Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Monday August 3rd, 2009 2:03:47 PM
"I thought someone was going to summon an illusion of something that looked tasty and we'd attack it when it landed. That still sounds like a good plan. And if we can't do that, I guess we could put a horse out there for bait."
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC26) Monday August 3rd, 2009 8:46:06 PM
Cambar stays hid in the hope that the wyvern will fly back on this route, and when it does, they can spring their ambush with the bait of a summoned wyvern snack.
DM Adam Monday August 3rd, 2009 10:42:11 PM
You all remain in your hiding spots as evening approaches you assume the wyvern is done hunting for the day. You will have to pitch camp soon.
(Spot and Listen Checks please)
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] d20+5=21 ; d20+13=26 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2009 9:28:27 AM
Garret looks around in the hidey-hole he has created from the brush and grasses and says, "I think I'm good here for the night."
Spot: 21 Listen: 26
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Tuesday August 4th, 2009 9:43:05 AM
OOC: I'm back in the States for a while. Hopefully, the crackdown on the web ends soon, and I'll be back for good. Hopefully.
"that thing eats a lot. Maybe it has little wyverns. or maybe we're looking at a pair of wyverns. Hopefully, we just have one, but wouldn't hurt to be careful."
DM Adam Tuesday August 4th, 2009 1:09:43 PM
The night comes and goes, there is a distinct lack of animal life in this area larger than a mouse, you assume the presence of a wyvern teaches any forest creature large enough to stand out to steer clear.
Garret once again notices your new traveling companion, a large owl, perched nearby.
As night turns into day you get about an hour or so to stretch the kinks and cramps out of your muscles from sleeping in your make shift hidey holes, before you hear the cry of the wyvern. Although you can not see it yet, you know it is drawing near.
(Hide checks, I will assume you are taking a ten if you do not roll)
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) d20-3=17 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2009 9:16:25 PM
Cambar is not very good at hiding, despite her rogue level. She has no ranks in Hide and her armor penalty check is a killer. Plus she has a horse!
But she has been spending the last couple weeks trying to find the perfect spot for an ambush. That's gotta count for some kind of bonus, right? Ideally, she is hoping for total cover behind a tree or rock or total concealment in bushes, say. With total cover or concealment, you don't need a roll to hide because you have no line of sight to the enemy.
But if you really need a hide check, gosh darn it ... WOOHOO! natural 20! a 17!
Zeph notices the owl and whispers to Selemar, Dathish, and Camlan: "I'm surre one of you three can talk to that owl over there. He has surely been a resident for some time in the area and may know a thing or two about recent happenings or wyvern spotting.." Zeph suggests.
Besides that, Zeph will remain hidden, and keep a look out the best he can for the wyvern or anyone else.
Camlan AC18 (34/34 HP) and Myl Cal d20+5=22 ; d20-3=6 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2009 11:48:44 PM
OOC: I'm sorry guys, my son's been having health issues of late, and then the hotel we were in for vacation didn't have any internet.
Being not at all skilled at hiding his presence, Camlan sticks out like a sore thumb (Hide=6). He has, however, had the chance to memorize the spell that enables him to speak with Animals, and as soon as he notices the owl, he casts the spell. He approaches the creature once more, cautiously, soothingly and attempts to strike up a conversation. "Hello again, friend. We seem to be seeing quite a bit of you. Can you tell us what brings you hear?" (Wild Empathy=22)
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] d20+17=24 ; d20+17=21 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2009 9:24:20 AM
As everyone starts to hide, Garret sees Camlan standing out like a sore thumb. "Here, no, you need to move this grass over here and this bush here." Garret tries to move the area around Camlan to help him hide a little better.
Hide: 24 Aid Camlan with Hide: 21, so Camlan gets a +2 to his Hide, for what that's worth.
Hmark(ac18 hp35/35) d20+13=16 ; d8+1=4 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2009 9:56:52 AM
Hmark crouches under cover, awaiting the approach of the wyvern [Hide 15 (take 10)]
The archer raises an eyebrow when Camlan moves over to mess with the owl, but hey, bait is bait.
Putting arrow to bow, Hmark waits. [Ready action, if wyvern descends on group, Hmark shoots it, hit ac 16 for 4 hp]
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Wednesday August 5th, 2009 1:00:44 PM
Cambar calls softly: "Someone! Summon the bait! Camlan! Get under cover!"
