And Then a Skeleton Popped Out: subSPUF Carrion Crown

Game Master Rynjin

Sledge busts through the webbing, and make it 15 feet up the stairs, Jones following close behind, and even oveertaking him on the stairs.. Only one step stands between themm and the roof, which is getting struck by lightning, regularly and repeatedly in the massive rainstorm that has blown up since a couple of hours ago.

Inside, it was hard to tell (even with the roof retracted, only a drizzle got in) but the roof would be impossible to traverse were it not for the three large lightning rods attracting all the electricity.

The strong winds don't help either. Any ranged weaponry would likely be blown off course by the wind, and climbing any of the three iron ladders to the top platform is treacherous for anyone not trained to climb.

DC 5 Climb check or be blown off a ladder.

The Beast aims a shot at the Promethean.

Attack: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (1) + 22 = 23
Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35
Slam: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

He misses thrice due to his fear for his father, but lands his teeth and fist into the Promethean's face.

3d8 + 18 ⇒ (2, 6, 5) + 18 = 31

Unfortunately, the majority of the force from neither blow goes through.

Zin.

Sledge cannot fail the climb check.

Zin, clip it with some sort of fire effect. Just gotta get dat slow.

It'll have to make a new save against Flaming Sphere on its turn.

Sphere Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

The Promethean is slowed by Zin'z Fire. Her sister Din would be proud.

NPCing you, but if you want to do something different we can change it.

Zin runs up the stairs after everyone.

The Promethean moans again.

Will: 4d20 ⇒ (15, 18, 20, 17) = 70

Beast Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

But once again everybody avoids its effects. A lingering discomfort you hadn't even noticed disappears.

You're immune to both versions of the Infrasonic Moan now for 24 hours.

Back to the top of Initiative.

Sledge pummeling charges the Promethean - and flanks it with the Beast.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
1d8 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
1d8 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

Are you kidding me.

Can you fly?

Darius gives The creature a whippening.

Enlarged Divine Destruction Mutagen Grimoire Whipping: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 221d4 + 13 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + (5, 1) + 2 = 24

Darius whacks the Promethean, hard. Almost none of his whip's force passes through, but the acid does quite a number on it.

I can jump.

Are you fine with falling 30 feet back down to the ground while punching it once? The Promethean is 15 feet below you when you're on the roof. Either way...no Charging.

Hmm. Is there any way I could get to melee distance?

And it probably has reach

It's Huge, and has 15 foot reach. You do NOT want to be nailed by an AoO from this thing.

Hrmm I believe we are waiting on Jones and then Zin.. and for Sledge to decide on what to do?

Yeah, basiccally we're waiting on everyone but you. =)

I have no idea what to do now. :I

Climbing out onto the actual roof, and readying an action or drinking an Extract?

"Sledge, meet me on the roof! I have a little gift for you!"

Jones climbs onto the roof and takes out an Enlarge Person extract.

Climb + Inspiration: 1d20 + 3 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (6) + 1 = 11

Glad you used Inspiration on that, not sure I could have survived the laughter induced by you failing a DC 5 Climb check and falling down.

Sledge really has no actual options here - unless that extract is an infusion. If it is, can I take it?

Since I know it's a flesh golem, and I've set it on fire at this point, my job is basically done.

That said, you said it was raining out on the roof right? If so, yeah, I'm not too fond of going up there.

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Yes, it's an infusion, and it's for you.

Sledge gets big.

The roof wasn't your only option, merely a place where you could flee and reach the Promethean when it came to get you. If you want to stay where you are, that's an option too.

Also I just realized something...the Promethean is not slowed by Fire like other Flesh Golems, and nor healed by electricity. This is both good and bad for you (the Beast can hurt it a bit better now).

Sledge enlarges, Jones moves, and Zin delays.

The Beast retreats to the roof, and the Promethean climbs up his webs after.

Once there, it is provided with a plethora of targets to choose from.

Counting from left to right/top to bottom on the map.

Slam 1 Target: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Slam 2 Target: 1d3 ⇒ 2

But it apparently hates Sledge the most.

