DM Kathy Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 11:32:15 PM
There is a flurry of accusations, counter-accusations, apologies, and hurt feelings. "Old Man" Jenkins called Toston a liar; Toston called him a liar right back; Wil is dubious of Three-Bits, and most of the party just wants to get out of here.
You get out of there.
You leave Clover Way and make your way back to the City Above. Exiting the City Below is much easier than leaving it. You stroll right past the station where the Knives are checking people on the way in, glad you don't have to go through that again. Until you go back to talk to Three Bits again. Darn.
Oh, and it's raining again. Yay.
You make your way to the Backstab Quarter. You follow Three Bits's directions carefully, weaving through twisting alleys and narrow streets. Finally, you reach the warehouse. At least, you think this is it. There are lots of warehouses here, but you think it's this one. It is closed up, and shows no sign of life.
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+9=29 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 1:43:57 AM
Var takes a good long look around, listens for movement, and even sniffing the air for good measure (Perception: 29) to try and determine what might be lurking in the warehouse.
He draws his masterwork longbow and nods to the group, signaling that he's ready.
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 Thursday April 23rd, 2015 4:49:10 AM
Avin rubs his wrist, glad to have the tie removed. Were he not a wizard he might have considered wearing one as a bluff but as it was such a thing merely marked him. Avin very much did not like being marked. He holds out the magical lantern to see what he can despite the darkened sky and wet rain. Avin isn't certain he likes being wet any more than being marked.
"Bugs. Bugs! Clearly magical phenomena and we're off killing bugs," the wizard grumbles, glaring at Wil. "Do we even know what kind of bugs? Bah. Bugs."
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+12=16 ; d20+9=14 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 7:45:46 AM
Toston marveled at what the myriad of string he carried on his person did when he walked through the check point. Some dematerialized gradually disappearing in small bits and pieces while others untied themselves, dropped to the floor and slithered down the corridor back toward the checkpoint like snakes. He marveled at the magic that must be in place to keep the city below a non violent place.
Upon reaching the warehouse, Toston casts the Liontaur version of Toros Taur Try on himself (+1 to stealth and acrobatic checks for 10 minutes).
He then says to his companions, "I'll scout it out. I have this signal whistle," Toston holds up the signal whistle in his hand that he took from his pocket, "If you hear me blow this, come running."
Toston then stealthily makes his way into the warehouse (Stealth: 16) keeping his eyes and ears peeled for any signs of giant insects (Perception: 14)
While in the warehouse, Toston attempts to use the assorted boxes and containers as cover, moving from container to container in case he fails to notice whatever insect may be infesting the warehouse. If he catches a glimpse of the insect he intends to return to the group immediately and let them know what he saw so the group can come up with a plan of attack.
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) Thursday April 23rd, 2015 9:26:19 PM
Wil is thrilled to be back above. His daggers back and safely stashed. His hand crossbow ready for a fight. The problem that still bothers Wil is the silence within his head. As annoying as the noise is it's not something Wil can give up easily. It was like having a companion. Losing family and home causes one to depend on anything familiar. He walks slowly behind the group sulking and wondering if he will ever hear the voices again.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+5=9 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 10:33:55 PM
Talanthrel noting Vars preparations, draws his blade and moves to stand by the door, listening for any signs of life within. (Perception=9). He shakes his head as he realizes that he has lost sight of Toston, before he could let him know that this does not seem like a wise plan.
OOC: I am listening to the song "Never split the party" :)
Ashley Steward [AC: 17, Touch: 10, Flat: 17, HP 22/22] d20+3=11 ; Thursday April 23rd, 2015 11:11:52 PM
Ashley knows that as far as scouting is concerned, his heavy armor and the noise that he makes isn't something that the group needs bumbling about, in the case of hostile things in the vicinity. Instead, he draws his greatsword, hefting the weight of it in one hand and balancing it against his shoulder, waiting for the signal while he does a visual check of the warehouse.
[Perception - 11]
DM Kathy Thursday April 23rd, 2015 11:24:52 PM Var has a look around, and even sniffs the air. It's raining, so it's difficult to smell anything but the rain. You do think you get a sense of....something that shouldn't be in a city, but you can't put a finger on what exactly it is.
Avin holds up the lantern and asks what kind of bugs.
Wilford is glad to be back Above, but worried over the silence of the voices. It's raining, says a voice in his head, almost on cue. It sounds like a young child. I like the rain. Rain, rain, rain, rain... The voice breaks into a little song about the rain. The other voices remain silent. Wil can still feel the presence of the dead, pressing around him, but they don't seem to have anything to say. Well, nothing meaningful. The little rain song continues.
