Thanks for the heads up Shasta! Corrected the tokens!
Hakime fires a pair of arrows; one was aimed straight at the woman's breast, but she uses her arm to reactively to stop it from reaching her lung. The other arrow goes wide.
You also forgot the Inspire Courage bonus Hakime!
Init Order (bold = up)
Buffs: Inspire Courage +2
Axe Woman (12 damage)
Hakime
Gob
Marduk (12 damage)
Wyeth
Aspis Blue
Aspex
Leopard
Aspis Red
Shasta
M Half-Orc Monk of the 4 winds/QingGong lvl 4 HP 39/39 AC: 17/17/12 F.+6 R.+8 W.+5 Perc+6 Init+4, speed 40ft
Something here, wasn't there grease in front of the door?
Also, Marduk took 5ft distance (up) after being asked to move back for the grease, prior to combat commencing.
I moved myself up to the square. I doubt she lacked movement to get to me, though.
@Marduk: No to the grease as Aspex could either cast mage armor or grease and I went with her first statement. As far as movement, she still has enough movement to reach you even if you were 5' back, to where your avatar currently is.
Marduk pounds the woman twice; she looks haggard but still with bloodlust in her eyes.
Init Order (bold = up)
Buffs: Inspire Courage +2
Axe Woman (21 damage)
Hakime
Gob
Marduk (12 damage)
Wyeth
Aspis Blue
Aspex
Leopard
Aspis Red
Shasta
Gob excitedly rubs his hands together as he steps out in front of a pillar. "Been waiting to try this out all day." He says before sending out a streak of lighting down the hallway.
The woman surprisingly stands, although it seems to be out of sheer will than anything else. The man in the middle goes down in a shocked heap while the leopard looks severely injured, the lightning still sparking from one of the bolts in its back.
I'll give Wyeth until tomorrow morning; he's been quiet the past few days and I'll just bot if need be.
It happens every once in a while :) And my fault Aspex, I forgot to bold you after Gob fried the blue mook and you may act as well. Giving Aspex and Wyeth until after my lunch time for post. If I don't hear anything, I'll do the greasing.
Her fearsome mien, though, causes Wyeth to swing more cautiously, missing her. Aspex then conjures some grease near the entrance, right under the woman!
Axe woman reflex:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
And she lands on her back with a thump!
The leopard angrily charges towards Gob!
Acrobatics:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
And it doesn't slip in the substance!
Finally, the remaining Aspis agent standing pulls out a longbow and fires it at the caster half-orc!
Female Human Bard 7/UC Rogue (Szarni Swinder) 2 [HP: 45/53; AC 25| T 14| FF 18 ; CMD 21; Fort +3 Ref +12+2 Will +6; Init: +3; Perception: +10; bardic perf: 7/20; Lore Master: 1/1; Spells: 3rd 0/2; 2nd: 0/4; 1st: 5/5] | Active effects: Triple Time +10 feet Speed (40 ft), Planetary Adaption, Good Hope, Blessing of Fervor
Shasta moves a bit closer while drawing her whip and continuing her song, "Shoot 'em through the chest with white-hot lightning / Hit 'em with a fist of a monk that's frightening / Shoot 'em full of arrows ..."
Maintaining Inspire Courage
Then she cuts short her song and says, "My word, you're all so ugly, I'll bet you turned the basilisk to stone!"
Intimidate:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
As she says this, she cracks her whip and an invisible wave of energy washes over her enemies, causing those intimidated by her moxie and razor wit in the face of the enemy to be briefly enveloped in flames.
fire damage:1d10 ⇒ 5 Catching on Fire Damage:1d6 ⇒ 1
Spell and Intimidate Details:
Intimidate: The DC of this check is equal to 10 + the target’s Hit Dice + the target’s Wisdom modifier.
Success: If you are successful, the target is shaken for one round. This duration increases by 1 round for every 5 by which you beat the DC. You can only threaten an opponent this way if it is within 30 feet and can clearly see and hear you.
Spell effect: Enemies that are demoralized this way take 1d10 points of fire damage and must succeed at a Reflex save (DC 15) or catch fire. Spell Resistance can negate the fire damage caused by this spell, but does not protect the creature from the demoralizing effect.
