Omrax is correct, it would be (4) + 11 + 14, as the +14 is a competence bonus. Sadly, the CMD is greater than 29. An unlucky round for Quinn!
Omrax comes swiftly to the aid of his allies, throwing some good will toward Quinn, unfortunately to no avail, and hacking deep into the plant-matter closing in around Skybek. His blade cuts easily through the vines, but they're thick buggers.
Round I -- bold may act! (Don't forget the Fort save to start!)
1. Quinn (49/73 hp, grappled, blind)
2. Plants (Red @ 4 dmg, grappled; Green @ 41 dmg, grappled)
3. Sareth, Mrachni, Skybek (75/86 hp, grappled), Omrax
Actually, I lied! Since it has the Dex penalty from the grappled condition, Quinn breaks free! Unless I don't know my grapple rules well enough and someone wants to correct me.
To the GM's everyone's surprise, Quinn wriggles his way free!
Concentration vs. DC 19:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20(Casting defensively is DC 15+ double spell level) Concentration vs. DC 14+Grappler's CMB:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26 (Casting while grappled or pin is DC 10 + Grappler's CMB + Spell Level)
"Crimzor and Ahh feel like we ate oor porridge this mornin!"
Rebuke Death (1d4+5) 10/10 Extend Rod 2/3, 5* re-roll 1/1
Since I started playing PbP, I've NEVER come back to 16 new posts. I must be slipping! I'm glad the Liberating Command worked. I do have one more...Also, don't forget you all have Protection from Evil running. I don't know the specifics of this thing, but it can change your saves (probably not if it's a normal plant)
Sareth will have cast Daylight to light the way with his shield.
Fort:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29.
Seeing the monstrosities and their ability to grab, Sareth opts for a spell of Shield of Faith(AC 27, Touch 15, FF 25 CMD: 22)
M Half-orc Warpriest 10 [ HP 56/83 (0 NL) | AC 30 Tch 11 FF 29 | Fort +10 Ref +4 Will +11 | CMD 21 | Init +0 | Perc +9, darkvision, scent | Effects: haste, inspire +2, sacred weapon 1/10 ]
Fort:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 Anyone have a reroll? :P
Mrachni takes the time to whisper a prayer to the Swordmistress even as he realizes that he can no longer see. Raising his head as if he can see, the burly orc calls down a blessing upon his companions! Swift to cast shield of faith with fervor; standard to cast prayer. Everyone gets +1 to pretty much everything, and the enemies get -1 to pretty much everything.
Rebuke Death (1d4+5) 10/10 Extend Rod 2/3, 5* re-roll 1/1
Because of my teaching schedule, I can check the boards with freakish regularity. I post between 30-50 times daily across all my games. I've run for people deployed before and I wake up behind them, but not usually that much. :-)
Skybek, I am curious why you would not dimensional hop out of the grapple and then cast or are you out of hops for the day?
Omrax, you know my character better than I do. That sounds like a great plan. This morning when I posted that, I was clearly not thinking of all my options.
*enters malevolent and capricious GM mode* Because I am malevolent and capricious, I will have to say lesson learned and use it next round. You may need it. (See below.) *exits malevolent and capricious GM mode*
*enters benevolent and judicious GM mode* Because I am kind and judicious, I note that the statistics for these creatures are very slightly different in the Bestiary than they are in the adventure appendix, likely because of an update. I will run the slightly weaker adventure creature and retcon accordingly: Quinn did not take a tentacle to the face. *exits benevolent and judicious GM mode*
@ Sareth: I believe you cast protection from energy before we came down here, not protection from evil. I should have asked you for an energy type at that time, but will do so now. Type?
1d4 ⇒ 3Quinn is blind for 3 rounds, including the last one
Mrachni and Sareth count their blessings and ask for more; Quinn flails madly with his scimitar and Skybek struggles in his plant's jaws. The plant straightens abruptly, flinging the dwarf into the air. His horrified colleagues watch as his flailing limbs are swallowed whole into the plant at the apex of his flight, and cringe as the bulge slides down the length of the trunk. Coming to a rest near the cavern floor, the bulge grows rapidly and separates from the main trunk: a cocoon. Inside the fibrous mass, Skybek--still alive--experiences terrible burns and horrific pulses from the sac's acid-filled innards.
If you have a light slashing or piercing weapon handy, you can try to cut your way free. You do have to cut the right spots though, so the AC is 15. I also need a Fort save versus the blindness effect from last round. If you fail (DC 20), assume that the miss chance is negated because you're, well, surrounded by the sac.
Its jaws now free, the plant that ate Skybek swivels for a new target... in the meantime, its fellow hacks fruitlessly at the well-armored Omrax.
Finally, the plant which Quinn escaped pulsing with blinding light, seeking to further incapacitate its prey. I need a new Fort save from everyone except Quinn (who is already blind) and Skybek (who got eated). DC 20.
