With the heart of the Stolen Lands explored and the bandits who ruled there scattered, the long-contested realm finally lies open for pioneers and settlers to stake their claims.:
Amid the rush of opportunistic travelers, the PCs find themselves stewards over a new domain, tasked with the responsibility of guiding and guarding a fledgling nation struggling to grow upon a treacherous borderland. Yet the threats to this new nation quickly prove themselves greater than mere bandits and wild beasts, as the monstrous natives of the hills and forests rampage forth to slaughter all who have trespassed upon their territory. Can the PCs hold the land they’ve fought so hard to explore and tame? Or will their legend be just one more lost to the fangs of the Stolen Lands?
I think Scarlet has 5 on climb, so she can't fail the check, can she? - and yes, -1 from the damage total, then.
And just to make sure no error occured: It failed the save against the Burning Hands from Numalar, and took damage from my crit threat, but the HP Tracker moved from -13 to -23? 18 Fire Damage and 10 Magical Stabbity could be 28...at least I HOPE you simply forgot some, otherwise that's nasty reduction-
| Bloodrage 12/12 | Fire Strikes 3/3 | HP 43/43 | AC 18 T 14 F 14(Uncanny Dodge) | CMD 19 | Saves 6/4/0 (+1 Will vs Mind Affecting) | Init 3 | Perception 3 | 4 Female Ifrit Bloodrager (elemental, fire) | Spells 2 |
Scarlet knew she got lucky at first, and she's glad everyone is helping her out. What is Alia doing here? She thinks about calling out when the Centipede bites and pummels her.
Climb, Fatigued:1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 - 1 = 10 Fort Save:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Scarlet holds her grip even as the centipede bites her. Scarlet ignores the poison, she ain't got time to bleed!
My AC should be 14 versus the tail slap.
She can barely raise her hand to strike, but she twists out of the tail's way.
She swings once again, but she almost slams her hand against the wall. "Heh. Times like this I wish I could shrink. Thanks for coming down, boss. Also, sorry you had to drop down here to help me squish this thing."
Inspire courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 8
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Alia -1 hp
__ Giant whiptail centipede link to knowledge check -43 hp corrected!
__ Posh
__ Scarlet -17 hp
__ Celyne
Celyne exclaims surprise and shock as Scarlet disappears down in the ravine, but there's nothing she can do about it at the time... and she is torn on what to do... finally she taps the white kobold with the cure light wand.
Inspire courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 9
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Alia -1 hp
__ Giant whiptail centipede link to knowledge check -43 hp corrected!
__ Posh still has round 8 actions
__ Scarlet -17 hp
__ Celyne
"Oh good, you're awake... I'm Celyne, and me and my friends are going to rescue you, but you must tell us what you know about the mites and this place... "
Hu? Did I miss something? Scarlet is still up here with us, right? She made the climb! And dodged the tail? That said, will hold action until after Zokon and Numalar...it's already quite wounded. Dunno how much time I will have, in case I don't post in time: If it still stands after their action, I'll stab it(or try to). If it goes down, I'll help secure Scarlet for some healing, backing up rather than pressing on(the climb is not the problem, but I suppose preventing her from advancing on the Mites may be ;)
Gnome Sorcerer 4 | AC: 15, TAC: 13, FAC: 13, CMD: 11 | HP 7/23 | Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +6 | Init +5 | Perception +9, Sense Motive +2, Darkvision 60' |
Resources:
Spell Slots available: 1st: 5/8 2nd: 3/4 Claws: 8/8 rounds left SLAs: Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation, Flare, Produce Flame
Alia of the Blade wrote:
18 Fire Damage and 10 Magical Stabbity could be 28...
FWIW, in case the centipede is 1 HP away from dying... it should have been 18 damage from burning hands and 1 from snapdragon fireworks, so 19 total. Saving against either spell results in 1/2 damage.
Round 9
"Still not dead, eh? Well then, as my old tutor used to say: once more, with feeling!"
Still hugging the wall, he continues pointing his symbol at the centipede. Again he shouts,
"Qa' quv!"
Another gout of flame pours out of his mouth and runs along the wall, blasting the centipede.