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+7=9 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2009 1:45:17 PM
Zeph also will pull out his bow and arrow and prepare to shoot at the first sign of a large, winged beastie with a tail and sting...
hit ac 9... bleh
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Wednesday August 5th, 2009 2:55:11 PM
Cambar calls softly to Zeph, "Don't fire until it takes the bait!"
Camlan AC18 (34/34 HP) and Myl Cal Wednesday August 5th, 2009 11:08:27 PM
Having tried to accomplish what Zeph wanted, Camlan shrugs as Garret helps him hide. As he was asked to do, Camlan begins to cast the spell to Summon bait for the wyvern.
DM Adam Thursday August 6th, 2009 12:40:32 AM
As you approach the owl it is extremely startled, lets out a bit of a rude word and flies away.
As for the wyvern, what spell is being used to summon the bait?
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] d20+1=3 ; Thursday August 6th, 2009 12:19:30 PM
prepares an action. If the wyvern lands, he's casting entangle. Which reminds me...
"If it lands, don't get to close. I'll see if I can catch it."
Hide-3 (I glow in the dark)
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Thursday August 6th, 2009 3:58:10 PM
Garret steps back into his hiding hole as Camlan starts to cast his spell.
*cough* Dathish summons a dire bovine that smells of delicious beef products. *cough*
Zeph hides, watches, and waits for his druid companions to take the reigns on this one...
DM Adam Thursday August 6th, 2009 8:14:32 PM
Did anyone memorize a summon spell?
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Thursday August 6th, 2009 8:59:54 PM
Druids can spontaneously cast summons.
Cambar waits, hoping the wyvern will take the bait!
DM Adam Thursday August 6th, 2009 10:05:00 PM
The wyvern comes over the treeline, it is massive 15 foot long body fills the sky. Your objective a massive poison stinger at the end of it's tail clearly visible.
Camlan AC18 (34/34 HP) and Myl Cal Friday August 7th, 2009 12:28:13 AM
As soon as he sees Dathish casting the summoning spell (that was last round, right?? Summon spells takes a full round), Camlan begins casting Delay poison on Cambar. Having finished before Dathish, the druids finds the other person he was meant to endow with the spell (was it Donovan??) and begins casting once more (this round's action). He makes sure that he keeps himself and his ape companion well out of sight of the wyvern while he does so. He watches to see how effective the groups attacks are before he continues on with his own plans for the combat.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] d20+9=26 ; d4=3 ; Friday August 7th, 2009 7:54:44 AM
Seeing Zephs' arrow fly, Garret tries to stay mostly hidden as he slings a rock in the direction of the giant beast.
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Zeph had a prepared action, so I presume his arrow has launched. If not, just ignore me. :) To hit: 26 Dam: 3
DM Adam d20+7=16 ; d20+15=24 ; d6+4=8 ; d20+5=20 ; Saturday August 8th, 2009 12:41:29 PM
Just as Dash completes his summoning the Wyvern's eyes scan the terrain below. It obviously notices several of you milling around the creature, but it doesn't seem to regard you as a threat.
The creature dives at the divine cow its talons out stretched. In one fluid Flyby Attack it snatches the bait from the ground and injects it with it's virilent poison as it rises back into the sky, although the cow seems to be resisting the poison there is little it can do against the grip of the wyvern.
Those with missle weapons fire at the beast, most fly foul, or bounce off the beasts tough hide. Only Garret is able to solicite a groan from the creature as his stone strikes true.
You have one more chance as the wyvern banks wide to return the way it came.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] d20+9=24 ; d4=1 ; Monday August 10th, 2009 9:42:08 AM
Garret takes careful aim and tries to hit it once again before it flies away.
To hit: 24 Dam: 1 :(
Hmark(ac18 hp35/35) d20+11=19 ; d20+11=29 ; d8+2=5 ; d8+2=8 ; Monday August 10th, 2009 12:54:35 PM
"Well, shoot" Hmark mutters as his shot bounces off the creature.
Trying to redeem himself, the archer lets two arrows fly in quick succession [Rapid Shot]
atk 1 hits ac19 for 5hp damage atk 2 hits ac29 for 8hp damage
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] 3d6=15 ; Monday August 10th, 2009 2:04:55 PM
Seeing the thing not land, Selemar mutters something unpleasant and then does something even more unpleasant; he blasts it with lightning.
