Check out the opening post and understand that Year One NB stands for the first year of the New Beginning.

Migrating to the Haunted Highlands is a New Beginning for each of the PC Characters.

Year One is like the old Year One Batman issues and other Year One super hero series in the comic books.

In this adventure it is your first year of a new beginning!

The Players
Nordrog the Gnome/Gnome Cleric/Hammer Strength: 13 [Gnome Race Modifier -1] 12 +0
Dexterity: 13 +1
Constitution: 15 +1
Intelligence: 17 [Gnome Race Modifier +1] 18 +3
Wisdom: 18 [Prime] +3
Charisma: 17 [Second Prime] +2


Ma'ia Il'luume the Rain Walker/Elf Druid/Nimu Strength: 12 +0
Dexterity: 18 (Second Prime)[includes +1 race modifier] +3
Constitution: 13 [includes -1 race modifier] +1
Intelligence 16 +2
Wisdom 18 (Prime) +3
Charisma 16 +2


Amiri Mooncat/Elf Fighter/Brianna Str 18 +3 Primary Attribute
Dex 17 +2 [add +1 race modifier = 18 +3] Second Prime?
Con 15 +1 [subtract -1 race modifier = 14 +1]
Int 15 +1
Wis 15 +1
Cha 13 +1


Oliander Silver Eagle Turambar/Half Elf Ranger/Nomad Strength: 18 +3 (Prime attribute)
Dexterity: 17 +2 Half Elf Secondary Attribute
Constitution: 16 +2
Intelligence: 16 +2
Wisdom: 16 +2
Charisma: 10 +0


Lorenariel/Elf Bard/Dragon Mistress Strength 13 +1
Dexterity 14 [+1 race modifier = 15] +1
Constitution 14 [-1 race modifier = 13] +1
Intelligence 18 [Secondary Attribute at the beginning and Prime Attribute for Illusionist]
Wisdom 17 +3
Charisma 17 [Prime Attribute for Bard] +2

Attribute Bonuses: 10-12 = +0
13-15 = +1
16-17 = +2
18-19 = +3

Nimu will be getting some additional Elf spells for her Druid and Hammer will be getting some additional Gnome spells for his Cleric.

There is a Racial Spell for each level of each spell caster for a specific race in "Of Gods & Monsters" by James M Ward.

Nimu and Hammer will get their list of spells when their characters level up to 4th level after this encounter has been resolved and the adventurers survive the orcs!

Dragon Mistress will begin getting Elf spells for her Bard as an Elf when Loren levels up to Level 5 and then begins multi-classing as a Level 1 Illusionist.

My sister is in the hosspital with a foot infection that entered her blood stream. I did not know enough of her character to post for her.

Infections in the blood are never good. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

On the far less important subject of the game, I posted for Oliander. Note - I didn't put anything in yet about the god. The choice seems like a very good one for Oliander, but I am not quite sure how I want to work it in yet. That shall come.

My prayers go out for your sister! [Exekiel 16:6]

Thanks for letting us know!

She can catch things up when she is healthy!

When I read the ending of your post I had a good chuckle!

Thanks!

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. Send her my best wishes.

After a couple of PMs between Nimu and me I thought I should add a bit of clarity about the deities that I have assigned to everyone.

Concerning Elf deities the females are on the evil side of the coin and the males on the good side.

Seems that Mr Ward has developed an "opposites attract" situation that makes things sticky among Elf deities.

Haunted Highlands adventure is intended [from my point of view as the Castle Keeper] to be a band of adventurers who are fighting on the side of good.

No matter how discolored or disfigured the difference between good and evil seems to be in the Haunted Highlands setting.

The main thing with the deities is the artifacts and other pluses each deity can add in behalf of the individual PC Character during the course of the adventure.

I have given Nimu the okay that even though her character is Not a Devoted Worshipper, her Druid did come to the aid of a group of worshippers of that deity, so she will be awarded or shown favor by that deity during the course of the adventure.

The other thing is that at this point only the Castle Keeper knows what Magic Weapons are being awarded to each PC Character after the orcs are eliminated or driven off.

The addition of deity artifacts and some of them actually come to aid the worshipper as Avatars when threatened can make for some powerful assistance whenever things really get dicey later in this adventure.

Nordrog the Gnome is in a situation where he is a Cleric of his particular deity, but over the course of The Noble Wars and the warring factions the past 5 years, he has been a bit remiss in being really as devout a servant of his deity as he ordinarily would have been in a more peaceful clime.

