DM Carl Sunday November 11th, 2018 7:20:10 PM Succotash hears "looooooot" whispered in his ear and turns around. He grabs a CON gear since there seem to be plenty of them to go around. He waits to see if anyone else claims the CHA gear.
Pressi snatches up both INT gears.
OOC: Keep in mind, you get the bonus twice for having two INT gears, but they don't both add +1 to the stack. If you have two INT gears and another, you get +4 INT and +2 to the other.
She floats a plan to use her disguise to sneak past some of the guards. Kade blanches. "Woah now, I owe you folks my life and I'll lend a hand, but don't ask me to actively work against my friends."
Zaragosa advises Pressi save her divinations for further up the Giant.
Hobie checks out the CHA gear. It offers no benefit other than boosting CHA and looking pretty. He'd really like that DEX gear...
Murphy would like a gear and makes his preferences known.
Kezzem would ALSO like the CHA gear. It's in high demand! He hasn't gotten a gear yet, perhaps Humble's Sword needs to learn to share?
Muprhy starts conversing with Ix.
"The Iron Gargantua...I like that!" He starts saying it in different voices, putting the emphasis on different syllables.
"The Iron garGANtua!"
"The Iron GARganTUA!"
"The Iron garganTUA!...no, don't like that one. You mind if we use that from now on? Oh, and no hints unless whats-his-name with the crossbow gets himself dead. You can find out what Chompy and the pink gem are all by yourself. We can chat all you'd like, though. It's not my town that's about to get crushed."
Talia is ready to move on.
Bliss scratches at the mirror a bit. One has to wonder if he's not secretly a cat that turns into a halfling, instead of the other way around.
***
24 minutes. The way up to the next level is a ladder that leads to an open hole in the ceiling above the catwalk in that room where you fought all those dwarves.
Feel free to figure out who gets what gear in email. Doesn't matter to me.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Monday November 12th, 2018 5:41:37 AM
"Kezzem, Talia, Jack and Myself would benefit the most from the CHR gear, and since Kezzem doesn't have a gear yet, I think he should have it", Succotash says as he attaches the con gear next to his str gear adding, "What ever ancient peoples who created this iron monstrosity, must have been a highly advanced magical society, I mean, besides the machine itself, they made the different constructs, as well as these gears, and Talia's crystal, it would be interesting to learn something about these people". "But time is a wasting, shall we continue?" He says as he steps into the levitation area.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) Monday November 12th, 2018 10:59:42 AM
Zaragosa would take any gear given to him. He does not seem very eager to grab anyone in particular as he still does not know what it would do. On top of that, he felt he was the least of his comrades and didn't want to fight over such things. "I'll take what you'll give me" would be his response to anything ask about the Gears.
Zaragoas would wait for everyone to move on, but he is worried about the time talking about the gears
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 Monday November 12th, 2018 2:07:33 PM
"Sure, of course you can use it, Ix," Murphy replies. "I'm partial to the 'gar-GAN-tua' option myself, but, choose your favorite!"
"And, you have a point there. Time's a-wastin'. Talk to you later. Over for now." Unless Ix has something to add (and maybe reply to), the druid places the hood back in his haversack, rolled up, and closes the haversack well - aiming that no sound might go out or in.
"Yeah, I can pass on more gears this time around, but might want to take one more up if the opportunity is provided later."
"Kade, of course. Ix wants you dead. We don't want you dead. Trail behind, as you wish. I've healed you up a fair bit. Assuming we survive the next area of contention, I'll see if I can help you more with that. If we need to take down all of your friends, we will. But if we can show mercy to some, so we will. You have seen what we can do. If you find it in yourself to recommend surrender to your mates, without them trying to bring you down, I'm fine with that, and we will show mercy. And figure out a way to get them past the warbot that took down your other companions."
He joins the others, and climbs the ladder leading up to the hole. "Any plans or preparations before breaching the top-of-the-ceiling passageway?" He has a sunrod in easy reach in his bandolier.
Talia (Kim for J-P) Monday November 12th, 2018 2:15:51 PM
Talia ensures that certain spell components are ready at hand. "What order should we go through the hole? I don't think I should be first," she says politely. She gets up the ladder, maybe toward the middle or end of the party.
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Monday November 12th, 2018 3:25:51 PM
"I suggest the meat shields, erm, Paladins, go first. I'll follow in behind them. Unless we wanted to do the goblin prisoner plan, Press"
ooc: I've got 2 minutes of Goblin form left before I turn back.
DM Carl Monday November 12th, 2018 8:22:00 PM
Discussions happen regarding the gears.
Murphy grants Ix rights to the name. "Too kind, Murph. Too kind. You folks are starting to grow on me. I hope you know I'm being genuine when I say I hope we all manage to survive this.
"Except the archer. That one I'm going to have to finish off."
Ix has nothing further to add, and the conversation stops. Kade listens to what Murphy has to say and finds it agreeable. "Fair enough, Mr. Murphy, but like I said before: there's some real zealots up there. Most of'em I won't miss, which is good cause you're gonna have ta kill'em if you want to stop Anur."
The rest of the party seems ready to move on. All that's left is to pick an order and pull the trigger.
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP78of111, AC29 Monday November 12th, 2018 8:32:45 PM
Bliss is happy to take point and ascend, either first or sharing the space of whoever is first. (He can share a space because he is tiny in size).
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Haste, Shield Other (Hobbie) Tuesday November 13th, 2018 12:59:11 AM
"Ooh, I feel pretty now!" says Kezzem, proudly sporting his new gear.
DM Question: the gear boosts my Cha to an 18, which grants me an extra lay on hands per day. Does it apply immediately, or do I have to rest first to gain that extra use.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Tuesday November 13th, 2018 5:16:31 AM
Succotash will lead the way up, sharing a space with Bliss, Twinklesting in hand. He then suggests that Kade stay towards the middle of the troupe so we can better protect him, and then he asks, “Why does Ix want you dead so bad?”
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Tuesday November 13th, 2018 10:35:30 AM
OOC: Dishwasher broke. Someone post for me, please.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) Tuesday November 13th, 2018 2:24:04 PM
Zaragosa wishes to go towards the end so he could start preforming if needed.
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Tuesday November 13th, 2018 4:37:48 PM
ooc: Did Kezzem grab the Dex gear too or just the Cha? If not, Hobie will grab it.
DM Carl Tuesday November 13th, 2018 11:39:43 PM Kezzem looked pretty boss before. With the new gear? Total stud.
OOC: You get the effects of an 18 CHA immediately.
Succotash and Bliss go first. Succotash wonders why Ix wants Kade so dead. "I know he didn't warn us when you folks arrived. You're all capable, but if he'd sounded the alarm and brought all us down on ya, we'd have defeated you." There's no malice in his voice. He's simply stating what he sees as fact. "If ya win this fight, it'll be his fault for playing around instead of doing his job."
Zaragosa takes the rear.
The party moves up the ladder. Thankfully, nothing scary is waiting for them. What they find is a narrow room. It's still 50' long, which is the length of the Giant, but only 20' wide. The first thing everyone no doubt notices are the amulets hanging from hooks on the ceiling. An initial glance at them show various symbols that no doubt aren't universally recognized.
Knowledge, Religion 25. Highlight to display spoiler: {These are symbols commonly associated with the Old Ones. Some searching allows you to find Skald's, as well as Fhorge's. There's a few others. Every Old One anyone can remember has an amulet here with their symbol.}
OOC: Don't forget bards can make all knowledge checks untrained and with a bonus.
In the southern/central section of the room is a yellow circle the party recognizes as a levitation circle like the ones in both feet. This one is dark. Above it is a closed, very sturdy looking iris. There are two doors leading from the room. One in the eastern wall, one in the western.
The areas right and left of the room you're in will be filled in as you explore.
Talia (Kim for J-P) Wednesday November 14th, 2018 3:52:53 AM
Talia whispers to Kale, "I may have something for you. You know the rope trick? It opens an extradimensional space. You climb the rope, and hide up there. No one can see you. You can see out a bit through the bottom. Problem is the rope hangs down. If someone you don't want to notices it, and climbs, they can get inside with you. Other than that, you're really pretty safe. If you know a good place for us to set it up, I can do that for you. We'll get you after the cleanup is done.
"Again, there's a risk. But, you'll have to decide if it's worth it."
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+7=15; Wednesday November 14th, 2018 5:22:10 AM
Succotash checks out the west door perception 15 to see if there is anything unusual (traps) then if he doesn't see anything out of the ordinary, he attempts to open the door, if he notices something, or it's locked he asks Zaragosa to take a look at it.
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP78of111, AC29 Wednesday November 14th, 2018 7:15:00 AM
Bliss looks at his friends attaching metal disks to themselves, and is not sure that it is really such a good idea. "I like good adventuring GEAR as well as the next hero," he thinks. "But this is ridiculous."
"I'm not onBORG with this."
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP78of111, AC29 d20+22=28 ; Wednesday November 14th, 2018 7:21:17 AM
Oh, more seriously, Bliss sticks close to Sir Succotash at point (assume we are in the same square, OK? Wherever Jeremy puts us is fine.)
He uses his cat-senses to check out the area. Perception (plus scent and low light vision) 28.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 d20+4=14 ; d20+28=34 ; Wednesday November 14th, 2018 8:39:26 AM
Murphy looks at the various symbols on the amulets which hang from the ceiling. Some they saw earlier, but many are unfamiliar to him. He asks if anyone else might know who they represent. "If I were to guess, some might belong to the old gods that Ix said Anur wants to re-raise to power. Does anyone know which one belongs to Sklur?"
How large are the amulets and are they suspended from cords? In a necklace fashion? And, if so, are they small enough to wear as necklaces for a halfling?
Murphy also listens [Perception: 34] at the door on the left side of the map. [OOC: Where is North on this map? If it is at the top, then, west is to the left, east to the right, and the yellow levitation circle closest to the direction of travel, southwards.]
Knowledge: Religion: 14 (Aid another in the knowledge check. Do any of the symbols match what we saw earlier in lower sections?)
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+19=22 ; d20+22=30 ; Wednesday November 14th, 2018 2:31:12 PM
To Kade's remark, "Whether you may have defeated us doesn't change a simple fact. If you need someone to warn you to glance occasionally at the unlocked door that you couldn't even bother to put a couple of paint cans in front of, then you don't deserve to win. Hate to take Ix's side on this one, but... Wait a second. If you weren't there to guard from an infiltration, and you weren't waiting to exit as ground forces, what were you doing down there? Why were you staring at the entrance to the giant's waist?"
A thought popped in her head. "You were there to put down the bedlams if they escaped. Weren't you."
Of course, whether the door would have been easily spotted remains an open question. If a dwarf hadn't told them of it in advance... a little too fortuitously, Pressi thinks to herself in hindsight.
Pressi's original plan seems to have fallen by the wayside. (Limited time, Kade rejection)
Pressi offers Murphy the Wis gear. (Currently +4 int, +2 Wis) Someone needs to make a chart as to who has which gears.
Succostash and Bliss check out one door, and Pressi presumes JTT will check out the other. That leaves her to check out the levitation disk (Perception 20, Spellcraft 30) and fires a round of clairvoyance up the tube.
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Harper status: heading away back to town
Pressi status:
Ritual of Warding Shared Spell: Shield of Faith (Bliss, Pressi only)(extended?)(Pressi casts surrender blood) crone form+ 2 int gears, 1 wis gear (Int 24, Wis 12) altered self: dwarf (+2 str, darkvision 30, perception -2)
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 Wednesday November 14th, 2018 3:17:03 PM
With a look of surprise, Murphy says, "Thank you, Pressi," and accepts the additional Wisdom gear from her. He takes a moment, and affixes it next to the other Wisdom gear on his left bracer (now 2xWis(+4}, 1xCon(+2)). The Constitution gear is on his right bracer. "Later, if we get another intelligence, strength or dexterity gear, I would not mind swapping out for my second wisdom gear. Could come in handy in the near future."
A totally unrelated thought occurs to Murphy after placing the third gear. To Kade, after Talia finishes whispering to him, the druid says, "Say, where do people place the end results of the digestive process here in this iron gargantua? Do you just lean out of an arrow slot? And how about cooking facilities? And beds? Places to brush your teeth, or change your clothes? Were any of those things considered in putting something like this together?"
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 d20+29=35 ; Wednesday November 14th, 2018 3:21:57 PM
After the conversation, and with the additional bonus of +1 to his perception, he tries listening at the left door once again. Perception 35 this time (gain of 1 - same roll of 6 on the d20 as before!)
Talia (Kim for J-P) Wednesday November 14th, 2018 5:58:34 PM
Talia adds to Kade. "And, you can climb down, and climb back up any time you want. It will last over ten hours. Maybe one of us might stop by later to let you know what's going on, if you want us to do so. Again, you can see down, no one can see up. The rope disappears into the invisible space, in another dimension."
[Totally OOC: Kim is laughing at Cayzle's Borg references.]
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP78of111, AC29 Wednesday November 14th, 2018 9:32:26 PM
[If we were all sitting around a gaming table together, I'd totally be making RESISTANCE IS FUTILE jokes. Probably in my best robot voice, and with a few Dalek-style EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! comments.]
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Shield Other (Hobbie); [link href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1V6Si8D-6vpXO_TNBbJZCyUzHuLaXfZc Wednesday November 14th, 2018 10:51:41 PM
OOC: Okay, I made a table of the gears were recovered. Please correct me if I have anything wrong. By my count we have a Dex gear and a Con gear up for grabs yet. Also, Talia and Bliss have not gotten any gears yet, so they should perhaps get first pick.
"Come on, Bliss, you know you want a gear," says Kezzem. "You know your reluctance will wane. After all, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE."
OOC: There you go Cayzle.
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Gear Wednesday November 14th, 2018 11:02:00 PM
Finally got it, yay!
DM Carl Wednesday November 14th, 2018 11:40:32 PM Talia discusses Kade's hiding out in a rope trick spell. "It's an idea, but Ix has a lotta control over this place and probably heard ya say that. Best place is still next to you folks."
Bliss questions the wisdom of attaching this strange new magic to one's body. He sticks close to Succotash, just in case he needs someone to save him from the gears.
Murphy inspects the amulets. They're about the right size to be worn, even for a halfling. He looks for an amulet matching the symbols found in the right foot and finds...none. The Forger's symbol is not present. He listens at the western door and hears nothing.
Pressi has an idea. Kade does not take kindly to it. He stares at her for a moment before lashing out. "We was in the groin cuz we'd get bounced around like crazy in the legs. We've been travelling for days; ya don't think that kinda pounding would get old real fast?" He gets closer...a little too closer. "Let's make a deal, you and I. I blame you for my present situation just as much as Ix. I'll keep my mouth shut and ignore ya if you do the same." He doesn't wait for an acknowledgement before he grumbles and stomps off.
Kezzem waves a gear at Bliss, tempting him.
Succotash checks out the western door. Since Murphy didn't hear anything and it looks like a simple knob, he tries to open it.
A sultry female voice spills from the western room. Well, sultry for a dwarf...
"Well, don't be shy! Come on in..." Kade's eyes widen at the voice and his face sinks. He starts edging his way towards the ladder.
***
25 minute mark!
Talia (Kim for J-P) Thursday November 15th, 2018 12:23:31 AM
Talia quickly says, "I'll take whichever one Bliss won't take. If he won't take either, I'll take both for the moment, and place them on my bracers."
She places one on her left bracer... and, if both, the other on her left bracer, too. She wants to keep her right arm free of obstacles.
Con? Dex? Con & Dex?
"Wait, what about Jack?" she asks. "Do you have one yet?" she asks the bard.
And the door opens. So, she steps in past Succotash, takes a quick look around until her eyes land on the sultry dwarf. "H'lo, darling. I'm kind of lost in here. Part of the new security review team, I guess, y'know? Name's Talia. How 'bout you? Say, where can a girl get some privacy around here?" She keeps eye contact, a friendly smile on her face.
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP78of111, AC29 d20+14=30 ; d3+13=14 ; d6=3 ; Thursday November 15th, 2018 1:06:27 AM
[OOC: Bliss has so many enhancement bonuses to his stats already, so stacking is problematic. For now he is fine with no gears. And if these gears do end up booby trapped or cursed, better at least one person in the party has none!]
Bliss sees that this Kade fellow is looking scared of the monster that sounds like a dwarf lady, so he activates his arcane power and readies a charge action to move and bite anyone who attacks one of his friends.
Triggered by attack: Charge hits AC30 for 17 nonlethal, if he does charge, Bliss's AC drops to 27.
DM Edit: The bonuses from these gears are not enhancement bonuses and stack with your existing ones.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+21=23 ; d10=8 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d20=12 ; d4=1 ; Thursday November 15th, 2018 5:36:22 AM
Succotash 5ft steps into the room,then detects evil on the dwarf chick. and depending upon his distance from her, he will either ready an action to throw a throwing ax, or swing Twinklesting.
Twinklesting 2+21=23 for 8+11=19 slashing damage and 3+6=9 holy damage
Throwing Ax 12+14=28 for 1+7=8 damage
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+20=35 ; d6+18=23 ; d6=1 ; d6=4 ; Thursday November 15th, 2018 2:42:48 PM
Hobie goes into the room after Succotash and readies an action. If any of his party attacks any creature, Hobie will also let an arrow fly at that creature (Excluding Hobie's allies, in case of any shenanigans).
Attack 35 Piercing 23, Fire 1, Electric 4 = 28 damage
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Thursday November 15th, 2018 2:57:47 PM
Pressi watched Kade go, not really sure why her statement would so set him off. Because she didn't understand him, she supposed. She'd been a "true believer" so long, she probably had more in common with Anur and Ix than with Kade. Her old days as a loner and thief probably wouldn't have brought her close to Kade either. Maybe during her courtesan work. Surely there were times when she cared more about the comfort of her chair than her duties or the goals of her bosses... but those days were so faded.
She knew better than to raise the comparison with Kade. He didn't seem the type who'd appreciate the parallels.
She stops at Kade's blanching, and considers asking him what this is about. Instead, she pulls Succotash back and holds Bliss off. Still in dwarf form and wearing the colors of the militia, she believed that Talia's bluff had a better chance of working than just outright attacking. (Pressi is operating on the assumption that this is some bigwig's moll than some shapeshifting monster.)
Her presence and a few "sorry, maams," should aid Talia in her bluff or at least help disengage if needed. That said, she wouldn't mind hearing about whether there's a powder room on this floor.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) Thursday November 15th, 2018 6:17:21 PM
Zaragosa was going to take a look at the other door when he hears some woman dwarf talking through Succotash's door. He turns to face it has he sees the other dwarf back away from it.
Zaragosa would thank Talia as he takes a step towards the door with the voice. Before she leaves through the door, he tries to say "I'm not even sure what they do, but that is alright. I'm more concerned on stopping this thing. But I thank you kindly for thinking of me, madam."
DM Carl Thursday November 15th, 2018 10:23:42 PM Pressi isn't sure what just happened with Kade, but lets it go.
