As the column of flame comes down, both monks attempt to dodge out of the way. One springs and spins in the air, passing through the flame so quickly it doesn't harm him. The other reacts equally quickly but attempts to rush to the side. There is no time for that. The slower monk's charred corpse falls to the ground.
How is the wolf flanking? Ixius does not threaten, does he? Ahh, he's flanking with Refina who has the glaive. Got it.
I can't see where the flame strike could go where it wouldn't get the Earth Elemental as well. Do you?
I did assume that you have interacted somewhat in the past four or five hours but in any case you did cast some divine spells. I still don't think these guys are going to get anywhere, but I'm doing my best to make the fight challenging while working with what I have. There was also the time the Sand Sage forced Sykala to describe the party and she described Refina, "New woman is Refina. She follow air like me but not. Many prayers answered." That would have helped.
As Ovirid moves closer, the monk (Monk1) attacks him with two brutal kicks that lessen the force of Ovirid's attack with his shield, but do no damage.
The two other monks continue their attack on the prone cleric with their ranseurs. Refina desperately tries to fend off the blades but is cut twice. They know that you need your healer to continue harassing the camp. 19 points of damage to Refina. One of the monks moves 5-feet back from Ixius intending to keep him at a distance.
Is Refina's intention to roll to the square I've marked with an X? Since moving while prone provokes Attacks of Opportunity, I think any character that threatens her can take one. This would allow all three of the monks to make an AoO if they choose.
Decoding non-magical codes should be opposed linguistics checks.
Code's have usually involved linguistics in part. There are extreme cases such as code talkers.
Ciphers can be deciphered using linguistics.
Non-cipher codes might require a code book. For example, a code where certain arbitrarily determined strings of characters represented certain predetermined messages would require a code book.
At CR 1/2, I think a gibberer should be possible as a familiar. A GM could say it is only available to those with the Craft Fleshgraft feat. As you aren't going to want to take it adventuring when it is being used to grow expensive fleshgrafts, it isn't the most useful familiar to an adventurer but they make the most adorable pets your NPCs could ever want.
I think Ovirid can get there without going through a square threatened by monk3, but he would go through a square threatened by monk1 as Ovirid doesn't have reach. Ovirid is stopped outside of his melee range. Monk1 fails his AoO.
The dwarf attempts to roll under a ranseur but the blade slashes down in front of him, forcing him to abort the attempt.
Far as I know Failing an Acrobatics check just means he takes an AoO not that he loses the rest of his actions.
PRD wrote wrote:
If you attempt to move though an enemy's space and fail the check, you lose the move action and provoke an attack of opportunity.
I guess he still has an attack action, but it says he loses the move action. I took that to mean he loses it where the AoO would take place. He can't attack with melee from there.
I think Ovirid can get there without going through a square threatened by monk3, but he would go through a square threatened by monk1 as Ovirid doesn't have reach. Ovirid is stopped outside of his melee range. Monk1 fails his AoO.
The dwarf attempts to roll under a ranseur but the blade slashes down in front of him, forcing him to abort the attempt.
Also, what was potentially going to blind Ixius? Cause if it was Korian's spell, he for sure wouldn't have cast it if Ixius was in the way as well. Potentially blinded one teammate was one thing, but two is for sure a no-go. Would you allow a ret-con for Korian to cast a summons instead last round?
As far as I'm concerned, Ixius made his save. I saw it; it disappeared; it reappeared.
Did a post by Ixius appear and disappear? I saw it but I can't see it now.
The monks slash at Refina but, still trying to regain their vision, they miss completely. Now that they can see her, they try again to put her down. One (Monk1) slides into a flanking position and disarms her again. The other (Monk2) uses his ranseur to trip her. A third (Monk3) does a five foot step back and away from Ixius and trips Ixius with his ranseur.
Refina is correct in that it was my air domain ability. She was initially going for the one Ixius attacked. If there is still confusion over who she targets than just make it the closest to her. So she has now taken her action, yes?
Yeah, we're fine. I was just remembering the 'lightning arc' spell.
If they are still blind Refina will risk the AoO. If not she will go full defence.
Also just so I'm sure not enough time has past since the threatend slave execution and now for Refina to have had a chance to regain her spells? Also meant Glaive not spear for her weapon.
Unfortunately it is not quite one full day. I believe they are blind until after you take your action.
PS, was there any reason why we never got to make sense motive checks against these monks bluffing or disguising themselves as slaves? Seems there would be a fair difference in physiology, carriage, mannerisms etc between the two, no? Anyway, it's not important, just curious.
I'll think about the Google Docs spreadsheet. Maybe I'll play with it over the holidays. I made passive checks for you to detect the con whenever there was any interactions in the thread or a character expressed suspicion. More interaction with the slaves or would have resulted in more checks. Refina's the only one with a Sense Motive worth mentioning, which is one of the reasons they didn't wait the night out with her: she seemed too perceptive.
Refina in her turn will make a 5-foot step back and attempt to pick up her spear.
I wish there was an easy mapping tool linked to this site. Refina is would move through a threatened square to do so. The monks have surrounded her. The two that rose from the camp came straight out. The one that was on guard duty with her stepped away from the camp to take up the other side.
Ovirid stands up and arms himself in the slow methodical fashion a dwarf should.
