13th Giant Slayer (Inactive)

Game Master Pirate Rob

Mine is adjacent, but looks like I need to get myself next time around.

The troll screams in pain as the acid begins to burn through its flesh.

The imp cackles with delight.

Ypu, you can use your swift action healing just fine on the unconscious Khel, I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

Escalation increases to 2

The skeletons continue their silent assault.

red vs Hrarsk AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Black vs Doug AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Both landing blows on Hrarsk and Doug. 6 damage each

ESCALATION 2

Bethany
Alchemist (Purple)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 82/90 Ongoing 5 Acid)
Khellirin (Death Save)
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Skeletons (Red 5/26 +1 to his this skeleton) (Black)

Bethany is up!

Bethany curses as Khellirin falls, putting her bartending (y)ears to good use as she spits out epithets in four different languages. Biting down on a particularly vile curse in orcish, she stands her ground and throws her trusty mug at the troll. As it flies unerringly toward the foe, it sprinkles some magical beer out upon the damaged wood-elf, healing some of his wounds. Battle chant. Pull It Together, Khellirin!

Attack (mug, escalation): 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 28 So close!
Thunder Damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9

Khellirin can healing using a recovery, and gets 2d4 additional points of healing.

Bethany tends bar and gives the troll a nice ringing sound in its ears at the same time. It also comes back with a perfect bounce back into Bethany's hand.

Alchemist Haste?: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Nope

With everybody else tied up in melee the alchemist shoves his way past and goes after Bethany

"Half breed traitor..." he spits.

Flurry of Natural Attacks vs Beth AC: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 = 18
Flurry of Natural Attacks vs Beth AC: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 = 15

The alchemist's fangs drip with acid but only connects with Beth with a single muscular claw.

Single hit, 4 damage

ESCALATION 2

Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 73/90 Ongoing 5 Acid)
Khellirin (Death Save)
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Skeletons (Red 5/26) (Black)
Bethany
Alchemist (Purple)

Hrarsk and Doug are up!

Bethany bares a fang at the alchemist, glaring at him as one might the distant family member everyone wishes they could forget about.

HP: 19/31

After Bethany heals Khellirin, Hrarsk adds a prayer for Bethany, whose position was now starting to seem more precarious (heal with recovery).

Afterwards, he slashes again at the skeletons.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 2 = 25

Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

The skeletons are mooks, right? The sword shatters the closest skeleton and follows at full force towards the second one.

These skeletons are not mooks unfortunately.

Hrarsk does manage to finish off the red skeleton!

Thanks, I'll do that.

Recovery: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 8) + 1 = 15
Nice! HP: 31/31, Recoveries 2/3

"You haven't been much help lately, but hopefully you'll at least heal my wounds." Doug mutters to himself has he draws his divine power to heal himself.

Lay on hands: 2d10 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (1, 8) + 1 + 6 = 16

He then swing his blade at the remaining skeleton.

Melee: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 2 = 15
Damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 2) + 4 = 13

Not sure if I heal on my turn or when Bethany uses her battle chant, but I'm curious, so I'm rolling now:

Healz: 2d8 + 2 + 2d4 ⇒ (8, 6) + 2 + (4, 4) = 24 Wow!

That should put him at 24/36 hp.

Nice!

Heal now when Beth does her thing. Other good news there's no standing up to worry about.

Doug's swing only grazes the skeleton unfortunately.

The troll screams out in pain as the acid drips into its wounds, preventing them from closing.

Its eyes track the imp back to Fortuna and

disengage: 1d20 ⇒ 12

it slams Khel out of the way and muscles its way back to Fortuna and Impyface.

There it claws a couple of times at the imp.

claw vs Fortuna AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
claw vs Fortuna AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

rending it in two and dropping its lifeless corpse to the ground.

Familiars are useless in combat, except as indicated by their abilities. Ordinarily they aren't damaged by enemy attacks and spells unless the story calls for it. If your familiar dies, it can come back to you the next time you get a full heal-up. (The method or story used is between you and the GM.) Alternatively, you can get a new familiar.

We're going to have some fun with this later. Feel free to continue to cast spells this encounter, it's time for Fortuna to learn that she's got some power herself.

troll save vs acid DC 11: 1d20 ⇒ 11

The acid continues to cauterize the trolls wounds but appears to have run its course

ESCALATION 2

Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Skeleton (Black 24/26)
Bethany
Alchemist (Purple)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 58/90 Ongoing 5 Acid 3/5R)

Khellirin and Fortuna are up!

Elven Grace check: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Terrain stunt check: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Forgot to roll this at start of fight.

