Aubrey's Rise of the Runelords campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Aubrey the Malformed

Made the Spellcraft, failed the Listen.

Seeing the goblin cleric move forward, Vethran aims carefully and looses a furious burning meteor from his outstretched hand at the wretched thing.

Casting kelgore's fire bolt at Squat. Ranged touch: 11 + 3 + 1 = 15. Squat takes 20 damage (Reflex DC 15 for half) if that hits his touch AC.

Squat moves to J9.

Isn't there a pillar at J9?

Reposting initiative:
Vethran: 20
Squat: 19
Manic: 18++
Ripnugget: 18+
Davos:18-
Larken: 17
Elisile: 15
L'oj: 12
Dravite: 10
Alwyn: 10
Illes: 9+
Ripnugget's dog: 9-
Hudak: 8
Goblin mooks: 8
Weasly: 4

Boss goblins, then Davos (don't forget your AoO!). Don't forget that that the goblins get a -2 on their saves and attack rolls if they are shaken.

Aubrey the Demented/Malformed wrote:

Squat moves to J9.

Isn't there a pillar at J9?

That's what I got on my map.

Aubrey probably meant I9.

spellcraft: 17+11 = 28.
Listen: 5+6 = 11.

Its strange the things one notices in the din of battle – like what spell an enemy on the other side of the room is casting. “Abjuration, shield,” Elisile hisses through clenched teeth, over the top of Manic to Alwyn, indicating Ripnugget and his cleric with a quick nod of her head.

spellcraft: 17+11 = 28.

Listen: 5+6 = 11.

Its strange the things one notices in the din of battle – like what spell an enemy on the other side of the room is casting. “Abjuration, shield,” Elisile hisses through clenched teeth, over the top of Manic to Alwyn, indicating Ripnugget and his cleric with a quick nod of her head.

I thought he was flipping me off goblin language.

Aubrey probably meant I9.

The pillar on my map is at I9 - I probably misdescribed the original set-up. The pillars on my map are at F6, I6, F9 and I9. Sorry for any confusion.

The cleric howls in pain as Vethran's bolt sears his arm, shoulder and face. He takes out a wand and mutters the activation phrase, and his wounds heal up a modicum.

Meanwhile, the raving warrior hacks at Alwyn with his axe and batters him with his shield. 8 points from the axe and 5 from the shield bash. I think that is Alwyn down for the count.

Meanwhile, Ripnugget evades Hudak's defenses and lands a heavy blow, almost bringing the proud Shoanti to his knees next to his brother. 18 (ouch!) points of damage.

Now Davos.

Ouch! That puts me at -4. Stupid shield bash.

The raging goblin smashes his shield into Alwyn's surprised face, throwing the Shoanti to the ground. He doesn't get up.

As per my earlier worry about the invisible Weasly - Gurney has scent, and can smell the ratty little booger as he's sneaking around. How does that work - does an invisible opponent get concealment when attacked by a sharp-nosed animal?

As per my earlier worry about the invisible Weasly - Gurney has scent, and can smell the ratty little booger as he's sneaking around. How does that work - does an invisible opponent get concealment when attacked by a sharp-nosed animal?

The animal knows what square the target is in but still suffers a %50 miss chance when attacking that target.

Go doggy!!!

Now Davos.

Next round I will dole out some healing. Let me know who needs it most.

The go-to guy is probably Hudak. If Illes can get me out of the negatives, I can cast a bunch of spells. However, Hudak needs all the hit points he can get as he goes toe-to-toe with Ripnugget.

Davos takes a gamble, and tries to evade the attacking goblin and semi-canine to get to Hudak and heal him. He almost makes it - the goblin swipes but misses, but the dog nips him, hard, as hepushes past Lo'j. Then, he abandons the formal parayer of might he had prepared in favour of channeling raw, magical healing from Sarenrae. 7 points of damage. Davos moves to J12, sacrifices Bull's Strength for Cure Moderate Wounds on Hudak - cures 13hp.

Now Larken.

What happened with Davos' AoO against the passing goblin?

I feel much better!!!

