GM Bold Strider's Rise of the Runelords - Flaxseed Lodge (Inactive)

Game Master rpblue

"If you boys are about ready, let's keep pushing ahead. Those goblins have to be close to returning sat any time. We need to finish their leader off and get out of here."

Jim takes the armor and changes it out for his own. "Hey, I like this one better. It looks like it was done by a real professional."
He then moves on towards an unopened door and waits for the others. Once everyone is ready, he looks it over before bursting in, as per his usual.

"Hey what the heck!", Broon grumbles as he gets man-handled by Jim and gets the chainmail shirt yanked off his back, "Ahh fine, you're on point anyways. Which way?"

I don't know how I missed your post. Sorry mate! You can have it if you like.

"Boys, stop fighting and undressing each other. We don't have time for all that right now. One of you take it and the next one can take the next suit of shiny armor we locate."

I don't know how I missed your post. Sorry mate! You can have it if you like. -No worries, I think its funnier this way!

"This way. And put your armor back on. We're civilized men here." He says with a nod to Elena. "And women, of course." He then glances at Glaucus. "And... oh nevermind."

Jim kicks the door and is greeted with a ghastly sight.

The walls of this room are lined with small wooden cages. Inside each cage is a dirty mound of straw and you see several mewling goblin children, gnashing at bones and rotting meat in the cages.

"We should kill them before they grow up and cause more mayhem." Glaucus says without hesitation.

"You're probably right. Broon, stay here with Elena. Glaucus and I will do what needs to be done." Jim says, looking a bit unsettled.

Elena was torn by this decision. Goblins are all evil, therefor they should be killed. But they are only children?

"You didn't bring me along just for the bad luck", Broon steps up, "Children? They look like little goblins to me". ::squish!::

lucerne hammer: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 >>1d12 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
threat: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 >>1d12 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Broon splatters a small goblin baby's brains all over the stone-worked floor without remorse. The group seems a bit put off by the Paladin being the first one to slay a child who has committed no crime, but Glaucus and Jim quickly follow suit and slaughter the rest of the small toddlers and babies while Elena looks on, not thinking of stopping them.

1d2 ⇒ 2

The group opens the door next to the nursery after committing their murder spree and finds a hallway, bending and leading to five doors.

The group starts on the left and opens each door, findings living quarters, but no occupants. The sound of the a hushed conversation can be heard in the door at the end of the hallway to the right.

Once the group was prepared, Elena will throw open the door, hopefly allowing the others to get the drop on whatever was waiting for them inside the room.

Jim listens to the voices to try to make out what they're saying.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

It seems the door is thick enough to obscure any non-magical forms of listening, but it sounds hurried.

As the others nod, Elena tires the door, opening it so the boys can charge through.

Jim looks over the door, then defers to Elena for swinging it open.

Elena swings open the door and Jim and Glaucus see the sorceress from earlier arguing with Tsuto. "intruders. We have to..." As soon as the door opens, they leap back, ready for a fight.

Initiative:
Glaucus: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Broon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Elena: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Jim: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Lyrie: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Tsuto: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Initiative:
1st: Broon
2nd: Tsuto
3rd: Glaucus; Elena; Jim
4th: Lyrie

Broon delays to wait for the rest of the party to act as he is in the rear of the group.

Tsuto turns to the party. "You losers, again, huh?"

He turns to Glaucus and unleashes a set of devastating punches at the woodsman. "Looks like you found another idiot to replace your half-orc friend."

Flurry @ Glaucus-18 FFAC: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 - 1 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (3, 5) = 14

Flurry @ Glaucus-18 FFAC: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (1, 4) = 8

One of the punches lands, jabbing the man in the kidney, before Tsuto vanishing in a puff of smoke.

Initiative:
1st: Tsuto-Invisible; Lyrie
2nd: Broon; Glaucus; Elena; Jim

Elena starts her inspiring song, trying to rally her friends.

"This is the bastard we've been after! Get him now!" She moves to the back of the group, remembering how Tsuto beat her mercilessly last time.

Remember your Inspire bonuses!

"He's over there!", Broon points at the invisible man and the brings the polearm about.

