Into the Jungle (DM JeffO) Tuesday January 15th, 2019 3:01:04 PM
The Agents head down the trail, Sigvar and Nikolai in the lead. They reach the corner of the trail and the makeshift gate/barrier entrance to the camp. Water continues to drip everywhere and even with the various magical help, everyone is still sweating profusely.
OOC: Map P.S. I didn't see XP awarded for the apes. That's 6,240 each for that one.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 30 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Tuesday January 15th, 2019 6:13:48 PM
Sigvar knicks on the gate and calls out clearly, " Hello inside. We'd like to talk."
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 87/87] Tuesday January 15th, 2019 10:22:35 PM Bat my eyes and wiggle my curves. Pru sighs. "Yeah, I don't know how to do that," she says. "I'll have to settle for being polite and diplomatic."
Sigvar starts kicking things.
"Also apologetic."
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Tuesday January 15th, 2019 10:35:15 PM But What a way to go Anna! Michael grins. Seriously though, you guys are all giants to me, 6' ft or 15' you all give me a neck ache when I talk to you. Don't matter much though, i'm taller laying down,
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 26 Tch 25 Ffted 22 HP 66/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Wednesday January 16th, 2019 12:24:13 AM "You don't know how to do that..." Nikolai mutters and sighs. Under his breath he says "You've never had to walk behind yourself, otherwise..."
At the gate, Nikolai adds his voice to SIgvar's, "Hello, we come in peace! We need to Parley!" he shouts.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 28/14/25 HP 102/102-- CMD 24 Wednesday January 16th, 2019 12:32:44 AM
Anna adds "We come in peace, but we know how defend ourselves if we have to. Hopefully it doesn't come to that."
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 d20+15=29 ; Wednesday January 16th, 2019 7:00:04 AM
Pompous stays at the back of the group, roughly 50 feet behind the next last group member. He keeps a keen eye out for signs of trouble and spots exits points in case they need to retreat.
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Barskin 2 hrs. Endure elements Perception 29 - signs of trouble
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+15=20 ; d20+10=17 ; d20+5=20 ; d20+15=22 ; d20+10=14 ; d20+5=7 ; Wednesday January 16th, 2019 12:32:38 PM
Pompous carefully guards the rear while Pru makes some nervous conversation. Michaels keeps the internal banter going while Nikolai and Sigvar boldly walk up to the gate and call out to Parley.
They are answered by a barrage of arrows! Five or six arrows fly through the air. Most of them fall short or stick in the barricade, but one sticks into Sigvar’s plate armor, but does not penetrate it. The two giants that were “on guard” have stepped up and fired arrows. After they let the arrows fly, you can hear them yell out something. The other giants look in their direction, then over towards the gate…
OOC: #5 and #6 fired the arrows. They are behind piles of junk and wood providing them cover. Indeed, we’re in combat rounds. If you are in the rear and post before someone in front, assume they’ll move out of your way. The gate itself, although not much of a gate, will slow you down to climb over/around it. Movement rate is halved for anyone who passes the gate.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 30 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Wednesday January 16th, 2019 5:56:39 PM " Are you really this stupid?! We asked to talk and you want to fight? Madness." Sigvar had thought this might happen, and had prepared, just in case speech wasn't possible. He reaches to his belt and takes out th severed head of the demon and tosses it over the gate. If the giants were being subjugated, then they might stop. If they were truly evil it would probably make no difference.
Trayvin AC 26/11 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Wednesday January 16th, 2019 9:37:17 PM
"Hmmm, let's see if there is still a chance we can calm this down."
Trayvin casts calm emotions at giants #5 and 6
Used: spells: calm emotions
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 87/87] Wednesday January 16th, 2019 10:46:46 PM
Pru casts Protection from Arrows on Sigvar. If he's going to stand up there and take the brunt of the attacks, he might as well be protected.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 28/14/25 HP 102/102-- CMD 24 Thursday January 17th, 2019 12:18:19 AM
Anna uses her bear's endurance SLA
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 26 Tch 25 Ffted 22 HP 66/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+3=20 ; Thursday January 17th, 2019 1:27:05 AM
Nikolai goes into Full Defense and yells out, "HEY! We didn't stop by to fight! Otherwise you would not know what hit you! Now let's talk! We might have something you want!"
Diplomacy +3 = 20
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Thursday January 17th, 2019 6:37:37 AM
Pompous loads a fire arrow and waits for directions to fire.
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Barskin 2 hrs. Endure elements Perception 29 - signs of trouble
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 30 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Thursday January 17th, 2019 11:24:43 AM
Sigvar also detects evil on the giants.
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+15=29 ; d20+10=29 ; d20+10=15 ; d20+5=18 ; d20+15=17 ; d20+10=20 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+15=26 ; d20+15=32 ; d20+15=19 ; d20+15=32 ; 3d6+8=25 ; Thursday January 17th, 2019 1:44:23 PM
Sigvar throws the head over the gate. It rolls around. The giants don’t really appear to react to it. Trayvin considers casting a spell, but realizes that he is too far away to do so. Pru steps up and makes sure that Sigvar is protected. Anna prepares for battle by getting stronger. Nikolai yells at the giants to stop. Pompous, out of sight of the giants, readies an arrow. Sigvar also concentrates, trying to determine if the giants emit any evil. They do not.
The other giants move quickly to get behind additional barriers, unleashing bows as they do so. More giants appear out of some of the huts and join their allies. A rain of arrows flies through the air. A moment late they slam into the ground, some in the barrier, and one knocks into Nikolai’s shoulder, slamming him and spinning him around: that was a giant-sized arrow (25 damage)!
OOC: Please note on the map that the scale is the standard 5 feet to a square. That puts the giants quite a distance from you. Also realize the gate is a choke point, be sure you have line of sight to things you want to attack, if you decide to attack things. The gate itself, although not much of a gate, will slow you down to climb over/around it. Movement rate is halved for anyone who passes the gate.
From the edge of the barrier to giant #5 is 220 feet. Trayvin is at least 15 feet behind the barrier, so that’s 235 feet. I think the range of calm emotions is just 200 feet. Giants #5 and 6 are almost 60 feet apart and the radius of calm emotions is just 20 feet. So I don’t think you can hit either one with that spell, sorry!
DM Note: Sigvar protection from arrows provides DR 10/magic against ranged weapons
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 30 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Thursday January 17th, 2019 6:01:08 PM
Still unsure if the giants are evil (they are way out of range, I posted that without counting, sorry)Sigvar pushes past the gate but still takes no hostile actions. " Let me try and reason with them, Prudence has protected me and they seem ill equipped to deal with heavy armor." To the giants he repeats, " We want to talk, stop shooting or someone is gonna get hurt."
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 87/87] Thursday January 17th, 2019 10:20:00 PM
Pru sidles up and casts Protection from Arrows on Nikolai.
Trayvin AC 26/11 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Thursday January 17th, 2019 10:50:23 PM
Trayvin will repeat Sigvar's message in giant. If they still want to fight after that, then he guesses the Agents are ready.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 28/14/25 HP 102/102-- CMD 24 Friday January 18th, 2019 12:15:22 AM
Anna activates cat's grace sla while waiting for negotiations.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 23 Tch 22 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Friday January 18th, 2019 1:19:21 AM
OOC: question. According to the map, Nikolai is up against the gate, that gate would provide complete cover against any giant as they won't have Line of Sight, he's behind the gate. Was that calculated in the arrow attack that hit him? Looks like a 32 is high enough but only if they can actually see him or shoot through the gate itself.
