Clebsch's Reign of Winter

Game Master Clebsch RoW

Khristov draws his rapier and　moves in front of Ingrit.

Eianar takes out his quarterstaff and moves behind the creature threatening it's rear quarters.

Full round action to move to flank with Damiano, 40ft movement without attracting an AoO, wearing snow shoes ...

Damiano keeps its distance. So far his companions seem to be in control of the situation . He prefers to keep his resources for a more challenging foe.

Khristov: Would you please add to your profile a standard state block that includes things like AC, saves, etc.? I'd suggest you use a stat block in the SRD for a character of the same class and similar level as a template, such as this one. Right now, I'm having to spend time trying to figure out simple things like what his AC is.

Then as Eianar steps into flanking position, it bites the druid. Its long sharp incisors dig deep into Eianar and the creature doesn't release its hold on him. The wound starts to gush blood. (8 points of damage + bleed at start of his turn.)

Round 2
Eianar (8 lethal)(double move)
Giant Weasel (14 lethal, grappled)(2 claw attacks, 1 hits Khristov for 7, bites and attaches to Eianar doing 8 lethal)
Damiano
Ingrit
Domitian (8 lethal)
Khristov (7 lethal)
Erland

Round 3
Eianar (8 lethal, Giant weasel is attached to him)
Giant Weasel (14 lethal, grappled)
Ingrit
Domitian (8 lethal)
Khristov
Erland

At the start of Eianar's next turn, he will take 1d8 + 4 bleed damage.

As the weasel latches onto Eianar, Domitian swings his sword at the giant weasel's exposed rear, hoping to get it to let go.
Falcata, Cold Iron, flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15; Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9.

He's still ready to deflect further attacks against him should the weasel attempt to retaliate.
Parry, flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18
Riposte, flanking: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 = 27; Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

The weasel owes a will save vs. Erland's sleep spell, DC 14.

Damiano gasps seeing the situation worsen that much in the blink of an eye
Eianar , Do not resist my spell !

Casting Grease on Eianar giving him a +10 on evasion rolls

waiting to see the result of the sleep spell

Eianar's eyes close in the weasels grip, as his body goes limp as the blood flows from his wounds.

I am confused - did Einar take enough damage to get knocked out, or is the GM targetting Einar with the sleep spell in favor of the weasel?

Damiano, seeing the weasel latch onto Eianar with his teeth, casts a spell to make the druid extra slippery, in hopes it can help him escape the deadly situation.

Ingrit delays.

The weasel's grip on Eianar makes it more vulnerable to attack, which helps Domitian land a nasty falcata strike that wounds the creature further. 9 points damage.

Round 2
Eianar (8 lethal, grease)(double move)
Giant Weasel (23 lethal, grappled)(2 claw attacks, 1 hits Khristov for 7, bites and attaches to Eianar doing 8 lethal)
Damiano (casts grease on Eianar)
Ingrit (delays)
Domitian (8 lethal)(melee attack, hits, 9 points to giant weasel)
Khristov (7 lethal)
Erland

Round 3
Eianar (8 lethal, Giant weasel is attached to him, grease)
Giant Weasel (23 lethal, grappled)
Ingrit
Domitian (8 lethal)
Khristov
Erland

Khristov is next. The creature has the grappled condition, so it can't make attacks of opportunity. Once he has taken his action, I'll roll to see if the sleep spell by Erland was successful or not. Then Erland can take his next round action. If he heals Eianar then the bleed damage will not take place at the start of Eianar's turn. Otherwise, Eianar will take 1d8 + 4 bleed damage. By my account, he has 12 hit points remaining, so at worst he will be at 0 hp. This is why I prefer to resolve actions in melee order rather than in the posting order. Lots of little details of strategy get lost.

I'll get a sheet up like that eventually, I'm pretty busy right now. In the meantime, all those combat stats are in my alias bar.

Khristov sees an opportunity to redeem himself for his failures against the doll, he stabs at the weasel.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Critical Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Khristov's rapier stabbed into the weasel, hitting one of its internal organs. 5 points damage.

Erland's sleep spell swept over the weasel, but its hunger and pain apparently stiffened its will and, again, the spell failed to affect it.

Round 2
Eianar (8 lethal, grease)(double move)
Giant Weasel (26 lethal, grappled)(2 claw attacks, 1 hits Khristov for 7, bites and attaches to Eianar doing 8 lethal)
Damiano (casts grease on Eianar)
Ingrit (delays)
Domitian (8 lethal)(melee attack, hits, 9 points to giant weasel)
Khristov (7 lethal)(attacks, hits, 5 points to giant weasel)
Ingrit
Erland

Round 3
Eianar (8 lethal, Giant weasel is attached to him, grease)
Giant Weasel (26 lethal, grappled)
Domitian (8 lethal)
Khristov
Ingrit
Erland

Round 2

"Einar! Hold on, buddy, I'll get you!"