Talanthrel moves near the door and draws a weapon.
Ashley, too, draws a weapon, and looks over the warehouse. It's not exactly an inspiring sight; a big square block of a building, unpainted wood with a utilitarian door.
Toston sneaks into the warehouse. Or rather, he attempts to. The problem with sneaking into a closed building is that at some point you need to open a door. And it's really difficult to open a door without drawing at least some attention to it. No sooner has Toston stepped inside the warehouse when he hears a voice.
"Oi! Who's there?" it demands."Yer not allowed in here. Clear off!"
It is quite dark inside the warehouse, and the owner of the voice has not lit any light that you can see.
Those of you outside could not hear the voice through the walls and over the sound of the rain.
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+1=10 Friday April 24th, 2015 9:05:48 AM
An odd thought pops into Toston's head in response to the query, The Orkin Man he has the urge to say but realizes that he is not a man The Orkin Gnome? that doesn't sound right. What is an Orkin Man anyway? A fancy way of saying half-orc? Toston dispels this thought and decides that honesty is the best policy.
He raises his hands in a non-threatening manner and says to the voice, "Someone asked for some exterminators because of a giant bug problem? Are you Mr. Clovis? Three Bits sent us. I know you only see one of me, but I am part of a group of adventurers. I took it upon myself to scout it out first so we could come up with a plan of attack by seeing what we were dealing with. "
"Is it okay if I cast the light cantrip? It won't do any damage it will just let me see?" If the voice indicates it is okay toston will cast the light cantrip on his glove.
Is it okay if I get the rest of my group to come in and you can tell us about what is going on?"
If the voice indicates it is okay for Toston to do so he will exit and say to the party, "The voice says you can come in, maybe it can tell us what kind of giant insect we are dealing with." He will then return with the rest of the party.
(Diplomacy : 10)
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+3=23 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 9:52:53 AM
"Bugs...what kind of bugs would they need an armed crew of six to deal with..." Var mutters to himself, and tries to recall what he knows about various natural bug threats (Nature: 23)
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+5=25 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 10:14:03 PM
Talanthrel responds to Vars mutters in a quiet voice "The big kind." Glancing thru the door, he did not like the fact that the interior was so dark that he could not see. (Perception=25)
Ashley Steward [AC: 17, Touch: 10, Flat: 17, HP 22/22] Friday April 24th, 2015 10:39:04 PM
Ashley continues to wait outside, the fighter keeping his wits about him. If the negotiations inside of the building go well, and Toston is able to call out to them, Ashley will move to enter the building first, in case of some form of trap being sprung.
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 d20+9=29 ; Friday April 24th, 2015 10:41:38 PM
Avin, while the party waits outside, pulls the hood of his cloak forward more, to better block out some of the rain. The wizard tries to think of any sort of bugs that they may encounter in this kind of an environment, thinking back to his studies
[Knowledge Nature - 29].
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+5=12 ; Saturday April 25th, 2015 10:05:00 PM
The voices fall upon Wil as a thick blanket. They speak very little but the persistent little girl sings a pleasant song about the rain. It's odd that the oppressive rain could possibly find some pleasantries but of course.. the little girl is not in the rain. "Wonderful song", Wil said as he watched the group wait for Toston's sign. "Can you help me watch over the group, little girl?" Wil thinks to ask. "If not can you give me your name?" Perception: 12 Wil loads his hand crossbow with a silver bolt.
DM Kathy Sunday April 26th, 2015 9:29:44 PM
Outside, the group nervously wonders what kind of bug they might have to deal with.
Wilford tries to talk to the little girl ghost, but she seems distracted. "Are you real?" she asks.
Toston speaks with the security guard. "Yeah, light 'em if you got 'em," he says, and chuckles a bit. "Sure, let 'em come in."
When you're all in the warehouse, you see that Clovis is a half-orc, tall and strong-looking, whose sharp eyes seem to miss little. He seems pretty good at his job.
"Three Bits sent you?" he asks eagerly. "Uh, yeah. Well, it's like this." He looks uncomfortable. "There's a big bug in the basement. Scorpion of some kind. Now, I ain't no coward, but I wasn't hired to deal with giant bugs, y'know? Blighted thing musta come in with a shipment, best I can figure, and scuttled down there somehow. This ain't the climate for scorpions, y'know? Anyway, I asked Three Bits for help with it, and...well, here you are. Stairs're this way," he adds helpfully.
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 Monday April 27th, 2015 9:38:47 AM
Var looks Clovis up and down and then asks "Should we make you some cookies and wipe your nose for you, once we're thru squashing this bug?"