Khel feels his returning strength surge through him, and he gives Bethany a grateful nod. Seeing her threatened on both sides, he strides forward, blades flashing, and cuts at the troll!

Move action to engage, standard to attack.

Longsword, Double Attack, Escalation: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16 Exttra attack due to even number on die.
Longsword damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 5) + 4 = 12 = 2 damage

Longsword, Double Attack, Escalation: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 = 21
Longsword damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 = 12

Status24/36 hp

Fortuna watches open-mouthed as her familiar's remains flutter to the cave floor, still magically alight. The electric feeling shooting through her might be joy or fear or a combination of both. She looks at the shortsword in her hand and the troll and orc looming over her and remembers her father's words. "When you're outmatched, get out of there! There's no glory in death, and we sure as heck can't afford resurrection."

She edges away, crouched and waving the sword in a weaving pattern meant to threaten both the monsters.
disengage: 1d20 ⇒ 11

As she backs away, she reaches down to scoop up a handful of dirt and flings it, aiming at their eyes. Much to her surprise, it bursts into a smeared rainbow that drapes both in brightly-colored shreds of light. The sudden burst of magic arising independently of her bisected familiar startles Fortuna so badly that her throw goes wild.

Color spray attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Color spray, targets: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Color spray, psychic dmg: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

*throws virtual d20 across virtual room*
With my rolls, I'd miss. Miss what? Everything.

Looking at the map, I'm happy to give you the alchemist as a second target. Also don't forget to addthe escalation die to your attack rolls.

vs alchemist MD: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 2 = 24

Fortuna's rainbow dirt does catch the alchemist off guard though.

ESCALATION increases to 3

The alchemist quickly quaffs another extract, continuing to grow in power as the situation escalates.

The skeleton continues to assault Doug.
spear: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Succeeding again for 6 damage

ESCALATION 3

Bethany
Alchemist (Purple 76/84)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 58/90 3/5R)
Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Skeleton (Black 24/26)

Bethany is up!

Just like a brawl. Break it up and break some heads to teach 'em not to do it again thinks Bethany as she surveys the situation. Seeing the proximity of her foes, she takes a quick swig of ale for fortitude and swings her scimitar at the troll's left knee.

Boop!: 1d20 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 3 = 22
Damage: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (7, 5) + 2 = 14

Bethany gives the troll a nice slash to its left knee.

Alchemist Haste: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Much like elven grace, this power seems to activate less than it should.

Bomb targets: 1d3 ⇒ 1

The alchemist gives Beth a nice little underhanded bomb.
as a close attack this doesn't provoke.

vsBethPD: 1d20 + 9 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 3 = 17

Beth can't avoid the bomb as it hits her just beneath the solar-plexus.
5 acid damage and 5 ongoing acid damage to Beth

The alchemist discards the sacthel he's been pulling bombs out of, apparently having run out of ammunition.

ESCALATION 3

Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 58/90 3/5R)
Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Skeleton (Black 24/26)
Bethany (5 ongoing acid)
Alchemist (Purple 76/84)

Hrarsk and Doug are up!

Ow. Stop doin' that!

HP: 26/31, 5 ongoing

Rob - maybe I'm just not understanding your damage tracking, but Khel and Beth both hit the troll, for 14 damage each, but his hp haven't gone down as you update the initiative. As the guy who likes to get critted by the huge creatures, having the troll's hp go down matters greatly to me.

On a related note - does the troll count as a giant? That's my favored enemy at the moment.

The troll is indeed a giant. Something is screwy with it's HP... Let me see.. It was at 82, and then Beth hit for 9. dropping it to 73. Looks like I accidentally had the ongoing 5 drop it to 58 instead of 68. but then I didn't subtract either your 14 or Beth's new 14...

Math says troll HP is 40 hp and staggered. Thanks for the catch, I probably never would have noticed. If it lives for another round without getting killed I might actually get to use my cool regeneration.

PS. These giants are only large. I'm sure we'll eventually get to a huge one which counts as 3 monsters...

Thanks for the explanation. Tracking bad guy hp in a PbP is exactly the kind of thing I always goof on, so I wondered if that might be what had happened. Glad to know he's pretty wounded!

Hrarsk turns to the second skeleton with another swing of the sword.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 3 = 10

Reroll from race:

Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 3 = 28

Also, that makes it a critical hit, since the skeleton is vulnerable to holy damage.

Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (8, 9) + 4 = 21 x2 = 42

The sword rips him up in one slash.

Hrarsk's weapon burns the skeleton with holy flame, snuffing out its necromantic energies.