Slam: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (16) + 21 = 37

Slam: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27

Grab: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (6) + 29 = 35

Damage (2 slams and Constrict): 12d6 + 27 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 1, 4, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 5, 5) + 27 = 66

Sledge is left beaten and broken on the ground from the creature's onslaught.

Sledge, take 66 damage. You begin to see why the Beast is part of this fight. -.-

Back up to Jones and Darius.

I was editing in the Beast and Promethean's actions.

All I don't see is why we're part of this fight :P

As the Promethean swings at him, Sledge realizes that he might well die.

"BEAST! LIGHTNING-RODS!"

Yeah, it's one of those things I was always iffy on. Very cinematic fight, but not a whole lot the players themselves can do against the thing. I've rewritten it a bit to give you guys more to do, but couldn't think of anything better.

Yeah, it's one of those things I was always iffy on. Very cinematic fight, but not a whole lot the players themselves can do against the thing. I've rewritten it a bit to give you guys more to do, but couldn't think of anything better.

Speak for yourself, in my game the players met a NPC character back in Harrowstone that they convinced to follow them around every once and a while on their adventures. He walked up the stairs, saw the Promeathan and crit it with a scythe. It died.

Without provoking a grabbing AoO?

Considering that was something you must have added yourself (there's no scythe wielding NPC in Harrowstone) and is predicated entirely on a fluke crit dealing a minimum of 127 damage at 6th level, I stand by what I said. Especially when as written the thing is where I put it (among the webs on the ceiling, not within reach of anybody walking up the stairs..and they would have had to deal with the webs walking to it if it WAS on the ground). Barring anomalies, this thing is ridiculously powerful, easily able to kill (or grapple and paralyze!) a PC every round, or more often if it gets lucky.

Without provoking a grabbing AoO?

It had its tentacles pretty busy with either two or three other people at the time.

The NPC wasn't the first one up the stairs, he had bee near the very back only ahead of the parties sorcerer, the rest had rushed up the stairs, starting fighting, then starting screaming to run away, when he got up there.

There's no doubt without some very serious martial characters that the promethean is a tough cookie for when he is encountered.

Darius uses the extended range of his whip and snaps up at the creature once more. Him coating the whip in a vial of Alchemist fire instead

Enlarged Divine Destruction Mutagen Grimoire Whipping:: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 221d4 + 13 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 13 + (6) + 1 = 22

DC 15 Reflex save on be on fire.

That is the second 8 I have rolled... weird

Just a note so we're clear, a whip increases your Reach to 25 feet, not 30 (it adds 15, not triples it). At least, that's how I'm going to run it. But you can still reach the Promethean because you're 10 feet tall.

Darius' strike bounces off the creature's thick hide.

Can you do me a favor and move your damage roll down a line? Last round I read the damage as the attack roll and assumed it had hit. Both attacks actually missed.

That is the second 8 I have rolled... weird

Chance has no memory. It'd be just as weird to roll a six or a twenty or a one.

Whatever on the damage (Though it doesnt seem that hard to me), as far as the reach the way it generally works is the reach effectively Becomes that reach doubled, tripled whatever. A reach weapon strikes at 10, the large hits at 15-20, A Whip hits at 15 so proportionally it would hit at 30, the difference being you dont threaten out to there. If that is the case I might have to change Darius altogether because having that reach was a big part of his tactics and play for the future.. and going through all these feats for a meh, return isnt necessary then.

Oh nd That just means the elements start stacking up on his whip then.

Whatever on the damage (Though it doesnt seem that hard to me), as far as the reach the way it generally works is the reach effectively Becomes that reach doubled, tripled whatever. A reach weapon strikes at 10, the large hits at 15-20, A Whip hits at 15 so proportionally it would hit at 30, the difference being you dont threaten out to there. If that is the case I might have to change Darius altogether because having that reach was a big part of his tactics and play for the future.. and going through all these feats for a meh, return isnt necessary then.

I'd hardly call 25 ft. Reach (20 of which you threaten, including adjacent) "meh". My main problem is when it gets into Huge territory it starts to get obnoxious with tripled Reach. I just got finished playing a Whip Inquisitor at high levels, using Lunge and Righteous Might together often, occasionally with a Monstrous Physique IV from our Arcanist or a scroll, and the GM and I both agreed it should be trimmed down because the one combat we had where I was walloping dudes from 50 feet away, and threatening 40 of that (whee! Trip. Whee! Disarm. Whee! Favored Target Bane attack.) was ridiculous.

