Dawn of Legends playtest scenarios (Inactive)

Game Master JamZilla

Wurt, I hate to tell you this, but if I have worked this out correctly the DC to vertically jump 20 feet is DC 80. It's DC 16 for 4 feet and then if you extrapolate that out it comes to 80

You can leap straight up onto the 10ft high storage crate in V52 with DC 40...?

Yeah, I didn't recall how high overhead the catwalks were. Wurt also has a climb speed of 20 though, so if he's adjacent to a wall (or a sturdy pipe or the like) he should still be able to clamber up to where he hopes to be regardless! Can he jump the 10 feet then climb the remaining 10?

If you check the map the crates aren't adjacent to any walls on the north side, only the south. So you could do what you plan to on the south but not this round as you don't have enough movement.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding where the catwalk is. What letter row(s) are the catwalks suspended above?

Edit - instead of fiddling with this for days on end, can we just spend the ki on +20 movement instead of the jump check and move me to S56?

The difficulty i've got with this basic map creation stuff is putting layers on top of eachother. In an ideal world the north catwalk would be in S41 to S61 directly above the action in the hold. Such as it is, they are just where they appear to be.

You can make Q45 with your quick movement and climb speed so I'll put you there and apologise for all this confusion - I just wanted you to know that 'teleporting' by relying on acrobatics checks is going to always be tough.

Round 5

"Come on, he's gonna get away if we don't hurry!" Concussion calls out as a bullet slams into her chest, pushing her back a pace but otherwise doing little to stop her.

Trusting that Wurt will take care of the one up on the catwalk she decides to press the attack and moves to pursue the second ogre as he attempts to fall back. As she gets within striking distance she swings her hammer low, hoping to try and crush leg bones or shatter a kneecap.

Attack (HAMMER HOBBLE; Bloodraging, Power Attack): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Damage: 1d12 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

Moving to T48.

Scowling at the continued lack of cover and knowing there were men with guns still around the corner, Laura sticks to Concussion like glue as her wounds continue to heal.

Move to T47, cast Cure light wounds

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

hp 68/70, Healing Touch: 10/30, Blessings 5/6

moving to U49

Ebon moves swiftly darting after the wrench wielding henchman. Following Concussions lead he attempts to dart out of the way of any attack and tries to trip the big beast.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Attack: 1d1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
Free trip if hit: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 2 = 22

bull's strength, Shield, mage armor and light AC=25 Ballistic = 20

Concussion and Ebon dash forward and devastate the ogre with a series of hammer blows and pummeling fists. Though on it's last legs it miraculously still stands and manages to make a desperate swing at Ebon though he dodges aside easily.

Ogre AOO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 Miss

Round 6 - Enemy

With the party penetrating deeper into the hull, the guards on the catwalk desperately try to lay down suppressing fire. One of them (Black) pulls a grenade from his belt and rips the pin out with his teeth, tossing it down among the gathered group the explosion is deafening and the blast wave sends deadly shards of shrapnel lancing out in all directions.

Concussion reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 Fail
Razor reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 Fail
Ebon reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 Success

Bludgeoning and Slashing Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 3, 1) = 10

Ebon I don't know your stats without a profile so that's a guess. Half damage for you unless you have evasion.

Orange, Concussion, uzi, RS: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 8 Miss
Orange, Concussion, uzi, RS: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 12 Miss

Pink, Ebon, uzi, RS: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 11 Miss
Pink, Ebon, uzi, RS: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 12 Miss
Cyan, Razor, uzi, RS: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 23 Hit
Cyan, Razor, uzi, RS: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 13 Did not confirm
Damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Another rattle of bullets sings around you. Some strike your armored costumes and bounce off but one slices through the meat of Razor's calf.

Round 6 - Heroes

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Round 6

Concussion grits her teeth in pain as shrapnel tears into her skin, thankful that the grenade turned out to be something of a dud. "I'll finish this one, take care of those two up on the catwalk!"

Continuing to press the attack, she swings her weapon downward in a powerful blow aimed at the ogre's arm before following up with another swing directed at the ribs.

Attack (HAMMER DEFLECT; Bloodraging, Power Attack): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Damage: 1d12 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18

Attack (HAMMER CRUSH; Bloodraging, Power Attack): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Damage: 1d12 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25

Assuming ogre is dead after this...

Her part of the deal kept, Concussion attempts to find some cover from the hail of bullets raining down from on high.

C will try to take cover either behind the crates at V/W51 or duck around the large crate and move to V55.

Ebon spins as the explosion goes off wrapping himself in a cloak of air redirecting the blast away from him.

