Motteditor's Savage Tide (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

I assume Zstelian is exempt because he moved away?

Sorry, yes; you're not in range.

Not a problem. I wasn't sure on the range so I thought I might still be in it.

Derp, just realized it's us and then it.

Round 2, Init 18

Zstelian pulls a pair of javelins and lets them fly.

Javelin /w melee penalty, range increment, rapid shot, bless: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Javelin /w melee penalty, range increment, rapid shot, bless: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"Silvio, get out of the way!"

Round 2, init 22, AC 19, HP 29/29

Sekathral makes another attempt to connect with the creature, failing miserably

Attk: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 = 25 Roll for concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 6 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (3, 2) = 9

Please roll your Fort save DC 15 when you post if you are not blindfolded. If your eyes are averted (Khaz), you have a 50 percent chance of needing a save.

Ooops, sorry. rolls for round 1

Round 2, Init 14

"Kyson, stay here."

Khaz side steps, but still squints as she tries to touch the nasty basilisk. touch of gracelessness

melee touch attack from 10ft using long limbs, Fort save(15) for half and negates possibility of falling prone: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 not sure what minus to apply to the attack for squinting?

fort save to not turn to stone: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Round 2, initiative 16
ac 17, touch 10, fleet-footed 14
fort +5, ref +4, will +0
cmd 20 (21 vs disarm)
hp 44/44
effects: combat expertise

Silvio makes an unaffectionate series of swings designed purely to keep the basilisk attention then strides back a step, away from the party. "Do any of you remember the name of the taxidermist in Elender? Silvio will require his services", he calls back to the group. "On the other hand, the skin of the beast will most likely have begun to deterioate long before Silvio returns to Elender", he then adds thoughtfully.

Standard action to attack: 1d20 + 11 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 4 - 2 = 23 (-4 blinded, -2 combat expertise), damage 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Miss chance (1-50* => hit): 1d100 ⇒ 39
Move action to take a 5ft step to the side, away from the basilisk and the party

*As I'm confortable with BRP I prefer that rolling low on a 100% == success, if that's OK

Round 2, Init 25

Kyson summons a ball of fire in his hand and tries to listen for where the fight is happening.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

With a spot picked out, Kyson will toss his fire blindly.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 touch to hit;
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 fire damage;
1d100 ⇒ 40 miss chance. High is good.

I guess that's fine, Silvio, but what's BRP?

Kyson's ball of fire lands on the ground next to the basilisk as he manages to come close but not close enough with his eyes covered.

Silvio has more success, though, as his blade stabs into the thing as he steps to the side. Still it's not far enough as Zstelian -- trying not to his his companion -- throws two javelins wide of the basilisk.

Khaz and Sekathral are similarly unsuccessful as their covered eyes let it easily avoid their attacks. Khaz, I'm treating squinting as averted eyes, so the creature is treated as having concealment from you, i.e. 50 percent miss chance

The creature continues to go after Silvio, trying to end the source of its pain. Its mighty jaws again chomp onto the Chelaxian, but this time his armor isn't enough to protect him as the creature's fangs rip into his flesh. 9 hp

"Ooh, I know! Some mist will help!," Urol calls out. "That will make it harder for it to see us! The gnome begins casting and a billowing dark cloud begins covering the area, masking all of you and the basilisk from sight.

Map

I guess that's fine, Silvio, but what's BRP?

Basic Role-playing. Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest and a bunch of others but those two, and a swedish rpg named Mutant, are the incarnations I've played. You roll a d100 and try to get below your skill value.

Just feels more intuitive that low on a d100 == good.

Round 3, initiative 16
ac 17, touch 10, fleet-footed 14
fort +5, ref +4, will +0
cmd 20 (21 vs disarm)
hp 36/44
effects: combat expertise

Silvio releases a strangely melodic grunt as the jaws clamp down on his leg. ”Is that they way it’s going to be, then have at you!”, he says and makes another couple of thrusts at the magic beast.

