DM-Camris' REIGN of WINTER Part 2: The Shackled Hut (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

you can delay to get the shot without them in the way.

I asked if they could delay until I did my action and Gondork still went first, but sure. Then use that as a readied action for when he's not in melee with anyone.

yeah he just posted his action first, you guys all go before he goes again, so you can sort it, just by doing what you did and saying " i'll take my shot before they close in to melee ". even if gondork posts first in the round, you'll take your shot first.

move in around behind her a little
morningstar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 51d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

double move, since she doesn't seem to be quitting.

Round 4:
[26: Izoze], [19: Arwyn], [15: Ten-Penny], [11: Giacomo], [8: Caladan], [2: Gondork]

will arwyn just step in and slash?

Get to da choppa!!

eh, can change it later if i presumed too much.

Arwyn steps up, and gets to da choppa.

old man dansby's mw handaxe attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 for a possible 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 slashing damage.

scoring the mephit's icy hide, but not leaving a lasting mark.

Izoze flutters back on icy leathery wings, exhaling her frozen breath again, at Gondork and Arwyn

gondork @ reflex : 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
arwyn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
cold: 1d4 ⇒ 1

gondork takes 1 damage, and is sickened, arwyn is unphased.

giacomo can get his shot in before the others act. at no penalty

Round 5:
[26: Izoze], [11: Giacomo], [15: Ten-Penny], [8: Caladan], [2: Gondork], [19: Arwyn]

Gondork moves up again, but flails too wildly to be able to hit something.

RARGH!

Attack roll: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 2 = 5

Don't mind if I do. I'd like to act before Gondork, as I see he already posted while I previewed.

Giacomo loads a second sling bullet, then whips it toward the ice thing.

Move action to load, standard to shoot. Also a -2 for range increment.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 2 = 191d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Didn't calculate another -4, since it doesn't appear to be snowing.

"Guys, can you herd him a little closer to me? It's getting hard to aim!"

I'm cool with round 4, it's what I would have done.

Round 5___________

Arwyn jumped/rolled into flank with Gondork, making an Izoze sandwich, and attacked!
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
old man dansby's mw handaxe attack: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27 for a possible 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 slashing damage.
...Crit confirm?: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24 for a possible extra 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10 slashing damage.

a sling bullet comes flying in from the back, thunking Izoze on the head and distracting her as the assault continues.

oof! what a shot from arwyn! 15 slashing damage from one crit.

the wicked slice cuts deep in her side, but heals quickly from the non-magical attack immediately, ice forming over the wound, izoze seems deeply injured though, almost staggered one might say.

caladan steps up to try and steal the kill, wielding his morningstar two handed in his night-shift chain shirt and sans shield, but weak as she is, izoze shrugs off his attack
morningstar: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 201d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

ten-penny double moves again, and will catch up next round

a few seconds later, izoze seems to have recovered fractionally, her eyes clearing a bit. yet continuing to fight in mortal peril. she steps to the side and focuses her attacks on the ill-armored caladan, but still seems to be shaking too much to hit. a frantic look in her eyes, as she seems to know her attacks are futile, but has no choice.

claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 101d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 5:
[26: Izoze], [11: Giacomo], [15: Ten-Penny], [8: Caladan], [2: Gondork], [19: Arwyn]

the positioning makes it hard for giacomo to take a shot and ignore one ally, good luck

Giacomo loads another bullet, then readies to fire it if he has a free shot.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 = 231d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Wait, I just realised, if the ammunition is magic, does it also get a +1 to hit, or is that just on the weapon firing it? If it's the first, add 1 to the to-hit, didn't calculate that just yet.

"Guys, try to injure it and then move back. Those claws don't look like they'll hurt all that much, and I can punch through its regeneration, it seems."

So, for timing, I'd like to see Caladan and Arwyn go before me, then me, and then Gondork.

it adds a +1 to hit for you, since your sling isn't magical or mwk. timingwise noted. that shot looks like it'll bring her back to staggered. if someone can bring her down, another can coupe de gace her.

Hmm, if this keeps up, I might need to invest in Point-Blank Shot and Precise Shot. I won't do amazing damage, but I can see its uses.

GONDORK SMAASH!!
Attack: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 2 = 20
Damage: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 4, 2) + 7 = 15

aaand you now have a shattered ice mephit corpse.

cure light wounds from caladan: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

who needs the heal?
gondork and caladan both could use some healing.
caladan offers it to gondork first if he wants it.

moving back to the campsite, you skin the elemental and cook it, like marshmallows over the campfire, staying up for a bit, before settling down into watches again. once or twice in the night you think you hear the chittering sounds of the giant weasel in the distance, but you don't see it again. Dawn comes, and most of you are rested if a little tired.

