Jun 3, 2026 5:32 am
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Trenton you are up!A CROWN RETURNED GAMEPLAY THREAD
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Jun 3, 2026 9:10 am
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I would like to remind that if it is my Overextending Feint that affected it,the Cauldron is at -2 to hit against me,not -2 AC. I think that stacks (indirectly) with the Forbidding Ward giving me +1 AC against it.Last edited June 3, 2026 9:11 am
Jun 3, 2026 9:03 pm
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I stand corrected, the Cauldron is at -2 to hit against you, Sapphira and it gives you +1 AC against it.@thronesmoker Trenton, you are up!
Jun 4, 2026 3:54 pm
Trent steps away from the Cauldron, towards the room it burst out of, while sustaining his Forbidding Ward on Fira, he quickly looks into the room to see if there is anything else there.
Action 1: Sustain Forbidding Ward on Fira
Action 2: Step towards the building
Action 3: Seek (Perception +5)
Action 1: Sustain Forbidding Ward on Fira
Action 2: Step towards the building
Action 3: Seek (Perception +5)
Jun 5, 2026 3:27 am
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TRENTON:What are you seeking? Are you scanning an area for hidden creatures, secret doors, hazards, or objects?
Jun 5, 2026 9:40 am
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SEEK (Perception)Rolls
Roll - (1d20+5)
(6) + 5 = 11
Jun 5, 2026 10:23 am
Trenton will shout to his companions:
This cauldon seems to be a sort of guard, just trying to chase us away!
This cauldon seems to be a sort of guard, just trying to chase us away!
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Jun 5, 2026 10:52 pm
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Is Fira currently in a position where she can exit combat without being trapped in the hut by the cauldron? Sheon is inclined to take Trent's advice and retreat, but he doesn't want to leave others in danger.Jun 5, 2026 11:27 pm
"Well, I'm not gonna leave empty-handed!" Fira yells back. "Tell me we have some kind of lead!"
Jun 6, 2026 6:20 am
"Yeah, what is the cauldron protecting in that moldy old hut? And why doesnt it just go back inside?" Jayne ask
Jun 6, 2026 7:42 pm
"I don't know, but the cauldron clearly belongs to the old witch and it isn't what we came here for. Barlus or someone camped here outside and was dragged off by other creatures, there's enough trail to follow them if we hurry."
He backs away toward the campsite eyes on the cauldron; assuming it does not follow, he will slowly sheathe his rapier but ready his crossbow in case it makes any threatening moves.
He backs away toward the campsite eyes on the cauldron; assuming it does not follow, he will slowly sheathe his rapier but ready his crossbow in case it makes any threatening moves.
Jun 6, 2026 7:47 pm
"Fine, kicking this thing around was getting boring anyway." Fira scoffs, trying to seem unruffled as she instantly shifts her posture, waving dismissively at the cauldron. "Go on then, shoo. Go guard your mold or whatever. Let's get on that trail."
Jun 7, 2026 2:09 am
As you back away from the Cauldron, it advances threateningly though as soon as you reach the tree populated surrounds of the clearing, it backs off and returns to the hut where it plonks itself down in the doorway.
Jun 7, 2026 5:47 pm
Before they get too far Trent asks:
Anyone have any doubts about the hut and it's guard-cauldron? To me it doesn't seem like it has much to do with missing Barius...
Anyone have any doubts about the hut and it's guard-cauldron? To me it doesn't seem like it has much to do with missing Barius...
Jun 7, 2026 5:51 pm
"Think about it." Fira gives Trenton a pointed look. "The drag marks started outside the hut. Probably means whoever was getting dragged had a reason to come here, but couldn't make it in before whatever got them...got them. Ah, if only the house's master was still alive, we could really put the screws on them." Her experiences in Cheliax come to mind unbidden, and she sets her teeth. "Good thing we have a better lead to follow!"
Jun 7, 2026 7:04 pm
Sheon will keep his aim focused on the cauldron until it returns to its hut and settles down.
As the others pull back from the fight and rejoin him, he'll chance taking his eyes off of it to point out the tracks he'd discovered earlier.
"Someone camped here. It could have been that long ago as you can still see the marks where they were dragged off that way," he motions away from the camp into the surrounding woods. "There was clearly a struggle; I think it was probably one person abducted, who put up a heck of a fight, but it might have been a couple. Based on their tracks, the captors were smaller, but there were at least half a dozen of them and probably more."
As the others pull back from the fight and rejoin him, he'll chance taking his eyes off of it to point out the tracks he'd discovered earlier.
"Someone camped here. It could have been that long ago as you can still see the marks where they were dragged off that way," he motions away from the camp into the surrounding woods. "There was clearly a struggle; I think it was probably one person abducted, who put up a heck of a fight, but it might have been a couple. Based on their tracks, the captors were smaller, but there were at least half a dozen of them and probably more."
Jun 8, 2026 1:15 am
Once you get to the trees, the Cauldron returns back to the hut. You continue onwards for another hour or so and decide its time to make camp and get some rest. You all benefit from a long reest that is uneventful.
The next day, you continue on with the journey through the woods. At about mid-morning, the dense trees and thick brush of the forest give way to a clearing, parting seemingly in respect of a titanic darkwood tree that dominates the centre of the clearing. Its towering trunk reaches over a hundred feet toward the sky, its broad branches fanning over the surrounding glade while thick tangles of roots spread out at the tree’s base. Oh, this tree must have seen much in its time.
The clearing is roughly ovular, 180 feet from north to south and 110 feet from west to east. The elder darkwood has a 5-foot-diameter trunk with low, easy to climb branches that extend 35 feet from the trunk in every direction.
The next day, you continue on with the journey through the woods. At about mid-morning, the dense trees and thick brush of the forest give way to a clearing, parting seemingly in respect of a titanic darkwood tree that dominates the centre of the clearing. Its towering trunk reaches over a hundred feet toward the sky, its broad branches fanning over the surrounding glade while thick tangles of roots spread out at the tree’s base. Oh, this tree must have seen much in its time.
The clearing is roughly ovular, 180 feet from north to south and 110 feet from west to east. The elder darkwood has a 5-foot-diameter trunk with low, easy to climb branches that extend 35 feet from the trunk in every direction.
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Everybody make a Perception check please!load next