"Desna, watch over us and guide us to victory over these cursed creatures!" Jorah starts a prayer in his native celestial tongue, and a wave of holy energy washes over the party.
Prayer, +1 luck to attack, damage, saves and skill checks, -1 for enemies
male human air elemental bloodrager 7 | HP 74/74 (95/95), bloodrage 12/18, elemental strike 1/3 | AC 18 (16), T 12 (10), FF 17 (15) | F +8 (+11), R +4, W +5 (+7) | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Spd 40' | Perc +10 | Init +1
Crowe takes a step forward and lays into the white erstwhile pegasus with his earthbreaker.
Crowe lands a pair of blows with his earthbreaker, and although not all of the damage seems to take hold, the weapon proves pretty effective in his hands!
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
Ragnar notices that Boomer is called by the kelpie near the water. He tries to get away from the dead pegasus and moves towards the kelpie.
double move, most likely Aoo against him
Ragnar's movement does provoke from White!
slam:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16miss
Gold takes a swipe at Ragnar...
slam:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22hit slam dmg:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 plus free grab attempt:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26success
Ragnar is grappled, while Boomer sits quietly nearby, rapt attention focused on the fey!
Silver, meanwhile, magically transforms into a hippocampus sea horse! It then swims effortlessly toward its companion, where Ragnar and Boomer are battling the other kelpie!
Jorah holds his shiled high, calling out to the heavens, and the butterfly emblazoned upon it begins to sparkle like a star. An explosion of light appears right between two of the skeletal pegasi.
Female Oread Spiritualist (Ectoplasmatist) 11 | HP 80/91 | AC 25(29), T 14, FF 23(27) | Fort +13(15), Ref +9(11), Will +15(17) | Init +3 | Perc +14(16) | Sense Motive +17(19) | Spells Remaining: level 1 4/6, level 2 4/5, level 3 1/4, level 4 0/2 |
Just realized those Pegasi provoked from Dunia when they moved adjacent. I wouldn't want to provoke myself by attacking while they're actually adjacent, but I think I should have at least one safe AoO on the way in. AoO at the first one:1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 1 = 24 Magic Slashing:1d8 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 1 = 17
Once the awful pegasi are close enough, Dunia steps back, collecting a cold blue power in her lash, and attempts to set them to flight! Chill touch
Ectoplasmic Lash @Red:1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 = 19 Magic Slashing:1d8 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9DC 15 Will Save or Panicked for d4 rounds Ectoplasmic Lash @Silver:1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 1 = 13 Magic Slashing:1d8 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 = 14DC 15 Will Save or Panicked for d4 rounds
My turn to be "that guy" — I try not to "go back in time", especially on play-by-post. I'm going to rule that the AoO doesn't happen; however, I'll take the AoO roll as Dunia's first attack and the first attack roll as her second one, keeping the damage rolls with chill touch.
Additionally, the lash says it's a full round action to manifest, and Dunia's first action was casting shield. Now if it's one of those things that she always "has on" (not unlike ("I always Power Attack unless I say otherwise" etc.), you should let your GM know that. No harm done, really, since it's not a rounds/day effect. It's just one of those things that players know but GMs won't assume (well, I won't assume, anyway).
Dunia lashes out at the zombegasi twice, hitting both Red and White! White collapses under the collection of wounds!
DC 15 Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 panicked:1d4 ⇒ 3
Shonne hastes the party!
Out of curiosity, does Shonne consider the kelpies or zombie pegasi allies? Asking for some kelpie and zombie pegasi friends... ;-)
Red takes off and blindly flies away from Dunia, panicked at the disco! This provokes from her.
