The Castle Friday September 27th, 2019 6:04:45 PM
Pru casts invisibility on Michael and he heads across the bridge with Anna-rat. The other wait behind for them to scout ahead, but after only a few moments, Nikolai starts across the bridge, leading the rest of the group.
Michael, invisible, gets across the bridge first. He sees a large block that is the castle. The castle on the far side of the white bridge is not nearly as large as you might have expected. Actually, it is sort of ugly, as castles go. The main building of the castle is just a giant block about 50 feet wide, 50 feet deep, and 40 feet tall. It looks to be three stories high, but it is just a rectangle. There is a square tower at the top of the castle, but you can just barely see it because it is on top center of the rectangle. There are no turrets or any of the usual protective features normally found in a castle, it is just a giant stone box. There are few windows, just places that almost look like a block is missing or was left out to let some light in. The walls are solid and smooth and if you were to guess, you would guess the top is going to look just like all the sides: flat and featureless. There appears to be just the one main entrance, a pair of very large wooden doors next to the white bridge.
The walls of the castle are sloped slightly and are smooth with few handholds. Climbing it would be difficult. The land directly around the castle is rather barren. For about 20 feet in all directions there is just dirt -- no grass, weeds, or growth of any kind. Knowledge, nature, DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {This is not normal.} Spellcraft, DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {Something magical is killing the natural growths.} Outside of that 20 foot range things are quite normal: trees, grass, and overgrown weeds are common.
Anna-rat scrambles across the bridge and sees much the same from a lower viewpoint. She wanders over towards the castle and it appears to be well-constructed, like the bridge. There are no gaps in the walls and no holes anywhere. In fact, beyond the edge of the grass there looks to be no signs of life at all.
The rest of the Agents make it about halfway across the bridge as Michael and Anna-rat explore. A number of townspeople stay in the town and watch the Agents depart. None offer to go with the group and they just stare in amazement at the brazenness of the Agents.
OOC: Just paused halfway across the bridge to give scouts additional time to make some decisions, if desired.
Crossing the bridge: Knowledge, Engineering, DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: {The bridge is very, very old, over 200 years old.} Knowledge, Engineering, DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {The bridge is very strongly constructed and has no current weak areas or weakness -- it should last a long time} Knowledge, Geography, DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: {These white stones are not native to this area, they must have been imported from some other region} Detect magic or Spellcraft, DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: {There is no magic related to the construction of the bridge}
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 146/146 Character Sheet Friday September 27th, 2019 6:07:34 PM " If you have a magic ring that already deflects attacks from you the best use for those potions is to free the minds of your comrades if they are charmed or possessed."
Trayvin AC 30/15 touch Hp 127/138(BrianZ) d20+6=16 ; d20+6=22 ; d20+7=13 ; d20+6=12 ; Friday September 27th, 2019 7:25:48 PM
Trayvin nods his head with Sigvar's advice. They can also offer some limited protection against magically summoned creatures.
I estimate the bridge at over 200 years old. It looks pretty sturdy, I don't think the townsfolk will need to worry about it for quite some time. Trayvin finishes examining the bridge while the scouts do their thing.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 32/16/27 CMD : 27 d20+18=35 ; d20+8=11 ; d20+8=21 ; Friday September 27th, 2019 10:33:54 PM
(Know[nature]: 35) (Spellcraft: 8 for check near the know[nature] roll = failure) (Spellcraft: 21 for check near know [engineering or geo] = pass)
Anna-Rat sends over the link "There was no magic in the construction of the bridge but something unnatural is keeping the land 20 feet around the castle clear of vegetation in any direction. Furthermore there are no gaps in the stones where an enterprising rat might just sneak in."
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 146/146 Character Sheet Saturday September 28th, 2019 11:27:11 AM " I don't think they worry about it at all actually. Sounds like they have never touched it, crossed it or even thought about it."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 28 Tch 27 Ffted 20 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) Monday September 30th, 2019 12:10:18 AM
OOC: DM wrote There are few windows, just places that almost look like a block is missing or was left out to let some light in.
Well, that sounds like something a rat might get through, if you could climb up to it. But, …
DM also writes There are no gaps in the walls and no holes anywhere.
So, I don't know. Who really knows? Only the Shadow knows.
IC: "We'll, at least we didn't spend all day on a plan to sneak in. Let's go up to the door and knock. What's the worse that can happen? If no one comes to open the door, we pick it."
Nikolai marches on up to the door and bangs on the door. If there is a door knocker, he uses it. If not, he uses his fist. He'd ask Sigvar or Trayvin but if there is a trap somewhere, he has a good chance to avoid it.
The Castle Monday September 30th, 2019 12:27:17 PM
Michael and Anna continue to explore and share what they find with the others. As Nikolai leads the ground down the bridge and towards the door he stops as he spies some movement just past the edge of the bridge. In the space between the bridge and the castle door (off to the side slightly, so it’s not blocking the door), a massive creature just sort of appears from the ground, almost flowing to a height of twenty-two feet tall.
The creature is a blue-skinned woman with a third eye in her forehead. She wears long, flowing blue robes that match her skin and appear to be soaking wet, dripping with water. She carries and absolutely massive spear that is at least twenty feet long. Her face is very plain as she looks over the group coming down the bridge. She calls out in common, in a voice that grates and bubbles, “Ah yes, you will be paying the toll for the bridge use now.”
OOC: Sorry for the confusion on the walls description. Indeed, there are a few places where there are bricks missing that look a little like tiny windows. However, those are not near the levels where a rat could sneak in, they’re twenty feet or more off the ground.
