He keeps climbing.
The next two rolls are a failure without a fall and a success. So here are the other rolls.
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As they near the top, they begin to hear the strains of a beautiful song being sung by a heavenly voice.
Both Chumtooth and Faengrim need to make Will saves (DC 16). If they fail, they continue the climb to the top and stand entranced by the music. If they succeed, read the spoiler.
The music turns hideous in Chumtooth's ears. He looks up and sees six winged horrors on the summit.
"It seems we've found a fight," he remarks to Faengrim.
Oooh! Pretty.
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Faengrim finishes the climb, drawn to the sound of the music, but Chumtooth recognizes it for what it is and prepares for combat. Carmelia, seeing Chumtooth readying to fight, realizes that something is wrong and begins the perilous climb.
INITIATIVE
Carmelia (climbing, round 1)
Dantes
Harpies
Faengrim (charmed)
Chumtooth
Dantes curses under his breath when the two start climbing. He waits below, hoping it will turn out to be nothing and he won't have to make his way up. But when Chumtooth sounds the alarm, he knows he'll have to go up. With a quick spell upon himself, he begins to float up to where the sound is coming from.
Chumtooth hurls his harpoon at the nearest bird-woman-thing.
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Both attacks hit and do sneak attack damage, skewering one of the bird women through the midsection. The harpoon tears free and returns to Chumtooth's hand and the hideous harpy fights to stay aloft.
The remaining five birdwomen take to the air, striking at Chumtooth with morning stars. Fortunately, even under the fusillade of blows, his armor holds and the one blow that does get past it he easily dodges.
Carmelia (30 feet up)
Dantes (60 feet up)
Faengrim (charmed)
Chumtooth
Harpies
Chumtooth stabs one of the harpies with his harpoon, and then again. If the first harpy falls on the first stab, he lunges at a second.
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Carmelia continues her climb as Dantes floats nearer the action. Chumtooth stabs at the one he wounded last round, the harpoon lancing through flesh like butter; the mortally wounded harpy shrieks and plummets to the ground as Chumtooth stabs at the next nearest. They manage to connect twice and Chumtooth takes 16 points of damage.
Carmelia (45 feet up)
Dantes (90 feet up)
Faengrim (charmed)
Chumtooth
Harpies
Chumtooth grits his pointed teeth against the pain, and continues to stab at the creatures with his harpoon.
Dantes hovers in place when he sees the harpies swarming his captain. Hoping to chase them away, Dantes utters the words of a spell at points. A noxious green cloud erupts from thin air, engulfing his captain and the harpies.
The wave of noxious gas suddenly filling the air is most definitely unpleasant, but years of being around bloody and rotting whale carcasses in his youth has given Chumtooth a stronger stomach than most.
Faengrim does not want to go into that cloud. He unlimbers his bow and fires it at a harpy.
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Carmelia continues her climb. Faengrim skewers on the harpies (number 3) as Chumtooth manages to inflict some harm on one of them (number 3). One of the harpies (number 3) manages to resist the effects of the stinking cloud, while the others succumb, choking and gagging. They move off of Chumtooth, seeking to get out of the cloud. The remaining harpy attacks, striking the captain once for 8 points of damage.
INITAITVE
Carmelia
Dantes
Faengrim
Chumtooth
Harpies
STATUS
Harpy 1: Dead
Harpy 2: Nauseated
Harpy 3: -27 hp
Harpy 4: Nauseated
Harpy 5: Nauseated
Chumtooth: -24 hp
Faengrim: Unharmed
Dantes: Unharmed (90 feet up)
Carmelia: Unharmed (60 feet up)
Faengrim continues to target #3.
Mwk Comp LBow: mwk
Mwk Comp LBow: mwk
Dantes readies his wand of magic missiles and sends two arcane darts at the injured harpy.
Harpy #3 takes force damage.
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Carmelia continues her climb, grumbling all the way. She is almost to the top. Dantes flings a handful of magic missiles at the harpy who is not nauseated. Faengrim also puts an arrow into it, but it is Chumtooth who scores the kill, taking the harpy down.
"Sorry, captain," Carmelia offers. "I should have been faster. It will not happen again." She hits Chumtooth with a cure serious wounds.
The nest, a foul place filled with detritus, debris, and offal, contains nothing of value.
STATUS
Chumtooth: -3 hp
Faengrim: Unharmed
Dantes: Unharmed (90 feet up)
Carmelia: Unharmed
"No one died, and the bird-things are slain," Chumtooth replies, unconcerned. He takes a moment to take in the view of the entire island from the summit.