Blue moves in on Dunia and attacks!
slam, dazzled:1d20 + 12 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 12 - 1 = 27 dmg:1d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
GM stuff:
G 4
S
R 18, blinded 2 rnds, panicked 3 rnds
W 46
B 9
male human air elemental bloodrager 7 | HP 74/74 (95/95), bloodrage 12/18, elemental strike 1/3 | AC 18 (16), T 12 (10), FF 17 (15) | F +8 (+11), R +4, W +5 (+7) | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Spd 40' | Perc +10 | Init +1
Holding his earthbreaker aloft, Crowe charges the other pegasus!
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
Ragnar's shoulder is still hurting from the Pegasus' attack, but he concentrates to defend his animal companion. Fearing he could be drowned by the kelpie Ragnar tries to break the grapple.
Crowe's earthbreaker crunches into Blue, and does some (though not all) damage!
Ragnar correctly deduces the intent of the kelpies and struggles to break free of the grapple, but his hand slips off the wet, slimy skin of the water horse as he squirms!
However, Gold then releases Ragnar and moves further out into the water! Ragnar did not have a weapon out, but if he has a way to take an AoO on Gold, he may. Gold beckons to Boomer, who thinks following the kelpie is a grand idea!
Silver then moves up (five foot swim) and smacks at Ragnar to give its companion (and Boomer, their prospective noonday meal) some protection!
hippocampus bite:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 bite dmg:1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Jorah watches as Boomer is called into the water by the creature, and quickly realizes what's happening. He rushes to the leopard's side and lays a hand on it's hind leg.
Protection from Evil, so it can attempt the save again.
Haste When making a full attack action, a hasted creature may make one extra attack with one natural or manufactured weapon. The attack is made using the creature’s full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation. A hasted creature gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves. 6/7 rds.
Dunia steps behind Crowe, harrying the remaining pegasus with Shonne's granted speed. I don' like what's happenin' on de left. Le's finish de zombies off!
Ectoplasmic Lash:1d20 + 12 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 1 + 1 = 21Allies don't grant cover for Dunia Magic Slashing:1d8 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 = 18DC 15 Will save or panicked for d4 rounds Ectoplasmic Lash:1d20 + 12 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 1 + 1 = 32 Magic Slashing:1d8 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 = 12DC 15 Will save or panicked for d4 rounds, 1 charge remains of Chill Touch
male human air elemental bloodrager 7 | HP 74/74 (95/95), bloodrage 12/18, elemental strike 1/3 | AC 18 (16), T 12 (10), FF 17 (15) | F +8 (+11), R +4, W +5 (+7) | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Spd 40' | Perc +10 | Init +1
Crowe watches Dunia finish off the pegasus, thinking she would look pretty good to him if she didn't have those crazy ectoplasmic tentacles.
"You are right, more trouble over there. Come with me!" He cruises up to the silver kelpie and gives it a whack, feeling his blood surge and crackle as he releases extra electricity through his earthbreaker.
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
Boomer Will:1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8
You see Boomer's eyes looking at Ragnar for a second before following the kelpie further into the water.
"Stay back, Boomer!" Ragnar shouts, but it has no effect.
no weapon, no Aoo
Ragnar himself takes a step back while taking out his bow. He shoots an arrow at the kelpie moving away from him.
Longbow vs. Kelpie:1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 1 = 31 Damage:1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
Ragnar shoots three more arrows at the kelpie in the water. incl. haste
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
Wordlessly Shonne drops her bow snatches her spear from her back and races forward. Weaving through her companions at ludicrous speed she launches off the beach and into the air above the kelpie....
Shonne might get a higher ground +1 bonus to attack too but I'm not worried about it. ;) If she can she dives down from above into the kelpie's square (she and the kelpie probably take 3d6 damage each - it for being hit with a medium-sized falling object and her just because fair is fair, right? This probably shoves the kelpie directly down one square deeper into the water or shoves Shonne off to one side as technically it's not a bullrush, just gravity and water). If she can't fall into the kelpie's square she lands in the water southeast of him.
Haste When making a full attack action, a hasted creature may make one extra attack with one natural or manufactured weapon. The attack is made using the creature’s full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation. A hasted creature gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves. 5/7 rds.
