Dungeon Master S's "Skull & Shackles" (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

Yeah without a feat you can only charge in a straight line from the moment you move.

The tiger pounces on the man, savagely tearing at his flesh. The man manages to keep his feet, but likely couldn't survive even a few more seconds like that.

Round 1:
Art: Ready
Kiltem: Tiger
Slappy: Go
Lucky: Go (Needs Bot)
Ko: Go
Pirate: TBD

I'm pretty sure that any turning precludes the "Charge" action.
I'm also pretty sure that your 1st attack will still be a hit :-)

Good to know. I thought as long as the 10 feet before the attack was a straight line you could charge.

Kiltem seems to have that one under control for the moment, Slappy will reserve action and thundercall if he sees 2 or more grouped up that he can hit

BOTTING FOR LUCKY

Seeing the single pirate getting mauled by Kil-tiger, and Art drawing a bead on the poor sot, Lucky follows Slappy's lead, and gets ready for the second shoe to drop. He melts into the shadows, drawing kukri & sword, and moves to hide behind a pillar, affording him a good access point to perform major sneaky stabbity action to whomever pops out!

Stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24

Slappy holds in case a second foe appears while Lucky tries to maneuver for a sneak attack.

Round 1:
Art: Ready
Kiltem: Tiger
Lucky: Wchchchchc
Ko: Go
Slappy: Go
Pirate: TBD

Tiger-Kiltem lets out a great roar!

Are we all back? Lets go, battle calls!

Tiger-Kiltem's ravenous rage inspires Ko's bloodlust. His cutlass sings from its scabbard as he rushes forward and slashes at Harrigan's lacky.

cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
cutlass power attack: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Crit confirmation
cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
cutlass power attack: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Ko closes, and the last second before his strike, slips on a small rock. The swing goes wide.

Round 1:
Art: Ready
Kiltem: Tiger
Lucky: Wchchchchc
Ko: Miss
Slappy: Go
Pirate: TBD

Slappy has a readied action, Pirates up

With only one foe, Slappy holds his power back. The main moves to toss something so Art fires, but the man dodges! He needs some space so he steps from Kiltem over the rubble drawing an AoO from Kiltem and Ko.

He hurls his vial. Will hold his turn to see if he is still up.

Round 1:
Kiltem: AoO
Ko: AoO
PIRATE: TBD

Round 2:
Art: Go
Kiltem: Go
Lucky: Go
Ko: Go
Slappy: Go
Pirate: TBD

AoO

As the pirate moves, he gives an opening. The big tiger takes a quick swipe with a paw. The motion is not unlike a house cat batting at a toy or injured mouse.

AoO 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 - 2 + 2 = 14
GMF paw 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 20

The tiger roars as his footwork wasn't quite quick enough to land a blow

I know still waiting on Ko's AoO, but I'm at a keyboard now so will post.

Round 2

Scrambling over the difficult terrain the Tiger-Druid can't manage to pounce, but he still easily catches the man and lashes out with a massive clawed paw.

Attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 13 - 2 + 2 = 33
GMF claw 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 21

Threatening! 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 - 2 + 2 = 19
extra damage 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 19

Ko slashes into the opening.

cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
cutlass power attack: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Crit confirmation
cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
cutlass power attack: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Kiltem misses, but Ko does not, drawing a fair amount of blood from the pirate.

Bleeding and grievously wounded, the pirate hurls his bomb at Kiltem: BOMB!: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10, but it completely misses after Ko's hit!

Kiltem follows up and gets the man's jugular in his mouth, killing the man quickly!

For overcoming the pirate-who-never-really-bombed each pirate earns 480 XP.

Lucky emerges from the shadows, never having dealt his sneak attack. The pirate was well equipped!

Art whistles low at the spoils. Excellent! It’s unfortunate he didn’t surrender. I hope the other pirates—and mark my words, this one was NOT alone!—are smarter. He reloads his pistol and they quickly sort the loot

axes aren’t as good for me as daggers, but I’ll take if no one else does. I’d like the cloak, so roll off: 1d20 ⇒ 10

LOL He was going to surrender.... but he got seriously mauled.

I'm sure Ko wants the +1 chain shirt. Slappy will take the CLW Wand, Tanglefoot bag. Kappi Lucky might do well with the axes.

+1 chain shirt would be nice, but I'm not greedy if others want

Kiltem has been very lucky lately with magic items. He will abstain.

Lucky already has a cloak of resistance AND a +1 chain shirt.
Ko, go ahead and take the magic armor. Arthur, go ahead and take the magic cloak.
I'll put the rest of the stuff in the party bucket, until someone claims it.

