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Re: IC II Toes In The Water
Kurt
As the large bird begins to descend upon Shiny and Kurt yells his warning, Miriam can be heard in the background, is speaking a shaky prayer to Saint Cuthbert. Kurt moves his almost Mithril light boots and tackles Shiny to the ground, hopefully moving him out of the Roc's deadly clutches.
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Kurt Bull Rushes Shiny, Shiny voluntarily loses and is moved bad 5' out of the way.
Figured it was inline wih Kurt's declared action.
As Kurt and Shiny hit the dirt, a thick fog emvelopes the area blocking sight beyond 5'.
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Roc
As Kurt knocks Shiny out of the way, a thick billowing mass of thick wet fog envelopes the area and the gigantic Roc passes with a whoosh, dispersing some strands of the heavy fog as it passes by, it's clutches empty...
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Obscuring mist blocks sight, Roc attacks square where Shiny was and there is no longer anything in that space and the Roc continues past.
Mist blocks sight beyond 5' and will be dispersed in 4 rounds.
ridge of mountainous terrain with woods below. Gnome the person.
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For a moment Natalia is frozen as the giant raptor's talons rake dangerously close to where Shiny and Kurt are. With a breeze she gets a brief glimpse of them on the ground, safe and alive, before Miriam's fog seeps back in again. They have only seconds, but that's more than enough. Grabbing Mithril's hand, for she happens to be right next to her, Natalia screams at the top of her lungs, "RUN!!! DOWN NOW, TREES AND GROUND AGAINST SKY!" before jumping off the cliff, trying to roll into a ball and absorb the blow as best she can. Though she thinks about it, Natalia fights her impulse and doesn't drag Mithril off the cliff with her and instead lets her jump down herself. It would probably cause her less injury that way.
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Tumble: [roll]d20+9[roll] (Got a 16, THANK YOU)
Non-lethal damage: [roll0]
Lethal damage (which will hopefully be unnecessary but considering my luck today...) [roll1]
Natalia hits the ground and bangs the bruise on her knee even more, but she manages to roll with the blow and gets to her feet fairly easily. She shakes off the fall and runs to the nearest tree by the cliffside, standing under it as she shouts, "I'm okay...Here! Now!"
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Mithril caught a glimpse of the fierce bird hurtling towards the group, before the mist rolled over. She reached the edge of the ridge before she even realized she was moving and jumping over the ledge, Whiskers clinging to her neck. Spoiler
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Knowledge Nature [roll0] just to see what she may know about rocs.
Tumble DC15 [roll1]
Nonlethal [roll2]
Lethal [roll3]
Tumble DC10 [roll4]
Nonlethal [roll5]
Tumble DC 5 [roll6]
Nonlethal [roll7]
Her fall was messy, crashing into branches the whole way down. As she finally hit the ground she cursed, of all the places to land she had managed to fall into the only bramble patch for miles. Stumbling to her feet she checked to make sure Whiskers was alright. There was some blood dripping down the back of her neck from where his claws had pierced the skin, holding on for dear life. "Rocs. That bird would have had us for a snack. We should be glad it isn't a mated pair." She spat the words out, backing deeper into the forest toward Natalia. She couldn't see any visible wounds on the girl. "I see you fell nicely."
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Miriam listens to Natalia's suggestions and jumps with her shield and armor.
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Jump: [roll0] DC15
Nonlethal Damages: [roll1]
Lethal damages if jump roll fails: [roll2]
She would have made it one piece if it was not for that armor cutting her. "I hate that thing" she says to herself
She tries to tumble but she cannot because her armor is limited her speed of movement
She rolls a couple more time as she gets more damages from the fall.
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[roll]1d6[/roll] - First tumble fail [4]
[roll]1d6[/roll] - Seond tumble fail [5]
Damages score from OOC roll
When she is done rolling she realizes that if the jump would have been twice as high, she could be unconscious now.
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HP 13/24 including 10 in non-lethal
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Valen is caught completely off guard by the flying creature.... A Roc, he recognized the descriptions from stories he had heard as a child. His feet didn't want to move, and it was only the conjured mist of Miriam that saved his skin that day. As soon as he gathered his wits he quickly lept off of the nearest ledge after the others, landing the steep drop with his powerfully strong legs and quickly rolled to a stop.
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Knowledge Nature[roll0]
Jump DC15 [roll1]
Lethal[roll2]
Nonlethal[roll3]
Jump DC10 [roll4]Tumble-4
NonLethal[roll5]
Jump DC5 [roll6]Tumble -4
NonLethal[roll7]
Only a jump could be substituted for the first.
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"Everyone...Everyone okay?" Natalia asks? Her panicked expression shifts into one of concern when she sees the bloody scratches and bruises on Mithril's legs where the branches and brambles tore into her pants and whipped against her skin. "How...How bad?" she asks while offering an arm for support, wondering if she should call over Miriam and ask Mithril to remove her pants so they can inspect the potential damage better. Though Miriam seems dazed and a bit banged up as well.
