KC's Age of Worms

Game Master Kobold Catgirl

Kelmarchen AOO (AS, PA): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 232d6 + 10 + 3 + 9 ⇒ (4, 3) + 10 + 3 + 9 = 292d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

"AGH!" Cuetzpalli screams in pain. "One more like that and I'll be back in Ysgard, guys!" he warns his companions.

Will save (AP): 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 + (2, 5) = 23 +2 if rage first
Depending on whether the the DC is 23 or 25 and whether I can rage before I roll the save or not, that may or may not have passed. If I passed...
Enter bloodrage
Kelmarchen (AS, BR, IS, PA, RA): 1d20 + 21 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 21 + 3 + 1 = 392d6 + 15 + 12 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 15 + 12 + 3 + 1 = 383d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 3) = 121d20 + 16 - 4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 16 - 4 + 3 + 1 = 172d6 + 15 + 12 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6, 6) + 15 + 12 + 3 + 1 = 433d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3) = 7

Bloody RNG....6, 4, 1....you want me dead again don't you1?!?

Will Save (Good Hope, Shield Other, Evil Aura): 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 22
Will Save (Good Hope, Shield Other, Evil Aura): 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 10
AP Boost (First Roll): 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Final Result: 28!

The insane buzzing almost worms into Carina's head again, but she manages to somehow keep her wits about her.

Round 2: Actions
Full-Round Action: Blast the wounded beetle with fire bombs!

She refocuses on the wounded beetle and throws some stronger bombs, hoping to at least turn the droning buzzing down a notch.

Ranged Touch Attack (PBS, Precise, Good Hope, Evil Aura): 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 24
Damage (PBS, Good Hope): 5d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 1, 1) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 12 ...wow. Really?

Ranged Touch Attack (PBS, Precise, Good Hope, Evil Aura): 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 16
Damage? (PBS, Good Hope): 5d6 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 4, 1) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 19

Yes, sorry. Round 2: Everyone but Tanith is up.

Cuetzpalli cannot rage before making the save, sorry. Fortunately, you did enough damage to drop that beetle, so the save is only DC 23.

Cuetzpalli cuts down the rising beetle before it can strike at him. He then hacks brutally into the beetle that ripped into him a moment at, slicing open the top part of its carapace.

1d8 ⇒ 5

Carina's first bomb burns into the beetle's flesh. The second, however, goes wild and lands on the dead beetle's head right in front of Farrukh.

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

Farrukh, make a Reflex save, DC 18, to halve 11 fire damage from the splash.

Eben, Astraden and Farrukh are up!

Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
AP: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8

The RNG taketh, and the RNG giveth back!

Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

...Really. And it taketh away again.

Roll and see what gear of mine takes damage, KC.

"Watch where you aim those things!" Farrukh yells as he lays into the beetle.

Slash: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 16 - 2 = 17 For sure miss.

Bash: 1d20 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 18 - 2 = 36
Damage: 1d6 + 18 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 18 + (3) = 27

Bash Iterative: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 13 - 2 = 29
Damage: 1d6 + 18 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 18 + (6) = 28

Confirm?: 1d20 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 18 - 2 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 18 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 18 + (3) = 26

And I'd try again to shove it back on the last hit, but I'm pretty sure that fails unless the last i a 20 since its CMD seems to be in the 40's or something.

For ease of reference, the beetles' CMD is 38.

Shield of Lightning/Skin of Aegis/Dusky Rose Ioun Stone/Quick Runner's Shirt: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Ioun Stone's Reflex: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23

Ioun Stone takes 5 damage, which is absorbed by its hardness, and is now a Smoky Rose Ioun Stone. ;P

Farrukh's head is caught right in the blast, and the stone orbiting his head barely whizzes out of the way in time to avoid being scorched. He the proceeds to hack into its head, slicing off what once was probably a wing but has since decayed and fused back into the beetle's hide. It releases a high-pitched squealing.

Will+conviction+moment of greatness+prayer+well-versed: 1d20 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 27
Not sure if well-versed applies; is this a sonic effect? If not, I think I made it anyway, since Cuetzpalli reduced the DC to 23.

"Hold on, I got you two..." Eben says, ceasing his strafing and running forward instead. He runs forward, placing himself just behind the Olman and Kettite tag-team, and makes a dramatic gesture in the air with his free hand, releasing some purple sparkles that sizzle and attract attention to himself.

