After I reached the the muddy floor beneath, I will look back over my shoulder and ask the count with a grave and severe voice: "Can we move on now or do you want to butcher those poor creatures too ... have any unfinished business up there?"
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[D&D] The Lost Mines of Phandelver
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> Flesh from canines fed on goblin's garbage?
Bluargh! I shudder at the mere thought! Why, i doubt even dwarves could stomach that.
But alas, Master Frostbeard, now that you mention it, i do seem to recall that indeed one of our lady companions did in fact express the desire for a wolf's hide blanket, to counter the chill nights of our northern climate.
And winter is coming, after all.
I must confess however, that my formal education has not included a great deal of time spent on practicalities such as tanning and the like.
But i would surmise it was always part of the training of the enlisted military man such yourself, is it not?
And I am sure Master Fletcher would be delighted to lend a hand in the enterprise, you know, with his extraordinary woodsman's folksy skills
Bluargh! I shudder at the mere thought! Why, i doubt even dwarves could stomach that.
But alas, Master Frostbeard, now that you mention it, i do seem to recall that indeed one of our lady companions did in fact express the desire for a wolf's hide blanket, to counter the chill nights of our northern climate.
And winter is coming, after all.
I must confess however, that my formal education has not included a great deal of time spent on practicalities such as tanning and the like.
But i would surmise it was always part of the training of the enlisted military man such yourself, is it not?
And I am sure Master Fletcher would be delighted to lend a hand in the enterprise, you know, with his extraordinary woodsman's folksy skills
I think that the nature of our quest may preclude any delays of the sort required to craft a blanket - however snug - from a wolf hide. For now, I'll elect to forego that particular pleasure, kind though it is of the Count to suggest it.
> then let us dispose of this sorry moribund flea-bag and move on.
still no evidence of activities from the main gallery and that other small tunnel, Syllin?
still no evidence of activities from the main gallery and that other small tunnel, Syllin?
> While that is certainly no lie, us military trained dwarves know a good deal about everything there is, I am indeed wondering what such a fine tanned blanket would bring on the market up north in my frosty home region?
*roughly estimates the size of the wolves and how many blankets that could bring*
> I may come back to this thought, Count Lochaber. But for now let's set up shop here, get us a hot mug and roll some dice while we await the outcome of my previous action.
I have no confidence Veit will hit the elusive wolf so Portia (@Moyank24) should get ready if Veit misses. It will be pretty sad if we all miss this round forcing the Count to kill the wolf next round.
Well, thank you Mr. Miss 'em All! Time to put you on ignore again!
But you are right in that the Count sure knows how to butcher and slaughter.
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The Wind observes: That cave wreaks of filth and death. The smell so bad, when holding their noses, they can probably taste it...
You step up the stairs and stand before the last remaining wolf. You raise your warhammer, and --I'm considering going up there to finish this creature with a head-butt..
..but since I don't know about my head-butt modifiers (should be an attack bonus of pobably +5 because: SURPRISE!)..
..I take my mighty warhammer "Grim Reaper's Wrath" , go up the stairs and..
..
After I finished off the beast, I will take back my handaxe, clean it thoroughly, and whistle a fine but slightly melancholic tune (think Morricone) while walking down the stairs again.
*** CHECK ***
13, you've got +4, so:
Veit: 1
Uhh...
*** CHECK ***
-- your arms inexplicably twitched, sending the hammer flying out of your hands, barely missing Bartholomeus' head, hitting the wall on the other side of the stairs, and bouncing down and into the stream.
>>> No kidding, someone this round must run and grab the warhammer, or it'll float down into the woods, lost forever. @Moyank24, you're up!
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HURRY! EVERYONE HURRY!!
[doublepost=1457625164][/doublepost]That's clearly your fault, Pluto!
Well, thank you Mr. Miss 'em All! Time to put you on ignore again!
Did I call it or what
.Say to Portia (@Moyank24): Portia, Getting Veit his hammer back is more important then killing that last wolf.
Note - I believe Portia could use movement and a disengage action to safely recover the hammer ? Am I wrong ?
>>> No, she can just run. It's impossible for the wolf to get in an opportunity attack, anyway, so it makes no difference.Did I call it or what
Say to Portia (@Moyank24): Portia, Getting Veit his hammer back is more important then killing that last wolf.
Note - I believe Portia could use movement and a disengage action to safely recover the hammer ? Am I wrong ?
how heavy is the hammer?
i see a perfect Mage Hand application!
EDIT: i checked, a warhammer is about 8 pounds. a dwarf warhammer probably a little less, as it has a shorter shaft, so Mage Hand could easily lift it out of the water and deliver it to Veit
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Portia had used ranged, so she wouldn't be engaged. right now it is just me and Veit who are next to the wolf. If we were to just move away from the wolf (without disengaging first), i think it should get an Opportunity Attack.
i couldn't use disengage, move AND retrieve the hammer, because that would be two actions (disengage and retrieve hammer) in one turn
if portia kills the last wolf, then the turn-based part ends and anyone can do whatever they want, including go and fetch the hammer. if she fails, then Syllin can kill the wolf, or retrieve the hammer, magically or not in her turn. if by magic, she can just deliver it into Veit's hand in a single turn!
i assume ravenvii meant we have a round to recover the hammer, starting from Veits turn, which thus include attempts by you and me, but not Veit himself
i see a perfect Mage Hand application!