Zaragosa thanks Talia for thinking of him, but isn't sure what the gears do.
OOC: The gears each boost one of the six attributes (STR,DEX,CON,WIS,INT,CHA). They must be applied to some sort of metal armor or clothing on your arm. The bonus provided is dependent on the number of gears you wear. Each different gear you wear adds +1 to the bonus of each gear. For example, wearing a single WIS gear grants you +1 to wisdom. Wearing a STR gear and a WIS gear grants +2 to wisdom and strength. Wearing two of one kind of gear grants the bonus twice, but does not increase the bonus of each gear. So wearing 2 WIS gears and a STR gear grants +4 to wisdom and +2 to strength.
Talia smiles and introduces herself as part of the new security team.
The woman looks at Talia a moment before speaking. "I'm not sure how to start responding to that, darling. Am I to believe that we picked up a team of halfling security auditors out here in the middle of no where? There's no 'security review team' that I'm aware of.
"Still, it's quite nice to meet you, Talia." She steps forward. She's pretty frail for a dwarf, but is quite fetching (by dwarven standards, anyway). She's dressed in comfortable looking robes and a pair of fluffy house slippers. "I'm Shan. Shan Shalutch. Now, care to tell me what's going on here? The truth this time, maybe? Oh, and Kade? Don't think I don't know you're out there. For your own sake, you better have a darn good reason for being with these strangers." There is no line of sight from Shan to Kade through the door.
Inside the room is a row of the same guardian constructs that guarded the right leg. There are five in all. There are also three armed dwarves in addition to Shan. On the far end of the room is the largest construct you've seen here (aside from the Giant itself, obviously). Its head nearly brushes the 20' tall ceiling, and its arms end in massive spiked fists. Two additional armlike appendages sprout from its back and support dark blades. Several large runes adorn its breastplate. Despite its fearsome appearance, it stands dormant and immobile. Rust covers it; it looks like it might be beyond repair.
Bliss notes Kade's fear and prepares to throw down.
Succotash checks for evil and finds it radiates off Shan very strongly. He, plus Bliss and Hobie, go to enter the room when they're stopped by Pressi's hand. She gives a "sorry, ma'am," as she plays the part.
Shan gets a confused look on her face. "Not sure what to make of this at all...you there," she turns and addresses one of the other dwarves in the room. "Put that hood on and ask Ix if he's up to anything." She turns back to Talia, smiling wide. "Now then, won't you and your friends come in while we sort this all out?"
One of the dwarves grabs a hood and starts having a quiet conversation.
***
26 minutes on the clock
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+18=37 ; d20+18=38 ; d20+18=20 ; d20+18=34 ; d20+13=16 ; d6+18=21 ; d6+18=20 ; d6=4 ; d6=4 ; d6=5 ; d20=10 ; d6=2 ; d6+18=24 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; 2d6+36=42 ; d6+18=22 ; d6=2 ; d6=1 ; d6+18=19 ; d6=6 ; d6=4 ; d8=7 ; Friday November 16th, 2018 1:04:48 AM
"There's no time to talk, you are going to destroy our village!"
Hobie clicks his heels and lets his arrows fly at Shan
Manyshot Attack 37 Piercing 21, Fire 4, Electric 4 = 29 Piercing 20, Fire 5, Electric 2 = 27
Rapid Shot Attack Natural 20- Confirmation Roll = 20 Piercing 24, Fire 6, Electric 5 = 35 Extra Damage if Crit confirms = 42 = 77 total (!!!!)
Haste Attack =34 Piercing 22, Fire 2, Electric 1 = 25
Iterative Attack = 16 Piercing 19, Fire 6, Electric 4 = 29
ooc: Bliss are you sure you want to take Hobie on in a tapestry? If you only count the arrows that beat AC 34, I just did 116 damage in one round.
Talia (Kim for J-P) Friday November 16th, 2018 2:27:35 AM
Murphy, outside the door (he moved to the side a moment before to let Pressi by), hears Shan Shalutch call for a dwarf to talk to Ix. So, he scoots a little more to the side as he removes the hood from his bag to join in the conversation. He places his head into the hood, and says, "So, we're having a nice conversation with Shan. Things look fine here."
Murphy Kim Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 d20+11=31 ; d20+11=14 ; d20+29=35 ; Friday November 16th, 2018 2:51:34 AM
[Okay, I forgot to: 1. Change my header 2. Refresh before I posted That's when I noticed what was posted for Hobie, before Murphy.
As Murphy was between Hobie and the door, if he saw Hobie marching forward with arrows nocked (rolled Perception: 35 - he noticed), right in the middle of Talia's and Pressi's negotiations, he would have intervened to stop him.
"Hold it, hot-head," He grasps the two or three nocked arrows to pull them out of the bow (natural 20 hit AC 31 - crit not confirmed with a 14). "You're not going in there loaded for bear. Ix asked us to check the security. Things look fine inside. We'll wait out here, friend."
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Friday November 16th, 2018 3:52:33 AM
So you are rolling to disarm Hobie of his first two knocked arrows? I don’t see how you could stop the whole fullround attack
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Friday November 16th, 2018 4:16:20 AM
I don’t have my laptop to update the header, but Hobie’s AC is 27 and his CMD is 30 with haste active via his boots.
Talia (Kim for J-P) Friday November 16th, 2018 4:22:15 AM
Talia says to Shan, "Ask your fellow in the hood over there if Ix asked us to check out the security. This room looks reasonably secure to me. Except - what happened to ol' Rusty there?" she asks Shan, indicating the giant guardian. "Looks like it's about ready for the sorting bot in the right leg to go to work on it." She also speaks to one of the dwarfs. "You guys keep your weapons in good shape?"
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Friday November 16th, 2018 4:22:51 AM
To murphy’s Comment about what Ix asked us to do “Ix is trying to destroy our town! Did you remember that or has the ‘inspector’ job gone to your head? I don’t care what Ix says, we are trying to kill him and stop this thing!!”
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+9=10 ; d20+5=17 ; Friday November 16th, 2018 5:40:35 AM
Succotash says to Shan, “I’m not one for diplomatic relations normally, but if you and yours friends here are willing to leave this contraption, and go about your merry way, then I for one will harbor no ill will, but if you wish to remain true to a Anur, and his desire to destroy our home, well then, you may want to consider this a warning”. Succotash is trying to be diplomatic not intimidating, but as a halfling of action, his words are rather matter of fact. (Diplomacy 10, intimation 17)
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Friday November 16th, 2018 2:47:56 PM
As Murphy and Hobie go at each other, Pressi tries to keep the smile frozen on her face. "I don't suppose that you'd accept that this is normal first day jitters?"
She holds back Hobie as best as she can. "I can't completely disagree with your analysis, but at the end of the day we don't know what your attack will bring upon us, or whether we are attacking potential allies. Never forget, its the idea of practicality over morality that places our town in danger in the first place. At least, give me one more chance...."
"Ok, I think everyone is going to stay their hands, and I've decided to try a risky strategy called the truth." Pressi dropped her disguise and walked to the room, hands up. "My name is Pressi Silverglove, and I suspect we have the same job... more or less. Whatever drives your religious war, and I haven't met a lot of true believers frankly, we don't care. You are all about to drive through our town, and we are here to stop you, or at least get you to conduct your rampant destruction like civilized people.
"Oh, and Ix Revan knows very well who we are." Pressi takes some time to discuss the note paper, the lack of warning, and just what Kade is doing here. "Not sure what he intends to do with you whatever you choose, but if I were you, I wouldn't count on his continued support... any more than I do currently, really. The point is, I am placing my trust in your goodness, or at least in your self regard. We can get through this without bloodshed... or you can ask yourself what attacking us will accomplish because we are not your enemy."
(Readied action if they attack: cast confusion on the group.)
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+13=30 ; Friday November 16th, 2018 2:51:12 PM
Diplomacy Roll: 30
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Gear d20+14=21 ; d20+1=8 ; Friday November 16th, 2018 3:49:11 PM
"Muprh, these people, no matter how friendly the seem and whatever their reasons, are trying to destroy our town," says Kezzem, trying to stay as quiet as possible so the dwarves can't her what he is saying. "He's just being ready for their sudden yet inevitable betrayal. When can discuss the morals and what not latter, but when the excrement strikes the windmill, remember which side you are on."
He will also try and keep an eye on Shan.
Detect Evil Perception: 8. Sense Motive: 21.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) Friday November 16th, 2018 4:56:52 PM
(OOC sorry for my crappy posts of late. This moving robot thing has confused me quite a bit. I will endeavour to post better or pay better attention in the future)
With Hobbie on the offensive and Murphew trying to stop him, Zaragosa would move closer to the door. He didn't trust the new dwarf woman as she seems rather pleasant for someone aiding the destruction of the town. Yet he will hold his action. If make an offensive move, he would start performing. In the meantime he would say and watch
DM Carl Friday November 16th, 2018 9:45:34 PM
OOC posts have no place on this board and will be removed. That's why god invented email. I'm playing this encounter 100% by the book and letting the chips fall where they may. Buckle up, everyone.
Hobie's lack of chill continues unabated. He wants to make a full round attack on Shan, but he doesn't have line of sight and must move more than 5' to obtain one. At best, he could make a single attack, plus a hasted attack...but...
Murphy has other plans and moves to disarm Hobie. Amazingly, he manages to get his hands on Hobie's arrows (nat 20). He provokes an AoO from Hobie, should Hobie choose to use it.
Talia puts the hood on, but finds it non-operational. She can't hear anything coming from it. (I'm ignoring Talia's 2nd post. One per person per turn.)
Succotash offers Shan a chance to leave peacefully.
Pressi keeps her composure and tries something risky: telling the truth. She explains their current situation to Shan, who, for her part, sits and listens carefully. That smile on Shan's face? That fades significantly when she hears what Ix is up to. Pressi's diplomacy skills are on point today, which is a very good thing for everyone.
Kezzem reminds Murphy who the bad guys are.
Zaragosa holds his action, waiting to see where this goes.
Shan walks over to the dwarf who's wearing the hood and tears it off his head. Turning it over, she unties some of the stitching. "You have one of these? Do the same please," she indicates the untied stitching.
Shan waits to see if Talia will do so. Assuming she does, she turns to Pressi and continues. "Dear, come sit with me a bit, won't you?" She turns and starts shooing all the other dwarves into the center room. "I expect all of you to behave out here...or don't. I don't care. Pressi, you have my word you'll come to no harm by my hand until we've had our conversation."
OOC: I made secret sense motive rolls for everyone. You're all pretty sure she's being truthful.
If Pressi accepts, Shan makes sure everyone's ushered out of the room and sits at a small, ornate table that's been set for tea. "What a mess," she starts. "So you're trying to save your village. I need to protect Anur from his idiot of a son." She pours herself and Pressi a cup from the same teapot. She adds two sugar cubes to hers and takes a sip. "If you have a way out of this, I'm all ears."
Outside, the three dwarves glance nervously back and forth. These dwarves look tougher than the last bunch you fought, but they're pretty outnumbered.
Murphy Kim Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 Saturday November 17th, 2018 1:10:12 AM
Murphy steps back and gives a nod to one or two of the dwarfs as they exit the room, holding out his left hand to suggest they move toward the levitation side of the central space.
As this happens, he telepathically says to Pressi, "Please relay conversation & thoughts to me. If help is needed, or other action, let me know, if able. Good on you, Pressi."
As Hobie had pledged to go with what direction Pressi gives, he presumes their conflict is resolved, at least for the moment. He hands back the arrows he took from the capable archer.
After that, he says to the nervous dwarfs. "Hello. I'm Murphy, of the village the iron gargantua is heading toward. I helped start this group some years back. How is life on this huge construct? It has some amazing features."
He continues, "Where I come from, through some engagements in the Red Hills, we are in what some call a 'parley' - that is, a conference between opposing sides, a discussion of how things might proceed. We'd prefer not to have to kill you. Well, at least some of us would - so long as you all don't keep moving toward stomping through our valley, smashing homes, farms, cattle, killing our people. No doubt you might feel something similar if someone were planning to take this metal box against where you make your homes."
He also adds, "I've given my name. Any of my friends who choose to do so may give theirs. If you'd care to do likewise, that might ease the tension." In the dwarvish tongue, he adds, "If you'd like me to review all that in your own language, I will do so. We just wiped out any who would not surrender to us below. The bedlams were interesting. A few of your crew perished by other means than us. And no, you do not need to throw down your arms. A parley allows for something other than one side winning, and the other losing. Sometimes both win - though not always in the way they originally planned."
Murphy closes in common. "Opportunities abound, for those who are bright, or wise, or canny."
Pressi could 'hear' what he said, if she chooses to.
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Saturday November 17th, 2018 2:47:44 PM
Pressi smiles and waves to Murphy before turning her messaging off. She felt bad at the thought of invading this woman’s privacy, even if she intended to kill her.
Pressi watches the woman drink a sip of tea, and tries to purify her own surreptitiously. (If caught, she explains having been poisoned before, so it’s not personal.)
In response to Shan’s question, she leans back and sighs. “Honestly, I was hoping you might have some ideas. I’m not exactly grasping the situation as a whole, and I’m the last person who should be giving personal advice.”
Putting her cup down, she tries to collect her thoughts. “I know better than to ask you anything that can be a betrayal, and I haven’t even been open with the guy I’m dating. Still, Im hoping this mess might still be solved without bloodshed. But to recommend anything, I need some idea of who you are and what any of you want. I’m getting some save the father figure here and Oedipal stuff there, but I don’t know anything about this religion or regional politics of yours, and I don’t know why your son is just letting us romp around the giant.
“So maybe you could start by filling in some gaps in my knowledge. If you can’t bring yourself to discuss any personal history, then at least some of the political stuff.”
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) Sunday November 18th, 2018 10:32:55 AM
Believing she is truthful, Zaragosa lets his guard down, though he still feels in a hurry to stop the giant.
"May I enter and have a seat as well, or shall I just behave myself out here?" Zaragosa asked. "Sorry if I seem rude, I'm rather in a hurry to save my new town."
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Sunday November 18th, 2018 10:41:33 AM
Hobie is livid at Murphy’s grabbing of his arrows. He snatched them back as Murphy offers them, and Hobie says “If you EVER touch my arrows again...” He stops himself before he says something over the line.
Talking to his party, he gestures at the dwarves and talks about them like they aren’t present. “These guys are soldiers, they were hired to do a job, that job is to destroy our town. I don’t give a flying flip about their lives. If they want to just leave, GREAT, that saves us time and energy and saves their lives, but if they insist on staying and doing their job, then I’m gonna do mine, and I’m gonna put an arrow in each of their throats.”
He calms himself down a bit, and then he adds: “Pressi wants to try to make a deal with these guys, then I respect her and I’m willing to follow her and give her the chance to do it. But maybe I’m the only one remembering that we are working against the clock here, and they are gonna reach town in about an hour. I’ll sit and trust Press for now, but if this parley takes more than a couple minutes, I’m taking Shan down and moving up the ladder.”
Talia (Kim for J-P) d20+20=32 ; Sunday November 18th, 2018 11:24:12 PM
Talia, surprised to find in her hands the hood Murphy has been using to talk to Ix, and trying to figure out how she got it out of his bag when he was in the hall and she was in the room, hears Shan request. "All right," she responds, and shows Shan she is beginning to undo some of the stitching as she steps out of the room to join the exodus. She moves away from the door, and finds a place in the hallway. She starts thinking about what she should do next, and wonders about controls for the sphincter opening to the level above. She looks around to see if she can discern anything. [Perception: 32]
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+7=8 ; Monday November 19th, 2018 5:38:38 AM
Succotash is a bit annoyed at yet another delay, but he trusts Pressi, and thinks to himself, “Hopefully this won’t take long”. Doing his best to defuse the situation between Hobie and Murphy, he says, in halfling, “Guys, right now tensions are pretty high, and quite frankly, I’m near the edge of my patience as well, but we need to work as a team if we want to save our home. Hobie, you’re a lot like me, preferring action over words, but we all know that sometimes, diplomacy is the better choice, and Murphy, while I hope Pressi can work things out for us, I have a feeling that things are about to go sideways real fast, and if that happens, we may wish that Hobie would have dropped the chick, either way, I’m keeping Twinklesting at the ready”.
Succotash idles his best to keep his eyes on the situation, keeping on the alert, and watching the dwarves. Perception 8
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+13=19 ; d20+19=39 ; Monday November 19th, 2018 9:10:26 AM
(Slight of hand 19, Perception Natural 20)
If she can, she wanders a little bit, taking a look at some of the statues around the room. "It's a pity. All these art installations hidden inside a long buried war machine."
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Gear d20+1=8 ; d20+14=33 ; Monday November 19th, 2018 10:46:21 AM
Kezzem keeps and eye out for Shan's sudden yet inevitable betrayal.
Detect Evil Perception: 8. Sense Motive: 33.
DM Carl Monday November 19th, 2018 3:50:23 PM
Outside the room with Pressi and Shan, three dwarves and seven halflings find themselves at odds. There are concerns about time slipping by. They have a fair point. Murphy discusses the finer points of a parley. Hobie discusses where he's going to stick several of his finer points if things don't get moving. Mostly, the group trusts Pressi.
...and speaking of Pressi, she's meeting with Shan. Her attempts to purify her tea are not commented on, if they're noticed at all. Shan listens to Pressi's opening words before speaking.
"You'll forgive me if I don't divulge all the political goings-on at play here. Were I to start, your village would be rubble by the time I finished. Let's focus on what we can agree on: it is awfully odd for Anur and my adopted son to let you rampage through his father's war-machine. I suspect he's doing so in order to put you and your friends in my presence, where I would no doubt try and stop you, and maybe, juuuust maybe, get myself killed in the process." Shan sighs and sits back in her chair. "So let's now move on to the obvious questions. No, I cannot let you proceed any further into the Giant. No, I cannot stop Anur from his current course; his pride and zeal would not allow it. I imagine you aren't inclined to let Anur destroy your village just to humor him.
"I can't think of anyway out of this situation that doesn't involve bloodshed." She reaches, slowly, into a scroll case on her belt. "We could sit here and hem and haw on about it, but you're on a timer. I intend to try and stop you and your friends," she pauses to look Pressi in the eye, "after you're reunited with them, of course. A deal is a deal." She unrolls the scroll, picks up a nearby pen, and starts writing a short note. Afterwards, she seals the scroll with wax and presses her ring into it before it can melt. "Pressi, I aim to win, but I trust you will deliver the last words of a wife to her husband without peeking if I do not? I wish we could have met under better circumstances." She holds out the scroll for Pressi to accept.
"Now then, unless you can come up with some brilliant solution, I'm going to open that door. You will walk out, my men will walk in, and I will close the door. After that, well..." She shrugs and smiles sadly. Shan then walks over and holds the door open for Pressi, inviting her own men in only once Pressi is safely outside. Assuming all those actions happen, Shan quickly closes the door once they're inside.
