GM Sethran's Crypt of the Everflame! (Inactive)

Game Master Sethran

Horus calmly charges forward, and attempts to take-out one of the Orcs.

MW Cold Iron Morningstar: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 2 = 17, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 damage.

Sesska hisses at the aggressive approach of the orcs, and tries to dodge past it for a better position.

Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Here's to hoping that the -2 AC from charging lowered his CMD enough!

Once her feet find purchase, she strikes...

Dagger, Flank: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 2 = 24
Damage, Sneak: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (4) = 7

Horus' strike rocks the Orc, though it's natural fury keeps it standing with a roar. Sesska then darts forwards, rolling under the Orc's laboured swing before cutting down the beast with fierce precision and the creature collapses with a roar.

Combat! Bold are up:

Rygel
Zinnia
Sesska
Pioni 6/11
Helm
Horus
Orc 1

Helm moves to the left and then swings his katana in a great arc, aiming at the last orc.

MW katana (cold iron)(two-handed): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Zinnia watches the combat with great interest, though her small stature makes it difficult to see what exactly is going on. She bobs her head this way and that to get a glimpse of the action from behind her larger friends. Meanwhile, her talk continues rapid-fire.

"See just how hard they are to dispatch?" Zinnia babbles on. "It's their natural ferocity. It's innate. 'Orcs are tough as oaks' I once heard a wise old warrior say. And ''tis true! But they're no match for us, right guys?"

Bardic performance: +1 attack & saves to allies within 30'

Pioni dabs tenderly at her wound, grimacing.

"Why do I never meet anything that won't just cleave me in two? Of course, two of me might be considered an improvement!"

Acrobatics to flank: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 22 for damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

"Though two paper-cuts would hardly make a difference. Maybe I need a bigger knife?"

Seeing the other two orcs fall, Rygel racks his brain for ways to dispatch the last one himself. Coming up with nothing, he grabs another bolt and reloads. Stepping left for a better view, he takes a shot.
crossbow, bardic, into combat: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 - 4 = 14
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Praying to Sivanah that the shot hit its mark, he closes his eyes for a moment.

Helm cuts deep as Zinnia's encyclopaedic knowledge spews forth unchecked, the Only Orc roars in anger and pain but still stands with Axe raised. Pioni darts in and cuts at the brute but her Knife hardly makes a wound before the good Doctor's bolt skewers the creature and brings it to permenant rest.

As the last Orc drops, the three bodies simply vanish into the air, along with their Vicious axes and awful smell.

Zinnia gasps as the orc's bodies disappear, her inspirational oratory coming to an abrupt end. She adjusts her glasses to check whether her eyes deceive her. "Unprecedented!" she exclaims with astonishment. "This is not typical orcish phenomena... But what could it mean?"

She darts forward to examine the ground where the orcs stood, seeking any clues as to what may have just happened.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Suddenly she stops, sniffing the air. "Do you smell that?" Zinnia asks. "It's sweet pipeweed smoke... coming from... over there!" She points into the forest nearby.

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm quite unschooled in the multitudinous varieties of pipeweed, else I might be able to provide further insight regarding this particular strain. Some halflings, you may know, are not only quite fond of various smokes, but indeed devote their entire lives to cultivating and partaking the highest quality herbs."

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 16

"Surprisingly, yes I can, though I'm not usually known for my keen senses." Pioni pokes at her uninjured midriff, bemusedly. "Nor for my uncanny ability for the spontaneous regeneration of life threatening injuries."

She glances at the Grippli. "Want to take a look, Doc? No?"

She shrugs.

"Had I been partaking of high quality herbs, I could quite understand the sudden disappearance of three heavily armed orc bodies and a wound. As it is I'm left with this strange feeling of impending deja-vu."

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

"I taste nothing in the air," Sesska adds as she flicks her forked tongue in and out of her mouth slowly.

"Are orcs prone to magic? To disappear after receiving such minor wounds... I would have thought them to be stronger than that. I suppose it is for our best..."

