GM Tektite's PFS #05-05 The Elven Entanglement (Inactive)

Game Master Hawkwen Agricola

Gannus grunts again as both claws rake his flesh but he keeps fighting.
1d20 + 18 ⇒ (13) + 18 = 31

1d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Gannus, I think the first attack hit Hawthorne, going by GM Tektite's text rather than his dice rolls. I presumed the first one hit me and the second hit you.

Well I didn't want to assume as much. I saw just the dice that said 'hit Gannus'.

Well I didn't want to assume as much. I saw just the dice that said 'hit Gannus'.

Oops! Apparently I forgot to change the name after I copied and pasted. Yep one for each...spreadin' the love!

Hawthorne manages to strike the demon once, while Gannus is equally successful opening another small cut in the creature!

Amira

Amira will ready to cast a 3rd level cure once an injured ally gets adjacent. Ran out of channels. If this thing has displayed 15 ft reach, 5 ft prone fly back.

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Amira readies to cast a spell while floating in the air on her back!

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

The staggered demon swipes at Hawthorne with a claw and leaves a gash!

Party up!

MAP

"Buho! Do that again! Everyone else! Hang in there! This cachu is about to go off!"
As he casts Gravity Bow, Samhain can't help but wonder if he used that colloquial phrase correctly...

Buho full withdraws straight up, readying to dive again.

Gannus keeps swinging hoping to down this beast.

1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

Has that strength penalty worn off yet? Its the difference between a hit and a miss.

Gannus keeps swinging hoping to down this beast.

1d20 + 18

1d20 + 13

Has that strength penalty worn off yet? Its the difference between a hit and a miss.

By my count, we are 4 rounds into the 7 rounds of the STR penalty.

Glaurung readies her spear and flies towards the demon, screaming for blood!

+2 longspear power attack, charge, bull's str, str dmg: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 12

damage, enlarge, bull's str, str dmg: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 - 9 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 - 9 = 13

Phew, all those modifiers for a 2 on the die!

Repeat the lather, rinse, repeat. Again.
Only this time, Hawthorne has flanking. Which should help.
Full attack with Power Attack, Furious Focus, and flank.

atk 1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 2 = 17
dmg 1: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 11 + (1, 4) = 17

atk 2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 = 12
dmg 2: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 11 + (2, 4) = 19

But, apparently, will not help.

Samhain finishes his spell and Buho gains altitude!

Gannus just barely misses striking the demon!

Glaurung misses as well!

Hawthorne follows suit and misses as well!

Amira continues to lay on her back and be ready to offer heals!(?)

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Crit Confirm vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (11) + 22 = 33
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

The demon lashes out with it's claws once again, slashing Hawthorne and Gannus. It's claw tears deeply into Hawthorne!

Party up!

Repeat the lather, rinse, repeat. Again. Still.
Flanking is supposed to help, right? I mean, this is why I took rogue levels...
Full attack with Power Attack, Furious Focus, and flank.

atk 1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 2 = 32
dmg 1: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (9) + 11 + (6, 1) = 27

atk 2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13
dmg 2: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 11 + (4, 6) = 27

Stabby stab!

enlarge, bull's strength, flanking, str penalty
+2 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 30

damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3 = 20

Come on x3 crit!
+2 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 20

damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3 = 18

edit: it wasn't meant to be

Gannus keeps swinging now aided by the flank given by Glau.

Flank: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34

1d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Flank: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Finally ready, Samhain looses a volley at the beast.

Manyshot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
Cold Iron: 4d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 4) + 12 = 21

Iterative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Cold Iron: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 1) + 6 = 13

Nothing connects... and the arrows seem to reappear in their quiver.

As if following the arrows, Buho plummets to the demon
Dive bomb!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
2d4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 3) + 5 = 10
But for once the owl is unable to hit.

Her ready having not quite gone off, Amira will simply heal the person in front of her with a useless spell, knowing provoking or merely being within reach would likely mean death.

Command Cure Light: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Hawthorne attacks, but only one of his strikes connects!

Glaurung stabs the demon with her spear! The demon narrowly twists out of the way, avoiding a deeper wound!

Gannus attacks and mirrors Hawthorne, cutting true once!

Samahin and Buho rain terror down on the demon, but the strikes all miss!

