Leinathan's Motteditor's Kingmaker PBP (Inactive)

Game Master leinathan

Round 2, Initiative 16

"That a big one, all right..."

Seeing Kereek falter, Agnar casts a spell and move to him, laying a hand upon his shoulder. Slow poison on Kereek.

Fang continues to snap and snarl at the spider. Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 Trip attempt: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Kereek smiles weakly at Agnar as the burning in his blood subsides. He levers himself back to a full stand, and snarls at the spiders.

Round 2

"Ooooo... that... that am very big-big spider."

If any spiders continue to swarm around Kereek, Prazil and Spike try to fight them off.

Mwk Warhammer: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23for: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Spike Gore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20for: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

If anyone has to make fort saves for this poison, don't forget to add in the Shake It Off bonus; we've got 3 rounds of it left!

The injury throws off Kereek's aim, and he's unable to fully catch the spider in his fiery blast, though he does catch it in the edge, hurting it even worse. Before it can do anything else, though, Treshiell's swarm of smaller spiders seems to swallow it, and it quickly collapses under the weight of their attacks.

Prazil and Spike attack the spider attacking Fang, dispatching the creature with hammer and horn. The massive canine returns to standing guard over the red-scaled kobold changing his action due to lack of target as Agnar approaches and channels healing magic to delay the spider venom coursing through his veins.

Orin approaches a pair of the emerging spiders, though his target just ducks under his blade as it closes in on him.

To the north, Jon and Shi'Ra finish off one of the spiders as another emerges from the flaming ruins. Four of the "smaller" spiders continue to attack Jon, Orin and Spike, though none is able to penetrate your armor. The largest spider skitters forward with astonishing speed, closing on Orin in a flash, though the half-elf is able to leap back and avoid her mandibles.

map
Note that the top-left-most spider is in the trees.

Round 3 initiative 4
ac 15, touch 11, fleet-footed 14
fort +2, ref +2, will +5
cmd 13
hp 25/25
effects: mage armor, vomit swarm 3/8

Treshiell directs her swarm of spiders to march against the queen with a sweep of her arm. Then she walks after them with a gleam in her eye, closing the distance between the witch and the hostile spiders.

Move action to direct the spider swarm against the spider queen, aiming to envelop her and the spider top left of Orin (move the swarm three squares down diagonally to the left)
Move action to move 3 squares forward then one square down and to the left.

Kereek shudders as the little swarm of spiders eat the larger spider. Even though he's pretty sure they're Treshiell-stomach spiders, they creep him out terribly. He shudders again, then fires at fiery ray at the largest spider, aiming to burn the terrible thing out of existence.

Strength 4, HP 17/26, 3 1st level, 4 2nd leve spells remaining

Scorching Ray!: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Fire!: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 4) + 4 = 13

Round 3, Initiative 16

Agnar sees the queen and two other spiders bearing down on Orin, flicks a hand toward one of the smaller spiders and says "Fang, kill!" Then he casts a spell and touches Kereek again, the magic restoring the strength sapped by the spider venom.

Fang moves 10 feet to the square north of the nearest smaller spider. Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Trip attempt:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 Lesser restoration on Kereek.

Round 3
Prazil wheels around and with a shout, "BAAAAAYCOOOOOOONE!" the feisty kobold and his triceratops rush to Orin's aid.
Move to square just north of Orin so we're adjacent. Swing out to the right to avoid any AoO's except for the one we'll provoke from the spider threatening us currently

Swift Action: challenge Queenie
Spike Gore (cav's challenge): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25for: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Mwk Warhammer (cav's challenge): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20for: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

All allies get +2 bonus to hit Queenie while I threaten her in melee

Lesser Restoration Strength Restored: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Strength 7/8, HP 17/26, 3 1st level, 3 2nd level spells remaining

Round #3:
Initiative: 5
Hit points: 41/41
AC: 20; T: 13; FF: 18
CMD: 20
Condition: Power attack

Orin ignores the two lesser spiders around him and focuses his attack on the queen in front of him.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 2 = 9

not that it'll probably help at this point, but don't forget the +2 to hit you get from my challenge, Orin! =)

Crap; I missed that the big spider has reach -- a fair amount of it actually. I'll ignore it this round -- it rushed forward to get away from the fire, but anyone trying to close in on it in the next rounds may take AoOs. Also, I began this post at home and then finished at work, so some of the rolls may have changed, so that might not be the most accurate mechanics this round.

Kereek's blast hits the big spider, which lets out an almost human scream of pain, a sounds that changes to horrific chittering as Prazil and Spike charge at it.

Fang also rushes forward, snapping at one of the spiders, as Agnar begins healing Kereek.

Orin's swing misses as the massive spider skitters away from its attackers -- including the swarm of small spiders, which begins disintegrating in the heat of the fire, suddenly spitting webs at them.

