Motteditor's Fire Over Blackcrag (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

At that, Big Al's gaze snaps over to Dorian.

"You understand him? He's speaking a real language?" She asks with some visible relief. "What's he saying? Anything important?"

Doh! I forgot that. Should I be posting round 1 actions or are you going to lead with a combat summary or something to that effect? I don't want to slow things down.

I took your previous post to be your Round 1 action. I'll post the recap of everyone's actions later tonight.

"You understand him? He's speaking a real language?" She asks with some visible relief. "What's he saying? Anything important?"

"He's speaking Abyssal: The language of demons. And no, his words aren't the least bit important. If he says anything useful, though, I'll pass it along."

Nic's black orbs settle on Dorian before shifting back to watch the ominous black storm.

Whatever the two mages were discussing, it was clearly a heated subject; Or at least, it was for Dorian. He seemed to be rapidly working himself into a frenzy.

1d100 ⇒ 6
I realized I forgot the sleet storm last round, so Tickdown was NOT actually hurt.

Lacsar's arrow flies unerringly through the sleet, slamming into the leftmost elemental, and flying through, trailing flame behind it.

As Big Al moves to guard the strange Samsaran, you all hear a gruff voice calling out that he's coming, to hold on just a little bit longer. Bognus is on his way, I hope.

Nic and Dorian activate their protective magics as Tickdown suddenly emerges from the sleet, followed quickly by a blinded flaming elemental! I'm going to argue that because he can't actually see where Tickdown is, he'll move straight foward out of the sleet instead, and then stop there, expending the spell.

A second elemental emerges moments later and makes directly for the halfling. It lashes out at Tickdown, hitting him and nearly catching his clothing on fire. 9 hp

The final elemental remains in the sleet, lashing out at where it last saw Tickdown.

Thanks Mott, are you able to update the map? Or tell me if Big Al sees a clear line to charge one of the two that just emerged?

Can't update the map at work. You can charge, but will take an attack of opporunity, as it has reach.

Lacsar pulls a handful of arrows from his quiver, taking a moment to respond to the cavalier. "I'll tell you what was said later. For the moment, I'm more interested in slaying these creatures."

The archer is relieved when the daredevil emerges unhurt from the wall of sleet. Then he notes the halfling's irate companions. He slowly backs up as his bow sings, stitching arrows into the blazing monster stalking Tick before turning on the one thrashing blindly.

If the first elemental drops, please switch the remainings shots to the other one.

FULL: FOB
SWIFT: Spend Ki to gain 1 extra attack
FREE: Perfect Strike
FREE: Back up 5'

~ Round 2 ~

Map

The mechanics of the elementals' move is a little wonky, since the target of Tickdown's spell couldn't actually see. I'm going to assume Tickdown let it move through his square so it could follow his spell. I guess that would actually let Lacsar take an AoO since he can attack unarmed.

EDIT: Just saw the map -- thanks! -- revising since the one by Tickdown is too close for me to charge.

"Alright, a clear shot, here we go Nightshade," she whispers to her steed. Then loudly, "Rampaging Elemental, I challenge you -- for Valor! Honor! And VICTORY!!" and charges in at the Elemental that just ran past Tickdown, toward Lacsar.

Nightsong has just enough space to get up to speed, and Big Al leans into her lance mightily with both hands, striking it's left shoulder and sending hunks of flaming coal exploding out of it.

"Nic, can you understand me? If you end your sleet storm, I can charge the one that blinded one over there next."

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Swift: Challenge the one beside Lascar. Hopefully that's not the one he was shooting at, but it's the only one I have a clear charge at, and Al feels like charging.
Full: Charge!! ending in the square just south of Lacsar (10' past the elemental, able to make an AoO on it, if it moves).

Charge with Lance: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29 (+7 BAB +4 STR +4 cavalier's charge +2 morale (challenge)+1 size +1 enhancement -2 power attack)
Damage: 3d6 + 72 ⇒ (1, 4, 6) + 72 = 83 (+6 STR +6 power attack +4 risky strike +7 challenge +1 enhancement (all tripled due to spirited charge with lance) Hot diggity!!!)

I'll take an AoO from the one by Tickdown. I'm happy to role AoOs against myself if you'd like to. Just provide a macro to do so in your profile or somesuch.
Also, I can't find the ACs of the Elementals. Did you list them somewhere? Is there a central place we can look for AC and map links, like a spoiler on your profile?

Ambling down the road, singing a dreadfully off-key version of an old ballad, a dwarf, taking his time, made his way towards Blackcrag. Unusually thick across the shoulders (even for a dwarf), his haphazardly flung together gear clanged as he swaggered his way toward the town.

