GM SpiderBeard's Second Darkness (DrEvil Group) (Inactive)

Game Master Barvo Delancy

Lyr nodded and moved too join Saphren.

Stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
Perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
Survival (check for recent tracks): 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (5) + 21 = 26

Somehow, Brenna manages to crouch in her plate armor, and waits.

Nodding at the plan Saphren first drinks an anti-toxin and then stealths away.

Stealth: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

Lyr and Saphren start slowly sneaking their way towards the library. Thankfully, both have incredible eyesight and spot several huddled figures hiding behind the parapets on the library roof. However, before they can react, Saphren is also spotted and four drow stand up on the roof, ready to attack!

Two of the drow pop up. One quickly chants a spell, and the light dims noticeably around the drow, making it far easier on them. One more fires a hand crossbow bolt at Saphren. Thankfully, the range works against the hand crossbow bolt, which goes just a little wide of Saphren.

Attack-Range: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 5 - 2 = 18 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Saphren, Lyr, and Zoso are up! The roof is 20' up and a difficult climb up a crumbling, but sheer wall if you want to go to the roof. Map is updated. I've added a roof with a grid, as well as the dim light area around the drow.

Good call. Drinking antitoxin also

The rogue swears under his breath as he is spotted and tells Lyr quietly as he moves away I am going up. As he moves to the side of the structure, using it for cover he tries to stealth again and then activates his slippers of Spider climbing. Guessing its a standard action to activate - not sure though.

Stealth: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36

With a normal move Saphren can be 5' up the wall. I think he was able to get out of line of sight from the drow and so he can stealth. My hope is that they might not even think to look for him on the wall. :)

Without hesitation Zoso begins to rain arrows onto the rooftop drow, attempting to give his friends cover as he had said he would.

Rapid Arrow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Rapid Arrow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Should be within 110ft, I'm counting around 80.

Knowing he hasn't been spotted, Lyr begins quietly casting a spell.

Summon Monster 3, casting completes on my action next round.

Saphren rushes over to the side of the building, out of line of sight of the archers. With Zoso firing his arrows, the archers are busy enough anyways. Quiet as a mouse, Saphren statrs to scale the building, this time without the knowledge of the drow. Lyr starts chanting a spell whilst still in the bush while Zoso fires two arrows, with one striking the casting drow.

Although Saphren fell out of sight, he did so against hte northern side of the building. Two drow move a little further north, looking around carefully.

Brenna and Trig are up!

In typical barbaric fashion, Brenna rises from her crouch and rushes toward the tower with her shield held up to ward off bolts.

Standard action for total defense, move action to advance 30'. That pushes my AC up to 29.

Brenna becomes a human wall of iron as she stalks towards the tower.

Trig is up!

Trig moves behind any cover available (if any) and starts casting a spell to summon aid. Summon Monster III

Trig and Lyr start casting summoning spells as the drow re-arrange themselves on the roof to deal with the assault from the group.

Brenna does her best to make herself a target, and does so successfully. Tiny crossbow bolts plink off of her armour.

Attack vs Brenna: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Attack vs Brenna: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Saphren, Lyr, and Zoso are up!

With a climb speed of 20 can Saphren get to an enemy in a single move? If not can he charge? Geometries complicate things here at least a little.

Seeing that his friends are summoning Saphren delays.

Zoso continues to lay down a distraction for those climbing, casting, and ambushing.

Rapid Arrow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Rapid Arrow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

I guess it makes sense to target the same guy.

Summon Monster 3 goes off. Celestial Dire Bat joins the fight. Bat is a large creature with a 21 strength, so it should be able to lift Brenna and Lyr pretty easily (Lyr doesn't weigh much).

An enormous silver and black bat appeared near Lyr's position right above Brenna. Lyr ran out of cover and jumped onto the creature's back, giving it orders in the language of Celestials. Then he called out to Brenna.

"Brenna! We're going up!"

Lyr's action, move to bat and mount. Bat's action. Pick up Brenna and move to top of Library. Drop Brenna as free action once at the top (I've moved us both on the map).

No charge, you need a straight line and Saphren can't spot his target until he's on the roof. Also Lyr gets points for style.

