DM Puppet Master's Humble Bundle Welcome Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Anon A Mouse

If I hit here are my damages I'm not sure if I am supposed to add Millsy's Str so I won't

bite: 1d4 ⇒ 4 plus trip
claw 1: 1d2 ⇒ 2
claw 2: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Still trying to pull the crossbow bolt out of his chest, the green-skinned bandit never sees Millsy coming and goes down with a cry of pain as the large cat tears his femoral artery.

In the future, to avoid confusion about if you mean your character's right or left vs the map's right or left, let's just try to use cardinal directions. If the map doesn't specify, North is up.

Also, Finnrick, I'll answer the implied question about how many attacks Millsy gets in discussion.

Artair's Readied attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Slashing: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

As the first green-skinned warrior steps up to attack the charging dwarf, he's immediately cut down. The second one looks between Millsy and Artair, uncertain who to attack.

1 Millsy, 2 Artair: 1d2 ⇒ 2

He finally settles on the dwarf, swinging his own axe at his head.

Greataxe vs AC19: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Slashing: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

The blow causes blood to gush from a brutal cut in the dwarf's gut. The creature clearly looks surprised that it doesn't immediately drop his foe. 12 damage to Artair

Everybody is up. There is one remaining, uninjured opponent.

Knowledge(Local): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Orcs this close to the village? This journey has started very well.

Damning Artair's recklessness, Etam runs to help, spear in hand. Trying to draw attention to himself, he focuses his strength on a risky thrust.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 1 = 18

If attack hits: Spear damage: 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17

The smirk is quickly wiped from the orc's face as Etam's spear pierces his heart and emerges on the other side of his chest. As his body is no longer able to support itself, it move slightly further down the haft of the weapon, impaling itself even further.

Combat over

Let me know when you want to continue.

Finnrick's eyes widen at the sight of the impaled creature.

"Quite the kill Etam," Finnrick says with a smile. "That was some pretty efficient fighting. Atair, that cut looks pretty wicked, let me see if I can help."

Finnrick walk over to Atair and lays his hands on him.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"I hope that helps"

Runvald blinks, he hadn't even had to react to the battle before it was over. "Sorry about that boys, I lost my focus there for a moment. A problem easily remedied, he says, pulling the cork on his a bottle of whiskey and letting it an audible ahhh after taking a drink. "Much better, that should keep me in fighting shape for a bit. Shall we continue onward?"

"Oh my, that was incredibly fast. I can't believe we killed three orcs with so little trouble. Outstanding!" Erazmus exclaimed as he clambered over the fallen bodies and the fallen tree across the road. "Well, I'm ready when you are lads."

Etam removes his spear from the orc’s body and cleans its head “Thank you, master Finnrick. You and Millsy did well for yourselves.”

While Artair recovers, he quickly scouts the surrounding area to dismiss the possibility of reinforcements or any other unpleasant surprises, though always keeping close to his companions. Hopefully they were dumb enough to attack us being outnumbered two to one.

In case it’s needed
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Once he feels sure all threats were dealt with, he returns to the main group. “Shall we move on?"

Jaed approaches the wrecked body of the orc and while putting his left foot on top of his chest he removes the crossbow bolt. This might be useful later if the need arises.

"That was a nasty cut Artair. And that's a nice trick, Finnrick. Let's hope we won't need it again in the future."

"We should get going. There might be more of this creatures around."

"We're ready to head out." Finnrick says petting Millsy and rewarding her with a bit of milk

Thanks for the aid. I guess I got a little excited, lets head out...

@MCCL: Try to post with your alias rather than your main profile.

The rest of your journey that day is uneventful, and slowly all signs of civilization fade from view. With his excellent knowledge of the surrounding forest and the aid of the map, Finnrick has no trouble finding his way. As the sunlight begins to fade and a cold wind begins to rattle through the leafless forest, thoughts of making camp for the night start to pop into your heads. Once again, Finnrick manages to find what appears to be an excellent spot to camp. The ground is level and three sides are surrounded by a thicket of bushes.