The dwarf's craggy face split into a lopsided smile as his feet began to pound the dirt. He bellowed as he tore towards the scene. "Hold on, boyos, I'm a-comin'!"

A few moments later, from around the corner, a dwarf in a battered old breasplate comes tearing into town, shield on his arm. Head down as he runs, he skids to a halt in front of one of the fire elementals, a wild grin on his face. "Finally, a chance fer some action! No worries, lads and lassies, Bluebeard's here!"

Presuming I'm looking at the map rightly (and I'm actually close enough to do this), Bognus will double move to flank with Lacsar.

Lacsar has doubts about the wisdom of punching the molten, flame-dripping monster. Still, an opportunity is an opportunity... He only hopes his boots can stand the heat as he delivers a whistling snap-kick to what passes for the rampaging elemental's knee.

AoO: Unarmed (crit: 20/2x)
MODS: None
HIT: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
DAM: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Reflex Save? (to avoid going up in smoke) 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Bognus, if I recall correctly... elementals can't be flanked. :( But I like your idea and you are more than welcome to help me beat this guy down.

Dorian nodded approvingly at the exploits of his more martially inclined allies. When he'd first started adventuring, he hadn't seen the value of such people. Surely summoned creatures were more than adequate for finishing off the enemies he disabled? It hadn't taken long for him to discover the flaws in that way of thinking. These days, he welcomed a good knight or archer with open arms. And fortunately, it looked as if he'd come across a good collection of them.

Since two out of three elementals are still blinded, Dorian will hang back and conserve his spells for this round.

Nic either ignores or doesn't understand Big Al's comment to him.

Dorian's visible irritation is countered by an oblivious flippant tone from Nic, only now he's once again talking vacantly to the air, head cocked to the side as he watches the fight play out.

Then he whispers a few syllables, reaching a hand out towards the dark, cold storm he created moments before. A thin finger of the cold reaches out to make contact with Nic's outstretched hand, then lingers there.. dripping icy blackness from his readied fist. He steps toward the fight, watching the two fire creatures.

Round 3
Cast Frigid Touch, but hold the charge on his hand.
Then 5' step to the west (which should put him behind the dwarf, and a 5' step into melee with either fire elemental should they survive the round)
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Cast Defensively (if necessary, given the elemental's reach) Concentration DC 19: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

"Nic, can you understand me? If you end your sleet storm, I can charge the one that blinded one over there next."

"He can't end it! Sleet Storm isn't a dismissable spell. And since I didn't prepare a dispelling incantation today, I'm afraid we're stuck with the fruits of his labours."

Big Al nods to Dorian, "In that case, we'll just have to concentrate on the ones out here until that one either stumbles out to us, or the storm ends. In the mean time it's not able to cause us any harm."

Lacsar's foot hits the elemental, though he takes a small burn in the process. 1 hp

Stepping back, he unloads arrows on the elemental stalking Tickdown, two of the arrows flying through it trailing streams of fiery "blood," though the other two shafts seem to burn up harmlessly as they make contact. I didn't see Precise Shot, so you had a -4 for firing into melee.

Alemarra returns the favor, charging into the fray to protect the masked archer. She suffers a blow from the closest elemental 6 hp, plus Reflex DC 16 to avoid catching on fire, but it proves to be worth it as her lance hits the other ousider dead center, dispursing it into little bursts of flame that quickly dissipate with a single blow. holy crap!

A dwarf, charging into the street, skids to a half as he sees the carnage, realizing a second and third elemental are still threatening the town and local adventurers.

Nic casts, holding onto his arcane magic, as Dorian waits for the others to mop up the two final elementals.

Tickdown stabs the nearest elemental, his blade catching the beast, and tumbles away, trying to get out of its range. It closest, though, and slams the halfling again. 9 hp Wasn't sure what Tickdown would do, since I don't really know your characters yet, so hope that attack worked.

The other elemental remains in the sleet storm, the sound of snow turning to steam reverberating through the area above the sound of still-screaming citizens of Blackcrag Cove.

If you check under my Monk Abilities spoiler, you'll see the monk-y Zen Archer feats. I have Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, and Point Blank Master. So I can fire a bow without drawing an AoO, fire into combat with no -4, and take no AC penalty or miss % on anything less than total concealment or total cover. Have a nice day, baddies. :D

If you'd prefer I organize my feats in another way to make it easier to find, just let me know.

Lacsar stamps his flaming boot out.

