DM NomadSage's Curse of the Crimson Throne (Inactive)

Game Master nomadicc

I should specify that Cherias moves to V13.

I am confused about who is up. You posted initiative order but did not specify where we were in that order and then added an new derro into initiative, but I am not sure where.

The derro are at the top of the order for the round, and have already acted.

Seren will stand, drawing a tindertwig and lantern out. "Light, anyone?" he asks, awaiting a positive response before he strikes it.

Nonmagical light sources don't affect magical darkness, which it would appear this is.

And since Mel has acted we have Absinthe, Seren, Segang, and then Cherias. Segang is going to wait until Absinthe posts as she is his eyes. And remember that he is currently holding a reach weapon.

Snarling with rage, Absinthe follows after the Derro who has escaped her -- but not without snapping a look behind her at the source of her other pain.

"Segang, behind you! Kill!" she shouts -- and then she takes a smooth step after the Derro and lights into it, a hand lashing out to chop at the miserable creature's windpipe.

5-ft. step into X9. Attack roll 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 for 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 unarmed strike damage.

Yup, just reread that .. thanks for the point out!
Seren will stand, drawing his rapier and wil slide along the wall to the left slowly.

Dropping the spear to the ground Segang pulls his earthbreaker and slams it at the foe behind him blindly letting rage take him once again.

Earthbreaker: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 192d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 2) + 7 = 11
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 31 I have forgotten if high or low is good - you might want to roll miss chance anyway because of the way preview works...

Low is bad.

Yes, low is bad for miss chance. Not worried about the preview 'cheat', just the same as with attack rolls. If you're posting your action with rolls and not spamming question posts, there's no reason to be suspicious. =D

Round Four
Initiative Order: Derro [26], Melianthe [22], Absinthe, Seren [19], Segang [15], Cherias [8]

Melianthe moves out of the tunnel entrance, standing and casting a hex on the ambushing derro. Absinthe follows her quarry, hitting the derro with a throat punch. It chokes a cough, and spits a curse in its language.

Seren exits the tunnel and enters the darkness, edging along the east wall. Segang spins on his new attacker, swinging wildly with his hammer but only hitting the wall. Lastly, Cherias stands and fires his crossbow, hitting Absinthe's foe in the side.

The derro backs away from her again, firing its crossbow a third time, but Absinthe lurches aside, avoiding the bolt. Segang's attacker stabs again with its polearm, but hampered by the hex it just deflects off his armor.

A third derro comes around the corner to the north, shouting a mystic syllable and pointing at Seren. A loud blast of sound hits him, Melianthe and Cherias, enough to stun the senses.

(Sound burst: Sonic Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8 and a DC 15 Fort save or be stunned for 1 round.)

Inputs for R5?

Fort Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Channel Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7

Cherias takes no further damage from Segang or Absinthe (Lifelink is still active) but claps his hands over his large, sensitive ears as the sound burst hits him. He then channels another burst of healing, excluding the derro nearby, so that all his fellows are healed.

Absinthe and Segang should be at full now. Cherias is at 9, while Melianthe and Seren should both be at 1 HP damage. Cherias will end the lifelink to Absinthe and Segang as a swift action, since he isn't able to absorb so much damage now.

Segang was already at full, thanks to your life link and his DR.

Trying to smash the little dark man again Segang lifts and lets fall the large hammer in a power attack.

Earthbreaker: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 252d6 + 10 ⇒ (5, 2) + 10 = 17

Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 59

And that's his rage for the day.

Fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Melianthe screams, holding her sensitive grey ears, all thoughts of battle lost for the moment.

Fort: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Seren puts his hand on his knees, shell shocked, trying to shake the cowebs out from the ringing in his ears.

Absinthe moves to W8, then attacks again: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 for 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 unarmed damage.

"Scum-eater, you will die!" Absinthe growls as she follows the retreating Derro. She aims a brutal kick between the mutant creature's legs, her hoof leading.

Round Five
Initiative Order: Derro [26], Melianthe [22], Absinthe, Seren [19], Segang [15], Cherias [8]

Melianthe and Seren are momentarily stunned by the sound blast, but Cherias keeps his wits and reduces the concussive damage with a burst of healing.

Absinthe continues to harry her opponent, kicking at his crotch. The derro hops out the way, backing up and firing again. It laughs as it pierces Absinthe with yet another bolt.

