KenderKin's Kingmaker Part 1 (Inactive)

Game Master Freddy Honeycutt

Torod harvests fangberries, passing them out to the rest of the group....

Anyone else?

Eadric watches Torod gather berries, but makes no move to pick any himself, realizing this sort of thing is best left to those with special knowledge. When Torod passes some berries to Eadric, he remarks, Are these the berries Bokken was looking for. If so, we should get enough for him as well.

"Ok."

As Torod enters the thicket for the fourth time!

Torod is attacked!

Swarm of spiders
1d20 ⇒ 19
1d6 ⇒ 3

If it hits... Fortitiude save DC 11

Knowledge nature
DC 10

Fort 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

auto success on Know: nature. What are chew spiders?

I'll come out of the bushes and, if they are still on me, I'll cast Flaming Sphere on myself to get them off me.

Torod

"Make sure to mark this location on the map. Let's keep going."

Eadric leans back in his saddle as he watches with interest as Torod is covered in tiny spiders. It is good to be a druid indeed! he muses with a slight smile creasing his lips.

As Torod emerges from the thicket Eadric asks, Are you all right Torod?

Eadric nods and smiles at Torod's comment and dutifully marks the map. After he is finished he looks up at Torod and adds, Yes, let us continue.

As you leave the grasslands behind and enter the forest into the hex below tuskgutter and the the boggard,
A series of quick, yipping barks come from a nearby clearing…..

Perception DC 15

Fail perception check?

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Ellaria notices something wrong in the clearing ahead, then warns the others. "Be careful! There's a concealed pit overthere, the voices are probably from inside".

The Beast at the bottom of the pit!

Perception 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Perception check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Can we get a +2 from Ellaria? :)

Eadric's horse's perception check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Doh! :)

In the pit I go! :)

Just as Eadric heads towards the pit Ellaria tries to tell him something....

There is a reflex save for Eadric's horse DC 15 to miss the pit...

Eadric

Ref 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
The dice are trying to kill me.

Selaes' reflex save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Eadric and his mount fail to notice the pit but Selaes deftly sidesteps the pit as the edge gives way, keeping rider and horse from tumbling into the yawning hole.

If Torod falls into the pit, Eadric will attempt a fast dismount and jump into the pit after him.

Perception:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

"What pit?" Obi thinks just a second before he falls in.

Ellaria curses as Torod and Obi fall into the pit, then readies herself for battle.

Here is the official....

Eadric's horse went into the pit, Eadric avoids falling, but is not in time to stop Torod.

No one else wanders into the pit.

Torod falling damage 2d6 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5
The pit is 20 feet deep, with steep sides, except where the earth collapsed under Eadric's horse!

The Beast
Jumps on Eadric's horse!

Attack Bite 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Damage 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Knowledge nature
DC 16

DM notes

I will spend the round summoning an earth elemental.

K: Nature 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

You are up!

Except Torod....

You are up!

Except Torod....

Ditto!

Eadric will either...

Eadric drops his lance free action draws his sword and leaps into the pit in defense of his horse and Torod, free action coupled with move action attempting to land standing acrobatics check (DC 15): 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (18) - 4 = 14 but fails, landing prone instead, and hurting himself in the process. non-lethal damage from jump down 1d6 ⇒ 3 plus lethal damage from second 10' 1d6 ⇒ 6 He then attempts to stand to face the animal. standard action - possibly provoking AoO

Or if KK will allow the attempt...

Eadric drops his lance free action draws his sword and leaps into the pit in defense of his horse and Torod, free action coupled with move action attempting to land upon the animal ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 dealing either 3d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3) = 7 damage, or half damage at KK's discretion. Also, if the animal is aware of Eadric's attempt it is allowed a Relex save (DC 15) to halve the damage as well. Even if he is successful, Eadric will still take the damage listed above and land prone. :)

Eadric attempts to ride the beast dropping down from above!

Reflex save
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

The creature fails to dodge out of the way as Eadric strikes and hits the mark, yet then eats dirt as he falls flat on his face.....unable to enjoy the feel of the sword connecting!

Ellaria?
Obi?

Ellaria stands at the edge of the pit and casts a spell, causing massive stones to fall down on the general location of the creature.

Stone call for 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11 damage.