IC: "Well, perhaps they don't understand common," Nikolai yells back to his friends. "But they probably do understand fire. Blow up one of their huts and maybe they'll talk."
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+15=31 ; d20+15=16 ; d20+15=30 ; d20+15=28 ; d20+15=25 ; d20+15=26 ; d20+15=23 ; d20+15=33 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+10=16 ; d20+10=24 ; d20+10=25 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+10=17 ; d20+10=14 ; d20+10=13 ; d20+10=12 ; d20+10=20 ; d20+5=10 ; d20+5=16 ; d20+5=15 ; d20+5=9 ; d20+5=25 ; d20+5=17 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=21 ; d20+5=6 ; 3d6+8=19 ; 3d6+8=17 ; 3d6+8=16 ; Friday January 18th, 2019 12:29:15 PM
Sigvar pushes past the makeshift gate. He continues to yell out at the giants. Pru steps up to Nikolai to help protect him from the massive arrows. Trayvin continues to yell out as well. Anna prepares more for battle as everyone waits to see what kind of creature she will turn into. She notices the branches in the clearing are a bit low, so if she decides to fly, the ceiling may limit her ability to move around a bit. Nikolai shrugs off the arrow and yells out as well.
The giants, for their part, have now settled into their defenses and appear to be completely ignoring everyone calling out to them. They let loose with an incredible rain of arrows that absolutely shower Sigvar, since he is the one that stepped forward. There are over TWO DOZEN massive arrows that fly through the air. While most land on the ground harmlessly, a few bounce off his armor. A couple manage to be aimed properly, but just don’t hit him. But three manage to find their way into cracks and spaces in his armor and he takes the brunt of a few hits (22 damage).
OOC: The “gate” is little more than a couple of tree trunks that have been stripped of their limbs, so they don’t actually provide cover, but they do slow you down because you have to climb over them. It did take natural 20s to hit Sigvar, but with that many arrows, some were bound to hit! Even with the DR 10 on them, that’s still 22 damage.
DM Note: Sigvar & Nikolai protection from arrows provides DR 10/magic against ranged weapons
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 30 HP 110/132 Character Sheet Friday January 18th, 2019 4:48:00 PM
(aa/53 is the lower right corner of Sigvar's block after he moves) Sigvar figures that they are not planning on giving up, but the Agents need information so he says " Concentrate on the others, leave this on to me." As he runs (3x speed) toward #3
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Friday January 18th, 2019 8:58:04 PM
OCC: sorry guys, been busy.
Michael falls in behind the bigger guys Concealment is not cover but when you are small and the one of the guys is large it makes effective cover to hide behind them. so That is where Michael is.
once they get past the first buildings Michael will head off to the left flank to start getting behind the line of fire.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Friday January 18th, 2019 8:59:14 PM
Trayvin casts a spell on himself and then moves past the gate. It looks like the giants want to fight. Why does everything shoot first?
Actions: cast shield of faith
Active Effects: shield of faith
Used: spells: shield of faith
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 87/87] Friday January 18th, 2019 11:40:59 PM
Pru scrambles over the logs and casts a Wall of Ice to close off part of the battlefield.
[Cast a 20-foot-high wall from AB23 to AM32, which should be 60 feet.]
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Sunday January 20th, 2019 10:44:44 PM
Anna uses plant shape 3 to turn into a Tendriculous. Her regeneration would mean she couldn't be killed due to arrows.
Active effects: Bear's Endurance: +4 con Plant Shape 3: Form of Tendriculous (Huge Plant) +8 size bonus to Str -2 Penalty to Dex 20 foot speed, low-light vision, bite +14 (2d6+7 plus grab), 2 tentacles +9 (1d6+3 plus grab), space 15 ft, reach 15 ft, CMB +18/+22 to grapple, resist acid 20, regeneration 5 (bludgeoning or fire) +4 size con +6 nat armor
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 23 Tch 22 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Sunday January 20th, 2019 11:14:29 PM
OOC: that explains the gate, thanks.
IC: Spells in effect: mage armor, Protec vs arrows DR 20/magic
Nikolai loses patience with being friendly and moves on the offense. He squirms through the poles that pass a as gate and follows Sigvar.
Move 1: half move passing through gate - 25' Move 2: full move - 50' total of 75' towards #3 ending at AB 53 I think.
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+18=38 ; Monday January 21st, 2019 1:10:31 PM
ooc: these are grass huts right? I think that counts as concealment not cover.
once they get a bit in. Michael pulls out an alchemical fire and tosses it at the base of AG:47. Chaos on the
battle field is a weapon and nothing says chaos quite like my cover is burning.
To hit AC 38 with Alchemical fire. no damage but trying to set the hut on fire.
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+23=40 ; d20+15=18 ; d20+15=22 ; 3d6+8=11 ; d3=2 ; d3=1 ; d20+15=25 ; d20+10=11 ; d20+5=10 ; d20+15=31 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+5=24 ; 3d8+8=17 ; 3d8+8=13 ; 3d8+8=28 ; Monday January 21st, 2019 2:30:55 PM
Sigvar calls out to the Agents and takes off at a run towards one of the giants. Michael starts moving up with the other Agents. Travin casts a spell to prepare and makes his way across the gate. Pru throws up a wall of ice as she moves over the gate as well. Anna changes shape and the massive plant form all but blocks the trail. Nikolai loses a bit of patience and runs after Sigvar.
One of the giants sees Sigvar approaching. He throws his bow down and runs directly at Sigvar! He flies through the air and tackles him, the two of them crashing to the ground! Meanwhile, some of the other giants move, and giant arrows continue to fly, but fewer than before. One crashes into the ground near Michael, and a second slams into Pru (11 damage) who suddenly finds herself on the front lines facing the archers. Before she can react, another volley comes from across the battlefield, showering her and Michael with more arrows, some that strike their mark (17 more damage for Pru, 41 damage for Michael)!
OOC: It looked like you were trying to put the wall of ice through a building, and the spell description says that can’t be done, so I put it just outside the building, hopefully that’s about where you wanted it.
Note for throwing alchemical fire: I see the maximum range on a thrown object as 50 feet. You’re going to have to get a bit closer, and can do that next round. As a tip, be sure you note where other people have moved... :) Also, the huts are not necessarily grass, as this is a rainforest jungle. They are more made of leaves and sticks than brown, dried grass.
Sigvar can take an AOO on giant #3 (AC 24). Giant #3 did go for a grapple and succeeded (40 vs CMD 30), so Sigvar is now grappled. Giant has a CMD of 39 if you choose to attempt to escape the grapple.
The giants on the map that are transparent show their last known location, but you’re not sure where they have gone to just yet…
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Monday January 21st, 2019 4:56:25 PM
Pompous shakes himself back into the moment and moves in to engage the giants.
" Sorry folks. Momentary freeze. I'm back into it now."
---------------------- Double move to J47
Barskin 2 hrs. Endure elements
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 110/132 Character Sheet d20+14=22 ; d20+18=21 ; d20+18=34 ; d20+18=32 ; Monday January 21st, 2019 6:25:06 PM
AoO nonlethal Ac 22 miss Attempt to break grapple 21,34,32 all fail Sigvar is grappled ( My CMD was wrong but 40 is still way more than needed) and is unable to break the grapple.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Monday January 21st, 2019 9:42:07 PM
Seeing Sigvar could use an assist, Trayvin moves closer and activates Freedom's Call to help him break the grapple.
Active Effects: shield of faith freedom's call
Used: spells: shield of faith freedom's call 7/8 rounds remaining
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 59/87] Monday January 21st, 2019 10:35:44 PM
Pru cries out in pain, but keeps going. She puts up another wall.
