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The +4 will apply (but the 18 will not be a crit for an unarmed strike)...
Coraline: damage was 14
You're absolutely right, I forgot to add the +4. You won't get any extra attacks, since you're attacking with a Sorceror's BAB instead of a Ranger's (and a sorceror only gets one attack at 6th level). Your physical stats are unaffected by the possession, so your Initiative is still 20.
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Here's the Initiative order:
20 - Tate and Coraline
17 - Neevan
16 - Bad Guys
15 - Hans
Tate and Coraline both had readied actions, which provoked initiative for everyone else.
Order of events:
Coraline struck the hobgoblin barehanded and delivered 18 points of damage (some of which was from Vampiric Touch, so she gains some of those hitpoints herself), becoming immediately visible. This enabled Tate to detect her position and alter his shot accordingly using Precise Shot feat, and his arrow strikes unerringly into the flesh of the hobgoblin. Still staggered and caught by surprise, Neevan sumersaults past everyone, ending her maneuver with a powerful straight leg kick that catches the hob under the chin, rocking him backward. (He's taken 45 damage, but he's still up).
Stunned (but not "stunned"), the hobgoblin recovers quickly, though he is terribly wounded, drawing his sword and lashing out at Coraline, because she wounded him with both melee and magic, almost certainly missing. The other three will have to take a move action to get up from the table and draw their weapons, and another to move into melee, so they won't get an attack this round.
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Yurgan
You happened upon a group of adventurer's from the north, who let you in on a bit of what's been happening. Apparently there is some new goblinoid warlord rising to power and using the Wyrmsmoke Mountains (which I've set in the Mindspin Mountains) as his staging point for raids into the humanoid territories. This group's scouts had located an old dwarven bridge across a wide chasm, which, if the monsters were to discover it, would give them much easier access inland to some of the human settlements about. The set out with the goal of destroying the bridge, but were thwarted by its guardian, a large dragon-like creature. Most of the group was slain by the creature, and only yourself and two others survived, fleeing the bridge and hoping to find reinforcements to complete the task. With the aid of your divinations, you learned that your best path to find a group of allies suitable to your task would be to follow the chasm to the west. Following the chasm, you travel about a day west and come in sight of a ruined manor house.
the hobgoblin rocking him backward. (He's taken 45 damage, but he's still up).
DEATH !
Hans hurls a ball of flame at the hobgoblin. "Ooh, you're a tough one, ain't ye!" he marvels. His mangy wolf companion howls in excitement.
Seeing the first hobgoblin still standing and still a threat, Neevan tried to drive her right elbow into his abdomen before following with a closed left fist to his chest.
"Not exactly what I expected ..."
Absently pulling a twig from his beard and tossing it aside, the dwarf adjusts his spell component pouch and begins marching toward the manor's front entrance.
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Seeing the first hobgoblin still standing and still a threat, Neevan tried to drive her right elbow into his abdomen before following with a closed left fist to his chest.
It should be working now. It didn't work for me last time I tried it, but it did this time. You'll have to click the download link, though, to view it.
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Okay, just to get things in order, here is the amended initiative order. I kind of described things in the wrong order earlier, because Tate and Coraline actually got their attacks in the surprise round, because they had readied actions, but Neevan's attack wouldn't actually happen until regular combat began. But for the sake of continuity, we'll just keep it as described, because it would be too confusing to go back and rewrite the opening round. We'll just say that Neevan somehow got a boost of adrenaline and somehow got in on the surprise round (my fault, it's sometimes hard to keep posts in the right order when we're posting on the fly).
Coraline - Surprise Attack
Tate - Surprise Attack
Neevan - Surprise Attack (for the sake of continuity)
And NOW that battle is joined:
Amie 21
Yurgan 21 (double-moves to the entry door, probably startling whoever's in the back of the party; can attack next round)
Tate 20
Coraline 20
Neevan 17
Hobgoblins 16 (The other three arrive where Coraline and Neevan are. 1st one attacks Coraline, hitting for 10 damage. The second one attacks Neevan, hitting for 7 damage. The third one pulls up short, draws up a wickedly crafted beast of a bow and takes a bead on Tate, but misses wide .
Hans 15
Johnny 15 (will double-move back to the door, can attack next round)
DM Nightwish
As if coming out of a dream, or swimming against a slow current, Coraline realizes these are not her actions nor her thoughts. She fights desperately and questioningly with her mind and spirit to regain control of her body, to master her movements before …
TOO LATE ! Coraline is struck by a hobgoblin, a strike that she would have eluded had she had she not been overcome by … the voice, no not just a voice but a presence.
