Crimson Sands of Time

"Yeah good luck when you expose yourself in the process too, numbskull!" Ethan sourly replies; The two of them will keep arguing indistinctively until the group finally decides that it's time to move on and get past the border.

“lets go then, while we have the magic.   remember it doesnt hide our sounds.” Tetrevess’ voice speaks as he moves to a safe distance from the nearest checkpoint to lass beyond it.

Sam will also do this thinking to himself how these two humans mange to survive this long with the constant bickering 

Oli has been walking silently beside everyone in the party, surprised that so many came from another world. He had not heard of other world travel to this world before.

But now that he is invisible, Oli will not pass up the chance to pocket some coins from one of the probity corps troopers.

Stealth in log: 26
Slight of Hand in log: 29

T: "what is the new spellbook option? i didnt see a description for it".

<It was definitely published before 1995. This is like let's make a deal. But thinking about it, I think it would actually make more sense to include a third option. So, just for my own amusement. I'm rolling again (this is a d1000 table of in-universe canon dnd books with specific mechanical properties. Familiar works like the tome if gainful exercise are in the same section.  The ac4ual effect is intended as a surprise, though for some results, you'll likely be familiar with the effect 41>

sure-  surprise me!

T will establish his bastion near the Mythalar in the floating city of Ythyn, which we had left in an isolated area near icewind dale. (we need a discord site or something for maps and stuff!) 

his bastion (open to our group to add your own bastions in the area- we have a whole flying city to repurpose) 

A roomy parlor, a small washroom

an Archive (collection of writings and things from the tower library or city, with Bigby’s arcana codex on a prominent bookstand)

a teleportation circle-

an observatory

a laboratory

a trophy room

His Galven Magen will stay at the Bastion to protect and oversee it.

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sure-  surprise me!

T will establish his bastion near the Mythalar in the floating city of Ythyn, which we had left in an isolated area near icewind dale. (we need a discord site or something for maps and stuff!) 

his bastion (open to our group to add your own bastions in the area- we have a whole flying city to repurpose) 

A roomy parlor, a small washroom

an Archive (collection of writings and things from the tower library or city, with Bigby’s arcana codex on a prominent bookstand)

a teleportation circle-

an observatory

a laboratory

a trophy room

His Galven Magen will stay at the Bastion to protect and oversee it.

 

 If we’re doing a bastions 

sam would have the tower of divination in mythalar 

I’ll have to read up what I could have at this level then tell you what facilities I will have DM 

Randy's more than happy to collaborate with Ethan to create a bastion together; and places it adjacent to Tetrevess within Mythalar. Having seen so many of these strucutres from past video games he's played, he has the ideas to think of how he wants it to turn out, but his main problem is the actual spacing and layout of the interior spaces, which his brother will easily cover since he's more organized and straightforward. Obviously they needed to consider the essentials first such as bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen a holospace training arena and even a library for the inspired or quiet. The initial layout consists of the bedrooms and bathrooms located on a second floor that's supported on three massive towers holding the entire building together. The designs of the interior looks like it caem from a cyberpunk future; even the miscellanous items such as the books and beds themselves are seemingly advanced much to the younger brother's admirance.

On the outside, there are multiple defenses including electric traps and small cannons to guard the exterior, just to be safe. A teleportation circle also stands in the central area inside the towers and glows either blue or orange depending on who's about to enter/exit the bastion. The exterior paintings of the towers are dark and gloomy to give others the façade that this is like a haunted, unsafe space for intruders to trespass and some parts of the towers are withered and covered in vines. 

OOC: Basically the two of them are trying to recreate Hollow Bastion from Kingdom hearts, except scaled down five times and reflavoured like something from Dracula's Castle.

That third option was the 1.Libram of recording, so it's that or 2. the spellbook or 3. the tome of humors. If it's down to chance it's 1 but you can change that if you'd rather.

what does the libram of recording or humor do?  

Let’s all set up in Ythryn!  Transport will be via teleportation circle. 