Call lightning for 15, reflex save 16 for half damage
He then waits to see if he has it's attention
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+7=16 ; d8+2=10 ; d3=2 ; d100=14 ; Monday August 10th, 2009 2:22:27 PM
Zeph lets another arrow fly... with much the same effect.
(Hit ac16. damage=10)
"Shoot indeed. Someone stop the critter!" Zeph cries
Then Zeph has the idea of casting a little cantrip... If the time allows, he will shoot a Acid Splash at the wyvern. (damage=2)
[OOC: Gosh Darn It! I really wanted to charge it when it landed. I *should* have said that I was readying an action for when it attacked the bait. I didn't anticipate that fly-by attack. My own bad.]
Amazed at the lightning-fast strike with which the wyvern takes the bait, Cambar can only gog, jaw agape, as she is taken off guard.
Well, she is resolved not to let that stop her next time. She readies her attack. The next time that the Wyvern gets within charging distance, she will be ready to charge and attack it!
She plans to charge with no shield and using her lance two-handed. With Ride By Attack, she provokes no AoO. Her attack is at +7, including the +2 charge bonus.
If needed, her charge attack hits AC 17 for 16 damage. If she is lucky to be flanking when she attacks, then she hits AC19 for 20 damage.
After attacking, she continues moving per Ride By Attack.
DM Adam d20+6=21 ; Tuesday August 11th, 2009 2:12:05 AM
As the wyvern circles back you have better luck.
Both Garret and Hmark nail the creature with a barrage of missles, as Selemar calls down lightning from the heavens, although the creature is able to avoid most of the shimmering arc.
Battered the creature doesn't seem to want to stick around and continues on it's course back towards its lair, and out of range.
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Tuesday August 11th, 2009 8:19:46 AM
"Well, since it is wounded, best we try to follow it to its lair, I guess." Cambar points with her lance, as if to say that the only thing it is good for is pointing.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Tuesday August 11th, 2009 8:36:56 AM
Garret smiles at Cambar, and waits a moment to see if he's going to throw the lance at the retreating beast. When he doesn't, Garret says, "Guess we didn't hurt it very much. But if we move quickly, perhaps it will still be in the nest trying to recover." Garret trots off in the direction the wyvern went, hoping that they can actually get to the nest. He calls back, "Keep your eyes open in case it comes back!" He keeps his sling in his hand, just in case.
Hmark Tuesday August 11th, 2009 10:44:52 AM
Hmark emerges from his hidey hole and watches the wyvern disappear behind the trees. He looks over at Selemar in new found appreciation. "Nice trick," he compliments the druid.
Cambar seems to have the plan. Hmark dutifully climbs up on Stardancer, and trails the rest of the group as they ride to track down the wounded beast.
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+7=24 ; Tuesday August 11th, 2009 4:11:39 PM "Hmmmm. I should practice some more spells." Zeph says.
"Yep. let's track it as best we can." and with that Zeph hops on his horse and begins galloping after the Wyvern, trying to go as fast as he can and stay as much on its tail as he can muster.
(Ride=24. go faaaasteeeee)
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Wednesday August 12th, 2009 12:01:24 AM
"I have better tricks than that" Selemar says, turning into an eagle and heading after the wyvern.
Wildshape rules! He's got a fly of 80 with average manueverability. He should be a little faster than the wyvern
DM Adam Wednesday August 12th, 2009 1:34:01 AM
The wyvern flies off and you easily track it back to its lair, a dark cave in the side of a wooded hill.
Hmark Wednesday August 12th, 2009 9:00:19 AM
Hmark glances at Cambar, bows low, and makes a sweeping gesture toward the cave entrance.
"Women and people encased in steel first," he invites.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Wednesday August 12th, 2009 9:06:11 AM
Garret looks around at the cave mouth and says, "If there's any way we can keep it in there, I think we'll be better off. I don't want to be picked off from the ground like those other animals we saw it rip."
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+9=14 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2009 4:17:14 PM "I concur Garret. Keeping a flying beast on the ground is a good idea." Then Zeph begins to tie several of his arrows to ropes... just incase it tries to fly away. "Here Hmark. Tie some of your arrows to some rope so that we could pull the sucker out the sky after you turn him into a pin-cushion... if he tries to fly away."
Then, Zeph takes a long, hard look at the cave entrance area. (Take 20 on search = 29)
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Wednesday August 12th, 2009 4:38:58 PM
Cambar giggles at the arrow and rope idea. "Now, if we had a net, maybe ..."
