DM Michael Cullen's Skull and Shackles

Game Master MichaelCullen

posted in discussion and noticed my post from yesterday never posted.

Noro looks to Sunny swimming in the water wondering what to do.

Shuuny, get to the ship and get that damn cannon to blow this plant thing into nexsht week.

Noro readies to attack any vine that comes at her or any other crew member in the boat.

Kyranda, feel free to back post what you would do while grappled in the air adjacent to the center of mass of the vine creature.
The plant shudders from the cold, dropping Kyranda and Jax.

1 is into water. 2 is onto boat.
Kyranda: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Jax: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Kyranda falling: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 3) = 10
Who does Kyranda fall on? 1 Calah, 2 Dimitrious, 3 Arjun, 4-6 boat: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Kyranda falls on Dimitrious, a yielding surface.
Dimitrious reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 Enough for half damage.
Dimitrious sees Kyranda falling and holds out his arms to help break the fall. It helps a little but they both get bruised.
Dimitrious Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 4) = 8

Kyranda took, 7 lethal and 3 non lethal. Dimitrious took 4 lethal.

Jax falling damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 5) = 13
8 Lethal and 5 Non lethal

The plant creature has a beak like protrusion that bites out from amongst the vines, snapping out at the elemental. bite: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 2 = 172d6 + 12 ⇒ (5, 6) + 12 = 23

Suny nods at Noro's shout, flipping about and zooming back to the ship.

Climb Check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Even as she's scampering up the rope Suny is calling orders to the crew,

"All hands on deck! Look alive ye swabs! There be crew bein' attacked an' monsters on'a loose!"

Profession Sailor:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

She orders the ship's locker opened and any bow r x-bows brought out. Organizing material to be torn into strips and for pitch and alcohol to be brought up on deck.

Know Engineering:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Craft Carpentry:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Deftly organizing for arrows/bolts with wads of flame to be set up and shot high into the canopy.

"Tha' plant up yonder be movin' an' graspin' peoples! Aim wide an' try ta' get ye shots ta' catch on'a green stuff!"

They's some low rolls there, sure 'nuff. :P

insta kill on the elemental :( Oh well it did something. Still don't know what Calah could do against this because of the resistances

I will climb back up onto the ship as my full action climb: 9 + 1d20 ⇒ 9 + (2) = 11

and if I need a swim check swim: 8 + 1d20 ⇒ 8 + (14) = 22

Arjun wipes his blades on the side of the rowboat, and sheathes them. He shakes his head in slight dismay. "It is not a good sign when we are attacked before we even reach land. This poor thing could have gone the rest of its life eating howler monkeys in peace. Such a shame. Oh, well. To land!"

Pssst! We int' finished with tha' monster yet! *Points up* Is still there, up in'a branches. Heck, it IS tha branches! (O_o)

@Suny, can't do all that in one round. You have a ridiculous swim speed and can run swimming. So you can make it back to the ship this round and get out your orders to get on deck and look alive.

Jax climbs back into the rowboat spitting out some water.

*Nods* Getting back to the ship and giving orders be where Suny is at. Gettin' other peoples ta get all'a stuffs an' such be tha way ta go. (^_^)

Looking for round two actions from everyone but Suny and Jax. Sorry if I was not clear. Noro had a readied action from last round, I'll let you roll new dice this round because it never went off on account of the plant getting staggered.

Dimitrious will unload a second rd of pain into the plant 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 2) + 4 = 14

Havok continues to batter the center creature with talons and beak.

beak: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 291d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
talon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 101d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
talon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 291d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

confirm beak: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 221d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
confirm talon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 141d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

I forgot to do anything with Calah last round so I will have her summon another ice elemental with the wand of summon nature's ally that they found earlier. The creature will appear this round and attack the plant, meanwhile Calah will start summoning another. Does augment summoning work on summoned creatures with a wand or scroll? In that case add 2 to to hit and to dmg.

Calah decides to use the wand of summon nature's ally II they found earlier to summon another ice elemental to harry the plant.

The ice elemental that appeared this round starts to slam the plant.
attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
dmg: 1d4 + 2 + 1d3 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (3) = 7

I don't know how I missed that. I guess I thought the tentacle was the entire creature. Time to use a new power!

Arjun leaps from the rowboat. Rather than splashing and sinking into the water, however, he dashes across the surface toward the plant monster.

Light Steps (Ex) - As a full-round action, he can move up to twice his speed, ignoring difficult terrain. While moving in this way, any surface will support him, no matter how much he weighs. This allows him to move across water, lava, or even the thinnest tree branches.

Taking a flanking position, Arjun slashes with his blade.

+1 wakizashi 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 171d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

I plan on letting the plant grab me to avoid having to worry about swimming.

Arjun, the creature is 30 feet in the air....

Arjun, the creature is 30 feet in the air....

If I didn't keep a shaved head, I would swear I'm having a series of blonde-moments. Sorry for any confusion my apparent lack of reading comprehension is causing. Thank you, Noro. PLEASE IGNORE MY PREVIOUS POST.