Segang brings his hammer down with the fading remnants of rage, crushing the derro beneath its weight. The derro, badly wounded, counters with another stab before retreating a few feet into the tunnel.

The new arrival closes in on Melianthe, trying to take advantage of her stunned state. The derro swings haphazardly, and Melianthe is still able to avoid the blow.

Inputs for R6? Segang will have to crawl/squeeze to follow blue into the tunnel, if so desired.

Seren, regaining his wits moves cautiously toward the sound of battle to his north. Determining where Mel is, he stabs out at her opponent.

To hit: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Miss: 1d100 ⇒ 81

Cherias moves to W12 after Seren vacates that space. He begins focusing his will, asking for the forces of nature to assist them. Summon Nature's Ally II as a spell-like ability. 1 round casting time.

Segang drops the hammer (free action), picks up his masterwork longspear (move action), and attacks the derro who attacked him.

Long Spear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 121d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 52

Acrobatics 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 to move to T10 without suffering AoOs.

Noticing the other Derro attack Melianthe, Absinthe hisses with anger -- and launches into a series of flips that land her behind the latest attacker!

As soon as she comes to a standstill, the tiefling lashes out again, anger leading her strike.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13. That's a miss no matter which weapon I use, even with flanking bonus. Drat. =_=

Melianthe narrows her eyes at the derro near her, and Misfortune hexes him, opening her mouth to laugh menacingly.

Round Six
Initiative Order: Derro [26], Melianthe [22], Absinthe, Seren [19], Segang [15], Cherias [8]

Melianthe calls another hex and begins cackling, but her new foe doesn't appear to be affected. Absinthe somersaults over the table to come to Melianthe's aid, but the derro sees her coming and parries the stab aside. Seren steps over, stabbing blindly and hitting only air.

At the other side of the room, Segang swaps weapons and jabs the longspear into the tunnel. The shaft clatters along the wall, but makes no fleshy contact. Cherias begins a lengthy summoning spell.

Segang's foe backs further into the tunnel, then says a word of magic. Another clamorous blast erupts in the room, this time only affecting Segang.

"అగ్ని పర్వతం యొక్క పార్శ్వము ఆమె! భూతం స్పాన్ కిల్!" the crossbow-weilding derro calls to his partner, pointing at Absinthe. He drops the crossbow and draws a small short sword, moving to flank and attack while the other derro spins to do the same. She avoids the hook polearm, but takes a raking cut across the back.

Inputs for R7?

I'll wait until everyone else has posted an action to place the summoned creature and have it take actions.

Melianthe dazes the stubborn derro near her, drawing back to weave her spell defensively.

Concentration: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

"Persistent little grubs, aren't they?" she says, not bothering to cackle as her hex was resisted.

Note she doesn't actually move squares

Seren steps to the west leading with his hand. He stabs back at the derro again.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

miss: 1d100 ⇒ 63

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Segang's ears ring and he stands stunned.

Absinthe?

Seren, which derro are you attacking, red or green?

Can't see the map, but the one up against the wall to my north.

Sorry for the delay! >_< I'll post in a handful of hours. Gotta go to work!

"Vermin!" Absinthe snarls, even as she takes a smooth, gliding step backwards. Her rapier flashes in the gloom as she jabs at the derro closest to her companions.

Absinthe 5 ft.-steps to T10, ending the enemy flank, and attacks the derro at U11. Attack 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6.

OK, I can see where everyone has gone now, not much movement this turn. Good! Cherias will complete his summon and a small earth elemental will appear at V8, flanking with Abby.

Cherias's prayers are answered and from the very rock rises a small form, about the size of a gnome, made of rock and earth. Its glowing red eyes pierce the darkness and focus on the derro in front of it. Moving with a powerful purpose, the elemental smashes into the foe!

Power attack, earth mastery, flanking: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 - 1 + 2 = 22 Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 3 = 10

Cherias will hold his own action until we see if the derro are dead.

Forgot to add this... Sneak attack 1d6 ⇒ 1!

Round Seven
Initiative Order: Derro [26], Melianthe [22], Absinthe, Seren [19], Segang [15], Cherias [8]

Melianthe tries to use a dazing magic on her opponent, but the derro just shakes it off. Absinthe shifts around to flank the same foe, stabbing him directly through the ribs. Seren stabs blindly, but also makes an effective hit. The derro, now badly wounded, grunts a rude curse in its strange tongue.