Knowledge, Planes, DC 28: Highlight to display spoiler: {This creature is immune to acid and ignores many spells (spell resistance)} Knowledge, Planes, DC 33: Highlight to display spoiler: {This creature can regenerate} Knowledge, Planes, DC 38: Highlight to display spoiler: {The creature can move easily through the air, water, and on land} Knowledge, nature, DC 10: Highlight to display spoiler: {This is not a natural creature}
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+45=64 ; Monday September 30th, 2019 1:26:20 PM Well, well what do we have here? . Michael is a non person, he's a breath of wind on a dusty plain, though he wonders what the toll is, he'll let his fist field that one, he takes his time and gets into position to backstab this blue babe and show her what her insides look like. He holds his blow until his boss gives the order to start the bloodletting though.
Waiting for an answer, Pompous downs a potion of protection from evil.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 146/146 Character Sheet Monday September 30th, 2019 6:32:57 PM
Sigvar shakes his head and strides forward, undeterred by the giant woman. " We are the Mailed Fist, contracted to end the evil coming from the castle. We have business inside so state your toll and let us be on our way. If your toll is lawfully levied and your intent is not evil we will pay it and trouble you no more. If not we will still pay it, but in steel." If the creature is within 60' Sigvar will concentrate on it and determine if it is evil ( Reading the paladin power I actually shouldn't see anything BUT the creature targeted when concentrating like this, but I doubt it takes into account a place of evil like this so what we discussed before is still cool) If the creature is more than 60' away then Sigvar calls the spirit into his bonded weapon making it Axiomatic and Flaming.
Sigvar's Dashboard 4 LoH used
Trayvin AC 30/15 touch Hp 127/138(BrianZ) d20+11=25 ; d20+11=25 ; d20+11=22 ; d20+6=16 ; Monday September 30th, 2019 9:47:58 PM
Trayvin likes Nikolai's bold plan. Walk up to the door and let the evil within cower as it should. The blue creature is a bit unexpected, seeming more elemental than evil, but Sigvar's challenge will determine that score. Trayvin isn't sure what it is, except that the creature is not natural.
Used: Spells: prayer, death ward, calm emotions
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] d20+18=27 ; d20+12=15 ; Monday September 30th, 2019 10:39:04 PM
Pru also notes that the bridge was built without magic, but the appearance of the blue woman drives all that out of her mind. She gives it some thought, but can't figure out what sort of creature the blue woman might be.
Since Sigvar's answer was perfectly good, Pru waits to see what will happen next.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 32/16/27 CMD : 27 d20+18=36 ; d20+8=27 ; Monday September 30th, 2019 11:19:46 PM
Know: Nature: 36 Know: Planes: 27
Anna-Rat draws a blank with respect to the Hovering Giant Blue Woman. She sends over the link, "I don't know what she is, but whatever it is it isn't natural."
Anna-Rat waits to see what goes on with respect to the reply, still though better safe than sorry. She activates her stoneskin Morephamancy.
Spells in effect: Barkskin: 110 min - time elapsed Stoneskin: 150 points of DR/10 adamantine Beast Shape 1 - at will form of small rat: +2 dex, +1 natural armor, +1 AC, +1 Attack, +4 stealth, +2 fly, -1 CMB/CMD 40 foot base speed, 20 foot climb speed, 20 foot swim speed, low light vision, scent, bite +14 (1d4+4), +4 CMD vs trip
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 28 Tch 27 Ffted 20 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) d20+6=21 ; Tuesday October 1st, 2019 12:22:09 AM
Knowledge Nature +5 +1 (luckstone) = 21
"Definitely not natural, but some form of water creature, summoned here perhaps to guard the bridge. And exact a toll."
Nikolai waits for the blue woman's answer. He suspects it will be so high they will have to fight it to get past, though.
A toll? Tuesday October 1st, 2019 12:25:30 PM
Michael sneaks around behind the massive creature. She does not appear to acknowledge him, she only focuses on the group coming across the bridge. Sigvar steps forward as Pompous and Sigvar talk to the woman. She looks from one to the other and says, “Approach no closer until you have paid the toll or return back across the bridge. The toll? How much do you have?” She turns her head to the side and says, “Perhaps you can make an offer that is acceptable.”
OOC: Sigvar is about 50 feet from the woman when she says to stop. Using his detect evil and from what he has learned about this place, he cannot see that she is good (as he can with the other Agents), so while he cannot clearly detect the level of her evil, it is certainly more evil than the orcs, and most certainly evil overall. He can detect a tiny little blob of good coming from directly behind her.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 146/146 Character Sheet d20+21=24 ; 2d6+14=26 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d6=1 ; Tuesday October 1st, 2019 7:17:21 PM "Oh, we can set our own price? I offer roughly eight pounds of enchanted adamantite delivered forcefully and repeatedly until you go away. Sound fair?" Sigvar charges, covering 40 feet in the blink of an eye, his adamantine sword flashing from it's scabbard. Just as it seems he won't be able to reach her, his reach comes into play and he swings. (yeah, big as she is and probably ready for it she should get an AoO) Attack hits AC 24 for 26 damage +9 holy +1 precision
Sigvar's AC due to the charge is 33 for this round. Michael has a flanker
Trayvin AC 30/15 touch Hp 127/138(BrianZ) Tuesday October 1st, 2019 8:51:38 PM
Well, Sigvar must have sensed something he didn't like. Looks like it will be aggressive negotiations this time.
Pru, do you know anything about it?
