Round 1, Init 15
AC = 18
HP = 38/38
Weapon Equipped = +1 Rapier
Condition(s) = None
Lief sizes up the 'welcoming committee', and desires to see the effects of his new Necklace, before the bears become too intimate with the enemy.
The GM weeps at yet another ruined critical, but the demons appear to take no damage from the blast - even the one who failed his save.
They chuckle as they prepare for battle.
Ederin lines up a pair of them, dropping the first and grievously wounding the second. Allarnon charges in becoming… something else with his trusty companion and they meet the demons head on. Lief plucks a fireball from his neck and hurls it at the demons - but they resist his advances! Dimitrio seeks to blind a few of them to hold them at bay, and succeeds with two!
The demons are shaken by the suddenness and completeness of the attacks so far. However, they do not scatter, nor do they panic. They have their role to play, and they will play it. They collapse around Allarnon and to their best to bring the big bear down…
Blue attacks viciously, or tries to.
Green wants to step into flank, but the terrain blocks him, so he attacks Tarkir instead.
Yellow stands its ground, and summons a cloud around the rear party! Everyone except Allarnon and Tarkir are effected. I’ve put the cloud on the map in a light yellow. DC 14 Fort or be nauseated.
The blind claw at their eyes a moment before concentrating…
Nothing seems to happen.
…and then they try to resist the blindness again.
vs DC 14
vs DC 14
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Rearing up Tarkir bites and claws at the demon.
Hearing his friend get wounded drives Allarnon into a fury. Hold strong Tarkir. We have to hold them at bay. Raising his claws up Allarnon swipes left and right in large swathes. The massive claws rip up the undergrowth as they dart towards the demon.
+ Grab
+ Grab
Dimitrio coughs and gags but manages to move away from the nauseous gases.
He then moves up yelling as he goes along.
"Bear-man, move south! Leave these here for me. The brush hinders my movement."
He yells back at Lief, "Boy, use that head of yours and help us out. What are these demons? Do we need cold iron?"
He risked a look at Layne and Ederin, "Hold your breath or get out!"
Allarnon attacks viciously with Tarkir dropping one and himself killing the other already wounded one. He holds the carcass in his great paws.
Kaylayne moves a little and prepares rocks. I moved her the opposite direction as she originally planned as it gets her out of the gas.
Kaylayne, when you return, please make your save vs nausea. Succeed and you've got your spell, fail, and all you did was move out of the gas.
I should add that the fog is thick, obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. A creature within 5 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can't use sight to locate the target).
Fort
Kaylayne chokes and moves out of the gas.
Round 1, Init 18+
HP: 42/42
AC: 22 (Touch 14/ FF: 18)
Equipped Weapons: +1 Composite Longbow (+2)
Conditions: Nauseous
Relevant Data:
22 Arrows (Cold Iron)/ 24 Blunt Arrows (15 Silvered (Blanch) 6 Silvered (Alchemical))
Ederin chokes back his lunch as he runs from the yellow cloud. He tries to ready his weapon but the stomach contractions keep him from lining up good shot and he's not willing to waste the arrows.
Lief nods at Dimitrio, and studies the creatures, while stepping out of the cloud.
He barks out the creatures' resistances, weaknesses, and special attacks, though he gathers they've already seen most of it.
He studies the isolated demon flailing with his sight
Kaylayne moves a little to get out of the gas and loses her lunch. Ederin likewise cannot handle the stench. Allarnon attacks viciously with Tarkir dropping one and himself killing the other. He holds the carcass in his great paws. Lief moves up and strikes Pink, confirming the critical. Dimitrio though manages a double move out of the cloud.
Though dropping as fast as they’re stepping up, the demons do step up like good little soldiers.
Yellow moves up on Allarnon.
Purple also moves up, after summoning another cloud around the front group! Lief, Allarnon, Tarkir, and Dimitrio are effected. I’ve put the second cloud on the map in a light yellow. DC 14 Fort or be nauseated.
Then Pink tries to resist the blindness.
vs DC 14
Round 3, Init 15
AC = 18
HP = 38/38
Weapon Equipped = +1 Rapier
Condition(s) = None
Lief Ducks around Tarkir, nervous about its specificity. He marches up to Mr. Pink, drawing his rapier, renewing his study of the resilient creature.
Lief will call out all he knows about the demons.
Lief, I think you're moving too fast for the difficult terrain you're in. Remember that the entire area is difficult terrain due to the plant growth here. Please confirm that you can move as much as you have. Thanks!
