The Entrance Tuesday August 28th, 2018 12:06:50 PM
The Agents looks into the room, quickly lighted by Pru’s dancing lights spell. There is a momentary shadow from behind as the giants watch from the doorway to see how the Agents fare. Pompous points out the scrapes on the floor as Trayvin points out that the statues are actually golems. Nikolai doesn’t like the giants behind them, but he looks around the area for any sign of human footprints. He does not see any. Perception, DC 22, Nikolai only: Highlight to display spoiler: {There are no footprints, but as you look for them, you can see that some of the piles of trash and debris are much newer than others…}.
Anna and Sigvar talk about some options for giants and golems. Sigvar moves up with Michael to examine the door beyond the golems. However, as soon as Michael and Sigvar get close to the golems, they immediately start moving, the two of them standing up tall, raising their large, bulbous fists!
OOC: Dang it. I have an Excel map. The link appears below. However, I can’t seem to do anything with the map. When I try and copy and paste it tells me to use Ctrl-V – and it tells me that WHEN I press Ctrl-V. So there’s the map. It doesn’t have you on it. The permissions should be set so that you can edit it and place yourselves on the map. Oh, and the space at the bottom has the giants standing outside, but I can’t place them, either, other than some text...so yes, we’re in combat, your move. Place yourselves on the map if you’re able with Michael and Sigvar starting adjacent to the golems and post away actions for combat round 1! Map
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 33 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 123/123 Character Sheet d20+14=17 ; d20+9=26 ; d20+9=20 ; d20+4=5 ; d20+10=12 ; d6=5 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; d6=3 ; Tuesday August 28th, 2018 12:38:42 PM
Sigvar's weapon clears its sheath and slams into the golem. His first swing misses, second hits but fails to confirm a critical and the third swing misses and his horns fail to connect. Sword 1 hits AC 17, 21 if Michael is flanking Sword 2 hits AC 26, critical threat, fails to confirm unless Michael is flanking 19 damage adamantine and magic if not a critical 38 damage if critical Sword 3 hits AC 5, miss Horns Hit AC 12, 16 if flanking miss
Prudence Gundle Tuesday August 28th, 2018 3:38:49 PM
Sigvar's suggestion is a good one, and Pru wastes no time in putting a Wall of Ice across the entrance.
[Not sure how high the ceiling is in here, or how tall the doorway is. I put a blue line where the wall can go; at that size it can be up to 40 feet high.]
Pompous lets fly a volley of arrows at one of the golems (1)
ooc ( I labeled the golems 1 and 2 on the map for clarity. Hope that's ok.)
-------------- Barkskin 110 minutes from when cast (effective AC 28)
Precise shots and many shots Using arrows +1
Attack 1 Hits (AC 24 but had forgotten to include Dex bonus- Hits AC 27) for 11 physical and 1 shock Attack 1(A) Hits AC 27 for 10 physical and 6 shock
Attack 2 Hits AC (33, added +3 dex bonus) Crit threat roll 24 for 10 (or 30 if crit threat successful) physical damage , 5 shock damage.
Attack 3 Hits AC 20 Miss
Trayvin AC 28/13 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Tuesday August 28th, 2018 9:00:38 PM
It was too late to prepare, but not too late for a warning. "They will try to slow us down, magically. Pru might be able to counteract the effect. I don't know if there are any spells that will work on them directly, so I think we follow Sigvar's advice and just smash them down one at a time. Adamantine will be best if you have it."
Actions: Trayvin draws his adamantine Morningstar and casts shield of faith on himself.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+8=27 d20+8=25 d20+8=9 d20+3=16 d4+2=6 d4+2=3 d4+2=3 6d6(4+2+1+3+4+1)=15 6d6(4+4+3+1+5+6)=23 6d6(1+6+4+5+6+1)=23 Tuesday August 28th, 2018 9:23:21 PM The giants can just retreat behind their walls if it comes to battle, we need to get them into the temple of entirce them outside their walls to have any hope. then the golems come alive, oh boy! Michael flanks with Sigvar, his little +1 weapons won't do much good and rock things have not organs nor blood, but if he can keep them occupied while Sigvar gets to work it will be a job well done. fighting defensively +2 To ac.=24 I also have combat expertise and a +8 bab so I get -2 to hit and +2 more to AC =26
first attack, main hand to hit bonus +14 -6 for defence = +8 rapier +1 to hit AC 31 for 6 points of damage. add 15 for flanking damage
off hand same bonus due to magic item negating TWF penalties. Short sword +1 to hit AC 29 for 3 points of damage. add 23 for flanking damage.
second attack +9 -6 =+3 attack bonus Rapier +1 to hit ac 20 for 3 points of damage. add 23 for flanking damage.
notice the rolls above do not take into account the Agent flanking bonus which I have added to the rolls in the text. the bonus is +4. also I read over golems and they have construct traits, it says nothing in the writeup about constructs being immune to rogues backstab abiltiy(flanking damage). Ps> I like the new roller showing the rolls like that.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 28/15/24 HP 80/80 -- CMD 25 Tuesday August 28th, 2018 10:58:16 PM
Anna uses her bull's strength morphamancy to grow stronger.
(OOC: don't forget anyone who participated in spread the word you have +1 coming to you on your next save)
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [80 rounds]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 23 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 83/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=20 ; d20+18=36 ; 3d6+5=14 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 12:06:52 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Perception +19 DC22 = 20
Not particularly knowledgeable in rock things, more like animal things and undead, Nikolai at least assumes that sharp things don't work well against stone. Unfortunately his magic kama is a sharp thing, not a blunt one.
Nor was he quite ready for them to react, expecting the trigger to be messing with the door, so he instinctively pulls out his +2 Kama. He didn't relish punching rocks. 'Y'know, it could be they were just moving into position to block the doors rather than actually attack, but too late for that now,' he muses as he quickly steps up next to Michael and takes a swing at the golem with his magic kama to see what happens.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Wednesday August 29th, 2018 10:45:36 AM
Tuesday.
Akir is displeased. Leave it to a halfling to get all handsy on what was confirmed to be a golem.
He casts Blink, and shuffles his positioning.
The Entrance d20+22=40 ; 2d10+9=20 ; d20+22=27 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 12:42:38 PM
Sigvar wastes no time and quickly draws his sword. It clangs against the massive golem, but one strike knocks a chunk of stone off the construct. Pru moves and places a wall of ice up between the group and the giants, effectively blocking the entrance. Pompous lets a number of arrows fly, but he can tell they are doing little to affect the pile of stone. Trayvin shouts some advice and prepares to attack. Michael easily slips behind the creature Sigvar has attacked and tries to stab it repeatedly with his dagger. He can indeed tell the dagger isn’t quite working against the stone like it would against flesh. Anna grows stronger. Nikolai tries to stab the creature, but realizes that his kama isn’t going to do much, either. Akir prepares for battle as well, momentarily fading out of sight.
The attacked golem looks around through its gem eyes and a burst of energy goes out from it. With a grinding of stone against stone, a large fist slams down and connects with Nikolai, hitting him hard (20 damage). The other moves up behind Sigvar, stone sliding across the floor. Sigvar feels the wind from a massive fist flying behind him, just missing him.
OOC: Stone Golems: AC 26; DR 10/adamantine; 10’ reach #1 Damage: 51 #2 Damage: 0
I see Sigvar’s longsword is adamantine & Trayvin has adamantine. If anyone else can overcome the DR, please let me know, otherwise I’ll assume you cannot and deduct the 10 per attack damage. They are susceptible to flanking damage & criticals.
I’m not completely sure on how to apply the flanking damage and DR. If that is an additional damage, then I would think DR would apply separately. In other words, Michael’s first attack is 6 damage (-10 DR) + 15 flanking damage (-10 DR) for a total of 5 damage. But if it ISN’T separate damage, it would be 21 damage (-10 DR) for a total of 11 damage. I’ve applied it the first way, but I’m open to other interpretations. Michael damage: 6-10=0, 15-10=5, 3-10=0, 23-10=13, total applied: 18
Nikolai damage: with a d6+5 str facing a 10DR, anything other than a 6 will result in zero damage, so I applied 1 damage here.
Sigvar, Michael, Nikolai: Will save, DC 17 or be affected by slow: staggered, can only make 1 move or standard action each round (cannot take full-round actions, which means only 1 attack). Also, -1 to attack rolls, AC, and reflex saves. Move at half normal speed.
Prudence Gundle Wednesday August 29th, 2018 1:26:11 PM
Pru casts Haste on Pompous, Nikolai, and...is that Michael? Not everybody has made it onto the map, so it's hard to say. There may be others in that area she can get, too, but those three for sure.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 123/123 Character Sheet d20+10=19 ; d20+19=35 ; d20+19=26 ; d20+14=23 ; d20+9=12 ; d20+15=23 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 6:07:40 PM
OOC Precision damage is added to the weapon damage for 1 total and then applied. That is how it is done for any other creature, I don't see why it would be different here. Sigvar is on the map and is one of the people that can actually hurt the golems and is only 20 feet from Michael, so I am going to assume he got hasted. Remove the haste attack if that isn't the case/ Ic Will 19 pass. Sigvar shrugs off the magic the golem uses to hamper him. He is flanked, but does not worry about it, just concentrates on dropping the golems before they can do more damage. Sword 1 hts AC 35 for 21 damage Haste hits AC 26 for 19 damage Sword 2 Hits AC 23, miss Sword 3 hits AC 12 miss Horns hits AC 23 miss
Hasted 11 rounds +1 to AC, reflex saves and attack rolls
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+8=23 ; d20+19=28 ; d20+19=30 ; d20+19=24 ; d20+14=32 ; d20+14=33 ; d4+2=6 ; d4+2=3 ; d4+2=3 ; d4+2=5 ; d4+2=4 ; 6d6=16 ; 6d6=18 ; 6d6=23 ; 6d6=14 ; 6d6=23 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 8:11:50 PM
OOC: Michaels avatar is on a disk. Also, I take sneak attack damage as a form of precision damage that a rogue can get by exploiting weaknesses in his opponent. So I think the DR 10 would apply to each attack not to the weapon damage and sneak attack damage respectively. if the blade had some kind of poison effect it would be subject to the DR as well as the weapon damage. but the weapon damage is all that is being rolled here, the extra dice are just indicating how well I did with the attack. Another way to look at it would be that if he got a save vs the extra damage it would be separate and thus subject to the DR. but it's not so that means its all in the single attack.
Michael feels the world begin to speed up but with focus and determination he fights off the effect. then Pru's spell takes effect and the world slows down, he welcomes it with fierce glee. A larger stone fist whistles past Michael to hit Nikolai, he drops his defence to better quickly end the threat.
The creature is stone, but magical stone nonetheless, it moves via magic, keeping stone joints whole and together and allowing the hard unyielding stone to flex when needed to allow movement. still, it is stone and cracks form from the imperfections in the magic and stone. While his Rapier and his short sword cannot penetrate the stone, they can certainly worry a crack into something a bit more deadly and mess around with the wizardry that keeps the joints together. With speed as his ally now, he should be more effective. he works on a joint. leveraging the blades in a crack to widen it.
1st attack full attack, +14 bonus +4 flanking +1 Haste = +19 Rapier +1 keen To hit AC 23 for 6 points of damage and 16 points flanking
Short sword +1 To hit AC 28 for 3 points of damage and 18 points flanking.
secondary Short Sword +1 to hit AC 30 for 3 points of damage and 23 points flanking
Rapier +1 keen to hit AC 32 for 5 points of damage and 14 points flanking
short sword +1 to hit AC 33 for 4 points of damage and 23 points flanking.
Will save 23
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 98 /98 d20+19=25 ; d6+5=9 ; d6=1 ; d6+5=7 ; d6=1 ; d20+14=18 ; d20+9=13 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 8:20:21 PM
Pompous looks on in frustration as his arrows only do minimal damage. But at least it looks like the bow's shock damage in affecting the rock creatures.
Pompous feels that familiar feeling of being hasted and goes back to work.
=================================== Hasted 11 rounds +1 to AC, reflex saves and attack rolls Barkskin
Precise shots and many shots Using arrows +1
Attack 1 Hits AC 25 for 9 physical and 1 shock (miss) Attack 1(A) Hits AC 25 for 7 physical and 1 shock (miss)
Attack 2 Hits AC 18 miss
Attack 3 Hits AC 13 Miss
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Wednesday August 29th, 2018 8:49:46 PM
Trayvin casts another spell, and then moves into position to flank with Sigvar.
Actions: cast divine favor , move into position
Active Effects: shield of faith, duration 11 minutes divine favor, duration 1 minute haste, duration 11 rounds?
used: spells: shield of faith, divine favor
OOC- I added the haste, if DM feels Trayvin was out of range, no problem, I will remove it next round.
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Wednesday August 29th, 2018 10:44:43 PM
(OOC: Anna is the A on the map)
Anna grows huge as her head shrinks and twin rows of dorsal plates grow down her back. She sprouts a tail which ends in vicious spikes. When her transformation is all said in done she weighs in at 5000 pounds and stands 14 feet tall.
She says, "I'm gonna try to use whirlwind attack as soon as I am able to target multiple golems and hopefully trip them up with my tail. I have a 15 foot reach now guys."
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [79 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [80 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 18
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+3=16 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 11:24:48 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
OO: Actually, the Vital Strike is part of the original attack, the way I read it because I can only use the Vital Strike as One attack. That is, I can't use it as part of a flurry. It is a bonus for knowing where to hit with most effect, so the damage would be 2d6 +5 for the purposes of DR. Of course, that still doesn't mean a whole lot, but a bit more.
IC: Nikolai is next to Michael and knowing he can't do much to hurt it, he attempts to distract it for Sigvar.
Use Ki point for +4 dodge bonus (swift Action)
Aid another (sigvar's attacks) d20 +3 = 16 bonus of +2
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+12=22 ; Wednesday August 29th, 2018 11:27:06 PM
oops: Will save, DC 17 : d20+12 = 22 success
The Entrance d20+22=29 ; d20+22=28 ; Thursday August 30th, 2018 12:48:01 PM
Pru sees the power emanating from the golems and quickly casts haste to counteract the effect. Fortunately, no one was affected, so they are now hasted! Sigvar continues hacking away at the creature, his sword lopping off large chunks of stone. Michael continues to focus on the joints of the monster and his sword manages to find some weak spots. His final blow is enough to break off the arm joint. The arm falls off and the massive thing simply stops moving.
Pompous, thinking quickly, changes targets to the other stone beast. However, perhaps because of changing targets, his arrows fly wide, deep, and around. Trayvin casts another spell and moves behind the other stone creature. Anna turns into a dinosaur and realizes she is standing in a pool of water – the wall of ice is already starting to melt in the heat. She can also hear pounding on the outside of the ice wall. Nikolai steps back as the creature stops moving.
The other beast, standing in place now behind Sigvar, sends out another wave of energy (slow, will save, DC 17 or slowed for Trayvin and Sigvar). The two massive fists swing, but Sigvar manages to duck and weave out of their way completely!
OOC: Sounds good on the reasonings behind additional damages to overcome DR. I’ll go with that. Added 10 additional damage from last round.
Stone Golems: AC 26; DR 10/adamantine; 10’ reach #1 Damage: Dead #2 Damage: 0
DM Note: Sigvar’s longsword is adamantine & Trayvin has adamantine.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 123/123 Character Sheet d20+10=18 ; d20+19=27 ; d20+19=35 ; d20+14=16 ; d20+9=16 ; d20+15=27 ; d6=6 ; d6=1 ; d6=4 ; d6=1 ; d8=5 ; Thursday August 30th, 2018 4:37:47 PM
Will 18 Sigvar blocks the last swing with his shield and pivots, turning to engage the new threat. Sword 1 Hits AC27 for 19 damage Haste hits AC 35 for 17 damage Sword 2 hit AC 16 miss Sword 3 hit AC 16 miss Horns hit AC 27 for 13 damage (not Adamantine so 3 damage after DR) OOC About the wall....remember "Even when the ice has been broken through, a sheet of frigid air remains. Any creature stepping through it (including the one who broke through the wall) takes 1d6 points of cold damage + 1 point per caster level (no save)." I thought it damaged those attacking it but it seems only when they step through the hole. As they are desert giants they might take increased cold damage. They will likely be angry. Not that SIgvar cares, he is pretty convinced the giants would have back stabbed them. Also thank goodness Sigvar is power attacking, he can;t roll damage to save his life it seems.
