[4E] Tomb of Horrors IC

[Katana_Geldar]

Your attacks hit home, causing physical damage but have no effect on the ability of the tiger to remain on its feet.

[RPZip]

Maharal

Seeings whatever unholy force is animating the tiger seems... somewhat resistant to being put down, Maharal tries to think of any lore that may be helpful in dealing with the situation.

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(1d20+10)[22] Religion check.

[Katana_Geldar]

Maharal

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This seems to be necromancy beyond the ordinary kind and is certainly the work of a high-powered mage of some sort. Yet you have no idea who could have done this.

[DSCrankshaw]

Travok - Dwarf Battlemind

Travok, seeing that the undead tiger is unaffected, begins scanning the area, wondering if there's someone nearby controlling it. "If beating him up doesn't do any good, is there someone else we can hit over the head with a really big hammer?" he says, hefting his hammer. "Otherwise, all we can do is try to contain it or destroy the body. Maybe fire, or holy light could do it."

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Minor
Scan area for someone pulling the tiger's strings
Perception - (1d20+9)[24]

Anyone have any fire or radiant attacks?

[Katana_Geldar]

Travok

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There is no one...that you can see.

No really, there's no mage standing in the bushes animating the tiger.

[Katana_Geldar]

The tiger bites Travok and darts away towards the forest, staggering as it runs until it collapses against the tree across the path, dead.

(1d20+11)[15]
(1d6+4)[10]

[Katana_Geldar]

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My dicerolls are bad tonight.

You win!

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550 xp each
That's 50 xp each for the tiger, and 500 for the skill challenge.

[Nai_Calus]

"By all the gods, what in Corellon's name was that about?" Rynthel asks, keeping his spear held ready. "How strange. I've never seen anything like that before."

[Shardan]

"one wonders, was the beast affected by the dark energies before it died? Could this be what is driving the forest animals into such reckless attacks?" He tilts his headignoting the small scratch on his arm he earned by taking part of the attack meant for Tarvok .

He then turns to Maharl and Arthur, "Can the small feline be repaired?"

[DSCrankshaw]

Travok - Dwarf Battlemind

"That was weird," Travok says. "Hmm, I wonder if they serve ale this early..." He wanders back inside.

[Katana_Geldar]

Win cautiously opens the door, scanns the road and runs up to you you wring her hands in her apron. What? You killed it? She looks over at the body of the tiger but doesn't come any closer. Oh joy! What fun! At last someone who can handle this sort of thing! She urges you to follow her back into the inn. Come back in, I don't think Eledseri will say no to one on the house after you saved her cat.

She leads you back inside where Eledersi is standing at the bar, bending over her cat which is laying there with one of her hands pinning it in place. She smiles at you as you enter. Perhaps I underestimated all of you, she says.

[DSCrankshaw]

Travok - Dwarf Battlemind

Travok rolls his shoulders. "I won't say that tigers aren't dangerous, but there was only one of it and a lot of us. I was actually beginning to feel sorry for it. Until we killed it but it kept attacking us, at least." He finds a seat. "Did someone say something about 'on the house'?"

[Katana_Geldar]

Eledseri moves to serve you, but Win waves an admonishing hand at her. Don't you be liftin' a finger, missy, you just look after your cat. She fills up your cups, swapping the pale ale for a darker one when she gets to Travok.

Elederi is cleaning her cats wounds wiping some water with a rag onto the cuts.

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Maharal

"What... was that, Miss Elederi? A predator attacking your cat I can understand, and I am pleased to see that it is mostly unharmed, but that tigger... some force seemed to keep it alive long after it should have been put down. I've seen necromancy at work before, but this seemed... different. More powerful, and more malevolent."

[Nai_Calus]

Rynthel walks carefully over near the cat and with a gesture and a gentle psychic push, the cat's wounds begin to close over.

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Surge plus (2d6)[7] HP and it has +1 to attack rolls until the end of my next 'turn', should it feel like mangling Level 1 wizards in the meantime.

Having seen to the cat, he sits down with a drink and looks back and forward between the two women.

"It would probably be best at this point if you told us everything you know. Please. For the sakes of yourselves, everyone in the town and us as well. Please."

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[goken04]

Dimble sits down at the bar and gulps at his drink. "That was pretty strange, I must admit. A lot of animals been acting up like that?"