See Invis potion

Smite Evil, lucerne hammer: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 16 >>1d12 + 3 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 + 3 = 13

Unless BS has a homerule to negate it, you can't make potions of "personal" range spells and see invisibility is a personal spell.

Glaucus grunts from the hit but quickly tries to return the favor with some savage headbutts.

flurry of blows: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 2 + 1 = 10
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 11

flurry of blows: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 2 + 1 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 9

Jim, having a poor angle, attempts to create some distraction to protect Glaucus from incoming attacks.
Aid Another (+2 AC) vs AC 10: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

I didn't notice that before because there weren't any invisible guys. I will let it slide for this. Did you buy that potion?

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Broon's lucerne hammer clanks off a wall as there is nearly no way for him to get to Tsuto with Jim, Glaucus and the corner of the wall in the way.

Elena inspires the party as Glaucus lands one punch against the invisible attacker.

Concealment - Low Hits: 1d100 ⇒ 31

Jim tries to bolster Glaucus' defense against the man.

Tsuto appears from invisibility with his own flurry back at the wildman.

Flurry @ Glaucus-20 FFAC: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 2 = 11 How is your AC so high again if you aren't wearing armor?
Flurry @ Glaucus-19 AC: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 = 6

His attacks glance off as he seems disoriented from Glaucus' punch.

The Mwangese woman in the back that burned you early begins to incant again as a bright green ray erupts from her finger.

Ray @ Glaucus-14 TAC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

The ray slams into Glaucus as he begins to feel weak.

Strength Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 DC 15 Fortitude Save to halve.

Tsuto turns invisible once more after Lyrie shoots Glaucus.

Initiative:
1st: Tsuto-Invisible @ 9; Lyrie
2nd: Broon; Glaucus; Elena; Jim

Dot.

Elena continues her inspirational words against that thug Tsuto. "Bring him down!"

She then casts Grease in the room, making the two have to make Reflex saves to continue on their feet!

DC14 vs. Grease.

Glaucus growls and sends another head-butts at the foe!

flurry of blows: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 2 + 1 = 12
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 6

flurry of blows: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 2 + 1 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 + 1 = 9

Jim once again tries to help defend Glaucus from incoming attacks.
Attack vs AC 10 (Aid Another +2 AC): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 = 18

Forgot my Fort save:
Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
So 7 Str damage. That'll take away 3 from my attacks and damages above.

Grease: 2d20 ⇒ (17, 16) = 33

Elena throws a batch of Grease into the room, but the caster seems to hold her own against the slippery substance as Jim and Glaucus try to take down the invisible Tsuto.

Invisible - Low Hits: 1d100 ⇒ 61

Glaucus' punch misses Tsuto, however.

Tsuto appears out of invisibility once more and sends a flurry at the weakened Glaucus.

Flurry: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 2 + 2 = 19
Flurry: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 2 = 14

The man lands one devastating blow against Glaucus, felling him easily as he dances into the hallway.

Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (7) + 2 + (5, 3) = 17

Lyrie casts a spell and five identical copies appear around her.

1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Initiative:
1st: Tsuto @ 9; Lyrie (MI: 5)
2nd: Broon; Glaucus; Elena; Jim

Does that mean my Aid Another didn't work?

Totally spaced the Aid Another, but Glaucus' AC is actually 15 unless I'm missing something. I asked in my previous post but never received an answer.

His Mage Armor is probably what you're missing.
AC = 10 base + 1 Dex + 1 Amulet of Natural Armor + 3 Wis + 4 Mage Armor = 19, or 18 FF, +2 Aid = 21, or 20 FF

Hmm... that makes sense. I see that he has a Scroll of Mage Armor.

Attack didn't hit, but Glaucus needs to scratch another Scroll off as it is way past an hour from when you started.

Oh yeah, sorry. I have two scrolls of mage armor and one was used when we entered so I would have had the other one put up after it ran out. With Jim's aid that last attack misses, which is good because Glaucus would have fallen otherwise.

flurry of blows: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 2 + 1 - 3 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 8

flurry of blows: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 2 + 1 - 3 = 5
damage: 1d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 4

Glaucus grunts as he kicks back at the man and then he steps away, falling back into the room across the hall. "I'm all bloodied up, somebody help me here!"