Prudence Gundle Thursday August 30th, 2018 5:01:35 PM
This time, Pru casts Haste on herself, Anna, Trayvin, and Sigvar. I think she can get Akir, too.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Thursday August 30th, 2018 7:52:17 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor, haste
Nikolai pulls back, knowing space is at a premium now, and stands next to the entry way to provide flanking against the giant that steps through.
He cautions the group, "Just in case the giants are just wanting to help us, don't be too hasty on attacking them. Let them make the first hostile move."
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+21=31 ; d20+19=39 ; d4+2=6 ; d4+2=3 ; d20+2=15 ; 6d6=16 ; d20+19=20 ; Thursday August 30th, 2018 8:13:27 PM
The golem quits moving, so Michael runs over to Trayvin and takes a flanking position up with Sigvar, he tumbles and jukes to throw the remaining golem off as he does so. As he rolls past the thing and into position he Thrusts into a leg joint with his rapier.
Acrobatics 31. +1 for haste =32 (gotta remember to include all these bonuses.).
standard action attack base bonus +14 +1 for haste +4 for AotF flanking bonus.
Rapier +1 Keen to Hit AC 31(Crit! 20 natch 1 not confirmed) for 6 points of damage and 16 flanking damage.
A thought occurs to Michael. he speaks, loud enough to be heard but hopefully quiet enough that the giants beating on the ice wall can't hear him.
once we get these golems taken care of, lets all of us except Sigvar and Nikolai lay down on the floor like we are dead or injured just to make sure the giants are as evil as we think they are.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d20+14=27 ; d20+20=36 ; d20+15=17 ; d8+8=16 ; d8+8=12 ; Thursday August 30th, 2018 10:01:07 PM
will save = 27
Trayvin attacks the golem, with Sigvar across from him it might not last long. He wonders briefly how the giants are going to react to that wall.
Actions: attack golem 2, hit AC 36, 17. damage = 16, 12
Active Effects: shield of faith, duration 11 minutes divine favor, duration 1 minute haste, duration 11 rounds?
used: spells: shield of faith, divine favor
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+15=30 ; 4d6+12=26 ; d20+19=32 ; Thursday August 30th, 2018 10:33:46 PM
Anna-saurus moves up a little and then swings her spiked tail at the remaining golem hitting it squarely with her tail and potentially knocking it prone.
(30 vs AC; 26 damage (-10 = 16 after DR) plus 32 vs CMD to trip the golem for free)
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [78 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [79 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+15(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 19 Haste: +1 attack on full attack; +1 to attack rolls, +1 dodge bonus to reflex saves + AC; +30 foot movement speed
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) d20+16=30 ; d20+16=32 ; d20+11=16 ; 2d4+19=22 ; 2d4+19=23 ; Thursday August 30th, 2018 11:43:16 PM
Step. Swing. Step Swing. With Prudences haste spell running through him, he attacks faster than before. His scythe manages to tear small chunks of the golem away.
Hit AC 30 and 32 for 22 and 23 damage. 43 - 20 = 23 damage adjusted for DR.
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 98 /98 Friday August 31st, 2018 6:31:52 AM
Seeing that his arrows have little to no effect, and that the melee experts have matters well in hand, Pompous decides to save his magical arrows, move 15 feet south and cover the ice wall in case the giants break through,
----------------- Haste barkskin
The Entrance d20+22=29 ; d20+22=35 ; 2d10+9=26 ; Friday August 31st, 2018 2:28:28 PM
Sigvar spins, blocks, and continues his assault on the monster, chopping large pieces of stone off of the beast. They clunk as they hit the ground around him. Pru continues with magical aid for the Agents. Nikolai moves back to the ice wall and prepares for giants to appear. When he looks at the wall, he doesn’t see many cracks in it yet, so it doesn’t look like the wall is going to come crashing down immediately.
Michael dives and tumbles, stabbing his rapier into another stone leg joint. He calls out a plan at the same time Nikolai prepares for the giants. Trayvin also continues the massive, coordinated assault on the remaining stone creature. Dinosaur-Anna slips forward and joins the attack, slamming into the monster and trying to trip it, but her massive tail just bounces off the leg of the creature. Akir feels the need for speed and chops some additional stone bits off the monster. Pompous moves and prepares for the giants as well.
The remaining golem mindlessly continues its assault on Sigvar. Sigvar easily blocks one of the massive fists, but the other fist slips around his shield and hits him quite solidly in the chest (26 damage). The puddle of water continues to expand from the melting ice, but the pounding seems to have lessened at the moment.
Stone Golems: AC 26; DR 10/adamantine; 10’ reach #1 Damage: Dead #2 Damage: 98
DM Note: Sigvar’s longsword is adamantine & Trayvin has adamantine.
Prudence Gundle Friday August 31st, 2018 11:12:02 PM
Pru isn't sure she has any spells that will hurt rock monsters. Then again, Magic Missile will hurt most things, so she casts it.
[Yes, I know this won't work, but Pru didn't make the Knowledge DC and I don't think anybody mentioned the SR thing.]
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d20+20=37 ; d20+15=25 ; d8+8=12 ; d8+8=16 ; Saturday September 1st, 2018 12:25:20 AM
Trayvin continues trying to smash the golem. There was nothing for it now but to finish them off.
Actions: attack golem, hit AC 37, 25. Damage: 12, 16
Active Effects: shield of faith, duration 11 minutes divine favor, duration 1 minute haste, duration 11 rounds?
used: spells: shield of faith, divine favor
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+15=33 ; d20+15=19 ; 4d6+12=24 ; d20+19=34 ; Saturday September 1st, 2018 12:56:02 AM
(OOC: My attack did no damage? do these things ignore 30 points of damage? I didn't have any percision damage or anything and I thought these things have AC 26 and my attack roll was 30 last time)
Anna continues to try to trip up the golem with her spike tail, taking advantage of being hasted to attack twice.
(33 vs AC; 19 vs AC; miss) (1st attack: 24 damage (-10 from = 14 damage) ; plus CMB of 34 vs Golem's CMD to trip it)
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [77 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [78 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+15(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 19 Haste: +1 attack on full attack; +1 to attack rolls, +1 dodge bonus to reflex saves + AC; +30 foot movement speed
DM Note: Sorry about that, me just adding flavor -- the attack did damage, it was only the trip that failed!
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 97/123 Character Sheet d20+19=21 ; d20+19=22 ; d20+14=19 ; d20+9=28 ; d20+15=25 ; d20+9=16 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; Saturday September 1st, 2018 8:53:24 PM
Sigvar ruts as the fist smashes into his armor. The armor saves his ribs from cracking like twigs, but there will be bruising. He shrugs it off and continues his assault. Sword 1 AC 21 miss Haste AC 22 miss Sword 2 AC 19 miss Sword 3 AC 28 Fails to Critical, but hits for 18 damage Horns AC 25 miss
OOC gotta love those rolls. This is typical of how my PF2 play test went today as well.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) d20+16=18 ; d20+16=35 ; d20+11=12 ; 2d4+19=23 ; Monday September 3rd, 2018 12:41:10 AM
Akir keeps swinging, and his cheapon keeps taking the smallest of chips off the creature.
Miss AC: Nat 2. Hit: AC 35 for 23 damage. 13 after DR Miss: Nat 1.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Monday September 3rd, 2018 2:02:40 AM
Nikolai stays quiet and hunched down, kama at the ready. He figures his friends will finish off he golem soon enough. But what will the giants actually do when they see that the Agents won?
The Entrance Monday September 3rd, 2018 1:51:40 PM
The Agents do not let up on their assault against the remaining stone golem. Pru fires a few magic missiles, Trayvin hits it hard, Anna slams into it, Sigvar swings and his sword clangs against the metal. Akir continues to hack at it while Nikolai and Pompous carefully watch the slowly melting wall of ice.
After the continued assault, the second stone golem creaks and grinds to a halt and it stops moving, missing large chunks of stone. There is a momentary silence in the large, dimly lit room. The pounding on the ice wall has stopped. After a few seconds, there is a crack. Looking over at the doors beyond where the golems were standing, you can see a light puff of dust and dirt as the doors release and shift. They do not open, but there is a tiny space between the doors – apparently, they just unlocked…
Each character receives 6,400 xp
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Monday September 3rd, 2018 2:22:45 PM Whelp...do we play dead and see what the Giants do. or do we design to delve into the dark depths of this dungeon? We don't have much time to decide, but If we do delve, we got potential enemies at our back and unknown dangers ahead. if we play dead. we need to look weak. I propose that Sigvar, Anna, Trayvin and Nikolai play dead, while Pru, Akir and myself greet our large friends. if they prove to be decidedly unfriendly you guys wake up and we'll take them out.
Pompous says to Michael ( ooc> In my best ex wife voice )
" I do think we need to explore. Where do you want me? "
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 97/123 Character Sheet Monday September 3rd, 2018 5:23:44 PM
OOC Has there been any sign that the scouts were here, either dead or alive? If it took killing the golems to get the door to unlock, why are there marks on the floor that indicate that the door has opened before? Are those marks recent? DO the golems appear to be slowly rebuilding themselves? IC Sigvar considers Michael's plan. It would be an excellent test of the Giant's motives, but it would mean he lies to them. This would tarnish his honor and betray the trust Gargul set in him when the god granted him his powers. " A good plan Michael, but I will not deceive them. Some of you made bargains with them to sign papers once we opened the door to the temple. We have done so and I expect they will sign those papers, probably without reading them based on their desperation to open the doors. I hope those papers are readily available, as I doubt they will let us come back with them later." " Which leads me to my other concern, which I could not voice in front of them. They seemed to detect on the edge of evil when I looked at them. They are belligerent, territorial and I believe had we not stood up to them they would have done us harm. No idle passer by is going to stand up to them like we did and I think that would mean that the giants would at the very least take advantage of them, either by robbing them or possibly even killing them. That as the impression I got. As such we can not in good conscience leave them here. We need to either make them move on, or kill them to protect anyone else that might enter this valley." "How did the resat of you read their answers?"
Sigvar's Dashboard Endure elements Haste
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Monday September 3rd, 2018 9:38:27 PM
"Maybe they activated the golems and then retreated. So what do we do now, explore without them or let them in?"
OOC- are these inside doors large enough for the giants to enter?
used: spells: shield of faith, divine favor
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Monday September 3rd, 2018 11:36:57 PM
Anna-saurus says, "I agree with Sigvar, we did try to treat with fairly and I invoked the name of my queen and her consort as part of the negotiations. It would not do for their emissary to renege on a promise. If I could recharge my bag of tricks I could pull some papers that would do what we want them to I think but I would need like 180 or so more gold pieces to do so. I would also have to stop being a stegosaurus and this form has better reach and damage potential than my natural form so perhaps I should speak to the giants as a stegosaurus considering I am now closer to their size?"
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [76 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [77 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+15(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 19 Haste: +1 attack on full attack; +1 to attack rolls, +1 dodge bonus to reflex saves + AC; +30 foot movement speed
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday September 4th, 2018 1:08:08 AM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor, Haste
"I agree with Sigvar. Besides, they can see through the wall of ice can they not? So playing dead won't work. Also, we've got the advantage that they can't move in here easily or throw rocks, so we've got the cards right now, let's play them. We'll bargain again with them, but knowing they will backstab us if they get the chance. Pru, ready for some negotiations again?"
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Tuesday September 4th, 2018 10:15:57 AM
Akir balks.
"Certainly they will understand that it takes time to draw up official paperwork."
The Entrance Tuesday September 4th, 2018 1:19:00 PM
The Agents consider what to do next.
OOC: Mostly OOC answers today.
Sigvar asked about signs of the scouts. The group hasn’t really had time to explore and search the large room. Remember, it is partially dark with flickering dancing lights. There are piles of debris in various places, some look very old, some not as old. It will take a few minutes to search the room.
The marks on the floor near the large doors aren’t necessarily from the doors opening. They may have been from the golems moving. Examining them more closely would support the idea that the golems had moved across them recently.
The golems appear to be nothing but piles of stone at this point and do not appear to be rebuilding.
The inside doors are very large and tall and the giants could easily walk through them.
The wall of ice I picture as sort of opaque instead of a clear window. I imagine that you can see light and figures through it, but you really can’t clearly see through it.
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 98 /98 d20+20=39 ; Tuesday September 4th, 2018 3:52:07 PM
"How about we wend a ranger, me, and a rogue, Michael, to do a but of exploration through the door and then we can make some decisions."
" Feels kinda silly for us to be having these discussions where there's an unlocked, partially opened door in front of us and no one has even tried to see what's on the other side.... Oh the heck with it.... "
Pompous walks to the door, peeks inside (perception 39) and if there's no concerns noted, he pushed the doors open.....
Prudence Gundle d20+18=28 ; Tuesday September 4th, 2018 4:22:33 PM
Confident in her ability to stall the giants if needed, Pru dismisses her Wall of Ice.
"Hello!" she says to the giants with a sunny smile. "Sorry about that; some of the team don't like an open door at their back during a fight. I'm sure you understand. We're just getting to the door now."
[Diplomacy 28]
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+18=30 ; Tuesday September 4th, 2018 5:38:04 PM
Michael is a bit frustrated. without proof positive of the giants evil intent killing them is morally ambiguous. Not that it's ever stopped Michael, but since Tinker left, he's been trying to be a bit more conscientious. He finds himself pacing a bit and catches himself. he goes over to the destroyed Golems and starts rummaging through the debris. those gem eyes might be worth a gold or two.
Perception 30
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 97/123 Character Sheet d20+5=13 ; Tuesday September 4th, 2018 7:20:33 PM " It seems to me that going into the temple would violate some of the agreements you all made with the giants as well. Perhaps in the future we could talk about making agreements with people before blurting them out, on the off chance that they agree to our offers. I plan to have a look around though, since that is what I said I was doing." "Or we could open the door and talk to the giants." Inwardly sighing Sigvar draws his everburning torch and proceeds to look around the room. He remembers that Nikolai wanted to look for tracks before people immediately started touching things and got them attacked, now tracks are probably too muddled for that. Perception 13 look in the piles of debris, newest first.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Tuesday September 4th, 2018 9:25:14 PM
Trayvin doesn't have any light spells prepared, but he takes a look around the room to see if any evidence of the Fist scouts is about. He keeps an eye on the door, not sure how the giants will react to the wall. Based on their behavior so far, he doesn't expect them to be too happy about it.
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+12=29 ; Tuesday September 4th, 2018 11:17:46 PM
(OOC: Unless a monstrous humanoid counts as a humanoid, Anna can't communicate with the giants while in Stegosaurus form.)
Anna says, "I'm not sure if the giants will be able to understand me in Stegosaurus form so other people will have to talk to them."
(Perception: 29; to keep an eye out for any new threats whether from the giants or the temple)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Wednesday September 5th, 2018 12:04:34 AM
Spells in effect: Mage armor, haste
Nikolai moves to stand next to Pru. "Besides, if you were going to help us, there really wasn't enough room in here and we didn't want any one of you getting hurt if the golems were to see you as the bigger threat and go after you. As it was, the golems were forced to deal with us."
Nikolai has the impression that at least one of these giants is smart enough to realize the Thumb leader was sort of bluffing but that didn't bother him very much. The giants saw how quickly they dealt with the two golems and should be smart enough now to not mess with the Fist just yet.
If the giant's reaction is not hostile, that is, they stay put and talk, Nikolai retrieves his Everburning Torch and hands it Trayvin to search the place with some light.
The Entrance Wednesday September 5th, 2018 12:38:08 PM
Pompous heads over to the large stone doors. Pru moves to the wall of ice and the entrance on the far side of the room. Michael heads over to the unanimated stone golems. Sigvar heads to the sides of the room, looking at the debris piles. Trayvin starts searching another area of the room. Stegosaurus Anna stands still in the middle of the room while Nikolai joins Pru in greeting the giants.
