Cuetzpalli |
Cuetzpalli flies over to the deathweb, and stabs it.
Move on the green line.
I will use moment of greatness on the damage roll.
Kelmarchen (AS, BR, PA, RA, etc.): 1d20 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 21 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 322d6 + 15 + 3 + 12 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5, 4) + 15 + 3 + 12 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 462d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 (-3 AC)
Eben MacTeague |
Lacking any immediately viable enemies, Eben stops his dirge and slips Forzamele back into his quiver with a satisfied "Hah!" Then he lets the goblin's rage fade and gets an odd expression on his face. "Whoah, that's a really weird transition..."
Don't think I can shoot the deathweb from where I am, not even sure if I can move and shoot it, and Cuetz probably just dropped a can of Raid on it anyhow, so, passing on an action.
Dungeon Kobold |
The daggr plunges into the spider's side as Cuetzpalli rushes forward. His sword slices straight through the spider's abdomen, sending its remains tumbling down to the ground below.
End combat. Cuetzpalli, you weren't tripping—I changed my mind mere moments after and you managed to catch me in the act.
Eben MacTeague |
Eben hops down from his archer's redoubt and begins scurrying around and gathering up spent arrows, especially leftover ghost-salted ones.
arrows, salty:: 3d100 ⇒ (44, 12, 73) = 129
arrows, unsalted: 5d100 ⇒ (67, 84, 74, 48, 44) = 317
He pouts a little as he only turns up four arrows, but only one salted one among them.
"So... just throwing this out there. My spells will last another seven or eight minutes, and it's only five minutes or less to the hullathoin's clearing. We could run back there and catch the rest of them with their pants down..."
Astraden Limhaare |
Astraden shivers at the retroactive undead immodesty. "Uh . . . don't focus on that."
"I'm up for it, Eben. Real low on spells now, but I've still got a lot of channels left. What do you all think, Merca, Zolin?"
The cleric takes the opportunity to heal Cuetzpalli some more while the group deliberates.
Wand of cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Wand of cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Wand of cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 [37/50]
Cuetzpalli |
"Yeah, let's do it. But let's actually stop a couple hundred feet away from them and start shooting first this time. Make them come to us."
Dungeon Kobold |
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"I saved most of my spells," Merca says cheerfully. "I got one spell that can keep the hullathoin from grabbing you, if anyone wants it." She glances down at her form, still illuminated in green fire. "Still not sure what to do about this, though." She casts a healing spell on herself, removing most of her wounds but not quenching the flames.
"I'm not feeling well," Zolin mutters. The fires still surround him, and it's clear that the hunched undead's stare took a lot out of him. "I will come with you all if we must go, but both my abilities and my health are waning. And we must be wary of those . . . those things that did this to me."
The goblin grins. It cocks its head at Cuetzpalli. "Lazy thing, the thing. Never moved. May not elect to follow, ah?"
Cuetzpalli |
“That is what I’m thinking. We can hope to rely on its overconfidence, then deal with it singularly.”
Carina Viera |
Carina flies up next to Tanith and checks her supply of bombs. "Definitely don't have enough left to take on the whole horde--I think I'll save them for the hullathoin."
Astraden Limhaare |
"Oh, sorry! I've only got these, and I'm not sure they'll work, but . . ." Astraden pulls out a couple scrolls and reads them over Merca and Zolin.
Remove curse on Merca: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
And I'll use the scroll of restoration (Cheap Version) if I think Cheap Version will actually help him (are they temporary or permanent?).
Eben MacTeague |
"Are we out of ways to swat the ghosty things? I only have one salted arrow left..." Eben says, patting his quiver.
Farrukh Al-Khatel |
"Well, I can always stab them. This flying thing is neat."
Tanith 'Kordson' Creed |
"Do we know how quickly this thing can rebuild his horde? It might be worth taking the fight to it", Tanith muses as he looks for his knives that missed their mark only to find that they've shattered into useless metal shards.
Astraden Limhaare |
"I reason that without more bodies, he won't have a chance to rebuild the horde. But I think it's still a good idea to hit him."
Astraden stretches. "Sounds like we're all in agreement, then." She starts jogging towards Cuauhtémoc's clearing.