Trayvin casts a spell which will hopefully be of use against the creature. magic circle vs evil, centered on himself
Used: Spells: prayer, death ward, calm emotions, magic circle vs evil
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] Tuesday October 1st, 2019 9:43:25 PM
"Well, I guess we're starting."
Pru casts Haste on the party, or as much of the party as she can reach. Can she target Michael, because he's in the Telepathic Bond, or does she actually need to be able to see him?
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+20=26 ; d20+20=34 ; d20+15=20 ; d20+15=18 ; d4+3=5 ; d4+3=5 ; d4+3=5 ; d4+3=4 ; 7d6=24 ; 7d6=22 ; 7d6=24 ; 7d6=21 ; d20+20=29 d4+3=7 7d6(6+3+2+3+2+6+6)=28 Tuesday October 1st, 2019 9:49:54 PM man! I love Sigvar! 8 pounds of Adamantium! LOL.
Michael lays into the blue babe. up close and personal like.
Attack bonus 16 +4 AotF flanking = 20
1st attack Rapier +1 keen To hit AC 26{27} for 5 points of damage and 24 points flanking. Short sword +1 To hit AC 34 {35}for 5 points of damage and 22 points flanking. 2nd attack +15 attack bonus. Rapier +1 keen To hit AC 20{21} for 5 points of damage and 24 points flanking. Short Sword +1 To hit AC 18 {19} for 4 points of damage and 21 points flanking.
she also takes 7 points of bleed damage/per round starting her round.
Oh didn't see Pru's post. if I am hasted add 1 to all my to-hit rolls and here is my extra haste attack.
haste attack +20 bonus. (crap didn't add the +1 for haste. Rapier+1 Keen To hit AC 29{30) for 7 points of damage and 28 points flanking.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 30/10/29 CMD : 31 Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 12:38:48 AM
Anna-rat lets her rat form be subsumed by her use of Beast Shape III to become a Behemoth hippopotamus.
She then moves towards the giant blue floating woman trying to get within 20 feet of her if she can otherwise will go as close as she can.
Spells in effect: Barkskin: 110 min - time elapsed Stoneskin: 150 points of DR/10 adamantine - 110 minutes Beast Shape 3 - 11 min - form of behemoth hippopotamus +6 Str , –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, 50 ft base speed, low-light vision, bite+14(4d8+9 plus grab), trample (2d6+9 DC 21)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 28 Tch 27 Ffted 20 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 12:40:19 AM
Spells in Effect: Mage Armor, Haste
Nikolai won't argue with Sigvar's judgment. He suspected they'd have to fight this creature anyway. He feels a quickness come over him and recognizes Pru's Haste spell. He casts Magic fang on himself, then moves closer. just out of her reach.
======================================================== Protection from evil: the subject gains a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saves. Both these bonuses apply against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures. -the subject immediately receives another saving throw (if one was allowed to begin with) against any spells or effects that possess or exercise mental control over the creature (including enchantment [charm] effects and enchantment [compulsion] effects, such as charm person, command, and dominate person). This saving throw is made with a +2 morale bonus, using the same DC as the original effect. -the spell prevents bodily contact by evil summoned creatures.
Haste: +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
Barkskin: +3 armor
A toll? Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 8:40:25 PM
OOC: ACK! I swear I posted this morning! Apparently I did not! Post incoming asap!
Charge! d20+34=53 ; 2d6+14=18 ; d20+21=33 ; d20+40=60 ; Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 9:08:36 PM
Sigvar taunts the giant woman, then follows up with a charge. As he sort of expects based on her size, she strikes out at him as he gets close and slams him in the side of the head (18 damage). The solid blow rings his bell and his attack completely misses the giant target. Trayvin casts magic circle against evil. Pru casts haste. Michael launches his attacks on the creature from behind. He weapons mostly get caught up in those flowing, watery robes, but he can tell he’s made some solid contact with one strike. Anna shifts her form and moves a bit towards the massive woman. Nikolai also shifts a bit closer while casting magic fang. Pompous casts a spell on himself as well.
The woman spins. As she does so, her spear swings out and in front of Michael. While Michael feels like he has just dodged a blow, he then notices that he wasn’t the target of the attack! He looks down and realizes that the woman just knocked his weapons out of his hands! He looks up as the woman’s third eye blinks at him and spits acid at him. It hits him in the chest and does not burn, but it does smell awful!
OOC: Trayvin, please roll a check for the magic circle to overcome the spell resistance of the creature for the third effect of protection against evil. I think Pru knows Michael well enough and has worked with him enough to allow him to be included in the haste spell. However, she is 50 feet from Michael and Sigvar at the moment of this casting. She can reach both Michael and Sigvar or the rest of the party… Michael, DC 29 fortitude save or be nauseated for the next round. You are unarmed and your weapons are on the ground.
Monster: AC 32 Damage Taken: 27 Effects: Bleed, 7 pts/rnd
Again, very sorry about the late post. Additional notes: it has improved disarm, so no AOO for the disarm on Michael. It also has Spell Resistance, so any spells directed at it will need to include that roll, please.
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 10:38:40 PM
Last round, Pru hasted everybody but Michael and Sigvar. This round, she hurries forward to be closer at hand. Not sure what else to do, she casts another Haste, this time targeting Michael and Sigvar.
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+8=21 ; Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 11:12:26 PM
Michael falls to his knees and projectile vomits all over the blue babes robes. while down there he picks up his blades and moves them out of the way...this is going to be a bad one.
fort save 21 only have an 8 fort save...so it was an auto fail.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 16 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) d20+17=24 ; 2d8+4=13 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 12:04:07 AM
OOC: we need some way to know our distance from it or we just say we do something and it works. Like, maybe a crude map?