Also, sorry I missed your announcement of their abilities! I clearly should have described them differently too as they're small and not medium as I thought. :D I've made many errors in this fight and I apologize.
These are Dretch, CE Small outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extraplanar).
DR 5/cold iron or good; Immune electricity, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 10
Spell-Like Abilities: cause fear, stinking cloud, summon (dretch)
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Finally, a note about roll order. Please be reactive before being proactive. If there's a save for you to make, make it first, before you start your other actions. If there are multiple saves, do them in the order they impacted you (the order I listed them in my post). Thanks!
, save
Dimitrio moves south of the stinking cloud. Seeing that the ground cover was hindering his movement, he start to recite heroic poems.
Round 2, Init 5
Kaylayne stumbles around in her own sick, spending time vomiting to both sides lest one not mark her trail well.
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Allarnon looks about as the green noxious cloud sets in. He begins to gag as the mist flows freely through his nostrils. Holding his breath he does all that he can as the demons begin to surround him, swiping wide areas all around him.
Tarkir blasts through the noxious green mist. A small trail of ree tendrils flow off of his body as he rushes towards the southernmost demon with tooth and claw.
Kaylayne stumbles around a little, but moves ahead. Ederin, nauseated cannot do much but move. Allarnon makes several mighty attacks, but now that the GM is applying DR correctly, he fails to drop even the one. Tarkir does his bit and closes and bites Pink, but also does not drop him. Lief escapes the cloud and readies himself for the final push. Dimitrio moves through the cloud and inspires his friends to greater heights.
The demons continue to focus their attacks on Allarnon.
Yellow moves up on Allarnon.
(hit)
Purple too focuses on Allarnon.
Pink, finally able to see, doesn’t like what it sees. And yet it must chose . It attacks Tarkir!
(hit)
Allarnon and Dimitrio - please make another save vs the nausea (DC 14 Fort) as you’re still in the cloud. Kaylayne, by moving back into the cloud, you extend your nauseated condition one round.
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Round 3, Init 5
With bowels clenching, Kaylayne stumbles around in her own sick, looking for an end to the gas.
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Still fighting off the noxious cloud Allarnon shakes his head. This cloud makes my head tingle....
Clearing his mind Allarnon rushes straight at the purple demon as he pushes past him.
The enormous bear snaps it's jaws at the yellow demon.
Allarnon gets caught up on a tree root and misses the demon by inches as his teeth snap together like an animal trap catching it's prey.
Tarkir continues his relentless assault on the lighter purple demon.
Round 4, Init 18+
HP: 42/42
AC: 22 (Touch 14/ FF: 18)
Equipped Weapons: +1 Composite Longbow (+2)
Conditions: Nauseous
Relevant Data:
22 Arrows (Cold Iron)/ 24 Blunt Arrows (15 Silvered (Blanch) 6 Silvered (Alchemical))
Ederin rushes forward, trying to convince himself that he can be useful despite the constant battle to keep the contents of his stomach where they belong.
He opens his mouth to speak but can do nothing but gag.
Dimitrio moves closer to the fray and readies an action in case one of the demons attacks him.
HP 59/59
AC: 23 = 10 +3(DEX) +6(chainshirt+2) +2 (buckler+1) +1(ring of prot) +1 (dodge)
Conditions:n/a
Melee (rapier+1): +11/+6 = +6(base) +3(dex) +1 (magic) +1(weapon focus)
Melee Damage (rapier+1, arcane strike, panache): 1d6+9 = +1(weapon) +3 (dex) +2 (arcane strike) +3 (precise strike), 18-20, x2
5/5 daggers, 4/4 panache, 3/3 charmed life, 16/18 bardic performance, 4/4 1st level and 1/2 2nd level spells
Round 4, Init 15
AC = 18
HP = 38/38
Weapon Equipped = +1 Rapier
Condition(s) = None
Lief steps around the dretch, intent on swatting at its flank.
Kaylayne wanders in the mist, soon down to the dry heaves. Ederin pushes toward the battle, though he cannot help quite yet. Allarnon has a tough round, failing to push past and drawing the AoO. Tarkir does better, hitting twice and dropping his foe. Lief shifts around behind purple and strikes, wounding him for the first time though the injury is not as deep as he’d hoped (no Cold Iron - also no AoO as it already attacked Allarnon). Dimitrio gets out of the cloud and readies an attack.
AoO on Allarnon
(hit)
The demons continue to focus their attacks on Allarnon.
Yellow moves up on Allarnon.
(hit)
(hit)
(hit)
Purple too focuses on Allarnon.