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 d20+9=21 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 11:39:41 AM
Avin looks at Var askance, unsettled. If one could slip in, more could as well. Things would also rapidly turn sour if the one was in an egg-laying mood. Do scorpions lay eggs? (knowledge nature 21) Avin concentrates on what he could remember of the arachnids from his studies. Whatever breed of scorpion it is must surely be large to have put this watchman on guard, Avin thought.
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+7=20 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 12:47:35 PM
"Real, huh? I live in the land of the living. I imagine I am speaking to you because you have passed on to the land of the dead." Wil notices the others have left him and he walks into the warehouse slowly. He notices the high ceilings and hears the half-orc mention a Scorpion. Wil searches for some knowledge of the Scorpion. He then stops the group. Local Knowledge: 20 "Scorpions has a poisonous tail. I could of sworn I purchased some anti-toxin." Wil places his sack on the ground. The jars of oil clattered loudly as he searched.
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+5=20 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 1:35:08 PM
"Poison tail or no poison tail we still need to come up with a plan. We are here now, so it is probably better just to get this over with. Are the stairs the only way down to the lower level? Might we be able to scale down a different way using rope? If so we could attack the scorpion from both sides." Toston says.
"I just know that ideally before we breach I want to cast a spell or two. I'm not sure if I want to burn a little bit of time on my shield spell to hold the charge on a chill touch or if it would be better to just cast shield and join the battle. My chill touch can weaken a living creature a little temporarily, so as long as this scorpion isn't an undead scorpion that could help. If it is an undead scorpion then the chill touch would make it flee. Do they make undead scorpions?"
Toston ponders whether an undead scorpion could exist (Knowledge[religion]:20)
DM Kathy Monday April 27th, 2015 9:59:47 PM Avin gives some thought to the habits of scorpions. They do, in fact, lay eggs, or at least the female ones do. Giant scorpions are not native to the region, so Clovis's theory that it came with a shipment has some merit.
Wilford remembers that scorpions are poisonous, and begins serching for his antitoxin.
Toston wants to come up with a plan, and asks about entrances. "Only one way in, and that's down the stairs," Clovis replies. "Could be you might catch the thing napping, but I don't know. I don't go down there myself these days."
Var, on the other hand, thinks it's more fun to try to get a rise out of Clovis. He succeeds. Clovis steps right up to Var, looming over the shorter half-orc. Clovis grins, showing tusks. "You wanna dance?" he asks softly. "Let's you and me go a round or two, then we'll see whose nose needs wiping."
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+3=17 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 10:22:45 PM
(Intimidate: 17) Var does his best to stare down Clovis and says "Maybe after we take care of this bug problem of yours; but the job comes first."
Assuming Var hasn't just written a check he can't cash, Var heads over to the stairs and indicates to the group that he's ready to proceed down.
Ashley Steward [AC: 17, Touch: 10, Flat: 17, HP 22/22] d20+9=10 ; Monday April 27th, 2015 10:47:53 PM
Ashley sheathed his sword when they were invited in, and listens silently as the others debate the merits of this plan or that plan. When Clovis steps towards Var, however, the fighter steps forward himself, watching the two half-orcs, his gaze particularly locked on Clovis.
"I think that this can wait. I need to make a bit more coin to bet on Var. I'm in a gambling mood."
[Aid Another Attempt - Intimidate: 10]
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+5=15 ; Tuesday April 28th, 2015 12:01:25 AM
Talanthrel walks in after Will putting away his sword and lighting the sun rod as he goes. Looking at the confrontation between the guard and the others he say loudly "Hey nobody said there would be an opportunity for gambling on this excursion. If they had I would have brought more money." Looking around he checks for more guards. Or anything else hiding in the shadows really. (Perception=15)
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 Tuesday April 28th, 2015 4:52:11 AM
Avin shakes his head numbly. With so many things to worry about in the world, why would one antagonize big, hearty half-orcs? With lantern raised the wizard follows Var with a dagger unsheathed, being far more concerned with the possibility of being caught by surprise than casting a spell in the blink of an eye.
Ashley Steward [AC: 17, Touch: 10, Flat: 17, HP 22/22] Tuesday April 28th, 2015 10:44:42 AM
Ashley backs away from the two half-orcs, flashing them both a smirk as he moves to join the rest of the group, heading towards this warehouse's basement.
"C'mon Var, first things first, after all."
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+1=21 Tuesday April 28th, 2015 5:54:59 PM
"The two of you can beat the snot out of each other after we dispatch this scorpion, if you insist, but to me the two of you fighting is pointless." Toston says to both half-orcs.
