I don't know if you have darkvision or if concealment applies to your special abilities but reminder that it is pitch black now in case you need further rolls.
Correct. However, his AoO happens before the darkness, so it isn't affected. However, it also means we are a little out of synch, but we can roll with it. PS - how come Nev does such massive damage?
I also forgot the kicker - everyone except Runzyl takes 5d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 6, 4, 5) = 25 damage from the mob.
Nevharath makes one more massive swipe before the mob overwhelms him again. But the furious lightning bolts from Ezreal blast away some more dolgrims, and the rest flee as the power of Rolund's dark rage washes over them.
Mob dispersed, you are all no longer grappled. Rod can change his action if he wishes as he isn't grappled by the time his action comes around. It is still pitch black so everone is blinded.
Rod, if he chooses to do something different, then Nev (his action to break the grapple is also void, so he can (and probably should) choose a different action) and he also gets his AP back.
Map updated. But bear in mind you cannot see, so this is really your memory of what you saw last.
I was trying to figure it out too because I know next to nothing about psionics and it may come up in another game.
-Base is 2d6+7 for a great sword.
-Add 2 damage because the called weapon is +2 for 2d6+9
-Becomes 2d6+10 with chain of personal superiority
-Add one damage while tranced/psionically focused for 2d6+11
-Double the base damage dice from vital strike, 4d6+11
-If he is power attacking that would grant +9 damage. (+6*1.5)
= 4d6+20.
Not sure about the last point.
So the attacks are taking -3 to hit for power attack balanced by:
+2 blessing of fervor (can't stack with the +1 from haste)
+1 from chain of personal superiority
+2 from the called weapon
+1 from trance/psionic focus
That comes out the the +18 to hit Nev is rolling.
Be careful about going nova Nev. We tend to run through a lot of encounters in a day and this is the first. I typically burn through nearly every spell slot and some scrolls or wand charges in a day.
NOTE: Vital Strike is a standard action and from what I understand can't be used on AoO's
STR is 20, plus 2 for Chain of Personal Superiority ability. (so 22)
22 STR means a STR mod of 6, so 6*1.5=9 (making base damage 2d6+9
Vital Strike, the feat, doubles base weapon base damage. This puts damage at 4d6+9 (since the +9 doesnt get doubled, only base weapon damage). Also, i cannot use vital strike on a full attack, only on attack actions.
The called weapon he is using is +2, putting the total at 4d6+11. this cost me a hefty chunk of power points, normally i would call a masterwork sword much more cheaply.
my Mind Knight trance currently gives me a +2 to attack and damage with weapons i get from the call weaponry power, putting me at 4d6+13
the hunter's bond is another +3, so 4d6+16
+1 more damage while psionically focused from the Psionic weapon feat, so 4d6+17
.....and at this juncture, it appears my damage math was off. it is 4d6+17, not 4d6+21. I think i may have power attacked early on and then carried the damage bonus over without calling it each time. I will type out my math when making posts from my computer (although I wont when i post from my phone, hard enough to type brackets and such as it is on a small keyboard while on a swaying subway or train)
Nev at 72hp. Also, If i understand this correctly, the mobs were destroyed before I used my turn to break grapple and back up. So basically now it is Rod's turn and then mine, and my last post didn't happen (sorry, i posted thinking it was my turn after Rod did a channel)
Ah, i see your math, which is also different from my retry at math. And yes i have spent far more power points than i should have on this combat. I am trying to get a feel for my budget in that area.
Nevharath will also take a free action to speak "Master Wizard, could you spare a lightning ray in my direction? It should react with my power to create light for us."[/b] although the torch was suppressed, so i dunno...
That is extremely interesting. I would need a 3rd level or higher light spell to counter this darkness and i don't have one. But Stormbolt keys off a 6th level spell slot which I convert into damage and you convert into light. I don't know if it works, but I like the possibility a lot :D
Can't Rolund automatically opt to exclude himself from his own channeled energy?