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+19=36 ; d6+17=20 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; Monday November 19th, 2018 4:32:10 PM
The second the door opens, Hobie is standing right there and looks to Pressi for some clue of how to respond. If she suggests in any way that a fight is to begin, Hobie will step into the room so that he has a clear shot but some distance between him and Shan (preferably with his back to a wall so as not to be swarmed by dwarves) and fire an arrow. If Pressi's actions suggest that we are not to fight just yet, Hobie will step aside and let things proceed as Pressi directs.
Attack = 36
Piercing 20, Fire 1, Electric 5
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+13=18 ; Monday November 19th, 2018 10:13:12 PM
"Here's a brilliant solution," Pressi replied, angrily. "You can stop letting these guys punish you for marrying one of them and actually fight. My god, are you really going to martyr yourself in the name of a distance competition? Because your son led you to the slaughter? What about your own life, your own principles? What does Shan Shalutch think about any of this?
"I apologize if I come off as insulting to your culture or to your family. I really do get it, a little bit. But I come from a family just as toxic and stubborn as this one, and they taught me the difference between loyalty and slavery. And I'm not trying to stop Anur from what he wants. I'm just trying to remind him that he can win the battle and lose the war. Help me. Help yourself. Take me hostage and bring me right to him if you have to. Or take me to Ix Revan and let HIM do his business himself, if he has the stone. But if you choose this path, you're not dying a warrior's death. You're just denying yourself happiness, and let me assure you that even when facing death, that gets old quickly."
(Diplomacy 18)
Frustrated, Pressi considers a number of options. A blast of suggestion or flesh to stone. A one on one challenge to provide a true warrior's death. A quick HiPS to make Shah catch her. But in the end, she can only grab the scroll and leave without a word.
Once outside, she signals Hobie to hold but shakes her head at Murphy. "We don't attack until her men return to the room. It's the least I can do."
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Tuesday November 20th, 2018 3:02:12 AM
Following Pressi’s lead, Hobie will stand beside the door and let the dwarves go in, but he will prepare himself to get in the way should anyone try to close the door
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20=20 ; d10=1 ; d10=1 ; d6=1 ; d6=3 ; Tuesday November 20th, 2018 5:26:33 AM
Succotash isn’t surprised by the outcome, and still at the door, he allows the dwarves “safe” passage back into the room but, taking Hobie’s lead, he readys an action to strike with both vital strike and power attack if the dwarves try to close the door.
Natural 20 1+1+11+9x2=44+4 holy
Murphy Kim Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 3d6=10 ; d20+29=43 ; Tuesday November 20th, 2018 6:23:24 AM
Murphy nods his head to Pressi, a grave look on his face. He looks at the door to determine how it might be locked - key? Bar across the door? Other visible means?
To the dwarfs passing by he says, "Some parleys are not as successful as we might hope. If we fight, and you lay down your arms, mercy may be possible."
In halfling he warns his friends, "Watch for outward blasts, and mech attacks. Best to dash in, alternate left, right, or straight ahead to allow the next people behind you to enter." If, after the door closes, it is reopened, and he has a clear line of sight to Shan, he lays a lightning strike (10 hp dam Reflex DC 26 from early call lightning) on her (unless she waves a white flag). If she is not in line of sight, he does so to a dwarf. He figures the doorway will be packed. He will remain in the hallway until things get less packed. And occasionally glance backward lest the door behind them open. ======== Perception: 43
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) d20+17=31 ; Tuesday November 20th, 2018 8:13:13 AM
"We could stop your son without murder, believe me, that we have that power. Then we can give you control of this machine as long as you leave our town alone. You can keep whatever honour or political standing if you think this through. We can be your hands in this matter." Zaragosa would speak up if he is able to be heard. "If you only see this ending in bloodshed, then you have a lack of imagination. There is always a proper solution if you are willing to take a moment to discuss this with us."
(Diplomacy 31)
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Gear d20+4=20 ; Tuesday November 20th, 2018 10:49:14 AM
"Hey Lady," says Kezzem, growing impatient with her talking in circles while his home is in danger. "You aren't the first to cause trouble for this town. We've fought necromancers, giants, even a freakin' demigod. You don't want to fight us. You'll lose."
Intimidate: 1d20 + 4 = 20. If Kezzem can use Diplomacy, add another 13.
"This is going nowhere, Press," says Kezzem. "I don't think she even wants to find another solution to her problems."
Talia (Kim for J-P) Tuesday November 20th, 2018 3:32:51 PM
"So, it did not go well?" Talia asks Pressi. "Shall we then attack?" If so... she is ready to cast a spell once the door opens, and she can gauge a clear target.
Talia (Kim for J-P) Tuesday November 20th, 2018 5:44:49 PM
That is - once the door re-opens after the dwarfs go inside and the door is shut (presumably - unless someone precludes it from shutting... then play it by ear)
DM Carl d20+10=21 ; d20+7=21 ; d20+18=25 ; d20+13=14 ; d20+13=29 ; d20+18=22 ; d10+9=13 ; Tuesday November 20th, 2018 8:01:34 PM Pressi has choice words for Shan, who, for her own part, sits impassively and listens. "Martyr? Dear, making a martyr of myself would mean I was resigned to dying. I assure you that is not the case. Do not assume you and your friends are a match for me and mine..." Pressi honors Shan's agreement, and swaps places with Shan's three men.
Kezzem has words to say to Shan, but she looks unimpressed (will save vs intimidate - pass).
Murphy prepares for the attack. Talia laments that violence is once again imminent.
Zaragosa has quite the way with words. "There is much you do not know about our situation, strangers." She puts a lot of emphasis on the word 'strangers.' "Know that Anur would do the same for me in a heartbeat."
As the three dwarves are about to enter, she puts a hand out and stops them. "Kade, you've been put in a bad situation. I don't begrudge your decision to ally yourself with these invaders. Rejoin me now, and I'll consider the entire matter behind us. Refuse, and I'll see you die a traitor's death." Kade's face betrays several emotions before he makes up his mind. "I am *done* with your whole family, Shan. My money's on these halflings." Shan simply shrugs, allows her men to enter, and closes the door.
...or at least, she tries to. Hobie evidently has no intention of letting her. Shan's eyes flicker over to Pressi, ignoring the angry Hobie right in front of her. As she looks, Succotash makes his move. Like lightning, he's thrust Twinklesting into Shan's breast, releasing a torrent of blood. Her face bears a look of genuine surprise, followed by intense hatred. It looks like she has words, but then decides they'd be wasted. Shan withdraws behind the door as her men rush forward to attack.
In an instant, the door behind the party flies open and two large blobs that look like quicksilver pour forth. One sends a pseudo-pod out and smacks Bliss across the room and into the wall.
Knowledge, Dungeoneering 16, Highlight to display spoiler: {these are metallic oozes.}
OOC: Cayzle's been completely MIA. Removing him temporarily.
The other ooze sends a pseudo-pod of it's own at Talia, barely missing (Hit AC 21).
The two dwarves at the door attack Succotash in a flurry of axe blows. The 2nd one connects once with Succotash, hitting for 13 damage.
On the far wall through the door, you can see the guardians spring to life.
Somewhere, deep down in Succotash's soul, he must realize he attacked first during a peaceful parlay. It is not the most paladin-like action he's ever taken, even if his life and home are on the line.
***
Combat rounds! We start the combat at the 29 minute mark.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) d20+5=20 ; Tuesday November 20th, 2018 11:09:27 PM
"I may not know everything about this situation, but you do not know or are not willing to think of a ay we might be your solution." zaragosa would respond before seeing his comrades start to attack. He knows they did the right things as this woman would not listen to his reason.
Recognizing the creatures as metallic oozes (knowledge dungeoneering 20), Zaragosa points to the blobs and shouts "metallic oozes! they are poisonous and for the love of the gods, keep them away from fire and heat!"
He would draw his sword and if he has enough actions to do anything else, he would start performing a speech about the Humble Fords deeds to give the team +1 to hit and +1 for damage.
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Gear d20+19=25 ; d3+2=3 ; d6=6 ; Wednesday November 21st, 2018 1:15:48 AM
"Yeah, I'm not much of a fan of oozes. They are hard to stab!"
Kezzem will take a 5 ft. step towards the nearest dwarf and detect evil on him (move action). If evil, we will activate smite evil against him (swift action). He draws his frost dagger and either stabs or throw it at the dwarf.
Attack: 1d20 + 19 (+ 4 smite evil) = 25 (29 smite evil). Piercing Damage: 1d3 + 2 = 3. Cold Damage: 1d6 = 6 (Smite Evil Damage: +11, +22 if undead, evil outsider, or dragon) Total Damage: 9 (20 smite evil, 31 if undead, evil outsider or dragon).
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 113/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20=2 ; d20=6 ; d20=5 ; d20=20 ; d10=1 ; d10=5 ; d10=9 ; d10=6 ; d6=4 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; d6=4 ; d6=5 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; d20=17 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday November 21st, 2018 4:43:34 AM
Lay of Hands 6/10 smite evil 4/4 boots of speed 9/10
Feeling a bit guilty about attacking 1st after a parley, Succotash makes a mental note to seek out an atonement spell when this is all over. In the mean time, he tries to justify his actions with the knowledge that Pressi said the parley had failed, and Shan made it clear that combat was what she wanted. With that thought, Succotash clicks his heals together activating his boots of speed, and then unleashes a full round attack (using Power Attack) on the Dwarf that attacked him.
2+18=20 for 1+11+9=21+6 holy 6+18=24 for 5+11+9=25+8 holy 5+13=18 for 9+11+9=19+7 holy Natural 20 for 6+11+9x2=52+9 holy
OOC... please ignore the last d20 roll, my mouse slipped while trying to press the last d6
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Wednesday November 21st, 2018 10:36:29 AM
Hobie casts Invisibility on himself, and moves past the dwarves following Shan beyond the door. He tries to get himself into the best position possible, preferably within 30 feet of her, with a clear line of sight, with his back against a wall, and leaving the guardians plenty of room to walk past his invisible self. (I'll let the GM explain where he is able to get, and Hobie will use a round of his boots of speed if necessary to get into position. The most important part is having clear line of sight, if he's even able to find her.)
=============== Boots of Speed Rounds Used 3/10
Elemental Arrow: Electricity
Fire Arrows Used 20/50
Kezzem's Ring of Shield Other (+1 AC, +1 Saves, Kezzem takes half damage)
Level 1 Grease, Obscuring Mist, True Strike, Feather Fall
Level 2 Invisibility, Mirror Image
Level 3 Fly, Haste, Slow
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+12=21 ; d6+2=5 ; d6=1 ; Wednesday November 21st, 2018 3:08:35 PM
Pressi, despite it all, does feel sorry that her side attacked early, but it’s not a breach of honor, exactly. More that she failed the dwarf, somehow. That she couldn’t explain to her team that this wasn’t a military skirmish.
She tries to determine if the oozes are made of metal, or just have the color (using her ability if needed).
She strikes one of the oozes with her newly drawn ice chain (attack 21, damage 5, ice 1).
Talia (Kim for J-P) Wednesday November 21st, 2018 5:10:38 PM
posting in an hour...
Talia (Kim for J-P) (AC 26 - still active Magic Shield) Wednesday November 21st, 2018 6:45:55 PM
Talia takes a step away from the metallic blob, and casts haste upon all her friends.
Murphy Kim Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 3d6=17 ; d20+29=39 ; Wednesday November 21st, 2018 7:13:11 PM
As I mentioned Murphy was keeping an eye on the door the oozes just opened, and his perception was 43, I figure he at least could have called out a warning to others. "Door behind us - Shiny metal blobs!"
Murphy moves 5 feet and gains line of sight to cast (corner to corner, right?) a lightning bolt (from call lightning) centered between columns J&K/7&8. Each of the three dwarfs takes 17 hp damage, or Ref vs DC 26 for half.
"Kade, if you want to defend, or help, feel free to grab your crossbow and bolts. And here's a dagger, for what it's worth. We'll still be here, I reckon." ====== Perception: 39. Keeping tabs on any changes to environment, newcomers, etc. Active Spell Effects: Freedom of Movement: 82 minutes 8 rounds; Longstrider: 10 hours 3 minutes 8 rounds; Barkskin: 83 minutes 4 rounds (Nat AC +4); Call Lightning: 6 minutes 7 rounds (8 lightning bolts left); Haste: 11 rounds
Murphy Kim Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 Wednesday November 21st, 2018 8:08:12 PM
Then, before Kade leaves, Murphy adds, "Uh, come to think of it, it might be safer for you if you stay with us. Harder for someone to try to get you if you're with us."
DM Carl d20+5=17 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+5=17 ; d20+11=15 ; 4d8+7=26 ; d20+18=35 ; d20+13=23 ; d10+7=16 ; d20+18=24 ; d20+13=26 ; d10+7=8 ; d20+16=35 ; d20+16=28 ; d20+10=11 ; 2d8+8=20 ; 2d8+8=19 ; 2d8+8=20 ; d20+7=21 ; d20+7=16 ; d20-1=12 ; d20+14=23 ; d20+9=20 ; Wednesday November 21st, 2018 8:32:02 PM Zaragosa correctly identifies the metallic oozes and warns against fire. A prudent suggestion! He starts reciting some inspiring prose.
Kezzem's daggers are at a disadvantage vs. oozes. He notes the dwarf in front of him is evil and smites the thing before slicing into him.
Succotash makes a mental note to atone for his actions. Then, he unloads on the dwarf that hit him. Maybe his conscious is getting to him, though, because only his last attack hits. Thankfully, it's a doozy! The dwarf survives the blow, but looks bad.
Hobie goes invisible and tries to follow Shan. Even invisible, there's only one way through a square an enemy is in: acrobatics. That's a standard action, not a move action, and Hobie already cast invisibility. If Hobie can fly some how, the door is tall enough to go over the dwarves' heads. Either way, he's unable to enter that room this round.
Pressi can tell from here that though they shine like polished metal, they're not made of metal. She lashes out with her ice chain, finding them very easy targets (AC 4). She slices a bit of the ooze off.
Talia hastes the party.
Murphy indeed saw the oozes first, but Bliss was caught unaware.
OOC: It was a convenient way to get him out of combat since Cayzle's MIA.
He arms Kade, then brings down a column of lightning on the dwarves. None are able to avoid any of the blast.
Kade draws his crossbow and opens fire on D1. Both bolts impale themselves in the door jamb.
No one has eyes on Shan, but she can be heard intoning arcane language. No one notices any effect, but she howls in frustration. Wonder what happened...?
D1 takes a 5' step away from you folks, then downs a potion from his belt. Some of his wounds close. D2 presses his attack on Succotash, hitting once. Hit AC 35 for 16 damage. D3 steps foward to take his friend's place and attacks Succotash as well, also hitting once. Hit AC 26 for 8 damage.
Two of the guardians start to advance. One gets close enough to attack Succotash through the open door. Its opening attack hits Succotash hard. Crits on 19, confirm hit AC 28. 59 damage. Luckily, the follow-through is off (Nat1).
Succotash can make an AoO against this guardian.
The ooze Pressi attacked retaliates, but its pseudo-pod misses. The 2nd ooze advances on Kezzem, drawing an AoO. It lashes out, but also misses.
Murphy Kim Druid 11 AC 27 CMB 12 CMD 26 (autosave) HP 96/96 Wednesday November 21st, 2018 10:26:39 PM
OOC: How high is the ceiling? How high the doorways?
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 11/13) d8=6 ; d8=1 ; d8=7 ; d8=6 ; Wednesday November 21st, 2018 11:14:26 PM
(OOC so cure spells we reroll 1's right?)
Zaragosa would take a five foot step back then case a Cure Serious Wound on Succotash for (6+7+6+caster lvl 8) 27
His sword ices over and he continues to use his speech to give everyone their +1 to hit. He looks for an opening to get a better attack but wishes to keep Succotash alive for now.
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+8=15 ; d20+15=18 ; d20+8=28 ; Thursday November 22nd, 2018 6:42:58 AM
Hobie casts fly on himself and flies over the dwarves and into the room where Shan is. He positions himself as high as possible, with a clear view of Shan and preferably behind the guardians. (His fly speed with haste is 90 feet)
Can you remind us what the guardians look like, what are they made of, how big are they, etc?
Hobie will also make appropriate knowledge rolls to see what he knows about the creatures. Shan Knowledge Local = 15 Guardians Knowledge Arcana = 18 Oozes Knowledge Dungeoneering =28
AoO vs Guardian hit AC 37 for 15 damage +7 holy (but I doubt the thing is evil)
As a swift action, Succotash performs a Lay of Hands on himself healing 17 damage, then, he will deal out a full attack round on D2. If D2 drops early, he will finish on D3. He is not using power attack this round.
7+21+1=29 for 9+11+1=21+6 holy 14+21+1=36 for 3+11+1=15+5 holy 3+16+1=20 for 2+11+1=14+9 holy 11+11+1=23 for 4 +11+1=16+11 holy
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20=13 ; d20=17 ; d20=3 ; 6d6+6=21 ; Thursday November 22nd, 2018 1:41:52 PM
Pressi gets 3 attacks, all hit (13, 13, 8).
Damage is 2 d6 plus 2 times 3. 21 damage.
DM Carl Thursday November 22nd, 2018 9:35:06 PM
The ceiling is 20' tall. Doors are 8' tall.
From inside, the sounds of arcane wording can be heard again as our heroes make their attacks. What's Shan up to in there?
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OOC: Yea, total cop out, but it's Thanksgiving and I'm in charge of everything here today. No excused posts, so RP if you've made a combat action already.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental w/Huge bonuses add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 35 CMB 13 CMD 28 (autosave) HP 96/96 d20+20=25 ; d20+20=28 ; 2d6+13=21 ; 2d6+13=16 ; Thursday November 22nd, 2018 10:27:25 PM
Murphy transforms into a large air elemental (with huge bonuses). Immediately he flies high to the door, and cuts the corner with precision and speed, heading to the corner where Shan is chanting in perfect flight, and slams her twice, seeking to disrupt her concentration and gesticulations for arcane casting, hitting AC 31 (not 25, forgot to include bonuses and proper BAB, and bardic inspiration) for 21 dam, and AC 34 for 16 dam.
I think he needs to use a hero point to hit her this round.
Talia (Kim for J-P) (AC 27 - still active Magic Shield, and now haste) 10d6=37 ; Thursday November 22nd, 2018 11:01:39 PM
"Say, Kade, mind poking that ooze there while I cast spells?" Talia asks the dwarf. "Looks easy to hit. And aren't Jack's words inspiring?"
Talia gets line of sight to the intersection of I-J/9-10, where a fireball instantaneously bursts forth. Neither Construct 2 nor Shan nor Hobie nor Murphy are in the area of effect. All other dwarfs and constructs within Shan's lair need a Ref Save DC 20 for half (16), otherwise take 37 hp fire damage.
[I'm not certain whether Succotash will need to save or not - perhaps so (sorry, Jeremy). Please let him know, DM Carl, one way or the other.]
