DM Carbide's PFS Emerald Spire

Game Master John Woodford

No, I didn't include the penalties for grappling, and you hit it. Sadly, it resists your spell. (I feel your pain re the dice; I'm playing in Tektite's Emerald Spire game, and in my last several attack rolls I haven't rolled over 7. Very frustrating, as I am playing an STR ranger, so hitting things is what I do.)

It was a long shot anyway, this thing is resistant to everything that Kali can do. I guess I'll just aid another PC's attack rolls in subsequent rounds.

On the other hand, Carbide seems to be rolling just fine. So we've got that to comfort us.

Senja continues to laugh his slightly sinister cackle, tossing another handful of miniature shadowy swords at the mudlord!

Cackle to keep up Kragnor's Fortune hex, Evil Eye for -2 to AC vs mudlord, DC 15 Will save.

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva
Kali-acted
Asvald
Kragnor

Kali's electrical attack fails to damage the creature, and it likewise continues to resist Senja's mystical handicap.

Reflex (grappled): 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 - 1 = 12

HP: 28/43 (w/ rage)

Eva struggles to break free, hoping her companions will hurry up and kill the thing.

CMB (rage, grappling): 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 + 3 = 30

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva-acted
Kali-acted
Asvald
Kragnor

The monk is engulfed, but then tears herself free of the mudlord's grasp!

Asvald and Kragnor, you're up!

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 10
BoL: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 21
Piercing Damage: 1d12 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 18

Kragnor swings the pointy end of hammer at the mudlord!

Round 4 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva-acted
Kali-acted
Asvald
Kragnor-acted

Kragnor again hits the elemental, and again does not do as much damage as he would have expected.

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -16 HP

My 9 damage last round didn't go through at all?

DR 10/magic, and I don't think you had a magic weapon.

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Given that, Asvald, do you want to Aid Another for Eva or Kragnor?

Aid Dorf: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Given that Kragnor is staying conscious only by virtue of Asvald's song, someone might also want to do something about his current health. In case Eva goes down.

Asvald works on making it easier for Kragnor to hit.

As of this next round, you'll have been underwater for 10 rounds.

Round 5 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva
Kali-
Asvald
Kragnor

The mudlord again pounds on Eva for 14 HP. This time, though, she's ready for the grab and manages to avoid it.

Party up!

Senja manages to cackle madly for a moment before taking a breath and swimming down to Kragnor, pulling a wand out as he moves.

Move action to cackle, another move to get to Kragnor. If he can draw the wand of infernal healing as he moves, let’s do that. If not, I’ll draw it next round and heal him then.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 19
BoL: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 13
Damage: 1d12 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 12

Kragnor continues trying to chip away at the mudlord.

Senja, you have a nonzero BAB, so as I read the rules on drawing wands you can combine the draw with a move action.

Round 5 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva
Kali-
Asvald
Kragnor-acted

Kragnor hits the creature and knocks loose another few drops of its substance.

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -18 HP

HP: 15/43 (with rage)

Eva nods in satisfaction as she correctly predicts the creature's maneuver. Keeping what she's observed in mind, she swings her sword once again, this time at its head.

Flurry of Boops: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 1 = 22
Damage (magical): 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Flurry of Boops: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8

Ki point for +4 dodge bonus to my AC/CMD for a round.

Kali casts Shocking Grasp again defensively and touches the creature, but its spell resistance once again stymies her efforts to hurt it. "Um, guys? Maybe we should consider retreating and picking up the right weapons for this thing."

Defensive Cast: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Touch: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Caster level check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Kali, remember that most of you are underwater at this point--talking isn't going to work well.

Round 5 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva-acted
Kali-acted
Asvald-
Kragnor-acted

Kali's spell fails to affect the mudlord, but Eva manages to get some damage through (halved because you're under water).

Even with the damage that Eva and Kragnor have done, the creature still looks to be relatively unwounded (less than 50% down).

Asvald is up!

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -21 HP

Evidently I misunderstand the situation, I thought we were all fighting on the surface of the water since everyone can hear Asvald's chanting. Who is underwater?

Crud, I forgot that Asvald's chant has to be heard. For the rest of this fight, assume that you're at or near the surface, and I'll be more diligent about applying the environmental restrictions in future. Everyone can hear Kali's suggestion.

Asvald?

Asvald continues distracting the monster for his dwarf friend's benefit.

Aid Dorf: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Round 6 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva
Kali-
Asvald
Kragnor

The mudlord continues to pound Eva, but the monk's supernatural awareness allows her to dodge one of the blows and slip free of the clinging muck from the attack that hit her for 8 HP.

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -21 HP

Kali tries to distract the creature to give Kragnor a better chance at hitting it.

