DM Harpwizard’s Heroes of Elsir Vale (Inactive)

Game Master GM Harpwizard

Tirion looks at the deserted camp.
You all should look at the bottom of the gorge. Amongst the shattered stones of the bridge should be the body of a green dragon, several hill giants, a few ogres, and a pile of hobgoblins, for you goblin lovers.

Making no attempt to hide himself as he realises the folly of it, Lorth stands and lets those that are more free of movement search and confirm. He does peer into the gorge at Tirion's request, expecting that the broken bodies by now would be teeming with decomposition and roiling with vermin.

On an impulse, Bofus takes out an Eye of the Dragon and peers through it to look at the bottom of the gorge.

Tomkin looks down and winks at Bofus.

"Bofus, is that goblin holding a broken staff of the magi? Wouldn't you have taken that first
? I guess it didn't survive the fall."

Some paladins have a sense of humor.

Frowning with some concern, Lorth confides "There is no dragon's corpse in the gorge Tirion..."

Oh crap...

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 Know nature.

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 Know Dungeoneering.

"That's cause something bloody ate it." Mirrin said emerging from the bushes. "Something big. We camp elsewhere and try not to look like a bloody buffet."

Note about the map: There's a large sized griffon with the group.

Tirion looks down in the gorge as well.
Hmmm, pretty sure it was there when we left a few weeks ago. If something actually ate it, without even leaving any bones, I do not think that I really want to meet whatever it was.

Lorth shrugs, keeping eyes on the horizon "Either that, or it's flesh and skin was harvested for reasons foul, fair or mercantile... but as Mirrin advises, it would be best to put distance between us and here"

"Bofus, is that goblin holding a broken staff of the magi? Wouldn't you have taken that first

? I guess it didn't survive the fall."

Are you kidding?!?! I'd have grabbed it out of his hand on his way down!!

At Mirrin's proclamation... Something et the dragon?? holy crap. Yeah, let's bugger off. My only hope would be that I'm too small a bite to bother with!

Skull Gorge

Bofus, which color dragon eye are you using to look down into the gorge?

Red. Then I nudge Tirion to do the same with his blue.

I will use the blue, or give a blue one to Bofus so that he can use it with his much sharper eyes.

Bofus and Tirion scan the gorge by looking through a red and blue gem each known as an eye of the dragon. Although it brings a great deal into focus, such as the hobgoblin skeletons washed ashore at the bottom of the chasm, it does not reveal the bones of the dragon, Ozyrrandion.

What ever happened to the forest giants we made friends with? Weren't they in this area?

Old Warklegnaw, the forest giant you once visited, lived near Vraath keep. You would need to cross Skull Gorge and travel south along the Dawnway to find his house and find out his story. Even though you have not seen him in over a month, after the battle of Brindol, you did hear reports of a large clan of forest giants that attacked the Red Hand Horde as they came through the Witchwood. You heard that the giants delivered a deadly blow to the Red Hand, but in the end the giants were defeated by the Red Dragon, Abithriax. You do not know if Old Warklegnaw survived or not.

Suddenly, the ground rumbles and a huge armor plated creature emerges from a hole in the ground. Its toothy maw reveals a large collection of dagger sharp teeth.

Initiative

Bofus Initiative: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Rebel Red’s Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Tirion’s Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Lorth’s Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Mirrin’s Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Tomkin’s Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Bulette’s Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think I have everyone's modifiers correct.

Round 1

• Bofus CURRENT!
• Tirion
• Bulette
• Mirrin
• Lorth
• Red
• Tomkin

Battlemat

ROUND 1

double move to AO 49, drawing rapier on the way.

Battlemat

Round 1

• Bofus - Double move to AO40, drawing his rapier along the way.
• Tirion CURRENT!
• Bulette
• Mirrin
• Lorth
• Red
• Tomkin

After saying a few gnomish words which the board censor would assuredly scramble, Tirion calls upon his dragonic heritage to impede the creature and allow the rest of the party to prepare themselves.

Cast Glitterdust - centered at AI45/AJ46, right in the middle of the beast. The intention is that the row just south of the bulette is not affected so that party members can move in.
Should affect AI44-47 - AJ44-47 - AH45,46 - AK45,46

DC18 Will or blind

Tirion then moves back to AQ48 to get away from the monstrosity.

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 Not blinded by the Glitterdust.