This would have been a survival check, but it was only DC 10, so Finnrick would have autosucceeded with his +11.

There's plenty of wood nearby, and soon you have a roaring fire with a stew made from your rations cooking over it. In the distance, you can hear the sound of wolves howling to each other. Over the next hour, the howling seems to grow closer before falling eerily silent.

Any of the people listed in the spoiler above with Kn(Nature) can attempt this check.

Since it's approaching night time, something you'll want to think about/discuss: are you sleeping in a bedroll or a tent and are you taking watches. Remember that you all need 8 hours of sleep and Erazmus needs to have those hours be consecutive for his spell casting. When you sleep, anybody injured will recover 1 HP (1 HP/character level).

Kn(nature): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

I got a bad feeling about this! Artair exclaims, while readying his Axe. How do we want to set up camp?

Kn(Nature): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
Hmmm, a lone wolf.
Jaed slowly steps to a better position while aiming at the wolf. "Watch out. This little thing is either scouting or it has his friends around us. Either way, we have to get rid of it."
As soon as he get in position Jaed shoots his crossbow.

Ranged attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Artair and Jaed's outcries give Etam just enough time to see the wolf as the crossbow bolt buries itself deep in its shoulder. With a yelp of pain, the wolf runs off out of sight into the wilderness.

"It will probably be back. And next time it may not be alone." Jaed says clearly annoyed. That shot should have taken it down. Bah, he will bleed out soon enough.

"We should take turns keeping watch and Artair and Erazmus should rest until recovered. I can take the first watch if it pleases everyone."

"I would love to take the watch but... ah I need to go stretch my mind or something." Erazmus sets up his tent and crawls inside.

I need some time to meditate but then Millsy and I can take second watch if that works.

Finnrick sets up his bedroll and begins his meditation.

knowledge nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

“Good catch, master Zandorias. Do you believe there’s anything we could do to make it harder for the wolves to sneak on us, like small traps, caltrops or even just laying dried leaves and sticks around the camp so the beasts make a bit of noise if and when they approach?”

disclaimer: I know nothing about sneaking wolves and this is probably a really stupid idea

Etam lays out his bedroll on the ground, blocking the path to Finnrick and Erasmus.“As for the watch, I can go after master Finnrick.”

Thus far I for watches I have
1: Jaed
2: Finnrick
3: Etam
And I have a suggestion for traps, but no actual implementation of them.

I can take the second to last watch if needed, but wake me if there is anything exciting happening!

Artair sets up his tent and gets some needed rest.

"Hmmm, that's actually a very good idea, Etam. We should set up some traps or alarms." Why it did not occur to me before?

Jaed starts looking around the camp for something. "I think we have some rope and I have a grappling hook. We could use those with some bait to make a trap in case those wolves come to visit us again. I'm going to start preparing it."

Do I need some kind of ability check to prepare the trap? Maybe the disable device skill also applies when preparing a trap?

"Etam, could you just put some sticks and dried leaves, as you suggested, to the East of our camp, please? The other flanks look covered by those bushes."

"As for the watch, Runvald could go after Etam if he is not too drunk and can stay awake for a couple of hours. After him, Erazmus and Artair would have already had eight hours of good sleep so they can take the last watch. Oh, and start making the breakfast, I'm always hungry in the mornings." Jaed lets a faint smile curl on his lips while he moves away from the campfire.

From his tent I got rope...

As Finnrick breaks his meditation he had time to think about the moral dilemma that he was put in earlier in the night.

On one hand I understand why Jaed shot that wolf, he could have been a threat, but on the other hand I wish that he hadn't done it. It looked to me to just be hungry. I'm sure I could have helped it with a bit of food. I guess in the end Jaed did what he had to and I suppose it was the right choice.

"Jaed, can I help you set up some traps here is a length of rope and some of my rations as bait. Maybe a branch pulled down and either a snare or it could snap up the grappling hook. I would prefer a non lethal trap but I will help out with anything."

Finnrick hands over his 50ft. hempen rope and 1 ration.

