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[D&D 5E] Playtest of Chaos (Game Thread)
Denada
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The Playtest of Chaos
a playtest of the D&D Next rules using the Caves of Chaos adventure
a playtest of the D&D Next rules using the Caves of Chaos adventure
Welcome to the game thread! This is where the players will be playing and I will be DMing. Before we get underway with the adventure, allow me to list what optional rules are being used:
Character Creation:
- All stat generation options are available.
- All Race and Class options are available.
- All Background and Specialty options are available.
Play:
- Optional Rule: Slow Recovery will not be in use.
- Experimental Rule 1: Rests will not be in use.
- Experimental Rule 2: Healing and Rests will not be in use.
- Experimental Rule: Maximum Number of Attuned Items will be in use.
- Experimental Rule: Test of Wills will be in use.
- Optional Rule: Mixing Potions will be in use.
- Optional Rule: Scroll Mishaps will be in use.
- I will not be using maps or a grid. Nooooope, gonna use a grid.
Got all that? Now on to the mechanics of actually posting in this PbP game:
- Try to post at least once a day, unless your character isn't actively involved in whatever happens to be going on at the time. If you don't post, I will assume you have lost interest or died or something and I will replace you with the next person on the list (if there is one). If there isn't another person on the list, I'll just kill your character or something. I don't know.
- Make your rolls on Invisible Castle or Orokos.
- Out of Character (OOC) text should be in DarkGrey text. Don't use spoilers.
- Make sure you have easy access to your character sheet. I will not be keeping track of it for you. I will be keeping track of combat-relevant numbers, but that's it.
Okay, now that that's all out of the way, let's get on with it. My next post will be the start of the adventure.
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It is with that burden that you began your travels.
You have been passing through the forest for some time, as it grows denser and gloomier, until the misshapen trees and grasping briars suddenly give way to a ravine. Its walls—dark, streaked rock mingled with earth—rise steeply to either side to a height of about 100 feet. Clumps of trees, some dead, stand even on the slopes. The opening you are in is about 200 feet wide, and the ravine runs at least 400 feet west. At varying heights on all sides of the ravine are the mouths of caves. The sunlight is dim and the air is dank, with the oppressive feeling of something evil watching. A flock of ravens rises croaking from the ground, the terrain magnifying the beat of their wings and their cries into a horrible sound. Among the litter of rubble, boulders, and dead wood on the ravine floor, you can see bones of humanoids, animals, and other creatures.
You have discovered the Caves of Chaos.
So yeah, there you are. There are numerous caves visible from where you're standing. The closest one is on your left, about a hundred feet away.
Do any of us know any rumors or other info about the Caves of Chaos or should we play our characters as if they are going in here totally blind?
Since it is an at-will, Archibald will be casting mage armor whenever it expires so as it is always on.
If for some reason you guys are ever waiting for me to post my action for combat just assume Archibald does the following to keep things moving:
1) If he can catch 2 or more enemies in a Burning Hands cast that
2) Else if any enemies are in melee range use a Shocking Grasp on one
3) Else if any enemies are within 15 feet use Burning Hands on one
4) Otherwise fire (or reload as needed) the light crossbow
Looks like Things are about to go down. I would suggest we form up for combat as this place just reeks of an ambush zone.
My advice would be two ranks with Bruce the Mad, Kal Ratha and Blank in front and Grogni and myself behind. Kal Ratha and Blank especially should keep their eyes peeled for traps.
Everyone get any ranged weapons ready while we are outside as we may be able to get off a volley before any hostiles can get close.
Archibald is looking around to see if there are any places outside the obvious cave mouths where an ambush might be waiting that we can see from our current location.
If there really are monsters in these caves they probably have gaurds watching us.
Go ahead and roll an Intelligence check to see if you know anything else about the caves. It's up to you to decide if one of your Skills might apply, and if you think it does, call out what Skill you're adding and add the bonus to your check. If I disagree about adding the skill I'll just subtract the bonus before describing the result, although that's not likely to happen very often.
Stealthing to the entrance of the first cave.: 1d20+6 7
Skill Mastery: 1d4 3
Poorly...Total of 10.
FYI- I didn't expect this to happen so quickly, and I'm on the way to a LARP for the weekend.
1d20+4=17
1d20+3=11
Whatever the case may be, it is generally accepted that the weaker species live on the bottom levels.
Kal Ratha: The lack of trees or other foliage between you and the nearest cave mouth make it difficult to conceal your movements. Fortunately, you don't see anyone outside of or immediately inside the cave mouth. There are many footprints here, leading both in and out of the cave. The cave is dimly lit at best, and you can only see about 30 feet into it before it branches off into three different directions.
