Geoffrey's Finest (Inactive)

Game Master CampinCarl9127

or rather step back, and do that. No AoO for him.

Drawing a weapon does not provoke an AoO

Gabriel will detect some evil on Nuro and step forward (If you move no actual distance in a round (commonly because you have swapped your move action for one or more equivalent actions), you can take one 5-foot step either before, during, or after the action.), attempting to smite Nuro with some god given power if he is evil.

Power Smite!: 1d20 + 6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 3 + 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 + 1 = 16

Just a reminder, your initiative order is all out of whack now, since everybody delayed until after Caladwen. "Initiative Consequences of Delaying: Your initiative result becomes the count on which you took the delayed action. If you come to your next action and have not yet performed an action, you don't get to take a delayed action (though you can delay again).

If you take a delayed action in the next round, before your regular turn comes up, your initiative count rises to that new point in the order of battle, and you do not get your regular action that round."

Round Two

Bjorkus grunts in surprise and pain as he's run through but in a show on incredible endurance, physically tears to blade from his own belly. He offers the offending guard a roar of challenge before rearing back to slam his weapon into him with deadly force.

Rage #2, Inspire #3

Axe: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d12 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19

It doesn't really matter if the bad guys all delayed since they were in a big clump anyway. They can just re-delay and shuffle back into their original order.

Actually, this will help me organize. Now all of the NPC's are going at once since they all acted right after Caladwen. It actually helped me quite a bit.

"He tears it from his own belly". Do you guys have any idea how simply terrifying your party appears?

Bjorkus makes the guard step back as he doesn't flinch from the bad wound, then the mans armored head rolls on the floor.

Note: Grunts=Afraid of Bjorkus

Our party? Bjorkus is the screaming raging one. (He also flexes.) The rest of us are positively kittenish in comparison.

I'm good with this. As the character that is largely unarmored, intimidation aka the Batman, is my primary defense.

Toramin is a silent, unbreakable block of armor with reach that usually one shots anything that gets too close. And the darkness style breaches...also Toramin, either talk in ooc or move the chat to discussion (which we should do since this is a rather serious combat)

Hearing Toramin’s tactical advice, Psotheos switches his aim from the bodyguard to the mage. The flickering, glowing fire outlining her body is a boon with the darkness engulfing this end of the throne room. He releases the arrow, mouth locked in a calm grimness.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 14
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Lindale looks at the noble that saw fit to join this fight and stabs him back with the rapier, then muttering a few words he seems to blur or split in two. "Nuro you have been weighed and found wanting, your time for judgement is now."
Activates Judgement:Justice(+1 attack rolls)
Edit:fixd

Guys, don't forget Bjorku's bard song. Your hit and damage should be one more on both.

Lindale, why did your judgment subtract from your hit?

I'm not sure what I can do to help people remember.

Remind them? Maybe note it in blue on each post?

-1 is for the bloody daylight which triggers my light blindness.

It cancels the darkness, so it's normal light not bright light?

Arjax, Lindale, you are currently in normal lighting. The daylight spell negated the deeper darkness.

fixed again.

Lindale returns the blow to the noble, stabbing him neatly through the side and causing the noble to go white faced, backing off. Toramin twists and grabs his backup bardiche, lunging forward to gash Nuro from cheek to ear. The King's eyes open in surprise at the solid hit, putting a hand to his cheek and looking at the blood. A soft plump is heard as Bjorkus kicks the disembodied head of another guard.

Dalton glances at the deadly weapon Nuro holds, whispering and pointing to it. Nuro makes eye contact with him as he does it, appearing to recognize what is going on. You see the blade he holds turn red hot but Nuro has already released the blade.

Arjax slowly breathes out, following Caladwen's movements and releasing his arrow. Time almost seems to slow as it flies neatly between the melee combatants, then the arrow pierces her directly in the neck, going through to the other side. She gurgles, spitting up blood and drops to the ground. Gabriel comes forward and chops into Nuro's thigh, leaving a deep wound.

The other noble and both guards close in, but Gabriel and Toramin fend them off. Marcus then steps in front of the king, shoving him backwards with a determined, grim expression. He lunges forward, bastard sword in both hands and drives it through Gabriel's leg. He rips the blade out sideways, leaving a good six inches of flesh flapping off of the bone. The king begins to falter, but with Marcus in front of him he recovers. He retrieves his blade and casts a spell. After a moment you see two mirror images of Nuro form beside him, mimicking his every move.

Did the sneak damage get rolled from the surprise round?

Bjorkus lumbers toward the greater melee, flicking the gore from his axe as he does.

With another bellowing roar, he cleaves into the next guard.

