Shackled City (Pathfinder) - GM_Chris
Game Master Chris Shannon 719

Round 2, Init 22

Meh, stupid inter-cave webs. Or as I call them, interwebs.

Dyrant begs Angel for the gift of flight.

Dyrant moves straight up 30', trying to transverse the interweb.

Round 2, Init 25 {>G11}

Round 1, Initiative 8, Location H26->F28

Atol casts Bless, catching everyone except Dr. Toffitt who's far away. He then moves around the back of the webs to F28.

"I can't see it, Dr. Toffitt, what is it?"

More importantly, how am I going to get through these webs?

Glimmil Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Cog Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Glimmil and Cog evasively maneuver their way through the webbing, frowning at the annoying ledge before them.

"Well that's annoying... I think Cog needs a pair of shoes like Finn's so we can simply ride up walls when these things happen!"

Glimmil rides ahead and guards against any additional unexpected adversaries.

Ride to G,29 and ready an action to attack anything coming within range that might threaten Atol.

Round 2 Init 22

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

"That didn't feel good at all."

Could've sworn I took lesser restore. Oh well. Double move to J14.

Round 1 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9 - G-29 & ready
Atol = 8 - Bless
Round 2 (1st half)
Toffitt = 25 - Shield, to G-11
Dyrant = 22+ - fly, up 30'
Finneas = 22 - Move to J-14
Woman = 21

Out of sight on the ledge the woman casts a spell.

Party is up.
New Map

Round 2 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9
Atol = 8
Round 3 (1st half)
Toffitt = 25
Dyrant = 22+
Finneas = 22
Woman = 21

Round 2, Initiative 8, Location F28->C26

Atol moves to C26 careful to avoid the webbing. He strains to see the creature, but cannot. He readies an action to cast Spiritual Weapon if she comes into view.

Spiritual Cudgel 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19 for 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 points of damage.

Round 3, Init 25 {>L11}

Toffitt drops his wand and climbs up the wall, bow still in hand.

When Toffitt gets to the top, he does not see the woman (or her spidery lower half).

Round 3, Init 22

"Stay here, Gristle. I'm going to go see what the fuss is all about."

Dyrant will fly up another 20' (40' of movement, now above the webs), then fly to D10.

When I see it, knowledge checks are above, GM Chris.

There is a tunnel that goes out the backside of the ledge.

Still not seeing their adversary, Glimmil guides Cog to catch up with the others.

Move to J,29, then a move action to have Cog to J,26 where Cog jumps the 20ft between J,21 from J,26

Cog Acrobatics (to jump 20ft with running start, DC20): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Round 3 Init 22

Finneas readies to attack the woman when she comes into sight.

"What do you see? Doctor what was that language?"

Round 2 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9 - move/jump to J-21
Atol = 8 - C-26, ready Spiritual Cudgel
Round 3 (1st half)
Toffitt = 25 - climbs up and finds nothing
Dyrant = 22+ - Flies to D-10
Finneas = 22 - Readies
Woman = 21

Finneas is still around the corner on the wall at J14 unless I missed a post. This means the woman would have to join him on the wall for his ready to go off. He can only see a bit of the ledge.

Dyrant and Toffitt can give me perception checks in the next 5 minutes or I'll do it for them.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 Perception

"Maybe this was a webbing trap?"

"Undercommon, Finneas. I believe it would be the common tongue of creatures down here. Dyrant, there is a woman with the body of a spider instead of legs. She is casting spells."

Perception 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Toffitt and Dyrant don't notice anything until the woman reappears and a bolt of lightning jumps forth from her hand and electrifies Toffitt. She laughs as Toffitt shakes.

Neither Atol nor Finneas's ready goes off.

6d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 6, 4, 5, 2) = 24 - Damage. DC 15 REF for half
1d20 ⇒ 1 - Woman plus stealth and invisibility

Party up
New Map

Round 3 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9
Atol = 8
Round 4 (1st half)
Toffitt = 25
Dyrant = 22+
Finneas = 22
Woman = 21

She laughs as Toffitt shakes.

Heh. That is funny. Freakin' awesome mappage, GM Chris!

I do know anything about her now?

Round 4, Init 22

Oh, she's ugly.

Dyrant flies to K10 (going down to 40' up).

"My you are an ugly thing...rude too. St. Cuthbert, deliver me from such abomination!" Dyrant holds forth his holy symbol and directs his angry gaze upon her.

(7 rounds/1round on Will save DC 17) Inflict penalties (-2 to AC, attacks, saves, or skills). Choosing -2 on all its saves.

Round 3, Initiative 8, Location C26

Atol leans over toward the webbing, but decides not to attempt to pass through it. (that would entail another DC 15 reflex save I assume?)

He continues his ready (Spiritual Cudgel).

"Go get them Glimmil! Maybe she'll come down so you can smite her!"

Reflex 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Round 4, Init 25 {>Q10}

Chris, how high is the ceiling on the ledge? How tall is the entrance to the passageway behind her?

