Grymp's Way of the Wicked Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan

That some mojo for posting our schemes? I mean...wow...

Bluff: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Touch Corruption: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 DC16

Malleck will put out his hand to offer their goodbyes, if the bluff doesnt work, he will grab hold of the captain and burn him with negative energy: Burn!: 1d6 ⇒ 4
"Drop"

If he fails his save, on his turn he will drop his weapons and anything else he is holding, and only be able to pick it up again on his next turn

Surprise

Understanding his part in the ambush of the Frosthamar, Taeral begins casting his sleep spell.

Round 1

Taeral focuses his attention on a group of the sailors as the words of the sleep spell complete and watches the effect. Hearing Xeram still intoning his version of the spell, Taeral sings a lullaby for the other sailors to assist Xeram.

sleep: DC17 Will neg, asleep for 3 min., 10' radius
lullaby: DC16 Will neg, a –5 penalty on Perception checks and a –2 penalty on Will saves against sleep, 10' radius.

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Exactly so, Xeram's 1st action is to start sleep, trying to catch as many sailors as possible, which were not in the aoe of Taeral's spell.

Surprise
Trusting Malleck to handle the captain, Mordecai decides to harass the other sailors, and casts grease on their feet. DC 17, trying to catch as many opponents as possible.

Round 1
"Old order is dead, obey me and live! Strike down your friends, would you kindly...", the tiefling speaks once more with the voice of the Dark Prince. cast Murderous Command, DC 16. Targeting anyone who is not sleeping or in grease

SURPRISE ROUND

Shade strikes at the captain with a claw.

claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 PLUS 1d6 ⇒ 5 Bleed damage

ROUND ONE

Shade savages the luckless captain.

bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 PLUS 1d6 ⇒ 6 Bleed damage

claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 PLUS 1d6 ⇒ 2 Bleed damage

Vosil casts Mage Armour on Shade, followed by Shield, then retreats to a safe position.

Shade AC now 24

As they leave the bugbear's encampment the rogue asks the Knot about the timeline. "Don't we want the boat destroyed before we reach the beach? Out of site of the city? "

Regardless, when the time is right, Gertrart quietly let's a sailor's blood flow onto the decks.
falchion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10,
dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8 plus snk: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

I seem to have forgotten his attack roll for round 1

Shling!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Shlick!: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Ok, so Malleck touches the Captain, who needs a Will Save DC 16.

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 Fail, captain. Drops his stuff

Taeral and Xeram start casting sleep.

Mordecai casts grease, catching 3 sailors.

Ref Save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19 Success
Ref Save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4 Fail
Ref Save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16 Fail

Shade Attacks and hits the Captain, doing 8 DMG (plus bleed)

Vosil casts Mage Armor on Shade

Gertrart Attacks a sailor who fell, and hits!

Surprise Round

Mordecai: Casts Grease
Gertrart: Hits a Sailor
Malleck: Touch of Corruption
Taeral: Starts casting sleep
Vosil: Mage Armor on Shade
Shade: Attacks Captain
Xeram: Start casting sleep
Crew: Surprised

Wait, am i seeing this correctly, you actually rolled a failed willsave? O.o... Malleck, rejoice!

cenimatic appropriate dice rolls =^^=

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Taeral finishes casting sleep. DC17

Will Save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7 Fail
Will Save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7 Fail

Taeral Casts lullaby. DC16

Will Save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4 Fail
Will Save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1 Fail

Mordecai casts Murderous Command DC16

Will Save: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12 Fail

Shade Attacks and hits the Captain thrice, doing 28 DMG (plus bleed) Despite being hit three times with bleed, on his action, the Captain will bleed but once.

Vosil casts Shield on Shade - Can you confirm that you can do this?

Round 1

Mordecai: Casts Murderous Command
Gertrart:
Malleck: After Crew
Taeral: Sleep resolves, casts lullaby
Vosil: Shield on Shade
Shade: Tears into the Captain
Xeram: After Crew
Crew: Surprised

Still need a round 1 action from Gertrart.

Indeed, a devastatingly bad couple rounds of Will saves for me.

If you look at the relevant page, I have Share Spells

Gertart looks at the sailor most likely to provide resistance. Then he attaches his falchion to the unlucky bloke.

falchion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16, dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 = 8 ??plus?? snk: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Ok, Gertrart attacks and finishes off S1.

