GM Enchanter's Night March of Kalkamedes (Inactive)

Game Master Enchanter Tim

"I think we need to hurry this alone." Lemore starts looking about for any sighs for danger.
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
"I have a uneasily feeling"

Marius nods. "Right behind. Though I hope not too far behind."

I think we're all in agreement here.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Renli uses the wand on Kalkamedes and he begins walking like the stumble never happened. He continues his way north, and the group follows. About an hour later, he approaches a thicket. Those near him or in front see clusters of thorns on the branches. It stretches 40 feet wide and seems to extend about 60 feet.

Also, can I get an idea of marching order?

I'm happy being whereever people want me though it makes sense to have someone with good perception in front. Furrious has decent perception so I"m not going to have too much of an issue. Also it helps me setup my charges better. Though Renli will be able to spot traps if he is in front.

"That doesn't look a particularly friendly bit of shrubbery, though I wonder how bad it could be. Perhaps we could wade our way through chopping as we go." Vardel wonders out lound.

"No, no it certainly does not. Think we can slow him down enough to cut a path? I'm not sure I have anything that can help with that to be honest."

Marius would stay towards the middle back area, probably close to Kalkamedes.

I will be last I guess
"chopping through would prob be the fast way. lemore yells back as he is eyeballing the rather unfriendly thicket. "unless there a way to steer him around it?"

I'm going to add a little structure to this so we don't bog down too much again. We'll do this in rounds with initiative just to keep things focused, but you don't need to wait on others to post an action. You have 1 round before Kalkamedes gets to the thornbushes. You're welcome to try anything you want.

Draylan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Renli: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Ragnar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Marius: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Vardel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Lemore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Round 0
Renli
Marius
Lemore
Vardel
Draylan
Ragnar

Survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Ragnar takes his longsword and starts chopping the thorns away.
Do I need to roll something to chop the thorns?

No need to roll to hit, but you do need to roll for damage.

Anyone who wants to chop at it can do so.

Lemore takes out his rapier and runs up to join Ragnar.
Dam to thorns: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

I would have suggested "steering" him around by force, or on someone's mount. Since we are needing some time to cut through though. I will try to slow him down a bit. Draylan swings his guisarme at the feet, making a trip attack.

trip: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

"Perhaps that can buy y'all some time to work on cutting a safe path!

Nothing says you can't still try. You could use the Drag or Bull Rush Combat Manuevers.

Lemore tries to hack through the thorns but he finds the thicket tough and tangled. He manages to cut through some of it, but it'll need more before it's safe to walk through the 5 foot space.

Meanwhile, Draylan buys the group some time, sweeping Kalkamedes' feet out from under him. The retired Pathfinder goes down in a heap.

Renli
Marius
Lemore
Vardel
Draylan
Ragnar
Kalkamedes (Prone)

Bold means still to act in the round. Kalkamedes will go last.

"I have an idea...

Marius gets himself in position, closing his eyes for a moment. He holds his hands up before himself, and focuses his magical power a moment. A small dripping of blood comes from his left cheek, as he aims his spell.

Casting Burning Hands, using 1/5 uses of Sacrifical boon. Taking 1 point of damage, to add +1 to damage. It also activates his Bloodline arcana, increasing his caster level by 1. Making the total damage 2d4+1

Damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1) + 1 = 3

Ragnar waits until the fire is out and starts chopping.
Chop Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Between Marius' fire and Ragnar's sword, you manage to clear 5 feet into the brambles. Marius sees that his spell has also burned the plants farther than that (about 15 feet), but they still need further clearing.

Renli
Marius
Lemore
Vardel
Draylan
Ragnar
Kalkamedes (Prone)

If any of you have any flames, alchemical fires, anything like that, it would help clear more of the brambles out. They seem to be rather weakened to the flames.

"I have oil and tinderwigs, but this will take time to light a fire." Ragnar shouts.

" I nothing of the sort to burn this on me" lemore continues to chop at the bush with all his might "but we need to do something because I done think we can clear this fast enough"

When he tries to stand up, Draylan will AOO him with another trip attack to keep him from moving into the dangerous terrain. Hopefully, this will hold him for another round at least.

AOO trip: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Sorry I thought I posted yesterday but it seems it didn't go through

Vardel rides upto the bramble and drawing his longsword in his right, he starts to hack away at it.