Round 1

The bulette looks toward the small asimaar and decides that it would taste really good.
He reaches out with his toothy gaping maw and chops down on Tomkin. Meanwhile its claws begin raking at Red.

Bite @: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 HIT!
Damage: 2d8 + 9 ⇒ (8, 7) + 9 = 24

Confirm Critical: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25 Not confirmed
Damage: 2d8 + 9 ⇒ (8, 6) + 9 = 23

Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 Missed!
Damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 2) + 6 = 13

Claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Missed!
Damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 6 = 13

Battlemat

Round 1 Summary

• Bofus - Double move to AO40, drawing his rapier along the way.
• Tirion casts Glitterdust on the Bulette. However, the monstrosity resists the blindness effect.
• Bulette. The great land shark takes and interest in the small Aasimar and bites at him with his massive tooth filled jaw!
• Mirrin Current.
• Lorth
• Red
• Tomkin

Bites decides that Land shark is on the menu tonight. With a ling assisted leap the griffon lands on its back talons, claws, and beak extended.

Pounce!

Charge to j-k 43-44

1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 12 + 2 = 20 Bite
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 2 = 34 Claw
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 12 + 2 = 33 Claw
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 = 23 Rake
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18 Rake
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Mirrin being a slower more leisurely creature hustles to AI 42

Crit confirm on the one claw.

1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 = 16 Claw confirm.
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Well, it making the save bites. But, I think making the save is much better than the Crit-confirm that would have happened if the first roll were an attack instead of the save.

AoO

As the Hippogriff approaches the bulette, the monstrous creature swings its head around and bites at it.

Bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Damage: 2d8 + 9 ⇒ (7, 6) + 9 = 22

The hippogriff, Bites, (Is Bites a relation to Lulu the previous hippogriff of the party?) moves up to the bulette and drives its claws into the armored land shark. (2 claws and 1 rake hit!)

Mirrin, can you kindly explain to me why Bites gets a full round attack on a charge. What exactly is a ling assisted leap?

Battlemat

Round 1 Summary

• Bofus - Double move to AO40, drawing his rapier along the way.
• Tirion casts Glitterdust on the Bulette. However, the monstrosity resists the blindness effect.
• Bulette. The great land shark takes and interest in the small Aasimar and bites at him with his massive tooth filled jaw!
• Mirrin rushes up closer to the Bulette while his hippogriff leaps onto the bulette with the full force of its claws.
• Lorth Current
• Red
• Tomkin

DMHW - pretty sure that the griffin has the Pounce special attack which allows a charge and a full attack.

"DMHW - pretty sure that the griffin has the Pounce special attack which allows a charge and a full attack.

That's cool! The bulette has pounce as well! I can't wait for round 2! :)

Of course, if the bulette decides to use pounce, he has to move a certain distance (per the charge rules), and in doing so will draw multiple AoO, but it is welcome to try to pounce.

Round 1 Tomkin + Donnal

Tomkin heals his wounds inspired aided by a touch of fey magic.
Swift = LoH Now 70/74 hp and 7/8LoH Tomkin Full attack - Mount 5'step and full attack
LoH: 4d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2, 4, 1) + 8 = 20

Tomkin swings his polearm at the landshark using two powerful blow.
PA/damage: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 331d8 + 9 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 9 + 2 = 26
PA/damage: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 13 - 3 = 291d8 + 9 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 9 + 2 = 21

Donnal, his dog attacks with powerful bites as he steps closer.
PA bite/damage: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 291d6 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 6 = 16
bite/damage: 1d20 + 12 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 5 - 2 = 221d6 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 6 = 20

It won't let me see the map at work, so I'm doing this blind - but hopefully it will still work. Let me know if anything needs to be adjusted.

Round 1: HP 78/78, AC 26

Beset by the monstrous beast Lorth draws his curved blade as he moves forward. Clashing his weapon against the sunburst that adorns his shield he intones "Cum luce ignis ardebit" and both blade and shield begin to warmly glow with an ochre tint remeniscent of a dawn's first emergence over the horizon.

Drawing near to the bulette Lorth leads with his sheild to give some protection against stray claws before sliding around it and striking with a heavy armed rising slash with his scimitar...