[Note: I moved Kale's figure to a spot between Talia and the ooze, but feel free to negate that move if he did not heed Talia's request]
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+22=33 ; Friday November 23rd, 2018 1:03:11 AM
Presumably Hobie can see Shan at this point, so he probably recognizes what spell she is casting (Spellcraft Check 33)
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 95/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20=13 ; d20=13 ; d20=15 ; d20=4 ; d20=6 ; d10=10 ; d6=4 ; d6=1 ; d10=6 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; d10=8 ; d6=4 ; d6=1 ; d10=5 ; d6=5 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; d6=2 ; d6=5 ; d6=1 ; d6=4 ; d6=4 ; Friday November 23rd, 2018 7:21:39 AM unless Carl rules otherwise, Succotash should be out of the blast radius of Talia's fireball, but just in case reflex 13+11=24
Lay of Hands 5/10 smite evil 4/4 boots of speed 9/10
Succotash will try to finish off d2, and will follow through to d3, and even #2 if possible. He won't use Power Attack due to their relatively high AC.
13+21+1=34 for 10+11+1=22+5 holy 15+21+1=37 for 6+11+1=18+3 holy 4+16+1=21 for 8+11+1=20+5 holy 6+11+1=18 for 5+11+1=17+6 holy
After that, he will lay hands on himself healing 21hp
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 9/13) Friday November 23rd, 2018 8:06:33 PM
With his sword draw, Zaragosa makes a brief pause in his speech to say his word and make his sword magical effect. Frost quickly engulfs the blade making it glisten in whatever light is available.
He continues his speech to encourage everyone around him, "Friends, sisters and brothers, no Gaint nor demigod nor dwarfen foolishness can withstand the Humble Sword. What stories have I heard of this group! Such tails of such bravery. Such displays of courage, honour and terrifying might. No matter what words are spoken behind this door, what magic effect is going to take place, you all can overcome it together. Nothing can defeat such a force such as you, and I am grateful and thankful to be counted upon your number. And in that spirit of thanksgiving we will bring this fight to a quick and fabulous victory."
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 119/119, CMD 24; Gear d20+21=36 ; d20+21=35 ; d20+16=22 ; d20+16=30 ; d20+11=16 ; d20+11=25 ; d3+13=16 ; d3+13=14 ; d3+13=14 ; d3+12=13 ; d3+12=13 ; d3+12=14 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; d6=5 ; Saturday November 24th, 2018 12:52:03 AM
"Sorry pal, but you're not going to like this very much!"
Kezzem full attacks (with greater two weapon fighting) the dwarf at whom he has directed his smite. Mods from Greater Two-Weapon Fighting and Smite Evil are included (assuming he is a regular evil dwarf and not also a dragon, undead, and/or fiend, in which case Kezzem's first hit does an extra 11 damage). If he downs the dwarf, he will instead direct any additional attacks to the next nearest dwarf, 5 ft. stepping as needed (adjust since smite evil will not be active on the 2nd dwarf -4 attack, -11 damage).
Talia (Kim for J-P) (AC 27 - still active Magic Shield, and now haste) d20+20=39 ; Saturday November 24th, 2018 3:00:35 PM
Also - based upon Talia's study of arcana, she endeavors, based upon the verbalization of Shan's spell, to determine what it is she is trying to cast.
"Stab, Kade, slash!" she encourages the dwarf.
Knowledge: Arcana: 39
DM Carl d20+5=15 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=9 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+5=17 ; d20+18=29 ; d20+13=22 ; d10+7=9 ; d20+16=24 ; d20+16=26 ; d20+10=14 ; d4+7=10 ; d20+16=20 ; d20+12=22 ; d4+1=3 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+10=29 ; d6+4=5 ; d6+4=10 ; d20=9 ; d20=10 ; d10+2=8 ; d10+2=5 ; 2d6+11=21 ; 2d4=4 ; d4=3 ; 2d6=4 ; d20+7=14 ; d20+7=19 ; Saturday November 24th, 2018 3:42:05 PM Zaragosa steps back and heals Succotash. He keeps up the words of encouragement.
Hobie casts a fly spell and flies into the room where Shan and the rest are. He positions himself 20' up with a clear LoS to Shan. He ponders what he knows about what they're attacking. He concurs with Zaragosa that they're metallic oozes, but knows nothing about these guardians.
Succotash puts a dent in the guardian as it approaches, but the thing's pretty tough.
OOC: Guardians have DR10/Something.
He heals himself up a bit before unloading on the dwarf in front of him. He drops the dwarf in two hits, then moves on to the next one. He can't connect with the second target, though.
Pressi's chain gloops through the ooze three time, carving a chunk out each time.
Kezzem reminds the party what he can do when evil gets in the way. Between both his daggers, he connects three times with the smited (smote?) dwarf.
Talia throws a fireball into the room. One dwarf and one guardian avoid the worst of the blast. The rest take the full brunt (D3 and G2 made their saves.)
Murphy is far too large to squeeze through the doorway with the dwarf blocking it, even if it is just a dwarf.
OOC: Hobie is an invisible halfling. You're a visible, large elemental. The only way you're getting through that doorway is by bull-rushing the foes in front of it. Accepting that air elementals are pretty amorphous, there are still rules to follow to ensure combat's balanced. I'll allow Murphy two actions this round since he wouldn't have just sat there wishing he could pull that off. Also, how is your AC 35?
Kade takes the advice and attacks the same ooze Pressi is attacking, doing an additional 13 damage. Both oozes still look pretty good.
D1 is more than happy to let guardian 1 take point at the door. D3 is hurt bad, but the crazed look in his eyes betray him to be far too zealous to surrender. He makes a full attack against Kezzem, trying to get some retribution. He's only able to hit once, hitting AC 29 for 9 damage.
D1 pulls out a javelin from a quiver on his back and hurls it at Kezzem. His aim is perfect, hitting Kezzem for 15 damage. (Nat 20, confirm his AC 29 - 15 damage).
G2 performs a full attack on Succotash. Both attacks with its axe hand miss. Then, it sends its finger wires in, wrapping around the small paladin, slicing him for 10 damage. Its attempt to grab Succotash fails (grapple 20 vs CMD 26).
From inside, Hobie sees Shan trying to cast what looks like a very difficult spell from a scroll. Her eyes light up as she succeeds!
Hobie ONLY: Spellcraft, DC 24, Highlight to display spoiler: {Holy moley! That's a time stop scroll she's casting from!}
Her smile is gone as soon as she finishes casting. In fact, so is she! She's on the far end of the room now, and the area where his friends are is on fire.
In fact, things just got real bad in that room. A wall of flame erupts along the doorway, hot side pointing towards our heroes. Kezzem and Succotash take 21 points of fire damage (no save). Murphy, Pressi, and Zaragosa take 4 points of fire damage. Kade takes 3 fire damage.
The oozes also take fire damage, which is really unfortunate. Their acidic ooze sublimates into an acidic vapor. Everyone in the area of effect (green on the map) must make a DC 21 Fort save. Failure results in taking 4 acid damage and gaining a -2 to attack and damage rolls for 3 rounds.
Talia is overcome by the fumes and falls back to catch her breath.
OOC: Powers that be have ruled JP's been gone too long to allow further subbing. She'll be back in play the moment JP's back.
Bliss shakes his head, coming to after being knocked loopy. He casts a still silent Divine Favor and moves into the space of the nearest foe within 50 ft.
Acrobatics to move into a foe's space without provoking AoOs: 42
[OOC to Kindly DM Carl: Could you please put tiny CatBliss on the map after his move towards the nearest foe? I have no idea where to go on the map.]
Stuff With Uses Per Day: Basic Ritual: Kitty at will Intermediate Ritual: Shared CL12 (+4) Shield of Faith Rage 2 of 14 Bramble Armor 0 of 7 | Wood Fists 0 of 7 Guide/Mislead 1 of 7 Life 0 of 1 | Death 1 of 1 | Focus 0 of 1 Meta Rod of Extend 3 of 3 (Shield of Faith, Barkskin, Blink)
Current Effects: Extended Shared CL12 Shield of Faith (used 13 of 120r) Extended CL10 Barkskin (used about 30 min) Message spells (recast as needed)
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 33) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 8/13) d20+4=12 ; d20+13=19 ; d20+8=19 ; d4+1=2 ; d6=4 ; 4d6=11 ; d4+1=2 ; d6=2 ; 4d6=20 ; Saturday November 24th, 2018 10:16:57 PM
round 1 of 3 (-2 on attack and damage rolls)
Zaragosa feels the flames hit his skin right before acid rains from the oozes. He yells out in pain as he never felt acid before, but it continues his speech.
He then tries to take a 5-foot step to flank ooze 1 with Kade. If successful he could do sneak attack damage He would try his full round attack. He would get -2 due to the acid but +1 due to the performance
Attack #1 d20 + 13 = 19 (+2 if flanking = 21) Damage 1d4 +1 + (cold damage) 1d6 = 2 + (cold) 4 = 6 if flanking is working add 4d6 to add 11:: 6+11 = 17
Attack #2 d20 + 8 = 19 (+2 if flanking = 21) Damage 1d4 +1 + (cold damage) 1d6 = 2 + (cold) 2 = 4 if flanking is working add 4d6 to add 20:: 4+20= 24
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 33) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 8/13) d20+13=18 ; d4+1=3 ; d6=6 ; 4d6=5 ; Sunday November 25th, 2018 8:13:16 AM
(OOC I forgot that the part was hasted so if I am allowed to roll my haste attack)
attack with haste Attack #1 d20 + 13 = 18 (+2 if flanking = 20) Damage 1d4 +1 + (cold damage) 1d6 + (preformance) 1= 3 + (cold) 6 + 1 = 10 if flanking is working add 4d6 to add 5:: 10+5= 15
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 90/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+11=21 ; Sunday November 25th, 2018 11:27:04 AM
Pressi barely makes her fort save, the warding shield flickering in the acid.
“I was really hoping not to waste this on some suicidal maniac with delusions of grandeur... so literally nobody on this machine.”
As she moves out of the acid and fire (I’ll take the AoO), she throws a gold nugget between the dwarves into the next room. Sounds whirr and lights blink as it begins to grow into the shape of a dog headed male. (Lesser immortal summons).
(If it can move this round, it turns and starts slicing at dwarves.)
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 87/119, CMD 24; Gears d6=3 ; d6=2 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; d6=2 ; d6=1 ; d6=4 ; d20+21=29 ; d20+21=41 ; d20+21=34 ; d20+16=23 ; d20+16=22 ; d20+11=24 ; d20+11=18 ; d3+13=15 ; d6=6 ; d3+13=15 ; d6=4 ; d3+13=16 ; d6=3 ; d3+12=14 ; d3+12=14 ; d3+12=14 ; d3+12=14 ; Sunday November 25th, 2018 9:28:44 PM
Kezzem steps 5 feet to the west and casts lay on hands on himself (swift action).
Healing: 5d6 = 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 13 (hey, I remembered to reroll 1s!)
He then full attacks the besmotted dwarf. Mods from Greater Two-Weapon Fighting and Smite Evil are included (assuming he is a regular evil dwarf and not also a dragon, undead, and/or fiend, in which case Kezzem's first hit does an extra 11 damage). If he downs the dwarf, he will switch to thrown (ranged) attacks against Dwarf 2 (adjust since smite evil will not be active on the 2nd dwarf -4 attack, -11 damage). Kezzem can make at most 2 ranged attacks with his magical daggers, so adjust any remaining attacks to mundane daggers if needed (-1 attack, -1 damage, no cold damage). Kezzem has Quick Draw so drawing them is no problem for him.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental w/Huge bonuses add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 32 CMB 13 CMD 28 (autosave) HP 96/96 d20+20=30 ; d20+26=43 ; d20+26=38 ; 2d6+13=24 ; 2d6+13=23 ; 2d6+13=22 ; d20+29=45 ; Monday November 26th, 2018 3:48:46 AM
Murphy takes advantage of foes falling and moving about to fly through the mess on the far side of the door, then heads over to help Hobie deal with the very potent Shan Shalutch. He slams her three times hitting AC 36 (1st roll should be 1d20+26, not 1d20+20) for 24 hp, AC 43 for 23 hp, AC 38 for 22 hp.
DM Carl - feel free to adjudicate and roll for any AoO which Murphy might have had last round and this round, and any those in the area might have had against him. Am still a bit confused about how you want to handle that).[i]
======== [i]Perception: 45. Keeping tabs on any changes to environment, newcomers, etc.
Succotash lays hands on himself healing 25 hp, he will then full round attack d3 16+21+1=38 for 10+11+1=22+9 holy 3+21+1=25 for 1+11+1=13+4 holy 18+16+1=35 possible crit, 3+16+1=20, failed, for 3+11+1=15+5 holy 3+11+1=15 miss
if d3 drops he will 5ft step into the room, and continue the attack on d1. If d3 doesn't drop, he will use a hero point and attempt to bull rush d3, pushing him back 10ft, willing to take the AoO's to get out of the wall of fire, and get closer to what he feels is the real threat, Shan 19+16=35
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 89/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Monday November 26th, 2018 5:17:27 AM
Sorry, I said Succotash would push back d3 10ft, I meant 5ft
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+19=25 ; d20+19=39 ; d20+19=39 ; d20+19=38 ; d20+14=16 ; d6+18=20 ; d6=6 ; d6=3 ; d6+18=20 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; 3d6=11 ; d6=1 ; d6=3 ; d6+18=19 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; d6+18=22 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; Monday November 26th, 2018 10:02:57 AM
I'm a little confused as to where Shan moved to, can Hobie still see her? I think as long as she's on his side of the wall of fire he should be able to attack her yes? Otherwise he'll attack some dwarves.
Current attacks are +19--- Base +21, -3 Deadly Aim, -2 Rapid Shot, +1 Haste, +1 Jack's Bard thing +1 Point Blank Shot
Manyshot Attack = 25 Piercing 20, Fire 6, Electric 3 = 29 Piercing 20, Fire 2, Electric 3 = 25
Rapid Shot Attack = Natural 20, Confirmation roll = Natural 20 for 39 Piercing = 65 (3d6+54), Fire 1, Electric 3 = 69
Haste Attack = 38 Piercing 19, Fire 2, Electric 3 = 24
Iterative Attack =16 Piercing 22, Fire 3, Electric 6 = 31
DM Carl d20+16=21 ; d20+16=36 ; d20+16=19 ; d20+16=28 ; d20+16=29 ; d20+10=11 ; 2d8+8=17 ; d100=88 ; d100=88 ; d100=54 ; d100=100 ; d100=46 ; d100=22 ; d100=15 ; d20+13=27 ; d20=5 ; d10+2=4 ; d10+2=9 ; 2d6+12=19 ; 2d4=7 ; d4=4 ; d20+7=20 ; d20+7=9 ; d20+20=33 ; d10+7=11 ; d20+16=35 ; d20+16=26 ; d20+10=23 ; d20+10=16 ; 2d8+8=17 ; 2d8+8=21 ; Monday November 26th, 2018 5:57:19 PM Bliss shakes himself out of his stupor. He casts a still, silent divine favor and approaches the enemies. There is no enemy he can approach without wandering into the acidic vapor from the oozes. Bliss must make a DC21 Fort Save or take 4 acid damage and -2 to attack and damage rolls for 3 rounds.
Zaragosa attacks the oozes, but finds they lack critical areas to attack. (OOC: Oozes are immune to flanking and sneak attack damage.) He does succeed in lopping off three globs of ooze. The first ooze is substantially reduced at this point.
Pressi recognizes the situation warrants extra assistance. She summons help.
Kezzem heals himself, then goes ape on the dwarf. He misses his first attack with the blade of his dagger, but catches the dwarf's temple with the pommel. The dwarf's eyes swim a moment before he collapses (0 hp exactly). He has more attacks up his sleeve, so he moves on the guardian 2. All his daggers bounce off the guardian's iron skin.
Murphy is able to take advantage of the space D3 used to occupy to blow (heh, get it?) past the other enemies at the door. In doing so, he opens himself up to attack, though. He finds the guardian constructs in particular are quick to take advantage (guardian constructs have combat reflexes).
OOC: Using AC 30 per my email.
The dwarf misses badly on the attempt (nat 1), but the first guardian lands a solid blow (nat 20, confirm fails). Murphy takes 17 points of damage from the attack.[/b]
Murphy reaches Shan, and slams twice (you can't make a full attack after a move action. One attack, plus haste). Both attacks go straight through Shan. She shrugs her shoulders innocently.
Succotash follows Murphy into the room, finding that even though he's still right next to the wall of fire, it's not hot on this side. He heals, then unloads on guardian 1. His first three attacks hit, knocking off a large section of the guardian's skull plate. Underneath? Gears and glowy stuff.
Hobie can indeed see Shan, so he attacks! Two arrows pass right through her, just like Murphy's attacks. The third arrow stops short of its target, suspended in mid-air. The effect on Shan is immediate, though. She vanishes, immediately replaced with the actual Shan a few feet away. The arrow is embedded in her skull, and the momentum of the attack knocks her head into the wall. She falls, neck at a wholly unsettling angle. She is quite dead.
Kade knows from experience his attacks won't do much of anything to the guardians, so he turns to attack the oozes. He drops his crossbow, pulling an axe from his back. He lops two small bits of ooze off O1.
Shan may be dead, but her wall of fire persists. Anyone on the wall takes 19 damage. Anyone within 10' takes 7. Anyone 10'-20' takes 4.
The oozes' attacks continue to be unimpressive.
D1's eyes widen in anger as Shan falls. Hobie is too high up for him to reach, but Murphy isn't. The dwarf charges and leaps into the air, bringing his axe tearing through Murphy's form. Hit AC 33 for 11 damage.
Succotash finds himself flanked by two guardians. Four attacks come his way, two hit. Hit AC 37 and 28 for 17 and 21 damage, respectively.
As Shan's body settles, the last of the guardians animate and start coming to life. They'll be mobile next round.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 33) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 8/13) d20+13=18 ; d20+13=16 ; d20+8=16 ; d4+1=2 ; d6=3 ; d4+1=3 ; d6=5 ; d4+1=2 ; d6=4 ; Monday November 26th, 2018 10:29:32 PM
round 2 of 3 (-2 on attack and damage rolls)
Zaragosa was discouraged by his lack of ability but refused to be discouraged. He continues his performance, "Any challenge we come across is just an opportunity to show the glory of Humble Sword! Any obstacle we tackle is just here to show how great you all are! Let us show them what we are made of!"
He will take a full round attack knowing these things cannot be flanked. All attacks are at -2 but plus 1 due to his performance.
CatBliss concentrates on entering his combat focus [barbarian rage free action] and charges his claws and bite with arcane power [arcane strike swift action] he pounces into the acid fog [five ft step].
Fort Save at +18 ... a 37.
