ep 72 25-26/4/4719 Going Home (1000 XP Drak & Quillax, 2000 Claw)

8:28am  2019-3-02 Smon Has entered the room
Smon: Morning J & J 
joriandrake: Hi
JamesDevil: morningS
joriandrake: oh Drak actually leveled up last time
Smon: Yaay 
Smon: So I have

PCs
1. Claw, Lord of Ravenmoor & Warden of the Storval Stairs - Goliath Barbarian-19

2. Quillax, Lady of Wolf's Ear & Warden of Jorgenfist - Human Druid-19

3. Sandor Sunneson of Mystara, Prince of Soderfjord - Human Barbarian-17
4. Shieldbiter of the Wilderlands - Dragonborn Barbarian-20
5. Drakhaien, Elf Rogue-17
joriandrake: hm, a new spell dc relevant ability
joriandrake: spel dc abilities aren't that good for me as Drak doesn't have the best DC like QUillax, but it is nice to have an additional chance at spell intervention
joriandrake: its a chance at counterspell essentially
Smon: Counterspell always very good to have!
joriandrake: well I mean the new Arcane trickster level given ability is prety much like that
8:35am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has entered the room
Keelia: sorry i'm late!
Smon: Hi K!
JamesDevil: Morning K
Smon: That's everyone
joriandrake: hi Keelia
Keelia: I'll have to pop in and out - I've got an interview that I need to go and get a hair cut for. I'll participate while at the hair cut from my phone so I may be slow...
Smon: Are you windwalking back to Jorgenfist now?
JamesDevil: i think so yea
Keelia: Sounds good.
Smon: GM: Sandor & Shieldbiter fade out again. The rest of you turn back into clouds and fly back south-west at 30 mph over the Cinderlands towards Jorgenfist... 
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 6,
Smon: LOL
Smon: /roll d100
Smon rolls 1d100 and gets: 72,
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
joriandrake: cloudy and rainy?
Smon: GM: Mid afternoon, you are nearing the northern shore of the Storval Deep when you see below you four mounted Shoanti warriors, likely scouts or hunters. They seem oblivious to your whispy presence high overhead.
Smon: Ahead rise the Iron Peaks.
joriandrake: Good, Drak is too wounded to get into any battles, he'lll look even more cloudier and sneakily floats away
joriandrake: (we had no rest since the last battle, right?)
Smon: (You've had short rest). The sun is setting in the west as you fly over the chilly heights of the Iron Peaks, now not too far from Jorgenfist - but you may not quite make home before the spell expires. Then below you in a valley you see the fires of a Shoanti camp - Goliath! Looking down, Claw sees the distinctive flame-red hair of Rukvara amongst the warriors gathering for the evening meal - these must be the Bearkiller clan she spoke of.
joriandrake: (I roll for HD then)
joriandrake Rolls 1d8+3x7 and gets:
7 (+3) = 10
1 (+3) = 4
2 (+3) = 5
5 (+3) = 8
8 (+3) = 11
3 (+3) = 6
1 (+3) = 4
Smon: (could just roll 7d8+21)
joriandrake: 48
joriandrake: 44+48=92 I still roll 2 more
joriandrake rolls 2d8+6 and gets: 5, 3, (+6) = 14 
joriandrake: 106 done
JamesDevil: Claw will float down to Ruk's tribal clan
JamesDevil: landing in the centre
Smon: OOC I gave Ruk her own sheet https://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/2019/02/rukvara-ruk-bearkiller-shoanti-goliath.html - she levelled up from Bbn-5 to 6 from last fight. 
JamesDevil: the disclouds
JamesDevil: then declloouds*
Smon: There is some commotion as Claw descends wispily into the camp and begins to transform - warriors grab their axes!
JamesDevil: Is she there?
Smon: /roll d20+3
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 6, (+3) = 9 
joriandrake: Drak also floats down but in a more protected place hidden from eyes where he can turn back to elf before stepping forth, not wantingto cause ...commotion
Smon: Sadly Ruk fails her Perception check by 1
JamesDevil: -.-
JamesDevil: "Ruk are you here?"
Smon: Several Shoanti close on the incapacitated Claw-form (rem it takes 10 rounds!)
Smon: /roll d20+5x10
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x10 and gets:
13 (+5) = 18
16 (+5) = 21
20 (+5) = 25
20 (+5) = 25
7 (+5) = 12
11 (+5) = 16
10 (+5) = 15
5 (+5) = 10
2 (+5) = 7
15 (+5) = 20
JamesDevil: ffs
Keelia: Quillax picks a place further from the centre to de-cloud 
Smon: 21, crit, 16, 15, 20
Smon: /roll 4d12+9
Smon rolls 4d12+9 and gets: 11, 1, 12, 4, (+9) = 37 
Smon: Claw takes 37 damage as they swing at the weird cloud. Ruk's eyes go wide as she recognises him. "Stop!" The attackers pause, looking to her. "I know it - him!"
