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Total Members Voted: 22

[The Fool]

I will post a journal most likely in the morning or at least before Monday. As for my availability, I am free for the week as university is out for now, but weekends are not recommended as I work as usual.

Sorry for the rant as to the location of my character. I normally don't call rogues squishies but I suppose it is possible, so next time I'll be a bit more careful as to my wording.

[mission0]

I forgot to ask, did we get any exp for those bats?

[Araph]

Hey, I just noticed RAM's post at the very beginning of the thread! With that in mind, here are some tropes that apply to Arrus:

So, do we pull a Belkar on them, or what?

Murder is the Best Solution

d20 = 1

...

Failed a Spot Check

HP=21, AC=14

Squishy Wizard

RAY OF FROST!

It's out of range.

MAGIC MISSILE!

Calling Your Attacks

Also, everybody got 660 exp for that encounter. And finally, my vote for the surprise session goes to whenever works best for everybody else because I could make either Sunday or Monday. Or Tuesday, come to think of it.

I'll put a journal up tomorrow.

[mission0]

Is it just me or is it odd that Nael could get exp for standing in the middle of combat paralyzed? Then again he was the one that started it...

anyways another combat sequence and a journal and I should be level 4 !

[Heron TSG]

(I think) I'm good for any day this coming week other than Monday and Tuesday.

Journal on the way as soon as I finish an actual writing assignment.

[Araph]

Where are we on the map in RAM's first post in the thread? I see no desert...

EDIT: Also, do we have another rogue in the party?

DOUBLE EDIT: Also, also, has everyone voted for the sand-ship's name?

TRIPLE EDIT: I just noticed; on Maelrigar's character sheet he has the cantrip Create Water. I can't find that in the spell list though. What's it from.

[Heron TSG]

If I said that it was able to be selected due to my worship of Procan, would you believe me? Actually, I think I just mixed up whether it was a cantrip or orison. I'll re-choose in the morning, unless by some stroke of fortune Shoruke is okay with sorcerers taking cleric spells.

I believe it's in the cleric spell list in the DMG.

[RAM]

Create Water is on the druid, cleric, and paladin lists in the S.R.D., also in the P.H.B., but I somehow doubt that it has a prominent position in the D.M.G., although it might appear on an N.P.C. and/or N.P.C. class spell list, and maybe even in the lists of wands/scrolls/potions...

[The Fool]

Here's my journal:

Spoiler: Van's Tale, 4th Issue (click to show/hide)

        Coming out of my trance I saw Maelrigar heading into the forge, apparently to warm up in this chilly desert climate. When he saw the Azer that we had taken on board he demanded to know if he knew anything about the burning of a church in Osprem while he warmed up by the fire. Akoth the Azer sadly did not know of any churches of that name. Leaving the forge with questions still unanswered we headed out to find the Mage’s Guild.

        Walking through town we met a group of bat-like people, we greeted them as we approached. They didn’t seem to understand us and seemed a little worried, perhaps I am a bit more frightening they I believe. Mysteller attempted to communicate in several other languages but this only seemed to confuse them further. A shriek from the batfolk filled the air but it seemed to grow quieter as we continued talking. The peaceful gleam in their eyes made me want to approach them, but their defensive posture and them backing away seemed to tell another story. Turning my back for but a moment I heard a deafening shriek, upon turning I discovered that they must have pulled Nael back and shrieked in vile fury. Leaping towards them, fists flying as I ran, I rushed to assist the now paralyzed Nael. Over my shoulder a blade flew, striking down 3 of the batfolk in a fit of blood and gore before flying back over my shoulder. It was Maelrigar and his greatsword of justice. I was just a stone throw away from one of the bat people when one of them shrieked in my ears. My body grew tense, and a miasma of darkness filled my eyes. It was then that I knew that they would riddle my body with wounds that would simply never heal, but when I the darkness left my eyes; I was alive and the batfolk remaining had flown away to a safe distance. Their attacks it seems were only out of self-defence, and we were the aggravators.

        Now knowing my misdeeds of attacking the kind, innocent batfolk I began to aid the fallen bats’ recovery. They are not unlike us these humanoid bats, with their loud boisterous voices that seem deafening to us, perhaps only saying words of greeting in their natural tongue. I had stopped their bleeding, but we had to move on to find the Mage’s Guild. As I left I placed a potion of healing in the arms of one of the bat people, I hope that can ease the pain that we inflicted.