Bliss shrugs off the acidic fumes and rips into the ooze. Claw: hits AC33 for 18 Claw: hits AC34 for 18 Bite (bleck): hits AC31 for 20 nonlethal
Stuff With Uses Per Day: Basic Ritual: Kitty at will Intermediate Ritual: Shared CL12 (+4) Shield of Faith Rage 2 of 14 Bramble Armor 0 of 7 | Wood Fists 0 of 7 Guide/Mislead 1 of 7 Life 0 of 1 | Death 1 of 1 | Focus 0 of 1 Meta Rod of Extend 3 of 3 (Shield of Faith, Barkskin, Blink)
Current Effects: Extended Shared CL12 Shield of Faith (used 13 of 120r) Extended CL10 Barkskin (used about 30 min) Message spells (recast as needed)
[to DM Carl - sure, go ahead and drop our respective comments. In action, and in my text, I did mention the dwarf who dropped as a reason why Murphy might finally get through - I think we were agreeing, in a practical way, on that. I see you were momentarily unaware of M's standing freedom of movement, and I had just assumed you knew of it - but that's a lot to keep in mind - I've just been posting spell-effect countdown updates every few posts ... will try to include those each post for your reference. Thank you, and I didn't mean to chafe. Sorry for complexity of what follows... -Kim]
In response to Dwarf 1 closing with him, Murphy launched an attack of opportunity, hitting AC 41 for 17 hp.
On his turn, Murphy goes whirlwind (please read, esp. paragraphs 3-5), within a few inches of 20' height - say 19'9", but as though a huge air elemental via powerful shape, thus able to bring large and smaller opponents into the vortex. His is not subject to AoO in this form. He collides with D1, then on to Guardian 2, D1... well, here's a chart of his travel route and whom he contacts (note: once sucked up, no further damage accrues until next round - maximum 5 large/medium critters inside):
5' - Dwarf1 - Reflex Save DC21 or (slam equivalent) Damage 2d6+13=18; D1 2nd Ref Save DC21 or be sucked up into whirlwind 10' - Guardian 2 - Ref DC21 or Dam 25; G2 2nd Ref DC21 or sucked up 20' - D1 - DC21 or Dam 21; D1 DC21 or sucked up [Note: ignore additional damage if already within whirlwind] 55' - G5 - DC21 or Dam 21; G5 DC21 or sucked up 60' - G4 - DC21 or Dam 18; G4 DC21 or sucked up 65' - G5 - DC21 or Dam 15 (if not previously caught up); G4 DC21 or sucked up 70' - G4 - Dam 25 (if not previously caught up - and so forth in following lines); sucked up? 75' - G5 - Dam 16; sucked up? 80' - If any have been sucked up, Murphy as a free action drops one of them (D1 or G4 or G5, DM call) at I12 80' - G4 - Dam 19; sucked up? 85' - G3 - Dam 19; sucked up? 90' - G4 - Dam 20; sucked up? 95' - G3 - Dam 20; sucked up? 100' - back it I12 - Hit anyone still there - Dam 19; sucked up? 110' - dump as free action any guardians caught up - 2, 3, 4, 5, in the vicinity of i10, i11, j10, j11 in a heap 125' - G1 - Dam 20; sucked up? 130' back one if G1 is not sucked up, and against G1 again at 135' dam 18; sucked up? 150' to I5 (where D1 started), if D1 still there - then again vs him dam 20; sucked up? If D1 is already inside, well, that's where he ends up anyway.
Presumably, there may still be a guardian and perhaps the dwarf inside the swirling vortex. If only one dumpee (at 110') is allowed as a free action, then choose which one of the guardians is left in that area. DM call as to whether they land on feet, or prone. If I knew all of their saving throws, I'd be able to have it all figured out for you. Carl, you need a raise.
Furniture and other items (tables, chairs, pillows, loose carpets, teapots, etc.) caught anywhere in this path may either be caught up within the whirlwind to be battered about within, or cast swiftly away in random directions until encountering something that stops it - wall, floor, ceiling, person. Ignore this if it complicates matters overmuch. ========= Perception: 38
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental w/Huge bonuses add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 (autosave) HP 68/96 Tuesday November 27th, 2018 3:53:03 AM
One oops. Eliminate action of dropping at 80' - did not intend to drop any there, as I don't think I get two separate free actions, and wanted to reserve any dropping off for 110'. Keep action vs D4 at 80' - that was my intention. Thx.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 66/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d6=1 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; d6=2 ; d6=5 ; d6=2 ; d20=19 ; d20=16 ; d20=9 ; d20=1 ; d20=16 ; d10=5 ; d6=3 ; d6=4 ; d10=8 ; d10=6 ; Tuesday November 27th, 2018 5:43:07 AM
Lay of Hands 3/10 smite evil 4/4 boots of speed 9/10
Knowing this fight is taking it's toll on his body Succotash lays hands on himself again, healing 15hp. then he takes a 5ft step and full round attacks g1 using powerattack OCC. he should be able to hit G1 even if he got sucked into Murphy's whirlwind, based on how Kim placed things.
19+18+1=38 (possible crit confirmed with a 35) for 5+11+9+1x2=52 damage 9+18+1=19 for 8+11+9+1=29 damage nat 1 16+8+1=25 for 6+11+9+1=27 damage
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 102/119, CMD 24; Gears d20+20=24 ; d4+4=8 ; 2d6=7 ; 5d6=18 ; d6=2 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; d6=1 ; d6=1 ; d6=3 ; d6=3 ; d6=5 ; Tuesday November 27th, 2018 10:52:20 AM
Kezzem stows his non-frost returning dagger (move action) and draws his adamantine short sword (free action with quick draw). He then attacks the guardian with the short sword.
Assuming the guardian is a construct. If not subtract 2 from Kezzem's to hit and damage, and ignore the bane damage.
Kezzem then casts lay on hands on himself (swift action). (Ignore the 5d6 roll--forgot to roll separately). Healing: 5d6 = 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 15. (Should have kept the 5d6, lol).
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 90/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+10=18 ; d20+5=6 ; d6+5=6 ; d20+14=25 ; Tuesday November 27th, 2018 12:29:57 PM
As Pressi's own guardian clicks to life, she prepares to order it against... and then she realizes she is about to order it against the same guardians. (Which means she doesn't need to roll knowledge. She understands her most recently used class feature.)
"Belay the original order. Gerry, focus all fire power upon the remaining dwarves. Everyone else, fall back to the amulets. I repeat, fall back."
Gerry complies, striking twice. (Attack rolls 19+2 if he's flanking anyone, nat 1. If the first hits, 6 damage plus bleed.)
Pressi herself moves back towards the amulets, searching among them once again. "There, up there," she shouts, pointing to an amulet of an anvil. "Gerry has a weakness. He won't attack anyone with the same religous symbol I have. I'm betting these guys won't, either. Why didn't think of this before?"
She leaps up in the air (acro roll 25), hoping to grab one.
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+10=30 ; d20+19=27 ; d20+19=39 ; d20+19=22 ; d20+19=30 ; d20+14=25 ; d6+18=19 ; d6+18=22 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; d6+18=23 ; d6=2 ; d6=1 ; 2d6+36=43 ; d6+18=20 ; d6=4 ; d6=5 ; d6+18=19 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; Tuesday November 27th, 2018 2:35:05 PM I'm sorry, I'm still a bit confused about locations of stuff in this giant. If Hobie can get to the amulets that Pressi is talking about without having to go through the wall of flames, he will heed Pressi's orders and fly directly toward them and try to grab one (90ft fly speed, so double move 180, as necessary)
If he is blocked by the wall of fire, then he will stay in the sky (I've been reading about the Fly skill and realized I need to make a DC 15 Hover Check to do a full round attack from the sky, otherwise I need to spend a move action flying or fall from the sky. I passed with a 30) and he will take aim at any dwarves who remain, or if there are none, he will aim for the opening that Succotash created in one of the guardian's heads.
Manyshot Attack = 27 Piercing 19, Fire 1, Electric 6 = 26 Piercing 22, Fire 6, Electric 5 = 33
Rapid Shot Attack = Natural 20 (AGAIN!) Confirmation roll = 22 (probably not good enough) Piercing 23, Fire 2, Electric 1 = 26 (if confirmed, additional damage is 43, for total of 69)
Haste Attack = 30 Piercing 20, Fire 4, Electric 5 = 29
Iterative Attack =25 Piercing 19, Fire 1, Electric 2 = 22
DM Carl d20=7 ; d20=13 ; d20+7=24 ; d20+7=22 ; d8+4=8 ; d6=1 ; d4=4 ; d20+16=33 ; d20+11=29 ; d10+7=8 ; d20+16=20 ; d20+16=28 ; 2d8+8=23 ; d4=4 ; d4=3 ; Tuesday November 27th, 2018 8:51:26 PM Zaragosa continues to sell himself short as he hacks the first ooze into smaller puddles of ooze. His second slash destabilizes the creature and it erupts into a thin, viscous liquid. His third attack slashes a piece of the second ooze off.
Bliss goes nuts and tears into the last ooze. He even bites it, finding it tastes nothing like metal. For the curious, it takes like rubber.
Kim, I'm not picking on you, promise. Powerful Shape is a feat from the Ultimate Magic splat book and not available for use in the Wold. APG feats can be taken on a case-by-case basis with ACDM approval, but UM feats are just outright banned. You're not able to lift the guardians, and I assume your maths will need work. In order to move this along, I'm accepting the numbers here as written, but not subjecting the guardians to being carried off. If I've missed something or some arrangement was made before my time as DM, let me know.
Murphy provides further proof that whirlwind needs a serious whack with the nerf hammer. D1 avoids some of the gust, and almost holds on, but is snatched away by Murphy. The rest of the guardians, save the last one hit, take the full brunt of Murphy's gusts, but remain grounded. G4 is torn to pieces by the winds. G1 is looking rough, but G2's still pretty untouched.
Succotash uses more of his dwindling healing. He lays into G1 with all his might (construct, so no crit). Two hits in, he knocks the thing's head clean off. He applies his last successful hit to G2.
Hobie has a good feeling that adamantine arrows will work well here.
Kezzem has a magic sword for dealing with constructs! Unfortunately, his attack falls juuuust short of hitting G2.
Pressi thinks these amulets may stop the guardians from attacking. One way to find out...
She orders her Gerry to attack the guardians. G2's armor is more than a match for the attack. (Put Gerry on the map, please.)
Hobie unloads on G2 with the rest of the cool kids. All his attacks make contact. His last hit strikes a latch that was holding in the glowing crystal heart in its center. The gem falls out, and the guardian falls.
Kade bravely wades through the acidic vapor to attack the last ooze. His axe lops off some ooze.
D1 is stuck in a whirlwind. It's not looking good for him, no sir. He lashes out at Murphy's form, hitting AC 33 for 8 damage.
The last ooze smacks Zaragosa with a chromatic pseudo-pod. He takes 8 bludgeoning and 1 acid damage. In addition, he must make a DC 21 fort save or take 2 DEX damage.
G3 charges Murphy, but the attack is way off (Hit AC 20 - miss). G5 charges Kezzem, giant axe-hand coming down and hitting AC 28 for 23 damage.
The wall of fire continues burning. Zaragosa, Pressi, Bliss, and Kade take 7 fire damage. So does the ooze, but the area's already saturated with acidic vapor.
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP71of111, AC29 Tuesday November 27th, 2018 10:41:33 PM
Bliss flinches at the fire damage. He ends his focus [rage] after just a round. He changes back into a halfling. (standard action)
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 (CMB and CMD may be low d8+9=12 ; d8+9=15 ; d8+9=17 ; d8+9=11 ; d8+9=13 ; d8+9=10 ; d8+9=12 ; d8+9=11 ; d8+9=12 ; d8+9=13 ; d8+9=11 ; d8+9=17 ; d8+9=15 ; d8+9=12 ; d8+9=15 ; d8+9=16 ; d20+11=27 ; d20+29=40 ; Wednesday November 28th, 2018 4:48:10 AM
As Murphy moves, if anyone gets picked up, he drops the passenger immediately (D1 at H9 in this case). He'll basically be trying to wind bash, but not scoop up - so we don't have to deal with that aspect until our DM is satisfied with the aspect of Black Genie ACDM approved legacy item abilities brought up (see email). Also I will (momentarily, until resolved) drop down to standard large air elemental damage, as for a druid with Murphy's characteristics.
10' - bash G3 if fail Reflex Save DC18 take d8+9=12 damage On the way the wind howls, "I'll be dropping you off, dwarf." 20' - drop off D1 at H9 25' - bash G5 15 dam 35' - bash D1 17 dam 40' - bash G3 11 dam. As Murphy is traveling back and forth, he says in windy halfling, "Great shooting, Hobie. Want to check the fallen after the rest of these folk fall?" 45' - bash D1 13 dam 50' - bash G5 10 dam 60' - bash D1 12 dam 65' - bash G3 11 dam. To Kezzem, "You can finish them if I don't wind them down enough." 70' - bash D1 12 dam 75' - bash G5 13 dam 85' - bash D1 11 dam 90' - bash G3 17 dam 95' - bash D1 15 dam 100' - bash G5 12 dam 110' - bash D1 15 dam 115' - bash G3 16 dam That's G3 possibly hit as many as 5 times (12/11/11/17/16), G5 4 times (15/10/13/12), D1 7 times (17/13/12/12/11/15/15). 135' - ends up at K5/K6/J5/J6, and drops whirlwind form, extending back to large air elemental K5/K6/K7, but slightly up in the air, just above the back of Succotash's head. "Mind if I try to peek around the door, Succotash?" Murphy asks in a breathy voice. "A fire to put out." He does not actually move now, as his movement is used up.
That took care of his move actions and standard actions.
[Note: Rolled for dispel vs fire using Quench - but he can't do that this round. If fire still going, will likely do at start of next round as follows: Murphy casts quench, to extinguish the wall of fire. Hoping with his head at the doorway, he can glance left and right for the casting, starting immediately at the doorway, and spreading the distance from there, with a dispel roll of 1d20+11=27 (up to 11 20' cubes dispelled).]
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 66/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20=6 ; d20=4 ; d20=16 ; d20=8 ; d10=8 ; d10=9 ; d10=3 ; Wednesday November 28th, 2018 5:34:48 AM
if G3 is still standing, Succotash will 5ft step, and unload with a full round attack, using power attack
6+18+1=25 for 8+11+9+1=29 damage 4+18+1=23 for 9+11+9+1=30 damage 16+13+1=30 for 3+11+9+1=24 damage 3+8+1=12 miss I'm assuming
if G3 is dead, he will either 5ft step to D1, or make a normal move action against G5, if he is attacking G5 please ignore all but the 1st attack.
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 104/119, CMD 24; Gears d6=6 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; d6=4 ; d20+20=24 ; d20+15=24 ; d20+10=26 ; d4+4=8 ; 2d6=7 ; Wednesday November 28th, 2018 10:50:21 AM
Kezzem uses a swift action for lay on hands.
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 97/97 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Wednesday November 28th, 2018 3:46:37 PM
Hobie will fly down, grab the gem from the fallen guardian, and fly back up to the ceiling, examining it as best he can while he does.
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 90/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Wednesday November 28th, 2018 7:23:09 PM
Sorry, no time or real computer access. Can someone please place Gerry for me, thanks.
Pressi tries to knock down an amulet with her broom. “Hey, Murphy. A bit of help, please.”
Gerry, thanks to his knowledge, gets +1 to his next two swings.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 (CMB and CMD may be low Wednesday November 28th, 2018 8:52:06 PM
ADM Kim - Placed Gerry at A9, next to G5, and not far from D1. Okay spot?
Murphy responds vocally to Pressi, "Sure, just a moment. Fire to put out."
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 90/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Wednesday November 28th, 2018 9:10:35 PM
Perfect
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 17) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) d20+4=13 ; d20+11=25 ; d20+11=23 ; d20+6=23 ; d4+1=5 ; d4+1=3 ; d4+1=2 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; d6=3 ; Wednesday November 28th, 2018 9:39:15 PM
Last time with the -2 Takes -2 Dex
Zaragosa continues to perform as he tries to hit, he truly feels the damage to his DEX as he starts to stiff up and slow down.
He continues to attack Ooze 2
All attacks are 1d4+1 + (cold) 1d6 + (perform) 1 Attack #1 hit is 25 5 + (cold) 6 + 1 . = 12
Attack #2 hit is 23 3 + (cold) 5 + 1 = 9
attack #3 hit is 23 2 + (cold) 3 + 1 = 6
DM Carl d20+5=21 ; d20+5=6 ; d20+5=9 ; d20+5=7 ; d20+5=8 ; d20+5=7 ; d20+5=24 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=20 ; d20+14=18 ; d20+9=19 ; d20=15 ; d20=7 ; d10+2=7 ; d10+2=11 ; d20+16=25 ; d20+11=26 ; d20+16=28 ; d20+16=18 ; 2d8+8=17 ; 2d8+8=18 ; d4+8=12 ; Wednesday November 28th, 2018 10:05:58 PM
OOC: Welcome back, JP! Combat's about to end, so don't worry about catching up on the mechanics. I'll email you an up-to-date summary. Melvin's post header also has some notes he's been taking that you should look at.
Bliss turns back into a halfling.
Murphy continues swooshing around the room, knocking into all the guardians and the last dwarf. Guardian 3 is falling to pieces, but still leathal. 5's in good shape. The dwarf is scattered all across the room. It's not pretty.
Succotash finishes off G3.
Kezzem touches up his health, then attacks the last remaining construct. His weapon is super effective.
Hobie swoops down and grabs the gem he knocked loose from the guardian. He can tell it functions like a pearl of power. It's red, and functions like a 4th level pearl (though you can also use it to cast any spell from levels 0-3 if you'd like). It recharges and can be used once per combat.
Pressi asks for some help getting an amulet. Gerry moves to attack, but can't connect (I rolled based on your sheet and last round).
Kade takes two huge swings with his axe, and the last ooze *pops* and melts away.
There's only one combatant left: a very beat up but still capable guardian construct. It throws everything it has at Kezzem. Spoiler warning: it's gonna hurt.
His axe hand slashes twice:
Hit AC 25 for 17 damage Hit AC 26 for 18 damage
His finger wires flay the poor paladin
Hit AC 28 for 12 damage
He tries to constrict, but Kezzem evades the attempt (grapple 18 vs CMD 24 - fail).
After that, he's basically destined for the junk pile. One or two good hits is all it will take to break the thing, so let's go ahead and say that happens and save Murphy 16 or so damage rolls. :D
The dust settles and combat is officially over. The acidic vapor finally dissipates, though the wall of fire continues to burn for another 48 seconds.
A loot check reveals the following (I'm assuming you guys properly identify this stuff. Your rolls are high enough to make success basically guaranteed, so let's skip it, shall we?):
Gears - 2x INT, 1x CON, 3x STR, 2x WIS, 1x CHA 5 red power gems from the guardians (described above in Hobie's turn - Hobie already has one of the five). 3 sets of +1 spiked breastplate 3 Dwarven war axes +2 3 CSW potions An amulet of natural armor +1 2 Rings of Prot. +1 A quiver with 4 javelins +1
Shan herself has the following:
A scroll case with a few arcane scrolls:
Wall of Iron Blight Dream Sending Daylight Invisibility Sphere
A wand of invisibility (44 charges) A wand of mount (28 charges) A masterwork alchemical silver dagger A brooch of shielding A ring of counterspells
...and her spellbook, which will take time to go through, but you guys should remember to look at it later! She also has an amulet very similar to the ones hanging from the ceiling in the entrance to this level, but this one has the mark of The Forger on it. Pressi did not notice any other amulets in that room with this particular mark.
