Battleplans: Afternoon (DM SteveK) Wednesday August 19th, 2020 8:01:58 AM
More suggestions and refinements are discussed, and finally settles into a solid plan.
Plan: Sharpe and Gaffer lead the tail away from Shale House. The rest of the team waits a couple minutes and then heads to the Compound. Several minutes later, Sharpe and Gaffer ditch the tail and quickly move to join the others near the Compound. Somebody take Sharpe's grappling hook, everyone climbs or flies over the wall to take out the guards beyond the gate first and the outside guards are the secondary target.
If that sounds right, the heroes can act!
..... ooc: Compound Map via email
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Wednesday August 19th, 2020 3:37:08 PM
"Sounds like a plan to me," Sarge says. "Toston, if we can all stay together, I don't need to be sped up or flown. But if we're gonna save Toston's spells, we can't just go running off willy-nilly."
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:20/10/20 - CMD 23] Wednesday August 19th, 2020 5:26:47 PM
(OOC: I'm unsure where the PCs are on the map. Are the brown squares the wall and/or roof? And if so, do we get to decide where we are placed? Strategy-wise, I'd like to recommend we keep guards from moving towards any of those doors.)
Based on assumptions from the above, Desdichado comes down the wall and positions himself to move as closely as possible to H:14.
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:28 T:15 FF:24 CMD:30) Wednesday August 19th, 2020 8:28:03 PM
Hmerrin waits with the others while Gaffer and Sharpe make like decoys.
Once the lookouts have all moved off, he leaves HQ with the rest of the group.
Based on the scouting report, the young fighter looks to bring everyone to the compound from the north (top) in order to avoid being seen by the guards.
Gaffer and Sharpe hopefully catch up.
Hmerrin notices getting to a wall narrow enough to make climbing feasible seems to bring them awfully close to the guards. He shakes his head at the likelihood of getting over unseen/unheard.
"Whoever's flying/climbing over go ahead. I'll give a few seconds and then come around this corner."
-- Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 107/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 Thursday August 20th, 2020 1:52:17 AM
Toston says, "I'm flying over. I have overland flight which lasts for a really long time. Does anyone else need flight? I think at least 2 of us should fly over so we can keep the 2 guards in the courtyard busy."
If anyone else says they need flight the gnome casts flight on them first before casting a shield spell on himself.
He also casts message on the entire group before flying over as close to G12 as possible from the blind side of the guard if possible (I think that might be from the direction of the north wall)
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 1 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 7 min - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile
1st: 5/7 slots left 2nd:7/7 slots left 3rd: ?/5 left
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 81/91] - [Charles] Thursday August 20th, 2020 4:24:38 AM
Sharpe makes like a decoy, he wander back toward the temple and after a while starts to look for an opportunity to give the tail the slip.
Stealth - 35
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Thursday August 20th, 2020 4:47:30 AM
Eisenhorn casts invisibility on himself and offers to Dimension door three people into the courtyard if necessary. Using the telepathic link "Toston let me know when it's clear and I should be able to bring 3 people inside."
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min.
Gaffer (Courtney HP:103/103 AC:29(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) d20+9=15 ; d20+20=38 ; Thursday August 20th, 2020 5:43:39 AM
Gaffer goes with Sharpe with the temple, letting Sharpe split off first and then heading into a quieter alley (Stealth: 15) to take shape of a hawk once more and flying a direct route straight to the compound, over the various buildings along the way. He looks behind him as he leaves to see if the tail have caught on to what is happening. (Perception: 38)
The Courtyard, Rd 1 (DM SteveK) d3=3 ; d6=6 Thursday August 20th, 2020 1:20:21 PM
The plan agreed to, the Tide waits in Shale House.
Sharpe and Gaffer move out back towards the Temple of Wardd, and, amazingly enough, all 3 watchers follow them. At the temple, Sharpe makes his slip, Gaffer flies like a hawk, and they both make a bee-line for the north side of the Compound to catch up with the other Tide heroes.
Thinking how long it would take Sharpe and Gaffer to walk to the Temple of Wardd and how long it would take for them to go from there to the Compound north side, AND how long it will take the Tide to go from there to the Compound north side; Hmerrin makes a silent count, then the young hero leads the team out the front door to the Compound.
Immediately upon the Tide's exit; Nissa and the other gnomes move the opposite way towards the closest entrance to the City Below, and thence to the gnome community residing there.
Happy fortune gets the Reunited Tide to a place 30' away from the north wall without an obvious alarm being raised. But everyone feels the sand is running out of the glass. It would only have been minutes since Sharpe and Gaffer gave the slip to their tails, and for those tails to report to thier handlers. And if those tails are minions of the rakshasa, the news that the Tide has been asking about animal-headed men could be arriving this very moment...
.....
The heroes are 30' north of the Compound. The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Thursday August 20th, 2020 2:59:48 PM
Sarge doesn't do stealth, so unless someone stops her, she moves right up to the wall. [Double move to N-12]
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:20/10/20 - CMD 23] Thursday August 20th, 2020 3:28:16 PM
Desdichado moves up alongside Sarge (O:12).
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] d20=6 ; Thursday August 20th, 2020 4:07:12 PM
Eisnehorn will move with Shifty to H3 just behind the corner of the building and try to keep an eye on the guards to thinking of a good way to distract them if they get suspicious. (Perception Roll: 6 + 12 + 4 = 22)
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min.
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 81/91] - [Charles] d20+6=9 ; d20+11=13 ; d20+24=25 ; Thursday August 20th, 2020 5:14:22 PM
Sharpe suggests to the "non stealthers". "Maybe you want to go the gates, the stealthers can try going up there, hit them while they're distracted", he gestures to V12 gets out his grapple and attempt fix it in a perch on the roof. If successful he will start to climb as quietly as possible.
Not sure on the roll for grapple so iv just done D20+dex - 9 Climb - 13 Stealth - 25 (but natural 1) OOC - a roll of 3 2 and 1.... wow.
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:28 T:15 FF:24 CMD:30) Thursday August 20th, 2020 7:27:15 PM
Hmerrin grins at Sharpe. "Well, we do got this telepathy thing Nissa hit some of us with. Toston, why don't you go with Sharpe, and give me a shout when you want us to take the corner and jump these guys."
With that, the young fighter moves forward with Sarge and Dez.
-- Move to M11.
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa)
Toston stealthily double moves to N11 (OOC: disregard 33 roll as I accidentally misclicked)
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 2 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 69/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 5/7 slots left 2nd:7/7 slots left 3rd: 5/5 left
Gaffer (Courtney HP:103/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) d20+20=39 ; Friday August 21st, 2020 6:08:54 AM
Gaffer casts Barkskin on himself while keeping his birdform, knowing that they will need to summount the wall. He waits until Sharpe has successfully climbed up before flying next to him and looking around the courtyard for the figures who were there earlier. (Perception: 39)
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 120minutes
Outside the Courtyard (DM SteveK) Sunday August 23rd, 2020 4:05:51 AM
Sarge doesn't do stealth, and hustles up to the wall. Desdichado moves up alongside Sarge.
Eisnehorn moves with Shifty behind a corner of a building to keep an eye on the guards at the front gate.
Sharpe suggests a party split, gets out his grapple, and begins to trot to the wall.
Hmerrin grins at Sharpe, agreeing, and asks Toston to go with Sharpe and Gaffer. The young fighter then trots to Sarge and Dez.
Toston stealthily double moves to join Hmerrin, Sarge, and Dez.
Gaffer-Hawk casts Barkskin, and flies to a nearby roof to keep an eye on Sharpe and the area. He waits until Sharpe has successfully climbed up before intending to fly next to him. From his perch, Gaffer-Hawk can't see inside the Courtyard, but he does spot the three 'tails' hurrying from the Temple of Wardd direction towards the Compound; they should arrive in less than 30 seconds (ooc: i.e. 5 rounds). ................
It takes a little more time for Sharpe to get to the wall (move action), throw the grapple so it lodges in the crook between wall and roof (standard action AC 7 [5 +2 for distance]), and climb the wall using the rope and bracing his feet on the wall (1/2 speed move action, double move with Climb DC 5). This gives the other heroes a chance (2 rounds of actions) to get into position.
OOC: All other PCs can have 2 rounds of actions for their PC next Post. Sharpe can only post Free or Immediate actions.
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The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
Map in email
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 107/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 d20+17=28 ; d20+17=30 ; Sunday August 23rd, 2020 11:03:18 PM
First Round: (Stealth 28) Move action 1 - stealthily move forward 5 feet and fly upwards 15 feet to be 15 feet off the ground at M12 Move action 2 - move upwards 1 foot to be 16 feet above the outer wall end stealth move 16 feet up at K13
Second Round (Stealth: 30) Move action 1 - stealthily move 20 feet bleeding 5 feet of altitude to be 11 feet off the ground at H16 Move action 2 - stealthily move 20 more feet at the 11 foot altitude to end up at F19
Toston thinks at Hmerrin and Eisenhorne I am almost in position where I could probably charge one of them or drop a fireball in the midst of the interior 2 guards; which one should I do?
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 4 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 67/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 5/7 slots left 2nd:7/7 slots left 3rd: 5/5 left
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:20/10/20 - CMD 23] Monday August 24th, 2020 12:39:36 AM
Dez makes 2 double-moves (a quadruple move?) to right up next to one of the guards (E:21).
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] d20=12 ; d100=87 ; Monday August 24th, 2020 5:00:54 AM
Eisenhorn will move 45ft south towards the wall keeping an eye on the guards. (Double-move) (Stealth Check: 12 + 9 + 20 = 41).
If at any point he notices that the guards look like they are about to go inside he will take out his bag of tricks rust and throw the ball towards the guards hoping the attack by a random woodland being will confuse them enough for the other party members to have time to get into position. (Bag of Tricks Roll: 87 = Leopard) (OOC: I think this shouldn't interfere with invisibility but let me know)
Otherwise he will wait for an all clear signal from Toston or Hmerrin and then Dimension Step to H14.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min.
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 81/91] - [Charles] Monday August 24th, 2020 6:14:54 AM
Sharpe after clambering up the wall, waits at the top to help others get up as quietly as possible. He breaths deeply of the open air, opens his senses to let in all the noise, smells and vibrations of the city he usually blocks out. He is prepared for whats to come.
Gaffer (Courtney HP:103/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) Monday August 24th, 2020 6:33:33 AM
Gaffer crouches down on the wall next to Sharpe's grappling hook and returns to his usual form. He'll cast Stoneskin on Sharpe once he has climbed up and then begin casting Summon Nature's Ally to complete next round, when the fight kicks off.
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Monday August 24th, 2020 12:52:16 PM
Before they all go haring off in different directions, Sarge casts a Status spell on Toston, Hmerrin, and Dez.
"If you must outrun your support," she says. "At least I'll know which ones of you are dying."
She follows at a distance, making it to about F-20.