Izoze didn't have anything of value on her.

After the mephit shatters, Gondorks falls spread eagle backwards into the snow, panting heavily.

Yes, thank you Caladan.

And thank you too, gramps. This magic thing works.

After a short while he wipes his hand over his face and gets up, wearily massaging his shoulders.

That's enough enemies for me today. I don't want that giant weasel sneaking up on us as well...

with an otherwise restful night, you recover 2 hp each naturally. gondork has his yeti cloak, giacomo is safeguarding arwyn with endure elements again? and ten-penny's scroll runs out about noon.

Arwyn and possibly others familiar with the geography, expect that its about two hours to the center of the valley where the portal is expected to be, so you should reach it by 10 am. its the big day. crunch time.

caladan@clw on self: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
"Abadar is giving me the cold shoulder this morning... I have displeased him somehow."

"morning" leaves gondork down 3hp, and caladan down 6 hp. anything else you'd like to do or cast before setting out, or as you get closer? anything special going on "today"?

Not to poop in your cornflakes, but Caladan is out of spells, he can't cast that last Cure. >_> Three spells at level 2 (2 standard, 1 from high WIS), and he already cured twice and did a Command. >_> Unless he casts one again the next day.
Yes, I'll give Arwyn more Endure Elements.
How much HP is everyone missing? I'll Channel once when we wake up again and see how much more we're missing. Caladan was pretty injured, and I see Gondork's also missing some.

Channel Energy: 1d6 ⇒ 6

1 channel used, 5 to go. 3 spells left, which are a Liberating Command, two Shield of Faiths, and an Enlarge Person (domain spell).

you can poop, it was accounted for. the command was a spell like from his inevitable domain. the one this morning is from his fresh allotment

"Erastil is most generous. He must encourage us in rooting out this frigid fey menace in his woodland domains. "

6 heals up everyone's wounds.

Yo tiefling, chill. We don't know what we're up against and seeing how we fared so far I recommend caution. Who knows what tricks these witches still have up their sleeves. Baba Yaga ain't to be trifled with, ya know.

Gondork adds, not aware of his own condescending tone.

Inquisitors don't get domain spells. >_>
(Crowd in the background: "Shut up, Giacomo!")

"Yeah, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside when we're out protecting our homes against these stupid creatures. It must be Erastil smiling on us, I'm sure."

not a domain spell. domain spell-like ability

"I've had enough of this 'Chill'. I wish to bring the winds of summer back to this icy vale. "

"What kind of fresh hell can this Mamma Yaggee access or inflict on us?"

Oh, oops. I am a dumb. Nevermind.

s'ok. keeps me on my toes.

ooh, i forgot one other loose thread that needs to tie up before dawn... pre dawn hp's of 3dmg on gondork and 9 dmg on caladan in effect. who had last watch? Giacomo?

Giacomo sits in the early hours of the morning, a few hours before sunrise, chewing on some air elemental marshmallows by the waning fire, warming his hands, when he hears a giggle of laughter, and a young girl's voice say, "would you like to play a game?"

He turns to look, and sees a tiny child's doll sitting next to him on the log, pale golden hair tied in pigtails to the side, and a small blue scarf tied over her head. one eye eerily sad and blue, the other a silver orb where her iris would be.

She then plunges a dagger into giacomo's side, its tiny, and you barely feel the force of its pinprick, when a sudden rush of cold floods your side and begins to paralyze you, when you're able to shake it off, you don't even realize what that sound is, until suddenly you realize its you screaming.

wakey wakey.

>>image of doll<<

Round 1:
[13: arwyn], [12: doll], [12: giacomo], [11: gondork], [9: Ten-Penny], [9: caladan]

O_O

I concur.

Giacomo yells and falls back over the log he's sitting on, his legs sticking out of the snow. The yells continue, albeing slightly muffled by the snow.
I know I've used it, but it's still appropriate.

If I take less than 1 damage, I think it's converted to nonlethal. I'll mark it as nonlethal and cure it later.