Erland uses his healing hex and moves in to heal Einar in the weasel's jaws.

1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 HP healed

Round 2

"Einar! Hold on, buddy, I'll get you!"

Erland uses his healing hex and moves in to heal Einar in the weasel's jaws.

1d8+2 HP healed

Save the heal until the next round, if you have anything that will do damage this round ...

Ingrit focuses, taking her time as she fires at the weasel again.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Ingrit makes an accurate hit with her next arrow, but it lodges in muscle and only causes a minor wound. Still the combined wounds caused by the trap and the other attacks by her allies has the weasel near death. But it is still a very dangerous foe.

Erland cannot heal Eianar this round. The healing hex requires touch and is a standard action to apply. With the difficult terrain, he can only move 15 feet and he will need to move at least 20 to get adjacent to Eianar. He might do well to move closer, make a melee attack or even a spell attack (the creature cannot make AOOs) on the weasel and be in position to heal Eianar next turn.

As for Eianar, he can attempt to break the grapple using the grease spell to good advantage. He will have a slightly better chance using escape artist, which is dex based, making his bonus +2 instead of his CMB which is +1. He gets +10 from the grease, and the creature's CMD is slightly lower because it has the grappled condition (Eianar does not have the grappled condition). The creature, being large, strong, and dexterous has a CMD around 20. Or Eianar can make whatever attack he wants or even cast a spell. The creature cannot make AOOs nor will he have to make a concentration check, since he is not grappled.

I have made one mistake regarding the bleed. The damage from bleed is just 1d4, not 1d8+4, which is the bite damage. Sorry for that error. FYI, the giant weasel in Beastiary 4 gets blood drain, which is 1d2 con instead of what the AP lists (bleed).

It is not clear from the rules if Eianar can move, but I'd say he can move to adjacent squares to the weasel. If he wants to separate from the weasel to move away, he'll have to break away.

Round 2
Eianar (8 lethal, grease)(double move)
Giant Weasel (28 lethal, grappled)(2 claw attacks, 1 hits Khristov for 7, bites and attaches to Eianar doing 8 lethal)
Damiano (casts grease on Eianar)
Ingrit (delays)
Domitian (8 lethal)(melee attack, hits, 9 points to giant weasel)
Khristov (7 lethal)(attacks, hits, 5 points to giant weasel)
Ingrit (ranged attack, hits, 2 to giant weasel)
Erland

Round 3
Eianar (8 lethal, Giant weasel is attached to him, grease)
Giant Weasel (28 lethal, grappled)
Domitian (8 lethal)
Khristov
Ingrit
Erland

Whoops, was looking at the wrong "mini" for Einar.

Seeing the beast get stabbed and cut, Erland moves up, drawing his spear and dropping his crossbow. With a grunt, he thrusts the point at the big animal.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 to hit, for 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 piercing damage

Eianar tries to escape ... Escape Artist 1d20 + 2 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 10 = 28 and move away.

Erland drives a spear at the giant weasel, but even with the beast distracted by his attempt to keep his jaws attached to Eianar, Erland is not able to land a damaging thrust.

The magical grease that now covers Eianar makes it harder for the weasel to keep its grip on the druid and he wriggles free. As he moves away from the beast, the wound it caused bleeds a lot.2 points of bleed damage. Keep in mind that if Eianar moves at all, it will provoke an AOO. He can't withdraw this round and the difficult terrain makes it impossible to take a five foot step.

Round 2
Eianar (8 lethal, grease)(double move)
Giant Weasel (28 lethal, grappled)(2 claw attacks, 1 hits Khristov for 7, bites and attaches to Eianar doing 8 lethal)
Damiano (casts grease on Eianar)
Ingrit (delays)
Domitian (8 lethal)(melee attack, hits, 9 points to giant weasel)
Khristov (7 lethal)(attacks, hits, 5 points to giant weasel)
Ingrit (ranged attack, hits, 2 to giant weasel)
Erland (melee attack, miss)

Round 3
Eianar (10 lethal, grease)(escapes grapple, move)
Giant Weasel (28 lethal, grappled)
Domitian (8 lethal)
Khristov
Ingrit

If Eianar moves, see under the "Behind the Screen" spoiler for the AOO result. Once Eianar has moved or indicated to which square he wants to move or changed his mind about moving to avoid the AOO, then the giant weasel will get its turn.
Erland

I'm currently waiting to hear from Eianar where he moves after he broke the grapple. Then I'll post the weasel's next round action.