Courtyard, Rd1 (DM SteveK) d20=7 ; d20=11 ; d20=4 ; d20=13 ; d20=13 ; d20=6 ; d20=1 ; d20=12 ; d20=16 ; d20=8 ; d20=7 ; d20+12=16 ; d20+12=17 ; d8=5 ; Monday August 24th, 2020 1:21:24 PM
Toston Lotor makes like a hole in the air, and stealthily flies over the wall (Fly DC 15 to succesfully fly the 90 degree change) and around (Second Fly DC 15 to succesfully fly the 90 degree change) to get to the front gate guards. The gnome keeps in contact with Hmerrin and Eisenhorn...
Dez jogs around the corner and straight for the gate guards, which makes them extemely nervous; having a well armed-and-armored man jogging up to them! Swords flash out and they are ready for trouble!
Eisenhorn will steadily close the gap between himself and the gate guards, ready to throw a random woodland creature at them.
Sharpe clambers up the wall and waits. Breathing deeply, opens his senses to observe all the noise, smells and vibrations of the city. He too notes the three 'tails', and notice the tails noticed someone climbing the wall with a rope. Thier reactions can't be heard over the city, but they start running to the Manor's courtyard...
Gaffer crouches down on the wall next to Sharpe's grappling hook and returns to his usual form. He'll cast Stoneskin on Sharpe once he has climbed up and then begin casting Summon Nature's Ally to complete next round, when the fight kicks off.
Sarge keeps trotting to the gate with Hmerrin keeping pace... .......
The four human gate guards turn as one to face the jogging Desdichado, Sarge, and Hmerrin. One acolyte with them ushers two people who just left the Courtyard away from the possible fight, while another turns to help the guards. unison, they draw swords and pull up thier shields. "That's far enough!", one snaps. The acolyte is does an almost comical double-take. "The Tide!", he blurts out, "Attacking!!"
Guard 1 and 2 thrust out at Desdichado in an economical undercut, keeping thier shields weaving in front of them. Guard 3 and 4 look ready for action.
Sharpe, Gaffer, and Toston can watch the Courtyard. There are five more people seemingly offering, praying, or contemplateing. There is also another team of four elven guards and two acolytes here. One devotee looks up from a conversation with a guard and her eyes go round, staring at Gaffer and Sharpe. "What are the Tide doing on your roof?" The inside guards are instantly on alert and begin shouting. "We are being attacked. The Tide are attacking!" ........
The three tails are too late. With the alarm raised, a cacaophony of sound rises from the courtyard. The Tails slow down, look at each other, and exit the scene, looking as innocent as they can.
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The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
Map in email
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Monday August 24th, 2020 1:49:12 PM
Seeing that he's apparently badly misjudget what is going on here, Eisenhorn will move to E14 and Cast Haste on Himself, Dez, Hmerrin and Sarge.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min. Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 12 Rnds.
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 81/91] - [Charles] d20+18=19 ; d20+18=35 ; d20+13=29 ; d20+8=12 ; d8+16=23 ; d8+16=20 ; d8+16=23 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=8 ; 2d6=12 ; Monday August 24th, 2020 5:25:47 PM
Eyes narrowing at seeing acolytes of Ga'al, Sharpe takes a single step forward (5ft step to U14), he takes aim at the closest acolyte with intention of taking Ga'al's closest followers down first. Drawing his bow back he thinks a prayer to Wardd and feels like he can feel the blessing on his bow response. Imagined or not he looses his first volley.
Full attack on acolytes 19 vs AC; Natural 1 Miss 35 vs AC; 23 dmg or 30 vs evil 29 vs AC; 20 dmg or 28 vs evil 12 vs AC; 23 dmg or 25 vs evil Active effects ---------------- Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:30 T:17 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+19=24 ; d8+19=21 ; Monday August 24th, 2020 5:51:29 PM
"You're ruining my entrance," Hmerrin grouses, moving forward while axes appear in his hands. "I always start with 'Hi, we're the Tide', and you've gone and stole my thunder."
The fighter steps into the line, swinging hard at one of the guards.
--- Move to B21 Attack g3 (pwr atk) hits ac 24 for 21 hp damage
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:20/10/20 - CMD 23] d20+18=34 ; d20+18=36 ; d20+13=27 ; d20+8=27 ; d20+8=24 ; d12+5=7 ; d12+5=7 ; d12+5=13 ; d12+5=6 ; d12+5=9 ; Monday August 24th, 2020 10:45:41 PM
Axe at the ready, Desdichado sends out a torrent of blows on the nearest enemy (G2).
34 vs AC; 7 damage 36 vs AC; 7 damage 27 vs AC (24 for crit); 13 damage (crit: +15 damage)
---- Effects Haste: +1 attack, AC, reflex Status
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Monday August 24th, 2020 10:48:42 PM
Sarge moves forward and casts Prayer.
[Sorry; I either didn't get a map or accidentally deleted it. Sarge wants to move as far toward the gate as she can without provoking an AoO, then cast Prayer.]
Move action 1: Toston flies up 5 feet (Fly - 24) diagonal 5 feet (F18) and proceeds to fly an additional 30 feet to end at 16 feet in the air at A 21
Move action 2: Toston flies to 10 feet (off the map) to A-2, 22 at 16 feet he then bleeds of 15 feet of height (Fly 36) to be at A-2, 22
He calls out to Hmerrin, "I'm shocked, shocked I say. Or rather they are" indicating the guards.
Heroic action: cast lightning bolt on the 4 guards in a line from A22 to D22 All guards must make a DC 19 reflex save or take 29 electric damage but only 14 electric damage on a successful reflex save
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 5 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 66/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 5/7 slots left 2nd:7/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spent
Gaffer (Courtney HP:103/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) d20+16=27 ; d20+16=23 ; d8+6=7 ; d8+6=11 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2020 9:19:28 AM
Gaffer completes his spell, focusing on S24 to summon forth a Large Air Elemental.
Gaffer calls out a command and the Air Elemental turns to it's whirlwind form, moving to block the doorway and force anyone going in or out to make saving throws not to be drawn in, starting with Guards 7 and 8.
If the guards are caught inside they recieve slam attacks from the swirling air. Slame 1 - Guard 7 - 27 to hit - 7 damage Slame 1 - Guard 7 - 23 to hit - 11 damage
For his own action Gaffer will Wildshape into a Large Air Elemental himself.
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 12 Rounds
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:20/10/20 - CMD 23] Tuesday August 25th, 2020 6:42:46 PM
Desdichado, during a brief break in the action, wonders what could have led these guards to work for such an evil group. Was it just to support their own needs, or their families? Do they even know the depths of evil that their employers are up to? Do they care?
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Tuesday August 25th, 2020 8:59:02 PM
Sarge takes a moment to check her Status spell. It's been a while since she cast one, and she wants to make sure she remembers how it works.
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 107/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 Tuesday August 25th, 2020 11:14:09 PM
Toston watches the electricity arc out of his finger tips as he had never cast lightning bolt before. The guards were lined up just too perfectly for it and he had focused in casting evocation spells. Though the electricity was not as powerful as any potential spells involving fire he could cast it still seemed like it could get the job done.
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Wednesday August 26th, 2020 4:22:22 AM
Eisenhorn will ask Shifty to cast Blur on Des.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min. Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 12 Rnds.
Courtyard, Rd2 (DM SteveK) d4=1 ; d100=38 ; d100=52 ; d100=35 ; d100=16 ; d20+5=23 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=16 ; d20+5=8 ; d20+5=6 ; d20+2=20 ; d20=7 ; d20=20 ; d20+5=8 ; d20+5=9 ; d20+5=9 ; d20+12=18 ; d20+12=29 ; d20+7=10 ; d20+7=17 ; d8+3=6 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; 6d6=20 ; 6d6=25 ; d20+6=20 ; d20+6=25 ; 6d6=19 ; 6d6=20 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2020 5:00:03 AM
Eisenhorn is startled at the speed of the encounter turns violent, and moves up to Cast Haste on Himself, Dez, Hmerrin and Sarge.
Sharpe's eyes narrow at seeing acolytes of Ga'al. He hpps down to a lower rooftop and pulls out his bow (ooc: climbing required 2 hands, and it takes a move action to get his bow out) and fires a single arrow at the closest acolyte... missing! (ooc: used frist roll)
Hmerrin grouses that the acolyte ruined his entrance and stole his thunder. Stepping into the line, he swings hard at one of the guards. Surprisingly, the 'guard' almost instinctively blocks Hmerrin's axe with his large shield! That shouldn't have happened!
Axe at the ready, Desdichado sends out a torrent of blows on the nearest enemy with his Greataxe. Like Hmerrin, the 'guard' blocks 2 of Desdichado's attacks with his shield! What is going on here?
Sarge moves forward and casts Prayer.
Toston flies up and around to line up the Guards with a heroically cast Lightning Bolt! Guard 4 and 3 manage to duck, but 2 and 1 get the brunt of the blast, and the smell of ozone and burnt hair fills the air.
Gaffer summons a Large Air Elemental. Gaffer, now human, can speak Auran and the elemental obeys; becoming a Whirlwind and moving to block the doorway to the Manor. It 'winds over Acolyte 4 (saved), Devotee 6 (buffeted, not picked up), and swirls back and forth to pick up both Guard 7 and 8! (ooc: Whirlwind is only 5' a the base and so can hover to cover only 1/2 the doorway). Devotee 6 falls unconscious, and the two guards exclaim as they are picked into the air!
Gaffer then Wildshapes into a Large Air Elemental himself!
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The four human gate guards ignore Toston and concentrate on the fighters in front of them. "I don't think they have fought someone like us, Brothers!", one shouts as he grits his teeth. "Let us show them the power of four heart-seeded from the same ritual!" Two and two, they concentrate on Desdichado and Hmerrin, adjusting to break Toston's line. One strikes Desdichado! Dez takes 6 damage
The Acolytes look to deal with Toston. Two bolts of lightning strike through where the gnome floats! Toston takes 20 damage Reflex DC 17 for 10; and 25 damage, Reflex DC 17 for 12
The Devotees that are still standing drop whatever they are doing and high-tail it away from potential violence. Those inside the courtyard can't get out, so they cower in corners. Those outside, flee around corners and are lost in the city.
Guard 7 and 8 both manage to get out of the Air Elemental's whirlwind.
Guard 5 and 6 take cover around the big statue of Ga'al (20% miss chance).