IC: Nikolai rushed to attack, then rushes back. Hasted, Move is now 80
Attack using Spring Attack (Move, attack, Move back w/o AoO) and moves back just out of reach again.
Unarmed Strike using Spring Attack with Vital Strike: D20 +15 +1 (haste) +1(Mag Fang) = 24 if hit, dmg = 2d8 +4 +1(mag Fang) = 13
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 30/10/29 CMD : 31 d20+14=29 ; 4d8+9=26 ; 2d6=5 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 1:35:45 AM
Anna-Behemoth Hippo uses Spring attack to move forward, bite the woman activating her Eberyon's Tear and then move back to where she currently is. She chooses to conduct her grab in such away that only her mouth is engaged (OOC: per rules -20 to CMB roll)
(29 vs AC, miss; OOC: didn't read AC)
Spells in effect: Barkskin: 110 min - time elapsed Stoneskin: 150 points of DR/10 adamantine - 110 minutes Beast Shape 3 - 11 min - form of behemoth hippopotamus +6 Str , –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, 50 ft base speed, low-light vision, bite+14(4d8+9 plus grab), trample (2d6+9 DC 21)
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 146/146 Character Sheet d20+27=40 ; d20+27=34 ; d20+22=42 ; d20+22=29 ; d20+17=32 ; d20+19=23 ; 2d6+19=27 ; d6=4 ; d6=5 ; d6=4 ; 2d6+19=23 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; d6=6 ; 2d6+19=31 ; d6=3 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; 2d6+19=26 ; d6=1 ; d6=3 ; d6=5 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 5:54:23 AM
Sigvar blinks as the woman smacks him upside the head with almost no effort. Finally a worthy foe! He feels haste course through his body and thanks Gargul for Prudence and her spells. Now was the time to strike this creature down. Calling upon Gargul the paladin SMITES the blue woman. Sword 1 Hits AC 40 for 27 damage + 9 holy and 4 precision damage ( Plus 13 more if she is an evil outsider, dragon or undead) Haste Hits AC 34 for 23 damage +6 holy + 6 precision damage Sword 2 Hits AC 42 and fails to confirm the critical threat for 31 damage + 5 holy + 4 precision damage Sword 3 Hits AC 32 for 26 damage + 4 holy + 5 precision damage Horns Miss
Sigvar's AC is now 38
The Paladin tries to taunt her away from Michael so that he can recover from her poison." Leave the little on alone wench. I am the threat here. Tremble before the power of Gargul's chosen!"
Pompous fires a hasted volley of arrows at the creature.
------------------- Hasted Protection from evil Barskin fire arrows Many shots Deadly Strike -2/+4 Precise shot
Attack 1 AC 28 Physical 0 Shock 0 Fire 0 Attack 1a AC 39 Physical 16 Shock 5 fire 5
Attack haste AC 31 Physical 0 shock 0 fire 0
Attack 2 AC 25 Physical 0 Shock 0 fire 0 Attack 3 AC 31 Physical 0 shock 0 fire 0
Battle! d20+35=42 ; 3d6+21=34 ; d20+35=54 ; d20+35=36 ; 3d6+21=32 ; d20+30=36 ; d20+25=39 ; 3d6+21=36 ; d20+20=33 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 1:13:57 PM
Pru runs up and gets the rest of the party with haste.
Michael throws up on the flowing blue robes. He bends down and picks up his weapons as he watches the water flow around the marks he’s left on the robes, appearing to self-clean. As he stands back up, he sees the huge spear stab down at him striking him and taking out a very large chunk of his shoulder (Michael: 34 damage).
Nikolai jumps forward and avoid the giant spear. His fist hits nothing but robes. Anna, in the form of a behemoth hippo, does the same, with the same result. Sigvar is excited by being hit in the head and brings forth all his power against this evil foe (and yes, it does happen to be an evil outsider)! His strikes are true and a strange blue blood flows from the massive wounds that appear on the creature. As he slices into her, he yells at her to leave Michael alone. Pompous gets, well, pompous, and yells, “At Thee!” as he launches some arrows through the air. The woman dodges most of them, but one strikes her thigh.
Sigvar finds that he has indeed drawn her attention. She focuses on him with her gigantic spear and thrusts it at him repeatedly. The first blow is aimed at his neck and narrowly misses completely taking his head from his shoulders (that was a critical threat, but not confirmed!). He shifts at the last moment and the spear crashes into his collarbone (Sigvar: 32 damage). The spear moves with amazing speed and stabs towards him again and again. He dodges more blows, but another makes contact with his side (Sigvar: 36 damage). She laughs as her third eye erupts again, spitting the vile acid at Sigvar.
OOC: Michael has the nauseated condition for one round (this last round, it’s over by the time you read this). That condition only allows a move action. Picking up the weapons is a move action that provokes an AOO. So Michael picks his weapons up, but cannot move this round, and provokes an AOO.
Sigvar, fort save DC 29 or be nauseated for 1 round from the smell.
one crude map, coming up If your placement wasn’t where you wanted to be for the start, please do note a different starting point. I hope I’ve got everyone’s size right.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 83/146 Character Sheet d20+17=18 ; d6=4 ; d6=2 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; d6=1 ; d6=4 ; d6=4 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; d20+10=28 ; d20+10=18 ; d20+10=15 ; d20+23=38 ; d20+23=39 ; d20+18=22 ; d20+13=23 ; d20+15=17 ; 2d6+19=25 ; 2d6+19=22 ; d6=5 ; d6=5 ; d6=3 ; d6=2 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 3:58:22 PM
Fort save 18 fail I cannot edit but Sigvar should be more in squres 17-18/R-S. The size is spot on. Also I was under the impression Michael was behind her and in flanking. If that isn't the case alot of my hits will have missed.