"The whole point of what we do is to help those who need it and do acts of good. I don't see how fighting the person we are supposed to be helping contributes to that. Plus, this whole extermination mission is just so we can get information we need to figure out more about the haunting, so taking time out for a pointless fight seems even more of a waste." Toston says to Var specifically.
"Clovis, if you are spoiling for a fight so bad, instead of taking it out on Var, help us with the scorpion." Toston says, inviting the guard to join them.
(Diplomacy: 21)
Toston then moves towards the front of the group and if it looks like the group is going to enter the basement will cast shield on himself right before entering, but if they pause longer before entering the basement Toston will not cast shield.
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) Tuesday April 28th, 2015 7:37:28 PM
Wil realizes he did not buy the anti-toxin. "You were too busy flirting with that red-headed girl." His mother suddenly piped in. "Come on now, mother," Wil began with a smile. The group began to downward toward the basement. Wil was nervous about the size of this beast. "Remember those dogs? You took them on by yourself. This is just one more assignment." His mother reminded him. Wil replied with a quiet thank you. He switched his crossbow bolt from silver to regular bolts and secured his tanglefoot bag. It may come in handy. He then threw the sack back on his shoulders and followed the group down the stairs.
DM Kathy Tuesday April 28th, 2015 10:35:17 PM Var and Ashley try to intimidate Clovis, but he stands his ground. He does shift his feet a bit, uneasy, but he doesn't back down.
Talanthrel attempts to defuse the situation, and looks around for any hidden surprises. He doesn't see anything.
The rest of the group is unimpressed by the display of orcish testosterone, and eventually, the two are separated and you can start down the stairs.
The basement is dry, with an unfamiliar, musky smell. You move cautiously, and soon see your opponent, glaring at you from a corner of the basement. If a big bug can be said to glare.
And your map. Hopefully everybody remembers which one they are.
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+6=15 ; d20+3=5 ; d8=3 ; Tuesday April 28th, 2015 10:43:58 PM
Var takes a look at the Scorpion and attempts to identify it (Knowledge: Nature 5), but doesn't recall seeing anything like it before. Planting his feet he draws and arrow and fires it at the beast (Atk 15 vs AC; 3 hp on hit).
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] Wednesday April 29th, 2015 2:14:32 AM
Talanthrel tosses the lit sunrod into the center of the room and draws his sword. Smirking at Var he says "See I told you it was the big kind!" Then turning his attention to the bug he takes a defensive stance and waits. (+2 to AC due to stance Current AC 19)
OOC: I am assuming that tossing the rod into the room and drawing my sword took a move action.
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 d20+9=13 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 9:36:08 AM
Avin's dagger clatters against the ground as the wizard begins chanting the words of a spell, mentally cursing the half-orc for understating the size of the creature ahead. How could such a large creature sneak in? Perhaps it had grown. Avin wracks his mind trying to recall what he could of such monsters but the energy of spellcasting muddles his thoughts (nature: 13).
Those who succeed a DC 16 spellcraft check please highlightHighlight to display spoiler: {Avin is casting an Enlarge Person spell}
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:22; Touch: 18; Inc. Touch 22 FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+5=24 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 2:29:04 PM
Toston makes note of the fact that Avin is casting enlarge person and then casts a spell of his own opting to hold the charge this time as he had cast shield on himself before entering the basement which is how he ended up in the back of the party.
Spellcraft DC 16 Highlight to display spoiler: {Toston is casting chill touch }
He then moves forward 20 feet.
(Active effects: Toros Taur Try: +1 stealth/acrobatics ten minutes - time upstairs; Shield +4 shield bonus - 9 rounds)
DM Sanity Info: Highlight to display spoiler: { Spell like abilities: 1/day dancing lights - CL 1 left 1/1 1/day ghost sound - CL 1 ; DC 11 left 1/1 1/day prestidigitation - CL 1 left 1/1 1/day speak with animals - CL 1 left 1/1
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+3=23 ; d20+3=12 ; d4=1 ; d4=4 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 3:58:45 PM
Wil fires his Crossbow from where he stands as the others spread out. Wil moves 10 foot toward the Scorpion and squares up in front of it.
Ashley Steward [AC: 17, Touch: 10, Flat: 17, HP 22/22] Wednesday April 29th, 2015 7:31:13 PM
Ashley moves toward the scorpion, drawing his greatsword as he marches towards the huge insect. He had never seen anything quite like it before, and wasn't sure what the best strategy was to fight the animal. Nevertheless, he tries to give some guidance to his companions.
"Spread out and hit it from multiple sides! Use its size against it!"