Acolyte 3 and 4 target Gaffer and Sharpe with 2 more Lightning Bolts! Gaffer and Sharpe takes 19 damage Reflex DC 17 for 9; and 20 damage, Reflex DC 17 for 10
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Hmerrin, Toston, Sarge, Desdichado, and Eisenhorn ONLY: Know Religion DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: { The guards at the gate must be a Ga'alian Quad! In a special ritual, four people are Heartseeded at the same time, and they are imbued with a special ability they share among all four of them.}
Sarge automatic succeed (due to Mailed Fist background), or Hmerrin, Toston, Desdichado, and Eisenhorn with with Profession (Soldier) DC 10 Highlight to display spoiler: { The gate guards seem to have a teamwork feat similar to the Mailed Fist, but able to grant cover to each other with thier shields. }
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Guard AC20 50% miss chance from the front 1 Dam 29 2 Dam 36 3 Dam 14 4 Dam 14
5 6 7 Dam 7 8 Dam 11
Acolyte 1 2 3 4
Devotee 6 Dam 7 - DOWN
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
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Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 81/100] - [Charles] d20+12=32 ; d20+12=23 ; d20+18=35 ; d20+18=30 ; d20+18=27 ; d20+13=14 ; d20+8=15 ; d8+16=17 ; d8+16=22 ; d8+16=22 ; d8+16=22 ; d8+16=23 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=4 ; 2d6=9 ; 2d6=8 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2020 6:35:02 AM
Sharpe sways left and then right whilst taking aim, searing hot lightning blasts past him and he braces himself for the burn from the super heated air. Gritting his teeth, he then looses his volley on the attackers.
(Reflex - 32 & 23) Full attack on acolytes 35 vs AC; 39 dmg or 46 vs evil 30 vs AC; 22 dmg or 34 vs evil 14 vs AC; Natural 1 Miss 15 vs AC; 23 dmg or 31 vs evil Active effects ---------------- Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) d20+10=30 ; d20+14=19 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2020 1:08:17 PM
[Religion 30]
"They're Heartseeded together!" Sarge calls to her companions. [OOC: not strictly accurate I know, but the actual explanation is long and complicated.] "They're gonna act as a unit! Stay together!"
She draws her warhammer and attacks Guard 1, clanging off his armor. [AC 19, miss.]
Prayer: You and each of your allies gain a +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks, while each of your foes takes a –1 penalty on such rolls.
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 96/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] d20+19=28 ; d20+19=39 ; d20+19=35 ; d20+14=16 ; d20+9=21 ; d12+5=14 ; d12+5=16 ; d12+5=6 ; d12+5=11 ; d12+5=7 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2020 1:44:32 PM
Wincing from the wound, and unsure about, and a little concerned by, Sarge's warning, Desdichado shouts, "You mean they can all attack or defend at the same time?" "Great, just great," he mutters to himself and tries to continue his attack against the strangely resilient Guard 1.
28 vs AC; 15 damage 39 vs AC (crit - 35 to confirm); 36 damage 16 vs AC; miss 21 vs AC; 8 damage
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Wednesday August 26th, 2020 4:27:48 PM
Realizing that the four soulders are somehow connected Eisenhorn will try to trip some of them up. Cast Grease B21:C22. (Reflex Save: DC18 or Fall) He will then move into cover at E14 hoping that he's out of line of sight of the guards.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min. Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 11 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ??
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 71/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) d20+16=20 ; d8+6=9 ; d8+3=4 ; d8+3=9 ; d8+3=11 ; d8+3=8 ; d20+10=12 ; d20+10=20 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2020 4:30:41 PM
Gaffer is caught off guard by the first Lightning Bolt, striking him fully in his chest, but swiftly moves aside causing the second to only glance him. [Can I confirm that I have it right with Steelgrass armour giving Electricity resistance? And does this apply while I am in wildshape?]
Gaffer is happy for his summon to stay around the door and make any movement to and fro difficult for others. Staying in the same spaces as at least one of the guards, it continues to try and pull them in.
He himself flies down to the courtyard, taking a whirlwind form too once he is out of Sharpe's area, and moves in a circular path to try and pick up first Acolyte 3, then 4, then Guard 6 and 7.
Summon's Whirlwind - DC 18 Slam - Guard 7 - 9 damage
---- Active Effects ---- Wildshape - Large Air Elemental - 12Hourss Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 11 Rounds
Sarge's explanation doesn't clear things up for him.
"So can we hit them, or not?" he wonders aloud. Seeing Sarge attack convinces the lad she must think she can.
Hmerrin doubles down on the power, swinging his axes for all their worth.
"Alright friend..block this"
--- Full Attack, Power Attack on g3 Btax 1 is blocked (hit ac34 but 19 on miss roll) Btax 2 Crit threat hits ac 26 and 53 on miss roll, so a Crit: 75 hp damage Btax 3 misses (ac16) Hdax 1 is blocked (hit ac25 but 31 on miss roll) Hdax 2 hits ac 25 (88 on miss roll) for 20 hp damage Haste atk hits ac 29 (84 on miss roll) for 27 hp damage Two wpn rend: 13 hp damage.
I'm coming up with 135 hp total damage
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
He then casts resist energy [electricity] to protect himself against further such attacks and then moves to A-1, 27 to start threatening one of the acolytes, putting one of the acolytes betwee himself and the next.
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 6 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 65/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 5/7 slots left 2nd:6/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spent
Courtyard, Rd3 (DM SteveK) d100=73 ; d100=42 ; d100=36 ; d20+6=22 ; d20+6=26 ; d20+6=26 ; d20+6=15 ; d20+6=15 ; d20+6=17 ; d20+6=12 ; d20+6=11 ; d20+6=9 ; d20+6=7 ; d20+6=20 ; d20+6=25 ; d20+12=31 ; d20+12=27 ; d20+7=15 ; d8+3=5 ; d8+3=7 ; d20+6=18 ; d20+6=12 ; d20+6=16 ; d20+12=30 ; d20+7=13 ; d8+3=9 ; Thursday August 27th, 2020 4:14:25 AM
Sharpe sways left and right, only sizzled by the lighting, and looses a volley on Acolyte 3, killing her with the first shot! Turning on Acolyte 4, Sharpe’s next arrow bursts through his chest. A surprised look is the last thing on his face as he drops.
Sarge calls to her companions, "They're Heartseeded together!" She draws her warhammer and attacks Guard 1, clanging off his armor.
Desdichaso winces and a little concerned by, Sarge's warning. "Great, just great," he mutters to himself and tries to continue his attack against the strangely resilient Guard 1. His first strike gets through, but the Ga’alian Quad blocks the Paladin’s second two strikes!
Eisenhorn realizes the four soldiers are somehow connected, and casts Grease spell only causing Guard 4 to fall prone. He will then move into cover hoping that he's out of line of sight of the guards.
Gaffer gets a little sizzled, only sorry that Steelgrass Armor (without the Wild Armor bonus) doesn’t protect him a bit from the electric charges. He keeps the Large Elemental playing about the door, and it picks up Guard 7 and 8. He himself flies down to the courtyard, taking a whirlwind form too once he is out of Sharpe's area, and moves in a circular path. He picks up Guard 5, but Guard 6 avoids the blasts.
Hmerrin wonders at both the Guards and Sarge’s explanation, but seeing the grizzled dwarf attack gives him the confidence to power into his Guards. Despite the Ga’alian Quad blocking two strikes, the young fighter kills Guard 3 with a single blow, and rends the prone Guard 4 (who suddenly couldn’t block further shots) into a bloody paste.
Toston, scorched by lightning, protects himself against such in the future, and moves to a more physical confrontation with one of the acolytes.
.......
The violence and multi-directional assault at the gate causes the remaining guards and acolytes to change tactics. Shouts and calls have Acolyte 1 withdraw from Toston to the Gate. Acolyte 2 follows and closes one of the heavy gate doors!
Guard 1 and 2 step out of the Grease spell, keeping together, guarding the gate, and Guard 1 stabs at Desdichado, and hits a vital spot! Des takes 12 damage
In the Courtyard, Guard 7 manages to get out of a whirlwind, but Guard 5 and 8 are still stuck! With only Guard 6 free, he steps into cover from Sharpe and attacks Gaffer-Elemental with his sword. Gaffer takes 9 damage
The Devotees cower in corners.
Bursting from doors of the small rooms are reinforcements! Four burly half-orcs come into the Courtyard, ready for battle!
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Guard AC20 50% miss chance from the front 1 Dam 44 2 Dam 36
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
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Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 81/100] - [Charles] d20+18=21 ; d20+18=38 ; d20+13=27 ; d20+8=16 ; d20+22=34 ; d8+16=24 ; d8+16=17 ; d8+16=24 ; d8+16=23 ; d8+16=24 ; d8+16=19 ; d8+16=21 ; d8+16=18 ; 2d6=11 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=3 ; 2d6=9 ; Thursday August 27th, 2020 8:30:16 AM
As the acolytes move to close the gates, Sharpe switches his focus, takes a step (ft5 step to T15) and looses a volley on the acolytes or anyone trying to close the gates.
Full attack on Acolytes 21 vs AC; 39 dmg or 50 vs evil 38 vs AC; 34 to confirm critical; 90 dmg or 97 vs evil; 9 bleed; 27 vs AC; 21 dmg or 28 vs evil 16 vs AC; 18 dmg or 21 vs evil Active effects ---------------- Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Thursday August 27th, 2020 12:45:56 PM
"We can hit 'em," Sarge clarifies. "But they're gonna protect each other and they're gonna have instincts like you won't believe."
She can't reach an opponent where she is, so she spends a round re-positioning, avoiding the Grease.
[Double move to D-24, which will provoke an AoO]
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 84/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] d20+19=20 ; d20+19=34 ; d20+14=17 ; d20+9=17 ; d100=100 ; d12+6=7 ; Thursday August 27th, 2020 5:34:30 PM
Desdichado pivots to Guard 1 as he moves by, frustrated that he is able to block so many attacks.
20 vs AC; crit miss 34 vs AC (100 on miss roll); 7 damage 17 vs AC; miss 17 vs AC; miss
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:30 T:17 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+17=31 ; d20+13=23 ; Thursday August 27th, 2020 7:12:52 PM
Hmerrin looks up from his rend of the guard to see the gates closing. "Right," he answers Sarge. "What if we split them up, and make one a doorstop instead?"
Circling the Grease spell, the lad lowers his shoulder and barrels into g2's chest, legs pumping furiously as he tries shoving the man through the gate.
-- Move around Grease and attempted Bull Rush of g2 through gate (drawing AoO) CMB attack of 31 to push back 5' IF g3 CMD is 26 or less, CMB attack 23 against a1 to push both of them back another 5'.
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 62/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) d8+6=12 ; d8+3=7 ; d8+3=7 ; Thursday August 27th, 2020 8:32:22 PM
Gaffer cannot make a sound as the blow lands but he intensifies his efforts, moving to pick up Guard 6 again. Succeed or fail he will fly up 100 feet and eject one or both the Guards he is carrying before double moving to position himself 50 feet above the new guards he has noticed below. (N17)
Summon's Whirlwind - DC 18 Slam - Guard 8 - 12 damage
---- Active Effects ---- Wildshape - Large Air Elemental - 12 Hours Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 10 Rounds
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 62/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 d20+13=18 ; 4d6+4=20 ; d20+13=32 ; 4d6+4=24 ; Friday August 28th, 2020 12:13:00 AM
Toston sees Sharpe pincushion the acolytes and decides to use a casting of scorching ray against guard 2.
