GM Bigrin's Giantslayer (Inactive)

Game Master bigrin42

"Quill!" This one's hurt," Sander cries as he stumbles backward, pulling out his morningstar and swinging wildly at the nearest orc.

5-ft. step to H-22
Morningstar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Moving quickly, she drops the bow and flicks her wrist to pull the wand once more and stops by Storn and taps him with the wand. I24

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Molly takes a single, solid step forward and fixes her weird gaze on one of the Orcs. There is power in that stare...

Molly moves to F24 and uses Evil Eye on the rightmost of the two Orcs fighting Storn to lower its base attack by 2. Will save DC14 to resist.

Round 1, Init 4

Quill 5' steps forward (to G24) and fires at the orc K25.

1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 12 to hit; (grudge,+PBS)
1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3 damage.

AC 17, HP 15

Someone please buy Quill a new RNG for Christmas

Storn clatters the orc with his greatsword, blood spraying across the cavern wall.

"BAAAHAHAHA! GORUM L---GURK"

Once again, Storn crashes to the ground as his celebrations leave him open for a devastating counterattack. Mariana is quickly in place to heal him, and he jerks his eyes open. However, seeing the two orcs engaged with him, he quickly tries to play dead, hoping he can get an opening to spring up and thump them good.

Bluff: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Storn is holding and not moving, hoping to convince the orcs he's out for good so he can stand without getting an AoO.

AoO on J22
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 143d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 2) + 4 = 10

Wow.

Yelena hops back [I23] and gives her hammer a mighty swing.

Attack K23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 83d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1, 1) + 4 = 12

Wooooow.

Apparently you guys have seriously insulted the RNG! o_0

A comedy of errors ensues as the orcs press the attack after Storn went down. Mariana managed to stabilize Storn, before ducking back away from the orc that swung down at her. Yelena tried to step back to get some room, but the orcs kept the pressure up and she didn't manage to connect at all. One of the orcs stabbed her in the side with his falchion, drawing a flow of blood.

Round 2, Init 4

Quill fires at the orc in I25.

1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 17 to hit; (grudge,+PBS)
1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3 damage.

AC 17, HP 15

We're all going to die here. Gods, please let me have done enough to help protect Louly. Let her be safe.

Sander swings again, falling back away from the mass of orcs.

Morningstar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2
5-ft. step to H-22

Molly curses when Quill blocks her line of sight, side-steps and shoots - badly.

Molly to G23. Arrow to I25. 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 for 1d8 ⇒ 6 damage.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 4 = 20
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 = 11

Whispering a prayer to his God, Storn grabs his greatsword and swings it upwards as hard as he can, desperately trying to take out the orc he wounded.

Attacking wounded orc from prone.

Stepping behind Yelena, using her as a shield of sorts, Mariana smiles to the orc that has slashed her friend...and taps the warrior woman with her wand.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Gonna have to do better than that..." weariness has overtaken her sensibilities...and how she is punchy with attitude, it would seem.

"That's it!" groans Storn from the ground as he tries to castrate the orc hovering over him with a sword the size of a table. "Give 'em some gumption!"

Yelena takes a step back [H23] and let's fly with her longhammer.

Target J23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 223d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 1, 2) + 7 = 15

That's more like it!

Rallying, you strike back against the attacking orcs, with telling ferocity. Quill slams an arrow into one attacking Sander. The orc looked down as the halfling followed that up with a heavy blow against its kneecap. Howling in pain and rage, it slashed its falchion out, cutting the poor alchemist badly.

Yelena smashed into one of her foes, badly injuring it, but unable to recover as it thrust its blade forward. The tip gouged into her belly, and she gasped as Mariana's healing spell took some, but not all, of the pain away.

Storn flung himself up from where he had been lying on the ground, stabbing upwards into the groin of the orc threatening Molly. The orc collapsed, thrashed and squealing as it bled to death. The orc beside him looked over, surprised to see the big man still moving, then grinned. He certainly wasn't above striking a wounded opponent who was so obligingly lying on the ground. The falchion drove through Storn's chest and chipped the hard stone beneath him. The big man gurgled and passed out from the wound.

"Jestem gotowy," croaks Storn the orc runs him through.

