DM Zyren's Heart of Riddles (Inactive)

Game Master Zyrenity

Nah he missed you Bree

@ Kabal: you killed the injured one last round, the guy is fresh and came over to you after fighting your bouncer friends.

As Kwava sees how one of the bouncers falls, killed by Saul's bodyguard Bojask, he curses and stops the pursuit. He runs over to the centre to help you fight Saul's mercenaries.

Who go on concentrating their attacks on Kabal

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

But Sebastian and Bree are also sandwiched between two thugs and even though Bree hit her attacker, the man seems not very impressed by the small blades.

Thug attacking Bree1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Thug attacking Sebastian1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Waiting for Winter and Corvax. Sable has reached the roof now.

Battle Mat

Corvax hacks away at the nearest thug and then slams his shield into his face, trying to clear some room so that he can get after Saul.

Sword
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 141d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Shield
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Aww..

R2

Good, evryone still appears in reasonable condition!

Winter hacks at one of the men (u14)

Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 6, 1) + 4 = 16

Corvax you can start Round 4 brother.

Hahaha! You bastards are gonna wish you took today off. Tell that b1tch Farasmer I said hello.

Emboldened by their missing him yet again the mercenary chops down on the same thug (U,12)

Power Attack - 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Damage - 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 6) + 8 = 18

Oops, I did not notice I was at the top of iniative.

"Argh! Why is it tha' I can't hit a bloody thing."

Sword
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 181d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Shield
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 231d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"Ah there we go!"

Nah he missed you Bree

K, thanks Winter. So, with the next attack she should be at 21/25 instead.

Bree returns attack once more with both blades.
Blade 1 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 15
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Blade 2 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 3
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Hmmm... failtastic.

The line of cultists suffers heavily under the blows of Winter, Corvax and Kabal and more than one man emits a painful cry. However, the men fight on and don't give up hope of downing Kabal.

Sable and Sebastian missing in rd 3

Corvax (resolved)
Bree
Winter
Kabal
Sebastian
Bad Guys
Sable

Battle Mat

Sooner or later these guys were land a telling blow just by the math of their numbers. Kabal lashed out to decrease the said numbers by 1 at least.

Power Attack (U,12) - 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Damage - 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 4) + 8 = 17

Already rolled Round 3 above with my Round 2 miss. A big miss.

Round 4

Elven curve blade -> 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Elven curve blade damage -> 1d10 ⇒ 4

confirm
Elven curve blade -> 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Elven curve blade damage -> 1d10 ⇒ 10

Adapting to take advantage of the desk to his left, Sebastian swings wide, the blade skidding along the polished oak surface of the desk to slip under the arm and into the thug's ribs.

You're right, Sable's action was also resolved-I was just confused.

You're right, Sable's action was also resolved-I was just confused.

But you made your Will save to act normally now, right? :P

Nae, that is the reason why Saul is able to summon a T-Rex next round, sorry.

You're right, Sable's action was also resolved-I was just confused.

That's simply not possible. The truth is, they hadn't posted. It was a conspiracy to make a fool out of you because they envy your awesomeness. They sneaked back in, hacked the system, allowing them to appear as if they had posted already when in fact they hadn't. I would have told you sooner, but they threatened to do awful things to me if I did. I'm scared for my life now, Zyren. For my life! But I just couldn't let this one slide. I had to say something. If I turn up in the ocean now, you know why. Avenge me?

DM Zyren / Heart of Riddles wrote:

You're right, Sable's action was also resolved-I was just confused.

That's simply not possible. The truth is, they hadn't posted. It was a conspiracy to make a fool out of you because they envy your awesomeness. They sneaked back in, hacked the system, allowing them to appear as if they had posted already when in fact they hadn't. I would have told you sooner, but they threatened to do awful things to me if I did. I'm scared for my life now, Zyren. For my life! But I just couldn't let this one slide. I had to say something. If I turn up in the ocean now, you know why. Avenge me?

Oh dear, I'm afraid Korax will get his fill of eyes today after all.

Oh dear, I'm afraid Korax will get his fill of eyes today after all.

*Shudders and mumbles something about creepy bird*

You're all weird...and creepy!

*giggles in a weird and creepy way* This is the thanks I get for trying to let you know about a conspiracy against you?! Bah!

Was that suggesting Kabal is kind of injured bad? or just that he's finally been hit?

