GM ShadowLord's Rise of the Runelords Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master GM ShadowLord

Hearing that the bridge was being attacked Jessica paled, she hadn't expected taht and most of their forces were focused to the north. Jessica was hesitant to leave Delendir alone with the soldier but knew he was right. She nodded and said, "Yes, We'll be back soon." With that she began to move as quickly as she could towards the bridge.

"Better idea, kill them all and let's drink over their corpses tonight!" Sunday calls back before taking off after the much faster Monk.

As they dash after Vivi, Yavenee casts another spell warping time around them all to boost their speed.

Cast Haste. Everyone now at speed 60', +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves. Any condition that makes you lose your Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) also makes you lose dodge bonuses. Extra attack during full attack

Sweet, if memory serves that puts Vivi back to 90 base.

my thought was that happened after he took off, giving the rest of the party a chance to keep up, but if you really want to Leroy Jenkins it by all means

Round 4

I put two groupings of giants on the map. Purple is up top and there is only one left. There is a grouping to the east of Tanner's bridge which is also two (White).

Delendir's arrows sailed off to the large giants in the distance, most of them finding their mark and none of them critically injuring anything. One of the giants to the north does seem to fall from Delendir's attacks however, leaving only one.

Vivi, Jessic and Yavenee all tear off for Tanner's as fast as they can. Familiar with Sandpoint, they know it's faster to cut through the back of the temple then to go through the street. Vivi pulls ahead as he makes for the bridge as fast as he can.

The stone giant to the north throws another boulder and this time it breaks the defenses. The gates to Sandpoint explode open in a shower of splinters and broken wood and men. With the gate busted open, the giant cheers to the north as he lifts another boulder and aims it at the ranger on top this time.

Attack Delendir: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 2 = 24
Confirm Attack Delendir: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 = 23
Crit Damage: 2d8 + 24 ⇒ (6, 4) + 24 = 34

The boulder travels towards Delendir with amazing speed and accuracy, blasting into him and nearly sending him flying off the tower in the process.

Vivi is 60' in front of the others and 90' from the bridge. Delendir is on the tower. There are three giants attacking the town.
Everyone is up.

Are we sure that shouldn't be "Delendir was on the tower?"

Delendir smiles as Daud runs away with his promise "I buy you that man!"

But he is then surprised by the boulders bursting the gate and crashing directly on his head only avoiding the worst thanks to Yavanne's haste "Damned Giants..." the half-elf recollects himself and while his companions run to the bridge, he sends another barrage of arrows at the remaining giant.
Attack: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 24
P damage+DA+favored enemy (manyshot 2 arrows): 2d8 + 12 + 12 + 10 ⇒ (5, 6) + 12 + 12 + 10 = 45

Rapid Shot: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 21
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 22

Iterative: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 24
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 23

Haste: Rapid Shot: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 28
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 21

HP 76/94 | AC 25 TAC 15
Haste: Until round 14

He tries to hold the moral of the guard "We can stop this, let's block the gate with whatever you find available!"

Carried by Yavenee's magic Sunday bursts into a sprint towards Vivi and the oncoming giants.

I think I moved the marker right, double movement is 160ft right now.

Yavenee races after the others, her form flickering before shifting to her more youthful form, running with increased nimbleness as she once did across the plains.

Double move 120ft

Maiden:: AC 19 hp: 63
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +8
Melee +1 Spear +8 1d8+1
Melee Masterwork Silver sickle +7 1d6 x2
Ranged spell +7
Hexes (DC 19)

Jessica and Vivi need actions still. Is Krysta actively participating? If so, she needs some as well. Not sure if you want to run both characters or not here, up to you.

Jessica moved as fast as she could trying to reach the bridge and help but stopped just at the edge of the grave yard to get a look at what was going on before moving any closer.

Yeah, Krysta's involved, but I was leaving her actions up to your judgement. Her two main goals are protecting her "horde" from harm and tracking down snakey b$&%@ to taunt with her sister's head and then slaughter for hurting Jess in book 2. Beyond that use your judgement as to what she is doing. If someone told her to take out the bridges then she's be trying to take down this one first since enemies are on it and the other one second since it's unassaulted just now.

Vivi runs at the head of the his group of friends toward the bridge, reaching it after a good sprint.

Twirling one of his chain kama by the chain, the monk waits for either the giants to cross or his companions to catch up.

So I move 90ft to the bridge and delay.

ROUND 5

On the north gate, things go from bad to worse. Delendir successfully dispatches a second giant, but two more walk up from behind it with huge boulders in hand. Both launch them two boulders each towards Delendir on the barely still functioning gate, but all four miss him. Two fly high and overshoot him and two fly low and slam into the stone building, rattling it underneath his feet.

Over on Tanner's bridge, it's more of the same. The two giants in the east launch a volley of boulders towards Vivi, one of which he can't avoid Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18. From behind the giants, two of the largest and fiercest looking bears you've ever seen in your life begin barreling towards the bridge.

