First Adventure: The Hunt for The Night Thing

Lilla stood with hands on hips, contemplating the cliff as Bracus and Medheyg prepared to climb.

"I am accustomed to being with the trackers at the head of the hunting party," she said to them. "I am loathe to let you go ahead without the rest of us, as I agree with the Gravelsnake that it may be lying in wait up there, or feel cornered."

She let out a slow breath and gestured with her head towards the tree.

"The tree looks to be the safer route, Bracus," said Lilla. "The wet leaves are likely to be slippery, and it is not a trivial drop. Beware the blood, I fear it is cursed. I will come with you."

[ +- ] OOC

Jomsviking

Oct 22, 2022 6:20 am

jollycooperative Inactive for 27 days

"We spent more time deliberating an obstacle than we did committing to hunting and killing it. Lets go!"

Wotan had the patience of a creature that lived for centuries. It had run out. He set himself to tackling the obstacle ahead and making good on his word.

As he climbed up the tree Wotan pulled himself through the thickest patches of the creatures blood he could find. Smearing his clothes with it painting bizarre symbols, compasses, pictographs: a stick man holding a spear overhead and with the opposite arm pointed down, almost like it was imposing an order. An arrow pointed upwards like a stick man in an aggressive posture, a single line with a delta through its center open upward, perhaps a tree? A single line with a delta attached to its left center, like a stick man flexing. A stickman making an obscene gesture with his manhood. And finally three deltas like the sun rising over a mountain.

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Rolls

Climbing - (1d20+5)

(16) + 5 = 21

With Help - (1d20+5)

(3) + 5 = 8

Medheyg

Oct 22, 2022 12:41 pm

GeneCortess Inactive for 4 months

Medheyg is startled by the man's impatience and huffs, putting her hands to her sides.

"Lowland people are always in such a hurry to scarper. Fine then, let us make haste if that's what's needed."

She takes a few moments to take deep breaths before, with a cracking, whooshing sound, she shifts - grey fur spreading throughout her body, horns lengthening, her feet twisting and hardening before splitting into cloven hooves.

"I'll help you up when I get there."

She leaps, seemingly without issue, going from steep handhold to steep handhold, hooves making a sharp tak, tak, tak sound with each hop; her free hands holding only a jar and some rope - the latter to help her companions, the former to collect samples of the thing's blood.

OOC:

Athletics roll included if necessary for Climb Speed

Rolls

Athletics - (1d20+3)

(6) + 3 = 9

Oct 22, 2022 4:25 pm

MrFaberJack Inactive forever!

Bracus has climbed to the top and with Medheyg's rope dropped down to help any others that need it. He does his best to attach it up topside and watches over to make sure it holds and others get up.

Shouldn't be long before Medheyg, Wotan, Lilla'martu, & Stekko have joined him. "Lets get back to moving."

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Stekko Gravelsnake

Oct 22, 2022 5:59 pm

Stekko shakes his head and, if Bracus's climbing is successful, puts his hand on the rope to follow the others, but not before having looked towards Lilla'Martu to add: <it seems we are with wild dogs, they can be useful while hunting in their thirst for blood, but the master must remain clear of head and swift of feet, or the cunning wolves will get him still.

Rolls

Athletics - (1d20-1)

(6) - 1 = 5

Oct 22, 2022 7:56 pm

GeneCortess Inactive for 4 months

Wotan’s impatience costs the tree. He manages to get up there, but the tree is damaged and rotted, and breaks and falls as he grasps onto the edge of the cliff face and pull himself up. With collected blood, he writes those pictographs onto himself.

The others make the climb, and help those who are not pre-disposed to climbing sheet rock faces.

After everyone is up on the top of the cliff face, Medheyg and Bracus hears a faint, high-pitched whining sound.

