Desna's Chosen

Game Master MythrilDragon

Yup, it goes 1-3-3.

I went and looked at the template's and you are right, Map tools draws the template incorrectly. You are fine right where you are.

Wren belches a huge cone of fire that engulfs both of the hounds. Eponine feels the heat and both dogs fail to avoid the full brunt of the flames. Upstairs Sophy chases after Victor also driven by fear. From the hall come a loud shrill ringing sound that is uncomfortable to the ears and Orik cries out as his bastard sword vibrates furiously in his hand like a tuning fork, but it holds and remains solid. Kern hustles up the rest of the stairs trying to flee as fast as he can, he can see Sophy and Victor on the bridge from the doorway of the stockade.

Yeth hound 1 REF Save 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Yeth hound 2 REF Save 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Orik WILL Save vs spell 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Sophy and Kern Double Moves

Belril is up... Update to Map

Wren, also note the cell walls give Ameiko cover from your spell. In case you need or want to move around in the next two rounds

Belril, furious at being so ineffective, feels the taunts of the Andoran warriors once more in his mind, from so many years ago.

You? A warrior! But your a Halfling!

Ahahahaha... Look at him swinging that sword, looks like my son Matthias!

Why do you even bother? Just settle down here in the city, get a job... You are just wasting your life trying to fight with the real men!

His fury at the comments is unleashed as a white hot focus in his mind. Despite his fatigue, he aims his sling staff at the least wounded of the Yeth Hounds and lets fly, anger powering his shots.

Rangers Focus on the least wounded Yeth Hound.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

He slowly advances to N16 as he fires.

Belril scores to solid hits against the hound, but the wounds are not as deep as the halfling would have liked. Ameiko continues her inspiring ballad from her hiding spot in the cell.

End of Round.... Map at end of Round

Upcoming -- Round 4 (Round 3 of panicked condition and Inspire)
Init: yeth hounds, Nualia, Eponine, Orik, Victor (panicked), Wren, Sophy (panicked), Lyrie, Kern (panicked), Belril, Ameiko, Tsuto (panicked)

It will probably be tomorrow when I will have a chance to updated the start of round 4

Round 4

The first of the yeth hounds drops down and lands at Eponine's feet, lunging futilely at her legs while the other howls in pain. The hound in the hall drops and goes after Orik's legs, but his teeth only find hard armor. From the hallway, as yet unseen by those of you in the cells, a woman calls out, "Mother Lamashtu, grant me your favor!"

Yeth hound 1 5' step to N14; bite vs Eponine 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Yeth hound 2 bay, everyone WILL Save vs Fear DC 12 or become panicked for 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5 rounds; don't forget +1 from Inspire Courage.

Lyrie WILL Save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Panicked
Orik WILL Save 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 = 18

Yeth hound 3 5'step to O20; bite vs Orik 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Eponine is up... Map Update

Eponine strikes at the hound in front of her hoping to keep it back from Belril and Wren.

To hit the hound in N14 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Damage 1d10 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7

Edit: Will save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Thanks Joana!

Forgot your Will save, Eponine.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 (+2 VS Fear)

Will save 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Orik's action shouldn't effect Wren, so I'm gonna go ahead and post.

Wren lets another burst of fire go at the threatening dogs, this one noticeably smaller.

Damage 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6

Reflex DC 18 for half. AC 12, HP 22/25

Eponine swings her curved blade, but the hound on the ground evades her attack. Orik strikes at the hound in front of him, he misses. He then grabs the door and slams it shut. Victor charges across the bridge, then ducks to enter the thicket tunnels. Wren spits out another burst of fire, both hounds evade but are singed by the flames. Sophy follows Victor into the tunnels while Kern starts his way across the swinging rope bridge.

Orik vs hound 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 11
Victor double move
Yeth hound 1 REF Save 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Yeth hound 2 REF Save 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Sophy and Kern double move

Belril is up
Update to Map (I put red lines to mark open/closed doors)

"Good thinking, Orik. Help us cut through these dogs over here, and let's try to get out of this hell hole!"

