Brandark charges Abacus toward the third Stone Giant. The Dwarf Cavalier drives his lance deep into the massive humanoid.
Abacus attacks, but the Stone Giant tough skin weathered the mighty horse's attack.
As the Half-Orc Gorvi begins to lower the portcullis, a Hound Archon appears and charges through the north wall. Caleb attacks the third Stone Giant, but did not land a strike with its trusty Greatsword.
Elektra follows up with an Acid Arrow from her wand. She hits, though barely, the third Stone Giant.
Flynn, now atop the wall, fires a volley of arrows at the first Stone Giant. His first two arrows bury into the tough-skinned humanoid.
Stone pulls out his new wand and tries to hold the second Stone Giant, but the Giants resist the Cleric's attempt.
Stone Giant 2 Will Save:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
I added small white lines to indicate where the pass through point on the north wall. I have it at 15' wide. This way I can trace lines of sight through the opening in the wall. Stone could clearly see the third Stone Giant, but he could barely see the second one as well. With the second one more healthy, this made more sense for the Hold Person.
Orik continues to send an arrows= toward the fourth Stone Giant.
composite longbow:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d8 ⇒ 3
Father Zantus runs to the top of the west tower. He orders the Acolyte to get to the east tower.
The male and female Acolytes obey Father Zantus and head to the East Tower at a run.
The top guard loads another bolt and fires it at the first Stone Giant. The bolt does not penetrate the Stone Giant's tough hide.
The second Stone Giant takes a step back, chokes up on his great club, and begins to work on the Dwarf Cavalier. He strikes Brandark with his forward swing, but misses with the back swing.
Gored by Brandark's Lance, the third Stone Giant howls at the Dwarf Cavalier, and tries to finish what the second Stone Giant started. At like the second, the third hits with its forward but misses with its back.
That is a total of 58 points of damage on Brandark.
The fourth Stone Giant sees a human come to the top of tower. It throws a pair of rocks at the Padre. The first rock nearly knocks out Father Zantus. The second rock missed. But the first truly did its damage.
Devora enters the West Tower, climbs to the wall level, and moves to a position near Orik and above where the Lost Coast Road enters Sandpoint. All the while the Pathfinder Bard continues to recite her epic poem.
Severo moves his horse over towards the fight, dismounting in front of the animal, and readying an action to move in and strike when a giant approaches him. readied action is a 5-ft step and attack if a stone giant approaches him.
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)
Ho Abacus, we need to back up now.
Dropping the stuck lance, he calls on Abacus to pull back
He then drops alongside Abacus using him as cover until he gets back to the gate.
Once back at the gate, he pulls out the new axe, and a potion out of his sash.
Lets see how you work for me.
He then wills the medallion for more help.
sid medallion:1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 Extra HP
Mounted Combat roll:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34 If this roll beats any one of the attacks, it makes that attack miss
Free Actions=Drop Lance, Cover on horse, Use Sidhedron, Swift Action=Pull potion out of sash=move equivalent action draw axe, move action=sit upright in saddle. Interrupt Action=Mounted Combat roll to avoid 1 hit (Takes swift action from next round)
Abacus Actions=Move to gate, get ready to come back into combat
Edit, not that it matters, but I was using my shield last round
Severo rides to battle, dismounts, and readies for an attack.
Devora climbs the wall taking a position over the gates. She continues her epic poem. (26/29)
Brandark leaves his lance into the third Stone Giant. He then leads Abacus back toward the North Wall gates, pulling out a potion, and activating his Sihedron Medalion.
The third Stone Giant takes a swing at the departing Dwarf Cavalier, but with his well-trained mount Abacus, he was able to maneuver away from the Giant's attack.
Caleb tries to work on the third Stone Giant, but the big brute's tough skin was too much for the Hound Archon to penetrate.
Elektra follows up with a Magic Missile at the third Stone Giant.
Flynn activates his Bane ability and delivers a blistering volley of arrows against the first Stone Giant as it attempts to breach the eastern portion of the North Wall. The third arrow scratches but does not stick into the Stone Giant's hardened skin.
Stone moves up and asks for and receives an Obscuring Mist that covers a large portion of the wall.
Orik moves out of the mist and fires an inspiring arrow at the third Stone Giant. But though he was inspired, Orik is better with sword and shield than with a longbow.