Across the clearing, Jon and Shi'Ra continue to fight off several of the small spiders, Jon's blade and the cat's claws and fangs taking a toll on their attackers, though they remain hard-pressed.

Despite the relentless onslaught from the spiders, your armor and hides are able to keep their attacks from doing any harm. The queen retreats a bit, moving farther from the fire and the harrying assaults, closing on Treshiell.

Map though it doesn't include Treshiell's actions.

Does the queen spider provoke for her move around Orin?

Round #4:
Initiative: 5
Hit points: 41/41
AC: 20; T: 13; FF: 18
CMD: 20
Condition:

Heedless of the spiders around him Orin moves back towards Treshiell, taking a guard position between the young witch and the queen spider.
Looking over his shoulder he smiles at Treshiell, saying "Unless you think I should evade?"

Orin will move back 40', provoking AoO's from the two spiders near him, which should put him kitty-corner to Treshiell

No, it took a five-foot step away and then moved around the perimeter of the map.

Hit points: 32/32
AC: 18; T: 15; FF: 13
CMD: 21
Condition:

Oops, forgot to add Shi'Ra's actions

Shi'Ra continues to claw and bite the spider in front her.

Attack (bite, claw, claw): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11; 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14; 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Damage: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Kereek takes a five foot step west, then unleashes another defensively cast burning hands spell north, attempting to catch the spider next to him as well as one of the ones near Jon!

Cast defensively: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Burning Hands!: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 4) + 4 = 16

Strength 7/8, HP 17/26, 2 1st level, 3 2nd level spells remaining

Round 4
Prazil wheels Spike around, drops his hammer to the ground and the two charge after the queen, the kobold readying his lance as they tear across the field.
Will provoke an AoO from the spider we're adjacent to, but since the queen is the target of the charge I don't provoke from her

Spike Gore (charge, cav's challenge): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14for: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Mwk Lance (Cav's charge, challenge): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28for: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 2) + 12 = 17

Round 4 initiative 4
ac 15, touch 11, fleet-footed 14
fort +2, ref +2, will +5
cmd 13
hp 25/25
effects: mage armor, vomit swarm 4/8

”When she strikes you should indeed try and dodge”, Treshiell anwsers and collects some dirt from the floor. She sweeps her arm and the dust swirls in a circular pattern towards the giant spider queen. As the dust surronds the giant spider Treshiell claps her hands and the cloud turns into a bright flash of light, before the witch takes a few steps back to stand beside Agnar and Shi’ra.

Cast Glitterdust (DC16 will save) at the spider queen
Move action to stand between Agnar and Shi’ra

The spider swarm all died?

Sorry, no. They just took 1d6 damage -- which obviously I managed to forget to roll. Yesterday's update was done in like three separate sittings, so was a bit chaotic.

Round 4, Initiative 16

With Kereek back on his feet, Agnar steps away from Treshiell's swarm and jabs his spear at the spider attacking the kobold. Meanwhile, Fang continues to snap and worry at the arachnid he's facing. 5 foot step to the south of Shi'ra.

Longspear attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Fang's bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Trip attempt: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Figures I'd get a high CMB roll for Fang on a miss, not that it would probably work anyway. Multi-legged creatures are crazy-hard to trip.

Ook, they will keep munching away at the spider between Fang and Prazil then (on the round 3 map)?

Guys, I will be on vacation until the 16th or so. My internet access will be spotty, so feel free to DMPC Kereek if needed. Thanks!

Farewell, James! Happy vacationing!

OK, back! Dang, this combat is a pain in the butt to run...

Kereek casts, catching the spider closest to him with a full blast, and killing the one attacking Shi'Ra.

Prazil charges the queen spider, slamming his lance into her massive body and drawing a shriek of outrage. Does he not provoke an AoO with her 15' reach? Even with a charge, I thought that would provoke...

Agnar jabs the spider Kereek char-broiled, finishing the poor creature off, though Fang can't connect with the spider it's facing.

Orin withdraws to protect Treshiell from the queen, taking a bite as he retreats. 5 hp + poison: save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save.

Treshiell casts as she retreats from the monstrous spider, which blinks furiously as the dust coats its many eyes.

Shi'Ra and Jon press the attack against the two spiders closest to them, but can't finish either off.

The spiders continue their assault, managing to wound Jon 5 hp, Fang 4 hp, Prazil 4 hp and Shira. 4 hp plus poison, as above, for all

The queen backs up again and suddenly spits webbing at Spike, latching the small dinosaur to the ground. entangled; –2 penalty on attack rolls and a –4 penalty on Dexterity, can move at only half speed, and cannot charge or run. Str check to burst is DC 16, but Spike takes a -4 penalty to burst it himself.