Dungeon Kobold |
Alright, holding off for brief buffsplanations. Failing that, the plan is to open fire about 300' from the clearing?
Also, Zolin has 7 doses of ghost salt.
Carina Viera |
Carina's displacement will have worn off. I think her Celestial Armour's fly ability has worn off now as well. Her DEX Mutagen should still be going strong, and her shield extracts should have at least 3 minutes remaining on each of them.
Eben MacTeague |
"Ooooh." says Eben, upon seeing how well prepared Zolin is with extra ghost salts. "Can I buy a couple of doses off you, Zolin? Even if it's more than we need here, I'm sure I'll be wanting more the next time we head inside the Spire."
Can the ghost salts be appplied to our ammo while we're on the move?
So: assuming a five minute trip with no interruptions, my buffs will remain as follows: weaponwand lasts 24 rounds, mirror image lasts 25 rounds, cat's grace lasts 26 rounds, good hope lasts 31 rounds, moment of greatness lasts 32 rounds, weapon of awe lasts 16 rounds. Haste and gravity bow have expired. Prior to approaching the clearing (say about a minute before), Eben recasts moment of greatness for the benefit of those that have used the bonus, resetting the duration to 70 rounds once we're at the clearing. He also gets his rod out in hand again.
Cuetzpalli |
Cuetz's fly extract still running? Drank it as I was fleeing the clearing the first time.
Astraden Limhaare |
Recitation will be gone, but otherwise all my spells are still running. KC, was I (or Carina) able to ascertain Zolin's condition and whether using the restoration scroll would do any good for him?
As the group approaches Cuauhtémoc's ruin, Astraden touches her mask and twirls a hand towards Cuetzpalli's heart, tapping the metal of his breastplate and intoning some mystical words. The Kord-blessed warrior feels newfound strength and vigor coursing through him.
Bear's endurance.
"Everyone, avert your eyes from the hunched things. I don't think we have any more resources for averting what happened to Zolin." Astraden flickers off an image as the group comes within shooting range, then harshly mutters, "Katastrépste ta teleftaía apomeinária tis zoís dolofonía seirá." A rapidly fluctuating yellow aura surrounds her as she pulls her dagger back from its sheath.
Copycat two rounds, then dispel law one round before the group starts shooting.
Tanith 'Kordson' Creed |
I don't think Tanith needs to do any additional buffing he can't do once we're in position.
Dungeon Kobold |
Recitation will be gone, but otherwise all my spells are still running. KC, was I (or Carina) able to ascertain Zolin's condition and whether using the restoration scroll would do any good for him?
As the group approaches Cuauhtémoc's ruin, Astraden touches her mask and twirls a hand towards Cuetzpalli's heart, tapping the metal of his breastplate and intoning some mystical words. The Kord-blessed warrior feels newfound strength and vigor coursing through him.
The negative levels are temporary for now, so yes, you can use that.
Astraden is unable to dispel the flames on Merca. Zolin's, however, have run out by the time the party arrives at its destination.
Zolin willingly sells Eben his salts at a half-off discount.
The party comes into position, three hundred feet away from their foes. The undead can be barely made out through the foliage. They appear to have clustered around the hullathoin. Interestingly, the third witchfire is nowhere to be seen.
All targets save the hullathoin have Improved Cover in addition to range penalties. Map has been updated. Once you start shooting, you each get one turn to act, and then they go.
Astraden Limhaare |
Astraden uses one of her more expensive scrolls to revitalize Zolin, though she leaves healing him to Merca.
If Eben took Carina's extract, he should have see invisibility running. Otherwise, SOMEONE please take it.
Also, I'm gonna go ahead and shift my round/level buffs one round forward, so I'll be casting dispel law when the group starts shooting. Can't really reach the baddies with daggers from here anyways.
As her allies start shooting, Astraden readies herself with spell and dagger. "Goblin, will you be charging or throwing?"
Round 1: Cast dispel law (standard action) and draw dagger (move action). Lesser planar ally for Niniane lasts 4015 rounds, communal endure elements on party lasts 715 rounds, veil on party+allies lasts 5217 rounds, consecrate lasts 11867 rounds, elixir of vision on Zolin lasts 467 rounds, shield of faith on Eben lasts 32 rounds, owl's wisdom on me lasts 33 rounds, bear's endurance on Cuetzpallilasts 90 rounds, copycat on me lasts 7 rounds, and dispel law on me lasts 10 rounds.
