DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 37

Start round 2. Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Initiative 24: Stabem

Initiative 23: Barnacleez

Initiative 23: Cando

Initiative 22: Wahesh

Initiative 19: Lady Emyralda

Initiative 14: Ro-Mahn

Initiative 10: Haunt

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

Those affected by the Song of Discord effect, please tell me Odd or Even. It will determine if you get to act normally of attack a companion.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 2 rounds)

Song of Discord – Affected characters have a 50% chance to attack the nearest target each round. (Roll to determine each creature’s behavior every round at the beginning of its turn.) A creature that does not attack its nearest neighbor is free to act normally for that round. Creatures forced to attack their fellows employ all methods at their disposal, choosing their deadliest spells and most advantageous combat tactics.

Wahesh – Song of Discord (5 rounds)

Barnacleez – Song of Discord (5 rounds)

Stabem – Song of Discord (5 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (49/49), Stabem (36/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (35/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 36

At the sight of the shadowy forms, Ro-Mahn called out to his companions. Stabem looked around suspiciously but held his ground. Barnacleez cast detect magic and looked toward the stage. Cando moved across the stage and into the house to stand before one of the doors. Wahesh and Lady Emyralda waited to see what happened next. Ro-Mahn crossed the stage and took a seat in the first row.

Figures of the Firebrand Legion appear on stage amid a din of combat, locked in battle. The ghostly image of a middle-aged Delbera appears, her flaming axe in hand, ordering, “Rally to me and shields out! Don’t give them an inch!”

Wahesh, Barnacleez and Stabem were all caught up and enthralled by the scene playing out before their eyes.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 36

Faded blue curtains line the stage on the southeastern side of this theater. The benches, stage, and framing have all been carved from the living stone. A yellowed playbill still hangs from the doors, promising “A night of excitement, friendship, and sacrifice in Dawn Shines on the Legion.”

What do you do next?

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 3 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (49/49), Stabem (36/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (35/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 35

After investigating the prop room, the party checked out the door to the north. It led to an east-west passage connecting to the grand hall via a secret door and a staircase leading up. The party opted to explore the western door instead.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 35

The door to the north opens into a long hallway heading east and west. To the west, the passage becomes a long gradual staircase heading up.

What do you do next?

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 4 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (49/49), Stabem (36/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (35/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 34

Lady Emyralda pocketed the wand of cure moderate wounds. The halfling assessed the injuries of the party and channeled positive energy to fully heal Ro-Mahn and Wahesh and 10 damage from Stabem.

A search of the room yielded some interesting items.

Ro-Mahn found four life-sized statues of kobolds. They were hollow and cast in copper. He estimated each to be worth 150 gp.

Barnacleez used his Detect Magic spell to locate an aura coming from the drawer of a dressing table. Inside he found a hat. The gnome studies the item and determined that is was a Hat of Disguise. “He says his name is Lon.”

Cando located a handful of scripts penned by Lady Delbera. These included The Fall of Karexin, The Wedding of Riellal, and Dawn Shines on the Legion. These three scripts describe the period in Delbera’s life when she transitioned from roving adventurer to stalwart defender of Davarn. While none of the scripts are especially groundbreaking or valuable, The Fall of Karexin tells the tale of how her adventuring band, the Rising Blades, entered Nar-Voth to stem the tide of undead plaguing a small town in Andoran. The Rising Blades discovered the origin of the raiders—a fey necromancer named Karexin—and, in the process, saved the svirfneblin village of Oremont. The Rising Blades, assisted by the svirfneblin, eventually triumphed over Karexin and his undead hordes, finally casting his body into the abyss.

Spending time reading the scripts will grant a bonus to Knowledge (history) or Knowledge (local) checks related to Lady Delbera and the Rising Blades.

Once the room had been searched to satisfaction, Wahesh opened the northern door.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 34

The room beyond the infirmary is filled with theater costumes and props. Dried makeup and dry, rotting costumes give the room a musty smell. Fake treasure troves and plaster monster masks are carefully stored in the cabinets. The room looks unused for many years.

Single doors are located upon the north and west walls.

What do you do next?

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes, 4 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 4 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (26/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 33

Lady Emyralda took some time to examine the wand and determined that it was a Wand of Cure Moderate Wounds with 17 charges remaining. The rest of the party searched the room but did not find anything else of interest or value.

Wahesh suggested that the party investigate the next door to the north. Ro-Mahn did not sense any traps and the door was unlocked. The fighter again opened the door and looked within.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 33

The room beyond the door is set up as an infirmary. The room looks unused for many years. A wand is laying atop one of the tables.

A single door is on the northern wall of the room. The passage continues to the west with two doors along the southern wall and opening in the north at the far western end. Double doors to the southwest and the southern branch of the passage remain unexplored.

What do you do next?