18 Fire Damage and 10 Magical Stabbity could be 28...
FWIW, in case the centipede is 1 HP away from dying... it should have been 18 damage from burning hands and 1 from snapdragon fireworks, so 19 total. Saving against either spell results in 1/2 damage."*Achoo!*"
Aye, but I was working under the assumption it had resistance of some sort. If it prevented 18 fire damage from burning hands(because of Resist Fire 20 or something), then the separate intance of 1 or 2 fire damage from Snap Dragon would have been eaten up, too. It was more of a concept question than accurate math...GM got that covered
Zokon's first arrow threads the needle and digs deep into the thing's eye.
reflex save:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Which distracts it enough that Numalar is able catch it in more sinus fire.
2d2 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2But it continues to hate on Scarlet.
bite v Scarlet (not squeezed v squeezed and climbing):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14 damage:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (6, 2) + 9 = 17
The centipede's scything mandibles catch Scarlet a second time--goring her bad enough to render her unconscious. She teeters there for a moment before tipping forward into the ravine.
Scarlet falling damage:2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10
It's like Celyne is an oracle or something.
Sudden death warning If Scarlet hits the bottom of the ravine, she ends up 1 hit point away from death, and will be forced to make the Con check DC 10 with a -14 penalty.
Scarlet Fortitude save (DC 17), Failure:
1d4 ⇒ 1 point of Dexterity damage. Frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; cure equals 1 save.
Its twin tails again snap, taking Alia's legs out from under her.
tail slap v Alia (not squeezed v squeezed and climbing):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19non-lethal damage:1d3 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Trip?:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34Alia's knocked prone, and may slide off the edge.
Alia Climb check (DC 5), Failure:
The character slips, and slides into the ravine. falling damage:2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
The character can try to catch herself (free action) with a DC 15 climb check on the slope or DC 25 climb check along the inside wall of the ravine.
Catch Yourself When Falling wrote:
It’s practically impossible to catch yourself on a wall while falling. Make a Climb check (DC 25 = wall’s DC (5) + 20) to do so. It’s much easier to catch yourself on a slope (DC 15 = slope’s DC (5) + 10).
Catch a Falling Character While Climbing wrote:
If someone climbing above you or adjacent to you falls, you can attempt to catch the falling character if he or she is within your reach. Doing so requires a successful melee touch attack against the falling character (though he or she can voluntarily forgo any Dexterity bonus to AC if desired). If you hit, you must immediately attempt a Climb check (DC 15 = wall’s DC (5) + 10). Success indicates that you catch the falling character, but his total weight, including equipment, cannot exceed your heavy load limit or you automatically fall. If you fail your Climb check by 4 or less, you fail to stop the character’s fall but don’t lose your grip on the wall. If you fail by 5 or more, you fail to stop the character’s fall and begin falling as well.
Poshbot drops the stories of bravery, and switches to a story about a group team-building exercise he was a part of back in his 'gang' days. It involved lots of rock climbing.
Inspire competence The ally gets a +2 competence bonus on skill checks with a particular skill (CLIMB!) as long as she continues to hear the bard’s performance.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 9
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Giant whiptail centipede link to knowledge check -65 hp
__ Alia -1 hp, 5 nonlethal, prone and sliding.
__ Posh
__ Scarlet -34 hp plus more possible damage, KO'd
__ Celyne
__ Kobold
Gnome Sorcerer 4 | AC: 15, TAC: 13, FAC: 13, CMD: 11 | HP 7/23 | Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +6 | Init +5 | Perception +9, Sense Motive +2, Darkvision 60' |
Resources:
Spell Slots available: 1st: 5/8 2nd: 3/4 Claws: 8/8 rounds left SLAs: Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation, Flare, Produce Flame
RPGGGM wrote:
Sudden death warning If Scarlet hits the bottom of the ravine, she ends up 1 hit point away from death, and will be forced to make the Con check DC 10 with a -14 penalty.
Is there any way she can be prevented from falling in? Could someone still catch her? Or is she already down there?
Edit: if she has taken 34 damage then she is at -3, then ten more damage puts her at -13, but her CON is 15. So isn't that 2 hp away from death? So she would still have another round before dying if she fails to stabilize?