Eben MacTeague |
OK, sure, Eben drank the extract before the last fight, which would make it active for... quite some time, still.
Somehow, on the trip over, Eben manages the precarious trick of salting twenty arrows and heating them over the flames dancing around Merca. "Sorry you didn't get un-cursed, but, hey, they're actually kinda useful..." he offers in apology as the salts melt and crystalize into a coating on the arrowheads.
At the clearing, rather than joining the opening salvo, he re-casts haste upon the group, using the last button on his rod to do so in an almost-instant fashion, then gives his longbow a shake to activate the wand tucked inside.
Casting haste as a swift action, activating my wand of gravity bow as a standard action. Using an AP to save the slot. Stow the rod for my move action.
Haste lasts 9 rounds, gravity bow lasts 10 rounds, weaponwand lasts 23 rounds, mirror image lasts 24 rounds, cat's grace lasts 25 rounds, good hope lasts 30 rounds, moment of greatness lasts 69 rounds, weapon of awe lasts 15 rounds.
Dungeon Kobold |
Merca waves an arm weakly. "Get those smelly salts away from me; I think I'm gonna throw up."
Eben MacTeague |
In between spells, Eben peers at the undead crowd. "Hey, weren't there three of the green ladies? And only two came to the tower... watch out for an ambush of some kind..."
Astraden Limhaare |
Now I realize, I have a spell that might have helped much more cheaply. KC, does remove sickness work on witchfire?
Astraden's AC updated for haste, because I actually forgot to remove it from my stats, oops.
Carina Viera |
Carina nods at Eben and checks her supply of bombs.
Still got some bombs left. Make 'em count.
Cuetzpalli |
Has it been about 10 minutes since we first lured the undead away from the clearing? Trying to figure out which buffs I still have.
Farrukh Al-Khatel |
Farrukh plinks some arrows.
1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Minus ranged penalties. -8 I think?
Carina Viera |
Carina aims her crossbow & shoots at Farrukh's target.
Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 = 24
Damage...?: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Eben MacTeague |
Though, it occurs to me now that everyone that made a full attack (which is to say, Farrukh & any NPCs) gets another attack due to being hasted.
Eben MacTeague |
It didn't. Which was why Eben didn't go shooting arrows this round & recast haste instead. :-)
Dungeon Kobold |
That link is broken for me. Is Eben not going to be shooting?
rather than joining the opening salvo
Oh. Huh. Are you trying to conserve ammunition, or do you just want to maximize durations?
Eben MacTeague |
Oh, weird. It seemed to work when I linked it, but whatever... reposting then.
At the clearing, rather than joining the opening salvo, he re-casts haste upon the group, using the last button on his rod to do so in an almost-instant fashion, then gives his longbow a shake to activate the wand tucked inside.
Casting haste as a swift action, activating my wand of gravity bow as a standard action. Using an AP to save the slot. Stow the rod for my move action.
Haste lasts 9 rounds, gravity bow lasts 10 rounds, weaponwand lasts 23 rounds, mirror image lasts 24 rounds, cat's grace lasts 25 rounds, good hope lasts 30 rounds, moment of greatness lasts 69 rounds, weapon of awe lasts 15 rounds.
Cuetzpalli |
Cuetzpalii takes a potshot at the most wounded undead with Astraden's crossbow.
Ranged attack: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 2 + 2 = 34 Minus whatever cover and range penalties
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 10
Eben MacTeague |
Oh. Huh. Are you trying to conserve ammunition, or do you just want to maximize durations?
Well, at this range and other penalties, my shots are less likely to hit. But if I haste the long distance guys who do have a full BAB, that's a bunch of shots that are more likely to hit than mine, plus I'm getting my shortest duration buffs out of the way with, as you say, a maximized duration. Ammo is less of an issue.
Dungeon Kobold |
Sorry, I'm just not feeling real good, guys. I will try to get a post up tomorrow morning, but if not, it'll be evening instead.