She volunteers to go first into the cave. She tells the person behind her that she will likely try to maneuver to flank if she can.
She has her sword and tower shield up. Horse and lance are left behind.
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] 3d6=7 ; Thursday August 13th, 2009 12:39:20 AM
I was flying right behind it and planning on blasting it with lightning some more. Unless it eluded me, he gets blasted again. I somehow doubt my 7 points of damage will kill him, but I will try
reflex save for half
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] d20+17=30 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+13=33 ; Thursday August 13th, 2009 10:01:59 AM
Garret will step into the cave just behind Cambar, trying to stay hidden to the side.
Hide: 30 Spot: 22 Listen: 33
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+10=19 ; d20+10=21 ; Thursday August 13th, 2009 11:43:49 AM
(Hide = 19 Move silent = 21)
btw
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Thursday August 13th, 2009 5:02:41 PM
"Does anyone have a lamp or a torch or something?"
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 Friday August 14th, 2009 9:46:00 AM
Zeph pulls out his magical Everburning Torch and tosses it to Cambar. "I'll loan that to ya." Then Zeph dashes back into the shadows.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Friday August 14th, 2009 1:06:54 PM
Garret smiles at the light and slowly moves along to the side of Cambar.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Monday August 17th, 2009 7:48:35 AM
Garret whispers back to the others, "Quiet now, maybe it will be busy eating when we sneak in."
DM Adam Monday August 17th, 2009 10:03:54 AM
(ooc: Sorry about the disappearance, thought I would be able to get internet access somewhere at GenCon, but was proven wrong, will post soon)
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Monday August 17th, 2009 2:34:07 PM
If the wyvern continued on, Selemar will continue following along shooting him
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Monday August 17th, 2009 3:23:43 PM
Cambar "feels" Selemar's arrow pointed at her back. "Hey! Watch out with that thing! I'll be standing here between you and the beastie, most like!"
She grins, hoping to get a smile from Selemar too.
DM Adam Monday August 17th, 2009 4:46:46 PM
Selemar pursues in eagle form and gets off two bolts of lightning before the wyvern retreats into its lair. (make one more roll)
The rest of the group has a bit more trouble keeping up as they are on foot through hilly terrain, but catches up with the Druid outside the wyverns cave.
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Monday August 17th, 2009 7:17:48 PM
Cambar is ready to enter the lair. Even without her trusty mount and lance.
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 Tuesday August 18th, 2009 1:17:02 AM
Then, Zeph takes a long, hard look at the cave entrance area. (Take 20 on search = 29) (Hide = 19 Move silent = 21)
Zeph will start to move in as stealthily as possible with his bow drawn
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Tuesday August 18th, 2009 7:51:43 AM
Garret waits for a moment to see Cambar finally put down the lance. He whispers, "Whew, for a minute there, I thought you were going to carry that in the cave and start poking things with it."
Hmark d20+5=23 ; d20+5=7 ; Tuesday August 18th, 2009 9:39:57 AM
Hmark takes a moment to dig around in his backpack and pulls out an everburning torch. He lets Cambar, Zeph, and Garret go into the cave, and steps in behind them.
[Listen 23, Spot 5]
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Tuesday August 18th, 2009 4:50:36 PM
"Thanks for the light," Cambar tells Hmark.
She'll lead the way slowly, with her Tower Shield to give her total cover.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Wednesday August 19th, 2009 8:59:21 AM
Garret give Cambar a little nudge, "Okay, lead the way."
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] 3d6=15 ; Wednesday August 19th, 2009 9:12:34 AM
zap zap for 15 more.
he'll sit on a branch and wait for the rest
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Wednesday August 19th, 2009 9:14:54 AM
"I'm goin'! I'm goin'!"
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Thursday August 20th, 2009 8:59:15 AM
"Sure is dark in here."
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Thursday August 20th, 2009 9:49:43 AM
"Hmark, shine your light where Garrett can see, please!"
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Friday August 21st, 2009 9:16:23 AM
Garret pulls a small piece of moss off the rock wall and looks at it closely, trying to tell if it is edible. He sniffs it and flips it over, squeezing it between his fingers.
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Friday August 21st, 2009 9:16:24 AM
I assume it's been more than a few minutes, and thus the lightning bolt is gone, right? If not, I will be waiting to zap
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 Sunday August 23rd, 2009 10:29:47 AM
Zeph sits in the dark, doing mathematical equations in his head.
Pi... pie... 3.14ect...phi... square root of pi? Square Pie? What is this world coming to...
