Aubrey's Rise of the Runelords campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Aubrey the Malformed

Hack! Hack! Hudak takes an extra attack from Blessing of fervour this turn:
Attack 1: 10+21-3 (Power Attack)=AC 28, damage 1d10+19+9 (Power Attack)=34.
Attack 2: 12+16-3 (Power Attack)=AC 25, damage 1d10+19+9 (Power Attack)=33.
Attack 3: 11+21-3 (Power Attack)=AC 29, damage 1d10+19+9 (Power Attack)=36.

Finally, he bites the troll with his Cloak of fangs. Attack roll 11+12-3(PA)=AC 20, dmg 1d6+3+6(PA)=13.

Hudak hacks the troll the pieces, blood spurting everywhere. But in true trollish fashion, it immediately begins to regenerate, wounds closing, limbs knitting back together and entrails wriggling back inside body cavities.

Very Angry Troll is down but not out as such.

Initiative
Sefayll 22
Very Angry Troll 21
Camlo 17
Enga 16
Other Troll 14
Illes 13
Alwyn 12
Hudak 8

Map updated.

Sefayll.

I delayed quite a while. I probably should be later in initiative now. Either way, I need to wait for Camlo to respond to my beckoning. Or not.

You can keep on delaying if you wish. It's Camlo's turn, since Very Angry Troll is busy putting itself back together this round.

With the changes to the regeneration rules - would setting fire to the now-chopped up Very Angry Troll kill it, or do we need to negate its regenerative powers with acid or fire and then kill it with physical damage?

I think blasting it now will suffice. It's on minus-massive amounts of hit points after being thoroughly mullered by Hudak, so the application of a bit of fire damage should be enough to knock it off.

Seeing that things aren't going as well as he'd like, Camlo follows Sef's instruction and moves up.

Double move to N6

Acrobatics to avoid AOOs: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (1) + 22 = 23

Not a good time for a 1. I did wonder about Sef's advice - putting you in line for another AoO. Ah well, at least Alwyn is high enough level to cast Raise Dead.

Camlo tries to dive back up the room and get to Sefayll, but a troll with a polearm has other ideas. Camlo is skewered.

AoO from Other Troll
1d20 + 21 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 21 - 3 = 27 to hit, damage 2d6 + 17 + 9 ⇒ (3, 6) + 17 + 9 = 35

I think that's an ex-Camlo. MEDIC!

Enga.

Map updated.

That's a very dead Camlo.... -32HP is dead in anybody's book....

You may also like to know, that's my first ever RPG Character death....

With luck, it shall be only temporary.

First time I played D&D (first time I played an RPG) my character died in the first encounter.

Yeah, first time I played, I GM'd :D

Ah, man! Sorry, Nev! I didn't realize how badly hurt you were - and never dreamed you wouldn't nail the check, for that matter.

Anyhoo - Enga.

Ah, man! Sorry, Nev! I didn't realize how badly hurt you were - and never dreamed you wouldn't nail the check, for that matter.

Yeah, that 5% chance of failure sucks.... But shit happens. Camlo has another story to tell int he near future....With any luck!

Enga

Someone take Enga's turn, please. I don't think Mothy is back yet in this thread.

In the silence of the bard's spell, Enga pushes the big human fighter toward the door as she mimes throwing something at the re-assembling troll and then something blowing up. If he takes the hint, she follows him to the doorway before turning around and flinging a bead from her necklace of fireballs against the wall, careful - sort of - to miss herself while immolating the regenerating giant. Will have to determine available beads on Type IV, but she will go for a smaller bead if someone has time to check and roll before I get there.

If the big dumb fighter doesn't take the hint, she does it anyway. >-D

Hudak's Sense Motive 1d20 ⇒ 1

The smallest bead is a 2d6, which will do the trick. Damage 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7, Reflex DC 14 for half damage.

Hudak fails to catch on to the gesticulating kobold, so she gives up on him, backs up, and throws a bead. It's enough to finally kill the troll - and remove Hudak's eyebrows.

