Trunau is truly a town on the frontier. The frontier between the world of Humans, Elves, Dwarfs and the like and the world of Orcs and Giants. It will take a brave and hardy group of adventurers to defend Trunau and the region from what is about to come.
HP 126/126 Ini+1 Sp30" Ac 22 T11 FF19 F11 R7 W 4 +3MSSL Per+14
Ranger (Divine Tracker) 10
Calling forth the power of the hammer Ulfgard suddenly grows. Two charges for instant Enlarge Person. Choosing extra attack for fervor
He then takes a step forward and brings down his hammer in booth hands on the cyclops.
Attack:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 343d6 + 24 ⇒ (3, 2, 2) + 24 = 31 Attack:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 163d6 + 24 ⇒ (2, 1, 3) + 24 = 30 Attack:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 273d6 + 24 ⇒ (6, 5, 5) + 24 = 40 He then flicks his shield in place
Wizard 10 (evoker) HP 67 // AC 18 T 14 FF 18 (+4 vs giants) // init +2 // Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +8 (+2 vs spells, spell like effects) // perception +11 spellcraft +19
current active :
mage armour +4, shield
Force missiles per day 9/9
ouch! poor cyclops
Anga steps back a bit (five foot) from the birds, and casts.
molten orb:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 touch attack against vulture 3, seeking to not inflict friendly fire
damage:2d6 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2) + 5 = 11 fire
splash:1d6 ⇒ 5 reflex 19 half damage on splash only
molten orb:
You create a fist-sized, red-hot ball of molten metal that you immediately hurl as a splash weapon. A direct hit deals 2d6 points of fire damage. Every creature within 5 feet of where the ball hits takes 1d6 points of fire damage from the splash (Reflex half). Each of these creatures takes an additional 1d6 points of fire damage on its turn for the next 1d3 rounds, unless it is cooled off (with water, snow, or any effect that deals 5 or more points of cold damage).
Droja still back down the stairs, sees all these flying creatures attacking her friends, "Hmmm. When I was younger I had fun with one of these..." Droja mumbles to herself as she begins to cast a summoning spell.
Begins to summon in some help against all these big birds.
Ulfgard becomes the size of a giant. With a little blessing, he pounds on the one-eyed giant with Agrimmosh. The second blow kills the huge cyclops.
After nearly receiving a fatal strike, Leira Dimension Slides away from the cyclops. She then fires a pair of Scorching Rays at one of the nearest large two-headed vultures. Searing feathers fly off the big black bird.
I had Leira attack the fifth one. It was more toward the back and the more vulnerable members of the party Anga and Droja.
Kaos slices then dices, killing he sixth big bird.
Haskyll does something simply heroic.
Anga launches a Molten Orb at the third big bird. Both heads of the bird screeches.
Big Bird 3 Reflex Save:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
What Anga started, Ragnir finishes as the Warpriest pounds of the third big bird. It dies from the blows.
The birds attack. The first and second ones attack the Enlarged Ulfgard.
@Haskyll - Yes. Forgot about it. Your AoO would have done 15 pts of damage to the 5th bird. And you would have dropped the fifth, not sixth bird, in Round Two.
A creature of ancient origin appears and flies toward the first large black bird. It attacks, clamping its toothless jaws around the vulture-like bird.
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
A ancient Pteranodon appears and attacks the first vulture-like creature.
Droja moves up the stairs and provides healing to Leira.
Ulfgard totally misses his first swing against these flying creatures. His second crushes the second big bird. His BoF attack missed, but he was able to bash it with his shield. The second big bird falls unconscious.
Kaos then drives Gorum's Thorn deep into the fourth two-headed bird. He then tumbles to get next to the last remaining bird. The first bird snaps at Kaos, but to no effect.
Leira lets Droja's healing flow through her.
Haskyll then takes a step and stabs and stabs again at the first big bird. The Cleric's second thrust with Heartspit skewers the bird. It becomes impaled dead on the Haskyll's wicked spear.
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Kaos let's his battle lust fade and catches his breath.Thank you Haskyll. Then bring up magical detection he will begin looking around room.
DM Spell failure:1d100 ⇒ 49 perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Hopefully others are looking around the room.
Besides its huge greataxe, the one-eyed giant wore a suit of hide armor. It had a large sack under its armor. In it were 840 silver pieces, and four lustrous opals (500gp each). Nothing radiates magic.