Amira, getting bored lying on her back, heals Glaurung!

The demon lsashes out again!

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (19) + 22 = 41
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

The demon continues his assault, slashing both men once again!

Party up!

MAP

Flank: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32

1d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Flank: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34

1d6 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Confirming: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

Samhain hopes for better luck with these next arrows

Manyshot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
Cold Iron: 4d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 5) + 12 = 22

Iterative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Cold Iron: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 5) + 6 = 15
So close!

Then Buho, tired of the ranger's constant demands, wheels back up into the sky.

What was that about rinsing and lathering?

Stabby stab!

enlarge, bull's str, flanking, str penalty
+2 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 6 + 2 + 3 - 5 = 17

I was thinking we were approaching the definition of insanity: doing the same thing but hoping for different results.

Feeling his lifeblood continue to ebb, Hawthorne does his best to keep his eyes focused on his foe.
Full attack with Power Attack, Furious Focus, and flank.

atk 1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 2 = 16
dmg 1: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (5, 3) = 27

atk 2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
dmg 2: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (3, 6) = 28

Sigh.

Oh, wait; Amira can fly. DERP.

Amira will fly around the demon the long way. Speed is 40 ft (maybe 50 from travel domain? Not sure, I'll presume the worst since I'm a wee bit busy right now.)

If she can fly aroudn without provoking, she'll cast Cure Serious Wounds on Hawthorne. If not, that's her next round (though it MAY be Breath of Life instead.) CSW: 3d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 6, 5) + 10 = 22

The party attacks the demon again, but only Gannus is able to hit the demon. Amira then flies around and heals Hawthorne.

Claw vs Gannus: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Claw vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (7) + 22 = 29
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

The demon once again tears into the two men around it!

Party up!

Glaurung flies back a few feet and sends more magic missiles at the demon!

SR check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

force damage: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 2, 4) + 5 = 19

Realizing his absentmindedness, Samhain casts and holds Cat's Grace before flying down and out of reach of the demon before delivering it to Gannus.

Buho races the ranger down to the demon.

Dive bomb!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
2d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1) + 5 = 9
Sadly there is no valiant finish as he misses the beast.

"Do it again until you get it right!"

Nooo...my flank...
Then again, it's not like I was doing much extra damage with my sneak dice anyway; you have to hit to do that. LOL

Gratitude to Amira for her cure gives way to pain as the demon lands another blow. Gritting his teeth, Hawthorne tries to strike home again.

Full attack with Power Attack and Furious Focus.

atk 1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
dmg 1: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

atk 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
dmg 2: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

But once again, cannot roll double digits.

Some of the feeling comes back to Gannus' arms and he draws his second blade. "Thanks much, friend."

1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 18 + 2 = 24 Dat Strength Penalty

1d4 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Amira casts the second Dispel Magic Cure Serious Wounds.

CSW for Hawthorne: 3d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 8, 6) + 10 = 25

Sorry, spaced this one today.

Glaurung casts a spell, but fails to penetrates the hezrou's formidable defenses.

Samhain casts a spell on Gannus, while Buho dives, but misses the demon.

Gannus attacks the demon, but misses as well.

Hawthorne attacks, but the demon easily avoids the strikes.

Amira conitinues to patch up her party, healing Hawthorne.

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (15) + 22 = 37
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (7) + 22 = 29
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

The demon continues his clawing of flesh on Gannus and Hawthorne.

Party up!

Definitely out of the one Str. penalty!

Sweet!

Gannus now feeling much better gives the demon a trio of slashes.

Main: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 21 + 2 = 43

Main, Confirming: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 2 = 31

2d6 + 22 ⇒ (1, 1) + 22 = 24

Off: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 21 + 2 = 39

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Main Iterative: 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 2 = 26

Feeling decidedly invigorated from Samhain's spell, Gannus tears into the demon with renewed gusto!

Running low on spells that will be effective against the demon, Glaurung steps back into melee!

enlarge, bull's strength, flanking

+2 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 = 24

Feeling a little more at ease with the bowstring, Samhain flies up and over a stride, if one can call it a stride while suspended in the air, and lets loose at point blank range!