Move action to move 30 feet, another move action to start Disappearing Act. DC 17 Will save by both beetles to not treat both Cuetzpalli and Farrukh as invisible. Using Requiem to affect undead, activating 23 steps as a free action.

"Andnowyoudon't!", he finishes, a little breathlessly, breaking into the first of his twenty-three steps.

Gravity bow lasts 8 rounds, dancing lights lasts 7 rounds, mirror image lasts 68 rounds, weapon of awe lasts 48 rounds, cat's grace lasts 67 rounds, good hope lasts 67 rounds, weaponwand lasts 57 rounds.

AC is 28/21/23 while cat's grace, shield of faith and dance of 23 steps are active. Mirror image has 5 images remaining.

Will (good hope, prayer): 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 2 + 1 = 19
Action point: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7 [6/10] Total is 25

Despite her earlier bravado, Astraden's ears are nearly overcome by the incessant clicking noises. It's mostly her desire not to have "wussy ears" that keeps her focused.

The priestess intones, "Olidammara, lozn mir heyln dem eyn," and steps next to Cuetzpalli. She presses a hand to his bleeding side and lets a burst of healing through him.

Scrapping sheltered vitality for cure 4d8 wounds.
Healing to Cuetzpalli: 4d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 4, 8, 3) + 10 = 32

Round 2: Cast cure serious/critical wounds (standard action), five-foot step (no action), and discharge touch spell (free action). Bear's endurance lasts 30 rounds, shield of faith on Astraden lasts 65 rounds, shield of faith on Cuetzpalli lasts 66 rounds, shield of faith on Eben lasts 68 rounds, magic circle against law lasts 975 rounds, owl's wisdom lasts 89 rounds, prayer lasts 7 rounds, and copycat lasts 7 rounds.

Will I be able to enter combat . . . next round? We'll see . . .

Will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 271d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

The beetles shrug off the spell, perhaps being a bit too dimwitted to be fooled by it.

Round 2: Eviscerator Scarabs

The beetles continue their assault.

Farrukh again easily dodges and deflects the beetle's strikes, but Cuetzpalli is not so lucky—again the creature latches onto him and tears away a huge hunk of his flesh. It chitters greedily.

Assuming a 22 misses Cuetzpalli, he takes 63 damage (9 of which negative energy). If a 22 hits, he takes 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 additional damage from the claw crit. I assume a 21 misses regardless, but if not, that's another 1d6+5. Don't forget Astraden's healing.

Everyone make Will saves, DC 23, versus sonic mind-affecting. Failure indicates you lose your turn.

Round 2: Tanith is up!

I think Cuetzpalli's AC is out of date. Has it been including shield of faith?

This is where being a Warder and being able to deflect attacks aimed at adjacent allies would be handy. Can't wait mangs.

I didn't realize I had SoF, no. With that my ac is 29, which doesn't change the 63 damage that puts me at 0 (while raging)

will saves: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 2 = 241d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 2 = 321d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 2 = 18

I'm away from my PC for most of the day. Cuetzpalli get out of their reach with a 5' step and use his renewed vigor rage power if possible.

Healing: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (6, 8) + 2 = 16

Undead vermin with + 13 will saves? Blah. I swear this was the one time I thought that performance would do exactly what I wanted it to. Okay, I think I want a new archetype... (grumble grumble)

Oh, and: Will+conviction+prayer+well-versed: 1d20 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 36

Undead have good Will saves! :P

Do we save on our turns or on the beetles' turns?

Will (good hope, prayer, owl's wisdom): 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 19 Action point: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6 [5/10]

The beetles' turns.

Will: 1d20 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 3 = 33

With Cuetzpalli wounded, Tanith tries to get the giant undead beetle's attention.

Chop (divine favor, good hope): 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 3 + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 3 + 2 = 24

Iterative: 1d20 + 11 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 3 + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 3 + 2 = 17

Snake eyes!

Finding his poleaxe turned aside twice, he growls in frustration. "How the hell do you hit these things?!"

Since I get the feeling Tanith's about to take a bunch of damage:

Fervor: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 2) = 12

Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

F+*%!

