GM Burglar's #2-20: Wrath of the Accursed (Inactive)

Game Master mechaedd

Ryster curses as the fog rolls out of the alley. "Damned Osirion weather!" He takes the bottle and infuses it in his musket cartridge, then shoulders his weapon.

Move to draw musket, move to infuse ammo.

"Lusila, Brachus, blessing of fervor please! We have to catch them!"

Aakif will delay, hoping for the requested spell. If he gets it, Aakif will double move (using the enhanced movement from the spell) to go around the building, getting as close to the opponents as possible. He will draw Upsia's scimitar as part of the move.

Can I attempt to grab her with my AoO? If so, simply use my roll above, or I can roll again - your choice.

You would need to threaten for the AoO, but no Grapple AoO for the same reason one cannot charge and Grapple. Trip, however, can be done in place of a standard attack (and thus as an AoO), if you threaten somehow.

As it is a change of action, rerolling it is acceptable, though you may keep it if you want.

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Brachus nods and casts Blessing of Fervor

On everyone except Varg, since I can't find him on the map....I'm assuming he's inside the fog and I can't see him to target him

Correct on the fog

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Varg flails at the retreating woman.

Aakif nods his thanks to Brachus, then runs around the building. When he gets to his opponents he says "Stop. We just want to talk. No one else needs to die today."

Aakif then looks around, hoping his companions will join him soon.

Round 1: bless (+1 to hit), freedom of movement on Varg for 2/20, BoF 1/8 ☤ I have everyone at full health.

Luisila tries to throw their opponents off with some esoteric language. “Varg, come to my voice. 30 Yellow Jacket Right ... we’re running a REVERSE! Ryster’s in the ‘gun. Zahur’s the Mike!”

The priestess chooses an extra 30’ of movement from BoF and chases 100’ after Aakif.

I love that - an audible! As a HS and College QB you have tugged at my heartstrings!

Aakif looks relieved when Lusila shows up..... But very confused by her commentary.

Very cool Varg - which college?

Allegheny College in Meadville, PA - Div. III

Ha, ha! I’m glad you liked it, Cleaver!

Luisila smiles when she sees the look on Aakif’s face. “I’m here to back your play, big guy.”

“Zahur, we’re in your house. Do you really wanna fight and risk getting ejected from the Society?”

She holds out her hands beseechingly. “C’mon! ‘Explore, Cooperate, Report’ on three. One … two … three ...

Action check and side note of a thing I realized:

• Brachus: Blessing of Fervor
• Aakif: Double Move
• Luisila: Double Move
• Rhyster: Gun Preparation
• Varg: No actions yet, but do note that Freedom of Movement bypasses the Solid Fog movement effects. Working on getting the fog on the right order, but mobile makes that F.U.N.

Varg double moves to the sound of Lu's voice, looking for an enemy.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

• Brachus casts Blessing of Fervor!
• Aakif circles around the buidling...
• ... as does the this cleric in this list!
• Rhyster loads his gun with energy!
• Varg moves toward's Lusila's voice and within his first move (especially since he seems to still be able to Move Freely, thanks to magic!) You may move up to 15 more feet, though that would provoke from the spear (you've used your first diagonal) and add an attack or other standard if desired. Rolling/rerolling judgements are as before. Knowing your end location and action change what I'm doing (And I have a ticket to look at in about two minutes, so I'll hold for Varg's Standard (since I'm pretty sure he'll grapple something, and I'd like to know which one before tying up their actions. Do recall the "penalty to a manuever equal to damage of the AoO if the target somehow gets one" potential.

Paused on the game-altering "Who Probably Gets Grappled" decision.

Round 2, Rage 6/19, Freedom of Movement, Blessing of Fervor, Grapple

Varg will attempt to Grapple the blue outlined character.

Grapple: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Turn 1 resume!

• Varg reaches through the fog and grapples the spear woman with little difficulty!
• The woman attempts to wriggle out! CMB: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 And proves to be pretty strong, but not strong enough!
• The misinforming magic man attempts to cast a Fly on the Defensive! Def cast DC 15+6: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
  ... Which despite the odds, doesn't happen! Still, he'd rather deal not deal with Varg, as he books (provoking from Aakif) in the following squares: NW, N, E, E, E, E.

Inits!
Party up!
Bads

Zahur's; 1 4th; 1 3rd

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Help me to bind this woman...she...is a strong one!

