GMG's PbP: Solstice Scar (Standard 3-4) (Inactive)

Game Master Magabeus

Selune lets out a quick roar that she's understood, then the bear starts charging across the path before finally attempting to head up the hill.

Arrow vs Hamith: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 1 = 20
Arrow vs Selune: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6

Mun sends Selune up the hill. One of the archers targets Hamith while the other targets Selune, they both miss.

Initiative
Climbing the hill (as opposed to following the path) is a climb DC 14. You can not climb over the big rocks.
Wei Tchak
Malik: 17/30 hp + 3 nonlethal
Thoril
- - -
Purple
- - -
Hamith
Draklor
Gill 25/28 hp, prone
Mun
Selune
- - -
Green & Yellow
- - -

Tchak attempts to climb...

climb dc 14: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

but makes little to no headway... hopefully doesn't manage to hurt himself too badly.

Tchack, you can try again. You are still on the ground, and waste your first move action with searching for hand holds

climb dc 14: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Tchak tries again, this time finding handholds to pull himself up by...

1/2 way there then?

1/4 normal speed

Thoril will Begin rage and then try to fast climb the edge.

climb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

GM Reroll: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

climb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Malik pulls out a potion out of his bandolier and swallows the content.
Wiping the remains off his face with his forearm, he gives the orcs a nasty look. He screams something at them after drinking.

"Horregatik, basatia izango zara zure talde ezabatu arte koldarra!"

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

Several groups of Pathfinders break through the enemy lines and surround their leaders. A shout of encouragement rolls through the caravan, but a vastly different sound of worry begins rumbling among the attacking tribe.

@Table GMs: Encounter G is still available, but there are no further benefits for it.

Bump - are we getting left behind?

No, your GM had a busy day
Arrow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Arrow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Tchak climbs halfway up the hill while Malik decides to stay where he is and drink a potion. Thoril climbs up the hill as if it was not even there. The orc on the hill decides to put two arrows in the scary, raging nagaji!

Initiative
Climbing the hill (as opposed to following the path) is a climb DC 14. You can not climb over the big rocks.
Hamith
Draklor
Gill 25/28 hp, prone
Mun
Selune
- - -
Green & Yellow
- - -
Wei Tchak
Malik: 24/30 hp + 3 nonlethal
Thoril 27 / 52 hp
- - -
Purple
- - -

"Argh..."

Gill stands up (move) and dusts himself off as he looks back up the ascent with a look of vengeance in his eyes.

"Thought I'dda made that up in one straight shot. Didn't have the wind in my sails for that second push up..."

Gill makes his way up more carefully this time, eyeing each rock and handhold with the kind of suspicion only an elderly man could muster.

Climb DC12: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Hamith throws the grapple hook at a spot near the boulder with good enough holds.

Once he manages to hook in he will use the rope to climb.

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Selune completes her climb up the slope, drawing up into a full two-legged stance then driving her jaws down on the orc's shoulder.

Mun follows the base of the hill, centering himself between all of his allies. He reaches out to Ashava to aid he and his friends. "আশীর্বাদ এই ওরেচেড অরসিস!"

Longsword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Arrow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Longsword confirm?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

While the pathfinders are quick up the hill, Selune is quicker... She draws first blood. The orc draws his longsword and attacks the bear, using the higher ground to his advantage. The other orc steps back and fires another arrow into Thoril before drawing his longsword.

Initiative
Climbing the hill (as opposed to following the path) is a climb DC 14. You can not climb over the big rocks.
Inspire courage active
Draklor
Wei Tchak
Malik: 24/30 hp + 3 nonlethal
Thoril 19 / 52 hp
- - -
Purple
- - -
Hamith
Gill 25/28 hp
Mun
Selune
- - -
Green
Yellow -3 hp
- - -

Some of Malik's wounds close up and stop bleeding. He makes a quick chants and a several hand motions afterwards, and it seems like some of the snow disappears from underneath his feet. A ball of water appears in front of him and is flinged towards the orcs.

@Mun - missed that one. Added to calculation.

Bless is also active, +1 morale to attacks

Climb: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (17) - 2 = 15

Draklor somehow manages to scrabble up the rough slope, only a small patch of which takes him quite some time. Perhaps that is because he's been chanting all the while. It is all the kitsune can manage to make the climb and rush behind Thoril. "Here to patch you up," he gasps to the nagaji while clutching a stitch in his side.

Double move, one part of which was spent to go 5 feet up the hill. Inspire Courage, round 2.

Thoril will cast shield and then move up to the orc fighting defensivly 19def

climb: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

I can move my piece but i sould base him and not be within reach of a second one
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not sure why Tchak is climbing where there's no access... due to rocks...

Tchak lets himself slide down the slope back to the road, and walks along til he gets to where he's under the opening in the rocks.

