IC Game Thread - The Hunt Starts

[kevin_video]

Roryn turns to Raynor and looks at the dagger.

"That thing? You can keep it as a retainer for your services. I have no use for such a weapon when I've got my waraxe. Far superior. It's not even ours, really. It was a payment made to us in order for one of the aristocrats to come to this island."

[Stormcrow]

Sense Motive 1d20+5 ? [16,5] = (21)
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2925972/

[Sohala]

1d20+13=22 Sadly didn't roll a 1...

I am going to try for cool off...

I forget what we decided could happen with the paper, do you remember?

The realization that the dwarf might know nothing seemed to cool the druid's rage some, but his glare was still full of anger. "As smart as any other spoiled noble..." Still glaring daggers at the dwarf the druid made his way over to one of the trophies, pulling a stack of singed paper from behind it, then with only a click, the druid and bear departed the room, making their way to the library, and closing the door behind themselves.

[kevin_video]

It's all good. Don't forget that a natural 1 on a skill check doesn't mean a failure.

I'll have to go back and re-read it, but I'm pretty sure that we discussed that a couple of skill checks to get it right (ie Decipher Script) and using a few Mending spells (based on percentage) would fix up the paper again. If the skill checks failed, then the paper was too far burned to be repaired.

Roryn looked around the room at everyone else, and shrugged, confused. "Was it something I said?"

[Sohala]

1d20+10=26
1d20+10=18
1d20+10=22
1d20+10=18
1d20+10=22
1d20+10=22
1d20+10=29
1d20+10=18
1d20+10=23
1d20+10=24
1d20+10=14

Wasn't sure how many you wanted, nor the amount of mendings.

[Mixster]

SIlly dwarf. You will speak with respect towards him for the future. He has come freely to save you, you owe him that respect. Melkior says as he shakes his head.

Now, we should probably ask what the Druid meant when he said that nature in this place was perverted. Anyone up for going and asking him? Melkior looks around the group hoping for a response.

I myself have a few questions:
let's start with an easy one, who was the idiot who called in the demons and a group of the servants of light? Doing so seems more like attempting to get us to fight eachother than an attempt at rescue. So help you Pelor if you decided that dealing with a group of Demons seemed like a sound idea for rescue.

Also, what is the effect causing all teleportation to go into the landing area, and the things that prevent us from summoning allies? This is a most dire problem, my people could need me without the ability to summon me back. And I'm not about to ask for divine interference to get back.

[kevin_video]

1d20+10=26
1d20+10=18
1d20+10=22
1d20+10=18
1d20+10=22
1d20+10=22
1d20+10=29
1d20+10=18
1d20+10=23
1d20+10=24
1d20+10=14

Wasn't sure how many you wanted, nor the amount of mendings.

They're all pretty high. Rolling percentages.

You manage to piece together 1d100=25% of what looks to possibly be a list, but you think you need 1d10=3 castings of mending to make them stick. However, you also discover that while some of the pieces don't fit at all to the list, they do fit to each other. You discover that another 1d100=48% of the pieces create a fairly flimsy looking map. It'll at least give you an idea of what the layout is. For that, you'll need 1d10=4 mendings.

Don't mind me. I'm just going to be taking over your character for a few seconds. You're more than welcome to take over and add anything afterwards.

Raiding the kitchen area for a few much needed supplies, the druid and bear return with a few sticks and cut citrus fruits. Playing with the pieces of badly charred paper, he drips the citric acid on each piece and tries to decipher how each fits together. Unfortunately, a lot of what was burned in the fire became dust and unusable.

Satisfied with what he managed to accomplish, the druid looked a partial list, and nearly half of a map. Both of them required Mending spells for either to be transportable.

[Sohala]

Burn the last 3 of my cleric 0 levels and then 4 points for the rest.

The minor control is very acceptable, it is needed every now and again, though Lia wouldn't have left the room. 

The map and list are of?

A minor glow formed around the druid's hands, as he touched the charred pieces of paper, the glow seemed to envelope them, while the charred sections started to lighten and even reconnect with each other.

[kevin_video]

The minor control is very acceptable, it is needed every now and again, though Lia wouldn't have left the room. 

The map and list are of?

lol My apologies. Figured the bear would follow the druid everywhere, and the citrus fruits were an evil necessity that would require leaving the room to get, unless you had limes, oranges, and grapefruit in your pack.

The mending and basic alchemy with citrus revealed two things. A list, and a map. Well, parts of.

Map

The list seemed to consist of the names of creatures. At first it looked like slash marks over words, and beside them, but some of them had other words written beside them. If shown to Roryn, he can tell everyone that it's Jaccob's handwriting.

List (what's readable)

Balor still working on it, contact Snerfneblin afterwards
Thri-kreen upgraded and better paid in advance
Dragon, preferrably Red or Shadow negotated at lowered cost/red in color paid on arrival Note: Found half dragon for additional negotiations
Undead, preferrably zombie or ghoul Drowned, possibly Death Knights
Demons acquired many
jungle cat negotiate with tiger and sirrush

Needed New Arrivals
Thorny dragon? exact species to be identified
Hydra? check
Tarrasque? check
Abomination? check

[kevin_video]

The dwarf looked at Melkior, and huffed. "That was being respectful. If you were a true orc then you'd have known different. Half-orcs not so much."

