DM Carbide's Giantslayer

Game Master John Woodford

Ha! Jarrek talks a lot of smack. He doesn't have any craft skill and no Int mod to speak of but I'll say he went ahead and took a shot at it.

Jarrek Craft check: 1d20 ⇒ 3 Yeesh. Messed that nice white girallon fur up real bad...

Before the current fight:

As soon as Jarrek admits failure on his attempt to make the cloak, he feels ill.

Sickened for 24 hours. You'll recover before this combat.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Tark-acted
Seamus
Orcs
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog
Haftor

Trianne begins to cast a spell. One of the orcs erupts out of the underbrush and rushes the party, snarling in rage. This particular orc has obviously been burned severely in the past, scars covering half his face. He chops at Jarrek with his falchion and hits for 13 HP.

Seamus can act!

Tark: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0
Orcs: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken--Gold: 0 Magenta: 0 Red: 0 Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 0
Other: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Seamus, seeing the orc close with Jarrek and wound the warrior so heavily, immediately lobs an alchemical creation toward the orc, hoping that its flames will drive the creature back some... Oi! You, git away from 'im! Watch yer eyes, this one's close!

Explosive bomb, Hatred, pbs: 1d20 + 1 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 10 + 1 = 29
Fire Damage, hit, PBS: 3d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1, 3) + 4 + 1 = 13
splash damage = 8 Fire

Precise bombs to exclude Jarrek and Trianne and the boat from the blast. If the explosive bomb hits, the target is on fire, taking 1d6 fire damage each round until extinguished with a full round action and a reflex save DC 16. Rolling on the ground provides a +2, dousing with at least 2 gallons of water extinguishes the flames.

Svarog is also in the blast radius of an explosive bomb, Seamus.

I can exclude 4 squares, that should get Svarog out of the blast too then, I'm always a little fuzzy on AOE squares sorry!

Slight miscalculation; Jarrek, take another 6 HP from that blow.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Tark-acted
Seamus-acted
Orcs-acted
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog
Haftor

Seamus' firebomb hits the orc solidly, spraying burning liquid over everything in the area except the boat and its occupants. The orc screams in pain and panic, shaken out of his rage.

The other orcs struggle through the underbrush and throw a barrage of javelins at the offending gnome. Two hit for 12 HP.

Jarrek can act!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 13
Orcs: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken--Gold: 0 Magenta: 0 Red: 0 Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 0
Other: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Can I 5' step out of the boat? I'm just trying to avoid an AoO.

No, you can't.

Nimble allowed Trianne to 5' step from the boat, Jarrek. Might I suggest you just cave in that orc's skull from where you are? :D

Ha, I was just trying to make room for Haftor to cave skulls. I'll go ahead and try.

Jarrek pulls the falchion off his back and swipes back at the orc with both hands without even bothering to leave the boat.

Power Attack, swift action for Arcane Strike

Falchion PA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Dmg+AS: 2d4 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 + 1 = 13

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Tark-acted
Seamus-acted
Orcs-acted
Jarrek-acted
Mel-acted
Svarog
Haftor

The boat shifts at just the wrong time, and Jarrek's blow narrowly misses. A human woman emerges from cover and moves to a better position before sending an arrow at Jarrek.

The arrow takes the half-orc in the throat for 23 HP.

Svarog and Haftor can act!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 13
Orcs: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken--Gold: 0 Magenta: 0 Red: 0 Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 0
Woman: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Tark-acted
Seamus-acted
Orcs-acted
Jarrek-acted
Mel-acted
Svarog-acted
Haftor

Jarrek falls, but seems stable.

Botting Svarog:

Rapid Shot x2; add +9: 2d20 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8
Arrow damage x2; add +4: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 7) = 15

The taciturn ranger coolly puts arrows into the two closest orcs (red and green), leaving both of them bleeding, clinging to consciousness only because of their rage.

Haftor to go!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 13
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: 0 Magenta: 0 Red: 12* Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 11*
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Botting the dwarf:

Haftor delays until Trianne finishes her spell.

Round 2:

Initiative order
Trianne
Haftor
Tark
Seamus
Orcs
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog

Trianne can act!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 13
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: 0 Magenta: 0 Red: 12* Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 11*
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Trianne watched in slow motion horror as the arrow skewered Jarrek through the throat and he crumpled. She kept her casting wits about her though, even as her eyes traveled the back trail of the arrow’s flight to the tall, slender human woman with longish brown hair. Her! Trianne thought she would find the woman wearing a chain shirt as well, fitting the descriptor of their stowaway spy.

She completed the spell and laid fingers on Haftor, already moving away from the dwarf now doubling in size. She immediately went into another casting, the power coursing through her. With a hiss of words, she dissolved from sight completely and then began making her way inland.

Enlarge on Haftor. This round she casts Vanish on herself and takes a standard Move.

