Ironfang Invasion (Inactive)

Game Master Just a Mort

"Thank you and well said Ighiz. Yes, our supplies have been damaged. We require assistance, we are happy to repay in protection, labour and food when we have it. We do need to repair the damages and improve our home."

Overhearing Ighiz's comment, Azriel points at the owlbear carcasses, "If I butcher these owlbear's we may be able to supplement the food stores a little." He shrugs a little, "We may have to smoke it so it tenderizes a little and doesn't get stuck in my craw."

Yeah, let's go ahead and butcher it, do you want me to roll, or can I take 10?

Go ahead and take 10

Each owlbear carcass can be butchered to give enough meat for a medium sized humanoid (human/trog) for one and a half weeks. 10 provision points from each owlbear

Clocking out. Good night, everyone.

Edran goes to commission a shortbow, a bard's kit and some arrows, while Azriel distributes the butchered pieces of owlbear among the troglodytes. The leshies, following Skinder’s gesture come out of the caves to see the owlbears dead and do a happy dance.

Will leave Ighiz to elaborate on the flood prevention measures, and Victor and Co still have to clean up the clay pit after the flood
Back to the scheduled programing

The night passes uneventfully and the party sets off the next morning through the Fangwood. On the third hour of travels they run into group of plant people. One of them has a snapdragon blossom for a head, while the other three have bodies composed of lichens and a rain cape woven from leafy growths.

anything?: 1d100 ⇒ 86
anything?: 1d100 ⇒ 73
anything?: 1d100 ⇒ 29
what?: 1d100 ⇒ 64

The snapdragon blossom headed creature greets the party brightly, ” Բարեւ ձեզ: Ինչպես եք այսօր անում:”

Grenwold knowledge nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Nigel knowledge nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
Robert knowledge nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Nigel recognize the snapdragon blossomed humanoid as a snapdragon leshy.

Whereas most leshys are reclusive and content to quietly nurture the natural world, snapdragon leshys are consummate extroverts. They often find their way into settled areas, where they caper and gab at those around them. When their neighbors are slow to laugh, snapdragon leshys sometimes resort to juvenile pranks to elicit a reaction. These escalating exploits often prompt townsfolk to chase off the plant people, which the leshys are quick to forgive so long as nobody comes to harm.

A snapdragon leshy has the bardic performance ability of a 4th-level bard, granting it access to that ability’s countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire competence, and inspire courage aspects.

Grenwold knowledge nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Nigel knowledge nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Robert knowledge nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Grenwold, and Robert recognize those with bodies composed of lichens as lichen leshies.

Like the curious plantlike organisms from which they’re composed, lichen leshys are rugged creatures able to survive in unforgiving climates. Unlike most leshys, lichen leshys are rarely content to stay in one place for long, instead using their survival skills to reach the grandest vistas, harshest environs, and most daring heights. There, they rest in quiet contemplation and awe, slowly breaking down inhospitable rocks into nutrient-rich soil that can sustain new plant life.
Lichen leshys almost always wear cozy rain cloaks that they use to blur their outlines and better camouflage their forms. They often secret away tiny mementos within their garb to remind them of their greatest achievements, and one can earn a lichen leshy’s ready assistance if willing to listen to its rambling tales of how it found each trophy/

Lichen leshys are immune to sonic and electricity attacks.

The lichen leshy’s attacks envelop the target in a lattice of delicate digestive growths. As a standard action, a creature can tear away any such growths. If a creature ends its turn without having removed the growths, the tendrils fall away as they release acid that deals 2d4 points of acid damage, and the victim must succeed at a Fortitude save or become staggered for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution-based.
A lichen leshy can spit a tangle of filaments as a standard action. If it hits, this attack deals 1 point of damage (this damage is not modified by Strength) and affects the target with the lichen leshy’s degradation ability. The filaments have a range increment of 20 feet and a maximum range of 100 feet.

A lichen leshy can adhere to nearly any surface, as though constantly under a natural version of spider climb.

Slide 19

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9.