By the time loot is gathered, you find yourselves at the 32 minute mark. You're making good time, but this is not a situation you want down to the wire.
Now that things have settled, you have a chance to look at the huge construct that's in this room that (thankfully) didn't come to life and attack you. It is larger than those you’ve seen here before — its head almost brushes the ceiling. Its arms end in massive spikes, and two additional arm-like appendages sprout from its back and support dark blades. Several large runes adorn its breastplate. Despite its fearsome appearance, it stands dormant and immobile. Rust covers it; it looks like it might be beyond repair. The letters "AD-6J" are stamped into its chest.
Stuff With Uses Per Day: Basic Ritual: Kitty at will Intermediate Ritual: Shared CL12 (+4) Shield of Faith Rage 4 of 14 Bramble Armor 0 of 7 | Wood Fists 0 of 7 Guide/Mislead 1 of 7 Life 0 of 1 | Death 1 of 1 | Focus 0 of 1 Meta Rod of Extend 3 of 3 (Shield of Faith, Barkskin, Blink)
Current Effects: Extended Shared CL12 Shield of Faith (used 15 of 120r) Extended CL10 Barkskin (used about 30 min) Message spells (recast as needed) CLW: 6 used
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Thursday November 29th, 2018 5:07:46 AM
Hobie will point out the Pearls of Power to his friends, keeping one for himself and making sure the other prepared casters get the rest.
He will excitedly grab Shan's spellbook with plans to study it and copy some spells down later. (Is Hobie the only spellbook caster in our party?)
He will also point out the arcane scrolls to his party "Hey so it seems she was a wizard like me, and I found these scrolls. I think with Thalia unconscious I'm the only one who can cast some of these, so I'll hang on to them unless any of you wants any of them, I think druids can cast this one" He holds the scroll of Blight out toward Murphy as he says this.
As far as the gears, Hobie will carefully examine them all and express his disappointment that there is no DEX gear, but then will finally take one of the two INT gears. He feels really good as this gear bumps his Con up to 16 and gives him another hit point boost
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 66/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Thursday November 29th, 2018 5:33:15 AM
Succotash says to Bliss,' "If you don't mind, I could use a few hits from that wand', then he looks at the pile of loot and decides that adding another Str gear would really kick things up a notch, and so adds 1 to his other str gear and his con gear. He figures the true casters (He doesn't consider a Paladin to be one) would make the most from the red gems, and so he doesn't care to much about those, He would be all over the Javelins if they were a little shorter, but ... seeing the 3 potions of CSW. he asks, "As I'm nearing the end of my Lay of Hands would anyone mind if I carried these, we may have a lot of fight left?"
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 57/119, CMD 24; Gears Thursday November 29th, 2018 10:38:50 AM
Updated the list of gears. I still have two that were never grabbed last time, a Dex gear and a Con gear. I does not look like anybody claimed them last time. Kezzem would be happy to take the Dex one.
Kezzem also wouldn't mind one of the Int gear to get some more Skill Points. Alternately, he would also be happy with Str and Con. Or another Cha one, bust since he has the other one and it was in high demand, he'll probably let one of the others have it.
Since Bliss doesn't want any, we have enough gears now for everyone to have the max 3. Make your preferences known!
Kezzem will also take the silver dagger if nobody else wants it. He can never have too many daggers.
When Bliss asks if anyone needs curing, Kezzem raises his hand. "I have my own wand, but if anybody has any spells, I'll take them first rather than use up my charges."
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 17) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) Thursday November 29th, 2018 2:43:27 PM
Zaragosa breathed heavy as the fight came to a close. He raises his hand at Bliss's words. "I'm not in good shape, but I can cure myself if you are running low."
Bliss has 2 CLWs, 4 CMWs, and 2 CSWs to cast. Sir Succo gets 9+13 back from 2 CLWs and 18 back from a CMW for total 40 healing to Sir Succo.
Two CMWs to Kezzem is 14+18 = 32 total healing to Kezzem.
And 1 CMW (19) and 1 CSW (20) to Jack heals him with 39 total healing to Jack.
Seems to Bliss that Sir Kezzem still needs some help, so he fires off his last CSW, granting Kezzem another 21 hp curing.
That taps Bliss out for spells today, aside from a couple uncast Plant Domainers. [OOC: Accidently rolled another 4d8 curing, but that was not needed after all. Sorry.]
Stuff With Uses Per Day: Basic Ritual: Kitty at will Intermediate Ritual: Shared CL12 (+4) Shield of Faith Rage 4 of 14 Bramble Armor 0 of 7 | Wood Fists 0 of 7 Guide/Mislead 1 of 7 Life 0 of 1 | Death 1 of 1 | Focus 0 of 1 Meta Rod of Extend 3 of 3 (Shield of Faith, Barkskin, Blink)
Current Effects: Extended Shared CL12 Shield of Faith (used 15 of 120r) Extended CL10 Barkskin (used about 40 min) Message spells (recast as needed) CLW wand: 6 used
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 90/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Thursday November 29th, 2018 8:15:38 PM
"Hold on, I'm not sure how much curing I need." (I apologize for some of the short days but I'm going to take some time tomorrow to do accounting - and to update my notes.) "So, are we going to never learn if my idea would have worked? Not even a hint?" She uses her CLW wand as needed if anyone else is low.
While most people focus on the curing and gears, Pressi makes her way to Shan's body. "Such a waste," she mutters as she moves the body to the couch, closing the eyes as needed. She wonders if she should do more, but there isn't time for a burial, she can't just cremate it on a whim, and she doesn't even recognize the god. The best she can do is a quickly mumbled prayer and a decision to return that amulet if possible.
She had considered calling out that Shan deserved a better death than an arrow to the head... but then, the woman had gone down far faster than Pressi expected.
She fingers the scroll that Shan had given her and the amulet she just lifted. Probably best not to mention her sidequest to the rest of the group. It was going to be hard enough explaining to the team that this wasn't just some soldier going down with the... wait, what do soldiers go down with?
She does remind Hobie that there are probably others, herself included, who can use the scrolls and wands easily. (Though he's correct that he's the only spellbook user, he may prefer that Pressi or Bliss look over the spell book first, just in case.)
Finally, she moves on the unmoving construct, fingering the runes carefully.
Bliss apologizes when asked to check out the book. "Sorry, witches don't know how to Read Magic."
[OOC: It is not on the spell list for the class!]
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 60/96 Thursday November 29th, 2018 9:06:50 PM
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"Thank the heavens we all survived that," Murphy says. "I am sad that they chose to fight rather than to accept an alternative. Killing others, in many cases, should be held only as a last resort. We are, however, at war, of sorts, it seems," the druid sighs. It is very easy for an air elemental to sigh.
He takes up one of the red gems, and then casts quench on the wall of fire. He eases out of Shan's room, then collects the necklaces and medallions that Pressi asked for help with. The poisonous acidic vapor does not bother him [I think - druidic immunity to poison?].
Murphy requests a STR gear, making available one WIS gear
"The strength will help when I wild shape, and need to attach physically," he explains.
He would thus have one each of STR, CON, and WIS, +3 each.
"Thank you, Hobie," he says as he looks over the Blight scroll. "Pressi, would you mind holding on to this until I drop out of wild shape - think I'll remain this way for the time being, and don't want to accidentally rip up the scroll."
Healing "Oh, yes, I was beat up a bit," he says, "And can't use my wand at the moment." [Down about 36 or so]
[may add more - ripped up day]
DM Carl d20+19=34 ; Thursday November 29th, 2018 9:53:46 PM
Humble's Sword divies up loot and heals themselves. Boy, they sure are burning through the healing, aren't they? Good thing they found some potions.
Pressi is not pleased with how the combat turned out, thinking Shan deserved better than this. She checks out the huge construct, tracing the runes. As she runs her fingers along the various seams in the thing, she realizes the back of its head flips up, revealing two indentations that are shaped just like the gems that power the guardian and maintenance constructs.
The maintenance constructs are the ones that look like centipedes with tools for hands, in case it's been too long to remember.
Murphy is able to gather up as many amulets as anyone would like, though what to do with them? The acidic vapor is gone before he gets there, which is good because his immunity is to poison, not acid. (The oozes had a poison attack, but the vapor was just good ol' acid.)
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33 minutes in.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 60/96 Thursday November 29th, 2018 11:12:08 PM
"Kade could use some healing, as well. How about you, Talia?" Murphy asks the sorceress. "Good job on the fireball there. Say, can you show me the hood? You loosened a thread on it? Mind if I take a look?"
He explains to the party, "I have two wildshapes left today. Think I should retain this form for now. Therefore, cannot get to my two wands of cure light wounds. Jack, I gave you my third wand. Can you use it three times on Kade, then maybe five times on me? It has, I think, 14 charges remaining. After that, six will be left."
He asks Kade, after Jack (or someone) helps heal him up. "How do you sit, now? Feeling better? Need more?"
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 60/96 d20+29=48 ; Thursday November 29th, 2018 11:45:20 PM
Gently, Murphy probes Pressi's mind via their permanent message bond. "Knock knock. Mind if I drop by?" He won't go further unless she grants permission.
"How about if Talia takes the wand of invisibility (44 charges) for now? May be handy as we ascend."
As Kade is well armed, Murphy says, "Later I may need my dagger back, but it's yours to use for now."
"This level - call it the lower abdomen? - has another room or two." He points a wispy limb toward the door opposite Shan's. "We should look about to see if we can find any controls which might open up the spot above the levitation area in the middle passage. Someone look in Shan's room. Maybe two or three look in the room the shiny blobs came out of. I'd like us to know what's behind us - fairly quickly - before we climb higher.
"The ring of counterspells - Bliss? Pressi? Talia? Hobie? Zaragosa? Any of you up for using that? May be useful, and I don't want whoever takes it to forget to use it at an opportune time. Please, someone take a look, see if you can tell what spells it contains.
About a minute after he asked for additional healing (down 36) [hoping someone takes care of that for him], Murphy says: "I'm going to go with anyone else who wants to into the blob room, and maybe check beyond. Looking for controls, and whatever is there. We need to do this quickly, and quickly figure out how to ascend. Either Shan's room, or these other ones, may help us do so."
He pokes his head through the door, looking up, left, right. If it looks reasonably safe, he enters fully into the blob room, and begins to search about.
========== Perception: 48
Note: Murphy can't take off the second WIS gear, nor yet place the new STR gear, until after he drops out of wild shape. He asks Talia if she can hold on to the STR gear for him until he can swap it out. "Go ahead and wear it for now," he suggests to her, "unless you have three, or want a different set."
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 26 Touch 18 Flat 21 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+22=36 ; Friday November 30th, 2018 12:28:15 AM
“Well Murph, I don’t think Talia has woken up yet from that last fight, I think we oughta leave her somewhere safe and somebody else can hold on to the wand of invisibility. Jack’s got a ring of invisibility so he doesn’t need it really, can anyone else cast the spell besides me, or should I hang on to it?”
Hobie will also take the ring of counterspells and examine it, studying the magical auras to know what spell is inside it currently. Spellcraft 36
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears Friday November 30th, 2018 12:49:11 AM
"Thanks a lot, buddy," says Kezzem. "I don't mean to sound like a miser, but if you can heal us for free, why waste money on magic items when we don't need to."
Since nobody else spoke up, I'm going to give the Dex gear to Kezzem as well as the Int gear (he needs the Skill points!). If somebody wants one of them or to trade, let me know.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20=11 ; Friday November 30th, 2018 5:34:15 AM
Lay of Hands 3/10 smite evil 4/4 boots of speed 9/10
"Thanks Bliss feeling a ton better, what ever a ton is", Succotash says with his usual smile, he then follows Murphy into the other room. perception 18
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 90/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Friday November 30th, 2018 3:12:37 PM
Pressi took some time to consider her options.
Bliss sees that Mister Murphy is pretty wounded. He taps his friend four times (using the four rolls leftover from yesterday) and cures 30 hp to Murphy.
What the heck! He taps himself twice too. 8 back to Bliss.
"Are we ready to keep on heading up?" he asks. Oh! Look! Murphy and Sir Succotash are already on their way. "Come on, everybody," calls Bliss. On a whim, he sticks to halfling form for now. On another whim, he gets out his halfling sling-staff and loads it.
[OOC: Note: 12 wand charges used so far]
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) d8=8 ; d8=5 ; d8=8 ; Friday November 30th, 2018 7:00:13 PM
"Oh, I forgot about that wand!" Zaragosa said to Murphy frustrated with himself (OOC oh! I forgot about that wand) He takes it out and heals Murphy for 24
He then bows to Biss and thanks Healing him "Good sir you are far to kind and I owe you my heal and life. If I had half a brain I Would have realized I could use my owe wand."
Talia (Jon-Paul) AC 22, HP 72/72, CMD 18 Friday November 30th, 2018 8:24:27 PM
Talia hands Murphy the items he is referring to; although she feels like she's been in a fog, a really thick fog of war!
Assuming everyone else is heading towards the ladder to ascend up into the Iron Giant...Talia will actively join the group feeling like she's missed a lot, like she's been living in a waking dream!
DM Carl Friday November 30th, 2018 10:32:25 PM Kade thanks Zaragosa for the healing. "Ya know, that's the first time I ever been magically healed." He rubs his shoulder and checks works out some soreness. "Still kinda hurts. That normal?" He appears fully healed. Maybe he's just softer than he lets on?
Hobie checks out the ring. There's currently a hold monster spell stored on it.
Talia must have taken a blow to the head. Humble's Sword is far too polite to call her out on anything her troubled memory may have forgotten.
Pressi appears to have something she wants to do, but seems preoccupied. Perhaps her thoughts are on how busy life with children can be.
There's more talk about splitting up loot and healing, then it's decided to go check out the room the oozes came from.
The room is...slimy, and unpleasant. The only thing of note (besides the other door) is a busted up looking maintenance construct. The thing's green gem is still embedded in its torso.
Talia (Jon-Paul) AC 22, HP 72/72, CMD 18 Friday November 30th, 2018 11:45:35 PM
Was someone asking me some questions earlier? I recall someone asking me something, but for some reason I don;t recall what it / they were. Would that someone care to repeat the questions for me?
"I wonder what I did with my owl?" mumbles Talia.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Saturday December 1st, 2018 7:12:04 AM
“Glad you’re back with us Miss Talia”, I was beginning to think I was going to have to carry you, and the thought was a little alarming to me since you’re a woman, and I was always taught to respect a lady, and I was trying really hard to consider how to carry a lady respectfully, and well I just couldn’t figure out how to do it, but now I don’t have to worry about it, so... do you need any healing per chance?”
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Saturday December 1st, 2018 7:14:16 AM
“I believe your owl is with Piggy and Harper back in town, or on their way there, I’m not which”.
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears Saturday December 1st, 2018 3:04:44 PM
"And Rumpus!" says Kezzem. "And we know your not a witch, Succo, your a paladin like me. Well, not like me. You're the type that likes to get hit a lot whereas crazy Kezzem prefers to dodge the attacks and not get hit."
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) Saturday December 1st, 2018 6:41:16 PM
Zaragosa bows to Kade "it is my honour to help in whatever way we can."
He then tries his best to step out of whatever gook he is in and find his footing. "Does anyone else need healing? if not, we shall not waste time. The fiend in charge just arranged for his mother's murder, or at least I believe so if I am following these events correctly. With the safety of our home in question, we should not waste too much time here."
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 60/96 d20+29=37 ; d20+29=30 ; Saturday December 1st, 2018 8:01:08 PM
As Murphy was trying to talk with Talia earlier, may we assume this conversation took place before he went exploring? If we may:
"So, Talia, you must have taken quite a tumble there - hit your head? We've been cleaning up this iron gargantua - giant, whatever. You've helped quite a bit. We are about halfway up - heading toward the head. This wand of invisibility - 44 charges left - please use it to help us out as we continue. On your left arm, on your bracers of armor, you can see two gears. One enhances your dexterity. The other your constitution. Right here I have a gear," he says, holding it about three feet from her so she can see it, "for strength, I'll want to add to my own after I change back to halfling form, but think I should wait on that for the moment. How about you add it to your left bracer for now? That way you benefit even more from dexterity, in your constitution, and, for the moment, in your strength." (+3 on each of those abilities.) He helps her connect it to the bracers and to one of the other gears [the triple-stats boost is immediate].
"You want a WISdom boost when I take off my second such gear later?" He asks Talia.
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Room exploring: Murphy gingerly removes the green gem from the caterpillar-like maintenance bot. If he succeeds, he speaks. "Bliss, I'll bet you can use this," he says, and hands it to him. "Let's see what's in the next room."
He goes to the door, listens for a moment (Perception: 37). If he hears something (other than the ongoing noises made throughout the immense machine by its continuing perambulation), he tells others what he hears, then endeavors to open the door. If he is unable, he asks Succotash and Bliss if they can check it out.
"Maybe controls for the ceiling valve might be inside. Or, something else. I think the next level up is the belly button."
Once the door is open (by himself or someone else), he looks around the immediate door area - up, right, left, down, then, barring an immediately apparent threat, puts his head within for a better look around. If it appears reasonable to continue, he pushes through the opening, allowing room for the others to go through. Now, if Bliss or Succotash open the door, then either can go first if they choose.
Unless circumstances otherwise dictate, air elemental Murphy explores this room [Perception: 30] with his friends. Any alternative paths to the abdominal section above discernible? Any control panels, levers, or the like? Heaps of treasure?
Again, he gently probes the message link with Pressi. "Let me know when we can talk again."
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Sunday December 2nd, 2018 1:50:44 AM
Oh, and of course, Murphy thanks Bliss and Zaragosa for the healing - and lets Jack know that Kade can have the last two CLW spells, if he needs them, as Bliss already had brought Murphy nearly up to full. With the single 'bink' from Zaragosa, the druid is back to full hit points.
Regular Bliss (Cayzle) HP108of111, AC25 d20+14=28 ; Sunday December 2nd, 2018 7:34:50 PM
Bliss takes the green gem and says, "Thank you Mister Murphy!" He casts Detect Magic and studies the gem.
He looks at his hand holding the gem. Stares at both. [OOC: Uses Bloodwitch Guide ability to grant himself a +2 bonus on his next skill check.]
He listens to the gem, shakes it, points it at a wall, and says, "TRIGGER!"
[OOC: Bliss is using his Use Magic Device skill to activate an item blindly. The DC is 25. Bliss usually has a +12, but with the Guide bonus that's a +14. Bliss rolls a 28! SUCCESS!]