As previously noted, between the windows are a variety of maps, drawings, and diagrams that have been tacked to the walls.
"Thanks again Droja" Leira feels the healing while she reloads her heavy giantkiller crossbow before the combat ends.
"What do you think they use the vultures for? Strange two heads..." she says and then starts to look thoroughly through the room.
Perception:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24
If after she has been checking the place, there is time still remaining, she takes it to study the drawings.
K. local:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 Linguistics:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Leira and Droja discern from the various maps, charts, and ledgers that Minderhal’s Valley is just a recruiting station for the Storm Tyrant’s armies. Recruits are being sent to a frost giant village called Skirgaard for additional training. One of the maps on the walls pinpoints the location of this training camp, which lies in the Mindspin Mountains nearly 150 miles south-southwest of the Cathedral of Minderhal.
Secondly, they learn that the Storm Tyrant himself resides in a stronghold built upon a cloud that can soar through the sky, which is also currently located somewhere within the vast range of the Mindspins. Unfortunately, there are no clues as to the flying fortress’s exact location.
"Uoh ah! A flying fortress in a cloud! How are we going to find that place?" the girl takes the map pointing to the main camp in the Mindspin Mountains, or to copy it if taking it is not possible.
Before the group moves on, the girl takes some time to expect the stairs going up.
Perception (+1 vs traps):1d20 + 19 ⇒ (16) + 19 = 35
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Let's focus on the ones we have here and we may find out more. Kaos follows Leira up the stairs at a distance of course.
Wizard 10 (evoker) HP 67 // AC 18 T 14 FF 18 (+4 vs giants) // init +2 // Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +8 (+2 vs spells, spell like effects) // perception +11 spellcraft +19
current active :
mage armour +4, shield
Force missiles per day 9/9
Anga finishes off the last bird with her pick, then follows the others up the stairs
@Ulfgard - The Enlarge Person spell should last 20 minutes per charge. The party took maybe ten minutes to rummage through the room, examine charts and maps, etc.. So yes, Ulfgard will still be Enlarged for the next encounter.
Leira will move up the stair and peak through the railings and banister at the top. She sees a large circular chamber divided into two distinct areas. Great arched windows encircle the perimeter of the room, offering a panoramic view of the mountains and valley below. To the northwest stand a table and half a dozen chairs sized for giants. The party is on the curved flight of stairs that descends along the northeast wall. To the southeast, a huge box bed filled with a pile of fresh straw covered with wool blankets and the furry pelt of a massive dire bear lies against one wall. Three coffers of polished stone stand near the bed. To the south is a massive stone tub filled with water, along with several huge water barrels. A second flight of stairs climbs along the southwest wall.
There are many creatures in the room. There are four Stone Giants near the massive tables. There is another Stone Giant near the bed. He has a Dire Bear at his side.
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Well well looks like the bad guys get to make the first move for once
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Shield SF:1d100 ⇒ 36
Kaos moves up 30 feet into the room after casting shield.
Wizard 10 (evoker) HP 67 // AC 18 T 14 FF 18 (+4 vs giants) // init +2 // Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +8 (+2 vs spells, spell like effects) // perception +11 spellcraft +19
current active :
mage armour +4, shield
Force missiles per day 9/9
Anga haste on the party
+1 attack, +1 dodge bonus, +1 reflex, +30ft move
Heartspit Large +1 giant-bane longspear
On a confirmed critical hit with the spear, Heartspit’s wielder can attempt a combat maneuver check to grapple the target as a free action. This grapple attempt does not provoke an attack of opportunity from the target if that creature is not threatening the wielder. While grappling a creature with Heartspit, the wielder can move or damage the target with the spear only on the wielder’s turn. The wielder is still considered grappled, though he does not have to be adjacent to the target to continue the grapple. If the wielder ends the grapple or the target successfully breaks the grapple, the target takes 4d6 points of slashing damage as the spear’s barbed head is ripped free.
A large Stone Giant moves toward the center of the room. He orders the other Stone Giants to attack.
The Dire Bear strolls next to the larger Stone Giant.
Kaos brings up a Shield and moves into the room.
Leira moves in climbing the walls. From her perch she fires an arrow, but was not able to get a steady shot. The arrow sails wide.
Anga cast Haste over the party.
Haskyll strolls into the room and set Heartspit for an attack.
