Thrown through, okay more like stepped through, a mysterious portal the adventurers find themselves on another world looking for a way back home, or a good taco stand, whichever comes first...
Day 6, turn 73 (approximate time of day, 11:50 am) (turn 1 of 6)
Initiative Order:
Billy – 21
Ballar – 18
Keryth – 14
Jim – 12
Monkeys – 12
Teirist – 9
Round 3…
Monkeys leap and howl, and Billy moves his bow up and down trying to find the right moment to launch an attack through the storm of monkeys at the four armed goliath at the back of the pack.
He fires, and both arrows miss
Keryth paces back and forth, a look of intense calculation on his face
Ballar swings the floating weapon at a group of monkeys toward the back, and one of them, already limping, is smacked into the dungeon wall, and falls to the floor dead
one less monkey jumping on the bed…
Teirist is a blur of swords, looking like he should be behind a low counter at a hibachi grill, and two more monkeys are sliced into cheetah sized portions
Jim leans into the monkeys in front of him, his flail spinning at top speed and two more monkeys are sent flying into the walls, smashed and broken
Even though monkeys are dying left and right, they continue to press forward
Round 3, Monkey, Big Monkey attack
Blu MT versus Teirist, AC 18
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 22
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 80
Grn MT versus Jim, AC 23 (Shouldn’t you have slipped on monkey droppings by now)
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
With arms that seem to reach all the way to the floor, the huge four armed monkes swings out in a blind rage toward Jim as well
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 66
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 86
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 42
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 23
Oh, for crying out....
Damage Tracker:
Red MT (5) – all are dead
Org MT(4) – all are dead
Yel MT (2) – all are dead
Grn MT (3) – One is dead (none are blind)
Blu MT (2) – all remain (all are blind)
Girallon – takes 4 damage, and blinded, -2 to AC, minus Dex to ac, Has Scent, so I am not applying the 50% miss Chance, if it gets within 5 feet, but I will on reach attacks
Monkey Tokens:
AC 13, ff 11, hp 5 (per monkey) | Bit +3, d4+1 | f +3, r +4, W +1 | Girallon AC 18, t 12, ff 15 | HP 73 | bite +10, d6+4, 4 claws (reach) +10, d4+4 (rend) | f +9, r +8, w +5
Male Elven 7th level Conjurer (Spellbinder) Wizard Init +2 Perception +17 AC: 12 (Tch: 12 Flat: 10) Fort +3 Ref +4 Will +6 (+2 vs Enchantments) CMD 16/14 Fl Intuition +8 Spellcraft +15
You can sneak attack a target that has been denied its dex bonus to AC. Being blinded does cause you to lose your dex bonus so yes you can add sneak damage.You can use acrobatics but it will be a tough thing to pull of vs a large creature with reach.I also just noticed the monkeys haven't been attempting there additional saves to end the blindness as per glitterdust. :P
Whistling an old Dwarven tune about monkeys falling off ladders in mines, Ballar points his finger at their leader. As the pooh flies, the Dorn swings rapidly then hurls itself at the large simian.
SW Att:1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 4 = 21 SW Dmg:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 Looking spent and limp, the Dorn fades into the background.
Forced to duck again, Ballar narrowly escapes the excrement, then flips the monkeys another bird, Ya filthy bast'rds! accidentally sending another green orb of acid down the hall into the fray.
Dropping Acid :1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 Possible Dmg from doing Acid:1d3 ⇒ 1
GUIDANCE on Teirist still active | MA directs SW to Att Girallon | SA Casts Acid Splash at the Monkeys | SPIRITUAL WEAPON in the form of a smaller Dorn-Dergar/ Round 4 of 4/ Att. BAB plus Wisdom / 1d8 force damage per hit, + 1 point per three caster levels | Jim's MAGE ARMOR (cast Day 6, turn 68 (approximate time of day, 11:10 am)) approx. 20 min left
Jim giggles as the monkeys dance around him like monkeys. He then takes two more swings with his IFlail before dropping it behind him. "Give that to the wizard, tell him to shoot the big one." vs green Flail 1:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9, Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Flail 2:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15, Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Male Elven 7th level Conjurer (Spellbinder) Wizard Init +2 Perception +17 AC: 12 (Tch: 12 Flat: 10) Fort +3 Ref +4 Will +6 (+2 vs Enchantments) CMD 16/14 Fl Intuition +8 Spellcraft +15
Keryth looks at the discarded weapon with puzzlement. Surely you jest. What am I to do with that? I don't even know how to hold it.
Looking up from the weapon, past Jim and the others, his eyes fall upon the large simian. Oh. Do you want me to hurt that ugly monkey in the back? No problem.