Standard action to attack: 1d20 + 11 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 4 - 2 = 20 (-4 blinded, -2 combat expertise), damage 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Miss chance (1-50 => hit, 51-100 => miss): 1d100 ⇒ 20
Move action to take a 5ft step up and to the right

Round 3, Init 25

Kyson opens his eyes, of course since he is still blindfolded, he still can't see a thing...which doesn't stop him from throwing fire with abandon either.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 touch to hit;
1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 fire damage;
1d100 ⇒ 6 miss chance (high is good).

Fires used: 2/7

Round 3, Init 14

Khaz tries again, aiming to touch the beast and slow him down.

% to hit, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 66
fort save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
melee touch attack w/long limbs, touch of gracelessness again: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 121d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Round 3, Init 18

"Urol, I don't think that's helping!" Zstelian shouts as he moves back into range and tosses another javelin.

Javelin /w melee penalty, bless, point blank: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 47
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Round 3, init 22, AC 19, HP 29/29

Sekathral, not wanting to feel left out, also grunts melodically, wishing he was back in the barbershop in olde Eleder for a moment before forcing himself to concentrate on his stabbing.

Attk: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 2 = 16

% to hit, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 11

Dmg: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (1, 6) = 10

!!@~*^&^ concealment!

Khaz, you only have a 50 percent chance of needing to make a save...

Hampered by their lack of vision, Kyson, Zstelian and Sekathral's attacks go wild, though Silvio and Khazmia have more luck.

"Oh, sorry,!" Urol squeaks. "I thought it would be extra protection!" The gnome seems at a bit of a loss about what to do.

The Chelaxian's blade cuts another slice in the creature's hide and Khaz's touch seems to cause it to stumble a little, though it was hardly very graceful even before.

It lets out a growl and bites Silvio again, remaining focused on its main source of pain. Its jaws again find weak spots in the Chelaxian's armor, drawing more blood. 7 hp

Zstelian, I'm a bit confused. If you move back within 30 feet, you'll need a Fort save. Unless you're staying in Urol's fog (which is possible). If you're squinting, you have a 50 percent chance to not need a save; if you're not, you've got no miss percentage above, though you still would've missed the basilisk...

Map (I think; Zstelian's position may be off slightly.)

Ah, the map helps. For some reason I was imagining that Urol was standing near the creature and had put up the fog around it. At that point I figured since I was dealing with miss chance anyway I had might as well get within one range increment. In that case Zstelian will move forward with his eyes closed.

Round 4, Init 18

With his eyes shut tight, the old ranger flings two more javelins.

Javelin /w melee penalty, bless, point blank: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 33
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Javelin /w melee penalty, bless, point blank: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 83
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

"Kyson if you write about these ruins, please omit this part."

Round 4, init 22, AC 19, HP 29/29

Sekathral makes another attempt to connect.

Attk: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 14

% to hit, high is good:: 1d100 ⇒ 68

Dmg: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (6, 2) = 11

Round 4, Init 14

This time Khaz tries something else, unleashing an acidic ray at the beast.

% to hit with squint, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 19

ranged touch acidic ray: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Round 4, initiative 16
ac 17, touch 10, fleet-footed 14
fort +5, ref +4, will +0
cmd 20 (21 vs disarm)
hp 29/44
effects: combat expertise

”Why omit this part? Silvio has the situation under control”, Silvio says and stifles a scream as the basilisk takes another bite. He continues his flurry of offence and sidestepping.

Standard action to attack: 1d20 + 11 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 4 - 2 = 7 (-4 blinded, -2 combat expertise), damage 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Miss chance (1-50 => hit, 51-100 => miss): 1d100 ⇒ 63
Move action to take a 5ft step up and to the right

Round 4, Init 25

Kyson, who is certain his burning fires are causing great damage to the beast, continues his fiery assault.

1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 = 26 touch to hit;
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 fire damage;
1d100 ⇒ 100 miss, high is good.

"Are we winning yet?"