ESCALATION 3

Doug
Troll (U 58/90 3/5R)
Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Bethany (5 ongoing acid)
Alchemist (Purple 76/84)
Hrarsk

Doug is up!

With the last skeleton down Doug slaps himself with another wave of healing energy before stepping up to the alchemist.

Lay on hands: 2d10 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (3, 7) + 1 + 6 = 17

"Looks like your out of bombs and out of time." Doug says, his weapon blazing with holy energy as he swings.

Melee+Smite: 1d20 + 6 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 3 + 4 = 22
Damage: 2d8 + 4 + 1d12 ⇒ (5, 7) + 4 + (6) = 22

Doug shines with holy glory as he cuts into the foul orcish alchemist.

Meanwhile the troll decides ot try and eat the source of various mugs, stalactites and swords

beth AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
beth AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Cutting into the half orc bartender with both claws, dropping her.
2 hits for 15 damage each.

Khel and Fortuna are up!

ESCALATION 3

Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Bethany (5 ongoing acid)
Alchemist (Purple 54/84)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 58/90 3/5R)

Khel and Fortuna are up!

I knew that was coming...

HP: -4/31, 5 ongoing

Seeing Beth fall, Khel cries out, "No! You'll pay for that, ugly!" He whirls his blades threateningly at the troll, but only manages to land a single slice across the towering creature's gut.

Elven Grace check: 1d6 ⇒ 6 Nope

Longsword, Double Attack, Escalation: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 3 = 20 No second attack.
Longsword damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 = 13

The troll's hp still need fixing. He was at 40, with that attack he's at 27. And if he hits me twice, I'm down again, right next to Bethany.

We can be lying-on-the-ground-bleeding buddies!

Ha, I didn't actually adjust the troll's HP tracker after that discussion.

Khellirin desperately slices into the troll's gut, worried that he might be next.

ESCALATION 3

Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Bethany (5 ongoing acid)
Alchemist (Purple 54/84)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 27/90 3/5R) Finally fixed
Khellirin

Fortuna is up!

Oho! It just occurred to me that my trusty mug might protect me from one of those hits! (It "lets you cast the wizard's shield spell, with a level no higher than your level".)

DM, kindly reroll one of those attacks, and roll low this time.

Troll Reroll: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

I said low!

Fortuna looks at her hand with some bafflement, then rests the blade of her sword on her forearm and makes a crossbow-trigger-pulling motion along the hilt, saying "Pew! Pew!" as she aims the tip of the sword at the troll. To her delight, two streaks of silver belch forth from the sword tip and splash across the troll's broad chest.

Magic Missile force damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

Despite the seriousness of the situation, she breaks into helpless giggles.

Fortuna's pew pew works surprisingly well considering the situation.

ESCALATION 4

Bethany ( Death Save, 5 ongoing acid)
Alchemist (Purple 54/84)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 23/90 3/5R)
Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND

Bethany is "up".
death save at the beginning of turn, then the acid damage, then the ongoing damage save.

Death Save: 1d20 ⇒ 5
1/4

HP: -9/31

Ongoing Save: 1d20 ⇒ 10

I keep forgetting. Everyone should be getting +1 to their saves if they are in the same zone as me.

Ooh! That'll make it, then! Hurray for Paladins!

Righteous!

Bethany has a strange dream of where a man, taller and broader and more hansome than any other, sheathes his longsword and lays hands on Bethany, pulling the remaining acid out of her system.

Alchemist Haste: 1d6 ⇒ 1

The left side of the alchemist's face bulges his eye almost popping out of the socket, seeing Bethany downs he turns to Doug and unleashes everything he's got.

Claws, and Bites oh my vs AC 20: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 4 = 19
Claws, and Bites oh my vs AC 20: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 4 = 17

Hastey Attacks vs AC 20: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 4 = 28
Hastey Attacks vs AC 20: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 4 = 18

Remarkably only hitting the paladin once with an acidic bite.
4 damage and 4 ongoing acid damage

ESCALATION 4

Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 23/90 3/5R)
Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Bethany ( DS 1/4)
Alchemist (Purple 54/84 d8)

Hrarsk and Doug are up!

With no skeletons in front of him, Hrarsk runs closer to Bethany and offers a quick prayer for her healing. Heal with a recovery. He then sends an angry spirit to protect her while avenging the troll's attack.

Spirits of the Righteous: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 4 = 11

The spirit, however, doesn't manage to reach the troll, but he does grant Bethany a shield of protection (+2 AC for 1 turn).

Recovery #2: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (3, 7) + 1 = 11

HP: 11/31

Thanks, Hrarsk!

Hrarsk's spirits help protect Beth as she regains consciousness.