When Pompous heads to the doorway, he can smell things that are old, dank, and dusty. Clearly this door has not been opened in a very, very long time. He tries to peer through the doorway, but the space beyond is completely and utterly dark. Clearly there are no sources of light beyond the doorway and without a source himself, he cannot see anything past the opening. The doors open outward if he should wish to open them (OOC: I wasn’t sure with that description if you wanted to open them or not).
Pru dismisses the ice wall and greets the giants in a friendly way. One of them takes a step forward and looks around the room. He can see the Agents scattered around the room and then he spots the unmoving stone golems right next to Pompous and Michael. He looks at the Stegosaurs in confusion. He says, "So, you opened the doors for us. That is good. Maybe we will let you be our friend now as you desire." Sense Motive, DC 22: Highlight to display spoiler: {He appears to be slightly less confident and impressed with the Agents.}. A second giant remains just outside the entrance way. You can hear small rocks tumbling around outside, likely the other two walking around.
Michael starts digging around the golems, not wasting time and going right for the eyes. One of the golems has bright red eyes and the other has deep green eyes. Indeed, they are gems and Michael can easily pry them out of the stone now. Appraise, DC 20: Highlight to display spoiler: {Two emeralds and two rubies with a value of 7,000 gold each.}
Trayvin and Sigvar search the debris in the room. Various items here make it look like different people and things over the years have used this entrance as a resting point or even an extended campsite. There are bits of fire remains, some bits of trash, pieces of string, some woodchips as if from carving, and bits of leather here and there. Nothing really looks to be of value. There are a few bones in a couple of places, but they are very small bones, likely from a squirrel or rabbit. Inside the door Sigvar does find a relatively new, but worn pack that looks like one that is used by scouts from the Agents. It is empty and appears in reasonable shape (it has not been torn, ripped, and does not have any blood on it or anything else). It almost looks like it was just taken off and dropped there.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Wednesday September 5th, 2018 8:29:38 PM
Akir goess through the pack for identification and rations. He figures that if the scout escaped, he probably took some food.
" Doesn't feel like anything alive has been past these doors in ages.... "
Pompous takes out his lantern and lights it. He then pulls one of the two doors open enough to stick his arm in the room and use the lantern as a source of light to look in....
---------------------------- ooc> How long has it been since we started talking with the giants?
Barkskin (110 - however long it's been since casting?) Hast (?) Perception check - 28
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Wednesday September 5th, 2018 9:11:41 PM
Trayvin takes a break from the search, it looks like the backpack is the only item of interest. Well, maybe whatever Michael is digging at as well.
He joins the discussion with the giants in case they try and say something in their own language that they would rather not have the Agents hear.
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Wednesday September 5th, 2018 10:25:30 PM
Anna-Saurus says to Nikolai and Pru, "Explain my presence by saying my lady has blessed me with the ability to alter my form as our giant friend looks confused by my appearance and it seems like we are still treating with them civilly for the time being."
Anna-saurus lowers her spiked tail in a non agressive manner to try to communicate to the giant that her fight is not with him at the moment
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [74 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [75 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+15(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 19 Haste: +1 attack on full attack; +1 to attack rolls, +1 dodge bonus to reflex saves + AC; +30 foot movement speed
Prudence Gundle d20+18=23 ; Wednesday September 5th, 2018 10:56:34 PM
"I think it would be better if we could be friendly," Pru agrees. She relaxes a little, now that it appears the giants aren't going to attack immediately.
"We are still concerned about our scouts, though. Could you tell us what happened to them?" [Diplomacy 23]
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+8=10 ; Wednesday September 5th, 2018 11:14:33 PM
michael finds the 4 gems, but in the faltering light of the dark room he cannot tell if they are glass or diamond. he puts them in his pocket to look at later.
appraise 10.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+9=14 ; d20+3=11 ; Thursday September 6th, 2018 1:25:12 AM
SPells in effect: mage armor, maybe Haste
Sense Motive +9 DC 22 = 14
It is hard to tell if the giant mean what he says. For now, Nikolai has to take his word for it.
"We did say we came in peace. One of our members found your hunter yesterday and tried to talk to him. When he was chased, instead of calling us to fight, he sped off. If we had wanted war, we would have picked him off while alone. But, as we said, we are looking for our scouts. You've claimed this area fair enough, so we leave it be. We still make the offer to explore past that door, but we must make a deal on whatever it is we find. We won't do it for free." Nikolai states in a simple manner.
Aid Another (Diplomacy) for Pru +3 DC10 = 11, add +2 to Pru's roll.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet d20+6=10 ; d20+6=10 ; d20+5=16 ; d20+4=17 ; d20+5=24 ; 5d6=16 ; d6=2 ; d20+8=17 ; d20+8=26 ; d20+8=18 ; 5d6=18 ; Thursday September 6th, 2018 6:29:39 AM " We DID open the door, and defeat the Golems guarding it, IN SECONDS, with little to no damage." Sigvar says without stopping his search. Aid Another Diplomacy 10, Passed +2 to Prudence's diplomacy roll Sense Motive 10 He does not pick up on the Giant's feelings Perception 16 If the pack is here, there might be more.... Sigvar ponders the pack and it's state. If the scout left it behind, but took the contents, why? The pack is undamaged, he sees no reason to leave it especially since a standard load out for a scout would be too hard to carry without the pack. Profession soldier 17 Why would the scout drop the pack but keep the contents? It seems to Sigvar much more likely that someone else either took the pack and removed the contents and then tossed the pack, maybe because it was too small to be useful, like a giant might find it. Or that the giants found it and just tossed it there. Perception 24 Sigvar looks the giants he can see over more closely, again applying his ability to DETECT EVIL. Are they wearing any gear he would expect the scouts to be carrying? Swords as knives, rope as a belt, tents as shirts maybe, anything that would be in the pack he found? As he finishes the search he steps over to Nikolai, the only other Agent he remembers being hit by the golems and lays a hand on the Thumb's shoulder. Nikolai heal 17 damage from Lay on Hands, also remove any fatigue, cure disease vs DC 17, remove curse vs DC 26 and cure poison vs DC 18, if any of those apply. ( I don't think they do ) Sigvar then touches himself and heals 18 damage.
OOC I am assuming all this healing and detecting can be done while searching and talking. If any of that is too much for this post's worth of actions please edit it as needed.
Sigvar's Dashboard Endure elements all day Haste probably fading or gone 2 of 7 LoH used
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Thursday September 6th, 2018 6:02:25 PM
The Giants seem happy to talk, as they are quite impressed with the Agents' performance, especially when Sigvar points out just how impressive they were. The one that talked takes a moment to think upon responding to the questions about the scouts and confers with the others about an exploration deal.
DM switch - please forgive me a little bit of time to catch up and formulate a proper response! Second post incoming later this evening.
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Thursday September 6th, 2018 9:39:03 PM
Anna-Saurus patiently awaits the giants' replies to Pru, Nikolai's and SIgvar's attempts at diplomacy.
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [73 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [74 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+15(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 19 Haste: +1 attack on full attack; +1 to attack rolls, +1 dodge bonus to reflex saves + AC; +30 foot movement speed
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Thursday September 6th, 2018 9:48:37 PM
The giants seemed much more pleasant now. He wonders how important their interest in this temple really is.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Thursday September 6th, 2018 10:21:34 PM
The Giants don't seem aggressive, but they are eyeing the temple doors and the depths that have been revealed. We don't know your scouts, but if they invaded our camp, they probably ended up in the stewpot. They don't seem at all concerned about this, taking it as a matter of course.
The Giants aren't evil, they just defend what they decide is their territory fiercely. The pack, once examined, is clearly from an Agents scout. You would guess that he got caught sneaking about the Giants' camp. They ignored the pack, or didn't find it, or didn't care about it. We will allow you into our temple, but any gold and gems are ours. You may keep whatever other trinkets you find.
Pompous, directing his light beyond the doors, sees little in the dimly lit room. The light filters through dust and debris from the opening doors and the only source of light is the outdoors -- you see no signs of light or windows inside. The stale air assaults your senses as you look into the space beyond, but mostly can see only shadows and darkness. He vaguely sees the outline of what looks like benches or pews.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Thursday September 6th, 2018 10:42:26 PM
Michael sits back and watches the interplay. it's pleasing to him that reality conforms to expectations. Respect is equal parts fear and self-interest. now they will be obsequious and also aware of how powerful the agents are. He fears the agents have backed themselves into a corner. if they are a threat, the agents have effectively camouflaged their true intentions, now we are perhaps leaving a treat to the community behind us. still it's not for him to question why, it's just for him to do and make die.
Prudence Gundle Thursday September 6th, 2018 10:49:57 PM
Pru is feeling a little sick. "Stewpot?" she echoes. "You--you eat people? I mean, I--oh, dear." She is silent a moment, then says quietly. "Well, if there's no helping them, we'll get on with the exploration."
Pru turns to the doors. She re-tasks her Dancing Lights to shine in the doorway, so that they illuminate both the antechamber and the space beyond the doors.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Friday September 7th, 2018 1:30:34 AM
Spell in effect: mage armor
Nikolai ponders things a bid. If the scouts got here before the giants, that would explain the pack inside. Otherwise there'd be clear evidence of them outside. But how did they get inside without fighting the golems? Do the golems regenerate once a day? That would explain the agents getting through and the golems reforming after that.
"Oh, I see, we get the doors open, which you couldn't, but you want all the gems and gold. That could leave both of us with nothing, or you with all the stuff and us nothing for all the work. Nothing doing. The doors are open, you go in. Have fun. See if we care? This place is yours, you do the rest of the work."
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 98 /98 Friday September 7th, 2018 9:18:23 AM
Pompous turns and looks at Nikki as he hears his friend threatening to just leave.....
{ Brother, your better be kidding! } He thinks to himself. And no, we won't be leaving the gold and jewels behind.. we gots expenses to pay for!
Since one of the doors is open, Pompous slides on the other side of it (in the room), planning on using it for cover should things go wrong.
---------------- Barkskin Haste?
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Friday September 7th, 2018 11:00:30 AM
Sigvar's hand on Nikolai's shoulder tenses slightly. " You MIGHT have eaten the people we have been looking for all along, the ones you have not even answered questions about until we did your dirty work. But you apparently eat anything, or anyone you like, so you can't be sure." "What I am pretty sure of is that the scout was here, because his pack is here. What I am also pretty sure of is that you have just said you will eat anyone that shows up here that isn't powerful enough to stop you. " "That answers all of the questions I was sent here to get answers to, and my path is pretty clear, evil or not." His hand drops to the hilt of his sword. As he steps in front of Prudence he draws his blade. "Orders Sir?" he asks without turning.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Friday September 7th, 2018 11:58:29 AM
Akir is for once, of the same mind as Sigvar. He often thought the paladin a bit too brash, but there was no better place to settle grim work with the giants than here and now.
Akir drinks an enlarge person potion, nullifying a key advantage of the giants.
"Nikolai, they just more or less admitted to eating one of ours. Something, which, I point out with no satisfaction, I warned you all about earlier." He adjusts his grip on his scythe. "I can't in good conscience walk away."
(Blink and haste have probably expired, since they are rounds per level. )
The Entrance! (DM Warren) d20+6=16 ; 7d6=27 ; 2d4=6 ; d20+15=35 ; d20+15=31 ; 6d6+30=62 ; Friday September 7th, 2018 9:50:06 PM
Pru is a little bit put off by the thought of eating an intelligent race, and Nikolai gives an ultimatum. His fellow Agents however, aren't about to let the death of one of their own go unpunished. Akir and Sigvar prepare for fighting the giants to end their menace to the area.
However, the posturing on both sides comes to a halt at a sudden scream from inside the doors. Just inside where Pompous had disappeared. Or is it more of a moan?
Pompous only: Highlight to display spoiler: {As soon as you walk inside, you are assaulted from all sides, as if whatever was in here was waiting for you. Take 27 damage, Fort Save 18 for half. Also, DC 18 Will save as a ghostly moan assaults your ears, or be panicked for 6 rounds. Finally, a dark shape descends onto you, starting to smother! Critical hit for 62 damage}
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Friday September 7th, 2018 10:03:24 PM
Yep. this place is travelled by civilians. anyone chancing by here risks being eaten. it's no different than a tribe of orcs, bugbears or cannibalistic brigands, they are just bigger. but hey, everyone is bigger than Michael. he puts his hands on his blades but stands relaxed, if the boss says go, he'll go, he thinks they should go, but if the boss says no, he won't go.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 63/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Friday September 7th, 2018 11:18:19 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Nikolai's patience was waring thing. He was trying to buy some time while the room was checked as well as the other side of the temple door. His team mates didn't seem to understand that but everyone was on edge anyway so fair enough.
"Don' worry Sigvar, the news of one of our packs inside the temple changes things. These giants know a lot more than they pretend too and we'll …" Nikolai is cut short by the moan.
"MIchael, Trayvin, Anna, open those doors wide and see what that was all about. You giants stay put or we just might force some of your own flesh down your throats!"
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Saturday September 8th, 2018 12:33:59 AM
Anna-Saurus says to Michael, "You are sure the doors aren't trapped or anything?"
If she gets assurance from the little rogue she'll put her considerable dinosaur muscle into widening the opening in the doors.
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [72 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of stegosaurus; huge animal - 8 minutes [73 rounds]: +6 size bonus Str , –4 size penalty Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+15(4d6+12plus trip) (adjusted for bull's strength) adjusted CMB is + 19 Haste: +1 attack on full attack; +1 to attack rolls, +1 dodge bonus to reflex saves + AC; +30 foot movement speed
Prudence Gundle Saturday September 8th, 2018 12:59:06 AM
Pru shifts a bit, re-positioning to give her Fist-mates clear access to the giants. Just in case. She can cast spells from just about anywhere, when it comes to it. She keeps her Dancing Lights in the doorway.
From the other side of the door... a shrieking yell from Pompous clearly indicates that the ranger is in serious, maybe deadly, trouble.
" HEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!"
------------------- Is Hate and barkskin still active? How long has it been since we started talking with the giants?
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+15=34 ; d20+13=20 ; d20+18=30 ; Saturday September 8th, 2018 9:58:17 PM
Michael runs to the doors and yells Pru! Light! , but Pru is already ahead of him and his way is lit. knowing that trapped things are usually trapped where a person's hand will most likely be, Michael uses his short stature to get low on the door and push it completely open. relying on dexterity and quickness to avoid any traps. while the door is swinging wide and the light begins to shine in, he scans the area.
reflex save. 34
diable device. 20
perception. 30.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet d20+15=24 ; d20+5=6 ; Sunday September 9th, 2018 1:31:13 PM
Sigvar growls at the giants as he steps back towards the inner door and sheathes his blade. He reaches through the door (If close enough) and physically grabs Pompous by the armor and drags him out of whatever mess he has gotten into. He places the archer behind him putting his armored bulk between Pompous and whatever was molesting him.
Dunno what to roll so I'll make some rolls and the DM can use whatever feels right. Attack roll to grab Pompous 24 Strength roll to pull him out of the other room 6 (oops)
Copy/paste from Thursdays post to get people to take their healing Nikolai heal 17 damage from Lay on Hands, also remove any fatigue, cure disease vs DC 17, remove curse vs DC 26 and cure poison vs DC 18, if any of those apply. ( I don't think they do )
Anna Morphling[stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+8=11 ; Sunday September 9th, 2018 10:52:49 PM
(OOC: forgot strength roll to open door = 11)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Monday September 10th, 2018 12:21:15 AM
OOC: I meant to update the header for the healing and forgot. Thanks for the reminder. :)
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Monday September 10th, 2018 8:23:40 PM
omw to work, I'll post tomorrow
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Monday September 10th, 2018 9:10:24 PM
With Sigvar in motion, Akir keeps his face to the giants. He drags a slow line across the floor with his scythe and casts his Stoneskin spell.
"Do not cross please, big ones. We shall handle this new development quickly, then return to our conversation,"
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Monday September 10th, 2018 9:16:25 PM
Pompous's cries are muffled, but he is still clearly heard over the conversation outside. It's been several rounds of conversation - haste is probably off, but Barkskin is good.
Pru quickly gets light to the door and Michael and Anna push it open. Pompous's form is right inside, though it appears as if a dark cloak if smothering him. There's nothing else visible in the entryway.