The Captain rages, draws his axe, and attacks Malleck with a Powerful Blow. He was not previously holding the axe, so the command to “drop” it would not affect the axe.
Greataxe: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
DMG: 1d12 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 2 = 21

S2 will stand up, provoking from Gertrart, and he will attack Gertrart.
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

S3 will attack Shade
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

S6 and S7 will both move to attack Malleck and save the Captain.
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

S8 will attack S9
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Miss
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

S9 and will go for Mordecai
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

S10 will attack Taeral
short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Round 2 (keeping in mind that we’re sort of renumbering the rounds for simplicity)
The party is up
Xeram’s sleep spell hits S6 and S7 DC 14.
S6 Will: 1d20 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) - 1 - 2 = 5 Fail
S7 Will: 1d20 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (10) - 1 - 2 = 7 Fail

Also, Gertrart, give me your AOO against S2 from round 1
Mordecai:
Gertrart:
Malleck:
Taeral:
Vosil:
Shade:
Xeram: Sleep Resolves
Crew: Surprised

"I liked you sailor," Gertrart says to the man who showed him the bowline knot. He attempts to make the death quick.
AoO: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12, dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 = 9.
R2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14, dmg: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 = 9

okay. Malleck will use a swift action to heal himself. In turn 1 Heal: 1d6 ⇒ 2; also, did his attack hit?

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In the basis that you don't change what works, Shade again tears into the captain.

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Claw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

He also takes another 5 hp of bleed damage

Vosil moves to the sleeping sailors and starts cutting their throats, doing his best not to get blood on his shirt sleeves.

CDG: 2d4 - 2 ⇒ (3, 3) - 2 = 4 Fort save or die.

Concentration, DC10: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

I am not actually sure of the DC for this concentration check, as none of the situations in the CRB seem to cover this. The Lullaby spell as a duration of concentration + 1rd/level. So I would assume I need to make a concentration check while in combat, espcially as Taeral was wounded. But that situation is not listed.

Round 2

Slightly suprised that the sailor grew a pair since the encounters with the tritons, Taeral welcomes the determination to live from his opponent. With a quick step to a more advantageous spot followed by a thrust of his rapier, watches as the sailor defends himself.

Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Damage, Rapier: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

If Taeral can step into a flank with someone, he will get an additional +2 to his attack.

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On Going Effects: Iron Circlet, Surface Elf in fine crafted adventuring garb; Lullaby, conc + 3rd;

[dice=Concentration, DC10]1d20+10

I am not actually sure of the DC for this concentration check, as none of the situations in the CRB seem to cover this. The Lullaby spell as a duration of concentration + 1rd/level. So I would assume I need to make a concentration check while in combat, espcially as Taeral was wounded. But that situation is not listed.+1

If Taeral can step into a flank with someone, he will get an additional +2 to his attack.

If Gertrart can step into a flank with someone, he will get an additional +2 to his attack and +2 to his damage (d6 that is :)...

It is under duration on the same page. The DC is the same as damage during casting. Note that concentration is normally a standard action.

Thanks Getrart... knew it had to be someplace. Being as it is a standard action, Taeral will drop the concentration. The effect will still last ofr 3 more rounds.

"Malleck, take note of the captain. That's how you should be hitting... " Mordecai says dryly. In truth, he was a bit worried... Malleck wouldn't take another blow like that, and then it was just Shade between the tiefling and the Captain's rage.

Mordecai gives a cold stare at the sailor who just hit him, and steps away from his blade. Then he targets the captain with commanding voice. "Captain, drop that weapon. Now!"

5ft step away from the sailor. Cast Command: drop. If the captain would be already dead by Mordecai's turn, then cast burning hands on the sailor.

Xeram shoots 2 magic missiles at the captain, to speed up his downfall.
MM: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 = 9

Gertrart conjectures an action for his next opportunity. How far is it to Tearal & I catching enemies unawares? How many steps lie between us? How many sailors lie between us?"

Ok, I forgot the 6 points of bleed for the Captain in round 2. Adding it now.

Gertrart's AOO missed, as does his round 2 Attack.

Malleck's "round 1" Attack actually resolves in round 2. And hits for 6.

Shade hits the Captain all three times, and he drops to the ground.

Vosil commences a coup attempt

Taeral swings his rapier and misses

Mordecai casts burning hands in S9

S9 Reflex: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (5) + 0 = 5 Fail

Takes BH: 1d4 ⇒ 1

With the Captain down, Xeram uses MM on S2

So the victory conditions for morale on the sailors reads "captain and half of the other sailors" being down. So with S8 effectively on your side, I'll say you win! But S8 takes his Attack on S9 and the rest surrender.

short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Crit Confirm

short sword: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Bahhh, as awesome as the Crit is, it doesn't kill him!

So, decide what to do with prisoners.

The Captain has: hide armor, masterwork great axe, throwing axes (2), key

Each of the 10 Sailors has: studded leather, buckler, short sword, shortbow with 20 arrows.

Searching the boat, you obviously find the pelts and stuff. What as it you gave the captain knowing you'd get it back?

You find the Captain had a locked box with 6000 gp in it. Yes, the key he has works in the box.

Additionally a small silver statuette of a nude mermaid (worth 50 gp) and 115 gp in loose coinage clatters around the sea-chest. A wooden crate labeled ‘emergency rations’ contains six fine bottles of whiskey worth 10 gp apiece.

gag them. Tie them up. And burn with the ship

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The wager on who got more pelts. Prisoners were not to bear witness. How can we unload this stuff & burn the ship at sea?

gag them. Tie them up. And burn with the ship. It also seems have a great load of tradeable goods now :)
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we can have the sailors who surrendered help us off load then we burn them

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we can have the sailors who surrendered help us off load then we burn them

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Hahaha, a very practical solution!

we can have the sailors who surrendered help us off load then we burn them

Seconded!