As Concession drops the other brute he looks up at the other catwalk and makes for it running to the containers and leaping up on top of it.

Jump: 1d20 + 25 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 25 + 20 = 61 Using Ki point

Landing lightly on top he points at the two gunmen. "Put your weapons down and this can end easily for you." He shouts out at the m as he locks into a striking stance.

hp 52/52 - AC AC=25 touch 19, flat-footed 19 Ballistic = 20 - Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +8 - Ki - 5/6

As if on cue, Wurt then explodes from a brief cloud of inky smoke beside the leftmost gunman, Excalibur flashing in a sudden arc.

"Güten Tag!" His pointed tail wagging hypnotically behind him, Wurt adds, "I would listen to the man if I were you." He winks, then vanishes again in another brief cloud of smoke.

Excalibur: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32for: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
and Sneak Attack: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 5) = 11

move 6 squares to the right (move), attack black (standard), vanish again (swift)

As the grenade drops and the bullet tears through her body, Laura growls. Razor answers.

Charging the gunmen in the south of the room, she sprints towards them, using the crates as a giant set of stairs as she powers towards them.

Two move actions to close the distance. Using a blessing to ignore all difficult terrain this round, acrobatics to do any fancy jumps and the like: acrobatics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

JZ you'll have to place Laura as not 100% sure where she will end up, but she'd want to be as close as possible to the guards on the catwalk itself if possible!

hp 58/70, Healing Touch: 5/30, Blessings 4/6

Round 7 - Enemy

Concussion lives up to her chosen name and smashes her hammer into the chest of the remaining ogre guard. It flies backward, dropping it's wrench with a clatter before slamming into one of the giant steel storage crates. It bounces off the sturdy structure, leaving a heavy indent where it collided.

Ebon and Razor leap atop the containers whilst Wurt teleports around the catwalk, slashing out with his blade and confounding the gunmen.

One of 'em is up here somewhere! the man shouts, blood seeping through his fingers where Excalibur snaked out.

Just fire at the ones you can see! shouts another, following his own advice and letting the submachine roar.

Black, Ebon, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 13 Miss
Black, Ebon, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 24 Hit but deflected

Orange, Ebon, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 5 Miss
Orange, Ebon, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 8 Miss

Pink, Razor, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 11 Miss
Pink, Razor, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 10 Miss

Cyan, Razor, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 17 Hit
Damage: 1d10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 2 = 9
Cyan, Razor, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 24 Crit threat
Cyan, Razor, DA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 23 Confirmed
Damage: 2d10 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8, 7) + 2 + 4 = 21

Ebon once again knocks a bullet directly out of the air but this time Razor is struck multiple times, lead deflecting form living metal within her body.

Round 7 - Heroes

After this I'd like to have another quick discussion about how deadly (or not) guns should be. In the PF adaption of d20 modern that crit would have been 2d6+1+2 x4 or Crit: 8d6 + 4 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 4, 2, 2, 6, 2) + 4 + 8 = 43. Even in standard PF rules a revolver deals x4 and there is no such thing as ballistic AC to help mitigate. Let's see how the rest of this plays out, enjoying so far!

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Wurt appears from another flash of smoke, falling to the floor from a pipe running just overhead. Excalibur flashes as it bites home and Wurt turns his pupil-less eyes to the thug. "As I said, you would do well to listen to the man when he offers you the chance to surrender."

Excalibur: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28for: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Sneak Attack: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 5) = 15

If that drops the thug I hit last round, I'll intimidate the remaining thug instead if that's ok =)
Menacing Swordplay (intimidate, demoralize): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 DC = 10+Hit Die+Wis Mod

Round 7

"Hah! Told you I'd take care of him," Concussion grins. Her grin quickly changes to a frown as she realizes that her next destination needs to be the catwalk.

"Really hope some sort of flight powers come in...levitation...teleportation...something..." she mutters to herself as she quickly straps her hammer across her back and starts scaling the storage crates.

Climb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Acrobatics (If Necessary; +16 if Jumping): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Not sure how much movement it'll take but I'd like to scale the crates and then try to get to the opposing catwalk (where pink & cyan are) from there if possible.

Well this *is* a bunch of melee characters... there's an old adage about bringing knives to gunfights ^.^

...but yes, as you've previously noted, guns are still scary even without the whole touch AC thing. I'd be interested to see a Punisher, Painkiller Jane, Black Widow or even Huntress ranged build :)

Razor snarls as the bullets tear her up, and all rational thought goes out the window as she sees red.