Nigel's breath catches in his throat for a moment, but then he forces himself to smile, greeting the leshies.

"Շատ լավ շնորհակալություն. Հաճելի է հանդիպել այստեղ բարեկամների հետ: Ես Նայջել եմ: Ինչ է քո անունը? Մենք պարզապես շրջում ենք տարածքով, սպառնալիքները մաքրելուց եւ այցելել Ռեյնջերսի ամրոցները: Դուք անսովոր բան եք հանդիպել: Եթե դուք ինչ-որ տեղ մնաք, մնացեք մի քանի օր հարավ արեւելք, որտեղ կան մի քանի Sunflower Leshies, որոնք մեր փոքրիկ համայնքի մի մասն են:"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24.

” Ձեր ժպիտը տարօրինակ էր: Վստահ եք, որ շատ լավ եք անում: Դու տեսնում ես, որ մի քիչ խառնաշփոթ է:.” The snapdragon leshy comments.

” Իմ անունը Հեսիլդա է, եւ սա իմ ճամփորդական ընկերներն են, Billo, Rej եւ Steff:.” Hessilda introduces the other 3 lichen leshies.
””Hessilda pipes up.

” Կարող եք պատմել ձեր արկածների մասին որոշ հեքիաթներ: Ես սիրում եմ պատմություններ լսել:” Hessilda pleads with Nigel.

” Դեռ առաջ անտառը բավականին ծարավ է, այն արդեն գերազանցում է 3 գլխավոր թռչող հրեշին: Ես չեմ կարծում, որ նույնիսկ շուրջ սկյուռիկները: Բոլորը կերան:” Billo answers.

” Կա նաեւ այս պիկսիան, որը նայեց հիվանդին. Նրա մաշկը ծածկված էր արյունահոսության մեջ, եւ նրա թեւերի վրա բորբոքում էր:”Steff adds.

” Մենք կարող էինք վճարել այդ արեւածաղկի լեշի այցելությունը: Նրանք միշտ լավ են զրուցելու:” Rej suggests.

Clocking out. Good night, everyone.

In Sylvan, "these are our traveling buddies. Animals and people! We have seen many monsters and traveled many places."

Aid Diplomacy : 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14

Nigel smiles wanly.

"Դա միայն անցնող խնդիր էր: Ձեզ հաճելի է հանդիպել բոլորիդ: Մենք, իհարկե, ունեցել ենք որոշ արկածներ ..."

He then proceeds to explain the story of the exploration of Nessen's tomb, and the clearing-out of the troll infestation at one of the forts.

When they mention the three-headed beast, Nigel nods grimly.

"Իրականում, մենք փնտրում ենք այդ գազանին `այն սպանել է մեր գայլի ընկերոջը, եւ մենք մտադիր ենք այն վճարել` գործընթացում անտառի անվտանգ վայր դարձնելով:"

When the fungal pixie is mentioned, Nigel shivers.

"Դա հնչում է տհաճ: Մենք անպայման անպայման ակնկալում ենք նրա համար: Որտեղ եք տեսել նրան:"

Hedran

” Դե, դուք կարող եք մեզ պատմել Տեսիլքներ եւ վայրեր, որոնք տեսել եք: Մանրամասներ, կեսը orc, մանրամասները:” Hessilda pesters Hedran incessantly.

Billo replies angrily, ” Այդ գազանը հիմար է: Արդյոք դա չգիտի, արդյոք այն ամենը ուտում է այսօր, երբ նա վաղը սոված է գնում:
Overhunting- ը ցնցում է կենդանիների կյանքը եւ առանց կենդանիների, բույսերը չեն կարող գոյատեւել:.”

Steff answers slightly sadly, ” Մենք այստեղ տեսանք նրա մոտ 2 օր արեւելք: Ես չգիտեմ, թե արդյոք նրանց շամանները իրենց տեսակի մեջ են, բայց նա նայում էր, թե կարող է օգնել մեկի: Կամ գուցե նա արդեն մահացել է իր հիվանդությունից:”

Nigel nods companionably to them.

