Aubrey's Rise of the Runelords campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Aubrey the Malformed

One of the giants charges.

Giant 3 charges Illes.
1d20 + 16 - 3 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 16 - 3 + 2 = 24 to hit, damage 2d8 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (8, 8) + 12 + 9 = 37

Alwyn.

Map updated.

Would the giant running set off Camlo's readied action? Or do we have to wait for his init to set that up?

No, you can have your readied action.

Ranged Crossbow +1 (60ft)(hand/small): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25 dmg: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Should be within 30ft, just about.

Sneak Attack(5 bleed damage): 5d6 + 5 ⇒ (5, 1, 4, 4, 3) + 5 = 22

Sefayll 22
Illes 21
Giant 3
Alwyn 15
Hudal 12
Camlo 10
Giant 2 9
Giant 1 7

Map updated.

The giant howls as Camlo's dart finds somewhere tender.

Alwyn.

The Shoanti cleric decides that the time for subtlety is past. Moving forward, he draws his greatsword and takes a mighty swing at the giant attacking Illes. Provoking AoO with the movement

From his csheet: Greatsword +1 +9 (4d6+11/ 19-20 x2) w/Vital Strike and 2-point Power Attack

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Damage: 4d6 + 11 ⇒ (3, 4, 2, 6) + 11 = 26

Confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Damage: 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (3, 1) + 11 = 15

EDIT: He cannot move that far and attack. He moves to S20 as he draws his greatsword.

Hudak, on the other hand, charges between Sefayll and Illes.

Attack: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 21 + 2 = 43
Damage: 1d10 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28

Confirm: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 21 + 2 = 43
Damage: 1d10 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25

Oh, my!

Actually, with my Boots of striding and springing, I have 30' move and can easily reach the giant. I'll take that attack roll. I'm in U20, Hudak is in V21.

Welcome back! Hope I wasn't too presumptuous.

Alwyn and Hudak step up to the fight. The giant takes a swipe at Alwyn.

1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 16 - 3 = 17 to hit, damage 2d8 + 12 + 9 ⇒ (1, 1) + 12 + 9 = 23

Alwyn strikes back with a hard chop into the ribs, making the giant bend over in pain. Then, in a shower of blood and brains, Hudak shears off the top of its head just above the eyes.

Giant 3 down.

Initiative
Sefayll 22
Illes 21
Giant 3
Alwyn 15
Hudak 12
Camlo 10
Giant 2 9
Giant 1 7

Camlo again.

Map updated.

Camlo.

Being too far away for a sneak attack, it makes sense for Camlo to delay.

Giants!

Or he could take the action to hide once again to set himself up for a fresh ranged sneak attack.

What she said ;)

5ft step to Q22. Hide. Reload.

1d20 + 28 ⇒ (3) + 28 = 31

OK, however you take a -20 penalty to that check as a sniper who has shot his bolt, so to speak.

Giant 2's Perception check 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

The giant snarls and chases down Alwyn.

1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 2 = 20 to hit, damage 2d8 + 12 ⇒ (1, 4) + 12 = 17

His remaining, charmed fellow bellows and rushes up behind him, grappling him from behind.

1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36 v G2's CMD of 30

The two of them fall on the dust of the track, punching and wrestling.

Sefayll.

Map updated.

Sorry - thought I'd picked something up in our travels and forgotten to record it. Unfortunately, I apparently imagined the whole thing.

Sefayll casts charm monster on the second giant.

Will DC 21 negates

If it takes hold, she will mind-speak to them both, trying to talk two friends into stopping with the fighting and just shake hands after a misunderstanding.

Giant's Will save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Sefayll casts he spell, but the giant is stronger-willed than it looks. "Stay out of my head, witch!" it bellows.

Illes - someone take his turn, please, as Ithers hasn't been around much lately.

"Now, now... Please calm down. Even if we are in disagreement, certainly we can settle them like civilized folks?" Illes punctuates his soothing words with an instrumental flourish.

One more Charm monster, this one backed up by his Captivating Melody feat. He auto-succeeds on his skill check, Will DC 21 to resist.

Will save 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

The giants stop wrestling and sit up looking confused. "Hey, he's right. What are we fighting for?"

End of combat (for the moment, anyway) - 960xp each.

Time to think about what you want to talk to these giants about.