Swift action to engage Sacred Armor (for extra +1 on Armor - up to +2) expending 1 fervor to engage Sacred Weapon (for extra +2 on Scimitar - up to +4)
Can move up to 20ft (drawing weapon along the way), and if that gets me close enough I will attack:
Power Attack with Furious Focus: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 2 = 33 for 1d8 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 19
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 2 = 18 for 1d8 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 18 extra

Round 1 Summary

• Bofus - Double move to AO40, drawing his rapier along the way.
• Tirion casts Glitterdust on the Bulette. However, the monstrosity resists the blindness effect.
• Bulette. The great land shark takes and interest in the small Aasimar and bites at him with his massive tooth filled jaw!
• Mirrin rushes up closer to the Bulette while his hippogriff leaps onto the bulette with the full force of its claws.
• Lorth takes a double move and moves up to AP 48. (You are not quite close enough yet. You are about 20 feet away now.)

Battlemat

• Red Current
• Tomkin will swiftly heal himself and strike at the Bulette with his pole arm while his blink dog, Donal strikes with a viscious bite!

-edited to reflect Lorth's wishes.

Ok - from that far I'd keep the double move and draw of the weapon, but I wouldn't activate the sacred abilities yet.

The Bard steps forward (5') and sings as he swings!

Move - Inspire Courage (Su): +2 morale bonus on saves vs. charm and fear and +2 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls to allies who can hear. Mind-affecting. (PFCR 37).

Attack 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 2 = 22
Damage 2d4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 8 + 2 = 18

Poppy cracks off a shot into the melee!

Attack 1d20 + 11 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 - 4 = 11
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Which goes nowhere...

Round 1 Summary

• Bofus - Double move to AO40, drawing his rapier along the way.
• Tirion casts Glitterdust on the Bulette. However, the monstrosity resists the blindness effect.
• Bulette. The great land shark takes and interest in the small Aasimar and bites at him with his massive tooth filled jaw!
• Mirrin rushes up closer to the Bulette while his hippogriff leaps onto the bulette with the full force of its claws.
• Lorth takes a double move and moves up to AP 48.
• Red begins with a song to inspire his friends and he strikes at the bulette wounding it badly.
• Poppy fires a shot which goes nowhere.
• Tomkin swings down his pole arm onto the landshark and pierces the armor of the monstrous beast. Taking its last breath, the bulette collapses to the ground in a heap.

Battlemat

Out of Initiative

Tomkin quickly hops on top of the creature and climbs to the top as if he is looking for a place to plant a flag.
"That was fun!! Except for the biting part."

"Can we harvest the corpse for the famous armor? I once met a dwarven knight with bulette armor. He said it was the best!!!"

"Be my guest!"

Slowing his advance as the bulette's resistance is ended with alacrity Lorth frowns, sighs and then stows his scimitar. To Tomkin he queries "Be quick at the task if you mean to though... we should be onwards."

Bofus is a bit taken aback at the ferocity and effectiveness of his new friends.

Wow. Looks like you guys really dodged a bulette there. Except for you, Tommy--that looks painful.

do these things have lairs, or are they known to swallow treasure we can take out of their stinky guts??

There are three large holes to the north of the gorge that appear to have been dug by the bulette. You are aware that these monstrosities are voracious eaters.

Skull Gorge

"I have no skill at skinning. Can you do it?"
Tom looks hopefully at the ranger.

He talks philisophically.
"My job is to take the hits! Are we going below or overland?"

Tirion glances over the cliff edge.

We have little time fro detours. However, if this bulette has treasure in its lair, then there is no reason that we should leave it behind. I think that at the least we should search this quickly. And then proceed onward to find this dragon lord and turn him into a skinned lizard.

Nodding at the merit of Tirion's words Lorth suggests "One of the swifter amongst us will likely be able to plumb the depths entire before I even manage to crawl down into the hole."

"I can see where THIS conversation is going" remarks the small flying angel.

Red simply raises an eyebrow, part confirmation, part thanks.

Poppy zips into the hole to begin investigating.

Well, there are three holes. I kind of doubt that anything else would be living in any of these--should we split up to search faster?

Perception - 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 + Darkvision/Lowlight/Detect Evil/Detect Magic.

"I think I found the second Eye of the Red Dragon - didn't want to play down there alone though!"

She leads back a couple of party members in case the areas is trapped or dangerous.

Ha! Great! If that's true, then there's only one left!

Bofus follows Poppy to the lair, keeping his normal eye out for traps. Once there, he'll use an eye to look through and see if the gem in the lair behaves the same way as the others have in the past.