Help me to bind this woman...she...is a strong one!

Indeed. A large portion of that CMB was Strength; like, "she's packing an 18 Strength" stronk. Do note the easierness of your next Grapple roll, since she failed to break Grapple last round. +5, I just confirmed.

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Ryster cautiously wades into the fog bank. "Where are they?" He calls out to Varg.

Double move

Round 2: bless (+1 to hit), freedom of movement on Varg for 3/20, BoF 2/8, silence Luisila 1/9; ☤ I have everyone at full health.

Luisila delays until all of the others have acted.

“You may surrender at any time by dropping everything – including yourselves to the ground. Ryster, come towards my voice.”

Luisila *casts* silence on herself and takes a 5’ step to the south-west. DC 17 Spellcraft check to recognize the spell as it is being cast.

BoF choice: +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves

Aakif will take the attack of opportunity, saying "Surrender and I will not harm you."

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 and 1d6 ⇒ 1 fire damage

That should be AC 25 with bless.

Blessing of Fervor choice: +2 to attacks, AC, and Reflex Saves.

Aakif moves to keep up with the mage. NW,N,E,E,E,E means he moves through Luilia's square. Did you mean NW,N,W,W,W,W? Either way, Aakif will move so that he is one square directly north of the mage.

"You will not outrun me, and I am running low on non-lethal spells. If you cast again, I can not guarantee your safety. This is the last time I will give you the offer of surrender."

Aakif's movement will provoke from the mage, and he will end his movement adjacent to him. Aakif will then ready an action to cast silence if the mage casts another spell. If the mage is within silence range, the target of the spell will be Upsia's scimitar, if not the spell will be targeted at the ground 5 feet from the mage.

Aakif will not be casting defensively, but he is AC 29 this round from Shield of Faith and Blessing of Fervor.

Nah, I meant E-west. It's like West, but on the internet. Enemy movement made accurate on the map, feel free to end yourself where you're going to be. He remained unarmed, which is not Improvedly-so.

Brachus casts fly on himself and takes to the sky to get a better overview of what's going on

Picking the bonus to AC and reflex saves from blessing this turn

Forgot the BoF bonus. Ryster would have taken sorely needed speed, to get closer.

@GM Burglar, I’m really confused as to where we are and when … Can you please re-cap this round’s actions by each person (including bad guys), and locations of everyone; who's still to act and who’s turn it is?

Turns ended up being "Party>Bads>Party..." For maximum flexibility the order within the round might be slightly off since moves haven't been compiled yet.

Round 0 was Surprise;

Brachus casts Blessing of Fervor!

Aakif circles around the buidling......
as does the this cleric in this list(Luis)!
Rhyster loads his gun with energy!
Varg moves up and grabs Blue
Blue fails to break and Red starts to book to his location on the map

Aakif goes into COPS mode and gives some chase.

Rhyster double-moves
Luisila casts a Silence
no other actions yet

Turns ended up being "Party>Bads>Party..." For maximum flexibility the order within the round might be slightly off since moves haven't been compiled yet.

Round 0 was Surprise;

Round 1 wrote:

Brachus casts Blessing of Fervor!

Aakif circles around the buidling......
as does the this cleric in this list(Luis)!
Rhyster loads his gun with energy!
Varg moves up and grabs Blue
Blue fails to break and Red starts to book to his location on the map

Round 2 wrote:

Aakif goes into COPS mode and gives some chase.

Rhyster double-moves
Luisila casts a Silence
no other actions yet

Slight amendment to that..Brachus did cast fly this turn and took flight to hover above one of the houses so he could see what was going on...unless my action hasn't come up yet in initiative?

Slight amendment to that..Brachus did cast fly this turn and took flight to hover above one of the houses so he could see what was going on...unless my action hasn't come up yet in initiative?

That's fine; we're at the point of "Us-Them" inits.

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Round 3, Rage 7/19, Freedom of Movement, Blessing of Fervor, Grapple

Varg will attempt to maintain the grapple.

Again! Tie her up, so I can help with the other!

