Wildrun: Growing Turmoil

[zylodrizzt]

Blastigar Kaboom Spoiler: statistics Show ac:15 Hp: 8 Effects: none Passive perception:14 Any other useful statistics I should provide? Right after waking Blastigar casts mending on Big bang. After hearing the children blastigar pulls everyone aside. "I think our plans may be delayed. These little ones need care. Rose said something about the horned man and her ma and pa never left. Maybe they are still around. We should pull her aside to get more info I think. I think the children could stay up here and be safe. I think we could give them some food. I think we will survive. We could take them with us but that would be even more dangerous and I don't even like the prospect of us going. Maybe we could head back to wildrun with the kids? Whatever the we decide I think the truth will cause quite some distress so I think it best we avoid that."

[Kyrrh]

Caeleth digs in her pack and takes out a few rations to divvy up among the girls. "We are not leaving them here alone, and we're certainly not turning tail and running." She pulls Blastigar aside, out of earshot of the kids. "We have a duty to the guild, and I will not be slinking back home in fear before our work is done. Look, we need to get the girls back to their family, we need more information, and most importantly, we need a safe place to come up with our next move. Oshawan Falls fills all those requirements, and if we push hard enough, I think we can make it before nightfall."

[Illven]

Stephanie yawns, loudly.

How far is Oshawan falls? She pipes up. I mean obviously we can't leave the kids, but it... might,....
you know... be bad. Stephanie replies meaning a bad place as a staging ground.

[Devonkm]

The children eat the food stuffs quickly, frowning at the taste at first, but clearly hunger overrides preference. They continue to look at the party expectantly.

"Can we go home?" Violet asks with a mouthful of food.

Rose tries to shush her cousin, seeing that their potential protection is discussing something important.

[ChapelCanaan]

Chapel yawns, stretching, before joining the sidebar with Caeleth and Blastigar, in the lowest possible whisper.

"I do not like the idea of leaving the fate of their parents unknown. I suppose there is the slimmest chance they could even be in peril. But..."

He sighs, running his hand through his beard, his eyes distant. Still in a low whisper.

"Even knowing better, the nature of their fate could serve to prepare us for the dangers we face on the road ahead. I have no desire to dawdle, but daylight is burning, and I do not relish the idea of coming under attack from... whatever did this, in full dark, with these precious wee ones in tow."

[Hemnon]

Rurik

With a Yawn, Rurik got to his feet and joined the others in the conversation of what to do with the children and how to procceed. Having nothhing t contribute with right now, Rurik just remains silent.

[Devonkm]

After some conversation and debate, Caeleth takes the lead and encourages the group to push for Oshawan falls. The girls seem relieved that they will be escorted to there family there.

Rose and Lilly look longingly at their home as they walk by, but the nervous tension of the party and the long few days they have been through is keeping them quiet and free from complaint.

The bags under Stephanie's eyes are pronounced, as the 2 full days of no sleep are clearly wearing on her. As before the farm is almost unnaturally quiet.

Leaving the fenced runes of the farmland, you becoming keenly aware of just how unwell the first looks. From a desert it was a relief, but from a lush and healthy farm, and the lush magicciaclly imbued great trees you slept in last night, the forest is clearly sick.

Marching on for 2 hours, Dusk is in full onset, and the darkness of the forest canopy is starting to come in. It is then that you hear the sounds of the wolves you heard in the previous night, but instead of north and west, they sound to be coming from roughly where the farm you left was situated.


What is the marching order, and what do you do? Please include the children in the marching order.

[Illven]

Stephanie will keep her eyes out.

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Perception (1d20+5)[22]
I'm not sure if I get disadvantage from exhaustion, because eyes of the eagle, and Steph has perceptive, so since she can still hear at least being in a lightly obscured area explicitly doesn't. (1d20+5)[20]

[Devonkm]

Spoiler: Stephanie

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you have advantage on glasses and disadvantage from exhaustion. These cancel out.

As Stephanie concentrates on the noises from the wolves over the next few minutes, she can tell they are rapidly gaining on them. While the party has been keeping a brisk walking pace, you have 3 small children with you slowing you down. Based on what they said about distances, you probably would have made it to Oshawan falls by now if not for them.