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ythryn

Tetrevess will set up his Bastion in the Spire of iriolarthas, but spending some time (with Professor Skant- the professor Orb’s help) remodeling.   All of his Bastion resources are available to the group.  (we should try to cover all the bases)

As for the city itself-  we have successfully floated it up in the sky and left it to hover, currently not far from Icewind Dale.   Tetrevess (and up to 7 others, if interested) is attuned to the Mythlar- so can control flight of the city, (and weather around it) but it isnt very fast.  

there are plenty of locations in the city to stake out for a Bastion.    Here’s a pic (from when it was trapped in the ice) 

The spire in the center is where Tetrevess will base his operations

*The floating City is called Ythryn, the mythalar is the thing that makes it float.

It doesn't look like there's much in the way of defenses in the new badrion rukes, but older resources have things like balistae and catapults. The rules suggest these things will probably be under siege at some point. I can get prices for those, but mostly just curious if there's any interest. They also have feature options like docks for watercraft or airships.

<this is something I've looked into before the bastion system was announced>

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Oli has been walking silently beside everyone in the party, surprised that so many came from another world. He had not heard of other world travel to this world before.

But now that he is invisible, Oli will not pass up the chance to pocket some coins from one of the probity corps troopers.

Stealth in log: 26
Slight of Hand in log: 29

 This works

Roll for gold 65

Make a group stealth check DC14. Should only need the lowest roller, so if anyone wants to throw bless or guidance or anything on that one PC first, go ahead.

(yes, sorry i get confused! -  well Sam is taking the divination tower-  any spots interest you guys? Up to Wile to let us know what we need to do to clear some of the locations.  We cleared some areas, but havent explored everything yet.   (But- most things here are not a huge challenge at our level.  The main tower was tough!

As a flying city- that should limit a little bit who can attack- conversely- those that do will automatically be powerful enough to fly..  

Tetrevess will make an effort to keep it hidden above a cloud (using the weather control) if that is possible, to reduce excitement and interested parties on the ground.  We also can (slowly) move it towards where we are now- although we are very far away.

meanwhile- back in real time , we are sneaking past the guards, trying to get to a city to get poor Chadderly out of carbonite.  

At least the two brothers finally decided to stop arguing for good now that they realized.everyome is about to head in.

Stealth: 16

Stealth 16 

Randy's stealth: 21

<Ythrynn is mostly clear.  If you wanted to look for saomething specific within a space, there might still be a chall;enge or two, as in a specific school's tower, the symphony or the zoo, but basically, you have the run of the place.  As for home invasions, I can't help but think of the superhero paradox: would there be supervillains if there were no superheroes?  If there was a powerful force that could be a problem, seeing the appearance of a flying ancient magical city might be invitation enough for a visit.>

Upon hearing some stirring at the sided of the road, careful inspection reveals the footsteps of one or more travelers moving alongside the road, as if to circumvent the checkpoint. The probity corps trooper (identifiable by the unusually open wearing of the sigil of the corps: a stylized scale with the key of fidelity on one side and the red heart of loyalty on the other, on a field of black encircled by a purple ring). "Helt, ye there.  Everyone must pass through the checkpoint.  at this, another Probity corps agent readies a spell.

 What do you do?

(sorry-  tetrevess stealth 10 in log).  

Tetrevess audibly sighs when he hears the spell being started.  He speaks a word, and if someone could see invisible things, large angelic wings (wings of flying) sprout from his back.   He flies 60’ - into the air and beyond the checkpoint-  hoping to distract the guards from the rest of the group.  

"Oh my... I knew this wouldn't work..." Ethan groans as he signals the others to stop whilst he comes up with a blatant excuse; Dishonesty is not his forte, but if he has to he'll do so. "Oh hey, sir. Sorry about this but um... There were a group of-" *Sees Tetrevess flying up in the air* "Never mind go! now!" Ethan whispers to the team as he bolts whilst the guards take care of Tetrevess. If the guard tries to dispel the invisibility, he will passive-aggressively retaliate with Counterspell

(tetrevess is still invisible, just audible)   he’s hoping the dispel targets him.