Grapple: 1d20 + 13 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 5 = 23

• Aakif goes into COPS mode and gives some chase to the would-be caster!
• Rhyster double-moves with his tiny dwarf legs and pushes his way through the solid fog!
• Luisila casts a Silence, possibly to ignore Varg's cry for assistance!
• Brachus takes to the skies, able to see the whole scene!
• Varg tries to keep a hold on the woman, but fails to keep a hold on her in his fury! CMD 24
• The woman, now free of Uflen Power, makes a double-move break for it through the silence! Her spear is now drawn in both hands. Would provoke from Luisila, Rhyster, and Varg if you somehow now threaten (which I think is just maybe Luisila?)
• The caster steps up and draws his dagger to provide some Dagger Flanks and attempts to cast defensively (which triggers the readied Silence, which also provokes. I'll throw the AoO in a spoiler, in case Aakif would like to try to cast defensively or do some weird Prestige Class thing (the latter of which I'll respond accordingly once I'm told how.)
  Maybe AoOs:

  Dagger: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 111d4 ⇒ 4
  Spear: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 12 + 2 = 331d8 + 7 + 4d6 ⇒ (7) + 7 + (5, 6, 4, 2) = 31
  Should the Silence not go off for some reason...:

  Cast Def DC 21: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 He fails to cast another spell.

Map is up-to-date.

Inits!
Party up!
Bads

Zahur's; 1 4th; 2 3rd

Yay! We're back! Luisila is presently not wielding a melee weapon, so cannot take an AoO.

Round 3: bless (+1 to hit), freedom of movement on Varg for 4/20, BoF 3/8, silence Luisila 2/9

Deciding she doesn't pack the same punch as Varg and that she can stabilize a fallen foe, Luisila takes aim at the Mwangi woman with her longbow.

Rapid Shot #1 + PBS + bless: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 2 + 2 = 26
lethal blunt damage + PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Rapid Shot #2 + PBS + bless: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 2 + 2 = 15
lethal blunt damage + PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Iterative + PBS + bless: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 2 + 2 = 14
lethal blunt damage + PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

BoF + PBS + bless: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 2 + 2 = 12
lethal blunt damage + PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

I really need to find another combat role ...

Miniupdate: AC is 19, so three misses (and one arrow does not drop her.)

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Was that Bless active last round? If so, then does it get added to my CMB, bringing it to the target number of 24 to maintain the grapple?

Ryster steps north and swings up his musket, using the corner of the buidling for cover and to steady his weapon. Letting out a breath, he fires three times at the woman.

RTA, PBS, Bless, DA: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 23
Damage: 1d12 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 1 + 4 = 17
Electricity: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Iterative RTA, PBS, Bless, DA: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 28
Damage: 1d12 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 + 4 = 16

BoF RTA, PBS, Bless, DA: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 20
Damage: 1d12 + 6 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 1 + 4 = 21

Can't edit map atm.

Confirm: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 27
Extra Damage: 3d12 + 18 + 3 + 12 ⇒ (1, 9, 9) + 18 + 3 + 12 = 52

If she goes down, Ryster will aim for the other.

Aakif will cast defensively with the readied silence so as not to provoke twice (if I'm allowed to do this. If I can't cast defensively then I will not take the readied action). My prestige class shenanigans changes the spell to a full round action, so I can't do that.

Casting silence defensively on Upsia's scimitar.
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17. Should need a 19 to succeed.

Rats.

Did my earlier attack of opportunity hit vs the mage?

Blessing of Fervor choice: +2 AC and +2 to hit.

Aakif takes a five foot step out of the flank (SW) and attacks the mage.

Scimitar attack: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 14

Damage is 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 plus 1d6 ⇒ 5 fire.

These dice are apparently broken. What is the command to switch out dice for the next round?

Fortunately for your broken dice, Varg missing the All Day Bless and actually succeeding the grapple going is going to change the Male Spellcaster end of actions significantly. I would wager Rhyster's action isn't changing and just means Varg's got a LOT of someone else's blood on him.

@Aakif Q's: I believe Casting Defensively can be done any time one could cast normally, so its possible even on a ready. AoO hit soundly; he has 7 damage on top of his "spells-technically-cast-but-not-really."

Action change incoming for Zahur, hold tight. Actions (and the sufficiently good rolls) on the grappled lady may be kept if desired; she's just in her original spot and grappled.

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Brachus flies down through the fog to land next to Varg and retrieves a rope from his backpack

"Just hold her a bit longer and we'll have this under wraps"

Brachus says with a wicked grin on his face

If Varg has pinned the woman and Brachus shows up to help, I'd likely have Ryster shoot the other. Unless everyone thinks he should shoot the grapplee.