Very Angry Troll down.

Having dealt with Camlo, the other troll turns on Illes.

Other Troll attacks Illes
Attack 1 1d20 + 21 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 21 - 3 = 29 to hit, damage 2d6 + 17 + 9 ⇒ (3, 1) + 17 + 9 = 30
Attack 2 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 16 - 3 = 17 to hit, damage 2d6 + 17 + 9 ⇒ (1, 5) + 17 + 9 = 32

Illes.

Map updated.

Obviously very angry that her advice cost them the little rogue, Sefayll casts the invisibility spell on herself instead (using the BoF bonus to extend it) and moves to where she has a better angle on the troll's hiding place.

Her last move put her farther north, out of the silence, so I think the best she can do this round is to move to O12.

Are you affected by the zone of silence while casting that?

Last round, her movement was to get north of the zone of silence so she could cast this on Camlo. I guess I did not do a good job of communicating that, looking at the post. So, yes, she would have to be out of the zone of silence to cast it, but I thought she already was.

I am ready to go as Enga next round. Last I could find she had used three rounds of rage, anyone know if that has changed?

Illes is frankly stunned at how seriously the troll gored him. He starts to drop into a roll, but slips on his own blood and ends up banging his knee on the ground.

Perform Dance (as Acrobatics) to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21

If he is still acting after the AoO, double move to N26.
Everyone can hear again, and sound is blocked from carrying on down the stairs.

These trolls are proving quite brutal. AoO against Illes.

1d20 + 21 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 21 - 3 = 33 to hit, damage 2d6 + 17 + 9 ⇒ (6, 4) + 17 + 9 = 36

Alwyn and Hudak. At least Illes kindly absorbed the AoO.

Map updated.

I'm casting Hold person on the troll. Will 18 or take a breather.

My other action, as well as Hudak's, depends on whether it made the save.

I am ready to go as Enga next round. Last I could find she had used three rounds of rage, anyone know if that has changed?

That has not changed. I haven't used any rounds of rage while running her.

Just a query, but do you want to cast breath of Life on Camlo? You basically have this round or you are casting expensive resurrection spells.

Damnit. It has to be cast within 1 round; for some reason I thought it was 1 round per level. That does change things. So:

Alwyn runs across the room; when he reaches Camlo, he gives the prone, bleeding halfling a sharp tap with his sword. "Get up! There's still fighting to be done; you can rest when you are truly dead." Somehow, Camlo's wounds abruptly close, and he regains some of his healthy colour.

Camlo regains 5d8+10=31 hit points; that should be enough to bring him back to life, though he remains unconscious.

With a roar, Hudak engages the remaining troll in melee.

Move to L17. Attack roll 10+21-3(Power Attack)=AC 28, damage 1d10+19+9(PA)=37.

Sefayll.

Hudak thrusts the furs aside and plunges his sword into the troll's belly. It roars back, dropping its glaive and preparing to attack in proper troll style - teeth and claws.

Initiative
Sefayll 22
Camlo 17
Enga 16
Other Troll 14
Illes 13
Alwyn 12
Hudak 8

Sefayll.

Map updated.

Camlo regains 5d8+10=31 hit points; that should be enough to bring him back to life, though he remains unconscious.

That puts Camlo on -1, is he stable?

The (invisible) Sefayll moves (to M17) and, grateful to see the halfling take a shuddering breath at the cleric's prod, turns to the issue of the troll.

She casts a spell and exhales a cone-shaped gout of flame that nearly singes the fighter a second time, hitting the troll directly, and largely wasted in the corner of the hall to her left. 15' cone, starting in L18 and going left and down, so it should fry the troll's right arm, etc.

Fire damage, DC 18 for half: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 1, 2) = 9

In addition, if he fails the save and takes damage, he catches on fire for 1d4 rounds for 2 pts of fire damage a round unless he makes a Reflex DC 18 save to put out the fire as a move action. (from her Burning Magic revelation)

I assume there's not much that Camlo can do, so Enga should be up.

