DM Dr Evil's Curse of the Crimson Throne

Game Master DM DoctorEvil

Battle stats
HP 2/31
AC 16/T12/FF14 (18/T14/FF16 with mutagen)
Saves F6R7W1 (R9 with mutagen)
Current Effects:Mutagen (+2 Natural AC, +4 Dex 40 minutes/day),
7/9 bombs

Tina throws a bomb at the chieften. Red and Purple orcs should get splashed for 6 points each. DC 14 Reflex to halve if they arn't asleep I believe.
PBS,PS,Touch: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 262d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 5) + 4 = 13

Orc Warband - Round 6 - continued

19 Orc Warrior Green (asleep)
17 Crux
17 Tina
17 Orc Chief (enlarged, 21 hp dmg)
17 Orc Warrior Purple (6hp dmg)
11 Marnos
10 Orc Warrior Red (6hp dmg)
5 Travigan (unconscious, bleeding)
5 Orc Warrior Gold (asleep)
4 Orc Shaman
3 Orc Warrior White (8hp dmg)

Throwing one of her explosive cocktails, Tina is able to catch the orc boss right in the flames, splashing a fair amount of burning liquid on both Red and Purple.

Red DC 15 Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

We will see what Crux has for us before the orcs start up again.

Wand of Magic Missile the orc chief.
Magic Missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7

HP updated. Just realised I have invisibility, so I can turn invisible, approach Travigan and heal him. That's probably a better use of my time than trying to slug it out with the orc while he dies.

Orc Warband - Round 6 - continued

Fleeing away from the enlarged orc leader, Crux fires a blast from his wand of force missiles at the leader. The unerring accuracy of the missiles holds true, as it smashes into the large orc who emits a roar of pain.

The now-wounded orc leader rushes forward, looking to down the still seriously wounded Tina before she can lob another bomb. The axe cleaves the poor alchemist again, spilling her life-blood on the ground, as she once again falls unconscious from her wounds.

Purple Orc roused from his sleep by the slash damage from Tina's bomb, pulls himself to his feet, and spends the round picking up his gear.

Marnos is up next with White Orc right on top of him.

Orc Leader, enlarge, bless, magic weapon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Dmg, Tina: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Marnos steps back from the oncoming orc 5' step and mutters a quick incantation, grinning cheekily and giving the orc a brief wave goodbye before vanishing casts invisibility- standard action. Once invisible, he starts making his way towards Travigan, carefully avoiding any orcs on the way. Move action towards Travigan

Orc Warband - Round 6 - concluded

Stepping back and blinking out of sight, Marnos leaves the White Orc warrior behind as moves in the direction of the still-bleeding Travigan.

The half-elf's sudden disappearance leaves only the disabled wizard visible on the battlefield. Red Orc snatches up his war-axe and heads towards Crux.

Orc Shaman moves back to his still sleeping soldiers and will try to rouse the rest in the next round.

Convinced he is being tricked, White Orc swings his axe in a series of ever-widening arcs as he tries to zero in on where the smiling inquisitor has gotten to.

End of round 6

Travigan needs another stabilize roll when possible.

Orc Warband - Round 7

19 Orc Warrior Green (asleep)
17 Crux
17 Tina (unconscious, bleeding)
17 Orc Chief (enlarged, 26 hp dmg)
17 Orc Warrior Purple (6hp dmg)
11 Marnos (invisible)
10 Orc Warrior Red (6hp dmg)
5 Travigan (unconscious, bleeding)
5 Orc Warrior Gold (asleep)
4 Orc Shaman
3 Orc Warrior White (8hp dmg)

As the orcs start to close in on poor Crux, an ear-splitting shriek sounds from the sky as a trio of hippogriff-riding Sable Marines dives from the clouds into the unsuspecting orcs.

Bursting down, with lances that gleam in the sunshine, the heroes of Korvosa begin to ride down the orcs. Purple Orc is cleft from his feet by the lance and sharp beak of the hippogriff and rider, while the Shaman and Red Orc are dealt serious, if not mortal, wounds as well.

Amidst all this chaos, Crux is up again, barely hanging on to consciousness.

Marine 1, charging: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
Marine 2, charging: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
marine 3, charging: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 = 22
Dmg vs Purple: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Dmg vs Shaman: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Dmg vs Red: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Hippogriff 1 bite: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 2 = 17
Hippogriff 2 bite: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
Hippogriff 3 bite: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12
Dmg vs Purple: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Stabilize (DC 10): 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 1 - 2 = 15 success!

Travigan's wounds staunch and his condition stabilizes just as the proverbial cavalry bursts onto the scene out of the very heavens.

HP: -2/34; stable

Crux again targets the orc chief with his Magic Missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 = 4

Ready my last Potion of Cure Light Wounds.

