the place from far away.}
You hear Bill make a loud camel-braying from down where you left him!
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 d20=17 ; Sunday June 19th, 2022 7:12:13 PM
The Twins realize that they saw some flying off (18 int) "The enemy left before we came." "We should head down quickly." "They likely return."
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- d20-1=1 ; Sunday June 19th, 2022 8:25:34 PM (Intelligence check = 1)
"That's Bill!" Elron heads down with the others, presumably in reverse of the order that came up in.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+5=17 ; Sunday June 19th, 2022 10:07:48 PM
Int : 17
Asimov says, "I remember we saw a bunch of harpies fly off while we surveyed this place from far away. Also those rings of feather falling. We are up in a tree fighting flying creatures. People should probably equip those in case we need them."
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 38/58 d20+1=14 ; d20+6=8 ; Monday June 20th, 2022 5:40:46 AM
"Oh, right, Asimov, I recall now that you mention it." [Int check 14 +2 from Asimov's mention =16.]
"I have a ring of feather falling already. Others take these three," Mundhildur says. "Good idea to decide quickly. A fall off of this tree would be quicker."
She surveys the view from this harpy aerie, opening the various closed segments, then closing them back up after taking in the view. She looks back in the direction they came, and in the general direction of the village they came from. How visible is it?
Mundhildur mentally maps out the area round about, looking especially for local and distant landmarks. She simply wants to learn as much as she can about the surrounding environment.
She takes two of the lengths of silk rope, ties off one end to something solid - such as the trunk of the tree. "I'm going to climb up, if I can. Someone want to check on Bill?" she asks.
As is her practice, she uses the rope to assist her in the climb, and to help catch her if she slips, using one of the harnesses she built earlier.
Due to the rope, and now at 7'4", she barely ekes out a DC10 climbing check (8+2). If that is enough for her to slip off and fall, the rope and ring of feather fall should help arrest her, seriously slowing her descent. If it is enough to hang on, she climbs back down from her attempt to get near the top. "I don't have more than one spike for this last section - haven't used it yet. Does someone else want to attempt the climb to the top? I'm afraid my weight puts me at a disadvantage here."
"You want to give it a try, Asimov? Or have Irony try it? It would be nice for one of us living types to take a gander - might be something worthwhile in getting near the top."
Once tip-top explorations are concluded, the Jotun woman comments, "Say, we did not really search the room with the three younger harpies, now, did we? Too busy carrying them out and getting bitten by rats. Anyone want to take a moment to check that more closely? I'll do it if no one else wants to."
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Monday June 20th, 2022 8:26:50 PM
Not being especially nimble, Honor will accept a Ring of Feather Falling if there's one available.
"But I detected evil up here," she reminds her companions. She detects for evil again.
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Monday June 20th, 2022 10:32:59 PM
You've cleared the upper two levels. If there was evil there before, it has now flown off. Below you are the lowermost two layers, of which you have explored just one room, maybe a third of a layer.
You go down to Bill, who is braying (or whatever it is camels do). He is looking off into trees. If you make a DC20 perception check, Highlight to display spoiler: {}You see a lone youngish harpy high-tailing it out of here, headed west.
You are on the roof where you were before. The trap door is open at your feet.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+6=13 ; Monday June 20th, 2022 11:10:49 PM
Asimov takes one of those rings of feather falling and equips it then he goes with Mundhi and Irony to climb.
Irony has a climb speed. Asimov Climb: 13 so I think that beats the DC 10
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 38/58 d20+7=17 ; Tuesday June 21st, 2022 4:51:26 AM
"Well, the harpies seem to be gone, perhaps," surmises Mundhildur. "Though we still need to look through the rest of this aerie. I'll help." She goes through the unexplored sections of the upper not-yet-fully-explored level. Opening doors, being ready for possible action at the moment of opening. "Wonder if they have any captives we might help?" she says.
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Tuesday June 21st, 2022 8:27:33 AM
The Twins will guard those searching, bow out in case an enemy appears they need to shoot.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Tuesday June 21st, 2022 3:04:04 PM
"We're sill going to need to deal with this Mother Superior, wherever she is," Honor says. She helps her friends search the rest of the complex, but she hangs toward the back, knowing that searching and noticing things isn't really her strong suit.
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Tuesday June 21st, 2022 6:25:54 PM
Elron thinks that they have not really searched the lower level, from which the young harpy apparently fled and where there might be rats. He searches in that direction, not straying from where one of the guards can see him.
Seeing how there were three rings, two have been claimed, and one has been refused, Elron supposes the last is down to him or the Twins. On the one hand, he isn't sure if two people can use one ring. On the other, he's the one with feathers so if push comes to shove he's the most likely to manage to fly.
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Tuesday June 21st, 2022 9:13:25 PM
You explore the lower two levels, both in one 20 ft high structure.