Ray 1: 18 vs Touch; 20 fire damage if that hits Ray 2: 32 vs Touch; 24 fire damage
He then moves 25 feet to B24 unless the path is clear for him to move further though the gate.
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 7 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 64/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 1 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 5/7 slots left 2nd:5/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spent
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Friday August 28th, 2020 4:26:22 AM
Eisenhorn will take out his wand of Shield and use it to cast shield on himself. Then he moves to G14.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min. Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 10 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 10 Rnds.
Courtyard, Rd4 (DM SteveK) d100=9 ; d100=49 ; d20+12=15 ; d20+6=20 ; d20+6=7 ; 10d6=33 ; d20+12=19 ; d20+7=25 ; d8+3=11 ; 6d6=18 ; d20+12=27 ; d20+12=23 ; 3d6+3=13 ; Friday August 28th, 2020 7:46:47 AM
Sharpe looses a volley on the acolytes, and kills Acolyte 2 with his first arrow. Acolyte 1 follows with the next shot. Both dead!
Sarge clarifies her warning, and maneuvers around the greasy ground. She can’t get into the same space as Guard 2, but the good news is none of her opponents get any opportunity to attack. (ooc: AoO is only if ‘leaving’ a threatened area, not moving into one, so no AoO.)
Desdichado pivots to Guard 1 as he moves by, frustrated that he is able to block so many attacks, and only wounds the guard once.
Hmerrin has a plan to stop all the blocking, and lowers his shoulder and barrels into g2's chest! Guard 2 tries to stab the lad (missing), and, legs pumping furiously, Hmerrin shoves him back through the gate, into the Acolyte, and pushes both of THEM into to Courtyard! (ooc: Not being adjacent to each other, the Ga’alian Quad are unable to use their uncanny blocking ability!)
Air Elemental continues to play with Guard 7 and 8.
Gaffer tries and again Guard 6 avoids the whirlwind (but Guard 5 can’t get out). The druid zips up 100’ (ooc: rise at ½ speed means this is a double move) and then ejects Guard 5 in the open air! Next round, he plans to get back down to earth and face off against the new Guards…
Toston casts scorching ray at guard 2, and the man groans and slides to the ground, then slides over to get soon get through the gate.
Eisenhorn will take out his wand of Shield and use it to cast shield on himself, and moves further into the corner of the wall. (G14 is a stone wall 15’ high. Eisenhorn can’t walk there without Flying or becoming incorporeal.)
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Alone, Guard 1 attacks Desdichado. “Ga’al will purge your arrogance eventually, Paladin!”, he grits. Des takes 11 damage
Guard 5 falls 100’ with a crash… and gets back up!
Guard 6 and 7, in unison, pull bows and target Sharpe. Only one arrow hits, but it does a LOT more damage than what should be normal! Sharpe takes 13 damage
Guard 8 can’t get out of the Large Elemental!
Guard 9 and 10 each climb ladders on the buildings and move to box in Sharpe, one getting within melee distance!
Guards 11 and 12 run to block the Gate.
The Devotees cower in corners.
Bursting from doors of other small rooms are MORE reinforcements! Two more Acolytes, two initiates, and… Gaffer and Hmerrin recognize the cleric of Ga’al who was at the Shale House ambush: Sharoke!
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Guard AC20 50% miss chance from the front 1 Dam 51
5 Dam 44 6 7 Dam 16 8 Dam 27
9 10 11 12
Acolytes AC 20 1 Dam 28
5 6
Initiates AC18 Shield of Faith, Spiritual Weapon 1 2
Sharoke AC 30 Shield of Faith, Divine Power, Spiritual Weapon
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
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Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Friday August 28th, 2020 9:27:00 AM
(OOC: Sorry I misread the map I meant to say F14)
Eisenhorn will Dimension step to the top of the wall F15. ( is that 25ft?) Once on top of the wall he will lie down prone and take stock of the situation in the courtyard.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min. Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 9 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 9 Rnds.
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 78/100] - [Charles] d20+19=36 ; d20+19=39 ; d20+14=33 ; d20+9=15 ; d20+23=40 ; d20+18=26 ; d8+17=18 ; d8+17=19 ; d8+17=23 ; d8+17=23 ; d8+17=21 ; d8+17=21 ; d8+17=18 ; d8+17=20 ; d8+17=19 ; d8+17=20 ; 2d6=11 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=4 ; 2d6=10 ; Friday August 28th, 2020 10:06:42 AM
Sharpe sees guards coming up the ladders and as he turns he is hit in the neck with a projectile, fortunately the stoneskin absorb a lot of the blow and he makes a mental note to do something nice for Gaffer. By the time he recovers the first guard is on top of him but he follows through with the attack. (AoO - I didnt add -4 penalty because of precise shot)
Full attack on Guards 9 and 10 36 vs AC; 37 dmg or 48 vs evil 39 vs AC; 40 to confirm critical; 88 dmg or 95 vs evil; 4 bleed; 33 vs AC; 26 to confirm critical; 77 dmg or 84 vs evil; 10 bleed 15 vs AC; miss Active effects ---------------- Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 110 Damage
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) d20+16=30 ; d20+11=29 ; d8=2 ; d8=2 ; Friday August 28th, 2020 1:09:04 PM
Sarge steps to D-23 and swings her hammer at guard 1, hitting twice. [Hit AC 30 for 7 damage; hit AC 29 for 7 more damage.]
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:30 T:17 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+18=27 ; d20+13=22 ; d20+8=23 ; d20+17=21 ; d20+12=18 ; d20+18=23 ; d8+20=27 ; d8+20=24 ; d8+20=21 ; d6+19=22 ; d8+20=21 ; d10+6=11 ; Saturday August 29th, 2020 9:44:07 AM
Hmerrin sends out a mental call to Eisenhorn and Toston. "Cleric on the raid of Shale House is in the southeast corner. He's a tough one, E."
The lad turns his attention to the two guards rushing to block him "You guys have not been paying attention," he notes, and then starts carving up guards.
Once that's taken care of, he moves further into the courtyard.
---- Full Attack. Power Attack. Starting with 11 and moving to 12 after 11 is down. 5' Step after attack to F23
Btax 1 hits ac 27 for 27 hp damage Btax 2 hits ac 22 for 24 hp damage Btax 3 hits ac 23 for 21 hp damage Hdax 1 hits ac 21 for 22 hp damage Hdax 2 misses (ac 18) Haste atk hits ac 23 for 21 hp damage If hdax and btax hit same guy, 11 hp rend damage.
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 62/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) Saturday August 29th, 2020 7:27:52 PM
Gaffer surveys the filling courtyard from up above, he would be smiling if he still had a face. He casts Sleet Storm centered on O23. [I think that will avoid both Sharpe and Hmerrin but would move it southeast to make sure it does.]
That should slow them down for a while, he thinks, and moves Q15 and downwards as much as he can, so that he might give Sharpe some help in the melee.
---- Active Effects ---- Wildshape - Large Air Elemental - 12 Hours Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 10 Rounds Sleet Storm - 12 Rounds
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] 6d6=19 ; d20+19=35 ; d20+19=22 ; d20+14=15 ; d20+9=23 ; d100=61 ; d100=12 ; d100=99 ; d12+6=9 ; d12+6=16 ; Sunday August 30th, 2020 3:27:41 PM
Swiftly healing himself (LoH: 19), Desdichado responds to the guards barb. "Yeah, yeah, yeah...the unholy power of your God will stop me...blah, blah. I've heard it all before, ya know."
He then continues his attack, getting in a couple of good licks.
35 vs AC (61 on miss chance); 9 damage 22 vs AC (12 on miss chance); miss chance 15 vs AC - crit miss 23 vs AC (99 on miss chance); 16 damage
-------------- Effects Haste: +1 attack, AC, reflex (10 rounds) Status Prayer: +1 attack/damage/save/skill Lay on Hands: 15/16
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 62/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 4d4+4=11 ; Sunday August 30th, 2020 8:53:31 PM
Toston flies 40 feet diagonally forward ending up 20 feet forward 20 feet up in the air at F23. He fires off 4 magic missiles at the cleric that Hmerrin mentioned. (11 force damage)
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 7 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 64/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 1 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:5/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spent
Courtyard, Rd5 (DM SteveK) d20+12=19 ; d20+12=18 ; d20+12=28 ; d20+6=21 ; d20+12=24 ; d20+12=17 ; d20+12=31 ; d20+12=15 ; d20+7=16 ; d20+7=20 ; d20+7=26 ; d20+7=12 ; 3d6+3=13 ; d20+17=36 ; d20+17=27 ; d20+17=37 ; d20+17=27 ; 6d6=21 ; d20+8=10 ; d20+8=12 ; d20+8=27 ; d20+8=27 ; 3d8=17 ; 3d8=17 ; d20+12=20 ; Monday August 31st, 2020 12:44:06 PM
Eisenhorn uses his Dimension Step ability to walk to the top of the courtyard wall, then lay down prone to present less of a target. (ooc: takes 20’ of DimStep movement)
Sharpe only takes a minor wound thanks to Gaffer, and fills Guard 10 with enough arrows to have killed an Immortal… but the Half-Orc only grins. His guts are spilling out, he is bleeding, and clearly should be dead, but still seems completely full of vitality! “You picked the wrong Temple to attack, archer!”
Sarge steps to flank Guard 1 and strikes twice. Desdichado, after a swift heal, finds Guard 1 can’t block any strikes when none of his Quad are together, and he quietly dies.
Hmerrin sends out a mental call to Eisenhorn and Toston about Sharoke, the Shale House attacker, then starts carving up guards. Guard 11 is scored on five times, deep cuts on all parts of his body, and yet he still grins back at the blond fighter through wounds that should have killed him twice over!
Gaffer surveys the filling courtyard from up above, and casts Sleet Storm, which is identified and counterspelled by a Readied Sharoke! Gaffer-Elemental flies down to rooftop level back near Sharpe to give the archer some help.
Toston flies up and around to hover above the inside of the court parapet and strikes Sharoke with a Magic Missles spell.
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Guard 5, 6, and 7 all use bows to target Gaffer. Of six missles, only one strikes true, but again does more damage than it should. Gaffer takes 13 damage
Guard 8 manages to get out of the Large Elemental-Whirlwind!
Guard 9 and 10 flank Sharpe, but don’t attack the archer directly, but instead target his bow (and because a person can’t AOO with a bow, Sharpe doesn’t get that opportunity). Guard 9 tears Sharpe’s bow from his hands, and Guard 10 trips Sharpe flat. Disarmed and prone, Sharpe is much more vulnerable to the leering Half-Orcs…
Guards 11 and 12 also try the Disarm trick on Hmerrin, but less successfully than their two brothers. First, Hmerrin has melee weapons, and he has the opportunity to strike both Guards before their maneuvers. Second, only Guard 11 succeeds, and Hmerrin’s battleaxe spins to the dirt!