Reeling in pain, Father Zantus, lays flat on top of the now obscured west tower. He channels energy for both he and the fallen Sandpoint guard. The guardsmen begins to stir from unconsciousness.
Channel Energy:3d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1) = 13
The male Acolyte climbs to the top of the east tower moving next to the fallen middle guardsmen. He asks for and receives a bit of healing for the brave member of the Sandpoint Garrison. The Guardsman begins to recover.
CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
The Female Acolyte moves through the center of the east tower. She sees through the door that leads to the eastern portion of the wall the fallen top guardsman. She then sees the Giant about to breach the North Wall. Inspired by Devora's epic poem, the young Cleric takes her crossbow and fires it at the first Stone Giant.
The bolt sticks into the Stone Giant's throat. The Stone Giant drops its greatclub and reaches towards its neck with both hands.
The first Stone Giant, trying feverishly to remove the bolt from its throat, retreats back into the woods.
This is just an observation about the map: In the days of castles, the area around the wall would be cleared of trees to provide clear shots for the archers on the walls. There would be no trees near the walls.
Seeing the mighty Hound Archon Caleb, and the third Stone Giant wounded, the second Stone Giant moves to take care of the problem. He delivers a powerful blow against the Hound Archon.
As the fourth Stone Giant turns toward the Half-Orc Paladin, the readied warrior takes a step and pummels the big creature.
The fourth Stone Giant, chokes up on his greatclub, and returns the blow. The blow deals lethal damage to Severo, but the second strike glances off the Half-Orc Paladin's armor.
With the mist shrouding around her, the Pathfinder smiles, moves around Orik and against the east tower's wall. She then fires an arrow at the uninjured second Stone Giant all the while continuing her epic poem. (25/29)
Human Fighter 4 | Init+4 | Percept+1 | AC 21 T11,FF20 | HP 42 | F+7, R+2, W+2
Orik winks back at Devora and fires an arrow. It too sticks into the second Stone Giant's tough hide just missing a vital organ. The mercenary smiles knowing this was more luck than skill.
@Elektra - I forgot about Caleb's DR 10/Evil. The second Stone Giant hit Caleb for 26-10=16. The third one hit Caleb for 28-10=18. This is a total of 34. Caleb has 39 HPs to start. However, the third Stone Giant could have taken a second attack.
@Brandark, yes I did times 3 for the Female Acolyte that confirmed the crit (see above). But because Orik did not confirm the crit, I didn't bother to adjust the damage rolls. I simply cut and paste the attack text to confirm crits. If the crit is confirmed then I will go back and adjust damage rolls if needed. However, please keep looking, for sometimes I do forget to make the adjustment when it does matter.
I do forget things, like forgetting to adjust Caleb's DR.
Actually thanks to augment summoning he has 51 HP. Not that it matters.
Actually, those things do matter. If you could help this old GM out, when you summon something, go ahead and provide the augmented stats. If we were ftf, you would be maintaining those stats. Though the second strike would have still sent Caleb back, in the future that may not be the case. Thanks. Mazra.
Severo does a Divinyls kind of thing, then attacks the fourth Stone Giant, hitting it with his first blow.
Devora moves around Orik then fires an arrow at the second Stone Giant. It sticks into the giant's tough skin. She continues her epic poem.
Brandark takes a moment to drink a potion.
Elektra makes a critical strike with an Acid Arrow from her wand.
Flynn, with his superior location atop the east tower, continues pelting the Stone Giants with arrows. One of his arrows stick into the injured third Stone Giant.
Stone calls out to Gorvi to raise the gate. Gorvi starts to raise it, when Stone passes through, then moves next to the Dwarf Cavalier to deliver a healing touch. Between this and the potion, Brandark is feeling near healthy.
Orik also puts an arrow into the second Stone Giant.
Father Zantus provides another wave of energy as he stands up within the magical mist.
Channel Energy:3d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 6) = 8
The Male Acolyte tells the injured Middle Guard to head back to the Cathedral. Inspired by Devora's epic poem, he then takes a step and fires his own crossbow at the third Stone Giant. The bolt sticks deep into the third Stone Giant it falls over unconscious. It begins to die.
I am not going to retcon the prior round, but I also forgot that Crossbows do not do triple damage. Moving on!
The female Acolyte races toward the fallen top guards and calls forth healing. The top guardsman becomes conscious.
CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
The bottom guardsman thanks Father Zantus. He then moves to the edge of the obscuring mist and fires a bolt at the fourth Stone Giant. It glances off the Stone Giant's rock-like skin.