[Looks like I accidentally transposed numbers on the first one. Whoopsie! I'll proofread this time! Wall of Ice from AJ33 to AJ45]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 23 Tch 22 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=33 ; 2d8+4=11 ; d6=4 ; Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 1:24:31 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Protec vs arrows DR 20/magic
Nikolai easily moves to AD 53 to flank the giant grappling with Sigvar and clobbers him trying to stun him.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 d20+8=21 ; Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 2:46:06 AM
Climb:21
Anna climbs over the gate barrier and then moves diagonally towards 1.
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+9=11 ; d20+15=26 ; d20+10=19 ; d20+5=18 ; d20+15=29 ; 3d8+8=27 ; 4d6+16=30 ; Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 1:49:26 PM
Pompous jumps back into action and moves so he can see the battlefield. Sigvar twists and turns, but cannot break free from the massive, rather smelly, giant. If he wasn’t covered with sweat before, he now is, after wrestling with a very large, nearly naked jungle giant that doesn’t use deodorant. Trayvin moves up to help Sigvar with the stinky creature. Pru is hurt, but puts up another massive wall of ice. She notices that the first one is melting fast in the massive heat of the jungle.
Nikolai slips around the two wrestling on the ground and carefully takes aim. When the giant spins just right, Nikolai slams in with a kidney shot making solid contact. The giant is stunned and releases its grip on Sigvar! Michael and Pru are brushed by various branches and vines as Anna moves past them and towards a giant.
Three massive giant-sized arrows crash into the ground around Trayvin. As he turns, another one strikes him in the side, the massive arrow almost knocking him to the ground (27 damage). The giants to the north are still launching arrows (giant #1 & 2), but the others are all out of sight behind the massive walls of ice.
OOC Nice save, Nikolai! Sigvar was about to get really hurt (oh, just for fun, let’s roll them bones: 30. Sigvar was going to get punched for 30 damage!)
The giants on the map that are transparent show their last known location, but you’re not sure where they have gone to just yet…
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+20=22 ; d20+20=37 ; d20+14=30 ; d20+14=21 ; d4+2=3 ; d4+2=5 ; d4+2=5 ; d4+2=6 ; 6d6=14 ; 6d6=21 ; 6d6=21 ; 6d6=18 ; Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 3:03:38 PM
the arrows strike Michael a mighty blow, but undeterred, and next to a grappled Sigvar he proceedes to try and gut the occupied giant writing around on his friend.
Attack 1 +16 base, +4 AotF flanking bonus = +20
Rapier +1 Keen To hit AC 22 for 3 points of damage and 14 flanking + 17
Sword +1 To hit AC 37 for 5 and 21 flanking = 26
2nd attack +11 base +4 Atof Flanking bonus = +14
Rapier +1 Keen To hit AC 30 for 5 and 21 flanking =26
Sword +1 To hit AC 21 for 6 and 18 flanking = 24
additionally, the target begins taking 6 points of bleed damage each round starting his turn.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 110/132 Character Sheet d20+19=27 ; d20+14=19 ; d20+9=10 ; d20+15=30 ; d6=3 ; d6=3 ; d8=7 ; Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 6:23:09 PM
OOC so muck for subduing one.... IC Sigvar sees two of Michael's strikes hit true and the giant begins bleeding profusely from them, so he abandons trying to subdue it and moves to finish it off. ( Power attack and AotF flanking) Sword 1 Hits AC 27 for 20 damage Sword 2 miss Sword 3 miss Horns Hits AC 30 for 15 damage
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 59/87] Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 10:16:32 PM
Seeing the massive arrows land convinces Pru she's on the right track with walling off the archers. She puts up another one.
[Wall of Ice from V34 to AG34]
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 12:18:44 AM
Anna takes a double move towards Giant 1
Active Effects: Bear's Endurance: +4 con Plant Shape 3: Form of Tendriculous (Huge Plant) +8 size bonus to Str -2 Penalty to Dex 20 foot speed, low-light vision, bite +14 (2d6+7 plus grab), 2 tentacles +9 (1d6+3 plus grab), space 15 ft, reach 15 ft, CMB +18/+22 to grapple, resist acid 20, regeneration 5 (bludgeoning or fire) +4 size con +6 nat armor
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 23 Tch 22 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=25 ; d20+14=17 ; d20+14=31 ; d20+9=16 ; d8+4=11 ; d6=3 ; d8+4=7 ; d6=1 ; d8+4=6 ; d6=1 ; Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 1:17:53 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic Stunning Fist 3/5
IF #3 is dead, Nikolai casts Magic Fang on himself and moves to AH 50 and peers around the corner of the hut.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) d20+12=16 ; d8+5=9 ; Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 5:33:36 AM
Trayvin moves up and swings at the giant next to Sigvar, adding to the giant's predicament.
attack = 16, dmg = 9
Active Effects: shield of faith
Used: spells: shield of faith freedom's call 7/8 rounds remaining
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 6:42:54 AM
" AKII! LET'S GO!!! "
Pompous charges (double move) through the gate and joins the fray.
---------------------------------------- Pompous moves through the gate to P52
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+21=26 ; Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 12:41:36 PM
Michael runs up and takes a shot at the stunned giant, striking true. Sigvar starts attacking as well, trying to take at least one of the giants out of the right. Pru has apparently had enough of being hot in the jungle and puts up yet another wall of ice. While the others have already started melting, anyone near the walls can start to feel a gentle, cooling breeze coming off them as they melt.
The lumbering plant-creature that is Anna squishes towards one of the arrow-firing giants, but is cut off by a massive wall of ice just before she reaches it. Nikolai, has to pause a moment to see if the giant has been killed. It is stunned, but appears to still be bleeding and breathing, so Nikolai takes a few shots at it trying to completely take it out. He does not succeed, but does manage to duck until Trayvin’s attempt to kill the giant as well.
Pompous yells and runs past the gate, almost running into Pru. He looks around the battlefield and can see a massive pile of bodies in one corner and lots and lots of ice walls everywhere else. He’s ready, but for what?
The giant that is attacked and surrounded shakes his head. He roars at those surrounding him, clearly annoyed that his tackle did not work. The giant shifts backwards and reaches out to grab Nikolai. He fails at his attempt, but has moved so that no one is currently flanking him.
OOC: As I read the rules, when you move, you can only get a single attack in, pretty much all the time. So since Michael had to move before he attacked, I just took the first attack action there.
Nikolai can take an AOO against the giant (AC 24). No one is flanking, and be aware that if anyone moves from their current positions to flank, you will likely draw an AOO from the giant: he is using the pile of crap to keep from being surrounded at the moment.
DM Note: Sigvar & Nikolai protection from arrows provides DR 10/magic against ranged weapons (Duration: a really long time)
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 59/87] Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 3:48:08 PM
"Sorry, Anna!" Pru calls. "I wanted to slow them down."
She moves forward (to about V49), and casts Haste on Michael, Trayvin, Sigvar, and Nikolai.