Arjun regards the creature in befuddlement, not quite knowing what to do to help his comrades. "Ummm... I'm out of ideas. I have a blowgun? Maybe distract it. Or whatever." The ninja doesn't look very confident as he takes aim and fires the tiny, tiny dart.

masterwork blowgun 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 301d2 ⇒ 2 Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! OF COURSE I would roll a natural 20 and max damage with a blowgun!
masterwork blowgun 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 181d2 ⇒ 2 Critical confirmation.

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3) = 11

Channeling positive energy for everyone in the boat who is hurt

fly check for Havok to hover: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 oh no it was only DC 15, does he have some other ability that let's him hover that I don't know about. Otherwise he will need to spend part of his turn moving. He will still get the beak crit either way.
AOO if Havok can't hover: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 292d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 6) + 12 = 22 falling damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 1) = 5
Havok had a large bite taken out of him, falling unconscious, he crashes into the water below. He fall down was truly graceful landing almost perfectly in the water. i have him at -5 with one non lethal
Would have occurred on Calah's turn, before Kyranda's channel. Putting him back up to positive 6 If he has some ability that let's him take a 10 on fly or has his AC higher than 29 or something similar let me know and none of this will have happened.

@ Calah, There are abilities that let you add your feats ect. to your wands but that is not the norm.

random targets: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6) = 14 Suny is to far away so only 6 targets
Three vines once again snap down.
Dimitrious: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
One snaps at Dimitrious but misses wide.

Kyranda: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
grab: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (18) + 23 = 411d8 ⇒ 1
Kyranda is hit once again. The vine wraps arround her, Noro give the vine a hard punch nearly severing it in two. The vine recoils pulling Kyranda 30 feet into the air. 1 real damage and 1 str damage

The third vine lashes down at Noro
vine: 1d20 + 10 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 2 - 2 = 26
Provoking an attack of opportunity.
Noro hits the punches the vine just as it begins it's grapple.
grab: 1d20 + 23 - 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 23 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 23
Your AOO made the difference.
Noro's hit was just enough to allow her to deftly dodge out from under the vine.

You are all up.

At work.

Perception:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Profession Sailor:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 (To give her orders to the crew)

"FEK!" Sunny exclaims as the majestic bird flutters down into the bay.

"LOOK ALIVE YE SWABS! GET THAT LOT SET UP AND START PULLING STRING!" She yells before dashing to the railing and leaping over the side.

Yah, swimmin' fer all I be worth ta save tha' Cap'ns critter.

I thought he would just land on top of the plant thing like the elementals :(. Also wondering if you get falling damage if you fall in the water?

MM: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 1) + 4 = 14 Dimitrious unloads a 3rd rd of pain at the beasty.

Thanks Kyranda He says to the priestess

"I need to get a better ranged weapon." Arjun loads and fires his blowgun again.

masterwork blowgun 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 291d2 ⇒ 1

If only plants weren't immune to sneak attack and poison...

Would you like a +1 light crossbow Arjun

At Calah, I can kind of see that. Give me an acrobatics or a ride check to stay on. DC 15. If he makes it he avoided having to fly.

@ Suny, we will see the results of the skill check before we see if you had to swim ;)

Being flung into the air like a little child would be from her dad

By Calistria, someone kill this evil thing

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 1) = 12

using again if possible

I thought he would just land on top of the plant thing like the elementals :(. Also wondering if you get falling damage if you fall in the water?

ask yourself --- do belly flops off the high dive hurt?

*Opens core rule book* Ah falls into water are different then falls onto a yielding surface.
The damage from the fall would be nonlethal: 1d3 ⇒ 2
The channel would have more than gotten rid of that.
I am going to go ahead and roll the acrobatics for Havok just to get us past this time warp.
acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 he made it. He never fell, but will need to make the check each round as the plant thrashes around. If he fails the check he will need to make the fly check to hover or else he will need to use his move to fly arround. Sorry for the retcon, we had a different understanding of what Havok was doing.

To recap,
Suny is on the ship directing the crew to bring the cannon to bear.
Kyranda is 30 feet in the air grappled by the vine Still able to channel just fine.
Havok and an ice elemental are on top of the center of mass of vines.
Everyone else is in the jolly boat.

Would you like a +1 light crossbow Arjun

Do we just have an extra one? Or is it yours?

At work.

Sunny is getting flaming arrows/x-bow bolts set up first. More crew can shoot more things and do more damage that way... :P

Getting the cannon set up will be more technical and time consuming, but it is definately on the 'To do killing the monster' list!

Dimitrious Black wrote:

Would you like a +1 light crossbow Arjun

Do we just have an extra one? Or is it yours?

It is mine, I have no need of it

Dimitrious has been doing some serious damage.

By the way I did communicate it is resistant to fire ^^

Shooting flaming things at the monster is more for crew moral at the moment. :P

magic missile: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 = 4

then I will move away from it as much as I can to not be grabbed.