Round #5:
Initiative: 5
Hit points: 36/41
AC: 20; T: 13; FF: 18
CMD: 20
Condition: Poisoned (-1 Str), Power attack, Flank (stealth attack), Challenge

Fortitude save (Orin): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8; Strength damage: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Fortitude save (Shi'Ra): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Since the queen seems unwilling to move up to him Orin will move up to her (Drawing an AoO if she isn't blind), placing it between himself and Prazil. Using the Cavalier as a distraction Orin plunges his blade into an exposed soft spot on the spider's abdomen.

Attack roll: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 17
Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 + 6 + (5) = 17

Hit points: 28/32
AC: 18; T: 15; FF: 13
CMD: 21
Condition:

Shi'Ra continues to attack the spider still in front of her, her bite sinking deep into the creatures thorax as her claws rend the spider's side.

Attack roll (bite, claw, claw): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28; 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22; 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Confirm critical (bite): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5; 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5; 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Critical damage (if confirmed): 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Sorry, I keep forgetting about Jon. I'll try to remind myself to keep one more thing off your plate, Mott

Round 5, Init 2
HP 25/30
AC 20 (21), touch 11 (22), flat-footed 19. . (+9 armor, +1 Dex, +1 combat expertise)
Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +8, Immune fear, disease

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Jon plants his feet and swings a mighty blow at the arachnid in front of him. His blade, slicing cleanly through the spider, separates it's head from the rest of it's body (I hope).

Attack roll: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Confirm critical: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Damage: 2d10 + 8 ⇒ (10, 9) + 8 = 27

Round 5 initiative 4
ac 15, touch 11, fleet-footed 14
fort +2, ref +2, will +5
cmd 13
hp 25/25
effects: mage armor, vomit swarm 5/8

Treshiell stands in the middle of the battle and weaves her hands and body in a dance, befalling misfortune on her foes.

Standard action to use Misfortune hex (DC16 will save). On the Queen if she’s alive. On the closest spider if she’s dead.
Move action to use Cackle hex to extend all hexes within 30ft 1 round

Mott, I think you're right. I think the Queen would get an AoO on me with her 15 ft reach. I wrote more in the discussion thread.

Round 5
If the Queen backed up and used a standard action to cleverly web Spike, she'd provoke an AoO from Prazil and Spike for leaving their threatened square, yes?
Prazil AoO vs Queen: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25for: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Spike AoO vs Queen: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17for: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Prazil Fort Save (DC 14): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Prazil shakes off the venom in the spider bite, and looks at the queen as she skitters away. Struggling against the sticky webs now covering Spike, "Ah! Spike! You am stuck! We am worry about big big spider later - we am for smashing this one now!" Prazil turns his attention to the spider that bit him.

Mwk Lance vs Spider6: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20for: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Spike (entangled) Gore vs Spider6: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21for: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Round 5, Initiative 16

Fang's Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Strength damage: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Agnar continues to drive the spiders off of Jon, whirling on the next and stabbing with his spear.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 Damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

It figures the only high roll I'd get would be the strength damage...

Meanwhile, Fang continues to worry the spider he's fighting.

Fang's bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Trip attempt: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Kereek, free of spiders for the moment, casts another searing ray of flame at the queen, catching her full blast and drawing a horrid cry of pain and she collapses into a bloody, burning heap.

With her gone, the other spiders seem to lose heart and you're able to quickly wipe them out, though Fang does suffer another bite in the process. 5 hp, plus save vs. poison, as above

It takes a while, as you recover, but the webs soon burn themselves out, clearing the ruins and fortunately -- thanks to the wet spring -- not spreading to the forest itself.

Gah. No more CR 1 critters for you guys.

Once the fire is out, Orin will use his sword and clear away the rest of the webbing and underbrush. Once the ruin is cleared he will walk around the perimeter trying to ascertain what this building may once have been.

Perception check: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

Prazil struggles trying to free Spike from the queen's sticky webbing, several times tumbling head-over-heels suddenly as a clumb of webbing tears free in his hands. After a lot of frustrated grunts and gasps, the little kobold and triceratops are finally able to remove the majority of the webbing. "Gah! Prazil am no like this. You am not allowed to am get stuck like this again, Spike! It am no fun!"

"Am everyone ok? Am spider-bites make anyone sick?"

Oops, forgot about the saving throws.
Fortitude save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Treshiell pockets some of the spiderweb before turning her attention back to the spider queen, pondering over its origin and nature.

Cast Detect magic
Take 10 on Knowledge (nature) and Knowledge (arcana) for a total of 10 + 11 = 21 to identify the creature

Fang's Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Agnar will gather the group in and inspect injuries, taking out his healing kit and attending anyone that seems to still be suffering from the poison (or whomever is suffering the worst, if more than one.)

