[GM Striker's The Ruins of Azlant] Table 2

Game Master JankInTheTank

Lucky point blank precise shot: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
1d10 ⇒ 1
Crit confirmation: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
1d10 ⇒ 2

Lara brandishes her water-adapted crossbow and lines up a shot on the shark. With a pull of the trigger, she sends a harpoon-like bolt winging (swimming?) toward the murderous fish.

Trieste finishes her casting causing 1d3 ⇒ 1 dolphin(s) to pop into existence on the far side of the shark (flanking with Kaldan). sigh
slam: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Frustrated that more didn't appear, she sacrifices another spell to bring more creatures to her aid.

Wanting to save his strength-sapping spell in case the other freakishly strong sea devil joined the fight, Thame went through the time-consuming process of drawing back the line to place the bolt in the strange underwater heavy crossbow he had confiscated from the sahuagin the previous day. He grew concerned as Kaldan was bitten deeply by the shark, but kept his cool and got the bolt in place.

Full round action to load the heavy crossbow

waiting for Kaldan's round and a round 2 from Kragg. I'll bot them at the end of the weekend when my travelling is finished if they don't have their moves posted by then.

Kraft activates his protection aura granting all allies within 20ft of him a +2 deflection bonus as Abadar guides them in the fight.

The continuing fumbling and frustrations boiled over in Kaldan and he slammed his glaive into the shark with all the fury he was feeling.

glaive - PA: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 1 = 27
glaive crit?: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 1 = 23
crit damage: 3d10 + 21 ⇒ (10, 9, 1) + 21 = 41

I'm just going to look at that result and feel warm for a while. :)

remember you are enlarged and bull strength. +6 to strength and your weapon damage goes to 2d8 +11. With power attack shouldn’t it be another +3 damage. On the crit it should be 6d8+42.

Kaldan finally finds his groove, slamming the glaive right into the skull of the shark, splitting cartilage and cleaving the brain. the shark instantly dies.
the thing had 42 HP. without the buffs from Kragg it would be around for one more bite. with the bonuses, that's a one-hit-kill
Even with the shark dead, Kaldan's wounds still bleed. Kaldan takes the 6 points of bleed I previously rolled at the start of his turn. he'll take another 1d6 next turn if not healed.

the sahuagin screeches in anger at the death of its pet shark. it charges Kaldan

Long spear, PA, charge: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 + 2 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 4 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 6 = 17
Kaldan takes another 17 points, putting him at -2

bold may act:
Kragg, Lara, Thame, Trieste, Kaldan Sahuagin

Stat Tracker

Global Condition: None |

Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: -2/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status: Bleeding(1d6) AirBubble, Enlarge, Bull, ToTS, Protection from arrows, unconscious and dying
Thame HP: 22/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS, 3 mirror images
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS, 3 mirror images
Kragg HP: 31/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTS

NPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: | AC: 20 |
Red sahuagin HP: |AC: 20 |
Shark HP: -50 |AC: 19 | dead

Thame's eyes widened as Kaldan's luck turned and he ran through the shark with a powerful, well-placed blow. Through the cloud of blood came the sea devil, charging forward with reckless abandon as it ran the half-orc through. The wizard warily eyed the opening to the hull of the ship, but swam forward anyway, waving his arms with seeming abandon before finishing the casting of his spell, again trying to get through the mental defenses of the sahuagin to put a quick end to the fight.

Cast Color Spray, cone starting from bottom left of Thame's square and going southeast, Will DC 14

Kragg turns immediately to the severely injured Kaldan and casts a healing spell upon him to bring him back to consciousness.

2d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10

Lara reloads her pilfered heavy crossbow.

Trieste completes her spell bringing 1d3 ⇒ 2 more dolphins in to join the fray. Flanking the sea devil, they both attack.
slam1: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
confirm: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
slam2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 = 25 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
The dolphin that was near the shark also swims around for an attack on the sahuagin.
slam3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Trieste swims in with her longspear to try to finish the sahuagin.
spear: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Kaldan is healed by Kragg, his wounds sealing up and the bleeding stopping instantly. he opens his eyes and sees the chaos of the fight around him. having dropped his glaive, he decides to just hold still and not draw attention to himself for now.

Thame releases a spray of vibrant color at the sahuagin
will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
stunned and blinded for: 1d4 ⇒ 1 round

Trieste and her dolphins do a good amount of damage to the sahuagin.

the party surrounds the sahuagin while it is unable to focus and kill it.
it was still up after Trieste party of 4 hit it, but with 2 rounds of inaction it wasn't long for this world.