Eianar moves towards Erland.

As Eianar steps toward Erland, the weasel tries to bite him again, but can't manage it. I moved Eianar 10 feet, which is a move action based on his listed movement rate in armor in difficult terrain. I seem to recall mention of snow shoes, which would get him closer, but I did not see it on his equipment list, so move him further if he as the range.

The giant weasel is a flurry of white fur, teeth and claws as it desperately fights for its survival. I takes a claw swipe at the retreating Eianar but again misses the druid. It claws and bites at Domitian. As the bite nears the swashbuckler, he attempts to parry the attack, but can't overcome the weasel's speed and strength. The teeth drive into his flesh and latch on as had happened to Eianar. The other claw ripped into Domitians side for more damage. The loss of blood overcomes Domitian and he collapses bleeding in the snow. The weasel, sensing him go limp, releases his teeth and prepares to attack another.

Damage is 9 + 7 for 16 total. That puts Domitian at 24 points, which puts him negative 3. At the start of his turn, if no healing is applied before then, he will take 3 points of damage and will need to make a DC 16 stabilization roll.

Round 3
Eianar (10 lethal, grease, bleeding)(escapes grapple, moves, AOO misses)
Giant Weasel (28 lethal)(Bites and claws Domitian for 16, claw attack on Eianar misses)
Damiano
Domitian (24 lethal, unconscious, prone, bleeding)
Khristov (7 lethal)
Ingrit
Erland

Round 4
Eianar (10 lethal, grease, bleeding)
Giant Weasel (28 lethal)
Damiano
Domitian (24 lethal, unconscious, prone, bleeding)
Khristov (7 lethal)
Ingrit
Erland

As Eianar steps toward Erland, the weasel tries to bite him again, but can't manage it. I moved Eianar 10 feet, which is a move action based on his listed movement rate in armor in difficult terrain. I seem to recall mention of snow shoes, which would get him closer, but I did not see it on his equipment list, so move him further if he as the range.

Hero Lab does not include the arctic kit, which he took two of, so he does have snowshoes, he's an arctic druid after all..

Seeing that the weasel is for the moment not in contact with any opponent and that the way is clear , Damiano use his hand of the apprentice power
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 191d4 ⇒ 1

As he feels darkness closing in on him for the second time in so many days, Dom's final thought is of his father. Was his father right? His Taldan fighting style seemed overmatched by the brutal foes of this unnatural winter.

Stabilize: 1d20 + 3 - 6 ⇒ (5) + 3 - 6 = 2

Dom continues to bleed.

Seeing the deadly weasel drop another of her companion, Ingrit steels herself, releasing another arrow in between breaths as she seeks to take it out before it can do more harm.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Damiano's ranged attack suffers a -4 penalty because the target is engaged in melee with Eianar and Khristov, but it still just hits. The weasel has an AC of 15 normally.

Damiano gestures and his dagger darts in as if carried by an invisible assailant, cuts the weasel and floats right back to his hand. 1 point damage.

As Dom continues to bleed, Ingrit drives one more arrow into the weasel's throat and the wound proves one too many for the beast. It collapses into the snow, where it would be almost unnoticable were it not for the growing patches of red outlining its position.

Khristov can take his attack if he wants a chance at the killing blow, but the melee is over.

Sliging her bow over her shoulder, Ingrit quickly goes over to Dom's body, administering aid.

Heal to stabilize: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

"Damn, this one likes to bleed." she mutters as she works.

Eianar pulls some leaves from his pocket, "ere Ingrit lass, dese may elp." the young druid places the soothing leaves over Dom's wounds.
Heal to stabalize ... 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

"My healing magic has been used on Domitian already, I cannot cure him further today. Einar, at least, I can still patch you up."

Using healing hex on Einar: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 HP healed.

"We should return to the lodge, at least there we can cure a bit and get warmed up. Perhaps we can field dress this beast, its pelt and meat won't go to waste that way."

If any of you have the skills to do so, I can't imagine the pelt will go for cheap, and even failing that we can make snow gear out of it.

Using Archaeologist's Luck

Appraise a Large Weasel Pelt: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Eianar skins and butchers the weasel.

Survival taking a 10 for 21

After bandaging Dom's wounds, Ingrit helps Eianar with the weasel to make quicker work of it.

Taking 10 nets me a 20 so Aid another for the +2 to Eianar

If any of you have the skills to do so, I can't imagine the pelt will go for cheap, and even failing that we can make snow gear out of it.

Using Archaeologist's Luck

[dice=Appraise a Large Weasel Pelt]1d20+4

Yeah considering it's Ermine

Damiano looks sadly at his friend
We really need to find him better armor.
When we are ready to depart , I will summon some help for carrying him. It will only stay for two hours though.