Acolyte 5 crowds near some cowering Devotees and casts Magic Missile at Toston to no effect. Acolyte 6 hugs the wall and casts a Lighting Bolt at Toston. 21 damage (prior to any defenses) Reflex DC 18 for half
Initiates 1 and 2s Spiritual Hammers (directed last round) against Hmerrin, both miss. And then they both cast Searing Light spells against Toston. Surprisingly, they both hit and the unholy light scorches the Dragon Disciple in ways fire protection doesn’t help! Toston takes 17 and 17 more damage!
Sharoke ignores Toston and attempts to Dispel Gaffer’s Nature’s Ally, but his spell isn’t strong enough, and the Elemental remains. “Ga’al protect us!”, he exclaims, frustrated.
The Devotees cower in corners.
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Guard AC20
5 Dam 44 6 7 Dam 16 8 Dam 27
9 10 Dam 247 + Bleed 11 Dam 126 12
Acolytes AC 20 5 6
Initiates AC18 Shield of Faith, Spiritual Weapon 1 2
Sharoke AC 30 Shield of Faith, Divine Power, Spiritual Weapon Dam 11
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
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Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 26; HP 78/100] - [Charles] Monday August 31st, 2020 3:14:04 PM
Sharpe hits the floor and the air is knocked out of his lungs... Looking at the half-orc towering over him with wounds it should not be possible to survive, his eyes widen in fear. He his grabs his bow (AoO) holding it up to defend himself (I think I can use Total Defense). With no time to dwell on his mistake he yells, "They aren't going down what the hell is going on"!
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] d20=7 ; d20=16 ; Monday August 31st, 2020 4:43:57 PM
Lying down on top of the wall Eisenorn observes the situation. At Hmerrins pointer he decides to try and do something about Mr. Sharoke. Grabing his Lesser Rod of Metamagic: Silent from his Quiver, he discretely drops a Stinking Cloud spell (Fort. Save DC: 20) on R23 hoping to ruin the cleric's day as well as 3 of the Guards. (Sleight of Hand Roll if needed: 7 + 4 = 11) (ooc: Sending picture of location via E-mail.)
Noting the incredible resilience of the guards he attempts to deduce if this is due to some religious ritual and if there is some way to negate its effects. (Knowledge Religion Roll: 16 + 23 = 39)
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Invisibility---- Invisible; +40 on Stealth stationary. +20 if the creature is moving ---- 12 min. Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 8 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 8 Rnds.
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Monday August 31st, 2020 5:15:20 PM
ooc: Sorry forgot to take out the invisibility from Active effects. That would have gone away after the grease spell I think.
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 78/100] - [Charles] Monday August 31st, 2020 5:48:31 PM
Updated CMD and effects
Active effects ---------------- Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 110 Damage
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:29 T:16 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+24=41 ; d8+12=18 ; d20+24=40 ; d8+12=16 ; d20+19=38 ; d20+14=20 ; d20+9=21 ; d20+19=27 ; d6+18=22 ; d3=1 ; d6+18=22 ; d6+18=19 ; d6+18=19 ; Monday August 31st, 2020 6:49:34 PM
Hmerrin gapes at Guard 11, but then instinct takes over as the two men try to disarm him.
He gets a good lick into to both of them before finding himself minus his battleaxe.
"Its another one of them quads!" he yells back at Sharpe. "Maybe they all have to be killed before anybody falls!"
Trying out his own theory, the lad focuses all his attacks on Guard12.
-- AoO on Guard11 hits ac 41 for 18 hp. AoO on Guard12 hits ac 40 for 16 hp.
Full attack, Power attack on Guard 12 atk1 hits ac 38 for 22 hp atk2 hits ac 20 for 22 hp atk3 hits ac 21 for 19 hp Haste atk hits ac 27 for 19 hp.
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 49/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) Monday August 31st, 2020 7:12:47 PM
Gaffer curses internally as his spell is countered, and then feels an arrow rip through his form, definitely feeling the pain now. He tries a second spell, Wall of Stone, casting it such that it creates two boxes, one around each Guards 9 and 10, connected by a seem of wall behind Sharpe (between T15 and U15).
If either escape the trap, Gaffer attempts to fly over both of them while avoiding Sharpe, before flying off the edge of the roof. Looking down at Sharaoke and deciding what to do next.
---- Active Effects ---- Wildshape - Large Air Elemental - 12 Hours Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 10 Rounds Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) d20+14=33 ; d8=6 ; Monday August 31st, 2020 9:54:58 PM
"He's a half-orc!" Sarge calls to Sharpe. "They're all like that! Just keep after him!"
Momentarily stuck behind Hmerrin, she watches the spiritual weapons of the acolytes and figures two can play at that game. She casts a Spiritual Weapon and has it attack guard 12 (unless Hmerrin has already killed that one, in which case it attacks 11). [Hit AC 14 for 8 damage.]
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 28/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 d20+13=32 ; 4d6+4=21 ; d20+13=25 ; 4d6+4=16 ; Monday August 31st, 2020 11:16:18 PM
Toston returns fire at acolyte 1 with 2 scorching rays.
Ray 1: 32 vs Touch; 21 fire damage Ray 2: 25 vs Touch; 16 fire damage
He then moves back to near where Sarge is ending up a foot off the ground at E22.
He says, "Sarge, I could really use some healing when you have a moment."
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 7 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 63/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 2 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:4/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
Eisenhorn decides to do something about Mr. Sharoke, and with his Silent Metamagic Rod, he discretely drops a Stinking Cloud spell on the cleric, 3 Guards, and the Air Elemental. Guard 8 avoids the spells effects, but the other four start puking their guts out all over the Courtyard (including the Elemental who is no longer in whirlwind form)! Eisenhorn’s musings on the guards’ resilience concludes that Ga’alian Quads, as Sarge called them, usually have different abilities shared among the Quad. And these special abilities could be nearly anything to include linking the Quad’s very lives together…
Hmerrin gapes at Guard 11, but then instinct takes over as the two men try to disarm him. He gets a good lick into to both of them before finding himself minus his battleaxe. "Its another one of them quads!" he yells back at Sharpe. And using just a hand axe, he turns Guard 12 into a bloody pulp. A Pulp that still grins and attacks!
Gaffer encounters a couple setbacks and casts a tries a second spell, Wall of Stone, the wall of the Manor House and the Courtyard wall acting as the anchor points, so it doesn’t matter that the small buildings roofs are made of wood. He creates two boxes, one around each Guards 9 and 10, connected by a seam of wall behind Sharpe. It is a clever plan, but the wall is only five feet high, and do not block either Half-Orc from Sharpe. Gaffer then tries to whirlwind the Half-orcs, but again, they resist getting pulled into the maelstrom.
Sarge reminds the heroes that half-orcs can fight past unconsciousness, and just keep hitting them. She casts her own Spritual Hammer and it goes after Guard 12.
Toston returns fire at Acolyte 5 with 2 scorching rays, burning her to the ground! He then moves back to near where Sarge is while asking for some healing when she has a moment .......
Guard 5 fires two arrows at Gaffer hovering over the Stinking Cloud, but misses.
Guard 6, 7, 8 and Sharoke stagger out of Eisenhorn’s Stinking Cloud from different directions.
Guard 9 and 10 lear down at the prone Sharpe and stab, stab, and stab again. Sharpe going into Total Defense negates the penalties for being prone, but the Half-Orcs wound the archer twice, once in a critical spot. [b]Sharpe takes 25 damage
Guards 11 and 12, both look dead, but are still fighting! Through tatters of their armor, Hmerrin can see a green vine growing from their chest… They miss with all of their attacks.
Acolyte 6 doesn’t have a target, and takes the opportunity to climb a ladder to the wooden rooftops.
Initiates 1 and 2s Spiritual Hammers continue against Hmerrin, both miss. The Initiates then move up to support the Guards, each healing Guard 12 who doesn’t look dead anymore.
The Devotees cower in corners.
...............
Guard AC20
5 Dam 44 6 - Nauseated 2 7 Dam 16 - Nauseated 2 8 Dam 27
9 10 Dam 247 + Bleed 11 Dam 144 12 Dam 56
Acolytes AC 20 6
Initiates AC18 Shield of Faith, Spiritual Weapon 1 2
Sharoke AC 30 Shield of Faith, Divine Power, Spiritual Weapon – Nauseated 2 Dam 11
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
Map in email
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] Tuesday September 1st, 2020 3:25:25 PM
Is E:24 an open spot on the map? If so, Desdichado winds his way around the grease spill left outside to that spot. Otherwise, he'll move to D:24.
Meanwhile, her Spiritual Hammer continues attacking guard 12. [Hit AC 29 for 9 damage; hit AC 18 for 9 more damage.]
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Tuesday September 1st, 2020 4:44:26 PM
Eisenhorn gets a brief moment of satisfaction as he sees the cleric retching his guts out. Serves the wretch right he thinks to himself.
Seeing Sharpe's predicament quickly brings him back to the situation at hand. Realizing what the Druid's plan was he finishes the job casting Wall of Stone to raise the wall another 10ft. ( Add two 5x5ft panels stacked vertically to T16: West & North; U15: West; T14 West & South and tries to use the remaining two 5x5ft panels to create a sort of stairway that would allow sharpe to easily climb onto the wall East.( ooc: Image in e-mail for reference)
Fearing that this might get him noticed he crawls 10ft to E16. (ooc: I assume because of Haste that I can crawl 10ft. instead of 5 If that's not the case E just crawls to E15)
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 7 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 7 Rnds.
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 126/126 AC:29 T:16 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+19=30 ; d20+14=28 ; d20+9=28 ; d20+19=21 ; d6+18=21 ; d6+18=19 ; d6+18=23 ; d6+18=19 ; Tuesday September 1st, 2020 7:06:56 PM
Hmerrin bats away various attacks of various types, and eyes his two, no..four foes with a great deal of irritation.
Attacking Guard12 again, he calls back over his shoulder. "I'm gonna be here all day unless somebody can get over to Sharpe and take out those two attacking him."
-- Full Attack, Power Attack on G12 Atk 1 hits ac 30 for 21 hp Atk 2 hits ac 28 for 19 hp Atk 3 hits ac 28 for 23 hp Haste atk hits ac 21 for 19 hp
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
The gnome then flies 15 feet straight up again to be 16 feet in the air before moving 25 more feet to end at F18 6 feet in the air above the inner wall.
He sees the Acolyte on the Roof and the half of the quad harrassing Shape and he figures that the acolyte could end up supporting the Quad so fires off another pair of scorching rays at the rooftop acolyte this time.
1st Ray: (33 vs Touch; threat of critical 21 vs touch to confirm 17 fire damage if non critical and add 22 if crit for 39 total fire damage on successful crit) 2nd Ray: (25 vs Touch; 22 fire damage)
If the both rays hit and the first one critically then acolyte 6 just took 61 fire damage from the scorching rays
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 8 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 62/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 3 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:3/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spen
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 63/100] - [Charles] d20+19=28 ; d8+17=19 ; d6=5 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 4:56:40 AM
Seeing his opening when the walls go up Sharpe slaps his chest to active the fly ability of his armour and shoot into the air in an arc, as to avoid any potential attacks. Relief washes over him and he nods his thanks and Gaffer and Eisenhorn before firing off a shot whilst 25ft directly above guard 9.