Catch Fire: If a character's clothes or hair catch fire, he takes 1d6 points of damage immediately. In each subsequent round, the burning character must make another Reflex saving throw. Failure means he takes another 1d6 points of damage that round. Success means that the fire has gone out—that is, once he succeeds on his saving throw, he's no longer on fire.
A character on fire may automatically extinguish the flames by jumping into enough water to douse himself. If no body of water is at hand, rolling on the ground or smothering the fire with cloaks or the like permits the character another save with a +4 bonus.
Those whose clothes or equipment catch fire must make DC 15 Reflex saves for each item. Flammable items that fail take the same amount of damage as the character.
I'm hoping that the cracking of the whip might cause the leopard to be intimidated as well, even though it can't understand her words.
Female Human Bard 7/UC Rogue (Szarni Swinder) 2 [HP: 45/53; AC 25| T 14| FF 18 ; CMD 21; Fort +3 Ref +12+2 Will +6; Init: +3; Perception: +10; bardic perf: 7/20; Lore Master: 1/1; Spells: 3rd 0/2; 2nd: 0/4; 1st: 5/5] | Active effects: Triple Time +10 feet Speed (40 ft), Planetary Adaption, Good Hope, Blessing of Fervor
The skill limits one to only one target but the spell implies that the magic allows it to work on all enemies within 30'.
SRD wrote:
You unleash an insulting tirade so vicious and spiteful that enemies who hear it are physically scorched by your fury. When you cast this spell, make an Intimidate check to demoralize each enemy within 30 feet of you.
Ultimately, your call, of course. It is a second level spell, so I'd expect it to be a bit more powerful than it would be if it only worked on one enemy. If forced to limit it to just one, will choose Aspis Red.
Edit: There is a considerable discussion of various aspects of the spell here (link). The question of number of targets does not come up, but most posts refer to "targets", plural, so I would think that supports multiple targets can be intimidated by one casting of the spell.
The archer in the back is surprised when Shasta's insult lingers briefly before his clothing catches in flames! "The burn! It burns!"
The leopard falls unconscious from the fire damage while the woman on the ground continues to howl out. Oddly, she takes her axe and tries to chuck it from the ground towards Shasta in a fit of rage!
Prone Two-handed axe throw (really, need a Nat 20:1d20 + 4 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 2 = 12 Damage on hit:1d12 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 2 = 16 Dang, two 20's in a row?:1d20 ⇒ 10 Extra damage if the dice hate Shasta:2d12 + 14 ⇒ (4, 5) + 14 = 23
Shasta is surprised as the woman tosses her axe with amazing power, causing a savage blow that nearly sends the spry woman to the ground. The axe wielding smiles as blood begins spurting from the mouth, her body violently shaking before she stops moving outright.
The remaining Aspis agent looks at the party, then looks over his shoulder, fear in his eyes.
One thing: I forgot that all of these foes are sickened, so it should be -2 on damages. All of the blows that hit were solid hits, so even with the -2 penalty it should be ok, but the damage should be lower. I corrected that below.
Init Order Round 2(bold = up)
Hakime
Gob (6 damage)
Marduk (10 damage)
Wyeth
Aspex
Aspis Red (6 damage, on fire, sickened, shaken-2 rounds)
Shasta (16 damage)
Hakime moves to the bottom of the stairs. Still can't really see or target red, but closer in case Shasta needs healing. "Shasta, I can heal you if you need it. That flying axe looked painful."
Female Human Bard 7/UC Rogue (Szarni Swinder) 2 [HP: 45/53; AC 25| T 14| FF 18 ; CMD 21; Fort +3 Ref +12+2 Will +6; Init: +3; Perception: +10; bardic perf: 7/20; Lore Master: 1/1; Spells: 3rd 0/2; 2nd: 0/4; 1st: 5/5] | Active effects: Triple Time +10 feet Speed (40 ft), Planetary Adaption, Good Hope, Blessing of Fervor
As Shasta gets out her wand of Cure Light Wounds, she calls over to Gob, "Be wary of standing over there. Those pillars are weak and a good slam could bring one down and dump the roof on you."