JamesDevil: is that the total for 10 rounds?
Smon: One round of attacks
Smon: She only failed by 1 
joriandrake: (I can't event help here because I am turning back a bit later than he, so no persuasion checks from me)
JamesDevil: ah, k
JamesDevil: bah
JamesDevil: Claw smiles at Ruk
JamesDevil: "good to see you again"
Smon: Claw finishes his transformation and smiles. Ruk looks relieved he's still alive! She smiles back. Outside the camp Drak & Quillax also turn back. 
JamesDevil: "I brought some friends, mid if they enter the camp?"
joriandrake: (Sorry, mom woke up she got a cold so I had her rest and didn't wake her up, I need to make a tea and meal for her, will be afk)
Smon: Ruk: "Claw! Welcome!" She takes a step forward, face slightly flushed. She turns to a big craggy Goliath in chief's bear-cloak. "This is my father, Chief Pallok of Bearkiller." The older Goliath nods cordially. "Be welcome."
JamesDevil: Claw nods back
Keelia: Q waits for Claw's signal then enters the camp
Smon: Chief Pallok Ruk and the other Goliath nod respectfully to Quillax & Drakhaien as they enter the camp.
Smon: Pallok: "My daughter tells me how you fought the hill giants with her."
Ruk: "He saved my life, father!"
Pallok shrugs: "Perhaps." he grins. "Be welcome at our fire, friends of the Bearkiller. We have meat."
JamesDevil: "music to my ears!"
Smon: You are shown to places of honour at the fire next to the chief, Ruk, his wives and other children. Apparently Ruk is the eldest daughter and there are a gaggle of younger sons and daughters.
Smon: Ruk makes sure to sit next to Claw. 
Smon: After introductions are made, Pallok turns to Quillax. "You are the great lord of Jorgenfist, who drove away the stone giants?"
Smon: You sit with rumbling stomachs as the goats sizzle on the fire spits.
Keelia: Quillax nod
Keelia: *nods
Smon: Pallok nods, looks to all three adventurers. "What news do you bring?"
Keelia: "I am, although I was not the only one in that battle."
Keelia: "There are rumblings of a certain rune lord attempting to return and cause trouble."
Smon: Pronouncing the meat done, the older Goliath women begin cutting off huge chunks and distributing them - Pallok signs to offer his guests the first cuts. They bring goat steaks to Claw Quillax & Drak.
Keelia: Quillax thanks them and starts chewing on a corner.
Smon: Rukvara: "The giants we slew had the strange rune on their necks, father. Like the ogres we killed three weeks back."
JamesDevil: Claw takes the meat and begins digging into it as only a golaith can
Smon: *chomp* *chomp*
Keelia: "Do you remember it well enough to sketch it out?" Quillax asks.
Smon: Pallok nods. "Six years ago the stone giant Mokmurian of Jorgenfist raised armies to invade the lowlands. All wore the rune. It seems trouble comes again."

Ruk sketches a rune in the dirt - the Greed rune - http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/2016/02/runelords-of-shattered-star-5e-rules.html
Keelia: Quillax nods. "Indeed, this is a troublesome sign"
joriandrake: back, a sec have to read what I missed
Keelia: (summary: in their camp, having dinner, talking about runes)
JamesDevil: "interesting, I feel like this is a familiar,,,"
Smon: Pallok's face grows grim. "In the oldest tales, they say the People - the Shoanti - were enslaved by great wizard lords, each master of a Rune. This Rune can be seen here and there among the ancient ruins, in the Iron Peaks, and beyond."
Keelia: "We will have to be careful, these symbols can sometimes capture the death energy of the bearers."
Keelia: Quillax turns to Pallok. "We aim to prevent his return so your people and all peoples remain free of them."
Keelia: "Where did you kill these symbol bearers recently?"
Keelia: (GTG for a bit, James, carry on the convo please)
JamesDevil: ooc will do
9:10am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has exited the room
joriandrake: Drak speaks up as he looks at Quillax and Claw "Perhaps we should share what we achieved with the 'Bearkillers'? I mean, they might be affected by that fiery giantess who we got an agreement with"
JamesDevil: "ah yes"
Smon: Pallok nods to Quillax. "If we can help in any way, call upon us."