DM, I forgot to add my +2 bonus for evocation spell again, so each of them take one more HP of damage. My bad.

Is that man's sole purpose on this plane to shut doors? Belril thinks irritably, face darkening further.

He focuses his attention on the two wounded Yeth Hounds- firing a sling bullet at each of them.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 Attack on heavily wounded Yeth Hound
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 4 = 25 Crit Threat on less wounded Yeth Hound
1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 4 = 25 Crit confirm on less wounded Yeth Hound?
2d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 2) + 10 = 14 (26 damage total in one hit)

F@~@ yeah! Edited the crit confirms in. Now that getting angry appears to give Belril natural 20's, its clear my next level is in Barbarian...

Edited x2- to fix my derp. I thought Orik shut himself on the other side of the door, so removed the perception check and fixed my post.

Belril's first shot goes wide, but the second strikes the hound right between the eyes. It topples to the ground, dead while Ameiko weakly sings.

End of the Round

Round 5 (Round 4 of panicked condition and Inspire)
Init: yeth hounds, Nualia, Eponine (dying), Orik, Victor (panicked), Wren, Sophy (panicked), Lyrie (Panicked +2), Kern (panicked), Belril, Ameiko, Tsuto (panicked)

In the cells the remaining hound swoops down to attack. It grabs at her hip and drags her to the ground. Blood begins to pool at Belril's feet as the elf falls unconscious. From out in the hall comes the baying of the frustrated hound. Orik rushes into the room, pushing past Wren as he pulls the second door shut and attacks the hound that brought Eponine down. The blade slices cleanly though the creatures hide, and if falls nest to the elf and begins it's own bleed out. Victor continues to push his way through the thickets.

Yeth hound 2 5' step to O14; bite vs Eponine 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Damage 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 5) + 4 = 11
DC 12 WILL Saves vs fear--one last time

Orik WILL Save 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 1 = 22
Orik vs Hound 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 = 21 Damage 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

Eponine needs at CON roll to become stable; DC: 10 (-2 on the roll)

Wren is up...
Update to Map

Will save 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Dammit...I held out as long as I could. Sorry gang!

Wren finally loses her nerve at those god forsaken hounds wailing, and heads out of the cell area as quickly as possible.

Con 1d20 + 0 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 0 - 2 = 15

Stabilized.

'K Belril, its all you now!

Is this a third hound howling we need to save against? Having made two saves Belril should be immune if not? Is it the one through the two doors? If so, perception checks to hear through both doors are pretty steep (+5 to DC per door so +10). Maybe we need to pass our perception checks to be affected? I like the thought of hoping for a 1 on a perception roll for once lol. Rolling my will save anyway to save time but interestingly, i noted the ability has a 3oo foot radius spread. Any surviving goblins in other rooms would have to roll perception to see if they hear it, or better yet if simply auto-affected it pretty much affects the entire fort...

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Belril stands his ground as he watches Wren's will crumple, clutching his sling staff and almost laughing at the tragic humour of the situation; he had almost ventured in alone and now he was all but alone anyway.

I won't let them forget this day. Belril thinks grimly as his stout halfling heart resists the baying once again and he is left standing with only Orik beside him. Such a rout is in itself, an incentive to regain their honour and harden themselves against such tactics in the future.

Ameiko, can you walk? Belril asks bluntly of the bard. Orik, which way now?

Is this a third hound howling we need to save against? Having made two saves Belril should be immune if not? Is it the one through the two doors? If so, perception checks to hear through both doors are pretty steep (+5 to DC per door so +10). Maybe we need to pass our perception checks to be affected? I like the thought of hoping for a 1 on a perception roll for once lol. Rolling my will save anyway to save time but interestingly, i noted the ability has a 3oo foot radius spread. Any surviving goblins in other rooms would have to roll perception to see if they hear it, or better yet if simply auto-affected it pretty much affects the entire fort...

