[dice=Dain]1d20+14[/dice] +2 Initiative if Perception, wins ties regardless of which skill is used.
[dice=Silas]1d20+11[/dice]
[dice=Tilver]1d20+16[/dice]
Silas, Frightened reduces the attack bonus, but not damage. Tilver, you have no idea what that thing is! Some horror out of the depths of time? A cruel victim of the Skull-King’s laboratories? Or something twisted by the very banes around you, perhaps.
Dain rushes in and summons spirits of the city to infuse Tung with power. Unseen to all but the oracle, they knit back together bone and sinew and the Knight of the Pale starts to rise again. Tilver tries to help, but can’t stop the bleeding. Silas roars in anger and hacks at the lion-hawk, drawing blood from its haunches.
ROUND TWO
The red giant pulls back its bow and fires into the crowd, but its aim is thrown off by the presence of its allies!
Then, the octopus-headed creature holds up a handful of black spheres and with a gesture, hurls them at Silas. They hit the litorian hard. It then gestures and erects a wall of pure mental power around it.
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 16 Human sorcerer 7 Advanced Player's Guide N Medium; Perception +10 AC 23; Fort +13; Ref +13; Will +12 HP 64 Focus Points 2 Hero Points 1
Edit: Looked at the map again and realized I couldn't touch Silas from where I'm standing. So Shield got swapped for a move.
Isabel takes a step forward and then reaches out and slaps Silas lightly on the arm. "Go get them." She mutters as she casts Haste on him.
Magic empowers the target to act faster. It gains the quickened condition and can use the extra action each round only for Strike and Stride actions for one Minute.
M Monk 8 - HP 86/86, AC 25 - Perception 12 (Low Light) - F: 11 / R: 15 / W: 14 - Speed: 50 feet - Hero Points: 1/1, Active Conditions: None; Default Exploration Activity: Scout
Apparently I forgot Weapon Spec damage last time. Having to get used to a monk having that baked in. If I am reading this map right he is at the thirty foot mark and not within it. If I have miscounted my squares please deduct two to hit on each of these.
You were 25' away, so you invoke the volley penalty. But it doesn't matter as neither of those shots would have hit in any case.
As Tung crawls away to drink a healing potion, Skarvek covers his reatreat by firing a pair of quick snapshots that ring harmlessly off of the strange apparatus in the far room.
Isabel rushes in and with a light touch on Silas's furry shoulder, fills the litorian's already taut nerves with a fiery vigor!
The spider-like creature waves its spinnerets at Silas and tries to trap him in a web, then both it and the lion-hawk lay into Silas, trying to murder him, but the mighty scion of Dallimothan deflects every bite and blocks every claw!
STATUS
Ogre Mage
Illithid - 5 damage, Frightened 1
Tung - 58 hp, Prone, Wounded 1
Skarvek - Frightened 1
Isabel - Frightened 1
Ettercap
Hieracosphinx - 23 damage
Dain
Spider - DEAD
Tilver
Silas - 94/109 hp - Frightened 1, (Rage: -1 AC)(temp hp already used up), Hasted
Dain, Tilver, Silas, go! Silas, don't forget you're hasted (one extra strike or stride).
Male Half Elf Oracle 8 (Streets of Ptolus) - HP 96/96, AC 25 - Perception +14 (+16 for Initiative, Low Light Vision)- F: +12/ R: +12 / W: +16 - Speed: 25 - Hero Points: 2/2, Active Conditions: None; Default Exploration Activity: Search
Dain moves into the room to further shield Tung.
In their strange language, Dain calls for restless spirits to manifest as a weapon against the strange minions of the Pactlords. He points, and a short blade - glowing with a reddish hue - appears in mid air and strikes at the tentacled creature.
(1)Stride: NE,N,N,N; (2&3)Cast Spiritual Weapon(H+2) and directs it to attack the Illithid.
Tilver steps up beside Silas, not wanting the monsters to be able to advance past them. He tries to look for an opening against the weird Illithid. He can't see much for his sword, so the ex-gladiator tries to kick at the creature's knees, hoping they even work like human knees.
Trip:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31
Actions:
1. Stratagem + Free Recall Knowledge (Not sure if I can keep trying this; occult +13, Arcana +13)
2. Step
3. Trip vs frightened Illithid
I feel for you on the stratagem rolls, Tim. My Inspiring Marshall has yet to roll above the required "6" on Inspiring Marshall Stance.
The way I see it, you can't keep trying to use Recall Knowledge to learn something new, but you can keep trying to formulate a stratagem.
But...what? The illithid is way in the back, nowhere near you. Up front by you are the spider-humanoid and the lion-hawk (ettercap and hieracosphinx). I assume your attack is on the ettercap.
Dain's spirits hurl a magical force shaped vaguely like a glowing sword, towards the illithid [u]in the far parts of the room[/u] and slice it across the arm!
Tilver steps up and easily trips the ungainly spider-creature, which plopse heavily onto its back.