1d4 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + (6, 2) = 10
Round II -- bold may act! (Don't forget the Fort save to start!)
1. Quinn (60/73 hp, blind [2])
2. Plants (Blue [5]; Green @ 36 dmg [2]; Red [2])
3. Sareth, Mrachni, Skybek (52/86 hp, cocooned), Omrax
Rebuke Death (1d4+5) 10/10 Extend Rod 2/3, 5* re-roll 1/1
I didn't prepare Protection from Energy, so it'll be hard to pick an element.... I must have mistyped. hmm
Fort:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 Sareth doesn't shy from the light!
"SKYBEK!" Sareth casts a spell of Freedom of Movement, moves in and with surprising alacrity, channels energy to heal the living (not the bad guys) 5d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 6, 6, 2) = 22
M Half-orc Warpriest 10 [ HP 56/83 (0 NL) | AC 30 Tch 11 FF 29 | Fort +10 Ref +4 Will +11 | CMD 21 | Init +0 | Perc +9, darkvision, scent | Effects: haste, inspire +2, sacred weapon 1/10 ]
Sareth:
Thanks for the reroll!
You'd've enjoyed the S&S game I was in a few years back (one of the only PbPs to finish an AP on these boards)... we finished the entire AP in 120 days, with an average of 74 posts per day (and a high of 217!).
Ahh, those were the days... then I went and got a new job that I actually like, and stopped posting at work, and my personal PPD tanked. :(
Anyway, good to meet you!
Fortihorc:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 *facepalm* *grumbles at the dice-monster*
Mrachni growls as he gets a glimpse of the world before everything disappears into white again. With another prayer for the group's protection, the big orc walks slowly forward to engage the monster. Cast weapon of awe, then move up to Red.
Haha, okay. Protection from Evil it is then. I'll factor it in (if the plants are evil).
Sarenrae's power of healing is of aid even to Skybek, as fortunately he is now nigh-indistinguishable from the cocoon. Weird corner case. Not 100 percent sure a burst would affect him but that's how I'm going to rule.
Edit: Now that I'm double-checking things, it looks like the old version didn't have fast healing either. Tracker updated below.
Round II -- bold may act! (Don't forget the Fort save to start!)
1. Quinn (blind [2])
2. Plants (Blue [5]; Green @ 41 dmg [2]; Red @ 9 dmg [2])
3. Sareth, Mrachni, Skybek (74/86 hp, cocooned), Omrax
Woah! That's crazy. I'm bummed I wasn't part of that. I doubt I'd ever get to play it, I'm going to run it, and that would have been awesome! I'm almost done running book 5 of Curse of the Crimson Thone. I have no doubt that I'll finish, but it's going to be closer to 900 days. Pleasure to meet you!
Male Half Elf -Paladin 13 AC32/T11(18) /F31/CMD28| Hp 121/121 | Fort:+21;Ref:+16;Will+18(25) |Percept.+10 | Init.+3. { } ( +2 keen div bond 1/3 used, smite for 2/6 used. Hands 6d6 6/15 used) { eaglesoul 10hrs— } Spectral Wolf {AC24 100/100 hp}
Omrax attacked above - but was correcting my damage for prayer. I only "wish" these plants were evil outsiders...as said before, very ineffectual against non-demon/undead/dragon thingies :(
Male Kitsune Dervish Dancer 11 | AC 25 T 17 FF 19 | HP 80/80 | F +6 R +14 W +9 | Init +7 | Perc +14 | Dance 31/31 | Reroll: Used
At least you can see! =P
Quinn closes his eyes as if remembering a dance, trying to counteract the blindness. Though fluid, it seems as though he is trying to defend himself as his teammate suggested.
Swift: change to Rain of Blows. Standard: Total defense. Current Blinded AC = 23 (19 flat-footed - 2 blind + 4 total defense + 2 dance)
Male Half Elf -Paladin 13 AC32/T11(18) /F31/CMD28| Hp 121/121 | Fort:+21;Ref:+16;Will+18(25) |Percept.+10 | Init.+3. { } ( +2 keen div bond 1/3 used, smite for 2/6 used. Hands 6d6 6/15 used) { eaglesoul 10hrs— } Spectral Wolf {AC24 100/100 hp}
Yes, just barely. :) Being able to see definitely helps. Omrax has blind fighting from his last level.
Never had to use it yet...but today could be that day. :( Much like his step-up feat.
1d4 ⇒ 4Blind for 4 rounds, ouch. Mrachni calls power to his blade and blindly stumbles forward. Two stalks seize their opportunity, but Iomedae has guarded her charge well--her divine grace staves off their hungry jaws!
Quinn tries to get shifty with a defensive dance. Truly remarkable that he doesn't trip with the uneven floor! Meanwhile, Omrax hacks again into the trunk before him. His backstroke is a little clumsier and hits only with the flat of the blade, doing no real damage.
Round II -- bold may act!