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Monday August 24th, 2009 9:16:02 AM
Garret drops the moss he was examining and grabs his wineskin. He turns it around and quietly takes a sip, then lets the bag fall back into place.
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19, 17 charging) Monday August 24th, 2009 4:06:48 PM
Cambar starts down into the lair. Her Tower Shield is held ready to give her full cover, need be.
"Come on, you moss eaters and pie-mongers," she says, laughing.
DM Kathy Monday August 24th, 2009 11:37:41 PM
After a long chase, you reach the entrance to the wyvern's lair. Looking around, you see the usual litter of bones that denotes the home of something large and carniverous.
You prepare your light sources and make your way inside. The cave entrance is large enough to accommodate a wyvern's full wingspan and then some. It leads to a short passage that is nearly as wide. The passage leads to a large, domed chamber--natural, but large and grand enough to rival most royal palaces. Near the center of the chamber, a wide hole drops down into nothingness.
You see no sign of the wyvern in this chamber, and no exits except the hole. You realize that, if you had wings, dropping down into the hole would be an easy task. Without wings...well, you're going to have to improvise.
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+5=24 ; d20+4=18 ; d20+9=24 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2009 1:48:30 AM
Zeph looks down the hole and thinks for a moment. Then he pulls together his rope that he was planning on hooking the wyvern with and begins to make a knot rope latter out of it (use rope = 18). He then searches for a large boulder to tie it around as well as any signs of traps (search=24).
If he finds a rock to tie his knotted rope around, he will begin climbing slowly (climb=24)
"Any better ideas?" Zeph prompts the group with an open mind.
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19) Tuesday August 25th, 2009 7:51:48 AM
"Well, if we had known before setting out," Cambar whispers, "that we would be hunting wyverns, we might have brought a net of strong ropes dyed black. I'da loved to stretch one of those over this opening, and caught us a wyvern when it tried to fly out."
"As it is, I'm wondering if we would be better off waiting for the beastie to emerge here and then attack! We might be able to block off the cave mouth so that it can't fly away. The monster likely has young-uns down below, and will have to come out sooner rather than later to hunt again."
"But if we try to climb down, we'll be at its mercy as we drop down into the nest."
"So I suggest setting up an ambush here."
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Tuesday August 25th, 2009 8:57:55 AM
Garret walks over and looks down the hole. "Sure looks deep. I think we'll have trouble with it picking us off climbing down the rope, but the thing can fly up here, so that might be tough, too. I think its worth waiting a bit to see if it comes back up any time soon. I see a good hiding place right over there."
Hmark Tuesday August 25th, 2009 10:18:59 AM
Hmark idly scratches at the goatee on his chin. "I'm with them," he replies to Zeph. "Its gotta come up here and through that passageway sooner or later. Let's take her then."
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 Tuesday August 25th, 2009 3:22:36 PM
Zeph shrugs. "Fine by me." Then he pulls his knotted rope up and forms a lasso out of it and smiles as he thinks of how intertaining it would be if he lassoed the wyvern and had the entire party of adventurers trying to pull it out of the sky...
then he thinks with horror : It may actually come to that....
DM Kathy Tuesday August 25th, 2009 11:44:00 PM
Looking around, you see that it would be easy enough to tie off a rope and head down into the darkness. What would happen next, of course, is anybody's guess.
Cambar suggests that perhaps waiting for the wyvern to emerge would be a better idea. You agree to the plan and settle in to wait out the beast.
After about 30 minutes of waiting, however, you begin to hear sounds echoing from the entrance to the lair (the direction you came from). You hear the clank and rattle of armor, and the murmur of low voices. The sounds seem to be getting closer.
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Wednesday August 26th, 2009 5:00:26 AM
selemar draws his bow and gets near the bear
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] d20+17=23 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2009 9:00:24 AM
"Well, maybe we're in for something more."
Garret readies his sling and steps back into the shadows away from the entrance.
Hide: 23
Hmark d20+5=25 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2009 10:40:17 AM "You gotta be kidding," Hmark mumbles to himself.
The archer leaves his everburning torch on the ground, while he withdraws into the rocky shadows of the cavern, and gets Red ready for action.
[Hide - nat 20]
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19) Wednesday August 26th, 2009 12:37:28 PM
Cambar has little chance of hiding, given her armor and shield. She settles for the next best thing: Finding the place in the chamber from which she has the most cover or seems least likely to be seen by any who enter. If there is nothing to hide behind, she stands to one side of the opening from which the newcomers will enter.
