DM NomadSage's Jade Regent - The Brinewall Legacy (Inactive)

Game Master nomadicc

"There was no reason to be discourteous even if the end result seemed predetermined," Heng reprimands Malnival as he downs another potion of mage armor.

As you ready for the impending combat, the man orders the dire corbies to attack.

Kicking into combat mode... Map sent out. You have one std action to prepare before the corbies engage (have Heng and Maeve's).

Round Surprise Init 11

"Oh man, I'm going to get hit in the head again I know it."

With that Harlan makes a few divine gestures and you feel the blessings of Sarenrae upon you.

Cast Bless

Round 1 Init 11

Harlan takes aim at one of the corbies and attempts to injure it.

Light Crossbow Bless at Corbie, preferably unengaged if there is one.
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d6 ⇒ 4

Malnival raises an eyebrow at the half orc. "Parity just executed a bound prisoner and you scold me for being discourteous to a lunatic?"

Suprise round:
Cast Acip Splash at Corby: (Ranged Touch) 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 = 10
Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2

Malnival raises an eyebrow at the half orc. "Parity just executed a bound prisoner and you scold me for being discourteous to a lunatic?"

"An ogrekin which are irredemable and actually I would have enjoyed seeing the play for a change. I'd expect elves to be a little more cultured."

Initiative Order: Corbies [20], Harlan [11], Malnival [9], Heng[7], Maeve [5], Parity [3]

Malnival luaghs as the acid glop fires from his hand.
" An elf being chastised by a halforc over being uncultured!"

Throne Room
Round: Surprise
Status: Blind, Inspired, Blessed
HP: 20/20
Initiative: 3

Parity growls to Harlan "Get behind me and shoot at the ones that are in the back!"

He stands and bangs his shield against the column, lifting his head, baring his teeth and roaring at the man in the throne "I'll tear your throat out with my teeth if you're not too scared to come in close!"

Intimidate (Demoralize):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
DC: 10+HD+Wisdom mod
If successful: shaken 1 rd + 1rd for every 5 over DC

Round 1
Swift to activate Arcane Strike, Move: 5-foot step to flank if able Std: Melee attack against nearest Corby

Rounds Zero and One

While you prepare for the incoming enemies, Malnival attacks first with an acid glob, but his target sees it coming and sidesteps behind a column. Parity's taunt goes unrequited, as the man just continues cavorting around the throne.

As one, the corbies rush forward, splitting left and right to attack Malnival and Parity with sharp claws. Parity blocks and parries them, but Mal is not as lucky, taking a swiping rake across the arm.

Harlan shifts to get a clear line of fire on one corbie attacking Mal, and aims true despite the furor of melee.

At Mal's action... need R1 inputs for Heng and Maeve (EDIT... and Mal). Updated map sent.

Round 1/2: Init 4, HP: 16

Maeve guickly side-steps to try to slam her foot into the side of the corby Parity has already hit.

Arcane Strike, 5-foot step right, attack (Probably both rounds, doing rolls for them now.) Also performing as a free.

Round 1
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage: 1d3 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Round 2
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage: 1d3 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Swift Action: Arcane pool +1 to weapon.

Concentration:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Attack:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Confirm crit: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13

Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Crit Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Acid (ranged touch):1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14
Damage:1d3 ⇒ 1

Round 1
AC: 20, hp: 20/20, mage armor, blessed

Heng joins Parity with a flying kick and a punch at the birdman's throat (green corby).

Flurry #1 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 1 = 22
damage 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Flurry #2 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6
damage 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Round One, continued...

Malnival lays into the wounded corbie with spell and sword, driving his rapier deep into its gut - a blow that would have dropped any humanoid, but amazingly the corbie fights on ferociously, albeit bleeding badly. Maeve shifts away from Mal, but cannot connect with her kick.