Perception
Kiltem: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Ko: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Art: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Lucky: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
Slappy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

One enemy quickly slain, the party continues searching the room. Like before, Lucky and Tiger-Kiltem pair up for searching. The team continue making a clockwise search around the perimeter of the room. The other three remain on guard more keeping watch from potential threats and yet undiscovered badguys.

Bard and Druid continue to use their light cantrip/orison as needed.

Kiltem leads the party to a short dead end, but Lucky and Art both point something out. The rubble in this dead end includes some amazing marble. The chunks are large enough for resale. It would take a fair bit of worth, but they concur that this would be quite the haul. [ooc]Indeed, 4 Plunder if you spend a day here loading it up.

Kiltem makes a note of it before tapping the party on the shoulder to move on. The doorway atop the long, steep staircase opens into an octagonal room thirty feet across with a smooth domed ceiling twenty feet high. Each wall is set with a tall tarnished silver panel, as well as a dark mural of colored glass depicting an eye—each eye has a differently colored iris. In the center of the room is a raised pedestal ten feet in diameter and three feet high. A thick layer of dust blankets the room.

Perception
Kiltem: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
Ko: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Art: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Lucky: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Slappy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

The party moves into the strange room and further search. Is there anything on the pedestal? Or anything in room that matches the different colors of the eyes?
Hidden door behind the murals or silver panels?

Kiltem will take the time to hit the whole room with Detect Magic

Lucky's eyelids flicker a moment and pop open. He seems a bit disoriented at first but after getting his bearings sets to the task of looking about.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33 (+1 to avoid surprise or find hidden object & doors; +2 to spot traps; +2 in or on water)

Lucky and Kiltem both catch a bit of movement before all hell breaks loose. A jagged construct of glass pulls itself together from under the dust upon the dias. It has a human’s shape, save that one arm ends in a jagged hammer and another in a spike of glass! Knowledge (Arcana) to ID.

Round 1:
Lucky: Go
Ko: Go
Slappy: Go
Kiltem: Go
Glass: TBD
Art: TBD

Foes: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13
Kiltem: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Ko: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Arthur: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Lucky: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Slappy: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

The bards brain clicks into overdrive as he remembers the lore in the second book of a bestiary compendium from the scribes of Bulmahn, Mona, Reynolds, Stephens, and Cook.

Know Arcana: 20+6=26 Would like to know 1. Special Defenses, Vulnerabilities, Special attacks

The tiger-druid lets out a roar and impatiently stares at Lucky, Ko, and Slappy...

Wow small room.

Slappy moves steps back, making more room for Ko. See everyone it's name is Karma. For every piece of glass you lot have broken in tavern everywhere has come back to haunt you, remember those good times and bad times it's time to break some glass.

Bardsong Inspire confidence

Wow small room.

Remember they are 10’ squares on the map

Slappy begins a performance. He recognizes a stained-glass golem when he sees one. Like most golems, he knows that magic won't work but in this case its worse, spell have a chance of reflecting back on their caster. Despite being made of glass, weapons not made of adamantine are muted slightly, but not as much as other golems. The golem has no particular weakness.

Round 1:
Lucky: Go
Ko: Go
Slappy: Bard fu
Kiltem: Go
Glass: TBD
Art: TBD

Round the First
• Current HPs: 45/45

Lucky dances closer to the strange creature and tries to harry it with a few well-placed kukri strikes...

Main Hand Kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 for Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8.
Off Hand Kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 for Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5.

...but all he has to offer this day are poorly-placed kukri misses.

Ko takes a similar approach, trying to move in concert with Lucky.

cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
cutlass power attack: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Crit confirmation
cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
cutlass power attack: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Bardsong Inspire confidence

Slappy, can you do me a favor? When you use your bardsong, can you throw out their precise effect? Like what +, and to what, they're granting a bonus? Only if it's not too much trouble... :-)

Slappy Wundershart wrote:

Bardsong Inspire confidence

Slappy, can you do me a favor? When you use your bardsong, can you throw out their precise effect? Like what +, and to what, they're granting a bonus? Only if it's not too much trouble... :-)

6th level Bard, its a +2 hit/damage

Round 1

The Tiger-Druid has no idea what the strange statue is. Only that it is a threat and must be destroyed. Kiltem leaps biting and clawing at the glass.

Full Attack!

First attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 13 - 2 + 2 = 32
jaws of biting 2d6 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 25

2nd attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 29
GMF claws of shredding 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 22

3rd attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 25
GMF claws of death 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 21

Lucky's attacks are thwarted, then Ko's too.