Yes the hound in the hall is the third one to Bay, you only become immune to the ones that have already bayed and they are now dead. It does affect the pretty much the whole fort (and I have accounted for that), though I opt to say that Nualia is immune, it is her hounds given as gifts from her goddess. The other NPC's have all run off. I made one roll for Ameiko on the first hound, but am allowing that to account for all her rolls, it helps you all with the Courage and is one less roll I Had to make each round. The walls are stone, at the time of the bay only one door was closed, but the other door leading out (where the other two dogs came from is open) and the sound can carry though there as well.

DM

Glad I made my save then. Also-

Ok, I am cool with cowering. My next question, where do I cower? I know the door is shut between me and the last dog. So should I stay at the 15' mark, where I saw the woman, or do I run backwards, like to where the cell is with Ameiko?

I'd probably go to the far corner of the dungeon, in P 11. It's as far as you can get from the scary things, in the spirit of fleeing from the source(s) of your fear.

That sounds fine to me, if the DM is cool with it.

Wren passes by both Orik and Belril as her nerves finally give out. "Forget thi......," her voice trails off mid sentence as she passes through the open door and sees something inhuman coming toward the few remaining members of the group. She immediately turns on her heels and heads as far away from the creature and the noises at her back as possible. "Everyone stay back!"

Take total defense action at P 11. And yep, Wren dropped her wand, so things are even tougher!

Yes the RAW say can not attack, it also says they must use spells to help them flee. I don't think I would allow her to cast the spell new and attack, but here she has one round left of the effect for a spell cast 2 rounds back and I can justify using it to try and scare open a path to freedom before going to cower in the corner. Plus it just looks cool, Wren screams fire, literally, in her panic. Also, the woman is not the source of the fear.

Is Belril up? Waiting for Orik's response before I declare my action. Also, how much has he seen of Wren's flight, just her opening a door and disappearing?

I will make an update soon, she is still in the room.

Wren, before retreating back into the room and cowering opens her mouth to yell, and her last burst of flame comes out at the demon armed woman.

Damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Ref DC 18 for half

Don't you need a concentration check?

I dunno. Not sure if one is necessary or not. Seems likeDMs post indicates no, but that's just my reading of it.

You dropped your bonded object. If a wizard attempts to cast a spell without his bonded object worn or in hand, he must make a concentration check or lose the spell. The DC for this check is equal to 20 + the spell's level. If the object is a ring or amulet, it occupies the ring or neck slot accordingly. Sophy mentioned it earlier.

Odd, this is the second time I have made a DM post that appeared earlier and is now missing. I will try to recreate it.

Victor, Sophy, and Kern...see the info on the the FEAR effect in the OOC thread and then feel free to make a post of what you have been doing for the past two rounds upstairs in the entrance room to the stockade.

Wren leaps to flee from the hound beyond the doors by rushing towards the only open door in the prison chamber. Suddenly she sees they way blocked by a beautiful woman carrying a bastard sword. She has a scared belly, and a demonic arm. Wren gasp in surprise and the last burst of fire blazes from her mouth before she cries out, "Everyone stay back!" Wren then turns and tries to hide in the final jail cell, cowering in fear.

In the original post I rolled 7 damage for the fire burst and Nualia failed the save, I have that detail already saved on my Map so I am going to keep those results.

Belril this action preempted your question to Orik, your save roll counts, and it is your action.

Map

Note: I am not going to worry about the Concentration check to use the last blast of the spell here. 1) The spell was cast two round back and this is the third round of the effect. 2) It looks cool!

Speaking is a free action, Belril still wants a response before deciding what to do.

Orik says, "We either go through her, or back through the demon dog."

Ameiko weakly says, "I am not sure."

