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Channeling his arcane energy into his weapon, Alexite swings at the first of the ghouls charging out of the darkness.
Attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
He shakes his whip and taps it's pommel into his other hand trying to see if it still works. Seeing Torald step into the breach, Alexite steps up behind him. P22:P23
Me too am waiting to see if i have to channel for healing or damaging ghouls.If Esfana moves to Q24 she can damage all ghouls in one channel, but each will take very little dam
Alcheringa sees the Ghoul already in trouble from Elsbeths ministrations, and Nox jumping in to help end its life and weighs that against the oncoming tide of ghouls rushing up the coridoor against his open flanks.
Actions:
IF Elsbeth doesn't finish her Ghoul on this round, Alcheringa will hit that ghoul she is engaging. If it dies on Elsbeths turn, Alcheringa will take a move action to R25 and hold his attack to intercept the Ghoul moving along the R axis.
Either way, Blaze will move action to P25 and bite at the ghoul adjacent.
is Nox's mage armor still up? it lasts an hour and was cast the round before we faced the first 3 ghouls in the nest, i beleive it should still be up for quite a while
Nox will launch another Psychokinetic fist at the Ghoul on R27
ranged touch attack
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
damage roll
1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
does the attack connect with the ghoul's touch AC?
Esfana, i assume your blade should still be under the effects of the magic weapon spell i cast at the beginning of this raid.
Arcane Strike Adds to your "To Hit" bonuses as well, so it should be +3 to hit, not +2
Arcane StrikeIt only affects damage and makes the weapon magic
darn, you proved me wrong. i was only trying to help you. i honestly thought it did affect attack rolls, but my core rulebook is from the first printing. so there may have been a possible errata i couldn't detect.
Arcane Strike Adds to your "To Hit" bonuses as well, so it should be +3 to hit, not +2
Arcane StrikeIt only affects damage and makes the weapon magic
darn, you proved me wrong. i was only trying to help you. i honestly thought it did affect attack rolls, but my core rulebook is from the first printing. so there may have been a possible errata i couldn't detect.
I played a wizard with it for 17 levels and I still had to look it up the first round of the first fight in this game just to make sure I didn't get a +1 to attacks.
Arcane Strike Adds to your "To Hit" bonuses as well, so it should be +3 to hit, not +2
Arcane StrikeIt only affects damage and makes the weapon magic
darn, you proved me wrong. i was only trying to help you. i honestly thought it did affect attack rolls, but my core rulebook is from the first printing. so there may have been a possible errata i couldn't detect.
I played a wizard with it for 17 levels and I still had to look it up the first round of the first fight in this game just to make sure I didn't get a +1 to attacks.
i guess that's what happens when you buy a core rulebook from the first printing and your DM dissallows any mention of errata whatsoever. he also bought the other players thier core rulebooks from the same printing from which i had bought mine. my APG is also from the first printing.
Esfana is stuck where she is now, she can only channel from here, but a channelling should involve all detectable ghouls
Standard action:Channel posit.en. to harm undead Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 save Will DC13 to halve damage Every ghoul take 5 damage,or 2 on successful save
If Alcheringa makes room before round end, Esfana will move to R24
Since the front row is already occupied I just moved Elsbeth closer to the rest.
Blaze smashes into the ghoul and brings it down under him biting into his head and ripping its chest open, just a whiff later the thrashing motions of the ghoul end and it lies still.
As Esfanas channels a burst of positive energy
Ghoul in Q26 Will Save1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 Ghoul in R26 Will Save1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
one of the ghouls shrieks and its flesh is boiled up heavily, the other one just gives a growling shriek.
Torald smashes his sword into the shoulder of the next undead bringing it to the ground where it draws its last "breath".
Alcheringa you can act before the ghoul in front of you. Just in case you don't kill it:
Out of the darkness more ghouls emerge, two again, but behind them you notice two floating schemes. They don't appear very human-like, rather ever shifting, but sometimes one can glimpse arms and legs out of black fabric.
Knowledge Arcana DC 15 or Knowledge Religion DC 20:
These creatures are shadows, surely tougher than the ghouls. They can suck the strength out of you and should one die by the attack of a shadow, there is a possibility to end up as a shadow as well.
Alexite stiffens at the sight of the shadowy entities. 'Dispatch these ghouls quickly and get back behind me! Those creatures are shadows and are not to be trifled with. Their touch brings weakness and death at their hands is eternal damnation for your soul. Your armour will be of no protection and our weapons mostly useless.'
He lashes out at the nearest ghoul, his whip charged with energy.
Attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3Let's see you roll 1 twice in a row then you can cry to the dice gods.
Zyren DM:
Shadows are undead and technically only identifiable by a knowledge religion check DC 10 + HD, but . As Alexite is from where he is from and light sensitive undead are rampart, I kind of assumed knowledge of these (especially since he knows what he knows). Hey, I recently saw that common, kellid and shadowtongue are the languages in my home country. Do I know these like all Mordant Spire elves know common, elven and Old Azlant or do I need to spend language slots on it?
I think that are only the languages you can choose from to get your starting slots. But since your background was so connected to the Shadow Court, I decide that you get Shadowtongue for free.
That enables you to speak to the two newcomers...
After the party didn't manage to deal any decisive damage to the ghouls the creatures retaliate with newly found belicosity.