Stone Giant 1 Will Save:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 271d4 ⇒ 4 Stone Giant 2 Will Save:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 111d4 ⇒ 1
The first Stone Giant is not intimidated by Haskyll's armor and attacks Haskyll. Haskyll drives Heartspit into the first Stone Giant, but does not secure a grapple with it.
The first giant howls in pain then attacks Haskyll with its greatclub.
The third Stone Giant takes a five foot step. It pulls out a pair stones and launches them at the human climbing the walls. Both rocks pounds the Rogue Arcanist.
Ulfgard, now Hasted, may can do more in the first round.
Seeing the first Stone Giant seriously injured, but the second one with no injuries, Droja moves to the top of the stairs and tries to hold the second Stone Giant.
Stone Giant 2 Will Save:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
The second Stone Giant is held and defenseless.
Ragnir, with a little more spring in his step moves up behind his friend Haskyll.
The large Stone Giant begins pulling boulders out of a bag at his side and heaves them at the party's giant, aka, Ulfgard. Two of the rocks strike the Ranger Barbarian. One of the rocks missed a critical strike.
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Kaos will try to duck under the moving giants guard.
acrobatic:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
He then starts to hack into the hurt giant.
Attack:1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 1 = 252d6 + 16 ⇒ (4, 2) + 16 = 22
HP 126/126 Ini+1 Sp30" Ac 22 T11 FF19 F11 R7 W 4 +3MSSL Per+14
Ranger (Divine Tracker) 10
Ulfgard was to far away to attack. He moved to attack round 2
Ulfgard moves forward and attacks the giant.
Attack:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 232d6 + 22 ⇒ (3, 6) + 22 = 31
Wizard 10 (evoker) HP 67 // AC 18 T 14 FF 18 (+4 vs giants) // init +2 // Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +8 (+2 vs spells, spell like effects) // perception +11 spellcraft +19
current active :
mage armour +4, shield
Force missiles per day 9/9
GM Mazra wrote:
@Ulfgard - You may have been right. I guess the Haste had me a bit confused as to how far you could move and still get an attack in.
+20ft movement for a dwarf
Anga moves up, using her spell enhanced pace to get into position. Then she casts.
fireball:8d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 5) + 4 = 33 DC 19 reflex for half, targeting between 3 and 4
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Kaos AC is currently 26= Normal 20 + 1 crowd control + 4 shield +1 Haste
However, Kaos' main thrust with Gorum's Thorn was not lacking.
Leira vanishes. She then draws out a wand, though no one really sees this.
Anga moves up and places a Fireball that envelopes the third and fourth Stone Giants. The third was able to duck the brunt of the blast. The fourth one took the full effect.
Haskyll moves back, then provides a little healing to himself while setting Heartspit for an attack.
The first Stone Giant takes a step back, chokes up on its greatclub, and nearly stumbles as the pain from its wounds causes the giant humanoid to make feeble attacks against the taller than average human.
The third Stone Giant moves away from the fire, grabs a rock, and hurls it at the giant-sized Dwarf. What an oxymoron. The rock glances off Ulfgard's armor.
The fourth Stone Giant moves away from the fire toward the larger Stone Giant in the center of the room.
Ulfgard attacks the 1st Stone Giant. He lands a blow with Agrimmosh. The Stone Giant staggers, but does not fall.
Droja sees the second Stone Giant begin to recover, "No you don't!" The Oracle cast Hold Person on the second Stone Giant again. And it is held again. She then takes a step behind Anga.
Stone Giant 2 Will Save:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Ragnir drops his shield, grips his Frost Mace with both hands, takes a step toward the now once again held Stone Giant, and tries to deliver a lethal blow.
HP 112 Base AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18, Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+13 sunder); CMD 27 (29 vs. awesome blow, 28 vs. sunder) Human 5 resistance fire Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +5, +8 init, +7 Perception
Kaos steps up to the giant and stabs.
gorum's thorn:1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 13 + 1 = 182d6 + 16 ⇒ (3, 2) + 16 = 21 gorum's thorn:1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 1 = 262d6 + 16 ⇒ (4, 3) + 16 = 23 gorum's thorn:1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 1 = 232d6 + 16 ⇒ (2, 4) + 16 = 22 If it dies the other attacks go to the bear.
Wizard 10 (evoker) HP 67 // AC 18 T 14 FF 18 (+4 vs giants) // init +2 // Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +8 (+2 vs spells, spell like effects) // perception +11 spellcraft +19