OMG, did you just do 110hp of damage, Ryster? lol

@GM Burglar: The way I read it, Aaakif’s silence spell did NOT go off.

If she goes down, Ryster will aim for the other.

I don’t think we should kill Zahur. Ryster, I would suggest hitting the woman with the first two shots – 89hp damage, which I imagine drops her – in line with the intention in your post, and then turn your gun on Zahur for the remaining 21 hp damage.

HOWEVER, what you do is your call, buddy. I’m thinking the woman is dead-dead (like beyond the power of breath of life to bring her back) and we need to get the heck out of town before Schultz catches up with us. Also … Varg might be p!ssed that you’ve bloodied his elven chain! ;)

@GM Burglar, can I change my actions depending on what Ryster decides to do?

Alright, Ryster will do as suggested. Dropping the woman then taking a potshot at the other.

@GM Burglar, can I change my actions depending on what Ryster decides to do?

Yes, seems fair. Do remember the silence(s) that are up, though; Check yer components and whatnot.

Revision from Previous Turn (Map has been updated)

• Varg actually succeeds the grapple, moving to a pin to make tying up much easier, I'd wager?
• The woman attempts to break free, and using her attack roll from earlier, which is impossible to happen now. CMB: 19 + 10 = 29 Unfortunately, flaking is about 5 feet too far away! She still takes the single move to almost-flanks.
• The casterman does that 5' step into what isn't truly flanks now, but laughs when the readied cast fails as he starts his casting defensively! He is far too amused, though, and he fails his defensive casting! Using the roll he had for if the Silence failed somehow, which technically did happen. Bad rolls all around. *MAP IS NOW UP-TO-DATE*

Zahur's; 8 damage, Spells: 1 4th - 2 3rd

Woman; no damage... yet

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Entering the new turn fresh, please confirm or deny your current actions, as listed below:

• Aakif: Horrible Melee Attack. Can reroll if there's a sufficiently different action taken.
• Luisila: Voiding action based on discussion; I can tell you that if Rhyster does fire, the lady is going down. Not full blood-splosion, head-is-gone down, but definitely "your lungs shouldn't have that hole in them" down.
• Brachus: null
• Rhyster: (presuming a step north wasn't added to map) Shoot at the woman until downed, then fire on the casterman
• Varg: null

Map is up-to-date.

Inits!
Party up!
Bads

Re-do Round 3: bless (+1 to hit), freedom of movement on Varg for 4/20, BoF 3/8, silence Luisila 2/9

Luisila curses the self-inflicted silence spell, which is limiting her options. She steps 5' to the east, drops her backpack and channels positive energy.

Channel Healing: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 5, 6) = 21

Should affect everyone except Aakif and Zahur.

Luisila chooses +2 to AC and Reflex saves from BoF

GM - my initial plan was to not cast defensively if I was only provoking from the dagger wielding mage. Chances were good that he would miss, and chances were also good that if he did hit, the concentration check would be lower than casting defensively. If you agree that I could do this, then great! For the sake of moving forward, I'm ok with just continuing as things are now. Totally your call. Just please let me know if my silence spell is up, and if I take damage from that dagger.

My current round would still be a horrible attack, but I would move around the mage to try to prevent him from fleeing (likely provoking from the mage again).

Confirming hole in lung action.

Please BOT Varg. I am at the beach in Fla. with the family until Wednesday...Lu knows what to do.

Have fun, Varg! I believe Omrax is currently with his family at the beach in Florida if you want to say hi to him! ;)

Round 4, Rage 8/19, Freedom of Movement 4/20, Blessing of Fervor 3/8, Bless

Cleaver maintains the rage, charging like a bull around the corner and over the fallen body of the Mwangi woman at Zahur. 40' single move

CMB to Grapple + bless + BoF: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 1 + 2 = 31

The Ulfen sees the air elementalist's knife at the last second, but decides to eat any attack of opportunity, figuring at least one of the party's clerics will know what to do.

Varg makes sure to manoeuvre his mouth close to his opponent's ear in the clinch. He screams with spittle flying from his mouth "IF YOU DON'T SURRENDER, I AM GOING TO ENJOY BREAKING YOUR CHICKEN NECK!"

Cleaver chooses +2 to attack rolls, AC and Reflex saves from BoF