I'm counting the squeezed -4 to hit in my shots.. so I actually did hit AC 18 Gm.? Was only the first shot that i did not add that in.. after that all my shots have had the -4 added
Celyne gasps.. "Scarlet!!!" and runs as best she can down the slope and leaps into the crevasse, wand in one hand, the other out to push off against the wall if she needs to to avoid landing on Scarlet. When she hits the bottom, which will probably hurt, but at least it's a controlled fall (ie she's not unconscious)...
When she reaches the bottom she will try to clw on Scarlet.
Tipped off by Celyne's strange ocular prediction of doom moments before, Alia reacts with unnatural alacrity.
Inspire courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 9 ALIA REDUX Bullet-time™ Edition
The Really Really Bold May Act! No Pressure.
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Alia -1 hp
__ Giant whiptail centipede link to knowledge check -65 hp
__ Posh
__ Scarlet -17 hp
__ Celyne
__ Kobold -4 hp
I'm counting the squeezed -4 to hit in my shots.. so I actually did hit AC 18 Gm.? Was only the first shot that i did not add that in.. after that all my shots have had the -4 added
While the whiptail is fighting from a place it is not hemmed in/squeezed it has an AC higher than 18, You did however hit it with the 20. Good intel to have.
Sudden death warning If Scarlet hits the bottom of the ravine, she ends up 1 hit point away from death, and will be forced to make the Con check DC 10 with a -14 penalty.
Is there any way she can be prevented from falling in? Could someone still catch her? Or is she already down there?
Edit: if she has taken 34 damage then she is at -3, then ten more damage puts her at -13, but her CON is 15. So isn't that 2 hp away from death? So she would still have another round before dying if she fails to stabilize?
You are correct. I don't see where Scarlet was knocked down to 13 hp she should be at 14 hp currently. So by the calculator:
31 (starting hp after Celyne cured her caltrop and knife wounds) - 17 (the last bite) = 14 (current hp) - 17 (the last bite) - 10 (fall) = -13.
When a character hits the negative integer of their Constitution -15 in this case they are considered dead. If she falls she has two rounds.
You might be. Currently Scarlet exists in a state of quantum flux, trapped between possible futures. Alia still has one last daring, desperate action left to try. If Scarlet is to be saved from near certain death Alia must Alia as she has never Aliaed before!
Celyne gasps.. "Scarlet!!!" and runs as best she can down the slope and leaps into the crevasse, wand in one hand, the other out to push off against the wall if she needs to to avoid landing on Scarlet. When she hits the bottom, which will probably hurt, but at least it's a controlled fall (ie she's not unconscious)...
When she reaches the bottom she will try to clw on Scarlet.
expecting an aoo from the centipede of course
I did see it, but Scarlet hasn't fallen quite yet. Above Celyne noted, in a post, seeing Scarlet fall before she actually had. No biggie Celyne is an oracle after all. Then Alia posted something I initially took for a delayed action rather than a I-want-to-see-what-everyone-else-in-my-initiative-block-does-first-before-I -act request, and took the actions for the whiptail, which will lead to Scarlet being KO'd and plummeting to near-certain annihilation. Alia still has turn in which to change that possible future, before Celyne acts. You can still do that, but depending on what Alia does you might not have to.
I could see a person letting go to either Quickdraw a second weapon, or cast a quick spell, and then dive head first for the enemy and then the ground all Jon Woo-style. If you have a move action left for Alia she might even try to attempt some acrobatics on the way down to lessen the 20-foot drop.
Male Gnome Bard/ 3rd AC: 15 (T 12, FF 14), HP 20/20 5NL, Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +1; +2 Enchantment | CMB +1, CMD 14 | Init +3 | Perc +4
Sorry, been ill the past few days and not feeling too good even now. Still went into work though as I'm not ill enough to not work.
Posh continues his singing whilst aiming a crossbow at the giant monster insect and attempts to hit it, however the bolt flies off wildly, flying over Scarlet's head and hitting a wall.