Kyson finally manages to hit the creature with his fireball, drawing a shrill cry of pain from the eight-legged lizard, though Silvio doesn't have the same luck. Zstelian's first javelin misses, and while his second hits, it doesn't seem to penetrate the creature's tough hide.

Khazmia steals a glance at the creature as she tries to aim her acidic blast, and her heart freezes for a moment as it locks gazes with her. A second later, the rest of her freezes, her skin and body turning to granite as she's turned to stone! Sorry, Khaz

"Is it dead yet?" Urol calls out, from in his cloud of mist. "I can't see anything!"

Sekathral jabs it again, but like Zstelian's javelin, his blade is turned aside by its tough hide.

The creature, in pain from the multiple attacks, rears up and bites Silvio again, catching the Chelaxian's chest in its jaws, a devastating bite that shatters at least two ribs and nearly renders him unconscious. 21 hp

. . . .

Zstelian's attacks count as magic if it matters. Has anyone's weapon attacks been able to hurt it?

Yeah, you're hurting it when you hit. You just missed, but since you surpassed its touch AC I figured I'd acknowledge you technically hit it, just didn't get through its armor. It's got no DR.

Ah, AC over 18 is problematic...

No; the first javelin missed because of the miss chance (other than Silvio, I assume low percentage misses); the second just didn't exceed its AC.

Round 5, init 22, AC 19, HP 29/29

Hearing the sounds of rending pecs in one ear and petrifying princess in the other, Sekathral redoubles his efforts

Attk: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 19

% to hit, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 97

Dmg: 1d6 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 2 + (4, 5) = 17

I hope that hurt, you slithering s**tcicle!

Round 5, Init 25

Kyson tosses again.

"I've got him, Khaz! Don't you worry!"

1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 = 26 touch to hit;
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 fire damage;
1d100 ⇒ 61 miss chance, high is good.

Round 5, Init 18

Zstelian switches to more deadly weapons after he hears Silvio's cry of pain.

Chakram /w melee penalty, bless, point blank: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 96
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Chakram /w melee penalty, bless, point blank: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 25
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

round 5, Init: does it matter?

Khaz remains rock solid in support of her friends.

Though the blinded and in pain Silvio again misses the creature, the rest of you manage to connect, Zstelian's chakram finally laying it low with a final gasp. The clearing falls silent, other than Urol's querulous querying about what's going on.

1d20 + 11 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 4 - 2 = 23
1d100 ⇒ 65

Anyone who has Knowledge (arcana) can give me a check.

Kyson listens for further sounds of monsters and dying.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Perception

"Are we dead yet? Did we win? Khaz, is it still alive?" Kyson asks, slowly willing to bend up one corner of his blindfold to look around.

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17 Know (Arcana)

"I believe it's dead", Zstelian says as he cautiously opens his eyes and looks around.

Arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Sekathral unwraps his turban from about his eyes, looks around, and catches sight of Khaz.

"Bloody hell - poor lass", he says, then makes a squinty, "I'm thinking" face.

"Oi, Urol - didn't you say you had some sort of cream we could rub on if one of us got turned to stone? Of course, we *are* going to have to rub it on, and she ain't going to like that. Silvio's the only one who manicures regularly, so he gets the job, if you ask me"

Although you can see Kyson pricking up his ears. Or vice versa.

Silvio holds still for a few quiet seconds, then the chelaxian dares a peek. A smile spreads wide across his face as he is presented with the dead basilisk. "That one is Silvio's. And that one too", he says and points out the the neat and effective cuts made by his sword. It is when he turns to the party that he sees the petrified Khazmia. "Caylan's empty cup! The beast transformed lady Khazmia. Urol, apply the salve and save the lady Khazmia from her prediciment. Quick!", Silvio insists vigorously and grimaces from the pain in his chest, caughing up a small amount of blood.

"We won? WE WON?!" Kyson carefully and slowly removes his blindfold, still in disbelief. "Hey Khaz! We w....oh...oh no...oh NO....NO! NO! NO! NO!!!!" Kyson walks over to the Khaztatue.