Jim moves in between the dangerous man and the other dangerous man with relative certainty of which one he should be fighting. "Are you working with the goblins? You crazy fool!"
Included Inspire bonuses on the assumption of Elena.
Sword cane: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 = 13, Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6
Dagger: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21, Damage: 1d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5

My healing magic is all used up, Glaucus, unfortunately.

Elena continues her inspirational rhetoric. She tosses her vial of alchemist's fire into the room, figuring she had a good chance of hitting the spell caster, at minimum.

Ranged Touch Attack at caster 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 4

If miss, random direction 1d8 ⇒ 3

If only you had elven breadstuffs to replenish your daily spells in your pack...

My recollection was they'd only work once for us in a given day. I've already used it once, lol. It's not been a great day for the worst adventuring team ever created!

Broon finally gets the angle and chance, swings the hammer down at Tsuto.

Smite Evil, lucerne hammer: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 10 >>1d12 + 3 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 3 = 8

for the love of god...

@Elena: You can use them more than once per day, but Shalelu warned that there might be adverse effects. That being said, nothing is more adverse than death...

ah, I know my next action then!

Elena tries to chuck the Alchemist's Fire around the corner and through her teammates, which severely hampers her aim, only causing the resulting explosion to slightly singe her opponents.

Glaucus and Jim are able to hit their martial artist opponent with attacks as Broon falters once more.

As the commotion grows louder with the rippling explosions and loud profanities, the door that was next to Broon is ripped open. "Oi! What th' 'ell! Intruders?!" yells the stout human man, strapped in banded mail with a large shield.

He raises his bastard sword high and strikes out at Broon, deciding to try and hit him with the flat of his blade.

Sword @ Broon-16 AC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 4 = 22
Damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 Non-lethal.

Tsuto growls at taking the damage and steps back into the room, drawing a potion and quaffing it.

CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 1) + 3 = 11

Lyrie yells to the newcomer. "They are trying to kill Tsuto, Orik! Kill them instead!"

She points her wand at Elena and fires off a blast of arcane magicks.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Initiative:
1st: Tsuto @ 12; Lyrie @ 1 (MI: 5); Orik
2nd: Broon; Glaucus; Elena; Jim

Glaucus covers himself with barkskin.

Elena continues trying to inspire her friends. She takes a 5' step away from the door and hopefully out of the caster's range. starts digging in her pouch to retrieve he last of the elven breads. She looks up at the man attacking Broon. "You pulled your punch! I saw it. You can't be in cahoots with these awful goblins, can you? We're here to stop them!"

Jim steps in to tussle with the wizard woman. "Stop being so magical!"
Sword: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 11, Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11
Dagger: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9, Damage: 1d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 6
However, he takes a moment of inspiration from Broon's archery lessons and decides to focus more on scaring the woman with wild swings in her general vicinity.

When Elena eats the bread, she feels a rush as all of her senses are heightened and magic and life is forcibly plucked from the air and ground and attuned to her senses.

+3 HP; All spells returned.

Glaucus throws up defensive magic and Jim waves his weapons around non-threateningly, however his terribly swings actually manage to pop a few of the mirror images.

Initiative:
1st: Tsuto @ 12; Lyrie @ 1 (MI: 3); Orik
2nd: Broon; Glaucus; Elena; Jim

Broon jumps in surprise as the man beans Broon in the head with his sword. He steps back and swings his lucerne hammer at the man.

Lucerne Hammer @ Orik: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 1 = 17

The hammer glances off of Orik's shield as the man steps up and tries to slam the flat of his blade against Broon's head once more. Fortunately, Broon has a bit of luck and the blade catches on the wall, deflecting the blow.

Bastard Sword @ Broon-16 AC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 4 = 6

Lyrie blasts Jim with another gout of arcane magicks as Tsuto decides to try and take down this newcomer.

Magic Missile @ Jim: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Flurry @ Jim-17 AC: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 2 = 20
Flurry @ Jim-17 AC: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 = 23

Tsuto lands two massive blows on Jim.

Damage: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (3, 5) + 6 = 14

Initiative:
1st: Tsuto @ 12; Lyrie @ 1 (MI: 3); Orik
2nd: Broon; Glaucus; Elena; Jim