"And speed us up, I guess."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 110/132 Character Sheet d20+19=32 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; d20+16=34 ; d20+16=35 ; d20+16=27 ; d20+11=31 ; d20+11=17 ; d20+6=15 ; d20+12=25 ; 4d6+28=44 ; 2d6+14=24 ; 2d6+14=24 ; d8=3 ; Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 6:42:38 PM
OOC Sigvar has reach, should he get an AoO too? If so then it Hits AC 32 for 17 damage IC Sigvar feels Prudence's Haste wash over him and he tries to end this fast. With Walls of Ice going up to their north the archers will likely get funneled down to where he and the others are. Sword 1 Hit AC 34 and confirm to AC 35 for 44 damage Haste Hit AC 27 for 24 damage Sword 2 Hits AC 31 and fail to confirm for 24 damage Sword 3 Miss Horns Hit AC 25 for 11 damage
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+15=19 ; d20+16=26 ; 2d8+4=14 ; Thursday January 24th, 2019 12:47:18 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic, Haste (+1 AC, +1 Att, +1 Ref, extra att w/ Full attack action, Move +30. Stunning Fist 3/5
AoO d20+15 = 19
Nikolai shifts 5' to AD 54 and takes another try at knocking the giant out of commission. Unarmed attack w/ Vital Strike D20 + 15 +1(haste) = 26 Damg = 2d8 +4 = 14
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Thursday January 24th, 2019 3:45:21 AM
Anna just shakes her plant head and lumbers back toward her group.
Active Effects: Bear's Endurance: +4 con Plant Shape 3: Form of Tendriculous (Huge Plant) +8 size bonus to Str -2 Penalty to Dex 20 foot speed, low-light vision, bite +14 (2d6+7 plus grab), 2 tentacles +9 (1d6+3 plus grab), space 15 ft, reach 15 ft, CMB +18/+22 to grapple, resist acid 20, regeneration 5 (bludgeoning or fire) +4 size con +6 nat armor
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) d20+13=20 ; d8+8=16 ; Thursday January 24th, 2019 5:28:16 AM
Trayvin joins in and takes another shot at the giant. "It won't be long till they circle around the walls."
Actions: move up to giant, hit AC 20, 16dmg
Active Effects: shield of faith haste
Used: spells: shield of faith freedom's call 7/8 rounds remaining
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 d20+15=26 ; d20+17=35 ; d8+10=13 ; d6=3 ; d6=3 ; d20+12=22 ; d8+10=14 ; d6=6 ; d20+7=20 ; d8+10=13 ; d6=6 ; Thursday January 24th, 2019 6:48:57 AM
Seeing that the melee fighters appear to have things well in hand, Pompous focuses on providing rear guard. He advances five feet south/East and delays action. He keeps an eye between the engaged giant and the hut near it as he expects that other giants will soon appear to help their friend. Should one appear, he will shoot a volley of arrows to make them think twice before entering the fray.
--------------- Perception 26 Barkskin (Roles if attacks are needed) Precise shot Many shots Deadly strike -2/+4
Attack 1 Hits AC 35 Dam 13 Shock 3 Attack 1a Hits AC 35 Dam 13 Shock 3 Attack 2 Hits AC 22 Dam 14 Shock 6 Attack 3 Hits AC 20 Dam 13 Shock 6
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) Thursday January 24th, 2019 12:42:22 PM
Pru calls out to Anna, then moves over to support those in direct combat, casting haste. Sigvar takes advantage of the extra speed and steps up to finish off the giant before it can escape. The giant falls to the ground and there is a momentary silence. The jungle continues to drip and occasionally a bit of ice from the walls crack. You hear a yell from a giant somewhere on the far side of the ice walls. There is a swishing of plants as Anna moves towards the group as Trayvin warns about the giants coming around the walls. Pompous heeds the warning and is ready to launch arrows, but no targets appear…
OOC: No AOO for Sigvar, as the giant only took a five foot step. The AOO for Nikolai was because he was trying a combat maneuver on him.
DM Note: Sigvar & Nikolai protection from arrows provides DR 10/magic against ranged weapons (Duration: a really long time)
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 59/87] Thursday January 24th, 2019 2:39:11 PM
"All right." Pru looks around. "Do we want to wait for the giants to come to us? Do we want to go looking for them? Or do we want me to dismiss one of the walls? And if so, which one?"
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Thursday January 24th, 2019 6:48:44 PM
"Let's try and call them out. Maybe they will be more agreeable to talking now that they see we are not pushovers."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+15=25 ; Friday January 25th, 2019 12:18:11 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic, Haste (+1 AC, +1 Att, +1 Ref, extra att w/ Full attack action, Move +30. Stunning Fist 3/5
Still hoping for some resolution that does not include killing any more giants, Nikolai quickly looks over the fallen giant to see if there is any way to keep it alive. Heal Check +15 = 25 If he feels that the giant can be saved he casts 'Stabilize' on it then calls out to the giants, "Your brother is still alive, but not for long. If you stop your fighting NOW, I can save him!"
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Friday January 25th, 2019 1:02:33 AM
Anna lumbers the rest of the way to her friends and says, "So am I going to get to actually do something with my plant form or am I just going to keep moving between places as a huge plant."
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Friday January 25th, 2019 2:19:23 AM
Michael gets near a corner of a wall of ice, when a giant comes around he should be able to ambush it as it breaks the corner. Also, its cool there...which is nice.
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Friday January 25th, 2019 7:41:25 AM
Pompous holds true and waits for further attacks....
" A tactical retreat is also an option... just saying.... "
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Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) Friday January 25th, 2019 12:49:35 PM
The Agents of the Fist ponder what to do next. Trayvin wants to call them out. Nikolai checks on the giant, but he is really dead. Anna lumbers over as a giant plant. Michael moves over and enjoys the cooling effect of the wall while waiting to ambush a giant. Pompous also remains ready…
But no giants appear. You hear a couple more yells from far behind the walls of ice. The ice continues to melt and a small stream has appeared, running southward and into the thick jungle. A monkey yells far off in the distance…
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 2d8+8=12 ; 2d8+8=12 ; Friday January 25th, 2019 10:17:01 PM
while waiting, Michael downs a couple of CMW potions. for 24 points of healing
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 110/132 Character Sheet d20+5=11 ; Saturday January 26th, 2019 8:23:07 AM " My gold says they bugged out. Prudence shut down their ranged game and as we saw, they don't have much in the way of melee weapons. Let's police up the area and keep following them. Now we know what a ranged barrage looks like from them, so we want to use me as a shield, or distraction so that others don't get speared." As he talks Sigvar opens the hut next to him and looks inside. Perception 11
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 59/87] Sunday January 27th, 2019 12:36:23 PM
Pru frowns at the stream. "Maybe I should dismiss the walls," she says. "I'd hate to cause a flood or something."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=25 ; Sunday January 27th, 2019 11:34:01 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic, Haste (+1 AC, +1 Att, +1 Ref, extra att w/ Full attack action, Move +30. Stunning Fist 3/5
Nikolai would chase after them. Hasted, he'd have no trouble catching them. But tracking them would be just as easy and probably less dangerous. So, he searches the body of the downed giant instead. He might be carrying something they can use or give them a clue to anything they need clues for.
Perception +19 = 25
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Monday January 28th, 2019 12:06:58 AM
Anna saps up some of the water with her plant roots.
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) Monday January 28th, 2019 10:22:57 AM
Michael heals himself. Sigvar thinks the giants have left and he opens the door to the hut. Inside the hut is very plain. There are two giant-sized cots there, but little else. There are no blankets or bedrolls, but in this heat few would need them. Nikolai checks out the downed giant and finds a giant-sized bow that is well-crafted. The giant is covered with tattoos, but the search reveals no other clues. Pru looks at the stream from the melting wall, but Anna gratefully soaks up some of the cool water. No other giants appear or attack yet…
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Monday January 28th, 2019 9:37:23 PM
"This is very odd. Did they break off the attack? I think we need to do some scouting."