"And we may want to build a smaller fire towards the entrance to deter the potential wolves. It would be better if we could scare them off and not have to fight any."

survival: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Thought I'd roll survival to make some kind of natural trap

For relatively simple traps, like the ones hunters might use, survival is fine. Jaed can aid with his Disable Device, but you probably wouldn't be able to use that as the base skill. For more difficult traps, Craft (traps) would be needed.

Finnrick is able to set up a fairly sturdy trap. He feels confident it will be able to handle any wolves who go after the ration held in its center.

Feel free to modify the map to put your traps (and/or tents) where you want. Thus far it sounds like you're going for a snare type trap?

Watches:
1: Jaed
2: Finnrick
3: Etam
4: Runvald
5: Artair
6: Erazmus
Is that correct?

I put up a trap on the map, Jaed feel free to move it wherever or add more. And the order looks good to me.

Also posting watch details because I won't be on until tomorrow morning.

During Finnrick and Millsy's watch Finnrick spends his time near the fire holding a small stone just big enough for his Sling and casting light on it every few minutes to keep it glowing. Millsy stalks about the camp trying to stay hidden.

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

That order looks good to me but I think the last watch can be shared by Artair and Erazmus because we only need 10 hours of rest. And yes, I was thinking about a snare (didn't know how it was called). I suppose we'll be ok with one trap, we don't want to surround ourselves of food that can attract more animals, right?

"Finnrick, you are more experienced with traps and animals than me so build whatever pleases you. I don't mean any harm to any wild animal... as long as they stay away from me."

After helping (or better said watching) Finnrick setup the trap Jaed sits next to the fire.
I should keep this fire to a minimum, we don't want to attract any more beasts.

Jaed rests his crossbow over his legs, unsheathes his short sword and leaves it next to him, prepared to whatever could happen. After everyone goes to sleep he just stares at the darkness of the forest, waiting for his watch to be over.

Init
Wolf: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Erazmus: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Etam: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Finnrick: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Jaed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Runvald: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Artair: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Everybody can go before the wolf. However, everybody except Jaed is prone, not wearing armor (presumably), and doesn't have any weapon drawn. The upside down wolf on the map is the one who was caught in the trap.

If I read it correctly, because of my +1 base attack bonus, I can grab a weapon as a free action, stand up as a move action and throw it with my standard action, right? Also, can I grab both the spear and a javelin on the same round?

Woken up by the loud noise, Etam grabs his spear and a javelin, and gets up with the help of the spear's shaft. ’Well, at least the traps worked’.

Whilst yelling “We are being attacked!”, in case anyone is still unaware, he throws his javelin at the free wolf. Still a bit disoriented, the throw comes out in a very inelegant way, slipping from his hand much earlier than it should.

Throw javelin: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Not even rolling the damage for this

Finnrick raises from his sleep and pets Millsy casting guidance as he does.

Look's like they're back, Millsy can you sense anymore wolves in the area.

As he wakes up Millsy snarls exposing his teeth and sniffs the air trying to see if he can smell anymore wolves.

Millsy feels his new power coarse through him and stands ready to bite anyone who comes within range of her and her master.

Runvald stirs somewhat slowly as the racket drags him from his slumber. As he begins to stagger to his feet, his head starts to pound. [i]I guess I didn't pace myself very well last night...[i] Only then does he look up and see the wolves. "Ummm, gentlemen, we appear to have guests.

He looks to the ground, trying to spot if one of his bottles of booze is close at had, I need a drink to get this started...

"Aaaahhh!" Erazmus issues another lady-like scream and scrambles out of his tent, focusing on the spell that will allow him to put down one of the wolves..
That's all I want to do this turn, just get to my feet and ready magic missile.

"WAKE UP!!!" Jaed yells with all his strength while he aims his crossbow towards the wolf.

"Finnrick, if you want to try to convince this beast to go away be my guest. But if it gets any closer, it's getting a bolt between the eyes."

Jaed is ready to shoot if the wolf advances towards the group.

When I ready an action, should I roll the dice or will the DM do it if/when the action resolves?

