DM Bloodgargler's Heroes of the Shiv

Game Master BinkyBo

Yea, my sense motive is terrible anyway. Cast the spell on the serpent women.

Truk I can cast silence on you. It would make you immune to her commands and maybe you could grapple with her. What do you think?

Want no noise and no magic, Truk? I can make silence for you.

Round 2

"Hmmpf... " The snakeheaded woman shrugs off Truk'tosh's shrugging off her spell.

Iolana continues to grow in size.

Syndlara
Garborn
Gatherine
Enemies
Iolana
Mugambi
Truk'tosh

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Round 2:

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Syndlara slashes at one of the nearby skeletons.

HP 29/31; AC 20; battle dance 6/10

Gatherine glared at the dry boned undead poking at her with a sharp stick in annoyance.She took Twinbellows,which still had a single shot remaining,adjusted her grip and clubbed its wedge shaped skull.

Back up off me!

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12Attk
1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5Dmg

Grit 3/4

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10CMB

Garborn will delay

"Hold them back... keep them bottled up." She turns to the "ropeman"... "Ssslay any who dare approach me."

The snake-headed caster begins to gesture and mutter a few words. Several copies of her form appear around her in a jumbled mass ... it is difficult to discern which is her.

The skeletons keep their bony feet planted, and continue to jab with their broken and rusted spears.

1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
target: 1d2 ⇒ 2
target: 1d2 ⇒ 2
vs Gath: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
vs Truk: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
vs Syn: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Seeing no room to move yet,the now enlarged Iolana keeps boosting herself before going after the snake-woman.

casts Bull's Strength and stays in tot defense
She is adjacent to an enemy,so she'll use the spellguard bracers to cast defensively DC19

Cast defensively: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Cast defensively: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25 success,2 uses of the bracers left

Truk grunts in pain as a skeleton's blade scores his hide.

Mugambi and Truk are up, and Garborn has his delayed action coming... no change on the map

end of Round2

Mugambi
Truk'tosh

Round 3

Syndlara
Garborn
Gatherine
Enemies
Iolana
Mugambi
Truk'tosh

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Syndlara takes advantage of an opening in her foes' guard to throw herself into an aerial somesault, literally dancing her way behind her opponents' backs.

Acrobatics to move through threatened square(s): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Move to F10 and attack the skeleton at F9 again.

Truk puts his ham-sized fists up and delivers a pair of bone-crushing haymakers.

Flurry minus PA: 1d20 + 8 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 2 - 2 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 4 = 11
Flurry minus PA: 1d20 + 8 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 2 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 4 = 10

Truk do you want me to cast silence on you?

Nah, I think the worst is behind us.

Round 2:
Mugambi steps forward and channels the powers of the beyond to turn the undead.
Begone!
Will DC 16

The center skeleton crumbles under Truk's fists while Syndlara tumbles past it.
Divine power emanates from Mugambi. The stone of the chamber sizzles and steams in a near-perfect radius around him. It reaches the remaining undead... they both drop into piles of bone.

save vs turn undead: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9
save vs turn undead: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9

Round 3

(Garborn has 2nd round actions)
Syndlara-
Garborn
Gatherine
Enemies (skellies are dead)
Iolana
Mugambi
Truk'tosh

I'm assuming that that means Syndlara needs to revise her Round 3 action since her opponents are dead. In which case, she tumbles to E12 and attacks the snake-lady.

Should we wait for Garborn or npc him?

The snake-headed woman - surrounded by copies of herself, shrieks as Syndlara reaches her.

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Mugambi moves in to face the serpent sorceress.
Double moves to F12

Gatherine jabbed her pistols at the serpentfolk and her shuffling blur of illusionary copies.

Get 'er!!
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16Attk
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6Dmg

Gatherine fired Twinbellows' remaining shot with a explosive pop,aiming at whichever serpentfolk she saw that seemed legit.

Not sure, but as a large creature Iolana should also have 10' reach ?

Not sure, but as a large creature Iolana should also have 10' reach ?

Yes, your melee weapon also goes up one dice category. D6=>D8

"Thanks Mugambi for opening the way"

Iolana with long strides joins the fight around the snake woman,stopping just past Syndlara to hurl energy bolts at the creature.
She can go as far as F13 and still take an attack,since she was before Mugambi in order,maybe she gets there first.

If the snake is medium size she cannot reach Iolana from 10' so she can cast safely, unless she has some other skill i don't know.
Magic Missile damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6

One of the copies winks out after being struck by Gatherine's shot. The remaining copies smirk "Yesss come get usss", and command the golem of rope to attack. "Ssslay them."

Her minion lays a tightly coiled fist into Syndlara - strands wrap round her neck and tighten. (11 damage to Syndlara... plus grappled. Strangulation starts next rd. DC 19 to free yourself. Good luck!)

The snake-headed woman begins to gesture and chant again - keeping her hands close to her chest...
A shimmering aura flickers around her.

Iolana's bolt of force flies into the mass of identical forms. The snake woman lets out a growling hiss, and you see burn marks in the chest of all remaining copies.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 2) + 3 = 11
plus grab: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

cast on defensive: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
1d7 ⇒ 6

end of Round 3

Garborn (delaying)
Truk'tosh

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Round 4

Syndlara
Gatherine
Enemies (skellies are dead)
Iolana
Mugambi
Garborn
Truk'tosh

Truk steps closer and flicks a pair of spikes at the golem strangling Syndlara. "Get off of her!"

Flurry (minus melee): 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 - 4 = 4
Damage: 1d2 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Flurry (minus melee): 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 4 = 14
Damage: 1d2 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Mugambi punches the snake women a cross the jaw
Cestus: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Escape artist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Syndlara struggles against the rope-golem's grip unsuccessfully.