Esfana will channel to harm undead again, from here she'll blast in one shot all ghouls and shadows alike,and they can't use their channel resistance because of the sun domain
Standard action:channel pos. en. to harm undead Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 save Will DC13 to halve damage
5 damage on a failed save, 2 on a successful one to each ghoul and shadow
'Elsbeth, Nox, move toward the fountain behind us. Give Torald, Alcheringa and Esfana room to move back as well. Esfana, as I value my soul, leave off of the shadows. Provoking them will only make it worse for us. Damnit, kill these ghouls already!'
Alexite lashes out at the nearest ghoul once more with his ever charged whip.
Attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
This time he at least gets the business end going in the right direction even if it doesn't connect with anything.
With concerted effort the party is able to kill the last of the ghouls. For a moment there is only silence broken by heavy breathing and muttered curses. The shadows in front you have engaged till melee dsitance, but haven't attacked by now.
will Esfana channel, though Alexite adviced not to? Only Esfana and Nox are left in rd. 5
Nox shall also withdraw. the incoporporeal beings of darkness currently pose too great a threat and she will have to trust Alexite's alternative method. Nox knew that she didn't want to rise as one of thier kin. doing so would mean that she would never be able to turn the pages of another book. as she withdraws, all i was informed about was the ghouls. i do not wish to deal with these shadows nor do i have the magical prowess to deal with them either. Nox tries to say calmly as she withdraws away from the things.
"I have no idea what in the nine hells those things are." The half-elf said. "But we cleaned out the ghouls, I hope. So that's a job well done. We should probably go back and report our findings."
She's never seen these shadow creatures before, but she had heard stories - and they were not pretty.
Yes, Esfana will retreat and no, she won't channel any more.
"Right, i'll make you room to retreat, am going to do that myself.Our target has been taken care of"
On this note, if she has movement left, and she should, she hasn't moved last round,she well go back (but where is that fountain Alexite spoke of?) as much as possible.I think she can do double move in scale mail, thought not more than that
I posted this in the HoL ooc... but since we just got this thread up, I'll put it here instead.
I'm also going to be gone this weekend, I just found out. A friend offered me a free ticket and ride to a music festival this weekend really last minute and I can't really refuse. I'll be back on Tuesday, and will be around for another 12 hours or so.
Yeah off work til 6 June, but no strenuous activiy til at least the end of June. A bit disappointed as I was supposed to have a great activity coming up, and I also had a few sporting events to compete in.
Sort of gutted about it really...if you'll pardon the pun.
The trip was a slog into the cold cold winter in five weeks, carrying heavy loads and a fair way from proper help for almost three weeks, and the sports involve a lot of body contact, not really a good idea :)
Kirk is curious about the magical dagger we found, and once it's revealed he'll probably ask for it if it's useful at all.
Bonzo will continue helping to reel in Kyren, as will Donna, but he doesn't have any immediate concerns other than that. Donna, however, really wants to smash something to oblivion with her new hammer.
S'mores! 2 faves- use those dark chocolate topped cookies instead Hersheys and graham crackers or go all american with melted marshmallows on Oreo cookies : P
Sorry I've disappeared over the last few days. Got an exam this afternoon and I disconnected my network cable to stop myself getting distracted. I freaking hate revision.
Clever & Charming Halfling Sorcerer 7 (hp: 53/53, AC 21, T 17, FF 18) Spells: 1st: 8/8, 2nd:8/8, 3rd: 5/5
Hi Zyren,
Have you thought about how the Tzarek tournament is going to work? When I created it as a skill for Kyren I invested 1 rank in it as a profession and made it a class skill for him based on intelligence. Kyren is +7 (+1 rank, +3 class skill, +3 Int). I certainly have not play tested this idea, but I was thinking about three phases to each game. Opening, Middle and Endgame. Each phase of the game gets a Tzarek skill check. Each check is rolled opposed by my opponent's roll. For the opening, every three points over my opponent's skill check grants me +1 bonus on my roll for the middle game. Likewise, every three points over my opponents roll in the middle game grants a +2 bonus for the endgame. Ultimately, the winner of the endgame is considered the winner of the game. This does put a lot of weight to the endgame, but it may be very exciting. The one thing I am not sure about is how to add the wager portion of the game. Should the stakes change as the game progresses, or simply keep the money out until a final winner is determined at the end? Feel free to do what you want, but these are just some ideas. Let me know if you have some other ideas.
LOL yeah, umm might be a bit underequipped for that kind of crazy :p
dmz:
Yeah he's been pretty busy with his study of late, and not a lot of game time etc... we were due for a tabletop session this weekend, now cancelled of course as I got a bit waylaid! I am feeling a lot better already, just the incisions are a bit uncomfortable, and getting used to eating as I was nil by mouth (no food or water) for four days as they flushed my system so just eating slowly and lightly
If its handy, can we get a breakdown of the unidentified loot so that we know what is still outstanding later? Just in summary format. I think there are a few items we have no idea about from the Count as well as possibly earlier?
I assumed Vic levelled up, so will do up the stats.
I have put a few skill points into he developing more along the Courtesan aspect (Proff:Courtesan) and (Know:Nobility) to reflect her growing understanding of matters of State etc.
I read the UM guide, and although I did like some of the stuff it doesn't really fit. Deception is still really where it is at for her so I saw no need to change.
On the other hand the party might find themselves more...gifted by Fortune...or is it the 'Devils Luck'? eh Solaric?
