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[DnD 4E PbP] Keep on the Shadowfell (IC)

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Keep on the Shadowfell

[H1 D&D 4E Adventure Module]
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This is the in-character thread. The out-of-character thread can be found here.

Game Info

This will be a PbP game with a requirement of at least one post per weekday; however, more frequent posting is certainly encouraged. If you know you'll be unavailable for a long period of time, you can also PM your turn to one of your companions and have him/her submit the info for you.

We will be using Myth Weavers for character sheets and Invisible Castle for rolls. Campaign name will be "PAKOTS"

Please review the following syntax information. I suggest pasting the templates into an easily accessible notepad file to save time. You'll be using them a lot.

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The Party

Barren.jpg Barran Brightsoul, Tiefling Bard (played by @El Skid)

Dire.jpg Dire, Tiefling Wizard (played by @Hensler)

Halvard.jpg Halvard, Goliath Barbarian (played by @Denada)

Panmorn.jpg Panmorn, Human Paladin (played by @RedDawn)

Zevi.jpg Zevi, Elven Ranger (played by @ronrab)



World Info

Meet the village of Winterhaven, population 1977. At the end of the old King's Road, this tiny little walled hamlet sits atop a broad hill, nestled in the southern foothills of the Cairngorm Peaks. The walls are weathered stone topped by defensive palisades, which are patrolled often by the modest Winterhaven Regulars.

Small thatched homes stand around Winterhaven, each fronting a small piece of farmland or pasture. Beyond the farms to the west and south lie dark woods, and to the north, tall mountain peaks.

Most residents of Winterhaven have never traveled beyond the village vale. They are farmers, simple craftspeople, and a few mysterious characters whose motives aren't entirely clear. Wagons sometimes head east to trade with the next village, five days away, but that is the extent of the town's export. Once each week, a wagon arrives in the Market Square to trade exotic goods to the townspeople, who are always enamoured with the curiosities they find.

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The town is led by Lord Ernest Padraig. He is descended from the noble family that ruled the area under the edict of the old empire. Folks around Winterhaven were happy with Lord Padraig's father's authority, and they have found answering to the rules of the new lord no more arduous.

The adventurers have been together for some time, working mainly in tiny villages such as Winterhaven, clearing out troublesome kobold lairs, dealing with some skeletons here and there, and acting as escorts to wealthy merchant caravans. On a recent contract, the group came across a small wooden casket in the not-so-tender care of a kobold grunt. Inside, aside from various sentimental trinkets, was a gold ring, adorned with an embossed crest. Your contractor is only too pleased to inform you the ring belongs to Lord Padraig himself, and after much contemplation you all agree to return the ring to Winterhaven.

The adventure begins on your way to Winterhaven, high in spirits. Surely a village lord is wealthy enough to reward the return of a precious family heirloom. At the very least, he might have further work for you.

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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    The Story Thus Far


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    Prologue: On the Road to Winterhaven

    The adventurers travel on foot to Winterhaven. After various low-risk encounters, they have happened upon a crested ring that belongs to the lord of a nearby town. They eventually decide to bring the ring back to the lord, in hopes of either a reward or a contract for work that will finally test the group's meddle. Although not knowing how Lord Padraig will react to being reunited with his precious property, they still find themselves in high spirits. The sun is shining high in the sky, and a cool breeze works its way in between the gaps in clothing and armor, making for a calm, comfortable journey.

    The town of Winterhaven peeks its profile over the rolling hills in the distance.

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  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    "I suppose we made it after all," Zevi mutters. He carefully rolls up his map depicting the area around Winterhaven, and tucks it in his pack.
    "Good thing, too. Rain coming soon."

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    It'll be good to be back in civilization again." said Barran as he looked over the town and flashed an infectious smile. "I want a bath, a mug of mead and some...companionship... in the worst way. And not necessarily in that order."

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  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    Panmorn shakes his head, he wasn't quite sure what he thought of Barran, but so far he had been good company and hearing him play his flute always lifted Panmorn's spirits.

    Looking up at the sky feeling the bright shining sun on his face, Panmorn says a silent prayer to Pelor. Panmorn had never been this far from home. He looks out over Winterhaven and sees the farms rolling off in the distance, and can't help but feel a little homesick. "No matter" he says to himself, "you can't change the past so you have to keep moving forward."

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  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    El Skid wrote: »
    It'll be good to be back in civilization again." said Barran as he looked over the town and flashed an infectious smile. "I want a bath, a mug of mead and some...companionship... in the worst way. And not necessarily in that order."