He looks north.
"The ogres we killed were towards the east, where the mountains lead down towards the Storval Deep. They wielded Kreeg Mauls - likely they were from those scattered from Hook Mountain, years ago."
joriandrake: The elf turns to Pallok "We defeated one giant but got... something like an alliance with an other."
JamesDevil: "it was a tactical decision, we wanted to prevent being crushed from two sides
9:13am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has entered the room
Smon: Rukvara: "Some giants can be dealt with. Others must be killed."
JamesDevil: "they should not be a problem anymore, we gave them the head of their enemy and they happily left"
joriandrake: Drakhaien nods "Well, perhaps there could be peace, if the Shoanti can manage to handle a relationship with them"
Keelia: (On my phone so may be behind)
Smon: Everyone now has meat, the conversation trails off a bit as there is much chomping.
joriandrake: (I'll use this chance to roll 2 more HD for short rest if it counts like that)
Smon: sure
joriandrake rolls 2d8+6 and gets: 2, 4, (+6) = 12 
JamesDevil: "tell me great chief, is there anything that we can repay you for this meal?"
joriandrake: 106+12=118
JamesDevil: ooc ugh, my English is fail today -.-
Smon: Pallok grins at Claw. "With my daughter's life, you have already paid in full. Be welcome here. We have clean furs, if you wish to stay the night."
Towards the end of the meal, Ruk, who has been quite quiet, turns to Claw.
"There is a little waterfall near here, they call it Desna's Stones. it is ...beautiful. Would you like to see it?"
She looks pretty nervous. 
JamesDevil: "that sounds wonderful my dear"
JamesDevil: Claw smiles
Smon: Ruk looks to Chief Pallok for permission to leave the camp, he nods cordially, grinning slightly to himself. Ruk stands swiftly and leads Claw from the camp to the nearby stream in the valley, where sparkling waters tumble over the rocks... 
9:20am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has exited the room
Smon: Pallok looks to Quillax and Drakhaien.
"He is a great warrior, I know. Of good character, yes?"
9:21am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has entered the room
Smon: 9:20am 2019-3-02 Keelia Has exited the room
Smon: Pallok looks to Quillax and Drakhaien.
"He is a great warrior, I know. Of good character, yes?"
joriandrake: Drakhaien whistles a small melody, obiously trying to not be obvious then reacts to the question "He's indeed a good - and fierce - warrior"
Keelia: Q nods to Pallok. “I have known him for many years and he is a strong warrior with a good heart.”
Smon: The evening stars twinkle overhead in the deep blue sky over the mountain peaks as Ruk and Claw reach the waterfall.
"This is my favourite place in all the Iron Peaks. I feel the spirits of our ancestors here."
JamesDevil: Claw closes his eyes
JamesDevil: "as do I...."#
Smon: In the camp, Chief Pallok listens to Drak and Quillax, nods.
"That is good. Well, we will see what may be."
Smon: Rukvara looks to Claw.
"You friend ...the Elf. He said your Clan are not dead, not while they live in you. Do you believe that?"
JamesDevil: Claw clenches his fist "there is always a chance, but if none others are left then they live on through me"
JamesDevil: "I believe they do yes"
JamesDevil: ooc misread her previus comment
Smon: Ruk nods. "One day you will have strong daughters and sons. And your folk will live on." She is standing very close to Claw. Judging by her body language (passive Insight DC 5)  she'd like him to take her hand. 
JamesDevil: Claw takes her hand
JamesDevil: And looks into her hands
JamesDevil: eyes*
joriandrake: 
Smon: LOL
JamesDevil: ooc keyboard fail
joriandrake: two oblivious barbarians flirting lol
Smon: Ruk looks up into Claw's eyes, her own eyes shining like diamonds. Her neck arched.
Keelia: (What big hands you have. All the better to hit someone with )
joriandrake: ( )
JamesDevil: ooc stop it you two!
Smon: Back in camp, one of Pallok's wives chuckles. "Do you think they are kissing yet?"
JamesDevil: Claw leans in and kisses Ruk
Smon: Pallok shrugs: "She takes after her mother. She is shy... who knows."
JamesDevil: ooc this is getting too intense >.<
Smon: Down by the waterfall the two goliaths make out... fade to black. 
JamesDevil: ooc do i need to roll a CON check?
joriandrake: "I wouldn't be surprised if they duel first, isn't that like, püart of your culture?"
Smon: Ruk's a nice girl, she's not going all the way on a first date. 