Kiltem's are not. The attack is so savage that even the other pirates stop for a moment and watch. It's not enough to bring the construct down though as it counter attacks the tiger-druid. The razor sharp appendages come quickly:
Left slam: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28 for DMG: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (3, 4) + 5 = 12 AND Bleed: 1d8 ⇒ 6
Right Slam: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17 MISS

Round 1:
Lucky: Miss
Ko: Miss
Slappy: Bard fu
Kiltem: Hits
Glass: ATK
Art: Go

Seeing the bloody strikes from this awful creature, Art glances quickly at his weapons. Normally he'd be eager to fight Tooth & Nail, but the need to lay down a lot of damage each time is greater, so he draws Tooth in a flash and looks carefully for whatever vulnerable spots might be there.

spend 1 panache for increased damage of Precise Strike (+10) BArdsong +2 hit +2 dam; flank +2 hit

attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 20
damage: 1d6 + 10 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 5 + 2 = 18

attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 30 <--THREAT!!
damage: 1d6 + 10 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 5 + 2 = 22

attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 18 <--looks like not a confirm--correct? (matters for panache)
damage: 1d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 11

Art gets luck on his second shot, though if he were a few hairs closer he'd have really opened this fight up Not confirmed.

Round 2:
Lucky: Go
Ko: Go
Slappy: Go
Kiltem: Go
Glass: TBD
Art: TBD

Ko keeps his shield readied against the creature as he slides around it, seeking an opening.

cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
cutlass power attack: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 1) + 8 = 13
Crit confirmation
cutlass power attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
cutlass power attack: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 3) + 8 = 14

ko's blade shatters and scratches some of the glass. It tumbles down, knocking off some of the dust. In another time this thing was likely, quite literally, brilliant.

Round 2:
Lucky: Go
Ko: Hit
Slappy: Go
Kiltem: Go
Glass: TBD
Art: TBD

Round the Second
• Current HPs: 47/47

Sneak Attack -I Main Hand Kukri: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 24 for Normal damage: 1d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10 and Precision damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 4) = 10.
• Target is Bewildered: –2 to AC, -4 to AC vs. Lucky for 1 round.
• Target takes 1 point of Strength damage

Sneak Attack - Off Hand Kukri: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 13 for Normal damage: 1d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8 and Precision damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 4) = 14.
• Target is Bewildered: –2 to AC, -4 to AC vs. Lucky for 1 round (adds to duration).]
• Target takes 1 point of Strength damage

Slappy goes first hopefully this doesnt interfere with his action

Round 2

The big tiger roars in pain, hide cut and bleeding from the sharp glass. Yet still feeling they have this glass statue on the ropes the druid again brings his full attack biting, and clawing savagely.

Full attack

First attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 2 + 2 = 29
Jaws 2d6 + 9 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 9 + 4 + 2 = 24

Second attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 26
GMF claws 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 25

Third attack 1d20 + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 31
GFM claws 2d4 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 21

Lucky's first attack cracks much of the glass. The golem seems immune to the anatomical features of Lucky's technique though.

When Kiltem adds his attacks to the spider cracks, it's too much for the golem's magic to hold together and the spider cracks multiply tenfold as the golem falls to the ground in a harmless rain of silicate.

For destroying the strange golem, each pirate earns 960 XP.

Kiltem...yer bleedin' man!! SOMEBODY HEAL THIS KITTEH, HANDSOMELY NOW!!

Art looks about for other threats, clues to what the eff this place is, and treasure (in that order)

Slappy will wackamole Kiltem till healed

Slappy will wackamole Kiltem till healed

The gnome stops the bright arterial blood flow from the nasty wound. A second touch and the wand just gives a puff of smoke. Slappy smiles and with a flourish pulls another Wand of CLWs from out of thin air. He gives the tiger another touch and the fearsome wound is a mere scratch.

Wand of CLWs

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Perception

[dice=Kiltem]d20+12
[dice=Ko]d20+10
[dice=Art]d20+9
[dice=Lucky]d20+14
[dice=Slappy]d20+11

The party moves into the strange room and further search. Is there anything on the pedestal? Or anything in room that matches the different colors of the eyes?
Hidden door behind the murals or silver panels?

Kiltem will take the time to hit the whole room with Detect Magic

We continue with searching, now that golem is broken and healing has happened.

Kiltem sees that this room is covered in silver panels. It would take some work (like the marble in the other room) but it could fetch a pretty penny. You estimate 2 Plunder.

Additionally, Lucky discovers a perfect crystal that wasn't' shattered. Slappy says it radiates a moderate divination aura.

6 plunder so far! not bad

The party keeps searching clockwise around the large room. Lucky and Tiger-druid are on point. The other three are watching their backs. Kiltem and Slappy continue to use light spells to keep the darkness at bay.

Perception
Kiltem: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Ko: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Art: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Lucky: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19
Slappy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

I moved people on map, feel free to readjust as you see fit