"Oh Sarenare!!! NO! NO!" Kyson's eyes begin to water. "No, make me stone instead! Sarenrae, make me stone instead!" Kyson falls to his knees at the Khaztatue.

"UROL! UROL! You have to fix her! You said you could! FIX HER!" Kyson pleads.

Khazmia remains scared stiff...

"Oh, yes, indeed," the gnome says, coming out of the cloud surrounding him. "Still, this is quite fascinating. I wonder how exactly it works, turning people to stone..."

He seems content to study the statue for a bit, but at prodding from the rest of you, quickly pulls out the salve and begins applying it. Moments later, Khazmia's skin turns back to flesh.

Khaz can feel most of her body before she can form a thought, which is probably a blessing. She looks about at the faces of her anxious friends, wondering what could cause such worry and horror.

"What? What is it? Did someone die?! Kyson? Are you ok?!?! " She tries to reach out to him but her left arm is slow to regain its supple dexterity.

Kyson watches as the miracle he requested from Sarenrae is partially completed.

"Welcome back", Zstelian says with a nod.

"Let's hope there aren't more of those things in the ruins."

Kyson, holding Khaz's hand in silent prayer, is overjoyed when he begins to feel warmth as Urol's magic salve begins to work. His hands reach upward, first towards the forearm, then nursing the elbow, then the shoulder then moving across to the br...*cough* Kyson jumps back.

"You're alive! You're alive again!! Praise Sarenrae!" Kyson looks about, thinking quickly. He tears off his head piece and holy symbol and tosses them to the ground.

"Use them as needed! Give thanks to Sarenrae everyday! Remember me and my holy symbol! Save damsels for me!"

Kyson looks to the sun, posing for his statue, as he wants to be facing the warmth of the sun as his prayers have come to pass...and he asked for Sarenrae to take him instead.

"Kyson, I....Kyson what are you doing?!" Blame it on a slowly softening brain, but Khazmia has only just realized the trajectory of Kyson's emphatic prayer when he jumps away again.

"I...yes, I'm alive, Kyson, Praise the Lady Herself." She smiles at her priest but her confusion grows.

"WAIT! What are you doing?!?!?" She gathers up both the head piece and the holy symbol and tries to talk sense into him. "Close your eyes, at least!"

Kyson waits for a few more moments to be turned to stone.

"Hold on, Khaz. I think I should be turning to stone now," Kyson holds his pose and waits.

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"Oh. Maybe I'm not turning to stone...which is good because I didn't want to go that way anyway. However, the important thing is that you're back, Khaz!" Kyson says as he quickly picks up his headband and holy symbol, trying to scrub off any dirt or much on either.

"Uhm...yeah...so we won! And you're not dead! Sarenrae blesses us!" Kyson goes and checks out the basilisk, taking pains to avoid eye contact, just in case.

"We totally killed it. Look at these burn marks. I helped." Kyson looks to the cave where it slithered from.

"We should check out that cave, huh? Maybe it has treasure or damsels inside."

Kyson shoos Seka and Silvio into the cave from which the basilisk emerged. Kyson will cast Detect Magic and concentrate as he walks.

Zstelian retrieves his scattered weaponry from the ground and from the beast's corpse.

"Treasure, maybe. There's probably no damsels unless you want a statue like what Khaz was. Silvio, you good to go on? You're bleeding an awful lot."

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"How about now?"

The passageway the basilisk came out of is collapsed, like two of the other passageways from the clearing, allowing no egress any farther into the ruins.

Passageways that don't end in rubble are to the east and northeast.

What are the ceilings like in here?

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

"This looks valuable", Zstelian says as he picks up statuette and the pyramid."[/b]

"Let's head that way, Silvio", the old ranger says while pointing east.

The areas you've been in so far don't really have a ceiling; they're rubble. The walls -- and presumably the 10-foot-high ceiling in the passages you can see -- are made of blocks of unmortared stone covered with a flaking layer of stucco decorated with ancient images of men and animals.