Ugh...my whole plan depended on spell combat. But spell combat requires a free hand, which you outruled due to the climbing parts. Can I willingly let go(and accept to fall down after my action) to get a free hand? Or roll SOMETHING to stand firm while not having to hold on to the wall? Because, you know, I can't even drop my weapon and cast a touch spell defensively, because drawback...it's vastly annoying to be locked out of a class feature like this -_- I totally understand, but I have to re-consider if there even IS anything I can do except a vanilla attack hoping to beat AC 19+ while squeezing...alternatively, can I willingly fall down with acrobatics and cast from there? If so, second roll to avoid an AoO?
And just for the record, I already had a post typed out in which I managed to heroically save Scarlet, the numbers worked out, only it was illegal :P
Deleted it because I should actually have posted in discussion, so as not to alter RNG seed(turns out it was altered for some reason anyway). Reposting for context.
Alia, worried by the imminent feeling of danger, seeing the creature all focused on Scarlet, decides to give it her all.
Letting go of the wall, she looks over at her friend for just a moment, then focuses on the creature in front of her.
She attempts to incant a spell in Elvish, but is disrupted by the Tail of the creature as she does so...off balance and with her spell failed, Alia jumps forward with a Battlecry and stabs at the creature in a desperate assault, vanishing down into the Ravine a moment later.
Rolls:
Casting Defensively DC 17:1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 3 = 10 Weapon Attack, Spellcombat:1d20 + 4 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 4 + 1 = 20Damage:2d4 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 7Leave it to me to roll minimum Damage on such an occasion. *facepalm*. Well, here's hoping. Weapon Attack, Crit?:1d20 + 4 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 - 4 + 1 = 8Damage:2d4 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1, 2) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 8 Acrobatics to avoid AoO(if possible):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Acrobatics to lessen Fall Damage:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23Damage:1d6 ⇒ 3, prone
Of course, the really good rolls for the acrobatics. -_- Swift to Enhance Blade, full to Spell Combat(trying to cast True Strike using Arcane Bond), 5-foot-step into the void.
Alia, worried by the imminent feeling of danger, seeing the creature all focused on Scarlet, decides to give it her all.
Letting go of the wall, she looks over at her friend for just a moment, then focuses on the creature in front of her.
She attempts to incant a spell in Elvish, but is disrupted by the Tail of the creature as she does so...off balance and with her spell failed, Alia...
Scarlet topples unconscious into the ravine. And then fails to stabilize.
The centipede slaps its tails down at Alia, striking to either side of her.
tail slap v Alia (not squeezed v prone):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7non-lethal damage:1d3 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Celyne jumps/slides down the embankment into the chasm and lands with a thump. The centipede being too busy with Alia to take advantage of her reckless maneuver. Landing beside the other women she reaches out with her wand and touches the critically wounded Scarlet, stabilizing her.
Inspire courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 10
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Alia -4 hp, 5 nonlethal, prone
__ Giant whiptail centipede link to knowledge check -65 hp
__ Posh still has round 9 actions
__ Scarlet -38 hp, KO'd
__ Celyne -7 hp, prone
__ Kobold -4 hp, prone
If the centipede is still alive after that: Numalar nervously steps back from the creature. 5' step west. Since this is conditional I haven't moved my icon yet.
Hopefully there is only one of these things as I have only 3 spells left.
Sorry about the delay, and all the confusion. I'm going to replay Alia's last action so bear with me a moment. Alia goes over the edge, but Scarlet is not KO'd to near-death nor falls, and Celyne doesn't go over the edge either. The map's updated.
Alia of the Blade wrote:
Deleted it because I should actually have posted in discussion, so as not to alter RNG seed(turns out it was altered for some reason anyway). Reposting for context.
Alia, worried by the imminent feeling of danger, seeing the creature all focused on Scarlet, decides to give it her all.
Letting go of the wall, she looks over at her friend for just a moment, then focuses on the creature in front of her.
She attempts to incant a spell in Elvish, but is disrupted by the Tail of the creature as she does so...off balance and with her spell failed, Alia jumps forward with a Battlecry and stabs at the creature in a desperate assault, vanishing down into the Ravine a moment later.
Alia's blade does find purchase, even if she does not. The sword pierces the the centipede's underbelly, and under Alia's weight, and momentum unzips the thing's guts down its long trunk.