Rage #3, Inspire #4

Axe: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 1 = 24
Damage: 1d12 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 = 19

Silently summoning the strength of the deepest stone, Toramin sends his bardiche whistling towards the king's bodyguard.

Swift Action: Stone Strike: +1 to damage, to hit, CMB, and CMD. Also counts as magic and adamantine.

What Sound does a Bardiche Make?: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 20

Gabriel calls upon his goddess to heal his gushing wound.

LoH: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

He then steps up next to the bodyguard and stabs who he believes to be Nuro. The young paladin was unwilling to give his people's oppressor any succor.

Power Smite: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 + 3 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 3 = 16

Do the lights go off when Caladwen dies like they did with the drow priestess? How does faerie fire interact with mirror image?

Forgot the sneak attack damage from the surprise round on Marcus...surprise round sneak attack damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

Round 3

”Death to Nuro!” he calls, hoping one of the three Nuro copies will look at him. They don’t appear to react at all, busy fighting with his companions. It is like looking into images reflected by multiple mirrors. He doesn’t give the images a further thought in trying to determine which was the real Nuro. He aims for one at random the one on the right.

”For Xilres!” he says and releases his shot.

Lindale takes a step away from the guard F6 and stabs at the noble in his way.

Out of my way!: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 12
Nobles bleed too: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4
wow my attack rolls are always so crap...

He then activates a mirror image of himself just like Nuro. Two can play that game... There seems to be twice the drow in the room than before.
Copycat lasts 3 rounds or until dispelled.

Lindale stabs another noble, not fatally but the man backs off. Bjorkus keeps up his killing streak, hamstringing and dropping another guard. Dalton continues to harry Nuro by manipulating his weapon, but this time Nuro firmly grabs the sword. Arjax lets loose an arrow that flies strait towards Nuro's neck...passing through an image and making it vanish. Gabriel yells and brings down his sword...destroying another image.

Toramin lunges forward, finally landing a good blow on Marcus. The blade pierces him just above his armor, right below the neck and deep into the collarbone. Marcus stumbles, spraying the throne in blood. He looks up, chin dripping red. "My job isn't done yet." He roars, lunging forward. Then you all see his bastard sword exit Toramin's back, plunged strait through his gut. As releases the hilt, holding himself up on Toramin, then looks him in the eye. "Good...good fight dwarf. I'm glad I cou..." His eyes flicker up and he collapses, bringing down the mortally wounded dwarf with him.

Nuro watches his images, bodyguard, spellcaster, and guards die around him. He whips his head around, eyes burning in fury. "You think I'm done?!" He looks at Arjax and Dalton, then smiles. He steps forward and swings his sword as if to attack the air...then suddenly a multi-hued cascade of images fly forward and he's standing behind Dalton. Dalton recoils and flinches from the attack, but his defensive magic proves its worth and deflects the blade. He laughs, weaving his blade through the air as starts backing down the tunnel.

The last standing royal guard swings at one of the drow, manages to target the right one but not getting past his armor.

Toramin you take 14 damage, go ahead and roll to stabilize.

Gabriel steps over Marcus' fallen body to attempt to plunge his sword through the last remaining guards back.

Flanking (Power) Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 = 13

Stabilization: 1d20 + 3 - 4 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 - 4 + 3 = 11

When Marcus' sword plunged through Toramin's chest a fountain of basalt blood spewed out of the paladin's back. The stone lord silently slumps over refusing to give the bodyguard as much as a scream.

The something strange happens the fountain becomes a trickle as it solidifies into stone.

Bjorkus grunts in surprise as Toramin is wounded, badly, with the bodyguard's last ounce of strength. He's initially torn between chasing the mad king and continuing his bloody rampage but a promise made to a certain lady-smith gets the bull pointed in the right direction.

While continuing his trimumphant roar, Bjorkus spins and chases after the Nuro. Catching him in the secret passage, the minotaur brings his axe down in a bloody arc.

Rage #4, Inspire #5

Axe: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 = 28
Damage: 1d12 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 1 = 16

Bjorkus remembers his goal here, shoving Dalton out of the way and bringing his axe down in an overhead smash. Nuro raises his blade, but the axe shatters it and continues into his shoulder, burying itself halfway through the king's torso. As the blade shatters an ear splitting cry is heard and everybody is shoved back by a surge of magic, cracking the stone and splintering wood. Bjorkus is held in place by Nuro, who was somehow gotten a hand around his neck. He moves his mouth, blood dripping from his teeth.

As the smoke clears, Nuro is there standing, looking at what remains in his sword. After a pause, his arm and shoulder peel free of the rest of his body and fall, metal clattering on the ground. Nuro falls the opposite direction, releasing Bjorkus as his lifeless body collapses.