Orc Warband - Round 7 - continued

As Travigan finally begins to stabilize, the tide of the battle has shifted. Crux fires another magic missile into the orc leader who now sees his forces outgunned after thinking he had a victory in hand. The force missile slams into the leader and he starts to call for a withdrawal of his forces. The wizard readies a curative spell as his legs are trembling from the wounds and excitement of the fight.

Still unconscious, Tina doesn't seem to realize the battle is shifting as her blood still flows into the ground.

Orc Chief, knowing when to call it, blows a signal whistle around his neck, and starts to withdraw.

Need stabilize check from Tina also. Marnos, still invisible, is up now.

Stayen alive?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Waiting on Marnos. Will DM-PC if we don't see a post by tonight.

Seeing Travigan begin to stir, and that Tina is close and bleeding heavily, Marnos moves over to her, drawing out his wand of Cure Light Wounds as he goes, and casts a spell on her, carefully keeping out of reachof the nearby orcs. I believe I will still remain invisible as it is not an attack action

hp healed: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Orc Warband - Round 7 - concluded

Marnos invisibly moves to the fallen Tina's side, using his healing magic to staunch her serious wounds. He recognizes that she is stabilized at least, even if she isn't exactly conscious yet.

Set upon by the Sable Marines, Red Orc quickly withdraws, leaving the immediate area of the battle.

Orc shaman steps back from the airborne attacker and casts a spell which creates a cloud of fog, intended to cover his retreat.

White Orc also retreats as fast as he can from the eastern edge of the map, heading back towards the stream that marks the edge of civilized lands.

End of Round 7

Orc Warband - Round 8

17 Crux
17 Tina (unconscious, stable)
17 Sable marines
17 Orc Chief (enlarged, 26 hp dmg)
11 Marnos (invisible)
5 Travigan (unconscious, stable)
5 Orc Warrior Gold (asleep)
4 Orc Shaman

Crux is up first to start off the round. Understandable if he goes for healing at this point; things are winding down.

I'm sorry mom, I thought buying the deluxe double tickler wouldn't get stuck..mumble.

Crux moves over to Tina ready to aid her. He kneels down to aid her and sees that she is stable. So again, he points his wand at the fleeing orc chief.
Magic Missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6

Orc Warband - Round 8 -continued

Seeing that Tina is stable at last, Crux is not prepared to give up the fight, and he sends another blast from his wand. The force blast strikes the orc chieftain once again, staggering, but not dropping him.

Tina, still unconscious, is at least safe (for now) from death.

Enveloped in the fog cloud, one of the Sable Marines seaches for the shaman, while another dives into the thick fog attempting to flank the caster, but neither can find him in the soupy air and their attacks fail. The third rider spurs his mount straight at the enlarged orc boss, hoping to take him down. That rider does score a direct hit, his lance impaling the super-sized orc and dropping him to the ground unconscious.

Marine 1, lance, 50% miss chance, low is good: 1d100 ⇒ 96
marine 2, lance, 50% miss chance, low is good: 1d100 ⇒ 98
Marine 3, lance: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
Dmg, boss: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Marnos is up next.

I was hoping to go heal Travigan, but as he is now hidden by the fog cloud (and he is stable), I think it would be better to keep healing Tina.

casting again from his wand, Marnos heals Tina.

hp healed: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Orc Warband - Round 8 - concluded

Marnos continues using his healing wand to minister to the injuries of Tina, who finally does start to come around.

Travigan continues to be unconscious, unaware he is in a cloud of fog...

The orc shaman, using the concealment of the cloud, is able to escape the battlefield without being caught by the Marines. His escape effectively ends the fighting.

End of Combat

By my count the Wand has 5 charges left (started with 7). Will still need some healing to get Travigan upright again. The fight didn't end your way, but you still earned some XP's for it. Downing the orc leader, and 3 of the braves earns you 350xp per player. This brings your cumulative total to 7603/10000 or about 40% to next level.

Tina painfully sits up. Ughh.is that my spleen on the ground? Oh why did I do that?

Tina staggers up and looks around.

Choosing not to pursue the scattered and leaderless orcs, the trio of Sable Marines alight on the ground, and begin to dismount. Once they have made it to the ground, they march over.

"Are you alright?" asks the sergeant to Tina. "What were you thinking engaging an orc warband. The reports of their raids in this area have grown. We were just overflying after checking on a false trail in Harse and stumbled upon you. Your good luck I guess. Is that man okay?" The sergeant points at the unmoving form of Travigan sprawled on the ground and begins to move that direction.

Ah..hhe...yes it was a horrid idea to try to fight htem. Tina wobbles over to Tavigan and pours a CLW Infusion down his throat.
CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Travigan sits up suddenly, sputtering as Tina pulls an empty flask away from his lips. "Wha- what happened? Where's th' big one?! Blasted mud-suckin' goatlicker hits like an elephant! Lemme up and at'im!"