"Շնորհակալություն տեղեկությունների համար; մենք կփորձենք այն լավ օգտագործել: Հուսով եմ, որ ձեր ճանապարհորդությունը դժվար է:"

Watching the plant people, as they, Nigel and Hedran speak. Realizing by Nigel's demeanor that the conversation was going well, Ratel relaxes staying near Bear, petting him between the ears so the bear doesn't get bored and decide to sniff one of the creatures and interrupt the dialog.

Also location F unlocked from talking to Seff about the sick pixie.

"Ահա, այլ պատմություններ:?" Hessilda gives Nigel puppy eyes.

anything?: 1d100 ⇒ 58

The party continues through the Fangwood for an hour, coming to a slough where the Siaw River drains into a lowland in the forest. The ground is muddy, with occasional pools of standing water several inches deep. The trees are sparse, but thick mist pervades this gloomy lowland. No birds and animals remain here.

Vision cut to 90 feet

Grenwold knowledge nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Nigel knowledge nature: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Robert knowledge nature: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Grenwold, Nigel and Robert realize that this part of Fangwood has been overhunted.

Then out of the fog emerges a winged monster has the body of a lion, though two more heads flank its central feline one—a dragon and a horned goat that looks at the party hungrily.

40 ft in the air

Grenwold init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Cirieo init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Father Noelan init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Robert init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Ratel Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Hedran init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Nigel init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
creature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Nigel knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Hedran knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Grenwold knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Nigel and Grenwold recognize the creature as a chimera. It has a breath weapon, and since the head is blue, it breathes a 40 foot long line of lightning. Regardless of its type, a chimera’s breath weapon is usable once every 1d4 rounds, deals 6d8 points of damage, and allows a Reflex save for half damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Slide 21, Ratel + Grenwold up

Whole place is muddy and DT

Earlier:

Nigel grins.

"Դե, եթե դուք դեռ գտնվում եք բնակավայրում, երբ մենք վերադառնում ենք, ես վստահ եմ, որ նոր պատմություններ կունենանք `ասելու համար:"

Now:

"It looks pretty clumsy - shoot it so zat it falls out of ze air!"

Will do Leshy RP later, Grenwold’s got some input!

Gren shouts as he draws his bow and moves away from the party, ”Spread out, it has lightning breath!” then takes a bane-infused shot at the creature.

mw composite longbow, bane: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10
Mw composite longbow, bane: 1d6 + 1 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 1 + (2, 4) + 2 = 14

Going to make dinner. Be back online later.

Grenwold's shot goes wide.

Nodding in agreement with Nigel, Ratel shoulders his shield, moving away drawing out his sling getting ready to fire, telling Bear, "come on move over hear with me."

move action, put up shield, move action 30 ft, 15 ft (DT) draw sling,

The chimera makes a sharp descent, landing on the ground, then breathes out a long line of lightning.

Hedran reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Nigel reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Ratel reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
weasel reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

lightning dmg: 6d8 ⇒ (7, 5, 6, 4, 7, 4) = 33
breath weapon recharge: 1d4 ⇒ 4

A long line of lightning blasts through Ratel, Nigel, weasel and Hedran, incineraring weasel outright and badly wounding Nigel and Hedran, though Ratel manages to get partially out of the way.

33 dmg to Nigel, Hedran and Weasel. 16 dmg to Ratel

Father Noelan quickly moves up to Hedran to heal him.

Dispel magic to CSW: 3d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 4, 8) + 4 = 23

Heal 23,Hedran, so you're down 10

Cirieo urges Cavall east then tries to fire at the chimera.

ride: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6

crossbow: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 8

He manages to stick a crossbow bolt into the Chimeras wing. 8 dmg done

Party up

"Zat vorks, too..."

Gritting his teeth, Nigel hustles forward.

Double move.

+1 Longbow
Attack 1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
Damage 1: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Attack 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage 2: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Well, with rolls like that, I might as well go to bed. Good night, everyone.