Heng leaps into action, hitting one of the foes on Parity with a flying kick to the stomach, though his follow-up punch hits only air. Parity slashes his falcata through the same target, laying open a terrible wound on its torso. Like Malnival's opponent, it keeps its feet despite its wounds.

Green and Yellow are staggered.

Round Two

The corbies counterattack with their sharp talons. Parity blocks and parries off several, but gets raked across the shoulder. Malnival is hit again, this time bloodied on the neck, while Maeve gets scraped along her upper leg.

At Harlan's turn... actions for R2? How is Malnival's health?

Round 2

Harlan reloads his crossbow and channels positive energy into the group.

Channel for 1d6 ⇒ 5 excluding all 4 corbies.

Round 2
AC:18
HP:12/14 (after Harlan's channel)
Status: Blessed / Perfomance / Arcane Weapon +1

Malnival presses the attack on the bird brain.

Concentration: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Rapier Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20
Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

If enemy falls to rapier fire acid at next foe.
Acid Attack (ranged touch): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2

Round 2
AC: 20, hp: 20/20, mage armor, blessed

Heng tumbles past the staggered corby and gives the other an open handed chop. He calls to Parity to move for a flank.

acrobatics through green 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

likely not to have made that pass through, but at least he knocks himself out if he attacks...

Unarmed strike (pink) 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
damage 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Throne Room
Round: Surprise
Status: Blind, Inspired, Blessed
HP: 20/20
Initiative: 3

Parity moves to flank and continues the assault.

Swift to activate Arcane Strike, Move: 5-foot step to flank Std: Melee attack

Round Two, continued...

Harlan calls on Sarenrae's power to heal the group while you pair off against the corbies. Malnival hits his wounded foe again with a deadly stab and acid ball, but still it fights on until Maeve cracks its neck with a powerful spinning dance-kick.

Heng flips past a corbie, taking advantage of its half-dead state. It turns slowly to attack, but Parity drops it with a decapitating strike before its able.

As the corbies fall, dead, the red man stops dancing for a moment, saying,

"Corbies fall, dire fate.
Too dim to see the humor.
You should laugh at them!"

He points at Parity, muttering a mystic syllable and tracing a rune in the air. As if the funniest joke ever heard, Parity falls to the floor bellowing and choking in manic laughter. The red man begins frolicking again, mimicking Parity's laughter almost perfectly.

Round Three

The two remaining dire corbies attack. One lays into Parity, an easy target in his exposed state, landing both claws and rending them together, leaving grievous wounds. The other continues to harry Malnival, bloodying him some more.

Actions for R3? Parity can take a full-rounder to attempt another Will save.

Round 3
Ac:18
HP:9/14
Malnival attacks the next corby.

Concentration: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Rapier Attack:1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 2 = 27
Confirm Crit:1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 = 11
Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Crit Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Range Touch (Acid):1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27
Confirm Crit:1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20
Damage:1d3 ⇒ 1
Crit Damage:1d3 ⇒ 1

Round 3
HP:9/20

parity will attempt to save.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Round 3

Harlan will ready a bolt to fire if the man casts a spell again.

Spellcraft +6 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Ready action to fire Crossbow if he casts
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 71d6 ⇒ 3

Day late and a dollar short.

Round 3, HP: 10/15
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Hmm...before I decide on actions...I know a spell is being cast, can I use Saving Finale whether I know what the spell is or not? I would have used it on a 12 because I know that's close to the DC. And it's an Immediate action.

Posting Round 4 since I will be traveling today.

AC:18
HP:9/14

5'step if needed

Concentration: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 Fail

Rapier attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 2 = 28
Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 2 = 15

Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Crit Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Acid(ranged touch):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2

Hmm...before I decide on actions...I know a spell is being cast, can I use Saving Finale whether I know what the spell is or not? I would have used it on a 12 because I know that's close to the DC. And it's an Immediate action.

Absolutely... using Parity's second roll value, he would have made the new saving throw. Disregard the laughing/prone part, and Parity can act normally on round 3. Damage to Parity would likewise reduce to 5 (from 11).