Ouch! Doesn't that get all of us? :)

Here we go.....

Large stones begin to fall in the pit as a friendly elemental arrives right below Eadric and his horse, both lifting and expelling Eadric and his horse from the pit!

Saving them from the stone rain!

Round 2

Torod

Remember that lifting and expelling thing you just mentioned? Yeah, that. If you rule that I can't communicate with it, the elemental and I will just pound the poor, hungry beastie.

Scimitar:
to hit 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 damage 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Earth Elemental
AC 17; HP 17
Slam: augment summon, earth mastery
to hit 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 = 15 damage 1d6 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9

So many questions.... How far did the thing "expel" Eadric from the pit? Stone Call is 40' radius! Does Eadric take damage from being expelled? (And that is quite the feat I must say!) Torod can summon elementals?!?! :P

Summon Nature's Ally II allows small elementals. As for expelling you, my guess would be Kenderkin had the elemental rise up from the earth underneath you and the horse. This is not supported by the rules, but what the hey? Except that leaves me and the elemental alone in the hole with the ravenous critter.

I was thinking the elemental was a bit stronger at this stage, oh well

The elemental itself is not taking damage from the stones that fell and took it's own idea to clear out the pit a bit.....

Torod

Eadric

The energy of the spell Ellaria cast seems to have somehow strengthened the elemental that Torod brought forth.

Spellcraft check
DC 15

Spellcraft 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

A medium elemental would have had an AB of +12 giving a total of 18 and damage of 11.

And killing the beast in the pit!

"That's all?" Ellaria seems surprised after the short fight. Looking to the elemental, she adds: "That elemental seems quite large, Torod. How did you manage to summon it?"

"I am not sure. Maybe it has to do with the flow of the Power in this area. It could be close to (the plane of) Earth. Let us continue our explorations."

You cross through the hex where you battled the Tazzelworms, and head into a new hex through edge 5 nearly completing your current charter as far as the area goes...

The stink of moldering plants and a strange quiet in the
sound of birdlife surrounds a somewhat sunken clearing
in the woods here. At the center of the clearing, the soggy
ground becomes an insect-infested, stagnant, swamp-like
pond, and sprawled at the pond’s southern edge is what
appears to be a dead horse.

Knowledge nature
DC 20

K: nature 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Torod gathers up the wolfsbane.

I'm lost. Can we get a map to see what we've done so far?

Further investigation reveals the creature to be a dead unicorn, its horn broken off at the brow and its body strangely untouched by insects or other necrophages. The stink of mold comes not from the
body, which is weirdly odorless, but from the fouled water of the pond.

Torods mapYou are at the bottom left corner, marked dead unicorn......

An examination of the unicorn reveals no obvious cause of death, although the creature’s eyes are milky and sightless, indicating the creature was blind at the
time of its death.

A DC 20 Heal check

The fact that the bugs and scavengers don’t seem interested in the body is a mystery…..

DC 30Knowledge (the planes)

Detect magic

I've been hit by the post eating monster. Fortunately, kenderkin answered my questions

Torod is shaken by the scene. "We need to get out of here."

"Shouldn't we examine the area further? Whoever killed this unicorn would be dangerous for anyone else who will pass here", Ellaria says, uncertainty in her voice.

"Oh my gosh this is terrible!"

Detect magic

Knowledge planes
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Spellcraft
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

"Slain by death magic an aura still lingers!"

Imiria is taller than she was and has a scimitar on her hip......

Torod has already left the area.

Sorry. Out of town till Friday. Will post then.

"Do you have any idea who killed this creature? or when?"

Ellaria looks around for any signs of tracks or anything else of interest.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 8

"Ellaria yah might want tah ask Torod bought this, I mean it seems Torod knows something."

Torod might make the knowledge check...
DC 30 Knowledge (the planes or nature)

No Torod does not have to return to the scene to make an assessment!

I only have a +9 so my max is 29. I can't make that check. But for sake of the game K: Nature 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Really? Really?

Torod thinks so hard as to nearly burst a blood vessel, then gets lost in a daydream a half waking stupor...

Torod

"I REPEAT. TIME TO GO." Torod leaves. He will leave the others if they decide to stay. He'll go several hours away and wait no longer than a day for them to catch up.
When they do catch up, he'll tell them to read the spoiler.