Heal check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14; +4 to the subsequent Fort save.

Then, once we're certain the fallen spiders have been thoroughly dispatched, he'll heal the party's wounds.

2 Channel Energies: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1, 4) = 12 hp healed and one more lesser restoration to the person with the most Str damage.

"Lots of venomous critters around these parts. I should invest in some things to help counteract that."

Orin, you're not sure what the building used to be -- likely some old temple or fort. The fire has cleared out most of the vegetation around the ruins, and you can see carvings that seem to depict a nymph on the soot-stained walls.

You also find scattered around the area 60 gp, 3 pp, a beautiful gauntlet, a still-full potion bottle and three 6-inch-long adamantine nails in the remains of a now-ruined leather pouch.

Treshiell, you detect no magic coming from the spider, which you think was an ogre spider, so named in part for its size but also the uncanny resemblance of its face to an ogre.

Orin will take the gauntlet, potion, and nails over to Treshiell "Can you tell if these are magical?" He will then divvy up the gold amongst everyone.
Everyone gets 15 gold pieces or it's equivalent each (3 people get 1 PP 5 GP, 3 people get 15 GP. Orin and Jon will take the 15 gold pieces.

The potion and nails radiate magic.

Treshiell dismisses the spider queen and gratefully accepts the items. She sits down in the shadow of giant creature and draws two circles in the ground, one for the potion and one for the nail. ”Your ward is gone”, Treshiell tells Orin absently then opens her eyes to study the magical energies around the two items.

Take 10 spell craft check for a total of 10 + 11 = 21 to identify the items

You believe it is a potion of keen senses and three stubborn nails.

Orin will turn the gauntlet over and over in his hand, attempting to ascertain it's value.
Appraise: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Uncertain of it's worth, he holds it out for the others "Anyone else want to tell me what this is?"

Jon looks at it and determines it appears to simply be a masterwork gauntlet, Orin.

Feel free to continue any actions you might want to take at the spider's den, but I figured I'd move things along.

The journey back to Thronehold is happily uneventful as you continue to recover from your recent battles. Once there, you settle down to some of the mundane tasks of running the kingdom. Mid-week, Jon calls you together, concerned.

"My friends, much as I've enjoyed traveling with you, I think these last few days have shown me what can happen when I'm not here. Running a kingdom sadly requires more of my attention, and I think I shall have to retire and leave it to the five of you to explore."

1d100 ⇒ 31
1d100 ⇒ 83
1d100 ⇒ 47
1d100 ⇒ 72

Prazil offers his friend and baron a proud salute. "Prazil am for helping!"

Agnar smiles and gives a nod. "As m'lord wishes," he says.

Do we have anyone in the party with ranks in Appraise? If not, I'm sure we can find a local merchant to look that gauntlet over for us. We run the darned country, after all.

Kereek shakes his head sadly. "Kereek am happy Jon Jon is safe but sad Jon Jon no travel with Kereek. Kereek will be extra Big hero-y to make up for Jon Jon missing!"

As you continue to attend to the tasks that had built up in your absence, Rupert mentions during a council meeting that you've received a note from Chief Sootscale, inviting you to attend dinner in his caverns.

"I have an important meeting with an ambassador from Numeria, so I thought perhaps Kereek and Prazil could go in my stead?" he says.

Kereek draws himself up to his full height, preening mightily. "Kereek is honored to be ambassadorial to Sootscales! Now Kereek can show mighty Chief how mighty Kereek is!" He cackles evilly.

Prazil looks side to side a bit nervously at Rupert's request but his expression shifts to one of total worry when Kereek makes his declaration. He taps his clutch-mate on the shoulder timidly then loudly whispers, "Ummm, Kereek? Prazil am not thinking setting Chief on fire am what Rupert am asking us to do."

"Kereek no need to set Chief Big Pants on fire. Kereek merely show Chief Big Pants how mighty Kereek is! Kereek wear special fancy fancy clotheses and elf-cloak! Kereek is shiny shiny Big Hero. Chief Big Pants will be impressed!" Kereek looks hurt at the idea that he would set the Chief on fire. Clearly that's what minions are for.

Prazil looks askance at Kereek, wanting to believe him but obviously not yet convinced. He ticks off on his fingers one by one as he continues, "Ummm, Ok? Prazil am just remembering that time you burned Chief's hat. And that time you burned Chief's chair. And that time you burned Chief's favorite blanket. He am not for being happy when that am happen. Whoa." He shakes his head ruefully at the memory.

Kereek looks at Prazil incredulously, clearly unable to understand his continued obsession with the past. "Duh, Egghead. Chief not have anything else for Kereek to burn, so Kereek can't set Chief stuff on fire. Kereek think this through." He smiles and crosses his arms, looking very impressed with his own logical capabilities.