Even Angels Weep

Game Master DragonBlood472

Balthazar smiles. "I focus mainly on learning new ways to blow things up, though I have been known to make other alchemical compounds from time to time."

You leave the church following Faela's directions to the old manor. The few people that you see give you suspicious looks but avoid your party. As you move deeper and deeper into Fallen, headed toward the Dagger bit cliffs, you realize it's been some time since you've seen anyone at all. The occasional bloodstain and bit of bleached bone scattered amidst the rubble act as reminders that you are entering into dangerous territory.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Wow. Very perceptive. Much blindness.

Balthazar spots four half crazed looking men headed towards you, it is clear that they've seen you as well. Wearing crude armor made from filthy layers of stained, torn cloth the ravers carry makeshift clubs and cudgels. Their eyes are wild, their lips flecked with froth, and their faces and hair are crusted with dried blood. As Faela said, they seem more like animals than humans. The seem to be communicating with each other using noting but howls, grunts, and gestures as they rush your way.

Balthazar, Reaver 1, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 Silian alerts the others to their presence.

Map

Balthazar readies an action to attack when the first enemy gets within 20 feet.

The first reaver rushes towards the group, it's eyes locked onto the smallest member (to Q8 which is within 20 ft of Balthazar) growling ferociously at Balthazar.
Intimidate 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Edit: That should have a +4 added to it since he is bigger than you.

Aeyra smiles. You and Silian should get together and growl at people.

A small globe whips towards the reaver from Balthazar's hand.

Fire Bomb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Fire Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

I probably missed a direct hit, but bombs have splash damage so depending on where it lands it might still hit him.

1d8 ⇒ 8 The bomb lands at P7, dealing 4 points of splash damage to the fist reaver.

The second reaver rushes forward (N7) and likewise growls at Balthazar.
Intimidate 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 4 = 16

Balthazar is shaken for 1 round.

Balthazar, Reaver 1, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Drawing her sword as she strides forward, Akasha calls upon the magic of battle, her sword shifting the blade extending slightly becoming serrated on the back edge.

Move to S7, draw sword,Arcane pool 1 pt (+1 bonus for 1 minute)

She stands facing the oncoming tide of enemies, a dark smile coming across her features.

"Weakness number 1, stupid enough to attack a larger, better armed group head on!"

Hefting his greatsword over his shoulder, Vannevar brings it forward with both hands in front of him, charging to meet the advancing raver head-on at O7. Using a charge maneuver to add +2 to my attack.

Greatsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 = 11

With a snick the wood around her cane drops and reveals a thin blade. Aeyra wordlessly moves forward on quiet feet, stabbing the nearest reaver.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Move action to R8, standard action to attack. Swift to draw sword cane. Next turn I should be able to set up a flank with somebody and get some sneak attack damage going.

OK, guys, I made a new map using Map Tools instead of doing it all in paint. So, everything is different now, disregard the old map. Your places on the map are still where they should be, but note the new coordinates.
New Map

Vannevar's well placed strike sends the reaver crumpling to the ground, unconscious and dying in a rapidly spreading pool of his own blood.

Aeyra takes advantage of the reaver as he attempts to understand what caused the injuries inflicted by Balthazar's bomb, dealing him further damage.

The third reaver rushes to attack Vannevar (I16).
Club swing1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Damage 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Reaver 1, Balthazar, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Lianna runs around a blue light with frost surrounding it forms in her hand, at the right moment she sends it hurdling towards the reaver in front of Aerya.

Elemental ray:Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Cold damage: cold damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 assuming it hits

Move to f12 and use elemental ray on the Reaver in front of Aerya

Silian calmly draws his blade, and lightly steps past Balthazar as he places himself next to Aeyra, smiling and ready.

Drawing scimitar, move to J13

The fourth reaver rushes in to attack Vannevar.
Club swing 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Damage 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

The first reaver is badly injured after Lianna's spell, haven taken several hits but is still standing. Growling in fury he becomes enraged, he swings at Aeyra.

Club swing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
I believe that knocks Aeyra unconscious.

Map

R2
Reaver 1, Balthazar, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Excuse me, Aeyra is staggered.

Excuse me, Aeyra is staggered.

At 0 hit points she should be disabled.

Akasha strikes at the raging cultist only to find herself gagged by the man's overpowering stench.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Balthazar moves around the others and unslings his longbow from his shoulder.

Move to G12

DM Twilight wrote:

Excuse me, Aeyra is staggered.

At 0 hit points she should be disabled.

Disabled (0 Hit Points)

When your current hit point total drops to exactly 0, you are disabled.