(hit)
They grin as they seem to be doing well against the big bear. They seem to have no sense of their own mortality - they just enjoy doing the damage for damage sake.
Allarnon please make another save vs the nausea (DC 14 Fort) as you’re still in the cloud. Kaylayne, by moving back into the cloud, you extend your nauseated condition one round.
Dimitrio moves and finally gets into melee range so he can display his bladework.
He strikes with his rapier at one of the two standing demons.
He yells to the demon hoping the creature can understand him, "Yo, ugly? Give it up! You're only delaying the inevitable."
EDIT: forgot the intimidate check
Round 4, Init 5
Kaylayne, dry hacking and spitting, looks for a way out of the gas.
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Allarnon tries once again to burst past the purple demon.
Bursting out of the noxious fumes Allarnon flies into a rage as the demons claws rake into his skin.
Swinging his arm back he swipes a heavy claw back at the yellow demon.
Swinging his head around Allarnon points his muzzle at the purple demon. "This one now Tarkir!"
Tarkir bounds forward back into the mist.
Tarkir begins to choke on the green nauseating fumes and is able to do little else.
Allarnon, that square, though it is vague due to the map, is not in fact in the area of effect. The yellow pattern is just a guide - I use the standard spell layout grids and so Tarkir is 'not' nauseated and would get an attack.
Rolling a '6' to hit (instead of save) would result in a hit, so damage would be...
Also, small error on the map. Yellow is actually down and bleeding according to my notes, so you instead swivel your attack on purple. Purple is still clinging to life... Lief?
Round 5, 18+
Instead of continuing to stumble around the battlefield spewing his innards everywhere Ederin stays put and waits for the worst of the naseua to pass, his new ally seems to have mopped up the demons anyway.
Round 5, Init 15
AC = 18
HP = 38/38
Weapon Equipped = +1 Rapier
Condition(s) = None
Lief takes another swipe at the demon, largely expecting the massive bear to finish it off before he does.
Kaylayne wanders the mists. Ederin tries to get a grip. Allarnon grizzles out and lands a mighty blow as does Tarkir and yet the demon fails to drop. Lief just misses the target. Dimitrio intimidates the opposition with a stroke… and does a little damage too!
The shaken demon continues to focus its attacks on Allarnon.
(hit)
Whereupon the party piles on and ends the remaining demon as surely as the sun rises. We are out of initiative.
Kaylayne clears the gas, going to her knees in wracking dry heaves and stumbling over her belt pouches for stones. Only after getting them ready and looking up does she realize that she is too late.
With watery eyes and still drooling lips, she waits for the final nausea to pass before retaking her feet and washing her mouth out with water.
She says nothing, and hopes no one else does either. She just wants to move on and forget that ever happened.
Lief looks up at huge bear-man, demon-spittled and bloodied about. "Well. That was pretty impressive, Allarnon. I worry you'll not be able to keep up with that pacing. How are you feeling?"
"Any doubts I had about you mate are gone." Ederin says to Allarnon as he spits something yellowish from his mouth. Taking a quick drink of his waterskin he spits again and pulls out his wand.
"If you or the bear need any healin', nows the time."
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Allarnon shakes te gore from his fur as he walks up and begins to lick his wounds. Looking at Ederin's wand he shakes the sack at his hips. His lips curl back to show gore filled razor sharp teeth.
"In my sack is a stick all the same. Dig it out and use it on us."
Allarnon's rage ends as his shoulders slump slightly while Ederin tends to his and Tarkir's wounds.
Nodding back to his sack Allarnon grunts. "Those demons hit a bit harder than I thought they would. Inside my sack is also some hide barding fitted to this form. It seems I am in need of it. If you wouldn't mind strapping it on me."
"Uh, yeah, I guess I could do that. Ederin loots through the mans bag and retrieves both of the items requested, using the wand in what seems to be an endless stream of healing. He marvels at how much damage Allarnon was able to take and remain standing.
When it comes time to strap the barding on, Ederin frowns and moves a bit awkwardly at first, but once he sees how it should fit he moves quickly and secures it to his new companion.
"That should do it, I guess. Any o' you want to double check it? I ain't ever dressed a bear before."
The party heals and prepares after the short but somewhat brutal fight. You do a quick search, I presume, but find nothing of value on the demons or in the immediate vicinity.
As you make your way to the city once more, you find the horribly crushed body of a drow soldier, his gear completely ruined. You check the immediate area and find nothing out of place - just a crushed drow. Very strange. No tracks (assuming take-10) other than the drows.