[I'm currently unable to move my piece on the map due to my work's internet proxy, and my phone not cooperating. If someone wouldn't mind to move Ashley forward 4 squares, I would appreciate it. ]
DM Kathy d20+6=23 ; d20+6=8 ; d20+6=12 ; d6+4=5 ; d20+12=30 ; Wednesday April 29th, 2015 10:35:24 PM Var fires a shot at the scorpion, but it skitters off the creature's shell.
Talanthrel tosses in a sunrod and draws his weapon.
Avin begins casting. [OOC: the critter almost certainly grew down here. There's no way it could get up and down the stairs now.]
Toston casts a spell of his own and moves up.
Wilford fires his crossbow, and hits but does not crit. Still, the creature wasn't ready, so Wil's bolt does extra damage.
Ashley moves up and calls out some strategy tips.
The creature steps forward [5-foot step] and attacks Ashley! Its pincer hits! Ashley takes 5 damage. The pincer closes, trying to trap Ashley in its grasp. It succeeds, and Ashley is now grappled. [OOC: Before you ask me what you can and can't do while grappled, please follow the link and see if you can figure it out. :) The critter's CMD is 18.]
Ashley Steward [AC: 17, Touch: 10, Flat: 17, HP 22/22] d20+6=18 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 12:38:58 AM
Ashley yells out with the grinding of the bones in his body, the pincer closing around him as the metal shell he's wearing squeezes into him. Bringing his strength to bear against the scorpion, the fighter instead turns the grapple around on the scorpion, dropping his sword in the process. Instead, he then moves to pin the scorpion to the ground, limiting its movement even further, if the human can maintain the hold, that is.
[CMB Roll to Take Control of the Grapple and Pin - 18]
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+4=17 ; d10+3=5 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 3:29:20 AM
Talanthrel moves up to where Ashley is grappling with the beast and swings with his sword (17 vs Ac Dam=5)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:22; Touch: 18; Inc. Touch 22 FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+4=17 ; d4=3 ; d6=6 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 7:42:23 AM
Toston was going to charge the scorpion, but his path is blocked by Talanthrel.
"Talanthrel next time we fight something large, please leave me a clear path to charge it, if you have a choice." Toston yells out.
Toston moves 10 ft and attempts to use stunning fist against the scorpion with his unarmed strike, if it hits it will discharge the held chill touch and the stunning fist.
(17 vs AC for 3 bludgeoning + 6 negative energy damage and the scorpion must make 2 fort saves 1 DC 12 or the scorpion takes 1 point of strength damage and another DC 13 or be stunned for 1 round)
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+6=18 ; d8=5 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 9:36:01 AM
"Now this is a match that I'd bet money on!" Var shouts in enthusiasm for Ashely's arachnid-wrestling technique. Moving 15ft to his left to keep his shots clear, and lets loose another arrow (18 vs AC; 5 damage)
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 Thursday April 30th, 2015 11:07:19 AM
Unlike Var, the wizard is not a gambling man and prefers to stack events in his favor. In this instance that means leveling the playing field. He shuffles forwards as the enlarge person spell reaches its completion and takes hold of Ashley, his size increasing and putting him on a level with the over-sized scorpion.
With the spell completed the wizard draws his other dagger and hurries to circle the beast while it is occupied.
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+3=6 ; d4=4 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 1:27:56 PM
Wil loads another bolt, steps five foot to the left and fires into the scorpion's little face Wil curses because his aim is off and loads another bolt.
(Attack: 6) (Damage: 4)
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 Thursday April 30th, 2015 5:03:00 PM
(OoC: Oh man, it just got all Godzilla vs. Mothra in here!)
DM Kathy d20+7=9 ; d20+7=9 ; Thursday April 30th, 2015 10:45:46 PM Ashley forces his way out of the grapple, turning the tables on his opponent. [OOC: The grapple rules aren't stated as clearly as I would like, but with one grapple check, you can only reverse the grapple. Pinning your opponent requires another successful grapple check.]
Toston moves up and hits the scorpion with his Icy Fist of Death (or whatever he's calling it). The scorpion takes damage! It loses some strength! And it is stunned for a round!
Var shoots the scorpion for more damage!
Avin finishes his spell and embiggens Ashley.
Wilford fires another shot, but it doesn't hit even a stunned scorpion.
The scorpion's turn! But it is stunned, so it only twitches a little.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] Friday May 1st, 2015 12:07:05 AM
OOC : Kathy did my attack hit?
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+4=11 ; d10+3=12 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 12:10:33 AM
Talanthrel takes advantage of the scorpions stunned condition to attack again. (11vs ac, Dam 12)
DM Kathy Friday May 1st, 2015 12:36:12 AM
[Whoops! I totally spaced on Talanthrel's attack! Yes, it hit.]