RD4

Corvax (resolved)
Bree (resolved)
Kabal (resolved)
Sebastian (resolved)
Bad Guys (resolved)
Sable (resolved)
Winter

The thugs sense that this is the decisive moment of the battle, either they bring Kabal down or they will soon perish.
Just in fron of Winter Hand is hit badly, but the bouncer fights on. Bree and Sebastian are also still in the middle of the fight and Kwava has tacken on Bojask and a thug.

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Bree1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Thug attacking Sebastian1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Battle Mat

Round 5

Trading blows is not how Sebastian wants this fight to go.

Elven curve blade -> 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Elven curve blade damage -> 1d10 ⇒ 9

Status: AC 14; 19/25 HP

Rnd 5

Bree growls as the man's weapon makes contact. (HP 17/26) "Surrender now and I won't feed you your own manhood when this is done!"
Intimidate 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Blade 1 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 15
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Blade 2 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 10
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Rnd 5
Sable makes his way down the stairs, crossbow drawn, he moves swiftly yet cautiously towards the sounds of battle.

HP = 24/35 - Current AC vs evil = 20

Kabal couldnt believe his dumb luck. He shouldve been sliced to ribbons by now given how big of a target he is. Too bad for these guys that wasnt the case.

Hahaha! You feckin punks better run while you still can! Or Ill kill each and every one of you!

Power Attack U,12 - 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Damage - 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 6) + 8 = 15

Winter swings at the thug (u15)...
Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6, 5) + 4 = 16

RD5

Corvax
Bree (resolved)
Kabal (resolved)
Sebastian (resolved)
Bad Guys (resolved)
Sable (resolved)
Winter

Bree's enemy just snorts and tries to bring his shhort sword in. After Sebastian has missed again, his opponent also finds some new spirit and doubles his efforts while Kabal is still attacked massively, even though he felled one of the attackers.

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thug attacking Bree1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Thug attacking Sebastian1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Battle Mat

R5

Winter drops to his normal size momentarily and moves to Kabal, uttering a quick prayer and hitting him on the shoulder.

Shrink to W17, move to W15, CLW Kabal

CLW 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

[oops, I was in such a hurry, I forgot two possible crits. Kabal, here I come![/ooc]

Crit confirm1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Crit confirm1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Lucksack

Ha, he has some Divine Intervention!

Rnd 6
Sable takes a shot at P13 since Saul does not appear to have stayed for the fight.
Crossbow 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Damage 1d8 ⇒ 4

Rnd 6
As the man's blade slips past her, her instincts scream at her to slip past the man and stab him from behind before fleeing to nurse her wounds (17/26) but she fears what that would mean for the man fighting his own battle at her back. Instead she grits her teeth and continues her forward, double-bladed assault on the man in front of her.
Blade 1 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 11
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Blade 2 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 19
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Bree: Potential Crit with Sable's Crossbow

Rnd 6

Elven curve blade -> 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Elven curve blade damage -> 1d10 ⇒ 3

Confirm:
Elven curve blade -> 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Elven curve blade damage -> 1d10 ⇒ 1

"You are lucky I don't have room back here to tread these boards properly or I would give you more than this scar to remember me by." As Sebastian's sword creases his thug's face below the eye.

Status: AC 14; 19/25 HP

Bree: Potential Crit with Sable's Crossbow

Whoops, you're right!

Crit confirm for Sable 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Damage 1d8 ⇒ 7

hope you dont mind Corvax and so he doesnt get left behind...

Corvax has had enough and with a bevy of curses under his breath he takes a 5' step to V,11 to put the thug between Kabal and him and lashes out with sword and board at the thug at V,12.

RD 6
Sword
Attack - 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 = 26
Damage - 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Shield
Attack - 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 = 18
Damage - 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

RD 7
Attack - 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16
Damage - 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Shield
Attack - 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 = 25
Damage - 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Kabal - HP = 24 - 11 + 9 = 22/35 - Current AC vs evil = 20

Kabal had stopped laughing when the two strikes hit him almost simultaniously and he felt the cool healing touch of Winter behind him. Seeing Corvax's tactical move he didnt hesitate to attack the same opponnent at V,12

Power Attack - 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12
Damage - 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 5) + 8 = 16

The thugs have realized now that it is not about winning anymore, but they still hope that when they kill their direct opponent they might get a chance to flee.
Grunting under Sebstian's blow his enemy's resoluteness vanishes and is replaced by fear.
Sable's bolt flies true and hit Kwava's opponent right in the shoulder giving the elf a short break.

