Heathy's Isle of Dread Thread

Game Master Heathansson

Elgan Dreadwood wrote:

Boy, I don't check for two lil hours! (Sometimes I think that you all wait for me to move away from the PC, THEN see how much you can post!) ;P

"Naw, Ah knows dat DAT ain't natch'rul!!!" Elgan shouts as the trio of horrors approach. He chants like a crazy person, his tiny magical pin glowing as it speeds up the druid's spell. In a flash the Jolly Green Giant appears and starts to charge the trio,...

OK, the charm allows the full-round Summon to take only a standard action, does the summoned still get a full action in the turn it appears? Either way, I summoned it in front of the group, and it entangles the area ahead of it, then charges the Glab-yuckies! :)

I guess that which you summon gets a FULL ROUND action. (corrected...dang me for using common sense insteada lookin at the rules!)

What is it; and where y'all want it?....

It's the plant-god stone giant. Summoning spells have "close" range, so Elgan can call it in up to 55' away from himself. If he moves up to M23, he can get the Jolly Green Giant to ST 17-18, from where it can charge the glabrezu engaged by Gjetost.

Here's something I'm curious about: Will the Jolly Green Giant benefit from bardic music, or did he need to be present when Pip started strumming? I could go either way on this one.

I think he'll be rolling with the bardic music. It makes sense.

Hm, I'll go with the charge then. he can always entangle later if needed. I'm under the impression that as long as you are 'friendly' to the caster, you get the bardic music bonus as long as you are in the AoE. So the summons would be just like Elgan flying into the AoE. Yes? (I guess that's one interpretation!)

Just a min, let me look up the Jolly Green giant's attack,...

Awfertheluva,... I can't find the stats for the Jolly Green Giant! (I THOUGHT I had it on my profile,... so much for thinking,...) ;P

Anyway's I gotta crash. (hell I'll wait for Elgan's go)

Elgan's Jolly Green can go, Stiggy's up, then Hnoss'll do something.

See you guys maybe tomorrow, albeit really really late.

Hm, I'll go with the charge then. he can always entangle later if needed. I'm under the impression that as long as you are 'friendly' to the caster, you get the bardic music bonus as long as you are in the AoE. So the summons would be just like Elgan flying into the AoE. Yes? (I guess that's one interpretation!)

Just a min, let me look up the Jolly Green giant's attack,...

Awfertheluva,... I can't find the stats for the Jolly Green Giant! (I THOUGHT I had it on my profile,... so much for thinking,...) ;P

Altai has it on his sheet;

Jolly Green Giant (CR 10):
N Large plant
Init +3; Senses Tremorsense 60’, darkvision 60’, low-light vision; Perception: +12

Defense:
AC 29, touch 12, flat-footed 26 (+3 Dex, +17 natural, –1 size)
HP 150 (12d8+96)
Fort +16, Ref +7, Will +7
Defensive Abilities: Improved rock catching, Resist cold and electricity 10, DR 10/magic and slashing; Fast healing 3

Offense:
Speed 40 ft.
Melee: greatclub +21/+15 (2d8+21) or 2 slams +21 (1d8+14)
Ranged: rock +12/+7 (1d8+21)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks: rock throwing (180 ft.)

Statistics:
Str 37, Dex 17, Con 27, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +9; CMB +24; CMD 36
Feats Iron Will, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub), Point-Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Quick Draw
Skills Climb +17, Intimidate +12, Perception +12, Stealth +5; Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in rocky terrain, +16 Stealth in forested terrain
Languages Common, Giant

Special Abilities
Improved Rock Catching (Ex) A stone giant gains a +4 racial bonus on its Reflex save when attempting to catch a thrown rock with rock catching. This ability otherwise works like the rock catching ability.
Spell-like abilities (Su) at will - entangle, pass without trace, speak with plants. 1/day - wall of thorns

Awfertheluva,... I can't find the stats for the Jolly Green Giant! (I THOUGHT I had it on my profile,... so much for thinking,...) ;P

Altai’s got the Jolly Green Giant under his profile.

I think he'll be rolling with the bardic music. It makes sense.

I agree - it does make sense. To keep things rolling, Elgan's now at M23 and the big greenie plows through the snow to XY 12-13 and attacks the glabrezu. Attack roll 12+21+2(charge)+3(bard)-3(power attack)=AC 35, damage 11+21+3(bard)+9(power attack)=44. Thud!

Elgan Dreadwood wrote:

Awfertheluva,... I can't find the stats for the Jolly Green Giant! (I THOUGHT I had it on my profile,... so much for thinking,...) ;P

Altai’s got the Jolly Green Giant under his profile.

I put it there literally two minutes ago - I got tired of looking for it too! It is obscenely strong, so the demon should feel that hit. Um, and sorry for taking his turn. I'll stay out of the way next round.