Sophy gasps in horror and shame as she reaches the top of the stairs and realizes they've left their companions below and defenseless, but the thought of going back down where the dogs are makes her knees wobble with fear. "Victor!" she delegates, calling after the fleeing archer. "You have to go back down!"

unbreakable heart on Victor: suppresses fear effects the next 4 rounds. That should cover the duration of the panic. Also, +4 morale bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting effects that rely on negative emotions (such as crushing despair, rage, or fear effects) or that would force him to harm an ally (such as confusion) for those 4 rounds.

"Kern," she gasps, as he comes up the stairs behind her, "they need you!"

round 2: same spell on Kern. Go, boys. :)

Taking command of the situation, Belril nods, making his decisions.

Orik, carry the Elf. Ameiko, follow him. Head out the east door and hook up with the others, just run. I'll catch up. Don't look back. Wren- RUN you cantankerous hag, follow the others!

He moves to N13, closing the door and hurling his weight against it, attempting to brace it against anyone trying to open it from the other side.

Always liked Eponine. Solid, wise head on those shoulders. Wren? Not so much. But I won't leave her to die down here.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20 Strength check to hold door shut (fatigue included)

To help catch this all up I am going to DMNPC Kern and Victor back into the action.

Sophy becomes a pillar of calm for Victor and Kern who both can not fathom the reason they are running. Victor pulls out his bow and rushes back down the stairs, he sees the dog scratching at the door and takes a shot. The arrow flies true and tags the hound in the rump. Pulling a hand axe from his belt, Kern follows. Once the arrow pierces the hound, it turns to face the on coming threat and Kern is there in it's face. He rears back the axe and drops it on the hounds neck, spaying about some blood.

Belril starts barking out commands and moves across the chamber and slams the door shut. Ameiko keeps up her song, while struggling to get to her feet.

DM Roll 1d20 ⇒ 1
DM Roll 1d20 ⇒ 2
Victor vs yeth hound 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 1 + 1 = 22 Damage 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5
Kern vs yeth hound 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 1 + 1 = 19 Damage 1d6 + 4 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 1 + 1 = 9

End of Round Map

As soon as the magical fear vanishes from his mind, Kern's face goes pale as he realizes what has happened. He curses loudly and hurries to follow Victor. When his axe draws blood from the hound, he barely notices. All he really notices is that the hound isn't dead yet, and he's determined to get past it.

Round 6 (Round 5 of panicked condition and Inspire)
Init: yeth hound, Nualia, Eponine (stable), Orik, Victor, Wren (panicked +3), Sophy (panicked), Lyrie (Panicked +2), Kern, Belril, Ameiko, Tsuto (panicked).

In the hallway the hound snaps at Kern's feet. It bites in deep and drags the warrior to the ground. From behind the door Belril can hear the voice of the woman chanting some kind of incantation. Orik slings Eponine over his shoulder and gets ready to move.

Yeth hound 3 vs Kern 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 = 11
Yeth hound Trip attempt 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Kern is prone

Belril Perception1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Wren, Sophy, Kern, and Belril...
current map

Image of Nualia -- I meant to post this earlier.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 Spellcraft to determine the spell being cast

Did Ameiko take an action? She acts just after Belril.

Unable to see the magical rite, Belril is unable to determine what Nualia might be casting.

Ameiko stood up as a move action, Inspired Courage as a free action.

Ok cool. AMEIKO- GET TO DA CHOPPER.

"I can't do it...we don't know what's out there! There's at least one more of those awful hell dogs, and coming in the other door is that thing with the demon arm. There's no right answer. What can we do?" After moaning about her circumstances, Wren looks both directions, and scurries to pick up her dropped wand.

Wren is moving back to her corner next round, if she doesn't her the moaning stop.

Edited per DM.

Thanks, DM. Edited previous post.

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Round 6 (Round 5 of panicked condition and Inspire)
Init: yeth hound, Nualia, Eponine (stable), Orik, Victor, Wren (panicked +3), Sophy (panicked), Lyrie (Panicked +2), Kern, Belril, Ameiko, Tsuto (panicked).