Active Effects: shield of faith haste
Used: spells: shield of faith freedom's call 7/8 rounds remaining
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 59/87] Monday January 28th, 2019 10:15:18 PM
Realizing that her walls aren't doing much good, Pru dismisses them, one by one. "Let's scout, then," she says.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Monday January 28th, 2019 10:42:41 PM
Anna says, "Should I become a vegypygmy or something easier to hide if we are going to be scouting around."
If she gets the go ahead she turns into a vegypygmy taking a full round to do so.
(OOC:If I need to I'll update my stats to match the vegypygmy)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday January 29th, 2019 12:54:36 AM
Sunday January 27th, 2019 11:34:01 PM Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic, Haste (+1 AC, +1 Att, +1 Ref, extra att w/ Full attack action, Move +30. Stunning Fist 3/5
"I saw nothing on this one that might be possessing him or causing him to not listen to us and parley. However, that there are not giantesses around, is just too strange. It could be that those demons are holding the giantesses somewhere else. Rather than scout around here and see what these giants are up to, I suggest we keep going and look for some cave where they might be kept prisoners or more demons."
OOC: I kinda lost track of what we really are doing out here. I'll need to go back and re-read the beginning again. Otherwise I'm just following whatever trail pops up in front of me.
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Tuesday January 29th, 2019 6:46:02 AM
Pompous leans on his bow... " Of course, we, an armed group, walk in uninvited in a makeshift camp loaded with what appears to be families and we're surprised that that they threw a few arrows at us. Gotta say, I likely would have done the same thing. Just my two coppers. "
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Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet 6d6=27 ; Tuesday January 29th, 2019 6:12:54 PM
Sigvar heals himself 27
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) d20+15=16 ; d20+15=17 ; d20+15=31 ; d20+15=34 ; d20+15=33 ; 3d6+8=20 ; 3d6+8=22 ; Tuesday January 29th, 2019 7:01:52 PM
Trayvin discusses scouting and the others consider what's going on. Pru decides to drop her ice walls. As soon as she does, there is another hail of arrows! These fall all around Pru, with two massive arrows striking her (42 damage). The giants have regrouped as well.
OOC: Ack! I'm out of town and I thought I had the map file to update, but I copied the wrong file! No map update for the next day or so, very sorry! To describe the scene from the last map, at the juncture of the ice walls the giants have moved many piles of junk and parts of a hut. They are gathered behind the pile, with cover, firing arrows across the field. Pru is the main enemy in sight at the moment (other than that massive plant thing, I'm assuming Anna did not change). Everyone else can't see the giants yet, because of the hut in the way, but the pile of giant arrows flying by make it obvious what just happened.
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Tuesday January 29th, 2019 9:40:14 PM
Michael takes off at a dead run toward the flank of where the Giants are firing arrows. if he can he angles himself to take advantage of any cover available.
Hey Pru, next time lets not dismiss cover...bad idea. maybe walk out from cover or run from cover but not dismiss.
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 17/87] Tuesday January 29th, 2019 10:15:02 PM
Pru wants to acknowledge Michael's sage advice, but she's too busy groaning in pain.
She does, however, find the time to put up another Wall of Ice.
[I'm going to have to beg the DM's indulgence in placing the wall, because without a map I'm not sure what's the best option. Pru can create 12 10-foot squares; she's been creating walls that are 20 feet high and 60 feet long. By now she should have some idea whether she needs the 20-foot height, or whether she can create a longer, shorter wall. Given that these are giants, I'm guessing we need the 20 feet. I want to put the wall close to the party so we can hide behind it. Based on the old map, maybe row 47 or 48?]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d8=1 ; d8=8 ; d8=7 ; d8=2 ; Tuesday January 29th, 2019 10:52:35 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic, Haste (+1 AC, +1 Att, +1 Ref, extra att w/ Full attack action, Move +30. Stunning Fist 3/5
Nikolai does not see any benefit in staying. Nothing to gain but dead giants and hurt Fist members.
"Time to leave, Fist! We are getting no where here. We came and showed peaceful intentions and were attacked. We were ignored when we ask to talk. Even if they don't understand a word we say, even morons could interpret our intentions. Those giants back home knew enough to talk things over first. At that time, it was appropriate to stand our ground. This time, though, we are best served to retreat and leave these be for now. So get out now and Sigvar and I will be the last to leave."
While saying this, Nikolai moves over to Pru and uses a charge of Staff of Healing. Heal 3d8+8 on Pru = 8+7+2+8=25 Charges left 9.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Tuesday January 29th, 2019 11:17:29 PM
Anna says to Nikolai, "I'll stay with you and SIgvar and cover the retreat. Even if I'm not arrow resistant I can only be killed in this form by fire or something like a club so any wound inflicted by the arrow will heal rapidly."
Anna prepares to cover the group's escape with Sigvar and Nikolai.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet d6=3 ; d6=4 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday January 30th, 2019 12:05:13 AM
Sigvar takes a step towards Prudence and reaches out pulling her in close to him and using himself as a shield. Once he touches he he also heals her for 26 hp.
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Wednesday January 30th, 2019 6:27:59 AM
Pompous takes a knee and lets fly a barrage of arrows.
" I'll provide cover.. move it Fists !!! "
He waits for the others to move past him before taking a rear guard position.
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Not sure how to role this as he's firing blind over the wall and in the direction where the arrows came from.
Pompous fires four regular arrows.
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) Wednesday January 30th, 2019 3:40:57 PM
Everyone starts to move quickly, but the biggest thing that happens is another massive wall of ice. Pru is easily able to put up a tall and wide wall that puts the giants and their makeshift cover on the far side and the Agents on the other side. The wall is up near where the giants had appeared and wide enough that no one from either side can quickly run around it. Michael stops just short of crashing into the wall.
Pru gets some quick healing and the rest of the Agents prepare for a strategic retreat.
OOC: At the moment, with the wall of ice, there are no giants shooting, so the group can run back towards the trail if you like.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) d8=3 ; d8=6 ; d8=1 ; d8=1 ; d8=8 ; d8=3 ; Wednesday January 30th, 2019 8:13:18 PM
As the Agents retreat, Trayvin heals some more of Pru's injuries. "Well, what now? I guess we will need to look for another way around."
Action: cast cure critical wounds on Pru(spontaneous, dropping restoration) hp healed = 31
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Wednesday January 30th, 2019 9:29:44 PM
OOC: there is a way to fire arrows at no specific target. Usually it is used for mass combat where a unit of archers fires into a square, much like a splash weapon. So if you pick a square, not a specific target, and hit the square (being giants that's not all that hard), you can score some damage. Also, since arrows can arch, you can shoot over walls to some degree, say, aim VERY high, but crossbows can't do that since bolts don't arch. It's up to the DM to allow such rules.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Wednesday January 30th, 2019 10:18:25 PM
Anna says, "I wonder if I had a huge size bow could I fire it in huge plant form" as she tries to cover the retreat with her huge plant mass.
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Wednesday January 30th, 2019 10:35:16 PM
Pru is so glad to be healed, she doesn't even complain about Sigvar using her as a squeeze toy.
"And if the wall melts and floods their village, they have only themselves to blame," she says crossly as the group heads for the exit.
"Thank you, Trayvin," she adds as she is healed again.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Thursday January 31st, 2019 12:26:32 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor, Prot vs arrows DR 20/Magic, Haste (+1 AC, +1 Att, +1 Ref, extra att w/ Full attack action, Move +30. Stunning Fist 3/5
Despite the chaos, Nikolai manages to assure Pru there is no danger of flooding, "Pru, this is a jungle. It rains a LOT here. I don't think the amount of water from those walls will come close to flooding anything except maybe a giant's chamber pot."