BAM!
The glabby glab reels from the blows of two giants now, one craggy, one covered with viny dreadlocks;
he looks death at the two foes.

STIGGY!

See youse guys manana...

Wowsers!

"Huh. Ah kin see whys Altee lahks dis summonin' stuff." The druid says straightfaced, watching his 'friend' plow into the demon like,... a vine covered stone giant plowing into a demon!

;P

somewhere, Maurice....
"you shidda paid da weregild....now yerr gonna be saaaaa reeee!
har har...hardy...har har!!!!"

tell me if this troll stuff gets obnoxious; I figure two weeks of it might be time for a rest...

I hate these trolls - i.e. it is working beautifully! These trolls have much more of the Norse flavour I was craving.

Also, didya know that giants are "humanoids" now and thus can be targeted with Enlarge person? Just thought I'd mention it...

Beldan Vale wrote:

Elgan Dreadwood wrote:

Awfertheluva,... I can't find the stats for the Jolly Green Giant! (I THOUGHT I had it on my profile,... so much for thinking,...) ;P

Altai’s got the Jolly Green Giant under his profile.

I put it there literally two minutes ago - I got tired of looking for it too! It is obscenely strong, so the demon should feel that hit. Um, and sorry for taking his turn. I'll stay out of the way next round.

And here I thought you were super prepared. Is it telling that Heath and I both assumed that you would have it?

Yeah, although I’m quite partial to the typical D&D barely intelligent, ravening killing machine troll, I like the smart, crafty, magic using troll thing you’ve got going here too. And troll as messageboard troll is great.

Anyway, I'm guessing we're about to meet some of the more 'traditional' RPG style trolls in Aubrey's game soon enough ...

We probably will. As for Norse trolls, Theodor Kittelsen was the master. Some of his drawings were funny, some were creepy, all were awesome. His Wikipedia page has some great links as well.

There was a 3.0 D&D adventure in Dungeon Mag, called Rivers of Blood, had a proper Norse style troll in it. Good adventure, I won’t say too much as I might be modifying it for my pbp game, where Rags is a player.

And here I thought you were super prepared. Is it telling that Heath and I both assumed that you would have it?

Yeah, yeah, I know. I keep MEANING to be prepared! ;P Stoopid RL and other distractions, like work! I have at least 3 PbP profiles that need to be seriously updated! :(

I hate these trolls - i.e. it is working beautifully! These trolls have much more of the Norse flavour I was craving.

Also, didya know that giants are "humanoids" now and thus can be targeted with Enlarge person? Just thought I'd mention it...

heh heh...

We probably will. As for Norse trolls, Theodor Kittelsen was the master. Some of his drawings were funny, some were creepy, all were awesome. His Wikipedia page has some great links as well.

There's another guy I've been looking at a lot lately...though I'll reveal all in good time. ;)

There was a 3.0 D&D adventure in Dungeon Mag, called Rivers of Blood, had a proper Norse style troll in it. Good adventure, I won’t say too much as I might be modifying it for my pbp game, where Rags is a player.

I seen that one.....good stuff.

maybe River of Blood spoiler; IDK

Beldan Vale wrote:

And here I thought you were super prepared. Is it telling that Heath and I both assumed that you would have it?

Yeah, yeah, I know. I keep MEANING to be prepared! ;P Stoopid RL and other distractions, like work! I have at least 3 PbP profiles that need to be seriously updated! :(

Believe you me; I know the feeling.

Stiggy's up.....

Still working out difficulties here, but Pip will fire off his Holy Cacophany tune next round

Rules spiler:

Threahing madly, Pip sends a sonic barrage towards the claw-handed dog-headed demons

"Demon Dogs!
Back to the pit of fire!
Demon Dogs
Your time has just expired!!!"

Satan hates Stryper.

Satan hates Stryper.

Well Gee Whiz, who doesn't?

hmmmm....that's a 'thinker.

BTW Pip/Pat, Your doing SUCH a fantastic job with the bard stuff, I am definitely tapping your brain for songs to help a PC I'm playing in Smerg;s new Dresden Files RPG thread. (I'm playing a Changeling Spellsinger who does illusions, should be fun!)

BTW Pip/Pat, Your doing SUCH a fantastic job with the bard stuff, I am definitely tapping your brain for songs to help a PC I'm playing in Smerg;s new Dresden Files RPG thread. (I'm playing a Changeling Spellsinger who does illusions, should be fun!)

Funny thing is-I saw the potential a bard has as combat support when I was hip deep in MMORPGs. Obviously, their role is a little different in Pathfinder, but the basic strategy is the same. If you are willing to take a secondary role in the party a bard really punches up the numbers of the primary combatants, and can either heal or toss a handy arcane spell in when needed. I just wish I hadn't taken the feats I did. Combat feats, what was I thinking? LOL

hey, man; if you wanna retool your feats, it's all good....I'm all for letting Pip be all that he can be.