Once more, Zoso pinks an elf with an arrow as a huge dire bat appears overtop of Brenna. Speaking quickly, Lyr leaps upon his bizarre mount before flying up onto the rooftop! Saphren takes advantage of his slippers and scampers over the edge of the roof and up top with the drop.

Saphren can finish his action. DIre bat is on the map.

"I was just gonna go in the door, but this works too!" shouts Brenna as the bat suddenly whisks her up to the rooftop.

As Saphren crests the top of the roof and spots his quarry he pulls his hand crossbow and looses a small bolt at the closet enemy, catching him off guard for just a moment.

MW Hand Crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 211d4 + 6d6 ⇒ (3) + (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3) = 13 Worst sneak attack ever!

Saphren lands on the roof, and peering through the dim light, nails a drow with a crossbow bolt! The soldiers respond by charging the bat, working to remain in the dim light. The bat is struck solidly by one of them.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Trig and Brenna are up!

"Hah! They came to me!" Brenna says happily and she swats casually at the nearby drow soldier with her hand low toward the end of her axe-haft.

Power attack! Full attack!

Battleaxe attack #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Battleaxe damage #1: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Battleaxe attack #2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Battleaxe damage #2: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Lemme know if I missed any buffs. Not currently raging.

Trig completes her spell and summons another dire bat from the upper planes, which swoops in a charge towards the other two drow on the rooftop. I copied the existing icon, made the existing one with a red border and mine with a yellow.

bite with charge and smite: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 = 17
damage: 1d8 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 4 = 17

Note: Trig's bat has DR 3/adamantine.

Trig follows, running forward as far as she can, toward the edge of the building, hugging the side and hoping it will provide cover from the roof.

Brenna slams her axe into a drow, almost sending him flying off the rooftop, but he manages to stay on. Meanwhile, Trig doubles the bat population in the area as a huge dire bat swoops down out of the sky to rake one of the drow in the back.

The two drow in the back look around in sheer panic as they are quickly overwhelmed by bats, flying barbarians, and rogues with sticky feet. One lets out a blood-curdling scream as he is picked up off of the roof, and then dashed to the ground below by the bat, killed instantly.

The remaining one backs up, firing a sleep dart.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Crit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

This dart lodges firmly in the bat's eye, and it starts squealing madly. However, the poison does not hold, and the bat keeps fighting!

Saphren, Lyr, and Zoso are up! One drow down.

Lyr's primary concern was that none of the Drow escape. He knew there was at least one more in the area of darkness. He signaled to Zoso for him to keep eyes on Lyr and moved into the dark, tapping his Wayfinder to open it.

Brilliant light poured out of it as the enchantment within was released, battling back against the Drow's shadows.

Heightened Continual Clame, cast at 5th level. That should dispel/supress the darkness effect unless it is also a heightened spell effect. I'm hoping that will reveal the hidden drow so Zoso can take her out.

Lyr's bat joined the fray against the dark elves.

Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Softly dropping the small crossbow to hold his falchion in both hands Saphren moves up and ties to attack the closes drow, but is unable to connect.

+1 Cold Iron Falchion: 1d2 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 122d4 + 10 + 3d6 ⇒ (3, 4) + 10 + (2, 2, 1) = 22

The darkness spell is actually only dim light, not pure darkness. It reduces the light level by one step - so in this case bright light to dim light. I'll let Lyr re-do his action accordingly with this information.

Saphren swipes out dangerously, but misses. Zoso follows up with two arrows, which also miss.

Lyr is up to re-do his action!

Dim light still causes a miss chance and this is the first time Lyr has been able to use this trick, so I'm going to keep with my original plan. Maybe it will trigger light sensitivity or something.

@Lyr - right, right, forgot about what happens when the darkness spell is removed. This will also mean that Zoso's attack hits. Saphren still misses.

The darkness spell vanishes and all the drow shriek, covering their eyes as they are momentarily blinded by the daylight! Two arrows fly in as Zoso spies a vulnerable target, killing one more drow who topples soundlessly to the ground. Lyr's bat also manages a healthy bite on the other front-liner drow.