[dice=Will save]1d20 + 9
11 points of negative energy damage
Yes, he can opt himself out but I'd thought of letting himself be affected what with the grapple preventing him from concentrating.
Except for Gil and Rod who already rolled, everybody else still needs to make Will saves (DC 20) for 1/2 damage from negative energy. This includes Runzyl as well since he moved into the area with his Spring Attack.
A comment on Vital Strike. The way I read it, and it looks like the SRD seems to agree, you get the doubled damage ONCE per round, as part of a standard action, not for every attack in that round. So Cleave attempts, for example, wouldn't get it. Vital Strike, as far as I am concerned, is intended to allow people with multiple attacks to punch through DR by concentrating their damage in a single attack, rather than spread over several with each affected independently by DR. As such, it shouldn't be the case that you can get Vital Strike damage more than once a round, as it's like getting a full attack more than once a round (and the concomitant monster damage which Nev is throwing out, nova-use of PPs notwithstanding). So unless someone can point me to something quasi-official which goes against that, I'm ruling that you can only get Vital Strike damage as part of an attack action (i.e. a standard action) and not for anything else, including additional attacks triggered by said attack. Also, the damage of a bastard sword is 1d10 unless I'm much mistaken.
On the issue of nova-ing - now isn't a good time. Just saying.
I'm assuming you've read the Spellcraft spoiler above. The effect of the spell is instantaneous - it suppresses light sources on when it is cast, but has no lingering effect.
Except for Gil and Rod who already rolled, everybody else still needs to make Will saves (DC 20) for 1/2 damage from negative energy. This includes Runzyl as well since he moved into the area with his Spring Attack.
got it on the ruling. I will look for something that clarifies it more completely but will only do it once/turn until then. i hadnt read the spoiler since i didnt do a spellcraft roll.
Nevharath will delay until end of turn, as he cannot see and he probably heard the last few swarm members hastily depart. Also he asked the wizard to zap him, so he doesnt want to move and have the wizard aim at where his voice came from (if he does use the zap) and miss.
I was trying to figure it out too because I know next to nothing about psionics and it may come up in another game.
-Base is 2d6+7 for a great sword.
-Add 2 damage because the called weapon is +2 for 2d6+9
-Becomes 2d6+10 with chain of personal superiority
-Add one damage while tranced/psionically focused for 2d6+11
-Double the base damage dice from vital strike, 4d6+11
-If he is power attacking that would grant +9 damage. (+6*1.5)
= 4d6+20.
Not sure about the last point.
So the attacks are taking -3 to hit for power attack balanced by:
+2 blessing of fervor (can't stack with the +1 from haste)
+1 from chain of personal superiority
+2 from the called weapon
+1 from trance/psionic focus
That comes out the the +18 to hit Nev is rolling.
ok now that i have had a full night's rest and look at our math, yours is a lot more simple than what i had. the extra point comes from the Psionic Weapon feat, which gives me +1 damage while focused, or lets me expend my focus for +2d6 damage on one attack. so normal damage would be +21 to hit, 2d6+12 (while focused and not counting power attack); or +18 to hit and 2d6+21 (and only vital striking when appropriate).
Is Runzyl also inside the magical darkness? i.e. can he at least see the glow of his own sword? This is also the 2nd round of fatigue after ending rage.
The elf turns his sharp hearing outward, listening for the approach of whatever new foe may be lurking while still catching his breath.
It's not magical darkness, it's the normal sort - the everburning torch has been dispelled. He can't hear anything over the complaints of his fellow party-members.
Runzyl whirls the glowing twin blades of Falla Caesenri over his head, signaling to the others that the darkness is not magical in origin. ...and implying that maybe someone should just cast light. Consider Runzyl on delay until the lights come back on.
You hear stealthy footsteps and the rustle of paper.
A voice croaks in the dark, and a frigid blast of bitter cold rushes out of the darkness and slams into the group.
Everyone, 9d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 6, 2, 2, 4, 5, 2, 5) = 36 damage, Reflex save DC 17 for half damage.