Sigvar staggers as the spear nearly takes his head, and his sword arm droops lifelessly from the blow. The acid hits him square in the mouth as he is taunting her and takes full effect. His world spins as the nausea and damage wrack his body. Reflexively his other hand touches him and heals him (LoH) for... 21 damage Cures poisons of DC 28 (so close) or lower Cures Diseases of DC 18 or lower Removes curses of DC 15 or lower and Removes the fatigued and exhausted conditions from him. Stomach clenching and unclenching he raises his shield and prepares to weather the storm. Then his Muscles rebel and he heroically shrugs off the worst of the nausea and pushes through, realizing that the damage that crippled him might have killed one of the other Agents and he can not allow that.
Sword 1 Hits AC 38 for 25 damage + 10 holy Haste Hits AC 39 for 22 damage +5 holy Sword 2 AC 22 misses Sword 3 AC 23 misses Horns AC 17 miss (took off the flanking bonus. If Sigvar IS flanking then all of these to hits are 4 higher and do +1d6 precision damage
Sigvar's Dashboard 5 LoH used 1Smite evil used Hero point used for a standard action, combined with my move action for a full attack.
---------------------------------------------- Hasted Protection from evil Barskin fire arrows Many shots Deadly Strike -2/+4 Precise shot Point blank
Attack 1 AC 29 Physical 0 Shock 0 Fire 0 Attack 1a AC 29 Physical 0 Shock 0 fire 0
Attack haste AC 37 Physical 17 shock 1 fire 6
Attack 2 AC 30 Physical 0 Shock 0 fire 0 Attack 3 AC 31 Physical 0 shock 0 fire 0
Trayvin AC 30/15 touch Hp 127/138(BrianZ) d20+15=32 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 6:23:42 PM
Trayvin moves up, preparing to support as needed, either with attacks or recovery.(double move to location P13)
Sigvar, that looks like a nasty wound how are you holding up?
SR check for the magic circle vs evil = 32
Active Effects: haste magic circle vs evil
Used: Spells: prayer, death ward, calm emotions, magic circle vs evil
OOC- don't forget to add the +1 on attack rolls for haste, I think we will need it
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] d20+17=19 ; d20+12=21 ; d4=2 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 10:34:56 PM
For a moment, Pru considers helping Sigvar with a Greater Heroism, but it's a touch spell, and there's no way Pru's getting any closer to that spear.
Instead, she tries an Enervation, firing a twisting black ray in the direction of the blue lady. [I'm going to assume this thing has SR; Pru's check to overcome it is a whopping 19. On the off chance that actually works, the ray hits Touch AC 21, and gives the blue lady 2 negative levels.]
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+20=31 ; d20+20=36 ; d20+20=24 ; d20+20=36 ; d20+20=40 ; d20+15=18 ; d20+15=34 ; d4+3=7 ; d4+3=4 ; d4+3=7 ; d4+3=7 ; d4+3=6 ; d4+3=7 ; 7d6=27 ; 7d6=23 ; 7d6=21 ; 7d6=21 ; 7d6=26 ; Thursday October 3rd, 2019 10:58:03 PM
shaking his head to clear it and spitting to get the last of the foulness from his mouth Michael wades back into the fray. Heres blood in your eyes you azure tart. He has her measure now, the robes thew him at first, he thrusts deep this time and is rewarded with the vibration the blade makes as it sinks into flesh.
attack bonus 20(21 for haste)
attack 1
Rapier +1 Keen To hit AC31(32) for 7 points of Damage and 27 points flanking =34
short sword +1 To hit AC 36(37)(crit! not confirmed 24) for 4 points of Damage and 23 points flanking =27
Haste attack +20(21) To hit AC36(37)(crit! Confirmed! 40) for 14 points of Damage and 21 points flanking =35
2nd attack +15(16) Rapier +1 Keen To hit AC 18(19) for 6 points of Damage and 21 points flanking =27
Short sword +1 To hit AC34(35) for 7 points of Damage and 26 points flanking =33
If this puts her down Michael stands on her chest and yells at her dying form HOW'S THAT FOR PAYMENT YOU ILLGITIMATE CHILD OF A BLUE DRAGON!
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 31/11/29 CMD : 32 Thursday October 3rd, 2019 11:18:21 PM
Anna is not liking her odds of striking the evil outsider in her current form so she activates her Bull's Strength SLA
Spells in effect: Haste: 2 x movement speed, +1 to AC, + 1 reflex save, +1 to hit Bull's Strength - + 4 enhancement to Strength Barkskin: 110 min - time elapsed Stoneskin: 150 points of DR/10 adamantine - 110 minutes Beast Shape 3 - 11 min - form of behemoth hippopotamus +6 size to Str , –4 Dex, +6 nat armor, -2 AC, -2 Attack, -8 stealth, -4 fly, +2 CMB/CMD 15 foot space, 15 foot reach, 50 ft base speed, low-light vision, bite+17(4d8+13 plus grab), trample (2d6+9 DC 21)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 16 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) d20+19=32 ; 2d8+5=15 ; d6=5 ; Friday October 4th, 2019 12:55:30 AM
OOC: I had the impression Michael had positioned himself right behind as well. I just didn't know where Nikolai was in relation to flanking.
IC: Nikolai keeps up his Spring Attack: Nikolai rushed to attack, then rushes back. Hasted, Move is now 80
Attack using Spring Attack (Move, attack, Move back w/o AoO) and moves back just out of reach again.
