DM Zyren's Heart of Runes (Inactive)

Game Master Zyrenity

"The easiest way to donate the the Drunken Hero is to simply go to the local pub and buy a few rounds."

"I'm impressed Ailetha! You've learned a lot hanging out with such an avid follower such as myself."

Turning back to Marek, Celestra adds, "Indeed, offering a round of ale in any tavern would not go unnoticed. But tell me, Marek, are you still wounded?"

Celestra takes out her wand of cure light wounds to apply a few taps to get the Magus healed of his wounds.

Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"There we go, dear. We want to make sure you are feeling in tip top shape before we meet the next ogre."

That should take care of the last of Marek's wounds. Is everybody else at full strength now?

Harry continues to scout ahead.

Door Sequence.

Did we miss something? just noticed what looked like a door in that far north east corner... was that a 'thing'?

No, you didn't miss that - you even took a closer look at it and after that byou came to the conclusion that this door would most probably lead to the battlements.

Harry opens the next door - the lathes, sawhorses, and other tools in this workroom lie in scattered, shattered ruin on the floor. The walls are smeared with gore, in some places forming messy grafitti. An ogre, only some feet away from you, takes out some earplugs as you enter and throws a human body away, he had been using as a paintbrush.

Oh! Hear my newest poetry: Me Big-a-Big, You Small-a-Small, I eat your head!

Battle Mat

Karlan, not being a fan of poetry. Hacks his head off.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 Power Attack (furious Focus)
1d10 + 7 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 9 = 21 Damage

Ogre Poetry

Harry gets a bit stabby.

Marek gets slicy. Is that even a word?

Marek awaits for Karlan to approach the ogre before moving in. He takes a quick look at Harry, pointing to the ogre's left side while moving to its right. Ducking low, he mutters a few words accompanied by gestures provided by his left hand.

Lightning suddenly courses through his body and pooling on his curved blade, eagerly jumping to the ogre the moment steel touches flesh.

The beast is weakened. Finish it!

Move Action: Move adjacent to the ogre (providing a flank for Harry if he moves to the other side).
Standard Action: Cast shocking grasp defensively using Spellstrike. Concentration check (DC 21): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Scimitar Attack roll(Power Attack -2/+4): 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 12 + 1 = 22
Scimitar Damage: 1d6 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 15 plus5d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 6, 4, 4) = 18 electricity damage. TOTAL: 33 damage.

RD1:

Hary
Karlan
Marek
Alana
Celestra
Ailetha
Gragavan Kreeg

Karlan atacks the ogre from a safe distance and scores a nice hit, but Marek has to get close to the monster and receives a, earth-shattering blow

Gragavan Kreeg AoO / Ogre Hook 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
Damage2d8 + 15 ⇒ (2, 2) + 15 = 19

Poor marek. They need some one handed reach weapons to be made for ya. I deeply suspect this is only going to get worse for you. :(

Harry moves in on this nasty, 5' step.

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
Damage 1d12 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage 1d12 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19

"Paint that"

Thumper growls from the back...

Harry, do you get sneak damage?

Ailetha begins to once more hum a song about peace in the mountains. Mountains devoid of ogres.

She then moves in behind Harry preparing to attack when the opportunity presents itself.

Standard: Begin Inspire Courage
Move: Move in so that I can 5' step to attack next round.

He's backed up so theres no flank sadly... unless somehow he gets denied his dex

Alana casts spider climb and crawls up onto the ceiling, moving forward to a position where she will be able to cast at the ogre, ideally avoiding her allies.

Round 1

Celestra stays near Marek and casts Cure Light Wounds on him as he needs it.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Think that makes ogre's turn.

With a painful grunt Gragavan Kreeg takes the hits and growls in defiance

I'm also an artist with my hook!

Gragavan Kreeg attacking Marek / Ogre Hook 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Damage2d8 + 15 ⇒ (4, 3) + 15 = 22

Gragavan Kreeg attacking Harry / Ogre Hook 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Damage2d8 + 15 ⇒ (2, 3) + 15 = 20

lashing out to the left and right he paints the walls with your blood now.

RD2:

Hary
Karlan
Marek
Alana
Celestra
Ailetha
Gragavan Kreeg

KArlan growls and starts chopping the ogre to bits.

1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 2 = 20 Furious Focused Power Attack
1d10 + 7 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 9 + 2 = 27 Damage

1d20 + 8 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 - 3 = 16 Furious Focused Power Attack
1d10 + 7 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 9 + 2 = 26 Damage

Marek will delay to act just before the ogre, after Ailetha.

FYI I am close enough to whack him without lunge. So if he wants to swing at me he certainly can.

Alana casts Hideous Laughter on the ogre.

Please include the Save DCs of your spells.

