GM Batponys PFS [8-07] From the Tome of the Righteous Repose 2 (Inactive)

Game Master Batpony

The DC to make them friendly is higher than that of the Gargoyle, not impossible though. I'll let everyone make diplomacy checks, and we'll take the highest and consider the rest aid. I won't penalize the bad rolls.

Diplomacy, aid Willem: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 (Typical. Enjoy the +2.)

"We can either fight to the death, or cooperate in our tasks, just as the knight spoke! Choose well."

"I like the idea of keeping the peace!" Mr. Copperpot chimes in.

diplo assist: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 - 7 ⇒ (3) - 7 = -4

Rah'im grumbles unhelpfully as he looks for his missing teeth.

(How in the world do you have minus seven on Diplomacy? That's almost impressive...!)

While in bestial form, a skinwalker takes a –4 penalty on Charisma and Charisma-based checks when interacting with humanoids that lack the shapechanger subtype.... Oh hey, probably not humanoids so I have a 0 instead of a -4.

I have to agree with Kaspar.. thats pretty astounding!!

Amelia looks about the room and is torn.. all life is sacred, even the evil races. But these are orcs!! She steels herself for the inevitable, but gives the conversation a good try..

"We are not crusaders, and we had no knowledge of your presence. I am sure that we can talk this out like civilized people? There is no need to resort to violence!"
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

I'd like to give my players some info from time to time to help them fill in some gaps. So how it works for diplomacy in this game, you can avoid all combats with diplomacy, starting with a DC20 check, if time you pass the check the next time you want to diplomatically avoid combat the check increases by +5, so to pass the gargoyle it was a 25. Because the main boss is a orc though, they've decided Orc's don't trust adventurers, so it's an additional +5, making this check DC30, which I don't think at this point you guys will pass. So Combat it is!

Yea, I figured it was a lost cause, but Amelia would always give it a go to try and talk her way out first.. I suppose a few ranks in Diplomacy wouldn't hurt... lol

The room tenses as the Orc's consider your words, however well you sound though, they decided that you are lying crusaders, the smell from being too long in the crypt must have got to them. One of the orcs, whose body is cloakdd in an aura of flames, looks to be the leader screams at you. "You lie! There never be explorers! You're lying ceusaders! I can smell it." They begin to draw their weapons as they prepare to engage themselves for a fight.

As you glean closer in the room, you noticed that far behind them, a sarcophagus is noticed half open, with a body of a skeleton lying outside it, the skeleton appears to be wearing tien armor, similar to that in the picture found in the tome.

Trying to get map and combat going as soon as possible for you.

Combat Round 1

Copperpot
Wardrummer
Rah'im,Graxzos,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug
Ser Willem
Pyro

Map is up

Mr. Copperpot sends his dwarven bodyguard to the left flank. The gnome draws a wand and fires off a magic missile at the left front orc.

MM: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The Thugish looking Orc flinches as he is hit by a piece of magic missile. One of the Orc drummers start to play a war chant, drumming a very loud beat, inspiring his Orc party. The other Orc notices Copperpot's bodyguard breaking the lines and tries to cast a magic spell on it. Unfortunately for him, he does not realise the creature is just an illusion.

Orc Drummer 2,Will disbelief DC18: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Orc Drummer 2,Will disbelief DC18: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Combat Round 1
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 1 2
Rah'im,Graxzos,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -4 2
Ser Willem
Pyro

Rah'im lets out another savage roar and lowers his head as he charges past the slow witted thug, charging straight into a drummer.

Rage and charge D1 , potentially provoking from T1

Gore: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 = 30
damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

AC currently 8 after charge, rage and mage armor. DR 2/- and 8 temps though

Amelia strides into the room, her face set in a grim line of determination. "Well, if that's the way you want to play this, then by all means!" she declares to the leader as she draws a wand. She mutters a word, and a missile of force flies from her wand towards the enemy to her right. T2

MM: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Kaspar points at the back line of the enemy group and unleashes his family's signature spell: glitterdust.

(The spell is centered in the intersection between the "pyro" and the right-hand drummer: only the "pyro" and the two drummers get targeted. They are blinded, Will DC 16 negates.)

Amelia watches this with interest.. "You have to teach me that one!!" she exclaims. "That looks fun!!"

"This technique's been passed down the Markov family for generations. Well, *cough* a generation at least."

No AoO as they are still flat footed!

Rah'im charges into the room doing a massive amount of damage to the drummer. Amelia fires off a bolt into one of the thuggish orcs scratching it just a little, and Kaspar does his magic! But the drummers quickly cover their eyes to avoid the dust, putting the only the Pyro in the blind.

will,pyro: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
will,D1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
will,D2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Combat Round 1
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 1 -13 2
Rah'im,Graxzos ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -4 2 -2
Ser Willem
Pyro (blinded)

Sorry for the delay--was out marching. ;)

Graxzos grins and, hustling in front of Amelia, aims at one of the nearer orc, the one struck by Copperpot's magic missile. "Now, tha's more like it! Oi, ugly!"

