Kyshkumen's PFS 0-23: Tide of Morning (Inactive)

Game Master Kyshkumen

Thaddaeus's arrow strikes the water lizard but it doesn't not stop it as it renews it's attack at Renli.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Renli's luck seems to be holding up as the creature again fails to grab him in it's jaws.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes
Thad
Large Reptile (16)
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

Ahn plinks the big guy ...

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

The arrow whizzes past Renli's head ... he can feel the breeze in his hair ...

Renli draws his sword and strikes back at the over sized lizard.

melee: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Renli's blade slashes the beast but it still seems to have some fight left in it.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes
Thad
Large Reptile (20)
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

Slypher realizes this fight is going to be a bit more serious, so he responds accordingly. He draws his staff and takes a swing at the snake near him, his weapon crackling with arcane fury.
Staff: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13, Damage: 1d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 = 14

Slypher swings his staff but misses the snake by a few inches. The snake responds with an angry hiss.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes
Thad
Large Reptile (20)
Renli
Ahn

Kish still has actions.

"Don't shoot….Slypher's sorcery has the reptile deep in slumber! Aww shucks" Taking the most logical option Thadd draws his bow and shoots at the reptile.

Kishara grimaces when she realizes her mistake, but keeps quiet to maintain her concealed perch. She continues to fire on the large reptile.

Attack w/ Shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Sneak Attack, if possible: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10

Whoops! Sorry, I deal with colorspray much more often than sleep and forgot that an attack would wake it. = /

No worries….you'd think a group of able bodied adventurers would have taken down this lizard by now!

Kish has trouble aiming her shot while the reptile is fighting Renli and her shot misses. The two snakes continue their assaults on Renli and Slypher.

Bite vs Renli: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Bite vs Slypher: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Both attempts miss as the snakes swing on the vines.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes
Thad
Large Reptile (20)
Renli
Ahn

Thad is up.

"Enough of this nonsense.." Thadd tosses his bow aside and draws his sword as he steps upon the bridge, taking aim at the first viper.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18, Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Thaddaeus takes a big chunk out of one of the snakes making it writhe in pain. The large reptile continues trying to bite Renli.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

It seems to weak to even lift it's head high enough.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes (Red 6)
Thad
Large Reptile (20)
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

"Let this arrow find it's mark!"

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Which mark would that be?

Heh ... the big lizard ...

Ahn also has difficulty hitting the large creature while Renli is so close to it and his shot hits the water.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes (Red 6)
Thad
Large Reptile (20)
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

Kishara fires again at the large reptile, hoping to put it out of commission before it can attack Renli again.

Attack w/ Shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Sneak Attack, if possible: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Slypher attacks twice at the snake before him, charging up the first attack.
staff 1: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 2 = 21, damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
staff 1: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 2 = 8, damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

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Trusting in the innate sense of luck that guides his life, Renli swings again at the gator.

long sword: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 2 = 9

Kish's arrow finishes off the larger reptile causing it to return to it's log like behavior. Slypher and Renli turn their attention on the snakes. Renli is able to finish off the one next to him while Slypher puts a serious hurting on the other. It tries to return the favor.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

It hisses in frustration as it misses again.

Slypher
Kish
Snakes (Blue 9)
Thad
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

Thadd strides forward to lash out at the snake. "Pardon me, Renli."

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 To avoid the trap if necessary.
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Thaddaeus finishes off the last snake. Suddenly, a high staccato voice cackles manically from the island. "Too too late, filthy intruders! All your prancing through my beautiful forest, and nothing for you remains! The beautiful, beautiful sun will do my job for me, destroy your precious lorestone as we speak, and you are failures, humans are always failures, always always." As the voice speaks a darkness covers the druid circle.

Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice
Renli
Ahn

Keeping the same initiative, bold is up.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
"We need to get to that stone before its shield of darkness fails!" Slypher calls out.
see spoiler

There are two creatures there. Can we see them or are they in darkness? Which one spoke?

It is not really a darkness spell so you can see the two creatures (think of it as a cloud over the circle to dampen the light). Neither of the to large creatures spoke. The voice came from the top of the first arch.

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Ahn tries to see who was speaking while moving into position to fire on the lower/right-most/blue creature.

perception: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Attack Long bow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Also, does it look like we need acrobatics to cross the logs?

Only if you are rushing across. The X on the stone is about where the voice came from.

Given no acro check, Ahn shoots as he slowly walks across. He will also detect evil on the area of the x

Since you moved and fired an arrow you do not have the move action nessiary to detect evil.