5 feet less of Reach is not going to change your tactics to any appreciable degree, but it does cut down the tripling getting out of hand.

Jones.

Jones passes a Cure Light Wounds infusion to Sledge.

1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Jones administers a bit of healing to Sledge.

The Beast moves in on his brother.

Hook 1: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (5) + 22 = 27
Hook 2: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Hook 3: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
Slam: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29
Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

Damage: 4d8 + 50 + 2d8 + 9 + 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3, 2, 8, 6) + 50 + (7, 3) + 9 + (8) + 9 = 105
Electricity: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

The Beast hammers the Promethean, who roars in pain at the repeated powerful blows.

Zin delays I assume?

The Promethean assaults the Beast.

1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31
1d20 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22

Grab Slam 1: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (15) + 29 = 44

Damage+Constrict: 6d6 + 18 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4) + 18 = 42

It is the Beast's turn to scream this time as he is grabbed and squeezed between the mighty pincers of the Promethean.

Sledge, Darius, Jones.

You must have misinterpreted something then because With the Whip feats you only THREATEN Natural Reach + 5.. So at 30 or 25 you would threat out to 15 and Lunge doesn't work on AoOs. Becoming huge you would threaten 20 at the most. So there was likely some rules issues/mistakes there more than anything. And you should know more than anyone saying using a whip/martial ability and being 'ridiculous' is nothing compared to what you can do with the standard tried and true' martial options.

Darius gets slightly annoyed as his whip cracks of the Hide of the creature and He tosses a secondary (And last for him) Alchemist fire on the Whip.

Enlarged Mutagen Divine Destruction Grimiore Whipping: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25
Enlarged Mutagen Divine Destruction Grimiore Whipping Damage: 1d4 + 13 + 2d6 + 2 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 13 + (3, 4) + 2 + (3, 3) + 2 = 34

First two are Acid, Second are Alch Fire, DC 15 save twice

Actually since everyone else is out doing their thing on the roof and I'm still inside, I'll probably go over to Caromarc and see about getting him out of the coffin thing.

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The way I've always read it is that it's essentially meant to give you 10' Reach that threatens adjacent. So while Large you threaten 20, and Huge you threaten 30. But yeah, maybe I was reading too much into that. So yeah, if we run it so when Large you threaten 15 and Huge you threaten 20 we can use the doubled/tripled range. Doesn't change anything that's happened so far in this combat.

Actually since everyone else is out doing their thing on the roof and I'm still inside, I'll probably go over to Caromarc and see about getting him out of the coffin thing.

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Zin inspects the idol. To her delight, it can simply be unlatched to anyone on the outside, so long as they're able to touch the adamantine latch.

Zin flicks the latch open to the coffin.

"You're a real jackass, you know that right?"

"Your little house of horrors killed acquaintances of mine. I've half a mind to kill you myself at this point, so you better have some plan to stop your monstrosity up there."

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"Creatures were...securely restrained...Whispering Way set them loose...killed the guards...and destroyed the safeguards... and safe passages." he wheezes.

He's obviously been here for some time, and is dehydrated and malnourished.

Caromarc.

"Promethean is...powerful...Bondslave Thrall on roof...can empower my son...just place your hands on it..."

If he is starved and dehydrated then I think he has nonlethal damage done to him correct? I can't remove the fatigue but I should be able to heal the damage away.

Cure Light Wounds : 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Zin rests her hands on Caromarc, purposefully ignoring telling him about the searing pain.

Once done, she calls up those above her.

"There is some sort of nonsense up there! Touch it and the Beast will get stronger! Hell if I know what it looks like."

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I don't believe starvation damage can be healed normally. Starvation is nasty, nasty stuff.

Yar, none of it can be healed until he eats or drinks. His homunculus (the invisible guy) has been able to get him the bare minimum needed to prolong his life, but he's in rough shape right now. Zin would know this, so you can save the slot.

Caromarc slumps against the wall.

"Bell shaped...very top...handles around the side. Just put your hands...on the handles...and think."