Attack T1 vs. touch (Hatred): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

So close to a crit.

Graxzos laughs as the orc staggers, and rams another cartridge into the pistol. As he levels it once more, he pulls his ax from his belt, twirling it expertly.

Move 15', attack, reload as a free action (rapid reload+alchemical cartridge), draw waraxe as a free action (quick draw).

No worries, understand weekends tend to be slower.

One of the Thuggish looking orcs decides to get into flanking position to attack Rah'im, drawing a short sword in the process. Slicing hard into Rah'im, hurting him somewhat.

While the other one grabs a potion from his belt and drinks it. And suddenly he is out of sight!

stealth: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (7) + 30 = 37This is the DC to notice the creature is still at his same spot.

sword,flank: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26
dmg,sneak: 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (4, 6) = 16

Combat Round 1
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 1 -13 2
Rah'im -16 ,Graxzos ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -7 2 -2
Willem
Pyro (blinded)

DR 2 and 8 temps will leave Rah'im at 36/42

Rah'im grunts as the blade cuts into his hog like flesh.

I keep forgetting that!

That's okay, it's my job to remember my DR and I don't have it in my header. I should probably add it, where is most convenient for you?

The Dr in the header would help, but we're close to completing this anyway.

The Pyro decides she needs to be a bit more prepared for this battle, her skin starts to glow a hot red, and it seems to be hurting her a little. Then she quickly withdraws a potion of sorts from the little bag and gulps it immediately.

Combat Round 2
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 1 -13 2
Rah'im -6 ,Graxzos ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -7 2 -2
Willem (Rd 1 delay)
Pyro (blinded x 2) -3

Mr. Copperpot's bodyguard moves up to engage the orc in the front, while the illusionist himself hurls a pair of magic missiles at the war drummer.

mm: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10

I did a typo those in the middle bolded line shouldn't act yet.

One of the war-drummers, look like they about drop after being hit by the magic missile, but before he does, he steps back and tries to hold back Rah'im.

DC15 will or be paralyzed for 4 rounds.

The second drummer notices his ally losing the beat and picks up the pace inspiring courage into his orc allies.

Combat Round 2
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 1 -23 2
Rah'im -6 (will) ,Graxzos ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -7 2 -2
Willem (Rd 1 delay)
Pyro (blinded x 2) -3

Kaspar moves closer to the fight and casts a frightening spell at one of the orc drummers (D2).

(Cause fear. Will DC 16 or it's frightened for 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds. Shaken for one round if it saves.)

"Damn!" Graxzos mutters as the orc he had shot disappears. "Well, we'll see if harassin' yer friends makes yeh show face!"

Circling around the fight between the "other dwarf," Rah'im, and the thug, Graxzos levels his pistol at the weak-looking drummer and fires!

Attack vs. D1 (Touch, hatred): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 = 11
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Oof. Maaaybe?

Scorching ray: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Amelia decides to pull out her last big spell. She begins chanting, and with a cry of exaltation in her magic, he points a finger at it, releasing a ray of fire.

Fire dmg: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 4) = 13

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Rah'im shakes his head and roars as he ignores the sorcery before him.

Rah'im then steps forward and rips into the pyro and surrounding orcs with all his might.

moving on to D1 and then D2 if targets drop.

Bite: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Gore: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Claw1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Claw2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
HoofA: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
HoofB: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Bite Damage: 1d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
gore damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
claw1 damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
claw2 damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
hoofA damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
hoofB damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Sorry had to do a stint in the hospital this weekend. If it's still possible, Willem will want to activate his challenge on the sorceress and focus his attacks on her as well.

"I'm not afraid of your fire!"

Willem moves in with his shield up and sword poking out over it as he rushes the orc with the flames, attempting to time it with Ra'him.

Sword Strike, Challenge: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 141d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

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Graxzos let's one drop with the fire of his gun.

will,d2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Kaspar unleashes an unnerving spell which causes the orc to cower in fear.

A ray of fire burns the thug while Rahim beats the pyro to a pulp. Willie's strike goes wide. The thug and pyro look like they are about to drop.

The thugs then decide to make their counter attack, first the invisible thug appears and attacks Graxzos as he fires his gun. AoO. Then the two thugs team up to try to take him out. Luckily for him, they are poor in swordsmanship.

AoO, invisibility: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
dmg,sneak: 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (2, 4) = 10
flank: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
dmg,sneak: 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (6, 4) = 16
flank: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25
dmg,sneak: 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (5, 1) = 12

Combat Round 2
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 2 (frightened x2)
Rah'im -6 ,Graxzos-12 ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -20 2 -2
Willem
Pyro (blinded x 2) -56

Willem presses the attack.