Aid Kragnor: +2 to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

You might be better off doing that for Eva--she has a magic weapon (albeit a slashing one) and two attacks per round.

Yeah, good point. Kali will aid Eva instead.

HP: 8/43 (with rage)

Anyone got healing? :)

Eva nods at Kali and keeps swinging, her mouth set into a grim line.

Boop of Flurries (w/ aid): 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Boop of Flurries: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Ki point for another attack.

Boop of Flurries: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14
Hrmph.

Round 6 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva-acted
Kali-acted
Asvald
Kragnor

Eva lands a pair of solid hits on the creature!

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -33 HP

Asvald's chant reaches a crescendo causing his blade to flash with blinding light again as he continues to distract the mud-beast.

DC 11 vs Blind!

Aid Eva's AC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Round 6 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva-acted
Kali-acted
Asvald-acted
Kragnor

The creature does not appear to notice Asvald's spell. Senja and Kragnor, to you!

Senja taps Kragnor with the healing wand!

Infernal healing on Kragnor, slowly patching him back together.

Senja, I thought you tagged Kragnor last round. Do infernal healing spells stack?

Nope, I haven't tagged him yet. I used two move actions last round: one to cackle to keep up Kragnor's Fortune hex, and one to draw the IH wand while moving next to Kragnor. And no, I don't believe they stack.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 10
BoL: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 18
Damage: 1d12 + 4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 6 + 1 = 22

Kragnor keeps swinging, but even Senja's luck, the dwarf can't hit a thing.

Kragnor, I think you have a +2 from Asvald's Aid Another that he declared last round.

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Kragnor, I think you have a +2 from Asvald's Aid Another that he declared last round.

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Sweet! Missed that and did not factor that in.

If Kragnor had a magic weapon this fight would be over.

Round 7 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva
Kali-
Asvald
Kragnor

The mudlord knocks Eva unconscious with its first attack (take 10 HP), then pounds Asvald for 12 HP.

Party up!

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -45 HP

Asvald's eyes grow wide in surprise when the mudlord's lucky blow fells Eva and he's targeted next. He grabs the woman's sword and swings it mightily at the muddy menace.

Eva's Sword: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 1 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 2 = 15

And we'll try another DC 11 blind.

Asvald's blow hits and nearly drops the elemental! DC 11 save : 1d20 ⇒ 1 SR check : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Will check if that gets through.

ETA: unfortunately, it doesn't.

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HP: -1/43 (with rage)

Anti-Drown Con Check (DC10): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Anti-Bleed Con Check (DC10): 1d20 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 - 1 = 9

Wow... what dice. *shakes fist at them*

Now at -3... someone wanna get me out of this water, please? :) (Otherwise I'll drown next round.)

Knowing he's too far away to safely get to Eva, Senja swims back to the surface, then does his best to help Asvald end the fight, bolstering him with good fortune!

Take 10 on Swim check to get to the top of the water, then Fortune hex on Asvald.

Kali corkscrews through the water in an effort to avoid opening herself to attack as she swims to Eva's aid. If not laid low by the mudlord, she then grabs monk to pull her above the water.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

I'm not entirely sure if you can acrobatics through water, but I figured it was worth a shot. Please consider Kali's action to pull Eva up as a grapple to further avoid provoking any AoO's.

I'd say there's a penalty for trying to do that under water, Kali, but you rolled well enough to make it anyway.

Round 7 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva-unconscious
Kali-acted
Asvald-acted
Kragnor

Kali manages to get the drowning monk to the surface. Kragnor is up!

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -60 HP

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 10
Damage: 1d12 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 21

Seeing Eva sink below the water, Kragnor takes a wild swing at the mudlord.

Kragnor misses.

Round 8 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva
Kali-
Asvald
Kragnor

The mudlord pounds on Asvald some more for 16 HP, and it grabs you.

Party up!

AC 19 T 13 FF 16 -60 HP

Kali pulls out her potion of Cure Light Wounds from her Handy Haversack and pours it down Eva's throat.

CLW on Eva: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Asvald manages to wrench his sword arm free from the constricting mud long enough to drive it into his opponent one more time.

Eva's Sword: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 1 = 8
Fortune: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 1 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16

Confirming: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 1 = 8
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14

I'm not sure if this thing is an actual elemental and immune to crits. I didn't bother with the penalty to attack for being grappled because it's a wash with the AC penalty.

It's immune to crits. And I forgot to halve the damage on your last hit because you're using a slashing weapon, sorry.

Round 8 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-
Eva-...
Kali-acted
Asvald-acted
Kragnor

Asvald chops into the elemental and does it considerable damage, but it's still up!

Senja & Kragnor, your turn.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 14
Damage: 1d12 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 18

Kragnor swings again, getting increasingly frustrated with his fighting prowess.