Just ahead is a thick pool of clotted black blood. It seems the Night Thing rested here after scaling the promontory, and now its blood swarms with biting flies and mosquitoes, as well as four much larger insects, about the size of your fist. You have disturbed them, and the insectile whine turns aggressive as they sense fresher blood.

OOC:

I need everyone except Wotan to roll Con saves (DC 8), as well as initiative.

Rolls

Swarming insects init - (1d20+1, 1d20+1)

1d20+1 : (17) + 1 = 18

1d20+1 : (12) + 1 = 13

Stirges init - (1d20+3, 1d20+3, 1d20+3, 1d20+3)

1d20+3 : (4) + 3 = 7

1d20+3 : (5) + 3 = 8

1d20+3 : (11) + 3 = 14

1d20+3 : (14) + 3 = 17

Oct 22, 2022 8:23 pm

MrFaberJack Inactive forever!

OOC:

CON DC(8) & INIT. Woot. Bracus rolled a natural 20 for CON making it 22 and save. He has 15 INIT.

[ +- ] Bracus

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Rolls

CON Save, INIT - (1d20+2, 1d20+1)

1d20+2 : (20) + 2 = 22

1d20+1 : (14) + 1 = 15

Stekko Gravelsnake

Oct 22, 2022 8:41 pm

The climb goes well, although the climbing skills of a dwarf leave something to be desired, but it is on the top that the first obstacle to their path manifests itself. <So much goes the cat to the lard, that it leaves there a paw> he sighs, preparing to fight.

[ +- ] Stekko

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Rolls

Initiative - (1d20+3)

(11) + 3 = 14

Con save - (1d20+1)

(20) + 1 = 21

Lilla'martu

Plum Inactive forever!

Oct 22, 2022 8:41 pm

OOC:

Ruh roh. Guess that answers my question about the tree.

Rolls

Con save - (1d20+4)

(4) + 4 = 8

Initiative - (1d20+2)

(2) + 2 = 4

Jomsviking

Oct 22, 2022 8:55 pm

jollycooperative Inactive for 27 days

Wotan draws the Blade of Grass and stands in a fools guard.

Rolls

Initiative - (1d20+3)

(14) + 3 = 17

Medheyg

Oct 22, 2022 10:12 pm

Medheyg draws her spear and takes a vanguard position, cursing having spent her energy on the climb.

Rolls

Initiative - (1d20+3)

(13) + 3 = 16

Constitution check - (1d20+2)

(8) + 2 = 10

Jomsviking

Oct 23, 2022 1:03 am

Wotan lunges into a brutal underhand slash barreling forth, he did not roar but his throat chanting served him as a guttural wail emanated from him. Slashing into the most ready looking Stirge.

Rolls

Raging attack - (1d20+5)

(14) + 5 = 19

Raging Damage - (2d6+5)

(44) + 5 = 13

Oct 24, 2022 1:33 am

GeneCortess Inactive for 4 months

The swarming insects and stirges all head towards the first creature feast they sense (Wotan), and the swarm attempts to bite the man, but they cannot find purchase through the man’s skin.

Wotan is able to pop the all-too-eager Stirge that flies up to him (Stirge with init 17).

OOC:

Next we have Medheyg, Bracus, and Stekko (first-come, first-served).

Once they finish their turns, then the rest of the bugs will go, and then it is Lilla’s turn.

Rolls

Swarm (init 18) bite attack vs Wotan - (1d20+3, 4d4)

1d20+3 : (6) + 3 = 9

4d4 : (4142) = 11

Oct 24, 2022 1:48 am

MrFaberJack Inactive forever!

Bracus quickly moves into combat. He attacks a strirge that isn't on Wotan, but he slips more on the wet leaves and such on the way.

OOC:

Strirge needs a WIS DC(12) save or has disadvantage.

