As Flynn leads the party out of the library, he see no sign of life on this level, only the incredible stench that now permeates through every crack and crevice of this once honorable place of defense.
Stairs up? Or some other way? Stone says, "Stairs up." Anyone confirm this route?
When Brandark opens the double doors, it creaks loudly. He sees an enormous chamber. The walls are mounted with dozens of trophy antlers, some taken from stags that must have stood as tall as dire bears. Most of the antlers are draped with bits of rotten flesh, strips of skin, or coils of viscera. To the west, a marble altar has been heaped with the mangled remains of at least a half-dozen dead men and women. A crude image of what might be a three-eyed jackal has been painted in blood on the wall above the altar’s alcove. It is a makeshift alter to the abomination Lamashtu.
A massive Ogre quietly and calmly sits here, creating what looks to be a taxidermy terror. Dead rangers, horses, and bits of giant eagle, hang about the room on bloody Hooks. Some of the creations on Hooks are of men with eagle heads sewn to their bodies, a horse with a woman’s face where its own face once drooped, dead men with huge sets of antlers jutting from their bodies, and men with stags’ heads and hooves. It is a managerie of horror.
A woman, the same one the party saw below, sits on the bloody alter as a queen. "Oh look Jaagrath, we have company. I told you that they may be coming," The woman says calmly.
Garrath lets out a bestial roar when he hears Lucretia's voice and charges into the room, brandishing his greatsword. Attempting to tumble past the Ogre to Lucretia, he makes a clumsy effort.
acrobatics:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14If he can wear one of the +1 hide armors, his ac is 15, otherwise 14
If an AOO hits him, he'll be stopped and attack the Ogre, otherwise move to Lucretia's NE adjacent square and attack her
War Horse (Charger) (HP82/82),(AC29, T12, FF25), Save(F+9, R+9, W+4), (CMB 13, CMD 27), Init 3, Perc 6. Scent and Low Light Vision
Dwarf
daily use:
Challenge 3/3, Tactition 3/3
Cavalier 7/Fighter 3
Main Info:
(HP77/77), (AC21/20, T11, FF20/19(With/Without Shield)) +4 vs Giant Subtype, Saves (F+10,R+5, W+4)(+4 vs Spell, SLA, and +2 vs Poison),(CMB 15, CMD 27), (Init 2, Perc+14-+2 vs stonework)
Woman, Ogre, she seems to be in charge.
Brandark passes the info on as he rumbles in to tangle with the Ogre carrying his trusty axe in a two handed grip.
of course though, the dice seem to hate me even if it is someone else rolling. :)
May the gods judge you as you have treated these people attack:1d20 + 7 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 + 2 = 22 bab,str,magic,haste,challege,haste,power,focus damage:1d10 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 7 + 8 + 1 = 33 2hstr,2hpower,challenge,magic Add 1 to both attack and damage if magical or abberation
Cleric of Sarenrae Init +4; Perc +4 AC 23 T 13, FF 21 Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +11 5/5 Channel 5d6
Stone will move up beside Brandark so he can see in the room. Her again. I shall smite you this time.
Holy Smite:
School evocation [good]; Levelcleric/oracle 4, inquisitor 4; Domain glory4, good 4
CASTING
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
EFFECT
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area 20-ft.-radius burst
Duration instantaneous (1 round); see text
Saving Throw Will partial; see text; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
You draw down holy power to smite your enemies. Only evil and neutral creatures are harmed by the spell; good creatures are unaffected.
The spell deals 1d8 points of damage per two caster levels (maximum 5d8) to each evil creature in the area (or 1d6 points of damage per caster level, maximum 10d6, to an evil outsider) and causes it to become blinded for 1 round. A successful Will saving throw reduces damage to half and negates the blindedeffect.
The spell deals only half damage to creatures who are neither good nor evil, and they are not blinded. Such a creature can reduce that damage by half (down to one-quarter of the roll) with a successful Will save.