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+10=20 ; d20+9=10 ; d20+9=25 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2009 1:09:51 PM
Zeph gasps and ducks behind a rock with his lasso. He quickly redraws his bow and notches an arrow.
We weren't expecting visitors Zeph thinks as he narrows his eyes to try to see what is coming
(hide =20 Listen=10 Spot=25)
DM Kathy Thursday August 27th, 2009 1:03:31 AM
You take up positions, and soon the noises resolve themselves. Four armed and armored men, all wearing black, stride into the cavern. They pause, look around, and catch sight of you.
One smiles unpleasantly. "Good. We're in time," he says to his companions. To you, he says: "This wyvern's ours, see? Run along, and we promise not to kill you." He draws a sword, as if to emphasize his words, and his companions follow suit.
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] d20+2=7 ; d20+2=8 ; Thursday August 27th, 2009 1:21:18 AM
"why would we want the wyvern?"
selemar is attempting to look puzzled, but his bluffing might not be fooling them
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:25/25] Thursday August 27th, 2009 7:56:51 AM
Garret pauses in the darkness and glances at the hole. He whispers, "If they start a fight now, when the wyvern shows up, this will get real messy."
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+7=21 ; d8+2=7 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; Thursday August 27th, 2009 8:55:37 AM "I think that's the point!" Zeph thinks to himself in response to Garret''s statement.
Then Zeph lets an arrow fly aimed at the one who spoke up first (Hit AC 21, Damage =18. Sneak attack applies unless they beat my 20Hide check and noticed me... or it could also apply because I initiated the first round of combat? Denied Dex bonus to AC if they didnt notice me.Your call, as it always is)
After the arrow hits (or not), Zeph will use his move action to draw his Rapier and say, "Then let's get messy"...
He is clearly in no mood to compete with trash like this for the wyvern's tail.
Hmark d20+11=30 ; d20+11=20 ; d8+2=7 ; d8+2=10 ; Thursday August 27th, 2009 9:15:09 AM Red sounds in the echo of Zeph's bow, sending two more arrows streaking toward the speaker.
[atk 1 hits ac30 for 7 hp damage] [atk 2 hits ac20 for 10 hp damage]
Cambar (HP27 of 27 AC19 vs spells, total cover vs physical attack) d20+12=27 ; d20+6=8 ; d20+8=23 ; Thursday August 27th, 2009 11:33:30 AM
Using her Tower Shield for Total Cover (a standard action), Cambar steps forward 20 feet to Q7 (move action). As she does so, the woman in spiked full plate says, peeking out from behind her massive shield, "Look, I don't know who you fellows are, but it's time for you to leave. Go on, scat! Go away! It'll go easier on you all that way."
Cambar pauses, clearly thinking, and then says, "Look, play this smart. If we get killed by the wyvern, then we will likely have wounded it for you, and you can kill it easy like. If we defeat the wyvern, odds are we'll be hurt, and we'll be easier for you to beat up on the way out. So be clever little fellows and get out now."
"Or we can let you all go on down the hole to fight the wyvern first, before we do, like you want to, and we'll follow along in a little while. Your pick."
Diplomacy 27. Bluff 8. Not that she's bluffing, exactly.
She tries to gauge any response they might make: Sense Motive 23.
DM Kathy d20+7=24 ; d8+5=11 ; d20+3=12 ; d20+3=22 ; d6=3 ; d4=1 ; d20+10=13 ; Friday August 28th, 2009 1:17:12 AM Selemar and Garrett hold their actions for the moment, waiting to see what will happen.
Cambar steps forward and positions her shield. She also does some talking, and since her player knows perfectly will that a rushed Diplomacy check is a full-round action, tries to put one over on the DM. :) The toughs in black don't seem inclined to listen to her, however.
Zeph and Hmark let their arrows do the talking. In just a few seconds, three shafts are sticking out of the chest of bad guy #1, and he drops to the ground, quite dead.
The other toughs don't seem all that demoralized by the death of their companion. "So, that's how you want to play it," one of them sneers, and they move in to attack.
Tough #2 charges Camber, and hits AC 24 for 11 damage.
#3 moves forward and hurls a javelin at Selemar, but misses.
#4 moves forward and throws a javelin at Garrett, hitting AC 22 for 3 damage.