If the group wants to carry Domitian back to the lodge, they can do that. There will, however, be one random encounter to deal with along the way, so set yourselves up and describe how your are moving Domitian.

The flesh and skin of the giant weasel weight about 200 lbs and the pelt will return a fine price, which I'll determine once you are in a position to sell it.

Once we are ready to depart , Damiano will use his arcane bond to cast a Floating Disk (100lbs / level , duration 1hour/level) and ask people to put Domitian on it

That should work. I don't think it will take you longer than two hours to get back to the lodge. When you post next, please double check that your profile lists any magic item you have, and make it clear which items are kept outside your backpacks. I don't want to give anything away, but in the next encounter, it may be important if you for what kind of action it takes to retrieve or ready the object. As a house rule I consider any item kept in some kind of special container on your belt or on the outside of a pack to be retrievable in the same way as drawing a weapon, a free action if part of a move action. Items in a normal backpack require a move action to locate and can provoke AOOs.

"Aye, nows wees got tha, less ga ta tha lodge agin. Times for a restin. Wees can find all dis tomorra." the druid says. "Dinnah wanna be out in dese cold tonight." He carries his fair share of meat and pelt. "Corse if da cold comes on, dis pelt keep los o us warm."

"Yes, Einar. And the meat will prove a welcome change to trail rations, that's for sure."

Scrolls of unseen servant & magic weapon are in backpack. Dagger, crossbow, spear are slung or sheathed appropriately. Alchemist Fire, acid, and oil in backpack.

Are items outside the backpack also more vulnerable? I'm sort of assuming so, but figure I should ask. Anyway, Dom has his weapons handy, with alchemist's fire and his waterskin also within convenient reach.

everything magical and the alchemist fire are in the backpack

Ingrit focuses on the path back, eyes open for any other unusual predators.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 16 if humans are involved

Weapons in sheaths/holsters on belt. Arrows in quiver on back, alchemists fire, poisons oils on belt or otherwise strapped to person. Everything else in backpack

Returning the way they came, the party trudges along, with the unconscious comrade floating on the bed of force. The cold seems to ease a bit, suggesting they had been headed toward the source before turning around.

The sound of a bird flying close gives a half-a-heartbeat's notice of something approaching, which is not enough to prepare a defense. A black feathered bird about as big as a house cat, appears from the falling snow and flies close to Ingrit. She feels a slight tug at her belt. The bird flies by before she can react or interfere. As the bird flies away, she sees it carries a small bottle that had been on her belt, her oil of magic weapon.

By the time anyone has time to act, it has flown 25' away.

Round 1
Khristov (7 lethal)
Eianar (10 lethal)
Erland
Ingrit
Bird
Damiano

All may post actions. The bird is 25 feet away and the snow imposes a -4 penalty of ranged attacks. By the time Damiano reacts, the bird is another 60 feet away from him. He will have to make a DC 12 perception check to target it, since it is 80 feet away and the falling snow interferes with vision. If he fails the roll, any attacks have a 50% miss chance.

Oh, for the slumber hex!

Seeing the bird swoop and grab something, Erland loads and fires his crossbow.

1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 4 = 5 to hit, 1d8 ⇒ 5 piercing damage if hit

"Gah! Where in the world did that thing come from?!?"

Cursing under her breath, Ingrit remains calm, nocking an arrow and taking careful aim as she tracks the bird's flight, releasing the arrow between breaths.

Masterwork arrow: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 15
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"Prolly a spy, tis a crow owned be some user of de arcane, or one o' dem witches. Tis a big un for de local birds. Can wees catch it?" Eianar let it be known. He gets ready to cast a spell to hopefully stop the crow reporting back to it's masters.

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If Eianar has a spell he can cast this turn, he can do so. The bird, if not stopped this round will move away at speed 60'.

Erland's hastily fired crossbow bolt falls short. Ingrit's arrow, however, sails true. 8 points damage

The bird veers sideways long enough to send a evil glance at Ingrit before the corvine thief flies further away. Ingrit feels a chill as hex energy tries to affect her, but she shakes it off. Single move adds 60' to its distance from the party.

Round 1
Khristov (7 lethal)(delay)
Eianar (10 lethal)(?)
Erland (ranged attack, misses)
Ingrit (ranged attack, hits, 8 to Bird)
Bird (8 lethal) (hex attempt, moves 60')
Damiano

Round 2
Khristov (7 lethal)
Eianar (10 lethal)
Ingrit
Bird (8 lethal)
Damiano

For ranged attacks, the bird is 85' from Ingrit, 75' from Eianar, 85' from Damiano, 95' from Erland, and 105' from Kristov.