He observes what the item does and says to his druid friend, "You were right, Mister Murphy! You were right! I CAN use this!" He explains what he learns, if it is not obvious.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+7=17 ; Monday December 3rd, 2018 4:55:25 AM
"There has to be a lever or switch somewhere that turns that levitation pad on", Succotash exclaims, "we need to get to the top before it's too late!" He then walks over to the pad and tries to find something to activate it. perception 17
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 70/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Monday December 3rd, 2018 12:04:43 PM
Some bookkeeping.
I decided that after some rounds of fire and acid, and with the fire going after the attack, that it looks like I was down to 70 instead of 90. (I may be off by a few points one way or another but that should be right.)
I apologize for being a bit absent. I didn't adequately prepare for posting around work training time and there were a couple of times when childcare kept me from posting, and more so from keeping track of HP, spells, maps, etc. Also, some confusion about amulet retrieval results blew a posting window for me.
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Harper status: heading away back to town
Pressi status:
Ritual of Warding Shared Spell: Shield of Faith (Bliss, Pressi only)(extended?)(Pressi casts surrender blood) crone form+ 2 int gears, 1 wis gear (Int 24, Wis 12) altered self: dwarf (+2 str, darkvision 30, perception -2) Gerry: 7 minutes left
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 70/94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d8+5=13 ; d8+5=6 ; d8+5=7 ; d8+5=7 ; Monday December 3rd, 2018 12:20:46 PM
Pressi hits herself with a couple of CLW charges (three easily bring her back up to full) and shares with the group what she noticed about the constructs. "It's possible that we can rebuild some of these guys, and have them work for us for a change.)
She suspects the gem Bliss is attempting to "use" might be better served in the gut of another machine. But if Bliss wants to go full Laser Cat on us, who are we to judge.
She also takes a few minutes to look over Hobie's new spellbook and to remind him that she can use scrolls just fine. (Read Magic is not part of the witch spellbook, but Pressi can use her tatoo for it.) Pressi also looks to see if there are any spells stored in the ring of counterspells and considers strategy. It might be nice to store a debuff in there but they know so little about what the casters here use. (If I understand right, the spell has to be stored in advance.)
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Harper status: heading away back to town
Pressi status:
Ritual of Warding Shared Spell: Shield of Faith (Bliss, Pressi only)(extended?)(Pressi casts surrender blood) crone form+ 2 int gears, 1 wis gear (Int 24, Wis 12) altered self: dwarf (+2 str, darkvision 30, perception -2) Gerry: 7 minutes left
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Monday December 3rd, 2018 2:55:39 PM
While his friends work on finding the next way up, Hobie will work on making sure he is topped up and ready to go. Having spent his previous flame arrows, Hobie will take out another 50 from his haversack and read from a scroll to imbue them with a fiery aura. He will then place them in his quiver, alongside the 10 adamantine arrows.
Just before leaving this room and moving forward, Hobie will use his wand of Shield on himself.
=============== Boots of Speed Rounds Used 3/10
Elemental Arrow: Electricity
Fire Arrows Remaining 50/50
Kezzem's Ring of Shield Other (+1 AC, +1 Saves, Kezzem takes half damage)
Level 1 Grease, Obscuring Mist, True Strike, Feather Fall
Level 2 Invisibility, Mirror Image
Level 3 Fly, Haste, Slow
Talia (Jon-Paul) AC 22, HP 72/72, CMD 18 Monday December 3rd, 2018 5:21:43 PM
That you Mister Murphy! "Yes, I think I would very much like that gear for wisdom and anything else you'd like to share with me. So let's see, so far its wand of Invisibility -- 44 charges -- and the 3-gear attribute boost to the Bracers of Armor (Dexterity, Constitution, and Strength) and afterward swapping out strength for Wisdom? Surely, what a wonderful idea!
Talia will stay towards the back of the pack, hoping the group doesn't walk right into another battle.
OOC: Going to add these to my character sheet.
DM Carl Monday December 3rd, 2018 8:17:26 PM Talia wonders about her owl. Did she head back with the rest of the animals, or has she been here the entire time?
OOC: Other critters were sent home because ponies can't climb ladders. Owls don't have that issue, so if you'd like, yours can still be with you.
Zaragosa checks to see if anyone needs healing. He's eager to get moving and take out the monster who just arranged his own (step)mother's death.
Murphy retrieves the green gem and hands it to Bliss, who had recently said he was mostly out of spells. He listens at the far door, getting some ooze on his ear as he does so. Inside he hears what sounds like...writing? Yea, quill on parchment. He tries to open the door, and finds it swings open easily.
Bliss finds that the gem functions like a pearl of power, except that it can be used by spontaneous casters as well and recharges between combats. The green gems can be used to cast level 3 spells (or lower).
Hobie prepares more arrows. He'll need them.
Pressi tops up her health and ponders reconstructing the guardians. A cursory examination shows them to be a mix of arcane and divine construction the likes of which she's never seen. Pressi's a smart cookie; given time she may be able to make heads or tails of them. If she stopped now to try, Humble's Ford would be flattened before her eureka moment.
As Murphy opens the door past the ooze room, a small number of neatly tied scrolls pour forth. Inside the room are 5 tables. At each table, a fragile looking, eyeless construct sits writing on a parchment scroll. It's right "hand" is just an ornate looking pen, indicating its only function is to write.
One of the constructs finishes with a scroll and lifts it into a contraption next to it on the table. Rollers take in the scroll and pop it back out rolled up and neatly tied. The construct attempts to drop it into a scroll tube, but the tube is hopelessly stuffed with scrolls. It rolls off onto the floor, and the construct begins writing on a fresh scroll.
A lone guardian construct sits in the corner. It does not move, but looks at the party's direction as the enter. In a deep, resonant voice it simply states, "DO NOT DISTURB."
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) d20+23=29 ; d20+8=14 ; Monday December 3rd, 2018 8:54:54 PM
"right" Zaragosa whispers to the others. He rubs his magical stealthy ring then tries to tip-toe his way so that he 'doesn't disturb' the writers. He will try to read what they are writing on the scrolls without touching anything.
stealth to not disturb the room 29 (+10 if the ring works 39) to examine the writings, perception 14
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears Monday December 3rd, 2018 9:10:02 PM
Talia, Kezzem had taken the Dex gear, but there is one Cha gear left if you want that for sorcerer stuff. If not, Kezzem will take a second Cha gear and let you have the Dex gear and get an extra boost on his paladin stuff.
OOC: It looks like all the gears have been assigned but 1 Wisdom one, save the Cha/Dex gear situation with Talia and Kezzem above. Since Bliss doesn't want any and everyone else has three, I suggest the remaining gear goes to Zaragosa.
Zaragosa, you now have a Con gear and a Wis gear, which will give +2 to both stat. Please update your character sheet.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 d20+29=33 ; Monday December 3rd, 2018 9:20:36 PM
Murphy picks up a few of the scrolls which fell at his feet, removes string, and looks to see what is written upon them. "Does work proceed apace?" he asks the construct. "Are supplies adequate for the moment? It looks like the scroll tube is jammed. Does it require repair?"
Bliss grins and immediately uses his new green gem to regain a level 3 spell slot!
Inside, he whispers, "Aw, let's leave the poor golem alone and sneak past."
He changes into a cat and looks around as he sneaks through.
Perception 35 Stealth 36
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+7=13 ; Tuesday December 4th, 2018 5:22:03 AM OOC.. I believe Talia has one of the green gems as well
Succotash is at a loss for words as he takes in the sights in the room. he will continue to look for a way to turn the levitation pad on. perception 13
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears d20+10=15 ; Tuesday December 4th, 2018 10:27:32 AM
Kezzem attempts to sneak past the construct as well. He's not as Stealthy as he used to be, but he is still surprising lightfooted for a paladin.
Stealth: 1d20 + 10 = 15.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +2 Str +4 Dex +4 Natl armor AC 28 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Tuesday December 4th, 2018 12:50:37 PM
Murphy just hovers there at the doorway, watching people stream past, sneaking, or attempting, into a room with scroll bots, and a guardian. In halfling he says, "So, we want to start an unecessary riot in the scriptorium?"
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) Tuesday December 4th, 2018 1:16:24 PM
(OOC, alrighty, I am at work so I have very little time. In my free time tonight I will update the character sheet)
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Tuesday December 4th, 2018 1:51:04 PM
Hobie casts detect magic on the scrolls to see if they are magical scrolls. If any seem to be interesting magic he will examine them further
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Tuesday December 4th, 2018 3:41:32 PM
"Ok, if we can't get them up and running... I have a few more minutes with Gerry. Why not decorate him with a couple of runes and let him scout ahead? There's no chance the dwarves know all the devices?" As an alternate, Pressi builds on Murphy's plan by having Gerry insult the writing construct's math teacher. Everyone knows them's fighting words for guardians.
Aside from that... there's probably enough invisibility to slip a little ahead, even do a bit of sabotage. (With some HiPS using exceptions.) She doesn't pile on into the writing room at first, but if there's something to check out, or if the rest of the group hits a wall, then she will.
DM Carl Tuesday December 4th, 2018 9:51:00 PM Zaragosa goes quiet. He tries to read what the constructs are writing. The following is written on a parchment scroll that's currently being worked on:
Iron Giant Pilot Anur Daron has assumed manual control. Destination: unknown. Purpose: unknown. Iron Giant is crewed by 30 dwarves, 1 gnome, 2 oozes, 4 bedlams, and one badger.
Update: Iron Giant crew has increased by 8 halflings while en-route. Update: Iron Giant crew has decreased by 6 dwarves. Update: Iron Giant crew has decreased by 3 dwarves. Update: Iron Giant crew has decreased by 4 dwarves and 2 oozes. Update: Halfling crew members have entered the Record Room.
Kezzem continues sorting out the gears. He tries to sneak in, but knocks over a scroll tube and causes quite a racket! No one seems to care.
Murphy picks up a few scrolls and looks at what is written down. Every scroll he picks up has the word "darkness" repeating for its entire length. As he approaches the constructs to check on their status, they ignore him. The Guardian construct moves one of its hand wires to its...well, to where its lips would be and makes a horrible, grinding sound that Murphy's pretty sure is construct for "shhh!"
OOC: Kim, what are you doing with the scrolls you've read?
Bliss digs his treasure. He turns into a cat and sneaks inside. The floor is littered with small bits of parchment and string. Depending on how cat-like he feels, he could potentially have some fun here.
Succotash is far more interested in turning the levitation pad on. He sees no obvious mechanism to do so.
Hobie casts detect magic and looks around. As stated before, there's too much latent magic for detect magic to function as a general detection spell. Focusing on the scrolls, he can see the ones visible are not magical. He notices a large cabinet in the corner and focuses on that. There's something magical on top of it. Exploring reveals a divine scroll with the following:
CSW Dispel Magic Mass CLW Remove Curse Restoration Summon Monster III
What's more, the cabinet itself radiates conjuration magic.
Pressi ponders sending Gerry ahead to scout, but ahead to where? With the discovery of the record room, the entire level has been explored. The only way forward now is up. Something tiggles the back of Pressi's mind. Maybe she picked up something off Shan that could be useful...
Kade has very little to add to any of this, though he seems to have made peace with his decision to join you folks. He's in a pretty good mood.
***
We're at the 36 minute mark.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) Tuesday December 4th, 2018 10:17:35 PM
Zaragosa relays what he has learned with the group. He says this rather quietly but is no longer being stealthful since other members of the team have made quite the racket after him.
"Very well guys" he whispered, "Looks like we have 27 dwarves still on here and a, a badger...?"
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP108of111, AC25 Tuesday December 4th, 2018 10:47:37 PM
The conversation and revelations are interesting, and Bliss thinks that the folks who put on gears are the ones that the iron giant thinks are now crew members.
But that's not paying the rent, and this construct keeps on getting closer to home.
He miaows his impatience and looks for the way onwards and upwards.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 d20+29=38 ; d20+29=36 ; d20+29=48 ; d20+29=30 ; d20+29=48 ; d20+29=40 ; d20+29=45 ; d20+29=41 ; d20+29=44 ; d20+29=36 ; d20+29=36 ; d20+29=41 ; d20+29=41 ; d20+29=38 ; d20+29=39 ; d20+29=32 ; d20+29=48 ; d20+29=30 ; d20+29=34 ; d20+29=43 ; Wednesday December 5th, 2018 1:59:14 AM
[Murphy had remained at the doorway, just picking up scrolls that tumbled near the door as it opened. Others were going in.] Murphy does try to head the guardian's admonition, as he had, in fact, spoken in the doorway. It appears the guardian is not of a mind to respond to his queries, and only seems intent on maintaining fairly low decibels in the vicinity. He won't be bothering the scribe bots or the guardian any more for the moment.
He leaves the scrolls he found, as he really has no place on his person to put them.
"That would be 17 left, Jack, not 27. The badger is likely in the chest area above with some of them. And, like the documents say - looks like we are now crew members. Good find, Jack.
"I'm looking for a way up. Going to scan quickly while flying, and get back to Pressi. The password sheet may be of some use. Let's try that. You guys look for any controls in here, I'm going back out."
He does so - and flies a scanning pattern, looking at structure, at indentations, at any local differences as he flies in full intake mode first in the slime room. As soon as he comes across Pressi, he stops. "Say, you shut me out there. No doubt you had your reasons. But within this thing, it may be wise to keep lines of communication open. Are you willing to open the blockade? Also, you mind checking the password list over? It may have something that will open up the sphincter in the ceiling for us. Before you use it, we should gather everyone, and try to move more or less together. I haven't seen any travel tubes going upwards yet. Am looking a little harder now. Feel free to tell me your thoughts, if you wish, as I fly."
He does fly again, a few feet below the ceiling, gazing upwards. Lengthwise, scan a 5 or 6 foot breadth, then shift over on the return scan, another 5 to 6 foot sector in the central corridor. Near the levitation field, all along the adjacent walls, floors, ceiling. Lengthwise again. If nothing found in slime room or central corridor, then into Shan's lair. Scan ceiling, walls. Controls? Anomalies? Red buttons?
Made 20 perception rolls, as follows. Apply them where you think they apply: 38, 36, 48, 30, 48, 40, 45, 41, 44, 36, 36, 41, 41, 38, 39, 32, 48, 30, 34, 43.
Though alternative approaches to dealing with the crew do not come to mind, he still feels sad about the deaths they are causing - even though they do so to prevent deaths and destruction of their homes. And, Murphy thinks to himself, he really has no desire to see the iron giant's current pilot live long enough to call forth dead or imprisoned 'gods' which were likely dealt with that way because they deserved it.
And Ix? Impish as he is, and ruthless though he may be, and weird though it seems, he has at least a very slight affection for the gnome. He knows the gnome could easily turn on them. And that he needs to protect Kade from him. But... well, see what happens. He thinks that Pressi's urge to tell everyone we meet what a betrayer Ix is, though apparently the case, may not be the wisest tactical move in every case.
As he thinks through these things, his mind is open to Pressi, should she want to pay him any attention.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20+7=27 ; Wednesday December 5th, 2018 5:28:32 AM
Succotash is growing more frantic as the time ticks by, "Why can't I find the way up?" he mentally berates himself, then continues looking. perception 27 nat 20
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) Wednesday December 5th, 2018 8:15:28 AM
(OOC I shouldn't post while tired or do math when it is late, it is ok. it is not like I'm a science teacher.... wait....)
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+22=42 ; Wednesday December 5th, 2018 2:47:02 PM
Hobie stops and focuses carefully on the conjuration aura of the cabinet, Spellcraft 42.
He hands the scroll of Divine spells out toward the two paladins. "Hey meat shields, I can't cast these, maybe you guys could get some use out of them."
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Wednesday December 5th, 2018 8:27:15 PM
Pressi turns back on the link but she’s clearly bonded more with Shan than Ix.
Bliss uses another of his Guide witch uses to give a +2 to Jack's perception check.
BlissCat also sniffs out the trail that shows the way folk have most often left and entered. (Scent ability in this form) ... Survival to Track 22.
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears Wednesday December 5th, 2018 10:36:53 PM
"Hey look, they've got 8 halfling crew members," observes Kezzem. "And there are eight of us. Wait a minute...do they think we're crew? Maybe if we unionize we can demand things like better pay, sick leave, and not flattening our town into a pancake. And also dental."
Talia (Jon-Paul) AC 22, HP 72/72, CMD 18 Thursday December 6th, 2018 2:01:26 AM
Talia hangs back and watches the group spread out into the room, around the tables of constructs busy recording everything that there are sensors to log. Wow! An automated log mechanism. A room full of automatons that record dang near everything.
Talia says with the excitement of self-discovery, to the group..."Hey, Humble Swords! ...this room records everything that is happening in this construct. What do you think would happen if we removed a baker's dozen of the scrolls from each "machine"? Would they recreate them? Does anyone have thoughts on this?"
Feeling like a deaf, dumb, and blind familiar in a room full of familiars, Talia will ask Rayya to fly around the room to see all it can see and to point out anything she thinks is interesting... using the "Speak with Master" ability of her familiar.
In the meantime, Tali; as she refers to herself in the familiar tone; with cast overland flight on herself just in case, she waves her hands and speaks to herself casting the spell. When finished, she makes sure she is hovering over the floor some 4 feet as she meanders around the room.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Thursday December 6th, 2018 5:22:45 AM
Succotash decides to stand ready on the levitation pad for when his friends find the means to turn the thing on.
DM Carl Thursday December 6th, 2018 8:22:36 AM Zaragosa does some math. Given the stress, one can hardly blame him for being a little off.
Bliss wonders if wearing the gears makes one a crew member, but the scroll said there were 8 halflings that joined the crew. Bliss is likely counted whether he wears a gear or not. That's not important right now, though.
Murphy also does some math, then does some serious searching. At the end of his investigations, Murphy is absolutely certain there is not a physical mechanism that activates the levitation pad or opens the door above it. There has to be a magical way of opening it.
Succotash does his own search, and comes to the same conclusion. He stands on the levitation pad so he's the first to move up when this is figured out.
Hobie investigates the cabinet. Inside is a rack of a dozen quills, a dozen bottles of ink (all full), 50 pieces of parchment, and a dozen scroll tubes. The scrolls, quills, and ink the constructs are using match the stocks inside exactly. The cabinet is fully stocked, though, and all the stuff inside looks brand new.
Bliss's nose confirms people come and go through the levitation circle.
Kezzem dreams of a glorious proletariat revolution!
Talia wants one of these automated log things for her own. Is it self repairing? She asks Rayya to fly about and report, but the owl finds nothing new. Her excitement is met by another, louder, grindier "SHHH" from the guardian, who then enters a combat-ready stance, but makes no further aggressive action.
Pressi has her own favorites in the unexpected family drama going on inside the Iron Giant. She takes the amulet out and tries to use it. She can't figure out any activation mechanism, but the levitation pad starts to respond when she stands on it. She must be real close to figuring out what to do with it.
***
37 minutes have passed.
Pressi (Melvin) - AC 22 (26), HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes d20+18=22 ; d20+4=18 ; Thursday December 6th, 2018 1:09:51 PM
Gerry walks up to the quite rude writing construct, placing a finger on his lips himself. His glare can be quite intimidating at times.