Stepping in front of Fluffy, Keryth flicks a finger at the ape while remarking, Caution! Direct contact may cause respiratory distress, skin irritation or burning! creating a green hissing glob to fly straight at the large beast...
acid dart ranged touch attack -soft cover:1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 4 = 12(vs touch AC) damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
...splattering over its chest and melting a sizeable patch of flesh. The hallway fills with the acrid smell of burning tissue and hair.
Teirist cuts down the two monkeys in front of him, adding to the pile of fluffy treats, while Billy puts one of two more arrows into the four armed behemoth. The phantom dorn-derger makes one final swipe at the large monkey and clobbers him on the noggin, and then Ballar launches a blob of acid at one of the last two monkeys fighting Jim.
Jim swings the iflail up and down, on the up stroke it misses, but coming down it flattens another monkey, and then as a finishing move Jim slides the weapon behind him across the floor.
And finally Keryth sends a dart up and over the attacking monkeys to land squarely on the big ape’s chest.
Howling with a furious rage the four armed monkey strikes out blindly at Jim
messed up on the last three rolls this monster made, but even after that, the attacks still missed Monkey Paw Swing:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 35
Monkey Paw Swing:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 19
Monkey Paw Swing:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 9
Monkey Paw Swing:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Misses if 50 or less:1d100 ⇒ 51
While the last monkey standing comes after Teirist (AC 18)
Monkey Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Damage tracker:
Red MT (5) – all are dead
Org MT(4) – all are dead
Yel MT (2) – all are dead
Grn MT (3) – two are dead (none are blind)
Blu MT (2) – all are dead
Girallon – takes 26 damage, and blinded, -2 to AC, minus Dex to ac, Has Scent, so I am not applying the 50% miss Chance, if it gets within 5 feet, but I will on reach attacks
Monkey Tokens:
AC 13, ff 11, hp 5 (per monkey) | Bit +3, d4+1 | f +3, r +4, W +1 | Girallon AC 18, t 12, ff 15 | HP 73 | bite +10, d6+4, 4 claws (reach) +10, d4+4 (rend) | f +9, r +8, w +5
Jim dodges the attacks, trying to grab the monster by the arm during his thrashing about.
Snapping Turtle Clutch - attempt a grapple as an immediate action in response to an attack (but at -2) Grab the Monkey!:1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 2 = 15
But it turns out the giant is much stronger than it is coordinated.
"Oh well." Jim shrugs and slips forward, making two unarmed attacks at the monkey-giant.
Punch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17, Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 Kick:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20, Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Male Elf "Butcher" 4 | HP 35/35 | AC 18 | T 14 | FF 14 | CMD 19 | Fort +2 | Ref +8 | Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +10 | Sense Motive +7
Map shows blue monkeys but they are dead so my way is open, or I can kill green monkeys. Green...you are up!
Teirist reaches over to slice at a couple of the monkeys threatening Jim. "The Lich really should make her hallways wider." he says as his swords flash and slash.
Figuring that making rude gestures with his hand is the best way to activate the acidic properties of his cloak, Ballar continues to throw insults at the dung flinging monkeys.
Acid Dropping:1d20 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 3 = 10 Dmg:1d3 ⇒ 3 ... Failing that he burns some grim off the Lich's walls.
GUIDANCE on Teirist is STILL active | SA Casts Acid Splash at the Green Monkeys | Jim's MAGE ARMOR (cast Day 6, turn 68 (approximate time of day, 11:10 am)) approx. 20 min left
Male Elven 7th level Conjurer (Spellbinder) Wizard Init +2 Perception +17 AC: 12 (Tch: 12 Flat: 10) Fort +3 Ref +4 Will +6 (+2 vs Enchantments) CMD 16/14 Fl Intuition +8 Spellcraft +15
Keryth flicks his finger again and another hissing glob flies thru the air...
acid dart ranged touch attack -soft cover:1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 4 = 10(vs (blinded) touch AC) damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
....this time striking the four-armed beast in the side of the face, burning a hole in its cheek.
I am out of town (with no cell service expected) from Saturday to Wednesday and getting absolutely slammed with work as everyone is trying to get their projects finished before the snow arrives. I will not likely have time to post again before I leave. Please DMNPC Keryth as needed.
Day 6, turn 73 (approximate time of day, 11:50 am) (turn 1 of 6)
Initiative Order:
Billy – 21
Ballar – 18
Keryth – 14
Jim – 12
Monkeys – 12
Teirist – 9
Round 4, wrap up
Girallon Will Save:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Teirist reaches out as far as he can and nicks the last monkey, it is several times more severe than a class 2 paper cut, but the monkey does not die.
Round 5 ish
Billy sends a pair of arrows at the four armed monkey just as it clears the glitter from its eyes, and the beast manages to duck below one of the missiles.