Then a roar from below confirms everyone's worst fears. The wyvern has come to play. For some reason, it decides Selemar is its target this round, and stab at him with the nasty stinger on the end of its tail. Luckily, it misses.
Garret Goodbarrel [ AC:22 HP:22/25] d20+9=26 ; d4=3 ; Friday August 28th, 2009 8:11:18 AM
Garret winces as the javelin strikes him in the thigh, but shrugs off the pain when he sees the wyvern rising up from the hole. For the moment, he ignores the men and attempts to focus on the much more dangerous threat. He turns and lets a stone fly towards the flying beast.
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Attack: 26; Dam: 3
Hmark d20+18=22 ; Friday August 28th, 2009 12:01:27 PM
Hmark rolls his eyes as the three morons press their attack anyway. He notes the roar of the wyvern and picks out the creature attacking Selemar from the corner of his eye, but decides to give the attackers a few more seconds worth of attention.
Red sings again, and an arrow whistles under Cambar's outstretched arm to slam unerringly into #2's sword. [Sharpshooter disarm trick. Disarm attack roll 22 likely successful]
Cambar (HP16 of 27 AC19 vs spells, total cover vs physical attack) Friday August 28th, 2009 2:40:16 PM
Cambar uses a standard action to gain total cover from her Tower Shield. Then she uses a move action to bend down and pick up the sword that Hmark just knocked out of Number Two's hand. Because she has total cover, she provokes no AoO in so doing. She takes a five foot step to R7.
Zeph AC19 HP 37/37 HeroesLoot3 d20+7=25 ; d8+2=3 ; Friday August 28th, 2009 2:55:04 PM
Zeph's standard action is launching an arrow aimed at the Wyvern (Hit AC 25, 3 damage. bleh) His move action is traveling to square S-7 and drawing his Rapier while doing it.
"Flank him? Or move on to one that actually has a weapon?" Zeph asks Cambar as he walks up next to her and gets into a layn back fencing stance.
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Friday August 28th, 2009 2:55:30 PM
ooc~my computer hates me, and doesn't want me rolling dice. can someone help by rolling?
selemar isn't pleased. he expresses his displeasure with a t foot step and casts flaming sphere at the wyvern. j5
not to be outdone, shun will bite the wyvern
DM Kathy d20+6=24 ; d20=6 ; d20+8=25 ; d8+3=6 ; d20=9 ; d20+10=16 ; d6+4=9 ; Sunday August 30th, 2009 11:38:13 PM Garrett plinks the wyvern with a slingstone.
Hmark does some fancy shootin' and dislodges #2's weapon. Cambar adroitly picks it up.
Zeph draws a little blood from the wyvern before drawing his weapon and moving toward the fray. [The loose stones are difficult terrain, so I could only get you as far as S6.]
Selemar steps back [so as not to provoke] and casts a Flaming Sphere into the wyvern's square. The winged beast nimbly dodges aside [Reflex save 24], and takes no damage. Since Flaming Spheres do not fly, it drops to the ground underneath the creature (although you can "hop" it into the square again next round).
Meanwhile, Shun tries to take a piece out of the wyvern, but misses. [If you can't do the actual d20 roll, can you please provide Shun's attack bonus? Shun rolled a 6, which is almost certainly a miss, but I'd like to be sure.]
Bad guy #2, weaponless, moves back to his fallen companion and picks up his blade. The move provokes from Cambar, who must use the longsword she just picked up if she's going to take the AoO.
Bad guy #3 double moves to get "around" Cambar's shield. Bad guy #4 moves up and attacks Cambar, hitting AC 25 for 6 damage.
Struggling to keep airborne, the wyvern flies past Shun, provoking an attack of opportunity, which misses [I assume; 9 on the die]. As it flies past, it tries to sting the bear with its Flyby Attack. It hits AC 16 for 9 damage plus poison. [Fort save DC 17.]
Selemar [ac 18 hp 23/23] Monday August 31st, 2009 2:35:53 AM
i'll try to get relevant bear info up later.
selemar will bounce the sphere back up at the wyvrn
Hmark(ac18, 35/35hp) d20+12=25 ; d20+12=16 ; d8+3=4 ; Monday August 31st, 2009 9:07:19 AM
Hmark decides the wyvern is getting a little too close for comfort. He wheels right and lets fly.
[Atk wyvern. Applying Point Blank Shot bonus atk 1 hits ac25 for 4 hp atk 2 misses (ac 16)]
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