With Vatters and Ithers a tad sporadic these days, and Heathy gone for the time being, it's really down to the other members of the party to drive things.

So we have two charmed giants. Best bet now is to put as much distance as we can between us and them before they become violent again isn't it? What's the best way to do that?

The lesser of the spells is good for several hours. We should be able to use them as a source of information for a while. I just haven't had time to review the thread to hopefully make an intelligent post.

The giants stop wrestling and sit up looking confused. "Hey, he's right. What are we fighting for?"

"My thoughts exactly. Sadly, your friend seemed to be possessed of a terible temper." Alwyn shoots the dead giant's mangled carcass a meeaningful look. "I hope he didn't leave behind a wife or any kids?"

Which of the three giants is/was the leader?

Giant 1. The deceased is Giant 2.

Nodding with a sorrowful look on her face, Sefayll adds, "Oh, dear, I had not even considered that. Where was he from?"

"We are warriors," says one of the giants proudly. "We marry and take our women after we return triumphant from battle."

"Yeah!" adds the other one.

"Cool!"

"So, with the new guy in charge, there'll be lots and lots of that, I assume? Or is he holding you guys in reserve for something else?"

"We will be at the forefront of a great army of giants that shall sweep down from the mountains and lay waste to the cities of men. We shall be victorious and retake the lands that belong to us. The time is now almost nigh - Lord Mokmurian has gathered his army and we shall attack within days!"

"Yeah!" says the other one.

"So what do the women warriors do? We've heard about one - Conna. She sounds like a total badass."

"The women warriors?" The two giants shudder. "They are the worst! I wouldn't fancy coming back after battle to one of them! Not heard of a Conna though. Have you?"

"No," says the other one.

"That will be quite a sight, such a host of warriors. You must have quite a cadre of mages and healers ready to march with you to aid the warriors in your ambitions. I had always heard that mages were rare among giantkind."

"Not to mention great beasts, like bears or lions. Or even dragons."

"Oh, dragons! Do you have dragons in your army, too? That would be amazing to see."

"Pfft! Wizards, dragons - who needs 'em! We are giants! We have all that we need!" says the giant, brandishing his club gleefully.

"Yeah!" says the other one.

"Oh! I thought that Mokmurian was a wizard. Wizards don't seem to recognize the value of warriors as more than something to hide behind. They like other wizards and magic and minions - not that he thinks of you as minions or servants. That wouldn't do at all."

"Lord Mokmurian is indeed a mighty wizard. But he is also a giant - he could twist off your head without any magic. Ha!"

"Yeah! Ha ha ha!"

Running out of conversation topics?

I'm not sure how much more useful intel we can get from them. Oh, I guess there was one question we hadn't asked...

"So if the army makes ready for war, where were you fellows headed? Must be important."

We have the complication of one 9 hour charm vs one 10 day charm. Do you guys want to bring along the long term charm or cut them both loose? Things get complicated the more we fight his clansmen while trying to stay within the bounds of his charm but he might offer useful intel along the way. I suggest whoever we leave be in charge of burial/building a cairn/sitting up in a wake or whatever with their dead buddy.

"Uh, I'm not sure. But I'm sure Lord Mokmurian has an unbeatable battle plan!"

"Yeah!"

I finally realise that I know these two - they are the two idiots I occasionally worked weekends with back in Norway. One would brag about his bench press results, how many beers he could drink, how many women he had bedded - and the other guy was all "That's so baaad, man". Ugh.

"Mokmurian sounds, like, totally awesome, guys. Is there any way you could take us to meet him?"

I'm glad I'm making it real for you, Vatters.

"Well, we don't really get to meet Mokmurian. But we can take you to our chief. He's back at Jorgenfist."

"No. Er, yeah!"

Now *that* could get interesting. We wont get lost, but the first giants we come across are likely to knock some sense into these ones....

Need to make a decision, guys.

Do they have the Sihedron marking?

Yes, both of them have it tattooed on their arms.

"Say, what is that symbol?"

"Everyone in Lord Mokmurian's army carries his mark!" says the giant. He looks at the other one, who nods. The first giant stares hard at his fellow, who finally gets the message and says, "Yeah!"

I think we've probably gotten everything of use out of them we can. I vote we leave them to wander on their way, and head out.