I think prayer bestows a luck bonus while haste is an unlabeled bonus so they should stack on attack.
And no, Shonne didn't break the GM game ;-) — your GM was conventioning this weekend and expected he might, but ultimately did not, have time to update this. Your GM regrets the unanticipated radio silence.
Crowe and Jorah barely have time to blink as the blur of Chonne rushes past, spectacularly leaping into the air like an elven grasshopper, her spear ablaze with flame as she drives it into the aquatic fey! The flames have no effect, but the spear and impact certainly do!
adding 2d6 falling damage because why the eff not?:2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10 Shonne will take that falling dmg as well.
As Shonne lands in the water adjacent to the kelpie, a trio of arrows sails in! The first sails harmlessly overhead, but the second two land squarely in the kelpie, the last in its head! It sinks beneath the water!
Before dropping out of rounds, I need a DC 15 Swim check from Shonne and from Boomer. if they both make it, we're out of initiative and the encounter is over.
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
Shonne takes 10 for 19 with the +1 from prayer.
Shonne surfaces and looks around. "Did I hit it?" She says in her strange Kyonin accent.
She sees Boomer go under. Shonne swims over to help the leopard stay afloat in the rough waters.
She takes one full-round to get to him and then takes 10 repeatedly to move action stay afloat and unmoving in the water and a standard action swim check to aid Boomer starting on his second swim check. If someone could throw us a rope, please? ;)
male human air elemental bloodrager 7 | HP 74/74 (95/95), bloodrage 12/18, elemental strike 1/3 | AC 18 (16), T 12 (10), FF 17 (15) | F +8 (+11), R +4, W +5 (+7) | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Spd 40' | Perc +10 | Init +1
Crowe twirls a rope around his head lasso-style and tosses it to Shonne in the water. "That was mighty impressive, my dear," he gushes when she climbs out.
Once everyone is back on land safe and sound, Jorah head over to the undead corpses and looks them over. "Hmm, it seems that something very powerful must be in the area to corrupt these creatures. We best tread carefully." He then takes a look around the battlefield for anything else of interest.
Shonne, and equal-opportunity hero, manages to rescue the leopard too!
Out of initiative! Go ahead and heal up however you guys want. No time crunch on it.
Riddywhipple reappears as the foes fall, his draconic eyes damp. Friend Cutterbup! he cries, flitting over at the foot of the Blue zombie pegasus, his wings twitching as the tears continue to fall. What Marigana do to friend Cutterbup! He then flaps over to White, with more tears. And friend Lorfesant! You too! And Tetolish like you but fly away.
The faerie dragon is inconsolable for several minutes. Riddywhipple sorry for what Marigana do. Riddywhipple and Ignizi friends make her pay...
Ragnar finds the body the pegasi had been eating. Friend Dougal! Riddywhipple says with anguish. The hunter's head is caved in from a blow of a horse (or perhaps pegasus) hoof.
on Dougal's body:
Shonne can readily identify the magic items, which are a gauntlet of rust[i] and a small pouch of [i]dust of disappearance. Poor Dougal also carried a sack of 50 platinum coins.
As the group heads away from the lake, a set of erratic hoofprints leading on ahead is spotted and the party quickly locates a smaller set of prints in some of the muddier areas.
Riddywipple finally draws himself away from the corpses of Cutterbup and Lorfesant. Friend Pillavark missing. Always here with Cutterbup and Lorfesant and Tetolish. Maybe Marigana take other Ignizi friend and Pillavark someplace? Could have Ignizi friend ride Pillavark . Hope not end up like Cutterbup and Lorfesant and Tetolish...
A few miles away from the harrowing encounter at the lake, the party finds the corpse of another undead pegasus before crossing a stream, causing tears to well in Riddywhipple's eyes again. Oh, Pillavark! Not you too! He sobs into Jorah's shoulder.