(OOC - unless immune guard 10 should take 14 bleed dmg per turn. I can add to my post to help track)
---------------- Active effects Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 93 Damage
Single attack on Guard 9 28 vs AC; 19 dmg or 29 vs evil
Bleed on guard 10; 14dmg
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 49/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) 12d6=45 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 5:14:33 AM
Gaffer is frustrated to see his initial walls be ineffective, but as they continue to grow beyond his own spell he is glad that E is hiding somewhere nearby.
He turns his focus down into the courtyard, moving away from the stinking cloud to be sure he doesn't disturb it, he flies over to L23, maintaining his height and casts Flame Strike on the point between G23,G24,H23,H24 which should ensure it hits the four guards/initiates at the entrance without harming any allies. (45 Fire Damage, Half is divine and cannot be resisted by fire resistance)
---- Active Effects ---- Wildshape - Large Air Elemental - 12 Hours Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 7 Rounds Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 1:56:29 PM
Sarge is beginning to think that these guys are staying up a bit too long even for half-orcs.
"I wonder if they count as undead now," she mutters.
Courtyard, Rd7 (DM SteveK) d20+6=13 ; d20+6=8 ; d20+6=14 ; d20+6=19 ; d20+12=23 ; d20+7=27 ; d20+7=24 ; d6+3=4 ; d20+12=26 ; d20+7=20 ; d20+7=10 ; d20+12=30 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+12=27 ; d8+2=9 ; d20+12=29 ; d20+12=16 ; d20+12=28 ; 2d8+6=14 ; 2d8+6=21 ; d20+12=28 ; 3d6+3=10 ; 3d6+3=7 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 2:24:33 PM
Desdichado winds his way around the grease spell to the half of the closed gates. He knows one of the Acolytes tried to close the gates and only got one door closed. It will only take a little effort to open them again.
Sarge has Toston’s ‘six’ and casts Cure Critical Wounds on the gnome. Her Spiritual Hammer continues attacking Guard 12.
Eisenhorn gets a brief moment of satisfaction as he sees the cleric retching his guts out. But Sharpe’s predicament and Gaffer’s plan, has the Wizard casting another Wall of Stone, raising the wall another 10ft! The wizard then crawls the parapet to attempt avoiding.
Hmerrin bats away various attacks of various types, and eyes his foes with a great deal of irritation, calling "I'm gonna be here all day unless somebody can get over to Sharpe and take out those two attacking him."
Toston, reinvigorated, flies up and makes Acoylte Flambe’. He dies a horrible, flaming death.
Sharpe sees his opening, and uses his Celestial Armor to fly up and out of melee range before firing off a shot whilst 25ft directly above guard 9.
Gaffer frustrated his spells have been less than anticipated, tries again. Moving towards the Gate, he casts Flame Strike hitting two guards and two initiates. One initiate falls, and burned flesh adds to the smells in the courtyard.
.......
Guard 5 fires two arrows at Gaffer, striking once. Guard 8 also comes around the Stinking Cloud, and strikes Gaffer once with an arrow. Both arrows do far more damage than they should… Gaffer takes 17 damage!
Guard 6, 7, and Sharoke dry heave onto the dirt courtyard.
Guard 9 and 10 jump out of their stone boxes, snarling, but there is no one near sword reach…
Guards 11 and 12, both look dead, but are still fighting! Through tattered and burned, they still plug the gap, trying to wound Hmerrin… all missing.
Initiate 2s Spiritual Hammers continue against Hmerrin, and it hits! Hmerrin takes 9 damage. He then squeezes forward and delivers a devastating Touch attack for Cause Serious Wounds on Hmerrin! (Crit confirmed! Hmerrin takes 35 damage![/b]
The Devotees cower in corners.
...............
Guard AC20
5 Dam 44 6 - Nauseated 1 7 Dam 16 - Nauseated 1 8 Dam 27
9 Dam 29 10 Dam 275 + 14 Bleed 11 Dam 199 12 Dam 201
Initiates AC18 Shield of Faith, Spiritual Weapon 2 Dam 22
Sharoke AC 30 Shield of Faith, Divine Power, Spiritual Weapon – Nauseated 1 Dam 11
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to wood interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. The courtyard is dirt. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
Praying to Wardd the Hmerrin is right Sharpe looses a Volley at Guard 9 and prepares to start taking down the other Quads if this works.
(If the quad drops he will switch targets to spread damage across guards 7&8 in that order.)
---------------- Active effects Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 93 Damage
Full attack on Guards 9, 7 and 8 33 vs AC; 39 dmg or 46 vs evil 22 vs AC; 21 dmg or 33 vs evil 27 vs AC; 18 dmg or 35 vs evil 28 vs AC Crit; 26 to confirm Crit; 86 dmg or 95 vs evil; Bleed 9
Bleed on guard 10; 14 dmg
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 3:59:18 PM
Desdichado opens the remaining side of the front gate and moves forward to E:24.
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 83/126 AC:29 T:16 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+19=26 ; d20+14=20 ; d20+9=15 ; d20+19=28 ; d6+18=24 ; d6+18=19 ; d6+18=23 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 7:13:46 PM
Hmerrin bats away more attacks, only to have this other guy touch him... With a hiss, the lad recoils from the unexpected pain. He gives i2 a nasty look.
"You just stay there, cause I'm gonna wanna deal with you..."
However, the two should-be-dead goons are still blocking his path.
Frustrated, Hmerrin keeps swinging away.
--- Full Attack, Power attack on G12 atk 1 hits ac26 for 24 hp atk 2 hits ac20 for 19 hp atk 3 misses (ac15) Haste atk hits ac 28 for 23 hp
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] d20=20 ; d6=2 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 7:56:04 PM
With Sharpe out of immediate danger Eisenhorn turns his attention back to Sharoke. He casts a Black Tentacles spell centered on N28 hoping to restrain him and the three guards. (CMB Roll: 20 + 12 + 4 + 1 = 37; Damage Roll: 2 + 4 = 6)
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 6 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 6 Rnds. Stinking Cloud ---- Nauseated ---- 10 Rnds. Black Tentacles---- Grapple & Damage---- 12 Rnds.
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) 4d8=21 ; d20+14=25 ; d20+9=15 ; d8=3 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 10:33:09 PM
Sarge drops a Holy Smite on the three guards in front of Hmerrin. If they are evil, they take 21 points of damage and are blinded for 1 round. If they are evil and make a DC 20 Will save, or if they are neutral, they take 10 points of damage and are not blinded. If they are neutral and make a DC 20 Will save, they take 5 points of damage and are not blinded.
Meanwhile, the Spiritual Weapon goes Thwack! Thwack! on guard 12. (Sarge has a move action available to pick a different target if she needs to.) [Hit AC 25 for 5 damage; hit AC 15, miss.]
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 56/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 d12=10 ; 4d4+4=15 ; Wednesday September 2nd, 2020 11:19:10 PM
(OOC: Ignore d12 as I misclicked. Also the Lettered grid disappeared on the map on the last post)
Toston moves another 40 feet towards Sharpe and the Quad so he is 12 squares from the left edge at 12 in mid air.
He fires off a barrage of magic missiles at G9 (15 magic force damage)
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 9 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 62/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 4 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 3/7 slots left 2nd:3/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spen
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 53/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) 2d8+10=21 ; Thursday September 3rd, 2020 11:12:23 AM
Gaffer can no longer ignore his mounting wounds and takes a moment to pause and cast the one healing spell he prepared today, Cure Moderate Wounds, healing himself for 21 damage.
Immediately after he flies down to straight to Sharoke to see if he can't pull an old friend into his whirlwind and drag them back into the Stinking Cloud just before the whirlwind wears off.
His summoned elemental will reactivate their whirlwind form once more to continue blocking the door, as Gaffer is unable to give it further instructions for the time being.
---- Active Effects ---- Wildshape - Large Air Elemental - 12 Hour => Whirlwind 1/6 Rounds Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 5 Rounds Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Courtyard, Rd8 (DM SteveK) d20+6=24 ; d20=14 ; d20=18 ; d20=12 ; d20=15 ; Thursday September 3rd, 2020 1:45:47 PM
Sharpe hovers in air and prays that Hmerrin is right, volleying into Guard 9. His first two arrows kill the Half-Orc, and, like strings cut from a puppet, all four Half-Orcs collapse…dead. Sharpe’s remaining arrows pulverize Guard 7 who also dies.
Desdichado opens the remaining side of the front gate and moves forward.
Hmerrin gets his worst wound of the month just from having a guy touch him, and gets his chance to deal with Initiate 1 sooner than either of them planned. The Half-Orc Quad drops dead when Sharpe kills Guard 9, and now there is nothing blocking Hmerrin’s path… Initiate 1 doesn’t last long. (DM took Hmerrin’s attacks and gave him a 5’step to deal with Initiate 1)
Eisenhorn sees Sharpe is out of immediate danger and turns his attention back to Sharoke. He casts a Black Tentacles spell which grapples the dangerous cleric, and three Guards!
Sarge can see there are no opponents in front of Hmerrin and so can save the Holy Smite spell (unless she wants to drop it on the people in the Black Tentacles)
Toston moves towards Sharpe (DM was confused and put Toston at N,14). From that location, the gnome can save his spell because he can’t see any opponents (ooc: all line of sight is blocked by the Shrine)
Gaffer can no longer ignore his mounting wounds and takes a moment to pause and cast the one healing spell he prepared today. He considers going back to pull Sharoke into his whirlwind, but pauses. Is Gaffer sure he wants to attempt this while Sharoke is in the spell range of Black Tentacles? The Air Elemental continues to follow his last orders by attempting to block the doorway, but it is unable to perform any action while in the Stinking Cloud… .......
Guard 5, 6, 7, and Sharoke try and fail to break away from the Black Tentacles.
And there is, very quickly, no one else in the Courtyard trying to fight the Tide!
The Devotees cower in corners.
...............
Guard AC20 5 Dam 50 - Grappled 6 Dam 6 - Grappled 8 Dam 32 - Grappled
Sharoke AC 30 Shield of Faith, Divine Power, Spiritual Weapon – Nauseated 1 Dam 17 - Grappled
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to wood interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. The courtyard is dirt. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
Map in email
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] Thursday September 3rd, 2020 6:08:12 PM
Desdichado runs into the courtyard near the tentacles J:25. "Aww...looks like I missed most of the fight," he says as he looks around the courtyard. Seeing Sharoke he growls, "You again?"
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 83/126 AC:29 T:16 FF:24 CMD:30) Thursday September 3rd, 2020 6:35:21 PM
Hmerrin retrieves his battleaxe from the ground.