The second one takes a step and attacks Abacus, thinking the horse will be an easy target. It was able to land a blow against the mighty equine, but its second attack glances off the warhorse's barding.
The fourth Stone Giant takes a step back, chokes up on his bat, and swings for the fences, or the Half-Orc Paladin in this case. It instead gets two strikes. It is getting closer to being out.
Edit, no worries, I had just seen you record things as bow shots. not realizing that you were using crossbows. That sorts out my confusion, and covers the crits nicely. :)
@Severo - Yes, I understand the LoH. I just forgot to update your HPs in the prior round. The Divinyls comment was a bad joke about you touching yourself. :) But thanks for keeping up with your stats. It is appreciated. By the way, what again is Severo's weapon? It is not listed in his stats.
Severo's Round Four
Severo pummels over and over again on the fourth Stone Giant. It falls to the ground.
Was Severo using non-lethal damage?
Round Five
Devora fires an arrow that sticks deep into the second Stone Giant. She then breaks her bow string.
Brandark, aboard Abacus, gallops back into the fray. The Dwarf Cavalier hacks into the big stony humanoid. But Abacus bites and stomps doing massive damage to the creature.
Flynn adds a couple more arrows for good measure as the second Stone Giant falls down dead.
The assault on the north wall is over.
A rams horn can be heard from below the Cathedral. Seeing that things are under control here, Orik calls out, "It is Sheriff Hemlock. He is at Tanner's Bridge. Go quickly, he must need more help."
Devora 23 (AC21 55/55)
Brandark 21 (AC21/20 73(82)/77(86SM))
Abacus 21 (AC29 54/82)
Elektra 20 (AC17 52/52)
Flynn 20 (AC20 60/60) The
Stone 12 (AC23 87/87)
Orik (AC21 42/42)
Father Zantus (AC18 27/41)
Male Acolyte (AC17 9/9)
Female Acolyte (AC17 9/9)
Top Guard (AC20 3/14) The
Middle Guard (AC20 1/14)
Bottom Guard (AC20 14/14)
Stone Giants (AC22, 4,46,-17U,Down/102)
Severo 3 (AC24 84/95)
Round Six
What does the party do?
Elektra still has Round Five actions. Stone would have seen the second Giant fall, so he too can take other Round Five actions.
I have added a map called Tanner's Bridge and the Tannery. This assault was supposed to start in Round Three, but Elektra's illusion delayed things a bit. But the Stone Giants, along with their Dire Bears have crossed into town. The map is adequate for this encounter. Treat the large fortified structure in the middle as being Tanner's Mill. The rest are simple houses.
I have not placed the party on the map as yet. If you come by foot or horseback, I placed a smiley face for where you will be coming in. It will take two rounds by horseback. You really don't want to run to it. The only ones on a mount at present are Brandark and Elektra.
Severo is using a falchion and doing non-lethal damage, yes.
Satisfied with a job well done, Severo re-mounts his horse and heads over to tanners bridge. On the way, he uses his Divine Bond to upgrade his Falchion into a +2 keen weapon in a flash of radiance.
I like to think of it as a scimitar but bigger to go with the Sarenrae style. It's already nothing like what a historical falchion looked like, so why not have a bit of fun with it right?
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 pat Abacus.You're doing well keep that reckless Dwarf safe. cure mod:2d8 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (4, 6) + 10 + 10 = 30
Then jumps onto Shadow and races to the bridge.
Elektra moves up to gather everyone around and cast Haste on the party.
Round Six
Some members of the party was on the walls, others were on horseback. The party hastily moves toward Tanner's Bridge
The quickest route from the North Wall to Tanner's Bridge is a narrow path through the graveyard that sits on the side of the hill. On the Sandpoint map I have added lines from Yellow Star to Yellow Star. The party will not arrive at the same time as those already on horseback will arrive one round ahead of those that were on the wall. Stone will have jumped on Shadowmist in Round Five.
Devora and Flynn will move quickly to gather their mounts and follow the rest of the party.
The rest of the party moves at a considerable pace and reach the area near Tanner's Bridge.
Round Seven
I have given the party a new set of initiatives.
Devora and Flynn continue toward Tanner's Bridge.
Elektra, Brandark, Stone and Severo are on the Tanner's Bridge map and can take actions in Round Seven. I have Elektra just off the map.
