#0-16: To Scale the Dragon (Inactive)

Game Master Baerlie

Doublemove to get in melee reach.

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Johann flies forward 60 ft and lobs a firebomb at the nearest taer (blue).

ranged touch attack with pbs and haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 16
damage if that hits: 5d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2, 5, 3, 4) + 6 + 1 = 27
miss direction if it misses: 1d8 ⇒ 4
If it misses, he takes 11 splash damage, DC 20 reflex for half.

While Tytus moves closer Johann flies forward and lobs a firebomb at the taer with blue eyes and hits. The taer catches fire and screams, dropping to the ground and melting some snow around it. A few seconds later the creature stops to move, it's fur blackened and his skin full with blisters.

The taer with the redish fur moves forward and hurls a spear at the flying alchemist. The spear misses the target and hits the snow behind Johann.
Shortspear vs. Johann: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Round 1 (+ bless, + haste)
Fenrik
Johann
Tytus
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Taer red -17P
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Enora
Iso
Kyra
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Taer white

Kyra moves forward while her spiritual scimitar attacks the reddish taer.
Spiritual scimitar+bless+haste: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 1 + 1 = 21
Force damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

When she reaches the enemy, she slashes at it with her scimitar trying to bring it down.
+1 Scimitar (1-handed)+bless+haste: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 28
Slashing/Magical damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Kyra's scimitar suddenly engulfs in fire as she beats the taer!
Crit?: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 18
Slashing/Magical damage (+2 fire damage): 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7

The joy of battle on him, Iso rushes up to the red Taer and slashes a mighty blow at its head!

attack, rage, pa, haste,charge: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 27
damage,PA,rage: 1d12 + 7 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 6 + 3 = 19

"Arrrghhhhhhh" froths the barbarian.

Kyra hits the taer twice, Iso once and they finally drop another taer. The remaining beast rushes around the cairn towards Iso.
another Fort save from Iso, Kyra and Johann, please :)

Round 1 & 2 (+ bless, + haste)
Fenrik
Johann
Tytus
Iso
Kyra
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Taer white
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Enora

Iso snarls in return at the Taer.
fort,rage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

As the Beastman had been so kind to come rushing to him, Iso thought he would show him the beauty of a barbarians axe. Up close and personal.

power attack, rage, haste,bless: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 26
damage: 1d12 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
hasted power attack, rage, haste,bless: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 21
damage: 1d12 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Two poor but very powerful blows throw up a lot of snow... but possibly not as much blood as Iso was hoping for?

Fenrik moves to Iso's sides to attack the beastman...
ADS1+PA: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26...DMG: 1d8 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 12 + 4 = 21

Enora doesn't feel like she'll be able to add much to the fight at this stage, with just one enemy remaining and it facing the powerhouses of the party in melee.

She moves over to the cairn and tries to see if she maybe sees some bones sticking out.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

"I really don't like these eggs on top of it all. I bet they'll hatch any second now..."

Kyra strikes at the taer with her spiritual scimitar as well as his own scimitar! "For Serenrae!!!"
Spiritual scimitar+bless+haste: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 + 1 = 17
Force damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

+1 Scimitar (1-handed)+bless+haste: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 23
Slashing/Magical damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Haste extra attack: +1 Scimitar (1-handed)+bless+haste: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 19
Slashing/Magical damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Bored of the fight, Johann swoops down to examine the eggs.

Whirling his weapon and taking a second to measure his opponent Tytus attacks.
PASS: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 241d10 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
PASS: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 211d10 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Iso, Fenrik, Kyra and Tytus finally dispatch the remaining snow beast.
combat over

Johann and Enora begin to examine the eggs and the cairn. The eggs lie on top of a 3-foot-layer of blue ice which seals the small sepulture. Beneath the ice seal rests a large flat stone engraved with a spiraling ring of primal looking pictographs.

Iso takes a moment to sit down and rest. The cold doesn't bother him, but he seems a little fatigued after the battle.

He points to the cairn. "Are bones under there?"

Eyes however don't rest on the cairn and eggs, they scan the area for signs of the 'ice-dragon'.
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

"You learned folk... do what you need to do and be quick about it...I do believe none of us want to be here when larger numbers of these snow beasts return... I doubt we would be lucky." Fenrik says wiping his blade on dead fur and then walking around looking for any signs of danger...

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Iso and Fenrik look around before disturbing the ice dragon's nest. They spot a Remorhaz sitting in a crevasse.

what do you want to do?

Fenrik backs away from the creature very slowly and quietly...he motions to the others to hush their voices and points at the Remorhaz....

"An Ice Dragon!" says Iso, a look of manic glee in his eye.

A quick look at his companions show they maybe are not quite as excited about the idea as he is.

"Maybe you could fly up and drop bombs on it?" he suggests.

"Or can we be like theives in the night and get bones without disturbing eggs?"

He fingers the extracts that were given to him earlier.

"Iso will drink magic potions if battle is near..."

Tytus drinks an extract of shield and longarm.. just to be prepared.
"We should kill it. Hate to say, but if he wakes up during the spell!"

"If we have to do this, I'll cast another spell to speed things up."

The moment Enora notices the dragon or her allies moving to attack, she casts haste.