Listening to man's questions, the dwarf almost looked confused. "Demons? I see no demons amongst this group. And there shouldn't be any teleportation, or summoning issues. At least there weren't when we were here last."

[Sohala]

Oh no, the gathering of supplies was perfect, just Tolero (bear is smart again) would have been the one to gather while Liabrand worked on the paper.

That work should probably take some time, so I shall pause his actions for a little bit.

The druid took a bag from the bear's back, pulling from it a case, a vial, and a feather. From the case he pulled out a couple sheets of paper and then went to work coping both pieces of paper. Satisfied with his work he pulled another case out of the bag, storing the newly made map and list within it before returning everything back into the bag and securing it on the bear again.

[kevin_video]

Oh no, the gathering of supplies was perfect, just Tolero (bear is smart again) would have been the one to gather while Liabrand worked on the paper.

That work should probably take some time, so I shall pause his actions for a little bit.

Noted and noted. You can chime in at any time you feel 10-15 minutes have passed.

[Stormcrow]

With Melkior comments about people that use demons Raynor shakes his head then says “I have a feeling that sooner or later we are going to have a long talk in private on the subject of the uses of evil vs. Evil another time. And it did not mean that the one that the note said is taking the bill is the true one that sends it but there is something that is interfering with summoning spells it is slight but I feel it.”

When Raynor looks as it and says “Well as I feared may be best to viewed as right we are the Prey in someone else’s Hunt.  Take a look death knight and demons well  they are on the island now, the mercenary group I would expect the general agene he is not the time to let those that face him live to tell the tale” 

Then looking out side says “Well if you think we can get to your base camp before mid night, for I I know that we will not get there before night fall so here is semi defend-able location or he head out in hope that the base camp is or we find a defend-able location to camp for the night”

[kevin_video]

Edited (ignore the spoiler)

The dwarf walked over to where the dwarf sat, and worked diligently on the map and list. When enough was exposed, the dwarf immediately knew what the map was.

"That's this place. My word. Why would it have been burned? Surely it wasn't to keep anyone from knowing where they must go. That's preposterous and a requires too much effort. I mean, I can lead you just about anywhere on the island, even if I had been dead prior. Anyone that can track would know how to find where we originally came from, and there are location spells by the dozens."

Giving his head a shake at someone's failed attempts, he knelt down and pointed at the exposed tower three-quarters of the way down. "That is where we need to go. It was originally a neutral area where no monsters resided. A tower of protection from the winds and rain, and an underground cavern to keep us shady and cool. It also houses our extra food and supplies in case we have an extended stay. Well, it did. This morning we went down there, and found that vampires had made their way down there. I don't even remember us getting vampires. I didn't even know that they were being sought after by our clients."

The dwarf begins to hit his forehead with the palm of his right hand, trying to make sense of what all was happening.

[kevin_video]

Drexs walked over to Raynor, arms no longer crossed. "First the cleric, and now you. Why did you not think this was all about a hunt? Did you not all receive the letter of challenge? The letter I took off of the demons said specifically from Tarmin Squire that any one who dared to accept the challenge of the ultimate hunt, need only say 'yes', and they would be transported here. I'll admit that had I received the letter I would have accepted without a second thought, but I'm only here because my employer wills it so."

The dwarf scowled at the concordant killer, insulted on behalf of Tarmin. "Tarmin wouldn't have called a challenge. You must have read it wrong. At any rate, once your druid friend and his bear come back, I suggest we leave for the forest. Time is of the utmost essence. I know what paths need to be took in order for us to get there, but I've never tried to get there with flight before. That might be a bit more of a difficult task."

[Stormcrow]

Raynor Smiles at the Half fiend / half celestial creature and says "The first step in avoiding a trap is to know that it exists, I suspect that the ones that we were here to save are already dead.” As Raynor then raises his Repeater Crossbow with his Bayonet flashing to from steel to Adamantine then continues saying “If they are alive we will help them so be it but I say we go after this Druid I hope your Employer have no problem with him coming in intend to save him a place in my dreams Alone with everyone I have ever killed. Lets move out” as he suddenly becomes invisible waiting for the other.

[Mixster]

So did anyone need a hookup with flight? Alkazar asks.

Did the dwarf just call Melkior an orc? I'm not sure he'll be happy to hear that.

[kevin_video]

Did the dwarf just call Melkior an orc? I'm not sure he'll be happy to hear that.

The dwarf will need flight since his other plate mail's stolen.

He didn't call him an orc, just said that had any of them been a full orc, then the amount of respect he's given would have been less. Half-orcs he's okay with.

[Stormcrow]

Raynor calmly says "what did you have in mind Alkazar ?"

[Mixster]

I could cast mass flight. Or turn myself into a dragon. Dependant on how many of you need to fly.