[ooc]Expecting the ice elementals to also have to roll acrobatics? If not ignore them]
acrobatics ice elem 1: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
acrobatics ice elem 2: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18
acrobatics Havok: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

attack ice elemental1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 121d4 + 2 + 1d3 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (3) = 9
attack ice elemental2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d4 + 2 + 1d3 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (2) = 6

beak: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 261d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
talon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 291d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
talon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 241d4 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
confirm talon: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 261d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

One of the ice elementals loses his footing when the giant plant wiggles and twists as it tries to fight off the adventurers.
Havok meanwhile fights far more efficiently, clawing bits of wood left and right from the plant.

Calah meanwhile will jump in the water and swim to the boat to order people there to fire at the plant with the cannon.

Some of the quicker crew members begin to shoot a volley of arrows at the plant.
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 2 = 21d8 ⇒ 7
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 2 = 81d8 ⇒ 2
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 2 = 81d8 ⇒ 2
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 - 2 = 151d8 ⇒ 1
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 - 2 = 121d8 ⇒ 7
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 2 = 11d8 ⇒ 4
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 - 2 = 191d8 ⇒ 2
long bow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 2 = 201d8 ⇒ 4
long bow confirm: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 - 2 = 91d8 ⇒ 5
Mike smiles with his new set of teeth, purchased with his share of the loot as his arrow flies true, striking the plant creature.

Havok's assault finaly draws the ire of the plant. The bird has caused it enough trouble.
bite: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 352d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 5) + 12 = 18
The plant creatures beak bites down on Havok returning the injury.

Everyone is up!

Dimitrious grits his teeth in anger. He will cast fly on either Arjun or Noro.

Whoever wants it

another magic missile at the thing dmg: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10 and I will be as far away from it as possible.

Noro looks to Dimitrious, Short shtuff, you got a shtick ya can poke me with to get me up there?

Noro looks to Dimitrious, Short shtuff, you got a shtick ya can poke me with to get me up there?

No stick this time, just a few words Dimitrious will cast fly on Noro. Now turn this thing into shredded lettuce

Arjun Srivastava wrote:

Dimitrious Black wrote:

Would you like a +1 light crossbow Arjun

Do we just have an extra one? Or is it yours?

It is mine, I have no need of it

That is awesome, thanks!

Arjun accepts the offer of a new weapon, and spends several precious seconds removing the crossbow from the halfling's back without getting in the way of his spellcasting. He begins loading the crossbow and readies to fire.

I figure grabbing the crossobw and loading it would be a full-round action.

Calah orders the troops to load the cannon and fire at the plant.

Any dice rolls needed from Calah for this?

yeah do not hit me

SUny helps (Aids another) as best she can with the Captain's efforts.... But the powder weapons were never really her thing so she's more trying to gather the crew that Master Dim had been training with so that they understand the motions of what t'is they're doing. (^_^)

Random dice roll:1d20 ⇒ 3

@ Arjun, concur on the full round action.

The deck is a frenzy of movement as the crew springs into action. Just give me a second and we'll have her ready. Shouts one of the gunner's mates.

It will be ready next round.

Suny is beginning to understand what they are doing but the gun crew is too practiced for her to be of much help.

Calah makes it back to the ship and begins climbing the net that is cast down over the side. I had you "run" back to the ship so you can make it the waterline. Your orders are still heard.

Another two bolts of force impact the plant, it is looking a little worse for the wear.

Noro suddenly feels incredibly light, as if she could fly.

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Kyranda and Noro still have actions.

As far as the possibility of hitting Kyranda, I want to make it extremely unlikely but there is a small possibility with scatter dice. Because I designed the scattering to work in 2D not 3D, here is how I will adjudicate it. If the gun crew rolls a Nat 1 AND then they confirm by rolling again and roll high enough to hit her AND the scatter dice result with no deviation THEN and only then will Kyranda be hit. Extremely unlikely but still a tiny possibility.

Kyranda will have nothing to worry about, Noro will fly up there, and that tiny chance to you will be a huge chance to hit Noro...cause the dice hate me that way

Looking up at the center of the plant, Noro squints just a little taking aim and with a grin on her face she leaps up toward the plant.

her fist cocked and ready to pound.

attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 (+2 more if charge is necessary)
damage: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

rocketing toward the plant noro does as promised, and pounds it.

I am going to hold my action till I get down.

As Noro rushes to hit the plant it lashes out with that large beak at its center.
beak AOO: 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 16 + 2 = 302d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 6) + 12 = 21

Who is a tastier snack? Noro or Kyranda?
?: 1d2 ⇒ 2
Not liking the taste of Noro, the plant continues it's feeding on Kyranda.
Maintain grapple: 1d20 + 23 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 23 + 5 + 2 = 381d8 ⇒ 7+1Str damage.

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Everyone is up, the cannon will fire at the end of the round.

Die you overgrown brussel sprout

MM: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 1) + 4 = 10

Seeing that Hovok is wounded Calah whistles for him to attack once then withdraw. handle animal: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Havok bites once then flies away from the plant.

beak: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 211d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25
"I hear something below deck! Suny, Sarah and you, with me! Everyone else, shoot that think to bits."
want to pick a fighter but don't know a name now :(

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