Kaldan quickly swims down and collects his glaive.

celebration is cut short as two more sahuagin emerge from the ship's hull, including the leader you recognize from before. they both fire crossbows, one at Kragg and one at Thame

yellow v Thame: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
damage: 1d10 ⇒ 7
mirror images: 1d4 ⇒ 4wow, these guys really give zero cares about mirror images don't they?
red v Kragg: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
damage: 1d10 ⇒ 5
confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
thame and kragg are both hit through their various magical defenses, but Kragg knows it could have been worse.

Kragg, Kaldan, THame, Lara, Trieste may act

Stat Tracker

Global Condition: None |

Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: 8/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status:) AirBubble, Enlarge, Bull, ToTS, Protection from arrows
Thame HP: 15/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS, 3 mirror images
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS, 3 mirror images
Kragg HP: 26/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTS

NPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: -24 | AC: 20 | dead
Red sahuagin HP: |AC: 20 |
Yellow sahuagin HP: |AC: 20 |
Shark HP: -50 |AC: 19 | dead

Having reloaded her crossbow, Lara takes a shot at the sahuagin leader.

Lucky point blank precise shot: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Thame hissed in pain as the crossbow bolt cut a deep gash along his side, wondering why he even bothered to create his magical illusions. Maybe he had messed up the spell and only he was seeing the duplicates? He'd have to check into it later. Seeing the sea devil brute with the wicked weapon come out of the ship, the wizard made him a priority, and seeing as he had a nicely loaded crossbow in his hands, he fired it at the sahuagin.

Heavy Crossbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Frowning as the weapon's aim was surely compromised due to the watery conditions, the wizard decided that perhaps a swim was in order to make him a less attractive target to the leader of the bad guys.

Shoot crossbow, then move. Maybe we're getting the bad rolls out of the way...sheesh.

Kragg casts bless r aching everyone but Lara and Jobert. After that he swims forward to get closer to the sahuagin allowing the dolphins to att@ck and still be within his protective aura.

Kaldan advances to be beside Kragg.

He stabs hard at Red to clear away one of the enemies.

Glaive - PA + Favored enemy: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 1 + 2 = 23
damage + PA + FE: 2d8 + 11 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8, 6) + 11 + 3 + 2 = 30

With his reach he should get an AOO if Yellow moves closer, or fires a crossbow?

The dolphins are all too happy to dive after the sahuagin. With their swiftness, 2 quickly swim to surround the larger one. one swims around Kaldan, probably a bit unsure about him anyway, which should avoid AoO's unless he has reach
slam: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 = 25 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
slam2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 2 = 16 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The third charges the one with the crossbow.
slam3: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

With a clear path, Trieste also charges forward with her longspear.
spear: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Don’t forget about bless guys!

My (and Thame's) natural 1 is a miss either way, but I'll try to remember next round!

I forgot about bless so add +1 to my attacks!

Thame and Lara have a lot of trouble figuring out how to use a crossbow underwater, both missing by a large margin.

Kaldan hits the Sahuagin leader, drawing a considerable amount of blood.

as the two dolphins swim in, the sahuagin stabs at one of them with his spear, but is unable to hit it. He does have reach
ranseur: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 11
damage: 2d4 + 7 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 + 6 + 2 = 20

one of the dolphins gets a hit in, doing some damage

the crossbow sahuagin slips backward, reloads amazingly fast, and fires a bolt at Kaldan
crossbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
damage: 1d10 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + (4, 2) + 2 = 16
the bolt pierces through Kaldan's protections, dealing 16 points of damage and knocking him unconscious again.

the larger sahuagin moves forward and stabs at Kragg with his ransuer.
ransuer: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 26
damage: 2d4 + 7 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 7 + 6 + 2 = 20
even with his magical shield, Kragg takes a decent wound from the spear.

he then bites one of the dolphins
If Kaldan chooses to use orc ferocity to keep going after the crossbow bolt, this bite will be at him instead. Please choose what you want to do before looking at the rolls below. I'll adjust the round summary based on your choice.

Stat Tracker

Global Condition: None |

Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: -8/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status:) AirBubble, Enlarge, Bull, ToTS, Protection from arrows, unconscious? and dying
Thame HP: 15/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS, 3 mirror images
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS, 3 mirror images
Kragg HP: 6/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTS

NPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: -24 | AC: 20 | dead
Red sahuagin HP: -37 |AC: 22 |
Yellow sahuagin HP: |AC: 20 |
Shark HP: -50 |AC: 19 | dead

did my spear not hit yellow? I got a 20 to hit with the bless added in?

Kaldan will use his Orc ferocity to stay up after the bolt.

Ah well, that will kill Kaldan I'm afraid. Curse your hogging the good rolls on the RNG!

Just trying to help a brother out but does the sahuagin has precise shot? Otherwise he takes a -4 for shooting into combat and Kaldan can call cover from the dolphins in front of him to raise his ac to 20 meaning the bolt will miss.