Arwyn bolts up out of her bedroll, she snatched up her handaxe and moved over by the doll, positioning herself to maybe attack later.
"Look out! It's a... doll-thing!" She shouted.

arwyn@k arcana: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

the doll begins to float up limply, as if being pulled up by an invisible string in its chest, its arms limply at its sides, the warped wooden face of a small child limply gazing upside down, the doll sized knife still stuck in its hand.

arwyn@ handaxe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

it stops floating about 20 ft. up, up below the boughs of a tree, opens up its chucky-like fist and a cascade of mystic snowflakes falls down on Arwyn and Giacomo, they feel a chilling frost settle "Simon says, Freeze!" *
a supernatural frost glitters like a permeable bubble of cold, it persists, snowing inside more and stronger than outside, like giacomo and arwyn are almost in a little snowglobe.

arwyn takes 3 cold, giacomo takes 5 cold damage and is staggered

Round 1:
[13: arwyn], [12: doll], [12: giacomo], [11: gondork], [9: Ten-Penny], [9: caladan]

Felt like I hadn't roleplayed enough in a while. I assume there aren't any negative effects to my flavour (say, digging my way out as a move action while I'm staggered)?

Giacomo puts himself upright again and immediately shoots his bow at it, still yelling his lungs out.

Attack roll vs doll-thing: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d6 ⇒ 5

This is the last watch, so it's early morning. Can I assume I've prepped spells again?
Also, 47 arrows left.
EDIT: Also. I've changed my mind. I'll prep one less Shield of Faith and one Magic Weapon instead. I don't know if we'll see DR/Magic anytime soon, but I don't want to pelt those fey with sling bullets again. >_>

Gondork groggily wakes, then stands up and takes out a javelin from his belt.

Careful! This is no mere doll! State your business, evil!

no flavor penalty, but you're staggered from the frost fall effect, so you can just manage to get up, you can save the shot for round 2 if you like?

ok, no baxies after this fight though

the doll's grotesque vissage doesn't change, its impossible to read eyes, one silver, one sad little girl's eye don't move. but you could almost swear you saw an image of the blonde girl in curls rip itself away enough for her head and shoulders to emerge from the doll, before being torn back into it. "help me!"

"help me!"

ten penny gets up, and comes out of the tent, sword drawn.

i've nothing ranged, caladan gets up, drawing his morningstar and comes out to see whats what.

k. arcana: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21
"Its a construct! we'll need magic to effect it, but that IS a soul bound to it, its vulnerable to mind magics because of that!"

Round 2:
[13: arwyn], [12: doll], [12: giacomo], [11: gondork], [9: Ten-Penny], [9: caladan]

Growling with irritation, Arwyn considered climbing the tree or just vertical leaping to attack it, but finally just turned and went back to her pack. There she pulled out her gift shortbow and strung it.

"Arwyn, you don't want to get your toys out. "the eerie childlike voice says, seeming to come from the doll.

arwyn @ will : 1d20 + 0 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 0 + 5 = 17
you know you fended off some mental assault

the rest of you are up

Gondork flings a javelin without saying a word, but his eyes betray despair as he grinds his teeth at yet another unexpected menace.

Why on Golarion did I ever say yes to venturing this deep into enemy lands? I can't even take a nap without getting viciously attacked!

Attack roll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

My attack goes off as described in my last post.

giacomo's arrow glances off the doll after seeming to hit it pretty squarely, seeming to cause it no damage.

the area marked by the snowflake is still in an area of "cold". so please note if you move out of the area, or remember to move yourself on the map (or ask to be moved if you're by smartphone or something ).

"S@+@. S&*+ S~#% S&%%. "
Ten penny moves over to the tree and starts climbing

climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

In a icy, calm voice like steel, Caladan order's the doll ,"Approach"

caladan@spell resistance: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
doll@will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

The soul of a young blonde girl again breaks the surface of the doll, nearly tearing itself free and descending, before being sucked back into the doll. which blinks its eyes and quirks its head at Caladan menacingly

i'll presume giacomo moved away a step after firing.

arwyn is up at the top of round 2

Arwyn swayed a bit as she shook off whatever enchantment was thrown at her.
Blinking her eyes, she said; "Chew on this girl..." As she fired twice in rapid succession.
mw comp shortbow attack: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 2 = 7 for a possible 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 piercing damage.
mw comp shortbow rapid shot attack: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 2 = 21 for a possible 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 piercing damage.

ooh, she felt that last one.

"Simon says, climb back down and leave me alone."
ten penny@ will save: 1d20 + 0 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 0 + 5 = 12

the doll then gently rises another twenty feet into the air, in some cover from the tree branches, for a final height of about 40 ft.

Ten-Penny starts to climb back down on her turn, standing around looking a little confused as to what to do.

Round 3:
[13: arwyn], [12: doll], [12: giacomo], [11: gondork], [9: Ten-Penny], [9: caladan]