Ashley Steward [AC: 15, Touch: 8, Flat: 15, CMD 17, HP 17/22] [+2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 AC, Large] d20+11=14 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 1:04:09 AM
Ashley works to maintain the grapple and move it into a pin maneuver, trying to give his allies an advantage and capitalize off of Toston's stunning attack. He once again tries to give some maneuver suggestions, his much louder, more booming voice filling the room.
"Surround this thing, don't let it carry me off, lads!"
Ashley half-smirks, half-grimaces, showing the humor in his statement, despite the circumstances.
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+3=15 ; d20+6=19 ; d8=7 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 9:45:46 AM
Var's mind races as he tries to identify any vulnerable points that the Scorpion might have (Nature: 15)
Taking another 15ft movement forward Var fires off another arrow (19 vs AC; 7 damage), landing it in a soft spot between its chitinous plates.
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+3=12 ; d4=3 ; d6=2 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 11:05:47 AM
Wil moves to the left attempting to flank the scorpion and fires another bolt. "He seems a bit distracted..." A quiet voice whispers. Wil pauses for a moment due to not expecting the interference but recognizes the little girls voice. "That's a very good observation." Wil replies loudly. Not realizing he spoke out loud. "This bolt should be a surprise and then we could tear it up from the left flank." He attempted to move left a little further and bumped into Var. "Sorry about that." (Attack: 12) (Damage: 3) (Sneak Attack: 2)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:22; Touch: 18; Inc. Touch 22 FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+6=20 ; d6=1 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 12:40:31 PM
Toston moves 5 feet to his left then diagonal 5 feet forward and to the left then 10 feet forward to gain flanking against the scorpion with Talanthrel. (OOC: no AOOS because the scorpion has the grappled condition..woot)
A gold dragon tail erupts from his back side and Toston swings the tail at the scorpion, although he hit the scorpion, the tail does little damage.
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 d20+3=7 ; Friday May 1st, 2015 2:50:26 PM
Avin closes the remaining gap between himself and the scorpion and does his best to stab at the monstrosity. (Attack 7)
DM Kathy d20+8=21 ; Sunday May 3rd, 2015 9:23:24 PM Ashley pins the stunned scorpion.
Var hits with another arrow, and now the scorpion is looking hurt.
Talanthrel, Wilford, and Avin try to attack, but miss. Toston suddenly grows a dragon tail and hits the scorpion with it. It's an impressive maneuver, but it doesn't do a lot of damage.
No longer stunned, the scorpion thrashes wildly, and manages to un-pin itself. The creature is still grappled, but no longer pinned.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+6=26 ; d20+6=18 ; d10+3=8 ; Sunday May 3rd, 2015 11:09:01 PM
Talanthrel looking to takes advantage of Tostons flanking maneuver shout out "Die fell beast!" and swings again (crit threat at 26 vs ac Backed up at 18 vs ac = Dam 16)
Toston keeps his flanking position and attempts to flurry starting with a punch (21 vs AC for 3 bludgeoning) and following up with a kick (22 vs AC for 2 bludgeoning). (OOC: forgot to subtract 1 on roller for flurry so amended above)
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+6=23 ; d8=8 ; Monday May 4th, 2015 10:57:06 AM
Var grunts as Wilford bumps into him, and nods to his comrade. Moving back and out of the Rouge's way, he nocks another arrow and steadies his breathing. (Attack: 23 vs AC; 8 damage) The arrow plants itself up to the feathers between the scorpion's armor plating, and Var shouts "Bloody beast...just die!"
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+3=16 ; d4=1 ; Monday May 4th, 2015 1:39:49 PM
Wil again fires at the scorpion's face. The little girl in his head screams causing him to winch. "What was that for?" Wil asks. "You hurt the poor thing," the little girl says. "I can hear it screaming." "Sorry?" Wil asks, confused. "First you help me now you want me to stop?" "It's defenseless?" Wil loads another bolt and watches as Avin wrestles with the large claw. "I don't know what your hearing, little girl, but this beast is not defenseless." "Don't shoot it anymore," the little girl asks. "Not an option." "I will scream," the little girl threatens. "Please don't," Wil pleads.
Attack: 16 Damage: 1
Ashley Steward [AC: 15, Touch: 8, Flat: 15, CMD 17, HP 17/22] [+2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 AC, Large] d20+7=17 ; Monday May 4th, 2015 9:10:50 PM
Being bucked out of the pin by the large scorpion, the now larger than life Ashley starts to get frustrated with the sheer amount of fight the creature is giving them. He brings his strength and new found weight down to bear on the giant insect, but he isn't successful in maintaining the grapple. Bested by the scorpion's strength, and with the others in good position for a group counterstrike, the fighter grabs the warhammer from his belt as he moves towards the creature, ready to strike.
