Episode 2

Short Rest.
Includes water resource for the bull

Rulings for PCs who have experienced ZHPS with Death Marks (Maeriks, Thorn):
CAN increase Max HP and Current HP by amount gained with Level 8 advancement.
CANNOT role HD for recovery of Current HP.
CANNOT gain HP for Healer or Poultice medical treatment
Poisoned Condition on Maeriks is ended.
1 Level of Exhaustion continues for Maeriks.
If Thorn receives Medical Treatment (attention from Iasu in form of Healer Feat effort or Poultice), he can recover from 3 Levels of Exhaustion to 2 Levels of Exhaustion.

Notes/Thoughts on Medical Treatment:
If Iasu is administering Med Treatment the whole time, we have to incorporate the timing of it. I'll need to see a list of what Jabes wants Iasu to accomplish. Also need to track med supply levels. I know in real life a field medic's med bag can get blown out and exhausted with about two major trauma patients. This location has some cloth and towels that can be used for bandaging, but I'd like to hear if there is any tracking on healer kit resources and how they are expended. Also, if Iasu needs a Short Rest, he has to take one after the total med treatment plan.

Others:
CB, you are probably already on this, but I need to start thinking over the timing restrictions and any other effects on that accelerated Wildshape transformation. I think there is info on that, but can't remember details.

Makes sense for Elam and Iasu to lead the way narratively. Kray just likes being on point.

X, perhaps CB as well, mayne there will be some ranged weapons you guys can put to use.

Not sure how long this bull will last, nor do I know what will happen when the wildshape HP drops to zero. I suspect things will not work like we are used to them working in normal D&D Druids. I think our best use of bull maeriks at this point will be to trample and shove - reposition enemies where we need them or just shove them prone and keep Maeriks from being a primary target. If he does revert, anything that Maeriks can throw would be the best way for him to contribute away from the front line. That or he can stand back behind others with his glaive's 10 ft reach. He has polearm master, so there is some benefit there to stand adjacent to glaive-maeriks.

Yeah, and don't forget to grab Maerik's stuff. Bull Maeriks isn't going to remind anyone to do that. He needs you all to look out for him in that way.@DMJ Any damage to those things from lingering slime?

We'll definitely grab Maeriks' gear, if it's not slime food.

Everyone gathers what they can, takes one last survey of the body-strewn blood-covered room. They turn away from the carnage and move through the north hall, lanterns and torches carried to light the way.

The carcass of the Howler and small bits of hound flesh are still smoldering on the floor.

The gel mass is slowly sliding back through the south entrance opposite. Dissolving flesh, bone, blood swirl slowly within it, along with various metal objects that can be seen still intact.

The group moves through the north hall and turns left. On the right side of this hallway are cell doors, one of which is open. A quick glance and a whiff of the familiar smell - it is clear that these rooms are kennels for the hounds.

There are 8 doors in a row. They all have barred windows at head level. Six of the kennels are empty with the door closed, the one is open but also empty. The last door is closed but 3 dead hounds can be seen within. They lie dead, but are not burning.

Using the light from the torches to search, Thorn is able to find both of his axes that he had previously thrown at Abros.

Bryn is not able to find his thrown dagger.

note="jabes.plays.rpg"]I am taking some liberty here, but it seems that the first thing Iasu would do is check Abros for life signs, inspect wounds, etc.

When he does, he quickly finds that Abros is indeed dead. No breathing. No pulse. Several wounds.

His face is bruised. Several very small stab wounds in the arms and chest. Some sort of chopping cut in the shoulder. Quite brutal all, but none are life threatening.

Iasu can see that death could have come from any of three larger stab wounds.
One in the back corner of the skull, behind the right ear, speared the brain.
One in the back, under the rib cage, right of the spine - straight through to the liver.
One on the left side, around the corner to the back. Blade slid right between two ribs, certainly split the left lung wide open for a quick flood.
Abros's torso is tight. No percussion from lungs on the tap. Blood pouring out of his mouth. Definite hemothorax.

But then the group is moving away and Iasu has to move on to keep up.[/note]