You're now just within site - maybe 50 yards away - from the Library of Dust, your target. How do you make the final approach? You see an oddly shaped building with double doors in the middle. I've updated the map.
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Allarnon shifts as one of his legs is caught in the straps of the barding. Looking back. "No... no this strap goes over, not under. The rest feels fine."
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"What could have crushed this drow? Nothing around here that looks capable of doing that." Allarnon says looking around as he nuzzle and sniffs around the crushed drow corpse.
Soon he sees the Library of Dust in the short distance. "This our place?" Closing his eyes Allarnon's fur begins to lengthen and his skin toughens even more, giving him more of a shaggy appearance. "This should make it a bit tougher for those demons claws."
Moving up Allarnon pushes a heavy paw against the set of double doors to push them open.
"May need help getting in."
Dimitrio could not hold back a chuckle seeing Ederin get to work. "We never had to do that to our dancing bear. My mates just put a little skirt on her and off she went."
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Dimitrio reminds everyone what Shalelu said, "We are supposed to take the drow inside this building. Quietly."
He looks at Ederin, "Shorty, how you and I scout out the place to see if we see anyone?"
Lief takes a look over the Library, from a distance.
He readies to report anything he sees. Which is a lot, apparently.
"What could have crushed this drow? Nothing around here that looks capable of doing that." Allarnon says looking around as he nuzzle and sniffs around the crushed drow corpse.
Kaylayne checks the sky, looking for something that might have fallen, or pounced the drow.
"Did they not mention a dragon? Maybe the dragon does not serve the drow?" Kaylayne shivers and readies six stones for combat.
"Shorty, how you and I scout out the place to see if we see anyone?"
Kaylayne turns to smile at Dimitrio. "If you wish it, I will scout. In case you have missed it, which would affirm the power of this gift, but this vest grants me some measure of being unseen."
"Or maybe I will climb a tree and scout from up high..." Kaylayne mentions, looking for a tree or overhang that might provide a spot to scout."[/b]
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"Did they not mention a dragon? Maybe the dragon does not serve the drow?" Kaylayne shivers and readies six stones for combat.
Allarnon stops in his tracks as his head jerks back. A sense of dread shows on his face, well as much as a bear can show.
He whispers. "I forgot about the dragon. What with all the demons." He gulps.
Kaylayne turns to smile at Dimitrio. "If you wish it, I will scout. In case you have missed it, which would affirm the power of this gift, but this vest grants me some measure of being unseen."
"Or maybe I will climb a tree and scout from up high..." Kaylayne mentions, looking for a tree or overhang that might provide a spot to scout."[/b]
Dimitrio smiles and jokes to break up the graveness of the situation, "I forgot about your vest being useful; it's just so pretty."
He then adds, "I think you do great with climbing stuff with those slippers of yours but you're welcome to come along."
Before they get going he asks, "You know we forgot to account for gagging and such. How can we counteract that? I wonder if the elves have something like the smelling salts."
Lief looks ahead, a bit (!), while Kaylayne climbs one of the many many many trees around to try and get a better view. They both spot movement on the roof, though it's hard to say how many, they are humanoid, dark, and very few, numbering only two or three maybe. Hard to say for sure at this distance through the cover of the overgrown forest which has covered the city.
Kaylayne, roll a stealth check please.
Stealth
Like a rat climbing through ivy, I am.
Kaylayne climbs back down and confirms what she saw. Kaylayne shrugs. "Let's go do what we have to do."
Ederin is about to offer to scout, thinking maybe he can get a few good shots off like in the conservatory, but when Lief and Kay go instead he shrugs and hangs back, opting to watch their backs instead.
He keeps his bow ready as his eyes flit between his friends, ready to fire at anything that may move against him.
There does not seem to be any new activity on the roof as Kaylyane returns. If they noticed her in the tree (from this distance) they're not showing it.
How does the party approach the building? There is cover, of a sort, for most of the distance, though the last 20yds or so is largely clear of trees - though there is still plenty of underbrush.
Dimitrio looks at the giant bear man and raises his eyebrows, "Gonna be tough sneaking in with the big guy here. How about you ask your bear to create some sort of distraction on the west side of the building and we try to sneak in from the east side?"
Allarnon is in bear form, and seems to be speaking common just fine. :)
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Kaylayne nods at Dimitrio, ready to assist with any plan.
"If you want, I...I...can try to put Allarnon or Tark on the roof. We'll need to get closer, but...I could try."
You want to ask *her* to do that?
Yes.
Are you sure?
No.