Doug reaises his sword into the air, once again calling upon holy power as he smites the alchemist.

Melee+Smite: 1d20 + 6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 4 + 4 = 34
damage: 2d8 + 4 + 1d12 ⇒ (7, 4) + 4 + (7) = 22 doubled to 44!

Doug slices into the alchemist, Bethany almost seeing the same form her her dream overlay the paladin for a moment.

Meanwhile the Troll has stopped burning and its wounds begin to close It heals 10

as it claws into Hrarsk twice for variety.

Greedy wicked claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Greedy wicked claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Connecting only once this time fortunately. 15 damage to Hrarsk.

ESCALATION 4

Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Bethany ( DS 1/4)
Alchemist (Purple 10/84 d8 Staggered)
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 33/90 2/5R Staggered)

Khel and Fortuna are up!

Elven Grace check: 1d6 ⇒ 2 Extra standard action this round, Elven Grace die goes to a d8

Khel is thankful that the troll has not chosen to attack him this round, though he feels a bit bad about that feeling. Shaking off his emotions to focus on the monster trying to kill them all, he slices and slashes, his elven reflexes allowing him to strike with incredible speed!

Full attack!

Longsword, Double Attack, Escalation: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 4 = 23
Longsword damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9

Longsword, Double Attack, Escalation: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 4 = 27
Longsword damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 = 11

That puts it at 13 hp! Somebody murder this thing!

Since it had worked before, Fortuna makes a motion with her hand as if slinging a handful of dirt at her opponents.

Color spray opponents: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Color spray vs troll MD: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Color spray vs alchemist MD: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Color spray damage, psychic: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 7) = 12

A riot of color spews from her hand and coats her two opponents.

Damage note: If the target has 10 hp or fewer after the damage, it is weakened until the end of your next turn.

Khelirin slices into the troll twice, cutting off a few nicely sized pieces.

Fortuna sprays the alchemist and the troll with another wave of rainbow dirt. The troll looks like it took the spray in the face and is off balance and in bad shape.

The alchemist doubles over in pain after being hit and his muscles bulge and spasm as the alchemist vomits out a swarm of spiders before his lifeless corpse falls to the ground.

Spider Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Escalation increases to 5.

ESCALATION 5

Bethany
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 1/90 2/5R Staggered, Weakened) {Weakened is -4 to attacks and defense}
Spiders!
Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND

Bethan, Hrarsk and Doug are up!

Bethany eyes the troll speculatively, then turns and flings ale upon the newly-arrived arachnids! While they're distracted by the alcohol (which she hopes stings their many eyes horribly), she thwaps at them with the flat of her scimitar!

Scimitar: 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 5 = 22
Damage: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (7, 8) + 2 = 17

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (8, 6) + 4 = 18

Hrarsk aims a last blow at the troll. As the troll falls to the ground, weary of the battle and wary of the spiders, Hrarsk takes a moment to heal Bethany again (cure wounds spell, free recovery) and rest himself (moving away from the battle in order to rally next turn).

Against escalation die to regain daily spell: 1d6 ⇒ 5 regained

Sweet!

Free Recovery: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (1, 5) + 1 = 7
HP: 18/31

Bethany squishes a few spiders with her scimitar while Hrarsk drops the troll and heals Bethany.

Doug helps out against the spiders.

Melee: 1d20 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 5 = 17
Damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (5, 4) + 4 = 13

Squishing a few more and staggering the spider swarm.
3 spiders remain

Despite going down the troll's wounds close and the beast stands again and claws into Bethany once and Khel once.

claw vs Beth: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 4 = 17
claw vs Khel: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 4 = 14

Still reeling from the color spray it only connects with a single claw on Beth. It's bones are showing in many places though, it can't stand up to much more assault.

The spiders swarm over various people

target: 1d5 ⇒ 1
target: 1d5 ⇒ 2
target: 1d5 ⇒ 5

bite vs Doug: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Bite vs Beth: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Bite vs Troll: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

The spider poison begins coursing through doug's veins. 0 damage now, but 4 ongoing poison damage

Some of the spiders swarm over Beth and the Troll, but they have better luck.

ESCALATION 5

Khellirin
Fortuna
END OF ROUND
Bethany
Hrarsk
Doug
Troll (U 10/90 1/5R Staggered) {Weakened is -4 to attacks and defense}

Khel and Fortuna are up!

Ow. HP: 3/31

Fortuna raises her sword like a crossbow once again and fires at the staggering - but still dangerous - troll.

MM dmg, autohit: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

"Gods, Bethany, get out of those spiders!"

hp: 17/31