On the upper level there are, per a merely cursory examination: - a room with four nests made from cloth and parts of furniture. - a room that looks like it was once an infirmary. It is all smashed up, and the broken vials of old rotted medicines, unguents, and oils make this place really really rancid. - a kitchen, poorly maintained, but clearly recently used. - the room in which Mundhi fought the harpy.
You have not climbed down to the lowermost level yet, the one from which the rats came.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+14=24 ; d20+14=34 ; d20+10=15 ; Tuesday June 21st, 2022 11:17:22 PM
Asimov uses his magic detector in the new rooms just to see if there might be anything magical lying about in the wreckage.
Perception: 15 Know Arcana for Auras: 24 Spellcraft to identify: 34
He says, "We should probably go down to that final level. Don't forget to take some of those potions as I can't be everywhere at once if we are fighting Mother Superior."
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Wednesday June 22nd, 2022 7:16:06 AM "If she's even still here." the Twins comment.
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 38/58 d20+7=9 ; d20+7=10 ; d20+7=15 ; d20+7=25 ; Wednesday June 22nd, 2022 2:58:42 PM
Mundhildur's perception as she searches the nest room (9), the infirmary (10), the kitchen (15), and the room in which she fought the harpies (25). Let us know if she found anything.
After that, she asks who wants to join in checking out the bottom layer - the rats' rumpus room?
She does take one of the potions of healing from Asimov, with a nod of thanks.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Wednesday June 22nd, 2022 3:30:00 PM
"I wonder if the rats are pets of some kind," Honor muses, "or if they're just a nuisance the harpies didn't know how to deal with."
She follows Mundhildur down to the "rat level."
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Wednesday June 22nd, 2022 7:44:51 PM "I though th' one harpy had pipes t' control th' rats. Guess that'd make 'em pets, even if they was reluctantly adopted pets." Elron has been itching to look at the lower level, though he has no idea why it should be any different from the others.
Since no one else has claimed the third ring of feather falling, he does.
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Thursday June 23rd, 2022 12:15:20 AM
Down in the lower level, there are, in the first room there, about a dozen dire rats. They present no real threat to you, and any plan, including "Attack!" will work fine. Please tell me your strategy. It DOES make a difference HOW you tackle them, or else I would just gloss over the encounter.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 Thursday June 23rd, 2022 1:55:35 AM
Asimov says to Zeoll, "I don't suppose you could use those pipes we found to control the rats yourself and thus use them against whatever we might find in the next room?"
If Zeoll responds in the negative he will say, "Since we can't use the rats to our advantage unless someone has a way to make them leave peacefully like animal empathy or a spell I suggest we just keep at range and dispatch them."
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 58/58 Thursday June 23rd, 2022 5:51:33 AM
If Zeoll does not decide to follow Azimov's suggestion regarding the pipes, Mundhildur looks down at the rats and says, "Hi, rats. Are you some of the normal food for harpies? Would you like to attack us? Or leave us alone? Or have us leave you alone? Or sing a saga of your people?"
Unless a rat actually answers her in some sort of intelligible manner, she closes the trap door and checks with the others, and asks, "So, do we just throw rocks at them? Or something else? I'll go along with anything that sounds reasonable."
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Thursday June 23rd, 2022 7:17:07 AM
The Twins wait to see the results from the other's ideas.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Thursday June 23rd, 2022 6:28:12 PM
"Why do we have to do anything with them at all?" Honor asks. "They're not really hurting anybody, and since this house....nest....thing is pretty much deserted they can just stay here. But we should make sure they have a way to get in and out."
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 Thursday June 23rd, 2022 10:47:40 PM
Asimov waits to hear what the others decide (OOC: checking in)
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Thursday June 23rd, 2022 11:44:45 PM
Elron is ready to whap. After all, they're only rats.
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 58/58 Friday June 24th, 2022 1:20:15 AM
"And, if there's something valuable down there, or maybe a prisoner or two, we don't want to go in and check things out? Tell you what - I can take some of my wool blankets, wrap up a bunch of them, get them out of the room, look things over, then, put them back, if you want us to," suggests Mundhi.
She gets out a couple of good-sized wool blankets. "Double-layered, harder for them to bit through," she comments. "We might have to kill a few, if they get too pesky. Do you understand us, ratties?"
She folds up the paired blankets, and prepares to descend. "Last minute guidance?" she asks. "You want to join me on this coverup, Elron?"
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Friday June 24th, 2022 7:58:51 PM "I'll come with ya, Mundhildur, but I don't know if I could move right under thick blankets."
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 58/58 Saturday June 25th, 2022 5:12:35 AM
Mundhi giggles at Elron's surmise. "Silly, it's the rats'll be trying to move under the thick blankets. You can bounce up and down atop them, and thwack away!"