    Zevi said, "Yes, delightful. Bath water from the same river they wash clothing in, which is then used to water down the mead. I won't even talk about what's dirtying the 'companionship'. Too depressing."

  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    "I have high hopes for what will come of this delivery," Halvard says, resting his halberd across his shoulders. It was an old habit, always having his weapon out, but it was a habit that has kept him alive more times than he cared to count. "What sort of work do you suppose we'll get? Something a little more taxing this time?"

  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    "Taxing is overrated" said Barran with a winsome sigh. "Give me a nice, easy job any day, followed by some watered down mead and slightly-less-than clean companionship. It's the tough jobs where you get paid enough to afford the really good drinks that are really dangerous and make you deal with no end of repercussions.... And then you can afford high-end companionship, and they come with so much baggage....." he shudders at the thought.

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  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    "I wouldn't mind a little coin in my pocket and a nice warm bed." Said Panmorn as he cinched his shield a little tighter on his back. "I wouldn't mind getting some of this armor off while I'm at it." He was still settling into the life of adventure, farming was all he'd ever known. This was a thousand times farther from his house than he had ever been, and it was a bit unsettling for him.

  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    Halvard lets out a short laugh. "I will handle the danger for both of us, Barran. Maybe by watching me you can learn something."

  • HenslerHensler Registered User regular
    As always, Dire trails behind the group. His features mostly hidden beneath the custom made hood of his cloak which, despite the promises from the tailor the group met on the road, does little to hide the devilish horns extending from his forehead. The tiefling seems to pay little attention to conversation from the party.

    "I'd hoped to find a library to continue my research, but I doubt there is a single book in this place," he mumbles with a sigh.

  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    "I'm sure you're right, Dire. Thank goodness we're here to bring culture and big city life to their village."

  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    The party continues down the old, worn road. The conversation continues on a similar note, broken often by the calls of bird in the trees along the road. The town continues to rise over the hills in the ever lessening distance.

    Suddenly, from a nearby bush ahead of you, leaves shake violently as a finch darts into the sky.
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  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    Zevi quirks an eyebrow, and motions with his head toward the offending bush. "So how do you want to handle this? We may not have as wonderful a welcome to town as we'd hoped."

  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    "What did you see?" Panmorn asked while readying his shield.

  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    With his weapon in one hand, Halvard reaches down with the other and picks up a rock. He throws it hard at the bush, hoping to force out whatever might be hiding in there.
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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    "Halvard wai..." yelled Barran, quickly realizing it was too late to stop the Barbarian from throwing the stone.

    Turning at the bushes ahead, he didn't wait to see what the rock may have hit before starting with damage control. "Ho there, the bushes. We are ...genearlly... peaceful travellers who have been ambushed a few times too many. If you bear us no ill will, please come out and speak with us, and we'll cease any further hostilities!"

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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    Halvard's rock smashes into the bushes but to no apparent effect. A moment later, several high-pitched twitters rise up from in front of the travelers. As if on command, a number of Kobolds start jumping out from behind their hiding places. They don't look like they want to talk.

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  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    "Hah!" Halvard barks, his halberd already poised for the assault. "Come and meet your death, vermin!"

  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    "Kobolds. I'd wish for something besides these things, but next thing you know we'd be under dragon assault."
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  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    Sword and Shield ready, Panmorn prays "Pelor give me strength."
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  • HenslerHensler Registered User regular
    Dire's wand slides into his hand from the folds of his sleeve. The shadows over his face flicker with the light of the hellflames appearing in his eyes.
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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    Baran gripped his flute while looking at the Kobolds in disgust. I wonder what they're doing so close to civilization...

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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    Ambush on the Road to Winterhaven - Round 1

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  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    Halvard grins as he launches himself into a ferocious charge toward one of the stronger looking kobolds. He slams his halberd into the creature's gut with an obscene amount of force, snarling as he sees the pain in its face.
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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    The kobold, clutching its wound, stumbles back after the attack.
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  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    Panmorn smiles at the sight of Halvard smashing into the creature, I can do that too he thinks to himself.

    As he charges the kobold behind the rocks on his left, he calls out in challenge at the one next to Halvard, "You too will feel Pelor's wrath!"

    He bears down on the kobold Slinger, his longsword slashing through its defense.
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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    Ambush on the Road to Winterhaven - Round 1

    Kobolds scurry forward and back across the now matted grass. Panmorn's combatant takes a quick jump backwards before darting off to the west. It swings its leather sling wildly above its head as it moves, finally swinging around and letting fly a crude rock, aimed inexpertly at Panmorn's head. It misses, pinging off the large boulder beside him and smashing into pieces.