Travelling with very limited access to internet, now on airport for flight back, my apologies for short post

Thoril, I see no option to move you up without having you within reach of 2 orcs. I moved you in the best spot you can reach without provoking an AoO. You get an AoO on purple

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Falchion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Damage: 2d4 + 9 ⇒ (2, 4) + 9 = 15

The pathfinders are almost ready to bring the pain to the orcs.Thoril climbs a short way up and is beset by the biggest orc of the tribe, but to do that the orc needs to get within reach of Thoril...

Initiative
Climbing the hill (as opposed to following the path) is a climb DC 14. You can not climb over the big rocks.
Inspire courage + bless active
Hamith
Gill 25/28 hp
Mun
Selune
- - -
Green
Yellow -3 hp
- - -
Draklor
Wei Tchak
Malik: 24/30 hp + 3 nonlethal
Thoril 19 / 52 hp, 15 damage pending AoO on Purple
- - -
Purple
- - -

Mun surveys the layout of the hill above the path. He knows it's no good for him to climb and try to engage that way. He can barely see the orc that Selune is engaging, but he can just see past Thoril and draws a bead on an orc in purplish rags. He draws his bow, knocks and arrow, and almost fires on the orc.

Instead, he lowers the arrow tip a bit as he prays to Ashava for her favor. "আসওয়া, আমাকে আপনার ঐশ্বরিক অনুগ্রহ দান করুন যেন আমি আপনার নামে এই অহংকারে মাতাল করি!"

Selune continues her assault on the orc in front of her, shaking her head on the shoulder between her jaws and swiping at the orc with both claws. She roars violently as she draws blood.

Hamith attempts to climb again, using the rope to steady himself in his heavy armor.

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Aoo: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

dmg: 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (2, 4, 2) + 20 = 28

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Gill continues his ascent, slowly but surely, seeking to avoid another fall like his last, eventually making his way next to one of the rocks.

Climb DC12: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Climb DC12: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

After Selune bites and claws the orc opposing her there is only a bloody pulp left. Thoril swipes at the approaching orc but just misses him while Hamith and Gill move up the hill and Mun casts a spell. The orc near Thoril steps closer and swings his sword but misses the severely wounded Nagaji.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Initiative
Climbing the hill (as opposed to following the path) is a climb DC 14. You can not climb over the big rocks.
Inspire courage + bless active
Draklor
Wei Tchak
Malik: 24/30 hp + 3 nonlethal
Thoril 4 / 52 hp
- - -
Purple
- - -
Hamith
Gill 25/28 hp
Mun
Selune
- - -
Green
- - -

Thoril will swing at one of the orcs

atk: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

dmg: 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (5, 3, 3) + 20 = 31

ceit confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

crit dmg: 6d6 + 40 ⇒ (1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 3) + 40 = 60

91 dmg total

With all the anger he has bult up, Thoril swimgs down on the orc cutting it in half from top to bottom

Tchak looks up the slope and grumbles then runs up the path to get behind Selune... a SLIGHTLY, very slightly, shorter climb to get up the slope. double move

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

The clash of weapons and sounds of battle are all that remain after the war drums stop beating. The orcs and giants look around in a moment of panic. Where they once fought with cruel determination, they now fight with worried desperation.

@Table GMs: The Scattered Leaders condition on page 20 is in effect.

After seeing Thoril's viscious strike, Malik decides to target whatever is left. He makes a similar set of movements as before, more vaopur disappears from around him, and he lobs a watery sphere at the orcs.

Finally making it to his patient, Draklor lays a hand on Thoril's massive back and fixes up some of his wounds.

CLW Spell on Thoril: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Inspire Courage, round 3.

Thoril utterly destroys the orc with the falchion while Draklor heals some of the Nagaji's wounds. Malik throws a watery orb that packs more punch than the orc expected. Seeing his dead companions and the wounds it has taken it turns to flee.

Out of combat

You finally have the chance to get a good look at the other combats from your raised vantage point and see that other pathfinders and the twinhorn warriors are also having a hard time with the orcs. A lot of orcs are running away with goods from the caravan...

finally makes his way up to where the others are, and sighs, takes nothing from the pile, having, in his own opinion, merited nothing...

"I am far too slow and clumsy for this... I will try to be more effective in our next encounters.."

"Hah! Now you run, koldarra?", Malik screams at the fleeing brute. Looking around, he sees the caravans being pillaged, and looks at his team.

"I suppose we should go and protect those wagons."

"Thank you little one. Use this."

Thoril hands the little fox a wand of clw to finish healing.. 3 or 4 rounds used?

also can i take average on healing or do i need to roll

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"If it doesn't involve climbing, I can probably do that, Malik... Let's see if we can protect what's left of the caravan." Tchak runs off toward the caravan to protect the wagons.

