Roll of the Crimson Scroll

[Darth Ultron]

You fly down and cut free the strap and even fly back up five feet.....no troll notices you

Floki Betilsen drops his bow, draws his sword and cuts into the troll in front of him.....

Riskyr Eshka'lya shoots fire at the other troll, and the two guards shoot that troll too.

On the other side of the battle, Alessandra Fiore hacks a troll apart with her flaming axe. The two trolls on the other side all rush Alessandra Fiore and she takes a couple claw strikes, getting a bit hurt.

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Norum flies up and towards the trolls attacking Alessandra. When he's roughly 20' off the ground and above one of the trolls he drops the alchemist's fire on the monster.

Spoiler: Rolls

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Ranged touch: (1d20+4)[14]
Damage (I hope): (1d6)[3]

[Darth Ultron]

Norum's throw is off and the alchemal fire bag misses the troll and explodes near it, burning the troll a bit.

Floki Betilsen cuts into the troll in front of him

Riskyr Eshka'lya shoots fire at the other troll, and the two guards shoot that troll too, dropping that troll.

Alessandra Fiore hacks into troll apart with her flaming axe. The two trolls attack back Alessandra Fiore and she takes a couple claw strikes, getting a bit hurt.

Spoiler: ooc

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note alchemist fire has a range of 10 feet, so -2 per 10 feet, or -4 for 20 feet.....you'd only have a 10 to hit.

[jscape2000]

Spoiler: alchemist's fire

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I was imagining my 5' graph paper. At 20' off the ground, it would be 10 feet to the troll (large). The weapon range is 10' which means no penalty on a throw of 10' or less, -2 on 11-20, -4 on 21-30. Even if it's 15 feet, it's only a -2, giving Norum a 12.

I hadn't looked up trolls in the SRD, so I had no idea what hit or not.

Don't want to be semantic about the rules, just explaining my thinking. If you want to rule it a miss, that's fine.

Norum continues to try to help Alessandra, this time throwing oil at the same troll he'd dropped the alchemist's fire on.

Spoiler: ooc

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If Norum manages to hit with the oil and it doesn't catch from the alchemist's fire around already, then next round he'll try to light it with Spark.

ranged touch: (1d20+4)[5]

[jscape2000]

Spoiler: ooc

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The dice hate me.

[Darth Ultron]

Spoiler: ooc

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Yea, I was just going with the 20 feet off the ground....so you would hit then.

The sack of oil covers some grass.


Floki Betilsen drops his troll. Leaving no trolls on his side any more.

The two guards shoot at some of the trolls in the cloud.

Riskyr Eshka'lya flies over and shoots one of the trolls by Alessandra Fiore.

Alessandra Fiore swings and misses...a troll claws into her and she stumbles with the wound.

[jscape2000]

Spoiler: Alchemist's fire

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Does (1d6)[4] damage on its second round.

Cursing himself for fumbling one of the flasks of oil, Norum shouts at the guards firing arrows into the stinking cloud.

"We can deal with the nauseous trolls when the situation out here is under control! Help Alessandra!"

He extends a palm towards the closest troll and speaks a word of power.

Spoiler: Acid Splash

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Ranged touch (1d20+2)[11]
damage if needed (1d3)[2]

[Darth Ultron]

Your splash of acid...just barley hits a troll, and burns/melts some hair off it's back.




Floki Betilsen picks up his bow and shoots one of the trolls with a flaming arrow. Both guards shoot and miss.

Riskyr Eshka'lya shoots more flames, but misses.

Alessandra Fiore hacks into the wounded troll, cutting deep, but the troll does not fall.

Both trolls miss Alessandra....

[jscape2000]

Spoiler: Downed guards

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I don't think I ever got an answer about the downed guards: do any seem in danger of bleeding out?

Norum makes a mental note to use his pay from this endeavor to buy some scrolls with powerful offensive spells on them. Fireballs, lightning bolts, scorching rays, sonic lances...

And he flings another ineffective acid orb at the troll.

Spoiler: roll

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ranged touch (1d20+2)[21]
damage if needed (1d3)[1]

[Darth Ultron]

The guards are on the ground, unconscious and not moving.

Spoiler: ooc

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It's just about impossible to tell how wounded someone is from a distance and without a heal skill check.

Norum acid hits the troll...and burns/melts it's toe.

Floki Betilsen shoots his bow at one of the trolls and drops it to a pile of flaming flesh. Both guards shoot and miss.

Riskyr Eshka'lya shoots more flames and hits the last troll...then Alessandra Fiore hits and hacks it apart.

[jscape2000]

Spoiler: Heal check

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To decide which guard to go to first: (1d20+0)[2]
To stabilize: (1d20+0)[14]

Norum flies down to the downed guards, going first to whomever seems worse off, and tries to perform what little first aid he knows.

Spoiler: alternatively

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If both guards are already dead or already stable, then he'll gather up the rest of the oil and alchemist's fire and go check on the other trolls, using the oil and spark to finish off any that seem to still be twitching.

[Darth Ultron]

Both guards are dead....but there are plenty of live troll parts around.

Floki, the other guards and Riskyr fire at the trolls in the cloud.

Alessandra Fiore drinks a potion of healing

[jscape2000]

Norum takes the remaining oil and alchemist's fire from the fallen guards.

Then he begins to make his way around the battlefield, acid splashing any troll parts that look like they're still twitching. He keeps an eye on the trolls in the stinking cloud; if they begin to move out of the cloud, he'll fly up and out of reach.

Spoiler: bookkeeping

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So that's two flasks of oil and one alchemist fire?

[Darth Ultron]

Spoiler: ooc

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Yes

Floki Betilsen, Riskyr Eshka'lya and the guards shoot at the trolls in the cloud.