Seeing Farrukh begin to succumb to the chittering, Eben ends his (otherwise quite useless) performance with a flourish and burst of magic that tries to divert Farrukh's mind away from the god-awful sound.

Casting saving finale as an immediate action. Farrukh gets to reroll his save.

Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Good dice.

"Thanks, Eben."

Round 3: Farrukh, Eben, Astraden, Cuetzpalli and Carina are up!

"Kill the one next to Cuetz!" Eben calls out, focusing a salvo of silver arrows at precisely that target.

Manyshot+good hope+prayer+PBS-stinky pit-rapid shot: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 17

Rapid shot+good hope+prayer+PBS-stinky pit-rapid shot: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 29
Spending an AP on that shot.
AP: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10
damage+good hope+PBS+weapon of awe+prayer: 2d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6, 6) + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 20

Iterative+good hope+prayer+PBS-stinky pit-rapid shot: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 11

AP shot+good hope+prayer+PBS-stinky pit-rapid shot: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 32
damage+good hope+PBS+weapon of awe+prayer: 2d6 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 15

Full attack on the southern beetle, immediate action to have ended my performance & cast saving finale, not bothering with activating 23 steps this round.

Gravity bow lasts 7 rounds, dancing lights lasts 6 rounds, mirror image lasts 67 rounds, weapon of awe lasts 47 rounds, cat's grace lasts 66 rounds, good hope lasts 66 rounds, weaponwand lasts 56 rounds.

AC is 25/18/20 while cat's grace & shield of faith are active. Mirror image has 5 images remaining.

Eben lodges two arrows in the beetle's back.

Wait a sec... The CuetzBane beetle was at 67 damage, and between my two shots I did 35 damage. Unless I'm missing on some form of DR besides silver, that big boy should be at 102, not 92.

My worst enemy: Basic algebra!

A+B=X, in this case, meaning 'arrow + beetle'.

LMAOOO f#@# me I forgot death ward protected against negative energy, not just death effects. Would've been a good idea at the start of the combat . . .

Astraden focuses on her holy symbol and releases two rapid bursts of healing, then steps in front of Eben as the magician finishes his salvo. "He won't die again," she tells the scarab in front of her.

Channel positive energy (healing): 12d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 5, 2, 6, 4, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1) = 34 [4/10] [3/6] The worst . . .

Round 3: Get Quick Channel with an AP (no action), quick channel healing (move action), channel healing (standard action), and five-foot step (no action). Bear's endurance lasts 29 rounds, shield of faith on Astraden lasts 64 rounds, shield of faith on Cuetzpalli lasts 65 rounds, shield of faith on Eben lasts 67 rounds, magic circle against law lasts 974 rounds, owl's wisdom lasts 88 rounds, prayer lasts 6 rounds, and copycat lasts 6 rounds.

Will Save (Good Hope, Shield Other, Evil Aura): 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 14
Will Save (Good Hope, Shield Other, Evil Aura): 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 + 1 - 2 = 12

Carina winces.

Then she covers her ears. "AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHH... make it stop make it stop make it stop make it stop..."

Well... wait, does Saving Finale work on me as well?

Sorry, one customer per casting.

Oh, crap, though, I forgot the evil aura in my saving throw... oh, nevermind, I still made it with a lot to spare.

I mean, don't forget prayer, but that still fails.

Will saves: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 2 + 1 = 261d20 + 12 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 12 + 2 + 1 = 34 -2 if the mist f's with saves...forget.

Cuetzpalli steps back in and tries to end the wounded beetle.

Kelmarchen (AS, BR, PA, RA, GH, Pray): 1d20 + 21 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 21 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 372d6 + 15 + 12 + 3 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2) + 15 + 12 + 3 + 8 = 452d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 51d20 + 16 - 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 16 - 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 202d6 + 15 + 12 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 15 + 12 + 3 = 392d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6
Edit:If first hit drops -102, then 5' step and do second attack on -81.
Edit edit:This post doesn't include penalties for the mist, forget what they are and where the aura starts/ends.

I hate to say this Cuetzpalli but it's not a new round yet; looks like your hp is reflecting Renewed Vigor?

Ah...I guess my healing was in round 3? That stuff can be my round 4 then if it's still valid. Sometimes I lose track of the rounds...my bad. Just don't want to keep anyone waiting.

