[TheLongRoad] The Road to Thustrata

[Catodon]

Sainrith

Sainrith calls ”Quickly, bring the light ” then begins to pursue the fleeing foes. Thwarted by lack of light he pauses, listens, and fires a shot into the dark. (click to show/hide) free action call out Half action move to M9 single move action going around the entangled area at move 70’ Half action shoot! Target G8. One of  routed humanoids. Yes I know this is a near impossible shot. (+?=+8-? for range) 1d4 or 1d4+2* lethal, error 1-2, threat 19-20, cavalry, bleed (no poison used) Bow basics +2AP. *Origin adds +2 damage vs. std characters with bows. I’ll just roll d20+8 please adjust for range. please adjust for range (1d20+8=27) WOW might even be worth rolling for damage. 1d4+2=4

[Catodon]

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You know, if I don't hit I'd like to spend an AD to raise that 'to hit' roll
1d4+27=30
before range penalties

This is too cool not to try for. Maybe Sainrith will get a new name.

[tfwfh]

	Wallace wades through the entangling mushrooms retrieve the lantern, and then makes for the nearest edge of the entangled area.  He'll begin moving toward Sainrith with any left over movement he might have.
Wallace

[LordKruelos]

As Shadefire and Sainrith fire after the fleeing creatures, Vár skewers the last of the combatants while Wallace reclaims the lantern.

Shadefire

shadefire takes one last shot at the running creature before collecting his staff and calling out

"let us pursue cautiously.

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1d20+5=13

Miss. However, as he moves carefully, he takes the time to look more closely, at both the strange creatures they've been fighting and at the mushrooms themselves.

Knowledge Check
1d20+4=18

There are 2 types of mushrooms in this circle -- some large, others much smaller, looking like small, tiny shoots, mossy and soft, seemingly just burst from the ground, yet strangely similar to these strange enemies.
And then the druid understands -- a Night Wose -- an elemental spirit of poisonous plants, conjured into the form of living fey. And for such a creature to be present, especially with these small mushrooms -- that look as much like a young night wose as a young mushroom present, there must be a conjurer or some other mind, dabbling in the dark arts of venoms and unnatural growth.


Sainrith

Sainrith

Sainrith calls ”Quickly, bring the light ” then begins to pursue the fleeing foes. Thwarted by lack of light he pauses, listens, and fires a shot into the dark. (click to show/hide) free action call out Half action move to M9 single move action going around the entangled area at move 70’ Half action shoot! Target G8. One of  routed humanoids. Yes I know this is a near impossible shot. (+?=+8-? for range) 1d4 or 1d4+2* lethal, error 1-2, threat 19-20, cavalry, bleed (no poison used) Bow basics +2AP. *Origin adds +2 damage vs. std characters with bows. I’ll just roll d20+8 please adjust for range. please adjust for range (1d20+8=27) WOW might even be worth rolling for damage. 1d4+2=4

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You know, if I don't hit I'd like to spend an AD to raise that 'to hit' roll
1d4+27=30
before range penalties

This is too cool not to try for. Maybe Sainrith will get a new name.

As Sainrith fires into the darkness he is rewarded by a short grunt of pain and a soft, shuffling thud.

Vár

If the last creature isn't dead by Var's turn, he'll move over and poke it before it leaves.

"Agreed, we don't know what's down there."

1d20+5=13, 1d8+3=8

Finishing off the last straggler, Vár yanks his spear point out of the twitching body.

	Wallace wades through the entangling mushrooms retrieve the lantern, and then makes for the nearest edge of the entangled area.  He'll begin moving toward Sainrith with any left over movement he might have.
Wallace

Wallace escapes the entanglement and moves to rejoin his companions near the North-east tunnel.

[Catodon]

In seconds Sainrith steadies himself, focuses and holds his breath then fires hoping to get in a last shot before the creature moves too far away...

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Dis I use up the AD last shot, I assume so.

Sainrith is at the start of the initiative count, I hope he can hit again before the last fleeing creature has a chance to run again. It's a long shot but what the hell.
Assume deadshot stance +2
a shot in the dark (1d20+10=16).
nup that's going to be a miss.

[tfwfh]

	"I'd prefer not to rush headlong into another trap, and I definitely don't like having our retreat blocked off.  I say we dig out the tunnel and collect Grimm and Khelos before we go any farther.  The tunnels seem to be wide enough from here."
Wallace

[LordKruelos]

	"I'd prefer not to rush headlong into another trap, and I definitely don't like having our retreat blocked off.  I say we dig out the tunnel and collect Grimm and Khelos before we go any farther.  The tunnels seem to be wide enough from here."
Wallace

Almost on cue, the rubble-filled tunnel begins to rumble in a cloud of dust.

The companions pause to brace themselves...

Bursting out of the half-collapsed tunnel in a cloud of rocks, dust, and debris, Grimmar rises having burrowed his way through the collapse, until he found Vár's scent and pushed the rest of the way through. The great beast looks at the carnage and looks accusingly at Vár, as if saying "You had fun without me?"

Khelos's bark shows the wolf was no less disobedient, only perhaps less direct by circling through the left-hand tunnels to the sound of battle.

In seconds Sainrith steadies himself, focuses and holds his breath then relaxes his bow -- the target is gone.

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Dis I use up the AD last shot, I assume so.
Yup. I allowed it to auto-kill.

Sainrith is at the start of the initiative count, I hope he can hit again before the last fleeing creature has a chance to run again. It's a long shot but what the hell.
You have no line of sight, the sound wasn't good enough for you to be sure of the target so you held your fire.

[Catodon]

Sainrith

Sainrith calls eager as a child”but out a bird has flown and will sing the alert, we must hurry to stop it! ” (click to show/hide) 1d4+2=4

[tfwfh]

	Wallace blinks, sighs, then turns back to Sainrith.  "Well, never mind.  There's probably no cause for stealth at this point, but keep an eye out for more traps.  Lead on, friend, and don't get too far ahead."
Wallace

If we're going to give chase, Wallace will follow Sainrith at a distance of about 10 feet.

[spinningdice]

"Easy Grimmr, there will be more to come." Var speaks softly to the beast, "Whatever's through there knows we're coming - nothing we can do about it now." Var moves in near Wallace, let Sainrith take point.

Grimmr grunts in assent. Taking up position towards the rear, at the edge of the lantern light, his eyes bright with reflection

[foproy]

"stay cautious as we move, we are dealing with a conjurer here and no novice at it, it would not surprise me if he was the cause of the woes of the townsfolk."

as he says this he takes his place in line.

[LordKruelos]

Sainrith

Sainrith calls eager as a child”but out a bird has flown and will sing the alert, we must hurry to stop it! ” (click to show/hide) 1d4+2=4

Our heroes move toward the North-East tunnel, following their fleeing opponents, but as the light catches up with the light-hearted Sainrith, only a short distance into the tunnel presents a new challenge.

This chamber is filled from floor to ceiling with sharp, spiked branches of interwoven thorn bushes. You can hear something -- rustling on on the far side, but this thicket wall may be at least 10 feet thick!

[foproy]

hrmm, these are not natural, thoughts on how we should pass? sounds like something is inside, and we could set it on fire, though that would fill everything with smoke, and cutting through would take a while.

[spinningdice]

"There must be a way through." Var begins to search the area, see if he can find any hidden method of opening the way or finding a secret passage.

Grimmr looks at the door, Grimmr growls at the door, unless either of these provoke some sort of response he'll pad back a little ways to check we'rthey're not looping back on us.

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Search Check1d20+1=10

[Catodon]

Sainrith "there may not be a way through, this reeks of unseelie magicks"