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes, 8 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 8 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (26/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 32

Taking the lead, Wahesh guided the party to the northern door. Ro-Mahn did not sense any traps and the door was unlocked. The fighter opened the door and looked within.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 32

The double doors to the north also bear a sturdy lock. Similar to the other entrance to the grat hall, hastily painted letters spell out “Danger, do not enter” in Undercommon.

The double doors to the east open into a well-furnished room. This pentagonal room is decorated with comfortable chairs and sofas around a fireplace. A small bust of Delbera Axebringer sits in the northernmost corner.

The passage continues to the south and northwest. Double doors to the west and a single door to the north are immediately visible.

What do you do next?

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 4 minutes)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 1 minute)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (26/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 31

The party investigated the northern door further. The dwarven runes read, “Those who stand against injustice, those sired by the will to defend, announce yourselves and enter.” The door was determined to be both physically and magically locked and warded.

Lady Emyralda, Ro-Mahn, Baracleez and Cando all tried to announce themselves as friends and proclaim their good intent but this had no effect on the barrier.

Efforts by Ro-Mahn to finesse the opening were unsuccessful. Efforts by Cando to pry open the door were equally ineffective.

The party moved on to investigate the rest of the redoubt, starting with the unexplored passage to the southwest. Before leaving the room, Ro-Mahn had an epiphany regarding the voices trailing after the defeated haunts. The ranger/rogue recalled the phrases, “We who court the ways of honor” and “By sweat and blood, we have come here”.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 31

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

What do you do next?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 4 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 5 minutes)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (26/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 30

Stabem stepped to the side to gain flanking with Lady Emyralda. The rogue attacked the monster with his rapier but failed to connect this time. Cando again charged his axe with arcane energy and took a powerful swing. The attack scored a hit dealing 21 damage which was blunted by the creature’s rocky composition.

Ro-Mahn waited for Lady Emyralda to withdraw from the immediate combat and stepped in to take her attack position. The ranger/rogue stabbed with his rapier from a flanking position. The attack struck true and dealt 17 damage but the monster deflected a portion of it.

Barnacleez cast a bull’s strength spell and sent Lou G’Boo to deliver it to Cando, renewing the expiring application. Wahesh dropped his short sword and took a two-handed grip on his longsword. The fighter took a powerful swing which connected with the monster. The resulting 13 damage, while blunted, was enough to scatter the stony pieces of the supernatural threat.

With the monster’s defeat, a thrumming chant of dwarven voices sounded through the hall, swearing, “We who court the ways of honor.” The images of Delbera and the half-orc faded away.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 30

Begin Combat Round 2. Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Initiative 25: Stabem

Initiative 25: Cando

Initiative 23: Ro-Mahn

Initiative 23: Lady Emyralda

Initiative 20: Barnacleez

Initiative 11: Wahesh

Initiative 9: Animated Rubble

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 1 round)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 1 round)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (26/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 29

Stabem charged forward and attacked the newly formed adversary. The halfling stabbed with his rapier and scored a hit for 20 damage. While a well-placed hit, the weapons did not seem to wound the monster as much as expected. Cando charged his axe with arcane energy and stepped up to attack the creature. He took a swing with his weapon, hitting for 11 damage but was left feeling that only a small portion of the damage was actually inflicted.

Ro-Mahn surged forward and attacked with his rapier. The rogue hit for 15 damage but felt that the thrust was deflected by the creature’s stony composition. Lady Emyralda stepped forward and attacked with her scimitar but the cleric’s attack failed to connect.

Barnacleez recognized the monster as some sort of animated object made of stone. The gnome produced his wand of magic missile and fired upon the construct. The force missile landed and dealt 5 damage. Wahesh drew his weapons and joined his companions in attacking the creature. The fighter’s longsword chopped into the mass of stone dealing 6 damage which appeared to be ignored by the monster.

With a bellow of rage, the construct swatted Stabem dealing 12 damage. It directed a follow-up attack at Cando but it missed the half-orc.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 29

A ghostly image of Delbera appears, frozen in fear. Another ghostly form, this one a half-orc man, falls to the floor beside her, gasping in short, ragged breaths. A stentorian voice booms through the grand hall. “Pitiful girl. Do you really think what you and your companions have done here today has achieved anything but merely slow my rise to power? I shall take great satisfaction in adding your corpses to my army.” As the voice echoes, the shattered bits of statue assemble themselves into a 12-foot-tall form.

Roll initiative. Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 2 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 28

Cando, Wahesh and Lady Emyralda entered the room and moved to examine the paintings. Collectively they identified the portraits as members of the Rising Blades.

• Delbera Axebringer (muscular but maternal dwarven woman)
• Drovok (ruggedly handsome half-orc in long robes)
• Emalla Ardani the Far Seer (Varisian woman holding a crystal ball)
• Kandin Mallox (Chelish man in plate armor pictured with a sword and shield)
• Riellal (half-elven woman leaning against a bow)

Barnacleez, Ro-Mahn and Stabem examined the door to the north. As it was glowing and radiated a magical aura. Ro-Mahn translated the dwarven runes on its surface as, “Those who stand against injustice, those sired by the will to defend, announce yourselves and enter.” The door was locked.