        Heading east we came across a fallen temple of Fharlanghn. Never before have I seen a temple of his so far into the city, but I suppose it is near the sandsailer docks. Mysteller sent in a small group of scorpions into the temple after finding it impossible to enter. When they returned only a moment later they had brought back a small collection of scrolls. Arrus also decided to try his luck at finding things in the temple, he crawled into the temple only to find handfuls of rubble. The upper levels were still accessible so Mysteller headed up to the second floor where he found a journal of a priestly priest. According to the journal the forces of chaos had besieged the walled town, effectively destroying it from within.

        Heading to the nearby sandsailer docks we found that the ships had been crippled, making them unusable and most likely stranding travellers in town. The equipment that was on the sailers was mostly untouched though, and the party jumped at the opportunity to get a new weapon for the ship. Some of the crew jumped at the chance and headed back to the ship, while the others and I stayed behind. Ethan however wanted to go explore the park north of the city center, to which I accompanied him. I recall the last time one of us went off by themselves; it involved a ten foot long scorpion and a lot of screaming. Hopefully we don’t encounter any sizable creatures...

And no Mission it is not odd that you got experience from being paralyzed. So did I. You can actually get experience in some campaigns by running away, so no it isn't all that strange.

[Kogan Loloklam]

I didn't actually do anything either. The batmen were running away from what I could tell, and they were out of my range anyway. Since the right thing was a little hazy, I just let them go. They did do the first attack, but we did the first hostile action. (Unless the batmen had some ranks of Spellcraft, which I doubt since their only means of defense seemed to be screaming at people)

I did move so that I could defend our wizardly folk just in case they came back, but by then the fight was over.

Edit: Shoruke, can I change Knowledge (Architecture and Engineering) into a class skill? I know it isn't listed in one in any of the books I've seen, but it only makes sense that a fighter would be trained in the elements of Siegecraft from a non-magical perspective. (Page 122 of Complete Warrior recommends it for exactly that purpose, in fact.) and change the 1 rank I have in it to 2 ranks? (Keeping the same number of points invested)

Edit again: Guys, make sure all your journal entries are listed here.

[RedWarrior0]

Only available Monday, and my parents will probably make me go to bed early. Journal in a bit, after I get home.

[Lord Shonus]

I'm availiable only in the mornings.

[Araph]

I guess the bonus session will be on Monday, then? Or if it's today, when does it start?

[RAM]

Oh, can I have xp for my journal? I believe I shall level off of it so- What happens if my journal is worth 400 xp when it starts but 500 when it finishes?

Anyway, levelling awaits!

[Heron TSG]

Spoiler: Maelrigar's Log (click to show/hide)

I get the feeling I'll be here for a while. I'm waiting for Nael and Arrus to bring the ship around to this here dock so that I can open the gate for them. Mysteller, Tallulah, and I are guarding the dock area to make sure it stays clear when they bring the ship in. Pheron is also here. Pheron's quite the odd fellow; he thinks that he's a normal human. While that wouldn't normally be weird, 'normal humans' generally don't have hooves, fur, and hard hornlike lumps on their foreheads. Odd, yes, but interesting company for waiting. Van and part of the nature cult have wandered off to the park. I don't know why, and they didn't give a particular reason. I hope that an ill fate does not befall them in this cursed city. Did I tell you about the cursed city? Ibaea, I've heard it called. A few years back it was destroyed by endless waves of monsters that burst forth from gates near the temples. The monsters ridiculed the 'overworlders', and spoke of coming from below. That really reminds me of the portal we shut in the last town, so we should look into that. Some monsters still roam the area, though. There were some grotesque batlike creatures wandering in the street that we tried to befriend, but when Nael moved forward they let loose a horrifying scream, almost deafening Nael. I threw my sword and knocked three of them down, plus another that tried to fly away. Luckily I didn't kill the things - Van made sure of that. I wouldn't want to kill something just for yelling, would I?

PS: I found an Azer today. He didn't know about the church of Osprem, but I convinced him to help me find who did it if I help him get home.