It … no not 'it' but 'she' the Ranger realized. And SHE was still here, within her.
And despite her regaining some semblance of control, even as her years of training and discipline kicked in, even as her fingers expertly wrapped around her weapons to draw them fluidly from their sheaths, a lone word escaped her lips, a word she herself would never utter in this manner.
DEATH !!
If the main hobgoblin is dead, Hans tosses his flame at one of the other hobgoblins.
Amie arrives to the situation shortly after Neevan. She readies her bow for a shot still feeling the power of her earlier spell flow through her. She begins to take aim and then stops. Thinking for a moment she shifts her attention to Neevan. Raising her bow up in a prayer she calls out. “Deadeye! Lend her your strength!”
Neevan felt a strange strength welling up within her as Amie called on her god. She swore to thank the priestess for her gift after the danger was past.
Seeing Tate finish the first hobgoblin and take a position nearby, she stood her ground as the new enemies charged in, taking their blows as well as she could before counter-attacking with both fists. She hoped it would keep the hobgoblin's attention on her so that the sly looking man could take the advantage.
Awesome
Init 1d20+4=17 I follow Yeurgen to the door.
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Okay, in the last round, Tate dropped the first hobgoblin, and Neevan and Hans damaged the nearest of the other three. At the same time, you could hear multiple footsteps approaching from behind. Those toward the back of the party, nearest the door, see a dwarf with a close-cropped beard wearing robes and no armor, leading a tall male human with a pale compexion and a cloak and chain shirt, and an even taller well-toned female human of obviously Tian ancestry (think Japanese) in a gleaming breastplate and brandishing a greatsword. They look haggard, as if they've traveled many days without sleep.
Yurgan, Miho and Benedetto (who still needs to roll Initiative, by the way):
Gathered near the front door of the manor, you can see a human in light armor weilding a bow, a halfling riding on a wolf tossing fire that just appears in his hands, and a hobgoblin with odd scales glistening over his body. Oddly, the humans and humanoids seem to be aware of the hobgoblin, but unconcerned over his presence. Inside the door, in the foyer, you can see a female half-elf, and just beyond her another female half-elf and a human female mixing it up with several hobgoblins.
Those toward the back of the party, nearest the door, see a dwarf with a close-cropped beard wearing robes and no armor, leading a tall male human with a pale compexion and a cloak and chain shirt, and an even taller well-toned female human of obviously Tian ancestry (think Japanese) in a gleaming breastplate and brandishing a greatsword. They look haggard, as if they've traveled many days without sleep.
Yurgan, Miho and Benedetto (who still needs to roll Initiative, by the way):
Initiative: 16
"Looks t' me like we's found either some potential allies, or else the hobgoblin horde's next victims to inspire us. Ah think we need t' shake a leg, friends."
Benedetto moves to where he can see the hobgoblins better. He's looking to see someone who's likely some sort of sergeant or enforcer. If he sees a likely candidate , he'll loose a 5d10 mind thrust . To the casual observer, it sounds like there's a swarm of bees in the area, which grows louder and more distinct as it converges on the target.
Neevan did not notice the newcomers immediately, being further from the front door and entirely focused on removing the threat of the hobgoblins. Seeing the one she had just struck still standing, she attempted to plant a kick right underneath his chin. When that strike missed, she brought her foot right back down onto his shoulder.
Flurry of Blows
First Attack Roll: 10
Damage: 13
Second Attack Roll: 23
Damage: 9
"What kind of crazy house is this?" Hans quips. "It seems to attract all sorts of colourful characters from near and far!"
Hans tosses another flame at the hobgoblins as he keeps one eye glued on the newcomers.
With a primal yell of focus Miho starts to move, picking up speed with every step, her hands seem to move into an overhead position as her blade seems to leap into her hands, one second it is on her back, the next in her hands.
She charges a hobgoblin facing the women, bringing her blade straight down onto it. AND THROUGH IT.
Crit confirmation
1d20+12=32, 2d6+10=14
Total damage =33+4 if surprise round=37 damage
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Eh, not really. That was just flavor to describe the generally haggard appearance of the three of you, since you recently battled and survived a dragon-like creature, then when you couldn't defeat it, put as much distance between you and it as you could. Mechanically speaking, you're not fatigued, or any other negative effects.