The good Doctor takes a look at Pioni's wound, and steps back in surprise. "Why, there was never a wound there!
perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
"This smell... it is somewhat familiar. It definitely smells better than orcs. Perhaps that is the cause of our delusion? I think I'd like some of that. For... anaesthetic.

A brief search, for that is all you can spare with the time left in the day, fails to reveal the source of the pipe smoke. The sun indicates that it is becoming evening and you must move if you are to make a safe camping spot.

Standing together, you find that each piece of your map must be fitted together to find the route, which is easily made out when you put your heads together. Gathering the cart and supplies you press on through the forest until the sun begins to set, deciding it is now time to find a place to camp.

Survival checks please to find a suitable spot

Helm surveys the terrain ahead of them.

"I believe we could find shelter in that copse of trees ahead," he says.

survival: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16.

"Possibly, but it is not especially defensible; perhaps this nearby clearing would be better?"

Helm and Horus have no difficulty between them in finding a suitable space to rest up, surrounded on three sides by solid thickets of bushes and a good view of the road. Finding a place to tie up your mule and place the cart over the night, the group sets to making a hospitable camp. Firewood is aplenty and you are easily able to share your food in which to make a filling stew.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19.

"This one thinks he hears a pack of wolves... they don't attack travelers, do they...?"

Sesska can't fail that Perception DC.

"Of that, I am uncertain, but they are known to eat mules..."

(totally didn't realize we had a mule!)

Zinnia, of course, can hardly wait to chime in. "Ah, yes, the much-feared wolf," she muses, "a particularly worrisome predator. Ferociously territorial, you know, and exceptionally wide-ranging in their appetites. Why, I would not be surprised at all if the scent of our mule attracts the attention of a local pack."

"I don't suppose they'd attack us if they knew we were a threat. However, to a hungry wolf we'd hardly seem threatening at all, would we, just lying down here around this cozy campfire."

Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Bardic Knowledge roll for some insight into wolves.

Starting to rest for the night, the howls in the distance eventually die off allowing you to enjoy your stew and the warmth of the flames. Your rest is soon interrupted however as Zinnia, Sesska, Helm and Pioni spot a sleek furred creature prowling around the edge of the camp.

With a growl, the creature leaps out of the thicket, pouncing upon Zinnia with a vicious snap of its slavering jaws. The snap is close to the Bard's face but catches nothing but air!

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 Miss!

Combat! Bold are up:

Wolf (P)
Pioni
Wolf (B)
Horus
Zinnia
Wolf
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Using the same slide as the Orc attack as it has a campfire place on it ^^

Pioni tries to dodge past the wolf's snapping jaw, pulling her knife.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

"They seem hungry. I don't suppose they'd settle for leftover stew?"

Kn.Nature on nearby wolf: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Kukri vs Purple wolf: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 for damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Not to be put off by the sudden assault, Pioni jumps into action striking the Wolf across the muzzle with her wicked blade, causing it to howl in pain. With an answering howl, another Wolf bursts from the undergrowth and launches itself at the Halfling. This attack takes the fighter off guard as the creature pounces upon her back, bearing her to the ground before sinking is teeth in.

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 for Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 + Trip: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Combat! Bold are up:

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 6/11 (Prone)
Wolf (B)
Horus
Zinnia
Wolf
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Horus strides forward, and takes a swing at a wolf, trying to give it a concussion.

MW Cold Iron Morningstar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 damage.

"Whoah, wolfie!" Zinnia squeals, as fang-toothed jaws snap inches from her face.

She scrambles back a few feet, before running her mouth full speed again. 'Well, I guess these beasties are hungry enough to attack, and probably not gonna give up on us in exchange for leftover stew."

"What they'll probably do instead is try to grab one of us with those big sharp fangs of theirs and drag us to the ground. Once they get you down, they like to sink their teeth into the warm soft part of the neck. Real bloody. But on the bright side, its a quick death."