Girallon AC back to normal, at 18
Ballar and Keryth hurl globs of acid at the beast, but it seems as if the thing doesn’t even notice
The Touch AC is now 12, so those attacks actually missed
Jim advances on the large monkey, sidestepping to stand adjacent to the last small monkey still standing, and lashes out with hands and feet. The big ape blocks Jim’s punch, but takes a kick to the groin that is more than painful
No longer hampered by being blind, the four armed monster goes “ape” on Jim
Desperately trying to get two hands on Jim in order to rend him in twain, the monkey struggles to land a grip, and only manages to hit Jim one time
Punch:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Jim takes 8 damage, I think that means I win this encounter, yay!
Damage tracker:
Jim - takes 8 damage
Red MT (5) – all are dead
Org MT(4) – all are dead
Yel MT (2) – all are dead
Grn MT (3) – two are dead (none are blind)- takes 3 damage
Blu MT (2) – all are dead
Girallon – takes 37 damage, and blinded, -2 to AC, minus Dex to ac, Has Scent, so I am not applying the 50% miss Chance, if it gets within 5 feet, but I will on reach attacks
Monkey Tokens:
AC 13, ff 11, hp 5 (per monkey) | Bit +3, d4+1 | f +3, r +4, W +1 | Girallon AC 18, t 12, ff 15 | HP 73 | bite +10, d6+4, 4 claws (reach) +10, d4+4 (rend) | f +9, r +8, w +5
Jim responds to the attack with an attempt to grab the oversized monkey.
Snapping Turtle Clutch (grapple):1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 - 2 = 11
But again he finds the thing quite dodgy.
"Oh well." he thinks as he strikes out in a rapid flurry of attacks.
Jab:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20, Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 Handshake:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17, Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 "Come at me, spanky." EDIT: can't use ki this round
Billy looks uncertainly at that suddenly too lively big monkey, and takes a step back as he loosens a couple more arrows.
"Erm...I just need to move back a little to get a better angle here...excuse me...oomph."
Steps over to be next to the dwarf, to give him a better look at the big monkey. Fires one arrow, since that thing is moving around too much. I'm aiming for...AC22?
Oi! Mind'ou tha way! Slightly annoyed at Billy's shoving, Ballar steps opposite him and gestures at the big bad monkey. To his surprise a greenish orb hurtles down the hall landing squarely on the ape.
Acid att:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 Dmg:1d3 ⇒ 2
GUIDANCE on Teirist is STILL active - you gonna use it or what? |MA to behind Teirist | SA Casts Acid Splash at the Girallon | Jim's MAGE ARMOR (cast Day 6, turn 68 (approximate time of day, 11:10 am)) approx. 20 min left
Day 6, turn 73 (approximate time of day, 11:50 am) (turn 1 of 6)
Initiative Order:
Billy – 21
Ballar – 18
Keryth – 14
Jim – 12
Monkeys – 12
Teirist – 9
Round 5, wrap up, sans Wizard
Not only does Teirist dispatch the last small monkey, but his moves are so precise, quick, and clean, that he manages to “deli-wrap” the cuts in clean white paper before they hit the ground!
no more monkeys jumping on the bed
round 6ish...
Billy stomps his feet and cries, “Foul,” repeatedly as he sees that his arrow, aimed for the big monkey’s heart, struck exactly where the heart should be, and it is only now obvious that this big monster’s heart is not where it is supposed to be.
Ballar dances in place to avoid Billy’s temper tantrum, and then flings a small ball of acid at the large ape, burning its eyebrows off.
Jim effectively pulls off the “jiggery-pokery” technique and lands another blow to the big ape’s solar plexus
The four armed giant is taking a beating, but is not down yet, and tears into Jim with a pathetic growl, and whimper
AND again the big monster cannot get two hands on Jim, but only pummels him once
damage:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage tracker:
Jim – takes 14 damage
Red MT (5) – all are dead
Org MT(4) – all are dead
Yel MT (2) – all are dead
Grn MT (3) – all are dead
Blu MT (2) – all are dead
Girallon – takes 62 damage
Monkey Tokens:
AC 13, ff 11, hp 5 (per monkey) | Bit +3, d4+1 | f +3, r +4, W +1 | Girallon AC 18, t 12, ff 15 | HP 73 | bite +10, d6+4, 4 claws (reach) +10, d4+4 (rend) | f +9, r +8, w +5
Grapple:1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 - 2 = 9
Jim still can't get a grip on the big thing. So he keeps hitting it.
"Hey, stop that. I'll get you back!" chop:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11, Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 headbutt:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13, Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
But he gets a little caught up in his mockery of the beast, unable to land a blow.