I'll look up if standing qualifies as a "move" for drawing a weapon after work.

As for Millsy, I'm not sure a creature with an Int 2 of can tell you if there's more wolves other than the two that you can see. Especially without sniffing about the area.

For readied actions, I think I'd rather you roll them since you will know your stats / if you're going to be adding in any modifiers (like for Power Attack) better than me. But that being said, I don't mind rolling them for you if you forget or something, so long as your character sheet remains up to date.

In his rush to get up, Etam fumbles with his javelin, going wide. Meanwhile Jaed, Erazmus, and Millsy all prepare to attack the wolf if it gets to close.

I believe Artair still has his turn.

Artair gets out of his tent with his Axe and readies to defend himself and the group.

Two or more? He shouts groggily.

Here is Millsy's bite if a wolf gets too close.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 = 24
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Trip: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Here are the rolls for the shot in case it takes place:

Ranged attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Piercing damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

As people prepare themselves for the wolf, it lunges forward. As soon as it does so, Jaed's bolt is loosed from his crossbow and several invisible projectile thump into its body.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Undeterred, though very badly wounded, the wolf continues forward, snapping at the closest person.

1 is Artair, 2 is Jaed: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

It snaps at Jaed's leg, but the bolt in its should seems to have thrown off its charge, and the man easily dodges the creature's snapping teeth.

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

The wolf hanging upside down manages to free himself. He sniffs at the ground where the ration used to be. Finding nothing, he too advances towards the group of adventurers, growling.

That's the wolves' turn. Party is up again.
South Wolf: 12 damage
North Wolf: 0 dmg

"These wolves are sturdy!"

Jaed throws his crossbow to his side and draws his short sword.

"Let's see how you handle my steel", he says while he swings his sword towards the injured wolf.

Weapon finesse: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Piercing damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

After his attack he takes a step to his left, away from the wolf that tried to bite him.

"Artair, the one that attacked us earlier is also somewhere around!"

'Focus, Etam, this is not time for slopyness'

Master Finnrick, perhaps you can convince them to leave by giving more food?

If I understood it, I can flank Jaed's wolf because I can draw a straight line from me to artair. Let me know otherwise

Since the wolves have ignored him so far, Etam moves behind the one that just attacked Jaed, flanking him. Taking advantage of his position, he calculates his attack for an extra split second and strikes:

Flanking attack (spear): 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 2 = 28
Critical Threat: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10
Piercing damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Realizing that her prey is not going to get any closer Millsy runs next to Artair and attempts to bite the southern wolf.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Trip: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

Millsy let's out a roar as she bites into her prey.

"Good job girl" Finnrick smiles as he picks up a rock and loads it into his sling and fires at the wolf that Millsy is attacking.

sling: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (1) - 5 = -4

oh that wasn't good. As for trying to calm I read about it and I think it would be futile in this situation so instead I'll make a horribly aimed attack

@Finnrick, in the future, you should actually move Millsy on the map.

The wolf to the South dodges past Jaed's blow only to run straight into Millsy's claws, which rip out its throat.

Meanwhile, the northern wolf doesn't fair much better as it barely manages to avoid having its heart pierced by Etam's spear, which seems to be calling for blood this day.

Artair, Runvald, and Erazmus still have their actions this round. There is one wolf remaining.

@DM I would have but I am posting from my phone and I can view the map but it won't let me move my character for some reason.

Ahh, ok then. Yeah, I think that's a known limitation of google docs on mobile.

Force Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

With Erazmus' last force missile of the day, the second wolf also goes down.

Out of combat. If you want, you can stabilize the dying wolves or you can just let them die.

After a nice pull on his bottle of whiskey, Runvald felt in true form. He gracefully stumbles around Artair and over the corpse of the dead wolf to engage the remaining wolf.

I think I'm correct that I need an acrobatics role to avoid attacks of opportunity in this situation? Im also posting from mobile, having trouble with the map. Basically, I'm movinf to the square to the left of the Wolf corpse.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

fist, flanking: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 2 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Runvald's attack would have just barely missed.