Move: 5' step W
Free: Knowledge nature
Standard: Bardic Perform = +1 AC and saves vs. wolves

Knowledge nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Perform oratory: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Horus's mace catches the Wolf with a sickening crunch yet the creature still stands, blood matting its fur as it stands over the decked halfling. Zinnia begins to point out the flaws in the Wolves' attack patterns giving you chance at avoiding them better, a good time too as another Wolf darts from the bushes and strikes at 1d2 ⇒ 1 Zinnia!

Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 for damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 AND trip: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Starving, the Wolf bowls into the Bard and knocks her from her feet!

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 6/11 (Prone)
Wolf (B) -9
Horus
Zinnia 8/10 (Prone)
Wolf (R)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Not wanting to be fooled twice, Rygel mutters "Hmm, I wonder if these could be illusions too...", and sniffs for the same herby smell they found earlier. perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Then he'll draw his trusty light crossbow, just in case they aren't, and try to deter the nearest one going after his friend Zinnia? .
l.xbow : 1d1 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 4 = 0
For damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Looks like he forgot to load the bolt. XD

Not having a +1 BAB sucks =(

Sesska quickly draws a pair of knives (move action, TWF), steps next to Zinnia (5 foot step), licks her blade (swift action, poison) and slashes at the [red] wolf (standard action).

Obsidian Dagger: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Fort DC 12 or suffer: 1d2 ⇒ 2 Dex damage

"That sting will make it think twice about us as a meal..."

Site must be being weird.Rygel's actual roll: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

I noticed that, too. Their servers have been in the midst of severe weather lately.

Arousing slowly from his slumber, Helm draws his katana slowly, and only manages a weak slash at one of the hungry wolves. It misses widely.

MW katana (cold iron)(two-handed, power attack): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Despite his god temporarily playing a trick on him, Rygel's bolt finds a home in the Wolf's flank causing it to howl in pain. Sesska slashes the creature and it slowly starts to succumb to the Vishkanya's wicked poison, noticeably slowing. Helm does not share in his allies fortune however and his own Strike misses.

Finding Pioni on her back the Wolf missed by helm snarls and bites down at the prone Halfling, sinking its fangs into her with a growl.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 4 = 24 for damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 2/11 (Prone)
Wolf (B) -9
Horus
Zinnia 8/10 (Prone)
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Pioni swings desperately at the most injured wolf.

Kukri vs Blue Wolf: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 4 = 16 for damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Despite being borne down by the starving predators, Pioni lashes out with her wicked curved Knife and lands another deep scratch on the Wolf. It is limping and pining but does not fall, Instead biting at Horus and trying to pull him down. The Cleric nimbly avoids the gnashing jaws however and remains with their feet firmly on the ground.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 2/11 (Prone)
Wolf (B) -12
Horus
Zinnia 8/10 (Prone)
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Refusing to be brought low by a starving Canis lupus, Horus takes a swing at one of the injured wolves.

MW Cold Iron Morningstar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 damage.

Getting knocked off her feet does little to slow Zinnia's torrent of babble. She continues to chatter, even as she raises her hands to ward off the snarling wolves and tries to rise cautiously to her feet.

"Exactly as I expected," she says, adjusting her glasses. She is apparently more pleased at being proved right than dismayed at being knocked prone. "Grounding ones opponent is not only a strategic move, but also a show of dominance. Wolves are quite social creatures by nature, and pack living is extremely hierarchical. Every hunt, therefore, is an opportunity not only for physical sustenance, but also assertion of political authority through superior power dynamic."

Free: bardic performance, +1 AC and saves
Standard: Total defense, +4 AC
Move: stand up from prone

OMGosh Zinnia I *love* your soliloquy! Lol[

Horus seems to be struck by the same poor luck as Helm, his swing going wide of either wolf he could have connected with. Bad guys are colour coded, please state which target in future. Zinnia, ever the font of knowledge tries to get to her feet and the wolf tries to make sure that it doesn't happen. Fortunately, her defensive stance prevents being bitten.

bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

The Wolf, suffering from Sesska's poison desperately tries to bite the Vishkanya. Staggering it too misses! Though it does seem to fight off any worsening of her poison.

bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 2/11 (Prone)
Wolf (B) -12
Horus
Zinnia 8/10
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Wow...2 1's in a row!