"Hot diggity dog!!" Big Al calls out, as her lance strikes true and the elemental explodes backwards in a pyrotechnic display, sending hunks of coal flying up to 20' away.

She brushes off her shoulder where the one sighted elemental had connected with her; she'll have a bruise tonight, but for now it was time to keep the pressure up.

Do I have a charge line to #1? I *think* yes, unless the corpse of the fallen elemental makes that square difficult terrain.

Ah. I did miss that, Lacsar. Now that I'm aware, I'll keep it in mind; that's the downside to starting at higher levels instead of working our way up. The last two arrows did hit, then. Meaning it's now taken 59 hp.

Big Al, the sleet acts as difficult terrain, so no charge. Sorry. (Man, I apparently could've gone with just the two of you, since holy damage, batman!) : )

Yep that works for Tickdown. I'll work up a good default action to put in the discussion thread.

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Oh, I'm talking about charging the one beside Tickdown.

Barking a fierce laugh, the newly arrived dwarf unslings his axe as he rushes into the fray, flinging himself at the nearest elemental. "Come on then, ye overgrown tindertwig! A li'l fire don't scare ol' Bognus!"

A tad unsure where everything is on the map at the moment, but I think I can get to one of 'em. Bognus'll just take the straightest line possible.

Attack w/ Waraxe: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32
Damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Map

My confusion, Big Al. Yes, you can charge that elemental. Lacsar, your foot didn't actually catch -- just want to make sure that's clear, so you don't need to spend an action to put a fire out.

Seeing that the only elemental left outside of the sleet storm is going to suffer the combined wrath of Big Al, Lascar, and this impressive looking dwarf who just ran in out of the blue, she decides to not to challenge this one, but turns Nightsong around and charges the short distance to the elemental getting another solid strike with her lance.

Lance: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24 (+7 BAB +4 STR +4 charge +1 morale(banner) +1 size +1 enhancement -2 power attack)
Damage: 3d6 + 51 ⇒ (6, 5, 3) + 51 = 65 (+6 STR +6 power attack +4 risky strike +1 enhancement...all x3 from spirited charge with lance)

BTW, I think this is the Map link

Correct. Big Al's blow will kill it, leaving just the elemental in the sleet storm.

With only the storm-blinded elemental remaining, Nic can think of only one thing to do. Like a mantis preparing to pounce, the thin man coils up toward the ground—ice still dripping from his right fist—and the black of his clothes stretches wide over each shoulder... becoming a pair of inky black wings in a blink.

With a jump, he streaks into the air, quickly climbing above the ceiling of the dark sleet storm... his black eyes scanning the edges of the storm in case the fiery creature tries to leave in another direction.

Swift to activate Wings if Darkness (fly 60)
Then fly straight up, gaining enough altitude to get an aerial view of the entire area surrounding the Sleet Storm.

Not seeing any profit in charging into a sleet storm, Big Al pulls up aside the dwarf after dispatching the second elemental. Reaching down from astride Nightsong, she extends a hand.

"Greetings! You arrived at a good time. I am Alemarra Redthistle, but folks call me 'Big Al'." The halfling gives an easy, confident smile. "Did I hear you call yourself Bognus? Keep an eye on that sleet storm over there; we have every reason to believe there's one more fire elemental still inside of it."

"Nic -- or anyone -- do we know when that storm'll end?" Then seeing Nic start to rise into the sky on black wings, "Great Desna's Swallowtails, what's going on with him? Lacsar, anything you care to explain about your ward?!?"

While this is going on, Al will back up ~25' so as to not be surprised when/if the elemental appears. She'll encourage others to do the same, knowing she can close the distance easily on Nightsong's back when the elemental returns.

Dorian did a quick bit of mental arithmetic.

"By my calculations, we have a minimum of 15 seconds before the storm disperses. Its exact duration depends on the caster's skill level."

He peered up at the (increasingly worrying) Oracle, who now soared through the sky on wings of darkness. Dorian definitely did not like the look of this man.

"Those shadowy powers of his don't look like spells. I suspect that they stem from another source...

By, the way, my name is Dorian Kendrick. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

~ Round 3 ~

The archer seems at a loss to explain his ersatz companion, "Nic is... complicated."

Listening to the screams about town, Lacsar yells in a diabolic tongue to the oracle born on dark wings,

Bognus, about to hail the other warriors and cheer their victory, stops at Al's revelation that there might yet be another of the flame creatures. He snorts. "Well then, what're we waitin' fer? Ye folks make sure it don't get away - me, I'm goin' in after et."