Based on a basic idea of travel times, general knowledge from the party, etc. you know you are close to Oshawan Falls, but from the sounds of the wolves, they will be on you before you make it to the village... if they are indeed after you at all.

Additionally, you start to notice that strange fog rolling in from the mountains toward you throughout the forest.

[Illven]

Guys. The wolves are gaining! Stephanie reports the odd stumble from fatigue jarring her. She'd be slowing the group down, but thankfully the kids are slowing them more. They probably should have been carried.

And that fog's back... We need to get the children above it, or book it to the village. She warns.

[Kyrrh]

Caeleth casts a worried glance in the direction of the howls. "I'm going to try and scare them off - this is going to be loud." She preemptively shushes the girls before closing her eyes and using thaumaturgy to create a bloodcurdling roar that emanates from the center of the group. Before the sound even fades away completely, she scoops the nearest kid up onto her shoulders. "Alright, let's go."

[Devonkm]

The sounds of the continual howling of the wolves stops for a moment. After picking up the girls and running, another minute, the howling resumes. It sound so like there may be less of them, but the howling continues.

After a few more minutes of running, the sounds of the wolves is significantly closer. Based on the sounds, they will be on you in a few moments.

While you are running, you continue to pass by rune after rune. The fog pools around your ankles, but seems to ignore you. It seems as though fingered reach out to attack the runes, but as it strikes it burns away. Caeleth (and anyone with a passive perception above 12) notice that the fog is not able to approach around Caeleth the same way it does with the runes.

[zylodrizzt]

Blastigar Kaboom Spoiler: statistics Show ac:15 Hp: 8 Effects: none Passive perception:14 Any other useful statistics I should provide? "Aren't druids supposed to be good with animals? You all complain about the noise from"'Big Boom"'. Anyone else notice how this fog is behaving? Its like avoiding cael and the ruins. Maybe each of us should check this out later but right now I think we ought to climb a tree. Fog tends to stay low and wolves don't tend to climb do they? Cael? Oh god I'm going to be eaten alive by wolves who can climb and then turned to ash by the fog. Told you we should have stayed at the farm or headed home with the kids. This is far too dangerous. Blastigar begins trying to spot a tree suitable for climbing. Spoiler: tree spotting Show perception (1d20+4)[12] Passive is 14 and in top spoiler

[Devonkm]

In quick motion, Blastigar wraps his gun around his back, and nimbly climbs up a tree to the east of path, in a few moments, ties a rope on a branch about 20 feet up for the children to climb up.

Unlimbers his gun, he sets his sites towards the sounds of the howling, which sounds even closer. It will be only moments until the wolves are upon you.

The fog continues to ignore the party, but swirls around Caeleths feet, slowly irising around her.

Spoiler: Timing

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you have about 30 seconds before Those with night vision will be able to see the wolves.

[ChapelCanaan]

Chapel stops at the back of the group, turning to face the direction of their potential pursuers. He quickly wields his glaive, marking a line in the dirt path at the outer edge of his reach before assuming a ready stance, seeming for all intents a boulder that had weathered the eons in that precise spot.

"Stay behind me. Deal with any that get past. And that fog seems a little too interested in our Caeleth... I have a feeling these beasts may be as well. Protect her and the children, whatever the cost."

[Kyrrh]

Caeleth herds the girls over to the tree that Blastigar climbed. "Climb up as high as you can. Blast, take care of them!" As soon as the kids are reasonably safe, she takes a stand next to Chapel, preparing to run forward and unleash a thunderwave at the first sign of wolves.

Spoiler: Rolls

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Ignore me if I'm getting ahead of myself, but here's my roll for thunderwave: (2d8)[10]

Every creature in a 15-foot cube around me makes a CON saving throw, DC 12. On fail, 2d8 thunder damage and they get pushed 10 feet. On success, half that damage and they don't get pushed. My intent is to run forward to keep Chapel out of the blast radius, then cast as soon as the wolves are within range.

Also if perception helps: [roll]1d20+4[roll]

[Hemnon]

Rurik

Rurik pulled his warhammer forth, a grin of excitement and a slight hint of maniacal insanity touching his eyes and the expectation of battle. He remained center of the group so he could easily charge in whatever direction the beasties would show up in. "Come on beasties! Time to feel Rurik's hammer crush ya skulls...!" He voiced out in his gruff dwarf-voice smiling widely and ready to go Barbarian on those silly puppies!