I'm assuming those are the pillars referred to in the spoiler Shasta saw when we first entered.
Shasta casts CLW from the wand on herself to heal as much as she can.
CLW wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Then she takes another hit from her wand.
CLW wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
And a third.
CLW wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
She moves over to the wall by the stairs to have some cover and waits for the next wave.
The party licks their wounds as they get back into position. The footsteps increase in volume as the next wave approaches. A pair of Aspis mercenaries stand near the door, but an angry voice from behind them howls out, "What is this? Guttersnipe kobolds assault my men and now a bloody bunch of tomb robbers kill my lieutenant? I shall sacrifice you all to Angazhan and drink your tears and blood!"
The first Aspis agent is whispered something then grabs a stone and chucks it at Gob's feet.
Ranged touch @ AC 5:1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 - 2 = 7 Gob Fort Save on hit:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
The half-orc then clutches his ears in pain as his ears ring after a deafening bang!
Init Order Wave 2 Round 1(bold = up)
Aspis Blue
Hakime
Aspis Red
Marduk
Wyeth
Gob (4 damage, FH 1, deafened 1 hour-20% spell failure chance if it has a Verbal component)
Aspex
Shasta
Hakime readies an action to fire at the first agent that makes him or herself a target (ie passes through the doors, so she doesn't have the hard corner penalty on her shot).
??? Longspear @ Gob:1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 2 + 2 = 28 Damage on hit:2d6 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (2, 3) + 7 + 6 = 18 Crit Confirm:1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 - 2 + 2 = 11 Extra damage on crit:2d6 + 7 + 6 ⇒ (1, 5) + 7 + 6 = 19 Whew! Mage Armor saved you Gob! Gob Concentration on hit vs DC 30 aka Nat 20:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22 If you have a GM reroll or something awesome to improve that Gob, let me know!
Gob starts casting a spell, managing to get through a few words before a large spear pierces his shoulder, narrowly missing running through his lung as a large, tattooed man now stands between the half-orc and Shasta. "Fools, you killed my lieutenant and for that, I, Zaril Namoth shall sacrifice you to Angazhan before I drink your tears and blood!"
Plus side, big guy is now visible :) Reminder: He is large and wields a longspear, meaning 15' reach!
Init Order Wave 2 Round 1 (bold = up)
Aspis Blue
Hakime (readied attack)
Aspis Red
Zaril
Marduk
Wyeth (entangled 7 rounds)
Gob (21 damage, FH 1, deafened 1 hour-20% spell failure chance if it has a Verbal component)
Aspex
Shasta
Dang, that was indeed! This guy is a big jerk, though, so good luck! Also slightly edited your damage Gob, as I forgot to account for your FH. I got the first 2 rounds in between the wave, but did not get this one til my edit. 21 damage total is accurate. Still, glad you did not get crit!
Female Human Bard 7/UC Rogue (Szarni Swinder) 2 [HP: 45/53; AC 25| T 14| FF 18 ; CMD 21; Fort +3 Ref +12+2 Will +6; Init: +3; Perception: +10; bardic perf: 7/20; Lore Master: 1/1; Spells: 3rd 0/2; 2nd: 0/4; 1st: 5/5] | Active effects: Triple Time +10 feet Speed (40 ft), Planetary Adaption, Good Hope, Blessing of Fervor
Does the large sized man have a weapon in his hand? It sounds like he threw his spear at Gob, but if it had a 15' reach, it might have just been thrust as a melee attack.
M Half-Orc Monk of the 4 winds/QingGong lvl 4 HP 39/39 AC: 17/17/12 F.+6 R.+8 W.+5 Perc+6 Init+4, speed 40ft
Sorry for the delay...nightshift can do that when no access to a PC.
Marduk looks up at the large man. Wyeth could see a temple twitching at his friend's head.
One moment he was standing next to him, the next he leaped through the air to end up next to the man.
Jump, from stationary, DC 20:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
"Μπορείτε κολασμένων κακοποιών με δόρατα σας, δεν είμαστε άνθρωποι δεύτερης ρυθμό!