Krysta pushes off from the tower where Delendir is and soars south towards the others at the bridge, coming in from an angle of attack over the Turandarok River.

Delendir grumbles when two more giants appear after the first one. The half-elf remains stoic while the storm of boulders rain over Sandpoint's walls only ducking once to avoid one of the rocks that took closer. He takes aim for the closest giant and keeps shooting, knowful that Yavenne's magics will not last forever.
Attack: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 26
P damage+DA+favored enemy (manyshot 2 arrows): 2d8 + 12 + 12 + 8 ⇒ (4, 1) + 12 + 12 + 8 = 37

Rapid Shot: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 29
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 + 4 = 19

Iterative: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 27
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 + 4 = 18

Haste: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 24
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 4 = 20

He taunts at the Giants "This is Delendir's gate now! You want it? You better come to take it!"

HP 76/94 AC 25 TAC 15

Can Sunday charge? Can't really think of anything else to do.

Sure, you can charge across the bridge. But I think Delendir set traps on them.

Then Sunday will just delay till they cross.

If there's traps on the bridge then yeah we're pretty much now waiting for them to get close enough to trigger them. We're not a ranged combat party

Soon after his volley of arrows Delendir produces a mostly hanky looking piece of cloth and evidently dusts himself and the battlements for the giants to see "Is it that all you have?"

This is going to hurt... possibly a lot...

The young monk spits blood upon the boulder as the impact leaves its toll. Glaring, the monk charges across the bridge toward the other side, kamas glowing with their magical energy in each hand.

So, move action to cross the bridge. 90ft move, not sure if that would get me in range or not. Panther style, so if they get an AoO I can attack them back with an unarmed strike as a free action (resolves after their AoO attempt). Would then attempt to attack the first I came to, if I can make it across and in range.

Yavenee moves to the edge of the bridge, staring incredulously as Vivi charges across the bridge, rather than wait for the giants to trigger the traps Delendir had set.

Is there an enemy within 60ft?

From your current position before Vivi moved, no, there were no enemies within your position on the other side of the bridge. Each square on the map is 30' and the enemies are 120+' away. I need some clarification on Delendir's traps for Vivi.

Round 5

As the monk crosses the bridge, Delendir's sleet storm trap is triggered and the bridge erupts as driving icy begins to coat the wooden walkway and made the terrain difficult to traverse. None of these seemingly affects the Tien man however, he quickly pushes through it and moves to engage the fierce bears before him. Though he comes close with his attacks, all three miss.

The ferocious bears retaliate with tremendous effectiveness that the monk did not posses, all six of their attacks striking the man, one of them nearly critically so. Lowest attack is 22 and it looks like that's his AC with Haste? Let me know if that's not accurate or if you have something to circumvent their attacks. Damage: 13+8+13+8+8+12+9=71

Delendir's ranged attacks continue, three of his attacks striking giants and taking another out out of the attack. The last visible giant launches two boulders, one of them impacting the ranger on the crumbling gate 13 damage.

Sadly that is accurate for his AC, so... yeah.... Vivi is dead by a good 25 damage points of overkill. Sorry I couldn't be more useful.

Are there any other modifiers or ally actions that could prevent any of those hits?

I don't see how. I charged by myself, so even if someone could have tried to intercept or whatnot they probably wouldn't have been in range (hell, given the speed difference they might not have been in range even if they did charge across after me). Ki can only be used to make better unarmed hits (not applicable) and unless some of these attacks require a reflex save to be made I have already thrown all my other class and item bonuses into my listed AC score (only one higher due to haste). If anything does require a reflex save I might have a chance, given I automatically take half damage even on failed saves, and no damage on successful ones. But it sounded like they just pummelled me into oblivion, so no saving throws possible.

I might be able to do something about that but I have to see what the map looks like when I get home. For some reason the images don't load right here at work. Worse comes to worse I can deal with it after the fighting so you don't have to stay dead Vivi.

The sleet storm falling sleet blocks phase lasts for 1 round for Delendir's trap, so both Vivi and the bears should be unable to see each other at the moment. They just see blocks of falling ice.
As such both Vivi attack and the bear attacks are subject to 50% total concealment mischance, in case they can pin-point the square where each of them exactly is.
Sorry buddy, that's the best I can do for you right now...

Thanks Delendir, I'll take it! Attacks #1, #3 and #4 miss. He takes 37 damage instead of 71.

Still waiting on everyone else's actions this round.

Miss 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 41
Miss 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 66
Miss 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 48
Miss 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 1
Miss 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 76
Miss 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 95

... which, in turn, means that Vivi is down to 1 hp vice -35... talk about close...

Well there's a blizzard blocking the way now.