Striding up to the edge of the sleet storm, the dwarf begins to cautiously edge into the whirling weather. "C'mon out, ye blasted big beastie, I've got a nice treat for ye..."

Bognus moves up to the edge of the storm and starts to move through, just the first five feet for now.

Lacsar nods and relays the information, "There are no other enemies in sight, but there are fires about town. I'm going to help with those." He nods to the cavalier and Dwarven fighter. "You clearly don't need my help here."

The archer streaks off at an astounding speed, heading towards the signs of smoke.

Double Move - 100'

Nic rises into the air, and after he relays his information about the fires elsewhere in town, Lacsar races off to help put out the blazes.

Alemarra's charge destroys the second elemental as surely as the first.

With no other threat presenting itself, Bognus begins striding into the storm, but finds himself almost completely unable to see within, while Dorian and Tickdown wait for the spell to expend itself.

The elemental's blinded for three more rounds and won't come after you folks unless you close on it. So you can give me three rounds' worth of actions unless one of those somehow ends up with you interacting with the elemental in a way it can respond to.

Feel free to handwave Lacsar's rounds which will be taken up with fire-fighting and mundane rescues of locals... unless you've got a surprise or two up your sleeve.
I figure with his strength limit (he's able to carry another 160 lbs of gear and still be within his heavy load limit) and the additional e-dimensional spaces available in his Efficient Quiver and Handy Haversack... he should be able to do some serious work hauling water, etc. Just let me know if there is something Lacsar needs to respond to.

Big Al won't stop Bognus from wading into the storm, but otherwise she's just waiting until she sees the remaining Elemental, either because the storm has abated or because it wanders out.

Hand still dripping with cold, Nic alights on the point of a high building's roof, watching for the storm to disapate as he tries to keep a black eye on Lacsar.

"Hey-ho...thank yeh lads and laddeses. I guess watchin' ole Tickdown chargin' head first into the fiery fray inspired you to do the same. No applause is necessary thankee though." Tickdown starts to celebrate by the edge of the sleet storm.

Noticing the fires around immediately around him he quits grandstanding and runs to the nearest fire to help anyone out.

After several long moments, during with Tickdown and Lacsar rush to help put out fires, the storm dissipates, leaving an angry elemental in the middle of the icy square.

Not clear to me whether the snow on the ground also clears when the spell ends; I'm inclined to say no, though, meaning it will remain difficult terrain until it melts. It will melt immediately in the elemental's square, though. AC 19, 60 hp, since you could well kill it before it gets to act.

While racing around town Lacsar will pick up some skewers and a bag of marshmallows... for roasting 'mallows over what will soon be the dying embers that once were an elemental. :D

If Marshmallows don't exist in this godless campaign then I shall take Craft: Marshmallows next level.

No...there's marshmallows...just no skewers. I'll have to take Craft:Skewers! :)

Big Al is happy to lend her big skewer to the cause, assuming Lascar can find some Marshmallows of Unusual Size!

Whispering to Nightsong, ”Careful on the slush. We can’t charge this one, but get me close and I’ll see what I can do anyway,” Big Al rides up and thrusts her big skewer at the Elemental, but the slush throws her off a bit and the blow glances harmlessly off the Elemental's hide.

Lance: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 (+7 BAB +4 STR +1 size +1 enhancement -2 power attack)

Well, no charging because of the difficult terrain, and the +5 to hit that I lose from not charging is enough to make my low roll a miss. It's in some ways reassuring that Big Al isn't an auto hit-and-kill!

Marshmallows of unusual size? I don't think they exist...

Since the Elemental was still standing, Dorian attempted to blind it with another rain of glowing dust. Unnecessary? Perhaps. But he wanted to shield the Halfling who'd dispatched those enemies so impressively. She and the archer had more than earned his support.

Dorian casts 'Glitterdust' over the Elemental {DC 19}

Nic perches on the roof. A black gargoyle watching the elemental with black eyes.

Will Nic be able to tell if its blinded?

With Lacsar and Tickdown still helping extinguish fires, Alemarra and Bognus close in on the elemental. Alemarra's lance misses, her aim thrown slightly by the remaining slush and the elemental's blow as she closes 9 hp, but Bognus is able to take advantage of the opening she creates, his axe slashing through the creature.

Moments later, a spray of golden dust again coats the elemental, but this time it seems to avoid the worst of it, its sight seemingly unhampered as the furious creature slams the dwarf twice, the blows nearly catching him on fire. 3 hp and 9 hp

Mott, are you sure it gets an AoO on me? My lance has a 10' reach.