[Katana_Geldar]

Eledseri looks rather strangely at Rynthel. I'm not reall sure if you are one to judge what is best for me to do or not do. However, you did save and heal my cat, so I suppose there is some sort of debt between us. She looks sharply at Win who is trying to leave the room discretely. I wouldn't have put it pas Winderemere to tell you what there is to know about myself as well as what is going on here. She pauses for a moment. The attacks have been going for some months now, ever since the roads opened. Though since not many folks are out until after the thaws have gone, I wouldn't say that would be a very good judge of when it started. She turns to Dimble. Yes, they have been animals that would usually not bother characters, as well as some rather...fey creatures one normally wouldn't see out in the open. She thinks hard for a moment and turns to Maharal. Only a few have been killed, though I have heard that effect described...but I did not really believe it. Rather foolish of me, perhaps, considering. And now, she continues, we did hope that those paladins may have been able to deal with the threat and we all could return to our lives. But as you can see, that hasn't happened. She shrugged, smiling sadly and stroking her cat as she puts it back down on the floor.

Girlie, you're not telling them all of it, Win says, poking her head in. Go on, tell them the rest.

Eledseri stares at her. All right, she says with a sigh. My younger brother Lathron went with the Paladins when they were here. I didn't know about it, or I would have stopped him, she says, choking back tears. But since then, we've been afraid to look for him. If only... She turns her face away from you for a moment.

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Yes, that's quite a lot from a natural 1 but you do have three circumstance bonuses: resucing her cat, healing her cat and Win who trusts you. Besides, we need to move the plot along.

[Anonomuss]

Arthur

Arthur moved to reassure Eledseri. "I know this is difficult, Miss Eledseri. But the more we know, the better we can help."

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[Katana_Geldar]

She shakes her head sadly. I'm afraid that's all I can tell you, she says. I know the paladins spoke with Brother Gerigar at some length, but as he did not go with them I doubt he will be able to tell you more than I have. I will you well, all of you.

Insight 15

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She's telling the truth, there doesn't appear to be anything more than she knows.

[Nai_Calus]

"Thank you for your help, dear lady." Rynthel says, bowing slightly. "Even if he doesn't know much else, perhaps we should still see this priest before we go. Unless the rest of you would prefer to simply set out?"

[DSCrankshaw]

Travok - Dwarf Battlemind

Travok finishes his drink, then stands up. "Let's go talk to this priest," he says. "And see what he can tell us."

[Katana_Geldar]

You find Brother Gerigar near the modest shrine to Pelor inside the village. He finishes talking rather sternly to a group of children when he notices you. Or rather, notices Arthur and then notices the rest of you.

He's a rather young man, thin faced and dark haired wearing a white cassock with a red stole and matching girdle. Around his neck is a gold amulet in the shape of a sun disc haninging by a thin gold chain. While he is polite to Arthur, he examines the rest of you with some skepticism.

Hail brother, he says to Arthur, all but completely ignoring the others. I was not informed that a member of the faithful would be passing through this way. I am called Gerigar, what has brought you and you companions here?

[Anonomuss]

Arthur

Arthur nods to his fellow priest. "We're here on the Church's behalf, Brother Gerigar. In truth enquiring after others sent this way by the church, who passed this way. What have you heard of the band of paladin's who pass through the town, brother?"

[Katana_Geldar]

Gerigar thinks for a moment. "Why yes, brother, I remember them, it was some weeks ago now. I spoke with them briefly and they left to 'investigate' this 'threat to the town'." He sighs and shakes his head. "I did attempt to explain to them what the cause was, as it is no doubt obvious to one with but a whit of intelligence, but some heresy had stopped their ears to my words and they left rather than help me." He looks at Arthur hopefully. "I pray that you, brother, will not be so foolish."

[DSCrankshaw]

Travok - Dwarf Battlemind

Travok shrugs. "Whatever the 'true cause' is, we were asked to find them. What do you think happened to them?"

[Katana_Geldar]

Gerigar looks down his long nose at Travok. No doubt they met with some misadventure, he says rather coldly. They did not heed my warning and paid for their folly, he sighs, I regret it, but that is what happened.

[goken04]

"So what's this warning, weisenheimer?"

[Katana_Geldar]

Gerigar frowns at you. This warning, my child, was that any actions to attempt to alleviate this so-called threat would be futile. Attacks such as these are an expected consequence of one's actions, of one's own traversities against the divine. Of course, you yourself cannot be expected to know this. The point remains, these paladins were.


Insight 15

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Gerigar certainly believes what he is saying is true, whether it is true is another matter altogether.

[DSCrankshaw]

Travok - Dwarf Battlemind

"Hmm," Travok says, blissfully unaware.

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Insight - (1d20+9)[11]

[Nai_Calus]

Rynthel, despite his suspicion of such a cranky man, especially one who serves the god of the sun, detects no falsehood in his words.

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