[ +- ] Startling Strike

[ +- ] Bracus

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Rolls

Scimitar, Damage - (1d20+3, 1d6+1)

1d20+3 : (4) + 3 = 7

1d6+1 : (4) + 1 = 5

Stekko Gravelsnake

Oct 24, 2022 7:05 am

jollycooperative Inactive for 27 days

<Time to skewer! Stekko grips his stick (Rapier) and charges to the second closest Stirge (the one Bracus is not attacking). Then he lunges forward to try to impale it. <Power and Might to the Two-Axe Clan> he shouts.

Rolls

The Stick (Rapier) - (1d20+5)

(10) + 5 = 15

Damage - (1d8+3)

(3) + 3 = 6

Medheyg

Oct 24, 2022 3:27 pm

Medheyg leaps eagerly into combat, following Stekko's lead and trying to skewer the same Stirge with Horn. She follows up with a savage high kick if the beast still lives.

Rolls

Bone Spear to hit - (1d20+5)

(9) + 5 = 14

Bone Spear damage - (1d6)

(1) = 1

Martial Arts to hit - (1d20+3)

(20) + 3 = 23

Martial Arts damage - (1d4)

(3) = 3

Martial Arts damage - (1d4)

(1) = 1

Oct 24, 2022 4:12 pm

GeneCortess says:

Bracus quickly moves into combat. He attacks a strirge that isn't on Wotan, but he slips more on the wet leaves and such on the way.

OOC:

Strirge needs a WIS DC(12) save or has disadvantage.

[ +- ] Startling Strike

[ +- ] Bracus

Bracus swings with his scimitar, but misses the stirge.

OOC:

The miss means that startling strike is not activated.

MrFaberJack says:

<Time to skewer! Stekko grips his stick (Rapier) and charges to the second closest Stirge (the one Bracus is not attacking). Then he lunges forward to try to impale it. <Power and Might to the Two-Axe Clan> he shouts.

Stekko takes on one of the incoming stirges, skewering it into his pointy stick.

jollycooperative says:

Medheyg leaps eagerly into combat, following Stekko's lead and trying to skewer the same Stirge with Horn. She follows up with a savage high kick if the beast still lives.

OOC:

I made some mistakes in stat-ing out your character sheet.

Your spear should be a +3 to attack (being strength based), and your martial arts should be a +5 (being dexterity based).

Your damage for the spear should be 1d6+1 (or 1d8+1 if using two hands on the spear).

Your damage for the martial arts unarmed strike is 1d4+3.

Your darts follow the same to-hit and damage as the unarmed strikes.

Medheyg, seeing Stekko dispatch one of the mosquitoes, aims for the one flying towards Bracus, missing with their spear, but doubling back with their foot, high-kicking hard, and causing the mosquito-like creature to sail into a nearby tree trunk with enough force to cause it to splat on the trunk.

Another swarm of mosquitoes and biting gnats flies over to the group, assaulting Stekko, while the remaining Stirge heads for Wotan, its original target. The flies bite at Stekko, but the Stirge does not find purchase in Wotan’s skin.

OOC:

Lilla’s turn

Rolls

Biting Flies attack vs random target - (1d20+3, 4d4)

1d20+3 : (17) + 3 = 20

4d4 : (4234) = 13

Random target (1-Bracus,2-Wotan,3-Stekko,4-Lilla,5-Medheyg - (1d5)

(3) = 3

Stirge attack vs Wotan - (1d20+5, 1d4+3)

1d20+5 : (8) + 5 = 13

1d4+3 : (3) + 3 = 6

Lilla'martu

Plum Inactive forever!

Oct 24, 2022 6:20 pm

Lilla's eyes grew wide as the swarm attacked. Before she could react, Medheyg and Stekko had already killed some of the insects, and Wotan one of the stirges. One of the stirges still remained and Lilla judged it to be the greatest threat. She reached out with her senses, focusing on the stirge's primitive nervous system. Feeling the fabric of raw magic flowing through the world, Lilla directed some of it towards the stirge, giving it a psychic jolt.

[ +- ] OOC

Oct 25, 2022 1:35 am