Knowledge: Dungeoneering 17 = Highlight to display spoiler: {This is a cloaker }
Sigvar grabs the whole package, and luckily Pompous is willing to move out. He comes into the light, but the creature is still trying to smother him. It's getting hard to breathe.
Reacting to being pulled into the light, the cloaker emits a piercing sonic vibration, causing everyone to become unnerved. (-2 attack/damage) round 1/6
The Giants look on, Akir and Nikolai holding them back for the moment. But who knows how they'll react.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d20+10=16 ; d20+5=20 ; d8+5=7 ; d8+5=8 ; Monday September 10th, 2018 9:37:08 PM
Trayvin wasn't sure how it was going to go with the giants, did they really just admit to eating the Fist scout? But for now his focus was on Pompous. Something was attacked him, was still attacking him and it required immediate attention.
Actions: attack the cloaker, hit AC: 16, 20, damage:7,8
used: spells: shield of faith, divine favor
Prudence Gundle 5d4+5=16 ; 5d4+5=17 ; Monday September 10th, 2018 10:11:24 PM
Pru can see immediately that lighting the whole area on fire is probably not the best idea. She fires a full spread of Magic Missiles, and then, for good measure, she casts a Quickened Magic Missile and does it again.
[The Cloaker takes a total of 33 force damage.]
Anna Morphling[aranea] (Hugh C) -- 31/14/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+10=26 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 12:01:26 AM
Anna-saurus realizes her current form is too clumsy to adequately aid Pompous so she takes a full round action to turn into an aranea, shrinking down to a medium looking spidery creature.
She heroically shoots web at the creature attacking Pompous (26 vs touch; 50 feet max range; each 10 foot past 10 feet incurs -2 penalty) if the web hits the creature is entangled in Anna's web. ( An entangled creature takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls and a –4 penalty on Dexterity, can move at only half speed, and cannot charge or run. The strength check to burst the web is 20 and the web has 10 hp)
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [68 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of aranea; medium magical beast- 8 minutes [69 rounds]: +4 str, +4 nat armor 50 ft base speed, climb 30 ft, darkvision 60 ft, low-light vision, bite+15(1d6+10 plus poison) or Web(+10 ranged, DC 20, hp 10), Poison: Bite—injury; save Fort DC 20; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d3 Strength; cure 1 save.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+18=27 ; d20+18=29 ; d20+13=16 ; d4+2=5 ; d4+2=5 ; d4+2=5 ; 6d6=18 ; 6d6=23 ; 6d6=22 ; 6d6=19 ; d20+8=23 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 12:15:18 AM
As sigvar draws the engulfed and struggling pompous into the antechamber Michael use the motion to take up flanking position with either pompous, Anna or Sigvar as pompous is drawn past him. He runs his blades in cuts and shallow stabs. Like giving an injection, trying not to stab his team mate as he kills whatever thi...Hey! This is a cloaker! I recognize them from the library! Attack 1. Base +14 +4 flank =18 +1 keen Rapier to hit AC 27 for 5 points and 18 points flanking. 22 points total
+1 short sword to hit AC 29 for 5 points and 23 points flanking. 28 points total.
Atwf off hand attack base +9 +4 atof flanking=13 +1 short sword to hit AC 16 for 5 points of damage and 19 flanking. 24 points total. Creature begins taking 6 points of bleed damage per found starting its round. Sub tract 2 points from to hit for special ability.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+6=17 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 1:53:48 AM
spells in effect: mage armor
Knowledge Dungeoneering +6 DC 17 = 17 The Agents act quickly against the cloaker. "It's a cloaker!" Nikolai shouts out. However, he keeps his guard against the giants and does not let this distraction turn his eyes away from the giants.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet d6=3 ; d6=4 ; d6=5 ; d6=6 ; d6=6 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 7:09:36 AM
Sigvar tightens his grip on Pompous and heals him with Gargul's power. Pompous, heal 24 damage (This is a touch delivery, not area, I don't think the cloaker should heal.)
OOC Michael, you made the check to identify it, maybe you want to dial the damage back some after you realize what hurting it does? I can't keep up with half your damage and Pompous was in sad shape when we got to him.... That said that was a sweet LoH roll
3/7 LoH used Endure elements active all day
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) d4+1=4 ; d4+1=3 ; d4+1=3 ; d20+17=36 ; 2d4+18=20 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 1:01:20 PM
Akir continues to hold his place with Nikolai. The others could handle the Cloaker quickly enough. The Giants held his attention still, and he was glad Nikolai was with him.
Readied Action: If giants attack, cast magic missile into one of them. 13 damage. Attack of Opportunity if needed: Hits AC 36 for 20 damage.
Regaining his wits, somewhat, Pompous and draws his seldom used short sword. The blade bursts into flames as he stabs at the engulfing creature.
---------------------------- Barksin +5 AC unnerved -1a/-1d 1/6 rounds Teamwork Feat: Outflank : Gain +4 bonus on attack rolls when flanking Power attack -2 attack/+4 damage
Attack 1 Hits AC 25 for 8 physical and 3 flame damage Attack 2 Hits AC 16 miss Attack 3 Hits AC 24 for 7 physical and 4 flame damage
( is the creature flat footed? is so, Attack 2 should it? 8 physical and 4 flame is this is the case)
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Tuesday September 11th, 2018 7:45:13 PM
Between Missiles of Force, Maces to the Face, and Slicing Swords, the Cloaker is quickly dispatched. But Sigvar is correct, and Pompous takes 29 damage in the process! And he's webbed up too!
Luckily, Sigvar comes through in the pinch and keeps him from falling under the unintentional assault. If Michael hadn't stopped once it was in tatters and clearly dead, it may have been a different story.
Akir still holds steady with Nikolai just in case, in time for Pompous to come slashing out of the already dead cloaker with a fiery sword. The noise it was making stops, but there's still something eerie coming from the direction of the crypt. It doesn't seem to be coming outside though.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Tuesday September 11th, 2018 10:26:27 PM
when the hideous thing falls from Pompous Michael realizes he was hurting his friend as well. Warrds balls! I'm sorry Pompous, I was trying to keep for hitting you, but I guess I missed. He pulls one of his CSW potions from his pack and offers it to Pompous.
he then turns to the giants. Yeah..no..I think you guys ought to go exploring the caverns
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d8=2 ; d8=5 ; d8=5 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 10:29:40 PM
Trayvin adds to Pompous' recovery with some additional healing
"I wonder if the giants are going in or if they just expect us to do the dirty work for them?"
Actions: drop prayer to cast cure serious wounds on Pompous, who heals 22hp
used: spells: shield of faith, divine favor, prayer
Anna Morphling[aranea] (Hugh C) -- 31/14/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+10=18 ; Tuesday September 11th, 2018 10:52:59 PM
Anna-aranea says to Pompous, "Sorry to get you entangled in my webbing. I was aiming for the cloaker but they killed it first."
She then readies an action to shoot off another web at the thing that is also coming from the crypt. (18 vs touch 50 feet max range; each 10 foot past 10 feet incurs -2 penalty) if the web hits the creature is entangled in Anna's web. ( An entangled creature takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls and a –4 penalty on Dexterity, can move at only half speed, and cannot charge or run. The strength check to burst the web is 20 and the web has 10 hp)
Active Effects: Barkskin - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength - 8 minutes [67 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of aranea; medium magical beast- 8 minutes [68 rounds]: +4 str, +4 nat armor 50 ft base speed, climb 30 ft, darkvision 60 ft, low-light vision, bite+15(1d6+10 plus poison) or Web(+10 ranged, DC 20, hp 10), Poison: Bite—injury; save Fort DC 20; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d3 Strength; cure 1 save.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday September 11th, 2018 11:21:49 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
"Ok, next time, no one goes alone, ok? Nikolai shoots back over his shoulder. He continues looking at the giants and adds in a casual tone, "You were saying something about how you love to explore dark, dank, dangerous, cramped, caves and crypts? We don't mind but we want a share of all we find. Otherwise, go and have your fun in that narrow, musty, death smelling place. We can come back in a few days to see if you are dead, or Undead."
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 81 /98 3d8+15=21 ; 3d8+15=31 ; 3d8+15=32 ; d8+5=12 ; d8+5=8 ; Wednesday September 12th, 2018 6:41:34 AM
The still shaken Pompous cleans himself off of cloaker parts and sheaths his blade.
He finds a clean-ish spot in the corner and sits down.
{ That was NOT fun } he thinks to himself.
He nods at Mickey and Anna's apologies..
" No need my friends, your actions saved me from that thing, whatever it was... "
He gladly accepts the potion from MIchael.
He shoots a light smile to Nicky " No promises Nik, exploring is what rangers do after all . But I'll let you know next time I get an itch to endanger my own behind."
He takes out two of his own potions of cure light wounds and drinks them.
" Before we all get to comfy, there's more baddies in there... Maybe our overgrown friends would like to go take care of them for us? "
---------------------- Barkskin Heals 21 (mis clicked the other two), 12 and 8
Prudence Gundle d20+18=19 ; Wednesday September 12th, 2018 11:44:17 AM
Pru moves her Dancing Lights back into the antechamber, away from the doors.
"You said you wanted the doors opened," she says to the giants. "There they are. If you like, we can take your offer of a truce to the surrounding villages while you explore here."
[Diplomacy 19]
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Wednesday September 12th, 2018 6:18:09 PM
Sigvar grabs the door, one in each hand and closes them with a slam. He then rolls a portion of the golem in front of them so that they are harder to push open. That done he turns and surveys the room. " OK, so you [i]may]/i[ have eaten our scout, whose backpack is in the room you were all standing guard over empty. You say that no trespassers are allowed, and it seems you will eat any that stray onto your land. You have in no way marked the boundaries of your land to warn people away, so it seems like you will be eating anyone that happens to unknowingly step on your land. That is unacceptable. I am a lawful person and the options I have under the law charge me with detaining you and bringing you to a judge for trial. Will you submit?"
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Wednesday September 12th, 2018 9:24:59 PM
The Giants consider their words for a moment, then begin to laugh.
"First you almost kill your friend, then you lecture us about killing a human we caught sneaking about our camp. Maybe we should have let you come here band accidentally kill him yourself. All this talk of laws and territory. We only wish to go to our homes. You think we care to claim this terrible wet country? We think we will find something to take us home inside, and you will not have to worry for your villagers anymore."
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+23=28 ; Wednesday September 12th, 2018 9:44:08 PM
Michael looks at Sigvar, wow, Sig layin' the smackdown on those giants. with new respect in his eyes for the stand the big Minotaur is making. he moves to put himself in a better position to flank the big baddies should the need arise. he does so quietly and unobtrusively. nothing to see here, just minding my own business.
he hears what the giants say, and suddenly he is not so sure anymore.
Giants! let there be no BS between us! Tell us your story! That we may understand you better. How came you here? Where do you hope to go? what is this thing you seek?
Stealth 28.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Wednesday September 12th, 2018 9:46:31 PM
Well, that was the best negotiation they have received from the giants so far. Unfortunately, Trayvin didn't think the admission of what happened to the scout would go over too well with most of the Agents.
"There will need to be compensation for the scout." Trayvin hopes an agreement can be reached.
Anna Morphling[Allosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Wednesday September 12th, 2018 11:02:30 PM
Anna-Aranea takes another full-round action to turn into a 30 foot long huge dinosaur with rows of razor sharp teeth and weighing in at 10,000 pounds.
Anna-Allosaurus says to her friends, "Yes have the dragons explain what they mean by finding a way home. If the giants want to be out of here as much as we want them gone then mayhap we can work in a common purpose. I do agree though that if they did eat our scouts something should be done about that."
(OOC: I don't think monstrous humanoids can understand what Anna is saying while she is morphed because Queen's speech does not list their creature type)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Thursday September 13th, 2018 12:06:59 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Mailed Fist assignments are often fraught with danger. It's expected. Some of that danger is getting caught and eaten by some marauding monster. Because these 'marauding monsters' are intelligent, does that change anything?
"Our scouts have orders to investigate what has been attacking the farms around here. If he was sneaking, as you say, it was only to see if you were the ones doing the marauding. You could have stripped him and sent him on his way as a lesson, but to kill him? One who would not do you harm? That changes things. You wanted the doors open, well there they are. You go in, find your way home, and get yourselves lost. If you don't find anything in there to get you home, we'll send you to your eternal home. If WE go in there, we keep everything except what you are looking for to get home. That's the deal. If you don't like it, tough. We'll put you in a stewpot just like you did one of ours. And that's the final word."
Prudence Gundle Thursday September 13th, 2018 12:19:23 AM
"If Nikolai says that's the final word," Pru says softly, "then it's the final word."
I'm not eating them, though, she thinks. Ewww!
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 87 /98 d8+5=6 ; Thursday September 13th, 2018 5:11:11 PM
Pompous takes another potion of cure light wounds from his bag and drinks it down. He sheathes his sword and readies his bow.....
" Why Anna, what big teeth you have.... "
--------------- Barkskin Heal 6 points
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Thursday September 13th, 2018 5:15:45 PM
Michael's attempt at Stealth is somewhat ruined by him issuing forth several questions and drawing attention. If he'd like to bluff to hide the motivations for his movements, he is welcome to do that.
We know not how we came to these lands. But a sign has told us that the way back to our kind lies here. We do not know the method, but just that we should follow.
Trayvin and Anna seek recompense for their deeds. For their part, they do not acknowledge having done anything wrong.
Nikolai tells them in no uncertain terms that they will help them be gone from this place, but they have forfeited claim to anything else in the temple. Pru just wants to get it over with. From what you can tell, these giants are not evil, and once they strike a bargain, they will abide by its terms.
Had he not intended harm, he would have approached in the open and asked our intentions. Regardless, we can accept these terms. We have no wish to stay here. Tell your men to stand aside and we will enter. Or we will stand aside until you find our means of departure.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Thursday September 13th, 2018 10:08:35 PM
"Well, then it looks like we have a deal." Trayvin nods his head in approval, both at Nikolai's leadership and for laying out the giants options with the Agents.
Trayvin is ready, and waits to see if Nikolai would like the Agents to go first or let the giants lead the way in. Either way, Trayvin will back him up.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Thursday September 13th, 2018 10:11:32 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Well, finally the Agents were getting somewhere!
[/b]"I hardly think a scout would approach a band of giants friendly like when the word was that giants were on a rampage around here. Be as that may be, what happened, happened. I more than happy to let you through, but due to your size, it may be pointless. What you are looking for may be well hidden in small narrow chambers and then it would be a waste of your time. We'll have much better success through narrow tunnels, corridors, and dark places. I don't mind having a strong arm of a giant like yourself in helping fight off evil, but in this case, I think Nikolai's Fist has a better chance."[/b]
He surveys his Team for approval of the deal, then turns back to the giant. "Tell us about this sign. Can you show it to us? If not, can you draw it for us? We'll need to know what signs to look for. This is a temple and may have many differing signs."
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Thursday September 13th, 2018 10:12:06 PM
Just as Michael thought. he's okay with this. if the Agents would have caught a monster skulking around their camp, it would have probably signed its death warrant. He feels bad, about the soldier, they should have trained him better. but he can assign no blame for doing what they would do themselves.
Alright lets do this
Anna Morphling[Allosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+12=23 ; Thursday September 13th, 2018 11:34:59 PM
Anna-saurus says, "I'm game for delving into the temple looking for a way to get the giants home. she then walks over to the door and sniffs the air and listens for clues about what creature might be on the other side"
Prudence Gundle d20+18=32 ; Thursday September 13th, 2018 11:55:40 PM
"If they want to explore the temple, I say let them explore," Pru says. "They were here first, after all. If it turns out they need help, they can ask us for help and we can negotiate terms then. You don't mind if we hang around for a bit and see how this all comes out?" she asks the giants. "We'd like to be able to make a full report to our commander. I'm sure you understand." [Diplomacy 32]
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Friday September 14th, 2018 4:46:48 AM
Akirs hands flex on the haft of his scythe. In his minds eye, he sets upon the giants with a terrible wrath. In reality, he does nothing. It is an angry, hateful nothing filled with disbelief, but he still does nothing.