The remaining drow in combat with Saphren and Brenna swings wildly at Brenna, unable to see. His attack pings off of her armour.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 1 Misses: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Brenna and Trig are up! Two drow left to go.

Brenna turns and continues swinging at the drow adjacent to her, battering at his defenses with her adamantine axe.

Power attack!

Battleaxe attack #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Battlaxe damage #1: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Battleaxe attack #2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Battlaxe damage #2: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Brenna slams down her axe brutally on the blinded drow, cleaving into his collarbone. She boots his corpse off of her axe and he tumbles to the ground.

Trig is up! one drow left!

Bat bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

The bat fails to connect with its attack.

Will post action for Trig a bit later once I look at the map.

-Posted with Wayfinder

Trig dithers as to what to do as the remaining drow bumps into the battlement, almost falling off the roof. He simply stands still, rapidly rubbing his eyes.

Everyone is up!

Saphren charges the last drow in sight swinging his large sword with lethal intent.

+1 Cold Iron Falchion: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 = 162d4 + 10 + 3d6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 10 + (6, 6, 2) = 26 grr. Just noticed that I rolled a 1d2 with my last attack.

Moot point.

Saphren charges across the roof, and impales the drow in the chest before flinging the elf overhead to land a crumpled heap against the battlements.

End of Combat

There appears to have been no response to your attack on the drow yet. The city is eerily quiet. Two double doors lead in. The side facing the street are ajar, while the doors in the back appear to be rusted shut.

Loot:

- 7 drow poison bolts
- 2 potions of cure light wounds
- 2 smokesticks
- 2 suits masterwork studded leather
- 4 masterwork hand crossbows
- 2 short swords
- 2 potions cure moderate wounds
- 2 mithral shirts
- two mw bucklers
- 20 +1 crossbow bolts
- 2 mw rapiers

Brenna bounces her axe idly a few times and then says, "Back door?"

Are people staying on the roof or getting a ride down?
Zoso leaves the brush and joins the group. "Those bats were a great idea, well done all." he says with a mischievous grin and cracking his knuckles. Picking up one of the MW bucklers, he straps it to his left forearm and tries out the motion of shooting his bow. "Not too bad actually, I hope none of you mind. Well, the best part of this is going to be looking behind door #1 eh? The back sounds good to me Brenna. What could these four drow have been guarding? Once we clear this place I'm going to want to spend sometime browsing the books as well. A lost cities' library? This place is better than gold."

Saphren tests a buckler but it interferes with the swing of his two handed weapon and he discards it. He picks up a option of Cure Mod, the smokestacks, and the poisoned small bolts. I am read to go. Don't care which way we go first.

Whichever way the group chooses Saphren takes point and search for traps.

DM, what's the DC to climb back down?

"If the back door is stuck or locked, they won't expect folks to come in that way, so it might not be as heavily guarded," says Brenna.

"Most old doors don't stand up to an encounter with my beast here." She pats her adamantine battle axe. "I guess walls don't either, for that matter, though it takes longer to get through stone."

Is there no way in from the roof?

"What if we use both? Naturally flank them off the bat." Zoso speaks to the group through his message spell so their conversation doesn't arouse the ears of others.

Man I hope we're not yelling back and forth from the ground and the roof..

There's no way in from the roof. I'll allow you guys to use the bats to get down before the spells expire.

Lyr has his bat help shuttle people down from the roof and changes out his chain shirt for a much nicer mithril one taken from a drow soldier.

I'll also take a cure light potion. Brennan should take the other cure mod.

"Splitting up is dangerous." he rasped.

Adding the cure mod to sheet.

A quick peek from your rogue into the ajar door shows a dark lobby, choked with spider webs.

Dark lobby, choked with spider webs. Anyone got fire?

Peering more deeply into the webs if Saphren can see the two sets of doors he will add Double doors into the north and smaller side and into the south and larger side. I say smaller first. he recommends.

"No spiders on the ceiling?" Brenna asks dubiously.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28 Hard to say. The little buggers can hide pretty well.

Saphren peers into the room through a crack in the door. Sure enough, he sees three very large spiders sitting still in corners, waiting.