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Mithril noticed Natalia's concern and tried to relieve some of it with a smile "It looks worse than it is. I mean compared to being eaten by a roc anything is better." Noticing the state her clothes were in a flash of annoyance passed over her face. "These will take a few spells to fix up."
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After narrowly missing being killed by the enormous beast, Shiny goes racing off the edge with the others.
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Tumble DC15 [roll0]
Nonlethal [roll1]
Lethal [roll2]
Tumble DC10 [roll3]
Nonlethal [roll4]
Will always make DC 5.
Shiny hits the ground badly, his ankle twisting painfully before his head smacks the ground with a sickening sound. He luckily manages to turn the fall into a roll to slow himself without any further injury.
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Natalia winces as she sees the banged up state everyone is in, understanding that she caused it. But still...
"Sorry...But...Yes...Better bruised than lunch..."
She still feels a bit guilty.
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Miriam gets up grimacing, holding her hip as she feels the pain the armor did to her body. "I wonder sometimes if these things are worth the pain ...."
She looks up up to ensure that the giant bird cannot reach them before asking.
How did everyone fare? Do you need help?
She looks around and taste a funny taste in a mouth. She spits it out. "Blood".
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Mithril looks up blushing. "I managed to fall into a patch of brambles. If you think it is serious enough..."
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"Worse pain later," Natalia says while motioning at Miriam's metal scale mail and her own flexible studded leather. "Mine for moving, yours for defense."
Natalia hands Mithril the first potion she finds in her pack.
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Miriam stops Natalia. "Let me use the wand on Mithril. Keep the potion for when I won't be able to heal you."
She takes the wand and gently touches Mithril leg with it, watching it heal.
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44 charges left
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Mithril watched the cuts on her leg knit together. She handed Natalia back her potion, "Thank you for the offer, but you need this more than me. I stay in the back away from danger, while you rush toward it. Miriam, thank you for using your magic. I feel much better."
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Natalia says "Whenever you need," but puts the potion away regardless. She then adds, "And safer...better."
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Miriam nods at Mithril "I am just glad I could help."
As she wastches the obscuring mist disappear, she thinks "Did I really save Shiny's life? ..... Nah, he would have been fine without me ."
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Right on cue to reinforce Miriam's thoughts, Natalia goes over to a groaning shiny and, more than exasperated at how his antics caused them all to flee like that and get hurt, all but shouts, "Prancing mice get caught first, wary mice live! Miriam's clouds...covered your life!"
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Kurt grunts a little in relief as he glances back to see the Roc flap over the ridge, right where Shiny had been. "Shiny, jump." He scrambles up and then hops off the cliff.
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[roll0] DC 15 Jump check
[roll1] Non-lethal damage.
[roll2] Damage.
[roll3] DC 10 tumble check.
[roll4] Non-lethal damage.
[roll5] DC 5 tumble check.
[roll6] Non-lethal damage.
He almost makes the fall, even with his heavy armour, but he can't keep his balance as the dirt slips underneath him. He rolls head over feet, then manages to grab a tree root, stabilising himself before he goes to join the others, shrugging off most of it.
"There...that was pretty okay." His eyes are trained upwards for now.
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"Leave hunting grounds, until we're...hunters, not hunted," she pants, still glancing skyward every couple minutes.
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Kurt nods agreement. "Let's go...and keep an eye upwards." He lets the bigger barbarian take the lead, walking on his way behind him.
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Should we keep the same rolls?
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Miriam closes the march, holding her mace and shield each step reminds of the bruises she got from the fall.
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Natalia crouches low, blending in the the brush as best she can.
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They're so quiet as they creep through the valley...But then again, best not to attract the attention of such a dangerous creature. Natalia idly wonders how it would fare against a dragon.
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Low Road
He party moves, slowly, nursing their bumps and bruises after their encounter with the Roc, thankful to be alive.... Shiny is still humming tune, overtly oblivious to their previous peril...no one can detect a tracemofmthe great predator...
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Spot
Miriam[roll0]
Kurt[roll1]
Shiny[roll2]
Natalia[roll3]
Mithril[roll4]
Valen[roll5]
Listen
Miriam[roll6]
Kurt[roll7]
Shiny[roll8]
Natalia[roll9]
Mithril[roll10]
Valen[roll11]
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Unable to spot the great raptor, Natalia figures that it must have gone off in search of easier prey. Like a cow. Or a herd of deer. Shiny's still advertising their presence and she has half a mind to cuff him over the head to shut him up.
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Miriam does not see nor hear anything. She is thinking how close they came with the roc. "St. Cuthbert is watching and testing me."
However the malaise is still there. She thinks "I need to do something. I cannot go on like this. Something must change. I cannot live in the past as it was a scam and a lie. Yet I cannot move forward the way I am now."
As she walks, she looks at her holy symbol and out of the blue asks "Do any of you carve wood for a hobby?"
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Kurt blinks and glances away from the skies to look back at her, then shakes his head, as he glances over to the side as well, keeping an eye out for any sign of other dangers.
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"Wood? No, why?" Mithril watched the road carefully, she could not see as far as on the ridge, but the idea that others could not see her was reasuring.
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"No," Natalia says cautiously. "Bender, not shaper of wood."