Feet pounding along the top of the crates she throws herself across the gap, landing on the catwalk and lashing out with her blades as she lands.

acrobatics jump DC 20: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

hand blade: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 27
slashing/bludgeoning: 1d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

Move/jump to AE47 then standard attack

hp 33/70, Healing Touch: 0/30, Blessings 4/6

Ebon contines to move across the crates.

jump: 1d20 + 25 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 25 + 20 = 46 ki point for +20

Jumping on the cat walk he then closes down on the gun man.

Ae49 moving here and standing next to him.

I drafted up a Punisher character and I was very happy with him. Not much in the way of utility but what he did, he did with brutal effect. Besides, Microchip can always provide him with gadgets through resource points!

Been a long day guys so update this tomorrow. I think this longer drawn out scenario is a better test but I'm having particular difficulty hitting Ebon and Wurt.

Hey, when your AC is the lowest of the bunch, you gotta be invisible the whole time so the bullets go toward everyone else =P lol

Yes, we are rather melee-heavy aren't we? And I'll admit that I didn't give a whole lot of thought either way to withstanding bullets when I built C, but it does sound like some more tweaking might be in order before we start a game proper.

Round 8 - Enemy

Wurt drops down from the overhanging pipe, slashing out with Excalibur as he falls. The man beneath him has time to let out a startled screech before being pitched headlong over the catwalk to land with a sickening crunch.

The other guard shakes visibly at the appearance of the devil before him but raises his weapon and releases a burst of fire in Wurt’s direction.

Orange, Wurt, uzi: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 15 Miss
Orange, Wurt, uzi: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 12 Miss

But the mutant uses his latent power to disassemble his molecules, rapidly disappearing and reappearing between the traces of the bullets only to stand before the man with a charming grin on his face.

Razor closes the distance between her and the catwalk with a few powerful strides before leaping up there and slashing out at the guard who just shot her. Her wrist blade slices into the man’s exposed face, turning it into a bloody ribbon.

Instinctively, he raises his weapon and fires but he can barely see through the mask of blood and every bullet flies errant.

Pink, Razor, uzi: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 10 Miss
Pink, Razor, uzi: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 12 Miss

The other guard leans over the railing and, seeing his teammates in trouble, opens up on Wurt on the opposite catwalk, bullets slamming into his flank.

Cyan, Wurt: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 22 Hit
Cyan, Wurt: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 8 Did not confirm
Damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Cyan, Wurt: 1d20 + 6 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 2 - 1 = 15 Miss

Round 8 – Heroes

Without even flinching as the bullets whizz past her head, sensing weakness the cold unfeeling beast peers out through Laura's eyes, pitiless as the men around Razor are torn to pieces.

Claw: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 2 = 30
slashing/bludgeoning: 1d4 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 = 11

Claw: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 = 18
slashing/bludgeoning: 1d4 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9

Claw: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 = 21
slashing/bludgeoning: 1d4 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 2 = 10

Claw: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27
slashing/bludgeoning: 1d4 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 = 11

Claw: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 2 = 32
slashing/bludgeoning: 1d6 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9

Status: hp 33/70, Healing Touch: 0/30, Blessings 4/6

Wurt wags his tail chidingly, "Now, now. That was sehr rude, mein freund." He ducks in low, under the barrel of the thug's gun, and slashes in two quick, broad strokes.

Excalibur: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26for: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Excalibur: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12for: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Going to assume that C also made it up onto the catwalk last round :)

Round 8

Concussion thuds down onto the catwalk seconds after Razor, albeit not nearly as gracefully. Noting that her teammate was looking pretty rough she moves up behind one of the gunmen and sandwiches him between herself and Razor.

"Sorry, but you should've learned when to quit," she says, her demeaner suddenly somber as she strikes at the man.

Attack vs. Cyan (HAMMER CRUNCH; Bloodraging, Flanking): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 = 18
Damage: 1d12 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Moving to AE50 on the map and then attacking.

Ebon to act. Only the guard beside Worth is still up after those attacks

Yah i was going to ask is anything still up

Ebon nods at Razor. "Let's take a quick look as the other clean up here." He says running down the catwalk to take a quick look.

Keeping Razor in sight I just want to reveal a bit more of the map if i can.

There is no more of the map to reveal yet Ebon, the catwalks don't go anywhere else and there are two doors in the east wall on the main hold floor.

Round 9 - Enemy

Panicked now, the sole remaining guard jumps pumps round after round at Wurt trying desperately to hit the rapidly disappearing and teleporting
hero.