Whether Nikolai tells him to stand aside, or to come along, he will listen.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Friday September 14th, 2018 7:54:35 AM
Sigvar closes his eye and looks heavenward. They killed our man, a questionable call since he was of little threat to them. Then they ate him, a clearly intelligent being. That was what raised Sigvar's hackles. He might have done many of the same thing if stranded alone in a hostile place, but he would not have resorted to eating a sentient being. Then Prudence speaks up and he steps behind her. " I am very willing to allow them to explore, maybe find their way home. I'll not stand in the way of that."
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Friday September 14th, 2018 6:03:21 PM We know not what the sign itself may be, only that it will lead us back to our kind. It may be a map, or portal, or some kind of teleportation magic. Our omens are not specific. He shrugs.
Most of the group is willing to let the giants explore for themselves, but Nikolai makes a fair point. Perhaps they are too big to fit in, and will need assistance anyway.
Anna sniffs around the door, but smells naught but dust and decay. With Sigvar having pressed the doors mostly closed, there is no light to speak of going in. If there's anything else inside, it's certainly not making any noise.
All that's left to do is make the final decision about whether to kick back, or kick in the door.
Prudence Gundle Friday September 14th, 2018 10:18:40 PM
Pru stands off to one side. She is content to let the giants go in.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+18=24 ; Friday September 14th, 2018 11:47:51 PM
Michael is a rogue. stuff like this is like biscuits and gravy to him. he starts examining the door, peeking under the threshold and using his bullseye lantern to try and see what he can see. and snffing around to smell what can be smelt.
perception 24
once satisfied he leverages the doors open a crack, but not before setting up a stop to keep the crack from becoming an invitation. some pieces of destroyed golem ought to do nicely for that.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Saturday September 15th, 2018 2:11:13 AM
Sigvar steps back next to Prudence and passes the time. " Nice weather we are having here eh? Smells like justice in the morning I think."
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Saturday September 15th, 2018 2:52:26 AM
Akir watches the Giants, making sure that they wouldn't be getting the drop on the Agents. If the party files in, he will be the last one into the passage.
Prudence Gundle Saturday September 15th, 2018 10:02:53 PM
Pru smiles at Sigvar. "Not our usual sort of mission, I suppose," she says. "Still, if we can keep the loss of life to a minimum, the gods will be pleased."
Anna Morphling[Allosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Sunday September 16th, 2018 11:00:31 PM
Anna-Saurus says to the other agents, "So are we going in or are the giants going in or are we going in together or what?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Monday September 17th, 2018 12:22:54 AM
spells in effect: mage armor
"Ah, omens. We well understand the vagueness of omens. And we also understand the deep desire for one's own home. This place was not built to accommodate giants and it would be a shame for you to go through perils and dangers, maybe even getting killed, only to find you can't reach the portal. We'll at least find out what it is for you and hopefully it will be easily accessible to you. Best you can do right now is stay out here and have a deer ready for a going-away party when we return."
It is in Nikolai's understanding that the giants have given up on loot prospects so it is just a matter of finding out what this omen was talking about and getting the giants to it.
"Ok Mailed Fist, let's go find this sign that will bet the giant's back home. Open those doors again, check for magical traps, traps, and more traps. Look for undead, or not dead.
" There's at least one more creature in there Nikky, Likely the same think that almost did me in. We need to be prepared for the shrieking and smothering that those things like to do. "
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Monday September 17th, 2018 5:16:37 PM
Now that it seems decided that the Agents will be delving into the temple, Pompous sees fit to warn the others about the other creature or creatures that attacked him. He describes a shrieking noise, and recalls that had he not had kept his wits about him, he may have been overcome by fear.
Michael props the door open a crack, but finds no more traps than he found before. As he plays the light into the room, he can see what looks like a few moldering benches, but the room is wider than his light can reach. At the very end of where his light reaches in the back of the room, he can dimly see a raised stone area, maybe an altar? And near it is a large, dark, slowly moving shape.
Knowledge Dungeoneering: DC20 Highlight to display spoiler: {The quivering dark mass is some sort of ooze.} Knowledge Dungeoneering: DC25 Highlight to display spoiler: {This is a black pudding. Not only does slashing/piercing cause it to split into more creatures, but metal and wooden weapons take damage in the process!}
Pompous sees the large, dark, slowly moving shape. He draws an arrow, but not knowing what the creature is, holds true and waits for the others to act....
--------------- Barkskin.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Monday September 17th, 2018 6:12:51 PM
OOC I think it might have been a bit premature to say we are in agreement about how we are proceeding. IC Sigvar blinks in confusion and looks to Prudence and Akir for support. To Nikolai he asks, " Are you serious?" " They admitted to killing and eating our brother in arms and we are going to walk through an abandoned temple to find them something to send them home? " "Why? What purpose could that possibly serve?" "The room is a temple, it is huge. Let the murderous bastards go get their own shiny bauble. Why risk more Fist assets on it?"
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Monday September 17th, 2018 9:36:12 PM
Akir chooses his words carefully, making eye contact with Sigvar and holding it.
"Because our Thumb has ordered we move forward, is why." He pauses and looks at Nikolai, then puts some strong emphasis on his next works. "If we aren't pleased with our immediate chain, it's not our place to argue with it, but to report to our superiors on the situation, at which point our Thumb will be either supported or reprimanded by the Knight Commander."
Akir points to the entrance.
"At this point Nikolai has entered us into something of a verbal contract in the field. Thumbs have had this authority for some time. They take a large risk when doing it, because when doing so they put themselves into the position of representing the Mailed Fist without actually having the Mailed Fists blessing. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes the road to a gallows is paved with good intentions."
He stifles the start of his next sentence, and decides to save it for later.
Prudence Gundle Monday September 17th, 2018 9:45:21 PM
Pru peers around and through her companions into the darkened room. Seeing the lack of light, she sends her Dancing Lights as far into the room as she can, to help illuminate things.
Of course, that leaves the antechamber pretty dim, but if the giants decide to attack, she'll just conjure another light.
Anna Morphling[Allosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Monday September 17th, 2018 10:40:36 PM
Anna asks, "What is that black mass back there and would a dinosaur be effective against it or should I find a new form? Any suggestions?"
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Monday September 17th, 2018 10:53:22 PM
Trayvin adds nothing to the conversation. The giants may have killed the Fist scout, but there was little point in arguing leaving a dangerous location unchecked so near to the Fist Citadel.
He nods at Akir's words as he peers into the room. "Caution, there appears to be something moving back there. A little light maybe?"
Trayvin casts light onto a stone and tosses it into the room.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+9=15 ; Monday September 17th, 2018 10:56:00 PM
still looking through the door Michael replys to Sigvar. Put your self in their shoes for a moment Sigvar, what would we have done if we would have caught an unknown agent skulking around our camp? They are strangers in a strange land, they don't know how they got here and are just trying to get home. If we attack them, then we have struck first against beings that have shown no malice towards us. I'm no saint, but even I can see that that's an inherently evil act. being as we cannot kill them, our best bet at getting them out of here so that they cannot do further harm is to get the gods blasted item they need to get gone and get it to them. Other wise we got a put a garrison up out here to keep people from wandering into the giants camp, or a sign or something. .
Michael carefully watches the moving form at the end of the hall, but draws a blank as to what it is.
he does stand ready to slam the door close should it rush towards the entrance. dungeoneering 15
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+6=20 ; d20+6=18 ; Tuesday September 18th, 2018 12:03:18 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Knowledge Dunegoneering +6 DC 20,25 = 20, 18
Nikolai does not ignore Sigvar but holds his hand up for silence as he peers into the darkened temple. Pru's light illuminates the shadowy thing and Nikolai nods. "Sigvar, your concerns are noted. A formal complaint can be made at the Citadel. Right now, this decision buys us time. Now, anyone have an idea how to kill an ooze? Looks like that's what's over there near the altar."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet Tuesday September 18th, 2018 6:24:49 AM " Very well." " I will be sure to volunteer our Fist to deliver the condolences to the Scout's family. I am sure THAT will be a very interesting conversation about how we not only didn't bring his killers and the creatures that ATE him to justice, but helped them return to their homeland where we have no hope of them ever seeing justice." "Might I remind you Akir that we are all the same rank. Thumb in this fist is a title only. We all have a say and should an unlawful or evil order be given, I will relieve the thumb of command. This order is neither, it is simply unjust." Sigvar assumes the point position. He has no idea what the black mass is, but apparently neither does any of his Fist as they have not offered any insight. Surely his sword will kill it, as it has everything else they have faced
While aiming down a shaft, a still somewhat shaken ranger starts to loses his temper with the rest of the Fists....
" BROTHERS AND SISTERS!! Argue later! In private! Not in front of the bigguns! And in case you hadn;t notice, we have a new foe in front of us!!! "
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Tuesday September 18th, 2018 2:42:27 PM
"Few creatures have issues with force damage. Oozes are no exception. Don't hit it with a weapon you want to keep, or one that pierces or slashes. Help me out Prudence?"
Akir sends a volley of magic missiles into the being.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) Tuesday September 18th, 2018 4:03:09 PM
There seems to be some dissension in the ranks, but Nikolai shuts it down for discussion at a later time. Sigvar's concerns are real, but it doesn't seem like the best idea to argue in front of the Giants.
The creature inside is identified as some sort of ooze, which perks up at the sound of voices coming closer.
If you didn't have its attention before, you certainly have it now. Once Akir's missiles strike the ooze, it turns towards the door and begins a slow slide towards them. Pru's lights also reveal more of the creatures moving about, which also are drawn to the light and noise.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) d4+1=5 ; d4+1=3 ; d4+1=2 ; Tuesday September 18th, 2018 4:34:31 PM
10 damage to ooze.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+14=31 ; d6=1 ; Tuesday September 18th, 2018 8:03:52 PM stabbing and cutting, whelp that puts me out...wonder what they do against fire... Michael reaches into his pocket and pulls out an alchemists fire and tosses it onto the black one.
to hit ac 31 for 1 point fire damage,
Alchemist's Fire: You can throw a flask of alchemist's fire as a splash weapon. Treat this attack as a ranged touch attack with a range increment of 10 feet.
A direct hit deals 1d6 points of fire damage. Every creature within 5 feet of the point where the flask hits takes 1 point of fire damage from the splash. On the round following a direct hit, the target takes an additional 1d6 points of damage. If desired, the target can use a full-round action to attempt to extinguish the flames before taking this additional damage. Extinguishing the flames requires a DC 15 Reflex save. Rolling on the ground provides the target a +2 bonus on the save. Leaping into a lake or magically extinguishing the flames automatically smothers the fire.
Anna Morphling[Allosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 Tuesday September 18th, 2018 10:40:36 PM
Anna-saurus takes a full round action to turn into a Stegosaurus again, hoping her 15 reach with a tail that does bludgeoning damage will be effective.
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [63 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [64 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Tuesday September 18th, 2018 10:55:33 PM
Trayvin doesn't want to watch the weapon his parents forged for him to dissolve into a puddle of acid. He waits to see whether the magical attacks are effective before trying his own.
Prudence Gundle 10d6=43 ; 4d4+5=13 ; Tuesday September 18th, 2018 11:15:41 PM
Pru slides over behind Akir, so she can see what she's aiming at.
"I wonder how they feel about fire?" she asks, and launches a Fireball. She tries to place it so that it gets both the red and the blue oozes. They take 43 damage, DC 20 Reflex save for half.
Then she sends some quickened Magic Missiles at the red one, as she'd been asked to do. The red ooze takes an additional 13 points of force damage.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=33 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2018 1:24:19 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Nikolai berates himself for not restoking his Alchemical Fire arsenal and not having a normal torch. Two things he'll add to his list.
He looks upwards to make sure no more cloakers lurk up above.
Perception + 19 = 33 Low light vision
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 13, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 115/123 Character Sheet d20+15=26 ; d4=1 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2018 6:11:53 AM
Sigvar moves up to get between the oozes and his friends. He has to hustle so he has nothing readied to attack them. He sheathes his sword as he goes and will use his gauntleted hand to fight them. AoO if needed hits AC 26 for 6 damage
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 87 /98 d20+20=37 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2018 6:28:21 AM
Pompous holds true his shot and waits... keeping one eye on the giants and one eye on signed of any other dangers...
-------------------- Perception: 37
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Wednesday September 19th, 2018 9:47:10 PM
Trayvin looks to see what reaction the giants have, if any, to the presence of the ooze.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+14=18 ; d6=4 ; d6=1 ; Wednesday September 19th, 2018 11:36:48 PM
figuring that if he can create a barrier of sorts between the Oozes and the party he can give them time to wear them down, Michael tosses another Alchemist flask. This one centered on the red one.
To hit AC 18 for 4 points of damage. the other one takes 1 point of damage.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Thursday September 20th, 2018 12:25:05 AM
Nikolai, if not seeing any other cloakers in the room, stays by Pru, Steelgrass Nunchaku at the ready if an ooze gets too close.
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 HP 80/80 -- CMD 29 d20+14=16 ; 4d6+12=23 ; Thursday September 20th, 2018 3:17:14 AM
Anna-Saurus moves to stand by Sigvar and readies an action to strike the first ooze to come within 15 feet of her w/ her tail slap. (16 vs AC; 23 bludgeoning damage)
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [62 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [63 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
The Entrance! (DM Warren) d20-2=2 ; d20-2=1 ; 2d6=4 ; d20+8=26 ; d20+8=27 ; 2d4=5 ; d20+6=20 ; 7d6=27 ; d20+16=24 ; d20+16=23 ; Thursday September 20th, 2018 12:37:28 PM Apologies: Had no reception during field work all day yesterday
Magical attacks start flying into the room to strike the newly illuminated creatures. There is little they can do except hope for a miracle to avoid the fire (-2 on reflex!) and they take full damage.
Sigvar and Anna move into the room to shield the casters.
Pompous and Trayvin hold their actions, waiting for threats they can respond to.
Nikolai looks up into the dimness, but sees no cloakers above him.
Anna's huge reach allows her to strike red when it gets close, dealing her damage but getting sizzled back for 4 acid (DC21 reflex negates).
Two oozes attempt to slam the frontliners, but have no luck getting around their armor. (and they don't have touch attacks against the armor for some reason) A forth one oozes its way from the back of the room, but can't get in range.
The giants are sitting back, since it seems like the Agents have this well in hand.
Things seem to be going well, until an eerie moan permeates the entryway. Everyone behind Anna and Sigvar feel the effect, though Pompous recognizes it and is able to shake it off.
Nikolai, Pru, Michael, Trayvin, Akir: DC 18 will save or be panicked for 5 rounds. flee along a random path, 1d8 determines direction
Sigvar doesn't hear the moan, but certainly feels some corrupting effect as a ghostly hand passes through his back. 27 damage, DC18 Fort for half
Prudence Gundle d20+10=13 ; d8=2 ; Thursday September 20th, 2018 1:58:49 PM
Pru is panicked. She tries to flee, but finds only a wall where she wants to run! She cowers.
[I believe that's right. The random d8 would lead her into the wall next to her, so she just cowers?]
DM: Correct! I should have specified 1 is up
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 102/123 Character Sheet d20+14=34 ; d20+8=28 ; d20+16=33 ; d20+16=32 ; d6=1 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; d6=4 ; Thursday September 20th, 2018 6:40:07 PM
At 3rd level, a paladin is immune to fear (magical or otherwise). Each ally within 10 feet of her gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear effects. This ability functions only while the paladin is conscious, not if she is unconscious or dead. Anna and Michael are within 10 feet of Sigvar and get this bonus to their save.
Fortitude save 34 for half damage
Sigvar avoids the worst of the creatures touch but feels it's unclean power damage him.
Knowledge religion 28 SIgvar identifies the undead creature and moves to destroy a foe of his god. He draws his blade and SMITES the evil undead creature, swinging to strike it.