Unarmed Strike using Spring Attack with Vital Strike: D20 +15 +1 (haste) +1(Mag Fang) +4(flanking) = 32 +2 = 34 OOC: Forgot our flanking bonus is +4 not +2
He's sort of figured out the flowing robes thing and scores a hit.
Battle! Friday October 4th, 2019 1:30:53 PM
Sigvar staggers under the massive blows from the spear. He ducks under his shield as the acid hits him in the mouth. He reflexively heals himself and tries to shake off the feelings in his stomach from the stench. Pompous is worried and yells at the massive woman, sending a number of arrows at her. Many get tangled in her robes, but one clearly strikes through them. Trayvin moves up to support and calls out to Sigvar.
Pru considers moving up, but really doesn’t want to be near that spear. She fires a black ray, but those robes seem to twist, block, and deflect the ray from reaching the target (indeed, that’s spell resistance). Michael shakes his head and launches a series of effective attacks against the creature. Strange bright blue blood flows from the various cuts and wounds, mixing with the watery robes and dripping towards the ground. Anna-Hippo makes herself stronger. Nikolai keeps up his movement, quickly stepping up to the creature, making contact, and slipping back out of range of the massive spear.
Very suddenly the space where the woman was is empty! There is just nothing there at all, the massive creature has just completely disappeared from sight!
OOC: Whew! These higher level battles with lots of things really is, well, a lot! I do apologize in advance for any confusion. Just FYI, when I’m working on these posts, I try to look up every single rule where I’m not 100% familiar with the rules and how they apply. I try to favor the characters, but I also try and apply the rules as they are written. I am sorry when I have to disallow an action because of how I read the rules, please don’t take it personally! I want the characters to win, and I love reading the creative actions you write for your characters.
That said: I sent a longer email to David regarding Sigvar. Short version: Sigvar’s LoH won’t remove the nauseated condition. No swift action is allowed with the move action (nauseated ONLY allows one move action). So if the LoH is used, that takes all of the actions available to Sigvar. If it is not used and a hero point is used to expand his action options, he still can’t attack because nauseated specifically states that someone can’t attack with that condition. So Sigvar can use the LoH to heal himself, but then he’s out of actions – no hero point used.
On Michael’s placement – yes, he was directly behind the creature giving Sigvar flanking. After the creature knocked his weapons down, she shifted towards the top of the map 5 feet, removing the flanking until Michael moves again. Also on Michael: how do you get to apply sneak attack bonus to flanking? Or is there something else you’re doing there to get 7d6 of extra damage on every attack? I have searched the character sheet, but I don’t see anything there. The attacks aren’t sneak attacks now – so if there’s a feature that allows your character to potentially do thirty-five d6 damage in every single round at level 13 (plus 5d4+15), I think there’s something really, really out of balance (that’s an average of 150 points every round without any criticals). Even a CR25 tarrasque can’t do that kind of damage in one round (its average is 148), never mind every round. For this round, I didn’t count all those additions, but if that’s actually a thing (applying sneak attack bonus to all flanking attacks), let me know and I’ll apply it back next round and really, really, really have to beef up monsters in the future.
Oh, and a fun note that I just want to point out because otherwise you wouldn’t know. That magic circle against evil? Yeah, it’s doing a great job. The monster was going to attempt some mind controlling spells that could have made things go bad. She did recognize the spell as it was cast and didn’t go down that road, so that spell actually likely changed the entire balance of this encounter!
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 83/146 Character Sheet Friday October 4th, 2019 8:48:48 PM " It wasn't that she hit so hard, most of the blows were only as hard as mine are, but she got that shoulder one under the plates of my armor. Another inch to the right and my head would be over there" Sigvar gestures off to the side. "That said she did stack up some damage on me, and I think she stabbed Michael pretty good too."
OOC Thanks for the email Jeff. Despite being in my adress book it shoved your mail into my spam folder and I never saw it until you mentioned it. I sent yo back a reply, you are totally right about Sigvar's attacks.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 31/11/29 CMD : 32 d20+14=27 ; Friday October 4th, 2019 10:05:08 PM
(Perception: 27)
Anna-Hippo takes a look around to see if she can figure out where the evil outsider went. "Dangnamit, I think it got away and I wasted my bull's strength too unless we find something or someone to fight in the next 11 minutes."
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] Friday October 4th, 2019 10:39:54 PM
"Anna, you could always bust down the door," Pru says with a teasing smile. "But everybody stay alert. If the blue lady is still around someplace, she's probably pretty upset."
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 Friday October 4th, 2019 10:56:46 PM
OOC: Pathfinder reference doc- classes- rogue. Sneak Attack: If a rogue can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage.
The rogue's attack deals extra damage anytime her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the rogue flanks her target. This extra damage is 1d6 at 1st level, and increases by 1d6 every two rogue levels thereafter. Should the rogue score a critical hit with a sneak attack, this extra damage is not multiplied. Ranged attacks can count as sneak attacks only if the target is within 30 feet.
With a weapon that deals nonlethal damage (like a sap, whip, or an unarmed strike), a rogue can make a sneak attack that deals nonlethal damage instead of lethal damage. She cannot use a weapon that deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal damage in a sneak attack, not even with the usual –4 penalty.
The rogue must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. A rogue cannot sneak attack while striking a creature with concealment.
Michael knows about invisibility, so he reaches in his pocket and pulls out his bag of powdered chalk and starts flinging handfuls into the air around where she disappeared. if she's invisible and wet this should point her out handily.