DM Kathy Monday May 4th, 2015 9:51:59 PM Ashley finally loses his grappling battle with the scorpion, and grabs his hammer, ready to get back to smashing.
However, his companions make it unnecessary. Toston punches and kicks it; Wilford and Var shoot it, then Talanthrel finishes it off with a huge, sweeping blow that all but cuts the creature in two.
It collapses, lifeless, to the basement floor.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] d20+5=15 ; Monday May 4th, 2015 10:26:12 PM
Talanthrel quickly glances around to see if there are any other insects in the dark corners of the room. (Perception=15) "Hmmm, that was easier than expected."
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 d20+3=16 ; Tuesday May 5th, 2015 10:21:00 AM
Shouldering his longbow, Var pulls out one of his hand-axes and walks to the dead Scorpion and attempts to remove it's stinger and poison gland (Nature: 16)
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+5=23 ; Tuesday May 5th, 2015 10:49:40 AM
The little girls cries when she realizes that the scorpion is no longer breathing. Wil tries to ignore the sobbing while wishing that he could turn off the noise. He walks through the remains of the scorpion to gather his used bolts and find anything useful. Var moves the long tail of the scorpion and Wil jumps. For some reason he is nervous around these giant bugs.
Perception: 23
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:22; Touch: 18; Inc. Touch 22 FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC Tuesday May 5th, 2015 6:57:58 PM
"Since the scorpion is dead, does anyone know if these things are good for eating? I mean they are essentially land lobsters right? It seems a shame to let all that meat go to waste if it is indeed edible." Toston says to his fellow party members.
(Active effects: Toros Taur Try: +1 stealth/acrobatics ten minutes - (time upstairs + 4 rounds + time after scorpion); Shield +4 shield bonus = 5 rounds?)
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 d20+9=11 ; Tuesday May 5th, 2015 8:21:24 PM
Avin looks around worriedly and retrieves both his daggers before sheathing them. They hadn't been of use. Perhaps he should stick to magic after all.
Avin watches Var a mite disappointed that he offered no thanks to the creatures spirit. Silently, the wizard offers them in Var's name. He wasn't sure you could do that but he did so anyway.
The wizard considers the nature of the scorpion once more (knowledge nature: 11) but quickly realizes he still knows no more than he did before.
DM Kathy Tuesday May 5th, 2015 10:28:54 PM Talanthrel looks around, noting that this was easier than expected. You don't see anything, so perhaps it would be a good idea to call out in a firm, carrying voice: "Is this the best you can do?" Or maybe that would be tempting fate. :)
Var attempts to remove the creature's stinger and poison sac. He gets the stinger just fine, but the scorpion does not seem to have a poison sac. It's got some kind of gland there, but Var isn't sure what it does.
Wilford finds himself a little jumpy around the bug. He feels the little girl ghost flee, and for now, there are no ghosts coming to replace her.
Avin retrieves his daggers and Toston asks whether these things are good eatin'. None of his companions reply; perhaps none of them know.
The scorpion is quite dead, and there don't seem to be any other threats down here.
Ashley Steward [AC: 15, Touch: 8, Flat: 15, CMD 17, HP 17/22] [+2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 AC, Large] Tuesday May 5th, 2015 11:18:26 PM
Ashley looks down on his companions from his briefly altered height, before he starts to shrink down to normal. He feels around his armor where the scorpion pierced it, grimacing a bit at the blood that comes back on his finger.
"Come on lads. Let's go see this Clovis and get what we're really here for."
[Sorry for the late post, everyone. I forgot to post before I went to the Slipknot show that came to town.]
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+9=12 ; d20+5=9 ; Wednesday May 6th, 2015 4:45:56 PM
Seeing as no one answered him and everyone seems to be in a hurry to meet with Clovis, Toston decides that an experiment is in order. Toston dismisses his liontaur version of Toros Taur Try and casts the Centaur version on himself.(+2 to survival) Then using his masterwork Kama he cuts 1 pound of the choicest Scorpion meat from the scorpion corpse (Perception : 12) to identify the choicest meat and (Survival : 9) to butcher the scorpion. Toston resolves to cook it later at the Marsh House and says to his companions, "This is practically all that I can carry without hindering my monk abilities. If someone else wants to carry some I'm more than happy to butcher more scorpion meat."