Smite Evil Once per day, a paladin can call out to the powers of good to aid her in her struggle against evil. As a swift action, the paladin chooses one target within sight to smite. If this target is evil, the paladin adds her Charisma bonus (if any) to her attack rolls and adds her paladin level to all damage rolls made against the target of her smite. If the target of smite evil is an outsider with the evil subtype, an evil-aligned dragon, or an undead creature, the bonus to damage on the first successful attack increases to 2 points of damage per level the paladin possesses. Regardless of the target, smite evil attacks automatically bypass any DR the creature might possess. In addition, while smite evil is in effect, the paladin gains a deflection bonus equal to her Charisma modifier (if any) to her AC against attacks made by the target of the smite. If the paladin targets a creature that is not evil, the smite is wasted with no effect. The smite evil effect remains until the target of the smite is dead or the next time the paladin rests and regains her uses of this ability.
Touch AC vs this foe remains at 13 due to previous math errors
Attack 1 Hits AC 33 ( confirms to AC 32, but I don't think I can critical this) for 41 damage ( 84 damage if it can be critically hit)
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP89/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+12=16 ; d20+18=36 ; d4+2=4 ; 6d6=17 ; d20+18=20 ; d4+2=3 ; 6d6=16 ; d20+9=14 ; d4+2=4 ; 6d6=17 ; Thursday September 20th, 2018 9:54:14 PM
will save vs DC 18 will save +8 near Sigvar +4 = =+12 will save+16...oh...forgot Halflings get +2 to fear saves so 18
Michael hears the moan and the hair raise up on the back of his neck Wow! That's a spooky sound! he thinks but what really made his hair stand up was the fount of power that rose up through Sigvar as he calls down the power of Heaven on top of that ghost! He's not sure if the ghost has been dissipated or not, so he adds his own point of power to the powwow.
attack 1 +14 to hit +4 flanking = +18 to hit
Rapier +1 keen to hit AC 36 for 4 points of damage and 17 points flanking damage. (undead and incorporeal traits do not preclude flanking damage...yay! )
Short Sword +1 to hit AC 20 for 3 points of damage and 16 points of flanking damage.
Off hand ITWF attack +14 -5 = +9.
short sword +1 to hit AC 14 for 4 points of damage and 17 points of flanking damage.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d20+14=23 ; Thursday September 20th, 2018 9:59:12 PM
Trayvin shakes off the negative energy from the new threat. This is not a good time to be running around. Trayvin is concerned about any appearance of weakness in front of the giants. He uses freedom's call, and any allies within 30 feet will have the panicked condition suppressed.
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 76/80 -- CMD 29 d20+8=17 ; d20+14=21 ; d20+14=15 ; 4d6+12=28 ; 4d6+12=33 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 12:38:20 AM
(17 vs 21 = failure)
Anna takes 4 damage from the Ooze's acid but can't really do much about the ghost so she takes a 5 foot step and uses whirlwind attack to lash out at both nearby Oozes with her tail.
"Can anyone hit me with a magic fang so I can attack the new comers with my tail?" she asks
(21 vs AC; 28 bludgeoning damage to one ooze) (Natural 1: miss)
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [62 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [63 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+12=13 ; d8=7 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 1:53:41 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor Will save + 12 DC 18 = 13 panicked for 5 rounds. flee along a random path, 1d8 determines direction = 7
Nikolai panics and runs due west into the doorway wall.
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 87 /98 d20+17=23 ; d6+13=19 ; d6+13=16 ; d6=2 ; d6=2 ; d20+12=28 ; d6+13=17 ; d6=5 ; d6=6 ; d20+7=16 ; d6+13=15 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 8:57:24 AM
The ranger cries out " GHOSTS ! MAGIC WEAPONS ONLY!!! "
Pompous takes aim and lets fly a volley of arrows. towards the red ghost.
Attack 1 Hits AC 23 Damage 19 Shock 2 Attack 1A Hits AC 23 Damage 16 Shock 2 Attack 2 Hits AC 28 Damage 17 shock 5 Attach 3 Hits AC 16 Damage 15 shock 6
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 87 /98 Friday September 21st, 2018 10:49:39 AM
ooc> Arrows are +1. Any sense of distances. Pompous gets a +1 for foes within 30'
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) d4+1=2 ; d4+1=3 ; d4+1=2 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 1:44:13 PM
Akir whirls and stops Nikolai, who isn't panicked thanks to Trayvins spell.
He focuses in the most damaged ooze, others can handle the ghosts for now. He empowers a magic missile spell and sends it into the enemy.
14 force damage to the ooze.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP 2d6=6 ; d6=1 ; d20+8=22 ; d20+8=22 ; d20+6=17 ; 7d6=28 ; d20+16=25 ; d20+16=31 ; d20+16=35 ; d20+16=32 ; 2d6+6=13 ; 2d6+6=10 ; 2d6+6=15 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 5:52:32 PM
Even with Sigvar's aura, Pru is not quite able to resist the effects of the fear and cowers in the corner.
Sigvar, being immune to such paltry things as fear, is glad of a target for his weapon, which he plunges through the ghost with purifying force. In one blow, the ghost poofs into dust!
With Sigvar's help, Michael overcomes his fear, but also has no target. Instead (if he wants), he moves to the other ghost to offer Pru some protection and slices it once.
Trayvin knows that they cannot afford to be running around willy nilly, and calls upon divine power to suppress the chilling effects of the ghost.
Panicked, but able to act anyway with Trayvin's help, Nikolai has to decide what to do!
Anna splatters one of the oozes (reflex 21 or 6 acid damage) but gets a bit dizzy and misses the other.
Pompous hits the other ghost several times, but can tell his weapons aren't doing full damage, though he is close enough for the bonus. Had he been any further away, his last attack would not have connected. 5 foot squares
Akir continues his force assault on the next ooze.
No sooner did one ooze fall than another takes its place. AOO for Anna They have no more luck than they did before in getting past Sigvar or Anna's armor.
Red ghost takes a swipe at Michael, causing wounds to break out on his body. 28 damage, fort DC18 for half After attacking, it floats backwards through the wall.
Additionally, some unknown sources slams into Sigvar from behind. 13 damage Anna takes damage twice from some unknown source also. 10 and 15 damage
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+7=20 ; d6=4 ; d6=6 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 9:17:03 PM
The ghost touches Michael and it feels like 10 knives are stabbed into him, he's a bit tougher than the ghost realized so 5 of them slide off his body.
fort save 20. 14 damage.
with the ghost out of the picture for a moment Michael looks toward where Anna and Sigvar are, maybe they need some help.
the red ooze is dead but the black one is still on fire. it takes 4 damage for this round and 6 damage for last round unless it somehow put itself out.
Prudence Gundle 10d6=36 ; Friday September 21st, 2018 10:36:14 PM
Thanks to Trayvin, Pru is able to pull herself together. She wastes no time in sending another Fireball at the oozes, this time targeting the black and purple ones.
[The oozes take 36 points of fire damage, DC 20 Reflex save for half.]
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 51/80 -- CMD 29 d20+8=23 ; d20+14=33 ; 4d6+12=30 ; d20+14=21 ; d20+14=26 ; 4d6+12=23 ; 4d6+12=25 ; Saturday September 22nd, 2018 12:00:36 AM
(Reflex: 23)
Anna dodges the acid only to take 25 damage from some unknown sources. She takes her AOO against the new ooze that shows up (33 vs AC; 30 bludgeoning damage)
Anna then uses another whirlwind attack against the oozes in range (21 vs AC; 23 bludgeoning damage) (26 vs AC; 25 bludgeoning damage)
Anna also says, "I'm being attacked by something I can't see. Can someone heal me?"
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [62 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [63 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
------------------------- Arrow +1 Barkskin freedom's call Many shots Precise shot Point blank. Deadly strike -3/+6
Attack 1 Hits AC 24 Damage 20 Shock 2 Attack 1A Hits AC 24 Damage 20 Shock 5 Attack 2 Hits AC 21 Damage 20 shock 4 Attach 3 Hits AC 23 Damage 20 shock 6
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 83/83] Saturday September 22nd, 2018 8:17:58 PM
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Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet d6=6 ; d6=6 ; d6=3 ; d6=2 ; d6=2 ; Sunday September 23rd, 2018 10:49:48 AM
Sigvar had planned to wit for the other ghost to pop from the wall to attack and then kill it, but he can't leave the spot he and Anna are blocking and she needed healing so he stays and touches her. LOH for 19 healing to Anna. " Definitely something I can't see up here. Purge it or glitterdust or something please."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet Sunday September 23rd, 2018 10:50:30 AM
4 LOH used
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Monday September 24th, 2018 2:13:05 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Not much Nikolai can do against the oozes but he can do a good deal against ghosts. He focuses the power of his Ebyron's Tear with Ghost Touch and Readies a fist against any other ghosts that come near enough.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP d20-2=13 ; d20-2=18 ; d20-2=11 ; 2d6=4 ; 2d6=7 ; 2d6=10 ; d20+8=22 ; d20+8=20 ; d20+14=23 ; d20+14=19 ; d20+14=26 ; d20+14=24 ; 2d6+6=11 ; 2d6+6=10 ; d20+6=10 ; Monday September 24th, 2018 4:44:52 PM
Michael looks around for a target and sees nothing but ooze. Maybe all the shifting between animal brains is making Anna crazy? The (black) ooze seems to forget it's on fire for a moment before the flames start up again. I did roll for last round - it'll take 4 more now
Pru stays tucked in her corner and lobs another explosion at the oozes, easily targeting all three. Miraculously, ooze (purple) avoid some of the damage. (Nat 20 save)
Anna is getting the hang of her tail now and crushes oozes left and right. Reflex saves DC21 or take 4, 7, 10 damage One of them is splattered and moves no more. Still, something else appears to be hitting her, and she requests assistance.
Pompous looks for a ghost to fire upon, but it is behind a wall for now. Dang tricky incorporeals.
Sigvar confirms Anna's suspicions since something unseen is hitting him too. For now, he heals Anna's wounds.
Nikolai readies himself to attack a ghost should it come near.
Ooze (green) glorps on through purples space to fill the hole left by the other. It's really gross to watch. It fares no better at getting past Sigvar's armor.
The evidence seems to be stacking up now. Either that or something really likes Pompous. He is also being struck by invisible blows now. 11 and 10 damage To make things worse, the ghost pops its scary face up in front of him again, but it doesn't come close to striking him this time.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Monday September 24th, 2018 10:14:28 PM
Something seems to be hitting some of the Agents, and there is nothing to be seen. Trayvin 'sees' what he can do about that:
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 83/83] 10d6=38 ; Monday September 24th, 2018 10:41:20 PM
Pru can't do much about invisible attackers, so she tosses another Fireball at the oozes.
[38 fire damage, DC 20 Reflex save for half.]
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 49/80 -- CMD 29 d20+8=16 ; d20+8=16 ; d20+8=14 ; d20+14=31 ; d20+14=15 ; 4d6+12=23 ; Monday September 24th, 2018 11:35:29 PM
Anna-saurus took all the damage from the ooze's acid and then uses another whirlwind against the assailants.
(31 vs AC; 23 damage) (15 vs AC; miss)
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+14=32 ; d20+14=23 ; d20+9=28 ; d20+14=19 ; d20+9=23 ; d4+2=4 ; d4+2=6 ; Monday September 24th, 2018 11:36:10 PM
Michael was just wating for the red ghost to poke his fat head out again. he runs up and pokes it once with his poker.
Attack 1 +14 to hit.
Rapier +1 keen to Hit AC32 (crit! 32 to confirm for 10 points of damage.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Monday September 24th, 2018 11:59:27 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor Panicked 3/5 (suppressed)
Nikolai has too many friends in front of him to do much but he can call out orders. "Get away from the walls!" and takes a 5 foot step sideways.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet d6=6 ; d6=4 ; d6=3 ; d6=4 ; d6=6 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2018 5:56:56 AM
Sigvar continues to tend to the wounded dinosaur killing all the oozes. He touches Anna and heals her for 23 damage. 5 LOH used
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 66 /98 d20+18=24 ; d20+13=29 ; d20+8=21 ; d6+14=16 ; d6+14=16 ; d6+14=15 ; d6+14=19 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; d6=2 ; d6=6 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2018 6:29:16 AM
When the ghost shows it's face, pompous unloads a stream of arrows at it.
" Take this Casper!!! "
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Arrow +1 Barkskin freedom's call Many shots Precise shot Point blank. Deadly strike -3/+6
Attack 1 Hits AC 24 Damage 16 Shock 2 Attack 1A Hits AC 24 Damage 16 Shock 3 Attack 2 Hits AC 29 Damage 15 shock 2 Attach 3 Hits AC 21 Damage 19 shock 6
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP d20=17 ; d20=10 ; 2d6=3 ; d20+14=15 ; d20+14=19 ; d20+14=28 ; d20+14=34 ; d20+8=23 ; d20+14=16 ; 2d6+6=14 ; 2d6+6=10 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2018 5:06:37 PM
Trayvin tries to reveal any unwanted enemies, but his spell reveals nothing he couldn't see before.
Pru keeps to her wheelhouse and sizzles up one of the oozes.
With only one ooze left, Anna has no problem with targeting. The acid is getting less potent, but continues to burn her tail. reflex 21 or 3 acid damage
Michael doesn't think his critical strike hits anything vital but manages to graze the ghost a bit.
Nikolai can't fight a spot to fight in and Sigvar keeps up the healing.
Now that he has a target again, Pompous wastes no time sending a barrage of arrows into the ghost. Despite taking reduced damage, there's just too much coming at it.
Was anyone able to sub for Ken/Akir?
The hits keep coming from somewhere, with Anna taking 14 and Pompous taking 10. What could it be?
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet Tuesday September 25th, 2018 6:15:35 PM
invis purge revealed nothing?
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 83/83] 5d4=13 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2018 10:28:33 PM
Pru is confident that her teammates can handle the remaining ooze. In the meantime, she steps up next to Pompous and Akir.
"Mind your flammables," she says, and casts Burning Hands, angling the cone so that is misses her companions and washes into the space between Pompous and Anna, hopefully hitting whatever it was. Anything in the cone takes 13 damage, DC 18 Reflex save for half.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Tuesday September 25th, 2018 10:51:42 PM
If whatever is hitting the Agents is not invisible, Trayvin is at a loss. "Maybe it's an illusion? Pru, what do you think?"
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+18=27 ; d20+14=26 ; d4+2=3 ; d4+2=3 ; 6d6=24 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2018 10:54:54 PM
Michael rushes over to where the invisible beings are attacking Anna. He cannot see them, but he can see where they are attacking, he pays attention to that. what the attacks look like, where they are occurring, he can't see the attackers, but if he can see the attacks maybe he can get in a shot.
perception 27
Attack 1 +14 +4 if Aotf flanking is in order. +18
+1 Keen Rapier To Hit AC 26 (30 if flanked) for 3 points of damage and 24 points flanking (if applicable.).
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Shane P posting fof Ken) d20+18=30 ; 2d4(3+3)+10=16 Tuesday September 25th, 2018 11:02:12 PM
Akir moves toward Anna and attempts to flank the creature between Michael and Anna.
To hit AC 30 (+4 if flanked =34) for 16
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 58/80 -- CMD 29 d20+8=27 ; d20+14=16 ; 4d6+12=21 ; Tuesday September 25th, 2018 11:35:03 PM
(Reflex 27)
Anna-dodges the acid but takes damage from somewhere before attacking the final ooze with her tail (16 vs AC; 21 damage)
She says, "Is this room trapped with some sort of magic damage emission?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=32 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 1:27:00 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor Panicked 4/5 (suppressed)
Nikolai looks for that imperceptible thing that is still attacking Anna. Perception +19 = 32
"Anna, maybe there still is a ghost but is under the floor and hitting from below. Get on a table or bench or something off the floor! Goes for everyone else too!"
He tries to follow his suggestion by looking for something to stand on that is off the floor.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet d20+14=31 ; d20+14=32 ; d6=6 ; d6=5 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 6:33:43 AM
If the purge indeed revealed nothing then Sigvar concentrates and, as a move action, detects evil aiming toward Anna. He thinks Nikolai has the right of it and looks towards the floor or ceiling.( it is a 60' cone) He then readies an attack for when the thing(ghost) attacks and swings. He can reach to the middle of Anna but not to her right side. Attack 1 Hits AC 31(35 if Anna counts as flanking)confirming the critical to AC 32 if he hits for 23 damage, 41 damage if it is a critical hit. ( +1 magical adamantine weapon)
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP d20+13=22 ; d20+13=15 ; 2d6=8 ; d20+16=18 ; d20+16=18 ; d20+16=29 ; 2d6+6=13 ; 2d6+6=11 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 5:46:58 PM
Whatever is having its way with them is leaving the Agents stymied. The invisibility purge revealed nothing, yet something is quite clearly hitting them. Thinking outside the box, Pru angles her fire into the area where something might be. She strikes paydirt, and is rewarded with a slight burning smell and a sound like steam escaping a kettle.