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) d20+7=8 ; 2d4+6=11 ; d20+15=34 ; Saturday June 25th, 2022 2:04:40 PM
Asimov asks Zeoll about controlling the rats.
"I have two spells and the pipes, so I can trry that," the liontaur says. "Plus singing."
The liontaur tries to call out all the tiny rats in swarms using the pipes. [Perform Pipes check fauls with an 8! Nat one!] They ignore him!
"I need morre prractice!"
Next the liontaur tries calming the dire rats. Many are affected by the spell.
Finally, he tries to use his singing. His check of 34 is pretty effective.
The liontaur is able to lead or cajole the calmed friendly dire rats out.
That obstacle is gone. What next?
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- d20+15=34 ; Saturday June 25th, 2022 2:15:25 PM
Elron lights up at Mundhi's explanation, then is crestfallen as Zeoll lures the rats out without a single whap. Well, there's no help for it now. He goes down and sees what he can find. (Perception = 34)
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 58/58 d20+7=15 ; Sunday June 26th, 2022 1:29:32 AM
"Well done, Zeoll. Now I do not need to find a place to wash rats' blood out of my wool blankets." She joins Elron and whoever else wishes to help in seeing what they might find in this area, besides rat droppings.
If they need to open doors within the circular dwelling, she will be ready with longspear and stone to attack or defend. ======= Perception: 15
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+10=16 ; Sunday June 26th, 2022 11:25:55 PM
Asimov says, "Nicely done Zeoll. We should call you the pied singer of whatever this tree is."
Perception: 16 vs Mechanical Traps : 19
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Monday June 27th, 2022 9:33:38 PM
Honor follows the others down, curious to see what this new location holds.
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Tuesday June 28th, 2022 7:37:13 AM
The Twins are ready to finish searching this place and move on.
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- Tuesday June 28th, 2022 8:08:10 PM "This reminds me o' livin' in th' place I had when i was studyin' pratum monstratum. Bigger'n usual. It had a second room. One night, while I was sleepin, there was a noise from th' otha' room. When I went t' see what it was, I found a would-be thief searchin' through th' stuff I had in there. So I asked what he was doin' an' seein' that he was already caught he fessed up an' said, I'm lookin' for money. Well, I didn't have none myself, so I ended up searchin' with him."
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] Tuesday June 28th, 2022 10:09:06 PM
"Very sensible of you," Honor tells Elron, eyes twinkling.
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Tuesday June 28th, 2022 10:41:07 PM
With Elron leading, you find the last unexplored rooms. The big room directly below you is the rats nest; maybe it was a meeting or dining hall once upon a time? There is a kitchen and pantry -- recently used, but a big mess too. And then there is a locked door.
You figure the room behind the locked door is decent in size -- 20 by 20ish. All the rooms in this place have the curved outer wall, so it is hard to say exactly.
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 58/58 Tuesday June 28th, 2022 11:13:27 PM
"Asimov - do we want to open this door delicately, or shall I work on bashing it in?" Mundhildur steps back to allow the tinkerer, or another, to try to open the door.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+13=18 ; d20+16=20 ; Wednesday June 29th, 2022 12:24:33 AM
Asimov tries to open the lock.
Perception: 18 to check for mechanical traps Disable Device: 20
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Wednesday June 29th, 2022 6:16:34 AM
The Twins are ready to help bash it open if that's needed.
Honor Bright (Kathy) [AC 20; HP 45/50] d20+3=6 ; Wednesday June 29th, 2022 2:32:25 PM
With nothing else to occupy her, Honor looks around for a key. [Perception 6]
SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 39/49, DR 1/-- d20+15=19 ; Wednesday June 29th, 2022 4:51:08 PM
Elron waits while Asimov unlocks the door. He glances about while he does. (Perception = 19)
Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant 7'4" atm) (Kim) AC 19 Touch 13 FF17 HP 58/58 Wednesday June 29th, 2022 11:20:17 PM
If Asimov has succeeded, Mundhi is willing to look through the opening, and enter, ready for combat, or rescue, or ... ?
Up the Tree (DM Cayzle | Zeoll) Thursday June 30th, 2022 12:22:36 AM
The lock does not open to Asimov's immediate ministrations. It looks like a slightly tougher lock than that.
[A simple lock is DC20.]
"Try again, my frriend," says Zeoll -- He offers a +2 from a bardic performance and a +1 from a Guidance cantrip, if it is desired.
Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 53/53 | AC 20/11/19 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+19=38 ; Thursday June 30th, 2022 2:49:35 AM
Disable Device: 38
Asimov says, "Wow I guess I just needed a little help from my friends."
Mitch - The Twins HP 65/65 AC 26/12/24 Thursday June 30th, 2022 7:01:18 AM
The Twins wonder what is inside
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