[jscape2000]

Norum continues to makes his way around the battlefield, using acid to finish off troll bits. If everything seems under control outside of the stinking cloud, then he'll add his acid splashes to the barrage going into the cloud by hovering above his target.

Spoiler: rolls if needed

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ranged touch (1d20+2)[9]
damage (1d3)[3]

[Darth Ultron]

It only takes another minute for the other trolls to fall.

Floki Betilsen "Can you get rid of the cloud?"

Alessandra Fiore also moves about and burns any troll bits she can find.

[jscape2000]

"I can dismiss it, but the trolls will only stay staggered for a few seconds once it's gone. I'm honestly surprised they haven't charged out of it yet..."

Norum floats back and up, so that Floki is between him and the stinking cloud. He calls out to the assembled warriors: "Everyone ready?"

When he has a positive response from everyone, he dismisses the stinking cloud.

[Darth Ultron]

Alessandra Fiore charges right in and swings her axe and cuts a troll in half.

Riskyr Eshka'lya shoots more flames burning a troll and Floki Betilsen finishes it off with a flaming arrow.

The guards miss.

The two trolls left say nauseated....

[jscape2000]

Norum floats forward (about 20' off the ground still) and drops another acid splash on the nearest troll.

Spoiler: rolls

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Ranged touch (1d20+2)[9]
Damage (1d3)[2]

[Darth Ultron]

The next round sees the last of the trolls fall. Then everyone covers the body parts in oil and sets them on fire.

Floki Betilsen and the remaing guards bury the dead guards.

[jscape2000]

Norum watches the burial of the guards with studied indifference. Quietly, he is seething at Floki for getting good men killed to defeat a band of trolls who turned out to be sleeping. Norum doesn't care about the dead men as people, but they wasted valuable resources- the men, his day's compliment of major spells- on a fight that might have been entirely avoided. He doesn't claim to be an expert on trolls, so perhaps the ranger's plan was the right one, but Norum's first instinct is always to avoid combat unless he has control of every variable.

Norum approaches Alessandra. "I'm impressed with your work. I suspect we all might have been killed without your axe. Where'd you learn to fight?"

[Darth Ultron]

Alessandra Fiore "I am warrior born. I am from the tribe of the bear. I have fought from the day I could hold a weapon. I don't care much for magic, but your stinky cloud was useful."

Floki Betilsen finishes his grim task "We should get back to the caravan, it will be dawn soon."

[jscape2000]

Norum nods his polite assent to Alessandra's assessment. "My parents were both wizards. I wish they had drilled me in magic as yours must have drilled you in swordwork. Good morning."

He grunts agreement with Floki. "And our guard will need to be twice as sharp considering we're down men and spent no small amount of energy in this battle."

Norum walks briskly away from the ranger, seeking out Riskyr. "Tell me about those flaming bolts. Quite the useful turn."

Spoiler: Dead guards

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Meant to ask before- which merchants did the dead guards work for?

[Darth Ultron]

Riskyr Eshka'lya "I have a bit of fey blood. From some Domovoi. Several centuries ago my family protected some domoyoi. And as a reward they put a little fire in our blood."


Floki Betilsen just shrugs.

The dead guards worked for Caelium Sosos,.

[jscape2000]

Spoiler: Knowledge

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What do I know of the Domovoi? Knowledge Arcane? (1d20+14)[22] or would it be Nature? same modifier.
Out of character this strikes me as an incredibly rare gift, bordering on unique. What's Norum's impression; Knowledge Arcane (1d20+14)[27]

"Quite the gift to have stayed in your family so long."

Norum heads back to camp. If the sun is coming up, he packs up his tent and preps for the road.

Spoiler: Sense Motive

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Sense Motive (1d20+0)[18]
Does Bartlesby strike me as the type who'll care deeply about our little night-time raid? Or will he be indifferent so long as his goods and men are safe?
I'll tell him about it whenever we speak, but my impression will determine how directly I seek him out this morning.

[Darth Ultron]

Spoiler: Knowaadge

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Domovoi-These sometimes-helpful fey creatures bind themselves to rural families and live among them. They are fastidious spirits who keep the house clean and tidy, helping with the chores. They are also keepers of the hearth, ensuring that fires burn long and hot. As fire based fey, they are very welcome in Thay, and found in great numbers...but are also found in surrounding lands.


Arcane- Riskyr Eshka'lya sounds like she might have the Fire element Eldritch Heritage, a bit of ''firey fey blood''

Spoiler: Sense

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Matthias Bartlesby seems to be more indifferent...a true merchant type.

Riskyr Eshka'lya "Not all of my family has it...it comes and goes.

[jscape2000]

Norum packs up his gear, casts Extended Mount as discretely as possible and gets ready for the day ahead. He'll avoid small talk, but he's willing to talk with anyone who has an issue of substance to discuss. He generally tries to be helpful if he thinks he can- participate in scouting, advice on herbal cures for saddle sores, anything like that. If anyone has current political or social news from Thay, he'll want to listen in on that conversation and ask questions concerning Marcum and Walborin.

[Darth Ultron]

It's a slow and mostly quiet day. The news of the guards deaths spreads fast and makes everyone fell a bit of the loss. No one talks much. Nothing approaches the caravan and it is simply a slow day of travel. Until just before sunset, when the caravan stops an forms a circle.

[jscape2000]

Norum pitches his tent and grabs whatever dinner is available. He retreats to his tent to restore his spells and rest. Then he comes out to pass the night with the guards.

[Darth Ultron]

The night is mostly quiet.

A couple of guards spot a couple of goblins lurking nearby, but a couple arrows takes out a few sends them running off.

Morning comes and the caravan moves onward.