Dungeon Master S's "Giantslayer" AP (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

Raen flits towards Ushyle to touch his shoulder. A shimmering glamer spreads over him, rendering the phantom steed Rosewind apparently riderless.

Greater Invisibility for Ushyle.

Raen turns Ushyle into a lethal weapon!

Round 1:
Whistle Pig: Go
Vael: Go
Raen: INVS2
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Go
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton TBD

Rosewind glides into the room solo, but the blade that emerges from the space above it appears all too real. Ushyle activates bane vs. aberrations before striking.

Milani's Thorn, Power Attack/Furious Focus, greater bane, heroism, attacking from invisible.

hack: 1d20 + 19 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 19 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 34
slash: 2d6 + 21 + 4d6 + 6d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 21 + (4, 3, 4, 1) + (5, 3, 1, 3, 6, 3) = 60

Ushyle's opening cut runs very deep. The massive, sideways maw roars in pain as greyish blood spills.

Round 1:
Whistle Pig: Go
Vael: Go
Raen: INVS2
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Hit
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton TBD

Doxon summons Torag's aid, infusing himself we the fires of creation. He then charges in after Ushyle, providing a unified front against the gugs, and swings his hammer in at the wounded gug.

[ooc]Swift to Fervor cast Divine Favor[/occ]

Thunderbolt: 1d20 + 22 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 22 + 4 = 35
Damage: 2d8 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5) + 12 + 4 = 26

Doxon's divinely powered hammer swing is literally bone crunching. The wounded gug nearly collapses after the blow.

Round 1:
Whistle Pig: Go
Vael: Go
Raen: INVS2
Doxon: Hit
Ushyle: Hit
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton TBD

Vael flies behind the charging Doxon, calling upon his connection to the heavens to blind the nearest gug with stardust!

Stardust on White. This stardust causes the target to shed light as a candle, and it cannot benefit from concealment or any invisibility effects. The creature takes a –4 penalty on attack rolls and sight-based Perception checks. This effect lasts for 7 rounds.

Pig Activates his ring and moves into the room...
invis is active

Vael hinders the gug while Whistle Pig vanishes.

A moment later two of the gugs also vanish!

The remaining (distant) uninjured gug summons a cold, cloying miasma of greasy darkness! It rolls over Vael, Doxon, Ushyle, and Whistle Pig. DMG: 5d8 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 7, 5) = 24 and Sickened for Rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 3. Will DC 18 for half and negate sickness. IF you're not Good, then it's half.... you should know how this works by now.

The final, injured, gug bites and claws at Doxon:
Bite: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19 MISS
Claw 1: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35 for DMG: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Claw 2: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35 for DMG: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Claw 3: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26 MISS
Claw 4: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20 MISS

Round 1:
Whistle Pig: INVS
Vael: Stardust
Raen: INVS2
Doxon: Hit
Ushyle: Hit
Gugs: ATK
Hamilton: Go

Round 2:
Whistle Pig: Go
Vael: Go
Raen: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Go
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

DC 18 Will: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36 Stalwart means no effect from the unholy blight.

Ushyle shakes off the miasma and focuses on White, studying it and Blue both before swinging.

Milani's Thorn, Power Attack/Furious Focus, studied target, greater bane, heroism, attacking from invisible.

hack: 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 19 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 32
slash: 2d6 + 21 + 3 + 4d6 + 6d6 ⇒ (5, 2) + 21 + 3 + (6, 3, 4, 5) + (3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 5) = 73

If that drops White, he will direct Rosewind toward Blue along the indicated path.

Ushyle drops the gug with a single swing and then redirects to the next foe!

Whistle Pig: INVS
Vael: Stardust
Raen: INVS2
Doxon: Hit
Ushyle: Hit
Gugs: ATK
Hamilton: Go

Round 2:
Whistle Pig: Go
Vael: Go
Raen: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Kill
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

Raen floats into the room and gains altitude (30'). "Lykophos, a glitterdust twenty feet due west of the column would not go amiss." She points in the direction of the hidden (black) foe.

