The Sundered Way - OOC

[Arch Lich Burns]

I realize this. And I have a few ideas how that would change his actions but not his overall self. If that happens. Also partly why I am more interested in tiger. Bear is just hilarious. So is bear portal. And rotating bears.

[Theis2]

I was certain there only existed a secret cow realm

[spiderwrangler]

That's in another corner of The Beastlands, though more easily accessible if you combine the right items...

[BadgeAddict]

Could I get a short summary on what I've missed. Or is it mostly, found more vine things = killed them.

[M0rtimer]

I can give you a real quick description of pretty much the only important things we've encountered...

We found more vine things and killed them.

[BadgeAddict]

oh and...anything crazy happen that I should know about?

[Theis2]

Besides Holger blowing up? Not really, been calm and beneficial from my wild surges since then. We took a long rest in the secret and secure lab we found. We then went to investigate the rest of the floor. Found the way down to the next level, battled some blights. Split up into scout group and stay back group, except stay back group took the other way since we found a splitting path. scout party went on a very short path only leading down stairs to the next level while the stay back group found huge group of blights we are now currently battling.

[thinkslogically]

Umm... We also learned there are at least 3 levels to this ruin. We cleared the first level yesterday and it doesn't seem to have repopulated overnight which is nice. We are currently working on clearing the 2nd level without getting in each other's way (hence the withdrawal / ambush). We believe the bbeg is on the 3rd level down.

Umm... We also found vaults with magic crystal grenade things in it which seem to be one-use, spell-infused gems that you break to use. I don't know if zephyr was given any...

[BadgeAddict]

I remember the gem vaults, I was still here for that. I have one in my bag that I found in the bathroom that makes nice smells.

[M0rtimer]

Clearly the most powerful and useful one... If we were to give it to Maji.

[BadgeAddict]

Does he have a wet animal smell problem? makes perfect sense.

[spiderwrangler]

I remember the gem vaults, I was still here for that. I have one in my bag that I found in the bathroom that makes nice smells.

While gem based, that one seems to have have repeated use function. Also, not everything in the vaults were gems, some were metallic or organic in nature. Further experimentation showed they "don't get along".

[Arch Lich Burns]

Does he have a wet animal smell problem? makes perfect sense.

only in wet bear form.

[NotStickFigures]

Zephyr was given an item from the vaults, too. When I'm home and remember one day, I'll get you the description of what you took. I'm thinking burnt claw or talon or something like that, but I'll have it written down on a list at home I think.l

[Arch Lich Burns]

I have an idea. Unfortunaly due to me not knowing giant badger (and only knowing badger) it will not be the fastest plan. Basically dig little tunnels to find where they are, and pot shot them and/or smoke them out via fire.

[BadgeAddict]

And burn all of the potential loot?

Would be easier to have brought little mirrors with us and set them up in all of the corners.

[thinkslogically]

We need bait

But in seriousness, we should be very careful. They've prepped readied actions for us before so let's not die by getting impatient and running back in too soon...

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

I think we've actually impressed the things that we're not just fertilizer. We're fertilizer with an attitude. We may have to try to smoke/bake them out unless we want to gamble on the stones again. I'd like something I could be a little more certain of before I'd advocate a full frontal assault.

[BadgeAddict]

I forget...was I able to stop being a protector or not? If I'm still a defender type, then someone could go in front of me and I can give their attackers disadvantage.

I really wish I had a weapon with reach and this could be an extremely effective group to attack with.

[Arch Lich Burns]

Well zephyr is back and that was what she was used as before right?

[BadgeAddict]

Yeah, but we were talking about the possibility of me changing it because I hadn't realized that I wouldn't use it..at all.

[spiderwrangler]

I think Burns meant using Zephyr as bait... As far as the fighting style, I'll allow you to retrain in another one during downtime (you'd want to seek out someone who can train you in whatever it was you were wanting), but you're still shield protection for the time being.

((Nemeia never figured out the blindsense on the plants did she?))

Randy got pretty good knowledge rolls on them, I'm assuming he conveyed that sort of info to you guys in the last day and a half.

[thinkslogically]

Ok, then I have a thaumaturgy-based plan...

[spiderwrangler]

It's also been pointed out to me that I'd been treating their blindsight a bit more like tremorsense...

BLINDSIGHT
A monster with blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius. Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and gray oozes, typically have this special sense, as do creatures with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats and true dragons.
If a monster is naturally blind, it has a parenthetical note to this effect, indicating that the radius of its blindsight defines the maximum range of its perception.

TREMORSENSE
A monster with tremorsense can detect and pinpoint the origin of vibrations within a specific radius, provided that the monster and the source of the vibrations are in contact with the same ground or substance. Tremorsense can't be used to detect flying or incorporeal creatures. Many burrowing creatures, such as ankhegs and umber hulks, have this special sense.

It bugs me that the MM doesn't give any sort of indication what form their blindsight takes, however.

[thinkslogically]

Hmmm... Up to you then I guess. For plant things, something like tremorsense makes sense to me since plants might have their roots in the ground and be more sensitive to that kind of thing, but whatever you think.