Note that ends the Inspire Courage...

Well played! ;o)

[b]Round 3 continued.

Maeve spins in a circle as the crow-man begins to laugh, a literal shower of sparkles coming off of her as she lands the last step of her dance and actually holds the pose for a moment. The sparkles, however, travel towards Parity and settle around him. That done, she stops and takes a step back, beginning the dance again. She adds a spinning step to evade strikes by one of the corbies to put herself across from Mal.

No Swift action this round, so Standard to begin Inspire Courage again, and a Move to get around the Corby without provoking.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Round 3
AC: 20, hp: 20/20, mage armor, blessed, inspired

Heng launches into a rapid fire series of strikes against the flanked bird.

Flurry #1 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 9
damage 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9

Flurry #2 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 15
damage 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

Parity shakes off the giggles, and grimaces, "Who's laughing now, monkey boy? Call off your bird thrall and I won't gut you from groin to sternum."

Standard attack at nearest corby. Roll for me, please.

Round Three, continued...

Harlan levels his crossbow at the red man, ready for the right moment. Malnival hits the nearest corby with rapier and spell to good effect, while Maeve spins and weaves into a new, inspiring dance - all the while skirting the wall and coming up behind Mal's foe.

Heng and Parity team up on the other corby, landing a couple of solid hits. The wounds do not seem to discourage the savage humanoids, but only drive them further.

The man snarls at Parity's retort and stops dancing. Standing on the arms of the throne, his form shifts, making you blink uncomfortably. A moment later, a black-feathered humanoid with a crow's head stands where the red Tian man just was. It emits a growling squawk while again pointing at Parity. Harlan fires his crossbow, attempting to interrupt the spell, but sinks the bolt into the throne instead. A ray of fire surges from the birdman's talon and hits Parity directly in the chest.

Round Four

The remaining corbies attack relentlessly. The one after Parity, nearly falling over from its wounds, makes a feeble swipe and misses. The second, on Malnival, again scores a lucky hit on the elf.

Actions for R4? New map sent.

Round 4

Seeing Parity drop dead, Harlan cries out and fires again.

"Parity, no!!!!!"

Light Crossbow at King Birdman
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d6 ⇒ 2

Round 4
AC: 20, hp: 20/20, mage armor, blessed, inspired

Focussed on bringing down the raging crow, Heng misses the transformation behind him until Parity collapses beneath a blast of flame. With a final foot to the birdman's wishbone, Heng spins to see what is happening on the throne.

Flurry #1 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 1 = 24
damage 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

Flurry #2 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12
damage 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

wasted crit 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 1 = 19
damage 1d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10

Round 4

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Maeve's eyes widen, and she nearly stops dancing upon seeing Parity go down. Almost. However, the bird still up next to her is as big a threat right now, and she makes her best attempt to end it before moving on.

Arcane Strike, Attack. If it goes down, Maeve will spin around and get into melee with the director.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Damage: 1d3 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

unless my math is wrong, parity still has 2 hps. Was at 9, got 6 back from not being laughed (thanks Maeve) and then took 13.

Oops, thought the 11 you did to pink was done to you. Damn, wasted some perfectly good drama. Sorry.

Damn fine drama! Almost wanted to die just to watch that play out! :)

Round 4: Hp: 2/20 Status:Blind, Blessed, Inspire Courage

Surprised by the sudden heat, Parity slaps out the flames with his occupied hands the best he can, wincing in pain from blistered skin and still searing-hot armor. "Well played, jester-man ... now it gets serious."

Being the last in the round, if the corbies are still up, Parity will take a swipe at the nearest one, otherwise charge the freak (+2 flank/+2 charge interchangeable).

Swift to activate Arcane Strike, Std: Melee attack

Round Four, continued...