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

As the last orcs perish or flee, the Twinhorns reassemble the caravan and gather the fallen. Night begins to fall, swallowing up the road and leaving the caravan stranded in a pool of torchlight. Medda stands atop the new lead wagon, blood dripping from her breastplate. She holds Ivvora’s hilt aloft and shouts, “Twinhorns! We are only two days from the stone circle and have two days until the winter solstice.” A nimbus of light begins to radiate from the hilt, illuminating the entire valley in bright light. “Abandon the wagons and carry with you what you need to survive. We must reach the circle in time, or darkness will consume us.”

Bodies litter the valley, but fortunately most of them belong to orcs. Even so, the Twinhorns have lost many of their warriors and may not be at their full fighting strength for whatever lies ahead.

@Table GMs: The Bloodied Convoy condition on page 31 is in effect. This concludes Part 1.

★★★OVERSEER ANNOUNCEMENT★★★

“My Pathfinder allies, thank you for bringing us much needed support,” says Medda, the Twinhorn following’s spiritual leader. She stands beside Anok, her phantom and constant companion. “After the orc ambush sapped our supplies and strength, we pushed north to our winter home. We are only hours away from the stone circle and our encampment—if we are going to make it there by midnight, we need to press on. Once there, we will use Ivvora’s hilt to perform our time-honored ritual and keep evil from our lands.” Medda produces the small hilt of a broken weapon with only a fragment of its black metal blade remaining. “Let us move. There are dangers in these ancient woods: orc raiders, bears that topple trees, and worse. Stay in groups and don’t get lost.”

As the Kellids and Pathfinders reach the top of the hill next to the Twinhorn encampment, they notice splashes of blood and the occasional corpse dotting the landscape. Medda raises her voice, calling, “My brethren, our families are under attack! Secure the camp and drive back any who oppose you. Pathfinder allies, join us in defense of our home!” The landscape opens into a burned hillside where blackened trees stand like lifeless sentinels. A crude blockade shields the entrance to a natural cavern.

@Table GMs: You have 9 days to run encounter H on page 32. If you finish early, you may proceed to encounter I on page 34.

Thoril: yes, I am fine with that. For CLW average is 5
You are all rested up and for those that are paying attention: this was the end of part 2

Of course you heed Medda's call! Ahead of you five corpses refuse to stay dead. Undead eyes turn towards you...

Initiative
your add here?
Mun
Selune
Draklor
Thoril
- - -
Enemy
- - -
Malik
Hamith
Gill
Wei Tchak

Part 1, you mean? I'm not sure how much difference it makes to us players, but I was confused.

Draklor, flushed with excitement as he is at this uncovered knowledge, is still not surprised by the appearance of enemies. He has served in the Society more than long enough. "It is said in the Azvadeva Pujila even the risen dead were cowed by Irori's presence," he intones as he steps forward and draws his crossbow. "It was more than enough to assure them of their impending destruction. While we may not be so strong as to exude such an aura, we can still guarantee the release of these poor souls."

Inspire Courage, round 1.

Thoril will draw a wand and cast shield

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The group begins to set up defensive measures as the undead turn to their direction. the smell of rotting flesh wafts in the chill dark air.

Initiative
Inspire Courage +1
Mun
Selune
Draklor
Thoril
- - -
Enemy
- - -
Malik
Hamith
Gill
Wei Tchak

Sorry couldn't tell that Mun was on vacation.

Handle Animal: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 4 = 9

Mun asks for a small bit of divine favor as he points to the center of the undead throng. Uttering a quick command Selune charges forth.

The undead slowly scramble across the rocky soil as on climbs clumsily into the air.

Initiative
Inspire Courage +1
Mun- divine favor
Selune
Draklor
Thoril
- - -
Enemy
- - -
Malik
Hamith
Gill
Wei Tchak

Draklor continues to drone about how great Irori is as he loads his crossbow inexpertly and fires off a bolt at the nearest corpse. While he does so, kitsune also wracks his brains for information on the enemy and relates what he can recall.

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
I'd like to learn about their special defenses, attacks, and SQ, in that order in case I don't get that many questions.

Crossbow, IC vs. Yellow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Damage, IC: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Inspire Courage, round 2.

Tchak draws his blade as he moves forward... He stands ready to attack any of the enemy that come within his reach.

"What the hell is -that-?", Malik exclaims, looking at the creature accompanied by 4 'regularly' looking undead.

The question is rhetorical, however - the half-orc has no intention of finding out while the thing walks in his general direction. He makes a few quick gestures and lobs an orb of water at the creature.

Gill squints off at the newest adversaries in the distance.

"I ain't 'fraid no walkers."

Grunting, he steps ahead, his speed uncanny for an elder and puts up two fists.

Single move 40ft ahead, putting Gill in a forward position to draw their ire. Swift action for Crane Style. He readies his standard action to attack defensively.

Punch (ready, defensively): 1d20 + 5 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 - 2 = 8 for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

AC28.

Hamith rushes forward as fast as he can.

" We must protect everyone!"

Double Move

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