CrazyHedgehog's Serpent Skull

Game Master CrazyHedgehog

Zag growls low and instructs Oshok'arr to attack the wasp before her, but the iguanodon's thumb-spike strike goes wide. Meanwhile, Zag takes a five-foot step away from the wasp threatening him so that he stands behind Cat and heals her with his scroll of cure moderate wounds.

Oshok'arr Claw: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2) + 3 = 7

HP: 62/63

0th - Detect Magic, Read Magic, Create Water, Purify Food & Drink
1st - Produce Flame, Hide from Animals, Faerie Fire
2nd - Sickening Entanglement, Burst of Radiance, Soften Earth & Stone

CLW Wand: 37

Round 1 - continued
Krolmnite and Rowena battle under the fiendish attentions of the wasps. Krolmnite shrugs off one sting, even though the wasp's stinger is nearly as long as a javelin from his perspective. Rowena struggles a bit more, one venom sac sending poison coursing through her veins. Already her eyes are swelling closed and her muscles spasming. Ooh, making a double save is rough. One successful save per sting is enough to stave off more Dexterity damage, Cat you'll need to make a second Fort save for the one sting next round.

Zaghigoth growls low as he retreats a step closer to Rowena, and sends Oshok'arr in to fight. The dinosaur rears up and takes a boxer-like swing at one of the wasps. It dodges nimbly out of the way, thrumming dangerously. Nevertheless, Zaghigoth draws out a healing scroll and uses it to heal some of Rowena's oozing wounds.

Krolmnite isn't about to let these wasps push him around. With a fantastic leap he gets close enough to stab the nearest wasp, shearing off a couple legs and swatting it towards the ground. Before it can rise out of harm's way he stabs it again in the thorax. Two successful hits.

Quinta draws out her whip, even as she launches into song. Its harmony envelops each of you, bolstering hope and courage to fight on.

Liliana draws her scimitar and powers towards the nearest wasp. With a deft sweep of her blade she cuts deep into the giant insect before it can zip away with a spray of blood and ichor. Another successful hit!

Round 2

Despite the swelling and red welts on her arms, Rowena stabs out with her rapier and makes contact with one of the wasps. She may only have nicked it, but it's enough to drive it back. These huge wasps seem horrendously tough. Another successful hit, but you see it's going to take some work. Go for your second Fortitude save for that sting to avoid taking another 2 points Dexterity damage.

The wasps swarm around you, angry at your intrusion. With a concerted effort you beat most of them back, but Rowena and Zaghigoth are in trouble. As Rowena thrusts with her rapier, a wounded and angry wasp nips around and impales her with its cruel stinger. She looks at the wound in shock as she slides to the ground, unconscious. Zaghigoth takes a wound as well as a stinger punches through his tough orcish hide. One successful hit against Cat for 14 points damage, I think just taking her into minuses! Zaghigoth tries to keep up by taking 10 points damage. Please also if you can make Fortitude saves against DC 18 - again in Cat's case. Failure results in 1 point Dexterity damage for Rowena or 2 points Dexterity damage for Zaghigoth.

Hskoro maintains his defensives stance beside Quinta.

Don't invite these wasps to your picnic!

Updated Map

Initiative
29 - Rowena
21 - wasps (5)
19 - Hskoro
19 - Zaghigoth & Oshok'arr
18 - Krolmnite
6 - Quinta & Sssss
3 - Liliana

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"I'm moving forward / so please keep up," Quinta sings to Hskoro, as she launches into a forward roll that puts her behind Zaghigoth - and she weaves Words of Power into her song as she lays hands on him.

Acrobatics 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26. Casting Delay poison on Zag!

Just as Zag finishes unleashing the magic from his scroll to cure Cat, the weasp jabs her again and she falls. The druid blinks for a moment, the blank parchment still in his hands. Then he feels a stinger strike him as well and he winces, letting out a low growl he feels the acuminate appendage stab into his flesh.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Oshok'arr lashes out the wasp before her again, trying to ravage the insect.

Claw + Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Feeling bolstered by Cat's fall and Quinta's song, the druid takes a stab of his own at the wasp that attacked him, thrusting forward with his spear.

Shortspear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

HP: 52/63

0th - Detect Magic, Read Magic, Create Water, Purify Food & Drink
1st - Produce Flame, Hide from Animals, Faerie Fire
2nd - Sickening Entanglement, Burst of Radiance, Soften Earth & Stone

CLW Wand: 37

Don't forget you're under the effect of Delay Poison, too!

The gnome keeps swinging his sword at his closest opponent.

attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Sorry CHH, but as far as I can tell, Rowena is still up, even if only barely. Was at 20/40 after first attack, CMW put back 7 and last attack took 14 off again, so by my reckoning I should be at 13. Unless I missed something. Holding off posting until I know for sure.

Fort save 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Status: current HP 13/46 - AC 17

assuming Rowena fell unconscious
Liliana casts cure serious wounds, sacrificing the spell create food and water to do so, holding the charge, then moves up to touch Rowena.
cure serious wounds: 3d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 3, 2) + 6 = 19 Healer’s blessing makes the hp cured 50% higher, so 29 hp cured.

Status: 48/54, spells: orisons: Detect magic, Purify food and drink, Resistance, Stabilize level 1: Burning hands, Command , Command, Detect evil, Remove fear level 2: Produce flame , Hold person x2, Resist energy x2 level 3: Fireball, Create food and water , Prayer, Searing light.

@Rowena - Apolgoies, you are correct. I'd made a math error back in the posts, I think on my notes I'd subtracted hit points when Zaghigoth had cast healing spells on you.