Is the haste and spiritual weapon exhausted? The bless (7 min) is most probably still working

Kyra approaches the group and readies her scimitar "At your signal"

"Does anyone know anything about these beasts that would help us in the possible fight. I only heard rumors that they are tough to kill."

"Then we must hit them harder. Or run away like little children."

He thinks about his own youth for a moment shaking his head.

"Or like thieves in the night. Iso is happy to do battle with it! Iso however wonders if battle is really required, or if bones may be removed without disturbing ice dragon Re-more-ass."

KnowArc: 1d20 + 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (5) + (4) + 11 = 20

I will make a post later tonight.

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Johann examines the eggs and how they are positioned carefully to see if there is a way to get past them into the rocks to retrieve the bones.

Perception?: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

When he hears someone speak about seeing a Rhemorhaz, he looks a little pale. "Those creatures are very dangerous! They are immune to both fire and ice damage, so my bombs will not be effective, except for the sticky ones. They are very large, so they can reach out and bite you from a long distance away. Their bodies are very hot so if you get close you will get burned by their very presence!"

Johann drinks his mutagen to help protect himself. Dex mutagen. I'll put stat changes in my status bar.

"If we can let us get what we came for and leave before the snow snake comes after us." Fenrik says to the others.

"Iso is wondering if Ice Dragon could be lurred away. If Johann can fly and drop bombs in direction away from eggs, then maybe ice dragon chase him and lets Friends of Johann get bones and get away?" suggests the large barbarian.

"Johann then fly down and catch up. Iso admits to worry about driving without Johann though."

He thinks.

"Maybe Iso run, and Johann catch up with doggies?"

Tytus confirms what Johann already knows. The remorhaz is immune against fire and cold, it usually swallows creatures whole and its body spreads heat so intense that anything touching its body is burned. no heat aura The heat can even melt or burn weapons.

Johann is pretty sure that the eggs are positioned in a way that getting to the rock below is impossible without disturbing them. Additional to that Johann spots a magic trap attached to the flat stone.

To make a long stroy short: you have to remove the eggs and pick the ice to get to the bones. That would trigger the wyrm. But some players know me long enough to know that I prefer a creative solution over a hack-and-slay approach ;) The beast has a base speed of 30ft.

"Iso thinks if you fly and drop bombs moving away from eggs, Ice dragon might follow you. Iso also wonders if anyone has magic fire to get to bones faster and avoid nasty trap. Iso lastly wonders what nasty trap does, and if fight with ice dragon is necessary, then can trap be used on ice-dragon Re-More-Ass"

"Tytus, are you familiar with magic traps?"

"Well is the snow snake does come after us we need to hit it as hard as we can at distance first and then hope we weaken it enough to kill it quickly once it gets within melee range... i not then run for the sleds and regroup..."

"I can cast calm emotions on the wyrm if he tries to attack us" says Kyra "If I am able to get through his will I can keep him peaceful as long as we need to unground the bounds"

"Folks, can try, but if the Dragon wakes up during the heist, it will mean steel and magic! Well, adamantine, steel and magic!"

"By Dragon, do you mean the Remorhaz?"

"Yes!" says Iso, obviously a little worried about Johann's intellectual capacity.

"Ice Dragon Re-more-ass. Iso knows all dragons have names. "

Sorry, Iso is not always the quickest thinker in the party. Cunning maybe but not a thinker - he gets things confused sometimes. Just don't tell him that he isn't a thinker and you'll be fine.

With a smile Tytus nods."Yes I mean the Remorhaz. I know it does not really belong to the family of true dragons, but I remembered a certain story of a dragon and his hoard."

Wake up and lure away or calm emotions?

i think if it awakens during the retrieval then lure away. if that occurs Iso and Fenrik can do their best but Iso will need a buff spell to improve his AC me thinks.

I gave him a shield extract to drink if things get hairy.

"I don't have a fire spell prepared, but I'll ready a fly spell in case we need it."

Enora, not fit for the physical task of digging anyway, readies herself to cast fly on the one who's going to do the luring away bit the very moment it's needed.

"Fire spells are useless anyway against this kind of creature. As are cold spells."

"How dangerous would it be for me if I got close to strike it with my adamantine blade?"

"You'd get pretty toasty. And your blade might too, although an adamantine blade would probably be fine."

"Iso wonders Johann or Enora could use fire to melt way to bones without disturbing Re-More-Ass-who-is-not-a-Dragon. Iso will drink protection potion and giant potion if not-dragon is disturbed. "

The barbarian scratches a flea in his beard. Quickly crushing it between two fingers he pops it in his mouth.

"Plan of Iso. Enora and Johann melt ice. if Not-Dragon comes, Kyra smiles sweetly at it to calm it down. If it keeps coming, Enora flies and throws magic at it to try and distract it and pull it away while Iso and heroic companions dig for bones. If not-dragon keeps coming, Iso charges and friends!"

He nods to himself, pleased with the nature of the rather sophisticated plan.

He looks around the group, waiting for the forthcoming accolades about his tactical genius.

"Iso I would not eat that if I were yo-never mind..."

"No.. They taste good. Warm too."

He finds another one and offers it to Fenrik.

"Iso is happy to share."

After a moment he looks at it. "Iso does agree it not very filling."

"Sounds good Iso!"

Iso rummages around and provides one to Tytus as well.

He leans closer to the Tiefling.

"But Iso has noticed ladies prefer not to partake."