Once everyone is out of the giant's camp, he leads the group down the path half a mile or so then into the jungle some, enough to not be seen from the path.
"All right, let's keep our voices down and Michael, keep a watch on the path, make sure no giants come following. Now, we were getting no where with these giants, and rather than kill them all off, I suggest we observe their behavior for a while, half a day or so, see if there any comings and goings of non-giant kind, then skirt their camp and move on. We let them be for a while. Perhaps later we will find out what's going on and help them."
Pompous AC 26 (30) CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 d20+15=32 ; Thursday January 31st, 2019 6:40:11 AM
Pompous covers the rest of the party's escape and then follows.
He hangs back and keeps watch for rear attacks.
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Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Thursday January 31st, 2019 5:25:39 PM
Sigv ar backs out of combat keeping himself between the Agents and the Giants
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) Thursday January 31st, 2019 7:42:35 PM
The group heads back down the trail. There is no immediate sign of pursuit from the giants. There is discussion about the melting ice, but Nikolai suggests that there is already so much moisture in this place that a little more won't matter to anyone.
Nikolai leads the group back down the trail, then suggests going off the trail. The jungle is really quite thick. If the group were to attempt to hide in the jungle, it will be difficult to prepare for battle, fire arrows, or even really see much of trail. It will take crawling on the ground and squeezing between branches and brush that is unbelievably thick. It can be done, but the Agents will not be in a position to fight from such tight quarters. Pompous and Sigvar bring up the rear and don't see any sign of pursuit.
OOC: Yes, you can fire arrows like that over the wall if you like. Three arrows is not many, but I'll use mass combat rules if you like. Also, work travel is over, so tomorrow should get back to regular posting time and maps! :) Thanks for your patience with me, business travel is usually a pain.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Thursday January 31st, 2019 9:19:27 PM
"I like the idea of scouting them more, but I think we will need to find someplace to setup camp first. The jungle seems too think here."
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Thursday January 31st, 2019 11:57:26 PM
"Agreed," Pru says. "I don't like the idea of trying to fight in this. We should find a clearing or something. You know, one without a giant village in it."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 d20+13=25 ; d20+15=33 ; Friday February 1st, 2019 12:55:01 AM
Anna says, "I could switch which ability I get with Queen's minions. I can use either alter self, beast shape 1 or plant shape 1 at will each day. If I choose beast shape 1 tomorrow I could become a small animal native to the jungle and stay that way indefinitely. Perhaps I'll observe to see what is native tonight and then tomorrow pick a pervasive species and use that to scout the giants?"
(Perception: 25 to observe the surrounding flora and fauna) (Know[Nature]: 33 to figure out based on her observations what small animal might not be seen as strange being near the giants)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Friday February 1st, 2019 1:09:04 AM
OOC: I figured that if it was that hard for us to get inside the jungle a few yards, it would be 10x more difficult for the giants to come after us, an no missile weapons for them either, but....
IC: Nikolai looks for a break in the jungle, however small, but seeing that they are not being pursued, for the moment, he stops in the path instead.
"Ok, it does not look like they are following us for the moment. I don't like the idea of camping on this path either. We could make a concerted effort to cut a new small path off this one and cut us a small clearing. I'm open to suggestions. One thing we could do is wait until dark. With Invisibility and Silence on our most noisy members, we might be able to skirt the giant village, if we have those spells available. Holding hands or onto a rope would keep us in touch with each other as we go."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Friday February 1st, 2019 10:41:38 AM " Or we can just kill them. Starting prepared and not assuming we could negotiate with them gives them alot less latitude to shoot us. Wall them off, isolate them and kill them. Rinse, repeat. Pretty sure that our heavy hitter here can dish out alot more damage when we don't shackle her with talking to the enemy too." Sigvar nods to Prudence as he says this last part.
Into the Barracks! (DM JeffO) Friday February 1st, 2019 2:18:19 PM
The Agents stop to catch their breath. There is still no sign of giants following them down the massive trail. The jungle remains quite thick and the humidity is still very high. Sweat covers everything and you can hear water still dripping in many places in the jungle.
Trayvin talks about setting up camp while scouting the giants. Pru wonders if they should find a clearing and remembers that an hour or so back down the trail there is the clearing where they last fought the monkey-things. Anna mentions becoming a native animal. She realizes that she can become a sort of burrowing mouse that would likely live in the area, surviving off small bugs, but remaining out of sight easily.
Nikolai asks for suggestions, thinking the group could make their own clearing. It is possible, but will take a bit of work, to hack through the jungle. He also mentions possibly sneaking past the giants. Sigvar wants to kill everyone. Well, everyone that’s a giant, of course.
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Saturday February 2nd, 2019 6:36:49 PM
"I'm worried they may have a natural resistance to fire," Pru says. "Because of this environment they live in. But anyway, I guess we should keep going."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Sunday February 3rd, 2019 10:32:49 AM " I do not see a benefit in thrashing our way through this environment only to arrive at a fight exhausted. Let's stay on the path and work it out when we encounter more of the giants."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Sunday February 3rd, 2019 9:25:11 PM "Well, the path leads right to the giants. 'Staying' on the path would mean trying to sneak around the giant's village and picking up the path on the other side. if it does continue. We never saw that the path continues on the other side. At least I don't remember see it. It probably does.
That's why I suggested sneaking by. If we go back to that clearing where we fought the demons, we can make camp there and rest up. We can choose spells that will help us sneak by the village. We can also decide if we want to spy out the giant's camp for a day and see what happens."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Monday February 4th, 2019 12:09:18 AM
Anna says, "I think I could become this small borrowing rodent native to this area that eats insects. The giants probably wouldn't notice another one and I could use the form to scout. I could also use the form just to be more stealthy if we decide not to spy on them so I guess I'll plan to change my Queen's Minions at will ability to beast shape 1. I might actually wonder around all day as the little bugger considering I can't be pre-Plant Anna if I'm changing my ability in this way."
Standing on the Trail (DM JeffO) Monday February 4th, 2019 1:49:41 PM
The Agents continue to talk while the jungle continues to drip. The light appears to be fading a little, so perhaps it is getting late in the day. Pru worries about resistance to fire. Sigvar suggests remaining on the path. Nikolai talks more about possibly sneaking past the giants after going back a little further to prepare. Anna mentions becoming a rodent to spy on the giants. Pompous continues to keep watch back down the trail and sees no sign of giants coming.
Pompous AC 26 CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 d20+15=18 ; Monday February 4th, 2019 5:19:07 PM
Pompous continues to keep watch back down the trail... and gets the sun in his eyes...
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Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Monday February 4th, 2019 6:48:55 PM
"Do we need to rest?" Pru asks. "Because honestly, I'm fine. And I don't prepare spells. I mean, if other people need to, we should rest. But if they don't, we should just try to sneak around the village now."
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Monday February 4th, 2019 8:01:51 PM
"I have a silence spell ready if we want to try that way. So our options seem to be: sneak by them, scout and watch, or take them out. I would prefer to avoid bloodshed, but I am open to whichever our leader chooses. Nikolai, what will it be?"
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Monday February 4th, 2019 11:37:01 PM
Anna says, "I don't need rest considering I got sun today so I'm keeping vigil this night regardless."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday February 5th, 2019 12:29:28 AM "Sneaking by them would be at night, best chance to be unseen and with a silence spell around our noise makers, that should work. In the meantime, Anna could spy on them. If they aren't coming this way, no point in finding a clearing. This path is a clearing enough for us.