DM Edit: Whoops, my bad! Very sorry, yes, you're completely correct, I absolutelyk mis-read that! I saw the deny dex bit and completely missed the flanking bit. BAM, go get 'em!
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 16 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) Sunday October 6th, 2019 8:44:52 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor, haste
Nikolai waits for Michael's powder to settle and perhaps reveal something.
"Good idea Pru. Anna, go bust down that door. No point in trying to do it quietly anymore."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 31/11/29 CMD : 32 d20+8=23 ; 2d6+13=17 ; d20+17=27 ; 4d8+13=25 ; Sunday October 6th, 2019 9:21:55 PM
Anna-Hippo tries to break down the door. (OOC: I'm just going to try all the rolls I have available, Strength Check, Trample and Bite Attack)
---------------- Active still? Haste Protection from evil potion Barksin
Battle! Monday October 7th, 2019 3:33:20 PM
Michael starts moving about and throwing chalk in the air. As he does, he trips and stumbles as the chalk starts to show an outline of the massive woman he finds himself almost standing on, but she's still not visible. She does not appear to be moving, either, and as the dust starts to settle, her body does start shimmering and appearing from invisibility, with some missing pieces from Michael's slices.
Pru suggests bashing down the door and Anna-Hippo obliges, quickly heading for the door and crashing into it. Perception, DC 18: Highlight to display spoiler: {The hinges are on this side of the door and the doors open outward.}
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+19=20 ; Monday October 7th, 2019 7:13:21 PM wow that's handy. turn invisible when you get knocked out. I wish I had that power. what do you guys think this thing is? .
Michael searches for a pulse and treasure from the downed blue babe. He gets so imbarrased when he touches a big blue boob that he forgets what he is doing and has to take a breath and start again.
perception 20 nat 1
going to take 10 next round.
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 83/146 Character Sheet d20+5=24 ; Monday October 7th, 2019 7:16:31 PM
Sigvar ignores his wounds for now and takes stock of the door. Hinges on this side? He looks to see if there is a place for a bar on this side of the door too. " Maybe we oughta not break that.... Especially since some of us aren't ready if there is a fight on the other side. Check the body for loot and lets look at this door more closely. Does it look to anyone else that it was meant to keep stuff IN, rather than OUT?"
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] d20=2 ; Monday October 7th, 2019 8:41:06 PM
Pru winces a little as Anna thumps into the door. "I was only joking," she says with a worried frown. Pru doesn't notice anything about the door, or anything else, really.
Trayvin AC 30/15 touch Hp 127/138(BrianZ) d20+12=21 ; Monday October 7th, 2019 10:01:07 PM I'm not sure Michael, but I guess we should try and figure out if it is really dead Trayvin attempts to check if the blue creature is still alive or only unconscious, (heal check = 21), he avoids the spot that made Michael embarrassed.
Trayvin winces as Anna crashes into the door. I agree with Sigvar on checking the door, Anna, before you crash through there, we should check it for traps?
Once Trayvin is finished checking the creature he will gather those who are wounded together for some much needed healing.
Active Effects: haste magic circle vs evil
Used: Spells: prayer, death ward, calm emotions, magic circle vs evil
OOC - whoop, I knew the circle would be useful sooner or later ;)
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 31/11/29 CMD : 32 d20+14=24 ; Monday October 7th, 2019 10:10:45 PM
(Perception: 24)
Anna says, "I think I'm going against the grain when it comes to this thing. Looks like the hinges are on this side of the door and it opens outward. Should we let Michael take a look?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 16 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) d20+21=32 ; Monday October 7th, 2019 11:26:00 PM
Spells in effect: mage armor, haste?
Nikolai watches as the outline of the blue outsider starts to take shape with the powder. "Nice touch, that powder stuff, that is," he grins as Michael gets embarrassed.
He takes a closer look at the door after Anna-hippo runs into it once. Perc +21 = 32
[b]"Well, I'm no engineer, but I think you guys are right, it looks like the way this thing is constructed, it is a wasted effort to try to bash it in inwards. Anyone have 'Warp Wood' spells? Or a good fire will get this door out of our way," he mentions.
He quickly jots down in his book what will ultimately be the title of this adventure.
[ MICHAEL AND THE BIG BLUE BOOB ]
Battle! Tuesday October 8th, 2019 2:32:03 PM
Michael starts to check out the body and looks around when his is slightly inappropriate with the body. He finds mostly just the flowing robes and massive spear. Perception, DC 15: Highlight to display spoiler: {A creature like this with so much water flowing around it might normally live in the water…and there is water flowing along in a pool under the bridge.}
Sigvar checks out the door. It looks like a normal door. There’s no sign of a lock or any way to bar the door from this side. There are simple wooden handles on the door. Pru bumps into Anna as the giant hippo takes up a lot of space. She’s not going to fit through that door very well. Trayvin checks out the body, it is indeed dead. He then heals those who need it. Nikolai takes a closer look at the door while Pompous laughs at Michael. Nikolai also spots the quite normal looking doors with simple handles on the outside.
OOC: XP: 27,200 each for defeating the blue giant thing
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] Tuesday October 8th, 2019 10:17:20 PM
"Shall we just go in, then?" Pru asks, eyeing the door handles. "I mean, I'm pretty sure they know we're here."