Toffitt manages to catch only part of the blast. He then moves in to threaten her, moving in an arc that takes him against the wall. Mid-move, he drops his bow and quick draws his blade. He then strikes defensively.

Dueling blade 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 4 = 7

[I do know anything about her now?

Not with those pitiful rolls.

(that would entail another DC 15 reflex save I assume?)

Affirmitive.

Chris, how high is the ceiling on the ledge? How tall is the entrance to the passageway behind her?

and I quote

Freakin' awesome mappage, GM Chris!

but anyway. The ceiling is 25'--as seen on the map. The tunnel off of the ledge is 10'x10'--as seen on the map.

"My you are an ugly thing...rude too. St. Cuthbert, deliver me from such abomination!" Dyrant holds forth his holy symbol and directs his angry gaze upon her.

(7 rounds/1round on Will save DC 17) Inflict penalties (-2 to AC, attacks, saves, or skills). Choosing -2 on all its saves.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 - Fail? Fail? This dice roller is broken.

"He will not need to deliver you. I will deliver you to your saint holy man. I will free your soul. Your body is mine though."

and I quote

Oh I missed the fancy map work below. Nice work.

Round 4 Init 22

Seeing the bolt of electricity fly out of the cavern, Finneas casts a spell then moves closer to the creature.

Cast Divine Favor then move 25' to N12.

Glimmil can catch up.

The woman takes a 5' step back and does nothing (aka ready).

Party is up.

New Map

Round 4 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9 - Twice
Atol = 8
Round 5 (1st half)
Toffitt = 25
Dyrant = 22+
Finneas = 22
Woman = 21

Bad map link. I assume you mean she's in R-S:11-12.

Round 5, Init 25 {>T11}

Toffitt attempts to tumble past she who lobs webs. If he is successful, he readies to attack once he gets flank. As he moves, his wounds knit together a bit.

First Square: Acrobatics 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Second: Acrobatics 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Dueling blade ready1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 14
1d8 + 2 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (3, 6, 6) = 20

Bad map link. I assume you mean she's in R-S:11-12.

Yes. I double checked the settings and they're right this time. Is the map not working for anyone else?

Actually it would be three acrobatics checks. Q10->R11; R11->S11; S11->T11

Could I forego the first Acrobatics check if I opened up for an attack when leaving my square? He's not really trying to avoid AoOs. He's just trying to get through her squares.

In any case, here is third check if you won't allow that... 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19. Sigh.

Actually, that doesn't make sense. That would mean that you always have to make two tumble checks when going through a medium creature. Will post some research in OOC...

Round 5, Init 22

Dyrant will move the Blessing of St. Cuthbert to Finn.

"Finn, take St. Cuthbert's Blessing and add it to your own gifts from Kord. This demon spawn cannot stand against us!"

+2 to AC/Saves until you get hit/fail there, Finn.

Round 5 Init 22

Finneas moves up and strikes the spider woman.

Always with the flipping.

"Let's get...it!"

Greatsword Power Attack Divine Favor -4 STR: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 272d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 2) + 10 = 15
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 272d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 4) + 10 = 16

+2 to hit if Doctor provides Flank.

After their first leap, Glimmil sizes up the next leap Cog would need to make and frowns when he realizes there's not enough room for another running start.

Glancing upward, he sees Finneas's open shoulders and wonders to himself.

It's times like these, I really should be riding Finneas and not Cog... Hmmm...

Returning his attention back to the webs, Glimmil pats around his body searching for something with which he could start a fire.

Spoons. Puppets. Chocolate Eel-Monsters. Nada.

Hearing Atol cheer him on, he glances back at the priest in frustration.

"I can't get up there! I don't have any flint or tindertwigs? Do you have any fire, Atol? Any fire to burn these webs?"

Glimmil will defer to Atol, hoping the priest can toss him a spare torch or something with which to burn the strands. If he receives one he'll start to clear squares of the web.

Toffitt tumbles past the woman and waits for Finnneas. Finneas approaches and is about to strike when the woman fires another lightning bolt. This time it catches Finneas and Dyrant.

Toffitt stabs with Finneas in the flank but misses. Finneas has much better luck though and carves a big wound into the spider half of the body.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 - Concentration check
6d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 6, 4, 4, 2) = 18 - Damage. DC 16 REF for half.

After resolving all the readied actions, Glimmil and Atol have two actions still and Dyrant has one.

Round 4 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9 - Shouts to Atol. Waiting for help. He might want to check his backpack again. Or he could have chosen not to carry one?
Atol = 8 - TBD
Round 5 (1st half)
Dyrant = 22++ - Wards Finneas
Woman = 22+ - Ready goes off
Toffitt = 22 - Tumbles through to T-11 and readies
Finneas = 22- - Moves up to attack woman
Glimmil = 9 - TBD
Atol = 8 - TBD
Round 6 (1st half)
Dyrant = 22++ - TBD
Woman = 22+

New Map

Round 4, Initiative 8, Location C26

Atol takes out a flask of alchemy fire and lobs it to Glimmil.