We just waiting on the Stig?

Yeah; reckon.

Hnoss has yet to act as well. Is she a paladin type, a cleric or more like a non-magical fighter with some outsider traits? Maybe she has a Dismissal or a Holy word up her sleeve?

straight chaotic good paladin

We just waiting on the Stig?

Sorry my weekend got swallowed up in a black hole. There was a battle with the angry looking S&M robot underlings of a mustached evil father figure... You know.

I never have any fun. I spent mine recovering from a 15 hour friday.

Stig moves up and attacks something.

att1 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33
dam1 2d6 + 24 ⇒ (6, 3) + 24 = 33

have not taken any bonuses...

right on...the side is 1-31.....instead of 1-20. top goes out to x. The ranks a-t 30 31 are water; the other side is forest.

Elgan is at m29.
claw is at ij 25-26.
altai is m22.
pip is j19.
gjetost is mn 15-16.
stiggy j12;
hnoss is m9,
and Beldan in the lead at j6.

A trio of massive horrors approaching, knocking down trees once they realize they've been spotted by the pointman.

tuv 1-3,
uvw 5-7,
vwx 9-11.

A vaguely wolflike head mounted with massive bull horns, and eyes that glint with cunning; scaly plated hide,...four arms; two spindly, human, almost an afterthought; two bedecked with crab pinscers....burbling through the tugley wood....

Initiative.

beat a
1d20

Thinking

Stig moves up and attacks something.

att1 1d20+20
dam1 2d6+24

have not taken any bonuses...

I guess I charge the horrors and get my +2.

That'll put Stig in V11. attacking Gjetost and JGG's demon. You gotta charge to get there, but you also get +3 on attack and damage rolls from bardic music. So - you hit AC 38 and did 36 points of damage.

Hnoss!!!

As Stiggy charges, Hnoss amps him.
He gets
+6 to hit, and +22 damage against the one he attacks.

His weapon is good.

He shreds through its carapace like a 50 cal through a big ass lump of butter.

She charges that one too to v9.

"Kill one as fast as we can! Double/triple up on the spawn of evil!!!"

She crits.

68 damage.

Their turn....
the injured one hits Stiggy with two pinchers, a feeble humanlike claw, and a bite;
Stiggy takes 94 h.p. in damage.
And Cleaves Gjetost; 21 in damage to the stone giant.

The other two say the weirding words......"daaaaaaaaaaa....hSHATACH!!!"
uvw 567 moves to opq 5-7 and power word: stun's Altai.
Altai is "stunned" for.....2 rounds.

tuv 123 "stuns" hnoss for 3 rounds.

And runes of awesome good and horrid power resonate, trembling snow off of the branches of the trees.

Group's attack!

Hnoss; Altai stunned; 2 rounds for the former and 3 rounds for the latter.

Back in 45 minutes.

Reckon Pip will need to move closer to have his holy cacophony effect the demons. So in round 1 he started up inspire courage and moved up to M16 or so. On round 2 he’ll move up R11, hopefully Claw or one of the giants will be able to move to screen him from oncoming demons, then he’ll use Holy Cacophony next round.

Stig and Hnoss will be in column ‘U’ not ‘V’, a the glabrezu is in V.

Beldan delays, hiding, for the moment, seeing if someone can set up a flank for him.

Claw lumbers across the snow before assuming a defensive position in front of Pip.

Double move to QR 9-10.

Gjetost pounds away on the bestial demon.

No move. Attack 1: 11+19+3(bard)-3(power attack)=AC 30, damage 10+16+3+9(power attack)=38. Attack 2: 15+14+3-3=AC 29, damage 9+16+3+9+12(Smite Evil)=49; the last attack counts as Good. I keep forgetting that, as a celestal being, Gjetost can put down some righteous smack.

Altai stands around not doing much. Beldan, Elgan and Stig to go, plus the Jolly Green Giant.

The demon aoo's Claw.
Can't break through his considerable armor class with his crabclaw.

Gjetost smashes the hard rode demon down with his first attack. That's that for one of them.
He can move if he wants to.

YESSSSSSS!!!! One down, two to go. Gjetost moves to RS 7-8.

AND....they don't have combat reflexes.

Actually, I changed my mind a little. Gjetost moves to NO 8-9 instead. Keeps him from being in the meat-grinder between two glabrezus, where he'd be shredded in no time at all.

Again, Stig, Beldan, Elgan and the Jolly Green Giant to go.

Actually, I changed my mind a little. Gjetost moves to NO 8-9 instead. Keeps him from being in the meat-grinder between two glabrezus, where he'd be shredded in no time at all.

Again, Stig, Beldan, Elgan and the Jolly Green Giant to go.

Beldan's gone - move only. Didn't have enough movement to flank and attack this round.