Anna, go do some spying. Just make sure they don't have a giant cat."
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Tuesday February 5th, 2019 12:52:54 AM
I think we aught to get healed up, go back in under cover of darkness with some arrow protection...well spear protection...and either kill the lot of them or sneak by them.
ooc; sorry guys, busy this week and did not have access to internet.
Standing on the Trail (DM JeffO) Tuesday February 5th, 2019 12:26:59 PM
Pompous watches and the jungle drips. Pru asks about rest but suggests she does not need any. Trayvin suggests sneaking, but it open to options. Anna says she does not need rest now. Nikolai mentions that sneaking might be best and suggests Anna go spy. Michael is leaning towards killing them all, but wouldn’t be too opposed to sneaking past…
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Tuesday February 5th, 2019 7:58:57 PM
"Cover of darkness only works if they don't see in the dark better than we do," Pru points out. "But I suppose it's worth a try. Back to that other clearing, then, to camp for a bit?"
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Tuesday February 5th, 2019 9:51:21 PM
"It looks like that will work while we wait for the scouting report. And if they still feel like tangling, we can still try Sigvar's plan."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 d20+13=30 ; d20+15=28 ; Tuesday February 5th, 2019 11:32:11 PM
As night falls Anna continues to observe the local fauna and flora trying to get other ideas for forms she could take in addition to the small rodent she will assume tomorrow.
(Perception: 30) (Know[Nature]:28)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday February 5th, 2019 11:59:40 PM "It's settled then. We 'camp' here until nightfall and Anna can scout the village for a few hours then return to report. Then, if nothing stops us, we try to sneak by the village an onward. We will defend ourselves, of course, if for some reason we are discovered and attacked. But let's try to avoid an all-out battle if at all possible. Naturally, what Anna reports may change that plan."
OOC: what's the time of day at this point?
Standing on the Trail (DM JeffO) Wednesday February 6th, 2019 1:58:50 PM
Pru agrees with using the cover of darkness, but provides a warning. She suggests going back to the clearing. Trayvin agrees with the plan. Anna keeps an eye on the surrounding area. There are plenty of plants to choose from, many vines, and a number of trees. There seem to be few animals in the area at all. She surmises that there might be birds up higher in the trees, but with the jungle so dense, few at this level. She suspects there may be others, like monkeys and perhaps even panthers, but none are spotted in this area. Nikolai suggests that the group make camp there on the trail.
OOC: Best as you can tell without seeing the sun directly is that it is late afternoon. Any defensive plans for the evening and setting up camp on the trail?
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Wednesday February 6th, 2019 6:27:21 PM " Camping on a raveled enemy trail is not tactically sound. Someone or something will trip over us sooner rather than later." Having voiced his opinion Sigvar searches the nearby forest for downed logs and pulls them into the 'path to form a barricade at least large enough for his fistmates to use as cover, higher if he finds better / more materials. Sigvar will rest IN his armor. When it is time to go if he is fatigued he will LoH upon himself to remove the fatigue.
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Wednesday February 6th, 2019 7:13:26 PM
"If we're not going back to the clearing--that is, the clearing where we first arrived--then I can use my scroll to create a Secure Shelter for us here," Pru says. "But I'm a little confused. Why aren't we going back to that first clearing?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+15=17 ; d20+19=37 ; Wednesday February 6th, 2019 8:12:41 PM "Oh, just thought I'd save us some time and sweat and have more time to rest and less travel for anyone watching the giant's village. But if it is preferred to camp in a clearing, that's ok by me. Either trail or clearing, we are no better off against 'travelers' passing through in either one. Clearing it is.
Sigvar, save your strength with trying to put up a barricade."
With that, Nikolai leads the way back to the clearing where they fought the demons and looks for a spot there that offers the 'best' defense. Survival +15 = 17 obviously not much to work with in that clearing. Perception +19 (travel back to clearing) = 37
Pompous AC 26 CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 d20+15=20 ; d20+10=23 ; d20+13=33 ; Wednesday February 6th, 2019 8:24:00 PM
Pompous helps set up camp and keep watch. Hopefully, there will be at least large tree where they make camp to over shade, cover from the wind and some safety from attacks. If this is the case, he will choose to climb up it and set up a perch. From there, he will keep watch and sleep some when it is his turn.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Wednesday February 6th, 2019 9:07:44 PM
The clearing seems to be the better plan. A little room to maneuver around in at least if needed.
While setting up camp in the clearing, Trayvin consults with Pru on spells. "Do you have enough endure elements to go around, or would you like me to prepare some as well?"
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 d20+13=20 ; d20+17=24 ; Wednesday February 6th, 2019 11:26:32 PM
Anna says, "I can use either my spider climb or gaseous forms SLA after we've chosen a campsite to scout the area further. I can either drift as mist through the trees or just climb them. Aside from that small rodent there don't seem to be many species of animals at this level of the forest. There are plenty of trees and vines so I mean I could always go Tree Shape for a few hours but beast shape would give me the ability to move and if it was small or medium size I could wear the form indefinitely to scout when I switch my Queen's Minions blessing tomorrow morning."
If no one objects Anna plans to do as she suggested. She activates dark vision first and then does a short mist form scout of the surrounding trees at higher levels, returning to the clearing before the spell expires. She then activates spider climb and climbs a tree to get out of the immediate ground level.
(Perception): 20 (Know[nature]): 24
(OOC: Darkvision now lasts for 10 hours with Maab's Setanos Vestment, Mist form lasts for 20 minutes and spider climb lasts for 100 minutes)
Standing on the Trail (DM JeffO) Thursday February 7th, 2019 11:59:40 AM
Sigvar and Pru discuss camping on the trail vs the clearing. Nikolai settles the discussion by leading the Agents back to the clearing and setting up a camp. Pompous aids the setup and works to create some shelter. There is no need to shelter from the sun, but the heat and humidity cannot be escaped. That leads Trayvin to talk with Pru about spells for the next day. Indeed, endure elements is going to be needed once again.
As camp is set up, Anna turns into a vampire-like mist. She almost immediately disappears from sight in the humid air dripping with moisture. She drifts over and into the trees and is lost to sight of those in the campsite. The wanders around a bit further up into the jungle. The trees are intertwined here and there throughout, and the further up she goes, the more twisted and tough the branches become. In fact there are areas up here where there are so many thick branches it would be easy to walk along the branches if not for all the leaves. In fact, there are a few areas that almost look like paths along the branches. There appears to almost be an entire additional world high up in the trees and she can start to hear the sounds of many different types of birds and perhaps some other things in this area. It was a long way up, and before she can explore more, she realizes the spell will expire, so she heads down to the ground. When she returns to the ground, as others prepare camp, Pru suggests a magical shelter.
Pompous AC 26 CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Thursday February 7th, 2019 8:29:25 PM
Pompous continues to rest at camp. He makes sure his gear is cleaned up and in good condition. He takes a nutritional break waiting for the group to move on.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 Thursday February 7th, 2019 9:52:11 PM
Anna reports back to the others what she found while scouting around as mist.
She then says, "I'd be okay with the magic shelter if that is what people want to do, but we don't absolutely have to do it if we don't want."
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Thursday February 7th, 2019 9:52:37 PM
This is the tough part, waiting for the scouts to report back. "I wonder if the giants will try to track us or if they are content that we left them alone?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=21 ; Thursday February 7th, 2019 10:05:28 PM
Nikolai finds it interesting that there could be 'pathways' in the treetops along branches think enough to hold even the heaviest of the lot.