Looking to his left, he spots two Devotees cowering in the corner. The young fighter points at axe at them. "Stay." he commands.
Turning back to the inner temple, he motions to Dez.
"Shall we?"
Is there a door in this shrine?"
---- Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Thursday September 3rd, 2020 10:23:06 PM
"Hold up," Sarge tells Hmerrin. "Let's get everybody healed up before we go looking for more trouble. Hey, Gaffer! You okay?"
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 56/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 Thursday September 3rd, 2020 11:23:48 PM
Toston will move within range of Sarge if Sarge is going to channel healing (will fly hussle if he has to to get within channeling distance of Sarge; fly hustling would allow him to cover 120 feet I think as the rules say hustling is moving twice your speed in a round or in a round you did that and took another standard or move action)
(OOC: there was no map in email this time so just move me 80 (or 120 feet toward Sarge if Toston can fly hustle))
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 10 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 61/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 5 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:3/7 slots left 3rd: 4/5 left
1 hero point spent
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 63/100] - [Charles] Friday September 4th, 2020 3:59:21 AM
Sharpe moves to around to the inner wall close to Sarge. He keeps a bead on the cleric ready to fire if he takes a hostile action.
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] d20=6 ; d6=6 ; Friday September 4th, 2020 4:48:50 AM
Through the telepathic link Eisenhorn will tell Toston and Hmerrin: " The spell will only hold them for a minute and the tentacles will keep trying to pummel them. We need to find a way to hold them when it ends or if I dismiss the spell. Ask them to drop their weapons and any divine focus that the cleric has." ( CMB Roll: 6 + 5 + 17 = 28; DMG: 6 + 4 = 10)
"Shifty, do a flyby around the outside of the temple see if anyone is trying to move in" he murmurs to his familiar.
He keeps laying on the wall looking intently at Sharoke ready to counterspell with Dispel Magic, Greater if the cleric manages to get free or tries casting a spell.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 5 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 5 Rnds. Stinking Cloud ---- Nauseated ---- 10 Rnds. Black Tentacles---- Grapple & Damage---- 11 Rnds.
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 53/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 12/12) d20+20=36 ; Friday September 4th, 2020 6:39:06 AM
Seeing the others moving into the courtyard Gaffer flies to the floor and releases both the whirlwind and the Air Elemental form. "The archers pack a punch, I think Sharpe and I took a few more hits than is healthy."
He looks around the courtyard to see if there are any details he may have missed when scouting before. [Are each of the Ds doors?] (Perception: 36)
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 120 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 4 Rounds Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Courtyard, Rd9 (DM SteveK) d20=12 ; d20=8 ; d20=14 ; d20=19 ; Friday September 4th, 2020 8:37:54 AM
Desdichado runs into the courtyard and recognizes Sharoke.
Hmerrin retrieves his battleaxe from the ground. He talks to two Devotees who cower in response, and he starts looking for a door to the inner temple
Sarge tells Hmerrin to hold up and tells the team to get healed before looking for more trouble.
Toston hustles over to Sarge, keeping at least a foot off the ground.
Sharpe flies around to the inner wall to close up with. He keeps a bead on the cleric ready to fire if he takes a hostile action.
Eisenhorn elaborates on his spell, makes a suggestion, and has Shifty do a Flyby on the Manor-Temple outside. That’s going to take a couple rounds, but Shifty is off and flying…
Gaffer returns to human and looks about the courtyard. There are the six doors leading to the buildings inside the courtyard, the shrine to Ga’al, and the Stinking Cloud covering the main doors into the Manor-Temple.
.......
Guard 5, 6, 7 try and fail to break away from the Black Tentacles.
Sharoke breaks free and tumbles out of the Black Tentacles. He is certainly not looking like he is giving up, so Sharpe has one Ready attack on the cleric in addition to his actions for next post.
The Devotees cower in corners.
...............
Guard AC20 5 Dam 60 - Grappled 6 Dam 16 - Grappled 8 Dam 42 - Grappled
Sharoke AC 30 Shield of Faith, Divine Power, Spiritual Weapon Dam 17
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to wood interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. The courtyard is dirt. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
COMBAT ROUNDS
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Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 63/100] - [Charles] d20+19=23 ; d20+19=36 ; d20+14=18 ; d20+9=18 ; d20+19=22 ; d8+17=19 ; 2d6=12 ; Friday September 4th, 2020 10:18:16 AM
Sharpe catches the determination in the clerics eye, with a heavy heart he attacks. The lack of conviction in his actions shows in his bowwork.
---------------- Active effects Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 93 Damage Fly - 5 minutes
Full attack on Sharoke + readied attack 23 vs AC; Miss 36 vs AC; 19 dmg or 31 vs evil 18 vs AC; Miss 18 vs AC; Miss 22 vs AC; Miss
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 63/100] - [Charles] Friday September 4th, 2020 10:29:03 AM
Amended ----- Full attack on Sharoke + readied attack 22 vs AC; Miss 35 vs AC; 18 dmg or 30 vs evil 17 vs AC; Miss 17 vs AC; Miss 21 vs AC; Miss
Cursing under his breath as he sees the cleric untangle himself from the tentacles, Eisenhorn prepares to dispel any spell the cleric may try to cast. (Dispell Check: 9 + 12 + 4 = 25)
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 4 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 4 Rnds. Stinking Cloud ---- Nauseated ---- 9 Rnds. Black Tentacles---- Grapple & Damage---- 10 Rnds.
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Friday September 4th, 2020 11:44:27 AM
(ooc: to clarify I meant counterspell not dispel)
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) d6=6 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; Friday September 4th, 2020 2:41:22 PM
Sarge moves to where she can reach all her companions [I believe H-20 will do the trick], and channels positive energy.
Everybody heals 20
"It'll have to do," she says. "C'mon, let's go."
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] d20+18=26 ; Friday September 4th, 2020 6:53:12 PM
Without a way to get to Sharoke or the other enemies - except by going through the landscape hazards - Desdichado looks over the shrine in the courtyard (Perception: 26).
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 103/126 AC:29 T:16 FF:24 CMD:30) d20+10=21 ; Sunday September 6th, 2020 2:30:11 PM
Hmerrin feels his wounds close, and looks over at Sarge.
"Let's go," she says.
"Go where?" the lad responds. Like Dez, he's unable to get to Sharoke. He looks around, and finally takes note of the doors in the buildings along the wall.
Striding over to the northern wall, he pops the door open and pokes his head inside, looking around quickly.
---- Move to I16, which I assume is a door, and open it. Perception 21 on a look around.
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex Prayer: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 73/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 8/12) 3d6=9 ; 3d6=12 ; 3d6=10 ; 3d6=15 ; Sunday September 6th, 2020 5:07:21 PM
Gaffer smiles gratefully at Sarge as his own wounds pull themselves together.
He calls down a bolt of lightning on Sharoke if they don't drop from Sharpe's barrage, and the three remaining guards too since they haven't surrendered.
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 119 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 120 minutes / 63/120 Damage Summon Nature's Ally - Large Air Elemental - 21 AC 84/84 HP - 5 Rounds Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 76/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 7d6+7=27 ; Sunday September 6th, 2020 9:11:30 PM
Toston drops a fireball on Sharoke and the guards but spares the cowering Devotees.
27 fire damage; Reflex DC 19 for only 13 damage
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 11 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 60/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 6 round - Electricity Resistance 20
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:3/7 slots left 3rd: 3/5 left
1 hero point spent
Courtyard, End of Combat (DM SteveK) Monday September 7th, 2020 11:57:33 AM
Sharpe catches the determination in the clerics eye, with a heavy heart he attacks.
Eisenhorn curses under his breath and readies to counterspell anything Sharoke tries to cast.
Sarge moves to where she can reach all her companions and channels positive energy.
Desdichado cant get at Sharoke, so looks over the shrine in the courtyard. It appears to be a standard marble pedestal with gold bigger-than-life statue of a handsome Ga'al with a seedling of something in his left hand and his right held up reminiscent of a parent telling an unruly child what to do.
Hmerrin feels his wounds close, and looks over at Sarge. He strides over to the northern wall and pops open the first door. It looks like a bunk house for four guards.
Gaffer calls down a bolt of lightning on Sharoke. if they don't drop from Sharpe's barrage, and the three Guards. Guard 5 dies.
Toston drops a fireball on Sharoke and the guards but spares the cowering Devotees. Guard 6, 7, and Sharoke finally die.
.......
The only thing left in the Courtyard is the Tide, a Stinking Cloud, a Black Tentacles, and four very frightened Devotees.
.............. The long-time Tide heroes know that an open fight like this will soon bring the notice of the Houses and the Prince; no matter that this Manor is specifically out of the jurisdiction of any of the Houses. If the heroes want to find and deal with the Rakshasa threat, they are going to need to continue to move quickly...
The walls are stone and 15' high and 5' thick. The additional thickness is due to wood interior buildings up against the wall, each 10' high. The courtyard is dirt. (ooc: DM has changed colors on map to show 15' tall and 10' tall)
END COMBAT ROUNDS
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Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 83/100] - [Charles] d20+14=22 ; Monday September 7th, 2020 12:11:09 PM
(Move to N23) (Perception - 22) Sharpe's bow lingers on Sharoke, looking for any sign of movement. When he sees none he will bounce up to rest on the top of the shrine to keep watch. "Check the outer buildings and get rid of these spells, then through the front doors" he suggests.
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 73/88; CMD 17] Monday September 7th, 2020 2:08:42 PM
Seing that the fighint seems to be finally over, Eisenhorn stands up Dimension Steps to the courtyard and dismisses the Black Tentacles Spell. "We should check the cleric see if he has any clues on him as to where the rest of them are hiding. Unless anyone objects I'll go ahead an lock the front doors in case anyone comes snooping around." Eisenhorn then goes to close the door to the compound and casts arcane lock on them to lock it in place.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 3 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 3 Rnds. Stinking Cloud ---- Nauseated ---- 8 Rnds.
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Monday September 7th, 2020 4:29:17 PM
"Hold up, Eisenhorn," Sarge says. She gestures to the devotees. "Do we want them for anything? If we don't, it'd be a kindness to let them run away. Things are going to get interesting."
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 103/126 AC:29 T:16 FF:24 CMD:30) Monday September 7th, 2020 5:39:18 PM
"Just if there's anyone else here we should know about," Hmerrin answers Sarge.
The fighter jogs along the northern side of the enclosure, popping open doors and taking a quick look for more people.
"Oh, and we could explain about the extremely short life expectancy of worshipers of Ga'al. Other than that, they might wanna take off."
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 73/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 8/12) d20+20=33 ; Monday September 7th, 2020 7:55:24 PM
Gaffer dismisses his elemental with a wave of his hand and a "Good Job" called out in Auran.