Thug attacking Corvax1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Thug attacking Bree1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Thug attacking Sebastian1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Thug attacking Winter1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Battle Mat

Winter missing in rd 6

RD7

Corvax (resolved)
Bree
Kabal
Sebastian
Bad Guys
Sable
Winter

R6

CLW Kabal 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Thanks Dicebot, thanks

HP = 25/35 - Current AC vs evil = 20

Bah! You guys dont learn fast do you? Too bad. Hahaha...

Power Attack V,12 - 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 2 = 26

Damage - 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 4) + 8 = 17

Rnd 7
Bree feels a moment of relief as her opponent's blade misses her once more (HP 17/26), but she has no time for any emotions as she continues her assault, knowing that she has missed him as well. Even a missed attack can harry an opponent.
Blade 1 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 6
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Blade 2 (masterwork dagger) 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 14
Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Rnd 7
Sable's scarecrow smile evaporates as his second talon fails to fly as true as the first.
Crossbow 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Damage 1d8 ⇒ 4

AoO at Winter for casting while being in melee

Thug attacking Kabal1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

After Kabal smashes another foe, the courage of the thugs becomes abyssmal and as if they had followed an invisible signal, one by one they drop their weapons and surrender. Only Bojask runs to the kitchen entrance and takes a stance as if he was ready to further defend his master's retreat.

The large mercenary was suprised that the thugs stuck it out as long as they did but was relieved when they dropped their weapons. He walked over towards Bojask with his perpetual snear plain on his face, his falcata still dripping blood and his steadfast friends behind him. When he spoke his voice was low and threatening.

We know it was you that killed Larur and you'll give up now and submit to Winter's justice or pay for it with your life.

Intimidate - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Kwava takes the place at your side and Bojaks surrenders as silver tipped arrow and falcata blade are pointed at him. His sowrd clatters to the floor and he raises his hand beggingly

Saul made me do dat! I no wanted, he bad man, me not bad, Bojask always friend!

Have the men cornered in with Bree and Sebastian also fled/surrendered or are they still fighting?

Everyone has surrendered...I mean everyone from the bad guy team!

Fantastic. Bree should stab the guy in the face anyway, but she won't because she's more interested in getting at Saul now.

Sable joins the others questioning Bojask while Bree moves around the building checking for further ambushes with her crossbow drawn.
Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Stealth 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

"You two! Get with the others." Sebastian collects the weapons from the two thugs fighting him and Bree.

"Bojaks, out of the way! We need to get Saul to end all this." Sebastian heads through the door Saul disappeared.

Winter takes off after Saul as well, not wishing the main ringleader to get away.

Well Bojaks, you did what you did and who told you to do it has nothing to with anything. Go sit with the others and Corvax there will keep an eye on you boys while we square up with Saul. And I wouldnt try anything with my pal there. He's prone to do all sorts of despicable things with unruly prisoners.

Intimidate - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Kabal will the follow behind Winter and Sebastian determined to cut down anyone else that got in their way.

Sable quickly flies on the heels of Winter, eager to see the grackle meet his fate.

Bojask nods and together with the thugs defeated by Sebastian and Bree walks to the huddled group of injured men. Corvax will stand watch over them until the first Gendarmes will arrive. Gendarmes? Indeed, since Hans has just left to fetch a patrol of them.

In the kitchen you notice that Saul has heaved a stony floor tile away under which was a secret trap door with a very large keyhole...large enough to to fit the stump key in...a groaning darkness and underground tunells lie beneath it.

Well dont that look quaint? Ill go first. Better tell the others what we're about to do.

Kabal will shoulder his shield. He'll then reach retrieve a sunrod from his pouch, crack it and point it at the darkness.

As you point your light source into the darkness you are surprised to see Saul's body lying at the bottom of the narrow chute, his bones broken and body shattered. Looks like he slipped while climbing down the ladder...a poor end for a poor figure...

Hahaha...hohoho...

The laugh rumbles forth like thunder from Kabal's chest.

Well would you look at that. I reckon he got his justice Winter. I'll retrieve the body.

Kabal sheaths his blade and climbs down the ladder. He shines the sunrod around to see how far this tunnel leads.

Perception - 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Damn! I cant see a thing down here. No wonder this lug slipped. Oh well...

Kabal will reach down and lift Saul up onto his shoulder and climb back up to the others - Strength check - 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18