Grogni: The caves appear natural, though it's obvious that humanoids live around here. Piles of trash, waste, dead bodies, and other tell-tale signs of evil creatures living in the area are numerous. You're somewhat surprised that the ravine isn't in worse shape, considering how small it is and how many monsters supposedly live here.
His peice said, Bruce draws a brightly painted war boomerang from a holster on his leg and begins moving quietly forward amongst the rubble, taking note of his surroundings as he goes.
Bruce uses his passable tracking skills to get a lay of the land and an idea of any recent activity. [1d20+0+3]=17+3=20
Bruce uses his Sneak skill to be sneaky.[1d20+2+3]=17+5=22
Dammit. I'm 'wasting' my good rolls on out of combat crap. ;-)
Not sure what to roll here, i don't seem to have any spot or peering skills trained, but my disable device is good. I will however check my folklore knowledge about he caves themselves
5+d20 = 6; looks like i rolled a 1 so...probably nothing. I think i may even feel a head ache for trying...
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3807251/
The corridor is obviously well used and frequently traveled, but you don't see anyone there right now.
Eating grapes. Drinky-drinky. Humpty-hump. Rockin' goat. ...self pleasuring. Some sortof... fist thing. Point.
No thieves' cant... Bruce just figures it's obvious what he means.
Stealth + Skill Mastery: 1d20+1d4+6 17
Attempt to determine what might be making these tracks.: 1d20+2 17 (Raw Intelligence roll.)
Roll Initiative!
Initiative: 1d20+4=6
Grugni is on the fucking ball despite not having his morning drink.
Archibald yells "Hold the entrance and don't chase them if they flee! We don't know how many more are in there.
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3811799/
Bruce, I need to hear the pop of your head coming out of your ass, Goblins YO!
sorry it took so long, had to work late. Should be on time now though.
The goblins are obviously intent on killing you, or at least trying their very hardest to kill you. But they're not as fast as they are vicious, so Doter and Grugni get the chance to take the first shots.
Doter - HP 8/8 - AC 14
Status: Normal.
Grugni - HP 9/9 - AC 12
Status: Normal.
Kal Ratha - HP 6/6 - AC 14
Status: Normal.
Stub-Nose - HP 3/3 - AC 13
Status: Normal.
One-Ear - HP 3/3 - AC 13
Status: Normal.
Wood-Foot - HP 3/3 - AC 13
Status: Normal.
Face-Paint - HP 3/3 - AC 13
Status: Normal.
Archibald - HP 8/8 - AC 12(14)
Status: Mage Armor (+2 AC).
Bruce - HP 12/12 - AC 16
Status: Normal.
Up First: @texasheat
Dagger throw: 19
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3812272/
Dmg: 6
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3812274/
I claim First blood in the name of the the thiefs guild!
@Der Waffle Mous is up next.
Dex saves vs. burning hands! A delayed action might be necessary, I don't know. Yay theatre of the mind!
Dex Saves: One-Ear and Face-Paint fail their saves and take 6 damage, which kills them. Wood-Foot makes his save, but still takes half damage, which is 3, which is enough to kill him anyway.
The goblins crowding the hallway display a startling lack of tactical acumen, bunching themselves up nicely for Grugni's gout of flame. All of them die for their mistake, even the one with a wooden foot, who was surprisingly agile for having a wooden foot.
Another pair of goblins come running up the hallway with bows in hand, but upon spotting the flaming bodies of their family on the floor of the corridor, they turn and run in the opposite direction.
Well, that takes care of that. This combat encounter is over, and everyone gets 12 XP.
If there's any loot on the bodies i'll take that too. I can fence anything to the guild...
Kal Ratha moves up to cover the western path, putting his back against the eastern wall.
It's an open area, so I'm figuring Stealth is out of the question.
The goblins' bodies are still in fire, but if you want to put them out to loot them you can certainly attempt to do so. No check necessary, just figure out a way to put out the fire.
"Glad me warnin' paid oof."
"looses his flail" is not a euphamism ... this time.
After spending a few minutes putting out the flames and looting the bodies, you find broken shortbows, charred arrows that are no longer usable, four crude (and burned) but still functional maces, some bags of something resembling food, and a total of 12 silver pieces and 18 copper pieces.
The shouts from further inside the cave have died down, and all is quiet now.
Kal will start moving down the hallway, following after the two goblins who ran off. He'll be keeping an eye out for traps and potential ambush areas. He'll be moving as quietly as possible from shadow to shadow, staying out of Archibald's lantern light.
Stealth + Skill Mastery: 1d20+1d4+6 23
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3813565/