Larken glances at Illes, then at Elisile, still pinned and threatened by potentially two goblins, and looking at least as hurt as he was. With his life's blood bubbling out from his hideous wound, he gives a tight shake of his head and thrusts at the raving monster's unprotected side, hoping to finish it and clear the way for the warriors to move to Elisile's defense.

[ooc]attack on Manic
attack: 18r +5 +1(bardic) = 24 possible crit
confirm: 15r +5 +1(bardic) = 21
damage: 3r +2 +1(bardic) = 6
crit damage(if applicable): 5r +2 +1(bardic) = 8
total damage: 14

If Larken takes down Manic:

If Larken doesn’t take down Manic, same attack as above but aimed at Manic instead.

Ha! Larken has brought the sunshine back into my life!
And our new friend too!

Larken skewers the lunatic goblin through the chest, and into its little black heart. It grins, its eyes roll up into its head and it pitches forward, stone dead. Elisile's thrust despatches one of its followers, and she moves up next to a new enemy. Manic and the mook in L10 killed (Manic is at -12 - nice critical at a handy time). Elisile is in L10.

What happened with Davos' AoO against the passing goblin?

Ah yes. Slight rewind.

Before his daring manoeuvre, Davos chops at the goblin sneaking in to attack. His blade connects and cuts it badly, but it stays upright - barely. Goblin in I10 took 7 points of damage.

Lo'j and Gurney next, then Dravite.

Lo'j and Gurney next, then Dravite.

His last post was April 11th, was he going somewhere? Dragonmann?

I know, he's been gradually posting less and less, and hasn't seemed very engaged in the game. I'll DMPC him for the moment.

Lo'j and Gurney both attack the goblin dog. Gurney's jaws clash on empty air, and Lo'j is only able t give it a light flesh wound on its scabby flank. 2 points of damage.

Now Dravite.

Dravite steps forward to straddle Alwyn's fallen form protectively and swings at the goblin before him viciously. 1d20 7=24 to hit, 1d12 4=8 damage against the gobbo in K10.
"Ye bastards will be fer payin' fer harmin' me friend!"

If I may... As Ithers is gone for a week and a half, I'll run Illes until he returns. The goblin in K10 is history, so here we go:

Illes cautiously steps around the scrum of bodies surrounding the now-fallen Manic. Finding an opening, he pokes the prone Shoanti priest with his healing wand.

Illes moves to L11 and uses his wand of cure light wounds on Alwyn, who recovers 5 hit points

As Illes' healing spark strikes him, Alwyn's eyes slowly pop back open. Peering around, he spots the goblin chieftain through a red haze of pain; groaning with effort, he casts a spell at him...

I cast Hold person defensively on Ripnugget. Concentration check 11+8=19; Ripnugget needs to make a Will 14 save, with a -2 modifier from the harpy musk. As I cannot occupy the same square as Dravite, I then crawl to K12. I'm still prone, and at 1 hit point. Ouch... Also, my new initiative is 9.

With a buzzing sound, the eldrich sword flies across the room and buries itself in the chest of a goblin. It the disappears, leaving behind a smoking hole in its torso.

Finally, the spiritual weapon strikes the goblin in I10. Attack roll 14+4=AC 18, damage 7+1=8. The spell then runs out.

If I may... As Ithers is gone for a week and a half, I'll run Illes until he returns. The goblin in K10 is history, so here we go:

Dude, he hasn't even left the building yet! ;-)

Oh noes! I thought he left today. Sorry 'bout that, man - hopefully I didn't do anything he wouldn't have done.

Edit: I'll still run Illes when Ithers leaves, if nobody minds...

I know, he's been gradually posting less and less, and hasn't seemed very engaged in the game. I'll DMPC him for the moment.

Apologies all, the 5 person technical support team I am a part of suddenly became a 4 person one, which lead to all of us working double duty as we tried to do our own too much work, and cover for the missing body. Add to that quarterly review beatings, and having to add another certification to my list, and things were massively out of control. If things continue to be this out of control, I will have to give Lo'j up, which makes me much sad.