Kragg sees Kaldan fall and redoubles his efforts on the leader take a 5ft swim to the north to flank with a dolphin

Longspear reach attack1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

If Kragg’s deflection aura is still up I think the bite misses Kaldan.

Seeing Kaldan get pummeled once again, visions of the last fight swim through the illusionist’s head. He dismissed them with a determined shake of his head, swimming forward as he went through the complicated motions of spell casting. As he got into position, he fired a thin black ray at the larger sea devil, hoping to sap a decent portion of his strength.

Ray of Enfeeblement, Bless, Fire into melee: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 1 - 4 = 16
Strength damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5Fort DC 14 to half

Not at a computer at the moment, but moving right 6 squares and firing from bottom right corner.

Good catch on the Protection from Arrows spell, Lara.

Also, Kaldan has Protection from Arrows, which doesn't seem to have been applied to the 16-dmg crossbow hit.

I love you guys!

Oi, so many rules in effect here, let's step through it all and see what we come up with.

first, because it is the simplest one and not as dependant on other things: Thame, which sahuagin are you going after? you have clear lines to the yellow one, but to clarify the bigger one with the ransuer is red. the yellow one is shooting a crossbow and is not as big or brutal looking

Trieste, my apologies, I mixed up which one you went after as well. you did have enough to hit the yellow one, who now takes 11 damage from your attack.

now for the complicated one. Kaldan's base AC is 16. enlarge person drops it to 14. Kragg's aura puts it back to 16. cover puts him up to 20. shooting into melee brings the shot down to a 19.
I then went and looked back at the creature to look for precise shot. it does not have precise shot, but it does have point-blank shot, bringing its total back to 20, making it a hit.
as far as protection from arrows goes, it is indeed a magical arrow, which cuts through the protection, which I tried to point out in my description but I realize that wasn't very clear. and now writing this, I realize the +1 for the magical arrow was not included in the initial roll, so make it a 21

there is a lot less going on with the bite attack. the size penalties to AC and the aura come out to a wash, making a 16 still hit.

anything else I missed? I really was hoping to not actually kill Kaldan there, which is why i tried to hit him with a crossbow rather than having the leader stab him which had a better chance of killing him off. if it stands, chalk up another death to orc ferocity, one of my least favorite abilities as a GM...

Oh poop! Thanks for going into detail. I'll come up with a new frontliner shortly.

Just for the record, since I don't know that this helps Kaldan any, the enhancement bonuses of ranged weapons and ammo do not stack. So I guess, if the initial attack roll counted both, that might make the final roll a 19 even after Point Blank Shot?

Ranged Weapons and Ammunition: The enhancement bonus from a ranged weapon does not stack with the enhancement bonus from ammunition. Only the higher of the two enhancement bonuses applies.

We should move this to the discussion thread anyway. :)

OK, let's get us back on track here

Thame almost loses focus seeing Kaldan falter, but hits the Sahuagin leader with a beam of energy from his hand.
fort save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
it weakens slightly, but shakes its head and pushes through the worst of the spell. (2 str damage)

Kragg stabs the creature again, trading blows and doing decent damage, but not stopping the brute.

bold may act: Trieste and friends, Lara, Sahuagin, Kragg, Thame

Stat Tracker

Global Condition: None |

Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: -20/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status:) dead
Thame HP: 15/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS, 3 mirror images
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS, 3 mirror images
Kragg HP: 6/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTS

NPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: -24 | AC: 20 | dead
Red sahuagin HP: -46 |AC: 22 | status: 2 Str damage
Yellow sahuagin HP: -11|AC: 20 |
Shark HP: -50 |AC: 19 | dead

Lara reloads her cumbersome crossbow again.

The two dolphins continue to harry the large sahuagin from both sides. (5' step to flank)
slam1: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 2 = 22 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
slam2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 = 9 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The other one continues to focus on the underwater archer.
slam1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 dam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Trieste grimaces in rage seeing Kaldan and Kragg taking so much damage. She focuses her attack on the big guy, using the positions of the dolphin to help her.
spear: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 = 26 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Meanwhile, down below, quietly Jobert circles around beneath the commotion above.
stealth: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 24

After much bloodshed, Trieste is finally able to lodge her spear deep into the Sahuagin leader, causing him to jerk and then go still.

the third dolphin also does some damage to the archer.

the final sahuagin drops his crossbow and tries to attack the dolphin with teeth and claws
bite: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 = 25
damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8
claw: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22
damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8
claw: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9

the dolphin dies quickly, but the sahuagin sees the rest of its allies dead around it, and moves backward from the group, holding its hands up and calls out