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 Wednesday May 6th, 2015 5:18:40 PM
Var Shrugs "I can try and butcher us some meat off of it. Don't think I've had Scorpion before, but it'd be a shame to let it go to waste." He looks down at the scorpion's carcass "Poor fella, probably didn't even want to be here in the first place."
He wraps the recovered gland from the scorpion in a rag, and places it in his pack, intending to study it more later.
Ashley Steward [AC: 15, Touch: 8, Flat: 15, CMD 17, HP 17/22] [+2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 AC, Large] Wednesday May 6th, 2015 9:47:48 PM
"Aye, I'll help you with the meat. Let's just be a bit quick about it, we don't want those above to think it took us this long. Or give them time to pull a fast one, if they aren't already."
Ashley looks upwards towards the stairs they had descended, his eyes narrowing with his suspicion regarding Clovis.
DM Kathy Wednesday May 6th, 2015 10:45:41 PM
You decide to butcher the scorpion to see what it tastes like. None of you have a lot of experience in this area, but you have sharp pointy things and lots of enthusiasm, so you are able to hack some meat off of the carcas. You end up with messy, uneven lumps rather than, say, steaks, but it probably all tastes the same anyway.
You make your way upstairs, to find Clovis pacing. "Is it done?" he asks.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] Thursday May 7th, 2015 12:00:53 AM
After the other are through butchering the Scorpion Talanthrel retrieves his sun rod from the center of the room and follows the others up the stairs. Hearing Clovis's question Talanthrel grins at him and says "Yup! It is definitely no longer a threat."
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 Thursday May 7th, 2015 1:59:27 PM
"Quite dead. Bit of a mess. Yes, very messy." Avin mumbles to the half-orc. "Make sure there aren't any eggs hiding, yes?"
(Sorry for missing another dang post. I was sick as heck yesterday.)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC Thursday May 7th, 2015 6:46:47 PM
"The scorpion is dead and there is still a decent amount of meat down there. I'm not sure how scorpion tastes but we are going to find out later. If you want some help yourself." Toston says to Clovis
"Did Three Bits give you anything to give to us after the job was done? Do we have to present anything to her to prove that we did this favor?" Toston asks the half-orc guard.
Ashley Steward [AC: 15, Touch: 8, Flat: 15, CMD 17, HP 17/22] [+2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 AC, Large] Thursday May 7th, 2015 8:57:44 PM
Ashley listens to the others talking with Clovis, not feeling the need to chime in at the particular moment. Instead, he simply observes.
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 Thursday May 7th, 2015 9:02:51 PM
Var hangs at the back of the group with Ashley and quietly watches Clovis.
DM Kathy Thursday May 7th, 2015 10:55:19 PM
You report to Clovis that the job is done, and offer him his choice of scorpion meat. The half-orc actually shudders. "Uh. Thanks, but no," he says.
Asked if you need some kind of proof, he shakes his head. "I'll let her know," he says.
Where to next? Back to the City Below? Or do you want to take your scorpion meat home first?
Avin Fellows HP:17/17 AC:13 Flat:10 Touch:13 Thursday May 7th, 2015 11:31:42 PM
"Let's not dawdle. We're already late. Quite late," Avin states. "Behind, at least."
Avin expresses that he'd like to move on and proceed back to the City Below.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 17; Touch 14; Flat 13; Cmd17] Friday May 8th, 2015 2:03:25 AM
"Agreed." Talanthrel nods "Let's get this done. Besides we are going to have to go thru that dam line again."
Wilford Grimly (HP:18/18; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) Friday May 8th, 2015 12:25:20 PM
Wil grumbles with the thought is going back below. "We should drop this food off quickly before it spoils. Sudden thought, we should make up some dried scorpion sticks."
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18; FF:18; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+9=29 ; Friday May 8th, 2015 1:30:08 PM
"I too think we should take measures to prevent the scorpion meat from spoiling. It would not do the creature justice if we allowed the meat to go bad. Does anyone have any salt? I'm talking like a barrel of salt or know where we can get some? We can preserve the scorpion meat like they do other meat for long sea voyages." Toston opines.
(Profession Sailor: 29)
Ashley Steward [AC: 15, Touch: 8, Flat: 15, CMD 17, HP 17/22] [+2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 AC, Large] Friday May 8th, 2015 10:04:38 PM
"If it's salted scorpion, we're looking at a trip to the docks, at least. I don't mind either way, but remember our first reason we even did this."
Ashley watches the others, waiting to see what the group consensus would turn out to be.
Var HP:21/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:18 Saturday May 9th, 2015 12:39:40 PM
"A quick detour to the docks for some salt shouldn't take too much time..and think if all the scorpion jerky we'll have!" Var says, thn pauses before continuing, "boy I hope this is actually good..."
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