Chaos in Sarlona
(Inactive)
Game Master
137ben
A map of the portions of the Starlight Tomb already explored can be found here.
Inside the Vault of the Starlight Tomb
And now I can drop the spoilers. Everyone is now in one place, and there is one initiative tracker:
Pierce--28
Tawk--15
Viktor--12+
Giant Bee that started near Shatter--12-
Kiana--10
Giant bee that started near Kiana--9
Shatter--7+
Burrowing Insect--7-
Atsu--1
Viktor's turn.
can we get an initiative rundown? I am still readying an action unless my init has come up
INACTIVE - GAME DIED
Remember, once Kiana gets me within 15' of the party, everyone gets the +2 attack/+2 damage from my psychic aura!
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
DMB - if Tawk's weapon is the wrong damage type, can he tell or does he need to make a Knowledge check? If so, what kind?
Thanks for the heads up Atsu!
M Arcane Overdrive 7/7 Eldritch Burnout 0 AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 hp 14/28 Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4 Human Eternal Mage 5
Viktor will cast Ear Piercing Scream at the closer Bee.
Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 1) = 7
Fort save 17 to avoid Stun and half damage.
Viktor shouts towards Atsu and Kiana "How are you two holding up?"
Female Strix HP (11) Zen Archer (1)
"I have strong talons." Kiana answers, swinging Atsu slightly to show how strong her talon grip is on his armor straps. "He has little to do with holding up, he's more just a weight being flown along."
INACTIVE - GAME DIED
Tawk Askéat wrote: DMB - if Tawk's weapon is the wrong damage type, can he tell or does he need to make a Knowledge check? If so, what kind?
Thanks for the heads up Atsu!
If your weapon were ineffective due to DR, you could tell. You wouldn't know what sort of attacks bypass the creature's DR without a knowledge check.
fortitude: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
The bee that was originally near Shatter and the others is dazed, though it is able to keep itself in the air.
Now it would be the dazed bee's turn, but it is dazed, so it is Shatter's turn.
Female Strix HP (11) Zen Archer (1)
What about Kiana? She got skipped?
how far are the enemies from me?
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Deranged_Maniac_Ben wrote: Tawk Askéat wrote: DMB - if Tawk's weapon is the wrong damage type, can he tell or does he need to make a Knowledge check? If so, what kind?
Thanks for the heads up Atsu!
If your weapon were ineffective due to DR, you could tell. You wouldn't know what sort of attacks bypass the creature's DR without a knowledge check.
So IS he coming up against DR?
Kiana Sunbane wrote: What about Kiana? She got skipped? Kiana's turn was spent getting to this area from where she was before.
Shatter wrote: how far are the enemies from me? The burrowing insect is about 15 feet from Shatter. The first giant bee is about 25 feet, and the second is further away (~55 feet.) Tawk Askéat wrote:
So IS he coming up against DR? No, I'd tell you if you were.
I had a readied action to attack the first enemy within 30ft, so i will take that. then I will attack it again on this turn, unless it is dead and in that case i will attack the first giant bee after shifting my focus.
ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
disrupt: 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (5, 3) = 14 half dmg on hit due to lack of it being my current enemy type
move action psionic focus to change my enemy type from construct to insect, leaving humanoid in place.
ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
disrupt: 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (6, 5) = 16
Shatter's attacks slam into the burrowing creature, and its exoskeloton is torn up, but it is still alive and kicking. Or biting, as the case may be: its jaws reach out towards Tawk.
bite: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
and it bites itself, completely unable to affect Tawk.
Atsu's turn.
INACTIVE - GAME DIED
Assuming Kiana has put him down...
Atsu rolls his eyes, draws back his terbutje, and rushes the insectoid.
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 (includes bonus from psychic aura)
* whiff *
Atsu misses completely.
The sand around the burrowing insect shakes, and a writhing mass emerges from the ground: a swarm of normal sized bees join the fray, ready to defend their queen.
New initiative order:
Pierce--28
Tawk--15
Viktor--12+
Giant Bee that started near Shatter--12-
Kiana--10
Giant bee that started near Kiana--9
Shatter--7+
Burrowing Insect--7-
Atsu--1
Bee swarm--0
The bee swarm doesn't act this round, since its turn was spent getting above ground.