Cando, Ro-Mahn and Lady Emyralda all felt a swelling of evangelical devotion wash over them which caused them to look around the room with anticipation.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 28

A brilliant crystal chandelier hangs in the center of this open room. Five portraits hang on the walls: a Chelish man in plate armor pictured with a sword and shield, a half-elven woman leaning against a bow, a ruggedly handsome half-orc in long robes, a Varisian woman holding a crystal ball, and a muscular but maternal dwarven woman. Several statues have been smashed to rubble, cluttering the floor.

Part of the chamber’s northern wall has been torn down, revealing a once-secret door of bronze and gently shimmering runes.

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

What do you do next?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 3 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 27

After the experience in the chapel, the party turned its attention next to the double doors. The bronze double doors had been sealed with a sturdy looking lock. Hastily painted letters spelled out unfamiliar words for most. Stabem translated the message from Undercommon, “Danger, do not enter.”

Wahesh and Ro-Mahn examined the doors for traps. Neither noticed anything concerning. Cando and Ro-Mahn listened to the doors but did not hear anything beyond.

Ro-Mahn tried to pick the lock on the bronze double doors but it proved beyond him. Lady Emyralda cast a Guidance spell on Stabem before the halfling took a try. Stabem had the touch and the lock popped open under his manipulation. The halfling pushed the great doors open with a smug smile.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 27

I have not updated the combat map.

What do you do next? There are double doors to the west, stairs going up and the passage to the south.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 8 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 8 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 26

Ro-Mahn and Lady Emyralda both tried to engage the spirit, offering praise and gifts to Torag. Wahesh, Barnacleez and Stabem looked around nervously, waiting for the other boot to drop.

Cando joined in with the hymn. The half-orc’s baritone voice blended well with the spirit’s song.

After three rounds, the hymn ended and a thrumming chant of dwarven voices sounded through the hall, swearing, “By sweat and blood, we have come here.” Afterwards, the room returns to its original state.

There was nothing else of interest in the room.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 26

Roll initiative. Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

What do you do next?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 1 minutes, 1 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes, 1 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 25

The party formed up into ranks and proceeded to explore the door to the north.

An anvil-shaped altar stands prominently at the northeastern end of this chapel. A cold furnace is cut into wall behind the anvil, while tools of the forge lie carefully arranged about the worship space. A blacksmith’s apron lies across the anvil.

A moment after entering the room, both Ro-Mahn and Stabem feel the swelling of evangelical devotion wash over them. The forge behind the altar flares to life, and the image of a dwarven girl—barely beyond puberty—appears beside the flames, hammering steadily as she melodically sings hymns to Torag, the Father of Creation.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 25

I have not updated the combat map.

Spellcraft rolls can be made to identify the spear and shield.

What do you do next? There is a door to the north, double doors to the west, a hallway and double doors to the south and the stairs leading up.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 1 minutes, 2 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes, 2 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 24

After regrouping, the party ventured back into the trophy room. No signs of the damage caused during the haunt remained.

The area to the north had been obviously looted while the section to the south remained intact. A search of the north revealed an empty display case with the impression of a large, double-bladed waraxe is still visible in the velvet lining. A similarly intact but empty case was found against the eastern wall, simply labeled “Rod of Karexin the Mad,” though the word “Mad” has been crossed out, and a delicate, precise hand has written “Visionary.”

The area to the south turned up a few noteworthy items, including a magic spear, a magic light steel shield depicting a Taldan wedding, a mithral shirt, a slightly vandalized suit of masterwork half-plate, a masterwork longspear, a masterwork composite longbow (Str +4), and a bejeweled longspear sized for a small creature.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 24

I have not updated the combat map.

What do you do next?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 2 minutes, 2 rounds)

Stabem - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 4 minutes, 2 rounds)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 23

Barnacleez cast Bull’s Strength on Stabem. Stabem and Wahesh stood ready looking for queues from their companions. Ro-Mahn tried to speak but was at a loss for words. Lady Emyralda called out, “We mean you no harm. We are here to vanquish the evil and retrieve a few items for a friend of the dwarves. We ask to pass in peace.” The cleric quickly realized that this manifestation was more like a memory haunting this place than a thinking entity. Cando puzzled over the haunt and began to sing a song to bolster his comrades.

The rumbling and tension finally broke as a ghostly bulette leaped from the ground and pulled the dwarven woman below the floor.

At the sight of this, Ro-Mahn, Cando, Lady Emyralda, Stabem and Lou G’Boo were consumed with overwhelming fear, dropping their weapons in a panic and running away. The exodus took them back through the taproom and into the secret tunnel. Wahesh and Barnacleez stood their ground but were shaken by the experience.

The fighter and the sorcerer quickly gathered the equipment of their friends and retreated to the tap room and closed the door once more. After a short time, the panicked adventures came to their senses and rejoined their companions.