Manyshot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 1 = 26
Cold Iron: 4d6 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (3, 3, 6, 3) + 18 + 2 = 35

Iterative: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 1 = 24
Cold Iron: 2d6 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2) + 9 + 1 = 16

Getting more irritated with himself, he sends the owl back into the sky.
I'm going to need to make it up to him with many many mice, I think...

Glaurung stabs out with her spear, but the hezrou dodges.

Samahain rains down some more arrows, but the shoot into the bog! Buho begins to gain altitude again.

I think Hawthorne is at a Con this weekend..

Hawthorne attacks again with his weapon!

Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Alas, Hawthorne's strikes connect only with air!

Amira looks for somebody to heal! (?) Will adjust for Amira's action, but going to post the demon's attacks.

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

The demon once again tears into the party!

Party up!

MAP

Another float up a little and over.
10 feet off the ground now

Arrows!
Manyshot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 1 = 20
Cold Iron: 4d6 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3, 3, 3) + 18 + 2 = 34

Iterative: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 1 = 26
Cold Iron: 2d6 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1) + 9 + 1 = 14

Misses!

And then...
Dive bomb!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
2d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1) + 5 = 10
I was hoping this would be going easier now, hahaha.

Looking around round: Dropping Circle Against Evil for CSW on Hawthorne.

csw: 3d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 1, 2) + 10 = 16

Next round, dropping Share Language for CMW.

Cmw: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 7) + 10 = 20

Ha, I'm already down to second level spells (and an emergency breath of life)

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Though the cuts keep appearing from the claws that never seem to fail to draw blood, it just spurs Gannus on more.

Main Flank: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (8) + 23 = 31

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Offhand Flank: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 39

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Main Iterative Flank: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25

I would not turn down a heal sometime in the couple rounds if you would risk it.

Stab!

enlarge, bull's strength, flanking
+2 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 = 19

With the gnome returning to longspearing, Hawthorne knows his window of opportunity has arrived.

Come on sneak attack dice...don't fail us now...

Power Attack/Furious Focus, with flank.
atk 1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 13 + 2 = 34
dmg 1: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (9) + 11 + (2, 4) = 26

atk 2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8
dmg 2: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 11 + (2, 2) = 19

Samhain sends more arrows at the demon, but the just miss!

Buho dives, but the demon narrowly avoids the feathered bomb!

Amira converts some divine magic into healing for Hawthorne!

Gannus deftly stabs the demon twice, finally starting to wear the demon down.

Glaurung tries to stab at the demon, but misses as the demon dodges.

Hawthorne takes advantage of the dodge and swings his glaive hard into the side of the hezrou!

Attack vs Gannus: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Attack vs Hawthorne: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40
Damage: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

The hezrou snarls as he begins to be struck more often and lashes out hard with his claws, tearing in to Hawthorne and Gannus again!

Party up!

Gannus keeps slashing with his blades.

Main: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (1) + 23 = 24

Off: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (8) + 23 = 31

1d6 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Main Iterative: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27

Oh, ha! You circled around here. Healing for the Gannus!

Amira air-steps to whatever point Gannus provides cover for me from the big foe, and casts some healin' on him!

Make Whole Cure Moderate!: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 4) + 10 = 17

Glaurung continues to stab furiously at the demon.

enlarge, bull's strength, flanking.
+2 longspear power attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 30
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 = 18

Round however many this is now...same as the first!

Power Attack/Furious Focus, with flank.
atk 1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 2 = 16
dmg 1: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (8) + 11 + (1, 3) = 23

atk 2: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 2 = 10
dmg 2: 1d10 + 11 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 11 + (4, 1) = 19

Worst. Fighter. Evar.

Worst. Fighter. Evar.

Ugh.

Here we go again.

Manyshot w/ Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 = 16
Cold Iron: 4d6 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6, 6, 5) + 18 + 2 = 40
Add another 1 to the tally

Iterative: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 = 18
Cold Iron: 2d6 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 9 + 1 = 15
Okay, no more Mister Deadly Aim. More arrows next turn!

And Samhain tells Buho to do it again... again!

Worst. Fighter. Evar.

And here I'm thinking:

Hawthorne Candlewood wrote:

Worst. Fighter. Evar.

And here I'm thinking:

Worst. Ranger. Evar.

That would work for Hawthorne too. LOL