Helm continues to struggle and swings wildly. Apparently the samurai is not a morning person.

MW katana (cold iron)(two-handed, power attack): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d8 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Sesska initiates a double dagger assault on [red]!

TWF, Dagger, Flank: 1d20 + 4 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 2 + 2 = 10
Dmg, Sneak Attack: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + (4) = 8

TWF, Dagger, Flank: 1d20 + 4 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 2 + 2 = 7
Dmg, Sneak Attack: 1d4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (6) = 7

...and utterly fails.

Cursing at his allies' misfortune, Rygel loads another bolt and vows to find a better way to defend his friends in the future.
xbow vs red: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 3 - 4 = 5
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Still the fates laugh as Sesska, Rygel and Helm all fail to hit their mark. The Lead wolf, grazed and hungry, stares down at the Halfling on her back and pounces! Fortunately, Pioni manages to roll at the right moment and the Wolf's jaws bounce harmlessly from armour.

bite: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 4 = 16 Miss!

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 2/11 (Prone)
Wolf (B) -12
Horus
Zinnia 8/10
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

"Bad wolves! I'm not sustenance! Get better politics!"

Pioni continues her desperate assault.

Kukri vs Blue Wolf: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 4 = 16 for damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Despite her disadvantaged position, Pioni manages to score another scratch on the Injured wolf, it staggers under the assault and collapses too the floor, breathing heavily and slowly bleeding out into the sand!

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 2/11 (Prone)
Horus
Zinnia 8/10
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

"Oooh, nice hit, Pioni!" Zinnia exclaims, as she backs herself away from the nearest wolf. "It looks like that will finish him."

As she fumbles at her belt to loose her coiled whip, the little halfling continues to talk. "You know, the outcome of this struggle depends a lot on how hungry these poor wolves are," she continues, still speaking in a calmly detached manner, as if in the comfort of a cozy lecture hall instead of a desperate fight for her life against a pack of savage beasts.

"Wild animals usually do not fight to the death just for food, so killing one of them might be enough to chase the others off. Of course, these few do look nearly starved, so I could be mistaken. Or we must consider the further possibility that something unnatural may be driving their aggression." She trails off, as her mind turns to recollections of the disappearing orcs...

Move: 5' step N
Free: Bardic performance, +1 AC and saves
Move: Draw whip

Satisfied that Blue has fallen, Horus turns his attention to Red.

MW Cold Iron Morningstar: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9, for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 damage.

Zinnia finally prepares them self for combat by drawing forth their whip, whilst Horus again fails to bring his Morningstar to bear on the injured Wolf. With a snarl, the Wolf attacked by Sesska snaps at the Vishkanya seeking to bring her low.

bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15 Miss

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Wolf (P) -2
Pioni 2/11 (Prone)
Horus
Zinnia 8/10
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm

Rygel spots Pioni's struggle, and replacing endure elements charges a spontaneous Cure Light Wounds. He'll move in and deliver it to Pioni.
CLW Pioni: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
"You're our best hope, gal!"

Shaking the sleep from his tired eyes, Helm finally seems to have gained his senses.

The samurai swings his katana in a compact arc.

A gutteral bark echos through the woods. "Yaaah!"

MW katana (cold iron)(two-handed, power attack, flank): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 241d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 purple

With a roar, Helm cuts down the Poor starved creature as the Doctor staunches the wounds of Pioni.

Combat! Bold are up: Current Bonuses: +1 to AC and Saves

Pioni 7/11 (Prone)
Horus
Zinnia 8/10
Wolf (R) -8 (-2 Dex)
Sesska
Rygel
Helm