Will 18 for half & to not be blinded:3d8 ⇒ (6, 1, 4) = 11 Will 18 for half & to not be blinded:7d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2) = 23
@Garrath - All the Ogre Hide Armor are Large in size and would need to be tailored to fit a Medium-sized character.
Round One
Garrath hears Lucretia and flies into a rage. He gets past the big Ogre to get at this particularly nasty villain. Garrath slices into Lucretia.
(I am playing that the big Ogre was a bit over confident and was not ready to react to Garrath's sudden movement, even though it was not one of Garrath's better attempts.)
Kaven reaches the door to the room, but for some reason he just stands there as if a bit stunned.
Stone moves behind Brandark and tries to cast Holy Smite against the woman at the alter. But the spell fizzles and does not affect the elegantly clad woman.
Stone needs a 19 to overcome SR19:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Elektra cast Haste to speed up the party. Garrath is unaffected by the spell.
Garrath made his Saving Throw versus the spell, thus it does not work on the Barbarian.
Jaagrath also flies into a rage, the turns while picking up his wicked Ogre Hook, and attacks the puny human, I mean, big Barbarian.
Garrath takes 26 points of damage less his DR. (At least it was only able to make one attack in the first round.)
"Oh Kaven, good to see you again. Be a dear and help your lover out,' the woman says as she uses a pair of knives in a whirlwind fashion against the big Barbarian.
Lucretia's Main Hand 1st attack with Flank:1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 2 = 231d4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 Lucretia's Main Hand 2nd attack with Flank:1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 2 = 241d4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 Lucretia's Main Hand 3rd attack with Flank:1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 2 = 251d4 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 Lucretia's Off Hand 1st attack with Flank:1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 18 + 2 = 221d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 Lucretia's Off Hand 2nd attack with Flank:1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 2 = 211d4 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 Lucretia's Off Hand 3rd attack with Flank:1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 121d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Only the last attack missed. Garrath will take (9+9+9+11+10-15=33 points of additional damage, plus 5 points of Wisdom damage for each strike that hits.
Flynn gets a good look and sends three hasty arrows at Lucretia. The arrows seems to bounce off some kind of invisible field around the woman.
Brandark hacks into the big Ogre with his trusty axe.
(The big Ogre has a DR2/-)
Vale hears Lucretia's comment about Vale, "What! You and this thing are lovers! Ahhhhhh!" Vale moves and attacks Kaven. But Kaven was too nimble for the big Black Arrow.
I will Retcon Lucretia's Round One actions. I will say she would have needed to make a Move Action to stand up. As a result, only the first attacks from Main and Off-hand would have been allowed.
(That would have been 9+8-6=11, plus 2 points of Wisdom damage.
I am using the first rolls in the list.
Stone gets his Hold Person spell off, but Jaagrath resist the attempt.
Jaagrath's Will Save:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Elektra begins to Summon in some help.
Jaagrath has an extreme hatred of humans. It attacks Garrath with a Rage that matches the big Barbarian's own. Jaagrath delivers two wicked slices into Garrath.
hp52/52 AC 17|T 16 |FF 14, F +4|R +5|W +7, Init +4, Per +17
With a last whirl of her hand a dogfaced, two-handed sword wielding archon appears.
The ogre has to save against will dc16 to shrug off the aura of menace
Those who fail take a –2 penalty on attacks, AC, and saves for 24 hours
Attack:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 282d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 5) + 12 = 18 Attack:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 202d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 6) + 12 = 24
Stone selectively channels healing energies throughout the room, ignoring the Ogre. Garrath, stabilizes though he remains unconscious.
