OOC: Hello all, and thank you for the hearty welcome! I'll drop into the game tomorrow, as I unfortunately was waylaid over the last two days, dealing with a sick kid and an overnight hospital stay. I'll finish polishing off my character (Rogue/Ranger multi-class) tonight and tomorrow (at work...naturally! what the hell else would I be doing at work...) and magically stumble upon the party, rolling nat 1s all day long. It's a special talent I have.
Strahd looks you over, and for a moment, pity is shown on his face. Or was it surprise? Was it real? It didn't matter. The words that came out she would remember forever.
"Silly woman.."The Dark Lord says. "Varis never told you? He never told you the tale? Why he killed himself? Strange what love does. Glimpse into eternity."
Strahd grabs your shoulders and a spell explodes into activation. For a moment, you feel like you're free falling at an impossible speed, but in an instant you are at the edge of what appears to be Barovia, looking down at a section of the deep cosmos, as if...Barovia was a massive island in space? With a sweeping gesture he continues.
"Who do you think controls everything in this land? In this realm? I created this domain with my very will of being. I am lord and master of all you see. What you don't know is how far my influence and power reaches. Who do you think was playing with Varis' mind? With your mind? He came to me looking for answers. He was lost, confused. I sensed it. A little lamb that couldn't find his way. So i tricked him. Summoned him here. Made him an offer of power he couldn't refuse."
"But he did, and it troubled him greatly, he couldn't decide if he wanted you, or the power of the Fell. Can you believe it? He had trouble deciding. Well, we both know how that story ended. He did feel like he was a plaything of the gods, but he never told you that HE was MY plaything, and he made a very big mistake by crossing me. He wasn't willing to pay the price for power and do what needed to be done."
The teleportation spell snaps you back to the cave.
"So now I have summoned you here. I can sense the greatness in you, and I can influence what you see, for you are in my realm, and I, it's Lord and Master. Don't be a fool like Varis. I can offer you anything you want. All you need to do is take it. Varis was weak and a fool. Are you? Together, we can be eternal like the night sky."
OOC: Haha! Little does the vampire know he faces a brightness beyond comprehension! For she is Honey! And she shall be bright and terrible as the dawn! Hail the new queen!
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DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms- The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon- Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland -Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF!- Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Guys, I really appreciate you waiting while Briella and Strahd have an understanding and a horrible revelation together. I actually feel like I outdid myself with this conversation and I hope I didn't emotionally destroy Brie. =P
THE STORY SO FAR:
So to catch Robin (Imryll) up, here's a quick recap of what's happened in our campaign so far. Our band of adventurers started at level 5, and were hanging out in some inn somewhere waiting for their next challenge. The strange thing is, no one in the group originates from this realm of Barovia, they all arrived to this plane by one reason or another. While at the inn, the group got a letter from the Burgomaster of Barovia requesting help with Ireena, his daughter, who has been bitten by a vampry twice. The town is attacked nightly by wolves and undead. They travel to Barovia and meet up with Ireena, and learned the Burgomaster has been dead for over 10 days. Who wrote that letter then? Clearly, Strahd is lord and master of this realm and must be destroyed in any hopes of liberating and escaping this realm. While in Barovia, the group got their first introduction to the Dark Lord Strahd.
The group sets out to try and find Strahd and kill him, and along the way they meet a friendly band of gypsies, along with a fortune teller named Madam Eva. Madam Eva does a few palm readings, and tells the group of three legendary items and a very strong ally that can help them with their quest to kill Strahd.
The first item, The Tome Of Strahd, was hidden in a werewolf cave far to the north, which Kia was able to retrieve. After a long battle with wolves and werewolves, it was discovered the cave has children as prisoners for some reason! Briella and Odmun went back inside to free them, and you join us as we have our second meeting with the Lord of Barovia.
OOC: Haha! Little does the vampire know he faces a brightness beyond comprehension! For she is Honey! And she shall be bright and terrible as the dawn! Hail the new queen!
ALL HAIL QUEEN HONEY THE HONEY BADGER OF HONEY LOVE AND ATTACKS THAT DOES BATTLE DANCES!
And yeah, that's actually one vicious honey badger.
Briella is still for the moment after his story. She slowly turn look him dead in the eye.
"You killed him.' She says quietly.