Round 2 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-acted
Tark-acted
Seamus
Orcs
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog

Botting Haftor:

Attack Tark: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

The dwarf barely misses the still-burning orc, who (after sizzling a bit more) withdraws screaming and dives into the river.

Seamus is up!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: 0 Magenta: 0 Red: 12* Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 11*
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Seamus, shaking off the wounds sustained from the ranged attacks of the orcs, clears his head, and leans over Jarrek, pouring a concoction down his throat to stabilize the warrior.

Cure Light wounds: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Round 2 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-acted
Tark-acted
Seamus-acted
Orcs-acted
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel-acted
Svarog

The two bleeding orcs stagger forward, but can't get to Haftor in time to attack.

Haftor AoO vs. magenta: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Hammer damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1) + 5 = 10
Cleave AoO vs. red: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Hammer damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 5) + 5 = 12

As one of the unwounded orcs closes, Haftor manages to lay a punishing blow on it, leaving it battered and bloodied. He uses the momentum of his swing to carry into the next orc, wounding it severely as well. Cleave feat ftw! Two more orcs running on rage, and bleeding out!

The woman moves closer through the underbrush and puts an arrow past one of the orcs into Seamus for 10 HP.

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: 12* Magenta: 10* Red: 13* Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 12*
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Forgot to say: Svarog, you're up!

Botting Svarog:

The ranger mutters a curse at his inability to see the lethal archer past the D.O.U.S. and the surrounding orcs. The latter is a problem he can do something about, though.

2d20 ⇒ (19, 6) = 25
Damage vs. magenta: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage vs. gold: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

One of the two orcs Haftor just hit falls, and the other one is left gasping for breath--clearly about to expire from blood loss. 1 HP left, and will take that in bleeding damage just before it acts again.

There is a splash in the water downstream as the riverboat crew unloads their ballista on the fleeing orc.

Round 3:

Initiative order
Trianne
Haftor
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus
Orcs
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog

Trianne, Haftor, and Seamus can act!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: dead Magenta: dead Red: 13* Blue: 0 Black: 0 Green: 12*
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

As the orcs rushed past to engage, Trianne curved back around in their wake. She flicked her gaze back and forth between the melee and her target for only a moment before darting into the underbrush, dagger coming to hand. She didn’t want to leave them in the lurch, but they had to take this chance. Trianne didn’t think the spy would lurk around much longer, especially if the orcs kept dropping.

Vanish duration 2/4 rds. Double move, free weapon draw. Think this path is math correct with terrain and her 35’ of movement - 1st = 5’ W, 5’ NW, 5’ W, 10’ NW (Nimble), 10’ N, 2nd = 10’ N, 10’ N, 10’ NW with the last 5’ sacked to keep Stealth penalty at -5.

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus
Orcs
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog

The woman doesn't appear to have noticed Trianne yet. Trianne is able to tell that as expected, she's wearing a chain shirt. It looks silvery.

Haftor and Seamus to go!

Giant Haftor can't help but smile through his beard as he enjoys his increased size. He completes the massive swing of his stone hammer, pivots his hips a bit, then swings back in the other direction, focusing first on the enemy to his right, then following through to attack the next in the row.

warhammer att w/hatred 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27 damage w/Acid Strike 1d10 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + (2) + 4 = 10

EDIT: That was a hit on the green orc, so I'll be cleaving again on the black orc. I have to admit that I didn't think I would use it much, but man, I'm glad I took the feat. It helps that the orcs have a pretty weak AC. I hit on a natural 4!

warhammer att w/hatred 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19 damage w/Acid Strike 1d10 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + (4) + 4 = 9

That's a hit, Haftor. Did you want to go with a Cleave, since your AoO with Cleave was last round and the orcs are all bunched up? Also, I think the hammer is normally a d8 weapon, and a Medium d8 weapon becomes a 2d6 weapon when Large.

Edit after Haftor cleaves (and you're still not rolling enough for damage with the hammer--should be 2d6):

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-acted
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus
Orcs
Jarrek
Mel
Svarog

Haftor targets one of the wounded orcs and smashes its head in. The momentum of his swing carries over into the unwounded orc next to that one and staggers it. It's still up, though.

Hammer damage, keeping previous acid damage roll: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 4) + 8 = 13

Seamus is up!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: dead Magenta: dead Red: 13* Blue: 0 Black: 13* Green: dead
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Round 3 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-acted
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus-acted
Orc-acted
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel
Svarog

Botting Seamus:

Badly injured, the gnome tosses a bomb at the last unwounded orc, then drops prone in the boat.

Bomb vs. blue orc, keeping Haftor out of the blast: 1d20 + 1 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 10 + 1 = 29
Bomb damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + 1 = 15

Incidentally, Seamus, you have your bomb damage written two different ways (3d6 and 2d6), and I'm not sure how you get 3d6 at 4th level.