[Devonkm]

Everyone roll initiative. For future so I have the order.

[Devonkm]

As the party readies themelsves for combat, those with dark vision see the first vestiages of the wolves.

1 horse size wolf with a stunted muzzle, a bridle and saddle, with something riding it that could easily be Blastigar brother.

There are multiple wolves flanking it, and they look like normal wolves, but seemingly passive and respond immediately to some unseen force.

Lastly, you see what can only be described as a wingless dragon (drake) that looks to have been fused with a monkey or baboon of sorts. It has grotesque features and curling horns on its head. It has powerful limbs and seems to be drooling some viscous liquid. This massive creature overshadows the large wolf and rider, and On its back is a hooded figure.
http://rlyonsart.blogspot.kr/2015/02...e-designs.html See the second image.



They slam to a stop as soon as you come into view. With a gesture from the masked figure, the wolves splay out, heading into the woods, while growling at you. The large wolf with goblin on its back starts to move forward, with 2 wolves starting to approach at a slow walk, and then a run.

With a howl of goblin and wolf merging together, others answer in the distance.

(1d20+2)[4] goblin
(1d20+1)[18] large "wolf"
(1d20+2)[18] wolves

[Kyrrh]

Caeleth steels herself and rushes forward, preparing to hurl a thunderwave at as many creatures as she can while keeping Chapel out of the crossfire.

Spoiler: Roll and Stats

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Caeleth's AC: 10. Resistance to fire dmg.

My damage roll from earlier was 10.

Every creature in a 15-foot cube around me makes a CON saving throw, DC 12. On fail, 2d8 thunder damage and they get pushed 10 feet. On success, half that damage and they don't get pushed.

[zylodrizzt]

Blastigar Kaboom Spoiler: statistics Show ac:15 Hp: 8 Effects: none Passive perception:14 Any other useful statistics I should provide? "Gulp....kids..... I..I..I'll do my best. We will run if we have to. I'm sorry. I'm scared too." Blastigar takes aim at the large wolf. He does not wish to shoot at things that look like him or can fire back. He fires a loud kaboom fills the air. The ball looks to be multiple shades of brown and green. The smoke is a shade of green and smells slightly of pine. Spoiler: combat Show innitiative (1d20+3)[23] Big Boom (1d20+5)[19] Damage (2d6+3)[12] crit (2d6)[6] When my turn again Bonus: reload Move: Further up tree if not difficult Big boom (1d20+5)[12] big wolf Damage (2d6+3)[9] crit(2d6)[6]

[Devonkm]

Blastigar lines up his first shot, and pierces the large wolf in the shoulder. The wolfs gate stutters for a moment and then continues charging forward.

Blastigar manages to reload with lightning speed, but in doing so takes a little less time to aim, and JUST misses the large wolf.

The large wolf and goblin, and the 2 wolves are now on the party. All of you can hear more in the woods. It sounds as if they are flanking you. (They used there full turn to cover the distance, and are now on the party.) The massive creature (considered huge) seems to want to join the fight, but the rider seems intent on watching the battle for now.

Spoiler: Checks

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if you would like you can make perception/insight checks without loosing any actions in combat, as they wolves were still rushing you.

Also, Caeleth already said she wants to twave, so if any of you want to hold your Action to see result, please let me know.

Spoiler: Current Initiative order.

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Blastigar, all wolves, Chappel, Goblin, Caeleth, Stephanie. Rurik

[ChapelCanaan]

With a defiant yell, Chapel takes a swing at the nearest wolf as it runs by him. Using the momentum from the swing, he smoothly transitions into another attack, his glaive blurring as it spins in his hands.

Spoiler: Attack Rolls

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Opportunity, to Hit: (1d20+5)[6]
Opportunity, Damage: (1d10+3)[10]

Attack, to Hit: (1d20+5)[18]
Attack, Damage: (1d10+3)[5]

Bonus attack, hit: (1d20+5)[17]
Bonus attack, damage: (1d4+3)[6]

[Devonkm]

Slamming his Glauber into the large snarling wolf, Chappel slices into its chest, and slams the blunt end of the weapon into the wound Blastigar already opened into it. It snarls with rage, and everyone can see it is looking pretty rough, bleeding profusely.