Orange, Wurt, uzi: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 13 Miss
Orange, Wurt, uzi: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 1 - 2 - 1 = 21 Hit
Damage: 1d10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 2 = 12

Round 9 - Heroes

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Do guns provoke AoOs when fired in melee?

I think yes without feats or being a cool Gramaton Cleric type guy. If you hit him once he's done anyway.

Just trying to save myself from taking 12 needless damage is all =)
AoO: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15for: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 Of course. Thanks, Dicebot, you're the best.

*snicker* suck it, meatbag! bwahahaa!

Well you still have your action to take this round so will likely drop him then

Round 9

With nearly all the thugs down for the count, Concussion allows the fire in her blood to cool for a moment as she moves to hop back onto the crates below.

Wurt looks like he's got things under control over there - we need to hurry up though, or Klaw's gonna get away!

As she gets to the edge of the catwalk she pauses and gives Razor a concerned look. "Are ya alright Razor? You're not looking so good..."

Dropping out of bloodrage for the moment and moving with an eye to hop from the catwalk to the crates and then back to the floor.

"...Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." I assume you dream, Preston?

It's been too long since I watched that awesome film :)

The beast growls at Concussion, Laura watches through its eyes and winces.

The metal only helps so much at a time, you need to rest!

The beast ignores Laura and Concussion, dropping down to the floor in a lithe movement and finding the shadow of a crate to crouch down in.

Animal seeking shelter.

Spending 1 minute to allow the living metal to synthesize another CLW to heal with!

Out of interest LL, can you let me know how your HP total is so high?

Wurt grunts as the bullet bites into his side. He turns to face the gunman directly, his countenance darkening dangerously as he takes two slow, heavy steps toward him. "Fortunately for you, you will not live long enough now to regret that." The devilish man's voice is little more than violent whisper before he vanishes in a flash of smoke only to reappear another two steps closer, Excalibur buried in the man's gut.

Excalibur: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18for: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Excalibur: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24for: 1d8 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

If the first swing is a miss, I'll go for a full attack. If it's a hit and drops the guy, I'll forgo the second swing and instead move down to the floor.

Also, I just realized that I've forgotten up until now that my base speed is 40' rather than 30'. Blah!

Re: Concussion's HPs - it looks like LL might have given Concussion HD from both classes rather than just taking the larger HD?

Yeah that's what I suspected

Wurt cuts down the last remaining guard.

Combat Over

Letting the metal do its thing, Razor's wounds continue to heal.

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

She manages to get enough control to engage in conversation

Yes, we should hurry now, before Klaw gets away..

Moving to the eastern doorway, she waits for the others before continuing.

Status: hp 50/70, Healing Touch: 0/30, Blessings 4/6

2nd Invisibility, Resist Energy, (open)
1st Cure Light Wounds, Shield, (open) x 2

Derp...yeah, somehow I got the HP totals jacked up in HeroLab. The Bloodrager has the better hit die (d10 vs. Vigilante's d8) so that's 6d10. She's got a base +3 Con mod so that's an additional 18. I put her FCB for each level into +1 HP so that's an additional 6. Now for the actual HPs how did you want us to treat them after 1st level? Average + 1? Or roll?

Average +1

Okay, after adjusting things a bit C now has a much more appropriate total of 69 HP when she's not raging and is currently at 46/69. Sorry for the mistake! :(

Will get a proper gameplay post either late tonight or tomorrow; will be out and about for most of the evening.

I've had some of the same problem LL so used to relying on herolabs to get it right :P I think it was stacking my to hit from monk and magus so i've had to add it all up myself.

Ebon moves with Razor, stepping besides the door. "Can you continue? You should hold back we need to tighten our attack, strike as one. The closed fist deal more damage than the open palm." He smiles.

Laura shrugs off Ebon's attempt to talk.

M'fine. Sides, I use nives, not hands, open OR closed...

Inside she winces, but the beast is riled and needs some outlet, better verbal than physical where her friends were concerned.

Concussion sighs as Razor ignores her and drops back to the ground below.

Like two different people in one skin. Not sure I'll ever get used to it, she thinks as she follows suit, bounding from catwalk to crate to the ground.

"Speaking of striking as one, there's a door one each side - two of us on each one when we go?"

Ebon smiles at Razors sharp words. "I don't doubt that one bit. I'd still like to see us all standing at the end of this, don't let the hunger take over you in the end."

He turns to Concussion he posture relaxed and breathing slow. "Splitting up again.. but if it leads into one room that could cause a surprise and the situation to swing in our favour."

The deep whirr of heavy motors and the clank of metal issues from east of you.

Someone post the final plan and we'll go with it