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Okay, here is the gridded version of the 1st floor map. Everybody put yourselves on there where you want to be. The baddies will be represented by red circles, and you guys will be represented by green circles. For now, I've gone ahead and positioned Coraline, Neevan and Amie, since they're already in the melee, and since Neevan and Amie have to be in adjacent squares due to the Bull's Strength spell, which is a touch spell. From here on out, though, you can position yourselves wherever you wish. The rest of you, since you were back near the entry door, or outside, just go ahead and put yourselves on the map wherever you want to be (tell me the map coordinates).
Note: for those of you who are not familiar with MediaFire, you'll need to click on the "click here to start download" link when the page comes up.
Okay, here is the gridded version of the 1st floor map. Everybody put yourselves on there where you want to be. The baddies will be represented by red circles, and you guys will be represented by green circles. For now, I've gone ahead and positioned Coraline, Neevan and Amie, since they're already in the melee, and since Neevan and Amie have to be in adjacent squares due to the Bull's Strength spell, which is a touch spell. From here on out, though, you can position yourselves wherever you wish. The rest of you, since you were back near the entry door, or outside, just go ahead and put yourselves on the map wherever you want to be (tell me the map coordinates).
Note: for those of you who are not familiar with MediaFire, you'll need to click on the "click here to start download" link when the page comes up.
J4 if you want tro rule that her charge took her through her opponent's square(samurai move)
Benedetto would have been standing right outside a window, if there were one. Failing that, he'll move to M6.
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Benedetto would have been standing right outside a window, if there were one. Failing that, he'll move to M6.
There are some windows, but none on this side of the house that look into the front foyer or the large room beyond the double doors. There are windows on the back side of the house that look into the latter room, though. But it'll take a couple rounds to get back around to them.
It's only been a couple days. You were able to rest enough to regain your power points, spells, hit points, etch. You traveled at a hustle pace, though, so the bridge would be about three days travel at a normal pace.
Tate on I5. Johnny on K4. Flanking and stabbing.
Perhaps because of the strike she received from her hated foe, Coraline’s actions are once again her own, adrenaline pumping through her she goes for the kill, the dance of death is joined Inigo Relámpago and her lesser sister come unsheathed
DM Nightwish
Question: Can I shout out a warning to the party regarding what I know of the other humanoids ? Or is that player and not character knowledge ?
Note: A few pages back I said I cast Expeditious Retreat, I meant to say I cast Longstrider, sorry for the ‘clerical’ error.
Note: Please roll 2d4 – 1 on table top dice, the number your roll is when Coraline’s ‘guest’ resumes control of Coraline, don’t tell me the result until the round I have to ‘switch’ over.
The dwarf acknowledges Benedetto's comment with a grunt.
And it's a lucky thing for them, too. Though if they're needin' our help with this lot, I doubt they'll be much help to us.
Yurgan draws a slender wand constructed of stone and metal from his belt and sends several bolts of light streaking toward the hobgoblins.
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DM Nightwish
** spoiler omitted **
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Benedetto moves to where he can see the hobgoblins better. He's looking to see someone who's likely some sort of sergeant or enforcer. If he sees a likely candidate , he'll loose a 5d10 mind thrust . To the casual observer, it sounds like there's a swarm of bees in the area, which grows louder and more distinct as it converges on the target.
The three hobs that you can see all appear to be of similar rank. They're all dressed and armed pretty much the same, and none of them seems to have the bearing of a leader. Wherever the leader is, he's not among these three.
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Okay, what I need everybody to do before I resolve this round of combat is take a look at the updated battlemap I posted a couple posts above, and tell me which hobgoblin(s) your attack(s) went against this round. For each attack, also give me an alternate target, just in case someone before you in the initiative order managed to drop the one your were primarily targeting.
Here's the current initiative order, now that everyone's in. I don't think Coraline ever rolled, but since she prompted the combat with her surprise attack, I'll just place her at the top of the initiative order.
Coraline 22
Amie 21
Yurgan 21
Tate 20
Neevan 17
Miho 17
Benedetto 16
Bad Guys 16
Hans 15
Johnny 15
Okay, I think Hans is the only one who hasn't declared a position on the map, so I went ahead and put him down next to Yurgan. Let me know if you object to that placing, Hans.
Okay, what I need everybody to do before I resolve this round of combat is take a look at the updated battlemap I posted a couple posts above, and tell me which hobgoblin(s) your attack(s) went against this round.
The three hobs that [Benedetto] can see all appear to be of similar rank. They're all dressed and armed pretty much the same, and none of them seems to have the bearing of a leader. Wherever the leader is, he's not among these three.
How far away are they? Rather than use mind thrust, I have an illithid blast that can catch more than one of them if they're close enough.