Seeing it's mount severely weakened, the Goblin rider leaps from its back toward Chappel, swinging its scythe in 2 hands at him.

Spoiler: Goblin Attack

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(1d20+4)[11]

(1d10+2)[10]

Using his Glaive to whirl around, Chappel manages to parry a blow that would have been terrible and deep. The Goblin lands next to Chappel and Caeleth.

[Devonkm]

Caeleth steps forward, releasing a torrent of energy outward towards the giant wolf, and the other 2 wolves.

Spoiler: Con Save

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(1d20+1)[21] Worg
(1d20+1)[7] wolf
(1d20+1)[16] wolf

The wolf in the front is knock back into the Worg. The Worg seems to resist its effects, but the damage it already sustained was to much, and then with a burst of blood from its mouth collapses to the ground dead.

The last wolf takes some damage, but because of the Worg absorbing the bulk of the damage, is able to resist her effects.

[Illven]

Stephanie stretches raising her hands as she starts intoning words of magic.

Et iucundus factus est Holofernis Stephanie calls out, her once tired voice brimming with arcane energy.

Call off your attack. She strains to say, tiredness coming back as soon as the spell is cast.

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Casting charm person. Make a Wis save DC 13 or the goblin will be charmed.

[Hemnon]

Rurik

Rurik roared out in glee "Yes! Come taste some of Rurik's Big Hammer!", and then he charged right at the nearest Warg, going full Barbarian-Rage on the overgrown puppy.

Spoiler: Actions

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Bonus Action: Rage ACTIVATED!!!
Move Action: Move to nearest Enemy Warg
Attack Action: HULK SMASH on said Warg with warhammer.

Attack Roll
(1d20+6)[7]

Damage Roll
(1d10+8)[16]

Two-handing the Warhammer btw.
Resistance to Piercing, Bludgeoning and Slashing.
AC: 14

EDIT: ......... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

[Devonkm]

Rurik flies into a rage at seeing his companions being attacked. Closing the distance on the nearest wolf (Worg is dead already) he swings a mighty blow at it. The wolf seeing it coming is able to leap out of the way. The hammer makes a resounding thwack into the ground, which can be felt by everyone nearby. This fuels Ruriks rage even further.

Stephanie, seeing the summersualting goblin land behind her friends, crackles with arcane energy as she casts.

(1d20-1)[9]

The goblin goes slack jawed for a moment, and his scythe clatters to the ground beside him, following Stephanie's command.

[zylodrizzt]

Blastigar Kaboom Spoiler: statistics Show ac:15 Hp: 8 Effects: none Passive perception:14 Any other useful statistics I should provide? "Stupid tree branch." With trembling arms Blastigar reloads "Big Boom" with a ball that seems to have eyes and teeth maybe even fur. He steadies "Big Boom" between a few branches like a bipod and adjust his body taking careful aim at another wolf. He pulls his headband with googles over his eyes. He fires another shot. The smoke looks a tad bit red and maybe tiny bits of fur are in it as well. The smell is a slight hint of decay. Spoiler: combat Show Bonus: Reload Move: Taking better aim. Yes I know no mechanical benefit but I've nothing else to do with that action. Attack: Big Boom (1d20+5)[15] Damage: (2d6+3)[11] piercing. Crit: (2d6)[5]

[Devonkm]

Blastigars shot slams into the wolf that had not been knocked down by Caeleth's Thunder wave. The shot catches the wolf right between the eyes and collapses to the ground, just as it is landing from dodging the hammerblow from Rurik.

The last wolf gets to its feet after being slammed back 10 feet towards the woods, looks really rough. Blood dribbles from its maw and it seems to limp. It almost looks as thought it wishes to run, but instead throws itself at Chappel, who is nearest to it.

Spoiler: Attack

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(1d20+4)[17]
[roll]2d4+2[roll]

The wolf.A glances off Chappel's heavily armored form, managing to hit him, but causing no lasting damage.

Almost simultaneously, the sounds you have been hearing in the forest that have been surrounding you leap out of the woods. 4 more wolves come bounding out of the forest.

Wolf.B and the Wolf.C surround Rurik, attacking with vicious bites, Wolf.D attacks Chappel, using the detraction from Wolf.A, and Wolf.E attacks Stephanie.