Hedran leaves weasel beside father. Hedran moves and casts empowered frostbite.

"Thank you for the healing father. If you can keep weasel alive I would appreciate it."

Umm... Weasel is dead - he took 33 damage, which is enough to take him below his negative con modifier :-(

It's too late....why do I keep killing familiars and animal companions this AP ><

Robert's arrows bounce off the chimera's scales.

Father Noelan looks at Weasel's badly scorched body with a critical eye. "I'm sorry, but he's gone." Father Noelan informs Hedran regretfully.

Technically it'd take a heal check or a failed stabilize spell to find that out, but it'd waste a standard action and I don't want to do that to you guys.

Dropping the sling the injured Ratel drinks his mutagen. As he changes he moves forward ducking and dodging, arming his shield, hoping the beast would attack him instead of Bear. Telling Bear "Attack Bear!" As Bear moves forward and tries to bite the beast.

AC 23 Ratel standard: drinks mutagen, 15 ft move tumble
accro: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Bear, 20ft move, attack
attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

In addition, you can move through a threatened square without provoking an attack of opportunity from an enemy by using Acrobatics. When moving in this way, you move at half speed. If you want to move across DT using acro, you move 5 ft

Bear tries to bite at the chimera but his teeth do not penetrate its scales.

Hedran does not know he died by one point. This is why I pick familiars with good con (weasels are on the higher end) and by a familiar satchel.

Familiar satchel does not work for bodyguard for protector familiars. You need line of effect for bodyguard to work. A protector gains Bodyguard and Combat Reflexes as bonus feats. If the familiar is sharing its master’s square, it can use Bodyguard to aid another to improve its master’s AC even if it doesn’t threaten the attacking foe, though it still needs line of effect to its master and the attacker.

Ah, fair enough Hedran. That makes perfect IC sense :-)

I hear you on the 10 Con familiar front!

They stay in the satchel in combats when aoes are at a high chance and come out for others. They also always start combat there preventing the situation when parties are most vulnerable to aoe.

If the familiar doesn't have line of effect to anything, it's going to be tough for it to use its abilities. It might potentially manage it while taking at least some cover, though.

I didn't see any mention about putting familiars in satchels even though you knew you were going to hunt something with a breath weapon for a while already. Nor do I see a familiar satchel on your inventory list. And I have been counting bodyguard in at all times so I just think that weasel was perched on your shoulder all this while.

I'm personally fond of bats for blindsense but my familiar is not taking an active role in combat.

Earlier, Leshy Time

Grenwold hops off of Fenton to greet the various Leshies at their level, speaking to them happily of his adventures. "We've investigated forts that had been captured by trolls, recently, and we met a kind giant who was helping to protect the forest before then. Mostly we just dispatch hobgoblin army patrols. Many of our family members or friends have been enslaved or captured when the town of Phaendar was taken. We are marshalling what support we can muster to retake the town that is on the border of the Fangwood, and these days, we are hoping that support will come in the form of the Chernasardo rangers, who live in these woods with you folk, and have been protecting the Fangwood from Molthuni and the legion. Myself, I come from a small settlement far to the northern part of the Fangwood..." Grenwold explains a bit about where he's from, and the battle that is being waged against.

When the leshies mention the blighted pixie, he visibly recoils. "The blight?? It has reached us already!?" Grenwold is more animated than anyone has seen him before, a look of fear, revulsion, and rage that plays across his face and body language. He looks slightly sickened, and then composes himself. "It was inevitable that Arlantia would extend her tendrils of horror further and further. I had felt a little like 'chicken little' worrying about the darkblight, and yet we have our first verifiable report of this infestation in the area..."

He shudders, and says at the end of the conversation to the Leshies, "Go, go, GO! get south, to safety. Stay out of Northern Fangwood. Your very souls depend on it. The blight corrupts your essence and turns you against your friends and family, and rots you physically, mentally, and spiritually!"

He appears to be lost in thought when they depart from the meeting of the leshies, and he is distracted when he first sees the chimera.

Chimera

Grenwold moves towards the party and blesses everyone.