It's still dark, but Janosz has Darkvision. So the map now has two versions in separate tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet - a non-Darkvision version and a Darkvision version. Please make sure you look at the right one. Map updated.
Janosz:
Spoiler:
Janosz looks up to see a scrawy-looking goblin, perhaps fifty feet to the north, throwing aside a used scroll.
Wait... so it's not magical darkness, but people aren't able to see the glow of Runzyl's sword? It's like a glowstick in a dark room. I don't really understand what's happening here.
Don't forget to account Gil's haste to Reflex saves. Also, Rod just let off blessing of fervor, so make sure when your turn comes up to decide which effect to take advantage of.
Oh, NOW he tells me he's got a glowing sword. How much light does it give off?
Also, it is energy damage (cold, to be precise) so Nev lights up like a Christmas tree. Which wacky power is this?
Energy Adaptation would be the wacky power, cost me 7pp, lasts 110 mins, provides energy resistance 30 (to the 5 main types, not including positive/negative)
perception:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22
ref save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17this result, and +2 from blessing of fervor and +1 from haste if that also stacks
the power says "visible light" at a radius of 60ft. so anywhere from lighter to a thousand burning suns, your choice. the light lasts 18 rounds (since i saved for half damage) and the power is equivalent to a 4th level spell if that matters to you.
OK, so everyone can make Perception checks, DC 10:
Spoiler:
To the north, about fifty feet away, you see a goblin throwing aside a used scroll, and looking surprised as Nevharath begins glowing with a pale blue light. The goblin is scrawny, but with oddly rubbery-looking limbs. (You can look at the Darkvision version of the map, since it has the goblin's position.)
Male Human Ranger 7/Eldeen ranger (Gatekeeper) 5/Fighter 1
Will save versus Rolund's negative energy 13+8=21, so I take 11 damage. That gets healed by Rod. I then take 25 from the mob and then another 18 from the cold blast (Reflex 5+17+1(haste)=23). As I was unhurt until now, I'm at 52 of 95 hit points.
"Why, hello there. Tag along, and bring my hammer with you!" Janosz drops his weapon and charges the goblin.
With Haste and Longstrider running, I have 80' move, so I just move to M1 and then throttle the little bastard. Grapple check 12+13+1(haste)+2(blessing of fervour)=28 versus his CMD.
Just to remind people - Blessing of Fervour does not stack with Haste - at all, including bonuses. Also, Haste does not double you movement, it makes it up to 30' more, which means your movement is actually 70', not 80'. Thirdly, he's cast Displacement, so you have a 50% miss chance.
Will save versus Rolund's negative energy 13+8=21, so I take 11 damage. That gets healed by Rod.
Except Rod changed his actions from channeling to casting. Blessing of fervor instead of channel positive energy. So you're actually at 41 of 95 hit points.
Ezreal throws up his arms to protect himself from the howling arctic winds and sleet blasting through the room, but between being savaged and trampled by dozens of aberrations and hit repeatedly with negative energy it is too much. The mage's eyes roll back in his head and he crumples to the floor.
Wait- So the last 15 Rod channeled on Saturday didn't happen?
I had already included it when I posted I was at 29 hps, so with that adjusted and the 18 from half of the cold I'm at -4.
Nevharath will move up to the fallen mage and concentrate, and an astute observer could see an intricately varicolored symbol tattoo moving from his neck to his hand and onto he unconscious mage's body.
no effect this round but a move action to get to him and a standard to transfer the psionic tattoo to his body. It takes a separate standard to actually activate it. It'll heal him a tiny bit. But of course no one but Nevharath likely knows whats up.
Nev, don't try and do everything and blow your items and PP - Rod is fairly optimised for healing and a Heal check to stabilise Ez is probably more appropriate if you want to help him.
Gil will delay - she's fairly beaten up herself so will pause. Did anyone roll a Reflex save for her v the Cone of Cold? Ez isn't doing much, so it's Rolund or maybe Runzyl if he stops delaying.