Not far, Delendir keeps going on his particular fight "You! Oversized ape! Your mother was a bocon and your father is a frog!" the half-elf spits blood from the last boulder, then shots once more at the remaining giant.
Attack: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 27
P damage+DA+favored enemy (manyshot 2 arrows): 2d8 + 12 + 12 + 10 ⇒ (8, 3) + 12 + 12 + 10 = 45

Rapid Shot: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 30
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 19

Iterative: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 13
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 21

Haste: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy+haste (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 + 1 = 19
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 20

HP 63/94 AC 25 TAC 15

Sorry for not getting a post up yesterday, meant to but had various things keep cropping up including an unexpected car reair. How close are those bears to me currently? I think I have a way to give Vivi time to safely retreat.

thing is now we can't see them or him because they're in the middle of the blizzard

I don't know that I need to be able to see them for this just have line of effect. I have to double check that though.

The sleet storm is on top of Vivi and the bears, but visibility between the rest of the group and the giants is not completely obstructed. Both Krysta and Yavenee have LoS to the giants.

Despite being unable to see him Jessica knew exactly how badly Vivi had been hurt due to the spell she had cast on her friends to let her track them. She hurried towards his position with all haste and tried to get close enough to help him but with the small blizzard he was in the middle of she could do little else but get close and keep her glaive at the ready should it be needed.

Sorry for taking so long on my post, I only just realized I didn't take care of it after work yesterday. Since I don't know exactly what is going on in the area he is in I know he's hurt so I will get close enough to try and help when I can. I do try to stay in cover if possible though.

Every spell I have is either close or touch for the range, hexes are 30-60ft

Yavenee curses the monk's recklessness as Jessica dashes forward to attempt to save him. If his actions caused that darling little girl her mother, she would kill him herself.

Delay until an opponent comes within range

Barely clinging to consciousness after the vicious assault, the monk decides that withdrawing might be in his best interest. Rushing back the way he came over the bridge, he nearly runs into Jessica.

"Wolves. Bad idea. Run!" Grabbing her by the waist, he keeps his back to the bridge, thus between her and the wolves, as he half pushes half carries her back to the other side.

ROUND 6

Delendir drops two more arrows on the giant to the north, nearly taking it down.

Down by bridge, Vivi nearly gets caught in a bad spot with the sleet store and two dire grizzly bears not wolves. Realizing that a forward assault at this time is a bad idea, he scrambles backwards and picks up Jessica on his way. Both members fall back to the other side of the bridge and out of the range of the very, very large predators on the other side.

Some boulders come flying through the sleet storm, but they are nowhere close to hitting any of the party members as they come crsahing down all around them. For now at least, the sleet storm is providing cover between the enemies and themselves.

Sunday sighs as he sees Vivi hastily retreat back.

Delay until the storm is gone.

Seeing Vivi's bloodied condition, Yavenee shakes her head, preparing to help with healing. It was obvious that charging in to face the giants was suicide.

My mistake... chalk it up to Vivi not knowing the right word in the moment, ;)

Vivi keeps moving a good 20 feet past the near point of the bridge before finally stopping and setting Jessica down. Wincing from the deep wounds and heavy bloodloss, the monk turns to Sunday.

"Daud-san.... think you can... cut the bridge? Force the bears toward Delendir-san's bow?"

Move/"attack" to take myself and Jessica hopefully out of boulder range, then release the grapple... or whatever CM muggufin was working to get us both away from the hungry bears and their pet giants.

Jessica was rather shocked when Vivi picked her up bodily and ran. She didn't struggle against him as it was faster than doing it herself, and when he set her down again she tried to straighten her hair a bit. After a moment she began to chant and cast a prayer up to her goddess receiving healing energy in return. She reached out and lay her hand on his cheek as she said, "Thanks Vivi."
cure crit: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 8, 1, 8) + 10 = 29

That brings me back to 30 HP. Thanks Jess, you are literally a lifesaver. Same with that trap, your archetype saved my bacon Delendir.

I think the bridge is wood, not a rope one.

If Vivi is saved, the trapping stuff was worth enough for the whole campaign :D

Seeing the boulders fall back around Delendir shouts back and shots as a response "Damned thing, cannot you just fall or run back?! Don't you appreciate having one more day to eat whatever jelly rubbish you have for food?!"
Attack: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 30
P damage+DA+favored enemy (manyshot 2 arrows): 2d8 + 12 + 12 + 10 ⇒ (7, 2) + 12 + 12 + 10 = 43

Rapid Shot: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy (IPS): 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 25
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 18

Iterative: +1 longbow-RS-DA+favored enemy (IPS): 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 2 - 3 + 5 = 22
P damage+DA+favored enemy: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 5 = 21

HP 63/94 | AC 25 TAC 15

Drawing a carnelian wand from her belt, Yavenee points the at the wood of the bridge and speaks a command word, unleashing a cone of searing flame.

Burning Hands: 5d4 ⇒ (1, 1, 4, 1, 2) = 9
Flammable materials burn if the flames touch them.

”Fire good...” Sunday mutters on reflex when Yavenee sets the bridge aflame.