"We should plan our route from here, and map what we can before we climb back down. We should also consider building a watchtower here, so that we can see anyone coming to the island before the reach the shore."
Faengrim looks around for a nest or something. He'll take some feathers and talons for trophies.
Take 10 (28) or 20 (38) if I can; otherwise
Chumtooth pulls kukri and saws the head from one of the bird creatures, wraps it, and stows it in his pack.
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The nest contains little of interest, mostly remains of former victims and offal. Looking north, Chumtooth spots a pair of large animals grazing on the hill on the opposite side of the lake from them (area D on the map). These animals appear to be very large.
Beyond this hillside (area E) are a series of gargantuan steps, probably sized for giants, leading up the cliff. Further inland, he can make out the spires of a ruin (area G).
Chumtooth points towards the giant staircase. ”We should go there, and see where that path leads us.”
He looks to his officers to see if any of them has an objection or alternative plan in mind.
"It does seem like an obvious direction, doesn't it?" However, Faengrim has no real objection and starts off, sword in hand.
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It is late evening when you manage to circumvent the lake (or if you have a means to cross it, you could be there by early afternoon). A giant-sized corral sits on the eastern shore of a large lake. Several of the corral’s beams, each one the size of an entire tree, lie broken and smashed on the ground. Massive footprints from some heavy beast have long since dried in the muddy pasture.
"Some giant pigs or goats were penned here?" Chumtooth asks no one in particular, not expecting an answer.
He looks at the footprints and tries to more precisely identify what creatures have escaped their enclosure.
Faengrim also tries to determine what sort of animal these could be.
He's concerned about those clawed toes.
"Perhaps a creature from the time giants ruled..."
Dantes looks at the prints as well....
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"Let us continue towards the giant stone steps, and keep an eye out for the three-horned beasts, should they feel the need to defend their territory," Chumtooth says.
"How do they taste? Could we use them as a food source or hunt them for sport?" Faengrim looks forward to sinking his teeth into one.
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As you start out across the valley, the ground starts to rumble beneath your feet. Sure enough, two large three-horned beasts approach you with the intent of defending their territory. They are currently 150 feet away. The triceratops warily moves closer (#2 is now 120 feet away).
INITIATIVE
Trike 2
Faengrim
Dantes
Chumtooth
Trike 1
"Kill them, and you can taste for yourself!" Chumtooth says to Faengrim.
We are out in the open? Then fighting withdrawal using the bow.
Fall back and fire at closest one.
Mwk Comp LBow: mwk
"I hope it tastes like beef."
Chumtooth hoists his harpoon, ready to throw it when the beast closes.
Full movement laterally to the dino's charge path, then throw the harpoon as it runs past.
Dantes' first instinct is to cast fly to get above these creatures, but he quickly recalls he has already used that spell. Trusting in the brute strength of his captain and first mate, he darts behind his captain and augments Chumtooth's prowess.
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Angered by Faengrim's bow shot, both triceratops now charge the party! The second, the one Fengrim wounded, is on top of the party and Chumtooth launches his harpoon. Unfortunately, it bounces harmlessly off the armored hide of the beast, returning to Chumtooth's hand. The triceratops slams into Faengrim, goring with its horns and causing 28 points of damage.
STATUS
Triceratops 1: Unharmed (120 ft. away)
Triceratops 2: -9 hp
Chumtooth: -4 hp
Dantes: Unharmed
Faengrim: -30 hp
The dinosaur's impact pushes Faengrim back. Once he skids to a stop, the skinwalker smiles his sharky smile. He drops the bow, draws his sword, and dives back at.
Mwk Greatsword:
Mwk Greatsword:
Bite: magic, silver
Chumtooth moves forward behind the beast attacking Faengrim and throws his harpoon again.
Dantes readies his wand and uses it to send two magic missiles at the enormous beast as he stays in the relative safety of his captain's shadow.
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Faengrim manages to find purchase only with his bite attack. The sword blows are ineffective against the beast's scaly hide. Likewise, only Chumtooth's first attack penetrates the armor-like leathery scales. Dantes' magic missiles, of course, are quite effective.
The first trike paws the ground in a bull-like fashion before charging at the trio. The other turns on its heels and tries to gore Faengrim again, succeeding for 30 points of damage.
STATUS
Triceratops 1: Unharmed (60 ft. away)
Triceratops 2: -35 hp
Chumtooth: -4 hp
Dantes: Unharmed
Faengrim: -60 hp