She sends a glitterdust spell of her own to blanket the two adjacent gugs, one visible (blue), the other hidden (red).

DC 22 Will versus blindness.

"Aye, the wizard knows. If you don't mind, Lykophos?"

Vael then calls upon the Spirits of Fortune, granting Doxon an extra bit of luck.
Fortune on Doxon. He can call upon this good luck once per round, allowing them to reroll any ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check, taking the better result. He must to decide to use this ability before the first roll is made. This lasts for 2 rounds.

Will Save: 1d20 + 14 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 5 = 37

Doxon is able to weather the darkness and readies to engage the next gug.

Just waiting for init order and for the Glitterdusts to resolve.

Bump

Ham and Sammi take off and fly to the far corner of the room, landing there and setting up for a charge.

Hamilton flies into the room, ready. Vael gives Doxon a bit of luck as Lykophos drops a glitterdust on the gug: WILL: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18 and is not blinded. More importantly though, the party can see the gug's outline!

Raen's own spell...
Red WILL: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Blue WILL: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29
Also reveals the invisible gug.

Round 2:
Vael: Magic
Raen: Magic
Whistle Pig: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Kill
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

Doxon takes a slow breath and as he exhales, Agrimmosh and Thunderbolt begin to glow and catch fire. He charges the phantom steed forward and engages the next gug.

Swift for Sacred Weapon Holy and Flaming

Thunderbolt: 1d20 + 22 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 22 + 4 = 34
Damage: 2d8 + 12 + 4 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 4) + 12 + 4 + (6, 4) + (3) = 38

WP winks into sight as stones go flying towards the abomination closes to Doxon. (black)

1st attack:
attack: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33
1d6 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
2nd attack
attack: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (10) + 19 = 29
1d6 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
3rd attack
attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18
1d6 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
4d attack
attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
1d6 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

Whistle Pig and Doxon combine to powerful effect, seriously wounding the gug!

They immediately do their best to return the favor. Two of them gang up on Doxon:

Black Bite v. Doxon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18 MISS
Black Claw 1 v. Doxon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18 MISS
Black Claw 2 v. Doxon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 for DMG: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Black Claw 3 v. Doxon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 for DMG: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Black Claw 4 v. Doxon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28 for DMG: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Red Bite v. Doxon: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

The other closes to Whistle Pig:
Blue Bite v. WP: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 for DMG: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Round 2:
Vael: Magic
Raen: Magic
Whistle Pig: Hit
Doxon: Hit
Ushyle: Kill
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: Go

Round 3:
Vael: Go
Raen: Go
Whistle Pig: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Go
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

"Vael, could you kindly evacuate Whistle Pig from his vulnerable position?"

Raen will DD him out if not.

Ham and Sammi dive charge the gug in the back [Black], hoping to take it out and give Doxon some room.

Charge! 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 42, Damage on Hit:3d8 + 18 ⇒ (3, 5, 7) + 18 = 33

Hamilton charges forth and nearly fells the wounded gug, leaving it hanging by a thread!

Round 3:
Vael: Go
Raen: Go
Whistle Pig: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Go
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

"Aye, will do," Vael says, quickly transposing the slinger in a swirl of starlight. Moments later, the broom-rising halfling appears 20ft above where he once was.
Heaven's Leap on Whistle Pig

Vael, for his part, and rises up 20ft.

"My thanks," Raen replies, and flings several darts of her own at the tottering gug by Doxon.

Magic Missile @ Black: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 1, 1) + 5 = 15

Vael gets Whistle Pig out of harms way as Raen's missiles drop the gug!

Round 3:
Vael: Safety
Raen: MM Kill
Whistle Pig: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Go
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

Ushyle moves in on Blue, Rosewind bearing an unseen burden as Milani's Thorn swings.