Round 3, Init 4

"Storn! You're not supposed to keep dying!" Quill yells as he moves to J25. He fires at the orc in H24.

1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 24 to hit; (grudge,+PBS)
1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7 damage.

AC 17, HP 15

"Oh gods, they're killing us! I don't know ... sorry, Yelena, this might scorch!" Sander cries as he steps back and lobs another flask of alchemist's fire, this time toward the dwarf's opponent.

5-ft. step back to G-22
Alchemist's fire (ranged touch into melee): 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 = 11
Damage (fire damage): 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Splash damage to all within five feet (sorry, Yelena! I'm hoping Mariana keeps keeping you upright): 4

Yelena backs up to make room [G23] and swings with her hammer, grunting in pain as it aggravates her wounds.

Target I23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 173d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4, 5) + 7 = 17

"Time for a game-changer," Molly says as she calmly walks forward, pulls a ceramic flask from her pack and sends it hurtling over the battle-line.

Molly moves to H22. Throw alchemist fire at J23 for 1d6 ⇒ 1 damage to all Orcs.

Her eyes take on the look of concentration as she flicks her other wrist and finds her dagger in her hand. Stepping over, she takes a quick step between the two orcs and uses the wand on Storn...again.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Quill, are you looking at the same map as the rest of us? J25 is where Storn is, and H24 is Mariana. I haven't moved you on the map until I can get come clarification.

Sander bobbled his throw, and the flask of alchemist's fire crashed open on the ground in front of him. Yelena, who was already moving backwards, was burned, as was Mariana. The orcs who were his target were also splashed with the sticky, liquid fire. One of them had its howls cut short as Molly fumbled her own flask. The liquid splashed all around her, doing in one of the orcs. The other inhaled a fatal portion of dwarven longhammer, as Yelena finally managed to bring her massive weapon to bear. Quill's arrow took the remaining orc in the chest, staggering it enough for Mariana to scoot forward and heal Storn.

Molly curses at being caught in the blast, but even as she curses her hands are moving. She takes aim at the last Orc, finishes reloading and fires.

Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 for 1d8 ⇒ 2 damage.

CRIT THREAT. Confirmation roll 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 ... No crit.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Another tap of her wand onto Storn, as she tries to keep the big lug out of danger.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Storn sucks in a huge, clanging breath and his eyes blink open.

Mmph. Still on the floor. Big orc right beside Mariana. Well, I can swing and get stabbed again. Not sure what else to do. If I stand it may take me out again. Well, that's what I'm here for. And the closest person to it is Mariana. So can't play dead, it'll take her out. So be it. PRAISE BE TO GORUM!

"KILL THIS DAMN THING!"

Knowing he's going to risk a hit, Storn rises to his feet, roaring his defiance at the orc and hoping his armour holds strong.

If Storn survives the attack of opportunity...

After standing, Storn kicks out at the orc before swiping his greatsword out in a deadly arc.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10

Man, am I on the same map as the rest of you? That's the story of my life. ;)

I might have gotten my H's and J's confuzzled when I posted, sometimes is tough to parse when doing phone posts. I trust you to make interpretations as necessary and I'll try to do bettter.

Round 4, Init 4

Quill fires at the most wounded standing orc.

1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 25 to hit; (grudge,+PBS)
1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 1 = 9 damage.

AC 17, HP 15

Reflex 1d20 ⇒ 2

Yelena takes the full measure of damage from the fiery unguent. She tries to channel her anger into a swing of her hammer.

Target J24
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 93d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 3, 3) + 7 = 18

Back in the RNG doghouse.

"Sorry!" Sander cries, wincing as he sees his friends splashed with liquid fire. "It slipped!"

He fumbles for a rock to throw at the orc, realizing moments later that it's not needed.

I think Molly, Quill and Storn finished it off.

The last orc jerked twice as Quill and Molly's arrows hit it, then its legs were swept out from under it as Storn attacked from the ground. As you lick your wounds and tend to each other, someone surely investigates the orc and surrounding area. The orcs had their fighting gear - falchions and leather armor - and a few other things besides.

Immediately ahead of you are three pathways: west, south, and east. They overlook a sunken chamber, some ten feet below you and filled with water to an unknown depth.