"You are the reason why the love of my life is dead.You are the reason why I had to hold his bleeding body in my arms, helpless to do anything. And now you have the audacity to come here and tell me this to my face and still think I join you. I am not some wretch who's loyalty is bought and sold easily by the promise of power. If you were so strong you truly would have known that. You would have known that I am above all else a healer first, and a proud Cleric of Ehlonna second. I am the worst choice you could have made this offer to, fool." She spits the last word at him. At that moment spark of divine energy begins to build up inside her.
"Here I thought that the ruler of this land would be smarter, but you Stradh are a ******* idiot. Has your age made you feeble minded? I feel it must have. But your foolishness has given me something I did not know that I have needed for a long time." Her hand falls to her mace and clutches it tightly. The energy grows and begins to crackle inside her, like a roaring flame. The amulet around her neck begins to glow.
"The face of a man I am going to kill."
She releases the built up energy and a wave of divine magic washes over all those in the cave. Channel Divinity:Turn Undead
Oh yeah! There's about 4500cp, 900sp, and 250gp. And about 500gp in jewels and necklaces. No weapons. You get a strange feeling as you leer over the loot, standing in front of the statue. All the treasure looks like tributes, not treasure, if that makes sense.
(My interpretation was yes. She will make them into werewolves, but she is in service to Strahd, though unwillingly. Once freed of Strahd and the curse, she will just take care of the kids as normal.)
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Odmun ushers the children out to the relative uh..."safety" of the group. With that, he turns to Briella and places a reassuring hand on her shoulder "We're all beset by evil in this land, Briella."
OOC: Hello all, and thank you for the hearty welcome! I'll drop into the game tomorrow, as I unfortunately was waylaid over the last two days, dealing with a sick kid and an overnight hospital stay. I'll finish polishing off my character (Rogue/Ranger multi-class) tonight and tomorrow (at work...naturally! what the hell else would I be doing at work...) and magically stumble upon the party, rolling nat 1s all day long. It's a special talent I have.
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
OOC: Good! We need a counter balance to Martha’s stream of Nat 20s. Looking forward to having you aboard!
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
STRAHD VS BRIELLA ROUND TWO
Strahd looks you over, and for a moment, pity is shown on his face. Or was it surprise? Was it real? It didn't matter. The words that came out she would remember forever.
"Silly woman.." The Dark Lord says. "Varis never told you? He never told you the tale? Why he killed himself? Strange what love does. Glimpse into eternity."
Strahd grabs your shoulders and a spell explodes into activation. For a moment, you feel like you're free falling at an impossible speed, but in an instant you are at the edge of what appears to be Barovia, looking down at a section of the deep cosmos, as if...Barovia was a massive island in space? With a sweeping gesture he continues.
"Who do you think controls everything in this land? In this realm? I created this domain with my very will of being. I am lord and master of all you see. What you don't know is how far my influence and power reaches. Who do you think was playing with Varis' mind? With your mind? He came to me looking for answers. He was lost, confused. I sensed it. A little lamb that couldn't find his way. So i tricked him. Summoned him here. Made him an offer of power he couldn't refuse."
"But he did, and it troubled him greatly, he couldn't decide if he wanted you, or the power of the Fell. Can you believe it? He had trouble deciding. Well, we both know how that story ended. He did feel like he was a plaything of the gods, but he never told you that HE was MY plaything, and he made a very big mistake by crossing me. He wasn't willing to pay the price for power and do what needed to be done."
The teleportation spell snaps you back to the cave.
"So now I have summoned you here. I can sense the greatness in you, and I can influence what you see, for you are in my realm, and I, it's Lord and Master. Don't be a fool like Varis. I can offer you anything you want. All you need to do is take it. Varis was weak and a fool. Are you? Together, we can be eternal like the night sky."
OOC: Haha! Little does the vampire know he faces a brightness beyond comprehension! For she is Honey! And she shall be bright and terrible as the dawn! Hail the new queen!
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Hey Robin (Imryll), welcome to the game!
Guys, I really appreciate you waiting while Briella and Strahd have an understanding and a horrible revelation together. I actually feel like I outdid myself with this conversation and I hope I didn't emotionally destroy Brie. =P
THE STORY SO FAR:
So to catch Robin (Imryll) up, here's a quick recap of what's happened in our campaign so far. Our band of adventurers started at level 5, and were hanging out in some inn somewhere waiting for their next challenge. The strange thing is, no one in the group originates from this realm of Barovia, they all arrived to this plane by one reason or another. While at the inn, the group got a letter from the Burgomaster of Barovia requesting help with Ireena, his daughter, who has been bitten by a vampry twice. The town is attacked nightly by wolves and undead. They travel to Barovia and meet up with Ireena, and learned the Burgomaster has been dead for over 10 days. Who wrote that letter then? Clearly, Strahd is lord and master of this realm and must be destroyed in any hopes of liberating and escaping this realm. While in Barovia, the group got their first introduction to the Dark Lord Strahd.