Inspire courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 9 ALIA REDUX Bullet-time™ Edition
The Really Really Bold May Act! No Pressure.
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Alia -1 hp
__ Posh
__ Scarlet -17 hp
__ Celyne __ Kobold -4 hp
| Bloodrage 12/12 | Fire Strikes 3/3 | HP 43/43 | AC 18 T 14 F 14(Uncanny Dodge) | CMD 19 | Saves 6/4/0 (+1 Will vs Mind Affecting) | Init 3 | Perception 3 | 4 Female Ifrit Bloodrager (elemental, fire) | Spells 2 |
Alia didn't have to do that. What kind of bodyguard is rescued by her charge, anyway?
Deep down inside though, The player Scarlet knew that act saved her life.
Scarlet unfurls her rope and lowers it for Alia to climb up. "Like I was sayin', I'll just cross this caterpillar-free ravine here and toss down a rope for us to cross. But first, how about we recuperate a bit? Like this mandible bite here."
Male Gnome Bard/ 3rd AC: 15 (T 12, FF 14), HP 20/20 5NL, Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +1; +2 Enchantment | CMB +1, CMD 14 | Init +3 | Perc +4
Posh aims his crossbow and seems to be losing his inspirational voice, but it keeps going for now. He aims the crossbow at a mite and attempts to hit it with his crossbow.
Alia falls into the chasm with a *Thud*, followed by a tiny parasol tossed in by one of the mites, followed in turn by a huge, dead centipede. *THUD!*
In vengeance Posh takes the parasol mite in the forehead with an bolt from his crossbow, and it falls in as well. *Thud* This all reminds Posh of a story involving a coyote, and a sort of racing bird.
Celyne heals Scarlet a bit as the warrior lowers a rope to Alia.
The remaining mites pull back into their cave.
The kobold rises to his feet shakily, sees the gnomes and looks about for something to defend himself with being all but naked.
Inspire courage +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Conditions normal light within 30 feet of Zokon's sunrod, with dim light out twice as far, otherwise darkness.
Medium creatures are squeezed for space. Squeeze Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls, and a –4 penalty to AC.
Round 10 Fer real this time.
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Zokon -12 hp
__ Numalar
__ Alia -4 hp
__ Posh
__ Scarlet -10 hp
__ Celyne
__ Kobold -4 hp
Celyne returns from the edge of the chasm back to the kobold, no weapons out... She addresses him in draconic:
draconic:
"Wait, little scaled one... we came as friends to rescue you, we have no fight with you... " She spproaches slowly "Let me heal your wounds at least, while you tell me your story.. How you came to be a prisoner here. As you do that, I will check your companions and heal those I can."
iirc one is stil unconscious but stable, the other two are deceased, yes?
As it speaks (yaps, really), the kobold tries to draw itself up as proudly as a four-fifths dead kobold can. It growls weakly at Posh and Numalar.
Draconic:
"Oh Smooth One, you have saved this one, but do not think that I will betray my people for the price of my own life." He growls weakly at Posh, and Numalar, but stands as proudly as a four-fifths dead kobold can. "We're on a mission from God."
Gnome Sorcerer 4 | AC: 15, TAC: 13, FAC: 13, CMD: 11 | HP 7/23 | Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +6 | Init +5 | Perception +9, Sense Motive +2, Darkvision 60' |
Resources:
Spell Slots available: 1st: 5/8 2nd: 3/4 Claws: 8/8 rounds left SLAs: Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation, Flare, Produce Flame
RPGGGM wrote:
One is tied up still, unresponsive and not looked at yet.
I'm not sure how long it will take Celyne to get out of the chasm but I'm guessing it will be more than one round.
Numalar looks at the kobold. "vay' nIS wej magh SoH. Qapchu'! HIboQ Dapeghchugh je."
Draconic:
"You need not betray anything. Quick! Help me with your friend."
Numalar runs over to the last unconscious kobold, and tries to stanch his wounds.
heal (first aid, DC 15):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Trying to stabilize the last kobold, if he is still alive. That roll fails, but if the kobold (or anyone else) makes an aid another check then that would turn it into a success.