Day 6, turn 74 (approximate time of day, 12:00 pm) (turn 2 of 6)
Teirist’s attack comes just a split moment before Billy’s, so…
Stepping into the danger zone, Teirist flicks his swords together with a *clink* and then easily dispatches the giant monkey with two quick stabs. As the beast topples backward, Billy lands an arrow right in the dead creature’s eye.
The battle is over! I will post Experience Awards in the Discussion thread. Also, I am going back now to ready the last monster encounter. And I think one of the two chambers also had a treasure so I am looking back at that to make sure I still have the details.
Potion Countdown Clock:
22 turns remain – Jim, Teirist, and Ballar have filled water skins, Ballar has used 3 doses, Jim has used one
Billy stares at the fallen behemoth, dying to the flashy elf a split moment before his arrow hits Girallon's-eye. The dashing archer's eyes twitch uncontrollably as he barely manages to force the compliment out of his lips. "Nice job, Butch."
As a warning to Fluffy, his partner forgot to pack her food, so she may want to see about getting something to eat before the cleaning crew comes along.
Jim takes a deep drink from his waterskin. "That monkey was quite the slapper. Didn't much care for that." Waterskin:3d4 ⇒ (3, 1, 2) = 6 Waterskin:3d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) = 6
Checking on Jim's welts, Ballar smirks at the particularly large hand print on the monks left cheek, Looks like ya got a wee bit off'a smack down lad.Jim's got another couple hp to heal up, I presume he will be taking another swig later on?
Doing his best El Santo voice, Ballar practices saying Prestidigitacion! as he gets to work cleaning up some of the filth left behind by the monkeys. Bloody cigarettes! If ya gonna smoke have tha common curt'assy ta clean up.
Day 6, turn 74 (approximate time of day, 12:00 pm) (turn 2 of 6)
Ballar makes quick work of the debris and in no time the passageway is almost as clean as it was before the monkey debacle occurred, except of course oft the numerous monkey carcases now gathered into a neat pile.
Well what's next, people?
Potion Countdown Clock:
22 turns remain – Jim, Teirist, and Ballar have filled water skins, Ballar has used 3 doses, and Jim has used three, each filled water skin holds 8 doses total
Dusting off his cloak, Ballar strolls over to Fluffy and reaches into a pocket. Pulling out his bottle of dark crimson powder, he pops off the cork with his thumb, then carefully taps three tiny grains of dust onto the monkey chow.
Fluffy needs to make a save: Fort save DC 15 just for smelling the spicy chow. Failure results in excessive tearing up of the eyes and a burning sensation of her nose until she moves 5ft back. Consuming the monkey chow is a DC 29 Fort save or suffer excessive tearing of the eyes, a running nose and an intense need to chase one's tail for 1d4 rounds. For every cup of milk consumed, recovery is reduces by 1 round. Feline's can build up +5 tolerance bonus by regularly using cholulah as a condiment. Maybe Ballar should market this stuff when they go topside... Hehe, thar ya go kitty.
Corking and pocketing the bottle, Ballar picks up the hooded lantern and shines it into the chamber ahead.
Tak'n a peek:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 Who cares ta go first?
Male Elf "Butcher" 4 | HP 35/35 | AC 18 | T 14 | FF 14 | CMD 19 | Fort +2 | Ref +8 | Will +2 | Init +4 | Perc +10 | Sense Motive +7
Tierist waits for all the hub-bub to continue and he disappears into the shadows.
Stealth:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
But he is caught in the plume of cholulah dust and starts sneezing.
Between sneezes he says, "Ballar, my friend, we asked you nicely to not ever bring that gods forsaken stuff out. MY EYES..they burn..." The last part is more of a shriek than normal spoken words.
"Er, I just got here. Where are we going, exactly?" The archer takes a moment to refill the quiver with the regular arrows from his Standard Issue Backpack of the Packrat, before taking a sniff of the powder. "What's cholulah?" The ranger questions as he reads the sign.
Sniffing:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
The sensation that assaults him answers the question for him as the dashing archer most unsuavely tears and sneezes as he backs away from the toxic cloud. "Ack! Should've thrown some of that stuff at the monkeys BEFORE we turned them into mincemeat! What is that stuff!?"
"Take my advice and stay away from everything Ballar offers unless it's magic." Jim advises before casting his gaze down the hall.
"Well, what do we see dwarf?" Intuition:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
And then the group creeps to the south, as Jim begins to have a sneaky feeling that someone or something is waiting in ambush in the chamber ahead, Billy sees a stack of small sacks in the center of the chamber, unguarded, unprotected, and alone.
Billy looks at the pretty stack of small sacks sitting so stylishly in the middle of the empty, unguarded, unprotected room. "Smells like...all I can smell is that cholulah." He looks at the two elves, clearly expecting some cool vanishing trick after Jim's prompting.