Will save1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Laughter bubbles out of the ogre's throat so strongly that he loses the grip on his weapon and isn't able to defend himself.

Celestra steps in behind Marek and uses her wand of cure light wounds on him.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"This is not much, but I'll give you a proper healing when we are done with this ogre!"

Turning to Alana with a loving grin, Celestra adds, "You always make me laugh and smile, but I think the ogre is also smitten with your charms!"

Harry maintains the attack...

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Damage 1d12 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Damage 1d12 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

...but finds himself laughing at the Ogre.

Not wanting the give the monster a chance to snap out of its current reverie, Ailetha changes her tune slightly as she tosses a small piece of butter toward the ogre.

Cast Grease on the ogre's weapon. DC16 save or drop weapon.

He already had lost his grip on it. See post above

Marek's turn.

Ok, then I will ready an action to cast grease should he stop laughing and try to regain his weapon.

Alana looks down at Celestra from her ceiling perch and returns her lover's smile, "Well, as much as I enjoy sharing, he'll be sad to know I'm not interested!"

Looking at the laughing ogre rolling on the floor, Marek calmly removes a bone wand from a belt sheath and mutters a couple words of arcane power. Scarlet tendrils of energy run from the wand to the ogre's flesh and back the caster, stealing strength and life.

Move action: Draw Mama Graul's vampiric touch wand.
Standard Action: Activate the wand - Touch attack - 1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 4 = 35
Confirmation roll: 1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 4 = 33
Damage: 16d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 1) = 51 Also add 51 (!) temporary HP to Marek.
*+4 attack due to the ogre being prone

Blood sprays forth and covers all of the ogre's works of art as Marek heaves the massive creature apart...another Kreeg dead and you begin to wonder how many members such an ogre family might have...

Harry seems delighted as he pushes on looking for more...

"That family tree needs more pruning"

I rather doubt there are many branches in their tree.

I'll bring lightning down to burn that tree, root and seed.

Marek takes a moment to sheathe his sword and wand and wipe blood from his wounds.

You return to the room you have searched before and open the door at its back end.

This room, a kitchen, is in total shambles as if a cyclone had moved through the room, smashed every bit of furniture, bent every bit of silverware, and partially collapsed a stone fireplace.

Fort

"Well, my friends, I am most impressed with your ability to destroy giant sized creatures! I'm not complaining, but at this rate, my rapier is soon going to forget what it meats to slice meat! Well, as long as I can keep healing you folks up, I will feel as if I've done my good deed for the day! So where to next? Whoever, came through before us, has left a wake of destruction behind them!"

Marek inspects his wounds, bandaging them in a somewhat improvised manner.

Thank you for your care again, miss Zomesco. I will cast a few protective spells to minimize the risks I'm taking and ease your troubles.

Marek is now 30/54 on Hit Points but with a whopping 54 temporary HP on top of that.

"Thank you for your care again, miss Zomesco. I will cast a few protective spells to minimize the risks I'm taking and ease your troubles."

'Here let me help you out with a few divine taps."

Celestra uses 5 taps of her wand of Cure Light Wounds on Marek.

Cure Light Wounds: 5d8 + 5 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 2, 4) + 5 = 22

The small door at the other end of the kitchen or a different room?!

Lets go through the kitchen...

Disappointment or relieve, you aren't quite sure as you push open the door at the back of the kitchen for there is only a small room with provisions behind it.

Planned route

Have we popped all three by now?

Are the provisions not all destroyed/despoiled?

You wanted a snack?

No, everything else is destroyed. If this larder is not, then I am wondering why.

The door or rather the opening to the storage chamber was probably too small for the ogres to enter.

When Harry opens the door to the next room he pauses as he overhears the heated argument of a group of four ogres debating about who is the rightful owner of the HORSEY HEAD TROPHY MASK...actually a hollowed out horse head...obviously the argument has not just begun because two ogres already lie in their blood on the ground and the remaining four seem on the edge of killing eatch other over the wonderful piece of ogre-taxidermy.

Fort

Ah, is there not a more perfect place for a bard.

Ailetha steps next to Harry and puts her finger to her lips.
After this, she moves into the room and begins to speak to the ogres in Giant.

My, what a beautiful horse head you have there. It would be that most gruesome of head gear for any ogre. All would consider the wearer to be the greatest of ogres.

Using Fascinate to fascinate each of the ogres. - Will DC18

Then, the biggest ogre that is fascinated.

You are the greatest of the ogres. Don't let these others take it. Use force to take the great horse head for yourself.

Suggestion - DC18 WIll

Harry waits, xe at the ready, to see what happens.

I am hoping that they do not have more than a +3 or +4 on their Will saves.

No save vs cold hard steel

If it was one, I would let you charge in and have fun. If I can get these guys to be hitting each other for a few rounds, then that is that many less large ogre clubs to hit our local thug.