Milani's Thorn, Power Attack/Furious Focus, studied target, greater bane, heroism, attacking from invisible.

hack: 1d20 + 19 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 19 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 33
slash: 2d6 + 21 + 3 + 4d6 + 6d6 ⇒ (5, 2) + 21 + 3 + (4, 3, 1, 4) + (2, 2, 1, 1, 6, 3) = 58

The half-elf takes the measure of Red while he has a moment (swift).

Ushyle closes, confident in the cloak of invisibility. His slash rips open the gug's side!

Round 3:
Vael: Safety
Raen: MM Kill
Whistle Pig: Go
Doxon: Go
Ushyle: Hit
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD

Doxon urges his steed after Ushyle to engage with the last gug.

Thunderbolt: 1d20 + 22 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 22 + 4 = 38
Fortune: 1d20 + 22 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 22 + 4 = 44
Damage: 2d8 + 12 + 4 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 8) + 12 + 4 + (6, 6) + (3) = 45

WP gets swept up by a sea of stars and when he can see again, he is out of the reach of the giants or things or whatever they are.

"Don't they know I could take them out with my staff?" WP smiles to himself,"just another way the big people think we are helpless." Finishing his internal monologue, he unleashes a quartet of bullets at the nearest...thing:

attack on black: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27
damage?: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17

attack on black: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
damage?: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

attack on black: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34crit?
damage?: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

attack on black: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
damage?: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17

confirm?: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
damage?: 2d6 + 32 ⇒ (2, 3) + 32 = 37

Doxon levels a tremendous blow on the gug! Bones break under the blow, but not enough to end the threat!

Whistle Pig strikes the gug twice, there's a miss, but his follow up is perfectly placed!

The lone remaining gug, stripped of his invisible advantage, pulls away from Doxon and tries to tear Hamilton from the saddle in order to toss him out of the window. That's an AoO from Doxon and Hamilton, will resolve before I roll.

Round 3:
Vael: Safety
Raen: MM Kill
Doxon: Hit AoO
Whistle Pig: Hits
Ushyle: Hit
Gugs: TBD
Hamilton: TBD AoO

Retconned based on clarification from Trex

As Ushyle peels away, Doxon focuses on the gug before him.

Agrimmosh, TWF: 1d20 + 17 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 17 + 4 = 22
Agrimmosh, Fortune: 1d20 + 17 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 17 + 4 = 34
Damage: 2d8 + 9 + 4 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (7, 5) + 9 + 4 + (4, 5) + (1) = 35

Agrimmosh, TWF: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 12 + 4 = 28
Damage: 2d8 + 9 + 4 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (7, 6) + 9 + 4 + (3, 6) + (2) = 37

Thunderbolt, TWF: 1d20 + 20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 20 + 4 = 33
Damage: 2d8 + 12 + 4 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 1) + 12 + 4 + (1, 1) + (2) = 25

Thunderbolt, TWF: 1d20 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 15 + 4 = 29
Damage: 2d8 + 12 + 4 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 5) + 12 + 4 + (6, 3) + (4) = 35

Rend: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Doxon prevents any kind of last ditched effort from the final gug. With a cacophonous smacking, the cold and breezy room goes quiet.

For handling the quartet of gugs, each hero earns 8,535 XP.

Looking around, the gugs look like they were trapped here. Smashed wine barrels and demijohns are all that remain in the room.

WP hops off the broom and does a quick lap around the room looking for anything of interest...
perception: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (10) + 26 = 36

Sadly, Whistle Pig finds nothing more than a kingdom's worth of wasted wine.

sighing at the loss of good wine, WP hops back on the broom and heads back the way they came. He stops at the odd square room in the center of the castle and eyes the door to the south...