Litorian Barbarian 8 (DD- Silver Draconic Bloodline) - HP 124/124 , AC 27 (11 Temp HPs; Resist 6: Piercing/Cold while Raging) - Perception +11 (Scent); - F: +17/ R: +12/ W: +11 ; Active Condition- None; Default Exploration Activity: Search
Silas slashes twice at the heiracosphinx in front of him before roaring like the dragons whose blood flows through him. A burst of cold shoots out in a cone striking the heiracosphinx, ettercap and ogre mage.
Strike, Strike, Dragon Breathe x2. I should be able to hit the ettercap, heiracosphinx and ogre mage in a 30 ft cone. Basic Reflex Save DC 22 (this includes the penalty for frightened 1).
Also, I have Resistance 6 against Cold and Piercing damage if that comes up. The fun of playing online is I almost always remember something new when I look at my sheet again. :P
Silas attacks, slashing with his big sword and breathing out his ancestral dragon's breath. The red giant dives aside and is barely damaged. The spider-creature tries and fails to seek cover on the floor and is badly frozen. The lion-hawk tries to turn away, but the dragon's breath is too much for it, and it stops, eyes wide, then collapses to the floor.
Snarling, the giant steps up and, waving its hands in a complex gesture, returns the favor! The poor spider-creatures is simply obliterated in the blast.
Cone of Cold (basic Reflex save DC 24):12d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 3, 1, 3, 1, 6) = 40
The octopus-headed creature gestures with both arms and tentacles and you feel a stabbing pain in your minds!
Psionic Blast (Will save DC 26):6d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 3, 3, 3, 1) = 22 Mental damage, plus if you fail the Will save, you are Stunned for 1 round. If you critically fail, you are stunned for 1 minute.
Dain, Tilver, Silas and Isabel, give me saves against the Cone of Cold. Everyone except Isabel, give me saves against the Psionic Blast!
Litorian Barbarian 8 (DD- Silver Draconic Bloodline) - HP 124/124 , AC 27 (11 Temp HPs; Resist 6: Piercing/Cold while Raging) - Perception +11 (Scent); - F: +17/ R: +12/ W: +11 ; Active Condition- None; Default Exploration Activity: Search
From looking at the Stunned condition in the SRD you get a certain number of actions, 30 in this case, that are just burned doing nothing. I am not sure if Hasting you would reduce the time that you were out. But it takes you out of the fight.
The last two sentences of the first paragraph detail time-based duration. It's not Stunned 30, which Haste would help with, it's Stunned for 1 minute. "In this case, you lose all your actions for the listed duration." So Haste would just be a waste.
Tilver is correct. Dain, do you want to Hero Point that?
Silas, you also may want to consider a Hero Point reroll. You critically failed your roll against Cone of Cold, which means you'll take 74 points of damage after your resistance. Then, you failed the roll against the Psionic Blast, meaning you'll take a further 22. You'll have 13 hp left.
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 16 Human sorcerer 7 Advanced Player's Guide N Medium; Perception +10 AC 23; Fort +13; Ref +13; Will +12 HP 64 Focus Points 2 Hero Points 1
Reflex DC24:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Hero point.
Reflex DC24:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
Isabel can't avoid the blast of cold that comes her way, and takes the full brunt of the damage.
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 16 Human sorcerer 7 Advanced Player's Guide N Medium; Perception +10 AC 23; Fort +13; Ref +13; Will +12 HP 64 Focus Points 2 Hero Points 1
She glares at the mage and casts Paralyze on him.
Paralyze DC24 Will:
You block the target’s motor impulses before they can leave its mind, threatening to freeze the target in place. The target must attempt a Will save. Then she casts Shield.
Heightened (7th) You can target up to 10 creatures.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is stunned 1.
Failure The target is paralyzed for 1 round.
Critical Failure The target is paralyzed for 4 rounds. At the end of each of its turns, it can attempt a new Will save to reduce the remaining duration by 1 round, or end it entirely on a critical success.
The blasts of cold and psionic power tear into the party, freezing flesh and spirit alike! Dain, Skarvek, Silas and Tilver’s brains all lock up, unable to handle the intense psychic assault!
Did you count my Resistance 6 against the Cold damage?
Nnnno?
Still prostrate on the flagstones, Tung swallows a draught of healing.
The demon-faced giant gestures at the crowd of foes and you all begin to feel sleepy, very...sleepy...
The octopus-faced creature waves its tentacles at Silas and Silas hears a voice in his head, a smooth, calm, reasonable voice telling him there could be more foes coming and that he really should go back up to the Manor House to stop them. Very reasonable...
INITIATIVE
Ogre Mage - 13 damage
Illithid - 17 damage
Tung - 64/78 hp, Prone, Wounded 1
Skarvek - 54/76 hp
Isabel - 24/64 hp
Dain - 43/85 hp
Tilver - 43/85 hp
Silas - 37/109 hp - (Rage: -1 AC)(temp hp already used up), Hasted
Dain, Tung, Skarvek and Tilver, give me DC 24 Will saves vs. Sleep
Tilver gives a single drowsy blink, but then rushes forward at the ogre, spotting an opening as he has his arm raised for the spell. He slashes under his arm, hoping to find a weak spot. "Skarvek, hit it now!" Tilver shouts, anticipating its reaction to his strike.