RRRAAAGH!!!
Translation, orcish:
"You damn ruffs with your spears, we're not second rate people, RRRAAAGH!!!"
the one who just attacked Gob, being the first Aspex agent to make himself a target, should have triggered Hakime's readied action, which I'm sure missed...
Luckily, Marduk's training has pulled through, making a mockery of a potentially dangerous stab and using the spear as leverage to close in with a Jalmeran Tiger Knee to Zaril's chest!
Yes, the jerk also has Combat Reflexes!
"Ha ha ha, a fiesty one! When I flay the skin from your still conscious body, we shall see how fiesty you truly are!"
Meanwhile, Aspex moves up, grabbing a vial to eventually use at the enlarged Zaril!
Init Order Wave 2 Round 1 (bold = up)
Aspis Blue
Hakime (readied attack)
Aspis Red
Zaril (5 damage)
Marduk
Wyeth (entangled 7 rounds)
Gob (21 damage, FH 1, deafened 1 hour-20% spell failure chance if it has a Verbal component)
Aspex
Shasta
I'll bot Wyeth if he hasn't posted by the time Shasta does.
Female Human Bard 7/UC Rogue (Szarni Swinder) 2 [HP: 45/53; AC 25| T 14| FF 18 ; CMD 21; Fort +3 Ref +12+2 Will +6; Init: +3; Perception: +10; bardic perf: 7/20; Lore Master: 1/1; Spells: 3rd 0/2; 2nd: 0/4; 1st: 5/5] | Active effects: Triple Time +10 feet Speed (40 ft), Planetary Adaption, Good Hope, Blessing of Fervor
Shasta wanted to resume inspiring courage in her friends with her zingers or her music, but the big guy with the 15' spear was going to be a big problem so long as he threatened such a wide area with his weapon.
She drew her whip and sent it at his spear, trying to wrap around the shaft and yank it free of his grasp. All her practice with the whip paid off as she was able to use it against the man without giving him an opening to attack her.
Move action to draw whip, standard action combat maneuver to disarm using whip. Does not provoke an AOO due to whip mastery feat.
CM disarm:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
"Put that down before you hurt anybody else!" she scolds.
Actually, I need to check that. I believe the Whip Mastery feat allows you to make attacks with the whip without provoking (as normally it does), but I don't believe the feat allows you to make combat maneuvers with the whip without provoking. I'm going to check it quickly, but my gut reaction is that it will provoke an AoO. Thus, if I cannot find anything that Whip Mastery also covers combat maneuvers, do you still want to do it?
EDIT: I cannot find anything that says Whip Mastery allows you to not provoke as you normally would when making combat maneuvers; it just applies to normal attacks. Please let me know if you wish to risk the AoO and still disarm or you want to do something else.
EDIT 2: Actually, let's see if Wyeth can make things easier in your favor...
Wyeth remembers the line, 'the bigger they are...' and tries to trip the large Zaril!
Wyeth concentration:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Zaril will on success:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 Aspis Blue Will:1d20 ⇒ 8 Aspis Red Will:1d20 ⇒ 19
Wyeth tries to bane the Aspis team, Zaril's imposing reach causes the oracle to botch the first word of the spell.
Female Human Bard 7/UC Rogue (Szarni Swinder) 2 [HP: 45/53; AC 25| T 14| FF 18 ; CMD 21; Fort +3 Ref +12+2 Will +6; Init: +3; Perception: +10; bardic perf: 7/20; Lore Master: 1/1; Spells: 3rd 0/2; 2nd: 0/4; 1st: 5/5] | Active effects: Triple Time +10 feet Speed (40 ft), Planetary Adaption, Good Hope, Blessing of Fervor
See my post on the discussion board as to why I think she should be able to disarm or trip without provoking an AOO. In a nutshell, if the combat maneuver is an attack and she's using the whip to make it, then the feat should cover it.
Gob looks down at all the blood on his suit. "THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT TO GET OUT." He shouts to himself, still unable to control the volume of his voice. The half-orc takes aim at the man with the spear and fires off a stream of acid.
