Baldwin the Merciful's - CoT Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master baldwin the merciful

"Duncan deal with the new swarm I'll help Andrea and Kenji." John moves over and attacks swarm 2 with his mace.
Two handed power attack1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

"Duncan deal with the new swarm I'll help Andrea and Kenji." John moves over and attacks swarm 2 with his mace.

Two handed power attack1d20+6
Damage1d8+9

Not quite up to your acttion again but I've noted it when Rd 3 begins. We are still finishing up round 2. I was giving everyone a bit of time to post.

Round 2 Actions remaining: Kenji has an AoO against Rat swarm 2. Duncan has an action, Shinon has his action. I would assume Shinon will continue moving up the ladder.

John Deos wrote:

"Duncan deal with the new swarm I'll help Andrea and Kenji." John moves over and attacks swarm 2 with his mace.

Two handed power attack1d20+6
Damage1d8+9

Not quite up to your acttion again but I've noted it when Rd 3 begins. We are still finishing up round 2. I was giving everyone a bit of time to post.

Duncan firms up his grip, spinning his hammer sideways so he can crush mor rats with the wider flat and closes with the new swarm.

Rd 2 Attack1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Damage1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Rd 3 Attack1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Shinon indeed continues moving up the ladder, doing all he can to quicken his pace in order to get everyone out of there faster.

Climb Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Shinon climbs more as the rats calimb the walls after him.

Shinon Climb: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Making it up a few more rungs, now only 5 feet from the grate above. There is sudden shadon from above, as something moved onto the grate.

Rd 2 Recap:
Initiative Order:

Rat Swarm 1 - Moved up 5 feet and cover Duncan an John. Bit Duncan for 1 HP, Duncan made the save. Swarm 1 crushed with John's attack.
Kenji - lifted the bandit but could not make any progress with the ladder.
John - Levied a devastating blow on swarm 1. Hears more movement coming towards him and Duncan. Made a 5 ft step.
Rat Swarm 2 - moved up into Kenji and Andrea's area. Bit Andrea for 5 Hp damage, she made her fort save..
Duncan - made his fort save. moved into on coming swarm3
Andrea - Tried to help Kenji up the ladder. Still ahsa standard action.
Shinon - climb up and is now within 5 ft of the top of the ladder. Something moved onto the grate from street level.

Actions remaining: Kenji AoO against Rat swarm 2.

Swarm 3 initiative roll: swarm 3:

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Initiative Rd 3

Rat Swarm 1 - dead.
Rat Swarm 3-
Kenji
John
Rat Swarm 2
Duncan
Andrea
Shinon

Here is the Map as of round 3.

RATS BEGINNING OF RD3

We can go with Shinon's roll. Posting at the same time figured you were going up the ladder.

Swarm 3 bites Duncan. the little tails swishing and tickling as the feet cling to his armor, mvoeing towards Duncan's beard.

Bite: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Taking little chink out of Duncan chin. They are obviously attracted to the stinky sewage laddened dwarf.

Make a fort save Duncan

Andrea snarls and keeps slashing. If the swarm dies due to John's actions, she will instead help Kenji up the ladder.

attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Aid another: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Fort Save1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

John's mighty two handed attack crushes the second swarm, providing some room for Kenji and Andrea to maneuver. The blood and gore coating the ledge and tunnel wall reek. The dead man has many small post-mortem bites on his body.

Duncan blow witht he flat of his hammer does a significant amount of damge as there is high pitched shriek. The little feet continue to pour over Duncan.

RD 3 Recap so far:

Rat Swarm 1 - dead.
Rat Swarm 3- Bite Duncan for 6 Hps, Duncan made the Fort Save. Duncan smashed the swarm for 12HP damage. They are still wiggling around.
Kenji -
John - killed Swarm 2, 16 Hp damage to swarm.
Rat Swarm 2 -dead with 16 HP damage from John
Duncan - Duncan smashed the swarm for 12HP damage.
Andrea - Andrea tries to help Kenji get the body up the ladder.
Shinon - climb up to grate but there is vendor's cart there with poeple.

It appears as if there are people or a cart sitting on top of the grate.

Shinon climbs up the rest of the ladder and yells up to the street, "Ermolos! Ermolos, please, move whatever is on the grate away!"

Climb: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

"I's s'y, 3 silver an' 5 coppers is a theft fer this rare piece of jewelry...lookseehow's it twinkles te the eye...yer missus would be a 'appy as a 'og in shite.'

As a second voice scuffs, "that be robbery aint werth 'ore than 3 silver...that be it.'

The first voice resumes, "naw man, can't be takin' that but meet ye half way at 3 silver, 3 copper...fait man."

The second voice responds '"Deal...ye hear sumeone yellin'? as he spits in his palm and a think amount of salvia drips down the grate toward Shinon, but it misses.

drool: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Initiative Rd 4

Rat Swarm 1 - dead.
Rat Swarm 3- bites Duncan, 5 Hp damage
Kenji
John
Rat Swarm 2 -dead
Duncan
Andrea
Shinon

The maps is the same as Rd, except folks are mvoing up the ladder.

