Baldwin the Merciful's - CoT Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master baldwin the merciful

Any magic... either room?

Andrea motions for the others to stand behind her as she uses Detect Magic on the room with the corpse hanging from the ceiling.

Detect magic: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

I was born to fight Andrea. Down. We will find more enemies the lower we go. I think we have cleared this floor.

Patience... The are more rooms, possibly this entire side of the level, east. Let's not be careless.

The more we clear, the less to come after us when we rest.

There is a door on the north wall, let us open that. Plus there was a hall south of the room we were in when we came down the steps from the second floor. Andrea motions to the door in the north for Gerard and Daniel to open.

Perception for Gerard: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20

Andrea and Gerard check out the north door, they hear nothing, the door is unlocked and there is no magic.

Since Azreal is back on his plane, what are you doing for light sources now that it has gotten dark outside? These interior rooms have no windows, so unless I'm told otherwise I will assume Andrea has cast light on Daniel.

Gerard has goggles of darkvision, if helps keep things moving.

Andrea, Phem and Orsin still have night vision issues, so I still need to know the light source.

Andrea will cast light on Daniel.

Light is cast and Gerard tests the northern door, it opens with a bit of creak. Gerard feels a chill in room as his eyes notice more fluids on the ground, there are bits and pieces of gear scattered around, including a light crossbow, along with chucks of flesh. There are two chains handing from the ceiling and cast upright in one corner.

What re you doing?

Current map

After hearing Gerard describe the room.

I think this place is pretty much cleared out, we came late for the massacre considering we mostly fought those dark men.

Supposition...

Fact, it's perceptibly colder in here. Why?. Gerard scans the room for a cold source.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Gerard we were typing and posting at the same time, I'll go ahead and use your perception check.

Daniel how many times per day do you get the tactician boon? I've used it in every battle so far (I believe)

Gerard make a knowledge planes or knowledge dungeoneering

Gerard you notice the large puddle of fluids ripples which your suspicious senses suggest something is unnatural about it.

Surprise round:
Greater Shadow only

There are two separate things happening here so the action is split in two distinctive rooms:

Andrea
Daniel
Greater Shadow
Gerard
Euphemia
Orsin
Onyx Oooze

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Surprise Round: Greater shadow

Moves through a wall and remains adjacent to it.

I need Andrea and Daniel to make a perception check to determine if they see the shadow, you failed on your first attempt, otherwise you remain unaware of the creature until it acts.

Kn Planes: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

That black slick is an... ooze of some kind. It's radiating the cold.

Never dealt with one... Fire? It may be extraplanar, maybe your sword, Daniel.

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31

Everyone has CONTINUAL FLAME cast on their weapons by Azreal. The duration is permanent! I can use the double initiative power 2/day (done- always on Em), and the WEAPON MASTER power for 7 rounds per day, in one round blocks. I have been updating my sheet and I believe I have 2 uses left.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

We've been using the tactician on Gerard the entire time and its been used way more than twice.

Andrea notices the wall (-D,4) near her seems to move. She quickly realizes it's a show.

Meanwhile Daniel's attention turns to Gerard's comment about an ooze and the need for his sword.

Andrea your free to act.

The wall! Andrea points at the wall and casts Death Ward on herself. Daniel! Attack on our rear!

Sorry. If you like we can switch to my needing to type the designated use for tactician rather than the auto run like we have been doing. I honestly forgot about tactician because Grimmer had a much higher Wisdom Modifier for five uses a day and we never hit his limit. Daniel has 2 only cause his wisdom is only 8.

It really hasn't been an issue before, but its has been one long day with many battles and no rest, so I figured you may have maxed out the usage. Somewhere I that had you auto selected Gerard probably to give him a jump on potential sneak attack damage, I missed the switch to Euphemia.

The greater shadow will take an AOO on Andrea as she casts a spell,

AOO, TA: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23;sttr: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Make a concentration check.10+3+4=DC17 to avoid losing the spell.

Daniel you are alerted to the situation near you with Andrea's warning.