Scrambling to his feet and recovering his hammer, he looks up only to see sable marines instead of orcs. "Wait, you're not the orcs. Where'd the bleedin' orcs go?!"

9/34

We all got saved from being killed because they were flying by. Most of the orcs are down but one or twoe scaped.

"Including the leader and that shaman. I would have had them if not for that shaman"

Marnos nods agreement. "Next time, we take out the shaman first."

Are we going to try and track them? or lick our wounds and go home?

Tina starts poking people with the healing wand
Travigan: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Tina: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Crux: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Marnos: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

The raid is stopped. Lets go.

I don't think we are in any condition to go after them. Shall we head back to the city?

"Sounds good to me."

Travigan grunts as another wave of curative magic knits some of his wounds. Rubbing the back of his neck ruefully, he nods to the Sable Marines and offers his thanks. "Ye have my gratitude. Thanks fer th' timely assist."

Turning back to the others, the gruff blacksmith rolls his shoulder and nods. "Aye. I think I'm startin' ta miss me forge."

15/34

Tina drinks her currently last CLW extract
CLW: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Are you hitting the road for Korvosa immediately, or heading back to Goodwill ranch for rest before setting back out?

I'd say back to Goodwill so we can return their horses, yeah?

well, most of them.

With one horse killed in the battle, Tina jumps one with one of the boys, and they set out for Goodwill Ranch.

The Sable Marines see you safely away before half-heartedly pursuing the orc survivors across the creek and back into the wild. As they depart, they ask you "Have any of you seen the regicide woman Trinia Sabor? We have reason to believe she may have fled to this area, and we were on patrol for her or her accomplices when we spotted your trouble. If you see her, give a shout, eh?" The sergeant winks knowing you'l return the solid favor if given a chance.

After a short but tiring ride back to the ranch, the gate keepers let you in without a squabble this time. Goodwill himself comes out to the gate to see you in. "Tarnation! Looks like you lot took a good beating. Hope you gave better'n you got!"

"Can't really say that we did, I'm afraid, but some timely help from a patrol of sable marines did leave them in worse shape than the orcs left us."

Well, we got whupped but I guess the gods were smilen on us and sent help our way.

Tina flops onto a cot. We'll just be headen back to the city after resting.

Tina will get to working on healing everyone. Long term care to heal double the level of HP

Heal DC 15: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

*SPLORTTCHHHHH!!!

Um...I'm sorry Travigan, I am pretty sure you don't need that to live.

After hearing the story, Goodwill gives you his thanks for thwarting the raid on his compound. He brings forth a stock of healing salves that he had prepared for his own men and offers one each to the party.

Trinia stops and sees each of you tending to your wounds as best she can,s still thankful for the effort you made on her behalf in bringing her all the way to Harse.

Soon, all the heroes are fed and asleep, ready to see what the trip back to Korvosa brings.

Everyone can take or pocket a potion of CLW. That plus the day's rest should help restore some very low HP totals. Go ahead and roll and provide your updated value.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 +4 sleep=7

Crux remains laconic as ever over their defeat.
Potion of Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Marnos still has CLW Spells he can cast. Let's use those first as I get them back after a nights rest
Marnos heals those in need with a brief prayer to Erastil:

hp healed: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
hp healed: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
hp healed: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

and on himself:
hp healed: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

One of those juicy, juicy 12's from Marnos and a night's rest will leave Travigan at 31/34

When Trinia expresses her gratitude, Travigan nods but frowns at the same time. "Mind yerself, girlie. Those Sable Marines weren't out this far hunting orcs, words got out that you were seen out this way. Keep yer head down or ye might not be able ta keep it attached." The burly curmudgeon grumbles a bit before adding, "If ye do need our help again though, just send word, aye?"

Crux will take that 5 to top him off.

Tina will take the 12.

Trinia gives Travigan a big hug. "Well, I am sure I am safe behind these walls. If I don't die of boredom first. Thank you again for all your trouble on my behalf. I hope you keep the city safe until I return. Maybe you'll work with Blackjack again?"

After a good night's rest and some doses of healing magic, the party is mostly ready to set out back for Korvosa. The road out of Harse is uneventful, which is good after yesterday's fiasco. The trek is long and it's nearly nightfall before you reach the inn in the middle of the way.

There, you see travelers who are leaving Korvosa, seemingly a lot of them. Many are wearing kerchiefs or masks over their nose and mouth, and most give a very distrusting look to strangers.

You may make a Diplomacy or other check to figure out what that's all about.

Hello there! Why are you headed out of Korvosa in suhc number? Has there been anothe rriot?

Diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Tina is somewhat miffed that the travelers ignore her and rides back to the city in a huff.