RD 4:

The swarm still nibbling on the sweet dwarf bites again, taking a healthy chunk of think flesh with them.

bite: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Duncan make a fort save. How close are you to being in negative numbers?

Attack of opportunity:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 For:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 I stamp at the rats as they skitter about my feet. Once I feel able I make another attempt to scale the ladder.
Climb:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Strength:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
But to no avail as the circumstances make it too difficult to focus on the task at hand.
This dice roller is mean.

Kenji take one action and you should be caught up with RD4.

John moves over to help Duncan.
Attack with two hands and power attack:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Damage:1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

The remaining rats are smooshed leaving a gory scene of destruction throughout the sewer tunnel. Guts, chucks of flesh and fur hang from Duncan's warhammer and John's heavy mace. Armor coated with dried sewage crud and chucking blood.

Voices over head, "Thought me heard a voice,' the man says outloud.

'Bahhh,...that be the rum in ye head friend...and the thought of yer missus showin' her 'appiness when ye give her this fine piece...now yer coin."

Andrea utters a long stream of words that cannot be posted in this forum.

She then moves over to Duncan(or at least follows John) since she can't do diddly to help Kenji. If she can make it over, she casts cure light wounds

CLW: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Duncan collaspes at the last round of Bites and would have been overwhealmed if not for John's timely rescue.

For a moment he can almost hear a voice both commanding and compassionate, but before the sound takes form he opens his eyes to an attractive (for a human) woman, covered in rat and blood and Sh!t and vomit. So appropriate for a cleric of....Urgotha!! The woman in her fit called praise to her. Duncan rolls away, retrieving his hammer and staring at her for a moment. He lowers his hammer, "Nows not the time"

Looking over to John, Saw ye come on as I fell, thanks lad. I'm still in front on the.kill count though. Ye got some catching up either by bodies or by drink.

Was at -2, healing puts me at 7

Fort save1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Andrea wraps her robe around herself and heads back to the ladder to help Kenji.

Did you see that? The look in his eye? Is this the sort you want to help? the voice in Andrea's head mocked. The only one out of this group that ever gave you any compassion was that fool monk. The half-elf even left you in the path of the rats!

Shinon doesn't seem to be making any progress at the top of the ladder. The grate is still closed and the light from above has dimmed.

Shinon slams against the grate. "Come on, move! Argh, fine!" He jumps down off the ladder, landing hard on his back. Wincing in pain, Shinon forces himself to his feet and places one hand on the handle of his sword, readying himself to draw it after he catches his breath. "Alright then, we do this the hard way! Duncan, I hope you left some for me!"

Acrobatics check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

If I succeed the check, hopefully I will land on my feet and take no falling damage (I don't think I was that high up anyway). Then I use my second move action to draw my masterwork longsword.

Edit: Oh, my no. Okay, second move action to stand up from prone then. Swarms don't threaten, so no AoOs.

Shinon falling damage is 1d6 per 10 feet, you were up at 20 feet. Since you leapt down the first 10 feet is nonlethal. CRB443.

falling damage, non-lethal: 1d6 ⇒ 1
lethal: 1d6 ⇒ 5

"Vernus, did ye here that noise commin' from under yer cart?

Then three eyes and a black patch appear from above. "Hullooooooooo?" a pause, "Whatcha doin' down there laddie on ye back?

Shinon glances up at the grate. "Oh, now they can hear me," he says crossly. "Nothing! I'm just looking for something I lost down here! Go on about your way!" he yells up to the cartwheelers.

Yes, exactly. Our drunk friend wandered into the sewers and we had to run all over so he wouldn't get killed. Would you please move your cart so we can take this idiot home?

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

"Ye need me to move my cart, so ye can get on up 'ere? Hey, howsmany down there with ye?" the man known as Vernus asks. "Musta lostsumethin' valuable fer so many's."

"Okie dokie," The three eyes and black patch disappear and few moments later the light shines back in the grate. Now there are six hands pulling the grate up, Ermolos' dirty face is there too. He looks at the blood, gore and utter chaos that's at the bottom of the access tunnel. Shaking his head in disbelief.

A bunch of Clemmy's drinkin buddies! Fool got drunk as a lord and hopped into the sewers thinking he was an adventurer! We ran after him so he wouldn't get caught out after dark. Dumb as he is he don't deserve to get et by one of those night monsters. Seeing Ermolos open up the grate Andrea bites her tongue a bit. Err.. Yes Ermy, help us get Clemmy out of here so he can sleep off his drunk. Almost got himself et by the rats.

The merchant looks down at you. "I've gots a real fine tonic that will take that stink away," his rosy cheeks look eagerly at potential customers. "Fer youall 5 silvers for 5 vials of 'Rosie Bottoms Wunderlust'' Peering at the dwarf, "Works on dwarves too...sorta a b'tween bath ointment."

I listen to the exchange between Andrea and the merchant. I give her a tug on the robes to try and get her attention. "We need hurry before more rats come by an bite you some more. Wudn't want you to suffer more dan you hab today."