The two wounded orcs expire from the splash damage, and the blue orc is wounded to the point of running on rage. It staggers forward, on fire, and chops at Haftor, missing badly.

Then the woman acts. This time, she doesn't advance, but instead looses three arrows at the dwarf with blinding speed. The first one finds a narrow gap in the armor protecting his torso and punctures a lung; as Haftor folds up, the other two arrows go over his head. Haftor, take 40 HP. She's rolled two nat 20s and confirmed them both (though the second one was only because Haftor was big, and had just used Cleave).

As Haftor falls, she shouts in exultation, "THAT'S TWO FOR SKREED, YOU BASTARDS!"

Svarog is up!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: dead Magenta: dead Red: dead Blue: 15* Black: dead Green: dead
Mel: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

With the last orc rapidly approaching death, Svarog turns his attention to the far more pressing matter of Skreed's apparent paramour and her lethal bow. Both of his arrows hit.

Rapid shot, +4 to hit: 2d20 ⇒ (14, 19) = 33
Damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (4, 8) + 4 = 16

Round 4:

Trianne and Seamus are up!

Seamus lying prone in the middle of the boat, calls out, Och, they down yet? and peers cautiously over the side, trying not to make himself a target. Seeing the last archer still standing, Seamus stays crouched in the bottom of the boat, reaching into his pouch and holding a bead in his hand. Focusing a moment, the bead's magic refills the extract he'd just used on Jarrek and crawls over to Haftor, preparing to heal the dwarf.

Use boro bead to refill his cure light wounds infusion. For the bomb damage it is 2d6+ for the regular bomb, +1d6 for explosive bomb which transfers the damage to being all fire.

My understanding is that the d6 fire damage starts accruing at the target's next action, like the burn special ability, but if you have a reference that contradicts that I'll accept it.

I'll go back and reread the original hopefully later today or tomorrow early and see exactly what it says. I've never played an alchemist before, so I could easily be incorrect.

1d6 ⇒ 5

No problem; I should have had the orc take the additional d6 at its action right after the bomb hit, and that would be enough to kill it.

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne
Haftor-unconscious
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus-acted
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel
Svarog

Seamus regenerates a potion of healing for Haftor, concealed behind the dwarf.

Trianne?

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+; fled
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: dead Magenta: dead Red: dead Blue: dead Black: dead Green: dead
Mel: AC 19 T 15 FF 4 HP taken: 16

Skreed. So much became clear when Trianne heard the woman shriek her defiance. So many thoughts raced through the transmuter's head in possibility. Foremost among them was if the woman had used Skreed's locket to track them.

Trianne shunted all the speculation aside with cold force and retained her original plan as she closed on their attacker. Somehow the magic she chose seemed even more fitting now. Bringing the dark energies to bear, she could feel the draining force of it and reached out to empower the woman's anguish.

"I'm the one with Skreed's locket, you murderous cow," Trianne whispered as her fingers grazed the woman's neck. "Would you like to know how he died?"

Cast Stricken Heart. 5' Stealth step adjacent with Nimble with melee touch attack.

Stealth: 1d20 + 4 + 20 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 20 - 5 = 22
Melee touch attack: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 10
Stricken Heart damage + 1 rd Stagger: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9

Yeesh. That 10 is against touch and no Dex bonus...so it might be enough? :/

It is!

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-unconscious
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus-acted
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel-acted
Svarog

Focused on what's in front of her, the woman is taken by surprise at Trianne's sudden appearance and magical attack. Trianne manages to touch her, sending a staggering pulse of negative energy into her. Even staggered, though, she is able to put an arrow into the wizard, moving in such a way that Trianne can't take advantage of her bow use. Take 13 HP, Trianne. She has the Point Blank Master feat, so you won't get an AoO.

Svarog is up!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+; fled
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: dead Magenta: dead Red: dead Blue: dead Black: dead Green: dead
Mel: AC 19 T 15 FF 4 HP taken: 25

Fast! And her bow movements were like liquid! Trianne barely got the command out in time as Skreed’s lover spun and fired with reflexive ease at point blank range. Trianne felt the tip of the arrow bite into her midsection before her magic turned her incorporeal. Even so, she buckled and grunted in surprise before looking back up at her opponent.

“Well you’re a nasty one,” she said as she swirled back to solidity.

If I have the timing issues correct, Trianne would use her upcoming round Swift action slot to cast Windy Escape as an Immediate Action now for DR 10/magic against the attack. So she would take 3 HP instead…unless the arrow is magical.

Her bow is magical, yes.

Craaaap. No way of knowing prior to moment of casting, so spell used and 13 HP taken.

Svarog looked over the field of their pyrrhic victory... and smiled. It may have been a grim sight to anyone else - most of his companions badly wounded, the bank a site of carnage - but to Svarog, this was the feeling of coming home.