1. Quinn (blind [1])
2. Plants (Blue [5]; Green @ 57 dmg [2]; Red @ 9 dmg [2])
3. Sareth, Mrachni (blind [3]), Skybek (74/86 hp, cocooned), Omrax
Unfortunately not, the Concentration DC is in the 30s. And, more unfortunately, I went to look up the dimensional hop Concentration stuff and found that "you must have line of sight to your destination to use this ability," which you don't from inside the cocoon. :/
A few things: Crimzor is not a light weapon, and you specifically need a light weapon to break free from swallow whole effects (which is why I always always always advise everyone to carry at least a dagger). I don't see any light slashing or piercing weapons in your statblock, so I think you may have to focus on keeping yourself alive until you can get cut out. Secondly, though a moot point, you don't have bull's strength (see last post) but also aren't technically grappled and you do have prayer active.
Quinn desperately trains his ears for the plant's gnashing jaws and manages to swerve out of the way. A vine slaps him in the gut and another goes over his head. Omrax ignores the plant's meager attempts to hit him, taking it all on the armor. Sareth is not so lucky. A carnivorous mouth closes hard around him just before another vine cracks into his knee.
Meanwhile, agony screams over Skybek inside his cocoon.
Male Half Elf -Paladin 13 AC32/T11(18) /F31/CMD28| Hp 121/121 | Fort:+21;Ref:+16;Will+18(25) |Percept.+10 | Init.+3. { } ( +2 keen div bond 1/3 used, smite for 2/6 used. Hands 6d6 6/15 used) { eaglesoul 10hrs— } Spectral Wolf {AC24 100/100 hp}
Omrax grows concerned that the dwarf has not yet emerged from the cocoon.
Unless he breaks free in his two rounds of actions
"Sir Skybek, are you able to cut free? I hesitate to cut from the outside lest we do more damage to you than your prison.
Do any of you other casters have another way to release him?
He will continue to hack at the plant, trying to take it down.
Rebuke Death (1d4+5) 10/10 Extend Rod 2/3, 5* re-roll 1/1
Sareth's CMD versus grapple is infinite, I cast Freedom of Movement. :-) I'm guessing I don't have line of sight to Skybek, otherwise I'd cast Liberating Command. Trex, can you confirm that I can't see ANY of the dwarf?
I'm sorry, but I'm not up on my swallowed whole rules. What do I need for a DC check to cast a cure spell? Do I need a concentration check to channel?
No worries! :) You are not grappled but you are receiving 'continuous' damage, so the concentration DC for a spell would be 24 + spell level. You do not need a Concentration to channel.
@ Sareth: thanks for the reminder about FoM. No grapple for you!
Omrax and Mrachni frenetically heave their blades into plant-flesh. Sareth tries the same but finds his scimitar turned by the hardy vines.
Round III -- bold may act!
1. Quinn (blind)
2. Plants (Blue [4]; Green @ 90 dmg [1]; Red @ 42 dmg [1])
3. Sareth (60/84 hp), Mrachni (blind [1]), Skybek (TWO ROUNDS 46/86 hp, cocooned), Omrax
@ Quinn: you're still blind this round. In light of this, if you'd like to switch to Total Defense, no problem. If not, 3d100 ⇒ (7, 61, 18) = 86 one attack still lands though!
@ Sareth: that'd be a Knowledge (nature) check, but Skybek still sounds like Skybek and hasn't said "Master" yet.
Quinn hopes that the dark mass before him is a plant and waves his weapon wildly. Likewise, he hopes the slicing sound was plant-matter. Skybek keeps his cool and sets about addressing his wounds.
Quinn takes a beating just as his vision fully returns, finding himself trapped in the thing's teeth. Omrax again frustrates the plant trying to find his skin, and Sareth confuses another, which bears many deep cuts in the trunk, with his slippery elusiveness.
Skybek does not enjoy his stay in the Pulsating Acidic Hotel.
"My world for a fireball right now!" the kitsune calls over his shoulder.
Ha! I had the same thought a few rounds ago (plants, as a general rule, don't like fire), but Sareth sadly did not prepare fireball today.
Mrachni's heavy swing puts a deep gash in the plant nearby and Quinn follows it up with a series of strikes that nearly severs the trunk entirely. It doesn't let go quite yet though!
Round IV -- bold may act!
1. Quinn (42/73 hp, grappled)
2. Plants (Blue [3]; Green @ 90 dmg; Red @ 99 dmg, grappled)
3. Sareth (49/84 hp), Mrachni, Skybek (44/86 hp, cocooned), Omrax
"If it wasnae fer the acid in here tryin tae digest me, Ahh wouldae thought Ahh was in mae Mama's womb. Mind yae, we could use an air freshena aroond here!"
Skybek selectively channels energy avoiding the plant beast digesting him.
Channel Energy:5d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 3, 3) = 12
The waft of strong ale is a comfort to his senses and a sooth for his wounds.