On the plus side, his concept isn't that social, so not interacting for a while isn'[t out of character (like the Lt. from Aliens who was eating away from the grunts). And I realy did think we were walking into a trap and having our avenue of retreat cut off...

Cool - glad to hear this is not permanent. If work is tricky in the medium term, we can "retire" Lo'j temporarily and bring him back in when you are more able to be regular (so to speak) at an appropriate level and gear. If necessary, I'll DMPC him for the moment - let me know.

Alwyn chants the words of the spell. Ripnugget looks down at the prone priest and snarls. He seems completely unhindered. Meanwhile, his dog chomps down on Lo'j's arm, who yells in pain and barely manages to shake the horror off again. 10 points of damage to Lo'j.

Hudak.

Bastard! Well, it was worth a shot.

BTW - are the I10 and K10 goblins still operational? Looking back, I should probably have gone for the F10 goblin instead, but done's done.

Hudak chops at the goblin king with battleaxe.
r13+7+1(bard)=21
dam r6+4+1(bard?)=10 or 11.

Hudak's not talking any smack...

Hudak hits the goblin king a mighty blow. But Ripnugget is tough - very tough. He fights on, blood oozing from his wounds.

The goblin warrior swings at Gurney, but Lo'j's faithful companion dodges aside.

Suddenly, Hudak feels an agonising strike to his side. Reappearing beside him, the weasley-looking goblin clutches a bloodied dogslicer and grins in gap-toothed victory. Weasly is now in I11, and Hudak takes 9 points of damage.

Now Vethran.

"Gnng!"

<grins> It's fine. No worries. You did exactly what I was going to do. For the record though, I leave tomorrow afternoon.

Cool - glad to hear this is not permanent. If work is tricky in the medium term, we can "retire" Lo'j temporarily and bring him back in when you are more able to be regular (so to speak) at an appropriate level and gear. If necessary, I'll DMPC him for the moment - let me know.

The main problem is when I work on computers all day and the world goes to crap, last thing I want to do when I get home is link in.

Are the I10 and K10 goblins still operational?

Vethran extends his fingers and intones a single word of power, causing a torrent of flame to explode around Ripnugget and his clerical aide.

Fiery Burst centered at J-K/9-10. It only hits those 4 squares (J 9-10 and K 9-10). Anything in those squares takes 9 points of fire damage (Reflex DC 15 for half).

Are the I10 and K10 goblins still operational?

Most probably not - only one goblin mook attacked, and Weasly would have one much more damage if he had been able to flank Hudak. We're almost there - there's only a couple of them left!

Also, I'm impressed/terrified by Vethran's mastery of all things explosive. Good thing he's on our side.

Also, I'm impressed/terrified by Vethran's mastery of all things explosive. Good thing he's on our side.

It's only gonna get worse as time goes on. >:D

Most probably not - only one goblin mook attacked, and Weasly would have one much more damage if he had been able to flank Hudak. We're almost there - there's only a couple of them left!

Well, actually, he attacked from invisibility, so if he had Sneak Attack, he would've been dealing it whether he was flanking or not, so I don't think your damage appraisal is accurate. He may have rolled crappy or doesn't have as many SA dice as we think he does.

Weasly would have one much more damage if he had been able to flank Hudak.

Actually, he did sneak attack - he just rolled lousy damage.

Ah, yes, he was invisible... Um, I knew that. *slaps self on top of head* Carry on, everybody!

Vethran's burst of primal flame scorches both goblins badly, but they remain upright. The vassal of Rovagug heals himself again with the wand. Ripnugget aims two blows at Hudak, but the Shoanti deflects them both with shield and parry.

Davos.

Davos chants a spell, but is distracted by the goblins and looses his concentration.

Concentration Check (1d20+7=14)

Sorry, I kind of lost track as to were everybody was. If I'm not in a threatened square then I don't need to make the check. Your call.

Make a 5' step to K12 first, and you'll be fine. Also, it doesn't change who you can cast on.

OK, waiting for Davos to cast his spell after his 5' step (since he never told us what spell he was casting, unfortunately).