Alchemy toss (not to hit per se) 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

"I don't know how much good this will do, and I don't know how you'll climb the wall when you get to the other side. Maybe we just have to wait for the others!" Atol frowns at the thought.

Round 5, Initiative 8, Location C26->C15

Frustrated, Atol grabs his robe skirts and tries to run through the webbing to the other side (C15).

Reflex save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 vs DC 15

"Yeha!"

Round 6, Init 22

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Reflex

"Ow! By the Cudgel, you'll pay for that!" Dyrant hisses.

"Finn, do me the favor of delivering St. Cuthbert's favor unto yon biyotch?"

Dyrant will fly to H15 to check on Atol and Glim/Cog.

Ah I missed that edit on the backpack. Yeah with the reminder, and if I had actually looked to see Glimmil had no fire-starting capabilities, he would have gladly amended his inventory to include to the sunrod and tindertwig.

This should save Atol from lobbing an alchemist fire at... er, to Glimmil. Instead Glimmil would've pulled out the tindertwig and gone to work for the 3 rounds of clearing a square of web each round - north along the wall to the others. It needs to be done anyway to get the horses free after combat.

Summary
Round 4 (2nd half)
Glimmil = 9 - Burns webbing
Atol = 8 - see below
Round 5 (1st half)
Dyrant = 22++ - Wards Finneas
Woman = 22+ - Ready goes off
Toffitt = 22 - Tumbles through to T-11 and readies
Finneas = 22- - Moves up to attack woman
Glimmil = 9 - burns webbing
Atol = 8 - in interest of moving things along, Round 4 & 5 get him to C15 through the "difficult terrain" of webs
Round 6 (1st half)
Dyrant = 22++ - Wards Finneas
Woman = 22+

The woman casts a spell and it gets dark, really dark, deeper darkness, darkvision does you no good kind of dark.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26 - Concentration check.

Still need a REF save from Finneas.

New Map

Damge to woman - 31 Finneas

Party is up.

Round 6 (2nd half)
Toffitt = 22 -
Finneas = 22- -
Glimmil = 9 -
Atol = 8 -
Round 7 (1st half)
Dyrant = 22++ - Wards Finneas
Woman = 22+

Round 7, Init 22

Perception check: is she still there? 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Uncertain, Toffitt strikes out at the square in front of him.

Dueling blade 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 +2? can't remember if flank bonus counts in darkness...
1d100 ⇒ 66
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Toffitt's dueling blade clunks against her hard body. No flank I believe. Finneas can't threaten what he can't see.

Round 5 Init 22--

Ref DC 16 Half: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

"Ah, I can't see! She blinded me!"

Finneas lashes out.

Greatsword Power Attack Divine Favor -4 STR. Darkness High Good: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 102d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 4) + 10 = 171d100 ⇒ 59
Greatsword Power Attack Divine Favor -4 STR. Darkness High Good: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 92d6 + 10 ⇒ (4, 5) + 10 = 191d100 ⇒ 62

Well the darkness didn't help her. My 1 and 2 on the other hand...

Round 6, Initiative 8, Location C26

Atol takes out a scroll and casts Daylight on a crossbow bolt which he holds up for Dyrant to take if he will.

Atol beams almost as brightly as the bolt. I had the perfect scroll ready to go!

He's oblivious as to the luck that he's outside the darkness and can read it...

Round 7, Init 22

Dyrant smiles as he flies closer to Atol (move action...fly 5' up from Atol).

"Good thinking Atol! You're becoming a stronger Cuthbertine by the moment! However, that was Finn's voice complaining at the darkness, not the Doctor's. He voice is a bit higher pitched." Dyrant corrects and thanks Atol.

Dyrant takes a moment to touch himself in the matter that he requires.

2d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12 healing

"Coming, Finneas, with holy light of St. Cuthbert!"

Glimmil still to go. Still not sure how he's getting up to the ledge so I'll move on without him.

The woman talks demurly to Finneas.

"You are such a strong fighter half-orc. You should retrieve one of the hyrda's heads and surely I would surrender to such a display of power."

Suggestion (DC 16 Will save)

Party is up

Round 7 (2nd half)
Toffitt = 22 -
Finneas = 22- -
Glimmil = 9 - twice
Atol = 8 -
Round 8 (1st half)
Dyrant = 22++ -
Woman = 22+

Toffitt readies an action to attack when the darkness is suppressed.

Not sure if it's permissible with quick draw. If she happens to be out of melee range when light dawns, could he quickdraw his light hammer rather and throw? It'd be switching his intended weapon, but he has the free action needed to do it.

Dueling blade 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 +2 if flank
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 + flank? 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 3) = 11

or subtract 1 from the to-hit and use 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 for damage roll if thrown hammer is used/allowed.

Round 7 Init 22--

Will Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

"Sure, I'll get the head, you stay right here."

Finneas begins walking back towards the hydra.