Pig Approaches the door:
checking the door for traps: 1d20 + 26 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 26 + 6 = 40
If not trapped he checks the door for sounds:
checking for sound: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (5) + 26 = 31
WP tries to pick the lock:
DD: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (2) + 26 = 28
DD: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (9) + 26 = 35
DD: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (18) + 26 = 44
DD: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (18) + 26 = 44
DD: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (16) + 26 = 42

"Wait, Whistle Pig. Let me tend to the wounded," Vael says, calling the eager halfling back. To the group he says, "Gather round and let the spirits tend to you."
Channel Positive Energy: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2) = 22

Seeing that both Hamilton and Doxon still carry wounds, he pulls out a wand and puts it to use.
CSW on Ham: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (3, 5, 3) + 5 = 16
CSW on Ham: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (4, 8, 7) + 5 = 24
CSW on Ham: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (3, 6, 3) + 5 = 17

CSW on Doxon: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (5, 4, 6) + 5 = 20
CSW on Doxon: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 7, 1) + 5 = 21

Satisfied that everyone is right as rain, Vael nods for Whistle Pig to continue his work.

Whistle Pig can hear some shuffling on the other side. Whatever it is... it's big.

Pig activates his robe and pokes his head through the stone wall to get an idea of what's on the other side.

know local?: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
"Well this is a new one," WP whispers to the group. "A large troll with nine heads. Never seen anything like it."

Whistle Pig has heard of legendary creatures called Jotund Trolls. Prowling frigid moors and marshes, the rapacious creatures have the same insatiable appetites of common trolls but require much more sustenance because of their excessive size. Jotund trolls stand 30 feet tall and weigh roughly 25,000 pounds.... 1 crunch question.

Raen listens carefully to Whistle Pig's description...

Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (12) + 30 = 42 in order of preference (beyond what WP gets): defenses (especially regeneration qualities), special attacks, special abilities

Raen has heard of such creatures. Thankfully they do not have the regenerative abilities of their common cousins, but each head does have a brain, so they have amazing willpower versus effects that affect the mind (especially confusion). It is said that all nine heads can unleash a battle cry of such discordant sound that it can confuse and terrify men and beasts alike. Finally, their mouths distend so wide that they can simply through a human down their throat without even biting down once to chew...

WP nods as Raen describes the trolls and get's ready to do battle.
He lets the bigger people take the front as will move around the back if needed to catch the thing off guard.

we can open the door now if you'd like

Mistake on my part. These trolls DO regenerate unless burned by fire or acid.

Whistle Pig opens the door and slinks in as the others stand (or ride) ready. Every head on this massive beast turns. The troll is the first thing you see. It's huge. The immense green-skinned brute wields a tree branch for a club and has nine heads, each filled with jutting teeth and tusks.
The room contains a large, rectangular table with chairs to the south, a weapon rack on the north wall, and an ornate side table in the northwest corner. The stench of decay, badly covered by strong spices, comes from the smaller table, which bears a giant platter holding the cooked remains of many animals, humanoids, and other less identifiable creatures.

It immediately tilts all nine heads back and unleashes an impossibly discordant warcry. It's awful, truly awful. Will DC 19 or be confused for 1d4 rounds IT then moves to a better position with club in hand.

Round 1:
Jotund Troll: Cacophonous Roar
Vael: Go
Whistle Pig: Go
Raen: Go
Hamilton: Go
Ushyle: Go
Doxon: Go

Jotund Troll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Raen: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
Ushyle: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10
Vael: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 = 18
Whistle Pig: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 = 18
Doxon: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 = 10
Hamilton: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 2 = 14

Will save (Vael): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29
Will save (Tulia): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
GM - Don't forget Lykophos please

The shaman grits his teeth over the sound, but otherwise is immune to the cacophonous effect.

"Alright troll, it's time ye burned," Vael says, calling down a column of fire to burn the beast.
Flame Strike, DC 22 Reflex: 14d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 1, 5, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 4) = 36
Wow, eff you dicebot

Tulia flies up and over Doxon, leveling her crossbow and firing a giant-hating bolt at the troll.
Giant-Bane Crossbowvs Troll: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25
Damage (P): 1d4 + 5 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 5 + (4, 3) = 14

will save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Will Save:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Ham pushes through the awful roar, and his courage holds. He and Sammi move into the room and line up for a charge.