Michael and Akir follow the sounds and strike where they think the creatures may be, Michael getting confirmation of his suspicion when he feels one smack him in the face as he re positions himself 13 damage from an AoO!. Total Concealment - 50% miss chance (1-50 on d100 misses)
Anna puts down the last ooze and casts her gaze about, hoping to provide some flanking. DC21 reflex or 8 acid damage
Nikolai looks around for an attacker below, but the hits don't seem to be coming from there, and the wounds are large impacts, not the creepy mysterious cuts and welts that the ghosts were causing.
Another round of blows comes, but they don't come close to getting past Anna's armor. Two 2s! Sigvar detects no evil, but he may have better luck striking back after watching where Anna is being struck. Roll miss chance: 1-50 on a d100 misses
It seems they don't like being hit back though, because Pru becomes a target now. 11 damage
Something is tickling their minds though, with this new information to be had. DC23 Knowledge Planes: Highlight to display spoiler: {This must be an invisible stalker, a creature whose natural invisibility can't be purged.}
Pompous makes not attach and chooses to defend himself
-------------- Total Defense You can defend yourself as a standard action. You get a +4 dodge bonus to your AC for 1 round.
Barkskin freedom call
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 72/83] d20+18=24 ; 5d6=19 ; 2d6=3 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 7:07:42 PM
"Ow!" Pru yelps. But if the thing--whatever it is--is close enough to hit her, it's close enough to be hit. She just has to cast carefully. [Concentration check for a 4th-level spell: 24 just barely succeeds!]
"THAT REALLY HURT, YOU BIG MEANIE!" Pru puts all the force of her spell behind the indignant cry.
[Cast Shout, which is also a cone. Invisible thingie takes 19 damage and is deafened for 3 rounds. A DC 21 Fort save halves the damage and negates the deafened condition.]
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet d100=32 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 7:16:12 PM
Sigvar moves up and swings, bt is unable to find the creature. 32 miss
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Shane P posting fof Ken) d20+3=5 ; d20+18=23 ; d20+18=27 ; d20+18=27 ; d20+13=19 ; d100=89 ; d100=61 ; d100=32 ; d4+2=4 ; d4+2=6 ; d4+2=5 ; 6d6=13 ; 6d6=24 ; 6d6=17 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 8:56:17 PM
invisibility purge, no alingment? what are these things? he draws a blank. still he does not need to know what something is to kill it...most times...so now that he is flanked against he tries to detect it.
perception 23
still, it hit him in the nose, it has to be close. he thrusts out blindly and is rewarded when his blades sink into something. instinctively, he twirls the blades as soon as they feel resistance, maximizing the damage done by his attack, something he could not do if the creature's attention wasn't divided, he hits twice, but the third attack catches only air.
Attack 1 +14 to hit. +4 AotF flanking=+18
+1 Keen Rapier. To Hit AC 27 for 4 points of damage and 13 points flanking damage. concealment miss chance 89
+1 Short Sword. To hit AC 27 for 6 points of damage and 24 points flanking damage. concealment miss chance 61
ITWF to hit bonus +14 -5 +4 AotF flanking bouns = +13
+1 Short Sword To Hit AC 19 for 5 points of damage and 17 points flanking damage Concealment miss chance 32.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d100=31 ; d100=39 ; Wednesday September 26th, 2018 10:14:26 PM
Whatever this thing is, it seems to be in the room and still attacking them. The Agents are closing in on the location, so Trayvin takes a few swipes with his Morningstar. He comes up empty, but hopefully the swings show where it isn't and someone else can pin it down.
Anna-saurus also draws a blank about what this things could be.
She then dodges the acid from the last ooze before launching another whirlwind attack against any square in range not occupied by an ally. (OOC: not sure if I can do this or not theoretically I should be able to but I'm bot sure)
(OOC: all rolls are miss chance then atk, damage and trip if miss > 50): 3 squares WSW of her : 3% miss; 80% 19 vs AC; 30 dmg + 25 vs CMD to trip; 40% miss 3 squares due west of her: 8% miss; 23% miss; 77% 21 vs AC; 24 dmg + 28 vs CMD to trip 3 squares WNW of her: 59% 24 vs AC 30 dmg + 26 vs CMD to trip; 33% miss; 58% 34 vs AC (crit threat; 18 to confirm) 23 damage (+ 29 damage if crit confirmed) + 35 vs CMD to trip 3 squares N by NW of her: 39% miss; 71% 17 vs AC 28 dmg + 28 vs CMD to trip; 33% miss 3 squares due N of her: 89% 28 vs AC 25 dmg + 35 to trip; 49% miss; 90% 16 vs AC 26 dmg + 37 to trip 3 squares N by NE of her: 55% 26 vs AC 27 dmg + 31 vs CMD to trip; 41% miss; 56% 18 vs AC 28 dmg + 19 vs CMD to trip wall to the east skipped 3 squares south of her not occupied by allies S by SE: 15% miss; 53% 29 vs AC 26 dmg + 22 vs CMD to trip; 41% miss
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [61 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [62 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=34 ; d20+14=30 ; d100=38 ; Thursday September 27th, 2018 1:11:22 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor Panicked 5/5 (suppressed)
Nikolai can't think of what this thing could be but he glances back towards the entrance to make sure the giants are staying put. 'if it hits me, I'll knock it silly!' he mentally swears.
Perception +19 = 34
Att Fist w/Ghost Touch +14 = 30 Miss % roll = 38, miss
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP d20+15=25 ; d20+15=21 ; Thursday September 27th, 2018 6:29:48 PM
Pompous is tired of getting hit and assumes a defensive posture. Pru is getting angry though, and she's not someone to mess with. She shows her anger in a deafening shout, which damages the creatures, though one resists the deafening.
This is shortly followed by a flurry of strikes from Anna and Michael (i think that post was Michael rather than Akir), while the others try to box them in. Once the attacks are done, The Agents are breathing a bit heavy and waiting for more attacks from every angle, but none seem to be forthcoming. Things are quiet for the moment.
The giants look confused if anything, after watching the Agents strike what appeared to be empty air.
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 72/83] Thursday September 27th, 2018 7:47:24 PM
Pru pauses. "Is--is that it?" she asks. "Did we get it?"
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Thursday September 27th, 2018 9:37:32 PM
"Hopefully Pru. There seems to be a lot of things going on inside this temple. We should be more cautious as we continue."
Trayvin looks around and checks the Agents wounds. "Does anyone need any healing?"
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 56 /98 Thursday September 27th, 2018 10:13:57 PM
Pompous is still feeling the affects of the battles. Scraps and bruises and a few bleeders.. At Trayvin's offer of healing he raises his hand....
"Over here Tray-Tray. I'm not to proud to take some insta heals. "
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=27 ; Thursday September 27th, 2018 10:57:53 PM
Spells in effect: Mage armor
"Well, at least it wasn't the giants throwing invisible boulders," he mutters quietly.
"Scan for evil once more just to make sure no ghost is hiding close by," Nikolai suggests. "We'll check for traps around that altar."
Meanwhile, Nikolai walks around the room looking for an exit or secret door.
Perception +19 = 27
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Thursday September 27th, 2018 11:12:47 PM
Michael probes around with his toe to see if he can feel the body of the invisilble creature.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Shane P posting fof Ken) d20+10=20 ; d20+10=22 ; Thursday September 27th, 2018 11:15:31 PM
Akir looks around for the next threat.
perception 20
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 58/80 -- CMD 29 Thursday September 27th, 2018 11:49:38 PM
Anna-Saurus says, "I'm still kind of hurt and I can only be a stegosaurus for 6 more minutes so hopefully there are not more oozes as this form seems really useful against them."
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [60 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [61 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet d20+5=7 ; d100=4 ; Friday September 28th, 2018 5:13:29 PM
Sigvar remains vigilant. It was too convienient that as soon as all the other threats were gone the invisible things stopped attacking. If he senses something out of place or sees an attack he will strike. Perception 7 Attack will miss 4%
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Friday September 28th, 2018 6:34:49 PM
Prudence wonders if they really got .... whatever it was. It all felt over so suddenly. Still, it's nice not to be being beaten on anymore.
Trayvin offers some healing, which Pompous will take gladly.
Nikolai walks around the room, looking for exits. He finds a dark tunnel in the back of the room, and along the way also notices a pile of belonging around two human looking skeletons: A mithral shirt, a shield, a glove, and a longbow.
Akir searches for danger, but only notices two rods lying discarded in a corner.
Michael looks for a body, but if there is one, he sure can't find it. He does notice some opals shining in the gooey mess of ooze bodies.
Sigvar sees nothing evil lurking about the room and senses nothing to strike at.
all take 4,600 exp and a hero point for the encounter with the giants all take 8,000 exp for dealing with the monsters in the chapel
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+18=35 ; Saturday September 29th, 2018 12:51:34 AM
ooc: Going to the chapel and we're going to get haaried, going to the chapel of blood!
sorry I could not resist.
Michael starts picking the opals out of the offal. He waits to start trying to appraise them till he can get everybody's input. He looks for more treasure as he's digging around.
Perception. 35
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Shane P posting fof Ken) d20+19=25 ; Saturday September 29th, 2018 12:57:03 AM
Akir looks at the rods, first off to try and see if they are cursed, then he tries to figure out what they are.
spellcraft 25
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 72/83] Saturday September 29th, 2018 10:27:11 AM
Pru casts a quick Detect Magic and looks at the mithral shirt, shield, glove and longbow. Then she scans around, looking for magic auras.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+11=29 ; Sunday September 30th, 2018 8:17:25 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
The passage located, what Nikolai looks for next is any identification on any of the equipment that would indicate Mailed Fist members.
"Wonder if those rods are spend Sunrods?" he wonders out loud.
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 29/10/28 HP 58/80 -- CMD 29 d20+12=24 ; d20+5=24 ; Monday October 1st, 2018 4:36:00 AM
Anna-Saurus lumbers over to Nikolai and also looks over the equipment (Perception: 24) (Profession[Soldier]: 24).
She gives it a good sniff since she has scent and she wonders if any of this stuff smells like the citadel.
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast Bull's Strength +4 str - 8 minutes [59 rounds] Beast Shape III - form of Stegosaurus (Huge Animal) - 8 minutes [60 rounds]: +6 Str –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, speed 30 ft, low-light vision, scent, tail slap+14(4d6+12 plus trip)
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 56 /98 Monday October 1st, 2018 6:27:52 AM
Pompous checks over his armor and uses some water from his canteen to wipe the blood from his wounds.
" MEDIC!"
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The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Monday October 1st, 2018 4:02:58 PM
Michael hums a merry tune to himself that seems a bit out of place in this dark place. As he investigates further, he finds 4 black pearls that had blended into the oozes at first.
Akir looks over the rods and finds one looks to be pliable and could snap around his wrist. But it's not cursed, unless he finds not needing to eat or sleep a curse. the writeup says rod of sustenance, which I didn't catch before. should be a ring - but now it's a bracelet. But it still takes the ring slot of one hand. The other rod is harder to ID, but its certainly more than a sunrod. Spellcraft DC 32 Highlight to display spoiler: {Rod of Metamagic Enlarge}
Pru looks over the gear, and while the shirt isn't magic, the Shield is Winged, the Glove is Storing, and the Bow is of Animal Bane +1.
Nikolai and Anna looks over the gear to see if it was from the Fist, but if it is, the age has removed any smell. It seems the gear belonged to whoever left these skeletons. And likely, this is the source of the ghosts they fought earlier. Religion DC 17 Highlight to display spoiler: {The ghosts will likely return in a few days time unless something is done with the bodies.}
Pompous is still resting, trying to recover from the monsters that seemed determined to take him out. Good thing the oozes couldn't get past the frontliners, else he might just be a puddle of melted ranger by now.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 89/123 Character Sheet d20+8=25 ; Monday October 1st, 2018 5:25:54 PM
Knowledge Religion 25 Sigvar figures out that those skeletons were likely the source of the ghosts. As a paladin of Gargul he knows what must be done. He exits the temple, pushing past the cannibal giants outside the door if necessary and proceeds to a spot near the oasis they found. Using his shovel (yup, he has one) he will dig 2 complete graves. Next he will re-enter the temple and carefully collect the bones, carry them to the graves and respectfully places them within. He will bury them and say a funeral prayer over them. He knows the rites, but they are in Minoatur. He hopes the ghosts will not mind. He covers the graves with stones if he can find enough.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Shane P posting fof Ken) d20+8=26 ; d20+8=19 ; d20+8=18 ; d20+8=16 ; d20+8=12 ; d20+8=23 ; Monday October 1st, 2018 9:11:54 PM
Michael helps Sigvar dig the graves, he says a prayer for the fallen as well, asking Gargul to give their spirits peace. Michael is not a religious man by any streatch of the word, but if it helps the dead find peace, he will become that way for them.
after the service, he speaks to the giants.
I know that our ways our different, and I know that you guys value your privacy. but the next time you catch an interloper on your property, take him into custody, demand a ransom from his people for his return, or if you must take him to a magistrate and bring charges against him. but if you put him in a stew pot, and treat him no better than an animal, you will bring the ire of many of our people, remember this and take heed, we can all get along if we make accords for one another.
Michael attempts to apprasie the gems he finds.
appraseal. 26, 19, 18, 16, 12, 23.
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 72/83] Monday October 1st, 2018 9:19:30 PM
Pru tells her companions about the magic items, in case any of them are interested.
Not one for heavy lifting, she instead gathers what flowers she can find to put on the graves.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) d6=4 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; d6=1 ; d6=4 ; d8=3 ; d8=1 ; d8=8 ; Monday October 1st, 2018 9:33:41 PM
Trayvin gathers the wounded around him, and even offers it to the giants if they are willing.
Actions: channel energy = 13 hp healed for all. Noticing the significant wounds on Pompous, he applies some extra attention to the archer. Pompous heals an additional 21 hp. (Spontaneous cast calm emotions)
Then he helps with the burial. Not knowing the religion of the deceased, he offers the standard prayers for several of the Wold's good aligned deities.
Trayvin doesn't think it is a good idea to examine any loot in front of the giants. No need to rub it in their faces. "Umm, maybe we should take a look at that stuff later on."
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 Monday October 1st, 2018 11:23:40 PM
Anna-Saurus tries to help with burial as best she can. Eventually her dinosaur form wears off and she says, "Welp hopefully there are no more oozes in there or else we will have to find another weapon effective against them."
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 2:04:02 AM
spells in effect: mage armor
Nikolai also helps. Whoever the were, it is the right thing to do. The more hands in the effort, the quicker they can move on.
After the burial, he points he looks over the magic items they found. The Glove of Storing would be useful to just about anyone. "Anyone find out about that other rod? At first I thought it was a spent Sunrod but it is obviously something much more."
With his own Everburning Torch, he lights up the only other exit to the room and keeps watch until they are ready to move on.
"Don't forget to go over every inch of this place. Temples usually have some hidden place to keep their religious items until they are needed."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 102/123 Character Sheet Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 5:54:22 AM
Sigvar looks around. He knows this place is arid, but hopes he can find some trees near where they found the spring ( we found somewhere to get water, didn't we?) Using the sharpened side of his axe he cuts one that he can handle with one hand down and makes a rudimentary club. it isn't going to win any beauty contests, but it should serve the purpose in case they meet something else his sword is no good against.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 3:51:26 PM
Everyone pitches in to help give the skeletons a proper burial, and between Sigvar and Trayvin, rites are said that cover a broad enough spectrum to hopefully give these spirits some rest.
The Giants even take Michael's words to heart, and assist in placing some large rocks on top of the graves to mark them, though they don't quite understand the custom.