"Stupid trolls!" squeaks Enga. "You're s'posed to ambush bad humans, not Enga's friends' friends!"

If other troll is still standing, Enga will rage (if she wasn't already doing so) and move past Sefayll to L16, drawing her spear as part of the move if she didn't already have it to hand; I'm assuming she can attack past the corner with her spear, but if not she can move to L18 instead. She will tumble (at full speed) as part of her movement to try to avoid AoOs: Acrobatics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22.

If she successfully reaches the troll she will attack: Power attack two handed; damage: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 251d4 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23

If the troll is already down on her turn, she goes over and stabs it again anyway.

Hudak's attack was the first one directed against this troll. Enga is under the effect of a Blessing of fervour spell; I don't know if you chose an effect for her.

Hudak's attack was the first one directed against this troll. Enga is under the effect of a Blessing of fervour spell; I don't know if you chose an effect for her.

I did NOT choose a blessing of fervour effect. She will take the +2 bonus on attacks, AC and Ref saves; this makes the result of her attack above 27 to hit.

That puts Camlo on -1, is he stable?

You are. The one problem with Breath of life is that if the initial healing (5d8+10 in my case) isn't enough to bring you back to negative CON hit points, you remain dead. I used it once on Hudak and only got him to -13 hp; good thing he had such high CON!

Enga sticks the troll in the thigh with her spear. It lashes out in reply.

Other Troll attacks Hudak with its claws and Enga with its bite
Claw 1 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 to hit, damage 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Claw 2 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20 to hit, damage 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Bite 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34 to hit, damage 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Illes.

Map updated.

Camlo Zenovia wrote:

That puts Camlo on -1, is he stable?

You are. The one problem with Breath of life is that if the initial healing (5d8+10 in my case) isn't enough to bring you back to negative CON hit points, you remain dead. I used it once on Hudak and only got him to -13 hp; good thing he had such high CON!

Cool, thanks. An unconscious Camlo, is much better than a dead Camlo!

"Oww! You bit me you a$%#+&$!"

Enga has 26 rounds of rage remaining and 129 (rage) hit points

I'm a little bit neutralized by the silence right now. Every bard spell has a verbal component by default, wands and scrolls are unusable and the troll is out of line of sight.

Considering how severely mauled he is, Illes hangs back a bit. The bard rummages in his pack and comes up with a torch flint and steel and then fires it up to make sure the troll stays down once Hudak and the others are done with it.In the torchlight Illes looks down and scowls. Magic might patch up even serious wounds, but another outfit ruined? Damn it.

MA: Retrieve torch
SA: Light it up

Shoanti brothers, I believe. Did the troll make his save against my spell (aka is he on fire)? If not, I believe his regeneration restarts on my next turn, true?

Commence serious hacking! Again, Hudak takes an extra attack from Blessing of fervour this turn:
Attack 1: 11+21-3 (Power Attack)=AC 29, damage 1d10+19+9 (Power Attack)=33.
Attack 2: 14+16-3 (Power Attack)=AC 27, damage 1d10+19+9 (Power Attack)=31.
Attack 3: 10+21-3 (Power Attack)=AC 28, damage 1d10+19+9 (Power Attack)=37.

Cloak of fangs bite: 12+12-3(PA)=AC 21, dmg 1d6+3+6(PA)=12.

I'm using one of my CLW wands on Camlo. He regains 1d8+1=7 hit points.

Sefayll's up.

Yay, back to positive hit points!

Troll Reflex sace 1d20 ⇒ 7
Not sure what the troll's Reflex bonus is but it won't be as high as +11.
Number of rounds burning 1d4 ⇒ 1

Hudak chops the troll down and it lies still, smouldering greasily.

End of combat. 1164xp each.

Sefayll lays some of her meager healing on the halfling so Alwyn doesn't have to burn all if his.

Two CLW: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 6) + 2 = 13

Thanks