As Ixius approaches, slipping past a ranseur. A blinded monk hears him but fails to tag him with the ranseur's blade.
Korian sprays the area with a disturbing burst of colour. Fortunately, all the monks make their save. This is fortunate for all of us, as it saves us having the discussion of whether "Sightless creatures are not affected by color spray" means the same thing as "blinded creatures are not affected by color spray," which only ends with one of us crying.
Ixius needs to make a save.
Sykala now can take her action. She initially cast a lightning arc attack at the same creature as Ixius but the lightning arc requires two targets and affects all creatures in between them. Which two creatures are you affecting, Sykala?
Lol Terran. Kip Up, yup, that's what it's called in our world too. Can't say I've made my skill check every time, but fortunately have never failed by 5 more! (so everything's still in its proper place)
Korian's actions are the same, casting colour spray from prone, Will DC16 trying to hit all of them at once. If he can move/roll/whatever to get into better position he will.
They are flanking Refina. Are you willing to get Refina in this colour spray too?
Ixius stands up, and if any enemies are in reach he tries to shock them.
Concentration check to cast defensively: 1d20+11
Is this a touch attack? You can move into range for a touch attack but you move through a threatened square to do so. You'll need to make a stealth check to do that without them hearing your coming. (There are two on your side of Refina (the two that were pretending to sleep.)
I'm surprised there's nothing in Acrobatics for doing the 'flip up' to get from prone as a swift action or something like that. I mean, even i can still do that move and I'm gettin' on in years and certainly am not a professionally trained athlete, warrior or rogue.
Rite Publishing's 101 Skill Uses calls it a Kip Up and sets it as a DC 25. Failure by 5 or more results in 1d6 nonlethal damage. (I assume you kick yourself in the balls or some such thing.) If Ovirid wishes to try this, I'll allow it. Success is heroic; failure is humiliating. There is nothing interesting in-between.
Who, me? I just don't like being lied to, is all. And I've rarely used one of my iconic class abilities and here I might have an opportunity. That's all. Honest.
Besides, I'm pretty sure I don't have enough actions to do anything but get up and ready my weapons.
Stealth check to get up quietly 1d20 + 12
He will roll to his feet (taking care to keep out of line of attack if one of the others try to fire a crossbow or magic ray or some such) and, taking in the situation, grab up a handaxe and his shield. That should be two move actions, turn complete, right?
I think it would be two move actions. If you have a +1 BAB, you can draw a weapon from a sheathe as part of your move action, but, in this case, you are picking up a weapon and standing up from prone and doing it stealthily. I think it's two move actions.
The liars have used their action slashing at Refina. They did not get an AoO as she succeeded on her check for casting defensively.
Did you say blinded? As in, can't see me if I try to get up? As in, lost their Dexterity bonus to Armor Class? Sorry - I think I was rubbing my hands together in glee there for a moment...
Is it my turn yet?
Yes it's your turn. But that gloating sounded pretty evil. Are you sure you wouldn't be effected by Refina's spell?
Ya, that's fine boss, Korian's action will be the same regardless of when he goes. And just in case, Perception: 1d20+12
After seeing that 30, I rolled a stealth check to be fair ... First time these guys rolled high. If we add even +5 for being asleep, they beat the 30. Refina's shout awakes anyone with Perception DC 10.
Not so quick, sleepyheads. I think at the very least, these guys get a surprise round on those who were sleeping. Also, if you are going to get up from prone, they'll have a chance to try tripping you. For now though, in the surprise round, they're attacking Refina.
Refina attacks and hits one, who immediately steps back to take advantage of his ranseur's reach and uses it to disarm her.
The two others, distracted by her shouting and realizing they would need to move toward the sleepers quickly, miss on their attacks.
Refina gets to act in Round 1, but unless you beat 15 initiative, you'll need to wait for their action. (It's only fair after all the planning and work they went through set this up.)
Yes, we're all on the same page. The freed slaves are taking longer shifts but they are never alone on guard.
Refina only:
You aren't caught by surprise by the slave in front of you nor the two that rose from their feigned sleep as quietly as they could. Beat 15 initiative to act before they do. And, yes, you have a right to feel betrayed now. Bastards.
One of the former slaves whispers to Refina, "Did you hear that?"
He rises and steps a few feet forward into the night with his ranseur in hands. Then quickly turns and brings the ranseur back on Refina with full force.
Beat 14 on a Sense Motive check not to be caught by surprise.
They complain a bit about the haircut given to them by the monks as part of the disguise. All the monks were bald except for a topknot. The slaves complain that their hair was cut to resemble these topknots from a distance. Up close, however, their hair obviously too short and crudely hacked into the rough approximation of the look.
The slaves are happy to take turns watching the camp.
You find another spot to set up your camp. The men you saved are pretty sure that they were the only party that searched in this direction.
I believe it would be getting late in the day. It's hard to keep track of time, but I think you guys pretty much pulled an all-nighter, attacked the camp, and then moved two hours out, set up a camp, waited for some time, fought, dismantled a camp, moved another hour out, set up another camp ...
Did you guys ever share what your knowledge checks revealed about the thing? ... Yes, Korian, I believe it was coming from the south (the direction of the site) but was making a very wide circle from the moment you saw it. When it straightened out, it was heading towards the site.
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