Mordecai finds a higher position to stand, from where he addresses the survivors. "All right, scum! You'll live only if we'll find some use for you. So better start being useful! There's equipment and wares to be unloaded, make haste!"

Too bad we have no use for them afterwards...

Gertrart whips off his hat revealing the bugbear underneath. "Right, be useful or be tasteful."

Ok, gear unloaded? Non-useful sailors handled? I notice no one has updated the loot spreadsheet. The lack of a lump of 6k gp and such made that obvious. Can someone add all of the junk you've grabbed to it. If there's anything you want to take from the boat before burning it, just post that and add it to the spreadsheet and your character.

Alrighty then, so the module tells me to read you the following. I'll just paste it in verbatim. Assume I read it to you in an appropriately thematic voice.

You are close now. Just a few miles from here sits the small market town of Aldencross and less than a mile from there is the watchtower of Balentyne – your goal. Already Sakkarot’s horde gathers and prepares to move. Within two weeks, they will be in a small valley north of the lake awaiting your signal. Fire the rocket into the air at just the right moment and you will take the first step towards claiming vengeance against Talingarde.

Destiny has taken you here. Destiny has given you a mission. There is no doubt that the future of this green and pleasant land lies in your hands. You could go to that town right now and warn them of the plots of the sinister Cardinal Thorn. You could give yourself up and face the justice you deserve. You could turn back from the horror and the slaughter that you are going to inflict upon these Mitran sheep. This is that moment. This is the turning point. After this, there is no going back.

Any one eager for redemption?

Pause

I thought not. Come, my friends. We have work to do. We must burn Balentyne

Gertrart recalls everything he can from Timeon and his reading about this town.
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 plus 1d6 ⇒ 4

Unfortunately, Timeon was never made aware of your intent and mission, and so neither Aldencross, nor Balentyne were ever discussed with him.

However, your roll does tell me you know a little. Balentyne is a small keep in the north that guards the "Watch Wall." This wall is a series of walls, natural ranges, and forts, similar to say Hadrian's Wall. The wall separates the wild northlands from the rest of civilized Talingarde.

The town of Aldencross lies just down the hill, not far from the keep itself. Aldencross has a population of 1,800 (1,500 humans;150 dwarves; 50 halflings; 100 other).

Aldencross is a fine place to buy supplies. There is an alchemist in town who sells all manner of potions. There is a scribe with a fine selection of scrolls (1st and 2nd level only). In the market place are found the random magic items that a town of Aldencross’ size usually has for sale. Normal equipment is available in abundance. Aldencross is a soldier’s town so there are numerous smiths who make arms and armor. They’re eager for some side business to supplement their contracts to the crown.

Aldencross has one inn, The Lord's Dalliance.

If you will permit me to railroad a bit and keep things going, can we assume that you all head towards the inn? If so, then feel free to roleplay your entrance to the inn, and for those willing to spend a few hours of intelligence and rumor gathering at the inn, please give me a diplomacy check.

Xeram puts his charms to work, talking with several patrons and the innkeeper.

Diplomacy, gather info: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Aid Diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

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Malleck doesn't help much. His demeanour and the aura made him a bit unaproachable so he stays away and keeps to himself

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Alrighty then, now we're off and running! So the book says a DC10 gets you a roll on the rumors table. I'm going to go with an extra rumor for every 5 you beat that by, so 3 rumors for Xeram! It's my intent to reroll for duplicate rumors, so as we go, if I inadvertantly give the same rumor more than once, remind me to reroll.

Rumors heard by Xeram: 3d20 ⇒ (5, 6, 19) = 30

I can always force a person to tell me what they heard. I do have an Aura of obedience ;) and if I beat the dc by 10 or more, I get to issue a command. Like "forget" maybe =^^=

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Gertrart, an aging human with a limp and shabby road cloak, shares stories of the road. Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Rumors heard by Gertrart: 0d20 ⇒ (-) = 0

A half-elf bard comes into town, in a fine supple light purple leather doublet over a green shirt, with rich forest green breeches and a lute in his hands. He comes through town playing a tune related to the exploits of the Brave, good king Markadian V, as he defended the Watch Wall.

Perform (strings): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

As he wanders through town, he will ask about a place to stay and maybe gain a chance to perform during the evening, and inquire of the local happenings.

Diplomacy (Gather Information): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

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On Going Effects: Iron Circlet, Half-Elf bard;

A half-elf bard wearing a fine supple, light purple, leather doublet over a green shirt, with rich forest green breeches and a lute in his hands.

Rumors heard by Taeral: 3d20 ⇒ (7, 9, 12) = 28

A nondescript human wanders into the inn, looking like a well-travelled adventurer. He buys a few rounds of drinks and listens to what people have to say.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28