[Forum Game, finished] Dear guests and residents, beware of the hills north of the Tavern!

[m7600]

Antimatter managed to wake up the people in the cellar, though only for a brief moment, since they became unconscious again. Upon examination, it seems that they are intoxicated.

Urdnot Wrex empties the content of the Potion of Mental Clarity on the talking Treant. Nothing happens. The Treant gives a curious look at the Krogan and says:

Treant: It seems that the illness that plagues your mind causes you to act erratically during certain moments, and the rest of the time you act rationally. Do not worry, friend, I will try to think of some other way of helping you with that problem of yours."

 

[Nimran]

Nimran overhears the words of the tree and pauses for a bit before sneaking over behind it. He prepares to backstab.

 

[m7600]

DM says: Just for the sake of expedience, I'll assume that someone casts True Seeing, or something equivalent, and that whoever casts it informs the result to the rest of the group that's above ground.

After casting True Seeing, the party discovers that the talking Treant is actually a dwarven man. He is wearing a robe and carrying a wooden quarterstaff. Judging by his attire, he appears to be a druid.

 

[Urdnot_Wrex]

I roar loudly and give the lying coward a Krogan headbutt.

(Feel free to stop the time or something if it's inadequate. But it's our nature)

 

[m7600]

DM says: I need everyone to roll Initiative (just joking, we don't have dice!)

The Krogan catches the dwarf by surprise. Infuriated, the druid shouts:

Druid: "We're under attack! Defend the forest!"

The dwarven druid casts Animal Summoning I. Two dire wolves are summoned. Meanwhile, the Treants prepare to attack the party.

 

[Urdnot_Wrex]

[OOC: You're mean. If I caught him by surprise, he should be unconscious now ]

 

[m7600]

[Depends on the roll. With a Nat 20, he'd be unconscious, if not outright incapacitated. If you rolled a 1, your character would be the one that's unconscious But since we don't have dice yet, there's no way to tell ]

 

[Antimatter]

Antimatter, not being able to help the poor fellas in the cellar and hearing screams outside, teleports back. Examining the situation, Antimatter sends a rallying call to our resident raven rogue. "Just make sure not to ask Odin to send bolts of lightning here, or more species will be harmed than just Treants, oh dear wise bird!"

In the meantime, Antimatter tries to prepare a few charm grenades

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Should be enough, according to that botany book, right? If I add seeds and a bit of antimatter, everything should be fine, right? Hope these are not the "famous last words".

 

[alice_ashpool]

"Finally!" I raise my voice, shouting out my prepared Bless, and calling upon Vlaakith to grant me her favor before Misty Stepping to the nearest Treant not being headbutted, attempting to decapitate something with my Silver Sword

 

[m7600]

The Treant that alice_ashpool attacked is instantly killed. A Silver Sword is a fearsome weapon. The Dwarven druid shouts:

"Damn you and your Lich Queen, Githyanki! I knew that Treant since he was just an acorn!"

 

[Urdnot_Wrex]

"Then stop lying, show those Treants who you really are and finally tell us what's going on here!" I bellow at the dwarf and use his shock to try to grab his staff.

 

[mlnevese]

Primitives...

 

[m7600]

Urdnot Wrex succeeds in taking the quarterstaff from the dwarven druid.

Druid: "I don't need it, and I will tell you nothing!"

The druid casts Shillelagh. A magical wooden club appears in one of his hands. Meanwhile, six Treants still remain. Three of them approach Urdnot Wrex, swinging their branches at the Krogan. The three other ones approach alice_ashpool and attempt to attack her as well. The two dire wolves, with their keen sense of smell, detect Nimran the ferret, and attempt to bite him.

 

[mlnevese]

I'll telepathically search his mind for the creature he fears the most then shapechange into it and drop my invisibility in front of him

 

[m7600]

Using alien powers, mlnevese discovered that the Dwarven druid fears beholders the most. As mlnevese took on that form and appeared, the dwarf said:

Druid: "A beholder! Everybody run!"

All of the Treants, as well as the dire wolves, and the Dwarf himself, began to flee.

 

[alice_ashpool]

Alice uses her Mage Hand to make a rude gesture at the Beholder and Jumps after the Dwarf attempting to catch him.

 

[m7600]

Alice succeeds in catching the Dwarf.

Druid: "No! What are you doing? The beholder will kill us all! Run!"

The Dwarf, who is technically grappled, attempts to free himself. Meanwhile, the Treants continue to retreat further into the forest. The dire wolves have run away.

 

[mlnevese]

I shoot a disintegration ray close enough for the dwarf to see its green glow and feel the heat.

"I will kill nobody but YOU if you don't answer my questions... Don't think you can run faster than me."

 

[m7600]

The dwarven druid, still visibly shaken, asks:

Druid: "Wha... what questions? What do you want?"

 

[Antimatter]

Antimatter shots a charm grenade towards the druid. The first thing to ask would be to lay down all weapons and command Treants and wolves to become friendly. Then we should ask who stands behind all this mess. They should also release all the captives immediately. And eventually, we should invite the druid and all his allies to the Tavern, to have a good drink with us and tell us all the details.