Andrea - Takes AOO hit 3 Str, casts spell needs to make a concentration check.

Daniel
Greater Shadow
Gerard
Euphemia
Orsin
Onyx Oooze

Map RD 1

Question, you said the shadow was in the-D,4 wall which I believe is near Orsin and thus 5' away from Andrea so I believe Andrea would be able to cast safely, correct?

Concentration check in any case: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

-D,4 is the square next to you. You in -E,4. You observed it after it emerged from the wall.

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[Just an update, Andrea does have her Minor Ring of Inner Fortitude that was gained from an earlier encounter and protects from 1 point ability loss. So 2 Str points loss.

Edit:Okay, I misread your post on positioning

No problem -2 str it is.

I was trying to describe it to relay the incorporeal feel but apparently I didn't do a good job.

RD 1: Greater Shadow

I'm taking the shadow's action now so everyone else can post this evening. The shadow goes after Daniel's action.

The wispy creature reaches through the young paladin's body,

TA on Daniel: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23;str damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Sending a wave of chilling negative energy through the half-orc.

5 str. Sh!+
Surprised but rremembering the difficulty he had when he fought the last shadow thing, Daniel Smites straight away, burning 2 loh to do so and full attacks.

Smite Power Attack: 1d20 + 16 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (14) + 16 + 4 - 3 = 31
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 + 10 + 9 = 27

2nd attack: 1d20 + 11 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 4 - 3 = 30
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 1 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + 10 + 9 = 29

Get away creature.

Edit: reread and saw it's attack is AFTER mine

What kind of Knowledge check do we need to ID the monster's weaknesses?

Religion, but we've seen shadows before I believe

Know Religion: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

Oh yeah!

Great Shadow! Magic, holy to harm! Divine searing light!

Magic weapons to damage, 1/2 magic weapons, searing lights/sunbeam to large amounts of damage, smite evil does lots of damage

I think you should full attack smite Daniel

Daniel - If the target of smite evil is an outsider with the evil subtype, an evil-aligned dragon, or an undead creature, the bonus to damage on the first successful attack increases to 2 points of damage per level the paladin possesses. >>>But, were still at 1/2 damage.

IMO the smite does full damage

I tend to agree, but it's up to the boss man.

Agreed. Morrowfall. Now to see the map...

Euphemia steps D-2 and proceeds pulls out the Morrowfall yet again. This time, however, she immediately uses it to shoot effervescent diurnal lasers at their current foe.
Touch attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Damage:10d8 ⇒ (4, 8, 7, 3, 1, 2, 3, 7, 3, 8) = 46

Daniel - If the target of smite evil is an outsider with the evil subtype, an evil-aligned dragon, or an undead creature, the bonus to damage on the first successful attack increases to 2 points of damage per level the paladin possesses. >>>But, were still at 1/2 damage.

Forgot about that double damage bit on the first attack. So 54 for 1st attack, 29 for second

Daniel hits the creature with his attack doign the following damage:

att 1= 13
smite bonus on first attack for being undead type = 10
att 2 = 14.

The incorporeal subtype: Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source (except for channel energy).

It's not double damage for the first attack. It is +2 damage per paladin level which is then reduced by the rule cited above.

The shadow touches Daniel for 5 strength damage.

Euphemia what spell did you use...searing light? I think it should be 10d6, not 10d8. Shadows don't have a bright light vulnerability listed, unlike a vampire with it's vampire weaknesses or a shadowgarm which has light weakness.

Yes.

Euphemia I edited the post above.

The greater shadow absorbs the searing light spell, it hurts it but he is still hungry from new spawn.

RD 1 Actions remaining:

Gerard
Orsin
Onxy Ooze

Gerard tries to interpose, taunting. You want me, stupid... He'll destroy you!

atk, dagger +2, wf, defensively: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 13 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 24
dmg, dagger +2: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Touch AC 22, not that the Shadow knows.

Gerard who are you attacking the shadow or ooze?

Move and attack Shadow, sorry.