JamesDevil: fair enough 
Keelia: Smoochy smoochy
Smon: Next morning, after a slightly bashful Ruk & Claw have rejoined the camp, you prepare to leave.
joriandrake: I guess no rolls for pregnancy yet then 
Smon: Chief Pallok approaches Quillax.
"Tell Claw he is welcome among us, if he wishes to join our clan. My daughter is a strong warrior, and would make a good mate."
Keelia: Quillax grins. “I will be sure to pass that along”
Smon: Chief Pallok grins back, nods.
JamesDevil: ooc full rest I assume?
Smon: Overnight so level in hp back, I'll give Claw a +2 bonus. 
joriandrake: ooc don't we use the houserule for resting?
Smon: Yup 1 week LR.
Keelia: She drags Claw aside later and informs him
JamesDevil: ah, k
Smon: Are you Wind Walking again back to Jorgenfist?
JamesDevil: rolling hit die fo
JamesDevil: r a short rest
JamesDevil: i think so yup
joriandrake: It depends on Queelia, Drak could also just ride
Smon: Queelia, that's a new one!
JamesDevil Rolls 1d12+5x8 and gets:
3 (+5) = 8
7 (+5) = 12
12 (+5) = 17
12 (+5) = 17
7 (+5) = 12
10 (+5) = 15
10 (+5) = 15
12 (+5) = 17
joriandrake: ops
joriandrake: I didn't intend offending
joriandrake: I'm just not awake myself yet either
joriandrake: or is her connection just bad?
Smon: As Keelia not here I'll assume Quillax has the spell slot for another wind walk and can get you safely back to Jorgenfist. Ruk & Claw exchange a goodbye kiss.
JamesDevil: just her connection i think
Smon: She said her phone would be fading in & out.
JamesDevil: indeed we do 
9:39am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has entered the room
Smon: Smon: As Keelia not here I'll assume Quillax has the spell slot for another wind walk and can get you safely back to Jorgenfist. Ruk & Claw exchange a goodbye kiss.
Smon: Ruk hugs Claw close, looking up at the taller warrior. "Come back soon."
Keelia: Will be back - hair cut about to start. 
Smon: Chief Pallok nods to all of you. "You are always welcome here."
9:41am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has exited the room
JamesDevil: Claw whispers to Ruk, "I will"
Smon: Ruk nods, smiling up at Claw rather dreamily. A final hug then she steps back. Quillax casts Wind Walk again and you all waft upwards and away south-west towards Jorgenfist.
Smon: /roll d8
Smon rolls 1d8 and gets: 8,
Smon: It's a blazing hot day, unusual for this early in the year, not a cloud in the spring sky. 
9:44am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has entered the room
Smon: A little under a couple hour's travel brings you back to Jorgenfist; you land in the courtyard and transform - there seems to be some commotion among the druids and servants here. 
joriandrake: hair cut?
Smon: Then you see Clank coming towards you, looking - ashamed?
joriandrake: nvm
joriandrake: "Something seems to have happened. Again." Drak states
Smon: Clank: "MISTRESS! TERRIBLE NEWS! MY SWORD, THE SWORD OF GREED - IT HAS VANISHED!"
Smon: These days he sounds a lot like C3PO. 
Keelia: Q hurries up to Clank. “Tell me everything.”
JamesDevil: Claws eyes go wide "WHAT?!?!?!"
Smon: "I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED - I WAS IN THE THERASSIC LIBRARY, HELPING WITH THE RESEARCH ON GUILTSPUR. SUDDENLY - CHELLAN WAS GONE!"
9:47am  2019-3-02 Keelia Has exited the room
JamesDevil: "How long has it been gone?"
Smon: Clank sounds distinctly embarrassed at the loss of his weapon, the same sword that destroyed Mokmurian years before.
Smon: "IT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT, MASTER."
JamesDevil: "hmm"
JamesDevil: "the timing of this is not well timed"
joriandrake: "Time for some investigation then!" Drak cheers up
JamesDevil: "lead us to the the last place you saw it"
joriandrake: "Show me where this Chellan slept and where the sword was help"
joriandrake: held
Smon: Claw leads you down towards the Therassic Library, deep under Jorgenfist - a vast shaft descending deep into the earth, countless tomes arranged in the wall shelves.
Smon: Sorry meant Clank 
JamesDevil: "bah, books"
Smon: 
JamesDevil: ooc we assumed 
Smon: Clank: "MASTER DRAKHAIEN, CHELLAN IS THE NAME OF THE SWORD."
joriandrake: Drakhaien looks around, inspecting the path and the library as they walk, looking for clues and hints at what & how might've occured
joriandrake: "Right, a named sword, so no servant called Chellan as a suspect then"
Smon: At the library you are met by another robot, the Librarian, Clank's close personal friend.  It seems equally agitated.