    Meanwhile on the other side of the path, Halvard finds himself surrounded by the chittering beasts. The armored kobold in front of the barbarian deftly slinks forward, giving a quick command to his companion in a foreign, brutish language. Halvard looks over his shoulder just time to see the other kobold taking up position behind him. As if expertly trained, the kobolds lash out at the barbarian in turn with their swords. Luckily, rusted, dull steel is no match for the well crafted hide armor, and both strikes are deflected.

    The smaller kobolds take turns charging wildly at the adventurers. Three of the tiny creatures manage to surround Panmorn, cornering him against the boulder. The slinger's dramatic display was all the distraction they needed to slice and stab at the paladin, making deep scratches in his sides and back.

    Back on the road, two more kobolds charge at Dire and Barran, but the vast open space between them and the kobolds' almost comical cries of fury make for an unimpressive blitz assault. Both kobolds find air with their strikes and struggle to regain their footing.

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  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    "Well, this is certainly a thing," Zevi says with considerably less bombast than the fighters.

    He smoothly pulls back his bowstring and lets fly arrows at the dragonshield with its back turned to him. They come at a blinding rate from his bow, but Zevi is clearly disappointed with the results, as only one actually penetrates the armor.
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  • HenslerHensler Registered User regular
    Dire cautiously manuevers back a few feet and raises his wand in the direction of the nearest kobold. The tiefling speaks the word "Friezeus" as a burst of blowing cold energy lances out from the wand. Unfortunately, in his haste, the young wizard loses control of the wand and his kobold target doesn't have to dodge at all as the spell harmlessly flies off into the sky.

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    Seeing Halvard surrounded by the largest brutes, Barran slides away from the kobolds surrounding him and brings his flute to his mouth, sending a piercing note directed at the uninjured shield kobold- it lets out a wail and brings its hands to its head, giving Halvard a chance to strike before it wobbles back a ways, still clutching its ears in agony.
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  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    Halvard swings his weapon in a wide arc meant to catch the legs of the stumbling kobold, but misses utterly. He attempts to play it off as the lead-up to an attack against the other one, but misses that kobold almost as badly. Ultimately, he chooses to blame the kobolds for being too shifty.
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  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    As the kobolds dig in to him Panmorn starts to laugh........ "You think that is pain!" he says, "You know nothing of pain!"
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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
    Ambush on the Road to Winterhaven - Round 2

    The kobolds continue to skitter across the field, slashing and tearing as they go. Their wounds don't seem to dull their tenacity, and their fallen comrade goes completely unnoticed. In fact, one of the kobolds surrounding Panmorn hops over the mangled creature to stick his spear into the Paladin's side. He cringes just in time to take a glass phial to the head, which explodes and covers him head-to-toe in a sticky, goopy substance. With no allies within fifty feet, he is severely injured and unable to retreat.

    Things aren't looking any better on the other side of the road. Halvard continues to battle the sword-wielding beasts, taking a nasty strike to the thigh. The barbarian's companions to the south fall back only to be set upon by the kobolds once more, this time with Barren feeling the jab of one of their spears.

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    As the Kobold misses Dire, Barran gives a shout of encouragement, and Dire slides away from one of the fiends.
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  • ronrabronrab Registered User regular
    "Even I didn't think this could possibly go this bad!"

    Zevi fired off two shots at kobolds. Without waiting to see if they hit, he darted across to Panmorn with (literally) inhuman speed. When he had a moment to breathe, he'd see what he could do for the be-gooed fighter.
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  • FiggyFiggy Registered User regular
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  • HenslerHensler Registered User regular
    "Burn, monsters!" Dire cries out as his hands turn to flame and he turns two of the smaller kobolds to ash.

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    Freed from harrassment from the small monsters, Barran strode forward and shouted a powerful word of encouragement at Panmorn, who felt his spirits lift. He then turned to the same kobold in front of Halvard and let lose another note, but this time his aim is slightly off, and the kobold is not phased despite his weapon vibrating violently for a moment.
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  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    Feeling the sting of the kobold's weapon, Halvard grins at his new target. "You will not live to regret that!" He swings his halberd once, landing a less powerful hit than he had wanted. Pushing himself to quickly attack again, he overextends, missing the kobold completely. In anticipation of retaliation, he centers himself in the way that only the goliath people can.
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