Round 2 - continued
You glance down and realize that Rowena isn't quite yet down for the count, merely being ill from the toxin. She rouses to her feet, though you can see her limbs and face are terribly swollen.

Zaghigoth ignores a painful sting as he and Oshok'arr tear at the wasps. Both drive at the wasps, inflicting some pain of their own on the insects with claw and spear. Both are direct hits.

Krolmnite spars with one wasp, using a few tentative lunges to lure in closer. He then changes the grip on his sword and nearly spears the wasp to the ground. It breaks away at the last moment, but he manages to hew away a wing and half its thorax. Second attack hits Krolm, and very nearly downs the wasp.

Quinta tumbles forward, carrying her encouraging song all the while. She lays hands on Zaghigoth's back, imbuing him with the ability to fight off the wasp sting's effects. She glances back, to see if Hskoro's watching her back. Moved in between Zaghigoth and Liliana.

Concerned about Rowena, Liliana bends low and places a hand on the half-elf to channel some healing energy at her. A wasp buzzes low over her head but she's ducked low enough to be out of the way. Rowena is flooded with a powerful restorative spell, and soon feels good as new. Unconscious or not, Cat certainly could benefit from that spell. Nearly back to full strength (I think).

Round 2
Back to the top of the round. Rowena please if you can make two more Fortitude saves for those stings, plus I think missed making one save last round (to avoid taking one point Dexterity damage). Unsuccessful rolls mean taking 2 more points Dexterity damage from one sting and 1 point Dexterity damage from the other sting. So far confirmed taking 4 Dexterity damage, one successful save for each sting is enough to halt taking poison damage from that particular wound.

Updated Map

Initiative
29 - Rowena
21 - wasps (5)
19 - Hskoro
19 - Zaghigoth & Oshok'arr
18 - Krolmnite
6 - Quinta & Sssss
3 - Liliana

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Healing energy flows from Zag first, almost immediately taken away again by yet another wasp sting. Then a wave over warmth and healing washes over me, infusing my wounded body and within moments my wounds are reduced to a few minor scratches. But even so, I feel the poison attacking my body and my movements are feeling sluggish.

As far as I can tell, I've been stung three times. As I understand it, I need DC18 Fort save to beat the poison, correct? I made one against the first sting, failed the save vs second sting from round 1. Now need another vs that same second sting. Failed the save vs third sting (from round three). Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Fort save vs sting 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Status: current HP 42/46 -- AC 15/17 -- Dex damage 4

@Rowena: yes, spot on regarding the Fort saves for wasp stings (summary below), and you currently have 4 points Dexterity damage.

Round 1 - 2 stings; successful save for the first and failed save for the second, requiring another save in Round 2
Round 2 - A third sting, yes just failed the Fort save. A new save will need to be made in Round 3. Successful save though for the second sting from Round 1.

Sorry things have been slow going, Real Life's been hectic the last few weeks.

Round 3 continued

The wasps continue to swarm everywhere around you, threatening to drive you away. You duck and dodge and dive, managing to evade most of the wasps. One though, truly a myrmidon, a paragon of the species, homes in and manages to sting Rowena again! Cat takes 10 points damage, and again another Fortitude save against DC 18.

Hskoro bravely stands firm in Quinta's defense. As one of the wasps tries to get in range to sting, the nagaji leaps forward and swats it away. The wasp retreats, but not far.

Everyone else up!

Initiative
29 - Rowena
21 - wasps (5)
19 - Hskoro
19 - Zaghigoth & Oshok'arr
18 - Krolmnite
6 - Quinta & Sssss
3 - Liliana

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Cursing under my breath at my failure to dodge the wasps' stings, even though I know it's at least partially caused by the poison coursing through my body, I keep at it and try to finish off the attacking insect. "Die, you overgrown honeysucker!" My rapier flashes as I lunge at the wasp, but with the damage from the poison messing with my precision and balance, I over-extend and the blade swooshes harmlessly past the yellow-and-black-banded body op my opponent.

Fort save vs sting 3: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Fort save vs sting 4: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Attack, rapier: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 2 = 10
Damage, rapier: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Status: current HP 32/46 -- AC 15/17 -- Dex damage 4

Quinta darts towards Liliana and claps a hand on her back. Magic courses through her!

One Delay Poison for Liliana! And they said Sorcerers could only contribute blasting to a fight. ^_^

Liliana casts prayer on the defensive to strengthen the party and weaken the wasps. She calls out "You should all feel lucky my friends".
casting on the defensive, dc 21: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 3 = 27 All party members within 40 foot radius burst get +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and skill checks while the wasps in the same radius burst get a -1 penalty on such rolls during 6 rounds.

Status: 48/54, spells: orisons: Detect magic, Purify food and drink, Resistance, Stabilize level 1: Burning hands, Command , Command, Detect evil, Remove fear level 2: Produce flame , Hold person x2, Resist energy x2 level 3: Fireball, Create food and water , Prayer, Searing light.

Sensing the wasp weakening, the gnome keeps swinging his sword at his closest opponent.

attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Zag and Oshok'arr continue their attacks, trying to assist in putting down these belligerent vermin.

Oshok'arr Claw: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Zag Spear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

HP: 52/63

0th - Detect Magic, Read Magic, Create Water, Purify Food & Drink
1st - Produce Flame, Hide from Animals, Faerie Fire
2nd - Sickening Entanglement, Burst of Radiance, Soften Earth & Stone

CLW Wand: 37