Still concerned with Storn, she taps him again.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

At which point she looks up from his wakened form and sees how bad off Yelena looks and rushes over with the wand to heal her a few times.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Then on to Sander.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Definitely feeling like a field medic..." Charges 12/50

Quill grabs the tanglefoot bag, uncertain that he's ever used one before.

"Woah, Sander," Quill says. "Check this out. I can use this, right?"

He also reaches for a potion of CLW in case he needs to heal anyone else and refills his arrows. He offers the crowbar to Storn.

"Now what? More light?" Quill casts light on a stone and throws it to the south.

Storn nods wearily over to Mariana as he looks over the dead orcs.

"Those ones were bastards. Good fight. Almost died twice."

Storn waves his sword, peering at the three passages.

"Well we heard a weird roar. Anyone with good ears know where to go?"

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"Thank you for the healing, Mariana." She ambles over to the precipice and looks down. "Can anyone cast light on a pebble and toss it down? I can see in the dark, but I can't see how deep the water goes."

"I could just do this instead," Molly says as she casts a cantrip. Four orbs of light descend into the water, spreading out as far as possible for a broader view.

Dancing lights a-go-go!

The lights drift down into the water, coming to a stop only a couple of feet down. Apparently the flooded cavern isn't very deep. The lights also revealed that the land ot the south and west apparently crossed over the flooded caverns, making natural bridges.

Here's the map

"Head south? I would hate to try and cross a bridge only to get flanked by orcs...especially all things considering..." she says softly with a sigh, looking around as the stone continues to slowly circle her head.

Sander, still bleeding, gives a tired glance to Quill and what he has, as he waits for healing.

"If you want, you can use it, Quill" he tells the elf. "But your arrows are probably ore effective. It takes a lot of practice to throw things accurately. I used to do it all the time as a lad, and you saw what I did to poor Yelena and Mariana."

Obviously you can take it if you want it.

"South is fine with me," he tells Mariana. "Any direction here seems as good as any other, unless someone sees any white swords or anything else to indicate where the orcs are ... and what they're doing down here!"

He looks around.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
-2 charges to the wand, please; 17/18 hp

"I'll follow the group's lead," Molly says while she loads and cranks her crossbow. "I'm a bit out of my environment down here... But hey, we're doing pretty well in my book. All of that and we're still breathing, all of us!"

Shrugging, Storn starts clanking off southwards.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Storn will change directions if Sander hears anything interesting from that snazzy perception check.

Sensing the party is ready to move on, Quill moves to S22, casts light on another stone and tosses it to the south.

"Why are the orcs here? This is just weird."

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 Perception - looking for danger

Sander, if you look in my previous post, I had healed you for 7, still use the one and then cut only one charge ;)

Ooops, so you did. Sorry!

Moving south, Storn comes to a sudden drop off. Beyond, the floor falls some 15 feet. In niches in the walls of this chamber are enormous skeletons, each ten feet tall or more. The floor to the west slopes upwards to meet up with the path you are currently on.

Here's the map

"Seems to me, the Giants were here long before Trunau was," Molly whispers. "This is a crypt."

Quill nods to Molly.

"No telling how old this might be. Really really old, probably."

Quill casts light on another stone and tosses it up the ramp.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Perception

"Think of how primitive most Giants are nowadays, the ones we sometimes see rampaging around the lower lands, like that moron we put down just outside," Molly says. "This place is set up properly, with dignity for the dead. Go past 'really, really old' and try bloody ancient."

Sweet map, Bigrin!

"So what does that mean? It's not like we can move Trunau now. Are they really dead? I don't think we could fight giant skeletons," Sander whispers. "Maybe we should try one of the other ways."

Anyone have detect undead?

VERY sweet map!

Storn grumbles as he looks over the incredible sight.

"Hrmph. Trunau built on the bones of giants. Probably good poem in there. Except those bastards killed the town's poet! Gaahh! Now I want to hit something again!"

Storn begins clanking his way westwards.

"So what does that mean? It's not like we can move Trunau now."

"If the Giants know this is here and are upset about Trunau being built on top of it, I doubt they'll demand you move. They'll smash Trunau into kindling if they can."

No Detect undead, but Molly casts Detect magic and check for auras before following Storn. Spellcraft if applicable: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28