Although, maybe since you channeled I should scrap the renewed vigor idea and just attack. Might drop the badly hurt one and be able to 5' and attack the other as well. Yeah, let's do that. Forget renewed vigor, I'll subtract the HP.

Bear in mind, Cuetzpalli, you only need to roll one save against the chittering.

Cuetzpalli slashes the beetle down the meetle. It collapses, leaking sludge, as he moves and clashes his sword against the last beetle's carapace.

That was actually a typo but I'm leaving it in because screw it.

Round 3: Farrukh is up!

"Please Olidammara, let it be stupid," Astraden prays, watching the last eviscerator beetle in a hanging moment after the severely wounded Cuetzpalli makes his strike.

Farrukh tries to take the heat off Cuetz by mauling a beetle.

Slash: 1d20 + 17 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 17 - 2 = 33
Damage: 1d6 + 18 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 18 + (6, 2) = 32

Bash: 1d20 + 19 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 19 - 2 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 19 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 19 + (2) = 25

Bash Iterative: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 14 - 2 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 19 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 19 + (6) = 29

Confirm Slash?: 1d20 + 17 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 17 - 2 = 31
Damage: 1d6 + 18 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 18 + (5, 4) = 31

Farrukh mauls a stupid beetle, cutting it apart with two brutal blows.

Combat over.

In spite of the fact that he's completely unharmed and never was even in much danger to begin with, Eben doubles over and lets out a loud, gasping breath. "I HATE these beetles!"

"They may be my least favorite thing we've ever fought. And that's saying something considering one of those things gave me the biggest headache of my life and another ATE me."

"That incessant NOISE!"

"I've been conservative about casting haste, because I don't think I can cast it all day with the same ease Rodrigo could, but next time we see some of these things, we're all getting speedy."

Tanith tests his weapon against the beetle's shell a few more times to make sure it's not defective.

"Red, do you have any extracts or oils that might help cover Cuetz better than that armor? Those bugs seem to go through it like paper."

Possibly a barkskin extract? He only has an amulet +1.

Eben sighs and begins gathering up what spent arrows he can find.

lost arrow chances: 6d100 ⇒ (84, 42, 77, 31, 76, 90) = 400

He manages to find four of the six shots that went astray. He quite stubbornly keeps looking for the last two for a while until the incredibly obvious fact that they probably went down the big nasty pit is pointed out to him.

"So... what now?" He glances at Cuetzpalli, who is practically about to start dropping organs on the floor. "We've got to heal a little, obviously... then what? Should we call it a day? I don't know that I want to deplete our magic and healing reserves too much, in case we get vampires in the night."

"Now I do this,' Cuetzpalli says casting a spell.

mirror images: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

He sags after his rage, leaking blood. "I think I got one more fight in me," he says.

"I'm running on fumes," Astraden says, stooping over with her hands on her knees.

Burned like three APs in the last fight, and it's just going to get worse as I run out of channels.

Which I come close to now Channel positive energy (healing): 6d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 1, 5, 5, 6) = 25 Communal resist energy on Cuetzpalli: 3d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 4, 3) + 10 = 21 Communal share language on Cuetzpalli: 3d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 4, 5) + 10 = 20 Grace on Cuetzpalli: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 1) + 10 = 18 Obscuring mist on Cuetzpalli: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

"We're in no real hurry. Why push it?"

"Let's head back to the base, then. I'll prepare some better anti-beetle spells tomorrow," Astraden says as she starts up the stairs.

3 encounters ain't bad for an adventuring day. 4 if you count those vampire spawn :0

Assuming the group safely makes it back over the wall and to their base(ment), Astraden prepares a spell for comfort in the heat and casts it on the group. She also touches the left sleeve of her robe, and pointing to each group member makes their aspects considerably more pallid and dead. "We'll smell like vampire spawn while we're here. Hope no one minds that."

Communal resist energy lasts 4 hours for each of us, which will assuage the heat of the day for flavor if nothing else. Veil from my robe lasts 11 hours.

Will select new spells for the night once I know we make it safely back to base.

Only two encounters, wasn't it? The eyeball worm lady and her beetles, then the backup beetles downstairs. But hey, we spent time building a shelter and exploring the ruins; it's been a day.

Oh, KC, we never got the equipment listing for the eyeball worm lady.