Pressi continues to fiddle with the amulet, running a number of knowledge checks on it. (UMD 22, Know Religion 18) She also tries some of the basics like jumping up and down while blowing.
Also, clicking her heels a couple of times.
Oh, and wiggling and banging it in the hopes of getting a better signal. Can't forget that one.
(If I think of a better or funnier solution before end of tonight, I'll try to post it.)
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP108of111, AC25 Thursday December 6th, 2018 1:18:31 PM
Bliss uses his Guide witch ability to give Pressi a plus two on her effort to get the lift going. He hops on it too.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) d20+12=31 ; d20+8=14 ; Thursday December 6th, 2018 2:06:00 PM
Zaragosa tilts his head toward Pressi "perhaps banging it against the platform will work" he said in a friendly half serious tone. He will walk up to inspect the amulet for arcane (knowledge arcane 31) and religion (knowledge religion 14)
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Thursday December 6th, 2018 3:31:34 PM
Murphy gives his report to all, and gathers with them around the levitation spot. He feels confident that Pressi will figure things out, somehow or other.
"Say, Hobie, would you mind twinking me with your wand of shield? Maybe some of the other folks here, too, might benefit from it. How long does it last?"
"And Talia, having yourself and maybe a few of us turned invisible with your new wand could be helpful. I'd be happy to have you do that for me, if it's all right."
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Thursday December 6th, 2018 3:33:45 PM
"Oh, and Bliss - you have the wand of mage armor I lent you a while back. Maybe use it on those who don't have it up yet. I'm fine, though."
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Thursday December 6th, 2018 4:33:38 PM
Hobie will grab a bunch of the parchment, ink and quills and shove them in his haversack. He’s got plans to scribe some scrolls when they get back to town. He will watch what happens to the cabinet after he takes the things.
“Well Murph I cant cast the spell on you because this particular spell only works for the one who casts it. But if you are practiced at Using Magical Devices and can activate the wand yourself then feel free to use a charge. It only lasts one minute, so I tend to use it just before going into a place where danger might be immediately present.”
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Thursday December 6th, 2018 4:35:02 PM
“Talia I’d like to be made invisible as well before we head up the way”
Talia (Jon-Paul) AC 23, HP 83/83, CMD 19 d20+20=27 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+25=45 ; Thursday December 6th, 2018 6:23:33 PM
Talia asks everyone in the group that wishes to be turned invisible, to line up in a single queue so that it will be easier to cast one at a time on them. Tali says, "Alright, everyone wishing to be Invisible for 11 minutes or until you attacks, step right up!"
Afterward, Tali walks up to Pressi hoping she can lend a hand at the gem activation process. Using her Knowledge Arcana, Spellcraft, and Use Magical devices skills, she tries to help! Tali asks, "Pressi, would you mind terribly if I try to get this gem to operate the lift?" as she extended her hand to take hold of the gem.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Thursday December 6th, 2018 7:12:28 PM
Murphy mentions, "I think, using the wand, the invisibility will last 3 minutes, rather than 11 minutes." He lines up for the spell.
Murphy (Kim) Druid 11 - Large Air Elemental [w/o Huge bonuses??] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Thursday December 6th, 2018 10:01:05 PM
"Oh, if we see one of the communication hoods, when we get to the next level," Murphy adds, "someone get to it, or the person who has it, as soon as possible. We want to do what we can to minimize our opponents taking advantage of that. AND - try to keep others from retreating upwards. The less advanced notice, the better. Middle abs, next stop."
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears Friday December 7th, 2018 1:13:56 AM
"I'd like to be invisible!" say Kezzem. "Makes it easier to blame others next time I knock over a scroll tube."
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD26 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 Friday December 7th, 2018 5:17:31 AM
Succotash asks Talia for a tap from the invisibility wand, and prepares to lead the way up.
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 41) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 7/13) Friday December 7th, 2018 8:15:23 AM
Zaragosa joins the others and also asked for some invisibility but "only if there is any left, for I Do a lot more damage to the enemy if I come out of no where"
Talia (Kim for Jon-Paul) AC 23, HP 83/83, CMD 19 Invisible Friday December 7th, 2018 2:24:01 PM
Talia's wand grants invisibility to the following people: Hobie; Succotash; Kezzem; Zaragosa; Murphy. If Kade wants also to be invisible, she does so for him. She has Rayya land on her shoulder, and casts on herself. 44-7=36 charges remaining if Kade included. Lasts 3 minutes. "Anyone else? Pressi, Bliss?"
Murphy (Kim) Large Air Elemental [w/ Huge bonuses] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 34 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Invisible d20+3=13 ; d20+3=22 ; d20+29=48 ; Friday December 7th, 2018 2:46:06 PM
"Bliss. BLISS." Murphy tries to get his attention. "The Wand of mage armor. Does anyone here need that? Speak up friends, if you want that benefit."
"Hobie, thanks for reminding me on the shield spell. I think you already told me that before, and I had forgotten. I'll give it a try." He tries, fails on the first attempt, tries again, and succeeds. "Thanks! Here is the wand back."
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 d20+22=24 ; Friday December 7th, 2018 3:25:27 PM
On that wand of Invisibility, I didn't roll spellcraft earlier cuz you just kind of told us about the loot, but I want to know what the caster level on it is, so that we can hopefully know how long our invisibility will last. Spellcraft 24 for that
DM Carl d20+16=26 ; d20+14=26 ; Friday December 7th, 2018 5:46:50 PM
Whhoooooo boy...
Murphy and Talia discuss making sure everyone's defensive spells are cast, and go through their extensive wand collection to make sure everyone's as ready as they can make them.
Meanwhile, Pressi, Bliss, and Zaragosa take turns trying new and exciting things with the amulet. Through trial and error, they realize that the higher up the amulet goes, the closer the levitation pad looks to turning on. Finally, Pressi brushes the amulet against one of the hooks the other amulets are hanging from, and the levitation pad immediately comes to life, lifting Succotash up into the air.
Meanwhile, Hobie starts shoving writing supplies into his pack.
Then, things get exciting.
As soon as Hobie shoves the first supply into his pack, the guardian construct roars to life and attacks. It has to cross the room to get to him, so fortunately it only gets one attack. It hits AC 26, missing. Still, Hobie finds the guardian between himself and his way out.
At the same time, a sunrod is thrown down from the upper floor, bouncing on the iron floor once before a metal-clad dire badger leaps down through the levitation field, slamming into Succotash, knocking him out of the levitation field and flat on his back on the ground below. The badger stands over Succotash, snarling angrily. (Bull rush 26 - success).
From above, a heavily armored female dwarf cheers. "Good girl, Chompy! Git'em!" She does something unseen, and the levitation field reverses. A yellow light on the levitation pad turns blue as this happens.
Combat rounds! No map yet. I'm not 100% on where Murphy and Talia were when all this was going on. Were you still with Hobie? Were you futzing with the levitation pad? Up to you folks.
CatBliss (Cayzle) HP108of111, AC25 Friday December 7th, 2018 8:05:36 PM
Before things get lively, Bliss shakes his head to Mister Murphy. He has no need for a Mage Armor.
Then Bliss, who was on the levitation pad with Sir Succo, takes a leap. Maybe a leap up-up-up to the dwarf girl, or a five ft leap onto Chompy. He would prefer to leap to the dwarf, if he can. He focuses [OOC: Barbarian rage] and leaps ...
CatBliss has a 1d20+44 to leap, and expect to leap up 10-15 ft no problemo. How far is the nearest landing near the dwarf girl?
Bliss's will attack, either a standard attack against the girl or a full attack against chompy, if he can, after distance and target and jump checks are made ...
... on reflection, Bliss realizes he just can't leap up 20 ft to attack the dwarf girl. So he leaps five ft (five ft step) into Chompy's square. Like I said, before jumping Bliss focuses [rage, free action]. As he leaps, he activates his arcane strike (swift action). He has not taken the time to activate his Shield of Faith, and raging brings his AC down by 2, so he is AC23.
Three attacks:
Claw: AC26 for 16 Claw: AC18 for 16 Bite: AC32 for 21 nonlethal
Kezzem (BrianW) - AC 24, touch AC 17; HP 110/119, CMD 24; Gears d20+19=31 ; Friday December 7th, 2018 11:43:47 PM
"Man, I really hate fighting people's pets," says Kezzem. "It just feels so wrong."
"Hey Dwarf Girl, there is no reason for us to hurt Mr. Chompy," says Kezzem. "How about you order him to stand down and we can just talk this out."
Murphy spins up to whirlwind, then rises from about 10' altitude upward through the opening, attaining close to 20' from the bottom to the top of his vortex. He looks around [my perception roll from last set post of 48 was for whatever was about to happen.] He hoovers through the dwarf lady who just assaulted his buddy, and takes a pathway through any other dwarfs (about six of them up here?) and constructs (about 2 of them up here?). Does there happen to be a 9' tall, 6' diameter pink gem in the center of the area? In any event, he strives to intersect his pathway with all the dwarfs, and any constructs, of course becoming visible once he intersects with the badger's coach. Plot a path for him through them all, then again if he still has movement available. 120' total. 10' up to dwarf, then through her, and the next, etc.
He pays particular attention to any who might have, or might be going to pick up a communications hood. And makes certain that hood and attempted user do not succeed in connecting a call.
But mainly, stirring things up as much as possible to disrupt those above from messing further with those below. And taking up as many of the dwarfs as possible. He does not try to pull the constructs into his vortex.
Dwarf coach lady Reflex Save DC21 or (slam equivalent) Damage 2d6+11=22; and make 2nd Ref Save DC21 or be sucked up into vortex of whirlwind Next dwarf (or construct, or other opponent): Ref DC21 or dam 22; 2nd Ref DC21 or pulled into vortex Next: DC21 or dam 17; DC21 or vortex Next: dam 20; vortex? Next: dam 21; vortex? Next: dam 14; vortex? Next: dam 17; vortex? Next: dam 19; vortex? Next: dam 19; vortex? Next: dam 18; vortex? Next: dam 21; vortex? Next: dam 23; vortex? Next: dam 19; vortex? Next: dam 21; vortex? Next: dam 17; vortex? Next: dam 19; vortex?
I figure that's enough potential interactions for this round - may not even be able to use all of them. May I reserve where he ends up in the chamber once we have a map? He doesn't want to end the round directly between two constructs. If changing direction frequently makes sense to help him with his final stopping point for the round (and getting as many opponents as possible), he does so.
MAP (look to far right bottom tab 'Badger and Guardian 1' - 2 levels shown, lower on page is up a level from higher on page -ADM Kim, subject to DM revisions)
========== Perception (for balance of round): 37
Active Spell Effects: Freedom of Movement: 76 minutes 4 rounds; Longstrider: 9 hours 57 minutes 4 rounds (land movement +10); Mage Armor (+4 AC): 143 minutes 4 rounds: Barkskin: 77 minutes 0 rounds (Nat AC +4); Call Lightning: 3 rounds (6 lightning bolts left - well, 3); Invisibility: attack invalidates
Murphy (Kim) Large Air Elemental [w/ Huge bonuses] add +4 Str +6 Dex +4 Nat AC 30 CMB 13 CMD 28 HP 96/96 Saturday December 8th, 2018 2:05:21 AM
[Oops - AC 30, not 34. No shield spell active, due to separation of characters. Hobie, in totally different room, likely does not have invisibility, afaik, as that was happening next to levitation circle.]
Hobie Browncloak (Nick T) HP 108/108 AC 28 Touch 17 Flat 23 CMD 29 Hero Points 6 Saturday December 8th, 2018 7:04:27 AM
"Sorry guys!"
Hobie will 5 ft step to get out of the range of the construct attacking him (or if not possible with 5ft then he'll move and incur an AOO), and he will cast Invisibility on himself.
Succotash and Miss Piggy (Jeremy) AC26/touch13/flat25 CMD28 - HP 106/113, Piggy AC27/touch11/flat26 CMD23 - HP 87/87 DR 5/evil, Acid, Cold, electricity 5 d20=10 ; d10=5 ; d20=8 ; d10=5 ; d10=7 ; Saturday December 8th, 2018 7:27:02 AM Sorry I forgot to update the CMD on my header after adding the 2 str gears, but I will gracefully take the bullrush, or more accurately ungracefully
As Chompy barrels down on him Succotash is able to get off a swing with Twinklesting (AoO0 before going head over tea kettles.
10+22=33 for 5+13=18 damage
Then he will offers Chompy a chance for an AoO when he stands up (A move action) then using Power Attack and Vital Strike, he brings another blow to bare.
8+22-3(Power Attack)=27 for 5+7+13+9=34 damage
The Unbelievable J.T.T. Zaragosa (Jack) (Jairus Houdek) (AC 24 CMD 22 HP 52) (spells left by lvl 5/5, 4/5, 1/3)(performance 6/13) Saturday December 8th, 2018 9:52:50 AM
Since my character is invisible (I think) and I don't know who to attack without the map, Zaragosa's first turn will be to start his performances
Talia (Kim for Jon-Paul) AC 23, HP 83/83, CMD 19 Invisible d20+20=25 ; Saturday December 8th, 2018 1:29:15 PM
Talia flies up through the opening above, to where she can see below and above, and casts haste using the power of the gem for that 3rd level slot, affecting all in the party, including Kade, except for Hobie (no line of sight, two rooms away). Each person adds 30 to any type of movement (max double normal speed), +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves. When making a full attack action, a hasted creature may make one extra attack with one natural or manufactured weapon. The attack is made using the creature’s full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation.
She takes a look around to see what is happening above. Perception 25.
Pressi (CAYZLE) - AC 27, HP 94, CMD 21; Pressi's Notes Sunday December 9th, 2018 10:23:13 AM
[OOC Map Notes: It looks to me like Bliss and Sir Succo were both in the badger's (Chompy's) square. There's not enough room for that, so I kept Bliss in Chompy's space (Bliss is size tiny so that's fine) and moved Sir Succotash one space down. Hope that's OK? I also tidied a bit here and there.]
Pressi activates her witch's Shield of Faith that she shares with Bliss as a swift action, giving her a +4 deflection bonus to AC. She enjoys that Haste, so her total AC is now 27. Jack's performance (bonus to attack and damage) will be nice next round if her spell fails, but for now she casts a spell pointing UP!
She looks up at that dwarf enemy and casts a powerful bloodwitch spell, adding a boost from her Focused Curse ability. DOMINATE PERSON!
The Will save DC is base 10 +5 (5th level spell) +4 (18Int) +2 (feats) +1 (Curse) = Will Save DC22.
If it works, Pressi forces the dwarf to call off Chompy and stop the fight.
DM Carl d20+6=14 ; d20+6=22 ; d20+5=21 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=16 ; d20+5=13 ; d20+5=18 ; d20+5=19 ; d20+6=18 ; d20+6=24 ; d20+5=10 ; d20+5=18 ; d20+14=30 ; 2d4+2=5 ; d20+5=20 ; d20+18=24 ; d20+18=36 ; d20+18=32 ; d20+13=29 ; d20+13=19 ; d20+13=20 ; d10+7=12 ; d10+7=13 ; d10+10=18 ; d20+21=35 ; d20+21=37 ; d10+10=13 ; d10+10=13 ; d10+10=18 ; d20+16=30 ; d20+16=34 ; 2d8+8=16 ; 2d8+8=14 ; d20+14=33 ; d20+14=28 ; d20+14=34 ; d20+14=24 ; 2d4+12=17 ; 2d3+10=14 ; 2d3+10=14 ; d20+13=25 ; d20+8=14 ; d10+2=7 ; d20+6=14 ; d20+6=14 ; Sunday December 9th, 2018 6:46:21 PM Bliss leaps into action (literally!). In cat form, he performs an all-out attack on Chompy. His second claw attack misses, and the two attacks that do hit are dampened by the metal plating on her.
OOC: Chompy has AC 24 and DR5/Something.
Kezzem doesn't feel right about attacking pets. He tries to get her to stand down. She chuckles. "You were right, Ix. They do like to talk." She smiles at someone (you assume Ix) off to the side. It would appear the inevitable betrayal shoe finally dropped.
Murphy goes whirlwind and starts heading up. His memory from the magic mirror below is correct. There's a big pink gem, 6 dwarves (one of whom, the woman who's addressed you, is much better equipped than the other fodder in here - D1 on the map), some training dummies, a small rack of sunrods...and Ix, who looks really pleased with himself. He is currently playing a catchy tune on a very nice looking lute. Murphy tries to slam into and scoop up as many folks as possible. Unfortunately, that's just the people who are on the rim of the opening.
OOC: The room upstairs is 9' tall. Per whirlwind rules, you need at least 10 feet. You can stay on the lower floor and woosh all the folks within 5' of the rim, but you can't move in that upper floor. That's still 4 targets, though!
Murphy starts with the fancy-armored woman and moves clockwise.
D1 - Full damage, no vortex D3 - Half damage, no vortex D2 - Full damage, caught in vortex D5 - Full damage, caught in vortex D1 again - Full damage, no vortex D3 again - Full damage, caught in vortex D1 again - Full damage, no vortex
Not enough move to get back to D1 again. There's room in your vortex for one more small creature.
Hobie apologizes, steps back, and vanishes. The guardian begins to scan the room, but gives no indication it can see you.
Succotash swings at Chompy as she bowls him over, drawing some blood. The badger's eyes widen and she begins shaking in rage as she's injured (blood rage!). As he stands, she takes a bite out of him. hitting AC 30 for 15 damage. Unhappy with that turn of events, he throws some caution to the wind and lands a solid blow against her.
Zaragosa begins his performance, boosting everyone's combat abilities.
Talia drops a haste spell on the party, then flies upstairs to get a good look.
Pressi boosts her defenses, then attempts to cast a dominate person spell on the mocking dwarf. The dwarf's grin vanishes as Pressi's curse takes hold (will save 20 - fail). The dwarf gives a sharp whistle, but Chompy is currently blood-raging and does not respond.
Kade takes aim and unleashes bolts as quickly as he's able at Chompy, hitting once for 5 damage.
D1 continues whistling, trying to get Chompy to stop.
The three dwarves in Murphy's vortex all slash at the druid's winds. Murphy is hit thrice (hit AC 34, 28, and 30) for 15, 18, and 16 damage.
D4 and D6 both advance and take a swing at Murphy as well. Hit AC 35 and 37 for 13 and 13 damage.
OOC: Looks like the die roller finally started cooperating.[/b]
Both guardian constructs advance on Talia and swing at her with their axe-hands (Talia gets an AoO on G1). Hit AC 30 and 34 for 16 and 14 damage.
Ix leans against the gem and continues his song. He casts a spell at Murphy. Murphy must make a DC 17 fort save or be blinded.
Chompy attacks Succotash with a single-minded rage.
Bite: Hit AC 33 for 17 damage Claw1: Hit AC 28 for 14 damage Claw2: Nat 20 (threat fail at 24) for 14 damage
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