Don't forget bless! Everyone was forgetting about it during owlbears.

Earlier

Hessilda answers Grenwold, ” Oooh, որն այդպիսի հսկա է, ուր է նա: Ես ուզում եմ խոսել նրա հետ: Ես չեմ ճանաչում այդ Chenasardo ռեյնջերսներից որեւէ մեկի մասին: Վերջիններս վերջերս չեն տեսել: Եվ մենք, լեշի բարի հանդեպ, հեռու մնանք հակամարտությունից: Դա բաադ է:”

Seff replies incredulously ” The blight? Hey, չէ որ դու անհանգստացնող վագր է: Ես նկատի ունեմ, որ պիկսիան պարզապես հիվանդ է, ճիշտ է:”

Now

The chimera bites, gores and claws at Bear with its teeth, goat horns and claws, but it clanks off Bear's icy breastplate.

bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21
gore: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
claw: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Father Nolean summons a burst of radiance on the creature, but even though the light burns the creature, it is not blinded.

Ref save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Burst of radiance dmg: 4d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 3) = 10

Cirieo urges Cavall to the side as he tries to reload, this time with the magical beast slaying bolt.

ride: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17

18 dmg done to the chimera, party up

I did not say Hedran had one. I was saying that's the best way to use that item had I build the character and intend to get one should we get back to the settlement. Bats are great. Ioun wards have blindsight but are hard to heal.

One Handed SC/SS (blade dash). Swift (frost, shock)

Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (6) + (3) = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12*1.5
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Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 2 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (5) + (2) = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11*1.5

Empowered frostbite goes off on casting of bladed dash. Remember holding the charge issues?

Touch Spells and Holding the Charge: In most cases, if you don't discharge a touch spell on the round you cast it, you can hold the charge (postpone the discharge of the spell) indefinitely. You can make touch attacks round after round until the spell is discharged. If you cast another spell, the touch spell dissipates.

Gritting his teeth, Nigel keeps powering forward.

Double move.

ok, this time he will move the 15 ft (DT) giving up the AoO and attack

Moving across the muddy ground as quickly as possible, Ratel slaps at the monster while bear stands on his rear paws, attacking with tooth and claw.

str 22, AC 23 Ratel: Move, 15 ft. attack unarmed, power attack.
attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 for damage: 1d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 4 = 11 bleed: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Bear Full attack
Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 for damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Claw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 for damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Claw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 for damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Not recording results of Hedran's actions because there may be retcon, besides empowered frostbite and then using bladed dash is not legal

Ratel manages close the distance and punch the chimera on its jaw. Surprise, surprise, it doesnt have reach, but again Bear was not AOOed approaching.

Bear does not manage to bite through its scaly hide though he manages to land a single claw. 35 dmg done

Got it in my head that it was another touch spell not any other spell.

Hedran charges. use the first attack -1.

+1 Longbow, incl. +1 Bless
Attack 1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
Damage 1: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Attack 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Damage 2: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

The whole place is muddy and DT.
You can't charge over Difficult Terrain.

Robert shoots the chimera on its forepaw, but his second shot bounces off its scales. 43 dmg done

Sorry missed that. Flight hex move 5ft away.

Grenwold drops his longbow then urges Fenton forward as he draws his glaive and strikes at the creature,but it bounces off its scales. Fenton's double move

bull, glaive,bane,PA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Wounded beyond its endurance, the creature flees into the fog, but Hedran can still see it. Withdraw, 100 ft

pursue? If not pursuing, combat over

This thing is too dangerous to be allowed to get away. We should kill it.

Creature is 60 ft off the map btw just for distance measurements and fog

Well, only the flying/riding people will likely be able to catch it, but by all means, please, catch/kill it!

Cirieo rides up on Cavall.

ride: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

He then takes a long shot at the fleeing chimera but it bounces off its scales. -4 due to double moving and shooting

crossbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

bolt retrieve, 1 success: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Father Noelan moves east in pursuit of the chimera, but the soggy ground is slowing him down. Party up