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 83/99-- 33/15/29 CMD : 30 Tuesday October 8th, 2019 10:42:39 PM
Anna waits for someone else to go through the door. She turns into an aranea with the rest of the time left on her beast shape III. (OOC: I need a little healing)
Spells in effect: Haste: 2 x movement speed, +1 to AC, + 1 reflex save, +1 to hit Bull's Strength - + 4 enhancement to Strength Barkskin: 110 min - time elapsed Stoneskin: 150 points of DR/10 adamantine - 110 minutes Beast Shape 3 - 11 min - form of aranea medium size +4 Str +4 nat armor 50 ft base speed, climb 30 ft, darkvision 60 ft, low-light vision, bite+17(1d6+10 plus poison) or Web(+12 ranged, DC 20, hp 10), Poison: Bite—injury; save Fort DC 21; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d3 Strength; cure 1 save.
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+14=29 ; d20+19=21 ; Tuesday October 8th, 2019 11:33:52 PM
Michael has a truly un-good thought. what if it's invisibility is a defence mechanism to keep it hidden while it regenerates. with that in mind it takes its spear, then thinking that it will be too big to carry with them he weakens the shaft so that it will break if used. then leaves it behind. He then goes and has a look at the door. Though doing so always brings forth a sense of melancholy, This was always Tinker's job, I sure miss that old dwarf. still he always tries to think about how Tinker would do things and that usually nets him pretty good success when it comes to locks and doors. He first checks to see if there is a gap beneath the door or gaps in the boards that make the door up. if any of those things exist he can use a piece of wire to push or lift the bar across the door, if not it's just a matter of drifting out the pins in the hinges, then they can just move the door out of the way. he does try to just open the door first though.
disable device 29 perception 21
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 16 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) d20+4=24 ; d20+4=15 ; Wednesday October 9th, 2019 12:40:02 AM
Spells in Effect: Mage Armor, Haste?
Perception N20 given by the DM. "No treasure on the body? probably she has a lair down in the water somewhere, seeing as she's a water outsider creature. We can look for it later. Meanwhile..."
Nikolai grabs ahold of one of the door handles and pulls: Str +3 +1 (luckstone) = 24! Roll for Crit Pull Open = 15 probably failed on the crit
-------------------------------- Haste: 2 x movement speed, +1 to AC, + 1 reflex save, +1 to hit Protection from evil potion. Barkskin: 110 min - time elapsed
Sigvar Ironhorn (David F) AC 35 (T 13, FF 33) CMD 33 HP 83/146 Character Sheet Wednesday October 9th, 2019 6:16:54 AM
SIgvar stands back, waiting for that Heal Trayvin talked about. He considers that they are leaving the water lady's treasure behind and it might be helpful but once healed heads into the castle.
Battle! Wednesday October 9th, 2019 10:00:42 AM
Pru looks at the apparent front door of the castle. Anna changes shape once again. Michael ponders the massive body. As he weakens the giant spear, Trayvin assures him that the beast is indeed quite dead.
Then Michael heads over to the door. He checks it out. He looks the door over carefully. He touches the edges and latch. He looks for holes and spaces around the door. It looks to be a quality door. There are very small spaces and gaps, but better than your average quality door. He heads over to the hinges and looks them over. They look to be in good service. He starts working on sliding his fingers around the edges of the door and then Nikolai walks up to the doors, grabs the handle, and pulls on the handle.
There is discussion about looking for treasure, but instead the group heads for the open door. When Nikolai pulls on the door handle, the door opens easily. A pile of dust falls down from the top of the door and much of it gets caught in cobwebs just inside the door. There is an open space beyond the door, but little can be seen yet – it is dark inside and the cobwebs covered with dust make seeing into that space even more difficult.
Trayvin AC 30/15 touch Hp 127/138(BrianZ) d6=5 ; d6=2 ; d6=5 ; d6=4 ; d8=2 ; d8=3 ; d8=8 ; d8=6 ; Wednesday October 9th, 2019 5:58:18 PM
Trayvin doles out some healing to the group as they head inside. Looks dusty? If it is so dusty then maybe the orcs were not from here?
channel energy = 16 hp healed for all spontaneous cast cure critical wounds on Sigvar = 32 hp healed
Used: Spells: prayer, death ward, calm emotions, magic circle vs evil, divine power channel energy 5/6 remaining
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 24 Tch 23 Ffted 16 HP 94/96 CMD 33/35(Grapple/Trip) d20+21=35 ; Wednesday October 9th, 2019 9:12:05 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor, Haste?
"Not necessarily so. This entrance looks unused, but the orcs could have come from a different exit. Or, just teleported from inside to outside. Only one way to find out."
Nikolai whips out his Everburning Torch and shines it around, knocking cobwebs away from the entrance with it.
Perception + 21 = 35
Prudence Gundle [AC 23; HP 104/104] Wednesday October 9th, 2019 10:41:03 PM
Pru casts a quick Dancing Lights and sends 4 lanterns into the darkened entrance.
Michael Wittman AC:28, T:25, FF:24 (ucdodge) HP 103/103 Me+18(13)18 F+8, R+18,W+9, CMB+16, CMD+31 d20+19=21 ; d20+19=37 ; d20+19=32 ; d20+19=21 ; Wednesday October 9th, 2019 10:57:05 PM Nah, I read about this, I think it's in Oxnards Tretis of the Undead. Liches have to have dust, it's part of the ambiance, they get their phylactery pulled if the Undead inspectors don't find the digs to be up to snuff. .
Michael downs a potion of night vision and heads inside to scout ahead of the dancing lights.
perception 21. 37, 32, 21. that aught to take me pretty far into the interior.
Anna Morphling (Hugh C) -- HP 99/99-- 33/15/29 CMD : 30 d20+14=24 ; Thursday October 10th, 2019 1:37:03 AM
Anna-Aranea strides up to the door and takes a look down. Does her dark vision pierce the darkness or is it dark even to her enhanced senses?
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