Cherias finishes his summoning, and the small earth elemental lands a crunching slam against the second derro. Both foes are battered but still fighting back.

At Cherias's held action...

Whew, these are tough derro! I thought for sure that slam from the elemental would take him down.

Cherias takes a step towards the south, loading his crossbow and firing at the derro his elemental is fighting.

crossbow, shooting into melee: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 4 = 18

hope that hits!: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Round Seven, continued...

Cherias loads and fires into the melee, clipping the target across the shoulder. The derro hisses and hops out of the melee, calling a mystic syllable and pointing at Cherias. Another sonic blast erupts just behind him, enveloping Cherias, Seren and Melianthe in its waves.

The second derro steps away from the wall, fighting desperately. It stabs at Absinte with its polearm, but she ducks aside to avoid.

Inputs for R8?

Move to T9 to resume flanking the green derro. Attack roll 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 damage, plus 1d6 ⇒ 5 sneak attack damage.

"You shall not escape/ You shall not win," Absinthe says, coldly, as she takes another smooth sideways step -- and runs the spellcasting Derro through the chest, and quite possibly the heart.

The Elemental disappears into the earth below its feet, gliding through the stone and popping out of the wall to the derro's right. Using earthglide, which lets the earth elemental move through rock freely. while under the ground, no attacks of opportunity are possible. It comes out at T7, so it's mostly out of the rock wall and available to be attacked -- if the derro survives.

Slam, power attack, flanking with Absinthe: 1d20 + 7 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 1 + 2 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 3 = 14

Fort save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 Cherias claps his hands over his ears, wincing, stunned by the force of the sounds. Ouch! Hope we take these guys out quick.

Segang recovers from being stunned but is not turned around and in the dark. Seems like I got skipped in there somewhere. Was Segang stunned in round 6 or 7?

Holding his spear defensively he calls out Absinthe, where are they? You are my eyes!

If someone directs him he will move and attack. If not, he will stand and defend himself, attacking if someone attacks him.

"One believes the rodent withdrew down a tunnel near you!" Absinthe shouts. "Wait for us! Stand ready and raise guard!"

Segang didn't get skipped. Hit by sound burst in 6, stunned in 7, act now.

Seren stabs again

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
miss: 1d100 ⇒ 44

Sigh.

Round Eight

As the din of the sound burst fades, Absinthe shifts and stabs the derro again, pinpointing a vital spot. The derro groans and collapses. Cherias's elemental melds into the stone, popping up on the other side of the remaining foe. With a crushing strike, it knocks the last derro to the ground. The dark room settles into silence.

End of Combat!

Searching the derro, they each wear leather armor, carry small short swords and repeating light crossbows. You also find 16 gold and 45 silver coins.

Sent out an updated map of the area explored thus far.

Melianthe attempts to be unobtrusive as she lets Hloire out of hiding to delicately chew at a bit of derro. She looks at the repeating crossbow with a hopeful light in her eyes, then remembers she cannot use a repeating bow. "Well. Northward?"

Do we need to all roll for R8 sonic damage/stunning?

Cherias pants, then groans as he heals himself. 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 He calls to the Elemental, using gestures and pantomime to try to make himself understood. "You-" -- he points at the elemental -- "go there-" -- he points in the direction of the secret door that the derro ducked into near segang -- "kill-" -- he punches his fist into his hand -- "one like this" -- he points at a dead derro. He hopes the elemental may be able to understand, even though he does not speak Terran.

If the Elemental is able to understand, hopefully it will dive into the earth and go to try to find the derro that ducked into the passage. Unfortunately there's only one round left of its summoning, so unless it's able to reach the creature in under 40 ft of movement in order to charge, it will disappear at the end of the turn. However, if it is able to do this, that's what it should do.

"I don't know if the elemental will kill that derro, we need to hurry. I don't think we can last much longer -- we need rest and healing potions. Even if it gives them time to regroup, we need to head up to the surface and recover. I think that northern tunnel leads to one of the rooms we already went through."

Is anyone besides Cherias hurt?

The sonic damage is automatic... save not necessary now that the fight is over.

Seren is down 9.

I think I'm down 9 too, then. Unless I'm not counting a Kitling bandaid action correctly.