◆ Stratagem + Free Recall Knowledge on the Ogre Mage (Occultism +13, Arcana +13, Society +15)
◆ Move
◆ Strategic Strike (If it hits, Ogre is flat-footed to Skarvek's next attack)
Dain falls asleep where he stands, snoring softly.
Silas charges the octopus-creature but finds his mind distracted by doubts and fears such that his blade seems simply to curve away from its body whenever it comes close to striking home.
Tilver rushes the giant and slashes it across the hamstring with his blade, causing the giant to wince and focus momentarily on his assailant.
INITIATIVE
Ogre Mage - 44 damage (flatfooted to Skarvek)
Illithid - 17 damage
Tung - 64/78 hp, Prone, Wounded 1
Skarvek - 54/76 hp
Isabel - 24/64 hp
Dain - 43/85 hp - asleep 1 minute.
Tilver - 43/85 hp
Silas - 37/109 hp - (Rage: -1 AC)(temp hp already used up), Hasted
Tilver Arnholm wrote:
Is the Ogre mage elevated?
Not in a mechanically-meaningful way.
Still need Will saves from Tung and Skarvek. Then, Tung, Skarvek and Isabel, go!
Will vs DC24:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19 Hero Point? Will vs DC24:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
F*#^&$!!! __sigh__
Edit:
Edit: But wait! "This spell doesn't prevent creatures from waking up due to a successful Perception check, limiting its utility in combat." :)
Unconcious rules
"Loud noise is being made around you—though this isn’t automatic. At the start of your turn, you automatically attempt a Perception check against the noise’s DC (or the lowest DC if there is more than one noise), waking up if you succeed. This is often DC 5 for a battle, but if creatures are attempting to stay quiet around you, this Perception check uses their Stealth DC. Some magical effects make you sleep so deeply that they don’t allow you to attempt this Perception check."
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 16 Human sorcerer 7 Advanced Player's Guide N Medium; Perception +10 AC 23; Fort +13; Ref +13; Will +12 HP 64 Focus Points 2 Hero Points 1
Isabel decides not to mess around a goes for consistency. She casts Magic Missile at the Ogre Mage
Isabel's spell slices through the air, cutting the giant slightly.
INITIATIVE
Ogre Mage - 54 damage (flatfooted to Skarvek)
Illithid - 17 damage
Tung - 64/78 hp, Prone, Wounded 1 - asleep 1 minute.
Skarvek - 54/76 hp - asleep 1 minute.
Isabel - 24/64 hp
Dain - 43/85 hp - asleep 1 minute.
Tilver - 43/85 hp
Silas - 37/109 hp - (Rage: -1 AC)(temp hp already used up), Hasted
Dain, Tung and Skarvek, give me Perception checks to see if you wake up. If you do, waking up costs you a single action and you may take the other two immediately.
Male Half Elf Oracle 8 (Streets of Ptolus) - HP 96/96, AC 25 - Perception +14 (+16 for Initiative, Low Light Vision)- F: +12/ R: +12 / W: +16 - Speed: 25 - Hero Points: 2/2, Active Conditions: None; Default Exploration Activity: Search
Perception:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
"Uhhh..." he says, as his brain works out what is going on. The spirit blade catches his eye, and as he urges the blade to strike again at the illithid, Dain grips his spear and advances.
(1)Zzzzzzz; (2) Sustain a spell; (3)Stride: E,E,SE,SE.
Failing that, it emits another powerful blast of psychic energy!
Psychic Damage:6d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4) = 15
DC 26 Will save for Silas, Tilver, Dain and Skarvek or be stunned for 1 round (1 minute on a critical failure). Tung is temporarily immune and Isabel is behind cover.
INITIATIVE
Ogre Mage - 54 damage
Illithid - 17 damage
Tung - 64/78 hp, Wounded 1, temp. immunity to psychic blast
Skarvek - 54/76 hp
Isabel - 24/64 hp
Dain - 43/85 hp
Tilver - 43/85 hp
Silas - 37/109 hp - (Rage: -1 AC)(temp hp already used up), Hasted
Silas, Tilver, Dain and Skarvek, give me Will saves. Then everyone who isn't stunned, go!
Expecting arrows to have flown over his shoulder, Tilver looks back for just a split second, taking his focus off the enemies. He turns back and is caught unprepared in the psychic blast.
Litorian Barbarian 8 (DD- Silver Draconic Bloodline) - HP 124/124 , AC 27 (11 Temp HPs; Resist 6: Piercing/Cold while Raging) - Perception +11 (Scent); - F: +17/ R: +12/ W: +11 ; Active Condition- None; Default Exploration Activity: Search
Silas resists the mental intrusion and then lashes out repeatedly at the tentacled monster in front of him before sliding to the side to try and make it harder for the creature to blast everyone.
Rd 5 of Rage. We are flanking for the three attacks. Strike, Strike, Strike, Haste Stride.