Ragnar finds more tracks on the other side of the stream, suggesting that whomever was with the zombie pegasus carried on north from there.
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
"Thank you so much for your help, Shonne and Crowe! A friend of mine once lost her companion in a battle. She never recovered from that loss." Ragnar says while petting Boomer.
Later, he points out the tracks on the other side of the stream. "Should we follow the tracks over there? They lead to the north."
"We should make a quick search of the area perhaps, and then make haste to where the tracks lead." Jorah searches around the area near the corpse, and sends Stardust out to do the same from above.
Female Oread Spiritualist (Ectoplasmatist) 11 | HP 80/91 | AC 25(29), T 14, FF 23(27) | Fort +13(15), Ref +9(11), Will +15(17) | Init +3 | Perc +14(16) | Sense Motive +17(19) | Spells Remaining: level 1 4/6, level 2 4/5, level 3 1/4, level 4 0/2 |
Dunia approaches Riddywhipple, gently placing her hand on the small creature. Sorry 'bout your friends. We were too late here, but we c'n still save de others, wit' your help.
male human air elemental bloodrager 7 | HP 74/74 (95/95), bloodrage 12/18, elemental strike 1/3 | AC 18 (16), T 12 (10), FF 17 (15) | F +8 (+11), R +4, W +5 (+7) | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Spd 40' | Perc +10 | Init +1
Crowe hustles along, keeping his eyes out for danger.
Shonne and Ragnar both ocnfirm that the tracks are those of a Small-sized humanoid of some sort, and (GM checks sub-tier) some Small-sized humanoids of another type.
The tracks go on, winding along the stream deeper into the Sanos and leading to a rocky outcropping. At the base of the outcropping is a patch of dense shrubbery, behind which is a narrow hole with recent tracks of both animals and humanoids leading to and from it.
Boomer and Riddywhipple enter with ease, but the rest of you need to wriggle your way into the hole to find the mouth of a gloomy cave filled with the horrific stench of rotting meat, its air thick with flies. The way is lit by torches and littered with the corpses of all kinds of forest animals.
Visitors! exclaims a voice from the darkness beyond. You see no source for the voice, however. As it speaks, some of the corpses before the party suddenly lurch to life and begin to advance! They bear blood-red caps on their heads but appear to be skeletons in other respects.
I, Margiana, bid you welcome! Of course, to stay, I'll have to peel off your skin to make improvements to you. It's been fun to make zombies out of the pegasi. And soon I'll send the gnome back to eat all of her friends! An orange-haired gnome, bound to a stalagmite on the far side of the cavern, looks aghast at this. Meanwhile, Riddywhipple shrieks in a mixture of pain and anger!
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
Shonne weaves a quick spell about herself and moves forward.
Casts see invisibility.
"I will find Margiana. Keep them busy." she says gesturing to the undead. Then she drops down from their rocky perch and races ahead. She keeps alert for their unseen foe.
acrobatics (jump down, If it is reeeeally far down let me know ;)):1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
You can see a small, hunchbacked humanoid covered with long, sharp quills standing at the northwest corner of the pool on the map, which then moves up due east of the northeastern most torch on the bridge. It touches itself, apparently using some sort of spell-like ability. Kn (nature) check to identify it.
Riddywhipple flies ahead and circles tightly around Shonne's head, periodically blocking her view and generally getting in the way. Can Ignizi friend see Margiana? Riddywhipple cannot see Margiana...where is Margiana?
The red-capped skeletons all move in seeming unison, forming a line on the near side of the bridge over a deep chasm!
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Shapeshifter) 7 HP 39/60; AC 20; TCH 15; FF 16; F +7; R +10; W +4; CMB+9; CMD 24; Speed 30FT; Init +6; Perception +9; Boomer HP 26/26
Ragnar draws his mace and runs into battle, waiting for the skeletons to come his way. Boomer stays by his side.