Uh.Yes. Yes..Umm... OKAY! 5 silvers for the vials just let me get up there and pay you. Ermolos, Please give us a hand here with our drunk friend.
Andrea crawls out of the sewer as soon as she can and thrusts the coins at the merchent.

Shinon rubs his spine and groans, realizing he was too late to the party, before sighing and climbing up the ladder as well. As soon as he's above-ground, Shinon will take a seat and rest his back against a wall, wincing in a bit of pain. He looks over to Andrea. "Are you alright? I've still got a potion left. You can have it, if you like." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the last potion, offering it to her.

Taking 10 on my Climb check. 14.

Are you bringing up the bandit and the dead man?

Ermolos did bring a horse drawn cart that is large enough for the two men and the gear. He has several burlap clothes in the cart and its is filled with a layer of hay. The horse is an old shaggy grey and white draft horse.

"Sure you are up on kills, but I'd like to also point out that you are also up on how many times you have been hit."

Yep. Bandit is brought up for certain.

Just get Clemmy laid out on the hay there. Andrea looks down in the sewer. Think you can get the other lump up? Andrea hints at the dead man and draws away the merchent buying the tonics and looking over the other things so the rest of the group can push the corpse under the hay.

Andrea probably looks like Carrie Fisher in 'Carrie' during the prom scene.

Andrea looks at Shinon. I have a little magic left and can take care of my wounds. Thank you.

Pbbttt

Andrea bites her lip once again, aching for a hot bath at the bathhouse-slash-brothel.

"Sure you are up on kills, but I'd like to also point out that you are also up on how many times you have been hit."

Ahh, that be your problem then lad. Too much time hiding b'hind yer shield.

He looks to Erm, Well done lad, me legs be too short to carry such a stench home. Ridin it shall be.

He moves to the far side of the merchant's cart and shows his hands, Pour some water over me hands Shoppe an I'll present me coin purse fer yer oils and any strong drink ye mae have. Pure Alchohol be me smell o choice if ya got it. Couple o Alchemist fire if ya have one, gets the smell.of armor and weapons right quick.

The street merchant has a hand cart that has an assortment of goods, mostly trinkets and gewgaws. His bushy eyebrows rasie as each of the adventurers emerge from the sewer bringing with them the stink. "Oy...ye all look 'orrible." As he hands Duncan a jug of water.

His customer's single eye begins to water, he rubs it with the back of his hand. Blinking out the tears he says, "Sir dwarf ye gots a turd hangin' from yer beard.' Staring a bit amazed at the group "Looks like ye gots some rat gore on ye too.

There a few passerbys that make various expressions.

Ermolos looks at Kenji and John, "We can't leave that one in the sewer the rats will be back and he deserves better." As Ermolos begins to descend into the sewer for the half eaten dead man.

The merchant looks at Duncan, "Can 'elp ye with the alochol, bestastin' clear juice around, also guud fer scrubbing too." his gappy tooth smile beaming at his good fortune today. He pulls out a jug and passes it to Duncan, "2 gold."

Andrea looks like she is about to cry or go insane or both from all the delays. Kenji please help Ermolos with the blanket down below. Andrea wonders if they will be able to get out of this with their money as well.

Duncan.washes his hands and flicks the offending excrement.from his beard.
Two gold it is.
He moves to the cart with the knocked out bandit and alternates between.drinking the booze and using it for after shave.
We best be movin fore we draw a crowd

Ermolos comes out of the sewer with the dead man and lays him in the cart. The merchant does a half hearted sign of Asmodeus when he sees the dead body. You all know that Asmodeus is the only openly permited deity in the city.

"W..w..wh...wha...what 'appened to 'im, he yer friend too?" Vernus asks timidly. Noticing the half devoured body, that is missing his stomach and one side.

His customer with the necklace looks at each of you, "What happened to him?' His eye squinting a bit, then he takes two steps closer. "that um...is... um...that's um...," voice trailing off. He is blanch white. He reaches over and grabs a jug of booze and opens it, visibly shaken. Taking a giant swill and passing it to Vernus, who likewise gulps from the jug.

Blanket fell off?

Fffff...We are going to go to jail! Andrea thinks and stumbles forwards,almost a vision of death herself. Please! Please! Let us take this poor soul to be tended to. Let us not gawk at him so we can bury him with dignity. This poor soul was victom of the foul creatures that stalk the night. Let us pray that this will end soon.

Shinon stands up. "She's right," he says coldly, fixing his eyes on the two humans with a grim expression. "This man was dead when we found him. He is no friend of ours. He is merely a victim of the darkness. We brought him to the surface out of respect for the dead, and pity for his condition. We are no killers."

"Thhh..a..." grabs the jug back from Vernus and takes a long deep pull on the bottle. Tears welling in his eye, "That's Henri Stoutpour..." as his voice cracks.

Andrea lightly rests a hand on the customer's arm. Henri Stoutpour, that is his name? We now know who to pray for. Was he a friend of yours? Was he having troubles? Please tell us so we can pray for his salvation.

Oh yes. An excellent sacrifice. Please do.

Unnhhmmff.. A trickle of blood runs down from Andrea's bitten lip.