Dazzled a moment in the flash of fire, Harlan cries out, thinking Parity just bought it. He fires his crossbow at the leader, but he swoops off the throne to avoid the shot. When the motes clear, Harlan sees that Parity still stands, though verily scorched.

Malnival tries another spell-sword combination, but trips up his casting and loses the spell. He still lands a telling wound with his rapier, thought he resilient corby fights on. Maeve cracks a rib with a strong kick to its back, and besides a low squawk, it barely seems to notice. Heng drops the other corby with a crushing kick to the wishbone, and the foe slump to the ground.

Parity wastes no time charging the birdman, slashing his falcata across the enemy's torso; he screeches in pain.

"That's not in the play!
You're ruining the story,
Hideous man-apes!"

He hops away from Parity, again casting a spell. A glimmering disk appears beside him, moving across his body. As it passes, the birdman disappears into the portal; a moment later, he is gone.

With only the one dying, staggered corby remaining, you easily dispatch it as a group.

End of Combat

Blue corby's feeble last attempt: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 {miss}

Actions? We can resume DC/Flex mode at this time. See the OOC thread for good news...

Heng grimaces, "That wasn't much of a play. Any idea what that was?"

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Malnival puts his hands on his knees as he attempts to catch his breath. His blood and sweat dripping onto the stones at his feet.
"What ever he is, he is an acomplished spell caster. He used a spell called dimension door, wizards may study thier whole lives with out reaching the power to cast that spell."

Post Combat

Despite its obvious use, the throne room remains dusty and cluttered in the corners, out of usual traffic. The door to the north is locked and barred with iron bands. The stairs on the east side go up.

Heng glances about suspiciously, "Is he still around here somewhere?" His eyes settle on the iron banded door. "What do you think? This could possibly be a vault."

Mal still has the key from the lighthouse, right?

Malnival staitens up and nods his head. "Yes, the distance traveled by the spell is relativly small but it is good enough to put take him anywhere in the keep, and maybe outside of the walls depending on how powerful he really is."

Yes, I have the key.

Malnival makes his way over to the north-west wall and begins to study it. "It seems there is a hidden doorway here."

"Good eye, Malnival. I don't think I would have spotted that. Perhaps our wizard is behind the curtain here, but I wonder if your key fits this iron bound door. I am just hoping that Ameiko's cure is close at hand."

It looks like the key you found in the lighthouse would fit the lock on the heavy door.

I'll have an expanded exploration post later... please continue with the post-combat discussion, etc.

Parity collapses into the throne, dropping his shield and sword with a clatter. With a wheeze and a blood-flecked cough, he gasps out "Could use some help over here."

"Sorry Parity, right away."

Harlan whips out the wand and proceeds to touch Parity in a healing way.

Wand of CLW
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 81d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

3 ah ah ah

Malnival wistles at Harlan and shakes his head at Parity. "Can I get a few of those when you get a chance Harlan. Parity, is that what you would call an asswhoopin?"

Maeve just shakes her head out, looking around. "Okay, that was odd." She starts rubbing her forehead. "What was that? I don't think it was another Dire Corby."

Knowledge (General): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Maeve just shakes her head out, looking around. "Okay, that was odd." She starts rubbing her forehead. "What was that? I don't think it was another Dire Corby."

Knowledge (General): 1d20+3

Maeve's forehead rubbing continues. "My best guess...isn't really much. That looked like a Tengu, a race from Tian-Xia. This one must still be a really powerful sorcerer, they can't do that naturally."

"Sure Mal, hold still."

Wand of CLW 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"If that was a tengu sorceror, he must have something powerful here to make it worth his time. Maybe whatever it is making Amiko sick?"

"Probably," Maeve says, quite obviously trying very hard not to get angry. "But why? What's the point in coming half-way around the world just to set up shop in an abandoned castle, throwing together a motely 'court' of monsters, and then putting a tavernkeeper into a coma when she gets close when no one else has ever had this happen to them before? The more we find out the less sense this makes. That isn't how it's supposed to work."