The group sets out to try and find Strahd and kill him, and along the way they meet a friendly band of gypsies, along with a fortune teller named Madam Eva. Madam Eva does a few palm readings, and tells the group of three legendary items and a very strong ally that can help them with their quest to kill Strahd.
The first item, The Tome Of Strahd, was hidden in a werewolf cave far to the north, which Kia was able to retrieve. After a long battle with wolves and werewolves, it was discovered the cave has children as prisoners for some reason! Briella and Odmun went back inside to free them, and you join us as we have our second meeting with the Lord of Barovia.
OOC: I feel like she has a bigger kill count than any of us
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Briella is still for the moment after his story. She slowly turn look him dead in the eye.
"You killed him.' She says quietly.
"You are the reason why the love of my life is dead.You are the reason why I had to hold his bleeding body in my arms, helpless to do anything. And now you have the audacity to come here and tell me this to my face and still think I join you. I am not some wretch who's loyalty is bought and sold easily by the promise of power. If you were so strong you truly would have known that. You would have known that I am above all else a healer first, and a proud Cleric of Ehlonna second. I am the worst choice you could have made this offer to, fool." She spits the last word at him. At that moment spark of divine energy begins to build up inside her.
"Here I thought that the ruler of this land would be smarter, but you Stradh are a ******* idiot. Has your age made you feeble minded? I feel it must have. But your foolishness has given me something I did not know that I have needed for a long time." Her hand falls to her mace and clutches it tightly. The energy grows and begins to crackle inside her, like a roaring flame. The amulet around her neck begins to glow.
"The face of a man I am going to kill."
She releases the built up energy and a wave of divine magic washes over all those in the cave. Channel Divinity:Turn Undead
"LEAVE STRADH YOU WILL FIND NO ALLIES THIS DAY."
Avery Highdale-Halfling Rogue(Thief) Lv.3
Penelope Skyshatter-Dragonborn Sorcerer(Draconic Bloodline) Lv.2
Red Skies in Mourning: DM
Volqelli Ryxu- Drow Wizard(Conjuration School)/Rogue Lv. 13
“Foolish child, you will be next..!” Strahd cries as he vanishes in an explosion of shadow.
The cave is quiet once more, then you remember the children.
Odmun has been rounding up the children in the mean time in an effort to keep them away from Strahd.
For the moment its safe. Decide what to do with Zukeila and the children, and i will present the next encounter - finding the Holy Symbol.
When Bors sees the children he asks "Are any of you named Gertruda?"
Oh yeah! There's about 4500cp, 900sp, and 250gp. And about 500gp in jewels and necklaces. No weapons. You get a strange feeling as you leer over the loot, standing in front of the statue. All the treasure looks like tributes, not treasure, if that makes sense.
Kia has just been pacing the outskirts of the clearing like a caged tiger, ears swiveling as to not miss any of the negotiations with Zuleika.
Here's a perception roll to try to hear Martha's whispered conversation with Zuleika. I imagine it's a pretty hard DC. 21
Edit: safe to say she missed Martha's promises to Zuleika. Probably for the best. :)
ey/em/eirs, or they/them works, too (just not he).
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands. Here's my D&D stuff. I love it so.
Campaign links for Game Log access because DDB has abandoned the forum dice roller, apparently.
Radiant Citadel by cbaer8 ~•~ Stormwreck Isle by Rforrest14 ~•~ Wildspace by Rhanloi ~•~ Rise of Tiamat by SteveThaiBinh ~•~ The Long Road currently by me
OOC: Also, did I ever get an answer if she intended to make them werewolves?
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
(My interpretation was yes. She will make them into werewolves, but she is in service to Strahd, though unwillingly. Once freed of Strahd and the curse, she will just take care of the kids as normal.)
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Odmun ushers the children out to the relative uh..."safety" of the group. With that, he turns to Briella and places a reassuring hand on her shoulder "We're all beset by evil in this land, Briella."