Playing a little fast and loose with the rules here. By the rules, Garrath will come out of his Rage when he fell unconscious. This would have been his death, and just about in almost any situation. Rage gives Garrath 14HPs. His Constitution is 14. This is a harsh condition for Barbarians, as Rage and unconsciousness will often mean death, particularly at higher levels. I am making a House Rule that the Rage will not immediately end until the end of the following Round. A cool down period if you will. I see it as the adrenaline still flowing through the body. This will give you an opportunity to heal. If he can't get healing, then he dies. If the damage exceeded his Constitution score while raging, he dies.
Elektra summons in a Hound Archon (Good Token.). It comes in flanking with Brandark. "Caleb has returned, Mi Lady," it says as the Archon hacks into Jaagrath Kreeg, the leader of this foul family of Ogres.
The big Ogre falls unconscious.
At about that time, another Ogre comes out of a set of double doors to the left. It sees Flynn and swipes at him with a massive club. The blow strikes Flynn. It just missed critically bruising a vital organ.
Flynn, Brandark, and Vale still can take actions in the Round. @Brandark - Since Jaagrath would have fallen before your initiative, you may redirect your actions to the new threat, if you want. I will wait to hear from Brandark and Flynn before posting Vale's actions.
hp52/52 AC 17|T 16 |FF 14, F +4|R +5|W +7, Init +4, Per +17
Politely asking Caleb to attack the other ogre, Elektra dashes to Garreth and gives him a healing potion. CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4Elektra did not do anything in this round, she waited if the way to garreth is clear
with the room being limited stepping back isnt much of an option. So Flynn will go total defense as a standard action and swift action to activate judgement . His AC increases by 6 points. He will drop his bow at his feet and drawhis Scimitar as his final action
War Horse (Charger) (HP82/82),(AC29, T12, FF25), Save(F+9, R+9, W+4), (CMB 13, CMD 27), Init 3, Perc 6. Scent and Low Light Vision
Dwarf
daily use:
Challenge 3/3, Tactition 3/3
Cavalier 7/Fighter 3
Main Info:
(HP77/77), (AC21/20, T11, FF20/19(With/Without Shield)) +4 vs Giant Subtype, Saves (F+10,R+5, W+4)(+4 vs Spell, SLA, and +2 vs Poison),(CMB 15, CMD 27), (Init 2, Perc+14-+2 vs stonework)
At GM, I haven't had a chance to fully look at the unchained, but a change it does, the HP are temp, and it gives the rage bonus for str.
It does get rid of the hp issues for barbarians falling dead when they get knocked out by hp loss.
That makes sense. So no rule adjustment would have been needed. Garrath would have fallen at a -7HP. Stone's Channel Energy would have brought Garrath conscious at +6 at the beginning of Round Three. @Garrath, when you get a chance to review and post, please confirm.
I do have a question. Would Garrath be able to act in Round Three after Stone's healing? I would say yes, with a shift in the initiative. What would you say?
After seeing Caleb deliver the final blow to drop Jaagrath Kreeg, Elektra quickly moves over to Garrath, and administers a healing potion to the Barbarian.
Flynn takes a defensive posture, judges, then drops his bow, and draws out his scimitar.
Brandark turns and goes after the new threat. As the Dwarf Cavalier negotiates the fallen body of the traitor Kaven Windstrike, the big Ogre takes a swat at Brandark. Its club scrapes the ceiling disrupting the swing.
I will say Garrath can take a Round Three action. Stone's Hold Person will be a Round Four action. Caleb will attack the new Ogre in Round Four, as he already took a Round Three action. I will wait till everyone post Round Four actions before doing a recap.
War Horse (Charger) (HP82/82),(AC29, T12, FF25), Save(F+9, R+9, W+4), (CMB 13, CMD 27), Init 3, Perc 6. Scent and Low Light Vision
Dwarf
daily use:
Challenge 3/3, Tactition 3/3
Cavalier 7/Fighter 3
Main Info:
(HP77/77), (AC21/20, T11, FF20/19(With/Without Shield)) +4 vs Giant Subtype, Saves (F+10,R+5, W+4)(+4 vs Spell, SLA, and +2 vs Poison),(CMB 15, CMD 27), (Init 2, Perc+14-+2 vs stonework)
Brandark brings his axe across the throat of the held Ogre.