Each Player Must Decide what is the best way to incorporate your role play with your particular deity as it fits into your character concept.

In Nomad's aka Oliander's case it may be a situation where the Elf deity assigned to his character makes an appearance to enlist his aid to help other Elfs that are threatened by some menace; Especially since he is a Half Elf, but more Human characteristics than Elf.

There are any number of possibilities for each of you to choose. The Role Play choice is yours!

What you do with your deity may influence your future Experience Points awards for role play as the adventure progresses!

Hope that clears some things up, or at least gives you some food for thought to spark an idea that you can work with your character.

Just take a good close look at what your assigned deity offers you in the way of artifacts, attribute bonuses and possible appearances by the Avatar in dangerous situations.

I may have to wait until Monday to finish posting the T1-R1 and T1R2 results.

From what I can gather, both the Bard and the Fighter are retreating to fire arrows at Skulgnar the Shaman.

He has encased himself in a Sanctuary spell, so anyone attacking the Shaman will have to pass a Charisma Saving Throw to be able to attack the Shaman orc.

If you fail the Charisma saving throw, you are allowed to pick another target.

That target will be one of the remaining 6 orcs armed with cross bows, since you decided to fire at the Shaman who is now behind all of his remaining troops.

REMEMBER: that there is a bounty for every Fresh Orc Head that you collect and that translates into Experience Points to be divided among the party!

Oliander will be attacking with his 2 blades and hopefully beheading some orcs!

Nordrog the Gnome will be attacking with his light mace and will have his +1 blessed dagger [from his deity] at the ready to behead some Fresh Orc Heads!

Ma'ia is loosing a spell of Entanglement and I will need to know what she is doing for her next action?

Besides casting the spell this round Ma'ia will have her scimitar drawn to defend herself. She'll be loosing another spell for the next round.

Question, how many orcs are left? archers? onrushing?

Posting for Brianna and Loren, shooting from cover Brianna and Loren fire first on the Shaman, if he is not hit then will change targets to other orcs starting with the one closest to the gates.

How does exault work--is it like inspire courage. IF so Loren will sing a rousing battle hymn to inspsire the troops and our comrades.

Loren sings the following. (in a deeper voice than a girl's)

(to the chorus of Men of Harlech If you want to hear what it is like go to-- http://www.contemplator.com/wales/harlech2.html there is a quick intro)

Rise ye Elves, and guard your Forests!
War has come, both Dread and Glorious.
We must stand and be Victorious,
Warriors of the Light.

Rise ye Elves, to defend us
Least the enemy do rend us
Doing all that is horrendous
In this, they must fail.

Stand we now with Fervor
In this great Endeavor
Weapons ready, warriors steady,
We face the gruesome foe now before us

Elven Warriors, on to glory
See your battle standards famed in story
Waves these buring words before ye,
"Eldamar shall not yield!

Rise ye Elves and take your Stand,
Cast out the Evil from our Land,
With Sword and Bow now in Hand,
Warriors of the Light.

Need to get some sleep!

At the moment the 10 onrushing orcs are still alive with some unconscious.

They need to be killed and beheaded for the party to get the bounty for Fresh Orc Heads and thus some more Experience Points to divvy up.

6 of the cross bow wielding orcs are still not hit by any attacks and the Shaman is surrounded by a Sanctuary spell.

7 of the cross bow orcs are lying dead and another is losing blood and will be dead in 3 more rounds.

[Wrote that 8 were dead and have not edited to correct that minor mistake]

That is what I remember off the top of my head as I am yawning and need to get some sleep!

EDIT Upon Further Review there are 8 dead orcs as what I originally wrote was Not a Mistake!

Ok, well, in the middle of combat I don't think there is a lot to post in detail. I will do so if I come up with anything. (Like a really cool song or design for a good steel toed boot)

For now though, I think there probably isn't much to say other than that Oliander continues to attack orcs. He will take out those close first, then move on to archers. For now he will leave the Shaman to others as his swords can only reach so far. He would typically leave behind unconscious and those bleeding to death to take out those who can still attack. Return to kill the unconscious when the danger is over.

Lookin' good so far.

..... of configuring the T1R1 resolutions.

Then I will configure the T1R2 resolutions and what the orcs do.

Should be posted later today!