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Looking over his shoulder Vardel notices Draylan and says "Good thinking. Keep him down, keep him safe. Though it's probably kinder to just pin him down though."

Draylan, your AOO from him standing would go off while he's still prone. However, you can position yourself so he provokes when he tries to move.

Renli Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Renli and Vardel nearly clear another 5 foot section, but a stubborn vine still blocks the path. Fortunately, Draylan is keeping Kalkamedes from getting very far, as he is able to bring down the man again.

Ok, if this is the general strategy, I can make rolls and speed this along. Is anyone wanting to use any other resources? Marius, let me know if you want to use another spell. Otherwise, I'll assume no other resources used and you'll try to hack your way through it. Depending on if Draylan is able to keep Kalkamedes down, then you should be able to get through most of it. FYI, the brambles have 10 HPs and 2 hardness.

At this point no, I do not want to use any more spells. The one was more just to kickstart things. I'll let you know if it becomes needed to do so.

ummm... take 10 on my trip attacks? lol. Here are a few more rolls for trips, if you need them.

trip: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

trip: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

trip: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

trip: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Don't know how many you need.

"Vardel. I thought about pinning him also, but I spent much more time training as a warrior with this type of weapon. I didn't excel as much with the ONE wrestling class. I AM being very carful to not cause him any real harm with my strikes though, and he's not able to try and hurt ME in an attempt to get away"

Ragnar doesn't burn anything to save his companions. He just continues slicing and chopping.

Vardel smiles at Draylen realising the fighter speaks truly. "Well he's going to need a bath after all that rolling around in the mud you're putting him through."

The halfling withdraws his mace with his free hand and begins to bash and slice through the obstacles before them.

I'll give Draylan 2 trip attempts per round for his normal action and an AOO for Kalkamedes moving. He's already rolls enough to keep him down for another 3 rounds. However, past 10 feet, only 3 can chop at the brambles without stepping into them. There just isn't enough space for more. I'll take your highest damage dealers.

While Vardel, Ragnar, and Lemore hack at the brambles, Draylan puts on a clinic with his polearm. He neatly and deftly puts Kalakamedes onto the ground each time he gets up to move. It takes a minute for the trio to cut their way through the thorns and soon after the party is able to walk through the small path cut into the bush. Kalkamedes, now allowed by Draylan to walk again, moves at his stumbling pace through the thorny bush and continues north.

These environmental challenges are bit tedious, so I'm going to speed us through.

After another hour, Kalkamedes suddenly turns to the west. He quickly ventures into a bog. Draylan is able to stop him long enough for Renli to come up with an improvised raft of dead logs. You hold Kalkamedes tight to the logs, but as long as his body can kick under the water, he doesn't seem to fight you. Drenched with muck, he climbs out to higher ground on the other side.

He continues westward through foothills and into a steep mountain pass that climbs several hundred feet. The surface levels out only to terminate fifty feet ahead with a precipitous drop into a thirty-foot wide canyon. If not stopped, he will walk right over the edge.

It's about 30 feet across and 70 feet down. There's no way around.

Marius goes to his pack. "I thought I had some..., here it is." Marius pulls out a length of rope and sets it out for the others. "We can use this to either get down or across, but I don't have any hooks to tie off on it."

Marius will go with Draylen, and if at any point he fails to trip him, Marius will attempt to use Daze to slow him down, preventing him from doing anything for that round.

"could we just tie the rope around him and lower him down??"

You think that could work. You need someone to hold him while you tie the rope though. A successful grapple check would do it. Just tripping him won't hold him still long enough. Remember you can Aid Another.

I'm drawing a blank for a different solution, so I'll chip in with doing the grapple

grapple: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"I'll try and hold him while y'all tie him up." With that Draylan drops his weapon and lovingly tackles the subject.

"Who said that?? I'm not an idiot!" Ragnar says and looks around. "I somehow have the strange feeling that we have to hurry. Don't ask me where it's coming from." Ragnar doesn't want to tell the others that he's hearing a voice in his head. They would send him home into sickness leave.

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" So whats the plan then?" lemore asked very confused. "if we are tying him up let get going!" lemore looks over at the cliff and the step drop " ok, I think someone needs to go down 1st and keep our friend from walking off once he is down. " is this something that can be climbed down? lemore take the rope from marius and begins tying it around him. is there a check for use rope?