Didn't Nuro have sickle or something? Also awesome imagery, kudos. ;-)

Only mildly phased by the king's last words, the raging bull tears the dead man's dismembered limb from his throat and tosses it alongside his mangled corpse. "It's over for you."

Scooping up the corpse by the collar, he tosses it into the room with the panicked nobles. "It's done. Nuro's dead."

Some of the nobles cry out in anger, some of them sit in silent relief. What's most interesting is the final royal guard. He looks relieved as he removes his helm...he even starts moving differently. He drops his weapon to show he's no longer a threat, moving to check his comrades pulses.

You guys have a few minutes before things start happening. Check pulses, loot bodies, tell nobles to GTFO, etc.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 = 10
was first in init so that was for the guard... ok he can surrender...

Lindale leaves the guard and goes over to Toramin with the wand.
"Can this even work on him." Strange, the dwarfs blood was turning to stone. What magic is this?
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Cmon Dwarf, I said I wouldn't let you fall today." He hands the wand to Toramin to finish healing himself then stands and walks over to the body of Caladwen. Using his magic detecting abilities he retrieves anything interesting on her person. [ooc]Perception 20[/dice]

I'm assuming Gabriel would Lay on Hands Toramin up since he's standing right there.

Bjorkus gestures to the outraged nobles. ”You can join him or you can get out of here”, he warns.

The bull scoops up Nuro’s blackened blade and twirls it through the air a bit.

What kind of sword is it? Anything else on him that stands out?

After combat was over, I didn't want to assume to use Gabriel's resources without permission. Can I get another hit of the wand, please?

Considering he’s an NPC at this point, I wouldn’t worry about it.

You guys have enough healing that anybody not completely dead shouldn't be a problem.

The nobles quickly leave the room.

The blade is a broken scimitar.

LoH: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
LoH: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Gabriel touches Toramin, granting him a little of his goddess' grace.

Toramin groans as the drow and the tiefling work their healing powers.

"By Torag's heavy, hairy sack -- that hurt! Thank you both."

Getting to his knees, he leans over to check Marcus. "I bet this one is a faker. Seems to be a strategy everybody in Xilres uses."

Toramin checks the bodyguard's vitals.If he is actually dead he will strip the body. If he lives he will secure him and then strip the body.

"Lindale, how much magic do you see in this room? Psotheos, if you want your country to go in a new direction, now is the time to step up take leadership. Get your fellows to stand down their army. End the bloodshed."

Toramin finds Marcus to be alive, but after a hard slap to the face deducts he's unconscious from blood loss. The royal guard puts a hand on Toramin's shoulder. "It was the mad king's power and goals that drove us to war. Every soldier will lay down their arms when they hear of his death."

After Lindale and Dalton search the bodies they find several magical items.

Is Marcus in any danger of bleeding out? If so, Toramin will heal him after stripping him and tying him up. Is his full plate mail masterwork?

Toramin would love the amulet and or the ring.

Is Marcus evil?

After seeing to Marcus, Toramin will collect his hammer, and look up at the guard with weary eyes carved from stone. "What fell power did he have over you, son?"

"The king, he forced every member of the royal guard to follow him through his magic. He had a few nobles and officers as well, but apparently upon his death we are released."

Yay, that means if I get it enchanted it will resize. Frabjous day!

"Troubling. Not only that he so thoroughly robbed so many of their will, but that I doubt he had the power to do it alone, given that we were able to vanquish him. There might be some terrible artifact or well of dark power to which he had access. At the very least we should secure the palace, preventing any looting or bloodshed and search it for any fell power."

I am just waiting for how you pull of taking his armor without killing him.

Eventually Marcus moves, coughing until he rolls on his side and spits up a ball of congealed blood. He sees Nuro's body, then shakes his head. "Damnit." He turns to see the rest of the party, including the now standing dwarf. His head cocks curiously as he keeps one hand on his injured neck. "So you actually did it, killed him."

Hey Mr. Dorf. The rest of us want AC too! =P

Bjorkus drops the shattered weapon with a dismissive snort.

”Any word from the elf?” he asks Dalton. ”If they’re still fightin’ outside we should help.”

Dalton shakes his head, still not hearing anything from Tiasar.

Suddenly a soldier (enemy) bursts into the room, panting. After catching his breath he cries out "We've lost! The Andri..." He stops as he sees Nuro's corpse. Then he falls to his knees and weeps with joy.

I said that if he looked in danger of dying, I would lay on hands him. Toramin isn't squeamish about blood, so he would just unbuckle the armor.

Full plate takes 1d4+1 minutes to remove. And he is awake before that.