Better Sword Play?: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

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Poor in swordsmanship?! It looks to me like two of those three attacks hit--aren't I flat-footed against invisible attackers? :P

Graxzos lets out a howl as the orc blades cut into him!

If I'm right that the first and last hit, I have 1 hit point exactly! ...but I have my grit point back. ;)

You are right! I forgot the flat footed part! Will correct that in my next post.

The pyro steps back and unleashes a fiery fury at Rahim."I'm not afraid of death crusaders!" The heat burns Rahim as falls unconscious.

fire blast, inspire: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32 vs touch
fire dmg: 4d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 3) + 6 = 24

crit, fire blast, inspire: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 1 = 24 vs touch
fire dmg: 4d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 3) + 6 = 19

:/ someone help the man! I believe DR counts once as it's a single attack.

Combat Round 3
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 2 (frightened x2)
Rah'im current hp -5 (-47) ,Graxzos-22 ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -20 2 -2
Willem
Pyro (blinded x 2) -56

(Oh, and I forgot to mention, but the blinded creatures can attempt a new save at the end of their turns. Meaning here and here. Then again I suspect the potion was possibly a potion of remove blindness. And DR doesn't apply to the pyro's attacks, because they're fire damage, not "physical".)

My DR won't help at all vs an energy attack, and he'll get inspire courage damage on the first ray as well. Should be a 50% miss chance on each attack roll from his blindness though.

Totally forgot all those things...from what I understand though, that's only 1 miss roll since it's 1 attack per say

miss chance, low miss: 1d100 ⇒ 53
will,pyro: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Combat Round 3
Conditions:
ORC Conditions: Inspire courage

Copperpot
Wardrummer 2 (frightened x2)
Rah'im current hp -8(-50) ,Graxzos-22 ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -20 2 -2
Willem
Pyro -56

Mr. Copperpot's bodyguard moves closer to the orc on the left, while the gnome himself ventures fearfully toward the one on the right.

A swirling blast of colors erupts from the gnome's hand, engulfing the orc closest to him.

Color spray, DC 18 Will

stabalize DC 18: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 2 = 19

will T2: 1d20 ⇒ 101d4 ⇒ 4

The colours hit the orc hard, for a moment he is shocked and unable to do anything. The other orc, feeling the fear, makes a move to run towards the corner of the room, trying to leave the battle.

FYI, T1 and pyro have about 5 or less hp

Combat Round 3
Conditions:
ORC Conditions:

Copperpot
Wardrummer 2 (frightened x1)
Rah'im current hp -8(-50 stablized) , Graxzos-22 ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 1 -20 2 -2 (blinded and stun x4)
Willem
Pyro -56

Kaspar's expression is troubled as he glances the hulking unconscious body of Rah'im. This is the first time his fellow agents are seeing him genuinely concerned, but even now it's only a brief moment. "He'll live. Kill them all, now."

With a flick of his wand, magic missiles fly at the orc fire-user.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Amelia lets out a scream as Rah'im falls, then swiftly draws her sword. "You will pay with blood for his!" she cries out. There is not much that will raise the studious elf's ire, but watching one of her teammates fall will certainly do the trick!
She tosses her sword in the air, and points at the thug in front of her, sending the sword flying through the air unerringly to strike the orc before returning to her hand.

I think I'm working on setting a new record for damage received in Tome of the Righteous. :P

I did not expect to roll that well for attacks! I won't deny that you are the reigning champ for damage.

Kaspars missile nudges the pyro as she yells in pain, but she manages to keep herself somewhat standing.

The thug in front of Amelia falls as he is struck by the sword, collapsing with a loud thud as his head makes for the ground.

The orcs line seems to be thinning!

Willem Can act now since the thug has fallen. And the other stunned.

Combat Round 3
Conditions:
ORC Conditions:
Copperpot
Wardrummer 2 (frightened x1)
Rah'im current hp -8(-50 stablized) , Graxzos-22 ,Amelia,Kaspar
Orc Thug 2 -2 (blinded and stun x3)
Willem
Pyro -58

"ARRRRRRRRGH!" Graxzos howls as the blades cut deeply into him. "I'll fuggin'--I'll--I'll--!"

But then the orcs around him collapse, one stunned and the other bleeding.

"...Well sod that. Th' cooler action is in vengeance than in virtue, m'dad always said. Hyaaaah!" With a furious cry, the dwarf charges the pyromaniac orc!

Swift action: rage for +4 to CON, giving me an extra 6 hit points. Full-round action: charge!!

Attack (charging, hatred): 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

O.O

Ser Willem grits his teeth at the difficulty they are having with these foul orcs. He stands side by side with Grax and presses the assault on the spellcaster.

Sword Thrust: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 101d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Can't hit for nothing this battle, geez..