Lemore takes a look at the edge and only seems a bit more challenging than your average rock wall. A rope with the cliff to brace against would make it easy.

Meanwhile Draylan tries to tackle Kalkamedes but the sleeping man easily fends him off and continues towards the edge. Marius tries to Daze him, but it seem to have no effect.

Nope, in Pathfinder everyone can use rope. Just a matter of howgo you are climbing it.

" someone lower me down fast!" once I am down tie the rope to Mr sleepwalker and lower him down. I will try my best to stall him while you all make your way down. "

Vardel speaks to wolf in a soothing tone. "We've practiced this before buddy. Everything will be fine. The saddle with act a harness and we will lower you down. Smooth and simple. Just like we practiced."

Furrious lets out a momentary grown and then a whine. Vardel hops off and comforts the his furry companion and begins with set the wolf up for the descent.

Suddenly noticing their charge walking towards the cliff Vardel dives towards the man and tries to pin him.

Grapple: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Vardel thinks he has Kalkamedes, but the man struggles out of his grasp at the last second.

Anyone want to help Vardel?

Also, we might have lost Renli, but I'll give you his rope for this. 50 feet plus Draylan's 50 feet, give you 100' of rope to work with here. Unless I missed it and someone else has rope with them. The drop is 70 feet.

Marius will try to assist Vardel in trying to hold him.

Grapple assist: 1d20 ⇒ 15

With Marius' help, Vardel manages to hold onto their charge. He's held if only for a moment.

ehh, I am a little confused. Marius and Vardel have Kalkamedes. do we want to lower someone from the party down 1st then Kalkamedes or just tie him up and lower him down now?

Tie him up. Even if he gets away from us, we shouldn't have a problem catching him, if he's bound.

Waiting for you guys to do something with that rope. Kalkamedes is held for now. While him walking off the cliff is likely fatal, if you get him down there, all he can do is try to climb up the other side. Even if he falls then, it's not likely to be that bad. He's an ex-Pathfinder, he's not fragile.

keep him still while I tie him up !" lemore ties the rope around Kalkamedes waste and with a few good knots its as snug as its going to get. then he make sure the other end is tied to the 2nd rope. " allright, let him go and we all can lower him down."

Marius keeps assisting trying to keep him grappled while they tie him up.

Assist Grapple: 1d20 ⇒ 16

You get the rope tied around Kalkamedes and when he's released, he gets up and continues towards the cliff. It's a tense moment when he drops over the edge, but the rope holds and Kalkamedes more or less simply hangs over the edge, his feet still moving slightly in an attempt to walk. Lemore and Draylan slowly lower the rope down until Kalkamedes is on the ground. Immediately the man takes off again, heading to the opposite slope.

"It's about time for what? Does somebody else hear a voice coming from the void?" Ragnar tries to open his mind to the voice and asks "Can you tell me where Kalkamedes wants to go so desperately? What is he looking for?"

Still confused Ragnar tries to climb down behind Kalkamedes.
Climb: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

"Ragnar, WAIT! i would not climb down with out a rope."

Despite Lemore's warning, Ragnar manages to climb down the cliff rather well. The rope is still tied to Kalkamedes and keeps him from scaling the other side of the canyon. He strains at the rope, but doesn't otherwise try to undo it.

I'm going to say you all can use the rope tied to Kalkamedes to help you get down the cliff. That reduces it to a DC 5 check, which everyone auto-succeeds. Pick one person to make the DC 18 check unaided (for untying and carrying the rope down. Then someone make a DC 18 check again to climb up the other side and secure the rope and we're done with this.

If that was confusing, here's what I need: 2 DC18 Climb checks, but not necessarily by the same person.

Climb 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Climb 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Actually Ragnar is already down, but he will climb up and secure the rope.

As though victimized by the same fugue state assailing Kalkamedes, Renli has been near comatose. Suddenly his eyes burst open, "By Cayden's sweaty toes, that was a strange sensation! It is as though some power overtook me, weakening my mind and keeping me from communicating with my companions. Hopefully I am not assailed so again." Renli helps prep Kalkamedes at the base of the cliff to be hoisted up the other side.