You gain the staggered condition and can only take a single move or standard action each turn (but not both, nor can you take full-round actions). You can take move actions without further injuring yourself, but if you perform any standard action (or any other strenuous action) you take 1 point of damage after completing the act. Unless your activity increased your hit points, you are now at –1 hit points and dying.

Healing that raises your hit points above 0 makes you fully functional again, just as if you'd never been reduced to 0 or fewer hit points.

You can also become disabled when recovering from dying. In this case, it's a step toward recovery, and you can have fewer than 0 hit points (see Stable Characters and Recovery).

Aye, sorry this is what I was reading from.

Akasha strikes at the raging cultist only to find herself gagged by the man's overpowering stench.

1d20+3
1d8+2

Where on the map did you move to, love? I'm not showing you within melee range of the reaver where you're at.

Where on the map did you move to, love? I'm not showing you within melee range of the reaver where you're at.

In the previous map, her first move was to S7, which should on the new map, have put her beside or just in front of Vannevar.

DM Twilight wrote:

Where on the map did you move to, love? I'm not showing you within melee range of the reaver where you're at.

In the previous map, her first move was to S7, which should on the new map, have put her beside or just in front of Vannevar.

When I made the new map I centered everything around Balthazar because he hadn't moved at that point. On the old map, S7 was one up and one forward of Balthazar. Which is where she is on the current map, Vannevar moved forward to engage the enemy at O7 on his previous turn, putting him much further in front of Akasha.

Reeling from the attack, Vannevar faces the offending reaver and returns the weapon blow.

greatsword: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 5) + 3 = 9

So then it would be moving to H, 14

The second reaver continues to lay there dying. :P

The third reaver begins to rage and swings his club at Vannevar.
Club swing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

R2
Reaver 1, Balthazar, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Sorry Aeyra, didn't mean to skip over you. I'm so not awake yet. Looooonng night last night. You may take whatever action you want to take!

Map

Are you doing critical fail rules?
"Will you people die already?" Lianna says with a lazy annoyance tossing another ray at the reaver in front of Aerya.

Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
cold damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

No biggie.

Aeyra steps back, clutching at her shattered ribs and trying to breath.

5 foot step directly to the left. If I do a standard I'll start bleeding to death and any significant move action will provoke.

Lianna, yes, rolling a 1 is a critical failure, but not on damage.

The blue and purple lines dancing across Silian's face emanate a brilliant glow that turns pitch and coils around him as he places his free right hand on his armor. Shadows envelope Silian and the alley around him.

Using darkness ability granted by the Mark of Shadow.

Silian keeps his back to the wall, stepping away from the reaver's reach.

Stealth: 1d20 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 - 3 = 20

Move to J12, provoking an AoO, 20% miss chance in dim light, 50% miss chance in darkness (if the alley was already dim). Darkness in a 20' spread centered on Silian.

The reaver grunts as Lianna's spell hits him. Then as Silian moves away he swings out at him, but misses his mark in the darkness.

Club swing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
50% chance miss 1d100 ⇒ 34

The fourth reaver, becoming enraged, again swings at Vannevar.

Club swing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
50% chance miss 1d100 ⇒ 98

Vannevar will you choose to act as disabled or be dying?

The first reaver turns and swings at Akasha, but is unable to hit his target.
Club swing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
50% chance miss 1d100 ⇒ 7

R3
Reaver 1, Balthazar, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Map

Balthazar notches an arrow and lets it fly. At the reaver in G17

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

50% chance to miss 1d100 ⇒ 48
Balthazar's arrow misses in the darkness that surrounds him.

Balthazar growls several unkind words in frustration.

Akasha strikes at the raver, trying to figure his crazed erratic movements.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
1d100 ⇒ 86

Feeling his fractured bones grit against one another and his ruptured insides swimming like a bowl of eels, Vannevar wills his legs to carry him a bit further.

I'll act as disabled, taking a 5-foot step to H-15.

Aeyra?

Disabled, can't help much without bleeding to death unless somebody heals me.

The third reaver strikes at Vannevar.
Club swing 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Damage 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
50% chance miss 1d100 ⇒ 98

R3
Reaver 1, Balthazar, Reaver 2, Akasha, Vannevar, Aeyra, Reaver 3, Lianna, Silian, Reaver 4

Can you all give me a sound off of your current HP, please?

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Map with reavers numbered.

I am bringing in a new player, a friend. He's a fighter. Here's a new map with his location. He will act in the initiative rank after reaver 4.

Map

Bosramir makes his way through the damaged place and is trying to find a way to align himself with those he was ordered too as he begins to wander off he turns a corner and sees a small skirmish going on. He readies an action waiting for a moment to strike.

Bosramir is at k19