Bad woman and another Ogre down the hall, I got this one.
coup de gras:3d10 + 21 + 21 + 24 + 3 ⇒ (9, 1, 3) + 21 + 21 + 24 + 3 = 82 2H STR,2H Power, Challenge, Magic Fort save DC 82
He points in the direction of them with the bloody axe in his hand.
He then looks over his shoulder at the others to see if they are going towards Lucretia, and the other Ogre.
Garrath sits up spitting blood and reaches into his pack, pulling out a potion and drinking. After, he grins through bloodstained teeth. Now that was a fight!
Aye, I can move, get me back into this glorious fray! Garrath gets up, grabbing up his sword, and moves over to Stone, eyes alight with the feel of the fight.I have need to have a talk with the Red Haired wench. Garrath thumbs the blade of his sword, and grins at Stone with a wicked gleam in his eyes, It'll be a short discussion.
My arrows had no effect, some kind of magic. Flynn sheathes his blade and picks up his bow. i could join you up front or stay in the back and keep trying, either way she needs to either die or be captured and interrogated
hp52/52 AC 17|T 16 |FF 14, F +4|R +5|W +7, Init +4, Per +17
Kindly asking the Archon to attack the newest enemy Elektra gives the archon her diviners touch and moves closer
The archon moves in and attacks the new ogre
attack:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 152d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 3) + 12 = 18
Stone seeks aid from above to hold fast the new threat. The Ogre is held.
Elektra gives Caleb a touch of a Diviners knowledge.
Caleb moves against the now held second Ogre, strkiking it hard.
Garrath, his rage subsided, rises and moves closer toward Stone.
Moved Garrath to over the fallen Kaven Windstrike.
Lucretia moves behind the first red Ogre.
Suddenly from the level below, a large snake with the upper torso that looks like Lucretia engages Stone and Vale with two large knives. The boards beneath it creak from the weight. It smells distinctly like Lucretia's heavily applied lavender perfume.
The first red Ogre stands ready to clobber any that approaches.
Flynn picks up his bow and sheaths his sword.
Brandark nearly severs the second Ogre's head. It falls down dead.
Vale turns. His eyes grow wide. He attacks the snake woman. Some of his attacks look like they hit the terrible looking serpent.
Vale Will Save:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Vale's First Attack with Battleaxe and PA:1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 2 = 181d8 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 4 = 18 Vale's Second Attack with Battleaxe and PA:1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 2 = 221d8 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 4 = 13 Vale's First Attack with Hand Axe:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 111d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Vale's Second Attack with Hand Axe:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 211d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Cleric of Sarenrae Init +4; Perc +4 AC 23 T 13, FF 21 Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +11 5/5 Channel 5d6
Stone will see Vale's attacks and suspect that there is something wrong. Taking a chance he will ignore the monster and heal Garrath. will save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 Holy Smite:4d8 + 7 + 9 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 3) + 7 + 9 = 27
OK. Thanks for the reminder on the Aura of Menace. Red Ogre 2 was held, so it would not have been able to do anything anyway. Red Ogre 1 has readied its actions, but actually didn't do anything in Round Four when the Hound Archon moved up. So, no Retcon required. I will go ahead and roll its Save. (It failed.) The Snake Woman is immune. What does Elektra and the Hound Archon do in Round Five?
Garrath sees the red-haired woman step behind the ogre and tries to see if she's stayed there, when the snake woman appears near Stone. After getting healing from the cleric, his eyes narrow, You'll die just like your sister."
perception to see her behind the ogre:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
he'll then wait till next round so he can swap places with Stone, unless Stone still has movement this round, in that case
Garrath swaps places with Stone 5' step and attacks the snake thing.