Carefully, but quickly, balanced on the swaying boat, he nocked two more arrows and let fly.

Svarog Rapid shot 1: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 - 2 = 25 Not fully sure if the woman is of orcish blood? +3 to hit and +2 to damage if so.
dmg 1: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Svarog Rapid shot 2: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 2 = 12
dmg 2: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Svarog confirm shot 1: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 2 = 8 LOL
extra dmg 3: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

"Join Skreed in Hell, fiend," he intoned as his arrow(s) found their mark.

Unfortunately, she's human. Too bad you didn't confirm; it would have been a nice bit of symmetry.

Svarog tags the woman with one arrow, the other flying past her shoulder.

Round 5:

Trianne and Seamus can act!

Trianne hopped back from the woman, trying to clear the field of fire for Svarog as best she was able. Words of power were again spilling from her mouth as she moved, but this time the energy coalesced into a snaking rope between the two women as Trianne tried to suck the very breath from her enemy’s lungs.

As they struggled with the magics, the transmuter reached back and fished a potion from the ever-ready pack hanging on her back in anticipation of her next attack.

5’ Step N’ w/ Nimble. Cast Steal Breath. Move action to draw an Alchemist’s Fire to hand.

Damage on failed Fort DC 15 save: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6

Seamus will work to pour a healing potion down the dwarf's throat. Oi back at it, no lazin' around here - still a woman trying to murder us all!

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Round 5 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-conscious; can act next round
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus-acted
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel-acted
Svarog

The woman shrugs off Trianne's spell, then casts one of her own.

Svarog is up!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+; fled
Orcs: AC 13 T 10 FF 13 HP taken--Gold: dead Magenta: dead Red: dead Blue: dead Black: dead Green: dead
Mel: AC 19? T 15? FF 14? HP taken: 31

I'm going to be out of town this weekend, so I'll post now for my turn later. I don't want to hold things up.

Haftor sits up and spits blood over the side of the boat. "That stung a mite." He grunts, grabbing the nearby bench and heaving himself up onto his feet. "Right then, let's wrap this up."

He places a hand over the oozing wound in his chest and casts a quick spell.

CLW 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

OK - Haftor is now at 17 HP

Botting Svarog:

Rapid Shot arrows, add +5: 2d20 ⇒ (9, 11) = 20

The ranger sends two more arrows at the woman, but neither come close to her.

Round 6:

Initiative order
Trianne
Haftor
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel
Svarog

Haftor rolls over and casts another curing spell on himself.

Trianne can act!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+; fled
Orcs: all dead
Mel: AC 19? T 15? FF 14? HP taken: 31

Trianne reflexively ducked as Svarog’s arrows sailed by, missing her chance to identify what spell had been cast by her opponent. As she rose, she hurled the liquid fire at their assailant before withdrawing a little further and reloading from her pack.

Standard Splash Weapon attack. 5’ Step E. Move action to draw another vial.

Spellcraft vs. DC 16: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Alchemist's Fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 6 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Trianne-acted
Haftor-acted
Tark-fleeing (for now)
Seamus
Jarrek-unconscious
Mel
Svarog

Trianne hits the woman with a bottle of alchemist's fire, and she looks less than pleased about it.

Seamus is up!

Tark: AC 18 T 14 FF 16 HP taken: 17+; fled
Orcs: all dead
Mel: AC 19? T 15? FF 14? HP taken: 35

Seamus downs an elixir and disappears from the boat!

Now invisible, the gnome clambers out of the boat and onto solid, dry land. Advancing toward the woman who's lethal bow had been turned against his companions. The gnome thought to himself, I'll show her what happens when you try and ambush us, all sneaky like!

Seamus, give me a Stealth check.

Stealth, dex, size, invisibility: 1d20 + 5 + 4 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 4 + 20 = 47

Don't forget the penalty for moving.

The woman starts with attacking Trianne. The wizard falls to her first arrow (it looks like 17 damage will take you to -1, and you don't want her to continue attacking you), so she turns her attention to the ranger. Her first arrow misses completely, but her second arrow is terrifyingly on target. Svarog, take 31 HP, and you're up.

An arrow to the throat was more trouble than Svarog had been expecting from the stranger. Unable even to let out a dying roar as was the way of his people, he let out a strangled, gurgling hiss instead. Dropping his bow in the boat, he charged toward this unexpected nemesis, drawing his sword in a skirl of steel, teeth stained red in a vicious snarl of defiance.

sword+scabbard+charge: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 15
2h dmg1: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

If it looks like Haftor was about to charge to where I moved Svarog, he'll just veer to the side, even if he doesn't get close enough to attack - I doubt this hits anyway. And he can't die without a blade in hand! Tres declassé.

She's in Difficult terrain, so you can't charge her.