Smon: Is Drak using any spells or Arcana?
JamesDevil: "greetings librarian, you are aware of o the theft i assume?"
Smon: "YES, MASTER."
joriandrake: Drak tried to do his detective work, Passive Perception: 26 Passive Investigation: 29
JamesDevil: "are there any signs of the way the thief got in or out?"
joriandrake: except mage hand or comprehend languages not much esle is he could apply in investigations
Smon: Someone did a 3D version of the Library - https://scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/d15b7e404d5ac5d6566a86cf8e92496a/5CF7804B/t51.2885-15/e35/50294734_327896078067936_5136262118873280345_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com&se=7&ig_cache_key=MTk3NjQ1MjU1OTU2MjMzOTA0MA%3D%3D.2 
Smon: There doesn't seem to be any mundane means by which Chellan could have been taken. It would require very powerful magic by someone with a personal connection to the blade.
joriandrake: "Well, a sword can't jsut stand up and walk away, can it?" Drak inspects the place the sword was held, then looks at ratch marks on and around it
JamesDevil: "Clank who did we retrieve from the blade from all those years ago?"
Smon: GM: Quillax knows that Chellan and the other 7 Swords of Sin were crafted in Runeforge to serve the champions of the Rune Lords. 
joriandrake: "The culprit must have a strong personal connection to the sword, this seems to be the result of a magical burglardy"
joriandrake: burglary
Smon: Claw, Quillax and their companions recovered the 7 Swords from a wicked sorceress in Kaer Maga.
JamesDevil: ooc does anyone know if Quillax has Arcana trained?"
joriandrake: ooc Is her char sheet on the forum?
Smon: They handed the Sword of Lust Asheia over to the Temple of Abadar as agreed, keeping the other 6.
Smon: They used the Shard of Greed to empower Chellan, and Clank wielded it in the final battle with Mokmurian, turning the stone giant shaman into a pillar of red quartz.
JamesDevil: him, i wonder if the shard of greed could be used to track the sword..."
Smon: I don't have Quillax's PC sheet
joriandrake: "So, where were YOU Clank?" Drak asks while smiling
JamesDevil: "who is the most powerful spell caster we know in jorgenfest"
Smon: Drakhaien auto succeeds on DC 22 Investigation - he reckons there is only one entity with both the power and the personal connection to Chellan to take it like this....
Smon: ...Karzoug, Rune Lord of Greed.
joriandrake: "Seems like Karzoug just took it easily from here.... hm"
Smon: Clank explains (again) to Drak that he was in the library with the sword at his belt when it must have simply vanished, though it took him a while to realise it was gone.
JamesDevil: "right, that makes things more straight forward"
joriandrake: "There were no protection against magics? THis is bad, could also mean all the other items here are at a risk"
Smon: Librarian: "THE LIBRARY IS SHIELDED AGAINST SCRYING, MASTER."
JamesDevil: we still have the shard of green yes?
Smon: Yup.
JamesDevil: greed*
joriandrake: "Then Karzoug needed some form of support to locate and reclaim Chellan"
Smon: Drak would know that the Sihedron Shards are major artifacts & likely immune to being taken magically.
joriandrake: OOC: I got called over 5 times to help out, mom has almost no voice and my sister will come over, I can't concentrate and Keelia is not really here, may I suggest we end now, early?
joriandrake: I think I have to get her to a doctor
Smon: I kinda need Keelia for the next bit so that may be best.
Smon: I'm thinking you Long Rest now and can make plans.
JamesDevil: "ok, we'll take the shard with us and track down the lord and end this"
joriandrake: yes please, and thank you, I made a detective but I can't think clear enough to even focus on what was already said 
joriandrake: thank for the game Simon anyway, also James
Smon: >>I can't think clear enough to even focus on what was already said<< I'm used to that by now! 
JamesDevil: lol
Smon: OK 1000 XP Drak & Quillax, 2000 to Claw
JamesDevil: cool, any exp?
joriandrake: well, it is part my fault, party my family (usually my mother) dropping by to chat to me while session runs
JamesDevil: Claw is such a stud
Smon: LOL
joriandrake: good bye and hav e a nice weekend!
Smon: Bye J
JamesDevil: see ya
JamesDevil: halfway to lv 20 
JamesDevil: bay
Smon: If Claw & Quillax want to visit Sheila in Magnimar during LR we could maybe do PM
JamesDevil: bye
10:08am  2019-3-02 joriandrake Has exited the room
Smon: will post now