Renli moves across the bridge, taking site of the figures standing in the shadowy gloom of the lorestone. Drawing on his limited arcane knowledge, he recites the words known to drop a foe into a slumber. "Getting dark, eh? Maybe it's time for a nap?"

cast sleep centered on the red outlined monster, DC 14 will save

Sleep is full-round I believe. Just fyi.

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Sleep will go off at the beginning of your next turn.

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Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

Kishara breaks cover and joins the others in crossing the bridge. She stops at the halfway point and fires an arrow at one of the large creatures she can see. (Blue) "Can anyone tell what in the blazes we're up against?"

Attack w/ Shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Sneak Attack, if possible: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

What constitutes rushing? Hustling or just full movement rate?

Acrobatics if needed: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Knowledge(Local) to identify enemy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Slypher flies into the circle of stones, stopping to hex one of the creatures.
Vs Red, Slumber DC 15 vs Will or sleep 5 rounds

Thadd retrieves his bow while waiting to see if the magic his companions are employing takes effect.

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Slypher's hex only produces a yawn from one of the creatures. Though now that he can see past them the stone is resting in the grass before the obelisk in the center of the circle. Kish's arrow strikes one of the creatures in the arrow causing getting her a angry glare from the creature.

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Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice
Renli
Ahn

Thad still has actions.

OK...I wasn't sure if I did or not. I dropped my bow on the west side of the river a few rounds ago and figured it was a move action to walk over to it and a standard action to pick it up. However if I still have an action I'll move again to get to the eastern side of the river.

Thaddaeus goes back and retrieves his bow.

One of the large creatures shifts over and swings it's sword at Slypher.

Melee: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

The other shifts over to block the stone.

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Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up.

Did Ahn's first arrow hit, you did not comment on it ... 22 vs AC, 4 Damage

Ahn continues forward and shoots the blue one again ...

Attack Long bow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Sorry I missed that. That will hit and I will add the damage in.

Ahn fires another shot which strikes the large brute attacking Slypher.

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Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice (13 blue)
Renli
Ahn

Renli still has actions this round.

sorry, was assuming you would indicate the outcome of my sleep spell targeted at the red monster

With the completion of his incantation, Renli will move around the adjacent tree and, trusting in his luck, fire an arrow at the creature guarding the lorestone. blue

bow attack: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 2 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7

I was going to let you pick the location as things moved around and you don't need to aim it until the spell goes off. Did you still want to shoot one if it is asleep?.

gotcha. I am targeting the red with the spell and the blue with the arrow. Spell is Will dc 14

Is that true, that you can pick when it goes off? I've only ever seen it played that you pick the round before, so movement could screw it up.

Edit: Ah ... in the casting time section - "You make all pertinent decisions about a spell (range, target, area, effect, version, and so forth) when the spell comes into effect." I've only ever seen it done wrong.

Will Red: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20 They just do not want to go to sleep

Renli's spell has no effect on the large creature but his arrow finds the other one causing it to wince from the pain.

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Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice (20 blue)
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up. I was just putting the quote together for you Ahn when I saw you found it. I actually learn more in PbP then I do in F2F since I have time to look up the rules.

Thadd moves across the bridge. Double move

Kish moves off the bridge and fires one more time with her shortbow, but her footing shifts at a bad moment and she looses the arrow too low. She curses in Elvish over the mistake, as she watches the missile plunge toward the earth instead of her target.

Attack w/ Shortbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Sneak Attack, if possible: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Slypher attempts to hex the creature attacking him while keeping his eye on the stone.
DC 15 will, you know the drill.

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

The large creatures eyes grow heavy and he yawns but he quickly clears his head and continues his attack.

Melee vs Slypher: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

He strikes Slypher again with his short sword. Slypher isn't looking so good.

The other large creature steps out of the circle and swings it's blade at Kish.

Melee: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Fortunately for Kish it's blade gets caught in the over hanging branches.

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Slypher
Kish
Thad
Voice (20 blue)
Renli
Ahn

Bold is up. Both large creatures are now immune to the slumber hex.

Ahn moves forward, dropping his lifelink with Thad and using his standard action to create a life link with Slypher ... starting next round he'll be getting 5h.p. back per turn.

Kishara breathed a sigh of relief as the massive blade stopped short of reaching her. She surveyed the scene and called out to the others. "Let's focus on the wounded one. Slypher, what can we do to protect the stone? Cover it with something?"

Anyone have knowledge nature to know what kind of monsters these are? I'm guessing some kind of fey.

Renli scans his mind for knowledge of the strange monstrous creatures guarding the ring.

knowledge(nature): 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 = 16
knowledge(local): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 = 11

Moving in closer, he draws another arrow and fires at the creature closest to the stone. the blue rimmed monster

Longbow Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 2 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7