EDIT: i checked, a warhammer is about 8 pounds. a dwarf warhammer probably a little less, as it has a shorter shaft, so Mage Hand could easily lift it out of the water and deliver it to Veit
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Portia had used ranged, so she wouldn't be engaged. right now it is just me and Veit who are next to the wolf. If we were to just move away from the wolf (without disengaging first), i think it should get an Opportunity Attack.
i couldn't use disengage, move AND retrieve the hammer, because that would be two actions (disengage and retrieve hammer) in one turn
if portia kills the last wolf, then the turn-based part ends and anyone can do whatever they want, including go and fetch the hammer. if she fails, then Syllin can kill the wolf, or retrieve the hammer, magically or not in her turn. if by magic, she can just deliver it into Veit's hand in a single turn!
i assume ravenvii meant we have a round to recover the hammer, starting from Veits turn, which thus include attempts by you and me, but not Veit himself
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Yes, Mage Hand can be called upon if necessary, though let us see if it can be retrieved by other means.
What is the estimated weight of that mysteriously misplaced war-hammer?
And, (because my Darkvision enhanced vision is still focussed on that other cavern opening, I wasn't watching too closely and thus failed to see exactly how Veit managed to mislay his war hammer, though the shouted oaths gave me some small clue) - are some of you worthy warriors trying to tell me that we still haven't managed to finish off those three wolves?
*To myself: In a tone of mild disquiet: This does not really augur all that well for when we have to face vast number of unwelcoming hordes of really motivated - and more importantly still - untethered and unleashed - adversaries.*
What is the estimated weight of that mysteriously misplaced war-hammer?
And, (because my Darkvision enhanced vision is still focussed on that other cavern opening, I wasn't watching too closely and thus failed to see exactly how Veit managed to mislay his war hammer, though the shouted oaths gave me some small clue) - are some of you worthy warriors trying to tell me that we still haven't managed to finish off those three wolves?
*To myself: In a tone of mild disquiet: This does not really augur all that well for when we have to face vast number of unwelcoming hordes of really motivated - and more importantly still - untethered and unleashed - adversaries.*
why on Faerun would you want to walk to the exit, get into the stream, muck around, find the heavy hammer (which would be less than 8 pounds, as mentioned above), get soaked and walk all the way back to give it to Master Frostbeard, when you can just hocus-pocus there, with no effort?
Ah, Count Lochaber, I have absolutely no intention whatsoever of heading to the exit, splashing into the stream, and what you have so eloquent described as "mucking around" in that same stream while fishing about for and trying to retrieve a war hammer.
I merely asked the weight of the war hammer because there are limitations - limitations of both distance and weight - when applying the particular version of what you deem 'hocus-pocus' that may be most efficacious and effective in this situation.
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Reply: All of us could use some washing up in the stream. I though the dwarf might be the only one of us to avoid water but I guess I was wrong.
Washing in a pristine waterfall (or sylvan glade, or rippling stream - the sort of stuff we Elves have long been used to) is quite one thing. "Mucking about" in the eloquent words of Count Lochaber, in a stream of already rather doubtful quality (we are discussing goblins, and their often questionable attitudes to matters of basic personal hygiene, after all) are quite another.
Were we to consider having to use that stream for such a purpose, my recommendation would that we move further upstream in order to undertake our ablutions. But not downstream under any circumstances, for reasons that should already have been quite clear.
how heavy is the hammer?
i see a perfect Mage Hand application!
EDIT: i checked, a warhammer is about 8 pounds. a dwarf warhammer probably a little less, as it has a shorter shaft, so Mage Hand could easily lift it out of the water and deliver it to Veit
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Portia had used ranged, so she wouldn't be engaged. right now it is just me and Veit who are next to the wolf. If we were to just move away from the wolf (without disengaging first), i think it should get an Opportunity Attack.
i couldn't use disengage, move AND retrieve the hammer, because that would be two actions (disengage and retrieve hammer) in one turn
if portia kills the last wolf, then the turn-based part ends and anyone can do whatever they want, including go and fetch the hammer. if she fails, then Syllin can kill the wolf, or retrieve the hammer, magically or not in her turn. if by magic, she can just deliver it into Veit's hand in a single turn!
i assume ravenvii meant we have a round to recover the hammer, starting from Veits turn, which thus include attempts by you and me, but not Veit himself
So are you thinking I should try and kill the last wolf? And we wait until after to pick up the hammer?
That begs a question or two - or, three, actually - of @ravenvii:
How far is that hammer - does it lie within the 30 metres within which I can cast the Mage Hand cantrip successfully?
Secondly, how heavy is the war hammer thing? In other words, is it under the 10lb weight that the cantrip is limited to being able to lift?
Thirdly, am I required to wait until my turn to cast this, or am I free to do so independently - and spontaneously - of the others?
How far is that hammer - does it lie within the 30 metres within which I can cast the Mage Hand cantrip successfully?
Secondly, how heavy is the war hammer thing? In other words, is it under the 10lb weight that the cantrip is limited to being able to lift?
Thirdly, am I required to wait until my turn to cast this, or am I free to do so independently - and spontaneously - of the others?
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Raven, what kind of mighty warhammer did i get that gets carried away by a mere stream of water?! Or is there some kind of Niagara falls next to us (would explain why no goblin heard all the commotion..)?
>>> The hammer is not quite out of the cave, so less than five feet from you and Portia right now. The warhammer is only 2 lb, so yes it's *way* below the threshold for your hocus pocus
You'll have to wait for your turn, but as the turns occur essentially simultaneously, if you go for the hammer after Portia attacks (or something), it won't be materially further than where it is right now.[doublepost=1457641238][/doublepost]
>>> Your little hammer is only 2 lbs, and the stream is strong enough to carry away that much. It did carry away the wolf's head after all.
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