Yetarli! Men taslim bo'ldim. iltimos, sizga bir narsa aytaman

the whole party may act

Stat Tracker

Global Condition: None |

Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: -20/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status:) dead
Thame HP: 15/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS, 3 mirror images
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS, 3 mirror images
Kragg HP: 6/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTS

NPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: -24 | AC: 20 | dead
Red sahuagin HP: -58 |AC: 22 | status: 2 Str damage
Yellow sahuagin HP: -17|AC: 20 |
Shark HP: -50 |AC: 19 | dead

Kragg gives Trieste the thumbs up as she kills the leader. However he is not able to understand the other sahuagin. As such Kragg does a quick heal check to verify the worst with Kaldan as he then moves over to threaten the sahuagin.

heal check 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Kaldan has passed beyond what miracles I am able to channel forth from Abadar. We will need to bring hi to the surface and bury him properly once we finish with the task of this last sahuagin in our midst. Anyone know what he is saying?

Trieste's grip tightens on her spear as Kragg speaks. "He says he surrenders and he'll talk." She looks at the remaining sahuagin with murder in her eyes... and roars. That's really the best way to describe it. "If we didn't have questions, I would rip his intestines out through his gills!" Jobert glides silently up behind the monster while Trieste approaches him menacingly. Her dolphins swim nearby, waiting for a signal.

y'all might wanna grab Kal's stuff, and all the gear off the leader. Any questions you wanna ask? Am I the only one with Aquan?

I also speak Aquan, hurray. I knew all that studying would pay off one day.

Thame cranked up the huge crossbow he was carrying, placing a bolt in it and training it on the creature that had surrendered. Kragg's words about Kaldan saddened the wizard. While the two had not had much in common, the half-orc had been a steady ally. After Trieste's question and the creature's subsequent response, Thame asked,

The creature cowers a bit as Trieste advances on it, but it does not attack

When Thame breaks in the creature turns its attention towards him, happy to have something to look at other than the array of sea creatures threatening it.

those of you who aren't involved in the conversation check on Kaldan, and see that he is certainly dead. you collect what you can from him, and find some valuable items on the sahuagin leader as well.

2 potions
studded leather armor
Magical ransuer
a masterwork underwater heavy crossbow
12 crossbow bolts
a magical necklace
400 gp worth of gems and coral pieces in a small sack

At the mention of a hag, Trieste tenses even further.

Assuming that Trieste or Thame translate what is going on Kragg responds with a curse. We were in our boat when we were approached by your kind and attacked. Their death and Kaldan’s are placed upon you and them not us.

Once we get all the info on the hag and exact locations strengths and numbers then I am fine to let him go as per Trieste’s ooc post.

Thame mulled over the creature's words...perhaps the hag had been at least partially responsible for the disappearances of the previous colonists. The wizard remained silent, waiting to hear what the sahuagin had to say about the hag and anything else it added. After translating, the wizard hears the emotional reply from Kragg and looked at Trieste and the others, leaving the decision of releasing the creature to them.

The Sahuagin looks surprised at Trieste's question

to Kragg

Where is this all powerful hag that we may come to her and bow before her and plead our ignorance for trespassing upon her domain. Kragg grips his longspear tightly as he says so though.

Bluff 1d20 ⇒ 6 yeah Kragg just wants to kill her at this point

Thame's brow furrowed at the mention of Helekhterie. They had been on the island for several weeks now, and this was the first mention of an island-ruling hag. Still, if the goings-on were occurring mainly in the water, it made sense that the colony hadn't witnessed them. One thing was certain to the wizard, though...they didn't want this fellow to go alert the hag that they knew of her, now. Not if she was as powerful as presented.

With raised, questioning eyebrows he looked at Kragg and Lara, not knowing if the sahuagin understood the Common tongue and therefore not wanting to tip it off should it realize its fate (if there was consensus). He regretted leaving Trieste out, but he didn't know the strange tongues she possessed.

"We need to find out what we can about her. We may need to bide our time a bit before facing her. Hags can be... formidable," she says with a queer grin. "In the meantime, perhaps we can help the locathah with their strix problem. It may be that they have information on her as well. We should also warn Ramona about the new threat that inhabits this land."
She glares at the sahaugin. "We must make him understand that his kind's permission to come to the island has been revoked. That there will be no more slaves and no more attacks on the locathah or merfolk (who we need to meet)."

I'm not sure what language Trieste is talking in, but for now I will assume the Sahuagin was not privy to her words

the sahuagin looks suspicious about Kragg's claim to be wanting to give tribte, but has no reason not to tell them how to get to the place he already suggested they go

Lara keeps her now-loaded crossbow at the ready, eyes on the surviving sahuagin as she converses with Thame.