The enemy is before Mugambi,maybe it is a bit early to post an attack ?

Nah, just trying to move things along. Will retcon it if needed.

The rope-man tightens the coil choking Syndlara, and swats away her free hand as she brings it up to free herself. It does not react at all to Truk'tosh beating into its bulk.

The snake woman laughs. "Garborn? Will you ssstand sssilent in fear as you watch your allies being ssslaughtered again? I had allowed myssself to antisssipate sharing with you... knowledge of what I have gleaned from these ssstones. But no... your mind is tattered. You are a broken man who does not even remember my name. Allow me.... I am Yarzoth! And while your wretched fragile ssspecies has failed to sssolve the myssstery sssince the sssky fell... I have found the path to power. I will burn you from the ssskin of the earth like ticksss under my ssscales!"

Yarzoth and her copies lift their hands upwards.
Screeching snaking smoky bolts emanate from her - filling you with a dull ache and the taste of bitter ash in your mouth.

2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8
channel negative energy DC16 Will for half damage (everyone except Garborn)

Mugambi strikes her without hesitation... another illusory copy disappears, she moves back a few steps, and nods to Syndlara gasping for air. "You friend will not sssurvive long. Her sssoul will join the othersss feeding Zura - feeding the island." She gestures to the statue of the bat-winged woman looming over you.

rope-man grapple check to strangle: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Round 5

Syndlara - failed escape artist
Gatherine - missed whatever she was aiming at
Enemies - X
Iolana
Mugambi (used previous post as your AoO)
Garborn
Truk'tosh

will add map to this post in a sec

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(Iolana has an AoO coming too)

With a growl, Truk closes on the rope golem and grabs it. "Try that on me!"

Grapple: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Mugambi closes in on Yarzoth again and attacks.
Moves to E14 and attacks.

Attk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Edit:Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 4 damage
AoO+1 scimitar: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
if AoO hitsslash damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Iolana shakes off the energy burst and follows Yarzoth,slashing at her again and again in a sort of frenzy.
swift action:uses 1 pool-activates arcane accuracy
moves to E15 (or the closest possible square where Mugambi isn't)
attacks Yarzoth
+1 scimitar: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
slash damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Yarzoth's copies quickly wink out of existence as Mugambi and Iolana press their attack. Syndlara feels the rope burn against her neck and still cannot breathe, but she feels the coil loosen ever so slightly as Truk locks the golem into a hold.

Gorba and Fleek await a command from their master, and look anxious to join the battle. Garborn experiences a moment of somber lucidity, and nods to his animal friends.
Fleek scoots around Truk'tosh on the wall side, and Gorba moves in swinging on the other.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Round 6

Syndlara
Gatherine
Yarzoth and Rope Golem
Iolana
Mugambi
Garborn
Truk'tosh

Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Escape Artist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Syndlara continues to struggle to free herself of the ropes about her neck.

HP 11/31; battle dance 6/10

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20Smash her in her scaly face!
1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7Pistol whip that ho!

Seeing the rope-thing throttling her navigation expert,the dwarf maid bounced her way up to the serpentine woman and slapped at her with the spent Twinbellows.The still smoking double barreled pistol connected with her wedge shaped skull with a satisfying whack.

Leave...my friends...ALONE!!

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18CMB...Knock her to the floor!

Syndlara slips her head free from the the coil of rope as Truk's application of pressure gives a little slack. The rope golem tries the bring one fist down on her head while being manhandled by Truk'tosh, but misses. Another fist beats on Truk'tosh's back. (7 damage to Truk)

One illusory copy remains, and does not dissipate when the butt of the dwarf maiden's weapon connects with a "thunk".
Yarzoth shakes her serpentine head - recovering from Gatherine's pistol whip. She manages to remain firmly on her feet.

She inches back and begins weaving a spell - keeping her gesturing hands close to her chest. You see the few minor injuries which had been inflicted upon her... vanish.

Round 6

Syndlara - X
Gatherine - X
Yarzoth and Rope Golem - X
Iolana
Mugambi
Garborn
Truk'tosh

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Iolana uses more power of her magical resources and channels it into her blade,then focuses on the pearl of power,calling back two other blue bolts,which are aimed at Yarzoth.

Used 1 pool to enhance to scimitar to +2 and the pearl of power to recall magic missiles

Magic Missile damage: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 = 4

Truk grunts in pain as he's slammed by the thing's fists but wrenches on its limb in revenge.

Grapple for Damage: 1d20 + 10 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 5 - 2 = 29
Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 4 = 13

Correction to my last post: spent a pool only to recall magic missile,not on the scimitar. If Yarzoth moved,Iolana first casted the spell out of AoO range,then stepped in melee.

Mugambi channels the healing power of the heavens.
Selective channel to exclude snake and golem.
Channel: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8

"I've had ENOUGH of being scared of you! This time, it WILL be different.
And if I am a madman...tell them a madman sent you, when you go to HELL!!!!"

Through his connection with Gorba, Garborn channels a spell to protect the big ape.

Mage armor on Gorba

Iolana's bolts of force strike the rejuvenated Yarzoth.
The stone of the profane chamber steams under Mugambi's emanation of divine healing light.
Fleek and Gorba peck and pound at the rope golem while it tries to match and overcome the pressure Truk'tosh is applying. Entire strands of rope start to snap with a "ping".

Round 7

Syndlara
Gatherine
Yarzoth and Rope Golem
Iolana
Mugambi
Garborn
Truk'tosh

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