Seeing what Hmerrin is up to, Gaffer moves to check each of the southern doors starting on the left. Once within the Stinking Cloud he keeps a hand on the wall to guide him until he feels the door instead, fumbling for a handle and then stepping inside to see what lays within. He'll call out to the rest of the tide if he sees any people. (Perception: 33)
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 119 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 119 minutes / 63/120 Damage Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] Monday September 7th, 2020 9:46:34 PM
"Yeah, what he said," says Desdichado, nodding in agreement with Hmerrin's words.
Positioning himself near the door to the inner temple, he adds, "let's stick close - when the door opens I can ask Domi to grant you all near me bit of righteous fury if it looks like rakshasa trouble."
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 76/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 Monday September 7th, 2020 11:23:17 PM
Toston says to the cowering Devotees, "Know you of the Rakshasha's infesting your ranks?"
He pulls out his spiked chain and applies one of his oils of bless weapons on it, "I came prepared this time. I'll still take your smite assist Des, but this way I can just normally damage any Rakshasha we come accross with this."
He makes sure to be nearby Desdichado when they prepare to move deeper in the compound.
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 12 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 59/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 7 round - Electricity Resistance 20 Bless Weapon : spiked chain is good aligned - 30 rounds
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:3/7 slots left 3rd: 3/5 left
1 hero point spent 1 oil of bless weapon used
Courtyard, End of Combat (DM SteveK) Tuesday September 8th, 2020 11:28:09 AM
Hmerrin and Gaffer combine to do a quick search of the six outer doors. They all lead to basic living quarters with 2 or 4 bunks. There are few possessions in these bunk areas. The only door not opened is the one to the Manor covered by the Stinking Cloud.
Eisenhorn dismisses the Black Tentacles and prepares to Arcane Lock the Outer Courtyard Gates.
There is a little debate on closing and locking the outer Courtyard doors before or after the Devotees have an opportunity to leave. Toston questions them, and they claim they know nothing. Why, they weren’t even allowed to go into the Temple! They are appalled that the Tide thinks they are worshipping Ga’al. “The Immortal Galant Alpha brought an era of peace to his country, and we want the same. No worries, no hardships! Just give and he provides!” (Perception DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: { None of the Devotees have HeartSeeds. All the Quads, Acolytes, Initiates, and Sharoke have the dead remains of a plant poking out of their chest. } )
The heroes can continue to consolidate their position. So far, there do not appear to be an alert from the Manor/Temple or growing noises from outside the Courtyard. A situation that can’t last...
"The devotees don't seem to be quaded so they may just be bystanders in all of this." he turns to the devotees. " I only humbly ask that you provide me your names before you leave so that we may find you if we have any further questions after we are done here."
After things are settled he closes and locks the door with an Arcane Lock.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Haste---- Extra Attack; +1 bonus Atack Rolls +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex; +30ft Movement.---- 2 Rnds. Prayer---- +1 attack/damage/save/skill ?? Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 2 Rnds. Stinking Cloud ---- Nauseated ---- 7 Rnds.
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 92/102; AC:21/10/20 - CMD 23] Tuesday September 8th, 2020 1:15:39 PM
"Galant Alpha?" mutters Desdichado when the acolytes say who they worship, "are they really that gullible? Makes you wonder how much wisdom they've got."
To Eisenhorn he says, "E, you might want to keep a few hairs from these "devotees" just in case we need to scry them in the future," then to the acolytes he adds, "one more thing - if anyone from the Houses or the Prince questions you about this, remember - the Tide is here to defeat rakshasas who are using Ga'al worshippers to overtake the city. Got it?"
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Tuesday September 8th, 2020 3:24:39 PM
Sarge joins the searchers. "Anybody want more healing before we kick this hornet's nest again?"
The lad turns to the task at hand, and finds he can't.
He waves an axe at the green swirling mass. "Uh, Stinking Cloud? Anybody?"
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 76/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 d20+20=27 ; Wednesday September 9th, 2020 12:00:52 AM
(Perception: 27)
Toston says, "I agree the devotees aren't heart seeded."
To the devotees he says, "You guys don't think the name Gallant Alpha bears any similarilty to Ga'al? If you take the first two letters of Gallant, put a apostrophe in there, and then add the first two letters of Alpha you get Ga'al. Do try to be more careful in the future gentlemen. Also I agree with my companions demands, give us your names, hair samples and a promise you'll explain to the Prince's men about the Rakshashas."
To Sarge Toston says, "I'm still a little beat up but I can press on. I don't know if it makes more sense to use healing on my account now or save it?"
To Hmerrin Toston says, "The stinking cloud is not my spell. However I do agree with the need to press on while my spiked chain is still blessed."
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 83/100] - [Charles] d20+14=17 ; Wednesday September 9th, 2020 4:39:00 AM
Perception - 17 Sharpe waits for the stinking cloud to disappear and then listen at the door.
"In the same boat as Toston, but we might all need to more once the fight breaks out." Gaffer replies to Sarge.
He hangs back 10 feet behind Sharpe and a step to the side as he checks the door, braced for some kind of ambush.
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 119 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 119 minutes / 63/120 Damage Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Courtyard and Temple Doors (DM SteveK) Wednesday September 9th, 2020 9:21:00 AM
The Devotees seem dazed and intimidated by the fierce battle that raged about them, and dumbly agree to everything the Tide wants. Our heroes let them go (after precautions) and Arcane Lock the Gates.
Sharpe notices their is a chest with coins and precious metal goods at the feet of the statue in the courtyard. Probably not enough time to cart it away now, and (with the Arcane Lock) probably enough time to deal with it after cleansing the Temple... if they survive.
Stinking Cloud, unfortunately, is not a dismissible spell, but it only hangs about for 30 more seconds (5 rounds) before the spell ends anyways. By that time there is a rising sussurus of sound outside the compound. It sounds like Dirt City is beginning to take an interest in what is happening here...
The double doors into the Manor-turned-Temple are of reinforced wood and closed. Silver and gold inlaid into the wood depicts a story where there is strife and suffering in the Wold, Ga’al comes with his gift of the Heartseed which turns all into an ordered, idyllic paradise with no wars or conflict of any kind. It really is a tempting message for those whose whole lives have been in want, filth, and fear.
........
The heroes can Identify where they are standing anywhere in the courtyard. Please identify actions, location, and who opens the door (need one hand free).
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:22/10/20 - CMD 23] Wednesday September 9th, 2020 1:07:12 PM
Desdichado volunteers to open the door. "If it's trapped," he explains, "I'll take the hit."
He then swaps out his axe for a morningstar and casts Magic Circle Against Evil. When everyone is in place he opens the door, expecting the worst.
-------------- Active Effects Magic Circle Against Evil - allies within 10 feet: +2 deflection AC/resistance bonus saves; 120 minutes
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) d6=2 ; d6=3 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; d6=2 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; Wednesday September 9th, 2020 2:16:06 PM
Sarge moves up to the door. She figures there are enough injured Tide to make another burst of healing energy worthwhile, so she channels again. Then she draws her warhammer and waits for whatever's behind the door.
Everybody heals another 19.
Hmerrin (MikeK)(HP 122/126 AC:30 T:17 FF:25 CMD:31) Wednesday September 9th, 2020 6:08:28 PM
Hmerrin pulls his axes, gets in behind Dez, absorbs some nice healing and protection spells, and waits.
-- OOC - I believe the doors are at T23-T24. If so, put Dez at T23, Sarge at T24, and Hmerrin at S23.
Spells in Effect Telepathic Bond (Toston, E, Nissa) Magic Circle Against Evil - allies within 10 feet: +2 deflection AC/resistance bonus saves; 120 minutes
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 95/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 d4+1=2 ; d20+20=31 ; Thursday September 10th, 2020 12:30:03 AM
Toston accepts the healing. He waits a beat and then before the cloud fully dissapates he casts mirror image from a scroll and bull's strength from a scroll on himself.
He takes a position at S24 side by side with Hmerrin and keeps his eye's peeled as the door opens (Perception : 31)
Active Effects: Overland Flight: 10 hours minus elapsed - 40 foot fly speed; +5 bonus to fly checks; can fly hustle Telepathic Bond: 100 minutes minus elapsed (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, E and Hmerrin) Mage Armor : 7 hours minus elapsed - +4 AC Message : 70 min - 18 round - team can whisper messages to each other as long as they are within 170 feet of each other Shield : 53/70 rounds - +4 shield bonus to AC; immunity magic missile Resist Energy [electricity] : 70 minutes - 12 round - Electricity Resistance 20 Bless Weapon : spiked chain is good aligned - 25 rounds Mirror Image : 2 illusionary duplicates - 29 rounds Bull's Strength : +4 Str - 30 rounds
Passive Effects: Blindsense 30 ft Fire Resistance: 10
1st: 4/7 slots left 2nd:3/7 slots left 3rd: 3/5 left
1 hero point spent 1 oil of bless weapon used
Eisenhorn (David) [AC 13/13/10; HP 88/88; CMD 17] Thursday September 10th, 2020 5:05:05 AM
Eisenhorn stays a safe distance away from the door and uses his wand of shield to refresh the shield spell on himself before proceeding furhter.
As he waits for the door to be opened he tries to contact Shifty through their bond and see if the mephit is still scouting the area or if it got distracted and decided to torment random people with its stupid pranks. In any case he tries to project feelings of impatiance and fear through the bond, hoping that the dimwit will understand that it should come back.
--------ACTIVE EFFECTS-------- Telepathic Bond---- (Telepathically communicate with Nissa, Toston and Hmerrin)---- 100 Min. Mage Armor---- +4 AC ---- 12H Shield---- +4 AC Shield Bouns; Immune to Magic missiles---- 10 Rnds.
Gaffer (Courtney HP: 92/103 AC:30(25)(T:21/FF:17) CMD:24 WS 5/5 SB 7/7 LL 8/12) Thursday September 10th, 2020 6:27:52 AM
Gaffer nods to Sarge, "Thanks, that feels a lot better," as he moves to P21, hoping it will provide him with a small bit of cover if the door is trapped.
---- Active Effects ---- Barkskin - +5 AC - 119 minutes Stoneskin - DR 10/adamantine - 119 minutes / 63/120 Damage Wall of Stone - Entrapment avoidance - Reflex Save DC 22 (+1 for Casting Focus)
Sharpe - [AC 27/18/22 - CMD 30; HP 100/100] - [Charles] Thursday September 10th, 2020 8:32:24 AM
Sharpe steps back from the main door and lets the melee boys in front, readies his bow.
Desdichado(Ryan) [HP: 102/102; AC:22/10/20 - CMD 23] Thursday September 10th, 2020 4:00:30 PM
Desdichado wonders with a mix of revulsion and anticipation at what horrors they'll find when opening the door.
Sarge [AC 21; HP 70/70] (Kathy) Thursday September 10th, 2020 4:06:46 PM
Sarge notes that her companions are healed well enough for another encounter. She grips her hammer tightly and waits for whatever's behind the door.
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP: 95/107; AC:35/26/30- CMD 28 Friday September 11th, 2020 3:00:39 AM
Time slows down again for Toston as it does now and then. He wonders what they'll encounter as they travel deeper into the compound
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