"If everyone had Spider Climb, would that last long enough for us all to climb the trees and travers to the other end of the village along these treetop paths, then back down again?" he asks.
They set up camp with a watch for each shift, as usual. Nikolai picks a shift in the middle of the rotation.
"Would Anna be able to replenish that shelter scroll? If so, then that would be the best option, if not, we can try our normal camp procedures."
He lets Pru make the executive decision to use or not use the scroll.
Perception +19 for Night watch = 21
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Thursday February 7th, 2019 11:37:16 PM
"Endure Elements" lasts for 24 hours," Pru reminds them. "Anybody I cast it on should be good through tomorrow afternoon."
When Trayvin asks whether he should prepare any Endure Elements spells, Pru's brow wrinkles in thought. "Let me see," she says. "Eight. I can cast eight spells of that strength each day. So I could get everyone if we needed me to."
To Nikolai, she says, "We already asked Anna about that, but this spell is just a little too powerful for her to replicate. So if I use the scroll, it'll be gone until I can get to the Catacombs for another." She looks around. "If we'd camped on the trail, I'd have used it," she says. "But I think we'll be all right here, so I think I'll hold onto it for a bit."
Camping (DM JeffO) Friday February 8th, 2019 1:07:16 PM
The Agents relax a little and set up a camp site. Eventually, Pru looks around and decides to hold onto the scroll for another day. So Pompous and the others pull a few old logs out of the jungle to try and set up a bit of a defensive site. The logs are soaked, moldy, and covered with moss, so Pompous gets quite filthy working with them. He tries to clean himself and his gear up afterwards, but the continued sweating isn’t making things easy for him.
Anna and Nikolai talk about what she found while scouting the massive jungle. The trees here are simply amazingly tall and the cover thick. Trayvin keeps an eye back to the trail to see if the giants are following them. There is no sign of the giants when he looks.
After a bit, the Agents finally settle into their regular evening camping routine. The group sets up away from the pathway and in a way to defend against anything that comes from that direction. Anna stays up all night with her plant form keeping watch. At one point she thinks she sees something moving in the direction of the path, but it is very dark here at night without the aid of stars. During Nikolai’s watch, he spots a pair of large emerald green eyes in the jungle right next to the campsite. When he moves to check them out, the eyes completely disappear in the darkness.
The next morning appears with a whimper. With the deep, dark cover of the jungle, there is no real sunrise, just a little bit more light than during the dark night. The heat and humidity continue in force. Water drips incessantly off different leaves and it is impossible to avoid getting dripped on. Michael wakes up to realize that his foot wasn’t quite covered and one foot is drenched and wrinkly. Looking around, the jungle looks exactly how it did last night: no new animals, no tracks of anything in the clearing, and no giants.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet Friday February 8th, 2019 6:57:41 PM "I have been covering my own Endure Elements spell, and any of us that can, should. It is the same level of magic that gets you your force arrows, right Prudence?" Sigvar sleeps in his armor through the night and in the morning uses his Lay on Hands ability to remove any fatigue. He then prays for his spells and renews the Endure Elements spell.
OOC Sorry for the missed posts this week. I have an eye infection and I now need to put drops in it every hour, so I am a bit distracted.
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Friday February 8th, 2019 11:53:38 PM
"Well, yes," Pru replies. "But if I really need to cast another little spell, I can do it in place of a bigger spell. That's wasteful, of course, but sometimes you really need a specific spell. Anyway, yesterday's Endure Elements spells should last another few hours."
Camping (DM JeffO) Monday February 11th, 2019 11:37:42 AM
The Agents start to get up and look around, but sleep is still trying to keep a hold on many of the group as they awake groggy and stumbling around...
OOC: Not a great start to the week, where is everyone? :)
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 37 (T 15, FF 34) CMD 31 HP 132/132 Character Sheet d20+12=29 ; d3=3 ; d20+12=27 ; d20+12=30 ; Monday February 11th, 2019 6:52:06 PM
Sigvar wakes and Lays hands upon himself curing fatigue, curses DC 29, disease DC 27, poison DC 30 and exhaustion. He then prays for his spells and renews his Endure elements spell for the day.
Pompous AC 26 CMD 27/22/17, HP 107/107 Monday February 11th, 2019 8:07:47 PM
Pompous wraps himself in his cloak. One would thing that with the heat, this would be uncomfortable, but first thing in the morning, it's a nice feeling to be wrapped up. But time is going by and the party needs to move along. He packs his gear, strings his bow, and get ready to move on.
Michael Wittman AC:29, T:24, FF:21 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Monday February 11th, 2019 8:42:45 PM ack! wrinkle foot! I've been attacked by foot affecting banshee! Oh...its just drenched He chuckles.
By all means lets get to the top of the trees! this place is too confined, too wet and too stifling. I can climb up and secure ropes at points to make it easier for everyone, if I fall I've got a ring of feather falling to help me out. the thing is...do we have enough rope for the climb in one set up? or do we need to do it in stages?
OOC: sorry I've been traveling and have been too tired and out of internet range when I wasn't.
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 79/106(BrianZ) Monday February 11th, 2019 10:06:56 PM
"Sigvar makes a good point. I will cover two of the endure elements for us, and save a little bit of firepower for Pru."
active effects: endure elements
used: spells: endure elements x2
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 20 HP 66/91 CMD 31(Grapple/Trip) Monday February 11th, 2019 10:08:55 PM
Nikolai wakes up and looks up at the trees again, wondering how it would be to travers across that high up. "Well, Michael, I think we could manage to get up there but we still need Spider Climb on everyone else just to stay up there. It would be the best way to get past the giants, if nothing else up there will challenge our presence. So, how's our 'Spider Climb' inventory?"
Prudence Gundle [AC22; HP 74/87] Monday February 11th, 2019 10:22:12 PM
Pro begins casting. Extended Mage Armor on herself and Nikolai, followed by (I think three?) Endure Elements spells.
"Unfortunately, Spider Climb isn't one of my spells," she says. "Though I can cast Feather Fall if need be."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/11/25 HP 138/138[48 temp hp] -- CMD 26 d20+13=21 ; d20+8=20 ; d20+23=40 ; Monday February 11th, 2019 11:14:27 PM
Anna was up all night having the sun to charge her. She just was distracted by the site of the jungle at night. The next day she swaps her Queen's minions for beast shape 1 and takes the form of the small rodent creature she observed the previous day in order to set off with Michael on some scouting.
(Perception: 21) (Stealth: 20) (Disguise: 40)
Camping (DM JeffO) Tuesday February 12th, 2019 12:42:23 PM
Sigvar wakes and starts casting a few spells. He feels refreshed after preparing for the day, but it is still darn hot in this jungle. Pompous uses his damp cloak to mentally prepare for the day. He ends up wet, wetter than he thought he would be. He carefully checks his bowstrings in the humidity and prepares his bow.
Michael jumps up, temporarily scared by his wet foot. He grins and looks around, then looks back up to the branches far above. He wonders if the group should head that way instead of through the giants. Trayvin helps ensure everyone is prepared with endure elements, helping Pru as she casts some spells as well. Anna turns into a small rodent and squeaks while Nikolai also ponders the trees.
The trees here are very, very tall. How tall no one can really be sure because no one has made it up to the top. The area below the branches is around 100 feet tall in the clearings, but shrinks down to 25 to 40 feet high in the trails. Climbing them without aid will certainly be a challenge mainly because everything is just soaking wet.
Anna is ready to go out and check out the giants. Will other Agents go with her? Will the Agents set up camp and explore? Will some Agents head to the trees and see what can be found up there?
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