The opals and pearls are worth about 7,000 gp all told. The rest of the loot gets stowed for use or selling later, and Sigvar preps himself for fighting other things that don't mind getting sliced, but hate getting bashed.
Nikolai organizes a healed up party to go over the entire chamber again, but finds nothing else of value. They do see a second cloaker up in the rafters, but it apparently decided not to attack, not being big enough to envelop Sigvar or Stego-Anna, and now it has no backup. The Agents dispatch it easily (if they so choose).
He also asks again about the second rod, but it will need some serious study from someone magically inclined.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 102/123 Character Sheet d20+5=23 ; d20+8=25 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 6:35:12 PM
Sigvar will systematically check all of the back rooms and then focuses on the altar. Perception 23 Knowledge Religion 25 to determine what god this altar is dedicated to
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 9:16:51 PM
Trayvin reiterates his feelings that the Agents should wait to examine any loot.
"So, are we ready to proceed? We still need to find the way home for these giants."
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 11:04:37 PM
Michael gets interested in the cloaker. Hey you up there! you speak common? "in goblin" do you speak Goblin? "in halfling" do you speak halfling? then in common with hand sighns to boot. would you like a job? the mailed fist could use a guy like you. three meals and a place to sleep...beats hanging around a crypt all day...more excitement too, and no pesky adventurers coming in a killing you...like what happened to that guy....you could start by guiding us through this temple.....does anybody have a tongues spell?.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Shane P posting fof Ken) Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 11:09:15 PM
Akir chuckles at Michael. then realizes that he is serious...that's disturbing.
Anna Morphling[Stegosaurus] (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 11:50:51 PM
Anna says, "Well if we started recruiting monsters to join the Fist we could form an irregular unit." she points out.
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 72/83] d20+12=29 ; d20+16=23 ; Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 11:56:54 PM
"Not sure how it would wear a uniform, though," Pru mutters.
She examines the other rod, casting a Detect Magic if necessary.
[Knowledge Arcana 29; Spellcraft 23]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+6=17 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 1:56:03 AM
Spells in effect: mage armor
Nikolai ensures that the cloaker will no longer kill anyone or try and hands the dead thing over to the giants if they want to eat it.
"Ok, nothing else here apparently, so lets get moving. Detect traps there at the tunnel. Can anyone tell if the tunnel was dug orderly or disorderly?"
Knowledge Dungeoneering +6 (is the tunnel critter made or tool made) = 17
:" Any value at establishing camp and recharging here for the night? We used up a lot of resources in this encounter, We may not get a chance again... "
But he'll go along with the others....
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) d20+12=14 ; d20+19=29 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 12:02:56 PM
Akir helps Pru with the second rod. What was its purpose?
Know Aracane: Raises Pru's result to 31. Spellcraft: 29
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 5:04:42 PM
Sigvar checks everything out, but things have become too deteriorated to place.
Michael tries to communicate with the Cloaker, but it either can't understand or chooses not to respond. Anna connects with the idea of finding a monstrous regiment, and Akir is quite amused at the notion.
Pru just finds it ridiculous. Akir works with Pru to identify the rod as one of Metamagic Enlarge.
Nikolai and Pompous understand that the creature is too dangerous to leave here and dispose of it quickly, putting an end to the monster thumb. For now...?
Trayvin is ready to move on to find the way to send these Giants home.
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20=5 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 9:32:35 PM You know Anna, the Mailed Fist used to have a Monster Regiment, Bear company, Runkuk the undying was the commander, had all sorts of monstrous things working for us, most of them got laid off when the axe came down. Runkuk was a hammer, he used them as Shock troops. but things like cloakers, doppelgangers things like that, I think would work well in Snake Regiment. A cloaker would be spar for non-lethal takedowns. .
Michael is good with going on, but if someone needs to rest, it's best we are at our best when the beast we need to best
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 10:18:23 PM
"Maybe there would be some interest in giant allies?" Trayvin fins the idea of a 'monstrous' Fist regiment interesting and troubling all at the same time.
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 72/83] Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 11:05:11 PM
"This rod could help throw a spell farther," Pru muses, looking it over. "Akir? Do you want to carry it? My Fireballs already go pretty far; I don't see myself using something like this very much."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=33 ; Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 11:13:28 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
"The cloaker as a Fist member would only be useful as a guard at headquarters," Nikolai opines but obviously he's not serious.
"If we need to camp, then lets do, but not here. We need to appear to be pressing on. Don't want to give the giants the idea we have used up much or our power. I'm sure there's a chamber suitable somewhere onwards. There usually is."
OOC: no mention about the construction of the tunnel (natural or otherwise)?
Nikolai shines his Everburning Troch down the tunnel and if clear, moves forward 30' feet before motioning the others to follow.
Perception +19 = 33
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 11:31:58 PM
Anna says, "Well there are those griffons we encountered oh so long ago, I kind of could empathize with them. I was thinking maybe we could use them to form the backbone of the monstrous regiment. Also should I turn on my darkvision? It only lasts for like 8 hours."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 102/123 Character Sheet d20+5=23 ; Thursday October 4th, 2018 5:40:20 AM " Not murdering scout eating Giants, Trayvin. Something like that would mean I would be mustering out when we get back rather than just transferring to a more lawful command."
Sigvar says nothing as Michael blathers on about Runkuk. Sigvar had been in bear regiment, and had been those 'shock troops'. He knew Runkuk, had been friends, even as close as adopted family with some of the people that the commander had killed at the onset of the civil war when they decided to stand up to him about the Fist claiming land. He remembers the fear he felt when those people were executed, and the relief that he had stayed silent. He now feels the shame that he had been too weak in his convictions to be among them.
Sigvar shoulders his way forward when none of the scouts step up. He passes Nikolai and pushes on down the tunnel, sword and shield ready, allowing Nikolai's torch to light his way. The sooner this foolishness was over the sooner they could return to the only home he knew. Perception 23
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 102/123 Character Sheet Thursday October 4th, 2018 6:08:16 AM
OOC Traveling from now til Sunday. I should still be able to post.
Pompous AC 25/28 CMD 25/20/15, HP 90 /98 Thursday October 4th, 2018 6:33:56 AM
Pompous suggests that he takes either point with his flaming blade or rear guard to cover retreats. Leader's choice. Having almost been killed by the cloaker, he stays silent on the discussion. It's kinda pointless at this point really as the creatures are dead..
"So, we find a nice safe to camp and rest a bit? I could use a meal break, "
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Thursday October 4th, 2018 4:52:53 PM
(Shane, can you reset your header now that Ken is back? Thanks for covering!)
Nikolai moves down the tunnel a bit. It's less than 30 feet before the natural bends would take him out of sight, so he motions them to follow a little bit sooner.
Some of them are ready for a rest, but Sigavr is eager to get out of here as soon as possible. He plows forward, sword and shield at the ready.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Thursday October 4th, 2018 8:29:14 PM
Trayvin follows Nikolai and Sigvar down the tunnel. He understands the Agents concerns to rest but their wounds seem fairly well treated for now, and he agrees with Nikolai that it might not be wise to show any weakness in front of the giants.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Thursday October 4th, 2018 9:04:01 PM
Akir nods and stashes the rod.
"I'm sure it will come in handy. Thanks Pru."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 d20+12=23 ; Thursday October 4th, 2018 11:24:09 PM
Anna says, "If it makes sense I could turn into a Tendriculous and gain fast healing but maybe I should save it in case we have combat?"
She moves with the group keeping an eye out (Perception: 23)
Active Effects: Barkskin +3 nat armor - 80 minutes from when cast
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 83/83] Thursday October 4th, 2018 11:48:17 PM
Pru casts another set of Dancing Lights to help illuminate their path. She herself, of course, stays well back from the front of the group.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=28 ; Friday October 5th, 2018 1:33:41 AM
spells in effect: mage armor
Nikolai moves alongside Sigvar if possible, or just behind him when the tunnel narrows.
"Don't hurry, Sigvar. Plenty of time to be cautious," Nikolai advises. His eyes dart from ceiling to floor as they move.
Perception +19 = 28
Sigvar (john c posting) Friday October 5th, 2018 8:05:52 AM
As usual Sigvar hurries up and waits while the rest catch up.
Pompous AC 25 CMD 25/20/15, HP 90 /98 d20+20=28 ; Friday October 5th, 2018 11:29:05 AM
As a bow specialist, Pompous takes position at the back of the pack and takes up rear guard.
----------------- Perception 28
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 Sunday October 7th, 2018 11:01:50 PM
Anna goes towards the front, but lets Michael take lead in case of traps.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Monday October 8th, 2018 4:21:05 PM
There seems to be some sort of time dilation, and suddenly it's three days later. sorry all, Friday got away from me, I was racing all day Saturday, and was in no condition to think on Sunday.
They keep moving along down the twisting corridor, when Nikolai spots something shifting in an alcove off to the side.
Knowledge, Nature, DC 19: Highlight to display spoiler: {This is a fetid spore mound, a sort of sentient plant. Electricity helps it, and it is resistant to other forms of damage.} Knowledge, Nature, DC 24: Highlight to display spoiler: {It resists damage from bludgeoning and piercing attacks, and will emit dangerous spores when it is hit with a weapon in combat!}
Pompous AC 25 CMD 25/20/15, HP 90 /98 d20+9=26 ; d20+20=23 ; Monday October 8th, 2018 4:56:05 PM
Looking past the over adventurers, Pompous instantly realizes that, in alcove, they are facing... A FETID SPORE MOUND!!!! "
" STOPS ! That's a FETID SPORE MOUND!!!"
" It's a sort of sentient plant. Electricity helps it, and it is resistant to other forms of damage! It resists damage from bludgeoning and piercing attacks, and will emit dangerous spores when it is hit with a weapon in combat! It pretty much takes me out of the fight if we face this thing. "
Pompous looks for other signs of trouble... not that this thing isn't tough enough on it's own...
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 83/83] Monday October 8th, 2018 5:57:16 PM
Hearing Pompous, Pru stops dead in her tracks. "Is there a way we can get around it? Or past it?" she whispers.
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Monday October 8th, 2018 7:03:30 PM
"Nice spot Pompous. Pru, can you block it in with a wall before it moves out of that alcove?"
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 d20+18=19 ; Monday October 8th, 2018 10:27:46 PM
Michael usually takes the lead in cases like this, but even he can tell he has said something that set Sigvar off, he wonders what it could be, and then realizes that Sigvar was in Bear regiment, though he spoke nothing but plain truth Michael feels bad for making Sigvar feel bad. He pauses in the middle of the group thinking about it, then moves forward to get in front of Sigvar,
Let me do it, you big lumbering lummox, if things go pear shaped I'm small, you can pull me out or kill what's eating me, if you get in trouble I'd have problems getting one of your hooves out..
once out in front Michael goes into scout mode, downs his potion of Darkvison and gets to scouting about 10ft outside the torchlight, sadly concern for Sigvar keeps weighing on his mind and he does not pay as much attention as he should.
Perception 19 natch 1.
Luckily Pompous catches the thing before Michael lumbers into it. Uh...maybe cold could hurt it?
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 d20+10=13 ; Monday October 8th, 2018 11:51:00 PM
Anna says, "Let me try to empathize with it. Maybe I can convince it we mean it no harm and are just here for whatever it is the giants are looking for."
If Nikolai assents she attempts to use Queens Creations to empathize with the plant creature (Wild Empathy: 13)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) d20+5=18 ; d20+5=17 ; Tuesday October 9th, 2018 2:04:52 AM
spells in effect: mage armor
knowledge nature +5 DC 19, 24 = 18, 17
Nikolai takes Pompous' word for what it is. "Well, it is worth a try, Anna, give it your best shot, otherwise we douse it with fire from a safe distance. Can't have it here on our way back if it isn't going to be friendly."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 34 (T 12, FF 31) CMD 30 HP 102/123 Character Sheet Tuesday October 9th, 2018 5:34:40 AM
Sigvar waits while Anna tries to communicate wit it. If her words seem to anger it he will do what he knows will work and start beating the snot out of it with his sword. Spores shmores. He was immune to disease and could cure poison, he was unimpressed.
The Entrance! (DM Warren) - MAP Tuesday October 9th, 2018 4:25:28 PM
Based on the condition of the creature, it cannot have been here for more than several days, perhaps a little over a week at most. Otherwise, without a source of food and water, it would have long ago perished.
It seems a little surprised that someone would take the time to converse. It doesn't make any outwardly aggressive motions, and replies to Anna in a moist, rustling type sound.
"Came here through spiral. Spiral is gone. Down corridor. Very hungry. Want home"
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Tuesday October 9th, 2018 4:43:35 PM
Akir is ready with fire as well. Hopefully Anna's negotiations work smoothly.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- 27/14/24 HP 71/80 -- CMD 25 Tuesday October 9th, 2018 4:55:43 PM
Anna says to the others, "This poor creature appears to be like the giants and just wants to find its way home. Apparently it came here through a spiral and now the spiral is gone and the spiral itself was down the hall. It is very hungry though."
"Nikolai, Pru what should I tell it? I think I could prolly get it to not attack us if we could get it home. Maybe whatever created this spiral is what the giants were after?"
Anna waits for Nikolai and Pru to weigh in before responding further to the creature
Pompous AC 25 CMD 25/20/15, HP 90 /98 Tuesday October 9th, 2018 5:09:04 PM
Keeping one hand on his sheathed flaming blade, Pompous offers up some of his rations to feed the mound.
Maybe a well fed mound is a happy mound?
Prudence Gundle[AC 20; HP 83/83] Tuesday October 9th, 2018 8:03:14 PM
"It does seem likely that the spiral is the same thing the giants want," Pru says. "What does the creature eat? Maybe we could find some food for it. You know, food that isn't us."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 27 Tch 18 Ffted 20 HP 80/83 CMD 29/31(Grapple/Trip) Tuesday October 9th, 2018 9:09:41 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor
'Well, now I've seen everything, I hope. Talking to a spore mound and helping it get home...'
"Ummm…. Sure, tell it that if we find that spiral thing we'll try to get it to it. But I don't want to carry it around with us until we know for sure that we have found it. I don't think it would appreciate us stuffing it into a sack and if we get attacked, it might shoot spores out in self defense that could affect us all. Tell it that this is the only way out so we will be back and we will try to get it home."
'What a day. Bargaining with giants and Spore Mounds. Wait 'till I tell my father, sheesh!'
Trayvin AC 29/14 touch Hp 106/106(BrianZ) Tuesday October 9th, 2018 9:24:34 PM
Hmmmm there seems to be a bit of a mix of monsters in here, and gives Trayvin a thought.
"Maybe many of the creatures we have seen so far came through this spiral. If so there could be just about anything in here."
Michael Wittman AC:22, T:17, FF:16 (ucdodge) HP75/89 Me+14(9)13 F+7, R+15,W+8, CMB+13, CMD+23 Tuesday October 9th, 2018 9:59:18 PM hump! now I've seen everything. I got some rations in my pack, we can see if it can eat that. ask it what it likes to eat? does it need meat, bread, grass or oil?.
whatever it is Michael prolly has it. or with Anna's bag we can get it real quick.
Akir Al'Kaban - AC 27 - Hp 105/90 (Ken E) Wednesday October 10th, 2018 2:59:33 PM
Akir had never considered himself an overly violent man, but life in the Fist and as an adventurer in general brought about a lot of violence. Surely, surely they could just smash through the mound, kill the giants, and call it a days work in the Fist?
He was still pretty sore that the giants were counted among the living.
The Tunnels! (DM Warren) - MAP Wednesday October 10th, 2018 5:08:33 PM
After Anna's communication, several of the Agents bust out various types of foodstuffs. It seems to eat just about anything organic, so rations are tossed on the ground and it slithers over them and they quickly disappear. Trayvin is able to create some water for it as well, which it needs just as much as sustenance.
They come to the conclusion that whatever brought the Giants here must have also brought this creature. Now there's even more motivation to find the portal, as the spore mound hasn't harmed anyone that they know of.
The creature is content to wait for now, since you guys are the best chance it has of getting home, or at least into more favourable conditions. Being quite eagle-eyed, Nikolai spots a glimmer on the ground behind the mound. He finds a small orange rock, expertly cut into a perfect prism.
Beyond, the corridor continues to twist and turn into the darkness.
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