It is now Pierce's turn.
Warforged Inquisitor 1 | HP = 11/11 | AC: 14 | F+5 R+3 W+5 | Init. +8 | Perception +7
Pierce curses from the doorway of the warehouse as his allies decline to follow him. We need to become more tactically sound.
The Warforged draws his bow and fires it at the insect that just broke through from underground.
Ranged Attack - Shortbow with Atsu's Bonuses 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
Shortbow Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Pierce's arrow bounces of the creature's exoskeleton.
Tawk's turn.
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Sorry, must have missed my cue. I'll get to it in the next few hours...
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Tawk sees no other recourse except to flail on...his form wavers, eldritch and dire power filling his every mote - he swings in fury...
Swift Action: Expend one point from dire pool to add +2 to damage for 3 rounds.
Full Round Action: Incunabula: Dread Assault.
Karangg!!!: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 22 [+3 BAB, +1 enchantment, +1 Str] [-2 to bug's AC due to stricken]
Skwirr!!!: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 10 [+1 Str, +1 enchantment, +2 dire pool]
Dread Assault:
Klaaaa!!!: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 13 [+5 BAB, +1 enchantment, +1 Str] [-2 to bug's AC due to stricken]
Krash!!!: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 + 2 = 7 [+1 Str, +1 enchantment, +2 dire pool]
Tawk swings into the burrowing insect once, but can't seem to hit it a second time.
Viktor's turn.
M Arcane Overdrive 7/7 Eldritch Burnout 0 AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 hp 14/28 Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4 Human Eternal Mage 5
Sorry for the slow response
Viktor will cast Sword Shock. He will attempt to target all creatures, assuming they're close enough.
Damage: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 2, 1) = 14
Fort save of 16 to halve the damage
The bee that started near you and the burrowing insect are close enough together, but the bee that Kiana and Atsu were chasing is still too far away to be covered by the same spell. The swarm is a swarm and hence is unaffected by any effect which targets a specific number of creatures.
Giant bee's fortitude: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Burrowing insect's fortitude: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
The bee, after recovering from being dazed and shocked, flies down to attack Viktor:
sting: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Also, Viktor should make a DC 17 fortitude save or be poisoned.
Shatter's turn.
the below assumes that i can get an angle on one or more enemies without catching allies in my vision cone, having a move action to get in place as necessary.
Shatter steps up to stare down the enemies, and strange energy flows from his eyes.
Gaze from Beyond, DC 16 Will partial: Those that make the save are shaken for one round, while those that fail the save take damage from the disrupt pattern effect and are confused for one round.
damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (2, 2) = 9
M Arcane Overdrive 7/7 Eldritch Burnout 0 AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 hp 14/28 Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4 Human Eternal Mage 5
Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Sorry, I've been working overtime this week and lost track of pbps....
Viktor suffers 1d2 ⇒ 1 Constitution damage, and must save again next round.
Shatter's potent gaze does not seem to affect the insects at all.
Vermin are immune to mind-affecting effects.
The burrowing insect dives back underground, and a tremor of underground activity starts moving towards Shatter....
Atsu's turn.
INACTIVE - GAME DIED
"I don't have anything that can hurt a swarm of little ones like that," says Atsu. "I hope someone has alchemical fire or something of the sort."
He grunts and swings his terbutje again at the bee that he and Kiana have been facing off against.
Terbutje attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22 (includes +2 from psychic aura)
Terbutje damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 (includes +1 from psionic focus and +2 from psychic aura)
i mean, it doesn't have the [mind-affecting] tag
Shatter wrote: i mean, it doesn't have the [mind-affecting] tag Huh, somehow I misread the ability and thought it did. It looks like I was looking at a different Insight's description.
The 3.5 Rules Compendium asserts that all fear effects are mind-affecting, which would render the vermin immune to being shaken if it were carried over into Pathfinder, but it doesn't look like it was. Weird.
In that case...