Dungeon Kobold |
Alright, no idea who people are shooting (Farrukh just shot at something, Carina took his target, and Cuetzpalli chose the "most wounded" target, but I'm pretty sure everyone but Cuetzpalli missed, accounting for ranged and cover penalties.
After salting ten of his projectiles, Zolin takes aim at a spawn of Kyuss and looses several ordinary arrows. He doesn't seem remotely hampered by the brush.
Longbow: 1d20 + 19 - 6 ⇒ (7) + 19 - 6 = 201d20 + 19 - 6 ⇒ (20) + 19 - 6 = 331d20 + 19 - 6 ⇒ (6) + 19 - 6 = 191d20 + 14 - 6 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 6 = 19
Crit?: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Damage: 2d8 + 32 ⇒ (4, 4) + 32 = 403d8 + 48 ⇒ (1, 3, 1) + 48 = 531d8 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 241d8 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Zolin perforates one vampire spawn and two spawns of Kyuss, as Cuetzpalli sinks an arrow into another. Merca begins casting a spell.
The adventurers hear an inhuman roar from Cuauhtémoc's haven. It fixes the shooters with a steely gaze. It seems extremely offended.
Inits: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 2 = 231d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 2 = 211d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 141d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 2 = 241d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 0 + 2 = 31d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 211d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 191d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 131d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 101d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6
Initiative Order: Astraden/Carina/Cuetzpalli/Eben - Other Adventurers - Farrukh - Every Single Badguy Wow
Round 1: Everyone is up! Technically, Farrukh goes after Merca's group, but odds are this will be a trivial difference, so he can go whenever.
Eben MacTeague |
Eben makes a slightly surprised sound that he still gets to fire on the enemy even before they've moved closer, but he shrugs and takes a few shots anyhow. Not wanting to waste any of his 'special' arrows on such a distant shot, he focuses a bunch of normal arrowheads on the closest hunched-over undead.
manyshot+good hope+haste-range-cover: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 - 6 - 8 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 2 + 1 - 6 - 8 = 5
hasted shot+good hope+haste-range-cover: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 - 6 - 8 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 2 + 1 - 6 - 8 = 7
iterative+good hope+haste-range-cover: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 - 6 - 8 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 2 + 1 - 6 - 8 = 9
All four arrows go careening of into the undergrowth.
Yeah, was pretty much relying on rolling a nat 20 to be any use in this round.
Haste lasts 8 rounds, gravity bow lasts 9 rounds, weaponwand lasts 22 rounds, mirror image lasts 23 rounds, cat's grace lasts 24 rounds, good hope lasts 29 rounds, moment of greatness lasts 68 rounds, weapon of awe lasts 14 rounds.
AC is 26/17/21 while shield of faith & haste are active. Mirror Image has 6 images remaining.
Astraden Limhaare |
Astraden prepares to throw her dagger at the first enemy that comes within range.
Readied +1 mithral dagger throwing (good hope, haste, 5 range increments): 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 1 - 10 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 + 1 - 10 = 3 Magic, silver, piercing (good hope): 1d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10 Not accounting for cover. Yep, no 20s here.
Round 2: Ready attack (standard action). Lesser planar ally for Niniane lasts 4014 rounds, communal endure elements on party lasts 714 rounds, veil on party+allies lasts 5216 rounds, consecrate lasts 11866 rounds, elixir of vision on Zolin lasts 466 rounds, shield of faith on Eben lasts 31 rounds, owl's wisdom on me lasts 32 rounds, bear's endurance on Cuetzpalli lasts 89 rounds, copycat on me lasts 6 rounds, and dispel law on me lasts 9 rounds.
Carina Viera |
Round 2: Actions
Move Action: Reload Crossbow
Standard Action: Ready Action: Shoot first enemy that gets in range!
Carina reloads her crossbow and prepares to fire again.
Readied Attack (Good Hope, Haste, DEX Mutagen): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 19
Damage...? (Good Hope): 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 = 10
Her arms are visibly trembling as she does so.
...oh, my. There's a LOT of them.
Dungeon Kobold |
Eben fires a number of unlucky shots as Astraden and Carina ready their weapons.
Tanith, Farrukh and Cuetzpalli?