Bee swarm's will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Giant Bee that started near Shatter will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
The swarm of bees seems a bit shaken, but makes its way towards Shatter nonetheless, and surrounds him.
swarm damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9
Shatter should also make two fortitude saves, each at DC 13: one against poison, one against nausea.
Meanwhile, Atsu seriously injures the other bee to the point where it is having trouble keeping itself afloat, but it is still alive.
Pierce's turn.
fort DC 13 poison: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
fort DC 13 nausea: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Shatter is nauseated for six seconds one round.
Still Pierce's turn.
Warforged Inquisitor 1 | HP = 11/11 | AC: 14 | F+5 R+3 W+5 | Init. +8 | Perception +7
Pierce sees that Shatter is having trouble and again attempts to fire on the giant bee that is too close to his ally for comfort.
Ranged Attack - Shortbow with Atsu's Bonuses 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
Shortbow Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
The bee swerves up and down to avoid Pierce's shot.
Tawk's turn.
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Hoping to Charge Atsu's bee...
Tawk mutters in frustration as the burrowing enemy disappears below. He turns to assist Atsu:
Full Round Action: Charge.
Ker!!!: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 29 [+3 BAB, +1 enchantment, +1 Str, +2 charge, +2 Atsu's aura] [-2 to bee's AC due to stricken]
Cherksh!!!: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 11 [+1 Str, +1 enchantment, +2 dire pool, +2 Atsu's aura]
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 14
Dmj: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 8
If Charge is not possible, remove +2 from attack roll
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Atsu: What type of bonus is your aura? Just working out stackability...
INACTIVE - GAME DIED
Morale (it's in the status bar).
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Tawk hits, though his weapon avoids the bee's critical organs. The bee that started near Kiana and Atsu flutters, wheezing in pain, and barely conscious.
Viktor's turn.
M Arcane Overdrive 7/7 Eldritch Burnout 0 AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 hp 14/28 Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4 Human Eternal Mage 5
Sorry for the slow response.
Viktor will cast Summon Monster 1 and summon a Dog, then he'll try to get some space from the creatures since he's in so much pain.
You can't move more than five feet and summon in the same round, since SMI has a full-round casting time.
Also, Viktor needs to make another Fortitude save (DC 17) against the poison he incurred last round, or suffer 1d2 ⇒ 1 Constitution damage.
As Viktor casts, the bee that started near Shatter and the others dives towards Tawk:
sting: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Tawk should also make a Fortitude save (DC 17) against the bee's poison, or suffer 1d2 ⇒ 2 Constitution damage, and potentially more in subsequent rounds.
It is now Kiana's turn, and both Viktor and Tawk need to make saves.
M Arcane Overdrive 7/7 Eldritch Burnout 0 AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 hp 14/28 Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4 Human Eternal Mage 5
Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Human Male Direlock 5; HP 34/34; AC: 20/T 12/ FF 18; Fort: +5; Ref: +4; Will: +3; Init: +4; Per +9; Spd 30 ft.; Dire Pool: 2/5
Fort DC 17: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Female Strix HP (11) Zen Archer (1)
SOrry all, I had said bot me if needed, life is just getting back to normal
DA Flurry: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 11
DA Flurry: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
Dammage: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8
Dammage: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13
Kiana fires at the already wounded bee she chased down here.
Viktor avoids being further weakened by the poison, but he is not completely cured yet. Meanwhile, Tawk's vitality begins to fade.
Kiana's first arrow wizzes past the bee, but her second flies deep into the insect's stomach, finally slaying the creature.
As the giant bee's life force ebbs, it drifts to the ground slowly...before its body abruptly explodes! A fine, emerald green powder erupts from where the bee was and spreads over a fifty foot radius. Everyone make a DC 20 reflex save or take 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 damage from the blast. That's just from the blast: Touching the green powder doesn't have any immediate effect....
Now it is Shatter's turn.
Female Strix HP (11) Zen Archer (1)
Was Kiana within 50 ft? I thought they were farther away from the bee.
Kiana was not within 50 feet, but the shockwave of the bee exploding travels further than the green powder. How does that work? Well, you'll find out. Maybe.
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